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Carlson was highlighting the fact that rather than competence, diversity is one of, if not the most, important credential for anyone under consideration for a position in Joe Biden's purported cabinet or perhaps for the person who will replace Kamala Harris in the U.S. Senate upon a vacancy existing. Political infighting has already emerged as the proponents of diversity jockey for position and push a preferred appointee. Corporate America is also on board with diversity sloganeering, Tucker added.
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Camera ARFO-2a review
ARFO-2a is a pre-war plate accordion. The copy of the camera presented in the review is perhaps the oldest in my collection at the moment, albeit with a small margin from other pre-war cameras.
But this is not important. It is important that the EFTE-ARFO series is the first Soviet serial camera.
It all began in 1929, when the Moscow artel of the Promcooperations "PhotoTrud" contracted, by the order of the Center Union, to organize the production of a simple plate camera.
Tsentrsoyuz is the Central Union of Consumer Societies of the Russian Federation, it is a non-profit organization that oversaw the work of all artels and cooperatives.
Surprisingly little is known about the "PhotoTrud" artel itself. I have found virtually no information.
There is information that the artel was organized on the basis of small private workshops that existed before the revolution and was engaged in the production of photographic plates.
The only thing we know about the size of the artel is that it was small, or even modest.
The technical equipment was also poor.
In general, an artel is a voluntary association of people for joint work or other collective activities, often with participation in common income and shared responsibility.
Artels were built on a contract, often oral, containing the terms of activity and obligations of its members. The artel consisted, as a rule, of workers close in age, physical strength and labor qualifications, equal in their rights and duties.
A more understandable analogue of an artel is a cooperative. There are some differences, but from the production point of view and in terms of relations between the participants, everything is the same.
It is interesting that the Soviet state from the time of the NEP and after it actively promoted cooperation in the fishing artels of single handicraftsmen, providing the artels with tax and financial incentives.
Small-scale production in the Stalinist USSR was a very strong and noticeable sector of the country's national economy.
During the Great Patriotic War, artels even produced weapons and ammunition, i.e. possessed advanced technologies and production facilities for those times.
However, by 1960, all artel enterprises were completely transferred to the state. The only exceptions were small artels of consumer services, arts and crafts and artels of the disabled, and they were prohibited from carrying out regular retail trade in their products.
Artel property was alienated free of charge.
The largest production artels became factories. This once again emphasizes that the technical base, at least of the most successful artels, was very serious.
In the 1970s-1980s, the only permitted type of artels were gold prospectors and collective farms.
But let's go back to the 30s.
So, the production of cameras in the "PhotoTrud" artel began in 1929.
The Kharkov labor commune at that time was still a mechanical, woodworking, sewing and shoe workshop and did not think about the production of cameras. The first FEDs appeared in 1932.
Photocor-1 also came out only in 1930.
I do not think that the "PhotoTrud" artel was the first to produce a domestic camera. Single-piece or even small-scale issues by 1929 could already have taken place. But if we talk about small series, then these were the most primitive box-type cameras. We do not take into account the piece items.
Therefore, it is generally accepted that it was the "PhotoTrud" artel that was the first in the country to set up a serial production of a simple but full-featured camera.
The cameras were called "EFTE"
EFTE is an alphabetical reading of the abbreviation "FT" from the name of the artel "PhotoTrud".
I will not describe the EFTE line here. I don't have such devices, I'll somehow get hold of it even then.
By about 1933, the "PhotoTrud" artel had grown greatly and turned into a large photographic complex, which produced, in addition to cameras, a number of photographic goods.
For the purpose of better organization and the possibility of further growth, the artel was divided into two parts by separating the photographic equipment production into an independent artel "ARFO".
So the production of cameras was separated into an independent artel. From this moment on, the production of EFTE cameras ceases and they are replaced by devices of the ARFO line.
The total number of produced EFTE cameras is about 50 thousand copies.
ARFO is also an abbreviation for "ARtel Fototrud". These devices were produced until 1938.
The ARFO line includes several models.
The first model, simply ARFO, without a number, came out in 1933.
The camera had a mechanism for horizontal and vertical lens shift. This is the most radical difference from the EFTE line.
The shutter was central "ARFO" with shutter speeds of 1/25, 1/50, 1/100, B and T.
Anastigmat lens 4.5 / 13.5 cm "ARFO".
Focusing, judging by the photo, was carried out with a special head on the flap on the right.
It is problematic to understand the appearance of the ARFO camera. A photo of her from the book "1200 cameras from the USSR" is like this, but it seems to me that ARFO-3 is depicted here.
In other sources, I did not find an image of the ARFO of the first model.
However, the ARFO of the first model, according to sources, also had a double fur stretching. In this case, the difference between the first and third model is generally vague.
In general, to information about the first ARFO, incl. given here, I recommend to be wary.
The next model ARFO-2 was a somewhat simplified version. In it, the decentering of the lens was abandoned, and instead of the head, focusing was carried out by a lever in front of the lens carriage. The stretch was definitely single. Photo from sovietcams.com.
There are several modifications of ARFO-2, but I do not intend to list them all, because this is a task for a separate in-depth photo-historical research.
I will only point out that the main differences were in the lenses installed on the devices. There were models with Anastigmat ARPHO 6.3 / 13.5 cm and ARFO Periscope 12/15 cm.
This is followed by the ARFO-2a model. The logic behind the emergence of this model is unclear.
A number of sources indicate the following changes:
- New central shutter "ARFO", in which switching of shutter speeds is carried out by rotating the dial;
- Changed the design of the cassette lock;
- The attachment point for the belt for carrying the device has been changed.
- Attaches a darker Anastigmat ARPHO 6.3 / 135 lens
Photo from fotocataloque.ru.
However, in many sources (including photohistory.ru, bar90cameras.ru) copies of ARFO-2a are shown, which are almost indistinguishable from ARFO-2. It can also be seen that for different specimens the belt attachment for carrying the device can be either side or top.
The same applies to the shutter and cassette locking latch design.
I think that the production in the Artel was quite artisanal and the machines were often made "from what was." What components were in stock, they were installed. Even, perhaps, as a specific change of workers used to do. Rational proposals were introduced into the design "on the fly", and if they didn't take root, then the changes were also quickly rolled back.
Therefore, according to the differences between specific specimens, many types / types / releases of ARFO cameras can be distinguished.
the next model ARFO-3, this is already a clear step forward. Well, or a return to previous achievements.
The mechanism of horizontal and vertical displacement of the objective panel returned to the camera. Plus, double fur stretching has been added.
The lens was installed by Anastigmat "ARFO" 4.5 / 13.5 cm.
ARFO-4 technically repeats ARFO-3, but is designed for a smaller size of plates - 6.5X9 cm. The lens was used Anastigmat "ARFO" 4.5 / 12 cm.
It is noteworthy that there are versions of ARFO-4, in which the shutter speeds are switched by rotating the dial.
And, finally, another modification of the ARFO has a proper name - Komsomolets.
Komsomolets is a simplified version of ARFO-4.
They again abandoned the double stretching of the fur and the decentering of the lens, installed a darker Anastigmat "ARFO" 6.3 / 120 mm lens and changed the design of the frame viewfinder.
This is how we got a cheaper model for the mass market and incl. young consumer, as the name says.
Information about the release years of specific models is contradictory. I got the impression that most of the models were produced in parallel for some time. This explains the application of the same technical solutions in different models and vice versa, the differences in copies of the same model.
Information on the volume of production also varies. But the volumes are significant, from 50 to 130 thousand pieces of all EFTE and ARFO models.
Nowadays, if you don't get attached to specific models, then the ARFO camera is not a rarity. This in itself is amazing, of course. It is difficult, however, to find a specimen in good condition.
The ARFO-2a model presented in the review is, perhaps, the most affordable option now for buying into a collection.
Next we will look at an example in very good condition numbered 9924.
ARFO-2a camera
ARFO-2a was produced by the Fototrud artel in 1937-38. The release volume of this particular model is unknown.
The device is designed for photographic plates 9x12 cm.
Anastigmat ARPHO 6.3 / 135 lens. Aperture limit f32. MDF 1.5 meters.
EGF of the lens in the equivalent of 35 mm photographic film is about 38.9 mm.
Aperture blades 10 pieces.
The shutter is central, it hits the exposures 1/25, 1/50, 1/100, B, T.
Focusing is supposed to be on frosted glass or on a distance scale. For the second case, there is a foldable frame viewfinder, which consists of a front and rear frames.
The unit is equipped with a cable release slot and two 3/8 "tripod sockets.
Metal cassettes. There is an edge for protection from light exposure. So the goal is still minimal.
Both "ARFO" and "XX OCTOBER" can be squeezed out on cassettes. In 1937, the artel was given the honorary name "Im. XX years of October ".
The weight of the device with the attached matte glass is 856 grams.
Control elements
The ARFO-2a device is pretty, but it was designed and assembled handicraftly and therefore not very high quality.
The leather wrapping on the sides has a beautiful embossing - inscriptions and frames. On the front flap, the abbreviation ARFO is displaced. On the rear door of the light-protective hood is the word "Moscow".
The name of the model is traditionally inscribed on the ARFO-2a strap.
The quality of the leather itself, however, is low.
The body material is highly corrosive. Even in neat specimens, corrosion gets inside the metal, which causes the surface to swell and peel off.
Many small design decisions look raw. The latch blocking the front flap is tight and unreliable. The latch that fixes the frosted glass and cassettes generally looks strange, impractical.
The focusing lever also does not give the impression of a thoughtful detail.
In general, there are, of course, backlashes and gaps and irregularities.
Nevertheless. The device is efficient and, I repeat, it looks nice.
The ARFO-2a design is classic for a folding plate accordion. I don't know if any foreign design was borrowed, most likely there were enough foreign prototypes.
The device is optimal for the device of those times and that type, therefore, all manufacturers around the world did about the same thing.
The body is a rectangular metal box containing folded fur, an objective carriage with lens and shutter, and the front viewfinder frame, also folded.
On the top there is a strap for easy carrying of the folded device.
In the front there is a folding wall. To open it, you need to press the inconspicuous button under the strap. The button is tight, and the design of the lock is such that it can jam. Both opening and slamming.
The wall folds down (or to the left, depending on how you look). The device is adapted for shooting with both horizontal and vertical orientation of the frame.
The folded-back wall is securely fixed with two spacers perpendicular to the plane of the photographic plate.
On the inner surface of the folded-back wall there are a distance scale and runners along which the carriage with the lens moves.
To get started, you need to pull the carriage out of the parking position and drag it onto the runners. To do this, grab onto the two curved plates under the carriage and pull forward.
The carriage must go onto the runners and then it must be moved forward to the distance scale.
The focusing lever (to the right of the carriage base) should be in the extreme right position. When the carriage reaches the distance scale, the lever will catch on the vertical pin between the runners, and the arrow (to the left of the carriage base) should point to infinity on the distance scale.
Further, when focusing, the carriage must be moved already with a lever, which must be shifted with a decrease in the focusing distance forward and to the left, as if in a circle. And vice versa.
The lever is short. The design is such that the move is rather tight, and it is not very convenient to reach it.
But, nothing dangles, which is more important.
The ARFO-2a bolt does not need to be cocked. At shutter speeds of 1/25, 1/50 and 1/100, you just need to gently push the lever to take a picture. As the lever moves, the bolt spring will be compressed. When the lever reaches the end position, the spring will straighten and the bolt will work.
It is clear that the lever at the same time has a solid stroke and comes with some resistance, which increases the risk of wiggling. A tripod and cable were frequent attributes of shooting, even at instant exposures.
The cable slot is just below the trigger.
At shutter speed K (short manual) - the shutter will open when the lever is pressed and close when the lever is released.
At shutter speed T (long manual) - the shutter will open when the lever is pressed, but will not close when the lever is released. To close the shutter, you need to press the lever again.
The shutter speeds are switched by moving the pointer tongue along a semicircular scale with a star and the inscription "ARFO" above the lens.
The aperture scale, also semicircular, is located under the lens. There is a similar indicator tongue for switching the diaphragms.
The depth of field scale is not applied to the device. No help for shooting on the GFR - either, although the initially dark lens seems to be favorable for this.
Perhaps some recommendations were given in the tables in the instructions.
There are two ways to focus.
The first is on the distance scale. To the left of the runners, along which the lens carriage walks, there is a distance scale with 1.5 marks; 2; 3; 5; ten; 20 meters and infinity.
There is an arrow on the carriage and focus can be set by matching the arrow with the desired distance mark.
In this case, the flip-up frame viewfinder must be used to compose the shot.
The second focusing method is on frosted glass.
On the back of the device there is a door locked with a sliding latch. My copy is assembled in such a way that the latch just does not physically fix anything. Marriage, in fact.
When the door is opened, a black cloth hood is folded out on the back of the machine. The shape of the hood does not hold well, perhaps earlier there were supposed to be spacers that were lost.
Inside you can see frosted glass with a rather large matte finish.
The aperture should be opened as much as possible, and the shutter speed should be set to T. Next, the shutter should be opened.
Light, passing through the lens and the body of the apparatus, falls on the frosted glass and forms an image on it exactly as it will subsequently form on a photographic plate emulsion.
The picture is, of course, inverted on both axes.
By moving the lens carriage, you should achieve a sharp image on frosted glass.
It is inconvenient to hold the device in hands, therefore, when photographing using frosted glass, it was recommended to mount the device on a tripod. 3/8 "tripod sockets are located on the bottom and right sides of the unit.
The matting on the glass is large, and the ARFO-2a lens is dark and gives strong vignetting. Everything is evidently bad. In my opinion, if a photographer has a developed eye, then this method of focusing did not give a radical advantage over the scale one.
Here are a couple of photos taken with a digital camera with frosted glass. In the photo there is a vase and the bottom of the painting on the wall. For ease of perception, the pictures are inverted.
Next, you need to do the following without moving anywhere:
Close the shutter by pressing the release lever again;
Set a different shutter speed, if you need a different one;
Set a different aperture if you need a different one;
Remove the backdrop with frosted glass from the device (the latch is near the left strap attachment, the backdrop is pulled up);
Put a cassette with a record in place of the backdrop;
Pull the gate out of the cassette;
Press the trigger;
There are a lot of operations and with the non-obvious advantage of focusing on frosted glass, I think that ARFO-2a was more often used in a scaled version.
At the same time, a backdrop with frosted glass is not needed at all. All that is needed is to put a fresh cassette on the device, set the focus on the scale, set the exposure, open the slide, press the trigger and close the slide.
The folding process looks like this:
1. Move the focusing lever to the extreme right position (infinity).
2. Grasp the curved plates under the carriage and move it back. The carriage should completely come off the runners and enter the inside of the housing as far as possible.
3. Press the ends of the spacers so that they jump out of the parking position and the rivet heads begin to move along the slots.
We close the lid and press the upper part to fix it with a latch.
My attitude towards the camera
ARFO-2a is a device that very well conveys the spirit of the era. An era in which enthusiasm and striving for achievements made up for, as best they could, both the shortcomings of technology and the low quality of materials. The fact that it turned out does not cause delight, but tens of thousands of Soviet people could try their hand at photography.
If you are a collector, I recommend looking for an inexpensive version of ARFO.


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require "active_record"
require "data_migrate/config"

module DataMigrate
  class DataMigrator < ActiveRecord::Migrator
    def self.migrations_paths
      [DataMigrate.config.data_migrations_path]
    end

    def self.assure_data_schema_table
      ActiveRecord::Base.establish_connection(db_config)
      DataMigrate::DataSchemaMigration.create_table
    end

    def initialize(direction, migrations, target_version = nil)
      @direction         = direction
      @target_version    = target_version
      @migrated_versions = nil
      @migrations        = migrations

      validate(@migrations)

      DataMigrate::DataSchemaMigration.create_table
      ActiveRecord::InternalMetadata.create_table
    end

    def load_migrated
      @migrated_versions =
        DataMigrate::DataSchemaMigration.normalized_versions.map(&:to_i).sort
    end

    class << self
      def current_version
        DataMigrate::MigrationContext.new(migrations_paths).current_version
      end

      ##
      # Compares the given filename with what we expect data migration
      # filenames to be, eg the "20091231235959_some_name.rb" pattern
      # @param (String) filename
      # @return (MatchData)
      def match(filename)
        /(\d{14})_(.+)\.rb$/.match(filename)
      end

      def needs_migration?
        DataMigrate::DatabaseTasks.pending_migrations.count.positive?
      end
      ##
      # Provides the full migrations_path filepath
      # @return (String)
      def full_migrations_path
        File.join(Rails.root, *migrations_paths.split(File::SEPARATOR))
      end

      def migrations_status
        DataMigrate::MigrationContext.new(migrations_paths).migrations_status
      end

      # TODO: this was added to be backward compatible, need to re-evaluate
      def migrations(_migrations_paths)
        #DataMigrate::MigrationContext.new(migrations_paths).migrations
        DataMigrate::MigrationContext.new(_migrations_paths).migrations
      end

      #TODO: this was added to be backward compatible, need to re-evaluate
      def run(direction, migration_paths, version)
        DataMigrate::MigrationContext.new(migration_paths).run(direction, version)
      end

      def rollback(migrations_path, steps)
        DataMigrate::MigrationContext.new(migrations_path).rollback(steps)
      end

      def db_config
        env = Rails.env || "development"
        ar_config = if (Rails::VERSION::MAJOR == 6 && Rails::VERSION::MINOR >= 1) || Rails::VERSION::MAJOR > 6
                      ActiveRecord::Base.configurations.configs_for(env_name: env).first
                    else
                      ActiveRecord::Base.configurations[env]
                    end
        ar_config || ENV["DATABASE_URL"]
      end
    end

    private

    def record_version_state_after_migrating(version)
      if down?
        migrated.delete(version)
        DataMigrate::DataSchemaMigration.where(version: version.to_s).delete_all
      else
        migrated << version
        DataMigrate::DataSchemaMigration.create!(version: version.to_s)
      end
    end
  end
end


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There is new technology, some of it Canadian, to respond to the threat of drone warfare. But the Canadian Forces doesn't use it. Mike Armstrong tracked down Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan to ask why.
When Canadian troops are deployed to Mali this summer, they'll likely be going without any sort of defence against the growing threat of weaponized commercial drones.
In conflicts around the world, insurgents and rebels are using inexpensive unmanned aerial devices to drop bombs.
READ MORE: Drone wars: Is Canada's military prepared for weaponized drones?
The federal defence minister attended a tradeshow for defence and security contractors in Ottawa on Wednesday.
Harjit Sajjan was asked what's being done to protect Canada's soldiers in the upcoming United Nations mission in Mali. He would only say anti-drone systems are still in the research and development phase.
"Whether it's looking at dealing with threats that you mentioned or looking at the cyber threats that we face around the world, we're going to make sure we have the tools in place," the minister said.
The CANSEC show includes several anti-drone systems.
The ANCILE system is manufactured by Allen Vanguard, a company based in Ottawa and the U.K.
Once engaged, it repels drones that come within a certain distance.
According to experts, the threat of drone attack is increasing as technology increases and prices drop.
Groups like ISIS use commercially available drones for surveillance, and for producing propaganda videos. However, with some basic modifications, they can be used to carry explosive payloads.
As the technology is used in one conflict, Strawbridge said it spreads to others.
"The enemy says, 'Well, I used it in Mogadishu,' and the guy in Mali says, 'Well, I'll deploy it there,'" he explained.
Drones are also being used as decoys in some conflicts.
Yemeni rebels have sent drones into Saudi airspace to draw fire from anti-missile defences. Shooting a $1,000 drone out of the sky with a Patriot missile can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. It also opens a window of opportunity, according to Mike Gordon of Keysight Technologies.
The Canadian government may not be providing anti-UAV protection, but there may be systems brought into Mali by the United Nations.
If it happens, it's happening late, says Shawbridge.


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I'm requesting your inputs about a difference regarding the execution of a sql statement done on my environment VS on client site.
First of all the database has the same seed. We did a bunch on work on it then we send it to the client.
Client is complaining about a slowness, provides me a test case and i was able to isolate a query.
I asked him to execute the script 'sybase-quick-sql-analysissql.txt' to get the showplan and statistics in terms of timing and io.
The client output (sybase-quick-sql-analysis-at-clientlog.txt) is clearly different from mine (sybase-quick-sql-analysis-at-officelog.txt). My assumption is the difference is mainly coming from the worktable + table scan on TRN_HDR_DBF (more than 2M rows).
Now I'm trying to find an explanation to such difference. I compared the dataserver configuration, there are some differences (data cache / statement cache / procedure cache bigger on my dataserver) but I don't if there are any ways to pinpoint that this or these configuration differences explain the behaviour.
I asked the client to execute an 'update index statitstics TRN_HDR_DBF' and rerun the sqls but didn't improve anything.
Now I'm a bit stuck, I don't know with settings/flags i could activate to get additional information to explain this difference and I'm requesting your help/advices to move forward.
Something interesting. With my original 'default data cache' configuration (10Gb), the SQL statement was fast.
If I setup 'default data cache' as it's on client dataserver, the query is slow and a TABLE SCAN is selected for TRN_HDR_DBF. Then I used 'set option show_missing_stats on' and execute the query again. I notice statistics were missing for TRN_HDR_DBF.M_PURPOSE. Therefore I ran 'update statistics TRN_HDR_DNF(M_PURPOSE) and rerun the query and it solves my issue.
One obvious (?) question: Does the client have the same indexes on the TRN_HDR_DBF table?
Since you already know your current cache settings allow for a more efficient query plan, I'd suggest you try reconfiguring your caches (cache size, # partitions, pool sizes, APF/wash settings, cache type, cache bindings) to look identical to the client, with the objective being to recreate the client's query results. If you can recreate the clients results you can then focus on the differences in the two cache settings ... tweaking yours until you find the threshold at which the query plan changes.
Now I have a concern when you say "tweaking yours until you find the threshold at which the query plan changes.". I'm going to run some test by changing my cache configuration but I'm wondering if there are some commands/flags I could use to provide me additional information to understand why it's using a TABLE SCAN on TRN_HDR_DBF and why it'll user an INDEX on the same table if I change my cache configuration?


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Where to Drink: Speakeasy Libations @ The Varnish
Often times when I go out drinking, I want somewhere excitingly exhilarating. Otherwise, I could save $50, pop a 40 at the crib and call it a Saturday night. But watering holes like The Varnish exist, forcing me out of my PJs and into my toe-stabbing stilettos and designer denims.
The Varnish isn't just a bar; it's an experience. First of all, in order to even access it, you have to walk through Cole's, the historically restored French dip restaurant in the heart of downtown (pictured to the left). Stepping into Cole's is like stepping back through time: dim lighting, rustic burgundy walls, low tin ceilings, worn wooden tables. It's a place you'd expect Conrad's Charles Marlow or Camus' Mersault to haunt. When you finally reach the threshold to The Varnish in the back of Cole's, it's not exactly...easy to find. Nondescriptly, the door blends into the wooden wall with no signs and barely a doorknob to mark it. I hesitated the first time I ever so slightly cracked open the door (seen in the photo above), as nothing but thick blackness seeped out from the space.
Once inside of this speakeasy, you're immediately enwrapped in an encompassing darkness, the faint flicker of candles glowing in corners. It's a small room, scattered with wooden tables and chairs, a bar area, a piano and antique knick-knacks at every level. No flat screen televisions, no windows, not even Cole's infamous menu. The only thing that reigns supreme here is alcohol.
Cocktails, which come in all sizes, shapes and forms here, are serious. No matter which one you choose – whether it's the Eastside or the Mexican Firing Squad (pictured above, to the right) – it's going to be strong and aesthetically appealing. From the selection of ice – crushed, or in perfect rectangular squares – down to the assortment of glassware – from stem to highball glass – these bartenders craft brilliant drinks that demand you to sip, not chug.
In fact, posting up in front of the bartenders (pictured to the left) is where I recommend starting off the night, because while there's a menu of roughly eight drinks, there really are hundreds of cocktails that aren't even listed that might spark your interest. So watch these master of the spirits mix, stir and brew in order to see which libation might tickle your fancy next.
The next time your looking for a good cocktail, whether with a group of friends or a casual date, you know where to turn!
The Varnish (Inside of Cole's)
118 East Sixth St.
www.thevarnishbar.com
And Where do You "Where To"?: Bullets 4 Peace Fashion Show
Earlier this week, I had the pleasure to attend the Bullets 4 Peace Fashion Show at the W Hollywood. Scores of celebrities came out to support the Bullets 4 Peace designer Rafi Anteby and his breathtaking fashion show filled with soulful musical performances and gorgeous hand-painted models adorning stunning bullet necklaces.
I caught up with a few household names before the show to see exactly where they enjoyed going out in Los Angeles. I've strung together all of their answers in the clip below, which is set to Alicia Keys' "No One (Reggae Remix).
Now let me just say this: first and foremost, I'm a writer. I'm not a videographer, an editor, a sound editor or a director. So, forgive me for the technical nuisances and the lack of lighting, lol. And, I couldn't upload the highest quality video - Blogger wouldn't let me (boo!) - so in order to see a higher resolution version, please click here.
I also have to give a shout-out to funny man Zack Pearlman (pictured below), who shared with me a few of his favorite L.A. spots:
"On Alvarado and Sunset, Burrito King, for Mexican – it's amazing," he proclaimed. "For a burger you can go to The Oaks on Bronson and Franklin – that place is pretty good. And then if you really wanna go somewhere nicer, I'd say [Osteria] Mozza. All those places I love. And then if you wanna go drinking, Ye Rustic, off Franklin and Hillhurst."
Anyone who can come dressed to a high-end fashion show as a superhero gets a thumbs up by me. Check out his new movie coming out this weekend, The Virginity Hit.
Where to be Merry: Darby Park
Thanks to Los Angeles' moderately mild Subtropical-Mediterranean climate, we Angelenos have the privilege of enjoying traditional summer activities all year long. Have you stopped by a BBQ for the Holidays in December? Worn flip-flops in November? Ever frolicked in the sand by the beach in October? While most of our fellow Americans grumpily begin to hibernate in their gloves and scarves come autumn, we, without so much as a blink of an eye, go about our merry summery ways, indulging in pools, beaches and outdoor malls.
One great place to go this fall is Inglewood's Darby Park. I hadn't been to a park in ages, but when my father (pictured above) caught a case of nostalgia and decided he wanted to revisit his old childhood stomping ground one day, lo and behold, I found myself in the midst of this hidden gem.
As a Gemini myself, I was immediately intrigued by the park's dual nature, complex and simplistic at the same time. On one hand, Darby Park is like a park on steroids. It is literally jam-packed with activities for all ages to enjoy: a wading pool for toddlers, playgrounds for the kiddies (pictured to the right), a skate park for adolescents, infinite soccer fields for the athletically-inclined and even a recreation center with basketball courts, pool tables and a kitchen.
Yet amidst all of the frenzied action, there's a subtle peacefulness that hovers over the park. There's nothing like grabbing a picnic basket and a blanket one lazy weekend afternoon, laying on your back in the grass and watching the planes that are en route to LAX fly so close above you that you can see their passengers gazing down at you (OK, maybe they're not that close – but they do soar pretty low to the ground). Plus, from all over the park, there are captivating views of Inglewood's former glory days – of the Great Western Forum (pictured to the left, with my dad) and the Hollywood Park Race Track – granting a bittersweet glimpse into the city's heyday.
Pools and outdoor malls and strolls in open-air markets are lovely, but I suggest that the next sunny autumn day, you make the trek to Darby Park. It's free, provides hours of fun for any age and any interest, and it even has a bit of history surrounding around it. See you there next time!
Darby Park
3400 W. Arbor Vitae St.
www.cityofinglewood.com
Where to Eat: The Wave Smooth Jazz Sunday Brunch @ I. Cugini (CLOSED)
Update: As of June 2011, I. Cugini has closed its doors. :(
They saunter in with their summer suits, sundresses and linen pants. Many arrive in pairs, but most travel in groups of family and friends, often with boisterous little ones tagging along. They walk through the decadent dining area, their eyes wandering over the sturdy columns and grandiose marble finishes and angelic paintings. Intently watching, the band members grin easily – just as easily as they spew out the contagious R&B jazz that richly vibrates throughout the room. As the groups head to their respective tables, it's apparent that while all of what they've just soaked in is fine and dandy, their eyes hungrily search for more. Their eyes greedily fixate on the feast of fresh seafood, assorted salads, carved meats and other breakfast and lunch delights so eloquently displayed before them. You can tell they've been waiting for this moment - the moment of utter self-indulgence for the next couple - or four or five - hours.
I'll unashamedly admit that I'm a part of that group of customers who repeatedly flocks to Santa Monica's I. Cugini (pronounced EE-coo-Gee-NEE) for the restaurant's spectacular Sunday Jazz Brunch. I personally savor this classy affair for its over-the-top decadence. It's the Bentley of brunches, sitting on prime real estate that pompously overlooks the Santa Monica Pier and the beach. With made-to-order pastas and even its own dessert room (pictured to the right, the bottom photo), it quickly shuts down any other buffet on the Westside. The brunch also features a live broadcast from 94.7 the Wave, and also Jazz bands who stop by to play covers and original pieces.
As the saying goes, you get what you pay for, so expect to pay generously. Brunch costs about $55 per person, but do I think it's worth it? Absolutely, and especially if you have relatives or friends visiting the Los Angeles area that you want to impress. The top-notch dining, unlimited champagne and mimosas, great music and scenic view will have you contently sitting in I. Cugini for hours. Hey, I know I tend to spend an average of three hours there. Maybe I'll see you the next time!
I. Cugini
1501 Ocean Ave.
www.icugini.com
Where to Drink: One of the Only Neighborhood Bars in the Adams Area: The Cork
Do not visit The Cork as a dream destination; do visit if you just happen to be within a one-mile radius from it, and you're in need of a few good drinks.
Do not visit The Cork if the thought of being patted down at the door repulses you; do visit The Cork if wearing whatever you like – sneakers, stilettos, flip-flops, white tees, suits, head scarves, etc. – sparks your interest.
Do not visit The Cork if shouting over the swell of bass-infused music bothers you; do visit The Cork if you feel like grooving to classic R&B hits like Sade's "Sweetest Taboo" and Jodeci's "Come and Talk to Me."
The Cork is your festive neighborhood watering hole, with a personality that's rough around the edges, but still pleasantly amusing and quite entertaining. It's one of the only bars in the Adams area, thus attracting a myriad of returning customers ranging in age, profession and social status. I've seen men as old as my grandfather, groups of friends my parents' age and college kids who don't look a day over 21 sit side by side, jovially talking and enjoying themselves. Without a doubt, patrons - especially the returning customers - are unforgettable. Many have no problem approaching your table to strike up a conversation with you, whether you were looking to talk with them or not. All of this takes place in an eccentric yet simple setting, complete with poinsettias and Christmas lights adorning the main bar, pictured below.
I personally enjoy The Cork for two main reasons: the drink specials and the music. Like most dive bars, The Cork serves stiff drinks. One of the waitresses mentions she averages about 2 ½ shots per drink. During the Sunday-Thursday happy hour (from 12pm-7pm), Margaritas, Adioses, Piña Coladas, Long Islands and Long Beaches are only $7. If you stick around until 8:30pm, which you might as well do since you're already here, more discounts surface. The Sangria and Caipirinha, pictured to the left, drop down to $8. On any given night, the music selection is incredible. A jukebox quietly sits near the entrance, offering not only classic R&B hits, but new singles, too. I can't help but sway in my chair when The Dream starts to blast, or even sing along when D'Angelo starts to croon.
Would I recommend driving down from Pasadena or somewhere as equally far to come to The Cork on any given day of the week? Probably not. But if you're already on this side of town, stick your head in, order a happy hour drink and appetizer - like the Margarita and red snapper basket pictured below - and stay for a few hours to beat the traffic before heading onto the nearby 10 Freeway. See you there soon!
The Cork
4771 West Adams Blvd.
And Where do You "Where To"?: Bullets 4 Peace Fash...
Where to Eat: The Wave Smooth Jazz Sunday Brunch @...
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YAY! MORE CHRISTMAS SEASON CHEER! ASH BORER
LISTMANIA CONTINUES: REVOLVER'S 20 BEST ALBUMS OF 2011
Yeah, I'm joking. I don't really intend to devote any of our precious space to Revolver magazine's list of the 20 best albums of 2011. Actually, our space isn't precious. It's unlimited, but still.
It just happens that although I haven't renewed my subscription to Revolver, they continue to mail me the mag, and when I got the current issue a few days ago, I peaked at the list. It's just as terrible as I thought it would be. Not 100% awful — there are a few good albums on the list — but overall it's painful.
Album of the Year? It's the same title as the one that DECIBEL named Album of the Year, except instead of being Path of Totality by Tombs it's The Path of Totality by . . . Korn. Seriously.
Coming in at No. 3? Megadeth.
Locking up the No. 4 spot? Evanescence.
Do you really, truly want to see the rest of the list? Alright then. Suit yourself.
1. Korn, The Path of Totality
2. Machine Head, Unto the Locust
3. Megadeth, Th1rt3en
4. Evanescence, Evanescence
5. Black Veil Brides, Set the World On Fire
6. A Pale Horse Named Death, And Hell Will Follow Me
7. Foo Fighters, Wasting Light
8. Anthrax, Worship Music
9. Five Finger Death Punch, American Capitalist
10. Asking Alexandria, Reckless and Relentless
11. Mastodon, The Hunter
12. Children of Bodom, Reckless Relentless Forever
13. Seether, Holding Onto Strings Better Left To Fray
14. Chimaira, The Age of Hell
15. The Black Dahlia Murder, Ritual
16. Staind, Staind
17. Iced Earth, Dystopia
18. Born of Osiris, The Discovery
19. Opeth, Heritage
20. August Burns Red, Leveller
I just noticed that Asking Alexandria and Children of Bodom are both reckless and relentless, except Asking Alexandria doesn't plan to stay that way forever.
Posted by Islander at 3:30 am
31 Responses to "LISTMANIA CONTINUES: REVOLVER'S 20 BEST ALBUMS OF 2011"
VyceVictus says:
oof.
That Cover Art doesn't help matters.
Islander says:
Ooof indeed. And the issue really does include a 33-page section on The Greatest 100 Living Rock Stars to go along with the cover.
Fuzius says:
I regret looking at the full list..
Andy Synn says:
I think I just prolapsed the angry ghost of Ronnie James Dio.
Full Metal Attorney says:
I died a little inside. The only one of these I can agree with is Mastodon.
I used to read this magazine. I'm trying to remember why. And not succeeding.
Revolver: "If you haven't sold enough, we don't want to know"
I remember a comment I saw on another blog a couple years ago when Revolver did their first "Golden Gods" awards show. It would also serve as a decent sub-header for the mag: "Fellating the old gods".
SurgicalBrute says:
For the hottest chick in rock music issue obviously
That does ring a bell.
KevinP says:
That's some list there. LOL
You are showing remarkable restraint.
John Paul II says:
ebin 5/5
TheMadIsraeli says:
So glad I stopped subscribing to this shit when I turned 16.
Phro says:
I went into this trying to maintain an open mind. I told me, "Now, look here, Phro. Ev`reebuddy dun got thur own set o` tastes an` buliefs, an` it ain` gunn` do no good goin` `round `n` judgin` people an` talkin` sum shit."
Then I read the list.
Now I just want to kill something with my teeth, eat a few bites, and then piss all the fuck over it so nothing else can eat it.
Good job, Revolver, you made me hate hipsters less. You fucking assholes.
Although, I did get the Born of Osiris album because of the NoCleanSinging review. And it definitely was not a purchase I regret. I thought it was a pretty good album, but you won`t find it on my year end list.
But again, that`s just my taste. (I taste kinda like a smelly asshole.)
Trollfiend says:
I didn't have to ask. I knew.
FUCK YEAH!! STAIND!!!
I'm stainding on my head and it still kinda looks like you said "FUCK YEAH!! STAIND!!!" Actually, it looks more like !!!DNIATS !!HAEY KCUF.
Come ON, Aaron Lewis is a fucking genius! All of his songs are from the heart and every time I listen to "14 Shades of Grey" I cry so hard my mascara runs all down my face and makes me look like that guy in Ancient VVisdom!
Holy fucking fuckballs…Black Veil Brides?
Please don't use that kind of language around here. I mean Black Veil Brides. Holy fucking fuckballs is perfectly acceptable.
groverXIII says:
Let's be honest… does anyone actually take Revolver magazine seriously who's not still in high school?
Utmu says:
I don't think I took it seriously when I was in highschool…
I'm only excited for 3 of those albums this year. Man, I can't wait until I pick up the stuff from Black Veil Brides, Asking Alexandria and August Burns Red.
But seriously, I want MH, Opeth and TBDM.
Travis the Virus says:
Thanks for posting this, I needed a good laugh today! Can't say I'm surprised by the pedestrian sensibilities of Revolver's list, however giving korn album of the year is especially bullshit for several reasons beyond the fact that they suck harder than a Baltic Squid:
1. The album came out on December 6th, as in 3 fucking days ago. I know that the press often gets advance copies to listen to, but unless they got the album a month and a half ago I'm not convinced the Revolver "staff" has had adequate time to absorb it.
2. Korn's latest album isn't just another CD of down-tuned, two cord teenage angst songs played by 40 year old dudes, it's a dubstep album! If you don't know what dubstep is, let's just say that it's even further removed from real metal than korn's usual sound and Revolver might as well have named a fucking KMFDM remix CD as album of the year.
Valley of Steel says:
Ohhh yeah. Until I read this list I totally forgot that APHND ever happened. That was one of the more disappointing releases I heard this year, too. I guess I was hoping for more Type O and less Life of Agony, but it was the other way around.
ElvisShotJFK says:
Thankfully a few of their picks are actually worth inclusion, although some would easily disagree with the ranking. Me, I don't give a shit about ranking, ratings, scores or whatever, so it doesn't bother me too much that they put Korn as #1. Okay, maybe it does bother me a bit, because Korn hasn't been worth listening to for a long time – yes, I do think that there was a time when they were.
Granted, I haven't heard all these albums, but I don't need to to know that this list is nowhere near a reliable representation of metal this year. Since A7X didn't release anything this year, they didn't make the list; otherwise I'd expect them to take the top spot. Nothing against the band, mind you. I like some of what I've heard from them, but never really got into them. Revolver, however, seems to have worshipped the band in the past and I wouldn't put it past them to provide some more print fellatio next time they have an album out. Kind of like most publications do now with Opeth.
On a side note, any cred this rag has is greatly diminished by having anything with the word CRUNK on the cover.
I can't believe I missed the CRUNK word on the cover. I think I was too flabbergasted by everything else on the cover, but that's still no excuse.
You are so right about the Revolver love for A7X. I'm not going to criticize the band, because they're far enough away from what I pay any attention to these days that I don't even have a starting place for attempting to judge the good or bad of what they're doing. Not that anyone would give a crap about what I think of them anyway.
I used to listen to Korn and Evanescence, Foo Fighters, and Staind, so it would be hypocritical to say they've never had anything to offer. But that was then and this is now
Agreed. Those bands, and several of their peers, had something good for them when they were starting out, but haven't really been able to reach the personal standards they had set. Not that they can't come up with somethign half decent today, but when a listenable song or horns worthy riff are the exception, something's wrong.
Looking at this list, I must say that I was glad to see a couple of glaring omissions in the form of Lulu, Gold Cobra and Speaker Of The Dead. So, at least there's that.
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looks like they've never heard of The Human Abstract! seriously, check out their songs Faust, Antebellum, Digital Veil, and the rest off their latest album (Digital Veil). i'm glad Born Of Osiris was on the list though


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Regardless of how you view online gambling, it's big business and one that's proven to be a boon to the gaming industry and developers around the world. Some of the studios behind the most popular online casino games have been around for a surprisingly long time, while others are still forcing their way to the top of a competitive industry, thanks to making the most of cutting-edge technology and exciting innovations. If you're a regular player of online slots, chances are that these are two of the developers behind more than a few of your favourite games.
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The Ivy League champion Yale field hockey team has also been excelling in the classroom, as recognized recently by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association. As a team, the Bulldogs earned the NFHCA National Academic Team Award for the 2011 season. They also had 10 individuals named to the NFHCA National Academic Squad.
The Bulldogs have earned the National Academic Team Award in each of their seven seasons under head coach Pam Stuper. The award is presented to all field hockey teams that had a GPA of 3.0 or higher for the fall of 2011.
This year's 10 National Academic Squad honorees from Yale included two seniors who earned the award all four years of their careers: forward/midfielder Kirsten Krebs (Selinsgrove, Pa.) and midfielder Dinah Landshut (Hamburg, Germany). The National Academic Squad recognizes those student-athletes who have achieved a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.30 through the first semester of the 2011-12 academic year. Krebs and Landshut were also Academic All-Ivy League selections this past fall, the second time Landshut has earned that honor.
In addition to their success in the classroom, the Bulldogs also had a great run on the field in 2011. They went 11-6 overall and 6-1 in Ivy League play to earn a share of the Ivy title, Yale's first Ivy League title since 1980, with Princeton.
The Bulldogs also continue to be active in the community, including their work on the "Get a Grip" campaign to benefit the Myotonic Dystrophy Foundation in honor of junior goalkeeper Ona McConnell (London, England), who has the disease. This spring they also are continuing their involvement with the annual Mandi Schwartz Marrow Donor Registration Drive at Yale, which adds potential donors to the Be The Match registry for patients in need of life-saving transplants. A year ago, junior back Lexy Adams (Lancaster, Pa.) made a marrow donation to a patient with a life-threatening illness. Adams was also among the 10 Bulldogs who were selected to the National Academic Squad, the third time she has earned that honor.
Yale's 2011 NFHCA National Academic Squad honorees were:
Jessie Accurso*, Fr., Jamison, Pa. (undeclared)
Lexy Adams***, Jr., Lancaster, Pa. (molecular biophysics & biochemistry)
Georgia Holland**, So., Stony Brook, N.Y. (undeclared)
Kirsten Krebs****, Sr., Selinsgrove, Pa. (psychology)
Dinah Landshut****, Sr., Hamburg, Germany (economics)
Chelsey Locarno***, Sr., Boston, Mass. (English)
Grace McInerney*, Fr., Blue Bell, Pa. (undeclared)
Taylor Sankovich***, Sr., Short Hills, N.J. (history)
Emily Schuckert**, So., Wilmington, Del. (undeclared)
Maddy Sharp***, Jr., La Jolla, Calif. (environmental studies)
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It's probably fair to say that nobody is at their best at a funeral. Even where the death is not unexpected, or perhaps has come as an end to suffering, they are stressful affairs. There is little time to prepare, those closest to the deceased are distressed and upset, and the tight schedule may prevent far flung friends or family members from attending. I've attended funerals where the family have had no say in the proceedings; others where the minister has been far more focused on the afterlife than the actual life, and as a result, the family has come away feeling upset. Most standard North American funerals over the last couple of hundred years have been little more than exercises in legally required box ticking, overlaid with a veneer of sententious judgment. It's time we came to expect more, and to do justice to the lives of those we have lost.
Grief is a form of emotional protection against death, but it won't necessarily bring acceptance.
The Celtic wake tradition, where friends and family gather before the funeral to eat, drink and remember is a little better, but even so, there is little time to prepare, and some people simply cannot be there. In this situation, for the family at least, grief will often outweigh all other considerations. Not that grief is a bad thing, or unwelcome at these times. Grief is necessary, but it's a potent anaesthetic; think of how often people talk about feeling 'numb' or 'in a state of shock' when grieving. Grief is a form of emotional protection against death, but it won't necessarily bring acceptance. Why should you accept death? Because death is a fact of life. Apart from being born it's the only thing we all have in common. In the fact, if not necessarily the manner, death is scrupulously fair. The old saying goes that you can't escape death or taxes, but the truth is that tax is far less equitably distributed than death.
Above all, the mood is of celebration, not lamentation.
The celebration of life takes us beyond grief to a place where we accept that our loved one is no longer with us, and it permits us to enjoy their memory – for who and for what they were. There is no time restriction for a Celebration of Life. It's not driven by the funeral clock, which means you do have time to prepare. You can organize a celebration that makes sense, that speaks to the essence of the deceased, and accept that it's even okay to have a good time with it. It can be a month, three months, a year later; on your schedule. It's more likely that friends and family from far away can attend; it's altogether more rational. Above all, the mood is of celebration, not lamentation. Ideally, the celebration of life lets us recognize that death and birth are the bookends to our lives, and maybe that can help reduce the sting of fear. Yes, your loved one is gone – although even that boundary may be a little blurred with some recent green funeral options – but at least they were once here, and you got to know them, and to spend time together.
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It's soundless but for my boots crunching snow. The trees are furred with frost, the dark extremities of birch white, looking like the ghosts of trees, like a photographic negative. The fog has closed in but the hint of sunrise I saw earlier, that hint of an extraordinary day about to begin, appears in a hole in the fog, a rosy mountain peak plastered in snow.
The forest I am wandering in smells of cold and pine. A heady and free scent. I feel so glad to be alive.
Ten minutes. If only it were all day. I get back in the car and drive on to my rendezvous, passing walkers preparing for a cracking day on the hill. I feel a pang of jealousy. They have all day to enjoy this!
But a lot can happen in ten minutes, if you know how.


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NEW DELHI—Thirty-one years ago this spring, the world was riveted by a tale of nuclear terrorism called The Fifth Horseman. In this best-selling novel, Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi threatens to explode a three-megaton nuclear bomb hidden under New York City, unless an autonomous Palestinian state is immediately established. The book was so disturbing that French President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing cancelled the sale of nuclear reactors to Libya, even though they were allegedly intended for peaceful purposes.
Today, a real-life twist on The Fifth Horseman is playing out in an unstable, autonomous nation with the world's second-largest Muslim population, which incubated the global jihadist movement that led to the terrorist attack on New York on September 11, 2001: Pakistan. In this case, rather than France working to deny reactors, China is actively working to supply them.
With the remarkable news of Osama bin Laden's death likely to inflame jihadist anger – a week after Pakistan's successful test-fire last week of a new, short-range, surface-to-surface ballistic missile that a military press release announced "carries nuclear weapons" – the feeling among leaders here is that the risk of a real-life doomsday scenario is one the global community can no longer ignore.
Nuclear weapons have long played a deterrent role here, as they did between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. India, routed by China in 1962, realized it couldn't defeat The Middle Kingdom in a conventional war, so it launched a nuclear program in 1967 as a deterrent. Pakistan, routed by India in four wars since 1947, realized the same about India, and launched its program in 1972. The threat of mutually assured destruction has kept each nation-state in check since.
But Pakistan has gone on a building binge in recent years, growing its arsenal from about 70 weapons in 2008 to 100 or more today. Exact numbers are unknown because Pakistan is not a signatory to treaties that would allow inspection by regulatory agencies. Furthermore, the Pakistani army –which controls the nuclear program – takes a secretive and paranoid approach to its stockpile, deliberately concealing information about the location of its weapons.
As the U.S. struck a nuclear agreement with India in 2008 allowing India to trade in nuclear materials, technologies and equipment, China sided with Pakistan, promising Pakistan two more nuclear reactors, allowing Pakistan to build an additional 24 weapons a year. On March 14, just two days after Japan's earthquake and subsequent Fukushima meltdown, Chinese engineers in Pakistan successfully linked one of the new reactors to a power grid. As a result, Pakistan will soon have the world's fourth-largest nuclear arsenal. With last week's test of the new Nasr missile – which establishes, as Defense News put it, that tactical nuclear weapons will be deployed close to the Indian border – the nation with more active terrorists than any other has infinite more opportunities for nuclear devices to fall into the hands of Al Qaeda, the Taliban, Lashkar-e-Taiba, or any other jihadist group. The death of bin Laden only accentuates the danger.
First, the U.S. should make clear to Pakistan that if any of these devices land in jihadist hands, or God forbid get used, Washington will hold Islamabad accountable. With Pakistan's top spy, Inter-Services Intelligence Chief General Ahmad Shuja Pasha, in D.C. last week – reportedly telling the CIA to "get the hell out of Pakistan" – Washington should make clear that it will see no daylight between Pakistani generals and jihadi radicals if safeguards fail.
Second, the U.S. should condition all future aid to Pakistan on weapons inspections. The U.S., which has given Pakistan nearly $20 billion in mostly military aid since 2001, should make an offer Pakistan cannot refuse: no inspections, no aid. But in return, the U.S. should pledge to assuage Pakistan's paranoia about India.
Third, the U.S. should quietly persuade India to be more flexible on Kashmir. In 2005, Husain Haqqani, Pakistan's U.S. Ambassador, wrote that the disputed Kashmir region has "poisoned India-Pakistan relations" but that its settling "could pave the way for normalization between the two countries." India and Pakistan had a standing agreement in 2007, when Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf directed secret "backchannel" negotiations with India before being ousted. With 2008's U.S.-India nuclear deal creating a stable relationship, the U.S. should encourage India to support the deal: demarcating the current "line of control" as the border, while allowing Kashmiris to travel and trade across all Kashmir.
Hopefully, these steps will be taken before the world's fourth-largest nuclear power becomes the Fifth Horseman of the apocalypse.
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Who won HGTV Dream Home 2022 season? The HGTV Dream Home is a sweepstakes that gives you the chance to win your own home. Every year, HGTV designs and builds an entirely new house for the contest. The prizes change from year to year. To enter the contest, you have to watch the network or visit their website, then answer a skill-testing question.
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It was a long road, but Wolstenholm has officially won the HGTV® Dream Home 2022 sweepstakes contest! The contest started in October 2017, with the winner announced in October 2022. The contest began with a giant sweepstakes party in Warren VT. Where the grand prize package, valued at over $2.4 million, was handed off to Wolstenholm. She has been dreaming about the HGTV Dream Home for over a year now. It seems like her dream really came true! Congratulations to the winner of HGTV® Dream Home 2022!
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In the United States, HGTV Dream Home is a sweepstakes that offers the winner a chance to live in a custom-built dream home. To enter, you must be 21 years old; as well as legally reside in one of the 50 United States or Washington DC. You'll also need to visit their website and answer a few questions; about your household size and other information so they can determine if you qualify for this contest.
If you are chosen as the winner of HGTV's Dream Home Sweepstakes 2020, then your family will move into their new home located on California's Central Coast after its completion in late 2021.
The HGTV Dream Home 2022 winner was chosen in a drawing on April 8, 2022.
The HGTV Dream Home 2022 winner was chosen in a drawing on April 8, 2022. The winner will receive the home and its contents for free as part of the show's grand prize package.
Every year, HGTV designs and builds an entirely new house for the contest.
Every year, HGTV designs and builds an entirely new house for the contest. Over the course of four months, they'll construct a 3200-square-foot home that's large enough to host seven families. The winner's family gets to move in first, but everyone else will move into their homes by February 1st.
This year's house was designed by HGTV dream home designer David Bromstad, who says he wanted "to create something that felt like [it] could exist anywhere." He hoped this would give viewers a sense of comfort when imagining what their own dream homes might look like if they won this competition!
In addition to being much larger than last year's house (which had only 1800 square feet), this year's design features lots more open space inside as well as some unique outdoor areas where families can gather together outside on nice days!
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Today on Hempresent our host Vivian McPeak is joined by Simpa Carter of The Durham city cannabis club. DCCC was founded on July 1st 2016 following the Product Earth expo in Peterborough by Simpa. He attended the event and subsequently met many of the inspiring people and like-minded individuals who've been in the cannabis activism scene for many years fighting to highlight the injustices, speak the truth about cannabis and work towards the relegalisation of cannabis here in the UK.
Having discovered the existence of the UKCSC (United Kingdom Cannabis Social club) and speaking to its founder and other club administrators our Simpa decided to found DCCC just a week later. The early days of the club was focused on designing the clubs first the main logo, setting up our social media and researching and contacting other clubs and activists to find out what they were up to on the local and national level to see how DCCC should go about conducting its activism work and develop as a club.