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Upon Further Review: The Walking Wounded Prevail
AJ Bolino
By AJ Bolino @USMCLegbreaker
Oct 15, 2014 at 9:25 PM • 2
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Monday night's game went off a lot like the script of a Rocky movie. The Rams came out swinging and the 49ers were on the ropes. Then, when all hope seemed lost, Colin Kaepernick landed an overhand right by way of an 80 yard TD strike to Brandon Lloyd with just seconds left in the first half. That strike changed the complexion of the game...and set in motion a series of events that led to yet another 49er victory. When all was said and done, Kaepernick was brilliant, the passing game was prolific, and the touchdowns plentiful.
But that victory came at great cost. When the final gun sounded, Patrick Willis, Mike Iupati, Stevie Johnson and Jimmy Ward were out with injuries...and the 49ers looked more like a MASH unit than a professional football team. With the injuries suffered in St Louis, the 49ers are down two defensive backs, three linebackers, one defensive lineman, one wide receiver and one tight end. Ugh.
The 49ers expected to rely on backups early while Navorro Bowman recovered from injury and Aldon Smith served his 9-game suspension...no one expected to be missing an additional 3 starters on offense AND defense. That kind of roster churn can derail a season...let alone a tough road game. The 49ers' chances this weekend will have as much to do with who is available to play as with how well they play.
Is it time to panic? Not yet. Is it time to be concerned? You bet it is.
Two Minute Drill
*When Patrick Willis left last week's game with turf toe, I was certain that the defense was going to lose steam. I have never been more happy to be proven wrong. Rookie MLB Chris Borland did his best impression of the Tasmanian Devil in a relief role last week. For the 49ers to be successful in Denver, he'll need to do the same as a starter if Patrick Willis can't go.
*Pay careful attention to the status of LG Mike Iupati and RT Anthony Davis approaching this weekend's contest. The Broncos excel at getting pressure on opposing QBs...and at containing opposing runners. If Iupati and Davis are good to go for Sunday's game, expect the 49ers to take the teeth out of the Bronco pass rush by forcing them to defend the run. That could set up some opportunities over the top against a secondary that has looked ordinary at times this season.
*Wondering what happened to the run in St Louis on Monday night? Much of what transpired had to do with how the Rams chose to defend the 49ers. They spent much of the night with one safety high and one safety down low, dedicating 8 defenders to the run. That strategy worked early...but left the Rams' corners isolated. It will be interesting to see if the Broncos choose to employ the same strategy.
Week 7 Picks
NY Jets at New England (-9.5)
Make no mistake, the Patriots are no longer a perennial Super Bowl contender. Tom Brady is easily the most talented player on this team...and sooner or later, he won't be able to carry them any longer. But since the Jets would probably lose a game of tic-tac-toe these days, odds are that Tommy Terrific and friends should be good to go this week. NEW ENGLAND
Cincinnati at Indianapolis (-3)
Cincinnati has turned in two disappointing weeks of football in a row...and Indianapolis is getting better week over week. The magic 8-ball says that both streaks will continue this weekend. INDIANAPOLIS
Tennessee at Washington (-6)
With the return of Jordan Reed, Kirk Cousins has one more weapon...but he still has a penchant for throwing interceptions in an almost Jeff George-like fashion. Fortunately for Washington fans, Tennessee is worse than ANYTHING you could order from Olive Garden. WASHINGTON
Miami at Chicago (-3.5)
What happens when the mediocre force meets the relatively movable object? Watch this game and you'll find out. The Bears have a great offense coupled with a sieve of a defense, and the Dolphins are marginally talented underachievers. Sounds like the recipe for a home team win. CHICAGO
Cleveland (-5) at Jacksonville
Ugh. Welcome to the wonderful world of parity, boys and girls! The only reason anyone should be watching this game is to see how their fantasy players are doing. Because no matter how hard I try, it's impossible to root for the perpetually inept (Jacksonville) or the historically impotent (Cleveland). I'm flipping a coin on this one. CLEVELAND
Seattle (-7) at St. Louis
After the egg Seattle laid at home last week and the outright AMAZING performance the St Louis defense turned in against the San Francisco ground attack, I'm not sure the visitors will be able to pull this one off by a full TD. Give me the Rams and the points. ST LOUIS
Carolina at Green Bay (-7)
Cam Newton must feel incredibly lonely on a team suddenly devoid of playmakers. GREEN BAY
Atlanta at Baltimore (-7)
Don't look now, but he of the most unwieldy contract in NFL history is starting to live up to the hype. I'm not sure how long that will last, but I'll wager that an injury depleted road team probably won't be able to deliver the goods in Baltimore this weekend. BALTIMORE
Minnesota at Buffalo (-5)
I am NOT buying on Buffalo's resurgence. I am buying Teddy Bridgewater as a bright spot on an otherwise unremarkable team, though. MINNESOTA
New Orleans at Detroit (-3)
New Orleans has looked very beatable this season. Perhaps it's age, perhaps bad luck, but whatever it is, I don't see it changing against a stout front 7. Expect the home team to bring the house in an effort to shut down Drew Brees. DETROIT
Kansas City at San Diego (-4)
San Diego has played LIGHTS OUT football this season. Kansas City has not...at least not every week. SAN DIEGO
NY Giants at Dallas (-6.5)
DeMarco Murray is playing out of his mind right now. The same cannot be said for anyone playing for the Giants. DALLAS
Arizona (-3.5) at Oakland
I want Arizona to lose with every fiber of my being...but no matter how I look at this game, I just can't see it happening. The Raiders have their QB...but that's about it. Oakland is too spotty, too undisciplined and too beat up. Even at home, I don't think this one will go their way. ARIZONA
Houston at Pittsburgh (-3.5)
No. I will not pick the Steelers to win this game. Uneven across the board with the exception of QB and WR, I am unsure which team I'll see week in and week out. JJ Watt might be able to win this one by himself. HOUSTON
San Francisco at Denver (-6.5)
The 49ers have managed to put together a very solid defense (2nd overall in total defense, PFF cumulative season grade of +42.8) despite a host of injuries (Navorro Bowman, Tremaine Brock, Glen Dorsey, Patrick Willis, Jimmy Ward)...and that solid defense will be tested this Sunday Night. The Broncos are the best team in football thus far, and a defense minus its biggest playmakers will be hard pressed to shut them down. The 49ers certainly have the ability to hang with and beat the Broncos...but they'll need to see stellar outings from likely injury replacements Chris Borland (+3.6 playing in place of Patrick Willis) and Dontae Johnson (+1.9 with a pick six playing in place of Jimmy Ward) in addition to a complete effort from their very talented (yet slightly out of step) offense. Can they get it done in the Mile High City? Sure. The 49ers' last two quarters of football were perhaps their most complete of the season. Will they get it done in the Mile High City? That remains to be seen. But if the 49ers do lose this game, it won't be by more than 6 points. SAN FRANCISCO
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By: Wizolman
Date: Oct 16, 2014 at 6:02 AM
Comment: Jimmy Williams? Try Ward.
Response: Oops! Good catch. That's what I get for writing in the early AM before I've had my coffee.
By: Monsterniner
Date: Oct 15, 2014 at 10:30 PM
Comment: In the Harbaugh era we always defeat those happy-pass teams with a combination of physical football, oportunistic defense and some great plays by Kaepernick. Everyone is talking about our D vs Manning but I think that on the other side of the ball our offense has a legit shot at moving the ball against a Broncos D that is ordinary specially if Davis and Iupati can play. I really think that we can win even without Patrick and Jimmy.
Response: Agreed. The key will be getting Davis and Iupati on the field and playing at a high level. They are critical to the 49ers success on the ground...and establishing the ground game will take some pressure off of Kap and the 49er passing attack.
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Role of Public Administration
Mayor Bill de Blasio Announces Administration Appointments
Jeffrey Parks Articles, Blog
Let me begin, as I like to do, with all of
our announcements of new members of our administration, by thanking everyone who has helped to put
together this administration, starting with our First Lady – who I don't see in the
room, but I thought was going to be in the room. She's coming from upstairs. She's coming from upstairs! There we go.
The co-chairs of our transition call, Carl Weisbrod and Jennifer Jones Austin, our Deputy
Mayor Lillian Barrios-Paoli and my Chief of Staff Laura Santucci. Want to thank them all
for the work they did leading to today's announcements. We've said it before, we'll
say it again: the vision in staffing up this administration has been to find extremely
effective experienced folks who share the progressive values of this administration
and represent the totality of this city. And I've said from the beginning, I was convinced
there was extraordinary talent out there that wanted to be a part of public service. Every
time we get to make these announcements I think it confirms that view. With the appointment
today of Maya Wiley as Counsel to the Mayor, Emily Lloyd as Commissioner of DEP, and Donna
Corrado as Commissioner of DFTA, we're taking a major step forward in creating the administration
that we envisioned. Maya, Donna, and Emily are each highly respected leaders in their
fields, and each possess the first-hand knowledge and experience that will make them effective
leaders in this administration. Let's first talk about Maya Wiley. Maya
is known locally and nationally as one of the fiercest advocates for equality and social
justice. And she fits the vision I have for the role of Counsel to the Mayor, because
what I'm looking for in this role is someone who will constantly reinforce our focus on
fighting inequality. And make sure that not only are the actions of this administration
legally sound, but that they are morally sound as well, and that we stay focused on our goal.
Now, Maya has extraordinary experience and she also has a very particular attribute that
makes her knowing and strong, and that is she is a Brooklynite. In fact, today we have
an all-Brooklyn lineup. Maya and Emily currently in Brooklyn, Donna born and bred Brooklyn
– even though your strayed away in recent years, we still consider you a full Brooklynite.
I've been told to say Brooklyn's in the house, is that what I'm supposed to say?
So Brooklyn's in the house today. Maya will serve as my chief legal advisor on all matters
involving the Mayor's Office and the staff of the Mayor's Office. I'll expect her
to provide counsel on all the day-to-day workings of the Mayor's Office, as would be true
of any counsel. And she'll do some of the roles that one might assume as typical of
counsel to the mayor, for example, coordinating our efforts in terms of judicial nominations.
But her role is going to involve a lot more. It's going to involve taking on some of
the issues that are core to our agenda and need to be led from City Hall to be effectively
achieved, and one example is when it comes to broadband access. I've spoken about this
a lot over the last year. This is an area that Maya has put some serious time and energy
into. To have a truly just society means economic opportunity for all. And in this day and age,
that means having access to the totality of the digital world. In this city today, it's
shocking how uneven broadband access is and that has tremendous ramifications for the
people of this city, in terms of their ability to prosper, their ability to learn. It certainly has huge ramifications for the
potential growth of our technology sector, which – as everyone knows – is one of
the really exciting and important new elements of our economy, and one that offers tremendous
hope for a more economically fair and just city. But that can only happen if the sector
has the capacity to go, and that will only happen if we have truly universal access to
high-speed internet. To achieve that change – and you'll be hearing a lot more from
us in the coming weeks on this – is going to take intensive coordination with a number
of city agencies, including DoITT and the Mayor's Office of Long Term Planning. It's
going to take some forceful work with elements of the current industries that regulate or
– that determine what kind of access we have, I should say. And wherein, there is
a problem. We've been open and honest about it before. Particularly when it comes to Verizon,
we have not gotten some of the movement we expect in terms of broadband access. We want
to see more competition than has been existent in the past. These kinds of efforts are going
to involve a lot of different city agencies but they have to be led forcefully from City
Hall. And that's why it's something I want under the purview of the Counsel to the
Mayor. Now as a civil rights attorney with extensive
experience advocating on behalf of the poor, and the marginalized, and the underserved
New York City and beyond, Maya's commitment to tackling structural, racial biases and
poverty is a thread running through her entire professional career. In 2002, she founded
the Center for Social Inclusion and she is now the president of the center, she has supported
ideas and strategies that promote racial equity, that create prosperity and opportunity for
all. Previously, she served in the Office of General Counsel at the Open Society Institute.
She served as a consultant to the Director of U.S. Programs before becoming an international
advisor on a criminal justice initiative, which had her based in Cape Town, South Africa.
And previously, she served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the southern district
of New York, where she spent three years in the civil division. So her career is illustrious
in legal terms, but equally important to me is illustrious in terms of taking social values
and putting them into action. This has been what her life has been about, and it animates
her work, and that's exactly what we need as we face the inequality crisis gripping
this city. We need that kind of spirit here in City Hall. We need that kind of focus on
the changes we have to make. And for that reason, I'm honored to name Maya Wiley as
Counsel to the Mayor. [Applause] Maya Wiley, Counsel to the Thank you Mr. Mayor.
It's with great humility and with great excitement that I accept this position. And
I wanted to start actually by thanking the snow for stopping. And for my children's
[inaudible], because I told them they are absolutely not allowed to lobby me on snow
days related to school. That's a legal restriction. That is a legal restriction. We have set up
the firewall in the house, I will assure all New Yorkers. But really I'm extremely excited
because this administration and this Mayor have been so courageous in standing up for
every New Yorker in saying that this is going to be a city that rises together. It's something
that I've always cared about, and to be given this fork in the road – I think is
the way you termed it in your State of the Union speech, Mr. Mayor – this fork in the
road where the Mayor actually asked me to make a choice. And the choice was: will you
take this fork with me, in order to ensure that no New Yorker goes without a meal. That
no New Yorker goes without a roof over his or her head. That no child is in school without
the ability to learn. And that everyone has the ability to see a ladder before them. We're
going to add some rungs to that ladder. We're going to make sure that everyone climbs it. Broadband is going to be pillar of that, because
we can't be a twenty-first century city if our nation's – if our city's children
actually have to go to McDonald's to get online. That can't happen in this city anymore.
And I'm really looking forward to working with this mayor and this administration to
change that. And I want to thank New York because I've always loved this city. My
brother's sitting here with me, and our earliest days – I just have to say this
– our most exciting days would be when my mother would put us on the train in DC, because
my father was up here working. And it was the best thing because we'd get to come
up here and we'd get pretzels off the street. Like you couldn't do that in DC, get pretzels
off the street. And I had to have it with the mustard on it. But I will also say that
we fell in love with the city as young children. We're both here now in Brooklyn, and we
remain committed to this city. And I remain committed to my father's legacy, because
when he was here, he was actually trying to make sure that no one went without a meal.
So I look forward to serving that legacy and serving you, Mr. Mayor. Thank you. Thank you very much. [Applause] It's good to know that our street pretzels
have led to such social commitment. [Laughter] Now, our next appointment is someone who is
no stranger to the job that she will take on, and she's certainly no stranger to Chirlane
and I. Emily Lloyd is someone we have known for over twenty years and have just the greatest
faith in and the greatest respect for. And when the question of who would be our next
environmental protection commissioner came up, I knew from my point of view there was
no one better in New York City – no one better in this country – to take on the
role. The only question is whether we could tempt Emily back into the service of the people
of New York City. And I'm thrilled that she said yes. Emily served as DEP Commissioner
from 2005 to 2009. And she understands, by definition, this agency as well as anyone
understands the enormous role it plays in our city's life, even if it doesn't get
the attention it deserves. And that the challenges have grown with each passing year. Let's
note what DEP is expected to provide and to achieve each and every day. First of all,
assuring the quality of drinking water for 8.4 million people. Ensuring that their air
is safe, overseeing – in the case of the commissioner – a staff of 6,000 to maintain
the city's critical water and sewer infrastructure. And on top of that, driving key parts of our
administration's sustainability and resilience initiatives across all five boroughs. New
York City, we know the challenges we face. We also know, in everything we do, we have
the potential to be the progressive leader. In everything we do we have the potential
to change the way things are done for the better. And when it comes to sustainability,
we have the potential to be the most sustainable big city in the world. And DEP is crucial
to that work, crucial to creating a greener and more resilient city. Under Emily's leadership
there will be a focus on investing on infrastructure upgrades to improve our resiliency and to
improve our preparedness in the face of natural disasters. It will be her role to convene
public and private sector leaders to build upon the successes of PlaNYC. And I often
say, there are areas where I disagree with the Bloomberg administration, there's areas
where I've found a lot of agreement and the desire for a lot of continuity. And PlaNYC
is something I believe in. I'm glad we'll be using it as a blueprint to start from,
as will be the case with the resiliency plan that was produced after Sandy. And Emily will
be charged with continuing our environmental education efforts to continue to help our
residents to understand how they can build a greener city, and particularly to get our
students and young people involved in sustainability initiatives citywide. So, I'm announcing today a leader who knows
firsthand what it takes to put this city in the lead nationally in terms of sustainability.
She brings her extraordinary expertise and history with DEP, and her personal passion
for protecting our environment and our resources. As commissioner from 2005 to 2009, she oversaw
major progress toward the completion of the third water tunnel. And she helped to save
the city billions of dollars by earning the city the status as one of only five major
cities in the country with high enough quality drinking water that it does not require filtration.
In the last few years, she has served as the administrator for Prospect Park and the president
of the Prospect Park Alliance. A lot of us here, it's an organization near and dear
to our hearts. It's a – I can safely say that Dante and Chiara learned everything that
they needed to learn in Prospect Park – in the playground. Emily's worked with city
officials, business leaders, advocacy groups to continue the extraordinary work that's
been done in that 150-year-old park to make it better all the time for its nearly 9 million
annual visitors. She also served – and this was when Chirlane and I had the honor of working
with Emily as a commissioner for the New York City Department of Sanitation from 1992 to
1994. So this is someone who knows New York City, knows our infrastructure, knows what
it takes to protect it. And no one could be better to help forge the future of the New
York City environment and our resiliency in the face of an ever-changing world. And someone
who's done it all, Emily Lloyd. [Applause] Commissioner Emily Lloyd, Department of Environmental
Protection: I like the stool, that's great. You've grown in my estimation. Thank you so much, that was fabulous. I'd
like to say how happy I am to be standing here today. As the mayor said, I've known
him and the first lady for a very long time. During the first Dinkins administration, and
then he became my own representative in the City Council. I lived in his district. He
looked after Prospect Park, which is also in his district. And then I had a real opportunity
to work with him when he was in the City Council and I was at DEP, which was probably the most
substantive work we did together. And I thought that he brought such great intellect and energy
and commitment and willingness to work together every time we sat down, that I have tremendous
respect for him. He's someone who can really grasp the issues, look for the opportunities
and solutions without either demonizing city agencies or diminishing his advocacy for the
way to do things. And I think that's a very special kind of ability.
I know we share a belief that we must do everything we can to give all of the city's residents
the very best city services we can. And we must do it – excuse me – in a way that
reduces our negative impact on the environment and reduces climate change's negative impact
on us. And that we must never lose sight of the importance of the individuals affected,
and our obligation not only to give them good service, but to help them solve their problems.
You will not be surprised to hear that this mayor has an aggressive agenda. And it includes
many things I'm eager to work with, and I'd like just to mention a couple of them.
First, we will strengthen the water supply infrastructure by continuing work on Water
Tunnel 3 and the repairs to the Delaware Aqueduct. Second, we will work to reduce the impacts
of storm water on our residents, businesses and waterways. Third, we will expand the use
of renewable energy, both to our own use at DEP's facilities, and by tapping the byproducts
of our operations for wider use. And we will maintain an unwavering focus on helping those
still living with the aftermath of Sandy. This is a time of tremendous challenge and
opportunity for New York. With strong leadership, that is when we are always at our best, and
I'm looking forward to getting started right away. Thank you. [Applause] [inaudible] right away. Finally, I had a big
choice to make when it came to determining who would replace the woman who now serves
as our deputy mayor for health and human services, Lilliam Barrios-Paoli. So, this is not a physically
true statement, but it is a morally and intellectually true statement, that she has big shoes to
fill. Lilliam is a legend in our city government, and what she did at DFTA was extraordinary.
And so as we've considered who could lead the Department for the Aging, we thought about
a couple of things. We thought about the fact that this city has a growing senior population,
with a host of needs and challenges and a host of possibilities. And we needed someone
who really understood the reality the seniors face today and all of the tools that we could
bring to the table to improve their lives. The fact that this is going to be a very different
city in 10 or 20 years, and that we have to build in advance of that by taking our seniors
fully into account. We needed to find someone who understood the challenges that seniors
face day-to-day, whether it's affordable housing or access to high-quality healthcare.
We needed someone who understood that, for so many of our seniors, there's a profound
economic they face in an ever more expensive city. Almost a quarter of our seniors live at or
below the poverty line, even when you include Social Security benefits. And seniors living
on fixed incomes face costs of living that are amongst the highest in the nation here
in New York City. And the previous administration's decision to cut rental subsidy programs left
many seniors without critical housing support. So as the senior population continues to grow
as the cost of living continues to rise, our administration is committed to taking aggressive
steps to make sure our seniors are protected. We're going to support affordable housing
for our seniors as part of our plan to create and preserve 200,000 units of affordable housing.
And we're going to protect low-income senior centers – senior citizens, excuse me – against
rental rate increases. We're going to do all we can to give seniors as many options
as possible, including senior centers and recreation centers that improve their health
and wellbeing. And we're going to support nursing home transition and assuring that
our seniors have access to vital services. So to do all that – I hope you feel tired
already, Donna – to do all that, we needed someone who really, really understood the
senior citizens of this city and how to serve them. And that person is Dr. Donna Corrado.
Donna has dedicated her entire career to expanding and improving social services for New York
City's most vulnerable residents. She started her career as a program director for older
adult services at Catholic Charities, an organization that serves more than 400,000 meals to older
adults at senior centers and delivers 570,000 meals to homebound elderly clients. She has
spent more than 22 years working at Catholic Charities, helping to expand the services
that the organization provides to New York's neediest and most sensitive communities. Under
Donna's guidance, Catholic Charities partnered with DFTA to open an innovative senior center
in Brownsville, that features a farmers' market, and community supported agriculture
programs for the centers' seniors. This is exactly the kind of effort we want to see
a lot more of in our communities. So Donna has firsthand knowledge of the challenges
facing non-profits that provide the services seniors depend on in this city. She'll be
someone that each and every service provider can relate to and respect, and she understands
how city agencies can best work with grassroots organization and neighborhood organizations
to successfully deliver services for our seniors, and she's someone we'll all depend on
to help us figure out the policies we need to prepare New York City for the future, and
for the future of our senior citizens. Welcome Donna Corrado, as our new DFTA Commissioner. How audacious to step into the role of Commissioner
of the Department for the Aging after Lilliam Barrios-Paoli. That was very intimidating
to me in one sense, and in another sense it was refreshing, and it was an incentive, because
she is leaving the department in good shape, having already started many of the initiatives
that we had all been praying for years, and I just hope to build on that, and expand on
all the wonderful work that you've done, and your cohorts at DFTA, and your deputy
commissioners – one of whom is here, Caryn Resnick. My passion for working with seniors goes back,
as the mayor said, over 22 years ago, when I was hired at Catholic Charities to run a
case management program – one case management program, then five programs, then 10 programs,
and then over the years, overseeing all of the agency's vast portfolio of senior services.
So, in that sense, I'm well equipped to step into this role, from the perspective
of the provider community, and as you know, over the years, funding for aging services
has diminished on the city level. But, under this administration, it is a priority, especially
given the fact that seniors, one in every five seniors, lives at or below the level
of poverty. My vision for the Department for the Aging, and I am so audacious to be able
to do this, sit here and set policy on minus day one, because I haven't actually started
– Just go for it. – in this role yet. But there you go. My
vision includes enhancing the capacity to provide quality case management by reducing
caseloads to more manageable levels, and building case management capacity, given the enormous
waitlist that we have. Really, using the information Lilliam had the foresight and the brilliance
to study case management, and the results of those studies, I'm told, will be out
shortly, or tomorrow. So we can do that really based on scientific data and knowledge, and
find – what are the best ways that we can provide case management, what's the best
array of services, expand that array of services, and be more flexible in doing so. I'm thrilled that I have the opportunity
to work across city agencies and, having the broad knowledge of other human service fields,
that we can actually do better work. Because seniors are homeless. We can do a better job
of supporting seniors by having access to benefits. And every city agency plays a part,
because we're all getting older, so there's older homeless people, there are older everything.
Everybody is older. So it's across all the networks. We'd like to start a citywide
campaign to gain access to seniors for benefits, and for food stamps. Given that 40 percent,
only 40 percent of seniors that are eligible for food stamps actually participate in that
program, so there's more we can do. We'd like to open new avenues of funding,
and better align the DFTA network, the service network, with the changes that are going on
currently in health care. That's a way to expand programs, that's a way to bring new
sources of revenue into the DFTA service market, and we're looking forward to doing that. Expanding on the theme of "Every day should
be chicken day at the senior centers," my friend here – Can you explain that theme? That is definitely
an inside joke. [Laughter] That is an inside joke, and the reasoning
goes that, when you serve chicken – they follow chicken, so the more chicken you serve,
the better the utilization in the senior centers. All right. We'll put that motto on the wall. So, in that theme, we would like to have,
not only a chicken in every senior center, and a chicken in every pot, but a Masters-level
social worker in every senior center across the city. We'd like to expand the capacity
for seniors' transportation options by bringing to scale the taxi card program currently being
piloted in two boroughs. It's a tremendous need for seniors, especially in the outer
boroughs, for transportation to medical appointments. It's very difficult for them to access Access-a-Ride,
which, working with other city agencies, it's a need for improvement. But through the taxi
voucher program, scaling it up, more seniors will have access to transportation, and we'll
bring in new revenue to the city. So I look forward to working on that initiative as well. The DFTA network knows how to keep seniors
in the community for as long as possible. And as we ride this wave of the aging tsunami,
the department's role will take on an even greater importance. I am grateful for the
opportunity to serve New York City, and to serve this mayor, and this administration.
And I'm ready to start as soon as Catholic Charities lets me go, which should be any
day now, and I look forward to working with Deputy Mayor Lilliam Barrios-Paoli, the staff
of DFTA, my advocate friends and colleagues, to really make senior services stronger, to
support the growing number of seniors, and we're all going to age, and age in place
hopefully, and really to build on the prior administration's effort to building an age-friendly
New York City. And we hope that seniors continue to choose to live in New York City and make
New York City a place where we can attract and support all seniors – all 1.4 million
seniors, and that number is growing every day. And I thank you for that opportunity. Well, I've learned a lot already at this
press conference, including, well the "chicken day," definitely that a revelation, but
I was also going to say, the physical intimidation level of Lilliam Barrios-Paoli. I didn't
realize that she struck fear in the hearts of people this way. I just thought it was
your sparkling personality, I didn't realize intimidation was so much a part of it too. A moment in Spanish. Tengo el gran honor de anunciar a tres líderes
progresistas y efectivos para que dirijan nuestros esfuerzos para mejorar la vida de
las personas mayores, proteger el ambiente y reducir la desigualdad social. And with that, we're going to take questions
about these three appointments, so, on topic only. These three appointments. Yes. [Reporter] About broadband, [Dewitt?] already
says that there's nearly 100 percent availability residential, for the city, and the real issue
is adoption, which is a complicated task. What are some of the ways this can be tasked? Well, I'll start, and feel free to jump
in. Look, I think the practical reality, and we've heard this incessantly from people
in neighborhoods all over the city, they don't have the access that's claimed, and we certainly
hear this from the tech center as they're trying to expand. And we've had, as I said,
some real issues with Verizon in terms of keeping their commitments about what they
were supposed to provide. So I would say, based on the information we have, we have
a lot more to do, and we believe that the tools of this city could be used very effectively
to truly gain that kind of access for people. Yeah, thank you for that question. 100 percent
penetration depends on what you're talking about. So, some people will have very inadequate
access to high-speed Internet services despite the fact that technically, you could look
on a map and see that there are providers. So, I actually don't think there's 100
percent penetration in a way that's meaningful for people. One of the important things to
focus on – in addition to the infrastructure, and whether the infrastructure itself provides
sufficient bandwidth, sufficient data, sufficient access – is affordability. Because so many
people in this city, even if they're lucky enough, and many aren't, but even if they
are lucky enough to have access in their neighborhoods, they can't actually afford to pay for it.
Because if you can't afford to feed your family by the end of the month, you can't
afford $75 dollars a month for the broadband service. And that's what we have to fix. [Reporter] Yeah, I was just a little confused
about the connection between, kind of the legal side of Ms. Wiley's new position,
and broadband, how that kind of – I'm glad you asked that question. Because,
look, there's different facts, if you look at the histories of Counsel to the Mayor,
a lot of different people played the role in very different ways. It is, of the many
positions in city government, it is one of, that's most sort of in the eye of beholder.
It depends on what the individual mayor is looking for, it depends on how the individual
in the role plays the role. I've seen the Counsel of Mayor, historically, as one that
carries the mantle of the Mayor's Office, and helps to make things happen, and this
is an example. This is the kind of area that we're only going to get progress on, if
it's directed from here. And it needs a convener here, and someone who will drive
the agenda. Now, that being said, Maya's role will obviously also involve some of the
traditional legal counsel type roles, by definition, on a whole host of issues. When we're having
discussions on policy initiatives, it will be her role to pass judgment on if they're
legally sound, or if there's questions that have to be resolved. It will be her role to
work with different agencies to create some of that quality control, if you will. But
I want to emphasize, this is not a narrowly constructed role. This is very much a policy
role, very much a role driving some of the core pieces of our agenda. Yes. [Reporter] You spoke about having a Bloomberg-era
continuity with Emily Lloyd, Department of Environmental Protection. In terms of Parks
Department, I know you're a fan of Bloomberg's environment policies, are you looking at something
similar there as well, in terms of leadership. Well, as I've said many times, we don't
make announcements for any role until we get to the point of being ready to announce them.
I think in the area of parks, I do have some differences, and I've talked about some
of the things we have to do to create greater fairness in terms of support for parks across
the five boroughs. And I was critical of the previous administration in terms of some their
approach to parkland, and the disposal of parkland, for example, in the most recent
situation with the soccer stadium. I've been critical of some of the ways that we
fund parks, and we want to look for greater equity in that. So those will be important
principles when we get to the point of making that decision, but when we have an announcement
you'll be the first to know. [Reporter] What's the city's legal authority
to help make broadband more affordable? I'll start, and then let the lawyer take
it up. I'm not a lawyer, so I'm going to answer the question more from a programmatic
level. I think we have tremendous ability to determine the outcome here. You know, this
is a situation where our city's economy is being held back, social and economic justice
are being held back, because we haven't reached this level. Now, if you look – again,
I'm being very open about the fact, I've talked about this before – if you look at
the franchise agreement that Verizon is working under, you know, there's very clear terms
there that have not been met. If you look at the state of competition in this area,
it's greatly lacking, and I think there's a history in this city, and in this state,
of some very interesting absences of competition in certain areas. We think we have a lot we
can do on that front, with our regulatory power, with our purchasing power, with our
franchise power. So I think we can have a big impact, but I'll allow Maya to do what
she'll be doing from now on, and telling me what the law says. And the first thing I will say is, the lawyer
will never what the law says, without first doing a full vetting of the law. So I think
your question is really appropriate. [LAUGHTER] Your question's a really appropriate one.
There are lots of legal issues involved, and we will be looking at all of them. I think
the mayor's absolutely accurate when he says, there are lots of levers that the city
can pull to ensure access, and we will be pulling all of them. [Reporter] Ms. Lloyd mentioned that part of
her focus would be dealing with those living in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. Could
you go into a little bit more detail on that? I'll start, as she comes forward to the
step here. We believe there's a lot that needs to be done. I've said this in my State
of the City speech, that for a lot of people, the effects of Sandy are very immediate and
very continuous. The storm is very much still with them. And that takes on many forms, most
especially people trying to get back into their homes, and needing more support. But
we also have an immense amount to do to protect against the next storm. And we all know that
that is not scheduled. It's not something we get a lot of warning of. It's something
that we have to be working on right now to prepare for, and we have to use the federal
resources that are coming in effectively, and we have to get more federal resources,
because as we talked about in the budget address, we've not gotten the kind of commitment
federally, that we need to really make ourselves as resilient as we need to be. So all of that
is going to frame our decision making. And then now, over to you, Emily. Well, I'm not going to add a lot, because
until I get to the department and start looking at it more closely, I don't know exactly
what remains to be done. But I think that there is, as the mayor said, a lot of finishing
out of things that have been begun, and we want to make sure that everyone who was affected
has been helped to the full capability of the city, drawing on federal and other resources.
And then, the other thing is, of course, resiliency. We face, with climate change, very intense
weather events that bring with them storm water, storm surges from the seas, and very
high winds. And we really have to think about those things, and how we can protect neighborhoods
as well as possible, how we can advise, through zoning and other methods – which would obviously
be not my action, but in collaboration with other departments – how we can help people
to not only protect themselves, but to remove themselves from risk in some cases. [Reporter] Back to the broadband for a second,
is the objective here to try to get free broadband across the city, to try to drive down the
price of broadband, what's the idea? I'll start, and again, I'll pass to Maya.
I think, first of all, we want universal access to high-speed Internet. We want it to be as
cost-efficient as possible. The fact is now, we're so far off the mark in a number of
neighborhoods, that you can't – not only is it not fair to people in terms of their
everyday lives, and what they need to access, educationally, occupationally, etc. – but
you can't really talk about a five-borough economic plan living out its full potential
if this isn't a part of the firmament. And one of the things we've talked a lot about
with the tech sector, and there's been tremendous receptivity, is building out the tech sector
to be a fully five-borough enterprise. This is now our second-biggest employment sector.
It's really grown in an amazing fashion, and we need it to keep growing, but we need
it to be something that is a part of every borough's economy, and we can't do that
unless there's very consistent, very universal broadband access at the best available prices. So I think the most important answer to your
question is, we're going to have multiple solutions. There's not going to be a one-size-fits-all.
There's not going to be one unilateral model. What we're going to do is be very creative.
We're going to look at every single way we can make sure we do exactly what the mayor
said, and that means we are not going in with preconceived notions about what it looks like
and how it gets done. We're going to go in and look for the ways that it will be effective
for each community, for each sector, from small businesses, homeowners, even Hurricane
Sandy rebuilding requires this access. So we're not going to go in with preconceived
notions. We're going to work collectively with a lot of different stakeholders. We're
going to figure out what works, and we're probably not going to have a one-size-fits-all.
We're probably going to have multiple models. Last question, guys. Last question. Always an interesting question.
I have faith in you. Go ahead. [Reporter] [inaudible] – Wait, wait, wait. We're staying on topic.
Judges? That's off topic. Well, we can get that one into the next one.
We can get that one into the next one. I do want to honor the notion that we're staying
on topic here. It's a lovely editorial, but I do want to honor that notion. OK, on
topic. Yes. [Reporter] You talked about your stance on
park partnerships, could you – I don't know. You're a little off topic
also. I answered that previous one because I was in the spirit of answering, but, this
is on topic, so parks is not on topic. This is Department of Environmental Protection,
Aging, and Counsel to the Mayor. Last call. One. Two. Yes. [Reporter] Ms. Lloyd also talked about renewable
energy, can you give me any examples of types of energy you might be looking into? Well, let me start and then pass it to Emily.
You know, we have tremendous opportunities here, and first, in the area – by the way
– of conservation. One of the things I'm very excited about, when we announced our
housing team, we announced Shola Olatoye as the new chair of NYCHA, and one of her first
priorities is going to look at how we do a really massive program of energy retrofit
in NYCHA, which will not only save a lot of money, more importantly will be tremendously
good for our New York City environment, and one of our ways of addressing climate change,
and I think a great job producer for folks in NYCHA and beyond. When it comes to alternative
energy, I think we have an opportunity through the funding we're receiving to address Sandy,
and our resiliency efforts, to look for ways to create more alternative energy options.
And by the way, we remember, in the aftermath of Sandy, one of the most devastating realities
was that power was cut off, and there weren't locally available sources
to compensate. And so as we're going through our efforts to rebuild, we want to find ways
to create greater energy independence here, and that could obviously involve things like solar
and wind. So, this is actually an opportunity moment for us. Well, I think solar and wind are very important
opportunities. One of
the wastewater treatment plants is already in the process of putting in place a solar
panel. So one thing I think we want to do is to be very alert, throughout our system,
as to opportunities to install solar and wind. But the other thing, of course, is that wastewater
treatment plants generate a lot of digester gas, and that is a fuel, if it's captured
and used properly. And I think the goal is to both look at reusing that to power the
wastewater treatment plants, which take quite a bit of energy, and
also to see if it can be captured and made available for other uses. All right. Thank you, everyone.
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Lenrie Leopold Wilfred Peters (1 de septiembre de 1932 - 28 de mayo de 2009) fue un cirujano, novelista y poeta gambiano.

Historia
Peters nació en Bathurst (hoy Banjul) hijo de Lenrie Ernest Ingram Peters y Kezia Rosemary. Lenrie hijo creció en Bathurst y luego se mudó a Sierra Leona en 1949, donde asistió a la Prince of Wales School, Freetown, obteniendo su certificado de estudios (Higher School Certificate) en ciencias. En 1952 fue a Trinity College, Cambridge a estudiar Ciencias Naturales, graduándose con el título de B.Sc. en 1956; desde ese año hasta 1959 trabajó y estudió en la University College Hospital, London, y en 1959 recibió el diploma de "Medical and Surgery" de Cambridge. Peters trabajó para la BBC desde 1955 hasta 1968 en sus programas sobre África.

Mientras estudió en Cambridge fue elegido presidente de la Unión de Estudiantes Africanos, y se interesó en la política del Pan-Africanismo. También comenzó a escribir poesía y obras, así como a trabajar en su única novela: "El segundo round" (publicada en 1965). Peters trabajó en hospitales en Guildford y Northampton antes de retornar a Gambia, donde fue cirujano en Banjul. Es un "fellow" del West African College of Surgeons y  del Royal College of Surgeons en Inglaterra.

Peters fue el presidente de la Comisión de Monumentos Históricos de Gambia, presidente de la comisión de directores de la Biblioteca Nacional de Gambia y del "Gambia College" desde 1979 hasta 1987, y fue miembro y presidente del "West African Examination Council" (WAEC) desde 1985 hasta 1991.

Falleció en Dakar, Senegal, a los 76 años de edad.

Publicaciones

Poesía
 1964: Poems (Ibadan: Mbari Publications)
 1967: Satellites (London: Heinemann)
 1971: Katchikali (London: Heinemann) ISBN 0-435-90633-X; ISBN 0-435-90103-6
 1981: Selected Poetry (London: Heinemann) ISBN 0-435-90238-5

Novelas
 1965: The Second Round (London: Heinemann) ISBN 0-435-90022-6

Referencias

Médicos del siglo XX
Médicos del siglo XXI
Novelistas del siglo XX
Novelistas del siglo XXI
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Poetas del siglo XX
Poetas del siglo XXI
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Q: I have a problem with a function to pick random and count in order to create dependencies I first tried to write a program which creates plans for my roommates when we do cleaning. So we got a list of the roommates a, b, c, d. This list is defined, then the program should choose as many random objects from the list as you say in the input part for the code, most times I use "12". In order to prevent that the same name is chosen like 3 times in a row, the code should count how often one element appears in the list and remove one item from the list when it appears more than 1/4 of the time in the list, so every roommate appears more or less the same amount.
If I run the code, Python tells me the Keyboardexecution is interrupted. and it doesn't print anything. Here's the code:
import random

a1 = input("Time ") #the amount of times the items should be selected

a2 = int(a1)#converting string to integer

def fair1(a2):#defining function, bc i wanna do more plans with the same function
    liste1 = ["a", "b", "c", "d"]#list of the roommates in the household
    while a2 >= 1:
        if a2 >= 1:#so it runs till the loop hits 0
            a2 = a2-1#so every loop gets smaller by 1
            random.choice(liste1)
            x1 = liste1.count("a")#counting for the elements
            x2 = liste1.count("b")
            x3 = liste1.count("c")
            x4 = liste1.count("d")
            while x1 >= a2/4:#if a appears more than 1/4 of total it should be removed, but come back when its not 1/4
                liste1 = ["b", "c", "d"]
            while x2 >= a2/4:
                liste1 = ["a", "c", "d"]
            while x3 >= a2/4:
                liste1 = ["a", " b", "d"]
            while x4 >= a2/4:
                liste1 = ["a", "b", "c"]
        return fair1(a2-1) #to give the information to the function
    print(liste1)

print(fair1(a2))#to create an ouput

I expected that the program would run perfectly. It should print one item per each turn in dependency to how often the item has already been chosen.

A: Is this what you want?
    import random

a1 = input("Time ")  # the amount of times the items should be selected

a2 = int(a1)  # converting string to integer

def fair1(a2):  # defining function, bc i wanna do more plans with the same function
    choices = []
    liste1 = ["a", "b", "c", "d"]  # list of the roommates in the household
    a3 = a2
    while a2 >= 1:
        a2 = a2 - 1  # so every loop gets smaller by 1
        choices.append(random.choice(liste1)) # add the random selection to a list
        x1 = choices.count("a")  # counting for the elements
        x2 = choices.count("b")
        x3 = choices.count("c")
        x4 = choices.count("d")
        if x1 >= a3 / 4:  # if a appears more than 1/4 of total it should be removed, but come back when its not 1/4
            try: # we use a try except to avoid error if the value doesn't exist
                liste1.remove('a')
            except ValueError:
                pass
        if x2 >= a3 / 4:
            try:
                liste1.remove('b')
            except ValueError:
                pass
        if x3 >= a3 / 4:
            try:
                liste1.remove('c')
            except ValueError:
                pass
        if x4 >= a3 / 4:
            try:
                liste1.remove('d')
            except ValueError:
                pass
    return choices  # to give the information to the function

print(fair1(a2))  # to create an ouput

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In 1997 Gdansk celebrated 1000 years of recorded history. Since its foundation Gdansk has been significant in the history of Europe. It is a multicultural town blending the past with the future, which create a unique climate.
In 1997 Gdansk celebrated 1000 years of recorded history. Since its foundation Gdansk has been significant in the history of Europe. It is a multicultural town blending the past with the future, which create a unique climate. The town with spirit of tolerance and liberalism. World rules have fought for Gdansk strategic location but have never conquered its independent spirit. Napoleon Bonaparte said: "Gdansk is the key to everything". Gdansk has always been important because it is situated on the cross roads of nautical and land trade routes, linking the east with the west, and the north with the south. Because of its location on the Vistula mouth, Gdansk has been a leading Polish sea port and one of the biggest in Europe. Gdansk has been home to many Europeans. Apart from numerous Germans, Dutch, English and Scots, who coexisted with the Kashubians and Poles, there were also Scandinavians, Hungarians, Italians, French and Jews living here. These many nationalities created a special atmosphere consisting of various economic factors, customs and cultural trends of numerous nations, religions and ideas. After the First World War, based on the Peace Treaty of Versailles, Danzig became a Free and Sovereign City (Freie Stadt Danzig) under the Protection of the League of Nations with its own currency (Gulden and Phennig), flag, constitution, parliament (Volkstag) and government (Senat). On the 1st September 1939, after almost 20 years of its existence Freie Stadt Danzig was annexed to Germany and almost six years later it was ruined and burnet by Red Army.
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Authentic 1962 Jackie Robinson Hall of Fame Press Pin
An Original and Authentic 1962 Jackie Robinson Hall of Fame Press Pin. This pin was issued at a Hall of Fame Luncheon which was given for Jackie Robinson on the announcement of his Hall of Fame induction. Pin is made of Pewter and the backside reads "Major League Debut - April 15, 1941" around the top and bottom. The middle section reads " Elected to Hall of Fame Jan 24, 1962". Very Rare pin in Terrific Shape!


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Using the four sponge pips, the magician then performs any of his favorite sponge routines, making them jump from hand to hand, even into a spectator's closed fist! All four of the sponge pips are then placed into the magician's hand, he places his closed hand over the deck and opens his hand, quickly bringing out down onto the top of the deck. When he lifts his hand, it's seen to be empty-the sponges have disappeared! Upon turning over the top card of the deck, the Joker is seen-with the four missing pips strewn across the face!
After giving the audience sufficient time to recover, the performer removes the four deuces from the deck and spreads them showing the faces. The four cards are slapped against the palm of the magician's hand and when they're pulled away, he's holding all four sponge pips and the 2's are shown to be missing their bottom pips! Again, any of the performer's favorite sponge routines may be performed using these sponge pips.
To conclude, the magician places the heart sponge pip into his left hand, then the club, diamond and spade into his pocket. He asks the audience what is left in his hand and no matter what the response, the performer opens his hand to reveal a four-inch sponge heart!


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Eye For Film >> Search >> 'Michael Keaton'
Batman defends Gotham City against The Joker as they both fall for the same woman.
Batman Returns (1992)
Batman takes on Catwoman and The Penguin in a battle for power in Gotham City.
A recently deceased couple turn to a sleazy ghost to try and get an obnoxious living family evicted from their beloved home.
Birdman (2014)
A washed-up actor makes a bid on Broadway to reclaim his former glory.
A rookie racing car learns humility and down-home values in a rusty old town as Pixar's CGI animators wipe away a tear.
Desperate Measures (1998)
A bone marrow transplant from a sociopath is the last remaining hope for a cop's son.
The Founder (2016)
The story of the man who turned McDonald's from a single store into a global franchise.
Herbie: Fully Loaded (2005)
The Love Bug VW Beetle is saved from the scrapyard by high school heartthrob Lindsay Lohan.
Jack Frost (1998)
Dead dad comes back as snowman... but will he melt your heart?
Jackie Brown (1997)
An air hostess becomes involved in a plot to take down a drug dealer.
Minions (2015)
Minions Stuart, Kevin and Bob are recruited by Scarlet Overkill, a super-villain who, alongside her inventor husband Herb, hatches a plot to take over the world.
The Merry Gentleman (2008)
A woman who has fled her past strikes up a relationship with another loner - not realising he works as a hitman.
A street racer from upstate New York drives to California to compete against the man who sent him to jail.
The Other Guys (2010)
After their heroes meet a valiant but stupid end, two back-office cops rise to the call and quickly get out of their depth.
RoboCop (2014)
When a police officer is critically injured he is brought back to life as a cyborg and celebrated as the future of law enforcement.
A Shot At Glory (2000)
Football club minnows take on the big guys.
Peter returns home to live with his Aunt May, but the emergence of new villain the Vulture changes everything.
Spotlight (2015)
The true story of how The Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child abuse and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese.
When their owner grows up and leaves home, his toys have to adapt to a new way of life in a day care centre.
The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)
Retelling of the conspiracy trial that occurred following protests at the 1968 Democratic Party Convention
White Noise (2005)
Keep that frequency clear... or you risk dead air.


Kids make the darndest dictators.
I've learned something amazing, recently. It probably isn't anything novel to people who spend a lot of time around young 'uns, but despite the fact I am one of those people, I'm still surprised. My contention is simple: kids have the capacity to be goddamn brilliant.
Yes, I'm fully aware that this isn't anything special, as far as revelations go. But as a loosely-defined "adult", a label that is wantonly discarded whenever my parents declare that "the children get first choice of dessert", I spend a lot of time chatting to kids on their own level. I've au paired in France, worked as a Disney Princess for birthday parties, and grown up in an eclectic Italian-Maltese family with cousins out the wazoo. I am perfectly comfortable talking with children on their developmental level.
But when a child talks to me on mine... well, frankly, I get a little giddy with excitement.
Let me set the scene. Chilly morning, caught in the lull between Autumn's descent and Winter's rise. Sheepskin moccasins, as ugly as they are comfortable. A newspaper article that states, much to my surprise, that Chelsea Manning, still known to the world back then as Bradley, is being brought to trial leaking classified military documents to Wikileaks. Manning is a divisive figure for many, particularly on my most beloved cesspool of Reddit, where many left-wing Americans still fire up with fury at the mention of her name.
To set the scene further, let me introduce my cousin: a beautiful, doe-eyed little dreamer, who sits beside me on our dimpled, brown leather couch that can be found in virtually everybody's home, and asks me about the person in the picture.
I'm a firm believer that children can ask no question undeserving of an answer, though admittedly this might just be borne of my stamina in not being around them the full, exhausting 24/7. I did my best to explain the nuts and bolts of the case, without insinuating my own stance on it. Given my passion for social justice and international politics, it probably comes as a shock to many that I managed to have such a conversation without preaching.
It would have been easy to detail why I had come to the conclusions that I had, but it was a deliberate decision to refrain that saw me listing nothing but a general summary of the facts, in a manner palatable for a young person to digest. I wanted to use this opportunity to teach her how to think, not what to think. And it was so much more rewarding than preaching my own ideas. She sifted through all the information in her sharp little mind, and developed her own unique opinion... and it made perfect sense, because it was steeped in fact, not hyperbole and a desire to please me.
Her questions became increasingly complex, and soon I was explaining a litany of other factors involved in Manning's case. Before long, I found myself explaining the purpose of Wikileaks, the relevance of Julian Assange, how embassies operate, the basics of extradition, and the ethics of releasing military information to the public at large. Question by question, she unravelled everything I knew about the issue, and even cautiously queried about America's allies. Yes, she knew the word "ally".
After a long pause, she tucked a stray strand of hair behind her ear and turned to me.
"Why didn't she send the information to America's allies, so they could tell America to stop doing whatever bad things they were doing? Then the information wouldn't be given to everyone, and they couldn't say she was giving it to America's enemies."
My answer was less sophisticated, by way of a dropped jaw. At age ten, my cousin had independently developed her own interpretation of international diplomatic pressure.
And then, because apparently she hadn't boggled my mind enough, she stumped me double by asking what I knew about "Israel's war".
I suppose it's the ultimate human vanity to want to have kids just to make them into miniature versions of you. I've always raised eyebrows when people talk of their excitement to have a little person moulded in their likeness. Yet as I was being challenged by her thoughtful, interested questions, it was tempting to tumble headfirst into such a trap. The world didn't need it, but if I had wanted, I could have begun a campaign to mould her into a tiny Scarlett, equal parts social justice-mad and tempered by logic.
But I resisted the urge. I gave her the facts, and when she wanted to know my opinions, I made it clear that there was no right answer, and I could easily be wrong.
When the conversation concluded, she gave me a huge hug and said, "Thank you so much for helping me understand. I want to know all about this stuff when I grow up, like you. I really loved learning about all this."
I guess have it both ways. I took such great pains not to convert her into a mini-me, but by virtue of being the only person in the extended family with an all-consuming passion for this stuff, I guess the decision wasn't mine to make. Because she is like me. She's better than me. And it would be the utmost vanity to think I had a single thing to do with it.
Perhaps my worlds can combine, and she can become a dictator unlike any the world has ever seen. Images created by Nina Maria Kleivan as part of her Potency series.


Pan India level scholarship test, National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) is conducted by National Council of Education Research and Training (NCERT) to identify and recognize the deserving candidates. Held at the secondary school level, it identifies the students with high intellect and provide them with scholarship so that they continue their education without any financial obstacles.
The test is conducted online and the questions are of objective type. There are two stages in which the examination is conducted; the first stage is held at the state level and the second stage is the national level test. With 1000 students emerging successful amongst around 1.5 lakhs students who take the test, the scholarship examination is not really a child's play. It calls for hard work and sincerity.
The chapter, 'Democracy' from the book 'Mega Study Guide for NTSE' will act as a helpful guide to you for this topic. Not only this topic is explained very lucidly and keeping in mind that nothing important is missed, there are questions at the back of the chapter for your own practice and self-analysis. By solving questions, your understanding of any topic becomes even more intelligible. And, that is what this examination demands from you; a good mastery over the topics in the syllabus.
Study the chapter, solve the questions and keep yourself ahead of the mass. When you are fully prepared, you have got nothing to worry about. Success will follow you without a doubt.


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Pilot returns to skies after surgery on spine – Yorkshire Evening Post
Jonathan Parker with his two children, John and Molly
A pilot who feared his career was over after a serious spinal injury is now back in the skies thanks to life-changing surgery.
Commercial airline pilot Jonathan Parker, a former RAF fighter pilot, suffered three slipped discs in his neck after an accident in May 2012.
He feared he would lose his job as his injuries left him in agony and unable to use his left arm.
But surgeons at Leeds Spire Hospital spent two hours operating on his spine in June last year and now, after intensive physiotherapy, he has passed the flying fitness tests and returned to his job. Father-of-two Jonathan, of Allerton Bywater, near Castleford, said: "I was devastated to think that my career might be over. As an airline pilot and a father, it was crucial that I find immediate treatment so I could return to a normal life and resume my career."
Consultant neurosurgeon Deb Pal said: "The prolapsed discs were compressing the nerves as well as his spinal cord. Left alone, it would likely have continued to deteriorate. "Jonathan's lifestyle was hugely affected and most importantly he had stopped flying in his capacity as a pilot."
Surgery involved reaching the slipped discs from the front of his neck. They were removed and a cage packed with bone graft was placed in the empty disc space. Mr Pal said he was delighted with the results: "I chose this particular procedure as the pressure on the nerves and spinal cord was in the front and therefore the approach needed to be from the front. I was confident that his arm pain would improve immediately following surgery."
Jonathan said: "The combination of great surgery and physiotherapy meant I was back at work after just two months. At the age of 49 I could not have healed like that without the intervention of these two treatments."


Can the style of a shoe be subject to trademark protection?
Converse All Star shoes, with their white soles and laces and color-blocked sides, are instantly recognizable. According to Nike-Converse, Inc., the famous Chuck Taylor All Star sneaker "look" merits trademark protection.
If they're right, it could spell big trouble for over 30 U.S. and foreign-based companies in the New York lawsuit, including major players like Walmart and Ralph Lauren. Converse is also asking the International Trade Commission to ban all imports and sales of Chuck Taylor look-alikes.
But can something like a "look" be protected and subject your business to liability under trademark law? Or conversely (get it?), can you protect something like a "look" that your business has developed?
In the United States, trademark protection extends beyond marks registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Protectable trademarks under U.S. Federal Law can consist of any word, name, symbol, device, or any combination thereof that is used by a person to "identify and distinguish his or her goods, including a unique product, from those manufactured or sold by others and to indicate the source of the goods, even if that source is unknown." The primary purpose of trademark law is to protect consumers from being deceived as to the source of the goods they are buying. However, trademark law is also not meant to give one manufacturer monopoly use of a product feature.
Converse owns registered trademarks in the Chuck Taylor logo, but it's not just the famous white circle (with the star and "Converse All Star" in the middle) that is at issue. Converse is also arguing that it owns trademarks in the overall look and design of its sneakers. Many other companies produce or sell sneakers that resemble converse sneakers but at a fraction of the price.
To win, Converse will need to prove that the Chuck Taylor "look" is distinctive and warrants trademark protection. Trademark lawsuits often revolve around consumer confusion, with a crucial factor being whether or not consumer will be confused as to the source of a goods. Will consumers that see sneakers with a similar design to the Chuck Taylor All Stars think that the sneakers came from Converse? That is now a question for the courts to decide.
Sometimes conducting a basic trademark search is not enough to avoid litigation. Even though your product design may slightly differ from that of a competitor, or may not use a competitor's registered trademark such as the "Chuck Taylor" logo, that competitor may still have a valid claim under trademark law. Ultimately the court may find in your favor, and that no consumer would be confused as to whether or not your product came from the competitor. Coming to this resolution or even a settlement, however, will likely require exorbitant attorney fees and litigation costs. Additionally, trademark laws and protectable product features will vary by country.
While a U.S. Patent and Trademark Office search and a search of any other relevant international trademark office where you may do business are good starts, we recommend that you consult with an attorney consider any other relevant protectable design or product features. You may also want to consider which design features of your own products might warrant protection and how to market and manufacture your products accordingly.
Researching registered marks as well as identifying potential liability that might arise from other product and design features with one of the attorneys at Whitcomb Law, P.C. can save you a lot of money and trouble ahead.


US Journal | Constitution News | What's the Big Deal with Fiber Anyway?
What's the Big Deal with Fiber Anyway?
In the last few years there has been a lot of hype about fiber consumption. Even the ADA has been recommending Americans consume more of it. They push fiber containing foods such as fruits, vegetables, and oatmeal. Why is fiber important? "Populations that consume more dietary fiber have less chronic disease"-taken from Volume 108, Issue 10 of the ADA health publication. The ADA recommends adult men consume 38g/day and adult women 25g/day. Cut this in half for your children under 100lbs. More information from the ADA can be found at www.eatright.com.
The way I eat includes having fiber at least three times per day. I have many health concerns and am on a pretty restricted diet per my nutritionist. I still have a long way to go but have come a long way as well. It is not always easy to be and eat healthy. I find that there are many common misconceptions that hinder people from sticking with it. One of those common misconceptions is: "Even though I know I would feel better physically, eating healthy is just no fun." Another is: "It's too hard, I find that I 'go for the gold' and give up part way through." Yet another: "I just can't deny myself something I want. That's just not being true to myself." All of these can be overcome for the sake of good health. Options need to be weighed. For me it took a long time. I made slow changes but I was hurting. Can you relate to any of this? I was frequently tired, found myself having "brain fog" (difficulty thinking), general aches and pains, a little anxiety and depression; I would toss and turn at night, dreaming all night of what I hadn't accomplished that day, and on.


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bury south Constituency Details
CONSTITUENCY MP
2015 CANDIDATES
Please note that we are currently updating our website to represent the results of the 2015 General Election, the newly elected MPs and their respective constituencies.
CONSTITUENCY OVERVIEW
CONTROLLING PARTYLabour
ELECTORATE75,694 voters
AREA18 sq. miles
Bury South is a UK parliament constituency that is represented in the House of Commons by Ivan Lewis of the Labour party.
The Bury South constituency has a total population of 98,391, of which 75,694 are eligible (18+) to vote (76.9%).
Bury South ranks 416th in a list of the largest constituencies in the UK (geographical size), and 273th in a list of the largest constituencies by population size.
Ivan Lewis
Ivan Lewis (born 4 March 1967) is a British Labour Party politician and Member of Parliament (MP) for Bury South since 1997. Lewis was the initial Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport in Ed Miliband's first shadow cabinet and held this post until October 2011 at which point he was appointed Shadow Secretary of State for International Development. In the October 2013 Shadow Cabinet reshuffle he was moved to the position of Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.
Lewis continually served in various government ministerial positions under Prime Ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown from 2001 to 2010. After the Labour Party lost the May 2010 General Election, he was subsequently elected to the Shadow Cabinet in October 2010.
Wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Lewis
MP DETAILS
Address Ivan Lewis MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Phone Number 020 7219 4272
Political Party Labour
Email Address ivanlewis@burysouth.fsnet.co.uk
Constituency Bury South
Date of Birth 04/03/1967
Twitter Twitter Profile
Wikipedia Page Visit Wiki
SHARE OF VOTES
ELECTION TURNOUT
Election turnout for the Bury South constituency in 2015 was 63.90%, lower than the average UK turnout at 66.1%.
Daniel Critchlow Conservative Male - - http://www.danielcritchlow.org.uk/
Glyn Heath Green Male - - http://bury.greenparty.org.uk/
Ivan Lewis Labour Male 04 March 1967 (53) - -
Paul Ankers Liberal Democrat Male 03 August 1976 (44) - http://burylibdems.mycouncillor.org.uk/
S�amus Martin UK Independence Party Male - - http://seamusmartin.com/
Valerie Morris English Democrats Female - https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-english-democrats http://www.englishdemocratsnw.org/
Scottish National Plaid Cymru
2005 GENERAL ELECTION WINNERS
VOTE COUNTS
BNP 1,743 3.6%
Conservative 16,216 33.6%
ED 494 1%
Green 493 1%
Labour 19,508 40.4%
Liberal-Democrat 8,796 18.2%
UK-Independence-Party 1,017 2.1%
Electorate 73,544
Votes 48,267
Turnout 65.6%
Conservative Wiseman, Michelle
Labour Lewis, Ivan
Liberal Democrat D'Albert, Vic
Green Heron, George
BNP Purdy, Jean
UKIP Chadwick, Paul
Election turnout for the Bury South constituency in 2010 was 65.6%, higher than the average UK turnout at 65.1%.
This graph shows the results from 64 people in the Bury South constituency who have taken our quiz, displaying which party best matches their opinions of the series of questions we ask.
If you haven't taken our insightful quiz that shows you who you should be voting for at the 2015 general election, why not give it a go:


Attending a concert with an exceedingly small crowd has something bittersweet about it. On the one hand, you don't have to deal with other people. On the other hand, audience dynamics are half of what makes concerts fun, and no one wishes minute attendance upon a band they like. I've seen Madder Mortem perform amongst less than 20 people, despite their lengthy career and overall high quality, which is just incomprehensible to me. It's a little easier to understand in the case of today's subject, Cities of Mars, who have only been at it for a few years, but my fiancée and I made up two-thirds of the crowd last time we saw them and I think we can all agree that's a little bit fucked up.
And they deserve a bigger audience, because Cities of Mars' doom-sludge is rich in atmosphere and full of excellent hooks and curb-stomping riffs, all constructed around an on-going retro-science fiction story with strong Lovecraftian overtones. The debut, Temporal Rifts, was more oriented towards doom, and found itself more limited in range. The Horologist finds the band spreading their wings and including a smidge more progressive songwriting, resulting in an album that's more dynamic and varied than their previous work. Though they've retained their heavy groove, notably on bangin' sludge single "Hydrahead" and the more expressive opener "Necronograph," the album peaks with the post-metal influenced "The Last Electric Dream," building upon a single shimmering riff to expand into the most emotionally taxing territory on the album.
Their Achilles' heel, however, is their vocals. Much like Mastodon, all three members pitch in at the mic, but none of them are particularly gifted in that department. The basic sludge roars used in the lower registers are okay, if not exceedingly inspiring. But attempts at higher notes leave their pitch spinning dangerously off course, resulting in a few cringe-inducing moments. Most of these are concentrated on the otherwise groovy "The Floating Museum" where the overreach is most palpable. By comparison, on the more doom-oriented Temporal Rifts the vocal performances stay within a more limited frame. Though I applaud Cities' willingness to explore, and must note they have improved upon their variety, the experiment doesn't work out quite as well with their vocal capabilities.
It's a blemish for sure, but the only significant one. The songwriting is excellent throughout, maximizing the impact through great use of contrast by interspersing heavy, distortion-laden riffs with moody atmospheric sections, underscored by hard-hitting drums and throbbing bass. The production does not skimp on the latter either, turning out a reasonably dynamic master and balanced mix, with lovely thick fuzz on the guitars and refraining from burying any one element. An achievement in and of itself when it comes to sludge, which is too often known for turning everything up to 11.
Cities of Mars is a band on the rise. Rather than displaying complacency with their initial sound, they show themselves willing to expand and experiment, honing their songwriting skills and adding depth and layers to their music. It's unfortunate that the vocal issue has become a little more noticeable as a result, like a difficult to remove stain becomes more visible when its surroundings are cleaned. It keeps me just a hair's breadth away from the higher score that I'd love to give, because in all other regards, The Horologist is a great piece of cosmic sludge. Cities of Mars are touring Europe again in May. This time I want to see you all there.


Conservatives to launch aggressive raid on Labour's core support as the Government stands accused of creating "a country of two nations"
After shadow home secretary Chris Grayling wrote a piece in in yesterday's News of the World, there is more coverage this morning (for example Telegraph, Mail, BBC) of the party's research showing the extent to which Labour has let down the most deprived communities in Britain.
According to the Daily Telegraph report, it forms part of "the Conservatives' most aggressive raid so far on Labour's core support, in a fresh campaign centring on fixing 'Broken Britain'."
Mr Grayling is leading the charge with a speech tomorrow in which he will argue that Labour has betrayed its core support in the country's poorest communities - in terms of effectively discouraging social mobility, providing poor education and overseeing an increase in violent crime, burglary and theft.
Later in the week shadow work and pensions secretary Theresa May is scheduled to lay into the Government over the crisis in the welfare system created by Labour's "benefits culture".
Britain today is a society facing huge social challenges, with divisions and inequalities which are as pronounced as they have been for generations. Once people would have found their way off council estates to a better life, encouraged by a society where social mobility was a norm, and not an exception. Today that happens much less often. Instead we are heading rapidly back to being a country of "two nations".


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Wow, I just discovered that the lead guitar work on "Batmobile" is from that Phil Keaggy – here's a link to the bio on his website.
As it turns, landlocked musical combos can create credible surf sounds – not just West Coast bands. Cincinnati's King Records, you might recall, even delved into the "surf rock" genre via The Impacs, whom Zero to 180 profiled just over a year ago.


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