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"Their planes were painted like ours so we would wave at them and then they would turn and strafe us. Some of my friends got killed that way," Cuban militiaman on the 58th anniversary of the Bay of Pigs invasion.
The Trump administration today announced new restrictions on Cuban-Americans sending money to relatives in Cuba and on Americans visiting the island. Knowing the pain this will cause so many people with so little, I decided to go for a walk to clear my head. Immediately I came across this lovely woman performing an impromptu concert in a neighborhood far off the beaten track. Cuba may lack many things but magic will never be one of them.
Thanks to the bienal, Havana is now a living art gallery for a few weeks. One my favorite events and times to be in Cuba.
And now back to Havana... thanks for the great birthday weekend @cubajournal!
A mannequin hangs over the Río Guaire. Goodbye Caracas.
As much as Venezuela is struggling right now, it's important to remember that this is a spectacularly beautiful country with incredible people. You can only hope the future will be brighter for all Venezuelans.
Venezuelans wait for hours to fill up containers with water at a natural spring five days after a blackout cut the power across the country.
Children at the notoriously dangerous barrio el 70 neighborhood in Caracas line up for free meals provided by @givepandevida. Orphanages and charities say the number of children needing help and being abandoned in Venezuela is surging. My story on the impacts Venezuela's crisis is having on children airs tomorrow on @CNN.
A blackout across Caracas and most of Venezuela tonight.
A supermarket I visited yesterday in Caracas. Some aisles had food but at prices that were way beyond what most Venezuelans can pay, others —like the meat section— were completely bare and had been for some time.


How about a little excitement?
We're not saying we have basejumping clubs or anything, but there are still options for adrenaline junkies. In Kingston, you can climb Canada's highest indoor climb, deep water dive and explore sunken ships, take a motorcycle ride to The County, take a trekking trip through the trees, and play an impressive array of watersports.


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Newfoundland & Labrador > News
Drunk, angry customer sentenced for assaulting P.E.I. car dealership employee
Terrence McEachern · Reporter | Posted: Nov. 25, 2021, 6:38 a.m. | Updated: Nov. 25, 2021, 6:38 a.m. | 2 Min Read
P.E.I. provincial court in Charlottetown is located on Water Street in the city's downtown. - SaltWire Network File Photo
CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — A P.E.I. man who assaulted a car dealership employee over an issue with his vehicle was recently sentenced to probation.
In addition to the assault charge, David Charles Murl, 59, pleaded guilty in provincial court in Charlottetown to a charge of damaging property for breaking another employee's eyeglasses during the same incident.
On Aug. 14 at 10:28 a.m., Murl was at the Experience Hyundai dealership in Charlottetown because of an issue with his vehicle, said Crown attorney Bridget Morriscey.
Murl argued and shouted at an employee and grabbed his arm. He then took a swing and tried to punch that employee but missed. He attempted to punch a second employee who tried to assist but also missed, said Morriscey.
Staff managed to get Murl outside the dealership, where he kicked some vehicles on the lot. During another confrontation outside the dealership, Murl also broke an employee's eyeglasses valued at $259.
Murl left the dealership, and shortly after, was arrested by police.
Morriscey said Murl was intoxicated that morning, and other customers were at the dealership during the incident. Murl has a prior criminal record.
Murl's lawyer Alex Dalton noted that her client pleaded guilty and spared the court the necessity of a trial. Murl is also taking responsibility for his actions, "which were totally unacceptable," she added.
Chief Judge Jeff Lantz sentenced Murl to 18 months of probation, which includes a condition to stay away from the dealership.
In addition, Murl was ordered to pay a $100 victim surcharge and $259 in restitution for the broken eyeglasses.
The restitution amount is added to the approximately $8,100 Murl already owes for past offences.
Terrence McEachern is a justice reporter with the SaltWire Network in Prince Edward Island.
Twitter.com/terry_mcn

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Lord Nelson School
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About Lord Nelson
Lord Nelson School, situated at the corner of Redwood and McPhillips, bears the name Lord Nelson, a British naval hero.
Lord Nelson was originally called McPhillips School, located at the corner of McPhillips and Burrows. It had only five classrooms. This two-storey wooden structure sat by itself in splendid isolation at a time when north Winnipeg was just beginning to expand and grow. Former pupils of those years recall vividly the wooden sidewalks, the flooded roads and fields often making the school inaccessible, the inkwells, the straight pens and the many other trappings of that era. Most vividly remembered and with some nostalgia, however, is the "no-nonsense, strict discipline " of those years, with the lament that they may be gone forever.
Miss Drummond and Mrs. Birch were the principals of the school during the period of 1912-1917.
In 1917, a new school was built across McPhillips Street on the west side which became known as Lord Nelson School. It consisted of five rooms plus a boiler room in a two-storey building. In 1922, a two-storey addition of four rooms was built. It now had nine classrooms which is the way it remained until 1949 when there were an additional seven classrooms and an auditorium built in two-storeys. In 1958, the annex, a low one-storey addition of eight rooms was added to the northern end of the building. Prior to the construction of the annex, from 1956-58, two portable classrooms were used. These were the first to be used in the Winnipeg School Division and cost approximately $11,000.00 each to be built.
Today, the school services the community as a Nursery to Grade 6 school and follows the curriculum as determined by Manitoba Education and Training.
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On Campus Fan Activation Event: Banner Signing for "Shine" by Mondo Cozmo
November 17, 2016 rdr_admin
ASUW Arts and Entertainment set up a successful UW On Campus Fan Activation event today in Red Square for artist Mondo Cozmo. The event was a banner signing for their new single, "Shine". The banner read: "Everything Will Be Alright If You #LETITGOMC" and had space for passersby to write what they wanted to let go. By the end of the signing, the banner was full of a variety of responses, from "Harambe", "chem" and "Nickleback" to more serious things, like "fear", "stress", and "doubt". During the event, people commented that writing down what they wanted to let go was "therapeutic" for them. Finding the banner seemed to be good timing for many students currently feeling the stress of midterms and the nearing end of the quarter. Several people posted to twitter with the hashtag #Letitgomc and took photos with their contributions to the banner.
"Shine" has been gaining praise and popularity since its release in September. Republic Records posted an artist spotlight on Mondo Cozmo on September 16th, 2016. The article included praise for "Shine" and said, "Mondo Cozmo challenges everything we know about music and genres, while creating music that everyone can enjoy."
You can find more info on Mondo Cozmo on their website.
"Shine" music video by Mondo Cozmo
-Kenzie Wamble
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Playlist: Puget Sounds
May 5, 2016 rdr_admin
Part of the reason why I chose to move to Seattle was the music scene (sorry Mom and Dad, the libraries and museums are pretty nice, too!). The city is a haven for hip-hop, grunge, indie-rock, and basically everything else. Nothing makes me happier than really getting into a new artist, only to find out they're from Seattle. So much good stuff is goin' on in the Puget Sound Region that I just had to put a playlist together showcasing it.
Not all of the artists are from Seattle; Modest Mouse is from Issaquah, and the little-known band Beach Vacation hails from Oak Harbor on Whidbey Island. I'll admit, I cheated a little: bands like Manatee Commune, Death Cab for Cutie, and ODESZA are from Bellingham, but I figured that they rep Washington enough to make the cut.
The playlist features songs from throughout the history of the Seattle scene (How was I supposed to leave out Jimi Hendrix or Sir Mix-A-Lot?). Some bands consist of former Huskies (Beat Connection, Blue Scholars, Hey Marseilles, etc) who even have some songs about the U-District. Since I'm continually adding new songs to the playlist, feel free to follow it on Spotify.
Looking back on my first year in the Emerald City, I'm super grateful to live in a place with so much musical history and such a vibrant scene. I hope that you are, too. Enjoy.
Ann Evans
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Live Review: Wild Nothing Sells Out The Crocodile
April 27, 2016 rdr_admin
As I meandered down to Belltown on Monday night to see Wild Nothing at The Crocodile, my groggy self was beginning to wonder if I had made a good call. Looking like a total dork in my Nocturne-era Wild Nothing t-shirt, there I was, hungry, tired, and putting off a whole lot of homework to be there. It was already past 9, the opener, Whitney, hadn't come on yet, and I had a 9:30 the next day. I stood for a good 30 minutes, alone, having a pity party for one, until I did what you are probably telling me to do now: I decided to suck it up because ROCK AND ROLL AIN'T FOR QUITTERS!!!
As soon as the music started flowing, though, I really stopped giving a damn about my 9:30.
Whitney opened with upbeat, folksy tunes that were definite toe-tappers. Songs ranged from a Bob Dylan cover to anthems with catchy horn riffs a la San Fermin. After they left the stage, the venue really started to get packed with trendy thirtysomethings, many of whom looked like Amazon employees or something smart like that (I swear to God, the guy standing behind me looked JUST LIKE Jeff Bezos. I swear!!). The Monday night show was a sellout, and I could sense early on that Seattle was anxious for some good ol' dream-rock action.
Here's the part where I have to tell you that I don't have any good pictures. I'm sorry. I really tried. But what's a girl to do when the under-21 section is, like, 5 shoulders wide and a 6'3" lumberjack-type with a beanie sitting on top of a pile of frizzy hair stands in front of her? Take really shitty snapchats that you don't want to see here, that's for sure. I'm sad about this too, friends. Wild Nothing is one of my favorite bands ever. But it's all about the EXPERIENCE, remember?
Jack Tatum, the man behind the project, swiftly walked on with his band, and the small yet crowded venue howled. After the first song of the set ended, someone yelled out "Hey, whatcha drinkin'?", to which Tatum playfully answered "Why, Rainier!", posing with can in hand. The crowd erupted in laughter (maybe aggressively so?) at the venue-appropriate beverage, setting the tone for the rest of the night as one of camaraderie, foolishness, and all-around good vibes. Throughout the impressively long set, Tatum played off of the crowd's energy and heckling as he got progressively more tipsy and progressively more comfortable jamming out (I was especially impressed with this, since they had already played a live session at KEXP earlier that day. I've seen a lot of artists in the past who are a little tuckered out playing twice in a row). After a few songs, the band decided to continue the set with whatever songs they wanted. At the end of "Lady Blue", Tatum insisted on playing his favorite "shred" at the end of the song again, because it wasn't quite right the first time. Unsurprisingly, the crowd went wild, myself included.
The energy of the crowd and band made this show. It felt intimate and casual, and Tatum was noticeably comfortable goofing around while also delivering a long set with all the hits, new and old. I found myself laughing at the onstage antics more than at any other show I had been to. After the band left the stage, it only took a couple minutes for them to come back on for the encore. The quality of the music was equally phenomenal. The synth and guitar lines the artist is known for shone through in all the right places. The live renditions of a few of my all-time favorite songs, "Only Heather" and "Summer Holiday", were truly life-changing, if I do say so myself. I rode home in the Uber regretfully looking at the clock, regretfully looking at the red stain on my t-shirt from the wrist stamp, but most of all, regretfully realizing that the show was over (that was really sappy but really true, okay??).
At one point during the show, Tatum slightly-slurred something along the lines of "If this show had a Yelp review, I'd rate it 15 stars on a scale of 1 to 10." I'd have to agree.
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A Valentine's playlist for the rest of us
February 10, 2016 rdr_admin
Valentine's Day is probably one of the year's most polarizing holidays. Some of us embrace it and look forward to it, while some of us try to pretend it doesn't exist and eat ice cream with our friends because we don't have dates. Some of us just don't really care at all. But no matter how you celebrate Valentine's Day (or don't), that shouldn't stop you from listening to some great tunes.
I've been putting together a playlist over the last few months that's full of songs that remind me of the soundtrack to some indie love-story movie. Some of them are upbeat, some of them are sad. Some of them don't really seem to relate to love at all, but they'll give you a nice dance break. Artists range from The Velvet Underground and John Mayer to Blackbird Blackbird and Youth Lagoon.
To be honest, this playlist is a bit of a mismatch of the moods that make up the different stages of a love story. So you can skip all the sad breakup songs and only listen to the happy ones, or vice versa. Or listen to all of the tracks, because they're all good. Anyways, happy V-Day, Huskies.
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Artist 101: Ryn Weaver
Last month when I
went to UW's Fall Fling, a concert to welcome students to the university, I had
never heard of the three artists set to play. Armed with a couple of friends
and the excitement of a first-week college student, I went anyway. Seattle
locals Brother From Another had the show off to a great start, and Cashmere Cat's
blasting electronic beats had people screaming for more; but I have to say that
the second act of the day, Ryn Weaver, completely stole the show. Her
folksy-pop vibe got people standing up and swaying while her banter between
songs made it feel like she was an old friend just visiting you at college.
The first song
that really got me paying attention was "OctaHate", which you may have already
heard of when it climbed both the Billboard and Twitter charts in June 2014. It
can only be described as a "classy dance song" that's bound to impress people
of any music taste.
I also have to
mention "Sail On", which will for sure be stuck in your head for the rest of
the day but you won't even mind it. If you ever have the chance to hear it
live, just go and don't question it.
And like any
great artist, she has a solid tear-jerker in her repertoire. "Traveling Song",
dedicated to her grandpa, is the perfect track to listen to if you ever feel
like wallowing in your homesickness. Just make sure you have a box of tissues
at the ready.
Overall, Weaver
is the seemingly impossible combination of a more chill Blondie, a less
punk-rock Hayley Williams, and Florence (minus the Machine).
If you love the
songs as much as I do, check out her full-length album The Fool, packed with eleven songs destined to make it on to your favorites playlist.
Kathryn Placer
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Help Wanted: COHO's IndieGoGo for a Debut EP
Aww look at these cuties! All I wanna do is give 'em my hard-earned wages
It's been three years since COHO entered Seattle's music scene. Since then, they've been performing at venues around the city to make ends meet, try out new music, and show off their chops. Of course, this can only last so long before an audience member asks, "where can I buy your music?"
The hard and fast truth of the music industry is that, without money to record, there is no music to buy! This is where fans (both new and old) can help! Yesterday, the band (formerly known as the Coho Mountain String Ticklers) kicked off an IndieGoGo campaign to raise money for their debut EP.
Check out the promo video below (caution – peak cuteness levels await):
Want to help? Contribute and earn perks on the IndieGoGo Campaign page!
Besides the simple satisfaction that comes from helping six Seattle-ites make their dreams come true, your contributions will also earn you a collection of the following gifts:
A signed CD
Free tickets, t-shirts, and physical copy of the EP
In addition to these perks, there are some cooler (and cuter) perks like…
A (homemade) wood-burned coaster
A date with a band member
An invitation to the listening party
A song about YOU
A private show!
I have been following this band since one of their first shows and I am so happy to see them ready to record something that we can enjoy. As both a faithful listener to folk music and member of the Seattle music community, I believe in the power of music from the heart.
COHO's music is a part of our community and they deserve all the support they can get. "Success for us is not in dollar signs or in playing prestigious venues; rather, it is defined by whether people can listen to our music and feel it," the band states on their IndieGoGo page. "That is what we hope for, and that is the purpose of this campaign."
Check out the band's website, facebook, youtube, etc. and spread the love! You never know when you'll be in the same position, needing help to make the art that this world needs to hear/see/etc.
DJ Desman
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Rad Report: An Ethereal Night at the ECT with Moses Sumney
February 4, 2015 rdr_admin
After local artists Crater and Shaprece rocked out with their high energy and expressive vibes, Moses Sumney assumed his position in front of the audience at the Ethnic Cultural Center on Wednesday, January 28th. Just his very presence sent ethereal sensations throughout the venue, creating a kind of piercing silence that is only heardwhen crowds of people are in complete and utter awe of whatever it is they find
themselves collectively part of. "There's gonna be a lot of surprises tonight,
for both of us," Moses Sumney said with a laugh as he grabbed the mic and
started to test the waters on the stage. His sly remarks gave the impression that
he may have been a tad nervous, but the moment he started playing music it
became clear that nerves were most certainly not a factor in his phenomenal
performance. Although I might not have plastic wings like Moses Sumney (as
heard in his song "Plastic"), I felt myself float as he began to experiment
with his inspiring soul/folk sounds.
sounds began to develop into loops of his voice, overlapping each other—resulting
in a trancelike, overwhelming foundation for the musical journey he was
beginning to create for the audience. I've never been to another show where I
felt like I was watching art being created in front of my eyes and ears, but
Moses Sumney really achieved that with the techniques he used to create his
beautiful compositions. Aside from the use of a guitar, the only other
instrument Moses used on stage was his voice and his looping tool to create a
unique experience unlike any other that I've felt at a live show. Each
individual noise coming out of his mouth and guitar somehow developed into
beautiful songs that surrounded the audience in an unearthly bubble that popped
in each audience member's mind.
opening song—"Dwell in the Dark"—was one of his more upbeat folky songs that
created liveliness throughout the ECT. This and his next song, "Man on the Moon,"
set the tone for the rest of the night as being a soulful and unique one on the
UW campus. As this song came to an end, he held one high note and began looping
his voice into a really interesting mix of sounds. The tones in this mixture
became almost anxiety-inducing in the best possible way—causing listeners to
feel a bit uncomfortable in their seats as they felt the growing sublime energy
swallow and capture their senses. The Ethnic Cultural Center turned into a cave
of creation, full of reverberating sounds including beat boxing, clapping, and
intonations of Moses Sumney's heavenly voice (as can be seen and heard below).
He later went into playing one of
my favorite songs of the night—"Worth It"—and joked about it being written
about tuition increases (hehe, thanks for keeping a positive attitude about
tuition rises, Mr. Sumney). The biggest crowd pleaser of the night definitely
came when Moses began playing "Plastic," one of his most played songs on his Soundcloud. He eased into playing this mellow and sexy tune while receiving cheering
from the entire audience to continue his outstanding work. There was one point
during the song that he began to actually whisper, almost teasing listeners to
beg for more of his smooth voice.
the night, I felt myself become emotionally controlled by the powerful hold
that the music had over me; however, the saddest part came when Moses Sumney's
music had to stop. As he exited with a standing ovation (no surprise there), I
found myself wishing for an encore more than I had ever in my entire life. Unfortunately
there was no encore, but I did get a chance to briefly speak with Moses after
the show and get a picture with this up and coming legend.
Incase you weren't able to come
around this time to experience this one-of-a-kind musician; I strongly recommend
you check him out the next time he's in Seattle (which lucky for you is on
February 17th at Neumos)! You won't regret it—I can speak from experience when I say that it will be an ear-opening performance to remember as last Wednesday's was at the ECT.
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ASUW & Rainy Dawg Radio Present: Moses Sumney + Shaprece & Crater @ UW ECT TOMORROW
January 27, 2015 rdr_admin
The Associated Students of University of Washington Arts & Entertainment and Rainy Dawg Radio (yours truly) has invited Moses Sumney to play at the Ethnic Cultural Theater TOMORROW, January 28.
Sumney's lighthearted demeanor lets his music envelop the listener. Seamlessly flowing between his drawn out ooo's and aah's and falsetto lyricism, his music is faded. In listening to Moses sing, we are forced to concentrate on more than just the initial comfort he brings.
During the show, expect plenty of meditations and sudden realizations as Sumney brings his heart to the stage. His music, as well as songs from the whole lineup, are available for streaming on ASUW A&E's SoundCloud.
Playing before Moses will be Crater, one of Seattle's most danceable experimental electronic acts. Band members, CBG x KFG, are joined onstage by Gomez, Gordon, Roth, Umble, according to the band's facebook page. The craterbabes (as they are known on social media) rely on guitars and ambient electronic sounds strung together to generate an existential groove. Plus, they seem pretty excited about performing for us:
Post by Crater.
Shaprece will also be making an appearance as she sheds her general collection of instruments for a more "stripped set". In her previous acts that I've seen, the sheer amount of sound from her band provided the perfect driving force behind Shaprece's amazingly talented vocals. For this performance, however, she'll be leaving most of that sound behind. It will be exciting to see how this change affects her sound and dynamic range!
Don't miss out! RSVP on Facebook or buy your tickets now on Brown Paper Tickets ($5 for students, $10 for everyone else). If you can't make it, no worries! Like ASUW A&E and Rainy Dawg Radio on Facebook to stay up to date with the latest in local music and events.
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gnovs' groove: a traveling (or not) playlist
if you've gone home for thanksgiving, and theres a bus ride/train ride/long drive/plane ride involved, don't you worry. i've got the playlist for you. this will make the longest of rides easy with an hour and a half of hip hop to bob your head to.
however, if you're like me and you're stuck thousands of miles from home, this is a great playlist to bump so you don't miss home, quite as much.
safe travels ☺
Sky's The Limit (feat. 112) – The Notorious B.I.G.
Backwards – Tame Impala, Kendrick Lamar
Multiply – A$AP Rocky, Juicy J
Lean and Weed (feat. Problem) – Skeme
Can't Stop (feat. Kanye West) – Theophilus London
Hol' Up – Kendrick Lamar
See No Evil – The Game, Kendrick Lamar, Tank
Chaining Day – J. Cole
Who I Am – Pusha T, 2 Chainz, Big Sean
Sorry Momma – YG, Ty Dolla $ign
PMW (All I Really Need) – A$AP Rocky, Schoolboy Q
Do You Think About Me – 50 Cent
Drive Slow – Kanye West, Paul Wall, GLC
What They Want – Schoolboy Q, 2 Chainz
God's Reign (feat. Sza) – Ab-Soul
Blow My High (Members Only) – Kendrick Lamar
Driving Ms Daisy – Logic, Childish Gambino
Pain – A$AP Rocky, OverDoz.
Cold Blooded – Kid Cudi
Chapter Six – Kendrick Lamar
I Won – Future, Kanye West
Black People (feat. Kendrick Lamar) – Jay Rock
Ain't That Some Shit (Interlude) – J. Cole
Jesus Piece – The Game, Kanye West, Common
hop out my lane
–gnovs
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Rad Report: A mind-blowing evening with Laura Jane Grace
"The best place to start would be at the beginning," said Laura Jane Grace of Against Me! as she walked out on stage right here at The University of Washington this past Saturday night (the 22nd).
Where and when is the beginning of any of our personal journeys? Is it when we start understanding our own identities? Is it the moment that we first realize we are doing what we love? For Laura Jane Grace, the beginning was when she dropped out of high school and began writing songs. Sure, she may have been writing since she was a lot younger; but at age eighteen, Against Me! was started by Grace. Stemming off of many long years full of anger and angst, her music was based on DIY, anarcho-punk, and protest music movements.
I may not be a long time fan of her music, but listening to Laura play guitar and sing her moving lyrics on Saturday has turned me into a fan of hers for eternity. Starting out the show with one of the first songs she ever wrote, "Walking Is Still Honest," I got a really deep sense of the type of music that Grace writes.
This song has beautiful lyrics, and lets listeners in on how it feels to realize truths in this world. At this point in her life, Laura was experiencing an extreme sense of gender dyspohoria—which motivated her to continue writing songs that were tremendously telling of her emotions, which would later inspire others who felt the same as her.
One of these songs, with completely awesome lyrics, is "Tonight We're Gonna Give it 35%." She even paused in the middle of this song to fill the audience in, saying "and this is the dysphoria part." Along with getting laughs from the audience with her naturally hilarious demeanor, she seemed instantly relatable.
Another song she sang for us, "Pretty Girls," really allowed listeners to develop insight into Laura's thoughts and feelings at the time she wrote this. One line stands out, "Sometimes at night, I pray to wake a different person in a different place." Whether or not we've experienced gender dysphoria, we've all experienced feeling uncomfortable in our skin—again making Laura a relatable role model to all of us.
As the night continued, I felt myself become absorbed in each song and story that Laura shared. The next songs on her set list were "Dead Friend," written for Laura's heartbreak over a friend passing away; "Two Coffins," originally written for her daughter; "FuckMyLife666," which is about coming out publicly in Rolling Stone and dealing with a breakup with her second wife; "Paralytic States," where she shares that at this point in her life she was "never quite the woman that she wanted to be;" and then lastly she sang a cover of a song that she felt very connected to, "Androgynous," originally by Paul Westerberg.
The latest songs that she's written deal with the frustration of feeling pressure to change oneself to fit the mold of what society wants—whether that be a gender role or a major record label's idea of what's perfect to them. But the greatest part about this fantastic evening with Laura Jane Grace is that she made it clear that there isn't simply one mold to fit into.
She left the audience with words of wisdom: she says with a laugh that she's "a high school dropout, transgender, ex junky with a felony record" in the most reassuring way possible. I say "reassuring" because after years of battling all the challenges she's had to, she's coming into herself and on top of this, is inspiring and giving hope to people all around the world dealing with similar struggles to the one's she's endured.
At the end of the show, there was a question and answer session where fans were able to ask her just about anything. I decided to take the backseat and listen to insight she had to share. She had so many beautiful answers to these questions, but one really stuck out to me. When asked about Laura's daughter's knowledge of her being transgender, she said that her daughter is pretty good about understanding; however, what I loved about this was that Laura said she's been trying to teach her daughter to "be true to yourself and to [not be] ashamed" of who you are. I just loved this—because what's a better way to teach something than to practice what you preach?
That is exactly what Laura Jane Grace is doing with her life—as a parent, as a musician, as a transgender woman, and as an inspiration and a muse to all of us.
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Q4 2021 US Reporting Season Preview
Tony Sycamore January 14, 2022 12:44 PM
Q4 reporting season picks up speed this evening with reports from financial heavyweights JP Morgan, Wells Fargo, Citigroup, and Blackrock, before 114 companies report next week. See below the key themes and trends we'll be monitoring.
Macro Overview
2021 saw the S&P500 hit fresh record highs on an astonishing 70 separate days. It is noticeable that the first two weeks of 2022 have seen a continuation of the volatility that marked the final months of 2021.
US inflation recently reached an almost 40 year high, hitting an annualised 7% in December. To counter this, the Federal Reserve has become increasingly hawkish.
In response, market expectations have shifted towards faster balance sheet normalization, with "quantitative tightening" to begin in September after Fed lift-off in June or possibly as early as March. A prospect that has rattled tech stocks.
Meanwhile, surging Omicron cases have left hospitals straining under the weight of numbers, disrupting global supply chains and grocery shelves empty. A development that will weigh on Q1 growth, likely to be reflected in some company's forward guidance.
Despite the headwinds outlined above, S&P500 companies are expected to deliver strong earnings growth again. According to Factset, "For Q4 2021, the estimated earnings growth rate for the S&P 500 is 21.7%."
Presuming this is the confirmed growth rate for the quarter, it will mark the fourth straight quarter of earnings growth above 20% and lift full years earning growth to more than 40% for the full year.
As noted by FactSet in the first week of January, "93 S&P 500 companies have issued EPS guidance for the fourth quarter. This number is slightly below the 5-year average of 100. Of these 93 companies, 56 have issued negative EPS guidance, and 37 have issued positive EPS guidance."
This marks the first time since Q2 2020 that S&P500 companies have issued more negative EPS guidance than positive guidance. Despite this, the estimated (year over year) earnings growth for Q4 2021 is above the expectations from the start of Q4.
As noted by Factset, the Energy sector led by companies such as Exxon Mobil and Chevron have recorded the largest percentage increase in estimated (dollar-level) earnings of all eleven sectors since the start of the quarter at 40.8% (to $28.1 billion from $20.0 billion).
The Consumer Discretionary sector led by Amazon.com has recorded the largest percentage decrease in estimated (dollar-level) earnings of all eleven sectors since the start of the quarter at -15.1% (to $27.1 billion from $32.0 billion).
S&P500 Technical Outlook
The overnight decline has the S&P500 eyeing important trendline support at 4620/00ish from the March 2020, 2174 low.
Providing the S&P500 remains above 4620/00 (closing basis), look for a push towards 5000 during the first quarter of 2022.
However, should a sustained break below 4620/00ish occur, the risks are for a deeper pullback towards 4400.
Source Tradingview. The figures stated areas of January 14th, 2022. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance. This report does not contain and is not to be taken as containing any financial product advice or financial product recommendation
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Each year, we work with the Alberta Children's Hospital Foundation to create an auction package on behalf of the Italian Centre Shop Calgary to donate to the Building Hope for Kids Gala. The event has a special theme and this year – it was Italy. Top Chef Canada S4 finalist Vittorio Colacitti made the trek from Toronto to prepare an Italian feast for 10 with help from our friend Chef Roy Oh from ANJU. $4,000 was raised for sick kids and we were absolutely thrilled to be a part of such a special evening.
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Complete Denuclearization? Not Before the Korean War Is Officially Over
Konstantin Asmolov
© 2018 Evan Vucci/AP
No matter how long the current truce lasts, a bad peace is better than a good quarrel, and currently, the likelihood of a conflict on the Korean peninsula has been substantially reduced, Valdai Club expert Konstantin Asmolov writes.
Kim Hong-gul, the chairman of the Korean National Council for Reconciliation and Cooperation, gave the terms for further denuclearization. The South China Morning Post quoted him as saying that Pyongyang expects at least a partial lifting of sanctions. He noted that in the past North Korea insisted on a peace treaty, whereas now it simply wants a statement on the end of the Korean War. Only then can the process of denuclearization move forward, he said. Pyongyang also believes it is necessary to include China in the negotiations to stabilize the process.
In reality it is necessary to treat the newspaper reports with a certain apprehension, especially with regard to China's direct involvement in the negotiating process, something that was previously presented by Pyongyang as exclusively bilateral. Even South Korea's attempts to join in were not taken seriously. Nevertheless, the current situation reflects a number of problems that compel some analysts to think that a de-escalation of tensions is coming to an end because the actions that each side can take without harming themselves are reaching their limits.
For the time being, North Korea is fulfilling everything it promised both verbally and in writing. Apart from the nuclear testing grounds, it has dismantled a number of facilities linked with the missile program. The importance of these facilities might be called into question but this step is irreversible. In addition, as promised at the Singapore summit, the US was given some of the remains of the soldiers killed during the Korean War, and if tensions do not escalate other remains will be returned.
As for the anti-Trump articles on North Korea's covert work on its missile program and the implication that Trump was misled, first, neither Seoul nor Washington has officially confirmed this and, second Pyongyang has not committed itself to ending this research.
At the same time, Pyongyang is left with concern over one unpleasant question: what will happen after Trump leaves office; will Trump's successor put the agreements aside and say that everything he accomplished fails to meet national interests (as when Bush replaced Clinton and Obama replaced Bush). No, if Trump rules for eight years and Ivanka succeeds him for another eight years (as some people like Edward Luttwak suggest) such a period of stability could bring the process if not to its completion, then seriously closer to North Korean disarmament. However, the fate of the Iran nuclear deal indicates the instability of any agreement that might be concluded.
Trump is also a hostage to this situation. Moscow does not quite understand it, but for him, domestic policy is much more important than foreign policy. He is being pressured by his opponents from "the Democratic camp" on the one side, and by conservatives like Michael Pence, on the other. As a result, he has to fulfil a certain agenda, an element of which is the recently adopted law on human rights in North Korea. Washington may be willing to relax its tough position on the deadlines for denuclearization, admitting that the process may take longer than planned (the result is the main goal), but its stand on easing the sanctions will remain unchanged, and it will not mitigate them step-by-step in response to North Korea's good behavior.
Is Further Denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula Possible? Ma Yunpeng
The trend of denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula has taken shape, with a tortuous process, but bright and peaceful prospects, Valdai Club expert Ma Yunpeng believes.
At the tactical level, this is developing into a problem that could become the main stumbling block. The inter-Korean summit promised us that the Korean War would come to an official end before the year is out. Considering the course of this war and the circumstances of signing the truce, the format of the agreement is a separate problem, but there is a more important factor.
At present, the US position is as follows: "First, the North will disarm and then we will end the war." These processes are seen as interconnected and in this context the official end of the Korean War will look like an American victory that led to the opponent's disarmament.
North Korea's approach is different. Before taking irreversible action on disarmament, it is necessary to achieve a level of mutual trust between the countries, which does not exist at this point. In this context, an official end to the Korean War is an important step to establishing this trust and this is why "first, the end of the war and then further denuclearization."
A side note: failure to conclude an agreement this year may have a negative influence not only on the further course of US-North Korean talks, but also on the domestic political situation in South Korea where the ratings of the current president are declining because of serious economic problems and a number of political scandals.
Questions asked by ru.valdaiclub.com:
How comprehensive and irreversible are North Korea's steps on curtailing its nuclear missile program?
On the one hand, it has made some irreversible steps because the restoration of destroyed infrastructure would take some time whereas suspended military exercises could be reversed at the stroke of a pen. On the other hand, for the reasons mentioned above, these steps cannot be called large-scale because for the time being Kim Jong-un has not taken any action that will seriously damage the country's nuclear missile potential.
Are Seoul and Washington likely to comply with North Korea's demands?
The answer is sooner negative than positive for domestic political reasons. It is very important for Trump to show his constituency that he has not given in and to avoid actions that may be seen as unilateral concessions.
Will the US agree to the partial lifting of the sanctions until they are completely suspended?
For now even the partial lifting of the sanctions is not a possibility. The first attempts by Russia and China in this area have already failed, and it would only be possible to return to this issue if Pyongyang's informal moratorium on missile launches and nuclear tests holds for at least a year.
And the last point. No matter how long this truce lasts, a bad peace is better than a good quarrel, and currently, the likelihood of a conflict on the peninsula has been substantially reduced. As the author noted, de facto the sides are at the "double freeze" stage that was suggested by Russia and China at one time.
Views expressed are of individual Members and Contributors, rather than the Club's, unless explicitly stated otherwise.
I recommend you this article on the Valdai Club website: http://valdaiclub.com/a/highlights/korea-denuclearization-impossible-before-war-ends/
No matter how long the current truce lasts, a bad peace is better than a good quarrel, and currently, the likelihood of a conflict on the Korean peninsula has been substantially reduced, Valdai Club
'Neither Peace Nor War': Who Benefits From the Current Situation on the Korean Peninsula Follow the link
Trump-Kim: Impromptu Photo Opportunity or Nobel Prize? Follow the link
North-East Asia: Hopes and Anxieties Follow the link


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Q: Sending PythonJavaClass into Java function with pyjnius I'm trying to send a PythonJavaClass (NokeServiceListener) into mNokeService.registerNokeListener() but it keeps erroring out there and when printing the NokeServiceListener object I'm getting nokeLock.NokeServiceListener object at 0x97389b70 which doesn't look like a java object and then I get an error JNI DETECTED ERROR IN APPLICATION: use of invalid jobject 0x6e617278
from jnius import autoclass,PythonJavaClass,cast,java_method

Context =  autoclass('android.content.Context')
    Parcelable = autoclass('android.os.Parcelable')
    Intent = autoclass('android.content.Intent')
    Uri = autoclass('android.net.Uri')
    PythonActivity = autoclass('org.kivy.android.PythonActivity')

    NokeDeviceManagerService = autoclass('com.noke.nokemobilelibrary.NokeDeviceManagerService')
    #LocalBinder = autoclass('com.noke.nokemobilelibrary.NokeDeviceManagerService$LocalBinder')
    NokeDevice = autoclass('com.noke.nokemobilelibrary.NokeDevice')
    NokeMobileError = autoclass('com.noke.nokemobilelibrary.NokeMobileError')
    #NokeServiceListener =autoclass('com.noke.nokemobilelibrary.NokeServiceListener')

    global mNokeService

    #@run_on_ui_thread
    class NokeApi():
        def __init__(self):
            self.python_activity = PythonActivity.mActivity
            self.service_connection = ServiceConnection()

        def initiateNokeService(self):
            currentActivity = cast('android.app.Activity', self.python_activity)
            context = cast('android.content.Context', currentActivity.getApplicationContext())

            nokeIntent = Intent()
            nokeIntent.setClassName(context, 'com.noke.nokemobilelibrary.NokeDeviceManagerService')
            self.python_activity.bindService(nokeIntent,self.service_connection,Context.BIND_AUTO_CREATE)

        def onCreate(self):
            self.initiateNokeService()

    #@run_on_ui_thread
    class ServiceConnection(PythonJavaClass):
        __javainterfaces__ = ['android.content.ServiceConnection']
        __javacontext__ = 'app'

        @java_method('(Landroid/content/ComponentName;Landroid/os/IBinder;)V')
        def onServiceConnected(self,className, rawBinder):
            print 'debug1'
            #nokeDeviceManagerService = NokeDeviceManagerService()
            #localBinder = LocalBinder()
            nokeService = cast('com.noke.nokemobilelibrary.NokeDeviceManagerService$LocalBinder',rawBinder)
            global mNokeService
            mNokeService = nokeService.getService()
            print mNokeService
            #mNokeService = ((NokeDeviceManagerService.LocalBinder)rawBinder).getService()
            print 'debug2'
            mNokeServiceListener = NokeServiceListener()
            #mNokeServiceListener = cast('com.noke.nokemobilelibrary.NokeServiceListener',nokeServiceListener)
            print mNokeServiceListener
            print 'debug2.5'
            mNokeService.registerNokeListener(mNokeServiceListener)
            print 'debug3'
            noke1 = NokeDevice("NOKE3P", "F7:F3:F1:2C:66:25")
            print 'debug4'
            mNokeService.addNokeDevice(noke1)
            print 'debug5'
            mNokeService.setUploadUrl("https://coreapi-sandbox.appspot.com/upload/")
            print 'debug6'
            mNokeService.startScanningForNokeDevices()
            print "Scanning for devices"

            if not mNokeService.initialize():
                print "Unable to initialize Bluetooth"

    class NokeServiceListener(PythonJavaClass):
        __javainterfaces__ = ['com.noke.nokemobilelibrary.NokeServiceListener']
        __javacontext__ = 'app'

        def __init__(self):
            pass

        @java_method('(Lcom/noke/nokemobilelibrary/NokeDevice;)V')
        def onNokeDiscovered(self,noke):
            print "Connecting to Noke"
            mNokeService.connectToNoke(self,noke)

        @java_method('(Lcom/noke/nokemobilelibrary/NokeDevice;)V')
        def onNokeConnecting(self,noke):
            print "Connecting"

        @java_method('(Lcom/noke/nokemobilelibrary/NokeDevice;)V')
        def onNokeConnected(self,noke):
            print "Noke Connected"
            self.requestUnlock(noke)

        @java_method('(Lcom/noke/nokemobilelibrary/NokeDevice;)V')
        def onNokeSyncing(self,noke):
            print "NOKE SYNCING"

        @java_method('(Lcom/noke/nokemobilelibrary/NokeDevice;)V')
        def onNokeUnlocked(self,noke):
            print 'Noke Unlocked'

        @java_method('(Lcom/noke/nokemobilelibrary/NokeDevice;)V')
        def onNokeDisconnected(self,noke):
            print "Noke Disconnected"
            self.mNokeService.uploadData()
            self.mNokeService.startScanningForNokeDevices()

        @java_method('(I)V')
        def onBluetoothStatusChanged(self,bluetoothStatus):
            pass

        @java_method('(Lcom/noke/nokemobilelibrary/NokeDevice;ILjava/lang/String;)V')
        def onError(self,noke, error, message):
            pass

        def requestUnlock(self,noke):
            msg = '{"function":"Noke_Unlock","session":"%s","mac":"%s"}' % (noke.getSession(),noke.getMac())
            rsp = connectToServer(_host, _port, msg)
            if rsp['result'] == "success":
                commandStr = rsp["commands"]
                noke.sendCommands(commandStr)
            else:
                print "Access Denied"

I feel like there error is because I'm passing in a non java object into a java function but I've already tried to cast the object as a 'com.noke.nokemobilelibrary.NokeServiceListener' and that didn't work either. The code always errors out after debug 2.5 so something is going wrong between those two steps but I can't figure out what.

A: class NokeServiceListener(PythonJavaClass):
    def __init__(self, callback):
        super().__init__()
        self.callback = callback

It will work because python is not java / C#. base class init will not called unless you explicitly write it.

A: Adding
class NokeServiceListener(PythonJavaClass):
    def __init__(self, callback):
        super(NokeServiceListener, self).__init__()
        self.callback = callback

seemed to fix this issue... no idea why though.

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Celebrate the annual FREE Comic Book Day & Comic SALE on May 5, 2018! Comic Odyssey The Fort BGC and Robinsons Galleria branches, and participating Fully Booked branches are giving away FREE comics, and 20% discount on selected items (graphic novels, collectibles, & more).
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DINANT (CITADELLE) MILITARY CEMETERY
The town of Dinant is located on the junctions of the N96/92. From the motorway E411/A4 which runs between Brussel and Luxembourg turn off at junction 20 onto the N97 direction Dinant. Follow the N97 to the first exit and turn onto the N936 Tige de Taviet direction Dinant. The road changes name to Grand'Route de Ciney and then Rue Saint-Jaques. After several kilometers the road passes through a commercial zone then bends left and descends down a steep hill. Turn left at the first junction into Rue Pont d'Amour, there are tourist signs to La Citadelle. Then take the first right into Chemin d'Herbuchenne. Then again first right into Chemin de la Citadelle. The cemetery is on the left. The graves are located in the far left hand corner of the French Military Cemetery and cannot be seen from the entrance.
The British Expeditionary Force was involved in the later stages of the defence of Belgium following the German invasion in May 1940, and suffered many casualties in covering the withdrawal to Dunkirk. Commonwealth forces did not return until September 1944, but in the intervening years, many airmen were shot down or crashed in raids on strategic objectives in Belgium, or while returning from missions over Germany.
Dinant (Citadelle) Military Cemetery contains the graves of 25 airmen of the Second World War.
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Entrance to Cemetery
French Graves
Commonwealth Graves
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A Modern Baby Shower Cake. Saw this idea on the internet, but only for girl, so changed out the colors to make it for a baby boy! Love it! This is a vanilla/chocolate marble cake with fluffy buttercream frosting and filling, and marshmallow fondant accents. This cake travelled to St. Louis for a baby shower. This is my last cake for the year 2010. 91 cakes for the year. Let's see what 2011 brings . . .


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13 August Update
Written by Mike Boyce
Categories: Press
DECISIVE LEADERSHIP
The presentation of the 2016 Cobb County budget and the importance of the programs therein have been overshadowed by the continuing insistence by District 4 Commissioner Lisa Cupid that the recent trailing of her automobile late at night by an undercover police officer was bad police work. This has now been a story for almost a month and the lack of leadership by the chairman to resolve this only shows his failure to lead. I encountered this kind of dilemma earlier in my Marine Corps career when racial problems confronted our military community. I can say with a high degree of confidence that the way out of his impasse requires decisive leadership that emphasizes strongly that there is only one standard for all public officials. There are no simple answers once race has been thrown into the equation but there are solutions. Now is not the time for carefully crafted statements but active involvement by a leader in bringing all the sides of this growing dispute to the table to work out the issues. I have the utmost respect for both sides and have to believe that they both want to resolve this disagreement positively and constructively.
I have been a frequent visitor in Commissioner Cupid's district and am very familiar with the efforts of Precinct 2 Captain Jeff Adcock in working with her and her constituents in addressing their law enforcement concerns. I fervently hope that common ground can continue to be found that will maintain the momentum of community building that has been one of the hallmarks of the Captain Adcock and Commissioner Cupid's tenures.
Weekly update for August 4
Categories: Events, Press
A message from Judy Boyce
Hello, everyone! While Mike is on a church mission trip, I've had the responsibility of keeping the campaign going. I have to say – I'm enjoying every moment of it! As I mentioned, Mike is away on the mission trip to help children in the former communist country of Romania. Here's a message directly from him:
Greetings from the Carpathian Mountains in Romania where I am part of a back packing team on a mission trip raising interest in programs for underserved children in this former communist country. Those who know me appreciate how much service to veterans, my community and my church remain cornerstones of my personal life. I shall bring the same commitment to you as your Chairman. Invest in the new future of Cobb and join our team at LikeMike4Cobb on the web, Facebook, and Twitter.
Saturday was an amazing day on the campaign trail. I started out at the monthly Cobb County Republican Breakfast in Marietta. Naturally, I took the opportunity to speak with everyone I possibly could to ensure they know Mike is running to serve them before anything else. The response at the breakfast was tremendous. As a bonus, I had the opportunity to hear from a panel that included 9th District Congressman Doug Collins on criminal justice reforms here in Georgia.
My day continued on at the Smyrna Birthday Celebration. It is easy to appreciate why Smyrna is such a wonderful city for its residents. The residents who celebrated with food, fireworks, a giant birthday cake, and music showed me why. Everyone I spoke with was welcoming and warm. And, I'm very excited to say that a great number of them expressed their support for Mike in the process. One man even told me his 95 year old mother has Mike's push card right on her refrigerator and will be voting for him next May.
No one can replace Mike; his leadership and concern for every person around him shines through with every person he meets. But, I have to be honest – I loved being out in Cobb County on his behalf! I know I can speak for him when I say we would appreciate your support and your vote next May in the Republican Primary for Cobb County Commission Chairman.
Panelists at Cobb GOP Breakfast
Speaking on Mike's behalf at the GOP Breakfast
Mike supporters at the Smyrna Birthday Celebration
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As many of you know I attended and received my undergraduate degree from the University of Notre Dame. Father Ted Hesburgh was the President of the University during my studies. He left a wonderful legacy including words of wisdom that carried him through some very difficult times in which he had to make some equally tough decisions. My favorite quote from him is the following:
"My principle is that you don't make decisions because they are easy; you don't make them because they are cheap; you don't make them because they are popular; you make them because they are right."
In war and peace these words guided me not only on my spiritual walk but in my professional career and personal activities.
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Vipers Take to the Air
Written by editor on August 31, 2012 . Posted in Uncategorized
It was a few days before spring time when I received an email from a member named Doug Lofting who lives in Madras, Oregon. It's worth noting that we are very spread out between Oregon, Southwest Washington, Idaho (and one member in Alaska), so I have yet to meet all the members in our club. I had never met Doug before, and in his email, he invited all of us to a show called the Air and Car Show of the Cascades in Oregon.
In his email, Doug tells me that they will roll out the red carpet for the Viper Club for free, more or less, complete with a VIP tent that has food and drinks included. For some members this would be a longer drive (2 ½ to 3 hour one way for my son and me), so I sent out emails with that in mind and updated our site accordingly, telling all the members to check it out. I told Doug I would be there (despite the heat, which was considerable), and after some feedback, it was to be myself and one other member. Not being particularly picky, I take what I can get.
My son wanted to show the latest purchase our 1997 GTS with one-of-a-kind rims, which was fine by me. There was a big fire burning close to Madras but we were set on going. After seeing more fire spots less than a mile from the highway, I began to wonder whether this was a very good idea. We pressed on and checked in at a very nice hotel, unloading the Viper and less than certain about the days to come.
On Friday we pulled through the gates of the airport, and almost immediately a big guy came running over – Doug, running to put our car in the front, taking care of us like we had been friends for ages. We were in line with beautiful cars, no doubt, but the planes were really something to see. The show started at 4:00 and went until 9:00 at night. Fast planes were doing aerobatics maneuvers, and there were two really famous planes from WWII: a B-25 and a B-17, each of which you can get a flight in for a price, the proceeds of which supported the Air Museum in Arizona. There was also a jet that flew at 640 miles an hour and did stunts too, as if that wasn't enough. This show continued on the next day, a car show like no other and an air show that was absolutely amazing.
On Saturday morning, the cars rolled in with Doug and myself in place with our Vipers. Lo and behold, Nathan Price and his RT/10, with his grandfather riding shotgun. As a former pilot, his grandfather was thrilled. Nathan, being the great guy he is, arranged for a ride for he and his grandfather in the B-17 flying fortress. As if this all wasn't enough, Doug came up to us later and asked us if we had heard the announcement over the speakers, which we hadn't. We had won 1st place our bracket.
Anyone that's in the area next year should see this event: it's something that will stay with you for the rest of your life. My son, Lucky, was ecstatic for both day we were there. He told me it was the best show we had ever been to, bar none, and I had to agree: it was one heck of a great time. With planes flying in from all over for this event, my son and I will attend every year to be a part of this show. Many, many thanks to Doug Lofting and all connected with the show. It truly was the show of the summer.
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The Lady in the Lake
Title: The Lady in the Lake
Chandler, Raymond
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Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Tags: detective, fiction, mystery, Philip Marlowe (Fictional character), film/TV adaptation
The Lady in the Lake is a 1943 detective novel by Raymond Chandler featuring the Los Angeles private investigator Philip Marlowe. Notable for its removal of Marlowe from his usual Los Angeles environs for much of the book, the novel's complicated plot initially deals with the case of a missing woman in a small mountain town some 80 miles (130 km) from the city. The book was written shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor and makes several references to America's recent involvement in World War II. [Suggest a different description.]
Author Bio for Chandler, Raymond
Due to his straitened financial circumstances during the Great Depression, Chandler turned to his latent writing talent to earn a living, teaching himself to write pulp fiction by studying the Perry Mason story formula of Erle Stanley Gardner. Chandler's first professional work, "Blackmailers Don't Shoot", was published in Black Mask magazine in 1933; his first novel, The Big Sleep, was published in 1939, featuring his famous Philip Marlowe detective character speaking in the first person.
In 1950, Chandler described in a letter to his English publisher, Hamish Hamilton, why he began reading pulp magazines and later wrote for them:
Wandering up and down the Pacific Coast in an automobile I began to read pulp magazines, because they were cheap enough to throw away and because I never had at any time any taste for the kind of thing which is known as women's magazines. This was in the great days of the Black Mask (if I may call them great days) and it struck me that some of the writing was pretty forceful and honest, even though it had its crude aspect. I decided that this might be a good way to try to learn to write fiction and get paid a small amount of money at the same time. I spent five months over an 18,000 word novelette and sold it for $180. After that I never looked back, although I had a good many uneasy periods looking forward.
His second Marlowe novel, Farewell, My Lovely (1940), became the basis for three movie versions adapted by other screenwriters, including 1944's Murder My Sweet (which marked the screen debut of the Marlowe character), starring Dick Powell (whose depiction of Marlowe Chandler reportedly applauded). Literary success and film adaptations led to a demand for Chandler himself as a screenwriter. He and Billy Wilder co-wrote Double Indemnity (1944), based on James M. Cain's novel of the same name. The noir screenplay was nominated for an Academy Award. Said Wilder, "I would just guide the structure and I would also do a lot of the dialogue, and he (Chandler) would then comprehend and start constructing too." Wilder always acknowledged that the ramped-up dialogue which makes the film so memorable was largely Chandler's.--Wikipedia.


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Q: New In-App-Purchase are not displayed in the iTunes app product page My app provides IAP for our users and We already have one product then, which is listed on the "Top In-App purchases" section in iTunes product page. I submitted the latest version which have two new products. The build successfully went live (almost 2 weeks back) and I was able to purchase the new two products as well. Also the iTunes metrics show the purchase of new products from the users. But it is not displayed under "Top In-App purchases". Only the first IAP is listed under that section.
iTunes purchase reports says that my first product has 5 times sales than the new two. Is that the reason new two products are not listed under Top In-App purchases".  Can I see the all IAP offered by my app anywhere in the iTunes app product page?

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In your case i think your new in App purchases are not enough used so that could be shown on iTunes on your product page.
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This prayer, offered quietly by the deacon or priest at Mass, often goes unnoticed. It is the prayer said in preparation of the cup of wine that will soon become the cup of the very blood of Jesus. This simple prayer expresses succinctly our Catholic belief concerning the Real Presence of Jesus in the sacrament we call the Eucharist. It is also—not coincidentally—a powerful expression of the meaning of the sacrament and why we have it.
Of all the sacraments, only the Eucharist is described by the phrase "Real Presence." It is not that the other experiences are not real presences of God, but only in the Eucharist do we have the very body and blood, soul and divinity of Christ.
As a bishop, I am particularly concerned that we effectively witness our belief in the eucharistic presence. Parish mission statements, if they are used, should clearly state in some way the centrality and importance of the Eucharist for the local parish—for in fact the Sunday Eucharist is a parish's reason for being. The Eucharist should be the principle by which parishes and institutions evaluate the propriety of their activities. All activities of the parish and every diocesan institution, no matter how popular or unpopular, great or small, must in some way help people to live out the meaning of the Eucharist. The very way in which we structure our churches should communicate clearly that we are a eucharistic community, a eucharistic people. The altar should thus be prominent, as the symbol of the eucharistic action.
Obviously, the place of reservation for the Eucharist itself should be worthy of the eucharistic presence, with ample room for prayer and meditation. If the tabernacle is not directly behind the altar, then it should be easy to find from the main entry of the Church.
While baptismal fonts in our churches are to be given their due prominence, they should not distract from the central importance the altar is to have visibly. Baptism, the other central sacrament, we call the "primary sacrament," for only through it can we begin sacramental initiation and receive the other sacraments. But even baptism finds its perfection in the eucharistic offering.
While fully exploring the significance of baptism with our children and converts, we must not neglect sharing with them the Good News that the greatest benefit of the sacrament of baptism is that it allows one to participate fully in the Mass. In this time of renewal in our Church, when we are rightfully rediscovering the importance of the sacrament of baptism, we must not forget the supreme nature of the Eucharist. For in our participation in the Eucharist, our sacramental initiation becomes complete and we utilize all our baptismal gifts.
By the mystery of this water and wine…John tells us in his gospel that blood and water, symbolizing the sacraments that make the Church (most especially baptism and the Eucharist), flowed from the side of Jesus when they pierced His side on the cross. Jesus chose bread and wine, two quotidian elements, as the materials that form the sacrament of the Eucharist. Each sacrament has a material element because it is for humans, neither for God nor the angels. Since human beings relate and know things through the senses, it is only fitting that Christ would take natural elements, those that are very common in our experience, and use them to mediate His loving presence to us. In the offering of bread and wine by the priest to our heavenly Father, Christ is present to us in a special way. Let me make it very clear: In the Eucharist, Jesus Christ is immediately present to us, in His body and blood, soul and divinity. At this moment, the bread ceases to be bread, and the wine ceases to be wine.
Though our eyes are limited in what they can convey to our minds, the eyes of those who have faith recognize the humble presence of our resurrected Lord and Savior, whom we believe to be fully present in His humanity and divinity. While we also believe that God is present to us in other ways, the Church has always taught that the presence of God is mediated to us in a supreme manner in the seven sacraments. Even more, this communication of God's presence to us is necessary for our salvation (as with baptism). Thus we cannot equate our personal experiences of God with that of the sacraments. While we may be reminded of God in a work of art or in the brilliant colors of the setting sun and feel close to God, the sacraments are of a different order of Christ's presence. For, in the sacraments, Christ is immediately present to us.
May we come to share in the divinity of Christ … Christ humbled Himself in order to save us, in order to bring us into the presence of God that has been destined for us from the very beginning. And He gave us the sacrament of the Eucharist so that we could participate in His self-offering to the Father. We enter the presence of God through Christ's death and resurrection, which not only purify us from our sinfulness, but also transform us into children of God. At baptism we receive the washing of our souls from sin, and we receive the Holy Spirit that makes us children of God and members of Christ's body, the Church. We become coheirs with the Son of God, sharers in the divinity of Jesus, our Brother and Lord. Our involvement in this transformation is not merely passive. As Jesus was totally obedient to His Father in heaven, so we are called to be obedient children of the Father. We are invited to join in Christ's once-and-for-all sacrifice. We do this by enduring faithfully the hardships we encounter in following the way of Jesus. When we have Mass, we don't simply "watch" Jesus coming to us again.
But with hearts full of gratitude, we long to join with Him in His self-offering, giving our broken hearts along with His. We desire to be obedient to the Father in our daily lives, and we offer our sacrifices, pains, and joys involved in living the Gospel life in our daily lives with those of Christ. This all takes place through the hands of the priest, who is essential for the Eucharist, and who has given his entire life to the service of helping those in his charge to offer more perfectly this sacrifice of praise. It is for this reason that the lack of priests is such a painful experience. There are no replacements for priests. We must continue to beseech the Lord for more priests.
We must also be careful about holding a static concept of the presence of Christ in the sacraments, especially the Eucharist. The honors that we grant the eucharistic presence (the veneration in benediction services and hours of adoration, personal visits we make throughout the day, the genuflections, the spruced-up attire we wear at Sunday Mass), while all of these are important, none can make up for our "doing" the Eucharist with Jesus. In the Eucharist, Jesus is as humble as bread, as nourishing as bread, and as broken as bread. If we desire to share in the gift of the Eucharist, we are called to be humble and nourishing, even in our brokenness. We are called to be humble in our attitude toward others, looking to serve their needs instead of expecting to be served. We are called to be nourishing when we give of ourselves for the good of others. When we suffer the injustices of others for their good and the good of all, then our brokenness is made life-giving.
The martyrs are the most obvious examples of life- giving brokenness. In imitation of Christ, they sacrificed their own lives for the Good News of God's love for us. When we approach the minister of the Eucharist at Mass for communion, we respond "Amen" not only to the Real Presence that we are about to receive, but also "Amen" to the requirements of this presence in our lives. Thus the Eucharist is more than an object that is Christ's body and blood, it is also the action of Christ in His self-offering. It is our action in which we give ourselves, though the hands of the priest in the sacrifice of Christ, to the Father.
All our devotional activities, while expressing and safeguarding our true faith in the Real Presence, also serve their purpose in motivating us to live the Eucharist beyond the altar by placing our gifts at the service of our brothers and sisters. Our devotional and liturgical practices do not replace our call from the Lord to join Him in making sacrifice in daily life for one another.
There are many reasons why many Catholics lack faith in the eucharistic presence. Some of our problems with the reality of Christ's presence in the Eucharist are rooted in a self-constructed reality in which we do not want God to come too close. We are tempted not to believe in the Real Presence because we would rather not accept the full reality of God's love for us. Like Adam and Eve, who hid from God after they sinned, I am at times tempted to keep God comfortably at arm's length. I know that if I accept the closeness of God in the Eucharist, if I accept that God does indeed love me to such an extent that He empties Himself to be immediately present to me in such a humble form, then what kind of a response would I be moved to give?
How might this recognition of God's love for me provoke changes in the way I live my life—changes that I would rather not make? We may want God to be close, but we don't necessarily want Him too close. How are we to stand in God's presence, knowing that we will never be able to love God to the same degree that He loves us? The consequences of our faith in the eucharistic presence are at once terrifying and exhilarating. Whenever we consciously enter the eucharistic presence, we may experience the purifying love and presence of God. We not only kneel, out of respect and humility, but we also come to stand in His Presence, as we do at the "Our Father" during Mass. Our God is a loving God, who longs for us to join Him and take part in His life and in His love, to be His children.
Who humbled himself to share in our humanity …In his letter to the Philippians (2:6-11), St. Paul recorded a hymn that eloquently expresses the depth of the Son's love in coming to save us, that "He emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, coming in human likeness … becoming obedient to death, even death on a cross." Jesus "emptied himself" to overcome the great divide between sinful humanity and God.
The book of Genesis tells us that from the beginning, God intended for us to be with Him forever. In the sin of Adam and Eve, we turned away from God's presence, hiding from Him in the shame of our sinfulness. Only God Himself could overcome the great divide brought about by original sin. Even if we desired it, we could not reach God's presence, but God can reach into our sinful world. And God did. He reached over the great divide in the gift of His Son; this is the mystery we celebrate every Christmas. In becoming man, the Son of God breached the great divide of both our sinfulness and our creature- hood. The truly amazing thing is that we are even closer to God now than before the sin of our first parents. Such is the power of God's love that He is able to bring such a wondrous good out of evil.
In the bleakest moment of Jesus' earthly life, when He willingly allowed Himself to be put to death by crucifixion, God experienced the greatest rejection of His saving presence in the world. But in the midst of that darkest hour, the mystery of God's love overcame the darkness of the human heart and won salvation for all humanity through the death of His only Son. It was in fact His plan all along, a plan born out of His love for us. Though we were sinful and without merit, God chose to share His life and love, His very presence, with those who believe in His Son. Through this Paschal Mystery, in which the Son of God became man and obediently accepted the will of His Father, Jesus overturned the sin of disobedience that kept all humanity from God's presence. In His resurrection Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life. In each of the seven sacraments, the way, the truth, and the life of Jesus are given to us. Indeed, in these key moments of life, Jesus is personally and immediately present to us.
Let us fully recognize this divine presence in the Eucharist in our lives. As we continue to give the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist all of the ritual displays of glory, honor, and veneration, the reason Christ comes to us in this sacrament must be remembered. We are able to go back into our daily lives fortified as children of God to share the sacrificial love of Christ with whomever we meet.
Bishop Emeritus Eugene J. Gerber served as the 8th bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Wichita from February 9, 1983 until his retirement on October 4, 2001. Bishop Gerber remains active and committed to various organizations and ministries within the Church.


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