The White House said Tuesday that citizens of Chad would be able to receive visas to the United States again because the African nation has been removed from the administration's travel ban list.
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said President Donald Trump had signed a proclamation announcing Chad had "improved its identity-management and information sharing practices" enough to be taken off the list.
Chad was put on the list last September because of an office supply glitch that prevented it from supplying homeland security officials with recent samples of its passports. U.S. officials also said Chad was unable to adequately share public safety and terrorism-related information with U.S. officials who screen foreigners seeking to enter the country.
Chad has been a key U.S. counterterrorism partner in the fight against threats to Africa's Sahel region posed by al-Qaida affiliates like Boko Haram and the newly designated West Africa wing of the Islamic State group.
Chadian leaders have criticized the U.S. for putting it on a list that includes North Korea, Iran and Venezuela. During his visit to Chad in March, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, who has since been fired, faced repeated questions on why the country still faced the travel ban.
Although Chad offered pre-existing samples of its passports, Trump administration officials said at the time that it wasn't sufficient for removing the country from the list.
The State Department and the Pentagon had pushed for Chad's removal from the list, noting the strategic U.S. interest in maintaining close ties with the counterterrorism partner.
The Supreme Court is expected to decide the legality of Trump's travel bans in the coming months. In December, the high court said the latest version of the ban could be fully enforced while appeals make their way through the courts.


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A Small Circle of Friends
A Celebration of Phil Ochs 70th Birthday
By Ross Altman
Phil Ochs took his life 35 years ago in 1976, during the Bicentennial, at the age of 35. Composer of the patriotic anthem Power and the Glory—second only to This Land Is Your Land in its melding of the American landscape with a profound identification with its people, including the downtrodden and imprisoned—Ochs raised the modern protest song to a high art; it has since been recorded by singers as diverse as Pete Seeger and (we kid you not) Anita Bryant. With such classics as I Ain't Marching Anymore, Draft Dodger Rag and There But for Fortune he became the voice of the antiwar movement; and with such classics as Here's To the State of Mississippi, What's That I Hear and Too Many Martyrs (for Medgar Evers) he became a voice (along with Pete Seeger, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez and Len Chandler) of the civil rights movement.
Ochs began as one of "Woody's Children" at Gerdes Folk City in Greenwich Village, penning songs as fast as Woody Guthrie had a generation before; when Pete Seeger took him and Bob Dylan up to the offices of Broadside Magazine at the beginning of 1963 to hear songs they had written in just the past two weeks—and which Broadside would be the first to publish—Seeger came away astonished at both their creativity and productivity; he concluded that "Here were two of the greatest songwriters in the world, only no one knows it yet." By the end of 1963 they were the two leading lights of the modern folk revival.
Two years later, when Dylan went electric, Phil Ochs expanded his own musical vocabulary by going classical, surrounding new songs like Pleasures of the Harbor and Outside of a Small Circle of Friends (a trenchant satire about the murder of Kitty Genovese in New York City in broad daylight) with piano accompaniment and orchestral settings. But he also continued his musical and political activism, becoming a founding member of the Yippies (with Abbie Hoffman, Jerry Rubin and Tom Hayden) at the Chicago Democratic Convention in 1968, and testifying on their behalf at the Chicago 8 conspiracy trial. Despite the famed theatrics of the trial, all of the defendants were eventually acquitted.
But Phil Ochs did not need a conspiracy to organize effective protests against the war in Vietnam; he was a one-man movement who brought together thousands of people in the famed The War is Over demonstration in 1970, inspired by his song of the same title. Unlike his hero James Dean, Phil was a rebel with a cause, and he was not afraid to rebel against even his own fans; at his landmark late concert recording Gunfight at Carnegie Hall, he wore an Elvis gold lame costume and mixed in his favorite Elvis and Buddy Holly songs along with his classic protest material, much to the chagrin of his audience, who had come to see a folk singer, not a rock and roll star. So Phil documented the traumatic confrontation in his song Chords of Fame, with the telltale line "God help the troubadour who tries to be a star." His brother Michael Ochs chose that as the title song for The Complete Phil Ochs Songbook.
Shortly thereafter, at the threshold of the depression that would eventually take his life, he wrote No More Songs, an unflinching self-portrait of an artist who was coming to the end of the road, after a decade-defining outpouring of songs that—were all the books and speeches of the time to be burned in a Fahrenheit 451 nightmare—would enable historians to reconstruct both its highs of idealism, hope and the quest for social justice and its lows of failed dreams and cynical politicians that led to Watergate and Cambodia.
The Found Theatre is proud to celebrate this wonderful artist on what would have been his 70th birthday, December 19 at 7:00pm. Two of the artists who shared much of that history with Phil Ochs—fellow Broadside recording artist Len Chandler and folk singer Carolyn Hester. Joining them is "singer-songfighter" Ross Altman, Neil Hartman, Eva Scherb, Drayfus Grayson and Lenny Potash.
To honor the occasion, Smithsonian Folkways Records is generously donating posters, free downloads, and the grand prize boxed set of Broadside Recordings, including the early work of both Phil Ochs and Len Chandler, to give away in a raffle, which along with a special birthday cake will highlight the evening with fun and refreshments.
Come and celebrate the life of an American original, with Phil Ochs' music and the personal memories of those who knew him and remain committed to his ideals. A Small Circle of Friends Celebrate Phil Ochs 70th Birthday will be an evening to remember.
For more information visit The Found Theatre ; to learn more about Phil Ochs visit his sister's web site.
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A funny thing happened on my way to home, as I was hurrying with my suitcase someone from my back said – "Ei tor bou morechhe? Bhalo hoyechhe, abar biye kor..". (if your wife died it is good for you, get married again).
I was so amused to hear that and looked back to see the person who said that to me. She is the vagabond who lives outside my newly bought flat in Kolkata. Since I live in Bangalore nowadays I hardly go to that flat. I have seen her living on the footpath ever since I started going there but this comment was not expected from her.
She said with a smile – "You are a lucky chap, get married………." She said something in abuses that I can't write here.
I am the last person to bother about this nonsense but I could not understand why did she say my wife has died. She is not. I thought she was only an insane soul so ignored.
In the evening I went to a nearby tea stall to have my evening snacks. I like their snacks so that becomes my thek (adda, probably only Bengalis will understand that 🙂 ) whenever I go there. I narrated the story to the tea stall owner but what he told in reply has blown my head.
He told me that the woman whom I thought was an insane paagli (mad, vagabond) was actually Miss Kolkata of the late seventies. She was from Shymabazar, Kolkata and got married to a rich family in that locality. They were so rich that she used to wear gold all over her body and used to travel only by hand-pulled rickshaws. I was amazed to know that she had a beautiful family with two kids a boy and a girl and a lot of land and a BIG house.
Other people present there added to that story. What I came to know was a story of abundance, luxury, fame and page 3 fantasies. Then why is she like this now? Living on the footpath, as if she has nothing?
The shopowner added that she was richer than me and she still owns a BIG plot there. It was very surprising for me to know that a woman with completely settled kids and a very rich family lives on the street. So I kept on asking questions. Especially I was hurt to see that even her children don't look after her.
What the localities' present told me was heartbreaking. After she won the Miss Kolkata contest (no one could tell me the year) she has become more aggressive and changed her behavior. She has started ignoring her family and started living on alcohol, parties, night out and so on. Someone with money and fame who completely ignored her duties to her sudden rise in status and who completely ignored her children got it back shortly.
Her husband and the entire family left that place in shame. They sold out some properties that they could and rest remained to her, even children never looked back at their mother. She didn't realize all these and arrogance might have kept her away from being sensitive. She had it all but lost everything in false empowerment.
Even today she gives Rickshawpullers 100 rupees notes for a distance of rs 10. Sometimes she gives 500 rupees too. I was shocked. How does she get so much money? Looks like still there are people who give her money.
She burns under the sun, soaks in the rain, lives on the street for 12 months of the year. Residents give her food, money and she survives. Some of the locals added, she never falls sick and she is like this for years. See how god punishes you for your behavior.
I don't know if god exists. But I wonder when in India this govt. has budgeted close to Rs. 100,000 crore for women empowerment, why such elderly people don't get shelter, food? Why is this women empowerment only centered around creating some gender biased laws and spent on building a new house for National Commission for Women, when the grass-root level people remain vagabond. I realize that she is not a vote bank anymore, she has lost her voice with age, she has lost her sanity with fake empowerment now she is a burden to the society. She is a nonissue for the feminists who claim to demand women rights. Actually, she is no more a woman.
Dear Women – Are you sure your empowerment is not robbing you of your happiness?
Nice and very touching….sometimes ego can turn a person to maniac…..
All the best for the contest….
thanks Anita..We need welfare program for women..
that was a very well narrated story!! i have always felt that success is more difficult to handle than failure…. its haunting hw success can lead to such a down trodden path!


The sensational blockbuster of Hollywood, Crazy Rich Asians got released in the most expected China market and got a shocking result. The film wasn't noticed much by the local audience and heading to a massive failure in the Middle Kingdom. Though being a film full of Asian cast, the studio picture lost its' box office track in the biggest Asian market, China.
The film released last weekend and collected just $1.2 million for the three-day weekend. While even least marketed films collect much bigger than this, it is quite a shocker for the industry to witness such an unexpected loss of a movie which had a glorious run all over the world.
A sequel for the film is already under talks and said to be titled as "China Rich Girlfriend" and the production is yet to be started. Made in a $30 million budget the movie made more than $230 million worldwide already with a phenomenal $170 million at the United States. No doubt the sequel will definitely have a huge opening reception in the domestic market and all across the world.


The old saying "love is blind" is really true in my case. I felt Hank drank while we were dating because he was lonely and things would change after we were married. I also felt he only drank when we went out to different functions and not at home. It was never anything we did together. Being allergic to alcohol, I never joined in his drinking.
Hank was very good at talking. I knew he could talk me in circles. He would be late and it was my fault! I actually apologized! Nuts! It didn't matter at the time. I was in love and he was someone I felt needed me to take care of him. I still remember the exact moment that thought came to me. I would be able to fill that loneliness he was experiencing and then he wouldn't need to drink and I would be happy doing something for someone.


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ECB Could Pressure Greece by Refusing to Increase ELA (Update: Small Increase Approved)
As we indicated, we've thought the ECB was unlikely to end the ELA as a way to force Greece to capitulate, since it would be too obvious a move to take down the Greek banking system, and would also have the effect of telling depositors in any European debtor state that their money was not safe in a domestic bank. That over time is a way to precipitate bank runs.
But we also pointed out that the board, which rotates at the ECB, had a particularly Greece-unfavorable mix this time. And while more extreme measures, like imposing conditions on the ELA, requires a 2/3 vote, the decision to increase or not increase the size of the facility take a mere majority vote.
So if the bloody-minded board members refuse to honor Greecee's request to increase the backstop during the board meeting today, it would constitute a serious step to try to force Greece to capitulate. However, most experts believe this would be such a radical step as to be unlikely. And the board mix for each of the two ECB sessions in March is much Greece-friendly.
From ekthimerini:
European Central Bank policymakers debated on Wednesday whether to allow more emergency funding for Greek banks with opinions divided as Athens came under pressure to accept an extended aid-for-reform programme…
The ECB's policymaking Governing Council was meeting to decide how far the cash-strapped country may support its troubled banks, which are suffering rising deposit outflows due to the political uncertainty.
While the ECB is unlikely to lower the ceiling on emergency lending assistance (ELA) by the Greek central bank, a refusal to increase it would be bad news for the banks, which are close to using up the full 65 billion euros granted so far…
Opposition in EU paymaster Germany will make it difficult for the ECB to cut Athens any financial slack although other countries are in favour of doing so.
Bundesbank chief Jens Weidmann, who has warned against the misuse of the emergency funding to indirectly finance the Greek state, opposed any increase in the cap, the sources said.
But while some governors share his reservations, others want more leniency.
One eurozone central bank official forecast a "slight increase" in ELA for Greece, stressing that the ECB "has to try to preserve financial stability" and "its role is not to teach Greece some kind of lesson"….
A senior Greek banker told Reuters up to 500 million euros ($571 million) had been withdrawn from Greek bank accounts on both Thursday and Friday last week.
There was a lull on Monday but deposit outflows picked up again on Tuesday after talks collapsed, the banker said. ECB officials are keeping tabs on such movements daily, people familiar with the matter said….
One senior official said that ECB President Mario Draghi would turn first to European leaders to guarantee the solvency of Greek banks before considering whether to pull the plug on emergency liquidity.
Were the ECB to cancel all emergency funding, as it threatened to do with Cyprus in 2013, it would force Athens to choose between striking a new deal with its international lenders or facing bankruptcy.
"Pulling the plug on Greece would have potentially catastrophic consequences," said Ashoka Mody, a former IMF official who helped design Ireland's bailout.
"The ECB's threats are completely empty. Despite all the bluster, it has no choice. The ECB has to ask itself how it can stabilize the financial system, not undermine it."
Unfortunately for the Greek government, pulling money out of Greek banks is an entirely rational move, but amounts to Greek citizens acting against the government despite their overwhelming support for its aims.
The meeting is expected to run into the evening in Europe, which means we should see a press release shortly.
Update: The ECB increased the ELA, but as modestly as possible. From CNBC:
The European Central Bank has approved a €68 billion ($78 billion), two-week extension on emergency liquidity for Greek banks, Reuters reported, citing a source.
The ECB had already raised the Emergency Liquidity Assistance (ELA) cap to about €65 billion last Thursday. The Greek central bank had requested an extension of about €10 billion, the source told Reuters.
Warren Mosler wrote:
As previously discussed, and relayed to the finance minister in Greece, there is no reason to assume the ECB will cut off liquidity to Greek banks.
First, those banks are private institutions, and regulated and supervised by the ECB, who has deemed them 'solvent' and 'adequately capitalized' and therefore eligible for liquidity support as members in good standing.
Think of it this way, if NY went rogue, would the Fed cut off Citibank?
The only problem with this comparison is that Citibank is systemically important and none of the Greek banks are. But not supporting the Greek banks would be a dangerous precedent politically and economically.
Recall that the ECB increased the ELA to Greece between meetings by €5 billion, so they could nudge the amount up again if need be.
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Paul Tioxon February 18, 2015 at 2:02 pm
1:53PM– CNBC reports, according to WSJ, ECB will grant the ELA in the amount of 68.3bil Euro, an increase of 3 bil Euro from last week possible extension. This is reported as leaked, not official statement by ECB.
Jim Haygood February 18, 2015 at 2:17 pm
Question is whether €3 billion is enough, with deposit flight at €2 billion a week (and accelerating?).
Why there's not a flat-out bank run, with the European policy backdrop in total disarray, is a mystery.
Or maybe there is, and we're just not being told.
Would you leave your deposits at the mercy of annoyed foreign strangers who are threatening dire consequences?
http://www.cnbc.com/id/102435241#.
This is from the website, what I first posted was what I heard on the TV and it was according to Dow Jones, not WSJ, if that is much of a difference?
"The European Central Bank has approved a roughly €68 billion, two-week extension on emergency liquidity for Greek banks, Dow Jones reported, citing sources.
Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said separately on Wednesday that he believed euro zone finance ministers would approve a Greek proposal to extend the country's loan agreement later this week, Reuters reported. Euro zone officials will first consider the Greek loan extension request in a working group on Thursday.
Varoufakis also told reporters that he feels Eurogroup head Jeroen Dijsselbloem will approve of the proposal during a conference call with financial ministers on Friday."
'Dijsselbloem will approve of the proposal'
One imagines Diesel Boom having a big 1 x 2 meter blank cheque from the ECB printed up and mounted on foamcore, so he can hand it (along with a felt-tipped marker) to Varoufakis as the cameras whir and declare,
'Just fill in any amount you like, Yanis. We love you, man!'
Europe: where dreams come true.
C February 18, 2015 at 2:11 pm
However, most experts believe this would be such a radical step as to be unlikely. And the board mix for each of the two ECB sessions in March is much Greece-friendly.
If, however, the current board wants to end this now and is afraid that the later boards would not use this lever perhaps they will be tempted to issue the threat now while it has more teeth.
While lowering it would be bad for the european banking sector I can't imagine that they see the current state of affairs, or worse yet an end to Austerity, as being any better. So far the Troika has certainly acted as if preserving Austerity trumps all other concerns.
philippe kieffer February 18, 2015 at 2:40 pm
Defence Minister Panos Kammenos warned on Wednesday Greece will not bow under the pressure placed by the country's international lenders to sign a bailout deal, saying the government is "ready for anything".
Speaking to journalists during an ongoing briefing in Athens, Panos Kammenos said: "If we don't get what we want we'll turn it into Kougi. We'll take it to the end, we won't back down. If there's no agreement, we're ready for anything. The loan agreement is not related to the memorandum and Moscovici's document could form a base [for an agreement]."
Kougi, is a reference to a historic event in Greece's War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire. Following a long siege by the Ottoman Pasha Ali in 1803, the Greek fighters locked inside the city of Souli, in the region of Epirus, northwestern Greece, decided to surrender.
When Ottoman troops entered the city after the evacuation, a monk named Samuil along with a few fighters who had hid inside a church on the hill of Kougi, blew up the stored gunpowder killing everyone.
Cugel February 18, 2015 at 3:09 pm
I don't see why they would need to take this step. There's currently no indication that Greece will receive any significant outside help in its struggle. So, the EU Banksters have to believe that if they just sit back and wait for Greece run out of money, they will have to capitulate sometime in March or April, or else default, in which case they are all convinced they can contain the collapse to just Greece. Expanding or not expanding the Backstop now is not the key issue. Still, the blind stupidity of EU Banksters is apparently limitless, so I could see them taking this measure. But, it would leave very ugly bloody paw prints all over things – especially if they did this even before the end of the month, while there is still the possibility of agreement and the markets are all responding favorably at the moment. It's rather like in a hostage situation where the police just decide "screw it. Let's just shoot the hostage in the head and start the firefight and get this over with!" That won't go over very well with other concerned parties, including the U.S.
Yves Smith Post author February 18, 2015 at 3:44 pm
Agree completely. There is no reason for the ECB to be the heavy. The Eurogroup has already volunteered for that role. But given that, it is odd that the ECB didn't approve the full amount that Greece requested. This really looks like they are trying to encourage deposit flight while still officially supporting the banking system.
Ben Johannson February 18, 2015 at 6:57 pm
It would be interesting to know what the Greeks are thinking in regard to continuing capital flight, which the banking system can ill-afford. I think they have a logically sound argument for capital controls based on treaty exceptions and previous legal rulings (though how that would hold up in the courts I don't know.) I suspect the eurogang would interpret it as an escalation, so perhaps for now Tsipras sees the risks as too great.
mpr February 18, 2015 at 10:02 pm
I think this may be overthinking it. Weidmann is reported to have been against any increase, and this is probably just a compromise decision. Also, they probably know exactly how much liquidity the Greek banks need. The GCB probably asked for more as a cushion, and they gave them the minimum necessary.
As an aside, doesn't Mosler think Varoufakis knows the ECB won't cut off ELA; he's on record as saying it months ago. That guy certainly thinks highly of himself.
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Catecholamine metabolic pathways and exercise training: Plasma and urine catecholamines, metabolic enzymes, and chromogranin-A
Paul J. Rogers, G. M. Tyce, Richard M Weinshilboum, D. T. O'Connor, Kent R Bailey, A. A. Bove
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Background. Because acute exercise increases systemic catecholamines, we sought to determine whether exercise training would alter daily or exercise-related catecholamine release and inactivation. Methods and Results. In 24-hour urine collections, catecholamines and metabolites provided indexes of overall oxidative deamination, sulfation, and O-methylation. Plasma catecholamines, the sulfoconjugates of each, and chromogranin-A were determined at rest and during exercise in 10 well-trained male subjects and nine minimally trained male subjects (maximal oxygen uptake 55.2 and 42.5 ml/kg/min, respectively), and levels of activities of catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT), monamine oxidase B (MAO-B), and thermolabile phenolsulfotransferase (TL-PST) were also determined. Plasma-free catecholamines showed minimal differences between the two groups at submaximal exercise (4 minutes) but large differences at maximal exercise, reflecting the different exercise levels attained. Inactivation of plasma catecholamines by sulfation across rest and exercise tended to be greater in the well-trained group, with small increases in both plasma sulfoconjugated dopamine and sulfoconjugated norepinephrine. In the well-trained group, urinary metabolites demonstrated trends toward increased dopamine release (p<0.07) and small increases in the daily release of epinephrine and its sulfoconjugated metabolites. Indexes of deamination, sulfoconjugation, and O-methylation, with the exception of a reduced deamination of dopamine and the activities of COMT, MAO-B, and TL-PST were not different in the two groups. Conclusions. Despite considerable differences in the exercise activities per week between well-trained and minimally trained individuals, there were minimal differences in the release and metabolism of catecholamines at rest or during exercise.
Metabolic Networks and Pathways
Catecholamines
Catechol O-Methyltransferase
Urine Specimen Collection
Catechol-O-methyltransferase
Chromogranin-A
Rogers, P. J., Tyce, G. M., Weinshilboum, R. M., O'Connor, D. T., Bailey, K. R., & Bove, A. A. (1991). Catecholamine metabolic pathways and exercise training: Plasma and urine catecholamines, metabolic enzymes, and chromogranin-A. Circulation, 84(6), 2346-2356.
Catecholamine metabolic pathways and exercise training : Plasma and urine catecholamines, metabolic enzymes, and chromogranin-A. / Rogers, Paul J.; Tyce, G. M.; Weinshilboum, Richard M; O'Connor, D. T.; Bailey, Kent R; Bove, A. A.
In: Circulation, Vol. 84, No. 6, 12.1991, p. 2346-2356.
Rogers, PJ, Tyce, GM, Weinshilboum, RM, O'Connor, DT, Bailey, KR & Bove, AA 1991, 'Catecholamine metabolic pathways and exercise training: Plasma and urine catecholamines, metabolic enzymes, and chromogranin-A', Circulation, vol. 84, no. 6, pp. 2346-2356.
Rogers PJ, Tyce GM, Weinshilboum RM, O'Connor DT, Bailey KR, Bove AA. Catecholamine metabolic pathways and exercise training: Plasma and urine catecholamines, metabolic enzymes, and chromogranin-A. Circulation. 1991 Dec;84(6):2346-2356.
Rogers, Paul J. ; Tyce, G. M. ; Weinshilboum, Richard M ; O'Connor, D. T. ; Bailey, Kent R ; Bove, A. A. / Catecholamine metabolic pathways and exercise training : Plasma and urine catecholamines, metabolic enzymes, and chromogranin-A. In: Circulation. 1991 ; Vol. 84, No. 6. pp. 2346-2356.
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FREMONT, Calif., March 28, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Lam Research Corporation (Nasdaq:LRCX) today announced that the company will host its quarterly financial conference call and webcast on Tuesday, April 18, beginning at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time. Webcast To access the webcast, visit the Investors section of Lam's web site at http://www.lamresearch.com and click on the Calendar/Webcasts section to view the details. Replay Information A webcast replay will be available on the Lam Research web site approximately three hours after the conference call concludes. Contact Information Lam Research Investor Relations Departmentinvestor.relations@lamresearch.com, 510-572-1615 About Lam Research:Lam Research Corp.


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TMC's divine right to rule! Judgement Day awaited
BY Swapan Dasgupta on 23/11/2018
Economist Ashok Mitra, a former Finance Minister in the Jyoti Basu Government of West Bengal and subsequently a Rajya Sabha MP, who died on May Day in Kolkata will probably not be remembered so much as a Communist — a label he proudly flaunted — as one of India's foremost polemicists. His pen portraits of illustrious contemporaries, his social commentaries and his savagely polemical articles in newspapers were obligatory reading for me, ever since I first came across his Calcutta Notebook in the pages of the Economic and Political Weekly in the early-1970s.
There were two worlds, Mitra excelled in describing and documenting. The first was the world of the intellectual left in India — the refined, Oxbridge-educated apparatchiks of the Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi era. They were good souls, even idealists with formidable international connections who ended up making a complete hash of the Indian economy and stunted India's real potential. Mitra was also part of that lot, though he did stray into an awkward bout of party politics with the CPI(M) in subsequent years.
Mitra's real forte, however, was in vividly describing the erosion of democracy in West Bengal and, by implication, the rest of India in the 1970s. Being too left-oriented, he never really blamed the 57 varieties of Communist activists for introducing the politics of murder into Bengal, all for the lofty cause of the revolution. But he did succeed in conveying the larger human tragedy that ensued the retaliatory White Terror unleashed by Siddhartha Shankar Ray, with the full blessings of Indira Gandhi. Maybe Ray saved the State from descending into outright civil war and anarchy but successful counter-revolution was accompanied by the outright subversion of democracy. Mitra was one of the few who protested —although such protests lacked complete moral power because the indignation wasn't even-handed.
Mitra was also one of the few who anticipated the lumpenisation of the forces unleashed by Mamata Banerjee, again in response to the petty tyranny and high-handedness of the cadre raj of the left Front. Once again Mitra's devastating critique ignored the fact that the undeniable excesses of the TMC was a response to the Red Terror unleashed by the left against all those who dared say no or who were simply 'class enemies.'
Mitra epitomised the tragedy of West Bengal's left-inclined intelligentsia. To call the refined bhadralok practitioners of literature, creative cinema and the fine arts as Communist would be an over-statement. They were not doctrinaire; they were simply 'progressive' in their inclinations — a tradition that can be traced back to facets of the 19th century Bengal Renaissance. They were also not toadies of the Government in power. After the high-handedness of the CPI(M) in Singur and Nandigram became public knowledge, these left intellectuals raised their voices in protest. Kolkata became one of the few cities where protest marches by 'intellectuals' were routine. These expressions of indignation were a factor in the ignominious defeat of the left Front in 2011.
The belief that the demise of the left would trigger a return to political civility and normal politics has, tragically, not been borne out by events. The lumpenisation of the political culture under Mamata has reached such a level that democratic politics itself is under threat.
On the face of it, there are no real threats to the TMC Government. The complete collapse of the left and the decimation of the Congress produced a vacuum in the Opposition. Some of this — but only some — has been filled up by the BJP which has emerged as the number 2 party in Bengal. But it is still a modest force. The by-elections show that the TMC has been successful in mopping up the bulk of former Congress and left voters, leaving the BJP with a small share. Where the TMC has been most successful is in ensuring the slavish loyalty of the local Bengali media.
The reason for this is interesting. While there is unease over the high-handedness of the TMC Government, there is an aesthetic rejection of the caricatured version of the saffron, 'communal' politics of the BJP. Consequently, the repeated attacks on BJP cadres and supporters enjoy a tacit endorsement of both the intelligentsia and the media. The left dictum that 'fascists' — and the BJP is portrayed as fascists — have no human rights appears to have been internalised.
The recent panchayat elections have witnessed the destruction of all pretence of democracy in West Bengal. Intimidation of voters has been a routine feature of Bengal since the 1970s. The TMC has taken it to a new height by intimidating all those who dared to even contest against it. Thus the very act of filing nominations was seen as an act of political treachery and met with violence. Aided and abetted by a supine administration, the TMC won nearly 25 per cent of the seats by either preventing the Opposition filing nominations or forcing them to withdraw subsequently. Subsequently, if some Opposition candidates do manage to win, it is likely that a large number of them will be intimidated into joining the ruling party. The anti-defection law doesn't apply to local bodies.
This subversion of democracy is well known and documented. Yet, there has been a stunning silence from both the media and the intelligentsia. Those who protest against Kathua and cow vigilantism conveniently look the other way when human rights are violated right on their doorstep. Fortunately, the voters are not blessed with such expedient double standards. Experience shows that voters have invariably punished the swagger and arrogance of all those parties that believe in the divine right to rule in perpetuity. West Bengal voters are patiently waiting for that opportunity.
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I don't like a space that appears to be mauled by design, if you get my drift. My hair dresser once counseled me on fixing my hair, "Just give it your best shot and than drop the spray and walk away ." Wise words that can be carried over into various aspects of life and especially design. Coming up with a concept, a feel, a vision for the room is what we do as designers, but sometimes we can all get carried away. Its so easy to do when there are so many amazing products and materials on the market today and they continue to come out with more and more every year. It doesn't help that we have websites like Pinterest and Houzz keeping us up until the wee hours of the night (not that I know anything about that!) Morning comes and we think, "I need to do it all. Maybe if I just added one more thing here and one more thing there..." Before you know it, you've over done it!
One place that seems to get either completely overlooked or overdone is window treatments. Here is a photo from freshome of a new trend in window treatments you will be seeing more of this year and one that I find refreshing: sheers!
The scale of this drape is spot on, drawing the eye up and out to the beautiful view. The rich burnt orange adds contrast to an otherwise neutral space, but it remains simplistic in function and material. All of these characteristics create harmony within this space. The style and feel - its all there. They didn't add 5 more pillows, a valance and more artwork - they simply fulfilled the vision and than walked away and it feels complete.
And how do you know when you need to drop the spray and walk away? Oh, you'll know! Its that moment when, after attempting a Julia Child recipe, you're sitting on your kitchen floor mixer and spatula on your lap crying to yourself and you're husband walks in and says, "its just biscuits." That's when you'll know. Its when you've gone to every single HomeGoods in the state for two more drawer pulls. Walk away! Drop the darn spray, get back in the car and go home. The idea in design is to create the feel...not to loose your mind on the details or go over the top. So go grab yourself an espresso or a piece of chocolate (I prefer dark with salt), do your best and than let it go. You an also stop in to the LIV and we'll help you get those finishing touches without overdoing it!


I am looking into an issue on a SBS exchange server and I am not familiar with SBS exchange servers.
The server has been up for months and there has not been an issue. About 3 weeks ago the issue of emails not being sent out of the exchange server started to happen. Now I dug into (limited knowledge) the server and found that the server was configured to go out to an external mail server and pull in a users email (POP3). I am guessing that this could be NDR delivery issue simply because I do not know the configurations or more overly the windows configuration, or could it be something else?
Do the users get an error message when they attempt to send outbound email? Is this affecting all outbound emails of all users? I doubt this is the case as people would go nuts if not a single email could be sent for 3 weeks. So what else can you say about the frequency of this sending problem?
The POP3 Connector is unrelated to this particular issue, however, the place to look is Server Management / Advanced Management / First Organization (Exchange) / Connectors / SmallBusiness SMTP Connector / Properties / General tab / and see if "forward all mail through this connector to the following smart hosts" is filled in, and if so, what is the server name or IP in the field directly below this option. This is where to start looking for your sending problem.
If this box is not selected, i.e. "Use DNS to route to each address space on this connector" is selected, then the issue may be related to lack of anti-spam best practices (i.e. SMTP server FQDN supplied in EHLO/HELO not matching DNS lookup for same, and/or missing PTR record and/or SPF record). If this makes you say "Huh?!" then post question back. Also post back more details re: your internet connection / ISP, i.e. T1/DS1, cable broadband, DSL broadband, other, and ISP as the problem may be in intentional block placed by your ISP.
Delayed email message and errors.
by tahoerogue · 10 years ago In reply to Error messages?
outgoing emails to any recipient, however it only happens on occasion.
receive the email please contact the administrator. "
Then there are the delayed messages: "This is an automatically generated Delivery Status Notification.
Delivery to the following recipients has been delayed."
Error: " Could not deliver the message in the time limit specified. Please retry or contact your administrator.
I believe that the firewall and server configuration are at fault, and that the server is being utilized as as spammer. They have a tz190 firewall and then the SBS server running exchange hosting the company's email.
you have to use the connect to the internet wizard. This wizard will setup your Exchange to use POP3 and ehlo along with the user name and password required to log on to the 3rd party pop3 provider.
You need the log on information and the POP3 server name you will be connecting to. I suggest you call your POP3 email provider and get their information and find out whether they are hosting your outbound as well, then run the connect to the internet wizard and follow the wizard instructions.


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Vodafone's M&A team has a very positive day
Written by Jamie Davies
The towers transaction in between Telecom Italia and Vodafone has negotiated all the regulatory hurdles, while the Vodafone and TPG merger down under has gotten the US greenlight.
Starting in Italy, the merger between INWIT, Telecom Italia's tower business, and Vodafone Towers has been approved, and the deed of merger will be effective as of 31 March 2020. The combined tower business will add significant benefits for the development of new 5G networks for both telcos, while the overarching European Vodafone business will receive 360,200,000 shares in the INWIT company.
As a result of the merger, both Vodafone Europe and Telecom Italia will have a 37.5% stake, though the efficiencies which can be realised in developing new network infrastructure in Italy will benefit both parties substantially. A new passive infrastructure sharing agreement will be in-effect once the merger has been completed at the end of the month.
Down in Australia, the Vodafone business has also received regulatory approvals from the from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) and the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC), to merge with TPG in a deal valued at AUS$15 billion.
"Our teams are prioritising support for our customers through the impacts of COVID-19, but we remain focused on progressing the merger," said Iñaki Berroeta, CEO of the Australian business unit. "This unprecedented situation highlights the need for strong and resilient telecommunications companies to provide the services that Australians rely on."
After a prolonged, and successful, legal battle with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) who opposed the merger on the grounds of decreased competition in both mobile and broadband, it might sound unusual the team had to seek approval from US authorities.
Thanks to a TPG-owned submarine cable between Sydney and Guam, a US territory, the team was compelled to seek permission to merge from US authorities, though this was a much painless process than the 10-month legal battle with the ACCC. Everything might seem like downhill momentum in comparison now.
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Q: transferring clips skills and knowledge to drools I'm looking to get a deeper knowledge of drools, and I was wondering if CLIPS skills and knowledge would be transferable to drools?
In particular, I'm wondering if the following book would help on the quest of getting a deeper knowledge of some of the principles behind drools?
Intelligent Systems: Principles, Paradigms and Pragmatics: Principles?
Note: this question is answered by the comments in the selected answer.

A: There are several DROOLS books available on Amazon including two published this year (2013).


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Glee: Hello-O
They're back! The rejects of McKinley are back on our TV screens! I've missed them a lot--well, I not that much since I watched the first 13 episodes over and over obsessively since Sectionals aired in December.
I was very interested to see what might change with the show after the unusual hiatus of 4-month hiatus in the middle of the season. I may just be reading too much into this. But, it seems to me the characters are still the same, but the actors have a little more confidence playing them. There was a proverbial swagger that was evident last night. These episodes were filmed after the first 13 episodes aired, and Glee already had lots of rabid, screaming fans after the first episode aired in May. So, by the time December rolled around and the first 13 episodes aired, the Little Show that Could had become a phenomenon so maybe that came through in their performances. One obvious difference: the amount of music. It's amazing how much story was actually told during and between musical numbers. The only thing that seemed to be sacrificed is that Puck and Quinn had very few lines (two for Puck, one for Quinn by my count), but even then Brittany and Santana had about double their usually number of lines so I don't even know if anything was sacrificed. I thought it took some adjustment as a viewer, but in the end it was a flawless transition.
So, here's what you missed on Glee:
Well, the first slushie appeared in the teaser before the opening credits. Mercedes greets Rachel warmly and actually compliments her on her appearance. Rachel says she's feeling good to. Mercedes agrees because they're being treated better since winning Sectionals; Kurt joins them and dubs them "glitterati." Jacob Ben Israel ("JewFro") takes the opportunity to hit on Rachel again, and because she can now, she simply ignores him. Rachel launches into one of her patented speeches about how things are going to better, and how they're going to "rule this school," but as soon as those words are out of her mouth, blue icy, corn syrupy goo is flying at them in a triple-slushie attack.
Cut to Will in Principal Figgin's office incredulous at having to prove once again that Glee Club is a viable enterprise for the school. Figgins has reminded him that New Directions must place at Regionals or else the glee club will be cut. Besides, the Cheerios need the auditorium to practice now that it's cold outside, and Will argues that the Cheerios don't even have a coach. Ah! Well, you didn't think it would be long before Sue Sylvester was back, did you Will? Sue enters right on cue carrying two mochas, one for Figgins (her "maharishi") double whipped because after their "conciliatory dinner" she knows "there's nothing [Figgins] won't eat whipped cream off of." Figgins is looking appropriately disgusted with Sue and hiimself. Sue leans in and blows in Figgins' ear and stares at Will. "I would have gotten you one, Will, but, uh, I don't like you," Sue says casually, before one more suggestive look at Figgins and her exit. When Will confronts Figgins about this, Figgins coolly rationalizes that the point of suspension is reinstatement. But, Will doesn't buy, of course.
Another cut to the basketball court where Finn is supposed to be playing point guard for the McKinley High team, but he's a little distracted by Rachel in the bleachers in a "Team Finn" shirt. Rachel has somehow decided they're a couple now, and he doesn't seem to know how he feels about that or even when it happened. Rachel has made "his and her relationship calendars" so Finn won't miss their dates anymore--clueless Rachel is clueless. As Rachel is going over their dates for the next month (e.g., Phantom at the autistic children's center), Finn is again distracted. In the voice over, he says he's not over Quinn. Pan to Quinn and Puck. They're apparently together, even though she said she didn't want to be. We'll have to see how that happend, but in any case he's being typically insensitive asking her not to super-size because he "doesn't dig on fat chicks." Quinn is duly offended, but for some reason she's putting up with it. She is staring at Finn, though. So, apparently that's not completely over. Back to the basketball, Finn (in the voice over) laments the fact that he can't "pull a Jessica Simpson" and let himself like go like Ken Tanaka. He's off his game because of Rachel and Quinn, and as he has a lay up regected, and Rachel cheers proudly and brags to the fan next to her that he's her boyfriend. Will, on the other side of her, just looks worried.
After the title screen, Sue is being typically mean to the students, cutting off a male student's braided so he "no longer confused [her] with [his] she-male looks." Will catches up to her and asks her how she got back to McKinley so fast. She gives her version of her "conciliatory dinner" at which she supposedly apologized for her indiscretions and had a "frank and healing discussion" that led to Figgins seeing her "for the very first time." Of course, what she really did was drug Figgins' wine and staged a compromising position with pictures for the purpose of blackmailing him. Will, resigned to having her back, offered to "bury the hatchet," but Sue would have none of it. With the appropriate insults, Sue left.
Cut to the first practice room scene in which Will gives the gleeks an assignment to come up with songs with the word "hello" in the title--thus, the theme for the musical numbers in the episode. He wants them to stay focused for Regionals. Things haven't really changed for any of them so they readily agree.
Next, we find ourselves in Emma's office with Will and Emma staring at each other adoringly but also a little nervously. Will acknowledges the weirdness saying that now it's different because he can now kiss her if he wanted to. He starts to do just that when Emma stops him and pulls out an oral hygiene kit. When Will questions her about it reminding her that they kissed before without that, she says that was a "sneak attack" and this time she wants to be prepared. Emma's embarrassed, but Will reassures her that it's ok. He gives in and asks her on a proper date. They're gong to go to Will's place for dinner. Emma practically swoons as Will leans in and leaves just as he's about to kiss her.
Another cut...to Sue's office. Brittany and Santana are there taking a thrashing from Sue. See, they were supposed to help her sabotage the glee club, except they didn't. And, New Directions won Sectionals (did we mention that already?). I feel so inadequate to recount these scenes because Jane Lynch as Sue brings such depth to her unsubtle character, and her lines are so hilarious, I'll just list my favorites at the end. Suffice it to say that she berates Brittany and Santana then offers them a chance to redeem themselves (with the added incentive of Head Cheerio) by distracting Finn by asking him out. Of course, the real object is Rachel, but Sue thinks that if Finn is pulled from her, she'll crumble.
Yet another cut...to the auditorium. Will is giving Finn a pep talk. He's telling Finn to be himself...a rock star. Will tells him to pick a song that reasserts himself. He picks "Hello, How Are You?" by Jim Morrison and the Doors. As he's singing, the montage shows him getting his groove back. He's not caring about Quinn, he's letting Rachel be Rachel and pretty much ignoring her, he's flriting with every girl in sight who isn't Rachel or Quinn, and he's playing better. Consequently, he's wowing the other gleeks. As Rachel is cornering Will to tell him how to further do his job, Brittany and Santana corner him to pretty much tell him he's going to go on a date with them (both of them together, not individually as Sue may or may not have meant). My favorite line of the episode happened here: Santana compliments him on his dancing, and Finn says, confused as always, "Thanks! But my feet weren't really moving." Brittany says, innocently over-honest as always, "That was the best part."
Finally a commercial break...wow! they crammed a lot in 12 1/2 minutes.
When we return, Rachel is starting to notice that Finn is not wholly invested in their relationship. She acknowledges it's not easy dating her because she's not the prettiest (aside: I'm not so sure about that), or the most popular, but she's full of personality, exciting and "full of surprises," which is high-maintenance but...she pulls him aside...she'll always be honest with him, painfully so. She asks him to be honest with her in return, and so he is. He dumps her, and it's heartbreaking. I don't even really "ship" these two, but I have to say Lea Michele's acting here was impressive. Some haters will think it was over the top, but Rachel Berry is over the top. She accuses him of being too concerned with her reputation. He's freaked out because everything she says is right. She goes on to say he should accept her for who she is because she accepts him for himself.
In the practice room, Rachel volunteers to sing her song. It's "Gives You Hell" by All American Rejects. She knocks it out the park, of course, but the interesting thing to me here is Quinn's full participation in the dancing here. She actually seems to not hate Rachel here. The previews have hinted that maybe the rivalry between Quinn and Rachel had cooled, but it still was a little strange to actually see it. Quinn actually seemed to dance with Rachel at one point (this number was also sneak previewed online). In any case, the song was obviously directed at Finn. Will at first is eager to hear Rachel take the lead but soon becomes exasperated because obviously the teenage drama in New Directions is still not over. When it's over Rachel responds to Will's scolding "I'm sorry, I was just focusing on the first syllable," looking pointedly at Finn. Will is visibly upset accusing the gleeks of not taking Regionals and Vocal Adrenaline seriously. Rachel is duly chastised by Will, but Finn is duly chastised by Rachel.
Next, we have a scene that many gleeks (as in rabid fans of Glee) have been anticipating for months: the first appearance of Jonathan Groff, Lea Michele's best friend and former co-star in Spring Awakening. Rachel is in a music store, looking for another song to fill the assignment (eyeing Lionel Ritchie's "Hello." A handsome stranger appears behind the book, and brings it down so he can see her. It's Jesse St. James, lead singer of Vocal Adrenaline, and Rachel is immediately awe-struck. She's surprised to find out Jesse knows her name too. He tells her his "Don't Rain on My Parade" was flawed and lacked emotion but that she was talented. He regales her with his accomplishments, including a full ride to "a little school called the University of California Los Angeles," which is in Los Angeles. He moves to the piano inviting her to sing her song with him. They proceed to sing "Hello" (also a much anticipated performance). As they're singing, Rachel becomes obviously smitten (much like the earlier "Endless Love" with Will). Applause by the patrons of the music store..."We should do this more often...how's Friday night?" Jesse says sealing Rachel's crush...ding, ding, ding.
Second commercial break. We're not even halfway through.
Santana and Brittany are eating breakfast in a Denny's-style restaurant [ETA: Actually, I've realized now it's not breakfast at all. LOL]. Santana flags down a waitress and says, "Excuse me, we'd like to send these back." The waitress protests because, well, they've eaten almost all of they're food. Santana points out that she's the customer, and the waitress has to do whatever she wants. "There was a mouse in mine," Brittany adds...oh, Brittany. The waitress gives in.
What happens next is kind of strange.
Santana: "Ok, hottest guys in school. Go!"
Brittany: "Ok? Puck's super fine. Finn's super-cute, too."
Santana: "Yeah, but he's not hot, though."
Brittany: "He really isn't," sadness in her voice.
Santana: "And you know what, Britt? That dwarf girlfriend of his is dragging down his rep. I mean if were dating, say, popular pretty girls like us he would go from dumpy to smokin'"
Oh yeah, Finn is right there on the other side of the table. "Hello! Hey, I'm right here. Would you guys mind, like, including me in your conversations?" he says dumbly. Santana clues him in on the deal: he buys them dinner, they make out in front of him. "It's like the best deal ever."
Brittana (I'm going to use this from now on to keep this short) go back to their conversation berating Rachel on her clothes, once again.
Finn: Hey, come on guys, don't make fun of Rachel. She's...kinda cool.
Brittany: Finn...that's mean. (Brilliant!).
Santana then asks Finn if he would wait in the car and leave his credit card.
Cut to Will and Emma in his apartment, dancing to "Hello Again" by Neil Diamond. Will's singing along and talking quietly to Emma about how he loves the song. They move to the couch and start kissing. It gets hotter and heavier, and suddenly Emma stops them. Will starts to reassure her that everything is clean, but Emma tells him it's not that, it's just she hasn't been "intimate" with anyone in a long time...as in ever. She's afraid because of her issues, and Will tries hard not to be shocked. He collects himself and reassures her, again. He offers to just watch a movie. Because his DVD collection is sparse (Terri took all but Armageddon and Bad Boys because he like her Bruckheimer nights), they apparently decide on Armageddon.
So, now, apparently Finn has been scared straight because he approaches Rachel at her locker while she's staring adoringly at a picture of Jesse taped to its door. He apologizes and tells her that he wants to be her boyfriend after all. She tells him she's met someone else and who it is, and that they're "deep respect for each other's talent" will help them overcome the challenges of being on rival teams. Of course, he's suspicious of Jesse's intentions, and Rachel is predictably offended that Finn thinks no one would like her for her. She, of course, is right, but she's also jumping the gun saying "their love is real."
Cut to the practice room: Finn walks in and declares "Mr. Schu, we have a problem."
Commercial break.
Another scene in Sue's office with Brittana doing sit-ups as punishment for screwing up. Their excuse was that Finn didn't fall for their tricks which included: Brittany didn't wear a bra and she "had them turn on the air conditioning." Sue berates them, comparing them unfavorably to a young Sarah Palin. They get another chance when they mention Jesse.
Cut to a typically-impressive performance by Vocal Adrenaline, AC/DC's "Highway to Hell," complete with those huge torches you see at concerts and sporting events. At the end, we see their coach (Miss Corcoran), played by Idina Menzel (Broadway overload? I think not.). She looks like an older and wiser Rachel, but she acts like an only slightly kinder and gentler Sue Sylvester. She berates her students and holds Jesse up as an example for the rest to follow. Will is lurking in the background and now approaches her. He introduces himself, and she pretends not to know who he is. She insults him by saying she doesn't consider him the competion so it's ok that he's been watching them. He tells her about Rachel and Jesse's relationship, and she jumps to the conclusion that he's accusing them spying. He admits that he thinks they are, and she denies it. "Sometimes the heart wants what the heart wants...sometimes there's just that little spark." And...they're making out on Will's couch. As she's talking shop and making out at the same time, Will is realizing this is a mistake. He stops them. "Are you gay?" "What, no." "'Cause most of the show choir directors I make out with are gay." Will doesn't know what to do with that. Neither do I. They settle for having coffee in the kitchen where they commiserate about how they have no life. She admits she did know who he was, and then she realizes he's more messed up than she is. She tells him to get himself together before he jumps into another relationship.
Back to the practice room...Rachel enters greeting Tina, Artie, Kurt, and Mercedes enthusiastically. They quickly get to the point. In a reversal of roles, they ask her to break up with Jesse for the good of the team. They point out that Jesse is probably dating Rachel to screw her up and spy on them. Rachel is, again, duly offended, but she acknowledges "this might not be "true love...but how many chances at this am I going to get?" They threaten to kick her out of glee if she doesn't end it with Jesse. "How could you do this to me." "How could you do this to us?...All you've wanted is for us to be great?..." etc. etc. Rachel cogitates.
Another Sue scene...this time in the practice room. Sue has asked Rachel to come to a meeting of the "McKinley Old Maids Club." Rachel looks around, horrified to see that there are girls apparently lower in the food chain than she is. Sue outwardly offers to help Rachel avoid the "Old Maids Club," with open insults thrown in of course. While the "old maids" tell their stories of romantic disasters, Rachel realizes she needs to do something.
Why is it that people keep following Sue's advice, even while they are repulsed by her? I can't put my finger on it, but I can't say I wouldn't be in the same boat as they are in the same situation.
Begin setup for next week...Emma has let herself into Will's apartment to set the table, meticulously, for their next date. Terri walks in, and they argue about Will. It's not completely a throw-away scene, because Terri does make Emma realize that Will is in danger of compromising himself for her crazy (repeating the pattern he established with Terri). After the commercial break, in Will's office, Emma breaks up with him, pointing out that he used "Hello Again" on her because, subconsciously he was trying to recapture the magic he had with Terri at their Junior Prom, where the two of them danced to that same song. They, very reluctantly, decide to take a break. Emma cries.
In the Vocal Adrenaline auditorium, Rachel is on the stage looking for Jesse. She confronts him and asks whether he is just using him to cheat or spy on New Directions. He calls her a drama queen, tells her he likes her for her, and hugs her. Rachel tells him, "No one can know.". He kisses her but really is looking across the stage to Miss Corcoran in the wings. She stares at him with a "don't screw this up" look.
After the Will/Emma break-up scene, Rachel approaches Finn at his locker. She tells Finn she ended it with Jesse so spread the word. Finn tries again to get her to date him exclusively because she's the only thing that matters to him anymore. "Look, I even circled some dates on your crazy calendar." She declines "in the spirt of being a team player." She tells him it would distract from Regionals, blah blah blah...we all know the real reason.
She turns to leave, and here he kind of surprised me. He stops her with, "Hey, whoa! I'm not just some guy you can blow that you met at the music store that you can just blow off. I don't give up that easy...see you in rehearsal." Rachel's conflicted.
Final number...New Directions performing the Beatles' "Hello Goodbye." Afterwards, Rachel looks like she's about to cry or vomit or both...she runs off...Finn looks panicked...cut to black.
As I've been writing this, I've been re-watching the episode. It was actually really good. Last night, I was too worried about taking it all in, but it was actually really funny. Rachel and Quinn were hot, too...on a personal note.
Favorite Sue lines
Holding the cut braid: I'm gonna donate this to the victims of Hurricane Kartrina. They can use it to plug the holes in their trailers.
Let me drop some knowledge on you... (no context needed)
To Brittana: Ladies, I misjudged you. You may be two of the stupidest teens I've ever encountered. And that's sayin' somethin'. I once taught a cheerleading seminar to a young Sarah Palin.
After hearing about Jesse: I am engorged with venom and triumph...now get the hell out of my office.
To Rachel: ...you're fellow glee-clubbers are so incensed with betrayal they barely have time to apply Freeze-Off to the clusters of warts between their knuckles.
At the Old Maids Club meeting: Well, Rachel, If I weren't ignoring what these ladies were saying out of an overwhelming sense of deep repulsion, I would probably hear them encouraging you to go for it with your Carmel High beaux, or you might end up like Dottie here who, while her father offered a sizeable dowry, which included livestock, still couldn't get a date to Homecoming.
Honorable Mention for Favorite Line
Sue: Oustanding...on to step two. Round up a bunch of mustache-sporting, teenage girls with glandular conditions. Anything else?
Brittany: Sometimes I forget my middle name. (I can see I'm probably going to have to add a section for Brittany quotes.)
"Hello, I Love You": Cory Monteith isn't the best singer, but she does pretty well with the right song. This is pretty good.
"Gives You Hell": As mentioned earlier, Lea Michele gives a typically-solid performance (I'm trying to hold on my praise of Lea's voice--I know even she has varying degrees of spectacular).
"Hello": OK, I fail at the holding back praise. Lea gives me goosebumps every time she opens her mouth to sing, but the harmony part she sings here is truly spectacular. Mr. Groff is not so bad either.
"Highway to Hell": Ok, it's Vocal Adrenaline, but this time with Jonathan Groff, who almost matches Lea Michele in talent.
"Hello Goodbye": I think the gleeks held back here a little, maybe because this was supposed to be thie first time they performed this song. It was good...but not great (except for Lea of course).


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Blockchains, Smart Contracts, and the Future Of Transportation Security
Tomorrow's vehicles will be computers on wheels, connected to each other, the infrastructure, and the internet.
While officials across the country tout the potential benefits of this increased connectivity, it is also the source of considerable anxiety. Protecting these vehicles from hackers is turning out to be a hard nut to crack, but some experts at the U.S.DOT believe blockchain could be the magic bullet.
"Cybersecurity is a major concern," remarked U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao while addressing a packed room at the Autonomous Vehicle Symposium on July 10, 2018. "The hacking of AV software could result in privacy violations, theft, or even the acquisition of a vehicle by terrorists," she continued.
If you think Secretary Chao's warnings are speculative, think again: there have been 1.4 million vehicles impacted by the first, and only, cybersecurity-related recall, which occurred in 2015 when Fiat Chrysler recalled vehicles after researchers used a wireless connection to turn off a Jeep Cherokee's engine as it drove.
But what Secretary Chao failed to mention was a recent report by the U.S. DOT John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, which examines various blockchain applications in transportation – including blockchain's potential for preventing cyber-attacks on automated vehicles.
With vehicles continuously connected to their surroundings, the report notes, "the attack surface for hackers is broad, touching most in-vehicle systems via a wide range of external networks such as Wi-Fi, cellular networks, service garages, toll roads, fuel stations, traffic lights, and aftermarket devices."
The report's conclusion: blockchain's inherent value proposition of immutable transactions, and decentralized consensus through transparent nodes, may have a role to play in certain aspects of securing automobiles form cyberattacks.
For instance, vehicles are produced with more and more electronic control units – from 30 to 100 in automated vehicles – and each unit's operating system will likely be updated over the air. When receiving these updates from potentially unsafe Wi-Fi networks at fuel stations, homes, dealers, etc., blockchain can validate the authenticity of these critical peer-to-peer software updates, instead of relying on the central server of an automotive components manufacturer.
Another aspect of AV security resides in the supply chain, where original equipment manufacturers typically integrate hundreds of components they receive from multiple suppliers around the world, often unaware of security flaws in these components. Blockchain could serve as a trusted ledger of maintenance activities performed on these components throughout their lifetime.
While blockchain is not particularly new technology, its application to the world of transport is relatively nascent.
A blockchain is a digital, openly shared, immutable, and a decentralized log of transactions. The concept was introduced in the late 2000's as a virtual scaffolding for transactions using the digital currency bitcoin.
The idea behind bitcoin was to remove banks from financial transactions, by allowing non-trusting members to interact over a network in a verified way without a trusted intermediary.
Every bitcoin transaction is stored on a blockchain that is continuously updated across a network of thousands of computers. Consequently, if you want to sell a piece of art to your neighbor, for example, you can verify that your neighbor indeed possesses the requisite amount of bitcoin, and execute the transaction, all without the involvement of a bank.
Though blockchains were made for finance, smart contracts make blockchains applicable beyond finance, to industries like transportation.
Smart contracts, according to another Volpe Center report, are software, not actual contracts. But like a contract, they set parameters that parties to a transaction agree upon. Terms of the agreement are written directly into lines of code, and smart contracts refer to blockchains as a source of truth.
It is precisely these smart contracts that enable blockchain to, for instance, validate the authenticity of peer-to-peer software updates, or act as a trusted ledger of maintenance activities performed on vehicle components. The parameters for each of these transactions – or over the air software updates – can be baked directly into the code, and confirmed for their validity.
The technology does have it's limitations, however, which is why the Volpe report is careful to note that blockchain's effectiveness in securing automobiles is limited to certain situations. "The time required for participating mining nodes to come into consensuses of transaction blocks is several minutes," according to the report. For critical updates that need to happen in mere seconds, blockchain might not be suitable. On the other hand, "use of blockchain for overnight updates would be appropriate," the report concluded.
Regardless of whether or not blockchain is the silver bullet against vehicle cyber-threats, one thing is for sure: traditional enterprise security strategies, which have focused on cutting off outside access, are not optimal for automated vehicles, where secure systems within the vehicle must interact with many other secure systems.
Building a walled garden, figuratively speaking, is no longer an option. But a chained-linked fence – like blockchain – just might be the solution.
Rob Fischer is President of GTiMA and a senior tech and policy advisor to Mandli Communications' strategy team. GTiMA and Mandli Communications are both proud partners of the Wisconsin Autonomous Vehicle Proving Ground.
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Transportation – The New Villain in America's Fight Against Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Transportation and clean air – if you don't already know – are at odds with one another.
For two years running, transportation has surpassed all other sectors as the biggest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S., according to data released by the Energy Information Administration (EIA) in March.
But there is good news. The transportation industry is on the brink of a revolution that could dramatically lower the sector's overall greenhouse gas emissions, and the connected and automated vehicle (CAV) could well be the hero.
To appreciate how serious the problem is, it would help to start with these facts: for decades the top carbon emitter in the U.S. was the power sector, in large part because of coal. But that all changed in 2016 when, for the first time, transportation outpaced all other sectors – more than agriculture, industry, and yes, even electricity generation – accounting for 28 percent of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions.
And while cars, trucks, commercial aircraft, and railroads all contribute to transportation sector emissions, light-duty passenger cars and trucks – basically your typical commuter car and pick-up truck – account for 60 percent of all transportation greenhouse gas emissions.
Needless to say, if you care about the environment, you better start caring about transportation – and I'm not just talking about Toyota Prius owners.
Just as renewables like wind and solar have been steadily decarbonizing the power sector, connected and automated vehicles show tremendous promise when it comes to mitigating transportation sourced greenhouse gas emissions.
For instance, in another EIA report, by 2050 connected and autonomous vehicles could lead to a 44 percent reduction in fuel consumption. And last year, the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy released a report, along with a plan of action for vehicle electrification, automation, and ride-sharing in urban areas, where they estimate the potential ceiling for reducing carbon emissions from automobiles at an astonishing 80 percent.
Electrification, automation, and ride-sharing – which are all part of the CAV promise – couldn't come at a better time, especially since they show so much potential in the context of urban congestion.
Studies have found that 30 percent of downtown traffic is caused by people circling around in search of curb parking. One study even found that 45 percent of drivers interviewed while stopped at traffic lights in Brooklyn said they were searching for parking.
But no study captures the absurdity of downtown traffic more than Donald Shoup's work in The High Cost of Parking. In one 15-block business district, Shoup concluded curb parking created 950,000 excess vehicle miles of travel, equivalent to four trips to the moon, wasting 47,000 gallons of gas, and producing 730 tons of greenhouse gas emissions.
Just chew on that for a second; and once the taste of carbon dioxide subsides, remember that's all happening in one small business district. Imagine the cumulative effect of cruising in the U.S. Shoup, it should be noted, went on to win a National Excellence Award for this body of work, one of the highest decorations awarded by the American Planning Association.
I don't know about you, but regardless of whether you care about the environment, why spend all that time circling around when you could potentially hop into a connected, automated, and even electric Uber, or Lyft, or Sidecar, or Taxify, or public bus for that matter, and get dropped off at the door?
Sounds pretty good to me.
But like all revolutions, there are no guarantees. On the heels of the EIA study, the Center for American Progress – which the EIA references – painted a bleaker picture. The summary of their concerns: "All this potential to reduce emissions could be wasted, and could be made worse than it is even today." After all, they argue, what if people love automated vehicles so much that they zip around in them all day, from one place to the next, thus exceeding our current average miles traveled per vehicle?
Indeed, in this scenario, without a significant rise in the electrification of vehicles to offset the risk of increased vehicle miles traveled, such a concern could prove disastrous.
Which is why we must remember that there are no guarantees in this revolution – or any revolution for that matter. But one thing is for sure: our ability to reduce transportation greenhouse gases depends on strong, well-funded public-private partnerships like the ones found at the Wisconsin AV Proving Ground, where scientist and engineers are working tirelessly to develop the requisite technologies, and business leaders, civil servants, and legislators can congregate to develop policies, best practices, and industry standards that will maximize the potential of this technology.
Just as the future of the U.S. power sector MUST be green, sustainable, and renewable, the future of U.S. transportation MUST be electric, connected, and automated – at least until we discover better solutions.


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Shuttle Technology has announced the AK31, a Via KT2660-based ATX board designed for the Athlon and Duron processors.
The board's features include a single 4X AGP slot, no ISA slots, and, from an accompanying illustration, what appears to be six PCI slots. According to Shuttle, the board also includes six-channel audio, an AC'97 link, an integrated modem, support for AMD's second-generation PowerNow! power management technology, and other features. Ogther features include stepless front-side bus clock adjustment and a resume-on-power failure feature.
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The next month is a blur. We both had previous lives continuing.
This is on my list. Can't wait to read it.
I'm curious. Are they brothers? The cover photo makes me wonder what's going on.
Makes me wonder what happened that they weren't doing their own things all along.
Considering the title, that teaser really fits.
Previous lives continuing, but are they starting a new life as well? The cover does look like it could take place during the college years.
I like that about previous lives. It's true we get self absorbed.
Hmm. Interesting. Hope you are enjoying it!


How Long Does Backup Media Last?
Are you backing up? If not, get started. If you do, which media do you use? Optical media (CDs / DVDs)? Hard drives? USB flash memory? Tapes? Do you know how long these media last?
Unfortunately, your data, emails, photos, videos, music … are more fragile than you think. Hard disks last about 5 years. Optical media will do between 5 and 10 years depending on quality. USB flash memory seems to be better than that. Tape is the royal solution, with 30 to 50 year time horizons. But they are majestic, indeed,  when it comes to price. They may be overkill for most of us.
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U.S. Access Board
Dave Yanchulis serves as the Director of the Office of Technical and Information Services at the U.S. Access Board. The Access Board is an independent federal agency that develops and maintains accessibility guidelines and standards for the built environment, transportation vehicles, telecommunications equipment, and information technology under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other laws. Yanchulis joined the Board in 1988 and provided training and technical assistance on accessibility for many years as an Accessibility Specialist. He was active in the Board's development and later update of the ADA Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG) and oversaw publication of guidance on these requirements. Yanchulis also previously managed the Board's public affairs program.


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Trøndersk – dialekt języka norweskiego używany w Norwegii w rejonie Trøndelag (stolica regionu: Trondheim).

Dialekt ten charakteryzuje się odmiennym zasobem słownym i charakterystyczną wymową. Często występuje opuszczanie końcówek lub skracanie wyrazów, np. 'det blæs' zamiast 'det blåser' (wieje), 'å finn' zamiast 'å finne' (znaleźć), czy sztandarowe 'Æ e i 'A', æ og' zamiast 'Jeg er i 'A', jeg også' (ja też jestem w 'A').

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