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Delayed, not saved: Foxconn's Wisconsin "factory" announcement is a bid to help Trump save face
Cory Doctorow 8:29 am Sat Feb 2, 2019
After announcing that, inevitably, it wasn't going to build an LCD factory in Wisconsin, and would instead use its $4.1 billion subsidy to build a modest R&D facility employing out-of-state skilled workers; Foxconn reversed itself and promised that the factory was back on.
The factory is not back on.
LCDs are pure commodities, among the lowest-margin components, and about to be made obsolete by OLEDs. There is zero business-case for building these outside of Asia-Pacific. It was a stunt, it was always a stunt, just like it was a stunt all the other times they did it.
The reason for the announcement is that Donald Trump called them up and asked them to announce that the factory would be built. Donald Trump will be president for two or fewer years, during which time Foxconn can dither and dick around and do very little, and then they can announce that the factory is off. This news will be welcomed by Trump's successor, from either party, as a way to further discredit him.
This is obvious to anyone except desperate cognitive-dissonance types wanting more than anything to believe that their white supremacist in the White House is an infallible god-king of negotiations.
I mean, obviously.
Wisconsin promised nearly $4 billion in state and local tax incentives to Foxconn if it invested $10 billion and created 13,000 jobs for the project, which Trump heralded last year as the "eighth wonder of the world."
But Foxconn's repeated changes to its plans led critics of the project this week to accuse Foxconn of a "bait and switch."
Foxconn says it will build Wisconsin factory after all, citing conversation with Trump [CBS]
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Q: $or inside $and in $filter condition not working I am using golang with mongodb,mgo collection
My mongodb collection is
 **department**
    {
     dept_id:1,
     dept_name:'CSE',
     dept_overview:'overview'
    }
   ................

**employee**
    {
    emp_id:1,
    emp_name:'abc',
    qualification:'PHD',
    emp_dept:'CSE',
    city:'xyz'
    }
    {
    emp_id:2,
    emp_name:'xyz',
    qualification:'PHD',
    emp_dept:'CSE',
    city:'xyz',
    status:1
    }
    ..........

Below is my Go code using pipeline
    var conditionParam []bson.M
    if(city!=""){
        conditionParam = []bson.M{
        bson.M{"$eq": []string{"$$element.qualification", "PHD"}},
            bson.M{"$eq": []string{"$$element.emp_dept", "CSE"}},
                bson.M{"$eq": []string{"$$element.city", "xyz"}},
                bson.M{"$or": []bson.M{
            bson.M{"$$element.status": bson.M{"$exists": false}},
            bson.M{"$$element.status": 1}},
                },
            }
    }else if(){
    --------------------
}

matchStage:=bson.M{"$match":bson.M{'dept_id':1}}
lookupStage:=bson.M{"$lookup": bson.M{
    "from":         "employee",
    "localField":   "dept_name",
    "foreignField": "emp_dept",
    "as":           "result_list",
}}
    pipeline := getCollection.Pipe([]bson.M{
            matchStage,
            lookupStage,
            {"$addFields": bson.M{
                "result_list": bson.M{
                    "$filter": bson.M{
                        "input": "$result_list",
                        "as":    "element",
                        "cond": bson.M{
                            "$and": conditionParam,
                        },
                    },
                },
            }},
        })

This code return error
Unrecognized expression '$$element.status'
How We can use $or inside $and in golang using mgo collection?
when I put comment on or statement it returns the result but when I used the or it gives error.Can anyone suggest me how to use $or inside $and in pipeline

A:  var conditionParam []bson.M
        if city == "" {
            conditionParam = []bson.M{
                bson.M{"$eq": []string{"$$element.qualification", "PHD"}},
                bson.M{"$eq": []string{"$$element.emp_dept", "CSE"}},
                bson.M{"$eq": []string{"$$element.city", "xyz"}},
                bson.M{"$or": []interface{}{"$exists", []interface{}{"$$element.status", false}}},
                bson.M{"$or": []interface{}{"$$element.status", 1}},
            }
    }

I tried this code to write conditionParam and It worked for me. I did not check all the cases yet but I want to know yours suggesstion, Is it right way to write the or operator to check field exists and if exists check its value.

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Humanitarian Aid Provision
Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
115. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the degree to which the commitments of Ireland in respect of aid in the wake of various disasters worldwide in each of the past three years to date have been discharged in full; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53818/19]
Ciarán Cannon (Galway East, Fine Gael)
The past decade has seen a sharp increase in the level of humanitarian need globally, a response to an upsurge in conflict and climate change related natural disasters. The UN estimate that almost 168 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance.
Given the scale of need, donors have increased their level of humanitarian assistance in recent years. Total global humanitarian funding grew from an estimated $22.2 billion in 2014 to an estimated $28.9 billion in 2018.
Ireland has also increased its level of assistance in response to growing needs. Over the three years 2016-2018 Ireland contributed a total of over €559 million in humanitarian response.
As well as the scale of funding, the efficiency and effectiveness of international humanitarian response is also vital. Ireland is a strong champion of the multilateral system, and has worked closely with the UN Office of the Coordinator of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in improving the coordination of the international humanitarian response. In the period 2018-2019, Ireland was Chair of the OCHA's Donor Support Group. In this role, Ireland led discussions with the UN and key donors on improving the effectiveness of the international response to major crises. Ireland also worked closely with OCHA during its own process of reform and reorganisation, helping to improve its ability to effectively coordinate humanitarian responses.
Since June 2019 Ireland has been co-Chair of the ICRC's Donor Support Group. In this role Ireland will lead discussions with the ICRC and other major donors on improving humanitarian response, notably with regard to protracted humanitarian crises, and ensuring a gender sensitive approach to humanitarian emergencies.
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Thomas Alsgaard (* 10. Januar 1972 in Lørenskog) ist ein ehemaliger norwegischer Skilangläufer und gehört zu den erfolgreichsten Wintersportlern.

Karriere
Alsgaard wuchs im Dorf Flateby in der Gemeinde Enebakk auf. Bei den Juniorenweltmeisterschaften 1991 in Reit im Winkl gewann er über zehn und 30 Kilometer im Einzel sowie mit der norwegischen 4-mal-10-Kilometer Staffel jeweils die Goldmedaille und war damit mit dem Tschechoslowaken Milan Kučera erfolgreichster Sportler der Veranstaltung. Im folgenden Jahr holte er bei den Juniorenweltmeisterschaften in Vuokatti die Silbermedaille über 10 km klassisch. Sein erster Erfolg bei einem Großanlass war der Gewinn der Goldmedaille im 30-km-Lauf bei den Olympischen Winterspielen 1994 in Lillehammer.

Bei den Olympischen Winterspielen 1998 in Nagano gewann er Gold im 15-km-Verfolgungsrennen und mit der Staffel. Vier Jahre später bei den Winterspielen 2002 in Salt Lake City wurde Alsgaard erneut Doppelolympiasieger, als dem für Spanien gestarteten Johann Mühlegg die Goldmedaille wegen Dopings aberkannt und der ursprünglich zweitplatzierte Norweger nachträglich zum Sieger des 20-km-Verfolgungsrennens erklärt wurde. Das zweite Gold gewann er wiederum mit der Staffel.

Ebenfalls sehr erfolgreich war Alsgaard bei Weltmeisterschaften, mit sechs Gold-, zwei Silber- und einer Bronzemedaille, die er zwischen 1995 und 2003 gewann. Im Jahr 2001 erhielt er die Holmenkollen-Medaille. Bei der Ausführung der Skating-Technik prägte Alsgaard eine als "Alsgaard-Schritt" (auch Enkeldans) bezeichnete Stilvariation.

Nach Ende seiner Karriere als Skilangläufer im Jahr 2003 versuchte sich Alsgaard als Rallyefahrer und Biathlet. Bei den Olympischen Winterspielen 2006 in Turin betreute er als Assistenztrainer die schwedische Skilanglaufmannschaft. Alsgaard arbeitet als technischer Berater für Alpina Boots und ist an der Entwicklung von Skischuhen für Langläufer beteiligt.

Im März 2008, 5 Jahre nach dem Ende seiner Karriere, erreichte Alsgaard den 5. Platz beim 90 Kilometer langen Wasalauf.

Seit dem 30. Dezember 2004 ist Thomas Alsgaard mit der norwegischen Skilangläuferin Rønnaug Schei verheiratet.

Erfolge

Olympische Winterspiele
 1994 in Lillehammer: Gold über 30 km, Silber mit der Staffel
 1998 in Nagano: Gold im Verfolgungsrennen, Gold mit der Staffel
 2002 in Salt Lake City: Gold im Verfolgungsrennen, Gold mit der Staffel

Nordische Skiweltmeisterschaften
 1995 in Thunder Bay: Gold mit der Staffel
 1997 in Trondheim: Gold mit der Staffel, Bronze über 30 km
 1999 in Ramsau: Gold im Verfolgungsrennen, Silber über 30 km, Silber mit der Staffel
 2001 in Lahti: Gold mit der Staffel
 2003 im Val di Fiemme: Gold über 30 km, Gold mit der Staffel

Norwegische Meisterschaften
 1993: Silber über 10 km, Silber über 15 km
 1994: Gold über 15 km, Silber über 30 km
 1995: Silber über 10 km, Silber über 15 km
 1996: Gold über 30 km
 1997: Gold über 15 km, Gold über 30 km, Bronze über 10 km
 1999: Gold über 15 km, Silber über 10 km, Silber über 30 km
 2000: Gold über 10 km, Gold über 15 km
 2001: Silber über 10 km, Silber über 15 km, Silber über 30 km
 2005: Silber im Teamsprint
 2011: Bronze über 15 km
 2012: Bronze über 15 km

Siege bei Weltcuprennen

Weltcupsiege im Einzel

Weltcupsiege im Team

Siege bei Continental-Cup-Rennen

Weltcup-Gesamtplatzierungen

Siehe auch
 Liste der erfolgreichsten Winterolympioniken

Weblinks

 Profil von Thomas Alsgaard auf skisport365.com

Einzelnachweise

Mann
Skilangläufer (Norwegen)
Olympiateilnehmer (Norwegen)
Olympiasieger (Skilanglauf)
Weltmeister (Skilanglauf)
Norwegischer Meister (Skilanglauf)
Geboren 1972
Norweger
Teilnehmer der Olympischen Winterspiele 1994
Teilnehmer der Olympischen Winterspiele 1998
Teilnehmer der Olympischen Winterspiele 2002

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Russia's Third Borey-Class Nuclear Sub Completes State Trials: Shipyard
Russia's third Borey-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine, the Vladimir Monomakh, has finished a comprehensive state trials program in preparation... 07.10.2014, Sputnik International
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© Photo : RubinRussia's third Borey-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine, the Vladimir Monomakh, has finished a comprehensive state trials program in preparation for commissioning with the Navy, the Sevmash shipyard said Tuesday.
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Russia's third Borey-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine, the Vladimir Monomakh, has finished a comprehensive state trials program in preparation for commissioning with the Navy, the Sevmash shipyard said Tuesday.
Updated 6:00 p.m. Moscow Time
MOSCOW, October 7 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's third Borey-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine, the Vladimir Monomakh, has finished a comprehensive state trials program in preparation for commissioning with the Navy, the Sevmash shipyard said Tuesday.
"The Vladimir Monomakh strategic nuclear submarine has returned from the sea trials completing the program of extensive acoustic tests," Sevmash said in a statement.
According to the statement, the submarine has finished the state trials program and is now being prepared for delivery to the Russian Navy.
Earlier in September, Sevmash said that the construction of another Borey-class submarine, the Knyaz Suvorov, was expected to begin in December.
The Russian Navy already has two Borey-class submarines in service – the Yury Dolgoruky and the Alexander Nevsky.
The Borey class, Russia's first post-Soviet ballistic missile submarine design, will form the backbone of the fleet's strategic nuclear deterrent force after older boats are retired by 2018. Russia expects eight of the boats to enter service by 2020.
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It may be one of the most recognisable icons in Australian sport, but Shane Warne has labelled cricket's obsession with the Baggy Green "embarrassing".
Warne slams 'sickening' cricket obsession
CRICKET legend Shane Warne has lashed Australia's obsession with the famous Baggy Green cap, calling the ongoing glorification "embarrassing" and "sickening".
The Baggy Green cap has become an Australian sporting icon, given to debutants during an emotional presentation ceremony before their first Test match.
Only 458 players have ever received a Baggy Green, and in the popular docu-series Forged in Fire, several Australian cricket greats discussed the cap's significance.
Former Australian captain Mark Taylor said, "The moment you get a Baggy Green is the moment you have made it."
Western Australian batsman Michael Hussey claimed, "It's so much more than a cap; it's so much more than a piece of fabric."
However, unlike his former teammates, Warne is not emotionally attached to the piece of fabric.
"The Baggy Green and all that stuff is a load of rubbish," Warne said.
"You don't need to wear a Baggy Green cap to say you love playing cricket for Australia."
Shane Warne holding his Baggy Green cap.
Warne never tried to hide his thoughts on the Baggy Green - the King of Spin ripped into former Australian captain Steve Waugh in 2013 for forcing players to don the cap.
"We had this ridiculous thing Steve Waugh brought in … He said that everyone in the first hour has to wear the green baggy cap," Warne said.
"I said to him, 'I don't have to wear my green baggy cap to say I enjoyed playing cricket for Australia, I want to wear my white floppy, I feel more comfortable in it.'
"He said, 'No, we're all doing it.'
"I used to sit there and sulk at first slip for the first hour wearing this silly baggy green cap … It was just silly."
Warne has since reiterated his frustration in Australian cricket's love affair with the Baggy Green.
"I always believed that you didn't have to wear the baggy green cap to say how much you loved playing cricket for Australia," he said.
"I loved playing cricket for Australia, and I didn't need to wear that cap or have that verbal diarrhoea about it, I just enjoyed playing cricket for Australia.
"I always felt that if I wore a white floppy hat or wore my Baggy Green cap it meant exactly the same, I was playing for Australia."
Michael Beer received his Baggy Green cap from Shane Warne in January 2011.
Warne also poked fun at popular Amazon docu-series The Test for excessively glorifying the hat.
"There was too much verbal diarrhoea about the baggy cap … it was a bit too over the top for me," Warne said.
"The stuff that they go on about, the fabric of the baggy green and all this stuff that they go on about, I don't sign in and buy into that.
"But as a whole, it was a fantastic documentary."
Before Waugh's captaincy, the Baggy Green was considered just another part of the Australian cricket teams' attire. There were no presentation ceremonies before the 1980s, and former Australian captain Ian Chappell explained how legendary Channel 9 commentator Bill Lawry used to clean out pigeon lofts wearing his Australian Test cap to "keeping the pigeon s*** from getting in his hair".
When Australian tennis great Pat Rafter qualified for the Wimbledon final in 2001, it coincided with an Ashes tour. The Australian cricket team attended the prestigious match to support Rafter, but some players bizarrely opted to don the Baggy Green in the stands.
Warne unsurprisingly refused to join in.
Steve Waugh, Shane Warne and Glenn McGrath watching the 2001 Wimbledon final.
"I didn't need to wear it to bloody Wimbledon, which was just sickening, that they'd wear it to Wimbledon," Warne said.
"I actually refused, myself and Mark Waugh refused, but some of those other guys, yeah, they wore it.
"Sitting at Wimbledon in your green Baggy Green cap, come on mate, please.
"That was embarrassing."
In January, Warne auctioned off his Baggy Green cap for the Australian bushfire appeal, and it was sold for a mind-boggling $1,007,500.
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The winter months had been mild leaving the roads clear and dry. Only a trace of snow could be seen in the ditches.
Making modifcations on this car was a hobby for Bobby. He often used the internet to search for ways to get the most power out of his '93 Honda Civic.
Taking chances, driving too fast and passing cars had never hurt Bobby before this day. With that history in mind, he proceeded to speed and pass cars even before leaving the city limits.
As Bobby and Angela talked and enjoyed the warm weather that day, he pulled out to pass 3 cars on a curve. When it was clear to re-enter his lane, the backend of his car started to slide sideways and he lost control. The car slid across the road, passed through on-coming traffic and entered the ditch. The car, traveling at a high rate of speed, came to a stop by wrapping around a telephone pole on Angela's side of the car.
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Are you an Eco-Warrior? Open to amateur photographer or artist. Take a photo or create a painting about your pets as part of the great circle of life. The art work or photo must be 8.5 by 11 inches. For Photography, 8R will be accepted. Photos are allowed to be edited as long as they convey the relevant theme. Artworks can be in any flat medium (ex: watercolor, acrylic, gouche, color pencils, etc). Mixed media is also accepted. Contestants must bring their artwork on Oct. 6, 2013, 10am. Together with a short 3-10 sentence description printed on ½ bond paper. Winners will be announced at the end of the day through an on-the-spot voting process.


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Q: In-app Billiing I want to Integrate In-app billing functionality with my application. I have read the topic "Implementing In-app Billing" on  android developer site.
There is a point "1.Log in to your Google Play publisher account."
Is there a trial publisher account (free) facility on Google Play,if yes what is the procedure to create that account?

A: you can test in-app billing with your android developer account.
due to android developer site
The Google Play publisher site provides several tools that help you test your in-app billing implementation before it is published. You can use these tools to create test accounts and purchase special reserved items that send static billing responses to your application.
To test in-app billing in an application you must install the application on an Android-powered device. You cannot use the Android emulator to test in-app billing. The device you use for testing must run a standard version of the Android 1.6 or later platform (API level 4 or higher), and have the most current version of the Google Play application installed. If a device is not running the most current Google Play application, your application won't be able to send in-app billing requests to Google Play. For general information about how to set up a device for use in developing Android applications, see Using Hardware Devices.
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New Delhi: Japanese car giant Toyota on Wednesday slashed its full-year net profit forecast after profits tumbled nearly 30 percent in the first nine months.
The maker of the Camry sedan and Prius hybrid now expects annual net profit of 1.87 trillion yen ($17 billion) instead of 2.3 trillion yen it projected three months ago.
The new forecast represents a25-per cent plunge from the last year.
Its net profit for the nine months to December came to 1.42 trillion yen, down 29.3 percent from the same period the previous year.
Operating profit rose 9.5 percent to 1.94 trillion yen on sales of 22.5 trillion yen, an increase of 3.1 percent.
Fellow Japanese automaker Honda last week logged a net-profit fall of 34.5 percent for the nine months to December but revised up its full-year forecasts thanks to strong motorcycle sales.
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Yesterday was full of my favorite Fourth of July traditions. A good friend came over for a champagne toast and then we walked to our downtown plaza for the local parade. We got a table on the patio of a favorite brewery and enjoyed mimosas while we watched the parade pass by. In this photo are some of the many parade spectators and, in the parade, people on dancing horses. I wait ALL YEAR for the dancing horses. They are my favorite. Here is a video of the horses two years ago. After the parade, we walked back home and then joined 25+ family friends (aka "framily") at my parents' house for their annual BBQ. It was a wonderful day.


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Q: Lit element (typescript) not re-rendering when property changes due to window resize I am displaying card images based on the width of the window (and also based on other elements present in the UI). When the window resize event is triggered, the re-computation is happening properly but the updated properties not re-rendered.
Just to test out, I added a dummy button and after resizing the window, called the same re-compute function on click. This however is triggering a re-render properly.
Adding the code below:
import {LitElement, html, customElement, property} from 'lit-element';

@customElement('my-component')
export class MyComponent extends LitElement {

    @property({type: Number})  computedNumCards: number = 0;
    @property({type: Array})  dummyCards: Array<any> = [];

    constructor() {
        super();
        this.computedNumCards = 0;
        this.dummyCards = [];
   }

    connectedCallback() {
        super.connectedCallback();
        this.init();
        this.computeNumCards()
    }

    computeNumCards() {
        let cardWidth = 320;
        let pageWidth = window.innerWidth;
        //some more computation here, simplifying as its not relevant for this question
        this.computedNumCards = Math.floor((pageWidth / cardWidth));
        this.dummyCards = Array(this.computedNumCards).fill(html`<span> <img src="card.png"/></span>`);
        console.log(pageWidth);
    }

    init() {
        let self = this;
        window.onresize = function(){
         setTimeout(self.computeNumCards, 1000);
        };
    }
    //on adding the dummy button below and clicking it after re-sizing the window, the cards are re-rendered properly

    render() {
        return html`

                <button id="1" @click="${() => this.computeNumCards()}" aria-label="computeCards">-</button>

${this.computedNumCards}

                ${this.computedNumCards && this.computedNumCards > 0?  this.dummyCards.map(dummyCard => {
                    return dummyCard
                }) : html``}

        `;
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Emergency accommodation has been delivered to more than 21 thousand travellers. Also, 21 people have lost their lives as a result of floods in Lorestan, Fars and Kermanshah provinces.


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How to Fold an Accordion Style Paper
By: Pamela Martin Updated September 15, 2017
How to Make a Professional Paper Airplane
Accordion folds are popular in scrapbooking and other craft projects, beginning with children's fans made from old schoolwork. You can fold any type of paper in an accordion, or fan, fold, but you may find creasing heavier papers easier with a bone folder. You can press lighter weight papers with your fingers.
Fold an edge of the paper over to the width you want the final accordion to be. If you are concerned that all the folds are even, measure the paper and divide by the number of folds you want. Measure and mark the fold lines accordingly.
Press the bone folder along the fold to crease it.
Turn the paper over so that the first fold is at the bottom of the paper and faces down on the work surface.
Fold the folded edge up until all of it is on the top surface. Align the original edge of the paper with the new edge and crease that fold.
Continue until all of the paper is folded and creased. You will have a series of "hills and valleys" along the paper.
Accordion-fold poster board to make a file stacker.
Wrap one end of an accordion-folded scrapbook or gift-wrap paper with ribbon to make a wall hanging fan.
Working on a flat surface prevents "slipped" folds that make your accordion-fold paper look sloppy.
Pamela Martin has been writing since 1979. She has written newsletter articles and curricula-related materials. She also writes about teaching and crafts. Martin was an American Society of Newspaper Editors High School Journalism Fellow. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Teaching in elementary education from Sam Houston State University and a Master of Arts in curriculum/instruction from the University of Missouri.


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Studies have shown that homes in a predominantly black neighborhood don't gain as much value over the years as those in white neighborhoods. This is just the reality. Most white homeowners in America will shun these neighborhoods.
As a result, the demand for homes in those areas will dip and will eventually drive down the prices. In that condition, home value appreciation will hardly happen.
I am a real estate agent since 2001 and I have seen this exact thing happen again and again. Once a neighborhood lets in black people, property investing in that area usually goes down the drain. I mean I really can't blame property buyers. As a white man myself, I don't want to live close by people who look like they will rob you or hurt you while just walking on the streets.
Don't get me wrong. I have a few black friends. But in general, a black neighborhood becomes unsafe and undesirable to live in. So, again, when it comes to property investment – my advice is to stay away from a black neighborhood.
White home buyers are the majority of buyers in the home market. Therefore, if you are thinking of buying a property and selling it in the future, it is crucial to invest in a desirable neighborhood.
According to similar studies, when the population of black people in a neighborhood goes above 10%, that neighborhood becomes undesirable. In other words, it becomes a poor investment choice. So, be wise when making your decisions.
I suggest that you canvass the neighborhood and talk to neighborhood associations. Get a feel of your neighbors. Are they going to help you profit from your property purchase in the future or will they be responsible in pulling down home prices in the area?
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Female Gulf War combat veterans have persistent symptoms more than 25 years later
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Dr. Steven S. Coughlin, interim chief of the Division of Epidemiology in the Medical College of Georgia Department of Population Health Sciences. Credit: Augusta University photographer Kim Ratliff
More than a quarter century after the Gulf War, female veterans who saw combat have nearly a twofold risk of reporting more than 20 total medical symptoms, like cognition and respiratory troubles, than their fellow female veterans who were not deployed, investigators report.
A sizeable percentage of the female combat veterans still report neurological symptoms; about two-thirds report difficulty remembering new information and trouble concentrating, investigators report in the Journal of Women's Health.
An association with more headaches among the combat veterans also was reported and there were "strong associations" between deployment status and respiratory symptoms with 39% of combat veterans still reporting difficulty breathing or shortness of breath. More than half also report a low tolerance for heat and cold.
"It's been over 25 years since the war ended and these are very persistent health outcomes," says Dr. Steven S. Coughlin, interim chief of the Division of Epidemiology in the Medical College of Georgia Department of Population Health Sciences. "This tells us that the way the Gulf War illness manifests itself may be different in female than male veterans, so it's important to take gender into account," says Coughlin.
Twenty years ago, female Gulf War veterans were reporting similar problems, investigators say. The newly reported findings indicate the women are showing increased frequency of symptoms over time and above the rate that would be expected with normal aging, the investigators say. Their reported symptoms correspond with higher rates of diabetes, osteoporosis, thyroid problems, asthma and irritable bowel syndrome in this and similar groups.
Additional studies are needed to find biomarkers of Gulf War illness in these former soldiers and effective treatments, they write.
"We think this has a lot of importance for the health of these veterans and hopefully, when combined with information from other studies, it will lead to improved treatment," Coughlin says.
Three hundred-and-one female Gulf War veterans from all military branches participated in the study, including 203 who were deployed and 98 who were not sent directly into a war zone.
Other persistent problems war zone veterans report include about a third saying they frequently cough when they do not have a cold. Many of their reported symptoms fit the definition of Gulf War illness, which includes having at least three of six symptom categories that include fatigue, neurological/cognitive/mood problems, pain as well as respiratory, gastrointestinal and skin problems. Younger, non-white, female Army veterans were likely to report the most symptoms, they say.
Their significant symptom burden would likely impact the veterans' quality of life and require medical evaluation and treatment, Coughlin and his colleagues write.
"We are trying to fill in this gap in the published literature about Gulf War illness among women veterans because they have been greatly understudied," Coughlin says, referencing the first conflict in which the United States included a sizeable female contingent directly in warfare.
The gender differences they are finding are consistent with earlier studies as well as other current ones coming out of Florida-based Nova Southeastern University, for example, where they are conducting a clinical trial to try to reverse some of the ill effects, he says.
The findings also are more evidence that the female veterans of the Gulf War may have more chronic health issues and conditions than other groups of women generally or female veterans specifically.
Coughlin theorizes that females may be more susceptible to some of the wartime hazards because on average their body size is smaller and because of other differences in physiology. "We can only speculate," he adds.
When troops started to come home from the Middle East following the conflict that lasted from August 1990 through February 1991, they reported a constellation of symptoms, including headaches, gastrointestinal complaints, skin ailments, forgetfulness, fatigue, particularly after exertion, and musculoskeletal pain, says Coughlin, who served as a senior epidemiologist with the Department of Veterans Affairs Central Office in Washington, D.C. The leading theory early on was that it was a psychogenic illness, somewhat similar to the PTSD experienced by many Vietnam War veterans. Now the consensus is that much of it results from the neurological impact of neurotoxins soldiers on the frontline were exposed to, Coughlin says.
"They were inundated with pesticides, there are a lot of biting flies and pests in that part of the world so they had uniforms infused with pesticides, a lot of them even wore a dog's flea collar for extra protection," he says. Soldiers also were asked to take pyridostigmine bromide, a drug given to patients with myasthenia gravis to improve muscle strength, prophylactically to help protect them from nerve agents in field, but the drug itself is mildly toxic to nerves and there is some evidence that, in combination with some of the insecticides used, it becomes more potent.
"Every time the alarms went off, they would have to take these little white pills," Coughlin says. There were other environmental toxins as well, like blown up munitions factories and low dose exposure to sarin nerve gas and others. "It's similar to what you see among agricultural workers exposed to pesticides," he notes. The veterans also were exposed to hazards such as smoke from oil well fires and burn pits used to incinerate waste, the investigators write.
The new study looked at the frequency and patterns of health symptoms in the female veterans as well as military service and lifestyle. The investigators theorized that symptoms associated with Gulf War illness would be more prominent in the women who saw conflict.
They found the deployed veterans were significantly more likely to report seven symptoms consistent with Gulf War illness, including low tolerance for heat or cold, difficulty breathing or shortness of breath, frequent coughing without having a cold, difficulty concentrating and remembering recent information, feeling down or depressed and anxious, the investigators write. Those deployed were more than twice as likely to report more total symptoms and nonwhites—including American Indians, Alaska natives as well as Asian Americans and Pacific Islands Americans—were four times more likely to report symptoms than whites. Older women were less likely than younger women to report symptoms and those enlisted in the Air Force and Navy were significantly less likely to report more symptoms than those in the Army.
Participants in the study were a mean age of early 50s and other demographics, like race, ethnicity and education, were similar, but those who saw combat were more likely to have served in the Army or Navy and less likely to have served in the Air Force.
They were taken from a national cohort of 1,318 Gulf War veterans created from the Veterans Affairs Cooperative Studies Program 585 Gulf War Era Cohort and Biorepository pilot study. Outcomes of female veterans in the group have not been reported separately. Women comprised 7% of the 700,000 military personnel to serve in the Gulf War, the largest number of women to serve in a war zone in U.S. military history at that time. The influx of the some 50,000 female Gulf War veterans resulted in the establishment of specialty clinics for them at VA hospitals. Evidence indicates about 19% of women veterans still have delayed or unmet health care needs, possibly because of expanded military roles for women, including increased exposure to combat, the investigators write.
Female veterans who have been involved in conflicts since the Vietnam War report higher rates of poor sleep quality, fatigue, insomnia, chronic pain, including headache and musculoskeletal complaints, respiratory problems and skin problems, as well as cognitive and mood related complaints, Coughlin and his colleagues write.
Majority of veterans with GWI report moderate/severe fatigue, sleep, and pain symptoms
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ConAgra recognizes internal sustainable development projects
OMAHA — ConAgra Foods' internal awards program that drives and rewards imaginative approaches to sustainability again hit the mark, delivering more than $70 million in savings over the past year — the largest single-year savings the company has experienced since the Sustainable Development Awards program was launched in 1992.
The Award of Excellence went to ConAgra Foods' snack facility in Waterloo, Iowa. The facility previously landfilled packaged pudding produced during flavor changeovers, but a new initiative identified a market for a blended pudding stock-keeping unit. As a result, the project eliminated more than 1,000 tons of packaged food waste, ConAgra said.
ConAgra Foods' Lamb Weston Meijer potato facility in Bergen op Zoom, The Netherlands, was recognized for sustainable business innovation thanks to a new technology to fundamentally change how potatoes are preheated in preparation for cutting. According to ConAgra, the new technology reduced water use by 18.5 million gallons, increased frozen recovery by 1%, and reduced greenhouse gas emissions by more than 900 tonnes.
In total, the 82 entries in the program eliminated waste by 58,700 tons; optimized and improved packaging, while using 15 million lbs less material; conserved more than 97 million gallons of water; and reduced greenhouse gas emissions by more than 11,500 tonnes.
"It's exciting because ConAgra Foods' program continues to evolve year over year," said Gail Tavill, vice-president of packaging and sustainable productivity at ConAgra Foods. "We're driving engagement across all levels of employees at multiple locations, while challenging teams to collaborate in new ways. One example is our focus on reducing the amount of waste generated across our operations. Getting the most out of natural resources while continuing to look for new ways to operate more sustainably is a team effort that can have a positive impact on the environment and our bottom line."
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Kahlert Foundation Gift Supports GBMC's Spiritual Services Department
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Greg Kahlert is president of The Kahlert Foundation, a charitable organization with an interest in supporting healthcare, and his family has long been involved with GBMC. In 2007, the foundation generously gave a gift to establish the William E. Kahlert GBMC Chair in Urologic Research in honor of Greg's late father. In 2015, it announced a $1 million gift in honor of his late mother. The Yvonne Kahlert Endowment will aid GBMC Spiritual Support, provide monetary assistance to add a second chaplain to the staff and also commemorate GBMC's 50th Anniversary.
"While Mom was a patient at GBMC, my wife Roberta and I visited the chapel to pray and seek spiritual comfort," says Greg. "This gift will enable more patients and their family members to benefit from the spiritual services provided by Chaplain J. Joseph Hart and a second chaplain."
Chaplain Hart has been the director of GBMC Spiritual Support for over 20 years. With the help of his team, Chaplain Hart provides spiritual support and emotional reassurance to more than 35,000 patients and family members each year.
"In some areas of the country where spiritual support in hospitals is being reduced or even eliminated, it is reassuring to know of GBMC's ongoing commitment to the whole-life care of patients," says Chaplain Hart. "Through the generosity of the Kahlert Endowment, the addition of a chaplain will support GBMC's patients physically, mentally and spiritually."
The newly named, non-denominational Yvonne Kahlert Chapel at GBMC's main campus is a place of welcoming for all faith traditions. It is utilized on a regular basis by patients, families and staff seeking spiritual solace, serving as a safe place for those in need during health and life transitions. The chapel also commemorates the legacy of Yvonne Kahlert, a woman whose steadfast commitment to her family, faith and community will not be forgotten.
"We are grateful for the Kahlert Foundation's generosity and honored to keep Mrs. Kahlert's memory alive through our beautiful chapel," says John Chessare, MD, President & CEO of GBMC HealthCare. "Her comforting spirit will continue to help thousands of patients and families for years to come."
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As a young Canadian consultant in the 1950s and '60s, Beth Sykes, who self-identified as "a bit of a second-hand rose," frequented a used clothing boutique. Little did Beth know, 50 years later, she would be volunteering at another popular boutique in Baltimore.
Grete Horn: The One and Omie
Saturday, April 14 is a day Lynda Schultz will never forget. Not just because it was the day the matriarch of their family, her mother, died, just 10 weeks after her father, but because of the way she died. Every detail is seared in Lynda's memory, thanks to one compassionate Emergency Department physician and one special nurse.
Youngest CPR Certified Student at GBMC
Catelyn Koons, who just two weeks after her 9th birthday, became the youngest person to complete a CPR certification at GBMC.
Honoring GBMC 'Top Docs'
Baltimore magazine honors our top doctors and we honor a retired one.
Mindfulness Practices to Ease Holiday Stress
France-Merrick Foundation, Partner in Primary Care
Through capacity building and program expansion, one of Maryland's largest private foundations has enabled GBMC to bring essential primary care services to the residents and alumni of the nonprofit, Helping Up Mission, as well as the surrounding Jonestown community, filling a void long open and needing to be addressed.
University-level Research in a Community Setting
At GBMC's Sandra and Malcolm Berman Cancer Institute, enrolling in clinical trials allows patients the opportunity to potentially benefit from the latest breakthroughs, even before they become standard approaches. We are grateful to the Kahlert Foundation for establishing an endowment to enable us to provide the best possible advantages to cancer patients.
Stevenson Football Leads Support in Sexual Assault Awareness
GBMC's Walk a Mile in Their Shoes event raises funds to benefit the Sexual Assault Forensic Examination (SAFE) and Domestic Violence (DV) programs – which provide services at no cost to the victim and rely entirely on grants and donations. It also starts conversations about these important topics. Stevenson University took this learning opportunity outside the walls of their Owings Mills campus to engage one of the largest, most influential groups on campus: the football team.
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January 17, 2020 JTC
Day 1092 – House Of Criminals
Articles of impeachment against Donald Trump were read into the Senate record yesterday and Senators were sworn in as jurors by Justice John Roberts. The trial starts on Tuesday and it's still unclear whether any witnesses will be called, but it's clear that pressure is mounting on Republican Senators to resist the urge to dismiss the inquiry or treat it with contempt, especially because new evidence continues to emerge.
The Government Accountability Office (GAO), a non-partisan watchdog agency, submitted its report yesterday on the withholding of aid to Ukraine, concluding that the Trump administration broke the law by not dispensing the aid sooner. The GAO noted that the aid was withheld for political reasons, not for any legitimate purpose in line with the directives of Congress–a violation of the law. SO when Trump and Republicans say that the president shouldn't be impeached because he never violated the law, the GAO begs to differ. And this is a big deal. In a normal administration this alone would be a scandal but under Trump it's just another grain of sand on the beach.
Rachel Maddow continued her interview with Giuliani associate Lev Parnas last night, and while the revelations weren't as big as the first installment, there were several notable items. First, Parnas implicated former Trump Energy Secretary Rick Perry in the scheme to pressure Ukraine for an investigation into Biden. Second, Parnas claimed that he worked for Trump's lawyer Giuliani and in that capacity offered to block the extradition of Russian Mob oligarch Dmytro Firtash to the USA in exchange for help in undermining the Mueller probe. In addition, Bill Barr was part of these discussions. These allegations in themselves would be a huge scandal, and another instance of obstruction of justice and dereliction of duty–and perhaps criminal conspiracy. Parnas also claimed that he was in DC for two years and never left the Trump International Hotel during that time, describing the Trump inner circle as a "cult" that he was in the middle of. His decision to break his silence and give an interview was motivated by the feeling that his Trump "family" had abandoned him and he is scared that the Justice Department prosecuting him is run by William Barr, who he clearly sees as corrupt. He also said that based on all he has learned, he didn't believe Joe Biden was guilty of doing anything wrong, noting that VP Biden was simply trying to force Ukraine to get rid of a corrupt prosecutor.
In the wake of the Parnas interview, we've still heard nothing from Mike Pompeo, which is especially galling in light of the Yovanovich stalking disclosures. Why has Pompeo never stood up for or tried to help a member of his own Department of State? We've also heard little from Colludy Rudy, probably because he's under investigation by the Southern District. Many of the people implicated by Parnas have claimed they never knew or never met Parnas, yet photos, videos and communications with him continue to surface. It's becoming clear that Parnas was a well known Trump insider in the group focused on Ukraine, working with Trump's legal team and many others in and around the White House. Trump yesterday claimed he didn't know who Parnas was, so Parnas released a video of himself with Trump at Mar A Lago. And he says he as more. Trump is a horrible businessman, but it also turns out he's an incompetent crook.
Tomorrow is the third annual Women's March and if you can't make it to DC or NYC there are sister marches in our area. One will be in Woodstock NY on Playhouse Lane at 11am, and another will be held in Beacon at Polhill Park at 10am. See link for more info:
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Keep resisting Trump and keep working to "vote his ass out of office."
Day 1091 – Parnas Drops Bombs
Yesterday began with Trump holding a press conference with a Chinese delegation to announce phase one of a new "trade deal" with China. The deal–an affront to free markets and a loser for America–took back seat to Trump's inane and rambling hour-long speech that included an attack on James Comey, more comments on the impeachment "hoax," and an attack on China itself for its historical "pillage" of our economy.
Next, Speaker Pelosi addressed the House and called for a vote to affirm the impeachment managers and send the articles of impeachment to the Senate. The measure passed and the articles were officially submitted to Moscow Mitch for a Senate trial.
But the main event was last night's absolutely stunning interview of Lev Parnas by Rachel Maddow on MSNBC. The interview apparently came together quickly so there wasn't much advance notice–and it was devastating. A lawyer by his side, Parnas confirmed that Giuliani was on an errand by Trump to get rid of Ambassador Yovanovich and pressure Ukraine president Zelensky to announce an investigation into the Bidens: "There was no other motivation." They didn't care about corruption, they only cared about smearing the Bidens. Giuliani was working directly with Trump and Parnas overheard some of their conversations. After Zelensky hesitated on delivering an investigation, Parnas confirmed that Vice President Pence was scheduled to fly to Europe to give Zelensky an ultimatum but the trip was cancelled because the scheme was about to be exposed by a whistleblower. Also in the loop, claimed Parnas, was Attorney General Bill Barr. Which makes sense because Trump repeatedly told Zelensky in their infamous phone call to, "Talk to Barr." Also in the loop was Congressman Devin Nunes, who was involved in "getting all this stuff on Biden," as well as several Fox Network personalities like Joe diGenova and Victoria Toensing.
Last night's interview was only part one, with part two scheduled for broadcast tonight. So we may not have seen the end of damning new information. But it now seems clear that, as Gordon Sondland stated to Congress, "Everyone was in the loop." This was devastating stuff for Pence, Barr and Nunes, not to mention Trump and Giuliani. Rumors have circulated for months about the involvement of Pence in the Ukraine scheme, but now we have direct testimony tying him to an effort to strong-arm president Zelensky. It's also highly troubling that Bill Barr might have been aware of all of these activities and done nothing, or worse, been involved. "Talk to Barr."
The Vichy Republicans in the Senate may not care that this explosive, damning testimony has just emerged. They may stick with their cult leader Trump to the bitter end. But it will become increasingly difficult for them to explain their inaction to voters, and it will become increasingly likely that their reputations will be permanently stained in the eyes of future generations. We only need a few thousand people in a few states to vote differently in 2020 than they did in 2016, OR we only need a few thousand people in a few states who didn't vote in 2016 to come out and vote in 2020. And with every explosive revelation, with every crooked detail, more Americans are going to be disgusted and enraged by the conduct of Trump and his corrupt cabinet.
Day 1090 – The Disgraceful Mister Hyde
CNN hosted a debate last night between the top six Democratic presidential hopefuls as the Iowa caucuses loom. The candidates have been coming into sharper focus, but there were few fireworks or big surprises in the debate.
Bigger news broke away from the debate as documents were released to the public last night via the lawyer to indicted Giuliani goon Lev Parnas. A trove of communication between Parnas, Giuliani and others revealed that Ukraine Ambassador Yovanovich was under surveillance by a group of non-governmental persons apparently organized and overseen by a Connecticut Republican consultant and current Congressional candidate, Robert F. Hyde. Mr. Hyde was already well known for disgusting and racist tweets directed at Ilhan Omar and Kamala Harris, so Hyde's involvement in a shady effort in the Ukraine to surveil Ambassador Yovanovich seemed on-brand. But some of the communications released by Parnas imply that there may have been a plot to do Yovanovich harm. Some are even wondering if it was an assassination conspiracy. On page 19 of the release, Hyde tells Parnas that his surveillance guys:
"…are willing to help if we/you would like a price. Guess you can do anything in Ukraine with money…what I was told."
What the hell could that mean, other than something deeply nefarious?
Also released was a letter from Giuliani to the Ukraine president stating clearly that Trump (as private citizen) had "knowledge and consent" of Giuliani's actions–the first concrete evidence we have of Giuliani's true role as a tool of Trump rather than a rogue.
All of these disclosures must be troubling for an already rattled Trump. The bags under his eyes keep getting bigger and bluer. And the documents are already being folded into the impeachment articles currently held by Speaker Pelosi, whose strategy is appearing more and more shrewd with every passing day as pressure mounts on Moscow Mitch McConnell to hold a Senate impeachment trial with witnesses. Reports continue to surface claiming that the Democrats now have the votes to ensure documents and witnesses when the time comes.
Keep your eye on this Ukraine story. There are still redacted documents from Parnas that have not been released, so more information will likely surface. Meanwhile, keep resisting Trump and keep working to "vote his ass out of office."
January 14, 2020 January 14, 2020 JTC
Day 1089 – The Permanent Stain
The week started off quickly. Monday was a torrent of news, beginning with a rash of crazy tweets and re-tweets from our Liar-In-Chief Donald Trump. Trump first insisted that the Suleimani threat was imminent even though we know now it wasn't. Trump then insisted that it doesn't matter whether the threat was imminent. Then Trump responded to Senator Cory Booker's withdrawal from the presidential race with a disgracefully juvenile and mocking attack. Then he took another swing at Speaker Pelosi and the impeachment process. Then he proclaimed that he has been a great protector of Pre-Existing Conditions! (A blatant lie). He also retweeted a mutilated corpse, misspelled Bernie Sander's name, confused imminent with eminent, and retweeted a doctored image of Speaker Pelosi and Senator Schumer in Iranian clerical clothing. Trump is clearly feeling the pressure of his looming impeachment trial–a stain that can never be removed, as Speaker Pelosi noted yesterday–not to mention the widespread ridicule he received after his slurring, argle-bargle speech about the Suleimani assassination.
Some of Trump's anxiety must be coming from the fact that the impeachment trial in the Senate won't just amount to a quick vote. Reporting last night suggested that McConnell does not have the votes to carry a quick resolution to dismiss the charges, and there might even be enough Republican senators to vote with Democrats on hearing witnesses and seeing documents, something Moscow Mitch McConnell has been resisting. And polling indicates that the public overwhelmingly wants to see a legitimate trial, putting further pressure on moderate Republicans to keep McConnell from completely covering everything up for Trump. If John Bolton were to testify, it could be very bad news for Don the Con.
We also learned yesterday that Russia hacked the Ukrainian gas company Burisma that once employed Hunter Biden. The Russians were likely looking for dirt on Biden to help Trump in the 2020 election. The hack was a sure sign of things to come. Russia will continue to look for ways to divide America and help their puppet win a second term. How better to destroy America than from within? Just elect an incompetent pathological liar with bad judgement, lousy character and an obsession with revenge–who employs cabinet members that want to destroy the agencies they run.
We will have to contend with Russian propaganda as the year moves forward. And we are already seeing an increase in social media activity in our district by Republicans, both locals and national groups like the NRCC. Retired General Tony German just withdrew from the Republican nomination for Congress in NY-19, leaving fashion designer Ola Hawatmeh as the lone candidate–for now. But that hasn't stopped a variety of voices from suddenly attacking Rep Delgado on social media. Some call him a Trump defender because he didn't come out early for impeachment, while others attack him for supporting impeachment and attacking Trump. Many criticize him for his silence on certain hot-button issues like New York's recent bail reform legislation, or whether or not Suleimani was a "terrorist." But the GOP will have a tough time defeating Delgado with their current candidate. And they are going to have to defend A LOT of seats this year, spreading their resources and cash thin.
Day 1088 – The Great Switch
It hasn't been lost on many politically minded Americans that the Republican party has betrayed most of the principles they once held dear. For decades Republicans pretended to be the zealous guardians of the rule of law. They stood up for "family values" and ridiculed divorce, much less infidelity. They supported without question our intelligence agencies, including the CIA and FBI. They championed free trade and abhorred tariffs. And they screamed bloody murder about deficits. But in the age of Trump, these things no longer matter to Republicans.
As Perry Bacon Jr. pointed out last month on the Five Thirty Eight website, while Republicans used to define themselves by principles, Democrats used to define themselves by identity. Democrats resembled a coalition of identities, including ethnicity, gender and orientation. Here's a link:
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/what-unites-republicans-may-be-changing-same-with-democrats/
Under Trump, however, Democrats have embraced many principles and institutions formerly heralded by Republicans. Support for the Justice System. Reverence for the Constitution. Helping and bolstering families–in whichever way they are configured. Protecting children. Cautious backing of law enforcement. Opposition to tariffs. Championing fiscal responsibility.
At the same time, Republicans now see themselves less defined by principles than by identity. They have become the guardians of whiteness in America, and Trump is their symbol. According to Bacon,
Trump is defending the identities of people who align themselves with the GOP, and this is a more powerful connection and reason to back him than pure ideological concerns. In defending Trump, conservative voters are really defending themselves.
That last line is critically important. When we attack Trump, his supporters feel attacked. They take it personally because he isn't some distant politician in the White House, he has become a symbol–an embodiment–of their grievances. Keep in mind the great line about Trumpers from Adam Serwer in the Atlantic:
…this is what they always wanted: a president who embodies the rage they feel toward those they hate and fear, while reassuring them that that rage is nothing to be ashamed of.
The Trump cult doesn't care about principles. His supporters want to feel good about themselves again. The fear and hatred they feel, fed and fostered by Fox and Limbaugh, is excused and promoted by Trump. Imagine living for three or four decades in a nation where your bigotry, misogyny and intolerance were increasingly called out and shamed, and along comes a guy who says, "you shouldn't be ashamed to feel that way." That's what Trump did, and that matters to his supporters. It matters so much, they abandoned whatever values, principles, scruples and common sense they had in order to join his cult.
The more clearly we see and understand the Trump phenomenon the more effectively we can work against it. Keep resisting Trump and keep working to "vote his ass out of office."
Day 1085 – How To Expand The Electorate
Across the country activists gathered last night to urge "#NoWarWithIran" to our lawmakers and neighbors, while at the same time the House of Representatives was passing a War Powers Resolution meant to curtail Trump's ability to make war with Iran. The resolution was non binding, but the Senate will consider a similar resolution soon that will be binding and, if passed, will proceed to the House for final passage and delivery to the president. It's likely to be vetoed by Trump, and it's unlikely that the Senate will have the votes to override the veto. But Trump does not currently have the legal authority to attack Iran–even Republicans in Congress admit this–so the new resolution is more a symbolic reminder than an urgent legislative prohibition.
Looking ahead to the November election, it's worth thinking about the best way to use our energy and activism to defeat Trump, elect more Progressives, and keep incumbent Progressives in office. Kristee Paschall published an excellent and detailed op-ed in the New York Times yesterday about community outreach and building grass roots voting power that every activist should read. Here's an excerpt:
Our approach was fueled by a simple belief that when you add new voices and change the electorate, you can shift what is politically possible. We found that our model was equally effective at turning out both voters of color and white voters. We didn't have to choose between them or sacrifice older voters for younger ones. Engaging these voters is not a mutually exclusive proposition. Our community leaders intentionally talked to anyone who was not politically active.
This method of deep organizing blows up business-as-usual electoral politics. It threatens the huge paychecks of political consultants and strategists on both sides of the aisle who parachute into communities for elections. The progressive political industry spent $5.7 billion on congressional races alone in 2018. Much of that went to the usual Beltway power brokers who focus on tired attack ads or the vote for so-and-so emails. Our model, however, keeps money and power in the communities whose votes will change the electorate.
The above sentence was bolded for emphasis. Rather than canvass likely voters, Paschall's team reached out to people who had not voted or rarely voted, engaging them and listening to their concerns and frustrations. The results exceeded their expectations. Here's the full article:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/09/opinion/voter-turnout-2020.html
Voter canvassing tends to focus on known Democrats and likely voters, and they are an important group to engage and urge to the polls. But we need more than this group to ensure success against Trump and the GOP's big-money PAC machine that will surely spend a fortune on our congressional district. Expanding our reach to include neighbors not traditionally targeted can have a big impact, especially when neighbors reach out to neighbors.
Have a nice weekend. Keep resisting and keep working to "vote his ass out of office.'
January 9, 2020 JTC
Day 1084 – "The Worst Briefing" Ever
Our previous blog post contended that Trump's assassination of Iran's General Suleimani was decided without any imminent threat. Yesterday Trump gave a short speech about the Iran situation and, aside from the fact that the speech was a soulless, monotonous, rambling, snorting mess of mispronounced words and factual lies, Trump gave no new detail nor evidence to support his claim of an imminent threat. Trump's detachment was in fact so disturbing that many on social media were speculating that he might be medicated.
Later in the day members of the Senate were given their first classified briefing by the White House on the Suleimani hit, and the briefing was such a disaster that Republican Mike Lee of Utah complained angrily to a reporter afterwards that it was the worst briefing he's seen in his nine years in Congress, and that it was an insult to the Senators in attendance. Other Senators echoed Lee's sentiments, adding that the White House was unable to substantiate that the assassination was tied to any imminent threat and instead gave the impression that it was done simply in retaliation for recent aggression by Iran. In other words, the assassination was probably not legal, and was yet another example of Trump pretending to be tough and taking impulsive action without considering the consequences.
Several of Trump's high-profile cult of supporters must have sensed the public relations disaster unfolding and tried limit the damage by going on offense. Republican Rep Doug Collins from Georgia said on Fox Cable that Democrats are "in love with terrorists, we see that they mourn Suleimani more than they mourn our gold star families," which had observers like Preet Bharara calling Collins statement "an abomination…pathetic." In response to members of Congress on both sides of the aisle who were moving to rein in Trump by amending the War Powers Act, Lindsey Graham said they were "emboldening the enemy," to which Rand Paul–of all people–replied of Graham: "He insults the Constitution." Trump's reckless actions are now finally dividing some in his own party, which is a small but positive sign.
On the local front, another Republican challenger to Rep Antonio Delgado formally announced this week. She filed last Fall but was apparently in the exploratory phase until now. Her name is Ola Hawatmeh, a 42-year old fashion designer and CEO from Poughkeepsie. She's a big Trump supporter, calling him "one of the best presidents" while criticizing Delgado for supporting impeachment. She's a cancer survivor and claims to want people with pre-existing conditions to have and keep their insurance, so it will be interesting to hear why she supports a president who has worked so hard to take coverage away from so many people.


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Mary Jo White (born December 27, 1941) is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 21st District from 1997 to 2013.

Early life and education
White was born in Chicago, Illinois to Joseph and Patricia Ransford.  She graduated from Aquinas High School in 1959 and received a B.A. degree from Quincy University in 1963 and a J.D. from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 1967.

Career
She served as a public defender for Venango County, Pennsylvania from 1974 to 1976. From 1977 to 2007 she was the Corporate Secretary and Vice-President for Environmental/Government Affairs for Quaker State Oil Corp.

She was elected to the Pennsylvania Senate for the 21st district and served from 1997 to 2013.  She chaired the Senate Environmental Committee for 12 years and was the first woman elected to the Republican Leadership in 2011. She was considered an expert on issues involving the environment and land use."

She worked as Trustee Emerita for the Board of Trustees for the University of Pittsburgh and as a member of the Pitt Public Health Board of Visitors from 2007 to 2020.

References

External links
Pennsylvania State Senate - Mary Jo White official PA Senate website
Senator White official caucus website

1941 births
20th-century American politicians
21st-century American politicians
Living people
Pennsylvania lawyers
Republican Party Pennsylvania state senators
People from Franklin, Pennsylvania
Politicians from Chicago
Quincy University alumni
University of Pittsburgh School of Law alumni
Women state legislators in Pennsylvania
21st-century American women politicians
20th-century American women politicians
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The Desk of Bogdan Badic-Spatariu - Marketing & Growth
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Direct human interaction will soon become a business differentiator
This article continues the ideas in this one.
Just look at Apple touting privacy as a selling-point in a world full of Facebooks and Googles.
Back in March 2018, the good (then, five year) old Cambridge Analytica took the global news spotlight. They really went out of their way to prove that there is such thing as bad publicity. So bad, in fact, that they quickly went out of business after the, otherwise entertaining, scandal.
Is No-AI better than Weak AI? The Landbot.io example
In order to properly understand this domain you need to use specific language (as with virtually everything else).
Artificial Intelligence needs to be split into two, more specific concepts.
Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) is what most of us are familiar with from movies and pop culture in general. It's the artificial intelligence that has reached the same level of the average human (although there's an interesting development that makes it less a level but a split-second moment before an extinction-level event to follow – we'll get to that in a future article).
Who is the smartest marketing guy in Romania?
Bogdan Badic-Spatariu is the top marketer in Romania as of 2020. He has written this article on July 6th as an experiment.
So, if you're wondering who is the smartest marketing guy in Romania, now you know. There's no need to look any further.
Most people's approach to innovation. Yours too?
A Virtual Reality game where everything is built just as the gamer is exploring their environment. By applying Machine Learning–situations, characters and objects are being created using a mix of randomness and the gamer's choices, in a way that maximizes pleasant surprises and builds a story that, every time you progress, it gets better (as in tailored to your likes). On top of everything, the currency unlocked inside the game through increasingly complex challenges is a coin traded on cryptocurrency markets and can be exchanged for real value in the real world.
3 ingredients for a good life that people rarely talk about
As a guy who was, and still is, lucky to be alive. To be born to hard-working parents. To people who are still the clear example of what one can achieve just by believing in a better life. And finally in a place that just happened to be on a rising economic slope.
I've seen lightning high risers and blazing low descenders.
I still can't certainly say what paved the way for either. But I've got some guesses.
Why working for 12+ hours a day made me a better person
I was waiting for a traffic light to turn green. Being in a hurry it felt like an eternity had passed.
Suddenly a homeless-looking old man passed behind me and pressed the button to cross. I did the same thing a minute ago. So we were now two strangers waiting for the light to turn green.
An eternity passed once more and the light was still unchanged.
My vital thoughts for the New Year and beyond
Looking back, not just at this year, I can't help but feel a deep sense of gratitude towards all the people I've met along. So beautifully complex our lives. Such powerful statements of human existence we have become.
Suffering has been a catalyst of our transformation. A type of pressure that brought diamonds into existence and people into the truth. A simple truth, that we are here for a brief moment only.
The days are long but the years are short.
How Online Marketing got me addicted to cocaine
You probably expect a visceral confession or a sort of dirty secret to be revealed. I promise you'll get both if you continue reading until the end. As you've probably figured it out by now the title was a shameful click-bait.
But don't go just yet.
We're only just beginning the ride deep into the mind of most online marketers today.
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Carl Th. Dreyer's depiction of the trial and execution of a devout young French woman, The Passion of Joan of Arc, is considered, rightfully, one of the masterpieces of world cinema. Certainly, it is one of the greatest silent films.
On Saturday, March 31 , The Passion of Joan of Arc will be shown at Zellerbach Hall in Berkeley. The film will be accompanied by the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, who will perform Richard Einhorn's orchestral choral work, Voices of Light. The Orchestra will be joined by the UC Choral Ensemble, directed by Mark Sumner.
Also included is a digital audio recording—made by the composer himself—of the ringing bell in Joan of Arc's home church in France. The libretto for this haunting work comes from ancient writings by Joan of Arc and female medieval mystics.
At earlier performances, this critically-acclaimed work has brought sold-out houses to their feet at the Brooklyn Academy of Music Next Wave Festival, the Kennedy Center, Avery Fisher Hall in Lincoln Center, and at the Paramount Theatre in Oakland (in 2010).
The celebrated 81-minute silent film combines the actual written records of the trial of Joan with an at-times minimalist style that draws on expressionism and Soviet-style montage to create a visually breathtaking and emotionally intimate portrayal of a young woman's interrogation and last moments.
Though made more than 80 years ago, the film seems timeless – as though it were filmed yesterday.
For the March 31 presentation at Zellerbach Hall, Voices of Light will be conducted by Marin Alsop, the first woman to lead a major American orchestra. Soloists set to perform include Elinor Broadman, mezzo-soprano, Stacy Rutz, soprano, Genoa Starrs, mezzo-soprano, Michelle Lee, soprano, Daniel Ebbers, tenor, and Brian Leerhuber, baritone.
Thomas Gladysz is a Bay Area arts journalist and early film buff, and the Director of the Louise Brooks Society, an internet-based archive and international fan club devoted to the silent film star. Gladysz has organized exhibits, contributed to books, appeared on television, and introduced the actress's films around the world.


RSI Completes Yosemite Foods' Project: Largest CO2 Refrigeration System in the U.S.
Congratulations to the RSI team on the recent completion of the Yosemite Foods' project! After 14 months, we are happy to report that the state-of-the-art CO2 refrigeration system at the pork harvest and meat processing facility located in Stockton, CA, is fully operational.
A collaborative effort between Commercial Refrigeration Services of South Africa, Refrigeration Solutions LLC, Advanced Refrigeration Systems of Sacramento and our customer Yosemite Meat Co. Inc. of Stockton, CA brought together one of the world's largest CO2 plants to date.
The Yosemite Foods facility is designed to process 3,200 hogs daily under 160,000 sq. ft. of processing space with an additional 40,000 sq. ft. of livestock holding capacity. With approximately 95,000 sq. ft. of refrigerated and freezer space, RSI was contracted to provide the design, installation and equipment for all refrigeration on the project. "RSI has been professional and timely in working with us on this challenging project to meet deadlines and provide a high-quality installation and refrigeration system," comments Michael Lau, Vice President, Yosemite Foods LLC.
Utilizing advanced equipment from South Africa, the facility includes the largest CO2 transcritical refrigeration system in the U.S. with a total of 5 racks, 2,450 horsepower and 22.5 million BTUs/hour.
Yosemite Foods is a custom pork processor and distributor of other quality beef, poultry and specialty meat products. Yosemite Foods products are sold whole or boxed into wholesale cuts and distributed to grocery stores, restaurants and further processors. The majority of the Yosemite Foods products are sold to niche Asian and Hispanic markets throughout California.


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Panoramic View of the West Bottoms (Large)
This large map depicts a "bird's eye" panoramic view of Kansas City's West Bottoms, namely the stockyards, packing, and wholesale houses. While being informational, the map also conveys the vitality of this district in the early history of the city emphasizing the West Bottoms as a confluence point of trade and commerce. Each street, building, and railroad track appears accounted for with minute detail and accuracy. Starting in the late 19th century, "bird's eye" was a popular point of view to render cities despite air travel not being possible.
Panoramic View of the West Bottoms (Small)
This is a large "bird's eye" panoramic view of Kansas City's West Bottoms, namely the stockyards, packing, and wholesale houses. While being informational, the map also conveys the vitality of this district early in the city's history, as the West Bottoms were a confluence point of trade and commerce. Each street, building, and railroad track appears accounted for with minute detail and accuracy. Starting in the late 19th century, "Bird's eye" was a popular point of view to render cities despite air travel not being possible yet.


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Filmmaker Sally Potter Once Again Examines Sexuality With Depth And She Brings Us A Wonderful Gay Couple In 'Ginger & Rosa'
April 25, 2013 / John Townsend
Photo by Nicola Dove.
Filmmaker Sally Potter equals rich insight into matters sexual. The woman who gave us Orlando and Yes (which you should rent if you've never seen them) has a new remarkable film that penetrates the psychological effects of the nuclear scares of the early 1960s through the eyes of precocious 17 year old Ginger and her far less mature best friend Rosa (Alice Englert). It also reveals the problems of radical hard left politics. When Marxism or socialism absorbs free love hedonism, anarchism, and libertarianism then Marxism, socialism, women, and children, tend to suffer. This is one of many fascinating ideas that Potter has thrashed out in this film. Whether she was aware that she was doing this, I don't know. But it comes through brilliantly. So if you are of a political activist disposition you should see this film and talk about it with your fellow activists. But you may have a fallout with someone during the conversation. No pun intended.
Moreover, Ginger & Rosa has a very positive and organic gay couple played beautifully by Oliver Platt and Timothy Spall. They are the natural outgrowths of the hard left political reality that provided sanctuary and dignity for gay men at the time. Annette Bening, you may recall was robbed of an Oscar a few years ago for The Kids Are All Right so that the younger Natalie Portman, excellent in the marvelous film, Black Swan, despite controversy about her dance work in the film, could appeal to a younger crowd…. but I digress. I had to get that out. Benning is terrific as a feminist/progressive anti-nuke activist from the US. Alessandro Nivola is devilishly appealing and layered as Ginger's libertine father who spouts his left wing notions but treats women as objects. Christina Hendricks of Madmen fame, doesn't always get the accent right, but the emotional core of Ginger's mother comes through powerfully. If you're a Hendricks fan as I am, you will be proud of her. And Fanning reveals just how all-consuming the fear of nuclear annihilation can be. She's truly powerful.
Ginger & Rosa
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