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Q: Invalid Resource Id Google Calendar API I am just trying the google Calendar API explorer and I am sure I have the right calendarId and I am sure the ruleId is my username that has access, but I always get the "Invalid Resource Id", and since I am just playing with the explorer I can't even add my own resource Id as many suggestions.
I posted the explorer below:
https://developers.google.com/apis-explorer/#s/calendar/v3/calendar.acl.get

A: The id is not just the calendar email (it always contains a prefix of the user kind). Try doing a list of acls first:
https://developers.google.com/apis-explorer/#s/calendar/v3/calendar.acl.list?calendarId=primary&_h=1&

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2003 January 07 Tuesday
White House Groundsworker Illegal Alien Caught At Border
Michelle Malkin reports on an illegal alien who was working the White House for a couple of years after he was ordered deported as an illegal alien. Salvador Martinez-Gonzalez was caught at the Laredo, Texas border crossing with false documents when a fingerprint check identified him as having a deportation order against him.
While the Secret Service has now instituted criminal and citizenship screening procedures for all tourists (including children) who visit the White House, federal agents failed to detect an illegal alien who used a false identity and fraudulent documents and was employed for at least two years as a supervisor of tent installation for White House social events.
This illegal alien had been ordered kicked out of the county by the Immigration and Naturalization Service in February 2000, but was able to evade the law and fool both his employer and the Secret Service through petty identity fraud. He was finally caught at the U.S.-Mexico border last month, but it was no thanks to the law enforcement agents in Washington who are assigned to protect the White House from unknown intruders.
Update: Mark Steyn examines the national security implications of illegal aliens and the black market for fake IDs.
Maybe the Secret Service are right and all the fellows with "legitimate identification purchased from someone else" pose no security threat. But, in her riveting exposé of the immigration bureaucracy, Invasion, Michelle Malkin does a superb job of connecting the particular lapses of September 11th with the broader "undocumented" culture in the U.S.
One vignette is especially choice: A month before their rendezvous with destiny, two of the 9/11 killers drove to Falls Church, Virginia, to the parking lot of a 7-Eleven where "undocumented" Hispanics congregate in search of casual labour. The terrorists were in search of ID, and it pretty much fell into their lap. Luis Martinez-Flores, an illegal from El Salvador who's been in America since 1994, approached their car and offered his services. He accompanied them to the nearest Department of Motor Vehicles office, supplied the al-Qaeda guys with fake addresses for the residency forms and certified that they lived there. The ID was processed on the spot, and afterwards the trio drove back to the 7-Eleven where Hanjour and Almidhar withdrew a hundred bucks from the ATM and paid off Mr. Martinez-Flores.
America is still not entirely committed to fighting the Islamic terrorists. People do not yet believe that the threat is so great that hundreds of thousands or even millions will die from a terrorist attack. Look at the indicators. No serious attempt is being made to crack down on illegal aliens even though the methods that the job seeking illegal aliens use are many of the same methods that terrorists make use of as well. Also, the Bush Administration is proposing tax cuts in order to stimulate the economy even as the military is too stretched to deal with North Korea because it already has Iraq, Afghanistan, Al Qaeda fighters in Pakistan, peacekeeping duties in Kosovo, and assorted other commitments on its plate. A comparison to the mobilization for World War II is laughable.
We are supposed to believe that the threat is enormous (and I do). Yet its business as usual. The military's budget has grown by less than one whole GDP percentage point. Some even claim that increase is too much money even though in World War II the US dedicated over 50% of GDP to military spending. Current military spending is (at about 4% of GDP) about an order of magnitude less as percentage of GDP. Also, on assorted other public policy topics other considerations take precedence over fighting terrorism. For instance, the State Department is more concerned about inconveniencing Arab travellers than it is about preventing terrorists from entering the country. An alliance of business interests, Democratic Party activists eager for more naturalized Democrat voters, and Hispanic immigrant activists combine to ensure that increasing the flow of legal and illegal immigrant takes precedence over national security.
The inability of Al Qaeda to mount a second attack on American territory since 9/11 has lulled the public into complacency. A minority of the populace is very concerned but most people are not sufficiently worked up to make demands that override the forces that want to return to business as usual. This complacency is eventually going to cost a great many lives. The US is not going to exercise sufficient control of its borders or of its immigration process to prevent terrorists from infiltrating American society. It also seems unlikely at this point that the United States is going to do what is necessary to prevent the rise of an even greater threat of catastrophic terrorism. Programs to develop weapons of mass destruction (WMD) proceed apace in North Korea, Iran, and very likely Libya. North Korea has already demonstrated a willingness to sell missiles and WMD technology to the highest bidder. It is not inconceivable that the North Korean regime would even sell a nuclear weapon.
Delay makes the problem harder to deal with. In 1994 Bill Clinton could have taken out the North Korean regime, albeit at considerable loss of lives. Clinton and Carter opted for a naive path of bribery instead. But the North Koreans never intended to live up to the bargain. Taking out the North Korean regime now may exact a higher price if the regime can get off some nuclear or biological weapons before it goes down (to be fair, it might have been able to do that in 1994 but to a lesser degree). An attempt to take out the North Korean regime 5 or 10 years from now after, say, its sold nuclear weapons on the black market and after it has ICBMs capable of reaching America would exact an enormously greater price.
To watch the TV news shows one would get the sense from the rhetoric that Islamic terrorism is a major concern. But against all the rhetoric and the speechifying measure what gets done and what could be done. America isn't fully mobilised to eliminate the threat of catastrophic terrorism committed by Islamic terrorists. It is not going to be until the scope of the attacks grows larger. Unfortunately, by the time the larger attacks begin the cost of victory will be much greater.
Share | By Randall Parker at 2003 January 07 07:31 PM Immigration Border Control
Dan Van Zile said at January 8, 2003 4:56 PM:
Randall I disagree with you, I think the terrorist threat is overrated. All 9-11 showed, is that if one is willing to go to great lengths to die, one can cause much damage doing so. As far as future terrorist attacks, they will happen, but there is lttle one can do about it. All one can do is increase the level of difficulty for terrorists. Adding 2-3 divisions and newer missles will have no bearing on terrorism whatsoever. Concerning WMD the genie is out of the bottle and the cork cannot be put back on it. Within the next 2 years there will probably be an atomic bomb set off, probably in the Middle East or Asia. Dan
Randall Parker said at January 8, 2003 5:52 PM:
Dan, why do you think the terrorist threat is overrated? Since there are people who are willing to die shouldn't we expect new attacks?
Also, regards the nukes: Do you not believe the terrorists are going to acquired bio or nuclear weapons? Do you think the nuclear bombs will not be exploded by terrorists? And why in Asia or the Middle East rather than in the US?
The genie out of the bottle: That's like saying there are criminals and so we can't do much about it. Yet we still have police who hunt down criminals. Why? Because if we didn't then there'd be even more criminals and we'd be much bigger victims of them.
On one had you are saying there is no problem. On the other hand you sound fatalistic about our ability to control the problem.
Paul Cella said at January 9, 2003 1:39 AM:
This is a fine piece. I used it as my point of departure in this post.

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Sarah Silverman revealed in a recent appearance on W. Kamau Bell's show, "Totally Biased," that she was hurt by the jokes made about her age at James Franco's Comedy Central roast. This was somewhat surprising — not because the jokes weren't offensive, but because it isn't like Silverman hasn't dished it out herself once or twice over the course of her career.
It turns out there was something far more shocking than her thin skin, though, and that was the thing viewers noticed on her skin during the interview: The cross pendant she was wearing on her necklace!
Silverman fans everywhere (or at least those who read Heeb) where thrown off by the Christian paraphernalia, questioning whether one of the Jewiest female comedians around had jumped ship.
Thanks to the magic of the Internet, answers came quickly, with Sarah's Dad and sister posting clarifying comments to the Heeb piece.
Phew! Now we can go back to being scandalized by more benign Silverman antics, like songs about doing it with Matt Damon, ads for The Black NRA and indecently solicited donations for President Obama.


After one week of the NFL season, things don't seem to have changed too much from last year in the AFC South. Peyton Manning and Indy's offense were explosive on Thursday's opening night as they won 41-10 with 452 total yards over the New Orleans Saints. More importantly, the Colts defense only gave up 293 yards highlighted by only 106 on the ground.
The Titans were able to squeeze by Jacksonville 13-10, largely because of Chris Browns 175 yards rushing on 19 carries. The Titans ended up with their 2nd highest rush yard total in franchise history with 282 yards as LenDale White and Vince Young chipping in with 66 and 22 respectively. The deciding factor of this game was clearly the running game, as Jacksonville was limited to only 72 yards. These facts are showing how with every passing game, the value of having a dominant Running back(s) is increasing immensely.
Finally there were the new and improved Texans. So far it looks like Matt Schaub is the answer for them. His stat line wasn't spectacular as he was 16-of-22 for 225 yards with a touchdown and an interception, but he was able to connect with Andre Johnson who had 7 rec. for 142 yards and a TD. Ahman Green was mediocre rushing the ball (16 carries for 73 yds), but did what he had to do none the less.
After this busy Sunday, I think that the Colts main concerns rooting from their division are Chris Brown, Vince Young (for having something to prove in his sophomore season), David Garrard( who knows he has to pick up the pace to fill the shoes of Byron Leftwich), and finally Matt Schaub, of who seems to be fitting in nicely with the Houston offense.
After an amazing performance against the New Orleans Saints, the Colts have more then a week to prepare for their division foes, the Tennessee Titans. Though Thursday the Colts had a lot to prove, next weeks game will be just as important as it is 1 of 6 division games this season. Indianapolis has the upper hand for having played on a Thursday, as they will have plenty of time to watch some film, and obviously, watch their division rivals face off. Yes, the Colts have made easy work of their AFC South division in the past few years, but every team in their division is a definite playoff contender. Starting with the titans, Vince Young has to show the NFL that he can avoid a sophomore slump, and LenDale White has to prove that he can be a steady starter at the running back position. Last year the Titans made it very interesting down the stretch winning 6 straight at one point, and finishing one game shy of the playoffs. It was a heartbreaking end to a surprising season for them but 8-8 is better then 4-12 and 5-11 (their marks from the previous 2 seasons.) The Titans are in a somewhat similar boat as Indy because they lost some key players in the off season such as their running back Travis Henry and their two most productive receivers Drew Bennett and Bobby Wade. T he 2008 Titans will have to rely on youth, just like the Colts, which almost doesn't seem like a really bad thing after watching the Colts win 41-10 on Thursday. As for the Jaguars, everyone wants to know if this is the Jaguars team of 2 years ago, or the Jaguars of last year. We will find out on Sunday when they face off with the Titans. This game might determine the future of Jags coach Jack Del Rio, who hasn't won a playoff game in 4 years. This is probably the game that the Colts will be watching because of the fact that its an AFC South match up but as well because the Jags have beaten them the past 2 years. As for the final team in the AFC South, the Texans, their have been alot of changes. They have a new coaching staff, a new Running back in Ahman Green and a new QB in Matt Schaub. This could be the answer to their offensive woes, and it is not out of the question for the Texans to have a winning record.
On the NFLs opening night, the Indianapolis Colts gave the league a preview of whats to come in this 2007 season. Matt Giordano's 83 yard interception return TD pretty much summed up the night for Drew Brees and the Saints. Though the first half was very quiet with only 10 points apiece, there was much to talk about. On the very first play of the game, the entire RCA dome was silent as Joseph Addai was on the ground courtesy of a tackle to the chest by New Orleans CB Mike Mckenzie. Addai was temporarily relieved by former CFLer Kenton Keith, who showed that he could play at an NFL type pace. Addai was simply winded and went on to carry the ball 23 times for 117 yards with a total of 142 yards including receiving. Jason David made his debut with the Saints and his first return to Indy, and was lit up by the colts dynamic receivers. David was the producer of the Saints only TD stripping Reggie Wayne of a second quarter completion, which he then ran 55 yards. When Peyton Manning was asked if they were picking on him he replied "We don't do that, we had the right calls at the right time. With Marvin and Reggie, you're always going to throw it to those guys. If you have a good day, they say you're picking on one guy. We really don't do that." There was not much to talk about on New Orleans behalf as it was a night to forget for Brees (throwing for 192 yards and 2 interceptions), Reggie Bush (38 yards on 12 carries) and McAllister (39 yards on 10 carries). Bob Sanders' presence was strongly felt by the Colts, as the Saints only had 299 total yards with quite a few coming on their last drive when they were already down by 31. The second half was textbook Peyton Manning. The Colts had 31 points alone , and Peyton used his familiar targets Reggie Wayne (who caught 2 TD passes), Harrison (1 TD pass), and Joseph Addai. Dallas Clark chipped in with 2 key receptions for 48 yards. When talked to after the game Tony Dungy said that "NFL games are 60 minutes long. We were a little out of synch in the first half. They played us defensively a little different than we thought. We knew we had to run the ball a little more." As much as it was great to see that the offense was still dominant as usual, I think the most relieving thing to see on the Colts part was how well their defensive relief players played. Hayden and Jackson were solid, as sophomore Marques Colston was limited to just 48 yards on 6 catches. Freddy Keiaho was very solid as Cato Junes replacement with many important tackles and a fumble recovery, and Tony Ugoh played outstanding as well and was a main factor in Addai's success. The Colts proved my point that young/physique type players can step up and play as good as experienced players. I think tonight we all witnessed a Colts team that if stays healthy and consistent can be as good, if not better then they were last year, and I am making an early prediction of another 12-4 season and at least an AFC South division win.
The NFL has gone a long way since its opening in 1922. We have seen a large amount of changes in technology, creativity in the playbooks and especially physique amongst the NFL players themselves; even more so in the past decade. Lately it seems like players have been able to use their experience from their past to step up in the NFL and make an impact for their teams as soon as they step onto the field.
Looking forward to tomorrows commencement of the season (New Orleans Saints vs. Indianapolis Colts RCA DOME, Indianapolis, Indiana 8:30pm ET, NBC) The Colts will have to hope that their young Defense will be able to contain players such as Reggie Bush, Deuce McAllister, Drew Brees and rookie sensation Marques Colston. Many of the defenders on the Indy defense have rarely/never started a game in their careers which brings up many questions… Can youth and physique go as far as experience?.. will Bob Sanders make the same kind of impact he made in their Superbowl run?
Indianapolis's offense lost a few key players such as Tarik Glenn to retirement, Brandon Stokley (DEN), and Dominic Rhodes (OAK), but there bigger problem was there losses on defense with players like Cato June (TB), Nick Harper (TEN), Gilbert Gardener (TEN), Mike Doss (Min), Montae Reagor (PHI), Anthony Mcfarland (injury), and oddly enough, Jason David to (NO) who will make his team debut against his former team tomorrow.
Indy is filling these holes with young players Freddy Keiaho, Kelvin Hayden, Marlin Jackson, and Antoine Bethea who started last year due to the season ending injury of Mike Doss. Though there new defense is more young and physiqued then experienced, they still have Gary Brackett and Rob Morris to help out Keiaho and Bob Sanders to help out Hayden and Jackson.
Peyton's production will most probably increase due to the loss of pressure,but he might have an even tougher task as the Colts look to become the ninth team to win consecutive Super Bowls.
I am predicting a 35-21 Colts win, as even though New Orleans has a new coach and is quite different from the last time these two teams faced off, Peyton Manning was 20-of-25 for 314 yards and a career-high six touchdowns in a 55-21 win on Sept. 28, 2003 at the RCA dome. Key factors in tomorrows match will be the play of Peyton and the Colts run defense against Bush&McAllister.
Is a repeat out of the question for Peyton and the Colts in 07/08?
It seems like it was only yesterday when Peyton Manning hoisted the Vincent Lombardi trophy for the first time of his career. You could see in his eyes that he knew he got the monkey off his back, but at the same time, he would have to win a few more to certify himself as a true legend in the NFL.
Peyton had received a ton of criticism for getting so much credit throughout his career without finishing off the task. Most people have the mindset that it doesn't matter how many yards or touchdowns you throw for if you're not gonna bring it home. This may be true, but at the same time people don't realize the relationship, comfort and perfection Peyton Manning has established with all of his teammates, especially his receiving core like Dallas Clark, Reggie Wayne and especially Marvin Harrison. Though this could prove harmful to many teams without depth at the receiving area via the double coverage, Peyton and the Colts offense have so many weapons that it is sure to be a non factor for them.
That is where the Colts differ from teams like the Patriots. Most people think that New England is going to blow out the league (which very well could happen) , but Tom Brady is having to work with 3 receivers that he has never worked with, which could prove costly.
The Colts know that they are strongly fortunate for winning Superbowl XLI as a repeat in 2007 will require consistency on offence, young players to step up, and the mentality/confidence in each other that they can do it with all holes left in the Defense.


So if you don't already know I suffer from a chronic and invisible illness called Thoracic Outlet Syndrome…..which I've spoken about previously and it's recently getting worse.
Due to this pain in my veins, I find it very hard to find a medication that will work and luckily heat helps me and relaxes me.
Today I was driving home and I could feel my arm was becoming increasingly weak, my pulse was going all over the place and I couldn't breathe. Pain was going down all of my left arm and I just pulled over and cried.
I got home as quickly as I could, took my make up off, got in my pj's and I know it's the middle of summer but I had to get my yuyu bottle.
Last Christmas my parents bought me the most amazing present that anyone I think with a chronic illness should have.
Yes I am in a lot of pain, but I am smiling.
This is a tough blog post that I have been putting off for some time, but I feel that this is an entry that I just have to get off my shoulders.
I am in pain. I am in pain every day and I wear a big smile. I am fed up of people only sympathising if someone can physically see someone is in pain.
I know a lot of people are suffering in pain, and we all do not know each other's struggles and we all have to support each other, but sometimes I just need a huge hug to say its going to be alright.
I have talked about my medical conditions in a post previously, but the last few weeks I have gotten worse with my aches, pains and on Thursday I had to go to a&e with my "illness".
You see people in pain every day and sometimes they can be visible and sometimes not. I am in the "not" section. I first started becoming unwell in around about 2007. I have in the past 7 years found that I have a number of conditions, but at the end of the day you really have to think to yourself…….. someone is a lot lot worse off than you! I thought I would talk about my pains of the day lol, thoracic outlet syndrome.


Zari Hassan has washed her hands and kept off preparations of her daughter Latiffah Dangote's birthday party slated for August 17.
Tiffah's birthday is on August 6, but the celebrations have been postponed by 11 days, with Diamond saying the party would be one to be remembered years to come.
Zari is unbothered about the musician's heavy talk, despite Diamond insisting the party must go on – with or without Zari's input.
And this party, according to inside sources, is being organised in Diamond's hub in Madale, Dar es Salaam.
The musician's mother, Sanura Kassim, aka Bi Sandra, is the lead planner of the event.
"Zari Hassan is fuming, I can tell you. She and Diamond have differed sharply over the planning of Tiffah's 3rd birthday party," said a source, who spoke to EDAILY on phone.
Another source told Tanzania's Global Publishers that Diamond Platnumz and Zari Hassan have failed to strike an agreement on which companies will sponsor their daughter's birthday celebrations in South Africa.
This comes as either party vouches for a firm that they've looked for separately.
On Instagram, Diamond Platnumz is all over the platform hyping his daughter's birthday party, while Zari Hassan remains quiet and unconcerned about the whole issue.
The birthday party, according to insiders, will be held for six days continuously, with a heavy delegation from Tanzania planned to make their way to S.A. for Tiffah's soiree.
Diamond Platnumz is being pressurized by Hamisa Mobetto's team, which is insisting the "Make Me Sing" star must carry with him Prince Dylan, who is Mobetto's son.
According to Diamond Platnumz, "there is no problem" if Dylan and his mother tag along for Tiffah's birthday.
"Hamisa Mobetto, who is my fellow parent, and her mother [Shufaa Lutigunga], will accompany me to South Africa for Tiffah's birthday party," Diamond Platnumz told Global Publishers.
When asked why he thinks Zari is not concerned about the birthday plans, Diamond said: "All preparations are ongoing [that is what matters]. And I plan to book a plane for my fellow parent [Mobetto] and our son. It would be good for my children to celebrate their sister's big day," said Diamond.
Diamond's mum, Sanura Kassim, says the party will be "one of a kind".
The musician's mother further said she holds no grudge against Mobetto or her son, Prince Dylan, promising to grace his birthday party if she gets invited.
It would be interesting to see if Zari Hassan would welcome Mobetto to South Africa, given the two have had a bitter relationship in the past, with Zari accusing Mobetto of being a "cheap home-wrecker".
In a recent Instagram post, Zari said she does not want to see Wema Sepetu or any of Diamond's women, including Hamisa, at the 3rd birthday party of her daughter.


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Q: what is happening in this code and what will be the basic implementation of the following without the "with" keyword I was going through a code base that was creating a multi-platform package management and module system for JavaScript.
I found a path of code that was extracting from withing the function that is associated with the "exports" variable.
I have attached the code snippet below, and on running the snippet you will find the "print" object gets extracted from the function.
I want to know two things:-

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*How is this code working?

*can this code be implemented in a more easier way without the with statement?

var context = {
  exports: {}
};

var fn = (function(args) {
  with(args) {
    return function logger() {
      exports = {
        print: function(res) {
          console.log(res);
        }
      }

    }
  }
});
fn = fn(context);
fn.call();
context.exports.print('hello World'); //Prints the hello world

A: First, evaluating a non-string is pointless. Remove the eval call and just use the function.
Technically, the with statement does this:

The with statement adds an object environment record for a
  computed object to the lexical environment of the current
  execution context. It then executes a statement using this augmented
  lexical environment. Finally, it restores the original lexical
  environment.

Basically, this means that when you assign an object to the identifier exports, it becomes a property of args.
Don't do this. The with statement has bad performance and is not allowed in strict mode. Just assign the property normally.
var fn = function(args) {
  return function logger() {
    args.exports = {
      print: function(res) {
        console.log(res);
      }
    }
  }
};


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Abercrombie, John
(b Port Chester, NY, Dec 16, 1944; d Cortlandt Manor, NY, Aug 22, 2017). American jazz guitarist, composer, and bandleader. He grew up in Greenwich, CT, and began playing guitar at the age of 14. He was primarily self taught until he studied at the Berklee College of Music (1962–6) and with Jack Petersen. Abercrombie joined Johnny Hammond's touring band after the blues organist had spotted him performing with other Berklee students at Paul's Mall in Boston. After studying briefly at the University of North Texas, in 1969 he moved to New York where he performed and recorded in Billy Cobham's jazz-rock band Dreams (1970), joined Chico Hamilton's group, and recorded with Gato Barbieri (1971), Barry Miles (1972), and Gil Evans (1974). Abercrombie attracted wider attention performing with Cobham's fusion band Spectrum from 1974. He also toured with Jack DeJohnette and recorded his debut album, ...
Abrams, Muhal Richard
Harald Kisiedu
[Abrams, Richard Louis]
(b Chicago, IL, Sept 19, 1930; d New York, Oct 29, 2017). American pianist, composer, and administrator. After receiving private piano lessons, he studied at the Chicago Musical College and taught himself the system of composition devised by Joseph Schillinger. He began to work professionally in 1948 and performed regularly at the Cotton Club in Chicago during the 1950s, accompanying visiting musicians such as Dexter Gordon, Sonny Stitt, and Max Roach. After composing and arranging for the Walter "King" Fleming band in the mid-1950s, Abrams joined the hard bop ensemble MJT+3 and made his recording debut on the group's album DADDY-O PRESENTS MJT+3 (1957, VJ 1013). Beginning in 1961 Abrams led the Experimental Band, a composer-centered rehearsal ensemble whose members included the double bass player Donald Rafael Garrett, Jack DeJohnette, Roscoe Mitchell, and the reed player Joseph Jarman. He subsequently co-founded the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians...
Michael Ethen
(Guy)
(b Kingston, ON, Nov 5, 1959). Canadian rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist, and photographer. The son of a diplomat, he spent his youth in England, Israel, Portugal, and Austria. After returning with his family to North America, he began performing and recording at the age of 15 with rock bands in British Columbia and Ontario. In 1978 he began what became a long and successful songwriting partnership with Jim Vallance, with whom he created most songs recorded under his name up to 1987, as well as songs recorded by Rod Stewart, Kiss, Bonnie Raitt, Neil Diamond, and the Canadian groups Prism, BTO, and Loverboy.
Adams' albums characteristically alternate between down-tempo piano ballads and straight-ahead rock numbers. His third solo album, Cuts like a Knife (1983) launched him to the status of an international celebrity; its singles included the ballad "Straight from the Heart" and the anthem "Cuts like a Knife," which both featured for weeks on magazine charts and music television. The next album, ...
Adams, Pepper
Gary Carner
[Park Frederick, III ]
(b Highland Park, MI, Oct 8, 1930; d Brooklyn, NY, Sept 10, 1986). American jazz baritone saxophonist and composer. He grew up in Rochester where he took up tenor and baritone saxophones and clarinet, but settled on baritone after moving to Detroit in 1947 as a means of finding work in the city's fiercely competitive music scene. After serving for two years in the US Army Band, Adams returned to Detroit in 1953 and worked there with Tommy Flanagan, Barry Harris, Kenny Burrell, and Elvin Jones, in the house band at the Blue Bird and at Klein's. In 1956 he moved to New York and was a member of Stan Kenton's big band for six months following a recommendation from Oscar Pettiford. From the following year, Adams spent 20 years working in big bands led by Maynard Ferguson, Benny Goodman, Quincy Jones, Lionel Hampton, and Thad Jones and Mel Lewis. During this period he also performed in small ensembles whenever possible and was in demand as a recording artist. Notably, he co-led a quintet with Donald Byrd from ...
Akiyoshi, Toshiko
J. Bradford Robinson
(b Dairen, China, Dec 12, 1929). Japanese jazz composer, pianist and bandleader. She studied classical music and turned to jazz only in 1947 after moving to Japan. There she was discovered by Oscar Peterson, who urged her to take up a career in the USA. After studying at Berklee College of Music (1956–9) she became a highly regarded bop pianist, especially in groups with the alto saxophonist Charlie Mariano (who was at that time her husband). She worked in Japan (1961), joined Charles Mingus in the USA (1962–3), then returned to Japan until 1965. In 1973 she founded a large rehearsal band in Los Angeles with the tenor saxophonist and flautist Lew Tabackin, whom she had married in 1969. Its first album, Kogun (1974, RCA), was commercially successful in Japan, and the group attracted increasing popularity and critical acclaim until, by ...
Albright, Gerald
E. Ron Horton
(Anthony )
(b Hollywood, CA, Aug 30, 1957). American jazz and pop saxophonist. With Grover Washington jr and George Benson he was at the forefront of a movement in the 1970s that combined a jazz sensibility with more mass-market styles such as funk, rock, and rhythm and blues. Albright attended Locke High School where Patrice Rushen was a fellow student. At the University of Redlands, he read business management with a minor in music; during this time he refined his saxophone technique and learned to play bass guitar. He subsequently performed and recorded with Rushen, playing the well-known saxophone solo on her hit single "Forget me nots" (Rhino, 1982). Thereafter, his career flourished as he worked with a range of artists including Anita Baker, the Winans Family, Lola Folana, Whitney Houston, Phil Collins, and Quincy Jones. One of Bill Clinton's favorite saxophonists, Albright performed at the president's inauguration as well as at several of his private functions. As a leader, he has made nine albums and sold more than one million records in the United States; his recordings ...
Ali, Rashied
Gareth Dylan Smith
[Patterson, Robert, Jr. ]
(b Philadelphia, PA, July 1, 1935; d New York, NY, Aug 12, 2009). American jazz drummer. He learned congas from the age of nine and studied percussion while in the US Army (1952–5). After attending the Granoff School in Philadelphia, he worked in jazz and rhythm-and-blues bands and in 1963 moved to New York, where he was a key figure in the free-jazz movement, performing with Albert Ayler, Don Cherry, Sun Ra, and Archie Shepp. In addition he collaborated with John Coltrane, including the albums Expression and Interstellar Space (both 1967, Imp.), on which Ali's performance displays the influence of Sunny Murray and Milford Graves. Ali also learned from Elvin Jones, with whom he competed for the drum chair in Coltrane's band. In 1967 Ali worked in Europe with Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersed, studied with Philly Joe Jones, and worked at Ronnie Scott's, London, with Jon Hendricks and Dave Holland. The following year he returned to New York, where he played with Sonny Rollins and Jackie McLean, and for five years from ...
Allen, Geri
Lars Helgert
(Antoinette)
(b Pontiac, MI, June 12, 1957; d Philadelphia, June 27, 2017). American jazz pianist and composer. She began classical piano study at age seven with Patricia Wilhelm, who also encouraged her interest in jazz. After graduating from Detroit's Cass Technical High School in 1975 (where trumpeter Marcus Belgrave was one of her teachers), she studied with John Malachi at Howard University (BA 1979, jazz studies) and with Nathan Davis at the University of Pittsburgh (MA 1982, ethnomusicology). She also took private piano lessons with Kenny Barron in 1979. She moved to New York in the early 1980s, where she became a member of the M-BASE collective. Allen recorded her first album as a leader, The Printmakers, in 1984 (Minor Music). After that she performed on more than 100 recordings in a variety of capacities. She worked in trios with Ron Carter and Tony Williams (on albums such as ...
Allen, Marshall
(b Louisville, KY, May 25, 1924). American alto saxophonist and bandleader. He began clarinet lessons when he was ten and later took up alto saxophone. After joining the US Army at 18 years of age, Allen performed in military bands and, while stationed in Paris, formed a trio with Art Simmons and Don Byas. Allen remained in Europe following his discharge, touring with James Moody and studying clarinet at the Paris Conservatory with Ulysse Delécluse. He returned to the United States in 1951 and led dance bands and worked as a composer in Chicago. After hearing a demo recording of Sun Ra's Arkestra in a record store, Allen sought out the bandleader during a rehearsal and began an apprenticeship. He subsequently rehearsed with the Arkestra for more than a year before joining officially in 1958. His association with the ensemble has lasted more than 50 years.
Allen worked closely with Sun Ra for much of his professional career, composing for the bandleader and performing both in concert and on more than 200 albums; he even shared a house with him. Alongside John Gilmore Allen anchored the reed section, adding flute, clarinet, oboe, and in later years wind synthesizer. He invented the morrow, a woodwind instrument combining a saxophone mouthpiece with an open-holed wooden body, and learned to play and build the kora, a West African multi-string instrument. Allen rarely worked outside the Arkestra, although he made a notable recording with Paul Bley (...
Allen, Steve
Mark Tucker
[Stephen Valentine Patrick William]
(b New York, NY, Dec 16, 1921; d Encino, CA, Oct 30, 2000). American composer, radio and television personality, pianist, singer, and comedian. The son of Belle Montrose and Billy Allen, both of whom worked in vaudeville, he moved from place to place as a child, attending many schools for short periods of time. He played piano from an early age, although his musical training was mainly informal. He began a professional career in Los Angeles as a disc jockey on radio during the 1940s, then turned to television in the 1950s; he established himself as a comedian, and often played the piano during his shows, improvising jazz and singing his own songs. Among the musicians who appeared with him regularly was the vibraphonist Terry Gibbs. Allen's most popular television program was "The Tonight Show," which he began broadcasting locally in New York in 1953, subsequently leading it to nationwide success the following year. Allen performed the title role in the film ...
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Code Blue Alert Issued In Baltimore As Single-Digit Temps Expected Over Weekend
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BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Code Blue Alert has been issued for Baltimore as another dose of Arctic air will move into the area over the weekend.
The alert is in effect from Saturday evening through Monday morning. This is the sixth alert for Baltimore this season. The previous alert that ended earlier this week lasted for 14 days.
The National Weather Service said that rain overnight Friday could change to sleet and snow in some areas of northern Maryland. As temperatures dip overnight, a "flash freeze" on untreated surfaces is expected.
"Overnight and early Saturday morning motorists should monitor road conditions closely and exercise caution if sleet and snow begin falling," the NWS said in a statement.
Winter is coming back to our region…TONIGHT. While it was very mild today (with a record high of 70 tied at Dulles), temps will plummet behind a cold front later tonight. A light coating of snow and sleet is expected across N MD, NW VA and E WV; more along the Allegheny Front. pic.twitter.com/HD6R8JNGG1
— NWS DC/Baltimore (@NWS_BaltWash) January 13, 2018
WJZ's Bob Turk also warns of potentially dangerous road conditions Saturday morning.
"A quick freeze-up could make roads really treacherous overnight," he says.
According to Turk, temperatures in some areas of Maryland over the weekend are expected to dip into the single digits with wind chill.
On #WJZ arctic air coming back! pic.twitter.com/uVsiZjTXPW
— Bob Turk WJZ-TV 13 (@TurkWJZ) January 12, 2018
Last winter, 12 people died from hypothermia in Baltimore City, according to the city's health department. So far this winter, there have been eight hypothermia-related deaths.
"Hypothermia, or low body temperature, can be just as dangerous as extreme heat, and every year, there are Baltimoreans who die due to hypothermia," Baltimore City Health Commissioner Dr. Leana Wen said in a statement Friday. "Due to predicted dangerously cold temperatures, I encourage residents to stay indoors in heated areas during these periods. Please help those around you who are the most vulnerable to the cold, including children, the elderly, and people with chronic medical illnesses."
The health commissioner's office says it can declare a Code Blue Alert when temperatures, including wind chill, are expected to be 13 degrees or below or when other conditions are severe enough to present a substantial threat to the life or health of vulnerable Baltimore citizens.
Code Blue indicates an increased risk for cold injuries or even death for those exposed to low temperatures. Once a Code Blue declaration is made, public messaging activities are undertaken to encourage safety and response partners work to ensure those in need find sheltering. During the Code Blue season, which began Nov. 15, 2017 and lasts until March 15, 2018, city agencies work together to:
Distribute meals to at-risk senior citizens;
Provide home weatherization services;
Help individuals apply for emergency assistance; and
Provide additional cold weather education and outreach efforts
Throughout the Code Blue season, The Mayor's Office of Human Services' Office of Homeless Services also works with city homeless shelter providers to extend shelter hours and to provide expanded bed capacity.
Cold weather tips for staying healthy:
• Wear multiple layers of loose-fitting clothing.
• Always wear a head covering, like a hat and/or scarf, when outdoors.
• Drink plenty of fluids and avoid alcoholic beverages.
• Protect yourself against falls in icy or snowy conditions.
• Check on those who are the most vulnerable, including children, the elderly and/or chronically ill. For babies, follow the ABCDs of infant safe sleep (see resource guide here).
• Provide appropriate shelter for domestic animals.
Other tips for keeping safe in cold weather:
• Keep space heaters and candles away from flammable materials, such as curtains, furniture and loose clothing.
• Check your smoke detector and carbon monoxide detectors and make sure they are working.
• Do not use prohibited heat or power sources, such as stoves or generators. They may cause fire or carbon monoxide poisoning.
• Do not leave your car running in a closed space such as a garage.
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1. Alfred James Higley was born 14 Nov 1903, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom (son of Johan Adam Zehner and Maria Catharine Mertz); died Jun 1981, Havering, Greater London, England.
2. Johan Adam Zehner was born 30 Dec 1726, Zehna, Gustrow, Hamburg, Germany (son of William Mason, . and Elizabeth Skidmore); died 1809, West Penn, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States.
Johan — Maria Catharine Mertz. Maria (daughter of William Mason, . and Elizabeth Skidmore) was born 20 Aug 1743, Rockland, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States; died 1824, Schuylkill, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States. [Group Sheet]
3. Maria Catharine Mertz was born 20 Aug 1743, Rockland, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States (daughter of William Mason, . and Elizabeth Skidmore); died 1824, Schuylkill, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States.
Catherine Frances Higley was born 10 Sep 1899, Greater London, London, Middlesex, United Kingdom; died 31 May 1962, Hackney, Middlesex, England.
Barbara Unknown died 1763, Marrick, Yorkshire, England.
Edmund Higley was born Abt 1899, London, United Kingdom.
1. Alfred James Higley was born 14 Nov 1903, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom; died Jun 1981, Havering, Greater London, England.
4. William Mason, . was born Abt 1827, Coseley, Sedgley, Staffordshire (son of John Wressell and Hannah Wressell, son of Thomas Blenkherne Blenkiron and Bettis Wilkinson); died April 1900, Dudley, Staffordshire.
William married Elizabeth Skidmore 10 Nov 1879, Sedgley Parish, Lower Gornall, Stafford, England. Elizabeth (daughter of John Clark and Mary Clark, daughter of Joseph Skidmore and Jane Baugh, daughter of William Bruce Langfield and Amelia Jane (Millie) Thompson, Mrs) was born 1 May 1836, Tipton, Staffordshire, England; died Mar Q 1905, Sedgley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom. [Group Sheet]
5. Elizabeth Skidmore was born 1 May 1836, Tipton, Staffordshire, England (daughter of John Clark and Mary Clark, daughter of Joseph Skidmore and Jane Baugh, daughter of William Bruce Langfield and Amelia Jane (Millie) Thompson, Mrs); died Mar Q 1905, Sedgley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom.
Floyd Hams was born Abt. 1907, Missouri, USA.
3. Maria Catharine Mertz was born 20 Aug 1743, Rockland, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States; died 1824, Schuylkill, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States.
Daniel Sillyman was born Abt. 1851, New York.
2. Johan Adam Zehner was born 30 Dec 1726, Zehna, Gustrow, Hamburg, Germany; died 1809, West Penn, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States.
John Heslop was born 1813, Low Row, Blades, Swaledale, Yorkshire - North Riding, England; died 1880, North Beechburn, Auckland, Durham, England.
Grace Mann was born Jan 1888, Kansas, USA.
Barbar(y) Sillyman was born 1865, New York.
Arminda Warner was born Abt. 1828, New York; died , Mitchellsville Cemetery, Wheeler, Steuben, New York, USA; was buried , Wheeler, Steuben County, New York, United States of America.
John David Mann was born Jul 1850, Magnolia, Rock, Wisconsin, USA.
James E Upton was born Abt. 1900, Missouri, USA.
Mary Elizabeth Sillyman was born 2 Jun 1851, Steuben, New York, USA; died 2 Aug 1916, Urbana, Steuben, New York, USA; was buried , Hammondsport, Steuben County, New York, United States of America.
Fred Milligan
Frank Levi Mann was born 15 Jun 1878, Handy, Livingston, Michigan, USA; died 14 Apr 1951, Morgan, Ashtabula, Ohio, USA.
Edith W Hams
Lenna Rebecca Cullip was born 7 May 1868, Glade Spring, Washington, Virginia, USA; died 28 January 1946, Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA; was buried , Bucyrus, Texas, Missouri, USA.
8. John Wressell was born 1851, Whitgift, Yorkshire, England (son of Robert Coakes and Ann Stockes, son of Robert Coakes and Sarah Unknown, son of William Proctor and Ann Spencer, son of Richard Wressell and Margaret Carr, son of William John Crackle and Lucy Hall); died Jun 1925, Goole, Yorkshire, England.
John married Hannah Wressell Hannah (daughter of John Heads and Jane Taylor, daughter of William Tomlinson and Sarah Palethorpe) was born Abt 1853, Swinefleet, Yorkshire, England; died 29 August 1917; was buried , Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire Unitary Authority, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. [Group Sheet]
9. Hannah Wressell was born Abt 1853, Swinefleet, Yorkshire, England (daughter of John Heads and Jane Taylor, daughter of William Tomlinson and Sarah Palethorpe); died 29 August 1917; was buried , Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire Unitary Authority, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
Lydia Wilkins was born 28 Oct 1753, Eastbourne, Sussex, England; died 26 Jan 1833, Eastbourne, Sussex, England.
Joseph Mason, .
Susanna Ackrill was born Abt. 1812, Horncastle, Lincolnshire; died Jan 1887, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom.
4. William Mason, . was born Abt 1827, Coseley, Sedgley, Staffordshire; died April 1900, Dudley, Staffordshire.
Benjamin Ackrill was born 29 July 1813, Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England; died November 1884.
Ann Ackrill was born 26 January 1812, Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England.
William Paver Ackrill was born 26 Jun 1815, Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England; died 23 February 1891.
10. Joseph Skidmore was born Abt 1812, Tipton,Staffs. (son of Peter Wressell and Elizabeth Unknown, son of John Skidmore and Ann Cooke, son of Peter Wressell and Sarah West, son of William Coakes and Jane Pettinger); died June 1896, Oldham District, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.
Joseph married Jane Baugh 23 Nov 1834, Sedgley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom. Jane (daughter of John Patchet and Mary A. Patchet, daughter of Peter Wressell and Elizabeth Unknown, daughter of Thomas Baugh and Elizabeth Round, daughter of Peter Wressell and Sarah West, daughter of Peter Wressell and Mary Russam) was born 25 Dec 1814, Tipton, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom; died 19 Nov 1873, Rawmarsh, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. [Group Sheet]
11. Jane Baugh was born 25 Dec 1814, Tipton, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom (daughter of John Patchet and Mary A. Patchet, daughter of Peter Wressell and Elizabeth Unknown, daughter of Thomas Baugh and Elizabeth Round, daughter of Peter Wressell and Sarah West, daughter of Peter Wressell and Mary Russam); died 19 Nov 1873, Rawmarsh, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
Bridgett Carew was born 1627, Penwarne, Cornwall, England; died Feb 1717, Bodmin, Cornwall, England.
Ann Skidmore was born 26 Apr 1835, Tipton, Staffordshire, England; died June Q 1888, Wombwell, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
Mary Rawden was born 1856, Aldeby, Lincolnshire, England.
5. Elizabeth Skidmore was born 1 May 1836, Tipton, Staffordshire, England; died Mar Q 1905, Sedgley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom.
Ellenor Rawden was born 1853, Colby, Lincolnshire, England.
William Rawdon was born 1888, Hull, Yorkshire, England.
Maria Skidmore was born 20 Aug 1837, Tipton, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom; died Sep Q 1872, Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
Joseph Skidmore was born October 1841, Tipton, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom; died 1881-1901.
Alice Rawdon was born 1858, Snitterby Lincolnshire England.
Jack Rawdon was born 1860, Snitterby Lincolnshire England.
Benjamin Skidmore was born Abt 1847, Tipton, Staffordshire, England; died 6 Jul 1924, Rawmarsh, Yorkshire, England.
William Rawdon was born 1863, Bishop Norton Lincolnshire England.
Emma Skidmore was born Mar Q 1849, Tipton, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom; died 19 Oct 1878, Tipton, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom.
Enoch Skidmore was born Jun Q 1853, Tipton, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom; died Mar Q 1909, Rawmarsh, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
Sarah Rawdon was born 1867, Atterby Cliff Lincolnshire England.
Rebecca Skidmore was born Jun Q 1855, Tipton, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom; died Jun 1924, Oldham, Lancashire, England.
Martha Thompson was born 1849, Willoughton, Lincolnshire, England; died Deceased.
Emma Huckerby was born 1827, Welbourn, Lincolnshire, England; died 1904, Caistor, Lincolnshire, England.
John Skidmore was born , Tipton, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom; died Sep Q 1839, Tipton, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom.
William Thompson was born 31 Jan 1859, Willoughton, Lincolnshire, England; died Jun 1947, Welton, Lincolnshire, England.
Jane Thompson was born 1856, Willoughton, Lincolnshire, England; died Deceased.
John Thompson was born 1851, Willoughton, Lincolnshire, England; died Deceased.
Sarah Thompson was born 1858, Willoughton, Lincolnshire, England; died Deceased.
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A three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, based in San Francisco, will hear oral arguments Tuesday on the travel ban on visitors from seven Muslim-majority countries imposed by the Trump administration January 27 by executive order.
The hearing was announced Monday evening, shortly after the administration filed legal briefs with the appeals court seeking to overturn the decision by Judge James Robart, a federal district judge in Seattle, who issued a temporary restraining order blocking enforcement of the Muslim ban.
The three judges include William Canby Jr., appointed by Jimmy Carter; Richard Clifton, appointed by George W. Bush; and Michelle T. Friedland, appointed by Barack Obama.
The hour-long hearing, with 30 minutes for each side, will take place at 6 pm Tuesday, Eastern Time, or 3 pm Pacific Time, with a recording of the hearing released to the public after the conclusion of the arguments.
The states of Washington and Minnesota brought the suit charging that the executive order issued by Trump is unconstitutional because of its brazenly religious character. They also argued that it damages the interests of citizens of those states as well as institutions such as universities and corporations whose students and employees are affected by the ban.
Fifteen more states, with a combined population of more than 100 million people, filed an amicus brief Monday supporting the position of Washington and Minnesota. The brief was drafted by attorneys for California, New York, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts.
Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia and the District of Columbia joined in supporting the brief. The state of Hawaii filed a separate motion in support of Washington and Minnesota Nearly all these states are governed by Democrats.
The 15-state brief detailed the impact of the ban on the educational and health care systems in many of the states. California Attorney General Xavier Becerra said that medical school programs would "risk being without a sufficient number of medical residents to meet staffing needs," and that more than 2,000 students set to enroll in the state's college and university system would be affected.
The main argument presented by the Trump administration was the claim that the states have no legal standing to challenge the executive order, and that the president's power to control immigration is conferred both by the Constitution and federal law and is absolute and unreviewable by any court.
"Judicial second-guessing of the president's national security determination in itself imposes substantial harm on the federal government and the nation at large," Justice Department lawyers wrote in legal papers defending the executive order.
Aside from the obviously authoritarian character of the administration's claim, this is the diametric opposite of the position taken by Republican state attorneys general in 2015 when they argued—successfully—before the Fifth Circuit Court (based in New Orleans) that they had standing to challenge President Obama's executive order exempting several million long-settled undocumented immigrants from deportation.
The Trump brief also urged the Ninth Circuit to reject out of hand any arguments based on religious discrimination, since the text of the executive order does not explicitly call for a ban on Muslims. Trump's numerous statements declaring that he wished to impose a Muslim ban, and his seeking advice on how to word such a ban so that it would pass legal muster, could not be considered by the court, the brief argued, because this would involve investigating the motives of the executive branch, and would thus breach the separation of powers. The contrast between this argument and Trump's own conduct, tweeting imprecations against Judge James Robart and all but branding him a terrorist sympathizer, is stark.
The brief filed by Washington and Minnesota replied that "courts have both the right and the duty to examine defendants' true motives," and cited precedents linked to previous Supreme Court decisions in relation to discrimination against gays and other disfavored minorities.
The issues of imperialist foreign policy underlying the legal recriminations were spelled out in an affidavit filed Monday by ten former top figures in the national security establishment, mostly from Democratic administrations. The document was signed by two former secretaries of state, John Kerry and Madeleine Albright, former defense secretary and CIA director Leon Panetta, former national security adviser Susan Rice, her former deputy Lisa Monaco, former homeland security secretary Janet Napolitano, and four former CIA directors or deputy directors: Michael Hayden, Michael Morrell, John McLaughlin and Avril Haines.
Trump's executive order will "disrupt key counterterrorism, foreign policy and national security partnerships that are critical to our obtaining" intelligence necessary to combat terrorist groups like the Islamic State, the statement declared. It went on to warn that individuals in the seven targeted countries who cooperated with US intelligence and military operations would now be endangered.
Newly installed Pentagon chief James Mattis reportedly ordered emergency measures for the protection of Iraqis who collaborated with the US military occupation by acting as translators or providing intelligence. The entry of these Iraqis into the United States under a special visa program was halted by the Trump order.
Legal commentators expect the Ninth Circuit, which is the most liberal of the circuit courts in the US, to endorse Robart's decision in some fashion, followed by an appeal by the Trump administration to the Supreme Court. In the event of a 4-4 split, which was the result of the previous immigration enforcement lawsuit by Republican-controlled states in 2015, the circuit court's decision would stand.
Whatever the long-term result of the legal conflict, however, the temporary restraining order remains in effect this week, with as many as 100,000 people holding visas for entry into the United States from the seven countries targeted by the White House.
Meanwhile, more evidence has emerged of the racist and bigoted character of both the executive order itself and its enforcement by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. A report in Newsweek quoted Los Angeles immigration lawyer Stacy Tolchin, who describes how ICE agents separated Muslims from non-Muslims during detention proceedings at the airports in the period before the court order halting the travel ban was issued.


Our last stop before we joined the QM2 was a side trip to Kuching, Borneo (or Sarawak, to be accurate) to visit an old friend of Paul's, Gill Raja or Gill Butcher as Paul knew her in the UK in the 1970's.
Anyway, Gill was waiting to meet us outside Customs and whisked us to to our hotel, The Harbour View Hotel. Later, she picked us up and took us to her home for dinner, where we also met her husband Isai and their daughter, Emma. It was raining that evening and very dark, so no pictures, I'm afraid.
Next day, which was a Sunday, Gill picked us up again and took us for a tour of the area, pointing out places of interest like City Hall (there are two - don't ask), the Museum, the Parliament House and so on. It was a good opportunity for Gill to show us her adopted city (she's lived here about twenty five years and for us to get reacquainted with her after even longer.
Do they really mean what this sign says or could it be backwards ? This was a very posh golf club (with a swimming pool !) so we guessed the sign was backwards, but who knows ?
The highlight of the day was a visit to the Semenggoh Nature Reserve just outside Kuching, where young orang utans which are orphaned or rescued from captivity are taught how to survive in the wild. However, twice a day, the wardens (rangers) offer the semi-wild orang utans a free meal of fruit. Sometimes they come, sometimes they don't. We were lucky and we saw several animals, first in the trees and then on the feeding platform.
That night, we all went to dinner in a very nice restaurant just up the street from our hotel. Gill asked that she not be shown, so here is the rest of her family.
Next day, Kris and I were on our own and spent the day exploring Kuching. It was raining off and on and no city looks it's best in the rain, but we persevered. We started with the Sarawak Museum, opened in 1891.
I'm afraid some of the displays looked as though they hadn't changed since the museum opened. The only modern display was an exhibition about the wonders and benefits of oil exploration sponsored by (you get one guess) Shell Oil - which apparently was started in Sarawak buy an Englishman (Marcus Samuels) who imported shells as part of his import-export business. Photographs weren't allowed inside the museum but I took one or two anyway.
It kept raining and photos seemed rather pointless. At the end of the day, the rain eased off for a while and we took a sunset river cruise, although when we left, the sun was invisible !
But we did our get our sunset, even though the sun remained hidden behind the clouds.
And racing out of the sunset towards us came several canoes in what we assume was a practice for a race.
Next day, we headed out to Bako National Park, which is about an hour by bus from Kuching. After taking the bus, we had to take a small boat to the park. The tide was VERY low, so the boat could not get near the shore and we had to walk in through mud and sand.
Once we had registered, we only had time for a short hike - 800 metres the sign said - should be a piece of cake, we thought, but it turned out to be a lot more rugged than we had expected ! It was also VERY humid and we were both sweating profusely.
Can you hear Kris thinking "Trail ? What trail ?"
We finally made it to our destination, Paku Beach, a small beach and in the trees at the side of the beach were a small troop of monkeys, although not the Proboscis Monkeys for which the Park is noted.
The same monkey and one last monkey on the ground as we returned to our boat.
After photographing the monkeys, we headed back the way we had come. Somehow, it was easier going back than we had expected, or perhaps we were too exhausted to notice.
That night, we decided to stay in the hotel and ordered fish and chips from room service !
On our last day, we took a shuttle to the Sarawak Cultural Village. We had hoped to spend some time along the "Headhunters Trail" and to see a real Longhouse, but we just didn't have enough time and we hoped this might be one way to get an idea about life outside the town.
The Village consists of a series of replica buildings representing all the major ethnic groups in Sarawak, but the tour starts with a dance performance - easy to watch but hard to photograph.
The buildings are grouped around a lake and the setting was very pretty.
That evening, Gill and her family picked us up one last time for dinner.
And a last photo of Emma, their daughter.
And with another pleasant evening behind us, our stay in Kuching came to an end. Next day we caught an early flight to Singapore and the QM2.
A couple of Thanks - to Gill and her family for being such good hosts while we were in Kuching. We know Gill had to rearrange her schedule on at least one occasion to accommodate us and I'm sure Isai and Emma probably did the same. Many thanks to all of you and Gill - sorry about the pictures, but I COULDN'T leave them out !
Also "Thanks" to the Best Western Jayleen Hotel in Singapore for having really FAST internet service, which has allowed us to get this part of the blog completed before we join the QM2, in about one hour !


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Venice Biennale launches first ever summer school in partnership with the V&A
Holly Hyams
This summer, the V&A is collaborating with La Biennale di Venezia and the University of Applied Arts Vienna to launch a new summer school programme. This inaugural La Biennale Summer School will invite participants to engage in a week of cognitive experiments and adventures. It runs alongside the Biennale Special Project on Applied Arts, 'A World of Fragile Parts', an exhibition exploring the threats facing the preservation of global heritage sites, curated by the V&A.
The summer school is intended to further explore the themes of digital creation and preservation – a growing concern for cultural institutions everywhere – through a programme of workshops, tours, presentations and site visits. Participants will investigate the role of robotics, artificial intelligence, biotechnology and quantum mechanics in the perception of art, design and architecture. What opportunities will arise for the presentation and preservation of cultural heritage using these new and emerging technologies? How might scientific progress, in conjunction with creative skills and enlightened thinking, change the rules of social life, politics and economics?
Guided by artists and theorists from various fields, 35 participants will have the opportunity to open up new perspectives for thinking and acting in their professional life. If you'd like to take part, please email summerschool@labiennale.org or telephone +39 041 5218708. You'll need to include a CV and statement of purpose with your application. For more information visit: http://www.labiennale.org/it/biennale/news/02-05.html
The closing date for applications is 30 May 2016.
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Even if the carpet in your rental home looks like it has had more birthdays than you, your rental agreement may not allow you to rip it out and replace it. Instead of living with that hideous floor covering, cover it up using your own homemade floor cloth or area rugs that suit your decorative style.
Cover ugly carpeting with area rugs or a homemade rug.
Cover all -- or at least most -- of that ugly carpet using an area rug. One large area rug per room can cover a majority of the carpeting beneath it. If the original carpeting still shows around the perimeter of the room, select rugs that contain neutrals or colors that coordinate with the original floor covering. For instance, if the carpeting is dark green, a beige area rug with a thin green line or vine pattern makes the carpet look a little less hideous. You can also make your own area rug large enough to fit the room by purchasing a carpet remnant, binding the edges with carpet binding and seam tape.
Create your own custom floor covering from precut carpet samples, area rugs and carpet remnants of similar thickness by fusing all the pieces together with carpet seam tape. Plot your layout in one area at a time, and then slide a piece of the seam tape sticky-side up along the edge of one carpet piece, pressing the edge of the next piece onto it. Duct tape beneath the carpet remnants also works in a pinch. With different samples or remnants, you can make designs such as ombre patterns or concentric squares, or go bohemian with an assortment of patterns and colors for an eclectic look. Charity salvage shops and carpet outlets are two places to find flooring materials on the cheap.
Create your own floor cloth from a roll of canvas or sailcloth to cover even the most appalling carpet. When you move, take the floor cloth with you. Use preshrunk canvas, or shrink it yourself by wetting one side, then the other, atop a plastic tarp. It may lose as much as six inches in all directions after it dries out. Iron a hem around the perimeter, and then use hem tape to make the hem permanent. Paint a design of your choice on the dry canvas using latex or acrylic paint after applying chalk to plot out your patterns beforehand. Paint the entire cloth a solid color if you wish to have a non-white background color before adding designs. You can also use stencils and stamps to create detailed designs. Add stripes and chevrons with strips of painter's tape, painting a fresh color between the tape strips before peeling it away.
Hide whatever carpet is left showing in the corners and edges of the room by creative placement of furniture and plants. Units such as bookcases fit snugly against the wall while hiding exposed carpet. Arrange a series of plants along the perimeter of the room to hide the remaining carpet. Use a waterproof carpet runner or series of plant trays beneath the plants to help protect the floor.


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Q: How can you profile how long a trigger takes in OracleDB? There are some AFTER INSERT triggers on the application I'm working on, and I'm trying to optimise them. However, I need to know what I'm doing is actually improving performance.  I'm looking in:

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But I can't find anything that relates exactly to triggers. Is there some Oracle magic that will tell me how long my triggers are taking?

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A Queensland man woke up on the morning of his birthday to a very different kind of surprise.
Mark Chapman, from Kiels Mountain in the state's southeast, had barely taken a sip of his morning coffee when he noticed his puppy in an unfortunate position.
His jack russell dog, named Widget, had a python's fangs lodged in his rear and was slowly beginning to eat him, the Sunshine Coast Daily reports.
Mr Chapman and his wife Helen quickly leaped into action to try and remove the snake from their beloved canine.
In an impressive feat of quick-thinking, the man submerged the snake - and Widget's rear end - underwater and was able to shake it off.
'We held the snake under water in the pool and it eventually released our dog,' Mrs Chapman told the publication.
Mr Chapman said if he hadn't stepped in, the python would have eventually swallowed the pup.
The warmer weather across Australia means more and more reptiles are slithering into backyards.
The country's soaring temperatures this summer has seen more snake sightings in urban areas in Queensland and other states.


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High-Rise ends on a shot of a smartly-dressed boy tuning in to hear Thatcher on the radio talking about capitalism. Hard not to read that as a comment on the kind of society we live in now, the birth of which is shown in the film we have just seen.
So what kind of society is it? Royal is a paternalistic architect presiding over a design experiment attempting to create a new kind of person – his apartment blocks are shaped like the fingers of a hand stretching out into the sky. Like the Tower of Babel, it doesn't go to plan. The allusion suggests a nod to the hubris of man, and the attempt to forge godhood out of the dust we are and the dust we shall return to.
People going feral in the corridors of stylish modern buildings suggests a clash between the order we try to create, and the inevitable resistance such creations provoke. Royal's name is significant. He is the descendant of a benevolent aristocracy devoted to their schemes to improve the world – and the people on the lower rungs of the ladder. But people don't fit into the boxes Royal stuffs them into. The planner's utopia is a failure.
The trigger for the revolt is partly the hypocrisy of the elite, who conduct extravagant parties while the tenants at the bottom of the building put up with blackouts. Royal is too steeped in his privilege to notice what is going on, and at the end gets replaced by Laing – a new kind of elite, sociopathically detached from other people, able to ride the wave of destruction let loose by the end of the old hierarchy.
The snippet of Thatcher's speech contrasts 'state capitalism', where resources are controlled from the top, with the freedom of the marketplace. Royal's aristocratic ways get thrown out in the revolution. The post-war consensus, run by grey upper-class men and their lackeys, is smashed. Deference is replaced with licence – the codes of politeness and repression that keep society going collapse. It is not a comforting sight. The lot of women spirals from putting up with condescension and passive aggression to being at the receiving end of physical abuse and rape.
People in the new order are free to fight for the space and resources to assert themselves in the world. Laing manages to wrestle out a can of paint from the bedlam of the supermarket in order to paint his room. He is strong and determined enough to fulfill his projects. Wilder is less lucky – he ends up under a table screaming his own name into a recorder. His failure to achieve his projects turns him into a brute. In a moment of lucidity, before he spurs him on to his doom, Laing calls him the sanest man in the building. The two are alike, but Laing doesn't push against the powers-that-be, he just stands aside as they get overthrown.
Invoking Thatcher may be a way for the filmmakers to show what happens when you try to abolish society. The film is darkly funny on the iniquities and decadence of the ruling classes, but it seems to suggest that rampant individualism is a lot more scary. I don't think there is a hankering for a return to the stifling social mores that keep people in check, but the trade off seems to be unrestrained brutality. In the end a new equilibrium is reached. Society goes on, a new family is formed between Laing, Melville and the little boy listening to Thatcher. It looks a rather cold, inhospitable place.
I haven't read the book, but the film definitely captures something of Ballard's style and preoccupations. The pace feels a little loose, and the visuals a little short of hypnotic, to the point where I got slightly bored through some of it. Ben Wheatley pays many debts to Terry Gilliam's Brazil – which I find a more beautiful and unsettling film. But bringing Ballard to the screen is no small feat – and there's plenty to chew over if you're able to sit all the way through it.
Index: Ben Wheatley, Film
The Gap Between Panels / That Feeling of Vertigo
The Insect Woman
The Gap Between Panels / Writing about The Unwritten
The Gap Between Panels / The Speed of Comics


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Q: Fast lossless, compressed streaming of packet capture between two servers? Suppose I am capturing packets on a remote host with tcpdump (more precisely, I'm doing it with an Endace card, which exposes a tcpdump-like utility called dagsnap).
What would be a fast way to stream the captured traffic in a lossless way onto my local host with inline compression?
The best naive approach I can think of is instead of writing to disk, have the remote host pipe the output to lz4, then pipe the compressed output onto a TCP connection to the local host established with netcat.
Is there a faster approach?


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with Jim Craig, Business Manager of Centrica Energy Upstream Netherlands, Centrica Energy Netherlands
12.01.2010 / Energyboardroom
Venture Production has gone through important transformations since the last time we had the chance to meet the company – last year in Aberdeen. How will your Dutch operations be affected by Centrica Energy's acquisition of Venture Production and the complete change in its management board?
Although the Dutch business operates as part of the larger Centrica Energy organization it has its own targets and responsibilities. However, to ensure we obtain the maximum benefit from the combined organization we have started to integrate in the areas where clear savings and performance improvements can be realised. An example of this is the planned transfer of operatorship of the Centrica Energy's Grove facility to the Dutch organization in order to have a single organization managing the assets and facilities surrounding our Markham facility.
Having said that, what are your main prospects in terms of growth for the Dutch market now that you count with such a financial and commercial strong arm?
The Dutch business is already major part of Centrica Energy's activities. Gas from our Markham, Grove, Chiswick and Stamford fields are exported via the Dutch pipeline transmission system.
In addition to these fields we are bringing on stream a new field at the end of next year, F3-FA, which is located in the North of the Dutch sector and is being developed using an innovative mobile production platform. This is a re-useable platform which is self-installing and can be moved to a new location once production from the field is complete.
Both these production hubs have a number of interesting additional development opportunities in the surrounding area and we will be working to bring these opportunities into production wherever possible.
As Mr. Ruud Zoon – Managing Director of Cirrus Netherlands – highlighted, the Netherlands offer unique opportunities for companies aiming to take advantage of depleted fields thanks both to its growing operational opportunities coinciding with the leave of majors as well as its good and stable legal framework. What is your assessment of the Netherlands as a preferred destination for a company that portraits itself as a leader among the 'new generation of Oil & Gas companies'?
Clearly one of the main advantages offered by the Netherlands is its stable fiscal and legal framework. In addition, developments such as the proposed fallow field initiative are encouraging.
However, it is clear that the Netherlands is entering a new phase. A significant amount of the gas we want to produce in the future will come from small fields and difficult reservoirs. In many cases the gas quality requires additional processing to reach current standards.
This is something the industry and the government have to keep an eye on and ensure that gas from these fields can be produced economically within a reasonable timeframe. Furthermore it is essential that activity levels can be maintained at a level to ensure pipelines, infrastructure and local suppliers remain operational and profitable.
For now I believe that the right incentives are being proposed, but we need to ensure that these initiatives do have the desired effect. Larger parties that are not developing their assets need to move out and allow these fields to pass to new owners within a time frame that can allow us to actually develop these assets.
Is Centrica Energy able to develop its recently acquired fields?
Absolutely. The major focus of Centrica Energy's upstream business is to acquire, develop and bring stranded and under-developed fields into production.
This focus is well suited to the current North Sea environment. As a strong mid-stream and downstream player and biggest buyer of natural gas in the UK, Centrica is keen to ensure a secure, stable long term supply of natural gas and will still be producing gas long after many of the current operators have left the North Sea.
This is why the integration of Venture in Centrica Energy doesn't change our focus. On the contrary – we are a low-cost efficient active operator who tries to get things done as safely and efficiently as possible and this is not going to change any time soon.
As an operator, what's the relevance of partnerships for Centrica Energy and how do you assess EBN role as a quasi-mandatory partner in many cases?
In general Centrica Energy views partners as a sensible way of spreading risks on larger developments. In doing this, we can achieve the appropriate balance across our portfolio.
Ideally, partners should be aligned with our interests, be able to act in a constructive manner as a sparring partner and have a strong financial position. Our experience with EBN is a good example of a very positive partnership.
EBN sees us as a very active and constructive partner for developing marginal fields; hence, we have had a high level of support from EBN since day one. We are working together closely in the development of the F3-FA field.
EBN is also a good partner in terms of pushing back technically and the knowledge sharing between the two companies keeps on increasing. The most positive aspect about EBN is that it doesn't want to become an operator – their aim is to be an equal partner in the field and they have been of great help for the development of the exploration and production industry in the Netherlands.
How is Centrica Energy dealing with the increased challenge of attracting and retaining the best talent inside the company in a moment when a large number of employees are close to retire and only a limited number of youngsters are available to replace them?
When the upstream market is growing the way it has done over the last few years everybody has the same problem – it is hard to find the good people and difficult to retain them. However, Centrica Energy is a great place for smart, proactive people because here you get a lot of responsibility and variety at a very early stage.
We have an active drilling and development program and graduates have the opportunity to work on a broad range of projects. This is why Centrica Energy has been very successful in bringing in graduates from many universities.
Furthermore, being part of a larger international organization gives our people a broader range of career development opportunities either within upstream or in the broader Centrica organization.
Looking towards the future, what are your main ambitions for Centrica Energy's Dutch operations for the next three to five years?
Centrica Energy's Chiswick and Grove fields were discovered in the 1970's but had remained undeveloped due to technical challenges. Both these fields have been brought into production through a successful mix of technology, innovation and expertise. Our ambition for the future here in the Netherlands is to keep doing the same with subsequent assets.
As an example of that, next year Centrica Energy's F3-FA field will be brought into production – again, the application of technology and innovation to create the mobile production platform has enabled the development of a field which had been discovered in the early 1970's.
Our aim is to continuously find and develop fields that other people aren't developing and bring them into production. It's as simple as that. The North Sea is our sweet spot and will continue to be so.
What will be your final message to the readers of Oil and Gas Financial Journal about the future of the Dutch Oil and Gas industry and Centrica Energy's role in it?
I am very optimistic about the future of the Dutch sector. But in order to fulfill its potential, companies and the government have to continue work together to ensure that we maintain and improve the business environment.
If so, the Dutch Oil and Gas industry will have a successful future and achieve the extra 30 bcm per year that the EBN has targetted by 2030. The opportunity is there, Centrica Energy is not wasting any time.
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Kavanaugh, campaigns and catching up on Maine politics after the long Labor Day weekend
September 4, 2018 Daily Brief, Donald Trump, Elections, Governor LePage, Legislature, U.S. CongressAlan Caron, Angus King, Annie Clark, Brent Littlefield, Brett Kavanaugh, Chellie Pingree, Chris Cousins, Dianne Feinstein, donald trump, George W. Bush, Hunter LaChance, Janet Mills, Kathy Hecht, Marty Grohman, Neil Bush, Paul LePage, R. Robert Berube, Shawn Moody, Susan Collins, Terry Hayes, Troy R. Bennett
Good morning from Augusta, where the State House is again relatively quiet as Maine's political world turns its attention to events in Washington and on the campaign trail.
As Democrats court the vote of Maine's Republican senator, a Maine teenager is one of their witnesses in the Supreme Court nomination hearing set to begin today. U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, a moderate Republican, has for months been a point of focus for liberals looking to derail President Donald Trump's nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the high court, although she has never opposed a nominee who made it to the Senate floor and has shown no sign of opposing the Republican favorite so far.
Confirmation hearings will begin today before the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Collins isn't expected to take a position on Kavanaugh until they conclude — as is her standard practice. Over the weekend, Collins spokeswoman Annie Clark shot down a Huffington Post report insinuating that the senator pre-approved Kavanaugh in talks with Trump as "false."
Last week, Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, the lead Democrat on the panel, released her party's list of witnesses for the hearing. They include Hunter LaChance of Kennebunkport, a teenager with asthma who has been an environmental activist.
U.S. Sen. Angus King, an independent who caucuses with Democrats, seems to be signaling that he'll vote against Kavanaugh. Last week, the Trump administration moved to withhold 100,000 pages of documents from Kavanaugh's time in the administration of former President George W. Bush.
King told Maine Public that there were "some things that disturbed me" in those files — which he reviewed confidentially — and said there's "no earthly reason that I can think of that senators shouldn't be able to ask questions about what they saw in these files." You can access streams of today's hearings here.
With Labor Day behind us, debates are set to begin in the Maine governor's race. Last week, Republican gubernatorial nominee Shawn Moody released a list of 11 debates and forums that he will participate in, including six televised debates. A spokesman for Attorney General Janet Mills, the Democratic nominee, said she would be attending all of those event "and likely more," making them the marquee events of the race to replace term-limited Gov. Paul LePage.
Moody, Mills and the two independent candidate — State Treasurer Terry Hayes and consultant Alan Caron — are all confirmed for the first forum on Sept. 10 hosted by the Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce. It will focus on retaining youth, attracting new residents, supporting immigration and investing in workforce development.
The Bangor Daily News is working on two of the televised debates. We'll partner with the Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce and Bangor ABC affiliate WVII on an Oct. 23 debate and with Portland CBS affiliate WGME on the crucial last debate before Election Day on Nov. 1.
LePage will be at a Moody fundraiser today. The Republican governor — who was recovering from a health episode last week — will attend a Moody fundraiser on Tuesday evening at the Augusta Country Club in Manchester, according to an invitation. It's being hosted by Dr. R. Robert Berube, an oral surgeon at MaineGeneral Medical Center, and Brent Littlefield, a political strategist for Moody and LePage, said the governor is attending the fundraiser as a guest.
The Legislature plans to be back next week. The Maine Legislature likely has one more day of work for the 2018 session after making headway on child welfare legislation and other bills on Thursday. Several legislative committees have confirmation hearings set for this week ahead of the Legislature's expected return sometime next week.
The two hospitals in Maine's second largest city turned away mentally ill people seeking treatment and had some of them arrested. Recently released documents from state licensing inspectors detail the failure of both Central Maine Medical Center and St. Mary's Regional Medical Center to screen and provide basic stabilizing treatment to patients experiencing mental health crises who showed up at the hospitals' emergency departments. Some patients were threatening suicide and others had extensive histories of mental illness. In addition, neither hospital had complete records for patients who had received mental health evaluations from the hospitals' contracted crisis service providers. The hospitals risk losing Medicare payments because of their failure to conform to federal law and are implementing corrective action plans.
The centerpiece of a former president's push for "compassionate conservatism" remains active three decades after it was introduced. The Associated Press checked in on former President George H.W. Bush's Points of Light program. The Republican launched the daily Point of Light award in 1990 to promote volunteerism. Today, the 6,341st "Daily Point of Light" will be presented by Neil Bush, the former president's son, to Searsport resident Kathy Hecht, whose "Salute of Service" helps disabled veterans train their own dogs to become service animals.
Maine's congresswoman was knocked off by her independent challenger … in a cow-milking contest. The Windsor Fair's annual Political Pull — where politicians compete to see who can get the most milk out of a cow — was won by state Rep. Marty Grohman, an independent who is running for Maine's 1st Congressional District. The incumbent, U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, a Democrat, is a defending champion who finished third this year. (Grohman had an advantage: He grew up on a dairy farm in Carthage.)
Last month was really hot in Maine's largest city. Maine Public reports that August 2018 was "the warmest August ever recorded at Portland," according to a National Weather Service meteorologist. The average high was 80.8 degrees, while the average low was 63.5 degrees. This summer also has seen the highest number of days with dew points over 70 since 1940. So you can blame those sweat stains on both the heat and the humidity. Here is your soundtrack.
Troy R. Bennett, banjournalist extraordinare, got a bunch of us together last week to record "I Am Not Afraid," the song he sang at the memorial service for our departed friend and colleague, Chris Cousins.
Here is Troy's introduction to the song:
It's based on all sorts of things I heard people say about him after his sudden passing. I knew him and loved him — and so did many others. One thing he used to say, when facing down a tough story, was, "I am not afraid."
It was true, in more ways than one. He didn't fear any difficult story. He didn't shy away from asking tough questions. He also wasn't afraid to say, "I love you man," when saying goodbye. He was a big, brave softie who loved to tell stories.
It's a lovely tribute and a bit of an earworm. You can hear it here. Please click on the "donate" button, as all proceeds benefit Chris' family. Thank you. — Robert Long
Today's Daily Brief was written by Michael Shepherd and Robert Long. If you're reading this on the BDN's website or were forwarded it, click here to get Maine's leading newsletter on state politics via email on weekday mornings.
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Michael Shepherd joined the Bangor Daily News in 2015 after covering state, federal and local issues for the Kennebec Journal for three years. He's a Hallowell native who now lives in Gardiner. He graduated from the University of Maine in 2012 and is a graduate student at the University of Southern Maine's Muskie School of Public Service. View all posts by Michael Shepherd →
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