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I reaffirm the third fundamental right. When a person feels to have lived long enough and has serious terminal pathologies and does no longer wishes to live unnecessarily in suffering; when he knows his tomorrow is only another day of empty suffering for himself and others, then he has the right to leave this body: it's his fundamental right.
Life belongs to the individual not to a hospital policy that considers a useless big expense, where who benefits are only politics and pharmaceutical companies.
Nobody, I mean nobody, should avoid dying who no longer wants to continue living in pain in a bed with unspeakable tortures done by medicines to try drugs or other mischief on a suffering body.
Indeed, in every hospital there should exist a particular section where those who are at the end of life, in throes of suffering can relax in advance and peacefully through therapy of no pain so to relax and think of himself, doctors, in the last extreme act, should teach and transmit this with the help of psychologists towards the "gentle death".
To date death has almost been a horrible thing.
Man was a victim, but the fault is ours.
Every hospital should set up special services; should have even better facilities for those who wish to die, with no regrets, no hard feelings-but only with a deep sense of gratitude, also towards life.
Between these three fundamental rights comes the fourth: the search for Truth (Pursuit of truth).
Nobody, since his childhood, should be conditioned by a religion, a philosophy, a theology, because in this way the individual's freedom of research is destroyed.
Every individual should be helped to feel sufficiently balance in himself; and be strong enough to doubt; to be sceptical towards everything around him, because there is no other way to find out the Truth.
All those who consider themselves to be Christian, Jewish, Hindu or Muslim, are believers.
Believe is a pure poison!
Know is to reach full bloom and awareness.
Anyone should not be taught what truth is, because truth cannot be taught.
One should be helped to look for it.
The research means an effort; believe is cheap, but the Truth is never cheap.
Truth is the most valuable thing in the world, one has to find by himself.
Nowadays, the whole world lives imprisoned by doctrines.
For this if you look people in the eye there is no light, there is no grace in their gestures, and there is no force or authority in their words.
Conventions have no foundations, are like sand castles.
A slight breath of wind is enough to make your castles crumble.
The Truth is eternal, and find it means becoming part of eternity.
Now let's focus on the tenth right: Meritocracy.
Democracy has failed, we cannot ignore this fact; we have gone through various types of governments: aristocracy, kingdom, democratic city-states and now the whole world is exalting the idea of democracy.
However, democracy has never solved any problem, but rather has introduced new ones.
Precisely in the light of these problems, Karl Marx assumed the dictatorship of the proletariat.
I do not support this idea, since my own assumption goes far beyond democracy.


BACOLOD (Updated) -- Six policemen and a civilian were killed in an ambush staged by suspected New People's Army (NPA) rebels in Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental Friday morning.
The Police Regional Office (PRO)-Negros Island identified the fatalities as Guihulngan City police chief Superintendent Arnel Arpon, Senior Police Officer 2 (SPO2) Mecasio Tabilon, SPO2 Chavic Agosto, SPO1 Jesael Ancheta, PO2 Alvin Paul Bulandres, and PO2 Alfredo Dunque.
Three policemen were also wounded in the attack. They were identified as SPO4 Jerome Delara, PO3 Jordan Balderas and PO2 Jorie Maribao.
Senior Inspector Armilyn Vargas, PRO-Negros Island spokesperson, said Guihulngan City Councilor Edison de la Rita called for police assistance Friday morning, saying that he was ambushed in Barangay Magsaysay.
His aide, Michael Jambalos was killed.
Superintendent Carlos Lacuesta Jr., deputy provincial police director for operations and officer-in-charge of Guihulngan City Police Station, said a team of about 15 police personnel headed by the city police chief immediately responded on board a police patrol vehicle around 10 a.m., with some on board motorcycles.
However, upon reaching Sitio Masid-e in Barangay Magsaysay, the policemen were ambushed by about 60 NPA rebels, armed with at least two M60 machine guns.
Lacuesta said at least five of the responding policemen, armed with M16 and M4 rifles, held their ground while calling for reinforcement.
It took hours before some of the bodies and the wounded could be extricated due to sniper fire from the rebels coming from different directions, Lacuesta said, adding that some were evacuated by habal-habal drivers, amid the exchange of gunfire.
Senior Superintendent Henry Biñas, acting director of Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office, proceeded to Guihulngan City to monitor the incident.
Biñas said that reinforcement from the Provincial Public Safety Company and other police units and the Philippine Army had arrived in the area. He said he personally fetched Councilor De la Rita and his driver from the ambush area and brought them to the Guihulngan City Police Office for questioning.
Lieutenant Colonel Roderick Garcia, commander of the 79th Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army, said they are conducting hot pursuit operations against the rebels.
The night before the ambush incident in Guihulngan, soldiers also engaged in a firefight with about 10 suspected rebels at Sitio Tinuyukan, Barangay Marcelo in Calatrava, Negros Occidental around 10:50 p.m.
Chief Inspector John Joel Batusbatusan, town police chief, said the government forces recovered from the encounter site documents, 35 live ammunition of M14, a .45 caliber pistol with magnum and seven live ammunition, two M16 short and long firearms, 46 live ammunition of M16, six live ammunition of .9mm, two .40 caliber, blank ammunition of M16, M203, medicine kits, and hammocks.
For his part, Colonel Eliezer Losañes, commander of Philippine Army's 303rd Infantry Brigade, said they added more troops to Guihulngan while they remain on full alert.
Losañes said in press statement the barbaric acts of the rebels will not go unpunished.
"We will continue to conduct pursuit operation to give justice to our law enforcers who are simply performing their duties. This action of the NPA simply shows their true nature, that they are indeed terrorists, and that they continue to deceive the people to advance their selfish interests," Losañes added.
Meanwhile, the Philippine National Police (PNP) vowed to track down and bring to justice the rebels who killed and wounded its police officers in Guihulngan.
Chief Supt. Dionardo Carlos, spokesperson of PNP, said they strongly condemn the latest rebel atrocity.


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Way back in the year 2000, Malaysian researchers in the Environment-Behaviour (Environmental Psychology) field in Malaysia seemed to work in 'silos'. There was a need to create a database amongst those researchers for mutual benefit. Hence, the main purpose for the establishment of AMER. It was officially launched during the Opening Ceremony of 1nCEBS on 14th November 2009, with the Formative Meeting held in the evening. A Pro-tem Committee was initially formed in 2010 for the registration process with the Registrar of Societies (ROS), Malaysia. However, due to a communications breakdown between ROS and AMER in 2011, the registration was turned down. A fresh registration process was then pursued in early January 2012 with the new Pro-temp Committee, Ultimately, AMER was officially registered with the Registrar of Societies (ROS), Malaysia on 27th January 2012. The AMER Constitution can be downloaded here.
Upon tremendous responses also shown by non-Malaysians studying in Malaysian universities, who actively participated in the conferences held since 2009, the formation of ABRA, an international organisation was considered necessary and timely.
The official Formative Meeting of ABRA was held in conjunction with AicE-Bs 2010 Kuching, on the 8th December 2010. The main agenda for the meeting was to introduce about ABRA and its main objectives. ABRA was officially registered with ROS on 20th October 2014, with AMER being the permanent secretariat. The ABRA Constitution (rev, Jun 2020) can be downloaded here.
ABRA Heads worldwide are currently represented from nine countries, namely Egypt, India, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Morocco, Nigeria, Taiwan, and Turkey as follows:-
EGYPT:
Assoc. Prof., Dr. Rasha Mahmoud Ali El-Zeiny, Modern Sciences & Arts University, October City,
Assoc. Prof., Dr. Mohammad Arif Kamal, Aligarh Muslim University,
INDONESIA:
Prof., Dr. Paramita Atmodiwirjo, Universitas Indonesia,
Dr. Mona Bisadi, Islamic Azad University, West branch of Tehran,
Prof. Dr. Mohamed Yusoff Abbas, Universiti Teknologi MARA,
MOROCCO:
Prof. Dr. Fatima-Zohra Iflahen, Cadi Ayyad University of Marrakech,
NIGERIA:
Prof. Dr. Babatunde Emmanuel Jaiyeoba, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife,
Prof. Ing. Dr. Heng Zhang, National Cheng Kung University,
TURKEY:
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...Table of contents 1 Introduction 2 2 Background Information 2.1 The Series "Desperate Housewives" 3 2.2 The Opening Credits 4 3 The Paintings 3.1 Modification 5 3.2 Seduction 6 3.3 Motherhood 9 3.4 Perfect Housewife 11 3.5 Aged Woman 14 4 Conclusion 16 5 Appendix 5.1 Bibliography 17 5.2 Images...
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...lifespan are two features of social structure that have been acknowledged as main factors in relation to the increasing number of women in the work force. Carrying out the role of a stay at home mom, leaves many women susceptible to the beginning of depression because they have few interactions with adults, an inadequate standard of living and fewer inspirations of intellect than a woman or man with a job outside the home. A depressed state of mind is sad and gloomy. "However, alternative explanation can account for the frequency among depressed housewives" (Spendlove, Gavelok, & MacMurray, 1981). Women with certain types of personalities often appeal to dependent roles of a house mom and to the misery linked with that dependent role. Another explanation is that the stay-at-home mom mimics behavior displayed by her mother or other women. "Research shows that employed mothers have higher self-esteem and less depression than housewives, but they also have more anxiety" (Aulette, 2010, Ch. 7, p. 176). Working mothers have higher self-esteem and low depression spills because they are getting paid for their work which results in them feeling a level of appreciation. A number of benefits boost a working mother's insight about herself. Those benefits are participation in physical activity, weight loss, and positive self-esteem which results in better moods (Nolan & Surujal, 2010, p. 10). Most women are working demanding jobs, managing the home...
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...Micheal Montalvo Ms. SNOW WRC 1003.010 25 September 2013 Roles and Dynamics of Housewives: An Exploration by Hekker and Edelman Terry Hekker's, "The Satisfactions of Housewifery and Motherhood" and Hope Edelman's "The Myth of Co-Parenting: How It Was Supposed To Be. How It Was," are two antithetically toned readings discussing perspectives of what it is like to be a house wife. Hekker examines as more of a traditional housewife and Edelman as a modern housewife because Hekker actually enjoys being a housewife and Edelman wants to get back into the workforce. Both authors investigate the roles of a housewife financially and robustly, with many egoistic opinions. Hekker and Edelman have contradicting feelings about being housewives. While Hekker explains how she is embarrased, Edelman is feeling frustrated and useless as a housewife. According to Hekker, "Ms. Putdown asked me who I was. I told her I was Jack Hekker's wife...She took my hand and asked if that was all I though of myself-just someone's wife?" (392). In this quote, Hekker has a difficult time revealing to others that she doesn't really enjoy the career of a housewife but has no better skills than to be a modeled-housewife. According to Edelman, "It began to make me spitting mad, the way daily duties of parenting and homeownership started to rest entirely on me...The frustration I felt after researching and visiting six preschools during my so-called work hours" (409). Edelman...
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...When teenagers face pressure, anger, or abuse, it only leads to disruptive behavior not only at home, but in their schools. The high statistics that schools produce each year in violence are off the charts. Whether it's someone bullying someone or a fight that just broke in the cafeteria, its all under one name and label: Violence. As our schools are taking steps to prevent violence from getting any further, its also changing the security levels which is a big step in keeping our schools safer. Back in April 1999 at a suburban high school in Jefferson County, Colorado, the most devastating school in U.S. history; the shooting at Columbine High school. The shooting was administered by two students who ended up killing 13 others and wounded 21 before they took their own life. As a result of this tragic and disturbing day, school's having been taking extra precautions to keep their students safe. Some schools have had their focus mainly on having no weapons, by allowing random locker and bag checks, limiting entries and exits, and keeping all hallways under supervision. As administrations take these precautions, they also need to be aware of trying to find the source of all this, the students. The infamous long list of problems that teenagers go through may seem unbearable for some, resulting in them trying to find an answer out. Whether its not being popular enough or just the classic bullying, some...
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Research has shown that we cannot get enough nutrients from diet alone (partially due to depleted soils, modern farming, less-healthy animals and commercial processing) however I do not use a multi-vitamin supplement.
There are thousands multivitamin supplements each boasting special ingredients. I find this confusing, also the manufacturers cannot possibly put everything I need in a pill. The processing involved also is something I like to avoid.
In some cases multivitamins have been found to contain contamination (more processing more risk of contamination or damage to nutrients). Many of these also use synthetic vitamins which I like to avoid (you can overdose on synthetic nutrients more readily than natural ones).
In reality, I like to get my multi-vitamins and multi-minerals from "whole food sources" like Desiccated liver, Brewer's Yeast, Chlorella, Spirulina, Bee Pollen, Royal Jelly, etc.
I have not seen one "healthy hair" supplement that has everything in the correct form, and in enough quantities. I prefer to take specific supplements, at good dosage and high quality in addition to super foods and a good diet.
With a very few exceptions for some multi vitamins.. one of them is the Mega Food brand. They make a good Vitamin B complex and a good one daily multi vitamin.
I prefer vegetable capsules over ones made of magnesium stearate, soybeans (most likely genetically modified cheap stuff), maltodextrose, or gelatin.


MANILA - Henry Sy Jr. has stepped down as president and chief executive officer of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP).
The NGCP on Wednesday said its board approved Sy's application for early retirement so he could focus more on his real estate business.
Chief Administrative Officer Anthony Almeda has been named as the new officer-in-charge.
Sy headed the operator of the country's power grid for 7 years following his election to the post in 2010.
The namesake son of one of the country's richest men, mall magnate Henry Sy, the younger Sy last month launched a cement business that he says will help preserve the environment.
His retirement comes after the NGCP last month offered some of its facilities to the government for the development of a national broadband network.


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Q: Use of ConsumerEndpointSpec.transactional() in Spring Integration DSL I have a question about the behavior of transactional() in the following example:
    @Bean
    IntegrationFlow myFlow(
            EntityManagerFactory entityManagerFactory,
            TransactionManager transactionManager
    ) {
        return IntegrationFlows.from(MY_CHANNEL)
                .routeToRecipients(route -> route
                        .recipientFlow(flow -> flow
                                .handle(Jpa.updatingGateway(entityManagerFactory)
                                        .namedQuery(DELETE_EVERYTHING)))
                        .recipientFlow(flow -> flow
                                .handle(Jpa.updatingGateway(entityManagerFactory)))
                        .transactional(transactionManager))
                .get();
    }

The idea is that I'm first deleting the contents of a database table, and immediately after I'm filling that same table with new data. Will .transactional() in this example make sure that the first step (deletion) is only committed to the DB if the second step (inserting new data) is successful? What part of the documentation can I refer to for this behavior?

A: You need to read this documentation: https://docs.spring.io/spring-integration/docs/current/reference/html/transactions.html#transactions.
You assumption is correct as long as both recipients are performed on the same thread and, therefore, sequentially.
The TransactionInterceptor is going to be applied for the RecipientListRouter.handleMessage(). And that's where that "auction" for  recipient happens.
Do you have any problem with that configuration since you have came to us with such a question?

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"He dazzled me" – José Gomes reveals Umar Sadiq's move to Almeria was a coincidence
The Spaniards were in Serbia for another striker but returned with the Nigerian forward after an impressive display
Former Almeria coach José Gomes has revealed that Umar Sadiq was not the original player the Rojiblancos were keen to sign in 2020 as the Nigerian striker was relatively unknown until they watched him play.
In the summer of 2020, Almeria were in the market for a replacement for star forward Darwin Núñez, who had sealed a €20 million move to Benfica after netting 16 goals in 30 league games for La Union.
Gomes and team arrived in Serbia to scout a striker on recommendation but decided to sign Sadiq instead after the ex-AS Roma starlet impressed with his performance. Sadiq had scored 23 goals in 52 games for Partizan.
"In Portugal, the Serbian League is followed a lot, and they told me about a forward from Partizan Belgrade who had played for Nacional," Gomes, who managed Almeria between July 2020 and April 2021, told El Pais.
"We went to see him, and we met Sadiq (instead). He dazzled me, and I told the Almería managers that he had to be signed straightaway. We went for a player, and we brought another one.
"Yes, it was a coincidence. These things happen in football."
Sadiq became an instant hit at Almeria, netting 20 goals in 40 Segunda Division matches in his debut season in Spain.
That brilliance fetched him interests from Manchester City, Sevilla, Bayern Munich, and Getafe, but no club coughed out the €30 million reportedly being demanded by Almeria.
The 24-year-old has not been distracted by the transfer rumours as he has amassed six goals and two assists in nine games already this term.
And Gomes is convinced that the Nigerian star is a notch above the second division and should be in a team vying for Champions League qualification.
"He can play perfectly in a team that aspires to qualify for the Champions League," the current Al-Taawoun manager said.
"Sadiq not only marks, he contributes a lot to the team's game. He has lived a lot with 24 years and can improve. He is a boy who responds to confidence."
Sadiq sits joint-top of the Spanish Segunda Division goalscoring chart with six goals alongside Eibar's Stoichkov.
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Create a modern styled seating spot for any outdoor space with this outdoor patio chat set. This set is made of acacia wood and features UV/weather resistant cushions for not only functionality, but also comfort. The end table has a clear tempered glass top, to place your drinks, snacks, and anything you want while enjoying your time outside. With a modern, contemporary spin to a classic, traditional patio set that will look beautiful on your patio. This patio set includes two chairs and two ottomans with an end table.


Caglar Kimyoncu, together with Padepokan Seni Bagong Kussuadiarja (PSBK) presents an interactive multimedia art exhibition titled what makes you who you are. In his residency at PSBK, Caglar experimented with Augmented Reality (AR) technology to adapt art to a form that is accessible and inclusive to all art makers and audience, especially those with disabilities. Come to the opening of what makes you who you are on 7 February 2019 at 6:30 PM at PSBK in Yogyakarta to experience the AR yourself. For more information, email PSBK at info@psbk.or.id or follow them on their Instagram account here.
In Jakarta, there are several performances of the "Sonic Blossom" installation of Lee Mingwei's Steven Stories exhibition at Museum Macan. In "Sonic Blossom" you could be one visitor member who will receive a song performance from a singer, taking the experience of a live concert to a more intimate level. Just like the other installations in Seven Stories, "Sonic Blossom" is presented to get audience to investigate and question various ideas on community and exchanges. This week, "Sonic Blossom" will be performed on the 5th from 2-6 pm, 6th from 1-5 pm, 9th from 12-4 pm, and 10th from 1-5 pm. For more information on the performance, check Museum Macan's Instagram account here. For more information on the exhibition and on Museum Macan, visit their website at museummacan.org.
On Saturday and Sunday, the alternative cinema Kineforum is bidding goodbye to its current place with a series of film screenings titled "Resolusi Waras". In "Resolusi Waras", Kineforum has curated a selection of films that remind us of high spirit and strategy to stay sane as we go through the currents of life. The films also share voices of the people who are under-represented, as well as voices of the youth. "Resolusi Waras" is created to also inspire the audience as Indonesia faces a political year. Get the film schedule at Kineforum's Instagram account here. For more information on Kineforum, visit kineforum.org.
Goethe Institut Indonesia is looking for a curator for its experimental music series Alur Bunyi. The series is created to promote anti-mainstream musical experience by presenting performance where electronic music is juxtaposed against other genres of music. Through it, Goethe Institut also hopes to generate discussions on the position of experimental music, while providing space for musicians of different genres to experiment and test new sounds. For more information on the open call and its requirements, click here. The deadline for this call is 15 February at 2 PM.


Tracy has been on the board of CFCSS since 2013. She believes that caregivers are the unsung heroes of our society because they watch out for our vulnerable, our elderly, and our frail mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers and friends, sometimes for years. The work that the society does to support these kind and caring people is why she is an enthusiastic part of the CFCSS team.


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Can mobile crowdsourcing apps bring back the kampung spirit?
TL:DR: Despite the country's high population density, many Singaporeans remain strangers even to their immediate neighbours. Mobile crowdsourcing apps such as HelpBuddy could promote active citizenry and increase volunteerism within communities. From sharing household items with your neighbours to helping them find lost pet dogs, find out how you can help others in your neighbourhood via your mobile phone
With one of the highest population densities in the world, Singapore packs nearly 8,000 people into every square kilometre of its limited land mass. Yet, for people who live in such close proximity, it's unfortunate that neighbours in housing estates here often remain perfect strangers.
Things weren't always this way. In the 1960s, nearly three-quarters of Singaporeans lived in 'kampungs', or small rural villages. Within these enclaves, neighbours knew one another intimately and shared whatever limited resources they had, creating what became known as the 'kampung spirit'—a sense of community which infused every aspect of daily living. As Singapore progressed, however, this cohesiveness appears to have dissipated.
Seeking to revive the kampung spirit, researchers at Singapore Management University (SMU), working with the Municipal Services Office (MSO), have developed and released a mobile crowdsourcing app called HelpBuddy for beta trial.
Originally, HelpBuddy was designed as an app to mobilise communities to take charge of their living environment. When SMU first started working on HelpBuddy with MSO, the vision was more about promoting active citizenry with a focus on Government-to-Citizen related tasks such as the checking of state land and the condition of heritage markers, said Professor Archan Misra of SMU. He was speaking at the InnoLeap X TRANS Grant sharing day on 26 October 2018, which brought together researchers, government agencies and the industry to learn about the projects and opportunities made possible by the TRANS Grant funding initiative.
Government agencies would put up location-specific tasks on the app, and citizens in the area could choose to perform those tasks voluntarily. This eyes-on-the-ground strategy served to augment public agencies' limited manpower resources, since volunteers were now providing proactive feedback on the status of different aspects of their living environment. The volunteers could also feel a sense of achievement when the app eventually notified them about how agencies reacted to their feedback.
But the HelpBuddy developers soon had a better idea. Rather than only allowing government agencies to list tasks on the app, why not let citizens do the same and seek help from their neighbours? Hence, the Citizen-to-Citizen section of the app was born, serving as a tool for neighbours to connect with one another. "That builds community spirit, which was not what we had explicitly intended when we started on this journey," said Professor Misra.
Three ways to help
For the beta trial, the project team developed three types of Citizen-to-Citizen tasks that can be posted and fulfilled on HelpBuddy. The first type encourages the sharing of items. Instead of buying household appliances or tools that may be used only occasionally, citizens can borrow them from people within their community. This not only saves money, but also encourages more frequent interaction among neighbours.
The second type of task involves crowdsourcing for voluntary medical escorts who can accompany elderly citizens to their medical appointments.
"We want to see how volunteers within the neighbourhood can be pooled together to help people with specific needs, such as the elderly," said Mr Mohamed Hardi, Deputy Director, Programmes Division at MSO, who works closely with Professor Misra's team on HelpBuddy.
Finally, dog owners will be happy to know that HelpBuddy allows mobile crowdsourcing to recruit a neighbourhood's residents to help search for their missing pet dogs. "We may be extending it to cats in the future. We don't look for tarantulas and snakes, though," Mr Hardi joked.
The return of the kampung spirit?
If all goes well, the various functions of HelpBuddy would eventually be integrated with MSO's existing OneService App.
This will allow users of HelpBuddy to leverage OneService App's 150,000 users for a broader reach and more successful task fulfilment. With the right use of technology, the kampung spirit may yet return to Singapore's neighbourhoods.
"These mobile crowdsourcing capabilities serve not only the Smart Nation agenda, but also the desire to improve volunteerism in our communities," Mr Hardi concluded.
About TRANS Grant
This work is funded under the Translational R&D Initiative (TRANS Grant), which taps on the research community to solve public sector challenges with innovative use of digital technology. This funding initiative is in support of Singapore's Smart Nation and Digital Government drive, and is jointly managed by the Government Technology Agency of Singapore (GovTech) and the National Research Foundation (NRF).
Keen to find out more about the innovation and collaboration opportunities under TRANS Grant? Please write to GovTech, Applied innovation and Partnership (AIP) at: innovate@tech.gov.sg
https://www.tech.gov.sg/media/technews/can-mobile-crowdsourcing-apps-bring-back-the-kampung-spirit


Todays guest is a man on a mission to help the world self develop, progress, and move to a better future, all at a time and pace that is convenient for them.
In 2008, he founded Actionable Books, which led to him winning in 2009 Entrepreneurial Spirit Award, by using business books as a platform for leader and team growth.
If this sounds like success after success, then think again, as with all entrepreneurs the story is one of success, failures, stumbles and falls.
So lets bring onto the show to start joining up the dots of his life, the one and only, Mr Chris Taylor.


The Minor Hockey Association (MHA) Observation Project is a component of the Enhancement Services program designed to support BC Hockey's MHA's. This program has the vision of developing Associations through webinar support, resource development, MHA Best Practices, the Hockey Canada Model Association Project and MHA Observations.
View programming or special events and interacting with participants.
A review of organizational documents (example: Handbook).
Contents of the report with recommendations are discussed with the Association President and possibly others at the direction of the President.
The observer may continue assistance as the Association considers or enters implementation of recommendations.
The above is intended as an outline. More detailed information is available to interested Associations by contacting BC Hockey at; info@bchockey.net.


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It is a good idea for all phones to have a case that will help to protect them. In the world today, our phones are an extremely important part of our daily lives. We communicate with them, search the web, and we can even navigate our travels through them. With how important they are to us, we need to ensure that we choose the right case to protect them. If you have an iphone 4, then this is the case for you. It is a genuine premium leather case that fits snug to your phone but does not disrupt your day to day use of it. You can easily go on with everything you had previously done with your phone but know that it is protected.
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Covers are available for the ipad to freshen up the look, to protect from the elements or to add a personalized look to your technology. Leather covers are at the more expensive end of the price range, but vinyl covers in every color and pattern imaginable are available from thousands of retailers. Apple produces its own brand of covers, but they can also be found through online retailers, big-box stores and specialty retailers. While many people prefer the sleek look of the ipad 2, others want the security and convenience offered by a cover.
The "Aura 2″ is a more business-like cover for your ipad
While smart phones have their place in our daily lives, everyone has experienced the frustration and sometimes-slow process of using a smartphone for surfing the web, or for having long conversations. The ipad can handle hours of online time, long chats with mom and even video conferencing with ease. As a convenient alternative to a larger computer, or to avoid the hassle of relying on a smart phone, the ipad 2 is ready and able to handle on the communications and electronic browsing required by daily life.
iPhone 4s Games
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Best iPhone 4s Games: Apple's newest version iPhone 4S comes bearing advanced gaming features. The iphone 4S with a faster processor and a virtual assistant, but to gamers the real deal is in the latest iOS 5 operating system. This operating system offers gamers sharper graphic capabilities, big screen gaming via AirPlay mirroring, and game centre updates. Not to mention that the new graphics chip is much faster than the previous ones. Gamers also take note that the new microprocessor A5 chip is the same one used on the Ipad 2. The new features allows for hard core gaming so as to compete with the likes of Nintendo 3DS and the upcoming Sony Playstation Vita. If you are looking to start gaming or are already a hardcore gamer here are some games that the Iphone 4s make a delight to play.
Infinity Blade II, from Epic games is one of the top sellers. Iphone 4s allows the gamer to forget they are playing on a phone. The detailed graphics is the main selling point for Infinity Blade fans.
Real Racing 2 The Forza from Firemint brings true–to-life racing to a new level. Creators have tweaked this application to allow the gamer to control every aspect of racing. Its features are 40 miles of tracks and over 15 locations.
Archetype brings multiplayer options for gamers alike. This application from Munkyfun focuses on online game play. The gamer will be placed in a game e with several other players. Archetype brings the Alien shooters to real life with great graphics on the Iphone 4S.
Fight Nigh Champion with touchsreen capabilities takes gamers inside the ring with punch by punch announcements.
Pro Evolution Soccer takes the Playstation game to the Iphone with touchscreen joystick and cool graphics.
Street Fighter IV from Capcom has always been considered one of the best fighting games. The game has the option of allowing the gamer to fight head to head with a friend through Bluetooth.
iPhone 4S – the Siri feature
Siri Features for The iPhone 4S: Apple has done it again with a futuristic and innovative design set to impress anyone who loves a sleek new gadget. The iPhone 4S is the latest iPhone to be released and comes with a multitude of fascinating and ridiculously smart technology. One of their dynamic features includes the Siri feature. What is the Siri feature, you ask? Well, you can ask Siri yourself and get an actual response. The iPhone 4S Siri feature is an advanced app that provides assistance, preforms various functions and provides information on more than the basic inquiries. Simply voicing a command to Siri will get the task done. Ask Siri to send a text or email and you will see the message be produced and sent without typing a word. You can even tell Siri to check your voicemail or read a text aloud. Siri can also update Facebook and Twitter statuses according to your commands.
iPhone 4S – Siri
Apples Homepage about Siri
"Siri on iPhone 4S lets you use your voice to send messages, schedule meetings, place phone calls, and more. Ask Siri to do things just by talking the way you talk. Siri understands what you say, knows what you mean, and even talks back. Siri is so easy to use and does so much, you'll keep finding more and more ways to use it."
The Siri technology enables you to converse as if you are communicating with an actual person. For example, asking Siri, "Where can I get my dog a chew toy?", will have Siri providing you with a list of pet stores in your area. You will not have speak simple and robotic with Siri, because it will understand what you want. If you want to know some fast facts, Siri has access to advanced search engines, such as WolframAlpha and access to services like Yelp that gives restaurant reviews and directions. Siri also recognizes contacts in your phone, therefore, you can simply tell Siri to call or text a specific person, and it will know who you are referring to. You can have Siri set reminders and have it alert you, for example, right after you get up in morning. Siri will know when your alarm goes off in the morning, therefore, it knows to send you the reminder you asked for the previous day. If Siri can do this much now, just imagine what it can do in the future.
Read more about Siri and the iPhone 4S on apple.com
Rumors about the iPhone 5
Rumors about the iPhone 5- What is the latest buzz? iPhone is probably one of the most coveted line of multimedia smartphones manufactured and marketed by the Apple Inc Company. iPhone 4S is the 4th generation of iPhones released till date. The next generation of iPhone, iPhone 5 is due release in the upcoming year. The iPhone series comes with high end features like video camera, media player, email and internet browsing facilities. It has inbuilt Wi-Fi and 3G connectivity and can also send as well as receive visual voice-mail. The user interface includes multi touch screen with a virtual keyboard and certainly the device contains a wide range of Apple application software like various games, GPS navigation, social networking via Facebook, Twitter, Skype along with options to watch films and television shows.
Though Apple Inc would not reveal all the features and specifications of the new iPhone 5 before it is officially available in the market, we can still deduce some of the major features that can be expected in the new smartphone such as a higher resolution camera than its predecessor and a larger screen size. Some rumours circulating about the iPhone 5 are as follows:
• It might have multi touch gestures bringing with it over 200 unique features which would include an improved News Stand, Notification system and iMessage facilities.
• The new iPhone 5 is expected to come with the advanced iCloud feature which is a cloud storing and computing attribute from Apple. It allows users to store data such as music files, video files on remote computer servers. It also allows access to wireless remote music from computers and all mobile devices. The iPhone 5 will automatically synchronise with the iCloud facility so as to enable users to store pictures, applications, calendars, emails, contacts, bookmarks, and other data without having to store them into the phone's memory.
• Another feature could be an A5 chip main processor that comes with dual core ARM Cortex-A9 CPU and NEON SIMD accelerator as well as dual core Power VR SGX543MP2 GPU which will enable the iPhone to perform twice the work of the current iPhone 4S. The speed of the processor will be around 1.5 Ghz and its RAM will also be around 1GB.
• The phone would have a rear facing 8MP dual LED flash camera and a front facing camera to enable video chatting. It will work to the 360 Panorama in the Application store. The video resolution of the iPhone 5 can be a full 1080p for HD recording. The screen size would be about 4 inches with a higher resolution.
According to information leaked by Lulzsec, the iPhone 5 may also offer 4G connectivity and will have Long Term Evolution network compatibility. The International Business Times has it, that the new iPhone will also feature a new SIM less design with 2 to 3 internal antennas for GSM and CDMA compatibility. This will make the iPhone literally a world class device.
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This week is National Volunteer Week, and it is my great pleasure to recognize and thank all of our terrific volunteers for their extraordinary work. Each and every one of our volunteers is integral to achieving our important mission. Without them, we would not be able to cook and home deliver meals to so many thousands of our neighbors in need.
Since 1985, God's Love has been cooking and delivering the tailored, nutritious meals our clients so urgently require. From the beginning, we recognized the power of the tremendous energy our volunteers bring to our work, and today, we are proud and humbled to have the help of more than 14,000 individuals who give their hearts, time and talent to God's Love every year.
This year, as we celebrate National Volunteer Week, we want to say a heartfelt thank you to every volunteer. We thank them for their gifts of time, hard work, and love.
Whether they volunteer in the kitchen, meal packaging, as a van assistant, or in an office role, each one of our volunteers is a critical part of our vibrant community, making a tremendous difference in the lives of our neighbors who are too sick to shop or cook for themselves and their families.
Our volunteers come from every borough of New York City, New Jersey, many other states and even the world. They come individually and in groups representing 750 corporations and community organizations.
This week and every week, we honor our volunteers and thank them for their exceptional service and dedication. We are grateful for their gifts of time and heart and thank them for choosing to make God's Love a significant part of their lives. It is because of our volunteers that we can accomplish so much for so many of our most vulnerable neighbors.


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John Harbison
John Harris Harbison is among the most prominent and prolific of American composers; his highly varied and interesting output has earned him the moniker, "the great master of ambiguity." His principal works include three string quartets, three symphonies, the cantata The Flight Into Egypt (Pulitzer Prize, 1987), and three operas, including The Great Gatsby (commissioned by The Metropolitan Opera -- premiered there, 1999).
Harbison was born in Orange, NJ, on December 20, 1938, and grew up in Princeton. While a teenager he received musical guidance from Roger Sessions, one of his formative influences, while also developing considerable skills as a jazz pianist. Other of Harbison's teachers include Walter Piston at Harvard, Boris Blacher at the Berlin Hochschule für Musik, and Earl Kim at Princeton. As influential as any teacher was Harbison's marriage to violinist Rose Mary Pederson -- the inspiration for many of his violin pieces. Since 1969, he has been professor of music at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, necessitating his becoming a "summer composer." More than 30 of his compositions have been recorded on the Nonesuch, Northeastern, Harmonia Mundi, New World, Decca, Koch, Centaur, Archetype, and CRI labels. His music is published exclusively by Associated Music Publishers.
Exceptional economy and expressive range mark Harbison's music. His works embrace elements of jazz as well as the early and late Baroque styles of Heinrich Schütz and J. S. Bach. At times, the harmonic palette brings to mind the sound of Prokofiev or the rigorous serialism of 1950s Stravinsky. He is also a practiced writer on the art and craft of composition, and was recognized in his student years as an outstanding poet, later writing the libretto for his The Great Gatsby.
Harbison's music first garnered national attention with the Boston Symphony Orchestra's 1976 premiere of Diotima, a commission by the Koussevitzky Foundation. This, his first major work for orchestra, showed him an adept symphonic composer -- a talent that he then applied to a string of concerted works, such as his Piano Concerto (1978) (recipient of the 1980 Kennedy Center Friedheim Award), and the Violin Concerto (1978-1980, rev. 1987), written for and premiered by Rose Mary Harbison. Other concertos came later, including one for viola (1989), oboe (1991), cello (1993), and flute (1993).
Occasionally, as in The Most Often Used Chords (Gli accordi più usati) of 1993, Harbison enjoys putting compositional restrictions on himself to ignite his imagination. A great percentage of Harbison's works are for voice -- either solo, small ensemble, or large chorus; most notable among these are his Mirabai Songs (for soprano and percussion ensemble) and his operas, which (besides the aforementioned Gatsby) are: Full Moon In March (1977) and Winter's Tale (1974, rev. 1991).
Harbison has worked extensively as a conductor, particularly with the Cantata Singers (1969-1973) and the new-music group Collage (established in 1984). He is a champion of twentieth century music, especially composers he feels have been neglected, such as Luigi Dallapiccola.
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The goal of Sri Lanka's Wellness Tourism Strategy is to develop the sector strategically by addressing constraints in a comprehensive manner and by defining concrete opportunities that can be realized through the specific steps detailed in the Strategy's Plan of Action (PoA). The wellness tourism strategy is an integral part of Sri Lanka's National Export Strategy (NES).
'Wellness' is a buzzword in the tourism sector and beyond. As a global phenomenon, 'wellness' can come in many different forms. International travellers with wellness (or health) in mind look for services that are based on local traditions and natural assets. There is growing demand for hotels with a health orientation, as well as for facilities with a well-defined specialization or concept.
Sri Lanka has strategic advantages for the development of its wellness tourism sector. There is a clear synergy between global trends and Sri Lanka's traditional health approaches. The country has natural and traditional endowments that can be used to foster a sustainable wellness tourism value chain that is deeply rooted in local communities and traditions.
Currently, Sri Lankan wellness tourism remains a nascent industry, focused on traditional medicine. It is complemented by a connected but separate segment focused on western medicine. Sector growth is private sector-led, with companies already aware of the demand for Ayurvedic wellness offerings and developing products in this segment. The fast-paced development of the overall tourism sector also offers a favourable environment in which companies can focus on wellness. However, this organic development is sometimes harmful, as it favours opportunistic, low-quality and low-investment operators that create a negative image, not only for the sector but for the country as a whole.
The wellness and medical segments of the tourism industry have very different characteristics and markets and will be handled separately in this Strategy, but the likely links between the two segments will be addressed. The Strategy's main focus will be on wellness offerings for health-related tourism but tourism offerings focused on western medicine will be examined, although to a lesser extent, in order to identify the most pressing requirements in that segment.


Robert Torrens was British army officer and a forward looking economist who was a strong advocate of state-sponsored emigration to relieve population pressure in the United Kingdom. To this end, he took a prominent role in the foundation of South Australia as a colony and Lake Torrens and the River Torrens, on which the city of Adelaide is built, are named in his memory.
Robert Torrens and other Great Irish People are featured in the book Great Irish People - A Dictionary of Irish Biography, which you can buy online here.
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WHY DID MINISTER WEERASEKARA NOT SEEK
THE BLESSINGS OF THE JUSTICE MINISTER?
We watched Funny Boy film on Netflix, introduced as follows by Wikipedia:
[Funny Boy is a 2020 Canadian drama film, directed by Deepa Mehta. An adaptation of Shyam Selvadurai's 1994 novel Funny Boy, the film centres on the coming of age of Arjie Chelvaratnam, a young Tamil boy in Sri Lanka who is coming to terms with his homosexuality against the backdrop of the increased tensions between Tamil and Sinhalese people before the breakout of the Sri Lankan Civil War]
The scenes that took me to virtual reality mode were the 'riot' scenes – in which Sinhalese mobs went from house to house to attack Tamils. It happened in 1977 as well as 1983 in Colombo. Tamils in North & East got their turn when the Armed Forces had their turn. That was when mass exodus started happening.
I was pregnant with my youngest daughter in 1977 when the riots broke out in Colombo. As per the laws of Universal Franchise – the believing citizen empowers the leader and v.v. The deeper believer leads the relationship. We were in a small annexe along Gregory's Road - Colombo 7 – not far from the Catholic hostel where I lived as an Accounting student. The owners lived in the main house and they were Tamils. Our maid was Sinhalese. Each time we heard unusual noises we experienced anxiety. I kept going to work because I believed in Colombo's multiculturalism that I had contributed to. I stopped only when a Tamil friend married to Sinhalese asked me to not go. To me, the word of such caring friends is message from god – personification of our Common belief.
Later Accounting friends of mine (Sinhalese) came over to ensure that we were ok. The husband was supporter of LSSP whose supporters were also targeted:
[Prior to the 1977 elections, JR Jayawardene promised that he would give the Police a week's leave so that his supporters could attack members of opposing parties. After his victory, his Government launched unprecedented state violence against the opposition, targeting supporters of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party, the Lanka Sama Samaja Party, the Communist Party of Sri Lanka, and the People's Democratic Party. In particular, some 9,000 families of supporters of LSSP leader N.M. Perera in Yatiyantota were driven from their homes, many of which were destroyed.] Wikipedia
The ethnic angle was presented as follows by Edmund Samarakkody in Workers Vanguard (New York):
[The outbreak in mid-August (1977) of the anti-Tamil pogrom (the third such outbreak in two decades) has brought out the reality that the Tamil minority problem in Sri Lanka has remained unresolved now for nearly half a century, leading to the emergence of a separatist movement among the Tamils. As on previous occasions, what took place recently was not Sinhalese – Tamil riots, but an anti-Tamil pogrom. Although Sinhalese were among the casualties, the large majority of those killed, maimed and seriously wounded are Tamils. The victims of the widespread looting are largely Tamils. And among those whose shops and houses were destroyed, the Tamils are the worst sufferers. Of the nearly 75,000 refugees, the very large majority were Tamils, including Indian Tamil plantation workers...]
A true believer in Sri Lanka would therefore be able to extrapolate and know the numbers affected during the 2009 battle when the government forces were empowered to act as per their own 'free' thoughts invoked also by the declaration of freedom by the LTTE.
Prime Minister JR Jayewardene (JRJ) is reported to have responded to the Tamil Opposition Leader , the Hon Appapillai Amirthalingam as follows:
[People become restive when they hear that a separate state is to be formed. Whatever it is, when statements of that type are made, the newspapers carry them throughout the island, and when you say that you are not violent, but that violence may be used in time to come, what do you think the other people in Sri Lanka will do? How will they react? If you want to fight, let there be a fight; if it is peace, let there be peace; that is what they will say. It is not what I am saying. The people of Sri Lanka say that.]
One who for political purposes freed the Police (law enforcement officers) of their duty - would naturally leave it to the People to Manage without the discipline within the boundaries of law, when s/he is not sure of winning through the lawful pathway. That is exactly what JRJ did. If JRJ had respected the Sinhalese Opposition – as an Equal status group – he would have not made the above mentioned election promise – to use his supporters as seniors to punish opposition as if they were juniors. This was extended to Tamils who were by now culturally autonomous and this was confirmed by the July 1977 election outcomes. Tamils by then had achieved the status of self-governance and this was eventually confirmed through the July 77 election outcomes. They were ignored by JRJ – confirming that he did not believe in democracy and therefore Equal status for opposition.
To my mind this could have happened due to JRJ abandoning Democracy to prematurely jump into Presidential structure and thus losing the support of his own UNP ancestors.
Tamil politicians did not have influence over LTTE, any more than JRJ had over 'Free' Sinhalese who were armed. The above inability continued to accumulate until it became exponential negative power – a sin.
Wrong is relative and sin is exponential – as has been confirmed by the Coronavirus. The latest manifestation happened in Mahara prison . Ceylon Today report - '33 to be prosecuted on murder charges – Weerasekara' highlights as follows:
[Minister of Public Security, Sarath Weerasekera, told the two Chief Prelates of the Asgiriya and Malwatte Chapters that legal action is to be taken against 33 persons based on murder charges, from among 267 individuals taken into custody by the Police in connection with the Easter Sunday attacks, which caused the death of about 300 persons.
He said the Police had conducted investigations in relation to eight incidents of bombing and eight files were handed over to the Attorney General.
Subsequent to worshipping at the Temple of the Tooth, Minister Weerasekera visited the two Chief Prelates of the Asgiriya and Malwatte Chapters and obtained their blessings.
The Minister discussed at length the present situation in the country with the Chief Prelate of the Malwatte Chapter, Most Venerable Thibbotuwawe Sri Siddhartha Sumangala Thera and the Chief Prelate of the Asgiriya Chapter, Most Venerable Warakagoda Sri Gnanarathana Thera. ]
As per Wikipedia,
[Gnanarathana thero is known for voicing his right-wing political proclivities in public. In 2017, he issued a statement condoning the views of the hard-line nationalist monk Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara who was convicted of being in contempt of court, but was released on 23 May 2019 after having been given a Presidential pardon.]
To the deep reader – the above is a manifestation of the wrong that JRJ committed when he promised to let loose the 'mob'. Wikipedia throws some light on the karmic reasons for the above conduct by Minister Weerasekera:
[ Following basic officer training at the Naval and Maritime Academy, Trincomalee; he specialised in naval gunnery at INS Dronacharya in India.]
Dronacharya was the Guru of all princes of the ruling family . His favourite student was Prince Arjunan of the minority. But in the big war – Dronacharya fought on the side of majority who had ruling power. Like in the Sri Lankan ethnic war – there were no Hindu priests advising and/or fighting on the side of minority. Dronacharya and the Kirubachariya fought on the side of Majority. To me the above mentioned Buddhist Prelates are their descendants. This is possible if Sri Lanka was part of Bharat where the above war happened and also which was the ultimate heritage of that war.
Dronacharya was a Brahmin / Anthanar. The job of Anthanar was to teach and not to fight. When Dronacharya fell, Bheeman the physically strongest brother on the minority side – declares that Dronacharya exceeded the boundaries of his position and hence died for the side that opposed Dharma by its disorderly conduct.
I believe that when we settle our dues to our elders and gurus – we complete the experience and become independent of them. Then we take their virtues with us as common/shared powers. Those who fail to pay their dues become indebted and they carry the negatives from such elders. Likewise when we fail to pay our dues to the Land and/or our positions.
Minister Weerasekera's father is reported to have been the Chief Jailor in the Department of Prisons. There is no public report that Minister Weerasekera sought his father's blessings in managing the Mahara Prison attacks nor the blessings of Dronacharya. One is therefore entitled to conclude that he would carry the negatives from both and elevate the Buddhist Prelates who are custodians of benefits in current Sri Lanka.
As per the report :
[Expressing his views further on this occasion, Minister Weerasekera said a group of individuals from among suspects taken into custody in connection with the Easter Sunday attacks are being detained and another group is in remand prison. ]
Given that the victims and perpetrators of the Easter Bombing were / are non-Buddhists – why did the Buddhist Prelates not direct the Minister to get the blessings of the Minister for Justice – the Hon Ali Sabri who is a Muslim also? Is he second class even though he is a Minister responsible for Justice through Secular Law?
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KY Governor Rages At Trump Investigations: 'A Black Eye On America'
For Governor Matt Bevin, the scandals are the investigations of this completely corrupt administration, not the corruption itself.
By NewsHound Ellen
On Fox News, Governor Matt Bevin reacted to a bombshell New York Times report that the Trump family engaged in "outright fraud" and other "dubious tax schemes" by calling the journalism "a black eye on America" and not the tax cheat in the Oval Office.
The Times report is breathtakingly damning in its depth and scope and detail. It alleges that Trump "received at least $413 million in today's dollars from his father's real estate empire, much of it through tax dodges in the 1990s."
But guest Matt Bevin, the Republican governor of Kentucky, shrugged off the whole thing. "We've gotten so far afield of things that the American people care about that are germane to what is important at this time in America and in world history."
Then Bevin painted Trump as a victim. "I think this is turning into nothing but a smear campaign by people who have not gotten over the fact that Hillary Clinton did not win," he said, without offering any evidence. "They are determined to destroy not only this president, but everybody associated with him by whatever means they can do it, and I think it's a shame, it's a black eye on America and on public discourse in general."
Instead of challenging this disgraceful attack on the media – which failed to rebut any of the Times' reporting – host Neil Cavuto changed the subject to suggest that the Russia investigation might be similarly victimizing Dear Leader.
Cavuto asked if it wouldn't be an "odd twist" if the Russia investigation "ends up having nothing to do with Russia, nothing to do with collusion, and everything to do with how the president conducted business when he was running a private company?"
That, of course, was an opening for Bevin to paint Trump as the victim there, too. "Is the point to just keep going until you try to find something somewhere that you think you can hang a peg on?" he asked. Neither he nor Cavuto noted that special counsel Robert Mueller has brought charges against 32 people and three companies, including 26 Russian nationals and three Russian companies. Four former Trump advisers and two other Americans have pleaded guilty.
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Instead, Bevin suggested that the Mueller investigation is to blame for the Times' private investigation into Trump's finances or that they are somehow in cahoots. Bevin whined, "Shouldn't they stay inside the context of what it is they supposedly are investigating or is it that we, the American people, are going to spend countless millions of dollars chasing any number of rabbit trails trying to find something that somebody at the Washington Post or wherever thinks is sensational enough that we can waste more time talking about it? I'm just weary of it, I'll be honest and so, too, are people in Kentucky."
Then Bevin moved on to explicitly suggest that investigating Trump wrongdoing is anti-American. As if Republicans would not have already started impeachment proceedings against a President Hillary Clinton had she been caught doing a fraction of what we know about Trump.
"The people in the heart of America are fed up with this kind of nonsense. We love America, we appreciate this president, and we wish people would focus on what will make our lives better in the future for our children better instead of the rest of this rat race," Bevin added. When asked if he fears the Trump investigation goes "wildly off course," Bevin added, "I don't fear it, I see it."
Watch Fox work to smear and demonize not just The New York Times and the Mueller investigation but anyone daring to question or investigate Trumpworld, despite serious findings of wrongdoing below, from the October 2, 2018 Your World.
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Let's face it, you're either a heat person or not. Some people can't handle Tobasco sauce that is on the tables of every diner in America while some people are forever looking for the next hottest sauce or pepper…for the thrill of it.
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Your vote gives you a seat at the table, don't miss out or you'll end up on the menu
Alphonso Amos, guest writer
In our nation, most public offices are decided with elections. Different governors, mayors, judges and presidents are all selected by the general population through the voting system, unless appointed by other elected officials. Which brings me to the question of why voting is important.
I strongly believe that voting is our civic responsibility, it is not just our right, but our duty as well. It is one of the fundamental tools by which our nation has guaranteed our inalienable rights throughout our history — 242 years now.
Today we live in a rich, multicultural society. We have representatives in our government who cross every race, gender, class, sexual orientation and so on. However, it didn't always look like that. For many the right to vote has helped diversify our local, state and federal government. Voting allows for the general population to select individuals with their values to have a seat at the table making policies and laws that affect each one of us on many different levels.
It is my belief that it's important to vote because who you have at the helm of the discussion and decision making process as it pertains to our rights matter. It is often said if we don't have a seat at the table, we are probably on the menu. Our votes allow for us to place individuals at the table to ensure we are not on the menu — this is especially true for Black, Indigenous, people of color and women.
We must never forget our past in knowing that women did not secure their right to vote until 1920; Black people did not secure the right to vote until the Voting Rights Act was passed in 1965. People from different backgrounds fought and died for this inherent right to live equally and as fully vested citizens.
While we look to those moments as signs of progress, the Voting Rights Act is not permanent. As we see in our nation today, our right to vote is under attack.
What that means is that the current rights we have to vote could be taken away, depending on the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court, state supreme courts, local judges, Congress and state legislatures. All except the Supreme Court and some state supreme courts are selected by elections. With the Supreme Court and some state courts being appointed by the President of the United States or governors. Finally, it's the voters who elect the president, congress, governors, state legislators, mayors and city officials.
Young people's votes matter, so does securing policies important to Gen Z
The power of your vote expresses how you feel, don't fail to emit your power this fall
To be our 'more perfect union' all people must have a voice in creating policy
The votes of our citizens have determined how Congress acts in our interests, from the Civil Rights act of 1964 to the Affordable Health Care Act of 2010. In local communities, our votes have impacted how dollars are allocated to road repairs, our schools, healthcare and workforce.
In other words, your vote determines who will affect public policy in all three branches of the federal government: executive, legislative and judicial. For state and local government, the process is the same. In fact, everything you do in society is determined by public policy where you work, shop, live and go to school — which is why one must understand why voting is important.
Alphonso Amos is a former Port Huron City councilman and a Black Lives Matter Port Huron lead organizer.


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Dodgers Notes from Spring Training: Pitchers & Catchers Workout #1
Throughout Spring Training the Dodgers PR department sends out helpful daily notes from Camelback Ranch, and I am happy to pass them along. See what they've written below.
(Julio Urias signing for fans, pic via Jon SooHoo/LA Dodgers 2015)
WE LOVE LA: Dodger pitchers and catchers held their first official workout of the spring today at Camelback Ranch – Glendale, with 30 pitchers and six catchers in camp. The lone battery member yet to report to Arizona is right-hander Kenley Jansen, who underwent surgery to remove a growth from a bone in his left foot Tuesday.
Clayton Kershaw, Brandon League, Brandon McCarthy, Brett Anderson, Joe Wieland, Chris Hatcher, Juan Nicasio, Daniel Coulombe, Carlos Frias, Adam Liberatore, Erik Bedard, David Huff, Josh Ravin and Ryan Buchter all threw their first "official" bullpens of the spring today.
Non-roster reliever Sergio Santos missed today's workouts due to illness.
A IS FOR AARDSMA: David Aardsma donned Dodger blue for the first time today after signing a minor league contract with an invite to big league camp yesterday. Aardsma spent the 2014 season in the St. Louis organization and went 4-0 with 11 saves and a 1.29 ERA in 33 games for Triple-A Memphis, where he limited opponents to a .161 batting average. The 33-year-old is two games shy of 300 career MLB appearances, going 15-17 with 69 saves and a 4.23 ERA in 298 games with the Giants (2004), Cubs (2006), White Sox (2007), Red Sox (2008), Mariners (2009-10), Yankees (2012) and Mets (2013).
If Aardsma makes an appearance for the Dodgers this year, he will top the all-time alphabetical franchise roster, just ahead of pitcher Don Aase (1990).
(Justin Turner and friends, pic via John Force Racing on twitter)
ALL DODGERS, ALL THE TIME: Yesterday, SportsNet LA announced that the network will broadcast 31 Dodger Spring Training games, including the team's three Freeway Series exhibition games against the Angels. The first live Spring Training telecast will be the Dodgers' Cactus League opener against the White Sox on Wednesday, March 4 at 12:05 p.m. PT. Most Spring Training games on the network will be called by Charley Steiner, who will be joined by Rick Monday, Kevin Kennedy and Orel Hershiser. Vin Scully, who is entering his 66th season with the club, is expected to call four Spring Training telecasts, including the Freeway Series.
COLLEGE BALL: The two most recent College World Series champions will be on display in the Dodger Stadium College Baseball Classic Sunday, March 8, when 2013 titlist UCLA meets USC and defending champion Vanderbilt faces TCU, the Dodgers announced today. The TCU-Vanderbilt game is slated to begin at 11:45 a.m. and the USC-UCLA matchup is at 3:30 p.m. Tickets priced at $25 for Dugout Club seats, $20 for Baseline Club seats and $10 for Field level seats are available at Dodgers.com/classic, uclabruins.com and gettrojantix.com. Tickets for USC and UCLA students and children under 14 are $5 and also are available in advance only at the UCLA and USC box offices or at Dodger Stadium on the day of the event. Parking is $10 and is available only at the gate. Parking and stadium gates will open at 11:30 a.m.
Defending CWS champion Vanderbilt is ranked No. 1 in the Baseball America preseason top 25. TCU, which advanced to the 2014 CWS in Omaha, Neb., is rated No. 7. UCLA is ranked No. 11.
(Farhan Zaidi and Andrew Friedman, pic via Jon SooHoo/LA Dodgers 2015)
PACE YOURSELF: Today, Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association announced additions to the sport's pace of game program and a series of modifications to the instant-replay system. The pace of game program will enforce the batter's box rule, requiring that all batters must keep at least one foot in the batter's box unless one of a group of exceptions occurs, and also a new component, the addition of timers that will measure non-game action and break time between innings and pitching changes during each Major League game. For replay, managers will be able to invoke challenges from the dugout and can retain their challenge after every call that is overturned. In addition, tag-up plays are now reviewable and a manager must use a challenge in order to review whether a play at home plate included a violation of the rule governing home plate collisions.
By ernest at Friday, February 20, 2015 0 comments
Links Labels: Andrew Friedman, David Aardsma, Farhan Zaidi, Julio Urias, Justin Turner, Kenley Jansen, Spring Training, Spring Training 2015
College Baseball Returns to Dodger Stadium
Baseball is coming to Dodger Stadium earlier than you think.
On the Sunday, March 8th they will be hosting a college Baseball tournament, recently redubbed the Dodger Stadium College Baseball Classic, and four powerhouses will be there to entertain (well, three powerhouses - snicker, sniker).
Defending champion Vanderbilt (#1) faces TCU (#7) at 11: 45AM and the 2013 College World Series Champion UCLA (#11) will play USC a 3:30 PM. Go here to purchase tickets.
Prices are cheap, so if you're aching for some competitive hardball on the diamond you cannot go wrong this. Tickets are $25 for Dugout Club seats, $20 for Baseline Club seats and $10 for Field level seats. Furthermore, USC and UCLA students and children under 14 years old can purchase $5 tickets either on that day at Dodger Stadium or in advance only at UCLA and USC box offices or at Dodger Stadium.
Per a press relase:
The event dates to 2010, when Vanderbilt edged Oklahoma State, 7-6, and UCLA defeated USC, 6-1. In 2011, Georgia blanked St. Mary's, 3-0, and USC shut down UCLA, 2-0. In 2012, Pepperdine topped UC Irvine, 3-2, and UCLA downed USC, 7-2. Due to renovations at Dodger stadium, the 2013 games were played at UCLA's Jackie Robinson Stadium, where Notre Dame trimmed Oklahoma, 6-5, in 11 innings, and UCLA beat USC, 6-1. The event did not take place in 2014.
Links Labels: College Baseball Classic, Dodger Stadium
So, They Will Air 31 Spring Training Games This Year
With 70% of the Southland unable to watch the Dodgers on television how much does it really matter if they plan on airing 31 Spring Training games this year?
Don't get me wrong. I love that they've gone all in for the preseason. It's a welcome improvement over past years. Heck, I happen to live in an area with Time Warner, so I'll certainly benefit.
Unfortunately, a large number of my Dodger Blue friends are not so lucky. They'll be left in the dark this Spring and it's likely to stay that way the whole season - once again.
Still, I feel a certain sense of obligation to let you all know what's in store for SportsNet LA. Per a press release from yesterday, the Dodgers will be televising just about every Dodger Spring Training game this year. The only games that are likely to not be televised are on days when a split squad game is on the schedule. In those instances they'll only be able to televise one of the games played on that date.
It will all begin on Wednesday, March 4th for their opening game against the White Sox at Camelback Ranch at 12:05 PM. Per the press release:
Most Spring Training games on the network will be called by veteran Dodger broadcaster Charley Steiner who will be joined by Rick Monday, Kevin Kennedy and Orel Hershiser. The Dodgers' legendary Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully returns for his 66th season in the booth to call four Spring Training telecasts including the Freeway Series.
From what I understand, Vin Scully will call all three games of the Freeway Series against the Angels and one game in Arizona. Additionally, the Dodger daily news show, "Access SportsNet: Dodgers" will air every weekday at 6:00 PM and immediately after games played on weekends. The cast of John Hartung, Orel Hershiser, Nomar Garciaparra, Jerry Hairston Jr. and Alanna Rizzo remains the same.
Of course, if you can't watch these games at home you probably don't care so much. After all, as that old saying goes (and adjusted for my purposes):
"If they televise all the games and you can't watch it, should you be expected to give a crap?"
On the other hand, the above phrase doesn't entirely ring true because that not how sports fanaticism works. Of course you care, and the currently situation only makes you angry. No, more than angry. You're livid. As a dear friend recently told me:
"There's a special place in hell for these folks"
Links Labels: SportsNet LA, Vin Scully
Blog Kiosk: 2/20/2015 - Dodger Links - The First Day of Spring Training
So what do starting pitchers do when they arrive to spring training?
Play ping pong, of course. Featured above are Hyun-Jin Ryu and Clayton Kershaw battling it out on the clubhouse on the day that pitchers and catchers reported for the new season. No word yet on who won, but I'm sure it was fun to watch. Photo above via Jon SooHoo/LA Dodgers 2015. Go here to check out more photos from Jon from the Dodgers first day of Spring.
Below are some more links to check out:
The Dodgers will look internally for a temporary closer and don't appear to be pressured to make a move. Still, I wouldn't be surprised if they work on providing more pitching depth.
Friedman: #Dodgers will be "open minded" to FA options but likes internal options to fill in with Kenley Jansen out.
— Bill Plunkett (@billplunkettocr) February 19, 2015
Via Ken Gurnick at MLB.com, "For Kershaw, spring only first step toward ultimate goal."
"I wanted everybody around me to know I'm not oblivious to the fact we didn't win the World Series," Kershaw said of his acceptance speech. "I wanted to make sure to get that message across."
Awesome. Via Todd Radom at Radom Thoughts, "Why the Los Angeles Dodgers Were Not the Brooklyn Canaries." (Hat Tip: Jon Weisman at Dodger Insider)
Via J.P. Hoornstra at Inside the Dodgers, "Dodgers catcher A.J. Ellis hopes to change pitch framing 'from a weakness into a strength.'"
"I worked on stances, different ways to set up," he said. "It's no secret somewhere I've struggled, based on the statistical information, is framing metrics. … Hopefully I can turn that from a weakness into a strength."
Via Dan Epstein at Just a Bit Outside, "Bloop Hits: Oh Cey, can you sing?" Ron Cey talks a bit about the time he recorded a single.
"It's just one of those things I have that someone else doesn't. I used to kid Ryne Sandberg when we were on the Cubs – He ran well, and I didn't run so well in comparison, but I had an inside-the-park home run, and he didn't. And he didn't have his own record, either!"
Via Eric Stephen at True Blue LA, "Andrew Friedman, Don Mattingly on spring training stats."
Jeff Sullivan at FanGraphs asks the question I've always wondered, "How Many Good Players Were Good Prospects?"
On a side note, my commute to work is very short, so I don't have much of an opportunity to listen to KROQ in the morning. Well, imagine my surprise when I found out this morning that Lisa May is no longer on the show. Wha...?
Links Labels: AJ Ellis, Andrew Friedman, Blog Kiosk, Clayton Kershaw, Don Mattingly, Hyun-jin Ryu, Ron Cey
Dodgers Notes from Spring Training: Pitchers & Cat...
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TIME TO LOOK AT ADDICTIONS, FEARS AND ATTITUDES THAT KEEP US FROM GROWING!
Have you been feeling a bit off recently? Are you a little tired, not as productive? Even a little depressed? Here are some insights as to how the cosmos may be affecting you.
Saturn and Neptune are squaring off. Remember a square occurs when two planets are 90 degrees away from each other. When Saturn forms a challenging angle to Neptune, we may experience depression. It is an internalized anger reaction to the "no" response to what we want or are trying to accomplish. Or, imagine this, it is bucket of ice water thrown in our face that cruelly awakens us out of an incredible dream. Ouch! When Saturn squares Neptune it is not saying no however. It is saying not now. The best advice I can give you currently is to keep your emotions out of your business dealings!
Saturn began to square Neptune in mid-May and forms an exact square with Neptune on the 17th – the second in a series that first came in November, 2015. When Saturn turns direct motion on August 13th, it begins to apply back to the square to Neptune. The exact square hits for the last time on September 11th. This energy will have stuck with us for much of 2016.
Saturn and Neptune represent opposite concepts. Saturn is all about karma, reality and obstacles. Neptune is dreamy and fantasy filled. We must ask ourselves if we are being realistic at this time. Some feelings of disillusionment can come now as our dreams and ideals can be put to the test. Questioning our faith in our dreams can lead to lack of follow-through or wasteful activities and avoidance of responsibilities. Ideally, this crisis leads to a realignment of material goals and spiritual ideals as we assess what is truly meaningful to us. Financial restrictions may seem to block our plans, or we could feel a sudden lack of inspiration. Be wise with money right now, don't over extend credit.
We might be forced to face issues we've been avoiding or putting off, or deal with addictions, money drains, and other behaviors that have been dragging us down. Sacrifices may need to be made in order to gain materially or spiritually. It's important to simplify and detoxify, but also reach out to others for support and guidance. Over the coming year, it will be important to take a hard look at our addictions, fears, and attitudes that have us chained to situations and that keep us from growing.
This is a time to stay away from fear and doubt. Let other people have their reality. If what others say and do does not fit with your reality, move on. If you have great ideas for projects, keep them to yourself right now so the doubters and nay-sayers can't cast aspersions on your creations.
Create your reality and have a magnificent week. Please remember to laugh. And, as always thank you for your likes and responses. I appreciate it.