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By - The Washington Times - Wednesday, October 4, 2000
NBC's pedestrian coverage of Olympic Games
Thank you for your Oct. 2 editorial "The Olympic ghost." I was fortunate enough to be in Europe (Poland, to be specific) during the first week of the Olympics. The coverage there (by the Eurosports Network) was totally different from the U.S. coverage. Eurosports showed continuous sports events, without the sappy human-interest stories that frequented American network coverage.
For years, the U.S. networks have shown more biographical stories than sports coverage. Eurosports showed everything from the qualifying events to the finals. It was a pleasure to see how the athletes competing in the finals made it there.
RICKY MALKIN
Princeton, N.J.
Over at last. The 2000 Olympics turned out to be the most disgraceful display of disjointed coverage, bloated events, distracting side stories and blatant commercialism in the history of the Games. They were a thorough disappointment.
Indeed, if the International Olympic Committee keeps adding events, we can expect to see skateboarding, marbles, jet skiing, aerobics and basket weaving in future Olympics. What happened to covering the 800- and 1500-meter runs?
How embarrassing it will be for the 2004 Olympics in Athens, the birthplace of the modern Games, if Greece and the rest of the world have to endure such a spectacle. If for no other reason than respect for history, the Athens Games should be closer to the original Olympic spirit.
DANIEL B. JEFFS
Apple Valley, Calif.
Your editorial "The Olympic ghost" was on the mark but touched only tangentially on the biggest reason we aren't interested in the Games anymore.
The marketing droids clearly decided that they needed to punch up the Games (as if that were possible) by including newer, more popular sports. Now that we have obliterated the line between serious amateur athletes and their showboating, millionaire professional counterparts, NBC was able to emphasize team sports that would show off the professionals.
So we saw beach volleyball, baseball and basketball ad nauseam sports that cable and satellite subscribers can view on any given night. Because NBC deems such sports worthier of air time, the once-great Games have sunk slowly into the morass of the commonplace and the mundane. The very thing that made the Olympics special and interesting has been lost, perhaps forever.
Article on Israeli-Palestinian violence reveals bias
Any student of the Middle East and the recent uprising between the Israelis and the Palestinians would be appalled at the level of bias exhibited in the article "Israeli officer slain by gunfire in 'holy struggle'" (Oct. 2).
The headline, the largest in the print edition and the first in the on-line edition, betrays the author's cruel calculus: One Israeli soldier's life is more important than the many lives of Palestinian civilians lost on the same day. That soldier's life gets a mention in the second paragraph, while a 12-year-old boy who was shot by an Israeli soldier pitifully gets mentioned in the eleventh.
Moreover, the article creates a false symmetry between the Palestinian civilians, more than 30 of whom were killed in recent fighting, and the Israeli occupation forces. The fact remains that had the soldiers not been using overly aggressive tactics in Palestinian territory, they would not have been in any danger. This context was all but ignored in the article.
Also, the article's characterization of Ariel Sharon as the "leader of Israel's hawkish opposition" is extremely disingenuous, as if he were the Israeli equivalent of House Speaker Newt Gingrich during the Clinton administration. In reality, Mr. Sharon is a war criminal. He was responsible for the brutal Israeli invasion of Lebanon, the Sabra-Shatila and the Qibya massacres. Without this information, it is impossible to understand the Palestinian reaction to his recent acts.
SHAMS SHIHADEH
Early NATO action in Albania would have prevented atrocities
Bernard Kouchner's glowing account of his achievements as United Nations civil administrator of Kosovo rightly has drawn your ire (" 'Romantic' Kosovo," Oct. 1). But Mr. Kouchner is merely a fall guy for mistaken Western policy. There was, to paraphrase Sherlock Holmes, the curious incident of the NATO watchdog that did nothing in the nighttime.
Common sense, international law, regional stability and, not the least, humanitarian considerations dictated from early 1998 onward that Albania's lawless border region with Kosovo be sealed to stem the flow of weapons to the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) and to close down KLA training camps. Such humdrum foot soldiering, admittedly not as glamorous as high-tech bombing, deliberately was rejected by NATO even though it could have had a Security Council mandate because a Russian and Chinese veto would not have been forthcoming. Furthermore, Albania was in no position to object, given that it was bankrupt and a client state of NATO. In fact, NATO held Partnership in Peace exercises with the Albanian army in Albania while turning a blind eye to the KLA camps. "Partnership for an Impending War" more aptly describes those exercises.
Imagine the impact on Ulster if the Irish Republic briefly descended into anarchy with all of its armories looted, enabling the Irish Republican Army (IRA) to take control of the border areas. Yet the equivalent occurred in Albania and was tolerated. Worse still, the KLA eventually was recognized as a legitimate party to the dispute without meeting the requirements demanded of the IRA, which had to participate in elections, win seats, stop the armed struggle and cease trying to establish no-go areas.
Treating the KLA, whose objective all along was all-out war, with kid gloves inevitably led to NATO's demand that all Yugoslav military and police depart Kosovo. The resulting policing vacuum, which NATO's occupying forces and the United Nation's flown-in constabulary could not possibly fill, contributed to the murderous expulsion of most of Kosovo's Serbs, Roma and other non-Albanian communities, as well as rampant criminality that threatens ordinary Kosovars.
If only NATO had acted in Albania, the terrorist KLA would not have supplanted the pacifist leader Ibrahim Rugova. Kosovo's Albanians would have realized that enhanced autonomy already conceded in principle by Belgrade, providing it did not open the door to secession was the most that could be achieved. It also would have reinforced diplomacy's refrain that Yugoslavia's territorial integrity was inviolable. At the very least, valuable time would have been bought.
YUGO KOVACH
European co-ordinator
The Lord Byron Foundation for Balkan Studies
(www.lordbyron.org)
Trudeau not 'premier'
I was all of seven years of age when Pierre Trudeau retired from public life in 1984. As a Canadian, I witnessed and continue to witness the impact of his politics and policies. As a result, I have never been a fan of his. Despite this, I wish to point out that the headline "Former Canadian premier Pierre Trudeau dies at 80" (A15, Sept. 29) is incorrect. There is no such position as the premier of Canada. The head of government in Canada is the prime minister. That title was used correctly throughout the article itself. A premier is the head of government of a province or territory.
CAROLYN LAIRD


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Animocarb (Matacil) is an organic chemical compound with the molecular formula C11H16N2O2. It has a colorless or white crystal-like appearance and is most commonly used as an insecticide.

History
Aminocarb has been extensively used in eastern Canada since 1976 in order to control the spruce budworm. The fate of this chemical in the ecosystem and detection of aminocarb was studied by the use of two-dimensional thin-layer chromatography. The use of thin-layer chromatography helped isolate and identify the methyl amino, amino and hydroxymethyl analogues from the in vitro metabolism of aminocarb by liver homogenates from humans and rats.

Production and uses
Aminocarb is a carbamate insecticide widely used to protect cotton fields, crop fields, and forests from insect infestation. It helps in the control of aphids, soil mollusks, lepidopterous larvae, and other types of chewing insects. It is most commonly administered as an aerosol spray.

Reactions
Aminocarb can be degraded through irradiation and hydrolysis.

Irradiation
Aminocarb can be broken down by short-wave ultraviolet radiation. Irradiation is often carried out by a high pressure xenon-mercury lamp. Irradiating aminocarb in ethyl alcohol and cyclohexene solutions initially causes the oxidation of the dimethylamine moiety. The process eventually leads to the formation of a 4-dimethylamino-3-methyl phenol product.

Hydrolysis
Aminocarb undergoes hydrolysis to 4-dimethylamino-3-methylphenol in 25 °C purified water when pH of the water is 6.4. 4-dimethylamino-3-methylphenol is then either directly or via 2-methyl-1,4-dihydorquinone converted to 2-methyl-1,4-benzoquinone. If methylamine or diethylamine are present in the solution 2-methyl-1,4-benzoquinone will readily react. Monoepoxides and diepoxides of 2-methyl-1,4-benzoquinone are formed.

Biomedical effects
In an experiment where young brown bullhead were exposed to aminocarb at lethal and sublethal concentrations, their tissue distribution was examined and showed that the concentration of residues in each tissue increased with the concentration of exposure of aminocarb. The liver and stomach/intestine had the highest amount of accumulation of residues.

Aminocarb is also known as a cholinesterase inhibitor that has nervous system effects causing convulsions and respiratory failure. It can also be absorbed through the skin, causing long-term effects to the nervous system and liver.

References

Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors
Carbamate insecticides
Anilines
Aromatic carbamates
Phenol esters
Dimethylamino compounds

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Q: undefined method `encode' for URI:Module with gem Rspotify I am using gem rspotify to access spotify's api in my rails app. The rails version is 6.0.4 but most importantly the Ruby version is 3.0.0
I keep getting this error "undefined method `encode' for URI:Module" when I try to call the api methods. I have to stress that I do not get this error when I downgrade to Ruby 2.6.3. It seems like Ruby 3.0.0 has not support for URI encode. My users controller is the code sample below. I get the error with spotify_user.country and other api methods.
class UsersController < ApplicationController
  skip_before_action :authenticate_user!, only: [ :spotify]

  def spotify
    spotify_user = RSpotify::User.new(request.env['omniauth.auth'])
    spotify_user.country
  end
end

In config/application.rb
RSpotify::authenticate(ENV['SPOTIFY_CLIENT_ID'], ENV['SPOTIFY_CLIENT_SECRET'])

In devise.rb, I have
require 'rspotify/oauth'

Rails.application.config.middleware.use OmniAuth::Builder do
  provider :spotify, ENV['SPOTIFY_CLIENT_ID'], ENV['SPOTIFY_CLIENT_SECRET'], scope:
  'user-read-email playlist-modify-public user-library-read user-library-modify'
end

I will like to know if there is a solution for the error that does not involve downgrading the ruby version

A: URI.encode was an alias for URI.escape that was in turn considered (and reported) obsoleted for quite a while.
It would be better to see the backtrace for the error you ask about, but I guess it fails here.
As you can see here, RSpotify is not consistent and uses URI.encode in one place and Addressable::Uri.encode in another. Chances are this was a conscious decision but at first glance it looks just like an accidental thing.
There are a couple of solutions for your problem:

*

*Fork RSpotify, fix the issue (replace URI.encode with Addressable::URI.encode, for example) and create a PR to upstream. You can use your fixed fork in the meantime, if in a rush with the upgrade.

*You can monkey-patch URI itself adding a removed encode method back. Not a good idea at all, but still an option...

*Replace RSpotify with some other client. The most involving one so put here just for completeness :)

A: I upgraded from Ruby 2.4.5 to Ruby 3.0.2 and the solution for me was to replace
URI.encode

with
CGI.escape

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Q: Making 2 Arrays Random in the same way with php I'm new to the stackoverflow so feel free to delete this question if it's stupid:
The main purpose of doing this is to display a list of details on a page randomly everytime it refreshes, but the details are in different arrays, so i have 2 arrays which i have to randomize in the same way,
Example:
 $Name[0]=John;
 $Name[1]=Lucy;
 $Name[2]=Mike;

 $Age[0]=18;
 $Age[1]=20;
 $Age[2]=25;

after being randomize becomes :
 $Name[2]=Mike;
 $Name[0]=John;
 $Name[1]=Lucy;

 $Age[2]=25;
 $Age[0]=18;
 $Age[1]=20;

I tried using "->", For example:
 $Array[0]->name = 'John';
 $Array[0]->age = '18';

 $Array[1]->name = 'Lucy';
 $Array[1]->age = '20';

 shuffle($Array);

but my teacher wasn't thrilled because the code was messy since there's alot of transfer (Details into the new array before the randomizing and new array back into details after randomizing). He wants me to do it only with the 2 arrays.

A: What you are doing, is sort of the right way of doing things. Look at it this way. What exactly are you trying to achieve? You want a set of data sorted randomly (ok, sorting is not the right word here, but you get it). Whenever you talk about any kind of reordering of data, we talk about changing the order that the elements appear in. Your element here is neither 'name', nor 'age'. Your element here is 'person'. So, your data list should be a list of 'person's, which you would reorder and not in two loosely-coupled arrays.
Anyways, if you absolutely MUST do it this way. This is what I suggest.
Let there be two arrays $A and $B. Let them both have N elements. What you do is, create an array $nums, which has elements from 0 to N-1 i.e.
$nums = array(0, 1, 2 ... N-1)

Now, shuffle the $sums array. So, let's say we have something like:
$num = (3, 4, 1, 2)

Ok, so we have created a mapping here,
$num[0] = 3
means that the 0th element is 3, which you can interpret as in the new array, the 0th element should be the 3rd element of the old array. To do this, run a simple loop:
for($i=0; $i<N; $i++) {
    $A2[$i] = $A[$num[$i]];
    $B2[$i] = $B[$num[$i]];
}

It is a slightly challenging task if you insist on this being an online solution (a solution that modifies the original data structure and not build a new one), but I'll leave that ask to you (think of swapping data elements according to the map we just created). Also, you could extend it easily to more than 2 arrays, or an array of arrays in case you're not sure how many arrays one has to deal with. Feel free to ask any question you might have...

A: You should use an associative array.
$people = array('John' => 18, 'Lucy' => 20, 'Mike' => 25);
return shuffle_assoc($people);

function shuffle_assoc( $array )
{
   $keys = array_keys( $array );
   shuffle( $keys );
   return array_merge( array_flip( $keys ) , $array );
}


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Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
November 5, 2016 / Erin Elisavet Kozak	/ 1 Comment
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944). 112 minutes. Directed by Vincente Minnelli. Starring Judy Garland (as Esther Smith), Margaret O'Brien (as "Tootie" Smith), Mary Astor (as Anna Smith), Leon Ames (as Alonzo Smith, Sr.), Tom Drake (as John Truett), Marjorie Main (as Katie), Harry Davenport (as Grandpa Smith), Lucille Bremer (as Rose Smith), Henry H. Daniels, Jr. (as Alonzo Smith, Jr.), Joan Carroll (as Agnes Smith), June Lockhart (as Lucille Ballard), and Robert Sully (as Warren Sheffield). Produced by Arthur Freed. Music by Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane, and others.
Meet Me in St. Louis is widely regarded as one of the greatest of the Arthur Freed musicals produced at MGM from the late 1930s through the early 1960s. The movie is a portrait of a Missouri family circa 1903 as their hometown of St. Louis prepares to host the Louisiana Purchase Exposition (also known as the World's Fair). The events unfold over the course of a year, with the result … Read the rest

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The Longest Way Home
The Extreme Way One Man Learned To Commit
Andrew McCarthy
Award-winning travel writer and actor Andrew McCarthy's new memoir, The Longest Way Home, tells the story of his inability to commit to his fiancee — and how three adrenaline-inducing journeys gave him answers. Through the treacherous slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro, dodging gregarious passengers aboard an Amazonian riverboat and trudging through dense Costa Rican rain forests, McCarthy's memoir is a must-read for any dude finding his way. Here is an excerpt.
My pack is by the door; I leave in the morning. I am standing with my fiancée, D, in the kitchen. The sight of my waiting backpack has triggered her anxiety. She's a different person than she was just a few minutes ago. "You're always coming and going, leaving and coming, you have no time to love me," she blurts out. We have just returned from a long, romantic dinner, after having spent the afternoon together. And now the tears come.
Soon we are supposed to be married. But there is a lingering doubt, easy to deflect and blame on circumstances, or a partner, or on work. It is a doubt that looks for blame anywhere but where it belongs. This quiet nagging is telling me I lack the internal strength required to make this marriage work.
Perhaps it's the failure of my first marriage that still hangs over me. Perhaps this doubt in my own strength stems from having too close a relationship with my mother when I was very young, or because I was late to enter puberty, or maybe the sensitivity I traded on as an actor in Hollywood somehow stunted me, or not knowing how to change the oil in a car engine — whatever the reason, it's here, and it lingers, and I need to get over it.
While climbing a mountain may not solve all my issues, there is no denying that it takes a certain strength, both physical and mental, to get to the top. And I need to prove myself, I need an achievement I can point to, something that reflects my abilities and willingness to persevere. I need something I can hold on to as I move forward toward the big day. Mount Kilimanjaro, at 19,341 feet, is no Everest. But it's still the highest mountain in Africa.
D and I go back and forth, and eventually I promise not to fall off the mountain and die. Like she always does, D responds instantly when I am able to pinpoint the fear that has been motivating her reactions, and her mood softens a bit.
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"It's Kilimanjaro, not K2. I'll be fine." But I have no idea if I'll be fine. The thought of not making it to the top occupies a prominent place in my mind with every hobbling step I take. I tore my knee up over the winter while skiing — or rather, falling. I should have gone to an orthopedist right away, had the surgery and been done. I didn't. Instead I went to an osteopath. He made great progress over several months but admitted finally, "There's no doubt you tore the meniscus. It's just a matter of how little healing can you live with."
"And it's very interesting," he went on, "that you hurt your left knee as you were about to get married. Some associate the knees with ego and commitment and relationships."
"What are you trying to say — that I don't have the flexibility and strength for the relationship?"
"I'm just pointing out the correlation," he said. "It's for you to decide what it means."
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"You want your blood oxygen level over 90 and your pulse below it," Zadock tells us, and then he tosses me the small black contraption that clips onto the end of a finger. "Let's just get a baseline on everyone."
My blood oxygen level is 95, and my pulse is 64. I announce my numbers to Zadock with detached casualness and pass the meter to the youngest member of our group, a soft-bodied, chatty college student named Tim, who is here at the largess of a wealthy uncle. Then Roberto and Bob, a father-and-son team from Puerto Rico, each clip the pulse oximeter on for a minute. Finally, Hank, a mortgage broker and Ironman triathlete, knocks out a 99 and flips the oximeter back to our leader.
Zadock shows us our route up the mountain on a tourist map, but the red line on the paper means nothing to me. I first became aware of Kilimanjaro when I was a child. My oldest brother brought home a book from school, Hemingway's story collection "The Snows of Kilimanjaro." On the cover was a painting of the famous, ice-capped conical mountain.
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"Africa," he told me.
"I'm going to go there," I declared. I don't know why I said it, and I don't remember what my brother said in reply, but the idea stuck. Over the years, whenever I heard Kilimanjaro mentioned, I knew that one day I would go — this is a date I've had with myself since I was 10.
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Getting Architects on Board with Composites
Megan Headley
Now that many architects are aware of FRP, how do we educate them on how and when to use the materials?
The 8,000-pound bronze International Friendship Bell in Oak Ridge, Tenn., was installed in a park in 1996 to symbolize the spirit of peace and friendship shared between the cities of Oak Ridge and Naka, Japan. A newly-constructed pavilion added last year features freestanding CFRP beams over the bell that are also symbolic, representing a bridge between traditional design and radical innovation in architectural applications. The curved beams are not only eye-catching to the public, but they also provide an opportunity to educate the architectural community about the possibilities of composites.
Even the architect who designed the beams had an eye-opening experience working on the pavilion design. "The architect mentioned that when it comes to new projects, he will start thinking of composites more in the future," says Uday Vaidya, chief technology officer at the IACMI—The Composites Institute and UT-ORNL Governor's Chair, University of Tennessee, who helped spearhead the project.
Although composite materials have pushed boundaries in architectural applications in recent years, many architects remain largely unaware of the benefits of composites in architecture and how best to utilize FRP materials. Projects like the Friendship Bell pavilion are helping to educate them.
"Finally, after years of missionary work, I think most architectural firms are now familiar with the term FRP," says Bill Kreysler, president of the engineering and fabrication firm Kreysler & Associates in American Canyon, Calif. "Now it's a matter of educating those architects and engineers about where and when you should and should not consider FRP."
A Striking Pavilion
The park where the International Friendship Bell resides was renovated in 2018 to create a larger plaza around the bell and a pavilion where visitors could gather for thoughtful reflection. The curved beams, which are the world's largest overbraided structure, were developed by several expert organizations in the composites industry. Knoxville-based IACMI brought together Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Carbon Fiber Technology Facility, the University of Tennessee and the overbraiding experts at Highland Composites in Statesville, N.C.
That local carbon fiber expertise, coupled with the innovative concept from Ziad Demian of Demian Wilbur Architects, gave composites an edge in being specified for the pavilion. Composites also provide the required stiffness to achieve the large length desired for the pavilion beams – 33 feet – as well as light weight, durability and easy installation.
To park visitors, the pavilion may seem deceptively straightforward. Above the bell, 17 free-floating arched beams cantilever from a central concrete/steel superstructure. To create the appearance of an open dome for anyone standing beneath the structure, each beam features an entirely different arc radius.
Because there was no consistency among the beams, molds were immediately ruled out. From there, the University of Tennessee/IACMI team was challenged to develop a cost-effective method for manufacturing 17 unique CFRP beams.
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"Braiding technology is unique in that it's able to bring in fibers from different angles and strengthen those based on direction," Vaidya says. Each beam began with a high-performance polyurethane foam core that was curved to the desired shape. Next, the foam core was sent through a braiding machine where Toray T700 24K standard modulus carbon fiber was wrapped around the foam in a triaxial architecture. Finally, the overbraided form was vacuum infused with a thermoset epoxy resin, fully encapsulating the core.
"This being a prototype, we learned as we went," Vaidya adds. "It took us about six weeks to produce these 17 beams. I believe if this were an industrial scenario you could probably make them in a week." The carbon fiber braided arched beams won the Award for Composites Excellence (ACE) for Most Creative Application at CAMX 2019.
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The Friendship Bell Pavilion highlights one of the primary attractions of composite materials in architecture – their ability to create any shape.
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"There are at least five or six of these kinds of projects around the world on paper," says Sam Ang, business development manager – Americas for foam manufacturer Armacell. The problem, he says, is that most people are waiting for government grants or other funding before diving into the testing needed to prove the benefits of a composites house. And, in a classic Catch-22, few of those grants are offered before testing proves the feasibility of a composites house.
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McConnell Calls the Election, Trump Team Says No Way
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell congratulated Joe Biden as President-Elect as well as Kamala Harris as Vice President-Elect and the first woman Vice President in history, on Tuesday morning.
"President Trump and Vice President Mike Pence deserve our thanks and our gratitude for their tireless work and their essential roles in all these victories and in many more," McConnell said. "Six weeks ago, Americans voted in this year's general election. The legal and constitutional processes have continued to play out since then. Yesterday, electors met in all 50 states. So, as of this morning, our country has officially a president-elect and a vice president-elect."
He said millions of Americans had hoped the election would go a different way but our government has a process and that process chose a different path.
A separate report says that McConnell, on a conference call Tuesday morning, urged republican Senators to accept the results as they are and move forward.
"I think that there was encouragement on the phone for us to accept the result, as much as it's not what we, you know, would have envisioned for the next four years, and to try to do what's best for American people, which is to look forward," Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) said, according to the Hill.
However, the Trump legal team says we're still far from being done with what they say is massive election fraud. President Trump, himself, said we haven't seen this level of fraud before.
Tremendous evidence pouring in on voter fraud. There has never been anything like this in our Country!
This comes just days after a Michigan judge released the forensic audit of Dominion voting machines in Antrim County, MI that showed a 68% error rate in processing votes. The acceptable rate for error in machines used is .0008%.
Quite a difference.
68% error rate in Michigan Voting Machines. Should be, by law, a tiny percentage of one percent. Did Michigan Secretary of State break the law? Stay tuned!
With the DNI report on election interference due this Friday, the current DNI John Ratcliffe is about to become a very important man in this process.
79 thoughts on "McConnell Calls the Election, Trump Team Says No Way"
Shame on Mitch for giving up on his commander in chief. WE did not give up on him when he keeps asking for hundreds of dollars, oh that is right he already won his re appointment for Kentucky. SHAME ON YOU MR. MCCONNEL! You once again are showing your true colors!!
Right On!!! Could not have said it better.
Zahava says:
Right on Vicki.
No Donation from me, i am bombarded with his request……
I couldn't believe it…….
That's correct Vicki, he like other Republicans are nothing but turn coats and need to be tarred and feathered and ran out of politics.
MB says:
It is not only the Mitch
It is the underlings that are biting the worm
Money may never get there
This is for sure:
The next election for the DC seaters to represent We the People will research and remember the actions of the last reps
Maybe the next 4 years, we the TAXPAYERS should stop talking and do the walking for our Freedom, Liberty, to worship without being oppressed/suppressed
Mitch McConnell is a swamp creature. Almost all politicians who have been in DC for 15 yrs or more are. These people will torture their own mothers to stay in that swamp. What other line of work do people only retire when they die??
That said we ALL know EXACTLY what happened, Americans should be willing to put their lives on the line to fight for whats right. " enemies both foreign AND domestic". Our enemies have shown themselves and their intent. Biden himself said they have assembled the biggest fraud in history! The only truth the man has ever uttered!
I say we let the process run its course and if it is corrupt and spineless at all levels we take care of it as our duty dictates!
Norma Harju says:
So sick of how Republicans never stick together like the dems. I've voted Republican my whole life and im 78 but when the Bush's said they would not vote for Trump that did it for me and many others. Trump needs to run in 2024 but not as a Republican. Why can't Republicans stick together?
Trump needs to run as Trump, our second founder of strengthening the foundations of our Constitution
Not socialism, communism, Marxist, etc
This is for the humanity survival needs
People cannot and do not live well under oppression
This is our fork in the road, our time, our choice..
I am nearing 70 but willing to fight of our children's future of survival under freedom, liberty and free to worship without being oppressed!
That takes real guts!
Mary Borawski says:
I am with u on this one.I stand to fight for Trump for my children & grandkids future.
Trump needs to RUN now not in 2024
We may all be wiped out by the Prez Karmara
Or we can be like the snowflakes OR we can fight back
Dr. Laszlo Varju says:
This time the enemy is DOMESTIC.
We should not follow people like McConnell and the other traitors within the Republican Party
Yes, he is part of the SWAMP.
Pam Zirbes says:
You are correct and those electors for Trump from the swing states should step forward and fight against this fraud. Thank God Mo Brooks has stepped up for Jsn 6.
BigRob says:
Mitch is a Rhino. He is glad that corruption has been voted back in. There will be lobbyists everywhere again in Washington and lots more under the table deals. The American people should protest the life time politicians and the media. Those 2 groups control the Coup against President Trump. Biden is the so called President elect and not one question about the Hunter scandal from the media or a lifetime politician. That's because they are all in on it. The war should be against the media and Washington DC
Mea says:
The more I see it, or I should say I read the News regarding this travesty of elections, I get this feeling that the Republicans Party of America, never accepted President Trump as their leader … mostly all of them!! Except for a few of the Republican Congress l, that gave him the respect that he is owed…. they treated him as. 'Step Child'!!!! I have never seen in all my 52 years as an adult immigrant to USA, a President who had been treated as an outsider…. it's sad that his own party never supported him on so many issues…. the Russia Conspiracy for 4 years without a peep out of anyone except a lot of bragging by Graham on how wonderful they all are and how hard they worked to get justice!!!! Nothing happened!!! Justices Alito and Thomas have been the President's staunch supporters all along…. besides them no other…. that is sad indeed …. the results won't be certified by Congress till January 6, 2021, therefore, couldn't Mitch McConnell have waited till then? What is the big rush…. what can they do in congress for the Americans if they don't win Georgia…. this is why people are so disenchanted in GA…. and are thinking of not voting in the runoff…. the way I see it, I wonder if Americans will ever want to vote again, … we don't count and our votes don't count …. we have been let down by our leaders in the GOP… who are against their own President!!!! That's a real shame…. most of the members of the GOP are or maybe a part of the swamp and want STATUS QUO…. the party has betrayed President Donald J Trump…. and the world a watching…but there is God's justice and it prevails as He is still on His throne…. we were betrayed by the GOP!!
Only WE the PEOPLE have to stand up like our founding fathers did
That was their gift to us
We the taxpayers have been fighting this dual since people fled from England to escape the terrors
All leads to the top elites sitting and playing with our lives thinking they are immune
God's Hand is bigger to knock them off their thrones
His people and His army
Stand up for courage, freedom to worship without being oppressed, bless our LIBERTY which no other country in this world, this earth and beyond can hold up to this light
I think every Trump voter needs to get proactive & jam the phones in DC to all their reps, including the supreme Court. The justices did not want to take this Trump fraud case & used a flimsy excuse not to do their job.
The turtle is a career politician that is part of the Republican D.C. swamp circle. Because turtles live in swamps. Now that he sees that the numbers are in favor of Biden, he flips just like the reptile he is and throws our President under the bus. He's just like all the rest of the back stabbers only playing politics to further his own interests.
Carolyn Sliger says:
If these machines are at fault. Then these machines should be thron out. The election should be done over only in these states with an voter I D. Only the safe way to vote. This is the only way to have a true safe election
With the military and patriots in the tow!
Their own people cannot be trusted either, their elected ones
Watch and see
Get rid of Mitch & Pelosi anyway TOO dated.
DC Estd types
RINO.
& I read where Lindsay Grahm will repeal Section 230 for Jan 2023.
Why WAIT DO IT Now
Write call March on toward DC
Rattle their cages of comfort knowing they are watched
schutzhund says:
Mitch McConnell has family ties to Bank of China, top Chinese shipping firm…
McConnell's wife, Elaine Chao, is the daughter of shipping magnates James and Ruth Chao…
His sister-in-law is on the board of the Bank of China
Saving their booty!!!!!!
Prediction: Biden crime family will steal everything we had called rights
Watchmen fell asleep at the wheel!?
Taxpayers will be paying a very high penalty and no representation will be allowed
Lola Staples says:
Donald J. Trump had the most people voting for him in history. He will be elected for 4 more years, despite all the election fraud!!!!!! We love Trump!
We still can put him back there again!!!
We all have to work hard as a United country to really make sure that the elected leaders of house, senate, congress hear us very loudly
After all our taxes line their pockets
steadyeddy says:
Of course the Turtle would say this, in his eyes, Presidents come and go, as long as he gets to keep his power he does not care if it is a Republican or Democrat President. How many backroom deals in the middle of the night has him and Biden made throughout the years? As long as they both can make some extra money and maintain a power status they will go along to get along! No principles what so ever! He was letting fellow Senators know that if you do not want to get on the bad side of his bad side, you had better not sign on to any Objections to the Electoral College Vote! Hopefully a few of our Senators will have the gumption to tell him to go pound sand! Like Sen. Rand Paul or Sen. Ted Cruz.
Jimmy G. Mahuron says:
Sorry folks we are not done with the election yet as so much fraud has been detected in many states. Enough so that the final tally of electoral college votes may change considerably. Enough that President Trump and Vice President Pence will be our leaders for the next four years. Please support President Trump and Vice President Pence. I would think Mitch McConnell would do as he has done! We just hope MItch is noton bed with the socialist communists. If so we are in serious trouble. So Mitch please support our President and Vice President. And you have enough money for oll of the projects for the future for our country and Kentuckiana.
We just hope Mitch is not in bed with the socialist communists and hope that he has enough moeny
for all of the projects for Kentuckiana. Please support President Trump and Vice President Pence.
Keep America First, Keep America Great, In God We Trust.
MikeMarkCA says:
Why McConnell, why the need to do that? Just shut your RINO face and let it play out. Or can't you wait to get your swamp buddies back in power?
So Mitch the Bitch has turned on Trump and stabbed him in back so much for solidarity!
When the going gets rough, McConnell never misses an opportunity to "knife" President Trump in the back.
Skylight says:
Mc Connell is a piece of swamp shit that made millions of dollars via his job that the American Republic gave him. Now that low life turd is throwing us to the wolves. It's a good thing that we have a REAL PRESIDENT that loves the American People and His Country. God Bless Donald J. Trump and let none of us forget to pray to God every single waking hour that God sees to it that Donald stays right where he is as President of these United States of America.
Praise God Almighty and Love our President Donald J. Trump.
wanda says:
Let me say this much. McConnell Has alway been wishy washy about certain things. His wife who's family lives in China and owns a big shipping company and you better believe that the Communist party owns it make me think McConnell and wife have raked in bunches of money from their contacts
and makes me suspects they themselves are beholding to the Chinese government. Just my opinion. I think we all should consider that there are many more politicians involved with China also.
Vetviet68 says:
mcconnell is a traitor and disgrace to the country. He and ryan are totally responsible for Trump's failures! He needs to join his buddies mccain and ginsberg.
OldMarineFE says:
NEVER GIVE UP // I see a "Come To Jesus" revelation for the democommies, administered by the millions of Trump voters, if china-joe-bidumb-snifferman is somehow allowed to plunk his sleazy carcass down in the People's House. No Justice – No Peace
Mary Mitchell says:
Shame on Mitch. Part of the swamp. I wish he would retire. He's a Rino too.
McConnell received BIG BUCKS from Dominion. LOOK IT UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post of link PLEASE of where that information can be found.
Vincent Pollicella says:
McConnell takes this position, because he too cheated in his previous re-election.
It is obvious now that Term Limits are necessary, as simply "voting them out"
is obviously not that simple.
The corruption in our election process, and the government in general, is like
a predictable script from a bad, old western movie! Except that currently, the
Bad Guys are winning.
Bravo Dr. Laszlo Varju
his post on December 16, 2020 at 1:43 pm
I don't understand. There are many videos of fraud and ballot slicing I have seen for myself. Many election observers have sworn affidavits of fraud. Why are they not being looked into? Why are they being ignored?
John Z says:
Is the Republican Party REALLY conservative? They talk the talk but do not walk the walk. It is time for a real Conservative party to emerge. The dems do what they say they are going to do, but not the reps.
Orville Rolando says:
Most fraudulent election in history of America.
Anne M Rubeo says:
To my way of thinking, McConnell is part of the swamp and should not be the Senate Leader, With all the evidence that has come to light, How dare he declare Biden and Harris Pres & VP. He is a GOP Traitor and should be held accountable for his actions and resign as Leader of the Senate
Flavia Sollecito says:
MITCH MC CONNELL: DO NOT TURN ON THE AMERICAN PEOPLE BY GIVING THE BIDEN/HARRIS FRAUD ANY CREDIT! MASSIVE BLATANT FRAUD IN OUR ELECTION MUST NOT BE GIVEN A VICTORY!!!!!!!
Dan McKeever says:
Typical crap we have seen out of these idiots for years, Remember when the Jack Holes start to riot if they don't get their way AIM SMALL
cathey wood says:
do not give in to the democrats that committed fraud they stole the peoples vote no one is stupid enough to vote for Biden except democrats people voted that was not legal to vote dead people voted how much more proof do you need Biden is not my president never will be
Dianne Belsom says:
Senator McConnell,
My email to Mitch McConnell:
I am DEEPLY concerned that yesterday you congratulated Joe Biden as President Elect and told the R senators not to object on Jan. 6th. WHAT THE HELL???? There are NUMEROUS legal challenges still pending, not to mention the MASSIVE EVIDENCE OF ELECTION FRAUD! How dare you not stand with Pres. Trump right now. You should be denouncing the fraud from the rooftops and defending our Republic! Our country is OVER if this election fraud is not stopped and dealt with NOW! PRESIDENT TRUMP CLEARLY WON THE ELECTION!!! Please reconsider your lame position and FIGHT!
Dianne Belsom
Another Washington Swamp critter betraying the President. I won't be surprise the day I read a report telling Melania also backstab Trump. It is an almost impossible goal, but Term Limit is the only measure to save the Republic.
Keith Conrad says:
McConnell is a sellout WE THE PEOPLE. He has not afforded President Trump the opportunity to prove the fraud in this election. There is enough evidence coming out that will back the claims of voter fraud. I wonder how much money he is putting in his pocket!
A RINO as head of the Senate? Mr McConnell, it's time for you to retire. We need TRUE Republicans in the Senate, working with the most fabulous President this country has ever had. Keep fighting Mr President, I am one of the 75,000,000 Americans supporting you.
I've never seen this before, where is the documention of this statement
I.P. Daily says:
YOU NO-NECKED WORTHLESS SLOB OF A BREAUCRAT !!!!!!!!!!!!!
HOPE YOU GET ASS-CANCER AND SHIT GLASS !!!!!!
Mitch McConnell first you took money for your state of 300 million from Obama when many Republican leaders
turned it down for there state but you sold out. Now president Trump is fighting for the biggest crooked scheme
that was perpetrated on the American people and you wants again showed your colors and sided with the
ass kissing Democrats who committed treason on or United States. What you are is a true lying Politician
A Yes men who have no problem excepting money from the vile Satanists and walking around with a pathetic grin . So Mitch to me you are nothing but a Yes Man to anyone that benefits you . There are Patriots in our country that are not corruptible who love our President Trump and in our hearts know Bidden,Harris and the Candy Crush morons there all in for the sickness of there love of money so how can anyone trust them.
There is a solution on the on going theft of election By Democrats it is Called Marshal Law the solution
Us Military takes control of all voting and a total recount will be controlled by them no voting machines all
manual ballets and complete screening of voters to stop the theft by the Democrats
Dennis Anderson says:
He is another gutless wonder. All those fraudulent votes are you afraid of an honest count with live people? Basement Biden didn`t run a campaign he ran from one. I do believe it was in his basement he ended up. he wants to raise taxes. Make sure illegals get paid a fair wage. Make sure they have health care paid for by the American people and shut down ICE? Open borders tear down our countries heritage. Take our guns this is just for starters and we were all supposed to vote for this vile piece of crap? It appears to me that our vote didn`t matter anyway.
Randall Nunn says:
The Republicans should fight this to the finish. The Democrats stole the election and that is clear beyond doubt. They lied and cheated for 4 years, trying to remove Trump by a de facto "coup" and nearly succeeded. The DOJ, FBI and CIA are riddled with bureaucrats who hate Trump and see nothing wrong with committing crimes to try to remove Trump. Even if the effort to challenge the electors fails because not enough Republican senators vote to save the election (and the country), we are better off–the voters will "punish" those Republicans who vote against Trump in such a move and "purge" them from the party by causing them to go down to defeat in their next election. McConnell is gutless if he does not fight this. You do what is right. And stop trying to get rid of Trump so the Republican establishment can go back to playing footsie with the Democrats and the media. I don't think McConnell will run again, but if he does I will go back to Kentucky and run against him.
mconel has a history of not fighting. He'd rather just sit back and watch us get screwed.
McConnell, Biden is,NOT, and NEVER WILL BE our president. He didn't win, and I'm sick of him pretending he did. President Trump won this election and you know it. Why are you congratulating an enemy to the American people? Would you congratulate a bank robber for successfully robbing a bank? The American people WILL NOT ACCEPT Biden entering our white house. Civil war is imminent if he tries. CONCEDE Biden before it gets messy.
hey back stabber shut your damn mouth. its not over till trump says so and your not his mouth piece. ——YOU GOT THAT BUSTER.! FROM YRS AGO I HAVEN'T TRUSTED YOU THAT MUCH.!!!
If McConnell runs again, I will not vote for him. He and other republicans give up too easily.
Chinh says:
McConnell should be fired.
C Brockman says:
You know I thought you had changed from being a Rhino but I guessed wrong. You Mr McConnell got re-elected because if President Trump and you turn around and pull this. No more of you and your kind! The American people have had enough! We need a new party To get away from the swamp rats!
karen johns says:
Spineless GOP ! nobody is willing to get some balls to help Trump , ONLY HIS BASE ! The SPINELESS GOP WANTS TRUMP GONE SO THEY CAN BECOME LOSERS AGAIN !
MASSIVE VOTER FRAUD ! THE SUPREME COURT AND GOP ARE SPINELESS LOSERS !
We, the people of the USA, have not seen this level of fraud, misinformation and outright lies coming out of the mouth of our President in years or more likely, NEVER. Trump has no right to complain about fraud when he has been the most fraudulent Pres in American history. And why don't you right-wing conservatives ever complain about DDT (Dirty Donald Trump) keeping to himself (and Pence) the deadliness of the Corona Virus? He learned how deadly it was in late January and purposely kept it from us and the entire medical community. And to make matters worse, he then downplayed the virus and its severity all the way from January to the November election. What was his excuse when Bob Woodward asked him in their Summer televised interview why he kept it to himself? His answer was,"I didn't want to alarm the American people" What a chicken-shit move that was. Now look at the virus, you dummies – far more than 1,000 a die dying, with most of them dying because of DDT's total fucked-up mismanagement of the crisis. Oh, BTW, the security team that explained the peril of the virus ALSO told him this statement: "Mr. President, this virus will be the biggest, number one threat to your Presidency come November." In my opinion, THAT is the real reason he kept it from us and I mean ALL OF US, including you Trump lovers on this page.
RANDALL CRAIG says:
IF SENATOR McCONNELL DOESAN'T BELIEVE THERE WAS MASSIVE FRAUD THEN HE'S SENILE AND NEED'S TO RETIRE !!!
Anna M. Kemp says:
The Election was rigged. Biden cheated. He even said he was gonna Cheat. The voter fraud needs to be investigated. Funny how the cheating only took place in the Swing States. Im very disappointed in our Supreme Court. I thought all these government and Politicians were supposed to represent us, not set out to destroy us.. Shame on the Supreme Court for their we cant be bothered to hear all the testimonials and witness to massive voter fraud. Its starting to look like China has paid too many people off. Money is more important than the lives of the American People. I hope you can explain this shitty move with your maker. Gods more forgiving than I am.
I am disgusted by McConnell's cowardly retreat. He should be ready to contest votes in the Senate and urging other Senators to do the same. Hopefully there is still a Senator that loves his country enough to call out all the corruption in this election. I hope so not just for our sake, but for the sake of anyone brave enough to fight for our country, otherwise anyone with incumbent on the ballot should be voted out of office because they care more about the CCP/DNC than they do their country and need to be replaced.
Viet Vet says:
McConnell is a no-good cowardly, back stabbing asshole!!
With deference to truth, Mitch is married to Elaine Chao whose family is among the most powerful in Communist China, shipping magnates.
Ida Socci says:
Sad and terrifying at the same time. I used to be of the "throw the bums out" camp–meaning career politicians–until AOC and the "Squad" came along which turned out to be WORSE. So, what are we to do?
William M Bailey says:
m.m is SOOOOO in bed with the ccp. You need look no further than his wife and father in law.
Rodger Shull says:
yep TRAITOR , TOP LEVEL
again he is a weak chin TRAITOR, I remember after the 2018 mid terms he was beaming and smiling and talk all tuff and stuff and 3 days later he was back pedaling on his TUFF TALK, he is out for only one person, HE the mitch, he is another that needs to RESIGN for the good of the USA and schumer also. Both to old to know right from wrong, they only remember their money.
Kenneth H. Frazier says:
It's really hard for me to believe that Mitch McConnell would turn his back on a President like Donald J. Trump who has accomplished so much for the American people in four short years . Shame on you Mitch McConnell for betraying a president that has worked so hard to bring our great country back from the grave after the Obama administration. We need an apology Mitch and I'm not sure that will be enough. Do you have any idea of just how many patriots you have Pi**ed off ?
IR12 says:
McConnell you traitor!
Tenessa says:
As a Kentucky resident along with many friends and family we supported Mitch and voted for him. To our Shame…WE believed Mitch shared the same values as us Patriots! Bold, Fed up, and Demand Election Laws to be followed. WE are NOW Disenfranchised with him, as he showed how weak he really is. Mitch was on the down ticket, so it is believed People of the same party share the same support of Presidential candidates. We were shocked when He did not commit to the Texas law suite before Scotus. That was our first sign he was not what we thought him to be. The fact that he doesn't support Trump shows us that he is a Rhino. When he made his announcement of BIDEN… we realized he has NO PLACE to be representing Kentucky residence! He is a Traitor and committed Fraud against Kentuckians. There Is a petition on the internet to have him removed. That petition was started by Democrats but I signed it anyway.
Roland Deshain says:
The turtle is getting money from China. Follow the money.
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USA Today: Entrepreneurs Work to Rebuild New Orleans – Lucid
by Rhonda Abrams
Ten years ago, the world watched as New Orleans nearly drowned. On Aug. 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina smashed into the Gulf Coast, levees failed, and 80% of the unique city was left underwater, devastated.
It has been a hard decade for the Big Easy, but helping lead its rebirth has been a vibrant, growing and enthusiastic community of entrepreneurs. Indeed, the New Orleans entrepreneurial ecosystem may be one of the strongest in the entire country.
"The day after Katrina, everyone became an entrepreneur," said Tim Williamson, the head of The Idea Village, (www.ideavillage.org), an organization dedicated to building and supporting an entrepreneurial ecosystem in New Orleans. "Between August and October, the city was deserted. We all had to start over. It was the first time in 150 years that the city had to reinvent itself."……..
The city came together and came to life. Helping lead that rebirth was Williamson's organization, The Idea Village. Although The Idea Village was founded in 2000, after Katrina, New Orleans was far more welcoming — and desperately in need of — The Idea Village's energy and innovation.
Williamson's vision was to convert New Orleans into the most entrepreneurial city in the USA. The Idea Village provided an incubator for start-ups; to date, it has helped launch 4,653 companies. As important, the organization brought entrepreneurship to the heart of the city, in a New Orleans fashion, by creating and running New Orleans Entrepreneur Week (www.noew.org).
For one week each March, NOEW literally takes over the streets of the French Quarter. Banners fly from lampposts announcing events and celebrating entrepreneurship. Dozens of events are held all over the city, run by more than 40 organizations……
All this entrepreneurial activity has enabled New Orleans to spawn highly successful new companies and organizations, based in New Orleans but serving a national and international clientele, including:
• Lucid, an 80-person online survey and data company (formerly known as Federated Sample), which will complete more than $100 million of sample transactions this year.
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Who gets to vote?
Approaching 2018's midterms, the country has its eyes locked on Georgia's governor's race. It's a close contest between Stacey Abrams, a former state congresswoman who could become the first-ever black female governor in America and Brian Kemp, a tough-talking Trump loyalist with a penchant for the Second Amendment. The race has become a battleground for many of America's most pressing concerns about democracy – from voter suppression to election security.
by Michael Montgomery, Katharine Mieszkowski, Byard Duncan, Deborah George, Aaron Sankin, Michael Corey, Mwende Hinojosa, Fernando Arruda and Jim Briggs October 20, 2018 June 30, 2021
The 2018 Georgia governor's race has become a battleground for many of America's most pressing concerns about democracy - from voter suppression to election security. Credit: Photo illustration by Michael Schiller/Revea
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Approaching 2018's midterms, the country has its eyes locked on Georgia's governor's race. It's a close contest between Democrat Stacey Abrams, a former state representative who could become the first black female governor in America, and Republican Brian Kemp, a tough-talking Trump loyalist with a penchant for the Second Amendment. The race has become a battleground for many of the nation's most pressing concerns about democracy – from voter suppression to election security.
Read: Georgia purged an estimated 107,000 people largely for not voting
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Produced by Michael Montgomery, Katharine Mieszkowski, and Byard Duncan. Edited by Deborah George.
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Deborah George is the senior radio editor for Reveal. She's also a contributing editor with the ""Radio Diaries"" series on NPR's ""All Things Considered."" George has worked in the U.S., Asia, Africa and Latin America, covering stories ranging from the Los Angeles riots to the Rwandan genocide. She's a two-time recipient of the George Foster Peabody Award and a six-time recipient of the Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Award (five silver batons and one gold baton).
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Mwende Hinojosa
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Mwende Hinojosa is a former production manager for Reveal. Prior to joining Reveal, she was the training strategist and innovation manager for the Bay Area Video Coalition, a nonprofit media arts center in San Francisco. At BAVC, she provided resources and support to students training in video, motion graphics, web and graphic design and managed a community for creative freelancers called Gig Union. She has produced segments for public radio stations KUSP, KQED, KALW and KUOW; videos and short documentaries for nonprofits; interactive panel discussions; and immersive storytelling experiences for tech companies. .
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Fernando Arruda
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Fernando Arruda is a sound designer, engineer and composer for Reveal. As a multi-instrumentalist, he contributes to the original music, editing and mixing of the weekly public radio show and podcast. He has held four O-1 visas for individuals with extraordinary abilities. His work has been recognized with Peabody, duPont-Columbia, Edward R. Murrow, Gerald Loeb, Third Coast and Association of Music Producers awards, as well as Emmy and Pulitzer nominations. Prior to joining Reveal, Arruda toured as an international DJ and taught music technology at Dubspot and ESRA International Film School. He worked at Antfood, a creative audio studio for media and TV ads, and co-founded a film-scoring boutique called the Manhattan Composers Collective. He worked with clients such as Marvel, MasterClass and Samsung and ad agencies such as Framestore, Trollbäck+Company, BUCK and Vice. Arruda releases experimental music under the alias FJAZZ and has performed with many jazz, classical and pop ensembles, such as SFJAZZ Monday Night Band, Art&Sax quartet, Krychek, Dark Inc. and the New York Arabic Orchestra. His credits in the podcast and radio world include NPR's "51 Percent," WNYC's "Bad Feminist Happy Hour" and its live broadcast of Orson Welles' "The Hitchhiker," Wondery's "Detective Trapp," MSNBC's "Why Is This Happening?" and NBC's "Born to Rule," to name a few. Arruda also has a wide catalog of composed music for theatrical, orchestral and chamber music formats, some of which has premiered worldwide. He holds a master's degree in film scoring and composition from NYU Steinhardt. The original music he makes with Jim Briggs for Reveal can be found on Bandcamp.
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Suffragette Reflection: The Centennial Anniversary on the Nineteenth Amendment
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Here we have an overview of HECM Mortgages. Speak with your Care Advocate regarding your specific needs.
In the past, HECM (home equity conversion mortgages) were referred to simply as reverse mortgages. Due to unethical marketing practices and loan features which were not consumer friendly the loan product received a bad reputation and its popularity waned.
Today, the HECM has seen a resurgence in popularity due to changing demographics, changing perceptions of the loan and new consumer protections.
You need or expect to need costly in-home private duty caregiver services.
While the HECM loan rules are set by the federal government and insured by the federal government, the loans are originated by private lenders. If you are considering a HECM loan speak with your Care Advocate. They can advise which HECM lenders have the best reputations for communication, professionalism and low loan fees.


In 1996, Steve and I hired Betty Williams to help with housekeeping at the Serenbe Bed and Breakfast. When we added the conference center a year or so later, I realized I wanted assistance in the kitchen, preparing conference breakfasts and lunches. It was then I asked Betty if she'd join me in the kitchen. To my delight, she agreed. Betty is a consummate professional who didn't enter the restaurant business with professional training but, rather, brought real-world experience to the kitchen.
Fast forward, and Betty is the lead breakfast cook for the Inn at Serenbe. In addition, she prepares lunches for conference guests. Her long tenure has allowed her to see the complete evolution of Serenbe, and she has watched our daughters grow from little girls to young women.
A proud mom of four children (two sons and two daughters), Betty brings sensibility and compassion to the kitchen. Betty is my right hand and the soul of the Inn's kitchen. I'm told Betty finds me "easy to be around and easy to work with;" I appreciate that immensely and feel the same about her. And, we agree that our personalities click.
Like her colleague at the Farmhouse, Joy, Betty's presence provides me with peace of mind. She follows through and knows exactly how I like the kitchen to run.
My heartfelt thanks to Betty for being an integral member of the team and a cherished friend.


Each piece of our glassware is unique and special. Carefully and lovingly hand painted by the Artistic Team at Golden Hill Studio. Our Black Forest Pine Collection features pretty pine cones and red berries on a pine bough. A great way to celebrate the holidays and all winter through! Golden Hill Studio is not just about fine glassware but about fine living!


The Original Henry Milker milks 1 teat at a time and includes everything you need to start enjoying goat milking like never before.
I'll Never Live Without One!
Not only did I receive excellent customer service and quick responses to my questions, the milker itself is perfect! My Nigerian Dwarfs prefer it to my quick hand milking, and the design is so easy to use and even easier to clean! I can pop open the jar right after milking and have a taste. I could not ask for anything better! Thank you so much.
I should have ordered the Henry Milker 2!
My mini Nubian doe, Cassie, and I are first-timers and we have been having kind of a difficult start. The original Henry Milker has helped so much and I'm finally enjoying that sweet, sweet milk I've been trying to get for weeks and it's not going to waste when Cassie kicks the pail. The OHM is a great product and I might be upgrading to the HM2. Thank you, Mr. Henry!
The Best small farm milker!
I was using a vacume sealer and worried I was hurting my goats Teets with to much pressure. With the Henry Milker no worries, you always know how much pressure is on her teets! Love it!
My arthritis prevents me from hand milking. The Henry Miler saved me! What a great little invention.
I have heavy milk Nigerian and a small teat Pygmy that I'm milking right now - both take me lengthy time to milk by hand. The Henry allows me to focus on just one teat at a time while still getting the job done on both, and it works on both goats in spite of size difference! My young son often helps me with the Henry side - fun and easy! A great benefit all around saving time and my hands!
I do love the milker. It has saved my doe from the waiting for me to milk her by hand which takes forever.
My first one lasted through two and one half seasons with 4 nannies. Much longer than the metal one from Dansha, surprisingly.
It survived through a few accidental slides of milk through tubing. (Someone needs to design one that stops this.)ANd survived a fewfalls as well.
Wiser, I will be more careful with this one. The pump is very easy to squeeze and creates great vacuum on my tiny nanny's teets.
This milker is so much better than our previous hand made battery one. The only issue (we've had it about a month) is that on one of Diane's kicks the pump separated from the line and now the meter won't return to "0". Amazingly though, it still works.
I milk a Jersey/Holstein cross and take between 3 to 4 gallons every morning. This system provides an affordable and effective way to manage that volume. It is easy to use and to clean and allows me greater control than a traditional milking system. I love the milk going directly into half gallon jars so I do not have to pour before I refrigerate. We love it so much we bought a system for a friend.
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The SMART Act is a piece of legislation designed to make the Medicare Secondary Payer Act more user friendly. It addresses current issues with the conditional payment recovery process. The legislation has been sitting in the House Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee for quite some time. On 9/11/12, it passed the committee with markup that has changed some of the key provisions. The most important component of the legislation was the ability to obtain a final payment amount from CMS within 120 days of settlement. It required CMS to deliver final payment info within 65 days of the request for a final payment amount. In the event they did not and upon second notification, CMS had an additional 30 days to respond after which CMS would be barred from seeking reimbursement. That was changed in committee markup yesterday. Under the new language, CMS must maintain a web portal whereby individual beneficiaries can access claims paid on their behalf. Parties then notify CMS 120 days from settlement and CMS has 65 days to ensure the website is up to date with the latest claims paid. Parties can then use the final amount from the website for use in settlement. This guts the teeth of the legislation somewhat as it no longer bars CMS from seeking reimbursement for non-compliance, but it will still allow access to the necessary information via the self-service web portal for settlement purposes. It avoids the mess with the delays at the MSRPC but again it lacks the teeth of a bar to reimbursement for non-compliance by CMS. The SMART act still contains a 3 year SOL for reimbursement claims by CMS which changes the law as it currently stands with regards to the SOL against PI attorneys. Under US v. Stricker, it is currently 6 years for the SOL. Lastly, it no longer requires elimination within one year of the use of the Social Security number of HICN number related to the Mandatory Insurer Reporting. Instead, it gives CMS 18 months and potentially an additional 12 months to implement this change.
From here, the bill as amended will have to go back to the CBO for scoring (it was previously scored at 0). The full Energy and Commerce Committee will take most likely take up the bill on September 20th. To get to the House floor, the legislation has to also be considered by the Ways and Means Committee which may not be possible before the October recess. The Senate is looking for some movement in the house before taking action. Adoption by the Energy and Commerce Committee may be enough to spur the Senate into action.


Hey! I'm a dreaded twenty-something who maybe has finally figured out what the hell she's doing with her life. I love all things politics except Republicans. I am a workaholic who hasn't seen a nine to five workplace or weekends off in quite some time. But I absolutely love what I do and I am so happy that I get to be apart of something bigger than myself. Even if it does leave me little time to obsess over things like the Dave Matthews Band and Rob Pattinson's hair. Even so, this LJ has a little bit about my life and probably way too much about fandom, because frankly if I talked this much about TV shows/movies/books/music in Real Life, people would lock me up..


Hi! Who carries this brand? I don't think I've ever seen it before!
Black radiance isn't sold at all in my area (central florida) as far as I know, which is a real bummer. Is there anywhere online I could buy this palette perhaps?
The pigments are strong. Nice colors. Where did you get it?
I found the same thing for my area, I checked the store product locator and there are none at all within driving distance. No luck at Walmart, Winn-Dixie, Walgreens or Kmart either. From one hazel eyed girl to another, I feel your pain.
That's really pretty! I already have the Wet n Wild one that's almost identical so I probably won't try to hunt this one down :) Happy Holidays!
If you don't have a large black population where you live, it's going to be hard to find Black Radiance products. If you have a small black population, try haircare/beauty supply stores that cater to black women.
I hope this isn't a repost: If you don't have a large black population in your city, it will be hard to find these products. Look for stores that seem most likely to carry beauty products aimed at black women.
Thanks for the review! I'm going to see if I can score one of these palettes, myself!
I live in a pretty small town. I found this palette at my local Wal Mart!
I live in central IL and I found this palette at my local Wal Mart!
wow! this is really a nice and clever idea! are they cruelty free? cheap? where can I buy them?
Walgreens carries it. and cheap.


By taking part in any Dance Kizomba class, workshop or lesson you are acknowledging you have read, agree to and accept all of the terms and conditions below.
1.1 Participants are responsible for declaring any physical and/or medical limitations, which may affect their ability to participate before the start of their first class or the first class after the limitation arises.
1.2 The Participant assumes responsibility of checking with their medical practitioner, physiotherapist, or other health care professional for medical readiness prior to participating.
1.3 The Company is dedicated to providing a Programme which is personalised to the participants as much as is possible within the chosen Programme. Whilst every effort is made to keep the Programme both safe and effective there is a risk of injury with every physical activity. The participant acknowledges that they are taking part of their own free will, and are aware of risk. The Participant agrees that neither they, their heirs, assigns nor legal representatives will sue or make any other claims of any kind whatsoever against the Company whether for personal injury, property damage/loss or wrongful death, whether caused by negligence or otherwise.
1.4 We reserve the right to refuse access to any Programme participant, if in our absolute discretion, we consider that the health of the individual concerned may be endangered.
1.5 The Participant agrees that the Programme is non-transferable and is only for use by the Customer who has signed up to the Programme.
1.6 We are committed to providing all Programme participants with a positive experience. By participating, you agree that the Company may, at its sole discretion, terminate this Agreement, and limit, suspend, or terminate your participation in the Programme without refund or forgiveness of monthly payments if you become aggressive, disruptive or difficult to work with.
1.7 The minimum age required to participate in adult classes is 16. All applicants under the age of 18 years must have consent, in written form, from a parent or guardian.
Please arrive at least 10 minutes prior to the start of your class in order to sign in, settle accounts and change. Our classes start promptly at the time advertised in order to adhere to booking arrangements with our venues.
In the event of lateness participants arriving more than 5 minutes after the stated start time of the class may be refused entry to the class at the instructors discretion.
Group classes (all sessions) are between 45-60mins long.
Where instructed, please leave the venue quickly and quietly after sessions as to not disturb or delay other classes, groups or venue users.
3.1 Because we believe in having balance in our lives, and recommend the same to our clients, the Company operates for 50 of the 52 weeks of the year and sessions will be arranged accordingly. These weeks start afresh as of the 1st January.
3.2 Participants are asked to arrive timely for sessions. You agree to arrive at least 10 minutes before your scheduled session time to ensure a smooth change over and/or you are ready to begin on time.
Kizomba is a "hands on" approach. If this is uncomfortable for you in any way, please inform us.
Please wear comfortable clothing that will enable your instructor to observe the functioning of your body. Comfortable shoes with a flat sole or small heel should be worn at all times, please do not wear running shoes as they can provide too much 'grip' and injure or aggravate joints.
Mobile conversations are not allowed in the studio. Please "silence" your phone. Your courtesy will be appreciated.
Payment can be made by (1) Debit/credit card (2) Paypal (3) Electronic transfer (BACs) (4) Using a credit/debit card online or over the phone.
Missed sessions without the appropriate notice will be charged as if attended.
If you choose to upgrade/downgrade/pause your subsription this must be done by the 15th of each month so that we can ensure that payment is not taken on the 1st of the following month. Late course changes may be charged.
5.6 Changes must be made by text telephone call to 07534994646 before editing your subscription in the 'my account' section of our website.
An undeniably unavoidable circumstance prevents you from taking part in your programme (determined on a case by case basis by the Company). Written evidence to support this may be requested.
• You have changed your mind.
• You don't complete your programme.
• You have booked Kizomba Sessions and are not at the agreed location to receive the session at the appointed time.
An appointment needs to be cancelled by the Company due to severe external conditions. An alternative appointment will be offered for a future appointment or an additional class will be added to your next month's allowance of classes.
6.1 Personal property brought to sessions are done so at the participants own risk and the Company does not accept liability for any loss or damage whatsoever to such items. For security reasons participants are advised to leave valuable items at home, and to keep personal belongings with them at all times.
6.2 Any lost property handed-in will be retained by staff and should be claimed within a 2week period.
7.1 Because we believe in constant improvement, you agree that the form and nature of the Programme may change and a monthly basis without prior notice.
7.2 Every effort will be made by Dance Kizomba to notify participants of changes to the program. Where changes are planned they will be communicated in a timely manner in person and via email. Sometimes unplanned changes to the program are unavoidable, where last minute changes need to be made Dance Kizomba will communicate these changes via the group class Facebook Messenger conversations as the fastest way in communicate with the large group of attendees at class quickly.
8.1 As a participant you agree to comply with the rules of the venue relating to opening hours, use of the facilities and conduct.
8.2 Where necessary Dance Kizomba reserves the right to change venues. Every effort will be made to make sure replacement venues are as accessible to participants as the advertised venue.
8.3 Every effort will be made by Dance Kizomba to notify participants of changes to the venue. Where changes are planned they will be communicated in a timely manner in person and via email. Sometimes unplanned changes to the program are unavoidable, where last minute changes need to be made Dance Kizomba will communicate these changes via the group class Facebook Messenger conversations as the fastest way in communicate with the large group of attendees at class quickly.
9.1 Clients recognise that technology is a powerful tool within marketing and sharing amazing results with members of the public. Therefore, Clients give permission for photography, filming and social media communication can take place during (and outside) the Programme and unless otherwise told the Company has permission to display media such as photos and videos of Clients on facebook/website and other marketing sources.
8.2 Clients understand that any comment they say/write/film can be used as a testimonial to promote the Company. This includes photos as well.
8.3 Dance Kizomba will regularly use Facebook Messenger to communicate with participants. Please ensure you have an account and have been added to the relevant 'chat' to receive direct messages to your phone to stay up to date.
8.4 Facebook Messenger group chats and Facebook Groups can be used to communicate with the group about Kizomba classes, events, music and other social information. Participants agree to use these platforms only as intended and not for personal gain or to promote events they are involved in organising without express permission from Francesca Owen. Participants are advised to not share personal information in semi-public discussions.
We respect your privacy and must insist that you respect the privacy of fellow Programme participants. By participating, you agree not to violate the publicity or privacy rights of any participant.
(3) you agree not to disclose such information to any other person or use it in any manner other than in discussion with other participants during sessions.
(4) all materials and information provided to you (for example instructional videos) by the Company are its confidential and proprietary intellectual property, belonging solely and exclusively to the Company and may only be used by you as authorised by the Company.
(5) the reproduction, distribution and sale of these materials by anyone but the Company is strictly prohibited.
Further, by participating, you agree that, if you violate, or display any likelihood or violating, any of your agreements contained in these terms and conditions, the Company and/or other participant(s) will be entitled to injunctive relief to prohibit any such violations and to protect against the harm of such violations.
We have made every effort to accurately represent the Programme and their potential. Each individual's results depend on many factors, including their individual considerations from the outset, his or her dedication, desire, and motivation. By accepting these terms and conditions you acknowledge and agree to all of the above.
13. All Dance Kizomba Merchandise is printed to order by external suppliers and delivery time reflect processing production and delivery times accordingly. Please allow upto one month for delivery.
13.1 Dance Kizomba agrees to carry out the requirements of the customer in accordance with written specifications supplied by the customer to dance Kizomba and recorded in writing between the parties.
13.2 Unless otherwise agreed payment for the goods ordered by the customer shall be made when placing order. Title or ownership in the goods supplied by Dance Kizomba to the customer shall not pass to the customer until such time as full payment has been made, full payment being the receipt of cleared funds in respect of the whole order relating to the goods supplied.
13.3 In the event of the customer wishing to change the design, artwork or other aspect of the order, such request must be given by the customer to Dance Kizomba in writing. Dance Kizomba will use its best endeavours to make the changes in accordance with this request but must reserve the right to charge the customer the additional cost of any such changes arising out of this request, and will notify the customer of the costs such as changes at the time of the request. Dance Kizomba also reserve the right to amend the initial delivery time frame should any changes to an order be required. Orders requiring new artwork will not be started until artwork is signed by customer.
13.4 Dance Kizomba reserves the right to refuse return of goods is as a result of the failure on the part of external suppliers to supply the relevant goods in accordance with the order. Goods cannot be returned if individual design or embroidery work has been effected on such goods and/or the customer has used the goods and/or itself added the design or embroidery work.
14.1 Dance Kizomba uses external companies to print all orders upon purchase, we do not keep any stock of any item held in our shop. Because of this sometimes an item may be out of stock with out suppliers without Dance Kizomba being aware, if this is the case with a specific item a suitable product alternative will be offered and if no alternative a available a full refund will be provided as quickly as possible.
14.2 Returns can only be accepted where the product is deemed faulty, either in physical product or printing applied. In such instance a replacement product will be sent. Dance Kizomba may request the item to be returned before a replacement is sent.
14.3 If the customer confirms an order confirmation that has details on that the customer did not wish to receive on the order, the customer is liable for agreeing to these specifications, and Dance Kizomba will not be held responsible. So please check your order confirmations very carefully!
15 Occasionally Dance Kizomba will place a class order for merchandise items, where this is true the items (once printed and delivered to dance Kizomba) will be given to the customer at the next available class, workshop or lesson. If the customer is not in attendance to this class/lesson they are responsible for arranging a new suitable time for collection with Dance Kizomba.
15.2 Every effort will be made to deliver goods on time but no responsibility can be accepted for late or non-delivery. All shortages, damage or non-delivery of goods must be notified to us by telephone within 48-hours and confirmed by writing within 3 working days of dispatch.
15.3 Claims for shortages or non-delivery must be supported by the couriers POD and a delivery note which the goods have been signed as unchecked, short or damaged as appropriate.
15.4 By arrangement all deliveries should be carefully checked-in to ensure correct garments are delivered as no responsibility can be accepted thereafter for none or short deliveries.
15.5 Any damaged parcels should be checked in front of the courier's delivery person and signed for accordingly.


Fern is a Darling Prim Rabbit!! She measures 23" long and is made to hang up but can just as easily sit. Fern is made of osnaburg fabric that has been grunged for that old primitive look. Her face has a hand stitched nose made of checked pink flannel with button eyes and long string whiskers. Her dress is Green colored check with a jute twine tie around her middle. Her Bloomers are striped flannel. Fern is holding a Mustard colored Wool bag filled with yellow sunflowers. What a Sweetie Pie!! A treasure for sure to add to your spring decor!! $36.50. FREE SHIPPING IN 48 U.S. Others E-Mail me for shipping costs.