My hunch proved correct. I'd visited the vast temple complex of Banteay Chhmar, near the northwest border with Thailand, once before in 2001, and felt that a temple of that magnitude and importance must have other temples in the vicinity. I kept in e-mail contact with my moto-driver from my first visit, Heang, and in preparing for my return, he'd done some investigation at the local tourism office in Sisophon, who'd produced a list of other temple names close to the main site. That had certainly whetted my appetite and I met with Heang for an hour in Siem Reap to discuss our plans for a return visit. Heang had moved to live in Siem Reap a few months before, hoping for a better life as a tuk-tuk driver than in his hometown of Sisophon. His resourcefulness and willingness had greatly impressed me and whilst I spent my last night in Siem Reap, he'd driven his moto the 100kms back to Sisophon to ensure he was ready for my arrival that morning.
I'd breakfasted at 6.30am at the HanumanAlaya, packed my bag and met up with Rieng a little after 7am for the ride to the share-taxi rank on the forecourt of the petrol station opposite the main bridge over the river. The taxi drivers quoted a $4 per seat levy for the ride to Sisophon and when Noung arrived with her parents, the car was full and ready to leave. It was 8am. I said my goodbyes to Rieng - who'd had a call to guide a tourist for the next two days whilst I was out of town - and to Noung's parents, as we shared a backseat with two older women, with the driver and two male passengers in front. The highway to Sisophon was busy and bumpy with only one holdup for about ten minutes due to a bottleneck at a broken bridge. The two hour trip gave Noung and I the opportunity to catch-up on her brother's new job in Ou Ambel, close to Sisophon, and her own desire to seek out a job with the same Christian charity in Siem Reap. Heang was waiting at the market for our arrival just after 10am and I arranged to see Noung and her brother Plon later that same evening. Not wanting to waste any time, I booked a room at the Neak Meas hotel ($12/night with air-con and hot water) and we were on the road to Banteay Chhmar within twenty minutes of our arrival. It took us two hours on the dusty road (route 69) to cover the 40kms to Thma Puok, though thankfully the sun was behind cloud for much of the time, and we stopped for a beef and rice lunch at a busy restaurant opposite the police station. The last leg of the ride took us another twenty minutes, arriving at the entrance to the main Banteay Chhmar temple a little after 1.30pm, signing the visitors book and handing over the $3 entry fee to the solitary policeman on duty.
After an inspection of the dharmasala (rest house) near the entrance, a welcoming committee awaited me at the ruined eastern gopura of half a dozen cheeky teenagers, who decided to adopt me for my visit to 'their' temple. The ringleader was the only girl, India ("like the country" she beamed), who was particularly keen to practice her exceptionally wide English vocabularly, alongwith her not so confident friends, Tout, Pranya, Toeuy, Loan and Sophea. Even though Heang and myself had visited the temple before, I asked my new companions to show me the best bits as we ambled slowly around the temple complex and they picked out a couple of carvings that I hadn't seen on my previous visit. Parts of the temple are in pretty good condition, walls, towers and gopuras are still standing and intact including three towers with the wonderful giant smiling faces of the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara (or Jayarvarman VII depending on your point of view), some friezes and carvings are also in good nick, whilst other areas are in ruin, large sandstone blocks litter the floor which we used as stepping stones, lintels and pediments are damaged, destroyed and defaced and in the last year, one of the face towers had become unstable, fallen and shattered into many pieces. We walked around the outside of the enclosure wall to view the continuous bas-relief carvings, in particular the two remaining multi-armed Lokesvara carvings next to the western entry gopura. Originally there were eight of these exquisite reliefs though only two, one with thirty-two arms, the other with twenty-two, remain. Though they'd survived intact whilst similar carvings nearby had been looted a few years earlier (and now reside in the Phnom Penh museum), both figures had remnants of a white chalk-like substance on them as well as some graffiti in Khmer, whilst further along the wall, the reliefs depicting battle scenes on land and water and a giant Rahu monster were intermittently bathed in sunlight filtering through the surrounding trees. Walking back through the inner sanctuary, the birdcalls and stillness, despite the occasional bout of laughter from my companions who couldn't keep quiet for longer than a minute, gave the temple an undisturbed and tranquil presence, devoid of the crowds and trappings that you find at Angkor.
All in all we spent two hours exploring the 12th century site and our new friends eagerly confirmed the whereabouts of up to another eight temples nearby. It was too late to attempt to visit them all that afternoon, so I told them I would return the following morning, which brought an instant look of disappointment to India's face. She explained that she and her friends had to attend school the next day and couldn't meet up with me. A great shame, though I thanked them for their help and gave each of them a tip for their efforts. It was 3.30pm and we had time to investigate just one of the additional temples that India had described, situated a few hundred metres behind the small market area and directly in line with the temple's water-filled moat and southern gopura. We came to what appeared to be a large pond, where young girls from the village were gathering water in buckets and giggling at my arrival, but it turned out to be a moat surrounding a tree-festooned island where a giant Bayon-style face peered over the treetops. One of the girls called the temple Prasat Prum Mukbuon ('four faces'), another Ta Prohm, whilst Heang said he'd heard both names on a previous visit but had never managed to find the temple before. We walked around the laterite-stepped moat until we came to a causeway to the island, where we met four friendly youngsters, three girls, Sary, Chan and Bei, and Sophat, who showed us a path through the dense vegetation to the large tower at the centre.
The sandstone structure reminded me of a slimmer version of one of the main gates of Angkor Thom, with four massive faces at the four cardinal points, still in very good condition but lacking any lintels or pediments, whilst a large sandstone pedestal was wedged into a hole in the ground directly beneath the tower. One of the faces had lost its nose but apart from that the faces - carrying a serene expression with closed eyelids and thick, slightly curled lips - were identical to those at the main Banteay Chhmar temple and the others built during the glorious 12th century reign of Jayavarman VII, including the Bayon and Ta Prohm. I shinned up to a ledge near one of the faces for a view across the treetops to the wall and moat of the main temple, five hundred metres away. Sary explained to Heang that all the villagers nearby use the moat for their water supplies and as she did one of the girls washing clothes shrieked loudly as she prised a leech off her foot, to the amusement of her friends. We left Prasat Ta Prohm and its likeable residents at 4pm, buoyed by our discovery and eager to return the following day. The prospects were good if Ta Prohm was an example of the temples we were likely to find. We called in at a roadside eatery in Thma Puok for a cold drink and some friendly banter with two waitresses, Tein and Neung, whom Heang knew well. Before we reached Sisophon, the sky unexpectedly clouded over and it rained, a snake slithered across the road centimetres from our front tyre and Heang's moto developed a worrying clanking noise. At 7pm Noung and Plon arrived and together with Heang and myself, took motos to one of the popular lakeside restaurants over the bridge and just outside of town on the road to Battambang, for a couple of hours. Accompanied by live music, a string of female singers took to the main stage of the restaurant, whilst we enjoyed a chicken and beef feast in a wooden hut on stilts over the water. The rain fell heavily throughout our meal, which at $12 for a substantial spread and a steady flow of beers and soft drinks for the four of us, was a fair deal. Noung and Plon were staying at the charity's house in Ou Ambel, and I was starting early the next morning, so I said goodnight a little after 9pm, with a promise to see them again before I left Sisophon.
Heang arrived at 6.30am the next morning for a noodles and coffee breakfast at a busy cafe nearby and we left for our return visit to Banteay Chhmar a little after 7am. The overnight rain had dampened down the red dirt along route 69 and left small puddles on the bumpy surface as we reached the temple site in exactly two hours. At the entrance, Heang explained our need for a guide to the policeman on duty and moments later his fifteen year old son Sita arrived. Small for his age, as most Cambodian youngsters are compared to their western counterparts, and a little shy, he knew the whereabouts of the seven satellite temples we'd come to find, the first of which was just a hundred metres directly opposite the east entrance. In an overgrown thicket behind some houses, a dry moat surrounded an outer laterite wall and a jumble of fallen sandstone blocks, two badly ruined towers and damaged partial lintels on the ground. Sita called it Prasat Toch though it was difficult to identify the layout of the temple because of the dense vegetation. In the garden of the house where we left our moto, we found the base of a carved colonette and then climbed aboard Heang's moto and bounced further eastwards over a series of rice fields and dykes towards a massive baray. At the top of the laterite-stepped baray wall, we parked the moto at the home of a monk and alongwith two small boys who joined us, walked a kilometre across the dried rice fields to a large island in the centre of the baray. A second circular island within the first contained the temple we'd come to see, Prasat Mebon. The undergrowth was pretty thick as we reached the first sandstone sanctuary, partly ruined and minus a roof but with some wall carvings of devatas and hermits, and a raised laterite causeway. Nearby a larger sanctuary, also sandstone, was in slightly better condition with beautiful circular patterns and Rishis (hermits) carved on the doorframes and a small library amongst the ruins.
We returned to the village and stopped at Sita's home to collect a machete. The undergrowth surrounding the temples we'd visited was pretty thick and throny and the blade and the long handle Sita fashioned from a piece of wood he found, would prove to be invaluable. Following the large moat around the main site, we turned northwards and came to Prasat Yeay Pum, another sandstone temple surrounded by a laterite wall, with a small pond, and obvious evidence of theft from the temple, with blocks of sandstone containing the heads of carved Apsaras, missing from the wall. The doorframes contained identical circular carvings to those we found at Prasat Mebon. We continued north for another five minutes and came to a large water-filled moat and a seemingly impenetrable undergrowth-covered island. It proved impossible to cut a way through the eastern approach, as we came under attack from the spiky thornbushes, equally vicious red ants and itchy kha pods, so we tried the western entrance, with more success. After ten minutes of inching our way forwards with the machete, we broke through the thick bush and entered the dark interior, under a canopy of tall trees. Adjusting my eyes to the darkness and to the large tower in front of me, I could make out a giant face. The temple, which Sita called Prasat Chegnchemtrei, was similar to Ta Prohm in the form of its main tower, though only two faces remained, with two sides of the structure having fallen down. We also found a broken sandstone gopura on the impenetrable eastern side and a small laterite library. It was a difficult temple to photograph clearly and the humidity under the umbrella of trees was uncomfortable, but this was precisely the type of experience and discovery that makes my temple exploration so exciting and at times, challenging. It was 12.30pm, so we took a break and stopped for lunch at one of the food stalls just behind the tiny market by the southeast corner of the main moat. Heang, Sita and myself settled in the shade and ate a beef, soup and vegetables meal, washed down with the energy drink, Red Bull and tea.
Refreshed and fed, we carried on through the market in a southwest direction for a few hundred metres. Behind some newly-erected homes and in thick bushes, circled by a dry moat, was a sandstone and laterite temple in very poor condition. Some walls and doorframes remained standing but little else, with no decorative features that I could find, and no evidence of a tower with faces. The locals called it Prasat Yeay Chor. This was the only temple we were to find not aligned to the four cardinal compass points. We then moto'd along the south and west sides of the main moat, before turning off and parking our moto behind a tree and walked through fields to see our penultimate satellite temple, Prasat Yeay Chy. Surrounded by a dry moat, dense vegetation and a laterite wall, this was another large gate tower with the faces of Jayavarman VII on two sides, north and east, but missing from the other sides. Sita pointed further west through the forest and across more fields and five minutes later we arrived at another moat, this time with water. The path into the complex of Prasat Samnang Tasok was fairly straightforward aside from the ferocious red ants, so standing still was asking for trouble. The floor of the site was covered in thick bushes so it was easier to utilise the walls and roof of the outer gopura to make our way to the central sanctuary, which was topped by four more giant faces and other carvings. Like the majority of the temples we'd located, apart from the three of us, not another soul was anywhere to be seen and the only sounds we heard were birdcalls and the occasional rustle of a lizard amonst the undergrowth. On the way out, I was perched precariously on the lintel of a gateway when two red ants bit into my stomach after crawling up my trousers - I managed to keep my balance, though this final warning from the 'guardians' reminded me that temple exploration has a downside! We left at 3pm and stopped at the western entrance gate of the main Banteay Chhmar temple, which was effectively a huge pile of sandstone blocks. Sita met a friend at the gate and left us with my thanks and a tip which he seemed pleased with, before we left the temple for the final time, thoroughly satisfied that we'd uncovered some hidden gems that will make a visit to this important Angkorean site all the more interesting and challenging for visitors in the future.
On the return journey, we stopped at Thma Puok to chat briefly with Neung and Tein, before arriving back in Sisophon at 5.30pm. We called into Heang's home, where he used to live with his uncle's family before his recent move to Siem Reap and then we drove out to Ou Ambel, a few kilometres along the road to Poipet, to visit the charity organisation where my friends Noung and Plon were staying. Noung was feeling poorly after travelling to and from Poipet earlier in the day - she's not a great traveller, as I reminded her of a similar experience she had at Banteay Srei a few years before, which at least cheered her up. We stayed for an hour before Heang and I returned to town for a beef and fried rice meal at one of a group of roadside restaurants, where he knew the husband and wife proprietors. At the end of a long though highly successful day, I returned to the Neak Meas hotel by 9pm, thanking Heang for his invaluable co-operation during our journey of discovery. He'd proved to be an excellent companion and driver and I would recommend him to fellow travellers without any hesitation. In the morning, I had breakfast at the Pkay Proeuk restaurant and took a $5 backseat in a share-taxi bound for Siem Reap, that left Sisophon market at 7.30am.


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180 Degrees So Long And Thanks For All The Shoes 1997
180 Degrees The Greatest Songs Ever Written (By Us) 2004
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60% (Reprise) Wolves In Wolves' Clothing 2006
72 Hookers Self Entitled 2012
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A200 Club Liberal Animation 1988
All His Suits Are Torn So Long And Thanks For All The Shoes 1997
All My Friends In New York Backstage Passport (Soundtrack) 2014
All Of Me 45 Or 46 Songs That Weren't Good Enough To Go On Our Other Records 2002
All Outta Angst So Long And Thanks For All The Shoes 1997
All Outta Angst The Greatest Songs Ever Written (By Us) 2004
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American Errorist (I Hate Hate Haters) The War On Errorism 2003
Anarchy Camp The War On Errorism 2003
And Now For Something Completely Similar Pump Up The Valuum 2000
Another Bad Decision Home Street Home 2015
Ant Attack Maximum Rockn Roll 1992
Arming The Proletariat With Potato Guns Backstage Passport (Soundtrack) 2014
August 8th Heavy Petting Zoo 1996
Backstage Passport Backstage Passport (Soundtrack) 2014
Bad Decision Home Street Home 2015
Bang Gang Maximum Rockn Roll 1992
Bath Of Least Resistance 45 Or 46 Songs That Weren't Good Enough To Go On Our Other Records 2002
Bearly Legal Home Street Home 2015
Beast Within Maximum Rockn Roll 1992
Because I Want To Home Street Home 2015
Beer Bong Liberal Animation 1988
Benny Got Blowed Up Wolves In Wolves' Clothing 2006
Best God In Show Coaster 2009
Blasphemy (The Victimless Crime) Coaster 2009
Bleeding Heart Disease Heavy Petting Zoo 1996
Bleeding Heart Disease The Greatest Songs Ever Written (By Us) 2004
Bob White Trash, Two Heebs And A Bean 1992
Bob The Greatest Songs Ever Written (By Us) 2004
Bob Turkee Maximum Rockn Roll 1992
Bottles To The Ground Pump Up The Valuum 2000
Bottles To The Ground The Greatest Songs Ever Written (By Us) 2004
Brain Constipation Ribbed 1991
Brain Constipation (live) Ribbed - Live In A Dive 2018
Buggley Eyes White Trash, Two Heebs And A Bean 1992
Bye Bye Biopsy Girl First Ditch Effort 2016
California Drought First Ditch Effort 2016
Can'T Get The Stink Out 45 Or 46 Songs That Weren't Good Enough To Go On Our Other Records 2002
Cantado En Espanol Wolves In Wolves' Clothing 2006
Cell Out Self Entitled 2012
Champs Elysees So Long And Thanks For All The Shoes 1997
Cheese - Where's My Slice (live) Ribbed - Live In A Dive 2018
Cheese/Where's My Slice Ribbed 1991
Clams Have Feelings Too (Actually They Don't) Pump Up The Valuum 2000
Cool And Unusual Punishment Wolves In Wolves' Clothing 2006
Cops And Donuts Maximum Rockn Roll 1992
Creeping Out Sara Coaster 2009
Dad's Bad News So Long And Thanks For All The Shoes 1997
Day To Daze The Greatest Songs Ever Written (By Us) 2004
Dead Beat Mom First Ditch Effort 2016
Decom-Posuer The War On Errorism 2003
Dig Punk In Drublic 1994
Dinosaurs Will Die Pump Up The Valuum 2000
Dinosaurs Will Die The Greatest Songs Ever Written (By Us) 2004
Ditch Effort First Ditch Effort 2016
Don't Call Me White Punk In Drublic 1994
Don't Call Me White The Greatest Songs Ever Written (By Us) 2004
Doornails Wolves In Wolves' Clothing 2006
Down With The Ship Self Entitled 2012
Drain Bramaged Maximum Rockn Roll 1992
Drogs Are Good 45 Or 46 Songs That Weren't Good Enough To Go On Our Other Records 2002
Drop The World Heavy Petting Zoo 1996
Drug Free America S + M Airlines 1989
Dying Degree Punk In Drublic 1994
Eat The Meek So Long And Thanks For All The Shoes 1997
Eat The Meek (Dub Mix) 45 Or 46 Songs That Weren't Good Enough To Go On Our Other Records 2002
Eddie, Bruce And Paul Coaster 2009
El Lay Ribbed 1991
El Lay (live) Ribbed - Live In A Dive 2018
Electricity 45 Or 46 Songs That Weren't Good Enough To Go On Our Other Records 2002
Eric Melvin Vs 45 Or 46 Songs That Weren't Good Enough To Go On Our Other Records 2002
Falling In Love So Long And Thanks For All The Shoes 1997
Fan Mail Backstage Passport (Soundtrack) 2014
Fecal Alcohol Syndrome Home Street Home 2015
First Call Coaster 2009
Fleas Punk In Drublic 1994
Flossing A Dead Horse So Long And Thanks For All The Shoes 1997
Food, Sex And Ewe Ribbed 1991
Food, Sex And Ewe (live) Ribbed - Live In A Dive 2018
Forming 45 Or 46 Songs That Weren't Good Enough To Go On Our Other Records 2002
Franco Un-American The War On Errorism 2003
Franco Unamerican The Greatest Songs Ever Written (By Us) 2004
Freedom Lika Shopping Cart Heavy Petting Zoo 1996
Freedumb Liberal Animation 1988
Fuck The Kids 45 Or 46 Songs That Weren't Good Enough To Go On Our Other Records 2002
Fuck The Kids (Revisted) 45 Or 46 Songs That Weren't Good Enough To Go On Our Other Records 2002
Fuck The Kids Ii 45 Or 46 Songs That Weren't Good Enough To Go On Our Other Records 2002
Fun Things To Fuck 45 Or 46 Songs That Weren't Good Enough To Go On Our Other Records 2002
Generation Z First Ditch Effort 2016
Getting High On The Down Low Wolves In Wolves' Clothing 2006
Go To Work Wasted 45 Or 46 Songs That Weren't Good Enough To Go On Our Other Records 2002
Go Your Own Way S + M Airlines 1989
Gonoherpasyphilaids Ribbed 1991
Gonoherpasyphilaids (live) Ribbed - Live In A Dive 2018
Greatest Country In The World Backstage Passport (Soundtrack) 2014
Green Corn Ribbed 1991
Green Corn The Greatest Songs Ever Written (By Us) 2004
Green Corn (live) Ribbed - Live In A Dive 2018
Gutter Tarts Home Street Home 2015
Happy Father's Day First Ditch Effort 2016
Here Comes The Neighborhood Liberal Animation 1988
Herojuana Pump Up The Valuum 2000
High Achievers Home Street Home 2015
Hit It Maximum Rockn Roll 1992
Hobophobic (Scared Of Bums) Heavy Petting Zoo 1996
Hold It Back Maximum Rockn Roll 1992
Hot Dog In A Hallway Heavy Petting Zoo 1996
I Am An Alcoholic Coaster 2009
I Believe In Goddess Self Entitled 2012
I Don't Like Me Anymore First Ditch Effort 2016
I Don't Want You Around Ribbed 1991
I Don't Want You Around (live) Ribbed - Live In A Dive 2018
I Gotta Pee 45 Or 46 Songs That Weren't Good Enough To Go On Our Other Records 2002
I Live In A Cake Liberal Animation 1988
I Wanna Be Your Baby White Trash, Two Heebs And A Bean 1992
I'm A Transvest-Lite First Ditch Effort 2016
I'm So Sorry Tony First Ditch Effort 2016
I'm Suicide Home Street Home 2015
I'm Telling Tim So Long And Thanks For All The Shoes 1997
I'M Telling Tim 45 Or 46 Songs That Weren't Good Enough To Go On Our Other Records 2002
I've Become A Cliche (Bonus Track) Coaster 2009
I've Got One Jealous Again, Again Self Entitled 2012
I, Fatty Self Entitled 2012
I, Melvin Backstage Passport (Soundtrack) 2014
Id Maximum Rockn Roll 1992
Idiots Are Taking Over The War On Errorism 2003
Instant Crassic Wolves In Wolves' Clothing 2006
Instrumental Maximum Rockn Roll 1992
Insulted By Germans (Again) Backstage Passport (Soundtrack) 2014
Iron Man Maximum Rockn Roll 1992
It Ain't Lonely At The Bottom First Ditch Effort 2016
It's My Job To Keep Punk Rock Elite So Long And Thanks For All The Shoes 1997
It's My Job To Keep Punk RockElite The Greatest Songs Ever Written (By Us) 2004
Jaundiced Eye S + M Airlines 1989
Jeff Wears Birkenstocks Punk In Drublic 1994
Johnny Appleseed White Trash, Two Heebs And A Bean 1992
Juice Head 45 Or 46 Songs That Weren't Good Enough To Go On Our Other Records 2002
Just The Flu Ribbed 1991
Just The Flu (live) Ribbed - Live In A Dive 2018
Kids Of The K-Hole So Long And Thanks For All The Shoes 1997
Kill All The White Man The Greatest Songs Ever Written (By Us) 2004
Kill Rock Stars So Long And Thanks For All The Shoes 1997
Lager In The Dark Maximum Rockn Roll 1992
Last Caress 45 Or 46 Songs That Weren't Good Enough To Go On Our Other Records 2002
Last Night Was Really Fun Backstage Passport (Soundtrack) 2014
Lazy 45 Or 46 Songs That Weren't Good Enough To Go On Our Other Records 2002
Leave It Alone Punk In Drublic 1994
Leave it Alone The Greatest Songs Ever Written (By Us) 2004
Leaving Jesusland Wolves In Wolves' Clothing 2006
Leaving Jesusland (live) Backstage Passport (Soundtrack) 2014
Let's Get Hurt Home Street Home 2015
Life O'Riley S + M Airlines 1989
Life... Oh What A Drag Home Street Home 2015
Linoleum Punk In Drublic 1994
Linoleum The Greatest Songs Ever Written (By Us) 2004
Live Your Life Maximum Rockn Roll 1992
Liza Heavy Petting Zoo 1996
Liza And Louise White Trash, Two Heebs And A Bean 1992
Lori Meyers Punk In Drublic 1994
Louise Pump Up The Valuum 2000
Love Story Heavy Petting Zoo 1996
Lower 45 Or 46 Songs That Weren't Good Enough To Go On Our Other Records 2002
Mattersville The War On Errorism 2003
Mean People Suck S + M Airlines 1989
Medio-Core The War On Errorism 2003
Memories Maximum Rockn Roll 1992
Missing Child Home Street Home 2015
Mom's Rules Maximum Rockn Roll 1992
Monosyllabic Girl So Long And Thanks For All The Shoes 1997
Monsters Home Street Home 2015
Mr. Jones Liberal Animation 1988
Murder The Government So Long And Thanks For All The Shoes 1997
Murder The Government 45 Or 46 Songs That Weren't Good Enough To Go On Our Other Records 2002
Murder The Government The Greatest Songs Ever Written (By Us) 2004
My Friends Maximum Rockn Roll 1992
My Heart Is Yearning Punk In Drublic 1994
My Name's Bud 45 Or 46 Songs That Weren't Good Enough To Go On Our Other Records 2002
My Orphan Year Coaster 2009
My Sycophant Others Self Entitled 2012
My Vagina Pump Up The Valuum 2000
New Boobs Ribbed 1991
New Boobs (live) Ribbed - Live In A Dive 2018
New Happy Birthday Song 45 Or 46 Songs That Weren't Good Enough To Go On Our Other Records 2002
No Fun In Fundamentalism Backstage Passport (Soundtrack) 2014
No Problems Liberal Animation 1988
No Problems Maximum Rockn Roll 1992
Nowhere Ribbed 1991
Nowhere (live) Ribbed - Live In A Dive 2018
On My Mind Maximum Rockn Roll 1992
On The Rag Liberal Animation 1988
One Celled Creature Wolves In Wolves' Clothing 2006
One Million Coasters Coaster 2009
Oxy Moronic First Ditch Effort 2016
Party Enema 45 Or 46 Songs That Weren't Good Enough To Go On Our Other Records 2002
Party Enema The Greatest Songs Ever Written (By Us) 2004
Pharmacist's Daughter Pump Up The Valuum 2000
Philthy Phil Philanthropist Heavy Petting Zoo 1996
Philthy Phil Philanthropist The Greatest Songs Ever Written (By Us) 2004
Piece Liberal Animation 1988
Pimps And Hookers 45 Or 46 Songs That Weren't Good Enough To Go On Our Other Records 2002
Please Play This Song On The Radio White Trash, Two Heebs And A Bean 1992
Please Stop Fucking My Mom 45 Or 46 Songs That Weren't Good Enough To Go On Our Other Records 2002
Pods And Gods 45 Or 46 Songs That Weren't Good Enough To Go On Our Other Records 2002
Poseur 45 Or 46 Songs That Weren't Good Enough To Go On Our Other Records 2002
Professional Crastination S + M Airlines 1989
Pump Up The Valium 45 Or 46 Songs That Weren't Good Enough To Go On Our Other Records 2002
Punk Guy ('Cause He Does Punk Things) Punk In Drublic 1994
Punk On Cops 45 Or 46 Songs That Weren't Good Enough To Go On Our Other Records 2002
Punk Rock Passport Backstage Passport (Soundtrack) 2014
Punk Song 45 Or 46 Songs That Weren't Good Enough To Go On Our Other Records 2002
Quart In Session So Long And Thanks For All The Shoes 1997
Re-Gaining Unconsciousness The War On Errorism 2003
Reeko Punk In Drublic 1994
Reeko The Greatest Songs Ever Written (By Us) 2004
Release The Hostages Heavy Petting Zoo 1996
Rengan Sucks 45 Or 46 Songs That Weren't Good Enough To Go On Our Other Records 2002
Ronnie And Mags Self Entitled 2012
S + M Airlines S + M Airlines 1989
Safe Words Home Street Home 2015
San Francisco Fat 45 Or 46 Songs That Weren't Good Enough To Go On Our Other Records 2002
Scavenger Type Punk In Drublic 1994
Scream For Change S + M Airlines 1989
Secret Society Self Entitled 2012
See Her Pee 45 Or 46 Songs That Weren't Good Enough To Go On Our Other Records 2002
Seeing Double At The Triple Rock Wolves In Wolves' Clothing 2006
Seeping Beauty Home Street Home 2015
She Didn't Lose Her Baby Self Entitled 2012
She's Gone White Trash, Two Heebs And A Bean 1992
She's Nubs The War On Errorism 2003
Shitting Bricks Maximum Rockn Roll 1992
Showerdays Ribbed 1991
Showerdays (live) Ribbed - Live In A Dive 2018
Shut Up Already Liberal Animation 1988
Shut Up Already The Greatest Songs Ever Written (By Us) 2004
Sid And Nancy First Ditch Effort 2016
Six Pack Girls Maximum Rockn Roll 1992
Six Years On Dope First Ditch Effort 2016
Sloppy English Liberal Animation 1988
Soul Doubt White Trash, Two Heebs And A Bean 1992
Soul Doubt The Greatest Songs Ever Written (By Us) 2004
Stickin In My Eye White Trash, Two Heebs And A Bean 1992
Stickin In My Eye The Greatest Songs Ever Written (By Us) 2004
Straight Edge White Trash, Two Heebs And A Bean 1992
Stranger Than Fishin' Pump Up The Valuum 2000
Stranger Than Fishin' 45 Or 46 Songs That Weren't Good Enough To Go On Our Other Records 2002
Suits And Ladders Coaster 2009
Take Two Placebos And Call Me Lame Pump Up The Valuum 2000
Talking About Yo Mama 45 Or 46 Songs That Weren't Good Enough To Go On Our Other Records 2002
Teenage Punching Bag Backstage Passport (Soundtrack) 2014
Thank God It's Monday Pump Up The Valuum 2000
Thank God Its Monday The Greatest Songs Ever Written (By Us) 2004
The Agony Of Victory Coaster 2009
The Agony Of Victory Home Street Home 2015
The Bag White Trash, Two Heebs And A Bean 1992
The Black And White Heavy Petting Zoo 1996
The Brews Punk In Drublic 1994
The Cause Punk In Drublic 1994
The Desperation's Gone So Long And Thanks For All The Shoes 1997
The Happy Guy Punk In Drublic 1994
The Idiots Are Taking Over The Greatest Songs Ever Written (By Us) 2004
The Irrationality Of Rationality The War On Errorism 2003
The Longest Line The Greatest Songs Ever Written (By Us) 2004
The Malachi Crunch Ribbed 1991
The Malachi Crunch (live) Ribbed - Live In A Dive 2018
The Man I Killed Wolves In Wolves' Clothing 2006
The Marxist Brothers Wolves In Wolves' Clothing 2006
The Moron Brothers Ribbed 1991
The Moron Brothers (live) Ribbed - Live In A Dive 2018
The Plan 45 Or 46 Songs That Weren't Good Enough To Go On Our Other Records 2002
The Quass Punk In Drublic 1994
The Quitter Coaster 2009
The Quitter (Demo) (Bonus Track) Coaster 2009
The Separation Of Church And Skate The War On Errorism 2003
The Separation Of Curch And Skate The Greatest Songs Ever Written (By Us) 2004
Theme From A NOFX Album Pump Up The Valuum 2000
This Machine Is 4 Self Entitled 2012
Three Against Me Home Street Home 2015
Three On Speed 45 Or 46 Songs That Weren't Good Enough To Go On Our Other Records 2002
Three String Guitar Home Street Home 2015
Timmy The Turtle 45 Or 46 Songs That Weren't Good Enough To Go On Our Other Records 2002
Together On The Sand Ribbed 1991
Together On The Sand (live) Ribbed - Live In A Dive 2018
Too Mixed Up Maximum Rockn Roll 1992
Total Bummer Pump Up The Valuum 2000
Totally Fucked 45 Or 46 Songs That Weren't Good Enough To Go On Our Other Records 2002
Truck Stop Blues Liberal Animation 1988
Two On Glue 45 Or 46 Songs That Weren't Good Enough To Go On Our Other Records 2002
Untitled Wolves In Wolves' Clothing 2006
Urban Campers Home Street Home 2015
USA-Holes Wolves In Wolves' Clothing 2006
Vanilla Sex S + M Airlines 1989
Vegetarian Mumbo Jumbo Liberal Animation 1988
Vincent 45 Or 46 Songs That Weren't Good Enough To Go On Our Other Records 2002
Warm White Trash, Two Heebs And A Bean 1992
We Ain'T Shit 45 Or 46 Songs That Weren't Good Enough To Go On Our Other Records 2002
We Called It America Coaster 2009
We Got Two Jealous Agains The War On Errorism 2003
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What's The Matter With Kids Today Heavy Petting Zoo 1996
What's The Matter With Kids Today The Greatest Songs Ever Written (By Us) 2004
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Whatever Didi Wants Heavy Petting Zoo 1996
White Bread Maximum Rockn Roll 1992
Whoa On The Woas 45 Or 46 Songs That Weren't Good Enough To Go On Our Other Records 2002
Whoops, I OD'd The War On Errorism 2003
Wolves In Wolves' Clothing Wolves In Wolves' Clothing 2006
Wore Out The Soles Of My PartyBoots The Greatest Songs Ever Written (By Us) 2004
Xmas Has Been X'ed Self Entitled 2012
You Drink, You Drive, You Spill S + M Airlines 1989
You Put Your Chocolate In My Peanut Butter Liberal Animation 1988
You Will Lose Faith Wolves In Wolves' Clothing 2006
You Will Lose Faith Backstage Passport (Soundtrack) 2014
You're Bleeding White Trash, Two Heebs And A Bean 1992
Your Hubcaps Cost More Than My Car Backstage Passport (Soundtrack) 2014
Zyclone B. Bathhouse 45 Or 46 Songs That Weren't Good Enough To Go On Our Other Records 2002

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Sometimes I feel a pressure building up within myself, and I wonder if it has to do with me wanting to live up to high standards at all times. There is a lot of "all-or-nothing" type thinking happening for me.
Of course, there are situations when my eating disorder creeps in, and it does not allow me to follow specific rules or do things, but all in all, I consider myself as quite a compliant person. I can go days without any silly decisions, or even feeling the pressure building up in me. It's almost like there is a situation which fills the kettle up. Then something else happens, and the kettle is full. A few days, hours or even minutes later something switches on the power. And then it happens. It starts heating up and up. I often don't even notice and feel number, than anything.
By the time the water boils, I lose control.
I like to call her "Robot Nina", as I literally feel she has nothing in common with my rational self, she is solely fueled by the boiling kettle and then drives my body into silly and dangerous situations.
In the real world, they seem to call it impulsiveness. A dangerous side-effect of my illness and it has gotten me into unpleasant situations for me and also for my loved ones. It is hard to explain what happens and although, I promise it won't happen again, "Robot Nina" and the kettle are still within me.
I need to learn to catch the early warning signs and re-direct my path when the kettle gets filled up. This is not an easy lesson – but I think it's possible. Perfectionism plays into this. There is more than black and white in this wonderful world, and I am hoping to learn this so I can keep the pain of my impulsiveness away from my loved ones and myself.
Have you experienced this before? As always, I would love to hear from you.
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These diseases are called lifestyle diseases because our lifestyle is mostly to blame. That is very empowering! We change our lifestyle choices and we can significantly reduce our chances of getting lifestyle diseases. When we make healthy changes in our habits we get additional perks like feeling great, increased energy, restful sleep, looking better and reducing our dependence on the health care system. There is more good news: these changes don't have to be daunting. Small, consistent, positive changes that focus on healthy choices can have an enormous impact on your health and your weight. Yes, your weight.
Diets don't work. If diets worked there wouldn't be a $6 billon diet industry, we'd all lose weight and keep it off and obesity-related chronic conditions like heart disease, high blood pressure and Type II diabetes would be on the decline.
Our recommendation? Stop focusing on diets and deprivation and focus on getting healthy and feeling great. Start to connect what you eat with how you feel. Eating processed food is starving your body of nutrients and your nutrient starved body will send signals to "feed me". Instead, fuel your body with nutrient rich foods and your body will pay you back by reducing cravings, stabilizing blood sugar, letting go of excess weight and reducing your chances of developing a lifestyle disease. You will be eating a diet of prevention.
#1 Be aware of what is in your food.
Look at the food in your home such as, salad dressings, packaged meals, crackers, bread, children's snacks, etc. and see if your food has these ingredients. If yes, try to stop buying them. Use your purchasing power to send a message that you want food with fewer chemicals. Your health depends on it.
Limit coffee, pop and fruit drinks and start drinking water. Most of these drinks actually dehydrate you and are high in sugar. Your body is 70% water and every cell and system in your body needs water. Adding cucumber or lemon slices and drinking herbal teas ensures variety and flavour or try a holihealth favourite by adding some liquid chlorophyll and you will benefit from additional antioxidants and anti-inflammatory compounds as well. Everyone's needs are different depending on such things as: the amount of fresh vegetables and fruits you eat and how much you exercise, but a good rule of thumb is to hydrate enough so your urine is pale yellow.
Vegetables are nature's powerhouses when it comes to high nutrient, low calorie foods. Add them everywhere you can. For the picky 'vegetable eater' find creative ways to add vegetables: blend them into sauces and smoothies, cut them up small and add them to eggs, soup or pasta salad or shred them into salads. Aim for 3 cups of leafy greens a day and at least 4 ½ cup servings of other colourful vegetables. Include one salad per day and make one snack a veggie snack.
Track what eat and drink, how you feel, as well as, your exercise and movement for at least 7 days. Using a food journal you will have many 'ah ha' moments as you discover how your food choices are affecting you personally.
Good food is nourishment for your body, but disease prevention also includes exercise and movement as nourishment for your mind and soul. Movement is a personal choice so find what works best for you. It may be walking alone or with a friend, a workout at the gym, yoga, Pilates or working outside. Whatever it is – make time for it, enjoy it (moving your body shouldn't be a chore) and have fun.
Visit holihealth regularly to learn more strategies for a holistic and preventative approach to wellbeing.
Fantastic!! This is exactly what I'm trying to do! My new approach is working, slowly but surely, I'm making changes….most days are great but yesterday was a bit of a setback. Getting back on the horse today and realizing this isn't a sprint and I am committed to a YEAR of healthy choices in all aspects of my life. Thanks for the blog!


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Arlington Democrats and Arlington Young Democrats to Co-Host July 23 Virtual Forum on Criminal Justice Reform
Home Press Releases Arlington Democrats and Arlington Young Democrats to Co-Host July 23 Virtual Forum on Criminal Justice Reform
Facebook Live event comes in advance of special legislative
session to consider legislation to address police brutality
and other criminal justice and civil rights issues
Tuesday, July 21, 2020, ARLINGTON, Va.— The Arlington County Democratic Committee (Arlington Dems) and Arlington Young Democrats will host a Facebook Live forum at 7 p.m., Thursday, July 23, in advance of a special session of the General Assembly set to begin Aug. 18 that will largely be devoted to criminal justice reform.
The Democratically controlled General Assembly has proposed a slate of measures to ensure police reform and tackle aspects of systemic racism in the criminal justice system. Forum attendees will learn about the possible reform proposals and how they can help advocate for change.
Moderated by DNC member Atima Omara, panelists will include:
State Sen. Barbara Favola, D-31st
State Sen. Jennifer McClellan, D-9th
House of Delegates Majority Leader Delegate Charniele Herring, D-46th
Delegate Patrick Hope, D-47th
Parisa Dehghani-Tafti, Commonwealth's Attorney for Arlington County and the City of Falls Church
Lauren Brice, Senior Assistant Public Defender for Arlington County and the City of Falls Church
"The horrendous deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, and others at the hands of police officers, as well as the disproportionate effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on communities of color, have spurred nationwide reflection and reckoning," Arlington Democrats Chair Jill Caiazzo said. "Here in Virginia, it is important that the General Assembly make good on its commitment to police and criminal justice reform. We look forward to hosting this forum to inform all Virginians about proposed reforms and what they can do to support passage of needed legislation."
The event will be livestreamed on Facebook and pinned to the top of the Arlington Young Democrats Facebook page. A recording also will be posted to the Arlington Democrats YouTube channel after the forum, and will be available on both organizations' websites, and social media accounts.
"Arlington Young Democrats is pleased to play an important role in informing the public about reform efforts the General Assembly will tackle to address police brutality and other criminal justice and civil rights inequities in the commonwealth," AYD President Dan Matthews said. "We join with Arlington Democrats in stating unequivocally that Black Lives Matter, and we urge our elected officials to take the action necessary to address these wrongs."
Policing initiatives are expected to include measures aimed at police accountability and oversight, use of force, increased training and education, and officer recruitment, hiring, and decertification, according to a statement released by Gov. Ralph Northam's office Friday calling the special session.


This album (certified Gold and then Platinum with sales of over a million units) is the first release in the Music Machine series featuring Stevie and Nancy and Mr. Conductor. It's a delightful production of memorable songs that kids will love as it teaches them valuable lessons about the Biblical 'fruit of the Spirit!


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News: New Zealand Passes Privacy Bill
June 26, 2020 / Teresa Troester-Falk / Trending News
If you are doing business in New Zealand, you will want to pay attention to the Privacy Bill.
The Privacy Act 2020 passed with unanimous support. The new Act replaces the 27-year-old Privacy Act 1993. Many of the changes are based on recommendations from a comprehensive 2011 review of New Zealand's privacy laws. "The new Privacy Act provides a modernised framework to better protect New Zealanders' privacy rights in today's environment," said Privacy Commissioner John Edwards.
Key reforms in the new Privacy Act include (from the press release):
Mandatory notification of harmful privacy breaches. If organisations or businesses have a privacy breach that poses a risk of serious harm, they are required to notify the Privacy Commissioner and affected parties. This change brings New Zealand in line with international best practice.
Introduction of compliance orders. The Commissioner may issue compliance notices to require compliance with the Privacy Act. Failure to follow a compliance notice could result a fine of up to $10,000.
Binding access determinations. If an organisation or business refuses to make personal information available upon request, the Commissioner will have the power to demand release.
Controls on the disclosure of information overseas. Before disclosing New Zealanders' personal information overseas, New Zealand organisations or businesses will need to ensure those overseas entities have similar levels of privacy protection to those in New Zealand.
New criminal offences.It will be an offence to mislead an organisation or business in a way that affects someone's personal information or to destroy personal information if a request has been made for it. The maximum fine for these offences is $10,000.
Explicit application to businesses whether or not they have a legal or physical presence in New Zealand.If an international digital platform is carrying on business in New Zealand, with the New Zealanders' personal information, there will be no question that they will be obliged to comply with New Zealand law regardless of where they, or their servers are based.
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Hurricane Matthew Has Caused Thousands of Flight Cancellations
A man walks past heavy surf caused by Hurricane Matthew, October 7, 2016 on Cocoa Beach, Florida. Hurricane Matthew passed by offshore as a catagory 3 hurricane bringing heavy winds and minor flooding.
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By Nick Carey and Meredith Davis / Reuters
Disruptions to air travel, manufacturing, supply chains and retail stores spread on Friday as Hurricane Matthew worked its way up Florida's Atlantic coast, leaving people and goods stranded and plants idled.
After cancelling 590 flights on Thursday, American Airlines canceled 580 on Friday and 160 on Saturday. A spokesman said flights had resumed in Miami on Friday morning as the storm moved north.
Delta Air Lines canceled 240 flights for Friday, and 80 for Saturday for northeastern Florida, coastal Georgia and South Carolina.
Southwest Airlines canceled 130 flights for Friday and 95 for Saturday. United Airlines said it had canceled 270 flight from Wednesday through Saturday.
The storm also caused railroads and retailers to suspend or curtail operations.
Ports in Florida and up the coast, including Savannah, Georgia, and Charleston, South Carolina, also suspended operations.
Toyota Motor like several other automakers, holds new vehicles at ports prior to final shipment to dealerships. A Toyota spokesman said Friday the company moved most of its vehicles parked at the port in Jacksonville inland ahead of the storm. Nissan Motor said it had also moved some vehicles from the port prior to its closure and BMW accelerated deliveries inland.
Wal-Mart Stores closed a number of stores ahead of Hurricane Matthew, as did office supply retailer Staples and Nike, which closed facilities in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina.
Employee-owned supermarket chain Publix said stores in southern Florida had reopened after the hurricane passed.
Read More: How to Help the Victims of Hurricane Matthew
Manufacturers were also affected.
Deere & Co closed its Miami, Florida, office and several of its Nortrax construction equipment dealerships around the state.
"We basically want people to go home and take care of their own personal property," spokesman Ken Golden said. "For their safety we would rather have them doing whatever the government disaster officials are saying."
Boeing suspended production on Wednesday at its South Carolina plant in North Charleston, and in Florida, including Miami, the Kennedy Space Center, Jacksonville and Orlando. The company was monitoring the situation at its Georgia and North Carolina facilities.
Auto supplier WABCO Holdings halted production in Charleston, South Charleston and said that "weather permitting," work would resume on Monday, Oct. 10.
Business jet aircraft maker Gulfstream, a unit of General Dynamics Corp, said its plants in Savannah and Brunswick, Georgia, and West Palm Beach, Florida, were closed and should reopen on Monday.
Engine maker Cummins closed four plants in Florida, one in Georgia and another in South Carolina.
Mining and construction equipment maker Caterpillar temporarily shuttered facilities and offices in both Florida and South Carolina.
Vulcan Materials closed facilities in the Bahamas and Miami, and all along the East Coast, spokesman Jimmy Fleming said. Vulcan's crushed stone is mixed with materials like concrete, cement and asphalt to repair roads and buildings.
"We'll need to reopen (when possible) because we supply material to fix things," Fleming said.
Honda Motor said Hurricane Matthew would not impact any of its manufacturing plants.
"We are, however, monitoring any potential impacts to our supply chain," spokesman Chris Abbruzzese said.
Additional reporting by Nandita Bose in Chicago, Lisa Baertlein in Los Angeles, Bernie Woodall in Detroit and Abhijith Ganapavaram in Bengaluru


First of all the football team Betis will face Valencia. Consequently they will play in Spanish Copa del Rey by our predictions. Therefore this betting competition is on 07.02.2019.
While football referring to Betis playing against Valencia predicts a: UNDER 3.5.
In conclusion our analysts colleagues found out for this Spanish Copa del Rey that this tips are totaling the odd up to 1.27.
Betis will contest Valencia in a spectacle to remember and in a fantastic football opportunity. All you need is to stop wasting time and jump for it.
Make some money with tips of 1.27 returning and don't forget the main thing. That in this football match, little money and confidence can take you a very long way. As a result, coming 07.02.2019 get ready and be prepared to score big.


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MULLER (Miller)
Catherine Renschler has sent a collection of Muller family photos, including this photo of the George Muller family. She says, "George (1870–1949) and his wife Christina are buried in Sacred Heart Cemetery. His farm was located in Section 23, Castle Grove Township. George's father, Nicholas Muller, had owned it previously and had operated a stable there. Nicholas bought sick or injured horses and nursed them back to health to resell them. I think the name was Star Farm or Star Stable. The back of this photo says 'George Muller west of Monticello at 3 Corners.' "
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Some family members changed the name from Muller to Miller. It appears both ways in the various records.
Nicholas Muller (1827–1913) and Katherine Even Kaiser Muller (1832–1912) in front of their farm house in Section 23, Castle Grove Township.
Nicholas Muller Katherine Even Kaiser Muller
Susanna Muller (1863–1943), daughter of Nicholas & Catherine Even Muller. She married Fred Kurt. Photo taken about 1880 by F. A. Coyle, Photographer, Monticello, Iowa. John Muller (1858–1898), son of Nicholas & Catherine Even Miller. Photo taken about 1880. Back of photo says: F. A. Coyle's New Art Parlors, Opposite Post Office, Monticello, Iowa.
Susanna Muller married Fred Kurt, 11 Feb 1885, at Castle Grove, Iowa. Back of photo says: J. J. Streuser, Cascade, Iowa. John Muller and Annie F. Kurt, married 5 Feb 1884, at Cascade, Dubuque Co. Back of photo says "Uncle John Miller and his second wife."
Ed Miller farmhouse. "I'm not sure of the location. It may have been in Castle Grove Township."
Clara (1900–1979) daughter of Margaret Muller and John Kurt. She married George Monternach.


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All published articles in world journal of pharmaceutical sciences are peer reviewed and all manuscripts submitted follows the procedure outlined below. Initial Manuscript Evaluation: All manuscripts submitted for publication in Journal are firstly evaluated by the Editorial Board Members. The editors employ double blind reviewing, where both the referee and author remain anonymous throughout the process.


The first two headliners for the 2016 Austin Reggae Festival have been confirmed!
Katchafire (from New Zealand) and Raging Fyah (from Jamaica) will anchor the lineup on Friday, April 15.
Hailing from the mighty H-Town (Hamilton), Aoteoroa (New Zealand), Kathafire have become a global roots reggae phenomenon. The all-Maori reggae band, bring their pure classic sound to music lovers worldwide, delivering one of the most authentic Reggae shows around today. Katchafire boasts four highly succesful studio albums, mulitple awards, platinum sales, highest selling singles, and the list goes on. Their sound is built on the foundations of classic roots reggae with an R'n'B and funk rub, mashing modern dancehall and slinky reggae pop. Katchafire has crafted a universal vibe, capturing something truly special in a diversity of instrumentation and clarity of sound.
Get a taste of Katchafire's sound and style by watching their "Down With You" video.
Raging Fyah is one of the most dynamic groups ever to hit the Jamaican music scene. The band originally started in 2006 as a trio with Anthony Watson (Drummer), Demar Gayle (Keyboardist), Delroy Hamilton (Bassist). They were later divinely united with Courtland White (Guitarist) Kumar Bent (lead singer) as they set out to rekindle a flame of positvity in the music industry. Though their versatility enables them to play all genres of music, most of their songs — influenced by passion, purpose and life experiences — assume a roots rock reggae flavour. They write their own songs and ensure that every word touches the soul of the listener, uplifting and motivating people from all socio-economic and cultural backgrounds.
Get a taste of Raging Fyah's sound and style by watching their "Nah Look Back" video.
Look for headliners for Saturday, April 16 and Sunday, April 17 to be announced soon via this website.
Also, vote on which bands you want to see perform at the 2016 event via the band application contest. Hurry, the voting process closes soon!
Tickets for the 2016 Austin Reggae Festival go on sale via this website on Monday, February 1. A portion of ticket sales for the event benefits the Capital Area Food Bank. Over the last decade, the Austin Reggae Festival has raised more than one million dollars to help this worthy charity feed hungry families in Central Texas.
We are excited to launch an online voting contest that will allow dub fans from across the United States and around the world to help determine the lineup for the 2016 Austin Reggae Festival.
Just click on this link and you will be taken to the voting page. Please check out all the bands (and their videos) before you cast your vote — because you can only vote one time in this contest!
Voting deadline is end of the day on Monday, February 8.
Also, if your reggae / dub / world music band wants to be added to the this contest, then please contact us immediately at austinreggaefest at gmail dot com.
As for the event itself, tickets for the 2016 Austin Reggae Festival go on sale on the morning of Monday, February 1. Please stay tuned to this website for complete details.
The 2016 Austin Reggae Festival returns to Auditorium Shores in Austin from Friday, April 15 through Sunday, April 17.
As it has in previous years, the 2016 event will benefit the Capital Area Food Bank. Over the last decade, Austin Reggae Festival attendees have helped raise more than $1,000,000 for this worthy charity to help fight hunger in Central Texas. This tie-in with the Capital Area Food Bank reflects the belief that dub music can and should help improve the lives of the less fortunate members of our society.
Bands for the 2016 Austin Reggae Festival will be announced soon. Stay tuned to this website for more information.
Tickets for the 2016 Austin Reggae Festival will go on sale at 10:00 am Central Time on Monday, February 1, 2016. Stay tuned to this website for more information.
A limited number of vendor slots are available at the 2016 Austin Reggae Festival. For more information on these slots, please contact us pwccostigan at yahoo dot com.
In addition to incredible live music and un-paralleled people watching, the Austin Reggae Festival features an international arts and craft market, as well as a variety of vendors serving all manner of delicious foods.
A limited number of vendor slots are available at the 2016 Austin Reggae Festival. For more information on these slots, please contact us pwccostigan at yahoo dot com. Phone calls for 2016 vendor slots are not accepted.
Thanks to all the dub music fans from across the US and around the world who came to Auditorium Shores for the 2015 Austin Reggae Festival. Thanks as well to all these dub fans for helping raise funds to help the Capital Area Food Bank conquer hunger in our community. We apologize that the weather at this year's event was so un-cooperative — and that the Sunday, April 19 show had to be canceled. For 2016, we expect bluer skies and greener grass. Please plan now for next year's dates: Friday, April 15 through Sunday, April 17.
Just a few more hours until this year's event!
As of 7:30 pm Central Time, music is back at Auditorium Shores for the 2015 Austin Reggae Festival. Yes, music is back at Auditorium Shores for the 2015 Austin Reggae Festival. Please stay tuned to this website for any additional weather-related updates.


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- February 28th, 2014
Activist Gul Panag, will be seen in Delhi's Okhla industrial slum on Tuesday, talking to women in the slum cluster who have lost their newborns due to easily preventable causes. Gul Panag to take up a good causeGul Panag will be speaking to about 100 mothers and women in the slum about Save the Children's […]
Gul Panag launches anti-tobacco campaign
- September 12th, 2013
Actress and activist Gul Panag is urging the youth to join the fight against tobacco she launched a campaign titled 'No More Tobacco In 21 Century' on the first day of the "International Conference on Public Health Priorities in the 21st Century: The Endgame for Tobacco" organised by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, with […]
Gul Panag goes pink!
- September 8th, 2013
Known for her roles in films like 'Dor' and 'Manorama Six Feet Under', actress Gul Panag is working towards social cause by showing her support via social networking sites. She has also been associated with marathons like The Pinkathon and will soon be seen essaying a role of a journalist in 'Ab Tak Chhappan 2'. […]
Social Outreach Accreditation Program (SOAP)
- July 6th, 2011
Looking back at my school years, two definitive non-academic programs stand out- The Duke of Edinburgh's Award at The Lawrence School Lovedale and the mandatory 200 hours of community service I did during my A levels at the International School of Lusaka , Zambia. Both were clearly laid out, transparent and instilled a sense of […]
Clean Mumbai
- October 11th, 2010
Gul attended, launched and partnered with Clean Mumbai Foundation and Green Commandos new intiative to Clean Mumbai
Innovaid and the Foundation
- October 2nd, 2010
The Col. Shamsher Singh Foundation ties up with Innovaid to grow and expand the area of influence of the foundation.
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Gul attended an interactive session with the students of the scholarship programme being conducted by the CSSF and ITFT.
YMCA Bangalore receives a donated PC from Gul Panag
- June 28th, 2010
Gul presented a donated PC to YMCA Bangalore.
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Gul4change joins hands with Wockhardt Foundation to undertake a deworming initiative targeting children between the 5 and 15yrs.
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Definitely a case of 'all's well that ends well' for Mike Roberts on his recent two day session on the lower Ebro, when this 150lb Catfish grabbed a bait around 6pm with time running out. A switch to the Ebro Delta did the trick after Amposta had yielded only a couple of small fish on the first day of the trip. A great fight took place in shallow water as we had targeted the fish on a shelf leading up to an island.


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Model village: Legoland in Billund, Denmark
Kids fly free
If you want to take the kids to the spiritual home of Lego — Billund, Denmark — you can fly them there free from June 1. The BA deal is available for children aged 12 or under flying with a paying adult from Heathrow until October 31; it also includes flights to Belfast, Inverness, Leeds, Newcastle and Edinburgh (ba.com/kids-fly-free). Returns to Billund start at £73. Book a family cabin at Legoland, Billund, from £313 a night, including park tickets (legolandholidays.dk).
Experience five-star Cypriot service at Anassa
Five-star Cyprus
Modelled on a traditional Cypriot village, complete with a Byzantine-style chapel, the luxury Anassa hotel, in the west of the island, has reopened after a multimillion-pound refurbishment. It has new-look rooms, new


Unlike larger roofing companies in Kansas City, Christian Brothers Roofing is an owner-operated, quality roofing company in the Kansas City area committed to working directly with the customers. When you work with us, you meet your estimator face-to-face when we come to bid your reroof or repair. As a part of our quality roofing services, we provide prompt, written estimates, and in-person consultations.
A quality roofing project is a large undertaking and it involves an investment of time and money. While we work with roofing every day, we realize most of our homeowners do not. That's why we know that quality roofing begins with excellent customer service. Our approach is to provide as much in-person, face-to-face communication as possible so that we can educate along the way. Rather than emailing a quote, we explain our recommendations, processes and quality roofing materials in detail. We also answer any and all questions our homeowners may have regarding their new roof. Along with quality roofing services in Kansas City, we offer our customers options that meet their needs and their budgets.
Christian Brothers Roofing has achieved the status of Certified Weather Stopper Roofing Contractor for GAF, North America's largest roofing manufacturer. We are committed to offering the "best and safest choice" in roofing so that we can continue providing the highest quality roofing service to our clients.
Unless a major hailstorm or other uncontrollable acts of nature batter Parkville and Kansas City, thanks to our quality roofing workmanship, your new roof from Christian Brothers may be the last roof you ever need to replace. That's because we use the right quality roofing materials, install the roof the right way, and offer preventive home maintenance to correct minor repairs before they become roofing replacement issues. A roof is truly an investment (not just a financial expense), and Christian Brothers Roofing provides the best quality roofing services to produce a roof that will last.


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Q: How to retrive a cell value in groovy How to access a specific cell data in a CSV file using groovy.
|      | Col1 | Col2 |
|------|------|------|
| Row1 | 10   | 20   |
| Row2 | 30   | 40   |
| Row3 | 50   | 60   |

In the above table, how would I retrieve 60? Any method available?
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def csv = new File("C:/SoapUIWorkspace/TestData.csv")
def lines = csv.readLines()
lines.each{ log.info it }

A: If this is a proper CSV-file, I'd use something like:
def csv = new File("C:/SoapUIWorkspace/TestData.csv")
int lineNo = 0
csv.splitEachLine( ';' ){ cols ->
  String col2 = cols[ 1 ]
  if( 3 == lineNo ) doSomethingWith60( col2 )
  lineNo++
}

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Mozambique's president, Filipe Nyusi, will pay tribute to political rival and main opposition leader Afonso Dhlakama, who died last week, according to the programme for his memorial service scheduled for Wednesday.
Dhlakama who led Renamo for nearly 40 years, died unexpectedly at the age 65 last Thursday from an illness at his hideout base in the Gorongosa mountains in the centre of the country.
The talismanic figure played a central role in Mozambique's history after it gained independence from Portugal in 1975.
He led Renamo, created in 1976, through a deadly civil war against the Marxist-inspired Frelimo government until the conflict ended in 1992.
He then gradually transformed Renamo into an opposition party, which failed to take power from Frelimo in elections and again took up arms between 2013 and 2016.
In December 2016, he announced a surprise truce with the government in the major first step towards a formal peace deal.
Dhlakama had recently held talks with Nyusi and he was seen as playing a key role in advancing the nascent peace process.
His departure has cast a shadow on the peace process, five months ahead of local government elections and a year- and- a-half to the next presidential and legislative elections.
"He did everything so that there would be peace. The last time he spoke to me, he said he was not going to miss out anything in peace negotiations," said Nyusi following Dhlakama's death.
Dhlakama will be given an official funeral on Wednesday in Beira before being buried in his home village Mangunde, more than 200 kilometres (125 miles) away, on Thursday.


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Q: Romantic as a noun or an adjective? In the movie Casablanca, Renault tells Rick (@ 16'45"):
"I like to think that you killed a man. It's the romantic in me."
I can't find this phrase in the dictionary: " it's (...) in me". But I think "romantic" should be a noun here and by way of analogy, it should be OK to place any noun there. Like I should be able to say "It's the 'rational' in me" ?
Am I correct?!

A: You understand that "romantic" can be both an adjective (eg "he is romantic") and a noun (eg "he is a romantic").
The expression "the [noun] in me" is quite common and can actually work with either an adjective or a noun!
With an adjective, the expression is quite literal. For example, someone of mixed heritage might say credit a particular character trait to one part of their heritage by saying "that's the Latin in me" (Latin being an adjective to describe anything relating to Latin countries).
With a noun, it is a more figurative expression - by saying, for example "that's the Latino in me", (a Latino being a person of Latin American origin or descent) a person is speaking as if there is a whole Latin person within them, as well as perhaps other figurative persons that represent other aspects of their heritage or personality.
In your example, "romantic" seems to be a noun - it is figuratively saying that a romantic person exists within them, as part of their personality.


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Danger next door? Dealing with vacant buildings in Poughkeepsie
The City of Poughkeepsie is in the process of obtaining new software to better track vacant and abandoned properties.
Danger next door? Dealing with vacant buildings in Poughkeepsie The City of Poughkeepsie is in the process of obtaining new software to better track vacant and abandoned properties. Check out this story on poughkeepsiejournal.com: https://pojonews.co/2yC5M5n
Geoffrey Wilson, Poughkeepsie Journal Published 8:15 a.m. ET June 23, 2018 | Updated 6:42 a.m. ET June 25, 2018
Demolition crews work to take down a collapsed building at 17 Academy St. on Wednesday, June 20, 2018. (Photo: John Meore/Poughkeepsie Journal)Buy Photo
Even before the partial collapse of a building on Academy Street on Monday, the City of Poughkeepsie was facing a long-running problem - vacant buildings.
The partial collapse at 19 Academy St. during a brief, intense thunderstorm brought into focus an ongoing problem city officials have grappled with for years - rundown properties and their potential impact on the community. These range from homes and low-profile buildings to seven-story structures like the one at 19 Academy St.
Beyond mere eyesores, vacant homes and buildings may attract wild animals or homeless people looking for shelter. Such properties have been the sites of fires. And, if the buildings aren't maintained, they can begin to crumble.
PHOTO GALLERY: Poughkeepsie building collapses on Academy Street
DRONE FOOTAGE: Fly-over of collapsed building
Photos: Drone view of demoltion underway at collapsed building
Demolition crews work to take down a collapsed building at 17 Academy St. in Poughkeepsie June 20, 2018. Peter Carr & John Meore/Poughkeepsie Journal
The top part of 19 Academy St. collapsed on Monday afternoon amid severe thunderstorms, and falling debris damaged surrounding buildings including 17 Academy St. — which collapsed — and trapped one woman working in a boutique.
Fernando Hernandez, 51, who lived in an apartment in 17 Academy St., said he will never live next to a vacant building again.
"Vacant buildings, if they're not occupied, take them out," Hernandez said. "It's like a disaster waiting to happen.That's what I see it as"
He said the city needs to take into account that people's lives are in danger.
"They need to make more laws and whatever they need to pass to protect us, the residents of Poughkeepsie," Hernandez said.
Dealing with dangerous properties
Progress of the Demolition of 19 Academy Street in the City of Poughkeepsie on by the end of Wednesday, June 20, 2018. (Photo: Patrick Oehler/Poughkeepsie Journal)
The city maintains a list of vacant and abandoned properties but no list of properties more than 100 years old, Mayor Rob Rolison. And the city has several avenues to address issues, including issuing violations and fines.
A building inspector can issue citations, stop-work orders and other compliance notices against a building poses any risks or any vacant property. The inspector also can file a court action against a non-compliant building owner or abate the violation if it a safety hazard.
"The city has brought approximately 64 building code violation cases to court since 2016," Rolison said. "Further, the building inspector, on approximately 24 occasions, caused the removal and remediation of serious violations that were deemed to threaten other property or the public including the complete demolition of eight properties."
The city recently hired a code enforcement officer with the Building Department and an inspector with the Department of Public Works to help enforce these laws.
Vacant buildings must be registered and maintained, and the city can force a lender to initiate foreclosure proceedings or take the property title if these criteria are not met.
"Fines and citations continue to be issued and if not paid, are rolled into the taxes for that property," Rolison said.
Common Council members often report issues to the city and the city will bring problem properties to the council's attention, Rolison said.
"Over recent years, the Common Council has passed important legislation, such as the Zombie Bond requirement, that compels owners to register vacant and abandoned buildings and post a $10,000 bond," he said.
Jennifer Nixon, 43, said the status of buildings in Poughkeepsie has significantly dropped over the years.
"This was a disaster that just happened over there because of not cared for buildings that are up," Nixon said. "Maybe this... disaster will turn everything around" and allow landlords and others to "come together and give other people the opportunity to help build these buildings up."
She said there are many homeless people in need of homes in Poughkeepsie and this could be part of that solution.
Demolition crews work to take down a collapsed building at 17 Academy St. in Poughkeepsie June 20, 2018. (Photo: Peter Carr/Poughkeepsie Journal)
The city is looking for new ways to deal with vacant buildings. For instance, it is in the final stages of implementing new software to better track at-risk buildings.
The city Fire Department also has a universal building marking system for structures that are deemed unsafe, Rolison said. The fire department has been conducting fire safety inspections since early 2017, when the responsibility was transferred from the building department.
"The first responders should have the knowledge about the buildings they may have to enter," Rolison said. "After a number of suspicious fires on the city's North side, we tasked the (fire department) and the (police department) with visiting, as frequently as they could, vacant properties where we were aware of trespassing or other issues."
Councilmember At-Large Ann Finney said via email she asked City Administrator Marc Nelson for the inspection history of 19 Academy St., but had not gotten a response as of Friday morning. The aim behind the request was for the Common Council to discuss the collapse at Monday's 5:30 p.m. meeting.
"There may be a specific management challenge for this and other City-owned buildings that are eligible for historic tax credits, because those buildings attract active developer interest," Finney said. "The developers are chasing tax credit investors, but they, themselves, the developers, do not commit the cash until very far into the rehab process."
Ernest Henry, executive director of Hudson Valley ReEntry Network, said Poughkeepsie should have a program where vacant buildings can be bought to be re-purposed.
"With some type of program to get these dwellings sold and occupied, that's what I think the city should do," Henry said.
His non-profit has tried finding a city program where the business could take a vacant house and make it into a space for people who leave jail and need a place to live.
Developer's plans
Demolition of 19 Academy Street in the City of Poughkeepsie on Wednesday, June 20, 2018. (Photo: Patrick Oehler/Poughkeepsie Journal)
Eric Anderson of Urban Green Builders owns 19 Academy St., along with 21 and 23 Academy St.
A plan to redevelop the buildings includes 32 residential units; nearly 9,000 square feet of commercial space; and an elevator serving all three buildings, said Robert S. Levine, chairman of the City of Poughkeepsie Planning Board.
Anderson did not respond to Journal requests for comments on the status of his plans.
Late Thursday night, the woman injured and trapped by debris falling onto nearby 15 1/2 Academy filed a lawsuit against the owners of 19 Academy St., including Anderson, who declined to comment Friday because he said he had not seen the lawsuit.
It is expected that by the end of Monday, 19 Academy will be fully demolished. The is being done in part to preserve 21 Academy, which was hit with debris.
According to the developer's application with the Planning Board:
The site ate 19 Academy St. would have included 17 residential units and two ground floor commercial spaces.
A tower would be constructed in the rear yard of 21 Academy St. to house the elevator and link the buildings at 19 and 23 Academy Street. The ground floor of 21 Academy St. would include a cultural facility/community gallery space.
23 Academy St. would include 15 apartments and a ground-floor commercial space.
The project was scheduled to be discussed during a Planning Board meeting on June 19, but neither Anderson nor anyone representing the project attended. The matter is now scheduled to be discussed at the Planning Board meeting of July 17.
Staff writer John Barry and Ryan Santistevan contributed to this artice. Geoffrey Wilson: gwilson@poughkeepsiejournal.com, 845-437-4882, Twitter: Geoff_LW
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The implications of the Brexit vote last year have left the world wondering how the vote and subsequent exit from Europe will affect the immigration situation in the UK. Much uncertainty surrounds who will be allowed to stay in the UK and who will be granted visas to enter and work in the country. There is concern from the business community in London in particularly that the UK will be left with a massive skills shortage should immigration to the country be restricted and many business leaders and the mayor of London have voiced their concerns over the effect on the economy.
Recent news has emerged that the UK is considering a five year post-Brexit visa that will allow foreign workers into the country in order to prevent such a skills shortage. It is reported that these visa will allow multi-year entry for those working in key sectors – including tech. These visa are proposed to be like those currently existing for non EU workers and be for those that already have a job offer and will restrict the benefits that the visa holder is allowed to take advantage of.
Home secretary Amber Rudd said "On thing I can confirm is we will end freedom of movement as we know it" and confirmed that a range of other options were on the table and being discussed as part of the Brexit strategy.
Meanwhile Tech City has been granted a further 50 places on their tech visa scheme for workers wanting to travel to the UK to work in the tech sector. These places are available for entry to the UK before the end of April and have been granted following pressure by the tech sector which is struggling to fill skills gaps in the sector. How many visas will be available for next year is currently undecided.


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Your Papers, please
... rings a chilling bell.
In the movies, of course, in stories about a bad, bad galaxy far, far away.
But what's this?
NBC: Fear of ICE raids leads some U.S. citizens to carry their passports
"I've been carrying a passport since the day [Trump] was elected," said the American spokesman for a Latino organization.
Jeepers, I thought ice was something we had to watch out for in winter. People in America have to watch out for it every day now.
CapitolHillOutsider: You have, perhaps, relatives in Berlin, ya?
America is GONE, dear reader. Replaced by an all-out police state sometimes referred to as "Amerika." The only thing the two share in common is geography.
I had hoped not to live to witness this a second time, but here it is, and I am still on the sunny side of the grass.
For you younger folk who are wondering what this old man is babbling on about, understand, you are not old enough — nor wise enough — to understand, and to fear what's coming next. But I am.
In Canada, where "freedom of speech" is our constitutional right, the "old man" could be chastised for not using the slightly less ageist term "older man".
Meanwhile, the younger folk are happily enjoying the "Papers Please" game. Here's a younger fellow (YouTube) who is quite amusing as he plays a Russian (of course) border guard; although halfway through, his language (and the game itself) begins to seriously deteriorate. Must be the stress of the job.
Okay, I'll get to the point:
CNN: Operation expected to target about 2,000 undocumented immigrants ordered by courts to be removed from the country.
The raids, which will focus on recent arrivals to the country, are slated for Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York and San Francisco, a senior immigration official said. New Orleans is also on the list, but the city tweeted last week that US Immigration and Customs Enforcement said it would suspend operations through the weekend in areas hit by Tropical Storm Barry, which weakened to a tropical depression Sunday.
Way to take the sting out of a hurricane! New rules of the game: Hurricanes beat ICE.
Makes you wonder how sincere the US is in its mission to protect the third most populous country in the world -- with a population growth below the world average annual rate of 1.1% [Wiki] -- from the addition of 2000 suspected foreigners.
Oh, well. That's the crazy Merkins, eh? But ... what's wrong with the following paragraph?
USAToday Rules & Regulations for Crossing the Canadian Border
Canada and the United States share the world's longest international border. Officially called the International Boundary, it's known as the "world's longest undefended border" because of the friendly relationship between the U.S. and Canada and because there's no wall separating the countries – just checkpoints at highway crossings.
Just checkpoints, you say. Let's compare the US and Canadian checkpoints:
USAToday: What You Need as an American to Visit Canada
No bigee; pretty much just a passport and proof that you are an authorized guardian of any child you might have with you.
So, off with you to Canada, and guess what, we've fixed it so you can never come back:
USAToday: Laws for Crossing Canadian Border to USA
While proof of identification alone was once valid to cross the border by land, this is no longer the case.
No kidding, eh? Read the rest of their blurb if you like, but what they're not saying outright is that Canada's Border Protection is no longer its own boss:
Aljazeera: Canada granting US border agents 'expanded' powers
Bill C-23, also known as the Preclearance Act of 2016, gives several new powers to US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers who conduct preclearance security checks of Canadian passengers before they board US-bound flights.
Those expanded powers include the ability to carry firearms and conduct strip-searches in Canadian airports, as well as the authority to detain Canadians should they decide to withdraw from preclearance procedures.
It's not the 70's anymore, my friend. (YouTube) Eh-h-h-h!
Br-r-r-r-r! We've hit an ICE-y slope, not that American law enforcement didn't invade Canada long before Bill C-23. Funny how this article about an American State Trooper who arrested a man on Canadian soil (and got her knuckles gently rapped) gives the impression that State Troopers are not active inside Canada on a regular basis. But it couldn't have been a mere mistake: the officer was no neophyte after 7 years on the force and having previously received a commendation.
I remember seeing other similar articles, but they seem to have disappeared. Strangely, the CBC reported on a recent shootout - under the heading "British Columbia"-- that they say took place in the US -- and they even provided a map so we could see exactly where it happened. Why did the CBC report an officer-down American shooting and file it under B.C.? All of the four commenters asked the same question.
If it actually did happen inside the Canadian border, would they be allowed to say so?
Remember how, immediately after 9/11, the news media reported over and over, and over again, that "Everything has Changed"? They weren't kidding. And virtually every "terror" attack that's happened since in the US or Canada, and even in the UK, contain serious earmarks of False Flag. A dead giveaway is that the perps have almost invariably been reported as "previously known to police".
Another is that, since 9/11, the RCMP have been outed at least twice for setting up terror events:
Globe&Mail: B.C. bomb plotters set free after judge rules RCMP entrapped pair
A British Columbia couple convicted of terrorism charges have had their verdicts tossed out in a scathing court decision that flays the RCMP for its "egregious" conduct in manipulating naive suspects into carrying out a police-manufactured crime.
Another instance:
ZeroHedge: The Ever-Growing List of ADMITTED False Flag Attacks
(50) The oversight agency for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police admitted that – at the G20 protests in Toronto in 2010 – undercover police officers were arrested with a group of protesters. Videos and photos (see this and this, for example) show that violent protesters wore very similar boots and other gear as the police, and carried police batons. The Globe and Mail reports that the undercover officers planned the targets for violent attack, and the police failed to stop the attacks.
Do you think this might indicate that the intention has been to make us all so afraid of terrorism that we will voluntarily, gradually, be willing to tolerate all sorts of losses of freedoms, and especially to submit to whatever humiliation border guards decide to put us through? Silly question?
One must never forget the Toronto 18 (PDF file), the prime instigator of which was an RCMP plant who, having a certain amount of inside skinny on both CSIS and the RCMP, was able to bilk them out of huge dollars!
Related on YYC: Official Al Qaeda Canadian Government Takeover Manual
Is it so hard to believe that the all-pervasive predictions that 9/11 would "change everything" might affect Canadians as well? How amazingly swiftly the US enacted its Patriot Act that allowed the losses of all sorts of freedoms for Americans, and how soon Canada followed suit with its Security Certificate, so that Mohamed Harkat, an Algerian immigrant, married to a Canadian, has not been able to breathe a free breath since.
According to the Ministry of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, the overarching agency dealing with the law, the security certificate provision has existed in "one form or another for over 20 years.
First of all, "one form or another" are blatant weasel words signifying nothing, and second of all, the Ministry of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness did not even exist before 2003.
The Brits were way ahead of us in preparedness, as I discovered in late 2001 when I had to submit at Heathrow to a body search, which was a bit shocking, though I knew why and that it was only the beginning of what was to be a series of drastic measures taken to convince us all of the spectre of terror on every dimly lit street corner.
When we start to fear, we tend to look to the parent-figure government to protect us. But the government does not necessarily, in fact probably does not, have our personal best interests at heart. Governments and corporations deal in statistics, not in individual needs.
Regarding Heathrow's updated security methods:
The Department for Transport considers that there are no known health effects from the scanners in use at Heathrow. The only alternative that can be offered to a scanner is a private search which allows for a more extensive hand-search than usual. Passengers will be escorted to a different location in the airport from the main search area (eg a private search room). The private search may involve the loosening and/or removal of clothing. A person undergoing a private search may ask to be accompanied by a witness. This alternative screening method will take significantly more time than passing through a security scanner.
So, they're just guessing that there are no adverse health effects from scanners and there may well be no chance at all that this will ever be proven. The true situation may eventually, if not already, be known to statisticians, and as I said earlier, that's what governments deal in. They also know that very few people will choose the invasive and "more extensive" hand search over a quick scan, and will settle for the lesser of the two evils the government offers.
9/11 has allowed for a much more limited version of "freedom of choice". And people do become enured to the status quo. Governments count on that.
But at least one should not forget what the RCMP did to Robert Dziekanski (YouTube). Did you know that "Dziekanski" has become a verb, the definition of which is "to equivocate" or "rationalize"?
Yet:
CDNEncyclopedia:
Despite a series of scandals in recent decades, the RCMP remains one of Canada's most iconic national institutions.
There's even a new book out that rationalizes on the RCMP's behalf -- by sympathetically interviewing the equivocators themselves! In fact, the author talks practically a whole book just rationalizing his reasons for writing it, though he may well be just glossing over his own desire for money and fame.
The RCMP is an "iconic institution" that knows nothing at all about the disappearances of a couple of thousand Indigenous women, and that fact doesn't seem to surprise or upset our government leadership, Left or Right. These less-than-admirable traits alone do not scratch the surface of the secrets our governments will continue to hide or disguise in its efforts to be seen as protecting our freedoms while attempting to limit them.
For instance: 5G is not so much about "speed" as it is about greed and covert surveillance. Don't believe me? Just try to access the "US Dept. of Education"G5 website and see if you don't get the willies.
Related on YYC:
Move over "Climate Change": 5G is a greater boon to business
Royal Canadian Horse Manure
Penny link
You've covered a lot of ground in this report
I recall the days one could cross the border on a "where do you live" question and answer- and where were you born? question and answer
and then off you went.. like to a concert or for a twirl around some yukky mall
But no more- now you have to have a passport or that other document to cross-
As for the RCMP. I'm not sure why they remain an iconic canadian institution other then good pr
They've had so many scandals from the west coast to the east (lots of notoriety in Quebec)
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/rcmp-challenges-quebec-request-for-mafia-evidence-1.1131135
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/rcmp-must-submit-montreal-mafia-evidence-to-corruption-inquiry-judge/article4103241/
One would have thought the RCMP would be willing to cooperate when it comes to corruption, but, no...
Charbonneau affair
"For four years in the past decade, the RCMP wiretapped Montreal mob suspects and taped 1.5 million conversations, most of which have never been made public.
The evidence was intercepted during Project Coliseum, a successful crackdown against the clan of Montreal mafia godfather Vito Rizzuto. Less than one per cent of the wiretaps has been disclosed in court proceedings.
"No privilege or restriction prevents the RCMP from giving the inquiry evidence from Project Coliseum," Madam Justice Guylène Beaugé of the Quebec Superior Court said in a 14-page decision."
then there was the 'pig farm' which ties back to many native women- RCMP as well as other police attended parties at the pig farm- along with hell's angels (weird how cops and bikers go hand in hand?)
There used to be more information about this available via a search, but, that's changed as well
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vancouver-police-rcmp-defend-actions-in-pickton-case-1.1929076
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Wow, one of my brothers was a cop and a recreational biker too! Must be part of the requirements.
I had forgotten about the pig farm. Thanks for all the input, Penny. Much appreciated.
For the record: one more RCMP story:
Former senior N.S. Mountie sentenced to 10 years in prison for stealing 10 kgs of cocaine
https://globalnews.ca/news/5459207/former-senior-n-s-mountie-sentencing/


Some Adobe software infuriates me (Flash), I don't like their PDF reader and use Foxit instead, apps which use Adobe-Air always seem to leak memory. But I love Lightroom . It does things right – like installations – which other Adobe products get wrong. It maintains a "library" of pictures and creates virtual folders of images ( "collections" ) but it maintains metadata in the images files so data stays with pictures when they are copied somewhere else – something some other programs still get badly wrong. My workflow with Lightroom goes something like this.
Shoot pictures – delete any where the camera was pointing at the floor, lens cap was on, studio flash didn't fire etc. But otherwise don't edit in the camera.
Copy everything to the computer – usually I create a folder for a set of pictures and put DNG files into a "RAW" subfolder. I keep full memory cards in filing sleeves meant for 35mm slides..
Using PowerShell I replace the IMG prefix with something which tells me what the pictures are but keeps the camera assigned image number.
Import Pictures into Lightroom – manipulate them and export to the parent folder of the "RAW" one. Make any prints from inside Lightroom. Delete "dud" images from the Lightroom catalog.
Lightroom locks the database files exclusively – you can't use the ODBC driver and Lightroom at the same time. If something else is holding the files open, Lightroom won't start.
The ODBC driver can run UPDATE queries to change the data: do I need to say that is dangerous ? Good.
Note that since some images don't have a camera or lens logged the joins to those tables needs to be a LEFT join not an inner join. Again the version I use in PowerShell has a Where clause which inserts a parameter.
OK so much for file data – the other data I wanted was about collections. The list of collections is in just one table (AgLibraryCollection) so very easy to query, and but I also wanted to know the images in each collection.
Since one image can be in many collections,and each collection holds many images AgLibraryCollectionImage is a table to provide a many to relationship. Different tables might be attached to AdobeImages depending on what information one wants from about the images in a collection, I'm interested only in mapping files on disk to collections in Lightroom, so I have linked to the file information and I have a query like this.
Stores paths of lightroom items in the current folder ending in .DNG in $paths; then gets files in the current folder and moves those which are not in $paths (i.e. in Lightroom.) specifying -Whatif allows the files to be confirmed before being moved.