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Politicon
Politicon brings the brilliant team of political and legal masterminds together for Politicon's #SistersInLaw. Joyce Vance, Jill Wine-Banks, Barb McQuade, and Kimberly Atkins Stohr will pull back the curtain on how our government actually works, take on the corrupt, share their wisdom and give us their rulings on the latest in politics, law, and culture.
Totally Corrupt
Brett & Diggs
Foul mouth friends talk politics. #ULTRAMAGA
Broken Road
Recursor
An audio drama set in the near future about a war veteran with obsolete military implants who teams up with a defiant farmer against a corrupt lawman.
The Caixin-Sinica Business Brief
SupChina
A weekly round-up of top business and financial news from China's leading financial magazine, Caixin, produced and hosted by the Sinica Podcast's Kaiser Kuo, featuring full stories from Caixin and conversations with Caixin writers and editors.
DrakeBailey
Politics and Sociology
Pretty Corrupt Podcast
Storic Podcasts
Jordan, Stacy, and Nate take you inside the scandals, feuds, and reality of the rich and the famous. They probe the dark crevices of Hollywood and deconstruct pop culture. Jordan Ross Meyers is the creator of Twitter's notorious Lee Radziwill and Donn Gunvalson accounts.
Corruption Watch
Corruption Watch is a non-profit launched in 2012 concerned with the abuse of entrusted resources or power for personal gain. Corruption Watch is concerned with any such abuse by anyone at any level of government or in business.
Corrupted Youth Podcast
Corrupted Youth
Explore the latest blockbusters, classic genre films, and the schlockiest of golden age VHS rental store flicks in spoiler-heavy fashion with father and son hosts, Dan and Brennan.
Lever Time
The Lever
From LeverNews.com — Lever Time is the flagship podcast from the investigative news outlet The Lever. Hosted by award-winning journalist, Oscar-nominated writer, and Bernie Sanders' 2020 speechwriter David Sirota, Lever Time features exclusive reporting from The Lever's newsroom, high-profile guest interviews, and expert analysis from the sharpest minds in media and politics.
Crime, Corruption & Cocktails
Crime, Corruption, and Cocktails Podcasters
Crime, Corruptions & Cocktails will focus on reviewing cases of police, corporation, and government corruption and negligence. We will take at look the different elements of corruptions and how people's lives are often dramatically affected by forces outside of their control.
Power Corrupts
Brian Klaas
Does power corrupt? Absolutely. This is the podcast about the hidden—and often nefarious—forces that shape our world. Election rigging. Smuggling. Narcopolitics. Ransom. Conspiracy Theories. North Korean bank heists. Cults. Drug Lords. Voodoo. Money laundering. Assassinations. Unhinged conspiracy theories. Unbelievable stories. Stitched together with the help of world-leading experts. Created and narrated by Dr. Brian Klaas, a political scientist and columnist for The Washington Post. Join o ...
History as told by the people who were there.
The Dark Money Files
Graham Barrow and Ray Blake
A series of podcasts which explain to a non-technical audience how "Dark Money" (e.g. money laundering, corruption, bribery, tax evasion) enters the financial system and infects everything it touches.
AICoffeeTalk with Jack & Jill
Tommy C
AI friends, Jack & Jill talk about controversial topics and conspiracy theories over coffee.
Zedcast - The Tyler Zed Podcast
Tyler Zed
Tyler Zed of the YouTube channel Zedcation hosts Zedcast, a podcast talking about current events, media hypocrisy, corrupt politicians and the hysterical absurdity we see in today's pop culture.
In the Land of Lies
Sean Kipe tells the story of former Georgia police officer Michael Chapel, convicted of the 1993 robbery and brutal murder of Emogene Thompson and sentenced to life in prison. However, with the recent surfacing of new information, Chapel's story may have taken a dramatic turn – one that could potentially prove his innocence. Kipe takes a deep dive into Chapel's past to find the unbelievable truth behind a story that involves corrupt police officers, crime rings, drug trafficking, steroids, a ...
COMMONS is a documentary podcast that proves Canada is anything but boring. Each season, host Arshy Mann guides you through the country's dark underbelly, bringing you stories about crime, corruption and all manner of misdeeds. This season: stories of how these monopolists bullied their way to the top, strangled their rivals, and cornered their markets with help from the government. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The day's top stories from BBC News. Delivered twice a day on weekdays, daily at weekends
The Damage Report with John Iadarola
TYT Network
Welcome to The Damage Report with John Iadarola, your daily breakdown of the true threats and challenges facing our country and our world. John Iadarola hosts an unflinching, no-holds-barred look at the damage that the Establishment, corrupt special interest groups, the GOP and global corporations are causing.. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
HARDtalk
In-depth, hard-hitting interviews with newsworthy personalities.
Eclipse: Crater of Corruption
Time To Die Podcast Network
An actual play adventure, using The Sprawl: A Powered By The Apocalypse game system. This is a dark sci-fi adventure, set on the moon. Three friends risk it all to make the big time, only to find themselves in bigger trouble than they ever expected.
On The Rampage
Don Lichterman
On the Rampage w/ Don Lichterman discusses politics, current events, music, film, TV shows, reality TV, corrupt issues while talking about travelling, excursions, slices of life along with animal & wildlife welfare, crimes & abuse reports every week!
Storytellers Ink | Realm
Eleanor "El" Rivkin is a misanthropic information broker who grapples with a tangled web of corruption, murder, and her own mysterious abilities in 1990s New York City. Starring Brigette Lundy-Paine (Atypical), Erin Darke (Mrs Maisel), Moises Airas (Hannah Montanna), Rich Sommer (Mad Men) and Kevin Pollak (A Few Good Men). Created by Carina Green and Ryan Patch.
Thin Blue Lies
Sal and Dice
Thin Blue Lies is an anti-capitalist true crime podcast documenting the crimes done by the police.
Host Marco Werman and his team of producers bring you the world's most interesting stories that remind us just how small our planet really is.
The Cooley Account
Neal Edelstein
What started as research for a feature film resulted in these recordings. This is the life story of informant Bob Cooley, who accomplished the impossible, he decapitated Al Capone's mob. In this multiple-part conversation, Bob divulges details about the inner workings of the Chicago mob, corrupt politicians, judges on the take, and other notorious characters including the cult icon Count Dante. Bob also reveals never before told elements about cold cases and information about the 1974 Purola ...
Audioboom Studios
Bailey Sarian, a professional makeup artist & true crime connoisseur, is taking her expertise from her popular YouTube series, Murder, Mystery & Makeup, and expanding into the podcast world with Dark History! Each week, she will explore the chilling stories of the dark past from US and World History that they don't teach you in school!
Bad Cops
The story of one of America's most corrupt police units. Why do good cops go bad?
The Megyn Kelly Show
The Megyn Kelly Show is your home for open, honest and provocative conversations with the most interesting and important political, legal and cultural figures today. No BS. No agenda. And no fear.
The Journal.
The Wall Street Journal & Gimlet
The most important stories, explained through the lens of business. A podcast about money, business and power. Hosted by Kate Linebaugh and Ryan Knutson. The Journal is a co-production from Gimlet Media and The Wall Street Journal.
TechStuff is a show about technology. And it's not just how technology works. Join host Jonathan Strickland as he explores the people behind the tech, the companies that market it and how technology affects our lives and culture.
Chris Farrell's On Watch Podcast
Judicial Watch Director of Investigations & Research Chris Farrell takes you on a deep dive into topics and issues relating government waste, fraud, abuse, & corruption--things you need to know as an informed, concerned citizen. Judicial Watch, Inc. is a conservative, non-partisan educational foundation, which promotes transparency, accountability and integrity in government, politics and the law. Through its educational endeavors, Judicial Watch advocates high standards of ethics and morali ...
Amanpour
Amanpour is CNN International's flagship global affairs interview program hosted by Chief International Correspondent Christiane Amanpour.
Ryan Orrock
Is Western civilization collapsing? Are all of our systems corrupt and based on violence? Do you feel lost? Out of place? Do YOU feel like an Outsider in our world? Then join us as we discuss our journey from disillusionment of the current violence-based system, its inevitable collapse, and how we will make a better world after that happens. https://www.ryanorrock.com/the-outsiders-podcast/
Intercepted
The people behind The Intercept's fearless reporting and incisive commentary discuss the crucial issues of our time: national security, civil liberties, foreign policy, and criminal justice. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
DivineFavor.ORG - Make Disciples
Brother Joseph Almaguer
2Co 10:3 The world is unprincipled. It's dog-eat-dog out there! The world doesn't fight fair. But we don't live or fight our battles that way--never have and never will. 2Co 10:4 The tools of our trade aren't for marketing or manipulation, but they are for demolishing that entire massively corrupt culture. 2Co 10:5 We use our powerful God-tools for smashing warped philosophies, tearing down barriers erected against the truth of God, fitting every loose thought and emotion and impulse into th ...
The Taxcast
The Taxcast is a monthly podcast/radio show from the Tax Justice Network sizzling with the latest developments in the corrupt world of tax havens, financial secrecy and tax dodging. We explore these most challenging ethical and economic issues of our times, with transformational economic analysis you won't hear anywhere else.
Hot & Bravo'd: A Bravo TV Podcast
Buttered Pop
Engaged 19 times? Morally corrupt? Think money can buy you class? This is the podcast for you. We're equally Bravobsessed and have something to say at all times about everything Bravo TV. A Buttered Pop podcast.
Bad Movies, Worse People
Derrick Affolder
Hosts Derrick and Patrick along with guests riff on, pick on and laugh about bad, stupid, poorly made films while exposing how corrupt their souls really are.
The Desi Crime Podcast
Lost Debate
Desi Killers, Desi Kidnappers, Desi Criminals - find them here. Brought to you by Aryaan Misra and Aishwarya Singh. We are your one stop shop for all things Desi, and all things Crazy. www.desicrime.com Tooooooooo much of true crime is centered around America - New York murder this and Chicago Killer that. What about the Delhi Dons and Karachi killers and Bangladeshi Burglars?! If you are tired of the the same-old American murderer, British killer, Australian kidnapper, Canadian stalker… NO ...
From UFOs to psychic powers and government conspiracies, history is riddled with unexplained events. You can turn back now or learn the Stuff They Don't Want You To Know ... an audio podcast from iHeartRadio.
In Pursuit of Development
Dan Banik
If you are interested in democracy, poverty eradication and climate change, this is your go-to podcast for a deeper understanding of the politics of global development. In each episode, we discuss the experiences of developing and "emerging economies" in Africa, Asia and Latin America. While we examine major global challenges and highlight various "problems", we also highlight what works on the ground. This podcast is hosted by Professor Dan Banik from the Centre for Development and the Envi ...
Corruption - DM Listen
Daily Maverick
We are out to prove that online news and analysis can be independent, informative, entertaining, and pay for itself without doing silly things like making readers pay for access. That makes us a little unusual – but only in good ways.
Anime on Trial
Braden and Dalton
These anime have been getting away with it for far too long, and just Braden and just Dalton are just the young bucks with badges and guns to take 'em down. At the end of each season, Mr. Webb and Mr. Atchley bring each show to court and serve as the prosecutor and defense for charges such as, "Does the Death Note corrupt its users?" Why don't you, jury at home, watch along with us, and decide for yourselves.
Dark Dynasties
The Hammers. The Murdaughs. The Royal Family. These family dynasties are the elite-est of the elites: they've spent generations controlling their public image, amassing obscene amounts of wealth, and (no big surprise) have more skeletons than you can fit in your front hall closet. On Dark Dynasties, Syd Heller and Olivia Delaurentis dig into the corrupt, criminal, and straight-up weird stories of the rich and powerful to try and answer one question: Where did their power come from? And what ...
The Rachel Maddow Show
Rachel Maddow, MSNBC
SPECIAL TO THIS FEED: The January 6th hearings and corresponding analysis from Rachel Maddow and other MSNBC panelists beginning Thursday, June 9th. The Rachel Maddow Show airs Mondays at 9pm ET on MSNBC, and shortly thereafter in this feed. On Tuesday through Friday, the 9pm ET hour is MSNBC Prime.
The Socially Corrupt Podcast
Podcast by The Socially Corrupt Podcast
Blackouts, Corruption and a Poisoned CEO 18:52
South Africa's state-owned power company, Eskom, is struggling to keep the lights on in the country and is now looking for a new leader after its current CEO was poisoned. WSJ's Alexandra Wexler on the difficult job of running Eskom. Further Reading: - South Africa Seeks State Power Chief After CEO Says He Was Poisoned Learn more about your ad choi…
Pseudoscience Convictions: The Story of Levon Brooks and Kennedy Brewer | Crime, Corruption, & Cocktails | Episode 118 36:26
On this week's episode, we look at the wrongful convictions of Levon Brooks and Kennedy Brewer.By Crime, Corruption, and Cocktails Podcasters
Ukrainian Officials fired for Corruption, Rick and Morty, Doomsday Clock, MSFT Stock, Justin Bieber sells Music for $200 million and more 50:07
Episode number 219! Thanks for supporting the show so far! Become a member and support the show today at zedmedia.substack.com!By Tyler Zed
71: FYC: For your Corruption 48:50
Hi friends, happy Thursday! Welcome to the Dark History podcast. It's Award Show Season Babbbyyy. The Glitz! The Glamour! The Scandal?!?! Oh yes, Award Shows are full of scandals, corruption, and buying awards. In today's episode, we go to the very beginning of Awards Shows and how from the get-go they were shady, shady events. And even if you thin…
#136 - Totally Corrupt Podcast - Brett & Diggs - 01.24.2023 1:05:04
This episode is dedicated to Matt Newland (1979-2023). RIP "Newbie..." Our overlords here on earth want us to eat bugs and plant chips in our heads... You're in a better place pards.By Brett & Diggs
Ukraine corruption scandal ousts top officials 47:56
Ukraine's government has fired more than a dozen officials, including a top adviser to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, amid allegations of corruption. And, despite Turkey's promise to enroll Syrian refugee children in school, 1 in 3 are not attending classes. In Gaziantep, families say they've been barred from enrollment. Also, Amsterdam's hash café…
Zelensky's fight against government corruption 54:34
Ukraine's President Zelensky may be the world's most famous wartime leader, but his ability to mobilize his country in the fight of its life wasn't what got him elected; his pledge to fight corruption did. Now, Zelensky is purging his own government in a growing scandal linked to the unlawful procurement of wartime supplies. Historical corruption, …
Chapter 1 | The Aftermath 1:09:20
After a brutal crash that totals his race car, Ivo tries to figure out a way to make up for the money he now owes. Since his partners rely on his winnings for income, his promo buddy, Illex; his decal artist, Lotus; and his mechanic, Jason; all begin brainstorming along with him. GM: Tim Demeuse https://twitter.com/idagrabyourgun Illex: Chris Riley…
Ukrainian officials quit in anti-corruption drive 31:07
President Zelensky has removed five regional governors and four deputy ministers in a reshuffle. Also, the Afghan authorities say more than 120 people have died because of freezing temperatures, and instead of flowers, why one bride in the Philippines chose to have a bouquet of onions!By BBC World Service
Beyoncé, Baldwins and Buckingham Palace 58:03
Queen Bey left PCP off her guest list (again), but we'll try to forgive her! Jordan, Stacy and Nate are diving into Beyoncé's $24M concert in Dubai and Hilaria Baldwin doubling down on her (fake) accent as Alec gets charged. The big reveal.. details from Ivana Trump's will and King Charles' scaled down coronation plans. PLUS, strap on your snow boo…
Public Procurement Unpacked - Episode 1 51:29
When you hear the word "procurement" do your eyes glaze over? Why should we care about it? In fact, public procurement – the process by which a government contracts for goods, service and infrastructure for the good of all society – is at the heart of the fight against corruption. For decades now, South Africa's public procurement system has been d…
Corrupted Youth Ep 68 Drive Time Special: Shin Ultraman 36:17
Take a drive with Dan and Brennan to the theater and back! On the way there, Brennan drops some Ultraman knowledge. They return after watching Shin Ultraman to give out their initial thoughts and feelings! Join us in the Corrupted Youth Dongle Den on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/2510676992517291 Hey, dongles, contact us - you know you w…
Tech News: A Corrupted File Grounded All US Aircraft Yesterday 29:20
A corrupt file in the FAA's systems forced all flights in the US to hold, leading to thousands of delays and hundreds of cancellations. Plus, CNET has been using AI to write articles and no one really noticed. Parler laid off about 75% of its staff. And the James Webb Space Telescope finds its first new exoplanet. Plus more! See omnystudio.com/list…
On The Rampage, Five Memphis Cops, Your Daily Briefing, Palestinians, Jerusalem, Kidnaping & Seeing Pelosi Video & Nichols Video Baffle Me! 1:02:39
On The Rampage, Five Memphis Cops, Your Daily Briefing, Palestinians, Jerusalem, Kidnaping & Seeing Pelosi Video & Nichols Video Baffle Me!By Don Lichterman
114: Another Bombshell 1:27:41
The #SistersInLaw meet this week to pick apart the weaknesses of the Durham investigations, exploring who's complicit, and who is pushing back. Then, they discuss the traitorous activities involving Russian oligarchs committed by FBI counterintelligence agent Charles McGonigal, and dive into the facts surrounding the tragic police killing of a susp…
71. The Unsolved Case of Nadia Malik (Pt.2) - USA 43:57
22 year old Nadia Malik is nowhere to be found. All we know is that her partner Bhupinder Singh picked her up in a Black Nissan Altima around february 6th. She got in probably thinking it's a car ride that will last a few minutes. But minutes turned into hours, hours turned into days, and the days turned into a week. But Nadia was nowhere to be see…
TechStuff Classic: The Philips Story: Part Two 41:22
What happened to the Philips company during World War II? How did Philips diversify over the decades? What's next for the company? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts
Seven killed in Jerusalem synagogue attack 32:34
Israeli police killed the suspect as he tried to escape. It comes amid escalating violence in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories. Also: The video is released of police officers in the US city of Memphis savagely beating a black motorist, Tyre Nichols - who later died, and as the world marked Holocaust Memorial Day we hear about the gro…
Pain In The Schtook 50:00
We discuss the latest information on the Tyre Nichols investigation. AOC spars with a republican over fossil fuels. Biden responds to the GOP tax plan. In a surprise to nobody, more lies are coming out against George Santos as he faces multiple inquiries. Co-Host: Brett Erlich (@bretterlich) Become a TDR YouTube Member: http://www.youtube.com/theda…
Blinken heads to Middle East amid spike in Israeli-Palestinian tension 48:27
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will head to Egypt and onward to visit Palestinian and Israeli officials. He will arrive on the heels of an Israeli counterinsurgency raid that killed at least two civilians and ratcheted up tensions on either side of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. And, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen visited South Africa …
Pelosi Bodycam Footage Revealed, and Pfizer Exec Caught on Tape, with Michael Knowles and Mike Baker | Ep. 481 1:33:32
Megyn Kelly is joined by Michael Knowles, host of The Michael Knowles Show, and Mike Baker, author of "Company Rules," to discuss the breaking news of the Paul Pelosi home invasion bodycam footage being released, the incompetence and lack of urgency by San Francisco police that it shows, the revelations in the Pelosi 9-1-1 call, how the attack coul…
On The Rampage, I Love Jews, International Holocaust Day, Poland, Auschwitz, Oświęcim, Friday Night Lights w/ The Killers Live from Germany! 1:33:11
On The Rampage, I Love Jews, International Holocaust Day, Poland, Auschwitz, Oświęcim, Friday Night Lights w/ The Killers Live from Germany!By Don Lichterman
Leon Panetta on the classified docs dilemma 55:19
Former presidents and vice presidents will be told to check their personal records for classified documents after some were found at the Indiana home of former vice president Mike Pence. It's the latest discovery in a growing controversy that has led to many questions, including what actually constitutes a classified document, what the process is w…
Federal Air Marshals & Biden Admin Failures w/ Sonya Hightower LaBosco 46:09
Judicial Watch Director of Investigations & Research Chris Farrell takes you inside the world of U.S. Air Marshals with Sonya Hightower LaBosco, the Executive Director of the Air Marshal National Council, to discuss the Biden administration sending Air Marshals to help secure the southern border, giving the Chinese government personal information o…
Who Killed Marilyn Monroe? 1:08:14
Even if you've never seen her films or know her by name, you will almost certainly recognize Marilyn Monroe. This famous Hollywood icon rose to global fame as a model, actress, and socialite -- only to die, officially from an overdose, at the young age of 36. And ever since that day, people around the world have spent decades asking whether there's…
Fears mount of fresh Israel-Palestinian violence 33:24
Israeli air raids and Palestinian rocket fire raise tensions. The violence follows a deadly Israeli army raid on the occupied West Bank. Also: Shares slump in one of India's biggest companies after allegations of financial misconduct -- and the mystery of the miraculously growing Vladimir Putin.By BBC World Service
HAPPY FRIDAY, Memphis Body Cam Footage, Airplane Duct Tape, Adam Schiff Senate Run, Prince Andrew Kicked OUT of Royal Palace & more 46:19
364 - "Heather, no…" 46:43
It's another beautiful week in the Bravoverse, and the boys have a lot to discuss! They dive right in with the finale of Southern Hospitality (5:13), Amrit and Nicholas' sperm count on Family Karma (14:53), Karen vs. Robyn on RHOP (22:36), the family lawyer scream fest on RHOM (28:03), and the beginning of the much anticipated RHOSLC reunion (34:28…
Invention of the MP3 10:30
Professor Karlheinz Brandenburg from Germany spent more than a decade developing MP3 technology, which was developed to convert audio into digital form.He had been working on it since 1982.It compressed music into a file size that made it easier to transmit, leading to the first MP3 players and fast music sharing.Laura Jones has been speaking to Pr…
Leopoldo Lopez: Has Venezuela's opposition been outmanoeuvred? 23:46
Stephen Sackur speaks to Leopoldo Lopez, a key leader of Venezuela's opposition. Once a political prisoner, now in exile in Spain, his efforts to topple the socialist regime led by Nicolas Maduro have been thwarted. Has Venezuela's pro-democracy movement been outmanoeuvred?By BBC World Service
Five police officers charged over Tyre Nichols' death in Memphis 27:21
The 29-year-old was stopped on 7 January for reckless driving, and died three days later. Also: fear of flare-up after deadly Israeli raid in Jenin, and why do some men wear shorts in cold weather?By BBC World Service
Florida Man Class Ban 50:00
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump is looking at suing Desantis over his ban of an AP African-American class. Adam Schiff announces his run for the US Senate. Republicans are putting the pressure on Manchin to retire. Meta allows Trump back on Facebook and Instagram. Co-Host: Miranda Scholl (@badgamerwyatt) Become a TDR YouTube Member: http://www.yout…
Tech News: AI Blunders and a Liquid-Metal Robot 30:40
An academic publisher says that it will not publish academic papers written by ChatGPT. Futurism uncovers more problems with CNET's use of AI to write articles. India pressures Twitter and Google to censor a BBC documentary. And researchers in Hong Kong show off a cool melting robot! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
Why the DOJ Is Suing Google Again 17:17
The Department of Justice is seeking to break up part of Google's digital advertising business. In a lawsuit filed Tuesday, the government says the tech giant has taken actions that 'severely weaken, if not destroy competition in the ad tech industry.' Google says the lawsuit is an attempt to pick winners and losers. WSJ's Miles Kruppa discusses th…
Contaminated cough syrup kills 300 children in Asia, Africa 48:01
The World Health Organization is calling for "immediate action" to protect children from contaminated cough syrup that has killed more than 300 children in Asia and Africa. The syrup has been linked to pharmaceutical manufacturers in India. And, Israeli soldiers conducted a raid on suspected militants in Jenin Camp, a Palestinian refugee camp. Thei…
Erasing What Makes Women Women, and COVID Lockdown Protests, with Mary Katharine Ham, Bethany Mandel, Winston Sterzel, and Matthew Tye | Ep. 480 1:35:17
Megyn Kelly is joined by Mary Katharine Ham, host of "Getting Hammered," and Bethany Mandel, editor of "Heroes of Liberty," to talk about the recent developments in the San Diego YMCA trans locker room controversy, the transgender woman involved speaking out, the fight to protect our daughters, supporting trans rights at the expense of women's righ…
Afghan winter hitting women and children particularly hard 54:59
Afghanistan was facing a humanitarian crisis even before winter set in. Now the country is enduring its coldest weather in 15 years. Freezing temperatures have killed well over 100 people, and as always, the crisis is hitting women and children the hardest – particularly after the Taliban prohibited women from working for aid organizations, effecti…
On The Rampage, Ransomware, Grateful Dead Genre of Music, JamBands, Live Nation, Editing Songs, Snap Chat, Fentanyl & Challenge Finals Begin 1:24:56
On The Rampage, Ransomware, Grateful Dead Genre of Music, JamBands, Live Nation, Editing Songs, Snap Chat, Fentanyl & Challenge Finals Begin, more....By Don Lichterman
Listener Mail: Mental Health, Synesthesia, Sonic Booms and Terrible Puns 37:54
Conspiracy Realist Mike describes his first hand experience working in the mental health field in the 1990s. A letter about synesthesia prompts a discussion on the nature of experience -- and whether this particular sensory phenomenon can be taught. Toad reaches out to relay some insider info explaining anomalous sonic booms -- and and a (completel…
Deadly West Bank clashes in Jenin 30:34
At least nine Palestinians were killed during an Israeli military raid, one of them an elderly woman. Israel said its troops went in to arrest Islamic Jihad militants. The Palestinian authorities accused them of a massacre. Also: A sharp rise in Myanmar's opium harvest, and why elephants aren't just big and beautiful -- but vital for biodiversity t…
WWIII Odds Just Went WAY Up, Project Veritas, Flat Earthers, Pizza Rolls, NFL MVP Candidates and more 54:12
Albert Pierrepoint: Britain's executioner 8:58
Using archive recordings, Alex Last tells the story of Britain's most famous hangman. During the 1940s and 1950s, Albert Pierrepoint was responsible for the execution of some of Britain's most notorious murderers and was sent to Germany to hang more than 200 Nazi war criminals after World War Two. He said he was always determined to treat prisoners…
US joins Germany in sending tanks to Ukraine 30:28
Ukraine hails the announcements of the tanks as a turning point, while Russia says they are a provocation. Also: Lebanon's top prosecutor lays charges against the judge who is investigating the 2020 Beirut port explosion, and the Sesame Street co-creator Lloyd Morrisett dies aged 93.By BBC World Service


Why do some parents educate their children at home?
Some parents choose to educate their children at home. Why is this, and what are some of the benefits and disadvantages?
There are a number of people prefer to teach their children by themselves though it is not common. Could children gain a lot, or just lose the chance of being educated well? In my essay, I will analyze the reasons for why some parents rather their children study at home, and indicate the merits and drawbacks.
Initially, in my opinion, it is personal concept that causes this phenomenon. Some adults are high education level. Possessing rich knowledge, they think that they can fully competent in imparting knowledge, and their children can have the one-to-one tuition. Apart from this, if the family is living in a remote village, or somewhere only having few schools and places, parents would educate their next generation at home.
Surely, children being taught at home can benefit from this approach. Unlike studying in a big class, where teacher is impossible to pay attention to every student, a child receiving education at home is the only focus of the parents. They make the most appropriate teaching plan for their children, and good learning effects are often guaranteed. Also, it reduces the time and energy which waste on commuting. Children may find it more efficient to learn.
Staying away from schools has disadvantages though. First, the biggest problem is that parents are not versatile. They cannot master knowledge in every aspect. It is therefore study-at-home children could not touch as more subjects as their school counterparts. Second, parents would use unsuitable inculcated methodology because of lack of formal training. Third, it would render children isolated. Far apart from schools, they have few chances to play with their peers, which could obstruct the development of interpersonal skill.
To conclude, parents do not sent their children to schools for reasons, privately and socially. And while it has some obvious advantages, I think disadvantages are significantly outweighed.
I came across a problem when writing this topic.
When the fist time I wrote the reasons for why some parents educate their children themselves, I had many ideas. So I wrote very a very long paragraph. I specify every point. (explanations and examples, blah blah blah). Then when I start to write the benefits, I found every point I could figure out was used in the 'reason' paragraph. I had nothing new to write in this part. So I had to edit the 'reason' paragraph, deleting many sentences and ideas, so as to use them in the 'benefit' part.
This website-http://www.online-utility.org/english/readability_test_and_improve.jsp lists some sentences which I should rewreite so as to improve the readability. Is it necessarily to be right? Would some sentences are fine but it wrongly reports them? Anyway, even it is completely correct, I don't know why I should rewrite because obviously the tool doesn't tell the reasons. So I have no idea how to rewrite it.
And what is this term 'Flesch Reading Ease' mean?
I'm a bit busy today, but I played with your essay on the http://www.online-utility.org/english/readability_test_and_improve.jsp site.
It hates long sentences. Even when I corrected the sentences which it found in your essay and ran the new essay through, it still didn't like them because they are long. So it's possible that it might suggest rewriting sentences which are fine.
But it's still good to rewrite long sentences and try to break them up.
One thing it does as well is that it sometimes ignores mistakes in short sentences. For example your sentence "Some adults are high education level" should read "Some adults are well-educated" and it should really be joined to the next sentence. However, the application doesn't pick this up.
So you are right - it's a little frustrating. It really looks at sentence length, and while this is a very important thing to fix - we need to reduce our sentence length - it's only one problem.
I still think it's great. It has almost never found a sentence that is correct, because most candidates get short sentences correct but mess up with longer ones. So it's a useful tool, but I can see why it's frustrating for you to use.
It's the equivalent of the plain red underline from the teacher with no comment!
Some people prefer to teach their children themselves. Do these children gain a lot, or do they lose the chance of being educated well? In my essay, I will suggest why some parents prefer their children to study at home, and indicate the merits and drawbacks.
Home schooling may be the parent's choice or may be due to geography. Some well-educated adults feel confident to teach their children. However, families living in villages or remote areas may be forced to educate children at home.
Children can definitely benefit from being taught at home. In a big class, it's impossible for the teacher to pay attention to every student. However, home-schooled children receive complete attention from their parents. They make the appropriate teaching plans for their children, so good results are more likely. Less time and energy are also wasted on commuting, so children may learn more efficiently.
Staying away from schools has disadvantages, though. First, the biggest problem is that parents are not versatile. They cannot master every subject. Home-schooled children may not cover as many subjects as their counterparts. Second, parents may use unsuitable methodology because of lack of formal training. Third, it could render children isolated. They may have few chances to play with their peers, and this could affect their social skills.
Parents need to think carefully about the social and educational impact of home schooling. While it has some advantages, I think isolation and the limits of parental knowledge outweigh them.
But if you put this essay into http://www.online-utility.org/english/readability_test_and_improve.jsp, it will still highlight these sentences are being more difficult to read!
In my essay, I will suggest why some parents prefer their children to study at home, and indicate the merits and drawbacks.
However, families living in villages or remote areas may be forced to educate children at home.
While it has some advantages, I think isolation and the limits of parental knowledge outweigh them.
Parents need to think carefully about the social and educational impact of home schooling.
Less time and energy are also wasted on commuting, so children may learn more efficiently.
Second, parents may use unsuitable methodology because of lack of formal training.
So I agree it can be a little frustrating. You are editing for style and conciseness, rather than to fix mistakes.
It doesn't seem like a major improvement, but it's an improvement!
To answer the question about paragraphs - yes you could combine them.


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This sounds like a really great idea for a project, Emily! I have one question and one suggestion.
Question: Is there any way you can get numbers on how many people actually do the virtual tour? I'm probably on the rightward side of the bell curve on how much I like historic houses, but I very rarely do virtual tours because I find them clumsy and awkward. Do you think most of the people who do the virtual tour do it instead of going to the house because they can't make it there for some reason? It would be great if you could get some data on how people actually use them, and with what frequency.
Suggestion: Given that you're a longtime citizen of the beautiful commonwealth of Virginia, I'm sure you've been to both of these places. It would be really interesting if you could get some people who haven't been to the physical houses to check out the virtual tour and give you their impressions—I feel like they might have an illuminating vantage point.
This seems like a really interesting project, and I'll be eager to read about it if you end up doing it!
This sounds like a really interesting project – with historic houses like Mount Vernon or Monticello, which rely so much on tapping into the experience of "being there" in rooms that were used by famous individuals, I wonder how effectively a VR tour can really re-create the sensation of standing in these rooms. Does the tour provoke a different level of feeling present in different audiences?
This is a great idea. Lot's of historical sites offer these kinds of virtual tours and I don't think I've seen much scholarship exploring how they work or don't work and what parts of the stories of different sites are being emphasized.
As you explore this, it would be good to also be thinking about the ways that the tours attempt to construct space and place. On that line of thinking, some of the things we get into relating to spatial humanities later in the semester may be of interest.
It would also be good to try and do some leg work to historicize the development of these online virtual tours. For example, looking at the wayback machine from the Internet Archive, it looks like Mt. Vernon has had a kind of virtual tour up on it's site since at least 1996 https://web.archive.org/web/19961111120951/http://www.mountvernon.org/image/mansiontour.html So I bet there will be discussion and exploration about the idea of "virtual tours" that goes back at least to the mid 90s.
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Yii2 PHP Excel
==============

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Exporting PHP to Excel or Importing Excel to PHP.
Excel Widget for generate Excel File or for load Excel File.

Property
--------

string `$mode` is an export mode or import mode. valid value are 'export' and 'import'

boolean `$isMultipleSheet` for set the export excel with multiple sheet.

array `$properties` for set property on the excel object.

array `$models` Model object or DataProvider object with much data.

array `$columns` to get the attributes from the model, this valid value only the exist attribute on the model. If this is not set, then all attribute of the model will be set as columns.

array `$headers` to set the header column on first line. Set this if want to custom header. If not set, the header will get attributes label of model attributes.

string|array `$fileName` is a name for file name to export or import. Multiple file name only use for import mode, not work if you use the export mode.

string `$savePath` is a directory to save the file or you can blank this to set the file as attachment.

string `$format` for excel to export. Valid value are 'Excel5', 'Excel2007', 'Excel2003XML', '00Calc', 'Gnumeric'.

boolean `$setFirstTitle` to set the title column on the first line. The columns will have a header on the first line.

boolean `$asAttachment` to set the file excel to download mode.

boolean `$setFirstRecordAsKeys` to set the first record on excel file to a keys of array per line. If you want to set the keys of record column with first record, if it not set, the header with use the alphabet column on excel.

boolean `$setIndexSheetByName` to set the sheet index by sheet name or array result if the sheet not only one

string `$getOnlySheet` is a sheet name to getting the data. This is only get the sheet with same name.

array|Formatter `$formatter` the formatter used to format model attribute values into displayable texts. This can be either an instance of [[Formatter]] or an configuration array for creating the [[Formatter]] instance. If this property is not set, the "formatter" application component will be used.

Installation
------------

The preferred way to install this extension is through [composer](http://getcomposer.org/download/).

Either run

```
php composer.phar require --prefer-dist moonlandsoft/yii2-phpexcel "*"
```

or add

```
"moonlandsoft/yii2-phpexcel": "*"
```

to the require section of your `composer.json` file.

Usage
-----

### Exporting Data

Exporting data into an excel file.

```php
<?php

// export data only one worksheet.

\moonland\phpexcel\Excel::widget([
	'models' => $allModels,
	'mode' => 'export', //default value as 'export'
	'columns' => ['column1','column2','column3'], //without header working, because the header will be get label from attribute label.
	'header' => ['column1' => 'Header Column 1','column2' => 'Header Column 2', 'column3' => 'Header Column 3'],
]);

\moonland\phpexcel\Excel::export([
	'models' => $allModels,
	'columns' => ['column1','column2','column3'], //without header working, because the header will be get label from attribute label.
	'header' => ['column1' => 'Header Column 1','column2' => 'Header Column 2', 'column3' => 'Header Column 3'],
]);

// export data with multiple worksheet.

\moonland\phpexcel\Excel::widget([
	'isMultipleSheet' => true,
	'models' => [
		'sheet1' => $allModels1,
		'sheet2' => $allModels2,
		'sheet3' => $allModels3
	],
	'mode' => 'export', //default value as 'export'
	'columns' => [
		'sheet1' => ['column1','column2','column3'],
		'sheet2' => ['column1','column2','column3'],
		'sheet3' => ['column1','column2','column3']
	],
	//without header working, because the header will be get label from attribute label.
	'header' => [
		'sheet1' => ['column1' => 'Header Column 1','column2' => 'Header Column 2', 'column3' => 'Header Column 3'],
		'sheet2' => ['column1' => 'Header Column 1','column2' => 'Header Column 2', 'column3' => 'Header Column 3'],
		'sheet3' => ['column1' => 'Header Column 1','column2' => 'Header Column 2', 'column3' => 'Header Column 3']
	],
]);

\moonland\phpexcel\Excel::export([
	'isMultipleSheet' => true,
	'models' => [
		'sheet1' => $allModels1,
		'sheet2' => $allModels2,
		'sheet3' => $allModels3
	], 'columns' => [
		'sheet1' => ['column1','column2','column3'],
		'sheet2' => ['column1','column2','column3'],
		'sheet3' => ['column1','column2','column3']
	],
	//without header working, because the header will be get label from attribute label.
	'header' => [
		'sheet1' => ['column1' => 'Header Column 1','column2' => 'Header Column 2', 'column3' => 'Header Column 3'],
		'sheet2' => ['column1' => 'Header Column 1','column2' => 'Header Column 2', 'column3' => 'Header Column 3'],
		'sheet3' => ['column1' => 'Header Column 1','column2' => 'Header Column 2', 'column3' => 'Header Column 3']
	],
]);

```

New Feature for exporting data, you can use this if you familiar yii gridview.
That is same with gridview data column.
Columns in array mode valid params are 'attribute', 'header', 'format', 'value', and footer (TODO).
Columns in string mode valid layout are 'attribute:format:header:footer(TODO)'.

```php
<?php

\moonland\phpexcel\Excel::export([
   	'models' => Post::find()->all(),
      	'columns' => [
      		'author.name:text:Author Name',
      		[
      				'attribute' => 'content',
      				'header' => 'Content Post',
      				'format' => 'text',
      				'value' => function($model) {
      					return ExampleClass::removeText('example', $model->content);
      				},
      		],
      		'like_it:text:Reader like this content',
      		'created_at:datetime',
      		[
      				'attribute' => 'updated_at',
      				'format' => 'date',
      		],
      	],
      	'headers' => [
     		'created_at' => 'Date Created Content',
		],
]);

```

### Importing Data

Import file excel and return into an array.

```php
<?php

$data = \moonland\phpexcel\Excel::import($fileName, $config); // $config is an optional

$data = \moonland\phpexcel\Excel::widget([
		'mode' => 'import',
		'fileName' => $fileName,
		'setFirstRecordAsKeys' => true, // if you want to set the keys of record column with first record, if it not set, the header with use the alphabet column on excel.
		'setIndexSheetByName' => true, // set this if your excel data with multiple worksheet, the index of array will be set with the sheet name. If this not set, the index will use numeric.
		'getOnlySheet' => 'sheet1', // you can set this property if you want to get the specified sheet from the excel data with multiple worksheet.
	]);

$data = \moonland\phpexcel\Excel::import($fileName, [
		'setFirstRecordAsKeys' => true, // if you want to set the keys of record column with first record, if it not set, the header with use the alphabet column on excel.
		'setIndexSheetByName' => true, // set this if your excel data with multiple worksheet, the index of array will be set with the sheet name. If this not set, the index will use numeric.
		'getOnlySheet' => 'sheet1', // you can set this property if you want to get the specified sheet from the excel data with multiple worksheet.
	]);

// import data with multiple file.

$data = \moonland\phpexcel\Excel::widget([
	'mode' => 'import',
	'fileName' => [
		'file1' => $fileName1,
		'file2' => $fileName2,
		'file3' => $fileName3,
	],
		'setFirstRecordAsKeys' => true, // if you want to set the keys of record column with first record, if it not set, the header with use the alphabet column on excel.
		'setIndexSheetByName' => true, // set this if your excel data with multiple worksheet, the index of array will be set with the sheet name. If this not set, the index will use numeric.
		'getOnlySheet' => 'sheet1', // you can set this property if you want to get the specified sheet from the excel data with multiple worksheet.
	]);

$data = \moonland\phpexcel\Excel::import([
	'file1' => $fileName1,
	'file2' => $fileName2,
	'file3' => $fileName3,
	], [
		'setFirstRecordAsKeys' => true, // if you want to set the keys of record column with first record, if it not set, the header with use the alphabet column on excel.
		'setIndexSheetByName' => true, // set this if your excel data with multiple worksheet, the index of array will be set with the sheet name. If this not set, the index will use numeric.
		'getOnlySheet' => 'sheet1', // you can set this property if you want to get the specified sheet from the excel data with multiple worksheet.
	]);

```

Result example from the code on the top :

```

// only one sheet or specified sheet.
Array([0] => Array([name] => Anam, [email] => moh.khoirul.anaam@gmail.com, [framework interest] => Yii2), [1] => Array([name] => Example, [email] => example@moonlandsoft.com, [framework interest] => Yii2));

// data with multiple worksheet
Array([Sheet1] => Array([0] => Array([name] => Anam, [email] => moh.khoirul.anaam@gmail.com, [framework interest] => Yii2), [1] => Array([name] => Example, [email] => example@moonlandsoft.com, [framework interest] => Yii2)), [Sheet2] => Array([0] => Array([name] => Anam, [email] => moh.khoirul.anaam@gmail.com, [framework interest] => Yii2), [1] => Array([name] => Example, [email] => example@moonlandsoft.com, [framework interest] => Yii2)));

// data with multiple file and specified sheet or only one worksheet
Array([file1] => Array([0] => Array([name] => Anam, [email] => moh.khoirul.anaam@gmail.com, [framework interest] => Yii2), [1] => Array([name] => Example, [email] => example@moonlandsoft.com, [framework interest] => Yii2)), [file2] => Array([0] => Array([name] => Anam, [email] => moh.khoirul.anaam@gmail.com, [framework interest] => Yii2), [1] => Array([name] => Example, [email] => example@moonlandsoft.com, [framework interest] => Yii2)));

// data with multiple file and multiple worksheet
Array([file1] => Array([Sheet1] => Array([0] => Array([name] => Anam, [email] => moh.khoirul.anaam@gmail.com, [framework interest] => Yii2), [1] => Array([name] => Example, [email] => example@moonlandsoft.com, [framework interest] => Yii2)), [Sheet2] => Array([0] => Array([name] => Anam, [email] => moh.khoirul.anaam@gmail.com, [framework interest] => Yii2), [1] => Array([name] => Example, [email] => example@moonlandsoft.com, [framework interest] => Yii2))), [file2] => Array([Sheet1] => Array([0] => Array([name] => Anam, [email] => moh.khoirul.anaam@gmail.com, [framework interest] => Yii2), [1] => Array([name] => Example, [email] => example@moonlandsoft.com, [framework interest] => Yii2)), [Sheet2] => Array([0] => Array([name] => Anam, [email] => moh.khoirul.anaam@gmail.com, [framework interest] => Yii2), [1] => Array([name] => Example, [email] => example@moonlandsoft.com, [framework interest] => Yii2))));

```

TODO
----
- Adding footer params for columns in exporting data.

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Samsung is challenging Apple in the consumer smartphone and tablet market, and is really starting to focus on the enterprise. I lost this debate as the majority also feel that Samsung is on the right path to success in business.
Earlier this week, I participated in another ZDNet Great Debate. This time I took on Matt Baxter-Reynolds in an attempt to defend an answer to " Can Samsung out-Apple Apple in BYOD? . I was arguing that Samsung cannot and that Apple will hold its own against Samsung, but Larry Dignan ruled in favor of the crowd with this one, as the key word in the debate is "can".
Samsung is a force to be reckoned with today, leading Android by a significant margin and continues to release products that sell millions. As Larry stated, Samsung has all the parts to be an enterprise player, and they are making attempts at doing so with Knox and LEAP technology in their latest smartphones.
The debate was enjoyable, as always, and I appreciated hearing Matt's perspective on the topic. I still think Apple will be hard to knock out as they, too, are making waves in the enterprise, but no matter what happens, the mobile world will continue to be dynamic and exciting for consumers and businesses.


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Home Government City Haddix, Imker clash; Split council slashes DAPC budget
Haddix, Imker clash; Split council slashes DAPC budget
John Munford
A difference of opinion devolved into a brief shouting match Thursday night between Peachtree City Mayor Don Haddix and City Councilman Eric Imker
in the middle of a council meeting.
Once all the verbal hysterics and other calm, reasoned discussion came to an end, council voted 3-2 to hire an economic development coordinator as a contract city employee with an estimated salary of about $50,000. This new employee would be part of the city's Community Development department.
Council also voted 3-2 to cut the funding of the city's development authority from $35,000 to zero, leaving it with roughly $15,000 in reserves to spend for the coming year. Imker said the authority can "exist" by spending as little as $7,500 a year.
Imker said the authority's budget reduction will require it to come to city council for any funding above and beyond its remaining reserves.
The new hire and development authority budget cut were approved by council members Eric Imker, Kim Learnard and Vanessa Fleisch and opposed by Haddix and councilman Doug Sturbaum.
Imker contended the Haddix/Sturbaum proposal to increase the authority's funding to $150,000 had far too much overhead built into its budget. He also said the authority, once given the $150,000, had the legal capability to spend that money however it chooses, and that's a risk he was unwilling to take.
"I will not turn over huge lump sums of our tax dollars to an independent government agency that we have no control over and that may or may not use it for their intended primary mission," Imker said.
A short time later, Sturbaum suggested that if council had a problem with the way the development authority was operating, it should give guidance to the authority. The 3-2 vote from council gave no such direction but gave the council direct power over all the authority's budgetary matters.
"Don't cut them, guide them," Sturbaum suggested. "We were elected to be leaders of the community. Instead of sitting here arguing with one another and cat fighting, we need to put it behind us."
Imker, during his presentation, said though there has been much talk about the DAPC attracting retail to the city, the city should be pleased that some 90 percent of its stores are occupied. Likewise Imker challenged the notion that there are too many vacancies in the city's industrial park, which he said were down to nine buildings.
Then Imker went on a tirade questioning why the authority didn't mail letters out in an attempt to lure some 19 potential companies to the city because they are suppliers to the under-construction Sany Corporation heavy equipment manufacturer due to open by the end of next year.
"That's the development authority's responsibility," Imker said as he pounded his fist on the dais.
And that's when Haddix interrupted Imker.
"You're out of order, you're done," Haddix said, complaining that Imker was unfairly chiding city volunteers. None of the authority members are paid.
Imker later got in a few more words, contending that while he doesn't intend any disrespect to the authority's volunteers, "their mission needs a major overhaul."
Imker said he wanted measurable goals for the authority to achieve, and he thinks the city will get that type of analysis from the newly-approved economic development coordinator.
The 3-2 council vote to hire the coordinator included a proviso that the employee's budget will be determined by council after the employee is hired and can make a subsequent budget recommendation to council.
The clash between Imker and Haddix was the most contentious exchange between city elected officials in the past 10 years at least.
Both men put City Attorney Ted Meeker in the position of referee, as he had to settle whether Haddix had the power to hush Imker. Meeker confirmed that as chair of the meeting, Haddix had the power to withdraw "the floor" that had been given to Imker.
At the end of the meeting, Imker apologized for raising his voice during the heated exchange.
Haddix admitted fault too.
"I snapped a little bit too but you're right, this is an issue, and it's not personal," Haddix said.
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Град Тијаванако је био верска и политичка пријестоница Тијаванако културе (500-1200) која се сматра најважнијом културом која је претходила Инкама. Цивилизација Тијаванако је била најдуготрајнија цивилизација смештена у близини језера Титикака, високо у планинама данашњих држава Перуа и Боливије. Тијаванако је једна од навећих археолошких локација Јужне Америке. Површински остаци тренутно покривају око 4 квадратна километра и укључују украшену керамику, монументалне грађевине и мегалитске блокове. На врхунцу моћи била је између 500. и 1000. године. Популација ове локације је вероватно била на врхунцу око 800 године са 10.000 до 20,000 људи. Становништво је нестало око 1000. године н. е. под мистериозним околностима.

Ово место је први пут забележио у писаној историји 1549. године шпански конкистадор Педро Сеза де Леон док је трагао за главним градом Инка Куласујом.

О значењу имена се још расправља. Према мишљењу професора А. Л. Колата изворни назив је био -{Taypikhala}-, што је ајмарски за "камен у средишту", чиме се алудирало како је овај град средиште света. Прави назив града је изгубљен, јер његови становници нису имали писмо. Хегарти и Бересфорд-Џонс сугеришу да је пукински језик највероватније био језик Тијаванака.

Тијаванако је уписан на Унесков списак места Светске баштине у Америци 2000. године, јер "његови монументални остаци сведоче о културном и политичком значају културе која се разликује од свих осталих претколумбовских култура Америка".

Историја

Тијаванако је у почетку саграђен као један од бројних градова са малим храмовима око 1200. п. н. е. Почев од 1970-их, Карлос Понсе Сангинес је предложио да је ова локација први пут заузета око 1580. п. н. е., судећи према најстаријем радиоугљеничном датирању на локацији. Овај датум се и данас виђа у неким публикацијама и музејима у Боливији. Од 1980-их, истраживачи су овај датум препознали као непоуздан, што је довело до консензуса да локалитет није старији од 200 или 300 година пре нове ере. Најновије, статистичке процене поузданих радиоугљеничних датума наводе да је налазиште основано око 110. године нове ере (50–170, вероватноћа 68%), што је датум подржан недостатком керамичких стилова из ранијих периода.

Градови квадратних ћерпичних кућа спојених правилним поплочаним улицама, који су зависили од стада, лова, риболова и нешто пољопривреде (кромпир, кукуруз, брескве, ока и киноа), делили су контролу над овим подручјем до отприлике 400. године. У то време град је почео да преузима контролу и укључује остале градове у чврсто контролисано језгро регије која је касније постала царство Тијаванака. Почеле су се користити ламе за узгој вуне и као транспортне животиње, почеле су се правити алатке од бакра и специјализовали су се занати, организован је систем наводњавања који је довео до процвата пољопривреде и неизравног уздизања владарске елите која је контролисала трговину вуном од великих крда алпака. Њихово богатство је довело до изградње великих јавних грађевина од камена које су раскошно украсили локални мајстори, али и поплочаних цеста које су повезивале Тијаванако са вазалним градовима, као што је Вари у Перуу (који ће касније постати његов ривал).

Током следећих неколико стотина година, Тијаванако је имао снажан утицај на јужне и средње Анде кроз мешавину стратегије колонизације, индиректне контроле и трговачких веза које су се протежале од западне обале до источних џунгли данашње Боливије, Чилеа и Перуа. Трговачки путеви лама (-{camellones}-) су се распростирали на више од 65 km², ширине преко 6 m и испрекидани водоводним каналима ширине 3 m сваких 200 m. Канали су поред примарне водоводне улоге служили и као рашладни уређаји тоеком дана, што је доприносило бољим условима крхке микроклиме пољопривредних поља.

Тијаванако је доживео врхунац око 800. године када се распростирао на подручју од око 6 km² са око 70.000 кућа у којима је живело око 125.000 становника. Опадање града је започело у 11. веку, а потпуни колапс се догодио у првој половини 12. века из непознатих разлога. Научници одбацују теорије о инвазији и ратном пустошењу града, те претпостављају да су разлози били климатске промене које су довеле до слабих урода и слабљења централистичког система како су његови делови стицали независност.

Град је први описао шпански конкистадор и самопроглашени "први хроничар индијанаца", Педро Киеза де Леон, 1549. године када је случајно наишао на град током потраге за Инка градом Коласујуом.

Данас су старе ћерпићне куће прекривене модерним кућама, али је обредно средиште углавном сачувано. Археолошки локалитет и музеј су у опасности од пропадања због недостатка планова ископавања, бесправне градње општинских власти и немогућности остварења пројекта конзервације који у потпуности финансира јапанска безпрофитна организација -{Funds-in-Trust}-.

Одлике

Језгро древног града састоји се од низа огромних монументалних скулптура. Највећа је пирамида Акапана, каменом обложена терасаста хумка дугачка око 200 m и висока 18 m, окружена каналом, који садржи средишње тзв. потонуло двориште. Ископавањем је откривено да је изворно био обложен плавим каменом и да је имао храм на врху, што је уобичајено код средњоамеричких пирамида. Зидови мањег потонулог храма су сачињени од 48 стубаца од црвеног пешчењака и испуњени су многим каменим главама које несумљиво представљају одрубљене главе поражених непријатеља, а које су вероватно биле излагане у храму.

Остале велике конструкције укључују Каласају, огромну повишену платформу дугачку 130 m, те терасасту хумку који својим обликом подсећа на слово Т, познату као Пумапунку, а за који се верује како је служила као опсерваторија. Испред њега се налази вероватно најпознатији споменик, Врата Сунца, исклесана од јединственог монолита с детаљним рељефом главног божанстава. Божанство је приказано у раскошној одежди са жезлом у обе руке, окружено антропоморфним птицама и стојећи на фризу људских лица. једно од тумачења је да се ради о пољопривредном календару. Ту су и два антропоморфна монолита.

Својом архитектуром камених блокова и софистицираним начелима, Тијаванаку је јасно утицао на развој касније архитектуре Инка.

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CD274, also known as B7-H1 or programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1), is a 40 kD type I transmembrane protein and a member of the B7 family within the immunoglobulin receptor superfamily. It is expressed on T cells, B cells, NK cells, dendritic cells, IFN-γ activated endothelial cells, and monocytes. B7-H1 is one of the ligands of PD-1. The interaction of B7-H1 with PD-1 plays an important role in the inhibition of T cell responses. Other studies have shown that B7-H1 is able to costimulate T cell growth and cytokine production. CD274 is involved in costimulation essential for T cell proliferation and production of IL-10 and IFN-γ, in an IL-2-dependent and a PD-1-independent manner. Its interaction with PD-1 inhibits T cell proliferation and cytokine production.
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AB_2800597 (BioLegend Cat. No. 124339)
40 kD type I transmembrane protein member of B7 family within the immunoglobulin receptor superfamily
T cells, B cells, NK cells, dendritic cells, IFN-γ activated endothelial cells, and monocytes
PD-1 (PDCD1)
B cells, Dendritic cells, Endothelial cells, Monocytes, NK cells, T cells
Cancer Biomarkers, Costimulatory Molecules, Immunology
Adhesion Molecules, CD Molecules, Immune Checkpoint Receptors
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3. Freeman G, et al. 2000. J. Exp. Med. 192:1027.
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Today was my last day in Shepherdstown with Joel and Ashley. We're in Columbia for the night at a friend's house, but we're parting ways tomorrow. Leaving Shepherdstown behind was a difficult and nostalgic thing. I'm so happy I got to share my time there with them and go back to visit often. Now that they're moving on, I doubt I'll get out there anytime soon, but who knows. Our last walk through the town included buying a bottle of wine and indulging in eggrolls from China Kitchen. It was a nice farewell. This photo was taken in front of China Kitchen as we waited to go inside for our eggrolls. The library is in the background as Joel writes away in his notebooks during our last moments in the town.
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I took Jerry and Peggy Pack out again and it was a cool morning but the wind had calmed enough for us to fish. We started out using sassy shads on the rip rap and after catching some nice White Bass and one Hybrid Striper we moved onto look for some schools of White Bass on the many humps and ridges of Lake Tawakoni.
After trying several spots we located a really good school of fish and finished out their limit by around 11:30.
The water is in the low 60's and somewhat stained due to the recent rains. The White Bass were caught on Lead Babies Slabs in various colors but the 1 ounce PeeWee and the 1-1/2 ounce Ghost Minnow were the most productive sizes.
The fishing will only get better for the next several weeks.


We have a huge farmhouse table in our kitchen, a wonderful bonus that came with our house here in Sicily. I love to fill it up with guests as often as seems feasible; the table is just so empty (and such a good collector of odds and ends!) when there are just three of us eating at it all the time.
For Christmas Eve, we invited our dear friends the Arthurs and a family we don't know as well to come over for brunch. All of us contributed family traditions to the Christmas meal: Monte Cristo bake from Jaime, sausage and egg casserole from Becca, and these cinnamon rolls from me. With fruit skewers, fresh bacon, juices, hot wassail, and big cups of coffee, we feasted!
All the kids clearly loved being together from that first cup of juice to the last minute of The Muppet Christmas Carol (which they are waiting for in the photo above). Meanwhile we adults spent hours around the table, nibbling on just one more delicious bite and exchanging life stories, travel wisdom, and how to acquire Polish pottery for the best price (Jaime and I are great lovers of this pottery!).
The truth is that if we were living back in the States, all of us would probably have spent Christmas Eve and/or Christmas Day at our parents' homes. This long and leisurely brunch make "home" seem not so far away, which I think is always true whenever you make someone your favorite dish, join hands with them in prayer, and linger long at their table.
Were you away from family this Christmas? What did you do to make it memorable? With one more Christmas ahead of us here in Sicily away from family, I'm eager to hear suggestions!
Oh wow! You're all the way in Sicily! Hope you had a Merry Christmas. Looks like a lovely gathering~ my husband and I decided to stay put where we were and spend it just us this year. We missed our family but it was also good to keep it low key and make memories in our new place in Virginia. We hope to make traditions in the years to come~ but for this year we had a hearty Christmas breakfast!
Since we're the ones who can't leave home...(the cows kind of have us kidnapped!), our family comes to us. My sister's family in VA is coming tomorrow...and my sister's family from Chicago was hoping to come tonight, but a winter storm stopped them about halfway. We'll have a family brunch this weekend...the cousins are very excited!
i too love polish pottery. We have a few nice stores here in Michigan that sell them. But cheap they are not. I am always pleased to see them in your photos!
Oh, what a joy to get to fill your table up with friends! This is how we spent Christmas as well. Wish we could have squeezed in at your farm table and chowed down with you guys!


If there are no war plans because Guns of August was not played, is the CP unable to play Falkenhayn until 1915? Or is he able to play him immediately because the War plans have been 'cancelled'?
The War Plan can't be cancelled if it doesn't exist, but you're right to point it out, I'll add a clarification on the card page.


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Black Community Activists Support Legal Insurrection's Challenge To Providence School's Anti-White Hiring Incentives
Loan forgiveness hiring incentive is only open to non-whites, and Black community activists say that's not right.
Posted by William A. Jacobson Wednesday, November 30, 2022 at 09:15pm 23 Comments
I didn't see this one coming, but maybe I should have.
As you know, Providence (RI) Teacher Loan Forgiveness Program Only Open To Non-Whites Challenged By Legal Insurrection Foundation:
The Providence, Rhode Island, Public School District has a loan forgiveness program for new and recently hired teachers, funded by the Rhode Island Foundation, the largest charity in the state. There's a catch, however. Whites need not apply, it's only open to non-whites.
Legal Insurrection Foundation has filed a challenge to this overtly racist and discriminatory program, after a 6-month investigation that included obtaining information from public sources and also from records obtained by LIF pursuant to the Rhode Island Access to Public Records Act.
You can read the full Complaint….
I discussed the challenge on the Matt Allen Show:
[If player doesn't load, click here]
Separate from our legal challenge, the Providence School District, which was so bad it was taken over by the state, is in even more turmoil, with a press conference held today by community activists:
Community members gathered in front of the Providence Public School Department (PPSD) offices on Westminster Street in Providence on Tuesday morning to express their concern regarding issues in the Providence Public Schools, as well as the state intervention in the district. Pillar McCloud, CEO and Founder of A Sweet Creation Youth Organization began the press conference by saying that she was representing families, students, legislators, community organizations, and other community members.
"Due to the poor performance of the state intervention and recent allegations against the superintendent's senior advisor," said McCloud, "we have a few things we would like to ask of PPSD….
Joining McCloud at the press conference were Gary Dantzler, Executive Director of Black Lives Matter Rhode Island; Dwayne Keys, Chair of the Southside Neighborhood Association; Representative David Morales (Democrat, District 7, Providence); Providence School Board member Ty'Relle Stephens; and Gerard Catala, President Elect of the Providence Branch of the NAACP.
"They are not listening to us," said Executive Director Dantzler. "It's really sad that we have to go to this extreme to get the attention of the media. We need to protect our young Black and brown kids for the future of Rhode Island, and it's imperative that we stand behind these schools and understand what's going on."
"Racism is not something you can perform at your job and still be employed," said Dwayne Keys. "All those who are protecting the senior advisor, or who are ignoring what is being released are all contributing to that racism and white supremacy that is showing up in this situation." While recognizing the hard work that is being down by teachers and administration every day, Keys stressed the need for truly independent investigations into these serious allegations.
You can read the group's Press Release.
During the press conference, Pat Ford of The Coalition Radio asked if they were aware of the "lawsuit" and whether they supported it. The answer was an unequivocal yes, they supported the challenge and agreed that the discriminatory hiring program was the wrong way to achieve "equity":
[full press conference video here and here]
Providence Schools continues the discriminatory practice, including as a job fair scheduled for December 1, 2022.
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Critical Race Theory, Education, Legal Insurrection Foundation, Providence (RI) Schools, racism, Rhode Island
henrybowman | November 30, 2022 at 11:02 pm
Excellent development. May move the onus from "BIPOCs for racism" onto "Crazy White Chicks," where perhaps it always belonged.
CellarDoor in reply to henrybowman. | December 1, 2022 at 9:00 am
That's nice but we DON'T need them to protest a policy that is racist and wrong and illegal.
The Gentle Grizzly in reply to CellarDoor. | December 1, 2022 at 3:29 pm
henrybowman in reply to CellarDoor. | December 1, 2022 at 4:42 pm
Why turn down a gift from heaven?
I've always thought groups like Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership, Pink Pistols, and Operation Blazing Sword were a gift from heaven. Tyrant enablers continually ridicule gun owners for their "fantasy" that their guns will help them resist a totalitarian government that "can't happen here." But when they try to feed that same BS to a Jew, watch heads spin.
malclave | December 1, 2022 at 3:52 am
Just identify as multiracial… for example, Anglo and Saxon.
Dimsdale in reply to malclave. | December 1, 2022 at 7:44 am
That's what I say; if all you have to do is "identify" as a particular race(s), they can't challenge that based on all the identity rules they have put in place for gender, race etc.
They would have to call out Elizabeth Warren (who would apply for it if she could).
DSHornet in reply to malclave. | December 1, 2022 at 8:40 am
I could since I identify as multiracial. The Bride's extensive family research and my own DNA test revealed Angle, Saxon, and Celt. Interestingly, the Celts were originally from the Levant and migrated to the British Isles thousands of years ago. Additionally, since I speak Southern as my native language, I could teach SSL.
So where do I apply?
diver64 | December 1, 2022 at 4:23 am
"Racism is not something you can perform at your job and still be employed," said Dwayne Keys
Really? Why don't you ask that BLM guy next to you what his group represents, Mr Keys and if you actually believe what you say are you against Affirmative Action and Quota's because hiring people based entirely on their skin color is kinda racist.
I see 2 people there who were actually asked to represent people. The others are grifters in the Racism game.
Valerie | December 1, 2022 at 8:09 am
"Most importantly, we have also seen a decrease in RICAS and SAT scores."
One of the best things to come out of this disastrous last couple of years is the involvement of all kinds of parents in the school system. There was a time when I thought Federal intervention in some of our poorer quality districts would be an improvement, but this well-intended idea did not pan out.
I am well aware of the problem with disparity in funding in schools due to the economic status of various districts; I watched it in my home town, where the wealthier school districts approved bonds, and the poorer ones did not. This led to a cycle of widening disparity in both school quality and house prices. The attempt to solve that problem by using "free" money from the Federal government has turned into a clusterfark of bad policy and enforced poor performance in both poor schools and what were once good schools.
CommoChief in reply to Valerie. | December 1, 2022 at 9:28 am
Many States have a portion of their property tax across the State go into education budget and sent on a per student basis to districts. That mitigates the unequal funding issue a bit. Combined with federal per student funds it makes a real impact.
Another tool is allowing parents to choose which particular school to send their child to. In El Paso they did this. Basically if the neighborhood elementary had excess capacity for an additional fifty students beyond the kids from the neighborhood then parents could choose to send their kids to that school.
gmac124 in reply to Valerie. | December 2, 2022 at 4:43 pm
Funding and poor performance do not correlate. Most of the kids in the underperforming schools do not value education. The kids in your wealthy district have parents that care and value education. That is why they pass bonds and their kids perform well in school.
artichoke in reply to gmac124. | December 6, 2022 at 9:18 pm
And/or, they have less academic ability. Their parents have less academic ability which is why they earn less and live in the poor district.
n.n | December 1, 2022 at 10:00 am
Remember South Africa: Xhosa vs Zulu. Rwanda: Hutu vs Tutsi. Kenya: elite vs deplorables. Diversity (Inequity, and Exclusion) is a clear and progressive risk in liberal culture.
E Howard Hunt | December 1, 2022 at 10:41 am
That looks like a photo of Biden's four remaining brain cells. Public conservatives always go into raptures when any black seemingly agrees with them on any issue. This is counterproductive. The "friend" always either backtracks, proves to be embarrassing, has mixed and opposing views, or is already labeled a traitor to his race. Regardless such people are a vanishingly small minority. The "optics" here destroy any PR value.
Jack Klompus in reply to E Howard Hunt. | December 1, 2022 at 12:21 pm
Wow, you used "always" twice to make some sort of point here.
diver64 in reply to Jack Klompus. | December 1, 2022 at 3:03 pm
I don't believe "raptures" is a thing, either.
dmo in reply to Jack Klompus. | December 2, 2022 at 10:48 am
Well, he LIKES "always"…*cue Blazing Saddles theme-song*
henrybowman in reply to Jack Klompus. | December 4, 2022 at 11:05 pm
"The "friend" always either backtracks, proves to be embarrassing"
Can't say it isn't always a risk.
Dinner with Kanye today, swastikas inside Magen Davids tomorrow.
BierceAmbrose | December 1, 2022 at 3:00 pm
Tons of discrimination going on here. I believe actually working in a school district to get your loans covered is way harder than voting for Gropey Joe n company. Way, way harder than being in a demographic with votes they think they can buy.
artichoke in reply to BierceAmbrose. | December 6, 2022 at 9:17 pm
Why? All jobs are hard. Is working in a school district that covers your loans much harder, or harder at all, than other jobs you could have?
e pluribus unum | December 4, 2022 at 8:38 pm
It is obvious (or should be) that anytime government discriminates against whites, the same discrimination is being allowed, at some later time, by some future administration, to be implemented against non-whites.
Discrimination is discrimination.
If you agree to discrimination in the law against whites you are saying it is OK to discriminate against blacks- or browns-or red-or yellow.
That is why laws are color-blind.
artichoke in reply to e pluribus unum. | December 6, 2022 at 9:15 pm
I would go further and say that discrimination against whites should be answered by discrimination against non-whites, for the obvious reasons
(1) redress of the damage
(2) deterrence.
Actions not cries for equal treatment. Usually it's necessary to overcorrect to get back to center, otherwise the critically damped system only reaches center asymptotically after infinite time. And in the long run, we're all dead.