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Claire Zeitlin
By Michelle Petrillo May 6, 2014, 12:00 am Edit
Claire Zeitlin, 66, of Princeton died March 26, 2014. She grew up in Cape Town, South Africa, and moved in her mid 20s to England, where she lived for 20 years. In 1991, she moved to Madison, Wis., before moving to Princeton in 2012.
Mrs. Zeitlin taught for four decades in England and the United States, teaching math and science enrichment to elementary- through high school-age students and children with a wide range of abilities.
She earned a BA from University of Cape Town, majoring in history and English and obtaining teacher certification. She attended Homerton College at Cambridge University and received Secondary Math certification.
She is survived by two sons, Joshua and Samuel of New York City; her partner, Nick Katz of Princeton; and a brother, Ian Wienburg, and a sister, Shirley Stein, both of Cape Town.
Services were held March 30 with arrangements by Orland's Ewing Memorial Chapel, Ewing. Memorial contributions may be made to Doctors Without Borders or Princeton Public Library.


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He is already missing his tail, and his right pectoral fin has a bit of a ragged edge to it.


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Geoffrey Household's original book was written in 1939, on the eve of the Second World War, and neither the British antihero nor the European dictator he takes a fancy to stalking like big game are named; the only significant character with a name is Major Quive-Smith, and while that's certainly a name, it's certainly not his. Michael Jayston's unabridged reading was made for BBC7 (as was) in 2004, and was instantly so acclaimed that it's been a feature of the station's programming every year or two since (I praised it last four years ago).
I still hold with what I said in 2007, that I generally prefer my old-fashioned heroic adventures more tongue-in-cheek than this gritty 'test of manhood', and yet the way the story turns from rugged pursuit to philosophical introspection to near-feral survival instinct – and above all the layers of moral question and the layers the central character does or doesn't reveal about himself – utterly draw me in. Decades ahead of its time, there are points when it anticipates The Day of the Jackal, with just as much tension but in many more shades of grey. So give it a go.
Incidentally, if you happen to know what the keening, mournful music is that sets the scene for each episode, could you let me know?
Due to multitudes of ill health that it's far too tedious to go into here, last weekend was the first time I managed to get to a Doctor Who convention for a full year. Two of them, in fact, and knackeringly (by the very reasonable Fantom Films people). The reason I swerve into this is that the biggest draw for me was special guest Michael Jayston, the weekend's main Doctor. I jabbered excitedly about several of his roles as I got him to sign a bundle of DVD inserts, and regretted that there's no CD of Rogue Male I could bring along to add to the pile. "Well, they're always repeating it," he suggested, with just a touch less enthusiasm than I might have expected, before moving on to ask if I'd heard the sequel, Rogue Justice; "I don't think it's nearly as good," he commented. A bit of a relief, as I'm wary of telling people at signings which bits of their work aren't so great, and though his performance was nearly as good when BBC7 got him in to record Rogue Justice in 2009, the novel really isn't. A sequel written more than forty years later, abandoning the tension and claustrophobia of the original to leapfrog across different countries and this time blatantly pitting the main character against the Nazis, I told him I agreed: "It doesn't have anything like the same intensity or ambiguity." He nodded at that. But why the lack of enthusiasm for the original reading, when everyone I've talked to or read about it had loved it too?
Up on stage after he'd finished signing autographs, I had my answer. In a wide-ranging interview that only started at Doctor Who, Mr Jayston caught my eye in the audience and raised Rogue Male. At the time, he'd just spent two or three months doing audiobooks and was, as he said, "match fit"; they booked him for six days to record Rogue Male, and he did it in three, flying through that sort of work after a couple of months' limbering up. So when it began broadcasting and friends in the business – directors, other actors – starting ringing him up to say how brilliant it was, he thought they were taking the piss. To him, it was just a job he'd galloped through with ease in three days, but because people rate it so highly and it's frequently repeated, he feels mildly embarrassed at the attention it gets. The same is true of his Only Fools and Horses, again only a few days' work, and the one drunks always recognise him for – he'll go through most of his career, than say "I was the one who found the watch" last, and it's always that.
Michael Jayston was the first actor to play James Bond on the radio in Britain, and (along with Patrick Mower and Anthony Hopkins) nearly got the big job in the '70s; he's the only actor to be both a partly apocryphal James Bond and a partly apocryphal Doctor. In 1986's Doctor Who – The Trial of a Time Lord, he was the Valeyard, prosecuting counsel in the Doctor's trial, and a title that's said to mean 'Doctor of Law'. In fact, it's a wholly made-up word with a bogus definition as a hint: he's really the Doctor's future self, and has it in for himself in a big way, at least according to the orthodox interpretation – Millennium's made a convincing case that he's really the goodie. And asked if he'd like to return as the Valeyard – or simply Doctor – Mr Jayston was quite certain: yes.
And did you know that he's been a friend of Tom Baker's since 1969, often exchanging unprintable emails with him and describing Tom as "as mad as ever"? Though it wasn't Mr Jayston (Tsar Nicholas) who got Tom his major role in 1971's film of Nicholas and Alexandra: Peter O'Toole (ironically also the lead in the film version of Rogue Male that no-one's ever seen) was cast as Rasputin, but it took a while for them to put the film together – so his contract ran out and he put up two fingers to the producer. Laurence Olivier suggested out of work actor Tom Baker, because he was very talented. And they could get him for a pittance, which they did.
Meanwhile, as I type, I'm half-watching and laughing at another episode of mostly fabulous sketch show Sorry, I've Got No Head on BBC1. Now in its third season, if you've ignored it because it debuted on CBBC or because it goes out on weekday afternoons, don't; like every sketch show, some bits are better than others, but the better bits are great. If you've seen it this before, there are twists in how the complete git parents have developed, or Marcus Brigstocke's overgrown French exchange student who's been there twenty years; David Armand's Witchfinder General still has anyone who winds him up even slightly, usually in a queue, carried off as a witch (a curious mixture of evil witch-hunt and, er, consumer champion); and while I don't think much of the new 'mousetrap' sketches, Mel Giedroyc looking for her big dog makes me laugh (and beat Wilfred to it), you can't fail to be moved by a deadly serious study of the misery of addiction (involving a clown's reaction to custard pies), and they've dropped the tedious computer game characters. The snowman's still a frighteningly Daily Mail sort of sketch, though. If you've got something against kids' shows, bear in mind that the cast's pretty much the same as for, say, The Armstrong and Miller Show and That Mitchell and Webb Look, and some of James Bachman's characters tend to bleed into Harry Biscuit, which is a bonus (cakes. Why did it have to be cakes?).
As far as I'm concerned, though, nothing can beat the increasingly postmodern and multi-layered (and that's just their blouses) Jasmine and Prudith. Look, if you can't work your home recording device of choice (maybe my bees can help?), it's on iPlayer, too, and that costs nothing more than your internet connection.
Oh, here we go. Money. Filthy lucre. Nothing's free these days! Internet connections – with the telephone wires on top, and fibre-optics paid by the strand. The sound doesn't come cheap, either. Extra for each pixel, too, I shouldn't wonder. And a special supplement on the TV licence for using your is when you play them. When all's said and done, I shouldn't think you'd get much change out of a thousand pounds!
Oh, I should say about a thousand pounds. It's what these things cost these days.
A thousand pounds! It's too much, a thousand pounds!
Thank you, and yes, of course - my pleasure.
After becoming somewhat obsessive about the intro music to Rogue Male, I finally, after some considerable trawling, discovered the music and believe me when I say had to trawl hard, very hard!
It is Glassworks by Philip Glass. Movement V: Façades.
A truly haunting but exquisite piece!
Ah, thank you very much, m'lud!
Thank you so much for the information regarding the music for Rouge Male BBC version. It's being broadcast again Radio 4 extra currently. I'm enjoying the Michael Jayston's reading and the music piece is so apt and haunting-fabulous.
Thank you for ending my quest about the music. The Michael Jayston reading of Rogue Male is currently on Radio4 extra. I'm enjoying the book and the music is so apt and haunting.


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Cop who killed Mentally Disabled Man in Costco Claims he was Knocked Unconscious
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But police have yet to release the video to support this claim.
Four days after an off-duty Los Angeles police officer pulled out a gun and killed a non-verbal mentally disabled man and wounded his parents inside a Southern California Costco, police have yet to release the cop's name or any video evidence that would support his story.
Instead, we are expected to just take their word on what took place Friday night inside the Costco in Riverside County.
The attorney for the LAPD cop paints the usual dramatic scenario of the cop coming under attack where he was left unconscious, only to wake up and begin "fighting for his life" where he not only had to shoot and kill the unarmed mentally disabled man but had to shoot his parents as well. Witnesses say he shot at least six times.
According to the Los Angeles Times:
Attorney David Winslow, who is representing the officer, said the man was getting a food sample for his 1-year-old son inside the store in Corona on Friday night when he was attacked and knocked unconscious. When he awoke, the officer was "fighting for his life," the attorney said.
Authorities said the assault, which was captured on Costco security cameras, was unprovoked and led the officer to fire his 9 mm pistol, killing Kenneth French, 32, and wounding French's parents.
LAPD Chief Michel Moore briefly addressed the shooting in front of the Police Commission on Tuesday, telling the panel, "There's many more questions than answers at this point."
"I'll wait for the full investigation before commenting on the officer's decision to use deadly force," Moore said. "The use of deadly force, whether on- or off-duty, is a matter that is the most-scrutinized decision that we have in this organization, and in this instance, it will be as well."
Not a single witness interviewed by local media reported anything remotely close to what the lawyer describes. They just describe an argument involving a man with a mohawk haircut before shots were fired.
It should also be noted that police tend to be very secretive about these investigations when they know the cop is in the wrong. If the video showed what they are telling us happened, then generally cops would be quicker to release it.
It should also be noted that the victim, Kenneth French, 32, had no history of arrests or violence, according to public records and friends and relatives.
And to shoot his parents suggests they were also attacking him which family and friends find very hard to believe.
It is not even clear at this time if Russel and Paola French are even able to speak or if they have given a statement because the truth should lie with them. All we are told is that they are in critical condition.
Meanwhile, cops from several agencies are doing their job in sticking to the cop's narrative
"What type of person punches a parent and knocks them out carrying a baby?" said Ed Obayashi, a Plumas County sheriff's deputy interviewed by the L.A. Times because he is also a use-of-force advisor to the California Assn. of Police Training Officers.
And on that note, we should also ask what kind of person takes the cop at his word without viewing the video?
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There isMore questions and answers for sure. Only because the question is why would a cop in the year 2019 think he could lie about his crime when he knows it was captured on video.
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supervisionrequired said: "What type of person punches a parent and knocks them out carrying a baby?" oo oo oo, i know,i know, i know who!!!!!!.......THE POLICE!!!!!
victims lawyer is asking that the cop get arrested for his crimes....... new info from new york times....( don't know how accurate it is?) Dianne Bawit, a 21-year-old student at California State University San Marcos, said she had been shopping for bottled water when she saw a man, who she later learned was the police officer, falling to the ground. She said he had appeared to be in distress.
"He fell pretty hard because I heard a pretty big thump on the ground," Ms. Bawit said. "He looked like he had a heart attack."
Ms. Bawit said she initially went to help the officer, but retreated as the altercation escalated.
"He stood up by himself. He pulled out his handgun and starts triggering five to seven shots," Ms. Bawit said, adding that she was within 10 feet of the men and then took cover. "I was hiding in between the meat aisle, behind the freezer section. I thought I was going to be dead, too."
even over at abc news comments, most of the cop-suckers(25% or less of commentors total) are saying the cop is guilty.
we probably wont see the video(s) for a year or more on this one.
"What type of person punches a parent and knocks them out carrying a baby?" oo oo oo, i know,i know, i know who!!!!!!.......THE POLICE!!!!!
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The cop hired a lawyer first that speaks volumes.......Guilty
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The Apple privacy offensive continues — and Google and Facebook are shook
The Cupertino kicks things up a notch with a... a cute, app-tracking whitepaper?
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One of my favorite longburn stories over the past couple of years is the Apple privacy drive. It's a winding narrative, but the easiest way to sum it up is the company has made privacy one of its leading products.
This has been bubbling away in the background for some time, but hit fever pitch recently with the launch of iOS 14. You can read more about the specifics of the Apple privacy offensive in its latest iPhone software here, but there's one update that's particularly relevant to the state of things today: app tracking and data.
To put it simply, Apple will soon require apps to get the user's permission before tracking their data. That might sound obvious, but it's quietly revolutionary and is ruffling feathers across the entire industry.
Anyway, the actual news. Apple continued its privacy offensive today by releasing an in-depth (and cute) whitepaper. Called A Day in the Life of Your Data, it analyzes how apps track people, something it explores through the lens of a father and daughter visiting a park.
I'd recommend just reading it, but we'll throw down a quick summary. The report explains how websites, apps, and social media platforms harvest user data and sell it on without the average user's knowledge. It shows how and when this data is collected through everyday tasks, such as riding the bus, playing a game, and paying for food.
A lovely drawing from the Apple privacy report, just because.
One of the reasons I'm a fan of the Apple privacy offensive is simple: it's terrifying other big technology companies. You only need to look at Zuckerberg's attacks on Apple or Google's mewling to see how much it's upsetting organizations whose business model is concentrated on shadily harvesting your data and selling it to advertisers.
And you know what? Fuck them. I hope the Apple privacy offensive decimates their businesses. The internet is broken, and this may help level the playing field a bit.
Before we leave though, let's think about Apple a little bit. While I truly believe the company's privacy-first approach is laudable and a fantastic step in ensuring people are more aware of how the technology world works, let's not forget this is a product.
Apple, like any other global business, is out for only one thing: profit. This focus on privacy isn't really about protecting you, it's a strategy designed to sell more of its devices and services. This doesn't mean it's not beneficial to the consumer in the long run, just that this isn't the angle the company is coming from — and that's vital to keep in mind.
Basically, if it was legal and profitable to harvest your organs, one day you'd wake up in an ice-filled Apple Bath filled with Tim Cook standing over you.
Despite this, we should still laud the Apple privacy approach. The company decided to wade against the current and go another way compared with other technology organizations. Yes, it might be only doing it for profit, but there was plenty of money to be made otherwise.
And anything that leaves Facebook and Google shook can't be all bad.
You can read the A Day in the Life of Your Data whitepaper here.
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The Phantom: Original Fantomen Story #1000
Posted by D. D. Degg
In 1950 the Swedish comic book starring The Phantom began with reprints translated from the U.S. comic strip. A dozen years later they were getting close to using up all the strips. In order to keep the popular comic going the publishers contacted King Features Syndicate and a licensing agreement allowed for new stories to be produced for the Scandanavian market. Now, nearly 60 years later, the 1000th original Fantomen comic story of The Phantom has been published.
above: 1st Fantomen (1950), 1st original story (1963), 1000th original story (2021)
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The very first Team Fantomen story was produced in 1963 and very few would think nearly sixty years later that there would be more Phantom stories produced in the nordics than newspaper stories.
When licensing a famous IP like the Phantom, the licensed product seldom holds up to the original. However the Team Fantomens stories are truly loved by its readers.
From publisher Egmont's press release (via Google Translate):
For more than 70 years, the Phantom has stood up for Swedish values such as human rights, democracy and equality. For almost as long, the Swedish Phantom editorial staff has managed and further developed the world of the wandering ghost. In Phantom numbers 25–26, the 1000th Swedish-produced adventure is published: "Singh's true brotherhood". A milestone for both The Phantom and Swedish series.
The 1000th adventure, "Singh's true brotherhood", follows in the same footsteps by highlighting the series' many female characters while the Phantom stays in the shadows. Andreas Eriksson, the magazine's editor and author of the adventure, has not only taken care to write a relevant adventure but also created a dignified anniversary adventure for the wandering ghost's biggest fans.
The Phantom Fan details the history over 1600 Fantomen issues:
With its first issue release in October 1950, Fantomen is one of the earliest Swedish regularly published comic books, with over 1,600 issues having been published since then, second only to Frew Publications in Australia.
Fantomen has been the template for many similar publications in other countries within that region, for example in counties such Norway, Finland, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Estonia and Russia, with the Norweigan edition, Fantomet, being the most enduring.
As noted above Fantomen is second to Australia's Frew comic book of The Phantom which has recently surpassed number 1900.
The Phantom is © King Features Syndicate
Even the United States' longest lasting Phantom comic book runs must be considered only mini-series when compared to the rest of the world.
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How can I make my website's navigation bar stick to the header?
I know it is easy to make navigation bar sticky. The problem is that the nav on my site is somewhat after about hundred pixels, same as MakeUseOf's subnav or search bar floating above. I face the same problem. Please help me!
How have you guys accomplished it? I probably would like CSS to do it, but any workaround will do.
the navigation bar comes after the logo and thus what I want is, to make the header fixed but only after scrolled till the it. you can see the same effect at the bar with the search box.
Just try scrolling slowly from the top and you will understand.
I know what you mean now! But don't say it's easy, since it's not!
This is only a small code, which it might not help you much!
I recommend you the first one!
Thanks Erlis, and sorry couldn't reply to you. After checking out the links I think second one should work for me.
Will let you know what works.
Yes the second link worked.
I wonder why these helpful pages don't appear on serps .
Please sent a link of the site, so I can understand better your problem!
Yep.. it would be easier to understand what you need if you sent us a link.
So you have the same as the makeuseof site? and you basically want to get rid of the very top nav bar so it acts almost like another toolbar in the browser?
Alternatively you can use position:fixed; to make it stay on top, even when scrolling.


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Another Buddhist site found in Islamabad
By Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro, The Express Triobune, February 18, 2011
Islamabad, Pakistan -- The cultural heritage in Pakistan is little cared for. "In Europe, such treasure would sustain an entire Industry," writes Alice Albania, in her book "Empires of the Indus, the story of a river". But here in Pakistan the case is entirely different. The destruction and loss of the cultural heritage in every nook and corner of the country continues unabated. There are many sites around the capital city which are also being vandalized, even if not lost through negligence.
<< Remains of a Buddhist site in Sector G-12 of Islamabad. PHOTO: ZULFIQAR ALI KALHORO
"No proper documentation has been conducted in the capital city. Scholars and researchers have been conducting survey and documenting sites in other parts of the country but not in Islamabad," confirms Prof Ashraf Khan, Director, Taxila Institute of Asian Civilizations (TIAC). Prof Ahmed Hassan Dani (late) was the first archaeologist who documented the Buddhist caves of Shah Allah Ditta and Loi Dandi of Bari Imam.
During recent excursions in the vicinity of Islamabad, this writer accidently discovered the remains of a Buddhist site in Sector G-12 of Islamabad. There is a 10 feet high mound which it is possible might have been a stupa because the potsherds lying on the mound appear to belong to the Buddhist period. The Buddhist remains lie on the ancient route that leads to Taxila. "There are many other remains on that ancient route but unfortunately most have become victim of development activities," says Ilyas Muhammad, a retired primary school teacher of Meharabad in Islamabad.
The Buddhist sites are generally vandalized. "Treasure hunters have dug out the top and sides of the stupa in the hope of finding treasures," confirms Banaras Awan who lives just opposite the Buddhist remains. Another person of Meharabad, said (requesting not to be named) that some artifacts had been found on the top of the mound.
There are many Buddhist remains in and around Islamabad. The Tope Manikyala near Rawat, Buddhist caves at Shah Allah Ditta, the Taxila monasteries and stupas and the recently discovered at Meharabad or G-12 are among some of them.
At present the Buddhist remains of Meharabad lie in the middle of agricultural fields. Much of the area has been brought under cultivation. The potsherds are scattered not only on the mound but also on the cultivated land. Some pieces of cooking pots are also found on the surface. The sides and top of the stupa have been vandalized and the masonry of the stupa is thus exposed suggesting that it was constructed by filling rubble and was plastered on the outside.
The concerned authorities should carry out the excavation at the site and save the buried artifacts from further pillage. They should also put a fence around the mound to save it from further encroachment. If timely action is not taken, it is likely that the remaining part of the site will also be brought under cultivation by the local people of Meharabad (G-12).
The author is Research Anthropologist at Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE), Islamabad.


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Religious liberty law firm fighting legal battles over election results
Brian Fraga December 10, 2020
Thomas Brejcha, the founder, president and chief counsel of the pro-life Thomas More Society is pictured in a 2014 photo. (CNS photo/Darrell A. White, courtesy Thomas Brejcha)
The Thomas More Society, the Chicago-based nonprofit law firm well-known in Catholic circles for litigating religious liberty cases and defending the constitutional rights of pro-life activists, has launched a new "election integrity" initiative that overlaps with President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the election results in battleground states he lost this November.
The lawsuits that attorneys working for the Thomas More Society's Amistad Project have filed in state and federal courts echo many of the president's claims that widespread voter irregularities tilted the election in favor of his opponent, President-elect Joe Biden.
"We are excited to have the Amistad Project as a partner in the fight to ensure the integrity of our elections," Rudy Giuliani, the former New York City mayor who is leading the Trump campaign's legal efforts, said in a press release last month announcing that the group would be filing state and federal lawsuits challenging the presidential election results in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Nevada, Georgia and Arizona — all states that have certified that Biden won.
Meanwhile, listed as a member of the Amistad Project's leadership and advisory board is Jenna Ellis, a Trump campaign adviser who has said that the 2020 election was "stolen" and that the president won "in a landslide." Ellis also works on church-related issues as a special counsel for the Thomas More Society.
Thomas Brejcha, the founder and president of the Thomas More Society, said he did not know Ellis and was unaware of her background when she first approached the law firm seeking legal help on behalf of a Protestant pastor fighting a religious liberty case in California.
"The idea that we are somehow connected with the Trump campaign is ludicrous. We are public interest lawyers, not campaign lawyers for anybody," Brejcha told Our Sunday Visitor in a phone interview.
This summer, weeks before Election Day, the Thomas More Society began filing election-related litigation. Brejcha said the law firm amended its bylaws earlier this year to include election integrity among its stated corporate purposes.
"The election integrity issue is a matter of the public interest," Brejcha said. "If you work on that front, your work may go to the benefit of one campaign or another, but that's an incidental and unavoidable result of looking into matters of paramount public importance."
In August, the Thomas More Society filed lawsuits in Michigan concerning changes made in 2020 to the state's absentee ballot program. A news release on the nonprofit's webpage said the lawsuits were "part of a program introducing litigation in several states to protect (civil) liberties from executive overreach by the use of state police powers."
In the same release, Brejcha said voters deserved to be heard and have their rights protected on "such critical issues" as the protection of human life and the preservation of religious liberty.
"These issues are now sharply drawn, and the two factions fighting them are polarized as never before," Brejcha said in the release. "With candidates coming down more clearly on either side of these key issues, our elections have become more important than ever in determining whether our fundamental freedoms will be preserved or weakened, perhaps fatally."
It is not unusual for nonprofits across the political spectrum, such as the NAACP Legal Defense Fund or the ACLU Foundation, to be involved in election integrity. Brejcha framed the Thomas More Society's foray into the issue as consistent with its mission to defend civil liberties.
"It's hard to think of a public importance issue that is more critical than how democracy operates in the conduct of elections," Brejcha told Our Sunday Visitor.
Erick G. Kaardal, a special counsel for the Thomas More Society, who joined the Amistad Project this year as its most experienced election law litigator, told Our Sunday Visitor that the initiative reflects "a sort of Christian populism."
"The idea being that we need to work together to improve government," said Kardaal, who added that nonprofits like the Thomas More Society have a role to play "in helping the government improve its performance."
"I think there was a recognition that the government was underperforming in the election area," Kardaal said. "The board [of the Thomas More Society] decided, 'Let's get the people together and make sure we improve government performance in the election area.'"
Phillip Kline, a former Kansas state attorney general and current law professor at Liberty University, directs the Thomas More Society's Amistad Project. In 2013, the Kansas Supreme Court indefinitely suspended Kline's law license after finding "clear and convincing" evidence of professional misconduct in how he investigated and prosecuted abortion clinics as the state attorney general, and how he handled grand jury proceedings as a county district attorney.
The Thomas More Society defended Kline, who Brejcha said was wrongfully disciplined for zealously investigating Planned Parenthood's operations in Kansas. Brejcha said Kline deserved to have his law license reinstated.
"I think it was an outrage that was done to him," said Brejcha, who told Our Sunday Visitor that Kline presented the idea of the Amistad Project to the Thomas More Society.
"He brought it to us. We adopted it," Brejcha said. "It was a bonafide, warranted initiative."
According to the lawsuit it filed in Michigan, the Amistad Project states, "This election will be remembered for the evisceration of state statutes designed to treat voters equally, thereby causing disparate treatment of voters and thus violating the constitutional rights of millions of Michiganders and Americans citizens." The group also has claimed to have whistleblowers who witnessed the illegal tampering of tens of thousands of absentee ballots.
On Nov. 30, Kline went on Newsmax TV, a conservative network, and claimed the FBI is using voter fraud information obtained by the Amistad Project. In the same interview, Kline blamed Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg for using his wealth to place a well-financed thumb on the election scales.
In the Amistad Project's lawsuits, news releases and online videos, Zuckerberg has been accused of manipulating the election system in swing states by directly donating more than $350 million to Democratic-controlled cities through a group called the Center for Tech and Civic Life.
"I think that has to be looked at," Brejcha said. "I think there will be repercussions no matter the outcome of this election for years to come."
"That had never been done before," Kaardal added. "One of our concerns before the election was the historic amount of private money flowing into state and federal election officials and their departments. It's the position of the Amistad Project that under the Constitution, elections should be government-funded, not privately funded."
Kaardal, a Minnesota-based attorney who has worked on election lawsuits for more than a decade, argues that state election officials across the country over the past 20 years have increasingly been willing to accept higher error rates — about 1% — with absentee ballots.
"This is causing a crisis. When state election officials accept higher error rates — and these are close elections — then people are unwilling to accept the election results," said Kaardal, who argued that a statistical analysis of social media posts, phone surveys and call center data indicates irregularities with absentee ballots.
"The litigation has been filed on behalf of the voters, based on these historically high error rates, and challenging these very narrow results," Kaardal said.
However, state and federal judges, as well as election officials and governors in the states where the Amistad Project has filed litigation, said they have not seen convincing evidence of systemic voting irregularities that would have swung the election one way or the other.
Last Friday, the Wisconsin Supreme Court declined to hear a case filed by the Amistad Project. A conservative judge wrote that that the group's lawsuit included "glaring flaws that render the petition woefully deficient."
"This is a dangerous path we are being asked to tread," wrote Justice Brian Hagedorn, who described the Amistad Project's attempt to get the court to overturn the presidential election by having the Republican-controlled state legislature appoint Wisconsin's 10 presidential electors as "the most dramatic invocation of judicial power" he had ever seen.
To date, more than 30 lawsuits challenging election results have been filed in swing states that Biden won. Most have been dismissed or withdrawn. No court has yet found the kind of widespread voter fraud or human error that would warrant the invalidation of a state's final election results.
In an interview with the Associated Press, Attorney General William Barr said that the U.S. Justice Department has not "seen fraud on a scale that could have affected a different outcome in the election."
What connections, if any, does the Amistad Project have with the Trump campaign and other politically active organizations?
Since Nov. 25, some of the contents on a website for the Amistad Project, got-freedom.org, has frequently been changed. A carousel with pictures of the Amistad Project's Leadership and Advisory Board has recently been removed, but snapshots of the site in the Internet Archive show that Jenna Ellis and Catherine Engelbrecht were listed as members of the Leadership and Advisory Board.
Engelbrecht founded True the Vote, a group that grew out of a Tea Party organization. True the Vote supports strict voter ID laws and publishes stories on its website alleging voter fraud by liberals and Democrats.
The Internet Archive also confirms that, as late as Nov. 25, the website featured a list of partner organizations that included "Keep America America," a political action fund set up to help reelect two Republican U.S. senators in Georgia in runoff election this coming January.
Another listed partner was "Flatten the Fear," a website that calls for reopening the United States' economy amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. The website highlighted quotes that blamed the press and Dr. Anthony Fauci, one of the country's leading experts on infectious diseases, for overhyping the pandemic and generating public fear.
On its website, Flatten the Fear is described as a project of the Job Creators Network Foundation, a pro-business advocacy group founded by Bernie Marcus, the former CEO of Home Depot, who has lobbied for experimental treatments such as hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19.0
Asked about the contents of the Amistad Project's website, Brejcha told Our Sunday Visitor that he did not know about those formerly listed "partner" organizations. Brejcha said Kline set up the website. Through late November the site encouraged readers to give tax-deductible donations to "the Amistad Project of the Thomas More Society," a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization. The website no longer accepts donations for the Thomas More Society. On its "donate" page, the website indicates that it is a 501(c)(4) organization, which means that donations are not tax-deductible and the organization can engage in a wider range of political lobbying.
Kline "changed (the website) at some point. I've asked him for the details," said Brejcha, who added that the Amistad Project still operates under the umbrella of the Thomas More Society's nonprofit status.
Said Brejcha, "If (Kline) has gone off to do something else, we're severing ties."
Federal tax law experts told Our Sunday Visitor that the overlap between Trump's political interests and the Amistad Project's activities is enough to raise questions, but the facts as currently known would probably not be enough evidence for the Internal Revenue Service to strip the Thomas More Society of its federal tax exempt status.
"At the very least, it's creeping up to the line and sticking a toe over it," said Samuel D. Brunson, a professor at the Loyola University Chicago School of Law.
"The timing of (the Thomas More Society's) adoption of (election integrity) as part of their purposes is somewhat suspect, but it's not enough, I think, to place their tax exempt status at risk," said Lloyd Mayer, a law professor at the University of Notre Dame.
"I think in this situation, it would take a smoking gun email that said, 'We have to get Trump elected, and this is how we're going to do it,'" Mayer told Our Sunday Visitor.
In its 2018 Form 990 federal tax filing, in which it reported more than $6 million in revenue, the Thomas More Society describes its primary exempt purpose as being a public interest law firm that seeks to protect fundamental civil and constitutional rights. The nonprofit said it also conducts public awareness campaigns of related developments affecting the public's interest in pro-life and religious liberty matters.
As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, the Thomas More Society cannot intervene directly or indirectly in any federal political campaign on behalf of or in opposition to any candidate for public office. Brunson said there is no federal judicial or regulatory guidance as to whether a nonprofit law firm violates its status by filing lawsuits on behalf of a political candidate.
"The lawsuits our lawyers have filed are legitimate efforts to pursue a just result given the election integrity issues that we've raised in these cases," said Brejcha, who told Our Sunday Visitor that he doesn't have "the slightest idea" who really won the 2020 presidential election.
Said Brejcha: "We don't know. I think this $250 million to $300 million in money flooding into local officials' offices was wrong, and it should be prevented in the future. What impact that would have on the vote counts, I don't know."
Meanwhile, all 50 states and the District of Columbia have certified their election results, giving Biden 306 electoral votes. He needed 270 to win the presidency. On Dec. 14, electors will meet in each state to formally cast their votes.
Kaardal, the Amistad Project's election integrity attorney, said the litigation will continue long after the Electoral College finalizes the 2020 presidential election, which he conceded will likely be done before the courts can rule on the pending lawsuits.
"We're not particularly concerned about this presidential election," Kaardal said. "We're concerned about the longer term."
Brian Fraga is a contributing editor for Our Sunday Visitor.
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Home » North Sydney Bears out of hibernation and confirm bid as NRL's 18th team.
North Sydney Bears out of hibernation and confirm bid as NRL's 18th team.
The North Sydney Bears have formally commenced their bid to become the NRL's 18th franchise.
Stand Aside. Here come the Mighty Bears!
The North Sydney Bears have launched a bold bid to return to the NRL as its 18th team.
Just weeks after the Dolphins beat southeast Queensland rivals the Jets and Firehawks for the game's 17th licence, the foundation club has announced it wants to re-enter the Premiership as soon as 2025.
North Sydney last played more than two decades ago, and if successful, Bears Chairman David Dickson says it will be "the best rugby league story in 20 years".
"We want to take rugby league to the people – this is about doing rugby league differently. This hasn't been done before," Mr Dickson said.
Jason Taylor runs out for the mighty Bears at North Sydney Oval.
The new entity will see the team's North Sydney branding removed, with the club to be known only as the Bears. And while the red and black colours and home ground will remain, the pitch is to take games "on the road" to regional NSW.
"The Club has a groundswell of fans who just want to be back in the competition," Mr Dickson told 2GB this morning.
"You can't create 220,000 fans in 113 years of history, heritage and heart overnight," he said, "we are a team of the people, and that's what we want to do, take the game to the people.'
Gary Larson says goodbye to the fans after the Bears last NRL home game at North Sydney Ova. Sourse: News Limited.
Mr Dickson said "four to six" games would be played at the Bears spiritual home of North Sydney Oval each season, and the rest in towns like Dubbo, Coffs Harbour, Wagga Wagga, Gosford, Bathurst and Tamworth.
The North Sydney Bears were forced out of the NRL in 1999, rising briefly again as one half of the Northern Eagles, an ill-fated venture with Manly.
Currently a feeder club to the Sydney Roosters, it's believed North Sydney has the finances needed to return as a Premiership contender.
North Sydney Bears pictured at North Sydney Oval in 1991. Source: SMH.
"We've got a good structure of people who have been in and around the game and are corporately very savvy," Mr Dickson said.
"Financial backing is not the problem; we've got to make sure that we are not a risk for the NRL, and we've done our homework … I think we've got the structure right too," he said.
The North Sydney Leagues Club has pledged to back the bid as a long-term sponsor and partner.
The new Bears logo has been revealed to fans as the club makes a pitch to re-enter the big leagues.


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Roanoke, AL (36274)
Showers this morning, becoming a steady rain during the afternoon hours. High 58F. Winds SSE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70%..
Cloudy. Periods of rain early. Low 36F. Winds WNW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 90%. Rainfall around a quarter of an inch.
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County Commission hears more citizen complaints
Mike McCormick
WEDOWEE - At Thursdays' workshop meeting of Randolph County Commission, three county citizens came before the commission with complaints.
First to speak was Basil Snyder. "I've just got one question ... Are you county commissioners or road commissioners? I live on County Road 458, and there are 29 houses on this road, and it is never worked. Then you got County Road 455 and it's in worse shape." (These roads are around the Providence community.)
Snyder questioned why some roads are in great condition and some are not. "Look at County Road 110 over there - It's gravel and I mean gravel all the way. My question is do I need to vote for you or Mr. Jones? Who is over the work?"
Commission Chairman Doyle Allen answered, "We know what you're talking about concerning the roads, and to answer your question, we are COUNTY commissioners. By state law, we have no control over the road department, and we work under the unit system as voted by the people years ago. All work must go through the engineer."
Commissioner Terry Lovvorn said he is not a road commissioner. "I know the shape of these roads, and I would like for the engineer to look at them and make any repairs needed."
Next to address the commission was Willie and Deborah Tidwell, residents of County Road 79 near Roanoke. "I am coming to you with a concern that is of importance to all residents on my road. There are small children that play in their yards, and if something isn't done about speeding, passing and reckless driving, someone is going to get hit, hurt or killed."
Mrs. Tidwell went on to say the sheriff's department needs to have radar units in their cars. Sheriff David Cofield said he has only two radar units, and they are out of service. He said each unit would cost between $3,500 and $5,000, and deputies would have to be trained.
Allen wanted it noted the sheriff had not requested any new radar units, and for the record since there was no request, there was not anything that had been denied.
New patrol vehicles
At the workshop meeting, there was a lengthy discussion concerning the purchase of new patrol vehicles for the sheriff's department.
In April of this year, the commission agreed to purchase six 2019 Dodge Durangos. Since several months had passed, it was noted the 2020 models could be purchased at the same price, approximately $29,000 per vehicle. In addition, it would take $6,000 to equip each vehicle (total of $36,000).
"I just don't have the money in my budget to equip the vehicles because I have had to purchase bulletproof vests and body cameras," said Cofield. " If y'all could help me out, it wouldn't deplete my budget."
Commissioner Derek Farr asked about a different manufacturer and if the sheriff could do with just five. "I really need six because some of my vehicles have well over 100,000 miles on them. There is a liability issue for me and the county." Farr asked if the county equipped three, could the sheriff's department equip three? Cofield said it might be possible.
At Monday's meeting, the commission agreed to purchase six vehicles, equip each one and finance for four years. Farr stated that he would go along with the purchase as long as no other vehicles would be purchased until these are paid off.
"I'm not buying a whole new fleet, I will still have some older vehicles," Cofield said.
Allen added if the commission comes up with some extra revenue later on, the vehicles could be paid off sooner.
Barry Smith of the Solid Waste Authority told the commission at the workshop meeting that a company, Matter Management, is interested in leasing the transfer station for five years.
"We've got to do something ... Our equipment is tearing up, and our expenses are way more than our income. Right now we are approximately $18,000 in debt."
If the lease is approved after the commission takes a look at it, there would be a number of upgrades. Smith went on to say the matter is time sensitive. Allen said the commission would look at the lease agreement and have it on the agenda for the next meeting.
Road repairs and resurfacing
Count engineer Burrell Jones told the commission the chipseal projects that were scheduled are going to have to wait. "We have run out of time, and the weather is going to cause us some problems if we don't put this off."
After some discussion, the commission agreed to cancel the current contracts for the work and rebid and award new contracts next year.
Jones told the commission preliminary work on County Road 87 is continuing. "Some drainage structure needs repairing before work can continue."
Allen said the state did a traffic count on the road, and additional funding might be available for the project.
New fiber optics for internet
Joe Barnett of Spectrum addressed the commission at the workshop meeting about a new fiber optic internet and data system. The commission agreed to ask for bids for the installation of fiber optic internet for all county facilities including the new jail and new offices on Woodland Avenue. The new system would provide upgraded internet and data service and most important updated security on the system. The plan would include service and maintenance. County Administrator Lisa Holmes stated that any project over $50,000 would have to be bid.
Woodland Avenue offices
For the past several months, renovations have been going on at the former doctor's offices on Woodland Avenue. Allen stated it is just too much for the engineer to handle that work and the highway department. It was decided to get a private contractor to finish the work. Allen stated the engineer's office, the sheriff's department and investigators would move to those buildings. The board of registrars would move to the courthouse, and the commission office would expand into the neighboring building. Allen emphasized all the work being done was being paid for by capital improvement funds through the state.
Visiting speakers
At Thursday's workshop, Allen said he wanted to straighten out what was written in the newspaper about a resident not being allowed to speak at the last regular meeting. "This commission has never and will never keep any resident of this county from speaking before the commission. We have rules that we have always gone by, and those who wish to speak must go through a process." Allen said anyone wishing to speak must call the commission office by 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday before the upcoming meeting. "That is our policy and residents must follow it. We will never discriminate against anyone who wishes to speak. I hope I have made that perfectly clear."
In other business, the commission:
Agreed to seek an Attorney General's opinion on indigent care for county citizens and jail inmates at the hospital to make sure county residents are not overpaying and being double taxed.
Discussed private right-of-way contractors tearing up County Road 869 near Broughton.
Adopted a resolution to enter into a termination of a project agreement, which was made effective on Oct. 2, 2017, with JCG Farms of Georgia doing business as Koch Farms of Pine Mountain, Ga., Randolph County, the City of Roanoke and the Randolph County Economic Development Authority. The property will revert back since the company will no longer be building on the property.
Heard a report from Cofield that as of Monday, there were 74 inmates in the county jail, 61 male and 13 female. Cofield said construction of the new jail is continuing, and June 2020 is the target date for completion but it might take a little longer.
Approved a $1,000 donation to the American Legion, noting this was an amendment to the budget, and a request should be made next year during budget hearings. The commission did commend the group for all the work they do in the county. Commissioner Lathonia Wright voted no.
Approved a $1,000 donation to the Cheaha Library to assist in purchasing a new bookmobile, noting this was an amendment to the budget and a request should be made next year during budget hearings. Wright voted no.
On the county attorney's advice, denied a claim submitted by Dale McDowell.
Approved a job description and salary rate for a shop manager at the county shop. This is a newly created position and the pay range will be $15 to $17, depending on experience.
Tabled closing a portion of County Road 431 at Smyrna due to Commissioner Larry Roberts being absent from the meeting.
Removed discussion of the drug court grant from the table, but took no action.
Discussed closing a portion of County Road 255 in the Morrison's Crossroads area. Roger Bolin, a resident on the road, had made the request due to trespassers, dumping and theft on the property he owns on the road.
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Learn Chinese at the China Cultural Centre in Malta
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The Chinese language courses start in October and will be held weekly
As black ink flows from a brush, a Chinese character is formed, taking the shape of two rivers converging into one strong and boundless river. This is the Chinese character 永 (pinyin: yǒng) meaning eternal. It implies that the river is connected to the past yet stretches out into the future, much like how the Chinese language has carried on for millennia, with the earliest records of primitive Chinese characters found engraved on oracle bones dating back over 3,000 years ago. The language has survived the passage of time and has evolved into the rich and fascinating language it is today.
Those who wish to learn and understand Mandarin can now do so by applying for online lessons at the China Cultural Centre in Malta by simply sending an email to zhaofei831@gmail.com. The classes are being offered to students at different levels of proficiency and will begin in October.
The most challenging yet rewarding aspect of discovering the Chinese language is learning about the visually enchanting and beautiful Chinese characters or symbols, also known as hànzì. The Chinese language does not have an alphabet but instead is composed of a system of hànzì. Each hànzì represents a syllable, which may represent a word on its own or form part of a word containing more than one syllable. Radicals, which are the building blocks within a Chinese character, may reveal hints to the meaning behind the character and may suggest how it should be pronounced.
Another intriguing difference between the Chinese language and Romance languages is that it is a tonal language, meaning that the intonation or pitch of each Chinese character affects its meaning. If anyone reading this has the slightest blessing of a musical ear, you may have an advantage over adjusting to a tonal language at a faster pace. Surprisingly, Chinese grammar is free from complicated grammar, with no verb tenses, no plurals and no gender conjugation, unlike many European languages.
Once you succeed in speaking or reading a few sentences in Chinese, you will feel satisfied and elated, which in turn will encourage you to continue your journey towards fluency. Studying such an interesting and vast language will without doubt also lead you to discover the beauty and warmth of Chinese culture.
To many, China remains a mysterious and majestic country thousands of miles away. Will you give in to your curiosity and take the next step to learn more?
The China Cultural Centre will also be offering classes in the Erhu, also known as the Chinese violin, Chinese painting, the Chinese strategy board game called Chinese Go and martial arts.
For more information contact the China Cultural Centre in Malta by sending an e-mail to zhaofei831@gmail.com
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Q: facing difficulty in installing the opVaR package in R I am trying to learn how to deal with operational risks using R, but I could not get opVaR package installed. I think it is a necessary package & some examples have used this package.
I tried install.packages("opVaR")
but got this Warning in install.packages:

package 'opVaR' is not available (for R version 3.2.3)

Can you please guide me how to proceed?

A: There is no sign of such a package in the list of current packages on CRAN, which is why your install fails:
https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/available_packages_by_name.html
The nearest match being probably "PopVar", which doesn't seem to be it. I also checked the Archive folder on CRAN. No sign there either.
Some simple internet searching has revealed that this package has a mythical status, with many people setting out on a quest to find it, with none succeeding. I suggest you contact the author of whatever document led you to believe it exists, and wish you good luck on your quest...
Time passes...
The quest may be at an end. I have found something by searching the name of the author of the paper you linked in the comments:
http://mi2.mini.pw.edu.pl/index.php/nasze-projekty/
Look for "Anna Zalewska" and there is a link to a zip file of the package.
Note this is not a source package, and it was built for a pre-version 3 R, and it doesn't have a NAMESPACE file and so nothing is exported. The License says it is GPL-3, and so you should be able to demand the source code. The maintainer's email is in the DESCRIPTION file with the zip and that should be your next contact.

A: The opVar package is indeed not available in the CRAN repository. This package is made by UniCredit (an Italian bank) in cooperation with Quantide (an R/IT consultancy firm). I think your best bet is to contact one of these two firms, but chances are pretty low they will just give it to you.
This package contains functionalities that UniCredit uses in modelling (and setting capital aside for) operational risk according to Basel II using the Advanced Measurement Approach (AMA). The AMA approach allows a bank to make their own model of operational risk and my bet is that UniCredit does not want to share their knowledge with competitors (and thus won't hand out this package), but you can always try.

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The Champions Showdown Chess960 matches are underway in St. Louis, with the fan focus being on the clash between the legendary Garry Kasparov and Veselin Topalov. It is Topalov, the Bulgarian grandmaster, who leads the match after the second day of play.
In an interesting turn of events, this year's Champions Showdown—the well-known match format in St. Louis, usually held a bit later in the year—is played with Chess960 only. With Garry Kasparov being back at the board, it's also the debut for the 13th classical world chess champion in this format of chess, which was strongly advocated by the late 11th world champion Bobby Fischer.
In any type of chess, it's great to see Kasparov back at the board. | Photo: Lennart Ootes/Saint Louis Chess Club.
The event started on Tuesday with two rapid games (30 minutes + 10 seconds delay) and two blitz games (five minutes + five seconds delay). This is the schedule for the first three days, and then on Friday we'll see eight more blitz games.
A new Chess960 position is chosen after every four games. For the score, the rapid games count double: each rapid game is worth two points, and each blitz game one point.
The story so far is one we already knew: Chess960 can be both "funky" (as Shankland put it) and quite similar to regular chess, but in any case, there is no real opening theory.
A nice detail, however, is that the players get to spend an hour before the start (between noon and 1 p.m. St. Louis time) to prepare in the playing hall. For instance, on day two the Americans Nakamura, Shankland and So worked together; Aronian sat down with MVL and Kasparov analysed with Svidler. Giri worked with his regular second, Erwin l'Ami.
They seem to enjoy this analytical session (without reaching a clear conclusion about what is the best first move!), like they seem to enjoy their laptop-free mornings!
Nakamura, Shankland and So analyzing their next starting position. | Photo: Lennart Ootes/Saint Louis Chess Club.
The first position given to the players gave them the option to castle on the first move—something we also saw in the match between Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura in February.
Topalov didn't do that in his rapid game as White vs Kasparov. After his first clash with Kasparov had ended in a draw, the Bulgarian GM went for an early pawn grab typically possible in some Chess960 positions. Like other players did in the same position, Kasparov sacrificed that h-pawn.
He got a beautiful pawn center and was just better, but 8…e4 was premature and allowed Topalov counterplay. Topalov was up material in the endgame, and this time Kasparov's compensation was not enough.
For the two blitz games, the position was the same. Again the players started with a draw, and then it was Kasparov who finished off with a win. He didn't level the score, because blitz is worth half compared to rapid.
The game seemed decided by Topalov playing a combination on move 15 that was flawed. However, Kasparov's play in the technical phase (after winning an exchange) wasn't perfect ("I played very poorly" —Kasparov), but Topalov's wasn't either!
Kasparov noted that both his missing 8…Ba5 in the first game, and Topalov missing his Na8-c7 protecting the d5-knight, were because of the different "geometry" in Chess960, where pieces tend to be on very unnatural squares. As a result, the classically trained human mind can miss relatively easy tactics.
He did just that in the first rapid game on Wednesday, where he basically outplayed Kasparov after the latter completely forgot that castling queenside was legal for White.
Not being fully aware of the rules, at end of the game Topalov wrongly promoted (pushing the pawn to b8 and pressing the clock before turning it into a queen), but the position was so lost that Kasparov could only resign.
Topalov asks the arbiter about the correct procedure, but then Kasparov just resigns. | Photo: Lennart Ootes/Saint Louis Chess Club.
Kasparov with Maurice Ashley. | Photo: Lennart Ootes/Saint Louis Chess Club.
After a draw, the second game in this match saw the same pawn sacrifice on h7, but Svidler decided to give his h-pawn back right away. The game saw more remarkable rook maneuvers by Nakamura, who gradually got a winning advantage.
Nakamura found the games and the openings so far "very interesting." | Photo: Lennart Ootes/Saint Louis Chess Club.
Svidler won the blitz 1.5-0.5, In the first, Nakamura went for 1.d4 instead, and got a very promising position thanks to an exchange sacrifice. But as the time on the clock was ticking away, he started losing the thread.
Svidler on analyzing with Kasparov: "Today I got to discuss chess with Garry. It's very difficult to describe how good this makes me feel." | Photo: Lennart Ootes/Saint Louis Chess Club.
After three draws, the Russian GM leveled the score by winning the last blitz game. That one saw a crazy finish with Nakamura getting a winning attack (43.Qd3+ g6 44.Bxf7) but Svidler countering, and winning despite missing a forced mate.
Wesley So is doing very well. | Photo: Lennart Ootes/Saint Louis Chess Club.
Shankland is holding his own against Vachier-Lagrave, being down the smallest possible margin after two days. Today he revealed that he trained for the match quite seriously, with four different positions against three different opponents.
Tony Rich of the Saint Louis Chess Club (left) reveals a new position to the players. | Photo: Lennart Ootes/Saint Louis Chess Club.
Aronian is clearly enjoying himself in St. Louis with this format. Before his interview on Wednesday with Maurice Ashley, he asked whether there would be any dancing happening in the evening (Ashley dances salsa often).
In one of today's rapid games, he played a speculative rook sacrifice, which reminded of a game he played with Grischuk last month in the same playing hall. "I knew it was extremely sharp and might not work for me, but that's my brand of chess. I have to stay true to myself," Aronian said.


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Wednesday, December 2, 2009, By News Staff
Rick Burton, David B. Falk Professor of Sport Management in the College of Human Ecology, commented in the Washington Times on the potential of this year's Super Bowl featuring two undefeated teams.
Robert Thompson, director of the Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, commented in the Mercury News about this year's top Internet search trends.
News 10 Now and WAER covered yesterday's event at the Newhouse School that recognized local high school students for their communications campaigns to promote disability awareness. The contest was sponsored by the Office of Assemblyman Al Stirpe, the Burton Blatt Institute, the Advertising Program in the Newhouse School, and Clear Channel Syracuse.


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La chiesa di San Paolo si trova a Mosciano, una località posta nel comune di Scandicci, in provincia di Firenze.

Storia
Il toponimo Mosciano si pensa che derivi dal latino  Mussianum , riferito all'antica  Gens Mussia . La chiesa risulta tra le pertinenze della canonica di Sant'Andrea a Mosciano già nel 1054 e come tale venne confermata nel 1059. Alla data 3 marzo 1184 il papa Lucio III confermò la Ecclesiam sancti Pauli de Muscino cum pertinentiis suis al monastero di San Miniato al Monte; in seguito lo stesso papa la confermò alla pieve di Giogoli e tale conferma venne ribadita il 6 novembre 1187 da papa Gregorio VIII.

Il patronato della chiesa rimase ai monaci di San Miniato al Monte per altri due secoli e sono rimasti i nomi di alcuni rettori: Guido dal 1217 al 1219, Jacopo Chiari citato il 25 settembre 1234, Jacopo Gherardini citato il 24 novembre 1238, Cambio tra il 1259 e il 1260, Giovanni tra il 1260 e il 1265, Giunta citato il 2 settembre 1265, Niccolò citato il 22 febbraio 1271, Geraldo de' Nerli tra il 1272 e il 1289 e Taldo citato il 14 novembre 1335. Nel 1371 i monaci rinunciarono al patronato in favore del vescovo di Firenze e nello stesso anno papa Gregorio XI confermo l'accaduto ma già il 10 luglio 1246 il vescovo fiorentino aveva interferito nella vita della parrocchia che a quel tempo era intitolata ai Santi Lorenzo e Paolo.

Nel corso del XIII secolo la situazione economica della chiesa era misera come confermano le numerose rinunce dei rettori; verso la fine del secolo la situazione era un po' migliorata e tra il 1276 e il 1303 la chiesa pagò ogni anno quasi 4 lire per le decime. Nel XV secolo lo stato economico era nuovamente peggiorato e i rettori si alternarono vorticosamente. Nel 1595 la chiesa era senza titolare fisso e le funzioni religiose erano affidate ai preti del circondario.

Nel secolo successivo i sacerdoti divennero stabili; nel 1682 fu realizzato un nuovo altare dedicato al SS.Crocifisso e nel 1763 per volontà del priore Faldi fu restaurata la chiesa e la casa canonica, venne rifatta la sagrestia e venne costruita una loggetta col tetto a padiglione. Pochi anni dopo, nel 1774, la chiesa dovette essere nuovamente restaurata a causa di un fulmine che aveva provocato lo sfondamento del tetto.

Nel 1963 la chiesa fu restaurata dall'architetto Stigler che rimosse completamente la veste barocca all'interno e nel 1973 anche l'esterno fu riportato allo stile romanico e fu rifatto il pavimento. Nel 1986 la chiesa è stata soppressa e ridotta a cappella cimiteriale.

Descrizione

La chiesa consiste in una semplice aula rettangolare coperta a tetto e conclusa da un'abside semicircolare. Per le sue caratteristiche generali l'edificio è databile entro la seconda metà del XII secolo.

Esterno
La facciata è a capanna ed è preceduta da un portico realizzato nel Settecento; nella parte superiore è coronata da una cornice a listello che prosegue anche sui fianchi e subito sotto la cuspide è collocato uno stemma in pietra dei primi del XVI secolo e sovrapposto ad un piccolo occhio ricavato da due blocchi di pietra serena. Il portale presenta degli stipiti in arenaria e l'archivolto a tutto sesto e la lunetta intonacata.

La fiancata meridionale è visibile solo dal cortile e mostra un paramento murario in bozze di arenaria disposte a filaretto. La fiancata settentrionale, lungo la quale si trova il cimitero, mostra dei contrafforti a scarpa intonacati e il paramento murario è simile a quello dell'altro lato; in questa parete si aprono due finestre rettangolari.

L'abside circolare ha la base a scarpa ed è aperta da una monofora a doppio strombo con archivolto monolitico ed è coronata da una cornice a listello piuttosto alta.

Interno
L'interno è coperto a capriate e a tavelloni decorati con stelle in rilievo; mostra tuttora parte degli arredi di epoca barocca e davanti all'alare maggiore si trova la lastra sepolcrale di Francesco di Lapo Faffi (XIV secolo).

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Here's How 'Dancing With the Stars' Is Changing Things Up for Season 30
For starters, the ABC show is welcoming back a familiar face as a full-time judge.
By Kayla Keegan
When the leaves start to turn and pumpkin spice latte season is upon us, Dancing With the Stars will be back.
Though it's been 16 years since the first season of DWTS was introduced on ABC, the ballroom dance competition show has continued to be a popular series on the network. This year, Dancing With the Stars will celebrate its 30th season, which means fans should expect even more fun and surprises this fall. In an interview with TV Insider, host and executive producer Tyra Banks dropped hints about what season 30 could entail — and it sounds like a special throwback twist is being considered.
"There is something beautiful about a doing a retrospect when you hit a milestone year," she told the outlet. "At the same time, there are so many new viewers [in season 29], and a retrospect may not resonate with them. So, if we do one, it would have to be for those diehard fans that have been here forever, but not make it so 'inside baseball' where the new people don't know what the heck is going on."
For all the info on what Dancing With the Stars season 30 will look like, keep on scrolling:
When will Dancing With the Stars season 30 premiere?
Dancing With the Stars season 30 will start on Monday, September 20 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC. Assuming ABC sticks to its normal fall schedule, the show will continue to air new episodes on Monday nights throughout the fall and wrap up sometime toward the end of November.
Who is in the Dancing With the Stars season 30 cast?
On September 8, Good Morning America announced the 2021 celebrity cast for the upcoming season:
Peloton cycling director Cody Rigsby
The Talk cohost Amanda Kloots
Bling Empire star Christine Chiu
The Real Housewives of Atlanta star Kenya Moore
Singer Jimmie Allen
Singer Melanie C
Actor Martin Kove
Youtuber Olivia Jade Giannulli
Actor Brian Austin Green
Actress Melora Hardin
NBA star Iman Shumpert
Pro wrestler Mike "The Miz" Mizanin
Former Bachelor star Matt James
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When the show returns on September 20, fans will then discover which celebrities and pro dancers are paired up together. That said, Parade reports the following are rumored to be partnered up:
Alan Bersten and Amanda Kloots
Artem Chigvintsev and Melora Hardin
Brandon Armstrong and Kenya Moore
Daniella Karagach and Iman Shumpert
Emma Slater and Jimmie Allen
Gleb Savchenko and Melanie C
Jenna Johnson and JoJo Siwa
Lindsay Arnold and Matt James
Pasha Pashkov and Christine Chiu
Sasha Farber and Suni Lee
Sharna Burgess and Brian Austin Green
Valentin Chmerkovskiy and Olivia Jade Giannulli
Of course, this is just what we're hearing, and nothing is confirmed yet. As for the rest of the celebrities, we have no clue, but we'll find out soon enough on September 20.
Who will be the Dancing With the Stars judges?
Good news for fans who missed Len Goodman (who couldn't travel from the U.K. to LA to be a full-time judge last season because of the coronavirus pandemic). For season 30, the show is officially welcoming Len back while also keeping former pro Derek Hough on the panel. That means Derek, Len, Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno Tonioli will all be judging the competition this year.
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Who will host Dancing With the Stars season 30?
Ahead of season 29, ABC bid farewell to longtime cohosts Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews and brought on Tyra as a solo host and executive producer. As far as we know, the network is keeping Tyra on as host once again.
Why Tom and Erin Were Fired From 'DWTS'
Is Tom Bergeron coming back to Dancing With the Stars?
If you follow Tom on Twitter, you already know that he shocked everyone in April when he posted a clip from The Godfather: Part III where Al Pacino's character Michael Corleone says, "Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in." This immediately made folks think he was coming back to Dancing With the Stars after the network let him go before last season.
Stay tuned... 😏 https://t.co/OwsHRrPJwV
— Tom Bergeron (@Tom_Bergeron) April 19, 2021
But a few days later, Tom clarified to his fans that he will not be coming back to Dancing With the Stars.
How can I watch or stream the new season of Dancing With the Stars in 2021?
The upcoming season of Dancing With the Stars will air Monday nights on ABC from 8 to 10 p.m. ET.
Not to worry if you can't watch the ballroom show in real time. You can always visit ABC.com the following Tuesday and catch up there — just make sure to have your TV provider login handy. Otherwise, you should download the ABC app, which is compatible on select iOS, Android, Amazon, Apple, Roku, Google Chromecast and Samsung devices.
Finally, those who don't have cable can catch ABC programming, including Dancing With the Stars, on FuboTV, Hulu + Live TV, Youtube TV and AT&T TV Now. Remember: the aforementioned streaming services come with a free seven-day trial period, so you can try them out before committing to a subscription.
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TEAM GB PLEA
Chelsea heroine Claire Rafferty 'would love to see Stoney or Hayes' in Team GB coaching role
Sandra Brobbey
CLAIRE RAFFERTY reckons Emma Hayes or Casey Stoney would be ideal candidates as coach of Team GB's women's football team.
But the ex-Chelsea defender thinks it would be tricky to ask the Blues and Manchester United bosses to leave their jobs for a short-term Olympics role.
Claire Rafferty wishes to see Emma Hayes or Casey Stoney take as Team GB's women's football coachCredit: Getty Images - Getty
The vacancy to lead Great Britain's women's players at the delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympics was expected to be filled by Phil Neville.
However, SunSport reports the Lionesses chief, 43, has ditched his Team GB coaching plans and is set to become Inter Miami's new boss instead.
Rafferty, 32, told TalkSport 2's Women's Football Show: "I would love to see Casey Stoney or Emma Hayes take up the role.
"I'd like to know if it would affect their ability to manage other teams because as it's a short-term role, it would be difficult to ask someone to step down.
"For the likes of someone like Casey Stoney from Man United you really wouldn't want to be asking her to step down for something that is quite short-term.
"It would be interesting to see what kind of angle they (the FA) take.
Neville is expected to be confirmed as the new boss of David Beckham's MLS Miami club within the next 48 hours.
It would see the former Man United and Everton star bring the curtain down on his three-year tenure as manager of England Women's football team.
In that time Neville has led Lionesses to the 2019 Women's World Cup semi-finals and to triumph at the SheBelieves Cup.
Rafferty believes it may be 'difficult' to ask Casey Stoney to give up her Man United job for a short-term Olympics roleCredit: Getty Images - Getty
And Rafferty, who played for Great Britain at London 2012, says she understands Neville's decision opt for a role as a club coach.
Rafferty added: "For Phil, you can't really blame him in my opinion just because of the way it (Tokyo Olympics) has been pushed back and the fact that the Olympics are short-term.
"It's probably a two or three-month contract."
Lionesses in training
Phil Neville


After exiting the airport terminal I walked through the automatic sliding glass doors. A cool breeze swept over me as I got outside, and at 8 degrees Celsius, I knew it was going to be a beautiful night to ride home. In the distance I could see the silhouette of my cargo bicycle, parked in a designated smoking zone near the end of the airport terminal.
I placed my luggage a couple metres away from the bike. Three young security guards were conversing with each other nearby and one of them quipped: "It's free", while pointing at my bike. I responded "It's free for me because I have the keys".
He hadn't realized it was my bike, and his smile disappeared and a sheepish expression appeared on his face before he walked away, apparently embarrassed and surprised that someone as normal looking as myself would ride a strange bike like that.
As I pedalled away from the airport the wheels on my bike cut through puddles that were left over from a rainfall that had thankfully ceased prior to me landing in Toronto.
Exiting the airport was a dream compared to the arrival that had briefly caused some mild stress for me when I arrived at the airport last Sunday. The road that exited the terminal allowed me to get on to Airport road immediately after leaving the airport without having to cross 4 lanes of traffic this time.
Next time I ride to the airport, I will definitely take this back entrance instead of following the road signs that led me down a precarious path just five days before.
The ride home was both enjoyable and uneventful. Whomever created the bike path along Eglinton Ave is my hero, as this provided a smooth, comfortable ride for the first leg of my trip home.
Instead of going out of my way to take the waterfront bike trail, I stuck with city streets which resulted in a more direct route – knocking almost 4 kilometres off the total distance.
The city streets I chose might have provided some discomfort during Toronto's busy rush hours, but since I rode home after midnight the ride was very comfortable; despite the lack of bike infrastructure on most streets I took home.
I arrived home just 1 hour and 8 minutes after leaving the airport. The downhill ride allowed me to sustain a much faster pace than the ride to the airport. I wore a huge smile on my face the whole ride home.
Next time I head back to the airport I know exactly how I will be getting there. This is certainly not going to be a one-time event.
National Airport in Northern Virginia is on the Mount Vernon Trail but the signage from DC is piss poor. I don't know about the quality of bike parking, I doubt it's very good. Note that there is a campaign to get a bike share station at the airport.
The BWI airport in Anne Arundel County outside Baltimore is circled by the BWI Trail and this trail is connected to from some others, but the regional trail network is weak in Baltimore.
It is possible to get to Baltimore with a bike via public transit through connecting to BWI though. Subway to greenbelt, bus to BWI, and light rail to Baltimore.
Anyway, in my email I have some contact with a U of California Transpo researcher concerning improving bike access to airports for employee transportation. That might be something to push. Secure access bike parking could support both passengers and employees.
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