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<?php

namespace Bolt\Tests\Storage\Repository;

use Bolt\Storage\Entity;
use Bolt\Tests\BoltUnitTest;
use Psr\Log\LogLevel;

/**
 * Class to test src/Storage/Repository/LogSystemRepository
 *
 * @author Gawain Lynch <gawain.lynch@gmail.com>
 */
class LogSystemRepositoryTest extends BoltUnitTest
{
    public function testRepositoryQueries()
    {
        $this->resetDb();
        $app = $this->getApp();
        $em = $app['storage'];
        $repo = $em->getRepository(Entity\LogSystem::class);

        $queryTrimLog = $repo->queryTrimLog(7);
        $this->assertEquals(
            'DELETE FROM bolt_log_system WHERE date < :date',
            $queryTrimLog->getSql());

        $query = $repo->getActivityQuery(1, 10, ['level' => LogLevel::CRITICAL, 'context' => 'system']);
        $this->assertEquals(
            'SELECT * FROM bolt_log_system WHERE (level = :level) AND (context = :context) ORDER BY id DESC LIMIT 10 OFFSET 0',
            $query->getSql());
        $params = $query->getParameters();
        $this->assertEquals('critical', $params['level']);
        $this->assertEquals('system', $params['context']);

        $query = $repo->getActivityQuery(1, 10, ['level' => LogLevel::NOTICE, 'context' => ['system', 'twig']]);
        $this->assertEquals(
            'SELECT * FROM bolt_log_system WHERE (level = :level) AND ((context = :context_0) OR (context = :context_1)) ORDER BY id DESC LIMIT 10 OFFSET 0',
            $query->getSql());
        $params = $query->getParameters();
        $this->assertEquals('notice', $params['level']);
        $this->assertEquals('system', $params['context_0']);
        $this->assertEquals('twig', $params['context_1']);

        $query = $repo->getActivityCountQuery(['level' => LogLevel::WARNING, 'context' => 'system']);
        $this->assertEquals(
            'SELECT COUNT(id) as count FROM bolt_log_system WHERE (level = :level) AND (context = :context)',
            $query->getSql());
        $params = $query->getParameters();
        $this->assertEquals('warning', $params['level']);
        $this->assertEquals('system', $params['context']);

        $query = $repo->getActivityCountQuery(['level' => LogLevel::DEBUG, 'context' => ['system', 'twig']]);
        $this->assertEquals(
            'SELECT COUNT(id) as count FROM bolt_log_system WHERE (level = :level) AND ((context = :context_0) OR (context = :context_1))',
            $query->getSql());
        $params = $query->getParameters();
        $this->assertEquals('debug', $params['level']);
        $this->assertEquals('system', $params['context_0']);
        $this->assertEquals('twig', $params['context_1']);
    }
}


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Tag Archives: Mood Disorders and Disruptions to Body Clock
A Growing Awareness of Lifestyle Risk Factors and Preventative Healthcare (BBC News / NHS Digital / Health Foundation)
Summary Awareness of lifestyle risk factors and evidence-based preventative lifestyle interventions may soon have a greater influence in medical education. "The health landscape of the UK has dramatically changed over the last 30 or 40 years and I think the … Continue reading →
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BBC's Day of the Body Clock (BBC News / PNAS / Science / NHS Choices / Lancet)
Summary Cancer, heart disease, type-2 diabetes, infections and obesity have been linked to insufficient and / or disrupted sleep. Full Text Link Reference Gallagher, J. (2014). 'Arrogance' of ignoring need for sleep. London: BBC Health News, May 12th 2014. Irregular … Continue reading →
Posted in Animal Studies, BBC News, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest	| Tagged Addenbrookes Hospital, Adverse Effects in Heart Surgery and Circadian Rhythm, Adverse Events in Open Heart Surgery and Circadian Rhythm, Appropriate Timing of Sleep, Bad Health Among Shift Workers, Bazian, BBC Health News, BBC Reality Check Team, BBC Reality Check: Short-Term Sleep Disruption, BBC's Day of the Body Clock, Behaviorally Assessed Sleep and Susceptibility to Common Colds, Behind the Headlines, Best Time to Take Medications (Body Clock), Blood Triglyceride Levels, Blue Light, Body Clock, Breast Cancer, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Brigham and Women's Hospital: Boston, Caffeine and the Body Clock, Caffeine and the Human Circadian Clock, Caffeine Intake, Center for Biomedical Genetics: Erasmus University Medical Center, Centre for Health 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In a flagrant violation of law, Maricopa County Elections Director Karen Osborn insisted on conducting a partial hand count audit before the precinct results were made public. The audit was implemented by Arizona state lawmakers and was intended for the public to check the accuracy of the precinct results once they are disclosed. Jim March, the elections observer serving on behalf of the Libertarian Party, walked out of Maricopa's Elections Division once he had confirmed that the precinct totals were not disclosed to the public at the time that precincts were being selected for audit.
1. Order Maricopa County to make public the vote totals from all the districts.
2. Order Maricopa County to re-select precincts by lot that will be hand counted.
3. Order Maricopa County to hand count the precincts so selected before certifying the election results.
Sunlight is a great disinfectant, but it's cloudy and raining over the Arizona election desert. In the few hours since t r u t h o u t ran my article on transparency and hacking problems with vote scanning machines in Arizona, two events occurred demonstrating a continued preference to attack accusers rather than the problem.
1. Federal observers, led by US Attorney General Eric Holder be dispatched to Arizona county tabulation and polling centres from the moment 'vote by mail' balloting begins until a final count is determined.
3. Governor Jan Brewer and state Attorney General Terry Goddard should support and order all counties across the state to scrap these electronic systems and get the vote count right, even if the final outcome is not known until the next day or even later.
At stake is the state's Congressional delegation, 1 Senator and its Chief Executive for the next four years. The voters of Arizona need to know their vote will be counted.
• Jim March, an election observer in heavily Republican Maricopa County releasing a declaration to be attached to today's plaintiff request for default judgement in the Maricopa County voter plaintiff Mandamus case before Judge Oberbillig showing the growing fraud potential brewing in the vote count.
'Oh what a day this has been' was a chosen season ending episode title of two Aaron Sorkin television series where calamity struck. There is long way to go to ensure accuracy of votes machine-counted in the two counties responsible for counting 75% of all Arizona ballots.
Jim March, an election technology expert who has advised AUDIT AZ and worked with vote count activist groups across the USA, observed a spurious series of unconnected network cables and the lack of independent, outside observation of vote count central tabulation computers. This is a scenario primed for central computer misdeeds, is clearly against Arizona law and when informed, county officials merely shrugged and threatened him with expulsion.
March goes on to further assert: "I explained that what I was seeing was a connection between the central tabulator (also known as an "Election Management System" or "EMS") and the general internet, and that per my understanding of AZ law via statute and the Secretary of State's current edition of the state-standard election processing manual (May 2010), this cross-connection is illegal. He shrugged. I asked him to look and see what was happening; he refused saying he "couldn't get involved".
The implication is Republican controlled vote counting in Maricopa County can be hacked right there at the main tabulation source.
Yes, I'm a Democrat and a proud one at that, but 1st I'm an American, who believes in justice over politics.
Many others and I are working hard to protect the vote with very little help from you sir.
I read your email that referenced me and the need for all hands to be on deck to elect Terry Goddard. I intend to vote for Terry Goddard and I hope other Arizonans also vote for him. Brewer is a disaster. On the other hand I would feel better if you would reveal that Goddard has a secret deal that they won't cheat in counting his votes or in counting any other Arizona elections. I've attached my report that I sent to members of the Democratic Party state committee. Please let me know how a rigged election can be challenged. Maybe Vince Rabago, or another candidate would need your plan.
Are Arizona's Political Leaders Deliberately Blocking Electronic Voting Machine Transparency?
"It's difficult to get people to admit to felonies, especially election officials," says Bill Risner, the attorney for the Democratic Party who recently revealed that 30% of the poll tapes in the 2006 RTA election are missing. Risner compares the people who are creating affidavits now to Robbie Evans, the election worker for Pima County who provided testimony in the electronic records trial. Robbie Evans distinguishes himself by having a clear recollection of this incident in his deposition and in the trial. "Cuvelier's testimony is that she doesn't recall the specific incident." Her affidavit also comes with a blanket declaration that she has never received summary reports before 8:01 in the evening. According to Risner, Evans has no axe to grind and puts his position at risk by providing such testimony at trial.
Huckelberry's characterization of Evans' statements as "completely inaccurate" is also a misleading stretch of the truth. If that were the case, you would think those County lawyers would have raked him over the coals at trial. That didn't happen.
This raises another question. If Evan's testimony is false, why were there no repercussions or challenges of Evan's account?
So who are we supposed to believe? Two people who have been prompted or pressured to sign affidavits in which they deny that they have committed felonies, or an elections worker who provided his recollection of an incident, despite potential risks to his employment?
Huckelberry complains about how such recollections of the past affect the credibility of the elections department. He shouldn't rely on the bliss of ignorance to allay suspicion. That's the sort of support he has come to expect at the Tucson Weekly and the Arizona Daily Star. Not here.
A group of diverse individuals including Libertarian gubernatorial candidate Barry Hess, former Republican state Senator Karen Johnson, and voting activist John Brakey are suing Maricopa County Recorder Helen Purcell, alleging that Maricopa County Elections is involved in various voting shenanigans.
Their claim, which you can read in its entirety, here, was filed this Monday in Maricopa County Superior Court, and asks for injunctive relief and court costs. Judge John Hannah has been assigned the case, but so far no hearing dates have been scheduled.
The petition for an injunction makes several specific allegations against Maricopa County Elections. It alleges that the county has not ordered pollworkers to sign the results tapes, the printouts of the electronic tally captured by the optical scanners the county uses to count ballots.The claim also states that observers are not allowed into the ballot tabulating center's computer room.
Plaintiffs further allege that county elections officials are communicating voting results over the Internet, that observers are not allowed to inspect and photograph the physical results tapes (another name for "poll tapes") after the polls close, that the poll tapes are not being placed into secure envelopes, that elections officials are not segregating the vote count by category, and that only one person is transporting ballot material after the polls close, instead of two, as is required.
Colleen Connor, assistant general counsel with the county's litigation office, said that the claims in the complaint were inaccurate, and based on information gleaned from the 2006 and 2008 elections.
Connor went point by point over the allegations. She said the county does segregate vote totals in its final canvass of the results, which is then sent to the Board of Supervisors. She sent me a sample of the canvass from 2006 showing this. The information is available through a public records request, but the county does not post the entire canvass online.
Pollworkers are being instructed to sign the poll tapes, Connor said. And ballot material will be transported by at least two individuals. She stated that the poll tapes are placed in secure, sealed envelopes, and that observers are allowed to look at and photograph these results tapes, but they would only be allowed to do so one hour after the polls close, to comply with state law regarding the release of election results.
As for the most troubling allegation concerning the transmission of electronic results through the Internet, Connor described how memory packs from the Sequoia-manufactured voting machines are taken to one of 22 receiving sites and read by a laptop. She said the information is then sent over an analog phone line using Sequoia's software, and that the information is password encrypted.
Black Box Voting's Jim March, one of the plaintiffs' investigators, contested this, saying that a temp staffer from the 2008 election told him that the county had software for a cellular modem on at least one of the county's 2008 laptops.
Referring to access to the computer room, March complained that he cannot properly observe what's going on in the room through its window. He said that he was once yelled at for attempting to use a pair of binoculars to watch what was going on inside.
Asked why they waited until just days before the primary to file their suit, plaintiff John Brakey said he and March were only recently asked to be observers for the Libertarian Party in the upcoming elections, and then began their digging.
One intersting aside concerns the Sequoia touch voting screens. There's one at each polling place, and they are used mainly by folks with impaired vision.
Apparently, these machines can be hacked. In fact, a couple of university professors went so far as to demonstrate that they could even play Pac-Man on the machine. They do admit it took them a couple of afternoons to make this happen.
However, March says the machines could be hacked within a matter of minutes.
Connor countered that there are bar code seals on the touch voting machines to prevent tampering.
In the 2006 general election, there were 303 touch screen votes recorded out of a total of about 900,000 votes cast. In the 2008 general election, 165 voters used the touch screen devices, out of more than a million votes cast.
Brakey said their concerns about the touch screens were not in the lawsuit because the issue involves such a small percentage of total votes cast.
Considering the fact that the primary is this Tuesday, August 24, it seems unlikely that Brakey, March and the others will get their day in court before that. But if they do, I'll let you know what happens.
1) Arizona Election Law requires poll workers to sign poll tapes at the conclusion of the ballot count. Maricopa Elections has removed the signature line and changed the pollworker manual to remove instructions for poll workers to sign the poll tapes printed by the precinct electronic voting machines.
2) Maricopa Elections Dept. has prevented properly credentialed party observers from observing the central tabulator systems.
3) Maricopa Elections Dept. has been connecting to and distributing election data over the Internet, in violation of Arizona law.
4) Maricopa Elections Dept uses uncertified software on the certified voting systems. These are listed in AZ law specifically as felonies.
5) Maricopa County blocks the public from knowing the vote totals at the precinct, instructing poll workers to withhold results and prevents any observers from photographing the machine totals. This is in open violation of Arizona law. Pinal County, just south of Maricopa, posts their vote totals (or result totals) on the outside of the polling house door. Why does Maricopa hide these results?
6) Maricopa County ordered their poll workers for all recent elections not to place the poll tapes produced by the electronic voting machines ("results tapes" that should, by law, be signed) into the sealed "official returns envelope". This sealed envelope is to be preserved in case of a challenge.
7) Maricopa Elections Dept. orders their poll workers to return critical ballot materials (the "memory cartridge" electronic ballot boxes) from the polling places at the end of election day with one person only. Arizona law requires two persons to be assigned this task, one from each party.
8) Maricopa Elections Dept reports election results, combining mail-in, precinct and provisional votes. It is easier to tamper with election results either by the precinct or mail-in votes. Tampering with both to make them more or less equivalent in terms of the percentage of fraud is difficult. If a candidate or issue wins a large majority in one type of voting and loses in the other, it's a strong indicator of election tampering. Maricopa County combines all distinguished parts of the data into one total to avoid detection of these disparities.
These problems "interlock" to form a net aggregate that ultimately effects the outcome of the election. This scheme allows for one or two discrepancies to be found, with the follow up excuse, "Yes, this was wrong, but it didn't effect the outcome of the election." If observers aren't allowed to see the precinct data on election night (5) or afterwards (8), and are blocked from seeing what goes on at the central tabulator (2) when it gets there on systems connected to the internet (3) on unknown, untested and illegal software (4) and the one reliable record available of precinct results isn't signed (1) or put in a sealed bag for later review (6), then it's not a credible election. In our opinion, all of this activity is illegal and we will make that argument in court.
The state of Arizona is the most difficult state in which a recount can occur. Recounts are automatically generated only when there is a one tenth of one percent or smaller difference in election totals. Florida is the only other state comes close to this standard, and Florida recounts are still easier to obtain. In Arizona, a candidate challenge is impossible, even if the candidate pays for it. This is a recipe for un-auditable election fraud.
A pattern is emerging in Arizona elections. In the case of Maricopa Legislative District 20 (Sept 2004), Elections Director Karen Osborn testified that an 18% error rate on optical scanning machines was within the accepted error rate for those machines. This same election fiasco resulted in ballots being confiscated by the FBI. Unfortunately, the FBI refused to properly investigate this case. Regarding the Pima County legal battle over the disputed RTA Election, a court ordered examination of the stored poll tapes from the RTA election of May 2006 showed that a third of the poll tapes were missing.
Maricopa County Elections is responsible for counting 56% of the total votes of the state of Arizona and could easily swing election results for the statewide election. We are a group of concerned citizens from five Arizona counties, who have requested (as individuals) an emergency hearing to ask the court provide remedy for these violations of the law before the upcoming election on the 24th of August. This Special Action Relief request asks for an expedited hearing to ensure that the upcoming election will follow election law with accurate results in this upcoming election and all future elections in the state of Arizona.
Pima County wants to start counting Early Ballots August 18th! That is 7 days before the election. This a very bad idea. From the litigation and their own records we learned that they have a long tradition of peeking into the "who's winning and losing" by illegally printing the election results report. Of the data before every election from 2004 to 2006 (when we busted them) based on their own system's audit logs. They were doing it before then based on eyewitness testimony in court, but the log system didn't track it back then.
This data is incredibly valuable, both politically and financially. It can be used as a "Zogby poll from hell", far more accurate and detailed than any big-bucks polling system and therefore also very useful if you need to know how much fraud to do before each election.
The plaintiff case seeks to illustrate for the judge that the elections division is unworthy of public trust, is marked by maladministration, persistent errors of judgment, and flaws and neglect in their security procedures. The purpose of Robbie Evans testimony is to give the judge specific reasons why the public interest would be better served by public scrutiny of those records that would allow confirmation of the integrity of the election process than by keeping those records confidential. One consistent theme in the testimony is that summary reports, which contain current vote totals, were frequently printed before elections were closed and handled somewhat casually. Another consistent theme was Bryan Crane's practice of taking home computer data backups for the remarkably consistent purpose of protecting the data should the building burn down. This in spite the presence of the fire-proof safe in the computer room.
More than 400 New Yorkers crowded into the Marco Polo Marina on 23 rd Street at the FDR Drive last night for a sunset cruise around Manhattan to support the U.S. Boat to Gaza.
The boat, named The Audacity of Hope, will sail under the U.S. flag as part of a new international Freedom Flotilla whose organizers are vowing to break the siege of Gaza this fall.
Ranging in age from 18 to 89, supporters from around New York and as far away as Hawaii heard prominent journalists, actors, musicians, poets, and survivors of past flotillas express feelings of urgency about the situation in Gaza and distress at their own country's role in it.
Jane Hirschmann, an organizer of the U.S. Boat to Gaza, emphasized the significance of sending a U.S. boat as part of the next flotilla: We in the United States participate in this siege whether we know it or not, because the U.S. gives over three billion dollars a year to Israel, most of which is military aid. We need to say a resounding No! to U.S. complicity in the Israeli occupation of Palestine and the siege of Gaza, she said. Interest in the venture has been overwhelming, and the capacity crowd on tonight's cruise is indicative of a new surge of popular support for a change in U.S. policy toward Israel/Palestine.
Speaker Ann Wright, a former deputy ambassador to Afghanistan and retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel, was a participant in the most recent flotilla this past May when Israeli armed forces killed nine passengers as Israeli soldiers rappelled down from a helicopter onto the deck of the Turkish ship, the Mavi Marmara. Wright spoke about the importance of continued international efforts to break the blockade and specifically of the need for a U.S. boat as part of the next flotilla.
The effort to send a U.S. boat to break the blockade also comes in the aftermath of Operation Cast Lead, a massive Israeli military attack in December 2008 January 2009, which resulted in the deaths of over 1400 people in Gaza, most of them civilians, and exacerbated a dire humanitarian crisis there. An extensive and detailed list of human rights violations and possible war crimes were documented as part of the UN investigation that produced the Goldstone Report. After vilifying the Report and its lead author, Justice Richard Goldstone, Israel has recently admitted that many of its findings were in fact accurate as determined by an internal investigation.
Concern for the humanitarian situation in Gaza was on the minds of many aboard tonight's New York City cruise. Joel Bitar, another organizer, explained, Despite Israeli government propaganda to the contrary, the siege of Gaza is ongoing. Though the Israeli government is allowing a few more goods into Gaza in the wake of the May 31 attack, the Palestinians of Gaza are still prevented from coming and going. They can't sell their goods, they don't control their air space, their electricity or their water, and they have been unable to rebuild all the homes, schools, hospitals, police stations and other essential structures destroyed by the Israelis in the winter of 2009. She added, They are living, as British Prime Minister David Cameron said last week, in a prison camp.
The U.S. Boat to Gaza is part of the larger international movement to achieve justice and freedom for the Palestinian people. As nonviolent protests against Israeli government policies, including the vast expansion of settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, are held regularly in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, and as the Palestinian-initiated non-violent campaign for boycott, divestment and sanctions against Israel grows in international support, the U.S. Boat to Gaza joins the growing global movement to end the Israeli siege of Gaza and its illegal occupation of Palestine.
Anatoly Sagalevich has added his voice to the latest controversy over the BP ecological catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico. This expert from the Russian Academy of Science was called to the Gulf by BP shortly after the Deepwater Horizon rig collapsed. And what he has to say is not very reassuring.
Dr. Sagalevich's report was drawn up and presented to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. In this report, the investigator from the Shirshov Institute of Oceanology and the Russian Academy of Science has stated that the ocean floor has been irreparably damaged and that the planet must prepare for an ecological disaster "beyond all understanding".
The reason why Dr. Sagalevich was called by BP is because he is the leading world expert in deepwater exploration, having been awarded the order of Lenin for the creation of the submersibles MIR-1 and MIR-2, which are capable of diving to a depth of 6 km, the deepest-reaching submarines in the world.
For Dr. Sagalevich, the oil pouring into the Gulf is not just coming from one source, as the media have been claiming, but fro 18 different places. According to the report, the Russian scientists called by the USA are forbidden to divulge their findings to the media – yet another source backing up the claim that there is a media blackout.
According to a report in Komsomolskaya Pravda, Russian experts are pressing the Americans to use a nuclear explosion to extinguish the well, before it destroys the Atlantic Ocean. The USSR apparently used nuclear explosions five times (being successful on four of these occasions) to extinguish problematic oil and gas deposits between 1966 and 1981.
For Dr. Sagalevich, the problem facing the Obama administration as regards using a nuclear explosion to seal the well has more to do with the effects on the continued exploration of oil in the Gulf of Mexico than the environmental impact of the Deepwater disaster.
Russian scientists are also warning against the use of the poisonous dispersing agents by BP against the oil, due to the fact that this falls elsewhere as acid rain and is destroying all the plant life it comes into contact with.


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In the video game industry, 2021 saw the release of many new titles. The numerous delays in software and hardware releases due to the continuation of the COVID-19 pandemic heavily impacted development schedules, leading to several games being delayed into 2022 or even postponed indefinitely. Additionally, computer and console hardware were impacted by the combined effects of a semiconductor shortage (partially from post-COVID-19 effects) and a rising growth of bitcoin mining that strained the supply of critical components.

Top-rated games

Major awards

Critically acclaimed games
Metacritic is an aggregator of video game journalism reviews. It generally considers expansions and re-releases as separate entities.

Financial performance
According to market research firm Newzoo, the global video game market reached total revenues of , a 1.4% growth from 2020. Of this, 52% of the revenue was attributed to the mobile game market and the larger growth over the prior year, 28% to the console games market (including hardware and software), and 20% to the personal computer market.

Largest markets
According to market research firm Newzoo, the following countries were the largest video game markets in 2021.

Highest-grossing mobile games
The following titles are the top ten highest-grossing mobile games of 2021.

Highest-grossing games in China
The following titles were 2021's top six highest-grossing video games in China.

Best-selling premium games by region
The following titles were 2021's top ten best-selling premium games by region (excluding microtransactions and free-to-play titles) on PC and console platforms, for Japan, the United States, and Europe.

Major events

Notable deaths

 February 3 – Robert A. Altman, 73, co-founder and CEO of ZeniMax Media.
 March 11 – Gordon Hall, 51, co-founder of Rockstar Leeds.
 May 28 – Benoît Sokal, 66, creator of the Syberia series.
 June 4 – Ebbe Altberg, ca. 57, CEO of Linden Lab, creators of Second Life.
 ca. June 27 – "Near" aka "Byuu", ca. 38, developer of the higan emulator for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System.
 ca. August – David Lawson, 62, co-founder of Imagine Software and Psygnosis
 September 12 – Brandon Ashur, 36, Minecraft YouTuber and livestreamer also known as Bashurverse.
 September 16 – Clive Sinclair, 81, founder of Sinclair Research, the company behind several early personal computers like the ZX Spectrum
 September 18 – Mick McGinty, 69, traditional artist for television, film, and video games, including artwork for Street Fighter II and other games in the 1980s and 1990s.
 September 30 – Koichi Sugiyama, 90, composer of the Dragon Quest series among others.
 October 16 – Hiroshi Ono, 64, graphic artist for Namco who did most of their pixel art for their early arcade games, and was otherwise known as "Mr Dotman".
 December 6 – Masayuki Uemura, 78, lead architect of the Nintendo Entertainment System and Super Nintendo Entertainment System.
 December 14 – Ian Hetherington, 69, co-founder of Imagine Software and Psygnosis, chairman of Evolution Studios and Realtime Worlds.
 December 28 – John Madden, 85, American football coach and commentator, and namesake of Electronic Arts' Madden NFL series.

Hardware releases
The list of game-related hardware released in 2021.

Game releases

Series with new entries
Series with new installments include Age of Empires, Alex Kidd, Alien, Angelique, Aragami, A-Train, Baldur's Gate, Battlefield, Big Brain Academy, Blaster Master, Blue Reflection, Bus Simulator, Bravely Default, The Caligula Effect, Call of Duty, Chivalry: Medieval Warfare, The Dark Pictures Anthology, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, DC Super Hero Girls, Diablo, Disgaea, Doctor Who, Dragon Quest, Drakengard, Dynasty Warriors, Everspace, Evil Genius, Far Cry,  Final Fantasy, Five Nights at Freddy's, Forza, Ghosts 'n Goblins, Guardians of the Galaxy, Guilty Gear, Halo, Hitman, Hot Wheels, The House of the Dead, The Idolmaster, King's Bounty, Jurassic Park, League of Legends, The Legend of Heroes, Life Is Strange, Little Nightmares, Little Tail Bronx, Lone Echo, Mario Golf, Mario Party, Megami Tensei, Metroid, Monster Hunter, No More Heroes, Oddworld, Pac-Man, Psychonauts, Ratchet & Clank, Resident Evil, Rune Factory, R-Type, Samurai Warriors, Sniper: Ghost Warrior, Star Wars, Stronghold, Story of Seasons, Subnautica, Super Mario, Syberia, System Shock, Tales, Vampire: The Masquerade, Wario, Werewolf: The Apocalypse, The World Ends with You, Wonder Boy, and Yakuza.

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April–June

July–September

October–December

Video game-based film and television releases

Discontinued games
 Skylar & Plux: Adventure on Clover Island (Win, PS4, XBO)

See also
2021 in games

Notes

References

Video games by year

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Bublr Bikes aims to get student discount, location at Marquette
Gary Leverton
Although there are no specific plans yet, Bublr Bikes still plans to install stations on Marquette's campus and create discounts for students in the future.
Kevin Hardman, executive director of Bublr Bikes, said people are excited about the possible expansion of the bike renting service on campus and throughout Milwaukee. The Milwaukee-based non-profit organization allows people to rent out bikes and return them to unmanned stations. It costs $3 for 30 minutes and a 30 day pass for $15 with unlimited 60 minute usages.
His hope is for it to be affordable and close to students and to grow into all areas of the city.
"We're going to need feedback on where the best spots are from the community and the student body," Hardman said.
The closest Bublr bike station near Marquette's campus is located on N. 4th Street. Bublr has 11 stations in Milwaukee, but Hardman is hoping to add 20 or 30 more by the end of this year. The ultimate goal is to have over 100 Bublr stations in the Milwaukee area.
"It's just another choice for transportation," Hardman said. "Besides, there's something just wonderful and fun about a bike."
Besides offering more choices, Hardman believes it gives a great opportunity to connect to the city without having to use a taxi or wait for the bus.
Paige Liberski, a senior in the College of Business Administration and marketing intern for Bublr Bikes, discovered bike stations while walking the streets of Barcelona. She tweeted at University President Michael Lovell this February asking him to implement the service on campus, and he got in contact with Bublr to talk about a partnership.
"It looked like an easy way to get around," Liberski said. "It would be convenient. Students wouldn't have to wait 20 minutes for the bus. They would have a healthier option."
Although Bublr Bikes is a Milwaukee organization, there are unmanned bike renting stations in nearly 50 U.S. cities. Of the top 25 largest cities, 23 use this type of bike station.
"Ultimately, we want to determine how this can be successful in Milwaukee," said Hardman. "We want to create a transportation network."
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Lori leverton on January 20th, 2016 8:42 pm
K Gary let's all rent bikes and take the tour!!! Fun fun!!!!
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Start-ups Digeo and Moxi Digital say they will be merging and have received funding from lead investor Vulcan Ventures.
Start-ups Digeo and Moxi Digital announced Friday that they will be merging and have received funding from lead investor Vulcan Ventures.
Kirkland, Wash.-based Digeo is an interactive TV services company. Palo Alto, Calif.-based Moxi Digital is a home-entertainment platform company. Vulcan, an investment firm lead by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, is partially funding the combined company, and Allen will serve as chairman of the board of the newly merged company.
Moxi Digital spokeswoman Gina Aumiller said the two companies are already acting like a merged company, but she expects the merger to be completed in four to six weeks. The companies said in a statement that they would be known by the Digeo name.
As previously reported, Moxi Digital had been exploring potential merger partners as funding became an increasing issue for the start-up. Moxi Digital would not comment on the amount of funding received from Vulcan, but with that additional funding, the merged company anticipates having enough cash to get through 2004 and possibly reach profitability.
Each company brings something to the table that the other needs. Digeo has already signed deals with Charter Communications and Motorola, while Moxi Digital brings a working relationship with EchoStar Communications.
"This merger gets them into satellite and gets us into cable," Aumiller said.
Moxi was launched two years ago by WebTV founder Steve Perlman. It debuted with a big splash at this year's Consumer Electronics Show, announcing plans to license technology that would allow set-top boxes to access and store digital media such as movies and music.
Digeo CEO Jim Billmaier will become CEO of the new company, and Moxi CEO Rita Brogley will become executive vice president of business development and marketing.
Brogley took on the top spot at Moxi in February after Perlman stepped down to focus his attention on digital media production projects.
Microsoft co-founder and Vulcan owner Paul Allen will serve as chairman of the board. The other board members will include Billmaier, Digeo's chief financial officer; Carl Vogel, CEO of Charter; Vulcan President William Savoy; Vulcan Senior Investment Analyst Edward Harris; and Kevin Fong, a general partner with Mayfield.
Moxi received much buzz for its technology, which would allow set-top boxes to combine television services including a digital video recorder, digital music jukebox and enhanced DVD playback with Internet applications such as instant messaging, e-mail, Web browsing and chat.
Future versions were expected to one day allow consumers to watch television programs on handhelds or download video from camcorders to be displayed on TVs. In January, Moxi announced it was working with EchoStar Communications to develop software that would run on EchoStar's satellite receivers.
But the company saw some upheaval in its board and management. Rumors surfaced earlier this month that Vulcan was ready to buy the company outright for significantly less than the $267 million the company was once valued at.
One source said Moxi had turned down a $100 million offer from AOL Time Warner for exclusive licensing rights to the start-up's set-top box platform. Other companies that had exploratory meetings with the company included computer maker Apple and Vivendi's TV arm, Canal+ Group.


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Single Minded for 3/5: Valiant Gets My Goat and Other Comics
by Rob McMonigal April 25, 2014
Hello again, folks! I'm continuing my catch-up work with some comics that caught my eye from March 5th. It's highlighted by the third issue of Tobin, Coover, Clark, and Cogar's Adventure Time mini...
Adventure Time The Flip Side 3
Written by Paul Tobin and Colleen Coover
Illustrated by Wook Jin Clark and Whitney Cogar
Published by Boom! Studios
Finn and Jake Wasteland no time trying to find a hare-brained way to wave the land of Ooo in yet another great issue of this mini-series that is the best use of the Adventure Time characters I've seen so far in a comic.
Refusing to be completely linear in the narrative, Tobin and Coover once again put us in the middle of the action, this time teamed with Marceline, whose vampire powers frequently save the day with amazing exaggerations by Clark. The plot of this issue is self-contained within a larger framework, and is filled with the usual collection of puns, silly jokes, and a few lines for the adults in the room (like Jake flipping through an unseen magazine quipping, "Oh, I'm Looking"). This time around, our heroes are out to see if they can find a lost pet to return the verve of the only person who can save everyone. To do it, they must venture into a land of outlaws and creatures that get sillier by the page.
Wook Jin Clark's art is outstanding as usual, with his rubbery characters, little touches (such as drawing a rubble monster to share Marvel's The Thing patterns while Finn complains about things being "grim"), and ability to sell the jokes that the writing pair come up with. I adore his Marceline, who freely ranges from pretty Goth to horrifying monster at the drop of a hat as the story requires it. There's so many great touches, like Ice King losing out in a Princess stealing awards show or Finn trying to emulate Marceline and failing badly, that show the creative team working in perfect harmony.
Whether it's hatching a really insane scheme, fighting an epic battle, or running away, this is Adventure Time at its best. There's car chases, giant rabbits, a wily villain, and even a fart joke. What more can you ask for? If you haven't gotten to read this one yet, stop hating yourself and do it.
Quantum and Woody 0
Story by James Asmus and Tom Fowler
Illustrated by Tom Fowler, Allen Passalaqua, and Matt Milla
Published by Valiant Entertainment
The secret origin of Woody's destructive goat finds it has closer ties to the boys than they realize in a one-shot return by Tom Fowler to the series he helped reboot.
Zero issues are a tricky thing, and not just for frustrated collectors who have to figure out how to keep their comics in sequence. Going back in time sometimes leads to unfortunate retcons and other problems. Not so here, partly because of how close this comes to the start of the series, and partly because Asmus and Fowler are the creators here.
As per usual, the issue is filled with as many comedic moments the creators can pack into a little over twenty pages. We open with our dynamic duo trying to get rid of the goat, who destroys everything it can. Soon, it's reflecting on its adventurous life, escaping from its farm and winding up in the middle of a scientific expo where their father and the villains from the first arc are both lurking. The ending gives us a hint at a future plot point which should be hysterical if/when Asmus gets back to it.
The fun and joy in this series comes from the fact that nothing is off-limits, and the horrendously racist things that the evil clone woman comes up with ("Ebony Tesla" at one point had me on the floor) are a highlight. Dancing on that razor's edge is no mean feat for Asmsus, but the fact that anything and everything gets lampooned (including the reader, if they don't know Spanish!) makes it work. The verbal interplay of the younger Woody (who wants to deathrace his goat against Eric's) is perfect, and the body language given to everyone in the comic by Fowler helps time the verbal gags just right. In some cases, he drives the entire comedy, such as when the goat encounters everything from a football team to bigfoot.
It's a winning combination that just keeps on going strong. I'm sure this ride will have to end as the series gets integrated into the wider, more serious Valiant world, but while it lasts, anyone who likes comics with humor in them absolutely must start picking this one up. It's comedy gold every time.
Starlight 1
Written by Mark Millar
Illustrated by Goran Parlov and Ive Svorcina
Published by Image Comics
When he was young, Duke was an Air Force pilot with a fantastic story of an alien world he could never return to, but circumstances change at the end of his life in this intriguing first issue that caught me by surprise.
I have a lot of mixed feelings about Mark Millar's work. For every perfect deconstruction of the Marvel Universe (the first two trades of the Ultimates are the best example of this I've ever seen), there's the veiled racism and ultra violence of Kick Ass. But if there's one thing being a part of Newsarama's review team taught me, it's to give everything a fair shake* so I figured I'd give this one a shot.
I'm glad I did because at least in this opening salvo, there's a lot to like. Duke had an amazing adventure and a chance to rule with a gorgeous woman by his side, but he gives it up to return to the life he's always known, only to face derision for it (which we discover in an uncharacteristically subtle way by Millar, via a series of newspaper cuttings). The story picks up when the reason for Duke's decision dies of breast cancer, leaving him with uncaring children and a future of misery--until the unexpected ending, which sets up the series.
Parlov's a new name for me, but I'm going to be watching for him in the future. His style is perfect for this comic, mixing a heavy dose of Howard Chaykin with just a bit of P. Craig Russell for the science fiction elements. His characters emote well, and are drawn square and heroic--even Duke, despite his advanced age, looks like a character ready for action. His backgrounds set the scenes perfectly, whether it's fantastical spires and space ships or the mundane pictures framed in a bedroom of a longstanding couple. Combined with just the right unrealistic/realistic set of colors from Svorcina, the art on this one really pops.
Starlight is a potential sleeper hit, and I'm looking forward to more.
Archer and Armstrong 18
Written by Fred Van Lente
Illustrated by Pere Perez and David Baron
Archer tries to shoot straight with Bloodshot but misses his mark in this first issue of a crossover that doesn't play to writer Van Lente's strengths but still works pretty well, all things considered.
This opening salvo in a crossover that pushes the diametrically opposite duo into Bloodshot's crosshairs actually went better than I expected, as Van Lente is allowed to use Armstrong to keep the comedy flowing, as the immortal man kegs out while Archer gets down to business. It's a great ploy that lets Project Rising Spirit go after the team by dividing and conquering, but because the rest has to be pretty darn serious, I miss the outrageous jokes and pokes at the various right-wing organizations of America and the wider world.
There's some good plotting in this one, and Fred has a pretty good handle on Bloodshot and how his own history is going to make him sympathetic to Archer's recently revealed origin. How this crossover uses that link will be key to its success.
Pere Perez is back, and I love seeing him on this book. His facial expressions match Van Lente's dialogue perfectly, whether it's a snide remark or a discussion in the heat of battle. He has some great panel structure work in this one, such as when Archer and Bloodshot mirror each other's actions. Even the star on Archer's chest is placed so that when he's fighting Bloodshot, we notice the similarity to the red circle on the nanite-infused killer's own shirt.
The battle scenes are just amazing, picking the right moment to highlight a punch or a firefight. In fact, Archer's agility (he's positively Spider-Man-esque here) really shines in a way I don't think we've seen before.
I miss the old comedic style of this book, which seems to have shifted to Quantum and Woody. But if we do need to go darker, this is the way to do it. I'm looking forward to part two in the pages of Bloodshot soon.
Bad Blood 3
Written by Jonathan Maberry
Illustrated by Tyler Crook
Published by Dark Horse Comics
Trick and Lolly look for help to stop the vampires who are poised for a bloody return to humanity in a third issue that gives the overall story more depth and promise.
The first two parts to this story didn't do a lot to wow me. I liked the idea of what happens when a leukemia patient is bitten by a vampire, but the rest of the story was so dire and, frankly, so stereotypical (still a problem), that I didn't put it on the review pile before. Despite piling on the clichés again this issue (Lolly is a junkie who was abused by her father, which turned her to vampire worship), the idea that people perceived as broken by the rest of humanity might be their only hope against a rising vampire threat is enough of a neat idea to get me to keep going with this one.
Maberry's plotting and pacing are decent, as there's nice ebb and flow to the action here, and the build up to the climactic battle worked well for me. But the dialogue is really rough. The two characters are still pretty self-loathing, and the references to other vampire-hunting concepts doesn't do it any favors. The Vampire speak in speeches that belong in old Bronze Age comics, and there's just something overall that feels unnatural about the give and take between Trick, Lolly, and their world.
Crook's vampires are pretty creepy looking, and he does a solid job of getting the atmosphere right for a dire story about broken people. His character designs are fluid and they wear clothing that fits for a visual impression of the underside of society. There's some great expression work on the faces of his figures and some of the set pieces (like Trick holding Lolly in a dumpster after getting the crap kicked out of them by a vampire) are picture-perfect. Unfortunately, the coloring work is in the "bland brown" style, which mutes the impact because the general background visual is rarely different from page to page.
Bad Blood has its flaws, and they may be too much for you. I'll see where it goes from here, but I'm open to it growing on me.
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New renovations for Leaside United and community
May 1, 2021 Janis Fertuck Churches
The new reception area at Leaside United. Photo by Graham Lute.
Even though Leaside United Church (LUC) is still officially closed due to pandemic restrictions, the freshly renovated building is on display in a print brochure recently mailed to the congregation, and in an online brochure and two videos available on the church's website (leasideunited.org).
The renovations focused on specific areas to improve the functionality and welcoming appearance of the building for both the congregation and the community.
First, for accessibility, a ramp and railing were installed in the chancel and there are also new accessible washrooms, improved parking and entrance areas. Energy-efficient boilers, lighting systems and appliances provide environmentally friendly changes.
Modernizing upgrades include new lighting and audio-visual systems in the sanctuary, two new kitchens, a new floor and ceiling in the gym and more contemporary décor. In addition, the church's appearance is now more inviting thanks to the bright glass entrance on Millwood, new signage and more open landscaping.
At this time, LUC is also launching its New Beginnings Legacy Campaign. Graham Lute, co-chair of the Building Fundraising Committee, explains that this is "a capital campaign to allow for the proper completion of the renovation" to supplement the $3.3 million spent over the past 15 months. The additional funds will be used for furnishings and finishing touches such as landscaping and outdoor furniture.
The Jean Bruce Gallery. Photo by Anthony Regan.
Right now, you can see the extensive changes in the two videos on the website. The videos were produced by Anthony Regan, a Leaside videographer, broadcaster and musician, who has produced many videos including those for the Leaside Sports Hall of Fame and 100th anniversary celebrations. The shorter video shows a series of scenes with captions, while the longer one walks viewers through the building with voiceover commentary about the changes and their benefits.
Anthony says it was "an honour to help out with such an impressive and historical community project." He was also struck by the thoughtful blending of heritage and modern features. One such example is in the new reception area featuring wainscotting from one of the old pulpits topped by a rainbow oil painting by Graham Lute, which sums up the church's mission with the message "Love for All."
The video highlights many of the renovated and newly created spaces designed to be used by both the congregation and community. For example, with its new lighting, audio-visual system and flexible seating in the chancel, the sanctuary will serve as an enhanced venue for services as well as concerts, recitals and lectures.
Downstairs, the gym's upgrades are aimed at clubs, sports and children's groups. Since this area is adjacent to the new kitchen, it can also accommodate dinners and other events. The Jean Bruce Gallery nearby was designed as a space for exhibits by local artists, receptions and meetings. Food and wine may be enjoyed in any of these areas.
Community groups are already taking notice. Rev. Emily Gordon says she cannot wait "to explore together all the ways the building will better allow us to care for one another and our wider communities.
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Why Is RFK, Jr Pimping out the Kennedy Compound to Anti-Vaxxers?
Oh please. We have chronic illness,cancers, and deaths from so many things today. The only reason you are all over it is cause you can make money because you have a vaccine for it. Oh by the way I had the real measels, mumps, chicken pox (lol). What left me chronically ill and so uncomfortable that there were many days I felt dying would better than living like this one more day was whatever happend to me 48 hours after the MMR and HepB mandate. Like I said whatever happend because the medical field pretty much left me after they injured me. Thanks, now go to Hell where you belong.
Well done. You somehow managed to not contribute anything pertinent to this post.


Nuria Oliver (Director of Research in Data Science at Vodafone, Chief Data Scientist at Data-Pop Alliance) is a General Co-chair of PervasiveHealth 2017, 11th EAI International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare, which will take place on May 23-26, 2017 in Barcelona, Spain.
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César Alexander Larios Flores (born April 21, 1988 in Santa Ana, El Salvador) is a Salvadoran professional footballer.

Club career
Larios came through the FAS youth system and made his debut with the senior team in October 2005, against Once Municipal.

He moved to Isidro Metapán before the Apertura 2010 season.

International career
Larios officially received his first cap on November 15, 2006 in a friendly match against Bolivia.

He scored his first and only goal with the national team on September 6, 2008 in a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Haiti.

As of June 2011, he has earned 9 caps scoring one goal, and he has represented his country in 2 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup  as well as at the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

International goals

References

External links

Profile  - El Gráfico

1988 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Santa Ana, El Salvador
Association football forwards
Salvadoran footballers
El Salvador international footballers
2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
2009 UNCAF Nations Cup players
C.D. FAS footballers
A.D. Isidro Metapán footballers
El Salvador under-20 international footballers
El Salvador youth international footballers


Thanks. I think I gave up all hope of originality some long heartbeats ago! I'd just settle for not boring the pants, skirts, tunics and peplos' off the reader!
Nice to know I'm not alone. Thank you for your candid and illuminating post!
our pain is clearly shared. Maybe that will ease it. Or maybe not.
Sorry - I meant 'to SHOW you're wrong'. And please add 'as he wanted to'' after 'north to Devon'.


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Iraqi, Syrian artifacts on sale in Western market, FBI suspects IS
August 29, 2015 August 30, 2015 Peter Mulvany
The ongoing 'jihad' of the militants of the Islamic State (IS) against cultural artifacts and infrastructure considered as idolatrous, with some dating back to more than two millenniums such as the 2,700-year-old Assyrian capital of Khorsabad, has raised concerns after the United States Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) warned that it has "credible reports" that some of the items have become part of the antiquities trade.
The claims could be surprising considering that IS in its videos have shown its members devotedly destroying some antiquities despite multiple condemnations from the U.N cultural agency UNESCO which has labeled the destruction of the Roman-era Baal Shamin temple in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra a war crime.
The extremist group is present in Syria and Iraq and has taken over several historical sites before vandalizing them but according to the FBI, some of these artifacts have surfaced in western marketplace where their monetary value is high after passing through the black market.
Oil refineries under the control of the Islamic State are a source of revenue for the group and the sale of artifacts could be another lucrative venture.
FBI's Art Theft Program manager, Bonnie Magness-Gardiner, said "what we're trying to say is, don't allow these pieces that could potentially support terrorism to be part of the trade." The FBI has "credible reports that American citizens have been offered cultural property that appears to have been removed from Syria and Iraq recently."
Last month, the United States handed back to Iraq antiquities it said had been seized in a raid on ISIS fighters in Syria, saying the retrieval was proof the group was attempting to sell the items to raise cash.
Written by: Peter Mulvany on August 29, 2015.
Last revised by: meconfident, our reviewer, on August 30, 2015.
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MP: Windrush Victim who has now Died 'Treated Appallingly' by Home Office
A victim of the Windrush scandal, Sarah O'Connor, who passed away on Sunday September 24, was 'treated appallingly' by the Home Office, according to her constituency MP, Margaret Hodge.
In a stern letter to Home Secretary Sajid Javid, Margaret Hodge MP outlined how 57-year-old O'Connor, "(fell) into extreme financial hardship, which impacted on her mental well-being right up until the day she died," as a result of having her status as a British citizen questioned for an entire year.
The letter details how, as a result of Home Office failings, O'Connor was, "unable to work, or claim benefits, which then led to difficulties with her council tax.
"She was forced to sell her car, her clothes, and even cut her granddaughter's swimming lessons"
Margaret Hodge MP
"She was forced to sell her car, her clothes, and even cut her granddaughter's swimming lessons […] she suffered further when she was informed by her landlord that he was going to evict her from her home."
Hodge's letter begins by describing the 57-year-old Windrush victim as a 'remarkable person'. "She came to Britain when she was six. She attended primary school and secondary school here, worked, married and raised four children over 51 years," she wrote.
Victims and Campaigners Worry the Home Secretary will not Keep his Word to 'Do Right'
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A crowdfunder, to raise money for O'Connor's funeral, has been launched by Windrush activist Patrick Vernon OBE.
He says, "It is clear that a number of the victims of the Windrush scandal are worried that the government has no intention to meet the principles of restorative justice recognised by UK and international law."
In April 2018, on his first day as Home Secretary, Sajid Javid told the House of Commons: "I will do whatever it takes to put it right".
Hodges' damning letter comes soon after last week's statement from Home Secretary Sajid Javid that a number of the Windrush generation would be refused citizenship through the Windrush scheme as they had failed the good character test.
Victims and campaigners are concerned that many Windrush victims will be refused citizenship and compensation.
Sajid Javid promised to "do right" by the Windrush generation. Today he has failed them.
It's a disgrace that this announcement has been snuck out on such a heavy news day.https://t.co/pPoOSpey7z
— David Lammy (@DavidLammy) September 21, 2018
Sarah O'Connor's daughter Stephanie told the Huffington Post this week, that she would follow in the footsteps of her mother and continue the fight for justice for Windrush victims.
"When you're stripped of having no passport, getting a job, benefits and told you're not a British citizen, I can't ever imagine not having those rights and yet it was going on all around us," she added.
"When your identity has been stripped from you, wouldn't you want to fight for justice?
"Mum wanted to give people a voice and highlight the problem. She felt so alone at the beginning and wanted to make sure that other people in the same situation didn't feel like that.
"I can't explain how proud I am of her, even though this has been the worst week of my life."
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Police 'Knew Undercover Officer Was In A Relationship'
New documents have revealed for the first time that the police were aware of relationships between officers and the people they were monitoring.


The master limited partnership reported a disappointing quarter and drastically cut its quarterly distribution.
It's a tough day to be a Boardwalk Pipeline Partners (NYSE:BWP) investor: Shares have taken a nosedive today after the company reported disappointing fourth-quarter earnings.
The master limited partnership sent investors running for the exits when it announced it was cutting its quarterly distribution by more than 80%, to $0.10. Given Boardwalk Partners' miss on earnings and poor guidance, Credit Suisse downgraded the the stock from neutral to underperform.
Motley Fool analyst Taylor Muckerman believes the report was pretty grim. Taylor likes the company, but thinks investors should stay on the sidelines until this these negative trends shake out.


Ferguson giving the economic crook Krugman a basic lesson in economics.
Meh ferguson is a right moron. He goes on about cutting taxes for businesses saying that will get them to hire more workers. Businesses hire workers if there is more demand for their goods not due to taxes. The consumer is still totally overloaded with debt so how will cutting taxes for businesses help??
It's a conversation between Bert and Ernie, and about as enlightening. Krugman is clueless, and Ferguson has shown himself to be clueless by his Ascent of Money missing what was about to happen produced when the writing was already on the wall.
Interesting, thanks. The Left are either in total denial about this or driving us into the rocks on purpose. I know a young academic who is currently the toast of the town in his university for writing an article in an Italian newspaper (he is from northern Italy) in which is declared that Greece was unique and the rest of the PIIGS have no fundamental structural problems to the same degree and it was only hysteria that made Greece go the way it did.
All of this of course is totally, 100% the opposite of reality and the truth, but if you're not aware, let me tell you that being totally wrong all the time is not an impediment to a successful academic career in the way it would be if you were a pilot or a surgeon, so long as you're wrong by championing Marx in some way. The system is not interested in any way in people who are consistently right if being so validates their conservatism.
To whom exactly? All our major export markets are screwing down on their economies and workers also. And guess what? Pretty much every major economy in the world is aiming to keep or increase its export share.
Please let me know when you hear of a major nation currently willing to make economic changes to increase imports.
But obviously they export different things to one another, so this is technically possible so long as the internal economies of the importers are ok. Which they're not, though.
No. All these countries want to increase exports while not increasing imports.
Businesses hire workers if there is more demand for their goods not due to taxes.
Lower taxes allow businesses to offer their goods for lower prices. This expands demand.


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HSBC London Sevens cancelled
The RFU can confirm the cancellation of HSBC London Sevens as a result of the global COVID-19 pandemic.
Originally scheduled to take place at Twickenham Stadium on 23/24 May 2020, the event was provisionally postponed by World Rugby until September but has now been cancelled, along with the remaining rounds of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2020.
The 2019/20 women's Sevens Series tournament in Langford and the combined Sevens Series in Paris have also been cancelled as well as Hong Kong and Singapore Sevens.
The early conclusion of the season means England men finish fifth and England women finish eighth due to the standings after the rounds that were successfully completed prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The HSBC World Rugby Challenger Series men's and women's final events will also not take place in 2020.
These decisions follow detailed and constructive dialogue by World Rugby with the host and participating unions, and have been taken with the health and wellbeing of the rugby community and the wider public as top priority, and in line with the relevant national government and public health authority advice.
Further information on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2021 will follow in due course.
London Sevens ticket refund information
All tickets, hospitality packages and car parking passes purchased for either day of the HSBC London Sevens will be refunded.
Refunds will be processed automatically. Refunds will be available to the original ticket purchasers only.
We kindly ask that you do not contact the RFU ticketing team at this point. Further information on the status of all Twickenham Stadium events, including details on any rearranged dates or when and how to claim a refund will be made available here.


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