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#EndorseThis: Elizabeth Warren Says 'Small, Insecure Money Grubber' Trump Will Never Be President
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Matt Shuham May 25, 2016
I remember watching, from the crowded bleachers in an auditorium in Lowell, Massachusetts, Elizabeth Warren's first debate for public office. Even then, she was the up-and-coming star in the Democratic Party, as fiery in her denunciations of Wall Street greed as she was well-versed in labyrinthian corporate bankruptcy law.
In 2008, Warren was appointed chair of the congressional oversight panel monitoring the bailout of capsized Wall Street firms, and in 2010 she began a long, hard fight for the Consumer Financial Protection bureau — a battle she won, though one she continues to wage though her successful bid for the Senate, notably won without super PAC help.
Given her history as a fierce fighter for the crucial minutiae in financial regulations, it's no surprise that Warren has emerged as one of Donald Trump's fiercest critics. Her Twitter wars with Twitter's biggest bully make for good blog fodder, but her pointed attacks against Trump in speeches show how important Warren will be in fighting back against Trump's pro-corporate, anti-regulatory con of a platform.
Elizabeth Warren knows a con when she sees one. And last night, she told the assembled crowd at the Center for Popular Democracy's annual gala just why Trump could never lead the largest economy in the world.
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What kind of a man? One with tiny fingers (and other parts)
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jerry May 25, 2016
good to see that no one has joined Trump in the school yard rhetoric. I've always liked her but she's joining him in the mud lately.
Phil Johnson May 25, 2016
Someone has to do it. God bless Elizabeth Warren.
Wait until she latches onto DWS of DNC fame on her scurrilous support of omnivorous payday monsters.
extra points for "scurrilous support of omnivorous payday monsters."
Leftout May 25, 2016
Warrens is having dry dreams of the size of Trumps grubber Hands . Ms Pocahontas of Harvard ???
Kurt Kruse May 25, 2016
What a sad commentary our our Political system that we tolerate our elected officials to use their office as platform to demonize private citizens.Frankly I don't care what personal thoughts are rattling around in Ms Warrens little brain.I do however care that my tax dollars are being wasted as she spends work time on personal observations.Do the damn job you were hired to do,or get out of office and we'll vote someone in who will actually work for the people,that pay them.Final thoughts if Ms Warren actually thinks a proven thief and a liar such as Hillary would be good for the people,she's way past her expiration date..May the door hit them both on their ass'es as they leave the public trough in which they have both fed themselves for much to long.
CrankyToo May 25, 2016
Hey, Funny Man. If you had one or two more jokes, you could take your dumba$$ act out on the road.
Sand_Cat May 25, 2016
Thief? Of what?
Speaking of "proven liars," Trump is likely the leading contender, far outdoing Hillary. And his GOP rivals didn't do too badly in that competition.
Just what has Ms. Clinton been "proven" to lie about? Please stick to truly proven lies about truly significant things.
AgLander May 25, 2016
Currently under criminal investigation by the FBI……
Hillary Clinton…..YES
Donald Trump….NO
tomneale May 25, 2016
Trump only being investigated for fraud (by state of NY?) regarding Trump "University."
Independent1 May 25, 2016
Total hogwash!! The whole email fiasco is total hogwash!!
_Steve_ May 25, 2016
Although I like Ms. Warren, she must be deranged to support Hillary. Compared to Hillary, Trump looks really good. No comparison, Hillary is the money grubber, how much money has she pandered for the CF while SoS? Her position as SoS should have been her priority, not her convenience.
Jinmichigan May 25, 2016
You don't seem to know much about trump if your measure is grabbing money.
C'mon be real. Trump's money was through real estate investments, not government largesse
You just proved my point. trump has got his tiny fingers in lots of things besides real estate.
You have to be mentally incompetent If you think Hillary actually used her SOS position to a monetary advantage. Only a total dolt would believe such a thing since if that was even remotely proveable, Faux News and the GOP Congress would have long since had that as another Hillary scandal BIG TIME.
In March 2015, Reuters reported that the Clinton Foundation had broken its promise to publish all of its donors, as well as its promise to let the State Department review all of its donations from foreign governments.[71] In April 2015, the New York Times reported that when Hillary Clinton was Secretary of State, the State Department had approved a deal to sell American uranium to Russian state-owned enterprise Uranium One who had donated to the Clinton Foundation, and that Clinton had broken her promise to publicly identify such donations.[72] About this news, the other media made a list of questionable items.[73] In a May 2015 book regarding the Foundation, author Peter Schweizer wrote, "We see a pattern of financial transactions involving the Clintons that occurred contemporaneous with favorable U.S. policy decisions benefiting those providing the funds."[11] Clinton's campaign has denied any impropriety, and called the book part of the Republicans' coordinated attack strategy on Mrs. Clinton "twisting previously known facts into absurd conspiracy theories".[10][74][75][76]
After her January 2009 appointment as Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton proposed hiring long-time Clinton friend and confidant Sidney Blumenthal as an advisor, however, Obama's chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, blocked Blumenthal's appointment at the State Department.[77] Blumenthal was subsequently hired by the Clinton Foundation, earning a Foundation salary of about $10,000 a month, and after the 2011 uprising in Libya against Muammar Gaddafi, Blumenthal prepared, from public and other sources, about 25 memos which he sent as emails to Clinton in 2011 and 2012 with advice regarding Libyan matters, and sometimes promoting his business associates for contract work in Libya.[78][79]
So what's all that jibberish which is commonplace actions for politicians supposed to prove?? Nothing!!
If Clinton wants to give a friend a job SO WHAT!! No one has proved that Bill or Hillary has profited from any of that!! Aside from foreign governments giving MONEY TO CHARITY!! SO WHAT?? ARE YOU AGAINST PEOPLE DONATING TO CHARITY???
Come on!! Let's concentrate on things that matter – things that impact the real world – not people's fantasies like yours and so many others!!
And if Hillary wants to do some favors for people who donate to her charity, like making sure that the State Department processes applications for arms purchases quickly SO WHAT?? AS LONG AS SHE AND BILL ARE NOT PROFITING AND NO ONE HAS PROVED THAT THEY HAVE BEEN!!!
macgyver1948 May 25, 2016
_Steve_ … Although I would agree with what you say about Hillary, Warren has not yet come out in support of Hillary. Trump is dangerous for so many reasons. He is a Reality Show actor and a huge supporter of big Corporations. As president, God forbid, Trump would never do anything to raise his own personal or corporate expenses if he could at all help it. His plans will hurt so many who are not super wealthy or a big corporation. Are you either of those? Oh, he lies and flip-flops so much, just as Hillary, and I do not see how people still believe anything he says. He says it like he wants you to believe it is, not how it really is.
I wonder how many unwanted pregnancies he caused and how many abortions he paid for. Wow, he seems to belittle woman so much. No wonder he wants to hurt woman who had abortions but leave the men responsible alone.
Trump is a bigot and he gets help from his kind in that from the KKK and David Duke. They wouldn't support Trump if they didn't see him as their kind. We do not need another hitler in the world and we very much do not need one as our president.
I could go on and on but you seem to be liking him too much to look into anything that might tarnish him even when true. Trump is an embarrassment to the US and he would be so much more if he becomes president.
I am not contesting anything you stated other than Warren does in fact support Hillary. As it were, it will be Hillary versus Trump in the General Election.. That's almost a surety, about the only way that will not be is if Hillary gets indicted.
Often, people do not support the candidate they vote for, they vote for the lessor of evils.
In this election, Trump will be found the lessor of evils. I expect it will be a blowout, Trump will get more than 60% of the vote in the General Election.
O.K., you're right. I guess our next President will be the biggest POS yet.
Floridatexan May 25, 2016
Trump will not win, and he certainly will not get a majority…he's a racist and misogynist fear monger who has exposed the nasty underbelly of the GOP to the light of day. So, in that, he has done a service to the country, but he's also a Hitler in the making.
Very well said. Thanks.
Box June 2, 2016
What you are saying doesnt matter. Trump supporters really dont care about Trump, they care about saving the country from Socialism and the loss of the Constitution. Say what you want but Trump supports what made America great to begin with, and you do not.
And what if she pandered for money from the CF?? She and Bill can't touch it – it has to go for charitable causes.
Name me a politician running for office today who can point to have accomplished even half of the following:
From the SunSentinel editorial endorsing Hillary for president:
Hillary Clinton is smart, steady and able to rebound quickly from defeat. When her attempt at health care reform failed during her husband's first term, Clinton worked with senators from both parties – Democrat Ted Kennedy and Republican Orrin Hatch — to create the Children's Health Insurance Program, which cut the uninsured rate of American children in half. More than eight million children have coverage because of the program.
Critics who claim Clinton has no record of accomplishment despite her sparkling resume need to look closer at her record.
She helped secure more than $21 billion for World Trade Center redevelopment. She led investigations into the health problems of 9/11 first responders. She promoted increased National Institutes of Health funding for research into cancer and asthma. She was the principal author of sanctions – particularly on oil imports to the European Union — that brought Iran to the negotiating table. She helped bring about a 2012 cease-fire between Hamas and Israel that headed off an Israeli invasion of Gaza. She named an "ambassador at large" for women's rights.
"Nearly every foreign policy victory of President Obama's second term," said Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., "has Secretary Clinton's fingerprints on it."
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/opinion/endorsements/fl-editorial-hillary-gs0306-20160304-story.html
And when she was SOS, not only did you travel to more countries than any previous SOS while working to repair America's reputation abroad – she was also working to foster improved treatment of women around the world:
From the DailyKos:
When Hillary Clinton stood up in Beijing to speak that truth, her hosts were not the only ones who didn't necessarily want to hear it. Some of her husband's advisors also were nervous about the speech, fearful of upsetting relations with China. But she faced down the opposition at home and abroad, and her words continue to hearten women around the world and have reverberated down the decades.
She's just been busy working, doing it, making those words "Women's Rights are Human Rights" into something every leader in every country now knows is a linchpin of American policy. It's just so much more than a rhetorical triumph. We're talking about what happened in the real world, the institutional change that was a result of that stand she took.
Everywhere she goes, she meets with the head of state and she meets with the women leaders of grassroots organizations in each country. This goes automatically on her schedule. As you've seen, when she went to Burma – our first government trip there in 40 years. She met with its dictator and then she met with Aung San Suu Kyi, the woman he kept under detention for 15 years, the leader of Burma's pro-democracy movement.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/10/18/1248523/-You-won-t-see-Hillary-Clinton-in-the-same-light-ever-again
Otto T. Goat May 25, 2016
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beneath contempt. Go away, short stick.
You probably have doctored your resume too if you support this lying scum bag and how she leap frogged more qualified candidates throughout her life by presenting a falsified heritage.
Doesn't she teach at Harvard?
I have to admit, that's a funny photo. Who made it up, Goldman Sachs?
dpaano May 25, 2016
God, I wish she'd run for president, but she's doing a GREAT job right where she's at!
So, you support a lying, phony Indian princess……says a lot about you, Maude!
Elizabeth Warren is the least qualified person to be coaching us on how to spot a con job.
This is the woman who posed as an Indian princess and used it in gaining preferred minority status for educational and job hiring benefits. She's the pure definition of a con job. Nice try, lying Pocahontas, but we ain't buying what you're selling!
HA HA HA HA! What silliness.
You are so mentally unstable your comments aren't worth reading.
Yet you read them.
Walid Saba May 25, 2016
Senator Warren:No one can become a hero by going against Trump. It's easy to attack this clown. Many republicans are even attacking him. But you stood on the sidelines between Bernie and a corporatist warmonger who cheated in the primary at every stage, and you did not take a brave stand on principals. Sorry, but your acting like a hero by attacking Trump is worthless.
"In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." Martin Luther King, Jr.
JPHALL May 25, 2016
How did Clinton cheat in the primaries? She did not make the rules. And Bernie did not complain about the rules when he thought he was winning.
Jan123456 May 25, 2016
And, last night she won the "beauty contest" in Washington that had many many more voters than the caucus. I don't see her complaining that the delegates should reflect the voter will there. She knew the rules going in, just like Bernie did.
You Bernie Bros are so delusional it's absolutely astounding!!
11 reasons why Bernie Sanders lost this thing fair and square
Bernie Sanders exceeded all primary season expectations and was en route to building something of a real movement. But rather than locking in those gains and settling in for a long-haul effort, he's opted for a legacy-busting temper tantrum instead, heading out the (primary) door in a cloud of whining, conspiracy mongering, and blame casting. It's a bizarre finale to what was undoubtedly an incredible run. So here are some observations, not because it matters—he's lost—but because his claims of victimhood are absolute bullshit and need to be corrected.
1. If you plan for a coup, you've already lost
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Warren, will you also swear to leave America when Trump is elected?
Millions of trash words in these comments and not ONE about why Hillary would be so great for America. Not even one. Thats because anti-Trump people only see that Trump is in their way of abolishing the Constitution, in the way of Socialist agendas, in the way of their hopes for the defeat of Capitalism. But you cannot name ONE accomplishment in Hillarys 40 year career, or bernies 35 years as Senator. 75 years between them, not one single accomplishment. If im wrong, just name eight accomplishments of Hillary. Go ahead.
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Syrian Defence Forces release nearly 50 persons accused of dealing with the Islamic State
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The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has learned that the "Autonomous Administration in north and north-eastern Syria" and Syria Democratic Forces released ten persons in Al-Hasakah city, after mediations by tribal elders and Sheikhs in the area.
It is noteworthy that the ten persons were arrested earlier on charge of dealing with ISIS.
This action comes few days after the release of at least 39 persons from Deir Ezzor, Al-Haskah and Al-Raqqah, by SDF after mediations by tribal elders and dignitaries. They were arrested for the same accusation.
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For the first time in decades, overall survival has been shown to improve in patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC) when concurrent immunotherapy is added to standard chemotherapy in the first-line setting.
"This is a highly lethal subtype of lung cancer with a 5-year survival of only about 1% to 3%," Stephen Liu, MD, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, told a press briefing here.
"Most patients respond at first, but as much as we expect a response, we also know it's transient, and median survival remains about 10 months," he added.
Immunotherapy with programmed cell death inhibitors has already made an impact on the treatment of non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), and the investigators were hoping that this trial would show a benefit in patients with SCLC.
Combination Therapy for SCLC
"We showed that the concurrent administration of atezolizumab to chemotherapy helped people live longer, with a median overall survival of 12.3 months compared with 10.3 months with chemotherapy alone, so we had a 30% reduction in the risk of death," Liu said.
"We really think these data suggest that atezolizumab plus carboplatin and etoposide is a new standard of care for the initial treatment of ES-SCLC," he added.
SCLC is a preventable disease
Commenting on the study, discussant Natasha Leighl, MD, Cancer Clinical Research Unit, Princess Margaret Cancer, Toronto, Canada, reminded delegates that it is well recognized that SCLC is a recalcitrant cancer for which survival is currently very limited.
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A very special welcome to the following children and their whanau: Arlee and Kauri Tarawa.
Welcome to Whaea Lydia who will be teaching for Term 3 on a Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday in Rangimarie.
Well done to Fairlane Ashby-Wright who won the Principal's Award last week for being an excellent role model.
Recently we were luck y enough to be given some black casual pants from Kids Can so we have decided to throw a pair of these in for Whanau who have already purchased a school uniform top or who purchase a top/s in Term 3.
8-12yrs but flexible from 4-5pm $5 a class or $35 for the term. Teens/ Adults 5-6pm $8 a class or $50 for the term.
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Next week Wednesday, August the 6th, the whole school will be walking to the Kaikohe Memorial Hall to the Royal NZ Navy Band concert at 1pm, we will return to school before 3pm.
Saturday Hockey starts back this Saturday! Please remember that if your child arrives at Hockey without a mouthguard they will not be permitted to play. Can Mrs Woodman's team please be at the turf by 9.30am and Whaea Claire's team to meet at the turf at 10.30am.
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During the holidays we received a new lot of supplies including: Food snacks, shoes/jackets for new children, kutu lotion.
If Whanau wish to use the kutu lotion products they will need to come and collect them from the office please. It would be unsafe to send them home with children.
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The end of another week is upon us. Today I bring you 5 new pictures from my phone and a few other links to distract you from more important things. Enjoy.
I found this picture in my parents' house right before I left for Palau. This was taken in 2001 when I was in high school. This was one of my better part-down-the-middle days. And, no, that is not a trophy I earned. It was a "team" trophy that I was assigned to take home for the night.
Taken in a bathroom in Palau. Let's see . . . I'll have the . . . rear cleansing oscillating. What? A soft rear cleansing pulsating is only an extra $2.95? What the hey! You only live once!
This is seriously my water bottle at work. It takes both hands to hold it. It feels even more ridiculous than it looks.
Photo proof that I can drive the Stormtrooper, even though the steering wheel is on the wrong side. Also, I hope that's not my seductive look.
Most people on the island chew something called beetle nut, which is then spit ALL over the place. On a busy day, it looks like a bloody massacre has taken place all over the streets. I can't ever quite get used to seeing the remains in garbage cans in bathrooms. Each time I immediately believe it to be blood.
A site dedicated to showing you how depressing Garfield comics actually are by taking out Garfield. Thanks, Mike.
Something every computer-literate cat owner should consider getting. Thanks, Jourdan.
I can't tell whether this is serious. But either way, I'm scared.
One gem I found on Wikipedia. I want to see ALL of these.
My friend Hillary, who is in Palau, has apparently fallen in love with Dugongs and has created a site to show all the versatile roles they could play in movies if just given a chance.
And finally, this website should sufficiently waste the rest of your day.
"PawSense...It quickly detects and blocks cat typing. Once a cat has been recognized, PawSense blocks the cat's keyboard input. This keeps the cat from entering lots of commands to your programs or operating system." I want to do the infomercial for this product so bad. My tag line would be, "Meow! I mean WOW! Thanks PawSense!"
That high school picture is adorable!
Also, the Garfield link? OF COURSE, you know of something like this.
The forum for questions and pictures on the kitty cam is hysterical!
Imagine my joy & delight when I clicked to your page to find another new post!
I must get me one of those rear cleansers. Seriously.
I know! They sound fun!
Or you can just put a cardboard box next to your computer and your cats will leave your keyboard alone. Boxes are like crack to them. Maybe I should comment on their web site? Garfield is depressing.
Useless = coolest site EVER! I mean it.
Here here. Not to mention, gross teeth.
Wondering if anyone else noticed the resemblance of the Garfield-less Jon Arbuckle in the comics to our beloved blogger Eli... which means they both must have some existential angst, or Eli, you really do need a cat in your life.
I spent two hours on the useless website finder. I'll never get those hours back and I'm okay that.
I originally arrived here by a link someone posted with the Snuggie Text. Your hilarious and I look forward to reading more post. The high school picture is adorable as hell, although I do hope that isn't your seductive look in the stormtrooper. ;) Just smile and that'll work hands down.
Eli, your site really is one of the best I have ever found. It's incredible how you keep being able to post so much quality stuff. Keep it up! From a Stranger.
That last link of yours is a wonderful way to waste away my life... and while doing just that I came across this beauty that I couldn't pass up telling you about.
You can practice dancing with cats without having to read the book!!
is AWESOME!! They lie, how can Garbage Pail Kids be on their?
Oh, that Garfield link did not wotk when I tried it.


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Laura Nyro – New York Tendaberry -1969- Folk Rock (Vinyl)
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Laura Nyro /ˈnɪəroʊ/ near-oh[1] (October 18, 1947 – April 8, 1997) was an American songwriter, singer, and pianist. She achieved critical acclaim with her own recordings, particularly the albums Eli and the Thirteenth Confession (1968) and New York Tendaberry (1969), and had commercial success with artists such as Barbra Streisand and The 5th Dimension recording her songs. Her style was a hybrid of Brill Building-style New York pop, jazz, gospel, rhythm and blues, show tunes, rock, and soul.[2]
Between 1968 and 1970, a number of artists had hits with her songs: The 5th Dimension with "Blowing Away", "Wedding Bell Blues", "Stoned Soul Picnic", "Sweet Blindness", "Save the Country", and "Black Patch"; Blood, Sweat & Tears and Peter, Paul & Mary with "And When I Die"; Three Dog Night and Maynard Ferguson with "Eli's Comin' "; and Barbra Streisand with "Stoney End", "Time and Love", and "Hands off the Man (Flim Flam Man)". Nyro's best-selling single was her recording of Carole King and Gerry Goffin's "Up on the Roof".[2]
In 2012, Nyro was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
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A1 You Don't Love Me When I Cry
A2 Captain For Dark Mornings
A3 Tom Cat Goodbye
A4 Mercy On Broadway
A5 Save The Country
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B3 The Man Who Sends Me Home
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Kanye West buys mansion worth $4.5 million to live opposite Kim Kardashian
Months after his estranged wife and the 41-year-old beauty mogul Kim Kardashian got divorced, the Hollywood rapper and musician known as Kanye West and now known as Ye has purchased a home across the street from Kardashian.
Despite the fact that the former couple, who have four children together are currently going through a divorce, they have remained amicable, and Kanye West has spent $4.5 million on the Hidden Hills property.
From the Daily Mail, Kanye West paid $4.5 million for a home, which was more than the asking price. He didn't want to lose the land to a higher bidder. It sits on a 1.07 acre of land and the house measures 3,651 square feet, and has 5 bedrooms and 3.5 bathrooms.
Moving in across the street from the family, according to rumors, will allow him to see his children every day. Kardashian and Kanye West previously agreed to seek joint legal custody of the kids in their divorce, as reported by US magazine, a source revealed that, "(Kim) wants Kanye to be a big part of the kids' lives. He will be invited to all holidays and family celebrations." Kanye West also owns a Malibu property worth $57.3 million, which he purchased in September but has yet to move into.
On the flip side, in an interview with the German Magazine 032c, Kanye West has stated that being without a house is his mission by the end of 2022. "I'm going to be homeless in a year, I'm going to turn all the homes I own into churches. We're making this orphanage, and it will be a place where anyone can go", he had said.
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A 'new' Michelangelo at the Metropolitan Museum of Art?
Does the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York have a painting by Michelangelo and not know it?
"Saint John the Baptist Bearing Witness" (about 1510), pictured above, is attributed to the workshop of Francesco Granacci, a noted Renaissance-era painter from Florence. But an article this month in ARTnews magazine suggests that the real creator of the artwork is none other than Michelangelo.
The article's primary source is Everett Fahy, the former head of the Met's European paintings department who stepped down from his position last June. "I am confident that the only artist capable of making this splendid painting was Michelangelo," Fahy told the magazine's editor and publisher, Milton Esterow.
Fahy said he believes Michelangelo created the painting in 1506, two years before he started work on the Sistine Chapel. For his research, Fahy said he was assisted by the Met's paintings conservation department, which made infrared images of the painting to examine the artist's drawings beneath the paint.
"I had long believed it to be by Michelangelo, but exactly when I don't know," Fahy told the magazine. "There wasn't a moment when I suddenly said, 'This is absolutely by Michelangelo.' It was a gradual recognition."
According to the Met's website, the painting was acquired by the museum in 1970 using funds from a variety of donors. The oil painting is approximately 30 inches tall and 7 feet wide. ARTnews reports that the museum bought the painting at Sotheby's in London for $150,000.
Fahy's findings will be published in a 65-page article that is set to appear in the Italian scholarly journal Nuovi Studi.
You can read the entire ARTnews article here.
-- David Ng
Image: courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art


Outdoor Photography Tips - Summer creates many great photo opportunities, but also picture-taking challenges. The following tips can help you avoid common photo-taking challenges, such as lighting, blurriness, candid photography, and more.
• Photography Dos & Don'ts - Although it's often said the only rule to photography is there are really no rules, there are still some helpful guidelines to better enhance even the simplest snapshots.
Rule of thirds - envision an imaginary grid - 9 equal squares - now align your subject on one of the two vertical gridlines, adding balance and interest to your snapshot.
Viewpoint - try shooting your subject from above, far away, or very close up to create a major impact.
Framing - use trees and other natural elements to frame your photo and isolate the subject.
Shutter speed - never be afraid to experiment with shutter speed to convey motion. Slow creates blurry, and Fast creates stop-action clear.
• Don't be afraid of the dark - During summer, some of the best photo opportunities happen at night at campfires and 4th of July fireworks. However, photographing at night creates challenges.
Take advantage of the night sky - use the street and moonlight to help light up your subject. Turn off the flash on your camera to enhance the natural light.
Embrace the blur - experiment with moving cars and flickering candles, but try to stabilize your camera, and/or use a one-touch-timer button. Use water to reflect light.
• Take advantage of candid action - Everyone takes fantastic posed photos but this summer, work on your action shots. Whether it's a summer time baseball games or a swim meet competition, here are tips on capturing candid shots.
Make a point to catch people in action - some of the best pictures are when subjects are unaware of the camera.
Do not use flash - it can take away from the natural background and make the image look less candid and more posed.
Take your camera or camera phone with you everywhere this summer - keep your camera/phone chargers with you at all times.
Zoom options - when zooming you lose the quality of the subject. Take your photo with minimum zoom, and then use the zooming and cropping function inside Mixbook's photo book editor to enhance.
Experiment with your shots - don't be afraid to take too many photos -- rule of thumb: take 3-5 photos of each subject.
• Bring summer vacations photos to life - Don't lose track of all those great photos, keep them organized with photo books.
Fill an entire photo book with just one click - using Mixbook AutoMix magic wand tool.
Choose from a wide variety of summer-themed photo books - including camping, summer days, cruise, and destination styles photo books.


The 8th annual Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge is underway! It's fun to be back at the brushes again this year, and I'm pretty excited to get going at the latest edition of the Challenge. This year we have traveled to our cabin near Sault Ste Marie, Ontario for Christmas, and I was able to bring my paints and some primed figures along with me for the express purpose of getting an early start in the Challenge. I was pleased to crank this opening submission out during a beautiful winter day at the cabin!
A lovely winter day at the cabin!
These are Imperial French soldiers from the War of 1870, the Franco-Prussian War. These are 28mm castings sold by "Eagles of Empire", a fairly new provider that has brought some lovely castings to a period and setting that is otherwise (compared to subjects such as WW2, Napoleonics and others) somewhat-niche-and-neglected by sculptors and figure companies.
I did a debut post on my interest in this period earlier in December. While I have a desire to play some "Black Powder" games in this period in 28mm, it will take a long time, likely at least a year, before I have enough figures gathered and painted before I can put on a game for our local group in Winnipeg. While I hope this edition of the Painting Challenge will help me reach that goal, I still don't want to wait that long for a game, so I thought some 28mm skirmish gaming in the period would be a much quicker route to getting a game going on the tabletop.
So while I am using the range from Wargames Foundry for my regimental/brigade/division gaming plans, I settled quickly on the range from Eagles of Empire for skirmish gaming purposes. These castings are lovely - tricky, but lovely.
The French sure seemed to carry a lot of cooking pans around in 1870...but of course!
What do I mean by "tricky"? Well, as hobby types we all have our own preferences, ticks and quirks - for me, sculpting styles is one of those things. The figures from Foundry, sculpted by the Perry Brothers, have a sort of familiar and forgiving feel and shape to them. These sculpts, on the other hand, are from a very different sort of "school" of sculpting - these are tall, nearly 30mm tall, with slender builds and a more "realistic" proportion (in some ways) to them. The rifles are very narrow, the fingers very slender, etc. They do not, in my opinion, mix well at all with the figures from the Wargames Foundry range.
But they will do just fine for skirmish gaming! And I just LOVE the French uniforms from this setting. Red kepis! Baggy pants! And epaullettes everywhere!! These seven figures gave me 35 points against my target of 1000 points - an opening "skirmish" in the Black Powder side duel and inspiration to keep going on this project through the Challenge. And these fellows bring me closer to the goal of running a skirmish game of some kind set in this period very soon.
Those figures are lovely, Greg. Nicely done!
Kind of reminds me I still have a unit of early Great War French to finish up. It's crazy to think they were still wearing essentially the same uniform in 1914.
Great looking stuff Greg, with a lot more to come I am sure!


Research increasingly supports the important link between nutrition and learning potential. Healthy eating is essential for children to achieve their full academic potential, mental growth, and lifelong health and well-being. When children are not receiving proper nutrition they are unable to reach their full potential.
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Unfortunately I haven't been keeping up with one of my favorite bloggers, Seth Godin, for a while but finally got 'round to it. This one is a beaut!
Now that information is ubiquitous, the obligation changes. It's no longer okay to not know.
If you don't know what a word means, look it up.
If you're meeting with someone, check them out in advance.
If you don't know what questions to ask your doctor, find them before your appointment.
If it's important, do your homework.
It never made sense to be proud of being ignorant, but we're in a new era now. Look it up.
Thanks Seth. Truer words were never spoken.
Since we DO live in the Information Age, there is NO excuse for being ignorant.
Why do so many fail at MLM when they tell us it is so easy to succeed and that we've been doing it all our lives?
Come to think of it the information here transcends just Network Marketing.


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Sony Still Doesn't Budge From Their Stance On Cross-Play
Cross-platform gaming may not be in our future, after all. At least for diehard PlayStation fans.
At least when it comes to the world of Sony / Playstation. Nearly 2 years ago we saw game-changing news, as Microsoft extended the olive branch to Sony for a chance to offer cross-platform gaming to all.
But not much news has come out since regarding cross-platform gaming, or "cross-play".
With the world and gamers becoming more connected, what seems like an impossibility a decade ago has become a reality, except for users of the PlayStation consoles.
Xbox One, Switch and PC gamers can all play together. But Sony still doesn't want to play nice with others just yet. And this time, it seems like their ego is getting in the way rather than excuses of code or 'limitations' and 'experience'.
At the IFA Technology show in Berlin, Kenichiro Yoshida (CEO, Sony), recently put his foot in his mouth regarding the subject of cross-play by saying, "On cross-platform, our way of thinking is always that PlayStation is the best place to play.". Yoshida went on to say, "We've already opened some games as cross-platform with PC and some other systems, but we decide what's best for our user experience. That is our way of thinking for cross-platform.".
Really? I totally understand that PlayStation 4 is the top-selling console right now with over 70 million units sold, but to say "We hear what fans want but we know what's best" is such an outdated business practice. Customers want options. They hate limitations. It seems like a slap in the face to fans. How are you going to tell them what the best experience is? If it truly is the best experience, you need to explain why, rather than just flipping the bird and essentially saying, "Mommy knows best". If it truly is a hardware limitation or you think that the servers or network are unable to handle it, explain that.
There are certain games that just carry a different experience depending on what system you play them on. For me, I'll never play an RTS or MOBA on a console. I've tried playing games like Smite on PS4 and I absolutely hated it. You want to tell me that PS4 is always the best experience? I get that you have confidence in the product that you make or sell, but saying that the experience is lesser if people play elsewhere is a garbage response.
The last time this subject was brought up, Sony's Jim Ryan responded by saying that the reason they don't want to do cross-play is due to contractual obligations with the people who go 'online' with their PlayStation systems. He went on to claim that "we look after them when they are within the PlayStation curated universe," and that "Exposing what in many cases are children to external influences we have no ability to manage or look after, it's something we have to think about very carefully."
I for one, am totally fine with keeping our children safe. But let's not use them as an excuse.
Granted, the community can be toxic. But I've been called more obscene things by children than I have been by actual adults online.
Now, Sony can run their company any way they want. But there are a few issues that I have with their resolve to not allow cross-play between consoles.
If you have an Epic Account for games like Fortnite, and you link it through to PS4, the account is now locked out from other platforms. So all of your kills, levels and stuff related to that account is no longer available to you for other platforms. Sony is the only platform that is doing this, and it seems pretty messed up that if I play Fortnite on PS4, I basically have to agree that I will no longer play on another platform. Sure, I could make another Epic Account, but why should I have to and lose everything else that I've done prior to linking my account to my PS4?
Sooner or later, they're going to hit a crossroad where their stance is going to hurt them. Even Nintendo has hopped on the bandwagon and they're easily the most "family-friendly" company in the gaming industry, ever. If Nintendo isn't worried about the effect other console communities might have on the "children", then I don't think that excuse is going to hold any water.
You also know your stance may be wrong when others within the industry and gaming community start calling you out on your stance.
The idea of someone else 'Curating' my gaming experience is a bit of a touchy subject. As a gamer, I don't want to be forced or told how to game or when to game. The idea of them curating my gaming experience makes me feel like they want full control over my own personal experience. I think Yung Yea on YouTube puts it best in the video below.
So Sony, say whatever you want in defense of being against cross-play. But at the end of the day, we know why you won't allow it. You're afraid that cross-play will hinder sales, and that says a lot about the lack of faith you have in your fans and even your own product! If you were 100% sure that you truly had the "best gaming experience", then allowing us to play with friends, family and loved ones on other consoles shouldn't take away from that "experience".
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Mulit-use parcel, offers a well-maintained mobile home with a large covered deck off the front door. Appliances are included! Easy year around access to Custer, Scottville, Ludington and Baldwin. Home fronts on Tyndall Road and also has commercial frontage on US 10! Are you looking for an affordable summer home close to the Pere Marquette River and USA lands? Maybe a hunting or weekend getaway? Could this be it? Street number on the house is 410, but official address is 3440. 2 parcels included: 43-12-019-009-00 (home and commercial frontage, 1.25 Acres) and 43-12-019-014-00 (75 feet of Tyndall Road frontage adjacent to mobile home on south side, .36 acres). Natural gas and Consumers power. Older log structure on property holds no value, but there is a useful shed.


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Saudi regime hands down decades-long sentences to women social media users while footage circulates of police attacking orphanage
menasolidaritynetwork / September 12, 2022
Salma al-Shehab, picture via ALQST
By Ameen Nemer
The 34-year prison sentence and 34-year travel ban handed down to Leeds University PhD student Salma al-Shehab by a Saudi court in August 2022 has been followed by news of similar sentences given to two other women. Nourah bint Saeed Al Qahtani was sentenced to 45 years in prison while Maha Alhoaiti was sentenced to 23 years in prison. All three women were subjected to unfair trials and all were condemned simply for posting their opinions on social media. Human rights organisations have condemned the sentences, with 30 signing a statement calling for Salma al-Shehab's release. The statement warns that Western governments are encouraging the Saudi regime's repression:
Al-Shehab's unjust sentence follows the recent visit of US President Joe Biden to Saudi Arabia, as well as French President Emmanuel Macron's hosting of Saudi Crown Prince and de-facto ruler Mohammed bin Salman in Paris. Such high-level meetings, without firm preconditions being set, have only emboldened the kingdom's leadership to commit further abuses, as many of us warned before Biden's trip."
Human rights organisations' statement
In the same month, a shocking video went viral in Saudi Arabia showing police, Secret Police and Fire Service were involved in a raid on the female orphanage centre in Khamis Mushait. Different videos from several angles were taken of the incident. One video showed a man pulling a young woman by her hair for about two metres. Different footage showed girls being beaten using fists, sticks and belts. A police man was filmed using his belt to terrorise and torture.
It has been said that the girls and young women went on strike in protest at their treatment at the orphanage.
According to Al QST human rights organisation, "care homes for young women and girls (even if not officially for female criminals) and juvenile detention centres are no different from prisons, where violence mostly takes the form of ill-treatment, physical assaults and sexual harassment." Saudi Arabia's misogynistic legal system requires "male guardianship" for girls and women which means young women are often forcibly detained in orphanages and care homes even after reaching adulthood. They are literally prisoners inside the centre and the only way out is through getting married.
In this case, the force used against vulnerable and unarmed girls and young women was horrific. The offence happened within a government official building and the assailants were state officers.
The Saudi Public Prosecution states on Gov.sa website that it "promotes justice, protects society, rights, and freedoms through supporting the oppressed and punishing the oppressor, under the provisions of Islamic law and the established rules. as well as dedicating and promoting them, by the cooperation with the relevant judicial and security bodies." In reality it is just a facade for state violence against society. The Public Prosecution is a body which enables the oppressor to punish the oppressed and silence those who call for the change. Salma, Nora, Maha, the orphanage girls and young women and many unknown names whose stories were not publicised are among the many victims of the Saudi regime.
Academics and students can sign an open letter calling for the release of Salma al-Shehab here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1H1V26Isxpub7XL0BmC-BSfUa3XnbS67fv0TL11RAYZc/edit
Pass a resolution in your union branch calling for the immediate release of Salma al-Shehab, Maha Alhoati and Nourah al-Qahtani. Rush messages of protest to the Saudi embassy in your country.
September 12, 2022 in Saudi Arabia.
Leeds UCU condemns Saudi court's 34 year jail sentence for PhD student Salma al-Shehab
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ESforce Holding has taken leading positions in the world of esports after winning two world championships in the two most popular esports disciplines, Dota 2 and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Two esports teams which are part of ESforce Holding's assets, Virtus.pro and SK Gaming, have won international championships: ESL One Hamburg and EPICENTER Saint Petersburg.
The finals of EPICENTER 2017, an international CS:GO tournament, ended on October 29. The two strongest teams, Virtus.pro and SK Gaming, faced off in the grand final. After an intense series that lasted over six hours, the victory went to SK Gaming. Besides the coveted title and the champion's trophy cup, SK Gaming earned $250,000.
This year, St Petersburg hosted EPICENTER for the first time. Tickets to the tournament's finals were sold out, and concurrent stream viewership broke all records for commercial tournaments, at 740,000 people; the total number of Epicenter tournament views exceeded 30 million.
Also on October 29, Virtus.pro's Dota 2 roster defeated Team Secret 2-0 in the final of ESL One Hamburg, scoring its first victory in a Major tournament and earning the title of world champion with a prize of $500,000. Winning ESL One Hamburg 2017 gave Virtus.pro the highest number of Dota Pro Circuit points, placing the team closest to a direct invite to The International 2018, to which eight teams with the highest number of points will be invited. The tournament's MVP was also a Virtus.pro player, Alexey "Solo" Berezin. He is to receive a Mercedes-Benz as a reward from Electronic Sports League.
Anton Cherepennikov, ESforce Holding co-owner, said, "Yet again, Virtus.pro and SK Gaming have shown the world some incredible play. I'm proud of the teams as a hole and of each individual player, and am looking forward to further games in this season. I'm sure the guys will amaze us on yet more occasions."
In October 2015, Alisher Usmanov's fund USM Holdings invested $100 million into Virtus.pro, which went on to form the basis for ESforce Holding, whose assets, by 2016, included the esports organization SK Gaming.
ESforce Holding is one of the world's largest esports organizations, and the leader in electronic sports in Russia. ESforce is a holding company that integrates all key areas of the esports business, from organizing international tournaments and professional content creation to publishing and advertising activities, as well as online retail sales of eSports-themed merchandise.
ESforce owns over 180 popular online resources with a combined audience of 16 million followers and 96 million annual unique visitors, which provide an 80-percent reach to esports broadcast viewers in Russia and the CIS, as well as access to a significant share of relevant international audiences.
Additional information is available to media representatives from the ESforce Holding press service at: pr@esforce.org


When compared to one another, multiple informants' reports of adolescent internalizing problems often reveal low convergence. This creates challenges in the delivery of clinical services, particularly for severe outcomes linked to internalizing problems, namely suicidal thoughts and behaviors. Clinicians would benefit from methods that facilitate interpretation of multi-informant reports, particularly in inpatient settings typified by high-cost care and high-stakes decision-making. 765 adolescent inpatients (70.3% female; Mage = 14.7) and their parents completed measures of adolescent internalizing problems. We obtained baseline clinical and treatment characteristics from electronic medical records. Latent class analysis revealed four reporting patterns: Parent-Adolescent Low (LL; 49.0%), Parent Low-Adolescent High (PL-AH; 11.5%), Parent High-Adolescent Low (PH-AL; 21.8%), Parent-Adolescent High (HH; 17.6%). Relative to the LL class, adolescents in the PH-AL and PL-AH classes were more likely to be admitted with suicidality. In terms of treatment characteristics and relative to the LL class, HH and PH-AL adolescents were more likely to receive standing antipsychotics, PH-AL adolescents were more likely to be in seclusion, and HH adolescents had longer hospital stays. At discharge and relative to the LL class, HH, PH-AL, and PL-AH adolescents were more likely to receive an anxiety disorder diagnosis. Further, HH, PH-AL, and PL-AH adolescents were more likely to receive partial hospitalization or care in another restrictive environment after inpatient treatment, relative to the LL class. This naturalistic study informs clinical decision-making by aiding our understanding of how multi-informant reports facilitate interpretations of adolescents' clinical presentations as well as predictions about treatment characteristics.
The research reported here was supported by the Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education, through Grant R324A180032 to University of Maryland at College Park. The opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not represent views of the Institute or the U.S. Department of Education.
All procedures performed were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional research committees and the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards.
Deros, D. E., Racz, S. J., Lipton, M. F., Augenstein, T. M., Karp, J. N., Keeley, L. M., ... & De Los Reyes, A. (2018). Multi-informant assessments of adolescent social anxiety: Adding clarity by leveraging reports from unfamiliar peer confederates. Behavior Therapy, 49(1), 84–98. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beth.2017.05.001.


Programs that support chronic disease prevention, self-management, and rehabilitation are key to addressing the health gap that exists between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and non-Indigenous Australians. This is because chronic diseases account for 70 per cent of the health gap between Programs that support chronic disease prevention, self-management, and rehabilitation are key to addressing the health-gap that exists between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and non-Indigenous Australians. This is because chronic diseases account for 70 percent of the health-gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians (Vos et al., 2009). For example, according to Vos and colleagues, Type II Diabetes accounts for 12 per cent of the health-gap and is one of the three main chronic diseases that contribute to this gap, along with cardiovascular disease and substance use disorders.
"Work It Out" is a free education and exercise program delivered by the Institute for Urban Indigenous Health (IUIH) and designed specifically for urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with, or at risk of, a chronic disease. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with chronic conditions, who participate in the program, are provided with support to cope, take part in everyday activities and live a healthy lifestyle. Participants are referred to the program by their doctor.
improve social and emotional wellbeing.
The aim of the principle project that the student will be working on is to develop an instrument to measure the third-party disability experienced by carers of people with dysphagia following head and neck cancer. Emerging qualitative research has demonstrated the negative impact of dysphagia on the functioning of carers of people with HNC. However, there are currently no quantitative instruments available to identify and measure the impact of dysphagia following HNC on the carer. In addition to this project, the student will also have opportunities to be involved in a number of additional projects currently being conducted at the Centre for Functioning and Health Research (CFAHR) with other internationally recognised researchers in head and neck cancer.
Communication disability is a hallmark feature of Down Syndrome, and for this reason, families of children with Down Syndrome actively seek information about speech pathology services and communication in general. In a recent interview study with nine families of children with Down Syndrome, we have explored when families would like to receive information about communication, what type of information is needed, and how this information could be provided. The proposed research project will translate these research findings into practice through the development and qualitative evaluation of web-based materials in accordance with a Participatory Action Research paradigm.
The applicant will have contact with two key areas and a number of ongoing research activities providing interest and variety.
Analysis of qualitative data from interview transcripts with PhD students commencing with the CRC regarding their hopes, aspirations and expectations.
Assist with analysis and preparation of a paper on the outcomes of a survey of top research priorities among the Australian autism community.
Headache, neck pain and dizziness are common features of cervical spine musculoskeletal conditions but they can also be early indicators of other non-musculoskeletal conditions such as vestibular pathology eg benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), vestibular migraine or more serious pathologies such as arterial dissection. The purpose of the project is to improve the differential diagnosis of headache, neck pain and dizziness.
To identify factors which may help in the differential diagnosis of cervicogenic dizziness.
The project will involve the collection and analysis of specific variables from three existing data sources, clinical data from patients with cervical arterial dissection, data from patients with headache or neck pain and dizziness handicap inventory data from patients with cervicogenic dizziness and BPPV. It may also include some clinical testing. These results will either be compared to each other or to data from a general population cohort, which will also be available.
Communication and swallowing impairments associated with MND are prevalent and debilitating symptoms of the disease that worsen as the disease progresses. Currently, there is no known cure and no effective treatment for MND. Therefore, under the guidance of speech pathologists, people with MND and their carers must adjust, compensate and manage rapidly declining swallowing function in order to maintain health-related quality of life. As there is limited information available regarding the progression of swallowing symptoms, clinicians are not well placed to anticipate problems. This project aims to examine the trajectory of decline of communication and swallowing function across the course of MND.
Methods: This project is a mixed-methods study. Part 1 involves a retrospective chart review of consecutive patients attending a multidisciplinary MND clinic between 2003 and 2013 (Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital and Prince Charles Hospital). Part 2 involves semi-structured interviews of people currently living with communication and swallowing impairments as a result of MND. This will enable recognition of all factors impacting the person living with communication impairment and dysphagia as a consequence of MND and better inform the nature of the services that are desired/required.
Ankle injuries are the most common lower extremity injury, and account for approximately 15%-30% of all sporting injuries. Prophylactic ankle taping and bracing have been shown to decrease the risk of primary and recurrent ankle injuries, and are therefore recommended for athletes completing in high risk sports. In light of this recommendation, it is important to understand how these interventions effect perceived stability, postural control and sporting/functional performance. This study aims to understand how different bracing and taping effect perceived stability, postural control and sporting/functional performance in people with and without chronic ankle instability.
Many people with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) experience problems with walking, which can make day to day activities difficult and often leads to falls. Improving walking ability is, therefore, of primary importance in maintaining health, independence, and quality of life in people living with MS. Gait impairments in MS are often caused by a combination of typical symptoms, such as altered function of muscles, nerves, and senses. The key to improving mobility is, therefore, to use a range of different treatment techniques which address each of these symptoms. Foot sensation plays an important role in keeping the body balanced whilst walking, yet, we know from previous studies that people with MS often have poor sensation on the soles of their feet. It is, therefore, possible that wearing a specially designed shoe insole, which enhances plantar sensory information, could help people affected by MS to walk better. This RCT will investigate whether long-term wear of a textured shoe insole can improve walking in people with MS. We will analyse how people with MS walk over an even and uneven surface, when they are wearing the insoles for the first time and after three months wear. We will explore whether wearing the insoles changes the way the body segments move (motion capture analysis) during walking. We will also monitor any changes in foot sensation and awareness of foot position, to help us better understand how our insoles may bring about their effects on walking.
This study is funded by MS Research Australia, involves collaborations with international researchers and a partnership with footwear industry. The study has also received substantial media attention. Data collection will be conducted off campus.


We live in a worldthat is changing rapidly, but even nowadays on the world map there are countries, in which religious principles and traditions are honored. On some territories eastern girls are required to wear unusual clothes. By the way, when is National Hijab Day in 2019? Are you ready to answer this question immediately or we should give you some time for thinking about?
We are almost sure that your reply will be negative, and that is the main reason for us to investigate this matter in details.
Trying to explain our readers the matter, what day World Hijab Day in 2019 is, we should tell something about the history of this holiday.
Frankly speaking, this event is considered to be relatively young, so we are not able to give you many facts about it.
It is believed, that this annual occasion was initially founded the man, called by Nazma Khan. It happened in 2013. Beginning from that very moment the holiday has taken part every year on September 4.
Up to the present moment the date is kept in more than 140 countries all around the planet. The initial purpose of its launching was to encourage the ladies, belonging to various religions and tendencies to wear this kind of clothes.
Some of the establishers even tried to propose non-Muslim women to put on and to experience the hijab this day.
What does National Hijab Day mean? All in all it is up to you to decide, whether to celebrate this special occasion or not. Everything depends on your personal believes and preferences, as well as the culture and traditions, taking in you region.
Many varieties of Muslim headdresses in Europe are called hijab. This is wrong, because hijab is any women's clothing that conforms the special norms of Sharia.
In accordance with some peculiar rules, such kind of clothing should hide the whole body as well as the hair of a woman. In this case only the face, both hands and feet below the ankles may be left uncovered. The uniform is usually represented by a scarf, a jacket with long sleeves and a skirt to the floor.
Why do women wear a veil? – Frankly speaking, this is not always explained by the norms of Islam. Sometimes the requirement to wear clothes that completely hide the woman's body is due more cultural features.
Hijab is associated with the tradition of women's seclusion, which was common in the Middle East even before the birth of Islam. The tradition was supported by local moral and ethical norms, the integral part of which was the principles of chastity and spiritual purity.
Reclusion was common among urban elites, and this tradition was followed by Jews and Christians alike, and now some of the highest castes of Hindus live.
With the advent of Islam, the phenomenon gained religious justifications and spread widely, going beyond the upper strata of society. Muslim norms provided additional legitimization of the burqa and similar types of women's clothing.
Talking about the matter "When is International Hijab Day 2019?" we would like to tell about some important position of this topic.
Contemporary implementing a ban on wearing a hijab in elementary schools of some developed countries is a great problem indeed. But in fact the opposite decision, when the girls are made to take this element on is not better.
Among the most active critics, we find the popular in some circles newspaper "Klassekampen", which in its editorial article called the proposal to fight against hijab in primary school symbolic politics. A group of teachers of pedagogy and researchers of the problems of education and diversity went further in "Dagsavisen" periodicals. They criticize the very fact that the commission generally considers the use of niqab in school as problematic.
They believe that such a problem simply does not exist.
When is Hijab Day in 2019, calendar will surely remind you. This is not a great problem, of course. But in the modern world there is a huge amount of those, who don't know exactly what to do on September 4th in order to be involved.
As it has been already mentioned above, the holiday is comparatively young, that is why it is not a real surprise that it hasn't have any definite traditions, peculiar features and amazing customs yet.
If you are a non-Muslim woman, the only thing you can do is to devote the day to this thing discovering. You see, now there is a great amount of various films, books and documentaries, which can help you to get the proper results.
Muslim ladies in their turn devote this day to demonstration to these perfect items on their heads. Believe you or not, but in general there are a plenty of them: bright and monochrome, plain or luxury, cheap or expensive. The choices are endless.
Some women prefer to take pictures of them in hijabs and to show them in social networks with special tags.
Trying to give the wide reply to the matter "What is the date of National Hijab Day 2019?", we would like to introduce to our readers some interesting details concerning this well-known, but at the same time, rather rare in public element of clothes.
Nowadays hijab is mandatory in such countries as Saudi Arabia and Afghanistan.
Reading the criminal law of Sudan, we can find the positions about the severe punishment in the case of wearing obscene clothing. But it isn't determined, what "indecent clothing" means.
And in countries such as Turkey, Tunisia and Tajikistan, there is a ban on wearing the hijab in state institutions. The same has been introduced in educational institutions. Frankly speaking, many people would agree that this clothing is really not convenient, especially in government offices.
France has gone even further. Here, the special law has been already passed. In accordance to it, people are banned to wear any clothes, demonstrating religious affiliation. Basically, this prohibition concerns educational institutions, where there is a great amount of various foreign students. And in fact, it's true, why some humans should create the special atmosphere there and show their religion externally. The establishers of the law are sure that the main thing in the soul. This law was adopted in 2004 in September.
But does the veil suppress the will of a woman? – Frankly speaking, it is rather difficult to answer you in just some worlds. There is a belief that women's capes covering the body isolate them from the rest of society, it is a symbol of their seclusion.
At the same time its compulsory wearing is usually demanded by supporters of the most conservative forms of Islam, who are sure that the role of women in society is limited to caring for the family. In such, even contemporary at the first sight, communities, women can indeed be forced to wear a veil or hijab. But as a rule, the initiative comes from older women, so we can't talk about the gender inequality.


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Agnes additionally impacted Cuba that is western seven extra fatalities occurred.
Hurricane Camille 1969 This effective, life-threatening, and hurricane that is destructive simply western of this Cayman isles on August 14. It quickly intensified and also by the full time it reached western Cuba the overnight it had been a Category 3 hurricane. Camille monitored north-northwestward throughout the gulf coast of florida and became a Category 5 hurricane on August 16. The hurricane maintained this strength until it made landfall over the Mississippi coastline later regarding the seventeenth. Camille weakened up to a tropical despair it turned eastward across West Virginia and Virginia as it crossed Mississippi into western Tennessee and Kentucky, then. The cyclone relocated to the Atlantic on August 20 and regained tropical storm energy before becoming extratropical regarding the 22nd.
A minimal force of 26.84 ins had been reported in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, which makes Camille the next many intense hurricane of record going to america. The actual optimum suffered winds won't ever be understood, because the hurricane destroyed all of the wind-recording instruments into the landfall area. The quotes in the shore are near 200 miles per hour. Columbia, Mississippi, positioned 75 kilometers inland, reported 120 mph sustained winds. A storm tide of 24.6 ft occurred at Pass Christian, Mississippi. The heaviest rains over the Gulf Coast had been about 10 ins. Nevertheless, as Camille passed throughout the Virginias, a burst was produced by it of 12 to 20 inches rains with regional totals as high as 31 ins. Nearly all of this rainfall took place three to five hours and triggered flash flooding that is catastrophic.
The mixture of winds, surges, and rainfalls caused 256 fatalities (143 in the Gulf Coast and 113 within the Virginia floods) and $1.421 billion in harm. Three fatalities had been reported in Cuba.
Hurricane Agnes 1972 The large disruption that became Agnes was initially detected on the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico on June 14. The device drifted eastward and became a tropical despair later on that day and a tropical storm on the northwestern Caribbean from the sixteenth https://www.datingreviewer.net/swingingheaven-review/. Agnes turned northward on June 17 and became a hurricane over the southeastern gulf coast of florida the following day. A continued motion that is northward Agnes towards the Florida Panhandle coastline on June 19 as a Category 1 hurricane. Agnes turned northeastward after landfall and weakened to a despair over Georgia. Nevertheless, it regained storm that is tropical over eastern new york on June 21 and relocated in to the Atlantic later on that day. a northwestward change used, and a just-under-hurricane-strength Agnes made one last landfall regarding the 22nd near ny, nyc. The storm merged with a non-tropical low on June 23rd, using the blended system affecting the northeastern United States before the 25th.
Agnes ended up being hardly a hurricane at landfall in Florida, together with aftereffects of winds and storm surges had been fairly small. The major effect was on the northeastern United States, where Agnes combined with non-tropical low to make extensive rains of 6 to 12 ins with regional levels of 14 to 19 ins. These rains produced extensive serious flooding from Virginia northward to ny, along with other flooding occurring on the western portions associated with Carolinas.
Agnes caused 122 fatalities in the usa. Nine of those had been in Florida (primarily from serious thunderstorms) although the remainder had been from the flooding. The storm ended up being accountable for $2.1 billion in harm in america, the majority that is vast of originated from the flooding. Agnes additionally impacted western Cuba, where seven extra fatalities took place.
Tropical Storm Claudette 1979 Claudette was initially detected being a wave that is tropical moved from the African coastline on July 11. The revolution spawned a depression that is tropical July 16 that shortly became a tropical storm the very next day since it approached the Leeward and Virgin isles. Claudette weakened to a tropical depression and then a tropical revolution while moving near Puerto Rico from the eighteenth, and small re-development happened before the system relocated in to the southeastern Gulf of Mexico regarding the twenty-first. Claudette regained tropical storm strength within the western Gulf on July 23 making landfall the following day near the Louisiana-Texas edge. It produced loop that is slow southeastern Texas in the 24th and 25th, followed closely by a northward movement into Oklahoma regarding the 27th. The remnants of Claudette switched eastward and merged with a system that is frontal western Virginia on July 29.
Claudette produced tropical storm conditions along portions for the Texas and Louisiana coasts, nevertheless the storm will undoubtedly be many recalled for the rainfall. Extensive quantities more than 10 ins happened over portions of southeastern Texas and Louisiana that is southwestern a few regional quantities in excess of 30 inches. An observer western of Alvin, Texas reported 43 inches in a day, which can be an usa record for twenty-four hour rainfall quantity. The storm total at that location ended up being 45 ins. The rains produced flooding that is severe ended up being in charge of one death and $400 million in harm. The storm additionally produced hefty rains over portions of Puerto Rico that have been in charge of one death.


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Q: When to hand off work from web server to worker I'm trying to solidify my understanding of what blocking means in terms of requests to a web server and when it's smart to hand off requests to a separate worker (i.e. sidekiq).
Consider the following examples:

*

*Login with Facebook
def sign_in
    response = Faraday.get("https://graph.facebook.com/me?fields=id,email&access_token=#{some_token}")
    user_info = JSON.parse(response.body)
    @user = User.find_by(uid: user_info["id"])
    ...
end

*Send push notification through Google Firebase
def send_push_notification
  ...
  fcm = FCM.new(FCM_KEY)
  registration_ids = [recipient_token]
  resp = fcm.send(registration_ids, data: {body: notification_params[:body]})
  ...
end

In both examples, the web requests to a 3rd-party service are synchronous and possibly costly. Intuitively, I would try to handle these cases with a separate worker because they block the main application. But, I am not 100% sure what blocking means. Does it mean that when there are 100 users trying to sign_in and each Faraday.get call takes 1 second, it will take 100 seconds for all the users to sign in?

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Does it mean that when there are 100 users trying to sign_in and each
  Faraday.get call takes 1 second, it will take 100 seconds for all the
  users to sign in?

Simplistic answer: yes.
In a very simple scenario, the 1st user will wait 1 second, the 2nd user will wait 2 seconds and so on.
If your application/web server doesn't abort the user request, the 100th user will wait for 100 seconds.
A bit more detailed: depends.
Today, modern web applications (like Puma) have more than 1 process worker running in your machine. This means that your application is able to handle more than 1 request concurrently.
For example: if you have Puma configured to use 2 workers, your application will handle the requests of 2 users at same time.
Thus, the 1st and 2nd users will wait 1 second, the 3rd and 4th users will wait 2 seconds and the 99th and 100th users will wait 50 seconds.
As each Puma process consumes a considerable amount of CPU and memory, you cannot have infinite workers. That's why is very interesting have a background process to send these push notifications.
In Sidekiq (for example) the cost to delegate a job to a worker is extremely slow and thus the users of your website won't be penalized.

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Q: Temperature conversion using objects in java So i am currently writing a program using objects where the user enters an initial temperature, then the program has to compute it into Celsius, which would just be the user input, then to Fahrenheit and then to kelvin. The class also has a single constructor that accepts an initial temperature provided as a double argument. If this argument is < -273.15, set it to -273.15. I thought I was on the right track but when i compiled it, it wasn't doing what i wanted, any tips on how I can fix it?
With this code, the output gives me

Please enter the initial temperature: 20
  The current temperature in Celsius is: 0.0
  The current temperature in Fahrenheit is: 32.0
  The current temperature in Kelvin is: 273.15

which isn't right... any tips?
//blueprint
public class TemperatureC{
    private double temperatureC;

    public TemperatureC(){
        if(temperatureC<-273.15){
            temperatureC = -273.15;}
        else{}
    }

    public void setC(double c){
        temperatureC = c;
    }
    public double getC(){return temperatureC;}
    public double getF(){return (temperatureC * 1.8) + 32;}
    public double getK(){return temperatureC + 273.15;}
}

//code
import java.util.Scanner;

public class TemperatureTester{
    public static void main(String[] args){

        TemperatureC temp = new TemperatureC();

        double initialTemperature;
        double celsius=temp.getC();
        double fahrenheit=temp.getF();
        double kelvin=temp.getK();

        Scanner keyboard = new Scanner(System.in);

        System.out.print("Please enter the initial temperature: ");
        initialTemperature = keyboard.nextDouble();

        //TemperatureC temp = new TemperatureC();

        System.out.println("The current temperature in Celsius is: " + celsius);
        System.out.println("The current temperature in Fahrenheit is: "+fahrenheit);
        System.out.println("The current temperature in Kelvin is: "+kelvin);
    }
}

A: You are assigning the values of celsius, fahrenheit, and kelvin before you know the temperature value. You want your tester to look more like this
public static void main(String[] args) {
  TemperatureC temp = new TemperatureC();
  double initialTemperature;
  Scanner keyboard = new Scanner(System.in);
  initialTemperature = keyboard.nextDouble();
  temp.setC(initialTemperature);

  System.out.println("The current temperature in Celsius is: " + temp.getC());
  System.out.println("The current temperature in Fahrenheit is: "+temp.getF());
  System.out.println("The current temperature in Kelvin is: "+temp.getK());
}

So the operations are now done after the temperature of initialTemperature is set.


Horizontal dewatering is an implementation method whereby groundwater is pumped up via a drain. This can be accomplished through gravity or vacuum. This is the preferred technique for drainage of trenches, used for the construction of underground infrastructure and large surface areas, such as building pits. A drain can be dug to a maximum depth of 8 meters using a laser controlled trenching machine. If the soil has a poor permeability the trench can be filled with drainage sand or gravel. This enhances the flow of water into the drain.
When the vacuum technique is applied the perforated and blind tube is connected at ground level to the vacuum pump. The pressure drop promotes the flow of water.
For large surface areas and during long periods of time, the application of the gravitational system is the most interesting option. First a pump pit is installed and subsequently the drains are connected. From this pit the water is discharged by a submersible pump.
A construction site location and less obstacles.
Up to 30% reduction of groundwater withdrawal which results in reduction or elimination of groundwater taxation.
Reduced fuel and/or electricity consumption.


Phaplu is a mountainous trekking town located in Salleri-2, Solukhumbu, Nepal and a popular gateway to Everest Base Camp. The town situated at the altitude of 7918 meters features an airport named after it known as Phaplu Airport. Residing at the elevation of 8035 ft. in the lap of magnificent Himalayas, Phaplu Airport is serving the town providing a faster and reliable means of air transportation to the locals and the tourists.
The Phaplu Civil Aviation Office is under the supervision of Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. The Airport is a STOLPORT (an airport especially designed for Short Takeoff and Landing Operations) which features blacktopped runway with length of 680 meters and alignment of 02/20. Runway 20 is particularly used for landing purpose whereas the runway 02 is allocated for takeoff. The airport can be termed as a cargo airport as majority of flight includes cargo movement.
Phaplu Airport being one of the iconic airstrips of Nepal features vibrant terrains, constantly changing weather and aggressive wind factor jointly inviting harsh circumstances for flight operations. The airport completes majority of flights by early morning due to the wind behaving vigorous at day time. The weather instrument at the airport's ATC (Air Traffic Controller) tower has recorded a maximum of 43 knots of gusting wind while the safe airspeed for aircraft in this airport is 10 to 12 knots. Especially, the airport encounters headwind.
Besides, the vicinity of airport contains an uncontrolled ATC, a small terminal building, a parking ramp and cargo handling area. The parking ramp can accommodate maximum of two aircraft however; it is designed for holding only one aircraft at a time.
Flight transportation is much easier and preferable than road transportation to reach Phaplu so, the domestic airlines of Nepal; Nepal Airlines, Tara Air and Goma Air operate their flights to Phaplu Airport. The nearest airports from Phaplu are Lukla Airport, Kangeldanda Airport and Tumlingtar Airport. The adverse weather conditions at Lukla airport sometime divert the flights to Phaplu proving the Phaplu Airport to be an effective alternative.
On 23rd April 2017, Sita Air Dornier '9N-AHR' met a minor incident at Phaplu Airport when it was trying to backtrack. Flight 617 with 17 people on board was enroute to Lukla from Kathmandu but the bad weather at Lukla compelled it to divert to nearest Phaplu Airport. Unfortunately, the aircraft collided with the wall at the runway while the flight crews were attempting to backtrack. Shree Airlines MI-17 helicopter was parked approximately 20m from the runway. The Dornier aircraft suffered damage in its wing tip when the crew attempted to avoid collision with the parked MI-17. Lack of significant safety concern is expected to be the reason behind the incident. The incident didn't create destruction but questioned the safety practices at the airport.
Previously, Phaplu Airport had a graveled runway. In 2014 the airport was upgraded to a full blacktopped runway. People living in the southern belt of Solukhumbu had to use Kangal airport, a five-hour walk from Phaplu after the enhancement project shut down the Phaplu Airport.
The airport has now become beneficial for the town and its local residents and also to the tourists especially arriving Phaplu for Everest Base Camp trek. Besides, Salleri (headquarter of Solukhumbu District) is blissful to have a fully operating airport in its vicinity.


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Gas South Arena, tidigare Gwinnett Civic Center Arena, The Arena at Gwinnett Center och Infinite Energy Arena, är en inomhusarena i den amerikanska staden Duluth i delstaten Georgia. Den har en publikkapacitet på 13 000 åskådare men när sportarrangemang arrangeras så är publikkapaciteten reducerad till mellan 10 500 och 12 750 åskådare beroende på sport. Inomhusarenan började byggas den 26 juni 2001 och invigdes den 16 februari 2003. Gas South ägs av countyt Gwinnett County. Den används primärt som hemmaarena till ishockeylaget Atlanta Gladiators i ECHL.

Referenser

Externa länkar
Officiell webbplats

Sportanläggningar invigda 2003
Sportanläggningar i Georgia
Gwinnett County
Atlanta Gladiators

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describe('IndexedDB API', function() {
    'use strict';

    // Determines whether the given thing is a class
    function isAClass(thing) {
        return (typeof(thing) === 'function' ||
            (typeof(thing) === 'object' && (thing.__proto__ || thing.prototype)));  // jshint ignore:line
    }

    it('should expose indexedDB', function() {
        expect(env.indexedDB).to.be.an('object');
        expect(env.indexedDB).to.be.an.instanceOf(IDBFactory);
    });

    it('should expose IDBFactory', function() {
        expect(IDBFactory).to.satisfy(isAClass);
    });

    it('should expose IDBDatabase', function() {
        expect(IDBDatabase).to.satisfy(isAClass);
    });

    it('should expose IDBObjectStore', function() {
        expect(IDBObjectStore).to.satisfy(isAClass);
    });

    it('should expose IDBIndex', function() {
        expect(IDBIndex).to.satisfy(isAClass);
    });

    it('should expose IDBTransaction', function() {
        expect(IDBTransaction).to.satisfy(isAClass);
    });

    it('should expose IDBTransaction mode constants', function() {
        expect(IDBTransaction.READ_ONLY).to.equal('readonly');
        expect(IDBTransaction.READ_WRITE).to.equal('readwrite');

        if (env.isShimmed || env.browser.isIE) {
            // Only IE exposes this constant
            expect(IDBTransaction.VERSION_CHANGE).to.equal('versionchange');
        }
    });

    it('should expose IDBCursor', function() {
        expect(IDBCursor).to.satisfy(isAClass);
    });

    it('should expose IDBKeyRange', function() {
        expect(IDBKeyRange).to.satisfy(isAClass);
    });

    it('should expose IDBRequest', function() {
        expect(IDBRequest).to.satisfy(isAClass);
    });

    it('should expose IDBOpenDBRequest', function() {
        expect(IDBOpenDBRequest).to.satisfy(isAClass);
    });

    it('should expose IDBVersionChangeEvent', function() {
        expect(IDBVersionChangeEvent).to.satisfy(isAClass);
    });
});

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