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You know, from Bambi. My mother must have sung this to me as a child, because it's always just seemed right for those inspired-by-too-much-coffee moments.
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mobile-tables
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A simple jQuery plugin for better tables on mobile devices.

## Usage

Super simple:

    $('table').mobileTable();
    $(window).resize(function() {
      $('table')mobileTable();
    });

TODO: Move resize functionality directly into the plugin.

Feel free to be specific:

    $('.special-table').mobileTable();

And add your own breakpoint:

    var args = {
      breakpoint: 500 // default is 720
    };

    $('table').mobileTable(args);

## Demo

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KATHMANDU, August 31: The inauguration of ICC World Cricket League Division 5 in South Africa next month marks the start of the road to the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023. The global qualification phase ICC World Cricket League Division 5 is the first step to team's participation in World Cup to be held in India in 2023.
Eight teams representing five regions, Cayman Islands, Germany, Ghana, Guernsey, Jersey, Italy, Qatar, and Vanuatu will all take part in the six-day competition hosted in Benoni, South Africa. Two teams from the tournament will qualify for Division 4 to be played in mid-2018 and five teams will be relegated to the regional divisions.
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Afghanistan completes remarkable comeback, joins West Indies to qualify for ICC Cricket World Cup 2019
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Q: Enable Curl on custom built php7 I compiled & installed php7 as below
./configure --enable-bcmath --with-bz2 --enable-calendar --enable-exif --enable-dba --enable-ftp --with-gettext --enable-mbstring --with-mcrypt --with-mhash --enable-pcntl --with-pspell --enable-shmop --enable-soap --enable-sockets --enable-sysvmsg --enable-sysvsem --enable-sysvshm --enable-wddx --with-zlib --enable-zip --with-readline  --enable-debug --enable-maintainer-zts --enable-pthreads --prefix=/usr --with-config-file-path=/etc --prefix=/usr/local/php7

# sudo make
# sudo make install

The problem is that, I need to rebuilt & install php7 --with-curl . How do I remove installed complied version completely to get executed from shell.

A: From the looks of the output of php -i, it appears you are trying to load php_curl.dll which is the Windows version of Curl. Try loading php_curl.so instead.

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Q: Exception thrown: 'Grpc.Core.RpcException' in System.Private.CoreLib.dll with Google Speech API I am using Visual Studio 2019 on Windows 10 with Google Speech API for a .NET Console project using C# with the following code:
class Program
{

    static async System.Threading.Tasks.Task<object> AsyncRecognizeGcsAsync()
    {
        var URI = "https://speech.googleapis.com/v1/speech:recognize?key=...";

        var speech = SpeechClient.Create();
        var longOperation = speech.LongRunningRecognize(new RecognitionConfig()
        {
            Encoding = RecognitionConfig.Types.AudioEncoding.Flac,
            SampleRateHertz = 44100,
            AudioChannelCount = 2,
            LanguageCode = "en",
        }, RecognitionAudio.FromStorageUri(URI));
        longOperation = longOperation.PollUntilCompleted();
        var response = longOperation.Result;
        Console.WriteLine("response.Results.Count = " + response.Results.Count);
        foreach (var result in response.Results)
        {
            foreach (var alternative in result.Alternatives)
            {
                Console.WriteLine($"Transcript: { alternative.Transcript}");
            }
        }

        return 0;
    }

    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Start!");

        AsyncRecognizeGcsAsync();

    }

}

This is what I get in the Output Window:
Exception thrown: 'Grpc.Core.RpcException' in System.Private.CoreLib.dll
The program '[22028] dotnet.exe' has exited with code 0 (0x0).

This is what I get in the Command Line Console:
Start!
**********

C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe (process 25260) exited with code 0.
To automatically close the console when debugging stops, enable Tools->Options->Debugging->Automatically close the console when debugging stops.
Press any key to close this window . . .

How do I find out what the RpcException is? How do I go about fixing this?
I tried this answer on stackoverflow, but it didn't solve the problem.


If a plugin is just released on lotrointerface, there is a window of time that it needs to be reviewed by lotrointerface staff for approval. If you attempt to install the plugin while its waiting for approval, it will download a corrupt zip file. Since LPC attempts to reuse cached zip files to minimize bandwidth usage, this leads to a problem that isn't self corrected. You will need to manually delete the corrupt zip file. In LPC on the configuration panel is a Plugin Cache textbox. This is the path the zip files get downloaded to. Copy and paste that location into windows file explorer. Then find the zip file and delete. So sorry for this bug. I know it is confusing, and I will see what I can do to get this fixed.
Installer will now remove old install automatically for newer version.
Why does the installed plugin list shows many greyed out plugins?
One of the plugins you had previously installed had multiple ".plugin" files that are unknown to LPC. To fix this, reinstall the plugin from the "Add New Plugins" tab.
Author of the plugin may have information in their ".plugincompendium" file that does not match up with what lotrointerface.com has for their plugin.
Why doesn't it know about (fill in blank) plugin?
Plugins that appear in LPC must be approved. Post below if you would like one included.
Not every existing plugin followed the same convention of submitting their plugin to LOTRO Interface. I may have left them off the list on purpose so it doesn't break things. Please encourage the Authors of your favourite plugins to update their plugin so it is supported.
Can I remove plugins with LPC?
Not at this time. Because of the way the plugin folder structure is laid out, multiple plugins might be installed in a common folder, and refer to eachothers files. This introduced headaches that i could not initially design around. I choose to leave this alone, and currently the app will just "Overwrite" existing plugin structure vs a true replace.
Can LPC support plugins with a list of dependencies?
Yes.. all plugin authors who wish to do so must read below section for "Plugin Compendium Configuration Files".
What do I do when I get an "Access Denied" error when installing a plugin?
When LPC installs new plugins, it will look for a file with a .plugincompendium file extension in the download it uncompresses. This file helps it know a few specifics regarding an install.
What the id, name, and version of the plugin as it is states on lotro interface for the install.
Because no plugin with the release of LPC will have these, it will try to reconstruct this information and place a .plugincompendium file in you plugin's folder (if you install via LPC). As of the first release it will know some basic dependency information for a few of the plugins on LOTRO Interface to fasilitate the adaptation of these files (or note :P).
Here is an example of one fully filled out.
Authors can download over 80 samples for various existing plugins that I autogenerated here and include in future versions of their plugins.
the name field must match what lotrointerface has as title of your addon. Otherwise you risk 2 plugins appearing in UI.
make sure to increment version #. If you do not the row will keep showing that they need to update your addon, when they already have latest.
the information in these needs to be kept up to date when new releases are done for it to work correctly. I have analysed the plugins and noticed many authors do not keep the ".plugin" files in sync wish each release. The name of plugin, version, and even authors have been all over the place. This configuration file is yet another way I know thinks can get out of sync.
The dependencies are a numberic id that you can get from a plugins url on lotro interface.. I.e. Alt Tracker --> http://www.lotrointerface.com/downloads/info572 has one of 572. The one plugin that is not on lotro interface is the "Turbine UI Files". If your addon requires this please include 0 (zero) for your dependency id.
Please post below if you want me to retry or include one.
Aura - includes other addons in zip with theirs.. this will overrite potential new versions of those addons. Use a plugincompendium file to reference 2 dependencies.
Plugins that are supported are "Favorited" by the plugincompendium user of LOTRO Interface. You can view those by looking at the rss feed.
Thanks for the swift reply. I guessed that might be the case.
So on seeing your reply, I've modified the batchfile (and will adapt the Powershell version) to offer the choice to just swap the folders without running LOTRO. That way, I just swap the folders, run LOTROinterface again then swap them back. Solved!
If you are running LPC as different users, it will maintain seperate configuration automatically. I assume you are using the same user to launch and maintain multiple locations. Do do this, you might be able to create some .bat files to "swap" config files prior to launching LPC's .exe file.
Just back up that file and make a copy for each of your install locations. Copy it into place prior to launching LPC. Not perfect but should allow you to do what your wanting.
This is almost certainly the best utility on the site. Thanks lunarwtr!
Apologies if this is answered somewhere else, but for the life of me I can't find it.
Is there any way to deal with multiple installations of LOTRO?
LOTROInterface only provides the option for one install path. Is it possible either to have more than one install path or use multiple instances of the interface?
(In case the question needs clarification, multiple installations of LOTRO are REQUIRED for test versions (Bullroarer, Palantir) and I gather some users prefer to use multiple installations when one PC is used by different LOTRO users and not rely on the multiple user folders which LOTRO already provides).
Even if you have multiple installations of LOTRO, they still use the same settings folder to store your plugins, plugin settings, UI settings, etc.
There may be a way to tell different LOTRO installations to store their settings in different places, but I don't think Plugin Compendium can solve the problem for you.
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I can do that. By the way, the zip file has a folder "__MACOSX" included that will be installed. You might want to remove that when you create a zip.
Thanks, and I will remove that at the next update!
Hi Lunarwtr, because unfortunately Hyoss is his plugin Travel Window January 2018 not supportet anymore, did I take over the job now, so would you like to include my new version of Travel WIndows?
Hopefully, I have the right contents and file.
Would it be possible to include an option to "Show Only Updated Plugins"? I have quite a long list of plugins and it would be nice to be able to see immediately which might have updated since I last looked!
Could u plz add russian plugins to LPC list?
Hey! Our russian community is very big, and many russian players use russian language in game client, so, our friends translated some plugins. It will be cool, if you add our russian versions of plugins in LPC list, because our players used to download plugins from LPC, but now they have to download it from our website. Thank u! And hello from our russian community!
Serait il possible d'ajouter ce plug-in a la liste du Compendium?
Would be possible to add this plug-in to the Compendium list?
Should be added. Love this plugin btw. Always wanted to make a "quest guide" editor that combined moormaps, waypoint, and an objective editor.


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Tobin Powell Heath (ur. 29 maja 1988 w Morristown) – amerykańska profesjonalna piłkarka. Jest dwukrotną mistrzynią olimpijską oraz srebrną i złotą medalistką Mistrzostw Świata w Piłce Nożnej Kobiet grającą dla Reprezentacji Narodowej USA. Według Amerykańskiej Federacji Piłki Nożnej, Heath ma "prawdopodobnie największe umiejętności spośród zawodniczek USA". Zazwyczaj gra jako skrzydłowa lub ofensywna pomocniczka. Była pierwszą zawodniczką wybraną w drafcie nieistniejącej już amerykańskiej ligi Women's Professional Soccer w 2010 roku. Obecnie gra w drużynie Portland Thorns FC uczestniczącej w rozgrywkach National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).

Wczesne życie i edukacja
Heath urodziła się w Morristown w New Jersey jako córka Jeffa i Cindy Heath. Dorastała w Basking Ridge. Ma młodszego brata Jeffreya i dwie starsze siostry – Perry i Katie. Heath przyznaje, że jest bardzo dumną i pobożną wyznawczynią wiary chrześcijańskiej.

Heath ukończyła Ridge High School w Basking Ridge gdzie grała w pikę nożną w 2006 roku. Grała również w drużynie PDA Wildcats, która zwyciężyła Klubowe Mistrzostwa Krajowe w 2003 roku.

Heath uplasowała się na drugim miejscu pośród nowych zawodniczek rocznika 2006 według magazynu Soccer Buzz. Została wybrana do drużyny roku magazynu Parade w latach 2003, 2004 i 2005. Inne wyróżnienia, które otrzymała w tym czasie to: zawodniczka roku Gatorade New Jersey, zawodniczka jedenastki roku Newark Star Ledger's i zawodnika roku Newark Star-Ledger's New Jersey.

North Carolina Tar Heels

Heath zobowiązała się do pójścia na Uniwersytet Karoliny Północnej (UNC) już w pierwszej klasie szkoły średniej i nie grała w drużynie szkolnej podczas ostatniego roku nauki, zamiast tego trenując z chłopcami. Jako pierwszoroczniak należała do drużyny reprezentującej UNC w mistrzostwach kraju w 2006 roku. Była w pierwszym składzie 22 meczów z 23, które rozegrała dla Tar Heels jako lewa pomocniczka strzelając cztery bramki i zaliczając dziewięć asyst. Jako studentka drugiego roku miała na koncie pięć asyst oraz dwie bramki i została wybrana do ogólnokrajowej jedenastki przez NSCAA (National Soccer Coaches Association of America) oraz jedenastki Konferencji Atlantyckiej ACC. W kolejnym roku przysłużyła się swojej drużynie ośmioma bramkami i ośmioma asystami, co pozwoliło im wywalczyć tytuł NCAA.

Ostatni rok gry dla Tar Heels zakończyła z pięcioma bramkami i dziesięcioma asystami oraz kolejnym tytułem mistrzowskim. Została wybrana do jedenastki turnieju oraz zajęła drugie miejsce w rywalizacji o Hermann Trophy – nagrodę przyznawaną najlepszemu piłkarzowi akademickiemu.

Heath zakończyła swoją karierę na Uniwersytecie Karoliny Północnej z 19 golami i 32 asystami. Pomogła w zdobyciu mistrzostwa NCAA w latach 2006, 2008 i 2009 oraz czterech tytułów Konferencji Atlantyckiej. Grała z numerem 98 na koszulce. Trener drużyny uniwersyteckiej Anson Dorrance przyznał, że Heath woli "założyć siatę" przeciwnikowi niż dryblować obok niego. Tobin Heath's ukończyła na Uniwersytecie Karoliny Północnej kierunek Komunikacja.

Kariera klubowa

Women's Professional Soccer, 2010–11
W roku 2010, została jako pierwsza wybrana w drafcie ligi Women's Professional Soccer do zespołu Atlanta Beat. Wychodziła na boisko w podstawowej jedenastce w pierwszych trzech występach dla klubu, jednak w trzecim meczu doznała kontuzji kostki co uniemożliwiło jej granie w dalszej części sezonu 2010.

10 grudnia 2010 roku Heath wraz z koleżankami z drużyny – Eniolą Aluko i Angie Kerr została wymieniona do klubu Sky Blue FC w zamian za czwarty i ósmy wybór w drafcie WPS w 2011 roku i "przyszłe rozważania w 2012." Heath wystąpiła w dwunastu meczach dla Sky Blue, rozpoczynając trzy z nich. Drużyna skończyła sezon podstawowy na piątym miejscu z 5 wygranymi, 4 remisami i 9 przegranymi.

New York Fury, 2012

Po zawieszeniu ligi WPS w 2012 roku Tobin Heath dołączyła do New York Fury w WPSL Elite League. Rozegrała tam jeden mecz po wyleczeniu kontuzji kostki, której doznała na początku sezonu a następnie została powołana do drużyny narodowej.

Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), 2013–2014
W 2013 roku, Heath podpisała półroczny kontrakt z Paris Saint-Germain grającym w najwyższej lidze francuskiej – Division 1 Féminine. Zdobyła pięć bramek w dwunastu występach dla klubu.

Portland Thorns FC, 2013–obecnie
Nowo utworzona liga National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) ogłosiła 11 stycznia 2013 roku, że Heath jest jedną z siedmiu zawodniczek przydzielonych do Portland Thorns FC na początkowy roster w ramach alokacji zawodniczek. W lipcu 2013, po zakończeniu sezonu z PSG dołączyła do drużyny pomagając jej zakończyć rozgrywki na trzecim miejscu. Thorns wygrało Puchar NWSL 2013 po pokonaniu w finale Western New York Flash 2:0. Heath strzeliła w tym meczu z rzutu wolnego zwycięską bramkę. Została wybrana MVP meczu finałowego.

Kariera reprezentacyjna

Reprezentacje młodzieżowe
Heath grała w reprezentacji U-16 w latach 2003–2004, w drużynie U-17 w latach 2004–05 i w reprezentacji U-20 na Mistrzostwach Świata Kobiet 2006 w Rosji. Była jedną z pięciu zawodniczek powołanych do drużyny nie uczestnicząc w kwalifikacjach do turnieju i zarazem jedną z najmłodszych na Mistrzostwach. Heath zakończyła swoją karierę w reprezentacji U-20 z 14 meczami i dwoma bramkami na koncie. Była podstawową zawodniczką zespołu, który zdobył srebro na Igrzyskach Panamerykańskich w Brazylii w 2007 roku.

Debiut w drużynie seniorskiej, 2008
Heath pierwszy raz wystąpiła w zespole seniorskim 18 stycznia 2008 roku w meczu przeciwko Finlandii w Pucharze Czterech Narodów. Była rezerwową na Igrzyskach Olimpijskich 2008 jako najmłodsza zawodniczka w drużynie (20 lat). Wystąpiła w trzech meczach i zdobyła z drużyną złoty medal. W samym 2008 roku zagrała ogółem w 17 meczach i zdobyła dwa pierwsze gole dla reprezentacji – pierwszy w meczu z Chinami podczas Algarve Cup.

Heath zdobyła tytuł 2009 U.S. Soccer Young Female Athlete of the Year i rozegrała dwa mecze reprezentacyjne, oba przeciwko Kanadzie w lipcu 2009. W 2010 nie występowała z powodu kontuzji kostki doznanej na początku sezonu WPS.

Mistrzostwa Świata Kobiet 2011
Heath zadebiutowała na Mistrzostwach Świata w Piłce Nożnej Kobiet w wieku 23 lat podczas Mistrzostw Świata w Piłce Nożnej Kobiet 2011 w Niemczech, wchodząc na drugą połowę meczu fazy grupowej z Kolumbią. Zagrała w sumie w czterech meczach: z Kolumbią, Brazylią, Francją oraz z Japonią. W finale była jedną z zawodniczek wybranych do wykonywania rzutów karnych, jej strzał został zablokowany przez japońską bramkarkę

Igrzyska Olimpijskie Londyn 2012
Heath była częścią drużyny olimpijskiej, rozgrywając wszystkie sześć meczów, cztery z nich od pierwszej do ostatniej minuty. Zaliczyła trzy asysty – przeciwko Francji, Kolumbii i Nowej Zelandii. Przeciwko Francji, w 66 minucie zbiegła z lewego skrzydła z piłką otrzymaną od Megan Rapinoe i posłała podanie do Alex Morgan która zdobyła ostatniego gola w meczu ustalając wynik na 4:2. Przeciwko Kolumbii rozegrała serię podań z Wambach zaliczając drugą asystę. Trzecią asystę zaliczyła w ćwierćfinale przeciwko Nowej Zelandii – w 87 minucie długie podanie z lewego skrzydła zostało zamienione w bramkę przez Sydney Leroux doprowadzając do wyniku 2:0.

Mistrzostwa Świata Kobiet 2015
Heath była zawodniczką podstawowego składu drużyny narodowej podczas Mistrzostw Świata w Piłce Nożnej Kobiet w Kanadzie, rozpoczynając w pierwszej jedenastce pięć z siedmiu meczów zespołu oraz w jednym wchodząc z ławki. W finale mistrzostw Heath była jedną z trzech zawodniczek, które strzeliły gole, zdobywając swojego w 54 minucie po asyście Morgan Brian.

Bramki w karierze reprezentacyjnej

Nagrody i wyróżnienia

College

Uniwersytet Karoliny Północnej
 Mistrzostwo NCAA: 2006, 2008, 2009

Reprezentacja
 Igrzyska Olimpijskie: 2008, 2012
 Mistrzostwa Świata w Piłce Nożnej Kobiet: 2015, wicemistrzostwo: 2011
 Algarve Cup: 2008, 2011, 2013, 2015
 Turniej Czterech Narodów: 2008, 2011

Liga
 Mistrzostwo NWSL: 2013

Indywidualnie
 NWSL 2013 Championship MVP
 PSG Best Player of the Year (Le Prix des Supporters): 2013
 U.S. Soccer Young Female Athlete of the Year (1): 2009
 NCAA All-American First-Team (2): 2007, 2009
 ACC Conference First-Team (3): 2007, 2008, 2009

Życie prywatne
Poza piłką nożną Heath lubi uprawiać wiele sportów takich jak tenis czy surfowanie, oraz chętnie spędza czas na świeżym powietrzu gdy tylko może. Tobin dostała imię po swojej prababci.

Przypisy

Linki zewnętrzne
  – FIFA
 US Soccer profile

Amerykańscy medaliści olimpijscy
Amerykańskie piłkarki
Ludzie urodzeni w Morristown (New Jersey)
Medaliści Letnich Igrzysk Olimpijskich 2008
Medaliści Letnich Igrzysk Olimpijskich 2012
Medaliści Letnich Igrzysk Olimpijskich 2020
Piłkarki Arsenalu W.F.C.
Piłkarki Paris Saint-Germain F.C.
Piłkarze nożni na Letnich Igrzyskach Olimpijskich 2016
Piłkarze nożni na Letnich Igrzyskach Olimpijskich 2020
Urodzeni w 1988

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The UK has slid back into double-dip recession and Eurozone unemployment has hit new highs. Uncertainty stalks China, Brazil and other rising economies. We may be heading for a global recession.
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Just updated to 4.5 from VT3. All went well. Also updated Windows 2000 Pro to Windows XP Pro special pack 2. I loaded the operating system on top of the old one.
When I click on the menu in VT 4.5 it at times will take a long time to load the menu. Kinda like it locks up but I just have to wait.
Any ideas on speeding up my system?
Plus, when I capture some audio and try to bring it into Sound Forge 5, it won't load cause I get a message that says "File is compressed and requires a Microsoft Audio Compression Manager (ACM) compatible driver." I thought audio was uncompressed? Any help on this?
All else seem to be great. Thanks in advance for the help.
I forgot to mention my computer system. It is a Supermicro 2.4 Xeon dual processor with 1 gig Ram. All standard stuff needed and VT3 worked great.
Don't use "FP" audio, VT is about the only program that can read that.
Change to 16-bit, 48KHz audio for your capture.
Make sure you're capturing 16-bit stereo, and not the default Floating Point audio.
Thanks guys for the help. What do you think is causing the slowness?
Is it better to load Windows XP over 2000 or do a fresh install with a reformatted hard drive?
You don't want old system files and the like hanging around.


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Q: Getlocation function not properly finding location My code is supposed to return the location of the device, for the purposes of placing a pin.
For some reason when it is called multiple times, it always returns the value returned the first time it was called.
The prints in the code are returning the first value. I am probably overlooking something obvious, but I cannot figure out what.
func getLocation ()-> CLLocation! {
    locationManager.startUpdatingLocation()
    var x = locationManager.location
    println(x.coordinate.latitude)
    println(x.coordinate.longitude)
    return x

}

A: The problem is that this is not how location manager works. startUpdatingLocation() does not immediately change the state of the location manager. Instead, it calls you back in a delegate method, locationManager:didUpdateLocations:. You must set a delegate and implement the delegate that delegate method, and that is where you receive your location.
Actual example code here: https://github.com/mattneub/Programming-iOS-Book-Examples/blob/master/bk2ch22p773location/ch35p1032location/ViewController.swift
Note that in that code, like you, I just want one location. But the location manager will keep calling the delegate method forever until I stop it, so I also have to stop it. However, I can't stop it immediately, after just one call, because the delegate method is called several times before I get a good location. I keep checking the horizontal accuracy and the time elapsed, and I stop the location manager when I get a good enough location or too much time has elapsed (perhaps we are indoors and cannot get good accuracy).


PRESIDIO, Texas — As we reported this summer, the proposed Trans-Pecos Pipeline is in the news again because of trespass allegations made by a landowner against surveyors working for the pipeline company — Energy Transfer Partners of Dallas.
There is, however, at least one group of people who hope any number of disputes surrounding the project are settled — quickly — because they want natural gas online as soon as possible. Now a key player in the city's plans to grow its economy with natural gas has told us he plans to start construction of a chili processing plant this month.
Biad Chile Company, headquartered in Las Cruces, New Mexico, is moving one of its three processing plants from Arizona to Texas. The firm processes chili peppers, dehydrates them and sells the finished product to manufacturers of processed foods such a fried potato chips.
The plant will be located on 5.5 acres, about 12 miles west of Presidio along FM 170, the road that hugs the Rio Grande between Presidio and Terlingua.
Even in its pitch to local governments, the pipeline company is clear that it's not an energy company. Energy Transfer — like the name implies — moves commodities like natural gas. The Dallas company is being paid by Mexico's gov't to ferry natural gas from the Permian Basin into Mexico to run electric power plants in that country.
But there's a pocket of borderland Texas within the proposed pipeline corridor that has no access to natural gas, Presidio, which hugs the Rio Grande opposite the town of Ojinaga, Chihuahua.
The City of Presidio says business in this part of the border would benefit with the advent of natural gas.
And there some private citizens here who feel the same way. Roberto Calderon owns a bustling restaurant. But he pays about three times as much for propane to power his stoves than he would if he could get natural gas.
"Every 10 days, $200," he explained.
That's around $600 a month for propane to power his stoves. If he had natural gas, his bill would be considerably less.
"Right now the the only option is the propane and maybe with another option we can have price or better options for the consumidores," he said using the Spaanish word for consumers.
The City of Presidio often cites the example of the chili pepper processing company, reasoning that if only natural gas were available here, industry and job creation would inevitably follow.
Even before a final route for the Trans Pecos Pipeline is agreed upon, the chili company's chief told us that he's "signed an option on a piece of property, found a contractor and hopes to start building before" Sept 30th. The company gets some of its peppers from Mennonites in Oasis, south Ojinaga.
"When you're manufacturing something, then comes the retail. Then comes something I really like and that's the sales taxes," said the City of Presidio's Economic Development Director Brad Newton. He 's a proponent of the proposed pipeline.
The chili processing company is making a commitment to relocate one of its plants from Arizona to Presidio based on the expectation natural gas will be available. But there's another consideration that hasn't been resolved.
Energy Transfer VP Rick Smith said in the Spring that his company would install taps on the pipeline that others, like the chili pepper processing plant, Roberto Calderon's restaurant, or the city could use.
But West Texas Gas, which has contracts in this part of Texas, says it's only held exploratory talks with the city, meaning there is no plan in place, at least not currently, to physically move the natural gas from the pipeline and into the city itself.
This story was reported by Lorne Matalon in collaboration with Fronteras: The Changing America Desk. Fronteras is a consortium of NPR member stations in the Southwest.
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Why RA?: Part 2 – Looking for Mr. Goodcrush
[I'm telling this story because it represents my background in fandom spanning a period of almost 20 years. All observations and opinions stated are mine alone. This post has been months in the making because it's been so difficult to articulate and pen. It's important to know this background so Dear Reader can understand upon what basis I attempt to answer the question of various bloggers in Armitage World: Why Richard Armitage? This series will be posted sporadically as my thoughts gel. Part 1 is here.]
Flash forward a few years. I'd been out of fandom awhile and wasn't looking for a new one. Then while cruising the internet in 1996, I came across some stunning information about a defunct television show of which I'd been a fan much earlier. There was a following for this show but the idea of get-togethers to watch episodes didn't appeal. So I had nobody with whom to share my enjoyment of this show except my parents who thought I was nuts. When I came upon the tidbit that the show was rebooting, I knew there had to be others on the internet talking about this. So I went back to AOHell, and found a forum pointing to an IRC chat room. I'd never been in real geek chat room and the relative ease of use make chatting much more enjoyable. (This is on which the ArmitageWorld chat room is based.) I found a small international group of men and women ranging from high school to Older Than Me. Joy!
When the show finally televised its first episode in 15 years, we held a group viewing which to my surprise was a lot of fun. The reboot flopped but the chat room continued. This group had been attending the national convention for this show in my city every Thanksgiving weekend for the past several years. I'd heard of this con, but the idea of grown people dressing up as characters made me wary. Two people I'd met in chat convinced me to room with them and attend the con, reassuring me I'd have a blast. Considering my past experience, I wasn't keen on meeting virtual friends. What would these people be like? I'd taken care this time to gauge their personalities and propensities but had I assessed correctly?
I was thisclose to not going but reasoned that since I lived in the same city, I could always go home. So I packed and journeyed out to the boonies. As soon as the two entered the room and gave me such radiant smiles, I instantly knew these women were as intelligent, sane, and friendly as they seemed online. Everything would be alright. We've been best friends for 15 years. I met many more friends at the con which was a blast as promised. There wasn't an ax murderer in the bunch. The fans ran the gamut from grounded to suspect but I learned with cautious inquiries and observation, I could find a group that was a good fit for me. One of the biggest things I enjoyed was the camaraderie and fun, things I had been looking for all along.
As luck would have it, I was in the inner circle of a fan club which sprang up around the star of the reboot. He was a British actor moderately popular in the UK but unknown elsewhere. From what we heard, the new Mr. Crush was a hard working, pleasant but very private married family man. He was shy, charming, quietly intelligent with a sense of humor that wasn't caustic. He was also a good actor and quite good looking to boot. He seemed like a safe bet. I shared this assessment with a circle older, more mature fans who were grounded in their own lives, many of whom has been involved in other fandoms.
On the fandom scale, I was less than "hard core" but more than average. I'm not sure why I've never progressed to hard core in any fandom; maybe it's my personality or Winston's constant interference but I seem immune. In any event, Mr. Crush appeared a good focus of my admiration. Due to my past experience, I entertained no ideas about meeting him or going any further than socializing with my group. I was happy for this fandom to inject some needed relief in my life. I could squee and be silly with a like-minded circle. In a way, I was happy to feel light-hearted. This group was similar in many ways to ArmitageWorld.
The chief instigator created a moderated mailing list, a place we could feel safe to chat about anything unmolested by internet trolls and unbalanced types. List mom, as she came to be called, welcomed all forms of creative expression and it turned out we had quite a few talented writers and artists churning out fan fiction (both PG and erotic) amazing enough to be published. We had paper newsletters and a digital magazine for which I wrote a short story for the first time in years. (That story is lost.) This was fandom I'd never experienced; a safe group with whom I could feel connected and have fun. The mailing list grew and flourished. Meanwhile the IRC chat room also expanded exponentially after the convention. We started role playing games on Saturdays. For those who don't know, we chose roles and then wildly ad libbed in real time mock episodes based on the old show. Yes, hilarity did ensue as the cliche goes. (Remember this was social media before the advent of Twitter and Facebook.) Some logs of these RPGs survive today. Many of us have stayed connected. That was how things progressed for almost two years.
COMING SOON: The Fan Club Goes To The Next Level
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26 thoughts on "Why RA?: Part 2 – Looking for Mr. Goodcrush"
Gratiana on October 26, 2011 at 12:57 am said:
Hi Judiang!
My goodness, does this ever sound familiar to me. Making and creating a community of friends through a common interest–which just happens to be a talented actor. Hmmm. I can't wait to read the rest of your story.
Cheers! Grati ;->
It's definitely a familiar setting which led to an interesting question Servetus posited: can you ever know a crush? Stay tuned.
As I've mentioned before, I've been involved in other fandoms. However, nothing before has approached the scale of my Richard Armitage obsession. For a long time, I classified myself as "less than 'hard core' but more than average" but strangely it was the beard that put me over the edge into majorly hard core. I still don't have the urge to meet him or request his autograph, but I'm in deep deep deep.
Ah, so denial wasn't just a river in Egypt, eh? 😉
You know, looking back on my experiences and listening to all of you, I feel so old and jaded. Hope I haven't become too cynical.
RAFrenzy on December 9, 2011 at 10:08 am said:
I knew you were hardcore!! : D
Yes, I'm behind but catching up quickly!
fitzg on October 26, 2011 at 6:59 am said:
Heaven help me if there had been Internet around in the Connery days! There was, when I discovered the Highlander series, but no actual online groups – this was about 10 years ago. Mind you, RA does put Adrian Paul a bit in the shade. Still sorry I missed the Vancouver con. It's on the DVD extra, and it looked like a jolly good time!
I'm certain the RA blogosphere has a lot to do (be blamed for? 🙂 ) in the sustained fascination. But not all; it has been amazing to see the talent and art inspired, and the camaraderie. And I do think there is rather a unique quality to the actor. There must be something of mystery to the individual – not much mystery about some "actor" celebs! Who shall be nameless.
The immediacy of the internt definitely sustains the fascination. With a click of a mouse button, you can sate your appetite to your heart's content. And you have a community to as support as well. It's the community part I like the best. I'm still ambivalent about the "uniqueness" of any actor since we always like to think our object has to be special. However, I do think it's important that the object maintain that mysterious veil between himself and his fans.
Servetus on October 26, 2011 at 10:34 am said:
Though the question remains unaddressed of why people are motivated to create an Armitage blogosphere. The fact that it exists facilitates fangirling, but is that the same reason that it has been created (bloggers blog in order to enhance their fangirling?) or is it a different impulse?
jazzbaby1 on October 26, 2011 at 8:35 am said:
Something that used to freak me out about this fandom was the constant "Why me? And why him?" because for me it was simple: I loved his work and he had a vibrant fandom. Stepping into it has been pretty easy. I will say that I think that those who are new to this one should maybe familiarize themselves with the fan history wiki you can find at http://www.fanhistory.com/wiki/Main_Page. It's fascinating.
Servetus on October 26, 2011 at 9:40 am said:
I'm one of the "why me" people. I think I can come close now to answering your "meta question," i.e., "who do people ask why me?" for my own case. It's that I grew up in a setting that was strongly anti-waste, and the most important thing not to waste was time. Even vacation was supposed to be educational. Now it's not that we never did anything that was fun as a family, but we very very rarely did anything frivolous. So there's a core part of my raising that was trained to see the sort of thing I'm experiencing now as morally reprehensible. At base I think I shouldn't be susceptible to this kind of (for lack of a better word) transgression.
That's very interesting Servetus. It helps explain your need to ask the question. Do you think if you didn't have this streak, you wouldn't be concerned so much? Or do you think this ingrained notion actually contributes to a sense of flouting the rules?
I imagine it's both. After so many years of having a particular sort of superego, the ego experiences a sort of Stockholm Syndrome, I think. No matter how my ego feels about the strictures imposed on it, it also suspects that the superego is correct. On the other hand, it's a lot of fun for the id to finally get out from under the control of the superego and just say, "nyah, nyah, boo boo, I'm going to spend hours and hours on this and there's nothing you can do about it." And my ego, which like yours tends to be silent or confused, sort of stands there and experiences the pleasure even as she secretly suspects that the superego, to whom she's been listening for so long, is correct in her admonitions.
Looks like our ids and egos need to go away on holiday while our superegos debate the pros and cons of life. 😀
That question has me baffled too in the beginning. But then I realized people are asking based on 1) their own personal histories and 2) never before having experienced a serious crush. Even though I never asked that question, I imagine the intensity of some crushes can be disconcerting.
I'll read that entry as soon as I get home. Thanks for sharing. 🙂
I've never had a crush like this before, including on an actual person whom I can see / know / touch. It was and remains disconcerting.
Jael on October 26, 2011 at 10:39 am said:
I'm really enjoying this series. I find it so fascinating and I'm hoping to discover something about myself by reading your journey. I bet those RPG's were a lot of fun!
Glad you're enjoying it. After initial trepidation, I find writing this series is helping me to articulate what I feel and think about fandom. That fandom I'm even writing it is amazing since I was such a closet fan.
*sigh* I miss those IRC roleplays. I don't think I have any of those stored on my PC. (I should ask Haem if he still has 'em.) I remember editing the Mars one – they were both hell and fun to edit. 🙂 And one of the RPGs became a short story of mine. Which was fun.
I'm also disappointed in myself – I don't think I have the short story that you wrote. I know I've got several of Elsa's still.
Weren't they a lot of fun! At one point we got pretty good at the ad libbing. I recall the one where I played the lead and actually did a credible job. Remember the server splits during the games and we'd pick things up in a heartbeat? Yeah, those were the days… *creaks in her rocker*
Yeah, Haem and Alden should have some of the logs. As for my story, Elsa had it on the website, but it's down now. Would be interesting to read it again after 12 years.
Test comment. Hopefully this fixes things.
jazzbaby1 on October 26, 2011 at 7:30 pm said:
What is the square root of 98?
Wait, I know this one…er…er…no I don't 😀
kathryngaul on October 27, 2011 at 1:56 am said:
Hmmmmm….what's "IRC"?
I'm assuming RPG = role playing games? which rightly should be written "role-playing games".
Maybe I'm weird…doh, Kathryn…that's a given, Well, maybe I'm even weirder than I thought…but I'm not the least bit concerned about being a fan of anybody. It makes me happy and that's enough reason for me.
I'm not down-playing any of your concerns, ladies – it's just that I don't worry about why I admire Richard Armitage as an actor….I just do. He's very talented as we all know and I am a recipient of the evidence of that talent.
I'm also not concerned in any way that I have the type of personality which allows me the freedom to express how I feel about his talent and his looks.
It could just be that I'm older than everyone else, I guess, and I've decided that now is my time to enjoy myself???
I mentioned a little while ago that I fell in love with the English singer, Sir Cliff Richard, when I was 12 and that's never changed really. I still admire Cliff after 50 years of listening to him! He's had a prolific recording career – I have a huge collection of records, audio cassettes, CDs, videos and DVDs and don't plan to get rid of them any time soon. My only beef is that I live on the other side of the world from him and he no longer tours here! The man has just turned 71 (on 14 Oct) so I'll be generous and cut him some slack!
There was a time in my 30s to 50s when it was a little embarassing to have to admit that I was a Cliff fan. It was decidely "uncool" to listen to his music and my relatives also thought I should have grown out of my "crush" by then so I shut up about it. But now….
I spent too many years of my life trying to be what my mother, my husband, etc. wanted me to be – I felt like a hypocrite and they were never satisified with my efforts anyway.. I wasn't the "real me".
Now, in my 60s, you get the 'real me", warts and all, most of the time. And I'm fine with that.
I intend to keep on watching, and listening, to Richard Armitage and I like the feeling that I'm not alone in that. I also like the feeling of "feeling something" for another person, even if it's not actually love.
Hi Kathryn,
IRC means Internet Relay Chat. It's a program that runs some chat rooms, like what I have for the ArmitageWorld chat room.
I think age has a lot to do with our perceptions as fans. When I was younger, nobody knew about my crushes except for a select few. I put any fan-ish memorabilia literally in the closet. Now I don't really care who in my personal life knows (job is still off limits) and that's okay.
So you keep on keeping on and enjoy yourself like you ought. You've earned it. 🙂
kathryngaul on October 27, 2011 at 4:06 pm said:
Thank you – I like to know all the acronyms and jargon.
Yes, I think once women reach my age, they've had enough of trying to be the perfect daughter, the perfect wife, the perfect mother, etc. We tend to get smart and realize there's no such thing!
Of course, I might not be quite as blatant about my admiration of Richard's form if I was in a serious relationship – I wouldn't want to give the poor bloke an inferiority complex!


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From the Washington Attorney General's Office yesterday, a press release on an expansion of the breach notification requirements. Of special note, under the new law, a hacker acquiring a name in combination with a student ID would trigger notification obligations, but only if the information was not secured or made unusable (e.g., by encryption) AND the breach is reasonably likely to subject consumers to a risk of harm. If there's no reasonably likely risk of harm, then there is still no notification obligation, it seems — unless I'm reading the bill text incorrectly. I expect a number of law firms will be blogging about these amendments to the state law.
OLYMPIA — Today, with a unanimous, bipartisan vote, state legislators passed a bill requested by Attorney General Ferguson that strengthens data breach notification laws.
The bill expands consumer data breach notification requirements to include more types of consumer information. It also reduces the deadline to notify consumers to 30 days from 45 days. Rep. Shelley Kloba, D-Kirkland, sponsored the bill, which passed the House in a unanimous, bipartisan vote on March 1.
"My office has seen the number of Washingtonians impacted by data breaches increase year after year," Ferguson said. "Data breaches are a serious threat to our privacy, and this law will arm consumers with information to protect their sensitive data."
"Not only is the amount of data being collected and stored about consumers increasing, the number of breaches of secure storage of the data is increasing at an alarming rate as well." Kloba said. "This bill updates our consumer protection laws to shorten the notification time from 45 days to 30 days, so that consumers are made aware of a breach more quickly and can take protective action. Additionally, companies who collect and store data will need to pay more attention to safeguarding it against internal and external threats."
Sen. Joe Nguyen, D-White Center, sponsored a companion bill in the Senate.
"Time and time again, millions of Americans have had their most private information stolen and abused due to poor corporate stewardship over the data we entrust them with," Nguyen said. "This legislation will ensure that we have mechanisms for accountability put in place so that when a data breach occurs, we can act quickly and decisively to mitigate further harm."
Without this new law, a business or government organization affected by a data breach is only required to notify consumers if a hacker obtains a consumer's name in combination with social security numbers, driver's license numbers, state ID numbers or financial account information.
The new law requires organizations to also notify consumers if a hacker accesses a consumer's name in combination with the following:
Full birth dates
Health insurance ID numbers
Student ID numbers
Military ID numbers
Passport ID numbers
Biometric data, such as DNA profiles or fingerprints
The bill also requires notice to the Attorney General within 30 days of the discovery of a data breach.
Data breaches are a growing threat to Washington residents, businesses and agencies. Data breaches affected nearly 3.4 million Washingtonians between July 2017 and July 2018, a 26 percent increase over the previous year, according to the Attorney General's Office third annual data breach report.
Source: Washington Attorney General's Office
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The Cast of "Another World"
The cast of "Knots Landing"
The cast of "Guiding Light"
The cast of "As The World Turns"
The cast of "The Bold and the Beautiful"
The cast of "The Young and the Restless"
Our list starts out with the hit soap opera Another World (1964-1999). Taking place in the midwestern town of "Bay City", this daytime exclusive has all the characteristics of the classic soap opera: Love, heartbreak, triumph, etc. The show revolves around several families including the Matthews, Cory, Frame, Winthrop, Love, Hudson, Harrison, and Burrell family.
Moving on to the Dallas spin-off Knots Landing (1979-1993). "Gary" and "Valene Ewing", relatives of the famous Ewing family from Dallas, move to Knots Landing to start a new life. True to the classic soap opera genre, this series definitely has its fair share of heartbreak, drama, loss, and much more.
Next on our list is the famous soap opera Dynasty (1981-1989). Taking place in the Denver, Colorado, the plot involves two rival oil families, the "Carringtons" and the "Colbys", as they fight over power, money, and love.
Next up on our list is Days of Our Lives (1965- today). With several subplots, this series is very complex in itself. This famous daytime soap tells the tales of the inhabitants of the fictional town of Salem.
This classic soap opera All My Children (1970-2011) launched a number of careers during its 40 year lifespan. The story is set in the fictional suburb Pine Valley and revolves around the main character "Erica Kane" as well as her long list of husbands.
Guiding Light (1952–2009) takes place in the fictional town of Springfield. Even though the main focus shifted from family to family over the course of the show, the "Bauers", a middle-class working family, have always been at the heart of the show.
As the World Turns (1956–2010) was another long running soap opera on the network CBS. The series takes place in "Oakdale", a fictional town presumably located somewhere in the Midwest. The plot mostly involves the relationships and difficulties of the individual inhabitants of the town.
The hit series Dallas (1978-1991) portrays the dramatic, backstabbing, and power hungry happenings of the oil tycoon "J.R. Erwing" and his family. The Show was eventually rebooted in 2012, but only last 2 years, unlike its predecessor.
The hit soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful (1987– ) is still on the air and it tells tales about the fashion industry, glamour, passion and family among other things.
The popular soap The Young and the Restless (1973 - present) takes place in Genoa City, Wisconsin. Like most soap operas, the plot deals with two clans/families, the "Abbott" and "Newman" clan, and tells the story of their struggles in the business world both financially and emotionally. "Y&R" has always been known as one of the more over dramatic series on air - especially when it came to "Sheila Carter Grainger Forrester Warwick's" story throughout the series.
Known as one of the longest running soaps ever, General Hospital has been around since the early 60's. The story has focused on a variety of individuals and families as well such as the "Spencers", the "Cassidines", mobster "Sonny Corinthos", and the wealthy "Quartermaine" family. It takes place in the fictional town of Port Charles, New York and most of the scenes are filmed in... you guessed it, in the General Hospital. The series was even named the Greatest Soap Opera Of All Time by TV Guide in 2003.
Who doesn't love a good soap opera every now and then? You know we do! Check out the gallery for a list of the top 11 soaps of all time..


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Why the Media Got 'Personhood' So Wrong
Miscalculation
Updated Apr. 24, 2017 1:07PM ET / Published Nov. 09, 2011 12:32PM ET
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Reporter after reporter wrote that Mississippi's controversial "personhood" amendment was "expected to pass" in Tuesday night's elections, but it went on to fail by over 20 percentage points. Why was everyone so far off? The Daily Beast's Michelle Goldberg says it wasn't just the media. "Both gubernatorial candidates supported it, so local Democrats expected it to pass too." Slate's Dave Weigel says the Democratic gubernatorial candidate only endorsed it to neutralize a partisan issue in an election dominated by Republicans. Will the "personhood" framing still accrue to abortion opponents' benefit? "We'll just see, but in the short term, the discussion of "personhood" ended up foundering on the silliness of defining a fertilized egg as a 'person.'"
Read it at Slate


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Today Chinese artists are everywhere. Their work is some of the freshest and most engaging to be seen anywhere, and it is more appealing than ever to Western curators and collectors alike. Often ambitious in scale and experimental in nature, this work reflects the unprecedented changes in China's economic, social and cultural life over the past tumultuous decade. This film focuses on ground-breaking exhibitions of this new Chinese art. Included are photography, video art, and installations. Insightful comments from curators, historians, collectors and the artists themselves give historical perspective to the works.


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THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1925) Title lobby card reproduction with the mysterious phantom facing hero and heroine!
PHARAOH'S CURSE (monster face pictured).
PIT AND THE PENDULUM (Vincent Price and Barbara Steele pictured).
PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE (Tor and Vampira).
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The Coffee Shop
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It Could Happen Tomorrow
By bigboyz05
January 21, 2006 in The Coffee Shop
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Location: Texarkana, Arkansas
Has anyone seen or heard about this special on The Weather Channel? It's about what if a certain natural disaster hit a certain city for example they've already done one on San Francisco getting hit by an 8.0 earthquake and New York being inundated by a Cat. 5 hurricane. Next they will explore the possibility of downtown Dallas being pummeled by an F5 tornado. That episode will air this Sunday at either 8 or 8:30 p.m.
shane453
How about St Louis, Memphis, and most of the Ozark region being destroyed by an earthquake on the New Madrid fault?
mcheiss
I haven't heard of the Ozarks being affected by the New Madrid Fault, I would think more Crowley's Ridge and the Delta.
and New York being inundated by a Cat. 5 hurricane.
This has become a heavily focused upon topic recently. New York is the third most vulnerable city to a hurricane in the U.S., behind Miami and New Orleans. After what happened with evacuation plans gone very wrong in the city of New Orleans, New York introduced new sets of plans for evacuations in case of a cat. 3+ hurricane making a direct hit on the city, which could actually very likely occur within the next few decades.
Of the major cities of Arkansas would you say that Jonesboro is at the most risk of being hit by a New Madrid quake since its closer to that region?
It's a shame that it took the deaths of 1,300 people and the near destruction of one of America's greatest cities for people to start taking the risk of being hit by one of these mega storms seriously.
Mith242
Location: Fayetteville, Arkansas
Yeah I've always heard that the Ozarks won't be hit as badly. Part of the problem with easter Arkansas is the thick layer of soil. It makes good farmland but it also helps amplify the earthquake. The soil in the Ozarks is very shallow and we have the bedrock very close to the surface. I'm not saying that the eastern Ozarks couldn't take some damage but I don't think an earthquake would hit the Ozarks too hard.
Yea it is a shame, but it seems to work this way most of the time.
Hopefully cities across the country will implement plans to prepare for disasters whether they be natural or man made.
livinthedelta
Wasn't it more the precarious location of New Orleans, "living in a bowl" that caused more of the destruction than the storm? Of course the storm caused the levee breaches.
Since the levees broke, the city filled up since it's in a bowl shape. The Floods caused just about all the damage, the storm didn't effect the city more than what one would expect from a normal hurricane.
Yea, New Orleans was actually in very good shape after Katrina until the levee's were breached. This is why many say that if you drive around areas of metro New Orleans that didn't flood because of levee breaches, you see destruction from a natural disaster, but if you drive around Orleans, Saint Bernard, or Plquemines Parish's, you see the result of a man made disaster.
Arkansawyer
An episode about an earthquake at the New Madrid Fault and its effects on Memphis airs this Sunday evening.
It looks at the possibility of the collapse of the DeSoto Bridge.
Thanks for telling us. I'll be sure and check that out.
soverbey
what a great pic of the hernando de soto bridge!!! by the way, they have been retrofitting the bridge for years so that it will be earthquake resistant but the other two bridges will definitely collapse in an earthquake as would most of Downtown Memphis!


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Romanian film review – The Best of 2021
Ioana Moldovan
Columnist - cinema
Ioana holds an MA in English, German, and film studies in Romania and Germany. When she is not writing about cinema for Romania-Insider.com she works for international film festivals and (ideally) travels a lot. Email: ioana.moldovan@romania-insider.com
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Romanian film review – Ladies' Trips, Horror in the Woods, On-Air Bickering: Films for the Holidays
The holidays are finally here and with them the inevitable seasonal evergreens on TV, from Christmas love stories to Hom...
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Romanian film review – Spiral
After having directed a number of award-winning short films, Cecília Felméri, a Hungarian-Romanian director from Cluj...
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Simona joined the Romania Insider team in 2015, first working on our travel guide in English and, later, writing features and interviews for Romania-insider.com. She holds a BA in Romanian and English and an MA in American Studies from the University of Bucharest and started her journalism career in 2003. Simona divides her time between her hometown Ploiești and Bucharest. While in Ploiești, she enjoys spending time with her family and taking long walks with the family dog. Going through an ever-expanding reading list and traveling, now replaced by travel literature and documentaries, are some of her favorite activities. You can get in touch with her for stories about arts, culture, and travel: simona@romania-insider.com
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Through her lens: Awarded films by Romanian women directors
Many of the Romanian films that won recognition at festivals this year are the work of women filmmakers. We outline
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Romanian film review – Les Films de Cannes à Bucarest, The Ladder, Mia Misses Her Revenge
The most exciting event of the season is without a doubt Les Films de Cannes à Bucarest, a showcase of the French...
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Ex-Virginia Tech linebacker testifies in fatal beating trial
CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. (AP) — A former Virginia Tech football player took the stand in his own defense at his murder trial Thursday, testifying that he felt "violated" when he discovered that a Tinder match he believed was a woman was actually a man.
Isimemen Etute, 19, is charged with second-degree murder in the 2021 fatal beating of Jerry Smith, 40, of Blacksburg.
Former Virginia Tech football player Isimemen David Etute listens during his trial in Montgomery County Circuit Court in Christiansburg, Va., Wednesday, May 25, 2022. Etute is accused of fatally beating Jerry Smith, 40 in May 2021, a man he met on an online dating site and had initially believed to be a woman. (Matt Gentry/The Roanoke Times via AP, Pool)
Prosecutors have told the jury that Etute, then 18, became enraged and fatally beat Smith when he discovered that Smith was a man.
On the witness stand Thursday, Etute testified that he had two sexual encounters with a person who used the name "Angie Renee," The Roanoke Times reported. He said he discovered during the second encounter that Smith was a man.
"I felt violated," Etute said. "I was just in shock, in disbelief that someone tricked me and lied to me."
Etute also said Smith reached for what Etute thought was a gun.
"They swung at me and immediately went to reach," Etute said, demonstrating the move for the jury. "I thought he was reaching for a gun. That's just what I know."
Smith did not own a gun, but police found a knife between his mattress and box spring.
Etute said he punched Smith five times and kicked him to give him time to escape the apartment.
The prosecution rested its case Thursday after playing a videotaped police interrogation of Etute for the jury.
During the interrogation, Etute said that after an initial encounter with Smith in April, he decided to return to Smith's apartment on May 31 after his friends teased him and told him he might have hooked up with a man.
Etute denied going there with the intent of harming Smith. He said his only intent was to determine whether Smith was a man or a woman.
The Roanoke Times reports that one of the more explosive moments of the trial came Thursday when Turk asked Blacksburg police Detective Ryan Hite if Smith's conduct during his encounters with Etute constituted sexual battery, which is defined under Virginia law as sexual abuse committed against another person's will, through the use of force, threats, intimidation or ruse.
The prosecution quickly objected.
Judge Mike Fleenor allowed Turk to ask Hite if he would have presented the commonwealth with details of Smith's conduct if he had known about them as sexual battery.
"If we knew those facts, yes we would have consulted the commonwealth's (attorney's) office," Hite said.
Isimemen Etute (Blacksburg, VA Police Dept.)


[ndlr] Exposition de l'artiste Dinh Q. Lê sur la thématique des civils dans la guerre. Une réflexion artistique sur la guerre vue des populations. L'exposition est présentée au Musée d'Art Mori à Tokyo depuis le 25 juillet jusqu'au 12 octobre 2015. Derniers jours.
The first solo exhibition by the world's most outstanding Vietnamese artist in Asia!
Born in Hà Tiên, a Vietnamese town near the Cambodian border, Dinh Q. Lê immigrated with his family to the U.S. at the age of ten to escape the Khmer Rouge. After studying photography and media art, Lê attracted attention with his tapestries made by weaving together strips of photographs (1989-), a process inspired by traditional Vietnamese grass mat weaving. Based on thorough research and interviews, Lê throws light on people's memory as it is told through actual personal experiences. In The Farmers and the Helicopters (2006), the video installation that made Lê's name known to people around the world, Lê ingeniously depicts the complex relationship between the Vietnamese people and war by focusing on a Vietnamese man who attempts to develop his own helicopter.
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War as well as the 70th anniversary of Japan's defeat in WWII. Examining the stories that have never been told, of individuals who have undergone events whose facts have been overshadowed by « official, » national and/or social histories, and exploring closer relations between art and society are extremely important issues. Through the unique artwork and activities of Dinh Q. Lê, this exhibition provides us with an opportunity to think about our past, present and future.
"Cuộc chiến tranh Việt Nam không đơn giản như mình nghĩ và tôi muốn người tới xem có được hiểu biết về cuộc chiến này mà không bị lệ thuộc vào những gì Chính phủ Việt Nam hay Chính phủ Mỹ nói ra," ông Đỉnh nói.


the people who led us to believe that Ron Paul was running in 2012 are total donkey ball-sucking assholes.
I HATE April fools jokes. I HATE being lied to even if its a joke.
I am fine with April Fools jokes, but this one crossed the line.