Public weighs in on antitrust proposals to curb Microsoft.
After four years of litigation, culminating this spring in nine weeks of testimony from economists, computer scientists, antitrust experts, Microsoft Corp. rivals and Bill Gates himself, it is now up to Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly to decide what should be done to remedy the Redmond, Wash., software makers anti-competitive behavior.
The Washington District Court judge has before her two proposals. One was crafted by Microsoft and agreed to by the Department of Justice in November and is opposed by nine states and the District of Columbia, which argue that it would allow the software maker to illegally edge out such emerging technologies as handheld computing devices, server operating systems and set-top boxes. The second proposal, drafted by the dissenting states as a tougher alternative, has been panned by Microsoft, which claims the expanded punishment would force it to withdraw Windows from the market and irrevocably harm consumers, the "PC ecosystem" and the entire global economy.
Kollar-Kotelly, who has been reticent about the merits of the states remedy proposal, has more options than approving one proposal or the other. She could approve portions of the states proposal and portions of the federal settlement agreement, or she could reject both. Microsoft asked her to reject the states remedy proposal but asked that if she does not dismiss it entirely to at least dismiss the provision for a modular Windows—one that allows Microsoft middleware to be removed from the operating system.
Users and trial observers across the IT industry have formed views on what the judge should do and, unlike the judge, have not been reticent. Some said the government should leave Microsoft alone, letting the marketplace sort out the software business; others said that the pending proposals do not go far enough, that the only way to stop Microsoft from illegally edging out competitors is by splitting the company in two—a solution that was ordered by Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson in the liabilities phase of the trial but was later rejected by an appeals court. Many pundits offer suggestions for a middle ground that could leave Microsoft intact but still give rivals greater capacity to compete in the middleware market.
"This case gives a whole new meaning to the [legal semantics] question: [It] depends on what the word IT means," said Ed Englerth, network administrator at the Hastings Public Library, in Hastings, Mich., taking his cue from the famous legal defense offered by former President Bill Clinton. "I feel that the judge should approve the states tougher remedy proposal. Although this action may cause a short-term reshuffling of the computer industry, we need this for a long-term solution. And, who knows, Bill may surprise himself with how innovative Microsoft can be when the pressure is really on."
"What the nine states are now asking for is the bare minimum to allow some competition to remain in the marketplace," said Glenn Jacobson, president of Unique Systems Inc., in Holland, Ohio. "I liken the OS to Microsofts own sandbox. We need a completely open sandbox that allows others to play with a known set of rules that do not change if Microsoft starts to lose the game. Computers are too important for mankinds future to allow one company to control them."
Others, however, said the states proposal should be modified before being accepted.
"The court should preclude Microsoft from integrating into Windows any more functionality that includes a direct user interface or user-accessible programming," said Paul Dalton, a shareholder in Cowles & Thompson P.C., a law firm in Dallas. "Microsoft should be required to disclose to applications competitors each and every API and known but undocumented calls for Windows no later than awareness of same is acquired by the applications developers at Microsoft."
Still, a number of users said the courts should leave Microsoft alone.
"The open-source community is gaining ground every day, and big companies like IBM, [Hewlett-Packard Co. and Sun [Microsystems Inc.] are helping the movement along," said Gary Sanchez, owner of CareerPro of Silicon Valley LLC, in Campbell, Calif. "Im afraid that if we spank Bill too hard, we will just end up dealing with other bullies that gain position without competing for it."
"While monitoring the DOJ debacle taking place in the courts, Ive noticed that everyone has something to lose," said Eddie Holman, network administrator at Visteon Corp., in Dearborn, Mich. "Consumers lose because standardization of computer hardware, operating systems and technology is what has made the PC user-friendly. I remember the early 1980s, when every PC manufacturer had its own operating system and applications. It was a mess. The states werent complaining then. There was more trash being sold than there are bureaucrats in Washington."
Then, there are those who feel Jackson got it right the first time with his directive to break up Microsoft.
"A breakup would have been preferable to Software Design By Consent Decree," said Scott Gates, programmer/analyst at Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital, in Ashland, Ky. "If making a stripped version of [Windows] is forced upon them, they can make all the screw-ups they want and blame it on the judge: Thats not a bug! Thats a court-ordered feature! I would like to see the OS company produce a kernel that was written to an agreed standard and then they could add functionality as they desired."
"The best medicine for Microsoft and the [United States] is to break them up for their own good," said Mark Wirtz, service representative for PC Power Systems Inc., in Almont, Mich.


Heat the olive oil in a large pan set over a medium heat. Fry the chorizo for about 5 minutes, until it's starting to brown and crisp up a little. Remove with a slotted spoon to a plate lined with kitchen paper and set aside.
Add the carrots, red peppers and onion and cook for about 5 minutes, until the onion has softened a bit. Add the garlic, smoked paprika and harissa and cook for 1 minute more. Add the chorizo back in, then stir in the sweet potatoes, chickpeas, tomatoes and chicken stock. Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 20 to 30 minutes, stirring now and then, until the sweet potatoes are cooked through and tender.
Ladle the stew into bowls with a dollop of yogurt and garnish with the fresh herbs. Serve with crusty bread to mop up every last bite.


East Dunbartonshire MP and deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats Jo Swinson has revealed how she fought off unwanted sexual advances from a "nice" fellow student.
Reflecting on the episode as a "close escape", Ms Swinson said who knows what would have happened if she had not had the presence of mind to use the "R" word.
The former equalities minister in the previous UK coalition government, Ms Swinson touches on the distressing experience in her recently published new book, Equal Power, the Mail said.


text:
National and World
Ticket Entertainment
Pope John Paul II High School coach ran in Boston Marathon on Monday
By Frank Otto fotto@journalregister.com
Doug Symonds ran a personal best marathon time Monday by roughly a minute, crossing the finish line at 3:00.46.
'I finished at 1:03 p.m.' he said.
Less than two hours later, Symonds, the cross-country coach for Pope John Paul II High School in Upper Providence, was eating lunch away from the Boston Marathon course with his parents and friends when texts started pouring in.
'I got 20 texts in two minutes asking if I was OK,' he said.
Initially, Symonds had no clue what was going on. He never even heard the explosions.
'Then I went on ESPN (on my phone) and they reported two explosions,' Symonds said.
Symonds wasn't sure of any injuries or fatalities until he talked to The Mercury around 3:30 p.m. At that time, he was walking around a town square in Boston.
'Nobody seems to be very 'Oh my gosh,'' around him there, Symonds said. 'People are doing their own thing. It's like it never happened.'
'I don't know what it's like two blocks from here,' he added.
Near the finish line, in a family meeting area, Gina Barusevicius, a Media, Delaware County, resident and nutritionist, described that scene.
'To me, it sounded like really bad thunder,' she said. 'Five seconds later, the next explosion hit. I looked at my husband and he said, 'Let's get out of here.''
Barusevicius, who'd finished the marathon about 45 minutes earlier, said her greatest concern was her 6-year-old daughter, who was there with her husband. The family piled into their car and left just a few minutes after the explosions.
Although much of the area where he was seemed calm, there were indications of an emergency, Symonds said.
'All the subways and things are closed,' he said.
Marathon Day in Boston, by all accounts, is a joyous, festive day. Symonds said it was amazing.
'The whole city is shut down. Everybody is out, schools are off, the amount of kids standing for everybody (along the marathon route) is awesome,' Symonds said.
Boston is in a decidedly different mood now, according to Symonds, but he said what happened couldn't have been from a lack of security.
'Security was great. It was very well planned,' he said.
Even after the explosion, Symonds said officials seemed confident.
'They said they had a plan already,' he said. 'They know what they're doing up here.'
Tim Logue of the Delaware County Daily Times contributed to this report.
(Story from www.pottsmerc.com.)
Follow Frank Otto on Twitter @fottojourno.
Cuomo: This is the message Trump is sending to senators
Trump insists he doesn't know Lev Parnas despite claims
Bette Banjack: At The Table With Marzia Tongiani Mirabile
Rising star in Chesco DA's Office charged with shoplifting
44-unit apartment complex planned in Uwchlan Township
CASD, charter schools spar in funding dispute
Chester County Bar Association gets new leadership
Police seek man in connection with rape of 13-year-old Chester County girl
Bette Banjack: At The Table With Joanne Stecz Milasus
Six Chester County school districts get $210,000 in tech funding
Pottstown CARES to hold concert to benefit homeless individuals
Health Care Access in Phoenixville receives grant for immigration services
Times Herald
Daily Local News
Delaware County Daily Times
Kennett Paper
Berks Mont Newspapers
Trentonian

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


text:
Whiskey in the Jar Lyrics: 5 Reasons to Love This Popular Irish Song
Learning Whiskey in the Jar lyrics gives you the opportunity to sing along to one of the most popular Irish folk songs. And what better way to express your "Irish Side!"
The song tells the story of an Irish highwayman who commits a robbery against a hated government or military official, only to be betrayed by his sweetheart.
The song has many versions, some situated in Ireland, some in other countries with Irish populations. The names of the protagonist and his sweetheart (or wife) also change with the telling.
It has been performed by many artists on many stages. The Dubliners and Thin Lizzy popularized the song in several different styles, and it even won a Grammy for Best Hard Rock Performance for Metallica (of all things) in 2000.
And it is still performed by local artists in Irish pubs around the world. I know - I've enjoyed many of them in person over the years!
Things to Know About the Song
Here are some fun facts about Whiskey in the Jar lyrics. Hopefully they will entice you to sing along next time you hear it!
Whiskey in the Jar is a traditional Irish song. The song mentions a number of Irish destinations, and it tells the story of a highwayman who is betrayed by his lover. The song is known around the world, and it is a symbol of Irish music and culture.
There is no specific origin or songwriter for Whiskey in the Jar lyrics. The earliest known versions of this traditional song include songs called Jenny, The Downfall of the Whiggs and Whiskey in the Bar.
Because the song's lyrics aren't set in stone, there have been many interactions over time. The gist, however, is that an Irish man is drinking whiskey and encounters an Englishman, is betrayed by a lover or otherwise suffers from misfortune.
Whiskey in the Jar lyrics have been recorded by a staggering number of diverse artists. Just a few of the bands and singers who have recorded the song include The Dubliners, The Pogues, Thin Lizzy and Metallica.
Whiskey in the Jar made its way to America around the time of the American Revolution. The song is largely anti-English, and there are plenty of digs at the British. For Americans shaking off British tyranny, the song was a natural fit, although it didn't gain the long-term popularity of the song in Ireland.
Although the song has long been a staple of Irish music, it didn't become part of worldwide pop culture until the Metallica cover. The band's 1998 version was a rock and roll hit, and it is now the version of the song that millions of people are most familiar with.
Whiskey in the Jar Lyrics
Irish expressions is about having an Irish experience, on demand, wherever you happen to be. What better way, than to sing along?
To help you do just that, here are Whiskey in the Jar lyrics!
As I was a goin' over the far famed Kerry mountains
I met with captain Farrell and his money he was counting
I first produced my pistol and I then produced my rapier
Saying "Stand and deliver" for he were a bold deceiver
Mush-a ring dum-a do dum-a da
Whack for my daddy-o.
Whack for my daddy-o
There's whiskey in the jar
I counted out his money and it made a pretty penny
I put it in me pocket and I took it home to Jenny
She sighed and she swore that she never would deceive me
But the devil take the women for they never can be easy
I went up to my chamber, all for to take a slumber
I dreamt of gold and jewels and for sure 't was no wonder
But Jenny drew me charges and she filled them up with water
Then sent for captain Farrell to be ready for the slaughter
'Twas was early in the morning, just before I rose to travel
Up comes a band of footmen and likewise captain Farrell
I first produced me pistol for she stole away me rapier
I couldn't shoot the water, so a prisoner I was taken
Now there's some take delight in the carriages a-rollin'
and others take delight in the hurling and the bowling
but I take delight in the juice of the barley
and courting pretty fair maids in the morning bright and early
If anyone can aid me 't is my brother in the army
If I can find his station in Cork or in Killarney
And if he'll go with me, we'll go rovin' through Killkenny
And I'm sure he'll treat me better than my own a-sporting Jenny
Songwriters: Arr Lynott
Whiskey in the Jar lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Our Favorite Performance
Please enjoy this classic rendition by - The Dubliners!
Another Version - Which Do You Like Better?
Here is a fun, live performance from Santiano.
Want More Irish Song Lyrics?
It is probably obvious - at Irish Expressions, we love Irish songs! The music of the Emerald Isle brings people together, telling stories that touch every human emotion.
Learning the lyrics and singing these songs gives us a deeper sense of connection with Ireland, wherever in the world we happen to be!
We have captured 10 of our favorite Irish songs in an e-book we call "An Illustrated Irish Songbook."
This fun, free guide is available to you to download. Answer two quick questions below to get instant access!
Folk songs like this one are an essential part of Irish culture and heritage. Even if you're not really into folk music, these Irish melodies tell fascinating stories that take you back to special times in Ireland's long and proud history.
Sing them, listen to them, dance to them, to celebrate Irish culture and share your personal Irish side!
For more information of this type, you may want to pay a visit to our main section on Irish Song Lyrics.
And you enjoyed this page in particular, please share your feedback, opinions and stories with your Irish Expressions community! You can do that by visiting us on Facebook or Twitter.
Meanwhile, thanks for visiting! Now let's click on another topic above and continue expressing your Irish side at Irish Expressions.com.


They say men who wear watches are more successful than those who don't. When you think of watches, you may think of professional people in suits and ties. While you don't need fancy clothes to be successful, a high-quality watch can help.
Businessmen and other professionals need to know how to manage their time. Between meetings and making time for their families, professional men know how hard it can be to stay on schedule. With so many distractions from cell phones, they may do more harm than good when you use your mobile to check the time.
Each time you check your phone for the time, you're also checking notifications, missed calls, social media updates, etc…If you're like most people, the moment you notice a notification on your phone, you pick it up and either reply to a message or begin scrolling through social media. With all of this going on just inside your phone, productivity can take a serious hit.
If you choose to use your watch as the only method in which to check the time, you can put your phone in your desk and continue to work without added distraction.
Men who wear watches care about time. Because a watch's sole purpose is to tell the time, people who wear them have time as a top priority. This means that they arrive to their meetings on time and can always check to make sure they're on schedule no matter where they are.
Because watches are less of a distraction than cell phones, people won't be tempted to scroll through their phone instead of preparing for business meetings and presentations. In fact, studies show that people who wear watches arrive earlier to meetings, mostly likely because time is on your wrist and mind throughout the day.
Wearing a watch makes you look more reliable and professional. When you go to a meeting or interview, a watch will make you look like someone who values time and can use it to his advantage when it comes to business. A watch is a great accessory to make your business-professional look complete. You'll look more serious and serious is great when you're trying to make an impression on a future employer or client. A watch will help you feel confident by adding a business element to your style. While you may not be wearing a suit to your future career, a watch will make future employers feel like they can rely on you.
When you're looking for the perfect watch, you'll most likely make your decision based on quality and price. In many cases, people will choose to buy a lower-quality watch if the cost is low and meets their budget.
With DAEM Watches, you don't have to sacrifice quality for price.
DAEM Watches, based in New York City, is a premium watch company whose community is their mission. The people in their community matter and DAEM builds with them with interests in hip-hop, architecture, sports, and fashion. "Daem" is an anagram of the word "made", which could mean that it's for people who are successful and self-made.
This style is elegant and fun simultaneously with a white dial that contrasts the deep blue accents lining the watch's hands.
This black dial is offset with silver accents that catch the eye.
This dial is jet black offset with a bright pop of red lining the hands of the watch.
Black Italian leather than fits every skin color and goes with every color in your clothes.
This band looks vintage and uses brown Italian leather for more neutral tones.
The Blue Canvas bands are lined with leather for people looking for a pop of color and a difference in style but still want the comfort of real leather.
DAEM Watches are Swiss-made Ronda 505 for precision and accuracy. When people think of watches they think about the Swiss. This is because they have been known for making great, high-quality time pieces. When watches are Swiss-made, people can rely on them to be accurate. These watches are considered the best and most valued of all.
DAEM Watches use high-quality leather that is comfortable, form-fitting, and stylish. Leather normally does not require much maintenance and can be cleaned easily with a dry cloth. Leather is also known to age better than other materials, meaning it becomes more durable and better looking with time.
DAEM Watches uses sapphire crystal for clarity. This type of crystal offers easy reading of the watch and is also scratch-resistant to withstand a long day's work. Another benefit of sapphire crystal is that when compared to other type of materials, like mineral crystal, sapphire crystal is less likely to shatter from extreme heat or cold. Daem also adds an anti-reflective coating to reduce glare even under the brightest sunlight.
High-quality, marine-grade 316L stainless steel for the case is the industry standard and also protects the watch from damage. Stainless steel is anti-corrosive, so it lasts a long time with shine and will not oxidize. This material is also very strong, so it won't bend or change shape if it comes into contact with another hard object.
40 mm is the perfect size for almost all wrists so that the watch is big enough to see, but won't distract from the rest of your clothing.
Thickness is important because it will help prevent damage when dropped or smashed against another hard object.
They're water resistant up to 50 meters (5ATM), so the watch will keep you on-time during even the rainiest of days without breaking, saving you money because you won't have to buy a replacement each time it rains.
Quality watches don't have to come at a hefty price and they shouldn't be the most expensive item you own. Most quality watches can cost up to thousands of dollars, something many of us don't have to spare.
DAEM watches start out at just $249, a cheaper option for an elegant design compared to watches of a similar caliber. These watches look expensive without breaking the bank, so if you're looking for a high-quality watch but don't have thousands of dollars to spend, this is the perfect watch for the money-conscious man.


text:
Home Developer MySQL Falcon an Efficiency Play
MySQL Falcon an Efficiency Play
By Sean Michael Kerner | April 21, 2006
Open source database firm MySQL is building its own transactional database engine as an option to Oracle's InnoDB.
MySQL is also expanding its networking offering, prepping a new release of its namesake database and talking up a new database design tool as part of its users' conference which gets under way next week.
The new transactional database engine, code-named Falcon, is being developed by Jim Starkey, whose firm Netfrastructure was acquired by MySQL in February.
There was speculation that MySQL brought Starkey onboard to help it build a new transactional database engine to replace InnoDB, which Oracle bought last year.
Zack Urlocker, vice president of marketing at MySQL, told internetnews.com that Falcon is not meant as a replacement for InnoDB.
"We've had the pluggable storage engine architecture for awhile and it continues to improve," Urlocker said. "InnoDB has been our most successful engine. We've renewed the agreement with Oracle and even if we hadn't, InnoDB is under GPL, so we're not trying to replace something that our customers use.
"InnoDB is a good engine, and Oracle is a good partner of ours, but we do recognize that there is a need for many different engines."
As such, MySQL is opening up its pluggable database storage engine API to encourage others to develop engines. Earlier this week SolidDB announced its engine would plug into MySQL as another possible InnoDB alternative.
With the MySQL Falcon project, the effort is focused around the idea of scale out Web-based applications, according to Urlocker.
"What Jim has done there is take advantage of modern hardware more powerful CPU and memory," Urlocker said. "It's an architecture that minimizes database contention, minimizes locks and makes for very efficient use in scale-out applications."
The Falcon effort is not expected to change the default storage engine selection in MySQL, which isn't actually InnoDB either.
"The default storage engine has always been Myisam, and that's not changing," Urlocker said. "We may look at including more engines by default."
The power to take advantage of some of the new storage engines is a key part of the upcoming MySQL 5.1 release, which is expected by the end of the year.
"MySQL 5.1 will be able to more easily plug and unplug engines at run time, so it gives people more flexibility," Urlocker said. "This whole idea of a modular architecture is a way to increase the amount of innovation that happens."
MySQL is also updating its MySQL Network offering, which debuted last year.
MySQL Network subscriptions include enterprise-grade support, automatic updates(MySQL Update Advisor) and A Technical Alert Advisor. They are now introducing a series of new software advisors, rule-based systems for monitoring the performance of servers that users have and then helping to provide best-practices information.
A preview of MySQL Workbench is also in the works.
Workbench is a new database design tool for MySQL based on the open source DBDesigner. Urlocker noted that MySQL hired the developers behind the DBDesigner project and that they have been part of the company for a couple of years.
"One of the things Workbench brings to the table is two-way visual design of schemas," Urlocker explained. "One of the challenges with any visual tool is you use it but then after a while the diagrams become obsolete because you're doing things directly with the database.
"With Workbench it always stays in sync so any change you make visually ripples through to the underlying database schema and vice versa."


text:
Privacy Briefing
V2 Issue 164
More Signal. Less Noise.
V2 | Issue 164 | 8.24.20
DarkSide ransomware promises a discriminating choice of victim. Freepik breached. BlueLeaks doxes civilians, too.
By the CyberWire staff
At a glance.
DarkSide ransomware picks victims who can pay.
Freepik breached.
BlueLeaks compromises civilians' medical information.
DarkSide threatens encryption and doxing.
A cyber gang that says it's composed of former affiliates who've already made a pile through extortion has announced that it's now working its own strain of ransomware, which it calls "DarkSide." According to BleepingComputer, the gang's communiqué says, "We are a new product on the market, but that does not mean that we have no experience and we came from nowhere. We received millions of dollars profit by partnering with other well-known cryptolockers. We created DarkSide because we didn't find the perfect product for us. Now we have it."
They say they select their victims with discrimination, and price their extortion demands accordingly—they want their targets able to pay, not bankrupt or defiant. As is now the norm with ransomware, DarkSide steals data before encrypting them. They promise a fully effective decryptor upon payment, and also destruction of the data they've taken. The DarkSide gang says it won't hit healthcare organizations (specifically hospitals or hospices), schools or universities, not-for-profits, and government organizations. This, they say, is an expression of their principles. Forbes reminds its readers that Maze and Doppelpaymer made similar promises back in the early days of the pandemic, but those didn't really stand the test of a little bit of time.
The gang has been active for a couple of weeks, and they appear to have secured at least one million-dollar score.
Popular graphic resource and stock photo marketplace, Freepik, a widely used graphic resource, has sustained a data breach, BleepingComputer says the attackers made off with emails and password hashes for 8.3 million users. It was an SQL injection attack on Flaticon a free icon database Freepik owns. We received emailed comments from some industry sources.
Jayant Shukla, CTO and Co-Founder of K2 Cyber Security, sees the incident as an object lesson in the seriousness of SQL vulnerabilities. "Organizations need to take action to better protect themselves against SQL vulnerabilities: 1) implement better coding practices to prevent SQL Injection; 2)run better tests for SQL Injection vulnerabilities before code makes it to production; and 3)make sure they have protection against SQL Injection attacks during runtime."
James McQuiggan, Security Awareness Advocate with KnowBe4, also sees SQL injection as a known serious issue. "The reason is that it's the most common attack and usually one of the first things that cybercriminals will try when attempting to breach a website," he wrote. "SQL injection works when data entered by a user or cybercriminal is not validated, filtered, or sanitized by the website application. This action gets passed onto the web application and causes an error or results in all data being readily available to view and steal without hacking a firewall to gain access to a server."
Ilia Kolochenko, Founder & CEO of web security company ImmuniWeb, sees the attack as troubling because of its potential for exploitation in credential-stuffing and phishing attacks.
BlueLeaks exposes medical records.
The activists of BlueLeaks, who have sought to hobble police forces by doxing individual police officers in a progressive action aligned with the Antifa and Black Lives Matter organizations, have apparently compromised the personal information of uninvolved civilians, collateral damage in their fight for an overthrow of what they regard as a repressive order. KELO reports that the South Dakota Department of Public Safety's Fusion Center has warned that personal information, including some medical records of people testing positive for COVID-19, were compromised in an attack on a Texas web design and hosting firm, Netsential, which counts among its customers some state law enforcement data sharing portals. South Dakota officials fault Netsential for inadequate security that they say contributed to the data exposure. Netsential says it's working with law enforcement to investigate the breach.
Saryu Nayyar, CEO of Gurucul, commented, "It should come as no surprise that there have been ongoing repercussions from the BlueLeaks breach in June. The revelation of some people's COVID-19 status in the database has only come to light now, but shows the depth of data revealed and the potential consequences that may not have been realized at the start."
Chloé Messdaghi, Vice President of Strategy at Point3 Security notes that "it appears that resources and information that were easy to find online and that could've been tagged by anti virus software as malicious were used, so at least some of the websites were possibly out of date." The incident is another example of third-party risk and the importance of keeping systems patched and up-to-date. There's a clear human cost to the breach as well. "Patient status data is particularly sensitive. Some of those afflicted with COVID-19 have reported that when they tell others of their status, friends, neighbors and family don't know how to react. There are good reasons why public health records are sealed shut and even family members can't access them without permission. In these times of heightened tensions due to the pandemic, the last thing we want is for anyone to shun vulnerable members of the community."
Dan Piazza, Technical Product Manager at Stealthbits Technologies, wrote, "As we continue to see, overprovisioned access to sensitive information can have devastating results. When access to data in a network is properly provisioned with a least privilege model, then the risk of data being stolen is drastically reduced even in the event of a breach. Users should only have access to the minimum amount of data required to perform their functions as an employee, otherwise even a single compromised user can give an attacker the keys to your data kingdom."
For our part, we'll add that the incident shows the heedless bias to action and reflexive imitation that can characterize political engagement. So some people are discomfited. So what? There's a callous failure of imagination in such doxing. Randall Jarrell had the Second World War in mind when he wrote "A War":
There set out slowly, for a Different World,
At four, on winter mornings, different legs ...
You can't break eggs without making an omelette
--That's what they tell the eggs.
But the poem has applicability to other conflicts, too.
Beware This Sinister New 'Dark Side' $1 Million Cyber Threat, You Must (Forbes) Beware this brand new threat that targets those who "can afford to pay," and has already made more than $1 million in less than two weeks.
New ransomware hacker group targets billion-dollar Toronto company (Insurance Business) Threat actors claim to have stolen 200 GB of information from the firm
DarkSide: New targeted ransomware demands million dollar ransoms (BleepingComputer) A new ransomware operation named DarkSide began attacking organizations earlier this month with customized attacks that have already earned them million-dollar payouts.
Freepik data breach: Hackers stole 8.3M records via SQL injection (BleepingComputer) Freepik says that hackers were able to steal emails and password hashes for 8.3M Freepik and Flaticon users in an SQL injection attack against the company's Flaticon website.
Massive data breach affects SD COVID-19 patients (KELOLAND.com) A division of the SD Department of Public Safety, the Fusion Center, is letting people who tested positive for COVID-19 know they may be the victims of a massive data breach.
Primary Indian ticket vendor suffers crippling data breach (SafetyDetectives) One of India's most popular travel booking hubs was left exposed without adequate security measures, and subsequently, suffered a significant data breach
Russian Software Firm Finds Data Of 200Mln Twitter, Weibo Users In Public Domain (UrduPoint) Private details of some 200 million Twitter and Weibo users have been found online by software created by the Russian IT security company DeviceLock, its founder told Sputnik on Friday
Lax security makes SA easy prey for hackers, warn experts in wake of Experian data breach (IOL) The security data breach at Experian highlighted the country's lax information technology that has made SA the third-highest country in the world to be hit by cybercrime.
'Remain vigilant' - Fear runs high after Experian data breach (IOL) Cybersecurity experts and banks have asked citizens to prepare for the worst following the theft of personal information in the country's largest ever data breach.
BUSINESS MAVERICK: Experian offers mea culpa after massive data breach blunder (Daily Maverick) Credit bureau Experian has been left with egg on its face after it willingly handed over personal details of as many as 24-million consumers and nearly 800,000 businesses to a suspected fraudster. Experian insists that the data breach has been 'contained' as no consumer credit information or financial information was obtained by the fraudster.
Experian Data Breach: What to Do to Protect Your Information? (Brinkwire) The credit reporting agency Experian has been on the headlines on Aug. 21 after a data breach has been reported in its South Africa branch.
IBM settles lawsuit over data privacy of Weather Channel app (Security Magazine) IBM, the owner of the Weather Channel mobile app, has reached a settlement with the Los Angeles city attorney's office after a 2019 lawsuit alleged that the app was deceiving its users in how it was using their geolocation data.


text:
from rest_framework import serializers
from drf_haystack.serializers import HaystackSerializer

from .models import FacilityOwner, FacilityType, HealthFacility
from .search_indexes import HealthFacilityIndex

from places.serializers import ProvinceSerializer, ConstituencySerializer, CountySerializer
from places.serializers import DistrictSerializer, DivisionSerializer, LocationSerializer
from places.serializers import SubLocationSerializer

class FacilityOwnerSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):

    class Meta:
        model = FacilityOwner

        fields = ('id', 'created_on', 'updated_on', 'name')
        read_only_fields = ('id', 'created_on', 'updated_on', 'name')

class FacilityTypeSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):

    class Meta:
        model = FacilityType

        fields = ('id', 'created_on', 'updated_on', 'name')
        read_only_fields = ('id', 'created_on', 'updated_on', 'name')

class HealthFacilitySerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
    owner = FacilityOwnerSerializer(read_only=True, required=False)
    facility_type = FacilityTypeSerializer(read_only=True, required=False)
    province = ProvinceSerializer(read_only=True, required=False)
    county = CountySerializer(read_only=True, required=False)
    constituency = ConstituencySerializer(read_only=True, required=False)
    district = DistrictSerializer(read_only=True, required=False)
    division = DivisionSerializer(read_only=True, required=False)
    location = LocationSerializer(read_only=True, required=False)
    sub_location = SubLocationSerializer(read_only=True, required=False)

    class Meta:
        model = HealthFacility

        fields = (
            'id',
            'created_on',
            'updated_on',
            'slug',
            'name',
            'description',
            'facility_code',
            'facility_number',
            'hmis',
            'level',
            'facility_class',
            'facility_type',
            'owner',
            'agency',
            'status',
            'county',
            'province',
            'district',
            'division',
            'location',
            'sub_location',
            'constituency',
            'plot_number',
            'location_description',
            'nearest_town',
            'landline',
            'mobile',
            'alternate_no',
            'fax',
            'landline_unverified',
            'mobile_unverified',
            'alternate_no_unverified',
            'fax_unverified',
            'email',
            'address',
            'town',
            'post_code',
            'in_charge',
            'in_charge_title',
            'beds',
            'cots',
            'twenty_four_hour',
            'open_weekends',
            'anc',
            'art',
            'beoc',
            'blood',
            'caes_sec',
            'ceoc',
            'cimci',
            'epi',
            'fp',
            'growm',
            'hbc',
            'hct',
            'ipd',
            'opd',
            'outreach',
            'pmtct',
            'rad_xray',
            'rhtc_rhdc',
            'tb_diag',
            'tb_labs',
            'tb_treat',
            'youth',
            'active',
            'coordinates',
            # computed fields
            'get_latitude',
            'get_longitude',
            'get_level_display',
            'get_agency_display',
            'get_status_display',
            'get_twenty_four_hour',
            'get_open_weekends',
            'get_anc',
            'get_art',
            'get_beoc',
            'get_blood',
            'get_caes_sec',
            'get_ceoc',
            'get_cimci',
            'get_epi',
            'get_fp',
            'get_growm',
            'get_hbc',
            'get_hct',
            'get_ipd',
            'get_opd',
            'get_outreach',
            'get_pmtct',
            'get_rad_xray',
            'get_rhtc_rhdc',
            'get_tb_diag',
            'get_tb_labs',
            'get_tb_treat',
            'get_youth',
        )
        read_only_fields = (
            'id',
            'created_on',
            'updated_on',
            'slug',
            'name',
            'active',
            'facility_code',
            'province',
            'constituency',
            'district',
            'division',
            'location',
            'sub_location',
            'county',
        )

class HealthFacilitySearchSerializer(HaystackSerializer):

    class Meta:
        # The `index_classes` attribute is a list of which search indexes
        # we want to include in the search.
        index_classes = [HealthFacilityIndex]

        # The `fields` contains all the fields we want to include.
        # NOTE: Make sure you don't confuse these with model attributes. These
        # fields belong to the search index!
        fields = [
            "text",
            "rendered",
            "name",
            "slug",
            "id",
            "county",
            "province",
            "district",
            "division",
            "location",
            "sub_location",
            "constituency",
            "facility_type",
            "owner",
            "level",
            "agency",
            "status",
        ]

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


"Players are encouraged but not required to stand during the playing of the National Anthem," the NFL said, echoing existing policy in the NFL game operations manual. The 49ers emphasized that "respecting such American principles as freedom of religion and freedom of expression, we recognize the right of an individual to choose to participate, or not, in our celebration of the national anthem."
Smith's interview responses generally supported freedom of expression and unequivocally backed Kaepernick. "There is never going to be a day where this union is going to sit back idly and allow anybody to trample our players' rights," he said.
More than a year later, President Donald Trump launched a scathing attack on protesting players and demanded they be fired. The NFL and the union responded immediately in the players' defense. Trump continued to denounce the protests for weeks and called on football fans to boycott games. Dallas Cowboys team owner Jerry Jones threatened to bench protesting players after consulting with Trump.
The controversy spurred the NFLPA's October 9 statement on player's constitutional rights. Two days later, the league and the union issued a joint statement confirming that there was no change in policy around protests. On October 17, a much publicized meeting of the NFL and NFLPA resulted in an agreement "to review and discuss plans to utilize our platform to promote equality and effectuate positive change." No player would be disciplined for protesting during the Anthem.
Then, last week, NFL owners abruptly and unilaterally imposed a "new policy" that banned on-field protests and threatened teams and players who would violate it.
Even as deaths by police increased in 2017, Trump remained largely silent on the subject—with one notable exception. Speaking before law enforcement officers in Suffolk County, NY, he evoked grim memories of the 2015 death of Freddie Gray: "When you see these towns and when you see these thugs being thrown into the back of a paddy wagon, you just see 'em thrown in rough. I said please don't be too nice."
Trump's history of racism and, at best, racial insensitivity shed light on the origins of his defense of so-called "alt right" groups—including white nationalists and neo-Nazis—responsible for the violent protest in Charlottesville, Virginia, that ended with one death and multiple injuries of innocent bystanders. After commending "some very fine people" among the alt right, Trump garnered praise from various leaders of the movement, including Richard Spencer.
Yet, when it comes to a professional football league that is 70 percent African American, Trump has persistently condemned the players' peaceful and silent protests. He has demanded their termination and most recently suggested that they "shouldn't be in the country."
Constitutional law expert Laurence Tribe has observed that Trump "appears to have violated or at least attempted to violate 18 USC sec 227(a)(2)." The code forms the basis of an ethics complaint from an anti-Trump group charging the president with trying to "influence or threaten to influence a private employment decision."
Looking at the reasons for protests as well as the treatment of the players, law professor Noah Zatz at the University of California, Los Angeles, wrote in October, "There is a strong argument that benching, suspending...or firing players for 'taking a knee' would run afoul of Title VII, the federal law that prohibits race discrimination in employment."
The players are entitled to kneel if the owners allow them to. Now the owners could say 'no' because the players don't have a First Amendment right in relation to the owners. They only have a First Amendment right in relation to the government.
Dershowitz et al, however, overlooked two essential facts: Up until last week when the NFL reversed course, the league and the union had repeatedly affirmed players' First Amendment rights, and the person who had openly tried to suppress those rights is the President of the United States.
Perhaps the most full-throated legal opinion in favor of the players to date comes from Benjamin Sachs, professor of labor and industry at Harvard Law School. Writing for Vox, he offered multiple reasons why, as the headline states, "The NFL's 'take a knee' ban is flatly illegal."
Primarily rooted in the players' rights as union members with a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) firmly in place, Sachs' analysis aligns with In These Times' November report on the labor laws and contract provisions that yielded the October NFL/NFLPA deal preserving the status quo.
The clearest illegality derives from the fact that the league adopted its new policy without bargaining with the players union. When employees, including football players, are represented by a union, the employer—including a football league—can't change the terms of employment without discussing the change with the union. Doing so is a flagrant violation of the employer's duty to bargain in good faith.
Sachs notes that the recent Supreme Court decision in Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis (judged by many to be a disaster for working people) actually underscores the right of union members to engage in "concerted activity," as labor law provides. Where the decision went wrong was in undermining that right for nonunion workers contrary to longstanding application and understanding of the law.
The true power of collective bargaining is that, despite differences in rights and obligations, both labor and management are co-equal parties to the contract. This was evident as the NFL and NLPA grappled with the protest controversy last fall. Management clearly understood that union workers are not "at will" employees like their nonunion counterparts and consequently can't be fired on a whim without recourse—like Trump demanded.
In matters of discipline, the employer must show just cause by proving that the worker breached a policy that was reasonable, known and consistently applied, and that discipline was reasonable and proportional. Now that the NFL is pushing a new policy, the only possible point to win would be on the "known" rule standard, but everything else would likely fail. The NFL and team owners have advanced a muddled policy with dubious justifications that Jay Willis of GQ frankly characterized as "beyond stupid." In short, if a sports commentary can punch holes in it, imagine what the union and its lawyers could do.
Even as an unemployed free agent, Colin Kaepernick, too, is protected and is pursuing a high-profile grievance charging the NFL and team owners with violating Article 17, "Anti-Collusion," of the 2011-2020 collective bargaining agreement. The grievance asserts that Kaepernick was deprived of employment because of his "leadership and advocacy for equality and social justice and his bringing awareness to peculiar institutions still undermining racial equality in the United States."
The grievance notes the teams' "unusual and bizarre behavior" toward Kaepernick after Trump repeatedly pressured owners to fire protesters. NFL and team owners, the grievance charges, "retaliated against Mr. Kaepernick in response to coercion and calculated coordination from the Executive Branch of the United States government."
The NFL and the NFLPA will jointly select a neutral arbitrator to hear and decide Kaepernick's grievance. If he wins, the arbitrator could award compensatory damages, non-compensatory damages as much as three times the amount of compensatory damages, and fines of $5 million on each team found to have previously violated "anti-collusion" rules at least three times.
There's no question that professional football players, like other high-paid celebrities, are in a unique position compared to average, workaday union members. They are literally and figuratively in a league of their own. But consider their alternatives without union protection when the external force exerted on them comes from none other than "the leader of the free world." It's not hard to see, then, that with a union contract in place, it is indeed a whole other ballgame.
They are equals under the contract. They had a deal on this, so if the NFL/owners want to change it, they just have to sit down and talk to the union, i.e. negotiate it.
Roseanne didn't have a union contract, i.e. a "collective bargaining agreement" covering a group of workers, etc. She likely had an individual contract the employer could unilaterally nullify for various reasons. Much different situation.
NFL players should realize that while they do have 1st.amendent rights, "the right to protest", owners have the "rights" too. Rosanne found this out the hard way.
Greed and the head injury issues could do massive damage. Thanks, good point.
Which hand is it that you think feeds these people? If you are speaking of the NFL owners, they are the ones chasing away fans, not the players. There is no world-wide sport that is capable of replacing the NFL, but the sport is evolving into a less popular sport due largely to the greed and prejudices of the owners.
Both sides haves issues, but look at the NBA and MLB sets to compare options. Another issue is that some high schools are no longer having school run football programs. The decline in students in football teams is growing and it could become a sport whose time has passed. There is another worldwide sport ready to take over the spot that the NFL has. Careful when you bite the hand that feeds you.


Noelle is a strong, independent woman, who is quite leveled with her sexuality. She feels no shame or guilt to enjoy her body and she is rich enough to be able to afford the hottest call-boys whenever she visits the city. Bill is one of her favorite and she surely enjoys the man's services in her hotel room.


Lakeshore Family Guide - Educational Outlets in West Michigan!
Children learn from everything around them and use that knowledge to shape who they'll become and what they'll go on to accomplish in life. Our West Michigan communities offer numerous types of educational outlets, from preschool to high school, and lessons to vacation bible school options; the lakeshore has all you need to prepare your young one for a successful future!
Below is our entire list of West Michigan educational outlets. For specific types of educational outlets, click on one of the education categories below.
Families can interact with authentic Mason County artifacts in 30+ buildings on site at Historic White Pine Village. History in Action Days are geared toward school-aged children and are open to the public. Enjoy a treat at the Old Fashioned Ice Cream Parlor and visit the Gift Shop for a souvenir!
Crystal Conference Center is a beautiful event space with overnight lodging, located along more than 2,000 feet of Crystal Lake beach frontage and nestled among 128 acres of fir and spruce forest. Many summer camp options are available for kids of all ages along with camp and retreat opportunities for adults.


text:
<img alt="" src="https://secure.leadforensics.com/93402.png" style="display:none;">
360SiteView
360Retrieve
Synectics Solutions and 360Globalnet announce a partnership for Unstructured Data Technology
Share this link with your followers
Synectics Solutions and 360Globalnet are pleased to announce a partnership which will see Synectics offer 360Retrieve as their unstructured data solution. Insurance and other Financial Services customers will be able to receive a consolidated output of unstructured data from both the SIRA and 360Retrieve platforms.
Synectics are a leading financial crime risk management platform provider whose fraud detection database, National SIRA, offers market-leading collaborative anti-fraud intelligence services. National SIRA has already prevented over £4 Billion in losses to fraud for the Insurance and Banking sectors for clients across the UK, Canada and the USA.
360Retrieve is an advanced unstructured data analytics platform where "locked up" text-based information can be turned into analysable data for enhanced anti-fraud results, injury and legal claims profiling, and GDPR compliance.
This data will now be available for Synectics clients to integrate into their National SIRA platforms to take advantage of this valuable source of 'unstructured' intelligence.
Russell Mackintosh, Head of Partnerships at Synectics, said: "Ensuring that we're offering our clients the very latest technology to help them improve their fraud and wider financial crime prevention capabilities is at the heart of our strategy. Providing the SIRA community with the ability to analyse unstructured data and incorporate that with other intelligence is an exciting step, and one which I'm delighted we've taken in partnership with 360Globalnet."
Paul Stanley, CEO 360Globalnet, says: "We are delighted to announce a partnership with Synectics where we combine the best of our differing anti-fraud and profiling technologies for the benefit of Insurance and Financial Services customers."
The Synectics Solutions annoucement can be found here.
About Synectics
Synectics Solutions is a technology provider with over 27 years' experience delivering fraud and financial crime prevention solutions to organisations globally. Its flagship anti-fraud solution 'SIRA' has helped to prevent over £4 Billion in losses for its clients and represents one of the market leading fraud prevention intelligence resources in the insurance and banking sectors.
Formed in 1992 and privately owned by Kevin and Carol Shanahan Synectics is based in Stoke-on-Trent in the UK and currently employs over 360 people.
The company's client focus has ensured it has become renowned in the markets in which it operates for delivering highly configurable, cost effective, software solutions that meet clients' complex needs.
How SIRA benefits the claims sector within the insurance industry
Real-time fraud scoring: Obtain a risk-score in real-time based on your defined risk strategy for each individual (1st party, 3rd parties, witnesses) associated with a claim.
Fraud claims handling services: Leverage the in-house Synectics team of fraud experts to investigate suspected fraud.
Ease of Deployment – Provided as Software as a service to reduce technical requirements from IT and Operations.
About 360Globalnet
360Globalnet is an international digital technology and services business focused on the worldwide insurance industry.
It provides digital online platform technology to revolutionise the insurance claims process, offering personal and business customers a highly responsive online experience.
The business is owned by its management and invested in by DXC Technology of the USA, and a number of seasoned insurance investors.
Formed in 2010 by entrepreneurs with a proven track record of developing transformational technologies, the products and services 360Globalnet offers today reflect the multi-million-pound investment in a strategic digital vision of insurance, envisioned at the outset.
A customer-driven approach, utilising mobile devices, enables businesses to 'see every claim' and anticipate every risk. Today, these technologies are used by some of the world's leading insurance companies, providing a customer-driven service to match the best online retailers.
Benefits/Use Cases of 360Retrieve
360Retrieve automates what are often manual processes in terms of identifying information and intelligence within documents, forms, email etc:
Fraud deployments - on average an increase of 30% of red flagged personal injury claims over incumbent systems and processes.
Personal Injury identification of between 10% and 23% of large loss claims not previously referred in manual referral systems. In addition, the identification of incubated claims through unstructured data analysis.
GDPR - dealing with Subject Access Requests (SAR's) and identifying all documents where the "Subject" exists. Fines for non-compliance to GDPR are up to €10M or up to 2% of Global turnover – whichever is the greater.
More information on our 'structuring the unstructured' technology, 360Retrieve, can be found here.
More articles like this can be found here.
And our homepage is here.
The year the digital tide finally swept King Canute away
Are point solutions INCREASING complexity for insurers?
Urgent and Important
FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE, RECEIVE ARTICLES STRAIGHT TO YOUR INBOX
360Globalnet Ltd
Bourne House, 475 Godstone Road, Whyteleafe, Surrey CR3 0BL
360 Globalnet Inc
Suite 400, 2300 N Barrington Road, Hoffman Estates, IL, 61095
AboutTechnologyNewsContact
Copyright © 2020 360GLOBALNET. All rights reserved. | Cookies
Registered in England and Wales Company No. 07127114 and VAT No. 997311778
By using this website, you consent to the terms of our online privacy policy.
Should this change, we will take reasonable steps to bring these changes to your attention
Please note all phone calls or messages may be recorded for monitoring and training purposes.
Modern Slavery Act Statement 2020.
Workplace Planning Risk Assessment.


I tried to do a 30 x 30 list (a bucket list of 30 things to do before I turned 30) when I was 29, but I barely scratched the surface, and ended up making it a 30 while 30 list instead and truth be told, didn't make it much further then either. Now I'm going to give myself a fighting chance for my 40 x 40 list. That's 5 years from now, so it works out to eight per year, on average… so here goes!


This Turn-Key home is located in the heart of trending South Park! Blending Spanish architecture with Modern style, character + charm this home has it all! Gorgeous, hardwood flooring throughout, open Kitchen with SS appliances + Quartz counters, + an outdoor deck area for entertaining! Nestled on a corner lot, offering privacy + convenience to urban life; blocks to nearby restaurants, shops, markets, Balboa Park, golf course, dog park, coffee shops, + more. Sale includes income generating Granny Flat!
Properties on this website was last updated as recently as 4/19/19 1:32 PM PDT.


Bunnell Feed & Supply is a leading animal feed and pet supply store in the Bunnell, Palm Coast, and Ormond Beach Florida area. We have been in the animal feed business for over 30 years and our # 1 goal is customer satisfaction. We carry premium pet food and health products to include flea and tick control, horse and livestock feed and health products, bird food, animal bedding, deer and wildlife products, hunting supplies as well as grains and supplements. We carry fencing, gates, fertilizers and a different variety of grass seeds, water softener salt and much much more.
Call or stop in and we can answer any of your questions about the products that we sell and what might fit your livestock and or pet food needs, 386-437-2032.
© 2018 Bunnell Feed & Supply.


OBJECTIVE: To determine whether gonadectomy predisposes dogs to development of age-related behavioral changes linked to cognitive impairment.J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2001 Jul 1;219(1):51-6. : Effect of gonadectomy on subsequent development of age-related cognitive impairment in dogs. Hart BL. Behavior Service, Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA.


text:
Photo by Ryan Dunn
The U.S. Navy Concert Band conducted by Captain Brian O. Walden played at Herndon High School on May 9. At the end of the concert, the U.S. Navy band played songs associated with the uniformed services of the United States.
Navy Band Performs at Herndon High School
Senior students have opportunity to play with U.S. Navy band.
Herndon High School hosted the United States Navy Band the evening of May 9. The band performing was the U.S. Navy Concert band, based in Washington, D.C. This is the fourth time Herndon High School (HHS) has hosted a performance with the Navy Band. "It is a wonderful opportunity that the Navy Band gives freely of their time and talent to encourage the musical growth of our children," said Rhonda Reeves-Long, a member of the school band's boosters group.
By Ryan Dunn


text:
Celebrities From The Groovy Era Who Took On Cancer, And...
No one is safe from cancer -- celebrities can get the disease just as easily as plain folks, as we've been reminded by the recent revelation from Jeopardy! h...
Why Do People Hate Jane Fonda? Her 'Hanoi Jane' Episode...
In 1972, actress Jane Fonda traveled to North Vietnam on an anti-war mission. Due to actions and images some people consider unpatriotic or treasonous, she e...
The 1979 Three Mile Island Meltdown Made 'China Syndrom...
L: A sign announces the closing of the observation center for the Three Mile Island nuclear plant, following an accident on March 28, 1979. R: Michael Douglas a...
Spandex History: How It Became The Fabric Of Our '80s L...
Model Christie Brinkley in a pink spandex unitard and leg warmers, 1982. Source: Bettmann/Getty While we're all aware of the look of the wonder fabric known a...
Who Did Warren Beatty Date?: The Full List Of His Lover...
Circa 1961: Actor Warren Beatty and actress Natalie Wood attend a party in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Earl Leaf/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) ...
'80s Workout Video Stars: Where Are They Now?
Raquel Welch released 'Total Beauty And Fitness' in 1984; Heather Lockler's 'Your Personal Workout' came out in 1990. Sources: Photo by Tony Kent/Sygma via Getty Images; eBa...
Jane Fonda: What She Looked Like Then and Now
Jane Fonda Actress Jane Fonda. (Photo by Gjon Mili/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images) The iconic Jane Fonda has been a mainstay in American pop culture over the yea...
Jane Fonda Took The World By Storm With This Ridiculous...
When people hear the name 'Jane Fonda', they think actress, Academy Award winner, BAFTA winner, model, writer and political activist. Being all those things ...
Groovy Icons In Pop Culture History We Can't Get Enough...
Vintage Photos May Cause Major Nostalgia
Behind The Scenes With Hollywood's Grooviest Stars
56 Rare Groovy Photos
Brigitte Bardot's Beautiful Life In Pictures
Bob Seger, "Night Moves," A Coming Of Age Song


Many European countries experienced their Golden Age under female rule: Spain under Isabella, England under Elizabeth I, Austria under Maria Theresia, Russia under Catherine the Great.
Germany and France could boast no female rulers of this stature; their "great eras" were those of the "Sun King" Louis XIV and Frederick the Great, and the latter was an admitted misogynist. These male-led countries also unleashed the most terrible despots upon Europe, Napoleon and Hitler.
Luise was and still is the most popular German queen by far—beautiful, graceful, serene, gentle, natural, charming, without airs or arrogance, and—after a brief phase of youthful rebellion, which was soon completely driven out of her—unconditionally devoted to her somewhat overtaxed and often ill-humored husband, the Prussian King Friedrich Wilhelm III. She was the exact opposite of the self-confident rulers Isabella, Elizabeth, Maria Theresia and Catherine and was thus especially well suited to become the beloved and soon mythically glorified model of German womanhood.
Luise Auguste Wilhelmine Amalie, Princess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, was born in 1776 in the Altes Palais on Leinstraße; she spent her first ten years in Hanover. Her father, Prince Karl of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, had been named Governor of Hanover by his brother-in-law, the English King George III, who was also Prince-Elector of Hanover. When Luise was six years old her mother, Friederike of Hessen-Darmstadt, died in childbirth, not yet thirty years old and having borne ten children. Luise's father then married a sister of his wife, who however died after the birth of her first child. Karl left his surviving children with their grandmother in Darmstadt and set off on his travels.
In those days the education of a princess was not considered important. What mattered were beauty and charm—in order to land a suitor of appropriate rank. After marriage her primary duty lay in bearing offspring, preferably male, to perpetuate the dynasty. Many princesses—such as Luise's mother—died young as a result of this murderous system. After her marriage in 1793 at the age of seventeen, Luise too was pregnant almost without interruption till her death seventeen years later. She left behind her husband, a broken man who had truly and faithfully loved her in his own patriarchally inhibited way, and seven surviving children, among them the future King Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Prussia and the future German Emperor Wilhelm I.
Luise's younger sister Friederike (1778-1841) had married the younger brother of the crown prince, Prince Louis of Prussia. In 1793 there was a magnificent double wedding in Berlin: two sisters were marrying two brothers. In 1796, however, Louis died. Friederike married for the third time in 1815; her husband was the future King of Hanover, Ernst August II.
Luise's last years were darkened by the effects of Prussia's defeat by Napoleon in the battle of Jena and Auerstedt in 1806. The royal couple had to flee and lived in exile in East Prussia until 1809, often under humiliating conditions.
Preussens Luise: Vom Entstehen und Vergehen einer Legende. Berlin. Siedler.
Gersdorff, Dagmar von. 1996. Königin Luise und Friedrich Wilhelm III.: Eine Liebe in Preußen. Berlin. Rowohlt Berlin.
Krockow, Christian Graf von. 2001. Porträts berühmter deutscher Frauen: Von Königin Luise bis zur Gegenwart. München. List.
Mander, Gertrud. 1998. Königin Luise. Berlin. Stapp.
Ohff, Heinz. 1989. Ein Stern in Wetterwolken: Königin Luise von Preußen. Eine Biographie. München. Piper.
Taack, Merete von. 1981 . Königin Luise: Die unbesiegbare Liebe. München. Heyne TB 83.


text:
What a marathon! What a great experience!
by Jon Ingram
I had heard and read much about this event and I determined sometime ago that I would have a go this year for the first time. Up to eight days flying that would cover the Scilly Isles and Northern Scotland with loads to see in between and this year the weather forecasts were promising throughout the whole week. This event has now become so popular that participants go off in smaller, colour coded groups so that airfields we visit are not swamped. The red group went south, the blue group went north - I never found out where the purple and green groups headed off to!
Fly-UK is a completely non-competitive event. The challenge is in the planning, the fettling, the packing and the camping, as well as in the navigating, and flying a route that perhaps otherwise, you would never accomplish on your own. The slogan is 'Fly by Day and Socialise by Night', but actually I think the secret is more about safety in numbers. Long flying trips are so much more interesting when there are others sharing the fun and sometimes, the radio and navigation workload. Leaning on the experience offered by others helps enormously when you are out of your comfort zone!
As it happened, I finished Fly-UK early because the NHS decreed at late notice that my wife would be in hospital during the last couple of days of the schedule. I hadn't planned to spend as much as a divorce would cost so I needed to be back. The great thing about this event is that you can join in and then leave at any point of your choice. However, I still saw more of Northern England and Scotland than I could have otherwise hoped and the weather was generally very kind, if a bit thermally at times.
My own planning was atrocious due to work, a crisis and other assorted commitments but in the end, the first flight was completed down to the start point at Old Sarum on Friday evening where I met others from the Blue Group as well as Jim Tyler in his latest Skyranger with Phil Hanman navigating and John Hamer with Monika in their Escapade who made up the Over Farm contingent. I soon realised I had too much of some stuff and not enough of others but fortunately we called into Over Farm as we travelled north the next morning and I made a few changes to make life easier. Next year I am going to take a lighter tent, fewer clothes, a better torch and more cash because finding a cashpoint can be a real challenge in the more remote parts of Scotland! Steve Sykes and Myron Burak had by now sorted out the last minute radio repairs they needed and they joined us in another Skyranger for the rest of the trip. Unfortunately we lost both Mini Max aircraft on this first leg due to unexpected issues – at least they were both safe and relatively close to home!
The original route planning included a flight up the east coast to Scotland via Beverley and Morpeth, however the forecasts indicated strong northerlies and few of us fancied the hard work it would involve. Ince near Liverpool was made our next fuel stop and though unplanned, it also made for an interesting overnight stay together with a fun evening in the pub where we realised we were in the exalted company of none other than Rob Hill who is the BMAA's Chief Inspector. He was doing the trip just like us and for the first time too! Rob was entertaining while making some serious points about safety, the qualities of the BMAA and the future of leisure flying throughout Europe. He also seemed to enjoy listening to our views on a number of issues too.
Sunday was a long flying day. We traversed the Lake District in beautiful sunshine after flying along Blackpool beach and refuelled at Carlisle, (very formal and strict), followed by a bumpy flight to East Fortune where I suffered a second puncture of the day. (I was one of three aircraft who had to make running repairs throughout the afternoon. A can of 'Tyreweld' will always be carried with me on future trips). East Fortune is well worth a visit though landing over a busy road not 20 yards from the threshold was 'interesting'. The people there were very friendly, relaxed and helpful. In fact, the further north we went, the more welcoming our hosts became. Tom Dawson who organises the trip each year must spend hours on the phone organising discounted or free landings and how he arranges the BBQ's, fuel runs and other social events, I have no idea – just admiration!
After a longer than scheduled stop which involved tyre levers, loads of swearing and a new inner tube, we made our way up the East Scottish Coast past Aberdeen. The coastline here was amazing – castles, cliffs, small bays and reefs made for great photo opportunities especially as we were told 'not above a thousand feet' by Aberdeen ATC. It was a relief however to fly out to sea where the air was calmer and my arms could have a bit of a rest; this was where the trip had become a bit of a marathon and I was not used to it. To fly three or four hours during a weekend is generally considered good going. Suddenly I was doing five or six hours per day in unfamiliar territory.
The night was spent at Longside where their club members laid on a BBQ together with hospitality and indoor sleeping arrangements – both for pilots and the flexwing aircraft! This was very welcome because it saved rigging the aircraft and messing about with tents for one night. The 'indoor Microlights' as the fixed wing aircraft were nicknamed on the trip had to remain outside overnight but hey, their seats don't get wet if it rains.
The next day proved to be the highlight of the trip. Some of the group were determined to visit Wick and possibly go even further north but the rest of us heeded the forecasts and instead flew across to Culbokie which is just north of Inverness. Like all smaller sites, they were very hospitable and I thoroughly enjoyed the freshly made Bread & Butter pudding served for lunch, (it must be a local tradition and it would be rude to have said 'No thanks'!). The views of the surrounding hills were amazing from here but the scenery became spectacular as we started along the Great Glen: Loch Ness down to Fort William and beyond. We flew below the tops of the Glen and I was quite content in the relatively still air until someone mentioned we should keep close to one side in case we met the RAF hurtling up the Glen as we flew gently down it.
At this point the Blue Group splintered some more and just three of us went out to Tiree airfield and then eventually, Glenforsa where we stayed for the shortest night of the year. (It didn't actually get dark during the night). Mark Peters in his analogue Savannah and Mike Scholes who was flying a glass cockpit equipped QuikR were excellent company even though their 3-Axis v Flex-wing arguments became increasingly ludicrous and corny! During the next couple of days we occasionally bumped into other pairs or small groups of Fly-UK aircraft at various airfields. I was amazed that everyone seems to have their own ideas about favourite places to visit and the best routes to follow – I guess it comes with experience.
Glenforsa is only a few miles from the colourful village where they film the popular kids program 'Ballamory', so we went to have a look at this after our first hot shower of the holiday and some real Scottish kippers for breakfast at the hotel by the strip. (A visit here is well worth it especially as the hosts are aviators too). We then flew out to the Isle of Islay followed by brief stops at Ghia and Bute before making our way south to Kirkbride for fuel and a bit of a rest. Eventually we finally flew down to St Michaels near Liverpool where we camped and enjoyed a Chinese meal in the local town. They have a great new club house here and made us very welcome.
The next morning we intended to do Anglesey, Caernarfon, and Swansea and then for me, home. Unfortunately, we encountered the micro-climate of North Wales and after battling in through a 30 knot headwind it was only early evening that we were then able to get out by making our way back up the coast and around the Mersey estuary before heading south to Half Penny Green. The other two guys were going on down to Lands End and the Scilly Isles to finish their week away but I needed to return to Over Farm which was still actually the tightest strip of the whole trip! After the dust had settled I worked out that I had flown for an average of five hours a day and visited fourteen new airfields. Most of these I had heard of, or read about, but I would never have thought of visiting them on my own. I made some good friends and met a number of well known names. I challenged myself and enjoyed scenery as I had never seen it before. I also think I learnt much about our sport and the beautiful country we live in.
Much more could be written about Fly UK. Old hands will recognise the place names and have many more stories of their own but the best advice to those who have yet to take part is; Book the time off and give it a go; it's well worth it!


text:
package de.develcab.socialhub.flickr.dto;

import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonIgnoreProperties;

/**
 * Created by jb on 25.01.17.
 */
@JsonIgnoreProperties(ignoreUnknown = true)
public class PhotosWrapper {
    private String stat;
    private Photos photos;

    public String getStat() {
        return stat;
    }

    public void setStat(String stat) {
        this.stat = stat;
    }

    public Photos getPhotos() {
        return photos;
    }

    public void setPhotos(Photos photos) {
        this.photos = photos;
    }
}


A trading desk is where transactions for buying and selling securities occur. Trading desks are found in most organizations involved in trading investment instruments, such as equities, fixed income securities, futures, commodities, and currencies. A trading desk provides trades with access to instantaneous trade executions.
A trading desk is also known as a dealing desk.
Traders operating in the financial markets usually converge in a room known as the trading floor or trading room. The trading floor is made up of desks that share a large open space. Each desk, formally called a trading desk, specializes in a security type or market segment. Trading desks are where buying and selling of securities occurs on the ground floor. Before the 1970s, many banks split their capital markets business into many different department across several regions. These institutions began consolidating these departments in the 1970s following the launch of the NASDAQ, which required all investment firms to have equity trading desks. Today, many asset managers outsource their trading desks to these larger institutions.
Trading desks are manned by licensed traders who specialize in a given investment type, such as equities or commodities. These traders primarily use electronic trading systems and market makers to identify the best prices for their clients. The personnel on trading desks receive clients' orders from the sales desk which is in charge of suggesting trading ideas to institutional and high net worth investors. In addition to trading activities, trading desks also help clients with structuring financial products, watching for opportunities, or supporting agreements between companies and investors.
Trading desks generate an income by charging a commission on trades placed through it. For example, a hedge fund may deal through an equity trading desk at an investment bank and pay a modest fee for each trade. In some cases, brokers may operate their own trading desk by being the counterparty for their client's trades. These trades may never reach the interbank market and may stay within the confines of the broker's own liquidity pool.
There are many different types of trading desks depending on the security being traded. Often times, these desks are separated and may be located at certain central exchanges.
Equity trading desks handle everything from equity trading to exotic options trading.
Fixed income trading desks handle government bonds, corporate bonds, and other bonds and bond-like instruments that pay a yield.
Foreign exchange trading desks trade currencies in pairs to take advantage of any differential.
Commodity trading desks are focused on agricultural products, metals, and other commodities, such as crude oil, gold, and coffee.
Many brokers also offer trading desks for their clients, especially in the foreign exchange market and equity day trading market. With the ability to instantly execute trades, these brokers set themselves apart from other brokers acting as intermediaries. Most large financial institutions have their own trading desks in place to assist their internal teams and external clients in placing orders.
A throwback can occur after a price breaks through its resistance line on a technical chart.


text:
University of British Columbia: March 2, 8 and 9, 2022
University of Alberta: March 2, 7 9 and 14, 2022
University of Calgary: March 3, 10, 11, 17 and 18, 2022
University of Saskatchewan: March 4, 7 and 9, 2022
University of Manitoba: March 2, 3, 4, 7, 8 and 9, 2022
McMaster University: March 3, 4, 10 and 11, 2022
NOSM: February 28 and March 5, 2022
Queen's University: February 28 and March 1, 2022 (Asynchronous)/March 9 and 10, 2022 (Synchronous)
University of Western Ontario: February 28, March 7 and 11, 2022
University of Ottawa: February 28, March 1, 3, 7 and 8, 2022
University of Toronto: March 3 and 4, 2022
Université de Sherbrooke: March 10 and 17, 2022
Université de Laval: March 2 and 16, 2022
McGill University: March 11, 14 and 23, 2022
Université de Montréal: March 15 and 22, 2022
Dalhousie University: February 28, March 1, 10 and 11, 2022
Memorial University: March 8 and 18, 2022


Not everyone will benefit from shutting down this war.
Not being an intellectual or a scholar, what I am understanding lately is that certain companies have been awarded multi-billion dollar government contracts without the competitive bidding process. Regardless of the rationale for this, it has created an expensive situation for our government; ergo, we the tax payers.
In some cases these companies have been found guilty of fraud by the GAO and been fined a few million dollars. Comparing the fine to the multi-billion dollar contract, is doesn't seem necessarily punitive nor an incentive for the company not to commit fraud.
These same companies have also been fined a few million dollars for missing the objectives in their original multi-billion dollar contracts. They are then fined a few million dollars and awarded another contract for the same work. This too, is done without a bidding process. The new contract is again worth billions. Keep in mind they have already been paid the lions share of the billions for the first contract.
One flaw in this process is the financial temptation that the government has created to lead the companies into screwing up their work in order to receive another contract without significant monetary consequence. Quite the opposite. A rudimentary example would be if you give me a billion dollars to do a job and then you charge me a million dollars because I didn't get it done. You then give me another billion dollars to do the same job...well, I might be tempted to keep this going on as long as I could get away with it.
Not allowing competitive bidding is fraught with problems and normally results in excessive costs. I would never have done this when I was in business. Not getting competitive bids for work to be done would be financially imprudent if I were trying to obtain the best deal. I don't do it when getting bids for work on my home either. When a vendor screws up work I have them do, they don't get paid. What a concept.
Taking the current process in awarding contracts for work in Iraq to the extreme, could result in never getting the job satisfactorily completed, while continuing to be charged over and over for the same work.
I ignored the labor union issue for the purpose of this blog. That pesky federal law about prevailing wages, etc.
In order to spend a million dollars at one thousand dollars a day, it would take me two years and nine months to get rid of it.
In order to spend a billion dollars at one thousand dollars day, it would take me two thousand, seven hundred and forty years to spend it all.
That example seems a bigger difference than just changing the 'm' in million to a 'b'.
I've never had a billion dollars, nor will I likely to ever have than much money. The way my government continues to spend, it's highly unlikely that my great, great, great grandchildren will either - unless the cost of a gallon of gasoline becomes a million dollars. The government may then increase the minimum wage.
Retired USMC officer and businessman.


text:
Dragon Ball Super Voice Actor Monica Rial's Initial Story Remains Consistent
ReviewsComic Book Reviews
Comic Book Review: Detective Comics #938
Elliott Cole
Comic Book Reviews, Reviews
"Rise of the Batmen" continues, as Batman is finally reunited with his bat squad. Will Batman and company be able to withstand the combined might of Colonel Kane and his army of bat soldiers?
This run of Detective Comics has been one of those satisfying stories where all of your favorite characters are treated as total badasses. Each individual character's badassery never seems to outweigh any of the others. It's as if all the characters are equally badass in their own unique ways. This is great for fans of Tim Drake, Stephanie Brown, and Cassandra Cain. All three of these beloved characters have had tumultuous times during the New 52. With the latter two not even existing until the last couple of years, and the former being essentially demoted from his previous grandeur. Throw in the ever-intriguing Batwoman and surprise breakout star Clayface, and well, you end up with probably the most interesting team currently at DC Comics. Don't think I've forgotten about Titans, I'd buy an argument for either team being the best right now.
Fans that have been following this series will know what to expect, Detective Comics #938 is another escalating step in the nepotistic conflict between Batman and his cousin Batwoman versus her father (and Bruce's uncle), Colonel Jake Kane. Fans that haven't been following, why haven't you? There is a perfectly entertaining Batman story going on here that offers a lot of fan service to the extended Bat-Family. I would firmly place this in the "upper middle class" of DC's current lineup. Solid and exciting, without straining too hard to break the mold.
James Tynion IV has been a sort of enigma for me over the last several years. He always seemed to be lingering around books or spin-offs attached to Scott Snyder. In several cases he was credited for scripting something and Snyder was credited for plotting it. It led me to always question if we were hearing Tynion's voice, or a sort of Tynion filtered through Scott Snyder's voice. I think it's quite safe to say that we weren't getting an unfiltered Tynion book until now. The best thing about his writing here, is how apparent his love for all these characters is. There is a level of care and stewardship present that is highly endearing. Also, to bring up Clayface again, Tynion's version of the character is easily one of the best.
Alvaro Martinez and Brad Anderson's artwork does not detract from this issue at all. Martinez's pencil work more than adequately conveys the action, while Anderson's colors are varied and vibrant. The artists deserve kudos for not only pulling off all the unique costume designs, but making them look damn good. The only complaint I had with costume design when this series started was the absolutely ridiculous double R on Tim's costume. Thankfully in this issue, Martinez and Anderson seem to be doing everything they can to keep that second R obscured by something at all times. Sometimes it's a shadow, a hand, or even the shoulder of a character in the foreground that does the covering. I say, if we have to keep the double R, let's keep covering it up.
Detective Comics #938 is another entertaining entry into a series whose only detractor is a slightly long in the tooth first arc. If you are expecting the sensationalized and catastrophic type of stories that Scott Snyder gave us, this book is not that. Instead it is solid storytelling within a fan familiar structure. Fans of Batman or any of the other characters on the team will not be disappointed.
Clayface
Impressive characterization
Great characters to make a team
Story arc is getting a little long in the tooth
Alvaro MartinezBrad AndersonDCDC ComicsDetective ComicsJames Tynion IVRaul Fernandez
Elliott Cole is an avid lover of all things comic book and/or horror related. His favorite publishers are Valiant and DC, and his favorite movies are Suspiria and The House of the Devil. If you tell him something is Lovecraftian, he will probably read/watch/listen to it, even if it is garbage. He is currently slowly dehydrating in the sweltering heat of Wichita Falls, Texas with his wife and two Welsh Corgis. You can follow him on Twitter
John Carpenter and Anthony Burch Are Teaming Up to Write Joker One-Shot
JB Augustine
Report: James Gunn's The Suicide Squad is Expected to Film in Georgia


THE MDC Alliance's Nelson Chamisa has been dealt a major setback in his Constitutional Court appeal against President Emmerson Mnangagwa's narrow July 30 presidential election victory in Zimbabwe.
With the matter set to be heard in front of a full bench of nine judges on Wednesday' Chief Justice Luke Malaba on Friday rejected some of the evidence lodged by the opposition.
According to a memorandum addressed to Chamisa's lawyers' some of the evidence was allegedly submitted after the set deadline had passed.
"After consultation with the Chief Justice a decision was made that these documents could not be accepted'" reads a letter written by the Registrar of the Constitutional Court.
The registrar also added that repeated attempts to reach out to Chamisa's lawyers had been made but that they had not been forthcoming in collecting their material.
Sources within the MDC Alliance said the documents include the much-talked-about bundle by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC).
So far indications are that the MDC Alliance's court appeal could be decided on technical grounds' with the three primary respondents' ZEC' president-elect Emmerson Mnangagwa and ZEC chairperson Justice Priscilla Chigumba' in their opposing papers raising issues about out-of-time technical arguments.
"The effect of Chief Justice Malaba's decision to reject and send back the documents outside court and without hearing the parties' is to throw out evidence on the basis of an argument raised by respondents and is tantamount to siding with one party and giving that party a head start or advantage before the hearing of the matter set for August 22 2018'" said an MDC Alliance insider.
On Monday' Chamisa said the MDC Alliance would thoroughly assess the court outcome before taking any step in the event that they lose the appeal.
"We will assess the process and then make the necessary pronouncement. What we cannot do is say we will accept whatever comes'" he said.
Mnangagwa warned that the court challenge could have serious effects on the concerned parties.
"The disappointment naturally felt by a candidate' his election agent' and supporters on his failure to secure election' often causes a keen desire to appeal to the law. The sting of defeat is hard to bear.. but everyone aiding or concerned in the presentation of an election petition' should carefully consider and be advised upon the whole position' before adopting so serious a step' and should well weigh all the consequences that may ensure from either the success or failure of a petition.
"There is no legal proceeding which is more far reaching in its effects' which excites a greater amount of animosity' personal feeling and hostility'" he said in his heads of argument.
Meanwhile' the Ministry of Legal Affairs said it would not stand in the way of South African advocates Dali Mpofu and Tembeka Ngcukaitobi in their bid to represent Nelson Chamisa.


text:
Getting public school sophomores excited about math, science with 'Hidden Figures' screening
Posted 6:05 pm, February 23, 2017, by Vic Faust, Updated at 05:06PM, February 23, 2017
ST. LOUIS (KTVI) - Approximately 300 St. Louis public high school sophomores were treated to a showing of the movie 'Hidden Figures' at the Galleria 6 Thursday, with the goal being to get kids excited about math and science and show them anything is possible.
The film tells the story of the struggles and accomplishments of three black women who helped NASA soar in the early 1960s.
"People of color have opportunities, but sometimes we don't recognize it and only see the obstacles," said Juan Elizondo, National Math and Science Initiative. "Obviously, the women in the film saw the obstacles and got around them."
The National Math and Science Initiative out of Dallas helps kids around the country with access to rigorous course work and some of the country's best teachers in math and science. They chose to work in St. Louis after receiving a new grant from the U.S. Department of Education.
"They'll be getting more access to AP classes next year, so we thought that maybe we would show them what they would be able to do and get them excited about these classes," Elizondo said.
Students from Soldan, Clyde Miller Career Academy, and Central Visual and Performing Arts high schools are in the program now. Three more schools will be working with the group next year.
Topics: hidden figures, National Math and Science Initiative
See what's happening in your neighborhood.
The black women who did NASA's math used to be hidden. Now the street in front of its headquarters is named for them
How Google and GODCOMPLX is changing the face of tech and entertainment
Android apps are harvesting your data even after you tell them not to, says study
Your child could name NASA's Mars 2020 rover
NGA unveils renderings of new headquarters amid outreach to local universities
Learn about `Mad Science` for your next birthday party
A small glass of juice or soda a day is linked to increased risk of cancer, study finds
A high school somehow lost the ACT tests of its entire class of rising seniors
Children's book author encourages STEAM education to grade school students
These are the books you should read this summer
Ten inmates earn degrees, graduate in Missouri prison


100th Art Rumble at the Rumble House!
Read more "100th Art Rumble at the Rumble House!"
Read more "Back in Action at the Rumble House, April 8"
Read more "Bassano del Grappa Returns to the Rumble House"
Read more "Gorilla House Resurrected as Rumble House"


text:
Supreme Commander (abreujat SupCom) és videojoc d'ordinador d'estratègia en temps real computer game dissenyat per Chris Taylor i desenvolupat per la seva companyia, Gas Powered Games. El joc és considerat el successor espiritual del joc de Taylor de 1997, Total Annihilation, com també un remake de Spring. Per primera vegada anunciat l'agost del 2005 en l'edició de la revista PC Gamer', el videojoc va ser llançat el 16 de febrer del 2007 en Europa i el 20 de febrer del 2007 en Nord-amèrica. Una expansió independent, Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance, va ser llançada el 6 de novembre del mateix any. Una seqüela, Supreme Commander 2, també ha sortit al mercat.Supreme Commander'' se centra en usar un mecha gegant bípede anomenat, Armored Command Unit (o ACU), per construir una base; i llavors millorar les unitats per aconseguir majors nivells de tecnologia, i conquerir als oponents. El jugador pot comandar una de tres nacions: els Aeon Illuminate, la Nació Cybran, o la Federació Unida de la Terra.

Referències

Videojocs del 2007
Videojocs per a Windows
Videojocs per a Xbox 360
Videojocs d'estratègia en temps real

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


Stephen Caravana is an inspirational/spiritual author who's stories of overcoming tragedy through faith are not only intriguing, but help others to recognize that all is possible through our faith in Almighty God.
Visit Stephen's website at www.StephenCaravana.com to learn more about how this amazing author came to realize that we are all here for a God-given purpose. And, it is up to us to listen to our Almighty Father's voice that will tell us the way to fulfill that purpose in the life he has given each of us.


text:
Margaret MacIntyre, Kilmallie
Margaret MacIntyre, wife of Kilmallie stalwart and former Secretary and Executive Officer of the Camanachd Association, Alastair MacIntyre, passed away peacefully on Wednesday 10th Feb.
Alasdair was Goal Keeper for Kilmallie when they won the Camanachd Cup in 1964 at The Old Town Park, Fort William defeating Inveraray by 4 goals 1. After he gave up playing Alastair continued his association with Kilmallie serving many roles from Secretary to Club Chairman, a role which he still holds.
Alasdair became Secretary of the Camanachd Association in the Mid 80's before becoming Executive Officer, a post he held until his retiral in 2003. The operations of the CA were run from his garage at home.
Condolences from all at the Camanachd Association go to Alastair, Pauline & Nicola and their families.
Margaret's funeral will take place in private on Saturday 20th February at St Mary's RC Church, Fort William with interment thereafter at Glen Nevis Cemetery. Anyone wishing to pay their respects can do so outside the church at approx. 11.40.
Shinty Memories AGM & Update
Ronnie Campbell, Lochaber Camanachd
End of an era as National Development Manager retires…
Cardiac Arrest eLearning Course
Shinty fans decide MOWI Team of the Season
International Women's Day - 8th March
More clubs begin registering players for 2021 season….