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Big Profits in Weapons Sales
In recent testimony before Congress, General David Petraeus testified that the United States is planning to sell billions of dollars worth of weapons to Iraq, which has become one of the United States' larger foreign military sales (FMS) customers.
Iraq has reportedly committed 1.6 billion dollars to FMS already, and may possibly commit 1.8 billion dollars more before the end of this year.
That's good news and big profits for arms manufacturers in the United States and Britain, but as noted by Mark Benjamin from Salon, "good business doesn't necessarily equal good foreign policy."
A recent U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report (PDF) found that the United States, under General Petraeus's watch, has not been able to keep track of 110,000 AK-47 assault rifles, 80,000 Glock pistols, 135,000 pieces of body armor and 115,000 Kevlar helmets issued to Iraqi security forces. Some of the U.S. weapons sold to the Iraqi government were found in Turkey where they were linked to violent crimes.
This entry was posted in In the news on September 29, 2007 by Bill.
Misadventures in Governmental Misinformation
Just before the Summer recess this past August, Congress was coerced to pass a bill that would expire in six months, giving the Bush Administration unlimited power to order domestic communications companies — your Internet Service Provider (ISP), Telephone company, Skype or any other email provider — based in the U.S. to use electronic surveillance against you without a warrant.
That wasn't good enough for the Bush Administration. Now the Administration reportedly wants to make that power permanent and is willing to purposely use misleading information and lies to achieve those goals. Illegal, warrantless wiretapping was secretly and illegally authorized by President Bush after the 9/11 attacks.
The Bush Administration and their supporters want to be able to secretly monitor all electronic information at any given moment with no external oversight, only a promise to only use it against the nation's enemies and to be absolved of any wrongdoing.
Mike McConnell, the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) testified to Congress and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, citing a situation in Iraq where the intelligence community figured that insurgents who kidnapped American soldiers used a communication technology that was "going over the wire" into the U.S.
Misadventures in TSA Airport Screening
If you're traveling internationally and don't want to be labeled as a terrorist or drug runner by the secretive (albeit partially dysfunctional and inefficient) Department of Homeland Security (DHS) algorithms, you want to be careful what books and other reading material you bring to read on the plane. Records recently revealed to Wired.com reportedly show that the government has been selectively storing that type of information for years.
The records (the most current of which are from 2004) show that the government routinely records the race of people they pull aside for extra screening when they enter the country as well as the cursory answers given to U.S. border inspectors regarding their purpose for traveling.
One record noted Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) co-founder John Gilmore's choice of reading material and worry about the number of small flashlights he had packed for his trip. The records contain a lot of sensitive information and it appears that the DHS hasn't exactly been forthright with U.S. citizens (the DHS has been caught lying more than once).
The Automated Targeting System (ATS) scrutinizes every passenger entering or leaving the country, telling agents who to give extra screening to. Records include airline-record collections and screening records mined for the controversial DHS passenger rating system.
Senator Sues God Over War On Terror
I've wondered a few times in the past why Congress and the Senate haven't done anything about all the illegal activities, lies and deceptions performed by our "elected" leaders…as you'll see below, the answer keeps becoming more and more obvious. (Updated 9/20/07)
For instance, now we know that part of the reason involves Nebraska State Senator Ernie Chambers reportedly filing suit against God, asking a court to order God and his followers to stop making terrorist threats…honestly, you couldn't make this up.
The lawsuit (Chambers v. God, PDF) was filed in a Nebraska district court. It contends that God and his followers of all persuasions, "has made and continues to make terroristic threats of grave harm t innumerable persons." The suit alleges that those threats are credible given God's history.
The lawsuit resulted from Chambers being angered by another lawsuit that he considers frivolous, and Chambers is trying to make the point that anybody can file a lawsuit against anybody. The lawsuit came about after a federal lawsuit was filed against a judge who recently barred words like "rape" and "victim" from a sexual assault trial.
Judge Rules Part of Patriot Act Unconstitutional
In what amounts as a major blow to the secretive and questionable practices used by the Bush Administration, U.S. District Judge Victor Marrero reportedly ruled against a key part of the USA Patriot Act defending the need for judicial oversight of laws and chastised Congress for passing a law that makes "far-reaching invasions of liberty" possible.
The USA Patriot Act, created after the 9/11 attacks gave broader investigative powers to law enforcement. Under the law, the FBI was allowed to issue so-called "national security letters" (NSL) to companies such as internet service providers and phone companies to demand customers phone and internet records without court supervision required for other governmental searches.
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) had challenged the law on behalf of an internet service provide. Judge Marrero said that there was much more at stake than questions about the national security letters. He said Congress had essentially tried to legislate how the judiciary must review challenges to the law and if done to other bills, they could ultimately all "be styled to make the validation of the law foolproof."
After noting that the courthouse where he resides is several blocks from where the World Trade Center once stood, Judge Marrero said the Constitution was designed so that the dangers of any given moment could never justify discarding fundamental individual liberties. "When the judiciary lowers its guard on the Constitution, it opens the door to far-reaching invasions of liberty" he said.
Misadventures of Federal Data-Mining Programs
After spending $42 million since 2003 developing a data-mining software tool known as the Analysis, Dissemination, Visualization, Insight and Semantic Enhancement (ADVISE) program, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has reportedly scrapped it after investigators found that it was tested with information about real people without required privacy safeguards.
ADVISE was developed at the Lawrence Livermore and Pacific Northwest national laboratories to be used by components of DHS such as Immigration, Customs, Border protection, Biological Defense and its Intelligence office.
In March the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) warned that "the ADVISE tool could misidentify or erroneously associate an individual with undesirable activity such as fraud, crime or terrorism." The GAO also said the public should be notified by the DHS about how an individual's personal information would be verified, used and protected before implementing ADVISE on live data.
Since then, the DHS Inspector General and the DHS Privacy Office discovered that tests conducted with ADVISE were using live data about real people instead of made-up data for one to two years without meeting privacy requirements.
A Bad Case of Federal Data Manipulation
The latest shenanigans involving the concealment and manipulation of data from the Bush Administration includes blocking search engines from indexing key documents and photographs, and changing or deleting things from the war in Iraq on its White House web site. Bush administration officials say it was just a simple mistake.
The latest faux pas was caught by CNET news. It involved using robots.txt files to block certain documents and pages from search engines so they won't show up in search results. Whitehouse.gov was programmed to block search engines from indexing a photo gallery of President Bush in a flight suit standing in front of the "Mission Accomplished" banner from May 2003.
According to the Internet Archive, Bush's carrier speech was originally titled "President Bush Announces Combat Operations in Iraq Have Ended" and had pictures of smiling Iraqi children. Since then, the same speech has been renamed "President Bush Announces Major Combat Operations in Iraq Have Ended." Notice the photographs in the before and after articles. Supposedly the problem has since been fixed.
Other Federal Sites Being Manipulated
The White House web site isn't the only one being manipulated. Mike McConnell the Director of National Intelligence blocks search engines from his web site too. Manipulation of the DNI web site was discovered after McConnell gave an "interview" to the El Paso Times (which has since been pulled from their web site but a cached page from Google is available) saying that Americans will die because of the discussion of National Security Agency spying in public and in the U.S. Congress.
The NSA Wiretapping Program
Until recently, little was known about how data was collected and analyzed by the NSA as part of the "war on terror." A report from Wired.com explains in great detail how the FBI quietly built a sophisticated system that performs instant wiretaps on almost any communications device.
The information was obtained through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). The surveillance system is called DCSNet, short for Digital Collection System Network. It connects FBI wiretapping rooms to switches controlled by the phone companies, cellular companies and internet-telephony providers and is deeply woven into the telecom infrastructures.
DCSNet is a suite of software used to collect, sift and store phone numbers, phone calls and text messages. Although several details of the system were redacted in the document acquired by the EFF, it's known that DCSNet includes at least three collection components that run on Windows-based computers:
The DCS-3000, aka Red Hook handles pen-registers and trap-and-traces — collects numbers dialed from a telephone
The DCS-5000 is a classified system used for wiretaps targeting spies and terrorists
The DCS-6000 aka Digital Storm captures and collects content of phone calls and text messages
This entry was posted in In the news on September 5, 2007 by Bill.
Mattel Issues Another Toy Recall
More Mattel and Fisher-Price toys were recalled by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission due to potentially hazardous lead paint again. More bad publicity for toys made in China. Details for each recall are below.
Fisher-Price Recalls Bongo Band Toys Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Name of Product: Big Big World 6-in-1 Bongo Band toys
Units: About 8,900
Importer: Fisher-Price Inc., of East Aurora, N.Y.
Shining Examples of Military Justice
According to a recent report from MSNBC, government audits into funding from the U.S. Congress to rebuild Iraq show that of the $30 billion given, $8.8 billion has disappeared. So how do you show your appreciation to the men and women who report corruption in the rebuilding of Iraq? If you're the U.S. Government, you demote, fire, vilify them, or worse.
Donald Vance, a Navy veteran and his colleague, Nathan Ertel were imprisoned by the Amerian military (the same one Vance served) in a security compound outside of Baghdad, classified as security detainees and subjected to physical and mental interrogation tactics "reserved for terrorists and so-called enemy combatants" when they reported illegal arms sales.
Thinking he was doing the right thing, Vance told the FBI about guns, land mines and rocket-launchers being sold for cash by Shield Group Security Co., the Iraqi-owned company he worked for. No receipts necessary. He told a federal agent Iraqi insurgents, American soldiers, State Department workers and Iraqi embassy and ministry employees were buying them.
Vance supplied photos, documents and other intelligence to an FBI agent in Chicago since he didn't know who to trust in Iraq. In return he got to spend 97 days in Camp Cropper, an American military prison that once held Saddam Hussein outside of Baghdad. Ertel helped gather the evidence. For his trouble, he got to spend a little over a month being detained.


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Niantic Electricity Rates
Commercial Electricity in Niantic
^ The average commercial electricity rate in Niantic, IL is 3.63¢/kWh.[1]
Residential Electricity in Niantic
^ The average residential electricity rate in Niantic, IL is 9.06¢/kWh.[1]
Industrial Electricity in Niantic
^ The average industrial electricity rate in Niantic, IL is 0.77¢/kWh.[1]
Niantic, IL Electricity Statistics
Commercial electricity rates in Niantic
The average commercial electricity rate in Niantic is 3.63¢/kWh.[1]
This average (commercial) electricity rate in Niantic is 54.57% less than the Illinois average rate of 7.99¢/kWh.[2]
The average (commercial) electricity rate in Niantic is 64.02% less than the national average rate of 10.09¢/kWh. Commercial rates in the U.S. range from 6.86¢/kWh to 34.88¢/kWh.[2]
Residential electricity rates in Niantic
The average residential electricity rate in Niantic is 9.06¢/kWh.[1]
This average (residential) electricity rate in Niantic is 20.39% less than the Illinois average rate of 11.38¢/kWh.[2]
The average (residential) electricity rate in Niantic is 23.74% less than the national average rate of 11.88¢/kWh. Residential rates in the U.S. range from 8.37¢/kWh to 37.34¢/kWh.[2]
Industrial electricity rates in Niantic
The average industrial electricity rate in Niantic is 0.77¢/kWh.[1]
This average (industrial) electricity rate in Niantic is 86.72% less than the Illinois average rate of 5.8¢/kWh.[2]
The average (industrial) electricity rate in Niantic is 88.46% less than the national average rate of 6.67¢/kWh. Industrial rates in the U.S. range from 4.13¢/kWh to 30.82¢/kWh.[2]
Illinois Electricity Rates & Consumption
Commercial electricity in Illinois
Commercial electricity rates in IL [3]
The average commercial electricity rate in Illinois is 7.99¢/kWh, which ranks 46th in the nation and is 20.81% less than the national average rate of 10.09¢/kWh.[3]
Commercial electricity consumption in IL [3]
Commercial electricity consumption in Illinois averages 7,175 kWh/month, which ranks 9th in the nation and is 15.02% greater than the national average of 6,238 kWh/month.
Commercial electricity bills in IL [3]
The average monthly commercial electricity bill in Illinois is $573, which ranks 21st in the nation and is 8.9% less than the national average of $629.
Learn more about commercial electricity in Illinois
Residential electricity in Illinois
Residential electricity rates in Illinois [3]
The average residential electricity rate in Illinois is 11.38¢/kWh, which ranks 24th in the nation and is 4.21% less than the national average rate of 11.88¢/kWh.
Residential electricity consumption in IL [3]
Residential electricity consumption in Illinois averages 767 kWh/month, which ranks 35th in the nation and is
Residential electricity bills in IL [3]
The average monthly residential electricity bill in Illinois is $87, which ranks 44th in the nation and is 18.69% less than the national average of $107 per month.
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Industrial electricity in Illinois
Industrial electricity rates in Illinois [3]
The average industrial electricity rate in Illinois is 5.8¢/kWh, which ranks 39th in the nation and is 13.04% less than the national average rate of 6.67¢/kWh.
Industrial electricity consumption in IL [3]
Industrial electricity consumption in Illinois averages 624,482 kWh/month, which ranks 3rd in the nation and is 456.79% greater than the national average of 112,158 kWh/month.
Industrial electricity bills in IL [3]
The average monthly industrial electricity bill in Illinois is $36,206, which ranks 5th in the nation and is 383.84% greater than the national average of $7,483.
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Electric bills: The average residential electricity bill in Illinois is about $87/month, ranking 44th in the U.S. and 18.69% less than the national average of $107.[5]
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About Niantic
Niantic is a village located in Macon County in the state of Illinois, and has a population of approximately 707.[6]
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In the U.S., electricity plants use more than 900 million short tons of coal to produce electricity every year.
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Positioning, technical ability, decision making -- these are all key components to any midfielder's game. Atlanta United midfielder Miguel Almiron has high marks in all those areas but what sets him apart is the speed at which he is able to perform them, both with and without the ball.
Matt Doyle and Bobby Warshaw break down why for these reasons and more, Almiron had the highest Audi Player Index average among midfielders in 2018 and ask whether or not he should be the 2018 MLS Landon Donovan MVP.


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Search committee named for North Carolina's next Biblical Recorder editor
Latest News, North Carolina
(Biblical Recorder website)
Chris Hefner, chairman of the Biblical Recorder's board of directors, has named an eight-member search committee to find the next editor of the Recorder, North Carolina's Baptist news source reported.
The vacancy was created when Seth Brown, former executive editor of the Recorder, accepted a role as director of convention relations with the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina.
"This search committee represents N.C. Baptists geographically, offering a variety of perspectives and experience for this process," Hefner said. "The committee is made up of pastors, missionaries, church members and communications directors."
Pray for the search committee
Those serving on the search committee are Bartley Wooten, Cindy Jennings, Sonny Sweatman, Marty Childers, Devin Goins, Marc Reynolds, Amy Whitfield and Hefner.
"I believe this committee will work diligently to seek out the right candidate for the next editor of the BR," Hefner added. "We ask North Carolina Baptists for your prayers as we embark on this task of seeking out the next editor."


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How to Love Your Children with All Your Might and Still Raise a Good Kid
By Elizabeth Lesser
Growing up, Elizabeth Lesser was devoted to her dolls. As a parent, however, she's learned that such excessive giving isn't always the best for her children.
There is a Persian myth of the first two parents who loved their children so much that they ate them up. God thought, "Well, this can't go on." So he reduced parental love by something like ninety-nine and nine-tenth percent, so parents wouldn't eat up their children. —Joseph Campbell
My children and I grew up together. I was 22 when my first son took up residence in my womb. I was just a kid—a big kid having a little kid. But it didn't feel to me that I was too young, because I had been planning on having a baby for a long time—since I was about four or five. I was one of those little girls whose greatest joy was to cradle a doll, sing to it, and tuck it into its crib. I would never go to school without arranging the babies and stuffed animals comfortably on my bed, making sure they were warm in the winter and cool in the summer, and grouped according to their current likes and dislikes of each other. I already was afflicted by the motherhood gene: I could feel what my dolls were feeling; I wanted them to be happy and safe; I worried about their wellbeing. My sisters found in my devotion to my dolls a reliable way to antagonize me. I once found a baby doll hanging in my room like a lynch mob victim, the pull-string of the window shade wrapped around her pudgy plastic neck.
For months after this incident, I paid extra attention to the doll, hoping its little psyche had not been traumatized. If such a thing existed I would have found a doll therapist and spent my allowance on the baby's recovery. Even after I stopped playing with them, I never banished my dolls to a box in a closet. I knew that would hurt their feelings. I still have them; they sit silently on a shelf in my grown-up bedroom. I rearrange their seating every now and then.
Can you really love your children less?
Excerpted from Broken Open: How Difficult Times Can Help Us Grow © 2004 by Elizabeth Lesser. Reprinted by arrangement with the Random House Publishing Group.
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California was selected to hold the 2nd Shirley Convention because I could not travel out of state. My grandfather was living with us and was not in good health and I could not leave him alone.
We had a nice turnout of Shirleys even though there wasn't any Shirley places with historical value to visit. Those locations are in the South, or North or the mid-west states.
Esther Shirley came from Hamburg Iowa, Harriet Shirley from Missouri, Fred and Alice Collins from New Mexico, Dale Shirley and Joy Bixby both from Oregon, Kay Shirley and her brother, Gary Shirley, from Washington and others from various locations in California. I may have left out a few, but since this is many years later, I am trying to recall the names of those attending in 1980.
After the weekend, I took a few of those from out of state to San Francisco to show them the tourist attractions and also to the Redwood trees. That is the best I could offer with out any locations in our area relating to past Shirleys.
Here are some photos of that event in 1980.
Note: Harriet Shirley is descended from the Michael and Katie Franz branch #30 and Esther's husband (deceased) was descended from the Walter Shirley branch #19.


Beginning with the Greeks, the male unclothed was more highly revered than the female unclothed based on their unequal social status. Homo***uality was considered the greatest form of love, not hetero***uality. The Greek statue, Venus de Milo, is actually an exception to the rule. It was because of her deity, being the Goddess of Love, which allowed her to be represented (unclothed), while mortal men were shown clothed.
Female unclothed statues would not become popular until the 3rd century B.C.
Christianity was unkind to the subject of being unclothed in art. Man and woman were created unclothed by God but ate the forbidden fruit and then became shamed and shameful (excuse my pun) of being "exposed." Beings unclothed can be found in paintings depicting the Garden of Eden. Then there is a void, and representation of someone being unclothed again appears in the Last Judgment and of course, scenes from Hell. (These stories were enough to scare any devout Christian).
Only until the Renaissance were the classics reinstated and a being unclothed became the symbol of Beauty, Truth, and Love. The Catholic Church began to allow the study of anatomy and eventually, studying live models became the norm for most aspiring artists.
From the 18th century on, a being unclothed was popularized by the aristocracy and church patrons in countries such as Italy and France. As for England and Holland, the art craze of the day was genre, landscape, or portraiture.
I find it interesting that so many artists used the subject of a reclining or sleeping female unclothed, when in fact, there is no evidence from antiquity to provide a model that may have been used. In sharp contrast, Michelangelo left mankind his sculpture "David" and his male unclothed.
Where are we today in relation to persons unclothed? It abounds in advertising but is unusually only used in fine art when it is meant to startle or excite the observer. Take for example Robert Mapplethorpe with his photography of young males unclothed. I find his art bordering por*ography, others may say it is acceptable art.
You alone should decide which art is pleasurable and which is offensive and not become part and parcel to what the art world deems "acceptable."


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Don't know if this will help you, but I had the same problem and found that the WIFI connection was not connected fix this and system update the Data.
trying to update starts when gets to 2% stop and starts over and over. not completing. http://www.getsysteminfo.com/read.php?file...4734616cf5b81b7 edit: merged two posts.
I now have message saying that the licence is in error. tried to update but will not connect to server.
I have just installed Pure on a laptop and it will not stay running, updated date base, said system but now says Your computer security is at risk could not enable some protections compontents; when I click fix now runs and then stops.
I have installed Pure on an laptop and now all it does is start and stop will not stay running, I have update the database it said system is protected and then it stops. says could enable some protection compontents. Please help!
Thanks for the information, My problem has been fixed, I did a system restore and then an update and all is well again thanks.
My Date Base is Obsolete and will not update.
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I have been try to install Kaspersky Pure and keep having to reboot my system. getting the message Installation ended prematurely because of error; Installation interrupted. Says that ADWARE is installed on my system which it is not. Purchase Pure and have activation code. Please Help!
Ok I downloaded the link that you gave and installed it when to activate online put in the code that is on the main system which is the same that is on the second lap top and in my personal cabinet and STILL GET THE SAME MESSAGE.


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The children are probably the most susceptible to solar burning. It is rather vital then to begin them with carrying sun protecting garments. Folks are now aware of the damaging effects the sun can brought about on one?s skin. The notice has been extended to creating sun protection a part of every household member?s life. All people is now sporting sunscreen lotion or at most solar protecting clothing.


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Leo Burnett Change Appointed by RNLI
Not-for-profit division of agency to develop UK's first national water safety awareness campaign
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) has appointed Leo Burnett Change to develop and pilot the UK's first national water safety awareness campaign.
The initiative has been prompted by evidence of a gap between the real risk of drowning and perceived danger - a gap the charity now hopes to close with a campaign to promote real and lasting behaviour change and, ultimately, save more lives.
Leo Burnett Change, the specialist behavioural change and not-for profit division of the Leo Burnett Group, won the business in a three-way pitch.
The agency will now create a pilot campaign to run during August in parts of Hampshire, Kent, West Sussex and East Sussex. If successful, the campaign will then run nationwide from 2014. Media planning and buying will be handled by OMD UK.
Ross Macleod, coastal safety manager (marketing) for RNIL says: "Our research shows a lot of people, particularly men, don't realise the risk of drowning – they may underestimate how powerful the sea can be, how quickly they will get tired, or how the cold water can seriously limit their ability to swim. This campaign is aiming to raise awareness of drowning, highlight the reality of the risk and, hopefully, save more lives, especially amongst adult men who dominate the drowning fatality data."
Leo Burnett Change Co-Founder Alice Hooper said, "Life-saving behavioural change briefs like this are exactly the reason we launched Change as part of the Leo Burnett Group,"
Adds the division's Co-Founder, Kit Altin: "We are very proud to be working with the unique lifesaving organisation that is the RNLI."
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Leo Burnett London
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News from Leo Burnett London
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It's Time to Unleash Your Imaginary Iggy with McDonald's Touching Christmas Campaign
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Leo Burnett London Hires Emma Brooke as Creative Director
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December 2022 Blog Posts (14)
Q&A with Chicago's most vibrant musician Keith Scott, has been a part of the Chicago blues scene since 1981
"The balance between technique and soul is an important component of the blues. You have to have technique to execute the performance and you have to have soul for the music to be felt. So, in a strange way you only want to get so proficient on your instrument. Too much technique will take away from the music. Soul comes from experience and the more you have the more soulful your sound will be."…
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Q&A with Pat Liston, one of the founding members of Mama's Pride, a band known as "The Pride Of St. Louis"
"Always keep the listener in mind when you write and most importantly, don't take yourself too seriously. Know what you are and what you are not."
Pat Liston: A Musical Journey of Life
Pat Liston first gained widespread recognition as one of the founding members of Mama's Pride...a band known, with great affection as "The Pride Of St.…
Q&A with California-based guitarist/singer Alastair Greene, ridden his Blues-soaked rock into the 21st century
"I'd never claim to understand the meaning of life, but I am sure it has something to do with loving and respecting one another and trying to leave the world a better place than we found it. Trying to bring joy to the world is so important. That may seem simple and cliche'. I truly believe in the power of music to make the world a better place."
Alastair Greene: Alive In The New…
Q&A with Dutch musician/painter Nicko Christiansen, the Yin Yang blues, all different emotions and rhythms
"Life is the meaning of life, we can meditate but we have to eat and shit sometimes, so keep it simple."
Nicko Christiansen: Yin- Yang Blues
Nicko Christiansen was born in 1950 in the Hague at the seaside of West Holland. He started to accompany himself on the guitar, mainly songs of Little Richard, Chuck Berry and Bill Haley when he was eleven.…
Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on December 31, 2022 at 12:30am — No Comments
Q&A with Florida-based Beautiful Bobby Blackmon, electric Southern Soul, Gospel, Delta, Memphis, and Chicago Blues
"Music is the best communication method there is. As James Taylor would sing, "You've Got A Friend" and that friend is a musician."
Beautiful Bobby Blackmon:
Contemporary Soul Blues
Beautiful Bobby Blackmon appears with his B3 Blues Band and as a Solo artist at venues throughout the…
Q&A with singer / guitarist Dyer Davis, exceptional soulful voice, tasteful guitar playing, and strong writing ability
"The impact of music, no matter what, will always be stronger than the impact of anything else. Music breaks down walls. The same two groups hating each other today, will be singing in unison and laughing together at some concert somewhere tomorrow."
Dyer Davis: Dog Bites Back
Dyer Davis is an American singer / guitarist, who is currently working…
Q&A with Memphis-based singer Barbara Blue - Blues, Soul, R&B, & Americana, truly at the top of her game
"My choice is to make it happy & kind with a one day atta time attitude. There is no guarantee of tomorrow ... I don't believe we are in charge here ... LOVE is the key to life now and later. LOVE Is the only thing that lasts beyond death, LOVE is the only thing you can take with you from this world to the next."
Barbara Blue: From The Shoals With Love…
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Q&A with multi-instrumentalist Howard Levy, acknowledged master of the diatonic harmonica, superb pianist, innovative composer, teacher, and producer
"I think the spirit of freedom that Jazz has is exciting to people listening, especially when you hear it live in smaller clubs. And even in traditional styles, people keep coming up with new things to say and play. The music is always changing, evolving, moving forward."
Howard Levy: Time (Music) Traveler
Howard Levy is an acknowledged…
Q&A with NYC-based poet/writer/editor George Wallace, author of two dozen chapbooks of poems, editor of Poetrybay
"Keep dreaming the big dreams, but don't forget to take out the garbage."
George Wallace: A Rebel With A Cause
George Wallace is writer in residence at the Walt Whitman Birthplace, author of two dozen chapbooks of poems, editor of Poetrybay and associate editor of Great Weather For Media. A New York City poet, he travels throughout…
Q&A with Gordon Ashworth (Olvido & Mississippi Records), keeps the beautiful music vital and accessible on quality albums
"Music is an incredibly powerful force, I think it is the most immediate vessel for expressing emotions, it is made entirely of vibrations and we are all standing bodies of water ready to receive those vibrations."
Gordon Ashworth: The Spirit of Music
Gordon Ashworth is an American musician and visual artist whose primary field is experimental…
Q&A with talented Greek Blues/Rock guitarist Tassos Skouras, rock touch with blues feeling and soul oriented
"I think that people who realize the power of rock and blues and have felt all this energy inside them, are bound to have a serious addiction!!! I believe that there is a strong community that supports this kind of music, and I also feel that when people start choosing based on their souls and bodies, rock and blues will rise again. Living with the blues and rock is a way of life, a different kind of awareness, a different mode of thinking, a different…
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Q&A with Bay Area blues singer/songwriter Kim Lembo, brings an edgy soulfulness combined with poetic lyrics and storytelling
"...the shamanic components of blues. This music is deep. I'm hoping that people continue to feel it from their souls to their feet."
Kim Lembo: Shamanic Blues Bay
Kim Lembo is a Bay Area Blues Singer, Songwriter and Producer. After recording 4 albums in the 90's and early 2000's with indie label Blue Wave Records, as well as French label Sky…
Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on December 6, 2022 at 11:00am — No Comments
Q&A with New Mexico band, 53 Across - balance of fiery blues and ice cold rock all cloaked in the aura of the desert
"I can't imagine a society without music. Through music you can create emotion, tell a story and even communicate with another person who does not speak you own language. Through our music I want to take the listener on an enjoyable journey. If we can't do that we have failed."
53 Across: New Mexico High Desert Blues
High Desert Blues. The cold…
Q&A with Texas-based blues musician Larry Lampkin, passionate singer and unique guitarist, writes songs about everyday life experiences
"Blues music is about humanity. This music helps us get through the highs, the lows, the joy and the pain. I believe we need good blues music like we need good Healthcare."
Larry Lampkin: Funky Blues Man
Larry Lampkin is an American blues musician from Fort Worth, Texas. He is a passionate singer and unique guitarist who writes and performs songs…
Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on December 4, 2022 at 9:30am — No Comments
Rest In Paradise, Johnny Winter -- friends and collaborators remember moments from the late bluesman
Elias Zaikos of Blues Wire talks about Blues Gang, Sotiris Zisis, Champion Jack Dupree & his experience from European festivals
An Interview with Greek Blues Guru Dimitris Epikouris: Blame It All on The Blues
«Τα μπλουζ της μαμάς μου ήταν τα μοιρολόγια» Nick Gravenites άρθρο από την Ελευθεροτυπία
Blues Cargo at We7
Small change in Latest Activiy
How Blues.Gr is linked to Facebook.
Q&A with Romanian piano/harmonica player Dorian Rosu of The Southern Cockroaches, keeps the blues alive
Q&A with Sweden Blues Rock band of FROM (Rikard & Henrik From), a gumbo made of blues and rock
Q&A with Band Of Friends guitarists Paul Rose & Jim Kirkpatrick - celebration of the music of Rory Gallagher
Q&A with Austrian guitarist and singer Jörg Danielsen, influences reach back to the electric blues of the 1960s & 70s
Q&A with The Mighty Soul Drivers (Bob Orsi & River City Slim), New England's keepers of the Memphis Soul flame.
Q&A with guitar virtuoso Mike Campese, a all-around music performer, session artist competent in many musical styles
Q&A with Memphis-based Soul Blues harmonica ace Tony Holiday - Hill county with a step of Memphis lightning
Q&A with legendary highway troubadour Jesse Colin Young, one of the most influential and enduring singer-songwriters
Interview with Arkansas soon-to-be legend Lucious Spiller - one of the finest practitioners of the blues today
Interview with multitalented Paul Nelson, guitarist of Johnny Winter and one of the most emerging producers
North Carolina singer Shelia Grady Carlisle talks about the Blues, Arhooly, B.B. King and the hippie era
An Interview with Janita Haan of Babe Ruth, one of the most exciting performer/ singer in Rock history
An Interview with Tony "TS" McPhee of The Groundhogs: A Legendary Artist of British Blues History
Memphis legend Papa Don McMinn talks about the Beale Str, Albert King, Rufus Thomas and Bobby Bland


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Молодіжна збірна Росії з футболу () — національна футбольна збірна Росії гравців віком до 21 року (U-21), яка підпорядкована Російському футбольному союзу.

28 лютого 2022 року, згідно рекомендації Міжнародного олімпійського комітету, ФІФА та УЄФА відсторонили російські збірні та клуби від участі в усіх змаганнях під своєю егідою через повномасштабне російське вторгнення в Україну. Апеляція рішення в САС була відхилена.

Виступи на чемпіонатах Європи

Матчі після початку повномасштабного вторгнення в Україну
28 лютого 2022 року ФІФА відсторонила збірну від участі в усіх змаганнях під своєю егідою через повномасштабне російське вторгнення в Україну. Після цього команда має можливість грати лише неофіційні матчі.

Тренери збірної

Див. також
 Молодіжна збірна СРСР з футболу
 Збірна Росії з футболу
 Юнацька збірна Росії з футболу (U-19)
 Юнацька збірна Росії з футболу (U-17)
 Юнацька збірна Росії з футболу (U-16)

Примітки

Посилання
 Молодіжна збірна Росії на сайті Transfermarkt
 Матчі молодіжної збірної Росії
 Олімпійська збірна Росії (СРСР)
 Молодіжна збірна Росії

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Росія

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Когти:
 Когти — в биологии ороговения на кончиках пальцев у некоторых животных;
 Когти — приспособление для подъёма на столб, используется монтажниками;
 Коготь и Звездоцап (ранее Коготь) — персонажи серии романов «Коты-Воители»;
 Когти — американский телесериал 2017 года;
 Когти — индийский боевик 2011 года;

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 Когти зла
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https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/2019/09/30/defence-in-the-media-monday-30-september-2019/
Defence in the media: Monday 30 September 2019
Posted by: MOD News Team Member, Posted on: 30 September 2019 - Categories: Uncategorized
Today's defence related news includes coverage of the Chief of Defence Staff at the Cliveden Literary Festival.
Chief of Defence Staff at the Cliveden Literary Festival
The Daily Telegraph, The Daily Mail, The Times and The Sun report this morning on the Chief of the Defence Staff's appearance on a panel discussion at the Cliveden Literary Festival. CDS spoke about a number of areas, including cyber threats.
The Sun carries coverage of homelessness amongst military veterans. The piece includes and op-ed by Ed Tytherleigh, Chief Executive of Stoll, who says that veterans deserve the best support and that homelessness needs to be addressed.
A Government spokesperson said:
While the vast majority of former service personnel transition successfully into civilian life, no one, including veterans, should spend their lives on the streets. We are investing over £1bn to tackle homelessness, including a £1m fund for veterans at risk of sleeping rough in London. Under the Armed Forces Covenant, veterans with more urgent housing needs are eligible for additional preference for social housing and any service leaver who is at risk of homelessness is referred to their local authority for support as they transition back into civilian life.
Military Police investigations
The Guardian reports that the Royal Military Police Military police have launched 35 investigations into racially aggravated crimes over the past five years.
An MOD spokesperson said:
While the numbers shown in the FOI are relatively low, the Armed Forces do not tolerate racist behaviour in any form. Any allegations of illegal or inappropriate behaviour are taken extremely seriously and investigated thoroughly.
Earlier this year we published a review into inappropriate behaviours and are currently in the process of implementing its recommendations.
A Royal Air Force Typhoon lands at RMAF Butterworth, Malaysia, to participate in Exercise Bersama Lima 19.
Royal Air Force (RAF) Typhoon aircraft and personnel from II (Army Co-Operation) Squadron, RAF Lossiemouth, have deployed to Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) Butterworth in Penang, Malaysia, in order to participate in Exercise Bersama Lima 19.
BL19 is an annual Five Powers Defence Arrangement (FPDA) Maritime/Air Field Training Exercise (FTX) and Joint Command Post Exercise (CPX) conducted to enhance the operability and mutual co-operation among the FPDA nations.
Defence in the media: Wednesday 25 September 2019
Defence in the media: Royal visit to Malawi


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Rumpel's Redemption
4 (18 ratings by Goodreads)
Twisted Ever After
By (author) Tamara Grantham
Available. Expected delivery to the United States in 8-11 business days.
Kardiya Von Fiddlestrum, a dark elf, yearns for adventure. But when she gets kidnapped by Rumpel Stiltskin and taken to a foreign magical realm, she realizes not all adventures are created equal. Rumpel Stiltskin wants revenge on Kardiya's grandmother for the curse that turned him into a goblin. Now free of that curse and in human-form again, the young prince knows he can use Kardiya to get to her grandmother. But revenge isn't Rumpel's only motivation. He's also seeking the child of the dark elves from an ancient prophecy--only she can save his home, which has been infiltrated by the Sa'hadov. Could Kardiya be this elf? It may not matter, since she's refusing to cooperate either way. But things change when she learns a hard truth... Agreeing to help her kidnapper wasn't her first choice--but neither was falling in love with him. Rumpel's Redemption is the third and final book in the Twisted Ever After series by Tamara Grantham, the award-winning author of more than a dozen books and novellas.
Dimensions 133 x 203 x 2mm | 317.51g
Publication date 13 Jan 2020
Publisher Clean Teen Publishing
Publication City/Country United States
A Zavarelli
The Witch's Tower
Tamara Grantham
The Dragon Swan Princess
About Tamara Grantham
Tamara Grantham was born and raised in Southeast Texas. She earned a Bachelor's degree in English from Lamar University. After marrying her husband David, she followed him through his training to become a burn surgeon, which consisted of moving from Vidor, Texas to Galveston, Texas, then to Tulsa, Oklahoma, back to Galveston, and they finally settled in Wichita, Kansas. Tamara and David have five active, sweet, and almost always well-mannered children, ages zero to ten years. Their two pets, June--the Jack Russell Terrier, and Chester--a black cat, help to keep the house lively (in addition to the children). When Tamara isn't writing or tending her children, she enjoys taking walks through the woods, eating chocolate, and very infrequently, she enjoys a good night's sleep.


The anticipation of dipping apples in honey and walking to a river to recite Tashlich in the afternoon – these experiences evoke within us fond memories of the Rosh HaShanah festival. One should not think, however, that these customs are merely sentimental; as we shall soon learn, they are infused with great meaning. In this third Morasha class on Rosh HaShanah we will explore the relationship between these traditions and Rosh HaShanah, focusing on the reasons for their fulfillment and what we can take from them.


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Comparative Issues in the Governance of Research Biobanks
Comparative Issues in the Governance of Research Biobanks pp 41-62 | Cite as
Regulating Biobanks: Another Triple Bottom Line
Roger Brownsword
First Online: 03 November 2012
In European societies, where there are clear political and legal commitments to respect human rights, it is axiomatic that the regulatory environment for biobanks—by which I mean public health research facilities, such as UK Biobank—should be compatible with those commitments; in particular, it is essential that the rights of participants are respected. During the start-up period for such biobanks, regulators will be expected to ensure: (i) that both participation and the use of participants' samples and data are based on free and informed consent; (ii) that the privacy, confidentiality, and fair data processing rights of participants are respected; and (iii) that the proprietary rights (if any) of participants are respected. While the scope and substance of these rights are much debated, it is broadly agreed that the adequacy of the regulatory environment will be judged by reference, so to speak, to this triple bottom line.
In this paper, I will sketch a larger regulatory picture with its own triple bottom line. The larger picture is of a community with rights commitments (a community of rights) for which one of the bottom lines is, indeed, that the rights of its members, including the rights of biobank participants, should be respected. Thus, the early-stage debates about privacy, property, and consent are debates about one of the larger bottom lines as, indeed, are the debates that follow about feedback to participants and third-party access to the collection. In this larger picture, though, there are two other bottom lines: one is that regulators should act as stewards for the agency commons (for the infrastructural conditions that are essential to human life); and the other is that the regulatory environment should not become so reliant on coding, design, and technical fixes that the conditions and context for moral community are compromised. While biobanking for public health purposes might seem to be an unimpeachable act of stewardship, we need to be careful that it does not contribute to the corrosion of the conditions for moral community.
Regulatory Environment Moral Community Triple Bottom Line Agency Common Governance Council
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If you're more of a sports fan than I am, you may find this to be good news.
I went down to the Thorold Arenas Wednesday morning to catch the official announcement of Thorold's latest sports addition. This October 30 will see the new Thorold Athletics hockey team take the ice against their rivals-to-be, the Hamilton Steelhawks.
Emceed by former St. Catharines MP Walt Lastewka, the announcement was made by a number of hockey officials and the new team's owners, Dave Marrone and Rocky Vinditti, former owners of the Thorold Blackhawks junior team. The Athletics area senior team and members of the Allan Cup Hockey League (ACH) which is affiliated with the OHA.
They will be playing 11 home games this year on Friday or Saturday nights. When their website ThoroldAthletics.com is up and running, you will be able to see the complete schedule there along with other team information, such as ticket and season ticket prices.
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Wish the team got more press – I forgot all about them! Goinf to have to check out their record now.
Has anyone gone to see them play?
It looks like Steve Zmudsinsky in that photo. If he is on the team, I will definitely pay to watch him play!!!


The lively centre of Agia Napa, boasting an array of bars and nightclubs is just a 5-minute walk away. They are all concentrated around the town square. Except those, close to our hotel there are a lot of other attractions, suitable for families like Parko Paliatso Luna Park, Waterworld Waterpark, restaurants and shops. Also, Limanaki Beach and Nissi Beach which are filled with a mix of old, young, families, couples, locals and tourists alike, are about 15-20' minutes away. There, you can enjoy excellent water-sports and boat trips along area's shorelines.
Larnaca International Airport is at 46 km and Larnaca City at 40 km.
If you are driving from the airport, take the "A3" motorway and it will get you right outside of Ayia Napa.
Take the second exit "E306" road until the Police Station's round-about. (Around 1 Kilometer) Take the third exit, towards town center. In around fifty meters, you will come to another, small round-about. Take the first exit on Demokratias street and in 15 meters you will find the A.Maos Hotel Apartments on your left-hand side.
At the "T" junction, turn left. In about 100 meters, at the "cross – junction" turn right on to, Demokratias street. In about 200 meters, you will find the A.Maos Hotel Apartments on your right-hand side, by the bus-stop.


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Drosanthemum vespertinum är en isörtsväxtart som beskrevs av L. Bol. Drosanthemum vespertinum ingår i släktet Drosanthemum och familjen isörtsväxter. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

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Antombana is a commune () in northern Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Antalaha, which is a part of Sava Region. According to 2001 census the population of Antombana was 18,592.

Only primary schooling is available in town. The majority 99% of the population are farmers.  The most important crop is vanilla, while other important products are banana, coffee, cloves and rice.  Services provide employment for 1% of the population.

References and notes

Populated places in Sava Region


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Gli inizi
Diplomatosi nel 2012 alla Seminole High School della sua cittadina natale, venne selezionato dagli Houston Astros al draft MLB 2012. Scelse di iniziare a giocare in Minor League anziché entrare a far parte della North Carolina State University, partendo dai Gulf Coast Astros appartenenti alla Gulf Coast League, classe Rookie. Negli anni a seguire continuò a scalare i livelli delle minors, raggiungendo la classe Tripla-A per la prima volta nel 2017 quando vestì la maglia dei Colorado Springs Sky Sox.

Milwaukee Brewers
Phillips, i cui diritti vennero acquisiti dai Brewers il 30 luglio 2015 a seguito di uno scambio con gli Astros, debuttò in MLB il 5 giugno 2017 in occasione della sconfitta interna per 7-2 contro i San Francisco Giants. Durante quella stagione fu utilizzato in 37 partite, nelle quali ebbe una media battuta di .276 con 4 fuoricampo. Tra l'aprile e il luglio del 2018, prima di essere scambiato, in Major League trovò spazio solo per 15 gare e 24 apparizioni al piatto, viaggiando a una media di .182 senza battere alcun fuoricampo. In questo periodo giocò spesso nelle minors con i Colorado Springs Sky Sox.

Kansas City Royals
Il 27 luglio 2018, Phillips e Jorge López vennero scambiati dai Milwaukee Brewers ai Kansas City Royals in cambio di Mike Moustakas. Nella restante parte di stagione venne utilizzato in 36 partite (.188 la sua media battuta, 2 i fuoricampo). Iniziò poi l'annata 2019 agli Omaha Storm Chasers in classe Tripla-A, salvo poi essere richiamato in MLB ad agosto. Di lì a fine anno, mise a referto 30 presenze con una media battuta di .138 e 2 fuoricampo. Fu poco utilizzato dai Royals anche nel corso della MLB 2020, visto che da inizio stagione al mese di agosto fu in grado di collezionare solo 34 apparizioni al piatto.

Tampa Bay Rays
Il 27 agosto 2020, i Tampa Bay Rays lo acquisirono in cambio di Lucius Fox. Fece il suo debutto ufficiale con la nuova franchigia il successivo 4 settembre, entrando da pinch runner nel corso dell'ottavo inning della vittoria per 5-4 sui Miami Marlins.

Il 24 ottobre 2020 egli divenne protagonista a sorpresa di gara 4 delle World Series tra i suoi Tampa Bay Rays e i Los Angeles Dodgers: nella parte bassa dell'ultimo inning, con due giocatori dei Rays eliminati e due strike sul conto, Phillips (che era entrato all'ottavo inning come pinch runner) colpì la valida che, unita a un paio di errori della difesa, permise di segnare i due punti che ribaltarono il risultato terminando così la partita. Prima di allora, Phillips non aveva mai segnato una valida in postseason. Nonostante il suo gesto abbia portato la serie sul 2-2, furono poi i Dodgers a vincere il titolo.

Nel 2021 fu impiegato dai Rays in 118 partite, nelle quali fece registrare una media battuta di .206 e batté 13 fuoricampo. Nel corso della stagione 2022 invece giocò con i Rays 83 partite, prima di essere scambiato: fino a quel momento stava viaggiando a una media battuta stagionale di .147.

Baltimore Orioles
Il 2 agosto 2022 venne scambiato ai Baltimore Orioles in cambio di denaro. Dopo aver battuto solo 2 valide in 17 turni di battuta nell'arco di 8 partite (per un .118 di media battuta ancora peggiore di quello che stava facendo segnare in stagione a Tampa Bay), Phillips venne rimpiazzato nel roster da Kyle Stowers.

Los Angeles Angels
Il 9 gennaio 2023 i Los Angeles Angels ingaggiarono ufficialmente Phillips con un contratto annuale da 1,2 milioni di dollari.

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Impressive talent on Edmonton's new Food Council
Edmonton's volunteer Food Council has been appointed, and it is an impressive roster.
A lot of movers and shakers in YEG's food community, people who do things and don't just talk about them, have stepped up to take on the task of helping to shape the food and agriculture scene inside Edmonton's city limits. The appointment of the council was one recommendation of the city's Fresh report on Edmonton's food and urban agriculture stragtegy, released earlier this year after more than a year of study.
It's expected that the food council will look at topics such as whether to allow people to raise chickens and bees in the city, but also take on the thorny issue of how to best preserve agricultural land within the city.
Appointees include urban agriculture advocate, Kevin Kossowan, and local city issues blogger, Mack Male. Kirsta Franke, creator of the 124 Grand Market, is on board, along with Hilton Dinner, co-owner of Bon Ton Bakery, Janelle Hebert of Riverbend Gardens and the Food Bank's Marjorie Bencz. Mary Bailey, publisher of The Tomato, and Northland's executive, Stuart Cullum, co-chair the council. (For a complete list of the volunteers, go to the city's website.
With a budget of $150,000, the 15-member group will also keep city council up to speed on food and agriculture issues, plus do research, and public education.
The council has its work cut out for them. Though the city has paid lip service to the notion of urban agriculture, councilors have shown a distinct lack of interest in the issue. Here's hoping a talented food council can make a difference.
One bottle of balsamic vinegar is $5, and another one is... Impressive talent on Edmonton's new Food Council


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Nancy Pelosi Wants To Revive Climate Change Panel Behind Cap-And-Trade If Democrats Retake The House
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Michael Bastasch Energy Editor
Should Democrats win control of the House this election, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi will ask her caucus to create a select committee on climate change similar to the now-defunct panel behind the failed effort to pass cap-and-trade legislation.
Pelosi said the committee would "'prepare the way with evidence' for energy conservation and other climate change mitigation legislation," she told The New York Times in an interview released Wednesday.
"Pelosi said it was clearly still needed to educate the public about the impact of more frequent extreme weather events," TheNYT reported of Pelosi's interview remarks.
Pelosi wants a committee similar to the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming that stood from 2007 to 2011. Then-Massachusetts Democratic Rep. Ed Markey chaired the committee, which spearheaded the effort to pass cap-and-trade legislation.
U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) leads Democratic members of Congress during their "Better Deal" platform rally at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. May 21, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst.
Markey's cap-and-trade bill passed the House in 2009, but it failed to get enough support from moderate Senate Democrats. Cap-and-trade opponents successfully labeled the effort as an energy tax, since it would have raised gas and electricity prices.
Republicans disbanded the committee shortly after winning the 2010 election. (RELATED: The Media Puts A New Spin On Migrant Caravan Coverage — They're Fleeing Global Warming)
The defeat of Markey's cap-and-trade bill pushed Democrats off the issue for years, relying on the Obama administration to implement a climate agenda through executive actions.
However, with President Donald Trump in the White House, a Democratic House would likely propose legislation aimed at fighting man-made global warming. Democrats have already said they would make global warming a major priority if they retake the House this election.
Democrats are keen to use House committees' powers to push subsidies for green energy and even cap-and-trade or a carbon tax.
New York Democratic Rep. Paul Tonko is working on cap-and-trade legislation, Axios reported in July. That same month, Florida Republican Rep. Carlos Curbelo introduced carbon tax legislation — a bill opposed by all but a handful of elected Republicans.
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There is nothing intellectually sharp in Louis Farrakhan's apologia for Major Doctor Hasan. In fact, he follows mostly in the footsteps of the psychobabblers. I just thought you'd want to know what the ayatollah of black Muslims in America thinks about this group lynching.


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Q: Symfony 2 DoctrineMongoDBBundle generates strange queries I'm using DoctrineMongoDBBundle and want to get some records. In my repository class I have code:
return $this->createQueryBuilder()->field('categories.data')
    ->equals($categoryId)->getQuery()->execute();

In profiler's log it generates absolutely working query:
db.recipe.find({ "categories.data": 16 }).sort([ ]);

When I run this query via console client it returns me record. But repository class get's nothing.
My server's log looks like this:
query test_database.recipe query: { $query: { categories.data: "2" }, $orderby: {} } ntoreturn:0 keyUpdates:0 nreturned:0 reslen:20 0ms

But if i run plain PHP script to get same data:
<?php
$mongo = new Mongo();
$col = $mongo->test_database->recipe;

foreach ($col->find(array("categories.data" => 2)) as $r) {
  print_r($r);
}

I got result and server's log looks like this:
query test_database.recipe query: { categories.data: 2 } ntoreturn:0 keyUpdates:0 nreturned:1 reslen:1037 0ms

so difference is:

query test_database.recipe query: { $query: { categories.data: "2" }, $orderby: {} } ntoreturn:0 keyUpdates:0 nreturned:0 reslen:20 0ms
query test_database.recipe query: { categories.data: 2 } ntoreturn:0 keyUpdates:0 nreturned:1 reslen:1037 0ms[/quote]

Checked both MongoDB 2.1.1 and 1.8.1, deps file:
[symfony]
    git=http://github.com/symfony/symfony.git
    version=origin/2.0

[doctrine-common]
    git=http://github.com/doctrine/common.git
    version=2.2.2

[doctrine-dbal]
    git=http://github.com/doctrine/dbal.git
    version=2.1.7

[doctrine]
    git=http://github.com/doctrine/doctrine2.git
    version=2.1.7

[doctrine-mongodb-odm]
    git=http://github.com/doctrine/mongodb-odm.git

[DoctrineMongoDBBundle]
    git=http://github.com/doctrine/DoctrineMongoDBBundle.git
    target=/bundles/Symfony/Bundle/DoctrineMongoDBBundle
    version=origin/2.0

A: Based on this log you shared:

query test_database.recipe query: { $query: { categories.data: "2" },
  $orderby: {} } ntoreturn:0 keyUpdates:0 nreturned:0 reslen:20 0ms
query test_database.recipe query: { categories.data: 2 } ntoreturn:0
  keyUpdates:0 nreturned:1 reslen:1037 0ms

You're matching by the string "2" in the first query, but the integer 2 in the second. These are not equivalent in MongoDB. Consider:
$ mongo
MongoDB shell version: 2.0.7
connecting to: test
> db.foo.drop()
false
> db.foo.insert({x:1})
> db.foo.find({x:"1"})
> db.foo.find({x:1})
{ "_id" : ObjectId("502fb9f5b6b1fd9f6ea794a4"), "x" : 1 }

Have you tried casting $categoryId to an integer before using it in the query builder?

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Comcast Corp. has put in the winning bid to buy the financially strapped municipal cable operation run by Alameda Power & Telecom in the San Francisco Bay Area.
According to a report this week by the muni, Comcast will pay $15 million for the system, which has 9,500 video customers and 6,600 data customers in the community east across the bay from San Francisco.
The municipal utility, which began as an electric company, launched video services in 2001 to leverage its existing infrastructure. However, the cable utility funded its plant and operations with revenue bond anticipation notes. A balloon payment is due next June on those notes of $35 million.
According to the utility, it attempted this year to refinance the notes and was unable to alter the terms. The utility also considered borrowing $2 million more from the city's general fund to finance the addition of telephony infrastructure so it could increase income through the sale of telephone services. However, that option was rejected.
Comcast already provides competition to Alameda Power & Telecom and is the dominant triple-play provider in the San Francisco Bay Area.
According to a report at the utility's Web site, 95% of the cable operation's note holders have agreed to the sale of the system. The city council will consider the sale recommendation to Comcast on Nov. 17.
Comcast Buys Municipal Cable System in Mich.


What's One To Do With a Donut Pan?
Do you have a donut pan or two in your kitchen? I've got THREE. I bought the full-size, the mini and the twist donut pan.
I'm not a fan of single-purpose appliances. I recently saw a counter top pigs in a blanket maker and was puzzled how many pigs in a blanket one household could possibly consume, let alone need a special appliance just for that. But since I really like donuts, purchasing three pans just to bake donuts seemed justified.
I was WRONG. I rarely use the pans. Last week I saw this great idea from Tiffanie at corner blog, donut crayons!
Tiffanie is writing a blog series featuring creative uses of donut pans. She's already shared a second idea…donut seed bombs! I love the idea of planting these in unexpected places.
Hop on over to corner blog and check out all of the fun. I've got my donut pans ready and I'm excited to follow along as Tiffanie comes up with more non-baking ideas for pans that were about to find their way out of my cupboards!
p.s. I'll be back here when I try actually cooking donuts in them. Your site looks delicious!