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Лейтенант-генерал сэр Уильям Стюарт (10 января 1774 — 7 января 1827) был британским военным офицером, первым командиром стрелковой бригады принца-консорта, командиром дивизии в Пиренейской войне и шотландским членом парламента в британском парламенте.

Ранний период жизни
Уильям Стюарт, родившийся 10 января 1774 года, был четвёртым (вторым выжившим) сыном Джона Стюарта, 7-го графа Галлоуэя (1736—1806) и его второй жены Анны (1742/3—1830), дочери сэра Джеймса Дэшвуда, 2-го баронета. Чарльз Джеймс Стюарт, второй епископ Квебека, был его младшим братом.

Член парламента
Он представлял Солтэш в Корнуолле с 1795 по 1796 год, Уигтоншир (1796—1802), Уигтаун Бургс (1803—1805) и снова Уигтоншир (1812—1816).

Ранняя военная служба
Стюарт поступил в британскую армию в 1786 году в качестве двенадцатилетнего прапорщика 42-го пехотного полка. Его действительная служба началась в Вест-Индийской кампании 1793—94, где он был ранен. После дальнейшей службы в Вест-Индии, когда он командовал 67-м пехотным полком в Сан-Доминго (1796—98), Стюарт вернулся в Европу и получил разрешение служить вместе с австрийскими и русскими союзниками Британии в Италии, Швабии и Швейцарии во время кампании 1799 года.

Стюарт чрезвычайно интересовался оружием и тактикой. Вероятно, именно его наблюдения в 1799 году «легкой пехоты» и тирольских и хорватских солдат, которые не сражались в жёстко заданном боевом порядке, как было принято в обычных пехотных частях, побудили его предложить британской армии тоже включить в себя постоянную «легкую пехоту», вооружённую винтовками. Его идеи получили поддержку, особенно у влиятельного королевского шталмейстера, полковника Кута Мэннингема, с которым Стюарт впервые встретился в Вест-Индии.

В марте 1800 года был создан экспериментальный «Корпус стрелков». В августе Стюарт командовал им во время десантной атаки в Ферроле, где был тяжело ранен в грудь, когда вёл своих стрелков по скалам. В октябре 1800 года корпус был объявлен официально созданным, с Мэннингем в звании полковника и Стюартом в должности подполковника и командира.

Инструкции Стюарта для стрелкового корпуса, который впоследствии стал знаменитым 95-м пехотным полком, показывают, насколько продвинуто его тактическое мышление по сравнению с его современниками. Он разработал и внедрил специально адаптированные формы тренировок и манёвров, медали за храбрость и хорошее поведение, классификацию по навыкам стрельбы, школу и библиотеку для солдат, требуя, чтобы каждый офицер стрелковой роты хорошо знал каждого из своих подчинённых.

Вскоре после того, как ему исполнилось 27 лет, Стюарт был назначен командовать 895 солдатами ( из стрелкового корпуса и  из 49-го полка), которые должны были служить морскими пехотинцами на флоте, отправленном на Балтику в 1801 году. Он находился в юте HMS Elephant, флагмана адмирала Нельсона во время великого морского Копенгагенского сражения 2 апреля 1801 года. Нельсон сообщил, что «Достопочтенный полковник Стюарт оказал мне честь, служа на борту Elephat'а; он лично, вместе с каждым офицером и солдатом его отряда, с радостью разделял труды и опасности флотской жизни» (отряд Стюарта потерял 4 убитых и 6 раненых).

Стюарт получил почётное задание доставить в Лондон депешу, сообщающую о победе, и был упомянут в благодарности Парламента, принятой 16 апреля 1801 года. Через шесть дней он получил официальное письмо о повышении в должности до полковника, действующее со дня битва при Копенгагене. Нельсон писал лорду Сент-Винсенту, восхваляя «полковника Стюарта, который является превосходным и неутомимым молодым человеком, от которого зависит растущая надежда нашей армии».

Нельсон написал по меньшей мере одиннадцать писем Стюарту за четыре года между Копенгагеном и его смертью в Трафальгаре, которые были включены в сборник работ Стюарта, опубликованных в частном порядке как «Бумаги Кумлодена».

В 1802 году стрелковый корпус был переименован в 95-й (стрелковый) полк, и вместе с 43-м и 52-м полками был объединён в знаменитую легкую бригаду под командованием сэра Джона Мура. Стюарт был первым полковником 95-го, но вскоре ему пришлось передать его оперативное командование, когда он был назначен бригадным генералом. Сердцем Стюарт все ещё был со стрелковым полком, и в 1805 году он опубликовал работу «Наброски плана общей реформы британских сухопутных войск», в которой выступал за принятие на национальном уровне многих нововведений, сделанных им в 95-м полку.

Стюарт занимал важные посты в экспедициях в Египет в 1807 году и в Вальхерен в 1809 году, прежде чем в 1810 году его отправили в Испанию. Хотя Стюарт был ещё в относительно невысоком звании генерал-майора, ему было дано важнейшее задание командовать осаждённым гарнизоном стратегически важного порта Кадиса, и изначально он был под прямым командованием генерала Артура Уэлсли, 1-го герцога Веллингтона. Это привело его к назначению командиром бригады во второй дивизии Пиренейской армии, и в декабре 1810 года Стюарт вступил в эту должность.

Командир дивизии под началом Веллингтона
В битве при Ла-Альбуэра 16 мая 1811 года Стюарт возглавил британскую 2-ю дивизию, на которую пришёлся главный удар фланговой атаки маршала Сульта. Он развернул бригаду подполковника Джона Колборна, чтобы атаковать левый фланг огромной французской колонны Сульта. Сначала манёвр прошёл хорошо, так как британские мушкетёры в большом количестве уничтожали французскую пехоту. Однако потом, внезапно атакованные с фланга и тыла конными польскими лансерами и французскими гусарами, три полка Колборна были разбиты, потеряв  человек; только  спаслись. В этом бою две другие бригады Стюарта также сильно пострадали от стрельбы прямой наводкой французской артиллерии и ружейного огня, но это была не его вина. В эпической борьбе выжившие бойцы из его дивизии сдерживали французов, пока 4-я дивизия не спасла положение. Гловер, историк Пиренейской войны, писал: «Как командир батальона, Стюарт был превзойден только Муром; как генерал он был страшной угрозой».

Веллингтон писал о нём: «Необходимо, чтобы Стюарт был под руководством особого человека». После Ла-Альбера Веллингтон нашёл этого «особого человека» в лице лейтенант-генерала Роланда Хилла. Всё остальное время Пиренейской войны Стюарт и его 2-я дивизия обычно служили под чутким руководством Хилла. Он сражался в корпусе Хилла в кампании при Бургосе осенью 1812 года и в битве при Витории в 1813 году.

15 ноября 1812 года  французов Сульта противостояли  англо-португальцев Веллингтона возле Саламанки. Когда Сульт не стал атаковать, Веллингтон приказал отступать в Португалию. Во время отступления Стюарт (временно отвечающий за 1-ю дивизию) и два других командира дивизий не подчинились приказам своего командира. Стюарт, писал Веллингтон, «и некоторые другие генералы собрали военный совет, чтобы решить, выполнять ли мои приказы идти по определённой дороге. Возглавлявший их [Стюарт] решил, что там они не пойдут; они пошли по дороге, ведущей неизвестно куда, и когда я нашел их утром, они были в полном замешательстве, не зная, куда идти и что делать».

В первый день битвы при Пиренеях на перевале Майя Стюарт решил, что французы не будут атаковать, и уехал на десять миль назад. Когда битва началась, его 2-я дивизия всё утро сражалась под руководством неопытного командира бригады и потеряла 1347 человек. Будучи всё ещё в корпусе Хилла, Стюарт сражался в битвах за Нив, Ортез и Тулузу во время вторжения Веллингтона на юг Франции в 1814 году.

Награды, благодарности и выход на пенсию
За свои заслуги в Пиренеях Стюарт получил Золотой крест с двумя полосами, португальский орден Башни и Меча и испанский орден Святого Фернандо. 2 января 1815 года он стал Рыцарем Большого креста ордена Бани. Стюарт был депутатом от Солтэша в 1795 году и от Уигтоншира с 1796 года, а 24 июня 1814 года спикер поблагодарил его, от имени парламента, за его участие в победах в Витории и Ортезе, а также в промежуточных операциях.

Стюарт больше не служил. Его здоровье было нарушено семнадцатью кампаниями, в ходе которых он получил шесть ран и четыре ушиба, и в 1816 году он оставил свое место в парламенте. В июле 1818 года его перевели в 1-й батальон стрелковой бригады. Он поселился в Кумлодене на границах Вигтона и Кирккудбрайтшира, рядом с семейной усадьбой. Он умер там 7 января 1827 года и был похоронен в Минигаффе.

Семья
В 1804 году Стюарт женился на Фрэнсис, дочери достопочтенного Джона Дугласа (второго сына графа Мортона). У него был один сын, Горацио, капитан стрелковой бригады, и одна дочь, Луиза.

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I never used to think I was afraid of heights, until I was at the top of St. Paul's Cathedral in London, attempting to edge around the incredibly small Golden Gallery.
So by now, I think you all know how much we love covering events for Make-A-Wish Eastern Ontario. It's an absolutely wonderful organization that does just truly amazing things for kids with life threatening illnesses (and their families too)! But this event was really one of our favourites so far!


Google has today announced 90 regional finalists of its second Google Science Fair and, for the first time, two Irish entries have been shortlisted.
Ralph Moran has been shortlisted in the EMEA 13-14 year old category for his project that explores the effects that burning paraffin wax candles can have on the surrounding air. An all girl team in the EMEA 17-18 year old category has also been shortlisted, comprising of Muireasa Carroll, Denise Hurley and Mairead Kingston who created a renewable energy source from seaweed lettuce.
Google Science Fair is the world's largest online science competition open to students aged between 13 and 18 and aims to champion young scientific talent, "giving students around the world the opportunity to participate and showcase their ideas".
Each regional finalist will receive a Chromebook for their efforts so far. On June 6, 15 finalists will be selected and flown to Google's Mountain View headquarters in California for a final judging event. The rest of the competition prizes sound amazing.


To coincide with our showcase event, we're publishing the first of the research funded by the Digital Innovation Fund for the Arts in Wales.
Hijinx and Proper Design have developed an integrated casting site and pastoral care system to help learning disabled actors access paid acting work.
Arts Alive and BBC Connected Studio have developed a guide to low-cost methods for digitally broadcasting art from rural locations.
g39 and Golant Media Ventures have developed ART, a digital tool for enriching the audience experience and gathering data at non-ticketed visual arts spaces.
We hope that you'll find them insightful, and useful in developing your next project.
We still have a few papers being prepared for publication – keep an eye on our social channels or on this website in the coming weeks.


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Kennar Hits The Ground Running
Wed 30 Jan 2019, 07:33 PM
FORMER Rabbitohs' and Storm player Richie Kennar is going through his first week at Broncos' training.
And it is tough when you start in a new place a few months behind the rest.
The 24-year-old outside back has signed to play with affiliate club Wynnum Seagulls.
He has played 17 NRL games at two clubs, including an eight-game stint last year that netted seven tries for the Bunnies.
Kennar has obviously been mentored by Broncos' coach Anthony Seibold previously.
But he said while starting behind the rest of the squad was not ideal, but he is keen to build on his NRL total.
"I only started on Monday so I have missed most of the pre-season," he said.
"But it was good to get the cobwebs out.
"The boys have been very welcoming so that has made it easy to fit in.
"Having not done the pre-season work before Christmas makes it a bit tough.
"But I have worked under 'Seibs' for a couple of years now, and it is pretty much the same.
"It is still tough and the lungs are still getting used to it."
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Apropos of Nothing: The Turbo Button !
Remember the "Turbo" Button ?
What make/model is this? I've got one from 1992 or so that looks almost exactly like it*, and I've been trying for years to identify it -- there's no name on the case but "Plug Into The Power Of AIS 486: ADVANCED INFORMATION SYSTEM."
*Differences: The power button is gray and doesn't have the rounded rectangle around it, the labels say "POWER TURBO H.D.D." instead of the reverse order, the lock says "LOCK" instead of "K/LOCK" and has locked/unlocked icons, and the front piece is indented to the left and right of that whole black area.


And they had music without noting over there.
And that she bumped above me over there.
And they've got the flattest noses over there.
And they eats 'em tops and all, over there.
And the rest I will not tell, over there.


We are excited to announce that F7Lans will be celebrating all things Killing Floor as Tripwire brings you a weekend of EPIC proportions! This weekend, Tripwire will be running a FREE WEEKEND for Killing Floor 2 on Steam to celebrate the release of their new "Incinerate n' Detonate" free content pack. Spoilers, its AMAZING! Furthermore, they will be discounting their game by 33% during this event for those of you who have not picked it up yet.
It is no secret that we here at F7Lans have been addicted to Killing Floor 2. In anticipation of this event F7Lans has launched 58 additional servers to give you a place for all your Zed killing needs. Join us ALL WEEKEND LONG for amazing Killing Floor 2 action. Whether you are brand new to the game or a grizzled veteran who doesn't blink twice when Hans spawns, we have something for you! Make sure you hang out in our public Mumble. Get to know the members of the F7 community and also find some fine folks to play with this weekend. Finally, our friends over at Tripwire have been AWESOME enough to donate TEN COPIES of Killing Floor 2 for us to give away this weekend.
So how do you get your grubby hands on a copy of Killing Floor 2? There will be two ways for you to win. Simply post below with your best caption of the attached image below. At the end of the contest the F7 Admins will picked one caption as the best and that individual will be given a copy of Killing Floor 2. We will then raffle off the other 9 copies at random. It is that easy! Just by entering you have a chance to win but take some time and come up with a truly fantastic caption in order to increase your odds of winning! Further, current F7 members will be given two raffle tickets for their participation doubling their chances at winning. Winners will be announced Monday after the event and we will release a list of the 10 winners alongside the latest episode of the F7Cast Podcast. That's it! So, come enjoy a FREE WEEKEND of Killing Floor 2 with your friends at F7Lans! Make sure you pick up Killing Floor 2 while it is on sale if you have not already and make sure you enter into our raffle for your chance at one of TEN COPIES of Killing Floor 2.
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While everything in Superhot controls like an FPS – you aim with the right stick and move with the left, for example – the actual challenge has little to do with your aiming skills or your reflexes. Instead, it's about your ability to plan, react, and understand the long-term consequences of your choices. So, for all its killer style, Superhot has more in common with games like Portal than it does with, say, Call of Duty.
We also revealed more than 30 independent games coming to Windows 10 at gamescom this year, including Team17's Worms WMD, Ron Gilbert's Thimbleweed Park, Team17's Sheltered, Compulsion Games' We Happy Few, and Inti Creates' Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night. Other indie games coming soon to Windows 10 include Studio MDHR's Cuphead, inXile Entertainment's Wasteland 2, Frogshark's Swordy, Yacht Club Games' Shovel Knight, 11 bit studios' This War of Mine, Digital Extremes' / nSpace's Dungeons & Dragons: Sword Coast Legends and many more.
I think it's also worth noting that all of the titles featured during the ID@Xbox segment of the Gamescom briefing will be coming to Xbox One and Windows 10! For more on these stories, click through the links!


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UK: City Plans to Test All Residents for Coronavirus Every Week, Experts Say It's the Best Plan
Pomidor Quixote May 14, 2020
"More untested civilians there."
The Totalitarian Police State Dystopia nightmare is just getting started.
They're now planning to test all people for the virus every week, on top of tracking everyone's every move, as some kind of condition to give people some of their rights back. As if there is such a thing as conditional rights.
Norwich is hoping to find the key to ending the lockdown by testing all its 140,000 citizens every week for coronavirus.
Scientists working in the city's labs want to be the first in the UK to check every resident so they can track the virus and halt its spread.
They hope their ambitious plan will allow a little more freedom to its residents before a vaccine for Covid-19 is found.
Notice how the media, experts, scientists, and even the government are now talking as if it was common knowledge that the lockdown will last until a vaccine is ready.
That was never the deal.
When they put the lockdown in place, they told us that it was meant to "flatten the curve," meaning that they wanted to prevent too many infections from happening at once and overwhelming the hospitals, in order to ensure that everyone catching the virus would be able to get treatment.
It was never about preventing people from ever catching the virus.
Experts say the scheme is the best way to 'get rid of the pandemic' and save the economy. If successful it could be extended across the country.
Norwich and another provincial city, Southampton, have submitted proposals to the Department of Health to pilot mass testing schemes.
In Norwich, best known for its impressive cathedral and as the home of Colman's mustard, bin men, taxi drivers and Army reservists could be used to deliver and collect swabs from households.
The barcoded samples would be taken to laboratories and processed by a team of biologists in batches. It could cost just £1 per test.
Those who test positive would be asked to isolate and then 'aggressive' contact tracing would take place to try to stop the virus spreading.
The rate of asymptomatic infections, which pose the biggest threat, could be also be tracked – giving the Government vital information about the virus's transmission.
The project would use the same testing method currently used by the Government to detect Covid-19.
The test, done by taking a cheek swab, is sent to a lab to seek evidence of the 'antigen' – the virus causing the illness.
At this point, I wouldn't be surprised if they told people that the only way out of the lockdown is to have some kind of flying robot drone following every person around at all times, recording their every move and sending it back to "expert headquarters" for "analysis."
They are going to keep pushing to see how far they can go before people start pushing back.
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Winter is coming to the taproom on Sunday, April 14th. Celebrate the premiere of the final GOT season by showing off everything you remember from the previous seven. Jessie will lead you through five rounds of trivia on everything Westeros and Essos, and we'll pour the beer. Which team will come out victorious and sit atop the Iron Barstool?
Acoustic duo, Kevin Drive, and Soul Fresh Spring Rolls food truck are back at the brewery on April 13th! Grab a pint and a plate while you enjoy the free show.
Soul Fresh Spring Rolls food truck and acoustic duo, Kevin Drive, are back at the brewery on Saturday, April 13th! Grab a pint and a plate while you check out the free show.
The Spiedie Turtle is back with their tasty chicken sandwiches on Friday April 12th. Grab a pint and a po' boy to enjoy during Open Mic Stand-Up Comedy with Rob Schneider Comedy - Not That One.
JB Boxter is back at the brewery on Saturday, April 6th from 4-6 pm! Come grab a pint and enjoy and afternoon of Americana Soul music.


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Category Archives: Constitution
Those Damn Courts Can't Overrule Me!
January 17, 2020 Constitutionchecks and balances, life, NislySheila
Sometimes, only a Yiddish word is capable of adequately conveying the disdain of an insult. Chutzpah is infinitely stronger than gall, its most common English translation. It's also more earthy than hubris, and more all-encompassing than smugness.
And chutzpah absolutely permeates a measure that has been introduced in the Indiana House of Representatives by Representative Curt Nisly. Here is the digest of House Bill 1089:
Protection of life. Repeals the statutes authorizing and regulating abortion. Finds that human physical life begins when a human ovum is fertilized by a human sperm. Asserts a compelling state interest in protecting human physical life from the moment that human physical life begins. Provides that court decisions to enjoin the law are void. Specifies the duty of Indiana officials to enforce the law. Specifies that federal officials attempting to enforce contrary court orders against Indiana officials enforcing the law shall be subject to arrest by Indiana law enforcement. Redefines "human being" for purposes of the criminal code to conform to the finding that human physical life begins when a human ovum is fertilized by a human sperm. Makes other conforming changes.
Ignore, for purposes of this rant, the fact that the only life Rep. Nisly is interested in "protecting" is that of the fetus; if the pregnancy threatens the life of the woman carrying that fetus, evidently that's just too bad.
There is, of course, the enormous chutzpah displayed by a man with no medical credentials–a man who owns a sheet-metal company–who feels entitled to determine when life begins, and the chutzpah of a person who can never be pregnant dictating behavior to those who can be. (Pregnancy, as people with medical credentials will confirm, is a greater risk to women's health than abortion. But Rep. Nisly is willing to force all women, whatever their medical or emotional or financial circumstances, to assume that risk. No skin off his nose.)
That's bad enough, but what really is astonishing about this piece of excrement–what demonstrates both outrageous chutzpah and monumental constitutional ignorance–is Nisly's apparent belief that the legislature can pass a bill that overrules the courts and prevents the executive branch from enforcing court orders.
Checks and balances? Piffle.
Separation of powers? What's that?
The Constitution? If Trump doesn't have to read, understand or obey it, why should Rep. Nisly?
Even in a legislative chamber as overwhelmingly rightwing as Indiana's, this is highly unlikely to pass. (I use the term "rightwing" rather than "conservative" because there is absolutely nothing conservative about people who don't want to conserve the values of the Constitution and Bill of Rights.) Even our legislature's dimmer bulbs aren't likely to endorse a measure that simply ignores our country's entire legal structure. But you have to ask yourself: who votes for the sort of ignoramus who would propose a bill like this?
And what sort of ego–what monumental amount of chutzpah–does a person have to have in order to run for public office without bothering to understand the government he wants to be part of?
It's Called Projection
January 8, 2020 Constitution, Religious Libertyatheists, Democrats, White evangelical ChristiansSheila
In psychology, the term "projection" means accusing someone else of a flaw or negative characteristic that you, yourself, exhibit. (We see lots of examples from this President, who calls other people "dumb" or "fat" or "a liar"…)
A recent report from the Washington Post provides a perfect example.
A Post survey found that white Evangelicals in the U.S. are convinced that atheists and Democrats (categories that they see as interchangeable) would, if elected, strip them of their rights.
Of those white evangelical Protestants, we found that 60 percent believed that atheists would not allow them First Amendment rights and liberties. More specifically, we asked whether they believed atheists would prevent them from being able to "hold rallies, teach, speak freely, and run for public office." Similarly, 58 percent believed "Democrats in Congress" would not allow them to exercise these liberties if they were in power.
In other words, these respondents believed that–if they were in power– atheists and/or Democrats would refuse to extend fundamental civil liberties to people with whom they disagreed.
Admittedly, there are many Americans who take the position that "freedom is for me but not for thee." Research confirms that a very troubling percentage of the general public is willing to curtail the liberties of groups they dislike. That research suggests that only 30% of the general public would grant disfavored groups the same rights they themselves enjoy, an incredibly depressing finding.
The perception by white Evangelicals that they are disliked is also pretty accurate. Research into intergroup attitudes confirms that white Evangelicals are among the least-liked groups by pretty much everyone else, and certainly by atheists and Democrats. The question isn't about likes and dislikes, however. It's whether distaste translates into a desire to deny the objects of that animosity their First Amendment rights.
It turns out that 65 percent of atheists and 53 percent of Democrats who listed Christian fundamentalists as their least-liked group are nevertheless willing to respect the civil liberties of those fundamentalists. As the article noted, that's a much higher proportion than the sample overall.
And that brings us back to the psychology of projection, because it also turns out that those fearful White Evangelicals are attributing their own unsavory motives to atheists and Democrats.
We found that a smaller proportion of white evangelicals would behave with tolerance toward atheists than the proportion of atheists who would behave with tolerance toward them. Thirteen percent of white evangelical Protestants selected atheists as their least-liked group. Of those, 32 percent are willing to extend three or more of these rights to atheists. In fact, when we looked at all religious groups, atheists and agnostics were the most likely to extend rights to the groups they least liked.
Conservative Christians believe their rights are in peril partly because that's what they're hearing, quite explicitly, from conservative media, religious elites, partisan commentators and some politicians, including the president. The survey evidence suggests another reason, too. Their fear comes from an inverted golden rule: Expect from others what you would do unto them. White evangelical Protestants express low levels of tolerance for atheists, which leads them to expect intolerance from atheists in return.
The Golden Rule isn't the only thing these people have inverted, according to my friends in the clergy.
It's ironic that self-proclaimed "Christian Patriots" are perfectly willing to subvert the clear mandate of the Bill of Rights– and the equally clear teachings of the Savior they purport to worship– in their pursuit of social dominance.
They lack both authentic Christianity and genuine patriotism–the very deficits they project onto atheists and Democrats.
Beating That Dead Horse
December 27, 2019 Constitution, Education / Youth, Free Speechfake Senators, internet, propagandaSheila
I'm still mulling over that screenshot I referenced a few days ago–the one from the pro-Trump website showing the names and pictures of four people identified as Democratic Senators who were switching to the GOP in protest of the President's Impeachment.
As you'll recall, none of them were real Senators–or, probably, real people.
Whoever created that website clearly operated on the assumption that visitors would be partisans so civically-ignorant that the phony names and stock photos wouldn't trigger doubts or send them to a fact-checking site.
It was probably a well-founded assumption.
We occupy a fragmented media environment that increasingly caters to confirmation bias. As I've frequently noted, Americans no longer listen to the same three network news shows and read the same daily newspapers; the ensuing intense competition for eyes, ears and clicks has spawned a treacherous information terrain.
A post at The World's Most Dangerous Beauty Salon, Inc. is enough to curl your hair. (Sorry–couldn't resist.) It even has graphs showing how Right-wing hoaxes and Trump's tweeted lies proliferate.
Yesterday I talked about how Trumpists flocked to their latest article of faith that Trump isn't really impeached because the House hasn't transmitted the articles of impeachment to the Senate. There is no basis in law or fact for that belief, but it's there anyway, virally spreading throughout Trumpland.
Another profoundly stupid message that has evidently convinced those who want to believe: now that Trump is impeached, he's automatically eligible to run 2 more times.
With rampant propaganda proliferated over social media facts or truth no longer matter. Worse, Trump's Twitter account amplifies these lies. Every time he tweets one of his insults, childish taunts, threats, or lies, it goes out to millions or users, retweeted thousands of times. In the hands of an immoral politician like Trump, social media is weaponized for the dark side. You can see it, but can also measure it.
The above-referenced graphs of Google trend lines show searches for these "facts."
When I first practiced law, an older lawyer in my firm told me that there is really only one legal question, and that's "what should we do?" That maxim applies more broadly; it absolutely applies to the absence of what has come to be called "news literacy."
Every so often, one of my more naïve students asks why the government can't just pass a law requiring media outlets to tell the truth. As I try to explain, truth and fact are often honestly contested—and of course, there's the First Amendment. But we aren't powerless just because government is prohibited from censoring us.
There's no reason the private sector cannot develop tools to help citizens determine who they can reasonably rely on—and who they can't. (The current criticism of Facebook for allowing campaigns to post dishonest political ads is based upon that company's legal and technical ability to eliminate them.)
What if a nonpartisan, respected nonprofit—say the Society for Professional Journalists—developed an analog to the "Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval," attesting to the legitimacy of a media source? The award of that seal wouldn't indicate the truth or falsity of any particular article, but would confirm that the organization was one that adhered to the procedures required of ethical, reputable journalists.
It would take substantial funding, of course, to develop and maintain the capacity to monitor the practices and procedures of media outlets claiming to be "news." And that "seal of approval" wouldn't mean that any given report wasn't flawed in some way—genuine reporters are human and make mistakes. But it would allow citizens who actually care about accuracy and evidence-based reporting to be reassured about the journalistic bona fides of sources they encounter.
Those bona fides are important, because in the new information world we all must navigate, each of us is our own "gatekeeper." The days when editors and reporters decided what constituted verifiable news are long gone.
And that brings me back to the screen shot shared by my friend.
I know I'm beating a dead horse, but propaganda flourishes when only 26% of adults can name the three branches of government, fewer than half of 12th graders can define federalism and only 35% of teenagers know that "We the People" are the first three words of the Constitution. When politicians make claims that are blatantly inconsistent with America's history and form of government, widespread civic ignorance virtually guarantees the uncritical acceptance of those claims by partisans who desperately want to believe them.
Adequate civic knowledge can't guarantee that visitors to a website will know fake Senators when they see them–but it's an essential first step.
When Should The Majority Rule?
December 22, 2019 ConstitutionBrrexit, electoral college, electoral systems, majoritarianismSheila
In the wake of Boris Johnson's victory in the election in the UK, a distinguished scholar of comparative constitutionalism posted a lengthy analysis to a listserv in which I participate. Much of that analysis is technical and of interest mainly to other academics, but I was struck by her opening observation:
Calling the Johnson victory a landslide assumes that the results of nationwide first-past-the-post constituency elections adequately capture public sentiment. Yes, Johnson got an overwhelming majority of seats but he didn't win even a simple majority of the vote. In fact, it turns out that the Tories were up a mere 1.2% in vote totals over their disastrous 2017 election results – in which they lost their parliamentary majority and had to enter a confidence-and-supply agreement with the DUP. Labour is now being called down and out with the worst election results (measured in seats) since the 1930s because they were 7.8% down from 2017. Compared with the 2015 election, they were only 2% down, hardly the stuff of grand tragedy…
The UK first-past-the-post electoral system is fiendishly sensitive to small vote shifts which can produce seismic effects depending on how they are distributed across constituencies.
Sound like another electoral system with which you're familiar?
Politicians and pundits will continue their ongoing arguments for and against the Electoral College, and the British are evidently embroiled in similar discussions about the operation of their system, but there is an underlying issue with which we very rarely engage: what sorts of social and legal arrangements ought to be decided by popular majorities, and what sorts ought to be protected from the passions of those same majorities?
Defenders of the Electoral College point to the Founders' well-documented concerns about those "passions of the majority," and to their initial reluctance to remit even the choice of Senators to popular vote. Opponents point to evidence that the Electoral College was a concession to Southern states– they would have been severely disadvantaged in a system where the popular vote prevailed, because their slaves wouldn't count.
Whatever side of that argument you find most persuasive, the question remains: in the 21st Century, which decisions should be made by popular vote, and which should not?
A fair reading of the Founders' basic approach–buttressed by political philosophers from the Enlightenment to modern times–suggests that they favored some form of majority rule for issues of governance, and protection from the "passions of the majority" for issues of human and/or individual rights.
If we look at the Constitution, we see that laws are to be made by representatives of the people (the reason we call ourselves a representative democracy). Although it is certainly true that those representatives were supposed to vote for legislation based upon their presumed knowledge and personal beliefs, if those votes proved to be inconsistent with the desires of their constituents, the constituents could vote them out. (It's also worth noting that legislation was supposed to be passed by a simple majority vote of those legislators–something that seems quaint in an era where overuse of the filibuster means we need super-majorities in the Senate to pass pretty much anything.)
If we look at the Bill of Rights, we see a very different standard. Because the Founders believed in "natural rights"–that is, they believed that humans (okay, white male humans) are born with certain "unalienable rights"–they protected the exercise of those rights against the sentiments of popular majorities.
When you think about it, it's a striking dichotomy.
It is supposed to take a majority of American voters (or states) to choose the people who will run our government. It is supposed to take a majority of lawmakers to pass legislation. But individual citizens are supposed to be protected against the disapproval of those same popular majorities when they are exercising their fundamental rights.
We can–and do–argue about how to define "fundamental rights" and how to ensure that vote totals accurately reflect majority sentiment. But I think it is fair to say that when electoral systems operate to privilege minority parties and candidates over those preferred by majorities, those systems are neither democratically nor constitutionally legitimate.
Saving The Courts
December 21, 2019 Constitution, Public Policy and GovernanceCourt reforms, judiciarySheila
Yesterday's post focused on the unending stream of ideologues being elevated to the federal bench under Trump.
Assuming–as even the least optimistic among us must–that massive turnout in 2020 rids us of this ignorant, corrupt and malevolent administration and enough of its feckless enablers to change control of the Senate, how might a new administration rescue the federal courts from the partisanship that is tarnishing both their operations and reputations?
My graduate students have some suggestions.
In the take-home final examination I gave my graduate Law and Public Policy class, the following question was one of three from which they could choose to submit a concluding essay:
Over the past several years, the federal courts, and especially the Supreme Court, have come to be viewed by both political parties as political prizes. Rather than choosing nominees with sterling legal credentials, appointments to the courts have increasingly been based upon the nominee's perceived political ideology. You have been elected President, and your party controls both houses of Congress. You want to return the courts to their status as respected impartial arbiters of the law. What changes would you make to the composition of the courts, the nomination process or otherwise in order to accomplish this?
I was surprised by the number of students who chose this question, and impressed by the thoughtfulness with which they approached it.
A number advocated Increasing the number of Supreme Court Justices, noting that their number is not mandated by the Constitution and has been changed previously. Most suggested a panel somewhere between 12 and 20.
Another popular proposal was the creation of a nonpartisan advisory committee composed of legal scholars, sitting judges and representatives of the ABA, who would be charged with coming up with–and thoroughly vetting– a slate of candidates from which the President would choose his nominee.Some students suggested analogous processes for the lower courts.
In recognition of the fact that people live far longer these days, several suggested limiting the terms of Supreme Court Justices–making their tenures long enough to remove the threat of political pressure that prompted the Founders to prescribe lifetime terms, but short enough to ensure more frequent turnover.
One student supported implementation of the "Supreme Court Lottery" advocated by legal scholars Epps and Sitaraman. Under this proposal, "each judge on the federal courts of appeals would also be appointed as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. When cases are heard, an appropriate number of these judges would be chosen at random to sit on the Supreme Court panel."
Several students noted the need for a process to increase what one called "demographic accountability"–a judiciary that more closely reflects the composition of the population, and suggested ways this might be accomplished.
All in all, the number of students who chose to answer this question and the various suggestions contained in those responses suggests the existence of widespread agreement on at least two things: 1) the courts are in danger of losing legitimacy (perhaps it would be more accurate to say "in danger of continuing to lose legitimacy–a loss that really began to gather steam with the decision in Bush v. Gore) and 2) partisanship and extreme partisan polarization are to blame.
My students are not lawyers. I teach in a school of public affairs, not a law school, so some of the suggested "reforms" were impractical or otherwise fanciful. But the students in my graduate class tend to be older, employed, with families, and they are generally thoughtful and civically-engaged. During the semester, virtually all of them demonstrated deep concerns with the dysfunction, chosen ignorance, and theatrics that have replaced working governance.
Of course, if the people who didn't bother to vote in 2016 stay home again in 2020– if the electorate does not come out en masse to evict the criminals, buffoons and fellow-travelers who are running roughshod over America's ideals and Constitution– suggestions for reforms will continue to be beside the point.
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Q: Testing a Visual Studio Extension from VS2017 with the devenv for previous versions of Visual Studio does not work I have a Visual Studio Extension, and if I test it in VS 2017 with the VS2017 devenv configured, then when I debug it launches an instance of VS2017 with my extension installed. However if I use the devenv for any of the older versions, the instance of visual studio it spins up does not have my extension. In VS2015, I was able to successfully do this with ease.
I suspect it has something to do with the SDK version.
When I inspect %localappdata%/Microsoft/VisualStudio ..., I see an experimental instance for version 15.0 that contains my extension. I believe it should be creating the experimental instance for the version of the targeted devenv.
Is there anything that I can do?

A: Setting a (experimental) version of Visual Studio to debug in Project properties, Debug tab, Start External Program does not make the MSBuild targets of the VSSDK to deploy the extension to that (experimental) instance after creating the VSIX file in the output folder. That deployment is an independent thing controlled through MSBuild properties in the Visual Studio project file (ex: .csproj) such as "VisualStudioVersion".
You have a complete current guide for VS 2015/2017 here:
Roundtrip Extensions for Visual Studio
And something older in this GitHub project:
RoundTripVSIX

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Australian actresses are in high demand in Hollywood and these 10 leading ladies are the cream of the crop. From the striking talents of Cate Blanchett, Nicole Kidman and Judy Davis through to the comedic Rose Byrne and newbie Margot Robbie these actresses are celebrated members of the industry and continue to define what it means to be iconic.
Since making her film debut in 1983, Nicole Kidman has amassed 80 acting credits including critically acclaimed roles in Moulin Rouge, The Others, The Hours and Cold Mountain. Most recently the Hawaiian born, Australian actress has been commended for her work in the biographical drama Lion and HBO mini-series Big Little Lies. The actress has received four Oscar nominations, and in 2002 she won an Oscar and a BAFTA for her portrayal of Virginia Woolf in The Hours. Kidman currently has two films in post-production and is filming the crime thriller Destroyer.
Graceful and commanding, Cate Blanchett has made a name for herself as one of the world's most diverse lead actresses. Upon graduating from the prestigious National Institute of Dramatic Art in 1992, Blanchett landed several stage roles, before making her feature film debut in 1997s Paradise Road. Since then she has inhabited an assortment of characters and starred in films such as The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Elizabeth, Babel and Carol. A master of her craft, Blanchett has received seven Oscar nominations and is the only Australian to win two acting Academy Awards for work The Aviator and Blue Jasmine. She currently has three films in post-production and is filming The House with a Clock in its Walls.
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Born in Sydney, Jackie Weaver has been a dominating presence on Australian film, stage, and television since the early 1960s. In 2010 she starred in the Melbourne crime thriller Animal Kingdom, for which she earned a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Two years later she received the same nomination for the film Silver Linings Playbook. In 2014 Weaver was awarded the prestigious Order of Australia medal. She currently has four films in post-production with several others in the works.
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Scattered thunderstorms this morning, then cloudy skies this afternoon. High 26C. Winds ENE at 10 to 15 km/h. Chance of rain 50%.
Scattered thunderstorms during the morning. Cloudy skies this afternoon. High 79F. Winds ENE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50%.


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Contemporary British Cinema
James English
CINE 260 - Contemporary British Cinema
401 | James English | TR 12-1:30pm
This class treats British cinema of the past twenty-five years, with particular emphasis on the changing social, political, and economic environments in which the British film industry has operated during that period. One of our aims in the course will be to identify some of the distinctive aspects of contemporary British cinema and its particular place in an increasingly regional and global media market. Toward that end, we will consider the differences between films that have succeeded for the most part domestically and those that have achieved widespread international (and especially North American) distribution and acclaim. We will screen some examples of the so-called Heritage Cinema (such as the Merchant-Ivory productionHoward's End) as well as films that run sharply counter to this tendency (such as Menalik Shabazz's Burning an Illusion, the Kureishi/Frears collaboration Sammy and Rosie Get Laid, and two films by Gurinda Chadha). We will pay particular attention to the docu-realist tradition in the British cinema and its new engagement with transnational and multicultural subjects; in this connection, we will view two films each by Ken Loach and Mike Leigh as well as recent documentary-inflected films by Paul Greengrass and Michael Winterbottom.
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Sony's Xperia 1 IV is the World's First Smartphone with True Optical Zoom
Jaron Schneider
Sony has announced the Xperia 1 Mark IV, a smartphone packed with features that put the needs of video shooters first but doesn't hold much back for everyone else. It's also the first smartphone with a true optical zoom lens that can shoot between 85mm and 125mm.
The Xperia 1 IV is specifically tailored for content creators. Speaking to PetaPixel, Sony explains that most smartphones are designed to do everything ok, but few are made to do a subset of specific tasks extremely well. That latter smartphone is what Sony is trying to make, and the Xperia 1 IV is designed to perfectly fit a niche of photo and video content creators thanks to its impressive array of cameras, high-end camera features, and live streaming capability.
Three Cameras, Three Sensors, True Optical Zoom
Sony's new smartphone has three rear-facing cameras, all of which feature 12-megapixels. The first is a 16mm ultra-wide that features an f/2.2 aperture and is in front of a 1/2.5-inch sensor. The second is a 24mm wide camera with an f/1.7 aperture and a 1/1.7-inch sensor that also has image stabilization in the form of Sony's Optical SteadyShot. Below that camera is a 3D iToF sensor (time of flight). The last camera is a periscope-style camera that features an 85-125mm f/2.3-f/2.8 lens in front of a 1/3.5-inch sensor that also features Optical SteadyShot.
That zoom lens allows for any focal length between 85mm and 125mm and works just like a full-size zoom lens. Sony says it is the first of its kind and while it shows how the optics are arranged, the company is keeping the mechanism that moves the optics under wraps, which somewhat underscores the technological achievement.
In addition to all three cameras featuring the same 12-megapixel resolution, they all also share the same 120 frames per second (FPS) high-speed readout, which means all rear-facing cameras are capable of recording 4K at up to 120 FPS.
The three cameras are also equipped with Sony's Real-time Eye Autofocus (AF) and Real-time tracking capabilities, technologies seen in recent Xperia smartphones that was originally developed for the company's Alpha line of cameras. Sony says that it uses the 3D iToF sensor and artificial intelligence-based subject detection to allow for precise and accurate AF and tracking in low light. Finally, Sony says that the Zeiss optics have been calibrated specifically for the Xperia 1 IV and the T* coating contributes to accurate rendering and contrast by reducing reflections for all rear camera lenses.
In addition to the rear cameras, the front-facing camera has also been improved. It too has a 12-megapixel resolution in front of a larger 1/2.9-inch sensor that has increased in size without impeding on the OLED display. Thanks to this sensor, the Xperia 1 IV can shoot 4K HDR video and 12-megapixel photos from the front-facing camera.
For Photography
Sony says the Xperia 1 IV combines that powerful optical telephoto zoom lens with both bokeh and advanced autofocus technology to deliver high-quality photos. IT can shoot up to 20 FPS while Real-Time Eye AF is active on any of the three rear cameras, a feature that works for both people and animals and even if they're moving quickly through the frame.
The 12-megapixel resolution is low compared to many other smartphones on the market, but Sony says that the content created with this smartphone tends to stay on screens. The company says the need for more than 12-megapixels is not often needed outside of printing, which isn't expected for subjects shot on this device. By keeping the resolution lower, the company was able to outfit all of the smartphone's cameras with improved speed and accuracy performance.
Xperia 1 IV enables Real-Time Eye AF and 20fps burst with AE (auto exposure)/AF in HDR on all three rear lenses to capture portraits for both people and animals. Sony promises it can continue to perform even when photographing fast-moving subjects and in challenging shooting conditions. In addition, the Xperia 1 IV uses AI white balance to capture and correct colors under challenging lighting conditions, which it says will deliver true-to-life results.
Sony has put significant resources into making the Xperia 1 IV video content creator focused. The company claims the smartphone improves the quality of live streaming while also simplifying the process. The device enables Eye AF and Object Tracking when using Videography Pro while live streaming to YouTube and other social media platforms.
It also works with Sony's bluetooth grip and Vlog monitor. For those who prefer to use a full-size camera, it can work in tandem with that use case as well. Users can stream high-quality video from a compatible Alpha camera while using Xperia 1 IV as an external monitor.
Improved OLED Display, Better Sound, Big Battery
That aforementioned OLED display is about 50% brighter than the previous generation Xperia 1 phone and is a true 4K display tht can refresh at up to 120Hz and display HDR 21:9 widescreen content. Sony says that the 120Hz display delivers exceptionally smooth graphics performance and the phone's 240Hz high-speed touch scanning rate supports the needs of a growing mobile gaming market.
That display is backed by a set of redesigned full-stage stereo speakers that Sony says has been tuned in collaboration with Sony Music Entertainment. The speakers have a new driver and enclosure design that puts out more power and improves the low-end. The company says that the speakers can also output its 360 Reality Autio sound, and hardware decoding optimizing quality when streaming music through services like Tidal.
The speakers are improved, but it's not the only aspect of sound that has been bolstered. Sony also improved the recording capabilities of the device and claims that its Music Pro feature up-converts vocal sounds in a way that mimics a recording in a professional studio:
"The cloud processing removes unwanted noise from the recorded sound using sound source separation technology. It then reproduces the frequency response of Sony's high-performance condenser microphones while producing reverberation similar to that of a professional studio."
If a recording is made that combines an acoustic guitar and vocals, the phone is smart enough to be able to separate those sounds and mix them at any balance. Sound recording and editing is free of charge, while cloud processing for high-quality sound is subject to a monthly fee in an amount that Sony did not disclose at the time of publication.
The phone features 12GB of RAM, 512GB of ROM, is powered by the Snapdragon 8 processor, and also comes with a microSD card slot to easily expand storage. It also features a 3.5mm headphone jack. Since it is a camera as much as it is a phone, it also has a dedicated shutter button.
The battery is a robust 5,000 mAh, but Sony stops short of saying how many hours users can expect to get out of a full charge. That said, the battery has a promised three years of life and a quick charge feature that can get up to 50% charge in 30 minutes. The phone also supports wireless charging.
The Sony Xperia 1 IV will be available in the United States on September 1, 2022 for about $1,600. It will be sold unlocked across the country, but the purple colorway will only be available directly from Sony. Pre-orders begin today.
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Album Review: Why? – Mumps, etc. C-
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Lala Lala shares new single "Legs, Run", produced by WHY?'s Yoni Wolf: Stream
Watch the Truman Show-inspired video for the track.
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WHY? announces visual album, AOKOHIO, shares second suite of songs: Watch
The visuals were directed by Miles Joris-Peyrafitte and star Orphan Black's Tatiana Maslany.
by Ming Lee Newcomb
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Song of the Week: Sleater-Kinney Return at the Right Time with "Hurry on Home"
Sufjan Stevens, The Voidz, and Clairo also highlight this week's New Sounds.
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WHY? return with three new songs "Apogee", "The Rash", and "Peel Free": Stream
Plus, new tour dates and a visual short starring Orphan Black's Tatiana Maslany.
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Consequence of Sound welcomes Why? and Open Mike Eagle to Music Hall of Williamsburg
The stellar double bill comes to Brooklyn next Monday, February 5th.
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Open Mike Eagle and Sammus are evangelical preachers in new video for "Hymnal": Watch
Plus, OME reveals new 2018 tour dates.
WHY? announces Moh Lhean remix album, shares rework of "Proactive Evolution" from Islands' Nick Diamonds: Stream
The indie weirdos also shared the track's real-life Origins.
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The Ultimate Back-to-School Mixtape
"I hate to tell you, but it's time for school." — Sally Brown, Peanuts
WHY? premiere new album Moh Lhean: Stream
Mumps, Etc. follow-up marks the group's first in four years.
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Yoni Wolf's actual medical doctors also appear on the Moh Lhean track.
WHY? announce new album, Moh Lhean, share lead single "This Ole King" — listen
Yoni Wolf's eclectic indie project returns with their first new LP in four years, plus a new tour.
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Rating: 7.2/10. From 108 votes.
The Seecamp LWS .32 from the left.
L.W. Seecamp, a family owned gun maker in business since 1973, produces a line of semiauto pocket pistols chambered in .32 ACP and .380 ACP called the LWS .32 and LWS .380, respectively. I own each, and a .25 ACP model, too (alas, the .25 ACP model is no longer in production). My review of these guns follows.
Seecamp pistols are double-action-only, flush-hammer fired, fixed barrel, retarded blowback semiautos built on a stainless steel frame with a stainless steel slide. They're manufactured without sights (which can snag) because they are designed to point-shoot at bad-breath distances for self defense.
The gun also features a passive magazine safety: You can't fire the gun by pulling the trigger or retract the slide far enough for a feed cycle unless the magazine is in place.
Seecamp's pistols are the same size in all three calibers. Total weight of each of these pistols loaded measures approximately 13.5 oz. The external measurements: 4.25″ long, 3.25″ tall and .725 inches wide (i.e., the slide).
Disassembly for cleaning is easy and clearly described in the owner's manual. You can download a copy from the Seecamp Web site by clicking here.
The Seecamp LWS .32 California Edition, from the right.
Larry Seecamp, the company's co-founder and president, created this pistol design along with his late father. He says all of its internal components are hand fit, and that although it's manufactured in a state-of-the-art machine shop, every copy spends more time during the manufacturing process in the hands of a highly trained, dedicated gunsmith than it does on an automated assembly line.
Seecamp says each pistol is tested rigorously at every phase in the manufacturing process and is exhaustively fired and tested for function and reliability. He personally hand tests every copy during its production before it's deemed ready for shipment.
Every pistol comes with a lifetime warranty.
The LWS .25 will feed full metal jacket, lead tipped and hollowpoint ammunition, but both the LWS .32 and the LWS .380 are designed around hollowpoint ammunition. My favorite ammunition for my Seecamp .32 pistols (also recommended by Larry Seecamp) is Speer Gold Dot, Federal Hydra Shok, Winchester Silvertip, and Hornady 60 grain XTP. For my Seecamp .380, (also recommended by Larry Seecamp) it's Speer Gold Dot, Remington Golden Saber, and Winchester Silvertip.
Every member of my Seecamp family has performed faithfully in each of its many past trips to the range, but for this article I packed my three LWS .32s and my one LWS .380 for another test session at the range using Birchwood Casey 8″ Bull's-Eye Shoot N C paster targets.
With my LWS .380, I went through a box of fifty 85-grain Winchester Silvertips. My gun fired every round flawlessly.
Shooting with a two-handed grip and aiming for the bull's-eye, I ran three magazines through the little .380 at 10 yards. I was able to put all 18 rounds onto the target, six of them landing within the 8 and 9 rings, and three landing on the bullseye. Recoil was noticeable, but very manageable.
Also shooting with a two-handed grip, I ran two magazines at 7 yards and one magazine at 5 yards and produced tighter groups. With 14 rounds left, I did the remainder of my shooting with my LWS .380 at 3 yards and in (6 feet and 4 feet) using one hand. Rapid fire, one-handed point shooting sent all rounds onto the target. My trigger finger was just fine after shooting.
The author's Seecamp in a Meco rear pocket holster.
The author's Seecamp in Meco's Batman front pocket holster.
With 60 rounds of .32 ACP 60-grain Speer Gold Dot hollowpoints, I ran 20 rounds through each of my LWS .32s and experienced flawless performance. Recoil was noticeably less than with the LWS .380. Consequently, I felt bolder and shot faster, and my groupings were about the same as with the .380 on the Shoot N C targets. An additional 20 rounds of Fiocchi 60-grain lead-tipped hollowpoints also performed flawlessly. Accuracy was about the same. All three LWS .32s were easy and pleasant to shoot.
Surprisingly for such small pistols, they're actually fun to shoot! (Bonus: This makes it more likely you'll practice with your personal defense tool.) They feature a trigger that's smooth and even, with a clean break and no over-travel.
Both are highly controllable and accurate, and for the tiny guns that they are, they fit most willing hands quite well.
Robert Locke of San Antonio, Texas, owns Meco Pocket Holsters. I have two, and they keep my Seecamp straight up in my pocket and discreetly concealed. These holsters don't print, and perhaps most important, they remain in your pocket when you draw your gun. The front "wing" onthe Meco Batman holster helps to keep the rig in the pocket, and the wallet flap on the back pocket holster that disguises the little pistol's outline.
My Seecamps and also enjoy traveling in Jim Surrusco's Hidden Pocket Holsters. Surrusco's back pocket holster and rough out holster with thumb push off are light, unobtrusive and work great. They're also very pretty—too bad they're hidden!
The author's Seecamp in Surrusco's back pocket holster.
The author's Seecamp in Surrusco's front pocket holster.
Seecamp are meant to be used up close and personal, which is where the majority of close encounters of the worst kind occur. Nevertheless, Seecamps in all three calibers produce respectable groups at up to 7 yards, which is way beyond the distance at which the majority of deadly attacks occur.
The LWS .380 is one of the smallest .380 ACP semiautos on the market, and the LWS .32 is one of the smallest .32 ACP semiautos on the market. Despite this, all of my Seecamps are natural pointers and fit my medium-sized hand just fine, making them an excellent choice for pocket carry.
Bottom line: These Seecamps are truly great pistols that come in a small package.
Bruce N. Eimer, Ph.D., is a practicing licensed psychologist, a Pennsylvania State Police Certified Law Enforcement Firearms Instructor and an NRA Certified Law Enforcement Firearms Instructor who advocates for responsible gun ownership and thorough gun education. He is the founder and president of Personal Defense Solutions, LLC, a professional firearms training company in the Philadelphia area that offers non-resident multi-state concealed gun permit classes and private firearm instruction sessions as described at PersonalDefenseSolutions.net. Dr. Eimer also qualifies retired police officers to carry concealed firearms under HR 218, which is the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act (for more information, go to RetiredPoliceCCW.com). And he writes a blog at ConcealedCarryLaw.com and runs the online forum DefensiveHandguns.com.
This entry was posted in .32 ACP, $251-$500, $501-$750, Seecamp, Semiauto, Subcompact and tagged Handgun Reviews on July 12, 2010 by Bruce Eimer.


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Abode Processes
Directing destiny
BBC World Service presenter & journalist Alan Kasujja converses with Sadhguru, yogi, mystic and visionary, on our destinies as individuals, as institutions, as businesses, and as a nation. He asks Sadhguru whether we are drivers or passengers in Uganda's destiny and applies the same question to our own lives. Together they negotiate the challenges of "getting there" in Uganda.
Yogi, Mystic & Visionary
Considered among India's 50 most influential people, Sadhguru is a yogi, mystic, bestselling author and poet. Absolute clarity of perception places him in a unique space, not only in matters spiritual but in business, environmental and international affairs, and opens a new door on all that he touches.
Sadhguru's talks have earned him the reputation of a speaker of international renown with speaking engagements at the UN, World Economic Forum, MIT and Google, to name a few.
Alan Kasujja
BBC World Service Presenter & Journalist
Alan Kasujja is one of Africa's most prominent journalists. He presents Newsday – the BBC World Service's award winning news program, with tens of millions of listeners across the globe. He also worked in Nairobi and presented the East African version of the TV series Who Wants to be a Millionaire. As a conference speaker/moderator, Alan participates in high level panels around the globe, such as The Africa Development Bank Annual Meetings and the New York Africa Forum.
In Conversation with the Mystic
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"Of Motorcycles and a Mystic" comes to a close after 36 adventure-packed days of riding through 19 States, covering a staggering 9477 miles!
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Sadhguru, during his TED Talk in 2009, takes us through his journey from being an extreme skeptic in his younger days to his enlightenment, which left him in a state of inclusiveness where he experienced the very existence as himself. Sadhguru went on to explain why he works incessantly to bring that experience to all of humanity.


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Stanford's Alex Carter drafted by Detroit Lions
By Jeff Faraudo and Bay Area News Group |
PUBLISHED: May 1, 2015 at 7:48 pm | UPDATED: April 21, 2018 at 6:18 am
Cornerback Alex Carter became the third Stanford player taken in the NFL, going to the Detroit Lions in the third round on Friday.
A 6-foot, 196-pound native of Asburn, Virginia, Carter was a three-time honorable mention all-Pac-12 selection before opting to bypass his senior season.
"Size and length, with long arms. Very good athlete," said ESPN analyst Mel Kiper Jr., who suggested Carter could wind up as a safety in the NFL.
Carter's father, Tom Carter, played defensive back at Notre Dame and was the 17th overall pick of 1993 draft by the Washington Redskins. He went on to collect 27 career interceptions in the NFL.
Carter, the 80th overall pick, was the third Cardinal player taken. Offensive tackle Andrus Peat went No. 13 to the New Orleans Saints in the first round on Thursday, and safety Jordan Richards was chosen at No. 64 by the New England Patriots.
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Datafox achieves R&D tax credits for Angels Den of over £100k!
Angels Den connect investors with dynamic companies with propositions and business models that will see them last. Avoiding fads or over-valued businesses Angels Den prides itself on the fact that over 90% of businesses funded since 2013 continue to trade today.
Angels Den approached Datafox to extract maximum value from their R&D tax credits claim. Pleasingly mission accomplished. However, it comes as no surprise to Datafox. Our claims team are experts in their field with a 100% track record. Not only in delivering a successful claim but also having it agreed by the HMRC first time. Quite a feat.
To think Angels Den took no risk in undertaking this action as Datafox work on a No Win No Fee basis. Plus, investment in time by Angels Den management was minimal as Datafox do all the processing keeping the client informed every step of the way.
The R&D tax credits scheme is a Government backed incentive for businesses to invest in new processes, software, hardware, and lots more. In fact, it may surprise you just what constitutes as research and development. What's more, you may not have considered all the cost elements that can make up a claim. Angels Den is a case in point with the Datafox team of R&D tax credits specialists achieving a payment three times greater than their former consultants. Processing a research and development tax credit claim can be a complicated process so to obtain the benefits in full applications are best prepared by those doing it day in and out.
Datafox specialises in only R&D tax credits claims with the total value of successful applications now standing at more than £6,000,000, assuring your claim is processed with speed, efficiency and transparency.


The Orient Islamic School is committed to providing a holistic education compatible with Islamic principles and practices to enable our young learners to live harmoniously in our multi cultural society and to contribute to the growth and well being of the nation while retaining their Islamic identity and commitment to the development of Ummah.
Our students excel in all the areas - sports, academics, co-curricular etc.
I am a resourceful and enthusiastic teaching professional with demonstrated leadership strengths and proven ability to manage multiple responsibilities. I encourage the growth and development of the learners? cognitive, social and emotional skills by motivating and inspiring a fun and challenging learning environment with a strong vision to achieve successful educational, co-educational and religious outcomes for learners, parents, staff and the community. This vision has included successful strategy sessions, and extensive liaison with the Staff and the Board of Governors.


Saint Louis University's School of Law and Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business jointly administer a program leading to the degrees of Juris Doctor and Master of Business Administration.
The School of Law has been continuously accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA) since December 1924. The accrediting body is the Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar of the American Bar Association, 321 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60654, 312-988-6738.


In a recent conversation with two friends, I was asked if I had a crush on anyone. I promptly answered "no", but had to add honestly that I have not been completely pure in regard to my thoughts. They were both surprised that I thought being pure was more than a physical thing.
I would like to revisit some of the topics that were discussed in the aforesaid conversation in an effort to fill the need for young women to tell young girls that emotional purity is possible.
As this blog is geared more toward young Christian girls or women, the points I make will be coming from the assumption that readers are born again and are trying to find advice or opinions on crushes, boyfriends and dating.
First, I believe that girls should not consider a relationship without the intention of marriage. If marriage is not your intention then I would ask you to reconsider the motive behind the relationship. If you are honest with yourself, I believe you will find that such a relationship is purely self-centered (you like the attention, he makes you feel special, he brought you flowers. You, you, you…) and will hinder your walk with the Lord, because you are more likely to focus on what a certain person thinks instead of trying to be constantly in tune with Jesus.
So we see here that marriage – something that God holds dear as a type of Christ and the Church – can add distractions to your walk with the Lord. How much more will a relationship that is not a prelude of marriage?
Second, I believe you should save all romantic thoughts and feelings for your husband. Crushes distract you from your walk with the Lord the same way self-centered relationships do. It is not good to put an unnecessary priority on a certain person's opinion, especially if you don't intend to marry them. Someone will probably say, "That's impossible! I can't do that!" Well, don't wake me up; 'cause that's the way I'm living!
Third, one thing my friends said is that sometimes they notice a particularly attractive person and think: " he's cute!" I don't think there is anything wrong with noticing someone is attractive, but thinking "he's cute" as in "I would like him to notice me"… probably not a good idea. Because of a natural attraction to men, girls so often let those feelings go haywire on them. Instead of controlling their feelings, they unconsciously go too far and do not consider that the other person could be married, have a future wife, or may not even be a Christian.
I'm a young woman, I've dealt with almost everything young women deal with. It is possible to control yourself and nip romantic feelings in the bud.
I would like you to consider this closing question carefully: What would you think if you knew that your future husband had a crush on a girl he knows?
I know that for my part, I hope mine doesn't.
We all have those dreams that someday we will meet that young man who has never had a girlfriend and never had a crush. That emotionally pure young man who saved all his romantic feelings for you… Let us respect the hopes and dreams of young men desperately seeking emotionally pure young women.
Don't let anyone (including yourself) tell you that your dreams are not possible.
In a future post, I may share more details on the importance of emotional purity and how to keep yourself pure.
I hope this inspires you! Comment to let me know what you think.
Thank you! You know who I learned from!


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Bivibranchia est un genre de poissons téléostéens de la famille des Hemiodontidae et de l'ordre des Characiformes.

Liste d'espèces
Selon :

 Bivibranchia bimaculata Vari, 1985
 Bivibranchia fowleri (Steindachner, 1908)
 Bivibranchia notata Vari & Goulding, 1985
 Bivibranchia simulata Géry, Planquette & Le Bail, 1991
 Bivibranchia velox (Eigenmann & Myers, 1927)

Notes et références

Références taxinomiques

Hemiodontidae
Characiformes
Characiformes (nom scientifique)
Poisson d'aquarium

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