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Safety Improvements Installed in Memory of Teen Killed in Hit-and-Run
Jonathan Cortez was killed by a hit-and-run driver in October 2015 as he rode his skateboard home on 54th Street in Chollas Creek
By Omari Fleming	• Published September 9, 2016 • Updated on September 10, 2016 at 10:59 am
Jonathan Cortez was killed by a hit and run driver on 54th Street while skateboarding home last fall. Today, the teen's death has led to safety improvements that could save the lives of others.
"We lost a young person unnecessarily," said Anastasia Brewster, of the City Heights Development Corporation.
Cortez's tragic death in October 2015 on 54th and Lea streets in Chollas Creek has turned into a bittersweet triumph for the Chollas View community.
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New sidewalks and bike lanes were installed in July on the northbound side of 54th, the same side of the street where police believe Cortez was skate boarding without a sidewalk or bike zone for protection. The same side of the street Cortez's schoolmates at Crawford High School continued to use for cross country training after his death.
"I had to be extra, extra careful just walking," said Bahdoon Mall, a cross country runner at Crawford High School. "But now we can feel free because we have our own sidewalk."
"It's great," said Crawford High Cross Country Coach Tlaloc Venancio. "Having sidewalks just gives us peace of mind as a coaching staff and administration at school"
The sidewalks and lanes were installed nine months after Cortez's death -- much faster than the normal two or three years improvements might take.
Those safety measures were fast-tracked thanks to the efforts of many Chollas Creek residents.
"The community became galvanized," said Brewster.
Brewster's organization and others, along with Cortez's friends and family, took their impassioned pleas for sidewalk safety on 54th Street to the city council.
They got fast results, making sure Cortez's death wasn't in vain -- and making sure other kids are now safer when walking in that area.
"We need to work with our city as residents. We need to raise voices to let our leaders know where we need to fix deficiencies in transportation infrastructure so this type of tragedy doesn't happen again"
This October will mark a year since Cortez was killed. Police still don't have a suspect in custody.

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Don't let it sneak up on you…Valentine's Day is coming soon!
Have you made your plans? If going out, make sure you remember to book your sitter in advance. If going away for the night, search for last minute deals on local attractions. Whether you go all out or plan a quiet evening at home, the day is for showing love to your special person.
At our house, we usually order curbside pickup at my favorite place, Outback Steakhouse! Hubster makes the pick up while I set the table. This year hubster has to work so we will be a day late in celebrating but that is actually the norm for our house. We don't feel the need to celebrate on the exact date, just as long as we can spend some alone time together.
To get your thoughts on celebrating Valentine's Day, I grabbed a couple of fun posts from my blogger friends to share with you. If you are planning a special day with the family, make up one or both of these yummy deserts. There is also a great, easy DIY Valentine's Day gift that you can make for your children. Rainbow or Crazy Loom band bracelets are definitely the rave right now.
How are you celebrating this Valentine's Day?
Whatever you do and wherever you are, here's hoping it's a wonderful day! Enjoy!
Pineapple upside down cake is one of my husband's favorites!
These both sound so delicious! I love Samoa anything and I can remember when my grandmother use to make us pineapple upside down cake. I don't have her recipe but I wonder if your would be similar.
These look fabulous! I think I will hook up a pineapple upside down cake this week! Sounds great!
I bake so everyone expects cupcakes from me for Valentines Day. I've been working on some new ideas for next week.


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We've been working with renowned collectors Frazer Rhodes, Massimiliano Macri and Brian Hargrove, who between them have pretty much everything released for the NEOGEO, including complete game collections and rare items. These will be professionally photographed and included in the book.
"NEOGEO: a visual history" also features official interviews with key staff integral to the NEOGEO's history, including producer Yasuyuki Oda, artist Tatsuhiko Kanaoka (Falcoon) and composer Hideki Asanaka (Sha-V).
"NEOGEO: a visual history" comes as an A4 hardback and is available in both standard edition and a limited edition collector's edition, presented in a metallic gold slipcase.
As with all our products, each book is printed to very high standards and is destined to be a must-have for fans of the NEOGEO or gamers who want to learn more about this groundbreaking console. NEOGEO: a visual history is available for pre-order in May 2017 with a publication date of summer 2017.
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Bitmap Books is proud to present Super Famicom: The Box Art Collection – a compilation of Japanese game packaging, professionally shot and presented as a glorious hardback edition.
Commodore 64: a visual Commpendium, celebrates one the most popular home computers of all time. It takes you on a journey through the C64's varied and colourful gaming library. Available as a 476 hardback expanded edition.
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Afghan Election Results Delayed Until Next Week
Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission (IEC) says an announcement of the initial results of the presidential runoff election have been delayed until July 7.
IEC head Ahmed Nuristani said on July 2 that the five-day delay is to allow an audit of 1,930 of the 23,000 polling stations nationwide, a move designed to boost confidence in the vote-counting process.
Candidate Abdullah Abdullah, previously seen as the election front-runner, boycotted the count of the June 14 runoff vote over alleged fraud, while his opponent, Ashraf Ghani, claimed victory.
In an interview with the BBC, Abdullah said he would respect Ghani if he is determined to be the winner but only if it is proven that the election was fair.
He also said he would do everything he could to ensure a "legitimate outcome" to the runoff.
With reporting by AFP, dpa, and the BBC


So this is the inaugural, first post in my new Single Malt Whisky category! Trust me when I say there's going to be many more posts here!
I love Single Malt Whisky, seriously, I'm not such a big fan of blended Whisky – but I don't mind the American stuff like Sourmash and Bourbon. I don't know a whole lot about them though, so I'll mostly be sticking to what I know and love – which is scotch.
Not too long ago I got invited to a Glen Grant Whisky tasting in KL, they are starting to sell it in Malaysia now under Albert Wines.
Glen Grant is a Speyside distillery, that produces single malt Scotch whisky. The distillery was owned by Chivas Brothers Ltd, best known for their Chivas Regal blended scotch whisky. It is the world's second-biggest single malt whisky brand. Single malt that's clear in colour with a distinctively crisp, fresh taste that has made it one of the world's favorite.
We got to test out the whole range, starting with the Major's Reserve – this is a no-age-statement entry-level Glen Grant. Although from what I understood, it's about 6 years old – but they don't advertise that.
This is a very accessible, approachable malt ideal for beginners. I found it rather pleasant actually, especially for the age, the price range and the fact it was the very bottom tier – it was better than the 10yr offerings from many other commercial brands. Of course it can't match up to the higher grade whiskies, especially in terms of body – but it's a decent starter drink. Some may prefer to stick to something familiar though in this price range like a Teacher's or Jameson's.
Next up was my second favourite of the night and the most popular seller in the Glent Grant range – the classic 10 year old. I have to say – I really want to get myself a bottle of this! A very enjoyable, smooth single malt, which breaks well with a little bit of ice.
It's quite intense and fruity (features that I enjoy) and has a long and slightly nutty finish.
After that 10 year old, we followed on with the 16 year old. I found this one a little bit harsher and actually preferred the 10 year old to this. It has the same type of characteristics of the 10 year old, but intensified.
For me, the next was the best of the night – and to date one of the drams that really sticks in my memory. It's the Glen Grant 1992 Cellar Reserve – wow, what a drink. Even the Whisky Bible 2010 agrees and awarded it Best Single Malt (16-21 Years). Sadly there was only one bottle of that, Vijen and I surely did enjoy it. It's aged in Olorosso sherry casks which give it a beautiful deep flavour, it's fruity and sweet with a sherry overtone basically. Wonderful!
The last of the night was the Glen Grant 170th Anniversary – which was a higher strength drink at 46% – but I can't say I really enjoyed it. It was super light in the mouth, almost feeling like it evaporated as it hit your tongue. Taste wise, it is similar to the others with a hint of smokey peat. Something for the collector perhaps.
The whisky was paired with some wonderful cuban cigars and chocolate from Godiva.
As for getting hold of some Glen Grant – the only place I know of selling it right now is Bakita at Changkat. If I remember correctly the 10 year old is RM390 per bottle and the 16 year old is RM400 per bottle.
It was a great evening (Thanks Winnie!).
The George and Dragon stocks it as well.
Oooh yeah, the 1992 is AWESOME.
Enjoyed reading your post, even though I am not a whisky fan. Having said that, when I worked in Ghana, a cultured Ozzie introduced me to Knockando single malt and man, that was a bloody good drink.
man that was one stoning night.
Dinesh Nair: Ah cool, didn't know about that.
eyeris: Yah mon, that's the the one I want!
kaminski: Haha yah, Single Malt is the way forwards!
myhorng: Yah I wouldn't mind a bottle of 10 year old either – pretty good stuff. The 1992 tho – wow, really good.
Can't believe my eyes – the higher quality Glens were drunk out of Tumblers with ice!!! Who the hell offers fine whiskies that way!!!!!


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Robbery ipc. IPC 390, 391, 392 Indian Penal Code 2019-01-31
Robbery ipc Rating: 5,8/10 439 reviews
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Z, in consequence, surrenders his purse. As a key note speaker : till Dec 2017 delivered lectures in 200 plus colleges in various issues i. No minimum number of participants is prescribed in Robbery. However, in another example a pickpocket operates in a busy commercial area by carefully removing wallets and jewelry from people he brushes up against. Even the tiniest amount is huge! Criminal Defense for Robbery Cases Robbery is a serious felony that can carry significant prison sentences.
Section 392 in The Indian Penal Code
This is extortion, and punishable as such; but it is not robbery, unless Z is put in fear of the instant death of his child. This is extortion, and punishable as such; but it is not robbery, unless Z is put in fear of the instant death of his child. Robbery, or dacoity, with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt. The essence of the offence of robbery is that the offender for committing theft or for carrying away or attempting to carry away the looted property, voluntarily causes or attempts to cause death or hurt or wrongful restraint. Please check this website and the bare acts here.
Class E felonies refer to physical assaults or threats to use an assault without the presence of a weapon. This intention being mala fide is very necessary. I highly recommend him to anyone with legal needs! Whoever makes, any preparation for committing dacoity, shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine. It is the last two elements that aggravate the crime to common law robbery. Dacoity is robbery by five or more persons conjointly committed or attempted to be committed.
Section 401 in The Indian Penal Code — Punishment for belonging to gang of thieves. Steals This requires evidence to show a as set out in section 1 1 of the Theft Act 1968. Essential ingredients of the offence of Dacoity are as follows: 1 The accused commit or attempt to commit robbery ; 2 Persons committing or attempting to commit robbery and persons present and aiding must not be less than five ; 3 All such persons should act conjointly. If you or someone you know have been accused of this crime, it is critical that you speak with a knowledgeable and experienced Los Angeles Criminal Defense Attorney at once. Common law Robbery was an offence under the of England. A has therefore committed robbery. Element of Fear The element of fear is absent in cases of theft.
Robbery, or dacoity, with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt. The Black's Law Dictionary defines it as the common-law offense of breaking and entering another's dwelling at night with the intent to commit a felony. In R v Hale 1978 the application of force and the stealing took place in different locations, and it was not possible to establish the timing; it was held that the appropriation necessary to prove theft was a continuing act, and the jury could correctly convict of robbery; this approach was followed in R v Lockley 1995 when the force was applied to a shopkeeper after property had been taken. For example, a man learns that his neighbor has stolen an expensive tool from his garage. Another stage is that of preparation and accordingly, if anyone makes a preparation to commit dacoity, he is liable to be punished under s. Sentence attacking a group of travellers, by Under current sentencing guidelines, the punishment for robbery is affected by a variety of aggravating and mitigating factors.
An Overview of Section 390 of the Indian Penal Code
A thing which is in possession of nobody cannot be the subject of theft. State of Maharashtra, 1997 2 Crimes 47 Bom ii There can be no quarrel that knife is a deadly weapon within the meaning of section 397; State of Maharashtra v. Section 383 defines what Extortion is. I reached out to him in the middle of the night and less than a couple hours later, he had gotten back to me and scheduled a meeting. The thing stolen must have been taken without the consent of the person in the possession of it. If a gun was used in the robbery, the defendant can be sentenced to ten years in prison and twenty years if the gun was fired. Assault with intent to rob is also subject to the mandatory sentencing regime under the.
Joseph Mingel Koli, 1997 2 Crimes 228 Bom 391. The Theft Acts 1968 and 1978. A Class E felony is punishable by up to 15 years in jail. Extortion can be committed in respect of any property movable as well as immovable. In robbery, the real wrong-doer is only punished. It is only when a or b or c co-exist with d and e or there is a nexus between any of them and d , e would amount to robbery; State of Maharashtra v.
Difference between "Robbery" and "Dacoity"
If one of members of dacoity commits wrong defined under this section, all the members are held liable for punishment. A has therefore committed robbery on Z. We are talking under 30 minutes in most cases. This element does exist on the person being put in fear of injury. Robbery may be committed on the immovable property only when it is in the form of extortion. This is an aggravated form of robbery. Even a transfer that is transient in nature is sufficient to constitute theft under section 378.
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ROBBERY AND EXTORTION
Legally, theft and robbery are very different and for different punishments. The offence of robbery is aggravated by the number of offenders present at the scene of offence. Examples A purse-snatcher operates by going into a crowded area and ripping purses off women's shoulders, then running away and keeping whatever property he finds inside. The offence of extortion is carried out by overpowering the will of the owner. In other words, five or more persons should be concerned in the commission of the offence and they should commit or attempt to commit robbery. Whoever, at any time after the passing of this Act, shall be one of five or more persons assembled for the purpose of committing dacoity, shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.
California Penal Code Section 211 PC: Robbery
There is the delivery of property. Class C felony- The Class C felony refers to intimidation andthe use of a deadly weapon. Highway robbery or mugging takes place outside or in a such as a sidewalk, street, or parking lot. Explanation- The offender is said to be present if he is sufficiently near to put the other person in fear of instant death, of instant hurt, or of instant wrongful restraint. A threat of criminal charge also amounts to extortion. It would be of great help to me if you contribute any amount to help me keep WritingLaw online, updated and ad-free.


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Home > Topics > Android > How To > How to Buy a Chinese Smartphone
How to Buy a Chinese Smartphone
May 25, 2016 by Vince Font Reads (2,242)
There are excellent smartphones coming out of China. And they're cheap! While some, like Huawei handsets, have a small foothold in the US, most only ship to other overseas markets. So how do you get one Stateside? Read on to find out.
Why Buy Chinese?
Low cost is the most compelling argument for anyone considering buying a Chinese-manufactured smartphone. Xiaomi is widely considered the best price to performance. Its designs brazenly rip off Apple and Samsung (which might explain why they've avoided the US market), but the company offers its wares at a fraction of the cost of US flagships. In addition, the Xiaomi smartphone specs are top-notch and compete well in a "Pepsi Challenge" test among casual users seeking functionality over brand recognition. For example, the Xiaomi Mi5 launched in March has a 1080p display and comes equipped with a Snapdragon 820 processor, up to 4GB of RAM, and internal storage options ranging from 32 to 128GB. The fully tricked-out version goes for less than $400. The Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge have higher-resolution displays, but the same internals. And those can cost up to and above $700.
But it's not just about cosmetic ripoffs. Some, like Huawei's Honor 5X, are uniquely inspired devices that rank high in performance and can be had for about $200.
Extended delivery wait times can be an issue if you need your phone yesterday, but if you're shopping in advance that isn't much of an issue. Pricey costs for overseas delivery is a potential issue with some retailers, but considering the amount of money you may save by buying Chinese, you'll still end up significantly well ahead.
Where Can You Buy a Chinese Smartphone?
ZTE Grand X3
The availability of Chinese smartphones through traditional channels is one of the greatest barriers to ownership. Don't expect to be able to pick one up from any of the big four carriers – and before you buy one from a third party, make sure the smartphone you've got your eyes on will work with your existing plan. This goes for smartphones manufactured by Huawei and Xiaomi, but also includes Meizu, Lenovo, Oppo, Vivo, and ZTE.
NewEgg, GearBest, Chinavasion, and GeekBuying are your best bets for getting your hands on a Chinese smartphone in the U.S., as are Amazon and eBay. Some of these sites offer free shipping, but they aren't the only sources out there. Many manufacturers make their mobile devices available to U.S. buyers directly from their websites. This may provide a little more peace of mind than going third-party, but you may have to pay heavy shipping.
Stuff to Consider
Issues of network compatibility with stateside carriers are your chief concern when buying a Chinese smartphone. For example, the aforementioned Mi5 from Xiaomi was originally advertised to support US LTE bands, but that has since been proven not to be the case. Hence, the serious need to do your homework before you spend money on a Chinese-made smartphone.
One excellent resource that you can leverage to perform this pre-purchase resource can be found at Will My Phone Work. A quick look here reveals that the previously mentioned Honor 5X – although a good, cheap smartphone – has only a handful of sub-models that are compatible in the States for 3G and 4G connectivity. The vast majority can only be used running 2G, which will likely be a deal-killer for most tech-conscious users.
Taxes and customs can also add to your overall cost. You may be charged a duty fee on top of the device and shipping.
Finally, CYA when it comes to payment, and avoid paying direct with a credit card, debit card, or bank transfer. A PayPal account is likely your best bet. You can always channel any disputes through PayPal should things not work out.
Words of Warning
Without doubt, one of the most compelling reasons to stick with an American-made or U.S. carrier-warrantied smartphone is your easy access to service. If something goes wrong with your iPhone, getting someone to look at it is as easy as walking into the nearest Apple store. And if your Samsung takes the plunge, there are plenty of places where you can bring or send your smartphone in for repairs or—if it's covered—replacement.
Getting quick customer service on a Chinese smartphone, on the other hand, can be a lot like negotiating a maze without the benefit of a map—and with a potential language barrier thrown in. Also, shipping costs to send your smartphone overseas for repair can be exorbitant. There's always the option of taking your smartphone to a local repair shop if something goes wonky, but the vast majority of stateside experts specialize in readily-available brands, and you may have trouble finding someone local with the know-how to crack open and fix a Chinese-made smartphone. You'll have even more trouble finding a resource that has access to individual replacement parts.
Security issues can also rear their ugly heads. It was reported recently that Taiwanese-manufactured MT6582 chips, which are in wide use on low-end smartphones from Huawei and Lenovo, can give root access to malicious software and hacker attacks. That said, no smartphone in the world is immune from attack, but it's something worth considering.
Lastly, there's the far less frightening—but equally important—issue of receiving timely operating system updates, which many adopters of Chinese-manufactured smartphones complain aren't frequent enough.
Want to learn more about buying a smartphone? Read all about network technology, including LTE, GSM, and CDMA. And then read all about no-contract smartphone data plans and pricing. Finally, learn all about smartphone specs, the differences between iOS and Android, choosing the right data plan, recycling your smartphone, and buying an unlocked smartphone.
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God declaring and sealing his Covenant of salvation with us in the Lord's Supper entails His closest intimacy with us. For this reason, many of the most tender and comforting addresses from God's ministers, opening God's loving heart to his dear saints, have come at the Communion Table. Such short devotional addresses before and after the Supper have been known as Table Addresses. Here is a collection of them, along with other sermons before, at and after the Lord's Supper to better help us receive by faith all the grace that God comes to us with in this meal of fellowship between heaven and earth.
For an overview on how the rich material below has been faithfully integrated into the administration of the Lord's Supper in Scottish history, see Sherman Isbell's article, The Administration of the Lord's Supper. For an example of such an administration, spanning from the previous Thursday to the following Monday, see William Milroy's, A Scottish Communion.
Hungering after Righteousness, on Matt 5:6, 1722, in Works 3:272 ff.
The Duty of Yielding Ourselves to the Lord, on 2 Chron. 30:8, 1727, in Works 3:397 ff.
Duncan was a professor in the Free Church of Scotland. This volume is a collection of Table Addresses and sermons before the Lord's Supper. This work, more than any of his other remains, opens up his heart before the Lord with his beloved people. .
Henderson (1583-1646) was a leader of the Scottish covenanters and a commissioner to the Westminster Assembly.
Welsh (1568-1622) was an early Scottish covenanter.
A Preparation Sermon before the Sacrament, on Josh. 3:5, in Works, 3:413 ff.
The Evil of Christ's Friends Lifting up their Heel Against Him, on Ps. 41:9, in Works 3:253 ff.
Dickson, David – At a Humiliation before the Communion, on Zeph. 3:1-2, in Select Practical Writings of David Dickson (Edinburgh, 1845) p. 76 ff.
The Mind of the Holy Ghost Blowing upon the Dry Bones in the Valley of Vision, on Eze. 37:9, 1715, in Works, 1:39 ff.
The Humble Soul the Peculiar Favorite of Heaven, on Ps. 138:6, 1721, in Works 1:108 ff.
Alexander (1804-1859) was the son of Archibald Alexander, a professor at Princeton Seminary, but most notably was a loving and esteemed pastor.
'The Everlasting Espousals', on Hos. 2:19, 1714, in Works, 7:491 ff.
'God's Gracious Call and Precious Promise Considered', on Ps. 81:10, 1711, in Works, 9:482 ff.
Christ's Own Account of his Blood-Shedding, on Matt 26:28, in The Word of Life, p. 86 ff.
Duncan, John "Rabbi" – 'Action Sermon', on John 12:31-33, 1845, in Pulpit and Communion Table Buy printed 1969, p. 100 ff.
Christ in the Believer's Arms, on Luke 2:28, 1724, in Works, 1:148 ff.
'The Lamb in the Midst of the Throne', on Rev. 7:17, 1733, in Works 2:217 ff.
'The Happy Hour of Christ's Quickening Voice', on John 5:25, 1744, in Works 4:9 ff.
The Best Security for the Best Life, or a Life Hid with Christ in God, on Col. 3:3, 1745, in Works 4:42 ff.
The Doors of the Heart Summoned to Open to the King of Glory, on Ps. 24:7, 1755, in David Young & John Brown, Memorials of Alexander Moncreiff and James Fisher (Edinburgh, 1849) p. 245 ff.
Guthrie was one of the covenanting martyrs of the 2nd reformation in Scotland.
At the Communion, April 15th, Sermon on Heb. 11:30, in Sermons, Prayers and Pulpit Addresses by Alexander Henderson, p. 144-162 ff.
This was M'Cheyne's last Communion sermon.
MacDuff was a spiritually faithful, and popular, Church of Scotland minister.
Martin, Hugh – 'The Risen Life: A Communion Sermon', on Col. 3:1, in Christ For Us Buy (Banner of Truth, 1998) pp. 181 ff.
These communion sermons rival Rutherford's Letters for revealing the most intimate experience between God and the believer's soul.
Human and Divine Love Contrasted, on Rom. 5:7-8, 1829, in Sermons and Sacramental Exhortations, p. 84 ff.
Thomson (1779–1831) was an evangelical in the Church of Scotland whose ecclesiastical successor was Thomas Chalmers, who preached at Thomson's funeral.
Action Sermon on Song 2:4, in Works, 3:425 ff.
Brown (1806-1884) was a famed preacher and professor of the Free Church of Scotland.
Duncan, John "Rabbi" – Pulpit and Communion Table Buy printed 1969, see pp. 27 ff., 86 ff., and p. 142 ff.
A Part of the Discourse before Serving of the Tables, 1745, in Works 4:62 ff.
A Part of the Discourse before Serving of the Tables, in Works, 4:144 ff.
Houston (1803-1882) was a Reformed Presbyterian.
Knox, John – The Book of Common Order, p. 139-141 1564, This form was officially adopted by the Church of Scotland in 1564 and used up until the Westminster documents were produced (mid-1600's).
II. Fencing the Tables, in Memoirs and Remains of Robert Murray M'Cheyne, ed. Bonar, p. 425 ff.
'Communion Table Address' 1874 in The Word of Life, p. 101 ff.
'Communion Table Address before the Distribution of the Elements' 1874 in The Word of Life, p. 249 ff.
Pulpit and Communion Table Buy printed 1969, see p. 30 ff., p. 87 ff., p. 145 ff., p. 158 ff., p. 218 ff., p. 221 ff.
The Discourse at the Service of the First Table, 1745, in Works, 4:66 ff.
Gray, Andrew – 'Four Table Addresses', in The Works of Andrew Gray, p 560 ff.
Livingston, John – Preface and the Exhortation after Two Tables were Served, in A Collection of Lectures and Sermons preached upon Several Subjects, mostly in the time of Persecution, p. 526 ff.
Livingston (1603-1672) was a Scottish covenanter.
Table Address, no. 1, on Ps. 63:1 1882, in A Scottish Communion, p. 121 ff.
Table Address, no. 2 , on Ps. 119:94 1882, in A Scottish Communion, p. 131 ff.
Webster was one of the Marrow Men.
After the Partaking of the Elements, in The Word of Life, p. 104 ff.
Pulpit and Communion Table Buy printed 1969, see p. 48 ff., p. 60 ff., p. 175 ff., p. 184 ff., p. 233 ff.
Erskine, Ebenezer – Discourse after the Tables, in Works 1:345 ff.
IV. Address at the Close of the Day, in Memoirs and Remains of Robert Murray M'Cheyne, ed. Bonar, p. 429 ff.
Faithfulness Towards God Exemplified and Rewarded, on Num. 14:24, 1712, in Works 9:299 ff.
'Gospel Privileges Oblige to a Gospel Conversation', on Phil. 1:27, in The Unsearchable Riches of Christ Buy p. 80 ff.
'After God Speaks Peace, Do Not Turn Again to Folly', on Ps. 85:8, in The Unsearchable Riches of Christ Buy p. 161 ff.
The Time of Need, a Time of Love, on Eze. 16:8, in Works, 2:401 ff.
Heaven Posed and Pressed with Questions and Demands, or, Faith's Freedom with God Warranted, on Isa. 45:11, 1746, in Works, 4:78 ff.
The Promising God, a Performing God, on Gen. 28:15, 1733, in Works 2:338 ff.
Fisher, James – Discourse on the Evening of the Same Day, After the Tables, on Ps. 24:7, 1755, in David Young & John Brown, Memorials of Alexander Moncreiff and James Fisher (Edinburgh, 1849) p. 267 ff.
Livingston, John – The Evening Sermon, Luke 17:32, 'Remember Lot's Wife', in A Collection of Lectures and Sermons preached upon Several Subjects, mostly in the time of Persecution, p. 532 ff.
MacDuff (1818-1895) was a spiritually faithful, and popular, Church of Scotland minister.


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A person who is susceptible to gaining weight has to live a stricter lifestyle in terms of food, exercise and keeping in top shape. Obesity is like a modern day condition like peanut allergy, that weren't talk about much in the past.
Unfortunately, obese prone people also live with bullying.
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Home » TV & Movies » Alec Baldwin Denies Allegations He's 'Not Complying' With 'Rust' Shooting Investigation
Alec Baldwin Denies Allegations He's 'Not Complying' With 'Rust' Shooting Investigation
Alec Baldwin denied allegations he is "not complying" with the New Mexico authorities investigating the tragic shooting death of Halyna Hutchins on the set of Rust.
On Thursday, the Santa Fe Sheriff's Office and New Mexico First Judicial District Attorney's Office issued a statement stating they were still "actively working" to obtain material from Baldwin's cellphone, three weeks after they issued a Dec. 16 search warrant to examine text messages, emails and other information related to the investigation from the actor's iPhone.
Santa Fe investigators added that they first requested the cellphone on a voluntary basis and "was instructed to acquire a warrant. A judge also instructed that Baldwin surrender his cellphone.
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In an Instagram video Saturday, Baldwin — who held, but "didn't pull the trigger," the gun that fired the fatal round on — lashed out at reports that he wasn't cooperating with the investigation.
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"Any suggestion that I am not complying about requests or orders or demands or search warrants about my phone are bullshit. That's a lie," Baldwin, sitting in the front seat of his car, said in the video."
"This is a process where one state makes a request of another state; someone from another state can't say 'Give me your phone, give me this, give me that.' They can't do that, they're gonna go through the state you live in. That process takes time, they need to specify what exactly they want. They can't just go through your phone and take your photos, or your love letters to your wife, or what have you."
Baldwin added, "But of course we are going to comply 1,000% with all that. We're perfectly fine with that."
The actor's lawyer previously stated, in response to the request for his cellphone, that they "proactively requested that the authorities obtain a warrant so that we could take steps to protect Mr. Baldwin's family and personal information that is clearly unrelated to the investigation," the New York Times reports.
If and when obtained, New Mexico authorities said any information from Baldwin's cellphone related to the Rust shooting would be made public record.
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Putting the World to Right
Don't start me talking, I could talk all night
My mind goes sleepwalking while I'm putting the world to right
— Elvis Costello, "Oliver's Army"
The opportunity for the United States to protect the long-term value of its currency has passed.
The Obama administration has responded to the financial crisis by taking on an unprecedented additional burden of debt, bailing out and buying up shaky banks and financial institutions, and increasing federal meddling in the operations of failing private enterprises. This poison cocktail — an inflated currency plus measures that are all but guaranteed to drive down productivity — is certain to deepen and extend the current recession and generate a run on the dollar before the economy fully recovers.
The rest of the world is beginning to sense that the United States will likely be unable to repay all its debts without degrading the value of the dollar. At some point the creditor nations are going to stop buying new Treasuries as the old ones come due, and when that happens the USA will not have enough dollars to pay off its outstanding notes. Inflation will be the only way out, and the funny money that the Fed has been spreading around for the last three quarters will have to be converted into dollar bills worth substantially less than they are now.
Last week's meeting of the BRIC nations in Yekaterinburg was a preliminary attempt by the major developing nations to chart a way out of this dilemma. Russia and China hold large amounts of dollar-denominated debt, and are searching for a way to rid themselves of it and find an alternative reserve currency, one which will remain largely untouched when the dollar and the euro finally collapse.
Lula da Silva, the president of Brazil — another member of the BRICs — is confident that his country will be one of the leaders of the new order that emerges from the smoking ruins of American hegemony. According to AFP:
Time for 'New World Order': Brazilian President
ASTANA (AFP) — The global financial crisis has reduced the differences between nations and created the opportunity to form a new world order, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Wednesday.
Speaking after a meeting with Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev in the Kazakh capital Astana, Lula called on the global community to seize on the crisis to create a fairer world for developing nations.
A "fairer world" — what does that mean?
Presumably it means that the various corrupt sinkholes of the Third World will be able to scavenge the corpse of the industrial West with impunity as soon as American protection vanishes.
Or maybe not. Maybe Lula is more high-minded than that, and really does have the interests of the poor and downtrodden at heart.
"I want to say that before the crisis, there were many countries which had greater significance than others, and some countries which had no significance at all," he said through a translator.
"After the crisis, everyone has become similar. We have the possibility to create a new world order and together we should improve our relations."
He's right about that — when the current global fever runs its course, everyone will be similar. But the similarity will likely result from the developing nations becoming more like the Third World, and not vice versa. In a decade or so, after Obama and the European Commission get through with us, we'll all look like Zimbabwe.
The primary power brokers of the New Order will be Russia and China, if the BRIC discussions are any indication. Russia is much smaller than China, and still quite damaged from seven decades of communism, but given its military and nuclear capability, it manages to wield a lot of clout.
Asia News analyzes the results of the meeting in Yekaterinburg:
BRIC nations (Brazil, Russia, India and China) yesterday ended their historic first summit saying the world needs a more diversified international monetary system that is less dependent on the dollar. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, who hosted the summit in Yekaterinburg, invited the four emerging nations to "create the conditions for a fairer world order". But experts observe that their differences still outweigh their common interests.
Their primary common interest is to somehow maintain the value of the assets they hold as the dollar enters its inevitable decline. But it will be very difficult to engineer a new reserve currency without one country having control of it — the yuan, the rupee, the ruble: something has to replace the dollar.
It would be all but politically impossible to pool their various resources and create a new currency that is independent of any one country, at least in the amount of time they have to work with. After all, it took the European Union forty years to birth the Euro, and that was a group of nations sharing a contiguous geography under the military umbrella of the United States.
What happens when Russia and China run into a major dispute about the new currency? Who will mediate between them?
But the pressure is on. Something has to be done, and soon:
The four BRIC countries account for 40% of the world's population and 15% of the global economy, for which they claim a greater voice and representation in international financial institutions. They said there was a strong need for a stable, predictable and more diversified global monetary system and urged support for a more democratic and just "multipolar" world order. There was no explicit mention of the US dollar or the United States in the statement, but the desire to remove it from the role of dominant international currency is evident.
However, a common vision on immediate steps is lacking. Medvedev called for a "more diversified" monetary system yesterday to reduce dependency on the world's reserve currency. But China has over 2 billion US dollars in its reserve and does not want the American currency to lose its value now. Instead Beijing is in favour of a progressive extension of Yuan value across neighbouring states: yesterday the Chinese Communist Party's official newspaper, the People's Daily, explained in an editorial that the substitution of the dollar with other currencies had already begun through bi- or multilateral agreements between states and that the process will be gradual.
That's the problem: how to get rid of all those dollars without taking a bath when their value drops.
There are so many players in this game: the Fed, the central banks of all the major countries, the World Bank, and the IMF, not to mention all the international corporations and wealthy speculators who hold large dollar reserves.
They're playing a high-stakes game of chicken. Nobody wants the value of his stockpile to drop, and nobody wants to be the first to dump dollars.
But nobody wants to go second, either — especially if China or George Soros goes first. Once that happens, the dollar will go into freefall.
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13 thoughts on "Putting the World to Right"
BRIC nations (Brazil, Russia, India and China) yesterday ended their historic first summit saying the world needs a more diversified international monetary system that is less dependent on the dollar.
In other words, "One that is more easily manipulated by us two-bit thugocracies."
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, who hosted the summit in Yekaterinburg, invited the four emerging nations to "create the conditions for a fairer world order".
"[F]airer", for whom? It will be a cold day in Hell before someone invents a system more 'fair' than the free market economy of ethically administered capitalism.
But experts observe that their differences still outweigh their common interests.
And, so, the weasel's snout pokes out from the bag. What one 'common interest' is so important as to make them set aside their manifest "differences"?
As any good detective will tell you: "Follow the money." You can bet the farm this 'common interest' has nothing to do with humanitarian or spiritual goals.
Zenster on June 22, 2009 at 10:09 pm said:
The four BRIC countries account for 40% of the world's population and 15% of the global economy, for which they claim a greater voice and representation in international financial institutions.
Far be it from the BRICs to note that America has less than 5.0% of the World's Population (WP) but manages to constitute almost 25.0% of the global economy. Let's look at the GDP figures: (from Wikipedia, unfortunately).
– In millions of USD –
World GDP = 60,690
China = 4,402
Russia = 1,676
Brazil = 1,573
India = 1,210
Total = 8,961 @ 40% WP
USA = 14,264 @ >5% WP
With over EIGHT times the population, the BRICS barely manage to make a little more than ONE HALF of America's GDP. Despite how unreliable any GDP numbers are, this still tells us a lot.
In terms of productivity, it would seem as though Americans are almost SIXTEEN TIMES MORE PRODUCTIVE than the average BRIC citizen. Let's look at the international IQ numbers: (again, sadly from Wikipedia).
China = 100 – Rank #11
Russia = 96 – Rank #26
Brazil = 87 – Rank #45
India = 81 – Rank #59
Average: IQ = 91 – Rank = #35
USA = 98 – Rank = #17
America's average IQ is less than 10% above the BRIC mean. Clearly, overall citizen intelligence does not play a significant role.
Obviously, Americans most certainly aren't sixteen times smarter than BRIC people. So what could be the real drag upon this less productive group?
Could it be the BRIC's blood-sucking Vampire Elite governments?
Let's average out the Transparency International corruption indicies: (low numbers mean less corruption).
– Out of 180 rankings total –
China = 72
Brazil = 80
India = 85
Russia = 147
Average = 96
USA rank = 18
Now let's examine the "Confidence Range" for the above numbers: (on a scale of 1.0 to 10.0).
China = 3.1 – 4.3
Brazil = 3.2 – 4.0
India = 3.2 – 3.6
Russia = 1.9 – 2.5
Average = 2.85 – 3.60
USA = 6.7 – 7.7
Qu'ell suprise! America has nearly DOUBLE to TRIPLE the confidence rating of the average BRIC member.
Even omitting cellar dweller Russia, the numbers still come out to:
2.4 – 3.0 vs 6.7 – 7.7
Still well within the TRIPLE range.
What does this tell you about the BRIC countries and their intent or potential impact with respect to influencing any international monetary standard?
Baron Bodissey on June 22, 2009 at 10:36 pm said:
Zenster —
I have no quibble with your figures, but the issue is not GDP, it is DEBT. America cannot service its debt. Even our GDP is not big enough to do the job.
It's no help living in the largest mansion in town if it's completely mortgaged, and we can't make the payments. Foreclosure is inevitable.
We have two choices: default or inflation. The first is politically impossible, and the second will reduce our GDP in reference to other countries' currencies by 80%-90%.
Baron Bodissey: I have no quibble with your figures, but the issue is not GDP, it is DEBT. America cannot service its debt. Even our GDP is not big enough to do the job.
That's as needs be and I agree with you. Still, one of the best ways to erase debt is by being productive.
Quite clearly, the BRIC nations know diddly squat about being productive even as they salivate about wresting away the dollar's control over international currency.
My only point is that the BRIC nations are wholly incompetent to do anything about the situation, save to make it worse.
Dan on June 22, 2009 at 11:10 pm said:
In the long run the value of all fiat currencies goes to zero but in the short to mid term the USD will strengthen, perhaps dramatically relative to other currencies and commodities save possibly gold; because gold is money. Our government is hitting the Kool-Aid hard but most Americans aren't they are starting to save. Switching from negative saving to positive, sky high unemployment, and defaulting on or paying down your debts in a fractional reserve system are all deflationary.
Betting against the dollar now is a good way to get sent home a bit lighter in the wallet.
I think I agree with your last point. But our situation is almost as bad.
We have gotten to the point where our productivity is not enough to pull us out of this hole. To make matters worse, Obama — what with buying automakers, Cap 'n' Trade, socialized health care, expanded powers for the Fed, and just about everything else — is absolutely determined to run our productivity into the ground.
His administration could not have come up with a more systematic plan to destroy the US economy.
But we would be hard-pressed to produce our way out of this mess, even without Obama sticking a crowbar into the spokes.
Dan —
I hope you're right. But given the ratio of dollars owed to currency now in circulation, consumer price inflation is inevitable. It may take a while to kick in, but it is coming. It can't be avoided, as far as I can tell.
People are saving now, but in a couple of years those savings will be worth a lot less.
The brick wall at the end of this comes in about 15 years, when all the unfunded liabilities — private pensions, Social Security, Medicare, etc. — come due. Europe, Canada, the USA, and Australia will all be in big trouble by 2025. The ratio of workers to beneficiaries will be 3:1 or 2:1, much worse than now. And, at least in the USA, all of the benefits are inflation-adjusted, meaning that they will be owed in "new dollars", unlike the repayment of China's T-bills.
Henrik Ræder on June 23, 2009 at 6:06 am said:
Zenster (on diversified currencies):
Actually, no. Huge currencies are more prone to manipulation, as we see in the yuan, dollar and the euro. They are large relative to the market, and the market cannot respond very appropriately to the machinations behind them.
Using a variety of currencies (which I think is a Good Idea) would make it much easier for market forces to react to economical stupidity, and that will help keep the leaders honest, at least WRT economics.
The European Union is – from one perspective – the worst offender in this "You can't manipulate us" game. There are 16 states in the eurozone, and some have absolutely awful fiscal policies. As a reaction to that, the free markets would – if the currency markets were free – react by sending those currencies in a tailspin, sending a stark warning to other countries to balance their budgets etc. That's a good mechanism.
Other countries, like Venezuela and Russia, have so large raw material exports that their currencies are surviving in spite of idiotic domestic policies. But it was duly noted in Moscow that their incursion into Georgia caused an immediate flight of capital – probably a more severe punishment than any "unified EU response" and the other BlahBlah our Dear Leaders came up with.
The US dollar is in a special position, too. Its status as 'reserve currency' has permitted endless inflation without a corresponding drop in the dollar. That's peculiar – but could reverse almost overnight in a frentic rout, if some administration came to power on promise on huge budget deficits.
Oh? That happened already? Go figure…
Getting rid of the 'reserve currency' idea altogether is probably a good idea.
Personally, I'd like to see gold return to use for international trade. Unfortunately, the IMF explicitly bans that practice.
It will be a cold day in Hell before someone invents a system more 'fair' than the free market economy of ethically administered capitalism.
Unfortunately, the Federal Reserve does not, in any sensible way, fit into the description "Ethically administered capitalism". It controls – and manipulates – the most important currency on the planet, and it does so to the unilateral advantage of the US, in creating more fiat currency to fund an otherwise obviously unsustainable debt.
The panic we risked this winter seems to have been avoided. But Chinese (and other) investors do obviously not have confidence in the situation, GDP figures be damned.
As for confidence, there is no greater destroyer than systematic inflation.
Austerity is bound to come, one way or another.
Zenster on June 23, 2009 at 8:44 am said:
Henrik Ræder: Using a variety of currencies (which I think is a Good Idea) would make it much easier for market forces to react to economical stupidity, and that will help keep the leaders honest, at least WRT economics.
I'm just curious about what sort of monetary confabulation BRIC intends for the world. As the Baron noted:
One of the only good things about China's extensive US treasury holdings is that they are so huge that such a vast amount of notes simply cannot be sold off fast enough without the trailing end of them being rendered worthless.
Additionally, no other country on earth could possibly absorb all of the US debt that China has amassed. It's sort of like a heroin dealer knowingly taking endless post-dated checks from his best junkie customer. Both are addicted to the easiness of trade even as both simultaneously understand the deeply flawed nature of their arrangement.
Slightly off topic (but not really), it turns out that the top FIVE executive positions in the average large corporation consume NINE PERCENT of its profits. This lopsided CEO compensation, in combination with the cronyism of the usual board of directors good-old-boy network is one of the things that permitted this entire situation to spiral out of control.
The immense greed of those who were able to game the securitized mortgage market is almost unparalleled in history. It is a "me first" mentality writ large that is gnawing at the social fabric of America and the world in general.
A truly amusing observation I ran across noted how American CEOs reveive 300 TIMES the wage of their average workers. This is in contrast to 11 times in Japan and 50 times in Venezuela.
Yet, one still hears America's large corporations piss and moan about how they must pay these exorbitant salaries to secure the best talent.
One question: Where would all of this supposed executive talent shuffle off to were their mammoth paychecks slashed? Further, could anyone less skilled who replaced them do much worse than these supposed titans of industry have done on their watch?
The above observation applies equally to our current crop of politicians, financial wizards and leaders in general. To a man Jack and Jacqueline, these self-interested vultures are as dispensable as single use razors.
We now return you to your regularly scheduled comments.
Henrik R Clausen on June 23, 2009 at 6:05 pm said:
It is a "me first" mentality
Which I don't mind. Am reading Ayn Rand these days.
Slightly off topic (but not really), it turns out that the top FIVE executive positions in the average large corporation consume NINE PERCENT of its profits.
Which shows off the psychedelic unrealness of the current financial environment.
The immense greed of those who were able to game the securitized mortgage market is almost unparalleled in history.
Greed is a nice, driving force in capitalism. No hard words from my side about making a penny or a million.
However, in an inflationary environment, like in 1921-1929, 1927-1929 in particular, things get messed up big way. People make money on the most incredible business ideas, fast money. Others emulate that and make more fast money – until market returns to sanity, interest rates return to reasonable levels, and the money supply (sensibly) crashes.
If we estimate inflation since the 1920's to be in the range 4000 – 5000 %, the bailout / stimulus packaages of now are roughly an order of magnitude larger than they were in the Great Depression.
Those insane CEO wages are, in a sense, deserved. For it takes that kind of insane money to pick out the winners in an insane financial environment. These people know the woodoo craft of turning huge profits in an inflation-ridden environment.
In a sane world, where production and trade were considered the basis of wealth and income, CEO's would get less. But they'd deserve it more.
Henrik R Clausen: It is a "me first" mentality
Henrik, I know that you did not do so maliciously, but please do not quote me out of context.
The original quote is:
It is a "me first" mentality writ large that is gnawing at the social fabric of America and the world in general.
I am a staunch supporter of Ayn Rand who has read many of her works and find them inspirational. Human ego is just fine with me but self-absorption to the point of ignoring the social contract is WRONG and EVIL. That is what happens when people put too high a priority upon their own welfare.
We all have a moral obligation to leave this world a better place than when we found it. Me me me me me me me me me me, does not achieve that end.
Clearly, you do not know the actual definition of "greed".
excessive desire to acquire or possess more (especially more material wealth) than one needs or deserves
avarice: reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins).
One must EARN whatever wealth they acquire. Greed largely precludes that notion and is unhealthy for all involved. You conflate ambition with cupidity.
Greed is the selfish desire for or pursuit of money, wealth, power, food, or other possessions, especially when this denies the same goods to others. [emphasis added]
Ummmm … no.
These insatiable CEOs are all part of the same system that rationalizes inflationary economics. Rewarding people because they have insinuated themselves into a good-old-boy network better than most others perpetuates the system and penalizes fair players who operate ethically. In essence, you advocate rewarding cronyism and insider trading.
Then please try to remember that it is the CEOs who have intentionally bred up this insanity that they can capitalize upon the moral and economic turmoil.
It is malfeasance and essentially criminal in nature.
Henrik R Clausen on June 25, 2009 at 2:49 am said:
Zenster, I'm not really quoting you out of context, and I think we agree more than it comes across here.
What you were pointing at was the games in the mortgage market. I consider that a consequence of, not a cause of, the real problem:
Systematic, undocumented inflation
These insatiable CEOs are all part of the same system that rationalizes inflationary economics.
Now you quote me out of context…
I just called the financial environment 'insane', didn't I? It is so because it's a bubble driven by inflation, which in turn is created by the Fed. And I think the inflation is what we need to focus on first of all, more than the CEO's who get a greater share of the spoils for enabling their banks to get a greater share of the spoils.
I'm digging through information on the Fed to really understand the system. It would appear that since its creation in 1913, it has removed several traditional safeguards in the financial system, since it now guarantees everything. Here, for one, is their 1933 bulletin stating that banking reserves are really not needed, since we now have the all-wonderful Fed. I found it in an article at Market Sceptics, which argues that the reserves in the US banking system are effectively 0. None. But not to worry, the Fed guarantees everything, right?
How? To a great extent through Open Market Operations.
One quote shows how explictily this is tied to fiat currency and inflation:
Under a gold standard, notes would be convertible to gold, so there would be no open market operations.
The phrase "Systemic risk" comes to mind…
Oh. The ECB just pumped €442 billion 'into the economy' – that is, into the banks – in order to fix the problems. Watch out for more inflation…


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PLASTICS Applauds Senate for Passing Save Our Seas 2.0 Act
he U.S. Senate has approved the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act, legislation the Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) supports, that would improve domestic infrastructure to reduce marine debris, further research into detection and clean-up, and enhance international cooperation to solve the problem.
The bill, which passed the Senate yesterday, awaits presidential signature to become federal law, after passing the House of Representatives earlier this year.
"Our industry is proud to work with federal legislators to protect the environment," said Tony Radoszewski, President and CEO of PLASTICS. "We've worked years to help pass the original Save Our Seas Act including this latest improvement, and we look forward to more cooperation."
"Plastics help people live longer, healthier lives, providing good jobs and economic growth. Plastics conserve resources," he said. "Properly managing all waste, not only plastic, will allow people around the world to continue to enjoy its benefits."
PLASTICS recently hosted Senators Dan Sullivan (R-AK) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), bipartisan cosponsors of Save Our Seas 2.0, at its Global Plastics Summit, where they discussed the importance of public-private partnership with PLASTICS' Vice President of Government Affairs Matt Seaholm.
"It's a big issue for Alaska, having more coastline than the lower 48 combined, and it's important for our environment, it's important for our economy, it's important for our tourism sector. But it's also the right thing to do," said Sen. Sullivan.
Sen. Whitehouse added, "I've spent a good deal of my life in, on, and around the oceans, and I see the oceans as just an extraordinary global resource…We can't just be takers from the ocean, we have to be caretakers."PLASTICS supports a variety of federal legislation to educate consumers about the value of plastic, including legislation that promotes reusing, repurposing and recycling this valuable material. The association leads other marine debris initiatives, such as Operation Clean Sweep® and the Global Plastics Alliance. Its New End Market Opportunities (NEMO) projects demonstrate practical end-of-life applications for plastic packaging in asphalt, as well as for auto parts.
"Now more than ever, we are witnessing the need for plastic gloves, face masks, as well as drug packaging and medical devices to combat the pandemic," said Radoszewski. "Plastic is especially important to health and nutrition in developing countries. Improving international collection and recycling is key."
Last month, complementing elements of the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act, the United States International Development Finance Corporation announced funding for a $2.5 billion Ocean Plastics Initiative to incentivize waste management infrastructure investments in developing countries.
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Friday, 3/23 - After work, the weather was great out, so Liz and I went over towards the Monticello area. There's a nice park and walking path a few miles from Monticello and heads right up to Monticello. We hiked from the start to about 1 1/2 miles to the Monticello gate. It was closed and getting dark by then, so we didn't go any further, but it was quite beautiful and very fun to be out.
Sunday, 3/25 - Went to church with Liz's family and then afterwards had a big lunch at our place and hung around for the afternoon just chillin. The left later in the afternoon before Liz and I had to go to Awana.
Saturday, 3/31 - I woke up real early and went to the Men's Breakfast at church at 7:30. It was pretty cool and involved lots of meat. :) The Dellingers arrived later that morning from Blacksburg. We grilled up a bunch of good food and had a fun time visiting with them some. We all went and wandered around downtown some and got some gelato, of course. :) They left around 5 in the evening. Liz and I spent the rest of the evening trying to decide on a movie and finally watched Romancing the Stone, which was okay, but not the greatest!
Sunday, 4/1 - Sunday school, church, and Awana. Not too much else of note today!
Sunday, 4/8 - Everybody woke up really late, but I managed to beat them and made us all pancakes and eggs for breakfast. :) Then we went to a great Easter service at Laurel Hill. After service, we made a big lunch for everyone and hung out around the house. I spent a lot of time watching The Masters golf tourney which was pretty good. It was nice to see Tiger lose! We also did some Easter egg hunts around the house which was a lot of fun and got a little rowdy fighting Kristin and Liz for eggs! We spent some more time talking and stuff into the evening and everyone left around 9. It was a great time with my family, but I was exhausted!
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The Dream Team, a fundraising group for Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice's annual Hospice House 5K & Remembrance Walk, will present a Paint Night on Thursday, August 20 at the American Legion building at 426 Washington Street in Auburn.
The cost is $40 per person, which includes all materials. Space is limited and advance registration with payment is required. All proceeds will benefit patient care at AHCH's Hospice House. For more information, call 333-6300 or email HH5Kpaintparty@gmail.com.
The Hospice House 5K & Remembrance Walk takes place in May of each year to support care for patients who have little or no health insurance. The Dream Team believes that all people deserve compassionate end-of-life care, regardless of their ability to pay. Last year, the group raised over $8000 for the event.


For those that missed the Microsoft blog post by Chris Palmer explaining the IPv6 support that Windows 8 will have it is worth a read. It is important enough that Steven Sinofsky posted it as a guest blog entry on his building Windows 8 page, which is pretty cool. With Windows 8 now RTM understanding how IPv6 works in the Windows OS environment is pretty important. This is the third client OS release from Microsoft with comprehensive IPv6 support (Vista, Windows 7 and now Windows 8) and the server side is equally as impressive (Windows Server 2008, 2008R2 and now 2012) so there is no excuse not to understand and start working with IPv6. After all, you have had since 2007 (Vista's release) to start working on your IPv6 skills!
The important take away from the post to me was that Windows 8 will not have full RFC 6555 (Happy Eyeballs) support in the way many in the industry wanted (Dan Wing and others.) Happy Eyeballs is an important stop gap solution to resolving much of the end user experience issues that happen when IPv6 isn't work correctly. The issues happen when IPv6 is turned on but broken (routing isn't working for example) but is still preferred over IPv4 connectivity. This situation will become more common as IPv6 is more widely deployed but not as well understood by IT Professionals and helpdesk staff. Their lack of comprehensive understanding of troubleshooting dual stack environments will make this issue more common in the next 1-2 years is my feeling. Hopefully this will change as wider adoption of IPv6 means a better understanding of the protocol and its importance.
In my conversations with many at Microsoft regarding IPv6 and RFC 6555 it comes to light that they see their client OS being deployed and supported much longer than many in the industry. One of the principal concerns with doing a full RFC 6555 implementation was that it likely won't be needed in 3-5 years and because of how RFC 6555 works it makes it much tougher to debug application behavior on the client. This is a huge concern for Microsoft as custom applications deployed in Enterprise environments is a large part of their business. Making client behavior different depending on the application that is running and per session spells disaster in the QA testing area.
"Windows 8 tests IPv6 connectivity when you connect to a new network that advertises IPv6 routabilty, and it will only use IPv6 if IPv6 connectivity is actually functioning. This approach is a modification of our implementation of RFC 3484. Instead of sorting addresses as a result of policy, we use the actual state of the network as input to our algorithm. On a misconfigured network, this approach improves the experience not only for browsers but also for apps that connect to dual-stack destinations using standard Windows APIs.
Windows 8 performs the network connectivity test when you first connect to a new network; it caches this information and repeats the test every 30 days. The actual test for connectivity is a simple HTTP GET to an IPv6-only server that is hosted by Microsoft. (For standards buffs, this is implemented between rules 5 and 6 of destination address sorting in our implementation of RFC 3484.) Windows performs a similar network connectivity test for IPv4 connectivity. If both IPv4 and IPv6 are functioning, IPv6 will be preferred.
If the enterprise has provided specific routing information to a particular destination, then Windows 8 will honor that preference, regardless of the connectivity determined by Windows. In enterprise environments, Windows assumes that network administrators who configure such routes specifically thought it was a good idea to use those routes.
This change isn't implemented on networks with web proxies. In these networks, the proxy provides connectivity to the Internet; so end-to-end testing of IPv6 connectivity is not useful. Instead, Windows 8 simply opens connections to the proxy in the most efficient manner possible.
In this way, we've ensured that apps and experiences on Windows 8 can remain reliably and speedily connected to the Internet throughout the IPv6 transition, even if your local network is misconfigured."
So there you have it. More details about how it all works can be found in Joseph Davies' Understanding IPv6, Third Edition, an excellent reference book on how Microsoft has implemented IPv6 in Windows. Full discloser, I was the technical editor for the book.


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Why Is LA So Dirty? (11 Reasons Why)
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Morgan Stephens has been to 43 countries and counting, and he's never content to stay in one place for too long. Right now, he's living in South Korea, but he's always on the lookout for his next adventure.
People come to California to live their dream lives. Influencers, upcoming musicians, and actors travel specifically to Los Angeles because of the city's history in the music and film industry.
However, when you take off your rose-colored glasses, LA is said to be one of the dirtiest cities. Why is that? We'll go over some reasons we found contributed to the cause below.
Why Is LA So Dirty?
1. LA Has A Large Population
LA has so many residents that it is the second largest populated city in the US. There are an estimated 9,829,544 people living in Los Angeles County alone as of July 2021.
With large amounts of people comes large amounts of waste. Just one person can create up to 5 lbs of trash a day. Now, imagine that amount of trash per day for each person who lives in LA.
When you do the math, that's 49,147,720 lbs of trash being piled up in Los Angeles streets and landfills daily. So, the population of LA is a big contributor to why the city is so dirty.
2. Renting Culture In LA
There are many benefits to renting in LA over owning a home. To buy a house would require a lot of money and commitment. This is why 54.58% of people choose to rent in LA.
However, the renting culture in Los Angeles could be contributing to its dirtiness. When people move out or are evicted from the property they are renting, their belongings may get left behind.
If someone's abandoned belongings have stayed in a property they legally are no longer residing in for a certain amount of time, the landlord may be forced to throw them away.
When cleaning out houses to make way for their next tenants, landlords will put the furniture and housewares left behind on the curb of the property, adding to the city's trash problem.
3. Tourists Visiting LA
If you thought the amount of people living in Los Angeles was a lot, wait until you hear that 261.7 million people visited California in 2022 so far.
Like we stated above, one person creates a lot of trash. However, tourists generally create twice the amount of trash than residents of the city they're visiting. That's 2.671 billion lbs of trash.
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If you think about it, people who are visiting LA temporarily may be more likely to use disposables and eat takeout since they don't need dish sets and cookware.
So, tourists add to the dirtiness of Los Angeles even in the short amount of time they may be visiting because of the sheer quantity of people who do visit and the trash they create.
4. Homeless People In LA
As we mentioned before, buying a house in Los Angeles can cost a pretty penny. Unfortunately, in certain cases, even rent expenses are too high and this leaves many people homeless.
As of January 2020, 66,433 people are experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles County. Litter tends to congregate in areas where homeless people dwell, thus making the city dirty.
This is because homeless people don't have access to many of the privileges people with homes do, one of these things being proper garbage disposal services to pick up their trash.
Additionally, some people may have the opinion that the pop-up tents homeless people reside in and even homeless people themselves look and make LA dirty.
5. LA's Limited City Budget
Since LA is such a densely populated metropolitan area and therefore has a lot of trash scattered about its streets, the city hires street sweepers to clean the debris.
However, due to the city's limited budget, street sweepers are only paid to prioritize cleaning the more frequented areas of LA.
There was an audit that showed that only 34% of streets in Los Angeles are cleaned by street sweepers. This means that most areas in the city may be left unattended to and dirty.
6. LA's Water Quality
While the water in LA is considered safe to drink, the quality of the water is poor. In fact, sources state that the water quality in Los Angeles ranks 58th out of 100 cities, which is relatively low.
This is because there are chemicals present in the water that may be considered unsafe to drink. Additionally, some people just don't like the taste of chlorine and fluoride in tap water.
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A modern solution to this many people in LA who are conscious about the environment utilize is water filters. However, water filters are expensive and less accessible than water bottles are.
Americans use 60 million water bottles each day, and with LA being the second largest city in America, they are bound to take a big part in that statistic.
Many people will throw water bottles away rather than recycling them, and this contributes to pollution. So, the water quality in LA causing the need for purified water makes the city dirty.
7. People With Optimum Bias
Optimum bias is a mindset many people have. It is when you believe that nothing bad will happen to you or your actions will not have a negative outcome.
Because of optimum bias, many people disregard the reality of pollution. They may think "I am one person, so there will be no problem if I litter." However, this is never the case.
An estimated 80% of people show optimum bias. So, if you think the statement above when you do something to pollute your environment, so does the majority of the population.
This is a major factor as to why pollution is such a big problem, and could possibly play a role in why LA is so dirty.
8. People Who Illegally Dump Trash
Illegally dumping trash on roadsides is a big issue, especially in Los Angeles. 370 miles of LA's roadways were found to need immediate cleanup from the illegal dumping of trash.
There are many reasons as to why people do this. Some people do not have the privilege of receiving garbage disposal services. Some do it to avoid collection and disposal fees.
Beyond that, others simply do not want to take the responsibility of disposing of their trash properly. No matter the case, illegal dumping is one of the reasons why LA is so dirty.
9. Traffic Accidents In LA
Traffic accidents generate a lot of debris in the street. Metal, glass, and the contents of peoples' vehicles can be scattered on the side of the road for weeks at a time before it is picked up.
In 2021, LA was ranked as the deadliest year for traffic accidents due to the number of injuries and fatalities that were caused by vehicles.
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With so many traffic accidents happening in LA every day, the debris created from them that is left behind leaves the city dirty.
10. LA's Dry Climate
California is known for having a dry climate with little to no rain. LA only gets an average of 16 inches of rain per year, which is quite low compared to the rest of the US.
This is a problem because rain is the Earth's natural clean-up crew. One of the things that makes LA so dirty is its air pollutants, as it is a large metropolitan area with heavy traffic.
Without rain, the air pollutants will stay in the air rather than it being cleaned through wet deposition.
11. Wildfires In LA
Another well-known issue with LA is its wildfires. Because of the dry climate and vegetation mixed with high heat, wildfires are quite common in California.
Wildfires contribute to the dirtiness of LA because of the way it scorches everything in its path and blows ash over multiple towns from the wind.
Homes and vehicles are left burnt to a crisp and the cleanup takes about 6-18 months to complete. So in the meantime, the scorched remains are left polluting LA.
To learn more, you can also read our posts on why Galveston beach is so dirty, why San Francisco is so dirty, and why Naples is so dirty.
In conclusion, there are many factors that play into why LA is so dirty, whether it's natural causes that you can't help or the poor actions of others contributing to the cause.
But don't let this deter you from visiting the city or living there. LA as a whole isn't dirty. More high-end areas receive proper upkeep from the city trash sweepers and therefore are less dirty.
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A campus tour has long been a precursor to enrolling in a university. It's a chance for prospective students to get acquainted with the school grounds; brush up on the college's history; and talk with current students about daily life on campus. There's also the added bonus of testing out the dining hall food or getting recommendations for a cheap but delicious off-campus meal instead.
With more high school graduates enrolling in college and family travel on the rise, it makes sense that college-related trips would be a notable travel niche. According to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), college enrollment rates in the U.S. rose from 26 to 41 percent between 1980 and 2012. The NCES projects that approximately 20 million people will enroll in a degree-granting institution this fall — a sizable target market for a travel agent who understands the importance of college visits. And some families opt to see more than just universities while traveling.
Michelle Rosenberg, mother of two from Agoura, Calif., took her family on an East Coast road trip when one of her sons was shopping for a college. They saw seven universities in five days, including Harvard University in Boston; Iona College in New Rochelle, N.Y.; and Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. But they also spent a portion of the trip exploring beyond each campus, making the experience part vacation, part university tour. According to Rosenberg, about 70 percent of her son's classmates took a similar trip.
Covering so much ground in a short period of time is normal in this niche, according to Janice Caine, founder of Custom College Visits out of Foster City, Calif.
Caine launched her college travel consulting firm after her own daughter went on a subpar university tour with her high school. Despite the journey's high price tag, her daughter returned home without a better understanding of the culture of the schools she saw, partially due to the brevity of the visits and the way each day was organized.
Caine decided to apply her new passion and previous travel industry experience — she worked for Pacific Delight Tours and other brands in the past — to Custom College Visits. Company clients are most often from the luxury sector and helmed by two working parents. Caine and her husband work with each family to develop the best travel route for their child's college interests. Transportation options, accommodations and on-campus tour schedules are prominent factors in the planning. If a client requests that someone else make all booking arrangements, Caine passes the client's detailed itinerary to Frosch Travel in Larkspur, Calif.
Lisa Palermini, a travel consultant with Moraga Travel in Moraga, Calif., has also helped clients plan college trips, and most of those families are opting to turn the experience into a family vacation. For Palermini, planning this type of trip begins with a central location; clients then visit schools and sightsee within a 30-mile radius. For example, one family went to Disneyland and toured multiple universities in Los Angeles and Long Beach, before boarding a cruise from the latter city. She recently planned a college tour that doubled as a mother-daughter vacation.
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I let it rip - just a single process churning away, generating a sub-megabyte data output file, but alas, they killed the process for me during the night, with a note that the CPU usage was too much.
Just an FYI in case you have a bit of 'big data' analysis to do. I suppose I could chop it up and run it sporadically, but that would just be hiding the CPU usage. So I'll find an old machine to churn, albeit much more slowly, for me. :/
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