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Episodes, Season 3 Episodes, Burn Notice episodes,
Recaps not included yet
Air date June 4, 2009
Written by Matt Nix
Directed by Tim Matheson
Lesser Evil next
Friends and Family is the premiere episode of the third season and is the twenty-ninth episode overall.
5.3 Guests
Clients: Marta
Bad Guys: Rufino Cortez, Falcone
After escaping "Management," Michael is caught by the police and put in jail. An old friend named Harlan bails him out but asks for a favor in return.
As an operative, you get used to being in uncomfortable situations. Whether it's resisting interrogation in a foreign prison, fighting guerrilla forces in a tropical jungle, or swimming five miles to Miami Beach in your suit pants, it's just part of the job. What's harder to get used to is going into a situation you don't know anything about. Just because you're exhausted and disoriented doesn't mean you can stop looking out for trouble. Danger isn't always obvious. It can be as subtle as a glance from a friendly seeming tourist, a car that slows down at an odd time, or a cop that suddenly seems a little too interested in you.
The backbone of most hotel phone systems is secured by nothing more than a door and a cheap lock, which makes them convenient for people who need to make quick, untraceable phone calls.
Just because you can escape from a situation doesn't mean you should. It's a risk-reward thing. Sometimes you have to take your chances. Sometimes you have to remember it's easier to dodge questions than bullets.
As a spy, you expect to get locked up from time to time. If you're on the job, you just keep busy until someone negotiates your release. If you're working alone, you may have to get used to steel bars and baked beans.
In the highest security places, uniforms are for show. The real security doesn't announce itself with anything but wary looks and shirts loose enough to hide a gun.
Security devices are generally one-way: they keep people in or keep them out. Most high-security locks are a lot less secure if you come at them backwards.
High-status cover IDs are rarely effective. Claim to be a big shot, and people get suspicious. Claim to be a big shot's errand boy, people don't think twice. Act like you don't want to be there because you're tired, you're underappreciated or you're sick and people tend to trust you even more.
Like a wedding, an armed extraction requires a lot of planning if you want it to go well. And like a wedding, it's not the sort of thing you want to do twice, which is why you hold a rehearsal before the big day.
Any ambush depends on knowing where your target is going to be and when. Unfortunately, there are times when the only way to put your target in the line of fire is to be there yourself. Those are the times you just have to trust your team and hope everything goes right.
Security levels vary widely for different kinds of vehicles. Garbage trucks, for example, are expensive but the fact that they're hard to hide and harder to sell means that you don't find a lot of garbage truck alarm systems.
In close spaces, a knife's often more effective than a gun. Easier to handle, easier to hide and, in the right hands, scarier.
The rolling meeting is a popular security measure among high-end criminals. It's hard for law enforcement to bug and it's a lot easier to detect any surveillance. Do it in an armored car with an armed team, it's not just a secure place, it's a fortress on wheels. If you're going to take on that fortress, you'd better have an army.
When an operation depends on clockwork timing and position, you have to do whatever it takes to make sure it comes together.
The principles behind a snatch-and-grab are straightforward. Separate the target from security. Then keep the security occupied while the target is acquired. Simple enough. But like anything, it's all in the execution.
There's a reason it's called bullet-resistant glass, not bulletproof. The right bullet will take out any glass.
When you're trying to hide in the water, fire is your friend. The light turns the surface of the water into a mirror. Then it's just a matter of finding a place to surface where the fire isn't consuming all the oxygen.
One of the things covert operatives have to give up is the idea of a fair fight. Spies aren't trained to fight fair. Spies are trained to win.
Previously on...: Michael hunted down Victor, the man who killed Carla's operatives, and she promised they could talk about his future. Fi shot Carla, Michael shot Victor. Then Michael ignored management's warning about what hell would rain down on him if he jumped from the helicopter and took his chances on a life without their involvement. "Management," in the form of actor John Mahoney, hinted that they might have been keeping Michael's enemies at bay. But Michael jumped into the ocean to an uncertain future.
The more things change...: Michael's five-mile swim back to shore was no picnic, and his reward was getting noticed by the cops and followed all the way to a nearby hotel. He decided to surrender rather than escape -- even though he could have escaped -- and was arrested. "Sometimes you have to remember, it's easier to dodge questions than bullets," Michael said.
Before he did that, he thanked Fi (by phone) for saving his life.
In jail, Michael got a visit from Sam, who tried to put a silver lining on Michael's situation by telling him he was still as burned as ever, but whatever magic "they" were doing to keep Michael out of police computers have stopped. "So the good news is I'm being investigated by the cops and the Foreign Intelligence Agency?" Michael asked. "It's a change," Sam told him.
Michael said he was claiming memory loss. Sam told Michael that his mom was OK, but she was a little upset about her house being blown up. Also, Michael got a letter from Management, telling him to let them know when he's had enough.
Michael said spies have to get used to being locked up now and then but was suddenly bailed out. Michael walked out of jail and found Harlan, his "Old Friend," was the man who did it.
Michael went to his mom's house to find her still pretty upset about the whole house explosion situation. Sam and Fi were out back working on fixing the sun-room. Michael and Fi had their "homecoming, lovey thing" going on, but Sam interrupted them to let Michael know Carla's people were keeping the cops off his back and 12 countries worth of people were after him.
It turned out Harlan wanted Michael to help a girl he met "down south." The girl, Marta, said someone was scamming her father out of her family's land. Rufino Cortez was the name of the man running the scam, Sam said. Michael told Harlan he'd see what he could do.
Michael and Harlan went to Rufino's nightclub in Miami to track him down. Harlan used a copied key to get into one of the club's back rooms, but Michael worried Harlan was being reckless. Seconds later, an alarm went off because they didn't have the code to disable the alarm. They escaped and Harlan apologized to Michael for getting sloppy.
Michael sent Sam out to meet with Barry, who could put together a package to make Michael look like someone Rufino would want to meet with. In other news, Sam was courting Ms. Reynolds, Michael's mom's neighbor, who was letting him drive her old Buick around.
Barry set up Michael's meeting with Falcone, Rufino's "gatekeeper." Michael posed as Tom Wellington, a lawyer representing some people interested in making a deal with Rufino. Falcone, citing "security concerns," grabbed Michael and twisted his arm -- literally, dislocating his shoulder -- until Michael talked about who he was representing. Falcone agreed to a meeting the next day at the train yard.
Michael set up a rehearsal for the extraction of Rufino. They plotted how they would get Rufino. Sam and Fi were putting together some explosives when Fi asked Sam what he thought Michael might do once his situation is cleared up. Sam said he thought Michael would try to get back into the spy game, which upset Fi.
The meeting didn't quite go as planned. Falcone showed up and said Rufino was not there. Falcone threatened Michael and shot toward him to try to intimidate him, but Michael said he had to meet with Rufino. Falcone agreed to arrange a meeting with Rufino, but it would be in a moving car and Michael would be picked up at a location to be determined later.
The gang tried to think of how to get Rufino if the meeting was moving, and Fi and Harlan set out to steal a garbage truck. Meanwhile, Sam explained to Michael what the plan would be, and Michael equipped himself with a knife for potential close combat. Maddie gave Michael an ominous warning about making sure Harlan doesn't get hurt.
Michael went to the meeting spot and went into the SUV to meet with Rufino, who immediately suspected Michael was a cop. Michael went to great lengths to prove he wasn't -- even offering to pull down his pants to prove he wasn't wired. Rufino said he didn't like the deal because he didn't want to deal with people who were hiding behind their lawyer. Michael pleaded with Rufino to give him a chance. The meeting continued and the SUV proceeded down the road.
Moments later, the snatch-and-grab plan went into effect. Fi slammed the garbage truck into the SUV and Sam shot at it from his sniper perch. Harlan got out and took a high-powered rifle to the engine block and the windshield, and Michael held Rufino at knife-point.
"You have a slug in your engine block, your team is pinned down, and I'm leaving with your boss," Michael told Falcone. "If I were you, I'd think about another line of work other than security."
Michael tossed Rufino into a van and he and Harlan drove away.
At a dock, Michael and Harlan talked about their beautiful work, but Harlan quickly flipped the script. He told Michael there was a "change in the plan." He shot Rufino in the chest an said, "They're not coming for Rufino," turning the gun toward Michael. "They're coming for you."
Sam couldn't reach Michael and was getting worried. Fi asked Sam how well he knew Harlan. She was suspicious. Several hours later, Harlan and Michael were at the dock, and Michael's wrists were tied together. Michael quietly pulled a blade and started working on the rope.
Harlan explained to Michael that he was pretty proud of his scheme. He said he was working with Rufino's partners back home. They asked him for help and he was going to need someone to blame for killing Rufino -- and he was going to hand them Michael.
Harlan remembered that Fi wanted him to tell Michael there's a life after being a spy. Michael asked Harlan how he could trust Rufino's partners and how he knew they wouldn't turn on him the way they turned on Rufino. Michael asked Harlan if he was sure he wanted to be a mercenary betraying his friend for blood money.
When Harlan said yes, Michael said, "That's all I needed to know."
Harlan saw Michael had cut through the rope and they went at it. Michael jumped out a window into the water and Harlan shot into the water. Seeing nothing, Harlan tossed a barrel full of fuel into the water and shot at it, causing and explosion and fire on the surface of the water. Michael explained fire on the water's surface is your friend because it acts like a mirror, reflecting the surface of the water. You just have to find a spot that isn't on fire.
Michael got out of the water and after leaving Harlan a trail of blood, snuck up behind him and smacked him around with a bag of rocks. He left Harlan tied up next to Rufino's body, to be found by the authorities who were going to bring Rufino back to stand trial in Venezuela. Michael called from a cell phone and explained that Harlan wanted Rufino dead before the trial could begin, and they should take Harlan back. They did.
Maddie was worried about Michael and told him, Fi and Sam that they need to stick together.
Michael went to see Marta off, and Sam was right there with him. Michael told Sam he didn't need a bodyguard, he needs an agency. He said it was time for him to get his old job back, "my real job."
Sam is concerned that Harlan's betrayal means that the rest of their support network is unreliable and will consider similar betrayals.
Sam reminded Michael that he's still "hot," and government agencies weren't going to touch him.
"You're still out, Mike," Sam said.
"Then I'll find a way to get back in," Michael replied.
Paul Tei as Barry
Guests[edit | edit source]
Brian Van Holt as Harlan
Lorena Segura York as Marta
Cástulo Guerra as Rufino Cortez
Jeff Kober as Falcone
Friends and Family • Questions and Answers • End Run • Fearless Leader • Signals and Codes • The Hunter • Shot in the Dark • Friends Like These • Long Way Back • A Dark Road • Friendly Fire • Noble Causes • Enemies Closer • Partners in Crime • Good Intentions • Devil You Know
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In celebration of its 110th Anniversary, Montblanc returns to its beginnings, as it reimagines one of the first product lines it created during the early 20th century. After almost 3 years of development, the founders of Montblanc launched in 1909 "Rouge et Noir", the Maison's first fountain-pen series, made of black ebonite with a red cap top and inspired by the famous novel of the same name by Stendhal. While the new Montblanc Heritage Collection Rouge & Noir evokes the pioneering spirit of Montblanc with a vintage look and feel, the design brings a contemporary twist to the early model with a slimmer and longer silhouette, as well as incorporating modern piston technology.
With its sensual curves, the serpent features prominently throughout the collection wrapped around the top of the writing instrument and undulating down the cap to become the clip. The mysterious serpent recalls a design motif popular among Art Nouveau artists when the original Rouge & Noir collection first made its appearance. With this newly designed collection of writing instruments the Maison revisits its early pioneering spirit and reinterprets a legendary line in both form and function with a new size and shape and enhanced writing features for a softer, more luxurious writing experience.
The cap and barrel of the Montblanc Heritage Collection, Rouge & Noir, Special Edition are crafted from precious black resin and lacquer, with the historical Montblanc logo engraved on the cap's side. A traditional off-white snowcap, embedded in coral red precious resin crowns the writing instrument. The new alloy metal used to create the writing instrument's clip ensures it can be lifted without being bent, while the patina on the clip's 1920s-inspired serpent design is achieved by using a special galvanic and stripping process. While forming the shape of the clip with its green eyes, the motif of the creature is also engraved on the rhodium-plated Au585 gold nib, evoking Montblanc's mission to constantly rethink and reinvent the art of writing since 1906. The Montblanc Heritage Collection, Rouge & Noir, Special Edition Coral contrasts with the black model, made from vivid coral resin and lacquer evoking a colour reminiscent of the era, and features a bi-colour nib in Au585 gold decorated with the intricate serpent engraving.
Hard rubber, the material that was once one of the only viable and available materials from which Montblanc could create fountain pens, makes its return with the Montblanc Heritage Collection, Rouge & Noir, Limited Edition 1906. With the same limitation number as the year Montblanc was founded, the cap and barrel of the writing instrument are crafted from ebonite, a material that contains natural rubber with sulphur and linseed oil used in a model from 1909, and still manufactured according to a traditional process. While the texture of the ebonite contrasts with the metal fittings and the coral and ivory coloured resin of the Montblanc emblem, the sensorial experience is enhanced by the typical scent that comes from the sulphur content inside the ebonite. The serpent adorns the rhodium-plated Au 750 gold nib with the bi-colour design, while the slithering creature that forms the clip is set with two precious rubies as its eyes.
To complement the Montblanc Heritage Collection, Rouge & Noir writing instruments, a collection of fine stationary pieces is being introduced featuring the serpent. The first piece to launch will be an elegant lined notebook in black leather embossed with spiralling serpents.Through craftsmanship refined over generations, the pioneering spirit that fuelled Montblanc's early innovations comes to life in the Montblanc Heritage Collection, Rouge & Noir, Special Edition and Limited Edition 1906. With refined aesthetics and innovative functionality, Montblanc draws inspiration from its legacy to rewrite the rules, 110 years later.


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Q: Odoo - Confirm Sales Order Hi I am using Odoo10 and trying to create a sales order in POS, below code creates the Sales orders quotation. I want to Confirm the Sale and create Sales order not quotation.
@api.model
    def create_sales_order(self, orderline, customer_id, sign):
        sale_pool = self.env['sale.order']
        prod_pool = self.env['product.product']
        sale_line_pool = self.env['sale.order.line']
        sale_no = ''
        sale = {}
        if customer_id:
            customer_id = int(customer_id)
            sale = {'partner_id': customer_id,
                    'partner_invoice_id': customer_id,
                    'partner_shipping_id': customer_id,
                    'signature': sign}
            sale_id = sale_pool.create(sale)
            if sale_id:
                sale_brw = sale_id
                sale_brw.onchange_partner_id()
                #create sale order line
                for line in orderline:
                    sale_line = {}
                    if line.get('product_id'):
                        prod_rec = prod_pool.browse(line['product_id'])
                        sale_line.update({'name': prod_rec.name or False,
                                          'product_id': prod_rec.id,
                                          'product_uom_qty': line['qty'],
                                          'discount': line.get('discount'),
                                          'order_id': sale_id.id})
                        sale_line_id = sale_line_pool.create(sale_line)
                        for line in sale_line_id:
                            line.product_id_change()
        return {"name": sale_brw.name, "id": sale_brw.id }

How do I create sales order not quotation?

A: Short answer: Set state to "sale":

    sale = {'partner_id': customer_id,
            'partner_invoice_id': customer_id,
            'partner_shipping_id': customer_id,
            'signature': sign,
            'state': 'sale'}

Sale orders and Quotations are saved on the same model (namely, sale.order) you can tell whether it is a SO or a Quote by looking at its state:

state  | Meaning
-------|--------
draft  | Quotation
sent   | Quotation Sent
sale   | Sales Order
done   | Locked
cancel | Cancelled

Also, you can look at the function action_confirm which is triggered by clicking on the Confirm Sale button on addons/sale/models/sale.py file:

    445     def action_done(self):
    446         return self.write({'state': 'done'})
...
    451     @api.multi
    452     def action_confirm(self):
    453         for order in self:
    454             order.state = 'sale'
    455             order.confirmation_date = fields.Datetime.now()
    456             if self.env.context.get('send_email'):
    457                 self.force_quotation_send()
    458             order.order_line._action_procurement_create()
    459         if self.env['ir.values'].get_default('sale.config.settings', 'auto_done_setting'):
    460             self.action_done()
    461         return True

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Lachlan Murdoch Salutes Father Rupert Murdoch At Fox's Last Annual Shareholder Meeting Before Disney Deal – Update
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UPDATED with dual-structure vote totals. Waxing nostalgic about 21st Century Fox's decades-long run in the media business, Executive Chairman Lachlan Murdoch offered a tribute to his father, Rupert Murdoch, during the company's annual shareholder meeting.
Barring a major twist in the long march toward a $71.3 billion deal to sell two-thirds of itself to Disney (a deal that should get final approval in mere weeks), the meeting at the Zanuck Theatre on the Fox lot was the last for Fox in its current form. Post-merger, it will adopt the slimmed-down new name Fox, to match a reduced portfolio consisting of the broadcast network, Fox News, Fox Sports and local TV stations. Lachlan Murdoch will run the new Fox as his brother, James Murdoch (who was not heard from during the meeting), embarks on a new chapter in venture finance.
Fox News Has Best 4th Of July Ever With Donald Trump's 'Salute To America'
Rupert Murdoch began with a brief, no-nonsense introduction and then his son offered eight minutes of reflection on the company that were largely a salute to his father.
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The 87-year-old Australia-born newspaperman built a small print-based outfit into a global empire with TV, film and digital assets. As a "journalist at heart," Rupert Murdoch has "defied conventional wisdom and succeeded where others had failed," Lachlan Murdoch said. Fox's evolution "began with my father's unwavering belief in the power of innovation and consumer choice. He has always had a passion for engaging audiences with stories and experiences that endure. But perhaps the most enduring story is his own."
Shareholders voted to elect Delphine Arnault, James Breyer, Chase Carey, David DeVoe, Sir Roderick Eddington, Jacques Nasser, Robert Silberman, Tidjane Thiam to one-year terms on the board of directors, along with the Murdochs.
The only other piece of business in the 20-minute meeting was discussion of a shareholder proposal to do away with the company's dual-class ownership structure. The company announced in an SEC filing after the close of the market that it failed, with 61% (435,774,050) voting against the measure, and 37% (266,647,916) voting in favor.
Luke Martin, a spokesman for longtime Fox shareholder the Nathan Cummings Foundation, delivered a statement from the foundation asserting that 90% of U.S. companies have a "one-shareholder/one-vote" structure. Excluding the Murdoch family, he added, the owners of 75% of outstanding Fox shares have previously voted to abandon the dual-class setup. Having separate classes of shares "gives some shareholders disproportionate power while leaving others with no vote at all," Martin said, inviting questionable decision-making by board members.
Responding on behalf of the company, Nasser said, "Dual-class structures are not uncommon … particularly in the media and technology sectors." (So much so that the structure became a flashpoint this year in legal warfare between CBS and controlling shareholder National Amusements and has also irritated many Facebook investors dismayed by what they consider Mark Zuckerberg's self-dealing.)
Fox's dual-class arrangement has unlocked considerable value for shareholders, Nasser maintained, and has been responsibly managed.
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In the late '80s, the Strode family of Marion, North Carolina, became infamous for striking fear in the heart of their town. Their son Duffey, who started preaching at age 5, could be found screaming Bible verses at the top of his lungs on school grounds. His parents eventually decided to homeschool their children after Duffey was suspended from school multiple times and a petition suggesting the family should leave town received nearly 500 signatures, according to The Washington Post.
When Duffey preached, he always quoted from the scripture. Passages like, "Marriage is holy in all and the bed undefiled. But the whoremonger and the fornicator, God will judge!" may not seem like typical reading material for a pre-teen. Some people wondered if Duffey could possibly comprehend the words he was screaming.


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Building contract signed for energy-neutral Sports Complex Erasmus University Rotterdam
The building contract between Stichting Erasmus Sportaccommodaties and Remmers Bouwgroep has been signed. The signature marks the start of the construction of a new energy-neutral sports building on the Woudestein campus.
A characteristic feature of the new sports complex will be the inner street that connects two parts of the building. The covered street has a logistical function but is also a meeting place for the users of the building. The sports building is also a leader in the field of sustainability. With this, Sports Complex EUR is taking another step towards a sustainable and CO2 neutral campus. The new sports building will be an energy-neutral building and the principles of circular construction will be applied.
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By: Paul E. Vallely and Charles Jones
The American Report
Published by Stand Up America
For: Limited Distribution
The AMERICANS strongly believe that life, liberty, citizenship and the pursuit of happiness are the unalienable RIGHTS of every American Citizen that cannot be taken or transferred. However, not until We the People become brutally frank with ourselves and with each other will the Constitution be taken off the shelf and once again become operational. Only then can the Republic can be restored and preserved in its original ordained Constitutional Power and form.
We The People have suffered enormously since 1913 under the combined rule of two domineering political parties of 536 elected politicians along with those they have appointed. Tax and Spend, along with whatever it takes to rule, is the quest of one of the domineering parties. In the opposing party, weak backbones, failing to stand up and lead for what a majority of citizen voters want, coupled with the elite of the party stealthfully blending in with the tax and spend party, have destructively allowed the confiscation of far too much of the wages and retirement incomes from the citizens who pay income taxes.
These facts are now becoming more recognized with the most recent dastardly additions of: countless political deceptions, lies, national economic destruction, purposeful job-killing, the stealthful demise of America's middle class, no Administration help for the massive unemployment of Black Americans plus the politically purposeful illegal alien invasion of the United States. Along with forty percent of the people within the fifty state borders who are receiving food stamps. This all is treason to each separate state and to the citizens within the several states and it is perpetuated by the elected and appointed inside the Washington DC beltway.
The Constitution requires that all laws must be faithfully executed, but far too many are not and have not been – – – specifically by the Executive Branch. Nor has the Oversight Power of Congress been exercised to ensure Executive Leadership enforcement of United States laws. These self-serving political failures have become destructive to the well-being, liberty and happiness of most American citizens. It must be recognized that "New Guards" for future personal safety and National Security must peacefully be put into place by citizens beginning with votes at the ballot box. Failed leadership can no longer stand if the Constitution and the Republic are to be preserved for our children and all future generations.
A deep look has been taken into the several national crises by "The Americans" leadership who care greatly about the Republic, the People and the Constitution. Necessary and workable solutions have been developed to help solve and fix what has without question stunted our Nation's ability to clearly, legally and peacefully function as a Constitutional Republic.
KEY NATIONAL ISSUES that must be solved if the separate and collective States of The United States of America are to become economically solvent, remain peaceful and nationally secure are:
The Constitution of the United States as originally established and amended will remain in absolute and total effect. The original XIII Amendment as written and ratified is an operational Amendment and will be adhered to immediately. (The original XIII Amendment was falsely hidden by less than honorable men of the times). Congress shall make all laws necessary for carrying into execution the Powers authorized in the Constitution and that all bills for raising revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives. Constant Congressional leadership oversight will be maintained at all times. All Laws requiring Executive action will be faithfully executed upon receipt from Congress by the President and appropriate departments and selected agencies of Government under the President's sworn responsibility and authority.
A strong National Defense of well-trained Active Duty, Guard and Reserve Forces maintained with proper equipment that can deter any enemy activism, or fight and win if deterrence fails will be assured by both the House and Senate of the US Congress for the protection of "We the People" and the preservation of the Constitution and the Republic. Readiness at all times will include a nuclear capability to win if Congress declares war against an enemy aggressor. The United States Military will in no way be used against United States Citizens. To do so will trigger expeditious Congressional actions to immediately and permanently remove anyone exercising such orders from elected or appointed office.
The United States Government cannot rebound from the man-made economic crises without satisfactory employment for a majority of American citizens. In turn, satisfactory and sustainable employment for American citizens simply cannot be achieved with the excessive tax rates that now exist for US businesses and the American people. All political plundering of the people's wealth via taxation will be stopped. Our banking system and wealth management has been corrupted with the 1913 establishment of the Federal Reserve System, placing monetary and economic control in the hands of a few (now partisan) individuals. The Federal Reserve System will be abolished and all US Government financial and economic functions will be turned over to the US Treasury including the coining and printing of currency and the issuing of currency. US green-back bills will be printed and a one –for- one exchange to replace Federal Reserve notes will take place.
The IRS will immediately be abolished and that form of US government taxation will cease and desist. A zero-interest National Debt will be established at the US Treasury and a GDP annual growth limit not to exceed 3% will be tied to the previous year GDP growth. A transition to a "fair or flat" tax must be accomplished as a priority.
The Illegal Alien Invasion of the United States will be stopped with a Secured Borders Double Fence on The US Southern Border and more Border Guards stationed on the Northern Border. All US borders will be further controlled and severe penalties (financial and incarceration) for employers who hire illegal aliens. Foreign countries will have named financial and trade restriction obligations to the United States for all of their citizens who come over US Borders illegally. There will be absolutely no jobs, no social services, no welfare nor medical services allowed to be provided to illegal alien invaders. (Emergency medical care only will be provided until they deported to home from which departed). American jobs are for US citizens, returning military veterans, part time high school students and the elderly. When US employers cannot find workers and can fully justify seeking foreign workers, Government permission will be granted for hiring temporary foreign workers.
The DHS with functions for national security and FEMA for emergencies have both grown far beyond the intentions of reasonable and responsible leadership control, budgeting, manpower, equipment and facilities. Deceptive political intentions for the potential use of facilities, weapons, massive purchases of ammunition plus military-type vehicles and railroad cars are greatly objectionable to American citizens and an insult to the economic deficit of the Nation. America's leadership needs to be well-versed with the Active Military, County Sheriffs, Local Law Enforcement and National Guard overall capabilities within the continental limits of the United States that can handle any and all emergency situations, foreign or domestic, that might be faced. The DHS will be disbanded and certain functions will be merged into the Department Of Defense (DOD) and the Department of Interior (DOI). The FEMA name will be changed to "The National Emergency Agency" (TNEA) and manpower will be greatly reduced and merged into the DOI to be used for national emergency situations only. Their budget and emergency dispatch activities in the east, central and western parts of the country will be managed through the three numbered Air Forces of the Air Force Reserve Command. All weapons, munitions and military-type vehicles will be transferred to the DOD immediately. All holding and or compound-type facilities will be closed and transferred permanently to local governments for non-detention uses only.
The Department of Energy will be abolished and certain specified oversight functions would be moved to the Department of Commerce.
The Department of Education will be abolished and its functions and all funding responsibility will be returned to each individual state, territory and the District of Columbia.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will be abolished with responsibilities and functions removed to each individual state. Conflicts will be resolved at the Department of Commerce while working with the states.
In addition, selected Agencies will be moved from the National Capitol area and disbursed into the interior for cost-effective and long-term security reasons as well as seeking more diversified hiring of high quality civilian personnel throughout a larger portion of the Nation. (Rust-belt areas of high unemployment in the mid-west and other locations of far greater physical expansion capability will be given priority consideration for these moves and jobs.
The partisan and destructive Democrat Affordable Health Care Plan will be repealed and pre-2009 Medicare Programs will be fully reconstituted. Necessary changes and revisions to the existing Social Security System to ensure self-funding.
The Executive order that allows unions to exist in government and do collective bargaining in any and all tax-payer funded government jobs will be rescinded.
It will be the policy and understanding within the entire Republic to recognize each County Sheriff as the Elected Senior Law Enforcement Officer in each respective County and that a well-regulated militia, if formed, will be responsive to his Constitutional Sworn Oath as necessary requirements for security of a free state.
The United Nations will be defunded from the excessive monetary proportions US taxpayers have been forced to fund and a strong effort will be made to move this overbearing activity out of the United States. Politicians must come to realize that no United Nations deliberations can override the US Constitution.
Education, kindergarten through grade twelve, is a fundamental right for American school-age children and is a responsibility of county or city taxpayers to insure funding for that right. Citizen school children in far too many public schools have been denied that fundamental right to an education due to handicaps in classroom and interferences caused by countless non-English speaking children plus overcrowding and scarce tax dollars used to accommodate illegal alien school children. In addition to US Borders becoming secure, the 5 to 4 decision by the Burger Supreme Court that allowed all who choose to attend American taxpayer-funded schools regardless of citizenship will be revisited using Chief Justice Burger's dissenting opinion as grounds for new litigation.
Defund the United Nations and have moved from New York to a location such as Athens, Greece, where the original nation-state was established.
Begin a systematic process to reorganize the Department of Defense into an organization of National Security that can prepare us for today and tomorrow with "forward strategies" that secure America.
It is the general consensus of The Americans Project that If the Republican Party does not hold the line in the US House of Representatives to secure the Southern US Border, plus demand existing immigration laws be faithfully executed by the Executive Branch, then stop all Senate Immigration Reform and also stand firm for defunding Obama-care, the results will be the demise of the Republican Party in the 2014 and 2016 elections. The 2008 and 2012 Presidential elections were lost because many Republican and Independent voters stayed home. There must be Honest National Leadership in place for the America First voters who care about the Constitution, the Republic and a secure future for their children.
Independent Constitutional Leadership selected by The Americans Project will be that Leadership. It will also become more evident to the voters that the course the Democrats have planned for America is destructive far beyond the imagination. This nation is being torn apart daily as the crises facts become known. Also most disturbing to Americans who care is the fact many are not confident We the People have a Constitutional Government in place because to this date absolutely no one has seen one document verifying Constitutional qualification of the person occupying the White House. Congress ignores all petitions for a redress of grievances and the Judiciaries at all levels of government have dismissed every attempt at addressing a legal option. The Democrat Party leadership signed two separate and different documents certifying eligibility to run for office as well as re-election eligibility. This is pure and simple elected and appointed sworn politicians run amuck. Enough is enough. If the United States of America and the separate states are to survive these greedy self-serving destructive political onslaughts, new leadership in existing elective offices is a must for every citizen.
Our government (all branches) of, by and for the people has lost control and has led us down a very destructive path of tyranny, corruption, cover-ups and deceit. We have to a degree lost the necessary checks and balances designed to provide an essential balance of power. That has led to a far-reaching federal government and an infringement on states' rights. We must save the Republic and the country before we get to the point of no return. A National Call to Action is required by all of us to get our country on track! God save the Republic!
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God given unalienable "natural" rights only apply to the constitutional "Posterity" of the founding generation, by whom, and for whom, this country was founded.
"Natural" rights only apply to free people living in a "State of Nature" under the common-law of liberty. A "free" person is a "free-agent", he does not have contracts with government.
The common-law of liberty is found only on the State level, the original citizens were found only in the States.
The post-Civil War 14th Amendment created an ipso-facto after-market federal "subject" citizenship in order to accommodate the freed slaves.
Government created "subjects" owe their status to legislation, i.e., the Civil Rights Act of 1866, et seq. Civil rights, which only apply to statutory minorities adopted into the mainstream host political family as a privilege, come from Congress, not God, and are whatever Congress decrees them to be.
This is not Americanism.


EVERYONE who supports hunting is invited to attend what could be the last Christmas-time meets ahead of February's ban.
EVERYONE who supports hunting is invited to attend what could be the last Christmas-time meets ahead of February's ban.
The Countryside Alliance is urging anyone 'who supports freedom and tolerance' to back their hunt at the traditional Boxing Day gathering, which takes place on Monday, December 27 because of the clash with Sunday.
Hunts are expecting record turnouts from rural people in the face of the Hunting Act which comes into force on February 18.
But the Alliance is adamant the Act will be successfully challenged either through the courts or by a change in policy at a national level.
Mr Fell said huntsmen and women would still meet and exercise the horses and hounds after the activity became illegal, although they would not deliberately go out to catch a fox.
He added: 'We will continue to illustrate our determination to fight this unworkable and un-enforceable legislation and en-sure that, after the repeal, hunting will survive and emerge stronger than ever before.
The Conservative Party says it would repeal the Hunting Act if elected but Mr Fell said hunt supporters will not be advocating voting en masse for the Tories given the differing political views within the hunting community.
'We are asking people to go and check out the views of their parliamentary candidate on hunting and make sure they are voting for someone who will be looking after their interests,' he said.
Mr Fell said the Parliament Act used to enforce the will of the House of Commons against opposition from the unelected chamber had never been ratified and would be challenged through the courts. He said 'a couple' of cases would also be going before the European Court of Human Rights.


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Cavaliers Corner with John Fankhauser
Football Prospect Camp Set for June 7th
Football Releases 2019 Schedule
Maroon Tops White in Spring Game
Football Signs 31 for 25th Anniversary Season
Eleven Named To G-MAC All Conference Teams
(INDIANAPOLIS) - The Great Midwest Athletic Conference has released its All Conference selections for the 2018 football season and 10 Cavaliers have been spotlighted. Koby Adu-Poku and Leondre Crosby were named First Team All Conference. Morgan Trust, Rikwon Moore and Stephen Baugh were given Second Team honors. Honorable Mention awards were given to Kasey Tingler, Hunter Polk, Macklin Coleman, O'Shea Heard and Nick Sanchez.
Adu-Poku Tabbed as G-MAC Offensive Player of the Week
Cavaliers End Season With Win Against Rival Pioneers
Cavaliers Edge Battlers in Barnburner 42-39
A Nick Gassman 2-yard run with 57 seconds left lifted Walsh over Alderson Broaddus for a 42-39 victory on Senior Day at Tom Benson Saturday. The Cavaliers (3-6, 3-4) and Battlers (3-7, 2-5) exchanged leads six times in the shootout, including five times in the second half.
Walsh Falls To Findlay 24-18
Walsh was edged by Findlay 24-16 in its final true road game of the season at Donnell Stadium on Saturday. The Cavaliers dropped to 2-5 overall and 2-3 in the G-MAC, while the Oilers improved to 5-3 and 3-2.
Homecoming Night Spoiled By Hillsdale
Fighting the elements, Walsh gave the G-MAC's first place team all it could, but eventually fell to Hillsdale 28-9 Saturday evening. The Cavaliers dropped to 2-5 overall and 2-3 in the conference, while the Chargers improved to 7-1 and 6-0 in the same categories.
Cavs Host Hillsdale For Homecoming
Coming off of one of the best defensive performances by anyone in the nation, Walsh welcomes Hillsdale to Tom Benson Stadium for Homecoming weekend. The Cavaliers (2-4, 2-2 G-MAC) most recently defeated Lake Erie 29-0 on Saturday evening, while the Chargers (6-1, 5-0 G-MAC) lead the conference standings after a 45-24 victory over Alderson Broaddus.
Cavs Shutout Storm
A dominant defense helped Walsh to its first shutout since joining the NCAA in a 29-0 blanking of Lake Erie at Jack Britt Memorial Stadium on Saturday evening. The Cavaliers (2-4, 2-2) allowed the Storm (0-7, 0-5) just 31 yards of total offense in their first shutout since 2011.
Cavs Eyeing Storm On Saturday Night
Walsh will attempt to get back to .500 in the G-MAC as it heads north to take on Lake Erie under the lights at Jack Britt Memorial Stadium on Saturday. The Cavaliers enter this week 1-4 overall and 1-2 in the conference, while the Storm are looking for their first win of the season at 0-6 and 0-4.
Walsh Battles ODU Tough, But Falls 20-10
Walsh shutout a high-powered Ohio Dominican team in the second half, but couldn't overcome an early deficit in a 20-10 defeat at Tom Benson Stadium Saturday evening. The Panthers (5-1, 3-1) jumped out to a 20-point lead and held off a Cavaliers (1-4, 1-2) rally in the second half.
Cavs To Host ODU Under The Lights
As the season has progressed, so has Walsh's football team as the Cavaliers have gotten better with each game. Now the Maroon and Gold (1-3, 1-1) prepares for perhaps their toughest opponent to date in Ohio Dominican (4-1, 2-1).
Shellenbarger Named G-MAC Defensive Player of the Week
Marcus Shellenbarger has been named the Great Midwest Athletic Conference's Defensive Player of the Week after helping Walsh to its first victory of the season. The defensive lineman from Mt. Vernon finished the game with six tackles, 2.5 of which were quarterback sacks, and forced and recovered a fumble in the Cavaliers' 23-17 win at Kentucky Wesleyan.
Fast Start Helps Cavs, Coach Fankhauser Get First Win
Head Coach John Fankhauser has his first win of his career as the leading man of a football program as Walsh took down Kentucky Wesleyan 23-17 on Saturday afternoon. The Cavaliers (1-3, 1-1) jumped out to a 17-0 lead after the first quarter and held on as the Panthers (2-3, 1-2) chipped at the lead the rest of the way.
Cavs Search For First Win Of Season Once Again vs. Kentucky Wesleyan
Coming off of its best game of the season, Walsh hits the road to Kentucky Wesleyan for the fourth game of the season. The Cavaliers (0-3, 0-1) took Tiffin to the limit last Saturday before suffering a 27-20 loss at the hands of the Dragons. The Panthers (2-2, 1-1) are also entering the weekend on an upswing as they won their second consecutive contest with a 44-38 decision over Malone.
Time Runs Out On Cavs Comeback vs. Tiffin
It came down to the final minutes, but Walsh was unable to take down Tiffin as it fell 27-20 in its G-MAC opener at Tom Benson Stadium on Saturday. The Cavaliers (0-3, 0-1) played their best game of the season and had the unbeaten Dragons (4-0, 2-0) on their heels in the fourth, but a drive late in the fourth stalled and the visitors were able to run out the clock.
Hurricane Florence Forces Football Cancellation For Cavaliers
This weekend's football game between Walsh and Jacksonville has been cancelled because of the impending weather from Hurricane Florence. The Cavaliers were scheduled to leave for Florida today for Saturday's 1 p.m. kickoff with the Dolphins.
Saginaw Valley Pulls Away From Walsh
The home opener for Walsh didn't go as well as hoped for in a 41-10 loss to Saginaw Valley State at Tom Benson Stadium on a rainy Saturday afternoon. The Cavaliers (0-2) played close with the Cardinals (2-0) for the first half of the game, but the visitors eventually pulled away.
Cavs Look To Bounce Back vs. Cardinals
Walsh returns to Tom Benson Stadium to take on Saginaw Valley State in the home opener tomorrow afternoon at 1. The Cavaliers are looking to rebound from last week's defeat at Wayne State, while the Cardinals cruised by Alderson Broaddus in Week 1 action.
Cavs Tripped Up In Season Opener at Wayne State
Walsh fell to Wayne State in the season opener by a score of 31-0 in the Motor City on Thursday evening. The Cavaliers are back in action against another former conference foe in Saginaw Valley State for the home opener at Tom Benson Stadium.
Cavs Kickoff 24th Year Against Wayne State Thursday Night
The 24th season of Walsh football will kick off tomorrow night as the Cavaliers take on Wayne State in the Motor City. The former conference rivals are meeting each other for the fifth consecutive season and will open the year with each other the second year in a row.
Football Selected Fifth In G-MAC Preaseason Coaches Poll
The Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC) Football Preseason Coaches Poll presented by Under Armour for 2018 has been released and Walsh has been selected to finish fifth. The Cavaliers received 34 points in the nine-team field.
Trust Nominated for 2018 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team
Across America, many college football players receive praise for their superior performance on the field. Today, however, only a select group of those student-athletes have the honor of being commended for their distinguished accomplishments off the field when Allstate Insurance Company and the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) announce 169 nominees for the 2018 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team®.
Spring Game Scheduled For Saturday
The spring practice season will come to a close for the Walsh football team this Saturday as the Cavaliers host their annual Maroon and Gold game at Vasco Field. Fans will be able to get their first look at the 2018 team when they take the field at 2 p.m.


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KLA Corporation (NASDAQ: KLAC) has announced plans to build a new research-and-development (R&D) and manufacturing center for the SPTS division, in Newport, Wales, UK. The new development designed to meet BREEAM standard of sustainability rating of excellent is expected to include a capital investment of more than $100 million and create a 200,000 square foot facility. The new state-of-the-art innovation center and manufacturing facility will include offices, cleanrooms, storage and support ...
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ABB is introducing 3D printing capabilities to its RobotStudio simulation and offline programming software, which will enable users to program ABB robots for additive manufacturing in just 30 minutes. Part of the PowerPac portfolio of RobotStudio, the new 3D Printing feature eliminates manual programming to allow faster prototype production. The 3D Printing PowerPac supports a variety of processes, such as welding and printing with granules or concrete and is ideal for low-volume, high-mix print...
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Luis de Briceño was probably the first representative of the love-for-things-Spanish whose influence was to prove so decisive for French music. Briceño was a virtuoso guitarist, who won the hearts of the Paris aristocracy while incurring the wrath of Moulins, a staunch defender of the French lute. The book he published in 1626, a method for playing the Spanish guitar, includes many improvisations on a wide variety of Spanish dances. Far away now from the quarrels of that time, we are able to appreciate the beauty of Briceño's pieces and the freedom they allow performers – which is what prompted Le Poème Harmonique to revive them.
Premièred in October 2010 in Rouen (France), this programme has since been given at Versailles (Opéra Royal) and at the Salle Gaveau in Paris. The recording is due for release on the Alpha label in September 2011.


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British Gas goes green
British Gas has launched a new part to its business which will aim to help people manage a greener, more climate-conscious lifestyle.
The new branch of the company, British Gas New Energy, will focus on the increasing demand for energy to go green, by helping homes and businesses make improvements to support this.
Sam Laidlaw, chief executive of British Gas parent company Centrica, explained: "Most UK homes are poorly insulated and the energy loss and emissions levels from them are much higher than they could be.
"We can use our expertise in the green energy sector to help homeowners significantly reduce their impact on the environment and take a lead in this rapidly growing new business area."
Among the initiatives to be pursued by the company will be a service providing Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs), which anyone selling a home will require from June.
It will also offer solar heating panels to homeowners, which will not only help them save money on their energy bills but could see £500 knocked off their council tax bill too.
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Turkey and France qualify for Euro 2020
Turkey's team players celebrate after winning the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Group H group match between Turkey and Iceland at Turk Telekom Stadium in Istanbul, on Thursday. — AFP
ISTANBUL — Turkey booked their place at Euro 2020 on Thursday after a goalless qualifying draw with Iceland which also sent world champions France to next year's finals.
With two teams qualifying from Group H, leaders Turkey are four points ahead of third-placed Iceland with one match remaining after the stalemate in Istanbul, with France a point behind Turkey in second.
Iceland needed to win to have any chance of qualifying thanks to their inferior head-to-head record with the French but will now have to hope they make the playoffs at the end of the qualifying phase.
Didier Deschamps' France would have qualified for the Euros with a win over Moldova later on Thursday regardless of the result between Iceland and the Turks — who have been rejuvenated since Senol Gunes returned to take charge in February — and can now move top of the group.
Former national team goalkeeper Gunes took Turkey to third place at the 2002 World Cup during his first spell as manager between 2000 and 2004, and guided his team to qualification with relative ease, beating and drawing with France and losing only one match.
That upturn in form comes after a dreadful slump under previous coach Mircea Lucescu that saw Turkey fail to qualify for the last year's World Cup in Russia and relegated to third-tier League C in the UEFA Nations League.
The hosts largely kept Iceland at bay in a match of few chances, but had to thank Merih Demiral for making sure of qualification when he brilliantly cleared Hordur Magnusson's header off the line with eight minutes to go. — AFP
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Happy 97th Birthday Doris Day!!
The three comedies she made with Rock Hudson made her one of the most beloved stars of the 1960's.
Nobody gets mad better than Doris Day.
Her song "Secret Love" in "Calamity Jane" won that year's Oscar.
And she is excellent as the neurotic wife in Alfred Hitchcock's "The Man Who Knew Too Much." She sang "Que Sera Sera" in that film, and it became a huge hit.
Sometimes dismissed in the early days of the women's equality movement as a relic of the 50's, today we recognize her for portrayals of strong, independent, professionally successful women, even in her comedies like "Pillow Talk" and "Lover Come Back" and the musical "The Pajama Game." An essay by Molly Haskell in an early issue of Ms. Magazine was the first to claim her as a feminist icon.
I'm especially fond of her performances in "The Thrill of it All," "Teacher's Pet," "Pajama Game," "Lover Come Back," and "Please Don't Eat the Daisies." Happy birthday, Miss Day!


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Anti-gay activist asks people to please stop making fun of his PayPal donation button amid 'boycott'
Nick Duffy April 8, 2016
The leader of the Family Research Council has hit out at "lefty trolls" who mocked him over the PayPal button on his site, after he called for a boycott.
The internet payments company this week scrapped a planned HQ expansion to North Carolina after the state's governor signed a law permitting discrimination against LGBT people – opting to search for a new home in a state where all employees will be protected.
Following the decision, Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council declared a boycott, telling supporters: "Good riddance! Anyone with half a brain shouldn't want that kind of extremism operating out of North Carolina anyway"
But LGBT activists pointed out that if you attempt to donate money to the group through their central payment system, the preferred option is… PayPal.
Mr Perkins was apparently very upset with everyone making fun of him and he went on the radio complain about it and talk about his feelings.
He said: "For those of you on the left who have been trolling today, PayPal will not be on our site for much longer, as we look for another means to which our constituents can easily make contributions to us.
"I personally will be ending my PayPal account too, so those of you who have been foaming at the mouth on the left today… take it easy.
"We're gon' be ditching PayPal as PayPal shows their hypocrisy about men demanding the right to walk into girls' bathrooms."
He added that conservatives had been "the most consistent supporters of business", adding: "Now all of a sudden the big business community has been hijacked and I wouldn't say it's necessarily involuntarily.
"Maybe it's Stockholm Syndrome, I don't know. I wouldn't say they're being held hostage by the LGBT community, but they're certainly being used as puppets."
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Does TB Falter Again Or Is It Another In a Long Series of Letdowns for the Caps?
Carl TaylorLast Updated: May 23, 2018
Vasilevskiy has been on a roll in the last four games but he needs help from his offense tonight.
Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals is upon us and both Washington and Tampa Bay have their upsides – as well as their downsides. The Lightning are at home, which gives them a major advantage and is why oddsmakers have set them as -140 tonight. Home ice isn't everything though. Washington won Games 1 and 2 at the Amalie Arena and played a tight contest in losing just 2-3 in Game 5. Is there more pressure on the favored Lightning in the May 23rd NHL playoffs free pick or is it the Capitals than cannot afford another failure?
Caps Could Have Had This Wrapped Up
Ovechkin has been hyping up tonight's contest as the 'biggest game of his life.'
Washington is in a great spot – win and you're in your first Stanley Cup Finals since 1998. Then again, the Caps know that they blew a huge opportunity in going home up 2-0, only to drop 3 straight contests to find themselves on the brink of another wasted season. One bright spot is that the Caps did not accept their fate and instead earned a convincing 3-0 win in Game 6 to force the May 23rd NHL playoffs free pick elimination game. Washington's Alex Ovechkin is calling this the biggest game of his life – but are they going to let that pressure get to them in front of a hostile crowd.
The Caps need to look no further than their wins in Game 1 & 2 to find confidence for tonight. The Caps outscored Tampa Bay 10-4 in those games, frustrating the Lightning into just 21 shots in Game 1. Washington used a similar physical approach to upend Tampa Bay 3-0 in Game 6, allowing only 24 SOG. G Braden Holtby was was outstanding in that contest, notching the shutout. He had allowed 3+ goals in the three losses prior, each time while facing less than 27 shots. Which version of Holtby shows up tonight is going to be the game changer in Game 7.
Tampa Bay Has Been Here Before
Stamkos can smell a Stanley Cup Finals berth…but there's one more game to go.
There's nothing quite like a Game 7 in sports but Tampa Bay may have a ho-hum attitude towards tonight. Mind you, that's a good thing since they have the experience of playing in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals what is now the third time in the last 4 years. They won in this spot over the Rangers in 2015 before dropping the Stanley Cup to Chicago that year. In 2016 the Lightning dropped the decisive game as Pittsburgh went on to take the Championship. No team in the NHL has more playoff wins in the last 4 years than Tampa – a strong feat considering they didn't even make the postseason last year.
Andrei Vasilevskiy has been a strong point in net for Tampa Bay despite the fact that he's getting absolutely pelted, facing 35+ shots in four of the last five games. The results have been stellar though, especially in the last 3 games where the goaltender has surrendered only 6 goals total. Vasilevskiy should be strong again tonight in the May 23rd NHL playoffs free pick which favors the 'under' 5.5 that oddsmakers have set.
May 23rd NHL Playoffs Free Pick Betting
The biggest factor to consider tonight is if the Caps are prone to their previous plights or 'new year, new team.' The numbers don't really favor the Caps when you look at their history – which is 4-11 in Game 7's including 1-3 on the road. The Caps are 6-0 in elimination game's that aren't Game 7 however so there is some hope there. The truth is that Tampa just has too much experience too let the emotions get to them. They'll have an insane home crowd behind their backs tonight and a goaltender who has been a brick wall. The Lightning didn't take Washington seriously in Games 1 or 2, but they will tonight.
Free Pick: Tampa Bay Lightning -140
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Are you ready to take the next step in your career and get a promotion this year? Developing new skills and being able to demonstrate these to an employer is the key to scoring that new job title. Here are 5 courses to get you a promotion in 2017.
With promotion comes greater responsibility and that means greater work and management required. Developing project management skills demonstrates your ability to handle the bigger tasks and effectively manage everything involved from teams to spreadsheets. Applying for your next promotion with this skill on your CV gives your employer greater confidence in your initiative as well as saves them the costs involved in training you to manage projects effectively. This creates a win-win for both parties!
If you want that next promotion you may have to present a business case and most likely compete with other candidates going for the new title. Being able to deliver powerful presentations will give you the competitive edge needed to get your employer listening and engaged in your achievements and what you can offer in the new role. A lot of the time your employer may not be completely aware of what you do, or goals you might have achieved. Creating a presentation that can keep their attention and communicate your work and outcomes could be the missing piece holding you back from your next promotion.
The ability to not only sell yourself on paper, but effectively communicate in person during an interview can make or break your chances at a promotion. Learning to communicate like a leader will showcase initiate and give your employer get a better understanding of how you will be in a management or leadership position.
Sometimes you need to create your own opportunities to take your career to the next level. The key to doing that? Networking. Developing business networking skills will teach you to meet, foster and grow not only rapport but relationships with people that are crucial in any working environment. The great thing about networks is if they're properly fostered the relationships are not limited by time, making opportunities to grow endless.
Studies have found the number one thing employers are investing in is innovation. If you're looking for a promotion into a management position being able to spark innovation within a team gives you a unique and invaluable skill to many companies. The world is ever changing and constantly emerging with new technologies and innovation, having the ability to create a culture of creativity and critical thinking carries enormous value. Being able to showcase that ability to an employer brings you one step closer to promotion.


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1. Seth continues his review of 2 Timothy 2 examining serving the effort and payoff of the Christian life.
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Venezuela denounces 'digital totalitarianism' of Facebook for blocking Nicolás Maduro
The blocking of Maduro's Facebook account occurred after the president broadcast live, on March 21, an assessment of his government's fight against covid-19, in which he promoted the locally produced drug Carvativir.
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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Venezuela denounced this Sunday Facebook's "digital totalitarianism" after the social network announced that it blocked, for a month, the ability of President Nicolás Maduro to publish new content for having "violated its policy against disinformation about covid-19".
"It is evident, and so we denounce it, that we are witnessing a digital totalitarianism, exercised by supranational companies that want to impose their law on the countries of the world," the Venezuelan government said in a statement released today.
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Ariel Atom 3S revealed, capable of 1/4 mile in 10.7 seconds
Brett Davis Oct 14, 2014
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Lightweight sportscar maker Ariel and TMI AutoTech in the US have come up with a cracker of a car for track day enthusiasts. Introducing the Ariel Atom 3S.
Ariel already has a number of versions of the exposed-frame Atom, including the range-topping Atom V8 with its twin Suzuki Hayabusa engines blended together to create a V8. This new version is the second most powerful behind that.
Resting just behind the driver's shoulder is a 2.4-litre Honda four-cylinder engine which is turbocharged. It produces an impressive 268kW of power and 420Nm of torque. These figures sound sweet for a full-bodied coupe or sedan.
In the extremely lightweight Atom frame, which weighs around 500-600kg, the Atom 3S can shuffle off from 0-100km/h in around 2.8 seconds (0-60mph), and it can run the quarter mile in just 10.7 seconds.
Helping to propel the little beast is a racing-type Sadev six-speed sequential transmission with steering wheel paddle shifters, sending energy into a rear-wheel drive setup. Ariel also offers less-serious transmission options for those who aren't looking to break lap records.
Other track-ready highlights include four-piston brakes at all corners, a digital dash, an adjustable traction control system for optimum diversity, and an adjustable suspension setup so drivers can perfect the handling for each track or road.
Prices for the new model kick off from US$89,750 and go upwards from there depending on what options you'd like, and depending on how much g-force and speed you can handle.
Check out the video below for a quick demonstration. It certainly looks like fun doesn't it?
Ariel Atom, Ariel Atom 3S
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Michael Franti will help usher in the summer sun a little early this year with the simultaneous release of two singles from his forthcoming new CD, The Sound of Sunshine, slated for release later this summer. Released to radio on May 20th, the single, "Shake It", hit the Top 40 and Hot AC radio formats, while the single and title track, "The Sound of Sunshine," went to AAA and is already the #2 most added. "Shake It" will be released digitally on May 25th with "The Sound of Sunshine" following two weeks later on June 8th.
Michael Franti is the creator and lead singer of Michael Franti & Spearhead. For over two decades, The Bay Area born Franti has been bringing our world exceptionally powerful, deeply felt music. Franti first formed the punk band The Beatnigs while studying at the University of San Francisco, and later the far more hip hop-inflected The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy. In the mid-Nineties, Franti created Spearhead, and increasingly in recent years, he's found his own voice musically and his own organic brand of popular success. Franti's impressive series of recordings have vividly reflected his status as a musical citizen of the world.


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Q: heatmap2 graph doesn't display complete dataset I'm using gplots::heatmap.2to make heatmap of my matrix. The variables in columns and rows are actually the same. But the graph doesn't show complete data in y-axis.
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0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, NA, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, NA, 0, 0,
0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, NA, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, NA,
0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, NA, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
0, NA, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, NA, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
0, 0, 0, NA), .Dim = c(10L, 10L), .Dimnames = list(c("A", "B",
"C", "D", "E", "F", "G", "H", "I", "J"), c("A", "B", "C", "D",
"E", "F", "G", "H", "I", "J")))

This omission seems has nothing to do with the dataset or the margin of the graph. I also tried another different dataset with different variables in row and column, but still there is omission in y-axis.
Thank you!

A: There are a few options.

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*Manually stretch the figure vertically after the plot appears.

*Send the figure to a file, specifying the height and width
tiff(filename = "Heatmap.tif", width = 480, height = 480) # Modify as required
heatmap.2(data_object) # Or whatever you called your data frame
dev.off()

*Modify the size of the tick labels in the call to heatmap.2
heatmap.2(df, cexRow = 0.7)


It has been a long road since the first season of Game of Thrones premiered in 2011. Fans have seen great battles, along with struggles of love, revenge, and hate, and are now ready to see the story come to a close. But the ending of the show doesn't just affect the fans, as it also affects the actors who portray these characters we either hate or love so much.
As fans wait for the final season to premiere, Lena Headey, who plays Cersei Lannister, has shared her reaction to her final scenes. "My last day on set was really weirdly tedious because I just had to shoot going up and down these stairs and that was it," she told Variety.
Instead of her last scenes being epic or at the very least interesting to help her close the Cersei chapter in her life, Headey's last day of filming seemed to be anti-climatic. And without surprise, no spoilers were spilled from the actress while speaking to Variety, except that we now know there will be a scene with Cersei climbing stairs. But this really doesn't tell us much about her very final scene in the show, as we're sure Thrones doesn't film everything chronologically.
Headey isn't the only cast member to have less-than-exciting reactions to their last scenes. In fact, most of the major actors have said their final time on set was either unsettling or made them cry.
Thrones showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss have admitted they are not big on trailers, so little footage of Season 8 has been revealed so far. The final season premieres on April 14, 2019.


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COVID-19 Relief Bill Allows Employers to Voluntarily Extend FFCRA Leave and Claim Tax Credits Through March 31, 2021
Submitted by Ali Law Group PC on December 30, 2020
On December 21, 2020, Congress passed a large appropriations bill containing $900B in COVID relief. President Trump signed the bill on December 27, 2020. The bill extends tax credits for eligible employers who voluntarily choose to allow employees to take leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) through March 31, 2021. As we previously reported, the current FFCRA requirements expire after December 31, 2020. The relief bill does not extend the FFCRA and the mandate requiring employers to provide paid leave but instead will allow employers to decide if their company will continue to provide paid leave. Employers can now continue to receive the federal tax credit for allowing employees to take unused FFCRA paid sick and family leave through March 31, 2021. If an employee exhausted all FFCRA emergency paid sick leave (2 weeks or up to 80 hours) in 2020, it does not appear that the employer can claim tax credits for additional FFCRA emergency paid sick leave it chooses to provide that employee in 2021. However, if an employee used paid FMLA-expansion leave in 2020, and the employer's 12-month period for FMLA leave resets on or before March 31, 2021, an employer should be able to claim tax credits for additional FMLA-expansion leave it pays to employees through March 31, 2021. Further guidance is needed and expected from the U.S. Department of Labor or the IRS. We are following this legislation closely and will be issuing further updates for employers, as needed.
⌂ 〉 COVID-19 Relief Bill Allows Employers to Voluntarily Extend FFCRA Leave and Claim Tax Credits Through March 31, 2021


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The ACW Biography and Memoir
Deacon by Design by Gill Deacon
A personal story about vocation and ministry in the Church of England, the ups and downs of an Anglican deacon. Sounds very dull … but it's a page turner and reads like a novel. The story of how God encouraged the author over the years in a ministry which is very little understood and accepted in the church.
Between the Mountain and the Sea
Memoir of being a child on the island of Tristan da Cunha. Written by an author who lived there in the 1950s for 5 years. An unique childhood.
Still Emily by Emily Owen
Emily Owen was a multi talented teenager. At the age of 16, she was diagnosed with Neurofibromatosis Type 2 (NF2). Over the coming years, NF2 would steal her education, her smile, her hearing, her ability to walk. With gentle humour and heart-breaking honesty, Emily shares her story. Slowly and painfully, she discovers value in new places, seeing the rainbows in the silence.
No longer I? by Howard Webber
I have something I need to say before you go. You are the worst officer this corps has ever had." Those harsh words of indictment, spoken in judgment at the end of Howard Webber's first Salvation Army pastorate, set the tone for his compelling lessons in practical Christian discipleship woven throughout the pages of 'No Longer I?
Finding Myself in Britain by Amy Boucher Pye
Think Michele Guinness meets Bill Bryson. Finding Myself In Britain is a witty, insightful look at faith, identity and the quirks of British life by a stranger-turned-friend.
Funnily Enough by Sophie Neville
The illustrated diary of a single girl aged thirty who returns to live with her eccentric parents after being diagnosed with a mystery illness akin to ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. While languishing in Gloucestershire, Sophie has time to contemplate issues of friendship, family and faith, as she takes a quirky and at times hilarious route to recovery.
The Making of Swallows and Amazons
Life as an ordinary school girl changed dramatically for Sophie when she was cast as Titty alongside Virginia McKenna, Ronald Fraser and Suzanna Hamilton in the original movie of 'Swallows and Amazons'. While living out Arthur Ransome's epic adventure in the Lake District, Sophie kept a diary chronicling life on a film set in the early 1970s when eating fruit was a treat and disasters were an almost daily occurrence.
Ride the Wings of the Morning
A conventional English girl arrives in South Africa to help a friend run horseback safaris and ends up driving medical supplies to an orphanage in war-torn Mozambique. This true story is told through correspondence sent back and forth between Sophie and her family in England.
Eye Can Write by Jonathan Bryan
Jonathan Bryan has severe cerebral palsy, a condition that makes him incapable of voluntary movement or speech. He was locked inside his own mind, aware of the outside world but unable to fully communicate with it until he found a way by using his eyes to laboriously choose individual letters, and through this make his thoughts known.
Hurry Up Nurse by Dawn Brookes
The book follows the author's experiences as she and her friends come to terms with the non-stop hustle and bustle of hospital life. Bestselling memoir following the ups and downs of a trainee nurse in the 1970s. It is written with humour and candour but also a great deal of compassion.
Hurry Up Nurse 2 by Dawn Brookes
This sequel to Hurry up Nurse: memoirs of nurse training in the 1970s, follows the author to London in 1980. From the first night when they econter 'Screaming Girl' and cockraoches in the kitchen, these nurses know they are in for challenging days ahead.
Miss, What Does Incomprehensible Mean? by Fran Hill
'Miss, What Does Incomprehensible Mean?' is being published in May 2020 and is a funny, life-affirming memoir of a typical year in a teacher's life in which it's not only the pupils who misbehave. It's available from SPCK Publishing, from Amazon, or from most other major bookshops. More information available from www.franhill.co.uk
The Overcomer by Peculiar Medinus
Testimonies of God's mysterious intervention that will boost anyone's faith. Every reader in a deplorable state will be able to counteract every 'casting down' mentality with a 'lifting up' mentality.
Walking Back to Happiness by Penelope Swithinbank
What if backpacking across France could change your life? Two vicars, their marriage in tatters with wounds reaching deep into the past, set out on a journey to find healing and restoration. In this book, part travelogue and part pilgrimage, you will discover more about yourself and what's really important to you – and whether they did manage to walk from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic at their great age!
Picked for a Purpose by Mel Menzies
Testimony. Reviewed by Rev Jeff Lucas and Rev David Coffey OBE, this is my life story, showing how God sowed seeds, and helped me bear fruit through times of hardship. Each chapter has questions to help readers see their purpose in life.
Healed Within by Mel Menzies
A young woman whose hectic social whirl in Ecuador, ends with a broken marriage and, at the age of 29, a brain tumour – trauma, until she meets with God.
The Girl in the Drawer by Dee Larcombe with Ronald Clements
Dee Larcombe was born in Hong Kong just before the Japanese army invaded in 1941. She spent 3 years in an internment camp and her childhood in one of the George Muller childrens' home. She and her husband, Geoff, served with Regions Beyond Missionary Union in India; Dee working as a nurse in a leprosy hospital. Despite adversity and poor health, she has found a way to forgive those who ill treated her.


The objective of the Expert Group Meeting on the ARIA VIII 2016 Report is to review the draft and validate the main policy messages and recommendations contained in the report. The review intended to help to improve the relevance, analytical quality and overall structure of the report before finalisation and publication.
ARIA is a joint publication of the ECA, The African Union Commission (AUC) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) to inform African policy makers in Member States and regional economic communities (RECs) and other stakeholders about key issues on Africa's regional integration process.


Today is International Women's Day and governments around Australia are marking it in different ways.
Below we've compiled a range of stories about what's happening around the country.
Premier Gladys Berejiklian and Minister for Women Tanya Davies today announced the winners of seven award categories at a breakfast ceremony at the International Convention Centre in Sydney.
In 1999 women comprised 20% of NSW public sector senior executives. Today it's 37.4%, according to a fact sheet released by the state government ahead of International Women's Day.
Victoria has launched its first helpline for women seeking timely and trusted information on sexual and reproductive health issues in time for International Women's Day.
The state government has allotted $1.76 million over four years for Women's Health Victoria, a not-for-profit, to run 1800 My Options, which will provide Victorians with sexual and reproductive health information, and direct them to clinical services such as contraception, pharmacy services, counselling support, termination providers and a range of other services.
There is also new women's reproductive health information on the Better Health Channel, a website managed by the Department of Health and Human Services. It provides comprehensive, evidence-based information about women's sexual and reproductive health.
The state government also announced $670,000 for grants to change attitudes to gender and address family violence through sporting clubs.
"Beyond work and economic security, we are continuing to press for progress for gender equality in all areas where Victorians live, work, learn and play," said Minister for Women Natalie Hutchins in a statement.
The University of Melbourne's Pathways to Politics program for women aspiring to public office has also opened for applications for this year's intake.
Program manager and 2016 fellow Stephanie Amir said a highlight of last year's program was the opportunity for participants to deliver mock pre-selection speeches to a panel of experienced politicians in the Legislative Assembly at Victoria's Parliament House.
The official Queensland Women's Week reception took place last night, with an address by Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk.
The government has announced it will invest $3 million to support Queensland's female entrepreneurs and promote gender equity among startups.
Innovation Minister Kate Jones said the Advance Queensland Female Founders Program would extend the successful Women's Academic Fund for female researchers to include funding to support women behind startup ventures.
Minister for Women Di Farmer also announced $140,000 in sponsorship for the inaugural Australian Women in Music Awards to help drive gender equality in the music industry.
Western Australia produced the first woman MP, Edith Cowan, the first female premier, Carmen Lawrence, the first Aboriginal woman in parliament, Carol Martin, and the first woman in the Senate, Dorothy Tangney.
Women's Interests Minister Simone McGurk has marked the 80th anniversary of the first International Women's Day event in WA by calling for more to be done to achieve gender equality.
"With economic modelling revealing that gender parity is more than 200 years away, it's time to #PressforProgress," she says.
To highlight the issue, the WA government is running an eight-day social media campaign using the global hashtag #PressforProgress. The campaign will showcase several Western Australian women and an inspiring young girl who speak about what "press for progress" means to them.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner June Oscar is touring the country as part of the Wiyi Yani U Thangani (Women's Voices) project. It aims to lead a national conversation with Indigenous women and girls to hear their priorities, challenges and aspirations for themselves, their families and their future, giving women and girls around the country a voice. She is in Adelaide today.
The federal government's indigenous.gov.au website has released a series of stories celebrating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women who are making a difference.
Minister for Women Kelly O'Dwyer spoke on Tuesday about inspiring girls to aspire to anything, and progress in the APS. You can read the full story here.
The Apple Isle has a target of women having 50% representation on government boards and committees by July 2020.
Since the release of the Women on Boards Strategy in 2015, government board positions held by women have increased to over 40% — up from 33.8%.
The government will also soon release the Tasmanian Women's Strategy, says Women's Minister Jacquie Petrusma, which will focus on four priority areas for action: economic empowerment, leadership, health and wellbeing, and safety.