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Protesters clash with police on march against austerity
[Picture: Huffington Post]
Violence marred the Million Mask March in London – with the clashes apparently started by British police.
But you should not expect to see the spectacle reported on the news as the BBC and other right-wing media seem to have put their heads in the (proverbial) sand and, once again, failed to report anything that might indicate the British people are not happy with their government.
Thousands of people took to the streets, many wearing what is now seen as the symbol of protest against austerity cuts imposed by the rich – the Guy Fawkes mask made famous by the graphic novel 'V for Vendetta'.
[Picture: Million Mask March London Facebook page]
Comedian Russell Brand, who has called for non-violent revolution, was spotted at the London protest.
Inevitably, someone had to spoil it and it seems the police were the aggressors.
According to the Huffington Post, an eyewitness said: "They [the police] started shouting move back, move back, but we had nowhere to go. The police started pushing us, screaming 'move back, move back'. There was a fire on the right hand side of the monument [the Victoria Memorial near Buckingham Palace] and people started throwing things."
The HuffPost reported: "The event is part of a Million Mask March, with similar protests being held in cities around the world. A Facebook page promoting the protest called for Anonymous, WikiLeaks, the Pirate Party, and Occupy to "defend humanity".
"'Remember who your enemies are: Billionaires who own banks and corporations who corrupt politicians who enslave the people in injustice,' it read."
If any Vox Political readers were at the march – or at any of the many others around the world – please tell us about it. Let us know what the mainstream news reporters aren't telling us.
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70 thoughts on "Protesters clash with police on march against austerity"
beetleypete November 5, 2013 at 11:54 pm
I am struggling with someone like Russell Brand being the new darling of revolution and leftist politics, after being pictured here, as well as his Newsnight spouting, and guest editorships etc. It just doesn't ring true to me, and if we are left with such an offensive person as the 'new hero', then I fear that we have reached rock bottom.
Otherwise Mike, thanks for bringing this to our attention.
Regards as always, Pete.
Mike Sivier November 6, 2013 at 12:05 am
I don't mind him at all. Perhaps circumstances throw up unlikely figures to voice the feelings of the masses. I saw Russell on Question Time, opposite Boris Johnson (which is where his involvement seems to have started), and he was terrific. He said what I – and I expect many other people – was thinking, and he listened to members of the audience and responded to their comments in a constructive way, which is far more than most QT panellists ever manage.
Yes, he's a controversial figure. I don't approve of everything he does, but then I doubt many people would find all of my own personal attributes appealing.
I'd like to know what his experience of the march was.
Ulysses November 6, 2013 at 12:45 am
In the cold light of day, re listen to the Andrew Sachs tapes, and with a level head, tell me it wasnt a foolish prank between two people with an edgy sense of humour to start with, that went a little too far.
The media made the matter far worse than it was actually intended
Michael November 6, 2013 at 1:14 am
I wouldn't consider someone a "hero" for being famous and taking part in action. Not spineless, sure, but a hero? No.
Anyways, that is what makes us weak, Beetleypete. Having people who won't say anything because they are worried they may "offend" has made us weak. We NEED people (and famous people get the word out more) who aren't afraid to speak their minds to be a part of this.
Alyson Dunlop November 6, 2013 at 6:35 am
Brand's Huffington interview was possibly one of the best I've ever seen, and he baulks himself at the idea of being labelled a 'hero'. He's just saying what we're all thinking. As you say, he knows he is in a position to be heard. Good on him!
a nutt. November 6, 2013 at 10:08 pm
Russell Brand WAS a prat, he did something wrong but he served his time honourably by sucking up to rich USA based corporate filmmakers and taking their money and the piss with some crap films and now he's back, he's grown up, spent a lot of time thinking, reading some weird books, looked around at the world and thought to himself "WTF" is going on here? Realised he has a voice and is starting to use it for good. I saw some toady guy saying he was playing "A level politics," well at least he's been out and done some physical research, at least he's been unable to perhaps pay the rent for some days of his life, maybe he knows more about how to run a budget better than some guy who probably has his bed made for him every single day. I'd vote for him, then you just get in the right advisers. It's not rocket science to run a different democracy, one time user codes like they use on mobile phone top ups linked to social security numbers as a quick suggestion, without really thinking about it…every street or hundred people get together decide what's important, online or with tea and cakes, everyone pays for what they consume. Or bring your own. Job's a gud 'en…
kenny clarke November 6, 2013 at 11:27 pm
I think he's a lovely guy who's passionate for what he believes and isn't afraid to say it and he echo's a lot of peoples views whether you like him or not, and what are you doing to try to change Britain for the better?? just posting worthless comments by the look of it'
Mike Sivier November 6, 2013 at 11:36 pm
Keep it civilised, Kenny. You don't know what Pete does for a living, or in his spare time when he's not on here. There's no need to get personal when you're making a valid point.
beetleypete November 7, 2013 at 9:46 am
Kenny, I may not be doing much except posting 'worthless comments' in your opinion. However, I am getting on a bit now, and there was a time when I did a lot. I was a Union steward for over 20 years, and in my younger days, a member of two political parties, and a political activist on the Left. I was at Grosvenor Square, protesting against the Vietnam War, when most of you were not even born, so please don't presume what I am. If you would all sooner listen to a self-publicising millionaire comedian, then good luck to you. As he says, don't vote, then you can have the Tories in power for the rest of your natural lives.
By the way, I don't think that your comment is worthless, as you are entitled to say what you want, on an open forum. So, best wishes to you.
Oh look! Suddenly the BBC has a report: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-24830123
"Several hundred…"? "Guy Fawkes was the inspiration for the masks…"?
Come on, BBC – you can do better than that!
Charles Loft November 6, 2013 at 12:53 pm
Reckoned to be well over 3,000 people, and with only 11 arrests that's a pretty peaceful protest by any standards!!!!
PendanticGeek November 6, 2013 at 1:38 pm
The BBC has been "under estimating" attendance numbers for a while. I have seen a reporter giving numbers as a "couple of hundred people" with easily about 300-400 protesters in view behind him.
David O Rourke November 6, 2013 at 12:18 am
Brilliant……..Brand you are a Legend People of the UK who went well done you Its been a long time coming this Typical police lol they are the real trouble makers We can all laugh when they lose jobs go (To say it politely F*** OFF government Ed miliband MAN THE F*** UP
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PATIENT GHOST November 6, 2013 at 12:39 am
Some prat shoots fireworks at Buckingham Palace and people wonder why the police react aggressively and decide to kettle everyone? Dear me…
What is it about that that does not compute?! Whatever the intent of the protesters that's reason enough for police to declare a breach of the peace has occurred and act accordingly (they could probably go as far as saying it was attempted arson if they wanted and be well within their remit to hold every last person there until names had been taken). From what I saw on the livestream I've seen for more disproportionate responses to peaceful protest from the Met.
Mike Sivier November 6, 2013 at 1:13 am
As far as I can tell, the incident outside Buckingham Palace took place after the main event, which indicates that it happened after the cops arrived and started throwing their weight around; people walked back and then let off the fireworks. It was one small group, separate from everyone else, and there's no need to conflate the intent of these people with that of the other marchers.
PATIENT GHOST November 6, 2013 at 1:29 am
Watching the stream it was clear that the fireworks were let off from within the crowd at the Victoria monument whilst everything there was quite relaxed and the police in attendance didn't have their helmets to hand but were just holding a loose line between the protest and the palace, and this was a few minutes before the riot goons turned up. Soon after they got there the police started to clear the area outside the palace, with their usual tact and diplomacy *ahem*… Anyway, as far as the police are concerned everyone there was part of the same protest so it's kind of irrelevant to them who set the fireworks off or where they were. For all they knew there could have been several people ready to launch a salvo of rockets at the palace on a given signal. Whoever did set them off though, was clearly not being very clever because it gave the police the ideal excuse. Considering it was supposed to be a peaceful protest, any act that could be construed as non-peaceful (whatever the actual intent), such as setting off fireworks towards Buckingham Palace, is just idiotic.
I certainly agree with you on that.
Whenever I hear reports of demos or protests in which something happens from within the crowd that give the police an excuse to wade in, or break it up, I think "agent provocateur". Were people planted in this crowd to cause trouble or do something stupid to bring the event into disrepute?
In this case, I don't think so. It was probably just someone doing something silly, in ill-advised high spirits. One photo I've seen suggests the firework hadn't been intended to head for the palace, but it could just be the way the shot came out.
Paul November 6, 2013 at 1:03 am
The beeb will probably not give this the coverage it deserves and will seek to sway the argument, no doubt. I'm sorry but Russell Brand I think is all out for the attention on this one.
The writer of the article says that the BBC is right wing and I have heard this before elsewhere. I'm not sure they're either right or left and I've heard also strong views that they're a lefty organisation.
They claim non-bias, however whatever their persuasion their idea of a serious broadcaster doesn't cut the mustard for me. If I was to hold them accountable for anything it would be that they are guilty for not telling the whole truth whether it be right or left is irrelevant – by censoring the truth prevents change for the better. And that serves the establishment just fine.
Keep us guessing and in the dark.
I'm the author of the article. The allegation that the BBC is right-wing, rather than leftie, is based on a study by Cardiff University that is authoritative. Claims by right-wingers that it is leftie are based on their imagination and intention to put fear into BBC bosses that they'll lose the licence fee if they don't kowtow to The Man.
Thank you for replying I was hoping you would! I'll search online for the study. If I don't have any joy I'll come back for the link/title. I'm hoping they're neither, but if it is the authoritative…
Florence November 6, 2013 at 5:49 pm
As one who worked for Auntie (as it was know back then) I can guarantee the organisation is inherently biased towards to right. This is because the management is stuffed full of the slightly dim, (quote Janet Street-Porter) "white, male, middle aged, middle class & mediocre" dregs from Public Schools who were too dim to even work in the City, or the Army (RTU being a case in point). They ARE the establishment – who knows how long, if ever, it will take to get real change,in the BBC, in the City, in the upper echelons of every walk of society. Personally, I am inclined to put my own energies into the fight against the "welfare reforms", with a particularly sharp pointy attitude to the middle class who are pimping poverty from the top layers of OUR charities. (PS Great News from the Courts on ILF today!)
Cariad November 6, 2013 at 1:03 am
Stop Russell Brand bashing at least he's willing to stand up and be counted unlike these people who mouth off about him. He has clearly not forgotten his roots – he comes over as a genuine person who is eloquent and not afraid to say what he THINKS .
Eleifend Veritas November 6, 2013 at 1:57 am
there is a lot of brand bashing going around of late and not enough robert webb bashing !!
Didn't seem at all that violent whilst i was there. The average anon age from those I talked to seems about 2 years (in terms of their being involved with a much lengthier bunch of folk i know). Was kinda disappointing at 7pm when I had to help a wheel chair bound chick cross the road. The cops for the most part did not at all seem violent. However, buses were heavily diverted by 8 pm, so i assume some kind of police presence must have been jamming up the side roads because the diversions were crazy
Obi_Live November 6, 2013 at 1:51 am
I was one of the OccupyNewsNetwork livestreamers on that night and we attempted to cover the whole thing.
All streams are available here From Westminster Bridge. and Trafalgar Sq. To Buckingham Palace and the Mall.
The police did not have to be heavy handed at all.
I heard at least one excuse of "just doing my job" and being polite whilst their colleagues shoved people with their heavy gloves.
The police definitely came in dressed for a riot. When one does not appear, they like to bully people and attempt to goad them into violence.
http://occupylondon.org.uk/remember-remember-the-5th-of-november/
Jonathan Wilson November 6, 2013 at 10:10 am
One thing I thought was telling was the "trafalger square" live cam was anything but live… in fact it seemed to be on a repeat loop at one point, then obviously a different day once it started to get dark.
The BBC's total lack of coverage of a world wide event was also telling… well lack of coverage until something kicked off and they could run a story about trouble and scuffles… BBC bias by omission.
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martynjlewis November 6, 2013 at 2:06 am
Hi guys. Does anyone know of a 'free' news organisation? The reason I ask is, as stated in the article, the BBC didn't utter a word about the protests and if it hadn't been for this superb blog, I would never have known. As such, I am looking for a good news website (preferably with RSS feeds) where I can keep up to date with events knowing that it is the truth.
RT covered it, from its start in other countries (aus) and onwards with fairly frequent updates during the day(s… different time zones) watching the BBC would have left one not knowing anything about the world wide events, and nothing UK centric until some scuffles broke out as the police rushed in to start said troubles.
Big Bill November 6, 2013 at 10:32 am
Well it will have been reported on RT the Russian TV channel and David Icke's starting up a service called The People's Voice which will be a web service I believe. Keep an eye on both for alternative and accurate news.
Dave November 6, 2013 at 3:55 am
Is there any chance that those who fired of the fireworks were put amongst the peacefully protesting crowd by the authorities simply to cause trouble and give the police a reason to start kicking off in the way they always do? It happens all the time, you know that don't you?
Yes. In fact I mentioned the possibility in a response to a comment last night.
Joe Smith November 6, 2013 at 8:12 am
In all of this debate, it must be remembered the Police will always act to prevent any attack however minor on the establishment. When the public is on the streets with an unknown objective or outcome the establishment becomes nervous and seeks to protect its self from the common hordes. If any other proof were needed the establishment must be feeling threatened and uncertain to react with such violence so quickly. One of these days eh?
So, the news breaks, Portsmouth ship building closes, Govan in Scotland survives, the coalition sacrifices Portsmouth to buy Scottish votes by saving jobs in Scotland. It's amazing just how this Government will prostitute itself to stay in power! These stinking lousy lying politicians make me want to puke. Immediately after puking I feel I should dust off my SLR and put a 7.62 between some eyes. Except I don't have either!
Let's get rid of these lying corrupt spineless blood sucking B…..ds. Roll on the election I'd just love some of these ass licking SOBs to knock on my door for my vote. A kick in the goolies may be the answer they will understand.
The Tories want to lose Scotland from the union so that they can get an easier majority in England.
Joe Smith November 6, 2013 at 5:40 pm
You may well be right PedanticGeek, the Tory Fascists only have one seat in Scotland. God help us if the clowns are returned, their arrogance egotism will know no bounds. I'm moving to Scotland where you going? If I stayed in England I'd probably end a terrorist sniper/assassin, hate those smug well fed pink cheeked lying cheating scum
Derick Tulloch November 6, 2013 at 10:31 pm
Just to introduce an note of sanity. Setting aside the tiny question of whether Labour is a genuine alternative to the Blue Meanies, Scottish votes have never made a difference to the outcome of UK General Elections. Not even made it easier for the BM's to win. http://wingsoverscotland.com/why-labour-doesnt-need-scotland/
Now that IS an interesting comment. One of the aspects of the Scottish referendum that has given me concern is this oft-repeated allegation that Scotland offers HM Opposition too many Parliamentary seats to be lost, if it ever wants a chance to regain a majority, and now you're saying that isn't right?
It could be huge.
Derick Tulloch November 7, 2013 at 7:53 am
Yes Mike. That is so – Scottish votes don't affect UK politics in any significant way. There just aren't enough of us.
Independence would adversely affect the place on the gravy train currently enjoyed by for individual Scottish Westminster MP's and Lords. Poor babies. But that is another matter!
My hope is that, in the event of a Yes vote and the withdrawal of Scotland from the Treaty of Union, we will be able to influence by example, where we cannot influence directly. The way we in the Yes campaign look to Scandinavia for an example. Being an Anglophile and of the 'left' I suppose I see so much more to England than UKIP and the Daily Hate. You guys will know of your suppressed radical history (and potential future) better than me. Blake and Shelley, not Tennyson and Kipling!
The end of the UK state – because that is what we are talking about here – will potentially have a huge effect on England, because of her size. The whole 'World Power' dream – what Tom Nairn called Ukania in the Enchanted Glass will become that much harder to sustain. Personally I think that a good thing.
I don't know if Yes will win in 2014. I suspect not because the whole resources of the British State are ranged against a shoestring bottom up community based campaign. The BBC in particular is acting like a pure propaganda outlet. There are spies. There are sleepers and all the rest. There is the threat of Partition against Shetland where I'm from (without one scintilla of local support I might add). But we're giving it our best shot, and will win in the end.
Have a look at Wings, Bella Caledonia, The Common Weal project.
Russel Brand: naive but his heart is in the right place
Big Bill November 6, 2013 at 9:03 am
What got the Magna Carta signed, ended the Poll Tax and reduced the standard working day from dawn till dusk to eight hours? Violence. Peaceful protest? Meh… someone wake me up when it gets serious.
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Roy Bard November 6, 2013 at 10:28 am
Shouldn't the title be "Police attack protestors on march against austerity"?
Possibly – but the article was written last night, before many of the details had become public.
hate ids November 6, 2013 at 12:41 pm
http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=4&ved=0CEwQqQIwAw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fbusiness-24833627&ei=Lzh6UuSKIO7y7AbVrIHQDA&usg=AFQjCNGem2c9AsviZDOKN-UsEEdU4gn0lQ&bvm=bv.55980276,d.ZGU&cad=rja
Why are people suddenly posting links with no explanation about what they are? I'm having to check everything to make sure it isn't spam.
Please – if you're posting a link, tell us what it is!
OK, I give in! Looks like I stirred up a Russell Brand fan club hornets' nest there!
He doesn't agree with voting, and urges people not to vote. Given the apathy, especially among young people, about voting, and the whole electoral process, is this to be admired? Well, not by me I'm afraid. Celebrities and 'actors' getting involved in politics is said to be a good thing, because they are high-profile, and have a ready made platform to the media. Has everyone forgotten Ronald Reagan that soon?
You won't change my thinking about Brand, but I concede defeat, at least in the forum of VP. What next, Jordan for PM?
Putting on my metaphorical flak-jacket now…
Regards to all, Pete.
Don't give in; it's a perfectly legitimate viewpoint.
beetleypete November 6, 2013 at 1:05 pm
Cheers Mike, I am not really 'giving in', just bowing to the majority on this one!
Jordon for PM, well can't possibly as big a tit as Cameron is
Good one Joe, worth a cymbal clash!
Dr. Rex November 6, 2013 at 12:45 pm
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London marches …. clashes!!
beastrabban November 6, 2013 at 2:34 pm
The bullying of protesters by the police actually doesn't surprise me. I heard from one of my aunts years ago about assaults by the police on the crowd at the Poll Tax demonstrations in the closing years of Maggie Thatcher's long, ignominious reign. One of my cousins went to the demonstration in London with a group of friends. She apparently saw innocent protesters being attacked by the police. At one point the police grabbed her and tried to pull her out of the crowd, but her male friends managed to grab her and pull her back.
As for the BBC's bias, I've also heard allegations of left-wing bias. Terence Dicks, who was script editor for the classic Doctor Who series and himself wrote many scripts, discusses the Beeb's political bias in the extras on the DVD of the Jon Pertwee serial, 'The Silurians'. The creator of these monsters, Malcolm Hulke, had been a member of the Communist party and at one time lived and worked in East Germany. The serial was intended to be a metaphor for the Cold War, with the monsters themselves representing the Soviets. The humans and particularly UNIT are shown in the story making their own violent attacks on the Silurians and acting aggressively against a cultured, intelligent race, whom the Doctor manages to win over through negotiation. The story culminates in the Brigadier attempting to wipe the Silurians out completely by bombing the caverns in which they have hibernated since the end of the dinosaur era, waiting their chance to reclaim the world. The Doctor, as a man of peace, reacts with horror and disgust at this act of attempted genocide. The point of the story was that there was neither side had the moral high ground in the conflict, and this was true of the Cold War stand-off between NATO and the Warsaw Pact. Dicks said that he was afraid when the series was broadcast that they would receive letters complaining about left-wing bias. They never did.
Dicks then goes on to express his opinion that the BBC is not a monolithic organisation so much as a collection of little fiefs. I think the implication there is that there may be a distinct political bias within these individual fiefs, but no overall political bias in the wider organisation.
The radical, parapolitical magazine Lobster has printed several pieces on the Beeb's political bias. They considered it was split politically on specific issues. On issues such as immigration and the EU, it was left-wing in so far as it supported these causes and was generally anti-racist. On purely economic issues, such as the ownership of the means of production, distribution and exchange, and the welfare state, it was Right-wing, supporting privatisation and the curtailment of welfare benefits. The BBC also has form regarding the deliberate underestimation of the size of crowds during anti-government demonstrations.
My guess is that the BBC's general anti-racist stance probably comes not so much from the civil rights and anti-racism protests of the '60s and '80s, but from the BBC's status as the state broadcaster during the British Empire. The BBC had a set of policies regarding what could be said or discussed on air. Comedy shows, for example, could not contain blasphemy, nor jokes about the monarchy, disability, 'the colour question' or 'effeminacy in men'. There was similarly a list of 200 words that also could not be included in broadcast material. Some of these were just swear words, or slang or colloquial expressions that were somehow deemed too vulgar. They also included offensive racial epithets. The list stated that 'gentlemen from China are Chinamen, not 'Chinks'. My feeling that this policy was set up so that Britain presented a civilised, diplomatic face to the outside world. I also read somewhere that the BBC also edited out any material it considered racist out of the 'Go-on Show', when that was broadcast on the foreign and colonial service. The intention here clearly was not to upset the indigenous peoples in the colonies and so provoke unnecessary unrest. Although the restrictions against broadcasting material discussing and describing racism have been considerably liberalised, I think this policy and the mindset behind it has more or less continued at the Beeb, though informed somewhat by post-1960s racial egalitarianism.
Big Bill November 6, 2013 at 4:51 pm
With regard to this "One of my cousins went to the demonstration in London with a group of friends. She apparently saw innocent protesters being attacked by the police. At one point the police grabbed her and tried to pull her out of the crowd, but her male friends managed to grab her and pull her back." My father repeatedly warned me this kind of thing happened. 'They just grab anybody', he said. He was a policeman.
Going back to the 60's there was not only violence against protesters, but the police was at that time heavily "influenced" by the far right, and would stand by & watch – for example ANC / anti South Africa demos pulped by bovver boys, skinheads etc. One ANC march of about 500 people (early days) I attended was cut in two, and diverted into different streets where they gave people a good kicking. Even a guy already in a whole leg plaster cast (he was black).
The American Embassy protests – Viet Nam War – on many occasions there were shocking displays of police brutality, especially using horses, and group beatings of single protesters with wooden batons, leading to many head injuries.
Blair Peach – say no more. RIP.
Grunwick workers dispute, 1970's London, pinned against a plate glass high-street window, forced out to a line 4 people deep, and the thin blue line parted to allow SPG thugs in to beat the crap out of us. Speciality was the baton between the legs for all women. Bricks were thrown, the perpetrators were found to be plain clothes police.
People being dragged along by their hair through Dollis Hill, by police on galloping horses. Hands reaching out of police buses and just dragging anyone in reach on board for a good kicking,
The Orgrave incident in the miners' strike one among many – more shocking brutality entirely initiated by the police, charging on horses at men who had been directed onto a field and were sitting peacefully waiting for speeches.
The "good old days" eh? Just a few of many reminiscences.
Can I ask how the myth that the police were anything other than they are now, please show me some proof, because as a working class trade unionist, I was brought up to expect the worst.
I accept that it may have come as a shock to many who were on the Poll Tax march, new to the democratic pursuit of anti-government demos, but they were quickly politicised after that. I just bide my time waiting for the first use of riot police in Jobcentres to kick off. I just don't expect it to be featured on the BBC news. Or if they have to, then use the editing to show a different story to what actually happened (Orgrave being a classic).
beastrabban November 6, 2013 at 10:08 pm
Interesting comment on police tactics, Big Bill, especially as you said your father was a policeman. Regarding police support for the extreme Right, Florence, there was an article in Lobster discussing the way the police were biased towards Moseley's lot, the BUF, when they emerged from internment after the War and during the 1950s.
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In this article, Mike discusses recent clashes with the police during the 'Million Mask' March in London and the possibility that the police themselves may have been responsible for them with attacks on peaceful protesters. Sadly, this wouldn't surprise me if it were true. One of my cousins and her friends went on the mass demonstrations against the Poll Tax in the final years of Maggie Thatcher's rule. According to my aunt, she saw the police pulling protesters out of the crowd and beating them. She herself was grabbed by the police, but fortunately her male friends were able to pull her back before she could be separated from them and beaten.
Mike's article also discusses the way the BBC had not, at the time of posting, covered the protests although one of the commenters states that it has now. Mike cites research by Cardiff University to show that the Beeb has a general Right-wing bias. In the 1980s and 1990s, the media monitoring unit at Glasgow University similarly came to the conclusion that the BBC had a distinct Right-wing bias. The radical, parapolitical magazine, Lobster, has also published several pieces discussing the Beeb's bias. They concluded that on issues such as racism, immigration and EU membership, the Beeb was generally left-wing. When it came to economic and welfare issues, they favoured privatisation, deregulation, cuts to public spending and the curtailment of welfare benefits. My guess is that this bias comes from the Beeb's position as the state broadcaster. However oppositional individual broadcasters, producers and directors may be within the organisation, the organisation itself sees itself as a department of state and the official voice of the responsible governing class in politics and business. It therefore reflects the views of the political and commercial establishment, and so favours Right-wing economic policies as part of that perceived orthodoxy. This attitude also shapes the Beeb's apparent anti-racism. Before the liberalising climate of the 1960s, there was a list of subjects and expressions that were forbidden by the BBC. Comedians could not, for example, include blasphemy, ridicule the monarchy, or make jokes about disability, race or 'effeminacy in men'. Similarly, offensive racial epithets, such as 'Chinks' for Chinese people, could also not be used. My guess is that these restrictions were formulated as part of a general diplomatic policy towards the wider world. Britain was then a major imperial power, and I think the purpose of these restrictions was to foster good relations with the other nations around the world, and avoid provoking unnecessary hostility and unrest amongst the Empire's subject peoples. I think the policy has more or less survived, despite considerable alterations. It has now been influenced by the radical, counter-cultural protests of the 1960s and '80s, but really has its origins in the need for diplomatic language and attitudes in governing the Empire.
Carl Green November 6, 2013 at 4:01 pm
Violence marred the Million Mask March ?
Errr there were 11 arrests – 2 for criminal damage and the others for breach of the peace – meanwhile the 14 arrests made at Lewes Firework festival for violent disorder go unmentioned.
Pushing and shoving by Police did get a reaction but not enough to be called violence.
Mike Sivier November 6, 2013 at 4:18 pm
Each to their own. Remember, the piece was written at the end of the evening, when accounts were coming in.
Alan November 6, 2013 at 7:04 pm
Never will we ever here how, in most of these events, the police shoved and provoked incidents, as though the police were white as white can be, even bludging newspaper sellers, and cripples to death. It takes years for the truth of what the police are actually up to, and then nothing gets done. Remember also Hillsborough, fans were made to blame, police innocent, police, whilst writing up false reports, putting in claims for stress of having to deal with the aftemath, that they had created. And chief police offers caught lying and deceiving
Mark Binns November 6, 2013 at 6:44 pm
TORY CODSWALLOP
I hope you're not suggesting this blog supports Conservatives?
The media, as usual, seeking to keep government happy. The police can shove and provoke people, and this goes unnotice. I saw my fare share of provocation by the police in the miner strikes, and how corrupt media put a spin on things. And what is more sheep believe every words coming out of the media.
Ben November 6, 2013 at 7:08 pm
I was there last night and had a picture with Russel Brand. He had his mask on most of the night apart from briefly at the beginning so he was just a protester just like everyone else sharing the same views. He is not a hero, only as much as everyone else that was their making a stand. It has been reported on RT news but nothing on the BBC news. I saw a 300 word report on line from the BBC and it mentioned how several hundred protesters attended certainly not the 10,000 I saw. Camerons country, Camerons rules, no press!
Thanks for that, Ben. You're not the guy I blurred out of the picture that I used, are you?
I've watched the BBC news for most of my life, over the course of the last decade or so I've noticed the beeb become much less objective and much more government sympathetic, this is a worry, additionally I've noticed news presenters become very much more much fashionable and a lot less factual. By the same token I've noticed MPs becoming a lot more defensive and or vague ( lying) trying to stick resolutely to the particular message they want to have heard. Frequently, the message these morons spout is so ludicrous as to be almost funny. The highly paid Beebers almost always back off. Why is this? Is it the potential loss of a highly paid soft job, or do they really believe they are so far removed and above the masses it doesn't matter and they don't give a f..k.
I believe now the beeb is so far removed from us ( who pay the f……g licence) that it's now virtually a Government mouthpiece.
The beeb is now virtually unaccountable to us the licence payer, we have little or no say how our money is spent, that's how we see people like Forsyth and Wogan earning vast sums for perhaps 80/100 hours per year of work. This has to be a bigger piss take than IDS earning a salary.
Answer, set up a public committee to monitor news, fees, salaries, expenses and refuse anything that seems poor value. Ensure that ALL news is reported equably and given equal air time, and get rid of the hangers on such as street porter Wogan ( retired anyway) Forsyth ( can't remember his lines and unfunny jokes) they've had their day and the money time to be forgotten.
Thomas November 6, 2013 at 11:13 pm
Protests nowadays are only mentioned if they get violent. 50,000 to 100,000 could peacefully demonstrate and it would not be mentioned-unless 50 people kicked off when it would be reported as rioting. Of course, part of it is because riots are much more newsworthy and interesting.
Step June 22, 2014 at 9:56 pm
I live in Australia at the moment and there's been no reports on this here at all. This web page is the first I even heard there was a problem. Wow, just goes to show how little the media tell us about what actually going on.
Mike Sivier June 22, 2014 at 10:49 pm
This is an article from late 2013; for more recent events, go to the main page: voxpoliticalonline.com


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Biometric Mirror highlights flaws in artificial intelligence
In a world-first, University of Melbourne researchers have designed an artificial intelligence (AI) system to detect and display people's personality traits and physical attractiveness based solely on a photo of their face
IMAGE: Biometric Mirror uses an open dataset of thousands of facial images and crowd-sourced evaluations. view more
Credit: Picture: Sarah Fisher/University of Melbourne
In a world-first, University of Melbourne researchers have designed an artificial intelligence (AI) system to detect and display people's personality traits and physical attractiveness based solely on a photo of their face.
The system, called Biometric Mirror, investigates a person's understanding of AI and their response to the information about their unique traits.
When someone stands in front of Biometric Mirror, the system detects a range of facial characteristics in seconds. It then compares the user's data to that of thousands of facial photos, which were evaluated for their psychometrics by a group of crowd-sourced responders.
Biometric Mirror displays 14 characteristics, from gender, age and ethnicity to attractiveness, weirdness and emotional stability. The longer a person stands there, the more personal the traits become.
The research project, led by Dr Niels Wouters from the Centre for Social Natural User Interfaces (SocialNUI) and Science Gallery Melbourne, explores the concerns this technology raises around consent, data storage and algorithmic bias.
"With the rise of AI and big data, government and businesses will increasingly use CCTV cameras and interactive advertising to detect emotions, age, gender and demographics of people passing by," Dr Wouters said.
"Our study aims to provoke challenging questions about the boundaries of AI. It shows users how easy it is to implement AI that discriminates in unethical or problematic ways which could have societal consequences. By encouraging debate on privacy and mass-surveillance, we hope to contribute to a better understanding of the ethics behind AI."
Biometric Mirror highlights the potential real-world consequences of algorithmic bias and assumptions.
"While collecting personal information about your shopping preferences to tailor an individual service may seem harmless, capturing this information without consent makes it impossible to know if a prediction is based on correct data," Dr Wouters said.
"The use of AI is a slippery slope that extends beyond the realm of shopping and advertising. Imagine having no control over an algorithm that wrongfully considers you unfit for management positions, ineligible for university degrees, or shares your photo publicly without your consent.
"One of your traits is chosen - say, your level of responsibility - and Biometric Mirror asks you to imagine this information is now being shared with your insurer or future employer," Dr Wouters said. "This project is a transparent demonstration of the potential consequences for individuals."
Dr Wouters said it was important to note that Biometric Mirror is not a tool for psychological analysis.
"Biometric Mirror only calculates the estimated public perception towards facial appearance," he said.
"It is limited by its inaccuracy, because only a relatively small and crowd-sourced dataset informed its design. It is inappropriate to draw meaningful conclusions about psychological states from Biometric Mirror."
Biometric Mirror is in the Eastern Resource Centre, Parkville campus until early September. A series of interviews and observations will complement the study to reveal people's ethical, social and cultural concerns. Members of the public aged 16 and over can also take part during Science Gallery Melbourne's exhibition Perfection, 11 - 30 September.
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National Quality Assurance, USA, a leading provider of management systems registration services has received approval from the ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board (ANAB) to issue accredited AS9110 certifications. This achievement makes NQA one of the only registrars able to offer ANAB accreditation to the full Aerospace family of standards, AS9100, AS9120, AS9110 and AS9003.
AS9110, formally titled "AS9110 Quality Maintenance Systems – Aerospace – Requirements for Maintenance Organizations" was published by the Society for Automotive Engineers in January 2003. Based on AS9100, the AS9110 standard adds specific requirements that are critical for the maintenance of commercial, private, and military aircrafts. The standard defines the quality system requirements based on AS9100:2000 with additional criteria for maintenance repair and overhaul facilities (MRO's) serving the aircraft industry, including the thousands of FAA 145 certified repair stations.
NQA, USA, headquartered in Acton, Massachusetts, was established in 1992 as a joint venture between National Quality Assurance, Limited (headquartered in London, England) and National Technical Systems, Inc. (located in Calabasas, CA). It is a world-renowned ISO 9001, ISO 14001, TS 16949, and AS9100 registrar. NQA, USA's single point of contact saves clients time, while its well-trained, efficient staff, located nationwide, provide local attention. NQA's worldwide operations are accredited to perform management systems registrations by ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board (ANAB) and UKAS (United Kingdom Accreditation Service). NQA, USA has expertise in many diverse industries including aerospace, transportation and distribution, printing, professional services, automotive, foods, electronics, computers, and software.


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Folate Status in Women of Childbearing Age --- United States, 1999
In 1992, the U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) recommended that women of child-bearing age increase consumption of the vitamin folic acid to reduce spina bifida and anencephaly (neural tube defects [NTD]) cases (1). Since then, national efforts have been implemented to increase the use of dietary supplements containing folic acid (2). In 1996, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) mandated that all enriched cereal grain products be fortified with folic acid (3). To assess levels of folic acid among childbearing-aged women, CDC compared serum and red blood cell (RBC) folate concentrations for childbearing-aged women who participated in the 1999 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES 1999) to childbearing-aged women who participated in the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III, 1988--1994). The findings indicate substantial increases in serum and RBC folate concentrations among women of childbearing age.
Both NHANES III and NHANES 1999 used a stratified, multistage probability sample of the civilian, U.S. noninstitutionalized population. NHANES III surveyed persons aged >2 months. NHANES 1999 surveyed persons of all ages. A household interview and a physical examination were conducted for each survey participant. During the physical examination, blood was collected by venipuncture for all persons aged >1 year. Serum and RBC folate were measured by the same analyst in the NHANES Central Laboratory for both NHANES III and NHANES 1999. For Phase 2 (1991--1994) of NHANES III and for NHANES 1999, the Bio-Rad Quantaphase II™ simultaneous folate/vitamin B12 radioassay (Bio-Rad Laboratories, Hercules, California) was used; the Quantaphase™ assay (folate alone) was used for Phase 1 of NHANES III (1988--1991) (4). Longterm quality-control data for these assays, including "bridge" control materials that were used in both surveys, indicated no analytical drift; results of all external proficiency testing challenges were graded as satisfactory. The overall >6 year mean coefficient of variation for serum and RBC folate was 5%.
From NHANES III to NHANES 1999, mean serum folate concentrations for all women aged 15--44 years increased from 6.3 to 16.2 ng/mL, and the 75th percentile increased from 7.8 to 19.5 ng/mL (Table 1). Increases in the mean serum folate concentration were of comparable magnitude for nonpregnant women (6.0 to 15.9 ng/mL), a group less likely to use folic acid-containing supplements, for women who had used a vitamin/mineral supplement at least once during the preceding 30 days (8.4 to 20.0 ng/mL), and for women who had not used supplements (4.7 to 12.6 ng/mL). Similar results were obtained for RBC folate, a better measure of longterm folate status. Mean RBC folate concentrations for all women aged 15--44 years increased from 181 to 315 ng/mL (Table 1).
Reported by: National Center for Health Statistics, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, and National Center for Environmental Health, CDC.
Editorial Note:
Results from NHANES 1999, which was conducted after implementation of food fortification and educational efforts to increase folate consumption, suggest that these public health actions have been effective in increasing folate status among U.S. women of childbearing age. These findings are consistent with reports of improved folate status in selected subsets of the U.S. population (5,6).
One of the national health objectives for 2010 is to increase the proportion of pregnancies begun with an optimum folic acid level by increasing the median RBC folate level to 220 ng/mL among nonpregnant women aged 15--44 years (objective 16-6b) (7). On the basis of NHANES 1999, this objective has been met.
Women of childbearing age in the United States who are capable of becoming pregnant should consume 0.4 mg of folic acid per day to reduce their risk for having a pregnancy affected with spina bifida or other NTDs (1). The use of vitamin supplements containing folic acid before and during early pregnancy reduces the risk for NTD (1). In addition, PHS recommended and FDA subsequently mandated fortification of the food supply to deliver folic acid to the general population. Because up to half of pregnancies are unplanned and NTDs occur early in pregnancy, before many women are aware that they are pregnant, food fortification is a particularly important approach to folic acid delivery.
The increase in blood folate levels among women of childbearing age participating in NHANES 1999 is probably the result of the fortification of enriched cereal grain products, although some of the increase may be attributable to educational efforts and an increase in women using vitamin supplements containing folic acid. Preliminary analyses indicate that the prevalence of supplement use was similar in the two surveys. Other studies have documented relatively small increases in the proportion of childbearing-aged women who regularly consume supplements containing folic acid (8,9). In addition, blood folate concentrations in women who did not use vitamin supplements also were higher in NHANES 1999 than in NHANES III.
Because the sample size in NHANES 1999 is smaller than that of the multiyear NHANES III, more data will be necessary to confirm these findings and to allow more detailed analyses of trends in biochemical folate status in all population subgroups, particularly in young women of different race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status.
If all women of childbearing age followed the PHS recommendation of daily folic acid consumption, the number of pregnancies affected by NTD would be reduced by half (1). Despite the substantial increase in blood folate concentrations documented for U.S. women of childbearing age, full evaluation of the health impact of folic acid fortification on NTD occurrence will require additional information. Data on NTD occurrence derived from the birth certificates of babies born in 1999 (conceived in 1998, after fortification became mandatory) are scheduled to be released in 2000. These national data, along with other NTD data collected by CDC and additional analyses of data from the continuous and ongoing NHANES, will provide data to evaluate fully the impact of folic acid fortification in the United States.
CDC. Recommendations for the use of folic acid to reduce the number of cases of spina bifida and other neural tube defects. MMWR 1992;41(no. RR-14).
CDC. Preventing neural tube defects: A prevention model and resource guide. Atlanta, Georgia: US Department of Health and Human Services, CDC, 1998.
Food and Drug Administration. Food standards: amendment of standards of identity for enriched grain products to require addition of folic acid. Federal Register 1996;61:8781--97.
Wright JD, Bialstosky K, Gunter EW, et al. Blood folate and vitamin B12: United States, 1988--1994. US Department of Health and Human Services, CDC, National Center for Health Statistics. Vital Health Stat 11(243). March 1999.
Jacques PF, Selhub J, Bostom AG, Wilson PW, Rosenberg IH. The effect of folic acid fortification on plasma folate and total homocysteine concentrations. N Engl J Med 1999;340:1449--54.
Lawrence JM, Petitti DB, Watkins M, Umekubo MA. Trends in serum folate after food fortification. Lancet 1999;354:915--6.
US Department of Health and Human Services. Healthy people 2010 (conference ed, 2 vols). Washington, DC: US Department of Health and Human Services, 2000.
CDC. Knowledge and use of folic acid by women of childbearing age---United States, 1995 and 1998. MMWR 1999;48:325--7.
CDC. Folic acid campaign and evaluation---Southwestern Virginia, 1997--1999. MMWR 1999;40:914--7.
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By Friday morning, the category one storm has already left nearly 437,000 people of North and South Carolina without power, according to emergency officials.
Amid the arrival of the storm more than 1 million people had been ordered to evacuate before the streets became flooded but many opted to stay resulting in dozens reportedly trapped in the storm surge.
The National Weather Service said Florence pushed in a storm surge of 10 feet above normal levels.
Furthermore, the storm has forced more than 60 people to evacuate a hotel in Jacksonville, NC after part of the building's roof collapsed.
Thus far more than 1,300 along the East Coast have been canceled through Friday.
The post More than 436,000 without power in North & South Carolina appeared first on 850 WFTL.


Is Clickfunnels MLM? Perhaps, you are going to use ClickFunnels for online MLM, but you have no idea whether it works on Multi-Level Marketing or not. Anyway, if you ask "is ClickFunnels MLM?", then the answer is "yes".
ClickFunnels is actually a sales funnel builder that can help you deal with various business purposes, including the MLM system or you may be familiar with affiliate marketing. Here are a few things to know about Clickfunnels for MLM.
Suppose you have a business and you want to create such an MLM system with sales funnels, then you can create your MLM sales funnel page using ClickFunnes. It is very easy to create funnels using ClickFunnels, even if you do not have any coding knowledge. In addition, you can organize your business all in one system.
When you running an online MLM business, you have to follow the upside-down pyramid scheme theory. The top side or the fourth level is the awareness that makes people realize that your product is so important. The third level is to make them interested in the product you create or sell. Then, the second level is to make them decide. Finally, they will take action like buying, sharing, and join your affiliate marketing program.
Suppose you do not have a product that an affiliate marketing program, you do not need to worry because ClickFunnels itself offers an affiliate marketing program. ClickFunnels offers a BackPack as the best affiliate marketing tool. You can join the Clickfunnels affiliate marketing program to sell ClickFunnels products to other people. You will get a commission for every purchase they make. You can share the affiliate link to other people. Using your own sales funnel, you can make the people attracted and finally decide to buy ClickFunnels plans through your affiliate link.
If you want to join the ClickFunnels affiliate marketing program or get a BackPack, you have to buy the Full Suite Plan. Basically, ClickFunnels offers two plans, they are Startup plan for $97 per month and the Full Suite plan for $297 per month. The Full Suite plan includes the entire features including Actionetics and BackPack. Meanwhile, the Startup plan does not include the Backpack or Actionetics in the package.
Finally, those are a few things that you may need to know when you ask "is ClickFunnnels MLM?". Anyway, ClickFunnels is a kind of MLM through its affiliate marketing program. You can either create your own sales funnels to sell your own products or create a funnel to sell ClickFunnels products itself. You will get the commission to sell ClickFunnels up to 40% of the sale. This can be a great idea to earn a lot of income without owning your own products. All you need to do is to buy the Clickfunnels Full Suite plan and use the BackPack tool.


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package gitlab

import (
	"github.com/plouc/go-gitlab-client/test"
	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
	"testing"
)

func TestGitlab_Users(t *testing.T) {
	ts := test.CreateMockServer(t, []string{
		"users/users",
	})
	defer ts.Close()
	gitlab := NewGitlab(ts.URL, "", "")

	users, meta, err := gitlab.Users(nil)

	assert.NoError(t, err)

	assert.Equal(t, len(users.Items), 2)

	assert.IsType(t, new(ResponseMeta), meta)
	assert.Equal(t, 1, meta.Page)
	assert.Equal(t, 10, meta.PerPage)
}

func TestGitlab_User(t *testing.T) {
	ts := test.CreateMockServer(t, []string{
		"users/user_1",
	})
	defer ts.Close()
	gitlab := NewGitlab(ts.URL, "", "")

	user, _, err := gitlab.User("1")

	assert.NoError(t, err)

	assert.IsType(t, new(User), user)
	assert.Equal(t, user.Id, 1)
	assert.Equal(t, user.Username, "plouc")
	assert.Equal(t, user.Name, "Raphaël Benitte")
	assert.Equal(t, user.Bio, "")
	assert.Equal(t, user.Skype, "")
	assert.Equal(t, user.LinkedIn, "")
	assert.Equal(t, user.Twitter, "")
	assert.Equal(t, user.ThemeId, 2)
	assert.Equal(t, user.State, "active")
	assert.Equal(t, user.CreatedAt, "2001-01-01T00:00:00Z")
}

/*
func TestDeleteUser(t *testing.T) {
	ts, gitlab := Stub("")
	_, err := gitlab.RemoveUser("1")

	assert.NoError(t, err)
	defer ts.Close()
}

func TestCurrentUser(t *testing.T) {
	ts, gitlab := Stub("stubs/users/current.json")
	user, _, err := gitlab.CurrentUser()

	assert.NoError(t, err)
	assert.Equal(t, user.Username, "john_smith")
	defer ts.Close()
}
*/

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First tatto- I'm a little nervous.
Hey, I'm new here, so bear with me if I seem out of the loop of everything. I just got a tattoo (my first) tonight, and I have an inquiry. I don't think it's anything too serious, but I'd like to know what it is. I've seen pictures of blowouts, is this one? Or is it too early to tell just yet? I don't mind it much, just curious.
And on on a side note, I'm using A+D Ointment, but I've just read up on some sites that it's not good for tattoos? Should I switch, or am I safe?
Hello and welcome to the forum - others will probably be along to tell you to give it some time - and I would agree - this is a very new tattoo and you need to wait until it's fully healed to be able to have any perspective on it - give it a couple of months to fully settle in.
Aftercare - I've had a couple of tattoos now and I have healed really well using Bepanthan (in small amounts) - but others will tell you (with some vigour) not to go anywhere near it.
One piece of universal advice I think I can give is whatever you use don't use too much of it, and don't soak the tattoo (as in submerged for any length of time) in water.
- What did your tattooist recommend for aftercare?
You can't tell anything at this point, except that you are using waaaaay too much A&D. You want to use the absolute minimum so that it doesn't dry out. That tattoo looks like it's swimming.
I've been using A&D for more than 8 years with no problem and even my oldest tattoos look like new, so I wouldn't worry about it.
I should moisturize it 2-3 times per day, but I've been told otherwise to keep it constantly covered (with A&D). Also, can you wash your tattoo too much? I don't want to find out the hard way.
So when applying ointment, I should get it to where it's just covered and shiny? I don't know why I was using so much, my mom suggested "a big glob". I think I've got it now, thank you!
Wash it occasionally (a couple of times a day) with a gentle soap. And seriously, don't put so much stuff on it. I'd suggest putting nothing on it, but certainly use a lot less.
Yep. Getting it wet isn't a problem but you don't want to soak a new tattoo in anything. Water or ointment.


Khalis Foundation is proud to present the alpha version for the upcoming SikhiToTheMax Everywhere app.
Khalis Foundation received the opportunity to take over service of the SikhiToTheMax website and create an app that will help Sangat connect with Gurbani across the world. We decided to build an app that would use innovative technologies to bring it to the most Sangat. It would include the familiar features to which we've become accustomed and provide great value. It would be revolutionary in how it connects Sangat to Gurbani in a way never-before experienced. We call this new app SikhiToTheMax Everywhere.
Innovations made in the app from previous generations will help more Sangat in more environments get Gurbani presentations up and going with greater ease than ever before. Not only does the app work on Windows, but also macOS and distributions of desktop Linux. The app will no longer require third-party software such as Microsoft PowerPoint and modifying the slides to look just as desired with only the fields (e.g. Gurmukhi, Translation, Transliteration, etc) required will be easier than ever.
All the most-used features from previous releases will also be included in SikhiToTheMax Everywhere, from search options to display options. Previous releases brought forth a brand-new way to search for Gurbani from the previous alphabetical look-up in Pothis. Displaying translations in different languages was transformative in how the Sangat experiences Gurbani. Features such as these will be carried forward, with the addition of more translations and greater ease in going back to previous Shabads in history.
SikhiToTheMax Everywhere will revolutionize how Gurbani is experienced by bringing a hands-free mode to mobile devices. When the translation personally needed on the large screen is either too small or absent, or when it is difficult to see the screen, the solution has been to use a mobile device to individually look up the Shabad with the desired personal settings. With SikhiToTheMax Everywhere, joining an existing session will be built-in, with your own personal view settings applied, showing the translations you need at the sizes and colors you desire. When the Panktee on the large screen gets updated, your screen will update instantly, making your experience solely the taking in of Gurbani and excluding the look-ups and scrolling.
We are pleased to announce that the alpha for this app is now available, with the innovative cross-platform technology ready and many features planned for updates with an accelerated release cycle. Please keep in mind that this is an alpha with a working engine but is not ready to replace existing installations of SikhiToTheMax II. An Internet connection will be required to get the latest version of the app.


This first album in seven years from these reconvened indie rockers showcases their energetic brew of glam prog and synth rock with their signature rousing choruses and chaotic arrangements firmly in place. The years off seem to have given them a new lease of life resulting in an uplifting blast for uncertain times.
Limited indies only white vinyl 'Loser Edition' 2LP on Sub Pop.
Black vinyl 2LP on Sub Pop.
Cassette tape on Sub Pop.
Hi. Um. Could this be a little better, please? Thanks. I'm not about ready to let go of one of my favourite indie rock bands yet, even if their discography has already been detailing a steady decline into uselessness. Dan Boeckner and Spencer Krug made one of their genre's most exciting ever records in 'Apologies to Queen Mary', a toe-for-toe futurist and medieval cataclysm that wonderfully clashed their songwriting styles. They followed it up with two records with the same tension but none of the songwriting, and then split into separate camps, working their personal aesthetics without contradictions from the other.
The funnest thing about a Wolf Parade record is hearing Krug and Boeckner wrestle, and that's the only reason 'Cry Cry Cry' really feels like one. Seven years on from 'Expo', it opens by making a point of itself, riding in on one of Krug's decadent slices of melodrama. A piano-driven spookfest right out of his recent Moonface psalms, it follows with a punchy, straightforwardly rocking tune from Boeckner in "You're Dreaming", as if trying immediately assimilate their two solo styles back into the WP format. The result is a spirited and deranged collection worthy of their oldest days, but only in the choicest of places.
Unfortunately the songs are never gonna be quite as there as they used to be: the chiming, pre-festive "Valley Boy" is as nice a Krug song as he's ever written, but it runs out of ideas quick, retaining none of the proggy, stop-start energy of earlier Wolf Parade. At his best, Boeckner makes simple, transparent rock songs sound bizarre, but tunes like "Incantation" largely sound like Spoon on autopilot. There are moments of that old-school fantasy magic -- the squelching and squirming "Weaponized" is quite glorious in its ability to play off Boeckner's forward-momentum songwriting with odd, pantomimic change-ups -- but these moments of languishing, doubting, weird Wolf Parade feel second to a band who could playing most of these songs alone. I pray that with further listens it grows into a horrible symbiotic monster of a record.


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Dr. Laura Salazar
Title: Professor of Chemistry
Dept.: Chemistry
Office: Elings Hall 102
Email: lsalazar @ grandview.edu
Education Background
B.S. in Chemistry
Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry with a concentration in Materials Science
Start Date at Grand View
Research / Accomplishments
A mentor of CREST GV, an undergraduate research group that develops biomolecular models associated with the work of a distinguished scientist. The research group attends the National ASBMB conference every April to present their work. This project is in association with CREST (Connecting Researchers, Educators and Students) Conversations and the Center for BioMolecular Modeling.
Effectiveness of POGIL (Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning) in the organic chemistry classroom.
Research on carbocation stability, high performance polymers and enzyme kinetics and inhibition have also been explored.
Dr. Salazar's favorite interests outside of science include time with her husband and four children, camping, traveling, hiking and being outdoors.
What makes Grand View unique among other universities?
Grand View has a special way of seeing each student as an individual. It is a place where students are encouraged and coached to find the best version of themselves. The opportunities that students encounter because of relationships with organizations in the Des Moines metro give students an experience that many Universities cannot provide.
What is your favorite part about working at Grand View?
It is the Grand View community that is my favorite thing about GV. I love the people at Grand View - the students, faculty and staff. I have learned so much from my students and enjoy watching them grow to become successful graduates.
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As first heard on the NPR quiz show "Wait Wait, Don't Tell Me," this owner's cunning plan backfired in a sadly hilarious way.
Pittsburgh owner Jerry Lynn made national news in June when his DIY plight was aired on NPR's "Wait Wait, Don't Tell Me." The story was originally reported by KDKA Pittsburgh, which we found via WNEP16.
Lynn wanted to know where to drill a hole to run a coaxial cable. He set an alarm clock to go off in ten minutes, tied it to a string, and lowered it into the wall from an upstairs vent. He intended to listen for the alarm, drill adjacent to it, and dodge the vent.
"As I was laying it down, all of a sudden I heard it go 'thunk!' as it came loose," he said.
The alarm clock landed out of site and out of reach at the bottom of the vent shaft.
The clock dropped in September 2004 and has been ringing daily since. Modern electronics use very little power. The battery has yet to die.
Presumably, the cost of entering the wall and the vent outweigh the delight of scaring guests with the sudden alarm. It goes off at 7:50 pm during daylight savings time (6:50 pm in the winter).
It is not known whether Lynn was able to run the coax.


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Journal of Materials Chemistry C
Understanding the links between composition, polyhedral distortion, and luminescence properties in green-emitting β-Si6−zAlzOzN8−z:Eu2+ phosphors
Clayton Cozzan, abc Geneva Laurita, d Michael W. Gaultois, bc Marcus Cohen,b Alexander A. Mikhailovsky,e Mahalingam Balasubramanianf and Ram Seshadri *abce
a Materials Department, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, USA
E-mail: seshadri@mrl.ucsb.edu
b Materials Research Laboratory, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, USA
c Mitsubishi Chemical Center for Advanced Materials, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, USA
d Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Bates College, Lewiston, Maine 04240, USA
e Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA
f X-ray Science Division, Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439
Inorganic phosphor materials play a crucial role in the creation of white light from blue and near-UV solid-state light-emitting diodes. Understanding the intricacies of the phosphor structure is key for setting the stage for improved, more efficient functionality. Average structure and coordination environment analysis of the robust and efficient green-emitting phosphor, β-SiAlON:Eu2+ (β-Si6−zAlzOzN8−zEu0.009), is combined here with a range of property measurements to elucidate the role of Al content (z) in luminescence properties, including the red shift of emission and the thermal quenching of luminescence as a function of increasing Al content z. Average structure techniques reveal changes in polyhedral distortion with increasing z for the 9-coordinate Eu site in β-SiAlON:Eu2+. X-ray absorption near edge structure (XANES) is used to confirm that the majority of the activator Eu is in the Eu2+ state, exhibiting the symmetry-allowed and efficient 4f75d0 → 4f65d1 transitions. Room temperature and temperature-dependent luminescence indicate a curious increase in thermal stability with increasing z over a small range due to an increasing barrier for thermal ionization, which is correlated to an increase in the quantum yield of the phosphor.
This article is part of the themed collection: In memory of Paul O'Brien
https://doi.org/10.1039/C7TC03039H
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2017,5, 10039-10046
C. Cozzan, G. Laurita, M. W. Gaultois, M. Cohen, A. A. Mikhailovsky, M. Balasubramanian and R. Seshadri, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2017, 5, 10039
DOI: 10.1039/C7TC03039H
Clayton Cozzan
Geneva Laurita
Michael W. Gaultois
Marcus Cohen
Alexander A. Mikhailovsky
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Sheffield Eagles director of rugby Mark Aston says he will fight to maintain morale amongst his senior players, as he looks for leaders to guide the club out of their early season slump.
The Eagles face a stern test of character and confidence after a second half demise cost them what would have been their first victory of the season at Barrow on Sunday.
Leading by 18 points, Aston's troops again ended up on the losing side after their brittle confidence was exposed in the second half at Craven Park.
The Eagles chief knows he faces a battle to maintain belief in the camp, calling on his senior players to keep the faith ahead of the upcoming home Easter double-header.
"We have spoken about confidence," Aston explained.
"We have one or two of the work horses starting to falter a little bit, they are starting to doubt it and that's why we need a win.
"They are the guys who have been holding us together for a while and they have been playing well, so we cannot afford to lose them.
The Eagles have now lost seven straight games in all competitions, and with Rochdale and Batley set to visit the Olympic Legacy Park in quick succession, Aston knows his side must improve quickly to avoid being left behind at the foot of the Championship table.
The question is whether the experienced coach has the personnel to make significant changes, with the likes of Menzie Yere and new signing Corey Makelim still awaiting clearance to be involved.
"We're a group of people who turn up every Sunday to play a team sport but we're not a team," he said.
"We've got so many players that are trying and working hard but others who aren't good enough to be in the team and we're getting let down.
"It's off the field as well as on it, we're not disciplined enough and that's something that is hard to take as a professional.


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Does anyone have up to date information with regard to free parking if we are staying at Laguna Cliffs and Spa. Can you still park on Golden Latern as stated in comments from 1 year ago?
I saw a lot of people parking on Golden Lantern but there are signs that over night parking is not allowed. Not sure if another location.
I use Trip advisor for all my traveling needs and I wrote reviews for all my trips....I booked this hotel today and I am now concerned due to the reviews I have read.....does this hotel have fully renovated, clean rooms?
Thank you for addressing this concern. We usually receive many fine compliments from our guests and hope that you scroll through the many positive reviews we receive most often. We are currently going through a guestroom enhancement but can assure you that all of our rooms are comfortable and pristine. As you can imagine, the upkeep of our guestrooms is of the utmost importance and we have a detailed maintenance program in place to ensure the cleanliness of each guestroom is always of the highest quality.
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The Incredible History of the Sansevero Chapel in Naples
by space · May 24, 2018
The Sansevero Chapel in Naples is famous for the inexplicable surreal plasticity of the sculptures of unsurpassed beauty that have been an unresolved riddle to researchers and scholars to this day. Statues in literalness can not be called carved, taking into account the nonplastic properties of marble and the possibilities of human instruments.
Indeed, the veil of sculpture "Covered Christ" by Giuseppe Sanmartina and the network of "Modesty" by Antonio Corradini are made … of marble! Literally! Marble "fabric" has a thickness of only 2-3 mm! The visitor is stunned by the very thought that the material of these masterpieces is marble. Human logic seems impossible!
Cutter, chisel and other tools of the sculptor are completely incapable of performing many details recreating the network. Nevertheless, the statues stand in the chapel of Sansevero in Naples and exist as a real proof of the impossible.
(There is an opinion that this is not marble, but a so-called stack ("Stukko (Italian stucco, German stuck) – artificial marble", analogue of gypsum with marble chips, glue, etc. But this is only an opinion. no one tested experimentally))
The statues have something in common: their sculptors were assisted by a man known as Raimondo di Sangro, the Prince of Sansevero, who was not as adept as the artist, but possessed several special skills. He brought their work to the end, ordering a large number of the most diverse material. As it turns out from the surviving treaty concluded between Prince Raimondo and sculptor Giuseppe Sanmartino on 25/11/1752, marble, that is, a shroud of surreal plasticity that covers the figure of Christ … was once an ordinary cotton sheet, but the fabric literally "petrified" thanks to some strange alchemical process turned into a thin layer of marble!
And if only this … There is another amazing creation of the infamous alchemist, and it causes a shock: two figures, a man and a woman, around the bones of their skeleton with an incredible accuracy wrapped around the cardiovascular system of man and all this … metal !!
Everyone who has seen this amazing installation near, remains struck by the incredible detail with which all human veins and arteries are represented! At the same time, the observer becomes cold, feeling that the terrible rumors about the wizarding start of this project are the true truth … What are these rumors? It sounds terrible – the introduction of some alchemical substances into the blood, led to the transformation of the blood, bones and entrails of the human body into iron, removing them from the natural balance of substances.
According to legend, Prince Raimondo, who "was once a warlock, whose name aroused horror among the people" was looking for volunteers, or the bodies of recently deceased people with the goal of "carrying their art over them."
Not surprisingly, these sculptures caused a huge amount of gossip and wild speculation. Some accused Prince Raimondo of "kidnapping people in order to carry out disgusting experiments on their bodies." And, probably, had a reason – there is a small "anomaly": a small depression appears in the nostrils, as if the veil penetrated deep into the fact that the person desperately tried to breathe air. "He who served as a model, was alive or dead," the contemporaries of these sculptors asked, and we, too, …
Prince Raimondo was a great admirer of Leonardo da Vinci, an inventor, scientist and artist who was interested in both anatomy and alchemy, and he himself was known as an inventor: as a student, he impressed his teachers with the production of a counting machine that could add numbers. Like Leonardo da Vinci, he had a passion for military vehicles. It is known that Raimondo was a high-degree Mason, in fact, the head of the Masonic lodge of Naples, until he was excommunicated. It is curious, however, that Pope Benedict XIV soon abolished this excommunication. According to some, this was due to the fact that the pope found that all the charges against the prince were only "a product of envy and slander of his personal enemies." For others, and this is more like the truth, pardon was the result of Vatican's political maneuvers.
Prince Raimondo was also associated with Count Cagliostro. This is another mysterious and paradoxical personality, as well as one of the most famous masons of the time, who, as claimed, inspired Raimondo di Sangro to study occult and alchemical traditions …
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O'Mearas looking on the bright side as Lahinch Coast Hotel vies to save the season
Published on 14/07/2020 in business/Home/News by Páraic McMahon
*Brid and John O'Meara, co-owners at Lahinch Coast Hotel. Photograph: Martin Connolly
Even a global pandemic couldn't deter the positive effect of Lahinch hosting The Irish Open twelve months ago with two hoteliers from the coastal spot looking at the bright side having reopened their doors last Monday.
Over the course of their first weekend back in action, Lahinch Coast Hotel had an engagement, wedding and honeymoon. Co-owners John and Brid O'Meara are grateful to have reopened and stress the benefit of being able to cater for guests in the month of July in their limited tourist season.
Understandably from a business perspective the forced closures of hotels was an upsetting period for those involved in the industry but as John outlined they managed to experience benefits on a personal level. "We got to spend so much time together in fantastic weather. I haven't had a June Bank Holiday off since I was about 18. We've two young children so it was a very good reboot". Brid agreed that it had its merits, "We did picnics in the back garden, welly throwing competitions, our little girl was doing dancing on zoom. We've two children, Kayleigh who is nine and Paddy is six, they were at a nice age where they were quite happy with us being at home. The weather made all the difference for us, there was a silver lining for a few weeks of it for sure".
Their location in the centre of Lahinch has always been a strength and is one in which John highlighted has become evident as individuals plan their staycations. "We're very lucky with our location being by the sea, that's where people have been craving while they have been in lockdown. The bookings have been strong, our occupancy for July and August isn't at 100 percent but it is very strong especially in comparison a lot of places that would be in the Midlands that are struggling to get bookings at the moment".
They count their fortune that a multitude of demographics are enticed to stay at The Lahinch Coast Hotel. "We're very lucky that most of our market is for domestic anyway and we're not very reliant on any one segment of the market," Mallow native John commented. 80 percent of their market in 2019 was domestic.
Golf tour operators have postponed their stays but Brid is hopeful the majority will return next year. The Irish Open last year marked the first instance since the husband and wife took charge of the Hotel that they recorded full occupancy. They disagreed that COVID-19 could undo the promotional work brought to North-West Clare from the European Tour event.
"We're still in a better place as a result of Lahinch Golf Club hosting The Irish Open last year, it put Lahinch on the map and there was a huge amount of media coverage and a lot of that was our domestic market. We're still getting mentions of the exposure it had on RTÉ, it is all very positive, there was an awful lot done to Lahinch at the time so we're still reaping those benefits, the town is still looking great with the flowers and paving, the investment in the area is still there for tourists to enjoy," Brid stated.
In March of last year, a considerable investment in The Lahinch Coast Hotel was completed. It was adding to the momentum in their sails following stints in charge of The Sheen Falls, Moy House and the Red Cliff Lodge. A planned refurbishment of some of their 144 bedrooms has been put on hold. "July and August last year would have been mid-nineties at least with 100 percent occupancy for most dates. This year it is hard to know but it would have been close to 100 percent for July and August," John calculated.
A collaborative approach between the hotel and local businesses is part of the philosophy the O'Mearas feel underpin the success of The Coast Hotel. They have added a click and collect service where guests can comfortably eat their meals in the stylish kitchenette in the bedrooms but still encourage them to dine out at local restaurants. "We need people to come and enjoy the area, we need everything to be open and running so all the boxes are ticked for people to enjoy their stay, the sunshine would be a bonus but there is nothing any of us can do about that," Brid detailed. John added, "A lot of businesses are struggling at the moment, we're trying to support people as much as we can by bringing as many people into the area as we can in a safe environment".
RTÉ drama Smother which is being filmed in Lahinch is currently on hold with production teams expected to return in September. They are hopeful it will lead to further positive promotion of the area but admitted they will not be making any cameo appearances and instead will be watching from afar.
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