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Il premio Barry (Barry Award) è un premio letterario statunitense istituito nel 1997, il premio viene assegnato ogni anno per i migliori negli Stati Uniti e in Canada dell'anno scorso, ai romanzi in inglese e racconti del genere mistero, il premio è stato dedicato dopo la scomparso di Barry W. Gardner (1939-1996), un capo del fuoco in pensione di Dallas, conosciuto per le recensioni di romanzi gialli, sulla rivista Deadly Pleasures ed altre come The Armchair Detective, Mostly Murder o Mystery News.

Categorie e procedure di voto
Il premio Barry viene assegnato annualmente in sei categorie. Da quando è stato assegnato nel 1997 il miglior romanzo (pubblicato in hardcover), è stato assegnato anche il miglior romanzo d'esordio e il miglior libro tascabile. Dal 2000, è stata inserita la categoria del miglior romanzo poliziesco britannico, riservato alle opere pubblicate in Gran Bretagna. Poi nel 2004 e nel 2005 sono state aggiunte le categorie per il miglior racconto e il miglior thriller. Non viene più assegnato il premio per il miglior saggio, (come avviene per esempio nel noto Edgar Award, Anthony Award e Agatha Award), perché infatti è stato solo assegnato nel 1997 a Willetta L. Heising con Detecting Women 2.

Per partecipare alla cerimonia di premiazione deve essere inviata una copia del libro o racconto al direttore del Deadly Pleasures per poterla leggere in anticipo, a condizione che soddisfi le richieste. I vincitori saranno premiati da una giuria composta da membri dei redattori della rivista. Dopo un incontro pre-elettorale in genere vengono scelti sei contendenti di ogni categoria in base al quale la giuria determina il vincitore. I vincitori saranno regolarmente premiati dal 2004, ogni anno alla Anthony Boucher Memorial World Mystery Convention,  chiamata brevemente "Bouchercon", in cui vi anche assegnato tra l'altro, il Premio Anthony. Tra i vincitori degli ultimi anni, come ben noti gli autori Michael Connelly, Reginald Hill, Dennis Lehane, Laura Lippman, Peter Lovesey o Val McDermid. Dal 2007, la cerimonia si svolgerà in collaborazione con la rivista Mystery News al fine di aumentare la conoscenza del premio letterario.

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International artists joined the call for the release of German journalist Deniz Yücel, held in a Turkish jail for 300 days, German newspaper Die Welt, Yücel's employer, reported.
Deniz Yücel will be in captivity for 300 days in Turkey as of December 10 — detained in a high security prison, without charge.
300 days are 300 days too much.
We demand a fair trial and freedom for Deniz Yücel and all other journalists detained for political reasons in Turkey.
Freedom, equality, fraternity — always and everywhere.
Yücel was initially detained for reporting on leaked emails of Turkish Energy Minister Berat Albayrak, the son-in-law of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Prosecutors later arrested him for "making propaganda for a terrorist organisation" after he interviewed a leader of the Kurdish insurgent group, the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
A formal indictment, however, has not been submitted.
More than 150 journalists remain in jail in Turkey, and at least 184 media outlets were closed by state of emergency decrees issued after last year's coup attempt.


Active Contract Management is much more than simply administrating contracts.
Our understanding of Contract Management is to support your team in every contract-relevant respect.
Besides basic topics, e.g. "what's in the contract" (business volume, deadlines, remuneration, fees, submitting invoices, meeting commitments, obeying the rules) it is important to show how this all can transferred into practice.
How do I react to modified or additional business volumes?
How do I react to unforeseeable obstacles?
When do I have to declare a notice of reservation or notice of obstruction ?
What needs to be done if deadlines cannot be kept?
Usually, we first check "what's in the contract" and do some analysis work. The result is a contracts version which is then easily understandable for all your technical staff. Furthermore, we work out the results of our analysis together with your team to make sure that everybody in your team can work with the contract without any difficulties – in the office as well as on the building site.
We make sure that your team doesn't lose track whenever it gets rough with the daily work routine.
To draw up supplemental offers and claims as stipulated in the contract to ensure payment for extra work and adjustment of the agreed deadlines.
After more than 20 years of work experience in the construction sector we know everything about sailing around treacherous rocks without being shipwrecked and are happy to support your projects.


Now funding in the Chesapeake Bay watershed for 20 years, the Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment was established to improve the conditions of America's largest estuary system: the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays. The Campbell Foundation seeks to identify, broaden and strengthen leadership and community based organizations to protect living resources in and around the Bay.
Convinced of the lifestyle and economic benefits offered by a thriving Chesapeake Bay system, Keith Campbell as founder and Chairman has focused the Campbell Foundation on engaging others in partnership to build support for a healthy Bay. Partnerships with grantees and key stakeholders continue to be a focal point in delivering on the Campbell Foundation's mission.
Indeed, all parties must take scientifically-based and strategically focused action to address the most critical problems facing our natural resources. For additional information on the Campbell Foundation, please visit our website.
The Campbell Foundation is seeking a talented and experienced Program Director, Agriculture who will be responsible for managing partnerships with the grantees of our Chesapeake Initiative. This position plays a key role in the implementation of the Agriculture Program in the Bay watershed and in creating common ground between highly diverse stakeholders such as our grantees, business interests, farmers, decision-makers and the community at large.
The Program Director, Chesapeake will report directly to the President and will collaborate with the Directors of other Programs. This position is based in Annapolis, MD.
Oversee and ensure effective operations of the office administration and of the Executive Assistant.
Bachelors Degree; Masters degree in relevant field preferred.
Residing or willing to relocate to a residence within a reasonable daily commuting distance from Annapolis, MD.
There are many fantastic benefits to a career at the Campbell Foundation. In addition to working to effect positive change for the Chesapeake Bay and in the lives and economy of millions of people in the region, the Campbell Foundation offers exceptional benefits including medical, dental, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, 403(b) retirement plan, generous paid time off and tuition assistance, as well as state of the art technology tools.
If you want to join an exceptional, focused family foundation as a Program Director, start your application here.
Applicants should submit materials no later than 5 pm Pacific Time, Tuesday June 5, 2018.
Background/credit checks, writing samples, and computer literacy tests are required of final candidates for this position.
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The Ohio Valley Branch is often asked for the names of tutors who are knowledgeable in using multisensory techniques. This service provides the names of the tutors to the interested party. The student's parents and the tutor decide on the location, the number of sessions and financial arrangements. While the Branch provides contact information for tutors, it does not endorse any specific tutor.
Or call the OVB Helpline at 513- 651-4747 for further information.
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Homelatest newsMore than 100 children killed and injured as violence intensifies in Ituri, DRC – Save the Children
More than 100 children killed and injured as violence intensifies in Ituri, DRC – Save the Children
posted on Aug. 18, 2020 at 6:30 am
Kinshasa, August 13 – At least 83 children have been killed in the northern province of Ituri in the Democratic Republic of Congo between April and July. Save the Children is horrified by the recent escalation of extreme violence, in which also at least 17 children were injured and 12 were sexually abused.
In the same period, around sixty schools were attacked, and 17 health facilities – two of which were supported but the charity.
"The situation for children is getting worse by the day, in a conflict they should not have a part in. We need to ensure children can return to school, that they and their families can go to health facilities if they need to, and that they are protected", said Malik Allaouna, Save the Children country director in DRC.
"We need more resources, and call upon the international community and the Government of DRC to help alleviate the suffering of these children. We are asking all involved parties to grant unhindered access to humanitarian workers, so they can support those who are most in need."
Since January 2020, the situation in Ituri has deteriorated significantly in the Djugu, Irumu and Mahagi territories. At least 1,315 people were killed, including 165 children. An estimated 300,000 people have been displaced since January, adding pressure to the situation in Ituri, which already hosted over 1.2 million Internal displaced people in 2019.
"Children who had to flee from the violence told us they had to leave everything behind because militias came into the area of Djugu. Suddenly, they found themselves homeless and without any food, having to sleep in schools", said Dr Macky Manseka, Humanitarian Health and Nutrition Programme Manager at Save the Children.
Save the Children, which has been responding to this crisis for over a year, warns that displaced populations do not have access to enough food. Communities are also lacking health and nutrition services, clean and safe water and hygiene materials, as areas become increasingly cut off by violence and resources are in low supply.
"For example, there were more than 235 new cases of severe acute malnutrition in July 2020", Dr. Manseka continued. "But because of the violence, we cant follow-up properly on sick or malnourished children. As a consequence, their treatment is disrupted, which might lead to relapses or even deaths."
Save the Children supports 17 health facilities, and runs programmes in support of survivors of sexual and gender based violence. It has a strong presence in the field of nutrition, and water, hygiene and sanitation. The organisation is also running education programmes in Ituri, and working to improve access to education for girls.
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package voldemort.store.stats;

import voldemort.annotations.jmx.JmxGetter;
import voldemort.annotations.jmx.JmxManaged;

import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;

/**
 * A wrapper class to expose store stats via JMX
 *
 *
 */
@JmxManaged
public class StoreStatsJmx {

    private StoreStats stats;

    public StoreStatsJmx(StoreStats stats) {
        this.stats = stats;
    }

    @JmxGetter(name = "numberOfCallsToGetAll", description = "The number of calls to GET_ALL since the last reset.")
    public long getNumberOfCallsToGetAll() {
        return stats.getCount(Tracked.GET_ALL);
    }

    @JmxGetter(name = "averageGetAllCompletionTimeInMs", description = "The avg. time in ms for GET_ALL calls to complete.")
    public double getAverageGetAllCompletionTimeInMs() {
        return stats.getAvgTimeInMs(Tracked.GET_ALL);
    }

    @JmxGetter(name = "GetAllThroughput", description = "Throughput of GET_ALL requests.")
    public float getGetAllThroughput() {
        return stats.getThroughput(Tracked.GET_ALL);
    }

    @JmxGetter(name = "numberOfCallsToGet", description = "The number of calls to GET since the last reset.")
    public long getNumberOfCallsToGet() {
        return stats.getCount(Tracked.GET);
    }

    @JmxGetter(name = "averageGetCompletionTimeInMs", description = "The avg. time in ms for GET calls to complete.")
    public double getAverageGetCompletionTimeInMs() {
        return stats.getAvgTimeInMs(Tracked.GET);
    }

    @JmxGetter(name = "GetThroughput", description = "Throughput of GET requests.")
    public float getGetThroughput() {
        return stats.getThroughput(Tracked.GET);
    }

    @JmxGetter(name = "numberOfCallsToPut", description = "The number of calls to PUT since the last reset.")
    public long getNumberOfCallsToPut() {
        return stats.getCount(Tracked.PUT);
    }

    @JmxGetter(name = "averagePutCompletionTimeInMs", description = "The avg. time in ms for PUT calls to complete.")
    public double getAveragePutCompletionTimeInMs() {
        return stats.getAvgTimeInMs(Tracked.PUT);
    }

    @JmxGetter(name = "PutThroughput", description = "Throughput of PUT requests.")
    public float getPutThroughput() {
        return stats.getThroughput(Tracked.PUT);
    }

    @JmxGetter(name = "numberOfCallsToDelete", description = "The number of calls to DELETE since the last reset.")
    public long getNumberOfCallsToDelete() {
        return stats.getCount(Tracked.DELETE);
    }

    @JmxGetter(name = "averageDeleteCompletionTimeInMs", description = "The avg. time in ms for DELETE calls to complete.")
    public double getAverageDeleteCompletionTimeInMs() {
        return stats.getAvgTimeInMs(Tracked.DELETE);
    }

    @JmxGetter(name = "DeleteThroughput", description = "Throughput of DELETE requests.")
    public float getDeleteThroughput() {
        return stats.getThroughput(Tracked.DELETE);
    }

    @JmxGetter(name = "numberOfObsoleteVersions", description = "Number of ObsoleteVersionExceptions since the last reset.")
    public long getNumberOfObsoleteVersions() {
        return stats.getCount(Tracked.OBSOLETE);
    }

    @JmxGetter(name = "numberOfExceptions", description = "The number of exceptions since the last reset.")
    public long getNumberOfExceptions() {
        return stats.getCount(Tracked.EXCEPTION);
    }

    @JmxGetter(name = "averageOperationTimeInMs", description = "The total nuber of all operations that have occured.")
    public double getAvgOperationCompletionTimeInMs() {
        double sum = 0.0;
        double weightedTime = 0.0;
        for(Tracked stat: ImmutableList.of(Tracked.DELETE,
                                           Tracked.GET,
                                           Tracked.GET_ALL,
                                           Tracked.PUT)) {
            sum += stats.getCount(stat);
            weightedTime += stats.getCount(stat) * stats.getAvgTimeInMs(stat);
        }
        if(sum <= 0)
            return 0;
        else
            return weightedTime / sum;
    }

    @JmxGetter(name = "AllOperationThroughput", description = "The number of exceptions since the last reset.")
    public double getOperationThroughput() {
        return stats.getThroughput(Tracked.DELETE) + stats.getThroughput(Tracked.GET)
               + stats.getThroughput(Tracked.GET_ALL) + stats.getThroughput(Tracked.PUT);
    }

}

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USA TODAY BEST-SELLERS
Jul 18, 2019 Updated 40 min ago
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2. "Where the Crawdads Sing" by Delia Owens (G.P. Putnam's Sons)
3. "Justice on Trial" by Mollie Hemingway and Carrie Severino (Regnery)
4. "Summer of 69" by Elin Hilderbrand (Little, Brown)
5. "Educated" by Tara Westover (Random House)
6. "Three Women" by Lisa Taddeo (Avid Reader)
7. "Knife" by Jo Nesbo (Knopf
8. "The Reckoning" by John Grisham (Bantam)
9. "Backlash" by Brad Thor (Atria/Emily Bester)
10. "Before We Were Yours" by Lisa Wingate (Ballantine)
11. "City of Girls" by Elizabeth Gilbert (Riverhead)
12. "The Chain" by Adrian McKinty (Muholland)
13. "The Tattooist of Auschwitz" by Heather Morris (Harper)
14. "The Pioneers" by David McCullough (Simon & Schuster)
15. "Mrs. Everything" by Jennifer Weiner (Atria Books)
16. "Becoming" by Michelle Obama (Crown)
17. "The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck" by Mark Manson (HarperOne)
18. "The Pigeon HAS to Go to School" by Mo Willems (Disney-Hyperion)
19. "Evvie Drake Starts Over" by Linda Holmes (Ballantine)
20. "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng (Penguin)
21. "America's Reluctant Prince" by Steven M. Gillon (Dutton)
22. "Unfreedon of the Press" by Mark R. Levin (Threshold)
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25. "The Silent Patient" by Alex Michaelides (Celedon)
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McCool, Debra
JOPLIN, MO - Debra L. McCool, 66, a homemaker, passed away Wednesday, July 17, 2019. Private services are planned for a later date. Arrangements are under the direction of Ozark Memorial Park Crematory, Joplin.
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Le Championnat d'Europe de Formule 3 2016 est la quinzième saison de ce championnat et la cinquième après sa renaissance en 2012.

Repères de débuts de saison

Engagés

Calendrier de la saison 2016

Déroulement de la saison et faits marquants du championnat

Résultats

Classement saison 2016

Système de points

Championnat pilotes

Coupe des débutants (rookies)

Championnat par équipes
Avant chaque épreuve du championnat, deux pilotes de chaque écurie sont choisis pour marquer les points de leur équipe.

Notes et références

Annexes

Articles connexes
 Grand Prix automobile de Pau 2016
 Championnat du monde de Formule 1 2016
 Championnat du monde des voitures de tourisme 2016
 Championnat DTM 2016

Liens externes

  Page officielle sur le site de la FIA

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Genres: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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Factual error: When Edgar proves that Mary-Ann Taylor framed Sarah to be the rat in CTU, he claims that she remotely took control of her computer by sending the signal over "a plain old AC power line." This is not possible, unless the computers were equipped with special hardware to separate the AC from the signal. If they were, this traffic would have been observed by James Heller's assistant.
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Continuity mistake: When James phones Jack, who is at Tony's house with Audrey, Jack says they are at "21408, Kipling, North Hollywood". Later, when Secret Service arrives to pick up Audrey, Jack walks outside the house, where we see the house number is actually 21048. The same can be seen earlier when Tony, Audrey and Jack first arrive at the house, but not as close-up. (00:25:05 - 00:30:05)
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Continuity mistake: When Curtis Manning is chasing Mary-Ann Taylor out of CTU, you see Mary-Ann exiting through a solid grey door marked by an EXIT sign in a wall which looks like concrete. As she passes through the door, you can see sunlight on her from almost directly above. In the next shot Mary-Ann is seen exiting through a glass door in a wall of glass panels. Unless there is a section of CTU's roof missing, the room she exits from in the second shot is not the room she exits to a few seconds earlier in the first shot.
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The International MG Y Type Register Calendar for 2013 is now available for download here, and on the side bar. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you all.
Robert Wolfson, former MG YT owner, has kindly sent in his memories of owning and driving an MG YT in the mid 1950s through the 1960s. Enjoy his memories! Thank you Robert.
Richard Knight put pen to paper and had an article published in the Winchester (UK) MG Owners' Club Newsletter in October 2013, and is the Mid month Reprinted Article.
Andrew Sorouni has reported on the MG Day in Gladesville!
Murray Grainger has updated his entry to Ys on Parade for Y 5100.
Today please welcome Bob Gaudion and Y 5971 to Ys on Parade.
Tony Slattery has advised us of a new event for December 2012 for Y Owners down under!
Good news for Windows 8 users - the full range of YZ Publications CD are compatible with pre-fitted CD drives! Order now to receive your copy in time for Christmas! If you, or a loved one are looking for something for the Y Type owner who has almost everything, then browse what is on offer from the other great vendors in the Shopping Mall.
This month's Picture of the Month continues the theme of MG Y Types with aeroplanes this time with a Handley Page Victor V bomber. It was kindly sent in by Michael Nicholson who had at that time sold his MG Y. Michael is still a keen visitor to www.mgytypes.org and often writes to the webmaster! You can take the owner out of the MG Y Type, but you cannot take the MG Y Type out of the owner or so it would seem!
The Reprinted Article comes from Enjoying MG magazine, November 2012. Normally we would wait a month or two before publishing a current reprint, but the MG Owner's Club said that as this article is about the recent highly successful and enjoyable 2012 Brittany Run, it should be reprinted as soon as possible for the wider enjoyment of the MG Y owners. Thank you MG Owners Club!


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Cross country runners compete at state
By George Maldonado and Ramiro Bacilio East Los Angeles College women's and men's cross country competed at the state championships on Nov. 22 at Woodward Park in Fresno. The women who placed in the top 100 of women athletes for ELAC were sophomore Laura Aceves who placed third, freshmen Stephanie Trelles and sophomore Ruby Padilla. These women along with others helped ELAC to a 19th place finish. For the women…
Runners edge university teams
By Tadzio Garcia Updated version from the East Los Angeles College Campus News Oct. 29 Volume 72, Issue 7, print edition The Huskies' cross country teams shocked a field of four-year colleges and universities with their results at the 7th Annual West Coast Jamboree at Irvine Regional Park in Orange last Saturday. The meet consisted of National Association of Intercollegiate Athletic teams from across the country as well as East…
Runners upset in the heat
By Tadzio Garcia The East Los Angeles College cross-country teams competed without their top runners, mostly due to injuries, and settled for sixth place finishes at the Foothill Invitational Friday in San Bernardino. San Bernardino Valley College won the men's team title while Cuyamaca College won the women's championship. ELAC sophomore Cristian Flores placed sixth in San Bernardino in the men's four-mile race and was named to his first ever…
Huskies ranked after upset wins
By Tadzio Garcia The East Los Angeles cross country women's cross country team scored two upset victories against ranked teams while its top runner, sophomore Laura Aceves, took first at the Golden West Invite Saturday in Huntington Beach. As a result, ELAC moved into the polls as the 14th ranked team in the Southern California. East Los Angeles College placed eighth outscoring ninth place finisher Palomar College by three points….
Aceves wins SoCal Preview
By Tadzio Garcia Defending cross country state champion Laura Aceves is the first East Los Angeles College woman to become a Southern California Preview champion. She won the Preview's women's 5-kilometer race Sept. 19 at Woodley Park in Van Nuys. "I should have won a better race, but this is the time in the season to experiment and learn from," Aceves said. The women's team took 12th place out of 26 teams. If…


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Los Angeles implements magazine confiscation and gets no takers
From the Barrel of the Gun The City Council for Los Angeles passed a ban on standard capacity magazines. No one is allowed to own or possess magazines holding over 10 rounds except, of course, the Council members themselves. They gave City residents sixty days to turn them in or face arrest.
So... what happens when one of the currently sitting council members lose their seat on the council? Presumably at least one of them owns a gun with a magazine above the now-verboten size limit, and they are no longer immune when they leave office.
Sun Nov 29 20:31:46 CST 2015 by TriggerFinger. Comments [Tweet]
Chris Christie pre-disqualified himself from the nomination in 1993
The Daily Beast "The issue which has motivated me to get into this race is the recent attempt by certain Republican legislators to repeal New Jersey's ban on assault weapons," Christie said at the time.
The Daily Beast "In today's society, no one needs a semiautomatic assault weapon," he said. "We already have too many firearms in our communities."
The Daily Beast "Chris Christie and Rick Merkt support the ban on assault weapons," it read. "Tony Bucco and Mike Carroll want to repeal the ban on automatic assault weapons. It's dangerous. It's crazy. It's radical. They must be stopped. Say NO to Bucco and Carroll's radical plan to legalize assault weapons."
Just in case you didn't already know that Christie can't be trusted.
Testimony on Tea Party targeting by the IRS
Sat Nov 28 16:34:10 CST 2015 by TriggerFinger. Comments [Tweet]
When the president says earth science, he means global warming propaganda
Ars Technica Whereas President Obama sought to increase NASA's budget for earth science in this fiscal year, Republicans in Congress sought to slash it by hundreds of millions of dollars. From a historical perspective, the staunch Republican opposition to studying climate and weather changes on Earth is surprising. Both Presidents Reagan and the first George Bush supported robust plans to study Earth from space, and the fleet of satellites in orbit today are one of the main space legacies of their terms in office.
Normally, I'm all in favor of funding for NASA. But I want that funding to go towards a Moon base, a Mars base, and so on... not towards global warming propaganda.
How to get subpeonas answered
The Hill The federal government's chief climate research agency is refusing to give House Republicans the detailed information they want on a controversial study on climate change.
Citing confidentiality concerns and the integrity of the scientific process, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said it won't give Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas) the research documents he subpoenaed.
The simple answer to this concern is to tell the agency they can have their funding when Congress has their email.
And gosh, it would work on so many different government agencies... if only Congress could actually do it.
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True reusable space travel
On Thanksgiving this year, I find myself with very little to be thankful for. But one of the few things this President has done well is the privatization of space exploration, even if it was mostly by getting out of the way.
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A victory for knife rights
It seems the Wisconsin appeals court has struck down a ban on switchblades (in the home, it seems) on Second Amendment grounds. This seems to be like a significant step forward with positive implications for gun rights. Granted, it's only one state.
Knife bans have never made much sense to me. Knives are tools as well as weapons, and AS weapons, they aren't very useful offensively. Before you can hurt someone with a knife, you have to *catch* them. And then catch the next person with a substantial head start. And so on, and so on. If used as a weapon at all, they are much more useful defensively ("If you come within reach, I will hurt you"). The same applies to swords, though with less utility as a tool.
This decision is only the beginning, though. For the next steps in Wisconsin, see the truth about knives on the topic.
Terrorists have already used refugee status to infiltrate the US
Hot Air But don't worry — they weren't widows and orphans. Barack Obama spent the last two days belittling concerns over the efficacy of screening in US refugee programs, but he seemed to forget that his administration has dropped the ball on this issue before. ABC News reminds viewers of their 2013 investigation that revealed that dozens of refugees admitted from Iraq and Afghanistan had suspected ties to terrorism. Two admitted in 2009 turned out to be al-Qaeda terrorists, who were only discovered after they tried to acquire heavy weapons while living in Kentucky
But of course there is no possible threat in admitting tens of thousands of refugees and giving amnesty to illegal immigrants, right?
Afghanis, Pakistanis caught sneaking across Mexican border into US
Sharyl Attkisson Agents with the U.S. Border Patrol are expressing frustration and anger after a group of men from Pakistan and Afghanistan was reportedly caught crossing the Mexican border into the U.S. this week. The agents say the incident was kept secret from them until they pressed their managers for information.
The group of citizens from the Mideast was reportedly captured after sneaking into Arizona on Monday, three days after the Paris attacks and four days after a double suicide bombing in Beirut, Lebanon. The terrorist group ISIS claimed responsibility for the attacks in both cities.
Senate passes cyberspy bill
Ars Technica The Senate overwhelming approved the so-called Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) on Tuesday. The measure would allow companies to share consumers' data with the US government in the event of security breaches or cyber attacks—all in the name of cybersecurity.
This seems like a complete disaster from both a security and privacy perspective.
This is the face of Islamophobia
PJMedia A man, who just two years ago was the poster boy for the far-Left media's attacks against the U.S. government's no-fly list for "unfairly" targeting Muslims, finds himself and several family members sitting in a Turkish prison -- arrested earlier this month near the Turkey-Syria border as members of an ISIS cell.
It's a long way from 2013 when Saadiq Long's cause was being championed by MSNBC's Chris Hayes, Glenn Greenwald, and Mother Jones, and was being represented by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) terror front.
It's only a phobia if it's an irrational fear. And while being afraid of every single Muslim is irrational, so is being afraid of none of them.
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On the brink of World War III
It appears Turkey has deliberately and with authorization from the top levels of government shot down a Russian military aircraft over Syrian airspace. Forces on the ground shot the pilot after he ejected, and the pilot was dead before he hit the ground.
This is an act of war against Russia.
Turkey is a member of NATO.
If Russia chooses war with Turkey in response, the NATO alliance is likely -- barring some fine print somewhere -- obligated to defend Turkey.
This situation is beginning to disturb my calm.
UPDATE: Russian legislator threatens Turkey with nuclear strike.
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Study finds common decongestant to be worthless
Ars Technica In a new study of more than 500 adult allergy sufferers, researchers found that the common, over-the-counter(OTC) decongestant, phenylephrine, was no better at unclogging noses than placebo—even when given at higher doses than those currently approved. The study's authors called on the Food and Drug administration to strike phenylephrine from its list of effective nasal decongestants.
And why did we switch from an effective decongestant sold over the counter to a worthless one sold over the counter and an effective one behind an id-and-address-and-pharmacy door?
Because of the war on drugs.
What the frack?
CNN Women, particularly those in developing countries, are on the frontlines of a changing climate. Extreme weather events, deforestation and loss of biodiversity threaten their survival and that of their families. Yet, when confronted with social and economic exclusion, women's vulnerabilities remain hidden and their voices quiet.
What color is the sky of the planet these people live on? Practically by definition "climate change", even if it was real and not a made-up apocalypse fantasy to fuel the religious fervor of those who look with contempt upon traditional religions, is gender neutral. It affects the whole planet. It doesn't care what you've got or haven't got between your legs. The temperature of the planet affects everyone equally because we are all on the same fracking planet.
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An admission against interest
Ars Technica In a Washington Post story this morning, a spokesperson for Science confirmed there was nothing rushed about the paper's publication. It comes as no surprise, seeing as NOAA has no say whatsoever in operations at Science. In fact, the spokesperson noted that the paper took about 50 percent longer than average to reach publication, and it went out to more than the usual three reviewers.
This is an interesting line of defense to take.
First, while NOAA may have no influence over operations at Science, we have seen (in the ClimateGate emails) significant evidence of influence and attempted influence of scientific journals by prominent climate scientists seeking to block publication of articles they did not like. Successfully. And get people they did not like removed from the editorial board of those journals. Successfully. So asserting that NOAA has no official influence over a scientific journal is misleading at best, and whether the journal was pressured by scientists at NOAA unofficially is one of the questions Lamar Smith is seeking to answer.
Second, it is quite possible to rush a paper to publication without involving the journal at all. The authors could rush their work instead, without any influence exerted on the journal at all.
Third, there's an interesting little tidbit dropped here. The paper took 50% longer to average to publish and went out to more than the usual three reviewers. From reading the ClimateGate emails, I get the impression that sending a paper to more than the usual number of reviewers means that at least one of the first three reviewers recommended against publication, and rather than reject the paper or possibly make recommended edits, someone made the decision to seek new reviewers instead.
Overall, I find Ars Technica's attempt to defend this study to be potentially significant evidence for the prosecution.
About those peaceful refugees..
Express A MILITARY barracks was on lockdown this morning after a masked gunman rammed the front gate with a car and exchanged fire with Belgian soldiers.
Yes, clearly they are so thankful for the opportunity to escape their war-torn middle-eastern nations and assimilate into Europe peacefully.
Jeb Bush comes out in favor of internet sales taxes
PJMedia "A solution that recognizes that the Internet is here to stay and that there is an increasing disparity, and so long as its not used to raise revenue for governments that parity would make sense," Bush said. "I think there's just a compelling argument to be made. It may not have been as compelling 10 years ago when Internet sales were significantly lower, but now it's an increasing part of the sales mix and brick and mortar companies, businesses do have significant role in our communities."
This is so insane that the only thing I can think of to explain it is that he must be trying to chase down a big donor, probably one with interests in the "brick and mortar" companies he's talking about.
Doesn't matter, though. Calling for a tax on the internet is a disqualifier for a Republican candidate.
Proof Hillary lied to Congress?
Failure of Intelligence
Five more foreign nationals arrested in US with criminal tools
Fox 19 Now Five foreign nationals arrested on the Ohio Turnpike appeared in court Thursday for a pretrial hearing. Jibril Abdiselam, 24; Mohammeddeq Hassan, 27; Mahamoud Mohamed, 26; Zakaria Warsame, 25, and Said Abu were charged with possessing criminal tools and forgery.
An "improper lane change"? Bullshit. The NSA picked up something, put out the license plate number, and the officers made up an excuse to pull them over.
Fox 19 Now According to WKBN, the attorney representing Said Abu stood up said his client wanted the court to know he is an American citizen. All the suspects were born in Somalia and are American citizens.
When they vote, they vote for Democrats. Probably several times.
Paris attackers did not use encryption
TechDirt In the wake of the tragic events in Paris last week encryption has continued to be a useful bogeyman for those with a voracious appetite for surveillance expansion. Like clockwork, numerous reports were quickly circulated suggesting that the terrorists used incredibly sophisticated encryption techniques, despite no evidence by investigators that this was the case. These reports varied in the amount of hallucination involved, the New York Times even having to pull one such report offline. Other claims the attackers had used encrypted Playstation 4 communications also wound up being bunk.
What often escapes the attention of those without the appropriate technical expertise is that encryption represents nothing more than the ability to hold a private conversation. That's a right implicit in the First and Fourth amendments. It is also something that harms no one.
Something happening in Brussells
The Gateway Pundit The government of Belgium has raised the terror alert in Brussels to the highest level, 4, and is warning residents to avoid any activity that involves crowds–from public transportation to commercial districts and concerts. The government said no details would released until the morning.
When there are troops on the streets before an attack, it's usually a bad sign.
Politcs are banned except when they are left
According to Hoyt Politics, we were informed by the moderators, is strictly forbidden. Especially when someone says something conservative. This does not prevent numerous posters (all of the left-wing persuasion) from including political statements in their signatures and avatars. Starting a thread where the poster declares that all global warming deniers are criminals? Totally not political. Objecting to such a post? How dare you?
In one of the threads that turned political, someone posted a dissenting (non-leftist) opinion and was promptly dogpiled for it. There was flaming and name-calling, all things supposedly banned by the moderators. I could have complained to the moderators, except for one thing: one of the moderators was taking part in the dogpiling.
That sounds very familiar to me, because it has happened to me. It's one of the reasons I have my own blog: no one can censor (or "moderate") my own platform.
Another workplace violence incident
... and by workplace violence, I mean Islamic terrorism, of course.
BBC Malian special forces have entered the Radisson Blu Hotel in the capital, Bamako, to try to free hostages taken after it was stormed by gunmen. The hotel says 138 people remain inside. The gunmen stormed it shooting and shouting "God is great!" in Arabic, eyewitnesses say.
Things are definitely heating up.
I think this is a win-win
Washington Post In a suit that brings together the Second Amendment and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), an Amish man filed a federal lawsuit in Pennsylvania last week because he wants to buy a gun without the required photo ID — and because getting that photo ID would violate his religious beliefs.
It's worth noting that the suit appears to be over the "photo" portion of the ID, and he has a non-photo (but legal) identification card. So it's not like he's asking for no ID at all, just ID without a picture.
Hat tip to SaysUncle.


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Home Music News Kygo Releases First Single From Upcoming Album, 'Like It Is'
Kygo Releases First Single From Upcoming Album, 'Like It Is'
Sebastian Flores Chong
Kygo is back! The Norwegian DJ/Producer released his new track 'Like It Is' today! It features Swedish singer Zara Larsson and American rapper Tyga. 'Like It Is' is the first single release from Kygo's new album Golden Hour. It was released through American label Sony Music.
'Like it is' a classic Kygo song. Beautiful chords. Amazing Vocals. Piano melodies and a whole mixture into a perfect tropical house sound. The Norwegian DJ, famous for taking this genre into the spotlight during the last decade gave us some pretty good news this week. Through a Facebook post, Kygo announced he had taken advantage of the current quarantine to finish his third studio album. He also announced the first track of the new album would be out on Friday. Now, the track is here, and man, it's a good one.
I have to say, the inclusion of Tyga is the part that surprises the most. In my opinion, the song could do just fine without the rapper. That being said, I can't deny it's interesting to have him bring his touch into the song. Who knows? Maybe it'll grow on me later.
While we're still on quarantine, I can honestly say new music is definitely the one thing keeping me from going crazy. I can't wait for Kygos' new album, but this new song will definitely calm my desires, for a while at least!
Stream 'Like it is' by Kygo Feat. Zara Larsson and Tyga below!
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Q: Error Message in Google Chrome WebSocket extension "x-webkit-deflate-frame" is deprecated I am using JavaScript to connect to a websocket.
I am seeing an error message in the JavaScript console of google Chrome 33.0.1750.117.
The error occurs on the following line of JavaScript:
ws = new WebSocket("ws://*.*.*.*", "sub_protocol");

This is the error being displayed:
error WebSocket extension "x-webkit-deflate-frame" is deprecated.

The server side is using libwebsockets with the C programming language.
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I have been looking around and found a way to view the WebSocket frames in google Chrome. If you go to chrome://net-internals/ and then click on Sockets and then click on the link to View live sockets. You will see all the currently connected websocket connections.
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        Upgrade: websocket
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        Host: *.*.*.*:**
        Origin: http://localhost
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        Sec-WebSocket-Extensions: permessage-deflate; client_max_window_bits, x-webkit-deflate-frame
        User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_8_5) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/33.0.1750.149 Safari/537.36
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    Upgrade: WebSocket
    Connection: Upgrade
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What is causing this error to occur in Google Chrome?
How can I get rid of the error message and use a non-deprecated WebSocket Extension?

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German American Title Sponsor for Heart of Youth First Luncheon in Washington, IN
German American Bank was the title sponsor for the Heart of Youth First luncheon held on Thursday, Sept. 7th, 2017, at Washington Junior High. At the luncheon, Youth First paid tribute to corporations, foundations and individuals in Daviess County who have supported Youth First's work in the Washington community in the past year.
Youth First Celebrates
By Lindsay Owens, Washington Times Herald, Sept. 9, 2017 –
Supporters of Youth First, a local nonprofit dedicated to strengthening youth and families, gathered at Washington Junior High School on Thursday to hear more about the nonprofit's efforts to protect and heal the hearts of children and families in Washington.
Parri Black, president and CEO of Youth First, said much of the work Youth First social workers like Ashley Hale, who works with students at Washington Community Schools, involves children who've encountered struggles.
"A lot of our work involves kids who've been bruised," said Black. "We don't always see those bruises. Some are internal. We're working with kids who need a little extra support."
During the event, which was sponsored by German American, local financial center manager David Stowers spoke.
Stowers said Daviess County is fortunate to have a group of leaders with a vision and a heart for giving.
"We're fortunate to be in a community where leadership steps up," said Stowers, adding the community's support for the program also ties in with the Character Council of Daviess County's Character Matters program. "We see the Character Matters banners all over town. One of the words was gratitude. We need to have a heart of gratitude to look at the bigger picture."
Senator Eric Bassler, one of Youth First's supporters from the beginning, also spoke.
"We have to be concerned about our children," said Bassler, adding that many youth face obstacles at home. "By intervening at a young age, we have a greater opportunity to help get kids on the right track."
Focusing on three R's, resiliency, relationships and readiness, Davi Stein-Kiley, Youth First vice president of social work and programs, said it's no secret youth can have a lot of challenges, but the nonprofit hopes to help youth navigate through the tough stuff and enjoy milestones and celebrations.
Washington Junior High Principal Mark Arnold said the school is thankful to have someone like Hale there to help students.
"No one benefits more than the kids," said Arnold, adding that without the generosity of Youth First supporters, having Hale would not be possible. "You helped bring us Ashley."
Ellie Meade, regional development officer with Youth First and Washington native, said she always knew people here were kind and generous but since starting with Youth First earlier this year, she's found out just how generous.
"All of our donors are the heart of Youth First," said Meade.
Supporters of Youth First include not only corporate entities, but also local businesses and individuals as well. For more information on how you can support Youth First call 812-421-8336 or visit www.youthfirstinc.org.
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Patrice A. Harris, MD, MA
AMA Affiliated Groups
Patrice A. Harris, MD, MA, a psychiatrist from Atlanta, became the 174th president of the American Medical Association in June 2019, and the organization's first African-American woman to hold this position. Dr. Harris has diverse experience as a private practicing physician, public health administrator, patient advocate and medical society lobbyist.
Dr. Harris currently spearheads the AMA's efforts to end the opioid epidemic and has been chair of the AMA Opioid Task Force since its inception in 2014. During her presidency, Dr. Harris will continue to lead the task force as it works across every state to eliminate barriers to treatment, provide patients with access to affordable, non-opioid pain care, and fight the stigma faced by those with substance use-disorders.
Having served on the AMA Board of Trustees since 2011, and as chair from 2016 to 2017, she has long been a mentor, a role model and an advocate. Prior to serving on the board, Dr. Harris honed her broad knowledge and deep understanding of health care issues through various leadership roles. At the AMA these included having served for many years on the AMA Council on Legislation, including a term as chair, and on multiple AMA task forces on topics such as health information technology, payment and delivery reform, and private contracting. Beyond the AMA she has held positions of leadership with the American Psychiatric Association, the Georgia Psychiatric Physicians Association, the Medical Association of Georgia, and The Big Cities Health Coalition, where she chaired this forum composed of leaders from America's largest metropolitan health departments.
Growing up in Bluefield, West Virginia, Dr. Harris dreamt of entering medicine at a time when few women of color were encouraged to become physicians. Dr. Harris spent her formative years at West Virginia University, earning a BA in psychology, an MA in counseling psychology and ultimately, a medical degree in 1992. It was during this time that her passion for helping children emerged, and she completed her psychiatry residency and fellowships in child and adolescent psychiatry and forensic psychiatry at the Emory University School of Medicine.
Two themes that govern Dr. Harris's professional life are a passion to improve the lives of children and service to others. A recognized expert in children's mental health and childhood trauma, Dr. Harris has led efforts on both local and national levels to integrate public health, behavioral health and primary care services with supports for employment, housing and education.
A distinguished fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, Dr. Harris continues in private practice and currently consults with both public and private organizations on health service delivery and emerging trends in practice and health policy. She is an adjunct assistant professor in the Emory Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and an adjunct clinical assistant professor in psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Morehouse School of Medicine.
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Missouri pastor on leave after sexist sermon telling women to 'lose weight' and look less 'butch'
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A Baptist pastor has been placed on leave after delivering a 'sexist' sermon in which he urged married women to practice 'weight control' and look less 'butch' to keep their husbands' attention — though he admitted that not everyone can be an 'epic trophy wife' like Melania Trump.
Stewart-Allen Clark, 55, a preacher at the First General Baptist Church in Malden, Missouri, delivered his damning speech on Sunday, February 21, holding what appeared to be a Bible as he targeted the female members of the congregation.
A statement posted by First General Baptist Church's deacon ministry team said that 'as of March 2, 2021, Pastor Stewart-Allen Clark has taken a leave of absence and is seeking professional counseling.'
Clark's controversial sermon claimed each man needs 'an attractive wife' — prompting wide-spread outrage over his 'misogynistic' and 'offensive' message.
Stewart-Allen Clark, 55, was a preacher at the First General Baptist Church in Malden, Missouri
Stewart-Allen Clark has been placed on leave following his 'sexist' sermon telling women to focus on 'weight control'
Thoughts: Clark noted that not every woman can be 'the epic trophy wife of all time, like Melania Trump,' but they 'don't need to look like a butch, either'
At the start of the clip, he pulled up a popular meme on the screen behind him that shows a man checking out another woman.
'Ladies, here's the thing you need to know about men: Don't give him a reason to be like this 'distracted boyfriend.' You hear me? Don't give him a reason to be looking around,' he said, asking: 'Why is it so many times that women after they get married let themselves go?'
'Don't give him a reason to be looking around … I really don't believe women understand how visual men are,' he added. 'I don't think women understand how important it is for a man to have a beautiful woman on his arm.'
'You can call it juvenile, immature, sexist,' Clark said.
But 'God made men to be drawn to beautiful women. We are made this way, we can't help ourselves,' he said, without referring to scripture.
Clark went on to say that women don't have to be the epitome of beauty, but they should try harder to look attractive.
General Baptist Ministries issued a statement saying Clark's speech 'included comments that are not consistent with the positions and values of General Baptists'
'I want you to know a need that your man has that he won't ever tell you about, but since I'm the preacher man, I'll say it: Your man needs an attractive wife,'
'Now, look, I'm not saying every woman can be the epic, the epic trophy wife of all time, like Melania Trump — I'm not saying that at all,' he continued. 'Most women can't be trophy wives… but maybe a participation trophy.
'I don't know, but all I can say is not everybody looks like that! Amen! But you don't need to look like a butch, either!'
'You need to know this, men have a need for their women to look like women. Sweatpants don't cut it all the time huh,' Clark said. 'Men want their women to look good at home and in public. Can I get an amen?'
General Baptist Ministries, which the church is affiliated with, said Clark's sermon 'included comments that are not consistent with the positions and values of General Baptists.'
The comments are said to be under review and Clark has also resigned from a moderator position he was to hold at the General Association of General Baptist meeting in 2022, however the Ministries does not have control over independent congregations' employment, the statement said.
'General Baptists believe that every woman was created in the image of God, and they should be valued for that reason,' the statement said.
Clark is reportedly taking a leave of absence following the backlash. It's unclear if he will continue to be a pastor at First General Baptist Church (pictured)
Clark – who, according to a Facebook user who said they knew him, is 'married to a beautiful woman with three beautiful children' – admitted that he no longer provides counseling to couples before sharing the first piece of advice he'd give to married women.
'If you were sitting in my office, here's the first thing I'd say to you, and boy I'd hate to say it — this is why I don't do marital counseling anymore — and that is 'weight control," he said.
'So how important is this? Let me tell you something, I have a friend. He has put a 'divorce weight' on his wife — that's how important this is.
"You know makeup? Makeup is a good thing!' he continued. 'My little boy said, 'Why do girls wear makeup and perfume?' Because they're ugly and they stink. You don't want to be ugly and stink.'
Clark told of a time when he counseled a couple.
'She looked like a sumo wrestler and he was a little guy,' Clark explained that after the wife lost 100 pounds, the marriage was saved.
The woman had given birth to three children and had become 'robust' and started on Weight Watchers losing 50 pounds.
'She wants me to look at her and nobody else. One of her favorite expressions is 'food never tastes as good as skinny feels," Clark said, quoting the long-controversial mantra. 'I'm glad I have a wife that understands that's the way I am.'
Clark also sprinkled in a misogynistic joke at the end, saying: 'Scientists have discovered, by the way, a food that diminishes a woman's sex drive: It's called wedding cake.'
Critics took to the comments to slam the pastor and mock his appearance, with many noting that he needs to heed his own advice if he's so concerned about looks
First General Baptist Church has since shuttered its social media accounts and removed past content, including contact details and clips of Clark's previous sermons, according to the New York Post.
But the video shared by the Friendly Atheist is still posted on YouTube, where it has been viewed more than 75,000 times.
Critics took to the comments to slam the pastor and mock his appearance, with many noting that he needs to heed his own advice if he's so concerned about looks.
'This is so inappropriate on so many levels. Imagine telling sexist and misogynist jokes as a PASTOR in front of a CONGREGATION. Not very Christian like is it????' one person wrote.
Another replied: 'Given how the Pastor isn't exactly God's gift to the human race in the looks department, he has a goddam nerve to pronounce on others.'
Clark has shared similar messages in previous sermons, which have been deleted by the church
Say what? Clark allegedly shared these memes in his Mother's Day 2019 sermon
'Disgusting, this man should be removed from his congregation. His fat shaming stand-up routine has no place in the house of God or in society.' someone else commented.
Apparently, Clark's insulting sermon wasn't a one-off. Before the videos of him were removed, an unverified clip featuring the pastor's alleged Mother's Day 2019 sermon was shared on Facebook.
Clark claimed in the speech that all women want to be beautiful, adding: 'I wouldn't want to just be beautiful. I'd want to be hot.'
'There's not a man alive that doesn't want a beautiful woman on his arm,' he continued, saying that if he were a woman he wouldn't 'mind being arm candy.'
Clark said he'd want to be a size zero to four and be a 'natural blonde' — but he's not against women dying their hair to look more attractive. He also advised that they 'know their body type' and 'know their skinny jeans ain't working.'
General Baptist Ministries, First General Baptist's national organization, issued a statement on Facebook about Clark's recent sermon
Following backlash over the pastor's sermon from February 21, General Baptist Ministries — First General Baptist's national organization — issued a statement on Facebook saying Clark's speech 'included comments that are not consistent with the positions and values of General Baptists.'
'In keeping with our structure, the Executive Committee recommended that the Council of Associations and the MoArk Presbytery research the statements and take appropriate action,' the organization wrote on March 2.
The post stated that Pastor Clark was supposed to be the moderator of the General Association of General Baptist meeting in July 2022, but 'he has resigned from that position.'
'General Baptists believe that every woman was created in the image of God, and they should be valued for that reason. Furthermore, we believe that all individuals regardless of any other factors are so loved by God that Christ died for them,' the organization added.
'Each General Baptist church has autonomy from the national organization, and as a result General Baptist Ministries does not have authority related to the employment of any pastor or church leader in a local congregation.'
Clark has also reportedly 'taken a leave of absence and is seeking professional counseling' as of March 2. It's unclear if he will continue to be a pastor at First General Baptist Church.
General Baptist Ministries told DailyMal.com that they don't have any additional comments at this time.
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10 Facts About the Battle of Bannockburn
Tristan Hughes
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The Battle of Bannockburn (23-24 June 1314) is a key date in Scottish history. Over two days King Robert 'the Bruce' and an inexperienced, outnumbered Scottish force fought off a superior English army.
Here are ten facts about the Battle of Bannockburn.
1. The English army was attempting to lift the Siege of Stirling Castle
The Scottish army had been laying siege to Stirling since early in 1314. It was one of just two fortifications left in English hands across the whole of Scotland.
Although we remember it predominantly for its involvement in several conflicts during the medieval period, Edinburgh Castle's history stretches some 3,000 years, from prehistoric times right up to the present day.
2. The English army was commanded by King Edward II
He was the fourth son of King Edward I – 'the Hammer of the Scots'.
3. Edward's army had a large number of knights and longbowmen
These men were the elite in what was a highly-professional, battle-hardened army. Alongside these men, Edward also had a substantial number of melee infantry.
4. The Scottish army was commanded by King Robert I, popularly known as Robert 'the Bruce'
King Robert I, 'the Bruce'. Credit: S.A.Farabi / Commons.
He had been crowned king of the Scots in 1306 and soon attempted to forcibly gain Scotland's independence from England. By 1314, he had captured most of the English castles in Scotland and had also launched some audacious raiding attacks into Cumbria.
Although it is still largely believed Bruce hailed from Turnberry Castle in Ayrshire, it was recently claimed he actually came from Essex in eastern England.
5. Bruce's army consisted mainly of spearmen
Unlike Edward II's army, Bruce did not have a large number of archers or knights within his army. Instead, his force consisted largely of spear-wielding militia infantry – poorly trained and lacking armour.
Nevertheless these pikemen could form a deadly wall of spears called a 'schiltron' which could prove devastatingly effective against cavalry charges.
6. Robert deployed his army in a strong defensive position
A fifteenth century depiction of the Battle of Bannockburn. Here you can see the Scottish infantry wielding their long spears.
He led his men two miles south of Stirling positioning them in an elevated, forested area called the New Park. The position straddled the old Roman road that headed south from Stirling – the road Edward II's army had to take if they were to relieve the castle.
To further strengthen his defences, Bruce ordered his men to dig pitholes his side of a small river located further south: the Bannockburn. Protected by marshy ground, pit holes, elevated woodland and the Bannockburn itself, Bruce's army occupied a formidable defensive position.
7. The battle lasted two days
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8. Bruce defeated the English vanguard on the first day
Robert the Bruce and Humphrey Le Bohun at Bannockburn.
The leader of the English vanguard, Humphrey de Bohun, had attempted to kill Robert the Bruce before the battle, spotting him in front of his army. Bruce, however, avoided the charge and killed Bohun with his axe. The rest of the English force was routed soon after.
9. The Scottish schiltroms routed the English cavalry on the second day
When Edward's knights – the tanks of the medieval battlefield – charged the Scottish infantry, they were presented with a deadly wall of spear-points. Unsupported by the English archers, the iron-clad horsemen were unable to break through and were slaughtered.
Soon after, the whole of the English army was in flight, including King Edward II.
10. Victory at Bannockburn led to Scotland gaining independence from England
In 1328, the treaty of Edinburgh-Northampton was signed that recognised Robert I as an independent sovereign of Scotland. This independence, however, was soon threatened when Edward II's successor returned and won a decisive victory at Halidon Hill. His name was Edward III.
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Dubai School Fees Fact Sheet: Now, find out how much you need to pay all year
Parents will be able to view detailed information on which fees are collected
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Published: Wed 6 Apr 2022, 7:23 PM
Last updated: Thu 7 Apr 2022, 9:25 PM
A new resource announced in Dubai will detail all fees a school may charge during an academic year.
The Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) said the School Fees Fact Sheet will provide parents of private school students with comprehensive and reliable information.
The service is live now for schools that start their academic year in April and will be available soon for schools that start their year in September.
In addition to mandatory tuition fees, the fact sheet will include details of other verified fees that parents could pay during an academic year, such as transportation, extra-curricular activities, school trips and books, among others.
It will also include information on discounts and scholarships given by each school, if applicable.
Parents will be able to access a fact sheet for every private school in Dubai.
During the first phase, the School Fees Fact Sheets will be implemented by schools starting their academic year in April this year, covering parents of more than 81,000 students across 35 schools.
Schools starting their academic year in September 2022 will get access to the service before the close of the current academic year.
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Dr. Abdulla Al Karam, director-general of the KHDA, said: "Dubai is committed to supporting an environment that enables parents, students and schools to engage with each other and make choices based on clear information.
"Through the School Fees Fact Sheet, parents can understand a school's complete fee structure at a glance. This will help them make better decisions about their children's schooling. When there's transparency on fees, both parents and schools can better focus on children's growth. We're grateful to private schools in Dubai for their support in making the fact sheets accessible to their parent communities."
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Nate is a country boy from Western Illinois. He attended Burnside Christian Church, where his dad was a minister. Nate attended Lincoln Christian College, finished his graduate degree from Lincoln Christian Seminary, and then worked as youth pastor at First Christian Church in Morris, Illinois.
In 2004, the leaders of First Christian Church gave Nate the challenge to plant a church in the Minooka/Channahon area. As a result, The Village Christian Church was founded in October 2004. Nate and his wife, Rachelle, live in Channahon with their two boys, Kaden and Carder. Nate provides vision and leadership for The Village. He loves to teach the Bible in a way that people can understand and apply to their lives. He speaks from his heart in an honest and transparent way admitting to the same everyday struggles that many of us deal with. Nate is passionate about helping people find life in Jesus and he can't wait to see what God has planned for The Village.
Jared grew up in Las Vegas. While living in "Sin City," he came into a relationship with Christ through Central Christian Church. Jared attended Lincoln Christian College and became a Youth Ministry Intern at First Christian Church in Morris, Illinois. In 2004 he took the plunge with Nate and started The Village. Jared and his wife, Candace, live in Channahon with their son, Isaiah, and two daughters, Elle and Autry. Jared loves to worship and show his passion for the Lord. He works to make sure services provide an experience that carries out the church mission of being a catalyst for Life Change, Life Growth, and Life Purpose.
Sarah grew up moving around the U.S. and was raised in a Mormon household. In her 20's, she made the decision to attend non-denominational Christian Churches. Sarah and her husband, Bob, live in Morris and have two children, Cheyanne and Rain. Sarah studied business at Indiana University South East and worked in various food/entertainment venues before being called into Ministry. She loves the Lord, loves people, and feels called to provide opportunities to others for relationships to be created, built and strengthened with Jesus and other people.
Amy was raised in Minooka and attended St. Mary's Catholic Church. Amy studied Early Childhood Development at Western Illinois University and Washburn University. She has a passion for kids and has worked with them in various settings for the past 25+ years. Amy and her husband, Chris, live in Channahon with their son, Bryce, and daughter, Kaitlyn. Amy uses her gifts and experience to create a fun, safe, and secure environment where kids can learn about Jesus!
Nick was raised in Verona, Illinois, and is truly a farm boy. He grew up attending First Christian Church in Morris, Illinois and attended Olivet Nazarene University. Nick started interning at The Village and has called it home ever since. In addition to leading the Student Ministry, you'll also see him on stage teaching in an honest and understandable way with a little bit of humor. Nick and his wife, Lauren, live in Morris with their three daughters, Bennett, Jette, Vail, and are expecting their fourth child in the summer of 2019. Nick has a heart to bring people to Jesus. He has a passion for students and enjoys teaching about Christ in a comfortable, non-threatening way.
Lilye grew up in Mississippi and attended Kate P. Jones Christian mentoring school, Charles Harrison Mason Theological Seminary, and Lewis University. She has 30+ years of experience as a prayer leader, missionary, and evangelist. Lilye and her husband, John (Sonny), live in Plainfield with their two boys, Dreveon and Clarence, and also have adult children. Lilye has a passion for prayer and volunteers as our Prayer Pastor making sure prayer is at the forefront of all we do at The Village.
Tim grew up in southern Indiana, and was raised in Baptist and non-denominational churches. He studied civil engineering at Purdue University and is currently employed as an engineer. Tim lives in Morris with his wife, Susan, and two daughters, Heather and Chloe. Tim served on the Building Team for our new church that opened May 2016 and now volunteers as our Facility Manager. He uses his construction knowledge and professional experience to maintain the building and grounds.
Kevin was raised in Bradley, Illinois and attended Wesley Methodist Church. He attended Eastern Illinois University, Illinois State University, and is a retired high school math and social studies teacher. Kevin lives in Coal City and has an adult son and daughter. Kevin humbly serves behind the scenes taking care of the church finances and ensuring all giving is safe and secure.
Karol grew up in South Holland, Illinois attending First Reformed Church. She studied business and marketing at Northern Illinois University and received her MBA from Loyola. Karol and her husband, Gregg, live in Channahon and have three boys, Dan, Dave and Jared. Karol uses her experience in marketing to help people discover and take their next steps with Jesus, and ensure all communications are on point with the church mission to be a catalyst for Life Change, Life Growth, and Life Purpose.
Gail grew up in Kiel, Wisconsin, attended the University of Wisconsin and worked in a number of HR leadership roles for the past thirty five years. Gail and her husband, Jim, live in Minooka and have five married children and twelve grandchildren. Gail loves her Empty Nesters Lifegroup, enjoy serving on the First Impression team, and follows God's prompting on how to serve in other areas. Gail's goal is to use God's gifts and her semi-retired time to support the Village community as the volunteer HR Director.
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macOS Monterey review: A worthy update with some holes still to fill
(Image: © Bryan M. Wolfe / iMore)
Quick Notes and Notes
Live Text
Other notables
Should you wait?
Static is not a word to describe the current state of Apple's Mac lineup or the software behind it. In less than two years, Cupertino has replaced nearly every Intel-based computer it makes, including most of the best Macs, with new models that use native silicon. It has also significantly updated an operating system that first launched 20 years ago.
After the whirlwind that was macOS Big Sur, Apple announced its successor, macOS Monterey, earlier this year. Like the Snow Leopard, Mountain Lion, and High Sierra updates before it, Monterey wasn't designed to be a game-changer. Instead, its goal is to improve what's already there. Some of this comes in the form of new features, although there are plenty of updates worth considering as well.
Apple has succeeded for the most part in producing a good product. Some holes remain, however. So here's a look at what works — and doesn't work, on macOS Monterey.
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○ Focus brings even more order to our lives
○ Live Text and Quick Notes both work but with limited appeal
○ SharePlay shows great promise, as does Universal Control
○ Apple's goals for Safari were unworkable, and it blinked
○ Shortcuts are just as useful on desktop as mobile
macOS Monterey: Availability
If you own one of the following Macs, you can install Monterey:
iMac (Late 2015 and later)
iMac Pro (2017 and later)
MacBook Air (Early 2015 and later)
MacBook Pro (Early 2015 and later)
MacBook (Early 2016 and later)
Mac Pro (Late 2013 and later)
Mac mini (Late 2014 and later)
macOS Monterey: What's new
In recent years, Apple has continued to bring mobile apps and processes to the desktop. With Monterey, the blurring of the lines between iPad and Mac has continued. New features in Monterey include Focus, Live Text, and iCloud+, which also launched this year on iPad. There's also Shortcuts, which arrived on iPhone and iPad a few years back. Throw in fresh updates to FaceTime, Messages, and Notes, and there's a lot to learn and take in.
macOS Monterey: First things to do
On the surface, Monterey doesn't look that much different from Big Sur, and that's by design. And yet, there are new features worth considering, starting with Focus. If you're already on iPhone and iOS 15, you might have already turned on this feature. If you haven't, do this now.
From there, you should check out the updates to Messages and take a good look at Quick Notes and Notes. Yes, they are different things. Finally, end your first Monterey journey by checking out iCloud+ and its new features — assuming you're a paying iCloud customer.
macOS Monterey: Focus
Focus Mac (Image credit: iMore)
The big tech companies have spent the last few years making it easier for us to unplug. For Apple, this has meant introducing a Screen Time tool across its many platforms. With Screen Time, Apple made it easier for parents to track and restrict what their kids were doing online while keeping track of their online activities and getting a gentle nudge when it was time to take a break.
Focus expands on this by making it possible to restrict notifications and communication, depending on the time of day or what we're doing. Everything here is controlled by Focus groups, which you can create manually or pick from the canned options. The most apparent Focus groups are those for work hours, driving, and sleep time. You can create new groups for fitness, game playing, or anything else in just a few steps.
For each Focus group, you decide who's allowed to contact you and which apps can send you alerts during the specified times. Otherwise, these notifications are kept quiet until the group session expires.
Adding this type of flexibility to receiving notifications saves time and makes it easier to concentrate on the tasks at hand.
The beginning and end of each Focus Group aren't just time-based. You can also have them kick on whenever you're at a particular location (the local gym) or using a specific app or game. At first glance, location-based options seem much less critical on Mac until you realize just how valuable they can become if you move sporadically between various locations. For example, let's say you work at home two days a week and in an office the other three. Throw in the occasional trip to the local Starbucks where you also sometimes work, and there are three work-related locations. Under this scenario, you could create a work-based Focus group that turns on/off whenever you're at one of the locations between certain hours of the day.
Adding this type of flexibility to receiving notifications saves time and makes it easier to concentrate on the tasks at hand. And because it's an Apple world, Focus works best when you sync your groups across all of your devices.
macOS Monterey: Shortcuts
Shortcuts (Image credit: iMore)
One of the best features to arrive on iPhone and iPad in the past decade is now on macOS. Shortcuts for Mac lets you save time by removing steps when performing essential tasks. You can select from a list of pre-configured Shortcuts or create new ones using an editor. In addition, you can run installed Shortcuts from the Dock, menu bar, the Finder, Spotlight, or Siri.
One of the earliest concerns about Shortcuts for iPhone was whether everyday users would take the time to tackle the learning curve. That's less of an issue today as the library of pre-built Shortcuts has steadily grown. And, In addition, thanks to Catalyst, many iPhone and iPad shortcuts will run on Macs with Apple silicon.
macOS Monterey: FaceTime
Apple's brought two significant changes to FaceTime this year, plus some minor ones. The first represents a tiny step in the right direction. In contrast, the second is far more exciting — although it hasn't been fully realized with Monterey's introduction.
With Monterey and iOS 15/iPadOS 15, Apple makes it possible for Android and Windows users to join FaceTime meetings for the first time. However, the move comes with limitations, starting with these users being unable to start sessions themselves. Instead, Apple users must invite anyone to a FaceTime call via a unique link. From there, they can join the call through a web browser with no login necessary.
Coming soon: SharePlay
FaceTime is also picking up a powerful new feature called SharePlay. With the feature, users within FaceTime can watch TV shows and movies, listen to music, and share their screens. It sounds very exciting, and no doubt is the most remarkable new consumer feature on Monterey. Unfortunately, Apple has delayed the SharePlay launch until later this year across all platforms. When it does arrive, we'll update this review.
The new FaceTime also brings Spatial Audio to meetings, so the voice of every attendee comes directly from their position on the screen, and Voice Isolation, which minimizes background noises. In addition, a new Wide Spectrum tool leaves ambient sounds unfiltered.
FaceTime on Monterey also includes a grid view, so everyone on a call is shown in same-size tiles and portrait mode. This exclusive Apple silicon feature softens whatever's behind you on a call, so your face is front-and-center.
macOS Monterey: Messages and Share With You
Another great Monterey feature is Share With You. The new tool makes it simple to find photos, links, podcasts, and other items shared with you through Messages. From there, you can find a running list of those items directly in the Message app — or in the supported apps. Shared with You supports photos, podcasts, Apple TV content, weblinks, and Apple News stories. Shared With You is a fun new feature that has a valuable purpose. It will be interesting to see how it evolves.
Apple has also tweaked how photos look when sent in Messages in Monterey. Now, multiple pictures in Messages appear as collages or a stack of images that you can flip through. You can also easily view them as a grid, reply with a quick Tapback, or save them to your library.
Apple has also extended the Mac memoji features to include clothing, new glasses, multicolored headwear, and more. A first, you can now also use memoji on the Mac login screen.
macOS Monterey: Quick Notes and Notes
Quick Note on Mac (Image credit: Bryan M. Wolfe / iMore)
Like other features in Monterey, the Quick Note tool is also available on mobile devices, specifically the iPad. It makes it possible to capture any thought, regardless of what you're doing on the device. A Quick Note can include links, Safari highlights, Tags, and more. Better still, each gets funneled into the Notes app, which, thanks to iCloud, means they're accessible across multiple devices. With Tags, you can better categorize and organize your notes while Custom Smart Folders simplify finding those re-categorized posts. You can also view Tags via a Tag Browser.
Quick Notes works as intended and works very well. And yet, because of how Apple has embedded Quick Notes, the feature might be too difficult for some users to find it. To activate Quick Notes, you need to establish a Hot Corner or use a keyboard shortcut. Will people take the time to do this? I'm not so sure.
Meanwhile, the new Notes' Highlights feature makes it much easier to see when collaborators have changed a document. Each person is automatically assigned a different Highlight color. There's also a new Mentions collaboration feature. Critical updates are conveyed immediately to the collaborator using an @ sign and the person's name in a Note.
macOS Monterey: Live Text
To use Live Text in Photos on Mac, open the Photos app, then open the image that has text. Highlight the text, then right-click and select from the different tasks. (Image credit: Bryan M. Wolfe / iMore)
Live Text is another terrific Monterey feature. It lets you interact with the text found in any image across different apps, including Safari, Preview, and Photos. For example, text for a physical address in a photo can open the Maps app, while numbers on an image can become phone digits that you can use in Messages. Once converted, the text is easy to copy/paste just as you would any other text to use elsewhere on your device.
I don't imagine many users will embrace Live Text simply because most images don't have characters or numbers worth clicking on..
There's another component to Live Text: Visual Look Up. With this tool, you can swipe up or click an information button, where supported, to learn more about scenes and objects.
I don't imagine many users will embrace Live Text simply because most images don't have characters or numbers worth clicking on. And yet, there's something magical about it that could find useful purpose over time. I could see businesses, for example, starting to include phone numbers and street addresses on posted ads online as another way of capturing the attention of would-be customers.
macOS Monterey: iCloud+
In recent years, Apple has relied on services to bring in record-breaking revenue. One of these services, iCloud, has picked up three new features in 2021 — assuming you have a paid iCloud account. With iCloud+, you can use iCloud Private Relay, Hide My Email, and other tools across many devices, including Mac.
The iCloud Private Relay feature looks a lot like a Virtual Private Network (VPN), but it's much more limited in its scope. When activated, it encrypts your internet activity, making it harder for scammers to learn your location. Hide My Email is another iCloud+ feature. It makes it possible to create and use unique, random email addresses online. It's a slick tool that has already found a home in the Wolfe household in our never-ending battle with marketers trying to make contact.
macOS Monterey: Other notables
Nyc Maps (Image credit: Apple)
One of the most surprising features to arrive with Monterey is AirPlay to Mac. Surprisingly, a Mac couldn't serve as a receiver to sounds and video from other devices until now. That's no longer the case. With Monterey installed, you can now receive content from these mobile devices and also other Macs. View videos, hear music, and even edit Keynote presentations with ease right from your desktop. You can also use your Mac as an AirPlay 2 speaker and mirror or extend what's happening on another device.
The native Maps app has also gotten a terrific update in Monterey. There's an interactive globe, new and updated transit features, new driving features, and more. Although the Maps app is usually more associated with the iPhone, it does offer benefits when used on Macs. For example, it makes a great trip planner and, thanks to the growing list of Maps travel guides, also serves as a terrific research tool.
There are also new accessibility features in Monterey, including VoiceOver image descriptions in Markup and descriptions for PDF signatures, improved full keyboard access, and custom mouse pointers.
The built-in Photos app offers an updated Memories feature that includes a fresh look and improved tools. These include an interactive interface, new memory types, and much more.
In Reminders, Apple has added Tags and Custom Smart Lists. The former work like the Tags found in the Notes app, making it easier to organize your reminders. The latter makes it possible to automatically include reminders that matter most to you by selecting tags, dates, times, locations, flags, and priority.
The Find My app has also received an update that makes it easier to find the exact location of family and friends. In addition, Find My also includes a widget for the first time.
With gaming, Apple has brought over a few features from mobile. For example, you can see incoming friend requests in your Game Center inbox and view game highlights with a push of a button and more.
macOS Monterey: Safari
Safari Monterey (Image credit: iMore)
Just a few weeks ago, my macOS Monterey review was going to scorch Apple for what it had done to the iconic Mac browser, Safari. Luckily, most of the browser changes Apple announced in June are no longer a requirement as Monterey makes its public debut. Though Apple isn't saying why those changes are now optional, I'd like to think a summer of developers and beta testers complaining caused it to rethink the implementation.
At its core, a web browser has one purpose: to take us to our favorite websites fast and securely. But, for some reason, Apple decided to rethink Safari and force us to change how we keep track and access our favorite websites. These changes primarily took two forms: a redesigned Tab Bar and all-new Tab Groups.
The streamlined Tab Bar takes up less space on the page and offers redesigned floating tabs that work with Safari's Smart Search field. Together, they give the browser a more minimalist feel that extends to a new More menu button. Located to the right of the search field, when clicked, the button reveals links to the Privacy Report, bookmarking, sharing, Reader View, and more.
Apple blinked, and much of what it wanted to implement on Safari has been pushed to the side. This is a big win for consumers, although it leaves Apple with some digital egg on its face.
With Tab Groups, you can arrange tabs (links to websites) by different topics and interests. So how are these different than bookmarks? According to Apple, Tab Groups are more dynamic and have been designed to follow you. A bookmark, by contrast, is more hard-coded to a specific page.
I noted in June that if Tab Groups caught on and replaced bookmarks, I would be onboard. However, I also mentioned they could just as easily be seen as gimmicky and not worth the trouble. Further, I said, "If that's the case, Apple might be forced to return Safari to its Big Sur version, which beta testers have already attempted."
Again, Apple blinked, and much of what it wanted to implement on Safari has been pushed to the side. This is a big win for consumers, although it leaves Apple with some digital egg on its face. Most software must continue to innovate to stay relevant. That innovation should happen on web browsers' security and privacy fronts, not by making sweeping design changes. Kudos to Apple for figuring this out — finally.
macOS Monterey: More to come
Monterey has a few features announced in June that won't be available until later this year. Besides SharePlay, there's Universal Control. With no set-up required, you can move between both devices as they sit side-by-side using a keyboard, mouse, or trackpad. You can also perform drag and drop to bring content from one device to another.
Finally, a Monterey update will also bring Apple's Digital Legacy Program online. The feature allows you to designate people as Legacy Contacts so they can access your account and personal information in the event of your death.
macOS Monterey: Should you wait?
There are always first version headaches when it comes to new software. It could be, for example, that your favorite third-party app or accessory won't yet work with Monterey. If you're concerned, check with the developer or vendor before performing an update. Otherwise, I've seen no reason not to upgrade if your Mac supports it.
macOS Monterey: The bottom line
Monterey is never going to get the attention that Big Sur got last year. And yet, it won't be soon forgotten either. From Focus to Shortcuts to Quick Notes to Live Text, Monterey is a worthwhile update. Better still, it's an update that will get even better in the coming weeks when Apple unlocks the Digital Legacy Program, SharePlay, and Universal Control.
On a negative note, what Apple attempted to do with Safari was a shame and didn't make any sense. Luckily, it got wise quickly and left the browser essentially the same.
Bottom line: Overall, macOS Monterey is an excellent successor to Big Sur. It loses points for being unfinished, however.


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