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Women's Swimming & Diving Opens 2016 Home Slate with Trio of Triumphs
WORCESTER – Freshman Emma Edwardson (Cary, NC) swept the breaststroke events as the WPI women's swimming & diving team bested Babson, Smith and Brandeis Friday night in the Sports & Recreation Center.
The Engineers topped the Beavers 198-91 and Pioneers 172-117 while also outscoring the Judges 174-103. Brandeis defeated Babson 176-95 and Smith 154-135 as the Pioneers handed the Beavers a 198-91 setback.
Edwardson touched the wall first in the 100- and 200-yard breaststroke with times of 1:10.37 and 2:35.27. Senior Zoe Eggleston (Newtown, CT) was just under a half second behind in the 100. The 200-yard medley relay kicked the night off with a victory as senior Julia Bushell (Windham, NH), Eggleston, freshman Carol Wang (Framingham, MA) and senior Emily Martin (Penfield, NY) raced to a winning time of 1:54.27. Wang went on to claim the 100-yard butterfly in a time of 1:01.07. Freshman Jillian Clemente (Killingworth, CT) took the 200-yard version in a time of 2:18.91.
Martin added a triumph in the 50-yard freestyle (25.46) while junior Thea Reymann (Toms River, NJ) claimed the 100-yard freestyle (56.10) and junior Jennifer Day (Chelmsford, MA) set the pace in the 500-yard freestyle (5:21.41). Martin, Reymann, Day and Wang closed out the meet with the fastest time (1:43.50) in the 200-yard freestyle relay.
Senior Marissa Patterson (Hampton, NH) was second in the 100-yard backstroke (1:03.18) and freshman Sydney Seo (North Andover, MA) was the runner up in the 200 yard version of the event. Freshman Cailin Gonyea (Southbridge, MA) earned silver with a 2:04.56 in the 200-yard freestyle while junior Emily Matsco (Windham, NH) handed in a second-place time of 11:20.23 in the 1,000-yard freestyle.
Junior Kristen Bender (Simi Valley, CA) earned silver on the 3-meter board with 271.45 and bronze on the 1-meter board 236.75 points. Freshman Olivia Hanson (Anchorage, AK) had the third-best time in the 200-yard IM (2:21.95).
The Engineers (3-0) head to RPI tomorrow for a 1pm start. Babson (0-4) travels to Norwich next Saturday for a 1pm double-dual with Regis. Brandeis (2-5) hosts Bentley Friday, November 18 at 6pm. Smith (1-3) entertains Springfield Tuesday at 8pm.


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Liang-huan Lu (ook Lu Liang-Huan) (Taipei, 10 december 1936 – aldaar, 15 maart 2022) was een Taiwanees golfprofessional uit Taiwan. Hij speelde op de Aziatische PGA Tour.

Lu was in 1959 de winnaar van het eerste Hong Kong Open, dat deel uitmaakte van het Aziatische Circuit, zoals de voorloper van de Aziatische Tour tot 1995 heette. Hij won ook acht toernooien op de Japan Golf Tour.

Lu diende in 1960 bij de Formosa Airforce, en speelde als militair een toernooi tegen Lee Trevino, die bij de US Marine zat. Lu won met 8&7. Pas tien jaar later speelden ze weer tegen elkaar.

Hij werd in Europa bekend als Mr Lu toen hij in 1971 een grote kans had het 100ste Brits Open op Royal Birkdale te winnen. De birdie op de 72ste hole had hij te danken aan Lillian Tipping. Zijn bal was vrij hard tegen haar hoofd aangekomen. Zij vroeg hem nog een birdie te maken, hetgeen lukte, maar Trevino eindigde ook met een birdie en won. Mrs Tipping moest naar het ziekenhuis om gehecht te worden.

Hij bleef in het nieuws want een week later won hij het Frans Open op de Golf de Biarritz en een jaar later won hij met Hsieh Min-nan de World Cup in Australië, een unicum voor Taiwan.

In 1975 liep hij een rugblessure op bij een vliegtuigongeluk. Hij begon golfbanen te ontwerpen en woonde twintig jaar in Japan. Hij had ook een groot hotel in Taiwan waar hij Lillian Tipping en haar echtgenoot enkele jaren na het incident uitnodigde voor een vakantie.

In 2001 verhuisde hij terug naar Taipei waar hij en zijn echtgenote vlak bij hun zoon en drie kleinkinderen wonen. Zijn hotel is nu een kantoorgebouw. Hij is coach van enkele veelbelovende spelers zoals Wei-tze Yeh die het Maleisisch Open won.

Liang-huan Lu overleed op 15 maart 2022 in het ziekenhuis van Taipei.

Gewonnen
Geschat wordt dat hij in Azië ongeveer vijftig kleine en acht grote toernooien won, onder meer:
 Aziatisch Circuit
 1959: Hong Kong Open
 1965: Filipijns Open
 1966: Taiwan Open
 1971: Thailand Open
 1972: Panama Open
 1974: Filipijns Open, Hong Kong Open
 1978: Filipijns Open
 1979: Taiwan Open
 1983: Taiwan Open
 1985: Taiwan Open
 Europa
 1971: Frans Open
 Japan Golf Tour
 1973: World Friendship
 1974: Sobu International Open, Hiroshima Open
 1975: Fujisankei Classic, Hiroshima Open
 1977: Shizuoka Open
 1983: Acom Doubles (met Hsi-chuen Lu)
 1987: Shizuoka Open
 Elders
 1971: The Crowns, (nu deel van de Japan Golf Tour)

Teams
 Canada Cup: 1950 op Wentworth
 World Cup (namens China): 1972 (winnaars)

Taiwanees golfer
Taiwanees golfcoach

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Banner's departure signals cheerier era for Eagles
From left, Philadelphia Eagles president Don Smolenski, owner Jeffery Lurie, adviser Joe Banner, and coach Andy Reid take part in a news conference at the team's NFL football training facility Thursday, June 7, 2012, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Philadelphia Eagles coach Andy Reid walks off the field after practice at the team's NFL football training facility, Monday, June 4, 2012, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
PUBLISHED: June 11, 2012 at 8:16 p.m. | UPDATED: September 25, 2021 at 1:02 a.m.
PHILADELPHIA – Andy Reid is happy.
His players are happy. And it's not a stretch to suggest various and sundry team employees are happy in this kinder, gentler era of Eagles football.
If this works, if the Eagles take this good feeling to another level on the field, at the gate and in the community the only real question has to be, what took them so long to get rid of Joe Banner?
Imagine Reid, who clearly is in charge of football decisions now, trying to explain it with the Lombardi Trophy in his hands.
Picture owner Jeffrey Lurie trying to deny or evade it just as he recently waltzed around questions pertaining to power and the way it was divided between Banner and Reid over the past 14 years. Wasn't much of a waltz. Len, Carrie Ann and Bruno would have buried Jeff.
At any rate, the exit of Banner as Eagles team president could be the ultimate example of addition by subtraction.
The last time the Eagles were so optimistic about a season was in 2004, when Banner orchestrated the trade for Terrell Owens, who didn't want to go to Baltimore, and signed Jevon Kearse.
You could feel the excitement building then, just as you can sense it now although on a slightly different level.
The Eagles are loaded with talent almost everywhere but at backup quarterback.
Reid made sure his two best players – running back LeSean McCoy and wide receiver DeSean Jackson – got contract extensions.
Forget about the Dream Team shenanigans in 2011. Banner was at his absolute salary cap best rounding up big time free agent after free agent and crowing that the Eagles were 'all in' the hunt for a Super Bowl. Deep down inside Banner knew Juan Castillo was overmatched as a rookie defensive coordinator and Reid wasn't quite the guy you want to have putting it all together on the run.
When the mandatory minicamp begins today the Eagles all will be on the same page for the first time since late in the 2008 season, when they rallied from significant adversity to reach the NFC title game.
All of that said we may not have seen the last of Banner. Several doors were left open for a return during his ostentatious going-away news conference. The staged gathering was an organizational tribute to ambiguity, denials and everything the Eagles embrace when they aren't selling their spin to their media partner. It would have been a lot more believable if they were hooked up to a lie detector.
Lurie is the one who made a big deal out of Banner leaving on his own to pursue his next big sports challenge, whatever that might be.
Anyone else have a hard time believing Banner would wield the power he had with the Eagles under anyone besides Lurie?
Face it, theirs was a rare, successful working relationship built on friendship. No one who witnessed it every will forget the first time Lurie bounced into the Eagles' locker room at Veterans Stadium. It was 1994 and Banner, almost like a puppy wagging his tail, was bouncing around at Lurie's side.
For years Banner and Lurie were inseparable, and for good reason. Banner was a moneymaker. The Eagles were purchased by Jeffrey and Christina Lurie for $200 million. They're now worth $1 billion.
But something went wrong in the not too distant past.
Some in the Eagles organization believe an illness to Banner's son, who now is OK, drained the ex-president.
Some say Banner's tinkering with football matters got under the skin of Reid.
There were reports Reid would be back for 2012, but not with Juan Castillo as his defensive coordinator. Castillo remains the coordinator.
A Los Angeles Times story said Reid told the Eagles early in the offseason he would quit if he didn't receiver more input in decisions. Reid and the Eagles categorically denied it. Would have been believable if they suggested there was a discussion but hey, that's how they roll.
Back to Banner and his opportunity. Having asked someone close to him, it sure didn't seem like anything was imminent.
The whole story was lame; in the NFL you don't step down and announce you're searching for opportunities. You leave one opportunity for another. Unless, that is, you're out.
And that's what Joe Banner is – out.
For now, so is the Banner style that, if you were on the other side of the negotiating table, bordered on ruthless.
What took the Eagles so long?

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Lucas Sieber (født Martin Sieber; 3. november 1974 i Glostrup) er en dansk sangskriver og producer bedst kendt for sin medvirken i eurodance-gruppen Daze i slutningen af 1990'erne.

Han har desuden samarbejdet med en lang række andre kunstnere.

Karriere
Sieber har skrevet sangene "Superhero", "Tamagotchi" "ToyBoy" og "15 minutes of fame", som alle blev en stor succes for Daze, der i 1998 modtog Danish Music Awards for årets bedste dance-album for deres Super Heroes.

Sieber har blandt andet skrevet hittet "No Promises" til Bryan Rice (2006), som senere blev indspillet af den britiske X Factor-vinder Shayne Ward; sangen blev udsendt over store dele af verden og toppede bl.a. som nummer 1 i UK, Japan, Sverige, Norge, Belgien, Holland, Frankrig. Belgien m.fl. I Danmark er "No Promises" det mest spillede nummer i radioen de sidste 10 år.

I 2006 skrev Sieber nummeret "In My Room (Boom)" til Sisse Marie Søby.

Numre som "No Promises", "In My Room (Boom)" og "It's My Life" er også blevet sunget af Niels Brinck, hvor de blev brugt i filmen Nynne (2005).

Han har desuden stået bag mere en 20 MGP-artister, heriblandt Cool Kids (vinder i 2004), Lucas (#5 i 2005), Weemix (#3 i 2006), Nicolai (vinder i 2006), og The Johanssons (vinder i 2008), Lærke (#2 i 2014) og han har produceret mere end 40 MGP sange.

Han deltog som sangskriver i 2008 i Dansk Melodi Grand Prix med sangen "Laying Down My Cards" med den svenske kunstner Anorah.

Sieber har også skrevet og produceret sange for lokale kunstnere i både Irland, Japan, Frankrig, Belgien, Holland m.fl.

I 2011-12 producerede Sieber og Jakob Stavnstrup genren uplifting trance, og fik succés med remix af bl.a kunstnere som Kato, Kasper Nyemann, DJ Aligator, Svenstrup & Vendelboe m.fl.

I 2012 udgav Sieber og Daze sammen hittet "Fool Me", nummeret peakede på en 3 plads og lå over 20 uger på den danske Top 20 dancechart.

I 2013 deltog Sieber i Dansk Melodi Grand Prix sammen med bandet Daze med sangen "We Own The Universe".

I 2015 skrev, producerede og udgav Sieber musik til kunstneren Lærke på sit eget pladeselskab.

I 2015 skrev han radiohittet "Frihed" sammen med Sebastian Ovens, Markus Elkjer og Magnus Vil.

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In the early 1990s it seemed that an end was in sight to one of the cold war's symbolic confrontations, the 15 year-old conflict between the Luanda government and Unita. By giving priority to the political rather than the military aspects of the 1994 Lusaka Protocol, however, the UN played into the hands of the armed opposition and failed miserably to achieve its aims. As the fighting resumes, the exhausted country is preparing to face shortages and famine.
The United Nations Observer Mission in Angola (Monua) finally pulled out of the former Portuguese colony at a low-key ceremony on 20 March. The withdrawal took place at the request of the Angolan authorities although their civil war with Jonas Savimbi's National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (Unita) resumed in December 1998 and fighting is more intense than ever (1). According to Angola's president, José Eduardo dos Santos, "it was during the implementation of the Lusaka Protocol that he (Savimbi) strengthened his military capacity, launching a new war of greater proportions. In view of this, the monitoring role of Monua has been irremediably compromised. Besides having nothing to monitor, it could carry out no tasks in Unita-controlled areas, due to the total lack of security" (2).
After monitoring the withdrawal of South African and Cuban troops from Angola, decided in New York in December 1988 at the same time as Namibian independence (3), the UN was immediately mandated to monitor the peace accords signed at Bicesse in Portugal in 1991. The Bicesse accords, brokered by the United States, the former Soviet Union and Portugal, provided for general elections to be held after the demobilisation and disarmament of both Unita and government forces, and for the formation of a national army comprising troops from both sides.
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(1) See Gérard Teulière, "La guerre oubliée", Le Monde diplomatique, August 1997, and Victoria Brittain, "Les défis de l'après-guerre en Angola", Le Monde diplomatique, October 1995.
(3) The New York agreements were concluded under UN auspices by Angola, the United States, the Soviet Union, South Africa and Cuba.
(4) Hence the title of her comprehensive study of the peace process, Orphans of the Cold War, St Martin's Press, New York, 1996.
(5) Monua was assigned 193 heavily armed military units, 345 police officers and 310 civilian personnel. The UN had previously sent three verification missions to Angola (Unavem I-III).
(6) See the secretary-general's report to the Security Council on the situation in Angola (S/1999/49, 17 January 1999).
(7) The Security Council has adopted various resolutions imposing sanctions on Unita, including: an arms and fuel embargo (Resolution 864, September 1993); travel restrictions on Unita senior officials, closure of Unita offices abroad, and a prohibition on traffic to and from airports and ports controlled by Unita (Resolution 1127, October 1997); the freezing of Unita accounts in all banking institutions of the member countries and an embargo on the sale of Angolan diamonds not certified by the Gurn (Resolution 1173, June 1998). Finally, Resolution 1221, adopted in January, envisages an embargo on Unita telecommunications, subject to technical opinions from the ITU and Intelsat.
(8) On 14 April the Security Council asked to be notified of the results of these inspections.
(9) The only sanctions that were partially applied, in particular by European countries and the United States, were those prohibiting travel by Unita officials.
(10) See "Diamants et mensonges en Angola", Le Monde diplomatique, April 1997.
(11) See testimony of Fred Bridgland in "L'Angola dans la guerre", Politique africaine, No. 57, March 1995.
(12) According to South Africa's Institute for Strategic Studies, UNITA has received FROG ground-to-ground missiles with a range of 70 km from its main supplier, Ukraine, and is awaiting delivery of five Russian-made Mi-24 helicopters.
Deutsch — Wer entwaffnet die Unita?


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Pieces of Us
I must admit that I had trouble finishing this book. I went into it thinking it was more Y than A, but it was quite the opposite. Pieces of Us deals with some very mature, disturbing subjects, that at first I felt very uncomfortable reading about. I am very sensitive about the subject of abusive relationships and those who think that they deserve it. No one deserves to be treated like dirt, and seeing one of the characters in this book going down that self destructive path bothered me greatly.
That said, this book was very well written and touches on some very real issues. How jealousy and rumors that spread like wildfire can ruin a person's life. How we are a product of our environment, and how we often turn out more like our parents that we would like, or admit, to be. How abusive relationships can cause irreparable damage. How, when a girl says no, it means NO. This was a very strong debut novel for Margie Gelbwasser.
The story revolves around four teens, two sisters and two brothers, who live in different states but that know each other from spending their summers at a lake house where they are neighbors. Katie and Julie, the two sisters, and Alex and Kyle, the two brothers. The dynamic between these siblings is a very difficult and complicated one. There is very strong sibling rivalry between the girls, mainly because Katie is seemingly the happy go lucky type who is on top of the cheer leading pyramid. Her sister Julie resents Katie for having everything and for being "the pretty one", a stereotype perpetuated more by their own mother than anyone else, who favors Katie in everything, making Julie feel unwanted, insecure and craving love and attention. Little does Julie know that Katie's life is not as perfect as it seems, and that she's dealing with some very scary skeletons in her closet.
For the two brothers, life is no picnic either. I didn't like Alex's character very much. I found him to be a prick, with total disregard for people's feelings and a complete lack of respect for women. I did realize that this is largely due to the fact that he grew up watching his mother not respecting herself or her body. He despises his mother for cheating on his father, who later committed suicide, and then turning into an easy woman, sleeping with a different guy every night and working as a stripper. I cringed every time he called women words that I wouldn't repeat out loud, and it pained me to think of how many like him are walking around hating women because they have mommy issues.
Kyle was the more "normal" of these characters. While I found him to be socially inadequate most of the time, he was more sensible and human than any other character in this book. Even if he didn't feel love towards a person, he was incapable of hurting that person, and maybe that was his big problem, that he didn't express his feelings enough. I also sympathized a bit with Julie. I felt for her in the beginning, how she was always in her sister's shadow and that made her feel insignificant, but I didn't like the person she later became, someone willing to hurt others just to please some (and herself).
In conclusion, I had mixed feelings about this book. There were things I hated, and things that I connected with. There were definitely things that touched me at a very deep level and maybe that's what made it hard for me, because the author of this book didn't pull any punches and called things for what they were, but this is more of a personal issue for me. Like I said before, the writing was impressive and the plot was very intriguing. If you like to read about the complex nature of the human condition, this is definitely the book for you. I give it 3 stars.
(Originally reviewed at JJiReads.blogspot.com)
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Do you like cheese?
What's your favorite cheese?
What's your favorite condoment with cheese?
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Anonymous 2016-02-25 20:48:18 Post No.7414235
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>Do you like cheese?
>What's your favorite cheese?
there are many... Beemster extra oude to name just one
>What's your favorite condiment with cheese?
pickled olives
>yes
>manchego, if eating by itself
>honey
>no speciall favorite but must be europoor
>fig balsamico, wine and crisps
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No food cringe thread?
Here's a new one with femme-Jack.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jJg0LgMH9Y
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she's adorable fuck you
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You should marry her.
Also, I said food cringe not chef/cook cringe.
FLY-OVER 2016-02-23 15:25:10 Post No.7407028
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FLY-OVER Anonymous 2016-02-23 15:25:10 Post No. 7407028 [Report] [View thread]
Is this a /ck/ exclusive meme? What does it mean? How can we stop it? Where can they be?
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>Is this a /ck/ exclusive meme
>What does it mean
refers to the mostly white, mostly suburban or rural people in the central part of this country with low/no cultural experience and don't know what's outside of their small bubble
>we
>stop it
>they
just told ya
If your state doesn't touch an ocean, it's a flyover, no question. Just my 2 cents.
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Do you think it's appropriate to use a homemade dry rub on a nice cut of steak (e.g. strip, filet)
If so, what sort of rub do you like?
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>anything other than salt and pepper
salt, pepper, thyme, garlic.
Depends on the steak. For something like ribeye or strip I just go with salt and pepper if it's prime. For sirloin I usually marinate it or put some kind of spice rub on it since it tends to be a tougher cut.
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Mexico...how can one nation be so good at food?
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Common foods that seem wrong to you 2016-02-26 20:17:25 Post No.7417209
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Common foods that seem wrong to you Anonymous 2016-02-26 20:17:25 Post No. 7417209 [Report] [View thread]
Many foods that have become common in my country (the US) since the Great Depression or at least post WWII just don't seem right to me. I'm not talking foods that taste bad, but foods that don't seem good enough to warrant their popularity.
The two big things I see as becoming massively overrated are chicken breast and cheese, worst when put together in dishes like chicken Alfredo, chicken Caesar and chicken pizza, but still odd to me when they're added to a dish that doesn't really benefit from using either.
For example cheap shredded...
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chicken breast is fucking delicious, assuming you're talking about a breast from a good chicken.
The reason why chicken breast is flavorless is when it comes from factory farmed chickens. It suffers because the breed is selected for speed of growth rather than flavor, and because they grow so fast the bird isn't old enough at the time of slaughter to be tasty.
This is one of those things that was tasty in your grandma's day (when they killed a chicken from the farm out back) but suffers...
>turkey sandwich meat (tastes like salty nothing) and ground turkey (why?).
People want this for the same reason they want chicken breast: it's lean and low-fat. Nevermind the fact that it's nearly flavorless, and that ground turkey has an awful mealy texture.
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/ck/ basic reading?
>mugaritz
>basic
Nah, man.
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No one here can even read a fast food thread and comprehend it
Best Wine on a College Budget? 2016-02-26 05:18:46 Post No.7415683
Best Wine on a College Budget? Anonymous 2016-02-26 05:18:46 Post No. 7415683 [Report] [View thread]
Hey /ck/ what's the best red wine you can get with a college budget?
Please define "college budget"
Moronic question.
"What's the best beef you can get on a college budget?"
"Is it Beefo brand Beef, the Beef you can Queef? Because if it is...!"
$15 or less on one bottle
Butter rolls 2016-02-25 23:35:40 Post No.7414698
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1.1 kg flour
300 ml sunflower oil
Little sugar (teaspoon) for yeast
3 tablespoons salt (or less, i like it salty)
50g fresh yeast
Also: 1 more beaten egg for eggwash
Sesame seeds or any seeds of your choice
Prep: get yeast going in warm milk, with a teaspoon of shugar and flour. When if gets rich foam add oil and eggs, salt and flour and knead. Add less flor at a time not all at once. You will end up with silky soft dough, it's a bit messy and sticky untill you work it up. Cover and proof in warm place for an hour. Divide in 3 balls, roll them up to circles with 45 cm diameter then each circle divide in 16 triangles. But a chunk of butter and filling of choice (i used soft cheese) and roll up pulling the center tip as long as it goes. Leave on baking sheet or oiled baking dish or tin to rise for half an hour. Put eggwash sprinke with seeds ans put another chunk of butter on top. Bake for 15ish minutes at 180 degrees celsius or untill lightly golden and bottom looks golden and chrispy. Enjoy "soft as a soul" rolls. Mekane ko dusa! Fillings suggestions: cottage cheese, diced ham and chedar, jam for sweet version (replace salt with shugar)
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Those "holes" on other ball are made by my husband playing with it and keeping me company
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Underrated
I had one for dinner. Protip: the taco salad comes with a container of red salsa presumably to be used as a dressing for the salad. Don't pour the salsa on the salad. Instead order the dollar menu basic cheese nacho. Dump the nacho cheese onto the salad and use the chips to dip in the salsa instead. The salsa is surprisingly good.
>Eating "salad" from a fast food joint
>posting on 4chan all high and mighty
this can be a good board but I don't think a lot of 4chan realizes that you are basically /r/extremeshitpost. Correct me if I'm wrong, but in the Lord's year of 2016 this is the place to come shitpost.
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what is the best fruit?
pears you fucking fuck
/alcoholic general/ 2016-02-22 18:38:36 Post No.7403868
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/alcoholic general/ Anonymous 2016-02-22 18:38:36 Post No. 7403868 [Report] [View thread]
old /alcoholic general/ is gone.
how are you alcoli/ck/s doing?
i'm sober for five days today after six months of heavy drinking every night and a few years of heavy drinking 3-5 nights a week before that. i have gained 15 pounds in the last year and losing the weight is actually my main motivation for quitting, but obviously the health benefits are huge too. so far it hasn't been too bad, but cooking dinner while not drinking has honestly been a weird feeling. the association between the two had been so strong for me.
This is strangly me, only i have gained a bit more weight over the years. I work as a cook and its different not going in smashed but surprisingly everyone i work with has been supportive of me stopping which is nice.
that's good to have the support. i had been hiding the real extent of my drinking from my wife, so i am avoiding making a big deal out of it. i basically just told her i'm trying to lose weight so i'm not buying beer anymore.
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who else here nosebleeds when drinking?
also, most importantly,Qt to drink insanely heavily with?
Kitchen Knives 2016-02-24 07:56:41 Post No.7409700
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No thread up.
Just picked this guy up today. Think I finally got my cutlery set for the foreseeable future.
>7 1/8" chef knife
>5 1/3" utility knife
>4" paring knife
That's pretty much what I need besides maybe a bread knife and a beater/cleaver for bones, right?
>One day old
>already has imperfections
enjoy washing up.
You don't really need a bread knife unless you work professionally or eat a lot of crusty bread for whatever reason. A standard chefs is generally fine as long as its sharp.
I guess you could get a cleaver if you want though. Don't get a "beater" since its more likely to chip/break.
Cookbook Thread 2016-02-18 20:47:34 Post No.7390166
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Cookbook Thread Anonymous 2016-02-18 20:47:34 Post No. 7390166 [Report] [View thread]
I've never seen a cookbook thread on /ck/, but hopefully someone will be interested nonetheless. I've compiled a list of cookbooks known for being somewhat of an "authority" on specific regions in the world. I don't own them all, and it's not a complete list, but all of the books have good reviews, and great recipes in my limited experience. The books are listed by region and then country. Not every country makes an appearance, due in part to the fact that not every cuisine had a cookbook that met my criteria. If anyone has any suggestions I would...
that cunt used to post cookbooks
Mexico isn't in Central America.
what isn't it then
When I want a burger, I just hop behind the A&W counter and grab one myself.
Those Filipino shits have no spine. They just yell at me, but they're too small to actually do anything. They don't even call the cops because it would be too much work for them.
are you the ghost of mike brown?
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laughing so hard at this
>am philipino
>fucking love A and W burger
> want to do this soooooo bad
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W & J Knox, Kilbirnie
Box with linen lace thread from the firm of W & J Knox, 1920's.
The company of W & J Knox was a linen thread company based in Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland, established in 1778. They advertised themselves as a Linen Thread Manufacture Works and Fishing Net Manufactory. It eventually became a Scottish based company with outlets and, later, mills in Canada (especially the Vancouver region) and the USA. The initials stand for William Knox (b. 1802- ?) and James Knox (b. 1807).
The following information is taken from a leaflet about the company written in 1987 by Bryce M. Knox, a descendent of Robert Knox.
"In 1778, Robert Knox, the son of a farmer, set up a small unit for bleaching linen fabrics. At the time, the main agricultural crops in the County of Ayr were oats, potatoes and flax. Robert decided to become a flax spinner, using the local crop and water power from the River Garnock. Soon he was manufacturing sewing thread for the tailoring trade and flax twine for hand-made fish netting. His two sons, William and James, built a five storied building to house flax machinery in 1840 and the business expanded rapidly from there on."
During the 1860's the flax was locally produced and various Ayrshire farms rented land to the Knox company in order to make certain the firm had a constant source of flax. In addition, the Knox company paid for the seed and the labour, while the farmers did the farm work ("ploughing, harrowing and carting"). Later other sources of linen included Russia.
The company of Knox specialised in threads suitable for carpets, netting (marine), as well as nets for military and sporting purposes. It also produced a range of linen threads for domestic purposes, including decorative needlework and crochet. According to one of their advertisements produced in 1911, Knox's Falcon linen thread was suitable for drawn-thread work, lacis and lace. The thread was available as reels of various sizes as well as "penny skeins". The advertisement suggested that a 2-cord [2-ply] gimp thread was suitable for Tenerife work, lace making [bobbin lace] as well as for drawn-thread work. Falcon thread was described as being the thread for making genuine lace. At the same time, Knox's was also making a range of linen threads for domestic sewing machines.
In the 1880's the firm of Knox opened a company, called the W & J Knox Net and Flax Spinning Company, for the production of linen thread in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. In 1898 the Knox company and its American subsidiary amalgamated into The Linen Thread Company, Ltd, along with various other British /USA based linen thread companies, including various Barbour companies, the Marshall Thread Company, the Finlayson Thread company and Bousfield & Co., Ltd. At its start, the Linen Thread Company was the largest producer of linen thread in the world. There were offices in both the USA and Britain.
In 1961 the Linen Thread Company changed its name to Lindustries Ltd, which was based in Watford, England. Lindustries was initially chaired by the Knox family. The company was sold ten years later and the direct Knox family connection ceased.
Knox's in Scotland, in the mean time, had become independent, and continued its work, but by the 1990's it stopped producing linen threads for domestic, decorative needlework and lace purposes. This was due to overseas competition and the viability of the older machinery. They continued to produce threads for the carpet industry until 2014, when this part of Knox's was sold off to the Italian firm of Aquafil, which trades under the name of Aquafil UK. Knox continues to produce industrial and military nets to the present day (September 2015).
KNOX, Bryce M. (1974). W & J Knox, Kilbirnie, Scotland: Short Notes on W & J Knox and the Knox Family (until 1974), unpublished manuscript (a copy of this manuscript is in the TRC Library).
KNOX, Bryce M. (1987). W & J Knox Ltd, Kilbirnie, Scotland, Established 1778, unpublished manuscript (a copy of this manuscript is in the TRC Library).
STURROCK, Archibold (1867). 'Report of the Agriculture in Ayrshire,' The Transactions of the Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland, vol. 1866-1867, no. 1, Aberdeen: Arthur King and Company, pp. 21-105, pp. 57-58 in particular. Available here [retrieved 29th April 2017]
WILKINS, Mira (1989). The History of Foreign Investment in the United States to 1914, Cambrdige (MA): Harvard Studies in Business History, pp. 368-369. Available here [retrieved 29th April 2017]
Advertisement in: MOODY, A. Penderel (1911). Lace Making and Collecting: An Elementary Handbook, London, New York: Cassell and Company, Ltd. (no page number, but before the title page of the book). Available here [retrieved 29th April 2017]
Digital sources:
https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2507&dat=19610327&id=LxU1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=5KULAAAAIBAJ&pg=3581,3794347&hl=nl [retrieved 29th April 2017] Herald Scotland: Tuesday 9th September 2014.
http://www.heraldscotland.com/business/13179025.W_J_Knox_sells_off_its_fibre_and_carpet_yarn_arm/ [retrieved 29th April 2017].
Digital source of illustration (retrieved 29th April 2017).
I should like to thank the company of W & J Knox, especially Julie Macdonald, for providing information and help in the writing of this entry.
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Abdullah, M. (2017) The role of Zakat on Muslims' tax compliance behavior – from qualitative perspectives. In: 5th ASEAN Universities International Conference on Islamic Finance (5th AICIF), 13-14 December 2017, Park View Hotel, Jerudong, Negara Brunei Darussalam.
Tax compliance has always been an issue ever since the existence of tax. Various theories and models have been proposed and introduced in the literature to assist governments, tax agencies and relevant authorities to encourage voluntary compliance behaviour or to discourage non-compliance attitudes. In tax compliance literature, zakat has not been explicitly considered as one of the factors that might affect tax compliance. This study aims to explore the role played by zakat and provide the framework for encouraging tax compliance among Muslims taxpayers. This study is based on interviews with Muslims taxpayers in Malaysia and a review of literatures. This qualitative analysis contributes to different views of tax compliance issues and adds to the extant literature on zakat and tax compliance. Practically, the proposed framework can be tested empirically by future research and this would enhance our understanding on the role zakat on Muslims' tax compliance behaviour.


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Press Conference by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi Following the Fifth Asia-Europe Meeting
[Opening Statement]
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi: In visiting Viet Nam for the first time in two and a half years for the ASEM 5 Summit with the leaders of Asia and Europe, I have been struck by the dynamism of this country and have been impressed by its great potential for future development. I would like to offer my heartfelt gratitude to the government of Prime Minister Phan Van Khai and the people of Viet Nam for their very warm welcome and hospitality.
Three new Asian countries and ten new European countries participated for the first time in this expanded ASEM Summit, and the leaders here conducted a lively exchange of views on strengthening political, economic, artistic, sports, and cultural ties between Asia and Europe to the benefit of the people on both continents.
Between the summit sessions, moreover, I held a bilateral meeting with French President Jacques Chirac and had the opportunity of renewing my friendship with many other leaders. Tomorrow, I will have a bilateral meeting with Vietnamese Prime Minister Phan Van Khai.
The Asian side was represented by the ASEAN countries plus China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea. These countries will be meeting again at the summit level in Laos next month, and I hope to see the cooperation with these countries continue while also pursuing closer ties with European countries.
Asian economies are now doing quite well, and enhancing cooperation with Europe should become a positive factor for our economic development. As was mentioned in the Chairman's Statement, we will need to vigorously pursue further cooperation. Over the past two days, the leaders expressed their views very actively, and we were very short of time. Under the excellent chairmanship of the Prime Minister Phan Van Khai, however, we managed to conclude all our meetings precisely on schedule.
In the discussions I emphasized the necessity of reforming the United Nations in order to solidify the concerted initiatives of the international community. There is a need for international society to coordinate its actions in various regions of the world, including the issue of North Korea, and on such issues as terrorism, weapons of mass destruction, and nuclear non-proliferation.
It is important for all countries to carry out reforms and achieve economic growth, of course, but at the same time we also need to protect our precious and irreplaceable environment.
I emphasized this point, and I believe that the leaders of Asia and Europe shared this perception with me.
The key to achieving environmentally sustainable economic development, I believe is science and technology. Next year, in 2005, a World Exposition will be held in Aichi, Japan, precisely on the theme of coming up with environmentally friendly technologies and rediscovering Nature's Wisdom. I believe it is meaningful for Asia and Europe to cooperate toward this end.
Following ASEM 5, the Republic of Korea will succeed Japan as the ASEM's Asian Coordinator to support the ASEM chair. The next ASEM will be held two years from now in Finland, and we look to Republic of Korea playing an important coordinating role. Each country has its own ideas about the ideal shape for this forum, we held lively talks on this topic as well. Japan will, of course, continue to play an active role in the ASEM process, hosting the ASEM Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Kyoto next May, where the subject of ASEM's future will be addressed. Through such efforts, Japan hopes to continue making a positive contribution to the ASEM process as a vital bridge linking Asia and Europe.
Once again, I would like to thank the Vietnamese government and the people of this country for hosting and making excellent preparations for this very large and important meeting and for their warm welcome and hospitality.
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[Questions and Answers]
Q: Would you describe this ASEM meeting as having built a foundation for fulfilling the Japanese government's goal of becoming a permanent member of the UN Security Council?
Prime Minister Koizumi: We had a very lively exchange of views on the issue of reforming the United Nations, including the Security Council. I believe that this is a very important topic. Last month, at the UN General Assembly, I had an opportunity to meet with the leaders of Brazil, Germany, and India, and we agreed to cooperate with each other to gain permanent membership. Each country has its own views of UN reform, though, so to answer the question of whether we have been able to lay the foundations for such reform, I would say that we have been making an ongoing effort to lay such foundations. The meeting in New York was one such foundation, and we have to build on them one by one.
My understanding is that everyone favors UN reform, but there are differences of opinion regarding what kind of reforms should be implemented. Japan needs to mutually cooperate with and support the bids of Brazil, Germany, and India to gain permanent membership, and we have made clear statements to that end.
In the ASEM context, however, there are countries that do not completely share these views. A panel on UN reform has been appointed by the UN Secretary General, and countries are still considering how they would evaluate the recommendations of this high-level panel in carrying our reforms. Japan has expressed its will to become a permanent member, but this is not enough, as different countries have different viewpoints, some of which were expressed here at ASEM.
I am fully aware that reaching our goal will be a long and arduous task. But ASEM is a key forum for promoting reform, and because everyone agrees that some sort of change is necessary, I believe that momentum for UN reform has reached a new high at this meeting.
Q: Japan is Viet Nam's biggest partner in the field of development cooperation, but in recent years, Japan's total official development assistance has continued to decline. Do you think that this will affect Japan's assistance to Viet Nam?
Prime Minister Koizumi: Japan believes that Viet Nam will emerge to become a core member of the ASEM process. Japan is the biggest donor of ODA to Viet Nam, and we continue to attach great importance to development assistance to Viet Nam. For Japan, ODA is an important means by which we can promote global peace and stability.
It is true that there are fiscal restraints, and Japan's ODA policy must have the understanding of the Japanese people, but we will continue to attach great importance to development assistance to Viet Nam. We hope to implement assistance as efficiently as possible so as to help Viet Nam achieve its full growth potential, and, while there are fiscal restraints, I wish to attach importance to cooperation with Viet Nam.
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Q: Although brief, you did have a short encounter with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao during the ASEM talks. How do you view the future of Japanese-Sino relations, including the prospect of a bilateral summit with President Hu Jintao?
Prime Minister Koizumi: The importance of Japanese-Sino relations may grow larger, but it will certainly not get any smaller. Since I assumed the office of Prime Minister three years ago, I have been saying that China's rapid growth should not be perceived as a threat but rather as an opportunity for our mutual benefit. At the time, imports from China were rising rapidly, and many Japanese companies were adversely affected. Three years later, thanks to China's rapid growth, there has been a large rise in Japanese exports to China, and the volume of trade between our two countries has grown tremendously, growing threefold over the past decade.
Today, the United States is Japan's largest trading partner, but by as early as next year, China could emerge as our biggest partner. In this light, the Japanese-Sino relationship is not a concern just to our two countries; as Prime Minister Wen Jiabao told me in our brief exchange, it is also important for the rest of Asia and for the entire world as well. This is a view on which we see eye to eye. Next month, there will be an APEC Leaders' Meeting in Santiago, Chile, as well as an ASEAN plus 3 Summit in Laos. I therefore believe that there will be plenty of opportunities for a bilateral summit when it is convenient for both sides to hold one. I very much look forward to having such meetings.
In the light of the importance of our bilateral relationship I look forward to deepening our ties in the future.
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Q: I understand that Japan was the first to restore economic assistance to Myanmar after the house arrest of Aung San Suu Kyi. What kind of economic cooperation does Japan offer to Myanmar, and how does this tie in with Japan's policy of seeking the democratization of this country?
Prime Minister Koizumi: The question of Myanmar's democratization was discussed actively by the leaders attending ASEM 5, and considerable concern was voiced regarding Myanmar's policies. I understand the concern about the lack of democratization, but I do not think that excluding Myanmar from the ASEM process would encourage the Yangon regime to promote democracy. Rather, by inviting Myanmar into this dialogue, we can expose Myanmar to the serious concerns that are being voiced and encourage the government to implement reforms. If they wish to play a more important role in the international community, they will realize that they need to sincerely address these concerns.
Japan's economic cooperation with Myanmar is currently limited to humanitarian aid. In the days ahead, we will continue to encourage the democratization process. Representatives from Myanmar heard the concerns that were expressed, so instead of excluding them from such an opportunity, we should invite them and encourage them to carry out domestic reforms. Through the ASEM process, I hope that Myanmar will decide to work toward greater democratization.
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Q: I understand that the participants at this ASEM Summit supported the Six-Party Talks involving the DPRK. Pyongyang, however, has not yet indicated its agreement about the next round of talks. Many more people in Japan, meanwhile, are calling for economic sanctions against the DPRK. How will you pursue Japan's relations with Pyongyang, and are economic sanctions a realistic possibility?
Prime Minister Koizumi: Japan's policy toward the DPRK has been very consistent. Two years ago I visited Pyongyang to meet with Mr. Kim Jong-il, and this resulted in the signing of the Japan-DPRK Pyongyang Declaration. We talked of achieving a comprehensive resolution to all outstanding issues, such as those pertaining to abduction, nuclear development, and missiles, and then moving on toward normalization.
We have not yet received a clear response about the fate of the abducted Japanese nationals who are considered missing, nor on the suspected development of nuclear weapons. The international community continues to hold misgivings about the DPRK's intentions. We have launched a bilateral working-level forum to discuss these issues, and we intend to continue demanding clear answers.
In dealing with the DPRK, I believe we should use both dialogue and pressure. The United States is also hoping for a peaceful resolution to the North Korean issue through the framework of the Six-Party Talks. That being the case, if North Korea faithfully lives up to its obligations outlined in the Pyongyang Declaration, the gains for the leadership would be far greater than threatening the world with nuclear weapons. I stressed this in my meeting with Mr. Kim in May, and we will continue to work with North Korea so that they will respond in good faith.
A growing number of people in Japan are calling for economic sanctions against Pyongyang. But we must consider whether such sanctions would be really effective. Economic sanctions are admittedly an option in pursuing dialogue and pressure, but they should not be regarded as a given. With perseverance, we can induce North Korea to abide by the Pyongyang Declaration and to pursue the Six-Party Talks in good faith.
There will be a working-level meeting in mid-November. In this and other meetings, we will continue to urge North Korea to respond in good faith.
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Piko (ピコ) to release a new single in April 2012
Piko (ピコ) is a Japanese male singer who first came to fame through the Japanese equivalent of Youtube, NicoNicoDouga by posting cover songs. Piko also provided his voice for the Vocaloid Utatane Piko. Piko has a rare talent of being able to sing in both masculine and feminine vocal tones, see for example Piko - Nisoku Hokou and Piko & Sekihan - Cendrillon (the female-like voice is Piko, yes, the high notes at the beginning too! :3).
Piko has released so far two albums and four singles. He will add to his collection of singles on April 25, 2012 when he will release his 5th single called「咲色リフレイン」(エミイロリフレイン)(Emiiro Refrain).
This single was produced by L'arc en Ciel's bassist TETSUYA. This is TETSUYA's first time producing music for another artist. This single is a bonus for Piko because he is a huge fan of the Japanese rock band L'arc en Ciel.
TETSUYA expressed his hopes that everyone will enjoy the new song by Piko. He commented that Piko's wide vocal range allowed him to produce a beautiful song, and that he is happy with the final product.
Piko said that he never imagined to be able to work with TETSUYA, let alone sing a song he wrote. It has been reported that Piko has given this song his very best effort.
"Emiiro Refrain" will be sold in three versions, a limited edition, regular edition, and a limited time offer edition.
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DORCHY v. STATE OF KANSAS.
264 U.S. 286 (44 S.Ct. 323, 68 L.Ed. 686)
No. 163.
Argued: Jan. 15 and 16, 1924.
Decided: March 10, 1924.
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Messrs. Redmond S. Brennan, of Kansas City, Mo., John F. McCarron, of Washington, D. C., Frank Bonar Hegarty, of Kansas City, Mo., and Phil. H. Callery, of Pittsburg, Kan., for plaintiff in error.
Messrs. John G. Egan, of Topeka, Kan., Chester I. Long, of Wichita, Kan., and Richard J. Hopkins, of Topeka, Kan., for the State of Kansas.
Mr. Justice BRANDEIS delivered the opinion of the Court.
The Court of Industrial Relations Act was approved January 23, 1920. Laws of Kansas, 1920, Special Session, c. 29. The purpose of the statute is to insure continuity of operation in coal mining and other businesses declared to be affected with a public interest.1 The means provided for accomplishing this is a system of compulsory arbitration of industrial disputes. The instrument is the so-called industrial court. Upon it is conferred power to investigate all matters involved in such controversies; to make findings thereon; to issue such orders as it may deem needful, fixing the wages to be paid, the hours of work, the rules for work, and the working and living conditions. The provisions in aid of the enforcement of this system are both comprehensive and detailed. The employer is prohibited, among other things, from limiting or ceasing operations with a view to defeating the purpose of the statute. Likewise, every association of persons (e. g., trade unions) is prohibited from acting to that end. In effect, strikes and lockouts, the boycott and picketing, are made unlawful. Any person violating any provision of the statute, or any order of the so-called court, is declared guilty of a misdemeanor. Some of the provisions of the act were considered in Howat v. Kansas, 258 U. S. 181, 42 Sup. Ct. 277, 66 L. Ed. 550, and in Charles Wolff Packing Co. v. Court of Industrial Relations, 262 U. S. 522, 43 Sup. Ct. 630, 67 L. Ed. 1103.
Section 19 provides that any officer of a union of workmen engaged in an industry within the provisions of the act, who shall willfully use the power incident to his official position to influence any other person to violate any provision of the statute or any valid order of the Court of Industrial Relations, shall be deemed guilty of a felony punishable by a fine not to exceed $5,000, or by imprisonment at hard labor, not to exceed two years, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Under this section an information was filed against Dorchy, a union official, for calling a strike in a coal mine. He was found guilty. The judgment entered was affirmed by the highest court of the state, 112 Kan. 235, 210 Pac. 352; and a rehearing was denied. The case is here on writ of error under section 237 of the Judicial Code as amended (Comp. St. Ann. Supp. 1923, § 1214). It is contended that section 19 is void, because it prohibits strikes; and that to do so is a denial of the liberty guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment.
After the judgment under review was entered in the Supreme Court of Kansas, this Court declared, in the Wolff Packing Co. Case, supra, p. 544, that the system of compulsory arbitration as applied to packing plants violates the federal Constitution. For the reasons there set forth, it is unconstitutional, also, as applied to the coal mines of that state. The question suggests itself whether section 19 has not, therefore, necessarily fallen as a part of the system of compulsory arbitration. If so, there is no occasion to consider the specific objection to the provisions of that section. This Court has power not only to correct errors in the judgment entered below, but, in the exercise of its appellate jurisdiction, to make such disposition of the case as justice may now require. Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Ry. Co. v. Dennis, 224 U. S. 503, 506, 32 Sup. Ct. 542, 56 L. Ed. 860. In determining what justice requires the Court must consider changes in law and in fact which have supervened since the judgment was entered below. Watts, Watts & Co. v. Unione Austriaca di Navigazione, 248 U. S. 9, 21, 39 Sup. Ct. 1, 63 L. Ed. 100, 3 A. L. R. 323. If section 19 falls as the result of the decision in the Wolff Packing Co. Case, the effect is the same as if the section had been repealed without any reservation.
A statute bad in part is not necessarily void in its entirety. Provisions within the legislative power may stand if separable from the bad. Berea College v. Kentucky, 211 U. S. 45, 54-56, 29 Sup. Ct. 33, 53 L. Ed. 81; Carey v. South Dakota, 250 U. S. 118, 121, 39 Sup. Ct. 403, 63 L. Ed. 886. But a provision, inherently unobjectionable, cannot be deemed separable unless it appears both that, standing alone, legal effect can be given to it and that the legislature intended the provision to stand, in case others included in the act and held bad should fall. Section 19 does not, in terms, prohibit the calling of strikes or influencing workingmen to strike. It merely declares that one who uses his offcial position, or his position as an employer, to 'influence, impel, or compel any other person to violate any of the provisions of this act, or any valid order of said Court of Industrial Relations, shall be deemed guilty of a felony.' Most of the provisions of the original act are very intimately connected with the system of compulsory arbitration. Whether section 19 is so interwoven with the system held invalid that the section cannot stand alone, is a question of interpretation and of legislative intent. Compare Butts v. Merchants Transportation Co., 230 U. S. 126, 33 Sup. Ct. 964, 57 L. Ed. 1422. Section 28 of the act,2 (which resembles that discussed in Hill v. Wallace, 259 U. S. 44, 70, 71, 42 Sup. Ct. 453, 66 L. Ed. 822) provides a rule of construction which may sometimes aid in determining that intent. But it is an aid merely; not an inexorable command.
The task of determining the intention of the state legislature in this respect, like the usual function of interpreting a state statute, rests primarily upon the state court. Its decision as to the severability of a provision is conclusive upon this Court. Gatewood v. North Carolina, 203 U. S. 531, 543, 27 Sup. Ct. 167, 51 L. Ed. 305; Guinn v. United States, 238 U. S. 347, 366, 35 Sup. Ct. 926, 59 L. Ed. 1340, L. R. A. 1916A, 1124; Schneider Granite Co. v. Gast Realty Co., 245 U. S. 288, 290, 38 Sup. Ct. 125, 62 L. Ed. 292. In cases coming from the lower federal courts, such questions of severability, if there is no controlling state decision, must be determined by this Court. Compare Myers v. Anderson, 238 U. S. 368, 381, 35 Sup. Ct. 932, 59 L. Ed. 1349; Louisville & Nashville R. R. Co. v. Garrett, 231 U. S. 298, 311, 34 Sup. Ct. 48, 58 L. Ed. 229. In cases coming from the state courts, this Court, in the absence of a controlling state decision, may, in passing upon the claim under the federal law, decide, also, the question of severability. But it is not obliged to do so. The situation may be such as to make it appropriate to leave the determination of the question to the state court. We think that course should be followed in this case.
The Supreme Court of Kansas has already dealt, to some extent, with the effect of our decision upon other sections of the act. When a motion was made there in the Wolff Packing Co. Case to spread the mandate of this Court upon its record, the state court held that the order of the Court of Industrial Relations under review remains in force in so far as it regulates hours of labor and weekly rest periods. 114 Kan. 304, 219 Pac. 259. The judgment then entered was modified November 10, 1923, upon a rehearing.3 The relation of section 19 to the provisions held invalid is a different matter. So far as appears, the state court has not passed upon the question whether section 19, being an intimate part of the system of compulsory arbitration held to be invalid, falls with it. In order that the state court may pass upon this question, its judgment in this case, which was rendered before our decision in the Wolff Packing Co. Case, should be vacated. Compare Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Ry. v. Dennis, supra, p. 509 (32 Sup. Ct. 542). To this end the judgment is
Reversed.
Section 2 of the statute, as enacted, conferred upon the Court of Industrial Relations the functions theretofore performed by the Public Utilities Commission. These functions were restored to a Public Utilities Commission by chapter 260, Laws of 1921. There was conferred upon the Court of Industrial Relations by chapter 262 of the Laws of 1921 the functions theretofore performed by the Commissioner of Labor and Industry, and by chapter 263 of the Laws of 1921 the functions theretofore performed by the Industrial Welfare Commission. These latter powers were also enlarged.
Section 28: 'If any section or provision of this act shall be found invalid by any court, it shall be conclusively presumed that this act would have been passed by the legislature without such invalid section or provision, and the act as a whole shall not be declared invalid by reason of the fact that one or more sections or provisions may be found to be invalid by any court.'
The action of the state court has been brought here for review by proceedings entered February 16, 1924, and not yet disposed of.
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