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Woodlands man pleads guilty to filing false tax return
HOUSTON According to court documents and statements made in court, Paul Zabczuk admitted to filing a false tax return for 2004 wherein he failed to report that he had an interest in or a signature authority over financial accounts at UBS AG, one of Switzerland's largest banks.
Zabczuk provided consulting services relating to the purchase and sale of chemicals by companies involved in drilling for oil. He directed his foreign clients to make payments to his company in offshore bank accounts he controlled in the Bahamas and in Switzerland. Zabczuk would repatriate funds to the United States by making cash withdrawals at UBS branches in Nassau, Bahamas; London; and Zurich, Switzerland.
The defendant would also wire transfer funds from UBS AG to an agent in the People's Republic of China, who would then purchase furniture and other antiques on his behalf, which were then sent to the United States for the defendant's personal use and for resale.
As part of UBS' deferred prosecution agreement under which the bank admitted to helping U.S. taxpayers hide accounts from the IRS, the company provided the United States government with the identities of, and account information for, certain U.S. customers of UBS's cross-border business, including Zabczuk. He is the eighth former client of UBS to plead guilty to a tax felony.
Zabczuk remains free on $1 million bail pending sentencing, where he faces a maximum sentence of three years in prison.

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Teaser Trailer For The Expendables 3 (2014)
Expendables 3 (2014)
Sylvester Stallone is at it again. He has gathered his Expendables for another go-round. The Expendables (2010) was good, The Expendables 2 (2012) was even better. Will this third time be the charm? The teaser trailer doesn't reveal enough of anything, except for the fact that the boys are back and hopefully better than ever.
The movie was directed by Patrick Hughes and the noteworthy cast includes Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Mel Gibson, Antonio Banderas, Wesley Snipes, Dolph Lundgren, Harrison Ford, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Terry Crews, Kelsey Grammer, Randy Couture, and Robert Davi.
I especially like the addition of Gibson and Ford.
I think viewers will be in for an overload of blood, guts, and bullets.
The film is set to release on 08/15/14.
Posted in Previews of Upcoming Movies
Tags: Action Movie, Antonio Banderas, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Dolph Lundgren, Harrison Ford, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Kelsey Grammer, Mel Gibson, movie, Patrick Hughes, Randy Couture, Robert Davi, Sylvester Stallone, Terry Crews, The Expendables (2010), The Expendables 2 (2012), The Expendables 3 (2014), Trailer for The Expendables 3 (2014), Wesley Snipes
Crossing Over is a Wayne Kramer written and directed movie that fell through the cracks. Kramer is known for Running Scared (2006), The Cooler (2003), and most recently Pawn Shop Chronicles (2013). Running Scared was excellent and The Cooler and Pawn Shop Chronicles were both very solid films. Crossing Over did not appear to me like it would be any good. I wanted to give it a try however, because Kramer usually makes quality movies and the noteworthy cast includes Harrison Ford, Ray Liotta, Ashley Judd, Jim Sturgess, Cliff Curtis, Alice Eve, Alice Braga, Mahershala Ali, Josh Gad, Michael Cudlitz, and Marshall Manesh.
Crossing Over is about multiple stories of immigration to the United States. It follows multiple immigrants from all over the world who are trying to become legal citizens in Los Angeles. Some go through the proper process of trying to become legal citizens, while others try to do so illegally or skip the process altogether. Sometimes their stories intertwine and other times they do not. The film also follows the lives of the people who are trying to help these immigrants to become legal and also the ones who are trying to deport them. It deals with how sometimes mixing different cultures together can clash and how sometimes it can bring people closer together. It is all different perspectives on immigration in America.
The movie jumps all over the place from story to story. There is not a lot of character development because the movie is trying to tell too many stories instead of concentrating on one. As a result, it is hard to feel anything for the characters and it turns into a jumbled mess.
Ford gave a standout performance in the film. He was not given a lot to work with, but he managed to be likable anyway. He single-handedly tried to hold the broken pieces of the movie together, but there is only so much that one actor can do.
Overall the movie was hard to enjoy because it jumped around way too much. It was a waste of a quality cast and it was a waste of time. This is by far Wayne Kramer's worst movie.
I rate this movie a 4 on a scale of 1-10.
Buy, rent, or run? Run.
Note: Michael Cudlitz has been in 3 Wayne Kramer movies: Running Scared, Crossing Over and Pawn Shop Chronicles.
Jim Sturgess and Josh Gad were both in the film 21 (2008) together.
It's always interesting to me to find different movie connections.
Posted in Drama Movie Reviews
Tags: 21 (2008), Alice Braga, Alice Eve, Ashley Judd, Cliff Curtis, Crossing Over (2009), Harrison Ford, Jim Sturgess, Josh Gad, Mahershala Ali, Marshall Manesh, Michael Cudlitz, movie, Pawn Shop Chronicles (2013), Ray Liotta, Running Scared (2006), The Cooler (2003), Wayne Kramer
Unfortunately I missed this film in the theatre. It was one that I wanted to see, but I just did not get to it.
42 is based on the incredible true story of how Jackie Robinson (Chadwick Boseman) broke the color barrier in major league baseball in 1947 with the help of the Brooklyn Dodgers Executive Branch Rickey (Harrison Ford).
The film was written and directed by Brian Helgeland and the rest of the noteworthy cast includes Nicole Beharie, Christopher Meloni, Ryan Merriman, Lucas Black, Andre Holland, Alan Tudyk, Hamish Linklater, John C. McGinley, Toby Huss, Brett Cullen, and Jesse Luken.
The film feels like a genuine depiction of America's favorite pastime in the 1940s. Having not lived during that time, I cannot say it is exactly like it was, but the set certainly brings you back to an earlier time. The cars, clothes, uniforms, houses, and cleanliness of the cities make it look like the 1940s, but it's the performances by the actors and how they are filmed that make it actually feel like the 1940s.
The scenes during baseball games were so detailed that I could practically taste the Cracker Jacks. It felt like you were in the stands with the rest of the audience watching history being made.
I was familiar with who Jackie Robinson was and what he did before watching this movie, but I did not know much of his story. 42 tells his story so well on screen that if I didn't know any better, it could have actually been the real Jackie Robinson in the film.
You are really able to feel for Boseman's Robinson character and the racial hatred that he was subjected to and stood up against. He persevered, overcame, and ultimately changed baseball forever. He was the tip of the spear that cut out racism not only in professional baseball, but in all professional sports.
42 could quite possibly be Harrison Ford's best performance as an actor. He was brilliant, but Boseman was equally dazzling as Robinson. If you ask me, I think that Boseman could easily win an Academy Award for Best Actor and Ford could win one for Best Supporting Actor. It would be a crime if neither actor is at least nominated. They both deserve recognition for their awesomeness.
My only issue with the film was that it was so good throughout that the ending seemed almost anticlimactic. Instead of building up to a finale, it felt like it just ended a little too abruptly. The ending was not bad by any means, it was just a little unexpected.
You do not have to be a fan of baseball to enjoy this movie. However, baseball fans will probably respect it even more.
Buy, rent, or run? Buy.
Tags: 42 (2013), Alan Tudyk, Andre Holland, baseball, Branch Rickey, Brett Cullen, Brian Helgeland, Brooklyn Dodgers, Chadwick Boseman, Christopher Meloni, Hamish Linklater, Harrison Ford, Jackie Robinson, Jesse Luken, John C. McGinley, Lucas Black, movie, Nicole Beharie, Ryan Merriman, Toby Huss
Happy Birthday to Harrison Ford
Happy Birthday to Harrison Ford! The actor most famously known for his part as Hon Solo in the original Star Wars Trilogy turns 71 years old today.
Ford can credit his popularity and huge movie career to George Lucas and Steven Spielberg, the men responsible for making him famous. Lucas wrote and directed all of the Star Wars films. Spielberg directed and Lucas wrote all of the Indiana Jones films (the other movies that ford is most known for).
After Lucas and Spielberg made Harrison Ford a household name, he went on to have a very successful career.
Ford has 3 major films releasing later this year: Ender's Game (2013), Anchorman: The Legend Continues (2013), and Paranoia (2013).
Posted in Celebrity Birthdays
Tags: Anchorman: The Legend Continues (2013), celebrity birthdays, Ender's Game (2013), George Lucas, Han Solo, Harrison Ford, Indiana Jones, Movies, Paranoia (2013), Star Wars, Steven Spielberg
Trailer for Paranoia (2013)
A young man (Liam Hemsworth) gets caught up spying on one major corporation for another major corporation. Eventually the young man gets in way over his head in the midst of the war between the men in charge of each company (Gary Oldman and Harrison Ford). The rest of the notable cast includes Richard Dreyfuss, Amber Heard, Josh Holloway, Lucas Till, Julian McMahon, Angela Sarafyan, and Kevin Kilner. From the director of 21 (2008), Robert Luketic. A corporate espionage thriller with Gary Oldman, Harrison Ford, and Richard Dreyfuss, enough said. The movie is set to release on 8/16/13.
Tags: 21 (2008), Amber Heard, Angela Sarafyan, Gary Oldman, Harrison Ford, Josh Holloway, Julian McMahon, Kevin Kilner, Liam Hemsworth, Lucas Till, movie, Paranoia (2013), Richard Dreyfuss, Robert Luketic, Trailer for Paranoia (2013)
Trailer for Ender's Game (2013)
Ender's Game (2013)
The movie is based off of the famous novel with the same title by Orson Scott Card.
From the preview it appears like the world almost lost a war against aliens. Now, the remaining human survivors are training children in space to be a different kind of soldier that will hopefully be able to defeat the aliens and save the human race.
It's a science fiction movie with a big budget and even bigger special effects.
The film is directed by Gavin Hood and stars Harrison Ford, Ben Kingsley, Asa Butterfield, Abigail Breslin, Hailee Steinfeld, Moises Arias, Aramis Knight, Nonso Anozie, Han Soto, and a bunch of kid actors that nobody will recognize.
Kingsley and Butterfield were both in Hugo (2011) together.
The film is destined to be a goldmine for the filmmakers.
I have not read the book, but the movie looks like it could be fun.
It is set to release on 11/1/13.
Tags: Abigail Breslin, Aramis Knight, Asa Butterfield, Ben Kingsley, Ender's Game (2013), Enders-Game, Gavin Hood, Hailee Steinfeld, Han Soto, Harrison Ford, Hugo (2011), Moises Arias, Nonso Anozie, Orson Scott Card, science fiction movie, Trailer for Ender's Game (2013)
Teaser Trailer for Anchorman: The Legend Continues (2013)
Anchorman: The Legend Continues (2013)
Will Ferrell's raunchy Ron Burgundy will be back on the big screen for what is bound to be more insanely amusing reporting.
As far as I know, the film has not been completed yet, so some details of what I write could end up being false if the filmmakers decide to make any changes before the final product. As of right now, it appears that the majority of the cast that was in the first film Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) will return for the sequel. With all the sequels floating around in Hollywood, it surprises me that it took them 9 years before they actually made this sequel. But, I am glad that they didn't go with the title Anchorman 2.
The teaser trailer does not reveal much, but with Will Ferrell, Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, Christina Applegate, David Koechner, and Luke Wilson (rumored) all back again for more, and also with the rumored additions of Harrison Ford, John C. Reilly, James Marsden, Kristen Wiig, and Meagan Good, the film is bound to be a hit.
Will Farrell once again writes and Adam McKay is in the director's chair for another go round.
When the film releases, you can expect me to be in a theatre seat not long after. Even though I'm annoyed with sequels, you just can't go wrong with certain sequels.
The movie is rumored to release on 12/20/13.
Tags: Adam McKay, Anchorman 2, Anchorman: The Legend Continues (2013), Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004), Christina Applegate, David Koechner, Film, Harrison Ford, James Marsden, John C. Reilly, Kristen Wiig, Luke Wilson, Meagan Good, movie, Paul Rudd, Preview, Steve Carell, Teaser Trailer for Anchorman: The Legend Continues (2013), Trailer, Will Ferrell


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Community, Site News
Play Sonic and Sega All Stars Racing with the Retro Crew Next Friday
Come one, come all for a Grand Prix of hijinks with the Sonic and Sega Retro crew playing Sonic and Sega All Stars Racing on Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 next Friday August the 3rd, 5PM Central. In addition the event will be live streamed with commentary from Retro staff, talking about the game, the upcoming sequel and more. Streaming and further details will be available soon.
To join in, send a friend request now to VidyaRetro on either Xbox Live or Sony Entertainment Network. Once 5PM Central rolls around, be sure to start the game and await an invite.
See you at the starting line!
When: August 3rd, 2012 at 5:00PM Central Time
Where: Xbox 360 and Playstation 3
July 29, 2012 by Bartman3010
Game News, Sega Retro
Indie Music Bundle Features "Best Of" Valkyria Chronicles Soundtrack
The Humble Indie Bundle Team began their latest bundle that is a collection focusing on music soundtracks rather than games. In fact, theres only two soundtracks in this bundle that's related to any video game series. Featured artists include MC Frontalot, They Might Be Giants, Christopher Tin (Civilization), Jonathan Coulton (Portal 2, Left for Dead), and the sole video game soundtrack featuring the 'Best of' collection of songs from Sega's Valkyria Chronicles series, including Valkyria Chronicles 3 courtesy of series composer Hitoshi Sakimoto.
In addition to Valkyria Chronicles, Sakimoto is also credited to working on other Sega projects as well as Square-Enix, Capcom and more on titles such as Odin Sphere, Tekken 6, The Pinball of the Dead and to go as obscure as possible, Gunstar Heroes on Game Gear. The list goes on for quite a bit, and his official site lists the entire discography of his works.
Just like other Indie Bundle packages, you're given the choice to name your price, allocate who gets what (Split between the composers, to charities and/or to the website host,) then you're all set to download all of the soundtracks, DRM free offered in *.mp3 and *.flac formats.
Admittably, I'm just getting it for the Valkyria soundtrack and some TMBG. Also if you go past the average you can get a set of remixes from OK Go.
They did that Nintendo 3DS music video.
[Source: humblebundle.com]
Sonic Boom 2012: The One Where Retro Plays a Social Experiment
While we waited in line to get into Sonic Boom, there came a point between the talks of Rainbow Gems, Vanilla the Rabbit, and talking with Ruby Eclipse about the future of Sonic where a fiendish idea was conceived.
"If a small group of people belted out the first few lines of 'Live and Learn', how many people would join in the song?"
This is the result.
July 16, 2012 by GeneHF
Interview: Jun Senoue at Summer of Sonic 2012
Over the past 21 years, during good times and bad, one of the most consistently well-regarded aspects of the Sonic the Hedgehog series has been its sound design. While a multitude of composers and performers are responsible for this, the man who holds the most influence in the modern era is Jun Senoue, who in recent times has acted as sound director for Sonic Generations and composed the Sonic 4 music.
He's a man who likes to keep himself busy – if a quick peek at his production history on Sega Retro doesn't show you that, then consider that at Summer of Sonic he didn't appear to have a moment of rest between backstage interviews, two signing sessions, Jam with Jun and the Crush 40 set! Thankfully, before the day took its toll I was able to sit down with him to chat about his start in the business, Sonic Generations and the process of making Sonic music in general. Take a look:
Retro: How did you get into writing music, and specifically how did you get into writing music for video games?
Senoue: Actually I was a big fan of Namco stuff, arcade stuff like Mappy from the mid-80s. After that I was a little bit away from video games. In the early 90s I was surprised by Sonic the Hedgehog for the Genesis, the Mega Drive. I joined Sega back in 1993. I just submitted my stuff to Sega and they accepted. I was totally surprised, those were my favourite games! It was a great opportunity to join Sega and luckily I had a chance to be part of Sonic 3's music in the first year of my Sega life.
Retro: Were there any musicians that inspired you as you grew up?
Senoue: I was a big fan of a UK pop band called Duran Duran, and that was the reason I got a bass when I was 14. The bass player for them looked much cooler than the guitar player! Also I played the keyboard for a long time, but I found that the keyboard player and the drummer stayed at the back side of the stage. The people at the front of the stage were much more active and I just wanted to be a part of that. So I purchased a bass, because of John Taylor from Duran Duran. But after that I found that some guitar players had nice guitar solos in the middle of the songs, and I thought "Oh, that's what I want to do!" so I switched from bass to guitar when I was 15, 16? So yes, Duran Duran was one of my favourite bands when I was young and also lots of hard rock and hair metal bands.
Hit "Read more" to learn which game spent a year in production without any sound direction and find out Jun's favourite Sonic songs!
July 15, 2012 by NiktheGreek
Sonic Adventure 2 XBLA/PSN Remaster Announced, No, For Real This Time
For the past few years, Sega has struggled to keep important information on upcoming titles from leaking to the public before an official announcement – and by "struggled", I mean "failed spectacularly". Sonic Unleashed saw promotional images as well as an early video of Savannah Citadel find their way to the public before the game was even announced; Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I leaked in its entirety prior to release, and the negative reaction to the game at the time led to a six month delay; Sonic Generations had its entire roster of levels, bosses, and characters revealed months in advance; even Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II was accidentally released several weeks early on Steam.
And so the cycle has continued with the upcoming high-definition remaster of the Dreamcast's swan song, Sonic Adventure 2. Waaay back in April, we reported that the title had been spotted in a massive leaked list of upcoming Xbox Live Arcade titles. A month later, Major Nelson of Xbox Live pseudo-fame accidentally posted that Avatar items based on the game were due for release. And finally, just last month, Microsoft themselves posted an official listing for the game on Xbox.com, complete with screenshots, box art, and a release date of October 3, 2012. At this point, presumably Sega realized that keeping the game a secret any longer would be utterly futile, so Ken Balough and the Sega of America superteam took to the stage at Sonic Boom on Friday to show the first official trailer for the upcoming Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network rerelease, poking a bit of self-deprecating fun at the company's inability to keep a secret. Oh, and apologies in advance for the overly-enthusiastic crowd.
[Video courtesy of YouTube user joshua593210.]
July 15, 2012 by Guess Who
Community, Game News, Site News
Sonic Boom 2012 – The Aftermath
In the heart of San Diego as the blood from the San Diego ComicCon pumps through the city, the House of Blues was bumping last night with the '80s Hair Guitar stylings of Crush 40 belting out fan favourites and all new tracks, and a grand outpouring of love for the spiky Blue Blur from all 800 or so in attendance.
And Sonic Retro was there in force to experience it.
After a little meetup at a nearby Yard House with some of our older members and a few other fans, we made our way to House of Blues to discover that the line was already stretching around three corners of a block with people eager to attend Sega of America's Second Annual celebration of all things Sonic. And while those of us in line joked about the stranger sides of the fandom, we ran into a familiar face frantically scurrying around the block to make sure the line was moving: Sega of America's Sonic Generations Brand Manager Aaron "Ruby Eclipse" Webber. After some small talk, we left him on his way to continue making sure the line was moving at a steady pace.
As a little bit of a game after letting him go, a few of us wagered on a social experiment: if the six of us belted out loudly the first four lines of Live and Learn, how many people would join in? The result was far greater than expected and can only be truly enjoyed by the video captured of it. Keep an eye out here as we'll post it once I'm able to get on an Internet service that can handle video uploading.
With that, we went inside the club.
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed Gets a New Trailer, Release Date and Box Art
From Comic Con comes a new trailer for Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed showing at least part of the opening cinematic of the game. The trailer primarily features Sonic characters along with a bunch of recycled voice clips, though Vyse from Skies of Arcadia, Gillius from Golden Axe and AiAi from Super Monkey Ball do appear as well as some of the dragons from Panzer Dragoon. The end of the trailer shows the release date of the game, which is November 20th, 2012 in the US and November 16th in Europe.
The box art of the game has also been revealed. Non-Sonic SEGA characters take a backseat on this cover, with Sonic literally appearing five times to show how his vehicle transforms from a boat into a plane into a car. If you squint you might be able to see AiAi flying around in the background. Aside from the lack of other SEGA characters it's not a bad cover though. Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed will be coming to Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Playstation Vita, 3DS, Wii U and on PC download services like Steam.
[Source: SEGA Blog]
July 13, 2012 by TimmiT
Sonic to Appear in Wreck-It Ralph
It's no surprise that Sonic will have a cameo in Disney's upcoming movie Wreck-It Ralph. With so many classic videogame characters appearing in it Sonic was bound to be included, especially with Eggman making an appearance as well. Now we've got a confirmation that he's not just going to sit or walk by like a lot of the cameos.
At the Comic-Con panel for Wreck-It Ralph the first 10 minutes of the film were shown, and in those 10 minutes a PSA was shown with Sonic explaining that if a game character dies in a game that's not their own they die for good. Seemingly a reference to the Sonic Sez segments from Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog. There's no confirmation on who will be voicing Sonic in the movie, we already know that Zangief (from the Street Fighter games) isn't voiced by his normal voice actor in the movie so there's some doubt on if Roger Craig Smith will be playing the role.
You can expect to see Wreck-It Ralph in theaters from November 2nd, 2012 in the US.
[Source: Collider.com]
Interview: Takashi Iizuka at Summer of Sonic 2012
Whether you're getting your first Sonic game signed or you're privileged enough to be playing on stage with Jun Senoue, one of the great things about Summer of Sonic is that it's a chance for fans to connect with the people making the games we care about. Last year I was one of the lucky ones, as I had the great pleasure of interviewing Yuji Naka and Takashi Iizuka for this very site.
My luck continued this year. While I might have managed to scare the president and CEO of Prope away from the UK for good (though I'll fervently deny that in court), Sonic Team's Takashi Iizuka returned to Summer of Sonic and numbered amongst those who gracefully agreed to face a bout of questions from Sonic Retro. So, on with the show!
Retro: How did you first become involved in the video game industry? Did you work on any games before Sonic 3?
Iizuka: The university I went to was the kind of university where you learned about electronics. Most of the students will have worked with electronics companies like Toshiba and Sony after graduating. The difference was that I wanted to find a fun job, so the only company I went for was Sega! If I didn't get that, I would have ended up going to a normal electronics company. Sonic 3 was the project that I started in my first year at Sega, but as practice I was involved with Golden Axe 3.
Retro: Sonic Colours and Sonic Generations have received the best reaction of any Sonic games since Sonic Adventure 2, both from critics and fans. What changes do you think explain the positive reactions that have been achieved?
Iizuka: Before Sonic 4 and and Sonic Colours where I was the producer, it seemed that the whole direction wasn't really in tune. There wasn't really an idea of how to portray Sonic. When I became producer, I was able to portray Sonic in the way that he really should be portrayed. This may have had an impact on the way the new games have been received.
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Phantasy Star Online 2 Geared for Release in US and UK Territories in 2013
You can stop using your Japanese accounts to play some Phantasy Star Online 2 as Sega's flagship MMO series will hit US and UK territories by 2013. No further information is given regarding the release date, or platforms outside of PC. However Sega has put up a promotional site to gear up would be players for it's upcoming release. Fan site PSO World was able to break the news on it's release, and in addition, the official site shows ties with the PSO World community.
Be sure to check out the website for more information. (Or those who are already playing, keep doing that.)
[Source: Phantasy Star Online 2 English Site, PSO World]


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It doesn't matter that I only lived there 6 years back in the late 50's. It doesn't matter that I've established my home, profession, raised my kids, and have many friends and deep roots in Stockton after traveling the world. I'll always consider Roseville my home town.
Reliving memories of youth is not as fulfilling as the creation of those memories. But one can revisit the places of memory creation, though family, friends, neighbors, school and team mates have all long-since moved on. When I do this it's like awakening long-napping fond memories. Funny how not-so-good memories tend to stay dormant. I like that part.
Recently, I had a little extra time on my hands and coincidently found myself near enough to pay a visit to Charlie Richards Field, my old Little League diamond in Roseville, on the hunch that a game might, just might, be in progress. Jackpot!
Taking a seat in the stands was like sitting at the controls of the H. G. Well's Time Machine and setting the dial to 1958 when I was 11 years old. Memories began rushing in like a Texas flash-flood. I played on the 1958 and 1959 Yankees. We were the league champs in 1959 and I still have the 'gold' baseball-on-a-chain that each player was presented on the field after our final win to prove it. Of course the 'gold' was actually copper and it has tastefully tarnished over the years.
The Angels and Reds are playing tonight and infield practice is about to give way to the meeting of managers and umpires at the plate. I played on that field's first full season in 1958 and the next as well. The ball yard is meticulously cared for just as it had been in my day when it was new. It was innovative for its day because it was one of the few Little League diamonds with lights allowing night games. It was exciting to be there. I was proud.
My visit last week was a bit disappointing. The original cinderblock-framed grandstand had been demolished and replaced by run-of-the-mill aluminum bleachers. In and of itself, not a big deal. But in dead center of the back of the high – to me at 12 years old – wall was a piece of black polished granite in honor of Charlie Richards. Right below his name was also chiseled these words, "A diamond is a boy's best friend." I thought those words were clever then and still do, although I haven't been able to find the origination of that phrase other than the substitution of the word "boy's" for 'girl's" in the song made famous by Marilyn Monroe. I hope someone saved that polished piece of black granite.
Another slight disappointment for me was the lack of an announcer. The batters came to the plate without names amplified for the crowd as had been done in my day. There was a scoreboard operator behind home plate and it wouldn't be too difficult to plug in a mic and have someone read the names of the batters.
I mention this because it was one of the biggest thrills of my 12-year-old self at the time; that of having my name come over the PA system for all to hear as I swaggered toward the plate with a death-grip on my personal Adirondack bat bought with Sacramento Bee paper route money at Wolfe and Royer Hardware in downtown Roseville. I'm wearing my baggy Yankees uniform – a couple sizes too large for me – complete down to the stirrup sox, knicker-high pants and numbered jersey. Itchy wool, mind you, not the polyester pants and tee-shirts of today. Our cleats were rubber, not steel. Hey, we were kids.
Then, an aging Charlie Richards himself would say my name, MY NAME, so that EVERYONE in the stands could hear. "The batter is Turner!" crackled through the overhead speakers. Talk about pressure. If I made a fool out of myself I wouldn't be doing it anonymously.
In the batter's box I always felt intimidated; I was a bit small for my age. That goliaths (to me, least) out there on the mound only 46 feet away, had trouble finding my narrow strike zone so I got on base by walking more than I did by hitting. Drawing a walk is as good as a hit, right?
In the field I was a fair to middlin' second baseman, the only position I ever played. Interesting how in one inning I could make a decent play or two and have the pleasure of lots of pats on the back coming back into the dugout. Then, in another inning, boot a play that allows a run and the silence is thick as Delta fog in January. Kids will be kids.
Remember the milk man? Tom McNeil was ours. His day job was delivering Golden State milk in glass bottles to our front porch. He was also our coach. He was kind of a quiet guy but a good and patient teacher of the game. He was more interested in our learning skills and sportsmanship than actually winning. I never saw him upset or even disappointed when we lost or when someone made a dumb move. Winning certainly met with his approval but not in a way that made us feel like winning was the be-all-end-all. He started coaching Little League when his son became old enough to play. That had been some years before I showed up but he loved it so much he continued – much to our benefit. After every game, win or lose, he would pile us into the back of his pickup truck (today a very big no-no) and take us all down to the little Dairy Queen for ice cream cones. When I got out of the Navy years later and started working at the Roseville Press Tribune, I tried to look him up to say hi. Sadly, I was a few years too late; he had died way too young. Coach McNeil taught us to do our very best every day, to lose and to win gracefully, and to always take pride in ours and our teammates efforts. And, above all, to have fun. To this day I wish I could thank him personally for some damned fine memories.
So, can we really go home again? As George Webber indicates, and has become evident in my visits to my home town, not in the literal sense. Home of course is the geographical place, the houses, businesses, schools, and ball parks we remember as kids. But in the truest sense home is gone because the people are, too. It's the people that really make home a home.
We can never relive those events of long ago, those events that helped shape who we have become many years later. However, visiting the ballpark of my youth with a game in progress certainly fueled the fires of my virtual time machine.
Rich, thanks so much for this colorful package of memories. For those of us who played Little League growing up, you've re-created something special by sparking that nostalgia bug in all of us. I'm going to share this on my 'home town' page, "You Know You Grew Up in Paso Robles When . . ." I'm sure there will be a lot of wonderful comments and memories there.
Thanks, Dave. I must admit a soft spot in my heart for my home town. As is often said, '…the good old days…'. We would not be who we are without our home town memories.
Wow…. great article as well as feelings from 'Older' to Younger'….. and back again.
I was a first year player, Western Little League, in Stockton and a First Year All Star to boot in …1958. I have one of those little round baseballs also….. had no clue they came from Roseville.. 🙂 .
My Blue Jays would'a whipped your Yankees…..
Mike, so glad you enjoyed it. Gotta tell you that we didn't know it then, but we were learning how to be adults. If anyone had told us that then we'd have laughed and just kept playing ball. All those experiences go into the hopper and help define us all today. Thank God for our home towns and members of the Greatest Generation raising us and being our mentors.


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Posted by Rob Tiffany on January 4, 2021 at 8:27 in Software, OSes, and Programming
When I think about the things that held the planet together in 2020, it was digital experiences delivered over wireless connectivity that made remote things local.
While heroes like doctors, nurses, first responders, teachers, and other essential personnel bore the brunt of the COVID-19 response, billions of people around the world found themselves cut off from society. In order to keep people safe, we were physically isolated from each other. Far beyond the six feet of social distancing, most of humanity weathered the storm from their homes.
And then little by little, old things we took for granted, combined with new things many had never heard of, pulled the world together. Let's take a look at the technologies and trends that made the biggest impact in 2020 and where they're headed in 2021:
The global Internet infrastructure from which everything else is built is an undeniable hero of the pandemic. This highly-distributed network designed to withstand a nuclear attack performed admirably as usage by people, machines, critical infrastructure, hospitals, and businesses skyrocketed. Like the air we breathe, this primary facilitator of connected, digital experiences is indispensable to our modern society. Unfortunately, the Internet is also home to a growing cyberwar and security will be the biggest concern as we move into 2021 and beyond. It goes without saying that the Internet is one of the world's most critical utilities along with water, electricity, and the farm-to-table supply chain of food.
People are mobile and they stay connected through their smartphones, tablets, in cars and airplanes, on laptops, and other devices. Just like the Internet, the cellular infrastructure has remained exceptionally resilient to enable communications and digital experiences delivered via native apps and the web. Indoor wireless connectivity continues to be dominated by WiFi at home and all those empty offices. Moving into 2021, the continued rollout of 5G around the world will give cellular endpoints dramatic increases in data capacity and WiFi-like speeds. Additionally, private 5G networks will challenge WiFi as a formidable indoor option, but WiFi 6E with increased capacity and speed won't give up without a fight. All of these developments are good for consumers who need to stay connected from anywhere like never before.
With many people stuck at home in 2020, web conferencing technology took the place of traveling to other locations to meet people or receive education. This technology isn't new and includes familiar players like GoToMeeting, Skype, WebEx, Google Hangouts/Meet, BlueJeans, FaceTime, and others. Before COVID, these platforms enjoyed success, but most people preferred to fly on airplanes to meet customers and attend conferences while students hopped on the bus to go to school. In 2020, "necessity is the mother of invention" took hold and the use of Zoom and Teams skyrocketed as airplanes sat on the ground while business offices and schools remained empty. These two platforms further increased their stickiness by increasing the number of visible people and adding features like breakout rooms to meet the demands of businesses, virtual conference organizers, and school teachers. Despite the rollout of the vaccine, COVID won't be extinguished overnight and these platforms will remain strong through the first half of 2021 as organizations rethink where and when people work and learn. There's way too many players in this space so look for some consolidation.
"Stay at home" orders and closed businesses gave e-commerce platforms a dramatic boost in 2020 as they took the place of shopping at stores or going to malls. Amazon soared to even higher heights, Walmart upped their game, Etsy brought the artsy, and thousands of Shopify sites delivered the goods. Speaking of delivery, the empty city streets became home to fleets FedEx, Amazon, UPS, and DHL trucks bringing packages to your front doorstep. Many retail employees traded-in working at customer-facing stores for working in a distribution centers as long as they could outperform robots. Even though people are looking forward to hanging out at malls in 2021, the e-commerce, distribution center, delivery truck trinity is here to stay. This ball was already in motion and got a rocket boost from COVID. This market will stay hot in the first half of 2021 and then cool a bit in the second half.
Ghost Kitchens
The COVID pandemic really took a toll on restaurants in the 2020, with many of them going out of business permanently. Those that survived had to pivot to digital and other ways of doing business. High-end steakhouses started making burgers on grills in the parking lot, while takeout pizzerias discovered they finally had the best business model. Having a drive-thru lane was definitely one of the keys to success in a world without waiters, busboys, and hosts. "Front of house" was shut down, but the "back of house" still had a pulse. Adding mobile web and native apps that allowed customers to easily order from operating "ghost kitchens" and pay with credit cards or Apple/Google/Samsung Pay enabled many restaurants to survive. A combination of curbside pickup and delivery from the likes of DoorDash, Uber Eats, Postmates, Instacart and Grubhub made this business model work. A surge in digital marketing also took place where many restaurants learned the importance of maintaining a relationship with their loyal customers via connected mobile devices. For the most part, 2021 has restauranteurs hoping for 100% in-person dining, but a new business model that looks a lot like catering + digital + physical delivery is something that has legs.
At its very essence, IoT is all about remotely knowing the state of a device or environmental system along with being able to remotely control some of those machines. COVID forced people to work, learn, and meet remotely and this same trend applied to the industrial world. The need to remotely operate industrial equipment or an entire "lights out" factory became an urgent imperative in order to keep workers safe. This is yet another case where the pandemic dramatically accelerated digital transformation. Connecting everything via APIs, modeling entities as digital twins, and having software bots bring everything to life with analytics has become an ROI game-changer for companies trying to survive in a free-falling economy. Despite massive employee layoffs and furloughs, jobs and tasks still have to be accomplished, and business leaders will look to IoT-fueled automation to keep their companies running and drive economic gains in 2021.
Streaming Entertainment
Closed movie theaters, football stadiums, bowling alleys, and other sources of entertainment left most people sitting at home watching TV in 2020. This turned into a dream come true for streaming entertainment companies like Netflix, Apple TV+, Disney+, HBO Max, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, Youtube TV, and others. That said, Quibi and Facebook Watch didn't make it. The idea of binge-watching shows during the weekend turned into binge-watching every season of every show almost every day. Delivering all these streams over the Internet via apps has made it easy to get hooked. Multiplayer video games fall in this category as well and represent an even larger market than the film industry. Gamers socially distanced as they played each other from their locked-down homes. The rise of cloud gaming combined with the rollout of low-latency 5G and Edge computing will give gamers true mobility in 2021. On the other hand, the video streaming market has too many players and looks ripe for consolidation in 2021 as people escape the living room once the vaccine is broadly deployed.
With doctors and nurses working around the clock as hospitals and clinics were stretched to the limit, it became increasingly difficult for non-COVID patients to receive the healthcare they needed. This unfortunate situation gave tele-medicine the shot in the arm (no pun intended) it needed. The combination of healthcare professionals delivering healthcare digitally over widespread connectivity helped those in need. This was especially important in rural areas that lacked the healthcare capacity of cities. Concurrently, the Internet of Things is making deeper inroads into delivering the health of a person to healthcare professionals via wearable technology. Connected healthcare has a bright future that will accelerate in 2021 as high-bandwidth 5G provides coverage to more of the population to facilitate virtual visits to the doctor from anywhere.
Working and Living
As companies and governments told their employees to work from home, it gave people time to rethink their living and working situation. Lots of people living in previously hip, urban, high-rise buildings found themselves residing in not-so-cool, hollowed-out ghost towns comprised of boarded-up windows and closed bars and cafés. Others began to question why they were living in areas with expensive real estate and high taxes when they not longer had to be close to the office. This led to a 2020 COVID exodus out of pricey apartments/condos downtown to cheaper homes in distant suburbs as well as the move from pricey areas like Silicon Valley to cheaper destinations like Texas. Since you were stuck in your home, having a larger house with a home office, fast broadband, and a back yard became the most important thing. Looking ahead to 2021, a hybrid model of work-from-home plus occasionally going into the office is here to stay as employees will no longer tolerate sitting in traffic two hours a day just to sit in a cubicle in a skyscraper. The digital transformation of how and where we work has truly accelerated.
Data and Advanced Analytics
Data has shown itself to be one of the world's most important assets during the time of COVID. Petabytes of data has continuously streamed-in from all over the world letting us know the number of cases, the growth or decline of infections, hospitalizations, contact-tracing, free ICU beds, temperature checks, deaths, and hotspots of infection. Some of this data has been reported manually while lots of other sources are fully automated from machines. Capturing, storing, organizing, modeling and analyzing this big data has elevated the importance of cloud and edge computing, global-scale databases, advanced analytics software, and the growing importance of machine learning. This is a trend that was already taking place in business and now has a giant spotlight on it due to its global importance. There's no stopping the data + advanced analytics juggernaut in 2021 and beyond.
2020 was one of the worst years in human history and the loss of life was just heartbreaking. People, businesses, and our education system had to become resourceful to survive. This resourcefulness amplified the importance of delivering connected, digital experiences to make previously remote things into local ones. Cheers to 2021 and the hope for a brighter day for all of humanity.
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"Ah…finally finished…" I turned off the computer and lied powerlessly on the desk.
"Sleep where?" I turned and asked.
"This…Senior Sister, your parents won't care?" I asked.
"Don't worry, they won't say anything about it and they're also not home. Or you can sleep with me…." Senior Sister, somewhat embarrassed, looked down with a blush.
"I'll sleep in Senior Sister's parent's room…" I didn't let her finish and cut her off. Senior Sister said these words to make me go along with the suggestion before, I could see that clearly.
"Is that so…Then I'll go clean up, you wait here." Senior Sister entered the bedroom and I didn't see wrong. When I had refused her, Senior Sister was disappointed for a split second…no, I saw wrong, how could Senior Sister be like this? Clearly, she was just saying those words to give me a hard time, right? Forget it, whatever. Currently, Senior Sister was still tidying the room, I should go help out. Thinking this, I pushed open the bedroom door. Senior Sister was in the middle of spreading the bed sheets.
"Help me take out the blanket from the bottom of the wardrobe." Senior Sister pointed towards the wardrobe under the bed. I took out a blanket from the wardrobe that Senior Sister had pointed to.
"I know!" I replied. Senior Sister nodded her head and walked out of the bedroom. I watched Senior Sister close the door, and I fell onto the bed. Sigh…today really was tiring….
A loud sound woke me up, making me crawl out of bed to get up. I looked outside and it seemed to be thunder, I then continued to go to sleep. Eh? Why do I hear a door opening mixed in with the thunder?
"Ah, Little Yan, are you asleep?" Senior Sister, in pajamas and holding a pillow, stood in front of me.
"I just woke up from the thunder. What are you doing here Senior Sister?" I gazed puzzled at Senior Sister holding a pillow.
"Can we sleep together?" Senior Sister held the pillow and burrowed half her face into it, only showing her two eyes looking at me. Oh…Senior Sister is so adorable! I just want to grab onto her!
"Well…Actually, I'm afraid of thunder…" Senior Sister was still burying her face so much that I couldn't see her expressions, but it was not hard to see that she was afraid. "When there was thunder before, I would sleep with my parents…" Senior Sister continued saying. Who would've expected the fearless Senior Sister to be scared of thunder…but Senior Sister, can you not be so moe! If you do this, I can't control myself!
"So, can I sleep with you?" Senior Sister looked at me miserably. Ahhhh! I can't take it, it's too moe! My Senior Sister is too moe! How could I refuse your appearance!
"Alright…" I finally replied to Senior Sister. No, I wanted to refuse, but her appearance made me unable to refuse! So cute! What can I do!
"Little Yan is the best!" Senior Sister said while crawling into the bed, and lying down next to me. Suddenly from the sky came the sound of thunder.
"Ah!" Senior Sister, hearing the loud sound, held onto me. Hey! Senior Sister, that's what your pillow is for, I can't breathe!
I struggled in Senior Sister's embrace, hoping she would let go of me, but it seems like there is no use. At first, I thought I was screwed, but then Senior Sister's hands loosened. I turned to look and it looked like she was asleep… I smiled at her adorable sleeping form, Senior Sister really was just like a child. If only there was somebody to take care of her. Although a beautiful woman was sleeping next to me, I didn't have any evil ideas. Because it was such a beautiful scene, who would want to break it?
"Five more minutes…" I curled up and said.
"Quickly get up, breakfast is done and it will get cold!" Senior Sister tore away the blankets. "Hurry up, you have two minutes to get changed!" Finished, Senior Sister left the room, leaving me shivering in the cold.
I put on my school uniform and went to wash my face and brush my teeth before going to the dining room table. Senior Sister sat at the table with her phone and an untouched bowl of porridge. She must be waiting for me. I sat down across from her and drank the porridge.
"Little Yan, thanks to you, I slept peacefully last night!" Senior Sister put down her chopsticks and smiled at me. Great, you felt peaceful, but do you know that last night during the thunder, you hugged me with all your strength and almost strangled me to death….
"If you feel okay, that's great…" I bitterly replied.
"It's about time, let's go!" Senior Sister picked up the bowl took it to the kitchen, then walked towards her front door with her bag.
"Senior Sister, wait for me." I also picked up my school bag to go.
"Then let's go!" Senior Sister opened the door, letting the sunlight stream onto us.


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The state chapter of the National Organization For Women is backing Rep. Louise Slaughter's call that the U.S. Senate should find out whether Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan supports abortion rights, after questions arose about her previous stance to limit late-term abortions.
Earlier this week, the House member from Fairport, Monroe County, wrote to the Senate Judiciary Committee
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NOW-NYS President Marcia Pappas said, "Like Slaughter, NOW-NYS finds that memo troubling. Before NOW-NYS supports this nominee, women need answers as to how Kagan will rule on issues of reproductive rights; abortion, contraception, and all forms of medical procedures that would affect a woman's privacy in making important decisions about her body. "
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Samsonfish are silvery with a greyish-green, brownish to bronze sheen on the back, and sometimes a yellowish stripe along the sides. After death, they often appear darker with a barred pattern on the sides.
Juveniles have a very blunt head and are greenish to yellow with five broad bands on the body. Adults have a less convex head profile and are more uniformly coloured.
This large powerful fast-swimming predator is renowned for its fighting abilities when hooked.
Known from temperate waters of southern Australia, Norfolk Island and northern New Zealand. In Australia, the species occurs from Moreton Bay, Queensland, to Lakes Entrance, Victoria, and Marion Bay, South Australia, to Shark Bay, Western Australia.
The species is particularly common along the Western Australian coast, usually inhabiting inshore oceanic waters, often around reefs, jetties, pylons and wrecks. Juveniles often shelter below pelagic Sargassum rafts and occasionally enter estuaries.
Off western and southern Australia, Samsonfish undertake long-distance migrations, and form large spawning aggregations near Rottnest Island. Some individuals travel more than 2,400 km.
Attains a maximum age of about 30 years.
Seriola hippos forms large spawning aggregations during late spring to early autumn. Aggregations of more than 30,000 individuals covering a circular area of up to 1,875 m² have been recorded. The length at 50% maturity for females is 83.1 cm and about four year of age while all females over 95 cm are mature. Growth is rapid in the first five years for both sexes (Rowland 2009).
Despite its reputation as poor eating, Samsonfish are a highly prized gamefish, particularly in Western Australia, where they are renowned for their strong fighting abilities. Captured fish are usually released. The species is also taken as bycatch in commercial fisheries. Size and bag limits apply to recreational fishers in Western Australia.
Seriola hippos Günther 1876, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 4 17(43): 392. Type locality: Sydney, NSW.
Department of Fisheries. 2007. Catching and caring for Samson fish (Seriola hippos). Fisheries Occasional Publication 43. Department of Fisheries, Western Australia.
Gomon, M.F. 1994. Family Carangidae. pp. 582-590 figs 516-522 in Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds) The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs.
Hutchins, J.B. & Thompson, M. 1983. The Marine and Estuarine Fishes of South-western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 103 pp. 345 figs.
Kailola, P.J., Williams, M.J., Stewart, P.C., Reichelt, R.E., McNee, A. & Grieve, C. 1993. Australian Fisheries Resources. Canberra : Bureau of Resource Sciences and the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation 422 pp.
Smith, A., J. Pepperell, J. Diplock & P. Dixon. 1991. Study suggests NSW kingfish one stock. Australian Fisheries 50(3): 34-36.
Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 1999. Family Carangidae. pp. 2659-2756 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds) The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 4 2069-2790 pp.
Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 2008. Family Carangidae. pp. 575-581 in Gomon. M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H (eds) Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp.
Smith-Vaniz, W.F. & Williams, I. 2016. Seriola hippos. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T20435675A65927975. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T20435675A65927975.en. Downloaded on 12 March 2017.


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Q: upload video file by path on python not working I tried to upload video file using python, the problem is the system cannot find the file even though i write the path of file. my code is like this:
import os
import requests

#step 1
host = 'https://blablabla.com'

test = {
    "upload_phase" : "start",
    "file_size" : 1063565
}

params = {
    "access_token":my_access_token,
    "fields":"video_id, start_offset, end_offset, upload_session_id",
}

vids = requests.post(host, params=params, data=test)
vids = vids.json()

try:
    video_id= vids["video_id"],
    start_offset= vids["start_offset"],
    end_offset= vids["end_offset"],
    upload_session_id= vids["upload_session_id"]
except:
    pass

print(vids)

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#step 2
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test = {
    "upload_phase" : "transfer",
    "start_offset" : start_offset,
    "upload_session_id": upload_session_id,
    "video_file_chunk": os.path.realpath('/home/def/Videos/test.mp4')
}

params = {
    "access_token":my_access_token,
    "fields":"start_offset, end_offset",
}

vids = requests.post(host, params=params, data=test)
vids = vids.json()

try:
    start_offset= vids["start_offset"],
    end_offset= vids["end_offset"]
except:
    pass

print(vids)

Many way i tried, like os.path.abspath, os.path, os.path.dirname, os.path.basename, os.path.isfile, os.path.isabs, os.path.isdir it's still doesn't work. even i give import os.path or import os.

A: In your code you just send path to your file as the string to server, but not file itself. You should try something like:
my_file = {'file_to_upload': open(os.path.realpath('/home/def/Videos/test.mp4'),'rb')}
# You should replace 'file_to_upload' with the name server actually expect to receive
# If you don't know what server expect to get, check browser's devconsole while uploading file manually
vids = requests.post(host, params=params, files=my_file)

Also note that you might need to use requests.Session() to be able to handle cookies, access token...

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9A Constitution of High Court
14 For execution of a deed or indorsement of a negotiable instrument
28A Allocation of proceedings to District Court
Part V CRIMINAL JURISDICTION OF COURT OF APPEAL
45 Notice of appeal
46 Record of proceedings
47 Petition of appeal
48 Procedure where appellant is in prison
49 Transmission of papers to respondent
50 Appeals out of time and formal defects
52 Summary rejection of appeal
53 Notice and time of hearing
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A Britain High Commissioner to Nigeria, Paul Arkwright, says the implementation of the Executive Order (6) by the Nigerian Government is important for rooting out corruption in the country.
Buhari on July 5, 2018, issued the Presidential Executive Order which empowers the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) to take steps, in liaison with relevant investigative agencies, to temporarily seize property linked with corruption pending investigation and conclusion of the trial to prevent the dissipation of such assets.
The order was, however, challenged by two lawyers, Ikenga Ugochinyere and Keneth Udeze, who instituted a suit before the court to challenge its validity.
On Thursday, a Federal High court dismissed the suit for lacking merit and held that it was within the powers of the president, as granted by the Constitution, to issue executive orders for the execution of executive policies, as long as such orders do not offend the doctrine of separation of powers.
"I've heard that this is an anti-corruption measure, it's not for me to say who should or should not be on the list," Arkwright said.
"But what I would say is that it's very important in continuing this fight against corruption and rooting out corruption where it is happening",
On Saturday, about 48 hours after the court backed the Order, the government said that 50 high-profile Nigerians have been banned from leaving the country.
"A number of enforcement procedures are currently in place by which the Nigeria Immigration Service and other security agencies have placed no fewer than 50 high profile persons directly affected by EO6 on watch-list and restricted them from leaving the county pending the determination of their cases," presidential spokesman Garba Shehu said in a statement on Saturday.
Shehu said the financial transactions of these persons of interest were being monitored by the relevant agencies to ensure that the assets are not dissipated and such persons do not interfere with, nor howsoever corrupt the investigation and litigation processes.
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The chief goal of this article is to explain the abstraction process money has undergone since its earliest formal manifestations (in other words, as a specific unit of exchange, backed by a sovereign power), from Archaic Greece down to Modernity. To do this, reference is made not only to both theoretical arguments and social practices, but also to technical aspects. Additionally, and as a continuance of the ideas arising from the recently-described study, some issues are raised with regard to digital currencies, particularly bitcoin, which, even though it has been promoted as being anti-capitalist since its very beginnings, may, in practice, end up being capitalism's most sophisticated tool.
The article begins by defining two trends generally present when considering money: one functional, based on certain usages or very specific functionalities (such as being a medium of payment, a means of value, a unit of account and being divisible into smaller units), and the other historical and political, based on the customs and beliefs that have been shaped in different periods around the phenomenon of money. From there, some lines are traced to gain a more in-depth understanding of the phenomenon of money from a range of different standpoints (social, relational, technical, political and even philosophical).
The article continues by specifically discussing some of the ideas that have arisen since the end of the 19th century with regard to the so-called "dematerialization" of currencies, particularly those associated with the possibility of using increasingly metaphorical (and less literal) forms to represent value, such as bank notes, cards and digital money. Accordingly, and with the focus on the routes taken by money in light of the challenges entailed by the technological drivers of the 21st century, some bitcoin-related issues are outlined, to conclude with some thoughts on the autonomization of money with regard to the alienation of contemporary subjectivity.
Given the article's highly theoretical methodology, the authors providing the strongest influence for its content are Aristotle, John Locke, Karl Marx, Jean Baudrillard, Georg Simmel and Satoshi Nakamoto, although there are also references to Plato, Adam Smith, Immanuel Kant, Viviana Zelizer, Adrian Pel and Dmitri Kosten, amongst others. The general conclusions deal with the effective abstraction undergone by money's formats and aim to cross-reference the debate with its political and social foundations.


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Edvard Munch worked as an artist for over sixty years. He was creative, ambitious and hardworking. He produced nearly two thousand paintings, hundreds of graphic motifs and thousands of drawings. In addition, he wrote poems, prose and diaries. The Scream, Madonna, Death in the Sickroom and the other symbolist works from the 1890s have made him one of the most famous artists of our time.
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Edvard wanted to become an artist early on, and there was no doubt that he had talent. But his father refused to allow him to follow his dream, so Edvard began studying engineering. But already after one year he chose to defy his father, and switched from engineering college to the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry in Kristiania, now Oslo.
A talented and provocative bohemian
It was obvious to everyone in the Norwegian art community that the young man showed rare talent. In 1883, at the age of 20, he debuted at Høstutstillingen (The Autumn Exhibition). In 1886, Munch became acquainted with author and anarchist Hans Jæger, a leading figure in the Kristiania bohemian community. The bohemian community convinced Munch that the arts had to renew themselves to reach people and to have relevance in their lives. In the same year he exhibited the painting The Sick Child. This generated debate!
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Some acclaimed The Sick Child a work of genius, while others deemed it unfinished and unworthy of exhibition. Today it is considered to mark Munch's breakthrough. It was here that demonstrated the independence and willingness to break fresh ground.
From this point until his final brush strokes, his artistic practice can be summed up in just word: experimentation. Munch did not care about established "rules" for so-called good art. His techniques in both painting and graphics were innovative.
From people's emotional life to agriculture and landscape
Henrik Ibsen's plays about humanity's existential challenges inspired Munch. Themes such as death, love, sexuality, jealousy and anxiety were central to his early images. Some themes sprang from personal experience. For example, Death in the Sickroom and The Sick Child are linked to his memory of his mother and sister's illnesses and early deaths.
After 1910, Munch chose a quieter and secluded life. At his own farms at Ekely in Oslo and in Hvitsten, he found entirely new motifs, such as agriculture, working life and landscapes. Man in the Cabbage Field is a typical example from this period.
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There's a lot of industry terms to sort through in manufacturing. Explore our glossary for quick definitions of frequently used manufacturing terms and acronyms.
Commonly used interchangably, additive manufacturing (3D printing) involves a CAD model or scan of an object that is reproduced, layer by layer, as a physical three-dimensional object. Stereolithography, selective laser sintering, fused deposition modeling and direct metal laser sintering are some of the commonly employed additive processes.
Sometimes called the "cavity," it is the half of the mold that usually creates the exterior of a cosmetic part. The A-side usually does not have moving parts built into it.
This is a hole that is parallel to the axis of revolution of a turned part, but does not need to be concentric to it.
A component of the injection-molding machine wherein the resin pellets are melted, compressed and injected into the mold's runner system.
A temporary or interim mold made for the purpose of making production parts until a high-volume production mold is ready.
The void between the A-side and B-side that is filled to create the injection-molded part. The A-side of the mold is also sometimes called the cavity.
A fixed element in the mold that creates a void in the part. It is often easier to machine a core pin as a separate element and add it to the A-side or B-side as needed. Steel core pins are sometimes used in aluminum molds to create tall, thin cores that might be too fragile if machined out of the bulk aluminum of the mold.
A term used to describe a mold created by mating A-side and B-side mold halves.
DMLS employs a fiber laser system that draws onto a surface of atomized metal powder, welding the powder into a solid. After each layer, a blade adds a fresh layer of powder and repeats the process until a final metal part is formed.
A measure of a material's hardness. It is measured on a numeric scale ranging from lower (softer) to higher (harder).
An opening aligned with the parting line of the mold where resin flows into the cavity. Edge gates are typically placed on an outside edge of the part.
Electric discharge machining. A moldmaking method which can create taller, thinner ribs than milling, text on top of ribs and square outside edges on parts.
Pins installed in the B-side of the mold that push the part out of the mold when the part has cooled sufficiently.
How much the material can stretch or deform before breaking. This property of LSR allows for some difficult parts to be surprisingly removed from molds. For example, LR 3003/50 has an elongation at break of 480 percent.
A cutting tool that is used to machine a mold.
Electro static discharge. An electrical effect that may necessitate shielding in some applications. Some special grades of plastic are electrically conductive or dissipative and help prevent ESD.
Resin that leaks into a fine gap in the parting lines of the mold to create an undesired thin layer of plastic or liquid silicone rubber.
Visible indications on the finished part that show the flow of plastic within the mold prior to solidification.
The generic term for the portion of the mold where resin enters the mold cavity.
Glass-filled. This refers to a resin with glass fibers mixed into it. Glass-filled resins are much stronger and more rigid than the corresponding unfilled resin, but are also more brittle.
Initial Graphics Exchange Specification. It is a common file format for exchanging CAD data. Protolabs can use IGES solid or surface files to create molded parts.
The act of forcing molten resin into the mold to form the part.
A portion of the mold that is installed permanently after machining the mold base, or temporarily between mold cycles.
Flow marks caused by the resin entering a mold at high speed, typically occurring near a gate.
Liquid injection molding, which is the process used in the molding of liquid silicone rubber.
A liquid applied to the mold as a spray to facilitate the ejection of parts from the B-side. It is typically used when the parts are difficult to eject because they are sticking to the mold.
This is a hole that is concentric to the axis of revolution of the turned part. It is simply a hole on the end of a part and in the center.
LSR is a two-part compound; these components are kept separate until the LSR molding process begins.
The edge of a part where the mold separates.
A mold insert that remains stuck to the ejected part and has to be pulled out of the part and placed back into the mold before the next cycle.
PolyJet is a 3D printing process where small droplets of liquid photopolymer are sprayed from multiple jets onto a build platform and cured in layers that form elastomeric parts.
This is a hole formed by live tooling that is perpendicular to the axis of revolution of a turned part, and could be considered a side hole. The center line of these holes are not required to intersect the axis of revolution.
An edge or vertex that has been rounded. Typically, this occurs on part geometries as a natural result of the Protolabs' milling process. When a radius is intentionally added to an edge on a part, it is referred to as a fillet.
A hydraulic mechanism that pushes the screw forward in the barrel and forces resin into the mold.
Refers to base resins with fillers added for strength. They are particularly susceptible to warp because the fiber orientation tends to follow flow lines, resulting in asymmetric stresses. These resins are typically harder and stronger but also more brittle (e.g., less tough).
A thin, wall-like feature parallel to the mold opening direction, common on plastic parts and used to add support to walls or bosses.
A device in the barrel that compacts resin pellets to pressurize and melt them prior to injection.
The change in part size as it cools during the molding process. This is anticipated based on material manufacturer recommendations and built into the mold design before manufacturing.
Discolored, visible streaks in the part, typically caused by moisture in the resin.
Also known as "metal safe" (the preferred term when working with aluminum molds). This refers to a change to the part design that requires only the removal of metal from the mold to produce the desired geometry. Typically most important when a part design is changed after the mold has been manufactured, because then the mold can be modified rather than entirely re-machined.
Stands for Standard for the Exchange of Product Model Data. It is a common format for exchanging CAD data.
A problem during the ejection phase of molding, where a part becomes lodged in one or the other half of the mold, making removal difficult. This is a common issue when the part is not designed with sufficient draft.
Originally stood for "STereoLithography." It is a common format for transmitting CAD data to rapid prototyping machines and is not suitable for injection molding.
A mold that uses only two halves to form a cavity that resin is injected into. Generally, this term refers to molds with no side-actions or other special features used to resolve undercuts.
An opening aligned with the parting line of the mold where resin flows into the cavity. These are also referred to as "edge-gates" and are typically placed on an outside edge of the part.
A feature added to the mold that will be removed from the part after molding to aid in creating a crisp end on the part. This is often done in conjunction with an overflow to improve the final part quality.
A gate that is cut through the body of one side of the mold to create a gate that does not leave a mark on the exterior face of the part.
A portion of the part that shadows another portion of the part, creating an interlock between the part and one or both of the mold halves. An example is a hole perpendicular to the mold opening direction bored into the side of a part. An undercut prevents the part from being ejected, or the mold from opening, or both.
A very small (0.001 in. to 0.005 in.) opening in the mold cavity, typically at the shutoff surface or via an ejector pin tunnel, that is used to let air escape from a mold while the resin is injected.
After molding, the plastic runner system (or in the case of a hot tip gate, a small dimple of plastic) will remain connected to the part at the location of the gate/s. After the runner is trimmed off (or the hot tip dimple is trimmed), a small imperfection called a "vestige" remains on the part.
The curving or bending of a part as it cools that results from stresses as different portions of the part cool and shrink at different rates. Parts made using filled resins may also warp due to the way the fillers align during resin flow. Fillers often shrink at different rates than the matrix resin, and aligned fibers can introduce anisotropic stresses.
A type of CAD model consisting only of lines and curves, in 2D or 3D. Wirefame models are not suitable for rapid injection molding.


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"The moment I saw him pinned back on the table, it was so reminiscent of police brutality things I've seen online," Cutlip, a Barnard student who had posted about the free food told Post.
The 23-year-old continues to protest as six campus officers pin him to the countertop as several frightened students look on. At one point, an officer instructs McNab to "let's walk outside," but he refuses and instead produces his ID card.
A man, who appears to be the lead officer then takes McNab's ID and walks away, still ordering the young man outside to see if he's an "active student." McNab told the Post he was afraid his safety would be compromised if he left the building and instead chose to stay near witnesses.
Columbia University officials have also released their own statements addressing the incident, and several of McNab's professors have reached out to show their support, The Washington Post reported.
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Hello! My name is Cindy Pearson. My husband David and I purchased this beautiful historical home in August of 2013. We fell in love with 'the Red Barn' as it has the old time Idaho lodge feel and it is located right on the shore of beautiful Hayden Lake. After living in Texas for 30 plus years we decided to live in Idaho because of it's beauty, lakes, skiing,bike trails and cooler weather. And we invite you to come visit and see for yourself all the natural beauty and comfort of an Idaho Lake vacation.
Very nice place right on the lake. Clean and easy to get to.
The apartment is above the garage and very private. Also kitchen is well stocked with everything you need to cook your own meals. The host is very responsive and informative. I would highly recommend staying here.
Great spot very cozy and clean. The dock for the boat was perfect. We'll be back fir sure!!
Wow! Everything was as indicated in the description. Cindy was extremely easy to work with and checked-in with us several times to ensure that we had everything we needed. Big bonus was the use of the paddle boards and kayak. We did bring a couple of water floats that we used a lot. Would recommend without reservations!
Awesome accomadations! Cozy comfy bed with quality linens. Great sandy beach and dock. Enjoyed the kayak provided by hosts.
Top notch Hayden Lake experience!
Everything was perfect! The place was extremely clean and plenty of room for our family of 4. We were able to park under a carport, which was a nice bonus. Of course, we spent most of our time at the lake, which was simply amazing. There are paddle boards and a kayak to use, and we definitely did! Cindy was a pleasure to work with. She went above and beyond to ensure that our stay was a great one. We are already planning our trip next year!
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Lakefront property situated on beautiful Hayden Lake. Property has private sandy beach and beachside patio and fire-pit. Lush green lawn.