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Second Project 636.3 Varshavyanka class SSK Enters Service with Russian Navy Black Sea Fleet
"Rostov-on-Don" (B-237), the second Project 636.3 (or Varshavyanka class) diesel-electric submarine (SSK) designed for the Russian Black Sea Fleet was officially taken into naval service, an official of Admiralty Wharfs told Russian news agency ITAR-TASS on Tuesday.
Rostov-on-Don (B-237) Project 636.3 submarine commissioned at Admiralty Shipyards in Saint Petersburg on Tuesday. This new SSK for the Black Sea Fleet will later be rattached to the new 4th Submarine Brigade homeported to Novorossyysk. Picture: ruspodplav
The St. Andrew naval flag was hoisted on the submarine on Tuesday, from this moment it is considered officially taken into combat service of the Russian Navy.
"The Russian Navy chief commander's decree was read out to enrol Rostov-on-Don in the 4th separate brigade of the Black Sea Fleet with a base in [southern Russia's Krasnodar territory] the city of Novorossiisk," the official said.
Russia's Navy Assistant Chief Commander Vice-Admiral Alexander Fedotenkov and Admiralty Wharfs chief Alexander Buzakov participated in the ceremony.
The first submarine of this series, the Novorossiisk, was brought into service earlier this year. Before dispatching to the Black Sea (expected in May 2015) it is taking additional deepwater trials in the North. Six Project 636.3 submarines, also known as Varshavyanka, are planned to be build for the Black Sea Fleet by 2016.


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Q: Using Watir-webdriver how to check the URL of a page I am new to watir-webdriver automation, apologies if its a basic question of automation. But the thing is I am automating pagination of a website where the URL of the website changes as the user changes the page
say the URL is www.example.co.uk/news which has pagination when the user clicks next button on the pagination the URL changes to www.example.co.uk/news?page=1
I want to check the URL at this point to see if the URL is correct.
But I can't really find a way to get the URL of the current page.

A: browser.url will return url of the page, so to check if it is as expected, try something like this:
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TNW Poll - Smartphones have become boring: Apple is dull and others imitate. Agree?
TNW Poll – Smartphones have become boring: Apple is dull and others imitate. Agree?
When smartphones first hit the market, the excitement and buzz around the wealth of features and functionality they came with was huge. The pace of change and innovation of devices in these early days was immense, arguably sparked off by the introduction of the first iPhone in 2007. Since then, even upgrades of popular models — including the iPhone — have become huge media events in themselves.
However, with increasing competition there has also been increasing pressure for handset makers to pump out more and more devices, resulting in ever-diminishing product life cycles and fewer genuine risks taken.
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We spoke with four-star offensive guard Bryce Foster about his thoughts on the Texas Longhorns, his relationship with Herb Hand, and leaders in his recruitment.
Bryce Foster is an offensive guard for Tyler High School in Katy, Texas. The 2021 recruit is one of the top guards in the nation and has 17 offers, all from Power Five programs.
Foster is the No. 4 ranked offensive guard in the nation and the No. 6 player in the state of Texas per 247Sports. At just over 6-foot-4 and 318 pounds, he has impressive stature for just a sophomore, yet still manages to be extremely athletic.
A few weeks ago at The Opening Regional in Houston, Foster's test scores were impressive.
He recorded a 5.06 second 40-yard dash, a 4.89 second shuttle, and a 25.20 inch vertical. With an overall rating of 99.42, he was the highest rated offensive lineman.
The young lineman who can bench 385, squat 475, and power clean 275 pounds, is also a star track and field athlete. Foster competes in the shot put and discus events for Tyler High School.
The Longhorns extended Foster a scholarship offer in September of last year. With his size combined with his athleticism, he could be a huge asset for Texas.
Foster says he would like to visit Texas again soon.
Texas offensive line coach Herb Hand, did a phenomenal job in developing the Longhorns' line play in his first season, and recruits have noticed. Foster says his relationship with Hand is great.
After the Longhorns' Sugar Bowl season, Texas is a place that recruits hold in high regard. On what stands out to him the most about the program, Foster said he has noticed how the team is trending upward.
While Texas A&M is currently dominating Foster's Crystal Ball Predictions on 247Sports, Foster says he has no clear favorite.
The life of a star football and track and field star is a busy one, but Foster still had time to catch some Longhorns' games, and one detail impressed him the most.
While Foster does not have any visits scheduled as of yet, do not be surprised if we see him on campus very soon.
Currently, Texas does not have any commitments from the class of 2021.
Last cycle, the Longhorns signed four offensive lineman to the class of 2019. For the class of 2020, there are three offensive linemen committed in Jake Majors, Logan Parr, and Jaylen Garth.


Comment: Relations between Doha and Tehran have notably improved since Saudi Arabia, followed by several other Arab nations, severed diplomatic and commercial ties with Qatar last June to protest Doha's alleged support for terrorism and close relations with Iran.
Tehran was quick to exploit the crisis by offering assistance to Doha. It sent hundreds of tons of fruits and vegetables to Qatar to mitigate the country's food shortage and opened its airspace for Qatari flights that no longer had the permission to fly over Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. Revolutionary Guards also pushed the Rouhani government to aggressively boost ties with Qatar. An article in IRGC-affiliated Fars News Agency argued that Iran was strategically better placed to export food and non-food items to Qatar by air and sea. From Tehran's view the inter-Arab dispute was a welcome distraction from Washington's efforts to forge a regional Arab alliance to counter Iran's growing influence in the Middle East. This year, Iranian non-oil exports to Qatar have gone up by more than 100 percent, and air traffic between the two countries have gone up sharply as well.
The growing relations between Doha and Tehran have raised concerns in the United States, which has military bases in Qatar. Qatar's Al Udeid Air Base hosts thousands of American personnel and is one of Washington's largest military bases in the Middle East. The base has been crucial for US counterterrorism operations in the region.
The Wall Street Journal reported today that the Trump administration is worried that the protracted dispute between Qatar and the Saudi bloc is pushing the emirate into Iran's political and economic orbit. American officials added that such a shift would pose serious national security challenges for the United States and the Middle East.
President Donald Trump today met with Qatar's Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, and the two sides reportedly discussed ways to resolve the dispute between the Gulf Cooperation Council members.


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Home Karbonn Mobile Karbonn Aura Power with 4000mAh battery, 4G LTE and VoLTE Launched
Karbonn Aura Power with 4000mAh battery, 4G LTE and VoLTE Launched
Caleb Olayiwola July 12, 2016 Karbonn , Mobile
Karbonn has launched Aura Power, its latest entry-level smartphone with 4G LTE and VoLTE in India, priced at Rs 5,990 ($89 USD). The phone will be available at online and offline stores across the region in coming days.
Read: Entry-Level Karbonn A91 Storm with Android 5.1 Lollipop, 3G outed at $43
The Aura Power features a 5-inch FWVGA display; packs a quad-core chipset; sports 8MP and 2MP cameras, and is backed by a huge 4000mAh battery. It runs Android 5.1 Lollipop out-of-the-box and supports dual SIM.
Karbonn Aura Power Specifications
5.0-inch IPS display with FWVGA (854x480) resolution
1.0GHz quad-core (probably MediaTek MT6735) processor
8GB built-in storage (expandable up to 32GB via MicroSD card)
8-megapixel rear camera, LED flash
OS: Android 5.1 Lollipop
Connectivity: WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0, 4G LTE + VoLTE, 3G HSPA+, 2G, GPS/A-GPS, FM radio, Micro-USB
Dimensions: 141 x 71.2 x 10mm
It comes in two different colours, Champagne and Dark Blue.

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Violence Results As IMAM Forces Teenage Canadian Girl To Marry Adult Man, Police Intervene
September 10, 2019 by Brad
"The teenager broke into the apartment of the Al-Atrash family without knocking. People were chasing her. She seemed terrified, out of breath. She needed a place to hide."
"My family wants to hit me, my family wants to hit me," she repeated. Residents of the place wanted to calm her, offer her a glass of water. They could not understand why she broke into their home. But they could see that she had left in an emergency, without even taking the time to put on her shoes.
Then the front door opened again. Six people broke into the modest housing following the girl. His mother, his brothers, his fiancé in his twenties, and two of his friends. They seemed furious, enraged, aggressive.
The fleeing teenager rushed into a room and locked the door. His mother cried, "I want my daughter! Her fiancé took off and started beating in the door of the room, which he managed to smash.
The hunted girl was holding on, leaning her back against the broken door and pushing with her legs on the bed in front of her to block the entrance."
As this occurred, Justin Trudeau took to the stage to inform Canadians that "diversity is our strength." Doesn't seem like much of a strength for this fundamentalist Islamic family. For CAP, it sounds a lot more like chaos, anger, misogyny, child abuse and violence.
Speaking of anger, how bitter the people of Canada will be when this is reported on CBC News. Of course, it hasn't been reported by this media outlet, or any other establishment news outlet.
Why not? Because it would reflect poorly upon the Nation of Islam. In Trudeau's Canada, we do not indulge in such a thing. M103 was created for this very purpose–to provide Muslim-Canada with a leg up over all other religions in Canada. This identifiable Canadian community enjoys a singular privilege above and beyond the others–it is Islam alone which is verbally referenced within M103. No "Christophobia" or "Jew-a-phobia" is contained within–"Islamophobia" only. Nice for them, eh?
The patrol officers of the Victoriaville, Quebec station, who were on the scene, had a hard time understanding what was happening.
"The police were called for an altercation involving about twenty people," says sergeant Ingrid Asselin, spokesman for the SQ. Other members of the community were involved in the dispute. The situation was confused."
Almost daily, Cultural Action Party of Canada uncover sordid stories of this nature which have been hidden away by mainstream Canadian media. If this occurred sporadically, that would be one thing. On this basis, it could be thought of as a random occurrence to some degree.
However, when we experience this day-in and day-out, it delivers a profound message to Canadians–our media are working to cover-up crimes and violence related to Islamic Sharia Law.
CAP Conclusion? The Trudeau government is a Sharia-friendly government. It should come as no surprise, really. Both Justin Trudeau and his Women's Minister of unknown origin, Sharia-advocate MP Maryam Monsef ignore child marriage and female genital mutilation.
Why? Because they are Islamic religious practices. What other reason can there be? Let's ask ourselves– if the mutilation of a teenage Canadian girls body was not rationalized by Islamic law, would this be acceptable to government, as well as society in general?
The answer is…yes! Because physical abuse is also sanctioned under another Trudeau-supported agenda: transgenderism for children.
Okay, that's two areas– both are Justin Trudeau and MP Maryam Monsef approved communities. Therefore, if the liberal-globalist agenda was not a factor, what would Canadians have to say regarding the physical mutilation of our children and teenagers
READ MORE: Middle Eastern Man Sets Canadian Wife On Fire, Media BURY, No Hate Crime Charge
Conclusion: These Charter breaches and illegal/immoral behaviours only exist because of political correctness. The perpetrators are HIDING behind their religion.
Did you know? FGM in Canada is illegal, and so is child marriage. Yet, when occurring in the name of transgenderism or Islam, these people are 100% off the hook.
Why? What is it about Justin Trudeau's Canada which makes our country so incredibly skewed toward the Nation of Islam, and the Nation of LGBT?
A giant question in CAP's mind. Therefore, by default, a question which establishment media will never answer.
Both are anti-Christian. This is a start, for Justin Trudeau, MP Ahmed Hussen, and MP Iqra Khalid fall into this categorization. In general, the LGBT industry is also anti-Christian. Here we begin to gain the necessary insight which Andrew Coyne, John Ivison and Chantal Hebert will never inform us of.
What this IMAM has done is against Canadian law. Will he receive due justice? Doubtful–he is a member of Trudeau's chosen community. Will this story be exposed within the Globe & Mail? Doubtful. After searching the web to find Canadian articles on the story, CAP find nothing within mainstream media. Shock Of The Century, eh?
Let CAP cut the crap and lay it on the line: A Canada with Justin Trudeau as prime minister is a pro-Islamic, anti-Christian nation. End of story–for the moment.
— BRAD SALZBERG
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7 thoughts on "Violence Results As IMAM Forces Teenage Canadian Girl To Marry Adult Man, Police Intervene"
Bobart
Same thing being played out in 30 other countries unanimously. It is a jihad by Islamic trash yet again, and protected by socialists just as they did in WWII. Largest nazi regiment was the cream of Islam. Socialists and Islam work together and have been since 1925.
hildee72
I have a two VHS video called"Exodus"..the story of a ship called Exodus that was going to Tele Viv filled with Jewish people..they got hung up in Greece by the British..finally were allowed to leave..in the end of the movie, 1947..this is a movie based on a true story..it showed how the Muslims were in cahoots with the Nazi regime..and still today, they are the same evil radical terrorists that they were back in the 1940,s..It was directed by Otto Preminer and starred Paul Newman..based on actual events..
Brian Breckon
Of course, you wonder why Angela Merkel started the present day Islamic invasion of Europe? Jews can't wear skullcaps in Berlin today.
Jobn
They're the ones that are helping to bring all these Africans and Middle Easterns in with their NGO's. Crazy eh?
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=G45WthPTo24&t=19s
Andrea Stickney
This needs to get shared as much as possible to DEFEAT THE LIBERAL GOVERNMENT and Trudeau's socialist agenda for Canada. Wake up and get all the truth before the election. This is a sad day for common sense legal Canadians.
Laurie LaFaulkner
Appalling & UNACCEPTABLE! No! Not in My Canada!
This Cannot go on! We MUST Do Something!
Saad Alexan
Thank you for exposing these scandals that our lame media of activist cowards will not show.


In Minnesota, the political season never seems to really end.
That's been true of the last several sessions under DFL Gov. Mark Dayton and a Legislature once partially — and now fully — controlled by Republicans. Budget battles have stretched into special sessions, which have stretched into more negotiations over special sessions.
And it's not going to end anytime soon. That's one consequence of the recent ruling from the Minnesota Supreme Court, which on Friday ordered the governor and legislative leaders into mediation to resolve their latest political dispute. On Tuesday morning it was announced that Dayton and the legislators have chosen retired Judge Rick Solum as mediator.
At the center of the conflict is Dayton's decision at the end of May to line-item veto funding for the operations of the House and Senate. By Dayton's account, he used his line-item-veto power so that he could avoid a total government shutdown while also compelling legislative leaders back into negotiations over provisions he didn't like in several other bills, including a $650 million package of tax cuts. Legislators said that his move violated the Minnesota Constitution by effectively abolishing a separate branch of government, so they took him to court.
A lower court agreed with the Legislature, nullifying Dayton's veto. But late on Friday, the Minnesota Supreme Court dropped a six-page ruling that said his veto was, in fact, constitutional, and ordered the executive and legislative branch to come back together and figure out a political solution. The two sides were required to hire a mediator by the end of Tuesday and report on the status of the Legislature's finances by the end of the week.
And yet even the most seasoned political and legal experts say the short ruling leaves a lot of unanswered questions. What's certain, they say, is that the ruling will have some immediate and potentially significant impacts on the state's political process.
If the ruling becomes the last word on the topic, says Steven Schier, a political science professor at Carleton College, the Supreme Court is setting a precedent that will allow all future governors to veto legislative budgets to continue negotiations.
Gov. Mark Dayton leaving the chambers after the hearing of oral arguments.
But, wait, Dayton's actions could 'soon' be unconstitutional?
The legislators' argument was never that the governor doesn't have the power to line-item veto budget items. They argued that he crossed a line, violating the separation of powers clause in the Constitution when he eliminated funding for the House and Senate, another branch of government. While the court upheld Dayton's veto, the ruling said if the two parties can't work out their differences, the legislative branch of government could be in danger.
An earlier agreement between the two parties and the courts funded the Legislature until Oct. 1, but after that the situation is unclear. The House and Senate have a limited amount of carryover funds they can use, and if Dayton and legislators can't work out their differences, the court could come back and intervene, the ruling notes.
What's also clear is that no emergency funding is coming to the Legislature anytime soon. In its short ruling, the court said it does not think the judicial branch has the authority to authorize any kind of funding, even in an emergency. The Constitution gives the power of appropriation to the Legislature, not the courts.
That flies in the face of three rulings from lower courts — all of which were dealing with imminent or ongoing government shutdowns — that the courts can provide funding in the case of an emergency. As a result, the Supreme Court's ruling could make any future shutdown a lot more painful for Minnesotans and politicians, who were able to at least partially fund state services during the 21-day government shutdown in 2011.
Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka, center, attending the oral arguments.
In the hearing over the dispute between Dayton and legislative leaders, Supreme Court justices questioned the Legislature's attorney about why they adjourned a special session and went home immediately after passing the budget bills, depriving themselves of their constitutional right to try to override his veto (only governors can call a special session, but only legislators can adjourn one). The attorney said it was part of the Legislature's agreement with the governor: to only pass remaining budget bills and immediately adjourn.
The Supreme Court did not send the case back to Ramsey County District Court, where the case was first heard. Instead, it left the matter open and ordered the two parties into mediation to work out their differences.
For now, at least, both sides have said they want to go into mediation in good faith. If that goes well, they could strike an agreement and the governor could call a special session to re-pass legislative funding and any other outstanding issues.
If things don't go well, they could end up back before the state Supreme Court for new oral arguments and a new ruling could be issued. It's a tough choice for legislators, who risk getting a similar ruling from the court the second time around on the constitutionality of Dayton's veto.
But the alternative may even be less palatable for lawmakers, Carleton's Schier says: negotiating away bills Dayton already signed into law.
Submitted by James Hamilton on 09/12/2017 - 11:08 am.
Both the Legislature and the Governor approached this as a political contest: the Legislature by attempting to coerce the governor into signing a bill or see the Department of Revenue go unfunded, thereby threatening the ability of the executive branch to continue to function; the Governor by vetoing the funds necessary for the Legislature to operate. It was the ultimate in political brinksmanship, more so than even the threat of a government shutdown triggered by a mere failure to agree on a budget.
Yes, the effects on the State and its citizens could have been dramatic had the parties not come to an agreement. But by bailing them out in the Solomon-like manner it did, the Court let them off the political hook. Had they continued their childish behavior (on both sides) they would have had to answer to the voters, as well they should have. Instead of leaving them to their own devices, the Court ignored a fundamental rule of judicial interaction with its co-equal branches of government, weakened its own standing in that triumvirate, and produced a legally baseless and principle-free decision which can only lead to further judicial refereeing in the political arena.
Submitted by Bob Petersen on 09/12/2017 - 01:53 pm.
The Court is following that line of thinking and it was apparent in their questions in the hearing. The Court did not want to continue to referee as recent years. Dayton has been saying, in essence, that if he and the Legislature can't agree, then let someone else make the decisions.
Both sides were dumb in this. Call is what you will, but the Legislature sent a budget to Dayton and closed shop. If they stayed open in case Dayton was to veto, which he did, they would have a much bigger standing in this. But they did not. Dayton has a long history of not reading full budgets and approving things he 'does not approve' later on so no one is ever sure until the signature is done. But the Legislature should have kept the lights on in case Dayton did veto – you can say either side went back on an 'agreement' all you want but that does not matter in the end. It's what is passed on and signed or vetoed that matters.
The question the Legislature is saying is that Dayton did something he could Constitutionally do but would have the effect of something that the end result is something that cannot be done by the Constitution. The court is saying this exact thing. It just wants to have the other branches try figure that out first.
Submitted by Gene Nelson on 09/12/2017 - 02:37 pm.
You're a bit mistaken that Dayton wasn't aware of what was in the bill.
What you're ignoring is that Dayton and the repubs came to a gentlemens agreement which the repub broke.
Had he vetoed this broken promise repub bill, it would have led to a shutdown and many innocents would have been hurt…but as we've seen with repubs here in MN and on the federal level, shutting down the govt doesn't bother them…no matter how costly or who it hurts.
Submitted by Gene Nelson on 09/12/2017 - 11:09 am.
If Dayton's veto was incorrect, so was the portion of the bill that unfunded the dept of revenue.
What many ignore is that if Dayton had vetoed the bill, it would have cost a govt shut down that would have hurt many and it seems that with this poison pill bill, that this repub party did not care about how many would be hurt with a shutdown.
These repubs had made a gentlemens agreement with Dayton and then refused to honor that agreement…but…for me…I see little honor in todays repub party, whose only value seems to be the wealthy and not us.
If you disagree with that…show me something they've actually done for the working populace instead of just the wealthy. Sure…sometimes they throw in a pittance for us that expires in a year or two…but that's it.
Submitted by Ray Schoch on 09/12/2017 - 12:03 pm.
…to see how this all works out down the road a year or five from now. In the meantime, and keeping in mind that I'm a rank amateur in these matters,I can't agree with Mr. Hamilton's final conclusion that the MN Supremes' decision is "legally baseless" and "principle-free." Judicial refereeing in the political arena seems to my unpracticed eye to be something we've had since…um… Marbury v. Madison, which suggests quite a bit of legal precedent and principle.
I do agree that the dispute has many of the aspects of an elementary-school playground dispute, which does nothing to enhance the reputation of either the state's Republicans or the Governor. The court is suggesting that both sides grow up and behave like adults. It remains to be seen whether the advice will be heeded.
Submitted by Dan Landherr on 09/12/2017 - 01:29 pm.
If the legislature had sent the bill while still in session they could pretty easily override a veto shutting down the legislature.
Submitted by Paul Udstrand on 09/13/2017 - 12:34 pm.
I think you may right in the sense that there's enough discord among the MNDFL that they could have provided the necessary override votes, but… Had they stayed in special session or gotten it done during the regular session, Dayton would likely have just vetoed the entire bill like he had previously. In THAT scenario Republicans would either have to adjourn without a budget or go back to the negotiating table.
Dayton was faced with the problem of getting the legislature BACK into yet another special session after they violated the spirit of the first special session,and he was trying to do it without shutting the government down again. Republicans have been steadfastly refusing to negotiate thinking they had an ace in the hole, they assumed they'd win their suit outright. Now they have what? 17 days of funding left? Since filing the lawsuit and winning the first decision Republicans have done nothing but dig in and practice pointing a finger at Dayton and saying: "Ha ha!". Ooops.
Submitted by Joel Stegner on 09/12/2017 - 01:36 pm.
It is clear that Dayton wants Republicans to give back at least a couple things that they got him to sign by using the threat of defunding the Department of Revenue and all of state government.. Pick the points you are willing to give up, make an agreement and end this game of legislative chicken.
The idea of cutting taxes on tobacco was stupid, given how much government spends on the health expenses of smoking. Fewer of your wealthy patrons smoke, so that is much more in your interest to give up rather than the estate tax reduction for the top 1%. Likewise, give undocumented workers the right to drive legally. They will have to pass a test and demonstrate insurance coverage. Doing so will lower the number of traffic accidents and uninsured motorists, reducing uninsured motorist costs and saving lives.
Submitted by Paul Udstrand on 09/12/2017 - 02:12 pm.
I'm looking at the lawyers concerns about enhancing Dayton's power and I'm actually surprised. The idea that future governors could somehow hold legislators hostage is a weird hypothetical based on bizarre assumptions.
This scenario is bizarre, and it's unlikely to become routine, specially after this ruling. We have a legislative process that's been working for over 150 years. All the court has decided here is that the Governor's veto is a real thing, and it's constitutional. Legislators have always had to contend with potential vetoes, all the court has said here is that l legislators can't end run vetoes with clever provisions. This line item veto was an extraordinary response to extraordinary legislation, there's no reason to assume that this is the new normal. As long as future legislatures don't try to circumvent the executives constitutional powers with tricky provisions the legislative process will work.
There's no "new" existential threat to the legislator here, they just have to accept the the fact they they need to have sufficient votes to make legislation law. This was a power grab, an attempt to get around the fact that they didn't have enough votes to override a veto, and that effort appears to be failing at this point. Legislators will have the same "power" they always had, they just don't get to claim powers they've never had before.. i.e. the power to force legislation through without the necessary votes. The "incentive" is the expectation that legislators do their jobs and produce budget bills the governor will sign into law rather than drive the government into perpetual crises.
Republicans just have to enter negotiations in good faith rather than seeking a "win" at the cost of governance. The whole point here is to govern on behalf of constituents,not acquire more "power". But then totalitarian regimes tend to emerge from the "right" for a reason, and here we see Republicans placing their desire for more power above their responsibility to govern.
Submitted by Curtis Senker on 09/12/2017 - 04:19 pm.
What? That is exactly, and precisely what. just. happened.
My God. The denial involved here is miles deep.
You can justify Dayton however you choose, by all means. But, please do not tell us to ignore the steaming pile of FACT sitting on the floor and expect a serious response.
And to suggest this won't become routine is again denying the reality of politics in the current year. It is 100% guaranteed to be repeated at the very next opportunity. And very possibly, you won't like it next time around.
Submitted by Paul Udstrand on 09/13/2017 - 01:41 pm.
All this really means is that Republicans have to negotiate with the governor if they want his signature on bills they pass, they can't force his signature or trick him into provided a signature. Lawmaking has always been a two step process, bills pass, governors sign. With any luck Republicans will figure out that this business of turning EVERY session into a do-or-die showdown with a threat of shutting the government down has run it's course. Let's go back to the days where everyone did the work on the front end for the most part rather than tacking a showdown onto the back-end every year. Separate branches of government aren't about perpetual crises, they're about shared responsibility to govern. Republicans ran out the clock and sent 10 bills up for a veto on strict party-line votes, that's just plain stupid, irresponsible, and unconstitutional. You're not suppose to pass bills and dare the executive to veto them, you're supposed to do the work on the front end so the executive will sign the bills you send up… THAT'S how legislation works. Otherwise you manufacture crises.
Submitted by Rachel Kahler on 09/14/2017 - 01:52 pm.
All this hand wringing that the governor now has more power is making mountains of molehills. The governor always had the line item veto power. I don't think the SC made it an unlimited power any more than it already was. Now, if there hadn't been extenuating circumstances, including the poison pill designed to limit the governor's power of veto, I don't think that the SC would have come to the same conclusion. And I think that this decision would hold if, in the future, a governor line item vetoed the legislature's budget without a poison pill.
This is a very fact-dependent case. It will likely only set precedent for this specific fact pattern. That is, it's probably applicable only in the case of a line item veto of legislative budget that includes these two things: 1. a poison pill that effectively overrides the governors general veto power; and 2. a specific route for recourse.
It's also noted that, while the budget requires a very thorough description of the source of every expenditure for everything else (including the executive branch's expenses), the legislature's budget is a bit of a black box. The failure to line item budget the legislature's budget gave Dayton the initial excuse to line item veto. So, it might be in the legislature's best interest to rectify that issue.
Also, this isn't schoolyard BS. This is our governmental system, and when the MNGOP decided to play like it's the schoolyard, the Governor came up with a pretty clever answer that hurt the fewest Minnesotans possible. The veto wasn't done in a vacuum and wasn't done without a route for recourse. This is NOT a "both sides" issue.
Submitted by Paul Udstrand on 09/15/2017 - 08:46 am.
AND… I have to say that by upholding the veto the court (intentionally or not) fired a long overdue shot across the legislative bow- These guys have for decades thought it was great fun to cut everyone else's budget and shut other branches down (including the court budgets). I mean how fun it would be to shut down the department of revenue… am I right? On one level this is basically a case of Republicans getting a taste of their fiscal "responsibility".
Submitted by Mike Downing on 09/17/2017 - 09:05 am.
The MN Supreme Court decision is simply another reason why so many people are losing confidence in both our state and federal government.
50+ years ago I learned we have 3 co-equal branches of government. This MN Supreme Court decision effectively says the governor is a king or queen that can rule over the other two branches of government in the last few minutes of a legislative session. This irrational and illogical decision is the result of Governor Dayton appointing 4 out of the 6 deciding judges. And people still can't understand why there is such a low level of confidence in government and our two parties.


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Arkansas basketball vs. Ole Miss
Arkansas is 50-33 all time against Ole Miss
(Home: 17-11, Road: 8-20, Neutral/off-campus: 25-2)
Date (Season) Rank Opponent Result Location TV Notes
1/26/2022 (2021-22) @ Ole Miss* 0-0 Oxford, MS SECN
1/27/2021 (2020-21) Ole Miss* W 74-59 Fayetteville, AR SECN
1/11/2020 (2019-20) @ Ole Miss* W 76-72 Oxford, MS SECN
3/2/2019 (2018-19) Ole Miss* W 74-73 Fayetteville, AR SECN
1/19/2019 (2018-19) @ #18 Ole Miss* L 67-84 Oxford, MS SECN
3/10/2017 (2016-17) vs. Ole Miss W 73-72 Nashville, TN SECN SEC Tournament (Quarterfinals)
2/13/2016 (2015-16) @ Ole Miss* L 60-76 Oxford, MS ESPNU
2/14/2015 (2014-15) #24 @ Ole Miss* W 71-70 Oxford, MS SECN
1/17/2015 (2014-15) #19 Ole Miss* L 82-96 Fayetteville, AR ESPNU
3/5/2014 (2013-14) Ole Miss* W 110-80 Fayetteville, AR ESPN3
1/19/2013 (2012-13) @ Ole Miss* L 64-76 Oxford, MS SECN
2/28/2012 (2011-12) Ole Miss* L 75-77 Fayetteville, AR ESPNU
3/5/2011 (2010-11) @ Ole Miss* L 74-84 Oxford, MS SECN
2/5/2011 (2010-11) Ole Miss* L 60-69 Fayetteville, AR ESPN2
3/6/2010 (2009-10) Ole Miss* L 66-68 Fayetteville, AR SECN
1/31/2010 (2009-10) @ #18 Ole Miss* W 80-73 Oxford, MS Game delayed 1 day by winter weather
3/4/2009 (2008-09) Ole Miss* L 91-98 OT Fayetteville, AR
1/14/2009 (2008-09) @ Ole Miss* L 65-74 Oxford, MS
3/4/2008 (2007-08) @ Ole Miss* L 72-81 Oxford, MS ESPN
2/9/2008 (2007-08) Ole Miss* W 75-69 Fayetteville, AR FSN
2/17/2007 (2006-07) Ole Miss* W 83-66 Fayetteville, AR FSN
1/13/2007 (2006-07) @ Ole Miss* L 72-74 Oxford, MS FSN
1/25/2006 (2005-06) Ole Miss* W 71-58 Fayetteville, AR
2/5/2005 (2004-05) @ Ole Miss* W 66-65 Oxford, MS FSN
1/5/2005 (2004-05) Ole Miss* W 69-46 Fayetteville, AR
3/6/2004 (2003-04) @ Ole Miss* L 45-55 Oxford, MS
1/17/2004 (2003-04) Ole Miss* W 86-78 Fayetteville, AR UA record 48 made free throws
3/8/2003 (2002-03) Ole Miss* L 54-64 Fayetteville, AR
1/25/2003 (2002-03) @ Ole Miss* L 54-73 Oxford, MS SEC-TV
2/9/2002 (2001-02) @ Ole Miss* L 67-79 Oxford, MS JP
1/19/2002 (2001-02) Ole Miss* L 64-70 Fayetteville, AR SEC-TV
1/31/2001 (2000-01) @ Ole Miss* L 73-84 Oxford, MS JP
1/10/2001 (2000-01) #20 Ole Miss* L 48-53 Fayetteville, AR
1/30/1999 (1998-99) #21 @ Ole Miss* L 81-89 Oxford, MS CBS
1/9/1999 (1998-99) #18 Ole Miss* L 65-76 Fayetteville, AR
2/25/1998 (1997-98) #12 @ #13 Ole Miss* L 65-81 Oxford, MS JP
2/5/1998 (1997-98) #14 #17 Ole Miss* W 100-87 Fayetteville, AR ESPN
1/10/1996 (1995-96) @ Ole Miss* W 63-62 Oxford, MS
2/18/1995 (1994-95) #10 Ole Miss* W 85-70 Fayetteville, AR JP
1/4/1995 (1994-95) #3 @ Ole Miss* L 71-76 Oxford, MS
2/19/1994 (1993-94) #1 vs. Ole Miss* W 90-73 Memphis, TN
1/5/1994 (1993-94) #1 Ole Miss* W 87-61 Fayetteville, AR JP
2/27/1993 (1992-93) #15 @ Ole Miss* W 85-63 Oxford, MS
1/6/1993 (1992-93) #13 Ole Miss* W 90-78 Fayetteville, AR
3/7/1992 (1991-92) #7 Ole Miss* W 100-83 Fayetteville, AR
1/18/1992 (1991-92) #12 @ Ole Miss* W 114-93 Oxford, MS
12/5/1989 (1989-90) #10 vs. Ole Miss W 90-76 Pine Bluff, AR KATV
12/13/1988 (1988-89) vs. Ole Miss W 74-68 Memphis, TN
12/9/1987 (1987-88) vs. Ole Miss W 79-40 Pine Bluff, AR KATV
12/3/1986 (1986-87) vs. Ole Miss W 70-56 Memphis, TN
12/15/1979 (1979-80) #20 vs. Ole Miss W 67-59 Little Rock, AR
12/9/1974 (1974-75) Ole Miss L 73-84 Fayetteville, AR
12/10/1973 (1973-74) @ Ole Miss L 66-117 Oxford, MS
12/7/1968 (1968-69) @ Ole Miss L 61-65 OT Oxford, MS
12/9/1967 (1967-68) vs. Ole Miss W 64-62 Little Rock, AR
12/29/1964 (1964-65) vs. Ole Miss W 82-48 Shreveport, LA Great South Classic
12/28/1963 (1963-64) vs. Ole Miss W 76-68 Shreveport, LA Gulf South Classic
12/15/1962 (1962-63) vs. Ole Miss W 90-60 Blytheville, AR
12/16/1961 (1961-62) vs. Ole Miss W 59-54 Little Rock, AR
12/12/1959 (1959-60) vs. Ole Miss L 63-78 Little Rock, AR
12/13/1958 (1958-59) vs. Ole Miss W 83-81 OT Memphis, TN
1/28/1956 (1955-56) vs. Ole Miss W 85-69 Memphis, TN
1/5/1954 (1953-54) vs. Ole Miss W 89-76 Memphis, TN
12/20/1952 (1952-53) vs. Ole Miss W 104-72 Little Rock, AR
12/23/1937 (1937-38) vs. Ole Miss W 48-46 North Little Rock, AR
* = Conference game
@ = Road game
vs. = Neutral site game
All rankings are from the Associated Press polls.
Some game dates prior to the 1943-44 season are unknown at this time.


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George Rufus Brown (12 de mayo de 1898 - 22 de enero de 1983) fue un prominente emprendedor de Houston.

Desarrollo

Brown condujo a Brown & Root Inc. a convertirse en una de las más grandes empresas de construcción en el mundo y ayudó a la carrera política de Lyndon B. Johnson. El Centro de Convenciones George R. Brown y la Escuela de Ingeniería de la Universidad Rice fueron nombradas en su honor.

Brown trabajaba como ingeniero en minas en Butte, Montana, hasta que quedó gravemente herido en un accidente dentro de una mina. Después regresó a Texas, donde se unió a la firma de construcción fundada por su hermano, Herman Brown. Dan Root, hermano político de Herman y próspero granjero algodonero, invirtió también en la compañía garantizando su viabilidad. A raíz de este hecho, la compañía se conoció como Brown and Root.

Véase también

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Bibliografía
 Barr McClellan, Blood Money and Power: How L.B.J. Killed J.F.K. (2003)
 Robert A. Caro, Lyndon Johnson: The Path to Power (1983)

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Home Press Room Speeches Speeches 2011 Address by the Secretary General to the OPEC 50th Anniversary Ceremony
Address by the Secretary General to the OPEC 50th Anniversary Ceremony
Delivered by HE Abdalla S. El-Badri, OPEC Secretary General, at the Ceremony organised by the Islamic Republic of Iran's Ministry of Petroleum, Tehran, Iran, 19 April 2011
Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen.
I should like to begin by expressing my appreciation to His Excellency Dr Masoud Mir-Kazemi, the Minister of Petroleum of the Islamic Republic of Iran, for the invitation to attend this Ceremony that marks the happy occasion of OPEC's 50th Anniversary. His Excellency is also President of the Conference of this esteemed producer-group this year, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries.
I am deeply honoured to be here in Tehran, the capital city of a Founding Member of the Organization.
Fifty years is a proud milestone for any institution. This is especially the case for OPEC, which has achieved a remarkable amount of success since its creation half a century ago. When OPEC was set up, international companies were the dominant force in the oil market, playing the major roles and deriving the greatest benefit from all segments of the business, from exploration to final distribution. Many predicted that the Organization would not last long.
Fifty years on, however, the initial gathering of five oil-producing developing countries has evolved into a solid group of 12 Members. These come from different parts of the world and have brought more strength, vision and diversity to the Organization. This includes its Members gaining full sovereignty over their exhaustible, non-renewable natural resources.
Of course, in 50 years of existence, the Organization has witnessed its fair share of ups and downs. It has, however, adapted to changes, learned many lessons, advanced dialogue and cooperation, been resilient enough to overcome internal and external challenges, and become increasingly proactive and adaptive in the face of dynamic market conditions.
The oil market has been — and will continue to be — an ever-changing arena. This is because oil is so vital to the world economy, it is present in everyone's daily lives and its market is truly global. After the global financial crisis and economic recession, this past winter has seen a number of significant events that no one could have predicted at the turn of the year. In the Asian region, there has been Japan's huge earthquake, devastating tsunami and subsequent nuclear crisis. Our sympathies go to all those affected by these catastrophic events. And, in North Africa and the Middle East, unrest has been witnessed in a number of countries. Our thoughts and prayers are with all those civilians who have suffered terribly in their daily lives. Where there is still unrest, it is hoped that peaceful solutions can be found soon.
These events, as well as the continued uncertainties surrounding the global economy, have obviously had an impact on oil and energy markets. However, oil markets — which, as I have said, are global in nature — have adjusted rapidly, in terms of both volume and quality. Consequently, and as OPEC has indicated many times, there is no shortage of oil anywhere in the world. Moreover, stock-levels remain high; OPEC's spare capacity is around 4.5 million barrels a day, even after the recent disruptions; the refining system has adequate flexibility; and the Organization's current production is at the level it was in December.
Nonetheless, we have all seen prices rising in the first quarter and speculator activity on the Nymex has surged to record highs. For example, by mid-March, open interest for Nymex WTI exceeded the unprecedented level of 1.5 million futures contracts — this is 18 times higher than the daily traded physical crude. Such an increase has been the result of concern about supply deteriorating further beyond the current situation.
The price rises have been even more pronounced at the consumer end, where the effects of taxation in these countries have been felt greatly. OPEC has played its role by ensuring that the market remains well-supplied with crude. And so it would be helpful at this challenging time if consuming countries, that have high levels of tax on oil products, consider revising down these levels — at least temporarily — to alleviate the impact on end-consumers.
These are exceptional circumstances that need exceptional remedies.
These recent market challenges are typical of those faced by OPEC over the past half century. We have a long record of rising to such challenges, as they affect the international oil market, and overcoming them.
In fact, OPEC itself started out as a challenge! In September 1960, our Organization began as a group of five oil-producing developing countries whose domestic oil sectors were dominated by powerful outside interests. We received only minimal financial returns from sales of our crude on world markets.
The founding of OPEC was a commitment based upon the need of these countries to safeguard their legitimate national interests and to ensure order and stability in the international oil market. This included gaining full sovereignty over their exhaustible, non-renewable natural resources.
Today, as a group of 12 independent sovereign states, we are recognised as a mature, responsible member of the international energy community.
We are also recognised for the constructive way we respond to crises in the market, benefiting all parties. Our agreement of December 2008 is a case in point. This was taken at a time when the oil price was plummeting, as financial institutions were collapsing and the world economy was sliding into recession. The agreement, however, helped stabilise the market at a challenging time, for the benefit of all stakeholders.
But we are not just concerned with the oil market. We also address other major challenges affecting mankind. The establishment of the OPEC Fund for International Development in 1976, of course, is a prime example of our Organization addressing the issue of poverty.
More recently, in 2007, the Third Summit of OPEC Heads of State and Government referred to three guiding themes for the 'economic, energy and environmental endeavours' of OPEC and its Member Countries: stability of global energy markets; energy for sustainable development; and energy and environment.
We also recognise that the oil industry is now operating in an interdependent world. This is why we go to great lengths to encourage dialogue and cooperation. OPEC's involvement in the high-level international producer-consumer dialogue is an example of this. So too are the separate energy dialogues we have established with the European Union, Russia, China and institutions such as the International Energy Agency and the International Monetary Fund.
This is all in the interests of stable, secure oil markets and the receipt of steady petroleum revenue. This helps us develop our economies and provide a better life for our people.
As a Founder Member of our Organization, Iran has been a key player in OPEC's achievements throughout its history.
It was directly involved in the formative stages, which date back to as long ago as 1949, when the first approaches were made to set up a producer institution.
And May 1991 saw some important preliminary steps taken at the Isfahan International Conference in the direction of high-level producer-consumer dialogue — this started a process that led to the creation of the International Energy Forum.
On such occasions as this 50th Anniversary Ceremony, we recall the vision and the resolve of our five founding fathers to create an oil industry that was fairer, more stable and more truly representative of global interests. They were: Dr Fuad Rouhani, from our host nation today; Dr Tala'at al-Shaibani from Iraq; Ahmed Sayed Omar from Kuwait; Abdullah Al-Tariki from Saudi Arabia; and Dr Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonzo from Venezuela. I believe that, were they alive today, these distinguished gentlemen would have been proud of OPEC's achievements.
The dedication and commitment of the Governments of our Member Countries have been central to this during the past 50 remarkable years.
At the same time, however, we must not lose sight of the future.
As a group of producers with 80 per cent of the world's proven crude oil reserves, we are confident of rising to the new challenges — in support of our own domestic development, as well as sound world economic growth. And the Islamic Republic of Iran, without any doubt, will continue to play a key role in this.


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text: Q: Path lifting in principal bundles Let $\pi : P \rightarrow M$ be a principal $G$-bundle and let $\gamma : [0,1] \rightarrow M$ be a smooth path. I define a lifting of $\gamma$ on $P$ in the following way: if $\{U_\alpha\}_\alpha$ is a trivializing open covering of $M$ I can find a partition $\{t_i\}_{i = 0}^k$ of $[0,1]$ in such a way that $\gamma([t_{i - 1},t_i]) \subset U_{\alpha_i}$ for each $i$. Now I can define the lifting of $\gamma$ as $\tau(s) := (\sigma_{\alpha_i} \circ \gamma)(s) \cdot g_i$ for $s \in [t_{i-1},t_i]$ where $\sigma_{\alpha_i} : U_{\alpha_i} \rightarrow P$ is a smooth local section and $g_i \in G$ is used to adjust the starting point of each segment. Now I want to prove that the path $\tau : [0,1] \rightarrow P$ is smooth but I am not sure how to prove the smoothness at the points $\{t_i\}_{i = 1}^{k - 1}$ (at the endpoints is obviously smooth).


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Microsoft to Pull Windows Server 2003 Support Next Year
Thursday Jul 17th 2014 by Pedro Hernandez
Microsoft warns data center operators that hanging onto the long-lived server OS is potentially endangering their IT infrastructures.
In a year, on July 14, 2015, Windows Server 2003 will meet the same fate that Windows XP met on April 9. On that date, the server operating system will enter its end-of-support phase, spelling the end of security patches and bug fixes, said Brad Anderson, corporate vice president of Windows Server and System Center.
"If new issues do happen to be found, the only way to receive additional updates will be through a custom support agreement," said Anderson in a statement.
Despite its advanced age—Windows Server 2003 will turn 12 when Microsoft pulls support—the company has issued dozens of updates this year alone, said Anderson. "Even 10+ years after its release, Microsoft still issued 37 updates for Windows Server 2003 last year, but these regular servicings are now going to end."
In a YouTube video from Microsoft, the company warns that "physical and virtualized instances [of the OS] will be vulnerable to any and all new security threats."
Security concerns aside, organizations may have little choice but to purge the server software from their IT mix if they plan to continue conducting business. "Companies that continue to run Windows Server 2003 will start to fail standard compliance audits," cautioned the online video.
Since its launch 11 years ago, the operating system was succeeded by Windows Server 2008 and 2012. Despite those releases, Windows Server 2003 maintains a strong grip on some data centers, said Anderson.
"The fact of the matter is that there is a significant amount of Windows Server 2003 to upgrade around the world; we estimate that there are more than 15,000,000 physical servers that are likely to be upgraded over the next 12 months," he said.
Migrating millions of servers to Windows Server 2012 could provide Microsoft's virtualization technology, Hyper-V, with a big boost against rival VMware.
Anderson indicated that "many organizations are using the upgrade as the point in time they also migrate from VMware to Hyper-V." Windows Server 2003, unlike Server 2012, does not ship with the hypervisor, he observed.
When Windows Server 2012 was released on Sept. 4, 2012, Microsoft dubbed the software as its "Cloud OS," due in part to its built-in, cloud-friendly virtualization capabilities. In its latest iteration (Windows Server 2012 R2), the OS can support up to 1,024 active virtual machines (VMs), 64 virtual processors per VM and up to 1TB of memory per VM.
Before its launch, Microsoft claimed that the OS will win converts from VMware. Chris Avis, senior IT evangelist at Microsoft, said at the time that Microsoft was raising its "game so that we support a similar amount of processors, a similar amount of RAM and to be able to do the same amount of live migration scenarios levels the playing field of Hyper-V, versus VMware."


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Q: Using a multi tap transformer I'm new to electronics I have need some help with a power supply design I am designing.
I currently have a 0-30 volt, 2 amp multi tap transformer that I am using for the above mentioned power supply but what I am wanting to know whether is I can set it up so that I can tap more than one voltage at a time ( not simultaneously but to be able to flick between one and another )  and if so would I have to set a separate rectifier for each circuit for a given voltage.
Thank you in Advance.

A: Yes, you can use a switch to select different taps, and as long as your rectifier/filter circuit is designed for the voltage while on the highest tap and the maximum current while on the lowest tap, you only need one rectifier/filter circuit after the tap selector switch.
Your best selection for a switch to use is a "Break-Before-Make" switch.


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Home Accidents Alarming Rise in Pedestrian Traffic Deaths
Alarming Rise in Pedestrian Traffic Deaths
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Public Health Watchdog Breaking News
A report released on March 30, 2017 by the Governors Highway Safety Association shows that the number of pedestrians killed in traffic jumped 11 percent in 2016, to nearly 6,000.
This is the biggest increase in fatalities ever in a single year and is the highest number of deaths in more than two decades, National Public Radio (NPR) reports. "It is alarming," GHSA executive director Jonathan Adkins says.
Increased Vehicle Safety Has Not Reduced Deaths
"There's been an assumption that, because of increased safety of vehicles as we move toward semi-autonomous vehicles, that traffic deaths were going to go down," Adkins says. "We're seeing just the opposite, unfortunately, with a particular spike as it relates to pedestrians and cyclists."
The personal injury attorneys at Parker Waichman have decades of experience in representing those injured in traffic accidents.
The National Safety Council recently reported that traffic deaths overall went up six percent nationwide in 2016. Maureen Vogel, spokeswoman for the council, says the group expected pedestrian deaths to be part of the overall spike in deaths, but safety experts were surprised that the rise in pedestrian deaths so far outpaced other traffic-related fatalities.
Vogel sees a "perfect storm" of factors behind the increase. A stronger economy and low gas prices means more cars are on the road and people are driving more miles. But Vogel says there are other factors at play. Drivers and pedestrians are often distracted by their phones. Melody Geraci, deputy executive director of the Active Transportation Alliance, a Chicago safety advocacy group, says distractions are the number three cause of pedestrian fatalities, behind speeding and failure to yield, according to NPR.
Distractions and Alcohol Increase Risk to Pedestrians
Distracted driving is a well-documented cause of crashes, but a growing number of distracted pedestrian are injured because they are oblivious to traffic around them. Often, injured pedestrians had been distracted by cellphones. Pedestrians wearing headphones might not be aware of sounds that could alert them to dangers.
Vehicle speed remains a critical problem in pedestrian fatalities. "If a pedestrian is struck at 20 miles an hour, they have a 10 percent chance of dying. If they are struck at 40 miles an hour, they have an 80 percent chance of dying," Geraci says.
New York City lowered the speed limit on most streets to 25 mph. Other cities are also considering lowering speeds, NPR reports. Researchers are analyzing the data to see if there are other ways to make streets safer for those traveling on foot. According to the Governors Highway Safety Association report, 74 percent of pedestrian fatalities happen at night, and 72 percent of those killed were not crossing at intersections.
Alcohol is a significant factor in many pedestrian injuries and deaths. According to the GHSA report, 15 percent of pedestrians killed annually are hit by a drunk driver. Thirty-four percent of pedestrians killed are legally drunk themselves, with a blood-alcohol content (BAC) above the .08 threshold for drunk driving. At this blood-alcohol level, reflexes and judgment are impaired and it is dangerous for a person to operate a motor vehicle. But walking when impaired is also dangerous, especially at night.
The National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism explains that as BAC increases, so does the risk for harm. "Even small increases in BAC can decrease coordination, make a person feel sick, and cloud judgment. This can lead to injury from falls or car crashes, leave one vulnerable to sexual assault or other acts of violence." A drunk pedestrian might attempt to cross a street in an unsafe place, not recognizing the dangers. There might not be enough light for oncoming cars to see the walker or there might not be enough time for the pedestrian to safely make it across the road. A pedestrian whose coordination or balance is impaired by alcohol might stumble into the path of an oncoming car.
Adkins of the Governors Highway Safety Council says, "We've done a good job in highway safety in telling people that when you go out to the bar and you're drunk, don't get behind the wheel." But, Adkins notes that people who have been drinking should "really be careful about walking, particularly if you're walking at night. . .You're not gonna have good judgment. . . don't walk home at night when you're hammered."
Safety advocates say lower speed limits, better road design, and more sidewalks can help reduce fatalities. New vehicle technologies that alert drivers to the presence of pedestrians can also help but many drivers do not understand the technology and they disable it.
Legal Help for Pedestrians Injured in Traffic Accidents
If you are a pedestrian who was injured in a traffic accident or a family member was killed in a pedestrian accident, the attorneys at Parker Waichman can help you seek compensation. For a free, no obligation case evaluation contact Parker Waichman by filling out the contact form or by calling 1-800-YOURLAWYER (1-800-968-7529).
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The 2014 All-Animosity Team
The Midsummer Classic is this week and that means it's time for the four longest days of summer: the four days without baseball. I mean real baseball and not the Home Run Derby or the All-Star Game because without real baseball to watch and talk about, the baseball world becomes talking heads spending Monday and Tuesday debating who should and who shouldn't have made the All-Star Team and how the All-Star Game can be fixed. And then those same talking heads will spend Wednesday and Thursday spewing meaningless "second-half" predictions and giving us their "midseason" awards for Cy Young and MVP.
Instead of complaining about the Home Run Derby format or Chris Berman's broadcasting techniques and instead of debating if the Home Run Derby messes up a hitter's swing or if the All-Star Game should determine home-field advantage, I thought now would be the best time to announce the one midsummer roster that matters: the 2014 All-Animosity Team.
It's the Fifth Annual All-Animosity Team and once again the team consists of one player at each position, along with a starting pitcher, a closer and a manager from around the league. The standards to be considered for the team are simple and only one of the following three requirements needs to be met.
1. The person is a Yankee killer.
2. The person plays for the Red Sox.
3. I don't like the person. (When I say, "I don't like the person" or if I say, "I hate someone" I mean I don't like the person who wears a uniform and plays or manages for a Major League Baseball team and not the actual person away from the game. I'm sure some of the people on this list are nice people. I'm glad we got that out of the way since I can already see Player X's fan base in an uproar about me hating someone who does so much for the community.)
So, here is the 2014 All-Animosity Team with the winners from the previous years also listed.
C – Mike Napoli
(2013 – Jarrod Saltalamacchia, 2012 – Matt Wieters, 2011 – Jarrod Saltalamacchia, 2010 – Jason Varitek)
Jason Varitek hasn't played baseball in four years, Jarrod Saltalamacchia is in Miami and Matt Wieters had Tommy John surgery. Usually if I'm having trouble, I can always turn to the Red Sox, but A.J. Pierzynski just got cut and David Ross isn't worth giving the time of the day to. With a limited number of unlikeable catchers, it was hard for me to not break my own rule of not putting any Yankees on the team and put Brian McCann in this spot. So while Napoli has never caught in any of the 214 games he has played for the Red Sox and hasn't been a catcher since 2012, I'm penciling him in here.
Even with David Ortiz saving the Red Sox' season against the Tigers in the ALCS and then hitting .688 in the World Series, Napoli was the face of the 2013 Red Sox. With his Duck Dynasty beard, he became the face of a team built on the notion of "We can win a championship if every single thing goes our way" and every single thing did go their way for the whole season as they got bounce-back seasons from their entire roster and overachieving seasons from several players who had become perennial underachievers.
After agreeing to a three-year, $39 million deal and then having that deal voided because of a failed physical, Napoli was almost not even part of the 2013 Red Sox. He signed a one-year, $5 million contract with $8 million of incentives and then went on to hit .259/.360/.482 with 23 home runs and 92 RBIs, which isn't very impressive, but what is are his 2013 numbers against the Yankees: .375/.453/.804 with seven home runs and 20 RBIs. This year, Napoli has cooled off a little against the Yankees (.306/.405/.667), but he still has three home runs against them and one game-changing home run against them when he got a two-strike fastball from Masahiro Tanaka in the ninth inning at Yankee Stadium a few weeks back before calling Tanaka "an idiot."
1B – Chris Davis
(2013 – Chris Davis, 2012 – Adrian Gonzalez, 2011 – Adrian Gonzalez, 2010 – Kevin Youkilis)
I wasn't going to put Chris Davis here with a .199 average at the break, but after his two-run home run against the Yankees in the bottom of the fourth inning on Sunday Night Baseball gave the Orioles a 2-1 lead in an eventual 3-1, rain-shortened win, I had to. Eff you, Chris Davis. And eff you, rain-shortened losses in a huge division game that is the difference between being three games back or five.
2B – Dustin Pedroia
(2013 – Dustin Pedroia, 2012 – Dustin Pedroia, 2011 – Dustin Pedroia, 2010 – Dustin Pedroia)
For as long as I have an All-Animosity Team and for as long as Dustin Pedroia is the second baseman of the Red Sox, he will be in this spot. So as I have done the last few years, I will just put down what I have about Pedroia.
Pedroia is like Tom Brady for me. He has that winning instinct that you just don't see all the time these days, he plays hard and he's the type of guy you want on your team. But if I didn't put him here again it would just be weird.
3B – David Wright
(2013 – David Wright, 2012 – Robert Andino, 2011 – Kevin Youkilis, 2010 – Chone Figgins)
David Wright is the face of the Mets. And for that alone, he gets this spot.
SS – Jose Reyes
(2013 – Jose Reyes, 2012 – Jose Reyes, 2011 – Jose Reyes, 2010 – Jose Reyes)
Sometimes I miss the days of the Jose Reyes being the Mets shortstop when Mets fans would try to engage me in fights about Reyes being better than Derek Jeter. And sometimes I miss the days when Mets fans would call WFAN and talk about how Reyes is "the most exciting player in baseball" as if there were any true way to measure a statement like that. But I always miss the days when Mets fans would call and say the team has to re-sign Reyes before he hit free agency after the 2011 season. Since Reyes left the Mets for free agency and signed a six-year, $106 million deal with the Marlins (and was then traded to the Blue Jays), he has played in 332 of a possible 420 games and has become a shell of his former self offensively, even playing for an offensive power like the Blue Jays.
I can only dream about the state the Mets would be in right now if they had Reyes playing shortstop a $16 million per year for an under-.500 team trying to rebuild and can only imagine the types of calls that would be flooding the sports radio phone lines with the trade deadline looming and Mets fans waiting on hold for hours to share their fantasy trades for Reyes. I miss the days of the Jeter-Reyes debates, even if they were one-sided and ended the same way as all the Jeter-Nomar debates, and I miss Reyes being a Met and giving that fan base years of false hope.
LF – Wil Myers
(2013 – Carl Crawford, 2012 – Delmon Young, 2011 – Manny Ramirez, 2010 – Manny Ramirez)
Here is what Wil Myers has done this season: .227/.313/.354 with five home runs and 25 RBIs.
Here is what Wil Myers has done against the Yankees this season: .375/.429/.813 with four home runs and 14 RBIs.
That means 12 of Myers' 45 hits (27 percent), four of his five home runs (80 percent) and 14 of his 25 RBIs (56 percent) have come against the Yankees. Excuse me while I throw up.
I watched Myers round the bases on his inside-the-park home run from Section 203 at the Stadium on May 4 and watched him encourage all of 203 to continue to taunt him as he continued to beat the Yankees. Unfortunately, he is 23 years and will likely taunt me for years to come.
CF – Adam Jones
(2013 – Ben Zobrist, 2012 – Josh Hamilton, 2011 – B.J. Upton, 2010 – Vernon Wells)
I was shocked to realize Jones hadn't been been part of the All-Animosity Team before, given his knack for killing the Yankees offensively and defensively. This year Jones is hitting .324/.359/.514 with two home runs against the Yankees and it's usually Jones in the middle of any Orioles rally against the Yankees or the one killing a rally with a Web Gem. I miss the days of a young Adam Jones, who hadn't realized his power yet and could easily be struck out in a big spot.
RF – Nick Swisher
(2013 – Nick Swisher, 2012 – Jose Bautista, 2011 – Magglio Ordonez, 2010 – Magglio Ordonez)
Before the Yankees started a four-game series in Cleveland last week, Nick Swisher was hitting .197/.287/.317 with five home runs and 39 RBIs in what was becoming a disastrous season for the Indians' highest-paid player making $15 million this season. Swisher's struggles this season brought a smile to my face the same way I was smiling when he went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts in the one-game playoff last season.
But during the four-game series against the Yankees, Swisher went 5-for-18 with two home runs and five RBIs, including the two-strike home run against Tanaka in his last start before he hit the disabled list. And since the start of the Yankees series, Swisher is 9-for-10 with three home runs and seven RBIs. There's nothing quite like the Yankees letting a sub-.200 hitter in July get hot and start to turn his season around againts them, especially when it's the hated Nick Swisher. OK, maybe "hated" is the wrong word to use when talking about Swisher since he is extra sensitive.
SP – John Lackey
(2013 – Josh Beckett, 2012 – Josh Beckett, 2011 – Josh Beckett, 2010 – Josh Beckett)
I never thought any pitcher other than Josh Beckett would earn this spot, but Lackey had been knocking on the door for a few years and finally busted it open this season.
Let's put aside his personal life issues and even his double-fisting beers in the clubhouse and even his belittling of the media, who do sometimes need to be belittled, and let's talk about Lackey's contract status.
Lackey signed a five-year, $82.5 million deal with the Red Sox from 2010-2014 with a club option for 2015 at the league minimum is Lackey misses significant time with surgery between 2010-2014 for a pre-exisitng elbow injury. Lackey did miss time because of surgery and missed the entire 2012 season and is now saying he will never pitch for the league minimum ($500,000) and will retire before doing so.
John Lackey is pure scum on top of scum and I'm not sure how he has a single fan. He signed a five-year, $82.5 million A.J. Burnett deal before 2010 and in the first two years he went 26-23 with a 5.26 ERA. Then he missed the entire 2012 season. Last year he went 10-13 with a 3.52 ERA on a division-winning and World Series-winning team. It doesn't surprise me one bit that he is upset that he would only make $500,000 next year, but it's a little ironic that he didn't think he should only be making $500,000 when he had a 1.619 WHIP in 2011 or when he threw zero pitches in 2012. Poor John Lackey.
CL – Fernando Rodney
(2013 – Fernando Rodney, 2012 – Jose Valverde, 2011 – Jonathan Papelbon, 2010 – Jonathan Papelbon)
It was actually hard to fill the closer role this season, but watching Rodney celebrate saves over the years and then turn in an ugly line (1.1 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 1 HBP) in two appearances against the Red Sox in the ALDS en route to their third championship in 10 years was enough to put him back on the team.
Manager – Mike Scioscia
(2013 – Mike Scioscia, 2012 – Bobby Valentine, 2011 – Mike Scioscia, 2010 – Joe Maddon)
I really wanted to put Mike Matheny here for his managerial decisions in the World Series, especially his decision to bring in Seth Maness and his awesome pitch-to-contact stuff to face Jonny Gomes in Game 4. Thanks, Mike! But I don't care enough about Matheny or the Cardinals for this spot considering how many choices there are from the American League.
This spot has gone to Joe Maddon and Mike Scioscia and the legendary Bobby Valentine (whose Stamford, Conn. restaurant I ate at on Saturday and it was actually good) in the past and once again it goes to Scioscia, whose Angels are finally playing up to their payroll for the first time since 2009. And because the Angels are looking like a lock for either the West or the first wild card, that means we are going to have to hear about how great of a job Scioscia did in 2014 despite having Mike Trout, Josh Hamilton and Albert Pujols in his lineup. Don't forget, no team goes first to third and plays fundamentally-sound baseball better than Mike Scioscia's team!
Adam Jones, Adrian Gonzalez, Albert Pujols, B.J. Upton, Ben Zobrist, Bobby Valentine, Brian McCann, Carl Crawford, Chone Figgins, Chris Davis, David Ortiz, David Wright, Delmon Young, Derek Jeter, Dustin Pedroia, Fernando Rodney, Joe Maddon, John Lackey, Jonathan Papelbon, Jonny Gomes, Jose Bautista, Jose Reyes, Jose Valverde, Josh Beckett, Josh Hamilton, Kevin Youkilis, Magglio Ordonez, Manny Ramirez, Masahiro Tanaka, Mike Matheny, Mike Napoli, Mike Scioscia, Mike Trout, Nick Swisher, Nomar Garciaparra, Robert Andino, Seth Maness, Vernon Wells, Wil Myers
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Packer BlackArch
===========
[Packer](https://www.packer.io) templates for building [BlackArch](https://blackarch.org/) vagrant images.
[BlackArch](https://blackarch.org/) Linux is an [Arch Linux](https://www.archlinux.org/) -based penetration testing distribution for penetration testers and security researchers.

Building results on Vagrant Cloud
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- https://app.vagrantup.com/ph20/boxes/blackarch-core-x86_64
- https://app.vagrantup.com/ph20/boxes/blackarch-common-x86_64
- https://app.vagrantup.com/ph20/boxes/blackarch-full-x86_64

Usage
-----
```
# creating vagrant directory if needed
mkdir vagrant-blackarch
cd vagrant-blackarch
# initial vagrant file
vagrant init ph20/blackarch-common-x86_64
# customise Vagrantfile if needed
# start vagrant instance
vagrant up
# connect to balckarch machine
vagrant ssh
```

Building
-----
```
git clone https://github.com/ph20/packer-blackarch.git
cd packer-blackarch
# install all needed requirements regarding your linux distro
rake build
```
See all available tasks
```
# rake -T                                                                                ─╯
rake build               # Build all
rake build:common        # Build common
rake build:core          # Build core
rake build:full          # Build full
rake check               # check all requirements
rake check:free_space    # Check needed free space for building
rake check:packer        # Check present packer-io
rake check:python        # Check present python2 interpreter
rake check:vagrant       # Check present vagrant
rake clean               # Remove any temporary products / Clean builds
rake clobber             # Remove any generated files
rake generate_variables  # Generating variables
```
There avalible three build types
- `rake build:core` - core image without pentest utils but with all needed for fast install any util;
- `rake build:common` - image with common used utils (nmap, nikto, etc..);
- `rake build:full` - all avaliable BlackArch tools;

Resources used to create this:
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- https://github.com/elasticdog/packer-arch
- https://github.com/BlackArch/blackarch-installer

Technology stack
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- `HashiCorp Packer` -  automates the creation of any type of machine image https://www.packer.io/
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- `Vagrant by HashiCorp` - an open-source software product for building and maintaining portable virtual software development environments https://www.vagrantup.com/

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World Championship Hen Racing takes place annually at the Barley Mow Inn, Bonsall, in Derbyshire. The races have been held in the village for nearly 30 years and competitors come from all over Europe to take part in this quirky event.
This year's event will take place on Saturday 5th August, with registration taking place at around 12pm when the pub opens.
Hen racing has a long history in the area, with the local Derbyshire villages traditionally competing against each other in the summertime (for a bit of fun).
These days, the hen races take place over a track of about 15 metres. The hens are raced in heats and are given three minutes to cross the finish line. The hens are encouraged to 'race' to the end of the track, with competitors standing at the end shouting encouragement and tempting the birds along with food.
The rules of racing are simple, so anyone can give it a go. Hens must start the race with their feet on the ground, and hens that leave the track during the race must be placed back at the start. Most importantly, there must be no cruelty and no fowl play!
The hen races are free to enter and watch. Anyone with a hen can take part, just turn up on the day and register. For those who don't have their own chicken, you can hire one on the day to join in with the eggcitement. A word of warning though, some competitors take the hen racing very seriously, and spend months training for the event (no really, they do).
This year there will be prizes for the Best Turned Out Hen & Handler, Prettiest Hen, and Most Well Travelled Hen.
As well as the hen racing there will be a Thornbridge Brewery beer festival, an all day BBQ with gourmet burgers, and live music from The Natterjacks. This year's event will also see the BBC in attendance.


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§411-C
Title 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION
Chapter 3: PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF WATERS
Subchapter 1: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BOARD
Article 2: POLLUTION CONTROL
§412. Grants by State for planning
1. Grants by State for planning. The commissioner is authorized to pay an amount at least 15%, but not to exceed 25%, of the expense incurred by a municipality or quasi-municipal corporation in preliminary or final planning of a pollution abatement program in the form of a grant. The amount may not be paid until the governing body of the municipality or the quasi-municipal corporation duly votes to proceed with preliminary or final planning of a pollution abatement program, as appropriate.
A. For the purposes of this section, "preliminary planning" means engineering studies that include analysis of existing pollution problems; estimates of the cost of alternative methods of waste treatment, studies of areas to be served by the proposed facilities and estimates of the cost of serving such areas; preliminary sketches of existing and proposed sewer and treatment plant layouts; and estimates of alternative methods of financing, including user charges, and other studies and estimates designed to aid the municipality or quasi-municipal corporation in deciding whether and how best to proceed with a pollution abatement program. [PL 1989, c. 890, Pt. A, §40 (AFF); PL 1989, c. 890, Pt. B, §26 (AMD).]
B. For the purposes of this section, "final planning" means the preparation of engineering drawings and specifications for the construction of waste treatment facilities, interceptor systems and outfalls or other facilities specifically designated in departmental rules. All proceeds from the sale of bonds for the planning of pollution abatement facilities expended under the direction and supervision of the commissioner must be segregated, apportioned and expended as provided by the Legislature. [PL 1989, c. 890, Pt. A, §40 (AFF); PL 1989, c. 890, Pt. B, §26 (AMD).]
[PL 1989, c. 890, Pt. A, §40 (AFF); PL 1989, c. 890, Pt. B, §26 (AMD).]
PL 1969, c. 546, §1 (RPR). PL 1971, c. 340, §1 (AMD). PL 1971, c. 618, §12 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 694, §2 (RPR). PL 1977, c. 81 (RPR). PL 1989, c. 890, §§A40,B26 (AMD).