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Robert Reich nails it today, IMO
September 23, 2013 By hubspoke
Reich's clarity is a gift to us if we choose to see it. For years, I have believed that the root of all evil in our nation – both domestic problems and international issues – is the corrosive effects of big money on our politics, especially on the US Congress and Presidency. (It is why I supported John Edwards over Barack Obama and Hilary Clinton and did door-knocking and phone-calling in NH for him. Edwards was the one who pledged stridently to take on lobbyists as a central point of his campaign.)
Reich had a great post on Facebook today, which begins: "At the root of most of our political and economic challenges is the pervasiveness of big money in our politics. What can we do about it? Most importantly, three things:"
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(1) Reverse Citizen's United.
(2) Revive public financing of elections.
(3) Reverse the growing concentration of income and wealth in America. Here Reich quotes Justice Brandeis: "We can either have democracy in this country or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both."
At the end of his Facebook post, Reich says, "So don't complain. Organize!" That means going beyond typing posts on Facebook and BMG.
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SomervilleTom says
The third item — reversing the excessive wealth concentration in America — is the most important thing we do. If we fail to accomplish that, nothing else matters.
Reversing Citizens United is thorny to do in a way that doesn't make an already bad situation worse. I certainly WANT the press to have first-amendment protection, and I certainly want unions and public interest groups to compete freely with for-profit companies in the political arena.
I see precious little evidence that public financing of elections will ever be realized in any meaningful way, and I'm not sure I'd like the result if it were. I fear, again, that the "cure" is far worse than the disease.
jconway says
Is the recent victory of Bill De Blasio in New York. It has some of the strictest campaign finance laws in the country (barring self finance) and Wall Street money could only take his opponents so far.
danfromwaltham says
I have written a diary on the property tax scandal, how we need to tax intangible assets like stocks and bonds, trillions of dollars worth which are highly concentrated at the top. Obama should propose a 2% tax on stocks and bonds after the first $100K held by an individual, retirement accts get the tax above and beyond $1 million.
The disagree with the other two. The Supreme Court has already decided on Citizens United, Reich sounds like a Tea Party person who wants to overturn Obamacare. And I don't want to pay for every Tom, Dick, or Harry who wants to run for public office on my dime, while we cut after school programs for kids.
nopolitician says
I don't think it's fair of you to compare Reich to the Tea Party. Obamacare was passed by both houses of Congress and signed by a seated president who was subsequently re-elected. Citizens United was decided by 4 members of the Supreme Court, at least one of which is a notable corporate shill (John Roberts), and was done in a backdoor way (the court ruled on an issue not in front of it).
Citizens United is a really big issue because it seriously undermines democracy. Money is currently very important in politics because it is necessary to procure votes. Although I we are not yet seeing dollars perfectly correlated to votes, which is why well-funded but odious candidates are still losing, I think that it makes the difference in close districts, and I think that it influences the legislation that is being passed significantly.
Any coincidence the top two vote getters in Boston also raised the most money?
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JimC says
1) Yes
2) Have we ever had it? Would it involve restricting outside spending? What about spending by other candidates using public funds? What about third parties?
3) The problem isn't really income inequality. If you think what it would take to reverse that, you may end up somewhere you don't want to be. The problem is income inadequacy. The GOP likes to complain about the number of people on food stamps, which is a neat way of changing the subject. If you're middle class, you will struggle to pay for college, and if your kids don't go to college, they will struggle for their entire lives. They will struggle to eat.
So rather than complain about the rich (or rather, while we're complaining about the rich), maybe we should uplift the poor. We will fail, but we will keep trying … because democracy is at stake.
The main problem is wealth concentration. For the very wealthy, "income" is a totally arbitrary number that can be and is manipulated for a variety of purposes including (but not limited to) tax minimization. Measures of income inequality grossly distort the true picture by minimizing the reality of the current wealth concentration.
The reason we have such widespread income inadequacy while living in the wealthiest nation in human history is that our wealth is concentrated in such a very few households.
Uplifting the poor is important and laudable. The most effective way to do that is transfer enough wealth from the top 1/2 percent to the middle of the wealth distribution, so that we again have a middle class (as measured by the wealth distribution) that has enough money in their pockets to restart the consumer economy.
Once that happens, there is long history to indicate that the poor (on the bottom end of the wealth distribution) will be treated relatively well — at least in comparison to the poor in the rest of the world's nations.
Wealth used to be transferred through employment. But as Jaron Lanier has pointed out, Kodak once employed thousands of people. Instagram employs 13 people. Where did that money go? he asks.
One answer is "Wall Street," but it's a bit more amorphous than that, and has a lot to do with global labor markets (that is, foreign workers making iPhones for much less than we would, or even could consider).
How do we do it politically? How do we pull people up? (Again, rhetorical.) If by transfer you mean raise taxes on the rich … I don't see the political will do it.
I'd like to challenge the notion that we shouldn't have limits on income and wealth. Yes, no one likes to talk about this because it sounds so Communistic, but this is a large part of the problem.
The problem, as I see it, rests on the unbridled greed. Look at Mitt Romney. He has hundreds of millions of dollars in the bank, enough to fund his family for generations. Yet he continued to make more and more. Why? Because he could. And how did he make this money? By squeezing the employees of companies, breaking unions, laying people off – you name it. He did this primarily for money even though he already had enough of it.
What if there was an effective income cap of $1 million per year on Romney with a 92% income tax on income over that? Might this change Romney's vision? Instead of breaking up companies to suck the dollars from their cores, maybe he would be more focused on building them for long-term survival?
I have met plenty of business people who's business strategy is to quickly build a company so they can sell it in five years for millions. This strategy embodies short-term thinking. No one wants to start a business and work at it for the next 40 years. They want to start it, cash out, and do it again.
I think that this country made a big mistake when it lowered the top income tax rate from their confiscatory rates to the now 39%. It was completely sold as a way to collect more revenue, but people lost sight of the fact that a 92% rate is simply a cap on annual earnings. This cap encourages certain behaviors and discourages others. Of course no one is going to pay 92% of their income in taxes – they will instead *use* that income in the economy – we should encourage this with deductions that allow for it to be done in the Main Street economy, not the speculative economy, or even worse, the political economy.
The latter is what is happening now – the rich have so much money and they have learned that employing people to earn a 5% return is not nearly as good as either buying/selling things in a speculative way to maybe earn a 25% return, or using it for political power to change laws outside of the democratic process – which is a grave threat to our democracy.
It was your guys, Bill Clinton who signed NAFTA and GATT, these bills supported by John Kerry, Ted Kennedy, and Ed Markey. Don't blame Mitt for playing by the rules established by D.C.
… it's really not helpful. No, the unbridled capitalism Mitt Romney represents is not the fault of NAFTA, Absent NAFTA, he would still do it, just differently.
Sorry Dan but I think you should be banned. You might sincerely believe you're raising points we need to hear, but you're not doing it constructively, and you seem to do it just to do it. Waste someone else's time, please.
fenway49 says
How do we pull people up? (Again, rhetorical.) If by transfer you mean raise taxes on the rich … I don't see the political will do it.
That the whole challenge. We don't just throw our hands up and say the political will isn't there. We organize and continue the fight to generate the political will. I think another crash or continued struggles for large numbers of Americans may well move the people in that direction. There will be significant lag time with most politicians, more beholden to contributors than constituents.
"Income inequality" and "income inadequacy" are the same thing. Our total national income is not inadequate. It's far larger than it was in 1960 or 1970. It's just not distributed the same. To solve our demand problem, we must uplift the poor. That means some combination of redistributing from the rich and growing the whole pie.
How do we get there? Raise taxes on the rich, for sure. In particular, dividend and capital gains income. Much of it today comes from "investment" that does our real economy no good, because it creates jobs overseas or is part of a financial shell game wholly outside the real economy.
We have to structure a tax code that gives preferential treatment to companies and investors who create good jobs here. We disallow the rampant financial speculation that contributes nothing to our society but precarity. We make it easier for workers to organize. We raise the minimum wage – a lot. We invest like hell in education, particularly public higher education, and infrastruture to make our people and our transportation network once again the envy of the world.
True, none of this seems feasible in this Congress. But we build that "political will" and we get there.
The first step is to take back the House, but it's more than that. That's the point I was making in this diary. I think candidates like Cory Booker get us nowhere. Not that he's a bad guy, he's just not good enough. We can do better. We have to.
We have to take back the House — as soon as possible given the gerrymandering — as a first step. But we had the House, Senate and White House in a big way during 2009-10, with mixed results. So we need more than that, you're absolutely right. A fairly significant shift in political culture is needed as well. They need to be as afraid of a populist "left" as they are of the NRA, Tea Party, banking lobbyists, etc. We haven't had that, really, since the 30s. Maybe a moment in the 60s.
And that's why you're also right that Cory Booker won't be much help. I know Gillibrand moved to the left when she was representing the whole state instead of an upstate district, but Booker's tight with Wall Street. That's not likely to change, since NJ has more Wall Street types outside Newark than in it. It's not enough to have a "D" next to one's name. We need look no further than the gold dome on Beacon Hill for proof of that.
The approach I like best is to significantly raise the generational transfer taxes — gift and estate taxes. The existing threshold ($5M) is already high enough to exclude all but the wealthy (see http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-soi/ninetyestate.pdf) . Even in Massachusetts, a $5M home is more than "middle class".
A return to the 70% rate that was in place from 1934 to the Reagan era is a good start. I would further support a higher rate of something like 85-90% for estates above, say, $100M.
One of the long-standing differences between American and European societies (especially England) is our rather explicit distaste for the consequences of maintaining a "landed gentry". Generational transfer taxes recapture excessively concentrated wealth, and return it to the larger public.


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Home » transfer-news » Francisco Trincao joining Sporting CP for €10 million
Francisco Trincao is on the verge of completing a move to Sporting CP, with the Portuguese giants set to shell out €10 million for the Barcelona forward.
According to a report by Portuguese publication Record, Francisco Trincao will complete a permanent move to Sporting CP in the summer transfer window instead of switching on loan. The Portuguese giants are landing the 22-year-old in a €10 million deal, with Barcelona retaining 50 per cent of his rights.
Francisco Trincao moved to Barcelona two years ago following a breakthrough 2019/20 campaign with SC Braga. But the Portuguese forward struggled to stamp his authority in his debut season at Camp Nou, prompting the Blaugrana to ship him out on loan to Wolverhampton Wanderers last summer.
The 22-year-old's fortunes did not improve significantly at the Molineux either, as he managed only three goals and an assist in 30 appearances for the Black Country outfit. Trincao is now back at FC Barcelona but does not seem to have much of a future at Camp Nou. And the player will likely leave Barcelona on a permanent deal this time, with Sporting CP his next destination.
Sporting CP first showed interest in Trincao around March, and they have stepped up their efforts to secure his services since then. Ruben Amorim is overseeing significant changes to his squad in the summer transfer window, and he wants to bring in a wide attacker ahead of the 2022/23 season.
To that end, Sporting CP and Barcelona have been negotiating a deal for Trincao for several weeks, with the terms of a possible move changing every few days. The Portuguese giants initially wanted to sign the Barcelona forward on a loan deal and submitted several offers to prise him away from Camp Nou.
The 22-year-old seemed set to move to the Jose Alvalade Stadium on a loan deal, but Sporting and Barcelona have negotiated different terms in the last few days. Trincao is now on the verge of joining the Verde e brancos on a permanent deal worth €10 million.
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In addition, Barcelona will retain 50 per cent of his rights, meaning they stand to pocket half of the transfer fee from any future sale. The Catalan giants seem to have negotiated a handy deal, and it will be interesting to see how much they benefit from it in future.
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Class of 2017 NUC Sports Team Football Recruiting Rankings-Updated per NUC Sports by Barry Every, NUC Sports
Press Release - Oct 27, 2016
There are a couple of big changes in the NUC Sports Team Rankings this week. Alabama moves to #1 with the commitment of tight end Major Tennison of Bullard (Texas). Tennison is a Southwest Top 60 and Ultimate 250 prospect giving the Crimson Tide 1.5 recruiting points.
New York, NY, October 27, 2016 (Newswire.com) - 2017 NUC Sports Team Recruiting Rankings V1.6 as of 10/25 11:00 AM (EST)
"It looks like once again Alabama is dominating the 2017 recruiting class. Nick Saban continues a trend that has been ongoing for over a decade, RECRUITING DOMINANCE."
Also making a big move is TCU. The Horned Frogs picked up a pair of Ultimate 250 receivers in Jalen Reagor, Waxahachie (Texas), and Omar Manning, Lancaster (Texas). TCU moves from just outside the NUC Sports Top 25 to #22. Reagor was previously committed to Oklahoma. The loss drops the Sooners from #4 to #6.
Dropping out of the Top 25 are the Iowa Hawkeyes who lost a commitment from Wylie East (Texas) running back Eno Benjamin.
Defensive end Donovan Jeter of Beaver Falls (Pa.) decommitted from Notre Dame, but the Fighting Irish remain at #7 though the gap between them and Clemson narrows. Jeter is now committed to Michigan. The Wolverines remain at #3 but severely cut the gap with #2 Ohio State.
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The poet Girolamo Benivieni, who turned Marsilio Ficino's translation of Plato's Symposium into verse, was born on this day in 1453 in Florence.
His poem was to influence other writers during the Renaissance and some who came later.
As a member of the Florentine Medici circle, Benivieni was a friend of the Renaissance humanists Ficino, Giovanni Pico della Mirandola and Angelo Poliziano, commonly known as Polician.
Ficino translated Plato's Symposium in about 1474 and wrote his own commentary on the work.
Benivieni summarised Ficino's work in the poem De lo amore celeste - Of Heavenly Love - These verses then became the subject of a commentary by Pico della Mirandola.
As a result of all these works, Platonism reached such writers as Pietro Bembo and Baldassare Castiglione and the English poet, Edmund Spencer.
Benivieni later fell under the spell of Girolamo Savonarola, the fiery religious reformer, and he rewrote some of his earlier sensual poetry as a result. He also translated a treatise by Savonarola into Italian, Della semplicità della vita cristiana - On the Simplicity of the Christian life - and he wrote some religious poetry of his own.
He took part in Savonarola's Bonfire of the Vanities and documented the destruction of art works worth 'several thousand ducats' at the time.
Lucrezia de' Medici supported him in his writing and they shared an interest in the works of Dante Alighieri. In 1506 Benivieni published an edition of Dante's Divine Comedy with maps by Antonio Manetti and commentaries by Benivieni and Manetti.
He drafted a letter for Lucrezia to send to her brother, Pope Leo X, seeking his assistance in bringing Dante's body back to Florence from Ravenna where he was buried.
Benivieni also used his connection with Lucrezia to advance his ideas on church reform with her brother, and later with her cousin, Pope Clement VII.
In 1530 he wrote a letter to Pope Clement in defence of Savonarola, seeking to have his reputation restored within the Church.
He died in 1542, a few months before his 90th birthday and was buried in the Church of San Marco in Florence next to his friend, Pico della Mirandola.
The Church of San Marco, where Girolamo Benivieni and Giovanni Pico della Mirandola are buried together, is in Piazza di San Marco to the north of the Galleria dell'Accademia, which houses Michalangelo's David. The original tombstone is in Latin. It says: 'Here lies Giovannni Mirandola; known both at the Tagus and the Ganges and maybe even the antipodes. He died in 1494 and lived for thirty-two years. Girolamo Benivieni, to prevent separate places from disjointing after death the bones of those whose souls were joined by Love while living, provided for this grave where he too is buried. He died in 1542 and lived for eighty-nine years and six months.' Next to the church is the convent of San Marco, now the Museo Nazionale di San Marco, where Savonarola and the painters, Fra Angelico and Fra Bartolomeo, once lived.
A tomb built for Dante in the Basilica di Santa Croce in Florence still remains empty. Dante died while living in exile in Ravenna in about 1321. He was buried at the Church of San Pier Maggiore in Ravenna and a tomb was erected there for him in 1483. Florence has made repeated requests for the return of Dante's remains to the city but Ravenna has always refused.


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Azura Dawn Storozynski - artiestennaam Skye - (Los Angeles, 8 november 1981) is een Amerikaans actrice. Omdat haar ouders zich interesseerden voor mineralogie, vernoemden die haar naar het blauwe mineraal azuriet. Haar achternaam als actrice is een toespeling daarop en betekent 'lucht', als in 'azuurblauwe lucht'. Skye is een kleindochter van de zeven maanden voor haar geboorte overleden acteur Brad Johnson.

Skye verscheen eenmalig in een aantal televisieseries en had een paar rollen in televisiefilms voordat ze in 1999 debuteerde op het witte doek met een naamloos rolletje in de komedie Edtv. Hetzelfde jaar werd ze gecast als Jane Cooper, een van de vier hoofdpersonages in de komedieserie Zoe, Duncan, Jack & Jane. Sindsdien speelde Skye rollen in meer dan twintig films en wederkerende personages in een aantal andere televisieseries. Eigenlijk verscheen ze in Buffy the Vampire Slayer maar één keer als haar personage Cassie Newton. Toen ze een maand later nogmaals te zien was in de aflevering Conversations with Dead People, was dat verhaaltechnisch als entiteit die zich alleen voordoet als Newton.

Naast vaste rollen speelde Skye ook eenmalig in meer dan vijftien televisieseries. Zo was ze te zien in losse afleveringen van onder meer Touched by an Angel, Chicago Hope, Smallville, John Doe, Judging Amy, House, Bones, Ghost Whisperer, The Mentalist en Cold Case.

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Sergio Ramos will forever be a Madridista, says Carlo Ancelotti
Andy West 14:10 24/01/2015
Part of the furniture: Sergio Ramos joined Real Madrid from Sevilla in 2005.
Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti believes Sergio Ramos will stay with the club for the remainder of his career despite reports of a contract dispute between the Bernabeu hierarchy and the long-serving central defender.
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Although his current deal still has more than two years to run, the experienced Spanish international defender has been negotiating a new deal with club president Florentino Perez over the last few months, but progress has been slow and reports this week claimed that Ramos has angrily rejected the club's latest offer.
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It has even been suggested that Ramos could choose to force a move away from the Bernabeu, with Premier League giants Arsenal and Manchester United both linked with the 28-year-old, who has made 427 appearances for Los Blancos since signing from Sevilla in 2005.
However, Ancelotti claims to be unconcerned by suggestions that the defender is unsettled, stating: "His importance for the team grows bigger with each day that passes and I don't think that he's worried about his contract renewal.
"That is not my concern nor is it my area of expertise, but he is a player who is always motivated and focused."
Ancelotti even suggested that Ramos will never leave the Bernabeu, adding: "There are certain players who could wear the same jersey for the rest of their careers. That goes for Iker Casillas and Cristiano Ronaldo, as well as Ramos."
The more immediate concern for Ancelotti is preparing Madrid for this afternoon's trip to Cordoba, and the Italian is determined to maintain his team's position at the top of La Liga against the rejuvenated Andalusian side, who have picked up seven points from their last three games under new boss Miroslav Djukic.
"Cordoba are playing with more confidence now," Ancelotti said. "They have been enjoying a good run of form, and we will need to be careful."
Ancelotti's preparations have been helped by the fact that his squad enjoyed a full week of training without a midweek game for the first time since the November international break, and he added: "It has felt a little strange not to play a midweek game – I'd forgotten what it was like.
"But we haven't let our competitive rhythm drop because we've been training very well. The team is in good shape and our fitness is going to improve with this break."
One player missing from today's trip is Isco, who is being rested after suffering a minor knock in last weekend's 3-0 victory over Getafe. His place in midfield will be taken by either Asier Illarramendi or Sami Khedira.
Ancelotti also revealed he is extremely unlikely to consider selecting teen sensation Martin Odegaard after the 16-year-old Norwegian international completed his long-awaited move from Stromsgodset earlier this week.
Odegaard will spend the remainder of the current campaign with the club's B team under the tutelage of Los Blancos legend Zinedine Zidane.
"We have to be sensible," Ancelotti said. "He'll play with Castilla for the rest of the season and then in the pre-season, we'll see."
However, the Italian is delighted with the teenager's arrival, adding: "We really wanted to sign him because he has a lot of quality. He is the future of this team."
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Manga Movable Feast: Yotsuba&! and the Question of Appeal
September 3, 2010 by Robin Brenner
During this week's Manga Movable Feast, everyone's been talking about the fact that in Japan, Yotsuba&! is published in a magazine intended for adult men. For many reviewers, the fact that they know that the title is intended for an adult audience has led them to ask why Yotsuba&! is being considered as an appealing title for young readers. Reactions range from head scratching to outright shock that anyone considers this title good for kids.
The fact that Yotsuba&! was originally published in Dengeki Daioh, a magazine intended for adult, fanboy men, is the troublesome wrinkle. I wonder whether the discussion of appeal is skewed by how everyone was first introduced to Yotsuba&! and what they know of Dengeki Daioh, which, as Sean Gaffney of A Case for Suitable Treament addresses, publishes content that is far more unnerving to US readers. It's hard to forget when you've already been exposed to them that a number of Dengeki Daioh's manga are not as innocent as Yotsuba&! is.
When librarians are selecting manga to purchase, what matters most is who the title appeals to in our library, who the reviews recommend it for, and who the publishers indicate the audience is (we can and do question publisher ratings, but we do use them as a guide.) Yotsuba&! has been published by two different publishers here in the US, ADV Manga and then Yen Press, and both editions have been rated All Ages. When the series came out in 2005, Publisher's Weekly gave the first volume a strongly positive review and School Library Journal recommended it for grades 5 and up. When the fourth volume was published in 2007, Publisher's Weekly rejoiced at its long-delayed release and concluded the review commenting, "The appeal of this series ranges across genders and age groups, and it remains highly recommended for all libraries." One elementary school librarian reported that Yotsuba&! was among the series she couldn't keep on the shelf. Yotsuba&! was included in the 2007 YALSA Popular Paperbacks list (What's so funny?) and the 2008 Great Graphic Novels for Teens list. From all of these sources, librarians were being told that first, this was a series to purchase, and second, it was appealing to younger readers on up through teens.
I did a quick check about where libraries who own Yotsuba&! shelve their copies. In my network, of the thirty two libraries that own the series, twenty have it in the Children's collection, eleven have it in the teen collection, and two have it in the adult collection. In looking through Worldcat to see what a selection of other libraries do, twelve had the series in Children's collections, ten in teen collections, and one in adult. In terms of who's reading the series, the librarians I polled reported back that they mostly seen kids and tweens reading the series, with teens and adults also occasionally picking it up, and that it was particularly popular with 4th-6th grade boys. One librarian, Kat Kan, reports, "I have Yotsuba&! in my school library which serves preK-8th grade. It's a very popular series for both boys and girls, and they usually start reading it in 5th grade. Last year it circulated even more than Bone." Whatever adult readers may feel, kids and teens are clearly picking Yotsuba&! to read, and loving it.
We librarians notice reviews and age ratings long before we note a manga's original intended audience. In fact, most librarians have no idea of any manga's original intended audience — it's not something we'll look up, and it's not something most librarians need to know in making collection development decisions. So that begs the question: how much does the intended audience matter? How much does a series define appeal because of who reads it rather than who is supposed to read it?
A few examples to consider: Jeff Smith's Bone series was originally written without any specific audience in mind (as he's said). When Scholastic picked up the series, added color, and re-released it, they were very purposefully targeting the children's graphic novel market. The reason they knew it would work, however, is that Bone had already been embraced by young readers, whatever Smith's original intention. Is Bone somehow not a kids comic because it wasn't written for them?
To draw from the comic strip world, Calvin and Hobbes is a beloved comic strip featuring the adventures of six-year-old Calvin and his stuffed tiger. Comic strips, it might be said, are always targeted to an adult audience because that's who buys newspapers, but almost every person I know remembers the special joy of pulling the comic strip section out of the local paper as a kid. Watterson's strip is all about the precociousness of Calvin and his grand imagination but it is expressed in language and references that arguably mean the most to adult readers. Where do libraries have it? In their children's and sometimes teen collections. Who reads it? Everyone, but kids most voraciously. Does the adult perspective and level of reading each strip make the series unappealing or inappropriate for kids? No.
I agree that with series like Strawberry Marshmallow, where you can sense from the text itself that the cast of young girls are being objectified a bit too much, one has to be careful about who it's appealing to and where to shelve it. However, as everyone seems to agree that Yotsuba&! does not contain the potentially disturbing focus that other Dengeki Daioh series include, I'm unconvinced that its appeal to young readers doesn't trump adult opinions about who should read the series. The bulk of readers out there in the wide world, from librarians to the kids picking Yotsuba&! up on the shelf, have no idea of it's origin, and it seems to affect their enjoyment not one whit. Who are we to argue that it isn't a kids series when kids themselves are clamoring for the next volume?
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Robin Brenner is Teen Librarian at the Brookline Public Library in Massachusetts. When not tackling programs and reading advice at work, she writes features and reviews for publications including VOYA, Early Word, Library Journal, and Knowledge Quest. She has served on various awards committees, from the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards to the Boston Globe Horn Book Awards. She is the editor-in-chief of the graphic novel review website No Flying No Tights.
Erica Friedman says
I don't feel I was "shocked" per se, so much as unable to see past it origins myself. I take the strain of the misunderstanding onto my own shoulders, and apply it to no one else.
As a child I always read way above my age limit and because I read whatever my father was reading, I read wholly inappropriate things for a young girl.
In no way would I *not* let a child read Yotsuba. There's no reason to keep it from them. It's charming and fun and as I said, has characters for readers of any age to identify with.
*I* can't see it as a kids book. The limitation is mine and there is no blame to be laid on other shoulders. (For the record, my local library has it in the YA Graphic Novels, which basically means anyone 13 or over can grab it. That same library has the GN section as the 1st thing you see when you walk into the main room of the library. I love my library. ^_^)
I have a question: would you consider Hiroyuki Asada's "Tegami Bachi" suitable for kids?
Katherine Dacey says
Depends on who you mean by "kids," Justin: seven year olds? No. The story is too violent and won't make a lot of sense to them. A ten or twelve-year-old? I think they're more likely to enjoy it, though again, some of the content (especially the weird bit at the end of volume one about the girl who won't wear underwear) makes me a little hesitant to endorse it for pre-teens. As Brigid points out in another essay, however, most readers in that age group won't pick up on what makes those scenes kind of icky, so it's probably OK for them. Thirteen and up is best for Tegami Bachi.
Thanks Katherine!
Donnie says
Calvin and Hobbes was my favorite comic strip growing up. It's funny, one of the reasons why I gravitated towards Yotsuba&! so much is because its tone kind of reminds me a lot of Calvin.
Mica says
Wow. I had no idea that there was a controversy over this title. I have never had a problem with anything in it and find it enjoyable. We have it in our YA collection and would put it there again. I guess since I had no background info. of where it was published first, I was not biased towards the work itself.
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Rubbish! All they do is watch the show and say nothing. Avoid!
Most of their commentary is just Sharon laughing at something, Jack asking "What is that?" and Sharon saying "I don't know." Sharon saying "Oh look, there's (insert pet's name here)" and Jack slagging off Kelly.
It's like the equivalent of people watching home movies of themselves and saying "Oh look there's so and so."


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Pet. of: Board of Commissioners of Cheltenham Twp. (Allocatur Grant)
Date: February 7, 2018Author: pennsylvaniaappellateadvocate
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Pet. of: Board of Commissioners of Cheltenham Twp., sub nom. Bd. of Commissioners of Cheltenham Twp. v. Hansen-Lloyd, L.P., 166 A.3d 496 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2017), allocatur granted Jan. 29, 2017, appeal docket 3 MAP 2018
This allocatur grant arises from a case of first impression in Bd. of Commissioners of Cheltenham Twp. v. Hansen-Lloyd, L.P., where the Commonwealth Court considered whether, under the Municipalities Planning Code (MPC), the zoning ordinance in effect when a mandatory sketch plan for development was filed applies to a subsequently filed application for special exception, or whether the application for special exception is governed by the zoning ordinance in effect at the time it is filed. The Commonwealth Court held that filing of a mandatory sketch plan creates a vested right for consideration of the plan as well as any future zoning applications under the zoning ordinance in effect at the time the mandatory sketch plan is filed.
In 2008, the Township amended the Cheltenham Code by enacting a zoning ordinance that created an Age Restricted Overlay District in Cheltenham Township (2008 Ordinance). The 2008 Ordinance provided that the Age Restricted Overlay District provisions supersede other requirements of the zoning ordinance that may be in conflict, and further permitted age-restricted housing and clubhouse uses by special exception. The 2008 Ordinance also contained a Preservation Overlay District, which specifically exempted developments with "multiple dwelling houses for the elderly."
In 2008, pursuant to the 2008 Ordinance, Developer submitted a mandatory sketch plan to Cheltenham Township proposing an age-restricted multi-dwelling development on property owned within Cheltenham and Springfield Townships. The sketch plan proposed to create an age-restricted multi-dwelling development on the property with a total of 216 age-restricted units, limited to persons 62 years of age and over. The Commission and the Township reviewed the sketch plan and provided a preliminary analysis of the plan under the 2008 Ordinance, notifying the Developer that a special exception for the age-restricted housing and variances from the setback and Preservation Overlay District provisions was required, and recommending that Developer redesign the site layout so that the setbacks for the property within Cheltenham Township comply with the requirements.
From 2009 until 2015, the sketch plan remained pending, while Developer and the Township negotiated the adoption of an ordinance amendment to permit an alternative single-family residential development on the property, preservation of the mansion house, and the incorporation of acreage in both townships into one community. During that time, the Township accepted Developer's numerous offers (approximately 40) to extend the MPC's 90-day review period.
In 2010, the Township repealed the 2008 Ordinance. Then, in 2012, the Township enacted a new ordinance reinstating an Age Restricted Overlay District with more stringent dimensional criteria than the 2008 Ordinance (2012 Ordinance), which continued the requirement of a special exception for age-restricted housing and clubhouses.
When Developer's negotiations with Springfield Township regarding the single-family ordinance failed, Developer sought to move forward with its originally proposed age-restricted development, still pending before Cheltenham Township. In May 2015, Developer submitted an application for a special exception with the Zoning Hearing Board (ZHB) seeking the necessary special exception under the 2008 Ordinance to construct: (1) an age-restricted development and (2) a clubhouse.
The ZHB held hearings on the zoning application where the parties disputed which ordinance governed the zoning application. Developer argued the 2008 Ordinance applied because that was the ordinance in effect when the mandatory sketch plan was filed in 2008. The Township asserted the 2012 Ordinance governed because that was the ordinance in effect when Developer filed its zoning application. Developer stipulated that its zoning requests would not satisfy the objective criteria under the 2012 Ordinance; therefore, a determination as to what ordinance applied was critical to the outcome of the zoning application.
Ultimately, the ZHB ruled that the 2008 Ordinance, not the 2012 Ordinance, governed because Developer initiated the process by filing its mandatory sketch plan under the 2008 Ordinance, which vested its right to consideration under that ordinance. In determining that the zoning ordinance in effect when the sketch plan was submitted controlled the application for zoning relief, the ZHB relied on Section 508(4) of the MPC, which provides:
Changes in the ordinance shall affect plats as follows:
(i) From the time an application for approval of a plat, whether preliminary or final, is duly filed as provided in the subdivision and land development ordinance, and while such application is pending approval or disapproval, no change or amendment of the zoning, subdivision or other governing ordinance or plan shall affect the decision on such application adversely to the applicant and the applicant shall be entitled to a decision in accordance with the provisions of the governing ordinances or plans as they stood at the time the application was duly filed. In addition, when a preliminary application has been duly approved, the applicant shall be entitled to final approval in accordance with the terms of the approved preliminary application as hereinafter provided. However, if an application is properly and finally denied, any subsequent application shall be subject to the intervening change in governing regulations.
Slip Op., at 9 (quoting 53 P.S. §10508(4) (emphasis added)).
In so finding, the ZHB rejected the Township's reliance on Section 917 of the MPC, the relevant part of which provides:
When an application for either a special exception or a conditional use has been filed with either the zoning hearing board or governing body, as relevant, and the subject matter of such application would ultimately constitute either a land development as defined in section 107 or a subdivision as defined in section 107, no change or amendment of the zoning, subdivision or other governing ordinance or plans shall affect the decision on such application adversely to the applicant, and the applicant shall be entitled to a decision in accordance with the provisions of the governing ordinances or plans as they stood at the time the application was duly filed.
Slip Op., at 11 (quoting 53 P.S. §10917 (emphasis added)).
Upon determining that Developer met the specific criteria under the 2008 Ordinance applicable to an age-restricted development and clubhouse, the ZHB granted Developer's requests for special exceptions. The trial court affirmed the ZHB decision without taking additional evidence.
The Township appealed. The Commonwealth Court affirmed the trial court and ZHB's application of Section 508(4) as extending to later-filed zoning applications, reasoning:
Although our case law does not directly address the issue before this Court of whether Section 508(4) of the MPC protects only a land development application from newly enacted ordinances or if it extends to a future zoning application, the language in Section 508(4) of the MPC is clear and unambiguous. While a land development application is pending, "no change or amendment of the zoning" shall adversely affect such application. 53 P.S. §10508(4). So long as a land development application is pending, the applicant is entitled to a decision in accordance with the provisions of the governing ordinances or plans as they stood at the time the application was duly filed. This protection naturally extends to decisions regarding zoning relief where such relief is a necessary part of the land development plan.
Slip Op., at 13-14.
In so finding, the Court disagreed with the Township that the ZHB's determination creates an inherent conflict between Sections 508(4) and 917 of the MPC when "[b]oth sections can be reasonably interpreted depending on which application is filed first. If an applicant first files a subdivision or land development plan, Section 508(4) applies; if an applicant first files an application for zoning relief, Section 917 applies. Such an interpretation gives meaning to both sections." Id. at 14.
Applying its finding to Developer's case, the court noted that while Developer did not seek zoning relief until 2015, its sketch plan for land development was pending before the township since 2008; therefore, Section 508(4) protected Developer's application from the adverse zoning changes created by the 2012 Ordinance, as explained by the court:
To conclude that Section 508(4)'s protection only applies to the land development plans and not zoning applications would eviscerate such protection by enabling municipalities to change zoning ordinances upon receipt of any undesired land development plans to thwart approval. It would also require applicants to request zoning relief first before seeking subdivision or land development approval, as opposed to providing applicants a choice regarding how to proceed. In some cases, requesting zoning relief would be an unnecessary step where a governing body does not approve the land development plan. For these reasons, we conclude that the ZHB properly determined that the 2008 Ordinance governed.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court granted allocatur to determine:
Did the Commonwealth Court overlook the express language of 53 P.S. 10917 by holding that a zoning application for special exception is governed by an ordinance other than the ordinance in effect when the zoning application was filed?
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i have just re-read all your comments, & noticed that a few of you had commented on my on screen presence, so i thought i would share a funny story with you on the subject. While i was doing my shooting, i had a fair idea of what i wanted to put together, & had for the first time even put a bit of a shot list together the night before, so thought i was pretty well prepared. It wasn't until i started shooting that i decided that it might work if i was actually in the shots telling the story. Of course this meant that i had no script prepared, so it took a few takes for the 3 on camera shots that i did. The funny thing was when i was editing it all together, i couldn't help but laugh at myself, as every time i was not happy with what i had just said on camera, i would walk away, do a little rehearsel to myself, then walk back on screen, only to say something completely different! Each time i wasn't happy with the take i would walk away cursing myself about being an idiot for not being able to get it right. Better make a mental note to myself, next time i had better make a shot list & a script!
Thank you to everyone for your feedback.
An outtakes reel would be nice. Might need the bleeper though!
I did something the same when recording my voiceover in the bottom of the wardrobe. I recorded it all in one sitting, and then had to edit it down to get out all the re-takes, fluffed lines and unwanted noise. Lots of "Then, the moment I've bee.... Then, the moment I was... *siiiigh*.... Then... Oh for ***** sake..." and at one point "Oh *****! Cramp!"
I've resolved to swear less next time.
Nice film and with some awesome colours.
I like the whole film but maybe my favorite shot is at 1.10, sun/lake.
Also like your audio, and your camera work is great.
but in spite of that, it never stop amazing me how great these uwol films are.
A really nice video Bryce. Your opening scene is really stunning - as are most of your forest scenes. The incidental shots of the sun and moon are individually powerful images too - your red moon is amazing.
Your story is well told. I almost feel I am there with you in those different forest scenes - the only thing I am missing is the beautiful smell of eucalyptus, especially after you pull off that little twig ever so casually - nice touch added to your very warm, easy and informative presentation!
Something to watch out for if you are going to continue the trend of being an on screen presenter (and I think you should) is to watch the exposure on your face. In the first two shots your face is under-exposed when you move into the shade so we do not get a good, clear image. I am not sure how you would go about doing this when you are on the opposite side of the camera. As I have never tried anything like this myself I can only guess as to how you could go about it - perhaps have someone along with you or a dummy head or something with which to set it up! Otherwise I would try to judge it by the ambient light. Try to get yourself into a place with good light - choose a spot with the light coming from one side to help with definition and avoid backlight that will cause silhouette and light coming from the front that will tend to flatten your features.
One thing I miss in your story is a clearer reference to time. In your introduction you stated that the eucalyptus trees are very slow-growing, but I was left with an impression at the end that things recover quite quickly so why worry. I'm not sure how long the rehabilitation would take if the trees are slow growing. Certainly not fast enough to save the current homeless species.
I think this is a very good movie especially given your time-constraints. Look forward to seeing the next one - just love seeing all these wonderful foreign places each with all their unique diversity.
I love your idea of bringing in the sunrise shot before the last scene. Cutting shorter the shot of the tree being cut down would have also looked much better, & of course with some better sound effects would have made it more realistic. That was in fact what was left of a tree after a storm we had here a few weeks ago, i simply cut it down a little closer to the ground but there was only really about 3 feet of it left above where i made the cut, so unfortunately i couldn't get a great crashing sound.
I did have trouble trying to tell the whole story in the time without babbling on for the entire 3 minutes, something i didn't want to do. My original intention was to show the destruction of these mighty forests, & the impact logging has on the native flora & fauna in these areas, but time simpy didn't allow me to tell the whole story, so in the end i decided to put a more positive spin on it, & show how even after the destruction of the logging, the forest can come back. The time taken for this to happen however, was something i was not able to really get accross well, & as you have mentioned, i did not relay that message well. To give you an example of the time it takes for the forest to grow back, the last part where i walked up towards the camera & put my foot up onto an old tree stump. That stump would be somewhere around 300-400 years old. The trees around me at that point were all around 30 years old. The important message i had originally wanted to get across was that many native marsupials, & birds here in Australia need trees that bear hollows to live & breed, & they don't form in these trees for anywhere between 350-400 years. So by clear felling these sclerophyll forests, we are displacing pretty much all of the tree dwelling wildlife in that area. Some will move on & find new places to live, but most will not. It's that simple.
So you see, there is certainly much more to the issues of logging than what i have put forward in this film, but i think the real issues need far more than just 3 minutes to properly explain. In the end i wanted to keep it light, & try to be as positive as i could.
Thanks too for the tips on getting my exposure right, that first shot of me was pretty bad. I actually had the camera in full auto thinking that i would get the best results that way. It wasn't until i had started to edit it, with no time left to re-shoot that i really saw how bad it was. I'll definately be trying to set things up properly the next time i try this.
Thanks for the encouragement. For my second go at this, i'm pretty happy with my results, especially as i only had the 2 days to put it all together. I only hope i can put some more time into the next round, & give it the very best i can do. If i can get nearer to the quality of the winning films from the last 2 rounds i will be very happy.
To give you an example of the time it takes for the forest to grow back, the last part where i walked up towards the camera & put my foot up onto an old tree stump. That stump would be somewhere around 300-400 years old. The trees around me at that point were all around 30 years old. The important message i had originally wanted to get across was that many native marsupials, & birds here in Australia need trees that bear hollows to live & breed, & they don't form in these trees for anywhere between 350-400 years. So by clear felling these sclerophyll forests, we are displacing pretty much all of the tree dwelling wildlife in that area. Some will move on & find new places to live, but most will not. It's that simple.
Now that's the little bit of info I was missing and I feel would have rounded off your movie nicely. 300-400 years!!! Long way for those 30 year old trees to go still! ouch.
I actually did one take with exactly that information, but i had no script, & what i said in front of the camera changed with every take. In the end, that one ended up on the cutting room floor, (virtual though it may be) in favour of one where i actually got all the words out without bumbling through them.
Thanks so much for your feedback, i really appreciate the time you have taken to offer it to me.
I must say Bryce that I in turn appreciate your response. Most of the time I write my comments with a great deal of fear and trepidation because I am very worried that I am going to step on someone's toes or bruise someone's ego by scribbling all over their work of art. There is such a fine line here. I am never sure when I am going to overstep it.
This is a fun challenge and one where we can share our efforts and our expertise - even if a bit flawed. Yesterday I laughed at myself because I know there are so many lurkers out there who are experts in their field - sound or camera work etc. and here I am dishing out unsolicited and probably debatable advice. Anyway Bryce I really am grateful that you have accepted my small offerings so graciously and trust that I haven't overstepped the mark somewhere else.
I think everyone here is more than willing to learn, & you have certainly helped me learn a lot from the feedback you have given me. I don't think there has been a round yet that i have either been a part of, or for that matter, just seen from the sidelines that i haven't learnt from, simply by watching all the films. The feedback is a very important part of the learning. I think the feedback offered by our peers is a huge help in the continual improvement of the group. Although i have only taken part in 2 rounds (i missed out on #7 as i was away) i have watched all the films from previous rounds, & have seen huge improvements. A lot of that improvement i think has come from simply getting out & making films, but without the direction that the feedback & encouragement we all give eachother, i can't imagine that improvement would be so great.
I only wish i was able to offer the same quality of feedback to others that you have given me.
I don't think there has been a round yet that i have either been a part of, or for that matter, just seen from the sidelines that i haven't learnt from, simply by watching all the films. The feedback is a very important part of the learning. I think the feedback offered by our peers is a huge help in the continual improvement of the group.
I agree - my experience exactly!!


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Mohinder Pratap Chand (1 August 1935 – 19 October 2020) was an Urdu writer and poet of India who promoted Urdu language and literature in India.

Career
In Kurukshetra University (India), he initiated the Bazm-e-Adab (a literary body) and introduced the study of Urdu in the University Curriculum where he taught Urdu as Teacher In-charge for 26 years.  He was the author of over one dozen Urdu and Hindi books, both in poetry and prose, including children's literature in Urdu.

Publications
 Harf-e-Raaz, Harf-e-Aashna and Aazar-e-Gham-e-Ishq (Anthologies of Urdu poems)
 Zakhm Aarzoo-on ke (Anthology of Urdu poems in Devnagri script)
 Urdu Text Book (Prescribed since 1986 in the school curriculum of 7th grade students of the Haryana state, India)
 ali Panipati ki Ghazlen (Devnagri script), Ed.
 Laava (A long Urdu poem by Qais Jalandhari'), Ed.
 Colon Classification: a programmed text (2 Editions in English and one in Hindi) – English ; – Hindi
 Desh Videsh Ki Kahaniyan (in Hindi), Doodh Ka Mulaya (in Hindi), Doodh ki Qimat (in Urdu) – Folktales of the world;
 'Ujalon Ke Safeer' (a collection of research and critical articles)

Awards and honors

– Honored by 'Adabi Sangam' (Kurukshetra, 1986) and 'Akhil Bharti Tarun Sangam' (Kurukshetra, 1997) for his overall contribution to Urdu and Hindi literature.

– Conferred with the prestigious 'SMH Burney Award' by Haryana Urdu Akademi (1995) for his overall contribution to the promotion of Urdu language and literature

– Honored with 'Naseem-e-Layyah Award' (2004) by the International Bazm-e-Ilm-o-fun, Layyah, Pakistan, for his contribution to Urdu Language and learning

– Conferred with 'Khwaja Altaf Hussain Hali Award' (2006) by the Haryana Waqf Board for promoting the cause of Urdu in the state of Haryana

– Honored with the Title of 'Mahtab-e-Sukhan' (2006) by Navrang Adabi Idara, Ludhiana, Punjab

– Conferred with the 'Bharat Excellence Award' for the year 2009 by the Friendship Forum of India, New Delhi, for his overall contribution to the fields of Education and Literature.

– Conferred with 'Abr Seemabi Award' for the year 2010, by Sahitya Sabha, Kaithal, Haryana, India, for his overall achievements in Urdu Language and Literature.

References

External links
 Biodata and 10 Ghazals
 News Article about diversities in Urdu
 News Article about Indo-Pak poets celebrate togetherness

Chand, Mohinder Pratap
1935 births
2020 deaths
Urdu-language poets from India
Poets from Punjab, India
Kurukshetra University
People from Layyah District
20th-century Indian poets
20th-century Indian educational theorists
20th-century Indian male writers


Welcome to Pwn2Own Vancouver 2019, where for the first time in the contest's history, we have an automotive category to go along with the more traditional targets of web browsers, virtualization servers, enterprise applications, and Windows RDP. Our returning partner Microsoft and sponsor VMware welcomes Tesla as a new partner this year, and their contributions include a Model 3 that someone could walk away with. The schedule for today is posted below, and we'll be updating this blog throughout the day with results and updates.
All automotive entries will be on Day Three (March 22).
1000 - Fluoroacetate (Amat Cama and Richard Zhu) targeting Apple Safari plus a sandbox escape in the web browser category.
Success: - The Fluoroacetate team used a bug in JIT with a heap overflow to escape the sandbox. In doing so, they earn themselves $55,000 and 5 Master of Pwn points.
1130 - Fluoroacetate (Amat Cama and Richard Zhu) targeting Oracle VirtualBox in the virtualization category.
Success: - The Fluoroacetate team returned with a an integer underflow and a race condition to escape the virtual machine and pop calc on the underlying OS. They earned another $35,000 and 3 points towards Master on Pwn.
1300 - anhdaden of STAR Labs targeting Oracle VirtualBox in the virtualization category.
Success: - anhdaden uses an integer underflow in Orcale VirtualBox to go from the client to the underlying OS. In his first Pwn2Own, he earns himself $35,000 USD and 3 Master of Pwn point.
1430 - Fluoroacetate (Amat Cama and Richard Zhu) targeting VMware Workstation in the virtualization category.
Success: - The Fluoroacetate duo finished their first day by leveraging a race condition leading to an out-of-bounds write in the VMware client to execute their code on the host OS. The earn themselves another $70,000 and 7 more Master of Pwn points.
1600 - Phoenhex & qwerty (@_niklasb @qwertyoruiopz @bkth_) targeting Apple Safari with a kernel escalation in the web browser category.
Partial Success The phoenhex & qwerty team used a JIT bug followed by heap OOB read, then pivoted from root to kernel via a TOCTOU bug. It's a partial win since Apple already knew 1 of the bugs. They still win $45,000 and 4 points towards Master of Pwn.
1000 - Fluoroacetate (Amat Cama and Richard Zhu) targeting Mozilla Firefox with a kernel escalation in the web browser category.
Success: - The Fluoroacetate team used a bug in JIT along with an out-of-bounds write in the Windows kernel to earn themselves $50,000 and 5 Master of Pwn points.
1130 - Fluoroacetate (Amat Cama and Richard Zhu) targeting Microsoft Edge with a kernel escalation and a VMware escape in the web browser category.
Success: - The Fluoroacetate team used a comibnation of a type confusion in Edge, a race condition in the kernel, and finally a out-of-bounds write in VMware to go from a browser in a virtual client to executing code on the host OS. They earn $130,000 plus 13 Master of Pwn points.
1400 - Niklas Baumstark targeting Mozilla Firefox with a sandbox escape in the web browser category.
Success: - Niklas used a JIT bug in Firefox followed by a logic bug for the sandbox escape. The successful demonstration earned him $40,000 and 4 Master of Pwn points.
1530 - Arthur Gerkis of Exodus Intelligence targeting Microsoft Edge with a sandbox escape in the web browser category.
Success: - In his Pwn2Own debut, Arthur used a double free in the render and logic bug to bypass the sandbox. The effort earned him $50,000 and 5 points towards Master of Pwn.
1000 - Team KunnaPwn targeting the VCSEC component of the Tesla Model 3 in the automotive category.
Withdrawn: - The Team KunnaPwn team has withdrawn their entry from the automotive category.
1300 - Fluoroacetate (Amat Cama and Richard Zhu) targeting the infotainment system (Chromium) on the Tesla Model 3 in the automotive category.
Success: - The Fluoroacetate duo used a JIT bug in the renderer to win $35,000 and a Model 3.
As always, we'll update this blog with results throughout the day and recap each day's events in a separate post. You can also find the latest results by following our Twitter feed. Best of luck to all of our contestants!


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The ex-wife of a green energy tycoon has been awarded a "modest" lump sum payment of £300,000 in final settlement of the couple's divorce cash battle. Full story: Hereford Times. See Wyatt v Vince, below.
In May 2016, Cafcass received a total of 3,267 new private law cases. This is a 17% increase on May 2015 levels. Full story: Cafcass.
In May 2016, Cafcass received a total of 1,141 care applications. This figure represents a 23% increase compared to those received in May 2015. Full story: Cafcass.
Boy's right to fair trial was breached in cases where he was alleged to have abused other children under his father's direction. Full story: Community Care. See E (A Child).
Britain's top family judge has criticised a "comedy of errors" at a top NHS fertility clinic that left a baby in danger of being left legally fatherless. Full story: The Telegraph. See Re J, below.
At least two per cent of new cases were on girls under 18 and 11 girls were born in the UK. Full story: The Independent.
Appeals from an order made in Hague Convention proceedings concerning the return of three children to Hungary. Full report: Bailii.
Judgment setting out terms of settlement of wife's claim, issued 19 years after decree absolute. Full report: Bailii.
Wardship proceedings. Hearing to determine whether certain alleged incidents of serious abuse had taken place. Full report: Bailii.
Application by wife for permission to appeal against an order dismissing her application for permission to apply for financial relief after an overseas divorce pursuant to Part III of the MFPA 1984. Permission refused. Full report: Family Law Week.
Application by partner of mother of child born as a result of IVF treatment for a declaration that he is the child's legal parent, following administrative failure by clinic providing treatment. Full report: Bailii.


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Family entertainment deserves better than the bland Four Kids and It
Jacqueline Wilson's children's novel Four Children and It receives a film adaptation in Four Kids and It from Altitude Film Distribution. Wilson herself adapted the 1902 novel Five Children, and It by E. Nesbit for her book Andy De Emmony directs the film from a screenplay by Simon Lewis and Mark Oswin. David (Matthew Goode) and Alice (Paula Patton) are two people in love who keep their relationship a secret from there offspring. The couple has a bright idea for a joint family vacation to the Coast of Cornwall in southwestern England, where they will share the news with the kids.
David's kids are daughter Ros (Teddie-Rose Malleson-Allen) and son Robbie (Billy Jenkins), while Alice has two daughters Smash (Ashley Aufderheide) and Maudie (Ellie-Mae Siame). Naturally, the kids don't get along until the magical creature, Psammead (Michael Caine). Psammead is for intense purposes a beach bum, the only difference is he can grant wishes. In standard fashion, the kids begin to wish for everything from becoming a pop start to flying ability, superpowers, and reuniting parents. The caveat is that wishes are only temporary and end at the end of the day. While the kids are enjoying their wishes, they are oblivious to the dastardly Tristan Trent (Russel Brand), who is looking to capture Psammead and add the creature to his trophy room.
Now I don't mind a good family film since I was a kid once myself. However, the older I have, the more I realize that young audiences are smarter than we give them credit for sometimes. However, they deserve much better than Four Kids and It. The moment my son was able to point out how adverse the special effects were, I knew this was going to be a chore to get through.
For starters, this is 2020, and I find it hard to believe in the age of social media, the kids wouldn't know that their parents are dating someone new. While I understand the writer's desire to stay faithful to the source material, but some of the decisions end up hurting the end result.
Why not have the characters as single parents who meet on the beach? I would've found that angle more believable. The adult cast is clearly only here for a paycheck. I'm usually a defender of Paula Patton's, but after her one-note performance here, she may need to fire her agent. This sentiment should also apply to Matthew Goode and Michael Caine, both of who deserve better.
Regarding Russel Brand, my how the mighty have fallen from your heyday of working with Judd Apatow and your great turn on Ballers last year. His performance is filled with sniffs of bad acting. While the young cast never comes off as funny or emotional, they are instead spoiled and annoying. A film of this magnitude also runs too long at 110 mins, when the story could be told in ninety minutes.
Younger audiences may find something to like in the film, but anyone over the age of seven should steer clear. The set up for a movie like this is an easy one, and it should be a modern-day take on two timeless themes, blended families, and be careful what you wish for. Instead, it's a disjointed mess and another addition to my worst of 2020 list.
Final Grade: F


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BI-CAP Head Start and ISD 31 Bemidji were selected to participate in the Office of Head Start and Public School Collaboration Demonstration Project meeting in Scottsdale, AZ in the summer of 2019. BI-CAP was one of 16 teams selected across the nation to participate. The Office of Head Start, the Association of Superintendents and Federal staff are assisting the Team to promote smooth transitions for children and families enrolled in the Head Start program. Together an action plan was developed to strengthen the connection between BI-CAP Head Start and Bemidji Area Schools. Over the past program year, the collaboration supported children, families, staff and the greater Bemidji community toward continued success in this early learning collaborative. The collaborative members include the ISD 31 Superintendent, the Community Ed Director, the School Readiness Coordinator, and a reading specialist and parent liaison. BI-CAP Head Start personnel include the Prenatal to Five Director, the Enrollment and Family Support Manager, the Education Manager, the Kindergarten teacher and parent liaison, and the MDE Head Start Collaboration Director. Utilizing various strategies, the goal is to implement a Collaborative Classroom of Head Start-School Readiness/Special Ed-VPK. A recent status update article featuring the work done through the Office of Head Start – Public Schools Collaboration Demonstration Project can be found at: https://www.educationdive.com/news/pre-to-3-head-start-forges-new-partnerships-to-support-childrens-transiti/570018/
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How do you play with cards?
What was the first card game?
Is Ace stronger than King?
Deal 5 cards one at a time, face down, starting with the player to the dealer's left. Place the rest of the cards face down in the center of the table, then turn the first card up and place it beside the facedown pile. If an eight is turned, it is buried in the middle of the pack and the next card is turned.
The first reference to the card game in world history dates no later than the 9th Century, when the Collection of Miscellanea at Duyang, written by Tang Dynasty writer Su E, described Princess Tongchang (daughter of Emperor Yizong of Tang) playing the "leaf game" in 868 with members of the Wei clan (the family of the …
Why is the king of hearts killing himself?
Over time these wooden blocks would be worn down, making the drawing less and less vivid. When copying these cards, manufacturers started skipping the moustache, because it wasn't visible anymore. This is also the reason why king of hearts looks like he is stabbing himself in the head.
Is Joker higher than ace in war?
The higher card wins; the player who played it takes both cards and places them on the bottom of his stack. Aces are always higher than Kings in this game, but they are often lower than Jokers (if used). A "war" occurs when the two players play the same rank (two 9s, for example), making a tie.
An ace is the highest card, but it can also function as the lowest in completing a straight. Higher cards always beat lower cards, for example, a pair of aces beats a pair of kings, and a flush with a king beats a flush whose highest card is a Queen.


AppRadio 2's 'Settings' menu is quite different from the first generation AppRadio. There are a lot more things that can be tweaked along with quite a few new feature enhancements. For example, I like to have the screen brightness turned up because the glare during the daytime can make viewing the screen a little difficult. But what about readjusting the brightness for night time? There is a tweak for that.
With the 'Dimmer' feature, there is no need to manually adjust brightness at night. As you can see in the video above, the this feature can be found under the 'Settings' menu on AppRadio 2. With the dimming function turned on, the screen automatically dims when the car's headlights (or parking lights) are turned on. Turn the lights off and the screen returns to normal brightness. A nicely thought out function.
That auto headlight dim is on my P3100, and looking at your previous comments, the Appradio 2 has a very limited audio equaliser?
Is there a reason mine doesn't automatically adjust with the headlights? I haven't been able to adjust it other then manually doing it myself.
My AppRadio 2 does it automatically. Did you try adjusting the dimmer in the settings menu? Otherwise it may not have been wired properly.
I could manually adjust it in the dimmer settings but it won't automatically adjust with the intererior light dimmer. I guess I'll have to take it to get it checked out where I had it installed. Thanks.
The interior light dimmer has not effect on the actually dimming of the App Radio. The App Radio dims to the user chosen preset brightness, when the headlights are turned on.
The problem I'm having is that the App Radio backlight pulses (flickers) whenever I turn the headlights on. It's rather annoying.
Sorry. I meant "no effect", Damn fat fingers.
Installers need to connect the Orange/White lead to your lighting switch. Not done by default I noticed. Also, Brightness, Contrast and Dimmer all have two settings. One with your lights off and one with your lights on. Cool feature.
Not that cool. In some countries (Norway among others) are there mandatory to drive with lights on, independent of daylight or not. So my appradio (SPH-DAH100) are dimmed and difficult to read whenever I drive... Maybe it will help to cut the orange/white lead?
Actually I cannot manually adjust the dimmer setting as it is "greyed out" in the meny. Someone knows what to do?
You need to ground your parking brake first. Once you ground that wire, the menu item should not be "greyed out" Hope that helps!
I cant get the dim to work but ive just installed it as it should be?


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In that moment, it felt as if the concept of mockery had been invented only to describe the absurdity of Corbyn's PR stunt. His participation in the service was as offensive as it was hurtful to victims of anti-Jewish discrimination. Here was a man pretending to fight a vicious disease that he himself has helped to spread.
No other form of racism has disfigured the modern mainstream political landscape in Britain as has the rise of Corbynism — an ideology rooted in classic pre-war antisemitic language. Nurtured by Corbyn's virulent anti-Western and, by extension, anti-Israel sentiments, this ideology has created a climate in which legitimate criticism of Israel has morphed into antisemitism, something no other nation endures.
The purpose of Holocaust Memorial Day is twofold: to serve as a date for official commemoration of the victims of the Nazi regime, and to promote Holocaust education so that hatred of Jews can never again gain a foothold in our societies.
It is clear, however, that Corbyn is part of the problem, not the solution. Corbyn himself has sought to dilute the significance of adopting the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's definition of antisemitism by having the Labour Party's National Committee approve a statement declaring that it should not "be regarded as anti-Semitic to describe Israel, its policies or the circumstances around its foundation as racist." His proposal found no support and was not voted on.
If you need more evidence for Corbyn's deeply problematic views, look no further than his long record of proximity to individuals, groups, and regimes that rival the Nazis in their hatred of Jews.
Take the fact that Corbyn once called members of Hamas, an Islamic terrorist group that preaches the genocide of the Jewish people, his "friends." He marched with pro-Hezbollah folks during Al Quds day in London. He invited Palestinian hate preacher Raed Salah to tea in parliament and described him as "a very honored citizen" — despite that fact that Salah was charged with inciting anti-Jewish racism by propagating the blood libel. Corbyn has also entertained Holocaust deniers and enriched himself with money from the Iranian regime.
The list goes on. Yet in all those years that Corbyn socialized with anti-Jewish thugs and murderous regimes — and spoke of them glowingly in the name of advancing peace — he never sat down with the leaders of Israel or visited the Jewish state.
"Driving antisemitism out of the party for good, and rebuilding that trust, are our priorities," Corbyn wrote in an op-ed published in The Guardian in August 2018. Since he made those comments, however, several individuals have been readmitted to the Labour Party who were suspended over antisemitism.
Earlier this month, the party readmitted Scottish councilor Mary Bain Lockhart, who suggested that a joint editorial by three Jewish newspapers against rising antisemitism in the Labour Party was orchestrated by the Mossad — Israel's secret intelligence service — to discredit Corbyn's leadership.
In fact, the Labour Party marked Holocaust Memorial Day by readmitting a former member of parliament, Jim Sheridan, who was suspended last year for posting on social media that he no longer had "respect and empathy" for the Jewish community.
The truth is that Labour has been wracked with one antisemitic scandal after another. Yet the leadership has no intention of confronting the wave of hatred that has swept across a party with a proud and long-standing record of fighting racism. The response is always the same: Whitewash the problem. Dismiss allegations as smears. Blame the victims. And shame those reporting on antisemitic incidents.
Jeremy Corbyn is fooling no one. He is no friend of the Jewish people.
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YouTube rolls out a new kid's app
Shane McGlaun
The sheer number of clips on YouTube is astounding and much of the content there is far from appropriate for kids. So far there has been no real way for parents to ensure their kids see only clips they want them to see short of being with them at all times to see what they are watching. Netflix has long had an app just for kids that removes any movie or content not appropriate for children.
YouTube is now following suit and has unveiled a new kid's app. The app is designed to make sure that kids have access to age appropriate content. The app will be offered at no cost and will launch February 23. To start with YouTube Kids will only be available for Android devices.
YouTube says that the Kids app is the product of months of testing by in-house engineers with kids and third parties. Those third party testers were from firms like Common Sense Media. The result is an app that is very easy for kids to use and removes what is often the most offensive part of many YouTube videos- the comments.
The app also features a parent-controlled timer that will shut the app down after a certain amount of time passes. The app has eight large tiles that dominate the interface highlighting certain popular kid's shows. There is also an icon for exploring educational content like Khan Academy and others.


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Q: Android Helper classes I have a couple of methods in my android application that I would like to reuse across multiple Activities, as it's a Java helper class I'm not extending from anything. I have two problems, the first is how to pass the context into the java class and the second is how to use methods that extend from activity in the helper class, below is my helper class:
Java Class
public class ScreenHelper {
    Context context;
    public ScreenHelper(Context ctx) {
        this.context = ctx;
    }

    public int getStatusBarHeight(layout layout) {
        Rect r = new Rect();
        Window w = (Window) getWindow();
        w.getDecorView().getWindowVisibleDisplayFrame(r);
        return r.top;
    }

    public int getScreenHeight() {
        DisplayMetrics metrics = new DisplayMetrics();
        getWindowManager().getDefaultDisplay().getMetrics(metrics);
        int ScreenHeight = metrics.heightPixels;
        return ScreenHeight;
    }

    public int getTitleBarHeight() {
        RelativeLayout relaLayout = (RelativeLayout) findViewById(R.id.title_bar);
        int titleHeight = relaLayout.getHeight();

        Log.d("Title Height","Title Height:" + titleHeight);
        return titleHeight;
    }
}

Any help would be much appreciated.

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the first is how to pass the context into the java class

You can pass it as parameter of each method. Also for easier access you can make those methods as final static.

how to use methods that extend from activity in the helper class,
  below is my helper class.

This sounds like bad design of application logic. Methods inherited from Activity class should be visible and used only from Activity subclass(es).
But if you really need it, also you can pass Activity as method parameter but i recommend you to find another way.
Update:

how do I pass the context as a marameter of each method?

Example of method:
public static final void foo(Context c, int value, String message) {
   // do your stuff
}

A: Why not use abstract BaseActivity with all these methods? And extend this class in all your other Activities?

A: Why cannot you pass activity and context references to your helper class and do the needful?
This will make sure you can call all the methods on those two objects as per your requirement.
The same class can be used for future development as well.