Spudguns! you've heard me say before how Raymond T. McNally and Forrest J. Ackerman are heroes of mine, and you've heard me talking about how I'm making a prop vampire hunter's kit for my collection. Right.
I didn't realize I'd end up needing to make props for a prop. But that seems to be what's happened. Which is totally fine, cause everyone needs a hobby right? And unless you've got a few thousand dollars just lazing around to give a professional prop maker; you've got to but the leg work in yourself for a ...prop.
So what started off as a small "weekend project" of making a "center piece" for my vampire collection, (this photo shows half my vampire book collection. Not even a tip of the iceberg of my whole vampire collection which include movies, soundtracks, posters etc. I'm literally going to have a wall of bookcases just for my vamp stuff before I'm done this project) has turned into a bunch of little projects. And you know that old saying measure twice cut once...yeah totally remember to do that. See, there was my first mistake. I had wanted a prop that would sit on the top of my one bookcase in a corner I was decorating in a theme. Ends up, the tool kit I bought was too large. It's going to need a table all it's own. But I'm determined to have a vampire hunter's kit damn it!
Which is what got me on the Supernatural marathon binge I've been on the last month. Most of those vampire hunter's kits you see in movies or online are designed to have been a few hundred years old; and that originally was my plan. To make it look ancient and beat up. But, the case I found is aluminum, shinny and very modern. The more I thought about it, the less I wanted to destroy it. So, that led me to watching other vampire movies, that had "slayer kits" like how Buffy always uses just her purse/backpack, or the Frog brothers from Lost Boys, used water guns, or how Supernatural used the car as a portable hunter's kit. See where I'm going with this.
So while I'm collecting bottles for "holy water" and salt and garlic bits, crosses, a mallet, and carving wooden stakes (which is a task in itself) I decided I wanted to add a hunter's journal/watcher's journal to the mix.
So I picked this up at the book store the other week. Which, if you're a fan of the show you know the "novel" is a tie-in to the main prop. I've just started reading it, and it ends up is more a prequel to the first few seasons then it really is a "guide" book. And I have to say, for something that's listed as fiction, the novel is jammed with real items connected to hoodoo, shamanism, wicca, and the occult in general. It's actually got some better information on a few topics then some of the non-fiction witchcraft books I own.
As I said, it's a novel more so then a season by season guide book. (I just found out there is another picture book of the seasons monsters which is what I should have gotten as well) with a scattering of "pictures" to tie the whole thing together.
But it's what I'm basing my one prop on. Now, my ability to draw is better than stick figures, it's not on the level of graphic novels or anything, so I doubt I'll have many of those in the little book. I do plan to however, have snapshots of some of the other "props" so the hunter's journal ends up looking more like a scrapbook/diary then anything else.
Still with me...spiffy. I know long post today, hope you've had a coffee.
So here's a semi-half arse thought out plan. I'm going to create some "hunter's adventures" for the prop hunter's journal-that is for the prop vampire hunter's kit. Follow. And I'm going to post some of them here. Like a bunch of chapters or something.
Told you it was only semi-thought out.


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Q: Matlab's binoinv equivalent in Python Is there a Python equivalent of the binoinv Matlab function? I am new to data analysis and don't have much experience in this domain. It would really be very helpful if someone can help me out.

A: You have that functionality in scipy.stats.binom:

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*Matlab:
>> x = binoinv([.3 .7 .9], 100, .25)
ans =
    23    27    31

*Python:
>>> from scipy.stats import binom
>>> x = binom.ppf([.3, .7, .9], 100, .25)
>>> print(x)
[ 23.  27.  31.]

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Old Man Jack's Love
January 1, 2013 Mustang.Koji	51 Comments
"She's the most beautiful thing I had ever seen," said Old Man Jack in a trembling voice and with very wet eyes.
On March 3, 2003. Truly.
He was referring to the F4U Corsair. I had taken him to the Chino Planes of Fame Museum in Chino, CA. The WWII aircraft there – all of them – fly.
That's right. They get up in the air.
Planes that were engineered with a minimal lifespan as they were meant for combat were still spinning their props for the men who flew them – or worked on them.
Old Man Jack was one of them.
Do you know what these beautiful planes look like? What they may have sounded like to Old Man Jack 70 years ago? Ever see one fly? A vid I took at the Planes of Fame Airshow:
In case you haven't figured it out, his Corsair is "on the tail" of a famed Zero of the Imperial Japanese Navy in this mock dogfight. I filmed it almost ten years ago at an air show there at Chino Planes of Fame.
Old Man Jack was an "AMM 1/C" during WWII, or "Aviation Machinist Mate First Class". He could have re-upped after the war and been promoted to Chief Petty Officer but like Mrs. Johnson, Carol would have none of that.
I am not positively sure as Old Man Jack would only give tidbits here and there but he was responsible for the aircraft. Before flight – and while remembering this was at the front lines on "those stinkin' islands" – he would get into the cockpit and make sure all essential bells and whistles worked after his crew worked on it all night. I also believe he was to pilot one on occasion to maintain his certs. Very simplistically said on my part.
US Navy ground crew servicing a Corsair on what appears to be Guadalcanal – where Old Man Jack was. National Archives 127-N-55431
The pilot was headed off into harm's way. The pilot's life depended on Jack and his crew. It's airworthiness.
But one thing is for certain – Old Man Jack said many times "there just weren't enough spare parts so we had to make do."
But back to the story…
Our friendship had begun to solidify by then… I had mentioned to him that I was a member of the museum and that he wouldn't have to worry about me paying for his entry. But that wasn't why he hesitated. You will see why. And I found out later myself why he was so hesitant.
Back then, the museum's WWII hangars were divided into the two main theaters of operation: the European and the Pacific – where Old Man Jack was stationed during the thick of things.
We meandered through the European Theater hangar. He recognized them right away. The P-51. The P-47. Others.
He had brought along his "walking chair"; it was light and when folded up, it was a walking aid. If you press down on it a certain way, it would spread out into a little chair. Well, he was doing good…and I was happy.
To get to the Pacific Theater hangar, you would leave the European Theater hangar and mosey across a tarmac.
Chino Planes of Fame and "X" marks the spot.
It was a hot day. Old Man Jack was in a t-shirt. Blue, of course.
We were slowly making it across the tarmac. I knew a Corsair was in there – pretty as the day she rolled off the assembly line. As the hangar door was cracked open, you could see the wing spar.
Then Old Man Jack stopped. At the white "X" marked in the map above. Dead in his tracks.
He propped open his chair.
He sat down.
I was wondering if he was tired. We were out in the sun. Why'd he stop there?
I walked back to him. His hands that still firmly shook your hands were on his knees. His head was bowed down.
Then I saw it.
His shoulders were shuddering a bit at first, then began to bob up and down.
The man who had a barrel chest…the man who worked on these planes as a young man whose bushy eyebrows had turned white with age …was crying.
Deeply. No sounds. He was holding it in…
I walked away.
The plumbing in my eyes broke too.
I think he cried quietly for about a couple of minutes. Out there on the tarmac. In the sun.
Old Man Jack then straightened up. He wiped his eyes.
"Young man, earn your pay. Give me your hand and help me up."
Old Man Jack was back.
We walked over to her – Jack's beloved Corsair. His eyes were still wet.
I remember him saying very quietly while trying very hard to hold back his now visible anguish, "I knew a lot of young boys who flew them," his voice cracking with 70 years of nightmares tormenting him. "Some of them just didn't come back. I could never stop thinking, 'Did a Jap get him… or was it me?'"
Nothing more need be said.
A very, VERY proud Jack Garrett, AMM 1/C showing off his barrel chest as best he could.
That's when he told me she was the most beautiful girl in the sky. But like any woman, she was a pain to keep happy.
"We didn't wear shirts because it was so _ucking hot; I'd burn my stomach and chest on that hot metal." He pointed at the wing spar (the bottom of the "gull wing") and said, "We would always slip on those damn spars. You never had good footing."
He then recollected other things. He told me "We'd stick a shotgun shell into a breech under the cowling and fire it off to turn over the engine." As I surely didn't know much better back then, I asked why. "Because the dumb son-of-a-bitch who designed the plane didn't put in a starter. That's why." Oh, boy (with a smile). "And if she didn't turn over, you only had a couple more tries at it before you had to let it cool off."
Old Man Jack then smiled a bit when he admitted he fell off the wing while taxiing once. "Like a dumb smart ass kid, I stood up on the wing when the pilot was taxiing. You were taught to lay on the wing to point which way to go but (the wing's surface) was too damn hot so I stood up. We hit a bump and off I came." (Note: the Corsair's nose was long to accommodate the powerful engine. It was so long that it obscured the pilot's forward view during taxi and landing.)
One more thing he said. "There was nothing better than seeing the flight come back after a patrol at wave top, do victory rolls then peel off." He was a bit choked up.
When we got home, he said to me, "I didn't know how I would react if I saw something and that's why I put you off in going. But I feel good about it now. Thank you, young man."
He gave me that solid Jack Garrett handshake…and a hug.
I think he enjoyed the visit…and no better way to end my first six months of blogging.
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Old Man Jack-isms #3
August 1, 2012 Mustang.Koji	22 Comments
One of the few times Old Man Jack would tell me what island something happened on, it would be humorous – as humorous as he could make it.
He HAD to laugh off some of the horror. He needed to survive being under attack by his own thoughts.
On January 16, 2011, eleven months before he passed away, we decided to go to Denny's for breakfast. He hated that place – except for their (gawd awful) coffee. He loved their coffee. And he complained about the coffee on the islands. Imagine that. Denny's coffee couldn't have tasted that much different. Denny's uses ocean water, too, you know, for their distinctive flavor. Perhaps that is why he liked their coffee.
Jack with "Green Island" story and his tradmark grin – Jan. 16, 2011.
"Green Island" was Jack's last combat station when he earned enough points to be rotated back home. He told me when they yelled out his name, he just ran straight onto this makeshift pier where a PBy was starting up. He jumped in wearing only his shorts and boots. They took off. He was on his way home.
(Click here if you wish to see official US Navy photos of Green Island when Old Man Jack was stationed there.)
In my internet research, I did come across some detailed battle history of Green Island. I printed it out and not knowing how he would react (even after 11 years of friendship), I presented it to him before the (gawd awful) coffee came. I didn't want him to be TOO alert in case things didn't go well. 🙂
Well, you can see his reaction. He was "tickled and pickled" I went through the trouble.
During breakfast, he told me about one detail he was assigned to on Green Island – the digging of new holes for latrines. Never mind my eggs were over-easy. But he's gone through hell whereas I was spared. This was everyday fare for him.
He told me he picked out two "dumb new guys" who thought they knew everything for the detail. They went out where the other "used up" latrines were. He ordered them to start digging new holes in this hard coral-like stuff not too far from the other "used up" holes while he "supervised".
I knew I would get his goat if I interrupted him. That was part of the fun.
So I interrupted him. For fun.
"Jack…dig? Why didn't you just have them make a small hole then throw in a grenade?"
Well, I asked for it… in Denny's… on a busy Saturday morning.
"You dumb shit," he declared with that boyish grin. "YOU could have been one of the dumb new guys. YOU would have fit right in. We didn't need any more craters! We had LOTS of craters – all around us! So we dug holes like we were ordered to. So shut up and listen!"
Whooo-ee. That was fun… in Denny's… on a busy Saturday morning.
I never asked him if he read the history on Green Island. Later on, though, Old Man Jack said he had wanted to go back to those "stinkin' islands" just to see. It felt as if he wanted to let some demons out.
He never made it back.
Perhaps he's there now saluting his young buddies he had to leave behind.
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Two Old Men and a Father's Day Anguish
May 28, 2012 Mustang.Koji	168 Comments
It was Monday, Valentines' Day 2001. My wife was five months pregnant at the time we moved into this wonderful neighborhood smothered in US Naval glory. After I came back from work the next day, she told me a kind old man stopped her as she was wheeling out the trash bin. She said he hobbled from across our quiet street lined with peppercorn trees then kindly wheeled them out for her.
I found out the "old man" was a World War II combat vet. Worse yet, he was a sailor in the Pacific – he fought the Japanese in World War II.
"Holy crap," flashed through my mind, "What if he finds out we're Japanese?"
Twelve years later, I was honored to have been a pallbearer at his funeral.
I was so far off base about my first thoughts on Old Man Jack that even George Burns could have picked me off without being called for a balk…and this while he was in his grave.
I felt so ashamed.
I snapped this picture of a happy Jack Garrett when we went to the Chino Planes of Fame in 2003.
"Young man, get over here and plant your butt in that chair," barked old man Jack from his cluttered garage across the street. Having lived in that house since 1953, it was filled with his life history.
"But I have my stogie going, Jack," said I.
"Well, I can see it and I sure as hell can smell it. Now shut up and sit down. I want to tell you something."
That was Old Man Jack, my dear neighbor who lived across the street. I like to think we were close.
He was 87 years old by that summer's day in 2010 when he called me over. While he had become feeble, his barrel chest was still prominent. He was a rabble-rouser in his youth. He was always "mixing it up" throughout his young years… Well, he was mixing it up even while working at Northrup in the 50's. That makes me grin.
His handshake was always firm and warm; you didn't need to be psychic to sense his insight and outlook on life. He always spoke his mind. He earned that right having been shot at, strafed, and bombed on "those stinkin' islands" in the Southwest Pacific as he so often said during a most bitter war.
Taken on Father's Day 2010
I had invited Jack to Father's Day dinner that summer just two years ago; my Dad who was 91 was coming as well.
Jack knew my dad was US Army but I fretted over what they would say to each other when they first met. Or how they would react to one another. It was more than just a concern over the centuries old rivalry between Army and Navy. It was the bitter war.
Dad was in the front room when Jack rang the bell – right on time as always. Jack had on his favorite blue plaid shirt; he wore it often as it had a pocket for his glasses. I often wondered how often he washed it, though. Jack and Dad are shown here on Father's Day 2010.
"Dad," I said, "This is Jack, US Navy, Aviation Machinist's Mate, First Class, the Pacific."
"Jack, this is my Dad. US 8th Army, sergeant, Military Intelligence Service."
Although not as agile as they once were, they immediately saluted each other.
You didn't need a sound system to hear them. Dad and Jack are both hard of hearing.
It was easy to hear Jack ask Dad what he did in the Army. During the Occupation of Japan, Dad said he went into a room once a week that reeked of dry cleaning to retrieve a crate. (The crates contained documents, photos and other personal items such as war diaries written by Japanese soldiers. They were removed from a WWII battlefield – read on.) He would then translate the contents for military intelligence (below).
Dad translating captured war documents in the U.S. 8th Army HQ's, Yokohama, Japan. 1947.
I had to tend to cooking so I lost track of the conversation. It was regretful I didn't keep tuned in.
So back to being called over by Jack on that summer's day.
He was sitting in his favorite blue wheelchair. He didn't need it but it belonged to his beloved wife Carol who passed away ten years before. They married during the waning days of the war. They had been married for 55 strong years.
"So what did you want to tell me, Jack?" I asked.
He then went into his trance – one signaling evident anguish and wretched remembrances. When he went into these trances, he always started by staring at his hands while picking at his right thumbnail with his left ring finger. He would lift his once thick eyebrows now turned snow white with age, then begin talking in a slow, deliberate pace, never taking his eyes off his hands.
"I went on ID patrol…" Jack rasply whispered while ever so slightly drawing out his words.
"ID patrol? What is that?" I asked.
He ignored me. It was as if I wasn't sitting next to him… He had already left the present. He had stepped foot onto that violent SW Pacific jungle of 70 years ago. I'm sure its smell was as vivid to him in his tormented subconscious as it was seven decades ago.
"They would issue six of us white caps M1's with bayonets… Then we'd follow two Marines on a patrol into the jungle."
"Patrol? You? You were ground crew, Jack," I remarked.
"Ain't enough of them (Marines) to go around on those stinkin' islands so we got picked," he said, still speaking in a lifeless yet pained monotone. He added, "If you got killed, you rotted real quick in that jungle heat. And if you got killed with shit in your pants, you got buried with shit in your pants."
His stare doesn't change. His eyes have glassed over. He is in a different world now – one of 70 years ago in a stifling jungle, his youthful, sweaty hands trying to grip onto his Garand rifle while wearing a smelly steel helmet… Listening in terror for any sound that may signal a Japanese soldier concealed in ambush knowing that the enemy was just there shortly before. A world that only combat veterans understand. Thankfully, you and I never will. Never.
"The Marines had two bags – one small one and a big one. When we found one, the two Marines would stand guard. We'd hold the rifle by the butt end and use the fixed bayonet to fish out the tags."
It was then when I realized what he was painfully regurgitating.
This is what he meant by "I.D. patrol". They were going back into the jungle to locate the dead Marines they had to leave behind after a "tussle" with the enemy as Jack liked to say – a life or death firefight. Old Man Jack was only 20 years old. The Marines were likely younger. Ponder that thought.
"We weren't allowed to touch the dead (Marine) as the Japs would booby-trap 'em. We'd hand over the tags hanging on the the end of the bayonet to one of the Marines who would put a tag in the small bag. They marked a map for the graves registration guys to come back later."
Jack's anguished delivery dimmed even further. "But we'd come across a dead Jap. Nobody cared about them so they rotted where they were. But we'd have to stick the bayonet into the rotting goo and try to fish stuff out. The prize was a pouch or a satchel. Those would go into the big duffel bag just as they were, covered with rot and maggots. We headed back to CP and that's the last I saw of those bags," he said.
He abruptly ended but his unconscious stare didn't change. He was still in the jungle, scared out of his wits. He was still picking at his thumbnail all this time. His head hardly moved while he sat in the blue wheelchair that belonged to his beloved wife.
I thought to myself, "Is that the end, Jack? That's it? Why did you tell me this?" I knew not to pry any more so I kept the thoughts to myself. He was in torment already. Seventy years had passed but he was reliving the awfulness of a brutal war. Nevertheless, I wondered why he chose that time to tell me about this horrific recall of something he experienced so very young.
It bugged me for several weeks.
About a month later, I understood why Jack told me the story after I communicated with Mr. Grant Ichikawa, a more well known veteran of the famed US Army's Military Intelligence Service and combat veteran himself. Apparently, the items they recovered from Japanese corpses were dry cleaned to remove the rotting body fluids. After getting dry cleaned, they ended up in the crates that were in the room my Dad went into once a week when he was in the Military Intelligence Service…and why the room reeked of dry cleaning.
The brief chat with my dad on Father's Day sparked that vile memory back to life. It had been eating at Old Man Jack since that day. He wanted to get it off his once mightily barreled chest.
I lament to this day that an invitation to a Father's Day dinner had resulted in an unwanted recall of horror Jack was very much trying to forget. More so, I lament he relived such horrors each night for the last 70 years of his life. Seventy years.
Jack was a great man to have endured combat in the Pacific during World War II. He was an immeasurable giant in learning to forgive – although he was never able to forget.
I miss him greatly. I thanked him for all we have when I visited him today at his grave on this glorious Memorial Day.
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Mother Lizzie Woods Robinson
As you're thinking about how you might honor the maternal presence in your life this Mother's Day, we invite you to consider the contributions of Mother Lizzie Woods Robinson, who lived in Pine Bluff for two decades.
Mother Lizzie Woods Robinson is significant historically for her role as organizer of the women's ministry for the Church of God in Christ (COGIC), the largest African-American Pentecostal denomination in the world. She organized women in auxiliaries nationwide and introduced international ministry to the church. She was interrogated by the FBI for preaching pacifism during World War 1, jailed for her beliefs, taunted by the KKK, and egged by crowds as a female church leader.
She came from humble beginnings. Lizzie Woods Robinson was born a slave on April 5, 1860 in Phillips County, Arkansas, to Mose Smith and Elizabeth Jackson. At the end of the Civil War, Robinson, her mother, and four siblings, were left without a husband and a father. Although her mother never learned to read, she sent her children to the missionary schools, and by the time Lizzie Robinson was eight, she was reading the Bible to her mother, who died when Lizzie Robinson was 15. In 1881, she was converted to the Baptist Faith. Eleven years later, she joined a Baptist Church in Pine Bluff, Arkansas.
A white missionary, named Joanna More, would come to Lizzie's house and teach her about motherhood, homemaking, cleanliness, and Pentecostalism from a pamphlet called "Hope." Lizzie Robinson had little formal education, so Joanna made arrangements through her pastor to allow Lizzie to take courses at the Baptist Academy, and upon completion of her classes, she was allowed to work at the Baptist Academy. Through the teaching of Elder D. W. Welk, Lizzie became attracted to the Church of God in Christ, and in 1911, while Bishop Mason was running a Revival, she received the baptism of the Holy Ghost.
Because she had gotten saved, and was filled with the Holy Ghost, she was fired from her job at the Baptist Academy and was excommunicated from the Baptist Church. Bishop Mason was impressed with this young woman's demeanor and knowledge of the scriptures, and later that year, during the Holy Convocation of 1911, Bishop Mason established a Women's Department and appointed Mother Lizzie Robinson as the first Supervisor over the women's work in the Church of God in Christ. He wanted to allow the women the opportunity to have the full use of their talents.
Mother Lizzie Robinson has been described as the "Pioneering Foremother" of the Church of God in Christ. She and her auxiliaries of women raised over half the funds used to construct the COGIC national headquarters in Memphis, Tennessee. In 1916, Mother Robinson, and her husband, Elder Edward D. Robinson, moved to Omaha, Nebraska, where they and their daughter, Ida, established the first Church of God in Christ in Nebraska. The church was eventually named after them: Robinson Memorial, and it was later placed in Nebraska's National Register for Historic places. The Robinson Memorial Church still has weekly services to this day.
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Craig Wright vs Peter McCormack analysis
Editorial 15 August 2022
Jerry Chan
Because so much of the media has been talking about the recent court case between Dr. Craig Wright and Bitcoin video blogger Peter McCormack, I think I would be remiss if I didn't address it for the record.
First, for the record, none of this drama matters in the grand scheme of things in the bitcoin ecosystem. If you are building on a technology platform, it doesn't matter to you so long as the platform scales to the needs of your business. Similarly, you shouldn't care about the day-to-day antics of Elon Musk before you decide to buy a Tesla car. These things are just orthogonal to the operation and the car's reliability, which should be judged on its own merit.
That said, as we are in the middle of a transitional period where people are increasingly influenced by social media network's agendas1, we as objective technical journalists have a moral duty to offer balanced dialogue and opinions to counter the well-funded propaganda campaigns by those who have skin in the game who benefit directly by misleading of others.
Therefore, let's go over the details of the case and analyze the results, starting from the original source document of the court judgment.
– McCormack was found guilty on all charges of defamation against Craig Wright.
– The judge did agree that Wright's side proved to the court that McCormack's defamation caused serious harm.
Furthermore, because the judge felt that some evidence was put forth in an attempt to show serious harm by Craig was not entirely supported, the judge awarded just a nominal award to the plaintiff.
So this sounds like a WIN from the perspective of Peter. After all, he may get off the hook without having to pay much in damages (though there still is the matter of significant legal fees, which are not yet settled). However, from the judgment perspective, Peter got off the hook with as light a sentence as he could have possibly hoped. So this is a win for him financially because he was looking at utter bankruptcy.
What the social media trolls won't mention is the fact that even though it may be a personal financial win for Peter, this is a big win for Craig, who is setting out to defend his legacy of creating Bitcoin and his claim as Satoshi Nakamoto, inventor of Bitcoin.
Many on the internet wish him to sign and move some of the Satoshi coins to prove that he is indeed the inventor of Bitcoin, but he has on countless occasions stated that that would prove nothing. Proving that one can move coins does not show that one owns them.
For instance, a trustee can move money on their beneficiary's behalf, but they are not in any way the owner of the assets of the trust. In fact, the demand for signing proof is only a popular internet social media claim. No true expert or academic, legal or technical, believes that signing coins or moving coins proves anything. But it could undoubtedly appease the masses.
However, Craig, time and time again, stated that he would only prove in a court of law and with real-world evidence, which, unfortunately for us this time, the opportunity was missed.
Why was it missed? To look for the blame here, one has to look no further than McCormack himself. Initially, his defense on the charges of libel was based on a defense of truth, which meant that he intended to prove his innocence by showing that Craig ISN'T Satoshi Nakamoto. This would have necessitated Craig to show the judge and convince him that he was, with evidence. But soon after the discovery process, Peter's lawyers convinced him to switch his defense to one which claims that his libelous acts did not cause Craig Wright serious harm. So if you didn't get a chance to see the evidence that Craig is Satoshi, you only have Peter to blame for that.
Craig Wright submitted a crazy amount of evidence that he is Satoshi in my lawsuit. What's your point? https://t.co/Y130Zaw7vy
— Real Pedro 🏴☠ (@PeterMcCormack) December 4, 2020
One thing is for sure; this is just the first of many cases lined up in which people who have been claiming that Craig is not Satoshi will have to make their case in a court of law. So far, Craig has been able to defend his claim through two legal suits, each one he wins, adding to the common likelihood that he is Satoshi. After all, if he wasn't and he was just a fraud, as so many of his detractors would claim, then indeed, it would've been easy to have his cases thrown out of court by now.
However, this seems to be the opposite of what is happening. Everyone who challenges him ends up getting wrapped up in a lengthy and costly multi-year court process and ends up retracting their defense of "I am innocent of calling you a fraud, because you are a fraud," which literally translates to (if you read between the lines): you are not a fraud, you are Satoshi, and I just hope I can get away with slandering you with minimal penalty. Which seems Peter appeared to achieve. Next up, the BTC celebrity HODLonaut!
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One can make a good argument that the backpack should be the last item you choose when selecting your gear for the John Muir Trail. I make that case in "Planning Your Thru-Hike of the John Muir Trail." After all, you need to know the size, shape, and weight of what you intend to carry prior to settling on a backpack.
I'm going to cover it first because, with the possible exception of footwear, it's the item you must be most careful about in regards to fit. There are two critical sizing decisions you need to make, one that's pretty obvious and one that can be a bit tricky.
The obvious one is cargo compartment. Not only does the total volume need to be sufficient, but the shape of the compartment needs to be correct as well. You're going to be carrying at least one (and possibly two) bear canisters, and they need to fit comfortably inside the backpack. Since your bear canister is one of the few items you'll carry that varies in weight, you'll also want to make sure that it fits into the bottom of the pack (when it's near empty and light) and the top of the pack (when it's full and heavy).
I've seen some hikers hang the bear canister, swinging, from the bottom of their backpack (a dreadful solution) and some secure it to the top (not as bad, but still not optimum, especially if it's empty or nearly so). Get a pack large enough to position your canister properly.
The other critical measurement is to match the pack to your torso. If you go to your favorite recreational equipment store and ask for help, and if the person helping you asks how tall you are, thank him for his help and find another member of staff – or another store.
A great explanation of how to measure your torso, and then how to use that measurement to get a good pack, can be found here.
Hiking the John Muir Trail requires an enormous number of striding repetitions. If each pace requires a rub, scrape or other irritation, you are soon going to be miserable. Get a backpack that fits!


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Great memories and 1965 photos of East Midlands Airport
'The pictures were taken when I was 14-years-old. We had heard about it, it was a big thing. It was magic – an airport was opening. There were not many people there at the time.'
Andy RushEditor
Glyn Foulkes-Williams, aged 64, of Cumbrian Way, Shepshed, remembers the thrill of riding his bike to East Midlands Airport with good friend Stephen Stocks and taking these pictures during his teens.
FASCINATING old photographs of East Midlands Airport from a reader have landed on the Echo news desk as the venue celebrates its 50th anniversary.
In last week's Echo we called for readers' memories and photographs as the airport celebrated the milestone on April 2.
The first commercial flight that arrived at the airport was in 1965 from Glasgow.
In its first year the airport handled around 114,000 passengers, a remarkable difference from the 4.5m that the airport handles today.
The airport, which was a former RAF base before becoming a commercial venture, was due to celebrate by holding a special birthday party in the terminal to mark the occasion.
The airport will be producing a series of mementos to mark the golden anniversary including a digital book and a time capsule, which will be completed later in the year. There are also plans for a special golden event in September to celebrate the birthday year and the end of the summer season.
East Midlands airport photos from 1960s
Glyn Foulkes-Williams, aged 64, of Cumbrian Way, Shepshed, remembers the thrill of riding his bike to the airport with good friend Stephen Stocks.
He remembers that, back then, the airport was a big draw for the area.
He said: "The pictures were taken when I was 14-years-old. We had heard about it, it was a big thing. It was magic – an airport was opening. There were not many people there at the time.
"We just biked up to see what was going on and there was a big viewing platform."
Peter Whitehurst, aged 82, of Kegworth, also contacted the Echo with his memories of flying Concorde from London Heathrow to the airport, with wife Ruby Whitehurst, nee Chaplin.
"I had never flown on an aeroplane until that occasion," he told the Echo.
"It was frightening – the speed it took off. They were handing out champagne – Ruby had about three glasses. It was like being shot out of a catapult.
"You could hear it coming, it was like a prehistoric bird. The house would shake and you see people on the bridge at the River Soar with binoculars waiting for it to come in."
Kate Hutchinson, of Meeting Street, Quorn, also got in touch.
She said: "I believe East Leake Women's Institute was one of the very first groups to go on a day trip to Paris from East Midlands Airport.
"At the time I think I was still President but cannot be certain because we moved to Quorn in August of that year.
"I cannot remember details except that my mother, born in 1896, came with the group – that was her first and last trip by air and she loved it.
"I remember that we were each provided with a small bottle of champagne during the flight. I also remember that we shopped in Gallerie LaFayette where Mum bought our two little girls sets of nesting Russian dolls, we still have one set."
• Do you have any memories or photographs?
Contact Echo reporter
Matt Jarram on 01509 635810
matt.jarram@trinitymirror.com
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Top 10 facts about Japan
1. Geography and population of Japan
2. Official language of Japan
3. Currency in Japan
4. Internet in Japan
5. Economic development in Japan
6. Job in Japan
7. Working days and holidays in Japan
8. Japanese mentality
9. Advertising in Japan
10. Cryptocurrency in Japan
Japan is an island state located off the east coast of Asia. Almost all of the country's territory is occupied by the country's four main islands; from north to south there are Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu. The Japanese landscape is uneven, with more than four-fifths of the land surface being mountains. There are many active and dormant volcanoes, including Mount Fuji-san, which is Japan's tallest mountain at 12,388 feet (3,776 meters). Complexity and contrast are the main features of life in Japan. This is a country with complex and ancient cultural traditions, but since 1950 has become one of the most economically and technologically advanced societies in the world.
General information about Japan:
• Capital: Tokyo
• Area: 377,975 km²
• Calling code: +81
• Internet top level domain: .jp
• Population: 126.3 million people
Population of Japan:
Japan has a large ethnically homogeneous population, which is largely concentrated in the low-lying areas along the Pacific coast of Honshu.
Big cities/ number of residents:
2. The official language of Japan
• People in Japan speak 2 language groups: Japanese and Ainu.
• The Ryukyuan languages are part of the Japanese family, although they are incomprehensible to those who speak Standard Japanese.
• Many dialects are spoken in Japan, and some of them, according to UNESCO, is threatened with extinction due to the introduction of the standard Japanese language in schools throughout the country.
It's no surprise that Japanese is the dominant language in Japan, and no one knows exactly how it originated in the country. What is known is that the people who inhabited the area a long time ago spoke a different language that was lost over time. Researchers believe that what we now call Japanese was brought in by people who migrated from mainland Asia or the Pacific islands. It somehow became the dominant form of communication as Japanese culture developed.
The word "Yen" means "circle" or "round object". This currency was officially adopted by the Meiji government in the New Currency Act of 1871 in the hope of stabilizing the country's monetary situation at that time.
The Yen is the 3rd largest currency in the international foreign exchange market after the USD and the Euro.
1 Japanese Yen = 0.0088 USD
• In January 2021, Japan had 117.4 million internet users.
• Between 2020 and 2021, the number of Internet users in Japan increased by 890 thousand (+ 0.8%).
• The Internet using the rate in Japan in January 2021 was 93.0%.
Japan is one of the highest Internet users in the Asia Pacific region. The country has a very high Internet use rate, although this rate depends on factors such as age, region, and income level.
Most people use the Internet to chat, share videos, or buy goods and services. Among social networks, Twitter and Instagram are highly popular, while line continues to have the dominant messaging application. Google topped the list of the most popular websites, followed by Yahoo, YouTube, and Twitter. Streaming services are also becoming popular.
The COVID-19 pandemic has hit the economy hard, triggering a marked recession. Economic activity fell as sanitary restrictions cut consumption and investment. The most affected were workers without wages. However, strong government support and opening up of the economy led to a partial recovery. Growth will gain momentum due to macroeconomic policies and progress in vaccinations.
The re-imposition and extension of the fourth state of emergency in July held back economic recovery. Significant progress in vaccinations and declining infection rates are now helping to resume stronger consumption growth and increased investment as supply chain disruptions are resolved. The new course of economic policy is expected to increase activity. As a result, the economy is projected to grow by 1.8% in 2021, 3.4% in 2022 and 1.1% in 2023.
The average salary in Japan is around 515,000 YEN per month (4,025.22 EUR). Salaries range from 130,000 YEN (lowest average) to 2,300,000 YEN (highest average). Salaries vary greatly depending on the profession and region of residence.
Average monthly salary by length of work
Trainee –
Internet/ Advertising/ Media
Construction/ Real Estate
Retail/ Food
Japanese Holiday calendar for 2022:
January, 1st - New Year
January, 10 - Day of majority
February, 11 - Foundation day
February, 23- The Emperor's birthday
March, 21st - Day of the vernal equinox
April, 29 - Seva Day
May, 3 - Constitution Day
May, 4 - Greenery Day
May, 5 - Children's Day
July, 18 - Day of the Sea
August, 11 - Mountain Day
September, 19 - Day of Respect for the Elderly
September, 23 - Day of the autumnal equinox
October, 10 - Sports Day
November, 3 - Culture Day
November, 23 - Labor Thanksgiving Day
Japanese culture is very ancient and filled with rituals and traditions. Since Japan is an island country, it has been able to contain the influence of other cultures for centuries.
Japanese traditions and culture are influenced by two main religions: Shinto and Buddhism. Shinto has been practiced in Japan for over 2,000 years. Simply put, Shinto is a belief in kami (in Gods). Since Shinto has a lot to do with ritual, some Japanese people may think that it is not a religion at all, but rather a way to glorify many of Japan's social traditions. For this reason, Buddhism can be practiced alongside Shinto customs.
Core values are thinking about others, doing your best, not giving up, respecting your elders, knowing your role, and working as a team. These concepts are taught directly and indirectly from kindergarten to the working world. From a very early age, Japanese children are taught omoyari (noticing and thinking about others). Students must pass challenging entrance exams to advance to the next level of education, and in the process, they learn that ganbaru (effort) and gaman (resilience) are more important than innate ability to achieve their goals.
Digital marketing in Japan is changing the way many industries interact with their customers, allowing them to communicate with each other at the click of a mouse. The rise in social media influencers, brand Twitter accounts, increased availability of in-house recording studios to create digital signage, and a wide variety of virtual events to choose from, all contribute to Japan's steady growth in digitalization through its marketing strategies.
Since the outbreak of the pandemic in 2020, 58% more people have started using their Twitter accounts. Instagram is also not losing popularity and is fighting its competitor Tik Tok quite successfully thanks to reels. Last but not least, Facebook. Facebook is still popular with people over 30 in Japan. At the same time, for Japanese businesses, it has become something of an alternative to LinkedIn.
Video ads also take up the majority of the ad market in Japan. Bright video content always has a positive effect on the brand image.
It may not come as a surprise that in 2021 it will be difficult to host large-scale personal events with vast showrooms and multiple stands. Therefore, virtual events are gaining popularity.
With one of the most advanced regulatory environments for cryptocurrencies, Japan recognizes Bitcoin and other virtual assets as legal assets under the Payment Services Act (PSA). Crypto exchanges in Japan are required to register and follow traditional anti-money laundering/ terrorist financing (AML/ CFT) obligations under this legislation. In December 2017, the National Tax Agency determined that cryptocurrency income should be classified as "other income," and buyers should be compensated accordingly.
While exchanges are allowed in Japan, laws regarding cryptocurrencies have become a national priority after a series of high-profile violations, including the robbery of a $ 530 million digital currency.
The online advertising strategy of crypto-asset exchangers, prohibited activities, providing information to users, and other precautions to ensure the safety of users, as well as the methods of processing users' money and crypto assets, are all prescribed as provisions regarding the handling of crypto-asset exchanges.


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Veljko Radenović (17 May 1955 – 29 September 2012) was a Serbian police lieutenant colonel, popularly known as "General" for his courage and capability. During the war in Kosovo he was commander of a special police unit from Prizren until the withdrawal of the Yugoslav Army from Kosovo in June 1999.

Biography
In the war he led his unit in clashes with the Kosovo Liberation Army. His unit participated in the 1998 Attack on Orahovac where they successfully defended the town. The Kosovo Liberation Army blockaded the local Serbian population for several days. Radenović led his unit in the attack that ended the siege.

In popular culture
In his honor Gavrilo Kujundžić wrote the song "Đenerale, đenerale" originally performed by Ivana Žigon and Kosovski Božuri.

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1955 births
2012 deaths
Military personnel from Peja
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Serbian generals
Serbian military personnel of the Kosovo War
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Q: How to return a promise in sequelize QueryInterface? I apologize if it is a naive question but I am new to sequelize and i am trying to talk to database using QueryInterface.
module.exports = {
  up: function (queryInterface, Sequelize) {
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      'entry',
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      {
        indexName: 'create_date_username'
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    queryInterface.addIndex(
      'entry',
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      {
        indexName: 'username'
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    queryInterface.addIndex(
      'entry',
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        indexName: 'source_id_source_type'
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  down: function (queryInterface, Sequelize) {
    queryInterface.removeIndex('entry', 'create_date_username');
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    queryInterface.removeIndex('entry', 'source_id_source_type');
  }
};

But i am getting an ERROR: Migration 20112-Add-Indices.js (or wrapper) didn't return a promise. But i am new to it and not sure how to exactly return a promise. Can someone assist me with it please. Thank you.

A: You forgot the return statement. Try something like this:
up: function (queryInterface, Sequelize) {
    return Promise.all([
        queryInterface.addIndex(
          'entry',
          ['create_date', 'username'],
          {
            indexName: 'create_date_username'
          }
        ),
        queryInterface.addIndex(
          'entry',
          ['username'],
          {
            indexName: 'username'
          }
        ),
        queryInterface.addIndex(
          'entry',
          ['source_id', 'source_type'],
          {
            indexName: 'source_id_source_type'
          }
        )
    ])
    .then(() => ...

A: Try it
module.exports = {
    async up(queryInterface, Sequelize) {
        await queryInterface.addIndex('entry', ['create_date', 'username'], {
            indexName: 'create_date_username'
        });

        await queryInterface.addIndex('entry', ['username'], {
            indexName: 'username'
        });

        await queryInterface.addIndex('entry', ['source_id', 'source_type'], {
            indexName: 'source_id_source_type'
        });
    },

    async down(queryInterface, Sequelize) {
        await queryInterface.removeIndex('entry', 'create_date_username');
        await queryInterface.removeIndex('entry', 'username');
        await queryInterface.removeIndex('entry', 'source_id_source_type');
    }
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Leo E. Zajicek
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QUANAH – Leo E. Zajicek, 94, formerly of Quanah, died, Monday, March 30, 2015, in Houston. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, April 4, 2015 at the Chapel at Smith Funeral Home with Rev. Joseph Jones officiating, Interment will follow at Quanah Memorial Park under the direction of Smith Funeral Home, Quanah.
Zajicek was born Feb. 2, 1921 to the late Charlie and Treza Adam Zajicek in Wilbarger County. He married Juanita Skelton on Sept. 2, 1950 in Vernon. She preceded him in death April 18, 2013. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Quanah and Calvary Baptist Church in Vernon. He was a longtime resident of Quanah. He served in the United States Navy for four years and the Armed Guard for 2 years. He was the Post Commander for the VFW and an American Legion Civil Servant.
He is survived by one daughter, Diana Zajicek of Baytown; two sons, Charles Zajicek of Hurst and Leon Zajicek of Amarillo; seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., on Friday, April 3, 2013.


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It is the aim of the APIC Audit Programme to offer an independent and 'turnkey' GMP Compliance audit of API manufacturers and/or distributors, including organization, conduct and evaluation of the audit.
An 'APIC Audit' within the framework of the APIC Audit Programme can be initiated by one or more QPs of one or different manufacturing authorisation holders in order to get independent information about the GMP compliance status about the API supplier, e.g. when preparing for authority inspections. It can also be initiated by an API manufacturer himself.
The following chart describes three scenarios where a Third Party Audit can be initiated and shows the corresponding costs.
You will find more about the APIC Audit Programme here.


Are you superstitious when it comes to naming your boat? What about when it comes to boating in general?
One topic we don't like to talk about too much when helping people with boat names is the subject of superstitions. Why? Well, because we're, um, superstitious.
Lucky for us, somebody else wrote an entire article about superstitions. Actually, the article touches upon more than just boat naming superstitions and discusses superstitions that some boaters have been carrying like baggage on board for generations.
The article, entitled Boating: Sailors' superstitions are still around, appeared in one of our favorite Florida newspapers - the News-Press - and was written by Bill Jefferson of the Cape Coral Power Squadron. It was published a week after Friday the 13th. Just sayin', we're glad they waited a week - who knows what would have happened if this was published seven or eight days sooner.
I have a ritual i run through everytime i step onto my boat....has kept me safe so far...also my boats name is "Black Magic" maybe the dark side is keeping me afloat!
For me yes,I do believe in superstition especially when it comes to luck. If I had boat in the future I would name it on a lucky thing. Even accessories you put on your boat to drive away bad spirits and bad luck would be nice too.


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package com.mycompany.unit;

import com.mycompany.PingVerticle;
import org.junit.Test;

public class ExampleUnitTest {

  @Test
  public void testVerticle() {
    PingVerticle vert = new PingVerticle();

    // do something with verticle
  }
}

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Speaking candidly about the embarrassing ailment, Miss Dwyer said 'I sweat so much that I'm pretty much always uncomfortable.
'But winter is by far the worst time. It's really horrible at the moment, because I'm sweating just as much but the sweat runs cold.
The communication studies student's parents, William, 51, who works for the space agency NASA, and stay-at-home mother Heidi, 51, realised she was stickier than her playmates as a two year old.
Miss Dwyer's cousin, Emily, then aged four, refused to hold her hand, saying it was 'too gross'.
Miss Dwyer said: 'I was constantly having to dry my hands on my clothes at school, to the extent where they'd always be wet.
Things came to a head when Miss Dwyer was humiliated in front of her classmates by a teacher who asked if she had had 'an accident,' as she was so wet.
'Obviously, at that age, all the kids laughed and it was very upsetting for me, as an eight year old, to be made fun of in front of so many people,' Miss Dwyer said.
As a result, her parents took her to see a doctor and she was diagnosed with primary hyperhidrosis, an inherited disorder that begins in childhood and normally affects only certain areas - in Miss Dwyer's case, her hands, feet and armpits.
'I have broken my computer and my phone because of water damage, and I also really struggle to drive because the wheel slips around in my hands,' Miss Dwyer said.
Therefore, she has found ways of adapting: 'I began carrying sweat rags around with me all the time and would only wear very particular kind of clothes,' she said.
'You'll never see me wearing a grey t-shirt and I only ever really wear white and black, which make sweat marks less obvious.
Dating has also been difficult for the singleton - who tries to be open about her condition.
Miss Dwyer said: 'I once told someone I was on a date with about it - as I always do whenever I meet someone - and he took it fine, but then kept on referencing it and making jokes about it throughout the date.
She said: 'I call myself the "Sweat Bender", after Uri Geller the "Spoon Bender" because I have this ability to make my hands sweat really fast just by thinking about sweating.
'When you have a disorder like mine that you can't control or stop, you can either let it make you miserable or start to own it.
Miss Dwyer said: 'I feel like I have to embrace this, not to shy away from it and pretend like everything is fine.


Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz is back to MVP form, according to the NFL Network's Michael Irvin.
Michael Irvin is firmly onboard the "Wentz wagon."
Irvin, the Hall of Fame Dallas Cowboys receiver who works these days as an analyst on the NFL Network, praised Wentz last week following his performance against the New York Giants. Now Irvin is doubling-down on the young quarterback as the team hopes to continue to rebound against the Carolina Panthers Sunday afternoon.
"He can put up about 30 points a game and when he does that, Philly is hard to beat. They're back to Super Bowl form," Irvin said on NFL Gameday Sunday morning.
Irvin said that one of the strengths of the Cowboys during their Super Bowl runs during the 1990s was their ability to get a lead and just feed the ball to Hall of Fame Running back Emmitt Smith, a dynamic he thinks Wentz is duplicating this season due to the team's injury-depleted backfield.
"The run game comes in now more as a finishing product to the game as opposed to the primary product of the game," Irvin said.
Former San Francisco 49ers head coach Steve Mariucci agreed with Irvin, pointing out that despite the team's injuries and slow start, he thinks Wentz is throwing the ball better this season.
"He's actually having a better year right now statistically than his MVP year last year before he got hurt," Mariucci said.
Irvin's sudden love of Wentz and the Eagles is well-timed, as the entire NFL Gameday crew – including Rich Eisen and Hall of Fame quarterback Kurt Warner – will be calling next week's game against the Jacksonville Jaguars in London on CBS.
We'll just forget Irvin went all-in on Giants quarterback Eli Manning a couple of weeks ago.
Eagles legend Brian Dawkins never got a Super Bowl ring during his 16 seasons in Philadelphia and with the Denver Broncos. But this afternoon at the Linc, the beloved former safety will finally get his Hall of Fame ring.
Prior to the start of the Eagles game, David Baker, the president of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, explained to Dawkins that the ring itself will last 40,000 years, because "our goal is to keep your legacy inside the Hall of Fame forever.
The ring also features Dawkins' Hall of Fame bust, which is why it's being presented to the former safety now rather than during his induction ceremony back in August.
NFL Network reporter Melissa Stark had a rough morning during her live sport on NFL Gameday early Sunday morning.
Stark, probably best know for her three-year stint as a sideline reporter on Monday Night Football, was hit twice by errant footballs during her brief two minute segment at Wembley Field ahead of today's matchup between the Tennessee Titans and the Los Angeles Chargers, a first in her nearly 20 years covering the NFL.
At least Stark is in good company. Her colleague, NFL insider Ian Rapoport, was also hit with an errant football during a sideline report back in 2012.
Last year, when the Eagles defeated the Panthers 28-23 on Thursday Night Football, the Eagles social media team previewed the match-up by creating their own classic 90's sitcom intro.
It's still a great video, but what's amazing is just one season later, how many players from the Eagles' Super Bowl squad are either injured or no longer with the team. At least Jordan Hicks is back.


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Crawford School of Public Policy provides outstanding research to address key policy challenges in Australia, Asia and the Pacific. Our recent research demonstrates our expertise across the region and strengths in the international and comparative aspects of policy. Our cross-disciplinary research environment brings together leading academics who share a commitment to scholarly excellence and policy-relevant research.
A unique feature of research within the Crawford School is our innovative use of qualitative and quantitative methods. We use world leading statistical analyses, cutting edge qualitative methods and combinations of these to provide deep insight into policy solutions.
Our research aims to contribute to both scholarship and policy. Our policy stakeholders include government, international agencies, civil society organisations and business.
Advance is Crawford School's magazine, showcasing the best in public policy ideas, opinions and essays.
Crawford School publishes four scholarly journals, which engage with key policy issues in Australia, Asia and the Pacific: Asia and the Pacific Policy Studies; the Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies, Asian-Pacific Economic Literature and Solutions.
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The women's high jump event  at the 1990 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held in Kelvin Hall on 3 March.

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For example, a trailer refrigeration unit running 2,000 hours a year over a 7-year lifespan can consume over 35,000 liters (7.700 gallons) of fuel. A 10% reduction in fuel usage will thus make a significant difference to your overall operating costs.
Match the equipment to the exact application it's going to be used for. The overall specification may need to accommodate multiple client requirements, but keep in mind that both under- and over-specified equipment can lead to fuel wastage.
Select a proven, fuel-efficient refrigeration unit. With so much choice on the market, ask your dealer is for their recommendation on what technology (aligned to expected usage) will deliver maximum energy from the fuel burned.
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Breaking News : Kering acquires Ulysse Nardin
July 30, 2014 by Olivier Müller
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There aren't so many major independent watch brands left, such as Breitling or Rolex. Since today, there's even one less : Kering (Girard-Perregaux, JeanRichard) just announced it acquires Ulysse Nardin. The brand will join Kering's 'Luxury – Watches and Jewellery' division, headed by Albert Bensoussan, and the management team will remain in place. The deal is subject to the consent of the competition authorities and should be finalised during the second half of 2014.
Kering acquires Ulysse Nardin – Who is Ulysse Nardin ?
Founded by Mr Ulysse Nardin in 1846 with its roots in the nautical world, the eponymous watchmaking house was taken over and re-launched in 1983 by Rolf W. Schnyder who transformed it into a profitable business in a healthy financial position. The company benefits from a very strong brand identity based on its historical expertise in marine chronometers and complication watches.
Ulysse Nardin has long been one of the most innovative independent watchmakers. The brand was a pioneer in the use of cutting edge technologies and state-of-the-art materials like silicium, which today ensures that it has the in-house expertise, particularly in regulating systems, to produce its own components. Its coherent range of watches positioned in price segments that are growing and its efficient distribution network are also major assets.
However, the CEO of the brand recently told us that he considered his current portfolio too extended, and he started reducing the number of references available – work in progress…
Kering acquires Ulysse Nardin – What's the next step ?
This acquisition constitutes a structural development enabling Kering to strengthen its 'Luxury – Watches and Jewellery' division with a clearly positioned business that complements its other brands. Over and above the opportunity for Ulysse Nardin's geographical expansion, especially in the Asia-Pacific region, it will enable the deployment of the numerous synergies linked to Ulysse Nardin's technical and industrial expertise and its excellent distribution network – contributing to accelerate the growth of the whole division. Recently, Ulysse nardin opened a dedicated shop managed by Kronometry 1999, in Paris.
Meanwhile, this acquisition is a clear step for Kering towards LVMH (Hublot, TAG Heuer, amongst others). Watchmaking is a growth driver and with 'only' Girard-Perregaux and JeanRichard, Kering was one step away from LVMH. However, Kering has a wide range of luxury brands (Gucci, Bottega Veneta, Saint Laurent, Alexander McQueen, Balenciaga, Brioni, Christopher Kane, McQ, Stella McCartney, Tomas Maier, Sergio Rossi, Boucheron, Dodo, Pomellato, Qeelin, Puma, Volcom, Cobra, Electric and Tretorn) and this portfolio will certainly help Nardin's growth. Not to mention that the industrial capacities of Ulysse Nardin will probably serve the goals (and needs) of their brand new cousins, GP and JeanRichard. What is not known yet is if the tremendous R&D capacities of Nardin will also be shared with the two others…
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Number of hungry people spikes in Central Sahel as COVID19 looms
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The humanitarian crisis in the Central Sahel region of Africa is spiralling out of control – with more than 5 million people facing severe food insecurity across the region, according to a new joint food security assessment released by food security partners including the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP).
The dramatic spike in the number of hungry people comes at a time when the COVID-19 pandemic is spreading into fragile countries in a region home to the weakest health systems anywhere in the world.
Burkina Faso – which has seen the largest number of officially-reported deaths from COVID-19 anywhere in sub-Saharan Africa – is where the number of food insecure is expected to more than triple to 2.1 million people as the lean season sets-in in June, up from over 680,000 at the same time last year.
"This is a crisis layered on top of a crisis, and the situation risks getting out of hand," said Chris Nikoi, WFP's Regional Director for West Africa. "People are on the brink – we must step up now to save lives – we are the only hope for millions."
"Our message to the world is clear – look away now and the consequences will be no less than catastrophic," added Nikoi.
Across the Central Sahel – a region that encompasses Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger – the situation is extremely worrying, with the number of hungry rising steadily as the crisis deepens, also pushing 1.3 million people in Mali and 2 million people in Niger into severe food insecurity.
The number of internally displaced people has also increased four-fold across the Central Sahel, with numbers spiking in Burkina Faso to 780,000 up from half a million at the start of the year. These communities have been forced from their homes by extremist violence and now rely almost entirely on external assistance to survive.
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La Cascade
Thierry Dufourmantelle
Thierry Dufourmantelle's Cascade is a major work in the Collection. The suspensions suggest the movement of a waterfall. Poetry and lightness… all in concrete and steel.
"The poetic universe that is mine today is situated between abstraction and figuration: it is a universe of evocation. There are strange architectures that evoke temples, castles, boats or primitive dwellings." (Extract from the catalogue Thierry Dufourmantelle – Sculptures – May 2011)
The sculptor Thierry Dufourmantelle certainly owes his passion for the science of materials to his first training as an architect. During a residency at Casa Vélasquez in 1986, he began to develop the technique of partitioned cement: evocative shapes, such as crescents or flints, are cast in cement, held together by welded steel bars. Their surfaces are treated with pigmented coatings before being sanded. These subtly modelled elements are suspended from a rigid structure by metal rods, thus tracing a pattern in space.
In La Cascade, the sensation of movement suggested by this device is further accentuated by the gradual descent of the shapes. Made of iron and cement, the drops of strange shapes that we sometimes think we recognise cascade down. They remain suspended in space on metal rods, like puppets locked in their cages waiting for the performance. Everything is motionless, silent, the masses heavy, and the counterpoint, at the top, of curved, slender lines, but one nevertheless has the sensation of a movement that the gradual descent of the forms accentuates.
Born in 1953 in Neuilly sur Seine
From 1971 to 1982, he studied at the Beaux-Arts de Paris, first architecture for four years and then sculpture, with CESAR, LEBEL and WALBERG.
In 1984 he was awarded the Casa Velasquez prize in sculpture, and in 1984 he moved to Madrid for two years, mainly to Palma de Mallorca. Using steel, driftwood and cement in an original way, he developed various techniques that renewed his approach to sculpture.
Between 1986 and 2000, Thierry made a living from his sculpture and exhibited both abroad (Austria, Spain, USA) and in France (Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Galerie Gérard Lauby, Galerie Marc Espinosa, Galerie Pierre Nachbaur, Galerie Ackka Valmay, Abbaye aux Dames de Saintes, etc.). He created a number of monumental sculptures (Antony, Ramatuelle, Valencienne) and fountains (Montpellier, Luberon). He also works regularly with the world of theatre through his scenic sculptures.
Since the year 2000, passionate about the world of manipulated theatre and video, he has shot and edited more than a hundred short films on the so-called "Puppet Shows" of the last ten years.
Scenographer of about ten shows, Thierry also makes animated films at the crossroads of manipulation and digital technology.
After training in art therapy at the Institut National d'Expression, de Création, d'Art et Transformation (INECAT), he runs workshops, projects and training courses. These creative adventures take place either with people in difficulty, or with adults in training, or within the framework of companies (interventions at INECAT with art therapists, at the Jean Macé centre with autistic people, at the "Carpeaux – Maison Blanche centre" with people in psychological fragility, with the companies Syngenta and P Val).
He is involved in the running of a Parisian association called "Le Local" which combines the organisation of amateur artistic practices with the presentation of professional shows.


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cement truck getting closer to the intersection.
At my speed I was totally expecting him to come to a stop and wait while I passed by him.
He barely slowed down while he swung into my lane forcing me to slam the brakes to avoid an accident. I then let him know with my honk that I was not happy. I got the finger instead. Nice. Usually in the past I would let this get to me. But not anymore.
If you are going to do business online you are going to have people who love you and your stuff. You are going to do business with people that are slightly neutral. Then you will have haters. Every successful business people I know of online have them. Just like in daily traffic. The majority follows the rule and are mindful of others.
Then you have people that just don't care. If I was going to last more than one week in my online business I had to elevate myself above the negative comments and the hate. Just like I do when somebody cuts me off and sends me the finger. Because I don't mind the 1% haters when the other 99% are perfectly happy doing business with me.
I know that if I plan on staying neutral all my life, not selling my products or services, never going out of my comfort zone – then yeah – then probably I can go through life without stirring the water. But I don't want that for me – and you shouldn't either.