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Leeds United Legend Norman Hunter Inducted Into Football's Hall of Fame – by Rob Atkinson
Norman on the ball, his latest victim wondering what hit him
One of Don Revie's undoubted greats celebrates a long overdue honour next week (October 14th), with Norman "Bites Yer Legs" Hunter finally and deservedly entering Football's exclusive Hall of Fame – the ultimate mark of respect.
Norm has made a few marks himself over the years, plying his trade, as he did, in an era when no quarter was asked or given. Tackles were many and varied back then, ranging from the merely severe to bordering on the psychotic; yet whinges and tantrums were few and far between. It was a man's game in those days, the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale would have been contemptuously dismissed as hysterical fairies.
Norman's lethal approach to the art of tackling was legendary, and yet he had the respect of his peers, noted for the quality of his left foot as well as for his utter ruthlessness. No mere clogger of a hard man was Our Norm. No Peter Storey he. If it hadn't have been for the incomparable Bobby Moore, Hunter would have won many more than his eventual 28 England caps. As it was, he was a member of the victorious 1966 World Cup squad, as well as the one somewhat unluckily knocked out of the next tournament in Mexico 1970. He finished with 2 goals for England and, eventually, a World Cup Winner's medal. To be an Englishman with one of those, you have to be getting on a bit – but it's good to see a Whites legend still accruing honours well into his seventies.
Norman's prowess as a tackler and ball-winner tended to mask his enormous skill in the distribution of the ball after it was won. He would be self-deprecating at times, saying his job was to take the ball off the opposition and give it to one of his own side who could play – a Bremner or a Giles, perhaps. Well, they certainly could play – you didn't take the field for Revie's Super Leeds if you were anything but an accomplished footballer. But Hunter was no slouch, despite that smiling modesty. Norman's ability was recognised by his fellow PFA members when he was elected Players' Player of the Year in 1974. By this time, the legendary "Bites Yer Legs" nickname was spoken with affectionate respect; the professionals knew class when they saw it – and Norman had absolutely oodles of class.
He would overstep the mark at times, but no more so than the other quite lovable hard men of the time, the Tommy Smiths and Nobby Stiles, even the likes of Ron "Chopper" Harris at Chelsea. Norman's trademark angelic pose when whistled for an agricultural foul involved backing away slightly, hands behind back, apologetic smile fixed broadly across his face as the referee berated him. It was hard not to like Norman.
He was every bit as likeable in his more recent incarnation as match summariser on Radio Leeds. He plainly still loves Leeds United – it was always "we" and "us", spoken in that pleasant County Durham accent – Norman is , after all, the Gateshead lad who gave his heart and soul to Leeds United. On the radio, he talked sense and didn't neglect his duty to criticise when necessary, but his support for the Whites always shone through, and for me he was the very best of the old guard for that radio role, his delivery easy on the ear, his opinions commanding respect.
Of course, he will always be regarded first and foremost, by friend and foe alike, as the classic 1960s and 70s killing machine, a combine harvester of a player who would go for the ball and take whatever else was there too. This was the sort of man around whom legends sprang up. The classic story about him goes that he once arrived home with a bruised and bloody leg to find his wife horrified. "Nasty, isn't it?" grinned Norm. "You're not kidding," agreed his ashen wife. "Whose is it?"
Every generation bemoans the lack of characters in modern-day football. It's a sign of growing older; it's one of those things your Dad did and you swore you never would. But sometimes you wonder if it isn't true, now, more than perhaps it was in earlier times. You look around now for the villains with the charming smiles, like Norman of Leeds, and you just find anonymous terminators who all look alike. When you consider the likes of Big Norm, or Jack Charlton, Tommy Smith, Dave Mackay, Nobby Stiles and so on and so forth, it's very tempting to say – if only to your ageing self – "They don't make 'em like that any more."
Congratulations, Norman. It was a pleasure and an honour to watch you play the game, even if occasionally it was through our fingers as we witnessed you sail into another sliding challenge, leaving ball, opponent and a few yards of rolled-up turf in your mighty wake. It's a lost art these days, sadly. The game has changed, but probably not for the better. We shall not, I'm afraid, look upon your like again. Have a great celebration of your long overdue recognition – and thank you for being one of my heroes.
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35 responses to "Leeds United Legend Norman Hunter Inducted Into Football's Hall of Fame – by Rob Atkinson"
oldcomrade | 29/10/2013 at 16:00 | Reply
I never tired of watching Norman plying his trade at Elland Road , a Leeds legend in every way, a massive player and latterly a great ambassador for the club, happy Birthday Norman and enjoy your day at Elland Roud on Saturday.
mr orange | 29/10/2013 at 16:06 | Reply
Mention Leeds united and they'll always mention bite yer legs hunter , happy birthday Norman
Robert Heath | 29/10/2013 at 17:58 | Reply
Good article about a great player. Just one error……………Norman, like all good defenders, never slid into a tackle. He stayed on his feet (although his opponent did not always do so!)
Rob Atkinson | 29/10/2013 at 18:16 | Reply
I'm SURE I remember him doing this. Or did I dream it? It's such a pleasing image though that I'm going to retain it right or wrong – if I've screwed up, I'll blame artistic licence 😉
john palmer | 29/10/2013 at 17:58 | Reply
i spent most of my young life telling' none leeds' fans he was'nt just a hatchet man, but one of the best players of his day.he actually ran games from c.b. not many of his 20 yard cross field balls went astray.and most importantley he had great positional sence .missed out on world acclaim because of bobby moore being a no.6
tony kenyon | 29/10/2013 at 23:39 | Reply
happy birthday mate from tony
leeds for every 3 1 saturday
Irving08 | 30/10/2013 at 11:22 | Reply
LIke many of the great Revie team(s), Norman still looks like an athlete. It is the smaller 'Revie' midfiled players like Bremner, Collins and Giles who most often perhaps come to mind, when thinking of those great sides, but at the unveiling of the great statue of Don that now graces Lowfield Road, I was struck by the height and wiry strength still evident in the upright physiques of many of the players. Hunter, 'Big Jack' (obviously), Madeley, Reaney, Clarke, Jones, Gray, Belfit, Jordan, McQueen, even Lorimer, were all over or around 6 foot in height. Were we a bigger than average side(s) ? My wife – who has seen just one Leeds match in her life – said that this was always the impression she had of that side. Norman is a thoroughly nice man in conversation and like many great players, has a charming modesty about him. Pozdravl'yaiu Norman !
PAUL | 30/10/2013 at 12:01 | Reply
I'D LIKE TO OF SEEN HIM PLAY BUT I'M ONLY FOURTEEN AND NOT REALLY A LEEDS FAN ANYWAY I LUV MAN U BUT I SOMETIMES PRETEND TO BE LEEDS SO THAT I MIGHT GET MY COMMENTS ON HERE COS I NEED ATTENTION
I think we can allow that one through Paul, it gives us all such an insight as to what goes on in that little head of yours.
Rob , what's you're view on our scouting system ? Need I ask !!
There's a whole blog's worth there, isn't there?
mr orange | 01/11/2013 at 13:29 |
I'd say so , after all how would we have ever ended up winning anything without a good solid scouting system ,,
pome | 29/10/2014 at 04:40 | Reply
He certainly was more than just a hard man. Let's not forget he was the first winner of players player of the year. I reckon he could still give a few teams a good run now, but maybe be known as Norman gums yer legs.
Jon stanhope | 29/10/2014 at 07:02 | Reply
Never saw him play but met him a few times over the years….always a gent and always had time for a chat. Ps…..my dad was a dead ringer for him in the 60's and pulled my Mam on the strength of it !! When I told Norman this he said 'yer dad must be a good looking fella then' !! Top man and happy birthday Big Norm
leeds oldie | 29/10/2014 at 09:15 | Reply
Happy birthday norman from all who follwed you through the great years and beyond remember the singing crew
todgertownwhite | 29/10/2014 at 09:31 | Reply
NORM!!
les pankhurst | 29/10/2014 at 09:50 | Reply
brilliant player , brilliant left foot. happy birthdat norman, good luck and good health .les
stelufc | 29/10/2014 at 12:47 | Reply
Happy birthday Norman. Always enjoyed your commentry, unfortunately I'm too young to have seen you play.
Andrew Brader | 29/10/2014 at 13:35 | Reply
I am nearly fifty four, I have always supported Leeds United and Norman Hunter is without doubt my favourite player of all time. He is a total gentlemen, generous with his time and his after dinner talks are superb.
He is very well known in our house in deepest in Kent. When my wife and I recently bought a new Labrador puppy that spent much of her time nipping at our legs, we both agreed that the dog's name should be Hunter.
Happy birthday Norman.
Eugene Lee | 29/10/2014 at 13:58 | Reply
Happy birthday Uncle Norm! One of the best defenders to have graced the turf at Elland Road. So convicted in all his tackles.
LeedsFanFor39Years | 29/10/2014 at 14:06 | Reply
Met Norman twice at Elland Road in the Corporate Hospitality bit. He's a real gentleman and always takes time with people. The second time, I was on the phone to my dad and Norman walked past, glanced in my direction and waved when he recognised me! Must have been a year between meetings! Nice guy and always one of my favourites of that generation.
David Smith | 29/10/2014 at 18:31 | Reply
Rob – great blog and agree with you regarding his ability as a radio commentator. As many have already mentioned, Norman always appears to have time to speak to Leeds fans and once on a rare visit to Elland Road from Cornwall, I was walking around the outside of the stadium with my ten year old son before the match, when three suited gentlemen started walking in our direction. (Messrs Hunter, Clarke & Reaney). Talk about meeting gods from youth, I was absolutely dumbstruck, but they were so friendly and interested in the fact we had travelled so far and obligingly stopped for photos with my lad. My son has auburn coloured hair and I will always remember Norman turning to Alan Clarke and saying, "we've got another Billy here" ! Priceless memories.
Fantastic – the ultimate accolade for your lad! Thanks for sharing – MOT
Goody | 29/10/2014 at 20:00 | Reply
Happy birthday Norman, true legend on and off the pitch.
Makes you realise how much the standing of modern day prem league footballers has fallen in the way they conduct themselves off the pitch.Having said that my 7 year old went to a training day at Thorp Arch this week and Byram, Mowatt and Cook took time out to talk to the kids and answer questions. Let's hope they keep their feet on the ground when leading us back to the promised land
Hear hear – they sound like decent lads, but there is danger in too much money and free time at a tender age.
Sickpot | 30/10/2014 at 04:28 | Reply
When we'd moved to Nottingham in 75, my Dad to me to watch us play Derby at the Baseball Ground. Buying in Derby, he got seats in the home stand. When Norman belted Franny, i jumped up shouting "Go on, Norman!" forgetting where I was (I was only about 15 or 16 and it WAS an exciting moment!). All was well, but Dad was pretty quiet after that! Good old Norman!
I bet your Dad had a quiet word with you later about away fan/home end etiquette?? 😉
Steve A | 09/10/2015 at 22:51 | Reply
One thing you never heard in those days was anybody saying Norman Hunter had a poor game today, he never had one.
PAUL W | 09/10/2015 at 23:03 | Reply
Norman Hunter might have been tough on the pitch, but has always been a true gent, off the pitch and still is today.
Norman has always lived in the Leeds area and he has always backed the football club, diplomatically, to this day, but I really wish that he would be allowed to call in on a Rosler training session, even if it was only for an hour, just to teach the porous Leeds defence, how to defend properly.
Mark Vadgama | 10/10/2015 at 06:41 | Reply
Great article for a true colossus of the club. One minor correction. Gateshead is in Tyne & Wear, not Co. Durham (speaking as a Co. Durham lad myself). Love reading your articles, Rob! Mark.
Oops! Sorry!! Thanks, Mark, much appreciated 😊👍 MOT
Philip of Spain. | 10/10/2015 at 08:47 | Reply
" They don't make'em like that,anymore".There you go,said it.
Ah, what the hell. It's true 😊👍
Martin | 11/10/2015 at 09:16 | Reply
Agree with what everyone has said but especially wanted to agree with you Rob abojt the Radio Leeds commentries. Ian Dennis and Norm's coverage was superb and never repeated halcyon days of those saturday afternoons I had to work…..'ahhh well its just a bit of handbags at dawn, Ian' he was often heard to utter in response to Batty just having gone feet first through someone who then leapt to his feet to square up……perhaps thays why Batty will always be my greatest hero from that era as he was often also to be seen with that naughty schoolboy smile as walked away from a great tackle…..
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Sovereign originally completed the management buy-out of Xendo in 2016. During the period of Sovereign's investment, Xendo acquired Sofus to bring complementary services and expand geographic reach. The acquisition extended the Group's operations from three countries in Europe (UK, Netherlands and Germany) and Japan to the broader Nordic region and added complementary services. Sovereign also significantly invested in the company's operational efficiency which included utilising 'Argus', the market-leading software in pharmacovigilance. Today Xendo has over 240 consultants.
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For nearly a decade, the advent of self-driving cars has been increasingly central to discussions of transportation and urban planning. As of this year's Consumer Electronics Show, however, it's safe to say that driverless cars have arrived. In place of the tech demonstrations of years past, CES 2018 was focused on where, how, and why self-driving cars will first hit the roads.
Change, of course, takes time; we won't just wake up one day to discover our roads have been completely colonized by driverless vehicles. Still, between Google subsidiary Waymo's already running "Early Riders" program in Phoenix, AZ, and the announcements at this year's CES, it looks likely that we'll be sharing the road with autonomous vehicles (AVs) before 2020.
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The optimistic view envisions a fleet of AV ride-shares moving fluidly through the city on narrow streets, dropping passengers at expansive curbs or pedestrian walkways before zipping off to grab their next patron. This is possible, of course, due to the superior reaction time and awareness of the AV, an ability that would also allow for narrower roads.
In the ideal scenario, the widespread adoption of ride-sharing would free up vast tracts of land currently devoted to parking. Even if half the currently driving population insists on owning their own AV, a huge amount of that land could be converted from automotive to human use. Between that and the reduction of street size, we could build homes, parks, schools, restaurants—all the urban features that make our cities and towns such lovely places to live. This is, like most idealized visions, a pretty picture.
But it's important to consider an alternate perspective. From a more skeptical vantage point, AVs don't facilitate more walkable metropolises, but instead contribute to ever-expanding sprawl. After all, if you're not stuck behind the wheel, why does it matter how long your drive is? Driving six hours every day could seem less of a problem if commuters could spend the trip working, reading, or snagging a few more hours of sleep.
While that vision may hold a certain appeal to some, the environmental implications are staggering. Even if we assume that all AVs are electric, we're still looking at a massive increase in energy consumption by cars. And that's not to mention the natural and agricultural lands that would devoured by sprawling subdivisions, the watersheds drying up beneath oceans of pavement, or the wildlife corridors severed by a highway network that snakes ever outwards.
Ideally, we would face neither of these two scenarios. We don't need to hypothesize about a future designed with automobiles in mind; we've spent our whole lives living it, and we're still learning—and not learning—the same lessons again and again.
For example, the promise of ride-hail services such as Uber and Lyft was that they would take cars off the road——just like AVs. But that proved to be a pretty, idealistic, unrealistic picture. According to a recent UC Davis study, ride-hailing has actually increased the number of vehicle miles traveled (VMT) in the cities where it is available—the opposite of what we were promised. It turns out that in somewhere between 49 and 61 percent of cases, people used a ride-hail service instead of walking, biking, taking public transportation, or not going anywhere at all—not to substitute for driving. The parallels with AVs aren't hard to see. And we can't pretend we didn't see it coming; experts have been warning us for years about the VMT increase ride-hailing would most likely cause.
So yeah, we're familiar with a car-centric planning model. We're familiar with sprawl development that reserves thirty percent of the land in residential neighborhoods for cars, not people; we've seen that number climb to seventy percent in the commercial parts of our cities and towns. We drive on roads with so many lanes and such complicated traffic patterns that only the most adventurous bicyclists dare to pedal down them, and crossing them is a long slog for people on foot. We expect pedestrians to stay out of the way of cars, stick to the sidewalks, and only cross streets at certain points, which can make walking a chore. We put the responsibility for their own safety on pedestrians, expecting them to check for cars, but don't design our streets, or enforce laws, that encourage car drivers to yield to people walking.
We don't know exactly what AV-centric planning might look like, but we already have myriad examples of communities built with a "vehicle-first" mindset.
Instead of planning for cars, with or without drivers, we should be planning for people, for the environment, for the future. Let's create cities and towns surrounded by a vibrant and healthy greenbelt, and celebrate the ways those lands enrich our lives. Let's encourage local agriculture, protect our water supply, and support the green infrastructure that can help defend us from flooding and wildfires. Let's build out our public transportation network so everyone can get to work, to dinner with friends, or out of the city to play outside. And let's supplement our trains and buses with protected bike paths and sidewalks, and with AVs.
AVs will undoubtedly have a huge impact on our lives in the years to come, and it would be foolhardy to ignore them as we plan our future. Even Lyft, as it announced plans for AV service, acknowledged this reality. In calling itself "a collaborator" with cities, Lyft acknowledges its role as one small part of the urban ecosystem, rather than the driver of its creation. So as we build the cities of the future, let's remember that most important lesson from science-fiction. The robots should work in service of people and the landscapes we so cherish—not the other way around.
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We still have increased traffic and VMT, but those were likely to increase regardless of Lyft and AVs. Fortunately, traffic can be managed to a degree with congestion fees and tools that apply to all vehicles. Not so much to reduce it, but to shift people to more efficient trains and buses.
Reduced transit use is harder to address, but dedicated bus lanes are probably the only way. Otherwise, if bus is stuck in same traffic as my $5 Lyft Line, then it's a worthy upgrade over $2.50 bus fare.
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1. Reduced street parking needs can enable protected bike lanes.
2. Require that AV fleets are all electric. If not, put caps on gas powered vehicles. UBER bought 25,000 Volvo SUVs, these are not all electric, so sounds like a missed opportunity to clean up the air where GM Cruise is showing that all electric AVs are feasible.
3. AVs can help reduce Paratransit costs for transit companies. Huge underappreciated win here.
It'll be easier to help solve transportation problems when parking, pollution, equal access are no longer a problem since we then focus strictly in travel time. It will become painfully obvious where the transit holes are by comparison of transit vs AV time.
Three people have died in self-driving car related deaths in the last year-plus. But federal regulators will continue to leave safety decisions entirely to the companies.
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Autonomous vehicles should benefit cities, not the other way around, but legislation advancing through Congress would tie urban officials' hands when it comes to shaping AV policy.


Mathare United suffered a 4-1 defeat against Sofapaka in a Kenyan Premier League match staged at Kasrani Stadium on Tuesday.
It took the 2008 league champions just two minutes to realize Batoto ba Mungu meant business. Eli Asieche got the ball in a perfect position, and the 'slum boys' defenders failed to stop him from unleashing a low shot that beat goalkeeper Allan Owiny.
The goal was a wakeup call for the Francis Kimanzi led side and the players reacted by attacking aggressively. It could have been 2-0 in favour of Sofapaka with almost a half an hour gone, but James Situma did well to block a well taken Cornelius Juma shot for an unfruitful corner.
With thirty-two minutes gone, the under pressure and unsettled Mathare United conceded a penalty in a good position. Titus Achesa stepped up and perfectly executed the set piece to double the advantage for the 2009 league champions.
Ahmed Ahmad had a chance to halve the scoreline in the 40th minute when a loose ball fell to him, but he went for power instead of precision, and as a result, failed to hit the back of the net with the goalkeeper well beaten.
David Owino handled the ball just outside the danger zone, leaving the referee with no option but give another free-kick. Goalkeeper failed to keep out a John Avire's effort, and it fell to Umaru Kasumba, who made it three.
Mathare United came back stronger after the break with Kevin Kimani leading the hunt for goals. With fifty minutes gone, he forced the goalkeeper into a fine save after the defenders had failed to keep him out of the danger zone.
But it was Sofapaka who could have made it four in the 57th minute. Ibrahim Kitawi found his way into the box, but Owiny reacted fastest to take the ball from his feet. The league leaders pulled one back in the 71st minute courtesy of former Sofapaka man Kimani. Daniel Mwaura managed to find the attacking midfielder in the scoring position and managed to get the ball to him.
Sofapaka was, however, undone, they pushed for the fourth and it came in the stoppages through Umaru Kasumba.


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Reference materials Narconon Exposed: Drug rehab or Scientology front? • Stop-Narconon.org: Protecting the Vulnerable from Narconon/Scientology • NarCONon is Scientology! • Narconon Northern California • Narconon Southern California
Judge orders Ritalin attorneys to pay $27,000 — Glendale News-Press (California)
Author(s): Hector Gonzalez
Source: Glendale News-Press (California)
Tag(s): Adalia Lorenzo • Glendale News-Press (California) • Hector Gonzalez • Kendrick L. Moxon • Lawsuit • Ritalin • Robert "Bob" Brennan
School drops assembly because of group's Scientology link — Los Angeles Times (California)
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Author(s): Sam Enriquez
The principal of a Sherman Oaks elementary school has canceled an assembly by an environmental group because of fears that parents would object to the organization's connection with the Church of Scientology. The Sherman Oaks School's 927 students were scheduled to watch skits and hear songs Monday performed by Cry Out, an environmental group affiliated with Scientology. The event, which was to include an appearance by child actor Vonni Ribisi, was to kick off a yearlong study of environmental issues such ...
Tag(s): Author Services, Inc. (ASI) (dba, Galaxy Press) (subsidiary of Church of Spiritual Technology) • Children, youth • Cry Out (booklet) • Cult Awareness Network (CAN) (earlier form, Citizen's Freedom Foundation) • Cynthia Kisser • Fraud, lie, deceit, misrepresentation • Jay Levy • Los Angeles Times (California) • Meri Dolan • Sam Enriquez • Schools • Vonni Ribisi
Short road to success // Investing: The Feshbach brothers of Palo Alto have made a fortune betting that stocks will go down. But critics question their short-selling methods. — Los Angeles Times (California)
Author(s): Martha Groves
Investing: The Feshbach brothers of Palo Alto have made a fortune betting that stocks will go down. But some critics question their short-selling methods. PALO ALTO — One quick glance around the Palo Alto offices of Feshbach Bros. suffices to show that this is no typical bullish investment firm. First, there are the bears: stuffed Teddy bears, bronze bears, ceramic bears, crystal bears, paintings of bears. Then there is the bust of the late L. Ron Hubbard, self-styled management guru and ...
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Only in L.A. — Los Angeles Times (California)
Author(s): Steve Harvey
Tag(s): Joel Sappell • Los Angeles Times (California) • Robert W. Welkos • Steve Harvey
French Scientology president, 5 others arrested — Los Angeles Times (California)
PARIS — The president of the French branch of the Church of Scientology and five colleagues have been arrested in a probe of alleged fraud and illegal practice of medicine, court and church officials said Saturday. The president, Daniele Gounord, was arrested Friday in Paris along with the church's treasurer and the head of a church foundation. They were placed under court supervision, but not jailed Three officials of the Scientologists' branch in Lyon were arrested there in the last 10 ...
Tag(s): Danièle Gounord • Death • France • Fraud, lie, deceit, misrepresentation • Judge Georges Fenech • Los Angeles Times (California) • Medical claims • Patrice Vic • Suicide
Psychiatry and Scientology — The Southern California Psychiatrist
Author(s): Louis Jolyon West
Source: The Southern California Psychiatrist
The Church of Scientology began as a pseudo-scientific healing cult, Dianetics, described by L. Ron Hubbard, a science fiction writer, in his best-selling book "Dianetics: The Modern science of Mental Health" (1950). At first, Dianetics attracted followers by promising to cure psychiatric and psychosomatic disorders through a procedure called "dianetic auditing," based on pop-psychology, hypnosis, and cybernetics. Hubbard's theory as based on the principle that people can achieve health through abolishing ("clearing") negative influences ("engrams") from their minds by going back ...
Tag(s): American Psychiatric Association (APA) • Auditing • Bare-Faced Messiah: The True Story of L. Ron Hubbard (book) • Bent Corydon • Body thetans (BTs) • Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) • Cost • Dianetics • Heber C. Jentzsch • L. Ron Hubbard: Messiah or Madman? (book) • Lawsuit • Louis Jolyon West • Narconon (aka Scientology drug rehab) • Operation Snow White • Prozac (fluoxetine hydrochloride) • Religious cloaking • Russell Miller • Spain • Suppressive person (SP) • The Southern California Psychiatrist • Threat of physical harm • Xenu (Operating Thetan level 3, OT 3, Wall of Fire)

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FCC Ignores Americans' Wishes, Fake Comments And Repeals Net Neutrality--But It's Not Over Yet
Janet BurnsSenior Contributor
I cover labor, culture, drugs, AI, and more.
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai listens during a commission meeting December 14,... [+] 2017 in Washington, DC before leading a vote to repeal net neutrality rules. (Credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Today, as expected, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai and Commissioners Michael O'Rielly and Brendan Carr outvoted Commissioners Mignon Clyburn and Jessica Rosenworcel along party lines to repeal 2015 'net neutrality' rules that the vast majority of Americans and internet experts wanted to keep.
As news has swept the internet, outcry over the FCC's decision to move forward with the vote despite evidence that the related public comment period was corrupted by fake comments and spam in the millions, as well as polling that shows Americans' bipartisan support for the rules' Title II classification of mobile broadband, has also reached all corners of the web.
IMPORTANT: The FCC just voted to kill #NetNeutrality, but we can overturn their decision using the Congressional Review Act. It takes a simple majority in the Senate and House. Text BATTLE to 384-387 or go to https://t.co/xSJHbLq2Wn
— Fight for the Future (@fightfortheftr) December 14, 2017
See also: Forget Politics: Without 'Neutral' Internet, US Workers Stand To Lose Trillions
With the change to "light touch," often voluntary regulation for internet service providers (ISPs) set to go into effect next year, activists and internet freedom supporters from both sides of the aisle are calling for action online while they still can (yes, really: Republicans included).
Because it's not too late yet; Americans have at least two months and a few ways to compel Congress to fix the FCC's big mistake--which, partisan rhetoric aside, would unavoidably strengthen the already powerful and leave every individual American in a much weaker position for handling the increasingly high-tech landscape, economy, and challenges of tomorrow.
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai is seen on a screen before a vote to repeal Net Neutrality protections during... [+] a hearing at the Federal Communications Commission December 14, 2017 in Washington, DC. / AFP PHOTO / Brendan Smialowski (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)
See also: Hey Trump Fans, Haters: If You Value Web Freedom, The FCC Needs To Know Now
By email, Sift Science CEO Jason Tan called the decision "an attack on capitalism, and on democracy," and said opening up internet regulation in this manner puts new businesses on unequal ground--if not a fast-track to failure.
"I don't think we could have started my current business, Sift Science, without net neutrality. We are trying to democratize the same kind of authentication and fraud detection solutions that Amazon, Google, and Facebook have built for themselves," Tan explained. "We thrive on an open and free internet to collect data, analyze it to assess risk, and transmit the information back to our customers. If the infrastructure to collect and exchange data had been partitioned, it might have made the costs of running our business so prohibitive that we couldn't exist."
In a statement, American Civil Liberties Union senior policy analyst Jay Stanley commented, "Since the end of the dial-up era, the FCC has enforced network neutrality principles and helped create the internet as we know it. Today's misguided FCC action represents a radical departure that risks erosion of the biggest free speech platform the world has ever known."
"Today's loss means that telecommunications companies will start intruding more on how people use the internet," he continued. "Internet service providers will become much more aggressive in their efforts to make money off their role as online gatekeepers."
"But the fight for network neutrality is not over by any means. The ACLU and our allies will be fighting back in every possible arena to restore these crucial protections."
See also: Religious Leaders, Celebrities Call For Net Neutrality Ahead Of Nationwide Protests
To wit, numerous members of congress have already committed to using the Congressional Review Act (CRA) in trying to undo the FCC's decision to scrap the rules. Today, Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) announced that he and 15 other senators will introduce a CRA resolution to "correct the Commission's misguided and partisan decision and keep the internet in the hands of the people, not big corporations."
Minutes after the FCC's vote, New York attorney general Eric Schneiderman also announced his intent to lead a multi-state lawsuit to "stop illegal rollback of net neutrality." Schneiderman commented in a statement,
The FCC's vote to rip apart net neutrality is a blow to New York consumers, and to everyone who cares about a free and open internet. The FCC just gave Big Telecom an early Christmas present, by giving internet service providers yet another way to put corporate profits over consumers. Today's rollback will give ISPs new ways to control what we see, what we do, and what we say online.
Washington state attorney general Bob Ferguson also announced his intent to sue over the decision shortly after word spread. "Allowing internet service providers to discriminate based on content undermines a free and open internet," he said in a statement. "Today's action will seriously harm consumers, innovation and small businesses."
See also: Earth To Pai: Millions Of Pro-Repeal Comments Likely Used Stolen Identities
Before #NetNeutrality, Verizon said @NARAL's pro-choice messaging was too "controversial" & censored their text messaging program. If you care about digital activism, this net neutrality decision impacts you: https://t.co/Attix6NOPf
— UltraViolet (@UltraViolet) December 14, 2017
The FCC's two dissenting commissioners have also been quick to denounce the decision, and to stand up for the 83% of Americans of all parties who opposed the repeal, in no uncertain terms.
Commissioner Clyburn said in a statement, "I dissent. I dissent from this fiercely-spun, legally-lightweight, consumer-harming, corporate-enabling Destroying Internet Freedom Order." She continued,
Each of us raised our right hands when we were sworn in as FCC Commissioners, took an oath and promised to uphold our duties and responsibilities 'to make available, so far as possible, to all the people of the United States, without discrimination… a rapid, efficient, Nation-wide, and world-wide wire and radio communication service with adequate facilities at reasonable charges.' Today the FCC majority officially abandons that pledge and millions have taken note.
Clyburn also noted that there has been "a darker side to all of this over the past few weeks," including millions of fake comments, personal attacks on net neutrality supporters, threats, and intimidation tactics. "Some are illegal. They all are to be rejected. But what is also not acceptable, is the FCC's refusal to cooperate with state attorney general investigations, or allow evidence in the record that would undercut a preordained outcome," she added.
Commissioner Rosenworcel, who's spent the past several weeks advocating for a more transparent decision alongside Clyburn, tens of thousands of bundled-up protesters, and virtually every major internet company and website, also commented,
As a result of today's misguided action, our broadband providers will get extraordinary new power from this agency. They will have the power to block websites, throttle services, and censor online content. They will have the right to discriminate and favor the internet traffic of those companies with whom they have pay-for- play arrangements and the right to consign all others to a slow and bumpy road.
Now our broadband providers will tell you they will never do these things. They say just trust us. But know this: they have the technical ability and business incentive to discriminate and manipulate your internet traffic. And now this agency gives them the legal green light to go ahead and do so.
See also: Thousands Braved The Cold Outside Verizon Stores Yesterday -- Here's Why [PHOTOS]
Toward the end of his own long statement on the matter (just before a paragraph of numerous shout-outs), Pai--who recently poked fun at his own shill-ness--commented accurately, "Many words have been spoken during this debate but the time has come for action."
He continued euphemistically, "It is time for the Internet once again to be driven by engineers and entrepreneurs and consumers, rather than lawyers and accountants and bureaucrats. It is time for us to act to bring faster, better, and cheaper Internet access to all Americans. It is time for us to return to the bipartisan regulatory framework under which the Internet flourished prior to 2015. It is time for us to restore Internet freedom."
And while each sentiment may independently be true and worthy (except for the second-to-last, being total hogwash), internet users, tech giants, and plain old voting laypersons have all determined time and again that none of those will be served by repealing net neutrality rules and thus handing over the reins (more than we already have) to Big Telecom.
For this very intertwined group of massive businesses has spent hundreds of millions of dollars in the past decade (and without breaking a sweat) not on building new infrastructure in chronically under-served and 'offline' communities across the U.S., nor on innovations meant to improve the personal, educational, medical, and professional communication that Americans today rely on like they do clean water--as Pai's supporters have sworn a return to pre-2015 laws would at last free them to do--but rather on opposing rules established with broad public approval to protect us.
After all, these cash-flushed companies fundamentally exist to generate profit for their shareholders in each and every little throttling, squeezing way they possibly can at an enormous scale, and not--unlike our government, say--to look out for freedom of speech, population-wide prosperity, and consumers' rights in this country.
Which is why the vast majority of Americans, who have declared their desire to pursue such aims through an open and pro-people internet, must now call on their tax-fueled government and its representatives to do their actual jobs.
Reach out to yours here, or here, or here, or however you can.
Janet Burns
I'm a freelance writer covering tech, media, science, and culture. My background includes the areas of writing, editing, and education, and I received Bachelor and Master
I'm a freelance writer covering tech, media, science, and culture. My background includes the areas of writing, editing, and education, and I received Bachelor and Master of Arts Degrees from the University of British Columbia and California State University, East Bay, respectively. My work's also been published by mental_floss, AlterNet, Salon, and the Atlantic's CityLab, among others. For more of it, check out my online portfolio at janetburns.contently.com or my cannabis news and culture podcast at patreon.com/TheToke.


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One area where new practices and policies can make a significant difference in water efficiency gains is the irrigation of crops. EEA Web Team, Software updated on In addition to rising demands on water resources, climate change will significantly affect the timing, distribution and magnitude of water availability. We conclude that there are sufficient land and water resources available to satisfy global food demands during the next 50 years, but only if water is managed more effectively in agriculture. The use of treated wastewater for agriculture is already providing significant water management benefits for some European countries. Agriculture Water Demand Model – Report for the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District Electoral Area B May 2014 9 The smallest unit for which water use is calculated are the polygons within each cadastre. However, consistent observations of water demand and consumption for agriculture do not currently exist for Europe, partly because of unrecorded water abstractions and national differences in accounting and reporting. In irrigated agriculture water is extracted from river basins, lakes and aquifers, also called blue water; green water refers to the volume of rainwater consumed, mainly in crop production. Demand for water increasing dramatically in all major use sectors The demand for water originates from four main sources, namely, agriculture, production of energy, industrial uses and human consumption. On the supply side, water is referred to as an output producible at variable, man-controlled output levels. Surprisingly, water conservation takes place in the industry and utility sectors, both of which consume less than 5% of the nation's water. In industrialized nations, however, industries consume more than half of the water available for human use. A water pricing structure favouring efficient users and the removal of adverse agricultural subsidies is likely to lead to significant reductions in the quantity of irrigated water used in agriculture. from version 20.10.13, Software version: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2009.08.008. In addition to modified irrigation techniques, gains in water and cost savings can also be obtained through training and knowledge-sharing programmes that educate farmers on more water efficient practices. To assess, develop, and demonstrate technologies and methodologies that minimize water use and reduce wastewater discharge from energy production and agricultural processing facilities. 23 November 2020 18:51 Water reuse's viability in agriculture depends on many variables, such as the costs of treatment, pumping, and distribution, along with local demand for other uses like irrigation of landscaping. However, irrigation does not have to be so water intensive. In southern European countries such as Greece, Italy, Portugal, Cyprus, Spain and southern France, the arid or semi-arid conditions necessitate the use of irrigation. Through the use of wastewater in agriculture, more fresh water resources can be made available for other needs, including for nature and households. Especially in the densely populated regions of South East Asia, the main factor for increasing yields were huge investments in additional irrigation systems between the 1960s and 1980s. Some of that water could be made available for the environment and other sectors. The EEA Web CMS works best with following browsers: Internet Explorer is not recommended for the CMS area. At the same time, water scarcity is increasing in several important agricultural areas. This website has limited functionality with javascript off. The Blueprint to safeguard Europe's water resources, to be published by the Commission by the end of this year, will focus on possibilities to increase water resource efficiency and on corresponding policy options. Using wastewater in agriculture. Polygons are designated as blue lines within each cadastre as shown in Figures 4 and 5. The North African countries, where water is the limiting factor, have developed land and water resources to the limit and further development of the subsector will hinge on adding value through agro-processing (World Bank, 2006). A third of water use in Europe goes to the agricultural sector. The global demand for water in agriculture will increase over time with increasing population, rising incomes, and changes in dietary preferences. Rainfed agriculture holds considerable potential but requires adequate mechanisms to reduce inherent risks. Water demand is expected to increase over the next 30 years. The bulk of non-domestic consumption relates to the water used for agriculture, occasionally delivered from integral water supply systems, and for industry and other commercial uses (shops, offices, schools, hospitals, etc.). We examine four sets of scenarios that vary in their focus on investments in rainfed agriculture and irrigation, and the role of international trade in adjusting for national disparities in water endowments. we can send you a new one. Water is a valuable commodity particularly within agriculture, which accounts for around three quarters of total use. In general, LEDCs (like Bangladesh and Malawi) will have most of their water used in agriculture (farming) and little in industry or domestic use. If you have forgotten your password, For a future where there is enough water available to meet the needs of our ecosystems with sufficient resources left for our consumption requirements, we need to provide the right policy packages to support efficiency measures. Quality of irrigation water used in crops, agricultural practices, and soil preparation methods also affect demand for water. Do something for our planet, print this page only if needed. In particularly dry years, agricultural usage has exceeded 50 percent of total usage (including stream flows for environmental benefits). Modern appliances, such as dishwashers and washing machines, use a lot of water. Where shifts in water availability reduce regional water supplies, agriculture may be further threatened. By continuing you agree to the use of cookies. Compared to 'business as usual', this scenario reduces the amount of additional water required to meet food demands by 2050 by 80%. Many of the commonly traded agricultural crops grown today are grown in large plots of monocultures and require large amounts of water to produce them. In some parts of Europe, pollution from pesticides and fertilisers used in agriculture alone remain a major cause of poor water quality. The service informs farmers by phone of when and how to apply water to crops based on daily estimates of the conditions affecting the crops. In the past, for example, water-pricing policies in some European countries did not necessarily require farmers to use water efficiently. This is likely to decrease to 83.3% by 2025. The increasing demands on water resources by Indias burgeoning population and diminishing quality of existing water resources because of pollution and the additional requirements of serving Indias spiraling industrial and agricultural growth have led to a situation where the consumption of water is rapidly increasing while the supply of fresh water remains more or less constant. As the World's population increases, so will the demand for water. This would affect much more than life around a particular water body. Approximately 40% of the world's food is currently cultivated in artificially irrigated areas. Please make sure javascript is enabled in your browser. 2, driven by growing population and changing diets. It would affect us, too. Satisfying future water demands for agriculture. Irrigation expansion is warranted in places where water infrastructure is underinvested such as sub-Saharan Africa. We need food and we need clean freshwater to produce our food. Finally, we look to the future and discuss knowledge needs and potential actions. Sixty percent of food production is from non-irrigated agriculture. EEA Plone KGS 20.11.21. This paper evaluates agricultural water demand and water supply (represented by precipitation) for the five Central Asian countries (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan) under global warming conditions of 1.5 °C and 2.0 °C. Increasing demands for water by industrial and urban users, and water for the environment will intensify competition. Changing agricultural practices can also improve the quality of the water available for other water users in a cost-effective way. Modelling approaches can be used to compute net irrigation requirements. In case of water scarcity, industry and households can develop ways of using less water, but our water-dependent ecosystems risk being irreversibly damaged. The EEA is an agency of the European Union, Sign up to receive our news notifications, https://www.eea.europa.eu/articles/water-for-agriculture, European Environment Information and Observation Network (Eionet), Biodiversity Information System for Europe, European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register, Information Platform for Chemical Monitoring, Marine Water Information System for Europe, Fresh Water Information System for Europe. A rough calculation of global water needs for food production can be based on the specific water requirements to produce food for one person. If the quality of the reclaimed water is properly managed, treated wastewater can provide an effective alternative for meeting agriculture's demand for water. Increasing demands for water by industrial and urban users, and water for the environment will intensify competition. Climate change adds an additional element of uncertainty to the availability of water resources. We explore several pathways for ensuring that sufficient food is produced in the future, while also protecting the environment and reducing poverty. Water management in agriculture would certainly benefit from a stronger focus in the CAP on resource efficiency and ecosystem services. The EU's Water Framework Directive (WFD) has contributed to this achievement through an encouragement of changes to agricultural practices that can improve both water quantity and quality in Europe, but further development of the CAP and national water pricing structures are still needed to ensure they also support the WFD objectives. The amount of water used for irrigation depends on factors such as climate, soil characteristics, water quality, agricultural systems, crop type and irrigation technology. Thus, admixture of type of agriculture and sources of irrigation directly affect the demand for water. In the province of Cordoba, for example, the efficiency of cotton irrigation increased by approximately 40% after subsidies were partially decoupled from cotton production in 2004. In Cyprus, for example, the recycled water targets for 2014 correspond to approximately 28% of the 2008 agricultural water demand. In Gran Canaria, 20% of water used across all sectors is supplied from treated wastewater, including the irrigation of 5,000 hectares of tomatoes and 2,500 hectares of banana plantations. While the shift to biofuels is generally welcomed, … By 2050, the global water demand of agriculture is estimated to increase by a further 19% due to irrigational needs. In addition, agricultural subsidies obtained through the EU's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and other measures were indirectly encouraging farmers to produce water-intensive crops using inefficient techniques. A polygon is determined by a change in land use or irrigation system within a cadastre. productivity and quality of agricultural products demand an understanding of the role of water quality in these processes and creation of a unified system of ecological standardization of water quality use in agriculture. Irrigation water demand estimates are made based on the geographic location of the farm, as well as its soil type, crop type and type of irrigation. International trade can help alleviate water problems in water-scarce areas, subject to economic and political considerations. An important aspect of agricultural planning is to work out requirements of water for crops. INTRODUCTION Water is becoming precious and scarce due to its increasing demand in agriculture and industrial sector. Faced with increasing demand and climate change, many users including nature will struggle to meet their water needs. In these areas, nearly 80% of water used in agriculture currently goes to irrigation. Australia has a number of well-developed water markets, … We use cookies to help provide and enhance our service and tailor content and ads. Agriculture affects both the quantity and the quality of water available for other uses. Various crop diseases also affect the demand for water because growth does not take place in diseased plants whereas they need regular supply of water. Belgium, for example, uses 80% of the water available for industry. India does not spend any money in conserving water consumed in agriculture. For example, grapes and olives are crops that require less water for production than tomatoes. The present average food ingest 2800 kcal/person/day may require 1000 m 3 per year to be produced. Increasing demands for water by industrial and urban users, and water for the environment will intensify competition. The global demand for water in agriculture will increase over time with increasing population, rising incomes, and changes in dietary preferences. Our industries, lifestyles and the personal needs of our growing populations are also nature's rivals for the use of clean water. Series: Agriculture Issues and Policies, Water Resource Planning, Development and Management BISAC: TEC003050. Increased Agriculture: As the World's population grows an gets richer, the demand for agricultural products will increase. A more efficient use of water in agriculture would certainly help. For references, please go to https://www.eea.europa.eu/articles/water-for-agriculture or scan the QR code. Through the use of wastewater in agriculture, more fresh water resources can be made available for other needs, including for nature and households. Water efficiency gains are already being obtained across Europe through both conveyance efficiency (the proportion of abstracted water that is delivered to the field) and field application efficiency (the water actually used by a crop in relation to the total amount of water that was delivered to that crop). Agriculture being the mainstay of population and exploitation of available water resources to meet the agricultural need requires its scientific management. Even a small action can make an enormous difference when millions of people do it! As Central Asia is more sensitive to climate change compared to the global average, the temperature is predicted to rise by 1.7 °C and 2.6 °C and … How can we continue growing food without letting nature go thirsty for clean water? Freshwater withdrawals have tripled over the last 50 years. It is unlikely that natural supplies will be sufficient to meet that demand in some parts of the world. Using inorganic and organic fertilisers and pesticides, for example, can address many of the water pollution problems from agriculture. As per the Central Water Commission, 85.3% of the total water consumed was for agriculture in the year 2000. Without that step, we cannot achieve a resource-efficient economy or build a sustainable future. With prospects of changing precipitation patterns, some parts of Europe are expected to have more and others less freshwater available in the future. Livestock water demand estimates are made for a given number and type of animals. FAO projects that irrigated food production will increase by more than 50 percent by 2050, but the amount of water withdrawn by agriculture can increase by only 10 percent, provided that irrigation practices are improved and yields increase. We examine also a regionally optimized scenario that combines investments in rainfed and irrigated agriculture with strategic trade decisions. Copyright © 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. By growing a variety of less thirsty crops, including perennial crops with deep roots, this should reduce the demand for water in agriculture. The world contains an estimated 1 400 million cubic km of water. The amount of water involved in agriculture is significant and most of it is provided directly by rainfall. 1.3orld demand for food is expected to rise by 60-100% by W 2050. With growing demand from human activities on the one hand and climate change on the other, many regions especially in the south struggle to find enough freshwater to meet their needs. Engineered by: Worldwide, agriculture accounts for 70% of all water consumption, compared to 20% for industry and 10% for domestic use. The global demand for water in agriculture will increase over time with increasing population, rising incomes, and changes in dietary preferences. NCW is often wastewater from domestic, municipal, and industrial sources, so its reuse has been especially cost-effective in periurban areas. Farmers rarely had to pay the true price of water reflecting the environmental and resource costs. In Crete, for example, water savings of 9-10% have been achieved through the use of an irrigation advisory service. As EFRs are instated, remaining water for agriculture will be further diminished. With the application of the right agricultural practices and supporting policy solutions, we can achieve significant water efficiency gains in agriculture, which would mean more water available for other uses, nature in particular. water and agriculture are linked and water use managed, we then take a detailed look at agricultural use of water and the routes by which agriculture can change its demand on water. The BC Agriculture Water Calculator helps agriculture water users in British Columbia estimate the annual irrigation or livestock water demand for a farm. To evaluate water demand and consumption from competing users in the northern Great Plains region, including energy production, agriculture, industry, and domestic/municipal users. This website gathers the OECD's policy guidance on water to help the global community meet the increasing demand for innovative and effective approaches to water management., Agriculture is a major user of water. A more efficient use of our water resources in agriculture is only one of the steps we need to take in order to reduce our impact on the environment. Agricultural efficiency Agriculture looks set to remain the biggest user of water into the middle of this century.
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Ultimate pirate TV streaming service returns with hundreds of channels and new features
This past May, we were among the first to tell the world about a pirate TV service called cCloud TV. The service made a name for itself by collecting live streams from a wide range of free and pay TV channels including HBO, ESPN, Showtime, AMC and more into a single interface. What's more, the service was compatible with devices on all major platforms including Windows, Android, iOS and Mac. Needless to say, it's been a bit of a rollercoaster ride since then as copyright holders continue to apply pressure to the service.
Now, after what the cCloudTV team says has been "months of spending hours and hours to make the future of IPTV," cCloud TV is back with hundreds of new channels and a host of new features.
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For those unfamiliar with the service, cCloud TV is essentially a portal that aggregates IP TV streams from around the web. It doesn't host any feeds per se, instead providing an interface that allows users to view any one of the available feeds in a single place. This includes both freely available video streams as well as pirated content from pay TV channels such as HBO, Cinemax, Showtime and more.
In an email to BGR, the developers behind cCloud TV said they have released a brand new update to cCloud TV, which is a web-based app accessible to both computers and mobile devices. According to the email, cCloud TV Beta v0.6, which the developers refer to as "Rise," includes the following key features:
cCloud TV now has multiple servers: ccloudtv.org and ccld.io
New HTMl5, Flash, and VLC player to make streaming more user friendly.
Support for Google Glass, Oculus Vr, Leapmotion, Chromebook, Chrome Extension and many more devices has been added.
Link Status Check: Similar to YouTube, links uploaded by users will be automatically checked. If the links are valid it will be published, otherwise it will be denied.
New User Interface: Included in the many features of the new user interface is dual audio streaming with English as the default for the VLC media player. For example, channels sporting dual audio such as 'English/Russian' can be watched using either language now with VLC player
Channel Organization by Category: Top 10 channels have been added and a spot for special events' links. Users can maintain these channels without having to login. Whenever the link of a channel goes down it will show status for the link as offline/upload where anyone can upload IPTV link with working link in m3u8 format.
cCloud TV web app now has flash player as a default player which makes the streaming for users even more user friendly except when installing VLC web plugin. The all new flash player is Chromecast ready.
cCloud TV now has plugin for XBMC/Kodi with iVue EPG support ready.
cCloud TV plugin for Plex has been improved and it is based on cCloud Framework.
Filter (search) is across all field. For example, you can use 'Sports' to get only sports channel listing. To search for channels that were updated/added that day, use the YYYY/MM/DD format. For example, '20150928' to see channels that were updated/added that day. You can also use 'English' for only English channels, and so on.
Server status include: Online/Offline/Added Recently.
Sorting is also across all field. Use the Up/Down arrow to sort alphabetically. If you want to use Sort and Filter together then Sort first and then use the Filter.
Offline/Upload or Submit/Upload allows users to upload links for down channels. Simply click the button. Copy the token and paste it in the next page that follows along with a working stream for that channel. The update is carried out in real time.
The VerifiedOn column shows when the channel was last tested which is based on available server resources. As a community you can help by running the tester by clicking on that column. A channel token will be presented that needs to be copied/pasted into the following page. As simple as that.
In our brief testing, we did find that the new version is smoother than older builds, and the addition of support for multiple different streaming standards indeed provides a better user experience across most devices. Streams still come and go as old feeds are taken down and new ones are added, but cCloud TV now supports hundreds of channels so there's likely something for everyone.
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Twin Cities United Way sees $6M shortfall in 2016 revenue
Sarah Caruso
Star Tribune
By Associated Press - Friday, April 14, 2017
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Charities in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area are bracing for cuts as the local United Way chapter manages a big revenue drop-off.
The Star Tribune (https://strib.mn/2pewUBC ) reports the Greater Twin Cities United Way is telling 150 nonprofits their funding will be reduced or cut because of a $6 million shortfall in 2016 revenue.
Twin Cities United Way President and CEO Sarah Caruso said the organization raised a total of $87.6 million in 2016, exceeding its fundraising goal by $2.2 million. But that was still $11 million less than money raised in 2015, making 2016's revenue the lowest in seven years. Last year also marked the second straight year of declining revenue for the organization.
Caruso said much of the shortfall was due to more donors designating specific charities rather than allowing United Way to decide how to spend their money.
"People are as generous as ever, but they want a clear line of sight between their passions, their philanthropic giving and their volunteer time," she said.
Caruso said United Way-directed initiatives will be reduced this year by 9 percent overall and that every charity will experience some loss. She said Twin Cities United Way will give more than $75 million to nonprofits across the state this year.
Last week, nine United Way staffers were laid off and executive pay was frozen, totaling an 11 percent expense reduction. Caruso declined to comment on which staffers were cut or how much donors gave as designated contributions.
The chapter's website says the organization spends about 12 percent of its budget on administration and marketing.
Information from: Star Tribune, https://www.startribune.com


I'd since daydreamed of making these sweets again — and with a few upgrades. For instance, instead of a fruit filling that soaked into the cakey centers, I envisioned a tiny tunnel holding a distinct pocket of preserves in each bite. And while I loved the sleek shape of my original upside-down version, the cakes' naturally domed tops made them a bit tricky to balance bottom-up and invited a smooth, rounded topping.
Finally, while the intricate tea — comprised of not only lavender but also lemongrass, hyssop, and more — was my original inspiration for the dessert, I wanted to experiment with an all-lavender option (especially since not everyone has the tea readily available, though it's rather easy to order). A bit more pronounced in floral flavor, the new rendition proved just as tasty as the first. With either version, the little cakes pack a scrumptious balance of tangy fruit, delicate herbal lavender, and luscious dark chocolate that can't help but satisfy an array of sweet-toothed palates.
Up to two days in advance, pulse the tea or lavender in a spice grinder (a.k.a. blade-style coffee grinder) or crush with a mortar and pestle. Process into a grain fine enough that it won't get stuck in a piping tip. Whisk into raspberry preserves until evenly dispersed. Cover and refrigerate.
*Prepare mini muffin pans by fully greasing each indentation. Sift the tablespoons of sugar and cocoa into a small bowl and whisk together. Distribute about a scant half teaspoon of the mixture into each muffin cup. Rotate pan to disperse powder across the bottoms and sides of the cups. Invert and tap the pans to shake off excess powder. Set pans aside.
Preheat oven to 350 F. Heat a kettle containing at least 2/3 cup water. While the water heats, place the sugar, egg, egg yolk, oil and vanilla in a large, heatproof mixing bowl. Beat with an electric mixer until smooth. Sift the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt over the egg mixture. Begin to stir in the dry ingredients (mixture will be thick); no need to mix thoroughly at this point.
Once the water is boiling, carefully add 1/3 cup of the water to the batter. Stir well, then add remaining 1/3 cup water. Beat until consistency of batter is smooth and even, scraping bowl with a spatula along with way. Fill the cups of the prepared pans 2/3 to 3/4 full using about a tablespoon of batter per cup. Bake for about 9-10 minutes, just until centers test clean with a toothpick. Remove from oven; let cakes cool to room temperature in pans.
Once completely cool, loosen cakes from pans by running a toothpick or small butter knife around their edges. One at a time, pick up each cake and insert a straw or a Bismarck piping tip into its side, about halfway between the top and bottom of the cake (better closer to the top than the bottom).
Gently twist the straw as you push it at least 3/4 way into the cake horizontally, almost to the other side but not all the way through. Slowly withdraw the straw, then remove the strip of cake inside it by tapping it onto a plate or softly blowing into other end of straw. Discard cake scraps (or eat!). Repeat until all cakes have been burrowed.
Place the lavender/tea infused jam in a piping bag with a plain open tip that will fit inside the tunnels in the cupcakes. With each cupcake, insert piping tip and gently squeeze while slowly withdrawing the piping bag. Fill the little tunnels completely but without causing bursting or overflowing.
Set up cooling racks nearby, placed over cookie sheets and/or wax paper. Place the chocolate pieces in a glass or metal bowl, and set bowl over a pan of simmering water. The bottom of the bowl should be near the water but not touching it. Stir chocolate as it melts, watching as the solid pieces disappear. When chocolate is almost completely smooth, add the coconut oil. Whisk until just incorporated and smooth. Remove from heat.
Working quickly, dip cakes one at a time in the melted chocolate. Hold cake by the sides using two fingers. Begin by dipping just the side of the cake with the exposed jam-filled hole into the chocolate, then turn cake upside down into the chocolate, dipping only the top of the cake. Your cakes should end up with chocolate coating on the top and on one side which seals the tunnel of jam. Set on cooling racks to let any excess chocolate drip off.
While chocolate is still wet, sprinkle each cake with a few pieces of lavender. Then set cakes in a cool place to let chocolate dry and firm up. For optimal texture, eat the cooled teacakes on the day of baking — but they can be stored in a sealed container or under a glass dome for up to two days at room temperature.
*Maybe next time… I chose to insert my filling from the side in order to fight gravity, spread the jam across two bites, and keep the tops nice and smooth — but it's more common to fill cupcakes from the bottom or top, and the latter will allow you to use cupcake liners if you don't want to deal with greasing, dusting, and washing the pans. To keep these treats dairy free, choose oil instead of butter for greasing the pans, and use chocolate that does not contain milk products.
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These look and sound absolutely lovely and very delicious!


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OSUIT Sees 4.4 Percent Enrollment Increase, Retention Rates Rise
Sara Plummer
If the parking lots at OSU Institute of Technology seem more crowded this fall, it may be because the campus saw an overall student enrollment increase of 4.4 percent this fall semester compared to last year.
The total number of students enrolled for the fall 2017 semester is 2,502. A year ago that number was 2,397.
"The continued increases in the enrollment of new students confirms that the message is getting out there that a technical degree from OSUIT leads to full-time employment and a rewarding career with multiple opportunities for advancement," said Dr. Ina Agnew, vice president of Student Services. "From Academic Affairs, to Student Services, to Fiscal Services and especially our industry partners, everyone was involved in sharing information on the quality of our programs, low graduate debt and high placement rates."
But the biggest growth isn't from new incoming students but from returning students.
According to the Office of Institutional Research, 64.4 percent of incoming freshman from fall 2016 returned to campus fall 2017. That's a more than 8 percent increase from the 56.1 percent of incoming freshman in fall 2015 that returned in fall 2016.
The average retention rate for two-year colleges in Oklahoma is 52.8 percent, according the latest data from the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education.
Dr. Bill R. Path, OSUIT president, said about two years ago, the administration began looking at ways to increase enrollment as state appropriations for higher education declined.
"We did start making concentrated efforts to increase enrollment," Path said, and one of those efforts was the formation of a presidential retention task force in the fall of 2015 to identify issues that affect retention and graduation rates and recommend solutions to these issues.
"Recruiting students hasn't been our problem; it's retaining those students to graduation where we had room to improve," he said.
Jody Grammer, associate vice president of Academic Affairs, headed up the task force.
"In an effort to gain complete understanding of the roadblocks to success encountered by OSUIT's students, the task force members made it a priority to develop a full 360-degree perspective of the issues at hand," Grammer said.
The task force used data provided by the Office of Institutional Research, feedback from current and former students as well as feedback from deans, faculty and staff.
The group also spent an extensive amount of time investigating best practices, innovative strategies and key interventions utilized in support of retention by other institutions.
The task force presented their findings in the spring of 2016 with an extensive list of recommendations on how to increase enrollment and student retention, Path said.
"We looked at scholarships and tried to gear more toward sophomores and returning students," he said. "We looked at an early warning system that would identify students who were doing poorly. The earlier you can identify these students at risk and get them help, the better the chance of them staying in school."
Another recommendation that seems to have made a big impact with students is just personal connections.
"Instructors, people in the admissions office, our Student Services staff making phone calls, sending text messages. That more than anything else has turned those retention numbers around," Path said. "We're doing a better job of connecting students in need with resources both on and off campus. We're doing a better job identifying needs both academic and personal."
OSUIT's retention initiatives have involved a considerable amount of time and effort from the entire campus community, Grammer said, and she's grateful for everyone who played a role in improving the university's retention and enrollment numbers.
"Our students place their trust in us that we are going to provide them with a valuable, meaningful learning experience that positions them for success in their future employment or academic endeavors," she said. "We have a moral obligation to these students to provide them with that learning experience, as well as with the support and resources they need to be successful while at OSUIT."
Agnew said student retention is part of OSUIT's mission to prepare and sustain a student body as competitive members of a world-class workforce.
"If we don't retain students to graduation, we fail in that mission," she said. "We are pleased to see our efforts to redesign curriculum; improve instruction and student services; and identify additional in- and out-of-class support for students is starting to pay off in a big way."
Path said he's thankful for the enrollment increase at this time because it was needed as funding for higher education continues to be cut.
"We can't control our state appropriation. The most controllable part of the budget is enrollment and tuition," Path said. "We're just wanting to fill the empty seats in the classes we're already offering."
Grammer said retention initiatives are still being implemented so the full impact of those recommendations hasn't been determined yet, but that doesn't mean the problem is completely solved.
"It is vital that we continually look for ways to improve upon our academic programs and student services in ways that support not only retention, but most importantly, the success of our students," she said. "Retention will continue to be a key priority for OSUIT, and the campus community will continue to focus its collective efforts on identifying and removing barriers to student success."
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