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3/25/2015: At the Movies: "Birth of a Nation" After 100 Years
By Abby Schreiber
One hundred years ago this month, American movie-going audiences experienced a cinematic spectacular: D. W. Griffith's Birth of a Nation was the first 12-reel film in movie history and the first movie to be screened at the White House where President Woodrow Wilson watched it. Wilson was so taken with the film that he enthused: "It's like writing history with lightning."
The history presented on the screen came from Thomas Dixon's novel The Clansman published in 1905 - and it bears noting that the "history" it tells has been wholly discredited by several generations of American historians. Set during the Reconstruction era after the Civil War, The Clansman portrays the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) as an avenging force, hooded heroes saving the South from newly freed and empowered black citizens. For example, the African American Silas Lynch is a scheming, power-hungry, and morally corrupt figure who ultimately attempts to establish a "Black Empire" in the broken south. Protagonist Austin Stoneman's mixed-race housekeeper, Lydia Brown, is a temptress and blight to the "great leader's" moral fortitude with her own dangerous ambitions.
During Reconstruction black southerners enjoyed considerable electoral success at the local, state and even national levels. In the book and movie, however, black representatives in the South Carolina legislature are depicted drinking, lazing about barefoot, eating chicken, and cheering the passage of legislation that allows mixed-race marriage [image from film at right]. The depravity of the African American character Gus at seeking the attention of a white woman results in three deaths: Flora Cameron's suicide in the protection of her own "honor," a white townsman killed by Gus in the subsequent pursuit, and the lynching death of Gus after being hastily put to trial by the Ku Klux Klan.
Finally, the film depicts the perceived dangers of the black mob. The "crazed negroes" brought in to "overawe" the whites create chaos and disorder in Piedmont, while "helpless whites look on," frozen in horror. Even Union soldiers in the film are shown recognizing the threat of the black mob in the climactic scene. When Dr. Cameron is besieged along with his daughter and others, he prepares to kill Margaret to save her from a worse fate. The black mob breaks out windows, rips doors off their hinges and stands ready to overwhelm the small group just as the Klan rides into the scene and saves the day.
Gus (portrayed by white actor Walter Long in blackface) is captured by hooded Klansmen.
Dixon himself grew up in North Carolina during Reconstruction and several of his relatives joined the Klan. Likewise, Griffith's father was a Confederate veteran. This shaped the way he characterized southern defeat and its societal impact. In the film, veterans, especially those who organized into the Ku Klux Klan, were working to control the black population and maintain white dominance.
An actor wears an authentic Confederate jacket, one of the surplus uniforms still available in 1915.
While the "history" on display in Birth of a Nation is seen as a falsification today, it is also worth remembering that the film was controversial when it was released. The NAACP in particular objected to the film, tried to organize a nation-wide boycott of it, and staged demonstrations in Los Angeles and New York.
While Birth of a Nation remains an unarguable milestone in the history of film, the story it tells and the characters it draws seem like the relics of a long-ago era. Even so, the stereotyping of black people depicted in the movie and the irrational fear of black criminality that lies at the heart of the film's emotional power make the film feel closer than many of us wish it did. As Birth of a Nation marks its 100th birthday, the Supreme Court heard arguments in a case deciding whether the state of Texas was required to put a Confederate flag on license plates when requested. The plaintiffs in the case are the Sons of Confederate Veterans.
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Murray L. Bristol graduated from Baylor University with a degree in finance and entrepreneurship where he was named to the Dean's List. He obtained his law degree from the University of Tulsa in 1993 and was a contributing member of the Energy Law Journal, member of Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity and named to the Dean's Honor Roll. Mr. Bristol also attended law at the SMU Dedman School of Law and the University of Oxford in England.
After law school graduation, Mr. Bristol served as an assistant district attorney in El Paso, Texas, trying to verdict over 40 cases. Mr. Bristol then entered private practice working for a law firm with offices in Dallas and Oklahoma. Murray has tried a total of over 100 cases to verdict and litigated several hundred civil lawsuits. His 23 years of trial law experience allows him to understand what it takes to win in litigation or if necessary in the courtroom. Murray has successfully represented companies and individuals throughout Oklahoma and Texas in the collection of commercial debt, oil and gas disputes, general breach of contract issues, misrepresentation and fraud as well as post judgment collections.
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Q: UITableView will not update data I have the below TableView displaying products and products on sale. When a product is on sale it will have an image next to it.
The issue is when the product is updated to sale, the CKSubscription notification comes through and is handled( everything arrives correctly in the ViewController.
The problem is that when the first notification comes through everything works fine, but after that updated items to sale do not display the sale image. Which leads me to believe that there is an issue with the reloading of the tableView.
I have also tried tableView.reloadData() in .recordUpdated but it doesn't update. delegate and dataSource have been set on the storyboard. What am I doing wrong??
class ViewController: UIViewController,UITableViewDataSource,UITableViewDelegate {
 var array:[CKRecord] = []

@IBOutlet weak var tableView: UITableView!

override func viewDidLoad() {
    super.viewDidLoad()

     addNotificationObservers()
     getData()
}

@objc func getData() {
    self.array = []
    let predicate = NSPredicate(value: true)
    let query = CKQuery(recordType: "Product", predicate: predicate)

    let queryOperation = CKQueryOperation(query: query)
    queryOperation.resultsLimit = 5
    queryOperation.qualityOfService = .userInitiated
    queryOperation.recordFetchedBlock = { record in
        self.array.append(record)
    }
    queryOperation.queryCompletionBlock = { cursor, error in
        if error != nil{
          print(error?.localizedDescription)

        }
        else{
            if cursor != nil {
                self.askAgain(cursor!)
            }
        }
        OperationQueue.main.addOperation {
            self.tableView.reloadData()
        }
    }
    Database.share.publicDB.add(queryOperation)
}

func askAgain(_ cursor: CKQueryOperation.Cursor) {
    let queryOperation = CKQueryOperation(cursor: cursor)
    queryOperation.resultsLimit = 5

    queryOperation.recordFetchedBlock = {
        record in
        self.array.append(record)
    }
    queryOperation.queryCompletionBlock = { cursor, error in
        if error != nil{
            (error?.localizedDescription)
        }
        else{
            if cursor != nil {
                self.askAgain(cursor!)
            }
        }
        OperationQueue.main.addOperation {
            self.tableView.reloadData()
        }
    }
    Database.share.publicDB.add(queryOperation)
}

  func addNotificationObservers() {
    NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(forName: NSNotification.Name(rawValue: CloudKitNotifications.NotificationReceived), object: nil, queue: OperationQueue.main) { (notification) in
        let notification = notification.object as! CKQueryNotification
        if let recordID = notification.recordID {
            switch notification.queryNotificationReason{
            case .recordCreated:
                Database.share.publicDB.fetch(withRecordID: recordID) { (record, error) in
                    if record != nil {
                        DispatchQueue.main.async {
                            self.tableView.beginUpdates()
                            self.array.insert(record!, at: 0)
                            let indexPath = NSIndexPath(row: 0, section: 0)
                            self.tableView.insertRows(at: [indexPath as IndexPath], with: .top)
                            self.tableView.endUpdates()
                        }
                    }
                }

            case .recordDeleted:
                DispatchQueue.main.async {
                    self.array = self.array.filter{ $0.recordID != recordID }
                    self.tableView.reloadData()
                }

            case .recordUpdated:
                Database.share.publicDB.fetch(withRecordID: recordID) { (record, error) in
                    if record != nil {

                  DispatchQueue.main.async {
                                    //gets the old record
                                    let getOldRecord = self.array.filter{ $0.recordID == recordID }
                               // gets position of old record
                                    let positionofOldRecord = self.array.firstIndex(of: getOldRecord[0])
                        print("here is the position of old record \(positionofOldRecord)")
                             //gets the array without the old record
                                    self.array = self.array.filter{ $0.recordID != recordID }

                                    //now go to the position of the old one and replace it with the new one
                                    var newArray = self.array

                            self.tableView.beginUpdates()
                            let indexPath = NSIndexPath(row: positionofOldRecord!, section: 0)
                            self.tableView.deleteRows(at: [indexPath as IndexPath], with: .automatic)
                            self.array.insert(record!, at: positionofOldRecord!)
                            self.tableView.insertRows(at: [indexPath as IndexPath], with: .automatic)
                            self.tableView.endUpdates()
                        }
                                           }
                 }

            default:
                break
            }
        }
    }
func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, numberOfRowsInSection section: Int) -> Int {
    return array.count
}
func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> UITableViewCell {
    guard let cell = tableView.dequeueReusableCell(withIdentifier: "TableViewCell") as? TableViewCell else { return UITableViewCell() }
    let item = array[indexPath.row]
    if item["whatsTheNumber"] == 0 {
    cell.saleView.isHidden=true
    }
    cell.configureCell(brandBame: item["Name"]!. productName: item["ProductName"]!)

    return cell
}
}

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class TableViewCell: UITableViewCell {

@IBOutlet weak var brandNameLabel: UILabel!
@IBOutlet weak var productNameLabel: UILabel!
@IBOutlet weak var saleImage: UIImageView!
@IBOutlet weak var saleView: UIView!

func configureCell(brandName: String, productName:String){
    self.brandNameLabel.text = brandName
    self.productNameLabel.text = productName
}

override func awakeFromNib() {
    super.awakeFromNib()
    // Initialization code
}

override func setSelected(_ selected: Bool, animated: Bool) {
    super.setSelected(selected, animated: animated)

    // Configure the view for the selected state
}
}

A: You would need to do something like this in the cellForRowAt func:
 cell.configureCell(brandBame: item["Name"]!, productName: item["ProductName"]!, isSaleItem: item["Sale"]!)

Where item["Sale"] would be a boolean flag
and in the configureCell() func:
func configureCell(brandName: String, productName:String, isSaleItem: Bool){
    self.brandNameLabel.text = brandName
    self.productNameLabel.text = productName
    self.saleImage.isHidden = !isSaleItem
}

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Q: What is the proper command to encode a video for Google TV (Logitech revue) for streaming using mencoder I am pretty new to Streaming but I have a nodeJS app up and streaming a video that I can see in my browser. It doesn't, however, work on the Google TV browser so I created a Simple Android App using the VideoView and setting the URL to the GET request location of the file. I can't seem to get it to work. I believe it is not properly encoded, because I can get it to work with this url.
Can someone please give me the proper arguments to encode an HD MKV to a Google TV readable format? Preferably using mencoder or avconv, because I am on a linux PC.
Here is the supported video format from Google.

A: There is a wealth of info here (http://en.gentoo-wiki.com/wiki/Mencoder) about using Mencoder. Its a little hard to diagnose your issue without more info (such as the media file to look at). I would suggest you try transcoding to an mp4 h264 format and see if that works for you. Then you can try applying different combinations of container/formats to see what works best for size/performance. Since logitech has discontinued the revue it may hard to get support.
One thing you may want to consider is moving to some of the newer generation hardware such as Visio's CoStar that just started to go on sale for pre-order (http://www.vizio.com/costar/overview/?utm_medium=display&utm_campaign=Co-Star&utm_content=Google) for $99
Mkv's can be tricky - do consider using a different format if you continue to have issues.
Hope that helps.


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Timetable Set for New $237 Million Hospital in Mt. Vernon, Illinois
The timetable is now set for the construction of the new 237-milllion dollar Good Samaritan Hospital and adjoining Surgery Center in Mt. Vernon.
The President of Good Samaritan Regional Health Center Mike Warren says bids will go out in January, with groundbreaking on the 30 month project expected to follow in April. "The hospital will have 134 beds and consist of a garden level, five floors and numerous patient entrances surrounded by convenient parking," he says. "A medical office building will be connected to the hospital will include many out-patient diagnostic services and also a surgery center."
The CEO of St. Mary's/Good Samritan Phil Gustafson called the project their own stimulus plan for the community. "It will employ 275 full-time construction jobs over a 30 month period," he says. "This will create 112 additional permanent health care jobs in the hospital and another 40 estimated in physicians offices." Gustafson feels the project will also create the need for ten additonal physicians. He says with the project Good Samaritan will truly become a regional referral center, serving not only Mt. Vernon, but the entire Southern Illinois region.
Administrative Medical Director Dr. Daniel Hoffman says he is most excited because of the improved patient care, including all private rooms. "The design of the facility promotes healing," he says, citing color choices, natural lighting and the overall layout of the planned hospital.
Mt. Vernon Mayor Mary Jane Chesley thanked St. Mary's/Good Samaritan officials for chosing Mt. Vernon and making the project a reality. "We're a progressive city," she says. "The spotlight is on us for growth and development in the future."
The new campus will be located on Veteran's Memorial Drive, directly adjacent to the new Interstate 57-64 Interchange. Construction will be a cooperative venture beween McCarthy Building of St. Louis, Lipps Construction of Mt. Vernon and Shores Construction of Centralia. The budget also includes tearing down the current Good Samaritan Campus and returning it to the neighborhood for redevelopment. The Illinois Health Facilities Planning Board approved the project earlier this year.


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The Friday Five: 5 Pointless Options in Basketball Games
Posted by: Andrew in Features, NBA 2K, NBA Live, The Friday Five June 14, 2019	0
Welcome to this week's edition of The Friday Five! The Friday Five is a feature that I post every Friday in which I give my thoughts on a topic that's related to NBA Live, NBA 2K, and other basketball video games, as well as the real NBA, and other areas of interest to our community. The feature is presented as either a list of five items, or in the form of a Top 5 countdown. This week's Five is a list of five options found in basketball games that are rather (or indeed, completely) pointless.
Generally speaking, it doesn't hurt to have as many options as possible in basketball video games. When it comes to the selection of modes, we want options. When it comes to the controls, we want options. When it comes to gameplay sliders and game settings, we want options. When it comes to customising the game in any way…well, you get the idea. While it may seem intimidating to have too many options, I'd much rather that and simply ignore anything I don't want to tinker with, rather than wish I had the ability to change something.
With that being said, there have been options and tasks in basketball video games that have felt pointless. In the best case scenario they can just be ignored, but they can still be annoying, if only because you can't help but feel that they could (and should) be more useful. They leave you wondering why the developers bothered to have those options in the first place, or why something wasn't done more efficiently. Others may simply be left over from previous games where they had more of a purpose, and some benefit the publishers more than gamers. Whatever the case may be, some options are quite pointless, and these are five that come to mind.
1. Options to view Links to Online Content
Let's begin with one of the most pointless options we've seen in basketball games: menu items that appear to be offering up tutorials and other such resources, but only provide a link to where the content can be viewed online. Note that it wasn't possible to browse to those links and retrieve the content from within the game; the titles that did this didn't feature that kind of online connectivity. It was useful in that it pointed you in the right direction and the resources in question could indeed be helpful, but it was somewhat misleading. Furthermore, those resources tended to go missing when official sites were revamped for the next release, making the links obsolete.
Fortunately, this doesn't really happen anymore. Now that games don't have to fit onto a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM with their smaller storage capacities, onboarding content such as 2KU in NBA 2K and NBA Live's Drills is readily available in-game. Video tutorials remain accessible on official YouTube channels if not official websites, and there's no shortage of community-created content being made to back it up. I'll also mention bonus content such as trailers and highlight videos here, which have become outmoded features. These days, the space required for that stuff is better put to use for anything that enhances the graphics, presentation, and overall gameplay experience.
2. Exit Practice in NBA 2K18 & NBA 2K19's MyCAREER
Speaking of pointless navigation options, pressing the pause button when you're in the team facility no longer ends the practice session during the free shootaround, as it did in NBA 2K17. The only way that you can exit a practice session is to walk over to the door if you want to go to The Neighborhood, or bring up the menu if you want to play the next game or exit the mode entirely. Granted, pressing the pause button directs you to walk out the door to exit practice, which I suppose helps any gamers who don't know what to do. I still find it to be rather pointless since it could quite easily be a shortcut, rather than having to run all the way over to the door when you're finished.
As I mentioned, that's how it worked in NBA 2K17. To be honest, it was still a little annoying having to watch the cutscene of your player walking to the tunnel over and over again, but at least it took you back to your MyCOURT and its streamlined hub. All in all, it felt far less repetitive than running around The Neighborhood, which is something I'll tolerate as long as I'm interested in MyCAREER, but an approach that I still don't like. The redesign in NBA 2K19 has made it slightly more bearable, but there'd be far less pointless messing around if we had more shortcut options, whether it's exiting practice, or loading straight into MyCOURT or the Pro-Am modes.
3. Owning Multiple Brands of Shoes in MyCAREER
One of the big decisions that we all make early on in MyCAREER is which shoe brand we want to sign with. The endorsement deal is a means of earning additional VC through in-game incentives and attending events for the brand, with earnings increasing as we gain more fans (and thus leverage through marketability). One of the conditions of signing with a brand is, understandably, agreeing to only wear that brand's shoes for all MyCAREER games. That also includes the connected modes of The Playgrounds and 2K Pro-Am/Jordan Rec Center; not just NBA games. If you don't honour this part of the agreement, your chosen brand will void your contract.
It's a logical restriction as far as role-playing is concerned, as it makes your choice of brand actually mean something. You need to choose the brand you want to wear in every game within MyCAREER carefully. The issue here is that you can still buy any other brand of shoes from Foot Locker, not to mention win them on the Daily Spin. Owning those shoes is pointless however because you can never actually wear them, otherwise you'll void the contract and lose out on VC. Since the options that we're presented with don't include foregoing a shoe deal altogether, the only way to wear any brand without upsetting anyone is to get an endorsement and then sabotage it.
4. Skipping Training Camp in Dynasty Mode
When Franchise was revamped into Dynasty in NBA Live 2004, it brought some much-needed depth to the series' multi-season/GM mode. One of the key additions was training camp, which allowed for additional ratings boosts on top of players developing between seasons. Holding training camp was the only offseason task that was available upon starting a new Dynasty game – there were no options to redo the Draft or any of the trades that had been made in real life – but it was still a welcome addition. It allowed for a head start on development if we manually set the training parameters, or even if we just simmed it. Alternatively, we could skip it altogether.
Having those first two options makes sense, but the ability to skip training camp did feel rather pointless. There's no good reason for a team to do that, and it ensured that your players would miss out on a chance at those additional ratings boosts. However, it was actually something to consider in NBA Live 2004, as a bug caused ratings to decline if less than 25% training time was assigned to any given area. I'm guessing the developers were aware of the problem, and added the option to skip training camp so that we could work around it. The bug was fixed in subsequent games but oddly, the option remained. Unless you were trying to get fired, it was pointless at that juncture.
5. Purchasing Items for 0 VC in NBA 2K19
Don't get me wrong. The fact that there are a lot of free animations in NBA 2K19's MyCAREER is fantastic, and a welcome change of direction after the gouging that took place in NBA 2K18's mode. It's something that 2K should absolutely continue to do in order to offset the expense of attribute upgrades, signature animations, clothing items, and so on. However, given that they are freely available as soon as you begin MyCAREER, it feels rather pointless to have to go to the MyPLAYER store and add them all to your cart so that you can purchase them for 0 VC. The 100 item limit for your cart makes this repetitive task even more arduous.
Then again, I suppose there is a point to it all; a method to the madness. It's a way of encouraging us to enter the store and buy items, in the hopes that we'll continue to do so (and in the process, end up spending money on extra VC). It's yet another way that the game has gone from subtly nodding towards VC purchases, to a gentle nudge in their direction, to a pushing hand planted firmly in the small of the back. It would be a lot easier if all the free animations were already available in our inventory, but then we wouldn't be guided towards the store. It makes sense from 2K's perspective, but for us, it's one of the more pointless options as it could be made far more efficient.
Honourable Mention: MyPLAYER Menu Options
I originally included this one among the five, but since it's more of a design flaw and the options do work, I took it out. However, I'm not sure when else I'll get a chance to talk about this, and the mix-up does lead to a certain amount of pointlessness in some situations, so here goes. The option to edit your MyCOURT design is always present in the MyPLAYER menu, but can only be accessed while you're in your MyCOURT. If you try to access it while out in The Neighborhood, you'll just be prompted to go to your MyCOURT in order to make changes. This does make sense from a technical standpoint, but it's pointless to have the option show up where it can't be used.
It makes even less sense when you consider that the menus for both purchasing and assigning animations are not available when you're in MyCOURT. Not only does this mean that it would've been possible to hide the MyCOURT option based on your current location, but you can't get new animations and test them out in the one area where that would be useful, without going outside first. And then, when you do go outside, the menu still displays an option for settings that you can't access until you go back in! In this case, the options aren't useless or pointless in and of themselves, but issues with the interface hinder them and make them feel that way.
Can you think of any other options in basketball games that feel pointless? Let me know in the comments section below, and as always, feel free to take the discussion to the NLSC Forum! That's all for this week, so thanks for checking in, have a great weekend, and please join me again next Friday for another Five.
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It's nice weather for sun baking..
..but we've been busy with the solar system this week. We ran the wire for the lights in the kitchen from the old system to the new. I always forget how to wire up the pull-switch, have to look it up every time!
The most obvious part of the whole thing was finally being able to take down the UGLY little solar shed that dominated the north wall of the cottage.
That's the best way to go about a system you're forking out money for - know how it works, back to front. Does this require an electrician to inspect and pass though? We're from different States, so I didn't know what your regulations were like.
Darnn, Amanda & Marty - I am truly impressed by the projects you two Tackle. You are two of the most adventurous people around!!


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"It is with utmost pleasure that we celebrate the contribution of extraordinary luminaries to the cultural film landscape by awarding the EBU-IMZ Lifetime Achievement Award together with the EBU Music + Dance Experts Group.", says Arild Erikstad, President of the IMZ.
Bruno Monsaingeon is a Paris-based concert violinist, writer and film director who, while still active in the field of performance has, in the last four decades, devoted a large part of this time to the making of musical films.
His filmed profiles of some of the legendary performers of our time (Yehudi Menuhin, Glenn Gould, Sviatoslav Richter, David Oistrakh, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau) have gained worldwide acclaim. Many of his films have won prestigious awards at International Festivals, and are available on DVD. His new film Mstislav Rostropovich, the indomitable bow will be released in autumn 2018.
"We could not think of anyone better suited for this year's EBU-IMZ Lifetime Achievement Award than Bruno Monsaingeon. His legacy does not only lie in his outstanding productions featuring legendary performers like Yehudi Menuhin, Glenn Gould or Sviatoslav Richter but also in his intimate, personal style of filming and his distinct and elegant approach to storytelling that continues to inspire music lovers and film makers for decades to come.", IMZ President Arild Erikstad continues.
Thank you, Bruno Monsaingeon, for your immense impact on the performing arts in audiovisual media!


Floating over the raging sea.
I'm a leaf on a windy day.
Pretty soon I'll be blown away.
The album Surf's Up is the last of the albums included in this study that I consider, in the majority, a classic psychedelic album. Four cuts from the album are included here. Except for the song Surf's Up, all cuts on the album were recorded in the early 1970s, but it appears that the 1966 song challenged members of the Beach Boys to come up with complimentary material. Noting the social commentary that had been successful in selling recent songs like Ball of Confusion written by Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong, the new manager of the Beach Boys, named Jack Rieley, advised that the group to write songs relevant to the moment. Many of the songs included on the album deal with issues that were current at the time, such as student demonstrations, air pollution, and vegetarianism. However, none of the songs included here as examples of psychedelia conform to Rieley's advice. Instead, they have spiritual content that makes no reference to the news.
'Til I Die was a new Brian Wilson composition, and was the opposite of his recent sunshine pop. It seems to communicate depression, especially that part about "it kills my soul", but it also contains spiritual awareness of each person's insignificance as an individual in the universe. The song seems to me more the practice of painful humility than a sad song. Though Wilson never said the song was influenced by hallucinogens, 'Til I Die lyrics speak from a place that someone familiar with LSD would recognize. The lyrics seem the sadder side of being sublimely overwhelmed by awe that John Lennon had expressed more positively in his Beatles song Because.
Bruce Johnston, who was at this time a member of the Beach Boys, is noted as saying that 'Til I Die was the last of the great Brian Wilson songs [The Beach Boys and the California Myth, David Leaf, 1978, p. 144]. I agree with him. It is one of the few songs by the Beach Boys in which both the words and music were solely written by Brian. I also think the rich harmonies that the Beach Boys use on the short contrapuntal song and the use of a Moog synthesizer make it an interesting companion piece for Because, the Beatles' last great psychedelic recording.


A new paranormal series from Stormy Glenn, with bear shifters, is a good thing in my book. Add the fact that they have a "secret town" called Pacific Cove where they all live, a tragic event in the past, and that twins share a human to mate with, and I was intrigued. The human mate in this first book also seems to be in trouble and his fated mates are two hot firefighters – yep, count me in. And in case you are wondering, there is no twincest involved, just the loving sharing of a human who needs as much protection and love as he can get.
Danny has not had an easy life. His family may have given him physical shelter - as little as they could get away with, but they rejected him emotionally. Danny is also a klutz, so he is a very frequent visitor to the hospital, but he is determined to make it on his own. He moved out of his cruel father's house as soon as he turned eighteen and has been scraping by ever since, but he wants to be a graphic artist, and nothing is going to stand in his way. But then two handsome firefighters turn up a week after Danny's twenty-fifth birthday, and his life changes completely.
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The Basile brothers opened the Quarterdeck in Maynard in 1981. But they were fishing and selling fish even earlier.
John was a commercial fisherman for 20 years, with his own fishing boat and a home base of Scituate. Early on, brother Frank fished with John. When Chris was in school, John would leave a box of cod on the wharf in Scituate. Chris would filet it and sell to tourists.
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The letter has received acknowledgement from the offices of the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Archbishop of Brisbane, Australia and Cardinal Ouellet of Quebec.
I have now received an acknowledgement of my letter of 10 August 2009 to church prelates in the English speaking world from The Office Of The Archbishop of York and a reply from Cardinal Keith Patrick O'Brien, Roman Catholic Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh.
I acknowledge the courtesy of Cardinal O'Brien in replying briefly to my letter but his reply shows that he in particular and churches in general are ignoring rather than dealing with the identification problems now engulfing the concept of God. He asserts God exists but how is he to know that God exists or for that matter identify which presumptive God, if any, is the genuine version of God? He talks of a God 'who communicates with his creatures so very regularly' but how can any mortal know that any entity at the other end of the supposed 'communication' is even immortal, let alone God? Indeed in my recent book, The Six Ways Of Atheism, I have innovatively developed the point that even a potentially immortal entity or a potential God could not be certain that it is genuinely immortal for all the future. People, especially religious people, just don't seem to understand that there may well be many entities in the Universe that are more intelligent, more long lived and more powerful than people are but that still fall far short of being God.
All this is exacerbated because there are so many sectarian and geographical violent conflicts in the world between different versions of theism and theistic communication, be it Christian and Moslem in Sudan (and to an extent in Nigeria) and quite recently between Christian denominations as well in Bosnia and in Northern Ireland.
In these circumstances it is absurd to want, as Cardinal O'Brien does, people to pray without knowing whether the entity they are asked to pray to exists, indeed even can logically exist, let alone whether the predominant version of deity in their part of the world is the correct version.
Cardinal O'Brien has not dealed with these points but sooner or later they will have to be examined by philosophers, theologians and the general public. It now behoves the serious media to take a part in questioning the leading churchmen in the country over that and in exploring this issue. Serious media should take up serious matters.
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In Annecy, a flying taxi startup is talking about it
Its goal: to relieve congestion in cities by developing flying taxis using waterways.
It was in Annecy, not far from the shores of the lake, that Alain Thébault decided to set up his startup four years ago. Today, his ambitions have crossed borders. His new goal: to launch his new flying taxi in more than 50 cities in the next five years.
"SeaBubbles" of its name has just announced that it will enter series production its first vehicle next year, for marketing in stride. After four years of development, the founder of the French box and his small team have developed a shuttle vehicle, which can be used on waterways in cities that have them, like Paris obviously, but also Lyon, Bordeaux, or even Toulouse.
This electric machine, flying over the surface of the water, will thus decongest cities and offer its passengers express transport. In a promotional video posted by Mashable, SeaBubbles unveils its future service with a strong resemblance to the Uber VTC service. An application is available, and boarding stations will also serve as recharging points for the batteries.
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Whether over water or on the French Tech landscape, SeaBubbles does not go unnoticed. Last year, a foreign investment fund made an offer to the French startup for a buyout of 65% of the capital. After announcing it to the general public, Alain Thébault had ended up reviewing his choice.
Man is aware of the potential for the future. The policies are there to support, like the mayoress of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, but also Bpifrance (which intends to green all of its investments ) and the European Union. To date, the startup SeaBubbles has raised 13 million euros. In view of the arrival of the marketing of its first vehicle and its plans for the future, it would not be surprising that these financing operations continue or even accelerate.
Because in addition to its flying taxi, comparable to Uber transport, SeaBubbles also intends to embark on public transport of the "water bus" type. For this, Alain Thébault has imagined machines with 12 or 32 places and is currently seeking to find an investor to finance its development. It would be called "HisBus" and could be assembled in Lyon, as reported by our colleagues from France 3 Auvergne Rhône-Alpes.
Until then, SeaBubbles will still have to pass a few obstacles. Already, since 2017, its founder explained that he had encountered many legislative obstacles, opposing the dynamics of policies. The administrative red tape would have been observed during the development of the flying taxi, and the current regulations will oblige the vehicle to respect a speed of 12 km / h while its capacities allow reaching 40 km / h in the calm of the electric motor and the comfort of a vehicle flying over the surface of the water by 50 centimeters.
Business to follow, while Alain Thébault declared this week: "We are finalizing the final version of SeaBubbles until December, then it goes into production at the start of 2021 for deliveries six months later". In the sights of the startup, cities like Paris but also Dubai, Venice, and Zurich.


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The Brain & the Actions of Cocaine, Opioids, and Marijuana
7: Localization of opioid binding sites
When a person injects heroin or morphine, it too, travels quickly to the brain. Point to the areas where opioids concentrate. The VTA, nucleus accumbens, caudate nucleus and thalamus are highlighted. The opioids bind to opioid receptors that are concentrated in areas within the reward system. Indicate that the action of opioids in the thalamus contributes to their ability to produce analgesia.
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Section I: Introduction to the Brain
Section II: Introduction to the Reward System
Section III: Introduction to Drugs of Abuse: Cocaine, Opiates (Heroin) and Marijuana (THC)
1: Localization of cocaine "binding sites"
2: Dopamine binding to receptors and uptake pumps in the nucleus accumbens
3: Cocaine binding to uptake pumps: inhibition of dopamine uptake
4: Increased cAMP produced in post-synaptic cell
5: Summary: cocaine binding in nucleus accumbens and activation of reward pathway
6: Positron emission tomography (PET) scan of a person on cocaine
8: Opioids binding to opioid receptors in the nucleus accumbens: increased dopamine release
10: Summary: opioid binding in nucleus accumbens and activation of the reward pathway
11: Localization of THC binding sites
12: THC binding to THC receptors in the nucleus accumbens: increased dopamine release
13: Increased cAMP produced in post-synaptic cell
14: Summary: THC binding in nucleus accumbens and activation of the reward pathway
15: Overall summary: these drugs of abuse all activate the reward system via increasing dopamine neurotransmission
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Flying physics V2
Phortiphy on Mar 9th 2008
This is a 2 physics pack that I made a while back. The first one is playable, if rather gimmicky. The second one IS NOT PLAYABLE AT ALL, EDIT and was included as an example of the variety of things you can do with this EDIT. They both involve pressing the walk key to "fly". Nofall2 is not playable because I set player gravity to a negative number when walking, but the problem is that if you're killed you just keep going up and up and up into the ceiling. Because of some unknown engine property, if you accelerate into the ceiling while dead at a constant rate, it sends you up through the ceiling, where everything looks untextured, then for about a minute of that you come up through the floor, continue upwards through the ceiling and repeat. Because your corpse is still moving, it is impossible to respawn.
There. Do what you will with this, but at least let people know what you are doing before hosting it. EDIT In response to Tim, here are some suggestions for getting the most out of this: 1) Certain maps, such as Intercontinental Divide, get the most out of this (I found quick six in general to be pretty good for it). 2) The setup of this is such that a person on the ground can usually trump a flying person. That's alright, because in my experience there's only one or two people spoiling like that. 3) You can control the rise and fall (and direction [you can build up mad speed]) by shooting in the opposite direction (preferably with a machine gun, rockets don't work as well).
All credit for concept goes to Count Roland. Other tweaks are credited to me. He has okayed this for distribution last time I saw him.
Final round of Mayhem 3 First tourney/final round
Phortiphy on Dec 25th 2007
This is the final round of the Mayhem 3 tournament. There was a point, at around 3-4 minutes where I just gave up, as I was not entirely happy with the map choice, but oh well. Congrats to Megabyte for a stunning decapitation of my self-confidence! :D
EDIT: This map requires The Warehouse to run.
Edit on my above review. Paradise Lost
Phortiphy on Nov 13th 2007, Version
The last two maps added really disappointed me. The level design was good, but the overuse of the solid color textures really bothered me, especially in acid rain. I felt like I was trapped in a two year old's toybox. Paradigm wasn't so bad, but both were still very confusing to the eye, and both levels had the same predominant theme (paradigm was more open and used less solid color textures, but still...). They just felt like add ons to each other. If I could give something 3 and 1/2 stars, I would give it to this.
Can anyone give me a Hoo-Rah!? Co-Op
Phortiphy on Nov 8th 2007, Version 1.0
Hoo-Rah!!!!
Great for all Paradise Lost
Phortiphy on Sep 26th 2007, Version 1.0
And by all, I mean any number of people.
I played through this entire pack with two other people, and even Downfall of Paradise, which is much bigger than the other two, was still awesomely fun. Even though I never ended up seeing the whole map, there was action every second. Excellent flow! I like the other two for different reasons, mostly because they are small but BEAUTIFUL. I especially like the detail that went into Serpant's Kiss (the jjaaro one, i think). The other map (lava one) was very beautiful too, especially in the parts where the walls are broken. I love how in all of these, there is an invisibility powerup, and while the only reason to get it at all on Downfall of Paradise is to cloak against motion sensors, the shadow plays in the lava map and especially serpant's kiss (which are easy to hide in WITHOUT invisibility) make the use of invisibility more strategic than just sneaking up behind somebody. I also like how there are health rechargers in serpant's kiss and the lava map. Health rechargers don't really belong on big maps, where unless you put it in the middle of an arena or something similar, it would be freebe health to anybody, if it's tucked into a corner (CTF maps are arguable here, though); but in small maps the recharger can be used, but only if the placement is exceptional, and it is. In serpants kiss, I only felt comfortable enough to stand there long enough to fill only half a bar, before dropping down the side to hide against anybody who might have seen me, and in the lava map, I made sure that there wasn't anybody in the middle before i started recharging. This is the way it should be; making you brave enough to reach the charger but cautious enough to not stand there for long. In short, great maps! I can not wait for more!
I like it CTF Castle Carnage
Phortiphy on Jun 7th 2007, Version 2.1
Let me get this out of the way: this map is the first one I've seen that had so much texture variety using the stock Infinity shapes. It looks pretty cool.
Now yeah, it's a gimmick map in two ways (textures and the "Simon" lights in the middle). Even so, it's a very playable arena, and while it's not original as such, that doesn't stop it from being enjoyable. Perhaps a flamboyant replacement for the * of Pains?
I was looking for this map ever since I first got aleph one working. I like the cramped hallways, and it offers decent defence for the flag (finally) with the need-to-go to teleporters, unless you use the switch, and the "secret" door behind the flag. It is my ideal map, but I am known for my weird tastes. I still remember JC's reaction when I first hosted it: "ewwwwwwww"
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How to Decolonize Your Artwork
A simple guide by Amal Amer, founder of Diaspora Babes
by Sarah Ben Romdane | April 25, 2019
by Sarah Ben Romdane
It's no secret that diaspora communities are often tied to a single story. Because mainstream media has long-been overwhelmingly whitewashed, many POC in the West have felt silenced, if not invisible. And that's why many of them are now disrupting traditional media, creating their own safe spaces where they have complete freedom and agency.
California-raised, Paris-based 23-year-old Yemeni-Lebanese Amal Amer launched her podcast Diaspora Babes "in Sagittarius season of 2018, although the idea was a long time in the making", she says. Working with a few friends who have shared similar feelings, her work seeks to explore diaspora culture and open up the conversation to the nuances of POC diaspora voices. But as a medium, art is the most precious to her. "In most diaspora families, art is under-appreciated and there is an enormous push to go into science, medicine, engineering and lawyering", she says when asked why art means so much to her, "but it's through art that I'm able to communicate with the world", she adds.
The most powerful art comes from being PRESENT with your actions, your life, and choosing to shine the light of creativity onto the shape of reality. BABES, can we get to 300 followers by the end of January? Share this to your story, tag me so I see, and I'll dm you a two card reading. If you share your fav episode and tag me or leave an iTunes review, same thing! LOVE U ALL THANKS FOR YOUR HELP
Une publication partagée par Diaspora Babes (@diasporababes) le 30 Janv. 2019 à 5 :03 PST
With Diaspora Babes, Amer's mission is dual. On an individual level, she hopes to empower those who like her, have felt like they didn't fit the mould that was constructed for them. And on a bigger scale, she seeks to challenge the racist and capitalist status quo by advocating and creating structures for her community.
We asked Amer to share five easy ways to decolonize your creative practice.
Remember your art is important
Your art is important, Diaspora Babe. Your art is important both on the personal level and on the collective level. On a personal level, your creative practice brings you joy and that is reason enough to keep doing it. In relation to the collective, the story of the world is shattered and buried in the hearts of each person. Black and brown artists, especially those who aren't cis men, do not have their experiences and thoughts represented in the wider cultural narrative. By valuing your art, you speak up for the ancestors who were silenced and rectify the present imbalance towards white men.
Diversify who you consume
Creative people need to be fed. Art is a collective wisdom channelled and embodied by an artist. If white men make all the narratives you're consuming, there's a problem. Look at your favourite movies, TV shows, YouTube channels, Instagram accounts, novels and designers. Ensure that the vast majority of them are people of colour, especially those who aren't cis straight men; it will make a difference in your art and life. It's not that white people can't make good art, it's that people of colour are always sidelined in them. You're not the brown best friend living in a story where the white person is the hero. You and your fellow Diaspora Babes are the protagonists who enable each others success. Give particular attention to making sure you listen to and centre the most marginalized voices, including Black woman.
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Claim your lineage
This is who you're in conversation with, even if they're dead. Who are you in dialogue with? Who is responding to your work? Most importantly, cite the work of other people of colour as influences. There are so many Black and Brown people, especially women and queer folks, who innovate and create ideas and then have someone else take credit for the idea. Citing your influences doesn't make your ideas less valuable; it gives you the credibility of lineage. Shifting the perspective to collective change, built on the foundation of collaborators' work.
Define your audience
Are you always making your art for the white gaze? Are you making art for the rich? Who is your art meant to touch? Where are you in their stories? Professors in my art department would always push me to make white people my audience, to make it legible to them. Reject the power hierarchy that always demands white people be centred and catered to.
Embrace the collective
Decolonizing alone is one thing, but decolonizing in collective is necessary. Forge, nourish, and sustain supportive relationships with other creative people of colour. You can understand each other, support each other, call each other in, and level up together. Compensate each other for work. That's the move for 2019. Instead of seeing your friends' successes or growth as threatening, see their triumphs as a reflection of your own worth. Unfortunately there's an inescapable problem of creating in the white dominated art world of running between tokenization and anonymity. My alternative is creating critical connections with other Diaspora Babes.
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Properties will also have to be available to be rented out for 140 days a year to qualify for this relief.
Secretary of State for Levelling Up Rt Hon Michael Gove said:
"The government backs small businesses, including responsible short-term letting, which attracts tourists and brings significant investment to local communities.
However, we will not stand by and allow people in privileged positions to abuse the system by unfairly claiming tax relief and leaving local people counting the cost.
The action we are taking will create a fairer system, ensuring that second homeowners are contributing their share to the local services they benefit from."
Kurt Jansen, Director of the Tourism Alliance said:
"Establishing these new operational thresholds for self-catering businesses is welcomed by the tourism industry as it makes a very important distinction between commercial self-catering businesses that provide revenue and employment for local communities, and holiday homes which lie vacant for most of the year.
It is recognition that tourism is the lifeblood of many small towns and villages, maintaining the viability of local shops, pubs and attractions."
The move will protect genuine small holiday letting businesses across the country and will support local economies by encouraging tourism and by ensuring second homeowners pay a fair contribution towards public services.
Around 65,000 holiday lets in England are liable for business rates of which around 97% have rateable values of up to £12,000.
Currently there is no requirement for evidence to be produced that a property has actually been commercially let out.
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Self-Employed 101: Who Are HMRC?
Just started out as a freelancer, sole trader or limited company? You'll be building a close relationship with HMRC very soon. Let our accountants from Leeds explain who HMRC are, what they want and why you are paying them.
Starting your own business is exciting.
Things may be a bit more uncertain, but your destiny is in your own hands now. You've got the chance to build something incredible, something that is yours, something to be proud of.
While the prospect of being your own boss and not having to do what other people say might have you bouncing off the walls, don't get too carried away just yet, because there is one place you still have to answer to: HMRC.
Somebody that our accountants from Leeds know very well.
HMRC is a department unique to the British government who primarily manage the collection of taxes, but also deal with some benefit payments and are responsible for setting standards such as minimum wage.
HMRC — or Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs — are categorically not a business. They aren't set up to make a profit, however they are responsible for bringing in a huge portion of government funding, which means they must be taken very seriously.
As a government department, their word is law. You must follow all stipulations of HMRC to the letter.
What Do HMRC Actually Do?
HMRC are responsible for taking taxes from businesses, be it a large corporation like Apple or a small, one man operation like your freelance business.
The manner in which they do this varies dependant on your business. Most small businesses will only have to fill out annual tax returns, however others may have to deal with more complicated processes, which we will discuss later in this blog.
HMRC doesn't only deal with taking money in, they also operate financial investigations too. They do this as a way of ensuring the government is getting the money it is owed.
The government expects you to be honest with regards to your contributions to HMRC, telling them exactly what you earn so you can pay the right amount of taxes, but they've been in this game long enough to know some people will try to be dishonest.
For this reason, HMRC also run business audits. In-depth checks into your businesses financial history to determine the honesty of your taxes. But how do HMRC decide who to inspect?
According to Startup Donut, 93% of audits are merited by unusual behaviour — late returns, previously dishonest or incorrect returns, big changes in revenue — however, this means 7% are completely random.
During this time HMRC will look at every aspect of your finances, so it's important to always maintain honesty to avoid penalties. As a government department, HMRC can dole out fines and even legal charges for bad offenders.
If you ever face an audit, it's a good idea to contact a professional to make sure everything is in order. Even though you may be operating overboard, mistakes can be made. Our accountants from Leeds are here to help you survive an audit from HMRC.
What Do I Have to Do For HMRC?
This is the really important bit.
You've been dealing with HMRC ever since you've been paying taxes, you just probably haven't really noticed. Under normal employment, you won't hear from HMRC unless you overpay taxes, but now you're going to need a close connection.
Setting up a business means you must register with HMRC. You can do this easily online and they will follow up with details on how to pay self-assessment taxes.
Paying taxes means different things to different businesses. Small, micro business don't have too much to consider, while limited companies have far more on their plate.
For example, a freelancer dealing with a handful of clients and earning just over the minimum tax bracket of £11,000 has only to worry about income tax and national insurance paid every year. A small portion of your wages saved once a month, or a lump sum of at the end of the year and you are sorted.
The bigger your operation gets however, the more you have to do for HMRC. You may have to deal with VAT, corporation tax, PAYE — if you have employees — and more. You'll also have to deal with expense claims.
You must understand your obligations to HMRC. Do your research, ask experts, talk to HMRC directly. Find out how your business is going to be affected by HMRC.
You must manage your finances. In the past, accounting has probably been done for you, now it is your responsibility. We've put together a handy infographic which will help you understand the basics of managing your small business accounts.
Confused about your obligations to HMRC? Contact our accountants in Leeds today for some expert advice.


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Bedtime at the Biggs House
Routine? What routine, writes our cover mom and actress Jenny Mollen, whose adventure trying to get her older son to, please, fall asleep will sound oh so familiar.
By Jenny Mollen
It was 5 p.m. on a Monday evening in January. The Bachelor was premiering in a few hours. I hadn't watched or live-tweeted the show in ages, something I used to do religiously. But three months after having my second child, Lazlo, and once again able to keep my eyes open past 7 p.m., I was ready to take back the night.
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I knew it was a lofty goal, not because of Laz, but because of his older brother, our 3-year-old, Sid. At the end of my pregnancy, I lost the strength to impose order upon his bedtime routine, so there'd been long stretches when Sid would tuck me into bed and fall asleep on top of me. I justified the cosleeping by assuring Jason that when we moved into our new apartment after the baby arrived, we would transition Sid out of our bed by enticing him with a "big-boy bunk bed."
A bunk bed would trump my bed because it's the amalgamation of what kids love: Jungle gyms! Treehouses! Freedom! The good news was that Sid loved his new bunk. The bad news was that he insisted somebody sleep in it with him. Since I'd just had a baby, it was determined that person was Jason.
After bribing Sid to eat three more pieces of broccoli in exchange for chocolate, I got him in and out of his bath in record time. It was 7 p.m. and Bachelor Arie's journey to find love was still an hour and a half away. I pulled Jason aside for a quick powwow.
"Tonight is the night," I whispered, conspiratorially.
"What do you mean?" Jason's eyes widened, assuming I was referring to the sex I'd been withholding since giving birth to Laz.
"NOT THAT!" I scoffed. "That's probably never happening again," I explained gently. "I'm busting you out of the bunk, SEAL Team VI-style."
"You ARE?" Jason exclaimed, ten times more thrilled than when he thought we'd be having sex.
"We need to reclaim our independence. He needs to know who's boss," I mouthed, afraid of Sid's wrath if he caught wind of the plan.
"Sid, it's time for bed," I called out in my most adult voice.
Jason helped him brush his teeth as I gingerly broke the news that "Daddy is going to sleep in his own bed tonight." Sid didn't seem fazed. So far, so good.
We went through the rest of our nighttime ritual, consisting of three books, two improvised stories, and 17 super-hard kisses on the lips.
At 8 p.m. on the dot, I said my final farewell.
"Are you gonna leave the light on?" Sid asked.
"Of course, and I'm gonna be right next to you in my room, which if you really think about it, is basically your room. We're all in one giant room with just a small wall between us," I rambled on as I walked out.
Jason leaped up out of bed and started moonwalking when he saw that Sid wasn't with me. "We did it, we did it!" we silent screamed in each other's face.
I crawled into bed, victorious, as Chris Harrison appeared on the screen, assuring me that I was about to see the most dramatic love story ever told.
"Daddy?"
Jason muted the TV and shot me a look. "Don't say anything—just lie like a blanket," I said, diving under the duvet and holding my breath.
"DAAADDDY?" Sid continued, more exasperated than desperate.
Jason waited another beat, then answered. "Yes, buddy?"
"You're taking a long time."
"What?" Jason said, as if he had absolutely no idea what Sid's questioning was referring to.
"You're taking a long time. You need to come to bed," Sid said, pointedly.
Jason's face dropped in horror. "He thinks I'm coming in!" he said.
Sid appeared in the doorway, now naked and demanding answers, when Lazlo started crying from his crib. Sid stared at me hard, daring me to choose Laz over him. Jason paused the TV on a Jacuzzi scene that was just starting to heat up, and rushed to retrieve Laz.
I coerced my mini minotaur back into his room by getting into bed with him and massaging his back. "Aah, that's the spot," he said smugly, as I tickled his back like he was an overweight house cat.
"Okay, Sid, it's getting really late. All the kids from your school are asleep. Luna and Teddy and Zen... " I assured him, knowing that if I didn't escape lying in bed with him soon, I'd be stuck tweeting on Mountain Time.
"Are you my mother?" he asked sweetly.
"Yes," I said, caressing his cheek.
"You know what mothers do?" Sid said. "They sleep in bed with their children."
Refusing to be manipulated, I pressed on. "I'm gonna be just outside your door. And in the morning."
"Why can't I see my eyes?" he asked, not giving up.
"I don't know, Sid, but in the morning we can look it up on my phone."
"Can you go get your phone now?"
"I can't."
"Dead?" He repeated the word slowly, subconsciously aware of its gravitas.
"Yes. But I love you, goodnigh-"
"You know who else is dead… " he paused, ominously. "Teets."
Teets was my first dog—the first love of my life—who died when Sid was 2 years old. Sid never gave a shit about Teets but loved bringing him up to elicit a reaction from me.
"He's an angel now."
Sid looked at me, skeptical.
"No, really, he's in heaven." I doubled down.
"Who is Heaven?"
"It's a place," I corrected him.
"In New Jersey?"
"A little north… " I didn't have a watch, but from where I lay next to him I could make out the slow blinking of his Gummy Bear Nightlight timer, tipping me off that it was well past 9 p.m.
Sid rested his head on my chest and gently wrapped his hands around me. I burrowed my face into his sandy-blond hair, inhaling his lavender-scented shampoo.
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Like a contestant on The Bachelor, I know his infatuation with me won't last forever. In the not-so-distant future, I'll be the one begging for bedtime kisses. One day, he might even try to move out, date other people, or banish me to voicemail for eternity.
I drifted off to sleep knowing that the only Bachelor I needed to watch this season was already in my arms. And I'd be a fool not to relish my time in his fantasy suite.
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Razwan Hussain, 34, and his 36-year-old brother Naveed, both of St Marks Road in Bristol, were jailed for 10-and-a-half years and two years respectively at Bristol Crown Court earlier today.
They attacked a 44-year-old man and a 21-year-old man at the Tesco Extra store in Eastville at around 6.30pm on Friday 31 August. Both victims were left with serious injuries. Part of the incident was captured on CCTV (see below – please be aware you may find the footage distressing).
Following the sentencing, Chief Constable Andy Marsh praised the bravery of members of the public who rushed to the aid of the two victims and the professionalism of officers who were first on the scene.
He said: "This was a cowardly and brutal attack which took place in a busy superstore on a Friday afternoon last summer.
"It's a concerning example of a violent offence which we believe has its roots in serious criminality.
"I've watched CCTV showing the incident unfold as well as Body Worn Video footage of officers who were first on the scene and it's shocking.
"The use of such a barbaric weapon in such close vicinity to so many innocent members of the public is horrifying and I'm sure these events will have a lasting impact on those who were unfortunate enough to witness it.
"I want to praise the bravery of the members of the public who rushed to the victims' aid and the actions of staff at the store who evacuated shoppers so quickly.
"Body Worn Video footage (below – please be aware you may find the footage distressing) shows the response of officers who were first on the scene and they acted with calm professionalism, swiftly taking charge in what were chaotic circumstances. I also want to praise everyone involved in the search for the offenders and those who worked on the resulting investigation.
Investigating officer DC Dominic Landragin said the machete attack unfolded a short time after Naveed Hussain and one of the victims were involved in a scuffle inside the store.
He said: "After the initial disturbance, CCTV shows Naveed Hussain using his mobile phone to summon help, resulting in his brother Razwan driving to the store armed with the machete.
"One of the victims was attacked just outside the foyer, while the second victim was pursued through the store and then struck with the weapon.
"We were quickly able to identify the Hussain brothers from CCTV footage and an intensive search operation began. Armed officers were involved in this operation due to the nature of the incident.
"Razwan was arrested a week later after being found by officers hiding at a relative's home, while Naveed handed himself in after five days.
"The video footage speaks for itself and both brothers had to admit their guilt due to the overwhelming evidence against them.


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The black one you are referring to....is it for sale in Kelowna? If so that 94 eurospec isn't even a canadian edition. Its a japan import. Very overpriced if we are thinking of the same one, but yeah, nice car with a few poor choices.
Byzanz Metallic M3 for sale here in the SF Bay Area.
Byzanz has a special place in my E36 M3 heart.
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d4f - "your work is alway's brilliant - even though, i was unable to get this skin to work - i have never had any issues with your skins - is there a special setting to be use on this one - pls advise, thank's !!"
Hi, thx for your comment, no with skin are nothing special settings, l also download and test again working fine.
you shell have classicpro pluging 1.15 added?
d4f - "i'm running "winamp 5.57 version" - i can in most cases run either classic or cPro skins - where in "preferrences" might i find "classicpro plugin 1.15" ?? if i don't have this plugin, i have already located where to download/install - eventhough "winamp" is great - it's not easy looking through all the plugins unless even if you have the specific name - is odd - but, will keep trying to find the appropriate solution - thank's a million for going the extra mile for me - is greatly appreciated."
ps: "classicpro 1.15 is cPro - i resolved issue by deleting the skin - then, redownload/install and worked like a charm - not too bad for a few hours of research headaches ... "smiles" ... "
Even though I don't use Winamp or Xion I'll say this ... your graphics are excellent!
May have to rethink using one or the other.
Thx, man its nice to hear, that.
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Which player U use?, l made skins fo manny different.
please, can some one tell me what visualisation is... where can i get it??