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Leslie Marshall: Hillary Clinton endorsement of Biden is bad news for Trump – Democrats uniting to defeat him
By Leslie Marshall | Fox News
Hillary Clinton: We need a leader like Joe Biden
Hillary Clinton endorses Joe Biden for president during town hall.
Hillary Clinton's endorsement Tuesday of former Vice President Joe Biden in the November presidential election is just the latest sign of Democratic unity that will be needed to send President Trump into political retirement.
Biden has also picked up the endorsements of many other prominent Democrats, including candidates who ran against him for the presidential nomination this year, former President Barack Obama, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California, and even Rep Alexandria Ocasio- Cortez of New York – one of the most progressive members of Congress.
Democratic unity this year is quite a contrast with the disunity of 2016. Clinton struggled then to get endorsements, especially from Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont (who ran against her for the presidential nomination) and the more progressive wing of the party.
HILLARY CLINTON ENDORSES JOE BIDEN: 'I AM THRILLED TO BE PART OF YOUR CAMPAIGN'
The endorsement of Biden by Clinton – a former first lady, senator and secretary of state – may not get Biden many additional votes, but it's likely to help him raise the millions of dollars he needs to defeat Trump.
As a result, the Clinton endorsement gives Biden an important boost at a time he is finding it hard to get news coverage that is dominated by the coronavirus pandemic and by Trump's lengthy coronavirus briefings that are televised almost every day.
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Clinton's endorsement of Biden to run against the man who defeated her presidential candidacy in 2016 was as predictable as the rising sun. She won 3 million more votes than Trump, but lost to him in the Electoral College – and there is clearly no love lost between the two.
Trump's continuing insulting attacks against Clinton – including regularly referring to her as "Crooked Hillary" and falsely accusing her of wrongdoing – are strong motivators to her to work for the defeat of a president she clearly views as unfit for the nation's highest office.
Additionally, Clinton and Biden worked well together in President Obama's administration and hold similar policy positions that differ dramatically from Trump's. The sober and fact-based leadership styles of the two Democrats are far more similar to each other than to the erratic and unpredictable shoot-from-the-hip style favored by Trump.
Democratic unity this year is quite a contrast with the disunity of 2016.
I've always said that endorsements aren't a big deal. Sure, a candidate might see a slight bump in his or her poll numbers immediately following the announcement, but endorsements aren't what get people out to vote.
Nearly all moderate Democrats want to make Trump a one-term president. While supporters of losing presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts favor more progressive policies than Biden has advocated, Biden's positions are far closer to Sanders and Warren than to those supported by Trump.
So it's a safe bet that with or without the Clinton endorsement, Biden could count on strong support from Democratic voters in November. In the same way, the predictable endorsement Biden received earlier from Obama likely won't make a big difference in the number of votes Biden gets.
Many independents and even some Republicans want to see Trump defeated. For example, former Republican Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona told The Washington Post he will not be voting for Trump and hinted at supporting Biden.
While a lot of independents and Republicans are them are more conservative than Biden, many are turned off by the way Trump conducts himself in office.
The proven fundraising prowess that Clinton – as well as Obama – can bring to the Biden campaign could be a major factor in helping Biden become our next president.
Right now the Trump campaign has nearly $200 million more than the Biden campaign, as both campaigns work overtime to raise still more funds.
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Biden probably can't catch up to Trump in the race for dollars, but he can certainly narrow the fundraising gap with the president.
Biden needs money for ads on TV, the web, radio, print publications and direct mail. TV ads are expensive and particularly crucial now that many people are homebound and watching more TV than usual due to shelter-in-place orders imposed to combat the coronavirus pandemic.
Trump usually gets an hour or more of free daily TV exposure with his coronavirus briefings, although his poor performance in the briefings may be losing him more votes than he is gaining from the appearances.
A lot of surprises can happen between now and November. Few of us would have predicted at the beginning of the year than a global pandemic would confine millions of us to our homes, send unemployment soaring to levels last seen in the Great Depression, and make it impossible to wage a traditional presidential campaign filled with rallies and other events around the country.
But the bottom line is that the Democratic unity illustrated by the endorsements from Clinton and others that Biden has picked up is a positive sign for those of us who long for competent leadership in the White House. I don't know if Joe Biden will be our next president, but if I were a Trump supporter I'd be very nervous about the prospect.
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Leslie Marshall joined Fox News Channel as a contributor in 2009; providing analysis on both political and social issues from a liberal point of view. A nationally syndicated talk host, whose program, "The Leslie Marshall Show" can be heard on radio, stream, "Tune In," "The Progressive Voices Radio Network," and "The Armed Forces Radio Network."


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2022 Budget: E-Levy Our 'Turning Point'; Ghana Can End Borrowing - Buaben Asamoa To Ghanaians
Former Member of Parliament (MP) for Adenta, Yaw Buaben Asamoa, has lauded the government's e-levy initiative aimed at taxing Ghanaians on mobile money and bank transfers.
The e-levy was announced by the Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, during his presentation of the 2022 budget statement at Parliament on Wednesday, November 7, 2021.
The Minister underscored the need for the e-levy saying, "after considerable deliberations, Government has decided to place a levy on all electronic transactions to widen the tax net and rope in the informal sector. This shall be known as the 'Electronic Transaction Levy or E-Levy.' Electronic transactions covering mobile money payments, bank transfers, merchant payments and inward remittances will be charged at an applicable rate of 1.75%, which shall be borne by the sender except inward remittances, which will be borne by the recipient".
"Mr. Speaker, to safeguard efforts being made to enhance financial inclusion and protect the vulnerable, all transactions that add up to GH¢100 or less per day (which is approximately GH¢3000 per month) will be exempt from this levy. A portion of the proceeds from the E-Levy will be used to support entrepreneurship, youth employment, cyber security, digital and road infrastructure among others. 3y3 Baako, Ye nyinaa bey tua. Mr. Speaker, this new policy also comes into effect (once appropriation is passed) from 1st January, 2022. Government will work with all industry partners to ensure that their systems and payment platforms are configured to implement the policy," Ken Ofori-Atta added.
Minority's Opposition
But the Minority in Parliament have objected to the e-levy.
Ningo-Prampram MP, Sam George, has described it as a ponzi scheme and indicated he will vote against it.
"The more I process the e-Levy, the angrier I get. It is a complete ripoff. It is a taxation ponzi scheme designed to tax the same value of money multiple times."
He exclaimed; "It is plain government thievery & I cannot vote to approve a budget that has that levy included. No!"
The Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu also sarcastically praised the Finance Minister for compounding the burdens of Ghanaians.
In his address to move the motion before the House, he said; "Mr. Speaker, 'Kro mu ayɛ shi'. The system is hot; to wit the system may not be able to bear the hardship. Literally, the system is hot, Mr. Speaker. And Mr. Speaker, it's only the Hon. Ken Ofori-Atta who ironically eases burdens to quote his words that there is no emotion about the suffering of Ghanaians, yet he is imposing further suffering, imposing a 1.75 MOMO electronic banking tax. So, it's only Ken Ofori-Atta who eases suffering with the imposition of new taxes targeted at GHC 15 billion within this period.''
AGYENKWA Budget Is Turning Point
Mr. Buaben Asamoa, making submissions on Peace FM's 'Kokrokoo' programme, has mounted a strong opposition to the Minority's position on the budget.
To him, the budget dubbed the 'AGYENKWA Budget' is the 'turning point' for Ghanaians.
He stated that the government's introduction of the e-levy will help Ghana to be self-reliant and cut down on its over-dependence on foreign financial aid.
He argued that, with the e-levy, Ghanaians can raise capital to support developmental projects.
The money raised too, according to him, can be used to stabilize the country's debts so the nation doesn't borrow from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and other foreign organizations again.
Yaw Buaben Asamoa encouraged Ghanaians to accept the e-levy stressing, "if we help ourselves to construct our roads, someone will desire to come to Ghana and establish a business and ply that road. If we strengthen ourselves to build our hospitals, someone will desire to access our hospitals to enhance our health tourism and gain benefits to improve our country . . . If we all unite and accept this e-levy and monitor it well, it will benefit all of us".
He also called for strong education on the electronic tax to demystify the misconceptions.
"Ghana can do it. Ghana can end its borrowing . . . this budget will make us desist from borrowing. This budget can do something new and unique for us to help ourselves," he insisted.

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Peterborough's former job centre set to become flats
The former job centre in Broadway
Joel Lamy
The former job centre in Broadway is set be replaced by 98 flats after a planning application was submitted to Peterborough City Council.
The plans were submitted by Shaviram Peterborough Ltd which is registered to an address in London.
The planning document reveals the offices will be converted into 98 flats, of which 83 will be one bedroom and 15 will be two bedrooms.
The applicant has requested that the plans be approved under permitted development rights, which allow such conversions to be carried out without planning approval from the local authority.
It was revealed in January that the five-storey Clifton House, which housed Peterborough's Jobcentre Plus, had been sold to a private investor in a multi-million pound deal.
The investment company, which was named, also bought the linked three-storey building at 126-128 Park Road.
The cost of the purchase was put at £6.2 million.
The Jobcentre Plus moved into its new home in the south side of the Town Hall in Bridge Street in September, after city council staff transferred to new offices at the Fletton Quays development on Peterborough's South Bank.
The application for the new flats includes a Car Park Management Plan which states there will be "65 car parking spaces and additional parking for powered two-wheelers and bicycles".
The application also reveals that in July a Prior Approval application was approved by the council to convert the offices into 84 flats.
The new plans would increase that number by 14, with the number of two-bedroom flats reduced and the number of one-bedroom flats increased. A total of 100 cycle spaces is also proposed.
Peterborough fly-tipping prosecutions 'to rise' as new measures brought forward
Parents angered by cost of uniform at Peterborough secondary school


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Q: How to Place an SVG Image at the Beginning of Text on a TextPath Here is an image of what I'm trying to achieve.

I have some text that is curving along a path.  I want to place an SVG image at the beginning and/or end of the text.  In this example it's a ribbon.  But how can I place the ribbon at the beginning/end of the text and have it's rotation match the text on the path? The text is dynamic so the point where the ribbon needs to be inserted can change to any point on the path.

A: To wrap the comment into an answer, here is how you would do it:
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let {x, y} = text.getStartPositionOfChar(0)
let rot = text.getRotationOfChar(0)

let image = document.createElementNS('http://www.w3.org/2000/svg', 'image')
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image.setAttributeNS(null, 'y', y)
image.setAttributeNS(null, 'transform', `rotate(${rot} ${x} ${y})`)

or in svg.js
let text = mySVGJSText
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// or when you have your root element:
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package edu.utah.sci.cyclist.core.event.dnd;

import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Map;

import javafx.scene.input.DataFormat;

public class DnD {

	public static final DataFormat SOURCE_FORMAT		= new DataFormat("cyclist.dnd.source");
	public static final DataFormat VALUE_FORMAT			= new DataFormat("cyclist.dnd.value");
	public static final DataFormat TYPE_FORMAT			= new DataFormat("cyclist.dnd.type");
	public static final DataFormat TABLE_FORMAT			= new DataFormat("cyclist.dnd.datasource");
	public static final DataFormat TOOL_FORMAT			= new DataFormat("cyclist.dnd.tool");
	public static final DataFormat FIELD_FORMAT 		= new DataFormat("cyclist.dnd.field");
	public static final DataFormat DnD_SOURCE_FORMAT 	= new DataFormat("cyclist.dnd.dnd_source");
	public static final DataFormat FILTER_FORMAT 		= new DataFormat("cyclist.dnd.filter");
	public static final DataFormat INDICATOR_FORMAT		= new DataFormat("cyclist.dnd.indicator");
	public static final DataFormat SIMULATION_FORMAT	= new DataFormat("cyclist.dnd.simulation");
	public static final DataFormat JOB_FORMAT 			= new DataFormat("cyclist.dnd.job");

	private static DnD _instance = new DnD();

	public enum Status {MOVED, COPIED, ACCEPTED, IGNORED, NA};

	public static DnD getInstance() {
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	private  LocalClipboard _clipboard;

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		}
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		public Status getStatus() {
			return _status;
		}
		public <T> void put(DataFormat key, Class<T> type, T value) {
			_items.put(key, new Entry<T>(type, value));
		}

		public <T> T get(DataFormat key, Class<T> type) {
			Entry<?> entry = _items.get(key);
			return entry == null ? null : type.cast(entry.value);
		}

		public Class<?> getType(DataFormat key) {
			Entry<?> entry = _items.get(key);
			return entry.value.getClass();
		}

		public boolean hasContent(DataFormat key) {
			return _items.containsKey(key);
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		public void remove(DataFormat key) {
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		public void clearAll() {
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		class Entry<T> {
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			public Entry(Class<T> type, T value) {
				this.type = type;
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			}
		}
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}

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The village of Pozza di Fassa (m 1320 a.s.l.), with its outlying area of Pera, is located in the widest part of the valley at the confluence of the Avisio and Rio San Nicolò rivers. The village also benefits from a wide expanse of land set in a sunny basin over which Cima Undici and Cima Dodici hang. A particularly devoted clientele come to this pleasant resort and are assured of outings, walks, rock, geology, the Monzoni mountains, Gardeccia, the Vajolet Towers, direct contact with nature and, in recent years, the renovated ski resort of Buffaure which is really appreciated by everyone for its scenery and the gentleness of the slopes. The Aloch ski slope or Ski Stadium Val di Fassa is very well known and well attended in winter where the slopes are lit up every evening for night time skiing: it is a real snow stadium with courses suited to international downhill skiing competitions, to professional coaching and to high quality daytime and night-time shows, while for cross-country enthusiasts it reserves not only access to the Marcialonga circuit but also a good chance to do the Ciancoal Ring, which is enjoyable for the variety of its rhythms and guaranteed snow, and which is particularly attractive at night-time thanks to artificial lighting. In summer, as well as the Catinaccio and the Larsec Crags which change with the magical colours of Enrosadira and which offer a myriad of excursion opportunities, the Val San Nicolò and the Monzoni mountains, on the other side, present gratifying moments of peace and serenity.


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Tony Dogs Destroys The Devils
January 9, 2020	| 2019-20 Fantasy Hockey, Fantasy Hockey Daily Notes	| 6 Comments
Tony DeAngelo grew up in New Jersey and on Thursday, he had the best game of his career against the Devils. DeAngelo scored a hat trick on seven shots while adding two assists to have the best game of the NHL season by a defenseman. In the preseason, I ranked DeAngelo 32nd at defensemen, way above consensus. Here's what I said: "Alright, somebody I really like! Now, that's not to say there's concern here with DeAngelo. One, he's still unsigned and I'm not sure if a deal gets done sooner than later. Two, it's possible that Fox takes his PP time. I think the two play together on PP2 but we'll have to wait and see. However, if DeAngelo is playing on opening night getting PP2 time, he could get 40 points and 100 PIM. Yes, the shot rate is slightly below average, but it's extremely difficult to get that out of anyone on the blue line. You won't need to take him this early, but I'm targeting DeAngelo because he fits so many team builds." And that's me quoting me copying what Grey does! Well, I may have overshot the PIM, but I was way under on the points. DeAngelo now has 11+25 in 42 games and he worked his shot rate up to over two per game, a solid number for a defenseman. Hopefully you guys checked out my preseason rankings and you own DeAngelo everywhere because I'm not expecting a drop off given the style the Rangers play. Let's take a look at what else happened over the last two nights:
Brayden (On) Point Again
Brayden Point made his season debut on Thursday for a big showdown with the Maple Leafs. Unsurprisingly, he started right where he left off, scoring two goals and adding an assist with five shots in the 7-3 win. The Bucs beat the Argonauts! Anyways, we know how good Point is and that he's an elite options in all formats. A couple other takeaways from this game. One, Point went on the first line with Steven Stamkos and Nikita Kucherov, who had four points each. If that line sticks together, watch out. Two, the new fifth person on the top power play unit was Anthony Cirelli, who ended up with three assists, two on the power play. I'm a big fan of Cirelli's game but he didn't get the opportunity. Now, he is centering the second line and on the top power play unit. He's a must own in all formats. Three, Tampa Bay really is the better version of Toronto. The defensemen on Toronto just can't keep up. I mean, Cody Ceci? Even Rielly and Barrie aren't good defensively. Let's take a look at what else happened over the last two nights:
The Stars Align in Dallas
March 20, 2019	| 2018-19 Fantasy Hockey, Fantasy Hockey Daily Notes	|
After their situation looked murky earlier in the season causing public turmoil between the front office and their superstars, the Dallas Stars are close to becoming a lock for the postseason. Their super Stars (corny, I know) won the game for them on Tuesday against the Panthers. In the 4-2 win, Tyler Seguin dished four assists while putting six shots on goal and providing two PIM. Alexander Radulov scored two goals and an assist with five shots, while Jamie Benn scored a goal and two assists with two shots. The Stars have a great playoff schedule and these three guys should be massive difference makers in the fantasy playoffs. Let's take a look at what else happened over the last two nights:
2019 Playoff Manifesto
March 4, 2019	| 2018-19 Fantasy Hockey, Playoff Manifesto	| 8 Comments
For those of you doing well in your head to head leagues, this is the most important post of the year. This is my annual playoff manifesto where I break down every team's schedule for the last four weeks of the season. I tell you who are the best teams and players to stream from, who you should look to trade for or away if your deadline hasn't passed, and it allows you to plan ahead with ease. For those who haven't read it in the past, the numbers in the parentheses are how many games the team plays in each of those weeks, with the last number being the last week in the season and preceding accordingly. This is going to be a massive post so let's get right to the 2019 Playoff Manifesto!
Do As The Roman Does
February 20, 2019	| 2018-19 Fantasy Hockey, Fantasy Hockey Daily Notes	| 7 Comments
As far as best contracts in the league go, Roman Josi's is near the top of the list. Josi, who is nearing the end of a 7/28 deal signed in 2013, has developed into a true #1 defenseman. Josi scored two goals and an assist on five shots in the 5-3 win over the Stars. Josi is currently up to #6 on the player rater for defensemen, in the range that we expected from him. He's not in the top tier, but he's firmly in tier two now and going forward. Josi looks like a good bet to set career highs in both goals (15) and points (61). Let's take a look at what else happened on Tuesday night:
Scheifele and Wheeler Pile Up Points
November 12, 2018	| 2018-19 Fantasy Hockey, Fantasy Hockey Daily Notes	| 20 Comments
It's nothing new when Mark Scheifele and Blake Wheeler have big games, and both managed to do so twice this weekend. In Friday's 5-2 win over the Avalanche, Wheeler registered a point on all five goals, going 1+4, while Scheifele scored a goal and two assists with three shots. They followed that up with Wheeler getting two more assists and Scheifele posting a 2+1 game. Wheeler already has 20 assists in 16 games to go with 19 PIM and 3 goals, while Scheifele is up to 9+10 with 20 PIM. Wheeler was a borderline first round pick that I had ranked as a high second rounder, while Scheifele was more 2nd/3rd range. With his shot rate at exactly 2.5 per game right now, that solidifies him as a second round value. Remember when ESPN had him ranked in the 60s? Hilarious. These two should continue to put up points no matter the opposition. Let's take a look at what else happened over the weekend:
Stone's Success Sparks Sens
November 7, 2018	| 2018-19 Fantasy Hockey, Fantasy Hockey Daily Notes	| 33 Comments
Mark Stone has been a favorite of Razzball Hockey (aka me) for a few years now. One of the most underrated players in hockey, Stone is an above average first liner, no doubt about it. Somebody is going to pay him a ton in the offseason as an unrestricted free agent and he'll be worth every penny. Stone had an incredible game on Tuesday scoring two goals on seven shots while adding in three assists as well. That brings him to 6+12 in 15 games. He's somehow available in 25% of leagues on ESPN, which is crazy. Stone should be owned everywhere, and while I've been clamoring for him to be traded so he's even better, it's become abundantly clear that he'll produce just fine in Ottawa this season. Let's take a look at what else happened over the last two nights:
Laine Lights Lamp For Helsinki Hatty
Being the stand alone game on Thursday afternoon, I was watching the Jets-Panthers game in Finland closely. For the first half of the game, Patrik Laine looked awful. He was so bad that he didn't even get 4 minutes of ice time in the first period. Well, Laine ended up making the natives who came to watch him happy, as he ended up scoring a hat trick on seven shots. That matched his total from the first 12 games of the season. Obviously I wasn't panicking about Laine, but my hopes that his ice time would take a nice jump this season isn't looking promising. There's still plenty of time, and I wouldn't be surprised if Laine goes on a run where he scored 9 goals in 10 games. His floor is just a bit lower than I hoped because the Jets are so good that Maurice doesn't have to give him big minutes. I said he would score 50 in the preseason, and the shot rate has jumped to the point where it's possible if he can get his time on ice back up. Let's take a look at what else happened over the last two nights:
The Five Biggest Offseason Transactions
July 23, 2018	| 2018-19 Fantasy Hockey	| 8 Comments
Hello everyone! After spending most of the last two months in Vegas (including during the Stanley Cup Finals), I'm back home and ready to start writing again. I'll be picking up things in August when I'll be writing multiple posts a week, including my rankings early on in the month. I have a few questions I would like the readers to answer in terms of what they'd like me to write besides my rankings, but I'll leave that for the end of this post. For now, I'm going to write a quick blurb on the five biggest moves of the offseason and what their impact is for both real life and fantasy. Let's get to it!
3/26 (Monday) Preview
March 26, 2018	| 2017-18 Fantasy Hockey, Streamers	| 28 Comments
Hey guys! I hope everyone is still alive in their fantasy hockey seasons. In lieu of daily notes, I'm going to preview Monday's games since at this point in the season, I'm not sure daily notes will serve much purpose. Depending on feedback (please give some!), I will continue to do this over the last two weeks of the season or I will return to daily notes. I am going to focus solely on the games, so if you want to plan ahead past today, use my playoff schedule breakdown here to help yourself out. You can always ask me any questions you have as well. Let's get to it!


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Anderson Cooper Has Reconciled With Ex-Boyfriend Before Arrival of Baby Boy
Reports that the CNN anchor has quietly gotten back together with Benjamin Maisani surface just one day after he came forward with the announcement that he has welcomed his first child.
AceShowbiz - Anderson Cooper might not be raising his son as a single father. Just one day after he broke the news that he has welcomed his first child, the "Anderson Cooper 360°" anchor was revealed to have reconciled with his ex-boyfriend, Benjamin Maisani.
While Anderson did not give any indication of his relationship status in his baby announcement, an insider informed Us Weekly, "They very quietly got back together and are planning ahead." The so-called source added, "Ben is selling one of his clubs and cutting back on how much he does at night so he can spend more time at home with Anderson and the baby."
Anderson surprised many on Thursday, April 30 when he shared the news that he has become a proud father to a baby boy. Introducing his 3-day-old infant through a series of Instagram photos, he dished that he named his son Wyatt Morgan, and gushed that his bundle of joy is "sweet, and soft, and healthy."
On the moniker he chose for his son, the 52-year-old journalist explained that he got inspired by his late parents, Wyatt Emory Cooper and Gloria Vanderbilt. "He is named after my father, who died when I was ten. I hope I can be as good a dad as he was. My son's middle name is Morgan. It's a family name on my mom's side," he detailed.
As for Anderson's relationship with Benjamin, the two parted ways in 2018 after nine years together. "Benjamin and I separated as boyfriends some time ago. We are still family to each other, and love each other very much," Anderson said at the time. "We remain the best of friends, and will continue to share much of our lives together."
Although Anderson did not offer any reason behind his split from Ben, it was speculated that a doctor named Victor Lopez might have come between them. In March 2018, Daily Mail reported that the CNN anchor has traveled at least five times since December 20, 2017 to Dallas to see Victor. Social media post additionally revealed that he attended Victor's 33rd birthday party.
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If you've ever walked around Flatbush, Williamsburg, and Crown Heights, you probably haven't noticed the small, thin extra wires suspended between the telephone poles that mark the spiritual perimeters for Orthodox Jews living within their boundaries.
Known as an eruv (ay-roov), each wire creates an area of spiritually private space from Friday night to sundown on Saturday, the period known as Shabbat.
The 5th Annual Art of Brooklyn Film Festival is decidedly inclusive. The independent festival, which showcases Brooklyn-born, Brooklyn-based, and Brooklyn-centric films and filmakers represents every Brooklyn neighborhood and community.
It's international, and presented by nonprofit organization The Art of Brooklyn.
Arts in Bushwick's "Making History" pays homage to local artists by featuring exactly 400 of them in a special exhibition at Storefront Ten Eyck. The show will survey the Bushwick arts scene by including diverse artists with studios in Bushwick, who have had studios in Bushwick over the past 10 years, or who have recently participated in Bushwick gallery shows.
The exhibition, which runs from April 19 through May 10, will culminate with a benefit event. Ticket sale proceeds will go towards publishing a book celebrating Arts in Bushwick and commemorating the tenth anniversary of its Bushwick Open Studios.
You can see the full list of artists here. Tickets to the May 10 benefit are $200 and include one piece of work from a local artist. For more information or to buy tickets, go here.
Surrounded by construction and wondering if it could damage your home? Donald Friedman, an engineer specializing in the protection of older buildings, will present on how to safeguard homes from damage caused by vibration and excavation at nearby construction sites at the spring meeting at the Society for Clinton Hill.
Newtown Creek Alliance Historian and Brownstoner Queens columnist Mitch Waxman will lead a boat tour of Newtown Creek, pictured above, next month for the Working Harbor Committee. The two-hour tour of one of the nation's most polluted waterways will leave from Pier 11 in Manhattan at 11 am on May 31.
A collection of guest speakers will also help narrate the tour. A separate two-hour tour of Gowanus Bay will leave from Pier 11 at 1:10 pm the same day.
This post courtesy of Explore Brooklyn, an all-inclusive guide to the businesses, neighborhoods, and attractions that make Brooklyn great.
No image of Brooklyn is more iconic than that of a family or a group of friends hanging out on their front stoop on a sunny day. In a borough full of front stoops, here are five of the most historic.
7 Arlington Place is the famed Bed Stuy townhouse where Spike Lee shot Crooklyn in 1994. The film takes place during the summer of 1974 and centers around a family living in the neighborhood. The theatrical release poster features the family all gathered on the brownstone stoop. But the neighborhood has dramatically changed since Spike Lee lived here: this Bed Stuy brownstone last sold for $1,700,000.


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'There's pages and pages of abuse' - Fitzgerald on online trolling aimed at himself and father
The Wexford boss was speaking on The Late Late Show.
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Davy Fitzgerald applauded his club for publicly showing their support for Fitzgerald and his father.
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WEXFORD HURLING MANAGER Davy Fitzgerald has spoken out against the online abuse that he has been subjected to along with his father Pat.
Fitzgerald was speaking on The Late Late Show in the wake of his club Sixmilebridge releasing a letter which details the abuse that has been aimed at the pair.
The letter, which has featured in various media outlets this week after appearing in the Clare Champion, claims that "a line has been crossed." The matter is also now the subject of a criminal investigation.
"In the last day or two, my club came out with a letter and the letter has been all over the media," Fitzgerald explained in conversation with host Ryan Tubridy." To tell you the truth, it's been tough.
"Online bullying and certain things that would go on. It's probably going on maybe four or five years. There's pages and pages of abuse there and it isn't nice."
Fitzgerald's father is the secretary of the Clare county board, and has been singled out for much of the online abuse.
"I would have probably got a bit earlier on," his son explains, "a few of them were glad to get rid of me out of Clare. And when I went, they said, 'Oh sure he's next to go, get rid of him as well.' It didn't stop.
"In my head before, when this was going on, I said to myself, 'All the people in Clare want to get rid of you.' But then I said to myself, 'It's only a bunch or a few people behind a keyboard who have an agenda.'
"If you see some of the stuff, it's pretty out there. I'm glad my club came out with the letter and I'm so proud of them for doing it. The easiest thing for them to do would be to come out and say, 'Davy, we support you.' They didn't, they went further than that."
"To tell you the truth, it's been tough."
Davy Fitzgerald on the online abuse he and his father are subject to.#LateLate pic.twitter.com/8L1QnEUQKf
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Speaking further about this sustained negative commentary that is being directed at his father, Fitzgerald added:
"He'd never let you see that, he'd be too proud. There'd be certain things he'd be very strong on.
"He's just taken such a battering that he wouldn't be the exact same way. But, he's a fighter, I know he'll be ok."
Tubridy commended Fitzgerald for taking the matter to the Guards, and insisted that nobody should be subjected to online bullying.
"There is a lot of good in social media," says Fitzgerald. "It's just this one aspect I think we've gone down the wrong road in and I think we need to change. The more people that stand up against it is really important."
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Tierra Alta is perched at the northern end of Ballard Canyon. The fog pushes and pulls against it almost every day during the growing season - filling up the canyon in the morning and emptying out in the evening. To be sure, Ballard Canyon is a cooler part of the Santa Ynez Valley and as a result produces wines that show more flavors from that spectrum.
To make this wine, we hand harvested the fruit, and left about 17% of the whole clusters in the fermentation- the rest was destemmed. After a 3-day cold soak, we let the wine warm naturally and fermentation started. We punched down 1-2 times / day and pressed after an extended maceration of about 30 days on skins. The wine was aged in neutral French oak and wasn't racked until bottling. We bottled 66 cases of this wine - unfined, and unfiltered, in Feb. of 2015.
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L'Amstel Curaçao Race est un critérium cycliste disputé à Curaçao, dans les petites Antilles créé en 2002 et qui se déroule tous les ans début novembre sur un circuit d'environ 80 kilomètres.

Il est organisé depuis sa création par Leo van Vliet, ancien coureur professionnel néerlandais et directeur de course de l'Amstel Gold Race depuis 1995.

En 2014, l'organisateur indique que la 12ème édition sera la dernière. Il lui était devenu difficile d'inviter des coureurs, en raison de l'allongement de la saison professionnelle, et de la concurrence du Criterium de Saitama.

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This is my first Deep Purple review , and I chose quite a milestone to analyze! I have this feeling that this kind of classic albums sometimes do not get the respect they deserve by the progressive rock community because they are so well know... and popular music does not go with our style. This is a blueprint of the 70's just like Led Zep IV , DSOTM and Frampton Comes Alive! We 've heard them so much times that there is nothing that can surprise our minds anymore.
The question is: Why do we still hear them? Because they sound as fresh as when they were released. Machine Head is one of those records. The album itself , while not progressive , manages to give the listener a good time while rocking really hard in the process. Although we all know Smoke in the Water , my favourite number among the seven tracks is the opener. Highway star is a straightforward hard rock song where we can appreciate those trademark screams by Ian Gillian as well as a couple of guitar and keyboard duels that were usual in the Blakmore era. The lyrics... yes quite banal but this is a Deep Purple album! If you fancy thought provoking lyrics you may check Peter Hammill's works but you wont find poetry with this band.
Maybe I am a Leo is not a strong as the opener and probably is the track that prevents me from giving the record the full 5 stars mark. Still , the tune ain't bad at all the rhythm section is adequate and Jon Lord does some funky solos. My main problem with it are the vocals. They don't have the energy you would expect from Ian Gillian at it's peak. Of course , the situation changes radically with the third track. When I getting into classic rock at the age of 16 one schoolmate told me that he had heard an "unknown" Deep Purple track on the radio and its name was "Cuadro de Casa"* he said that it was incredible and worth the listen. Since MP3 wasn't fully developed by the time and I didn't had it in my DP compilation I had to wait some time until I heard it when a relative brought the record to a birthday. When I heard it , I understood what all the fuss was about: Ian Paice shines here , and the riff is really addictive ( much more than Smoke on the water by the way) Moreover , the vocal melody is memorable. It's still to this day and age one of my favourite songs by the band , I couldn't believe my eyes when DP performed it in Argentina!
The next tune is much more laid back than "Pictures" but it has a funky vibe that I really like and will anticipate the direction the band was going to take in the future. Next , we have "THAT" song and "THAT" riff... I won't talk much about it. I was never a big fan of this tune and to be honest the only thing that discourages me from hitting the fast forward button is the little guy behind the drums , his performance is as solid as an AC/DC riff.
The record ends very well with two favourite numbers that will be performed on every tour since their release. Of course , both tracks are exellent on this record but to be appreciated in full regalia , you must get a hold of "THAT" live album. Lazy is a really interesting mixture of blues jazz and funk , much like the Allman Brothers Band... which can only be a good thing. This track keeps on growing on me after every listen. To close the record , we have another favourite "Space rocking" I mean , trucking. Lyrics are so senselless yet the song rocks so hard. You have to love this kind of stuff at least for a brief period of your life.
And there it goes , "like a wild hurricane" , my first Deep Purple review. Although I am more of a MK1 fan I can't say no to "Machine Head" , being an obligatory introduction to the classic rock realm and therefore: "An exellent addition to any (prog) rock music collection"
* Cuadro de casa=Pictures of Home.


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Huge fire rips through block of flats in Glasgow city centre as young boy rescued
More than 60 firefighters and 15 fire engines were scrambled to the massive blaze at Lancefield Quay, next to the River Clyde, this evening
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A huge fire broke out at a block of flats in Glasgow city centre tonight.
More than 60 firefighters were scrambled to Lancefield Quay, next to the River Clyde, at around 6.45pm this evening.
Around 15 fire engines were seen at the scene as crews battled to stop the blaze.
Pictures online showed massive flames and plumes of black smoke billowing out from the building.
A neighbour who lives on the opposite side of the road told of his horror at seeing a boy in a flat next to the burning apartment.
15 fire engines and 60 firefighters were scrambled to the blaze (Image: PA)
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He said he saw a boy inside a flat next to the burning apartment and quickly alerted firefighters.
Crews were then seen bursting through the door and rescuing the lad, who was wearing pyjamas bottoms and a jumper.
The neighbour The Sun: "We were looking across the road and we saw a face come to a window to the right of the fire and go away again.
"I went downstairs to tell them I saw someone inside and then I could see the fire guys bursting a door down with an axe.
"He was ok thankfully but I think he was just frightened to go outside and didn't what to do."
The fire service said no casualties were reported (Image: @jamespconnolly1 /Twitter)
Hackney fire torches tower block as 12 engines and 80 firefighters scrambled
Around a dozen fire engines had lined the street outside the property with the road and pathways blocked in both directions.
One eyewitness said earlier: "Please stay away from Lancefield Quay, Anderson Glasgow, there is a fire in the apartment at the river and the fire brigades are here working on it."
Another said: "Flats at the Broomielaw on the Clyde in Glasgow on fire, just looked out window to see it ablaze – seemed to go up in minutes, really hope everyone got out in time."
A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokeswoman said tonight that there were no reports of injuries.
Dramatic pictures and video showed flames and smoke billowing from the building (Image: @stephenn91 /Twitter)
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She said: "We were alerted at 6.43pm on Monday December 9 to reports of a building fire in Glasgow.
"Operations control mobilised 12 fire appliances to Lancefield Quay where officers were met by a floor on the second storey of a three-storey building.
"Crews remain on the scene and are working to extinguish the fire.
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Robert & Clara Schumann
If you speak the name of Schumann it is almost one hundred percent certain that the conversation will swerve towards Robert Schumann; that troubled musical genius who eventually died in a Dusseldorf sanatorium having thrown himself from a bridge into an icy river.
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How many, I wonder would mention or even know of his astonishing wife Clara who supported and nurtured Robert throughout the majority of his adult life? And who for the most part ensured that his music is with us today even at the expense of her own. This article pays a modest homage to the life and work of Clara Schumann.
From a distance of over 150 years, it is often difficult to fully comprehend the lives of the people who lived then. Our 21st Century perspective can often be unsympathetic or simply wrong. Clara Schumann was brought into the world in 1819 (Clara Wieck), the very same year as the Imperial Queen Victoria's birth.
Schubert was already quite prolific at the time and curiously suffered a similar fate to Robert Schumann. Clara was born into a family with high musical expectations of their children. Her Father was by many accounts, a cruel and determined man who taught the piano as a profession and someone who did not suffer fools gladly. It was Friedrich Wieck who instilled and determined Clara's raison d'etre: to be a Concert Pianist.
Robert Schumann was also a pupil of Clara's Father. He had been drawn to Clara for a variety of reasons, including her outstanding musical abilities but Friedrich was not at all pleased about the prospect of Robert courting his daughter. As far as Friedrich was concerned Robert was a man of little promise, an unknown composer and too old for Clara.
In spite of her Father's wishes Clara began to cultivate a relationship with Schumann, probably slightly in awe of this young pianist and composer which was deliberately cut short when the Wieck family moved to Dresden and Friedrich cut all links with Robert Schumann.
The young couple were not deterred and maintained by all accounts, a secret correspondence through an intermediary. Finally, in 1840 against her Father's wishes, Clara married Robert Schumann. At the time this was a bold decision, especially on Clara's part as women in Germany were not legally able to marry without their Father's consent.
There was a year-long court case over Clara and Robert's marriage but after all the proceedings were concluded the marriage remained intact. Robert and Clara amongst all the turmoil of their lives together produced eight children of which only seven survived. Clara maintained her professional role as well as being a devoted Mother to their children and later a carer for Robert as he grew sicker; always placing Robert's career before her own.
Before Clara had met Robert Schumann and after their marriage, she continued to do what she loved most: perform. She was an astonishing pianist with what has been described as a formidable technical facility that placed many of her contemporaries in the shade. Her concert programmes often included some of her own compositions although she frequently favoured the works of Scarlatti, J S Bach, and Felix Mendelssohn.
Later in her career, she championed the music of the young and rather handsome Johannes Brahms. He, in turn, became a significant figure in Clara's life notably after the tragic death of Robert. Clara continued to perform and to teach almost until the end of the 19th century and remained a true advocate Robert's work throughout her career.
Like many composers before and after, Clara's compositions use the word opus(work) followed by a number that indicates the catalogue position of the composition. Clara began as you would expect, her composition catalogue with her Opus. 1 she gave the title of "Quatre Polonaises" pour Pianoforte. This she composed in 1831 at the age of twelve. These are modest but florid pieces that show the young composer's fluency and emerging musical aptitude.
Clara's attention soon moved towards larger scale and more ambitious musical forms. Her Op.7 is called a Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A Minor (1836). The work is in three movements (Allegro; Romanze; Finale) and pays more than a passing glance to composers she admired like Mendelssohn, Chopin and Bellini. As the work of a fourteen-year-old musician, it represents a reasonably good attempt at this challenging musical form. It is historically interesting to note that the first performance of the Concerto was conducted by Felix Mendelssohn at the Gewandhaus in 1834.
A number of songs and more pieces for the piano followed, broadly speaking a composition each year which given that Clara was regularly performing, mothering her growing number of children and promoting and supporting Robert Schumann was no small achievement. For me, the next and possibly the most important addition to Clara's catalogue of works is her Op. 17 Piano Trio in G Minor (1846). Even though later Clara commented that the work was inadequate and sentimental in comparison to her husband's own Piano Trio in D minor (1847), for many admirers of her work this stands as a fine composition in its own right.
The Piano Trio comprises of four movements as follows: Allegro moderato; Scherzo: Tempo di Menuetto; Andante and Allegretto. Unlike the criticisms often levelled at the earlier Piano Concerto, the Piano Trio to me shows Clara in full control of the musical material and structures. It also clearly highlights Clara's fine ear for musical textures and in spite of what we might expect from such a gifted pianist, does not overplay the role of the piano within the ensemble.
Only four additional compositions are included in the rest of Clara Schumann's compositional oeuvre. These include "Variations on a Theme of Robert Schumann" (Op. 20 – 1854); and possibly most notable the final Op. 23 "Six Songs". Clara also wrote cadenzas for the third and fourth Beethoven Piano Concerti and one of Mozart's Piano Concerto in D minor K. 466 which she loved to perform.
Even though her compositional output did not follow her into old age Clara pursued her teaching, editing and performing passions throughout her life. Her final appearance on the concert platform was in 1891 and following a series of strokes during the next few years, on the afternoon of May 20th 1896 Clara Schumann departed this world.
Listening links:
Piano Concerto in A Minor
Piano Trio in G Minor
Three Romances for Violin and Piano
Six Songs Op.23
Clara Schumann: A Dedicated Spirit by Joan Chissell (Hamish Hamilton, London-1983) ISBN: 0-241-10367-3
One of the recommended books about Clara Schumann
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14. An Interview With James Madison.
"A people armed and free, forms a barrier against the enterprises of ambition and is a bulwark for the nation against foreign invasion and domestic oppression."
We are here today with one of our founding fathers, James Madison, to get his view on some important happenings going on in America.
Mr. Madison, Regarding the second amendment, many people in this current administration including the president, does not believe that the citizens of the United States should be armed. Do you believe they should be armed?
Madison-- "Americans have the right and advantage of being armed - unlike the citizens of other countries whose governments are afraid to trust the people with arms."
Why do you feel that they have the right?
Madison--"A people armed and free, forms a barrier against the enterprises of ambition and is a bulwark for the nation against foreign invasion and domestic oppression."
You're saying the second amendment's primary reason is to keep the government in check?
Madison--"Oppressors can tyrannize only when they achieve a standing army, an enslaved press, and a disarmed populace."
Do you really think an armed populace can keep our country safe from foreign invasion?
Madison--"A well regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, trained in arms, is the best most natural defense of a free country."
One of your fellow countrymen, George Washington, endorsed the "Peace Through Strength" strategy. He said "To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace." Do you agree with this doctrine?
Madison--"How could a readiness for war in time of peace be safely prohibited, unless we could prohibit, in like manner, the preparations and establishments of every hostile nation?" "Every man who loves peace, every man who loves his country, every man who loves liberty ought to have it ever before his eyes that he may cherish in his heart a due attachment to the Union of America and be able to set a due value on the means of preserving it." "It is a principle incorporated into the settled policy of America, that as peace is better than war, war is better than tribute."
Thank you sir, Lets move on to another hot topic item. What are your thoughts about the 1500 page stimulus package and the fact that many in congress didn't even read the bill?
Madison--"It will be of little avail to the people that the laws are made by men of their own choice if the laws be so voluminous that they cannot be read, or so incoherent that they cannot be understood."
What about the spending? Do you think we should be spending so much that the national debt has increased from 6 trillion dollars to 14 trillion dollars in just 10 years?
Madison--"Each generation should be made to bear the burden of its own wars, instead of carrying them on, at the expense of other generations." "If Congress can do whatever in their discretion can be done by money, and will promote the General Welfare, the Government is no longer a limited one, possessing enumerated powers, but an indefinite one, subject to particular exceptions."
Your thoughts are that the Federal Government has grown too powerful and centralized as compared to the States powers?
Madison--"The powers delegated by the proposed Constitution to the federal government are few and defined. Those which are to remain in the State governments are numerous and indefinite." "No political truth is certainly of greater intrinsic value, or is stamped with the authority of more enlightened patrons of liberty than that on which the objection is founded. The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many, and whether hereditary, self-appointed, or elective, may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny."
We have one last question for you, sir. Do you believe that the Federal Government has the authority to pass a national health care law?
Madison--"The government of the United States is a definite government, confined to specified objects. It is not like the state governments, whose powers are more general. Charity is no part of the legislative duty of the government."
Thank you, Mr. Madison for your views and your time and your energies in helping create the foundations for the United States of America. We hope we can preserve these foundations and keep alive the spirit and intent of the constitution and the separation of powers in the federal and state governments.


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