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First iPhone 5s Reviews: Touch ID a 'Real Advance', Two-Tone Flash Produces 'Lovely Results'
Tuesday September 17, 2013 7:50 pm PDT by Juli Clover
At its September 10 iPhone event, Apple provided multiple publications with iPhone 5s review units. The embargo has now lifted on review posts, so we have gathered some relevant excerpts from each site in order to highlight general release reactions to Apple's iPhone 5s.
Jim Dalrymple, The Loop
Setting up a fingerprint is as easy as resting your finger on the Home button and following the onscreen instructions. The button will vibrate when it's reading; lift your finger and rest it on the button again; and repeat until it's done. Very simple.
Speed increases are something we expect with new Apple products, but the iPhone 5s goes above and beyond expectations. In addition to the faster processor, the iPhone 5s is also the world's first 64-bit phone. These changes make the 5s up to twice as fast as the iPhone 5—that's a significant increase.
Darrell Etherington, TechCrunch
At first glance, it's easy to dismiss the fingerprint sensor as a whiz-bang feature designed to attract eyeballs and do little else. But this isn't that. The fingerprint sensor, unlike some other questionable recent smartphone tech like gesture control or eye-tracking, doesn't feel like a gimmick or tech demo; it feels like a mature feature that actually enhances the overall experience of using an iPhone in a noticeable way that you encounter very frequently.
Walt Mossberg, AllThingsD
All my pictures were slightly sharper than on the iPhone 5 and low-light pictures were much less washed out by the flash. The camera app has been improved, with a new burst mode that takes many shots quickly and then picks the best ones, and a slow-motion video feature that lets you choose parts of an action sequence to slow down. It worked seamlessly.
Myriam Joire, Engadget
First, let's tackle the camera's low-light performance. The shots we took with the 5s were consistently better than what we took with the 5: they were sharper, with finer details, more natural colors and far less noise. As you might expect, our daylight shots were roughly on par, though there were a few times when the 5s won out by a slight margin, offering just a little more detail. All told, the 5s plays in the same league as all those other flagships with a bigger emphasis on imaging.
Even so, our sample shots still showed more noise and less detail than the same images taken with the Nokia Lumia 1020. The 5s also does a good job of reproducing color, but it's not the best performer in this category, either. Make no mistake, though: the iPhone has been – and continues to be – great as a simple grab-and-go camera. It may not be a best-in-class performer, but the vast majority of iPhone users will still be happy.
Edward Baig, USA Today
Apple hasn't opened up Touch ID yet to outside app developers, something I'd like to see happen sooner than later. The company has also delayed release of a feature called iCloud Keychain that would let you store all your Web passwords in the cloud. So in the future you might be able to use your fingerprint to get past all your Web passwords, making Touch ID potentially more powerful.
One thing not seen elsewhere is the True Tone flash system in the 5s. It is based on two flashes working in tandem to automatically determine the intensity and best combination of flashes. I got generally lovely results taking flash photos, though I noticed it sometimes took an extra second or so before the camera actually took a picture.
Scott Stein, CNET:
The Touch ID-enabled home button feels invisible; it works with a tap, can recognize your finger from many angles, and feels like it has less of a fail rate than fingerprint sensors I've used on laptops. It's impressive tech. It worked on all my fingers, and even my toe (I was curious).
David Pogue, The New York Times
The most heavily promoted feature is the 5S's fingerprint sensor, which, ingeniously, is built into the Home button. You push the Home button to wake the phone, leave your finger there another half second, and boom: you've unlocked a phone that nobody else can unlock, without the hassle of inputting the password. (And yes, a password is a hassle; half of smartphone users never bother setting one up.)
The best part is that it actually works — every single time, in my tests. It's nothing like the balky, infuriating fingerprint-reader efforts of earlier cellphones. It's genuinely awesome; the haters can go jump off a pier.
Luke Peters, T3
Anand Shimpi, AnandTech
Stuart Miles, Pocket-Lint
Apple's iPhone 5s will be available to the public beginning on September 20, with orders beginning at 12:01 AM Pacific Time.
Yes it's an evolutionary step forward.... but many of us will be awaiting the 6 in a year.
This probably won't be a popular opinion, but I find the 5s to be one of Apple's most innovative iPhones ever.
Rogifan
Boring, and I will wait till they make a bigger iPhone.
Thanks for letting us know. We'll all sleep better tonight now. :)
cclloyd
It's impressive tech. It worked on all my fingers, and even my toe (I was curious).
Anyone else a little more curious?
Just wait, hundreds will complain the sensor doesn't work when it's launched, "Finger Gate" prompts Jonny Ive to reply, "You're holding it wrong". :p
Chupa Chupa
What's innovative about it, other than the fingerprint sensor which has a fairly minimal functional value for most people?
Since when is security a "minimal" feature? People may not use a password but they'll use the fingerprint sensor because it works and it's painless... unlike passwords. Guarantee you that these type of sensors will be "must have" and standard on mid and high end phones in 2014. But Apple is the first to get it right. Yes, that is what innovation is about -- making something in a novel way so that it's practical to use.
notabadname
Great review. I agree with the difference in useful new game-changing tech and what i find to be annoying tech such as eyeball tracking. And yes, I demoed it- really can be frustrating if you are sharing a video for example with someone next to you, as you look towards that person and away from your phone, it can pause the video. And much to the disappointment of the Samsung rep demoing it to me, it proved to be very unpredictable. And waving my hand in the air in front of my phone to swipe images is in no way more natural than dragging my thumb across the screen. I bet most of those gimmicky things end up never being used after the first few days of playing with them.
The fingerprint sensor however, very brilliant - the best step yet toward phone security and a digital wallet.
DowdyFick
Thank goodness the fingerprint scanner actually works.
nooaah
Every year the reviews are the same. I think they just change the 3, to a 4 to a 4s, to a 5, etc....
The phone is the same, so I get that the reviews will always be the same. But I swear these websites get paid by apple, some of the reviews are over the top.
I purchase a ton of apple stuff, but some of you need help. Your infatuation with apple is really disturbing!
So go back to the 3GS and don't complain.
Tofaha
looks like a winner :apple:
Im entirely with you. Sticking a larger screen on a phone is not innovation, its just a simple design choice. But from the reports, the fingerprint scanner is actually well implemented and so is an innovation - especially its ease of use, the secure ecosystem at chip level, placement in home button, accuracty etc. The way the dual flash is done is also quite special. The 64bit chip is also innovative, but i think we wont see the benefits yet.
These are a few added features, but features which have been refined, polished and most importantly, well implemented. To me, these things are way more interesting, and I respect them way more, than a different sized screen.
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Q: Assigning multiple variables in Python line-by-line analysis I'm writing something that analyzes a directory line by line in Python. Parts of my text follow this format:
SMITH, JOHN
(123) 456-7890
(134) 193-2495
(284) 282-6829

I want to assign the three phone numbers to three different variables (i.e. phone1, phone2, phone3) all associated with the person John Smith. I'm thinking of approaching it by testing to see if the variables have already been assigned. For example, if phone1 already has a phone number assigned to it, Python knows to assign it to phone2. If phone2 has also been assigned, then it automatically assigns it to phone3. What's the easiest way to write something that does this? I'm open to any other suggestions as well.

A: Why not store your phone numbers in a list?  Then, you're not limited to three per person.  Assuming your contact list were stored as a dictionary, you could access them like this:
contacts = { 'SMITH, JOHN' : ["(123) 456-7890", "(134) 193-2495", "(284) 282-6829"] }

# printing third phone number for SMITH, JOHN (note that numbering starts at 0)
print contacts['SMITH, JOHN'][2]

# printing number of phone numbers for SMITH, JOHN
print len(contacts['SMITH, JOHN'])

# adding a new phone number for SMITH, JOHN:
contacts['SMITH, JOHN'].append("(818) 555-1212")

Of course you'd probably want to do something a little more sophisticated than that to handle first & last name, other necessary fields, etc, but that would be a way to handle multiple phone numbers in a clean way.

A: d = {}

class phone():
    def __init__(self, arg):
        self.phone = list(arg[:3])
    def add(self, arg):
        for i in self.phone:
            for j in arg:
                if i == j:
                    print("error")
                    return 0
        if len(self.phone) + len(arg) <= 3:
            for j in arg:
                self.phone.append(j)
        else:
            print("error")

def add(name, *arg):
    if d.get(name):
        d[name].add(arg)
    else:
        d.update({name : phone(arg)})

>>> add("SMITH, JOHN", "(123) 456-7890")
>>> add("SMITH, JOHN", "(134) 193-2495", "(284) 282-6829")
>>> d["SMITH, JOHN"].phone
['(123) 456-7890', '(134) 193-2495', '(284) 282-6829']

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Great to see all the hardened divers at our 2DiVE4 Dive Club Weekend. We had very mild temperatures for December and the visibility is up to around 10m in some places, making it a very enjoyable weekend for all. Congratulations to Steve Patient for completing his PADI Advanced Open Water Course at the weekend.


Recently I bought a Vacuum thermal mug from Bodum. It was supposed to be a present for Alin, who quite needs it at the moment. I was very excited, but I quickly got very disappointed. The cup leaks horribly. I tried to replace it at the store, but given the fact that I had thrown away the receipt (not clever, I know, but how was I to think that such a nice brand would make such faulty products), they didn't care to help me. So, quite hopeless, I wrote to Bodum on Facebook. I will show the message exchange here, because I think this is how a respectable brand should interact with their clients.
No, they haven't paid me for this post, except that they replaced my mug. This, my friends, is good PR.
Me: "Hello, it leaks from the latch that opens for drinking. I am wondering how would you advertise such a thermal cup for traveling since it can spill when it's knocked over? Isn't this risk implied in the traveling part? I strongly doubt your marketing team made the bad judgement and called an on-purpose-leaking product Vacuum. I understand the cup cannot be completely isolated from the exterior, but I know there are ways for allowing gas exchange with the exterior without letting liquid getting out (being an engineer myself).
In case you don't know how to allow for the gas exchange (air, CO2 or whatever), but not allow for the liquid to get out (coffee, water, etc), hire some engineers who will compute the diameter of some holes you can poke in the plastic lid. Assuming the liquid is water like and the gas is air, you need to know the volume of the cup on the interior to compute the force it would use to press on the lid in case it would spill.
You also know the water surface tension, γ.
γ = F / d, where F is force.
From there you can compute the d, which is the diameter of the hole you can poke in the lid to allow for gas exchange, and hence avoid all the safety problems you are invoking, while not letting the liquid in the can to get out.
Bodum: "Dear Oana, We are always happy to help. Unfortunately we do not have pink in stock, is purple ok with you? Kind regards.
Me: "Hello. Purple is also fine. The colour doesn't matter, really. It should not pour like a waterfall, that's what's important. Thank you. Have a great day!
The new purple thermal mug also leaks. I haven't sent the old one back, since the costs for it would be too much. Now I have two leaking thermoses and a nice PR experience behind me.
PS – The pictures shows Cousin It holding the two thermal cups.


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Q: how to convert value in a keypairs into list?  Dim dict As New Dictionary(Of String, KeyValuePair(Of String, String))
 dict.Add("key", New KeyValuePair(Of String, String)("value1","value2"))

I want to get value2 as a list.

A: Using LINQ Extensions:
' use KeyValuePair of dictionary, that gives 2 levels of KeyValuePairs
Dim list = dict.Select(function(kvp) kvp.Value.Value).ToList()

' Or use the Values part of Dictionary
Dim list = dict.Values.Select(function(v) v.Value).ToList()

' Adding some conditional and getting value1 instead:
Dim list = dict.Values.Where(function(k) k.Value = "value2").Select(function(v) v.Key).ToList()

For KeyValuePair x.Key is "value1" and x.Value is "value2"
Please note that this will get quite slow on big Dictionarys and there is probably better ways to handle this, but that requires more information about The actual use-case.


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When Khrushchev came to America
Nikita Khrushchev's 1959 visit was a Cold War comic interlude
By Brian Bethune May 28, 2009
Nikita Khrushchev and Shirley MacLaine on the set of Can-Can (NAT FARBMAN/TIME LIFE PICTURES/GETTY IMAGES; HENRY BURROUGHS/AP)
History, as Karl Marx's famous dictum would have it, is supposed to be tragedy first time around, degenerating into farce only on its repeat swing. Hard then to say what the dour Marx might have made of his high-spirited fellow Communist Nikita Khrushchev and his 1959 tour across America. As described in journalist Peter Carlson's K Blows Top (Public Affairs), even at the time the shambolic two-week affair struck many as a Cold War comic interlude, a kind of real-life rehearsal for Dr. Strangelove five years before the film. From our perspective, looking back over half a century during which East and West—thanks to MAD, that apt acronym for the doctrine of Mutually Assured Destruction—managed to avoid incinerating mankind, Khrushchev's excellent adventure inspires not just laughter but nostalgia for a time when external threats did not come from shadowy organizations undeterred by the threat of retaliation. And for when the enemy had a sense of humour.
The visit must have seemed a serious event when first proposed. Khrushchev, who had slowly accumulated supreme power in the U.S.S.R. since the death of Joseph Stalin in 1953, may not have been as murderous as his predecessor. Nonetheless, he was devoid of diplomatic skills ("We will bury you"), thin-skinned, and ever ready to remind foreigners he had nuclear missiles at his beck and call. His would be the first-ever visit of a Soviet leader to America, and the prospect that he and U.S. president Dwight Eisenhower might, as the latter delicately put it, have a "mutually profitable informal exchange of views," would have sounded hopeful to most Americans.
In the end, diplomatic progress was minimal, but in 13 days in September, Khrushchev managed to get stuck in a New York elevator, spark media riots in a San Francisco supermarket and an Iowa cornfield, ogle Shirley MacLaine on the set of Can-Can, and throw a Hollywood tantrum over being denied access to Disneyland. (That's the particular outburst captured in Carlson's title, taken from a newspaper headline—copy editors had great difficulty both in spelling "Khrushchev" and in fitting it into the space available; "K" and even "Krushy" often stood in for it.)
News of the visit provoked an uproar. After combing his files, FBI director J. Edgar Hoover estimated that 25,000 Americans wanted to kill Khrushchev. Still, plenty of others wanted him to drop by, meet the family, stay for supper—see, as the cliché would have it, the real America, and thereby learn to love it. Tennessee senator Estes Kefouver touted the Grand Ole Opry; an Atlantic City hotel offered free use of its penthouse ("two baths, kitchen and a Japanese houseboy"); the Apple Festival Parade in La Crescent, Minn., invited Khrushchev to drop by ("If you would like to enter a float," the festival chairman wrote him, "please let me know"); Louis Armstrong thought "Mr. K" might like a jazz club: "He's a cat, man," Satchmo told a reporter, "a human being like anybody else."
Eventually the advance men settled on Washington (White House state dinner), New York (addressing the UN), a luncheon at Twentieth Century Fox's studios in Los Angeles, a visit to IBM in San Francisco, the Iowa corn farm of Khrushchev's American friend Roswell Garst, a Pittsburgh steel mill, and a few days of talks at Camp David. New York's highlight, at least for the tabloids, saw the Soviet dictator crawl out of a malfunctioning elevator in the elegant Waldorf-Astoria, his ample rump shoved from behind by Henry Cabot Lodge, U.S. ambassador to the UN and the diplomat in charge of this travelling circus.
While the East Coast had its moments, matters didn't become truly memorable until the tour reached Hollywood. The film world turned itself inside out over its distinguished visitor. Stars frightened to be seen eating with a Communist screenwriter fought to get into Fox's 400-seat commissary to dine with a Communist dictator. Only a few Cold Warriors, including Ronald Reagan, turned down the invitation, while Marilyn Monroe was dragooned into attending. Her studio bosses told her, according to the actress's maid years later, that Russians knew only two things about America—Coca-Cola and Marilyn Monroe—and that she had to show up, in her "tightest, sexiest dress." Others who came included Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland and Gary Cooper. (After the meal, Khrushchev, who had spent a lot of late nights watching Westerns with Stalin, an insomniac aficionado of the genre, had a long conversation with Cooper, an Oscar-winner for High Noon.) To counter Soviet denunciations of U.S. racial prejudice, black stars like Nat "King" Cole were also invited, making the luncheon Hollywood's first integrated A-list party ever, according to one contemporary journalist.
It all went well until LAPD chief William Parker, spooked by a tomato tossed at Khrushchev's car (it missed, splattering the chief's vehicle instead), announced that he couldn't guarantee security if the Soviets went ahead with a side excursion to Disneyland. So Lodge called it off, and a small volcano started building within his guest. After 45 minutes of rambling, post-lunch remarks, Khrushchev's face grew red as he turned to the topic of Disneyland. "What is it? Is there an epidemic of cholera? Have gangsters taken hold of the place? What must I do, commit suicide?"
His audience, as accustomed to egocentric temper tantrums as any in the world, was unfazed; the visitor himself seemed calm afterwards as he toured the Can-Can set, watching male dancers slide under the skirts of female dancers and emerge clutching what appeared to be their red panties. Perhaps he was being a good guest, or merely happy that he had met Monroe. ("He looked on me the way a man looks on a woman," she later said. And what, her maid asked, did the star make of the dictator? "He was fat and ugly and had warts on his face and he growled.") But afterwards, when Khrushchev was embarrassed by being photographed grinning goofily at MacLaine, he denounced Can-Can as decadent bourgeois pornography, telling reporters that "mankind's face is more beautiful than its backside."
The rest of the Los Angeles leg went no better. Anti-Communist remarks from right-wing Republican mayor Norris Poulson provoked another bulging-vein outburst, a public threat to go home and ramp up the arms race. That one did scare Khrushchev's audience: "You could see the fuses of nuclear rockets sparking," wrote Harrison Salisbury in the New York Times. But again K calmed down. Poulson had "tried to let out a little fart," he told Lodge, "instead he just s–t in his pants." The American was glad to get out of town, and even happier that San Francisco began well, with an incident-free visit to IBM. Too bad, then, about the supermarket.
America's capitalist cheerleaders had been angling all along to get their visitor into a supermarket, the very icon of U.S. abundance, to show up Soviet rationing and scarcity. Now they had their wish as Khrushchev and a cadre of bodyguards sauntered into Quality Foods. Unfortunately, the bodyguards, congenitally disturbed by the presence of unauthorized persons—in this case bewildered shoppers—locked arms in a circle around their charge. That in turn blocked photographers and cameramen from getting their shots, and the media riot was on. One photog hopped a stack of butter packets, squishing most; another climbed shelves filled with jars of instant coffee, knocking them to the floor in a cascade of glass splinters; a third jumped on a meat counter only to be tackled by an incensed butcher yelling "get off my chickens!"; another, even more desperate than his fellows, simply crashed through the deli counter, and stomped across the salami and cheese, to shoot Khrushchev chatting with the shell-shocked store manager.
By the time the circus reached Iowa, everyone—with the notable exception of Khrushchev himself—was showing the strain. Two of Lodge's underlings had collapsed; one locked himself in his hotel room and took the phone off the hook. Reporters, never the most gracious of travellers, were fighting with cops. The stage was set for the next media brawl when the tour arrived at Garst's farm. What bound Garst and Khrushchev together was a shared, almost mystical, belief in the beauty, splendour and wonder of corn. They had been pals since 1955 when Garst first visited the U.S.S.R. to sell his hybrid varieties. They were very much alike: ham actors to the core, capable of eating, drinking and talking—especially about corn—for hours.
One key difference, though, was that Khrushchev was aware, more than many a contemporary democratic politician, of the importance of playing to the media, especially the TV cameras. Garst not so much. The sight of journalists trampling his corn as they closed in on Khrushchev sent him into a frenzy. First he kicked the nearest vandal—the Times' Salisbury—in the shins, then he began throwing wet silage at the rest. But these were the combat-tested veterans of the Battle of Quality Foods, and they held their ground long enough to snap photos of a bug-eyed Garst and a smiling Khrushchev.
The tour eventually made it back to Washington for its almost forgotten main purpose, the talks at Camp David. Little was accomplished, but at least it was done in due sobriety. As Khrushchev flew home, dazed survivors in the press corps were left groping for words to describe what had happened. Associated Press reporter Seth Pett's summation of the supermarket fiasco, expressed in the idiom of the day, could well have stood for the entire two weeks: "It was like happy hour in a manic depressive ward, like the year of the locusts, like, crazy, man."
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Election Day is Fast Approaching: Your Vote Matters
We have all experienced heartaches and hardships since the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) confirmed the first case of the Coronavirus on January 15, 2020 in the state of Washington.
Since that day, our lives have changed forever. Our families, jobs, and faith have been challenged, but thankfully, our country seems to be overcoming the obstacles and pulling together. We have a November 3rd election day fast approaching and whether you are a teenager eligible to vote or an elderly citizen, we must all find a way to cast our ballot. Your vote does matter!
We have seen statewide elections with several million votes cast decided by a handful of votes. At the national level, we recall the contentious hanging chad 2000 Presidential election between George W Bush and Al Gore. That election was decided by a razor-thin margin with Bush receiving 271 electoral college votes and 266 for Gore.
Our civic responsibility is to vote and there aren't any good reasons not to express your right to vote. Senior citizens have always done a nice job of turning out to vote, but this year's coronavirus and the riots and protests have caused some to express reservations about voting. Many have lost their lives for us to have the freedom to vote, so we owe it to them regardless of Republican, Democrat or Independent. Abraham Lincoln's words ring true with what we are experiencing across America when he said, "Elections belong to the people. It's their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they will just have to sit on the blisters." In other words, if you don't vote, you will have to live with the pain.
This year, many states have made voting exceptions and voting rules to make it easier to vote. You can vote in person at your precinct on November 3rd, you can vote absentee and some states even allow voting by mail upon request and to vote in an early voting period. The best thing for you to do is access your state's election officials website to determine what is allowed. The USA.gov link will help you find your local election office for information concerning polling locations, in-person registration and other local questions.
For those considering voting outside the polling place for at home options:
Absentee voting- all states allow for absentee voting, but the rules vary. In two-thirds of the states, citizens can vote absentee without offering up any excuse although one-third of the states require an excuse according to NCSL. In some states, you may cast your ballot in person before election day, but you must request the absentee ballot from your state and as we mentioned earlier, you may have to have an excuse.
All-Mail Voting- in a few states, a ballot is automatically sent to all eligible voters even without a request or application.
Early Voting In-Person- this feature is allowed in four-fifths of the states. These states allow voters to cast their ballot in person during the designated time before election day. Due to the coronavirus, the rules and voting dates may change. Early voting rules vary from state to state, but this chart lists the time frames for those states that allow for early voting.
American Senior Alliance challenges you to get out and vote to make a difference. The late John Lewis said, "The vote is precious. It's almost sacred, so go out and vote like you never voted before." We agree, your vote is precious and get to the ballot box and vote!


In formally announcing the program, it cited research that showed 25% of its customers regularly fly with pets, including a 104% increase in the number of animals flown during the past two years.
VistaJet has been aggressively expanding into the U.S. market. Last year parent company Vista Global purchased XOJET, which operates 44 super midsize jets and has a $100 million charter and jet card brokerage business. In the release, VistaJet noted 95% of American animal owners say their pets have become increasingly integrated into our lives.
What's more, VistaJet says 75% of owners distrust commercial airlines to safely care for their pets, making the journey stressful for both animal and human.
VistaPet has been designed in collaboration with experienced veterinary practitioners, groomers, dieticians and coaches to respond to the needs and challenges faced when traveling with animals.
Since there are no standard rules for the transport of pets around the globe VistaJet's customer service team advises passengers on the regulations that apply to their flights and destinations when traveling with pets, including details for vaccinations, microchips, certificates and permits.
On board every flight, passengers will receive a VistaPet Pochette – a travel bag containing a collection of items to take care of pets during and after a flight.
Bio-organic pet food from Rockster will provide pets with high-quality nutrients in the air or on arrival. The flavorful selection of Random Rewards treats, created by Michelin-starred chef Michel Roux, is a unique mixture of dog training treats.
Kibble Pet's Travel Care Kit includes water-free shampoos and soothing wipes for salon quality fur care – a perfect way to help pets relax on board. Rope toys by Furzu will also keep dogs entertained throughout the flight.
Following advice from Clinical Veterinarian, Dr. Bruce Fogle, VistaJet has developed a balanced menu to keep members' pets hydrated and healthy. VistaJet cabin hostesses (who are aboard all flights) can also offer natural flower essences to mix with pets' drinking water to aid relaxation during the flight.
VistaJet said, while flying regulations require that animals are kept on leash or in a travel cage for take-off and landing, during flight pets can relax by their owner's side on a handmade Labbvenn sleep mat. A full cabin re-clean is included as standard after every pet flight. Typical charges range from $250 to $500.
To help entire trips be enjoyable, VistaJet has selected a collection of pet-friendly facilities and partners all around the globe – whether Members require a pet hotel in London, a pet salon in New York or a photography session to capture moments with pets around the world, VistaJet will help. The team can also assist in finding pet walkers and trainers, or suggest unforgettable experiences, including pet yoga, rafting and surfing.
VistaJet's jet card program, which it refers to as The Program, starts at 50 hours per years and is customized with hourly rates ranging from $12,000 to $18,000.


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Sports Showcase
Weekend Round-ups
Weekend Roundup: 9/27-9/29
Garick Poe, Contributor
Robert Morris had five teams in action this weekend in a total of seven different games. Here is how all of the action went down:
Robert Morris had five teams in action this weekend in a total of seven different games. The first game of the weekend started on Friday when men's soccer (2-6-2, 1-0-1) hosted Mount St. Mary's (3-4, 0-1) at the North Athletic Complex. The Colonials won this game by a score of 1-0, with the goal coming from Ricardo Rota in the 78th-minute of the game.
The women's volleyball team (11-3, 1-0) also played on Friday, as they took on NEC newcomer, Merrimack (1-7, 0-1). But RMU showed their dominance and won in a clean sweep, 3-0. Lauren Kolenik led the team with 14 kills and Whitney Brown led the team in assists with 32. They will face Bryant (7-11, 2-0) on the road in another NEC match-up on October 4.
The Robert Morris women's hockey team (2-0) started their season against Union (0-2) at home. The opening night crowd was in for a treat due to the Colonials' offensive outburst, winning 6-1. Jaycee Gebhard had a hat-trick and finished the game with five points. Lexi Templeman also had five points with one goal and four assists. The Colonials had trouble staying out of the box, as they committed seven penalties compared to Union's three. Robert Morris converted on two of their power-play chances which helped propel them to a win.
Saturday featured two games for RMU teams. The first game of the day was the women's hockey team facing Union in the second game of their weekend series. The Colonials continued their high offensive output from Friday, winning by a final score of 5-0. Michaela Boyle, a transfer from Clarkson, scored two goals for the Colonials. The Colonial goaltender, Arielle DeSmet, stopped all 21 shots that she faced. They will face no. 2 ranked Minnesota (2-0) at home on October 11.
The football team (1-4) was back in action on Saturday for a game against no. 22 Youngstown State (4-0). RMU took an early lead on a four-yard touchdown pass to Terence Stephens Jr. from George Martin. YSU responded in a big way by scoring 31 unanswered points before RMU added a field goal in the third quarter. The football team plays Saint Francis (3-2) on the road to begin NEC play on October 12.
Sunday was a busy day at the North Athletic Complex, both the men's and women's soccer teams were in action on a beautiful fall day in Moon Township. The women's team (3-6-1, 1-1-0) played first, losing 1-0 against Bryant (5-3-2, 3-0-1). The lone goal came at 40:52 and that was all the Bulldogs needed for the win. The soccer team did put more shots on goal than Bryant, outshooting them 8-6. The RMU women's soccer team will play Wagner (3-6-1, 1-0-1) on the road on October 4.
The final game of the weekend was a matchup between the men's soccer team and Fairleigh Dickinson (4-3-1, 0-0-1). The team looked to continue the momentum they picked up after winning just two days prior. But after 90 minutes of regulation and two 10-minute overtimes, no goals were scored by either team, so the final score was 0-0. The men's soccer team plays Merrimack (3-3-1, 1-0-0) at Merrimack on October 4.
Arielle DeSmet
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Terence Stephens Jr.
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Top 5 Supercars
1 Here List of Top 5 Supercars
2 1. 1939 DAIMLER-BENZ T80
3 2. 2014 Koenigsegg One:1
4 3. 2010 Hennessey Venom GT
5 4. 2009 SSC Ultimate Aero
6 5. 2008 Vector Avtech WX-8 HPV
Here List of Top 5 Supercars
1. 1939 DAIMLER-BENZ T80
Top Speed: 393.71 mph
Powered by a massive 44.5 liter Daimler-Benz DB 603 inverted V12, a derivative of the famous DB-601 aircraft engine which powered the lethal Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighter in production at the time. The DB-603 fitted was just the third prototype (V3) engine of this variant and tuned up to an amazing 3,000 hp. Learn more about the 1939 DAIMLER-BENZ T80.
2. 2014 Koenigsegg One:1
One:1 is named after its capability to produce 1 megawatt of power from a single car – it is the first homologated production car in the world with one Megawatt of power. The hp-to-kg curb weight ratio is an astonishing 1:1. The One:1 truly raised the performance bar. Learn more about the Koenigsegg One:1.
3. 2010 Hennessey Venom GT
The Venom set the world record for production cars in February of 2014 when Brian Smith drove a Venom to 270.49 mph (435.31 km/h) on the Kennedy Space Center space shuttle landing runway. Learn more about the Hennessey Venom GT.
4. 2009 SSC Ultimate Aero
The SSC engineering team made some big changes to their 2009 car. They added 15% more horsepower, a revamped front fascia design and an SSC-designed, 1-piece billet aluminum engine block. With 1287 horsepower under the hood, it is no surprise this beast hit a 270 mph top speed. Learn more about the 2009 SSC Ultimate Aero.
5. 2008 Vector Avtech WX-8 HPV
Transverse, Supercharged, all aluminum, 7.0 Liter (427 cubic inch), port fuel injected, 16 valve high-performance V8 engine, with dual air to air intercoolers and twin sequential flow, side mounted radiators. The Aerospace engineered body of the Vector A-WX8 is constructed of ultra-light Carbon fiber/E-Glass structural body panels. Learn more about the 2008 Vector Avtech WX-8 HPV.
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Snowy Food Lines in Glasgow, We're Next
The people in the photo don't look homeless.
Sky News:
A photo of 200 homeless people queueing in freezing temperatures and snow for a soup kitchen in Glasgow has prompted an outpouring of anger.
One volunteer from the Kindness Homeless Street Team said "this has to end", as the group experienced one of its busiest ever nights on Monday.
With temperatures plummeting as low as -6C, hundreds of people were forced to wait in line to receive a hot meal.
Graeme Weir, who works for the project, likened the scenes to those in an Eastern European country "decimated by years of Communist rule".
He shared the image on Facebook, and said: "This makes me so angry. This has to end.
"I know some of these people personally and most of them are good people who have just hit a wee bump in the road.
"We as a civilised and caring nation need to step up."
Glasweigian Laura McSorley, 37, started up Kindness Homeless Street Team as a small venture feed homeless people in 2019 – when she says she had just £5 in her pocket.
Demand increased dramatically when the first lockdown began last March, leading her team to move to large-scale operations, providing hot meals to those on the street four nights a week.
Alongside her 60 volunteers, Laura has handed out tens of thousands of meals. She has also helped 150 people in finding a home.
After the COVID-19 outbreak began, the Scottish government introduced emergency measures to move the vast majority of rough sleepers into temporary accommodation such as hotels and bed and breakfasts.
While rough sleeping is at a record low due to those measures, many charities are concerned that the funds are not addressing the multiple problems associated with homelessness.
According to Ms McSorley, some of the people who visit their soup kitchen on a daily basis are only receiving a small box of cereal and a piece of fruit from the government to last them the entire day.
How can a person refer to the modern West as a "civilized" society with a straight face?
It's ludicrous.
Tens of millions of Americans are now relying on government food already, and true hell on earth hasn't even begun.
Listen to me: snowy food lines are awaiting all of us.
The economic collapse is real and unfortunately, global warming isn't.
Western civilization is silly, but very soon, that silliness will be no laughing matter.
When the fallout of this coronavirus lockdown finally hits, we're all going to be dependent on the government to feed us and they're most likely are not going to be especially efficient at doing so.
These are pictures from across America from nearly a year ago:
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Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), said if the Democrats gained the House they would investigate President Trump, and as incoming chair of the House Intelligence Committee, he will not waste any time getting started.
Schiff will be opening investigations on issues pertaining to Russian collusion that were already covered by Robert Mueller, specifically, the Trump tower meeting with the Russians that Schiff says he needs President Trumps phone records to review. Imagine if you will these Democrats who despise the president combing through his personal phone calls, then imagine the leaks that will ensue.
During an on Tuesday Schiff said the Democrats are now in the process of forming their "investigative plan," and although it focuses on Donald Trump, it also includes intelligence matters involving Saudi Arabia and North Korea, CNS News reports.
Schiff said former Trump attorney Michael Cohen tops the list of witnesses he will call. And he said there are "numerous documents" committee Democrats were not allowed to see previously, but with subpoena power, they may soon be able to obtain.
"One of the first documents that I want to make outreach to get is the phone records that would indicate whether the president was in the know about the Trump tower meeting with the Russians in advance," Schiff said.
"That is, the meeting with Jared Kushner and with (Trump's) son and with Paul Manafort that he (Trump) denied knowledge of. We know that there's a call from a blocked number during the setup of that meeting. We want to know was that from the president of the United States."
Schiff said his committee also plans to do "deep dives" into Saudi Arabia and North Korea:
One of the responsibilities of our committee is to determine whether we're getting the best intelligence from these places, what those intelligence agencies can tell us, not just about the Kashoggi murder but about our reliance on Saudi Arabia, on the stability of Saudi Arabia, on Saudi's role in the war in Yemen, the peace process.
With respect to North Korea, can we believe the assurances by our president that we can now sleep well at night because North Korea is irrevocably on the path of denuclearization. That isn't consistent, I think, with what I'm seeing. And we want to make sure that the country and policymakers have the best – use of the best possible intelligence to assess our foreign policy. So that will be absolute priorities.
We are not going to be able to have the luxury of waiting until Bob Mueller is finished (with his Trump-Russia investigation). There was some discussion of that initially, whether the Congress should defer to the special counsel. That would have meant we would be deferring for a year and a half.
But we are going to look at issues in particular that may not be the subject of the special counsel's work, and money laundering is very much among them.
Schiff also laid out what the Democrat-controlled Congress plans to investigate under his leadership, and specifically mentions North Korea and Saudi Arabia as high priority subjects his committee will investigate. And let's not forget Russia, because Robert Muller may have missed something during his 2 year investigation that found nothing more than a possible campaign finance violation.
Schiff added they will look at other issues that FBI special counsel Robert Mueller is not looking into with President Donald Trump, such as money laundering.
"Russia gets the most attention, but it's not the only threat that we face either internally or externally," Schiff shared. "We are going to be doing deep dives into Saudi Arabia and North Korea. One of the responsibilities of our committee is to determine whether we're getting the best intelligence from these places, what those intelligence agencies can tell us — not just about the Khashoggi murder, but about our reliance on Saudi Arabia, on the stability of Saudi Arabia, on Saudi's role in the war in Yemen, the peace process.
Schiff continued, "With respect to North Korea, can we believe the assurances by our president that we can now sleep well at night because North Korea is irrevocably on the path of denuclearization? That isn't consistent, I think, with what I'm seeing and we want to make sure that the country and policymakers have the use of the best possible intelligence to assess our foreign policy. So that will be absolute priorities."
He added, "We are not going to be able to have the luxury of waiting until Bob Mueller is finished. There was some discussion of that initially, whether the Congress should defer to the special counsel. That would have meant we would be deferring for a year and a half. But we are going to look at issues, in particular, that may not be the subject of the special counsel's work, and money laundering is very much among them."
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New organizers have decided to have a firm date for cruise night, so it will always be the last Friday in June rather than floating each year based upon the Mackinac Race weekend.
Let me know if you can come - I'd really like to fill the Northgate Ford parking lot this year like we did a couple of years ago!
One more week - I see lots of "looks" but no one has confirmed they will be there. Northgate was asking me today if I had a count so they know how much room to clear on the lot.


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Pace Actions
Contact Parliamentarians
Final conference
Vienna / 30 April 2008
Regional Seminars
Parliamentary Hearings
Co-ordination meeting 4-5 June 2007
Launching conference Madrid
Co-ordination meeting 19 October 2006
Consultation meeting with NGOs
Photo Exhibition
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Council of Europe campaign "stop domestic violence against women"
Adoption of the Vienna declaration in favour of a European Convention to combat violence against women, including domestic violence
Vienna, 30 April 2008
The contact parliamentarians involved in the Council of Europe's campaign to combat violence against women adopted the Vienna declaration (PDF) at the final conference of the parliamentary dimension of the campaign on 30 April in Vienna. On this occasion, they invited the Council of Europe to draw-up a framework convention to combat violence against women, including domestic violence and to involve parliamentarians and non governmental organisations in the drafting process. This instrument should take account of the specific aspects linked to equality between women and men and be designed to protect victims, punish perpetrators and prevent this human rights violation.
PACE Rapporteur, Mr José Mendes Bota (Portugal, EPP/CD) presented, on this occasion, the interim results of the mid-term evaluation of the campaign (PDF) to which 40 national delegations, representing 80% of European citizens, contributed.
Interview of PACE Rapporteur, Mr José Mendes Bota (WAV)
The final report taking stock of the parliamentary dimension of the Council of Europe Campaign to Combat Violence against Women, including Domestic Violence, and of the outlook for the future will be submitted to PACE at its 2008 autumn part-session.
Introductory memorandum by Mr Mendes Bota
Parliaments united in combating domestic violence against women
For the past two years, national parliaments and the PACE have joined forces throughout Europe to combat domestic violence against
women and implement the parliamentary dimension of the Council of Europe campaign launched in Madrid on 27 November 2006. The network of contact parliamentarians has worked hard to combat this unacceptable violation of human rights. The commitment of these parliamentarians invites us all to continue the struggle for all women who are the victims of domestic violence.
Lluís Maria de Puig, President of the Parliamentary Assembly
Governmental dimension of the Campaign
Local and regional dimension of the Campaign
Why an Assembly action?
Domestic violence against women is on the rise again and occurs in every single Council of Europe member state. It knows no geographical boundaries, has no age limit, is not the preserve of any particular race, and occurs in every kind of family relationship and in every sort of social milieu.. Domestic violence is characterised by violent conduct in various forms, physical, (more...)
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PACE committee on Equal Opportunities calls for a framework convention
Strasbourg, 24 June 2008
José Mendes Bota (Portugal, EPP/CD), Rapporteur for PACE Committee on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men, said today, with the support of Council of Europe Secretary General Terry Davis, that it was overwhelmingly important for the Council of Europe to prepare a framework convention covering the severest and most widespread forms of violence against women in Europe. (more...)
Photo exhibition 'Break the silence on domestic violence' to open at the French Senate
Paris, 24 June 2008
At the initiative of Senator Jean-Guy Branger (France, EPP/CD), who is a member of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) and a contact parliamentarian for the Council of Europe campaign "Stop domestic violence against women", a Council of Europe photo exhibition, "Break the silence on domestic violence", officially opens at the French Senate. The opening was attended by the Deputy Speaker of the Senate, Michèle André, the head of the Senate delegation for women's rights and gender equality, Gisèle Gautier. (more...)
Combating domestic violence against women: a challenge for social development
Paris, 15 May 2008
At a colloquy held today by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) in the French National Assembly, Rama Yade, State Secretary responsible for Foreign Affairs and Human Rights, said that the level of progress made by any society could be gauged by the status of women in that society, and that combating domestic violence against women was not only a matter affecting the status of women but also a challenge for the whole process of social development. (more...)
Tarja Halonen, President of the Republic of Finland, supports the campaign of the Council of Europe against Domestic Violence.
Helsinki, 7 April, 2008
At the invitation of Jukka Gustafsson, Contact Parliamentarian for Finland, Tarja Halonen, President of the Republic of Finland, will hold the opening address of the conference dedicated to the situation of Domestic Violence against Women in Finland (PDF) on 7 April in the Parliament of Finland. (more...)
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stated on July 12, 2010 in a campaign statement:
Rob Portman's "plan to tax, slash and privatize" Social Security "would devastate Ohioans."
By Stephen Koff July 28, 2010
Fisher campaign claims Portman's plan is to "tax, slash and privatize" Social Security
Step on the third rail of American politics and you'll get scorched by angry retirees. That adage about Social Security comes from the 1980s, but politicians like Ohio's Lee Fisher are testing it against opponents today.
Fisher's campaign seeks to singe Rob Portman, the rival running for U.S. Senate, for efforts to partially privatize Social Security in the past, and for potential Social Security benefit cuts and tax hikes in the future. In a July 12 news release, Fisher spokesman John Collins said:
"Seniors depend on a guaranteed monthly Social Security benefit -- especially in these tough times. Congressman Portman's plan to tax, slash and privatize these benefits would devastate Ohioans. Pure and simple."
Pure and simple, it sounds scary. But is it true?
To support its claim, the Fisher campaign cited a Columbus Dispatch story in which Portman said he would look at "everything on the table" when considering how to deal with looming problems for entitlements such as Social Security and Medicare, "including at least a discussion of possible tax increases and benefit cuts." And Fisher's news release said that while in Congress, Portman was "an outspoken advocate for privatizing Social Security -- a plan which would have left Ohio's seniors devastated during this recent economic downturn."
Asked to back up the claim further, Fisher's campaign cited statements, TV and Web interviews, congressional hearings, and news articles from when Portman, a Cincinnati-area Republican, served in the House of Representatives and worked as President George W. Bush's budget director.
It is indisputable that Portman supported Bush's proposal to allow Americans to put part of their Social Security contributions into private accounts. Americans would be able to invest in stocks, bonds, government securities or stay out of the accounts entirely.
"I mean, this is what Einstein talked about, the magic, the greatest force in the universe, the power of compounding interest," Portman, then a congressman, said in a House Budget Committee hearing in 2005. "That's what we're talking about here."
It's easy today to see how badly a Wall Street downturn would affect that magic in the short term. But that oversimplifies the case. Bush and congressional Republicans made their strongest push for privatization – they preferred to refer to it as private accounts – in 2005 but did not intend for such a program to start right away. Portman noted at a news conference in early 2007, when he was Bush's budget director, that the president had already pushed back the proposed start date to 2010, and then in 2007 he pushed it back again to 2012.
At the time, Portman said the accounts would be strictly voluntary and comprise only a portion of anyone's Social Security savings. Furthermore, Portman said in 1999, when the subject was in its incubation phase, that "there must be a safety net for everybody so that no one's Social Security benefits would be reduced." This might have required a taxpayer bailout if stock market losses packed a wallop, but that's not the issue here.
Still, Portman was unquestionably a privatization champion, saying in 2005 that it was reasonable to expect a 5 percent annual return on investment, "which I think is conservative." But that's not the same as having a current "plan to tax, slash and privatize these benefits," as the Fisher campaign suggests Portman has now.
Asked about any such plan, the Portman campaign said it hasn't developed one. Portman has only said that everything must be on the table when discussing entitlement reform.
That could put Portman at odds with AARP, which says that solutions must not come at the expense of "today's seniors and future generations." But it puts Portman on the same page as President Barack Obama , who said in April when naming a commission to address this nation's debt: "Everything has to be on the table."
Collins, the Fisher spokesman, suggests this is a cop-out for Portman because right out of the gate, Portman includes the potential of tax increases, benefit cuts, or both. "His plan includes an open discussion of taxing and slashing benefits," Collins said. "And our plan would not start with that. We would not consider that."
Portman has in fact said that Social Security's solvency might require pain, although he viewed private accounts as better alternative. Otherwise, he said in 2005, "We're going to have to raise taxes, we're going to have to borrow, we're going to have to cut benefits -- we're going to have to do something."
In an interview with Human Events Online, Portman later said that private accounts would over the long term "deal with the solvency issue."
That was then, this is now -- and Portman has not mentioned private accounts in a long time or talked about whether his views have changed. He only says that with deficit, debt and entitlement problems growing, the nation needs a serious discussion. To get everyone to the table, says his spokeswoman, Jessica Towhey, Portman believes that no possible solutions should be eliminated out of hand.
As for the possible fears of seniors or anyone hoping to retire, she notes that as a congressman, Portman voted in 2000 to reduce the percentage of Social Security benefits subject to taxes. He voted in 1995 to repeal a tax increase on Social Security benefits. And he voted in 1996 to allow beneficiaries to earn more outside income without losing their Social Security benefits.
The claim against Portman has a substantial short-coming. Agreeing to hear others out is not the same as agreeing to "slash" or "tax." And favoring privatization before, in a dramatically different economic climate, is not the same as pushing for it now.
It would be credible to cite Portman's past actions and question what he might do now. But in saying that Portman has a plan to do so, the claim becomes Barely True.
Editor's note: This statement was rated Barely True when it was published. On July 27, 2011, we changed the name for the rating to Mostly False.
Transcript, President Barack Obama's remarks on improving the nation's long-term fiscal health, April 27, 2010
Transcript of House Budget Committee hearing, February 9, 2005.
Human Events Online, "McCain Veepstakes: Portman Potential," April 10, 2008
Transcript, news conference with OMB Director Rob Portman, Feb. 5, 2007
Transcript, Washingtonpost.com chat with Rep. Rob Portman, Aug. 12, 1999
Transcript of OMB Director Rob Portman's appearance on The Charlie Rose Show, Feb. 8, 2007.
Library of Congress legislative database for bills and votes in 1994 (H.R. 4606), 1995 (H.R. 1215), 1996 (H.R. 3136), 2000 (H.R. 4865).
Weekly columns from Rep. Rob Portman to constituents: Oct. 16, 1998; April 12, 1996; Dec. 16, 1997; May 25, 1998; Aug. 17, 1998.
AARP President W. Lee Hammond's testimony to House Ways and Means Committee, July 15,
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stated on October 22, 2018 a campaign ad:
Says Brendan Kelly "allowed half of the criminals he faced to walk free" and "failed to protect women who were violently assaulted," allowing "those guilty of sexual assault to cut inexcusable plea deals."
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Says New York Rep. John Faso "cast the deciding vote" to try to kill health care protections provided by Obamacare.
Environmental Defense Fund Action
stated on October 29, 2018 a mailer to Texas homes:
Says Texas U.S. Rep. John Culberson "was caught using campaign cash on collectibles, including Civil War memorabilia and fossils."
Gil Cisneros
stated on September 17, 2018 a spoof website:
Says California Republican Young Kim is "a tax cheat" who "illegally claimed a $7,000 annual homestead exemption on a house she wasn't living in," had "multiple tax liens placed on her" as a result and "owes over $10,000 in unpaid federal income taxes."
National Republican Congressional Committee
Says "billionaire George Soros bankrolls" Minnesota Democrat Dan Feehan, who is "employed by a Soros-funded liberal outfit in D.C." and his campaign is "propped up by out of state super PACs backed by Soros' millions."
By Stephen Koff • October 30, 2018
Troy Balderson
stated on October 20, 2018 a television interview:
"A lot of people are still dealing with lack of access to health care. There are counties out there, in my former Senate district, that didn't have doctors and providers."
Congressional Leadership Fund
Says Dan Feehan "would vote with Pelosi for open borders and amnesty, putting Minnesota families at risk."
Says "over 40 Republican leaders denounced" Steve Watkins' campaign
Maine Democratic Party
stated on October 5, 2018 a campaign mailer:
Say Maine U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin "voted to gut your retirement benefits."
Defending Main Street
stated on October 12, 2018 an ad:
Says Ohio congressional candidate Danny O'Connor "would make Columbus a sanctuary city for illegal immigrants."
Washington State Democratic Party
stated on October 9, 2018 a tweet:
Says congressional candidate Dino Rossi once suggested "the state build homes for unwed mothers."
stated on October 9, 2018 a campaign ad:
Says Washington's Kim Schrier has a plan to eliminate employer-provided health coverage, double income taxes and put your care "in the hands of government bureaucrats."
VoteVets.org
stated on September 27, 2018 a campaign ad:
Says Minnesota congressional candidate Jim Hagedorn supports a plan that would take away health care for 340,000 veterans, with 17,000 in Minnesota possibly losing coverage.
Tom Malinowski
Says New Jersey Rep. Leonard Lance voted repeatedly "to let insurance companies charge more to people aged 50 and over."
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Says Brendan Kelly "spent his career" supporting Nancy Pelosi.


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Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
Published 1962 by Bantam Books in New York .
Statement by Choderlos de Laclos ; translated by Lowell Bair ; with an introd. by André Maurois.
Pagination xix, 364 p. ;
Techniques of preparative, zonal and continuous flow ultracentrifugation
Norman Douglas; a selection from his works
Enroute flight planning
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medical writing internship with Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals
Obstetric Ultrasound
political economy of labour migration in the Sudan
Art in development
An introduction to Latin syntax, or, An exemplification of the rules of construction
Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge.
Plan for coal distribution.
In A Larger Sense
Indexes of parish poor law papers in the county record office Cambridge
Principles of Unitarianism.
A million tomorrows
New fields in hadronic physics
The Psychodynamic Approach to Brief Counselling and Psychotherapy (Brief Therapies series)
An evening with Shakespeare
Pontefract Priory excavations, 1957-61.
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Actor-Writer Stephen Tobolowsky
January 10th, 2017 | by: Rich Kimball
Stephen Tobolowsky has carved out a remarkable career a a character actor, appearing in over two-hundred films and television shows, including "Deadwood", "Californication", "The Goldbergs", "Memento", and of course, "Groundhog Day".
He shared great stories about his time in college and some memorable moments in the making of "Heroes" and the Michael Mann film, "The Insider".
Tobolowsky also discussed his upcoming book, his work on the wonderful remake of "One Day At A Time", which is available on Netflix, and explained why he never gets tired of being recognized as insurance salesman Ned Ryerson.
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Eating seasonal and local are values I always emphasise upon. The world over, food patterns, food choices and food availability are typical indicators of seasonality. The stress on eating seasonal and local is not just to support the food ecosystem and our food sources (which of course is paramount), but simply because it's a healthier lifestyle.
Ayurveda ascribes a healthy balance of mind and body to seasonal choice of food. When you eat local, you are automatically eating what's in season and hence working with the cycles of nature.
As we start moving on from winter into spring time or Kapha season, changing weather patterns can disturb the body's immunity and digestion.
- Switch to lighter foods that are nutritious yet easy to digest. Fresh fruits and sprouts are good options.
- Supplement your diet with exercise. Nothing substitutes a work out or any form of physical activity for a fit mind and body.
- Raw turmeric is available in abundance at this time. Try a jhatpat kachumber with a simple seasoning or a kachchi Haldi ki subji. Turmeric has garam taseer and hence is a boon in this season. It's also blessed with excellent anti-bacterial, anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.
- Same goes for Jaggery which plays an important part during Sankranti, but is also naturally nutritious. Its rich iron content fortifies and keeps the body warm.
1. Dry roast the murmuras in a pan till crisp.
2. In a pan, add jaggery and water, mix till dissolved. Let simmer and cook until it reaches a 2 string consistency.
3. Add cardamom powder into melted jaggery and mix well.
4. Now add almonds, pistachios and murmuras into it and mix well.
5. Turn off the flame. Allow it to cool for 1 minute but not more than that.
6. Wet your hands, take a handful of the mixture and shape into a laddoo. Repeat with the rest of the mixture.
7. Make laddoos of desired size and allow them to cool down, they will harden.
Store the prepared laddoos in air tight containers.
When talking about seasonal and local ingredients we can't miss on the Japanese philosophy of Kaiseki. The philosophy is world wide accepted and has influenced many chefs around the world. The use of seasonal and local ingredients used by the kaiseki chefs are on another level, not just because it is healthy but an art worth exploring.
It's my favorite homemade food.
Murmura laddoo (murir moya, as we call it in Bengali) is our all season happy munching. Not only in our homes but we also pack these for our relatives (specially grandparents) travelling and staying abroad.


Kurt Schwitters's early 20th-century collages were packed with the detritus of urban German life, and those collages were the focus of this stunning show, "Kurt Schwitters: Color and Collage." Schwitters turned things like bus tickets, cigarette packs and chocolate wrappers into evocative gems that would influence artists for generations to come — including Texans like Robert Rauschenberg. In addition to the collages and small sculptures, the Menil brought in a painstaking replica of Schwitters's most famous work, the Merzbau. Created before WWI, the epic Merzbau filled the artist's studio; it wasn't a sculpture, it was a sculptural environment. Schwitters, who is considered by many to be the father of installation art, didn't even have a word to describe the work. The original Merzbau was destroyed by Allied bombers in 1943, and the replica was created for the Sprengel Museum in Hanover, making it a kind of pilgrimage for art lovers. "Kurt Schwitters: Color and Collage" was the first time the Merzbau was shown in the United States.


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Q: How to use Default Back Button in Android Application I am new to android...
I have created an android application in which in my Main Activity i added No. of buttons in that class..
Also when user click on particular button it shows other class(I have created draw-method inside view class)
When I click a Button event it shows related view class & when i click default back button it is going to MainActivity Class..that's Fine for me..
Now Issue is when i Want to close the application using Default Back Button On MainActivity
it is not done..Repeatedly calling mainActivity..
Sorry for my English
I am using this Code for Back Button
In MainActivity.java
@Override
public boolean onKeyUp(int keyCode, KeyEvent event) {

   if ((keyCode == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_BACK && event.getRepeatCount() == 0))
       //if ((keyCode == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_BACK && event.KEYCODE_BACK == 1))
   {
       Intent intent=new Intent(getApplicationContext(), MainActivity.class);
      // Intent intent=new Intent();

       startActivity(intent);
       return true;

   }

   return super.onKeyUp(keyCode, event);
}

A: Override the onBackPressed() method of activity.
for this rather than keyEventListener.
use super.onBackPress(); whenever you want default back action.
when you want to finish activity then call finish()

A: *

*In most cases if you want to handle the "back button" is better if you use onBackPressed

*Fix your problem without more info can't be fixed because you should change the logic a bit. I mean: After the first "Back" it should exit if back is pressed again? Or what? When the application should do? Because right now, the code does what you want you didn't add nothing to let happen the default code (finish())

*I'm thinking to something like this
if (keyCode == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_BACK) {
   // more than one press, so we want to close
   if (event.getRepeatCount() > 1) {
     finish();
   } else { // just one, so open the activity
     Intent intent=new Intent(getApplicationContext(), MainActivity.class);
     startActivity(intent);
   }
}

While it could work, you should change your design. Back button go "BACK" don't open something of new.


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Proposed ban on fast-food cops irks businesses
By Scott Henry Wednesday October 5, 2005 12:04 AM EDT
Cans of worms sometimes turn up in the most unlikely places, as Clair Muller was reminded recently.
The veteran Atlanta councilwoman, who chairs the council's transportation committee, learned from city traffic engineers a few weeks back that one of the biggest impediments to maintaining safe and efficient traffic flow throughout the city comes from off-duty police officers hired to direct lunchtime traffic outside of fast-food joints.
The reason is simple: Every time a cop stops two or three lanes full of cars so some guy can make a left-hand turn to get his McRib a few seconds quicker, it renders pointless the delicate synchronization of nearby traffic signals, often resulting in gridlock.
Exhibit A is the restaurant-lined stretch of Peachtree Road between Brookwood Hills and Piedmont Hospital that drives like a slow-motion obstacle course every day around noon.
"It's a no-brainer that traffic isn't flowing well," Muller says.
So she drafted a proposed ordinance that would prohibit restaurants and other private businesses located on major streets from hiring cops for the purpose of herding motorists into their drive-thru lanes — and then was promptly criticized by the business community and the Atlanta police union.
In a Sept. 2 letter to city officials opposing Muller's proposal, the Buckhead Coalition's Sam Massell argues that having uniformed police officers in the middle of the street actually enhances traffic safety and deters crime. Plus, he says, echoing the concerns of the police union, the cops need the extra money.
So Muller has been forced to regroup. She pulled her proposal out of the public safety committee and is now planning to form a task force to help tweak her proposal, which already includes an exception for the hiring of police to direct traffic at sporting events, festivals and other permitted events.
"It needs some around-the-table discussion," she explains. "Before you sell people on a solution, you have to sell them on the fact that there's a problem."
Sometime before the end of the year, Muller plans to reintroduce the proposal in her own committee, where she'll better be able to control discussion.
In other words, watch out, Mickey D's.
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You depend heavily on your car, as it is your primary mode of transportation. Maybe you wish to learn more about cars and their repair. If you want to learn more, read on for some tips on auto repair!
TIP! Bring a battery charger with you in your trunk. Having a car battery die is a common problem, so keeping a battery charger in your car can help you and others in this situation.
Check your coolant levels frequently. Let the car run a couple minutes, shut your engine and open up your hood. Then check the coolant level, but while the car is not running. You do not want the coolant to get hot; it is dangerous. Check the amount of fluid in your radiator with your dipstick and remember to mix the coolant with some water.
TIP! As the mechanic whether they've worked on your make and model before. If they have, there is a better chance they can help resolve any issues you have.
You might not need a mechanic to fix your car problem. You can easily learn to perform small repairs yourself. You can always go online and try to diagnose the problem and educate yourself to the possibilities. You can save a lot by doing small repairs yourself.
Clean you car on a regular basis so it doesn't become rusty. All cars are going to rust, so make sure that you wash your vehicle at least once a month. Make sure to wax your car so as to protect the paint.
TIP! Whenever you have your vehicle repaired, ensure you maintain an adequate record, regardless of the reason why you are having repairs. If the car has other issues later, it can help the tech see its past records.
Each time you get your vehicle repaired, no matter what the reason, be sure you have a record of it. Whenever another issue crops up, it is most helpful for your technician to take a look at this document. Without them, you may end up paying for more diagnostic tests, and it will be more difficult to learn where the issue is stemming from.
Do not pay an auto mechanic until you have test driven your car to be sure they did their job. If you do not do this, you may have the same issue when you get home.
TIP! You should always keep a jack and a spare tire with you at all times. Nearly every car has them equipped standard.
It is important to be aware of mechanics who make repairs that are not necessary. Good mechanics will inform you of parts wearing down that need replaced soon, but they won't replace them without getting your approval first. Never give your repeat business to a auto technician who preforms unnecessary repairs.
If your headlights seem dim, they might just be dirty. The roads you drive on sometimes contain greasy residues, which can get on your lights. Therefore, this will reduce the brightness of your lights. Use a reputable glass cleaner to get the job done efficiently.
Attempt to self-diagnose ahead of going to a garage. You will not be duped, and you can save tons of money when you find out the problem yourself. As you have probably heard, there are mechanics out there that will be dishonest so they can charge you more money.
TIP! Check tire pressure each time you fill your tank. Inspect your tires at this time, looking for anything that has become embedded.
As mentioned earlier, it is important to take good care of your vehicle. Understanding basic maintenance is a great first step. Keep this advice in mind when your car next gives you trouble.


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It reads like a classic 1960s spy novel. A health crisis… a hidden agenda… scientists swayed to reach a pre-determined conclusion… a 50-year disinformation campaign… and you, dear reader, the pawns in an international high-stakes shell game.
No, this isn't another story on the tobacco industry. It's all about sugar. And how a handful of scientists appear to have traded your health for a pocketful of cash.
This is the story of Big Sugar and your heart.
In the 1950s, heart health was an emerging crisis. Coronary heart disease – CHD – was taking down far too many Americans. And doctors were trying to figure out why. And how could they slow the growth of this killer?
Two competing theories emerged. On one side, there were those who said cholesterol was the problem and saturated fat was the cause. Too much "sat fat" in your diet raised cholesterol levels and led to CHD.
On the other side were scientists who said added sugars were the problem. Their research showed sucrose raised cholesterol and triglycerides… and led to higher rates of CHD and death.
The lines were drawn, but the sides weren't even. There was no pro-cholesterol lobby. But there was a Sugar Research Foundation (SRF). And they made some calculations. Putting the blame on sat fat as the cause of high cholesterol – and thus CHD – could be very profitable.
Cut fat intake to 20% of calories… replace those calories with "healthy" sugar… and you'd increase people's intake of added sugars by a third. Boost sales by a third in one fell swoop? The answer was pretty clear.
The industry had to "prove" the fat-cholesterol-CHD connection… and show that sugar was the healthy alternative. How do you do that? Why, buy the science, of course.
In 1965, the SRF essentially hired researchers to prove cholesterol was the culprit behind CHD… and fat the cause of high cholesterol. So they paid two scientists to review the existing literature.
The SRF also provided a lot of the material to review. And hinted – not too broadly – what their concerns were.
Sat fat and cholesterol were the causes of the rise in CHD. And the research pointing to sugar was flawed or invalid.
50 years later, we're still experiencing the fallout. In spite of mounting evidence that sugar plays a large role in CHD – the #1 killer in the developed world.
The main researchers had plenty of reasons to reach the SRF's preferred conclusion. In fact, they had 50,000 of them. Because that's the value of the direct payments they received from the SRF in 2016 dollars.
$50,000 is a lot of money. Especially for career academics. And while the UC researchers point out their evidence is only circumstantial… it's still pretty damning.
The final report – published in two issues of the New England Journal of Medicine – was clearly biased in favor of the sugar industry. Complaints the authors made about studies on sugar and CHD were overlooked in fat studies. Weaknesses in fat studies were glossed over. And the role of triglycerides in CHD risk was all but ignored.
Not surprisingly, this made sat fat look bad… and sugar look like a dietary angel in comparison.
The researchers also failed to disclose the contributions – both in terms of funding and direction – from the SRF in their article.
And the ploy worked. For the next 50 years, the medical world has focused on sat fat – and almost ignored sugar – in terms of CHD.
"As the saying goes, he who pays the piper calls the tune," he added.
Like Big Tobacco before them, Big Sugar seems to have put profits before public health. And the lesson for us all?
To paraphrase the researchers it's learning who's behind the studies… and how much they're paying for the results.
Kearns, C.E., et al, "Sugar Industry and Coronary Heart Disease Research – A Historical Analysis of Internal Industry Documents," JAMA Intern Med. Published online September 12, 2016. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.5394.
Fernandez,E. "UCSF reveals how sugar industry influenced national conversation on heart disease," University of California, San Francisco. Sep12, 2016.


A soaking rain set in two hours before the 5.20am start to attack the Hindenburg Outpost Line (map courtesy of the DVA Anzac Portal), drenching the attackers and defenders alike. The Australian 1st and 4th Divisions attacked with two Brigades and with the exception of Grand Priel Woods in front of the 3rd Brigade no serious opposition was encountered. Under the devastating creeping artillery and machine-gun barrage the first 'Red Line' objective across the Corps front was taken by 10am, putting the Australians in possession of the old British front line of March 1918, but still some 1,500 to 2,000 yards from the Hindenburg Outpost Line. Sgt Sexton of the 13th Battalion took out a field gun and several machine guns for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross. Major General Glasgow's 1st Division pushed on without pause and by nightfall had overwhelmed the garrison of the Hindenburg Outpost Line along its front. Major General Maclagan's 4th Division also fought its way forward to within 500 yards of that line, but the troops exhausted from crossing difficult terrain and in full view of the enemy, were ordered to rest. Advantage was taken to advance the artillery, and at 11pm the 4th Division again attacked and after severe fighting also captured the whole of the objective trench system, during which Pte Woods of the 48th Battalion rushed a post and held off a counter-attack earning him the Victoria Cross. A great victory had been achieved with relatively little loss. The 1st Division, attacking with 2,854 men suffered 490 casualties in total whereas the 4th Division had 532 casualties from a strength of 3,048. Over 4,200 prisoners were taken in addition to the large numbers of enemy killed or wounded, plus the Corps captured more than 80 guns that had been abandoned by the German Army. As it turned out both the Australian 1st and 4th Divisions had fought their last battle in the Great War, finishing in a blaze of glory.


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Students will use background knowledge of school policies to identify a school memo as fake.
Students will identify the satirical elements of the memo.
Students will learn about satirical targets and attempt to identify the target of the memo.
Students will brainstorm examples of satire and questions they have about satire in order to prepare for the next lesson.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.11-12.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze how an author uses and refines the meaning of a key term or terms over the course of a text.
Worksheet: How do you know it's fake?
Adapt the lunch memo so that it reads as a memo written by your administration. Change the school name, dates and period to match the date you plan to distribute the memo and the period your class meets. Adapt the information about the lunch lines and food items so it matches the organization of your cafeteria and food choices. Print the letter on your school's letterhead and make copies. Ask a colleague to interrupt your class and call you into the hallway a few minutes into the class period so you will be outside the classroom while students discuss the memo. Start class by organizing your classroom as though you were going to teach a lesson unrelated to satire: Put an agenda on the screen that has to do with some other topic, perhaps give them a bell-ringer sentence to edit for AP style.
If students ask what you are doing for the day, motion to the agenda. Let yourself appear harried and irritable. Give the class set of memos to a student to pass out. Say, in a distracted manner, that you've been asked to pass these out regarding a new school policy. While the memos are being distributed is the perfect moment for a colleague to knock on the door and ask if he/she can speak to you for a second. Instruct students to read the memo and, when they're finished, work on the bell-ringer sentence. Leave the classroom with the door ajar so that you can hear their conversation.
Wait to re-enter the classroom until the "This can't be real" kids have had a chance to bring some people over to their side (and the choruses asking about your whereabouts have reached a fevered pitch). They'll demand to know if it's real. Someone will probably say, "It can't be real." Direct your question to that person: "How do you know?" Call on several students for details that struck them as fake, then let them know that this is the introductory activity to a satire unit.
In groups, students will use the lunch memo to complete the "How do you know it's fake?" chart. Share answers. Their answers will most likely hint at some of the satirical devices that will be explicitly taught in the next JEA lesson: Introduction to Satire.
Tell students that satire isn't just funny; it criticizes a target. Ask students to identify possible critical targets of the lunch memo. They should work independently for a minute, share with a partner, then share with the class. Students will most likely struggle to identify the target. Some might answer a variation on "overweight kids." A couple of pairs will probably say something like "the government" or "laws." Encourage them to develop and support their answers.
In groups, students will finish the lesson by completing a modified K-W-L chart ("Developing a working definition for the most slippery of genres"). Discuss answers, and/or collect at the end of the period for an in-class grade. This also could serve as a homework assignment if necessary.
During this lesson, note the students who most quickly identify the false nature of the memo. Also identify those who demand that you reassure them by clearly stating that the memo is false. Notice which individuals were most adept at identifying a reasonable critical target and which students struggled most. This will give you a good sense of who may require more help as the unit progresses.


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