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By the sounds of it, you might not recognise the productions of Simon Unwin, aka Hence Therefore, from one project to the next. In a dusty pub near Liverpool Street earlier this year he mused on writing the soundtrack to a queer production of Shakespeare's Hamlet, exploring the world of pop music under the name Simon Unwound and playing in a Fugazi inspired rock group with 3BS Records founder Jon Papert. "I put an ad in the street press" he begins when asked to expand on the latter. "I think it was something like 'we need a drummer, we like Fugazi' kind of thing… That was back in 2009. So we've known each other since then and been really good mates ever since. We lived together for a few years too. I guess I had listened to some electronic music before we started living together but he got really deeply into it. About the time I met Jon I was interested in trying to make electronic music and I started messing around with keyboards and stuff. That was like 6-7 years ago: it's only now got to a point where I feel like I'm any good at it."
His recent cassette, 'Machine For Destroying Value' saw its release through Papert's 3BS, presenting a tapestry of faded percussive loops, gritten synth work and mournful ambience. Although the material may sound painstakingly arranged, according to Unwin, much of the release stems from live recordings. "I have no patience for software" he begins. "I just get so dizzy you know? I could do literally anything with this and it's too much! About half the EP is live. I have a Korg Poly 800. My brother's a teacher and he found it at his school. It was going to be thrown out so he gave it to me. I use that sometimes, but I'm trying to stick to just using vocals for Hence Therefore because I love singing and it's much more expressive. If you're running it through all this hardware too you can really explore where the human voice starts to sound inhuman. Where does it turn into a percussive instrument, or where does it start to sound creepy? That sort of uncanny valley of the human voice is rich."
Aside from the EP's mature tonal palette, Unwin has also been at pains to present a release which expresses something reflective of his own experiences and politics. "The EP is about the way that capitalism makes particular places or environments feel really nightmarish and strange", he divulges when asked to explain the EPs context further. "The title, 'Machine for Destroying Value' is a quote from a Francis Spufford book about the Soviet Union called Red Plenty. I asked my friend Lizzie to do the cover art, which is of a giant coal mining machine in Germany I think. I guess the irony is here's this machine that's mining a very commercially profitable commodity but its actually destroying something else which is more valuable. If it's about anything its about that: that idea of being alienated by capitalism.
"In Sydney in the Autumn it just rains all the time. A bunch of the buses in Sydney have got these huge ads on them. They're printed in this sort of gauzy way so you can ostensibly see out the window still, but when it's raining heavily, the effect is that you basically can't see out the window. You can't see where you are. This confluence of being on public transport in the rain with a privately rented ad on the side so you can't see where the fuck you are. These vague sort of anxieties are what it's about. I'm sure there'd be a myriad more examples in London, you're so close to the financial heart. People write about it and it's real, I can tell that from a week here."
Unwin's mix for us comprises the 60th in the series, and as such Unwin has provided something different from the usual format. His contribution comes in the form of a 25 minutes live set, showcasing his texturally rich, organic take on leftfield electronica, clamorous rhythms and swelling vocal abstractions building to a resonant close.
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Wall Street sours on Silicon Valley, battering tech stocks
Wall Stree...
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Investors for years have seemingly adored technology stocks as much as most people love their smartphones.
But Wall Street has suddenly soured on Silicon Valley and the rest of tech, triggering a stomach-churning downturn in a turbulent October.
Some of the hardest hit stocks belong to five companies - Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Google. They have collectively attracted billions to their products, carving out lucrative markets they each dominate in an increasingly digital world. Investors latched on to their success and gave them their own acronym, "FAANG." (It's still in use even though Google now trades under the stock of its parent Alphabet Inc.)
What a difference a month makes. Since the end of September, individual FAANG stocks have plunged between 4 percent and 20 percent, collectively wiping out nearly $400 billion in paper shareholder wealth.
The downturn may seem puzzling, given that Apple's iPhone sales are booming, the online shopping traffic keeps sending more consumers to Amazon, people are constantly asking Google to enlighten and direct them, people keep posting on Facebook and Netflix has never been a more popular entertainment destination.
But these companies are facing rising challenges. President Donald Trump has escalated a trade war with China, for instance, and governments are starting to consider tougher regulation that could curb tech's influence. Employees at some large tech concerns are increasingly restive about their companies' contributions to military and immigration-related projects.
Much of that contributes to concerns that the tech companies won't be growing as much and as quickly as investors had expected. "We are starting to see 'fork-in-the-road' situation for technology," said Wedbush Securities analysts Daniel Ives.
Investors currently are betting it will be a bumpy road. The tech-driven Nasdaq index is 12 percent below the high it reached in August.
The big-name tech stocks have been faring so well for so long that investors have been betting on even bigger things to come from the companies. Those wagers might take longer to pay off, or worse, fizzle completely if a slowing economy or a recession undermines their future growth.
Facebook and Google, for instance, might not be able to entice as many new users to their free digital services, and the advertising that generates most of their revenue might shrivel away.
For Amazon, it might mean consumers
For Amazon, it might mean consumers curtail their spending on merchandise in its e-commerce site or decide they really don't need an internet-connected speaker like the Echo after all. Netflix might have more difficulty attracting subscribers, and could even start seeing more cancellations if households feel squeezed.
Rising interest rates are also weighing on stock prices, analysts say. Higher rates reduce the present value of future corporate earnings, which in turn undermines the justification for the lofty valuations - and high share prices - of tech companies.
These valuations are commonly measured by price-to-earnings ratios - the amount investors are willing to pay for each dollar of anticipated earnings. Consider Netflix, a company that began renting DVDs through the mail during the late 1990s, and which not long ago was considered to be worth more than Walt Disney Co. and its Magic Kingdom.
Even after the recent sell-off, Netflix's price-to-earnings ratio stands at $107 for every $1 in earnings. By comparison, Disney's is a more reasonable $14 for every $1 in earnings - and
Even after the recent sell-off, Netflix's price-to-earnings ratio stands at $107 for every $1 in earnings. By comparison, Disney's is a more reasonable $14 for every $1 in earnings - and it's also now worth about $37 billion more than Netflix.
The long tech rally boosted two members of the FAANG club - Apple and Amazon - to trillion-dollar market valuations, making them the first U.S. companies to reach that milestone.
But Amazon's market value now stands below $800 billion. Apple could also be knocked out of the $1 trillion club if its earnings for the latest quarter disappoint investors the same way Amazon and Alphabet reports did this past week.
"There are a lot of white knuckles out there right now, so all eyes are on Apple to emerge as the knight in shining armor," Ives said.
Apple's report for its fiscal fourth quarter is scheduled to be released Nov. 1. Analysts expect Apple to have earned $13.5 billion for the July-September quarter, or about $6 million every hour.
AP Business Writer Alex Veiga in Los Angeles contributed to this story.
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Arandas is a municipality of the Altos Sur region of the state of Jalisco in Mexico. Arandas is also the name of the municipality's main township and the center of the municipal government. The city centre is approximately 86 miles (138 km) east of Guadalajara, the state capital. Arandas is accessible to residents of Guadalajara by the Mexican Federal Highway 80D and Jalisco State Highway 314.

The population of the town of Arandas was 46,099 as of the census of 2005. The town's main plaza is named Plaza Hidalgo after Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, known as the father of Mexico's war of independence. The municipality's population as of the census of 2015 was 77,116 and its area was 1,238.02 km2 (478 sq mi); however, both of these figures have been significantly reduced since 2007 with the creation of the municipality of San Ignacio Cerro Gordo from the western part of what was formerly part of the Arandas municipality. San Ignacio Cerro Gordo was the second-largest community in the municipality before the split, with a population of 9,485 inhabitants, but the largest remaining community besides the city of Arandas is Santa María del Valle, with a population of 3,902 inhabitants.

Arandas is situated on the Mesa Central at an elevation of 6,762 feet (2,061 metres). Arandas is commonly known among Mexicans as the commercial and manufacturing centre for agricultural products (typically beans and wheat) and its pastoral environment, which allows the city to produce various commercial products such as linseed oil, tequila, pottery, woollen blankets, and straw hats.

Local toponymy
The name is derived from the original name the existing population received during the 17th century: Santa María de Guadalupe de los Aranda, which was derived from the last name Aranda, one of the founding families; along with Camarena and Hernández Gamiño.

History
Originally, the region was inhabited by the Chichimeca and the Purépecha people. To show the origin of this community more extensively, the past was excavated and information was linked together until reaching its institutional origin that dates to July 2, 1544, the year that both New Spain's viceroy Don Antonio de Mendoza, as the governor of Nueva Galicia Francisco Vázquez de Coronado, they gave in a series of land bonds to Spanish captain Juan de Villaseñor y Orozco, which by its vast land area became a large estate (40.000 square km) achieved due to his great labour both, in the early days of the conquest, as well as a reward for his great strategies during the Mixton war.

On November 14, 1824, Arandas became part of the Atotonilco department. On April 8, 1844, the council was established. On July 9, 1875, Arandas became elevated to municipality status and on September 17, it was raised to town status, but belonged to the La Barca department. On August 23, 1969, Arandas became recognized as a city by then governor of Jalisco, Francisco Medina Ascencio.

From 1926 to 1929, the Cristero War took place and Arandas was a focal during the war because of the strong religious sentiments of the population.

The crater Arandas, on the planet Mars, was named after the city since 1976, when the International Astronomical Union agreed to put it in honour of the city. Arandas Crater is estimated to be 24.8 km (15.4 miles) in diameter. Arandas is located within the Mare Acidalium Quadrangle to the Northeast of Chryse Planitia in the Northern Plains of Mars and is one of the classic examples of a double-layered ejecta crater. The Arandas crater was one of the first DLE craters studied following the start of the Viking Orbiter missions in the late 1970s.

Demography
According to the 2005 Second Count of Population and Housing, the city has 80,193 inhabitants, of which 38,171 are males and 42,022 are women; 0.56% of the population are of Indigenous backgrounds. In 2015, the population in Arandas was composed of 49% men and 51% women. The city has seen a sharp demographic rise in recent years to its growing agricultural sector and economic opportunities. Compared to 2010, the population in Arandas increased by 10.7%. Around 60% of the population is of European origin mostly of Spanish and French descent. The Municipality has an Afro-Descendant population of 599, approximately 0.78% of the city's population, this population descends from victims of the slave trade in Latin America perpetuated by the New Spanish regime.

The age range of Arandas residents that concentrates the largest population were 15 to 19 years (7,738 inhabitants), 5 to 9 years (7,441 inhabitants), and 10 to 14 years (7,321 inhabitants). Among them, they concentrated 27.9% of the total population.

Diversity of the person of reference or head of the household
According to data from the Population Census 2020, 22.8k dwellings were registered, with an average of 3.4 individuals per household. Of these, 31.4% are homes where the person of reference is a woman and 68.6% corresponds to homes where the person of reference is a man. Regarding the age ranges of the person of reference, 11.9% of the dwellings are concentrated heads of households between 35 and 39 years.

Languages
The principal and main language of Arandas is Spanish, it is the language of trade and commerce in addition to the language most commonly spoken in the everyday lives of residents. The number of speakers of indigenous languages has declined since the colonial era through genocide, cultural assimilation and policies enacted by the Spanish Empire and New Spain. However, some indigenous languages continue to be spoken within Arandas and the Greater Los Altos region. The population that's able to fluently speak one indigenous language was 261 inhabitants, which corresponds to 0.32% of the total population of Arandas. The most widely spoken indigenous dialects were Tzeltal (233 inhabitants), Náhuatl (10 inhabitants), Zapoteco (9 inhabitants) and Tarasco (9 inhabitants). Purépecha speakers also exist within the city, although the official number is unknown. These speakers descend from the Tzeltal, Nahuas, Zapotec, Purépecha and Tarasco people that have inhabited the Jalisco province since the Pre-Columbian era.

Many European languages are also spoken within the city as around 60% of the population is of European origin mostly of Spanish and French descent.

Immigration
Immigration to the Los Altos de Jalisco region of Mexico has increased due to the rising economic opportunities that the region gives. Arandas specifically, is a rising residence for immigrants due to its proximity to Guadalajara, the state capital and the seventh-largest city in Mexico. The largest number of migrants who entered Arandas in the last 5 years came from the United States (338 people), Canada (30 people), and South Korea (18 people). The main causes of migration to Arandas in recent years were family (191 people), labour (95 people), and living place (38 people).

Inequality
The Gini coefficient of Arandas is 0.41. The Gini coefficient or Gini index is a statistical measure designed to represent the income distribution of the inhabitants, specifically, the inequality between them. Indices closer to 0, represent more equity among its inhabitants, while values close to 1, express maximum inequity among its population. This makes Arandas one of the municipalities in Jalisco with the lowest social inequality. In 2015, in Jalisco, the municipalities with the lowest social inequality, according to the GINI index, were: Tonila (0.359), Tonaya (0.363), Acatlán de Juárez (0.366), Ixtlahuacán de los Membrillos (0.372), and San Gabriel (0.374). On the other hand, the municipalities with less social equality by this metric were: Mezquitic (0.640), Bolaños (0.532), Villa Guerrero (0.468), Quitupan (0.458), and Huejuquilla el Alto (0.457).

Economy
The economy of Arandas is centred around the production of goods and services, particularly the production of agricultural goods. Arandas has had unprecedented macroeconomic stability, with one of the highest per capita incomes of Jalisco municipalities, especially with the Los Altos Region. The International sales of Arandas in 2020 totalled US$4.41M, -0.37% less than the previous year.

According to data from the Economic Census 2019, the economic sectors that concentrated the most economic units in Arandas were Retail Trade (1,991 units), Other Services except Government Activities (662 units), and Temporary Accommodation and Food Preparation and Drinks (507 units).

Main imports and exports
The products with the highest level of international sales in 2020 were Plastics Articles for the Conveyance or Packing of Goods (US$3.71M), Containers of Glass of a Kind Used for the Conveyance or Packing of Goods (US$590k), and Boxes, Sacks, Bags and other Paper Packaging (US$66.9k). International purchases of Arandas in 2020 were US$2.45M, -81.8% less than the previous year. The products with the highest level of international purchases in 2020 were Machinery and Apparatus for Soldering, Brazing, Welding, Gas-Operated Surface Tempering Machines and Appliances (US$694k), Machinery and Mechanical Appliances Having Individual Functions, not Specified Elsewhere (US$472k), and Labels of all Kinds, Paper or Paperboard, whether or not Printed (US$302k). As of June 2021, the annual international sales of Arandas totalled US$19.2M and the international purchases totalled US$4.96M, a balance of US$14.24M.

International sales destinations and purchases

The main international sales destinations in 2020 were the United States (US$4.24M), Nicaragua (US$127k), and El Salvador (US$27.5k) while the main countries of origin of international purchases in 2020 were China (US$921k), Belgium (US$618k), and the United States (US$568k).

Foreign direct investment

Jalisco, particularly the Los Altos de Jalisco subregion (which includes Arandas), has received a lot of Foreign Direct Investment in the 21st century. In the period January to June 2021, FDI in Jalisco reached US$875M, distributed in reinvestment of earnings (US$542M), inter-company debts (US$202M), and equity capital (US$131M). From January 1999 and June 2021, Jalisco accumulates a total of US$625B in FDI, distributed in equity capital (US$15.4B), reinvestment of earnings (US$10.3B), and inter-company debts (US$8.85B). From January to June de 2021, the main origin countries of FDI in Jalisco were United States (US$301M), United Kingdom (US$209M), and Canada (US$90.2M). Between January 1999 and June 2021, the countries that have contributed the most to FDI are the United States (US$17.6B), Germany (US$2.98B), and Spain (US$2.9B).

Poverty

In 2015, 38.9% of the population was in a situation of moderate poverty and 2.94% in extreme poverty. The vulnerable population due to social deprivation reached 36.8%, while the vulnerable population by income was 5.82%. Poverty rates in Arandas have decreased substantially since 2010 but economic challenges still persist for many inhabitants. The main social deficiencies of Arandas in 2015 were deprivation of social security, educational backwardness and deprivation of health services.

In 2020, 0.73% (592 people) of the population in Arandas had no access to sewage systems, 0.96% (776 people) did not have a water supply network, 0.64% (514 people) did not have a bathroom and 0.33% (266 people) did not have electricity. These figures have greatly reduced since 2000, due to economic growth, government spending by the Jalisco state governments of Francisco Javier Ramírez Acuña, Gerardo Octavio Solís Gómez, Emilio González Márquez, Aristóteles Sandoval and Enrique Alfaro Ramírez.

Labour
In the second quarter of 2021, the average labour participation rate in Jalisco and Arandas was 61.8%, which implied an increase of 1.15 percentage points compared to the previous quarter (60.6%). The unemployment rate was 3.36%, which implied a decrease of 0.36 percentage points compared to the previous quarter (3.72%). Aranda's rate of labour participation is 2.8% higher than the Mexican average, which as of the second quarter of 2021 is 59%. There exists a large discrepancy between male and female labour rates in Arandas and Jalisco, which is characteristic for Mexican states and cities. As of 2021, the labour participation rate for males is 78.7% and the rate for women is 46.5%. The unemployment rate for men in Arandas is 3.31% compared to 3.44% for women.

The average monthly salary in the second quarter of 2021 was $5.48k MX, $459 MX lower than the previous quarter ($5.94k MX). The average monthly salary for formal labour was $6.13k MX and for informal labour was $4.76k MX. 52.4% of the workforce is formally employed while 47.6% are informally employed, with men earning an average of $6.06k MX per month and the average women making $4.65k MX. In Jalisco, 10% of the lowest-income households (first decile) had an average quarterly income of $15k MX in 2020, while the 10% of households with the highest income (tenth decile) had an average quarterly income of $159k MX in the same period.

The occupations with the most workers during the second quarter of 2021 were Sales Employees, Dispatchers and Dependent on Trade, Traders in Stores, and Bricklayers, Stonemasons and Related.

Quality of life

Inhabited private homes distribution by number of rooms
In 2020, most inhabited private homes had 3 and 4 rooms, 35.4% and 31%, respectively. In the same period, the inhabited private homes with 2 and 3 bedrooms, 42.2% and 26.1%, respectively.

Services and connectivity in housing
Arandas ranks highly among the Municipalities of Jalisco and Mexican Municipalities in terms of the 5 major categories that dictate the quality of life of its residents. These five major categories include access to technologies, entertainment, availability of goods and availability of transport and equipment. As of 2020, 53.3% of Arandas residents have access to the internet, this figure is 12.3 percentage points below the world average, being 65.6%. 92% of Arandas residents have cellular devices like portable phones, a figure which ranks the city on the higher hand of Mexican municipalities, and only 0.6 percentage points below the world average. 70% of Households in Arandas have access to television, far below the Mexican average of  92.7%. However, Arandas's status as a particularly rural community reduces this figure. 14.3% of households within the municipality have access to a movie service and 11% have access to a gaming console. 59.3% of households have ready access to an oven, 89% have access to a washing machine and 94.6% of households have access to a fridge. Arandas's access to refrigerators is higher than the nationwide average as only 88 percent of households in Mexico had a refrigerator in use according to 2018 data.

Regarding transportation availability, 66.2% of households have automobiles which is significantly higher than the nationwide average of 48.43%. 34.3% of Arandas's households have motorcycles and 35.8% have bikes. Regarding access to equipment, 2.39% of houses in Arandas have solar panels, 50.5% have solar water heaters and 2.35% have access to air conditioning. The Mexican air conditioning penetration rate is 16%, meaning that Arandas falls on the low end of the spectrum for Mexican cities.

Travel time
In Arandas, the average travel time from home to work was 15.1 minutes and 89.8% of the population takes less than an hour to move, while 2.15% takes more than 1 hour to get to work. On the other hand, the average travel time from home to a place of study such as a school or university was 13.8 minutes, 95.4% of the population takes less than an hour to move, while 2.42% takes more than 1 hour. Arandas ranks higher than the Mexican average when it comes to travel time. 59.4% of employed Arandians arrive at work within 15 minutes or less, compared to 13.1% of Mexicans.

Means of transportation to work and school
In 2020, 60.6% of the population used bus, taxi, or similar as the main means of transportation to work. Regarding the means of transport to go to the place of study, 81.5% of the population used bus, taxi, or similar as the main means of transportation. Buses and taxis are the most efficient mode of transport for Arandas residents as 72% of individuals who commute to work in 15 minutes or fewer use buses and taxis as modes of transportation as well as 89.4% of people that travel to school. Travellers to Arandas can commute via various state highways, such as Jalisco State Highways 323, 314, 350, 307, 341 and 351 and the Mexican Federal 15D and 80D highways.

Religion
78.78% of the population practice Roman Catholicism. However, there are also Evangelicals (Baptists and others) as well as Jehova's Witnesses, Mormons, and other religions. 20.15% of the inhabitants do not practice any religion.

Tequila production
Arandas is the main tequila production center in the Los Altos region, one of the two main tequila producing regions in the state of Jalisco: the other being the municipality of Tequila, Jalisco.
Arandas is home to the La Alteña distillery, one of the most well-known and respected distilleries of tequila producing brands such as El Tesoro De Don Felipe. Widely renowned for using traditional production methods such as roasting agave in brick ovens, without the use of flavour additives, diffusers, or autoclaves employed by lesser quality brands. At the entrance of the town, there is a landmark monument that signals the entrance to the Centinela distillery (followed by another monument dedicated to the city's founder). Organically grown agave for tequila is produced in the village of Agua Negra, about 16 miles from Arandas.

Facts about Arandas, Jalisco
 Tequila is one of the best-selling products in Arandas.
 The most exported products from Arandas are Cazadores, Centinela, Carrera and Tapatío tequilas.
 Arandas has French, Italian, and Spanish communities.
 San Jose Obrero, currently the largest church in Arandas, has Romanesque-Gothic style architecture and one of the biggest bells in North America.
 On July 5, 2013, construction began on a new 18-bed "regional" hospital.
 A Mars Crater was named Arandas by The International Astronomical Union in 1976 in order to bring honour to the city.

Notable people from Arandas, Jalisco
 Juan Pablo Orozco, Mexican footballer (Club Atlético Zacatepec, Ascenso MX)
 Juan Carlos Martínez Camarena, Mexican footballer (Deportivo Marquense, Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala)
 José Luis Valle Magaña, Mexican politician
 Alicia Cervantes, Mexican footballer (C.D. Guadalajara Femenil, Liga MX Femenil)
 Oscar Saavedra, Mexican footballer (Central Texas Lobos FC, Gulf Coast Premier League)
 Arely Guadalupe García Aguayo, Mexican-American beauty queen

Government

Municipal presidents

References
This article in Spanish
Population and housing count in Spanish

External links
Gobierno Municipal de Arandas Official website
Noti-Arandas Newspaper featuring local and regional news

Municipalities of Jalisco

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SPEED LIMIT LOWERED ON HEATHCOTE ROAD
Safety will be improved for motorists travelling along Heathcote Road, with changes to the speed limit between The Avenue and New Illawarra Road later this month.
Roads and Maritime Services carried out a speed zone review after a fatal incident earlier this year and requests from the community.
Roads and Maritime will be installing a 90 km/h speed limit along a 12 kilometre length of Heathcote Road to provide safer journeys for all motorists.
The speed limit will be reduced from 100 km/h to 90 km/h between 250 metres east of The Avenue and 150 metres west of New Illawarra Road.
The remaining speed limits along Heathcote Road will remain the same.
The speed limit changes will come into effect on Monday 15 April, weather permitting.
The speed limit changes are expected to provide a consistent speed limit and bring significant road safety benefits to the residents and all road users in this area.
The changes to the speed limits were assessed on a number of factors including crash history, road geometry, road environment and traffic volumes.
Electronic message signs will be in place to advise motorists of the lowered speed limit.
Roads and Maritime is continuing to plan for the installation of new audio tactile marking along Heathcote Road between MacArthur Drive at Holsworthy and Princes Highway at Engadine.
Roads and Maritime is also continuing to investigate options for road widening along this busy road corridor, which will include the installation of central median barriers.
The community will be kept informed as plans progress and motorists are reminded to drive to the speed limit at all times for the safety of all road users.
The new speed limit signs are expected to be installed along Heathcote Road from Monday 15 April, weather permitting.
Community members can sign up at the Safer Roads NSW website to receive updates about changes to permanent speed limits in their area.
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Stop It, For The Children
Not only do car chases look really cool in movies, but they rarely end with innocent children being killed by a police cruiser. Not so in real life. Not so in Detroit.
"[The police] were right on their rear, the police car bumped their tail a little bit, and the car flew up in the air," the friend said. "There was no need for the police to be that close. I yelled 'WATCH OUT' but it was too late. When the car hit them, both of them just looked at me. They screamed. It just keeps re-playing in my head."
Two children were dead.
Makiah Jackson (L'il Mama), 3, and her brother Michaelangelo Jackson, 6, were killed June 24, in front of their home on Nottingham.
And still the chase continued.
Three children at the second home, Darius Andrews, Jr., 3, Isaiah Williams, 5, and Zyaire Gardner, 7, were critically injured.
What heinous fear of harm gave rise to this chase?
Craig said at first that the chase began when police saw an occupant in the car with a gun, then said June 25 that there was no gun, that the chase started when the police "made eye contact" with the two men in the car.
After killing two, critically injuring three others, the police officers, whose names have not been released, first pitched the "occupant with a gun" justification for pursuit, because then they would have an explanation for pursuing a car on a busy urban street under the guise of its occupants posing a threat of deadly force to others. It was, as later conceded, nonsense.
What was not nonsense was that the cops "made eye contact," a violation of the tacit rule that non-cops avert their eyes from police, an act of submissiveness to acknowledge the officers' superiority. Not this time, which told the officers that they cannot let the occupants of this car go. The official response was that the department was responsible for the actions of its rogue officers:
Detroit police chief James Craig's version of events keeps changing. On the night of the pursuit, he said that the three "Special Ops" police in the car had suspended their chase when they "lost sight of the car." After numerous witnesses reported that was not the case, Craig said a supervisor had ordered them to stop the chase, but that has not been documented.
This is consistent with the departmental policy as to pursuit.
"Members involved in a pursuit must question whether the seriousness of the violation warrants continuation of the pursuit. A pursuit shall be discontinued when, in the judgment of the primary unit, there is a clear and present danger to the public which outweighs the need for immediate apprehension of the violator. Officers must keep in mind that a vehicle pursuit has the same potential for serious injury or death as the use of fatal force. . . .Officers must place the protection of human life above all other considerations."
Notably, the first paragraph essentially leaves the determination of whether and when to terminate pursuit to the cop doing the pursuing, who by definition thought pursuit was a good idea in the first place, has the juice running through him during the pursuit, and possesses the greatest incentive not to let the bad guy get away.
The second paragraph is cautionary. Like most policies, not to mention consent agreements, it's filled with flowery language, reminding officers to adore unicorns and rainbows before killing children on the street. As if there was an alternative policy option that said, "pursue at all costs, even if it means killing dozens of innocent babies on the street, because we can never let the bastard get away with it."
But are the "special ops" (assuming this refers to cops whose operation is not to kill children by running them over) cops to blame, or is it the fault of the driver of the car they were pursuing? Assuming that the pursuit was initiated because of a violation of the unwritten rule that young black men are not to make eye contact with cops, except at their peril, what follows has problems regardless of anything else.
That aside, pursuit in general raises two problems: first, that the party being pursued flees at a high rate of speed and in a dangerous manner because he is being pursued. Stop the pursuit and the flight stops. To the extent that this suggests the fleeing party will "get away with it," thus incentivizing people to flee from police, bear in mind that they're in a car, with a license plate. We have ways to find them, both by radio to other officers and magic databases where we keep information about license plates.
But pursuit involves two cars, not just the one driven by the party fleeing. As here, it was the second car, the police cruiser, that caused the car to kill and maim children. The point being that pursuit is an incredibly dangerous thing, not just to the parties involved but innocent bystanders, who may be kids.
In the movies, car chases are very cool, and there are few things more macho for cops than to drive fast. In real life, they are crazy dangerous, far too often resulting in death or serious injury. Here, the dead and injured were innocent children. No matter how bad the dudes in the fleeing car may have been (though here they weren't exactly bad dudes at all), they weren't bad enough to justify killing two children and maiming three others. No one is that bad. The car chases must stop.
As for the cops driving the offending cruiser, whose names have not been released and who may or may not be subject to pending disciplinary action or worse, they have the blood of children on their hands. Over nothing.
This entry was posted in Uncategorized on June 29, 2015 by SHG.
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4 thoughts on "Stop It, For The Children"
st June 29, 2015 at 2:39 pm
The link to VoiceofDetroit doesn't work.
If the eyewitness account that the police "bumped their tail a little bit" is accurate, the police actions are even more outrageous. The "bump and run" maneuver is illegal in stock car racing because it is very dangerous. Police are trained in a similar "PIT maneuver." These tactics are intended to make the fleeing driver lose control of the car. It was the loss of control that killed and injured the children.
morgan sheridan June 29, 2015 at 5:13 pm
The Voice of Detroit link is working now. Other news sources including The Detroit JNews are reporting the driver of the chased car, a petty criminal, is the one being charged with murder. I suspect the cops will walk away with a slap on the hand, if that.
SHG Post author June 29, 2015 at 5:34 pm
Not only is the charge of murder for the driver unsurprising, but a likely legally valid charge. Which has no bearing on the wrongfulness of the commencement and continuance of pursuit.
morgan sheridan June 30, 2015 at 12:18 am
You're right. And from the "feelz" perspective, I sure the hell wish the cops choice to pursue and continue such pursuit had some penalty/negative outcome put on them too. I read and re-read their policy on pursuit and I struggle to see how a pursuit in a residential neighborhood is anything other than an immediate danger to all in that neighborhood.


Besides being a delicious and colorful main dish, this recipe boasts generous amounts of protein, fiber, complex carbohydrates, iron, and calcium.
Cook pasta according to package directions, omitting salt and fat; drain. Place pasta in a large bowl; set aside.
Saute onion and mushrooms in hot oil in a large skillet over medium heat 5 minutes. Add kale and next 4 ingredients; cook, stirring often, 15 minutes or until kale is tender. Add beans, and cook 1 minute.
Add bean mixture to pasta; toss gently. Sprinkle with cheese.
*1 (8-ounce) package sliced fresh mushrooms may be substituted.
A very healthy dish with good flavor. I took cabri729's advice and added 1/4t red pepper flakes with the onion and doubled the garlic. I used pinto beans because that's what was on hand. It turned out very yummy and filling!
I liked it but it was a touch bland, I was looking forward to the kale flavor and there wasn't much there. I think next time (and there will be a next time) I'll try more garlic, less time cooking the kale, and maybe a cup or two of diced smoked ham.


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Last week at the seventh annual Hadoop Summit – held across June 3 – 5, 2014, in San Jose, California – Platinum sponsor, and Yellowfin partner, Actian Corporation announced a new version of Vortex that runs SQL in Hadoop.
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Mention the Canadian Rockies, and most people instantly think of Banff. As the main tourist destination in the Rockies, Banff is very much a commercial town geared to tourism. But for those who like their Rockies a little quieter, 250 kilometres north is paradise - the town of Jasper.
July and August are the peak times to visit Jasper, but if you don't mind colder weather and like your lakes frozen, you can avoid some of the tourists by visiting in the few months either side. The weather can be haphazard, so allow a little flexibility in your plans.
Six kilometres south of Jasper is Whistler Mountain. If you visit early or late in the day, you will most likely hear the melodic sounds made by the whistling marmots living on the lower slopes of the mountain. Early birds can also get cheaper tickets on the Whistler Mountain gondola. The terminus is at 2,500m, with spectacular views south to the Columbia Icefields, and west to Mount Robson.
For those who prefer to look up at mountains, there are plenty of beautiful lakes close to town, all surrounded by snow topped peaks. Patricia and Pyramid Lakes, 8km north-west of town, are small and quiet. They have beaches just begging for picnickers to sit on them and admire the view after a tranquil lunch. Herds of elk and deer roam the area, and if you're very lucky, you may spot a coyote or a black bear.
Maligne Lake is south of Jasper, and is the largest of the glacier fed lakes. A boathouse from the 1920s completes the storybook setting. There are a couple of excellent hikes in the area, taking full advantage of the beautiful scenery.
Nearby is Maligne Canyon, a narrow cleft through the rocks filled with roaring water during the spring thaw. It's also home to a very active herd of big horn sheep, who can jump out of nowhere to startle tourists.
For those visitors who like more leisurely pursuits, it is possible to swim in Lakes Annette and Edith near town. Situated at around 1000m, they are popular during the summer months, although it's still not advisable to take a lengthy swim in the icy waters.
After a few hard days of sightseeing, go for a leisurely drive about 40km towards Edmonton. At the sleepy little town of Pocahontas (she certainly got around!) take the turnoff to Miette Hot Springs. The renovated spas contain two pools, and are a welcome respite for tired bodies. On the way there you may be lucky enough to see mountain goats beside the road, although they're more likely to be perched on a cliff high above you.
Another excellent drive is route 93A, which was the original road heading out of Jasper towards Banff. Now preserved as a scenic route, the road offers a number of interesting stops. Keep your eyes open, particularly during the quieter times early and late in the day, because wild life abounds here. Mother bears with their cubs have been seen chomping on berries right beside the road!
magnificently sited lake, mountains hovering in the background.
Skiers visiting in winter will certainly want to make the trip to Marmot Basin, a popular ski resort south of Jasper on 93A. In summer, however, it looks much the same as any other deserted ski field, except for the breathtaking scenery.
One of the final stops before the road rejoins the main highway is the Athabasca Falls. A raging torrent in spring, the fierce waters tumble and crash over hundreds of smoothed boulders. The adventurouss can explore further up the river, but wear shoes with a good grip.
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The Sunwapta Falls are set in chunky terraces of rock, and it's worth taking a short stroll to the viewing platform. Peyto Lake is a beautiful glacial lake, but should only be visited when the snow clears, otherwise the gentle uphill stroll can become a mammoth battle through waist high snow drifts.
Another beautiful stop is the Tangle Falls. Intrepid visitors can do some exploring here, rewarded by a close up look at the rushing waters. The best known stop, however, is Athabasca Glacier. This glacier has been steadily retreating for years, and there are date markers so you can see the gradual regression. It is possible to take a truck ride on the ice, or you can simply walk from the car park. Be warned - the weather can change very rapidly during your visit, so be prepared.
The Weeping Wall is particularly interesting after or during rain, with thousands of tiny waterfalls pouring down its rough faces. And for those nature lovers with a penchant for moose, try visiting Waterfowl Lake at either end of the day. It's home to a number of these huge creatures.
The Icefields Parkway continues on to Lake Louise, the magnificent setting for scenes in the movie "The Bodyguard". Finally the road reaches Banff, leaving the peace and quiet of the wilder Jasper behind for good.
Exploring the Canadian Rockies is a must for lovers of rugged, mountain scenery. For those who want to experience the Rockies and its wildlife as closely as possible to how it would have been centuries ago, Jasper is the perfect base. The Rockies are waiting for you.
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Morgan (the Warriors of the Mist paranormal romance series) opens the Snowberry Creek contemporary series by extolling the healing power of small towns. Nick Jenkins travels to the Washington state home of his buddy, Spence, who died in Afghanistan. Spence left his home to his friend Callie Redding, much to his relatives annoyance. While Nick s initial goal is to give his dog to Callie, the two begin working together to revamp Spence s house and soon develop an attraction. Nick s guilt over Spence s brutal death causes his relationship with Callie to run hot and cold as he tries to move past the horrors of war. The romance is enhanced by a mystery surrounding break-ins at Spence s home and the possible threats from Spence s relatives. This sweet, romantic charmer will resonate with fans of smalltown stories.


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PP-52 Wazirabad-II () is a Constituency of Provincial Assembly of Punjab.

General elections 2013

General elections 2008

See also
 PP-51 Wazirabad-I
 PP-53 Gujranwala-I

References

External links
 Election commission Pakistan's official website
 Awazoday.com check result
 Official Website of Government of Punjab

Provincial constituencies of Punjab, Pakistan


Tennessee Vols recruiting: How did the UT commitments fare last week?
How did the UT Vols football commitments fare last week?
For many of Tennessee's commits, they had this last week off to relax and recover from a variety of injuries. For many of the others, their teams cruised to easy wins and they weren't forced to do a lot in the win.
►►Brian Maurer (QB; West Port; Oscala, Fla.): Maurer had a nice night going before leaving the game in the third quarter with concussion-like symptoms. He had 300 yards and three touchdowns before suffering the injury. West Port went on to lose the game 64-28.
►►Aaron Beasley (ATH; Heard County; Franklin, Ga.): Beasley accounted for 76 yards and two touchdowns on two carries in Heard County's 58-6 win over Jordan High School.
►►Anthony Harris (S; Havelock; Havelock, N.C.): Harris followed up last week's performance with another strong outing. He completed 3-of-6 passes for 110 yards and also ran for two touchdowns in Havelock's 64-0 win over White Oak.
►►Elijah Simmons (DT; Pearl-Cohn; Nashville, Tenn.): Simmons recorded four tackles and had a tackle for loss at Pearl-Cohn cruised past East Nashville 35-6.
►►Chris Akporoghene (OT; IMG Academy; Bradenton, Fla.): It was an easy night for Akporoghene and IMG as they cruised to a 49-0 win over Superior Collegiate Academy of Clearwater. The Ascenders ran for 153 yards and had three rushing touchdowns in the win.
►►Wanya Morris (OT; Grayson; Loganville, Ga.): Morris helped Grayson rack up 368 total yards in their 41-14 win over Archer.
►►Darel Middleton (DT; East Mississippi CC; Scooba, Miss.): Middleton made his presence known in the Lions 56-21 win over Holmes Community College of Goodman. He had five tackles including a tackle for loss on the night.
►►Jackson Lowe (TE; Cartersville; Cartersville, Ga.): Lowe and Cartersville were in a defensive struggle last Friday as they scored late in the fourth quarter to beat Sandy Creek 7-0.
►►Warren Burrell (CB; North Gwinnett; Suwanee, Ga.): Burrell and the North Gwinnett defense had a nice night in their 37-14 win over Collins Hill. He had an interception and made two tackles on the night.
►►Savion Williams (DT; Lackawanna CC; Scranton, Penn.): In Lackawanna's 21-7 win over Monroe College of New Rochelle, Williams had four tackles.
►►Jalil Clemons (DE; Starkville; Starkville, Miss.): Collins was all over the field in Starkville's 21-17 win at Madison Central. He recorded six tackles and had a tackle for loss in the win.
►►LeDarrius Cox (DT; McGill Toolen; Mobile, Ala.): Cox and his defensive teammates did all they could in McGill Toolen's 15-3 loss to Theodore. They held the Bobcats to 251 total yards.
►►Lakia Henry (ILB; Dodge City CC; Dodge City, Kan.): Dodge City lost to Iowa Central Community College 58-7.
►►Melvin McBride (OG; Whitehaven; Memphis, Tenn.): McBride and Whatehaven had the week off.
►►Jackson Lampley (OG; Montgomery Bell; Nashville, Tenn.): Lampley and MBA had the week off.
►►Ramel Keyton (WR; Marietta; Marietta, Ga.): Keyton did not play in Marietta's 28-27 win over McEachern because of an ankle injury.
►►Roman Harrison (DE; Bainbridge; Bainbridge, Ga.): Harrison and Bainbridge had the week off.
►►Jaylen McCollough (S; Hillgove; Powder Springs, Ga.): McCollough missed Hillgrove's 44-31 win over Kennesaw Mountain because of an ankle injury.
►►Tyus Fields (CB; William Amos Hough; Cornelius, N.C.): Fields and his teammates had the week off.
►►Sean Brown (TE; Coosa; Rome, Ga.): Brown and Coosa had the week off. He is expected to return this week after tearing his MCL earlier this season.


While strolling the city streets this month, you've probably been wondering why there is so much buzz about college basketball and, what exactly "March Madness" really is.
Leprechauns are everywhere, storefronts are adorned in shamrocks, your favorite foods are all of a sudden green (no, those aren't moldy bagels!) and our famed Empire State Building is aglow in emerald lights! But, what exactly is going on here?
Each year, Valentine's Day is celebrated in countries around the world. This holiday comes and goes but why exactly do we have this tradition of showing love and admiration on February 14th?
Spending New Year's Eve in New York, are you? Oh so many choices!


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Marni Nixon's autobiography is a treat, Depp bio a dud, while new Alwaleed biography offers real insight into the financial bail-out of Disneyland – Paris
Jim Hill reviews three new books that touch on (albeit briefly) various aspects of Walt Disney Company history
Danni C. writes in to say:
Don't let those cynics who've been posting negative comments on JHM get to you. I for one love your website. It's the first place that I go to every morning after I turn on my computer. Why for? Because I just love all of the stories that you tell!
Speaking of which: Where do you get all the great information that you use in your articles?
Dear Danni —
Thanks for your kind words about JHM. As to where I get the info that I use in the articles that I write for the site … Well, some of it comes from fairly confidential sources. People I've either interviewed and/or befriended in the 20+ years that I've been writing about the Walt Disney Company.
But — as for the rest of the info — a lot to it comes from plain old fashioned research. Reading everything that I can get my hands on that touches on (even in a peripheral sort of way) the Mouse House.
Take — for example — Marni Nixon's wonderful new autobiography, "I Could Have Sung All Night: My Story" (Billboard Books, September 2006). Film fans probably know Ms. Nixon best known as the talented singer who over-dubbed Deborah Kerr's singing in the film version of "The King and I" and Audrey Hepburn's singing in the movie version of "My Fair Lady" AND Natalie Wood's singing in "West Side Story" …
But to try & define this performer just by the people she replaced does Marni a great disservice. For this performer has had a long and illustrious career. Ms. Nixon has appeared on Broadway, performed in operas, sung with orchestras, worked in television for more than 50 years (Mostly recently on "Law & Order: SVU"), taught, traveled … And — along the way — Marni's also done a few things for the Walt Disney Company.
Copyright 2006 Billboard Books
"Like what?," you ask. Well, do your remember the "Jolly Holiday" sequence in "Mary Poppins"? Particularly that moment in the song where Mary is serenaded by a trio of geese? Well, it's Ms. Nixon who does the singing for all three of those waterfowl.
Speaking of "Mary Poppins" … According to Marni, Julie Andrews supposedly thought that much of that film's success came about as a direct result of Irwin Kostal's fine orchestrations as well as Marc Breaux & Dee Dee Woods' clever choreography. Which is why — when Julie was hired to appear in the movie version of Rodgers & Hammerstein's "The Sound of Music" — she immediately insisted that 20th Century Fox go out and hire Irwin, Marc & Dee Dee to work on this production. Just so Ms. Andrews could then be working with members of a creative team that she already knew & trusted.
There's lot of great little tidbits like this in "I Could Have Sung All Night: My Story." Like when Ms. Nixon (with the help of Stephen Cole) talks about how Roy O. Disney himself tried to recruit her to teach voice at CalArts. Or how Marni's audition for the singing voice of Grandmother Fa in "Mulan" (Where — it should be pointed out — that Ms. Nixon was competing directly for this role with screen legend Lauren Bacall) was so strong, WDFA actually turned around and fired the actress that they'd originally hired to provide the speaking voice for this character. The studio then hired animation legend June Foray. Why For? Because June's speaking voice was a far better match for the singing voice that Marni had created for Grandmother Fa.
Which is why — if you're looking for a juicy read that's full of show business insider stories — you'll probably enjoy reading Marni Nixon's autobiography.
Mind you, not every book that you read actually offers useful information. Take — for example — Nigel Goodall's "The Secret World of Johnny Depp" (John Blake Publishing, June 2006). Given that this book's subtitle says that it's "The Intimate Biography of Hollywood's Best-Loved Rebel" … Well, I was kind of hoping that I might learn something new about Disney's two "Pirates of the Caribbean" films, "The Curse of the Black Pearl" and "Dead Man's Chest." Maybe gain some new insight about how Johnny created his Capt. Jack Sparrow persona.
Copyright 2006 John Blake Publishing
But — as it turns out — "The Secret World of Johnny Depp" doesn't actually contain any secrets. Goodall seems to have done all of his research by reading old copies of "People" magazine and/or cutting & pasting information straight out of the press kits for Depp's movies. And how exactly can a book claim to be an "Intimate Biography" when it becomes increasingly clear as you read through the thing that the author has never actually talked to the person that he's writing about?
So do yourselves a favor, folks. Give Mr. Goodall's "Secret World" a wide berth. Don't waste your time or money on this empty promise of a book.
On the other hand, if you'd like some decent information about the financial underpinnings of the Disneyland – Paris Resort, then I suggest that you pick up a copy of Riz Khan's "Alwaleed: Businessman, Billionaire, Prince" (William Morrow, October 2005). Since this is an authorized biography of His Royal Highness Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Alsaud, you won't find any juicy secrets about the Saudi Royal Family. But — that said — there's a surprisingly large amount of info in here about the Prince's dealings with the Walt Disney Company.
Copyright 2005 William Morrow
Take — for example — the Prince's $345 million bail-out of the Euro Disney resort back in 1994. A deal that almost fell through because then-Disney CEO Michael Eisner had trouble wrapping his head around all the protocol that was involved here (I.E. Michael kept forgetting to address the Prince as "Your Royal Highness" while the two of them were on the phone, trying to hammer out a deal to save EDL).
However, even though Alwaleed initially found Eisner to be a bit rough around the edges, the Prince eventually grew quite fond of Michael. Which is why — at the height of the Disney shareholders revolt in 2004 — when a reporter contacted Alwaleed to ask him what he thought about the "Save Disney" movement, the Prince thundered into the phone: "I'm a friend and ally of Eisner's. I'm no Roy Disney!"
To get back to Danni's original question now: It's these sorts of tidbits (I.E. Lauren Bacall auditioning for "Mulan," Prince Alwaleed venting his anger to a reporter about what he perceived as Roy's disloyalty to Disney Company shareholders) that you file away while you're doing research. With the hope that someday you'll be able to use that anecdote in the context of telling a larger story.
Speaking of doing research … I've really got to get back to researching tomorrow's installment in JHM's on-going "A Christmas Carol" series. So let me close by saying that I think that these new Marni Nixon & Prince Alwaleed biographies are worth picking up.
But as for "The Secret World of Johnny Depp" … Well, let's all try & keep Nigel Goodall's new book a real secret by not reading and/or buying it.
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I am currently working on my thesis to graduate.
The subject of my research is: How to create engagement in a Business to Business community.
I wonder if any of you have experience with a Business to Business community and how you create and maintain engagement. Is it any different from a business-to-consumer community?
Hello and welcome, Sanne! I started out as a B2B community manager but I was also doing B2C. I think engagement really depends on the kind of community. But overall, I would say what's different is the focus on customer success. At every point, the goal is to make the business successful, whether that means offering support, or helping with strategy.
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Mark Blyth
Institute Faculty Fellow Mark Blyth has one message amid recent Occupy Movement protests: The poor should not be the insurers of the rich. He has delivered this message in several settings.
Blyth dropped in on Occupy Boston protests on Friday, giving a lesson on economics to a section of the crowd that was temporarily renamed "Free School University," Reuters reports. The lesson, "Austerity Games and the Global Impacts of Wall Street," was described on Facebook as a lesson in "how Wall Street interests have hijacked the debates of crisis and debt in the US and across the globe and in so doing have duped publics into thinking that austerity is the route to recovery and growth. Nothing could be further from the truth."
He and other professors were part of the "Thinking Crisis: Thinking Change: a Teach-in on the Occupy Movement" at Brown on Wednesday.
He also gave a radio interview in Providence, on WPRO.
Listen to his WPRO interview here.
Watch Blyth's 'Austerity' video here.


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De Euro Hockey Club Champions Cup (EHCCC) 2015 is de 42ste editie en werd gehouden van 3 april tot en met 6 april op het Sportpark Kees Boekelaan van SCHC te Bilthoven. Er deden acht teams mee, waaruit door middel van een knock-outsysteem een winnaar werd gekozen. De titelhouders waren de vrouwen van Amsterdam, maar zij wisten zich niet voor dit toernooi te kwalificeren en konden zodoende niet hun titel verdedigen. In de finale versloeg SCHC voor eigen publiek Den Bosch, waarmee ze voor het eerst in de clubhistorie van SCHC Europees kampioen werden.

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Plek 5-8

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Plek 5/6

Halve finales

Finale ronde

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Finale

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 Topscorer:  Maartje Paumen,  HC Den Bosch
 Beste speelster van het toernooi:  Lidewij Welten,  HC Den Bosch
 Beste keepster van het toernooi:  María Ruiz,  Club de Campo

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Anyone interested in starting a game in the Atlanta Metro area?
Sure - I'm game. I have a few friends that would also be in.
Awesome, I'm out of town for the next 2 weeks, but why don't you get the first tag and get it started?
I'm in and out of town (mostly out) for the next three weeks as well, but I'll see what I can do.
what happened? not quorum to continue?
I probably live three miles from here. I'll try to remember to post another picture soon.
2 years is a long time. Let's hope somone jumps in and helps me keep the game going.
Got this pic in East Atanta before watching the Chelsea match against Liverpool last weekend.
New tag is ITP and should be en easy one.
I hope I don't have to wait two years for someone to get my tag.
Here's the new one. I took the old pic down (too easy). If you want a hint, then you should get HIGH with the girl with a pearl earring. She's got that good Dutch stuff.
Sweet - going to go for it this weekend!
I'd love to see the next entry!
This looks too fun. I can't wait to get in on it... but I have no idea where this last shot was taken yet. I'm going to get my dad and brother in on this too.
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What a great way to end DCMetroTheaterArts' 2013 Capital Fringe coverage by watching graceful and talented dancers from Bowen McCauley Dance perform two dance compositions called Fire and Air and A Foot in Vienna in a program named From the Ground Up. These were two short but emotion-filled works that left me wanting more after the 30-minute performances concluded.
Fire and Air, directed by Shakespeare Theatre Company's Associate Director Alan Paul, is a 'new twist' on Shakespeare's final act of Antony and Cleopatra. Patrick Soluri has written a powerful score – beautifully played and filled with lush strings – that builds to a blazing ending. Bowen McCauley Dance's Artistic Director and Choreographer Lucy Bowen McCauley (as Cleopatra) and Alvaro Palau (Mark Anthony) danced with passion, sensuality, and sizzling chemistry. Iris Andersen (Iras-Cleopatra's Attendant) and Alicia Curtis (Charmian-Cleopatra's Attendant) ably assisted Bowen McCauley. I was breathless (as were the hard-working dancers) as this emotionally moving work came to a stunning end.
'Afoot in Vienna.' Photo courtesy of Bowen McCauley Dance. Photo by David Moss.
In Afoot in Vienna, McCauley collaborated with Austrian composer and visual artist Wolfgang Seierl on this multi-media and modern piece which "explores how dance surfaces effect movement. Working in Vienna, Seieri shot video footage of Bowen McCauley dancing on sand, grass, pavement, and a very creaky floor. Bowen McCauley created the choreography with 8 scenes of the video, and Seieri composed an electronic score. Everything worked in perfect harmony – the dancing on the stage was in perfect synch and harmony with the dancing and movement on the screen. The final scene is a stunner. I won't give it away, but I hope you will come and see this riveting 30 minutes of beautiful and powerful art tomorrow at 7 PM. Kudos to the hard-working dancers: Iris Andersen, Alicia Curtis, Alexandra Keen, Liz Clain-Stefanelli, Dustin Kimball, and Junichi Fukuda who were all glorious.
What an uplifting performance by this talented and enthusiastic dance company.
Bowen McCauley Dance presents: From the Ground Up has one more performance – tomorrow Sunday, July 28, 2013 at 2 PM at GALA Hispanic Theatre – 3333 14th Street NW, in Washington, DC. Purchase your tickets online, or at the box office at GALA. Don't miss it!
Bowen McCauley Dance (BMD) is an Arlington, Virginia non-profit organization with a mission to introduce people of all ages to the joy of dance. For the last 17 years, BMD has energized broadly diverse audiences with inventive and vibrant choreography around the world. The award-winning company is renowned for its spirited dancers, use of live music, and outreach programs for socio-economically diverse communities. For additional information, please visit their website.


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Humor May Help Combat Depression, Study Says
March 11, 2019 Chris Farmer Men's Health, News
Trending News: Link drawn between humor and fighting depression
A new study appearing in Brain and Behavior suggests that humor may be a meaningful way to combat depression and help regulate mood.
Men's Variety spoke to licensed psychotherapist Alex DeWoskin with Insight Integrative Healing about the findings. She works with clients in Chicago, helping them to find natural pathways to better health.
"There is an old saying that 'laughter is the best medicine' and I think in the case of this study, it offers a bit of proof," says DeWoskin. "In many ways, the findings make inherent sense," she adds.
For this study, a team of investigators with SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities and the Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology in Poland assessed the influence of humor on 55 participants with remitted major depression and discovered humor could buffer negative emotional reactions.
In simple terms, remitted depression can be thought of as depression that has become greatly reduced in intensity among those who have a diagnosis of Major Depression, also referred to as Major Depressive Disorder.
Participants of this study were shown a series of 28 negative pictures that included imagery of sick people and war scenes. After examining each photo, participants rated their emotional reactions.
Later, participants were instructed to continue viewing these types of photos but asked to offer commentary. In some cases, they were asked to offer a humorous take on the imagery.
Other times, they were asked to say something positive about what they viewed. Sometimes, researchers requested that they only describe [in basic terms], what they had just viewed.
Investigators observed that when participants were asked to say something humorous, they were more likely to experience positive emotions as opposed to negative feelings after viewing the picture.
In a statement made to PsyPost, study co-author Anna Braniecka shared the following, "These findings may have practical value mostly for people at risk for depression, in particular for those who have already experienced a depressive episode in the past, because they are in the highest-risk group for further depression," said Braniecka.
"It should be stressed, though, that due to preliminary nature of this study, drawing practical implications requires some caution.
However, we can definitely state that humorous reappraisal of negative events not only reduces negative emotion, but also effectively enhances positive emotion, and increases psychological distance from adversity," she added.
DeWoskin believes the study serves as a reminder that laughter and humor are important for regulating mood. "There is something healing about laughter that is reparative. To the extent possible, all of us should look for the humor in our day, particularly for folks vulnerable to depression," she says.
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Q: Application hangs / freeze when using camera.open() - Restart of device needed My application is quite basic and simple, I just need to open the camera (Not even displaying images, I commented the code)
So, basically, I have something like:
@Override
public void onResume() {
    super.onResume();
    if (camera != null) {
        //Just to be sure
        camera.stopPreview();
        camera.setPreviewCallback(null);
        camera.release();
        camera = null;
    }

    Log.e("DebugCam", "Before");
    camera = Camera.open();
    Log.e("DebugCam", "After");
}

@Override
protected void onPause() {
    super.onPause();
    if (camera != null) {
        camera.stopPreview();
        camera.release();
        camera = null;
    }
}

But my logcat is just displaying the first message:
Before

The app is just hanging, and I have to restart the device to make it work again!!!
I really don't understand where is the problem or how I could at least avoid the freeze that is really annoying.
I really don't get how I could debug this...
Edit: I have seen this on Android bug tracking, sounds like I need a workaround as the patch was released in June)
https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=1578

A: I wanted to summarize all the information on the issue that I managed to find.
I've done some research and I found an interesting and probably not so tightly related thread about a similar problem in the DroidForums:
There they found out, that the SD card was causing the freeze (I'm not sure if that's the case now, but it will be good if someone can try it) and here's the quote from there:

My camera and camcorder were freezing up like many other people's and
  i was frustrated..in my hands i have my "Like-New" phone hoping that
  would help...no such luck...figured out what it was...THE SDHC CARD!
  simple format of the card and issues went away..to test this yourself
  go to your main settings and unmount the sd card and then restart the
  camera app and see if it doesnt freeze...if it doesnt like mine didnt
  then you have your answer...not exactly sure what on my SDHC card
  caused this...still under investigation, but definitely something
  there...i will update when i find out exactly what for everyone else
Hope this helps and thanks to all for the many tips I have used from
  this forum...
UPDATE!!!
I just had the same issue happen again with my new Gingerbread phone
  and I tried something new...just move some photos and vidoes off of
  the phone and back them up to PC...worked like a charm...no need to
  format entire card, just give the camera/ camcorder app some space..as
  if 5.5GB wasn't enough, but hey who knew...now videos only take 1/2
  second to save and camera is working fine again...just thought i would
  let all of you know..

In general, it seems that the memory card is causing the problem sometimes (or in most of the cases), so if you can format the one you're using or replace it with a new one you can see if that's the issue.
Further, on the official bug, which was logged here (as you mentioned):
Apparently the test case is the same as the one you have presented here, as the applications which use Camera.open() are experiencing the problem on the exact same place.
Quote from there:

Apparently, Camera.open() itself hangs without causing any exception,
  such that there is nothing that I can trap and act upon. I can then
  also not use the built-in camera app, as it gives just a black preview
  screen and a bit later a message about being unresponsive when I try
  to interact with it. Since in the above code snippet  was
  already null (at program startup), there is just nothing that I can
  release: no camera.release().

It's good that this was fixed in the latest release and several days ago there was a comment (the last one, which is from Jul 15, 2013):

Thanks for the bugfixe, but is there a workaround for device older
  than 22 June 2013, when the patch was released (wich means after 4.2.2
  released in february 2013...)

Hopefully we'll get updated on this one, so let's wish we're going to hear news there for older APIs.
Further I found the thread here (again, mentioning an SD card problem; not much info there, but anyway):
Quote from there:

And the solution found: I deleted the thumbnails on the image folder
  of my SD card and restarted the phone. It seems that the little
  thumbnail window which indicates the last shot was responsible for the
  app crash, for some reason the thumbs was unable to load and the
  application was crashing.

Then, there was this thread on the xda-Developers named "4.2 Android camera APK FIX!" (don't get excited, this is for ROOTED devices only :-( ):
Quick instructions taken from the thread:

Camera apk:
    http://db.tt/xmpgkZIA
Add this apk to system/app after installing camera apk first only for
  manual.
    http://db.tt/OZF6D8fL
This are the lib files place them on system/lib fix permission then reboot.
    http://db.tt/73lcCrcl
http://db.tt/wQ7bfR8N
For those with device not supported, change the following lines in
  build.prop and reboot:
ro.product.model=Galaxy Nexus ro.product.brand=google

Next (just to mention it to the broad public), I found this in the AndroidCentral, just for the sake of it, it's again a "fix" for rooted devices.
On the website sebertech, I found this thread regarding a camera problem with Galaxy S3 and it's TouchWix mainly - LINK:

For Galaxy S3 units that are plagued with performance problems,
  rooting is the first step to resolving those issues. But you have to
  take into consideration the risks involved, although there are already
  safe ways to root the phone. But before you actually decide to do
  that, I have some things I want you to try.

*

*Recall apps that you've recently installed, try to disable them and
  see if there are improvements in the performance of your phone. Some
  really heavy apps may have even caused or contributed to the
  problem.

*Try clearing the memory by going to the Home screen and holding on
  the Home button. A list of running or recently opened apps will
  show; you just have to swipe left or right to close them. I'm pretty
  sure you already knew the effects of having so many apps running in
  the background.

  Limit Galaxy S3 Processes

*

*From the Home screen, press the Menu button and choose Settings.

*Scroll down to and tap on Developer Options.

*Find "Limit background processes" option and tap on it.

*Limit the Galaxy S3 to run about 4 processes at once, or lower.

  Clear the data for TouchWiz

*

*From the Home screen, tap on Menu button.

*Choose System Settings then Application Manager

*Scroll down to find TW and tap Clear Data.

  If nothing else works, perhaps it's time to root your device and use
  lighter and faster custom ROMs and get rid of the TouchWiz UI.

Finally, to finish this long answer I would like to say that, even though I found very few fixes/workarounds for this, I really hope, that the Official Bug Fix (linked again, in order to have this thing quoted once more) is going to be broadly available and not only for 4.x.x versions of Android, it's a pity that we don't have it for older versions (what's the deal with a bug fix for older APIs anyway?).

A: try this :
  @Override
 public void onResume() {
super.onResume();
if (camera != null) {
    //Just to be sure
    camera.stopPreview();
    camera.setPreviewCallback(null);
    camera.release();
    camera = null;
}

Log.e("DebugCam", "Before");
try {
    camera = Camera.open();// this is no safe way to open the camera
}catch(Exception e)
{
  e.printStackTrace();//get the exception on Logcat
}
Log.e("DebugCam", "After");
}

Direct from DOCS
/** A safe way to get an instance of the Camera object. */
public static Camera getCameraInstance(){
Camera c = null;
try {
    c = Camera.open(); // attempt to get a Camera instance
}
catch (Exception e){
    // Camera is not available (in use or does not exist)
}
return c; // returns null if camera is unavailable
}

Look this: http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/media/camera.html#custom-camera

A: I faced a similar problem and this worked for me:
Apparently this call back was choking the buffers with the data for each frame of the camera preview.
camera.setPreviewCallback(new PreviewCallback() {
      public void onPreviewFrame(byte[] data, Camera arg1) {
      //invalidate surfaceview
      }
});

Removing the callback worked for me. Hope it helps. :)

A: If your requirement is just to open a camera , i will use the following code
Intent intent=new Intent(MediaStore.ACTION_IMAGE_CAPTURE);
 startActivityForResult(intent, actionCode);
for that you need this final static int actioncode=100; as the class variable

A: The problem is related to your updated Rom data that is installed to your mobile phone, there is no way to do anything unless you updated your Rom in your mobile phone.

A: In your onPause remove your SurfaceView from frameLayout like:
@Override
protected void onPause() {
    super.onPause();
    if (camera != null) {
        camera.stopPreview();
        camera.setPreviewCallback(null);
        camera.release();
        camera = null;

        preview.removeView(mPreview);  //here preview is FrameLayout and mPreview is your camera SurfaceView.
    }
}

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