Note: Just remember that NoMAD Login AD/NoMAD Login+ Okta have different purposes than the NoMAD/JamfConnect products. While the 'Login' products are used to create user accounts based on AD/Okta, the NoMAD/JamfConnect tool is used within the user session to handle keychain, kerberos tickets, password sync, etc... Have a look at nomad.menu for more details.
Initially I tried to deploy NoMAD Login AD and DEPNotify '@Enrollment Complete', and trigger the launch of DEPNotify via a 'login policy'. The problem I had here was that, when you log in with NoMAD Login, it hangs on 'checking for policies'. AFAIK this makes sense because NoMAD Login is creating the account, while the login hook already tries to launch my DEPNotify script. So a policy running at login was not the way to go.
This brought me to trying a Launch Daemon to call a the DEPNotify script, and after many tries I finally got it to work! Timing is crucial here, as the script needs to run when the user is fully logged in. Not earlier because the login window will break the process.
So, let's see what solution I came across – also (update 30th of November) check out the JNUC 2018 video below!
DISCLAIMER: as always, all scripts and workflows are provided as proof of concept. Test and evaluate before using it in a production environment.
Click here to jump to the workflow.
First of all, let's have a look at NoMAD Login AD, aka NoLoAD. Download the installer from nomad.menu. This will give you 2 installer pkg's and some additional files for testing purposes. To deploy NoLoAD you need to add the NoMADLoginAD-1.2.1.pkg and NoMADLoginAD-1.2.1-authchanger.pkg to a policy @Enrollment Complete, as well as create a script or a plist to configure the settings.
I think the plist or mobile config file is the preferred way of doing things, but I find the script handy because I can just tweak things quickly in the Jamf Pro settings. The script uses the 'defaults write' command to write some settings in the 'menu.nomad.login.ad.plist'. Below is a quick example I used, setting a few options via the script variables in Jamf Pro. Very basic, but those are actually the most important settings to start with. Have a look at the NoLoAD admin guide (see files you get when downloading the installer) or the wiki for more options.
Once your script is ready, add it to a Jamf Pro @Enrollment Complete policy and add the 2 NoLoAD installers. Because I'm setting a custom logo and wallpaper, I'm also adding some additional pkgs to install those. Yes, this could all be done a bit cleaner by combining everything in one package, but this gives me more flexibility when testing.
Note: Jamf Pro 10.9 beta includes the option to deploy a pkg during the DEP process, as part of the pre-stage. This would actually allow you to deploy NoLoAD and custom images, as well as DEPNotify (see below), in one big pkg and use a 'post-install' script to put everything in place. To be tested, for now I'll stick with the current functionality of Jamf Pro 10.8.
That's it for the installation of NoLoAD. The installers are going to put everything in place, and the script is going to swap the normal macOS Login Window with the NoLoAD login window. Scope it, enrol a test machine, and log in with any AD Account. NoLoAD creates the local account, and if you granted admin rights ('CreateAdminUser -bool true') you even get your oh so important Secure Token :-). I've been using NoLoAD for a long time now and it just works awesomely well!
But then I tried to combine it with DEPNotify….
Well, let's first have a look at DEPNotify on its own.
The way DEPNotify works is similar to NoLoAD. A bit different, but similar. You launch the app and control it by echoing commands in a control file. As stated here. I could create the control file, but again, I prefer the scripting method for more testing flexibility. Have a look here to see all commands you can configure.
Looking at how to deploy and run DEPNotify with Jamf Pro, we have multiple options. The general idea is however that we deploy the app and a control file/script to run/control it. The triggers to use will depend your deployment strategy, but you need to make sure the app launches when the user is logged in. When enforcing settings on a new Mac, you want to make sure DEPNotify runs ASAP when the end user logs in but not before. You don't want to start DEPNotify when the Mac is still at the login screen or in the setup assistant. Hence additional scripting might be needed.
As said above, this was exactly the challenge I faced when adding DEPNotify to a NoLoAD workflow.
Therefor, as well as the fact that I'm not a big fan of the 'login' trigger in general, I went for another option: putting my faith in something else, Daemons! Well, Launch Daemons that is!
While going through some JNUC 2018 videos yesterday, I came across the following presentation. As I did not attend JNUC this year I was not aware of this keynote. First of all, if I would have known, this would have saved me so much time :-). But yeah, you learn by doing!
This little Daemon is going to try calling our launch DEPNotify script, and do so every 10 seconds. However, we need to make sure that the user is logged in and the Mac is not sitting at the NoLoAD screen. Hence we need an 'if' statement to make sure that the following conditions are met: user logged in AND Dock & Finder are loaded. Next we set some variables, create some files and echo commands and status updates into the NoLoAD control file. More info on how to use those here.
This example is creating some dummy actions, inform the user the setup is done and ends with a logout button. This can be handy, especially when you are enforcing FileVault with a Jamf policy as part of your DEPNotify workflow. Because of the 'logic' in the script, DEPNotify would exit at the end of the 'if statement'. So I added a sleep of 3600 seconds. I should take the time to review the logic but for now, as a proof of concept, this should do. After 1h the DEPNotify would exit, but this would actually be the same if the endusers just kills the Mac and reboots.
Additional logic will be needed to check setup conditions and relaunch DEPNotify if needed. As well as cleaning up some files, like deleting the app, control file and the Daemon. Time permitting I will work on this and update when applicable. Update 30th of November: check out the JNUC 2018 video here for a clean way to fix this, as well as his github.
Next we put Jamf Composer into action! In the script to launch DEPNotify I'm relying on DEPNotify to be installed in the '/var/tmp/' folder. So that's where I'll put both the app and the script, as well as the custom logo.
Hereby the result: a pkg installing DEPNotify, the launch script and the logo in '/var/tmp/', running a post-install script to create the Daemon.
Upload it to Jamf Pro and create the @Enrolment Complete policy.
User is temporarily waiting at the standard login window. NoLoAD should be the last step in your @Enrolment Complete order of action, to avoid the user logging in too early!
NoLoAD is installed, login window is replaced, user can log in! At this moment our DEPNotify package is already installed, and the Launch Daemon is running!
Within seconds, our little Daemon notices the user is logged in, the Dock and Finder are launched, so DEPNotify launches!
Depending the commands you triggered in DEPNotify, the app will inform the user the setup is done and quit, or wait for the user to logout in my case.
That's it! A DEPNotify workflow compatible with NoLoAD (or when binding to AD).
As always, if you like this blog, hit the like button, tell your friends about it and leave a comment down below!
Why are you using launchDaemon in the Library folder, and not a local user launchAgent, that will run only after user is logged in? I put these launchAgent in the user template folder, and erase them after they run the script set up in them finishes.
Good point! My goal was to combine it with NoLoAD so to be sure I put it at system level. But the template folder might make sense indeed. Anyway, as I updated the blog today, have a look at the JNUC 2018 presentation from Uarts. While trying to find a solution, part of the script I used actually links back to what they created, and they have a little more advanced version of it!
Hi! I would say yes. I've been busy testing other stuff but will try asap. Deploying the package during prestage should indeed improve the process. As the package does not have to be downloaded @Enrollement the user should then get the NoLoAD screen immediately following the setup assistent.
Great post! Have you had the time to try it with prestage enrollment package yet? I am using NoLOAD at one of my Prestage enrollments, so this was interesting reading for me, I am trying to get the script to read from jamf.log to echo my installation policy, but I can´t really get where to add the flag and what else I need to do to get it right.
Hi Rignell, I did but because Nomad Login AD moved under the Jamf Connect umbrella I made another blogpost on that. See my last post. Let me know if that's an option for you.
Well, since I use an on prem AD, Jamf Connect is not the way to go for me. I asked Jamf especially about Jamf Connect and got the answer since I use a local AD I should go for NoMAD Login AD, the free stuff, so I got that up and running…and that´s when I found this blogpost hitting it dead center for me and my solution.
Indeed you're correct. No, I should indeed spend some time trying it with a prestage package! Did indeed not have time to try that out. Will try to do asap and let you know.
Do you have any experience utilizing FileVault 2 with NoMad Login Window?
Yes, looking for some specific info?
I got around this by using the login trigger for DEPNotify. So basically my workflow is NoLOAD installs at enrollment, then once the user account is created and logged in DEPNotify begins to run, but this looks a lot more seamless. I have been asking around but haven't seen any good examples, have you found a way to prompt users if they want to install software using DEPNotify. Basically I would love to use the app to prompt the user if they want certain things installed. The only thing folks have come up with is by using the registration window to ask what apps they need.
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Colo 101
What Is Colocation – How Does It Work?
Colocation vs Managed Hosting
Why Choose Colocation?
U's, Cabinets, Racks and Cages
Megabits And Gigabytes
95th Percentile Monitoring Explained
Flate-Rate And Burstable Bandwidth
IPv4 Addresses
Data Center Power (Part 1)
Location And Reputation
Network, Facility And Security
Pricing And Flexibility
Fees, Guarantees And Contracts
Determining Power Requirements
Diagnosing Network Issues With MTR
Ensuring A Smooth Colocation Install
Set Up Static IP Addressing – Windows
Set Up Static IP Addressing – Linux
Monitoring Your Colocation (Part 1)
About Colocation
Explanations, Examples, Tips And Tricks
The IPv6 logo adopted by The Internet Society.
Over the last few years, providers of Internet services have been actively working on rolling out support for the next generation of IP addressing, named IPv6. The IPv6 address space is many orders of magnitude larger than the older v4 space. IPv6 addresses use eight groups of hexadecimal numbers joined by colons to express a unique address. Because IPv6 addresses are so long, a shortened notation is allowed in which consecutive groups of zero values can be summarized with a double colon. For example, fd7e:e657:486d:9bcf:0000:0000:0000:0001 can be more simply written as fd7e:e657:486d:9bcf::1. The IPv4 addressing scheme allows a mind-blowing 340,282,366,920,938,463,463,374,607,431,768,211,456 possible unique addresses. IPv6 also implements new methods designed to make it easier v6 addresses and data packets to find their way around nearby devices and the Internet at large.
IPv6 uses a subnetting scheme that is similar to the v4 scheme on the surface. Certain subnet sizes have been designated as being the default for a given entity type (i.e., "residential", "business", "ISP"), but as with v4, subnet sizes can be tailored to a particular need as long as technical requirements are conformed to. A table of typical IPv6 subnet sizes:
IPv6 CIDR Subnet Number of IPs
/128 1
/124 16
/121 128
/118 1,024
/114 16,384
/111 131,072
/108 1,048,576
/104 16,777,216
/101 134,217,728
/99 536,870,912
/98 1,073,741,824
/94 17,179,869,184
/91 137,438,953,472
/88 1,099,511,627,776
/84 17,592,186,044,416
/81 140,737,488,355,328
/78 1,125,899,906,842,624
/74 18,014,398,509,481,985
/71 144,115,188,075,855,872
/68 1,152,921,504,606,846,976
Residential – /64 18,446,744,073,709,551,616
/63 36,893,488,147,419,103,232
/61 147,573,952,589,676,412,928
/58 1,180,591,620,717,411,303,424
/54 18,889,465,931,478,580,854,784
/51 151,115,727,451,828,646,838,272
Business – /48 1,208,925,819,614,629,174,706,176
If you are wondering why a "residence" would need 18,446,744,073,709,551,616 IP addresses, you are not alone… but in any event you can see that the v6 addressing scheme is well-suited for the IP address needs of the world (and perhaps beyond) well into the future.
Adoption of v6 has been slow, but with the rapid depletion of v4 addresses mentioned earlier, v6 will become increasingly important in the near future. Make IPv6 a part of your colocation strategy now to avoid headaches later.
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Medienakademie steht für:
 ARD.ZDF medienakademie, Nürnberg und Hannover
 Evangelische Medienakademie, Hamburg
 Medienakademie Ruhr, Essen
 Hessische Film- und Medienakademie, Offenbach

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MADRID (AP) Brazil coach Dunga would prefer to see Barcelona star Neymar at the Rio Olympics in August than in the centennial Copa America in the United States in June.
Dunga and his staff are in Spain this week to talk to Neymar and Barcelona to decide in which tournaments the forward will play. Officials from the Brazilian football confederation said a decision will only be made after an agreement is reached among all parties.
''If I have to choose between Copa America and the Olympics, I prefer to see him (Neymar) in the Olympics,'' Dunga told Brazilian TV channel Esporte Interativo.
Neymar has said he wants to play in both competitions, but Barcelona is likely to ask him to participate in only one of them.
Barcelona is not obliged to release players for the Olympic tournament, where only three players above the age of 23 can play in each squad.
Dunga said he would rather have the 24-year-old Neymar at the Olympics, which is the only significant soccer tournament Brazil hasn't won.
Neymar's Barcelona teammate Lionel Messi has already said he will play for Argentina in the Copa America, not the Olympics. Messi helped his nation win the gold medal in the 2008 Games in Beijing.
Dunga also said that it was natural for Real Madrid defender Marcelo to be upset for not being called up for upcoming matches in South American qualifying for the 2018 World Cup. The defender was coming off a muscle injury but told Brazilian media that he had expected to be called up.
Brazil hosts Uruguay on March 26 and then plays at Paraguay three days later.


Wonder how many runs Bradman would have made with one of these…..
Belligerent, impudent improviser, highly competent against all forms of bowling – the original run thief – would often pretend he was only running a single and then would suddenly hare back for two as the fielder lobbed the ball back. With lightening hands he was very wristy, playing the ball late, riding movement cleverly and lashing anything off line with furious intent. B aited bowlers with provocative gestures the most famous of which was threatening to hit Dennis Lillee with his bat. (In his defence the Australian had just dipped the shoulder on him and aimed a kick!) An absolute wizard with his wand of a bat. Could be almost impossible to contain. Undoubtedly Pakistan's greatest batsman.
A big batting bully, 'Haydos' was an incredible hulk at the crease, using his massive frame and reach to intimidate bowlers. Liked to go on the walk down the pitch to unsuspecting seamers and biff them through the covers or over their heads from yards down the track. Very powerful driver and puller who could also slog sweep spin and made mincemeat of fragile attacks. Not a pretty player, but a relentlessly effective one equipped with excellent single-mindedness befitting an avid fisherman, and he briefly held the individual test record score with his 380 against Zimbabwe until Brian Lara won his record back. For those who dispute his place in these rankings, just check his overall average compared to the others.


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Doctor Love Scratch Card | Fun theme & exciting wins!
Whether you need it or not, you're going to want to schedule an appointment with the doctor! Doctor Love Scratch Card is a fun and high paying game, which is so easy to play! All you have to do is uncover the symbols on the 3x3 grid. When 3 matching images are unveiled, you win! Each one has a different multiplier attached to is, with Doctor Love representing the highest payout. Amongst the symbols are Get Well Flowers, Teddy Bears and Ambulances. You can also choose to reveal all of the symbols at once – for all those who are a little impatient. Good luck!


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Le  métrage cinématographique concerne les mesures traditionnellement utilisées dans le milieu du cinéma pour mesurer la longueur d'un film selon la longueur de la pellicule utilisée dans le cas d'un film tourné en photochimique.

Classification des films
La notion de métrage a d'abord été utilisée pour classifier les films selon leur longueur physique. L'émergence du cinéma numérique et de nouveaux supports de diffusion, tels que les fichiers sur disques durs ou autres, rendant cette classification ambigüe. Cette évolution a ainsi renforcé un usage qui consiste à classifier les films selon leur durée (en minutes).

En France, l'article 6 du décret  du  définit légalement les limites :

Ce décret est toujours en application aussi bien au niveau du CNC dans le Code du cinéma et de l'image animé, avec les articles D.210-1 et D.210-2, qu'au niveau du CSA.

Il existe aussi depuis longtemps la notion de moyen métrage, utilisée fréquemment pour désigner des films dépassant  en , soit au moins trois bobines, mais inférieurs en durée à . En France, ce métrage reste légalement inclus dans les métrages de .

Lors d'un tournage

Tournage photochimique
Lors d'un tournage photochimique, les pellicules vierges étant conditionnées en bobines de longueurs standard, les caméras ont ces longueurs comme chargement maximal des différents magasins ou chargeurs. Les conditionnements les plus répandus sont  (, 5 min en  et 2 min en ),  (, 10 min 40 s en  et 4 min en ) et  (, 26 min 40 s en  et 11 min en ). Lors du tournage, toute la pellicule n'étant pas impressionnée par des images utiles et la cadence de prise de vues n'étant pas nécessairement 24 images par seconde pour chaque plan (ralentis, accélérés...), il est d'usage d'en parler en mètres ou en pieds.

Tournage numérique
Pour un tournage avec une caméra utilisant une cassette, le métrage égale la durée de la cassette. La cassette ayant un coût bien inférieur à de la pellicule , on assiste à une débauche de prises tournées. Les mémoires de masse ont quasiment remplacé les cassettes avec l'usage prépondérant des caméras numériques grand public ou destinées au cinéma (2K, 4K).

Question d'histoire
. Les films des débuts du cinéma (1891-1899) sont tous des films dont la durée varie de  à , sauf les premiers dessins animés d'Émile Reynaud qui durent de  à . Il est donc en principe anachronique de parler de court métrage quand on les évoque, puisque la notion de court métrage s'oppose à celle de long métrage, et que durant ces années, il n'y avait pas de longs métrages. Exception qui confirme la règle, le film The Corbett-Fitzsimmons Fight est, dès 1897, le premier long métrage du cinéma, qui durait près de , grâce à un dispositif très simple, la boucle de Latham, qui permettait de charger une caméra et ensuite un appareil de projection, avec quelque  de pellicule sans que celle-ci ne casse, un dispositif breveté, ce qui explique pourquoi ce fut le seul contre-exemple de l'époque.

Sinon, il n'y avait que des films quelle que soit leur longueur, à peu près la même dans les 10 premières années du cinéma, une à cinq minutes. C'est Thomas Edison qui, le premier, utilisa le mot anglais  pour désigner les pellicules impressionnées. Louis Lumière les appelait ses vues photographiques animées, et Georges Méliès ses tableaux. Le mot film s'imposa petit à petit.

En revanche, la notion de bobine, par référence aux  que ne tardèrent pas à utiliser les exploitants de salles, quand ils purent passer outre aux droits de Woodville Latham sur la fameuse boucle, fut internationalement une mesure objective. Les films de une, deux ou trois bobines (en anglais : , etc.) caractérisaient ce que nous appelons aujourd'hui des courts métrages, le long métrage ne commençant qu'à partir de quatre bobines. On note ainsi la démarche qui mena plus tard les législateurs à se pencher sur des définitions signifiantes.

Notes et références

Histoire du cinéma
Technique cinématographique


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The Dr Frank Weakly Reader for 12.20.2019
Welcome, friends, to another Dr Frank Weakly Reader, that thing I do where I index my own internet in hopes of being able to find it some time in the future, now that the whole system of archiving and retrieval has more or less completely broken down. For this purpose, a simple link list would suffice, but of course I have to go and turn it into this sort of elaborate "newsletter" type thing, notable chiefly for the fact that very, very few people ever actually read it. Well, never mind. I'm used to a small audience, and I have made my web presence searchable, that's the main point.
Anyhow, Christmas is imminent, so here's a big Merry Christmas from me — set it aside and save it for the day.
— Statue of a naked lady with a clock where her stomach ought to be: that's the "five golden rings" line from Allan Sherman's parody version (in this performance) of the song "The Twelve Days of Christmas":
I think about Allan Sherman a lot around Christmas time.
It's only partly because of this partcular song, which was a fixture of Christmases growing up, and continued to be a fixture through my adolescent years via the reliably consistent Doctor Demento program, and into the present day where listening to Allan Sherman records has continued as a sort of holiday tradition in my house. (My wife is a Hare Krishna, that is, a Hindu, and weird ad hoc traditions like listening to Jewish comedian song parodists on scratchy old records in conjunction with the celebration of Puritans in Plymouth and the birth of Christ was something that needed to be introduced gently. She took to it like a champ, though. Hare Krishnas are great like that.)
But beyond that one song, Allan Sherman loomed rather large in my childhood tout court, throughout the year. My parents didn't have a lot of interesting records but they did have My Son the Nut (which copy I still have) and of course "Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh" was quite a familiar touch-stone for us as it was for just about anyone alive in the 60s-70s. My dad used to sing it to the kids, strumming his Spanish guitar (the same one I destroyed a few years later when I started experimenting with rock and roll.) For a good stretch there, in fact, I thought my dad and Allan Sherman were one and the same; they had the same glasses and the same guitar, after all — I just figured he must have lost some weight since doing the record jacket photo shoot. (Way to go, Dad, I thought, probably.) I was slightly disappointed to learn that my dad wasn't the guy on the records, but I got over it, as one does.
It is rather curious how the parodists of the "folk movement" (such as Sherman and the Smothers Brothers) had so much more impact, in my little world, than the stuff they were parodying. And this was also the case, to a degree, or at least for a time, in the greater world. To judge from this piece by old Warner Brothers honcho Stan Cornyn, it was Peter, Paul, and Mary and their unholy sidekick Allan that finally pushed Warner Bros. Records into profitability in 1962 — and during the couple of years following, Allan Sherman had as much success as a recording artist as anyone could dream of. Millions of units. Truckloads of cash. Hosting the Tonight Show. A Grammy. A second home in Malibu. International fame. All for sticking some one-liners into familiar, public domain tunes and shallowly exploiting the exigent copyright-free folk-singer trope and playing it for laughs.
For a brief time, he was a genuine celebrity. And he fit right in, even with the swinging world of the British Invasion that was to transfigure the record business permanently against his interests and fortunes and those of recording artists like him. Here he is with Herman's Hermits on Fanfare:
It's good to know he had some good times, in view of what was to follow. (Foreshadowing.)
In his prime and at its best, it could be very, very fine stuff indeed, e.g., "You Went the Wrong Way Old King Louis":
I used to to sing this in that under-my-breath muttering-to-myself way I had, running the elementary school gantlet and being hassled by mean guys (two things which may not be all that unrelated.) As I've explained elsewhere, I did the same thing with punk rock songs when I discovered them, with pretty much the same result. I find something that doesn't work, I stick with it:
Another curious thing (getting back to Allan Sherman) is how the songs always worked despite the fact that I almost never had any inkling of the original being parodied. The people laughing at that Louis XVI song in the audience knew "You Came a Long Way from St Louis" presumably but I sure didn't and it didn't diminish my appreciation at all. Now that I do know it, it's still the original that seems strange (though I acknowledge that it's great.)
This happens regularly with Weird Al songs and it's just one of those things.
Anyway, here's the moral of the story, and I warn you: it gets dark. From that same article by Stan Cornyn:
After soaring, Sherman's career un-soared, starting down hill in 1965. But those first two or three years, Allan Sherman later got summed up by Joe Smith as "he was The Moment. Even more than Peter, Paul & Mary, at that time, Allan Sherman was The Moment. You're The Moment for a very short time; then you're not The Moment anymore."
By 1966, Warners dropped Sherman from its artist roster. Poor sales did it. 1966 also revealed real downs in Sherman's own behavior. He ate and drank heavily. His Broadway musical failed. He tried to sing "well." His wife sued for divorce and child custody. As Lou Busch recalled, "If ever I saw success ruin a guy, it was Allan. He blew the wife, the kids, and eventually, the money, too. He got difficult."
Sherman began living on unemployment benefits again, staying in the Motion Picture Home in Calabasas, California. Feeling the hurt, Joe Smith in 1973 offered Sherman $5000 in advance for an album of golf routines.
76 Saul Cohens in the country club,
And a hundred and ten nice men named Levine!
And there's more than a thousand Finks
Who parade around the links —
It's a sight that really must be seen!
On November 20, 1973, WBR engineer Rudy Hill got a call. Sherman wanted a copy of what he'd recorded so far. Rudy took a copy up to Allen's house in West L.A.
There, as Sherman began to eat some cabbage soup, he suffered a massive heart attack, caved to the floor, his head hitting with a clunk. Rudy Hill, alone with him, called the doctor. Hill tried giving Sherman mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, till Sherman regurgitated in Hill's mouth. Paramedics came and began pumping Sherman's heart. Twenty minutes. Then one of them said, "Let him go."
"It was so cold," Hill remembered. "I'd never seen anything so cold. I felt that I was in this other world. But there he was, that fat, obese man who'd made so many people happy, lying there on a cold floor."
Allan Sherman died in West Hollywood in November, 1973, at age 49.
That's a mere ten years after "Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh" reached #2. The man who had it all blew it all and crashed spectacularly yet banally within the decade. A broken man and his cabbage soup, a sad, sad story.
We all like to think that we'd be the exception to the self-destructive rule, that we'd react rationally and sensibly to the good fortune of becoming undeservedly rich and famous all of a sudden and that everything would turn out great. But some of the most sensible people I've known have gone off the rails in precisely that Allan Sherman way, in response to far less money and prominence. It doesn't take much.
So have yourself a merry merry Christmas. Have yourself a good time. But remember Allan Sherman while you're drinking down your wine. You can't put your arm around fame and fortune, even in modest amounts: don't try. Just grab your Hare Krishna, your pets, your kids, and your friends, if you got 'em, play them some silly songs, eat some food with them, give them some presents, and be thankful for them, and for the fact that you got to make any records at all. And that they didn't destroy you.
Merry Christmas to you all.
And now, on to the weak that was.
MTX SUPERSTAR
— Mtx forever ornaments are in and lookin' good.
— My Alcatraz: (From FB "memories".)I was fishing for compliments on this controversial record and got some bites.
— Our man Klode:
Give the gift of sounds:
And here's….. Lazarus!
Important message from Sounds Radical Dept. of Disturbing Advertising: "This was the last time we were allowed to see Uncle Eddie … Up with MTX! Down with pants!"
— Our Man Will:
The History of the Concept of the Soul
plus: Match Game!
— Our friend Jonathan London looking good in LA.
— Great Moments in Promotional Items: Lewis still has his Revenge Is Sweet fly-swatter — not a whole lot of those have survived intact, that I've seen. Lali still has her 1991 MTX calendar (which, as Larry pointed out, seems to work just was well for 2019, so there's ca. eleven more days left in the old machine till the next time when the stars are right.)
— Song for Odin: 'twas the Mr T Experience doing "Itching Powder in the Sleeping Bags" at Gilman Street in Berkeley in May 1995.
"Minor secrets" may be found here. Songs for Odin playlist is here.
(Song for Odin™ program note: as far as I know I've only skipped one Wodnesdæg in the "series" so far since it began, because it fell on Christmas eve last year. Next week's Wednesday, as one might have predicted, is on Christmas day, so there'll be no Song for Odin next week, nor on the following Wednesday which falls on New Years Day. But we'll be back on Jan. 8, I'm pretty sure. Happy, er, holidays.)
— …and finally: your Friday morning "Sackcloth and Ashes," from Sean Besaw on Soundcloud.
Some tunes just work. As this is not on YouTube, I can't add it to my YouTube covers playlist obviously, but if you'd like to hear other such covers found on the internet you can follow that link and find some.
DR FRANKING THE NIGHT AWAY
— My night at the Kon-Tiki: maybe you noticed, but didn't show up to, my show at the Kon-Tiki in Oakland last night (Thurs.) I'd never been there before, though I'd seen it from the outside and always said to myself, "self, that looks like a fun place to go, if you ever leave the house again." Well, all it took was a paid gig to make it happen. Leaving the house, I mean. And it was a pretty good time.
Angel couldn't make it (some unforeseen celestial emergency) so it was just a conventional rock and roll show without the expected Angel & Robot bits (which I'd been looking forward to) but it all turned out okay.
The Satan Sisters' guitar broke, so they used mine. I don't have many opportunites to hear that guitar from the audience perspective, amplified and through a PA. Boy did it sound great. Thanks, Jason Ingrodi. You make a mean guitar.
Anyway, Satan Sisters: nice gals, and they put on quite a memorable show, with costumes as you can see and lots of props and such. The Hinky Dinks did mostly Christmas songs and were dead great at it.
I was in the middle, played nine songs, the usual sort of set. I usually try to pull out an old one I've never or rarely done before, just kind of "covering" my own song as a stunt, and this time at the Kon-Tiki it was: "When I Lost You." It worked, I think.
I have to say, I was pretty skeptical about playing in front of a bar audience who didn't know me from Adam, mostly. I usually get a big "assist" from the fact that the crowd already knows the songs, and even when they don't know them they know the kind of songs I write and are — mostly — positively disposed towards them. I don't have much in the way of flashy showmanship in my "act." It's just a guy standing there strumming a guitar and "singing," mumbling a self-deprecating introduction every third song or so. It seemed to me there was quite a high probability that I would go over like the proverbial lead zeppelin.
In fact, though, I should have had more faith in the songs because just standing there singing them turned out to be enough. As always (and I know you'll take this the right way, being my people): "Hitler" was my secret weapon. I don't often play that song for people who don't already know it and take the punchlines for granted. There were actual guffaws. There's life in the old guy yet. And by "old guy" I mean me, I suppose.
Anyway, Marisa was there and delivered her Christmas card:
So that was the final show of 2019, and that's how it went. You should have been there. I'm sure you're all kicking yourselves now.
— Five years ago in Seattle I did a show with a back-up band of "locals" at a little club called the Kraken during a book tour and it left some traces.
[a] photo with Erin ("me & Dr Frank. Fuck you");
[b] Margaux and me, 1997 vs. 2014;
[c]some facebook video of "Itching Powder in the Sleeping Bags" (about which see Song for Odin entry above)
— How to get your guitar on airplanes, comprehensive instructions in one photo.
— For God's sake, stop wadding things down… psycho-linguistics, bowdlerization, and my 1970s childhood in this post.
— Sackcloth and Ashes: via Maragret Michele, the weirdest promotional concept for trying to sell blankets I've ever seen.
—Monkees Derangement Syndrome: Someone somewhere linked to my essay on the subject, so, you know, any excuse to re-up.
Still valid, and the fact that even just a few years later the Monkees have (surprise!) already convincingly outlasted the Kid Rock stuff referenced at the link within is further support for the argument.
A guy on twitter pointed me to Joe Carducci, who wrote a book about rock and roll called Rock and the Pop Narcotic and who, I gather, takes the opposite sort of position. The book, he said, seeks "to separate rock from pop through exploring the processes that create each. Where your article seeks to align the Beatles and the Monkees, his book's arguments would seek to separate those."
I haven't had a chance to check it out yet, but I'm pretty sure my reaction would still be the same: there's pop music that isn't rock, and rock music that isn't pop, but overall it's all show-biz anyway and it doesn't really matter. But who knows. I could be wrong. (Though I'm not.)
And on this subject, sort of, I suppose I should mention this rather interesting dissection of the sand-poundingly stupid "rockism" vs. "poptimism" contest among rock critics over the past decade. (And yes, that was a thing and it's every bit as dumb as it sounds.) While I am clearly a "rockist" (OK boomer) I am, as you can tell from the above, in favor of pop music and in fact usually see no meaningful distinction. It's all popular music — and it's increasingly irrelevant culturally anyway, which is why there are so few paid rock critics left to argue over who's a "poptimist" and accuse each other of "rockism" and so forth. However, I know nothing of the music these bozos are talking about (the popular music of the past couple of decades.) Because I don't… care. I just don't care. I only hear contemporary music in Ubers these days, and it's always awful.
The interesting bit to me is how rock criticism, in its unwitting death-throes, managed to ideologize and politicize itself along the same lines as everything else got ideologized and politicized after the internet began to eat culture, art, and itself, turning everything one may once have liked or been interested in into an embarrassing, dumbed down, pedestrian Manichaean cliché. In this sense they were, it seems, slightly ahead of the bleak curve. I don't know which side is anti-nomian and which is "nomian" here per se but it's basically that familiar Lord of the Flies twitter dynamic of everyone accusing everyone else of being a racist 24/7. It happens literally everywhere. It happened in the "fiber community," why wouldn't it happen with music criticism? Well, it did.
My advice is, look away. Like what you like. The liking process has no meaning beyond itself. Thin Lizzy forever.
— Dept. of bons mots:
Still true, but moreso.
OTHER PEOPLE'S MUSIC
— "I reckon it ruins the strings…": on the occasion of Keith Richard(s)'s birthday, a note he wrote to a fan who inquired about guitar sounds. He's my mom's age.
—Good morning world: Allan Sherman — "When I'm in the Mood for Love (You're in the Mood for Herring)"; BellRays — "All I Wanna Do Is Shag for Christmas"; Bill Cosby — "Merry Christmas, Mama"
— ..and finally, kids dancing to Chicago's "Make Me Smile" on American bandstand in 1970, with an ad featuring a pre-Partridge Susan Dey. The past was better.
— Roman calendar: Nicasius of Rheims; Gaudete Sunday; Adelaide; Lazarus, from a medieval Armenian hymnal; the Expectation of the Blessed Virgin Mary; Advent embertide; Luke 1:39–47 (Visitation)
— Merry Christmas you suckers: from the Monkees; ways to please a lady; Xmas party (Bill Owens); psychedelic Santa; the real, real Bunny Yeager; Star Star…
— …and finally:
— Roy Loney died.
Here's a thing I wrote about the Flamin' Groovies album Teenage Head.
It is often compared favorably to the contemporaneously-released Sticky Fingers. And there is a sense in which it is indeed an unsung American Sticky Fingers. Part of the glory of the Rolling Stones of that era was the melding of various strands of American music pastiche into a surprisingly coherent sort of redefinition of rock and roll for the then-new era. Teenage Head does this as well, and is much more direct, down-to-earth, no-nonsense and "organic," sans platform shoes, Uncle Sam top hats, private jets, hipster slumming, and glitter capes.
RIP, Roy. You did great things.
— Anna Karina: she died as well, and I posted the customary picture:
— +1 to this twitter thread: "I wish people had the same level of outrage over people wrongfully convicted, or sentenced to shamefully long periods of incarceration, or being tortured, that they do someone undeserving getting a pardon."
— Santx: I suppose I agree with Joe Rogan that this could well be some kind of "troll" akin to the OK sign thing and the "free bleeding movement" — though most likely it is just simple click-bait. But the "gender-fuck" Santa Claus may well be an idea whose time has come and I wouldn't be at all surprised. I don't particularly care, knock yourselves out (with both the individual exhibitionism and the corporate virtue signaling) — at least "Santx" is funny.
And that'll wrap it up for the Weakly Reader for this week, but for those who've made it this far down the page, here's a candy cane… Merry Christmas.
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Events from the past include:
December 17, 2018, Holiday get together at Scandinavia House
October 15, 2018 Finnish & American Women's Network, Inc. in cooperation with Swedish Women's Educational Association International, Inc. event at Hotel Roger Smith: - "Innovation" - an event about success
June 21, 2018 -FAWN joined the Jazz event with Kaisa's Machine at Scandinavia House to celebrate Midsummer -Juhannus. Event included pre-concert reception.
Saturday May 12, 2018: The Tenement Museum tour "Hard Times", how immigrants survived economic depressions at 97 Orchard Street between 1863 and 1935,visit the restored homes of German-Jewish Gumpertz family, whose patriarch disappeared during the panic of 1873 and the Italian- Catholic Baldizzi family, who lived through the Great Depression.
On March 14, 2018, FAWN had an an informal discussion about gender equality with Leena-Maija Lauren, Turku University, who shared ideas from the UN Commission on the Status of Women 62 Conference.
February 12, 2018 Finnish & American Women's Network Annual Meeting & "Learn more about Kalevala the Musical", interview with and performance by Johanna Telander. Johanna Telander, born in Sweden, brought up in the Netherlands, is a full-blooded Finn who has spent half of her life in the U.S. Originally from Helsinki, Finland, she has a lot of professional experiences in the performing arts, especially in the music business both in Europe and in the U.S.She has own productions such as "Kalevala the Musical", a contemporary rendering of Finland's national epic poem.
On Wednesday October 25, 2017,FINLAND 100 - FAWN 20 - "Independence - from different perspectives" FAWN remembered Kati Moran by embracing and celebrating Finland 100th and FAWN 20th anniversaries at a well-attended event to discuss Finland's and women's Independence held at Scandinavia House. Ed Gallagher, President American Scandinavian Foundation welcomed the audience. Kerstin Nordin, Chairperson FAWN presented a retrospective of past activities and Ann-Christine Westerlund, Westmusa, Inc. talked on behalf of FAWN Advisory Board. The panel included representatives and perspectives from Baby Boomers, Gen X and Millennials, moderated by Elizabeth Kendall, Author and Journalist. Aili Flint, Ph. D., Columbia University, Laura Londen, Deputy Executive Director, Assistant Secretary-General, U.N. Population Fund, Susanna Ansala, Director, Citi Issuer Services, American Depositary Receipts, Citigroup, Janet Rauscher, Associate Editor and Interpretive Manager, Princeton University Art Museum, Mari Tomunen, Attorney at Law, Sullivan & Worcester, LLP
June 22, 2017– FAWN joined the Jazz event with Olli Hirvonen at Scandinavia House. Pre-concert reception followed by jazz byOlli Hirvonen, the dynamic Finnish-born, New York-based guitarist, who performed compositions off of his second album,New Helsinki.
On June 11, 2017, Art Walk along the Hi-Line ending with lunch and visit to the Whitney Museum
May 17, 2017, FAWN event at Scandinavia House, great networking and refreshments at Smorgas Chef before a private viewing of the current exhibit with works of Helene Schjerfbeck and three of her other strong contemporary Finnish female artists, active 100 years ago. To Finnish the evening a composer Rautavaara retrospective with Adrian Blanco
On Thursday March 2, 2017, FAWN featured informal networking and we also met Katri Saunders, former longtime FAWN Board Member and still supporting FAWN regarding financial, database and website matters and Advisory Board Member, who was visiting from Tampere, Finland. Everybody had a great time!
February 7, 2017 - Finnish & American Women's Network Annual Meeting at Hotel Paul
"Learn more about meditation and Reiki, an ancient Japanese technique". Emily Rose Laochua, Meditation Teacher, talked about meditation, the practice of bringing stillness to the mind by connecting back to the body and the breath. Nonita Verma, Reiki Master, introduce us to Reiki, an ancient Japanese technique that is known for its ability to restore balance on all levels; physical, mental and emotional, working with the body's own remarkable healing capabilities.
Fawn visited Louis Armstron House Museum in Corona Queens on Nov. 12, 2016, followed by refreshments at La Brisa del Cibao Dominican Restaurant.Event sponsored by Kati Moran Memorial Fund.
Finnish & American Women's Network "Season Opener", gathered on Tuesday October 4, 2016, Journalist and writer Elizabeth Kendall talked informally and shared her experiences about staying and working in Paris this past spring.
"Summer Get-Together with Margo Jefferson"
We celebrated summer on Monday June 20, 2016 at Tuttle's Bar and Grill in New Your City while we enjoyed journalist and writer Elizabeth Kendall's interview with award-winning author Margo Jefferson about her book "Negroland". Related topics such as diversity, friendships, etc. were also included since those are issues that most of us deal with in our professional and personal lives. There was a lively discussion following the interview. We want to thank Elizabeth and Margo for this great interview and contribution to our programming. Margo's book will be out in paperback in August.
May 2, 2016 May Day Cruise
March 17, 2016 Meeting at Scandinavia House for pilot study on Finnish women's brand image and interview by Dr. Tuula Mittilä and Leena-Maija Lauren from the University of Turku.
March 10, 2016: Members and friends of the Finnish & American Women's Network gathered for drinks and networking at the American Table Café prior to enjoying a performance at Alice Tully Hall with Karita Mattila, soprano and Martin Katz, piano. It was part of Great Performers, New York's classical-music series turns 50.
February 3, 2016 - "Celebrating the New Year while enjoying a blend of East and West"- During the event, we learned more about a destination further east, Mongolia. Ariun Sanjaajamts talked about the destination
On Saturday November 21, 2015, FAWN remembered Kati Moran by embracing an exciting part of our area, right across the river from New York City that offers a lot of culture and memories from the past – Hoboken, NJ – birthplace of Frank Sinatra.
October 7, 2015: Season opener at the Skylark, a rooftop bar nestled 30 Floors above the garment district with views over the Hudson, Times Square, Empire State Building.
July 9, 2015 a New York harbor cruise: "Alive after Five cruise"
Fawn joined the American Scandinavian Society for a concert and reception at Scandinavia House on May 9, 2015. Esteemed Finnish Sámi joik singer Ulla Pirttijärvi-Länsman and her ensemble Ulda presented a concert of Sámi joik music, expressing the rich traditions of Sámi culture through contemporary folk music.
"Celebrating that Arrival of Spring" on March 18, 2015, FAWN members and friends joined for a networking event and also to meet Katri Saunders, former longtime FAWN board member and still supporting FAWN regarding website matters, who was visiting from Tampere, Finland.
Annual Meeting:"Valentine Fun with Fashion" February 11, 2015. Presentation by Donna Nelskyla, Managing Partner, Braemer Ventures
Saturday December 13, 2014, FAWN makes an informal visit to IKEA.
On Saturday November 8, 2014, members and friends of the Finnish & American Women's Network (FAWN), joined in remembering Kati Moran by embracing an exciting part of New York City that offers a lot of culture and memories from the past – Sunset Park Brooklyn.
Highlights of the November 8 tour included: the Resurrection Church (formerly Imatra Hall), the co-ops, Sunset Park and the swimming pool, 40 Street/Finlandia Street, the previously Finnish Newspaper New York Uutiset building and the Gloria Dei Lutheran Church.
October 27, 2014, Riitta Widen, former President and Co-Founder of FAWN who is visiting from Tampere, Finland, meets friends at Scandinavia House
October 8, 2014, FAWN networking season opener at the Refinery Rooftop
On May 11 Members and Friends of the Finnish & American Women's Network got together to enjoy ballet and learn more about Balanchine "Balanchine and the lost muse"
The Annual Scandinavian Luncheon on the Hudson River, Cruising on Board "The Destiny"
FUTURES for WOMEN = FUTURES by WOMEN March 13, 2014 with Leena Maija Lauren, Turku University
February 11, 2014 for Finnish & American Women's Network Annual Meeting, Valentine Fun and Petra Tabry's, Organization with Flair, presentatio to learn basic tips how to organize your home.
Saturday November 9, 2013, "Memories of Finnish Harlem Tour" based on the book by Mauno Laurila was hosted by FAWN and sponsored by the Kati Moran Memorial Fund
October 8, 2013, networking season opener at Pescatore Restaurant, 955 Second Avenue
FAWN visited Nygard Store May 16, 2013
Sunday, May 5, 2013 Cruising on Board "The Destiny"
February 7, 2013 Annual Meeting topic: "New Year Resolutions, Wellness, Pampering Yourself and Networking" and board election 2013
"Pikku-joulu Financial Workshop", Wednesday November 28, 2012, theme for the night was "To Know a Woman's Worth", our guest speakers Danielle Giordano and Susan Cooper, President, Empire Wealth Strategies.
Finnish & American Women's Network "Season Opener" September 5, 2012,
FAWN remembered Kati Moran by embracing an evening featuring the best of Finnish art and culture - enjoyed as Kati would have.
"Helene Schjerfbeck – 150 years after her birth – a Nordic pioneer of modernism" presented by Janet Rauscher, Princeton University Art Museum
We thank the Kati Moran Memorial Fund for the support of this event.
May 8, 2012 FAWN Advisory Board Member Maija Lähteenmäki, Ambassador of Australia & New Zealand, visits New York
The AMERICAN SCANDINAVIAN SOCIETY "WELCOMING SPRING" - Cruise May 6, 2012
Evening of networking, fun and mystery, March 15, 2012, introducing Jarkko Sipilä and his book "Nothing But the Truth"
Finnish & American Women's Network gathered on February 28, 2012, at Smorgas Chef at Scandinavia House, to discuss educational and women's issues with Leena-Maija Lauren, Turku, who was in NY for the Commission on the Status of Women 56th session at the United Nations. The Feb. 29: THE INTERNATIONAL HELVI SIPILÄ SEMINAR with the title She Says Yes to Economic Empowerment was also on the agenda
"Valentine Fun"February 8, 2012 with Jaana Kantola and Olli Hirvonen
On January 26, 2012 FAWN's special guest speaker was Marika Turano, Director, Producer and Physical Trainer and licensed Feldenkrais Therapist, who introduced Feldenkrais method on how to relax, improve movements, expand self-awareness, and experience general well-being in today's busy world
Fall Season Networking Opener,Roger Smith Hotel, October 4, 2011.
Ladies Garden Hat Party, Sunday September 11th, 2011
Saturday June 4, 2011, FAWN visited Yankee Stadium Behind the Scenes
Cruising on Board World Yacht "The Princess" - May 1, 2011
FAWN Annual Meeting featuring Silfath Pinto, a certified image consultant and style expert at Roger Smith Hotel February 9, 2011
Preholiday networking event at the New Art Center November 18, 2010
with Finnish American Chamber of Commerce Young Associates'
"After-Work Seminar re: Social Media October 12, 2010
Season Opener: Ladies Garden Hat Party, Sunday September 12th, 2010
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First Saturday at the Brooklyn Museum on June 5th, 2010!
Reception Remembering Kati Moran:"First Saturday of month" actitivities + visit
Annual meeting featuring Ritva Dale and "Eye on Wellness"
Pikkujoulu Holiday Fun at the Marimekko Store December 9, 2009
October 14: Networking with Finlandia Foundation members
Fall Season Opener: Staying Up in Down Market - September 30, 2009
FAWN and Finlandia Foundation Marimekko night May 14, 2009
Private Wine Tasting on Thursday, March 26, 2009
Women + Money Workshop: Top 5 challenges and solutions for dealing with them
February 26, 2009, Defrate & Paavola, Financial Planning
FAWN's annual meeting January 15, 2009 at More North Gallery
Special FAWN Movie Night at Scandinavia House November 19, 2008
Fall Season Openerr- Networking event, October 14, 2008 at GSTAAD (43 W 26th St, NYC)
May 4, 2008: FAWN's and American Scandinavian Society's Annual Spring Cruise on World Yacht Princess
Spring Planting at Scandinavia House April 2008
April 3, 2008: Excursion to Oulu Bar, Williamsburg, Brooklyn
February 5, 2008: FAWN Tenth Anniversary Celebration at Scandinavia House
November 27, 2007 : Pre-holiday networking bash on 11/29/07 with NY Hungarian Social
September 27, 2007: Season Opener: Highlight on Members, Estonian House
June 6, 2007: Brazilian "Samba" Night, Roger Smith Hotel
May 6, 2007: Luncheon Cruise aboard World Yacht "Princess" with ASS
March 7, 2007: Private tour in Brooklyn Museum's American Art Ving
November 9, 2006: FAWN Music Night "Autumn Leaves" , Steinway Hall
April 30, 2006: Luncheon Cruise aboard World Yacht "Princess" with ASS
November 29, 2005: FAWN visits Reeves Contemporary featuring Eric Aho
October 27, 2005: Halloween Happy Hour , Estonia House
June 9, 2005: "Sunset @ the Piers" Sunset Terrace, Chelsea Piers, Piers 61
April 21, 2005: "Expanding Horizons for Wellness and Healing", Scandinavia House
January 26, 2005:A Farewell Reception for H. E. Ms. Marjatta Rasi, Ambassador, our Advisory Board Member
November 10, 2004:"Photography by Tarja Tuppurainen in Retrospective, the 25th Anniversary"
October 14, 2004: "Designing Women" - Membership Parade
April 2004:" Silent Scream": Domestic Violence Against Women-The Cost of Hurtay 31, 2003: FinnFun @ the Piers -all day event including vendors, stage performers, Nordic Walking in Central Park, Dancing at the Pier, Chelsea Piers 63
April 29, 2003: How to Succeed in Business, Seminarovember 18, 2002: Reception in honor of H.E. Bonnie McElveen-Hunter,US Ambassador to Finland
October 24, 2002: Musical Evening with Johanna Grosser, Special visit by Elisabeth Rehn
June 4, 2002:"Sail to the Summer" -Summer gala at World Yacht
April 2, 2002: "Pioneers look at the world, Speaker Ambassador Marjatta Rasi
2001 "Hats Off for the Summer" the Guest of Honor Elisabeth Rehn
2000 "The Spring Swing" Garden Party Honoring Consul General Maija Lähteenmäki


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CEMEX announces two-for-one stock split
CEMEX S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE: CX) announced today that beginning on July 17, 2006, trading in its Ordinary Participation Certificates ("CPOs") and beginning on July 24, 2006 trading in its American Depositary Shares ("ADSs") will reflect its previously announced two-for-one stock split.
In connection with the stock split, which was approved by CEMEX's shareholders on April 27, 2006, each of CEMEX's existing series A shares will be surrendered in exchange for two new series A shares, and each of CEMEX's existing series B shares will be surrendered in exchange for two new series B shares. Each existing CPO, which represents two existing series A shares and one existing series B share, will be surrendered in exchange for two new CPOs. Each new CPO will represent two new series A shares and one new series B share. The new CPOs will be identical in all material respects to the existing CPOs.
Beginning on July 24, 2006, trading on the New York Stock Exchange will reflect the stock split as each ADS holder will receive one additional ADS for every existing ADS, each representing ten new CPOs. During the period between July 17 and July 21, 2006, the number of CEMEX's existing ADSs, each of which currently represents ten CPOs, will not change; instead it will include the right to receive an additional ADS on July 24, 2006.
The proportional equity interest participation of existing shareholders in both CPOs and ADSs will not change as a result of the stock split.
CEMEX is a growing global building solutions company that provides high quality products and reliable service to customers and communities in more than 50 countries throughout the world. Commemorating its 100th anniversary in 2006, CEMEX has a rich history of improving the well-being of those it serves through its efforts to pursue innovative industry solutions and efficiency advancements and to promote a sustainable future. For more information, visit www.cemex.com.
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World War II with DVD
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The most consistent mistake we see small business owners make when it comes to their websites - and the one we spend most energy encouraging our clients to avoid - is when they make them too complicated.
If you're an expert in your field, or you have a big range of fantastic products, or there are a dozen edge cases of how people come to give you money - the temptation is always to cover them all off.
After all, if you present lots of choice, then you'll get more customers because there's more chance they'll see the thing that appeals most to them in amongst all the other things. Right?
As it turns out, precisely wrong.
If we are faced with too much choice, the studies suggest we tend to choose nothing. We get choice paralysis. Think that by including every possible variation of what you do on one page, your potential customer will spot the one that's just right for them? More likely, they will scan the page and see much less of it at all, and then they'll leave. And just think about your own behaviour when you're on somebody else's site because you have a casual interest, rather than a predefined desperate need for something. Is that how you behave? Really?
The principle has been shown time and time again. The seminal study with varieties of jam, that showed that when only 6 varieties were offered, 10 times more people bought jam at all than when they were offered 24 varieties.
And it's a key part of Apple's history that when Apple was failing its customers, having lost its way, and was offering multiple computers with large numbers of options, Steve Jobs turned it around by scrapping most of those products and offering just four. An entry-level computer, and a pro-level computer, an entry-level laptop and a pro-level laptop. And that suddenly made it so much simpler for customers to understand what it was they needed.
When it comes to your website (and, by the way, your marketing emails) simplicity pays.
Every page should have precisely one call to action. Lots of companies don't have even one on their home page - they clutter them with lots of bits of information and there is no clue as to what the desired next action from the visitor actually is. If you can be clear about the action you want your visitor to take, you can then be clear about what information to strip from the page because it is distracting and irrelevant to the process of encouraging that next action.
They can't bring themselves to focus on one call to action, because they are taken up with all the edge-use cases that they have in their customer base, and they think it will be more effective to cater for all of them. But it's really not if by adding in all the possible variations on edge use cases, you substantially weaken the power of your call to action to the 80% majority that constitute your core customer base.
They believe people are paying close attention, so if you can mention their specific interest somewhere in a lengthy text, towards the end if it's just an edge use case, then "at least it's there and people will know". No, they won't know. The vast majority won't ready your lengthy tome. They're too busy. They're scanning to see what they want to know. And your edge use cases gave up long before they got to the bottom, because what they saw wasn't aimed at them.
They can't step out of their specialist knowledge and write copy that simplifies the choices in terms that will appeal to the visitor. This applies to small business websites as much as it does other types of websites, for instance those that are aimed at encouraging people to get involved in a charity or a cause. People who live with the detail, who know that the detail matters at one level, won't be easily persuadable that the precision of complex language should be given up at the earliest stages of creating a powerful emotional connection.
They ignore what we already know about what persuades people. Why do the sophisticated companies, the ones that do lots of testing on responses to variants of their design and copy, consistently come up with simpler designs, and tricks and techniques to make decisions easier? Do they have lots of categories? Well, maybe they make things simpler by having a "people who looked at this, bought these" type section. They know that we're very influenced by the social proof of what others do. So they pull those choices out, and make them immediately visible. Just to present the most relevant options, and provide them in a framework we find really persuasive. And remember, we make far more decisions based on emotional responses than we do based on analytical data - eg. on the mix of features and prices.
They create visual clutter, thinking that this makes the page more interesting and engaging. Having one or two powerful images can make a difference. They can engage the visitor, illustrate a concept, even build trust. But have too many and your calls to action simply get lost.
Bigger organisations design their website around their organisational structure, rather than the interests of their customers. Every department needs "its" part of the website. Needless to say, this is a huge fail unless your organisational structure so precisely maps to your customer's brain that there is no difference. And, no - that's not the case. Stop kidding yourself.
Unfortunately, this is not a problem that will solve itself any time soon. People will look at a professional web design and then begin the process of adding - more words, more menu options, more choices. They can't help themselves.
That's an opportunity for you. Create your website with clear calls to action, just enough compelling copy and visuals to support those, and with a tight email marketing strategy on the same principles - and you will likely stand out from the rest and make your digital presence work that much harder for you.


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package main

import (
	log "github.com/Sirupsen/logrus"
	"net/http"
)

type stableTransport struct {
	// wrappedTransport: the transport we are stabilizing
	wrappedTransport http.RoundTripper
	// reqFanFactor: how many times to duplicate the request
	reqFanFactor int
}

// stableTransport.RoundTrip makes many round trips and returns the first
// response
func (t *stableTransport) RoundTrip(r *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
	// channel to send the fisrt good response
	rc := make(chan *http.Response)
	// channel to send and collect bad (error) responses
	ec := make(chan *http.Response)
	// use the default transport from http if not specified
	if t.wrappedTransport == nil {
		t.wrappedTransport = http.DefaultTransport
	}
	// fan out requests, send responses to the channel, log errors, don't
	// wait very long for someone to receive our response
	for i := 0; i < t.reqFanFactor; i++ {
		go func () {
			resp, err := t.wrappedTransport.RoundTrip(r)
			if err != nil {
				log.Printf("transport-error: %v", err)
				return
			}
			// send bad responses to the error response channel
			// in case they are being collected
			if resp.StatusCode != 200 {
				select {
				case ec <- resp:
					return
				default:
					// no one is waiting for errors, move on
					return
				}
			}
			select {
			case rc <- resp:
				// they were still waiting for the first
				// response and they received it from rc
				return
			default:
				// no one was waiting to receive from rc
				// so this is not the first response
				return
			}
		}()
	}

	// wait to receive the first good response but gather error responses
	// start with a slice of responses to gather bad responses. If this has
	// as many responses in it as requests we have made, we know there is no
	// good response coming back so can respond with a summary of the bad
	// responses.
	errorResponses := make([]*http.Response, 0)
	for {
		select {
		case firstGoodResponse := <-rc:
			return firstGoodResponse, nil
		case errorResponse := <- ec:
			errorResponses = append(errorResponses, errorResponse)
			// if the length of that slice grows to ReqFanFactor
			if len(errorResponses) >= t.reqFanFactor {
				// respond with a sample of the errors.
				// TODO summarize the errors into a new response
				return errorResponses[0], nil
			}
		}
	}
}


…Because I know that the readers here are superb.
Request One – Unison had a press release the other day about dirty ambulances. I've had a look on their website for some actual *data*, or some other form of real information, such us their method of surveying, but all for nought. Does anyone have access to this actual information?
Request Two – I'm interested in joining a *serious* roleplay guild in one of the following MMORPGS, World of Warcraft, Eve Online, City of X, Tabula Rasa or some other free game. I'm looking for a group that doesn't mind me being an infrequent player (due to my shift work) – I'm looking for a group of people I can relax with.
Check out the guys I game with. They're laid back, and a few have become proper mates. The group are generally split by the games we play: WoW, IL2 1946, Battlefield 2142, and whatever other multiplayer games take our fancy from time to time. We use TeamSpeak to chat and X-Fire.It's all casual, no cost, play as and when you feel like it/time allows.
what realm are you? i'm in khadgar, rogue called volpe or hunter called kiran.
Have you looked at Dark Age of Wythia? My mate had CF and was awaiting tx so was frequently in hosp with no internet access and played it which is why I figured it's ok to use sporadically. Ooh first time I've posted on here and it's about computer games which I actually know nothing about. How very strange. I emailed you last year about transplant and pneumothorax related stuff. Anyway I got my transplant at the beginning of the year and am doing really well. Hope you find a suitable game.
I couldn't find any hard data to back up the Unison press releases and background. In fact, it seems to be entirely anecdotal.So then I decided to see if I could find any research on disinfection protocols for ambulances, and there's very little out there. In fact, it appears far, far more research has been done on disinfecting livestock transport (I now breed pigs) than on disinfecting ambulances.
Yes – there was a small amount of 'Good Grief!' at that. CCP are normally really rather good.
I remember the email – and I'm glad everything has gone well.I'll check out the game that you mention.
Hi Tom. What servers do you play WoW on?


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1968 West Virginia mine explosion results in class action suit
On behalf of Duffield, Lovejoy & Boggs, Attorneys at Law | Nov 17, 2014 | Wrongful Death
On Nov. 20, 1968, an explosion in a Marion County coalmine cost 78 miners their lives. Now, on Nov. 6, a complaint has been filed by two individuals on behalf of the estates of all of those miners killed in the Farmington No. 9 mine disaster. They are suing...
Who can be held liable for wrongful death?
In West Virginia wrongful death cases, people whose negligence causes the death of another person may be held civilly liable to the family members of the victim. If the person whose negligence caused the injury was working for his or her employer in the course of his...
Judge orders former doctor to pay $44 million in suits
On behalf of Duffield, Lovejoy & Boggs, Attorneys at Law | Nov 5, 2014 | Wrongful Death
On Oct. 31, a Putnam Circuit Court Judge signed orders finding a former medical doctor civilly liable for $44 million in suits by 13 individuals. Amounts varied in each case. Many of the judgments were default judgments. The former physician was found to have...
Defective Medical Devices (1)
Nursing Home Neglect (32)
Truck accidents caused by shifting cargo
Did your loved one suffer injuries in a nursing home?
Serious truck crashes on the rise
Factors involved in a pedestrian accident
What are the most common types of driving distraction?
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The counting of votes for 182 assembly seats in Gujarat is underway. The 'battle of Gujarat' between Congress and BJP will come to an end later in the evening and it shall be clear as to which party has the numbers to form the government in the state. As per the early trends exhibited by News Nation, the BJP holds the slender advantage over its arch rival Congress, leading in its traditional strong vote bases of North and Central Gujarat. However, it is a neck to neck fight btw the two rivals in Saurashtra and Kutch regions. Congress looks to have made significant inroads into the BJP pie in the rural areas of Gujarat.
BJP's workers began celebration at party HQ, as trends indicate BJP's victory in both Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh Assembly Elections.
BJP celebrates at party office in Bhopal; serves Dhokla, Phafdas and other Gujarat dishes, as trends indicate BJP's victory in both Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh's Assembly Elections.
However, Congress office in Ahmedabad seems vacant and there is no celebration, as trends indicate BJP's victory in the Assembly Elections.
Ahead of the final verdict, PM Narendra Modi flashes victory sign as BJP takes unassailable lead in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh's Assembly Elections.


Recently I compared the benefits of both Kodi and Plex and teased that you can start using Plex with Kodi together to enjoy the benefits of both applications. Doing so brings the centralized media management feature of Plex and the customizability of Kodi, together to provide an awesome media experience. In fact, setting up a system to use both Plex Media Server and Kodi Home Theatre Software is actually quite easy – by following these instructions you should be able to have it setup in 15 minutes or less!
Many of you have guessed what I was hinting at in the article comparing Plex Home Theater vs Kodi Media Center – I'm sure that like me, you have found using Plex with Kodi is an effective and integrated way to package all your entertainment needs in one place for the whole family to enjoy. This setup uses two Kodi addons: PleXBMC and the Amber Skin (or any other skin that supports PleXBMC).
While it is not required to get yourself up and running, I recommended that you also install the PleXBMC helper script which is a service that allows iOS and Android Plex client apps to communicate from with the PleXMBC add-on. This allows you to 'cast' your library from a Plex App on your iOS or Android device directly to Kodi – much like airplay.
You can download PleXMBC Helper from GitHub. Thanks to @hippojay, @wickning1 and others for their work on this application.
How to install Kodi on Ubuntu?
Then you will need to install the PleXBMC add-on. If you are running the default Confluence skin, select "Programs" and then "Get More…". You will now need to move back up the directory tree (using the "..") until you see "Video Add-ons". Select "Video Add-ons" and move down the list until you see PleXBMC. Now select and install it. Alternatively you can install it from the Zip files by downloading it from the link above.
If you want to use the PleXBMC Helper, download it from the location above. In Kodi go select "Programs" and and move back up the directory tree until you see the "Install from Zip File" option. Select this and navigate to the location where you downloaded the PleXMBC Helper zip file noted above. Select the Zip file and the add-on will install. You will now need to do two quick things to get it working.
Turn on control of Kodi by other devices via HTTP. Go to "Settings", "Kodi", "Services". Under general, put in the name you wish for this device. Then under "Web Server" turn on the "Allow Control of Kodi via HTTP". Insert a username and password.
Configure PleXBMC Helper. Go to "Settings", Kodi, Add-ons, "Enabled Add-ons" then "Services". Select PleXBMC Helper and go to Settings. You will need to ensure that "Use XBMC Client Name" is on (it should be by default). You should now be able to 'cast' to your Kodi device from a Plex client app.
Next you will need to install your Plex integrated skin. As mentioned, in this case we will be using the Amber skin. Again, select "Programs" and then "Get More…" You will again need to move back up the directory tree, but this time you are looking for "Skins". Select "Skins" and move down the list to "Amber" and select and install it. Once installation is complete, it will ask you if you would like to switch the skin – select yes. This can also be installed from the Zip file downloaded from the link above. Once you've switched to the skin, navigate to the settings menu and select "Go Plex" (by pressing the down arrow when on the settings menu).
Bam! That's it – you should be up and running with Kodi and Plex. Scroll to the left and you should see your TV shows, Movies Channels, Music, etc on your Plex Server (it may take a couple seconds to load the cover art).
If you don't see your media, it might be because your Plex server is not on the same network or can not be auto discovered. You should be able to fix this by going to "Settings", PleXBMC Settings" then "Server". Put in your Plex account and password information.
That's it – it is a pretty easy Kodi and Plex setup and should have taken less than 15 minutes. You can play with all the customization options to get the right feel for you. You can also quickly repeat this setup on all of your devices to use Kodi and Plex together and have them all connected to your central Plex library.


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The Talking Mule
By S.E. Schlosser / Children's Stories, Folk Tales, Folktales A-Z, South Carolina Folklore, Tall Tales, United States Folklore
A South Carolina Tall Tale
A farmer owned a mule which he used for work all week. But being a Church-going man, he let the mule rest on Sunday.
One Sunday, the farmer had to go to a funeral. So he sent his son to saddle the mule.
"Since when do I have to work on Sunday?" asked the mule.
The boy dropped the saddle and ran to the house.
"Paw, the mule talked!" he shouted.
"Can't you even saddle the mule?" asked the farmer.
"But Paw, the mule don't want to work on Sunday," the boy protested.
The farmer sent the boy to his room for talking crazy and went out to saddle the mule.
"Move over," he said to the mule.
"Where's my supper?" asked the mule.
The farmer dropped the saddle in the same spot as his boy and ran out of the barn, followed by the dog.
"I ain't never heard a mule talk before," he gasped.
"Me neither," said the dog.
The man bolted for the house and slammed the door.
"The mule talked!" he told his wife.
"What!" said his wife.
"And when I exclaimed: 'I ain't never heard a mule talk before', the dog said: 'Me neither'."
"That's crazy," said his wife.
"What's so crazy about that?" asked the cat. "Haven't you ever heard of a talking mule?"
You can read more South Carolina folktales in Spooky South by


Have a 2011 Accord Coupe LX-S.
When I got it the lower radio controls had no light on at all. For several thousand miles and a few months.
Then, on a long drive, they flickered on and went off again.
Later on, they came back on and stayed lit up for at least an hour.
They are off / dark again, and they flickered on twice and went right out.
Right from the start of buying this car second hand this year, the CD player works erratically. At first I could not insert any discs. Then, much later, I found there were actually 6 CDs in there that would not come out. I finally got them out. And loaded one CD. That CD sometimes plays fine. Sometimes the CD stops playing after some digital noise. And it won't eject. I also got the 'mech error' most recently coming on a few times.
Basically, the radio plays radio and ipod / AUX just fine. But CDs are 50/50 at best. More like 20/80% working.
Not sure if the light issue could be related??
The entire lower level controls are dark almost all the time. Dimmer at instrument panel has no effect nor does headlight use. I had been wondering for awhile if it was a bulb or two gone out, but it's clear that it's not illuminated by individual bulbs like that once I finally saw it lit up.
Sounds like the entire radio needs to be replaced. You should be able to have an aftermarket radio installed that will provide plenty of modern features.
I may wind up having to go that route.
Although I was recently pleased to switch settings on the radio so it now displays radio station, artist and song titles from over the air radio. I didn't know the stock radio could do that for 3 months so that was cool.
Mainly I don't listen to CDs much and the external inputs all work for iPod, iPhone etc music players so that's very good.
Mostly it's some oddity thing and hard to know where certain radio controls are at night.
I've recently had my hands full mechanically with this car while working 15 of 16 days, so this is not something I'll be jumping on anytime soon. Have more maintenance chores to deal with first like replacing all the fluids in the car.
Speedometer not working, already replaced vss once, whats wrong?


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Weydon School rugby students go on tour
Friday 15th November 2019 10:00 am
Some of Weydon School's rugby team ()
MORE than 40 rugby students from Weydon School completed a short tour of the west country during half term.
The Year 9 team started their tour with a 40-0 win against the Forest School, Reading, in a "great all-round team performance" which saw Jasper Henderson pick up the man-of-the-match award.
At the same time, the Year 10 team took on a combined Year 10/11 team from Court Moor in Fleet.
Weydon secured a 17-0 victory, with captain Finn Basil winning the award for man of the match for an outstanding performance.
Winners of Black Down and Hindhead 2022 photography competition announced
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The students then went on to sight-see around Bath and took part in a training session with Bath's community coaching team, before watching Bath beat rivals Exeter in less-than-favourable conditions at the Recreation Ground.
Director of sport Karl Brown said: "It was a fantastic weekend of rugby for our boys.
"It was a great way to develop the team spirit in both squads and for the boys to be inspired by the opportunities they had.
He also thanked the staff who gave up their time, and praised the boys' "superb" attitude.
Weydon SchoolBathExeter


Hey buddies we are back with bang. Exited about today's new post? Ok lets get started now. Today we gonna see about the OGInstagram which is not an official application but just a clone of the official instagram. This unofficial version of the Instagram known as the OGInstagram has each and every feature that Instagram has and also the additional beneficial features also. You just need to have a look. Its really cool.
Do you want to know the best part of it? Read more.
You can use more than one account in the same device. Also it is easy to manage multiple devices in one go.
Also using this application gives you the comfort of downloading all the pictures and videos of the account that you follow. Is isn't great right?
Both the apps Instagram and oginstagram will look alike except the fact the header contains the text OGInstagram. Other few things such as profiles,photos , videos, news feed every other things are same.
This is very simple guys. You might have seen OGwhatsapp, Whatsapp Plus Apk, such applications. They are just whatsapp applications with some additional features. Just like that OGInstagram is also the Instagram application that has some additional features than the Instagram.
It's main features are listed below for the kind reference.
You get the download button for all the media files that you upload or see on the OGinstagram application. Cool na? You can just download all by clicking on the download button.
It has the original interface of the instagram. It just looks like the same but with packed advantages.
Capability of managing multiple accounts in one go.
This also provides the direct download link for all the photos and videos so that you can easily share them on the other social media websites.
Above said all features are the mainly highlightable ones. There are some more features too. Go check it out.
This OGInstagram is liked by people all over the world only for the reason that it supports multiple account handling at once.I hope you have downloaded the OGInstagram from the above link. So go ahead and read the below installation procedure for OGInstagram.
The Apk file for the OGInstagram is provided at the below link also you can request the download link to you mail id through the contact form below.
Install the Download APK. If you have any problems installing the APK then make sure that you have enabled the install from unknown sources.
Also clear the original instagram data in the mobile. Because it may lead to conflict.
Now after the installation just login to the instagram account. That's it. You can also open the new instagram account if you need to.
Have happy enjoyment buddies. I hope you love the new OG Instagram application in your mobile.


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Advancing Racial Equity in Philanthropy Through Moving Power
NCRP Mar 4, 2020
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The Weissberg Foundation is a small, family foundation based in Arlington, Virginia. It was started in 1988 by real estate developer and engaged citizen Marvin Weissberg.
We have always operated with a broad vision for social justice. In the past several years, we have worked to better articulate our mission, to advance organizations and efforts building power of those most negatively impacted by racism through funding, amplification, capacity building and collaboration. In 2018 the foundation made grants totaling $1.4 million.
In January 2016 our trustee Nina Weissberg began participating in a 6-month learning series organized by the Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers (WRAG) called "Putting Racism on the Table."
This experience provided her and, through her, the foundation (including me when I came on board in May of that year) stronger foundational knowledge about structural racism, implicit bias and white privilege, and an urgency for philanthropy – including the Weissberg Foundation – to play a role in advancing racial equity.
In August 2016, we kicked off a strategic planning process. The first thing the board and staff did as part of this process was to articulate our core values, which included equity.
Over the next year, and with that lens, we did a lot of talking to each other; getting feedback from our grantee partners, declined grant applicants and peers; and looking at our grantmaking history.
Soon after we started our strategic planning process, Donald Trump won the presidential election; this was a real kick in the tail for us.
We convened a board and staff call in the week following the election to process the "what, so what and now what" of that, and our biggest "now what" was that we needed to be bolder in developing, naming and implementing our strategy to advance equity.
Since that time, we have continued to build our knowledge, sharpen our analysis and examine our own complicity in structural racism. In late 2019, we revised the language in our strategic framework to be even bolder and more explicitly anti-racist.
Read the full article about responsible philanthropy by Hanh Le at the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy.
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Saxon police 'have a racism problem'
@thelocalgermany
dresdenImmigrationpegidaPoliceracismsaxony
Police in Saxony. Photo: DPA
The deputy leader of Saxony said on Thursday that police there often sympathize with the hard right political movements which have a stronghold in the controversial eastern state.
"I ask myself if sympathies for Pegida and the AfD [Alternative for Germany] are more widespread in the police than among normal citizens," Martin Dulig, leader of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) in Saxony, told liberal weekly Die Zeit.
Pegida is an anti-Islam movement which organizes demonstrations in Saxon state capital Dresden every Monday to protest against "the Islamization of the West."
At its high points it has managed to draw tens of thousands of people onto the streets, while its leader Lutz Bachmann – who has been photographed sporting a Hitler moustache – is being investigated for inciting racial hatred.
The leader of the AfD, Frauke Petry, recently made headlines for suggesting it was acceptable to shoot at migrants who cross the German border illegally.
Saxony has been the centre of some of the fiercest anti-immigrant sentiment in Germany, with a recent poll showing the neo-Nazi National Democratic Party (NPD) are backed by 5 percent of voters there.
The former east German state has also been plagued by arson attacks on refugees shelters. Most notoriously residents of Bautzen tried to block firemen as they attempted to put out a blaze at a building which had been redesigned to house asylum seekers.
'Quality and quantity lacking'
Saxony's Minister-President Stanislaw Tillich has recently said that the state will hire more police officers in an effort to cope with the growing unrest.
But his deputy Dulig told Zeit that "we don't just have a quantitative problem, we have a qualitative one too."
The behaviour of police in Saxony has come under scrutiny in recent weeks after video emerged of officers dragging a terrified refugee from a bus in the town of Clausnitz while a mob of anti-refugees demonstrators blocked the vehicle.
WATCH: 'Hate mob' chants slogans at terrified refugees
Police made matters worse for themselves when they seemed to suggest that refugees who had reacted to the mob by making hand gestures were responsible for aggravating the situation.
SPD politician expressed his surprise at the fact police who had sought to blame refugees for the events of Clausnitz were not punished for their actions.
There is "a lot of catching-up to do in terms of intercultural sensitivity and in the leadership culture" in the state's police, Dulig added.
But the Police Union (GdP) in Saxony flatly refuted the allegation.
"We feel that these comments were misplaced and the police in Saxony are shocked by a statement like this coming from one of our own politicians," state union leader Hagen Husgen told The Local.
The police are stretched to breaking point in the state, he said due to "10 years of failure on the part of our politicians."
It is this underfunding and lack of resources which has given the impression that the police are at fault for the events at Clausnitz, he went on.
On the question of whether police officers had affiliations to Pegida, Husgen said that this could not be ruled out.
"The police mirrors society – attitudes that exists in wider society also exist in the police – and officers have a right to their own private political opinions. But at work they have a duty of neutrality."
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