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This article is about the Hutt. You may be looking for another individual named Borvo.
Nal Hutta (Resided in Moenia, Naboo)
Hutt[1]
Hermaphrodite (masculine personality)
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Nal Raka Criminal Empire[1]
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"You got moxie, no brains but heart. I like that."
―Borvo[src]
Borvo the Hutt was a powerful Hutt crime lord with a male personality who operated a large and profitable business, smuggling everything from blasters to spices. As an influential figure, he had dozens of strongholds on worlds located throughout the Outer Rim.
Early life Edit
Like many ambitious young Hutts, Borvo left his home space early in his criminal career. He found a perfect hideout in the mountains of Naboo, a lush world with small police and security forces and far from the Galactic Republic's watchful eyes. He and his people established a base on Porso Hill, and also took over a N-1 starfighter base in the mountains. Borvo and his freighter pilot Adela Tyché easily evaded the pathetic tracking systems of the Naboo defense net, moving huge shipments of weapons artillery and even spice to the planet.
As the young Hutt's business continued to grow under the nose of Queen Padmé Amidala and her administrators, he established semi-permanent operations on most other planets in the Outer Rim where he did illicit business; while on Naboo he would sell rifles and blasters to hunters, all perfectly legal, as fine cover in case his presence attracted the attention of the Naboo authorities.
He was also employed by the Trade Federation.[2]
Invasion of Naboo Edit
When the Trade Federation invaded Naboo in 32 BBY,[3] droid scouts found Borvo's personal freighter and attacked it while it was cruising the mountains. Unable to defend itself, the ship's pilot made contact with Lieutenant Gavyn Sykes and his captain, Kael. Sykes saved the ship by destroying the attacking AATs. The treacherous Hutt pretended to help the Naboo, but he later betrayed the men by killing Kael and enslaving the locals. Lieutenant Sykes took his revenge by blowing up Borvo's freighter, starfighters, and depots. Borvo fled to Nal Hutta,[1] only to return at a later date. His crime empire eventually recovered and grew during the Clone Wars.
Galactic Civil War Edit
"I guess you're all right to talk to. What can old Borvo do for you?"
As the Clone Wars passed and the Galactic Empire rose to power, Borvo continued to run his criminal empire from Naboo and with the Empire's strict control of goods and weaponry, his smuggling and gunrunning operations flourished. At this time, Borvo was faced with much competition from various other criminal organizations on the planet. He was also an acquaintance of Jabba the Hutt and was known to gamble and place bets with him. Shortly after the Battle of Yavin, Borvo was known to relax in the Moenia cantina on Naboo. There he sent Mordran to the Gungan sacred place to destroy some Gungans that had crossed him. He had a hidden base just outside of the town. There, he stored excess weapons and vehicles. His personal ship at that time was a yacht called the Prosperous Secret. Around that same time, he was discovered to have stolen a King Tusken Rifle from Huff Darklighter. In about 1 ABY, a spacer carried out a number of assignments for Borvo, including killing the Hutt's former partner, Montrus. Afterward, Borvo rewarded the spacer by giving them Darklighter's King Tusken Rifle.[4]
"He's sort of like Jabba but not nearly as mean."
―Darklighter guard[src]
Borvo the Hutt
Borvo was very similar to Jabba Desilijic Tiure, both had vast smuggling networks throughout the Outer Rim and started their crime careers at very young ages. Borvo was also the top crimelord on the planet he chose to call his home away from home, and, like Jabba, he was faced with much competition on Naboo. Also like Jabba, Borvo had an eye for dangerous creatures, such as the acklay and rancor which he kept in his underground base. However, these creatures were used more as guards and it is unlikely, but still plausible, that Borvo fed his enemies and prisoners to them in the way Jabba was known to. Borvo also enjoyed dancing girls just as much as Jabba, though it is unknown if he owned any himself.
Unlike Jabba, however, Borvo seemed more active in his business in that around the invasion of Naboo he seemed to make at least some his smuggling runs personally rather than having others do it for him. Like most Hutts, Borvo was not above betraying and exploiting others to serve his own ends. He betrayed the Naboo security forces by selling rescued prisoners as slaves and stealing crystals from a Naboo mining site, even though they saved him and his ship. Borvo did, however, seem to hold great regard for those who impressed him and served him loyally, unlike Jabba. He hired Adela Tyché for her great piloting skills and being fluent in Huttese and other languages. He valued Mordran for his fighting skills and found respect for a young spacer when they killed an old business partner who betrayed him.
These facts seem to support the claim that Borvo personally was not nearly as mean-spirited or cruel as Jabba, choosing instead to rule his criminal empire with generosity and esteem, much like Lady Valarian, which is most likely the cause of his great success. He even had some admiration for his enemies, when Lieutenant Sykes came after him, he admitted that he liked his attitude and offered Sykes a place at his side if he willingly surrendered, to which Sykes refused. Ultimately, despite his vast crime empire, Borvo himself seemed to keep a low profile, which he may have preferred as long as he made a profit.
Borvo first appeared in the video game Star Wars: Episode I: Battle for Naboo, where he was voiced by Clint Bajakian. He later appeared in Star Wars Galaxies as an NPC, giving quests to the players.
Star Wars: Episode I: Battle for Naboo (First appearance)
"End Game" (Indirect mention only)
Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game – Galactic Hunters (Light Side scenario campaign) (Mentioned only)
The Official Star Wars Fact File 140 (HUT17, The Hutts)
"Borvo and Boonda" on Wizards.com (original article link, backup links)
"Star Wars Starfighter: Starfighter Aces"—Star Wars Gamer 2 (Mentioned only)
Star Wars Galaxies: The Total Experience: Prima Official Game Guide
Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game – Galactic Hunters (Card: Borvo the Hutt)
↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Star Wars: Episode I: Battle for Naboo
↑ 2.0 2.1 "End Game"
↑ The video game itself refers to its events taking place during the Invasion of Naboo. The New Essential Chronology establishes on page 40 that the invasion happens in 32 BBY.
External links Edit
Borvo the Hutt on SWG Wiki
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Amy Callaghan MP discharged from hospital after suffering brain hemorrhage
Amy said: "I was wheeled in here. Now I'm walking out. I'm just getting started too."
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Amy was discharged from hospital today. (Image: Twitter/ Amy Callaghan)
AN East Dunbartonshire MP who was hospitalised after suffering a brain hemorrhage has been discharged.
Amy Callaghan wrote on Twitter: "After 4 months in hospital, today I've been discharged. I'm coming home. "To the miracle team at @NHSGGC PDRU - now my second family - thank you
"I can never, ever repay you. "I was wheeled in here. Now I'm walking out. I'm just getting started too."
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon retweeted her tweet writing: "Best news of the day. Sending love."
The SNP MP collapsed at her home earlier this summer and underwent surgery for her condition.
Coronavirus clusters found in two Glasgow factories as cases rise in city
Nicola Sturgeon to unveil coronavirus tiered alert plan for Scotland within days
A statement from her office said the 28-year-old was in a stable condition and was "now beginning the process of recovery".
It added that Ms Callaghan's collapse was "related to a previously manageable medical condition".
Ms Callaghan has previously spoken about being diagnosed with melanoma aged 19, but has been cancer-free for six years.

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Sandra Stamkos is the lovely wife of NHL player, Steven Stamkos –currently the captain for the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Sandra's hubby played in the Ontario Hockey League with the Sarnia Sting from 2006 to 2008. Born on February 7, 1990; the Markham, Canada native was selected first overall in the 2008 NHL Draft and soon after became one of the game's top offensive players.
He won a gold medal with Canada at the World Junior Championships in 2008. His 60-goal 2011-2012 season set a Lightning franchise record for goals in a season. The NHL center who won the Maurice Rocket Richard Trophy as the league's top scorer in 2010 and 2012 with the Tampa Bay Lightning.
The 6 ft. 1 in Canadian star, became a married man after tying the knot to the gorgeous, Sandra Porzio.
The two have been married for little over a year. The couple celebrated their first year anniversary on June this year. They were married at the Arlington Estate in Kleinburg, Ontario on June 30, 2017.
The Brunette and Stamkos had been dating for several years prior to their nuptials. At the time she was described as his longtime girlfriend. The two met while attending high school in Canada, and even attended prom together. According to reports Steven and Sandra dated for about eight-years before he asked her to marry him.
There are several photos of the couple together, however not much is known about the mysterious NHL wag. It appears Sandra Stamkos prefers a low profile and is perfectly ok with leaving the spotlight to her man.
Check out Sandra Stamkos on Instagram here.


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The World This Week, March 22, 2009
March 24, 2009 RobotPirateNinja	3_RobotPirateNinja, advice, business, china, Dallas, environment, government, Int Poly, iraq, media, myth, religion, robot, Sci-Non-Fi, tech, us, war	Tags: AIG, AIG Bonus Probe, Budget Strategy, china, Computation Intractability, Dead Sea Scrolls, democrats, Economic Pain, Economists on Money Printing, Federal Reserve, Frogopalypse, Gay Marriage, georgia, iran, iraq, John McCain, New Home Construction, pakistan, Sarah Palin, Small Business Loans, Stealing Electrons, Stop Loss, Suicide or Resignation, The Dollar, The Pope, Twitterview, Vegetables	Leave a comment
[videos forthcoming]
People thieving the electrons.
Obama: Economy hurts. Duh.
Obama Budget Strategy raises questions.
New home construction gets a lift (month-to-month).
Small business help on the way.
Fed prints money like mad.
A couple economists agree that printing money is a good idea…today.
China wants a new global currency standard.
Palin to preach to choir.
McCain Twitterview a joke, a stilted lagging joke.
Feel the outrage….
….oh wait, we did that?
Probe into AIG bonuses launched.
Gassley suggest suicide for AIG execs, then back off to resignation and public flogging.
Laid off worked parades in front of AIG mansion.
Pakistan moves closer to rule of law.
Iraqi government wants heads to roll.
Dead Sea Scrolls authors existence questioned.
Georgia v. stem cells.
Pope v. witchcraft and tribalism.
Everyone of the Book (Christian, Muslim, Jew) vs teh Gays.
Stop-Loss phasing out.
Obama talks to Iran.
Iran wants more than talk.
The Frogopalypse.
Veggie garden makes a return to White House lawn.
Obama gets schooled on Special Olympics and bowling. NOTE: Bowling not a particularly intellectual pursuit.
The Great Unkowns and the Unknowables.
International and Interstellar, News Update
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Here's the "remainder" for the week. Just a short blurb and be done with it.
No fence yet for W from Big D.
Former President George W. Bush is officially living in Dallas, as our own Lori Stahl reports.
But a security gate scheduled to be erected on Daria Drive near in Bush's Preston Hollow home on cul-de-sac Daria Place has yet to go up on the public street.
In fact, Dallas officials say, Bush's camp has yet to submit gate plans to City Hall's public works and transportation department — a necessary step before its installation.
Hmmm…him without a gate and me with all these old shoes…what to do…what to do…
Fix the Electric Box. Currently I'm stuck on 14, but should get it eventually.
The Earth as the Moon. Have you ever been on a satellite and seen the Earth eclipse the Sun? Now you have, thanks Japan! [peep the video…yes…the Sun is that bright.]
The Galaxy may be full of "Earths".
The focus of the mission is finding planets in a star's habitable zone, an orbit that would ensure temperatures in which life could exist. Watch a NASA scientist explain the search for habitable planets »
Boss, who serves on the Kepler Science Council, said scientists should know by 2013 — the end of Kepler's mission — whether life in the universe could be widespread.
Finding intelligent life is a very different matter. For all the speculation about the possibility of other civilizations in the universe, the question remains: If the rise of life on Earth isn't unique and aliens are common, why haven't they shown up or contacted us? The contradiction was famously summed up by the physicist Enrico Fermi in 1950 in what became known as the Fermi paradox: "Where is everybody?"
The answer may be the vastness of time and space, scientists explained.
"Civilizations come and go," Boss said. "Chances are, if you do happen to find a planet which is going to have intelligent life, it's not going to be in [the same] phase of us. It may have formed a billion years ago, or maybe it's not going to form for another billion years."
Luckily, there's more "people" on this planet than you can ever meet and more organism than you can ever study, so we're pretty much set as it is.
Heading over the Pakistan…it's getting shaky.
Pakistan's Supreme Court has upheld bans on former prime minister and opposition leader Nawaz Sharif and his brother, Shahbaz, from elected office.
Nawaz Sharif's PML-N party holds power in Punjab province. His brother is chief minister but must now step down.
Nawaz Sharif accused President Asif Ali Zardari of being behind the ban.
Mr Sharif said it was because he would not back down in his campaign to have judges sacked by ex-president Pervez Musharraf reinstated.
The hard part about this one is that it is the new judges that made the ruling. D'oh!
Riot!!!
Thousands of supporters of opposition leader Nawaz Sharif protested in Pakistan Thursday, angered over a court decision banning him and his brother from elected office.
Sharif denounced the Supreme Court ruling, blamed President Ali Asif Zardari, and called for more protests at a rally near the eastern city of Lahore in Punjab province. Around 20 lawmakers gathered outside the Punjab provincial assembly were detained.
Smaller protests also erupted in the capital, Islamabad, where police fired tear gas at a mob trying to block the highway to Punjab province.
[full story]
Pakistan is on the brink. Believe it.
Japan is sending the ninja after the pirates. You may have thought we put all the ninja to bed during WWII, which we did. But ninja are tougher than that.
An anti-piracy bill that the government plans to submit to the Diet early next month will enable the use of force by Japan in deterring pirate activities, it has emerged.
The move is expected to spark controversy as the use of force is prohibited under the Constitution. The Self-Defense Forces' use of force during overseas deployment has been limited to legitimate self-defense and averting imminent danger.
Under the bill, Japanese vessels and foreign vessels will be protected under the anti-pirate measures. Coast guard officials will play a major role in cracking down on pirate activities, and the SDF will only assist them in cases that are beyond the control of the coast guard.
The government seeks to apply Article 7 of the law governing policemen in the line of duty, which enables police officers to use force in order to attack suspects in heinous crimes when they resist or try to flee. By applying the article of the law, the officials to be dispatched for anti-pirate activities will be allowed to use force against pirate ships that refuse orders to stop.
Gotta love loopholes (in bold).
Japan's PM is also in a bit of hot water for (admitting to) losing to the Americans.
Prime Minister Taro Aso will not retract his remarks that World War II started with Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, it has emerged.
The government decided in a Tuesday Cabinet meeting not to correct remarks that Aso made in a video interview for the Dec. 4, 2008 edition of the Aso Cabinet's weekly e-mail magazine.
In the interview, Aso remarked: "World War II began with the Pearl Harbor attack in December 1941, but perhaps no one at that time could have imagined that we would have the Japan-U.S. Security Treaty a decade later."
Sure, WWII actually started with Hilter invading Poland in Europe and all that, but for us and the Japs, the Day of Infamy was the real start of Global Conflict: The Sequel.
Mass layoffs in January.
WASHINGTON – Employers took a large ax to their payrolls in January, the government said Wednesday, and the cuts are likely to get worse over the next few months.
The Labor Department reported that mass layoffs, or job cuts of 50 or more by a single employer, increased to 2,227 in January, up almost 50 percent from the same month last year. More than 235,000 workers were fired in last month's cuts.
There is a ticking time bomb here, and it's when these workers unemployment runs out. If they can't find jobs, any jobs, by then…things get nasty…quickly.
Oh, and I wanted to do something about this story. It's actually a really big story…something I need to read a bit more about. I've lived through some of it personally, and investigated professionally (yea…I know this one) another bit of it. Need to take some time to tell the story correctly. Maybe this weekend, but it's a big part of Chapter 11 in my book. And yes, I'm probably going to quote that article in the my chapter. It came along right when I wanted it, curiously enough.
And there's another one making the rounds about a new diet study that says, basically, you are energy and if you eat more energy than you burn, you will get fatter. If you eat less, you will lose weight, which is painful. Story at 11.
Woot! 10K Views and Did You Know 2008 (and 2007)
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So my first, and worst, Fallout 3 video just passed 10,000 views on ye olde YouTube. I know that's not much for some of the popular videos, but it's a decent enough milestone for a month or so.
In personal book news, we're past 30 pages and chapter 3 is a slight bit of research away from completion.
In order to keep you distracted and prime you a bit for my book, take a look at the world in 2008 (and 2007). This is the world I am talking to, and the one I'm writing about. This is the world I was made for.
(oh…and sexy new WordPress, good work guys and gals). I think they got the news that I had switched applications...and upped the ante.
BTW, next year you guys need to expand beyond China, India and the U.S. One of the fun little tidbits I like to mention is that there are more Muslims in India than Americans on the planet. Hmm, I guess that is still focused on India. As a quick news note here (and I know I'm not supposed to be blogging so this will be brief), while what I just said is true, it was some nuts fighting over Paradise (Kashmir) that pulled the latest bullshit. They were most likely from Pakistan, but probably had extended family in India. Recall, India and Pakistan became two seperate countries about the same time the United States became one (World War II through the Civil Rights Era). They've still got a lot of stuff to work out. As long as we can avoid a war that kills hundreds of millions, we can sadly call it a win.
Robots and Pirates in the News (Ninja absent…but they're Ninjas…so…)
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There have been major news stories in the last couple of weeks involving robots and pirates making war. The ninjas are staying out of the spotlight, but as that is their nature, this shouldn't be noted as evidence that they aren't very busy.
First up, the pirates…
NAIROBI, Kenya (CNN) — Pirates who hijacked a crude oil tanker off the coast of Kenya are approaching a Somali port, the U.S. Navy says.
The Sirius Star — a crude "super tanker" flagged in Liberia and owned by the Saudi Arabian-based Saudi Aramco company — was attacked on Saturday more than 450 nautical miles southeast of Mombasa, Kenya.
The crew of 25, including British, Croatian, Polish, Filipino and Saudi nationals, are reported to be safe.
U.S. Navy Fifth Fleet Cmdr. Jane Campbell said the super tanker weighs more than 300,000 metric tons and "is more than three times the size of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier."
Oil industry insiders say a tanker of this size can carry up to 2 million barrels of oil, and the ship's operator, Dubai-based Vela International Marine Ltd, says it is fully laden.
That piracy has been on the rise off Africa's east coast is nothing new. The general lawlessness of the area contributes to, well, lawlessness, which is an environment in which the pirate thrives.
One of the problems with this piracy issues is that people (governments and private companies) have been giving into pirate ransom demands to release ships and crew. This then funds the pirates to attack more and bigger ships. That super tanker mentioned above has over $100,000,000 worth of oil on it, and enough to cause a major environmental problem (the Exxon Valdex spilled about 10 million barrels, this tanker has about 2 million…but cleanup would be severely problematic, see: pirates).
Not to be outdone, the Robots have also been making news around the world…
Pakistan has summoned the US ambassador in Islamabad to protest at a US missile attack deep inside Pakistani territory on Wednesday that killed five people.
The attack, in Bannu district, killed five local militants, officials say.
Previous drone attacks have been in the strip of territory along the Afghan border known as the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata), a region where huge areas are under the control of militants rather than the central government.
But Bannu is in the North West Frontier Province where the government claims far more control.
"The American ambassador has been called to the Foreign Office to lodge a protest over the missile attack in Bannu," a foreign ministry official told Reuters news agency.
The US embassy said that ambassador Anne Patterson would relay Pakistan's concerns to Washington.
[full article]
Some intersting stuff there with the robots. The U.S. has been using these unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV's) or "flying robots" to take the fight to the enemy in places where it is quite difficult for leg-bearing humans to wander.
The question of using robots to fights one's battles (which goes against something of the "warrior spirit") is going to be an exercise left to the reader, but I can't help but look at the news stories of the week and have the immediate reaction of…
…aim the robots at the pirates.
Trust me, you want to get this whole thing resolved before the ninja make an appearance…which they won't…poeple will just start dying.
With that truth in mind, you can see how the ninjas actually are in effect. They've been a big part of the "Surge" in Iraq. You don't hear about exactly what they've done, and you won't for years and years, but they've been very, very busy.
WASHINGTON (CNN) — The dramatic drop in violence in Iraq is due in large part to a secret program the U.S. military has used to kill terrorists, according to a new book by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Bob Woodward.
The program — which Woodward compares to the World War II era Manhattan Project that developed the atomic bomb — must remain secret for now or it would "get people killed," Woodward said Monday on CNN's Larry King Live.
"It is a wonderful example of American ingenuity solving a problem in war, as we often have," Woodward said.
In "The War Within: Secret White House History 2006-2008," Woodward disclosed the existence of secret operational capabilities developed by the military to locate, target and kill leaders of al Qaeda in Iraq and other insurgent leaders.
National security adviser Stephen Hadley, in a written statement reacting to Woodward's book, acknowledged the new strategy.
And there you have it.
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Wondering About Waziristan
October 8, 2008 October 8, 2008 RobotPirateNinja	asia, government, My World, ninja, Poli-Fi, President 08, robot, tech, terror, us, war	Tags: Global War on Terror, GWoT, Military Strike, pakistan, Robots Shooting, Unmanned Plane, Waziristan	2 Comments
A US strike on a Pakistani village near the Afghan border has killed at least nine people including suspected foreign militants, Pakistani sources say.
Initial reports said at least 20 people had died when an unmanned aircraft (drone) fired on the village in North Waziristan region.
But officials later talked of between nine and 12 deaths.
The US military has not confirmed any drone attacks and a Pakistani spokesman said there had been no intrusion.
North Waziristan is a stronghold of Islamic militants, including the Taleban and al-Qaeda, which US and other international troops are fighting in Afghanistan.
via BBC NEWS | World | South Asia | 'US strike' hits Pakistan village.
Many people, one of whom isn't John Mcain, don't know where Waziristan is. As you can see from the map under the above link, it's a part of the Pakistan/Afghanistan border "tribal areas".
Also interesting about it is, well, that's where the GWoT is currently happening.
This came up in the second Presidential debate last night, with McCain making a point about strikes in Waziristan (and other pseudo-anonymous regions). His point wasn't that such strikes shouldn't happen (he's all for them), his point was that Obama was naive for saying that such strikes might happen if Pakistan doesn't do them for us.
I.e. it was a tactical communication point, not a strategy point.
The facts on the ground reveal that this particular Rubicon has already been crossed. Arguing about whether or not we are going to have had talked about doing it is silly (yes, I think I conjugated that correctly).
While the big stick is swinging, no one can hear the soft voice.
The World This Week by Wah : September 14, 2008
September 18, 2008 September 18, 2008 RobotPirateNinja	media, Poli-Fi, President 08, tech, us	Tags: afghanistan, Barack Obama, Bloons, game review, Goergia, Harriet Miers, joe biden, John McCain, Jokes, Large Hadron Collider, LHC, Lipstick, Mathews, News Commentary, ninja, Olbermann, Original Production, pakistan, palin, pirate, Pot, robot, russia, Sarah, Sarah Palin, Southpark, Spore, Staph, Walter Reed, Water Bears, World This Week	Leave a comment
Here is part 1 (and 1.1) and 2 of last weeks roundup. Below you will find the links for each story mentioned.
Part 1.1
Read more for story links and details…
Executive Experience in Alaska
Info-Graphic Convention Coverage
Military Industrial Complex Shuts Down Olbermann and Matthews on MSNBC (owned by GE)
Pot Kills Staph
A bit more on Pakistan
Another Upside of Global Warming
Russia, Georgia, Southpark
Tigh Visits Walter Reed
Game Review : PC : Spore
Part 1.1:
Water Bears May Be Fruit of All Life
Has the Large Hadron Collider destroyed the world yet?
A Southpark Metaphor For McCain's Speech
Palin to Right of Republicans on Climate Change
Sarah Palin is to Harriet Miers…
John McCain's Funny Joke
A Second Theory as to Why John McCain Tapped Sarah Palin
Oh Yeah, and Obama Gave Some Speech
The John McCain "I'm a Victim" Express
A Simple Guide to Biased Reporting (re: Lipstick bullshit and Bonney Kapp)
On Joe Biden : 20 Years Ago
Anderson Cooper : 360 Degrees Of Suck
Lipstick on an Economy
McCain Makes New Pledge to American People
Wall Street Journal Joins News Censorship Game
What Talking About Issue Looks Like (Joe Biden)
"You can actually see Russia from Alaska" – Sarah Palin on her "international experience"
NOTES: A couple quick notes…I have another 20 minute or so of suff. Because of the time limits on YouTube (and Google doesn't seem to be liking me) I think I'm going to shoot for a 20 minute limit next week. This was more of a proof-of-concept. Let me know what you think. If you absolutely have to see the rest, let me know and I'll throw it up. I should also have a much quicker turnaround next week, as my editing skillz just about doubled this last week.
September 8, 2008 September 8, 2008 RobotPirateNinja	3_RobotPirateNinja, asia, Poli-Fi, robot, war	Tags: afghanistan, Bombing, Fuel, pakistan, Wah	1 Comment
Pakistan has reportedly blocked a major fuel supply route for Western forces in Afghanistan in response to a raid by US forces in northwest Pakistan earlier this week, the defence minister said.
US forces attacked suspected fighter groups inside Pakistani territory on Wednesday, killing 20 people including women and children, Pakistani officials said, drawing a furious response from the Pakistani government.
Chaudhry Ahmed Mukhtar, Pakistan's defence minister, said on Saturday: "We have told them that we will take action and we have already taken action today.
"We have stopped the supply of oil and this will tell how serious we are," he told Pakistan's Dawn Television.
Al Jazeera English – CENTRAL/S. ASIA – Pakistan blocks fuel to US forces.
This confirms that things are getting dicey in South Asia. I don't think I posted about it, but my normal nom-de-net is "wah". So I was a bit struck when Wah, Pakistan got smacked a couple weeks back.
At least 63 people have been killed and dozens injured in twin suicide bombings outside Pakistan's main munitions factory in the town of Wah, police say.
The attack is the deadliest on a military site in Pakistan's history.
Police say one man is in custody for the attack, which occurred some 30km (18 miles) north-west of Islamabad.
A spokesman for the Pakistani Taleban said they had carried out the attacks, which he said were a response to army violence in the country's north-west.
This was significant because Wah is where Pakistan, most likely, keeps their nuclear bombs and stuff.
It's their techology and military center, and their words, to quote Civilization, are "BACKED WITH NUCLEAR WEAPONS!".
It Ain't Iraq That's the Danger
April 1, 2008 April 1, 2008 RobotPirateNinja	asia, Poli-Fi, terror, us, war	Tags: afghanistan, al-Qaida, cia, pakistan, terror, war	1 Comment
VOA News – CIA Chief Says Al-Qaida Found Safe Haven in Pakistan
The head of the US Central Intelligence Agency says al-Qaida has established a safe haven in the tribal areas near the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan, and that it presents a "clear and present danger" to the West. VOA's Kent Klein reports from Washington.
CIA Director Lt. Gen. Michael Hayden (File)
The CIA Director, Air Force General Michael Hayden, says if there were another terrorist attack against the United States, it would almost certainly originate from that region.
"What I can tell you about is the situation along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, which presents a clear and present danger to Afghanistan, to Pakistan, and to the West in general and to the United States in particular," said Michael Hayden.
General Hayden, interviewed on NBC's Meet the Press, said al-Qaida has been using the advantage of that safe haven to train operatives who "look Western."
BTW, "Clear and Present Danger" is a code word for start bombing now, or at least it leaves open that option. Bush is bot-like in his devotion to his mangling of the Middle East, and McCain doesn't seem to remember who it was that had the temerity to strike. It wasn't Huessein. And it didn't come from Iraq.
Also…when did Red Coleman start running the CIA?
General Hayden would neither confirm nor deny a recent US newspaper report that the United States is increasing attacks against al-Qaida suspects in the border region in anticipation that President Musharraf's power will diminish soon. But he said the United States has not had a better partner in the war against terror than the Pakistani government.
And that is exactly why Musharraf lost the election. And why it's going so poorly. Musharraf's crackdowns, which the U.S. loves, cost him a lot of popular support. Musharraf's support for the U.S., which the U.S. loves, cost him a ton of popular support. Then the Bhutto bombing solidified the opposition and then you got this.
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Leukemia. 2017 Oct;31(10):2114-2121. doi: 10.1038/leu.2017.69. Epub 2017 Feb 24.
Autologous bone marrow Th cells can support multiple myeloma cell proliferation in vitro and in xenografted mice.
Wang D1, Fløisand Y2, Myklebust CV1, Bürgler S1,2, Parente-Ribes A1, Hofgaard PO1,3, Bogen B1,3, Taskén K4, Tjønnfjord GE2,5, Schjesvold F1,2, Dalgaard J2,6, Tveita A1, Munthe LA1.
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Multiple myeloma (MM) is a plasma cell malignancy where MM cell growth is supported by the bone marrow (BM) microenvironment with poorly defined cellular and molecular mechanisms. MM cells express CD40, a receptor known to activate autocrine secretion of cytokines and elicit proliferation. Activated T helper (Th) cells express CD40 ligand (CD40L) and BM Th cells are significantly increased in MM patients. We hypothesized that activated BM Th cells could support MM cell growth. We here found that activated autologous BM Th cells supported MM cell growth in a contact- and CD40L-dependent manner in vitro. MM cells had retained the ability to activate Th cells that reciprocated and stimulated MM cell proliferation. Autologous BM Th cells supported MM cell growth in xenografted mice and were found in close contact with MM cells. MM cells secreted chemokines that attracted Th cells, secretion was augmented by CD40-stimulation. Within 14 days of culture of whole BM aspirates in autologous serum, MM cells and Th cells mutually stimulated each other, and MM cells required Th cells for further expansion in vitro and in mice. The results suggest that Th cells may support the expansion of MM cells in patients.


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Mustangs spank SwampDogs 13-9
MARTINSVILLE, VA
The runs didn't come early, but they came often. After three innings of scoreless baseball, the Martinsville Mustangs erupted for 13 runs and bested the Fayetteville SwampDogs 13-9.
The Mustangs were buoyed by the 4-for-5 performance from Ryan Hissey. Is his first game with the Mustangs after joining the team Sunday, he knocked in six runs and scored two more while also cashing in an impressive defensive outing behind the plate.
"It's baseball, you'll come down to earth," Hissey said. "But it was fun tonight. Everyone was hitting, feeding off of each other. That's what Charley and I were doing at school this year. We just kept it going."
"He's a great catcher," said Mustangs starting pitcher Stephen Hux. "He calls the game well and I trusted him. I never shook him off. He came through with the RBI for us too."
Charley Gould, a college teammate of Hissey's at William and Mary, chipped in three RBI with two runs scored in a 2-for-3 effort.
After a Hissey single tied the score at two in the fourth, the Mustangs lit up the scoreboard with five runs in the fifth inning, taking the lead. They never looked back.
Hux picked up the win, tossing six innings of four-hit ball. He allowed just one earned run and improved to 2-0 in his third start of the season.
"I'm pretty satisfied with it tonight," Hux said. "Kept the ball down and I had the defense to support me. I don't get a lot of strikeouts."
The SwampDogs loaded the bases in the first inning against Hux with just one out, but the Mustangs' righty escaped with no damage done to the scorecard.
"I think the story of the entire game was that first inning," said Mustangs head coach Joey Seal. "Him being mentally tough enough to get that third out without a run scoring was huge. If they score there it's an entirely different game."
For Seal, it seems that every time a new player arrives, that player performs at an exceptional level.
"It seems like every player we bring in has a good first day," Seal said. "We've been very fortunate in the guys we've been able to bring in as late additions to the roster. I think it says a lot about the character of the team for a guy like Ryan to come in and perform like that in his first day with the team. They made him feel comfortable enough to succeed."
The Mustangs hit the road Tuesday night to tangle with a familiar foe in the High Point Thomasville HiToms.
"It's gonna be essential to come out swinging the bat tomorrow until we get our pitching figured out," Seal said. "We've got some guys going through slumps all at the same time, but they're battling and working through it. It's gonna come around for them."


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Mahatma Gandhi, as you know, walked barefoot his whole life, which created an impressive set of calluses on his feet.
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The Capitals have started off their five-game road trip with two wins. They will try to make it 3 for 3 on Friday. Just two days after fighting off the Colorado Avalanche, the Caps will face the Arizona Coyotes. Washington will look to show off their scoring depth like they did in Colorado against a scuffling Coyotes team. The Caps hosted Arizona just one week ago and found themselves in a tight 1-1 game in the third period before managing to pull away for the 4-1 win. This time, Washington will look to put it away a little sooner.
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Q: C# - Tetris clone - Can't get block to respond properly to arrow key combinations I'm working on programming a Tetris game in Visual C# 2005. This is the most extensive program I have designed yet.
I create a shape class and a block class to control the location, movement, and display of the different Tetris pieces. I have moveDown(), moveLeft(), and moveRight() functions for each shape (and corresponding canMoveDown(), canMoveLeft(), canMoveRight() boolean functions that verify it's ok to move). This is all working beautifully.
I want to use the down, right, and left arrow keys to let the user move the block around, in addition to using a timer to have the shape automatically fall one row every so many milliseconds.
I am using the KeyDown event handler to check when the user presses the down, left, and right arrow key. This isn't so hard. The problem is that I want to allow for diagonal motion, and I want it work as smoothly possible. I have tried a bunch of different ways of approaching this problem, with varying levels of success. But I can't get it quite right...
My most successful approach was to use three boolean variables to keep track of when the down, left, and right arrow keys are being held down. I would set the booleans to true in the KeyDown event, and to false in the KeyUp event. In the KeyDown event I would also tell the block how to move, using the boolean variables to check which combination was currently being pressed. It worked really well, except for one thing.
If I pressed one of the arrow keys and held, then pressed a second arrow key and then released the second key, the block would stop moving altogether, instead of continuing to move in the direction of the first arrow key which hasn't been released yet. I think this is because the second key triggered the KeyDown event, and upon its release the KeyUp event was fired, and the KeyDown event stopped firing completely, even though the first key is fired.
I cannot for the life me of find a satisfactory solution to this problem.
Any help would be greatly appreciated =)

A: Most games don't wait for events. They poll the input device when neccessary and act accodringly. In fact, if you ever take a look at XNA, you'll see that there's a Keyboard.GetState() method (or Gamepad.GetState()) that you'll call in your update routine, and update your game logic based on the results. When working with Windows.Forms, there's nothing out of the box to do this, however you can P/Invoke the GetKeyBoardState() function to take advantage of this. The good thing about this is, that you can poll multiple keys at once, and you can therefore react to more than one key press at a time. Here's a simple class I found online that helps with this:
http://sanity-free.org/17/obtaining_key_state_info_in_dotnet_csharp_getkeystate_implementation.html
To demonstrate, I wrote a simple windows app that basically moves a ball around based on keyboard input. It uses the class I linked you to, to poll the keyboard's state. You'll notice that if you hold down two keys at a time, it'll move diagonally.
First, Ball.cs:
    public class Ball
    {
        private Brush brush;

        public float X { get; set; }
        public float Y { get; set; }
        public float DX { get; set; }
        public float DY { get; set; }
        public Color Color { get; set; }
        public float Size { get; set; }

        public void Draw(Graphics g)
        {
            if (this.brush == null)
            {
                this.brush = new SolidBrush(this.Color);
            }
            g.FillEllipse(this.brush, X, Y, Size, Size);
        }

        public void MoveRight()
        {
            this.X += DX;
        }

        public void MoveLeft()
        {
            this.X -= this.DX;
        }

        public void MoveUp()
        {
            this.Y -= this.DY;
        }

        public void MoveDown()
        {
            this.Y += this.DY;
        }
    }

Really nothing fancy at all....
Then here's the Form1 code:
    public partial class Form1 : Form
    {
        private Ball ball;
        private Timer timer;
        public Form1()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
            this.ball = new Ball
            {
                X = 10f,
                Y = 10f,
                DX = 2f,
                DY = 2f,
                Color = Color.Red,
                Size = 10f
            };
            this.timer = new Timer();
            timer.Interval = 20;
            timer.Tick += new EventHandler(timer_Tick);
            timer.Start();
        }

        void timer_Tick(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            var left = KeyboardInfo.GetKeyState(Keys.Left);
            var right = KeyboardInfo.GetKeyState(Keys.Right);
            var up = KeyboardInfo.GetKeyState(Keys.Up);
            var down = KeyboardInfo.GetKeyState(Keys.Down);

            if (left.IsPressed)
            {
                ball.MoveLeft();
                this.Invalidate();
            }

            if (right.IsPressed)
            {
                ball.MoveRight();
                this.Invalidate();
            }

            if (up.IsPressed)
            {
                ball.MoveUp();
                this.Invalidate();
            }

            if (down.IsPressed)
            {
                ball.MoveDown();
                this.Invalidate();
            }

        }

        protected override void OnPaint(PaintEventArgs e)
        {
            base.OnPaint(e);
            if (this.ball != null)
            {
                this.ball.Draw(e.Graphics);
            }
        }
    }

Simple little app. Just creates a ball and a timer. Every 20 milliseconds, it checks the keyboard state, and if a key is pressed it moves it and invalidates so that it can repaint.

A: If you're relying on key repeat to repeatedly send key down events to make the block move, I don't think this is the way you want to do it.  The block should move consistently independent of key repeat.  Therefore you should not be moving the block during the key events.  You should only be tracking the state of the keys during the keydown and keyup events, and handle movement elsewhere.  The actual movement should take place either in some sort of timer event (a timer control fires events at regular intervals even if nothing is going on) or you should have a main loop constantly checking the state of everything and moving objects when appropriate.  If you use the second option, you will need to look into "DoEvents" because if you have code that's constantly running without ever finishing the function, the program will not process any other events such as keyup and keydown events.  So you would want to call DoEvents within each loop to process the key events (among other things like moving the window).  You might also want to call System.Threading.Thread.Sleep if you don't need to be processing things quite so constantly.  If you use a timer control, you shouldn't have to worry about any of that.

A: Sorry, no specific help... it's saturday night after all... however:
Each key needs a state. When you get a keydown event, you can tell which key went down, and modifiy the keystate you are maintaining. When the key comes back up, once again, from looking at the event, you can tell which it was. Only modify the state of the key that the event was fired against: i.e. don't reset all states with the keyup event, otherwise the state of keys you are holding in memory will be corrupted, as you are seeing.

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Last minute opportunities for Biden and Trump in Pa. | John Baer
Updated Oct 30, 2020; Posted Oct 30, 2020
President Donald Trump and Joe Biden have spent plenty of time in Pennsylvania but they may be missing opportunities late in the race. (Jim Watson/Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images/TNS) TNSTNS
By John Baer | For PennLive
Since the business of sending targeted messages is critical to most campaigns, I've been thinking about what's out there in this campaign -- and what's not.
What I'm thinking is in the last days of a long, rough race in a state deemed critical to winning the White House, both presidential camps might be missing opportunities to close out strong.
First, a top Democratic ad-maker in Philly who's worked campaigns across the country suggests Joe Biden blew a chance for gains in far-northwestern Pennsylvania.
Erie County -- population 270,000 with a Democratic voter registration edge of nearly 28,000 -- was one of three key blue counties, along with Northampton and Luzerne, that voted for Trump in 2016 and helped him win narrowly the state.
Tom Ridge grew up in Erie. He was an assistant D.A. there after graduating Harvard, serving in Vietnam and earning a law degree at Dickinson.
He then was elected Erie's congressman, as a Republican in a democratic region. He served six terms before being elected governor in 1994. He was reelected in 1998 before being named the nation's first director of Homeland Security following the terrorist attacks of September 2001.
So, safe to say, Ridge is an accomplished favorite son of the state's fourth largest city, no doubt still popular or, at least, respected in the place where he was raised.
Last month, Ridge endorsed Biden over Trump. Said it would be the first time he ever voted for a Democrat for president, adding, "It's time to put country over party."
One could argue that the Biden camp should have jumped all over that and used it to get what would seem significant mileage out of a Ridge ad running in Erie.
Didn't happen.
On Wednesday, Erie County Democratic Chairman Jim Wertz told me, nope, Biden's campaign had no Ridge ads in Erie.
"It's not a bad idea," Wertz added, "We've got a county party ad featuring Colin Powell (former Secretary of State, who also endorsed Biden) set to run on Sunday, but it would have better to have Ridge."
Wertz later called back to say the local party now plans a Ridge ad for Sunday.
Both Biden and Trump have visited Erie, where the race is seen as tight, according to locals of both parties.
In the other corner of the state, one could argue there's opportunity for the Trump campaign.
While Philadelphia is far from fertile ground for Trump, or any Republican, there are parts of the city, in south and northeast Philly, where he actually won a couple wards in 2016.
And although the citywide Democratic registration edge is better than six-to-one, the city is at the center of the nation's fourth-largest media market. What happens there is news in three states to millions of voters.
Trump pushes law and order hard in this campaign, especially in the wake of racially-centric demonstrations. Some of this led to riots and looting, some of it occurring in Philadelphia. Maybe a trip to the state's largest city isn't the worst idea.
The city is in turmoil again this week after police on Monday shot and killed a 27-year old Black man, Walter Wallace Jr., who was armed with a knife. His family says he had mental health issues.
Subsequent violent clashes between crowds of protestors and police resulted in 30 officers being injured, one hospitalized after being run over by a pickup truck.
This led to a city curfew and calling out the Pennsylvania National Guard.
If Trump were to, say, visit with injured officers and their families, or even simply give a law and order speech in Philly, he could vividly underscore his professed support of front-line law enforcement.
(Efforts to reach Philly GOP Chair Martina White for her thoughts on this were unsuccessful.)
Granted, such a stance is not always popular across all segments of society. But it resonates with Trump's base. And it could tug at some suburban voters in a region where suburban votes are trending away from Trump.
Hey, who knows if anything new in Erie or Philly this late in the game can impact an election? But if it's close, who knows what might help to win?
John Baer may be reached at baer.columnist@gmail.com.
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Brown Last Seed Standing At Szczecin Open
The 31-year-old from Germany advanced to the semi-finals of the €106,500 ATP Challenger event.
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SZCZECIN, September 16, 20
Dustin Brown is the last seeded player left in the singles draw of the €106,500 Pekao Szczecin Open after quarterfinals Friday. The third favourite fought past Salvatore Caruso, rallying 4-6, 6-3, 6-3. The world number 82 won 53 per cent of the total points played to finish the encounter in two hours and two minutes.
"I had a bad start into the match," Brown told after the battle. "My opponent returned well, was very confident and for a long time I could not find the right answer. I was glad to win a few games in the first set, which allowed me to catch my rhythm. Now it's time to relax and to recover properly."
At the beginning of the week Brown made headlines in Germany, as he chose to play the Polish ATP Challenger event instead of competing with Germany against Poland in Berlin. A decision, which was incomprehensible to the German Tennis Federation (DTB). As a consequence, DTB Vice-president Dirk Hordorff announced on Thursday that "Dreddy" will be suspended for the entire 2017 Davis Cup season.
"If I'm not 100% fit and lose at a Challenger event then it is my personal risk. But if I'm not 100 per cent fit and play a Davis Cup match then Germany could lose, which is something I don't want…therefore I informed the DTB that I cannot compete. I don't understand why the DTB doesn't communicate this appropriately," Brown explained his decision on twitter.
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From the sporting point of view, it has already become certain – ahead of the semi-finals – that Brown will reach a personal new career high ranking on Monday. He will have the chance to break into the top 70 for the first time.
The 31-year-old will next face Jonathan Eysseric, who knocked out the tournament's number eight Marco Cecchinato, winning 6-4, 6-1. The 26-year-old Frenchman saved both break points he faced and capitalized on four of his own chances to prevail in one hour and 23 minutes.
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In the other two quarterfinal matches, Constant Lestienne benefited from the retirement of Albert Montanes, leading 6-3, 6-7, 5-4. The seventh seed from Spain suffered from a right leg injury. Lestienne will next face Alessandro Giannessi. The leftie from La Spezia emerged victorious from the all-Italian-affair with Stefano Napolitano, winning 6-3, 7-6 in two hours and 21 minutes.
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Hampton man found guilty of felony homicide in death of his 5-month old son due back in court in March
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HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) — A new court appearance has been set for a Hampton man who was found guilty of felony homicide in the death of his 5-month old son.
The continued motion of defense will push the next court appearance to March 12, 2021, at 2 p.m. for a pre-sentence report, according to court records.
According to court records, Montreaz Berry was found guilty of felony homicide in connection to an incident that occurred on January 27, 2016.
Man faces 5 years following guilty verdict in 5-month-old son's death
On that day, reports say officials got a call for "medical service" for a 5-month-old boy at a Lakeshore Drive residence in Hampton.
Hampton Fire and Rescue officials responded to the call and rushed the infant to a local hospital. Two days later, the infant was pronounced dead as a result of his injuries from the incident.
Reports from the medical examiner said the child died of blunt force injuries to the head and police say the investigation revealed that Berry allegedly physically assaulted the victim.
Berry was later arrested and charged with one count of murder and one count of abuse and neglect of children.
After a three-day trial that ended on January 10, 2020, jurors found Berry guilty of felony homicide and recommended a sentence of five years behind bars. His formal sentencing was originally set for April 22.
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HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) — 143 new satellites in space are on a collision course threatening existing satellites, including Hampton University's very own Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere (AIM) satellite.
According to the website Space.com, the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is set to launch a batch of satellites designed to beam broadband across the world on January 21.
Bill moving local elections from May to November advances in VA Senate; mayors call it a power grab
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PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) -- A bill aimed at moving all local elections in Virginia from May to November is moving forward, despite strong opposition from mayors whose cities will be affected.
On Monday, legislation overriding election dates set by existing city and town charters was passed by the Senate Committee on Local Government Monday by a 12-3 vote. The bill, sponsored by state Sen. Lionell Spruill (D-Chesapeake), says starting in 2022, a voter will elect mayors, City Council and School Board members during the November general election, no matter where they live in the commonwealth.
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) -- An annual food drive held to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. doubled its annual donations from the community this year.
The Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service Food Drive has been hosted by Newport News Mayor McKinley Price for the past five years.


The Kit Out the Kitchen campaign invites residents and business people from Brighton and Hove and the surrounding areas to help realise the vision of a central Brighton cookery school where adults and children can explore healthy eating, learn new skills and share the joy of eating together.
The Community Kitchen will be for everybody, but it will in particular reach out to disadvantaged people in the city with subsidised classes for people who can benefit from learning about and sharing good food. These include people with dementia, parents with young children and adults with learning disabilities.
The vision has already received tremendous support, with funding from the Players of the Postcode Lottery, Veolia Environmental Trust and support from the Jamie Oliver Food Foundation. For the past two months, construction students from Greater Brighton Metropolitan College and local contractors MacConvilles Surveying have been converting derelict office space in the Community base building in Queen's Road, Brighton.
Now all that remains is to transform the space into a state-of-the-art teaching kitchen that prioritises accessibility and flexibility. The £20,000 we aim to raise will cover safety flooring (£7,000), the kitchen install (£5,000), cookery equipment (£6,500) and extraction equipment (£1,500).
Crowdfunding on the Crowdfunder platform at www.crowdfunder.co.uk/community-kitchen-btn to Kit Out The Kitchen will continue until Friday 2 March.
The Community Kitchen will be a social enterprise. At the same time as providing subsidised courses, including Jamie Oliver's Ministry of Food programme, it will offer competitively-priced cookery courses from local chefs and food experts, and be a venue for hire. Those joining the crowdfund can qualify for discounts on courses, as well as the chance to win a course for themselves and a friend.


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Dana White reacts angrily to Thiago Silva's arrest: 'He'll never fight in UFC again!'
In addition to being pulled from his UFC 171 fight against Ovince St. Preux on March 15 in Dallas, Texas, light heavyweight veteran Thiago Silva has been released from his ZUFFA contract and according to UFC President Dana White, will never return.
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Don't let the cell door hit you in the ass on the way in.
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) issued a statement earlier today (read it) regarding the arrest of light heavyweight mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Thiago Silva, who was captured and jailed without bond on two counts of aggravated assault in Broward County, Florida (more on that here).
The promotion said it had "no comment" regarding the Brazilian's fighting future; however, UFC President Dana White did, reacting angrily to his former fighter's tale of infidelity, domestic violence, death threats, guns, booze, tasers and much more (read the shocking police report here).
"This guy will never fight in the UFC again," White told TMZ Sports.
Silva's release was made official earlier today, just hours after he appeared in front of the judge to answer for his charges (video). In addition to posing a flight risk, the court ruled that Silva was also a threat to his wife (and community) and denied bond. which means he will remain behind bars until further notice.
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This was another day to catch the autumn colours and a walk in Llandeilo area to include Tregeyb Woods and the trees within the Dinefwr estate was deemed worthwhile.
We found a free parking site adjacent to the Llandeilo firestation and walked through Pen Lan-fawr. This small park has a fine bandstand and contains the large trees which can be seen as you approach Llandeilo Town.
From there we walked into the town and across the Afon Tywi via the shaky footbridge.
We walked south east next to the river courtesy of a permissive path which leads to the minor road to Fairfach. Our route took us into the new plantation which celebrates the battle of Trafalgar and just by a carved otter we had early elevenses.
Now the squelchy bit started through the Woodlands Trust, Tregeyb Wood.
In places there is a welcome boardwalk but with strange gaps in between. There were still lots of fungi about with examples of candle snuff, sulphur tufts, beech polypores, turkey tails, earth balls and "others".
At another minor road we headed back towards Fairfach.
At the cross roads we headed north to cross the impressive stone road bridge, again crossing the Afon Tywi.
An interpretation board tells us that there were a number of bridges built in this vicinity. History also shows that lessons have still not be learned when estimates are compared to actual costs!
Immediately after the bridge we turned down a path which leads past the now abandoned church of Llandyfeisant (click) and near here we stopped for lunch.
The unforecast rain now began!. Still by the time I put on all the gear it stopped, typical.
We were now in the Dinefwr Park and headed for the castle which is free to enter and gave good views of the surrounding countryside and of the colourful trees.
More rain fell but again short lived. We then headed downhill towards Newton House and through the parkland back to the car.
We came across the following road sign which struck a note!
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