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Lithuanian parliament proposes total ban on legal gender recognition
On November 10th, 2017 the group of 31 MPs in the Lithuanian Parliament registered a legislative proposal, which aims at banning legal gender recognition (i.e. change of identity documents for transgender persons) and all medical procedures pertaining to gender reassignment treatment. This proposal stands in a sharp contrast with the jurisprudence of the national courts, granting legal gender recognition based on self-identification of a trans individual and corresponding mental diagnosis. If approved, Lithuania would become the only country within the broader region of the Council of Europe with an explicit ban on gender reassignment procedure, a press release from the Lithuanian Gay League states.
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The proposal No. XIIIP-1327 seeks to amend the Article 2.27 of the Civil Code and to establish the following: "1. Sex is genetically predefined characteristic of a person. Legal grounds for assigning one's sex (either masculine or feminine) are based on genetically determined sex. 2. Pharmacological and surgical procedures, as well as psychiatric and psychological counseling, seeking to change genetically determined sex of a person (i.e. gender reassignment), are prohibited in the Republic of Lithuania."
Group of MPs aim to ban sex change in Lithuania
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The explanatory memorandum of the legislative proposal states the following: "Sex chromosomes (XX or XY) that are located in every cell of a human being indicate particular sex of a person. In addition to sex chromosomes, masculinity and femininity is imprinted in all parts of human body, its organs and tissues. For example, maps of the commissures of the brains among men and women are different, thus testifying to the principle of complementarity between sexes. […] Medical attempts of changing one's sex and corresponding amendments to the personal identification documents can negatively impact the protection of the rights and freedoms of other, the protection of morals and the prevention of disorder and crime (e.g. the right of the parents to know the sex of their children's physical education teacher; security and privacy of women in public restrooms, etc.). The proposed legislation seeks to unequivocally establish that [procedures] seeking to change characteristics of genetically predefined sex (i.e. gender reassignment) are prohibited in the Republic of Lithuania, thus preventing mutilation of perfectly health persons and eliminating illegitimate expectations. […] gender reassignment procedure is connected not only with the disproportionate financial burden upon the State, but also with the radical mutilation of a person, because physically healthy persons, who are capable of bearing their biological children, can be castrated by removing healthy organs, applying "treatment" of massive dosages of hormones, resulting in loss of fertility and in hazardous health consequences. […] not a small fraction of persons, who were subjected to gender reassignment surgeries, want to restore the characteristics of their true genetic gender after a few years, but the procedure of medical gender reassignment is an irreversible process. There is no possibility for restoring sex organs and their functions after gender reassignment surgery. Voluminous research indicates that gender reassignment surgeries do not help persons with gender identity dysphoria to become happier and to lead full-fledged lives. For example, in Sweden suicide rates among persons, who were subject to gender reassignment surgeries, are 19 times higher than country's average. In relation to the facts that gender reassignment surgeries are not scientifically validated, there is a lack of evidence pertaining to their safety and efficiency. Therefore the introduction of these surgical procedures in Lithuania would violate the Law on the Rights of Patients, establishing a personal right to effective and appropriate healthcare. It also has to be noted that app. 80 % of persons, who had gender dysphoria in childhood and puberty, do not experience it in adulthood. These and other instances, when persons terminate gender reassignment procedure, because they wish to live according to their natural sex, testify to the fact that gender identity disorder can be cured. Taken into account that transsexuality is a mental and behavioral disorder, transsexual persons should receive psychiatric and psychological help, aiming at restoring harmony between body and mind, accepting one's genetic predisposition and not confusing these persons by allowing them to think that they can be somebody, who they are not according to their nature."
The civil society organizations in Lithuania are of the position that this radical proposal by the group of 31 MPs has been tabled as a response to the progressive draft Law on Recognition of Gender Identity, registered by the Ministry of Justice on November 3rd, 2013. The draft Law on Recognition of Gender Identity seeks to establish administrative procedure, which would enable trans persons to change their identity documents based on their self-identification and corresponding mental diagnosis. No medical intervention would be required. This progressive legislative proposal is fully compatible with the jurisprudence of the national courts on granting legal gender recognition for transgender persons. The draft Law on Recognition of Gender Identity is fully supported by the local transgender community and human rights organizations in Lithuania.
"Transgender community and human rights organizations are terrified by this radical proposal to ban legal gender recognition procedure and all medical procedures pertaining to gender reassignment treatment," – commented Tomas V. Raskevičius, Policy Coordination (Human Rights) of the National LGBT* Rights Organization LGL. "One fifth of the Lithuanian MPs have undersigned the legislative proposal, which completely disregards scientific, legal and social realities of transgender persons in our country. It is high time the elected officials stopped inciting "moral panic" and started protecting human rights of Lithuanian citizens regardless of their gender identity and expression."
In 2007 the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in the case L. v. Lithuania concluded that legislative gap on gender reassignment in Lithuania constitutes a violation of the Convention. Due to lack of actions by the public authorities, the case was transferred to the enhanced supervision procedure in September, 2014. In March, 2017 the Lithuanian Government ordered the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Health to prepare the necessary legislation with the view of enabling gender reassignment procedure in the country. In April, 2017 the national courts in a ground breaking decision removed the requirement for transgender persons to undergo gender reassignment surgery with the view of changing personal identification documents. At the moment Lithuania remains one of the few European jurisdictions, where there is no administrative procedure for legal gender recognition.
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This Inquiry examined laws and legal frameworks within the Commonwealth jurisdiction that deny or diminish the equal recognition of people with disability as persons before the law and their ability to exercise legal capacity, and considered what changes could be made to Commonwealth laws and legal frameworks to address these matters.
On 23 July 2013, Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus QC formally referred the inquiry into Legal Barriers for People with Disabilities to the Australian Law Reform Commission and appointed the Disability Discrimination Commissioner Mr Graeme Innes AM to the ALRC to support the inquiry.
The ALRC released an Issues Paper in November 2013 and a Discussion Paper in May 2014.
The Final Report was tabled on 24 November 2014.
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Thea May Campbell with a photo of her great-grandmother Marcia Barron, for whom she is named.
Campbell, who teaches preschool at the JCC of the North Shore in Marblehead, also named her six-month old daughter Thea May after her grandmother. "Thea is a Greek name, and it has nothing to do with Judaism, and we just did it because I liked it, but her middle name is May, after my grandmother Marcia, who passed away," said Campbell.
Like many other Jewish millennial parents, both Zelfond and Campbell chose offbeat names that expressed their personalities, but also honored their families and the Ashkenazi Jewish tradition of naming children after deceased relatives.
Data shows that millennial parents are choosing increasingly unique names. Jean Twenge, a professor at San Diego State University, analyzed the Social Security database in detail and found that in 2015, 72 percent of boys and 79 percent had a first name outside of the top 50 most popular.
Tal-Makhluf named her children according to another growing trend among American Jewish parents: turning to Israel for inspiration. Because she and her husband have strong family roots in Israel, they chose Israeli names that are also popular – and pronounceable – in the United States. According to data from the Social Security Administration, Israeli names like Maya and Asher were the 61st and 59th most popular names of 2017, a large jump from 2000, when they were respectively ranked 113th and 579th. Jamie Greenstein, an event planner from Swampscott, named her son Aharon, the Hebrew version of Aaron.
Campbell's daughter's Hebrew name is Simcha Yael: Simcha after her husband Robbie's grandfather's Hebrew name, and Yael after Campbell's paternal grandfather, who was named Israel (in Hebrew, both names begin with the letter "yud," and naming after the first letter is another common Ashkenazi practice.). Zelfond's daughter's Hebrew name is Miriam, after her grandmother. Greenstein's son's Hebrew name is Aharon Gedalia, after the Hebrew name of her grandfather.
English middle names are often commemorative as well. Like Hebrew names, they tend not to come up often in daily life, so parents feel freer to choose names that carry emotional weight, but wouldn't necessarily be their top choice. Campbell's daughter's middle name is May to honor Campbell's grandmother Marcia. Zelfond's daughter's middle name is Miriam, which also honors Zelfond's grandmother Miriam. Greenstein's son's middle name is Gerald, after her grandfather. Tal-Makhluf named her first child Ethan Meir because Meir was traditionally the middle name of all firstborn sons, she named her daughter Daniella Aviyah because Aviyah was a name that her late father liked, and she named her youngest son Aryeh Dov after her paternal grandfather.


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Ruth T. Segaloff
Three generations of Segaloff's family have been artist storytellers, and this legacy was passed on to her. After graduating from Washington University in St. Louis, she joined VISTA, the domestic Peace Corps. She was stationed on the Nez Perce Indian Reservation in Idaho, where she came to appreciate native traditions and art. After completing her VISTA service, Ruth attended Rutgers University, where, in 1969, she earned a Masters Degree in Social Work and moved to Boston.
Segaloff grew up in New Orleans during the nineteen fifties, at the violent beginnings of the civil rights movement and at the height of Joseph McCarthy's Communist witch hunts. While she was attending college, John Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Bobby Kennedy all were assassinated. The Vietnam War, begun under JFK, gave rise to the anti-war movement, and the brutal response of President Lyndon Johnson's Administration. These traumatic events greatly influenced her, and peace and social justice have been common themes of her artwork.
Stories have been central to Ruth's forty year career in social work. She retired in 2008 to become a full time artist. Despite limited formal arts training, she has found considerable success. Her new career officially began in 2007, when she created "Stories in Collage & Mixed Media," and had a solo show, "Lest We Forget," in the T. Ross Kelly Family Gallery @ the Watertown Free Public Library. Her resume details the formal art shows and exhibitions up to the present.
In addition, she has shown her artworks in medical and mental health settings based on her conviction that Art is Medicine: Tufts Dental School Clinic; Harvard Vanguard Health Center/Watertown (solo show); Harvard Vanguard Health Center/Wellesley (Visual Services); Riverside, a mental health program in Newton; and in the Newton-based clinic, Neuropsychology & Educational Services for Children and Adolescents (solo show).
In addition to her work as an artist, Segaloff volunteers as an artist/mentor in programs benefiting from these healing powers of creativity. Settings have included Medicine Wheel Productions in South Boston; Girls, Inc., in Lynn; Portis House, a shelter in Jamaica Plain for mothers in recovery and their children; and the Boston area Sjogren's Syndrome Support Group, for a those suffering from that chronic illness.
From 2011 to 2016, she created and led the Therapeutic Arts Journal Writing Project for incarcerated women at a minimum security/pre-release center. Her work there was sponsored by S.O.A.R. 55 (Service Opportunities After Reaching 55), an AmeriCorps Senior Corps program based in Newton.
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In this spoken word piece, Elizabeth Acevedo addresses the beauty standard that is epitomized by fair skin and straight hair.
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The History of African-American Social Dance
Why do we dance? African-American social dances started as a way for enslaved Africans to keep cultural traditions alive and retain a sense of inner freedom. They remain an affirmation of identity and independence. In this electric demonstration, packed with live performances, choreographer, educator and TED Fellow Camille A. Brown explores what happens when communities let loose and express themselves by dancing together.
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A Personal Mission: Sammy Younge Jr.
Although raised in a prosperous and prestigious African-American home in Tuskegee, Ala., Sammy Younge found himself drawn most to the civil rights movement. While the cause cost him his life, his actions and determination helped to transform this Southern city.
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The House on Lemon Street
In 1916, one family battled against the unjust laws aimed at immigrants of Japanese ancestry. In doing so, they lent their own voices to the growing chorus of Asian Americans insisting: "We belong here."
After growing up in foster care, Ashley, a young Native-American Caucasian woman, converts to Islam in hopes of finding structure in a life where it never existed. However, with that decision comes the risk of losing one of the few biological connections she still has.
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Si Se Puede
"In response to legislation that would have criminalized immigrants, thousands of high school students from across the country walked out of their classrooms and into history."
The Negro Motorist Green Book
These images are from The Negro Motorist Green Book 1940 edition. The Green Book, published from 1936 – 1964, served as a guide for African Americans traveling around the country during the Jim Crow segregation era. To explore the complete issues visit the New York Public Library Digital Collections at https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/collections/the-green-book#/?tab=ab…
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Home Was a Horse Stall
On December 7, 1941 Japan attacked Pearl Harbor and prompted the United States to enter World War II. While many Americans were concerned about the war abroad, they were also paranoid about the "threat" of Japanese Americans at home. As a result, many Japanese Americans were forced into internment camps on American soil.
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Una Vida de Esperanza
In this interview, Luis Rodriguez describes how the systemic demoralization he faced in school and society at a young age drove him to join a street gang and how writing his book, Always Running, was an attempt to call his son and other young people in similar situations to change their lives.
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The Child's Defender
In this interview, Marian Wright Edelman expresses the importance of each American sending children "signals of fairness and tolerance" and helping to give them "a life that transcends boundaries of race, class, gender and other differences."
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Casa Leia Beachfront Vacation Rental in Rincón, Puerto Rico
Hola and welcome to the incomparable Casa Leia, located beachfront in world famous Rincón, Puerto Rico on equally famous "Sandy Beach." You'll not only adore your home-away-from-home, you'll also love your proximity to all that Rincón has to offer. We're an easy walk to many of the area's top restaurants and beach bars. In winter, enjoy world-class surf right in your backyard.
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Q: Where is Casa Leia located?
A: Beachfront in world famous Rincón, Puerto Rico! More specifically, we are in the Rincón neighborhood known as Puntas, and you can see us on Google Maps here.
Q: What is the beach/ocean like?
A: It's called Sandy Beach, it's Rincón's most famous beach, and it's awesome! The strip of sand between Casa Leia's seawall and the ocean's edge is generally 50-100 feet deep, and the beach runs for miles to the east.
As for the ocean, the answer mostly depends on the season. In the summer, the water generally lays quite flat and is good for swimming, rafting, stand-up paddleboarding, etc. In winter - and to a lesser extent, fall and spring - we receive pretty regular swell that produces great surfing waves. But our heated plunge pool is always open!
Q: Can I host a party, event or gathering involving non-house guests?
A: Out of respect for our neighbors, we are sorry to say that we're unable to accommodate such requests. Only registered house guests are allowed on the premises.
Q: Is the area safe?
A: Absolutely! Rincón is considered by many to be the very safest place in all of Puerto Rico.
Q: Are there stores nearby to get what I'll need during my stay?
A: Rincón has two grocery stores - Edwards and Econo - and both are about a 10 minute drive away. Additionally, there is a little market where you can get basics (water, beer, ice, snacks, etc.) just across the street.
Q: What is the weather like at the time of year that I'm planning to visit?
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(1) using the contact form below, you tell us your desired dates and number of guests; (2) we send you a PayPal invoice - with rental agreement attached - for a 25% non-refundable deposit; (3) you pay the invoice; (4) we email you a confirmation with all of the necessary arrival info; (5) sixty days prior to your arrival, we send another PayPal invoice for your balance plus $500 refundable security deposit; (6) you pay the invoice; (7) you start counting down the days 'till paradise!
Q: Which airport should I fly in and out of?
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(1) Casa Leia is a 35 minute drive to/from Aguadilla (BQN) airport, and so if you can do it, that's the obvious choice. But Aguadilla's limited routes and odd flight times (think: 2-3 a.m.) can be deterrents for some.
(2) San Juan (SJU) airport offers dozens of daily flights, but is a 2 - 2.5 hour drive to Casa Leia.
(3) If San Juan's flight options are appealing but the drive to Rincón is not, consider adding a 40 minute flight from SJU to Mayaguez (MAZ) via Cape Air. From Mayaguez, it's just a 30 minute drive to Casa Leia.
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The 2016 European Champions Cup was a European baseball competition, held from May 31, to June 4, 2016. This was the fifty-forth iteration of the Cup since its inaugural tournament in 1963. The champions were Dutch team L&D Amsterdam, winning the team's first title.

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* Both teams share 5th place.

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See also
 European Baseball Championship
 Asia Series
 Caribbean Series
 Baseball awards#Europe

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European Cup (baseball)
International baseball competitions in Europe
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March 4, 2018: Thank you, Stargate International Fans! Stargate A Besoin De Vous! Creating Destiny's nexus controls!
Saturday, March 10th at 7:00 p.m. GMT.
What's the deal with this campaign and what's at stake? Well, check out this awesome video by Didi Chandouidoui, "Stargate A Besoin De Vous" (Stargate Needs You), the greatest pitch for why you should step up and help. If you speak French, I'm sure you'll agree. If not – trust me, it's pretty amazing.
The concept design by James Robbins.
Alrighty. Starting tomorrow, I start reaching out to some old friends in the hopes they have time to pop in and say hi during the upcoming tweet-storms.
You never know who'll be dropping by, so make sure to circle the dates!
February 25, 2018: SciFi Fandoms United!
Stargate was a fantastic 12-year experience for me. I learned a lot from showrunners Brad Wright and Robert Cooper, the cast, the crew, and fandom. Among the greatest takeaways from my time on the show is this oft-repeated (by me) nugget: "Fans tune in for the hook, but they stay for the characters". To that, I would add the importance of family, something that is at the core of all three Stargates. On SG-1, it's team SG-1. On Atlantis, it's the Atlantis Expedition. And on Universe, it's the crew of the Destiny. They may be very different personalities, have totally different outlooks, and disagree at times, but despite all the challenges they face, they are family – to each other and to fans around the world. Looking back, it was no coincidence that one of the final scenes I wrote for Stargate was the farewell dinner scene for Stargate: Universe in which Eli toasts his fellow crew while likening them to family members (Rush, of course, drawing comparisons to "the crazy uncle"). It was also no coincidence that this very concept was at the heart of my show, Dark Matter. The crew of The Raza are family. Like SG-1 and the Atlantis Expedition and the Destiny crew, they alway find a way to come together and have each other's backs.
This sense of family was ever-present behind-the-scenes on all four productions. And obvious in the support and love these show continue to receive from their many fans. So when we rallied to fight for Dark Matter following its cancellation by Syfy, that sense of family was evident throughout the campaign with hashtags like #WeCarryEachOther and #DarkMatterFamily. Stargate fans came out to support Dark Matter fans and I'm heartened to see Dark Matter fans now joining this campaign to support Stargate fans. [I'm also seeing a lot of Dark Matter fans checking out Stargate for the first time and vice-versa which makes me very happy. If you've yet to cross-sample, might I suggest Dark Matter fans check out Stargate: SG-1 Season 4, Episode 6 "Window of Opportunity" and Stargate fans check out Dark Matter Season 3, Episode 4 "All The Time In The World". You'll love the parallels.].
And we're about to send one helluva message.
Trust me, we are closer to a fourth in-canon Stargate series than ever before!
Tomorrow, finally, I'll give you the details of how we're going to pull this off – exactly what we're going to do and when.
In the meantime, if you haven't already done so, head on over to twitter and follow @StargateNow and yours truly. If you're not yet on twitter, fear not. It's easy. Just go to the twitter home page, sign up, then come back here and click on the above links to be taken to the aforementioned accounts. Click the "follow" button and you'll be automatically dialed in and updated on the latest developments on the campaign front along with Stargate-related pics, gifs, vids, commentaries, and more than a few surprises.
I know, I know. You're sitting there, re-reading yesterday's blog entry, thinking to yourself: "Surely rebooting the franchise wouldn't be that big a deal. The longtime fans who invested so much in those 17 seasons of television history – the characters, the technology, the worlds created for SG-1, Atlantis, and Universe – would get over it. Eventually. Wouldn't they?" To be honest, I don't know. Fans can be fickle, passionate, and vociferous. Also incredibly loyal. It would be akin to, say, informing fans of the NFL's New England Patriots that they were getting a new coach…none other than Harry Redknapp who managed Tottenham Hotspur from October 2008 to June 2012! He also had great success with AFC Bournemouth and West Ham United, so there's no reason to doubt he won't be great calling the shots in New England. Unfortunately, terms of this new deal will require that Brady, Gronk, Edelman and other Patriots players never again set food on the field – or be publicly referenced hereafter. Finally, touchdowns will only be worth 4 points, field goals 2, we'll be going 5 downs instead of 4, and the game will be overseen by three officials: a line judge, a referee, and grandmaster oortsman.
I mean, I don't know. It could be great. But the purists may balk.
On the other hand, how could one possibly create a brand new series that is accessible to first-time viewers yet simultaneously rewarding to long-time fans? Hmmm. Let me think about this for five seconds. Wait! How about you introduce a protagonist who knows nothing about the Stargate program and becomes the conduit through which the home audience learns about the gate network? Maybe they're a young soldier or a scientist or young anthropologist who joins a team on a visit to a top secret facility. There, to their amazement, they are introduced to Stargate Command, the workings of the intergalactic stargate network, and then informed they will be making a trip through the gate to an alien world. The base commander, General Carter, orders the technician to: "Dial the gate, Walter." The gate is dialed, a wormhole is established, and the young team step through the event horizon.
When they step out the other side, they find themselves on an alien world where they embark on their first exploratory mission. Not telling what they find or what complications ensue. There are so many possible ways for the series to go but it's fairly easy to do so without burdening the story, these new characters, with heavy mythology. The mythology exists to support the narrative, but need only come to light gradually. Perhaps they'll learn that the gate network was built by a race known as the Ancients. Maybe they'll discover that Earth has outposts in various galaxies including the Milky Way, Triangulum, and Pegasus. Somewhere down the line, there may even be an episode in which the young team embarks on an op accompanied by a veteran of the Stargate program – an anthropologist, a Czech science officer, an overbearing but brilliant scientist with an aversion to citrus. Who knows?
My point is the existing fandom is not only a great audience base for any future series, they're a fantastic resource for spreading the word and getting other potential viewers onboard early. They're a passionate bunch and, when excited about a show, they will make their voices heard.
Don't believe it? Well, stay tuned.
Thanks to stopitcharlesgetoutofmyhead for all the nifty gif and video work!
February 10, 2018: The Stargate Concept Art of James Robbins!
So the other day, I came across an old hard drive containing a slew of Stargate-related visuals: concept art, designs, previs. It's actually about 0.5% of the library of BTS pics and vids sitting in my storage unit, much of it somewhat inaccessible due to the fact that the technology is incredibly old and lacking the proper connectors. Over the next month or so, I'm going to see what I have and call on your technical assistance in an effort to source the proper, delightfully antiquated, tech that will yield that veritable goldmine of goodies.
Anyway, I posted some of the amazing Atlantis (actually Stargate: SG-1 "Lost City) concept art the other day.
Art by Stargate Production Designer James Robbins.
The Ancient chair. To be honest – not exactly built for comfort.
Big Trouble in Little Cavern.
October 12, 2017: How MGM Almost Saved Dark Matter – And How Close We Came to a Dark Matter/Stargate Crossover!
In truth, pretty damn close.
So often, you'll hear stories long after the fact. Like how Apple almost brought Stargate: SG-1 back for an iTunes exclusive 11th and final season. Or how Canada's Space Channel attempted to save Stargate: Universe. But in this case, the events are fairly recent – a last ditch effort to save Dark Matter spearheaded by some old friends. An effort that, had it been successful, would have seen characters from the world of Stargate crossover into the Dark Matter universe. Or, technically and creatively, vice-versa. I kid you not.
Not long after word broke of the syfy cancellation, we had several interested parties reach out to us. One of the most intriguing of them was was MGM, my former home for 12 glorious years while I was working on the Stargate franchise. They loved the show. They were aware of the fanbase. And they recognized a great opportunity.
Over the course of a week, with the window of opportunity to save the show growing narrower, I had several long and involved conversations with Simon Graty (EVP & GM Domestic Networks at MGM Studios), Kieran Dickson (Editorial Director at MGM), and Jenny Stiven (Consultant, Digital/Social Strategy & Content, Influencer Marketing). The plan, if successful, would have seen Dark Matter's fourth season premiere on MGM's streaming platform, Stargate Command, alongside the upcoming Stargate: Origins series. Perhaps equally intriguing was the prospect of doing some sort of Dark Matter/Stargate crossover that would rev up the fanbase in advance of further original Stargate programming down the road.
To a fourth season of Dark Matter.
To a sci-fi crossover for the ages.
Ultimately, we weren't successful, but I want to thank MGM, and especially Simon, Jenny, and Kieran, for reaching out and trying to make it happen.
Today, Ivon and I caught up with a couple of the individuals who orchestrated that attempted 11th hour save (Jenny and Kieran), as we sat down with them, and Gateworld's David Reed, for late lunch and three hours of reminiscing about the old Stargate days.
Watch for our interview, and many more, coming to Stargate Command.
August 18, 2017: Dark Matter and Stargate – the parallels!
Viewers tune in for the hook, but they stay for the characters. It's a lesson I learned working on Stargate. As much as fans enjoy the sense of adventure, the action, and the dazzling visual effects, it's the characters at the heart of each show that draw them back, week after week. Whether it's SG-1, the Atlantis expedition, the crew of The Destiny, or the crew of The Raza, fans check in with the characters they love because they've formed a connection with them. They are, in a way, extended family members they can visit with every time they watch an episode.
I think that one of the things that makes Stargate and Dark Matter special (and you can include Killjoys in this unique grouping) is that they offer science fiction fans something unique and, frankly, atypical of the genre – a sense of fun. They offer fans humor, whether in the stories or the characters themselves, something that goes such a long way toward establishing and fostering that aforementioned connection. And, while Wynonna Earp isn't scifi, its genre chops and own underlying sense of humor makes it the perfect accompaniment to the existing SYFY Friday lineup. It's the network's most watched and most buzzed about night of programming. Back in 2011, Io9's Charlie Jane Anders presented an article titled: 10 Actual Mistakes That Syfy Has Made Over The Years. Coming in at #3: "Abandoning Friday nights as an action-adventure bloc". Remember the SG-1/SGA/BSG triple-bill? It was the original SciFi Friday lineup, the precursor to the existing Killjoys/Dark Matter/Wynonna Earp trifecta. The parallels are stark and if history has taught us anything, it's "Don't abandon Friday nights as an action-adventure bloc"!
It's hard to make an argument that SG-1 was cancelled prematurely after ten glorious years on the air…but I'm going to make one anyway. It was premature. With the addition of Ben Browder, Claudia Black and Beau Bridges, and the introduction of a formidable new villain, plus some 300+ episodes of backstory and mythology to draw from, we still had so many stories to tell. If MGM called me up and told me we'd be doing an 11th season of the show and needed scripts pronto, I can guarantee you I'd have no problem coming up with a slew. Little known fact: Fans almost did get an 11th season of SG-1. The studio was in talks with iTunes who, at the time, was very interested in saving the show for one final 20 episode bow – but sadly, in the end, contractual handcuffs prevented it from happening.
Stargate: Atlantis was cancelled August 21st of 2008. If SG-1's cancellation was a head scratcher, SGA's was a fullout WTF?! Mainly because it didn't make sense. I mean, what better way to launch a new Stargate incarnation than alongside a veteran powerhouse? One more season to wrap things up, say goodbye to the Atlantis expedition, and pass the torch. Instead, the veteran was unceremoniously ushered out and the new kid on the block just as unceremoniously ushered in, giving the semblance that one was cancelled to make room for the other. This, of course, wasn't the case – but it didn't matter. The optics were bad and the damage was done. The fans were pissed off – with predictable consequences. If there's another thing history has taught us, time and again, it's this: "Don't piss off the fans!". (See #1 on Charlie Jane Anders' list).
Stargate: Universe was cancelled on December 16, 2010. I remember receiving the news in the office and trying to contact series EP and co-creator Brad Wright to no avail as he and the cast were in San Diego, out on a U.S. Navy ship at the time and effectively incommunicado. One of the actors later told me that the second they got into port, the cast checked their phones to discover their inboxes were full. They all knew – it wasn't good news. Whether SG-1 and SGA's runs ended too soon make for great debate, there's no denying that, unlike SGU, both of those shows had endings that worked as series finales. That wasn't the case for SGU as the series ended with the Destiny crew going into stasis, leaving a solitary Eli to figure out a seemingly impossible problem. Although the final shots of the ship's various sections and systems going dark offer a perfect bookend to the show's opening sequence of them coming alive, audiences were left hanging nevertheless. Destiny's journey concluded prematurely and its tale ended incomplete. Adding to the frustration was the fact that co-creator Brad Wright had an endgame in mind, a final sequence he was working towards…that he never got the chance to reveal.
Dark Matter's present situation is similar to that of SGU. Like Brad, I have an endgame in mind, one I've set up and have been working towards from the pilot. I know every secret's reveal, how each set-up pays off, how every story ends. And, like Brad, I have the show's final sequence in my head. I just hope I'm afforded the opportunity to get there.
Ideally, when all is said and done, the Dark Matter journey will be a closer match to that of Atlantis's. Five full seasons – as it should be.
August 6, 2017: Dark Matter Episodes 310 and 311!
And what did the AfterBuzz team have to say about this episode?
What lies in store for the crew in Episode 311, "The Dwarf Star Conspiracy"?
August 5, 2017: Dark Matter! Stargate! The results are in!
Whew! What a night! Dark Matter fans had us trending before, during, and long after Episode 310, "Built, Not Born" aired. We were all out in force, including cast members, to live tweet one of our biggest episodes yet. And, while all the tweeting was going on, I was rewarding lucky fans with all sorts of cool swag, from cast-signed Dark Matter scripts to Stargate loot. When all was said and done, I'd given away two signed scripts, six art department packages, a selection of ID badges, an SGU pre-launch press kit, and a goa'uld pain stick prop. Akemi is going to have to address a lot of envelopes these new few days.
Watching the vote progression was like taking in a great sports match – plenty of lead changes, rallies, and an 11th hour upset.
1: Write a great part.
2. Contact one of the top 3 finishers and convince them to guest star on the show.
3. Host a Stargate reunion on the set of Dark Matter.
Oh, yeah. I forgot. Step 0.5: Get picked up for a fourth season!
And, hey, if you're fave didn't make the top 3, don't despair. I already have plans for at least two other Stargate veterans in season 4 (their schedule, interest, and our budget permitting) but I get ahead of myself. Renewal first, then grand scifi plans!
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Bermuda International Airport of L.F. Wade International Airport is het enige vliegveld van het eiland Bermuda, een Brits overzees gebied in de Noordelijke Atlantische Oceaan. Het vliegveld wordt ook wel bij haar oorspronkelijke naam Kindley Field genoemd, hetgeen verwijst naar het ontstaan van het vliegveld tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog als basis van het Amerikaanse leger en de Britse RAF.

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The 2018 A-Class from Mercedes-Benz brings a major technology update to the luxury compact car segment in the form of artificial intelligence. The fourth-generation A-Class features a "first of its kind" native voice assistant built into the Mercedes-Benz User Experience (MBUX) infotainment system.
The voice prompt is just one of four ways to interact with MBUX; the other three are a touchscreen, touchpad on the centre console with haptic feedback, and touchpads on the steering wheel.
Similar to Siri and Google Assistant, the MBUX system responds to voice commands prompted by "Hey Mercedes".


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Surviving Loss: Supporting Bereavement in Early Career Academics by Sam Strong
Nothing in the world can prepare a person to lose a loved one. Sure, mental health professionals can explain the stages of grief (denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance)1, but the path and duration of the journey is entirely individual – in my experience it's like wading through a heavy substance. On good days you can move forwards slowly, one step at a time. Other days, it's easier to stand still, or move backwards into the path you've already created. This can make it difficult to see a future, and it can feel like everything becomes more challenging. You can see then how this type of scenario could impact a person in their early academic career, which is already widely regarded as an extremely challenging time.
I sadly lost both my parents in my late teens which had a huge impact on my wellbeing and an even bigger impact on my career decisions. Now, it may have taken me a very long time to be in a place where I feel comfortable enough to talk about those experiences, but I now feel that it's important for me to raise awareness in the hopes it may help people understand how to support individuals in similar circumstances.
Challenge #1: Living with The Loss
The first—and possibly most long-term—impact of an experience like this is coping with the loss itself. I remember feeling hopeless and guilty a lot of the time, and I was wracked with regrets. Things I wished I'd done, things I wished I'd said (or wished I'd not said), and looking to the future felt like a bleak, pointless adventure. I was suddenly facing an early existential crisis and became very anxious about my own mortality. I'm proud to say that I did seek advice from a counsellor at the time, which I think helped to keep my mental health relatively afloat, but I had changed. I had learned a horrible truth, that life could be taken away at any moment, and unfortunately I was at a really pivotal point in my early academic career meaning it was necessary for me to keep moving forward in order to set myself up well for the future. This led to a lot of internal conflict which (slightly unsurprisingly) eventually grew into anxiety. This affected my sleep, my eating, and eventually the stress led me to develop irritable bowel syndrome.
Unfortunately, the only healer here is time, and everyone is different. The best way to give yourself a good chance of getting through unscathed (and hopefully without developing IBS) is to utilise support networks and seek professional help.
Challenge #2: Low confidence
To be brutally honest, I never felt that I made my parents proud of me. I can say that I'm sure that in their own way they were proud of what I did, but I never felt that I'd impressed them which meant that their loss left me feeling very wobbly. I felt that aside from the emotional connections, I had also lost a resource. Who would tell me if I was making sensible decisions? Who would tell me if I was making them proud? Well, the answer is that this was something I lost. Other people in my life attempt to step in at times, which helps, but it isn't the same. This means that my mental health took a bit of a nose-dive, as I felt compelled to make my parents proud of me but had no way of checking whether or not I was achieving it. This has been an ongoing struggle for me, which a counsellor only very recently was able to help me to work through, but the unexpected advantage was that it made me work very hard to get what I wanted. The downside, however, is that all decisions felt far more daunting as I felt I was making them unguided by adults. This, for me, led to a constant sense of insecurity, but for other people I believe could lead to depression and a belief that you aren't good enough.
My advice for helping to get through these kinds of feelings is to utilise professional support services, and to seek mentors who can support you and provide positive reinforcement in your decision making. It's also worth trying to break down big tasks into smaller, more achievable goals to rebuild motivation and confidence during this period.
Challenge #3: Housing
Another huge challenge I faced was losing the safety net of a family home. For those without tenure, one of the downsides of an academic career is job insecurity and associated feelings of uncertainty. Academics in their early career often complete their PhD studies on very small stipends, and then are rewarded by being offered fixed-term contracts. This is not an attractive model for many people, but people can survive if they have a back-up option. For me, when my parents passed away, we had to sell the family home, which meant I no longer had a place to go if my job didn't work out. I remember that this was something that really worried me at the time, and had a huge impact on my wellbeing because I was facing a conflict – should I pursue my dream job and risk homelessness, or should I give up on everything and play it safe? In the end I took the risk and I'm fortunate it paid off, but the worry took a toll on me, and I believe that academia could do more to help support students in a similar situation – starting with better-paid stipends and looking at providing scholarships. It worries me that students might be denied opportunities simply because they've suffered a negative life event like this, which shouldn't be the case.
Challenge #4: Moving Might Not Be An Easy Option
Similarly, I remember throughout my time as a PhD student, senior academics would always offer me the same advice: "You need to move around to be successful in academia". Now, maybe that's true, but what about the dozens of reasons people might have for not being able to move? What then? For me, I have two younger siblings and for a long time I was unwilling to move away from them as I didn't want them to feel abandoned, and I didn't want to be away from them. Eventually, in time, we all grew a little stronger and I managed to build up the courage to move two hours down the road, but this was a huge step. The potential difficulty here is that experience at other institutions is frequently valued, but I think it would be helpful to consider personal circumstances, just as we would consider time taken for maternity leave.
Challenge #5: Debt-aversion
Nobody likes to be in debt, and whilst nobody would choose to be in debt if they could help it, there are some circumstances in which we're happy to take on debt because the benefit outweighs the cost. Student loans for undergraduate degrees and mortgages for houses are good examples here. The problem is though that people in poor financial circumstances have more to lose by getting into debt so they are often more debt-averse as they feel less confident they can pay off the bill2. When I lost my parents, we didn't come from a wealthy background, and suddenly my situation felt much more frightening. I was already part-way through my undergraduate degree so I was committed to that, but I felt unwilling and unable to take out a loan to do aMaster's course. Unfortunately I was doing a psychology degree, and so it's quite unusual to skip the Master's and go straight for the PhD. This meant that most advisors I spoke to were trying to counsel me to feel comfortable with the debt – "Yes it's a loan, but it's for your future", "Maybe you could get a part-time job alongside your studies". Thankfully though, one of my mentors seemed to pick up on my concerns and he offered me much better advice – to look outside of my own field. It was this advice that helped me to secure a PhD in an optometry department, which changed my life in every way, and crucially, helped me avoid debt that would make it difficult for me to survive. Here, the key message is to find advisors who can empathise with you, and don't feel pressured into doing something that will be a burden on your well-being.
Challenge #6: How Others Speak to You
If you had to think about it right now, how many people do you know who lost one or both of their parents when they were young? It's probably not very many, but probably more than you think. For years I kept my family situation to myself. The reason for this is two-fold: (1) talking about things makes them feel more real, so as long as I didn't say it out loud then it felt like it had less power, and (2) whenever people found out, they usually said something upsetting. I'll never really understand this one, because as an adult I've never known anything different, but there seems to be a real sense of negative expectation surrounding people who have suffered loss. People who have known me a long time will still catch themselves making comments like, "It's amazing how well you've done given the circumstances", which I believe they intend as a compliment regarding my resilience, but what I hear is, "We expected your circumstance to limit you". Now, my other half will attest that I can rant about this all day, but it's important to say that whilst I do acknowledge that some things have been more difficult for me – that's what this whole blog is about – it's not helpful to make comments suggesting that people shouldn't be able to achieve things. If you replace "the circumstances" with "your gender" in the quote above, it becomes wholly inappropriate, which I think nicely highlights that this is an unkind comment to make. I think that if we want to be supportive and considerate of people dealing with loss, we need to think more carefully about what we say and get into "good habits" of being inclusive with our language. For example, if you don't know for sure that someone has parents, keep your queries vague (e.g., instead of, "Will we be seeing your parents at graduation?" you could say, "Will we be seeing your family at graduation?"). Similarly, if you want to compliment someone on their achievements, just say that without mentioning anything else. Their circumstances are irrelevant and you may risk upsetting them by bringing it up.
Challenge #7: Adjusting is Painful
For me, experiencing this loss made me reassess my life. It made me very serious about my studies, and also made me very worried about finances, whether I'd be able to enjoy life again, and everything in the future. This obviously meant I wasn't exactly the life of the party for a while, which is to be expected, but my friends at the time seemed to take it very personally which ultimately left me feeling even more isolated than was necessary. The important thing here is to recognise that this is an extremely challenging time and people aren't themselves. For example, if you have a PhD student who experiences loss, they may become irritable, unpredictable, they may lose motivation; there are all manner of possibilities. The important thing to remember though is that they are not being difficult; they are struggling. Practise forgiveness and empathy, and encourage them to seek support, because this is the time when they need kindness the most.
The good news, however, is that there is light at the end of the tunnel. I still feel the pang of grief on key dates and important life events, but I'm growing stronger every day and I've found happiness. The key things for me were seeking help, finding positive mentors, taking pride in small steps forward, and having something to aim for. This helped me to make positive, proactive decisions for myself and seek opportunities which, combined with some good luck, led to a successful outcome in the end.
In summary, bereavement can lead to a number of potential challenges, but I'm hopeful that this blog will contribute to conversations about how academia can better support people with loss and bereavement, and the consequences for their careers. Let's aim to stop limiting the options of people who need support, and instead focus on providing the support that they need.
If you're experiencing loss at the point of reading this, please do consider reaching out to a counsellor or other healthcare professional. You may also benefit from seeking support from dedicated charities like Cruse Bereavement Support (https://www.cruse.org.uk/).
Cruse, n.d. Understanding the five stages of grief [online]. Available at: https://www.cruse.org.uk/understanding-grief/effects-of-grief/five-stages-of-grief/ [Accessed 13th July 2022]
Callendar, C., 2017. Poorer students aren't applying to university because of fears of high debts. [online]. Available at: https://theconversation.com/poorer-students-arent-applying-to-university-because-of-fears-of-high-debts-78694 [Accessed 13th July 2022]
Sam Strong
Dr Sam Strong is a lecturer in the School of Optometry at Aston University. She has a degree in Psychology (University of York), a PhD in Vision Science (University of Bradford), and she is currently completing an MEd (Aston University) alongside her work. Her research focuses on how the human brain processes visual motion signals, and in her spare time she is a scientific illustrator and writer. You can follow Sam's scientific and pedagogic adventures (and pictures of her cats) on Twitter @samanthastrong.
GRIEF, LOSS
Loss of Identity: Surviving Post-PhD Depression by Amy Gaeta
The perfect researcher (and why I am not it) by Zoë Ayres


PLASTIC bags in Panama shops and supermarkets are on the way out pending the signature of President Juan Carlos Varela.
The National Assembly which has been roiled in accusations of Deputies putting their names on state owned vehicles to curry favor with constituents closed the week with the approval in the third debate of Bill 492, which prohibits plastic bags in shops and promotes the use of those that are reusable.
The vote in the full Legislature took place after the presentation of a video by PRD lawmaker Samir Gozaine, one of the proponents of the bill.
The Earth can live without humans, but humans can not live without the Earth," the Deputy said.
The initiative has received applause and criticism.
If Varela signs the ban into law, it may encourage use of alternatives such as bio-degradable bags. There are bio-degradable holders for six-packs of beer and soft drinks, but inertia prevents making the change from plastic to bio-degradable when it is solely voluntary.
Let's really get controversial and make the bags out of hemp.
Concur. Trees grow faster than oil deposits so when asked, I say "paper." Leftists can't figure that out.
You're quite right. I've seen and used them elsewhere. They may even be in Panama but not where I shop. Cost is probably a factor, as you say. The consumer will pay the price, as usual.
If you enter "Biodegradable Shopping Bags" using an internet search program, you will find that they are (and have been) available for some time. I don't know why they aren't being used to replace non-biodegradable plastic bags. They probably cost more at the moment, but their cost will inevitably decrease with increases in production and usage.
Your solutions make too much sense. I was wondering the same thing. It used to be when we had a problem someone would address the problem intelligently and invent some way of making it better. It's impossible to conceive that science today (when they are not concentrating on selling their controversial global warming theory in order to receive funding) can't invent a process of making some type of bag bio-degradable in order to facilitate its use and protection for the environment. This carry your own bag just doesn't work as in most cases it is either left in the car or at home. Paper would probably be too expensive and the critics will say we are destroying our environment by felling the trees needed to produce them. You know it's going to be either their way or the highway.
Grocery bags ARE reusable -- I use them when I walk my dog and pick up their poo. So if I don't get shopping bags, I'll have to buy plastic bags specifically for my dog ... and they won't be re-usable after their single purpose. Has the grocery bag problem not been thought through for unintended consequences? Why not make grocery bags biodegradable so that both the bag and dog poo can decompose together?


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*Special needs: We always need volunteers who are able to help translate Chaldean or Arabic to many of our guests.


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Sean Hayes marries longtime partner after 8 years of dating
November 20, 2014 / 4:58 PM / ET Online
"Will & Grace" star Sean Hayes is a married man!
In a Facebook post Thursday, Hayes revealed that he quietly married music producer Scott Icenogle last week after eight years of dating.
"Here's a #TBT photo of Scotty and me getting married last week. Took us 8 years but we did it!" he wrote.
Post by Sean Hayes.
Photos: Celeb weddings of 2014
News broke of the couple's engagement after Hayes' appearance on "The Talk" in October, when fans noticed the 44-year-old actor sporting a ring on his left wedding finger. "They are not yet married but they have been engaged for quite some time," his rep later confirmed to RumorFix.
Hayes has been notoriously private about his personal life, officially coming out in 2010 in an interview with "The Advocate," more than 14 years after "Will & Grace" first debuted on NBC. Hayes played the openly gay character Jack McFarland on the popular series, which ran for eight seasons.
These days, Hayes is clearly in wedded bliss despite his CBS series, "The Millers," getting canceled Friday, posting this hilarious video of him dancing to Taylor Swift's "Shake It Off" on Saturday in response to the bad news.
Video: Sean Hayes "Saves the World"
ET recently sat down with Hayes as well as his "Millers" co-star Will Arnett, who talked about their longtime friendship. Go here to see that video.
First published on November 20, 2014 / 4:58 PM
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RAM Cleanup is great application to clean up your unused cache that makes your mobile phone slow and hang.
The name of this app is popcorn time because it lets you have popcorn while the app cleans up your memory.
Following is the feature of the app.
2. Memory Stats – Shows your storage stats.
3. Close unused app – You can manually close all the apps that has been using memory.
Android RAM booster is great memory boosting application where you can use one button click to optimize your phone's performance.


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Home » BREAKING: NANS to Shut Down Airports over ASUU Strike
BREAKING: NANS to Shut Down Airports over ASUU Strike
By Patience Shawulu September 17, 2022 No Comments2 Mins Read
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THE National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has threatened to halt operations at all international airports in the country, following the seven-month standoff between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU.
This was as the students' national body met over the weekend in Akure, the Ondo State capital, and condemned the way the Federal Government was treating the lecturers who were on strike as well as education in general.
NANS claimed that the four-day closure of federal highways and expressways was a success, which is why they decided to stop international travels beginning from Sept. 19, 2022.
In doing this, the students' national body hopes that the bourgeois and the federal government would experience the suffering that students had gone through for the previous seven months.
Chairman of the NANS National Task Force on "End ASUU Strike Now", Ojo Raymond Olumide, revealed that students were already tired of pleading with both parties about the necessity of ending the strike during a press conference.
"The President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration must settle all outstanding arrears and the lecturers' salaries", Olumide said, adding that the airports that would be occupied will remain closed until the strike is called off.
"We shall begin another round of protest next week by storming the airspaces on Monday, 19th September 2022 to #OccupyTheAirports. We want to let the world know about the pains and anguish students are going through.
"Nigerian students whose parents create the commonwealth cannot continue to be suffering at home alongside our lecturers while the few who gain from our sweats and blood have their kids abroad jollying and flexing.
"We will, by this statement, not beg again. We shall be mobilizing all students to shut down the country. No Education! No Movement!," the statement partly read.
While berating the Minister of Works, Babatunde Fashola, over his comment on the barricade of federal roads by the students, NANS passed a vote of no confidence on both the ministers of Labour and Education.
CAMPUS GIST recalls that Minister Fashola had during a press briefing after Wednesday's Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, in Abuja, said that students blocking federal roads over ASUU strike were violating the laws.
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5 levels of fast-paced, challenging dodge and duck madness. Avoid flames, spikes, monsters, and more as you run for your life (or more appropriately, death since it's inevitable). Use the arrow keys to move left and right, and to jump and duck over/under obstacles. Do you have what it takes to run away from death?


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1359 (MCCCLIX) var ett normalår som började en tisdag i den Julianska kalendern.

Händelser

Juni
 Maj eller juni – Fred sluts mellan kung Magnus och hans son Erik.
 20 juni – När Erik dör återgår makten och kungatiteln odelad till fadern, som förlikar sig med de rådsherrar, som har stått på Eriks sida i upproret.

Okänt datum
 Magnus Eriksson och hans son Håkan Magnusson sluter förbund med Valdemar Atterdag, som får Helsingborg som ersättning.

Födda
 Peder Lykke (Bille), dansk ärkebiskop 1418–1436.

Avlidna
 20 juni – Erik Magnusson, kung av Sverige sedan 1356 (död i pest).
 25 december – Beatrix av Bayern, drottning av Sverige från 1356 till 20 juni detta år, gift med Erik Magnusson (död i samma pest).

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Q: error: Microsoft Visual C++ 14.0 or greater is required While installing python package I get the following error even though I have latest Microsoft Visual Studio BuildTools installed.
  error: Microsoft Visual C++ 14.0 or greater is required. Get it with "Microsoft C++ Build Tools": https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/visual-cpp-build-tools/

I have added all possible paths to Path variables as well
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\BuildTools\MSBuild
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\BuildTools\MSBuild\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v16.0\Python Tools
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\BuildTools
C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\14.0\Bin
C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild

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*Installing fulll vs_BuildTools solved it for me . For details follow
https://www.scivision.dev/python-windows-visual-c-14-required

*Note MSVC vXXX - VS YYYY C++ x64/x86 build tools version and Windows 10 SDK versions must match

*Quick solutions like instaling vc_redist.x64 or VC_redist.x86 didn't
solve it for me.

*Nothing needs to be added to environment variables.

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If your vscode is supported in 32 bit version, it raises when you start install some packages. I recommended you to install 64  bit vscode if you are using windows 10.

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EIRL closed up 0.09 percent on Thursday, April 18, 2019, on 47 percent of normal volume. Note that the stock is in overbought territory based on its Slow Stochastic indicator (14, 3, 3) -- sideways movement or a pullback should not be unexpected.
The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI Ireland Investable Market 25/50 Index (the "underlying index"). The fund generally invests at least 80% of its assets in securities of the underlying index and in depositary receipts representing securities of the underlying index. The underlying index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index designed to measure the performance of equity securities listed on stock exchanges in Ireland. Components primarily include consumer staples, industrials and materials companies. The fund is non-diversified.
Is EIRL a Buy, Sell or Hold?
Feb 14 May faces defeat on Brexit strategy?
Feb 13 No-deal Brexit off the table?
Jan 29 Who's taking control of Brexit?
Jan 28 May seeking changes to Irish backstop?


The model gives an update on the Beverly Hills Housewife's battle with Lyme disease.
Yolanda Foster might be battling Lyme disease, but the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star has the support of her family. And her model daughter, Gigi Hadid, is offering up an update on her mom's health.
"She's battling a tough one, but she's helping a lot of people through her personal health journey," she told People. "I think when she finally figures out how to help herself, she'll be able to help a lot of other people ... I'm very inspired."
Yolanda was diagnosed with Lyme disease in 2012. And Gigi's words of encouragement for her mom mirror those recently shared by Yolanda's husband, David Foster.
"I mean she's a warrior," he said. "She's a warrior so she's going to beat it."
He also shared how he's doing his part to help keep his wife's spirits up. "My wife loves a love note more than she loves a piece of jewelry," he said. "It is actually harder to do a love note than a piece of jewelry because I got to, like, sit down and really think about what I'm writing."
Earlier this year, Yolanda opened up about her struggle with the disease. "I have lost the ability to read, write, or even watch TV, because I can't process information or any stimulation for that matter," she shared back in January. "It feels like someone came in and confiscated my brain and tied my hands behind my back to just watch and see life go by without me participating in it."
At the time, Gigi shared how she stays in touch with her mom despite her jet-setting lifestyle.
"We try to call her and FaceTime her with what's going on and keep her feeling like she's not too far away," the 19-year-old shared. "It [lifts her spirits]. I think that she kind of looks forward to it. Right now she's going through a lot, so even a little FaceTime once in a while helps."


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module Spree
  class DefaultTaxZoneValidator < ActiveModel::Validator
    def validate(record)
      if record.included_in_price
        record.errors.add(:included_in_price, Spree.t(:included_price_validation)) unless Zone.default_tax
      end
    end
  end
end

module Spree
  class TaxRate < Spree::Base
    acts_as_paranoid

    # Need to deal with adjustments before calculator is destroyed.
    before_destroy :deals_with_adjustments_for_deleted_source

    include Spree::CalculatedAdjustments
    include Spree::AdjustmentSource

    belongs_to :zone, class_name: "Spree::Zone", inverse_of: :tax_rates
    belongs_to :tax_category, class_name: "Spree::TaxCategory", inverse_of: :tax_rates

    has_many :adjustments, as: :source
    has_many :shipping_rate_taxes, class_name: "Spree::ShippingRateTax"

    validates :amount, presence: true, numericality: true
    validates :tax_category_id, presence: true
    validates_with DefaultTaxZoneValidator

    # Finds all tax rates whose zones match a given address
    scope :for_address, ->(address) { joins(:zone).merge(Spree::Zone.for_address(address)) }

    # Finds geographically matching tax rates for a tax zone.
    # We do not know if they are/aren't applicable until we attempt to apply these rates to
    # the items contained within the Order itself.
    # For instance, if a rate passes the criteria outlined in this method,
    # but then has a tax category that doesn't match against any of the line items
    # inside of the order, then that tax rate will not be applicable to anything.
    # For instance:
    #
    # Zones:
    #   - Spain (default tax zone)
    #   - France
    #
    # Tax rates: (note: amounts below do not actually reflect real VAT rates)
    #   21% inclusive - "Clothing" - Spain
    #   18% inclusive - "Clothing" - France
    #   10% inclusive - "Food" - Spain
    #   8% inclusive - "Food" - France
    #   5% inclusive - "Hotels" - Spain
    #   2% inclusive - "Hotels" - France
    #
    # Order has:
    #   Line Item #1 - Tax Category: Clothing
    #   Line Item #2 - Tax Category: Food
    #
    # Tax rates that should be selected:
    #
    #  21% inclusive - "Clothing" - Spain
    #  10% inclusive - "Food" - Spain
    #
    # If the order's address changes to one in France, then the tax will be recalculated:
    #
    #  18% inclusive - "Clothing" - France
    #  8% inclusive - "Food" - France
    #
    # Note here that the "Hotels" tax rates will not be used at all.
    # This is because there are no items which have the tax category of "Hotels".
    #
    # Under no circumstances should negative adjustments be applied for the Spanish tax rates.
    #
    # Those rates should never come into play at all and only the French rates should apply.
    scope :for_zone, ->(zone) { where(zone_id: Spree::Zone.with_shared_members(zone).pluck(:id)) }
    scope :included_in_price, -> { where(included_in_price: true) }

    # Create tax adjustments for some items that have the same tax zone.
    #
    # @deprecated Please use Spree::Tax::OrderAdjuster or Spree::Tax::ItemAdjuster instead.
    #
    # @param [Spree::Zone] order_tax_zone is the smalles applicable zone to the order's tax address
    # @param [Array<Spree::LineItem,Spree::Shipment>] items to be adjusted
    def self.adjust(order_tax_zone, items)
      ActiveSupport::Deprecation.warn("Please use Spree::Tax::OrderAdjuster or Spree::Tax::ItemAdjuster instead", caller)
      items.map do |item|
        Spree::Tax::ItemAdjuster.new(item, rates_for_order_zone: for_zone(order_tax_zone)).adjust!
      end
    end

    # Creates necessary tax adjustments for the order.
    def adjust(order_tax_zone, item)
      amount = compute_amount(item)
      return if amount == 0

      included = included_in_price && amount > 0

      adjustments.create!({
        adjustable: item,
        amount: amount,
        order_id: item.order_id,
        label: adjustment_label(amount),
        included: included
      })
    end

    # This method is used by Adjustment#update to recalculate the cost.
    def compute_amount(item)
      calculator.compute(item)
    end

    private

    def adjustment_label(amount)
      Spree.t translation_key(amount),
              scope: "adjustment_labels.tax_rates",
              name: name.presence || tax_category.name,
              amount: amount_for_adjustment_label
    end

    def amount_for_adjustment_label
      ActiveSupport::NumberHelper::NumberToPercentageConverter.convert(
        amount * 100,
        locale: I18n.locale
      )
    end

    def translation_key(amount)
      key = included_in_price? ? "vat" : "sales_tax"
      key += "_refund" if amount < 0
      key += "_with_rate" if show_rate_in_label?
      key.to_sym
    end
  end
end

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Detroit Tigers' John Hicks HRs off Justin Verlander in Va. showdown
Detroit Tigers catcher John Hicks has known Justin Verlander for quite some time. The two grew up in Goochland, Va.
Detroit Tigers' John Hicks HRs off Justin Verlander in Va. showdown Detroit Tigers catcher John Hicks has known Justin Verlander for quite some time. The two grew up in Goochland, Va. Check out this story on Freep.com: https://on.freep.com/2zDfhSE
Anthony Fenech, Detroit Free Press Published 3:02 p.m. ET July 15, 2018 | Updated 3:05 p.m. ET July 15, 2018
Tigers vs. Astros series
Astros pitcher Justin Verlander (35) reacts after a play during the first inning of the Tigers' 6-3 win over the Astros on Sunday, July 18, 2018, in Houston. Troy Taormina USA TODAY Sports
Tigers first baseman Jim Adduci (37) rounds the bases after hitting a home run during the sixth inning of the Tigers' 6-3 win over the Astros on Sunday, July 18, 2018, in Houston. Troy Taormina USA TODAY Sports
Tigers first baseman Jim Adduci celebrates with third base coach Dave Clark after hitting a home run during the sixth inning of the Tigers' 6-3 win over the Astros on Sunday, July 18, 2018, in Houston. Troy Taormina USA TODAY Sports
Tigers pitcher Joe Jimenez (77) delivers a pitch during the eighth inning of the Tigers' 6-3 win over the Astros on Sunday, July 18, 2018, in Houston. Troy Taormina USA TODAY Sports
(From left) Tigers left fielder Niko Goodrum, center fielder JaCoby Jones and right fielder Victor Reyes celebrate after the Tigers' 6-3 win over the Astros on Sunday, July 18, 2018, in Houston. Troy Taormina USA TODAY Sports
Tigers relief pitcher Shane Greene (61) delivers a pitch during the ninth inning of the Tigers' 6-3 win over the Astros on Sunday, July 18, 2018, in Houston. Troy Taormina USA TODAY Sports
Tigers second baseman Ronny Rodriguez and left fielder Niko Goodrum celebrate after the Tigers' 6-3 win over the Astros on Sunday, July 18, 2018, in Houston. Troy Taormina USA TODAY Sports
Tigers left fielder Niko Goodrum, right, watches his home run along with Houston Astros catcher Max Stassi during the sixth inning on Sunday, July 15, 2018, in Houston. David J. Phillip, AP
Astros pitcher Justin Verlander catches the ball after giving up a home run to Tigers first baseman Jim Adduci in the sixth inning on Sunday, July 15, 2018, in Houston. Bob Levey, Getty Images
Tigers third baseman Jeimer Candelario celebrates with third base coach Dave Clark after hitting a home run during the fifth inning on Sunday, July 15, 2018, in Houston. Troy Taormina, Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports
Tigers shortstop Jose Iglesias tags out Astros shortstop Marwin Gonzalez on a play during the fourth inning on Sunday, July 15, 2018, in Houston. Troy Taormina USA TODAY Sports
Tigers pitcher Drew VerHagen (54) delivers a pitch during the fourth inning on Sunday, July 15, 2018, in Houston. Troy Taormina USA TODAY Sports
Astros pitcher Justin Verlander (35) reacts after a play during the first inning on Sunday, July 15, 2018, in Houston. Troy Taormina USA TODAY Sports
Astros shortstop Marwin Gonzalez is tagged out by Tigers shortstop Jose Iglesias while trying to steal second base during the fourth inning on Sunday, July 15, 2018, in Houston. David J. Phillip, AP
Astros first baseman Yuli Gurriel, left, scores after a wild pitch by Tigers pitcher Drew VerHagen during the fourth inning on Sunday, July 15, 2018, in Houston. David J. Phillip, AP
Tigers third baseman Jeimer Candelario hits a home run against the Houston Astros during the fifth inning on Sunday, July 15, 2018, in Houston. David J. Phillip, AP
Tigers catcher John Hicks receives a high five from third base coach Dave Clark after hitting a two-run home run in the second inning on Sunday, July 15, 2018, in Houston. Bob Levey, Getty Images
Tigers second baseman Ronny Rodriguez (60) scores a run as Astros catcher Max Stassi looks on during the second inning on Sunday, July 15, 2018, in Houston. Troy Taormina USA TODAY Sports
Astros pitcher Justin Verlander reacts and Tigers catcher John Hicks rounds the bases after hitting a home run during the second inning on Sunday, July 15, 2018, in Houston. Troy Taormina USA TODAY Sports
Tigers catcher John Hicks hits a home run during the second inning on Sunday, July 15, 2018, in Houston. Troy Taormina USA TODAY Sports
Astros pitcher Justin Verlander throws against the Tigers during the first inning on Sunday, July 15, 2018, in Houston. David J. Phillip, AP
Astros pitcher Justin Verlander (35) delivers a pitch during the first inning on Sunday, July 15, 2018, in Houston. Troy Taormina USA TODAY Sports
Tigers pitcher Francisco Liriano (38) delivers a pitch during the first inning on Sunday, July 15, 2018, in Houston. Troy Taormina USA TODAY Sports
Tigers catcher James McCann, left, is looked at by a trainer after suffering a batted ball off his body during the seventh inning of the Tigers' 9-1 loss to the Astros on Saturday, July 14, 2018, in Houston. Eric Christian Smith, AP
Tigers pitcher Michael Fulmer, right, is removed from a baseball game by manager Ron Gardenhire during the fifth inning of the Tigers' 9-1 loss to the Astros on Saturday, July 14, 2018, in Houston. Eric Christian Smith, AP
Astros right fielder Josh Reddick slides into second base with a double in the first inning as Tigers first baseman Jim Adduci awaits the throw on Saturday, July 14, 2018, in Houston. Bob Levey, Getty Images
Tigers pitcher Michael Fulmer walks back to the mound after Astros shortstop Marwin Gonzalez's RBI-single during the third inning on Saturday, July 14, 2018, in Houston. Eric Christian Smith, AP
Tigers center fielder JaCoby Jones makes a catch on a fly ball by Astros center fielder George Springer in the first inning on Saturday, July 14, 2018, in Houston. Bob Levey, Getty Images
Astros center fielder George Springer is tagged out by Tigers catcher James McCann attempting to score in the second inning on Saturday, July 14, 2018, in Houston. Bob Levey, Getty Images
Tigers pitcher Michael Fulmer (32) delivers a pitch against the Astros during the first inning on Saturday, July 14, 2018, in Houston. Erik Williams USA TODAY Sports
Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Mike Fiers delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the Houston Astros, Friday, July 13, 2018, in Houston. Eric Christian Smith, AP
Houston Astros starting pitcher Dallas Keuchel delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers, Friday, July 13, 2018, in Houston. Eric Christian Smith, AP
Niko Goodrum #28 of the Detroit Tigers strikes out in the first inning as \he cannot hold his swing against the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park on July 13, 2018 in Houston, Texas. Bob Levey, Getty Images
Justin Verlander #35 of the Houston Astros looks on from the dugout as the Houston Astros play the Detroit Tigers at Minute Maid Park on July 13, 2018 in Houston, Texas. Bob Levey, Getty Images
Jeimer Candelario #46 of the Detroit Tigers singles in the third inning against the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park on July 13, 2018 in Houston, Texas. Bob Levey, Getty Images
JaCoby Jones #21 of the Detroit Tigers attempts to lay down a bunt in the third inning against the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park on July 13, 2018 in Houston, Texas. Bob Levey, Getty Images
Tony Kemp #18 of the Houston Astros is tagged out by Niko Goodrum #28 of the Detroit Tigers in the fourth inning at Minute Maid Park on July 13, 2018 in Houston, Texas. Bob Levey, Getty Images
Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Mike Fiers (50) reacts and Houston Astros third baseman Alex Bregman (2) rounds the bases after hitting a home run during the first inning at Minute Maid Park on July 13, 2018. Troy Taormina, USA TODAY Sports
Houston Astros third baseman Alex Bregman (2) celebrates with teammates in the dugout after hitting a home run during the first inning against the Detroit Tigers at Minute Maid Park on July 13, 2018. Troy Taormina, USA TODAY Sports
Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Mike Fiers (50) delivers a pitch during the first inning against the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park on July 13, 2018. Troy Taormina, USA TODAY Sports
Detroit Tigers third baseman Jeimer Candelario (46) hits a single during the third inning against the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park on July 13, 2018. Troy Taormina, USA TODAY Sports
Tigers catcher John Hicks hits a home run during the second inning against Justin Verlander on Sunday, July 15, 2018, in Houston.(Photo: Troy Taormina USA TODAY Sports)
HOUSTON — John Hicks has known Justin Verlander for quite some time.
Growing up in Goochland, Va., Hicks, 28, watched Verlander, 35, play throughout high school. The former Tigers ace was teammates with Hicks' older brother, Daniel, who counts as one of Verlander's best friends.
On Sunday afternoon, in Verlander's first start against the Tigers, Hicks hit a two-run home run in the top of the second inning. It was the first matchup in major league history between two players from Goochland, Va.
But Hicks isn't the first player from Goochland, Va. to homer off Verlander.
No, that distinction goes to Verlander's younger brother, Ben, who hit a home run off him in a minor-league spring training game in Lakeland, Fla. in 2016.
Both Daniel Hicks and Ben Verlander were in attendance at Minute Maid Park on Sunday afternoon.
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Hicks, who caught Verlander last season with the Tigers but had never faced him, said before the game he was excited to face him. He said that he's seen video of Ben Verlander's home run "many times."
Now, he has a highlight for himself.
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As protesters accuse her husband of rape, Clinton blasts Trump's 'scorched earth' tactics
By Anne Gearan
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Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton speaks during a Colorado Democratic party rally in the Palace of Agriculture at the state fairgrounds Oct. 12, 2016, in Pueblo, Co. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI / AFP/Getty Images)
PUEBLO, COLO. — Hillary Clinton denounced "scorched earth" tactics by Republicans on Wednesday, saying Democrats must not allow themselves to turn away from the election in disgust.
Those tactics have recently included protesters accusing former president Bill Clinton of rape. Clinton's campaign appearances were interrupted two days in a row this week by people shouting while holding or wearing T-shirts that brand her husband a rapist.
Her rally here was briefly interrupted by two demonstrators, but it was not clear they were accusing Clinton's husband.
"Americans want to turn out in as large numbers as possible," Clinton said to applause. "Reject the dark and divisive and hateful campaign that is being run."
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The Democratic presidential nominee contrasted what she calls Republican Donald Trump's efforts to divide voters and her own plan to govern inclusively.
"We have done our best to stay out of all the meanness," Clinton said.
"I want you to know, I want to be the president for everyone," she said. "I am tired of all the division and the barriers. I want to bring people together across party lines, across all the lines that divide us."
Clinton welcomed the support she is getting from Republicans and independents and scoffed that "scorched earth" is an act of desperation.
"That's all they have left - pure negativity," she said.
"Obviously Hillary Clinton is very concerned about how divisive this race has become and all that Donald Trump has done," campaign communications director Jennifer Palmieri told reporters traveling with Clinton.
Trump's tactics have just created more enthusiasm and mobilization among Democrats, Palmieri said.
Clinton drew a record crowd of more than 18,000 this week, and early voting and voter registration in Nevada, where Clinton will also campaign Wednesday, Florida and other places are encouraging for Democrats, Palmieri said.
"If anything, we feel that enthusiasm is growing on the Democratic side," Palmieri said.
Clinton will not directly engage on the "rapist" protests, Palmieri said.
"These are people that are being paid to come and heckle her," Palmieri said, adding that she applauded President Barack Obama's dismissal of a similar protest at a pro-Clinton event Tuesday.
"It's just more of the effort that Trump is undertaking to try to intimidate her," Palmieri said. "He will find that it will not have much effect."
Cellphone toting protesters with handmade T-shirts scrawled with "Bill Clinton is a rapist" interrupted President Obama mid-joke in Charlotte on Tuesday.
A protestor interrupts U.S. President Barack Obama during a campaign event for Hillary Clinton on Oct. 11, 2016, in Greensboro, N.C. (Sara D. Davis / Getty Images)
"Oh, no," he let out, grinning and chuckling as the crowd booed and the protesters were let out. The chants started "Hillary! Hillary! Hillary!"
He said, "You know, this is the great thing about politics in America. It takes all kinds. Folks will just do . . ."
"Anything" the riled up crowd screamed back.
"Do all kinds of stuff," Obama finished. "Now where was I?"
Democrats will also hold Republicans to account for their support - current or past - for Trump and for the toxic nature of the contest in the final weeks, Palmieri warned.
The Clinton campaign has directly implicated conservative radio host Alex Jones and his conspiracy-driven website Infowars for urging Clinton opponents to raise the rape allegation - and offering to pay those who get on television.
Jones made such an offer on his Sept. 30 show, and referred to longtime Clinton opponent and Republican operative Roger Stone.
"Another shirt that was designed and licensed from Roger Stone is the Bill Clinton rape shirt," Jones said. "Looks like the Communist-style Obama 'Hope' shirt, but says 'Rape.' "
"Wear it, get aggressive, start the conversations, get on TV with it," Jones urged. "Anyone that gets on national TV with the shirt clearly for more than five seconds gets $1,000. Anyone that gets it on air on national TV and gets the words out' Bill Clinton is a rapist' or things along the line with a bullhorn," could get $5,000, he said.
It is not clear whether those protesting last week and this week at events held by Clinton, her husband or other surrogates were directly inspired by that offer, or whether anyone has been paid.
Clinton did not directly address a disruption Tuesday during an appearance in Miami alongside former vice president Al Gore in which a man yelled allegations about Bill Clinton and rape.
Clinton pleaded with voters Monday not to let the nastiness of the final weeks of the campaign become a reason not to vote. That is just what her enemies want, she suggested.
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"That's what the other side wants you to feel, that 'I'm not going to vote because it's so nasty,' " she had told a college audience in Detroit.
"That's the main reason to vote, to make it clear that we're not going to put up with that kind of attitude."
That rally was also briefly interrupted by a man in the crowd wearing a T-shirt with Bill Clinton's picture on it and the word "rape." The man yelled "rapist" as he was escorted out.
Hillary Clinton said nothing about the accusation and made light of the incident, which came the day after her second debate with Trump and as his support among voters and elected Republicans was melting.
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"I hope somebody follows that man out and stages an intervention," Clinton said to laughter. "He clearly has not been following this election very closely."
Bill Clinton also laughed off a disruption last week, in Akron, Ohio, in which a woman shouted that he had harmed women while holding aloft a hand-lettered T-shirt that read, "Bill Clinton a Rapist."
The demonstration was staged near the back of the hangar-style event hall, directly in front of risers where television cameras were recording the former president's remarks.
The Washington Post's Abby Phillip in Washington contributed to this article.


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Army Targets COVID-19 Vaccine by End of Year
June 3, 2020 | BY Thomas Brading , Army News Service
The global race to field a lifesaving COVID-19 vaccine may be nearing its last lap, as the Army aims for a vaccine by the end of this year, the force's top medical research officer said.
If all goes as planned, human testing will begin in late summer, Army Brig. Gen. Michael Talley, commander of the Army Medical Research and Development Command, told reporters yesterday. He added that he anticipates widespread distribution of a vaccine next year.
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Researchers with the Emerging Infectious Disease branch at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research conduct studies to find a solution for the coronavirus. The Emerging Infectious Diseases branch, established in 2018, is tasked with surveying, anticipating and countering the mounting threat of emerging infectious diseases of key importance to U.S. forces at home and abroad.
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To do this, Army researchers are following the science, he said.
However, when you follow the science, that lets science take charge of the timeline, said Col. Wendy Sammons-Jackson, director of the Military Infectious Disease Research Program at MRDC.
"It's reasonable to expect some form of a vaccine available by the end of the year," Sammons-Jackson said. "As long as we're able to continue to progress, learn, understand and adapt, I think we have all of the resources available and pointed in the same direction that can make [our timeline] possible."
Although advances have been made, and goals are set, "we're in the learning phase with every aspect of this, whether it's the development of treatments or vaccines — it's a constant learning process," said Dr. Nelson Michael, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research.
We're learning the science of [COVID-19] faster than we have learned the science of any other virus before."
Dr. Nelson Michael, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
That's why scientists around the globe, including the Army, are simply doing their best to keep up with the complex virus, he added.
"We're learning the science of [COVID-19] faster than we have learned the science of any other virus before," Michael said. "We're going from a concept, all the way to Phase 3 clinical trials and potentially licensure in an unprecedented timeline — but in this case, it's very much possible."
In January, after the virus' genetic makeup was published, the more than 700 Army scientists, researchers and staff at the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases at Fort Detrick, Maryland, began working day and night to develop medical countermeasures against COVID-19.
The Walter Reed team also started racing against the clock to develop a vaccine candidate to beat the novel coronavirus. "We are moving at top speed at both labs and yielding promising results," Talley said regarding USAMRIID and WRAIR. At Fort Detrick, they are safely replicating the virus to support countermeasure development. Meanwhile the team at WRAIR has designed a unique COVID-19 candidate, he said.
USAMRIID is also developing small- and large-animal models to support testing of vaccines, diagnostics and therapeutics developed by the Army and its collaborators.
"We have been vaccinating hundreds of mice with different versions of our vaccine, and we will be making a decision as to which one is the best to take forward for manufacturing next week," said Dr. Kayvon Modjarrad, director of the Emerging Infectious Diseases Branch at WRAIR, "then, ultimately, clinical trials by late summer."
"Based on the data obtained this summer, we'll know which vaccine candidates to move forward with for larger trials toward the end of the year," Michael said.
Prior to the COVID-19 response, Michael's previous global health contributions include the Military HIV Research Program, or MHRP. His team was instrumental in the globally effective HIV-1 vaccine.
"Our team is fully engaged in the governmental structure called Operation Warp Speed," Michael said.
Army Spc. Taylor Wolik, a medical laboratory specialist with the 1st Area Medical Laboratory, performs a diagnostic assay at the Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases field laboratory site at Fort Detrick, Md. USAMRIID provides specialized training to the lab's employees in conducting diagnostic assays to detect the presence of coronavirus and other biological agents in clinical or environmental samples.
Photo By: William F. Discher, Army
Operation Warp Speed, an initiative first announced by President Donald Trump and with Army Materiel Command at the helm, brings together experts from across the government to determine a vaccine for COVID-19 and distribute more than 300 million doses across the United States.
"We cover [everything] from therapeutics, diagnostics and vaccines," Michael said. "But for our specific work in vaccines, we're heavily engaged across all agencies [where] the Army and Defense Department's capabilities and competencies with vaccine development can be brought to bear."
What this means is that they're not only testing potential vaccines invented during the intramural program, he said, but they have the capability to also do pre-clinical and stage-1 testing of potential vaccines outside of their laboratories.
In addition to WRAIR and USAMRIID, many unique subordinate commands are using their assets to support the overall government response to the virus, Talley said. "For example, in Natick, Massachusetts, at the U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, researchers are developing wearable technology to [recognize] key early symptoms of COVID-19."
To date, COVID-19 has killed more than 370,000 people worldwide, including more than 100,000 in the United States.
"U.S. Army researchers were critical during the SARS epidemic, the Zika virus, and the Ebola outbreak as they helped develop antivirals and vaccines," Secretary of the Army Ryan D. McCarthy said in April. "They've done it before, and they will do it again."
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