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British New Wave 2018
20 bands to soundtrack your life
Thursday 4th January 2018
We called 2017 as the year of the British guitar band, and 2018 looks set to cement that beyond these shores. Britannia rules the radio waves - once again.
The boundary-pushing diversity and creativity on display from British Youth are quite remarkable. Off-kilter song structures and jazz permeate the musical output. We see electro combining with post-punk and splitting the musical atom before the year is out. And the kindling of a reemergence of reggae, as a rising force.
One of the most vital and invigorating periods in British music is upon us. Youth have found their voice and are soundtracking our lives. Some are angry; some are reflective - they all have something to say.
Welcome to the British New Wave.
Selhurst band worth risking permanent hearing damage for. With a scarce online presence, these new London upstarts want to be seen live. Read our report from Black Midi's recent appearance alongside Sisteralk and Shame at Subculture Live here.
MILK DISCO
A London band that came to our attention following their much-lauded appearances at Brixton Windmill. Their slow tempo disjointed art-pop is not quite like anything else on the scene right now, and the band don't seem to care about that fact one way or the other, neither trying too hard to be different nor trying to conform to the usual alternative tropes. This attitude and approach have also resulted in surprisingly accessible songs.
SISTERTALK
Take neoclassical soundscapes and hammer them into a dark and angular portrait. Imagine a bitter artist, after a sleepless three-day bender, finally putting pen to paper. Read our report from Sistertalk's recent appearance at Subculture Live here.
THE PALE WHITE
Roaring rock riffs, big tunes and penchant for dark sunglasses on gloomy days. All the attributes to make serious indie waves in 2018.
DRUG STORE ROMEOS
Fleet, Hampshire
Experimental, psychedelic indie from one of London's youngest additions to a powerful live scene. Now is the time to see them developing their craft and playing small venues.
NILUFER YANYA
Drawing on diverse influences that include Nina Simone, Amy Winehouse, The Pixies and zine culture, Yanya's lo-fi grimy-jazz-pop is undeniably catchy while tackling hefty subjects such as social injustice and the refugee crisis.
CALVA LOUISE
With a sound that could have been inspired by Blur's 1997 swipe at grunge 'Song 2', Calva Louise offers an effervescence seldom seen and heard among alternative-rock bands and manage to summon a huge live sound for a three-piece.
SUZI WU
With a healthy disregard for ideas established by the preceding generation 19-year-old Suzi Wu's debut EP, 'Teenage Witch' has garnered high profile attention with its genre-blurring self-taught DIY urban-pop. Comparisons to other London accented musical upsetters include Ian Drury and The Slits, but listen to Teenage Witch to make up your own mind and you're likely to come to the conclusion that Suzi Wu makes music however she wants.
BENNY MAILS
Hailing from South London Benny Mails caused a lot of excitement when he dropped his debut mixtape 'Aware' back in November 2017. His sound and style sits perfectly between South London compatriots King Krule and (his close friend) Loyle Carner. With meticulous and eclectic beats his music is sometimes challenging, taking in a wide range of inspiration from jazz to punk as well as UK Hip Hop and grime.
It's easy to the hear influences that make up the basis of Touts' sound, The Jam, The Clash and The Pogues to name just a few. The band released their second EP 'Lit' on 10th November, heralded by its politically charged lead single 'Bomb Scare'.
MATT MALTESE
A young singer/songwriter whose epic melancholy provides the perfect medium for songs many of which are inspired by the world's current political landscape. 'Vacant In The 21st Century' boasts the productions skills of The Maccabees' Hugo White.
NABIHAH IQBAL
The Producer and DJ (formerly known as Throwing Shade)'s acclaimed debut album saw her strip back on the production compared to the releases under her previous moniker invoking fond memories New Wave icons like New Order.
Mush are aiming to 'capture the imagination of the pockets of weird indie rockers, slackers and freaks around the country'. We're in - refreshingly different band. Keeping it real up North.
Bubblegum punk with Spector-esque production. Discovered as a teenage street busker in the streets of her native Glasgow, LUCIA has supported the likes of Black Honey, The Big Moon and The Undertones as well as lauded appearances at Scotland's T in the Park and Tenement Trail festivals. Watch out for new single 'Melted Ice Cream' in January 2018.
The London quintet offers up a bleak portrayal of modern life. Singer Lewis Duffin's spoken-word style delivery lends itself to storytelling perfectly. Lurid, honest and intensely captivating.
PUMA BLUE
Multi-instrumentalist Jacob Allen has echoes of early Amy Winehouse. Taking lo-fi soul and infusing it with various Jazz elements whilst crooning over the top with his plaintive falsetto.
HUSKY LOOPS
Husky Loops are a band dead set on genre bending with every release. A dark, brooding force with deep and dirty grooves. On the cusp of indie electro brilliance.
The Scottish Britpop revivalists blend Oasis' swagger, Las's style melody and Verve inspired vocals to create a supergroup sound you didn't know you needed. But ultimately you do.
Filled with scuzzy guitars and bursting with energy the London punk 4-piece have been boiling under the surface since 2016's debut single tulip but this year they look set to explode.
Listen to our British New Wave 2018 Spotify playlist, featuring many of the artists in the list above. A particularly tough year to cut down - it includes great bands on our long list that we couldn't fit into the final round-up.
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Q: How to filter hstore where values are not null in a trigger? The easiest way to explain the question is in the usage of an audit trigger.
However, on insert it saves all values, including null values. I want to filter out the null values in the hstore(NEW.*). What is the simplest / fastest way to do this?
Source: https://github.com/2ndQuadrant/audit-trigger/blob/master/audit.sql#L134
audit_row.row_data = hstore(NEW.*) - excluded_cols;

This obviously doesn't work but explains, hopefully, what the answer will look like.
audit_row.row_data = hstore(hstore(NEW.*) FILTER (WHERE value IS NOT NULL)) - excluded_cols;

Preference will go to answer that doesn't use an user created function, e.g. use only Postgres functions / operators.
This is for >= PostgreSQL 11.
I am looking for a solution with hstore, not json or jsonb. Alternative ways with json or jsonb may be included, but hstore is preferred.

A: With only built-in tools of Postgres and the additional module hstore, without involving jsonb (as requested):
audit_row.row_data = hstore(
   ARRAY (
      SELECT ARRAY[key, value]
      FROM   each(hstore(NEW.*) - excluded_cols)
      WHERE  value IS NOT NULL
      )
   );

One of the overloaded variants of the hstore() functions takes a two-dimensional array.
Alternatively, you could eliminate key names listed in excluded_cols in the WHERE clause (while processing unnested keys anyway):
audit_row.row_data = hstore(
   ARRAY (
      SELECT ARRAY[key, value]
      FROM   each(hstore(NEW.*))
      WHERE  value IS NOT NULL
      AND    key <> ANY (excluded_cols)
      )
   );

Might be a bit faster, not sure. Probably not much difference.
Also not sure how jsonbandjsonb_strip_nulls()` (suggested in comments) perform in comparison. Can you report back with a performance comparison?

A: Can you try this:

*

*First, declare a new variable type record, example: empty_row

*Then, do as bellow:

EXECUTE format('select * from populate_record(null::%s.%s, '''')', TG_TABLE_SCHEMA, TG_TABLE_NAME) INTO empty_row;

audit_row.row_data = hstore(NEW.*) - empty_row - excluded_cols;

You can then reuse empty_row in different places in your function.

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COLOMBIA: UNHCR donates Better Shelters to stifle the spread of COVID-19 in displaced communities
RHU, Story
As COVID-19 continues to spread, refugees and other displaced groups become even more vulnerable. As a measure to ensure the safety of displaced groups in Colombia, UNHCR has donated Better Shelters to local public health services.
In late October 2020, Colombia suffered their millionth case of COVID-19. By then, the country had suffered over 30,000 deaths as a direct consequence of the virus and was the eighth country to reach a million cases after the United States, India, Brazil, Russia, Argentina and Spain. Even though Colombia has managed to keep the mortality rates relatively low, Colombian public health services have been under immense pressure during 2020.
Under these circumstances, life has become even more difficult for the one million displaced Venezuelans living in Colombia. They represents a fifth of the total number of displaced Venezuelans who have fled their homes due to political and economic instability in the country.
Refugees and other displaced populations, particularly the elderly and those with pre-existing health conditions, may be more likely to be among the vulnerable groups at greater risk of contracting contagious viruses and communicable disease as they often have reduced access to health services and sanitation. In order to conduct proper care testing, functioning medical facilities have therefore become a necessity. UNHCR donated 102 Better Shelter units to public health services in Cúcuta, a Colombian border city and one of the main crossings for refugees coming from Venezuela.
In Cúcuta, the units function as an extension of the city's hospital and are used by medical professionals treating both Venezuelans and Colombians.
# Better Shelter# Colombia# COVID-19 support# IDPs# refugees# UNHCR
الدين في سوريا
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NHL Morning Coffee Headlines – March 3, 2017
by Lyle Richardson | Mar 3, 2017
A tearful P.K. Subban salutes fans at the Bell Centre following a tribute video by the Montreal Canadiens.
Game recaps, long-time Kings play-by-play man Bob Miller retires & more in your NHL morning coffee headlines.
NHL.COM: Paul Byron's goal in the dying seconds of regulation lifted the Montreal Canadiens to a 2-1 victory over the Nashville Predators. Before the game, the Canadiens played a video honoring Preds defenseman – and former Hab – P.K. Subban, bringing the blueliner to tears as he received a lengthy standing ovation from Montreal fans.
Alex Burrows had a memorable debut with the Ottawa Senators, scoring twice to lead his new club to a 2-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche. Burrows joined the Sens in a recent trade from the Vancouver Canucks.
Valtteri Filppula's first goal with the Philadelphia Flyers tied their game with the Florida Panthers and set the stage for Jakub Voracek's shootout marker in a 2-1 win. Filppula was dealt to the Flyers on Wednesday from the Tampa Bay Lightning. Panthers goalie Roberto Luongo left the game in the first period with a nagging groin injury and will be sidelined for a week.
Sergei Bobrovsky turned in a 38-save shutout performance and Brandon Saad netted the game's only goal in the Columbus Blue Jackets' 1-0 win over the Minnesota Wild.
The Washington Capitals collected their 14th straight home win as Jakub Vrana tallied the game's only goal to edge the New Jersey Devils 1-0.
Henrik Lundqvist tied Grant Fuhr for 10th on the all-time wins list (403) as the New York Rangers held on for a 2-1 victory over the Boston Bruins.
Logan Couture had a goal and an assist in the San Jose Sharks' 3-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks. It was a costly victory for the Sharks, as defenseman David Schlemko was sidelined for the final two periods with a possible lower-body injury.
Third-period goals by Nick Leddy, Dennis Seidenberg and Nikolay Kulemin gave the New York Islanders a 5-4 win over the Dallas Stars. Ryan Strome had a goal and two assists for the Isles, while Jamie Benn scored twice for the Stars.
Anze Kopitar scored the winner in a shootout as the Los Angeles Kings rallied back from a 2-0 deficit to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2.
Jack Eichel and Ryan O'Reilly each had a three-point night (one goal, two assists) as the Buffalo Sabres doubled up the Arizona Coyotes 6-3, snapping a four-game losing skid.
LOS ANGELES TIMES: Long-time Kings play-by-play announcer Bob Miller announced his retirement after nearly 44 years behind the mike. The effects of quadruple bypass surgery and two strokes within the past year have forced the 78-year-old Miller from the game.
SPECTOR'S NOTE: Best wishes to Miller in his retirement. It truly is the end of an era for the Kings.
THE DETROIT NEWS: Red Wings legend Ted Lindsay expressed his gratitude to fans for the outpouring of sympathy following the death of his wife Joanne, who passed away on Feb. 23.
SPECTOR'S NOTE: Belated and sincere condolences to Lindsay and his family.
PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE: PETA criticized the NHL's use of live penguins during its pregame entertainment at the recent Stadium Series game at Heinz Field between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers.

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After almost 43 years with Aircraft Service International Group, Ron Ash is handing over his fuel truck keys for the last time today, and heading south to retirement and his family in Florida. "My wife retired from the Feds seven years ago, and she's been in Florida the last five years waiting for me to retire too," Ron told us. "I've been flying back and forth once or twice a month. It's been hard on us, being separated like this. She finally said 'Enough is enough! Retire!' So this is it."
"Mr. Ash"– as he is respectfully called by coworkers and managers alike – is an aircraft refueler at Baltimore-Washington International Airport. In his capacity as Fuel Lead, he's responsible for scheduling six other drivers that cover refueling for all flights of a specific airline during any given shift. "I'm proud to have that responsibilty. It isn't easy to shuffle trucks and people efficiently to ensure the planes are fueled on schedule," Ron told us.
"On average, it takes 15 to 20 minutes to fuel a jet with 8,000 gallons of fuel, and that's not including set up time," he said, adding "A one-way flight to Florida uses 2,000 gallons – that's 13,000 pounds of jet fuel."
A local shop steward for over 30 years, Ron said he likes people and helping them with their problems, adding "I can talk to anybody." It was easy for him because he knew the job, what it takes to perform well, and knew what to do or who to see to solve a problem. "Sometimes I was the bad guy if I didn't get the right results. But that's just part of the job of being a shop steward. Things don't always go the way we'd like, but we do the best we can."
Ron admitted that as much as he's looking forward to spending more time with his family, who all now live in Florida, retirement is bittersweet. He loved his job – the only job he's had since he graduated from high school.
Ron was born and raised in Baltimore City. He served two years in the Army's 82nd Airborne Division and a tour in Korea, then married the love of his life in 1974. "My life wasn't really going in a good direction, but my wife changed me around," Ron said. "Marrying her was the high point of my life." They have one son and a 13-year-old granddaughter who, by all accounts, is the sunshine in his life.
"The family needs me. I've been going back and forth to Florida since we bought a house there five years ago. It's worn me out. So now I'm gonna do some golfing and fishing, and be a snowbird: we'll live in Florida nine months and here (at their home in Carroll County) three months of the year. Easy!" Ron said with a big grin.
Good luck, Mr. Ash, and God speed.


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Q: play framework test connection refused I have a huge problem with my play 2.4 application. Every time I try to start my application with activator test, I get the following error:
java.net.ConnectException: Connection refused: localhost/127.0.0.1:9000, took 0.0 sec
[error] at com.ning.http.client.providers.netty.request.NettyConnectListener.onFutureFailure(NettyConnectListener.java:128)
[error]     at com.ning.http.client.providers.netty.request.NettyConnectListener.operationComplete(NettyConnectListener.java:140)
[error]     at org.jboss.netty.channel.DefaultChannelFuture.notifyListener(DefaultChannelFuture.java:409)
[error]     at org.jboss.netty.channel.DefaultChannelFuture.addListener(DefaultChannelFuture.java:145)
[error]     at com.ning.http.client.providers.netty.request.NettyRequestSender.sendRequestWithNewChannel(NettyRequestSender.java:283)
[error]     at com.ning.http.client.providers.netty.request.NettyRequestSender.sendRequestWithCertainForceConnect(NettyRequestSender.java:140)
[error]     at com.ning.http.client.providers.netty.request.NettyRequestSender.sendRequest(NettyRequestSender.java:115)
[error]     at com.ning.http.client.providers.netty.NettyAsyncHttpProvider.execute(NettyAsyncHttpProvider.java:87)
[error]     at com.ning.http.client.AsyncHttpClient.executeRequest(AsyncHttpClient.java:506)
[error]     at play.libs.ws.ning.NingWSRequest.execute(NingWSRequest.java:509)
[error]     at play.libs.ws.ning.NingWSRequest.execute(NingWSRequest.java:395)
[error]     at play.libs.ws.ning.NingWSRequest.post(NingWSRequest.java:322)
[error]     at controllers.projeckerSystem.LoginController.login(LoginController.java:28)
[error]     at projeckerSystem.Routes$$anonfun$routes$1$$anonfun$applyOrElse$1$$anonfun$apply$1.apply(Routes.scala:504)
[error]     at projeckerSystem.Routes$$anonfun$routes$1$$anonfun$applyOrElse$1$$anonfun$apply$1.apply(Routes.scala:504)
[error]     at play.core.routing.HandlerInvokerFactory$$anon$5.resultCall(HandlerInvoker.scala:139)
[error]     at play.core.routing.HandlerInvokerFactory$JavaActionInvokerFactory$$anon$14$$anon$3$$anon$1.invocation(HandlerInvoker.scala:127)
[error]     at play.core.j.JavaAction$$anon$1.call(JavaAction.scala:70)
[error]     at play.GlobalSettings$1.call(GlobalSettings.java:67)
[error]     at play.db.jpa.TransactionalAction.lambda$call$5(TransactionalAction.java:19)
[error]     at play.db.jpa.DefaultJPAApi.withTransaction(DefaultJPAApi.java:136)
[error]     at play.db.jpa.JPA.withTransaction(JPA.java:159)
[error]     at play.db.jpa.TransactionalAction.call(TransactionalAction.java:16)
[error]     at play.core.j.JavaAction$$anonfun$7.apply(JavaAction.scala:94)
[error]     at play.core.j.JavaAction$$anonfun$7.apply(JavaAction.scala:94)
[error]     at scala.concurrent.impl.Future$PromiseCompletingRunnable.liftedTree1$1(Future.scala:24)
[error]     at scala.concurrent.impl.Future$PromiseCompletingRunnable.run(Future.scala:24)
[error]     at play.core.j.HttpExecutionContext$$anon$2.run(HttpExecutionContext.scala:40)
[error]     at play.api.libs.iteratee.Execution$trampoline$.execute(Execution.scala:70)
[error]     at play.core.j.HttpExecutionContext.execute(HttpExecutionContext.scala:32)
[error]     at scala.concurrent.impl.Future$.apply(Future.scala:31)
[error]     at scala.concurrent.Future$.apply(Future.scala:492)
[error]     at play.core.j.JavaAction.apply(JavaAction.scala:94)
[error]     at play.api.mvc.Action$$anonfun$apply$1$$anonfun$apply$4$$anonfun$apply$5.apply(Action.scala:105)
[error]     at play.api.mvc.Action$$anonfun$apply$1$$anonfun$apply$4$$anonfun$apply$5.apply(Action.scala:105)
[error]     at play.utils.Threads$.withContextClassLoader(Threads.scala:21)
[error]     at play.api.mvc.Action$$anonfun$apply$1$$anonfun$apply$4.apply(Action.scala:104)
[error]     at play.api.mvc.Action$$anonfun$apply$1$$anonfun$apply$4.apply(Action.scala:103)
[error]     at scala.Option.map(Option.scala:146)
[error]     at play.api.mvc.Action$$anonfun$apply$1.apply(Action.scala:103)
[error]     at play.api.mvc.Action$$anonfun$apply$1.apply(Action.scala:96)
[error]     at play.api.libs.iteratee.Iteratee$$anonfun$mapM$1.apply(Iteratee.scala:524)
[error]     at play.api.libs.iteratee.Iteratee$$anonfun$mapM$1.apply(Iteratee.scala:524)
[error]     at play.api.libs.iteratee.Iteratee$$anonfun$flatMapM$1.apply(Iteratee.scala:560)
[error]     at play.api.libs.iteratee.Iteratee$$anonfun$flatMapM$1.apply(Iteratee.scala:560)
[error]     at play.api.libs.iteratee.Iteratee$$anonfun$flatMap$1$$anonfun$apply$14.apply(Iteratee.scala:537)
[error]     at play.api.libs.iteratee.Iteratee$$anonfun$flatMap$1$$anonfun$apply$14.apply(Iteratee.scala:537)
[error]     at scala.concurrent.impl.Future$PromiseCompletingRunnable.liftedTree1$1(Future.scala:24)
[error]     at scala.concurrent.impl.Future$PromiseCompletingRunnable.run(Future.scala:24)
[error]     at akka.dispatch.TaskInvocation.run(AbstractDispatcher.scala:40)
[error]     at akka.dispatch.ForkJoinExecutorConfigurator$AkkaForkJoinTask.exec(AbstractDispatcher.scala:397)
[error]     at scala.concurrent.forkjoin.ForkJoinTask.doExec(ForkJoinTask.java:260)
[error]     at scala.concurrent.forkjoin.ForkJoinPool$WorkQueue.runTask(ForkJoinPool.java:1339)
[error]     at scala.concurrent.forkjoin.ForkJoinPool.runWorker(ForkJoinPool.java:1979)
[error]     at scala.concurrent.forkjoin.ForkJoinWorkerThread.run(ForkJoinWorkerThread.java:107)
[error] Caused by: java.net.ConnectException: Connection refused: localhost/127.0.0.1:9000
[error]     at sun.nio.ch.SocketChannelImpl.checkConnect(Native Method)
[error]     at sun.nio.ch.SocketChannelImpl.finishConnect(SocketChannelImpl.java:717)
[error]     at org.jboss.netty.channel.socket.nio.NioClientBoss.connect(NioClientBoss.java:152)
[error]     at org.jboss.netty.channel.socket.nio.NioClientBoss.processSelectedKeys(NioClientBoss.java:105)
[error]     at org.jboss.netty.channel.socket.nio.NioClientBoss.process(NioClientBoss.java:79)
[error]     at org.jboss.netty.channel.socket.nio.AbstractNioSelector.run(AbstractNioSelector.java:337)
[error]     at org.jboss.netty.channel.socket.nio.NioClientBoss.run(NioClientBoss.java:42)
[error]     at org.jboss.netty.util.ThreadRenamingRunnable.run(ThreadRenamingRunnable.java:108)
[error]     at org.jboss.netty.util.internal.DeadLockProofWorker$1.run(DeadLockProofWorker.java:42)
[error]     at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1142)
[error]     at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:617)
[error]     at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:745)

When I start a second application with activator run and execute the test again, there is no problem and the test runs through successfully. I suspect that there is something wrong with the configuration, but I can't find the problem. Can anybody help?
Edit:
Here is some of my code.
@Test
public void test(){
   RequestBuilder requestBuilder = new RequestBuilder()
   .method(Helpers.POST)
   .uri("...");
   Result result = Helpers.route(request);

   assertEquals(OK, result.status());
}

I start the FakeApplication globally within the BeforeClass method.
@BeforeClass
public static void startApp(){
    app = Helpers.fakeApplication();
    Helpers.start(app);
}


The bashing series is a basic level RC Car battery assortment of Gens ace. Suitable for start up hobbyist, daily practice and fun.
Gens ace lipo 5000mah 3S1P 50C battery Suited to the following models:1/8 1/10 RC car model. Fast charging by 5C is available.


Hello to all you atoms out there!
Are you ready to get this laser going?!
You call that a response? It sounds like you're in a ground state out there, and I'm going to need you at least two or three levels above that! That's right, I'm going to need you to get excited tonight! Come, on let's get this population inverted!
Hey, that's better! It looks like some atoms in the back have a nice wavelength going – let's all join in for a cascading effect!
If you're digging this gain medium, let me see you get amplified!
Yeah, now you're getting your photons in step!
Now, without further ado, please welcome to the stage, the reason you atoms are so excited to be here, the one, the only – Stimulated Emission!
What: The Midsouth Makers are hosting a laser class and demonstration! The goal is to demystify lasers and how they operate. For the demonstration, we will be etching some aluminum business cards with your designs, which you will then be able to take home with you!
What to Bring: Please bring a laptop on which you can design your business card. The cards themselves are 3.5" by 2", and we ask that you try to come with your design ready to go, but open to changes if necessary.
Hello, and welcome to Pan vs. Dude, the show where we teach random dudes how to cook things, sometimes even in pans!
Well, this is a bit of an usual request. Okay, so Crisco is a brand of shortening useful in many recipes. Personally, I prefer traditional lard shortening when cooking, but I can understand how the budget conscious chef might prefer to go the Crisco route.
Now, let's see… subnetting? That's not a cooking term I'm quite familiar with, Mark. As for layers, I guess you mean that you're baking something with Crisco that's going to have layers? But what's this about an OSI model? Are you making some kind of Crisco based layer cake model? Wow, that is an oddly specific question. I'm really not sure where to go with this request. Oh – wait a second, my producer is telling me that I've misread your card. Perhaps he can help shed some light on this question.
What? Cisco? Networking equipment? I don't undest- oh, okay, I see what's happened here. I'm so sorry Mark, it looks like your letter was meant to go to our sister show, LAN vs. Dude. Well, unfortunately that's all the time we have this week. Join us next week for another amazing adventure on Pan vs. Dude, the only show that answers your cooking questions, whether we understand them or not!
command structure, basic device configuration, Layers 1-3 of the OSI model, routing/switching, and VLANs.
Chain Mail Class – Come Learn how to make chain mail with us.
The class will consist of the start to finish exercise of creating a section of chain mail material out of readily available aluminum electric fence wire. The process will involve taking a coil of electric fence wire, explaining how to make a coil out of the wire using a portable drill and a metal rod. Then taking the coil and creating individual links. Lastly how to construct a section of chain mail material out of the links using hand tools.
The LAN Party will be held at same location as last time: 2203 Freemont Rd. Kevin will be making Cincinnati style Chili and grilling hot dogs. Joe will be bringing Rotel cheese dip and we'll have plenty of drinks + chips. The exact cost for food is still being determined (should be on par to last time ~$10). If you'd like to bring something to share (1UP Cakes, Strawberry cakes of awesome) please feel free.
If you have any suggestions for games please let us know, I'm going to throw out Left 4 Dead 2 + I'd like to get Walter to carry me through the rest of the hard mode alien swarm! Also a few us of WoW addic…..players will have a fresh expansion to play through so I'm sure WoW will be represented as well. Feel free to suggest anything else. Last time SC2 and UT2k4 was a big hit.


CSB is a gender-specific, multi-year discipleship program designed to give boys everything they need to become men of God. Some compare it to a Christian version of Boy Scouts. We plan on having lots of fun activities for the boys (and men) to teach them both spiritual and life skills. Please contact Adam Ferranti to sign up at 201-334-2107 or aferranti@me.com.


The cuisine of one of Cayman's smallest communities was enjoyed recently at Icoa when the restaurant held a Burmese dinner as part of its Colonial Dinner Series.
St. Francis winemaker Katie Madigan traveled from California to Grand Cayman to join a dinner at the Beach House restaurant featuring five different St. Francis wines.
These days on Grand Cayman, there are many different ways to try some of the more than 1,000 different wines available on the island.
Nowadays, food trucks are the next big culinary "thing" to hit cities around the world, and they've made a big splash in Grand Cayman as well.
Roger Ponce has been one of the motivating forces behind the Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman's integration with local culture, working alongside Chris Christian from Cayman Traditional Arts.
The National Gallery offers a rare opportunity to view works by 18th centeur Spanish master Francisco Goya, along works by Salvador Dali, alongside interpretaions from 16 local artists.
There's a new jerk in town, and it can be found at Peppers Smokehouse on Seven Mile Beach across from the Marriott resort.
When it comes to whisky, there's Scotch and then there's everything else. Thus Scotch whisky was the focus of the final preliminary wave of the 2014 Diageo Reserve World Class cocktail competiton in Cayman.
After getting some training on the spirit, 12 of Cayman's bartenders came to Taikun restaurant at the Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman and created some inspired tequila-based cocktails that paid homage to a worldwide party favorite, punch.
Grand Cayman residents love Sunday brunch. Bourbon is one of the hottest spirits on the planet. To capitalize on these popular trends, the Craft Food & Beverage Company restaurant has launched a bourbon-inspired brunch with a special à la carte menu on Saturdays and Sundays.
Chef Eric Ripert, owner of Blue at the Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman, sets the standard with Le Bernadin, the widely acclaimed New York City restaurant, which recently won more accolades.
Local artist Greg Lipton has been hired by Acme Archives to produce officially licensed artwork for the biggest names in film animation.
Artist, conservationist, researcher and cinematographer Guy Harvey speaks about the passions that motivate him to undertake such a broad spectrum of work at such a high level.
Award-winning sculptor Davin Ebanks discusses his large-scale sculpture, 'Adjacent,' which will be erected in front of the National Gallery of the Cayman Islands as its permanent piece of public art.
Along with the local farmers, restaurants and chefs, Cayman's Slow Food chapter has championed the use of local ingredients, and nowhere was that more evident than on Slow Food Day 2014.
To get a feel for the breadth of quality and variety of these wines made along the spine of the Andes mountain range, a lunch and tasting was held recently at the Westin Resort's Beach House Restaurant.
Austria is a landlocked country, so its authentic dishes like Griessnockerlsuppe, Schlutzkrapfen and Schweinebraten aren't usually served a few feet from the ocean.
Born from a love of getting to know a country through its cuisine, Caymanian entrepreneur Marzeta Bodden has started Cayman Food Tours, creating a unique opportunity for visitors and locals alike to discover historic, architectural and cultural highlights during a culinary walking tour of George Town.


Poynter Online - Romenesko: "Little by little, day-by-day, being based in Iraq has defied all those reasons. I am house bound. I leave when I have a very good reason to and a scheduled interview. I avoid going to people's homes and never walk in the streets. I can't go grocery shopping any more, can't eat in restaurants, can't strike a conversation with strangers, can't look for stories, can't drive in any thing but a full armored car, can't go to scenes of breaking news stories, can't be stuck in traffic, can't speak English outside, can't take a road trip, can't say I'm an American, can't linger at checkpoints, can't be curious about what people are saying, doing, feeling. And can't and can't."
Although the remainder of the (article? essay? email?) paints a dire picture of what's going on in Iraq, I found myself reading it with quite a bit of skepticism. For if the above, part of the writer's opening, is true, how can this journalist have the information in the rest of the piece? And if not true, if hyperbole, well...there goes credibility to be replaced by agenda.


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San Bernardino County reports 6,542 new coronavirus cases, four deaths
Christopher Damien
San Bernardino County on Saturday reported 6,542 new coronavirus cases and 4 additional virus-related deaths since Friday.
The county has now reported 157,655 confirmed cases and 1,327 deaths since the start of the pandemic. A total of 125,964 cases have resolved, meaning 10 or more days have passed since the individual first experienced symptoms, or since they had a positive COVID-19 test.
San Bernardino County is the state's fifth-most populous county with 2.2 million people, but continues to record the second-highest number of cases in California. Los Angeles County, the nation's most populous county, has reported more than 586,000 cases.
San Bernardino County had 1,492 confirmed COVID-19 patients in its hospitals as of Saturday, an increase of 34 from the previous day. Of those, 291 are being cared for in intensive care units, which is an increase of six from Friday. That total comprises 47.6% of the county's occupied ICU beds.
San Bernardino County, along with neighboring Riverside County, is included in a broader Southern California region, which is under state-mandated stay-at-home orders due to the region's alarmingly low number of available ICU beds.
As of Friday, the Southern California region's available ICU bed capacity dropped to 0%, meaning all of the licensed staffed ICU beds in the 11-county area were filled.
San Bernardino County: Saturday numbers
Active cases: The county's total number of known, active coronavirus cases is 30,364. This total is derived by subtracting deaths (1,327) and recoveries (125,964) from the current confirmed case total of 157,655.
Recoveries: According to the county, 125,964 people have recovered, which is an increase of 4,158 since Friday. That total is about 79.9% of its overall cases.
Tests: County health officials on Saturday reported that 1,454,496 coronavirus tests have been conducted — up 24,775 tests from the 1,429,721 reported Thursday. The county is urging people to get tested even if they don't have symptoms.
Who is contracting the virus?
About 55.4% of the cases in the county involve people under the age of 40. The cases, broken down by age bracket, are as follows:
13,322 (8.5%) cases are among people ages 0 to 14
10,317 (6.5%) cases are among people ages 15-19
34,672 (22%) cases are among people ages 20-29
The ages for 100 cases (0.1%) are unknown
About 78% of virus-related deaths in the county are people age 60 or older, even though people in that age bracket make up less than 15% of cases. The deaths, broken down by age, are as follows:
No (0%) deaths were among people ages 0 to 14
No (0%) deaths were among people ages 15-19
9 (0.7%) deaths were among people ages 20-29
43 (3.2%) deaths were among people ages 30-39
168 (12.7%) deaths were among people ages 50-59
726 (54.7%) deaths were among people older than 70
Where are the COVID-19 cases?
As of Saturday, here is a list of confirmed cases and deaths in the high desert, with increases from Friday's tally in parentheses:
Adelanto: 3,101 cases (+131), 23 deaths
Apple Valley: 5,174 cases (+220), 46 deaths
Baker: 21 cases (+2)
Baldy Mesa: 0 cases
Barstow: 1,669 cases (+75), 15 deaths
Daggett: 4 cases
Helendale: 296 cases (+7), 1 death
Hesperia: 7,801 cases (+345), 45 deaths
Hinkley: 25 cases (+1), 1 death
Joshua Tree: 164 cases (+4), 4 deaths
Landers: 21 cases (+1), 1 death
Lucerne Valley: 173 cases (+2), 2 deaths
Morongo Valley: 94 cases (+4), 1 death
Needles: 154 cases (+11), 2 deaths
Newberry Springs: 55 cases (+3)
Oak Hills: 718 cases (+27), 1 death
Oro Grande: 83 cases (+5), 1 death
Phelan: 820 cases (+34), 5 deaths
Piñon Hills: 208 cases (+11), 2 deaths
Pioneertown: 4 cases
Trona: 21 cases
Twentynine Palms: 396 cases (+17), 2 deaths
Victorville: 11,676 cases (+486), 68 deaths (+1)
Yermo: 41 cases (+1)
Yucca Valley: 636 cases (+38), 23 deaths
Here is Saturday's list of cases and deaths in the mountain communities, with increases from Friday's tally in parentheses:
Angelus Oaks: 12 cases (+1)
Big Bear City: 313 cases (+11)
Big Bear Lake: 201 cases (+8)
Blue Jay: 69 cases (+4), 2 death
Crestline: 261 cases (+9), 3 deaths
Fawnskin: 7 cases
Forest Falls: 21 (+2)
Lake Arrowhead: 191 cases (+5)
Rimforest: 18 cases
Running Springs: 121 cases (+12)
Sugarloaf: 54 cases (+2), 1 death
Twin Peaks: 54 cases (+1), 1 death
Wrightwood: 194 cases (+4), 1 death


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Home » Programs » Alternative Realities: Utopian Thought in Times of Political Rupture
Alternative Realities: Utopian Thought in Times of Political Rupture
The Wende Museum at The Armory, Culver City, California
The Max Kade Institute for Austrian-German-Swiss Studies, USC, Los Angeles, California
A two-day conference organized by The Max Kade Institute for Austrian-German-Swiss Studies (USC) and The Wende Museum. Co-sponsored by the German Historical Institute and the Centre for Contemporary History, Potsdam (ZZF). Additional support provided by the Feuchtwanger Memorial Library, USC Dornsife Dean's Office, and USC Dornsife Departments of Art History, History, and Slavic Languages and Literature
Modern history has been marked by periodic ruptures, radical changes brought on by wars, revolutionary upheaval, or sudden political shifts that shattered existing social and political structures and belief systems. No country has experienced this more profoundly than Germany, which has witnessed five regimes across the past 100 years and experienced both the heights of national euphoria and the depths of physical and moral defeat and destruction in the twentieth century. During times of fundamental change, cultural ideas and expressions pave the way for the imagination of a new order. This conference focuses on the key role of utopian visions, both artistic and intellectual, that changed the world from the twentieth century to the present day.


Los Cabos, Mexico is a highly coveted location that presents excellent prospects for real estate sellers. Take these important points to maximize your returns when you sell your Cabo San Lucas or San Jose del Cabo vacation home.
Choose the right real estate professional to work with and you will already have covered the bulk of the hard work.
Get a glimpse of what it's like to work with a leading luxury real estate expert in Los Cabos. Read these frequently asked questions collated by Andrew Lemke.
Upgrades and renovations affect the resale value of your home. When you are selling to a specific crowd – luxury property buyers with an eye for an exceptional vacation home abroad – be sure to focus your changes to appeal to this market's tastes.
When you make changes to your home prior to selling, highlight the property's best features, such as the rooms that offer the most breathtaking ocean views, your resort-like spa-style bathrooms, and that inviting manicured landscape.
But remember to pay attention to the essentials, as well. Make sure that your basic fixtures are in perfect working order, from your faucets to door and window hinges, so that your buyers won't use these overlooked fixes to price down your home.
One thing you do not have to worry about when selling a beach house in Los Cabos is lacking interest from serious buyers. Eyeballs are all over this hot luxury market all the time.
Resort villas in Los Cabos are all about living large, so do not hesitate to show off the best qualities of your property. If your home features a private fitness center or an infinity pool, flaunt those bells and whistles. If your villa has access to a semi-private beach or a marina, highlighting those will definitely catch more attention from serious buyers.
To truly show off your luxury property in its best light, tap the services of a staging professional. Your investment will pay off handsomely when the marketing material you produce for your listing makes your Los Cabos home appear straight out of your buyers' dreams.
Digital imaging professionals are the perfect complement to professional stagers. Instead of just having photos of your property taken, hire videographers to capture breathtaking aerial views of your home using the latest drone-mounted high-definition cameras.
You can also have them create 3D tours of your home. This strategy is not just visually engaging; it also gives international buyers an opportunity to schedule a virtual viewing for your property – even if they live thousands of miles away.
Even though you are marketing your property to an audience of luxury buyers, it is important to set an objective and accurate price when you put your home on the market. Avoid overpricing your home based on sentimental bias. Instead, ask your agent to guide you through on an objective competitive market analysis to see what similar properties in your area are fetching.
Timing should be an integral piece in your home selling strategy. With help from your agent, dive deep into buyer behavior in your particular area.
For instance, most serious luxury property buyers browse the Cabo real estate MLS around October to June. Miss this window and your listing might languish on listings pages over the off-peak months.
For expert insights and professional assistance when selling Los Cabos, Mexico villas, trust luxury real estate specialist Andrew Lemke. Get in touch with him today at 1.310.922.1818 or email andrew(dotted)lemke(at)engelvoelkers(dotted)com.


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HUMBLE, Texas (May 30, 2017) – Memorial Hermann Northeast Hospital today broke ground on a new state-of-the-art patient care tower. The $70 million, 123,000-square-foot, five-story tower will feature 90 large patient rooms, with the flexibility to add an additional 30 beds.
Upon completion the tower will be accompanied by additional surface parking, as well as renovations to the east entrance of the hospital.
"This project exemplifies our promise to provide excellence in both high-quality care and service right here in the Lake Houston area where our patients live and work," said Josh Urban, Senior Vice President and CEO, Memorial Hermann Northeast Hospital.
Memorial Hermann Northeast hosted the ceremonial groundbreaking this morning. Those in attendance included Merle Aaron, Mayor of the city of Humble, who welcomed the community and discussed the history of the hospital and its positive impact on the community.
Currently, Memorial Hermann Northeast is a 255-licensed bed facility that has been caring for families in the community for almost four decades. Its affiliated physicians span a wide variety of disciplines, including an elite group of neurosurgeons through Mischer Neuroscience Associates, an extension of Memorial Hermann Mischer Neuroscience Institute, Texas' largest and most comprehensive neuroscience program.
In addition to the hospital, Memorial Hermann has several facilities that serve the healthcare needs of those who live and work in the Lake Houston area, including a Convenient Care Center in Summer Creek, RediClinics in Atascocita and Kingwood, and several Memorial Hermann Medical Group offices throughout the area. In addition, a second Convenient Care Center is scheduled to open in Kingwood this fall.
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Strobel scores twice in the third to help lift Hill-Murray over Blaine in season opener
By Loren Nelson, SportsEngine, 11/27/19, 1:00PM CST
After letting a two-goal lead slip, the Pioneers needed senior forward Charlie Strobel and his eventual game-winner to beat the Bengals.
Hill-Murray senior goaltender Remington Keopple made 25 saves against Blaine on Wednesday night, including this one on Bengals forward Hunter Hanson. Photo by Loren Nelson, LegacyHockeyPhotography.com
When other players tanks' are approaching empty, Charlie Strobel's is still topped off.
When they lose a step in the late going, he gains two.
They look for to the bench for relief. He longs for extra ice time.
"If he had his way, he'd want to be out there for 51 minutes," Hill-Murray coach Bill Lechner said after the Pioneers' 4-2 victory over Blaine on Wednesday night at Aldrich Arena.
Strobel didn't play the full game in the season opener for both teams. He made an impact just the same. The senior forward and co-captain scored twice for the Pioneers with — surprise, surprise — both goals coming in the third period.
Photo Gallery: Blaine vs. Hill-Murray
Strobel scored 43 seconds into the third to break a 2-2 tie, then added an insurance goal with 3:40 remaining in the matchup of teams ranked in the top 10 in the coaches' poll (Blaine is No. 8, Hill-Murray No. 9).
On his second goal, Strobel used his fully charged battery to beat a lagging Blaine defender to an open area in the slot, then converted a pass from behind the net from linemate Nick Pierre.
"That goal right away in the third period got the boys going," Hill-Muray goaltender Remington Keopple said.
Added Lechner: "He's our energy. The kids feed off him."
Strobel comes from Hill-Murray hockey royalty. His dad, Mike, and uncle Mark were twin brothers who served as twin engines for the Pioneers' team that captured the 1991 state championship. Mike scored twice in the title game against Duluth East that year, including the winning goal in the third period.
Mike doesn't spend a lot of time reliving those glory days, although he has told Charlie a story or two.
"I think he's letting me create my own path here at Hill-Murray," Charlie said about his dad. "I respect that."
The elder Strobels were as skilled as they were tough. Relentless, driven, fearless — adjectives for Mike and Mark work just as well for Charlie.
"He's a competitor," Lechner said. "He's very intense. And he loves hockey, loves the moments."
Strobel led Hill-Murray with 20 goals and 33 points last season, when the Pioneers failed to reach the state tournament. He's intent on avoiding that fate a second straight year.
"I think us, as captains, wanted to set the tone for the team right away," Strobel said. "Just kind of get the guys bonded as a team, on and off the ice. I think that's going to be the most important thing for us if we want to get where we want to go this year."
Blaine's Carsen Richels, a 42-goal scorer last season, scored both the Bengals' goals in the second period. Lechner tried matching lines against Richels in the second period, but scrapped that plan in the third.
"They play a lot of shifts," Lechner said about the forward trio of Richels, Cole Hansen and Jack Reimann. "If you try to match lines against them it goes against our philosophy. We feel like our depth can be an advantage for us. So in the third period we said, 'Short hard shifts. Three lines are playing. Whoever gets them, gets them."
Richels, who had several high-quality scoring chances, made an early statement that he was more than just a sidekick to Bryce Brodzinski, last year's Mr. Hockey Award winner.
"If you read the boxscores last year you probably would have said, Oh yeah, he's the benefactor of Bryce," Blaine coach Chris Carroll said about Richels. "But if you came and watched him play you would say, 'Holy cow, that kid is a player.' "
Charlie Strobel, left, is welcomed to the bench Henry Eischen after Strobel's goal put Hill-Murray ahead of Blaine 4-2 in the third period. Photo by Loren Nelson, LegacyHockeyPhotography.com
Charlie Strobel scored twice in the third period and Remington Keopple made 25 saves on Wednesday to lead Hill-Murray, ranked No. 9 in the Class 2A coaches' poll, to a 4-2 victory over No. 8-2A Blaine at Aldrich Arena in the season opener for both teams.
Strobel, a senior forward, scored 43 seconds into the third to break a 2-2 tie. He added an insurance goal with 3:40 remaining, firing home a pass from behind the net from linemate Nick Pierre to complete the scoring.
Strobel's performance offset a two-goal effort from Blaine senior Carsen Richels, a senior who had 42 goals and 83 points last season. Richels scored both his goals in the second period as the Bengals, a state tournament qualifier last season, rallied from a two-goal deficit.
Keopple, a senior, made several difficult saves on Richels and linemates Cole Hansen and Jack Reimann and was the benefactor of a handful of Bengals shots that clanged off the goalposts and crossbar.
Nate Hardy opened the scoring for Hill-Murray. His deflection from the slot was the lone goal in the first period.
Blaine's Jonah Simonson finished with 21 saves.
Blaine's Carsen Richels fires the puck just under the crossbar for his second goal of the game on Wednesday night against Hill-Murray. Photo by Loren Nelson, LegacyHockeyPhotography.com
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How One Detroit TikToker Plans To Leverage His Platform Of 1.4 Million Followers To Raise Awareness And Help Him Buy Back His Block
Samantha Dorisca. Sep 13, 2022.
Rapper Tray Little is planning to spin the block to possibly buy it back.
The Detroit News reports the rapper with 1.4 million followers on TikTok is using his platform to make his dreams come true.
"This is where most of my childhood memories came from. It literally shaped the perspective that I have on life," Little said, according to The Detroit News "Everything that I do, when I'm traveling around the world, it all started here."
Using His TikTok Platform To Bring Attention To An Important Cause
@traylittle Why no one ever visits this place #Detroit #abandoned #michigan #Storytime ♬ Spooky, quiet, scary atmosphere piano songs – Skittlegirl Sound
Neighborhood Has Changed Drastically
The neighborhood block has changed drastically since Little departed in 2008. His former 2,500-square-foot-duplex is now replaced with wooden boards and broken windows. The duplex joins other properties on the block that are now boarded up. However, there are still some residents who have remained.
"Some people stood strong," Little said, according to The Detroit News. "(They) believed that they couldn't let go of their homes, even when everybody else left."
Buy The Block Campaign
Now, Little is working to revitalize his childhood home and he doesn't seem to be stopping there. Little has launched the Buy the Block campaign alongside Brian Owen, a real estate broker and investor in the project.
They are working to submit a $150,000 development proposal to Detroit's Land Bank Authority. The purpose is to secure a green light for a community garden center on four vacant lots and to rehab a home.
"So many people constantly message asking what's the address and I know someone is going to try to get it before I do," Little said to The Detroit News. "But even if that does happen, it's not about me necessarily owning the house myself. I just want to see it restored."
Few Hurdles
While Little is optimistic that his plan will work, he has experienced a few stumbling blocks such as his childhood home being sold by the Detroit Land Bank Authority in 2020 for $1,200. However, he hopes to connect with the homeowner to make an offer.
For now, his eyes are set on buying other properties in the neighborhood. Since he is no longer a resident, Little will be required to present a development plan, his finances, and secure contractors.
"We need to bring schools back, commerical properties, some affordable apartments so that people like me from the neighborhood can come back, relive and recreate those memories," Little said, according to The Detroit News.
Plans To Make First Purchase On Childhood Block This Month
Little is staying vigilant on the Land Bank Website for available properties. He is also working to secure his real estate license and learning the ropes of the financial process of buying properties.
By the end of the month, Little and Owen plan to make their first purchase on Little's childhood block.
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Samantha Dorisca
Samantha Dorisca is a Houston-based journalist and photographer whose mission is to impact communities through the gift of storytelling using the written word or visual media. She completed her B.A at The University of Texas at Austin and is pursuing a M.A at The University of Memphis. Her work can be found on platforms such as Houstonia Magazine, Girls' Life Magazine, and Blacque Magazine. Samantha mainly reports on tech, trends, and entrepreneurship.


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Net Neutrality!
So here is a subject that affects all of us. Net Neutrality. Wikepedia has some good information about the history of the subject as well. This is really a huge issue for our generation and those younger of course. The Internet has absolutely changed the way we live. In both positive ways and I would say negative ways. Network neutrality is supported widely by large Internet content companies and opposed by large communication carriers. This is an issue that has sort of taken a back seat lately to who is buying who but I think its a topic that is worth talking about. And you guys have been great about expressing your opinions...so is this as big of a deal to you guys as it is to me?
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Nice one, Tina.
I was there when there was ArpaNet, and then Bitnet (was a moderator on Bitnet Relay, Wiki has an entry on that), and I used Gopher, and IRC, when it was brand new, and watched the Web grow to what it is today. It is preposterous to think that companies can control the flow information this way. Without the Internet, none of these companies would be nearly as successful as they are today, so this is how they repay us?
Access to information is one thing, the way in which data flows should be untouchable. More emphasis should be placed on confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data.
Walter Crespo
I've heard that term used on Twit and recently on GeekBrief, also RocketBoom, and now you. I still don't really get it, I would like here more about it, ofcourse I could read up on it, but honestly I would prefer to listen to a good interview/discussion on this toppic. So if you are thinking about doing a segment on Net Neutrality, I vote Yes and so do I, well the I's have it. : )
Fantastic topic, Tina.
Forgive me if I can't help but equate this issue with exclusive game titles or monopolizing technology, but I feel many of these issues are an integral part of the free market and commercial economy.
Sadly, I think net neutrality is on its way out. I'm not happy about it, but I understand the system behind it. We live in a society where almost everything revolves around the almighty dollar...or pound...or Euro...currency, so when there is an opportunity to make some money by controlling the media we access, companies are going to take advantage of it.
While simply providing the service would be enough, why not control the media and exclude competition? Great monopolies were built on the understanding that companies should buy up and control all aspects of an industry, not just provide the service or product. We don't have to like it in order to understand the genius of it.
We see new examples of Media control almost every day. Take Google's recent purchase of YouTube for example. In order to expand Google Video Search and ensure users are accessing Google content, Google bought up and now controls YouTube. In order to control the PC software market, how many companies has Microsoft purchased? Sometimes the results are good, but there are always negative implications. On a somewhat relevant topic to your career, G4 was much better before Comcast bought the station and destroyed it. Where was the Net Neutrality there?
Exclusive content generates sales, so that's where companies are headed. I would love to see an open market where we could control what aspects of a service we used, but its not going to happen.
V360 is absolutely right. Imagine being able to choose what cable channels you received rather than buying expensive "packages" with hundreds of channels you never watch. Imagine a computer Market where Mac and PC got along and could use each other's software. Imagine a world where I could actually surf the 10 website using the "Safari" web browser instead of having to use Firefox or IE. Wouldn't that be something?
Until next time…great topics, my goddess.
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Glad to hear you guys are passionate about this topic. A lot of people are saying this is an issue over security and its not, its about money. I agree with a lot of what you guys are saying. I don't want anybody to have control over which sites I can and can't access. And I certainly don't want to have to pay extra beyond my fifty bucks a month just to browse anyway. But I'm telling you...the internet is going to change. There are too many wealthy people behind these initiatives. The laws are still grey but eventually they will not be.
ScottMcC
I know people consider The Daily Show to be a credible source of information and therefore form their very strong opinions from net neutrality jokes made by Jon Stewart (meaning those people are unlikely to change their minds about net neutrality no matter what), but consider this:
Prior to the 1990s, the 'Net was only available to select researchers at major universities. Without the foundations laid 30 years ago by government grants and private donations to universities, there would be no Internet.
It's also true that without the billions of dollars spent over the past 15 years by Verizon, Sprint, AT&T, et al. employing the people to design and build out the tens of thousands of kilometers of interconnecting cables (sorry Ted, but it's NOT a "series of tubes") that serves not only as the high speed backbone but also the nerves connect our homes, dorms, etc., there is no Internet.
Think about this logically:
Disney is currently a partner with Sprint. Let's say in the next 18 months Disney wants to offer a service so all of their cartoons are available on the Internet in HD. A family in Kansas City with a Verizon DSL line wants to watch "Toy Story" using the new Disney on demand HD video service and clicks on the icon to start the movie. The movie is then instantly streamed directly to their house from the Disney servers at a Sprint colocation facility using a combination of the Sprint fiber optic connection to the family's Verizon DSL connection.
Conspiracy theorists are busy trying to convince everyone that unless net neutrality laws are immediately enacted, Verizon will use nefarious technology to somehow extort money out of Disney and Sprint just so that family in KC can watch "Toy Story" on their DSL connection.
That makes no logical or business sense. Why would the same people that already spent billions on building an interconnected network purposely cripple or block access to content that their consumers want? Our current anti-trust laws wouldn't allow that to happen and more importantly, individual consumers would get together and file a class-action lawsuit against companies that tried it.
We don't have a lot of regulation on the Internet right now and that's why the Internet is so awesome. However, it's starting to show it's age now that we have services like Skype, Vonage, YouTube, etc. because the underlying information transport technology of the Internet was built with a 56K phone modem in mind, not high-speed cable or DSL or WiMax.
A less-regulated Internet is better for all of us. With a net neutrality law, it would be illegal to develop and build new high-speed connections for customers that need them for new broadband services like real-time virtual reality games, long-distance robotic surgery, or on demand HD versions of On10.net vids in Windows Media Center.
So unless there's some kind of secret conspiracy going on behind the scenes, nobody reading this long and boring post is going to wake up and find they can't use Google or watch YouTube tomorrow because there's no net neutrality law. What very well could happen with net neutrality laws is that we could all be stuck with an Internet that never gets any faster because there's no logical incentive to build out innovative transport technologies for the data. And who wants to risk a laggy Internet connection when they're having long-distance robotic surgery over the Internet if net neutrality laws force Internet providers to never update the same old technology that's been around since Al Gore invented it?
Besides, when Google screams about how big money telecommunication companies would charge people more for certain services, it comes across as really hypocritical. Google is a big money company too! And Google got rich by charging jacked up "premium" prices for advertisers who want space at the top of hundreds of millions of Web pages. Google uses that business model because they know that it works for their business... So why are they lobbying for a law that makes it illegal for Comcast or Verizon to use a fair pricing model that works for their business?
That makes as much sense as your dad telling you that you're forbidden from drinking while he's holding a tumbler full of scotch!
I believe it's best to keep the Internet free... by liberating it from regulations!
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Maybe I'm just a cold blooded businessman, but I don't understand the debate. The physical aspects of the internet - the cables and servers and connections - were laid down as an investment by private companies. It's a delivery mechanism. Shouldn't the owners be able to charge by the amount they are delivering? In the same way that a trucking company can charge by weight?
There are people that own the hardware, and there are customers who pay to use it. If the owners want to change their pricing system, isn't that their prerogative? If you don't like it, don't pay to use their system.
Someone else posted an example of a user downloading a Disney cartoon in HD. I liked that, but not his interpretation of it. So there this tube (sorry, couldn't resist.) coming into town, and it's owned by Verizon. Only so much can get through that particular tube at the same time. If Disney or the Disney Watcher are willing to pay Verizon more for priority shipping...how can you argue with that? It's Verizon's tube! You're just some guy who wants free access to it. Screw you - get your own tube. Why should Verizon have to provide you with equal access? You didn't pay for the tube, and now you're not willing to pay for the tube time that you use? That's ridiculous - you're not involved in this transaction at all, you're just some guy with no money who wishes he had a tube. Why don't we pass a law that says Verizon has to give us all free pizza and beer while we're at it?
Aw, thanks for the support - but we won't be able to convince anyone if we call them names.
Net Neutrality SOUNDS like a good idea, because the proponents are slanting their arguments around the idea that someone else - big business! - is trying to take control of YOUR content! How dare they!
But of course they don't care about your content - you're trying to control their pipelines. They don't care WHAT you use it for - if you're willing to pay the most, they'll be happy to rent it to you. But it's their hardware, and they should have the right to rent it to the highest bidder.
I think freight is a great analogy. Perishables are shipped by plane; bricks are shipped by boat. People are willing to pay more to ship the stuff that needs to be there right away - everything else travels as cheap as it can. My e-mail to grandma can go by slow freight, but if I REALLY need to watch Lost in hi-def RIGHT NOW, Verizon is going to charge me extra for the bandwidth that takes up - bandwidth that isn't available for anyone else while I'm using it.
Haha - didn't even notice that was a link. Guess I'm in that 1/4th.
They're not trying to take over your content, they're not trying to "limit" your channel choices, and they're won't force you to watch certain shows. And for that matter, it's not your damn content! You're renting bandwidth from the people that own the equipment. They simply want the ability to rent it out to someone who will pay more than you. That's their right - it's their equipment. Why should they have to make do with what you're willing to pay?
I'm a delivery driver. Some other guy will give me $20 to deliver his package, but you only want to pay $5. Are you going to pass a law that says I have to try and do both at the same time for $5 each? Gosh - I guess I should feel lucky that you're even willing to give me $5! Thanks for not making me do it for free!
I think what you WANT is municipal internet architecture - paid for and maintained by taxpayers, who would naturally all have equal access to it. That sounds great! But you can't just sieze privately-held property to get it. Start pushing for government investment in connectivity, but don't pretend it's OK to commandeer equipment that other people paid for.
They don't control the flow of information, they just control the equipment that they paid for and installed. They rent out bandwidth - and want to rent it to whoever will pay the most. That's their right, because it's their pipes.
The internet has been built by private companies. Think if the national highway system was built by investors, instead of the government. Would you be able to prevent the owners from charging tolls? Not if it was their property and their equipment! You don't have to like it, but you can't take that right away from them.
What you WANT is publically-owned bandwidth, but you can't just commandeer the equipment that other people have paid for.
Kirk Munro
Why stop at eliminating net neutrality?
Think about the money that could be made in shopping malls...the biggest companies could not only get the biggest stores, but the easiest paths to them with no small little stores to draw your attention along the way, leaving those smaller stores to be at the end of some winding narrow hallway too small to accomodate two-way pedestrian traffic. Forget this model that allows fairness to all stores by allowing smaller shops to set up nearby larger ones...
I don't understand how people can think it's ok to let companies control how what you go and "get" on the web...the idea is just prepostorous to me.
ISPs should stick to what they're good at...providing bandwidth to the internet and nothing more.
What? Are you kidding? You mean like RENT? Your "crazy suggestion" was to charge higher rent for stores that are bigger, closer, and more convenient? Well, I hate to break this to you...
No, not rent. If you go to a mall with the anchor stores, there are plenty of little shops, competitors or not, that are right next door or on the way. You can go look at them as easily as you look at the anchor store, regardless of who pays more rent in the mall. My fear is that eliminating Net Neutrality prevents this, so that you don't even get to see the little shops whether they are there or not. I don't want anyone preventing me from finding what is out there, and eliminating Net Neutrality threatens to do just that. What rent those stores pay isn't at all what I was referring to.
Sorry for being so sarcastic in my first reply.
You look at shopping malls and say that the biggest stores don't crowd out the little stores. But of course that happens! Even the little stores pay rent. If a store isn't willing to pay rent, or is willing to pay less than everyone else, they don't get any space in the mall. All those little stores you see? Those are just the top-paying little stores...all the others didn't make the cut.
You're demanding that the mall owners rent space for as little as you feel like paying, even though others are willing to pay more. That's not "crowding out" your content, it's simply supply and demand.
Internet providers are private companies and have no obligation to provide universal access to all content. They are bookstores, not libraries. If no one will pay for a book, they have no obligation to stock it. A library still does.
It's interesting that you should use the analogy of libraries and bookstores.
Today internet service providers are providing library-like access to the content on the internet. If internet service providers are to change into internet content providers, effectively becoming more like a bookstore, then how can people get library-like access to the content? Eliminating Net Neutrality threatens to cut off that access.
Frankly, I could care less if there were bookstores (internet content providers) around as long as I also have access to libraries (internet service providers). My fear is that eliminating Net Neutrality will result in my library-like access to the internet going away (what's the good saying you can switch to another provider when no other providers are giving access to all content?), and I don't want that to ever happen. The value that the internet content provides us is far too great.
So I'll happy stay in the camp of those supporting Net Neutrality for now, and others who are willing to give up the freedoms they have because companies deserve to get greedier than they already are can sit in the other camp (which is mostly those who will make money off of eliminating Net Neutrality anyway).


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The organization focuses on three main pillars of the arts: urban arts expressions, creative writing, and lyrical expression and dance expression. It currently has more than 200 active students in Florida, who receive after-school classes at least two times per week taught by professional art and music instructors.
Creative writing, urban arts expression, dance expression, music and autism, early childhood literacy, tutoring and lyrical expression fall within the after-school and weekend programs offered at various locations in South Florida. The programs are given in group homes for youth in foster care, schools, a statewide inpatient psychiatric program for teenagers and at Chapman Partnership — an empowerment center for the homeless.
The main center where the Motivational Edge operates is in Allapattah. It is called the Irie Foundation Allapattah Music and Literacy Center in honor of DJ Irie, who donated $75,000 to the Motivational Edge in 2014.
"I'm extremely happy about our pledge of support for the Motivational Edge, because of all these beautiful faces right here," said Irie, who made an appearance and gave a speech during the event. "This is why we show the level of dedication and commitment; because we believe in the art of expression; folks having the opportunity to pursue their passion, no matter what it is, especially the arts."
Welsch – who has a master's degree in education – founded the Motivational Edge after years of being a professor and realizing that his passion was composed of not only teaching but also helping others succeed.
The Motivational Edge is a way for people, especially younger, to be empowered, build confidence, and excel far beyond their reach, by bridging the gap between what people may want to do and what they can truly apply themselves to do and be, Welsch said.
"I don't believe anyone should really settle for mediocrity, but I believe that a lot of people do because of the lack of real opportunity," he said.
In 2013, the Motivational Edge organized its first music and art showcase, offering students the opportunity to exhibit their work and perform to a crowd full of friends, family and supporters.
Axel Sierra, 18, who wants to further his college studies in graphic design, presented his art at the Music & Art Student Showcase last year and this.
"It's hard as an artists to get your art work out there, and through here it's not easy but it's an amazing opportunity that I'm lucky to have," Sierra said. "Most of my opportunities throughout these two years have been through the Edge."
The Motivational Edge has 14 instructors who assist children and teens with art, music and academic-related activities.
The professors are artists who through training and professional development became teaching instructors. Many were seen at the showcase on Thursday, showing support and joy for their students.
Some danced in the crowd, others performed onstage along with the kids, and others displayed their artwork posted on the walls of the gallery.
Karina Esquivo, 22, is a graphic design student at Miami Dade College, who worked as an art instructor for the Motivational Edge during the summer.
"[I] help them out with their art because sometimes they need a little touching up or instructions on how to make a piece better and that's what I do," Esquivo said. "They practice so hard. Even sometimes they felt like giving up and we push them. I love their passion and it makes me happy that I impact that and [that] I made them happy."
The annual music and art showcase, was the third consecutive event that brings homage to the kids that have been a part of the Motivational Edge and who have grown and accomplished art-related projects throughout the year.
The evening included dancing, rapping, singing, instrument playing and an art exhibit with paintings and sculptures. There was also a bar serving cocktails and soft drinks, provided by sponsors. Outside there was a food truck serving finger food. Throughout the event, a raffle was also offered with any proceeds going to the Motivational Edge.
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For all of the perks that customers of Amazon's Prime service receive — free two-day shipping on thousands of items, access to on-demand TV and movies, photo storage, music-streaming library, and free audio books — none include physical services. But a new report claims that Amazon may change that with the launch of a Prime-related cleaning service.
The Seattle Times reports that this house-cleaning feature could be coming to the $99/year (or $10/month) service in the future as the e-commerce giant has posted a job listing for "home assistants" on its website.
It's that last part that caught our attention. It suggests that if a Prime customer orders paper towels or other household products from, oh say, Amazon, then the assistant would come by when they're delivered and put them away.
Additionally, the ad notes that assistants would "advise customers on regular cleaning service visits and grocery replenishment offerings," which suggests that the employees could also sell customers on products they might need — perhaps through Amazon's Dash buttons or wands.
The Seattle Times reports that the service — which would come in the form of a team including a professional cleaner and a helper — aims to provide "timesaving assistance to Amazon Prime members," so they can run an "errand-free" home.
"If you love making a house feel like a home then this is the role for you," the ad states, noting that assistants would "become awesome at" washing and folding laundry, restocking essentials and groceries.
Amazon already offers customers the ability to connect with cleaning services and others through its home-services marketplace that launched last year.


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Big Data is in the spotlight following celebrated applications in retail and in detecting criminal activity and doubtless there are hidden insights for teaching and learning in Big Data. This session will be an antidote to worries about Big Data and Big IT and will focus on achievable ambition to improve and enhance the practice and management of education. It will consider a less technically and culturally challenging development path than replication of corporate Big Data initiatives; the title of the session is a loose reference to the collection of essays by E.F. Schumacher entitled "small is beautiful: a study of economics as if people mattered".
A short presentation will outline recent work undertaken by CETIS: brief case studies of analytics innovation in educational organisations that demonstrate achievable ambition; the results of a new survey, and the conclusions drawn from it, on the extent to which UK higher and further education organisations are using analytics to improve and enhance the practice and management of education. The case studies will show how different organisations have interpreted "appropriate technology" and have achieved sustainable results without attempting to emulate the multi-nationals' use of Big Data and cutting edge technologies. The survey and conclusions will help to show how we should proceed from where we are today.
Small group discussion followed by plenary feedback will develop and share improved thinking on practical ways forward for enhancing student experience and outcomes at an institutional or sectoral level. Printed copies, and URLs to online versions, of the case studies and the survey will be available as stimulus material.
Throughout the session, audience contributions will be captured and live-blogged. The presenters will augment this record with references to relevant online resources and incorporate the materials presented. This will be published during or directly following the conference.
An informal survey was undertaken by Cetis in May and June 2013. Subscribers to a number of email circulation lists – with members coming largely from institutional IT, administration and educational technology responsibilities – were invited to respond.


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ISIS Grudgingly Admits Half Its 71 Soldiers In US Already Married, More Than $50K In Debt
RAQQA, SYRIA — Despite the aspiring global caliphate's best efforts to keep its militants disciplined and focused solely on worldwide jihad, the Islamic State admitted today that nearly half of the 71 soldiers it purports to have operating in the U.S. have already blown through their per diem pay, taken on dependent wives, and now find themselves heavily in debt to the tune of more than $50,000, on average.
Complaining via blog post that the group's jiahids have become "slaves to the excess of infidels," ISIS claims that upward of 40 commandos spread throughout 15 states have struggled to pay bills due to overspending on everything from high-interest payments on cars, car rims, high-end car stereos and professionally-photographed pictures of their cars, to the cost of supporting new spouses, their spouses' multiple children by previous husbands, and the legal fees attached to those failed marriages.
One fighter in Virginia is even reported to have spent $4,000 (the equivalent of roughly four month's pay) in just one night after finding a prostitute on Craigslist who agreed to come to the man's hotel room dressed as a half-naked underage boy while carrying a copy of the Koran and three gallons of hummus.
"By Allah, we have trained our soldiers for many days and many nights in the way of the sabre, so as to severe the blasphemous head of the infidel from his wretched body," a portion of the blog began. "And we have also lectured our jihadis on the evils of the West, and on all of the self-serving decadence our righteous warriors might encounter while infiltrating the land of the impure American."
"But sadly," the statement goes on, "it's now apparent that the chance of martyring one's self for 72 black-eyed virgins is no match for a blinged-out Escalade, some Truck Nutz, and pair of hookers with actual black eyes."
"We will rethink our strategy," the post concludes. "Especially in Florida."
UPDATE: Since this story first appeared, ISIS now claims that its failed jihadis are having problems PCSing back to the Middle East from CONUS due to an array of obstacles, including securing foreign passports for their new American families, being stuck on the phone with SATO travel and — in one especially embarrassing case — trying to come up with an excuse for a "Don't Tread On Me" full-back tattoo of the American flag.
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Morton Sobell, convicted in Rosenberg atomic bomb spy trial, dies at 101
Police escort Morton Sobell and his wife, Helen, to a taxi after they were reunited at a bus terminal in New York on Jan. 14, 1969. Mr. Sobell, convicted of conspiring to pass atomic secrets to the Soviet Union, was released hours earlier from the Federal Penitentiary at Lewisburg, Pa., after serving 17 years of a 30-year sentence. (New York Times/AP)
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January 30, 2019 at 5:18 PM EST
Morton Sobell, ardent communist operative convicted with Julius and Ethel Rosenberg in the sensational 1951 atomic bomb spy trial, died Dec. 26 in Manhattan. He had steadfastly denied guilt for decades, then abruptly acknowledged complicity in 2008.
His death, at 101, was confirmed by his son, Mark Sobell, who did not cite a specific cause.
Mr. Sobell, who was spared the death penalty imposed on the Rosenbergs, served almost 18 years of a 30-year sentence in federal prison for his role in the Soviet espionage case that gripped the nation. The Rosenbergs were executed in 1953 amid the Cold War anti-communist fervor.
A fourth conspirator, David Greenglass, who was Ethel Rosenberg's brother, pleaded guilty in exchange for testifying against the Rosenbergs, essentially sealing their deaths. Greenglass served a 10-year prison term and was released in 1960. He died July 1, 2014, at 92.
In his dramatic turnaround confession in September 2008, Mr. Sobell, then 91, admitted in a New York Times interview that he had indeed stolen classified military documents for the Soviet Union near the end of World War II and afterward.
And in a March 2011 Weekly Standard article, he additionally admitted to photocopying hundreds of pages of secret U.S. Air Force documents with Julius Rosenberg and two other men in 1948.
David Greenglass, central figure in Cold War atomic spy case, dies at 92
But, he contended, the information involved only artillery and radar devices, not the more critical atomic bomb data that the Rosenbergs were charged with scheming to disclose. This distinction was a factor in prosecutors' decision not to seek the death penalty against Mr. Sobell.
"This was defensive," he said. "There's a big difference between giving that and stuff that could be used to attack our country."
He also supported earlier claims by researchers that Ethel Rosenberg's role in the spy ring was greatly exaggerated and Greenglass's secret notes and sketches on development of the atomic bomb in Los Alamos, N.M., during the war were crude and of little help to the Soviets.
"What he gave them was junk," Mr. Sobell said.
In a separate interview with the Times in 2001, Greenglass acknowledged that he had magnified Ethel Rosenberg's activities. He said he falsely asserted at the 1951 espionage conspiracy trial that she had typed handwritten notes from Greenglass for Julius Rosenberg to pass on to Soviet couriers — key testimony that helped lead to her conviction and death sentence.
Mr. Sobell agreed she was only peripherally involved, although she knew what her husband was doing. "What was she guilty of?" he said in his 2008 Times interview. "Of being Julius's wife."
Mr. Sobell's admissions of complicity were a shock to the public. But years earlier, spy case researchers digging into declassified U.S. and Soviet documents had largely agreed the Rosenberg ring members were guilty, though the value of the information was questionable and exaggerated by the government.
"The debate is closed. It's all over," Cold War historian Ronald Radosh told The Washington Post in 1997. "Julius Rosenberg was a spy for the Soviet Union, [but] it is clear that the Rosenbergs did not give the Soviets the 'secret' of the bomb, and they should not have been executed."
Morton Sobell was born April 11, 1917, in New York City, the son of Russian immigrants Louis Sobel and the former Rose Pasternack. He graduated from City College of New York in 1938 with a degree in electrical engineering.
He joined the Soviet-aligned Communist Party USA amid the ferment of Depression-era radicalism then rife on many American campuses. Julius Rosenberg was among his classmates and fellow Marxist activists.
In 1939, Mr. Sobell moved to Washington and worked as a civilian at the Navy Bureau of Ordnance as World War II began. He later took a job with the aircraft and marine engineering division of General Electric in Schenectady, N.Y., where prosecutors said he began relaying secret military-related data to Julius Rosenberg.
Like many other specialists assigned to classified work in civilian industry, he was exempt from the Army draft and saw no military duty.
In 1945, he married Helen Levitov Gurewitz. Five years later, as the FBI was closing in on the Rosenbergs in New York, the couple fled to Mexico City with their young son, Mark, and Helen's daughter, Sydney, by a previous marriage. Using several aliases — Marvin Salt and Morris Sand among them — Mr. Sobell sought passage to Europe, without luck.
When FBI agents learned his whereabouts in August 1950, they notified Mexican authorities, who grabbed him and his family and drove them to the Mexican border at Laredo, Tex., handing them off to waiting U.S. agents.
After his conviction in New York in 1951, both Helen Sobell and Mr. Sobell's mother, Rose, devoted much of their time lobbying to reverse his conviction and raising money for appeals.
Helen Sobell led picket lines and exhorted support at rallies in the United States and abroad, contending that her husband and the Rosenbergs were railroaded by a government caught up in the Red Scare hysteria of the day.
Rose Sobell gathered more than 8,000 signatures on a petition imploring President Lyndon B. Johnson to pardon her son, to no avail. Philosopher Bertrand Russell and painter Pablo Picasso campaigned for the cause.
Morton and Helen Sobell divorced in 1980. She died in 2002 at 84. Mr. Sobell was married to Nancy Gruber from 1993 until her death in July. In addition to his son, of New York, survivors include a stepdaughter, Sydney Gurewitz Clemens of San Francisco; and three grandsons.
In January 1969, at age 51, Mr. Sobell was paroled after 17 years and nine months in federal prison, five years of it spent in maximum security Alcatraz prison in San Francisco Bay.
He returned to New York City, let his hair grow long and spent time catching up on technological advances in engineering, his profession. He worked in medical electronics.
But he also continued traveling the farther shores of American politics, proclaiming his innocence, booking extensive speaking tours and visiting communist-friendly nations, including Cuba, Vietnam and East Germany.
In 1974, he published an unrepentant account of his prison years, a 525-page tome titled "On Doing Time," in which he inveighed against the legal "frameup" against him and his fellow spy defendants.
But it was more than that.
"I saw our case as an integral part of the Establishment's national policy," he wrote. "Any political trial is used to implement national policy."
Yet his admission of guilt in the 2011 Weekly Standard interview leaves a man limned with irony — the loyal ideologue who for decades had falsely denied his guilt, only to admit his complicity 20 years after the object of his loyalty had collapsed.
As he told the magazine, "I did it for the Soviet Union."
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