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33 Questions We Desperately Want Answered After Star Wars: The Force Awakens
It's been a few days since we saw Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and our minds are still reeling. This movie added so much to the Star Wars universe, and opened up so many new mysteries. Here are the questions that are driving us the most crazy after seeing Episode VII.
Some of these questions actually have answers, while others remain a mystery. But even with the latter, we'll do our best to provide a theory or two.
MAJOR SPOILERS FOLLOW
Who are Rey's parents?
Almost everything about Rey is purposefully left a mystery. The film strongly hints that she's related to one of our main characters—but since we get very little indication from Leia, most people think she's related to Luke. That's bolstered by the fact when Kylo Ren reads her mind, he sees an island with water. This is a huge clue. Is he seeing Rey's future, from the end of the film, or her past, when she was with Luke before?
What is Rey's background?
Again, unclear. We just know she's very strong with the Force. In a flashback, we see young Rey being placed on Jakku by someone with a sinister voice. And it's possible she's on Jakku for safe-keeping, kind of like Luke was at the beginning of A New Hope. One theory is she was one of Luke's students, daughter or not, who was lucky enough to get away before Kylo Ren killed everyone. She's there as another new hope.
Why does Luke's saber call to Rey?
Because she's his daughter? Certainly possible. We used to think lightsabers were just inanimate objects, but the Star Wars cartoons have revealed that the crystals inside of them are much more than that. Still we've never seen anything like this happen, and it seems like a question that'll be answered later. Maybe it's a result of something Luke did to her before she was put on Jakku. If, in fact, they've ever met before.
Why did Ben Solo become Kylo Ren?
We know that Ben Solo, son of Han Solo and Leia Organa, was one of Luke Skywalker's pupils until Supreme Leader Snoke turned him to the dark side and he murdered his fellow students. But why? What did Snoke say to him? Why was Ben so untrusting of Luke, his parents and the light side? These questions will almost certainly become the crux of the next few movies.
What the hell is up with Supreme Leader Snoke? How did he come to power, what are his powers and how big is he?
The Force Awakens only shows Snoke as the leader of The First Order. We don't know how that happened. We just know that it did. We also don't know what his powers are, except that he's strong with the Force and was able to manipulate Kylo Ren and the rest of the First Order. But we don't know where he came from, what he is, whether he's a Sith, how he learned the Force, any of that. We don't even know how big the character actually is. The hologram Hux and Kylo see is obviously incredibly large, but so was the hologram of the Emperor the first time we saw him. Odds are there is something weird with his size, simply because Andy Serkis said the character was impossible to do as a practical effect.
For more Snoke, we turn to his Star Wars Database entry that says "The Supreme Leader of the First Order, the mysterious Snoke has no permanent base of operations, preferring to contact his underlings from a mobile command post. Snoke is powerful with the dark side of the Force, and seduced Kylo Ren into abandoning the Jedi path to become his apprentice. But Snoke also commands General Hux and the technological war machine the First Order has engineered to destroy the New Republic and Leia Organa's Resistance."
Who is Finn?
We know Finn was raised from birth to be a Stormtrooper: FN-2187, to be precise. But beyond that, his lineage is incredibly mysterious. Will he have some famous parentage? Will we learn more about his stormtrooper friend who dies on Jakku? Or will he just remain that one stormtrooper who stood up for what is right? Episodes VIII and IX will almost certainly let us know.
Who is Lor San Tekka?
He's the character, played by Max Von Sydow, who gets killed by Kylo Ren at the beginning of the film. What we know is he Leia trusts him, he knows who Kylo Ren really is, and Kylo Ren knows him. He's also, somehow, found a piece to Luke's map. That's not a lot, but he's definitely important.
Read what the Star Wars database says: "A legendary traveler and explorer, Lor San Tekka is a longtime ally of the New Republic and the Resistance. After the Battle of Endor, San Tekka helped Luke Skywalker recover secret Jedi lore that the Empire had tried to erase, and Leia Organa hopes the old scout can now help find her brother. Following decades of adventure, San Tekka retired to live simply on Jakku, where he follows the dictates of the once-forbidden Church of the Force." Can you say, Rogue One?
How will Kylo Ren complete his training?
At the end of the film, Snoke says he needs Kylo Ren to complete his training. Wouldn't the murder of his father have done that? That seemed like Kylo's way of ending once and for all his struggle between the light and the dark sides. Not to mention, defeat of one's father is how Luke finished his training. However, if there's still more, it seems like Snoke has some really evil stuff in store.
What is the Resistance in regards to the New Republic?
The movie tip toes around this point but here's what we know. The First Order is rising to power. The New Republic, established after Return of the Jedi, doesn't want to really acknowledge this. But—because of her personal stake in it—they've secretly backed the former princess, now General Leia, to form a small band, The Resistance, to battle the First Order.
What has Luke been doing while he's been missing?
We'll surely find out the answer to this question once we see Star Wars Episode VIII, but odds are he's been meditating, becoming stronger with the Force, and maybe talking with Obi-Wan, Yoda and Anakin, who were last seen as ghosts alongside him. He was definitely waiting for the right time to reveal himself and the death of Han, coupled with the force awakening with Rey, seems to be the right time.
Did Luke Skywalker activate R2-D2?
You'd like to think that, but no. R2 has reportedly been on low power since Luke went missing and then, seemingly out of nowhere at the end of the movie, he turns on. The timing feels incredibly coincidental, unless Luke did it when he felt Han's death and or Rey using the force. But according to J.J. Abrams, that's not the case. In fact, it was BB-8's presence with the missing piece of the map that woke him up. R2 is just old and it took a while for him to power back up after BB-8 made contact.
If Luke Skywalker didn't want to be found, why did he leave a map? Or did he?
We know that Luke Skywalker vanished after Kylo Ren killed his students. But, for some reason, there's a map to his location. That seems odd for someone who doesn't want to be found, at least not by the wrong people. If Luke left the map himself, he obviously wanted to be found at some point. Then there's the flip side, if he didn't leave the map, where did it come from? And on a purely logistical level, why does the map have like 15 different points on it? According to screenwriter Michael Arndt (from that same interview), the map shows the locations of all the Jedi Temples, and R2-D2 had gotten most of it from accessing the computer on board the Death Star decades ago, which leads us to…
How did the First Order end up with pieces of the map?
Kylo Ren says the First Order has most of it from the Empire archives, which lines up with R2-D2 having it in his memory too. However, the Empire is gone, replaced by the growing First Order. So either Ren is lying, Luke was lazy, or the Empire was hunting Luke long before Ben Solo turned into Kylo Ren, the event that sent Luke off the grid.
Did the First Order destroy Coruscant?
Here's one we can answer for certain. No. Though the planet we see destroy looks very much like Coruscant, the film specifically mentions the Hosnian system. That's the the seat of the New Republic Senate, which apparently moved from Chandrila, where the New Republic was first founded post-Return of the Jedi. Why it wasn't in the hub of the galaxy, we don't know. But we do know the Senate is no more.
Who is Rey waiting for on Jakku?
"My family," whom she think she sees fly away in the flashback. But since we've established we don't know who her family is, it seems likely that maybe her family are other Jedi. Or people that she thinks are family, who were employed by the Jedi. Like everything about Rey, this is a mystery. However it does seem, by the end of the film, someone was certainly waiting for her. Or at least expecting her.
Why did Poe Dameron leave Jakku?
Poe Dameron had one mission—get the map to Luke Skywalker. He's forced to abandon that mission when the First Order arrives on Jakku and he's captured. Later Finn breaks him out and Poe ends up back on Jakku where the map still is, along with his droid BB-8. But after survivng the crash, instead of going after BB-8, he tells Finn he just left. Poe had no reason to think Finn would complete his mission for him, so why did he leave? We don't know. Maybe Poe was brainwashed—and later, we'll see him turn?
How can Rey use the Force if she's never been trained?
It takes Luke Skywalker a while to start to begin to use the Force, let alone Jedi Mind Trick someone. But Rey does it, basically, in her first few days. That seems odd unless you consider two things. Either the Force is stronger now, after having been kind of dormant for a while (see "How strong is Kylo Ren with the Force?") or she had some previous training.
Where was Constable Zuvio?
Here's a fun one. If you have shopped for Star Wars toys, you probably saw this creepy alien on shelves. He was even released as an official still from the movie. However, he's not in the movie. Some people think he's glimpsed in Rey's flashback, but that's not him. Apparently, he was on set as Rey and Finn are running through the market place on Jakku, but you can't see him there either. Turns out, the action figure was simply made too early for the final cut.
Where exactly is Luke?
In the film, Han says the last he heard, Luke went off to find the very first Jedi Temple. So, is that where he is at the end of the movie? Or is it just some kind of random island? We know it was filmed on Skellig Michael in Ireland and that Rian Johnson returned there to shoot some footage for Episode VIII. Seems like we'll get this answer, and more, in 2017.
Why doesn't Leia try to save Kylo Ren herself?
Sons almost always have a deeper connection with their mothers. So why doesn't Leia, a military general, go after her son instead of sending his father, whom Kylo clearly has such a disdain for? We don't know. The answer might be as simple as Han Solo needed to die in this movie, and Leia can come back for another one.
Why is Rey so good at fixing machines?
We don't know for sure, but it's probably because she was forced to fend for herself on a small, desolate planet for so many years. She's been working as a scavenger, pulling parts out of dead starships, and maybe she's picked up some know-how along the way. Plus, don't forget two other characters were great at fixing things as kids growing up on sparsely populated desert planets: Luke and Anakin Skywalker, the Jedi-stars of the last two trilogies. It's in her DNA, if not literally then in a film sense.
What are the Knights of Ren?
We heard the phrase "The Knights of Ren" months before The Force Awakens was released. However, in the movie, we get one brief glimpse of them, which you see above, and Snoke calls Kylo their master. Who are these mysterious evil characters and where are they? Hopefully we'll find out soon.
How strong is Kylo Ren with the Force?
We see Kylo Ren do some amazing things with the Force in this film, including freezing a blaster shot in mid air. He can also extract information from people's minds, which even Darth Vader couldn't do. (It would've made A New Hope a very different movie, wouldn't it?) So either has Snoke taught Kylo stuff that's far different than the past or because there are so few people using the Force now, it's that much stronger. Basically, we don't know the answer, but it's something to think about.
Why are the guys from The Raid in The Force Awakens, but don't throw a punch?
When Finn and Rey meet Han Solo and Chewie, Han's ship is boarded by two different groups of pirates. One of the groups, the Kanjiklub, is lead by Tasu Leech, played by Yayan Ruhian alongside Razoo Quin-Fee, played by Iko Uwais. Those names may not sound familiar, but they're the stars and fight coordinators from the insane Indonesian action films, The Raid and The Raid 2. Their casting in the film, but lack of actual action scene for them to participate in, suggest Abrams cut this entire scene down for pacing issues.
Who could want the rathrats Han Solo is transporting?
When we first meet Han Solo in the film, he's transporting these huge, gross, octopus mouth things called rathrats to someone named King Prunna (apologies if we butchered that spelling.) Is there actually someone so evil they'd want this vile creatures? Could he be this trilogy's Jabba the Hutt?
How did Maz Kanata get hold of Luke's lightsaber?
Maz says this is a story for another time, which means maybe we'll eventually get an answer. But here's what we know. The saber was last seen on Bespin, after Darth Vader separated it and Luke's hand. It went down a vent and probably ended up in some junkyard. Did someone go in there specifically looking for it? How could someone even know about it? And what would possess them to give it to Maz? The answer to these question seems like a key piece to the puzzle of the Star Wars universe.
Is Maz Kanata dead?
Though the First Order destroyed her bar when they invaded Takodana, it's almost certain that this crazy alien who has lived for over 1,000 years is still around.
Why did Phasma give into Finn?
We knew Captain Phasma wasn't going to have a huge rule in The Force Awakens, and she'll be back for Episode VIII—but it's incredibly odd that she simply lets Finn walk in and order her to shut down the shields on Starkiller Base. She's the boss! A bad-ass! Loyal to the First Order to the end! Plus, Phasma ran an evaluation on him and knows Finn isn't capable of killing in cold blood, so the reason for her compliance is highly suspect.
How is Phasma actually alive?
After Phasma gives up her entire fleet at the drop of a hat, Han, Chewie and Finn supposedly put her in a garbage chute to a trash compactor. (Get it? Like from the first movie!) And then the entire planet is blown up soon after. Assuming that's true, and that she's in Episode VIII, there's got to be a story of how she gets out.
What does BB-8 say to Rey at the end of the film?
One of the final two lines of dialogue from the film, aside from "May the Force be with you," comes from BB-8. He rattles off something to Rey, she nods, and heads off in the Falcon to see Luke. Though it may have been some simple send off, it's odd that it's in there at all, especially after the only use of the most iconic line in the entire franchise. That, along with Rey's stern look, suggest it's important.
Was that Obi-Wan Kenobi you heard at the end of Rey's flashback?
Yes, from both actors who played the role. J.J. Abrams has confirmed that both Ewan McGregor and Alec Guinness provided their voices for Rey's flashback scene. Guinness' voice was posthumously take from a syllable in the word "Afraid" to say "Rey." Oh, and Frank Oz is in there as Yoda too.
What does The Force Awakens mean?
Most Star Wars titles are never ultra literal and The Force Awakens bolsters that statement. It most likely refers both to Rey's discovery of her powers as well as Kylo embracing his.
What's next for everyone?
Will Rey train with Luke to become a Jedi? How will Finn fit into the Resistance? Does Leia have what it takes to take down her son? And will Luke join back into the fight? The questions never stop. Thankfully, we have Star Wars Episode VIII coming in just 17 short months.
Additional reporting by Charlie Jane Anders, James Whitbrook, Cheryl Eddy, Rob Bricken and Katharine Trendacosta.
Contact the author at germain@io9.com.
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The First Day of High School was Harder than the first day of Kindergarten
Nothing could have prepared me for my daughter's first day of high school. I expected there to change. Even expected there to be stress and nervous energy. Definitely, did not expect the first day of high school to be harder than the first day of kindergarten. It was so much worse.
I not the mom who cried in the kindergarten corridor, my girls are stoic. They're independent and they suck it up. They get that from their daddy. I'm highly emotional. I do suck it up but I always give myself permission to feel my feelings.
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All summer Bella's joked that she wants to be homeschooled. She's wanted to be homeschool since about 2nd grade. Due to demanding dance schedules, Bella's ballet friends are homeschooled. I never put much weight in it because I work from home. I've taught and had classroom time. But teaching your own child is something different entirely so my answer has always been a firm no.
But this summer, she wouldn't drop it. I assumed she was getting nervous for the change to high school. After all, she's been at the same school since 1st grade. But on that first morning, she was overcome with fear and begged me to not make her go.
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Do you have any idea how hard that was for me? I'm very close to my girls. We're a small family, just the 4 of us and they really are my best friends ( I know it's not cool to say that but in our case, it is true). I don't say no very often to things they really want. Things yes but not asks of me as a mom. This morning, I had to stand strong and push my baby bird out of the nest, for her own good.
As moms, I think most of us would love to just keep our little ones snuggled up near us forever but that's not what's best for them. How can I expect her to be a functioning good human being when I let her shy away from everything that scares her?
The entire car ride to school, she was silently holding back tears. I saw it. I didn't acknowledge it because, just like when they are toddlers and you make a deal about a booboo, that's the moment the histrionics begin. I was trying to be stoic because, confession, I am totally the mom who kisses all the booboos and makes a big deal. But I needed to be strong for her.
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About a block from the school, we were stopped in traffic and she could see the cars lining up to make the street cross at the yield sign. She could see all the other freshman and realized that she knew none of them. I heard the whimpering as she stifled her cries. My heart broke into a zillion pieces. Be strong, Debi. You can do this. Do it for Bella She needs you. This is not about you. Do NOT fall apart woman. Not turning the car went against all of my mommy instincts.
There we were in the car at drop off on her first official morning of high school. This day was just for incoming freshman. I love that. The student ambassadors were standing outside lining the drop off lanes, holding banners welcoming the new students. Cheerleaders were cheering. Teachers were standing at attention with full-faced smiles. Even the school mascot was standing outside giving out free hugs. I felt comfortable dropping her off in this situation.
I turned to the passenger seat and there say my baby, my firstborn, sobbing from fear of the unknown and no amount of reassurance was going to fix this but neither was letting her not face it. It was now. This was her moment. It was also a really hard parenting moment because I confess, all I wanted to do was grab her in my arms, peel outta there and take her home with me and make it all better. Instead, holding back tears behind my giant Gucci sunglasses, I grabbed her hand, told her that I loved her, kissed her cheek and told her to have the best day. " I'll see you soon."
Looking back at me with her cheetah spotted face, through blubbering from sheer panic and fear, she said, "I hate you, mom." I knew she didn't mean it. I knew that was her way of letting me know how very hard this moment was for her. This was her being scared and clinging to anything that would get me to stop the trajectory of our morning. She wanted off. She wanted out. She was terrified and I was the only thing that stood between her and the comfort of how things were.
I cried all the way home. I felt like the worst mom in the history of the world. I felt like I had abandoned her at the moment she needed me most. But I know that I did the right thing because it was one of the hardest things I've ever had to do. I had to walk away when my daughter metaphorically had her hands outstretched to me, begging me to rescue her. Instead, I gently pushed her out of the nest. I'm not sure how I'm going to survive when she goes away to college.
That's the thing about being a parent, we have to love them so much that we do what's best for them, even when it breaks our hearts. We have to let them go, even when all we want to do is hold them tight. We have to love them so hard that they see themselves the way we do. We lift them up, give them courage and self-confidence when they are at their most vulnerable. We watch from the sidelines, with no glory or fanfare, being their biggest cheerleaders for all of their lives. We love them enough to convince them to see that they are as wonderful as we've always known they were…since that moment they were first placed upon our chest the moment they were born.
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"Together" is a song by American singer Amii Stewart and Italian musician Mike Francis, released as a single in 1985. The duet was a number nine hit in Italy in July 1985. It appeared on Francis' 1985 album Features, and Stewart's 1985 compilation album The Best of Amii Stewart.

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Microsoft said it's acquiring CyberX, a cybersecurity start-up that focuses on detecting, stopping, and predicting security breaches on the internet of things networks. Various reports mention that the acquisition could be around $165 million.
With this acquisition, Microsft adds one more component to its Azure IoT security capabilities. "CyberX will complement the existing Azure IoT security capabilities and extends to existing devices including those used in industrial IoT, Operational Technology, and infrastructure scenarios. With CyberX, customers can discover their existing IoT assets, and both manage and improve the security posture of those devices. With CyberX, customers can see a digital map of thousands of devices across a factory floor or within a building and gather information about their asset profile and vulnerabilities. Gaining this visibility is not only critical for understanding where security risks may exist and then mitigating those risks, but it is also a fundamental step to securely enable smart manufacturing, smart grid and other digitization use cases across production facilities and the supply chain," said Michal Braverman-Blumenstyk, CVP, CTO, Cloud + AI Security, and Sam George, CVP, Cloud + AI Azure IoT in a blog post.
Microsft has already shown its intention to IoT with its $5 billion investment into the area in the last couple of years. "We've been invested in IoT before the term was coined when enterprises had these endpoints in their factories, buildings and other devices that were totally dark. Today, we're planning to dedicate even more resources to research and innovation in IoT and what is ultimately evolving to be the new intelligent edge. With our IoT platform spanning cloud, OS and devices, we are uniquely positioned to simplify the IoT journey so any customer—regardless of size, technical expertise, budget, industry or other factors—can create trusted, connected solutions that improve business and customer experiences, as well as the daily lives of people all over the world," said Julia White Corporate Vice President, Microsoft Azure in the blog.
At that point, the acquisition of CyberX and vision of Microsft complement each other because CyberX works with major energy utilities, telecom carriers, chemical producers, other industrial companies and the company applies its technology with behavioral analytics, AI-based techniques to continuously monitor network activity and detect anomalies that could indicate breaches.
CyberX also announced the acquisition in the company blog. "Nir and I founded CyberX with the goal of delivering a scalable solution that would be easy to deploy and reduce risk for enterprises worldwide," said Omer Schneider, co-founder and CEO of CyberX. "We're thankful to our loyal customers and partners as well as to our dedicated employees whose innovation and hard work made it possible for us to reach this important milestone, and also to our investors for their ongoing support."
Prior to its acquisition, CyberX had raised $47 million in venture capital funding, and investors included Norwest Venture Partners, Qualcomm Ventures, Inven Capital, Glilot Capital Partners, Flint Capital, and OurCrowd.
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Ilker Koksal
Ilker Koksal is a technology entrepreneur, having listed at Forbes 30Under30, Enterprise Technology category. He has founded two startups; one is sold, other is still
Ilker Koksal is a technology entrepreneur, having listed at Forbes 30Under30, Enterprise Technology category. He has founded two startups; one is sold, other is still ongoing. He's also the author of Founder's FAQ and has a BS degree in Computer Science and an MBA.


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Nasty pasties jailed for £4,000 burglary at Greggs
Michael Carney and David McDougall burgled Greggs in Jarrow
By Gavin Havery gavinhaveryecho Reporter (Derwentside & Tyneside)
Michael Carney and David McDougall burgled a Greggs bakery in Jarrow
TWO burglars who stole £4,000 while raiding a Greggs bakery, stopping to grab a fizzy drink on the way out, have been jailed.
Michael Carney, 39, and David McDougall, 38, are behind bars after being convicted of burgling the premises on Bede Industrial Estate, Jarrow, in May 2018.
Carney, who was the boyfriend of an employee who worked at the store, helped himself to the keys and a fob from the woman's handbag before he and McDougall carried out the break-in.
Carney, of Belgrave Terrace, South Shields, and McDougall, of Beach Road, South Shields, were arrested by police and pleaded guilty to the burglary at Newcastle Crown Court in October.
On Monday a judge sentenced Carney to 18 months imprisonment and McDougall received a nine-month custodial term.
Sergeant Ashleigh Goldhawk, of Northumbria Police, said: "These two offenders showed a total disregard for the law as they shamelessly broke into the bakery and made off with a significant amount of money.
"Their actions had a significant impact on a number of people, including the employees who were forced to temporarily put their lives on hold while the shop was closed as new locks were fitted and the damaged safe replaced.
"Offenders like Carney and McDougall cannot be trusted to live in a lawful society, and as a result, they now face a spell behind bars to reflect on the severity and consequences of their actions.
"We will continue to do everything we can to ensure those who flout the law and bring misery to our communities are dealt with robustly."
The court heard that the break-in had a significant impact on its employees.
In a statement, a company spokesman said: "This has upset staff at the store."
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Spencer Matthews and fiancée Vogue Williams confirm they're expecting their first child
GoodtoKnow March 19, 2018 8:27 am
Spencer Matthews and Vogue Williams are expecting their first child together.
The duo learnt that they were having a baby while enjoying a break in Europe during the festive period.
'We were together when we did the test, on holiday in the South of France over Christmas, and we were just like, 'Wow'.' Vogue, who is four months into her pregnancy, told Hello! magazine.
'Regardless of how long you plan it for or how long you've wanted it, it's still like, 'Oh my God!' It's such exciting news.'
Spencer went on to admit that he was shocked to see a positive result on the pregnancy test so quickly.
'I think we were more taken aback by how quickly it had worked, as opposed to the fact we're having a kid. Because we had already begun to try,' he added.
'So I just considered myself the luckiest man in the world when we got the baby news. We were heading down that matrimonial road anyway, so now we feel doubly blessed.'
[instagram] https://www.instagram.com/p/Beqez1agKCw/?hl=en&taken-by=spencermatthews[/instagram] Spencer Matthews and Vogue Williams announced they were engaged in February
The pair also both took to Instagram yesterday to let fans know that they can't wait to become parents.
'So… I'm going to be a father! Couldn't be happier to be sharing these times with the love of my life @voguewilliams. We feel truly blessed @hellomaguk,' gushed Spencer.
Keen to share the news with her own network, Vogue quipped: 'I couldn't be more delighted to announce that we are expecting our first baby! Being with you @spencermatthews is the best thing that has ever happened to me, you are the dream ❤👶❤ @hellomaguk.'
It's safe to say that the couple's followers were thrilled to learn that Spencer and Vogue are starting a family.
Snow days with this boy are all the fun 💙 @spencermatthews
A post shared by voguewilliams (@voguewilliams) on Feb 28, 2018 at 9:42am PST
'Congratulations amazing times ahead with your little bundle such precious moments x,' said one.
Another commented: 'Gonna be one beautiful baby .. congrats !!! Xx.'
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The revelation comes just over a month after Spencer and Vogue announced their engagement.
Having met while starring on The Jump – a Channel 4 series that sees stars attempt to master various winter sports – Spencer popped the question during a date night in London.
The 28-year-old got down on one knee after watching a performance of The Lion King with Vogue, 32.


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Affermatasi nei campionati di college statunitensi, Smith ha infranto diversi record con la maglia della Seton Hall University prima di entrare nel calcio professionistico statunitense, per decidere in seguito di rientrare in Europa per giocare nel campionato inglese di calcio femminile. Nella sua lunga carriera ha indossato per 20 anni la maglia della nazionale inglese con la quale ha partecipato a quattro campionati mondiali e due europei, vestendo anche quella della nazionale britannica in occasione delle Olimpiadi di Londra 2012.

Carriera

Club
Kelly Smith cresce nella zona Garston di Watford, appassionandosi già dalla giovane età al calcio e giocando regolarmente con la squadra maschile del quartiere, il Garston Boys Club, fino a quando, all'età di sette anni e pur essendo il miglior goleador della squadra, fu cacciata in seguito alle lamentele dei genitori dei ragazzi delle squadre avversarie.

Dopo questo episodio entrerà a far parte dei Pinner Girl, una squadra formata dal padre di Smith, mettendo in mostra le sue abilità alle Wembley Ladies e facendo il suo debutto ad alti livelli nella stagione 1994-95. Nell'agosto del 1995 il giornalista sportivo britannico Pete Davies ha scritto su The Independent che la "letale, rapida e generosamente dotata" Smith è stata "la miglior giocatrice della partita odierna". Dopo essersi trasferita alle Wembley Ladies nel 1996-97, ha segnato due gol e realizzato l'assist per il terzo nella vittoria per 3-0 sul Liverpool che ha assicurato alla squadra il titolo nella Premier League in quella stagione. Ha trascorso l'anno al West Herts College, ma si trasferì in seguito alla Seton Hall University negli Stati Uniti d'America nel 1997.

Smith si iscrisse all'università come studentessa-atleta. Ha giocato per il Seton Hall Pirates dal 1997 al 1999. Nel suo primo anno, nel 1997, Smith realizza il record di punteggio per la Big East Conference e diventata il primo atleta in qualsiasi sport della BEC a diventare Player of the Year e Newcomer of the Year nella stessa stagione. Nelle successive due stagioni, Smith diventa capocannoniere non solo nella Big East, ma in tutta la NCAA Division I, ed è stata nominata Big Est Offensive Player of the Year in entrambi gli anni. Alla fine della sua carriera universitaria, l'università decise di ritirare il suo numero di maglia, il 6, diventando la prima atleta della Seton Hall, oltre al basket, ad avere il numero di maglia ritirato. Nei suoi tre anni alla Seton Hall, mise a segno 76 goal e 174 punti in 51 partite giocate.

Terminati gli studi decide di accettare le offerte per entrare nel calcio professionistico statunitense, firmando per il New Jersey Lady Stallions, giocando nelle stagioni 1999 e 2000, per poi passare nel 2001 ai Philadelphia Charge, congedandosi nel 2003 con 9 reti in 26 incontri, e nel 2004 con il New Jersey Wildcats.

Nell'inverno 2004 decide di accettare la proposta dell'Arsenal, dove aveva militato nelle sue sezioni giovanili, per giocare nel campionato inglese di calcio femminile, ritorna quindi in Europa per giocare in Premier League. Con l'Arsenal conquista il titolo di campione d'Inghilterra per quattro stagioni di fila, riuscendo anche a conquistare il titolo di Campione d'Europa nell'edizione 2006-2007 della UEFA Women's Cup.

Nel 2009 decide nuovamente di lasciare l'Europa per gli Stati Uniti, accettando di sottoscrivere un nuovo contratto da professionista con il Boston Breakers per giocare nella Women's Professional Soccer (WPS), dove rimarrà per tre stagioni prima di ritornare a vestire la maglia dell'Arsenal, nel 2012.

Nazionale
Con la nazionale inglese fa il suo esordio nel 1995, collezionando oltre 100 presenze prima del suo ritiro annunciato nel 2015. Nonostante abbia subito gravi infortuni durante la sua carriera, Smith detiene il record di gol con l'Inghilterra con 45 gol.

Viene inoltre selezionate per rappresentare il Regno Unito nella nazionale britannica in occasione dei Giochi della XXX Olimpiade di Londra 2012, dove contribuisce a far raggiungere alla squadra i Quarti di finale nel torneo.

Palmarès

Club

Competizioni nazionali

Arsenal: 2005-2006, 2006-2007, 2007-2008, 2008-2009

Arsenal: 2012

Arsenal: 2012, 2013

Arsenal: 2012-2013, 2013-2014

Competizioni internazionali

Arsenal: 2006-2007

Individuale
 Inserita tra le "Leggende del calcio" del Golden Foot
2021

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Calciatrici della Nazionale inglese
Calciatrici della Nazionale britannica
Calciatrici inglesi
Membri della Hall of Fame del calcio inglese


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0 + 2 = 1  is a compilation album by Vancouver punk band Nomeansno.  Recorded in 1991 and released as a digital album in 2010, it includes five outtakes and four demo tracks recorded for 0 + 2 = 1, Nomeansno's fifth full-length record and final album to feature Nomeansno's longtime guitarist Andy Kerr.

Background and release
In July 1991, Nomeansno returned to Profile Sound Studios to record their follow-up to the album Wrong with producer Cecil English.  They recorded 19 songs during the sessions, of which 11 appeared on the final record, 0 + 2 = 1 on Alternative Tentacles, two on the "Oh Canaduh" 7-inch EP on Allied Recordings, and one on the Dead Kennedys tribute album Virus 100.  The remaining five outtakes were ultimately re-recorded for subsequent Nomeansno albums, but went unreleased in these earlier forms for 19 years.

Andy Kerr, who departed the band after the touring in support of the album's release, later rediscovered the outtakes and demo versions of unused songs from the era.  Ultimately, the band released these as 0 + 2 = 1 , a digitally released compilation through their own Wrong Records imprint.  The album was initially issued as a free download.

Track listing
All songs written by Nomeansno.

"Cats, Sex and Nazis" – 8:04
"I Need You" – 7:31
"Lost" – 6:16
"Blinding Light" – 2:53
"This Wound Will Never Heal" – 6:59
"John Instrumental" (Demo) – 3:49
"Victim's Choice" / "Happy Bridge" / "Intro Ghosts" (Demo) – 6:54
"Now It's Dark" (Demo) – 5:06
"Cats, Sex and Nazis" (Demo) – 8:32

Personnel
Nomeansno
 Andy Kerr – guitar, bass, vocals
 John Wright (Mr. Right) – vocals, drums, keyboards, percussion, engineering
 Rob Wright (Mr. Wrong) – vocals, bass, guitar

Production and design
 David Bruce – artwork
 Brian (Who) Else – engineering
 Cecil English – producer, engineering

References

External links
0 + 2 = 1  on Discogs.com

2010 compilation albums
Nomeansno albums


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Q: Envers, there is a default name column for withModifiedFlag? I need to do a report that says which fields has been changed of a specific table. So I found this attribute on Envers to identify those fields: withModifiedFlag=true. I known that I can do just for the fields that I want or for the whole table.
Do I have to set each field of my entity with the modifiedColumnName or there is a default name for those columns?
I tried to create a column field_name_modified with type boolean and with integer, but it didn't work. Maybe I missed something.

A: If we assume the following entity example
@Entity
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Hibernate Envers will use the name of the field / property to determine the prefix portion of the modified column name and then append the default suffix value _MOD.
That means for the example entity above, the modified column name is customerName_MOD.
You can specify your own modifiedColumnName value, which will still have the suffix appended, but using that attribute is typically unnecessary if you wish to use the default behavior.
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}

The above example would use CUSTOMER_NAME_MOD.
The data-type used should whatever your dialect uses for boolean values.


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Based on the hit cartoon of the same name, IGT's Family Guy online slot is a prime example of a franchised slot machine which has been done well. The slot contains a wealth of bonus features and includes all your favourite Family Guy characters upon its reels, and in the aforementioned bonus features.
Everything from the design of the images, to the nutty comedic tone of the game, is fully in tune with what we have come to know and love from this slot machine game, which is fully endorsed by 20th Century Fox. The trials and tribulations of the Griffin family will have you shouting "Giggity, giggity, goo" as you pocket big wins from the numerous features in the game.Expect to find Chris, Meg, Stewie, Peter, Lois and Brian on the reels of the slot, as well as some of the more memorable images from the show, such as Pawtucket Patriot Ale, Stewie's ray gun, and the battered and bruised television set.
Like most IGT developed slots, the number of paylines in this game are fixed. There are 30 in total spread over five reels, and whilst you might expect that the minimum would, therefore, be 0.30 a spin, you'd be mistaken. You're going to have to pay a little extra for those special features, so expect to find minimum bets costing 0.50 coins per spin. For those players with big wads, maximum stakes can rise as high as 2,500.00 per spin, whilst the top prize is capped at 500x your total bet.
There's no shortage of bonuses in the Family Guy slot. The World Bonus icon can trigger a feature if it lands on the three central reels on a single spin. In that bonus, players can click on one of three bonus rounds. In the Drunken Clam bonus, players can pocket instant win prizes by selecting characters and beers. In the Chicken Fight bonus (an infamous and reoccurring scene in the show) players can watch Peter and Giant Chicken duke it out for cash. Then, there is the Lois' Hot Spins bonus, which can see the lady of the manor offer you ten free spins with wild symbols and a Giggity Retriggity symbol offer you additional spins if it lands on the fifth reel.Four randomly triggered features are also present in this slot. Peter can fart cash prizes worth up to 5,000x your total bet, whilst Stewie can offer random wilds. Lois can offer you instant cash prizes based on the number of symbols appearing on the reels, whilst Brian's bonus offers you the chance to trigger the World Bonus with just one or two symbols. As usual, Meg misses out.


Rome may be too big to see in only 48 hours, though when you try to squeeze it all in you're bound to learn a few things along the way.
Instead of flying to our next destination we took this opportunity to take a train and observe the Italian countryside. ItaliaRail was easy enough to book tickets with and was a comfortable ride for a total cost of $29.
We stayed at what came across as a quaint and eclectic hostel run by a woman and her husband for $24 a night. On paper it was a cute spot for our short stay in Rome, though in reality when we arrived in Rome fairly late at night and had to walk along the tracks for quite some time before finally finding the small name of the hostel on a doorbell of a residential building. For two young women traveling it was an unsettling feeling, and we decided not to walk back at night for the remainder of our stay. The couple running the hostel were accommodating enough towards us, but seemed very harsh and strict on various rules with the others staying there.
There was a decent walk to the nearest metro station as well, so getting anywhere did take a minimum of 30 minutes on foot. Overall, I would not stay there again.
The first morning we were in Rome, was a Sunday, and a little bird told us that one could see the Pope on a Sunday in the Vatican. So we went. after an hour and a half trek through the middle of Rome we found the Vatican and a very busy St. Peters Square, and a very upset Police officer who did not like my aerosol sunscreen. But eventually we did find the Pope, along with hundred of other people.
While we did get to see the Pope, we missed out on all the Vatican museums, as they are all closed on Sundays. Make sure you check the days and hours that everything is open, and plan your schedule accordingly. Also some museums have discounted ticket prices throughout the day, sort of like matinee movies.
After learning the Vatican Museum and the Sistine Chapel were closed, we ran into this small quick-service pasta joint and filled up before continuing our sight seeing. The first on our very quickly made and impromptu list of places to check out, was the Castle de Saint Angelo, followed by navigating through various piazzas.
The Trevi Fountain was so packed you had to wait in crowds just to step down to closer levels, and as soon as you saw someone begin to stand up from sitting on the edge you would have to steal the spot before someone else noticed. But we made it and we tossed our coins in (right hand over the left shoulder). Fun fact: the coins are collected nightly and given to various charities and social benefit organizations.
Only about a ten minute walk west, and we were standing in front of the Pantheon, which was again, much larger than I'd ever expected. The line to get in was long and winding, but moved fairly quickly. We circled our way from one side to the other stopping at the Temple's tombs including Raphael's.
Once outside the Pantheon, we made a game plan for the rest of the day/night. We wanted to leave some of the bigger sights for the next day and we hadn't pre-booked a pub crawl. So we checked online what Rome had to offer last minute and found a pub crawl that sparked our interest with one line: "Unlimited Free Drinks." Rome's Ultimate Party has a different theme every night, and for our Sunday Fun Day we bought the party package for $30, which included an unlimited open bar from 11pm to 12pm and free pizza. That was a winner in my book.
I do have to say though, this was one pub crawl we may have over-done it on. Getting back to our slightly sketchy hostel was not something we were capable of doing on our own, as we foggily remembered one of the girls we had met grabbing a cab for us before everyone else got to it, and sent us on our way. The night could have gone very differently if we weren't in such kind company.
Our second day was Colosseum day. After we semi recovered from the previous night's headaches, we headed straight for the iconic structure. We bought our entrance tickets ($12) outside Palatine instead of at the Colosseum itself and avoided quite a line. The ticket got us into the Colosseum, as well and the ruins and various museums within the ruins.
Get a tour guide. Usually they are free, you just have to wait a little bit for a group to form. But unless you've done all the possible research before and choose to be your own tour guide, you really aren't going to have a clue what you're looking at.
The Colosseum was very large, very crowded, and slightly uninteresting unless you had a guide telling you what used to happen in all the various places. It's hard to imagine the events that happened here without someone painting a picture for you, as the place is in ruins. I would have liked to do the additional tours of the upper levels and underground areas for a more rounded experience.
From the Colosseum we walked across the street to Palatine Hill to explore some more ruins, again, not really knowing what we were looking at. But we winded our way through and stopped in a few of the museums to get out of the heat and into some well appreciated air conditioning.
We decided to grab a well deserved sit down dinner at a restaurant down the road from our hostel before turning in for the night.
The next morning I set out to find a post office to ship out my Italian goodies (of which only my portrait and sandals actually made it home, damn you customs) we headed back to the train station to catch our shuttle to the airport, and were off to Spain.


At the ITIV so called trigger mechanisms based on machine learning are developed for the Belle II experiment. While they can be implemented within the requirements of the experiment in some cases, they suffer from the variability of the weighting of the inputs which is generated during the training phase. Specifically latency requirements are highly dependent on these weight set, since they're impacted greatly by optimization of constants. This is especially critical for the overall system since realtime processing has to be insured.


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In order to make music more visually easy to understand, we use repeat and ending signs. A repeat sign does simply that, it let's us know that we need to repeat a certain section of the music, most often from the beginning of a piece.
Multiple endings allow us to repeat a large piece of music but play a slightly different ending for each verse in the case of a pop song or broadway tune. In the example below, we see a simple tune with 2 endings.
In the first ending we play two measures of D, then because of the repeat sign, we start the song at the beginning again and then the second time around, we play the 2nd ending which includes a G and D chord.
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As an ASEAN-accredited civil society organization, ASCOJA will also proudly celebrate ASEAN's 50th year anniversary since its establishment this year, in 2017.
ASEAN is at the heart of Asia, straddling the Pacific and Indian Oceans. As a huge market with the population of over 600 million, ASEAN has become the center of both production and consumption, as a driving force of the world economy. Furthermore, its importance is not limited in economy. ASEAN occupies a central role in peace and prosperity in the Asian region, as the core of political frameworks in East Asia, such as the East Asia Summit (EAS) and the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF). It would not be difficult to imagine how vitally important and valuable it is for Japan to have such partnership with ASEAN.
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Celebrate. Remember. Fight Back. Episodic Volunteering for Non-Profits.
FUNDING: ARC Linkage Grant, Cancer Council Queensland, Union for International Cancer Control, American Cancer Society.
DESCRIPTION: This interdisciplinary research which aims to use mixed methods (qualitative interviews and quantitative surveys) and multiple perspectives (volunteers and staff who manage them) to address knowledge gaps regarding an episodic volunteering definition; theoretical model of volunteer retention; economic and social impact. Research findings are intended to provide an evidence base and recommendations for non-profit sector policy and practice involving episodic volunteers.
Angus Ng leads theoretical research on the confirmation of the Episodic Volunteer Engagement and Retention (EVER) model that identifies key determinants of EV evolve over time.
Paul Scuffham leads the analysis of social/economic EV impacts and advises on the development of qualitative semi-structured interviews and quantitative cross-sectional survey for impact measurement.
The project team is led by Suzanne Chambers and includes Melissa Hyde, also from Griffith University.
DESCRIPTION: The My Health Record is an electronic summary of an individual's health information that can be shared between registered healthcare providers involved in the individual's care to support improved decision making. It is currently "opt-in" for individuals and healthcare providers, meaning they need to register to participate. The My Health Record system is a key component of the national Health infrastructure and is fundamental to developing a more sustainable and cost effective health system that supports better health for all Australians. The ability for healthcare providers to share electronic health information contributes to improved continuity of care, better treatment and medication decisions, fewer adverse drug events, reduced avoidable hospital admissions and duplication of tests. The My Health Record system is to be changed from the current opt-in participation arrangement to opt-out for all individuals as part of a range of measures to increase general practitioner engagement and use. However, transitioning to an opt-out system can present risks if not successful and healthcare provider use is lower than expected and reputational risk for the Government if implementation is ineffective. To better understand the risks associated with a national opt-out system, and to identify appropriate and effective mitigation strategies, opt-out trials on around one million individuals at a cost of an estimated $51 million is been undertaken in 2016.
The CAHE team is currently working on this project and has developed the methods to evaluate the effectiveness and costs associated with the participation arrangement. This project involves triangulation of data from numerous sources, including the My Health Record operator data of 4 million individuals.


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Category: {this.props.category}

           <button className="deleteButton" onClick={this.deleteItem}>Delete</button>
           <button className="editButton" onClick={this.editItem}>Edit</button>

    );
  },

  deleteItem: function() {
        console.log(this.props.id);
        this.props.product.destroy();
    },

  editItem: function() {
    var name = prompt('What should the new name be?');

Name: {this.name.value}

  }

});

export default NewProduct;

A: You can make use of the local state and life cycle method to achieve this.
const NewProduct = React.createClass({
      constructor(props) {
        super(props);
        const entity = {
            name: '',
            price : '',
            category: '',
         };
        this.state = {
          entity : entity
         };
       }

       componentWillReceiveProps(newProps){
         const entity = newProps.props;
         const entity = {
            name: entity.name,
            price : entity.price,
            category: entity.category,
         };
         this.setState({
           entity: entity
          });
        }

      render: function() {
        const entity = this.state.entity;
        return (

Name: {entity.name}

Price: {entity.price}

Category: {entity.category}

               <button className="deleteButton" onClick={this.deleteItem}>Delete</button>
               <button className="editButton" onClick={this.editItem}>Edit</button>

        );
      },

      deleteItem: function() {
            console.log(this.props.id);
            this.props.product.destroy();
        },

      editItem: function() {
        var name = prompt('What should the new name be?');
        // here you need to just update the state based on the promt values or use a callback function passing the values and update the state.
      }

    });

    export default NewProduct;

A: There are two approaches you can take for this.
Update props
You are currently always rendering the name based on the this.props.name value. If you'd like to update this, you'd have to notify your parent component when the value should update, and then have the parent component pass the new prop value back down to the child.
Example
editItem: function() {
  var name = prompt('What should the new name be?');
  /*
    handleNewName would be a function passed in as a prop from the parent component.
    It will then be on the parent component to update the name, and pass in
    the updated name as a prop, which will trigger a re-render and update the
    value on the child NewProduct component.
  */
  this.props.handleNewName(name);
 }

Introduce state
The second way you can handle this is to introduce local state into this component.
Example
const NewProduct = React.createClass({
  getInitialState: function () {
     // Get initial value from props.
     return {
       name: this.props.name
     }
  },
  render: function() {
    return (

Name: {this.state.name}

Price: {this.props.price}

Category: {this.props.category}

           <button className="deleteButton" onClick={this.deleteItem}>Delete</button>
           <button className="editButton" onClick={this.editItem}>Edit</button>

    );
  },

  deleteItem: function() {
     this.props.product.destroy();
  },

  editItem: function() {
    var name = prompt('What should the new name be?');
    this.setState({ name })
  }

});

export default NewProduct;


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Near record warmth expected this weekend
Temperatures are expected to climb into the 50s this weekend.
Updated: Jan 9, 2020 5:55 PM
It's ironic to be writing this article on the coldest day of the week and month (so far), but our weather is going to change in a major way over the next 48 hours. High pressure, that brought arctic air to the region over the past 24 hours, will shift east, changing the wind direction into the south. A storm system to the west and high pressure to the east sets up a conveyor belt of warm air. This surge of warmth will bring temperatures back into the 30s tomorrow and into the 50s over the weekend.
Here's a look at the current high temperature records for the weekend:
January 11th: 58° (1939)
It's tough, but not impossible for one or both of these records to be tied or broken.
In addition to the warmth, we do have some rain, even freezing rain, to contend with, especially on Friday morning. The highest risk of freezing rain looks to be in areas north and east of Utica early Friday morning. By noon, temperatures are expected to climb above freezing in all areas, with rain.
What about flooding? It's something we always follow in the spring with snow melt and rainfall. We don't have a large, deep snowpack in Central New York this year, so there really isn't much to add beyond rainfall. Also, while it has been rainy, it hasn't been as rainy as the past few months. This is the first heavy rainfall event of 2020, with accumulations expected to range between 1-2". The highest amounts of rain look to be north of the valley, with lower amounts south of the valley. Overall, there is a risk for flooding, but it doesn't look as bad as what happened on Halloween.
Record warmth on the way!
Record warmth to start February
Record breaking cold expected this weekend
April ends chilly, May starts in warmth
A record number of fliers expected around Thanksgiving, TSA says
Spreading Warmth: Local drive collects more than 600 blankets
Gas prices expected to surge during Labor Day weekend
Rain, cold, and some snow expected heading into the weekend
Will Baseball HOF Induction Weekend break record crowds this year?


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Travesty of Justice
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Judge sentences Steven Donziger to six months in federal prison
One of the most compelling court cases in recent years is the prosecution of human rights and environmental lawyer Steven Donziger by Chevron Oil.
Yes, you read that correctly.
A multi-national fossil fuel giant was able to use a US courtroom to prosecute - and sentence to prison! - a Harvard educated environmental lawyer who led a team that successfully challenged their criminal drilling practices in the Ecuadorian Amazon. The case has sent shivers through the environmental movement, signally as it does the viciousness with which oil conglomerates will come after those who dare to threaten their hegemony.
Donziger before his sentencing today
In the 1960's Texaco Oil began illegal drilling in Ecuador, intentionally saving $3 a pit by refusing to line them. This caused devastating carcinogenic effects on water, food and air – on which thousands of farmers depended for their survival. Chevron bought Texaco in the year 2000, yet when the Supreme Court of Ecuador handed down a judgement of $9.5B that Chevron owed in compensation to the Ecuadorian farmers, the company refused to pay the judgement - and decided to come after Steven Donziger instead!
And come after him they did. Donziger's alleged crime is a grade B misdemeanor, his having refused a court order to turn over this electronic equipment to Chevron. When a NY Court decided to pass on prosecuting him for that, Judge Lewis Kaplan used a legal loophole to turn over prosecution of the case to Chevron. Given that Donziger's computer was filled with confidential information regarding names and whereabouts of Ecuadorian environmental activists, in his case the violation of attorney-client privilege would have had particularly egregious consequences.
Two years of home confinement – unheard of for a grade B misdemeanor – preceded Donziger's trial and sentencing. During that time, the public outcry on his behalf has grown. The UN High Commissioner on Human Rights has called on the United States to release Donziger, claiming that his confinement is an arbitrary violation of his human rights. Congressmen, Senators and scores of Nobel Laureates have demanded his release. Attorney General Merrick Garland has been asked by Congresspeople as well as by members of the public to return the case to the US justice system. More and more Americans are aware of the dangers of allowing a multi-national corporation to use a US courtroom to prosecute those who resist its policies.
Today, the Chevron-supported judge, aided by the Chevron-supported prosecution, sentenced Donziger to the maximum time of six months in federal prison. A powerful movement urging Donziger's freedom has grown up around this case, as many have come to see it as a sign of something much more dangerous than just the unjust prosecution of one man. It has become a symbol of corporate tyranny and the reaction people have to it. It is certainly a chilling message to all environmentally concerned citizens: "Don't try to come after us, or we will come after you."
Below is a statement issued after the judge's sentencing by the organization Amazon Watch:
As expected judge Loretta Preska sentenced Steven Donziger to the maximum sentence of six months in federal prison for the petty misdemeanor contempt of court charges filed by pro-Chevron former tobacco-industry lawyer now judge Lewis Kaplan.
The charges were prosecuted by corporate law firm Seward & Kissel (a Chevron law firm) appointed by Kaplan himself. Preska herself was hand picked by Kaplan to try the case. Preska not only dismissed the recent decision by the UNs Working Group on Arbitrary Detention that Donziger should be not only freed but compensated as his detention is a human rights violation, but in flagrantly poor taste employed the brutal metaphor that Donziger should be hit between the eyes with a proverbial two by four".
The saga of Chevron's perversion of the law and denial of justice for the people of Ecuador reached a new chapter as Donziger was even denied bail pending appeal of the decision. His legal team has one week to challenge that denial and if he loses he will have to report to federal prison for six months to appeal while incarcerated. While this is another slap in the face to environment justice, Chevron, their lawyers at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Kaplan, Preska and Rita Glavin of Seward and Kissel have only succeeded in generating more support for Donziger and the movement for justice in Ecuador.
Considerable pressure will continue to mount on the Biden Administration to intervene and put an end to the farce that has placed the rights and profits of the second largest oil company in the US - Chevron, over those of affected communities and their advocates.
Stay tuned to FreeDonziger.com for details about what happens now, Donziger's appeal, and other aspects of this travesty of justice. I don't feel like this thing is over; in a way it has only just begun. I will appear on The Rising on The Hill TV on Monday to discuss the case further.
No matter what, don't get mad. Just get busy…
EDIT: Here's an update from Krystal Ball's Breaking Points
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Listened to most of Judge Preska's summation & was thoroughly appalled at her tone & demeanor. To be clear, I'm no legal scholar, but when she claimed he needed to be "hit between the eyes with a proverbial two by four" because he (paraphrasing here) is a threat to "the foundations" of the American justice system (huh?)…I felt a little nauseous.🤢
(Pretty rich stuff from a Federalist Society judge presiding over a trial reaking of corruption & conflicts of interest…)
Had to force myself to listen & bear witness…but it was definitely demoralizing to hear.
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Biografi for: William Raymond Jeannotte
William Raymond Jeanotte (Bill) was an enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Chippewa or Ojibwe Tribe as heir of Jusine Langer (Longie).
He inherited the following Homestead in Northe Dakota as stated in the official papers:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
To all to whom these presents shall come, Greeting:
Turtle Mountain.
WHEREAS, an Order of the authorized officer of the Bureau of Indian Affairs is now deposited in the Bureau of Land Management, partitioning the allotment of Justine Langer, an Indian of the Turtle Mountain Chippewa Tribe, and directing that, pursuant to the Act of May 18, 1916 (39 Stat. 123), a trust patent issue to among a number of others to
William R. Jeanotte, 304012133,
and to the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, heirs of Justine Langer, for the following described land:
Fifth Principal Meridian, North Dakota, T. 162 N., R. 70 W., sec. 31, lot 3, IIIcontaining 37.62 acres, Patent Number 33-2003-0002
NOW KNOW YE, that the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, in consideration of the premises, hereby declares that it does and will hold the undivided interests in the land above-described in trust for the sole use and benefit of the above named Indians, in accordance with the terms of said order to wit to among a number of others to
William R. Jeanotte, 304012133, an undivided 1120/2110390 interest;
and to the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians an undivided 1566070/2110390 interest; subject to all statutory provisions and restrictions as declared in the original trust patent covering the said land.
This patent shall not operate to extend the trust period declared in original trust patent No. 59196 issued May 4, 1939, as extended SUBJECT TO: 1. A prior reservation of minerals;
William Jeanotte. Age2. Estimated Birth Year 1938. Race Indian (Native American). Birthplace North Dakota. Marital Status Single. Relation to Head of House Son. Home in 1940 Township 162 Range 70, Rolette, North Dakota. Attended School or College No. Highest Grade Completed None
Household members
Ernestine M Jeanotte 37, Joseph A Jeanotte 32, Joseph A Jeanotte Jr 15. Irene Jeanotte 13. Henry Jeanotte 11. Helen Jeanotte 9. Wayne Jeanotte 4. William Jeanotte 2.
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William R Jeanotte. Issue Date: 22 Jan 2003. Place: Rolette, North Dakota, USA. Meridian: 5th PM. Township: 162n. Range: 070W. Aliquots: Lot/Trct 3. Section: 31. Accession Number: 33-2003-0002. Document Number: 0.
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William Raymond "Billy Jack" Jeannotte, 71, of Glasgow
He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers Henry "Blue" and Fran "Cisco" Jeannotte; and sisters Irene Handley and Rena Jeannotte. He met his life partner, Carolyn Bachtold, in 1978. He is also survived by his children, Toni (Vaughn) Lodge, Cindy Jeannotte and John (Cindy) Jeannotte, all of Spokane, Wash., and Kathy (Gary) Fuchs of Billings; grandchildren Dylan (John) Lodge-Dressler of Spokane and Derek and Dustin Fuchs of Bozeman
William Raymond "Billy Jack" Jeannotte, 71, of Glasgow, an Army veteran, died of natural causes Wednesday at the Billings Clinic. A celebration of his life is 3 p.m. Saturday at Bell Mortuary Chapel in Glasgow. A second service will be held in the spring at Medicine Lake.
Billy Jack, born Dec. 12, 1937, in Belcourt, N.D., to Ernestine and Alfred Jeannotte, died Dec. 9, 2009, in Billings with his family at his side. Bill was an enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Chippewa Tribe. He moved to Medicine Lake in 1941. Recognized as an outstanding athlete, he graduated from Medicine Lake High School in 1955 and remained a true "Honkers" fan. He married Patricia Christensen (divorced) with whom four children were born.
Bill served in the Army at Fort Lewis, Wash., and in Albuquerque, N.M. He worked for Penney's, did custom combining for Roscoe Knudsen and Glen Rohde, drove school bus for many years and farmed.
Billy Jack loved all sports, but especially football, enjoyed watching Jeopardy, working cross-word puzzles, reading, and especially loved his dogs Bear and Sugar. He spoke fondly of his trip to Vermont with his mother many years ago, loved the annual reunions during St. Ann's Day with family in North Dakota, and loved having dinner at Eugene's on Friday nights.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers Henry "Blue" and Fran "Cisco" Jeannotte; and sisters Irene Handley and Rena Jeannotte.
He met his life partner, Carolyn Bachtold, in 1978. He is also survived by his children, Toni (Vaughn) Lodge, Cindy Jeannotte and John (Cindy) Jeannotte, all of Spokane, Wash., and Kathy (Gary) Fuchs of Billings; grand-children Dylan (John) Lodge-Dressler of Spokane and Derek and Dustin Fuchs of Bozeman; siblings George Longie of Medford, Ore., Al Jeannotte of San Antonio, Texas, Helen Day of Seattle, Wash., Janice Hodges of Medicine Lake, and Carol Olson of Dagmar. He will also be missed by numerous beloved nieces and nephews, his special cousins, and many dear friends and neighbors.
Memorials are suggested to the Northeast Montana Chapter of Relay for Life, Attn: Carolyn Bachtold, 912 Valley View, Glasgow, MT 59230. Condolences may be posted online at www.gftribune.com/obituaries.
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To kick off her speech about climate change at an event on Miami Beach, Environmental Protection Agency administrator Gina McCarthy started with an apology.
"I want to apologize for my generation. We didn't quite get it quick enough. And so when we started looking at climate data decades ago, we knew that climate change was a problem, and all we could do was project the impacts," she said. "Today, we're not projecting, folks. Today is about experiencing the climate impacts, up close and personal."
The Biscayne Bay, which separates Miami Beach from the City of Miami, was at its highest point of the year, thanks to the annual king tide. A temporary pump system was busy pumping the salt water that regularly floods the streets in the area during these high tides back into the ocean.
"Climate change isn't about faraway places in faraway dangers, it's about impact today to the the safety of our communities, to the viability of our commercial enterprises, and most importantly it is about the public health of the families across the United States of America," she continued.
The event was a major gathering of local and national politicians who have recognized that climate change is no longer an issue up for debate, but a critical reality that must be dealt with. Nowhere in the U.S. is the impact of rising seas already being felt as acutely as the small city of Miami Beach, leaders said. Nor has any city been as proactive about addressing the issue while it is still manageable.
"This ocean, this bay right here, is not Republican, it's not Democrat, it's not Hispanic, it's not African American, it's not white. It's all of us," Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine said to the crowd while highlighting the efforts the city is undergoing to combat the increasingly intruding salt water. Around $500 million will be spent in the coming years to combat the issue in the city. "This ocean doesn't care, this bay doesn't care."
Levine highlighted the fact that only a year ago, he filmed a campaign commercial in the street behind the crowd, while riding in a kayak. "Today, you can't be on a kayak on [that street]," he said, referencing the successful (but costly) efforts to pump out the salt water. "We hope that Miami Beach serves as a model for other communities around the world that realizes you cannot ignore this."
However, state and federal politicians are ignoring climate change despite the fact that residents are actually living through it, said Cindy Lerner, a local politician and committee vice chair for the League of Cities, an organization that helps bring national attention to local issues like rising seas in South Florida.
"We in local government are where the rubber meets the road," she said. "[But] we live in a state where we have a legislature and a governor who are climate deniers, who are not taking the responsible role of legislators and administrators to do what needs to be done for this state."
Indeed, on the local level, planning for and mitigating the effects of climate change is a bipartisan issue. "Sustainability has become an economic issue," Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez, a Republican, told a crowd here last week at the Southeast Florida Regional Climate Leadership Summit. "We need to ensure investors and business people that we are doing everything we can to mitigate climate change."
"If there are any doubters, you should listen to the NASA scientists that testify that measurements—that's not forecasts, that's not projections, it's measurements—over the last 50 years [show] five to eight inches of sea level rise in South Florida," said Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL). "75 percent of our population in this state is on the coast.
The projections are towards the end of the century it could be an additional two to three feet if we don't change our policies. That means that most of the population of Florida will be inundated, and I don't think we want that. It's time for people to wake up."
Also addressing the crowd was Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), who spoke of the similar issues his home state is facing, with measurements showing 10 inches of sea level rise over the last 50 years. "Our nickname [in Rhode Island] is the ocean state," he told the crowd. "If we can push back on the denial we can solve the carbon problem, and we can protect our coastal way of life."
"No one should ever think of environmental and public health challenges as a partisan issue," EPA Administrator McCarthy told Fusion. "Long term it would be great to have congress speak to these issues, but in the short term we are providing support for these communities."
"The question should not be about whether climate change is happening, but about what actions we can take and how quickly, and how we can support that effort," she said.


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Without a doubt, one of the uber reigning style "kabogeras" of nationwide TV is Vice Ganda. In years past we've seen Vice sport a spectrum of style like no other in the local showbiz world, and we thought we'd share with you a couple of our favorites. It's a mix of pop, glam pop, grunge, and athleisure with the occasional minimalist elegance edge on some days. One thing we've noticed is the fearless use of color and, very often, hair to silence a room with.
"No filter just prayers," he captions his Instagram post.
1. Modeling Bang Pineda Menswear. We love how the puffer coat looks like it was thrown on him and yet displays like it's being worn intentionally. Vice's tall sihouette reigns on stage and is brought to new heights even with chic platform footwear.
2. Denim never dies. Who said denim was only for casual wear, you might think twice after seeing Vice draped in it. Wearing denim in excess brings on chic like nobody's business!
3. Bold stripes for life. Bold stripes in bright complementary colors always light up a room. We absolutely like the effect of this pullover which looks like it leapt out of a comic book.
5. Keeping it bright even out in daylight. One of the impressionist paintings in Paris seems to have bolted outdoors onto the street! We spy Gucci.
6. Toning it down ought to be done this way. Whether loud or quiet, on the streets of Paris there are numerous ways to stay chic and modern. We're agreeing with the long coat and pants in muted colors, a lovely contrast to Vice's shock of pink hair.


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Britain helps the United States extend Kabul's withdrawal deadline and pledges to Defense Minister as airport turmoil worsens
Defense Minister Ben Wallace has promised Britain's "full support" to the United States if President Joe Biden chooses to extend the deadline for the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan.
Wallace announced what could be read as a plea to Washington after reports of four women being crushed and killed while attempting to evacuate as conditions around Kabul Airport deteriorated, and the Taliban A country controlled by.
Biden's target date is August 31st, ending the mission and Sunday email, Wallace said: "If you have a US timetable, you don't have time to lose to keep the majority of people waiting.
"Maybe Americans are allowed to stay longer, and they will get our full support."
Britain-US relations are tense, with Biden withdrawing from Central Asian countries, Tony Blair, who was prime minister when Britain sent troops to Afghanistan 20 years after the 9/11 attack. "There is little or no consultation," accusing him of making a decision, and branding the move as "unrealistic."
According to The Sunday Times, Foreign Minister Dominic Raab will highlight his decision to take a vacation when the Taliban move forward in Kabul and talk to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to discuss the extension of the deadline. And.
Meanwhile, Wallace confirmed on Saturday that "there were too many people at the airport," and US operations had to suspend access.
A Defense Ministry spokeswoman emphasized that neither the UK flight nor the processing was affected by the stop sign.
Concerned reports have been raised about the situation facing the British and Afghans who supported the UK's efforts in the UK, and are now desperately seeking a sanctuary in the UK.
Foreign Minister Shadow Lisa Nandy shared a letter on social media she sent to Rab for additional assistance to people on earth.
Labor lawmakers heard that people waiting to evacuate at the airport were "shot, beaten, and raped," according to Nandy. The Taliban is the city's Baron Hotel, where British citizens are told to go for processing.
Mr Nandy asked if NATO allies could set up "Kempeitai" inside airport gates or internal processing zones to protect waiting people.
The US Embassy in Afghanistan has recommended that US citizens avoid traveling to the airport "due to potential security threats outside the gate," which is linked to the so-called Islamic State.
In a Mail on Sunday article, the Defense Minister said that Afghans left behind after the troops left the country were "for those who are obliged by Britain to be a" processing hub for the entire region outside Afghanistan. " You should head to the border where it will be set up. " To bring it to this country. "
At home, while the Taliban circled Kabul, the Foreign Minister faced further exposure to his decision to take a vacation on Crete, and he was abroad despite being told to return to Britain. Insisted that he stayed at.
The Sunday Times ordered Mr. Raab to return home from Downing Street on August 13, but said Boris Johnson could do it, so two more to his five-star hotel on the Greek island. I reported that I stayed for a day.
"He seems to have bitten Boris after being told to come back," the newspaper said, saying there was "distrust" in issue 10 when the cabinet minister was not in direct attendance. Added.
The Foreign Minister returned to Britain on Monday after Kabul fell into a radical.
"It's amazing that the Foreign Minister found time to take a call to encourage the Prime Minister to extend his vacation, but refused to call the Afghan government hours before Kabul fell to the Taliban," Nandy said. It's a target. "
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Festive family favourites in Hull and East Yorkshire this Christmas
Hull UK City of Culture 2017
'Tis the season to be jolly, and our region's jam-packed festive programme is set to make the merriment easy to come by.
Hull Truck Theatre kicks things off, bringing the Ghost of Christmas Past bang up-to-date as they put their own spin on the Charles Dickens' classic A Christmas Carol (1 Dec 2017 – 6 Jan 2018).
Pioneers of the alternative panto, Middle Child, return with their trademark chaotic comedy. A performance as unmissable as it is unorthodox, this time it's Cinderella (16 – 30 Dec) getting the lairy-tale makeover, with raucous live music and the messiest mess scene in the country making Früit the perfect place to let kids of all ages unleash their energy.
Hull New Theatre's Peter Pan (7 – 31 Dec) also gets a fitting twist for the UK City of Culture year, as the journey to Neverland leaves from the Darling family's new home in Hull. In the first panto to grace Hull New Theatre's tage since its multi-million pound refurbishment, the venue welcomes an all-start cast that includes singer and TV personality Darren Day, Emmerdale star Charlie Hardwick and Coach Trip's legendary host, Brendan Sherrin.
Meanwhile, Bridlington Spa takes audiences on a magical Christmas carpet ride in Aladdin (15 Dec 2017 – 2 Jan 2018) with a little help from Strictly Come Dancing pro Robin Windsor.
Hull – The City of Christmas Shows
By Dan Wheeler
9 Dec 2018 | 18.30
EYMS BRASS BAND – CAROLS & READINGS CONCERT
CONTEMPORARY CAROLS
21 - 22 Dec 2018 | 7.30pm
Culture Music Orchestra- Christmas Concerts