Text a Lawyer: Can An App Increase Access to Legal Services?
Text a Lawyer is a new service, scheduled to launch soon, that promises to connect people with legal questions to a lawyer who can answer questions for a low-cost, set fee. Text a Lawyer will offer real legal advice from verified attorneys.
Text a Lawyer is designed to provide access to legal assistance to anyone, anywhere, including lower income individuals who are often shut out of the legal industry. People who have signed up for the service can use it to ask a question at any time for a flat fee of $20. If the answer to the initial question is insufficient, the user can continue to ask questions at a lower per question rate.
While the initial fee for the service is only $20, users may accumulate larger fees depending on the complexity of the question. Legal questions are often complex and intricate requiring in depth responses and follow-up questions. For areas of the law that are more straight forward, this service may provide just the help that users need.
Kevin Gillespie, Text a Lawyer creator, is a trained attorney who has chosen to defer writing his bar exams to pursue this business. He claims to understand the ethical challenges a service like his could face, and says he has worked with a national law firm to make the Text a Lawyer service compliant with the rules of professional responsibility in every state.
Text a Lawyer was incorporated in May 2017 and is expected to launch in late 2018. The service will only be offered in Washington and Oregon at first, and attorneys using the app will only answer questions regarding landlord/tenant issues. To expand nationally, Gillespie needs to secure investors.
Text a Lawyer uses two mobile apps: one for lawyers waiting to answer questions and one for individuals to submit questions. Transcripts of the texts are automatically provided to the attorney answering a question, and the individual asking the question may opt in to receive a copy. A copy of the Q&As is optional for users because some might be in a position where it would not be safe for them to have the transcript.
All chats between a user and the attorney are fully encrypted, and the service does not store any of the information. Additionally, Text a Lawyer wipes its servers each night to erase all communications.
Consumers pay $20 to ask one question. Once the application is open, the user chooses the state where they live and the kind of attorney they need, with options expanding to include a wider range of practice areas if the service becomes successful.
After users have chosen a state and service, they are taken to a screen prompting them to ask their question. Users then get a "conflicts check" screen requesting the names of any witnesses, alleged victims or adverse parties, and the user's relationship to the named individuals. Once those two steps have been completed, the app connects the lawyer and consumer. The user must read and accept the attorney's limited-scope, limited-engagement agreement. This agreement can be based on a template provided by Text a Lawyer that the attorney is free to amend.
Next, in a secure and encrypted chat setting, the consumer and lawyer discuss the issue. The attorney initially provides one answer. Once that initial question is answered, the app triggers a two minute time period, during which the user can choose to ask follow-up questions. Follow-up questions are billed at $9 per question. An unlimited number of questions may be asked.
Only when the final answer is given is the user's credit card charged. If the lawyer and user wish to continue their relationship offline, they are free to do so.
Text a Lawyer makes $5 off the initial $20 fee, which includes a $4 connection fee and a $1 for the software licensing fee. The attorney earns $15 per session and $8 from each additional question asked. Is this considered to be inappropriate fee splitting? That will depend on how each state bar association interprets this particular arrangement.
Gillespie has a solution to the issue. His company processes all payments through Stripe. When a user asks a question, the credit card is put on hold and not charged until the attorney indicates that the session has concluded.
When the user's card is charged, Stripe separates the $20, sending $15 to the attorney and $5 to Text a Lawyer. The two payments never blend; the attorney is paying nothing to Text a Lawyer and the client does not pay the lawyer a retainer. The user is paying a fixed fee for services rendered during the online. Some state bar associations' may see an ethical problem here, no matter how the attorneys are paid.
Users of Text a Lawyer are typically sent to the highest rated attorney on a scale of one to five. These rankings are only used to assign attorneys and are not made public. This means that if there are several lawyers online at the same time in the area a user wants information, the highest-rated attorney gets the questions first. Attorneys have a vested interest in providing good service.
What about attorneys who have been suspended or disbarred? The attorneys who sign on to answer legal questions must, each time they log into the app, verify their bar admission by sending Text a Lawyer a selfie. The company performs a daily scan of bar disciplinary pages. Any attorney that has been disbarred or suspended is deactivated.
Lawyers also have a form of protection built into the system; they may use the conflict of interest form to determine whether they wish to take a question. If an attorney uses the Clio practice management platform, the application automatically runs a conflict check.
If the attorney accepts a question and at some point during the engagement discovers a conflict, they may terminate the session. Additionally, an attorney may reject an assignment if the question violates a rule of ethics such as asking how to rob a bank and not get caught.
The lawyer's portal is still under construction, so it is not yet clear what process attorneys will need to complete to participate in the service. Like a ride sharing app, Text a Lawyer offers a market for free agents to find clients, which could be helpful for single-attorney practices. As services like this expand, firms that employ multiple attorneys will have to outline rules regarding participation. Lawyers interested in participating can sign up for updates on the service's website.
Text a Lawyer advertises itself as a service meant to expand legal services into underserved demographics. Its success will depend on its ability to expand its services and build a large attorney pool, and how it will handle possible ethical opposition from state bar associations.
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KAKU ON SEARCH FOR EARTHLIKE PLANETS
Just days from launch, NASA's TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) will embark on a two-year all-sky transit survey of our solar neighborhood and monitor over 200,000 bright stars in search of exoplanets. The endeavor is expected to reveal and identify thousands of previously unknown worlds, some of which may be Earth-like and therefore capable of supporting intelligent life. The ramifications of what we may find are simply staggering and stand to challenge our entire understanding of our place in the universe. CBS News science and futurist contributor, Dr. Michio Kaku joins 'CBS This Morning: Saturday' to discuss the TESS mission and other recent findings that seem to suggest we're not alone. WATCH NOW!
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KAKU ON STEPHEN HAWKING DEATH
Famed theoretical physicist and cosmologist, Stephen William Hawking died today. A giant in his field and popular culture, Hawking was among the first to set out a theory of cosmology explained by a union of Einstein's General Theory of Relativity and the realm of quantum mechanics. CBS This Morning asked famed physicist and CBS News science and futurist contributor, Dr. Michio Kaku to honor Hawking's life and discuss how his work has advanced our understanding of the universe. WATCH NOW!
KAKU ON THE FUTURE OF HUMANITY
CBS News science and futurist contributor, Dr. Michio Kaku's new book, The Future of Humanity: Terraforming Mars, Interstellar Travel, Immortality, and Our Destiny Beyond Earth is officially released and available for purchase. CBS This Morning invited Kaku to talk about his bold assertions on the future fate of humankind. WATCH NOW!
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KAKU ON HURRICANE HARVEY
Hurricane Harvey has made landfall at the Texas Coast. Damages rage on with Harvey lingering and potentially intensifying. "The agony has just begun," warns CBS News science and futurist contributor, Dr. Michio Kaku on 'CBS This Morning: Saturday' as he explains the science behind this and other destructive storm surges. WATCH NOW!
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KAKU ON 'COSMIC COINCIDENCE'
Millions plan to witness Monday's coast-to-coast total solar eclipse that will move through a 70-mile-wide "Path of Totality" spanning over the United States across fourteen states from Oregon clear through to South Carolina. CBS News science and futurist contributor, Dr. Michio Kaku joins 'CBS This Morning' to discuss what he calls a once in a lifetime "cosmic coincidence" that should be on everyone's bucket list. WATCH NOW!
KAKU ON NASA TRIP TO THE SUN
Scheduled for a Summer 2018 launch, NASA's Solar Probe Plus will orbit the sun within four million miles of its surface, closer than any prior mission. CBS News science and futurist contributor, Dr. Michio Kaku joins 'CBS This Morning' to discuss the historic journey. WATCH NOW!
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KAKU ON NAT GEO'S YEAR MILLION
YEAR MILLION is a new six-part documentary-drama series from National Geographic that explores what it will be like to be human one million years into the future. Today's brightest futurists, scientists, scholars and notable science fiction writers guide viewers through the latest advances in technology, ideas and innovations that will power the evolution of our species. Executive producer, David O'Connor and CBS News science and futurist contributor, Dr. Michio Kaku appeared on 'CBS This Morning: Saturday' to discuss some of the series' jaw-dropping projections. WATCH NOW!
KAKU ON HANFORD NUCLEAR TUNNEL COLLAPSE
An underground tunnel used to store abandoned railcars and filled with decades-old radioactive waste collapsed this week at the Washington state Hanford nuclear waste site, renowned as the most contaminated nuclear facility in the nation. Crews are investigating the cause of the collapse and responding to fears from residents of radioactive contamination. CBS News science and futurist contributor Dr. Michio Kaku joins from the 'CBS This Morning' newsroom to address the fallout. WATCH NOW!
KAKU ON CLOSE CALL WITH ASTEROID
Earth will have a close encounter today with a massive asteroid nicknamed "The Rock" by NASA, which first noticed it three years ago. "The Rock" is the largest such object to pass so close to Earth since 2004. CBS News science and futurist contributor Dr. Michio Kaku joins 'CBS This Morning' to discuss how the asteroid will not affect us now but underscores the looming dangers of other space objects headed our way. WATCH NOW!
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KAKU ON CALIFORNIA EARTHQUAKE STUDY
Is Southern California due for a major, possibly catastrophic, earthquake? Geologists of a new study say a quake of magnitude 7.5 or higher is long overdue to hit the area along the San Andreas Fault north of Los Angeles. CBS News science and futurist contributor Dr. Michio Kaku joins 'CBS This Morning' to size up the threat. WATCH NOW!
KAKU ON DISCOVERY OF 7 EXOPLANETS
NASA announced the discovery of seven Earth-sized planets orbiting "TRAPPIST-1," a faint star about 39 light years away in the "Aquarius" constellation. Three of them fall into the habitable or so-called "Goldilocks" zone, considered capable of supporting life as we know it. CBS News science and futurist contributor Dr. Michio Kaku joins 'CBS This Morning' to provide insights on this landmark find. WATCH NOW!
KAKU ON NEW ENERGY SOURCES
With more than a million individual solar panel installations in the United States, the sector is projected to nearly double in size by the end of 2016. Despite encouraging momentum, renewable energy still accounts for only 10 percent of the nation's power usage. CBS News science and futurist contributor Dr. Michio Kaku joins 'CBS This Morning' to discuss key initiatives around the world that are leading the way to new and better energy sources along with the promise of developments here at home that will lead to greater sustainability and energy independence. WATCH NOW!
KAKU ON VIRTUAL REALITY: NEXT BIG THING
Projected revenues from virtual reality and augmented reality are expected to reach $120 billion by the year 2020. What will the future of this advanced technology look like? How will it change the way we live, work, and communicate? CBS News science and futurist contributor Dr. Michio Kaku joins 'CBS This Morning' to explore this new frontier and to see why Kaku says VR is the "next big thing." WATCH NOW!
KAKU ON MAN-MADE MIDWEST QUAKES
A new government report shows that seismic activity in parts of the country's midsection are now as dangerous as in California and Alaska. For the first time ever, government scientists are including man-made quakes on their official earthquake hazard map. Just hours following the release of the report, residents of Crescent, Oklahoma were rattled by a 4.2-magnitude earthquake, perpetuating concerns and raising questions.
CBS News science and futurist contributor Dr. Michio Kaku — also a physics professor at the City University of New York — joins 'CBS This Morning' to explain the cause and dangers of these man-made disasters along with solutions for reducing the threat. WATCH NOW!
NASA: LIQUID WATER FOUND ON MARS
This week NASA announced that it has discovered a source of free-flowing water on the surface of the planet Mars, a breakthrough finding that could forever change how human beings view our celestial neighbor. Famed physicist/futurist and CBS News science contributor, Dr. Michio Kaku told 'CBS This Morning' that, with this, NASA may have "hit the jackpot."
Public fascination with Mars has increased ever since NASA launched its unmanned rover Curiosity, which continually sends back images of the Martian landscape. Once thought to be too hostile to support life, the discovery of liquid water alters our understanding not only of the origins of the red planet but in the future potential for an eventual human presence on Mars. "It changes everything," said Kaku, "It means that this liquid water can be used for, perhaps, irrigation, drinking water, and even rocket fuel." WATCH NOW!
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CBS News science and futurist contributor, Dr. Michio Kaku returns to 'CBS This Morning' to discuss Kathryn Schulz's recent New Yorker article, 'The Really Big One' — an examination of the Cascadia subduction zone that predicts a "mega-quake" capable of wiping out a major portion of the Pacific Northwest and potentially triggering the worst natural disaster in North American recorded history. WATCH NOW!
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Mental Health Council of Australia's Home Truths report launched
Joint Media Release with:
The Hon Nicola Roxon MP, Minister for Health and Ageing
Senator the Hon Ursula Stephens, Parliamentary Secretary for Social Inclusion and the Voluntary Sector
Tanya Plibersek today officially launched the Mental Health Council of Australia's Home Truths report.
The report highlights the importance of housing in successfully treating Australians with a mental illness and discusses the intersection of housing and mental health policy.
"I commend the Mental Health Council of Australia for commissioning this report and it is my pleasure to launch it," Ms Plibersek said.
"The report quite rightly finds that more needs to be done across a range of services, including mental health, if homelessness is to be significantly reduced.
"That's why the Rudd Government developed its White Paper on Homelessness, released in December last year, which lays out a comprehensive plan to tackle homelessness.
"The White Paper contains ambitious targets – to halve homelessness and offer accommodation to all rough sleepers who seek it by 2020.
"The White Paper comes with a huge injection of funds. It provides an additional $1.2 billion over four years – a 55 per cent increase in investment in homelessness and a substantial down payment on a twelve year reform agenda.
"It includes a commitment of $800 million over the next four years for new support services for homeless people – $20 million to deliver additional community based mental health for up to 1,000 disadvantaged Australians including homeless people.
"A further $400 million over the next two financial years for specialist models of social housing, to house the homelessness. States and Territories have also agreed to implement a 'no exits into homelessness' policy from mental health care."
Minister for Health Nicola Roxon said mental health issues affect a significant number of people who are homeless.
"The Homelessness White Paper sets targets on mental health and the Government remains committed to helping homeless Australians break the cycle by providing them with more options and the right support services," Ms Roxon said.
"It complements and reinforces the Government's commitment to re-focussing mental health policy towards prevention and early intervention."
Parliamentary Secretary for Social Inclusion, Senator Ursula Stephens, who spoke at the launch, observed that it is people with mental illness who can suffer the greatest exclusion in our community.
"Addressing homelessness and disadvantage among people with mental illness is a key part of our social inclusion agenda, which is about ensuring all Australians have the opportunity to be fully engaged in the social and economic life our country," said Senator Stephens.
The Rudd Government's $6.4 billion to build 20,000 additional homes under the Nation Building and Jobs Plan as well as the $1.94 billion Remote Indigenous Housing National Partnership will also support a decrease in the level of homelessness.


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import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
import { Http, Response, Headers, RequestOptions } from '@angular/http';

import 'rxjs/add/operator/map';
import 'rxjs/add/operator/catch';
import { Observable } from 'rxjs/Observable';
import 'rxjs/add/observable/throw';

import { AuthenticationService } from './authentication.service';
import { AppSettings } from '../services/app.settings';
import {User} from "../../models/user.model";

@Injectable()
export class UserService {
    // TODO: ADD OBSERVABLE, SAVE USER, SAVE TOKEN

    constructor(private _http: Http, private authService: AuthenticationService) { }

    getUser() {
        let headers = new Headers({ 'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'Authorization': this.authService.token });
        let options = new RequestOptions({ headers: headers });

        return <Observable<User>>this._http
            .get(AppSettings.API_URL + '/user', options)
            .map((response: Response) => <User>response.json())
            .catch(this.handleError);
    }

    getUserById(id: number) {
        let headers = new Headers({ 'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'Authorization': this.authService.token });
        let options = new RequestOptions({ headers: headers });

        return <Observable<User>>this._http
            .get(AppSettings.API_URL + '/users/' + id, options)
            .map((response: Response) => <User>response.json())
            .catch(this.handleError);
    }

    updateUser(user: User){
      let headers = new Headers({ 'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'Authorization': this.authService.token });
      let options = new RequestOptions({ headers: headers });

      return <Observable<User>>this._http
        .put(AppSettings.API_URL + '/users', user, options)
        .map((response: Response) => <User>response.json())
        .catch(this.handleError);
    }

      sync(){
      let headers = new Headers({ 'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'Authorization': this.authService.token });
      let options = new RequestOptions({ headers: headers });

      return <Observable<User>>this._http
        .post(AppSettings.API_URL + '/tasks/sync', {}, options)
        .map((response: Response) => <User>response.json())
        .catch(this.handleError);
    }

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As much as we would want things to go perfect in our world, there are times where things fall apart, it just doesn't go the way it was planned. The Relationship, the job, the finances, the ministry, the Marriage and the friendships, sometimes things just go left. What do you do? Where do you go? Who do you turn to? How do you feel after such a let down? Well, let's see how God handled His own disappointment. In the Book of Genesis 6:6, God said "and it repented the Lord the He had made man on the earth, and it grieved Him at His heart." verse 17 said "and behold, I even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heavens; and everything that is in the earth shall die." So you see, God was bothered at what He created, He was not happy with what we call "life" so to speak. He was so angry that He wiped out all mankind (save one family). Just think about it, The God who is perfect, The God who makes no mistakes, The God of Heaven and Earth, Started over. How can He being so Perfect and Omniscient make a decision to start over and He's God? We as imperfect Human beings miss the mark so many times. We make poor choices, we error, but we too must make the choice to "start over." No matter how it ended, no matter what you lost, no matter when it happened, just like God saved Noah….He also Saved you. You didn't die in all of this. Hurt, yes, disappointed, yes, discouraged, yes, but not dead. Which means God's hands is still on you. There is a great purpose for you. You are still on God's mind. What happened did not change your destiny, it only altered your journey. That situation should have taken you out, but God said start over. You should have lost your mind, but God said Start Over. You might feel like it's too late, but God said Start Over. By His Grace you can do it. Look for new days, new vision , new life.There's light inside of you, although everything around you seems dark. There's strength inside of you, even though the walls have fallen apart. Let me encourage you, "Start Over." I know it's not as easy as it sounds, but start begins by starting. Start first in your mind, then feel it in your heart and let it take you from there. Make a "One Step Start", into a new day. God will show you how. Re-build, Re-live, you've been Revived. You will look up as Noah did and see "Life" coming into your Ark. Maybe 1 by 1 or 2 by 2, It will be something you never seen before. Don't be surprised, God was in it this whole time and If the Potter can start over just think about what He's using to start over.


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Q: Supertabular across pages I am using the supertabularenvironment to split tables over pages.
Does anybody know, how I can give LaTeX a hint, where to break the table and turn to the next page? There are some rows, which should be displayed together.
I Googled around, but could not find an appropriate answer, in Google or the document. longtable renders my table unusable. At least as all other tables are displayed with
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as the first head and the longtable environment seems not to like this sort of tables.
Can anyone help on this issue?

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Q: How to paging gridView I have grid view with this :
 <asp:GridView ID="GridViewCosts" runat="server"   CellPadding="4" ForeColor="#333333" GridLines="None" ShowFooter="True" ShowHeaderWhenEmpty="True" AutoGenerateColumns="False" OnRowDeleting="GridViewCosts_RowDeleting" Width="387px" OnSelectedIndexChanged="GridViewCosts_SelectedIndexChanged" AllowPaging="true" AllowSorting="true"
PageSize="5" >

but this give in me error: The data source does not support server-side data paging.
in code behind i have something like this :
GridViewCosts.DataSource = rdr;
Line 55:                    GridViewCosts.DataBind();

how to paging my gridView which isn't have dataSource
UPDATE
I modify I have this
 <asp:GridView ID="GridViewCosts" runat="server"   CellPadding="4"
        ForeColor="#333333" GridLines="None" ShowFooter="True" ShowHeaderWhenEmpty="True"
         AutoGenerateColumns="False" OnRowDeleting="GridViewCosts_RowDeleting" Width="387px"
         OnSelectedIndexChanged="GridViewCosts_SelectedIndexChanged"
         OnPageIndexChanging="GridViewCosts_PageIndexChanging"

        PageSize="5" >

in code Behind have this :
  public void getViewProfit()
        {
            string connectionString = cs.getConnection();
            string query = "select Id ,name,value,Description,DateCreate from AllCostView where IdUser = '" + cui.getCurrentId() + "'";
            using (SqlConnection myConnection = new SqlConnection(connectionString))
            {
                myConnection.Open();
                SqlCommand command = new SqlCommand(query, myConnection);
                using (SqlDataReader rdr = command.ExecuteReader())
                {
                   GridViewCosts.DataSource = rdr;
                   GridViewCosts.DataBind();
                }

            }
        }

  protected void GridViewCosts_PageIndexChanging(object sender, GridViewPageEventArgs e)
        {
            GridViewCosts.PageIndex = e.NewPageIndex;
            getViewProfit();
        }

there no error any more , but  still not show paging

A: If you used datareader?yes,Please use DataSet/DataTable instead since a Datareader. Because  Datareader doesn't support paging and sorting capability, the DataReader retrieves a ReadOnly , ForwardOnly stream of data from database..
And you missed the gridview's pageindexChanging property,
for see below
<asp:GridView ID="GridViewCosts" runat="server"   CellPadding="4" ForeColor="#333333" GridLines="None" ShowFooter="True" ShowHeaderWhenEmpty="True" AutoGenerateColumns="False" OnRowDeleting="GridViewCosts_RowDeleting" Width="387px" OnSelectedIndexChanged="GridViewCosts_SelectedIndexChanged" AllowPaging="true" AllowSorting="true"
PageSize="5" **OnPageIndexChanging="GridViewCosts_PageIndexChanging"**>

Code behind:
protected void GridViewCosts1_PageIndexChanging(object sender, GridViewPageEventArgs e)
{
    GridViewCosts.PageIndex = e.NewPageIndex;

    //rebind your gridview .

}


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Quiet or Silent Professional? A Ranger's Opinion
by Marty Feb 8, 2015
So, former 3/75 Ranger and author Nick Irving just nailed a major television deal. Release the OPSEC hounds! Surely there is tomfoolery afoot! Any veteran of a special operations unit that has done work in the limelight can verify that "stepping out of the shadows" is one of the hardest things you will do. Whether it is writing a book or becoming involved in the entertainment industry, you not only open yourself up to the public at large to rip you apart, but also your fellow brothers and sisters in arms.
How much heat you take largely depends on how you go about your business. For example, we have all seen what happens when you blatantly disregard non-disclosure agreements. But even if you do everything "right," you will still catch a little shrapnel. You will be asked, "Whatever happened to the silent professional?" or, "Since when do (insert any SOF unit but NSW) write books/make movies?" You will, at times, seriously contemplate whether what you are doing is worth it all. As someone who has written two books, have a third nearly done, and writes for four different online publications regularly, I can say I have felt that heat and sympathize with guys like Nick Irving, Leo Jenkins, Jack Murphy, and a host of others who have had it much worse than me.
But the question begs to be asked: Are we supposed to be "quiet" professionals, or "silent" professionals?
First, let's lay down some context. Writing books or making movies is not a post 9/11-generation issue. Earnest Hemingway, a World War One veteran, became world renowned as a journalist and author. A plethora of World War Two veterans wrote books and made movies (Audie Murphy anyone?), and it continued from there. If you served in the past two decades, chances are you probably have read one of the many Vietnam memoirs that have been published, and one of those books may have even influenced you to join in the first place. With that being said, just because it's been done before doesn't mean its right. Right?
While I was serving in 1st Ranger Battalion, I was very much against anything that put us in the limelight. We were told not to tell people we were Rangers, not to talk about work, and to generally keep our mouths shut. The 75th Ranger Regiment very appropriately has the reputation as the most OPSEC-aware unit in the Special Operations Command. I thought it was stupid that 1/75 marched in a parade on St. Patrick's Day, that we held our change-of-command ceremonies in a public park, and that we invited local news to our awards ceremonies.
I thought it was completely against everything we had been taught as young Rangers. I mean, I was once smoked for over three hours and had my phone/computer privileges taken away on my first deployment (Iraq) for two weeks because, get this, I told my dad we used Remington 870s over the phone. Gasp! And I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw that Regiment had it's own Facebook page, especially after seeing Rangers RFS'd (Released For Standards) over accessing that website overseas. So, to say that I had OPSEC pummeled into me is an understatement.
I first started to consider different opinions when then Regimental Sergeant Major Rick Merritt visited us in Salerno on my fifth deployment. As is the routine with any visiting VIP, we gathered both strike forces into the JOC for him to talk to us. In the course of his speech, he talked about how Regiment had a PR problem, and we needed to fix it. He talked about the need, not the want, but the need for Regiment to appropriately balance PR and OPSEC. It directly affects everything from recruitment to funding, and everything in between.
Read Next: The Best of SOFREP: OPSEC The SOFREP Way
That was the first chip in my "don't-talk" ethos. Shortly after that deployment, I left 1/75 to be a detailed recruiter up in Syracuse, NY. I saw firsthand the massive disconnect between the military and the rest of America. I saw how parents viewed our service and us. I saw how prospective recruits viewed the Army, and more specifically, Army SOF units. To say that it was disheartening would be a severe understatement.
As someone who owes everything to Regiment in particular, and the Army in general for making me who I am today, I felt a need to contribute in some way. I had now performed a 180°, and saw how damaging complete silence can be. It's "quiet" professional, not "silent" professional, and I began to make that distinction. Leave your ego at home, and bring credit to the unit and not yourself. That's a quiet professional.
At the time, the Army was literally paying me to "tell my Army story," and doing so accurately and without hubris works on many different levels. In a nation scarred by Abu Ghraib and overburdened with the uglier side of war on the 24-hour news cycle, it is on us, and only us, to set the record straight.
What was my path into the publishing world? Well, I started writing by accident. I never knew I could write until I was half drunk one night and banged out what I would later title 'The Ranger' in a fit of nostalgia. I initially didn't want any credit for it, and shared the short piece on Facebook as if someone else wrote it. It wasn't until months later that I started to claim it as my own when I saw others plagiarizing it and changing the original words.
My first book was published by St. Martin's Press, and it was basically the most accurate version of a Ranger knowledge book (not to be confused with the Ranger handbook) that I could make. It included only open-source material, and was meant to help the prospective Ranger or the Ranger who was getting ready for a promotion board. The idea for this book came from my experience as a recruiter, running a side program specifically to help kids get into Regiment or SF.
I successfully put 16 guys into the Ranger Regiment, with only two (that I know of) being RFS'd to date. I saw firsthand from talking to some of their team leaders and squad leaders how much their leadership appreciated having a new guy who knew his shit already so that they could focus on the stuff that really mattered right off the bat.
After that, I started Hit the Woodline and later, The Havok Journal, which were not meant to be Ranger-specific or even veteran-specific publications, but that is the majority of our readership as it stands today. Thanks to guys writing about their experiences with brutal honesty, lives have literally been saved. I don't say this to brag, but rather to show how important the writing of one's story is; there are second- and third-order effects that must be considered. Continuing down the publishing path, I helped with content edits on Leo Jenkins' book "Lest We Forget" and started working on "Violence of Action" in early 2013.
"Violence of Action" would be the first book with my real name on it, which was terrifying. But I saw it as an opportunity to tell our story, ourselves, without a historian or outsider fucking it up. Of course, we cleared it with the 75th Ranger Regiment and went to extreme lengths to ensure OPSEC and PERSEC were not even close to being violated. I believe we were successful in that.
Read Next: The Ranger Standard
Like many books written by SOF veterans, it was not a boastful book, it was not meant to make us look like bad asses; it was just meant to tell our story. To tell it as accurately as the fog of war permits. To reflect positively on Regiment and the men who have served with a scroll on their shoulder. In a time of shrinking budgets, struggling to meet recruiting goals in an improving economy, former Rangers who think they are alone in their experiences and emotions, and up-and-coming Rangers and Army leaders who struggle to learn and implement lessons learned over a decade of war, I think VoA was incredibly appropriate (but I am a bit biased).
Thus, I arrive at my thesis: Veterans in general, and Rangers/SOF in particular, need to share our stories tastefully, without violating OPSEC and PERSEC, in an effort to ensure we are understood at even a basic level by the nation we serve or have served. The military-civilian gap is ever widening, and by staying silent we contribute to the problem. The worse this problem becomes, the more disconnected our nation becomes from her armed forces, and the easier it will become for our nation to haphazardly send our sons and daughters into armed conflict, or to cut benefits and training dollars.
All of this comes with a caveat, though. I still completely understand if you can't/won't get on board with this premise I have presented. I recently had a fellow Ranger that I was very close with explain why he would no longer be associated with me. It was like having the air knocked out of my lungs, and for a few days, it honestly made me contemplate everything that I had done. I don't blame him; I was there, in that frame of mind once. I get it.
We all have experiences that shape who we are, and my path has led me to where I am at right now. I can't blame someone for being who they are and thinking the way they do based on the path they traveled. But, after doing a mental layout of what I have done in the past few years and the positive things I have been able to accomplish, I am at peace with the fact that I may not be able to please everyone. But, whether you like it or not, Rangers and our other SOF brethren are going to continue coming out to tell our story.
Personally, I hope that I will continue to improve as an author. I hope that in 20 or 30 years I will have many books with my name on the cover (but not all about the military—there is more to me than just that!), and that I will be seen as a successful business owner. We'll see what happens. I could just as easily be making your burrito at Chipotle by that time. If you are reading this, I challenge you to make your decision on what is appropriate of service members. I challenge you to distinguish between a "silent" professional and a quiet one.
Even if you don't agree with someone writing about their experiences, at least give them credit for having the courage to put themselves out there, and for the hard work it takes to make a product that can hold up to public scrutiny. It's not easy, trust me. But then again, anyone who has served doesn't expect, nor want "easy." Oh, and before you throw the OPSEC flag, look up the doctrinal definition of what OPSEC really is. You may find it's not the same thing you were taught as a private.
The Best of SOFREP: OPSEC The SOFREP Way
The Ranger Standard
Intelligence Support Activity, JSOC's Most Secretive Unit
(Chapter 1) No Easy Day: The Book
Kenn Miller: 1/101 LRRP, F/58 LRP, and L/75 Ranger, Talks Recon
SOFREP Exclusive: Interview With Medal of Honor Recipient Leroy Petry


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PREMIERE: Alt-folk outfit Moxie unveil vibrant DIY video for 'The Place Above'
Kate Brayden
'The Place Above' marks the second single to be taken from Moxie's upcoming album, 'The Dawn of Motion'.
Energetic Irish alt-folk group Moxie have shared the brand new video for new single 'The Place Above', premiered below by Hot Press.
In the second track taken from forthcoming album The Dawn of Motion, the band's Tunisian-raised French singer Julia Spanu explores her relationship with her adoptive country, Ireland. The talented singer is currently completing her Masters degree in Performance & Popular Music at Cork School of Music.
Fused with Moxie's traditional signature sound, the song is a celebration of contemporary songwriting and past heritage. Funky electric guitars and clever instrumentation allows the sound of accordions to soar above colourful electronic modulations, paired with Spanu's spirited vocals and intrepid lyrics.
Their self-directed new music video takes the predominantly Sligo-based band to their local hangout spots, also heading down to a mobile home to film a few karaoke-inspired scenes. The clip shows Moxie belting out the fun tune from a car on a night drive, with Spanu's charisma drawing the viewer in.
"It's a lot of fun," Moxie member Ted Kelly tells Hot Press. Julia took on the role of art director for the shoot, while Ted filmed and edited the clip.
"We shot is around Sligo - myself and Julia shot it around town ourselves to give it more of an urban look compared to the last video. Then we went down to Mullaghmore. The parents of myself and Jos have a mobile home down there and we shot inside to give it that kind of '70s TV show look."
'The Place Above' creatively embodies the fundamentals of pop music, conveying the thrill of going on an adventure without knowing the final destination.
Moxie began its journey in 2011, when founding members Darren Roche (accordion), Jos Kelly (accordion, keyboards), Cillian Doheny (banjo, guitar) and Ted Kelly (banjo, tenor guitars) met in Miltown Malbay at popular traditional festival, The Willie Clancy Summer School.
The band released their debut album Planted in 2014 before Josh Sampson joined the band as a drummer in 2017. The sixth and most recent member became Julia Spanu, a French vocalist/songwriter with Vietnamese and Italian roots.
Over the past decade, Moxie has travelled the world - including a state visit to Vietnam, folk festivals in Scotland, the US, and Australia, and tours in Europe and Canada. At home, they have played the likes of Body & Soul and Electric Picnic, and were invited by President Michael D. Higgins's to entertain German president Joachim Gauck in Áras an Uachtaráin in 2015.
In 2019, Moxie spent the latter months holed up in the wilds of Tipperary writing their new album. In January of last year, the six-member group began recording The Dawn Of Motion at Camden Studios in Dublin. The band chose Alex Borwick (Ellie Goulding, George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic, Jack L) as the chief engineer on the project, it was produced by Jake Birch (Carly Rae Jepsen, Theo Katzman), and Jean Christophe Morel wrote and performed strings.
With roots in traditional Irish music, Moxie are reimagining the genre for a new era by working with modern music production tools and technology to explore how far the boundaries can be pushed. Julia's pop oriented writing style gave the band a chance to expand their musical horizon and craft a unique new sound.
The Dawn of Motion is slated to arrive on September 3rd.
Check out the video for 'The Place Above' below:
Moxie tour dates:
Friday 3 Sept - Doolin Hotel, Clare
Saturday 4 Sept - Claremorris Folk Festival, Mayo
Friday 17 Sept - Meet Me In The Garden, Birr
Tuesday 21 Sept - Monroes, Galway
Sunday 26 Sept - Andersons Live, Sligo
WATCH: Molly O'Mahony releases video for new single 'Brother Blue'
MARCUS (aka YourCuzMarcus) announces Whelan's headline show
Track Of The Day: Pine The Pilcrow – 'Black Hills'
PREMIERE: Monaghan musician Jim McHugh shares folk-rock anthem 'Hey Jimbo'
PREMIERE: Midnight Wayne - 'It's Alright Hold On Tight'
Live Report: Mongoose Album Launch at Whelan's
'Bat Out of Hell' singer Meat Loaf has died aged 74
NPHET recommends ending most restrictions, paving the way for nightlife and live music
Denise Chaila wins Music Moves Europe Award at tonight's ceremony


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Smolarek łuskowany (Myrmecocichla formicivora) – gatunek małego ptaka z rodziny muchołówkowatych (Muscicapidae), podrodziny kląskawek (Saxicolinae). Występuje w Afryce Południowej. Nie jest zagrożony wyginięciem.

Taksonomia
Po raz pierwszy gatunek opisał John Wilkes, autor Encyclopaedia Londinensis. Opis ukazał się w tomie 16 wspomnianego dzieła. Wilkes nadał nowemu gatunkowi nazwę Motacilla formicivora; stosowany zapis to (Wilkes, 1817), jednak niektóre źródła, np. obszerne Die Vögel Afrikas Antona Reichenowa, niesłusznie przyznają pierwszeństwo Vieillotowi. Holotyp pochodził z okolic rzek Sundays i Swartkops. Niektórzy autorzy sugerują, że smolarek łuskowany i brunatny (Myrmecocichla aethiops) są konspecyficzne. M. formicivora jest gatunkiem monotypowym.

Morfologia
Długość ciała wynosi 17–18 cm, masa ciała – 35–51 g. Wymiary szczegółowe według Antona Reichenowa: długość skrzydła 95–103 mm, ogona – 65–70 mm, dzioba – 19–20 mm, skoku – 33–36 mm. Ogółem upierzenie smolarka łuskowanego ma kolor jednolicie ciemnobrązowy. W locie widać biały pas utworzony na skrzydle przez białe nasady lotek I rzędu. Samiec jest ciemnobrązowy, na barkówkach ma białą plamkę. Samice i młode są jaśniejsze, nie mają białej plamki. Smolarki łuskowane są bardzo podobne do smolarków brunatnych.

Zasięg występowania
Smolarek łuskowany występuje we wschodniej Namibii, południowo-zachodnim Zimbabwe na południe po Republikę Południowej Afryki, Suazi i Lesotho. BirdLife International szacuje zasięg na 2,09 mln km².

Ekologia
Środowiskiem życia smolarka łuskowanego są otwarte tereny trawiaste, półpustynne zakrzewienia, trawiaste wzgórza i otwarta, spustynniała sawanna. Pożywienie M. formicivora stanowią głównie mrówki i termity. Zimą żerują głównie na ziemi, latem wolą polować z gałęzi. Prócz mrówek i termitów jedzą również chrząszcze, prostoskrzydłe, pluskwiaki i gąsienice, dwuparce i solfugi; również owoce.

Lęgi
Okazjonalnie gniazduje kooperatywnie; parze pomagają wtedy ich młode z poprzedniego lęgu. Sezon lęgowy trwa od września do grudnia w Botswanie, od sierpnia do kwietnia w RPA. Smolarek łuskowany gniazduje w norach długich na 30–150 cm. Wydrąża je samemu w piaszczystych skarpach lub nad norą mrównika afrykańskiego (Orycteropus afer). Kopią oba ptaki z pary, zajmuje im to 8 do 10 dni. Gniazdo to miseczka z suchych traw i korzeni. W zniesieniu znajduje się 2–7 jaj (zwykle 3) o wymiarach 25–26 na 19 mm. Samica wysiaduje przez 14–15 dni. Młode są karmione przez oba ptaki z pary, czasem także pomocników. Opuszczają gniazdo po 15–18 dniach, a przez kolejne 7–10 nadal wymagają karmienia przez rodziców. Później nadal jednak używają nor jako schronienia i miejsca odpoczynku.

Niekiedy pasożytami lęgowymi smolarków łuskowanych stają się miodowody duże (Indicator indicator). Jaja bywają zjadane przez Rhabdomys pumilio.

Status
IUCN uznaje smolarka łuskowanego za gatunek najmniejszej troski (LC, Least Concern) nieprzerwanie od 1998 (stan w 2020). BirdLife International ocenia trend populacji na stabilny. Ptak pospolity w całym swoim zasięgu, rzadszy jedynie we wschodniej części zasięgu; w Zimbabwe stwierdzony zaledwie dwukrotnie.

Przypisy

Linki zewnętrzne

Muchołówkowate
Ptaki Afryki
Gatunki i podgatunki zwierząt nazwane w 1817 roku

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La Copa Italia 1994-95 fue la edición número 47 del torneo. Juventus salió campeón tras ganarle al Parma 3 a 0 en el marcador global de la final.

Final (Ida y Vuelta)

Véase también
Serie A (Italia) 1993-94

Referencias
http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/italcuphistfull.html

Copa Italia
Fútbol en Italia en 1994
Fútbol en Italia en 1995


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Home 'Seven' Recounts Women's Stories of Horror and Heroism
'Seven' Recounts Women's Stories of Horror and Heroism
D.C. personalities perform the internationally acclaimed play at GW.
(From left) Yvonne Akoth, Susan Stamberg, Christina Cerna, Tom Wheeler, Hedda Krausz Sjögren, John Podesta, Björn Lyrval and Col. Litonya Wilson perform "Seven" in Betts Theatre on Monday. (William Atkins/GW Today)
By Lauren Ingeno
A decade before Malala Yousafzai crusaded for girls' right to education, Mukhtar Mai walked into a police station in Pakistan and said four men had gang raped her on the orders of a tribal assembly. The attackers targeted her as retribution for a crime she said her brother was wrongly accused of committing.
Ms. Mai contemplated suicide, the traditional route in her culture for someone who had been "dishonored." Instead, she decided to bring her rapists to justice. After traveling miles to tell her story, the police officer scoffed at the young Pakistani woman and told her to sign a pre-written statement. When Ms. Mai admitted that she did not know how to read nor write, he told her, "Use your thumbprint, like the other women."
Her story is one of seven harrowing narratives told in the play "Seven," the internationally acclaimed production performed at the George Washington University Monday night. The documentary play honors a diverse group of women who have fought for social change in their home countries.
Monday's performance—sponsored by the Global Women's Institute and directed by Theatre Professor Leslie Jacobson—featured an impressive cast of prominent Washington, D.C., personalities including NPR's Susan Stamberg, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler and Björn Lyrvall, Sweden's ambassador to the United States. U.S. Army Col. Litonya Wilson, the deputy director for the Department of Defense Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office, read the part of Ms. Mai.
"This is when I understand why we must have knowledge," Col. Wilson said on stage, embodying the social activist. "If you're educated, you can fight for your rights. But if you're illiterate, how can you stop the injustice that falls down on you?"
Ms. Mai went on to build several schools for girls in Pakistan and now heads her own organization, which advocates for free and equal education for all in her country.
"Seven" is based on interviews with seven women in the Vital Voices Global Partnership, a D.C.-based nonprofit that trains and empowers emerging international women leaders. Written by a group of seven playwrights, the play premiered in 2008 but has since been performed in cities around the world.
"Tonight is extremely special, because, yes, we have been to Bollywood, and we have been to Hollywood, but to be back in Washington, D.C., is really powerful," said Vital Voices President Alyse Nelson before the start of the show.
Vital Voices President Alyse Nelson introduces "Seven" to a sold-out audience in Betts Theatre Monday night. (William Atkins/GW Today)
On a bare stage in front of a sold-out Betts Theatre audience, cast members rose in front of their black music stands to give first-person accounts of their characters' path to social justice. Rather than told in a linear pattern, the seven stories started, stopped and picked up again throughout the play, weaving in and out of one another.
Though connected by the central theme of human rights activism, each woman's tale of courage and strength differs dramatically from the next. Mr. Wheeler played the role of Inez McCormack, a Protestant woman from Belfast who married a Catholic and began her campaign for social justice. John Podesta, chairman of the Hillary for America Campaign Committee, read the role of Farida Azizi, an Afghanistan refugee worker who promotes peace building in her home country.
While working as a researcher for the Russian Academy of Sciences in the early '90s, Marina Pisklakova-Parker received a survey response that would change the course of her career. It described a woman whose husband had beaten her. When she told two other mothers at her son's school about the domestic violence, they shrugged their shoulders at the foreign phrase.
"When I was growing up in the Soviet Union, we never talked about such things. We did not even have words for it," said Amb. Lyrval, playing the role of Ms. Pisklakova-Parker. "After I explained to them, both of them say their husbands are abusing them; one for six years, one for 10. I feel something sinking inside me."
When one of the women called her later that night, Ms. Pisklakova-Parker asked, "Why don't you just leave him?" The mother answered, "Do you know where I would go?"
Realizing that these women had no one to turn to, Ms. Pisklakova-Parker founded the country's first domestic violence hotline. "I call it a trust line because all the women can do is trust," Amb. Lyrval said.
The readings were sometimes heartbreaking, but the play ended with a standing ovation from the audience and an inspiring message of hope: One person can make a difference in the lives of thousands, no matter the odds.
"Just take one small step forward," Mr. Wheeler said. "That first step is always the massive one."
The two days of human rights events continued Tuesday with the 2015 Open Square Summit, an event hosted by GWI and Futures Without Violence. The conference, held at Carnegie Library, guided attendees through the challenges girls and women face throughout their life related to preventing violence and accessing quality education.
Tuesday also marked the premiere of "D.C. Seven," a spinoff of "Seven" created by Dr. Jacobson. The play—which focused on how women become change agents—featured performers from university and local organizations, including Identity, the Jewish Coalition Against Domestic Abuse, Sasha Bruce Youthwork, Street Sense, Tahirih, FAIR Girls and GW's Students Against Sexual Assault (SASA).
The Global Women's Institute


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using System.Diagnostics;
using Bytescout.PDFRenderer;

namespace PDF2TIFF
{
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Columbia Road flower market and shops are open on Sundays from 8am 'til 3'ish come rain, wind or shine and even on Easter Sunday. Columbia Road is in the East End sitting on the edge of the city with Shoreditch to the west and Brick Lane and Spitalfields nearby. Columbia Road shops and restaurants will be open for Christmas Wednesdays on the following evening from 5pm to 9pm on 28th November, 5th, 12th, 19th December 2018 - Christmas trees, carols and mulled wine.
On Sunday the street is transformed into oasis of foliage and flowers. Everything from bedding plants to 10 foot banana trees are up for grabs. The air is intense with the scent of flowers and the chant of the barrow boys "Everthin' a fiver"?
A lot of the flower sellers grow their own plants or import flowers from around the world.
We are one of the few streets in the country composed of sixty independent shops. Small art galleries sit next to cup cake shops, vintage clothes stores, English and Italian delis, garden and antique shops. There is also a wealth of great pubs, cafes and restaurants. The shops have a common thread, a love of the flower market and its history, and a refusal to be dictated to by a retail world where the sense of fun has all but gone.
Is open on Easter Sunday as usually from 8am to 3ish.
The Flower market will be open on Sunday 30th December 2018.
Open on Sunday 23rd & 30th December 2018.


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Popular Pensacola bakery pivots, re-opens as In & Out Kitchen and Mediterranean
Jake Newby
Pensacola News Journal
One Pensacola business owner is pivoting his business from serving sweet baked good to authentic, homemade Middle Eastern and Mediterranean food.
What was once In & Out Bakery on North Davis Highway is now In & Out Kitchen, a necessary switch made by Pensacola business owner AJ Dali during the coronavirus pandemic.
Dali, a native of the Arab country of Jordan, always dreamed of opening a Mediterranean restaurant, but said he feels a little bittersweet that he didn't get to do it on his own terms.
"I think the doughnuts were not a necessary food," Dali said Friday, from the dining room of the bakery-turned-restaurant. "And I think we had the best doughnuts in town. But people can live without them. Food, meals like we have now, are probably on the more important side."
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Dali bought the bakery, the name and the recipes from the doughnut shop's previous owner in 2016.
Like many local businesses, Dali's bakery really started to suffer in April and May after it was relegated to pick-up status only. The shop stopped operating altogether around Mother's Day.
During that down time, Dali decided to fast track his long-term goal of opening a Mediterranean restaurant, believing it could be a more sustainable business. He re-opened with the old brand but a new concept Friday, with an eye on an early August official grand opening.
"This was my dad's passion, he wanted to open a Middle Eastern restaurant when he first came to the states," said Dali, who himself moved to Pensacola in 2010. "Unfortunately, it never quite happened. I want to do what he dreamed about."
As the business transitions, the menu at In & Out Kitchen will be abbreviated initially, and it will only operate as a lunch restaurant.
Steak kabob, kofta kabob, chicken kabob and falafel meals are currently on the menu and are priced between $6.99 and $10.99.
"With the meals you get rice pilaf, you get the kabob, obviously, it comes with two sides, you get tabouli salad, hummus and a couple of different dips," Dali said. "A garlic dip, a roasted salsa and a drink."
Sandwiches available now include the kofta, chicken and falafel sandwich, and there is also a 10-piece falafel side option, as well as hummus and tabouli plates.
The menu will grow in the coming weeks to include more platters and even vegan options, the owner said.
In & Out Kitchen is open for lunch right now from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. After the grand opening in early August, it will be open from 10 a.m. until either 8 or 9 p.m.
The restaurant is aided by a drive-thru window for quick and easy pick-up. Currently, In & Out seats between 15 and 20 people inside and out. Whenever maximum capacity is allowed again in Florida, it could seat up to 49.
Visit the new restaurant's Facebook page for more information and grand opening updates.
Jake Newby can be reached at jnewby@pnj.com or 850-435-8538.


Organic Tencha is the highest quality shade grown organic tea of Japan. It of course is the raw material which is ground into organic matcha, but it also makes a wonderful cup of tea, so we will present the limited supplies here.
A limited batch of handpicked organic tencha from an authentic tana covered tea garden in Kyoto.This..


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HomeI-LeagueEAST BENGAL LOOK TO COMPLETE DOUBLE OVER CHURCHILL BROTHERS
EAST BENGAL LOOK TO COMPLETE DOUBLE OVER CHURCHILL BROTHERS
Picture: I-League Media
East Bengal's Last 5 Results: WWLDD
Churchill Brothers Last 5 Results: WWLDL
Kingfisher East Bengal will need to pull all their resources together as they bid to continue their winning run against Churchill Brothers FC Goa in the round-thirteen Hero I-League game at the Barasat Stadium on Tuesday (March 7, 2017).
Since Derrick Pereira's appointment as Churchill coach, the former champions have picked their game up winning against mighty Mohun Bagan at home, that too rallying from a goal down.
The Red and Golds are also buoyed after their away win against Shillong Lajong FC. Australian forward Chris Payne struck a first-half double to seal a 2-1 win in Shillong and it took the Trevor Morgan-coached side to 27 points from 12 outings, one point clear of Aizawl FC.
Willis Plaza, who has netted six times so far, also returns from injury for the home side and they know all too well Churchill are a different side and will come hard at them. Wedson Anselme is yet to regain full fitness and is likely to sit out.
"Churchill will be a tough fixture and we have to be at our best to win the tie," Morgan said after reaching Kolkata from Shillong.
The Red & Golds had blanked the Red Machines 2-0 in their away fixture in Goa on January 18 and they will be aiming for a double for the first time since 2004-05.
"We've managed to get two wins from two away games, we've got a home game coming up now which we need to win. We have one more game then we have the break. The break will give everybody the chance to give the players some time off. Everyone gets the chance to recharge their batteries but we have to keep ourselves in the mix so when we come back with a few games to go, we're ready," Morgan added.
"It's a very good win for us. The players worked very hard to get these three points. There were a few moments where we lost focus in defense when we conceded the goal. Sony Norde was left free and we conceded from that," Pereira, former Salgaocar and Pune FC coach had said after their last game.
"We'll play to win each and every match. We have to go with that positive attitude and this result will definitely help us in the future matches."
The match is slated to kick-off at 04:30 PM and it'll be telecast live on Ten 2.
#KEBvCB Churchill Brothers SC East Bengal FC I-League


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North Carolina Declares Emergency Before Michael
Filed Under:Hurricane Michael
PANAMA CITY, Florida (AP) — North Carolina's governor has declared a state of emergency ahead of Hurricane Michael.
The storm's path is forecast to run through the state where many are still reeling after last month's Hurricane Florence.
Gov. Roy Cooper says he's called up 150 National Guard troops and lifted restrictions on trucks that could deliver supplies to the state.
Officials have said that Michael isn't expected to cause the same kind of river flooding as Florence. But Cooper said that Michael could bring up to 7 inches of rain to parts of the state, which could cause flash-flooding. He urged people in flood-prone areas to watch forecasts and heed any evacuation orders.
A car is seen in a parking lot while flooding begins as Hurricane Michael approaches on October 10, 2018 in Panama City, Florida. – Hurricane Michael closed in on Florida's Gulf Coast on Wednesday as an "extremely dangerous" category four storm packing powerful winds and a huge sea surge, US forecasters said. The Miami-based National Hurricane Center said the storm, which local forecasters are calling an "unprecedented" weather event for the area, is expected to slam ashore later in the day with "life-threatening" storm surges. (credit: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)
Cooper said tropical storm-force winds will likely arrive overnight into Thursday, and that the wind and rain could further damage tarped houses where people are working to rebuild.
The storm surge from Hurricane Michael has come ashore and is growing deeper.
According to a National Hurricane Center update, a National Ocean Service water level station at Apalachicola reported over 4 feet (1 meter) of inundation above ground level by mid-morning Wednesday. Forecasters have said the hurricane could push up to 14 feet (4 meters) of ocean water ashore in Apalachicola, surging over normal tides.
Waves are already gnawing away at the base of sand dunes at Panama City Beach.
Officials are upset that holdouts will soon be surrounded by water. About 50 people resisted evacuating from St. George Island, and two people on Dog Island, which is only accessible by boat, also ignored evacuation orders. Franklin County emergency management coordinator Tress Dameron told The News Herald in Panama City that people who stayed better be wearing their life jackets.
Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal has ordered 1,500 National Guard troops on standby, ready for deployment as needed as Hurricane Michael blows in. Hurricanes weaken after landfall, but Michael is a catastrophic Category 4 storm and is expected to remain a hurricane as it ploughs over Georgia.
Transportation officials are already anticipating gale-force winds by closing the main bridge over the Savannah River between Savannah and South Carolina. The Georgia Department of Transportation said the Talmadge Memorial Bridge on U.S. 17 will close at 9 p.m. Wednesday, because it will be too difficult for motorists to control their vehicles in such conditions.
South Alabama is another inland area that won't be spared. Alabama's Geneva County has announced a curfew beginning at 8 p.m. Wednesday, and the local emergency management agency has urged people to voluntarily evacuate from mobile homes and other places that could be unstable in the storm's high winds.
FEMA Director Brock Long says his agency has nearly 3,000 people in the field ready to assist with Hurricane Michael.
He says teams and aircraft are ready to support any search and rescue missions in Florida or elsewhere, and that staging areas with commodities needed after storms have been set up in Atlanta and at Maxwell Air Force Base in Alabama.
He also says the Federal Emergency Management Agency is working "hand-in-hand" with Florida Gov. Rick Scott. He praised Florida's use on Tuesday evening of the wireless emergency alert system to let residents know that the storm was getting stronger.
As for the many people who ignored orders to evacuate, Long said Wednesday that people "who stick around and experience storm surge unfortunately don't usually live to tell about it."
National Hurricane Center Director Ken Graham is warning that a Category 4 hurricane will bring catastrophic damage to Florida's Panhandle.
Graham says Michael's top winds of 145 mph (230 kph) are powerful enough to peel off roofs and cause the "complete destruction of houses."
Stretches of the coast could see storm surge of at least 6 feet (2 meters), with waters rising in some places up to 14 feet (4 meters) above the ground. Graham wants people to think about how tall they are, and just how high that water can be.
Michael is powerful enough to remain a hurricane well inland as it travels over Georgia on Thursday. Graham says falling trees will pull down utility lines, leaving some areas without power for weeks, and hazardous conditions will persist long after the storm blows through.
He says the aftermath of a hurricane is "not the time to start learning to use that chain saw."
Florida Gov. Rick Scott says the impact of Hurricane Michael will be "horrible," the worst storm to hit the Panhandle in a century.
Scott said Wednesday he's "scared to death" that people in places such as St. George Island along the state's coast had ignored evacuation orders.
He said he hopes that no one kept children with them as they chose to ride it out, but the time to evacuate from coastal areas has "come and gone."
The governor said state authorities are now focusing on the recovery effort once the fast-moving storm blows through. He has activated up 3,500 members of the Florida National Guard and says thousands of utility workers are on stand-by.
Huge waves are pounding the shore at Panama City Beach, where officials have announced they are now unable to respond to any calls for service. Just inland in Panama City, the fire department says it will respond to only life-threatening emergencies and only within the city limits.
The biggest waves are shooting frothy green water between homes and up to the base of wooden stairs over the dunes and the skies appear menacing as tropical-storm-force winds lash the coast. Landfall is expected about midday Wednesday.
Michael is now a Category 4 hurricane and so powerful that it is expected to remain a hurricane as it moves over central Georgia early Thursday. Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal has issued a state of emergency for 92 of the state's 159 counties.
A hurricane warning is effect in southwestern Georgia. A tropical storm warning is in effect for the entire Georgia coast, as well as much of the inland areas.
Between 4 inches (10 centimeters) and 8 inches (20 centimeters) of rain are expected in southwest and central Georgia. From 3 inches (8 centimeters) to 6 inches (15 centimeters) of rain is expected in other parts of the state.
The National Weather Service said winds are expected to range from 25 mph (40 kph) to 45 mph (72 kph) in central Georgia, with gusts as high as 70 mph (112 kph).
Hurricane Michael is strengthening as it races over the Gulf of Mexico approaching a landfall along Florida's Panhandle.
Forecasters say deadly storm surge, catastrophic wind damage and heavy rainfall are imminent.
The National Hurricane Center in Miami says the Category 4 storm has maximum sustained winds of 145 mph (230 kph) and is moving at 13 mph (20 kph).
At 8 a.m., Michael was centered about 90 miles (145 kilometers) southwest of Panama City, with tropical storm force winds already lashing the coast.
The hurricane center says Michael will be the first Category 4 hurricane to make landfall on the Florida Panhandle.
Florida Gov. Rick Scott is warning people in the path of massive Hurricane Michael that it's too late to evacuate.
In a tweet on Wednesday morning, Scott said "If you chose to state in an evacuation zone, you must SEEK REFUGE IMMEDIATELY."
Hurricane Michael grew into a Category 4 storm overnight and officials at the National Hurricane Center in Miami say a storm that strong has never hit the Florida Panhandle.
Meanwhile the Bay County Sheriff's Office warned residents that a "shelter-in-place" order has been issued, and urged everyone to stay off the roads. Sheriff's officials say deputies will continue to respond to calls for now, but that will change as the storm approaches the coastline.
The National Hurricane Center in Miami says Hurricane Michael would be the first Category 4 storm to hit Florida's Panhandle.
In a Facebook post, NHC spokesman Dennis Feltgen said "we are in new territory with now Hurricane Michael and its 130 mph sustained winds."
Feltgen says Bay County is the likely "ground zero" for Hurricane Michael on Wednesday afternoon.
The outer bands of the massive storm are beginning to reach the Gulf Coast. At 7 a.m. the center of the storm was about 105 miles (165 kilometers) south-southwest of Panama City.
A NOAA buoy located some 90 miles south-southwest of Panama City recorded sustained winds of 76 mph (122 kmh) early Wednesday. Forecasters also said a wind gust of 54 mph (87 kph) was reported at Apalachicola Regional Airport.
Some of the worst storm surge from Category 4 Hurricane Michael is expected to hit Florida's Tyndall Air Force Base, which has ordered all non-essential personnel to evacuate.
The National Hurricane Center's latest forecast shows as much as 13 feet of water on top of the usual waves and tides could inundate the base, which is home to more than 600 families and on an island about 12 miles east of Panama City.
All base residents were ordered to leave when Tyndall moved to "HURCON 1" status as the storm closes in.
The base provided transportation but limited families to one large piece of luggage per family and one carry-on piece per person.
Tyndall is home to the 325th Fighter Wing.
Hurricane Michael is an extremely dangerous Category 4 storm and still growing stronger as it closes in on the northwest Florida coast.
Reports from an Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft indicate that maximum sustained winds have increased to near 140 mph (220 kph) with higher gusts.
At 5 a.m., the center of the hurricane was bearing down on a stretch of the Florida Panhandle, still about 140 miles (225 kilometers) from Panama City and 130 miles (209 kilometers) from Apalachicola, but moving relatively fast at 13 mph (21 kph).
Tropical-storm force winds extending 185 miles (295 kilometers) from the center were already lashing the coast.
Forecasters are warning of life-threatening storm surge, catastrophic wind damage and heavy rainfall as the hurricane moves onshore.
The National Hurricane Center says Michael has become an extremely dangerous Category 4 storm.
At 2:00 a.m. Wednesday, the eye of Michael was about 180 miles (289 kilometers) south-southwest of Panama City, Florida. It also was about 170 miles (273 kilometers) southwest of Apalachicola, Florida. Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 45 miles (72 kilometers) from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 175 miles (281 kilometers).
Michael was expected to become one of the Panhandle's worst hurricanes in memory with a life-threatening storm surge of up to 13 feet (4 meters).
Florida officials said roughly 375,000 people up and down the Gulf Coast had been urged or ordered to evacuate. Evacuations spanned 22 counties from the Florida Panhandle into north central Florida.
Hurricane Michael is roaring down on the Florida Panhandle, gaining strength so quickly that forecasters expect it to become a Category 4 monster once it slams into the white-sand beaches, fishing villages and coastal communities.
The brute storm that sprang from a weekend tropical depression gained in fury and size just hours ahead of Wednesday's projected midday landfall, packed 125 mph (200 kph) winds as a dangerous Category 3 storm. Forecasters say it's expected to keep strengthening in the final hours before it crashes ashore as potentially one of the worst hurricanes in the region's history.
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Home > 英訳 > Concert Report "Gyze" June 8,2018 in Tokyo
Concert Report "Gyze" June 8,2018 in Tokyo
Her Name in Blood
Kingslave
Gyze
Pirates Of Upas
Mayoi
The Bloodthirsty Prince
Northern Hell Song
I went to the "Ryugin" release tour of "Gyze".
I had been interested in this band since their previous appearance at LOUDPARK, but unfortunately I had missed it at that time.
I was happy to see them again.
And their guest was "Her Name in Blood".
I couldn't pass up the chance to see them.
After filling my stomach with ramen as usual, I arrived at Clubasia in Shibuya.
I saw shirts of "Gyze", "Her Name in Blood", and "Arch Enemy".
For some reason, the number was strangely small, and I easily entered the venue.
First, there's the rummage sale.
I was attracted to the "Gyze" tank top, but didn't like the simple logo-only design.
I moved on to the other band's merchandising.
This shop has a wide variety of interesting items.
I had a hard time deciding, but I found a "Pantera" shirt that paid homage to "Vulgar Display of Power", so I decided to go with that one!
I left my luggage in a locker and waited with a beer until the show started.
Why is this venue so bright?
On a side note, it was funny to see a friend of mine who had gone to the restroom and came back with a second beer.
Metal always comes with alcohol.
Soon after the lights went out, it was the turn of "Her Name in Blood".
The crowd cheered.
I had never seen "Her Name in Blood" concert before, and I had only heard their latest album "POWER".
The order of the songs is also vague, so I'll write them down in no particular order.
Was this the first song?
My memory is already a little fuzzy, but this is the title track of the latest album.
It's a very high metalcore number, and very catchy.
But Ikepy's muscles are too much!
The band is interesting because this alone gives the stage an unparalleled character.
Ikepy's charming voice singing the melody is also attractive enough, and they plays very well.
This is a band that is going to be big.
This is a very fast song, and one of the songs on the new album that I was interested in.
Ikepy's vocals are almost the same quality as on the original recording.
I guess this is what I call a talented band.
The composition of the song is really complex and beautiful with a clear core.
It becomes addictive as I listen to it.
This is what I wanted to hear!
The killer of the latest album is definitely this song.
It has a tyrannical riff and a sense of speed.
And yet, it's not a simple song, but a well-crafted development.
In particular, the second part of the song, where the song runs through in a blink of an eye, gives me goosebumps.
The members of "Gyze" joined the session for this song.
The audience went wild with joy at this special stage performance.
I wanted to hear this one too!
The riff is somewhat like "Megadeth".
Ikepy's performance of the chorus was really excellent.
It was cool and funny how he did the front double-biceps every time.
Due to my lack of knowledge, these are the only songs I knew from the originals.
In the middle of the set, they played "Pirates Of Upas" by "Gyze" (only the intro, but they are usually good at these types of songs), and in the end, they played "Master Of Puppets" by "Metallica".
Ikepy's tank top has "My Protein" printed on it, and the drink during the show is an amino acid.
It seems that Ikepy's artistic style has been well established.
I am looking forward to seeing them perform with "Sex Machineguns" next time I am in town.
"Gyze" was up next.
How slim compared to the muscular Ikepy!
I was amazed that he could play so fast even though he was so thin.
I am not familiar with "Gyze", so here is my review in no particular order.
Yes, this is the original.
The sound is lighter because there is only one guitar.
Ryoji plays the guitar looking like Alexi, which is cool!
But this band seems to be playing solo all the time.
Why don't they have a support guitarist?
I'm glad to see this kind of song selection.
If you are Japanese, this kind of melody should bring tears to your eyes.
It's an instrumental song, but it's one of the songs I wanted to hear.
I wanted to hear this one!
And with Ikepy's vocals!
Once again, I thought this song had the best melody.
Of course, I applaud Ikepy for learning the song.
The part in the middle of the song where we shouts "Oi!" was too much fun.
Ikepy really kept the crowd going during the long guitar solo!
I knew they would do this one!
The tempo of the song was great until the first fast run.
But really, it's just like "Children of Bodom".
It was fun to hear everyone yell "Northern Hell Song!"
The last melody gives me goosebumps and shivers!
That's all from the albums I own.
I heard some songs I didn't know very well, like "Ryugin", "Ryujin", and "Japanese Elegy".
I really wanted to hear "Frozen Dictator" but unfortunately they didn't play it.
I really think it is a great song.
Well, I was more impressed with "Her Name in Blood".
Still, I could see that both bands were playing with their own beliefs, and they seemed to be smiling and nice.
After the show, a member of "Her Name in Blood" was in the merchandising area, and again, I was impressed that he talked to me in a friendly manner.
Anyway, both were great bands and a great show.
June 14,2018 Freakz
(Postscript)
I saw "Her Name in Blood" concert twice after this show.
Once was a two man show with "Sex Machinguns".
I have a good memory of passing Daiki by chance as I was walking into the live house and he called out to me.
The other time was at a metal event called Metal Blizzard on October 12, 2018 in Sapporo.
This time, after the concert, Ikepy was there in the merchandising area and I was able to buy goods directly from him.
He was very quiet, unlike on stage.
Unfortunately, the band disbanded in 2021.
"Gyze" also appeared at Metal Blizzard, which was the second time I saw them there.
At that time, they were still a three-piece band, but now they are a four-piece band, and their performance has become much more stable.
I saw Shuji's live performance on Youtube, where he was recovering, and it was very moving.
The current "Gyze" has continued to evolve since the time I saw them, incorporating a Japanese taste.
May 23,2022 Freakz
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At least five people have been killed and dozens more wounded during clashes between Muslims and Christians in Cairo.
The clashes started after a crowd of Muslims attacked a church, demanding it hand over a women they believe had converted to Islam.
It took police and soldiers some hours to bring it under control.
Clashes between Muslims and Christians have continued into the post-Mubarak era, after harmony in the revolution.
The recurrence of yet another serious outbreak of communal violence - as the military government leads a faltering transition to democracy - is a worrying development for Egypt, the BBC's Jonathan Head in Cairo says.
Eyewitnesses said several hundred conservative Muslims - belonging to the Salafist movement - gathered at the Coptic Saint Mena Church in the heavily-populated north-western Cairo district of Imbaba.
They were protesting over allegations that a Christian woman was being held there against her will because she had married a Muslim man and wanted to convert to Islam, Egypt's official Mena news agency reports.
Shouts were exchanged between church guards, people living near the church and the protesters, which developed into a fully-fledged confrontation involving gunfire, firebombs and stone-throwing.
The church and some nearby homes were set alight, and it took several hours for the emergency services and the military to bring the situation under control.
"I just left one young man dead inside the church," one man, a Christian, was quoted as telling Reuters journalists.
A parish priest, Father Hermina, told the AFP news agency that the group had attempted to storm the church earlier in the day.
But one Muslim protester told the news agency that they had first been fired upon by the Copts.
"We were peaceful," said the man, who gave his name as Mamduh. "We won't leave until they give up their weapons and the people who killed us are tried."
As well as five dead, at least 50 people were reported to have been wounded.
Nearby in the same district, Muslim protesters threw firebombs at another church, setting it on fire. There were no of reports of any casualties but the al-Azraa church was severely damaged in the blaze.
Similar claims about women being held against their will have been made before by Salafist groups, who have become more assertive in the post-Mubarak era, our correspondent says.
In March, 13 people died in similar clashes in another neighbourhood. Last month, demonstrators in the southern city of Qena cut all transport links with Cairo for a week in protest over the appointment of a Christian governor.
Coptic Christians account for about 10% of Egypt's population, and have long complained of state discrimination against them.
Now they are expressing fears for their safety if hardline Muslims do well in the election scheduled for September, our correspondent reports.


Rincon United Methodist Church will host the annual Rincon Community Holy Week Services, April 2-6. Services begin at 12:05 p.m. and conclude at 12:30 p.m. each day, followed by a light lunch in the church social hall.
The public is also invited to the Rincon Community Sunrise Service at 7a.m. on Easter Sunday, April 8 at Jerusalem Lutheran Church Outdoor amphitheater at the eastern end of Ebenezer Road near the Savannah River. Park at the church and follow the luminaries down the hill. The sermon will be by the Rev. Carol Morgan, pastor of Rincon United Methodist Church. Refreshments afterwards and the historic Jerusalem Lutheran Church will be open for visitors.