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Will the West Abandon Its Kurdish Allies in the Battle Against ISIS as Well as Their Efforts to Produce a Democratic Modern State?
Posted by commart in 21st Century Feudal, Conflict - Culture - Language - Psychology, Kurdistan, North America, Politics, United States of America
democracy, Erdogan, Kurdish community, Kurdish struggle, Kurdistan, PKK myth, Turkey, Turkish genocidal ambition, tyranny, United States of America
America: have you no dreams, faith, ideals, memories, values?
One cannot argue with the Soviet origins of the PKK — nor today it's probable conflation with "TAK" terrorists operating occasionally in Turkey — and the long-term effects of the Kurdish-Russian relationship that is today being leveraged by a potentially genocidal (proven once — has the world to see it again proven?) Turkish and neo-Islamist authoritarian state. However, modern Kurdistan and the "Rojava Experiment" with liberal democracy may be more "western" than commonly acknowledged.
Related: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Kurdish_organisations
Credit Turkish President Erdogan with Soviet-style defamation when he frames all Kurds as action-producing PKK terrorists.
Credit American Revolutionary memory to with what had to be brought together to overcome an avaricious king and to mark its first steps on the road to becoming not only self-governing but uniquely so as the redoubt of freedom from all political and religious tyrannies.
The Kurdish Community may need to advance its own inter-tribal cooperation and perhaps temper the power of its own autocrats to achieve meaningful, responsible, and responsible authentic democratic governance; however, both Moscow-Damascus and "Moscow-Ankara" would seem to be working to squeeze the community back into political impotence and from there out of existence.
Followers and readers with timely information and insight into the Kurdish community's political makeup, its arrangements with other powers — including Russia and related energy projects — and its desire for autonomy, dignity, and freedom are welcome to contact the editor through the contact page and form on this blog.
"Kurdish YPG Engages ISIS In / Near Raqqa, Syria"
Posted to YouTube Dec. 18, 2017.
Additional Reference
Adalian, Rouben Paul. "Turkey, Republic of, and the Armenian Genocide." Armenian National Institute, n.d.
Dominique, Callimanopulos. "Kurdish Represseion in Turkey." Cultural Survival Quarterly Magazine, June 1982:
During Turkey's war for independence, Turkish leaders, promised Kurds a Turkish-Kurdish federated state in return for their assistance in the war. After independence was achieved, however, they ignored the bargain they had made.
Months after the declaration of a Turkish republic, Ankara, under the pretext of creating an "indivisible nation," adopted an ideology aimed at eliminating, both physically and culturally, non-Turkish elements within the Republic. These "elements" were primarily Kurdish and Armenian.
Letsch, Constanze. "In Turkey, Repression of the Kurdish Language Is Back, With No End in Sight." The Nation, December 21, 2017:
On the night of December 31, 2016, 94 associations, including the institute, were shut down on allegations of "connections to terrorist organizations." A month later, the authorities confiscated all documents, course materials, and hardware—computers, two projectors, a TV—as well as the school's furniture. The institute's website was taken down. In theory, the institute has the right to appeal the shutdown through a state-appointed commission, but human-rights organizations such as Amnesty International have criticized it as insufficient, as more than 100,000 cases are pending review by just seven commissioners within a two-year deadline.
Ismael, Yousif. "Once again, Turkey Refuses Solutions in the Syrian Civil War." Washington Kurdish Institute, September 21, 2017.
Mohamad, Sinam. "Once We Beat ISIS, Don't Abandon Us." Op-Ed. The New York Times, May 11, 2017.
Rice, Bill. "America Must Live Up to Its Own Values and Support Kurdistan's Independence." Washington Kurdish Institute, September 21, 2017.
Weiss, Stanley. "It's Time to Kick Erdogan's Turkey Out of NATO." HuffPost, n.d.
For nearly seven decades, this combination of factors has been the potential Achilles heel of NATO: that one day, its members would be called to defend the actions of a rogue member who no longer shares the values of the alliance but whose behavior puts its "allies" in danger while creating a nightmare scenario for the global order.
After 67 years, that day has arrived: Turkey, which for half a century was a stalwart ally in the Middle East while proving that a Muslim-majority nation could be both secular and democratic, has moved so far away from its NATO allies that it is widely acknowledged to be defiantly supporting the Islamic State in Syria in its war against the West.
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FTAC: "Is there an 'American' cemetery somewhere?"
Posted by commart in American Domestic Affairs, Conflict - Culture - Language - Psychology, FTAC - From The Awesome Conversation, North America, Philosophy, Political Psychology, Politics, Religion
Equality in Legacy, humanism, Legacies, secularism, United States of America, USA
Abraham Lincoln Statue, Gettysburg National Military Park Visitor's Center, November 8, 2010, (c)2010 James S. Oppenheim
I'm an American of Jewish descent and the last name tells of a small wine-making town on the Rhine. Perhaps growing up the proper noun-based cultural infusions in the development of self-concept shaped whatever it is I've become, but had those details been missing, would I have gravitated toward writing, music, photography, and, later, blogging?
In the democratic modern mode, there's a lot more going on in the "mixing" of the person — multiple influences and variables — and in many ways we choose our character and if not for better — I've been handed some things . . . haven't made a good life or at least picket-fence-and 2.5 children template of the "American Dream" — then at least for the possession of integrity, an authentic existence, which I think ultimately a good thing.
In other modes — authoritarian, medieval, Orwellian — legacy may indeed fix in place the future.
On the left sidebar of my blog are in essence listed my values —
https://conflict-backchannels.com/
We should be able to enjoy our respective ethnolinguistic and other legacies in heritage by finding for ourselves what is noble in survival and scrapping and shrugging away and tucking in the miseries of the past. For everyone: something happened back there — so what needs to happen to produce a better experience in living, personal and community-wide, tomorrow?
I don't know where I want to be buried anymore.
Is there an "American" cemetery somewhere?
Who are your people?
My people are Americans.
FTAC – Trump's Choice and Moscow
Posted by commart in 21st Century Feudal, American Domestic Affairs, Conflict - Culture - Language - Psychology, FTAC - From The Awesome Conversation, North America, United States of America
21st Century Neo-Feudalism, American, Donald J. Trump, foreign affairs, op-ed, opinion, politics, President Elect, United States of America, USA
1. http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/fbi-making-inquiry-ex-trump-campaign-manager-s-foreign-ties-n675881 – 11/1/2016.
2. http://uawire.org/news/media-manafort-s-deputy-was-linked-to-russian-intelligence – 9/8/2016.
3. http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/09/08/meet-the-man-who-is-spinning-for-donald-trump-in-russia.html – 8/22/2016.
Alex Jones? "Active Measures" – confusion, disinformation, information warfare, manipulation — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Active_measures
Track the themes – 1, 2, and 3 – and have your say as I've had mine.
Intervening and other variables:
— President Elect Trump may be getting the education through briefings that he seems not to have had when standing before the public as Candidate Trump.
–President Elect Trump has not "stepped off" as President in either action or words.
IF in his foreign affairs he gives NATO full support and continues blocking neo-imperial Moscow at Crimea and continues the struggle with Syria, good, but if he caves to his authoritarian narcissism in the manner of Erdogan and Orban, we may never recover our meaning or stature — and Moscow will happily continue spreading its absolutism and the chaos and destruction it pushes ahead of itself.
Not only America but the free world — EU, NATO, the "democratic open societies of the west" and other democratic societies worldwide — have worries with President Elect Trump.
Those who have suffered beyond imagination in Syria in relation to Bashar al-Assad's shaping of that war into "Assad vs The Terrorists" exist today inside a purgatory special to totalitarian Hell, a place between Assad's sadism matched by Moscow's own and its military presence, and, sigh, "The Terrorists", whom Assad helped developed (go ahead and click and look over the points and references made the earlier BackChannels post).
Ukraine, which "leaned west" in its revolt against Viktor Yanukovych and his manner of little black book keeping, works with a different problem, i.e., Moscow's occupation of Crimea, but it has the same worry: what does America mean today? What does and what will "Washington" represent in the spectrum of politics between "political absolutism" — autocracy, fascism, kleptocracy, totalitarianism — and a responsible and responsive democratic governance possessed of integrity?
BackChannels. "How Assad Helped Develop ISIL". November 12, 2016.
BackChannels. "Syria — "Assad vs The Terrorists": How ISIS Defends Assad." October 2, 2015.
Dilanian, Robert Windrem, William M. Arkin, and Tom Winter. "FBI making Inquiry Into Ex-Trump Campaign Manager's Foreign Ties." NBC News, November 1, 2016.
Mak, Tim and Katie Zavadski. "Meet the Man Who is Spinning for Donald Trump in Russia." The Daily Beast, September 8, 2016.
UA Wire. "Media: Manafort's deputy was linked to Russian intelligence." August 22, 2016.
Arson as Terror – Haifa: Known – Gatlinburg, Tennessee – Under Investigation
Posted by commart in 21st Century Feudal, American Domestic Affairs, Conflict - Culture - Language - Psychology, North America, Russia, United States of America
21st Century Neo-Feudalism, America, arson, arson terrorism, fires, Gatlinburg, Haifa, Israel, Moscow, Moscow Apartment Bombings, Stockholm, Tennessee, terrorism, TN, United States, United States of America, USA
Update – December 1, 2016
God may have given man imagination for fun — and we may have given ourselves empiricism to outwit imagination and defend ourselves from our own God-given errors.
Accused of setting the Gatlinburg fires, or at least two of them: Keith Eugene Mann, 49, of Franklin, North Carolina.
http://www.ky3.com/content/news/Death-toll-climbs-to-7-for-wildfires-in-Tennessee-403858096.html – 11/30/2016
https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdnc/pr/franklin-nc-man-arrested-federal-arson-charge – 11/30/2016.
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/crime/article118033648.html – 11/30/2016.
Sorry, Russia; sorry, Mr. Putin — on this one, BackChannels may have been wrong . . . but this is how it may go with "hybrid warfare" and the keeping of kleptocratic fellow travelers like that Ayatollah Khamenei. With the appearance of a mysterious and large fire in an iconic American setting, one might well be found a little bit . . . touchy.
However, the Charlotte Observer piece wraps up with this note:
Officials have said some of the wildfires in the western part of the state are believed to be the work of arsonists. Gov. Pat McCrory has posted rewards up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest of arsonists.
This note will have to be about national security and possibility in light of the "Phantoms of the Cold War" (e.g., Putin's revival of the KGB, Russia's behavior in Syria, and the invasion and, for the time being, annexation of Crimea) and the fact that "active measures", "hybrid warfare", the long Soviet relationship with terrorism and Moscow's present inability to condemn Hamas as a terrorist organizations are real things.
Investigators (and armchair adventurers): leave no stone unturned.
Background — It Makes for Good Fiction, But It May Have Applied
Moscow Apartment Bombings
Satter, David. "The Unsolved Mystery Behind the Act of Terror that Brought Putin to Power." National Review, August 17, 2016.
Two Major Fires
Haifa, Israel
Amid warnings from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Israel will consider arson an act of terrorism, Israeli police have arrested at least 13 people suspected of starting a series of wildfires that have burned around the country for four days . . . .
There is video evidence that the Haifa fire was an act of arson, a spokesman for the Haifa Fire Department told Israel's Channel 2 Friday.
A blaze Thursday in Zichron Ya'acov, about 20 miles south of Haifa, also was caused by arsonists, Minister of Public Security Gilad Erdan said Thursday.
http://www.wnd.com/2016/11/arrests-after-arson-terrorism-in-israel/#4qgbbg4LwUuFTwIy.99
Gatlinburg, Tennessee, USA
Google Maps, November 30, 2016.
Officials initially reported additional fire activity near the Park Headquarters area, as well as a spot fire between Elkmont and Newfound Gap Road off of the Sugarland Mountain Trail approximately 1 mile south of the Husky Gap Trail intersection.
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/us/wildfires-lead-to-evacuation-of-gatlinburg/ar-AAkSBHh – 11/29/2016.
The fire that sparked the dozen other blazes was "human-caused," National Park Service spokeswoman Dana Soehn said, without elaborating.
The blaze is under investigation.
http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/29/us/gatlinburg-fires/ – 11/30/2016.
Manipulation — "gaslighting" – has long been associated with "malignant narcissism".
In the original sense of the word, the narcissist would rearrange his intended victim's surroundings without the victim's knowledge, an effort made to drive the same into madness.
For the purposes of political psychology, BackChannels applies the term to the creation of an entire "theater of the real", i.e., and as with the "Moscow Apartment Bombings" (cited for background at the top of this post), the intent is to produce an event and spectacle designed to promote a political outcome favorable to the actor.
A near example would be that of the fireman-arsonist who sets the fire, so that he may later show up and share in the heroic glory of putting it out.
The disconnections between Moscow, the encouragement of the terrorism produced by others (or Moscow would have refused to meet with PFLP – Nov. 2014) and would have long ago designated Hamas a terrorist organizations — it has so far refused to take that step), may make the discovery of empirical linkage all but impossible — but revisit the "Moscow Apartment Bombings" and then have a look at the almost under-the-radar firebombings of Haifa and, potentially, the fires burning in the mountains in the vicinity of Gatlinburg, Tennessee, one of America's true heartland locations, Dollywood and all.
The Scandinavian country has been plagued with arsonist thugs setting vehicles alight, with hundreds of cars burning out since 2015.
In 2016 alone, more than 70 cars have been destroyed as police struggle to combat the increasing violence and criminal activity in the famously liberal country.
The latest video shows three cars in Hallunda in southern Stockholm engulfed by flames as firefighters battle to put out the blaze.
http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/738151/Sweden-Stockholm-car-fire-epidemic-rage-no-go-zone – 11/30/2016.
Is the hand of Moscow behind "Islamic Terrorism" in the United States?
Is there a "meta"connection between fires set in Haifa, Gatlinburg, and Stockholm?
BackChannels invites readers to explore its references and sources and weigh for themselves the depth of the presence of the "Phantoms of the Cold War", if any, in the recent spate of arson with the public as target.
BackChannels. "FTAC — 'How ISIL Developed'". November 12, 2016.
BackChannels. "It's Not Islam — It's Moscow." July 15, 2016.
Batchelor, Tom. "Russian spies are influencing major EU decisions." Express UK, January 18, 2016.
Collinson, Stephen. "Why the alleged Russian spy ring matters." CNN Politics, January 28, 2015.
McGreal, Chris. "How Russian spies infiltrated suburban America." The Guardian, June 29, 2010.
Orton, Kyle. "How Russia Manipulates Islamic Terrorism." The Syrian Intifada, September 8, 2015.
Staff. "One-third of about 90 fires caused by arson, police estimate." The Times of Israel, November 27, 2016.
Wikipedia. "Active Measures".
Wikipedia. "Illegals Program" (Russian Agents).
Wikipedia. "Soviet espionage in the United States".
Wikipedia. "Spetsnaz" (Russian Sabateur and Special Forces).
Wikipedia. "Terrorism and the Soviet Union".
Related News – Updated
http://www.wbir.com/news/local/gatlinburg-officials-a-fire-for-the-history-books/357912872 – 11/30/2016/1347 (time is time first posted for the cited URL).
http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2016/11/what_caused_the_gatlinburg_wil.html – last updated 12/1/2016.
http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2016/12/gatlinburg_fire_update_death_t.html – last updated 12/2/2016.
http://heavy.com/news/2016/11/gatlinburg-tennessee-fire-cause-arson-arrest-arrests-terrorism-isis-al-qaeda-terrorist-israel-fires-ember-bomb-suspect-forest-jihad/ – 11/30/2016.


The word "diet" almost immediately sets a distasteful feeling in my mouth. I LOVE to eat. Yet I fail to realize the word "diet" is nothing more than a word that outlines the food I place into my body, or better, my temple. I'm a pretty healthy eater so I figure as long as I read labels and pay close attention, I'll do okay.
But then I talked with someone who proclaimed to know everything about the red dyes or corn extract on the packaging of you name it. He'd run marathons, done Iron Man competitions, and during our conversation suggested a diet I wasn't familiar with: the Eat Right 4 Your Type diet. The basis of this eating plan is that different foods complement different blood types and , if eaten, can aid in weight loss.
Sure, the concept sounds interesting but, ever the skeptic, I need to do more research. Whether I'll jump on board this one right away or not, I don't know. But if you're interested at all, Eat Right 4 Your Type diet — the official website of the Blood Type Diet — is a good starting point to discover what foods may work well with your blood type. Another good section to scope out is the BTD blogosphere, where Type O's, A's, B's and AB's share their successes and progress with the diet. Best thing is it doesn't sound like they're trying to sell a product.
Are there any healthy readers out there who have tried this diet? Any words of wisdom for your type?
What Are the Different Types of Esophageal Cancer?


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Roma 0-2 Fiorentina: Recap and player ratings
A pair of smash and grab goals, some stout defense, and a whole lotta luck are all you need sometimes.
By The Tito@Viola_Nation Apr 8, 2018, 4:53am CEST
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AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA WHY ARE WE TALKING LIKE ARTUR BORUC?????!!!!!!!!
Things were not looking good for Fiorentina before kick off due to the absence Federico Chiesa (suspension) and Milan Badelj (knee). Light his two best players on the year, you might have forgiven Stefano Pioli for punting on this one, but he ran out an interesting lineup with a surprise start handed to Valentin Eysseric on the left wing.
Eusebio di Francesco had his own roster problems, as winger Cengiz Ünder was injured, midfielder Radja Nainggolan was fit but just barely, and a host of regular starters—Daniele de Rossi, Aleksandar Kolarov, Diego Perotti, Alessandro Florenzi—started from the bench due to fatigue from the Champions League clash with Barcelona or to preserve their legs for the return fixture on Tuesday.
As expected, AS Roma came out energetically and pinned their visitors back early, shifting the ball around midfield and probing for creases in the defense. Fiorentina managed to move forward when Juan Jesus fouled Giovanni Simeone on the right side of the box about 25 yards out. Eysseric swung it into the box and it popped out to Riccardo Saponara on the back post. The Cheese took a moment, settled himself, and cut the ball back to Marco Benassi, who passed it into the back of the net with his left through a thicket of legs, handing the visitors an astounding lead after just 7 minutes.
The goal clearly infuriated the Giallorossi, who pinned back their ears and stormed forward. Within 5 minutes of the goal, Kevin Strootman had a drive which Marco Sportiello tipped over, Kostas Manolas missed a header from the ensuing corner, Edin Džeko pinged a shot off the right post (which he probably should have put away), and Stephan El Shaarawy shot right at Sportiello and then wide of the post. The Viola, meanwhile, rarely emerged from their own 18-yard box. Dzeko had another pop from point blank at 26', but Sporty was again equal to the task and beat it away.
The Romans had everyone pushed forward, confident of finding an equalizer via their suffocating pressure, but there's always a risk to that approach and, in the 38th minute, the Gigliati exposed it. Benassi pounced on a loose ball in the Giallorossi half (the first time Fiorentina had seen the ball on that side of midfield in ages) and squared it to Saponara. The Cheese laid it off to Simeone, who bulldozed his way between Bruno Peres and Manolas—a full 20 yards—before driving the ball past Alisson and into the far corner. It gave the visitors a simply unfathomable 0-2 lead, and the Lupi seemed a bit shaken up for the remainder of the half.
The hosts un-shook themselves pretty much immediately after the restart. The introduction of extra striker Patrik Schick gave them a big, penalty box option up front, but it was his partner Dzeko who came racing out the gates, forcing a big save from Sportiello again about 20 seconds after the restart. The Viola defense switched back on after that, though, and made some desperate last-ditch efforts, with Germán Pezzella and Vitor Hugo courageously throwing their bodies in the way of everything. Shick got loose for a header, and Dzeko had another couple of hits, but it was 10 minutes after the half that Sportiello pulled off a miracle save on Nainggolan, who'd been played through by Schick and had a free chance on goal.
Even then, though, Roma kept pushing. At 68', Schick rose well to meet an Alessandro Florenzi corner but couldn't keep his header down. 2 minutes later, Dzeko missed a header of his own. 5 minutes after that, Schick did better, meeting a cross from the left with a glancing header that left Sportiello frozen, but pinged back out off the crossbar before the Laurini cleared it out for a corner. And from that corner, Federico Fazio hit a bullet header that Sportiello barely tipped onto the crossbar and thence out of play.
With the introduction of Gil Dias, Viola fans hoped that the Portuguese attacker's pace on the break might provide another outlet in attack, and at 79', it looked likely to pay off as the winger got the ball on the left with one defender to stop him and Simeone. Much to our dismay, though, he got the ball stuck under his feet and couldn't curl it behind to give Cholito a 1-v-1. A minute later, Dias again miscontrolled a simple ball to kill another promising break. Roma were looking a bit nervous, though, and at 81', Fazio lost the ball in the exact middle of the pitch. As Cholito motored forward to latch onto it, Alisson came flying out and hit a sliding clearance on the edge of the circle to keep the Argentine from walking it into the net, but he also caught Simeone rather badly; the ref decided the goalie got the ball first and didn't take action, but it was about 3 millimeters from a shockingly bad tackle and red card.
Things got a bit chippy at the end, with Juan Jesus and Peres both going in the book for yapping at the ref, and there were a couple of incidents in which the handbags came out as well, but by the 80th minute, you could tell that Roma knew they'd lost. They kept the pressure on and pinned Fiorentina all the way back, but by then the Viola defense knew they had the win, and after 5 minutes of stoppage, three blasts on the whistle confirmed the massive upset.
This was a historic victory. The 6 wins on the trot equals the club's record, set in 1960 (only 1 goal conceded over this stretch, by the way). The win at the Olimpico is the first since 2012 and just the second since 1971 in Serie A. The defense has allowed 4 goals in the past 2 months. Simeone's now netted in 3 matches in a row and is into double digits on the season. And it all happened without Chiesa and Badelj.
Look, it wasn't quite a tactical masterclass from Pioli. 3 shots in the entire match is nothing to celebrate. Roma certainly had a plethora of chances, and only some heroics from Sporty kept the clean sheet, but you have to hand it to the bald mister: he's got the lads playing with a belief and an intensity we haven't seen in a long time, and he's gotten his defense pretty well organized even despite the obvious absence in that department. Sure, it's still scrappy and scruffy and not the symphonic elegance we want, but wins are wins. With a couple more quality pieces in attack, this team could make some serious noise next year.
Oh, and speaking of next year, let's have a look at the table, shall we? The Gigliati are now in sole possession of 7th place after both Atalanta and Sampdoria were held to draws today. That would put them into the Europa League playoffs, which was probably the most optimistic outcome for the season when we were looking at it last summer. Of course, with 3 of the remaining 7 matches coming against Lazio, against Napoli, and at AC Milan, there's no guarantee that we'll see European football next season. But things are trending in the right direction, and that's reason enough to be excited.
Sportiello—8.5: Had an early miscue that nearly put Roma in with a freebie, but recovered and made 8 saves, several of them were mixtape worthy. His distribution wasn't especially good, but when your goalkeeper is the only reason you end up with points, it's awfully dumb to quibble about it.
Laurini—7: Kept El Shaarawy quiet for most of the evening and had a couple of excellent interventions. When his job is to man mark an opposing winger and boot any loose balls into the lower atmosphere, he's quite solid (9 clearances); when his brief includes any other directions, he struggles. This was exactly the sort of match he thrives in. Also has a weird propensity for winning headers in the box despite being generously listed as 5'8/173 cm.
Vitor Hugo—7: Made a ridiculous 16 clearances, highlighting the last-ditch nature of Fiorentina's defending. That said, he did let Dzeko wiggle free a few times and struggled with Schick. Still and all, though, did enough to keep the clean sheet, albeit with a big assist from Sportiello.
Pezzella—7: Pretty much the exact same as his partner in central defense, bustling all over the box and getting his shirt dirty. Made a couple of nice blocks on Dzeko, but also lost him once or twice.
Biraghi—7: Kept Defrel quiet in the first half, but struggled when forced to defend in his own box so much. Didn't get many opportunities to get forward, which is his bread and butter. However, he did a pretty good job of stemming the supply of crosses from his wing and worked hard, so we're still pretty pleased with him.
Benassi—7.5: Difficult to rate; the goal was obviously hugely important and very well taken, but he was rather a passenger for the remainder of the match. Hustled around but didn't win the ball, and Fiorentina saw so little possession that he was invisible for pretty much the whole thing. The goal was very well-taken, though.
Dabo—7.5: Dude put in some work today. 3 tackles, 3 aerial wins, an interception, 4 clearances, and 4 blocks is a heck of a line for a midfielder. Basically played as a sweeper, but in front of the defense. The passing wasn't great, but neither was anybody else's. Starting to look like the steal of the season for just €4 million.
Veretout—7: Another lung-busting day grinding in the center of the pitch. With Fiorentina pinned deep, didn't get a chance to get forward or influence the match in the center or attacking thirds very much, but helped Dabo clog up the middle and force Roma to the wings.
Saponara—7.5: Got both assists, although Simeone did all the work on the second one. Ricky was the only Viola player trying to thread the ball through into the attack and had a couple of bright moments, but also lost the ball a lot. He's never going to be mistaken for a defensive force, but he certainly gave it the old college try. Looked exhausted by the hour mark; might be that, in a match like this, he's only good for a half or so.
Eysseric—5: Barely involved. Never got past Bruno Peres in attack and never made anything happen, and was a liability on the back foot as Peres motored past him time and again. On the plus side, Chiesa's back next week.
Simeone—8: Dude's lungs must be made of iron and leather. Never stopped running at a dead sprint and kept the opposing centerbacks on their toes for his entire shift. Scored an absolute peach of a goal, but his snow-plow enthusiasm was a constant source of irritation to his opponents. Now scored in 3 straight and is maybe, maybe becoming the player we really hoped he'd be.
Milenković—7: Came on to shore up the back and did exactly that. Won the ball half a dozen times and made himself a barrier. Dzeko got very quiet after his introduction, and it wasn't just a coincidence. With his size, athleticism, and intelligence, he's going to be a world-clas defender for a very long time.
Dias—4: What's eating Gil Dias? Came on to offer a threat on the counter and did the exact opposite, fluffing two pretty simple chances in quick succession. Also got beaten by Alisson in the box. It's fair to wonder if he'll spend next year in Florence, as per his loan agreement, with guys like Simone Lo Faso and Riccardo Sottil stepping up.
Falcinelli—n/a: Wasn't on long enough to do anything.
Roma vs Fiorentina: Serie A 2017/2018
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Nursing home safety: Illinois task force sets hearing for Tuesday
By By Gary Marx and David Jackson
Tribune reporters |
Oct 19, 2009 | 2:00 AM
Gov. Pat Quinn's new Nursing Home Safety Task Force will hear testimony from elder care advocates, service providers and residents in an open, public meeting Tuesday.
It also announced a Web site -- NursingHomeSafety.Illinois.gov -- that takes citizens' comments and recommendations.
"All of us have a role to play in ensuring the safety and well-being of nursing home residents, and we urge the public to join us in this critical work," said Michael Gelder, task force leader and senior health policy adviser. "We need to hear from all of Illinois to meet this challenge."
The task force was formed in response to a Tribune investigation, called "Compromised Care," that detailed cases in which elderly and disabled nursing home residents were allegedly assaulted, raped and even killed by mentally ill criminals also living in the facilities.
More than any other state, Illinois relies heavily on nursing homes to house psychiatric patients, including those who have committed crimes.
But the Tribune found that government, law enforcement and the industry have failed to adequately manage the influx of younger residents who shuttle into nursing facilities from jail cells, shelters and psychiatric wards. The state's background checks on new residents are riddled with errors and omissions that understate their criminal records, and homes with the most felons are among those with the lowest nursing staff levels.
The task force was formed to examine current regulatory policies, improve coordination and communication among state agencies, and consider alternatives to nursing-home placement for people with special needs.
Gelder has committed to completing a report to Quinn no later than Jan. 31 and said Quinn will carry out immediately achievable reforms as soon as possible. Gelder said the panel will identify necessary changes in legislation, regulation, contracting, training and policy.
Tuesday's meeting will be held at 10 a.m. in the Thompson Center, Room 16-503, 100 W. Randolph St., Chicago. Audio will be streamed live over the Internet at state.il.us/streaming/gov/nursing-home-safety.asx.
The task force includes senior executive leadership from all state agencies with responsibilities that relate to these issues: The Department of Public Health, Department of Healthcare and Family Services, Department on Aging, Department of Corrections, Department of Human Services, Department of Veterans' Affairs, Illinois Housing Development Authority and Illinois State Police.
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Despite denouncing 'violence,' Cline wants to overturn democratic U.S. election
Laura Peters Patrick Hite Ayano Nagaishi
Rep. Ben Cline, who represents Virginia's 6th District, which includes Staunton, Waynesboro and Augusta County, was among the Republican lawmakers who said they planned to help fight the election results in the next step of the certification process based on President Donald Trump's erroneous claim he won the election.
Wednesday and into the early hours of Thursday morning, Cline, R-Botetourt did just that.
Though President-elect Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election, Trump and several of his allies have claimed for months, with virtually no evidence, that the election was fraudulent
Last month, states certified their Electoral College results, and Biden secured the election overall with 306 votes to Trump's 232.
Yet Cline followed through with his expressed sense of opposition to the election this week.
The News Leader reached out to Cline Thursday, but did not hear back immediately.
As Congress certified the electoral votes, objections to the electors in two states — Pennsylvania and Arizona — came to a vote in both the Senate and the House of Representatives,
Both chambers voted to reject the objections. However, Cline, voted in favor of the objections in both states.
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After a violent insurrection by Trump supporters forced party leadership to evacuate the Capitol Wednesday afternoon, members returned that night to continue the certification process. While the riots swayed some in Congress to change their minds and not object to the vote, Cline persisted.
Late Wednesday night, Cline was one of 121 House members to vote against certifying the vote in Arizona. Then, very early Thursday morning, he was also one of 138 to vote against certifying the vote in Pennsylvania.
Following the riots, Cline did condemn the violence from the protestors who attended. Back in November, however, he echoed some of the theories that are shared between President Trump and his supporters.
William Walker decided to attend a Trump rally held at the Staunton Mall on Nov. 14, 2020. He found the event through a local Facebook page and wanted to hear what the speakers had to say.
At the event, Walker joined an animated crowd of at least 75 people, most of who were holding flags and urging on the speakers.
The most influential — and inflammatory — speaker who attended was Cline himself, Walker said.
"He was saying things like, 'We've got to question this election. There were a lot of irregularities. We're going to encourage people to resist the outcome of the presidential election,'" Walker said. Meanwhile, the crowd cheered, waving banners and shaking their fists.
There were other speakers there as well, Walker said, including Virginia Del. John Avoli, a former mayor of Staunton. Walker said that Avoli's comments were similar to Cline's although they were milder, with less talk about actively rejecting the election and more discussion around having their voices heard.
"To see elected officials challenging the basic structure of American democracy and encouraging resistance to that is just astounding to me," Walker said.
Cline was also one of 106 House members to sign an amicus brief in early December, supporting a Texas lawsuit seeking to void the presidential election results in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin and Georgia. All four states went for Biden over Trump. The Supreme Court dismissed the lawsuit on Dec. 11.
On Wednesday, Cline denounced the acts of violence and aggression from Trump supporters on his Twitter page.
"While people have a right to peaceably protest, those who breached the Capitol and assaulted Capitol Police officers should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law," he Tweeted. "Violence is never the answer, and I condemn their actions in the strongest possible terms."
Walker isn't so sure that's enough.
"He has issued a statement decrying violence, but that's very easy to do," he said. "But what he's doing is lending his voice, even now, even today, to the people who are encouraging and inciting the kind of violence that we saw."
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from Detroit, MI
formed January 1, 1997 - January 1, 2011 (age 14)
With their unlikely but fascinating mix of arty concepts and raw sounds, the White Stripes were among the leaders of the early-2000s garage rock revival and helped define the sound of 21st century rock as the decade progressed. Jack and Meg White's clever use of limitations -- from their lineup to their instrumentation to their red, white, and black color scheme -- maximized their creativity, allowing them to bring a surprising number of facets to their seemingly back-to-basics approach. Meg's straight-ahead, minimalist drumming complemented Jack's freewheeling guitars and vocals perfectly, and their music touched on not only on obvious forebears such as the Gories and the Stooges, but also Son House and Blind Willie McTell's mythic blues, Led Zeppelin's riffs, the Gun Club's unhinged punk, and the timeless storytelling of country and folk legends such as Loretta Lynn and Bob Dylan. The breadth of their sound and their fondness for mystique -- they said the Dutch design movement De Stijl was as an important an influence on them as any musician, and claimed to be siblings even though they were actually a married couple until 2000 -- gave the White Stripes more staying power than many of their contemporaries. As they grew from a pair of Detroit kids on 1999's The White Stripes to international rock stars responsible for a trio of Grammy-winning albums (2003's Elephant, 2005's Get Behind Me Satan, and 2007's Icky Thump), they always remained true to their ideals.
Born and raised in Detroit, Jack White -- then known as Jack Gillis -- began playing drums as a child and picked up guitar in high school. When he was a senior, he met Meg White at the restaurant where she worked, and the pair struck up a friendship. While running his upholstery business, Gillis also played drums for bands such as the country outfit Goober the Peas, the Go, and the Hentchmen. He and White married in 1996, with Jack taking Meg's surname. The couple became a band in 1997 when they jammed that Bastille Day with Jack on guitar and vocals and Meg on drums. Naming themselves after Meg's love of peppermints, they made their live debut in August 1997 at the Gold Dollar bar, joining an underground garage rock scene that also included the Gories and the Dirtbombs. The band soon connected with Dave Buick, owner of the Detroit garage rock label Italy Records, who released the White Stripes' first single "Let's Shake Hands" in February 1998 as a seven-inch with an initial run of 1,000 copies. That October, the single "Lafayette Blues" followed, and tours with Pavement and Sleater-Kinney helped the duo earn a national following.
After signing to Sympathy for the Record Industry, the band released the single "The Big Three Killed My Baby" in March 1999. Recorded at Jim Diamond's Ghetto Recorders studio in Detroit and produced by Jack White, the White Stripes' self-titled debut album appeared that June and was dedicated to blues icon Son House. The album made a fan of legendary BBC DJ John Peel, whose support helped the band gain fans in the U.K. The duo closed the year by releasing "Hand Springs," a split single with the Dirtbombs that came with the pinball fanzine Multiball. For their raw second album, 2000's De Stijl, the White Stripes recorded themselves on an 8-track in Jack's living room. Taking the album's name from the early 20th century Dutch aesthetic movement, the band dedicated De Stijl to the style's founder, designer Gerrit Rietveld, and Blind Willie McTell. Late that year, the White Stripes released Party of Special Things to Do, a Sub Pop single featuring three Captain Beefheart covers.
It was with their next album, 2001's White Blood Cells, that the White Stripes established themselves as leaders of the garage rock revival. Recorded in Memphis with renowned producer Doug Easley, it marked the first time the band had worked in a 24-track studio (as well as their first album to be mastered in the studio), but it was recorded in just four days to avoid sounding too polished. Featuring the single "Fell in Love with a Girl" -- which boasted a clever, Lego-animated video by Michel Gondry that won the 2002 MTV Video Awards for Breakthrough Video, Best Special Effects, and Best Editing -- White Blood Cells was a critical and commercial smash. The album eventually went platinum, and the White Stripes appeared on Late Night with David Letterman and the MTV Movie Awards program; meanwhile, their music was profiled in Time, The New Yorker, and Entertainment Weekly. That year, Jack White also founded his own label, Third Man Records, whose name paid homage to the classic Orson Welles film as well as White's upholstery business.
To accommodate their swell in popularity, the White Stripes moved to a major label. After signing to V2, the label reissued White Blood Cells in January 2002, and the previous two records in June. To make their fourth album, the band decamped to London to work at engineer Liam Watson's Toe Rag Studios, choosing it for its wealth of vintage analog equipment. Recorded in less than two weeks, 2003's Elephant explored "the death of the sweetheart" and received unanimous critical acclaim and platinum sales in several countries upon its release. The album won the 2004 Grammy Award for Best Alternative Album, while its lead single, "Seven Nation Army," won the Grammy for Best Rock song (and later became an internationally popular jock jam at sporting events). Also in 2003, Jack White made his film debut in Anthony Minghella's Cold Mountain and performed five songs on its T-Bone Burnett-produced soundtrack.
While many garage rock revivalists fell by the wayside as the 2000s continued, the White Stripes proved to be an enduring presence. On 2005's dizzyingly diverse Get Behind Me Satan -- which, in keeping with the band's feverish pace, they wrote and recorded in two weeks -- they experimented with disco-metal and marimba-driven pop. Like its predecessor, it won the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Album. During the Get Behind Me Satan tour, the Stripes covered Tegan and Sara's "Walking with a Ghost" and released the song as a single at the end of 2005. That year, Jack White and his second wife, singer/model Karen Elson, moved to Nashville, Tennessee. After relocating, White formed the Raconteurs with Brendan Benson and the Greenhornes' Jack Lawrence and Patrick Keeler, and spent much of 2006 touring in support of the group's debut album, Broken Boy Soldiers.
Jack White continued to juggle his responsibilities as he performed with several bands, produced albums for other artists, and made forays into cinema. However, the White Stripes remained a vital commercial and critical presence. Early in 2007, the band moved to Warner Bros., which released their sixth and final album, Icky Thump, that June. Recorded at Nashville's Blackbird Studio over the course of three weeks -- the longest sessions of the band's career -- the album also included the first-ever Stripes songs with bagpipes and mariachi horns. Upon its release, Icky Thump topped the U.K. Albums Chart; in the U.S., it entered the Billboard 200 at number two and was certified gold by July 2007. After finishing a cross-country tour of Canada, the band played a handful of U.S. shows before canceling all future tour dates that September due to Meg White's anxiety issues. Early the following year, Icky Thump won the Best Alternative Album at the 2008 Grammy Awards, while the title track scored the award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal. In February 2009, Jack and Meg reunited for their final live performance as the White Stripes on the last episode of Late Night with Conan O'Brien.
During this time, Jack White remained busy with several projects. These included the Raconteurs' 2008 second album Consolers of the Lonely and establishing Third Man Records' first physical location in Nashville, which included the label's offices, a record store, a performance area and screening room. At the site's launch in March 2009, White debuted another band, the Dead Weather. Featuring the Kills' Alison Mosshart, Queens of the Stone Age guitarist Dean Fertita, and his Raconteurs bandmate Lawrence, the band's debut album Horehound appeared a few months later. That year, he appeared in the guitar-themed documentary It Might Get Loud, and produced Elson's album The Ghost Who Walks. Under Great White Northern Lights, a film documenting the band's 2007 Canadian tour, premiered at the 2009 Toronto Film Festival. The DVD of the film and a companion album of the same name were issued in 2010, while the duo's first three albums were reissued on vinyl by Third Man Records that year.
In February 2011, Jack and Meg White officially announced they would no longer record or perform as the White Stripes. The following year, Jack White began his solo career with his debut album, Blunderbuss. In 2015, he brought Third Man Records back to where it all began, establishing a Detroit location that included a vinyl pressing plant as well as a record store and venue. During the 2010s, Third Man released reissues of the White Stripes' albums and singles, as well as archival releases such as 2017's Complete John Peel Sessions. In December 2020, The White Stripes Greatest Hits became the band's first best-of collection. The compilation was also released as part of Third Man Records' subscription program with different artwork and a collection of B-sides. ~ Andrew Leahey & Heather Phares, Rovi
Seven Nation Army
Icky Thump
We're Going to Be Friends
The White Stripes Greatest Hits
The Complete John Peel Sessions
Under Great White Northern Lights
Walking with a Ghost
Get Behind Me Satan [Japan Bonus Tracks]
Under Blackpool Lights
The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army (Official Music video)
The White Stripes - Icky Thump (Official Music Video)
The White Stripes - Hardest Button To Button (Official Music Video)
The White Stripes - Fell In Love With A Girl (Official Music Video)
The White Stripes - Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground (Official Music Video)
The White Stripes - Apple Blossom (Official Music Video)


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Hobby Lobby ruling upholds opposition to abortion
Posted in Court rulings, Federal Legislation, Health Care Reform, tagged contraception, Donna Harrison, Hobby Lobby ruling, M.D., post-fertilization abortifacient effect, religious freedom, U.S. Supreme Court on June 30, 2014| Leave a Comment »
The U.S. Supreme Court today upheld, by a 5-4 majority, the right of business owners to operate their family companies without violating their deeply held religious convictions against abortion.
The decision in the Sebelius (now Burwell) v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. ruling, is here, with legal comment here.
Justice Samuel Alito authored the majority opinion, declaring that the 'HHS contraception mandate' (a regulation issued under Obamacare) substantially burdens the Constitutionally-protected free exercise of religion.
The essence of this ruling is that the government may not create an artifice of a health mandate to force citizens to underwrite and promote abortion.
Although regularly termed as litigation against the HHS contraceptive mandate, Hobby Lobby (and other businesses) filed suit specifically in objection to being forced to provide some contraceptives—those that act to abort human embryos—under the HHS mandate.
Specifically, they objected to 2 drugs and 2 IUD devices, labeled as contraceptive, that actually can prevent implantation of the already-formed human embryo into the womb for gestation, also called a 'post-fertilization abortifacient function'. (Read a thorough analysis of contraceptives from pro-life OB/GYN, Donna Harrison here.)
Furthermore, when evaluating the governmental interference with religion, the Court found that the HHS mandate violates the "least restrictive means" test of the 1993 Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA). RFRA demands that interference with religious freedom must be based on a compelling governmental interest, and be executed in the least restrictive means needed. Without ruling whether the goal of insurance provision of contraception is really a compelling governmental interest, the Court ruled that the HHS mandate, as a means of achieving that goal, is out of bounds.
The Court affirmed that freedom of religious expression is not limited to a person in his/her private, individual capacity, but –as set out in RFRA — extends to him/her when acting as a corporation, whether for-profit or non-profit.
State court dodges KS Med Board appeal of Neuhaus matter
Posted in Healing Arts Board, Kansas Abortion Corruption, Kansas Abortion Law, Kansas abortionists, Kansas Courts, Post-viability Abortions, tagged George Tiller, Hon. Thomas Malone, Judge Edward Gashler, Judge Franklin Theis, Kansas State Board of Healing Arts [KSBHA], Kris Neuhaus on June 9, 2014| 1 Comment »
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A rotten district court ruling is too hot to handle and the proper court of review doesn't want to deal with it. Guess why? The revoked medical licensee is an abortionist.
In a technical legal dodge on Friday, the Kansas Court of Appeals ruled that that it is too early for them to review an appeal by the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts in the matter of abortionist Kris Neuhaus.
The Board revoked her license in July 2012, after a six day hearing under State Administrative Law Judge Edward Gashler in which he found that, "the care and treatment of 11 patients [obtaining late-term abortions in 2003] was seriously jeopardized" by Neuhaus. (More posts here, here, here and here)
But that finding was blocked March 7, 2014 by Shawnee District Court Judge Franklin Theis, opining that the Board 'over-punished' Neuhaus for "being sloppy," taking "short cuts," and showing "inconsistent attention to proper protocols."
Days later, the Board appealed. Kansas Court of Appeals chief Judge Thomas Malone issued a 2-page order Friday, claiming Theis' order did not constitute a "final ruling" that they can review and that the Board had not yet reconsidered sanctions –as ordered by the district court.
The Court of Appeals wants the Board to go away and follow Theis' order—but that order is exactly what the Board wants the higher court to reverse!
The Board is left with 3 legal options:
ask for reconsideration by the same Court of Appeals that doesn't want to do so,
ask the state Supreme Court for review of the Court of Appeals position,
go back in session to issue a revised sanction of Neuhaus.
Neuhaus' lawyers found arguably the best activist judge in the state to take review –Shawnee District Court Judge Franklin Theis. Theis' sympathies were revealed early on, when the state asked for a bond to recoup further court costs from Neuhaus and Theis said the appeal would proceed without any hope of repayment. He later ruled on the abortionist's behalf, "there is not sufficient proof to support the board's findings of 'professional incompetency'…based on Neuhaus' failure to maintain adequate records to support the diagnosis."
NEUHAUS' LONG-TIME INCOMPETENCE
The inability to do proper patient intake was the subject of disciplinary action against Neuhaus from 1999-2001, when the Board labeled her,"a danger to the public." Unfortunately, the Board allowed her to keep her license, and she used it to rubber-stamp "mental health" exemption referrals –onsite –for George Tiller, enabling him to proceed with post-viability abortions.
Concerning those notorious referrals, Judge Gashler's decision upholding the revocation included this:
"There is no indication that the Licensee [Neuhaus] on any occasion actually conversed with a patient concerning the items necessary for a competent mental health examination to be completed… In some cases, the patients were, according to the Licensee's diagnosis, suicidal. Yet, in not one single case did the Licensee make any recommendations that the patient be seen by a psychiatrist, a psychologist, or any other type of mental health worker. The Licensee simply referred each patient for a pregnancy termination."
The Kansas Board of Healing Arts needs to keep its new-found resolve to discipline dangerous abortionists, and challenge this new Court of Appeals ruling.
Congressman Slams Abortion: "Next Week I'm Having a Birthday, But 61 Million Americans Aren't"


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Rio Tinto Teams Up with Caterpillar for Zero-Emissions Autonomous Trucks
Rio Tinto and Caterpillar have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for Caterpillar's development of zero-emissions autonomous haul trucks for use at one of Rio Tinto's Western Australian mining operations. The collaboration will see Rio Tinto work with Caterpillar to advance the development of the manufacturer's future 220-tonne 793 zero-emissions autonomous haul truck including the validation of …
Rio Tinto and Caterpillar have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for Caterpillar's development of zero-emissions autonomous haul trucks for use at one of Rio Tinto's Western Australian mining operations.
The collaboration will see Rio Tinto work with Caterpillar to advance the development of the manufacturer's future 220-tonne 793 zero-emissions autonomous haul truck including the validation of Caterpillar's emerging zero-emissions technology.
Rio Tinto and Caterpillar will progress a series of development milestones to include a 793 prototype pilot program, testing and pre-production trials.
It is anticipated that the world's first operational deployment of approximately 35 new Caterpillar 793 zero-emissions autonomous haul trucks will be at Gudai-Darri once development is complete. Gudai-Darri is Rio Tinto's most technically advanced iron ore mine, in the Pilbara, Western Australia
Rio Tinto's Chief Commercial Officer Alf Barrios said "Our ambition to reach net zero emissions across our operations is a priority. Reaching this ambition will require new and innovative solutions and partnerships with supplier partners like Caterpillar. This collaboration represents a small but important step on that journey.
"We look forward to working together to validate these zero-emissions haul trucks in just a few years' time. The advanced technology at Gudai-Darri puts it at the forefront of new mining operations globally and we look forward to adding Caterpillar zero-emissions haul trucks to the site."
Caterpillar Group President Denise Johnson said, "The integration of autonomy with a zero-emissions fleet demonstrates Rio Tinto's commitment to reach net zero emissions.
"By leveraging these technologies across their sites, Rio Tinto can more safely increase productivity, efficiency and be more sustainable. We are pleased to be part of Rio Tinto's sustainability journey and look forward to building on our long-standing collaboration."
In June, Rio Tinto announced it would deploy the world's first fully autonomous water truck at Gudai-Darri, which will also be produced by Caterpillar. Rio Tinto is assessing multiple project scopes for Gudai-Darri Phase 2 as part of an ongoing $44 million pre-feasibility study.


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F1 Singapore GP: Charles Leclerc beats Lewis Hamilton to pole position
Charles Leclerc is pictured during Qualifying
Jamie Davies
Modified 23 Sep 2019, 11:30 IST
Charles Leclerc claimed his third pole position in a row as he beat Lewis Hamilton and teammate Sebastian Vettel for the top spot.
Ferrari's Charles Leclerc beat Lewis Hamilton to pole position ahead of the 2019 Singapore Grand Prix on Sunday as the 21-year-old continued his good form from his last two wins in Spa and Monza in this season's Formula 1 calendar.
While this translated into a career 5th pole position and the third in a row for the Monegasque, Leclerc's teammate Sebastian Vettel completed the top three with a lap time of 1:36.437 ahead of Red Bull's Max Verstappen.
Valtteri Bottas was 5th fastest while Alexander Albon finished 6th and will start alongside the Finn. As expected, the Ferraris, the Mercedes' and the Red Bulls claimed the top six spots but not many tipped a Ferrari car to start the race from the front, come Sunday's showdown.
In what was a dramatic qualifying shootout, the result seemed to have surprised Leclerc, who had an average practice session on Friday as the youngster said, "I'm extremely happy - it was a very good lap but there were several moments when I almost lost control," and added, "I must thank the team - they have been amazing. Yesterday was not my day but this feels great," as he spoke out after yet another impressive show.
Hamilton was a little surprised of Ferrari's pace in qualifying as he said: "I don't know where Ferrari picked up their pace today, it was potentially not one of their tracks, but Charles put a great lap in. I think tomorrow we can be aggressive and hopefully divide them."
Here is how the drivers fared in the qualifying session ahead of the big race on Sunday.
Bottas under the lights in Q1
At the start of Q1, McLaren's Carlos Sainz Jnr nearly had a bad start to the evening when his car looked to have lost power. The Spaniard himself even confirmed it on the team radio as he yelled, "I have no power!".
However, soon enough, Sainz's car picked itself up and found the power to be able to record a flying lap and despite the early difficulties with the car, Sainz took it into Q2.
Racing Point's Lance Stroll also had a scary moment in Q1 when the Canadian scraped the wall a couple of times, a similar scenario followed by his teammate Sergio Perez in FP3 when the Mexican caused damage to his right rear tyre.
In the last couple of minutes of Q1, Alfa Romeo's Kimi Raikkonen avoided an elimination scare by finishing in the top 15 of the leaderboard which placed Perez into the elimination zone but the Mexican put in one final push to stay in contention for Saturday's qualifying.
Kevin Magnussen was just outside the elimination zone after recently being confirmed as a Haas driver once more in 2020. But, for his teammate Romain Grosjean, the Frenchman was only 18th fastest, as he, unfortunately, missed out on participating in Q2.
Valtteri Bottas was top of the leaderboard after Q1.
OUT: Kubica, Russell, Grosjean, Stroll and Kvyat.
F1 Grand Prix of Singapore - Qualifying
Kimi Raikkonen hit the wall with a bit of an impact towards the back of the Alfa Romeo, but the Finn addressed to his team on the radio feed that the damage was not major. The 2007 world champion, however, returned to the pits shortly after.
At the end of Q2, Pierre Gasly said on the team radio that he was having problems with the rear wing and the Frenchman could not move on to the final qualifying session.
Charles Leclerc and Sebastian Vettel were fastest, ahead of Hamilton and Red Bull's Max Verstappen, while Bottas was 5th going into Q3.
OUT: Perez, Giovinazzi, Gasly, Raikkonen and Magnussen.
Lewis Hamilton, Charles Leclerc and Sebastian Vettel locked the top three spots
Q3 would host the up-close battle of the Mercedes, the Ferraris and the Red Bulls as all three teams were on top of one practice session each before qualifying had even begun.
On turn 20, Vettel's rear left tyre made a little contact with the wall as the German went straight back to the pits as the barriers yet again proved to be a major issue to the drivers over the weekend.
With four minutes left on the clock for the culmination of Q3, a majority of the remaining drivers went out for one last push for pole position.
Vettel aimed to seal pole position but instead went to the pits after making a mistake on his final flying lap. A few moments later, Leclerc clocked the fastest lap of the night as Hamilton's last-ditch effort was not enough to jump ahead of the Monegasque.
Final standings at the end of the qualification
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Q: How to use Qt beginInsertRows correctly I have my custom ItemModel and ItemDelegate:
class ItemModel : public QAbstractListModel {
  Q_OBJECT
public:
  // return items_.size();
  int rowCount(const QModelIndex &parent = QModelIndex()) const;

  // return items_[index.row()];
  QVariant data(const QModelIndex &index, int role = Qt::DisplayRole) const;

  void Insert(const QVector<QString> &data);
private:
  QVector<QString> items_;
};

void ItemModel::Insert(const QVector<QString> &data) {
  // my question is the 'first' and 'last' args of beginInsertRows
  beginInsertRows(QModelIndex(), 0, 0);
  items_.insert(items_.begin(), data.begin(), begin.end());
  endInsertRows();
}

From Qt Documentation, it say beginInsertRows has three args:

void QAbstractItemModel::beginInsertRows(const QModelIndex &parent, int first, int last)
Begins a row insertion operation.
  When reimplementing insertRows() in a subclass, you must call this function before inserting data into the model's underlying data store.
  The parent index corresponds to the parent into which the new rows are inserted; first and last are the row numbers that the new rows will have after they have been inserted.

I am not sure how to pass last and first, in my ItemModel::Insert, whatever the size of the inserted data is 0 or 10 or other count, I pass first = 0 and last = 0, the view work correctly. When I insert 10 items, and pass first = 0 and last = 9, the view work correctly too. It confuse me.
void ItemModel::Insert() {
  beginInsertRows(QModelIndex(), 0, 0);
  for(int i = 0; i < 10; ++i) {
    items_.push_back(QString::number(i);
  }
  endInsertRows();
}

// or
void ItemModel::Insert() {
  beginInsertRows(QModelIndex(), 0, 9);
  for(int i = 0; i < 10; ++i) {
    items_.push_back(QString::number(i));
  }
  endInsertRows();
}

A: 0, 0 is not correct because "first and last are the row numbers that the new rows will have after they have been inserted." The view may still look correct using these parameters but there might be problems from it you haven't seen yet.
0, 9 is correct, but only the first time Insert() is called, because you are adding the new numbers to the end. You need to add items_.size() to both parameters. I.e.:
  beginInsertRows(QModelIndex(), items_.size(), items_.size() + 9);

A: As the doc you highlighted says, you need to call those two functions when you reimplement  the virtual function  QAbstractItemModel::insertRows
https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qabstractitemmodel.html#insertRows
Which is obviously not what you are doing in your ItemModel::Insert function.

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50 for Curry, torn ACL for Murray, and sadness for all
The Chick N' Nuggets Podcast with Jena Garcia
By Jena Garcia@VidaVivaDiva Apr 14, 2021, 12:00am MDT
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This week's episode of The Chick N' Nuggets with Jena Garcia is filled with sorrow and sadness after Jamal Murray tore his ACL in Monday night's game against the Golden State Warriors. As if Steph going for 53 points, 21 in the first quarter wasn't bad enough, Denver's star point guard, Jamal Murray goes down with 58 seconds left in the game.
With Jamal out indefinitely, Jena and Reilly discuss the gravity of the loss to this team's expectations for this season. It was just last week when the Nuggets were on an 8 game winning streak and feeling invincible and today couldn't feel further from that feeling. There were a lot of different angles to discuss with regard to Jamal's injury, including the constant pressure on players to play in nationally televised games, a dilemma Jena and Reilly could not agree on.


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EQT Exeter completes USD 6.8 billion industrial portfolio sale - among the largest in US history
STOCKHOLM, Nov. 3, 2021
- One of the largest US industrial real estate transactions ever, the portfolio consists of 328 high-quality, modern supply chain and e-commerce facilities totaling 70.5 million square feet, assembled through more than 100 transactions over three years
- EQT Exeter raised occupancy in the constructed and standing assets from 55 percent initially to 95 percent at sale and increased the average unleveraged yield on cost from 4.8 percent initially to 6.9 percent
- EQT Exeter, with its unique operating capabilities in the industry, will continue to lease, property manage, and asset manage the portfolio
STOCKHOLM, Nov. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- EQT Exeter is pleased to announce it has closed a USD 6.8 billion, 70.5 million square foot portfolio sale on behalf of its private real estate funds, EQT Exeter Industrial Value Fund IV and related investment vehicles. The portfolio is comprised primarily of logistics properties that serve the supply chains of major corporations, including facilities for "big box" regional distribution, e-commerce fulfilment, and last mile distribution. The portfolio spans the Top 5 US distribution hubs of New York, Dallas, Atlanta, Chicago, and Los Angeles and the key e-commerce and air cargo hubs of Memphis, Indianapolis, Columbus, and Louisville.
With 20 offices across the US alone, EQT Exeter mobilized its deep local market knowledge and expansive industry relationships to assemble the portfolio through more than 100 transactions executed over three years. These investments were made on behalf of industrial value fund investors who sought value growth through development and leasing activities. Differentiated by its fully in-house execution of property design, development, and leasing, EQT Exeter: developed 15 million square feet of the portfolio, with an additional 7 million square feet under construction; leased 45 million square feet of vacancy; and signed 28 million square feet in renewals during the funds' period of ownership. This vertical integration allowed EQT Exeter to add significant value, raising occupancy from 55 percent initially to 95 percent at sale, thus increasing the unleveraged yield on cost from 4.8 percent initially to 6.9 percent at sale.
In line with EQT Exeter's commitment to sustainability, the 22 million square feet of newly constructed properties are equipped with the newest renewable design features in the industry. As part of the reletting of existing space, EQT Exeter has taken a number of steps to reduce environmental impact, including installing LED lighting, reflective roof materials, and clerestory natural light features, and introducing pervious parking and trailer areas and onsite stormwater retention.
The portfolio was marketed for sale to global institutional buyers who have grown accustomed to EQT Exeter providing the marketplace with the most modern, sustainable, diversified, and high-quality portfolios that provide stable cash flow from a strong credit tenant base. The buyer is a newly formed global partnership, which has engaged EQT Exeter to continue operating and managing the properties.
Ward Fitzgerald, Partner and Head EQT Exeter, said, "We are grateful to have the opportunity to deliver this transformational deal for our investors in the US industrial value funds, which have the #1 performance among all private real estate funds invested during the same time periods. We are humbled to serve the teachers, firefighters, public workers, and so many others whose retirements depend on EQT Exeter's commitment to success. I am extremely proud of the entire US EQT Exeter team for their tireless, gritty efforts in acquiring, developing, leasing, and stabilizing this high-quality portfolio, enabling us to continue our track record as one of the highest-performing real estate investment managers in the world."
Fitzgerald continued, "Furthermore, we are excited to continue collaborating with the buyers, our partners in a new venture as we operate the assets moving forward. Today's transaction is the fourth multi-billion-dollar portfolio sale for EQT Exeter. Throughout our team's long history, we have been laying the bricks of design excellence, leasing execution, and strong corporate tenant relationships to serve such partners with large-scale portfolios of the highest quality and the active management expertise to produce steady income and asset appreciation."
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP advised EQT Exeter, and Eastdil Secured LLC served as the procuring broker in this transaction.
US media inquiries: Mathilde Milch, Director, Communications, EQT [email protected], +1 (917) 510-6626
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OnVideo: JUNE's Top Movies
In the near future, crime is patrolled by an oppressive mechanized police force. But now, the people are fighting back. When one police droid, Chappie, is stolen and given new programming, he becomes the first robot with the ability to think and feel for himself. As powerful, destructive forces start to see Chappie as a danger to mankind and order, they will stop at nothing to maintain the status quo and ensure that Chappie is the last of his kind.
Director: Neill Blomkamp. Stars: Hugh Jackman, Dev Patel, Sigourney Weaver, Sharlto Copley (voice), Yo-Landi Visser, Ninja. 2015, CC, MPAA rating: R, 114 min., Science Fiction, Box office gross: $31.338 million, Sony. Extras: "We Are Tetravaal" featurette in which Weaver, Jackman and Patel discuss their characters and on-set experiences. Blu-ray adds alternate ending; extended scene "A Very Bad Man"; eight featurettes: "Chappie: The Streetwise Professor," an inside look at Chappie and casting Copley to play the robot and his performance via motion capture, "Arms Race: The Weapons and Robots," offers deeper look at the real-world firepower tech and the design of the "Scout" robots and "Moose," "Bringing Chappie to Life: The Visual Effects," "From Tetra Vaal to Chappie," an in-depth exploration of the scriptwriting process, the early concept design work and other aspects of pre-production, "Keep It Gangster," a behind-the-scenes look at the process of creating an authentic South African gangster world, "The Reality of Robotics," "Jozi: Real City and a Sci-Fi Setting," "Rogue Robot: Deconstructing the Stunts and Special Effects"; "The Art of Chappie" photo gallery. Available: 06/16.
Nicky (Will Smith), a seasoned master of misdirection, becomes romantically involved with novice con artist Jess (Margot Robbie). As he's teaching her the tricks of the trade, she gets too close for comfort and he abruptly breaks it off. Three years later, the former flame -- now an accomplished femme fatale -- shows up in Buenos Aires in the middle of the high stakes race car circuit. In the midst of Nicky's latest, very dangerous scheme, she throws his plans for a loop ... and the consummate con man off his game.
Director: Glenn Ficarra, John Requa. Stars: Will Smith, Margot Robbie, Rodrigo Santoro, Gerald McRaney, BD Wong. 2015, CC, MPAA rating: R, 105 min., Drama, Box office gross: $52.877 million, Warner. Extras: Deleted scenes. Blu-ray adds "Masters of Misdirection: The Players in a Con" featurette, "Will Smith: Gentleman Thief," "Margot Robbie: Stealing Hearts," alternate opening. Available: 06/02.
From the creators of "The Matrix" franchise comes this science fiction adventure that travels from the streets of Chicago to far flung galaxies whirling through space. Jupiter Jones (Mila Kunis) was born under a night sky, with signs predicting that she was destined for great things. Now grown, Jupiter dreams of the stars but wakes up to the cold reality of a job cleaning other people's houses and an endless run of bad breaks. Only when Caine (Channing Tatum), a genetically engineered ex-military hunter, arrives on Earth to track her down does Jupiter begin to glimpse the fate that has been waiting for her all along -- her genetic signature marks her as next in line for an extraordinary inheritance that could alter the balance of the cosmos.
Director: Lana and Andy Wachowski. Stars: Channing Tatum, Mila Kunis, Sean Bean, Eddie Redmayne, Douglas Booth, Tuppence Middleton, Doona Bae, James D'Arcy, Tim Pigott-Smith. 2015, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 127 min., Science Fiction, Box office gross: $39.662 million, Warner. Extras: "Jupiter Jones: Destiny Is Within Us," "Jupiter Ascending: Genetically Spliced Caine Wise: Interplanetary Warrior." Blu-ray adds "The Wachowskis: Minds Over Matter," "Worlds Within Worlds Within Worlds," "Bullet Time Evolved," "From Earth to Jupiter (And Everywhere in Between)." Available:06/02 .
Based upon the comic book; tells the story of a super-secret spy organization that recruits an unrefined but promising street kid into the agency's ultra-competitive training program just as a global threat emerges from a twisted tech genius.
Director: Matthew Vaughn. Stars: Colin Firth, Michael Caine, Samuel L. Jackson, Mark Strong, Jack Davenport, Sofia Boutella, Corey Johnson, Jorge Leon Martinez, Sophie Cookson. 2015, CC, MPAA rating: R, 129 min., Action-Suspense, Box office gross: $125.659 million, Fox. Available: 06/09.
A group of researchers led by Frank (Mark Duplass) and his fiancee Zoe (Olivia Wilde) have achieved the unimaginable: bringing the dead back to life. When Zoe is accidentally electrocuted in a horrific accident, Frank and his team use their experimental serum to resurrect her. But their attempt goes horribly wrong�unleashing terrifying powers within Zoe that put all of their lives in grave danger.
Director: David Gelb. Stars: Olivia Wilde, Mark Duplass, Evan Peters, Sarah Bolger, Donald Glover. 2015, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 84 min., Horror Thriller, Box office gross: $25.6 million, Fox. Extras: "Creating Fear: The Making of The Lazarus Effect." Blu-ray adds "Playing God: The Moral Dilemma," deleted/extended scenes. Available: 06/16.
MCFARLAND, USA
Inspired by the 1987 true story, the film follows novice runners from McFarland, an economically challenged town in California's farm-rich Central Valley, as they give their all to build a cross-country team under the direction of Coach Jim White (Kevin Costner), a newcomer to their predominantly Latino high school. Coach White and the McFarland students have a lot to learn about each other but when White starts to realize the boys' exceptional running ability, things begin to change. With grit and determination, the unlikely band of runners eventually overcomes the odds to forge not only a championship cross-country team but an enduring legacy as well. Along the way, Coach White realizes that his family finally found a place to call home and both he and his team achieve their own kind of American dream.
Director: Niki Caro. Stars: Kevin Costner, Maria Bello, Morgan Saylor, Martha Higareda, Michael Aguero. 2015, CC, MPAA rating: PG, 129 min., Drama, Box office gross: $42.955 million, Disney. Available: 06/02.
When a brilliant high school student and his friends discover blueprints for a machine that can send them back in time, the possibilities seem endless. They rewrite history to win the lottery, ace exams, and party like there�s no tomorrow. But by changing the past, they have threatened the future of our world. Can they undo the damage they have unleashed before it's too late?
Director: Dean Israelite. Stars: Jonny Weston, Sofia Black-D'Elia, Allen Evangelista, Ginny Gardner, Sam Lerner, Amy Landecker. 2015, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 106 min., Science Fiction, Box office gross: $22.348 million, Paramount. Blu-ray extras: Alternate opening, deleted scenes, alternate endings. Available: 06/09.
Brooklyn mobster and prolific hit man Jimmy Conlon (Liam Neeson), once known as The Gravedigger, has seen better days. Longtime best friend of mob boss Shawn Maguire (Ed Harris), Jimmy, now 55, is haunted by the sins of his past -- as well as a dogged police detective (Vincent D'Onofrio) who's been one step behind Jimmy for 30 years. Lately, it seems Jimmy's only solace can be found at the bottom of a whiskey glass. But when Jimmy's estranged son, Mike (Joel Kinnaman), becomes a target, Jimmy must make a choice between the crime family he chose and the real family he abandoned long ago. With Mike on the run, Jimmy's only penance for his past mistakes may be to keep his son from the same fate Jimmy is certain he'll face himself ... at the wrong end of a gun. Now, with nowhere safe to turn, Jimmy just has one night to figure out exactly where his loyalties lie and to see if he can finally make things right.
Director: Jaume Collet-Serra. Stars: Liam Neeson, Joel Kinnaman, Vincent D'Onofrio, Bruce McGill, Genesis Rodriguez, Boyd Holbrook, Holt McCallany, Common, Ed Harris. 2015, CC, MPAA rating: R, 114 min., Thriller, Box office gross: $26.372 million, Warner. Extras: Deleted scenes. Blu-ray adds "Shoot All Night" behind-the-scenes featurette, "Action All Night" Liam Neeson featurette. Available: 06/16.
The year is 1929, and newlyweds George and Serena Pemberton travel from Boston to the North Carolina mountains where they plan to create a timber empire. Although George has already lived in the camp long enough to father an illegitimate child, Serena is new to the mountains -- but she soon shows herself to be the equal of any man, overseeing crews, hunting rattle-snakes, even saving her husband's life in the wilderness. Together this lord and lady of the woodlands ruthlessly kill or vanquish all who fall out of favor. Yet when Serena learns that she will never bear a child, she sets out to murder the son George fathered without her. Mother and child begin a struggle for their lives, and when Serena suspects George is protecting his illegitimate family, the Pembertons' intense, passionate marriage starts to unravel. "Serena" began filming in 2012, after Lawrence and Cooper finished "Silver Linings Playbook," but was put on the shelf until 2014, when it premiered at the London Film Festival.
Director: Susanne Bier. Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper, Toby Jones, Rhys Ifans. 2015, CC, MPAA rating: R, 109 min., Drama, Box office gross: $.156 million, Magnolia Pictures. Extras: Deleted scenes, "The Making of Serena," "Exploring the Production Design & Time Period," "Following the Screenwriting: Comparing the Film & the Novel," "Breaking Down the Set." Available: 06/09 .
SpongeBob SquarePants, the world's favorite sea dwelling invertebrate, comes ashore for a super-heroic adventure. On a mission to save his world, SpongeBob SquarePants is headed to ours. When pirate Burger Beard (Antonio Banderas) steals the secret recipe for the beloved Krabby Patties, SpongeBob and friends come ashore to bring back the missing formula. To succeed, they must team up with former rival, Plankton, but soon realize that to defeat a super-villain, they must unleash their inner superheroes.
Director: Paul Tibbitt. Stars: Voices of Tom Kenny, Antonio Banderas, Clancy Brown, Rodger Bumpass, Bill Fagerbakke, Carolyn Lawrence, Douglas Lawrence, Slash. 2015, CC, MPAA rating: PG, 93 min., Animated Family, Box office gross: $160.839 million, Paramount. Blu-ray extras: "SpongeBob SquarePants: Out of His World," "When I Grow Up, I Want to Make Funny Sounds," "Becoming Burger Beard," "Making the Burger Mobile Chase Sequence," "It's Hip to Be SquarePants," "A Day in the Life of a Sponge," "Plankton Rules the World!," "Bikini Bottom Confidential: Rock Stars of the Sea," "International Sponge of Mystery" featurettes; "Bikini Bottom Boogie": "Thank Gosh It�s Monday," three SpongeBob Sing-Alongs: "Thank Gosh It's Monday," "Teamwork" and "Theme Song/Rap Battle," "Squeeze Me" Music Video by N.E.R.D.; deleted/extended/alternate/test scenes. Available: 06/02.
A Foreign Service Officer (Milla Jovovich) newly posted the American embassy in London is charged with stopping terrorists from getting into the US. After surviving a vicious attack on the embassy, she finds herself framed for crimes she didn't commit and racing to elude assassins while trying to clear her name and stop a large-scale terrorist attack set for New Year's Eve.
Director: James McTeigue. Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Milla Jovovich, Dylan McDermott, Emma Thompson, Angela Bassett, Antonia Thomas, James D'Arcy, Robert Forster. 2015, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 96 min., Action-Adventure, Alchemy. Available: 06/23.
A hard-working small business owner (Vince Vaughn) and his two associates (Tom Wilkinson, Dave Franco) travel to Europe to close the most important deal of their lives. But what began as a routine business trip goes off the rails in every imaginable -- and unimaginable � way, including unplanned stops at a massive sex fetish event and a global economic summit.
Director: Ken Scott. Stars: Vince Vaughn, Tom Wilkinson, Dave Franco, Sienna Miller, James Marsden, Nick Frost. 2015, CC, MPAA rating: R, 92 min., Comedy, Box office gross: $10.219 million, Fox. Extras: "Show Me Your Business" behind-the-scenes featurette, photo gallery. Blu-ray adds deleted and alternate scenes. Available: 06/16.
WILD TALES
Six short stories involving distressed people. Inequality, injustice and the demands of the world we live in cause stress and depression for many people. Some of them, however, explode. This is a movie about those people, a fresco of rage, fury, deception and revenge. Vulnerable in the face of a reality that shifts and suddenly turns unpredictable, the characters of Wild Tales cross the thin line that divides civilization and barbarism when faced with perceived injustice. A lover's betrayal, a return to a repressed past and the violence woven into everyday encounters drive the characters to madness as they cede to the undeniable pleasure of losing control.
Director: Damian Szifron. Stars: Ricardo Darin, Oscar Martinez, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Erica Rivas, Rita Cortese, Julieta Zylberberg, Dar�o Grandinetti. 2015 -- Argentina, CC, MPAA rating: R, 122 min., Comedy-Drama, Box office gross: $2.626 million, Sony. Extras: "Wild Shooting: Creating the Film" behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the Oscar-nominated film, "An Evening at the Toronto International Film Festival With Damian Szifron." Available: 06/16.
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"The Chaplin Collection: Volume 2" DVD From Warner Home Video
(December 19, 2003 – Burbank, CA) – The second wave of titles in "The Chaplin Collection" – "The Kid," "The Circus," "City Lights," "A King in New York" and "A Woman of Paris," "Monsieur Verdoux" and "Chaplin Revue" -- is being released on DVD March 2 from Warner Home Video (WHV) and MK2. These timeless masterpieces from one of the most influential artists in motion picture history round out the catalog offerings first released last July ("The Gold Rush," "The Great Dictator," "Limelight" and "Modern Times.") All films have again been digitally re-mastered from restored vault elements by the Parisian company, MK 2 under the supervision of the Chaplin family estate. "The Kid," "The Circus," "City Lights," "A King in New York" and "A Woman of Paris" and "Chaplin Revue," which are each deluxe two-disc sets, will be priced at $29.95 SRP. "Monsieur Verdoux," a single disc, will be priced at $24.98 SRP. The six titles will also be offered as a Chaplin Collection 12-disc gift set. Included is "Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin," the feature-length documentary which was a highlight of 2003's Cannes Film Festival and is currently a finalist for an Academy Award nomination as Best Documentary. Created by veteran Time Magazine movie critic and filmmaker Richard Schickel, "Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin" is an extraordinary tribute which includes classic Chaplin comedy routines plus insightful interviews with Woody Allen, Martin Scorsese, Johnny Depp and Robert Downey. The documentary tribute will only be available as part of the gift set. With operations in 82 international territories Warner Home Video, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, commands the largest distribution infrastructure in the global video marketplace. Warner Home Video's film library is the largest of any studio, offering top quality new and vintage titles from the repertoires of Warner Bros. Pictures, Turner Entertainment, Castle Rock Entertainment, HBO Home Video and New Line Home Entertainment.# # #


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Disappearing Montana Glaciers A 'Bellwether' Of Melting To Come?
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Glaciers there are "an early indicator of the kinds of changes that are going to occur elsewhere," a scientist says. Since 1966, the glaciers in Glacier National Park shrunk an average of 39 percent.
Study Reveals What Happens During A 'Glacial Earthquake'
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Scientists have figured out how massive chunks of ice trigger these seismically detectable events when they break off a glacier. The findings could help researchers track ice loss from glaciers.
Big Shelves Of Antarctic Ice Melting Faster Than Scientists Thought
Christopher Joyce
The rate at which the ice is shrinking at the ocean's edge in the West Antarctic has increased by 70 percent over the past decade, an analysis of satellite measurements suggests.


Substitute Davide Succi equalised nine minutes from time as Cesena hit back from 3-0 down to draw 3-3 at Hellas Verona on Saturday.
The hosts appeared to be cruising to victory after two goals from Luca Toni and a third from Juanito Gomez but relegation-threatened Cesena hit back with three strikes in the last 20 minutes.
Substitute Carlos Carbonero scored the visitors' first and Franco Brienza's fantastic free-kick made it 3-2 with 13 minutes left.
Succi then pulled his team level as Cesena stunned the crowd in the Marc' Antonio Bentegodi stadium.
The draw moves Cesena within four points of Atalanta in 17th place. Hellas are 15th, 11 points clear of trouble.
The hosts went ahead when Bosko Jankovic's cross found Toni at the far post and he slotted the ball into the bottom-right corner of Cesena goalkeeper Nicola Leali's net.
Toni almost scored his second immediately after but his powerful header from Eros Pisano's cross went wide.
Cesena reacted with Giuseppe De Feudis' 30-yard drive forcing Hellas goalkeeper Francesco Benussi to make a save.
Toni could have made it 2-0 in the 19th minute.
Leandro Greco fed the veteran striker and his right-footed attempt towards the near post was saved by Leali.
However, they did not have to wait long for Gomez to double the lead, getting past his marker and striking a bullet from 25 yards which flew beyond Leali's reach and into the top right corner of the net.
Before the break, Cesena were forced to make their first substitution with Emmanuel Cascione replacing the injured De Feudis.
After the re-start, Cascione's stinging drive from just outside the area forced Benussi to dive to his right to clear.
Hellas made it 3-0 just after the hour mark when Toni controlled Jankovic's cross in the area and hit the ball past Leali.
Cesena's fightback started when Carbonero drilled a powerful shot from outside the box past Benussi.
In the 77th minute, Brienza then brought them back into the match with a free-kick which sailed into the top right corner.
And the visitors grabbed a point when Brienza set up Succi and his right-footed shot from the heart of the area went past a helpless Benussi.


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Cakes are the best options to add fun to any celebratory moment and make them unforgettable. The soft, moist, and delectable milk cake is an excellent choice for all the milk lovers out there. Select from our wide range of flavored milk cakes to send your near and far-residing loved ones on their birthday, wedding, and anniversary.
Every celebration around the world is marked by the cake-cutting ceremony to make the special occasions unique & memorable. That's the reason there are a variety of flavored cakes available out there. To provide you with a better cake relishing experience, Ferns N Petals brings to you creamy and delicious milk cake also called tres leches cake that is sure to delight your taste buds in the most amazing manner. The meaning of tres leches is three milk, which is why it is often called three milk cake. It is a light, airy sponge cake topped with vanilla whipped cream and soaked in a mixture of three kinds of milk- evaporated milk, sweetened condensed milk, and heavy cream. Hence the name '3 milk cake'. The three kinds of milk, when combined together, create just the right amount of sweet, dense and moist cake. So whether you want to impress your lady love with something exclusive or surprise your parents on their anniversary, the tres leches cake (3 layer milk cake) is the best option to do so. And yes, just wait for the expressions on their face while they take the first bite of the cake. They are totally going to love it.
Celebrations hold an important place in our lives that bring us closer to our loved ones and strengthen our relationships in a great manner. But what happens when you have to miss the biggest occasions of your friends and family members? First of all, don't feel bad about it. Even being away from them, you can make their big day quite special and memorable. You can avail our same day delivery and next day delivery service to deliver tres leches milk cake to their doorstep and wish on their birthday, graduation day or on the arrival of a newborn baby. We also offer another delectable dessert called hot milk sponge cake, which is extremely light, fluffy, and a tad bid moist again perfect for all the milk lovers out there. Send it to your dear ones on the midnight of Friendship Day or Valentine's Day using our hassle-free and fast midnight delivery service. They will be highly delighted with your sweet surprise and relish every bite of this milky and spongy cake with great interest.


This vintage silver lamp takes a simplified interpretation of the classic Greek laurel wreath and pairs it with a thoroughly modern soft cloud gray shade to create the perfect balance between old and new. Constructed of brass, this lamp would be gorgeous as a single or in pairs in a family room, study, bedroom, or an entry space.
Instance geometry, one multi-submaterial for model for easy change or setup.


Goodwood wedding photography. Chichester Cathedral and Goodwood House, two incredibly beautiful venues for a wedding, two venues which are the epitome of Englishness. When you have a wedding in January, you pretty much have to plan for typical British weather, a bit grey and a bit 'bleh', and make the most of the indoors. You couldn't really ask for more with these two backdrops. Chichester Cathedral is as stunning as it is ancient – steeped in history and grandeur. I was incredibly impressed with how friendly, intimate and personal the Dean of Chichester, The Very Revd Stephen Waine, made the whole ceremony. It could have been over-whelming but wasn't at all.
Goodwood House is one of my favourite venues. Not only is it glorious but everyone working there are so very welcoming and helpful. After the early drizzle in the morning, we were spoilt with a bit of blue sky as we arrived at Goodwood, great to be able to get some shots on the balcony. And then into the warmth! The whole of Goodwood House has that wonderful candle lit winter warmness about it at this time of year.
I think the only potential hiccup in the day was the threat of rain. But not a problem with Leah as she had an intricate plan of getting herself across to the Cathedral without getting her stunning Sassi Halford wedding dress wet. Thankfully the rain behaved and gave us enough room to get about with out getting drenched. The rest of the day was pretty much plan perfect. Richard even got away lightly on the best man's speech. Now, that is pretty impressive!


What is the aim of the Commodity Supplemental Food Program Grants?
To improve the health and nutritional status of low-income pregnant, postpartum and breastfeeding women, infants, and children up to, and including, age 5, and elderly persons age 60 years and older through the donation of supplemental USDA foods.
Who is Eligible to Apply for the Commodity Supplemental Food Program Grants?
Agreements are made between the Department and the State agency or an Indian tribe or tribal organization recognized by the Department of the Interior for the administration of the program or the appropriate area office of the Indian Health Service of the Department of Health and Human Services.
How to Apply for the Commodity Supplemental Food Program Grants?
The State agency must require each agency that desires approval as a local agency to submit an application that contains sufficient information to enable the State agency to make a determination of eligibility for that agency. Individual participants may apply for program benefits at an approved local agency.
How much is the Commodity Supplemental Food Program Grants?
On average, $897,705 in appropriated administrative funding was allocated to each State for FY09. Funding ranged from $6,503 to $8,664,883 per State.
Where to Apply for Commodity Supplemental Food Program Grants?