Piero cleared his throat and topped up Toad's glass. "He, er, helped her defend a native from something or other. The gossip says they fought together with swords to save a woman from certain death, and the natives declared Lady Sarah a goddess."
Toad felt the world swaying a bit more than was comfortable. "One assumes the same gossip cannot apply to both my mother in Africa and Lady Sarah in India, four decades apart, so that will be a half-truth, if any at all. But still... this is a disaster. Bloody Maddox turning up in the middle of Sally's foreign adventure is a disaster." His right hand rubbing across his face and through his hair, he dropped into the nearest chair, defeated. "No, if Maddox is a suitor for Sally's hand, it is as good as done. How I will hate watching Haverford gloat."
At that, Piero's eyes narrowed. "You are a great booby, Toad Abersham. If you will not even fight to keep your lady, you do not deserve her. She is not betrothed. You have acclaim of your own, plus a dukedom and shipping empire in waiting, you count royalty all over Europe as friends, and I have seen you speak to no less than half a dozen heads of state."
Toad placed his hands on his knees and pushed himself up from the chair. "You are right. I must set sail for the Victoria and Albert Islands tomorrow morning."
Piero held up a hand. "No, you are not sailing anywhere. It is your turn on dry land being overrun with chattering d'Alvieri females for at least the next three months, and you will not leave me here to endure it in your stead. And you know we cannot spare a ship for your personal use, since you loaned your frigate to the Grand Duke. And now we must provide another to King Otto? You are too free with our fleet as it is, without trying to steal another ship for your personal mission."
Toad stood to pace the length of the long table, with a sharp nod to show he knew better than to think he could indulge himself. "You will never repeat what I say before Sally, but I wish to heaven my mother had never taught her to use guns and knives. It infuriates me that she is driven to undertake her own protection. Defending a native with a sword? Where are the guards my mother promised? Why was she forced to fight for her own life, much less anyone else's? It is intolerable! And it makes a bloody hero out of Maddox, who already understands her deuced math problems!"
"Do not take everything I say as fact, only the gossip as it is bandied about in London. I have most of it from Gills and Etcetera, because I wasn't going to ask your parents to repeat it, and your gossipy cousin, Lady Julia, is quiet as a mouse unless she is refuting all charges against you. All of the talk, thankfully, has been muted by the effort to clear your names, and it is difficult to tell legitimate information from the lies and half-truths Lord and Lady Athol are peddling at your mother's command."
"That is, I assume, the point."
"I imagine so, but do not ask me to divine the intentions of a duchess. Your father is in London working tirelessly at Westminster and at Court to find someone to replace Haverford as governor of the islands, and your mother is gleefully tormenting your cousin and her husband, and entertaining countless ladies for tea and re-education on the topic of Lord Abersham and Lady Sarah."
Toad finished his glass and walked to the fireplace to add a log. "And what is my sister doing?"
Piero's mouth flapped open and he looked at his knees. "She was... taking care of animals, as she always does, and trying to avoid going to parties and entertaining gentlemen."
Toad's lips twisted. "Why is she avoiding the Season? Did something happen to give her an aversion?"
"No, nothing like that. She is simply bored by the round of parties and the same endless conversation over tea and biscuits. She cannot speak of anything that truly interests her without inviting censure."
Toad nodded. She had lasted longer than he had thought she would. He hoped she would meet a gentleman by happenstance who would indulge her odd fixation on veterinary medicine and her penchant for reading scientific journals instead of romantic novels, but he would also see that she was well-seated to do anything she wished with her life, with or without a husband.
"I have the ledgers from North Africa here, if you'd like to praise me for increasing our profit by five percent over last quarter."
"Yes, by all means, tell me how much money I have made, then explain how your mother and Lena have ridden roughshod over Blakeley and spent the same twice over to make my manor house 'pretty.'"
"If I could explain how my sisters do that, Arturo would have petitioned the Grand Duke to give me my own title."
They clinked glasses and Piero opened up a ledger.


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4 Conspiracy Theories That Will Make You Give Up On Humanity
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Regardless of our stance on tin foil hats as protective devices against mind-melt rays (fun fact: They actually amplify them), most of us are fascinated by conspiracy theories. My particular favorites are celebrity conspiracies that are obviously insane yet follow a bizarre Hollywoodian narrative that makes them strangely mesmerizing. They're like popcorn that's buttered with delicious madness.
Kurt Cobain Is Still Alive And Making Music ... In Weezer
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April 8, 1994, was a bad day for grunge fans: The Offspring's Smash was released and paved the way for mainstream punk rock as the Next Big Thing In Music. Also, a random electrician dude had the shock of a lifetime (I'm not apologizing for that joke) when he found the body and suicide note of Kurt Cobain.
To list all the conspiracy theories surrounding the Nirvana frontman's shotgun-assisted demise is a task too Herculean for a single entry in a Cracked column. If you want to read about those, hit Google and prepare to get really fucking confused about Courtney Love. Also, remember to make a big pot of coffee, because son, that trip is an all-nighter. Among the craziest that you'll discover is that not only is Cobain still alive, he's still making music.
In Weezer.
As Rivers Cuomo.
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This guy.
According to this particularly inspired theory making the rounds, the bespectacled frontman of the alt-rock group Weezer is indeed Kurt Cobain in disguise, because the first thing a famous rock star who is clinically depressed does after freeing himself from the shackles of celebrity is to start the whole rise-to-fame process all over again. Still, you can kind of see some suspicious similarities in the men's careers, if you squint while ingesting twice the human body's limit of LSD. Weezer's career-making Blue Album came out shortly after Cobain's death. They both have reservations about fame, their guitar sound is somewhat similar, they're roughly the same age, and, of course, they kind of resemble each other:
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When your repertoire switches from "Rape Me" to "The Sweater Song,"
your butt-chin is bound to lose a bit of chisel.
Well, not really, and once you get past the "holy shit, that's kind of weird" aspect of those other facts, you quickly realize that there's absolutely no freaking way this can be true. Cuomo didn't just appear overnight -- we have childhood pictures and shit, and Weezer has been around since 1992. Also, Cuomo confesses to being Nirvana's biggest fan, which would be an unlikely statement from Cobain, a man who openly resented the band's fame and mainstream status to the point where he contemplated joining freaking Hole.
Still, think about the implications if Cobain's maimed remains actually had been someone else's and the real Kurt pissed off to live a life where he'd never have to play "Smells Like Teen Spirit" again. Where did he get the body? How did he set the whole thing up so no one has been able to find out that he's been writing power-pop tunes in a frisky four-man ensemble all along? And what does he do to the people who inevitably find out? If you ask me, there's a pretty chilling psychopath thriller in there -- and old Kurt damn well wouldn't be the good guy.
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As for the protagonist of the story, I'll just leave this picture here.
So, yeah. As an idea for a movie, this is a massively interesting premise. As for its viability as a conspiracy theory, uh ... let's just make the most of it by watching the following video and imagining it's Cobain singing:
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Princess Diana Vs. The Royal Reptile Draculas
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Let's take a moment to revisit Princess Diana and her unfortunate demise via paparazzi car chase on Aug. 31, 1997. Right from the beginning, it was one of those cases that was destined to wind up with a massive Wikipedia entry just about the scores of assassination-related conspiracy theories surrounding it. That's always the mark of a good death story.
Some say the driver of the doomed limousine was on the payroll of some intelligence agency or another. Others maintain that a mysterious white Fiat Uno played a part in the fatal crash. Others still claim that the driver was deliberately blinded with a bright flash. And that's just the methods -- the actual reasons of her alleged assassination are so many and storied, the ghost of Elvis would lift his eyes from the pile of banana-bacon sandwiches he is forever consuming and shake his head sadly. Then his gaze would meet mine and he'd wordlessly pass me one of his sandwiches as he realized I'm going to have to write about the stupidest theory of them all: the one that claims Lady Di was assassinated by royal reptilian vampires because she was about to reveal the truth, man.
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"That'ssss bullsssshit, man. We were busy canceling Rolanda that day."
I shouldn't be surprised. I really shouldn't. The whole "British royalty are Illuminati reptilian shapeshifters" thing has been around as long as the concepts of Illuminati and reptilians, both of which are incidentally surprisingly recent. Diana was (allegedly) in the habit of referring to her husband's family with colorful phrases like "lizards" and "literally not human." Sane people might remember that her marriage was a strained affair at best and file this in the colorful, writhing map labeled "impeding divorce" language. Or, at the very least, "not everything I say is to be taken literally, you fucking morons" language.
Conspiracy theorists, on the other hand, gleefully take these offhand remarks as cast-iron proof of Elizabethan reptilianity, and on this solid rock build their theories about the royal family being strange lizard vampires that have lived through the millennia by going full Dracula on people and replacing their body parts bit by bit with stolen flesh while they're at it, because fuck you, logic.
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Though it would explain why Prince Charles looks like he's made out of spare parts.
So Diana had enough of that shit, threatened to reveal their secret to the public, and was promptly assassinated for being a dick to the Iguana Nosferatu folk that secretly preside over us all. This brings us back to all those assassination theories, thus creating a layer cake of conspiracy theorists of varying levels of (in)sanity. I bet whoever is in charge of updating the appropriate watchlist appreciates the effort.
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Bob Marley And The CIA Cancer Boots
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Most musical legends who die young at least manage to go out in a blaze of glory, either by narcotics or ... well, you did read the Cobain entry. Maybe "glory" isn't the right word. Let's just say they go out in a blaze. Bob Marley was an exception to the rule: He was a fit dude, full of life. His greatest passion (apart from music) was soccer, and he had enough political, religious, and artistic motivations to keep him going forever.
Then, out of nowhere and at the peak of his powers, he got an absurdly rare type of skin cancer that started from his toe and spread across his body, killing him at the age of only 36.
Shit, that got dark. Have a puppy.
Most people take such things as the tragedies they are, grieve for a while, and move on the best they can. Some people stare at the poop-encrusted wall in their basement until they locate a clean spot, and start to smear it with crazy-ass theories about poisonous shoes.
Poisonous. Shoes.
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We know they were normal poison shoes instead of soccer boots because
the poison didn't make him start diving at the slightest impact.
Here's how the theory goes: Allegedly, the politically active singer might have ended up on the CIA's shit list. So one day, a mysterious white man came to see Marley, bringing him the gift of shoes. Marley promptly tried them on and described their fit thusly: "Ouch!" This is because one of the shoes had a small metal spike in the toe. Then, a mere five months later, Marley was playing soccer when someone stepped on that very same toe. Then, the toe cancer thing, and a few active years later, a sad and untimely death. Damn, CIA, someone must have gotten an effectiveness bonus.
Look, no one is saying the CIA never tried to assassinate anyone via ridiculous means. Shit, just everything they threw at Fidel Castro earned them a permanent Customer Of The Year discount at ACME, much to the chagrin of Wile E. Coyote. However, if they were so damn keen on killing Marley, why would they have bothered to off him in a way that literally took years -- and enabled him to perform and function normally for the vast majority of said years? Also, people, are we really doing the "government deliberately gives cancer to people who annoy it" thing again?
Because if we are, holy shit, this would be a political/spy thriller with the best damn soundtrack.
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Marilyn Monroe Was Murdered For Being A UFO Informant
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So here's a perfectly logical theory that says Marilyn Monroe died because of crashed UFOs. I mean, sure, barbiturates did it in the end, but alien tech is what made her death necessary.
It's kind of sad, really -- Marilyn had long dabbled with very powerful and dangerous figures, and her death was a legitimately mysterious affair that left a lot of room for potential shenanigans and very real conspiracy theories. And then someone just feels the need to come up with a goddamned UFO theory, because for some people, it's always aliens.
In this one, someone found (or rather "found") a crummy old "CIA document" that says JFK was in the habit of showing Marilyn way more than his li'l president, and one of the things he inexplicably showed her was a top-secret military base that just so happened to stock a bunch of crashed UFOs. Marilyn's reaction to this ultra-confidential revelation was apparently, "Oh shit, I'm gonna tell everyone," because all of this is how things work in the minds of people who habitually cook their brains with foil. Hence, assassination courtesy of your friendly neighborhood Central Intelligence Agency.
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"Hey, you steal our tech, you lose your babes. It's a respect thing."
This is the only conspiracy theory that I want to be true, because the ensuing movie would be the most awesome thing ever put on film. Yes, Marilyn Monroe was likely just not a very happy person and had a heavy tendency to overmedicate, but imagine going full-on nutjob with the UFO adaptation. Maybe cast Steven Seagal as Marilyn and have him elbow some Frisbees or something. Justin Bieber can be a CIA agent. Tommy Wiseau can pull double duty as a director and all of the fucking aliens. Soundtrack by Nickelback, because why the hell not? That way, we at least get some enjoyment out of this idiotic thing when we inevitably riot and set the cinema on fire.
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Elizabeth Goodyear-Grant (born 1976) is a Canadian political scientist. She is the director of the Canadian Opinion Research Archive, director of Queen's Institute for Intergovernmental Relations, and professor of political science at Queen's University. She specializes in Canadian politics, with a focus on elections and voting behaviour, gender in politics, women candidates and political leaders, and politics and the media.

Career

Education
Goodyear-Grant holds a Bachelor of Arts in political science from the University of Guelph, a master's degree from Dalhousie University, and a doctorate from McGill University.

Positions
Goodyear-Grant serves as director of both the Canadian Opinion Research Archive and the Queen's Institute of Intergovernmental Relations and as an associate professor at Queen's University. She has taught at Queen's University since 2006.

Awards
Goodyear-Grant was awarded by Queen's University the 2020 Faculty of Arts and Science Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching. Her book Gendered News: Media Coverage and Electoral Politics in Canada won the 2016 Pierre Savard Award from the International Council of Canadian Studies. It was also one of the three books shortlisted for the Canadian Political Science Association's Donald Smiley Prize in 2014.

Research
The main areas of study of Goodyear-Grant include Canadian politics, elections and voting behaviour, gender in politics, women political candidates and legislators, politics and the media, and representation.

Goodyear-Grant has contributed to the news site The Conversation on topics including the role of women voters in the 2021 Canadian federal election, the influence of sex and gender on how Canadians vote (with Amanda Bittner), the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women's candidacy, and the weak influence of childcare proposals on Canadian voting attitudes. She is also a contributor to Policy Options, the digital magazine of the Institute for Research on Public Policy, focusing on topics relating to gender, race, and the COVID-19 pandemic (with Allison Harell and Laura Stephenson), gender in the aftermath of the 2015 Canadian federal election, and the framing of gender and childcare policies (with Rebecca Wallace). She has been cited and quoted by CBC News on topics relating to gender in Canadian politics. She has also provided analysis of Canadian elections to local newspapers, such as the Abbotsford News.

Select publications

 Goodyear-Grant, Elizabeth, and Julie Croskill. (2011). "Gender Affinity Effects in Vote Choice in Westminster Systems: Assessing "Flexible" Voters in Canada." Politics and Gender, 7: 223–250.
 Goodyear-Grant, Elizabeth. (2013). Gendered News: Media Coverage and Electoral Politics in Canada. Vancouver: UBC Press.
 Bittner, Amanda, and Elizabeth Goodyear-Grant. (2017). "Sex isn't Gender: Reforming Concepts and Measurements in the Study of Public Opinion." Political Behavior, 39(4), 1019–1041.
 Bittner, Amanda, and Elizabeth Goodyear-Grant. (2017). "Digging Deeper into the Gender Gap: Gender Salience as a Moderating Factor in Political Attitudes." Canadian Journal of Political Science, 50(2), 559–578.
 Goodyear-Grant, Elizabeth, and Erin Tolley. (2019). "Voting for One's Own: Racial Group Identification and Candidate Preferences." Politics, Groups, and Identities 7(1), 131–147.

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Academic staff of Queen's University at Kingston
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AT&T U-verse Arrives in Cheese State
Milwaukee and Racine, Wisconsin, are the first new markets to get AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T)'s U-verse TV and data services in 2007, the carrier said Wednesday. (See U-verse Enters Wisconsin.)
The two new markets are the 12th and 13th AT&T has launched. The carrier said recently it planned to launch four new markets in early 2007. (See AT&T Set to Expand Its U-verse and Lightspeed Unauthorized.)
AT&T has taken a cautious approach when entering new markets, launching the service to a limited audience, and AT&T spokesman Wes Warnock says Milwaukee and Racine will be no exception.
As a result, AT&T hasn't racked up that many IPTV subscribers. The operator recently told Light Reading it had only about 3,000 U-verse video subscribers at the end of 2006. AT&T says it now has 7,000 U-verse customers, but doesn't specify how many of those are taking IPTV as part of their U-verse bundle. (See It's a Small U-Verse for AT&T.)
But AT&T clearly plans to make its service widely available in the Wisconsin markets, as it announced February 5 it will create up to 200 new jobs in downtown Milwaukee to help bring U-verse to the area.
AT&T's cable competition in Wisconsin comes from Time Warner Cable Inc. (NYSE: TWC), whose cable TV packages (unbundled) range from $54 to $84 per month in Milwaukee and Racine. Time Warner's Roadrunner data service (at 5 Mbit/s downstream and 384 kbit/s upstream) sells for $45 per month, while digital voice (unbundled) is $50 per month. Voice, video, and data bundles range from $143 to $167 per month.
U-verse video and data bundles start at $65 per month and go up to $119 per month, according to the AT&T U-verse Website. Customers have a choice of four channel packages with up to 300 channels, including 25 high-definition channels. Internet access comes in speeds of 1.5, 3, or 6 Mbit/s downstream (upstream speed for each tier is 1 Mbit/s). (See AT&T Launches HD.)
The EchoStar Satellite LLC DISH Network and DirecTV Group Inc. (NYSE: DTV) satellite services are also available in both Milwaukee and Racine.
AT&T's Warnock says Wisconsin U-verse users will be supplied with Motorola Inc. (NYSE: MOT) HD-capable set-top boxes.
Cisco Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: CSCO)'s Scientific Atlanta set-top boxes will also be given to U-verse subscribers as the service rolls out in new markets, AT&T tells Light Reading.
Warnock says the two new markets are just the beginning of a big year for U-verse. "Our network is going to pass 8 million households by the end of the year," he says. "Again you're going to see a pretty aggressive ramp."
The U-verse launch began last year in Texas (San Antonio and Houston), then spread to nine other markets in California (San Francisco/Oakland and San Jose/Santa Clara), Connecticut (Hartford, New Haven, and Stamford) and Indiana (Indianapolis, Muncie, Bloomington, and Anderson).
— Mark Sullivan, Reporter, Light Reading
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Rumor has it that St. Louis and Los Angeles are next to get U-verse. This will happen in the very near future.
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Israeli Army Raises State of Alert in Occupied Golan Heights
March 25, 2019 Blog, News
Israeli tanks near the border with Syria in the Israeli-occupied Golan. (Photo: via AJE)
The Israeli army has raised the state of alert in the occupied Golan Heights after the US President Donald Trump announced he would recognize Israel's sovereignty over the territory, Quds Press reported yesterday.
According to Israeli newspaper Maariv, the army deployed snipers and moved anti-riot ammunition, including tear gas canisters and rubber-coated bullets, to the area.
Israel army raises state of alert in occupied Golan Heights | RTNews24 Read more https://t.co/YI5vOT14nS pic.twitter.com/FBqlXQF7hd
— RTNews24 (@rtnews24en) March 25, 2019
A spokesman of the Israeli army told Maariv:
"The army and the police are preparing for possible demonstrations in the Syrian side of the Golan Heights."
The U.S. recognizing Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights could result in an all-out war between Israel and Syria.
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Meanwhile, the Israeli news website Wallah reported that the Israeli army is expecting the area to witness "violent riots similar to those in the southern area near the Gaza Strip."
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Does the International Community even Care about Khan al-Ahmar?
November 26, 2018 Articles, Commentary
This week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that the Bedouin village of Khan Al-Ahmar will be demolished "very soon". Needless to say, the purported international community's preoccupation with the issue and mainstream media furore […]
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Major concert recreates sound of ancient Greek instrument
Wednesday 24 June 2009 | Cambridge, UK and Catania, Italy:
Utilising the high speed GÉANT and EUMEDCONNECT networks, computer modelling allows harp-like Epigonion to be heard again
A unique collaboration between technology and art will be showcased in a major concert this week. The sound of the harp-like Epigonion, an ancient Greek instrument will be recreated using the GÉANT and EUMEDCONNECT networks and computer modelling technology by the ASTRA (Ancient instruments Sound/Timbre Reconstruction Application) project. The Epigonion will play alongside physical instruments in the Musica @ Fisica concert in Catania, Italy on the 26 June 2009.
The concert will also be broadcast live via the internet, accessible via GARR, the Italian research and education network, at (link not available). It starts at 20:00 Italian time/19:00 UK time and will feature a full repertoire of ancient music, ranging from folk songs to composers such as Purcell, Handel and Vivaldi.
The Epigonion is a wooden string instrument with a sound similar to a modern harp or a harpsichord. Knowledge of the Epigonion is based on archaeological findings, historical pictures and literature. Using this archaeological data as an input, it was then transformed by a complex digital audio rendering technique to model the actual sound of the instrument. This advanced physical modelling synthesis creates a virtual model of the instrument and reproduces the sound that the instrument might have made by simulating its behaviour as a mechanical system.
ASTRA's computer modelling procedure needs extreme amounts of computing power, requiring half an hour of processing time for each minute of the concert. To achieve this it used the advanced GÉANT and EUMEDCONNECT research networks to link high capacity computers together, sharing information across the GILDA and EUMEDGRID grid computing infrastructures to enable the computer-intensive modelling of musical sounds.
"Our new concert will bring together ancient and modern, using technology to recreate the sounds of the past. This is not just of benefit to those listening but also provides musicians and historians with valuable insight for their own research," says Professor De Mattia, Director of the Conservatory of Music of Salerno and Artistic Co-ordinator of the ASTRA project. "The combination of high capacity research networks, such as GÉANT and EUMEDCONNECT with grid computing provides the computing power we need to create a window into history."
"The academic research community is increasingly global and digital, making user-friendly technology vital to projects across both the arts and sciences," said Dai Davies, General Manager of DANTE, the organisation responsible for running GÉANT and EUMEDCONNECT. "Networks and tailored services provide the platform for this global collaboration. We are seeing increasing interest in innovative arts projects, such as ASTRA and look forward to this and future concerts."
The benefits of the collaborative approach used in this project are far reaching. ASTRA not only makes it possible to recreate instruments that previously would have been either too expensive or too difficult to manufacture by hand, it also allows any model and its associated data to be accessed by collaborators. Research data can therefore be shared around the world, making it a truly international project of immense value to working archaeologists and historians.
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About ASTRA: for more information about the ASTRA project visit the website at www.astraproject.org
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Remember that film, The Perfect Storm? Where a whole group of natural phenomena coincide in just the right way to make George Clooney really sad on his small boat in the center of a freakishly raging sea? Well, that is pretty much the exact same thing which occurred in 1843, when A Christmas Carol was printed. Alright, see you later! .
.. Oh, sorry, you're right, we must likely unpack that small analogy before peaceing out entirely. Just what exactly were the components of the perfect storm which made A Christmas Carol possible?
First is what we'll call the re-emergence of older tradition. The matter is that Christmas--the manner we know it, with the present giving and parties along with the tree--wasn't always something in England. Sure, it was a religious holiday, but none of the more scenic hoopla that we have begun to associate with the concept of some sort of "Christmas season" or even "Christmas spirit" had several takers at the 18th and early 19th centuries.
But at the 1830s a few books about old timey Christmas carols have been printed. And when we say old timey, we mean it; we are speaking Middle Ages here, people. Not only that, however, the Queen and Prince sent out the first ever Christmas card in 1843. So yeah, the time was totally ripe for many things Christmas.
He had a major fight with his publishers, who refused to publish the thing because they had been all, show us the money, and Dickens was all, dudes, with a name such as Chuzzlewit how would it fail? (To which we say, with a name such as Chuzzlewit, how can it not?) But yeah, it neglected.
For another thing, A Christmas Carol's general plot outline of a gloomy old man who gets a lifetime mulligan was some thing Dickens had already made up to get a very small subplot of the humorous The Pickwick Papers, therefore all he had to do was reorient the thing and unite it with another one of his older ideas--a bit from his Sketches by Boz, which emphasized the concept that Christmas is the season when not-necessarily-religiously-motivated generosity and kindness would make the planet a happier place.
Ultimately, and above all, there's what we'll call philosophical opportunism. One significant way that 19th-century England was distinct from 21st-century America (well, besides all of the other really significant ways) was that it was not a welfare state. Meaning that there was pretty much no social security net to the poor, the ill, the handicapped, and anyone else that nowadays has the capability to get some government assistance to get along in life.
In 1843, Parliament came out with a study on the way the Industrial Revolution was impacting children, with the catchy name, "Second Report of the Children's Employment Commission." Dickens read the hell out of the item, spent a couple of months touring factories and mines in the north of England, also planned to come out with a moralizing article about the horrors that he saw.
Then, he realized something. You know what folks like better than moralizing essays? Virtually anything, such as stories about ghosts. And Christmas.
He whipped up a small haunted home number in which a miserly old man who is given up on connecting with other people gets a opportunity to turn his life around after a few ghosts reveal him the past, present, and possible future. Jam-packed with a ton of Dickens's ideas about how we will need to empathize with the poor and give as generously as possible to people worse off than people, this bizarre mashup of touchy-feely melodrama and straight-up terror quickly turned into the runaway bestseller most of us know and adore.


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Mick Mulvaney on Homeland Security
Military parade would cost $10M-$30M
President Trump's proposed military parade could cost as much as $30 million, budget director Mick Mulvaney said.
Pentagon officials reportedly said in an early meeting about the parade that they did not know how they would pay for it. The administration is reportedly targeting Veterans Day for the parade. Mulvaney told the committee after questioning, that the cost would depend on the length of the parade and the cost of the equipment. "I've seen various different cost estimates of between $10 million and $30 million depending on the size of the parade, the scope of it, the length of it, those kind of things," Mulvaney said.
The cost of a possible parade isn't included in the fiscal 2019 budget plan, so Mulvaney said the White House would have to work with Congress on the funding if "we decide to push forward with that initiative. "We'd have to appropriate funds for it," he said. Trump has proposed a military parade multiple times during his presidency. Source: The Hill coverage of 2018 Trump Administration , Mar 1, 2018
Raise the top line defense number
On spending for military and defense. In a contentious line of questioning from Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), Mulvaney was asked about his legislative record regarding military spending and if he would support increased defense spending. "The best possible route forward is to raise the top line defense number and to have corresponding reductions in the non-defense discretionary," Mulvaney said. Source: Ballotpedia.org: 2017 Trump transition confirmation hearings , Jan 25, 2017
Mulvaney co-sponsored Resolution on UN
Restrict domestic monitoring of phone calls.
Mulvaney signed restricting domestic monitoring of phone calls
The Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring Act of 2014 or the USA FREEDOM Act: Congressional Summary:
Requires the FBI, when seeking phone call records, to show both relevance and a reasonable suspicion that the specific selection term is associated with a foreign power engaged in international terrorism.
Requires a judge approving the release, on a daily basis, of call detail records; and to limit production of records to a period of 180 days.
Requires a declassification review of each decision issued by the FISA court; and make such decisions publicly available, subject to permissible redactions.
Opposing argument: (ACLU, "Surveillance Reform After the USA Freedom Act", June 3, 2015): The USA Freedom Act that passed by a 67-32 margin is not as strong as we wanted. It is markedly weaker than the original version of the USA Freedom Act that the ACLU first supported in 2013. We supported a sunset of the provisions in an effort to advance more comprehensive reform, including rejecting surveillance through cybersecurity information-sharing legislation. Notwithstanding this, however, it is very clear that the USA Freedom Act is a historic step forward.
Opposing argument: (Cato Institute , "Cato scholars differ on USA Freedom Act", Oct., 2015): The privacy community remained divided over the USA Freedom Act. The final version of the bill reauthorized several expiring Patriot Act provisions, but limited bulk collection. Some legislators argued that to pass new legislation would only provide the government convenient new legal justification for its spying--which it would interpret broadly. On the opposite side of the argument stood some pro-privacy groups who held that modest reforms were better than no reforms at all. Source: H.R.2048&S.2685 14-H2048 on Apr 28, 2015
End bulk data collection under USA PATRIOT Act.
Mulvaney co-sponsored USA FREEDOM Act
Congressional summary:: Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ending Eavesdropping, Dragnet-collection, and Online Monitoring Act or the USA FREEDOM Act:
Amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) to require that the records sought pertain to an individual in contact with a foreign power.
Amends the USA PATRIOT Act to minimize the acquisition and retention of information and to prohibit its unauthorized dissemination.
Imposes additional requirements on the authorized use of pen registers and trap and trace devices (devices for recording incoming and outgoing telephone numbers).
Prohibits the searching of collections of communications of US persons.
Opponent's argument against (Electronic Frontier Foundation): The bill only addresses a small portion of the problems created by NSA spying. It does not touch problems like NSA programs to sabotage encryption standards; it does not effectively tackle the issue of collecting information on people outside of the US; and it doesn't address the authority that the government is supposedly using to tap the data links between service provider data centers, such as those owned by Google and Yahoo. The bill also does not address excessive secrecy; it won't deal with the major over-classification issues or the state secrets privilege.
Opponent's argument against (J. Kirk Wiebe, former NSA Senior Intelligence Analyst interview with TheRealNews.com): It's window dressing. Stopping bulk collection is a good step, but the only thing that's going to fix this is direct access into NSA's databases by an independent group of hackers, techie types, people like Snowden who know how to get into a network and look at things and verify that the data they're collecting and what they're doing with it complies with the Constitution. The NSA has essentially operated illegally--unconstitutionally--for 60% of its existence. Source: HR3361 & S1599 14-H3361 on Oct 29, 2013
No transfers of Gitmo prisoners to US or abroad.
Mulvaney co-sponsored H.R.401 & S.165
Congressional Summary: To extend and enhance limitations on the transfer or release of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay. No amounts appropriated for any agency of the US Government may be used, for two years, to construct or modify any facility in the US, to house an individual detained at Guantanamo.
Proponents reasons for voting YEA: Rep. WALORSKI: 21 terrorists have been released just in November alone to foreign countries. This measure would repeal current law that has allowed the administration to transfer prisoners to foreign countries and reduce the population at GTMO down to 127. Detainees at GTMO pose a real threat to our national security. HR 401 would prohibit any detainee transfers to Yemen. Yemen's branch of al Qaeda was founded by former GTMO detainees. We cannot risk trusting the world's most dangerous terrorists to its most dangerous places, nor should we simply cut them loose in rich, stable countries with no security safeguards in place.
Opponents reasons for voting NAY: (CloseGuantanamo.org article, Jan. 2015): The prison at Guantanamo Bay has been open for 13 years. In 2009, President Obama pledged to close Guantanamo within a year. Yet it remains open, undermining America's values and national security. Almost half of the remaining 122 prisoners--55 men in total--were cleared for release in 2010 through 2013. Some of these men were previously cleared by the Bush Administration--some as long ago as 2004. It is unacceptable that the U.S. government continues to hold men that its own national security experts have recommended for release or transfer, and that Congress has intervened to maintain this deplorable state of affairs. We call for the immediate closure of Guantanamo. Guantanamo harms our nation every day it stays open, and it continues to serve as a potent symbol for terrorist recruitment. Source: Detaining Terrorists to Protect America Act 15_H401 on Jan 16, 2015
Funding wars separately is gimmick against sequestration.
Mulvaney voted NAY National Defense Authorization Act
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Q and A With William G. Allman
The curator of the White House talks about the history of the President's mansion and how to protect the collections from tipsy visitors
Megan Gambino
As curator of the White House, William G. Allman is responsible for studying and preserving the 50,000 pieces of art and décor in the residence's permanent collection. Doug Mills / The New York Times / Redux
As curator of the White House, William G. Allman is responsible for studying and caring for the 50,000 pieces of art and décor in the residence's permanent collection. Something of Splendor: Decorative Arts from the White House, an exhibition featuring 95 of the items, opened this October at the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Renwick Gallery. Allman spoke with the magazine's Megan Gambino.
In 1961, Jacqueline Kennedy became the first to recognize the White House as a museum. But it's also a home to a family. Do you ever have the urge to say, "Don't touch that!"
Oh, definitely. That is the dynamism of this house, of this concept. It is, principally, a home and office. The fact that it is a museum is an extra layer of interest to the house that isn't really part of its long-term and necessary existence. So clearly there are those moments when curators are ready to pull out their hair and say, please don't touch. But there are activities that require people to touch and sit and walk on and eat off of. Then, in order to set up for events, people have to handle things sometimes on a moment's notice and our operations crew, in whom we put great faith, may have to pick up things in a hurry. Where you would like them to have two guys on a piece, one may have to grab it. And when you'd like them to not touch the fabrics, they may have to touch them. It's complex.
Since the White House is a home as well as a museum, does that present unique challenges for the curators?
There are people at parties who are careless at times, spilling wine on the upholstery of a chair. One year someone managed to throw a glass of eggnog on the Green Room wall. Mostly, the public tours aren't a problem, since they are confined to careful paths. The pets have never created any serious trouble. Although, occasionally, there is that moment when the first lady admits, "OK, the puppy peed on the Oriental rug." In most cases, that's when they say, "Why don't we remove the rug for safekeeping until the dog is better behaved?"
All the White House's decorative objects have a story to tell. Which is your favorite?
In the area of fine arts, the portrait of George Washington that hangs in the East Room has the most compelling story about being the first art object on the wall when the house opened in 1800 and being designated by First Lady Dolley Madison as something that was essential to save before the British burnt the White House. It is kind of our great icon. It is the one thing that has the longest history of use in the house. President James Monroe purchased two gilt bronze mantel clocks from France in 1817. They were figural clocks. One of them was the Roman goddess Minerva, an iconic symbol of wisdom. But the other clock seemed a more random choice—Hannibal, the Carthaginian general. The agents who were charged with buying the clocks wrote to President Monroe that they were having trouble finding classical figures who weren't nude. So I think they may have picked Hannibal not because of his symbolic importance, but because he was wearing all of his clothes.
What do you love most about your job?
The house is so alive, because you have a new administration every four to eight years. We are commemorating the lives of an unending sequence of people that are "the presidency." So I think that the fact that it is a household collection, it doesn't have just a narrow focus. It isn't just a fine arts museum, or it isn't just a history museum. But that it is a little bit of everything. We have a small staff and everybody has to be reasonably well versed in many things. Though there is an assistant curator for the fine arts, she obviously knows something about the furnishing collection and other memorabilia that we have and photographs and the history of the house and the uses of the rooms. Everybody on the staff is required to have that same sort of broad understanding, so none of us are specialists. In a really big museum, you might have somebody who is truly a specialist in 16th century French armor or something. But I think we have more fun being generalists here, which is probably true of house museum people all over the country.
Decorative choices can sometime seem political. What, in your experience, has been one of the most controversial pieces?
Well, probably the most controversial time was early in the Lincoln administration, just because the country was in an upheaval with the outbreak of the Civil War, and Mrs. Lincoln wanted the White House to look good for her purposes and her husband's purposes even if it was a trying time. And, so, she was fairly noted for having spent the budget and then spent some more. It made awkward times for the president, who was quoted as saying something to the effect of, how do I justify buying flubdubs for the White House when the troops don't have blankets? Mrs. Lincoln was still seeing the White House as requiring a certain elegance. I don't think she was completely wrong, but I think she did make it a little hard for the president.
What is the most curious object in the collection?
One would be a chair that was carved out of a single log. It was sent to President Herbert Hoover in 1932, presumably to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of George Washington. And it is surprisingly comfortable. It had been in storage for years and years until first lady Laura Bush asked us to put it in the solarium on the third floor. When you walk into the room and see that chair for the first time your immediate thought is, "What the heck is that?"
What administration has left the biggest stamp on the collection?
It is a little hard to say. Mrs. Kennedy obviously gets enormous credit for starting the museum focus, the Curator's Office, and the White House Historical Association, and she received enormous public credit when she did her televised walk through the house and emphasized the idea that we are trying to preserve, and we're trying to interpret, and we want people to visit. I think that changed the White House in many ways. Other than just increasing the collection, it also added to the idea that the house was an even more important destination for the public to come to get a chance to go in and see beautiful things.
In a somewhat equal vein, in 1902, President Theodore Roosevelt and his wife Edith wanted the high style Victorian décor of the 19th century to be removed in favor of a house that was more classically decorated like its exterior. So what Mrs. Kennedy found in 1961 was a house that for nearly 60 years had stayed very calm and level because the architecture had stayed the same, the furnishings had largely stayed the same. It was kind of a stage set more than a growing and actively redecorated house as it had been in the 19th century. In some respects, the 1902 renovation put the White House on the map as a historic set.
And Mrs. Kennedy simply boosted its significance a lot by saying, well, if it's going to be an historical set, let's make it an historical set of real things, genuine antiques and wonderful, American paintings and furniture, rather than just 1902 simulations of what a good early 19th century American presidential home should look like.
The exhibition includes some murals and photographs that show the objects. Lots of pieces once in the White House were auctioned off, and several have been reclaimed. What is at the top of your wish list, in terms of items you know existed based on murals and photographs?
In some cases we have been lucky because the White House would buy multiples of things. You would need four matched tables or 24 matched chairs. Once you get one or two back, you could always say you would like some more, even if you are not totally missing what it looked like or what it represents. One of the things that is among the most tragic, was in 1882, when Chester Arthur was the president. He was good friends with Louis Comfort Tiffany, who, in redecorating the public rooms, installed between the columns in the entrance hall 350 square feet of Tiffany stained glass, a giant screen made in red, white and blue glass. Tiffany lamps and Tiffany stained glass windows are highly prized and are considered great monuments to American design. The screen was taken down in 1902 when Theodore Roosevelt renovated the White House and was sold at auction. It went to a man who owned a hotel on the Chesapeake Bay. The building burned down in 1922, and as far as we know, the screen was melted into oblivion. It exists in some black and white photographs and it exists in some color, hypothetical recreations. It would be fun if somehow somebody was able to suddenly show up one day and say, you know, my great grandfather rummaged through the remnants of the hotel and pulled out these chunks of the Tiffany stained glass screen. It would be pretty great to have those back, even if only as a documentary object, since we wouldn't want to re-establish it. Even if the entire screen existed, it wouldn't fit the décor any longer.
In your career in the White House curator's office, is there a moment when you really felt like you had a privileged view of life in the White House?
In the year 2000, we celebrated the 200th anniversary of the opening of the White House. They had a big gala dinner in the East Room, where they invited all the former presidents and first ladies. The head table was everyone but the Reagans, because President Reagan was already in poor health. But it was President and Mrs. Clinton and former president and Mrs. George H. W. Bush, Mrs. Johnson and the Carters and the Fords. Since the folks in our office are interested in history, we were invited to participate in the dinner and say hello to former presidents with whom we had worked. Basically, everybody I had worked with. President Carter got up. President Ford got up. In each case, they talked about how important the house was to them, what it looked like, what was in it, how it helped make their jobs easier, how wonderful the staff was in taking care of them and taking care of the house. It was just one of those moments.
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Published on: 27 Nov 2017 Author: Jon Want
No Baggies fan will be disappointed with a draw away at Tottenham, particularly after the start we've made this season, although Rondón's late chance did make you think of what might have been.
Nonetheless, while the first game of the Pulis era was a distinct improvement in performance and entertainment, the statistics this campaign still make sorry reading. Only in the Great Escape season did we have fewer points or fewer wins from 13 games, and never have Albion scored fewer than 10 goals at this stage.
Game 14 last season was a home game with Watford, and it was the first time that Albion had won game 14 in the Premier League.
2002/2003 13 3 2 8 10 21 11 18th 2 1 3 5 8 7 1 1 5 5 13 4 19th 26
2004/2005 13 1 6 6 12 24 9 18th 1 4 2 7 10 7 0 2 4 5 14 2 17th 34
2005/2006 13 3 2 8 13 22 11 16th 3 0 4 12 12 9 0 2 4 1 10 2 19th 30
2008/2009 13 3 2 8 10 24 11 20th 2 1 4 8 14 7 1 1 4 2 10 4 20th 32
2010/2011 13 4 4 5 16 22 16 12th 3 2 1 8 6 11 1 2 4 8 16 5 11th 47
2012/2013 13 8 2 3 23 15 26 3rd 6 0 1 14 5 18 2 2 2 9 10 8 8th 49
2014/2015 13 3 4 6 13 18 13 15th 1 3 3 10 11 6 2 1 3 3 7 7 13th 44
2015/2016 13 5 2 6 12 17 17 12th 2 1 4 9 13 7 3 1 2 3 4 10 14th 43
2016/2017 13 4 5 4 17 16 17 9th 2 2 2 10 9 8 2 3 2 7 7 9 10th 45
2017/2018 13 2 5 6 10 19 11 17th 1 3 2 6 10 6 1 2 4 4 9 5
2016/2017 13 6 3 4 18 20 21
2016/2017 Results Tottenham Hotspur (A) L 0-4
Hull City (H) W 3-1
2002/2003 09/11/2002 Bolton Wanderers (A) D 1-1 Dobie
2004/2005 14/11/2004 Middlesbrough (H) L 1-2 Earnshaw
2005/2006 19/11/2005 Everton (H) W 4-0 Ellington (2), Clement, Earnshaw
2010/2011 13/11/2010 Wigan Athletic (A) L 0-1
2011/2012 26/11/2011 Tottenham Hotspur (H) L 1-3 Mulumbu
2012/2013 25/11/2012 Sunderland (A) W 4-2 Gera, Long, Lukaku (pen), Gardner (o.g.)
2013/2014 30/11/2013 Newcastle United (A) L 1-2 Brunt
2015/2016 21/11/2015 Arsenal (H) W 2-1 Morrison, Arteta (o.g.)
2016/2017 26/11/2016 Hull City (A) D 1-1 McAuley
2017/2018 25/11/2017 Tottenham Hotspur (A) D 1-1 Rondón
2004/2005 20/11/2004 Arsenal (A) D 1-1 Earnshaw
2005/2006 27/11/2005 Middlesbrough (A) D 2-2 Ellington, Kanu
2008/2009 22/11/2008 Stoke City (A) L 0-1
2010/2011 20/11/2010 Stoke City (H) L 0-3
2011/2012 03/12/2011 Queen's Park Rangers (A) D 1-1 Long
2012/2013 28/11/2012 Swansea City (A) L 1-3 Lukaku
2013/2014 03/12/2013 Manchester City (H) L 2-3 Pantilimon (o.g.), Anichebe
2014/2015 02/12/2014 West Ham United (H) L 1-2 Dawson
2015/2016 29/11/2015 West Ham United (A) D 1-1 Reid (o.g.)
2016/2017 03/12/2016 Watford (H) W 3-1 Evans, Brunt, Phillips
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Norwood Jewell, Vice President of the Fiat Chrysler Automobiles US Department, United Auto Workers, during the opening of contract negotiations in Detroit on July 14, 2015. The former vice president has been charged with conspiracy in a scheme with Fiat Chrysler to buy meals, golf and other perks with money from the automaker. It's the latest development in the government's investigation of how officials at Fiat Chrysler and the UAW enriched themselves by using money set aside for a job-training center. The conspiracy charge against Jewell was filed Monday as a criminal information, which means a guilty plea is likely.
DETROIT — A former vice president at the United Auto Workers was charged Monday in a scheme with Fiat Chrysler executives to buy meals, golf and other perks with the automaker's money — the highest-ranking official snagged in an investigation that has exposed corruption between labor and management.


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Guangdong Governor Zhu Xiaodan (inset) said the case involving Lee Bo is being handled by the "relevant department". Photos: Reuters, i-Cable News
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Will Beijing settle Lee Bo case soon amid global pressure?
The case of the five missing booksellers has now become an international issue.
It's not just because two of the personalities involved are foreign nationals, or because it could be a violation of the "one country, two systems" principle under the Basic Law.
It has become a global issue because it touches on China's behavior as a member of the world community.
The case raises concerns about the existence of a "powerful agency" in China that could operate outside the country's borders and, if necessary, interfere in the internal affairs of other jurisdictions to achieve its own ends.
The Global Times, a hard-hitting tabloid under the Communist Party mouthpiece People's Daily, hinted at its existence in an opinion piece about the Lee Bo case.
Commenting on how Lee was able to return to China without leaving any trace of his having gone through the immigration checkpoint at the border, the newspaper said all "powerful agencies" around the world have their own way of circumventing legal obstacles to get people to cooperate.
And because China, along with its legal, justice and law enforcement systems, is now on the spotlight, there is a chance that Beijing will try to settle this case as soon as possible to avoid any negative impact on the nation's international image.
On Monday morning, officials from Guangdong province made their first comments on the case.
Governor Zhu Xiaodan said: "The case is being handled by the relevant department. These individual matters will have to be evaluated by their practical facts. I believe there will be a fair and practical judgment."
He also said he did not think the case will affect the overall relationship of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau. "It definitely won't."
Another Guangdong official, Public Security Department deputy party secretary Li Xingxiong, said he had nothing to say about Lee Bo's case.
The statements of the Guangdong officials are significant not only for their ambiguity and elusiveness but also for hinting at a "relevant department" that is behind the disappearances.
It will be recalled that no less than Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying has pledged to get to the bottom of the disappearances.
However, local authorities remain in the dark about the particulars of the case.
In fact, it's bizarre that Hong Kong police had to rely on Lee's wife and reports from the Hong Kong-based publications of the pro-Beijing Sing Tao News Corp. for the latest developments about the case.
Sing Tao reported that Lee met his wife on Saturday afternoon in a hotel at an undisclosed location in China and that he is helping with an investigation related to his company.
After the news report came out, Hong Kong police said they received a letter from Lee, brought by his wife, saying that they shouldn't bother investigating the case.
In the letter, Lee assured the police that he was free to do as he liked, and that he was physically and mentally well.
Now why would the Hong Kong police, who claim to have direct and official communication channels with their mainland counterparts, have to rely on Lee's wife and Sing Tao for the latest updates on the case? Hong Kong people simply can't understand this.
In social forums, some internet users raised a number of questions regarding the case:
1) How was Lee able to return to China without an entry permit?
2) How was Lee's wife able to meet him in China, without alerting Hong Kong authorities, and later deliver his letter to the police?
3) Where did the lawmaker get information that Lee and company could have been arrested for consorting with mainland prostitutes, although he later apologized for spreading the rumor?
4) Why did Lee blame his business partner Gui Minhai for dragging him into the case, although what it is about remains unclear?
5) Why did Lee and his wife pose for a snapshot which was later used for newspaper publication?
All these questions hint at a "powerful agency" that is stage-managing the case.
However, the story, as it is developing, is riddled with holes.
For example, in the snapshot of Lee and his wife, why is the background showing a grassland with no building or any other landmark? Has the picture been photoshopped to avoid identification of their meeting place?
If Lee has freedom of movement, why did he choose to meet his wife in a mainland hotel? Why not in Hong Kong?
Did Lee's wife go to China under a special arrangement or through the immigration checkpoint at the border?
This case has raised so many questions that any average Hong Kong individual can't simply believe what has been said about the case so far.
Hong Kong people can't take everything at face value. And that's their answer to Beijing loyalist Maria Tam, who said: "Why don't you [Hong Kong people] believe them [Lee and Gui] when they say they returned to China out of their own will?"
Lawmaker Tam Yiu-Chung also urged Hong Kong people to respect Lee's decision to return to China and help in the investigation of a case related to his company.
But if there is anything that we can learn from this case, it is that our government officials have been shunted aside and therefore are in no position to uphold the "one country, two systems" principle.
In fact, the case is not only about Beijing's commitment to the "one country, two systems" policy but could have implications on the sovereignty of other independent nations. Gui Minhai, a Swedish national, was in Thailand before he disappeared and later resurfaced in China.
Yu Ying-Shih, a Chinese-American historian and Sinologist, said Hong Kong may lose its free port status once the "one country, two systems" is seen to have failed in this case.
Citing Jerome Alan Cohen, a professor of law at New York University School of Law and an expert in Chinese law, Yu said the case could put China's leaders in a bad light as it could show that China is having problems in dealing with the international community, particularly in its attempt to enforce its laws in other jurisdictions.
Indeed, the Lee Bo case has become a serious international issue. Beijing should settle it as soon as possible.
Otherwise, China's leaders may face tough questions from international media about the case during the annual session of the National People's Congress in March.
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Reports on the plan of Kodak and Texas Instruments to venture into the application of digital technology in the motion picture industry in the U.S. By-products of the digital cinema; Expectations on the advances needed to create the digital cinema industry.
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Justia Dockets & Filings Ninth Circuit California Eastern District Langley v. Tulare Police Department et al Filing 49
Langley v. Tulare Police Department et al
ORDER Granting 47 Motion to Proceed IFP; ORDER Vacating Scheduling Order Pending Screening of the Complaint signed by Magistrate Judge Sheila K. Oberto on 08/03/2017. (Attachments: # 1 IFP Application)(Flores, E)
1 2 3 4 5 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 RANDY LANGLEY, 9 Plaintiff, 10 11 v. TULARE POLICE DEPARTMENT and OFFICER COLEJIO, 12 Defendants. 13 Case No. 1:16-cv-0336-DAD-SKO ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF'S APPLICATION TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS (Doc. 47) ORDER VACATING SCHEDULING / ORDER PENDING SCREENING OF THE COMPLAINT (Doc. 23) 14 15 Plaintiff, Randy Langley, is a prisoner in the custody of the California Department of 16 Corrections and Rehabilitation and is housed at the Sierra Conservation Center. On February 5, 17 2016, Plaintiff, proceeding pro se, filed a Complaint in the Superior Court of California, County of 18 Tulare, against Defendants "Tulare Police Department," "Officer Colejio," and "Doe 1," alleging 19 causes of action for "[g]eneral [n]egligence," "[i]ntentional [t]ort," "false imprisonment, battery, 20 cruel and unusual punishment, wrongful prosecution, conviction, violation of civil rights, [and] 21 police misconduct/brutality" arising out of his arrest by Defendants. (Doc. 2, Ex. 1 at 7–11.) 22 Plaintiff seeks compensatory damages and punitive damages in the amount of $100 million. (Id. 23 at 9.) 24 Defendant City of Tulare (erroneously named as Tulare Police Department) filed their 25 answer in state court and, on March 10, 2016, removed the action to this Court. (Doc. 2.) On July 26 20, 2017, Plaintiff filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. 27 (Doc. 47.) Plaintiff has made the showing required § 1915(a) and accordingly, the request to 28 proceed in forma pauperis will be granted. 1 The Court is required to screen complaints brought by prisoners seeking relief against a 2 governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). A 3 complaint, or portion thereof must be dismissed if the prisoner has raised claims that are legally 4 frivolous, malicious, fail to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, or that seek monetary 5 relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b)(1),(2); 28 U.S.C. 6 § 1915(e)(2)(B)(i)–(iii). This case was removed to this Court by Defendant City of Tulare1 such 7 that Plaintiff only recently filed his application to proceed in forma pauperis and none of 8 Plaintiff's claims have been screened. However, a scheduling order has issued under which the 9 parties are presumably engaging in discovery. (See Doc. 23.) 10 At a mere glance, it is apparent to the Court that not all of the claims Plaintiff asserts in the 11 Complaint are cognizable. It would be a waste of limited judicial resources, as well as both time 12 and effort by the parties, for this case to proceed without screening. As such, it is reasonable to 13 vacate the dates set in the scheduling order, including deadlines for discovery, until the Complaint 14 has been screened and cognizable claims have been found on which Plaintiff may proceed. See, 15 e.g., Marshall v. Stanton, No. CIV S-04-1694 LKK PAN P, 2006 WL 2382271, at *3 (E.D. Cal. 16 Aug. 17, 2006). 17 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that 18 1. Plaintiff's application to proceed in forma pauperis (Doc. 47) is GRANTED; 19 2. The dates set forth in the scheduling order entered September 8, 2016 (Doc. 23), 20 are VACATED and will be reset, as appropriate, in a revised scheduling order to be 21 issued following the screening by the Court of the Complaint; and 22 // 23 // 24 // 25 // 26 27 28 1 As the Court has previously noted, see Docs. 40 & 48, there is no indication that Defendant Officer Colejio has properly "received—through service or otherwise—a copy of the initial pleading stating the claim for relief" or was "served with the summons for an initial pleading on file at the time of service," thereby triggering Defendant Officer Colejio's legal obligation to respond to Plaintiff's complaint under Fed. R. Civ. P. 81(c)(2)(A). 2 3. The Clerk of the Court is directed to serve a copy of this order and a copy of 1 2 Plaintiff's in forma pauperis application on the Warden of Sierra Conservation 3 Center, via the Court's electronic case filing system (CM/ECF). 4 5 IT IS SO ORDERED. 6 7 Dated: August 3, 2017 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 3 .
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James Bond and Gibraltar: Filming The Living Daylights
Sean Connery and John Lennon both got married there, and Ian Fleming was inspired by a real-life WW2 incident to use it in his novel Thunderball.
The opening title sequence to The Living Daylights (1987) was filmed on Gibraltar. It was the fifteenth entry in the James Bond film series and the first to star Timothy Dalton as 007 James Bond. The film's title was taken from Ian Fleming's short story, "The Living Daylights". It was the last film to use the title of an Ian Fleming story until the 2006 installment Casino Royale.
The opening NATO exercise teaser, infiltrated by the Russians, was filmed mostly on the Upper Rock. Situated on the southern tip of Spain, Gibraltar has been British territory (and a British naval base) since 1713. Less than 15 miles from the coast of Morocco, the rocky outcrop was known as one of the two 'Pillars of Hercules' – the headlands either side of the Strait of Gibraltar, the narrow neck separating Europe from Africa, which provides the only link between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. The rock is inhabited by Barbary apes (which are actually monkeys) – the only monkeys native to Europe. The inevitable legend has it that once the 'apes' leave, the British will leave.
Filming on the Upper Rock
Principal photography commenced at Gibraltar on 17th September 1986. Aerial stuntmen B.J. Worth and Jake Lombard performed to the pre-credits parachute jump. Both the terrain and wind were unfavourable. Consideration was given to the stunt being done using cranes but aerial stunts arranger B.J. Worth stuck to skydiving and completed the scenes in a day. The aircraft used for the jump was a C-130 Hercules, which in the film had M's office installed in the aircraft cabin. The initial point of view for the scene shows M in what appears to be his usual London office, but the camera then zooms out to reveal that it is, in fact, inside an aircraft. Although marked as a Royal Air Force aircraft, the one in shot belonged to the Spanish Air Force and was used again later in the film for the Afghanistan sequences this time in "Russian" markings.
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Gibraltar scene:
Ian Fleming and Gibraltar
Documents and photographs released by MI5 have given a fascinating insight into the real-life intrigue which inspired James Bond's creator Ian Fleming – from exploding fountain pens to human torpedoes.
Ian Fleming spent World War II in naval intelligence – and biographers have charted how his experiences inspired him to create many of 007′s finest adventures.
Recently MI5 has declassified secret documents shedding further light on the real history of James Bond. The papers at the National Archives document the secret war to defend Gibraltar. They are a story of brilliant impersonators, femme-fatale agents and exploding fountain pens.
Read more on this story here….
(photo by: G A Linares www.linares.gi ) Parachuting down the Eastern side of Gibraltar…
…and landing on Sandy Bay beach (photo by: G A Linares www.linares.gi )
The Tag Heuer watch seen on Dalton's wrist during the pre title sequence was given the name `Gibraltar Heuer'.
Glimpses of the Gibraltar Watch can be seen at various points in the pre-title sequence. But the best close-ups come during the parts where Bond has torn through the canvass roofing on the bad guy's getaway vehicle, between approximately 5½ and 6½ minutes into the film (as viewed on the 2006 Ultimate Edition DVD). Here Dalton grabs the steering wheel with his left hand, wristwatch exposed below the sleeve, providing over seventy-five distinct frames that we stop-captured for closer analysis.
Several attributes are readily apparent. In addition to the Gibraltar Watch description above, Bond's timekeeper shows dark hands and dark markers. It has a graduated bezel, black in color. Additionally, the bracelet is jubilee-style.
The Gibraltar Heuer 980.031 PVD Night Dive watch, seen worn by Dalton in the pre-title training exercise over Gibraltar
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Solution #239: Fund-a-Building - A Chapel for the Ages
Featuring: A Chapel for the Ages
Client: Virginia Theological Seminary
The Idea:
In October 2010, The Virginia Theological Seminary lost their chapel to a horrific fire. After two years of planning, VTS needed a video to launch the public phase of their capitol campaign to rebuild it.
The main challenge was to not dwell on the tragedy and loss, but to enthusiastically embrace the future potential of a new chapel and experiences for faculty, students, staff and future members of the VTS Family. Another challenge was to consolidate their story without losing the impact of such a compelling tale.
Through interviews with key members of the capitol campaign committee, and an interview with the renowned architect, Robert A.M. Stern who is designing the new chapel, Video Solutions decided to tell as much of the story as possible through the interviews themselves. A narrator was added to bridge the story and to help tie the story elements together. The use of historic photos, similar to Ken Burns' style, enabled us to show the importance the chapel and historic nature of campus. The audience was presented with a compelling case and the need for a replacement.
The net result, Video Solutions was able to deliver a powerful story that enhanced participation and involvement in the Capitol Campaign. The program was publicly unveiled in February and the campaign closed in September. The video presentation helped exceed the campaign's goal and ground broke on the new chapel in early 2013.
Honors:
A 2013 Telly Award under Charitable/Non-Profit Category and a 2013 Gold Aurora Award in Fund Raising Category
"Succinctly and beautifully conveying the need to build a new chapel, the Chapel for the Ages video would become an important tool in VTS raising over $14 million surpassing every goal we set."
– Rev. James Barney Hawkins IV, Ph.D., Vice-President for Institutional Advancement
Based in the Washington, D.C. & Northern Virginia Area
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Roll Call Hires Alex Roarty As Chief Political Correspondent
Washington (Jan. 29) – CQ Roll Call, an Economist Group business, today announced that Alex Roarty will join the Roll Call newspaper as senior political writer.
"Alex is a great addition to Roll Call, and he'll be on the road frequently," Roll Call editor-in-chief Melinda Henneberger said. "He will add to our must-read coverage of the political campaign in 2016."
Roarty worked for five years at National Journal, where he last served as the chief political correspondent for The Hotline. There, he covered everything from the presidential race to House, Senate, and gubernatorial contests for NJ's website and magazine.
Previously, he was editor of the Harrisburg-based PoliticsPA.com and Capitol bureau chief for Pennsylvania Legislative Services. He was born in Louisiana, grew up in Texas, and went to college in Pennsylvania.
He joins previously announced Roll Call columnists – Jon Allen, Matt Lewis, Patricia Murphy, Leslie Sanchez and Walter Shapiro – along with new political editor Mary C. Curtis, congressional editor Phyllis Jordan, audience development director Andrew Breiner, and reporters Rema Rahman, Stephanie Akin and Eric Garcia.
About CQ Roll Call
CQ Roll Call provides intelligence and grassroots advocacy resources for government and political professionals. As the publisher of CQ.com, CQ Weekly, Roll Call and several topic-specific verticals, it is the premier source of timely, objective news and analysis on government and electoral politics. CQ Roll Call has won more Dirksen Awards for 'Distinguished Reporting of Congress' than any other organization, and for 70 years we have been committed to providing nonpartisan insights and in-depth analysis on Congress and the policy-making process. The company's products and services cover all aspects of legislative, government and electoral processes, giving clients actionable information and custom tools to maximize their influence.
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In May of 2016, Jim and Geri Rovello signed a ten-year agreement with the Portland Parks & Recreation for the continued maintenance of these beloved courts. With this new mission and responsibility, the Alex Rovello Memorial Foundation was formed in 2016. The mission of the foundation will be to provide support for the care and preservation of the Alex Rovello Memorial Courts at Berkeley Park and to promote, develop and enhance the lifetime sport of tennis. We greatly appreciate Stephen Leasia who guided us in the formation of the foundation.
Boys High School Doubles
High school doubles teams from Cleveland and Wilson joined us for match play on the Alex Rovello Memorial Courts, Saturday, April 9th. Cleveland teams included: Ismayn & Riyaz Ditter, Zach Smith & Jamil Ditter, Owen Thomas & Josh Allers, Daniel Knutsen & Vaughn Overall. Wilson teams included: David Menashe & Mac Weinstock, Jake Van Horne & Henry Bringenberg, Liam Burcham & John Elliot. Cleveland's team of Ismayn & Riyaz Ditter defeated David Menashe & Mac Weinstock of Wilson in the final.
Spring-cleaning occurred at the courts with a much-needed power washing; bringing the courts back to their previous luster. The newly formed Alex Rovello Memorial Foundation, in partnership with the Portland Parks & Rec. also created an 80-foot flowerbed along side the courts in May to enhance the surroundings.
Projects that were also completed during spring include planting of seven flowering crepe myrtle trees on Bybee Blvd. and replacement of the bulbs for the on-court lighting.
U of O Men's Tennis Team at Alex Rovello Memorial Courts
Great fun was had by all that ventured out into the +90 heat on June 4th to spend time with the University of Oregon Men's Tennis Team. The day began with a welcome by Mike Abbate, Portland Parks & Recreation Director highlighting the continued park improvements in partnership with the Alex Rovello Memorial Foundation. Following his address, people of all ages joined the Ducks and Luke Rencher from the Portland Tennis Center to hit on the courts. Next the U of O players were introduced and demonstrated collegiate doubles drills. Their skill and athleticism impressed all. Thank you to the wonderful young men and coaches who gave of their free time to make this day so memorable. Go Ducks!
"Woodstock Gives Back Celebration" at Otto's Sausage Kitchen
Huge thank you to Jerry and Gretchen at Otto's Sausage Kitchen for providing the venue and their support for a wonderful day of remembering Alex. Good friends, great food, beautiful weather and music made the "Woodstock Gives Back Celebration" on Sept. 11th wonderful. Gretchen and Jerry generously donated $1,500 to the Alex Rovello Memorial Foundation for the maintenance of the tennis courts at Berkeley Park. Thank you to the Woodstock Business Association for spearheading this community event.
We are honored to once again have the support of the Kinsman Foundation. Their $7,500 grant this year helped to maintain the Alex Rovello Memorial Courts at Berkeley Park, in addition to promoting, developing and enhancing the lifetime sport of tennis.
Alex's friends and supporters who visited the courts for the first time in 2016:
Nikki Puszcz and family
Nikki was a fellow athlete at the U of O, playing on the lacrosse team and a dear friend of Alex's.
Cheryl Shrum and Geri Rovello at the Alex Rovello Memorial Courts
U of O alumni Cheryl Shrum, now living in Hawaii, sponsored the donation of a self-returning backboard for the courts through the foundation Project Tennis Backboard. Project Tennis Backboard is a 501(c)3 nonprofit whose goal is to get tennis backboards into every public tennis facility, school, & college in America – because it all starts with a place to play! A big thank you to Cheryl and Project Tennis Backboard!
Wilma, Daan, and Piet Maasland from Geldrop, Netherlands
Daan was Alex's doubles partner for the 2012-2013 season at the University of Oregon.


Affiliate Events are any type of fundraiser that includes Els for Autism Foundation as a benefitting charity of the event. These events may include, but are not limited to, a golf tournament, charity auction, 5K walk or run, casino night, fashion show, gala and more!
Registration: All Affiliate Events must be registered here. Once the online registration form is completed, you will be contacted within 5 business days with more details and helpful tips for fundraising by the Els for Autism Events team. If your Affiliate Event is a golf tournament, your event location and date should not conflict with any of the scheduled 2019 Golf Challenge Regional Events in the U.S. or Canada. These event dates are all listed on the Golf Challenge website.
Affiliate Event login page: Once registered and have set-up an Affiliate Event fundraising page, you can login to your event here.
Fundraising Deadline: All Affiliate Events will have until 3 p.m. EST on Wednesday, September 18, 2019, to qualify for the 2019 Grand Finale.
The Els for Autism Foundation continues to grow its programs to improve the lives of individuals and families impacted by autism and 86% of every dollar of revenue generated goes towards those offerings. The Foundation is currently running a capital campaign to complete the construction of The Els Center of Excellence ™ campus by the addition of an Adults Services Center, Sports Facility and, Medical and Research Facility.


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The new manager found in System Center 2012 R2 allows for simple resource movement between environments.
Besides bringing more programmers into the fold, the key to Windows success will be support for additional languages in Visual Studio.
Microsoft's tweaks make it easier to fail over to a second datacenter when issues occur.
The new mobile-centric vision for Windows 8 will have IT pros running to keep up.
Migrating to new platforms such as mobile devices and the cloud, boosting security and new usage models such as social networking and analyzing big data in real time, will drive this year's IT initiatives.
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From not embracing change to segmenting groups, here are some ways in which IT leaders are setting up their teams for failure.
Microsoft has officially shared next to nothing about its product roadmaps, beyond some fairly sweeping statements it has made about aligning around the "One Microsoft" mission.
Once the frontrunner and the IT trendsetter, Microsoft must now compete in a market that's future is not solely dictated by the one company.