Final Week of Advent - Peace to all Men or the Sword?
Advent is the time of preparation for the Lord's coming. However, in these days it is a time of partying and purchasing...and little in the way of penance. Just try and live a penitential Advent and you are sure to become distinct in your circles. Through your penance and refraining from parties and feasting, you may even make an enemy or two, who simply cannot tolerate your "fanaticism".
Maybe you take your friday fasts seriously...causing you to refrain from meat at a friend's home. Maybe you have made the hard choice to avoid perverted media and have had to refuse to attend a movie with a friend that you know contains morally offensive content. Or could it be that you have even had to limit certain family members from visiting your home because they cannot watch their foul mouths or dress immodestly? Again, it is no hard thing to make enemies when one takes one's faith seriously.
Modern men, unfortunately, in the name of tolerance and false peace and been trained to stuff away their, "instinct for conflict". We have learned to only allow it on the ball field or on the political floor. We have been forced to contain our virility during its surging years on teendom, and have thought it inappropriate to "fight". Long gone are the days when a wise father would counsel his son to "stand up for himself" and would take him out to the barn to train him in the fine art of boxing. This is not surprising in a day when the weak have degraded their manhood by taking up guns as some sort of new machismo. The real problem is not guns, nor fighting, it is rather the loss of real strength and true manhood.
I still remember a precious scene in the movie, "The Bells of St. Mary's" in which the mother superior trains a little boy in the art of boxing. She has witnessed him pummeled one too many times and knew that he needed to develop the ability to stand up to his bully. After some training, he finally gets his chance to fight back and gives his taunter a good knocking. In the end, the two boys shake hands and go share a soda, and also share a great moment of true masculinity...the ability to fight and forgive.
In these days, men need to develop a firm sense of identity in their faith and masculinity. Men should be willing to fight for what is right and true, and most of all develop into defenders of faith and family. It is not enough to be on the sidelines living out a fantasy through modern sports or toys, we must embrace the real battle...that battle for the souls of our family, the soul of our Church, and the soul of our Country. We cannot be afraid to have enemies, just as we cannot be afraid of the fight!


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Roughly a decade ago, Tamberly Conway impulsively agreed to leave Key West, Fla., with a friend to serve as crew members on a 47-foot sailboat with a captain they barely knew. But somewhere between Key West and Guatemala, she began reevaluating her decision.
They got off the boat in Guatemala and spent the next year absorbing the Latino culture and Spanish language. She turned that unexpected experience into helping the U.S. Forest Service reach out to the Latino community. Along with her multiple degrees in natural resources, Conway connects Latinos to the natural world around them through such programs as Latino Legacy.
Stationed in Texas, Conway's first project after joining the Forest Service five years ago centered on development of the Latino Legacy program, created in large part through a More Kids in the Woods cost-share initiative and partnership funds. Latino Legacy program goals are to develop, implement and evaluate culturally appropriate conservation education programs designed for urban and rural Latino communities. It has since evolved into a hub for a number of programs focusing on diversity outreach and conservation education.
The two primary outreach tools are the "Bosque Movil," or forest mobile, a mobile information and activity station, and the "Amigos de Bosque," or the Friends of the Forest, a semi-bilingual conservation education and community outreach team, managed by the Friends of the National Forests and Grasslands in Texas.
The Friends organization was formed to help the Forest Service make the 600,000 acres of forests and grasslands in that state more accessible to diverse audiences. Together with strong partners like the Texas A&M Forest and Stephen F. Austin State University, the program has reached at least 250,000 people, although some supporters believe the number to be more than double that amount.
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One of the highlights of the year for me is going to conventions, in fact for the past fifteen years or so it has been my holiday more or less and albeit a working one! So each year I get bowled away by the hard work that goes into these cons, and none more so than ECC or Edinburgh Comic Con!
Over the years I have been lucky enough to have been to many games, comic and movie conventions, some big, some not so big. I have seen and met many famous names, some of whom have become good friends, and I have been lucky enough to see just what goes on behind the scenes at conventions, and the tireless work that some dedicated folks do so you can have a great weekend.
There are a lot of comic cons up and down the UK these days. They used to be few and far between and I remember the old days of when almost all you had at comic cons was, well comic books and the occasional guest. Sure there were bigger cons that had a full line up of guests, normally drawn from the comic book industry, but none were anywhere as big as those that take place today!
Now it seems that almost every town and city in the UK has its own version of San Diego Comic Con, with more and more being added every year, but few conventions can find that perfect balance of mixing business with pleasure and bringing the fans what they want, a great weekend without selling out! Some of the larger cons tend to be soulless affairs designed just to grab cash from folks riding on the current wave of superhero hype that has swept the world in the past ten years, but there are some that rise above that and are first and foremost run by passionate people with a sincere love of the hobby, and a desire to pass that on at every chance they get!
One such event takes place in Edinburgh each April and attracts thousands of visitors and is often the highlight of many convention goers' calendars. Edinburgh Comic Con grew from humble beginnings to become one of the best organised and run events in Scotland, if not the UK and it is all the brain child of one James Lundy.
A rare photo of James Lundy actually sitting down. He is normally just a blur of motion!
I was lucky enough to manage to pin James down for a few moments and briefly chat with him about his passion for comics, the madness of organising a huge weekend long event, and his hopes and dreams for the future.
GW: Firstly James thanks for taking the time out to chat with Gamers Web, I know that you are always a busy man and constantly on the go. Every story has a beginning so I guess that's the best place to start off with really. What was the motivation or influence to even contemplate running something as crazy as a comic book convention?
JAMES: You know what, although I am very conscious of there being a moment where I said to myself, 'Screw it, I'm doing this' , I have no recollection of when that actually was.
It may have been right back at the start during the recession when I closed down my video production company, deciding to myself, that if I was going to work that hard all over again, it was damn sure going to be doing something I truly enjoy.
When you work for yourself and have a family, you're not the only person who has to make sacrifices along the way. It may be anything from missing out on social gatherings, to the kid's not seeing you, but if this was going to happen, then I needed it to be over something that I was driven by.
Well, guess what, working in this industry in one form or another was something that I always wanted to do since I read my first comic books…it just that I happened to take the long way around.
GW: How long have you been reading comic books, and have your tastes changed over the years?
JAMES: I've pretty much been reading comics all my life, but started to take a serious interest in them when I was around 8 years old. That's currently close to 36 years of being a fanboy, with aspirations of working in the industry in some form or manner right from the start.
Ultimately, I've always been drawn to superhero comics, and always will be. I dare say some pseudo intellectual would have a field day with their psycho babble if they ever browsed my collection, but in truth I've always been drawn to stories of myth and legend, where the protagonists fight the good fight.
However, the choice of genres covered by the medium has grown somewhat over the years. So I guess it's not so much that my tastes have changed over the years, but rather the stories I like are now available in so many different genres.
GW: Can you tells us how you started off with running a convention? How on earth did you manage to get everything to come together?
JAMES: Although I enjoyed a slight hiatus, I've been going to conventions as an attendee since I was about 15 or 16, with my first real event being the United Kingdom Comic Art Convention (UKCAC) in 1990. Additionally, publishing my own comic books and owning a comic shop, has given me first hand experience of trading at numerous conventions all over the nation.
Academically, I have a further education in Leisure Management, which to the greater extent is a business degree with a leisure slant to it. While studying Leisure Management, to avoid taking a student loan, I started working in the security industry on the doors five nights a week, while helping at events when possible.
So, with all those years of experience at conventions on both sides of the fence, coupled with an academic education and a hands on grafting experience, it really didn't take too much to pull a lot of it together.
However, my initial stumbling block in Edinburgh was finding the first venue, and we actually have a mutual friend who needs to take credit for suggesting the first two venues. I was chatting with Kenny Kirkpatrick in his old shop before it all started, and although I did all the donkey work, both the RAF club and Potterrow were entirely his suggestion.
Since then, we've moved on to bigger and better things, and I've had some great people to bounce ideas off along the way like Doug Adamson. Incidentally, I give Doug a lot of flack, and sometimes I wish he would just shut his mouth, but in truth he's a good guy.
GW: Since Edinburgh Comic Con (ECC) started it seems to have gotten bigger and bigger year on year, and from its humble beginnings has moved on to larger and larger venues. Did this influx of visitors cause headaches as you would have to think long term in the size of venues?
JAMES: Having experienced a lack lustre first year at Potterrow, selling out in year two was a pleasant surprise. Don't get me wrong, this was the desired result of all the hard work and investment which we put in, but it also meant that we immediately had to start looking for more space.
Given the number of events which have come and gone at the EICC, I suppose the enhanced social and professional responsibilities associated with such a venue, not to mention the cost, would be enough to give anyone a headache. However, sometimes you just have to push through, do what needs to be done, and most of all, remember to smile.
GW: For anyone who has been to Edinburgh Comic Con it is very easy to see that it's a love affair with comics and all things geeky, but some of the bigger conventions seem soulless at times. With the move to the EICC and ultimately many more visitors' year on year, how did you manage to keep the small convention feel?
JAMES: At the end of the day, it'll always be about the people and the subject matter. I'll rue the day when the only thing that motivates me becomes money.
Don't get me wrong, we all need to make money. Even charities need to make a substantial amount to pay their employees, as being a realist, there's no such thing as a free lunch. However, to make anything a success, your heart has to be in it at all times.
I guess what I'm trying to say is that, if you have only got in this game for the money, you have no soul.
GW: How long does it take to plan ECC?
It's basically become a lifestyle which I eat, sleep and breathe. I am not lying when I say almost every conscious thought I have is about ECC and how we can make it a better experience for those who attend.
As I type, I'm fine tuning details for 2019, while simultaneously planning a number of aspects for the next few years. Matters such as guest line ups can be planned years in advance, or even last minute when people have to pull out for personal or professional reasons.
One way to think of ECC is as it were a constantly evolving animal, using it's available resources to adapt to it's surroundings while planning for a continued existence within a future environment.
GW: Over the past few years you have guests from all different movies and television shows, how do you go about getting guests?
GW: Do you have any dream guests you would love to have at ECC in the future if you could get them?
JAMES: Unfortunately a lot of my childhood heroes are either dead, or too old to travel. However, if you remember our 2017 exclusive of having the Comic Book Men attend their first ever European show, the next logical step there would be bringing Kevin Smith over at some point.
GW: The logistics of organising the con must really be crazy. Of course you can't do everything yourself, how many folks are there on the Edinburgh Comic Crew crew?
JAMES: I'm glad you asked that question, as a good crew are an integral part to any successful event, and should be treated as such. However, it is 100% necessary that you know how each integral part of your organisation works, otherwise how would you know when someone is going above and beyond what you ask of them, or alternatively, how could you tell when some smooth talker is full of hot air.
Fortunately, I'd like to think that I enjoy a good working relationship with both our core crew members, and those who may only join us for the occasional show. On the greater scale they have all been an absolute joy to work with, and I will continually try to find new ways to show my appreciation for their contribution.
Although it would be beyond the scope of this particular interview to name everyone individually, I am eternally grateful that I have had the good fortune to meet each and every one of them. It doesn't matter if they attend every show, or are no longer with us for whatever reason, any contribution that they made towards moving ECC forward is something they should be proud of, and nobody can ever take that away from them.
GW: Edinburgh Comic Con is pretty famous in the cosplay community for its relaxed attitude and promotion of the hobby. Do you feel that this is down to the close ties you have with the community itself, or perhaps something else?
JAMES: I've always been in complete awe of the skill and dedication that cosplayers put into bringing some of my favourite characters to life, which I suppose shows on the numerous occasions when I stop to ask for a photograph.
Ultimately, although I wouldn't know where to start when styling a prop out of foam, I do know how to play to my strengths. It's no accident that James and Gemma look after the cosplay side of ECC, and why people such as yourself have guest hosted the championship.
At the end of the day, any good reputation within the community would be down to the people involved, and if there is one thing I do know before anything else, it would have to be people.
GW: From wargames, card games, traders, artists and guests, Edinburgh Comic Con seems to have almost everything that the huge conventions in the States have, is there anything that you would love to add that nobody seems to do here in the UK yet?
JAMES: Yes, but that would be telling.
GW: Finally as I know how busy you are. Can you tell us what your favourite comic book character is and why? I already know but I am sure that many reading this may not!
JAMES: It has to be Blue Beetle or Booster Gold, as when you strip away everything they are just a couple of regular guys trying to make a difference. They're not perfect, flawed like the rest of us, but still always seemed to be able to push through.
Edinburgh Comic Con takes place at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC), The Exchange, 150 Morrison Street, Edinburgh, on Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th April 2019. For tickets and further information, please visit the official website. My many thanks to James for taking the time out to chat with us at Gamers Web!


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489 F. 2d 488 - Blouin v. Dembitz
489 F2d 488 Blouin v. Dembitz
Joseph E. BLOUIN, Jr., and Fred Griese, Plaintiffs-Appellants,
Hon. Nanette DEMBITZ et al., Defendants-Appellees.
No. 104, Docket 73-1686.
United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.
Argued Nov. 16, 1973.
Decided Dec. 13, 1973.
Edith Blumberg, New York City (Deyan Ranko Brashich, Brashich & Finley, New York City, of counsel), for appellants.
Robert S. Hammer, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Louis J. Lefkowitz, Atty. Gen., Samuel A. Hirshowitz, First Asst. Atty. Gen., of counsel), for appellees.
Before KAUFMAN, Chief Judge, and AMITH and OAKES, Circuit Judges.
J. JOSEPH SMITH, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from an order entered in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Charles L. Brieant, Judge, dismissing appellants' 1983 action against the judges and staff of the New York Family Court, who have admittedly threatened appellants with arrest should they fail to appear at support proceedings instituted by their former wives. Judge Brieant held that the basis of appellants' action-- that the state judges had deviated from New York law in that they had notified appellants of the support proceedings solely by mail-- involved questions properly left to the state courts. He further found that appellants' action was absolutely barred by the doctrine of Younger v. Harris, 401 U.S. 37, 91 S.Ct. 746, 27 L.Ed.2d 669 (1971), the exhaustion requirement applied to habeas corpus petitions under 28 U.S.C. 2254, and the common law of judicial immunity. Since we agree only that the facts here present a prime case for federal abstention, we affirm solely on that ground.
Those facts are simple and undisputed. Both appellants are divorced men currently being sued for support by their former wives. Following the filing of the support petitions, the Family Court directed its clerk to mail summonses to the two men pursuant to 427 of the New York Family Court Act. Appellants concede that they received, but chose to ignore, these notices. Upon their failure to appear, arrest warrants were issued-- as had been threatened in the first summons-- but were left unexecuted until the reluctant defendants were given a second notice and opportunity to appear.1 At this time, appellants instituted this 1983 action against the Family Court officials, praying for $20,000 in damages for mental anguish already occasioned by the threats of arrest and injunctive relief against further such harassment.
Appellants concede at the outset that the Family Court could secure in personam jurisdiction over them at virtually any time by personally serving them at their respective homes or offices.2 Appellants also apparently have no objection to the fact that incarceration may be the penalty for defying such a summons. Their only objection is that the mailed service of process, which again they admit receiving, was not authorized under 427 of the Family Court Act:
427. Service of summons
(a) Service of a summons and petition shall be made by delivery of a true copy thereof to the person summoned at least three days before the time stated therein for appearance . . ..
(b) If after reasonable effort, personal service is not made, the court may at any stage in the proceedings make an order providing for substituted service in the manner provided for substituted service in civil process in courts of record.
(c) In a proper case, service of a summons and petition under this section may be effected by mail.
For their part, the officials of the Family Court admit that what was apparently intended to be the exception of mailed service in 427(c) has swallowed the rule of personal service in 427(a): They state that the court routinely mails summonses in every case due to the fact that it has neither the staff nor the budget to provide personal service.3 Judge Brieant found that this rather expansive interpretation of 427(c) had never been challenged in the state courts; he therefore directed appellants to pursue their essentially statutory objections in those tribunals.
Before we consider the primary question of federal abstention, we must briefly comment upon what appear to be alternative rationales for the dismissal below. First, Judge Brieant and both parties assumed that the teaching of Younger v. Harris, 401 U.S. 37, 91 S.Ct. 746, 27 L.Ed.2d 669 (1971) that the federal courts should be exceedingly reluctant to enjoin state criminal proceedings4 applies to the support actions at issue here. It must be remembered, however, that the Supreme Court has thus far refused to extend Younger to cases involving state civil proceedings. See, Gibson v. Berryhill,411 U.S. 564, 573-576, 93 S.Ct. 1689, 36 L.Ed.2d 488 (1973); California v. LaRue, 409 U.S. 109, 124 n. 2, 93 S.Ct. 390, 34 L.Ed.2d 342 (1972) (Marshall, J., dissenting); Mitchum v. Foster, 407 U.S. 225, 244, 92 S.Ct. 2151, 32 L.Ed.2d 705 (1972) (Burger, C. J., concurring); Younger v. Harris,401 U.S. 37, 55, 91 S.Ct. 746, 27 L.Ed.2d 669 (1971) (Stewart, J., concurring).
We are, therefore, unwilling to endorse the district court's view-- based solely on rather dated dicta (James v. James, 178 Misc. 1041, 37 N.Y.S.2d 89, 90 (Family Ct., Bronx Co., 1941))-- that a support action is so 'quasi-criminal' as to bring it within the strict ambit of Younger.5 This is not to say that we think the general doctrine of federalstate comity is completely inapplicable here. See, Cousins v. Wigoda, 409 U.S. 1201, 1205-1206, 92 S.Ct. 2610, 34 L.Ed.2d 15 (1972) (Rehnquist, J., Opinion in Chambers). But we do believe that the particularly stringent formulation of that doctrine in Younger should be limited, at least until the Court instructs otherwise, to cases involving traditionally criminal proceedings.
Secondly, we must disagree with the district court's suggestion that the exhaustion requirement for federal habeas corpus, 28 U.S.C. 2254, is applicable here where the federal plaintiffs were merely threatened with arrest. We are, of course, aware that the Supreme Court has recently held that 1983 cannot be used to circumvent the exhaustion requirement where a state prisoner seeks his immediate release. Prieser v. Rodriguez, 411 U.S. 475, 489-490 (1973). However, we do not think that the Court further intended to require such exhaustion where the federal plaintiffs filed their action long before the state brought them under 2254 by putting them in its custody.6
Finally, we must disagree with the district court's apparent belief that either the anti-injunction provisions of 28 U.S.C. 2283 or the common law of judicial immunity bars injunctive relief in this case. The Supreme Court has, of course, held that a 1983 action is within the 'expressly authorized by Act of Congress' exception to 2283 and that injunctions against state judicial proceedings may, therefore, be granted in an appropriate case. Mitchum v. Foster, 407 U.S. 225, 92 S.Ct. 2151, 32 L.Ed.2d 705 (1972). And while it is true that the common law of judicial immunity protects a judge from monetary damages under 1983, Pierson v. Ray, 386 U.S. 547, 553-555, 87 S.Ct. 1213, 18 L.Ed.2d 288 (1967), the Seventh Circuit, in a considered opinion, has recently held that neither the legislative history of 1983 nor the teaching of Pierson v. Ray precludes injunctive relief against judges who have truly abused their offices in denying citizens their basic civil rights. Littleton v. Berbling, 468 F.2d 389, 395-408 (7th Cir. 1972), cert. granted sub nom. O'Shea v. . littleton, 411 U.S. 915, 93 S.Ct. 1544, 36 L.Ed.2d 306 (1973). Since the Supreme Court will review Littleton this term, we feel it would be unwise to make the unnecessary decision whether the judges here are absolutely immune from even injunctive relief.
Assuming arguendo that appellants can maintain this action, we nevertheless believe the district court acted quite properly in abstaining from a question of judicial administration which is undoubtedly best left to the state courts. First, it must be remembered bered that the New York courts have not yet ruled on the sufficiency of mailed service in the circumstances of this case. It would, therefore, be improper for the federal courts to apply a constitutional standard to such an uninterpreted statute. Askew v. Hargrave,401 U.S. 476, 477-478, 91 S.Ct. 856, 28 L.Ed.2d 196 (1971); Reetz v. Bozanich, 397 U.S. 82, 86-87, 90 S.Ct. 788, 25 L.Ed.2d 68 (1970); Reid v. Board of Education of City of New York, 453 F.2d 238, 241-244 (2d Cir. 1971).
Moreover, we have no reason to believe that the New York courts will not act to reconcile the statute and practices at issue with the Federal Constitution and state legislative intent. Indeed, one of the cases stressed by appellants, Rodoe v. Noneus, 23 A.D.2d 212, 213, 260 N.Y.S.2d 977, 978 (4th Dept. 1965)-- though strictly inapposite because it involved a statute which required an initial attempt at personal service7 -- clearly demonstrates that the state courts will protect domestic relations defendants with all the safeguards of the appropriate service statute. Here the defending husbands-- who have received ample actual, if not legal, notice -- need only appear specially to contest the alleged insufficiency of exclusively mailed service. See, N.Y.Civ.Prac.Law & Rules 3211(a).
In the event the New York courts declare that mailed service is always appropriate in Family Court actions-- thus at last forcing the federal courts to assess its constitutionality-- the correct standard to be applied would be 'whether or not the form of substituted service . . . is reasonably calculated to give . . . actual notice of the proceedings and an opportunity to be heard.' Milliken v. Meyer, 311 U.S. 457, 463, 61 S.Ct. 339, 343, 85 L.Ed. 278 (1940). See also, Mullane v. Central Hanover Trust Co., 339 U.S. 306, 315, 70 S.Ct. 652, 94 L.Ed. 865 (1950); Schroeder v. City of New York, 371 U.S. 208, 211, 83 S.Ct. 279, 9 L.Ed.2d 255 (1962); Manchester Modes, Inc. v. Lilli Ann Corp., 306 F.Supp. 622, 626 (S.D.N.Y.1969); Milosavljevic v. Brooks, 55 F.R.D. 543, 548 (N.D.Ind.1972).
We need not, at this point, decide whether properly addressed first-class mail is so 'reasonably calculated' to afford such notice.8 It will be time enough to reach that constitutional question when it is suitably presented for our consideration. We therefore affirm the dismissal below without prejudice to the assertion of appellants' claims in the state courts or the renewal of those claims in the federal courts after an adverse state determination.
We are advised that a few days after this appeal was argued, appellant Griese was finally arrested. While we are at a loss to explain this turnabout by the state-- which had previously stressed its good faith in not executing the long-outstanding warrants-- appellant's arrest in no way changes our view that though this action is maintainable, no federal intervention is mandated. On this latter point, we note that Mr. Griese was promptly released after his counsel appeared specially without waiving his jurisdictional objections
Appellant Griese is a resident of New York; appellant Blouin, while a resident of New Jersey, maintains a business office in New York
Affidavit of Mr. James P. McGrath, Clerk of the Family Court, New York County
See also, Samuels v. Mackell, 401 U.S. 66, 91 S.Ct. 764, 27 L.Ed.2d 688 (1971); Boyle v. Landry, 401 U.S. 77, 91 S.Ct. 758, 27 L.Ed.2d 696 (1971); Perez v. Ledesma, 401 U.S. 82, 91 S.Ct. 674, 27 L.Ed.2d 701 (1971); Dyson v. Stein, 401 U.S. 200, 91 S.Ct. 769, 27 L.Ed.2d 781 (1971); Byrne v. Karalexis, 401 U.S. 216, 91 S.Ct. 777, 27 L.Ed.2d 792 (1971)
As the district court noted, the state's characterization of the proceedings will at least partially determine Younger's applicability. See, Gibson v. Berryhill, 411 U.S. 564, 576, 93 S.Ct. 1689, 36 L.Ed.2d 488 (1973); Younger v. Harris, 401 U.S. 37, 55 n. 2, 91 S.Ct. 746, 27 L.Ed.2d 669 (1971) (Stewart, J., concurring). Here it is clear that contemporary New York law views the support proceedings at issue as 'civil.' N.Y.Dom.Rel.Law 30; Rivera v. Rivera, 5 Misc.2d 362, 160 N.Y.S.2d 171, 174 (Children's dren's Ct., Westchester Co., 1957); Anonymous v. Anonymous, 38 Misc.2d 961, 239 N.Y.S.2d 315, 317 (Family Ct., Dutchess Co., 1963)
We note that the Court may have already narrowed Prieser v. Rodriquez in its subsequent summary affirmance of Miller v. Gomez, 412 U.S. 914 (1973). In that case, a three-judge court in this circuit had held that indicted, but unconvicted, felons need not exhaust state remedies on a 1983 action challenging their incarceration in hospitals for the criminally insane. 341 F.Supp. 323, 328-329 (S.D.N.Y.1972). In view of the detailed dissent by Judge Moore on the exhaustion issue (id. at 333-336), we cannot believe that the Court overlooked this jurisdictional question in its summary affirmance. Giving such an affirmance the deference it is due, Doe v. Hodgson, 478 F.2d 537, 539 (2d Cir. 1973), we think the obvious way to reconcile Prieser and Gomez is to say that while the Court will require exhaustion in cases in which state prisoners seek their immediate release, it will not do so in the case of those incarcerated, or as here merely threatened with imprisonment, without benefit of the normal criminal process
N.Y.Family Court Act 525
While we thus do not reach appellants' premature constitutional claim, we should note that United States v. Wiseman, 445 F.2d 792 (2d Cir.), cert. denied, 404 U.S. 967, 92 S.Ct. 346, 30 L.Ed.2d 287 (1971)-- a case cited by appellants-- is not only inapposite, but also appears to undercut their position. In Wiseman this court took a justifiably harsh stance towards two professional process servers who had deprived numerous civil defendants of their rights by failing to deliver personal summonses. Significantly, the process servers were convicted in part on the basis of a survey mailed to the aggrieved individuals. See, Tuerkheimer, Service of Process in New York City: A Proposed End to Unregulated Criminality, 72 Colum.L.R. 847, 848-50 (1972)
Similarly, we would merely note that those who have studied the vagaries of personal service in New York have urged that some type of mailed service be substituted. See, e.g., Abuse of Process: Sewer Service, 3 Colum.J.Law & Soc.Prob. 17, 25-27 (1967); Tuerkheimer, supra at 859-60.

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Robin Rice of Parsonsfield, a call center employee and member of Communications Workers of America Local 1400, spoke in favor of LD 201, which would protect good Maine jobs by making companies that outsource call centers ineligible for state grants, loans or tax breaks. It would also prohibit state agencies from outsourcing call center work.
Meeting with Governor Janet Mills; Talking about logging collective bargaining rights, paid sick days, safe staffing at our utilities, call center outsourcing, workers comp, public sector bargaining rights and supporting firefighter, first responders and state employees.
key working class issues, as part of the Maine AFL-CIO's Annual Labor Lobby Day.
The state's labor unions unveiled their 2019 Working Class Legislative Agenda at a press conference Thursday at the State House, outlining a range of priority bills that they said would ensure safe and healthy workplaces, protection for injured workers, corporate accountability and collective bargaining rights.
The news conference was part of the Maine AFL-CIO's annual Labor Lobby Day, and 200 people representing 50 unions attended, talking with legislators about working class issues and bills affecting Maine workers, according to a news release from the AFL-CIO.
"With me today are the working men and women who keep our great state running," Maine AFL-CIO President Cynthia Phinney, said. "They build our roads, our hospitals and our Navy ships. They fight fires, care for the sick and respond to traffic accidents. They deliver and sort mail, answer 911 calls, catch lobsters, drive buses, fix elevators and keep the lights on and the trains running. They are nurses, firefighters, truck drivers, electricians, lineworkers, papermakers, iron workers, teachers, child protective case workers, stage hands, welders and pipefitters. And they are union brothers and sisters who have come here today to urge our elected leaders to stand up for the working class."
LD 369, which would create the right to earned paid sick leave for the 200,000 Mainers who don't have the benefit.
LD 600, which would treat mental health injuries similarly to physical injuries when considering workers' compensation claims.
LD 601, which would restore cost of living adjustments to workers' compensation benefits for injured workers.
LR 225, which would create an exemption to antitrust laws to allow forest products workers to bargain collectively over rates, benefits and working conditions.
LD 201, which would protect Maine jobs by making companies that outsource call centers ineligible for state grants, loans or tax breaks. It would also prohibit state agencies from outsourcing call center work.
LD 900, which would give public sector workers the right to strike.
LD 1177, which would make arbitration binding on economic issues in the public sector.
Alternative facts are nothing new; politicians have been making stuff up since they first crawled out of the primordial swamp. One of the most successful lies in modern US politics has been that of "right to work" laws, which break unions under the guise of protecting workers, one of which was introduced in Congress on Wednesday afternoon and will probably break unions in the country for good. A national right to work law has been a pipe dream of corporate lobbyists, the chamber of commerce, the Koch brothers, and the politicians on their payroll for decades, and is about to become a reality. Right to work laws already exist in more than half the states in the country, where unions are weak or nonexistent, wages are correspondingly low, and workers are correspondingly disposable. In theory, these laws are about guaranteeing workers' freedom of association. In practice, they're about keeping workers from forming unions, by making unions financially unsustainable.
The main lie told by right to work proponents is that such laws put an end to "compulsory union membership". It's flat-out false; there is no such thing, and hasn't been since 1947, when the Taft Hartley Act made the closed shop – a type of contract where union membership was a condition of employment – illegal. Nowhere in the US, whether you're in a right to work state or not, can you be forced to be a member of a union, or fired for refusing to join one. The second lie is that such laws protect workers from having their dues money go to political causes they don't support. Nowhere in the country can you be forced to donate to a politician, campaign or political organization you don't support. If you're a dues-paying union member, you already have a right to simply not donate to your union's political fund, and plenty of union members exercise it.
What right to work laws, including this bill, do is outlaw a specific type of voluntary, private employment contract that employers and employees may agree on. Under this agency shop contract, which must be voted on and approved by a majority of employees, workers agree to pay a fair share provision – a fraction of the dues amount that union members pay – to cover the costs of bargaining and enforcing the workplace contract. The reason such contracts exist at all is because, under the same 1947 law that banned compulsory union membership, unions are bound by what are called "duties of fair representation". Under DFRs, they are legally required to provide the same services to everyone in a workplace, such as filing grievances, providing legal counsel, or defending someone if they're disciplined, whether they are union members or not.
This also assures that everyone gets the same benefits from a union contract: health insurance, vacations, rules that say your boss can't just fire you if he wakes up one day and decides he doesn't like your face. The idea is to prevent unions from discriminating against those who choose not to join. Obviously, if you're going to receive a benefit automatically whether you join or not, the incentive is to free-ride. Agency shop contracts are set up to make sure everyone shares the costs so that those grievances get filed. Right to work laws encourage everyone to free-ride until the union is broke, can't provide those benefits to anyone, and eventually ceases to exist.
Right to work proponents often point to the money unions throw at politicians, mostly Democrats, as justification for starving unions financially. But right to work laws don't defund political activities, because no worker is compelled to fund them in the first place. The only union functions this law will defund are things like contract bargaining and grievance filing: precisely those everyday workplace activities that Republicans say unions should be restricted to doing.
It bears repeating: the contracts this law will ban are voluntary and agreed on democratically. They are not imposed on anyone by the government, the union or the company. Normally, outlawing a voluntary business contract between private parties is the kind of thing Republicans consider government meddling. And there's something distinctly unconservative about forcing an institution to provide benefits to non-paying non-members while encouraging them to freeload. But if it's about crushing unions, they always manage to find an excuse.
Certainly bill sponsors Steve King and Joe "You Lie" Wilson would never let ideological consistency get in the way of an opportunity to crush their opponents. Nor would President Trump, who was elected promising to fight for American workers. Unions are, after all, the only real vehicle for workers to defend their interests, whether in the workplace or the political arena. Taking that away from them leaves workers at the mercy of their bosses and politicians. Which is the whole point, and the only thing this law was ever designed to do.
Take my case, for example. I was president of a local union for nine one-year terms, representing 700 employees at a Fortune 500 manufacturing plant. Although we were hard-working, dedicated employees, we were also a fairly militant union who wasn't averse to going on strike when the company got stingy. Hard-working employees and frisky union members…a perfect combination.
Kirsten Shonle, Portland Steward, volunteering at the Common Ground Fair Labor/Political Action booth.


Let's start with your computing needs. If you're simply going to be surfing the web, emailing, creating & maintaining documents, spreadsheets & presentations, etcetera as well as listen to some music and watch some videos then a MacBook Air with 8 GBs of RAM is more than sufficient, in my opinion.
As for the MacBook Pro, I have 2017 MacBook Pro w/out the Touch Bar and I love it. A colleague has the same MacBook Pro, but with the Touch Bar and he showed me some of the things he could do with it and it was impressive. Having said that, I'm glad I didn't fork over the extra money for the Touch Bar because I don't need it and not having it does not hamper my computing experience in any way.
Basically, it boils down to choice. Do you want the Touch Bar or not? In fact, go to a nearby Best Buy or Apple Store and test both out before making your decision.
I have bought the 2016 MacBook Pro with Touch Bar. I didn't make my choice based on the Touch Bar, but on my own needs. I looked at my own needs, and I just needed more system performance for my student needs (compiling code I wrote, differential calculus, etc.).
It all boils down to what you need the computer for? Is it strictly web browsing, YouTube, Facebook, etc., or is it something like complex like video editing.
I have a 2016 MBP with touchbar and don't even use that feature.
For me, it wasn't about the touchbar, but about a faster/younger processor, and about touch ID. I could live without a touch bar, but wanted the newest processor and touch ID, both only available with the touch bar models, afaik.
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I have the same exact one, and I love it as well!!! I don't do any type of coding or media work, just basic stuff as you mentioned, but I still went for the Pro instead of the Air. I'm sure the Air would have been more than enough for what I use it for, but I like having the extra power just in case. I do use it more than I thought I would. I even answer my calls on it when I'm home. I actually have it on me when I'm out and about now. I'm starting to journal, and I never know when I'm in the mood to write. I love browsing iMore on it, like I'm currently doing right now!!! I would definitely go to a Best Buy or Apple sore to check them out for yourself. It's hard to get the full experience without seeing them in person!!


FURminator Long Hair Giant deShedding Tool is made for extra large dogs with long coats. The tool is intended for dogs over 90 lbs. Each tool works to reduce shedding up to 90%.
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DEB ROBERTSON WRITES....: Hurray it's the weekend!
and took a bunch of pictures.
and the results make me happy!
After I saw this tutorial I brought some hama beads off Trademe and they arrived today.
I want to play with them at some point. I think Reuben will love them too.
I went to the vet again at lunch time with our cat Garfield.
He keeps getting in fights.
We have agreed this is the last time we patch him up.
It's not nice for him at all.
I did not take a picture of the hideous wound on his head. It's not that kind of blog.
I've been looking at my Dresdens that I finally finished sewing onto their backgrounds.
and I think it will tie it all together. Not today though, maybe next week.
and so I have the afternoon to do some things.
Not reading my new book that arrived today.
Not knitting this bunny with some thrifted wool.
No the computer is calling me.
I'm doing the edits for a book for a friend.
He's 70+ and is writing his life story for his family.
I typed it once and now I need to make all the changes.
I'm enjoying finishing off jobs that have been hanging about for ages.
Last week 15 cushions and this week a manuscript and the Dresdens quilt.
What are you finishing off this week??
Not too much crafting happening here, busy with my TAFE course at the minute. Maybe some sewing tomorrow?
your light box pic looks great, i'd love to try making one of them one day. And a friend told me ages ago about Hama beads- really need to get some as I think my 5 year old would love them!
nice easy osey weekend then huh... well Saturday arvo anyways. ENJOY!
in my dreams i am finishing off a WIP quilt or two. i can not seem to settle on backing fabric for anything.
I was just petting that Gypsy Caravan print at a LQS yesterday...after deciding before hand not to like them.
FAIL! Some of those prints are stunning!
Love your dresdens, and that print is perfect for them.
I have finished my big hex quilt top, now shes all basted and ready to go!!


The June 2014 Men's Health Month has come and gone, but that doesn't mean guys should stop paying attention to their health.
Cardiovascular disease, which includes heart disease, stroke, and vascular disease, is a leading health threat for men. Many of the signs are often not seen without proactively visiting the doctor.
What should men being doing regularly for their health?
It's important for men to visit the doctor regularly — whether you feel ill or healthy.
Men should have their blood pressure checked, they should make sure certain vaccinations are up to date — like tetanus and pertussis — and they also need their lipids screened, including "good" and "bad" cholesterol.
The key is being proactive about preventive health maintenance.
There are some individuals who may feel great, but their blood pressure is sky high or their cholesterol levels are off the charts.
What are the most common health conditions in men under 50?
It's not at all uncommon to see higher blood pressure, high cholesterol and high blood sugar in younger men — which are risk factors for cardiovascular disease.
As men reach their 40's, high cholesterol and blood pressure are common. In fact, more than 50 million people in the United States have hypertension — another word for high blood pressure.
Men may also have issues with blood sugar, which could develop into pre-diabetes or even diabetes, which can lead to heart disease.
Are there red flags men should look for?
It can be difficult to notice warning signings because there are a wide range of medical conditions that don't cause symptoms. High blood pressure and high cholesterol don't necessarily cause symptoms to alert you to go to the doctor, especially early on. That's why being proactive about seeing the doctor is important.
But there are some conditions you may want to talk to your doctor about. One to watch for is heartburn. It is often dismissed as just being heartburn, but it could be related to heart disease.
Another common issue that sometimes men are afraid to bring up is erectile dysfunction. That can also be a red flag for cardiovascular disease. So that's an important thing to bring up with your doctor.
Almost 20 percent of the deaths from heart disease are directly related to smoking cigarettes. But it's not too late to stop and reduce your risk.
There are studies that have shown that men in their 70s can benefit from stopping smoking, even after smoking all of their lives. It's important for their lung functionality, capacity, and reduces their risk for cardiovascular disease and cancers.
There are also a significant number of men who smoke who could take advantage of smoking cessation therapies, which have advanced and become more effective. If you are ready to quit, talk to your doctor about the best treatment path to follow.
Smoking is linked to cardiovascular disease, cancers and a host of other serious chronic diseases.
Most people need seven to eight hours of sleep a night. Alot of men think they don't need as much and tend to think they function just as well with little sleep — but studies consistently show that is not the case.
Sometimes we are guilty of not getting enough fruits and vegetables in the diet. But vegetables and fruits are rich in antioxidants, which have been proven to lower your risk for heart disease.
You should be active for 30 minutes a day, five to six days a week. Exercise is anything that gets your heart rate elevated, but there are things you can do so that you're not uncomfortable. For example — if it's summer, why not take advantage of the weather and go for a swim?
As cholesterol levels rise, your risk for heart disease also goes up. A lipid panel is your first step. It's then important to talk to your doctor about how to lower your cholesterol.
Try to keep stress at bay so it's not a burden on your health.
Improving your health can ultimately help reduce your risk for cardiovascular disease.
Dr. Vimal George is a Family Practice physician seeing patients at ADC's Steiner Ranch clinic in West Austin. Read more about him on his biography page.


The bar business is fun. Let's face it — that's why most people are drawn to it in the first place. When you hire your employees, you'll probably hire people you're drawn to. You won't hire people who repel you, anyway.
If they're quality bar employees, they likely are drawn toward the lively atmosphere offered by the bar and may even enjoy a drink now and then. Because you already have personalities and interests in common, you will, on occasion, have a drink with the people you work with and those who work for you. It's inevitable.
You have just blended your professional life with your social life. To successfully navigate this potential minefield, you have to drink in moderation and keep your wits about you at all times.
Two common pitfalls await bar owners who hang out and party with people who work with or for them: overindulgence in alcohol and inappropriate personal relationships.
Overindulging in alcohol can lead to embarrassing behavior, such as inappropriate sexual advances, drunken tirades, passing out, slurring your words, and so on. As the manager or owner of the bar, you need to maintain your credibility with your staff at all times.
An occasional slip in your demeanor while under the influence may be forgiven, but a pattern of overindulging will lead to morale problems, blurring the line between manager and employee.
If you don't know when to say "when," you should probably find another career.
Having personal relationships with your employees can lead to very close relationships — too close, in fact, if the relationships become romantic or sexual. It's not unheard of for people to meet while working in a bar, then marry, and lead happy lives together. But if the relationship doesn't end well (and most don't), it becomes a strain on everyone in the bar, not just the two people in the relationship.
Be very careful in getting too close or too friendly with your employees. If you're known for dating employees, you may be opening yourself up to accusations of sexual harassment. It is recommended you date and fraternize with people other than your employees.
It's also inevitable that at some point your friends will come into your place, and you'll sit down and have a drink with them toward the end of the night. But remember, sit down only at the end of the night; everyone will ask you to sit down and have a drink.
A simple answer is: "Not right now, maybe later, but thank you." You can sit down for a moment, but you can't drink with everyone because you must stay sober and keep your wits about you. Remember, you have money to count, employees to manage, patrons to supervise. It's much tougher to cut others off when they see you drinking yourself.
For safety reasons, it is recommended that you require the closing manager to refrain from drinking. In the bar business, you have significant amounts of cash to count and account for. Math can be tough after a few beers, and impaired people are easier to rob than sober ones. No one should drink when he works!


The year was 2014 when a band called Dead End Story decided to end their journey as it was and make way for a new line-up and name. From the ruins of DES rose what we now know as Neverlearn, and the progress ever since inception has been all but sluggish.
With the new line up, the band's sound evolved from HWM/Leatherface style mid tempo punk to a more melodic and faster style of punk incorporated with catchy hooks.


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Van McCoy's "The Hustle" is the #1 song in America
For as popular as it was during much of the first half of the 20th century, couples dancing seemed poised to go by the wayside of American popular culture by the early 1970s. That is, until the arrival of a dance called the Hustle along with a #1 song by the same name. On this day in 1975, Van McCoy's "The Hustle" topped the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot Soul Singles charts simultaneously, signaling the beginning of the disco era.
"The Hustle" would earn Van McCoy a Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance and give him the biggest hit by far of his tragically shortened career (he died of a heart attack in 1979). The impact of the record went well beyond its commercial success, however. As "The Hustle" climbed the pop charts, it took an already substantial dance craze and turned it into a cultural phenomenon, with variations like the Latin, the Line and the New York Hustles popping up on dance floors nationwide.
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/van-mccoys-the-hustle-is-the-1-song-in-america
FBI founded
On July 26, 1908, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is born when U.S. Attorney General Charles Bonaparte orders a group of newly hired federal investigators to report to Chief Examiner Stanley W. Finch of the Department of Justice. One year later, the Office of the Chief ...read more
Egypt nationalizes the Suez Canal
The Suez Crisis begins when Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalizes the British and French-owned Suez Canal. The Suez Canal, which connects the Mediterranean and Red Seas across Egypt, was completed by French engineers in 1869. For the next 87 years, it remained ...read more
Liberian independence proclaimed
The Republic of Liberia, formerly a colony of the American Colonization Society, declares its independence. Under pressure from Britain, the United States hesitantly accepted Liberian sovereignty, making the West African nation the first democratic republic in African history. A ...read more
Winston Churchill resigns
In the 11th hour of World War II, Winston Churchill is forced to resign as British prime minister following his party's electoral defeat by the Labour Party. It was the first general election held in Britain in more than a decade. The same day, Clement Attlee, the Labour leader, ...read more
U.S. postal system established
On this day in 1775, the U.S. postal system is established by the Second Continental Congress, with Benjamin Franklin as its first postmaster general. Franklin (1706-1790) put in place the foundation for many aspects of today's mail system. During early colonial times in the ...read more
United States freezes Japanese assets
On this day in 1941, President Franklin Roosevelt seizes all Japanese assets in the United States in retaliation for the Japanese occupation of French Indo-China. On July 24, Tokyo decided to strengthen its position in terms of its invasion of China by moving through Southeast ...read more
Rolling Stones front man Mick Jagger is born
On this day in 1943, the musician, actor, film producer and Rolling Stones front man Mick Jagger is born in Dartford, Kent, England. Raised in a middle-class English family, Michael Philip Jagger attended the London School of Economics but left without graduating in order to ...read more
Grasshoppers devastate Midwestern crops
On this day in 1931, a swarm of grasshoppers descends on crops throughout the American heartland, devastating millions of acres. Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota, already in the midst of a bad drought, suffered tremendously from this disaster. Since the very beginning of ...read more
Infamous serial killer Ed Gein dies
On July 26, 1984, Ed Gein, a serial killer infamous for skinning human corpses, dies of complications from cancer in a Wisconsin prison at age 77. Gein served as the inspiration for writer Robert Bloch's character Norman Bates in the 1959 novel "Psycho," which in 1960 was turned ...read more
President Truman signs the National Security Act
President Harry S. Truman signs the National Security Act, which becomes one of the most important pieces of Cold War legislation. The act established much of the bureaucratic framework for foreign policymaking for the next 40-plus years of the Cold War. By July 1947, the Cold ...read more
Confederate leader John Hunt Morgan is captured
On this day in 1863, Confederate cavalry leader John Hunt Morgan and 360 of his men are captured at Salineville, Ohio, during a spectacular raid on the North. Starting in July 1862, Morgan made four major raids on Northern or Northern-held territory over the course of a year. ...read more
Inventions & Science
Three race fans killed at Michigan Speedway
The U.S. 500, the most prestigious race in the Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) series, dissolves into tragedy on this day in 1998, when three fans are killed and six others wounded by flying debris from a car at Michigan Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan. CART (later known as ...read more


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Q: How to deal with this error in Compiled Function? compiled = Compile[{mu, sigma, x},
   Module[{}, Log@PDF[NormalDistribution[mu, Abs[sigma]], x]],
   RuntimeOptions -> "Speed"];

compiled[0.000001, 0.0000444, 1]
->CompiledFunction::cfn:

it seems that the input values's are too small.
does anyone know how to avoid the error in this case?
Added:
Replacing the function with reference to comments, this become faster 10x!(in the whole optimization process including other function) Here is the code.
compiled=Compile[{mu, sigma, x}, Module[{}, Log[1 + 1/(E^((x - mu)^2/(2*Abs[sigma]]^2))*(Sqrt[2*Pi]*Abs[sigma]))]], RuntimeOptions -> "Speed"];

A: The problem is that the term Exp[-((x-mu)/sigma)^2/2] in PDF[NormalDistribution[mu, Abs[sigma]], x] will cause an underflow for values of x whose absolute value of x-mu is large compared to sigma; the resulting values are just too small to be representable in machine precision.
compiled2 = Compile[{mu, sigma, x},
   If[Abs[x - mu] < 26. sigma,
    Evaluate[Log@PDF[NormalDistribution[mu, Abs[sigma]], x]],
    0.
    ],
   RuntimeOptions -> "Speed"
   ];

Edit
I overlooked the appearance of Log. One should expect that it will get rid of the Exp in PDF[NormalDistribution[mu, Abs[sigma]], x]. But Mathematica does not know that all variables are real values and that sigma is also positive. The issue can be resolved by telling her explicitly what your assumptions are. Moreover, Blocking the symbols that are needed in the simplification adds at lot of robustness to the code and adding the options RuntimeAttributes -> Listable, Parallelization -> True, allows for fast evaluation on long lists:
compiled3 = Block[{x, mu, sigma},
   With[{code = FullSimplify[
       Log@PDF[NormalDistribution[mu, Abs[sigma]], x],
       {x ∈ Reals, mu ∈ Reals, sigma > 0}
       ]},
    Compile[{{mu, _Real}, {sigma, _Real}, {x, _Real}},
     code,
     RuntimeAttributes -> Listable,
     Parallelization -> True,
     RuntimeOptions -> "Speed"]
    ]
   ];

Here is a usage and timing example:
n = 20000000;
μ = RandomReal[{-0.00001, 0.00001}, n];
σ = RandomReal[{0, 2 0.0000444}, n];
x = RandomReal[{-1, 1}, n];
compiled3[μ, σ, x]; // RepeatedTiming // First

0.990

Also interesting to know: Since all the functions involved are vectorized right from the start, it is actually faster not to compile the code:
Block[{x, mu, sigma},
  f = {mu, sigma, x} \[Function] Evaluate[FullSimplify[
      Log@PDF[NormalDistribution[mu, Abs[sigma]], x],
      {x ∈ Reals, mu ∈ Reals, sigma > 0}
      ]
     ]
  ];
b = f[μ, σ, x]; // RepeatedTiming // First
Max[Abs[(a - b)/a]]

0.869
1.59214*10^-13

By the way:
CompiledFunctionTools`CompilePrint[compiled] showed that there was a call to MainEvaluate in the compiled function. So, you probably would not have experienced any speedup. Evaluate repairs this.

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Q: MediaTek WiFi module stopped working in Ubuntu 20.04 Steps prior to the issue: Had my wireless headset connected to the laptop via USB port (idk if that makes any difference), powered off the system and went to bed.
Now my Wireless connection menu is gone from Settings.
My attempts to fix the issue:

*

*Tried using older kernels such as 5.17.0.

*Updating and upgrading apt and apt-get.

I have a very basic understanding of how Linux works and i have a few other solutions I've seen on here but unsuccessfully.
PC type: ASUS Laptop with Ryzen 5000 series CPU.
OS: Ubuntu 20.04
Kernel version: 5.17.1-051701-generic (i had to update it myself because my Bluetooth wasn't working but i left previous versions on the boot drive).
I have Windows 10 as a second OS installed. Hadn't launched that in days.
WiFi card:
lspci -nnk | grep -A2 0280

04:00.0 Network controller [0280]: MEDIATEK Corp. Device [14c3:7961]
    Subsystem: AzureWave Device [1a3b:4680]
    Kernel modules: mt7921e

    sudo lshw -class network
...Realtek Ethernet Controller
    *-network UNCLAIMED
           description: Network controller
           product: MEDIATEK Corp.
           vendor: MEDIATEK Corp.
           physical id: 0
           bus info: pci@0000:04:00.0
           version: 00
           width: 64 bits
           clock: 33MHz
           capabilities: pciexpress msi pm cap_list
           configuration: latency=0
           resources: iomemory:fe0-fdf iomemory:fe0-fdf iomemory:fe0-fdf memory:fe20300000-fe203fffff memory:fe20400000-fe20403fff memory:fe20404000-fe20404fff
...another ethernet interface?

Is there a way to fix this? Please let me know if i can provide additional info here. Thank you.
UPD: I tried using NVIDIA driver metapackage instead of X.Org (in Software & Updates), it didn't help. During one of the restarts i saw the Wireless option come back to life but my system just froze and went unresponsive shortly after the boot. So i rebooted it and the WiFi is gone again. I have absolutely no idea what is happening.

A: Seems like switching to previous kernel version (5.13) helped? I'd appreciate if anyone with more knowledge could add to this to clarify what exactly happened here.
What i did:
Restarted my system and chose "Advanced options for Ubuntu".
Note to self: always have multiple kernel versions available.


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2,500 Movies Challenge
Join me as I attempt to watch 2,500 movies on DVD and Blu-Ray, including films from all around the world and spanning as many genres as I can muster. Check back often...new movies are posted daily!
#318. Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
Directed By: Robert Wise
Starring: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley
Tag line: "The Human Adventure is Just Beginning"
Trivia: Originally, this film was to serve as a Two-Hour premiere for a new Star Trek TB series called "Star Trek Phase II"
For the record, I'm not a Star Trek groupie; I've never attended a convention wearing pointy ears, nor can I recite the Pledge of Allegiance in Klingon. Having said that, I must also add that I've yet to see an episode of the show that didn't utterly fascinate me. Star Trek may have become a way of life for some, but for the rest of us, it's simply a great bit of entertainment.
Having abandoned the Captain's chair for a loftier position at Starfleet Headquarters, Admiral James T. Kirk (William Shatner) now finds himself itching to return to active duty, and when a crisis threatens the safety of the entire planet, he gets his chance to do so. Kirk must take command of his former ship, the Enterprise, which has just undergone a complete overhaul, and lead her to the edge of the solar system to head off a large energy cloud, which is on a collision course with earth. Along with this external threat, Kirk must deal with a few internal ones as well, namely his strained relationship with the current captain of the Enterprise, William Decker (Stephen Collins), who was relegated to second in command when Kirk re-entered the picture. Decker feels Kirk's lack of experience with the newly updated vessel is a detriment to the mission, but with Spock (Leonard Nimoy) and Dr. McCoy (DeForest Kelley) also along for the ride, most believe the Enterprise is back in very capable hands.
Originally intended as a 2-hour pilot for a new Star Trek television series, Star Trek the Motion Picture instead launched the cinematic phase of the popular 60's sci-fi show. A successful combination of old and new, Star Trek the Motion Picture maintains the energy and close-knit relationships established during the show's 3-year run on NBC, while simultaneously updating the technology for a modern (thus more demanding) audience. This particular journey begins with a great bit of nostalgia, as Admiral Kirk, accompanied by his former chief engineer, Montgomery Scott (James Doohan), travels by way of shuttlecraft to the Enterprise, which is in dock. As the shuttle slowly ascends into the docking bay, we're greeted by the familiar sight of the great ship, looking much the same as it did when Kirk was in the captain's chair. But the nostalgia ends once we step on board, because this Enterprise has been enhanced in every way imaginable, so much so that Kirk, who commanded the ship for five years, has to ask for directions to get from one end to the other. This new Enterprise belongs to Decker, who oversaw the enhancements that took the better part of 18 months to complete. Bitter at losing his command, Decker goes so far as to openly challenge Kirk, believing his inexperience with the new Enterprise could place the mission in jeopardy. Sure enough, Kirk's unfamiliarity does lead to a few close calls, but Decker is there each and every time to bail him out. It's this joining of old and new that separates Star Trek the Motion Picture from the television series that inspired it; on this particular voyage, the Enterprise needed both Kirk's expertise and Decker's technological skills. One without the other would have surely led to disaster.
The world created by Star Trek is a very appealing one, preaching of a future where hatred and poverty have all but been eliminated, and humans exist solely to further their knowledge of the universe. It is a veritable utopia, and while I've made clear the fact that I'm no Trekkie, or Trekker, or whatever the correct moniker may be, I certainly understand how others could be. After all, with violence and hostility leaping from our TV screens each night on the evening news, is it really so strange that fans of the show keep their heads in the stars, dreaming of a bright future?
Klaus said...
I have mixed feelings about this film. On one hand, I recall never being so excited about the release of this film - having grown-up with the original series, and on the other - recall being underwhelmed by the lack of imagination in the story. Despite the latter, it was such a treat to see the television cast back together on the big screen.
While far from the best movie in the franchise - it was certainly the most important - at least until the J.J. Abrams 2009 reboot.
DVD Infatuation said...
@Klaus: I can certainly relate to your opinions. I myself have gone back and forth with this movie. For a long time, I found it incredibly boring, and one of the lesser entries in the franchise. But I've slowly developed an appreciation for it over the years, to the point that I actually do enjoy it now.
MarkusWelby1 said...
Quite possibly one of the most boring films ever made. I argue constantly with a friend who loves this. I'll take the watered down Abrams universe with more action. I'm a fan of most of the Trek films....but this one...snooze.
@MarkusWelby1: Thanks for stopping by, and for the comment.
There was a time when i also found the film boring (though I admittedly never found it to be one of the most boring ever). I've since learned to appreciate it more, primarily for its joining of old (Kirk, Spock, etc) and new (updated Enterprise, new second in command). Even without much happening besides, it proved enough to hold my attention after several viewings.
I know a lot of people who would agree with you, but this first film has kinda grown on me over the years!
Again, thanks for the comment. It's appreciated.
I have mixed feelings as well, though I confess I do appreciate it more than I did at the time. Back then, I thought it was slow, and mostly humorless, and largely recycled from ideas and plots from the show.
Since then, I think I appreciate what they were trying to do, though I agree with Klaus that the really good movies were coming later.
It was interesting recently to go back and see some episodes of the original show (which I hadn't seen since they were broadcast at the time). The general message of the show was usually "Kirk is the best, Kirk is right," and the point of the movies is usually on the teamwork of Kirk, Spock, McCoy, etc. So, you're right, this movie represented a shift to showing Kirk as a leader of a team, not a solo star with supporting cast.
I, too, agree with Klaus that the best Star Trek films came after this one. Still, it's engaging enough to hold my attention.
I've also been watching the original series as of late (all 3 seasons have been released on stellar blu-ray sets), and your point about it moving from "I" to "we" with Kirk is an interesting one (not to mention valid). Watching those early episodes, you can see where some of the cast's resentment of Shatner materialized!
Thanks for the intriguing comment, and have a good day!
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The court system in Lawrenceville, Georgia is a government institution of Georgia to settle disagreements involving residents of, or events that occurred in, Lawrenceville.
More likely than not, you will interact with the courts of Lawrenceville, Georgia at least once or twice in your life.
The court system in Lawrenceville, Georgia handles both criminal and civil cases. Lawyers in Lawrenceville, Georgia who practice civil litigation typically spend much of their working time at the courthouse. Consequently, they are familiar with its local rules, and can deal with the court system efficiently and fairly easily. To most individuals, however, the court system can be an intimidating bureaucracy. These are some of the scenarios in which you're likely to find yourself dealing with the Lawrenceville, Georgia courts:
Events Leading To Exposure To The Courts In Lawrenceville, Georgia
Jury Duty: If you're a citizen of the United States, and live in Lawrenceville, you've probably already interacted with the court system of Lawrenceville, Georgia by being called to jury duty. The law requires you to show up for jury duty if you are called to do so. This involves receiving a letter informing you that you have jury duty, and telling you when and where you need to show up. On the appointed day, you will be placed in a "juror pool," where you will wait to be called into court for an upcoming trial. The lawyers for both sides of the case will then engage in jury selection. If you are eliminated from the juror pool, your service is complete. If you are selected to serve on a jury, you will have to show up for the entire trial, or you might face criminal charges.
Filing a lawsuit: When you sue a person or company in a Lawrenceville, Georgia court, it's a given that you will have to interact with the courts, to one degree or another. At the very least, you'll probably have to attend some hearings, deal with discovery disagreements, and attend case management meetings. Even if your case never goes to trial (which it probably won't, statistically), you will probably become quite familiar with Lawrenceville, Georgia's courts.
Being Sued: If you, unfortunately, are getting sued in a Lawrenceville, Georgia court, it's almost given that you'll be spending a lot of time dealing with the local court system. You have to file some type of response (typically an answer or motion to dismiss) to the lawsuit, and there will be many procedural issues that might result in disputes that the court has to resolve. All of this happens in most lawsuits, even if they don't go to trial.
Divorce: While not all divorces in Lawrenceville, Georgia require the partners to spend a significant period of time in court, some of them do, especially when disagreements arise that the spouses can't settle amongst themselves.
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The featured pieces vary in scope and medium; the High Line's art installations currently include large abstract sculpture, film, photography, and even a billboard over West 18th Street. With this influx of art, the High Line continues to innovate and redefine urban public spaces. The art featured on the High Line is as unique as the park itself; as the park invites visitors to stroll along its lush length, the conceptual pieces Line's status as one of New York's most celebrated parks. Many of the installations also contrast with the challenge them to pause and reflect. This balance between movement and thought further elevates the High park's original design, which was inspired by the unattended and unkempt look of the park before its renovation. All of these installations are sponsored by the Friends of the High Line, who continue to work to inspire both visitors to the park and local residents.


The shaping of a country.
There are very few reasons not to go to Barbados – so there is no need to convince you to visit this island paradise. You might be surprised to learn, however, that the history of Barbados plays a big role in why tourists love this island. There are a lot of islands in the Caribbean with beautiful beaches, but it is the history of Barbados that makes it extra special.
Traveling to Barbados may not be the travel adventure that Roberto and I normally take, but these destinations still serve a purpose: pure relaxation and spoiling. This brings up a new question though; in these paradises of lazy hot days, how much do we really know about the place where we are soaking up the sun? We sometimes get caught up in where we are staying, what activities we are doing and what a place has to offer us as tourists, that even I forget to look into the history and culture of a location. I can go on and on about what we experienced in Barbados, but it feels more important to take a step back and try to understand what makes this place amazing.
The name inspires thoughts of beautiful beaches, warm water, wealth, and rum. The price of splendor on the island, and especially ocean front splendor, is out of reach for many in the world. You will find the celebrities renting out mansions or rooms in elite hotels, and most of the people who own the mansions on the beach are well seasoned millionaires.
Don't be discouraged, visiting Barbados is within everyones reach. The price of the island is still very accessible to tourists. Tourism is the island's greatest source of income, and the whole island reflects that, with a large amounts of activities, shopping, resturants, hotels, and nightlife. When looking at Barbados as a vacation destination, there is not much more you can ask for. What place could be better than the tropical island known for sugar and rum? There is the beautiful city of Bridgetown where you can walk among history, and rainforests, monkeys, and coral reefs that take your breath away. Any tourism site will get you on your way with any budget, any time of the year, and offer a wide range of activities.
A Little History and the Shaping of a Country.
The history of Barbados is one of many different peoples and cultures. This little history does not capture the depth of the older civilizations, the intricacies of government or trade, and does not scratch the surface of slavery on the island. To get to the Barbados that we know today, this article would quickly become a book. Because I am not a historian and don't feel like writing a book, this is going to be an introducing the history of the island and encourage us to look at the history of all the places we visit.
There are current discoveries pointing to civilization on the island around 1623 B.C. but not much is currently known about that civilization yet.
The name Barbados came from the Portuguese, meaning Bearded-One.
Early settlements include the indigenous people from Venezuela, the Amerindians. The Amerindian people called the Arawaks were agricultural people until 1200 when they were conquered by the Caribs. The Carib moved out when the Europeans started moving into the area but the Carib culture can still be found around the Caribbean today. The island got its name from the Portuguese word meaning "Bearded One" by the explorer Pedro a Campos. It is speculated that the name came from the appearance of the fig trees.
Current culture and development of the island that we see today came with the British. Along with the British in 1625 came settlers clearing much of the island for agriculture. Barbados was a desirable location, even back in the 1600's. People with good finances and good connections could get an allocation of land in Barbados. The massive plantings of tobacco, cotton and sugar cane created a need for a large workforce. The need for labor brought indentured servants from Europe first and then later African slaves, to the island.
In the beginning business men and plantation owners became increasingly wealthy as Barbados grew with the agricultureal industry. In those early years the fields were worked by European indentured servents. As the sugar industry grew, the plantation owners started turning to the slave trade for a quick increase in labor. The plantation owners favored the African slaves because of their size and strength compared to Europeans. The preference for slaves created an exodus of white citizens during this period. The island was then left to the wealthy business owners and the slaves.
The slave population on the island grew from approximately 5,600 in the 1600's to aproximatly 385,000 in the 1700's. Due to the high mortality rate of slaves (a result of poor conditions and overwork) Barbados became one of the leading European colonies in the African slave trade while they tried to maintain their work force. In the 1800's, plantation owners looking for ways to cut costs, encouraged their slaves to reproduce, making them less dependent on new shipments of slaves from Africa. Barbados became the only island not reliant on the slave trade any longer.
With the British business men came excellent education, infrastructure development, a stable government and a place that the wealthy could visit to improve their health (which over time created an excellent healthcare focus on the island). The slower pace of life also made Barbados an attractive location to those who wanted to emigrate from England.
The newly freed slaves took advantage of the free British-based education system.
When slavery was abolished in 1838, the next really interesting thing happened. Many newly freed men and women took advantage of the free British-based education system on the island. Newly educated, the free citizens decided to take active roles in business and government. Others remained in the fields, some buying their own land and starting their own farms.
Finally, in 1966 Barbados gained its independence from the British.
There is much history that is not discussed above, which is inadequate to explain the oppression, abuse, and revolts of the slaves, farming practices, and international trade of goods that all influenced the island we get to experience today, but I encourage you to read more about the island's history elsewhere.
The early actions by the citizens of Barbados has had a significant impact on the culture of the island. Today, the island is still one of the best educated in the Caribbean. The black population makes up over 92% of the island, evidence of the exodus of white citizens in the 1700's. There are still government ties to Great Britain and Barbados is heavily visited by British citizens. Literacy rates are high and healthcare is taken very seriously. Barbados is not exempt from today's issues, but is still considered very safe, and for us New Yorkers it is comparatively amazing.
When you visit Barbados, you will immediately experience the kindness of the people. They are helpful, fun, and very friendly.
Barbados has recently been experiencing an increase in population and development, but you can still find fields of sugar cane blowing in the North-East trade winds. I really enjoyed how the United States Central Intelligence Agency described the Barbados economy on their website, so I have placed their description below. Their website is full of current facts and information on Barbados and I encourage you to explore the site further.
Tourism in Barbados is continuing to grow with the addition of new resorts and housing developments. Over the past 10 years, we have been able to see new buildings going up and large shopping centers move in. This past trip we went to go to the small supermarket down the street to find that it had been transformed into a huge supermarket like the ones we would see in the States. Keep your eye out for new resorts and hotels coming soon.
The island is still a Caribbean paradise. The range of activities on the island are astounding and can fill your days no matter how long you are there. Or, you can spend your entire vacation lounging on the beach. Nothing is better than spending your vacation however you want.
When you go to Barbados, keep in mind the history that has brough about such a beatiful place that you can now hop in a plane and visit. Enjoy a rum punch and a nap on the beach, go zip lining in the rainforest, and know a little more about where you are taking your vacation.
Barbados is the most densely populated country in the eastern Caribbean.
Ethnic Groups: 92.4% black, 2.7% white, 3.1% mixed, 1.3% East Indian 0.2 % other.
The dominant religion is Protestant.
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Oct 21 (Wed): Chiharu Yamaguchi's "Canoe Donating Group for Henoko"; / An unlawful arrest of a woman at Shiokawa
"How much is a canoe? Where can I buy it?" The support of Henoko by Chiharu Yamaguchi started in 2014 with this tweet via SNS. A comment from her friend who has participated in the Oura Bay protest started the ball rolling, "our canoe is over ten years old and dilapidated." Chiharu promised her friend that she would donate a new canoe. A response came immediately and was followed by another, which resulted in the donation of two canoes.
The "Canoe Donating Group for Henoko" caught the attention of a wider circle of friends from the start. One of the supporters sent in a monthly contribution. A donation came from Mexico via a friend. She was impressed by an offering of pocket money by an elementary school child. Her mother wrote: the family enjoyed the beautiful sea during their visit to Okinawa. The child learned about the big brothers and sisters protesting against the landfill for a military base and offered to give up her monthly allowance to send to the protesting brothers and sisters. Some people collected donations at live street performances and by selling badges and stickers.
"Remarkably, I often receive thanks from the donors, who appreciate the opportunity to show their concern on the new base issue and participate in the protest without actually coming to Okinawa," says Chiharu.
The group has expanded its support, not limited to Henoko but included a group to protest the helipad construction in Takae.
They have donated 20 canoes, five small trucks, a van for pickup services, portable microphones, wet suits, etc. The donation has exceeded 10 million yen.
In the Chibai City , Chiharu works in a hospital that provides hospitalization services for covid-19 patients. The hospital staff is worried about in-house infection and not free to have meals or conversations among colleagues. Chiharu says that she is working for long hours every day under stressful situations and unable to go to Henoko. However, I am sure she is tweeting in her mind what she will donate next.
(In front of Camp Schwab Gate)
Thirteen former union members who retired from the post-office participated in the sit-in. They metaphorically called themselves a silver group, but former unionists were very energetic. Joined by lawyers and Adachi-ward assembly members in Tokyo, over 60 citizens participated in the sit-in. It has been a while since we had a lively rally.
For measures against coronavirus infection, both protestors and the police have avoided actions triggering "plucking out" the sit-in protestors.
Persuasion by riot police to the citizens to move and citizens' resistance against the authority continued for a while. After 20 minutes or more, they could finally clear the protesters and open the gate.
This day, Defense Minister Kishi visited Okinawa and inspected the construction site in Henoko, by a helicopter, from the sky. He saw the construction site, but he should have visited the protesting site in front of the gate to feel the residents' formidable resistance. At any rate, he must have no such intentions because he is a member of the Suga Regime that prioritizes the national policies over the residents' voices in Okinawa.
A total of 271 vehicles, including concrete mixer trucks, delivered the materials.
(Ryukyu Cement Awa Pier)
About 30 citizens continued the protest, divided into two groups at the pier entrance and exit.Many dump trucks entered the pier by taking a left turn this day, which left one traffic lane with dump trucks in the queue of nearly 100 meters long. A leader of the riot police, H, who controls the site, treats the citizens violently. He repeated oppressive words and actions using a handheld microphone by calling individual names and criticizing the rally.
I expect that H's behavior, deviated from the Police Act, will come to an issue sooner or later (A newspaper posed a question on his behavior the next day).They suspended the loading of soil and sand in the afternoon without a stated reason. It seemed that there were no empty carriers available.
They loaded 284 truckloads of earth and sand into one cargo ship.
(Motobu Shiokawa Pier)
Twenty members including Motobu-Cho Shimagurumi came to protest. They continued the protest, holding a placard and walking in front of the dump trucks that incessantly came. The riot police arrested a woman in the afternoon because she had allegedly used violence against a riot police officer. A moving picture shows that two riot police officers held her tight not to move for a long time, and she was struggling to escape from their tight grips. They say that she bit the finger of one of the officers, but who used violence first?
A total of 461 truckloads of soil and sand was loaded into four sand carriers with a grab bucket.
Number of dump trucks to date and percentage against the total
The estimation calculated on the basis of the number of ruckloads serves only as a reference.
Number of dump trucks which made delivery from December 2018 to the end of December 2019 114,601(1.39%)
17(Sat) 19(Mon) 20(Tue) 21(Wed) 22 (Thu) 23(Fri)
Awa 468 616 776 284
Shiokawa 0 502 465 461
Number of dump trucks
※ Weightt of earth/sand
※① Converted to volume
※② Volume per Total
※③
264,863 1,323,415t 661,708㎥ 3.276%
※ Cumulative since Dec. 1, 2019
※① Calculated by assuming that the average truckload per dump truck would be 5 tons
※② Calculated by assuming that a specific weight of soil/sand set to be 2
※③ Percentage against 20.200.000m3, the total volume of earth and sand required for the landfill.
Citizens protest land reclamation work from Awa
January 9, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo On the morning of January 9, the Okinawa Defense Bureau continued depositing sand into the land reclamation […]
July 17, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo In ten years, seven former defense ministry personnel re-hired at companies contracted for Henoko-related work
July 17, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo (Tokyo) It recently came to light that during the ten years leading up to the end of […]
Feb 19 (Wed): DVD "What is happening in Okinawa?" released in 6 languages / 5 people got unlawfully arrested
In order to inform people in other countries on the issues concerning the new base in Henoko, a DVD entitled "What is […]
Oct. 25 (Fri): For 5 days, the construction work was stopped! / U.S. environmental NGO disignated Henoko as "Hope Spot"
Today is the final day of the five-day campaign. Anticipating that empty trucks might arrive during the night, 5 of us decided […]
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