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Trump Fans the Flames of Hate
30/08/2017 by Paul Gregoire
Joe Arpaio is the former sheriff of Maricopa County in Arizona. Under his 24-year tenure as the head of law enforcement, Arpaio was renowned for his sweeps to round up illegal immigrants, as well as for opening Tent City: an outdoor prison that he referred to as a "concentration camp."
The sweeps targeted Latino neighbourhoods and involved traffic stops and workplace raids. In 2011, a civil rights case was brought against Arpaio and a federal judge ordered him to stop detaining Latino motorists solely on suspicion that they were in the country illegally.
However, Arpaio continued with his racial profiling practices, and last month he was found in contempt of court.
The old boy's club
US president Donald Trump asked attorney general Jeff Sessions to drop the case against Arpaio, who was facing prison time. But Mr Sessions told the president that would be inappropriate. So Trump simply pardoned the former sheriff, who has a long list of atrocities against his name.
The president announced his decision in a tweet last Sunday.The move comes as no surprise. It's just a continuation of the racist ideology that has marked Trump's short term as president, and his rantings while he was running for office.
Indeed, Arpaio was a strong supporter of Trump's crusade to prove Barack Obama was born in Kenya and therefore ineligible to be head of state. Trump abandoned this muckraking exercise in September last year and admitted the then president was born in the US.
The trouble in Charlottesville
Under Trump's tutelage, white supremacist sentiment has been left unchecked and is on the rise. Recent events in Charlottesville make this plain to see.
On the night of August 11, white supremacists and neo-Nazis descended upon the campus of the University of Virginia. In scenes reminiscent of Ku Klux Klan rallies of early last century, protesters gathered at the university carrying tiki torches and chanting "you will not replace us" and "white lives matter."
The group had gathered prior to the Unite the Right rally planned for the following day. It was set to be one of the largest white supremacist events in recent US history. The rally was to demonstrate against the removal of a statue of Confederate icon General Robert E Lee.
The statue is one amongst many earmarked for removal that celebrate those that led the southern states during the American civil war in the fight to preserve the institution of slavery.
The statues were not built immediately after the war, but during two subsequent periods. The first was around 1900, when the Jim Crow laws that disenfranchised African Americans were enacted. And the second was during the rise of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s.
Countering prejudice
On August 12, as the white supremacist protesters began to gather ahead of the rally, anti-racist counter-demonstrators showed up on the streets. And as the two groups began to clash, the City of Charlottesville called a state of emergency.
During the afternoon, right-wing protester James Alex Fields Jr allegedly rammed his car into a group of anti-racist demonstrators, killing 32-year-old civil rights activist Heather Heyer and injuring at least nineteen other people.
Some of the counter-demonstrators were made up of the antifa: an umbrella group of anarchists and anti-fascists, who were reported to have strategically provoked the white supremacists with the aim of having the Unite the Right rally cancelled. And they succeeded.
In collusion
The US president's response to the violence of the protests was widely condemned, as he drew a moral equivalency between the far-right instigators and the counter-demonstrators, and held both groups equally to blame.
Trump defended those on the far-right stating that not of them "were neo-Nazis" and "not all those people were white supremacists." He also said "the press has treated them absolutely unfairly."
The president said that many of the far-right demonstrators were only there to protest the removal of the statue. And then he questioned whether statues of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson were going to be the next to go.
In the wake of Charlottesville, thousands turned up to protest Trump at his first major rally since the incident. Held in Phoenix, Arizona on August 22, the rally descended into chaos as skirmishes broke out between anti-Trump protesters and the president's supporters.
Police responded by firing tear gas and stun grenades into the crowd protesting the president. And six members of the Redneck Revolt, an anti-fascist group, turned up to the rally carrying military-style rifles to protect the protestors. Laws in Arizona allow people to openly carry weapons.
A copycat attack
And in an incident reminiscent of Charlottesville, a car ploughed into a group gathered for a vigil in St Louis for a transgender woman, who was recently shot dead by police officers. Those hit by the white driver on August 23 only suffered minor injuries.
Kiwi Herring was shot by police after allegedly stabbing her neighbour and then slashing the arm of an officer, who was attending the scene. It's been claimed 30-year-old Herring was under continual harassment from her neighbour.
The Trump administration has also taken aim at the nation's transgender community and set about revoking recently won gains. In March, an Obama administration decree was withdrawn that directed schools to allow transgender students access to bathrooms matching their gender identity.
And last Friday, Trump sent a memo to US defence secretary Jim Mattis officially banning transgender people from the military and halting the use of government funding for gender-reassignment surgery. Again, reversing policies instigated by Obama.
Administering racial divides
Scenes like Charlottesville are what many feared when Trump won the election on November 8 last year. His campaign was racially-fuelled with promises like the proposal to build a wall along the US-Mexico border, which was designed to keep out "criminals" and "rapists."
One of Trump's first moves in office was to issue an executive order for a temporary Muslim travel ban to the US. Initially blocked by lower court rulings, the US Supreme Court allowed a revised version of the ban on people from six mainly Muslim countries and all refugees to proceed in June.
White nationalist terrorism
The travel ban was implemented due to the threat of Islamic terrorists, according to the president. However, Trump might want to consider the terrorist threat being posed by white nationalists in his own country.
On June 22, a joint report was released by the Investigative Fund at the Nation Institute and Reveal from the Centre for Investigative Reporting that found over the past nine years, right-wing extremists have planned or carried out almost twice as many terrorist attacks, than Islamic extremists.
Of the 115 right-wing incidents on US soil, the police had prevented only 35 percent of them. This is compared with the 63 Islamic cases, where police foiled 76 percent of the attacks.
With a racially-charged president less than a year into his term in office, it seems the white nationalist terrorist threat in the US has the potential to grow. And the age of Trump might be marked by a deepening of racial divisions instigated yet again by the white majority.
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BEST OF 2015: The Ten Best Movies of 2015, And One You've Never Seen
Written by Matthew Lawrence on October 31, 2017
In many ways, 2015 was a year of box office duds. Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Jurassic World kept some elderly franchises going, but it seemed like every other week some big production was imploding. Stonewall was the worst; a big-budget gay film that died amidst protests from the very communities it was supposed to be celebrating.
But there was also We Are Your Friends, the Zac Efron EDM project no one saw, followed almost immediately by Bill Murray's financial abortion Rock The Casbah and then Jem and the Holograms, the eighties nostalgia exercise that was quietly yanked from theaters after just two weeks. In November, audiences (and theater programmers) shied away from Angelina Jolie's By The Sea, just as they ignored big-budget whaling epic In The Heart of the Sea just a few weeks later.
LGBT titles arguably fared worse than most. Elle Fanning's lesbian drama About Ray was yanked from theaters before it ever came out, while Tom Hardy's Legend, about the queer killer Kray twins, was abruptly postponed and then forgotten. The Danish Girl is either boring or offensive, depending on which reviews you're reading, and the Weinstein Company is dragging their feet rolling out Todd Haynes' Carol, which last week was still only playing on 16 screens nationwide. It topped several year-end lists, but not this one, for one basic reason: It's not playing within 100 miles of any of our writers.
Box office isn't everything, of course, and this year did have a number of gems. The Council Of Matts (Matt Lawrence, Matt Keeley and Matt Craven) have picked their favorite ten titles of the year, presented alphabetically, plus one bonus film that's arguably too obscure to qualify.
Diary of a Teenage Girl
Director Marielle Heller's brilliant Diary of a Teenage Girl is a grimy, squeamish story about a 15-year old (Bel Powley) in seventies San Francisco who loses her virginity to mom's dopey boyfriend, played by True Blood's Alexander Skarsgård. (The casting is important, because how many real teenage girls have contemplated losing their virginity to Eric the vampire?) The unflinching sex scenes and nudity are extra creepy for the audience, given that Powley really does look like she's 15.
Dope isn't perfect. Far from it. There are plot holes big enough to drive a truck through and completely far-fetched coincidences that don't even work to move the plot forward. That said, this movie is really funny and ultimately pretty moving, the story of a black geek from a bad neighborhood who ends up on the dark web trying to sell a backpack full of drugs.
Sidse Babbett Knudsen and Chiara D'Anna star as kinky lesbian lovers in the latest offering from Berberian Sound Studio director Peter Strickland. With a small, all-female cast, the pair inhabit a strange, timeless realm filled with butterfly collectors and the occasional mannequin. Largely plotless and exceedingly restrained, The Duke of Burgundy excels when it becomes clear that the women's master-slave relationship isn't enjoyed equally. For those of us left ambivalent by a lot of dom/sub kink, it's also a reminder how boring certain fetishes can be when you're not fully invested.
How do you resurrect an extinct franchise? If you're the Jurassic Park series, you start by adding a new hybrid dinosaur, Indominus rex, that is part T. Rex and part Velociraptor. Then add a smoldering Chris Pratt, a terrifying Pterosaur attack, and, err…Bryce Dallas Howard running in heels. The result was a box office behemoth, destroying everything in its path (at least until the new Star Wars movie comes out).
Who knew action movies could actually be good? We're being facetious here of course, but seeing an action film with almost no dialogue tell a story of such depth mostly using contextual clues. Mad Max: Fury Road was one of the smartest movies of the year, confronting issues of feminism and disability while still being gorgeous to look at…. once you get used to the over-cranking!
Mala Mala
A documentary about trans women in Puerto Rico, Mala Mala offers viewers both the glitz and the humdrum from a variety of colorful yet human characters, from Ivana Fred, a politically-minded woman who spends her evenings passing out condoms to sex workers, to Sandy Rivera, a sex worker with a loving cisgender boyfriend. Medical, political, and economic realities are addressed, but this ultimately joyful film doesn't try to follow one person's story too closely, or to unnecessarily connect dots that aren't there.
You don't have to like hockey to appreciate Red Army, Gabe Polsky's documentary about the Viacheslav Fetisov, the Soviet hero who captained the Red Army team for nearly a decade before involuntarily moving to the United States and putting on a Detroit Red Wings uniform. Fetisov isn't particularly likeable – when we first see him he's staring at his phone, ignoring Polsky's off-camera questions. But he gradually gains our sympathies, particularly when the government siphons his paychecks and he's left at the mercy of a sinister, know-nothing coach.
Relegated to the inexplicably bat-infested basement of the CIA, Susan Cooper (Melissa McCarthy) pines hopelessly after a C-list James Bond wannabe (Jude Law) until she finds herself promoted to the field, chasing after an arch-villainess who dresses, as Susan notes, like a slutty dolphin trainer. It was directed by Paul Feig, who also directed Bridesmaids and created under-the-radar sci-fi series Other Space. McCarthy's hilarious, but she's backed up by a really great supporting cast that includes Allison Janney, Bobby Cannavale, and a career-best Jason Statham.
It's Christmas Eve, and trans sex worker Sin-Dee (Kitana Kiki Rodriguez) is back on the streets after a month in jail, but then her friend Alexandra (Mya Taylor) spills the beans that Sin-Dee's boyfriend, a pimp named Chester, has been cheating on her with some other woman. Informative without being preachy, Tangerine pulls off the rare feat of humanizing the johns as well as the sex workers. (A surprising amount of the film is in subtitled Armenian.) Named for its orange color palette, the film was shot on an iPhone 5S with a tiny budget, becoming a surprise box office hit this summer.
Welcome To Me
One of the year's most unsettling movies, Shira Piven's Welcome To Me stars Kristen Wiig as Alice Klieg, an Oprah-addicted recluse who wins the lottery, goes off her meds, moves into a casino and spends fifteen million dollars to star in her very own talk show, Welcome To Me, in which she eats a cake made out of meatloaf and hires a series of women to re-enact traumatic scenes from her childhood. It's also not a comedy, although parts of it are very, very funny. With elements of media satire and more serious discussions of mental illness, it's more reminiscent of seventies cinema than anything else out there today. Once again, Kristen Wiig deserves credit for using her Saturday Night Live success to make strange, dark comedies.
And, finally, our bonus film:
Alentejo, Alentejo
Possibly our favorite movie of the whole year was Sérgio Tréfaut's Alentejo, Alentejo, a film which failed to pick up commercial distribution in the United States. We have no idea why, since it's an incredibly slow-moving documentary about all-male cante singing traditions in rural Portugal. Oh wait, maybe we do know why. Gorgeously shot and totally moving, the film highlights a unique, centuries old-culture from a region known to outsiders for its wine and not a whole lot else. It screened at exactly one festival in the United States this summer and doesn't seem to be streaming online anywhere. If you ever get a chance, though, see this movie.
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In "Muse," her latest exhibition at the Houston Museum of African American Culture, local artist Jade Cooper finds inspiration in this city's vibrant black community, particularly its women. With the help of an individual artist grant from the Houston Arts Alliance, Cooper, who graduated with a degree in art from Texas Southern University in 2009, has produced a series of paintings that show a wide range of black female subjects. This fact alone makes it an unusual collection. After all, how often is our attention called to the sheer visual diversity of black American women, which, naturally, reveals both the country's long, sometimes discomfiting history of race-mixing and its multiple standards of beauty?
These are not your ordinary portraits. While the female subject of each painting is drawn more or less realistically, the wider canvas is, in various ways, "infused with symbolism related to her as the subject," according to a quote from Cooper in the exhibition notes. Often the paintings seem to raise questions about mortality or suffering. For instance, in the black and white drawing "Whose World is This," a schoolgirl with a blank, wizened face stands next to a skull on a spike. In another, a neighborhood teen stares solemnly at the audience with her arms outstretched, her sacrificial pose achingly at odds with both her beauty and youth.
The contrast between the subject and the symbolism, explains Cooper, gives audience members an opportunity to "develop their own narrative to accompany the work." Indeed, visitors are invited to write down their stories about the paintings at a small table outside the exhibition space.
To be sure, not all the paintings are emotionally weighty—or even portraits of women, for that matter. One of the more memorable pieces in the series is simply a still-life depicting a bowl of crab legs, a culinary symbol that ties together the artist's own roots in Houston and Louisiana. Nevertheless, one leaves the exhibition affected mostly by Cooper's vision of black femininity, which, judging by the expressions and poses of her subjects, is characterized as much by strength and grace as it is by vulnerability.


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Predestination 3D Ship Designer now on Kickstarter
The Predestination 3D Ship Designer kickstarter campaign we discussed in the previous update is now live!
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/nyphur/predestination-3d-ship-designer-a-turn-based-space
You can help us out by spreading the link via your social media networks and sending tips to gaming news sites to spread the word about Predestination. Read More
July Dev Update: Global resources, scouting improvements, and new user interfaces
August 4, 2013 Uncategorized
It's hard to believe that another month has just rolled by, but it's already that time of the month again! We've been hard at it this month to build on the good progress we've already made on Predestination, and while the team are beginning to resemble creatures straight out of a 1950s horror movie every morning, the game is really coming together! We here at Brain and Nerd can't wait to show you what we've been working on, so let's get cracking!
Last month we talked about the work that has been done on the game's AI, the Zl'oq and Kazzír were revealed, and we talked about scouting. This month, we want to focus on gameplay and show you some up-to-date progress on how the game is actually running. In previous updates, we've been able to mention what we've been working on and explain what we've been doing, but we really haven't been able to show much in the way of gameplay because much of the UI wasn't in place. It's difficult to show anything when using placeholders and patching together screens with blu-tack and paper clips! We now have enough of the UI constructed and tied together to be able to join together some of the different parts of the game and show you some sample gameplay. Read More
January game development update roundup
Hey guys! It's been a hectic month here at Brain and Nerd as we worked out our budget, gave a few talks about our Kickstarter experience, and got production on Predestination into full swing. Now that we're set up, you can expect more frequent updates on game development, artwork and races. So what have we been up to this month?
Upgraded planets, they are now 100% more awesome :D. (video)
Added new colonisation mechanics.
Designed the Reptile race (race reveal to come with finished art).
Designed new buildings (building art update on the way).
Added Sandbox mode with different galaxy sizes, ages and types.
Backer Nineveh named our big bad alien race, "The Revenants."
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December 6, 2012 Uncategorized
We launched Predestination on Kickstarter a few weeks ago and the response has been absolutely immense! Over 500 people have backed the project so far and we're at around the 90% mark. There's just 10% to go until we're guaranteed funding and can press on into stretch goals. It's very important that we hit 100% as soon as possible, because that guarantees we'll get our minimum goal and we can take that guarantee to banks and government grant schemes. If you haven't pledged yet, head over to Kickstarter and take a look at some of the rewards you can get for supporting Predestination. Read More
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Funding a game project in Northern Ireland
I've been pulling together a lot of research on the market for my game this week and have started to piece together a business plan. As an indie game developer, my goal has always been to self-publish via digital distribution and without giving any share in the business away. I want to raise enough money from my first game to expand the current team of three into something larger, and then work on a bigger project. To do that, I need to raise funding for the first game without putting myself in debt or giving any percentage of the profits away. It's a tall order, but one I think is very possible because of two things:
Invest NI: I live in Belfast, Northern Ireland, where there are programmes set up to financially support start-up businesses. I'll easily qualify for grants and loans with extremely good repayment schemes that won't leave me liable for the debt if the game doesn't sell. I have a meeting on Monday 20th with one of the free business advisors we have here, and will soon find out what support is available. A friend of a friend pulled over £100,000 out of investors and grant programmes on good terms through this. As I've projected costs at a fraction of that, I'm feeling very positive about it.
Crowdsourced funding: This has really taken off in the past few years, with Kickstarter.com leading the crowd and a few others lagging far behind. People pledge money to support a project in exchange for perks like a free copy of the game, concept art, music, t-shirts, unique DLC etc. When you think about it, this acts as a zero-risk pre-order system for indie games currently in development. I plan to launch a campaign once I have enough gameplay and graphics to show off and really make an impression. Read More
Tagged funding, game development, money, predestination, sci-fi
A sense of scale on planets
In showing people screenshots of my game project, it's sometimes difficult to get across a sense of scale. Below is a visual update to show the scale differences between the game's three main zoom levels. The top one is zoomed out to orbit, the second is the level at which you'll send scout ships on survey missions around the area to push back a "fog of war" style map and uncover resources etc. The third is the level at which you'll manage the colony. The camera angle is different there just because buildings will look better with it. Read More
Tagged 3d, 4x, game development, graphics, indie, indie game, indie game development, master-of-orion, planet, predestination, sci-fi
Planet graphics update
I came up with a new terrain shading technique that combines some clever texture packing tricks with normal approximations in the pixel shader to produce some awesome results. The lighting on the terrain is now extremely highly detailed, and zooming down onto the terrain looks perfectly smooth. I can also feasibly add more lights for particular buildings or the cursor to make some awesome effects. Below are a few screenshots of the current work in progress: Read More
Tagged 4x, development, game, game development, gaming, graphics, indie game development, planet, predestination, sci-fi
Planet view and placing buildings
January 31, 2012 Uncategorized
Most of this week's work on my space 4X game has been in putting together a good system for placing items like 3D models of buildings on a planet's surface. Part of the difficulty is in the fact that the planet graphics are generated entirely on the GPU, so the CPU doesn't have access to that data. I came up with a fantastic system that works around that issue and gives access to not only height data but also details like what type of terrain is on a particular spot or whether it's in an ocean.
So now I can place buildings on the surface of a planet, zoom out, rotate the planet and the building appears to stay put on the surface. When placing certain buildings like a water extractor, I can make it only placeable on water or make it fulfil any other criteria I want. I could make mining drills that you move around to find the best spot, or geothermal power stations that can only be placed on fault lines. There's a lot of versatility in the system, so it's been fun to work with this week. Read More
Tagged game, game development, gamer, gaming, indie game development, predestination, sci-fi
Race concept art This week my concept artists have been working on some race and ship designs, and o
Tagged 4x, art, concept art, game development, indie, indie game, indie game development, predestination, race
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRVbvG-TpJc Predestination 4X game Galaxy Map: System window demonstr
Predestination 4X game Galaxy Map: System window demonstration
Please watch fullscreen (1080p available). The video's a bit darker and a lot blurrier than the actual game because YouTube is bloody awful at encoding videos, but you get a clear enough idea of the effect in fullscreen. Read More
Tagged 4x, devblog, galaxy, game, game development, gamer, gamers, gaming, graphics, indie, indie game dev, indie game development, map, master-of-orion, moo2, predestination, video


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package org.jkiss.dbeaver.tools.transfer.internal;

import org.eclipse.osgi.util.NLS;

public class DTMessages extends NLS {
	static final String BUNDLE_NAME = "org.jkiss.dbeaver.tools.transfer.internal.DTMessages"; //$NON-NLS-1$

	public static String data_transfer_wizard_init_column_description;
	public static String data_transfer_wizard_init_column_exported;
	public static String data_transfer_wizard_init_description;
	public static String data_transfer_wizard_init_name;
	public static String data_transfer_wizard_init_title;
	public static String data_transfer_wizard_job_container_name;
	public static String data_transfer_wizard_job_name;
	public static String data_transfer_wizard_job_task_export;
	public static String data_transfer_wizard_job_task_export_table_data;
	public static String data_transfer_wizard_job_task_retrieve;
	public static String data_transfer_wizard_output_checkbox_compress;
	public static String data_transfer_wizard_output_checkbox_split_files;
	public static String data_transfer_wizard_output_checkbox_split_files_tip;
	public static String data_transfer_wizard_output_checkbox_new_connection;
	public static String data_transfer_wizard_output_checkbox_select_row_count;
	public static String data_transfer_wizard_output_checkbox_selected_columns_only;
	public static String data_transfer_wizard_output_checkbox_selected_rows_only;
	public static String data_transfer_wizard_output_combo_extract_type_item_by_segments;
	public static String data_transfer_wizard_output_combo_extract_type_item_single_query;
	public static String data_transfer_wizard_output_description;
	public static String data_transfer_wizard_output_dialog_directory_message;
	public static String data_transfer_wizard_output_dialog_directory_text;
	public static String data_transfer_wizard_output_group_general;
	public static String data_transfer_wizard_output_group_progress;
	public static String data_transfer_wizard_output_label_copy_to_clipboard;
	public static String data_transfer_wizard_output_label_use_single_file;
	public static String data_transfer_wizard_output_label_use_single_file_tip;
	public static String data_transfer_wizard_output_label_directory;
	public static String data_transfer_wizard_output_label_encoding;
	public static String data_transfer_wizard_output_label_timestamp_pattern;
	public static String data_transfer_wizard_output_label_extract_type;
	public static String data_transfer_wizard_output_label_file_name_pattern;
	public static String data_transfer_wizard_output_label_insert_bom;
	public static String data_transfer_wizard_output_label_insert_bom_tooltip;
	public static String data_transfer_wizard_output_label_max_threads;
	public static String data_transfer_wizard_output_label_segment_size;
	public static String data_transfer_wizard_output_label_add_to_end_of_file;
	public static String data_transfer_wizard_output_label_add_to_end_of_file_tip;
	public static String data_transfer_wizard_output_error_empty_output_directory;
	public static String data_transfer_wizard_output_error_empty_output_filename;
	public static String data_transfer_wizard_output_error_invalid_charset;
	public static String data_transfer_wizard_output_event_processor_configure;
	public static String data_transfer_wizard_output_event_processor_configure_title;
	public static String data_transfer_wizard_output_event_processor_error_incomplete_configuration;
	public static String data_transfer_wizard_output_name;
	public static String data_transfer_wizard_output_title;
	public static String data_transfer_wizard_settings_binaries_item_inline;
	public static String data_transfer_wizard_settings_binaries_item_save_to_file;
	public static String data_transfer_wizard_settings_binaries_item_set_to_null;
	public static String data_transfer_wizard_settings_button_edit;
	public static String data_transfer_wizard_settings_description;
	public static String data_transfer_wizard_settings_group_exporter;
	public static String data_transfer_wizard_settings_group_general;
	public static String data_transfer_wizard_settings_label_binaries;
	public static String data_transfer_wizard_settings_label_encoding;
	public static String data_transfer_wizard_settings_label_formatting;
	public static String data_transfer_wizard_settings_listbox_formatting_item_default;
	public static String data_transfer_wizard_settings_name;
	public static String data_transfer_wizard_settings_title;
	public static String data_transfer_wizard_page_input_files_name;
	public static String data_transfer_wizard_page_input_files_title;
	public static String data_transfer_wizard_page_input_files_description;
	public static String data_transfer_wizard_page_ddl_name;
	public static String data_transfer_wizard_page_ddl_description;
	public static String data_transfer_wizard_page_preview_name;
	public static String data_transfer_wizard_page_preview_title;
	public static String data_transfer_wizard_page_preview_description;
	public static String data_transfer_wizard_producers_title;
	public static String data_transfer_wizard_producers_description;
	public static String data_transfer_wizard_mappings_name;
	public static String data_transfer_wizard_restricted_title;
	public static String data_transfer_wizard_restricted_description;
	public static String data_transfer_wizard_settings_group_input_files;
	public static String data_transfer_wizard_settings_group_importer;
	public static String data_transfer_wizard_settings_group_column_mappings;
	public static String data_transfer_wizard_settings_group_preview;
	public static String data_transfer_wizard_settings_group_preview_table;
	public static String data_transfer_wizard_settings_group_preview_columns;
	public static String data_transfer_wizard_settings_column_mapping_type;
	public static String data_transfer_db_consumer_target_container;
	public static String data_transfer_db_consumer_choose_container;
	public static String data_transfer_db_consumer_auto_assign;
	public static String data_transfer_db_consumer_auto_assign_description;
	public static String data_transfer_db_consumer_existing_table;
	public static String data_transfer_db_consumer_existing_table_description;
	public static String data_transfer_db_consumer_new_table;
	public static String data_transfer_db_consumer_new_table_description;
	public static String data_transfer_db_consumer_column_mappings;
	public static String data_transfer_db_consumer_column_mappings_description;
	public static String data_transfer_db_consumer_ddl;
	public static String data_transfer_db_consumer_up_label;
	public static String data_transfer_db_consumer_up_tooltip;
	public static String data_transfer_db_consumer_down_label;
	public static String data_transfer_db_consumer_down_tooltip;

	public static String sql_script_task_title;
	public static String sql_script_task_page_settings_title;
	public static String sql_script_task_page_settings_description;
	public static String sql_script_task_page_settings_group_files;
	public static String sql_script_task_page_settings_group_connections;
	public static String sql_script_task_page_settings_group_script;
	public static String sql_script_task_page_settings_option_ignore_errors;
	public static String sql_script_task_page_settings_option_dump_results;
	public static String sql_script_task_page_settings_option_auto_commit;
	public static String database_consumer_settings_option_use_transactions;
	public static String database_consumer_settings_option_commit_after;
	public static String database_consumer_settings_option_use_multi_insert;
	public static String database_consumer_settings_option_multi_insert_batch;
	public static String database_consumer_settings_option_skip_bind_values;
	public static String database_consumer_settings_option_disable_batches;
	public static String database_consumer_settings_option_ignore_duplicate_rows;
	public static String database_consumer_settings_option_on_duplicate_key_method_label;
	public static String database_consumer_settings_option_transfer_auto_generated_columns;
	public static String database_consumer_settings_option_disable_referential_integrity;
	public static String database_consumer_settings_option_use_bulk_load;
	public static String database_consumer_settings_option_truncate_before_load;

	public static String data_transfer_settings_title_find_producer;
	public static String data_transfer_settings_message_find_data_producer;
	public static String data_transfer_settings_title_find_consumer;
	public static String data_transfer_settings_message_find_data_consumer;
	public static String database_consumer_settings_title_init_connection;
	public static String database_consumer_settings_message_error_connecting;
	public static String database_mapping_container_title_attributes_read_failed;
	public static String database_mapping_container_message_get_attributes_from;
	public static String database_transfer_consumer_task_error_occurred_during_data_load;
	public static String database_transfer_consumer_task_error_occurred_during_batch_insert;
	public static String stream_transfer_consumer_title_run_process;
	public static String stream_transfer_consumer_message_error_running_process;
	public static String stream_transfer_consumer_title_attributes_read_failed;
	public static String stream_transfer_consumer_message_cannot_get_attributes_from;
	public static String stream_transfer_consumer_title_configuration_load_failed;
	public static String stream_transfer_consumer_message_cannot_load_configuration;

	public static String data_transfer_task_handler_unexpected_error_title;
	public static String data_transfer_task_handler_unexpected_error_message;
	public static String data_transfer_task_handler_resoring_referential_integrity_unexpected_error_title;
	public static String data_transfer_task_handler_resoring_referential_integrity_unexpected_error_message;

	public static String data_transfer_summary_title;

	static {
		// initialize resource bundle
		NLS.initializeMessages(BUNDLE_NAME, DTMessages.class);
	}

	private DTMessages() {
	}
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


Downtown Providence's only rooftop lounge and restaurant! Open year-round, with outdoor fire pits and radiant heating throughout the fully enclosed space. Menu features small and large plates, pizzas and inspired cocktails. Live entertainment nightly.


The right response, at the first sign of trouble, adds that extra measure of protection. Kiwi Alarms maintain a record of the conditions monitored by the Central Monitoring Station & a list of the people & authorities that you select to notify.
Click here to contact us to receive information of all the options available.


Used to join two pieces of 1-3/8'' tubing at a 90 degree angle. Requires the use of one (578.0556) 5/16'' x 1-1/4'' long carriage bolt and nut. Designed for easy attachment to t-posts. Coated with Class I galvanizing. Model clips hold electric fence wire and polytape (up to 2" wide). Molded of reinforced polypropylene with a heavy-duty steel stake. Extra reinforcing ribs for strength. Features large step-in flange and anti-rotation spike to keep stake from turning. Includes 8 wire holders.
Heavy duty fence post keeps your property protected. Molded clips to hold electric fence wire and poly tape (up to 2" wide. Each 4' post molded from reinforced polypropylene with a heavy-duty steel stake. Heavy DC cap for chainlink fencing. For chainlink fence.
For firmly securing an electrified wire to corner posts without losing energy through the post. Formed of thick, tough plastic. Can withstand the strain of wire at corner of electrified fence. For 9-22 gauge high-tensile steel wire and aluminum wire, all polywire (regular and heavy duty), and polyrope up to 1/4" in diameter. Can use on chain link fence. For chain link fence terminal post connecting into top rail. Joins lengths of top rail.
For chain link fence terminal post connecting into top rail. For chain link fence terminal post connecting into top rail. Made of virgin, high impact polyethylene. Designed for quick, easy installation. For use with heavy gauge wire and barbed wire.
For splicing polytape up to 1/2" wide. Allows for fast, secure joining of polytape rolls. Connects one polytape to another without losing juice. Super tough fiberglass reinforced electric fence post. Unique step-in design with adjustable insulators that can be used with Baygard wire, Bayshock wire or Baygard HV tape. Designed for improved strength. Complete with 4 versatile insulators that can accept wire, tape and rope. Weather resistant. Non conductive and lightweight. Used to wrap MG spacer clips No.400-430T to wire while securing poly spacer posts No.200-260. Also used for twisting 12.5, 11 and 9-gauge wire.
Use with fence wire and polyrope. Insulates against shock. Standard, snug fitting T-post insulator. For fastening electrified wire to the post without losing energy through the post. Fits securely on standard (1.25 or 1.33) studded T-posts. One molded piece; needs no hardware. Yellow. Bag of 25. Tension bar for chainlink fence.


The majority of visitors to Greenland travel aboard expeditionary ships for a unique view of the country and the extraordinary seascape and coastline. While most hotels on the mainland are of a typical Scandinavian style; minimalist and simple, ironically a little luxury can be found out in the wilds too.
Base Camp Greenland is an expedition lodge comprising of safari-style tented cabins. Each has its own heater, twin beds and cosy duvets to climb under after a day exploring. They even have their own en-suite loo and sink.
Located on the edge of Ilulissat Ice Fjord, Hotel Arctic is a more a typical hotel found in Greenland. However a quirky addition to their 85 rooms are five igloo rooms separate to the main hotel with their own boardwalk and fantastic views of the fjord.
Camp Ice Cap is a more traditional style of camping, but incredibly the camp is located a two hour hike out on Greenland's ice sheet. Sleep amongst the waves of ice and explore this extraordinary terrain.


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Ma Ying (; ur. 10 kwietnia 1972 w Qiqihar) – chińska softballistka występująca na pozycji miotaczki, medalistka olimpijska.

Uczestniczka Letnich Igrzysk Olimpijskich 1996, podczas których osiągnęła srebrny medal w zawodach drużynowych (wystąpiła w dwóch spotkaniach). Zdobyła złoty medal Igrzysk Azjatyckich 1994.

Przypisy

Chińskie softballistki
Chińscy medaliści olimpijscy
Medaliści Letnich Igrzysk Olimpijskich 1996
Medaliści Igrzysk Azjatyckich 1994
Urodzeni w 1972

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Думбревіца () — село у повіті Алба в Румунії. Входить до складу комуни Черу-Бекеїнць.

Село розташоване на відстані 280 км на північний захід від Бухареста, 26 км на південний захід від Алба-Юлії, 91 км на південь від Клуж-Напоки.

Населення
За даними перепису населення 2002 року у селі проживали  особи, усі — румуни. Усі жителі села рідною мовою назвали румунську.

Примітки

Села повіту Алба


We do our best to accommodate all requests. Most orders can be filled with a 48 hour minimum notice, but we appreciate as much notice as possible especially during the holidays.
At Red Lion Cafe, we handcraft our baked goods on site!


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World War I: U.S. Army Training School Trainee Records
Identifier: 0/20/3
This series consists of U.S. Army Training School records documenting the training of individuals at Northwestern. Taking the form of pre-printed index cards or certificates completed for each student enrolled in Training School courses, the records typically include the following information: student's full name, permanent address, course and dates of study, and course rating. Also noted are ratings for aptitude in occupational categories and, occasionally, physical ratings as well as other brief remarks by the School's commanding officer.
United States. War Department. Army Training School (Organization)
The series may be used only with permission of the University Archivist.
This collection is stored at a remote campus location and requires 48 hours advance notice for retrieval. Please contact the McCormick Library at specialcollections@northwestern.edu or 847-491-3635 for more information or to schedule an appointment to view the collection.
In April, 1918, the United States government requested a number of American colleges, universities, and technical schools to offer instruction, under the sponsorship of the U.S. Army Training School, in trades and occupations useful for military service. Between April and December of that year, Northwestern University offered courses for Army inductees in woodworking, sheet metal working, and radio.
2.00 Boxes
Arrangement of Materials
The records are arranged in two boxes alphabetically according to students' surnames.
The records have been separated from the University Archives' general reference files (Accession #88-255).
Victor Thompson; October 27, 1988.
Military education--Illinois--Evanston
United States--Armed Forces--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.--World War, 1914-1918
World War, 1914-1918--Registers
Guide to the World War I: U.S. Army Training School Trainee Records
Finding Aid Authors: Victor Thompson.
World War I: U.S. Army Training School Trainee Records, 0/20/3. Northwestern University Archives.
World War I: U.S. Army Training School Trainee Records, 0/20/3. Northwestern University Archives. https://findingaids.library.northwestern.edu/repositories/6/resources/1216 Accessed January 16, 2022.


This Chelsea, MI law firm represents commercial, private, and municipal clients in a variety of matters. In the current years of practice, litigation has centered upon real estate, business, tax, construction, zoning and family law in the various Federal and State Trial and Appellate Courts. The firm regularly appears in the Circuit and District Courts of Washtenaw County and very frequently in the Courts of surround Counties, including Jackson, Livingston and Ingham.


Original double 'Gurttrommeltrager' carrying frame with two MG34 MG42 50 round belt drum magazines. Original Wehrmact wartime paint remaining, excellent condition, wartime manufactured dated 1943. Drums are both maker marked 'hqu' and dated 1943. Drums clip onto the side of the MG34 and MG42. Drums shown with 2 belts of bullets and dated starter tabs, available seperate if wanted.


The Null Coffee Table from Glassisimo displays the brand's use of tempered glass to create stunning functional display pieces for the modern home.
Find beauty in simplicity with the Null Coffee Table, a brilliant display surface for the contemporary living room from Glassisimo. This piece works well individually, or in groups of varying heights, layered on top of each other. Made of an exra clear tempered glass top and a stainless steel frame, the table features a variety of optional glass finishes, including Extra Clear, Waterdrop, Antique Silver, Translucent, Metallic, and varying solid colors.
Extra clear tempered glass; stainless steel frame.
Extra Clear, Waterdrop, Antique Silver, Translucent, Metallic, varying solid colors.


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Because why not? Congress apparently thinks pro-abort actress Busy Philipps is a 'health care' policy expert now [video]
Posted at 2:08 pm on June 5, 2019 by Sarah D
With her E! show getting canceled, actress Busy Philipps apparently has a lot of free time on her hands. That's why she can focus on the things that really matter, like spreading period awareness and testifying about why we need abortions to preserve our dignity as Americans or something:
Busy Philipps: "I don't believe that a politician's place is to decide what's best for a woman. It's a choice between a woman and her doctor." https://t.co/gSibWwY2DS pic.twitter.com/tZdlZEITEA
— The Hill (@thehill) June 5, 2019
Actress Busy Philipps on Tuesday testified before Congress about her decision to get an abortion when she was 15 and blasted recent bans on the procedure being passed at the state level.
The "Dawson's Creek" star told a panel of lawmakers on the Judiciary Committee during a hearing focused on state abortion bans that such laws would "drive women and girls" into the shadows.
"Abortion is health care and should not be treated differently as any other health care," she said.
"I am so sad that we have to sit here in front of a row of politicians and give deeply personal statements because the 'why' shouldn't matter. I am a human being who deserves autonomy in this country that calls itself free."
Unborn human beings could not be reached for comment.
Anyway, inquiring minds can't help but wonder why anyone's looking to Busy Philipps for policy expertise. Congratulations to her on getting an abortion when she was a teenager; she's still all kinds of wrong. She's got zero business trying to dictate policy, and politicians shouldn't make her think she does.
Does Busy Philipps have some specialized knowledge that adds any value whatsoever to a Congressional hearing? "I don't believe [insert some banal platitude]" is not particularly helpful or even interesting. https://t.co/ecO3jq79Va
— Mo Mo (@molratty) June 5, 2019
My point isn't about abortion in particular, but about this fundamental lack of seriousness about all kinds of important issues. Why do we attach any status to the words of someone, simply because she's moderately famous for something wholly unrelated to what she's saying.
Obviously, the committee chair is simply using her as a prop to make a point, not for any actual fact-finding. He's relying on her fame to give her opinion some imprimatur. Why does anyone watching fall for this nonsense?
It's funny how completely ass backwards this is: In a sane world, Congress would hold hearings to gather facts and make policy based on them. In our current world, Congress starts with the conclusion and then puts on a show with actors to convince the dummies watching at home.
Congress should just make like Busy Philipps' viewers and ignore her. The only convincing argument Philipps managed to make isn't even the one she was trying to make:
So why does Planned Parenthood receive tax dollars? If the government is supposed to stay out of our bodies, it doesn't just mean, "except for the things I support."
— Gege (@Pomquat) June 5, 2019
If true then remove all public funding
— Gregg Eppler (@G_eppler) June 5, 2019
I agree. No more funding.
— Michael Laurenzana (@mikelaurenzana) June 5, 2019
So then there should be no public funding, I assume. Just between a woman and her doctor, right?
— JAC (@michcusejoe5) June 5, 2019
Awesome, remove all public funding https://t.co/ytfbqI3CI3
— Bob Malak (@bob_malak) June 5, 2019
The government should be out of the decision of abortion but has to be in your pockets to pay for it – strong independent feminism
Tags: abortionBusy Philippshealth careheartbeat billsHouse Judiciary CommitteePlanned Parenthoodtestimony


Pop-punks Wave Break unveil single "Plaster City"! – What Happened to your Band?
Pop-punks Wave Break unveil single "Plaster City"!
Boston-based pop punk band Wave Break see red with the debut of their first music video for their second single "Plaster City".
An anthemic track written by lead vocalist Kelly Barber, the video shows the band in a smoky performance setting, all tinged red, which the band claims sets the tone for their upcoming summer EP, due out this August.
The band will also release their debut 6-song EP in August and tour the northeast in support of it.
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What is this, exactly, Heat!
Most people might think that food from afar has only one kind of heat – the type that sears your taste buds and renders you semi-conscious. This of course, is not true. So how do you employ spices and chillies in a way that flavours your food without overpowering the palate? Read on gentle reader, read on.
*note – Chillies differ from Chile. The latter is a fruit of a plant while the other is most certainly a country of the South American variety! For the purpose of this article we will concentrate on the chillies used in Asian cookery.
In a pattern repeated across the East Africa, between 1976 and 2014, Tanzania's Selous National Park lost 88 per cent of its elephant population. From a population of more than 100,000 animals, there are now only a little over 10,000 left. Lost is a polite word; in actuality they were murdered.
The impacts of this extend far outside the park itself; ecology changes, tourism numbers drop off, and jobs are lost both directly and indirectly.
Coming from a developed Western country, it is sometimes easy to take Finland's many pleasures for granted. Sure, it's safe. But safety is relative, and if the cities we come from aren't exactly death zones, we aren't likely to really give a lot of thought to the topic. Yes, it's clean. But then so are Singapore, Oslo and Edinburgh.
But every so often I come into contact with people who have moved here from far less salubrious places, and their impressions of Finland tend to be radically different from my own.
On a quiet Friday afternoon before the lunch rush things are taking a rather Italian turn at Mille Mozzarella. I sit myself down and there isn't a soul to be seen. Taking off my coat and setting up my lap top and still the kitchen staff seem to be intent on ignoring the front of house. Oh well. Eventually Lorenzo Dotson-Smith pops out of the kitchen and is all smiles and starts rustling up some food.
The weird and wonderful tastes of your local Asian grocery store.
Eat your greens! How many times have you heard that line? In Finland this may pose a two-fold problem: first of all you gotta find your greens, and, when faced with a mighty array at the Chinese market, the next question would be, 'How?' But, have no fear, for this month's edition will take you through all things great and green.


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Born a Crime by Trevor Noah ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
I'm here in South Africa. I am here. It's a pretty remarkable place, beautiful and sunny (and VERY WINDY) and friendly and very cosmopolitan. But, everywhere a visible economic divide. A big divide that I was struggling to understand.
We took the "apartheid" tour in Cape Town, to learn some history and get a bit more insight about the apartheid period that defined this country. It was on that tour that Trevor Noah's "Born a Crime" was recommended. Our guide having also grown up in the color-separated country praised the book to help understand more in-depth how South Africa got here and what it was like and is like, living as a person of color in South Africa.
By all odds, Noah, the smart, funny, good-looking host of the Daily Show in the United States, shouldn't be leading his successful career. He was "Born a Crime" in apartheid era South Africa when his parents (black mother and white father) broke apartheid law by having an interracial relationship and eventually a mixed race child.
During apartheid it was often illegal speak to someone from another race (let alone have sex with them), and the first years of Trevor's life he was kept out of sight of the racially charged government and the laws that separated every part of people's lives.
Noah was six when apartheid ended, but the end of apartheid did not mean the end to poverty, unemployment, violence. Noah's hard-working, no-nonsense and fervently religious mother dedicated her life to him, and eventually his two younger brothers to keep them on track and (for the most part) out of trouble.
That's not to say Noah was an angel of a child. Surviving growing up in the townships and schools of the time Noah writes in detailed hilarious voice about the time he burnt down some white folks house, when he spent the night in jail, when he pooped on the floor of the kitchen rather than go out in the rain to the outhouse, and numerous other boy and teen antics. All of which could have led him down the wrong path, but luckily for him, it built his character, his humor and eventually a career he now excels at.
"Born a Crime" is an eye-opening, educating and funny read that everyone should take the time for, whether or not you plan to visit South Africa. A little understanding of this country's past and present, might have you recognizing familiar-sounding struggles of people and intolerance of color around the world, including in the USA.
Five Stars for Born a Crime.
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Will the Legislature support Legacy Fund dollars for research this time around, and especially during an economic downturn?
Written By: Sydney Mook | Aug 14th 2020 - 1pm.
NDSU president Dean Bresciani, left, and former UND president Mark Kennedy, shown in this Herald file photo, worked in 2019 to gather support for a proposal to fund research at their universities. Although Kennedy is no longer at UND, leaders in higher education plan to come back with another proposal in 2021. Eric Hylden/Grand Forks Herald
In August 2018, the presidents of North Dakota's two largest universities teamed up for an unprecedented proposal: secure $100 million in funding to boost research in, and for, the state.
In the two years since that announcement, a lot has changed, and especially at UND. Former President Mark Kennedy left UND last year. He was replaced in the interim by Joshua Wynne, who led UND through the beginning stages of the coronavirus pandemic. New UND President Andrew Armacost has now been in office nine weeks.
Meanwhile, the coronavirus pandemic and a sagging oil market have created uncertainty in North Dakota's economy.
Yet Armacost, North Dakota State University University President Dean Besciani and North Dakota University System Chancellor Mark Hagerott still plan to push another research proposal when the Legislature reconvenes early next year.
After the original proposal for the schools to split $100 million during the biennium was met with a cold shoulder, the schools knocked down the asking price. Instead, they asked to split 15% of the Legacy Fund's earnings, or up to $45 million. While that bill passed the Senate in 2019, the legislation died on the House floor, 62-30. Not a single member of the North Dakota House west of Minot voted in favor of it; even votes west of Interstate 29 were hard to come by.
The legislation was seen as a benefit to Fargo and Grand Forks, but not to the entire state, and Sen. Ray Holmberg, R-Grand Forks, says that's something backers need to keep in mind this time around.
"Those people that are talking about the research issue, they need to make sure that it is something that our friends out in the (western portion of North Dakota) are going to feel is good for them," Holmberg said. "It's got to be statewide. Otherwise, it's DOA."
Since then, North Dakota's higher-ed system has been working on ways to make a new proposal more appealing statewide. The State Board of Higher Education created a research committee tasked with molding a research proposal for the upcoming legislative session.
And while there is uncertainty in North Dakota's economy and, similarly, in the hopes of success with a new research proposal, Hagerott, the higher education chancellor, is convinced there is still hope for a proposal to boost research in the state.
"It's not dead," Hagerott told the Herald.
The current proposal is similar to the adjusted one that went before the Legislature last year. Specifically, 15% of Legacy Fund earnings, or other state funds, would be available to UND, NDSU and the system's nine non-research campuses; dollars also would be available for the private sector. The funds would effectively be controlled by UND and NDSU with an oversight committee to ensure goals are being met. Of the funds, the bulk would go to UND and NDSU, but 10% would go to the other nine institutions.
Hagerott said leaders are considering getting the North Dakota Chamber of Commerce involved to get more input.
Leaders at both UND and NDSU say research and development projects are incredibly important for not only the state's economy, but also for the people who live in North Dakota. Programs like rural health and unmanned aerial craft systems, especially in agriculture, have real benefits for people around the state, even if they aren't top economic drivers, Armacost said.
"There are so many other opportunities that we can develop with the state support that we're requesting in this (research and development) request of Legacy funding," Armacost said.
Research works, Bresciani said. When he arrived in North Dakota 11 years ago, he said most agriculture stopped at Bismarck. Now, there are large fields thriving west of Dickinson.
"That's because of research, not because some farmer got excited and put some seeds in the ground," he said. "That's an example of how research impacts the entire state. We need to do an even more compelling job of illustrating that."
While the last proposal did pass the Senate by a 43-4 vote, the presidents acknowledge there is work to be done to further convince legislators, particularly those out west. The presidents are planning to hit the road again to speak with legislators and others about their proposal and plan to listen to input about how the proposal can be improved this time.
"I think it shows the belief in the value of the proposal,"Armacost said of the Senate passing the legislation. "We just hope to carry that sense of value over to the House."
More hurdles
The system faces another hurdle this time around: the state's potentially volatile economic situation. The coronavirus pandemic is likely to take a toll on the state's budget and another rough year for oil and ag commodities may mean difficult decisions for legislators.
Senate Majority Leader Rich Wardner, R-Dickinson, says he's in favor of research dollars, pointing to the success of the Energy & Environmental Research Center in Grand Forks.
"We would not be where we are today with the revenue if it wasn't for the EERC," he said. "They're the best-kept secret in North Dakota."
While he's for research dollars going to university research projects, he said he is not in favor of the schools being the ones to control the money. He believes many legislators feel the same.
"I can tell you right now most legislators do not have a lot of confidence in giving it to the administrations at NDSU and at UND and saying 'OK, go,'" Wardner said. "But we still believe in that research."
It's not uncommon for state legislatures to have some control over these types of programs, Bresciani said. But those types of proposals don't always work out well, he added.
"It's also a recipe for the initiatives that have failed, nationally," he said. "When the legislature becomes in control of the decision-making process, it becomes highly politicized. And with no disrespect meant, you're asking legislators who don't necessarily have a scientific background (to evaluate) the scientific merits of research proposals."
Bresciani feels the universities have been thorough in their preparation work of the proposal, with various oversights in place to ensure dollars are going to programs that actually work. The current proposal follows proven, successful national models, he said.
"We recognize that if this gets funded and it isn't successful or garners criticisms, that it won't get funded in the future," he said. "We understand that there's a bit of a gun in our head. We'd better make this thing work, or it'll cease to exist. But I'm also very confident that it will be successful because we are doing it the right way, using a model that nationally has been proven to work."
House Majority Leader Chet Pollert noted the Legislature has priorities to sort out during the next session. How they rank is to be seen.
"It's a priority," Pollert said. "But if I've got to pick between money for the EERC, or educating our kids, and taking care of our elderly, I know where I'm going to go."
Pollert and Wardner said the universities need to be realistic with their ask to legislators. In turn, legislators need to be considering programs in other parts of the state, like nursing out west.
"So, all these dollars go to specific things, and we've got to make sure that all these folks are getting a few cuts of the pie," Pollert said.
Diversifying the economy
While Hagerott acknowledges that the schools do get research dollars for those topics, he pointed out that those only mostly cover two industries: oil and ag.
If North Dakota wants success in the future and to be less dependent on commodity prices, there needs to be new dollars to diversify the economy, Hagerott said.
"(This pandemic) just shows in stark, stark terms our reliance on commodities: agriculture, and oil, and our need to diversify the economy," he said.
The pandemic has also shown industry leaders across the country that there is an advantage for research and manufacturing to be in less populated areas, like North Dakota, Hagerott added.
Attracting new companies would be beneficial to the state's economy and universities, he said, adding that North Dakota needs to invest in itself in order to compete with other states. Research isn't about fixing North Dakota's economy now, Hagerott said; instead, it's about diversifying the state's economy so there's money when "the oil eventually begins to run out."
"If we can just get started that will be a huge victory," Hagerott said. "Then as more money becomes available we can add to it and as we see any success and traction we can add to it."
It's a sentiment with which the presidents agree.
"There's no more poignant reminder of the need for something like this than the economic situation North Dakota is once again finding itself in," Bresciani said. "Whether legislators will see the way clear to provide the support or not remains to be seen. I will respect their decisions, regardless of whether it's supportive or not.
"But, boy, if you want to catch people when they're paying attention to the need for diversifying the economy, I can't think of a better time than proposing the program right now."
North Dakota State University President Dean Bresciani, left, and University of North Dakota President Mark Kennedy meet with The Forum Editorial Board to make the case for more legislative funding for research Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018, in Fargo. Michael Vosburg / Forum Photo Editor
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After three seasons of digging, the Exeter Express & Echo reports, volunteers have fully uncovered the remains of a barge preserved in England's Stover Canal. The boat is believed to be over 200 years old.
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The archaeological dig is the work of the Stover Canal Trust and volunteer diggers led by archaeologist Phil Newman. In addition to the remnants of the barge, the team also uncovered a section of tramroad beside the canal this year.
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By Joe Mcdermott On Dec 14, 2021
Ernest Gordon, 44, faces a charge of murder in the second degree in connection with his wife's death and disposal of her body. Ernest reported his wife missing on November 7, but investigators say she was already dead.
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – A Central Broward man faces a charge of murder in the second degree in connection with his wife's death and disposal of her body. Broward Sheriff's Office homicide detectives said when Ernest Gordon reported his wife, Wanda Gordon, 42, missing on November 7, she was already dead.
Broward Sheriff's Office Missing Persons Unit detectives searched for Wanda and investigated the circumstances surrounding her disappearance before the case was transferred to Broward Sheriff's Homicide Unit on November 23. Further investigation revealed that at around 12:50 a.m. on November 5, Wanda returned from Fort Lauderdale Beach to her home where she lives at 2856 N.W. Eighth St. in unincorporated Central Broward near Fort Lauderdale with her husband, Ernest Gordon, 44, and her three children.
Based on statements and information from an historical data search warrant for Wanda's mobile phone, investigators believe she arrived home at approximately 1 a.m. on November 5. Detectives said the records also show the phone left her residence at about 4 a.m. and traveled west to a rural area near U.S. 27 at the Broward/Palm Beach County line, where it remained until 4:50 a.m.
Through their investigation, detectives confirmed Ernest was in the area and encountered a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation (FWC) officer. The FWC officer, who was working an off-duty detail providing security at a construction site, conducted a traffic stop on the driver who entered a restricted construction area. The officer ran the license plate and eventually identified the driver as Ernest Gordon. The officer told Ernest sometimes people come to the location and dump their garbage. The officer took a picture of the trash bags in the back of the GMC pick-up Ernest was driving and let him go after warning him about illegal dumping.
Using the victim's cellphone data, homicide detectives said Ernest left the area and drove to Tamarac. For two days (December 2 and December 3), investigators searched in the heavily wooded area of 10601 State St. in Tamarac, where Wanda's phone was last known to be located. Following the extensive search in sometimes waist-deep muddy water, investigators recovered the victim's cellphone and discovered skeletal remains and several articles of clothing.
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The clinical cannabis situation in New Jersey has only worsened as the Coronavirus pandemic crisis has gotten dragged on.
One patient said that he had to wait for three hours for service at Breakwater. And because the bathrooms are closed, likely to halt the spread of the disease, this forced him to bring a tent and make-shift toilet to the dispensary to cope with Crohn's disease while he waited for his medicine.
"They should have at least port-a-johns," he said. He added that there have been long lines consistently everyday before the staff arrives.
Patients have begun lining up hours before a dispensary opens in hopes of securing their medicine. Many people in wheelchairs were reported waiting. Only two people are allowed at a time. Once you make an order, you cannot change it.
To cope with the crisis, the New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH) previously announced that caregiver fees would be reduced as a way to help. Caregivers can purchase clinical cannabis for patients.
Garden State Dispensary's two location in Woodbridge and Union Township are operating at reduced hours due to Coronavirus contamination. On their website it says they plan to add more staff to cope with the demand.
This is a serious issue for patients who depend on their medical marijuana to live a fairly normal life.
Many patients are feeling especially anxious due to the Coronavirus and its negative effects, especially on the economy. Thus, using cannabis to cope is logical. But the sheer volume is causing service to decline because it cannot cope.
Changes Needed
It has become apparent since the advent of the Coronavirus pandemic that drastic policy changes are needed.
Long-term clinical cannabis (or medical marijuana) solutions to address issues many advocates have suggested to deal with the program's underlying problems have become even more relevant. Specifically, homegrow and home delivery.
Home delivery was authorized in the Jake Honig Act that was signed into law last July. That law authorized the dispensaries to open satellite locations. And while two dispensaries have done so, none have begun home delivery.
And homegrow remains as difficult as ever with Senator Nick Scutari (D-Union), the leading cannabis sponsor in the Senate remaining opposed to it. He said it could help spread the black market.
The black market does not need help spreading. It has been doing fine spreading without homegrow. Forty years of prohibition did not stop it. Nor will prohibiting homegrow.
The problem is that certain authority figures do not want to concede they lost the War on Drugs with regards to cannabis and that trying to stop has led to far more negatives side effects than positive outcomes.
JoAnne Zito, a leader of the most recent homegrow campaign named "Jeff's Law" after veteran activist Jeff Oakes, said their petition has 935 signatures so far.
"Sadly, nothing could prove our point more than this," Zito said. "But with this new normal, cannabis deemed essential medicine and likely more pandemic in the future, it's not something they can deny."
Zito added she planned to follow up with the Governor's office on homegrow.
More dispensaries are obviously needed. However, that has been held up by a court case that severely criticized the NJDOH's handling of the medical marijuana licensing process. And the court case is held up by Coronavirus. Its oral arguments were supposed to be heard last month.
Many Clinical Cannabis Problems
Soon after Governor Phil Murphy was sworn into office and realized that the medical program needed to be expanded. He was able to add qualifying conditions to the program easily which has allowed the program to grow from serving about 17,000 patients to around 73,000 patients from 2018 to 2020.
However, dispensaries have not kept pace with this expansion. Initially there were only five dispensaries operating in New Jersey when Murphy took office. Harmony dispensary in Secaucus open shortly after, having been authorized in the Christie administration.
There are currently nine medical marijuana dispensaries open in New Jersey.
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The clinical cannabis program is not the only service that has been strained due to Coronavirus.
Workers who have jobs that depend on interacting with customers have largely been laid off. This has caused unemployment to soar. People are saying this will be a deeply felt recession.
Schools have to find work arounds to teach all their lessons online. And what's worse, food pantries are being strained too as the pandemic crisis continues.
Social Distancing will continue for some time. A prominent activist sought a 4/20 protest permit at the New Jersey Statehouse said on Facebook no permits are being given out.
While many are enjoying the fact that it's technically "4/20" all month, April 20th will likely not be a day of celebration of cannabis nor a protest advocating for its legalization and normalization.
Perhaps the new cannabis oil fest of 7/10 will be better.
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I am fond of wit and wordplay, and I find it the greatest irony in the fact that "doping" and "dopamine" are similar only as a matter of coincidence.
So, colloquially with a hint of synecdoche, I'd like to talk about a form of dope we all do.
Some things we can't choose–our skin color, our parents, our aptitude for eyesight and how soon we need glasses, or perhaps how soon we lose our hair, or perhaps how long it takes us to remember what we were doing before we completely forget it. But some things we can choose–what we consume, how we spend our time, what we study.
This isn't a list about choices. This is a list about all those things chosen for me–things that maybe I would've done differently had I the foresight to know better, the insight into my own destiny as the world shaped it for me.
Coffee and chocolate. For me it's been a love/hate relationship, and yet it seems coffee and chocolate are staples of the Alternative Spring Break trip I'm going on in March. It's a comical story–but it has grave consequences.
Then again, I might just be full of beans.
For a few Tuesdays last semester a Chabad rabbi joined with a few of N.C. State's Hillel students and spoke with us about issues in contemporary Judaism. Not to be confused with contemporary Jewish issues such as Israel, people leaving the faith, and the degradation of traditions, he instead led us through discussions about the modern significance of Yom Kippur, suffering, and free will.
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A house extension retains more than a trace of its former self.
Details: In House of Trace, an extension to a house in London, England by Tsuruta Architects, doesn't fully erase the structurally unsound former extension it replaces.
"The demolition of the original extension and its replacement, called for an intervention that can be a part of the original main building without replicating classical vocabulary or gesture. Our intent was to keep a sense of memory, while simultaneously allowing the new intervention to have its own identity."
"The original extension had no distinct historical or architectural value, and was structurally unsound, but it had a sloop roof profile typical of those found in terrace house back gardens. We chose to incorporate this banality in the new face of the rear garden – in a way fossilising and persevering its charm to carry some sense of associated memory to those who know it or those who see it new."
"As we uncovered the original building fabric, we discovered the history of the house. One of the existing walls had been leaning at a displacement of about one brick thick towards an adjacent building. These significant old movements were registered as cracks on the leaning wall, and have now been revealed and retained within the corridor.The structures of the new envelope have been exposed internally wherever practically possible, so that these surfaces will register the future stories of the house."
"They also narrate a story of local domestic construction methods by repeating some redundant details that recall the previous state of the house. The bare plaster finish is left exposed in the children's and second bedrooms. Hand marks of workmen trace the process of the work and are now recorded on the internal faces of the building's fabric. The slow patination of bespoke copper and brass fittings shows the passage of time as they change from their original colour. By registering these notions of memories, the inconsistencies of daily life could fully inhabit the space."
"The building materials are all ordinary materials available at a local builder's merchant – the full potential of which were tested through our detailing and different methods of site executions. The entire building and components were all modeled three dimensionally, with some components and furnishings further broken down to be processed in CNC, so they could be brought to the site as flatpack components."
"This process cut fabrication time and costs significantly, and reduced the distance between the drawing board and execution on site. Many designs could be executed within a few days notice and at no increase in cost – such as the cheese hole ventilation grill in the kitchen and the children's height ruler on the column casing. The record of this CNC flatpack process can be traced to the numbering system visible on the faces of each piece. The executed flatpack elements include dining table, chairs and beds, as well as the internal stairs."
Materials: "They are mostly ordinary building materials available at local building merchants; facing bricks, exposed steel (painted), white cement concrete, whitewash panels, birch plywood, melamine plywood, coloured mdf (solid), tricoya board glazed subway tiles, copper pipe."
Source: Photos by Tim Crocker.
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