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Drug trafficking versus distribution charges
On behalf of Law Offices of Frank Jackson on Monday, August 19, 2019.
While certain areas around the country work to decriminalize the use of marijuana, there are still certain drug activities deemed unacceptable across the board. The distribution of drugs is one of them.
For those caught in such interactions, facing drug charges is quite frightening. There are a few things to understand about such charges, particularly the differences between drug trafficking and distribution.
Trafficking is the process of transporting illegal substances. This may be across the city or across state lines, as long as the substance is in transport, the action is considered trafficking. There are different levels of trafficking, which depend upon the transported type of drug and how much the transporter has.
The exchange of an illegal substance for a form of payment constitutes distribution. It is important to note that payment may not always be money; other forms of payment may include services or other goods, such as illegal weapons. Parties must also understand that to prove a distribution charge, authorities must actually catch a party in the act. To accomplish this, authorities often use various means of surveillance and undercover operations. Similar to trafficking, there are different levels of distribution, which may come with a misdemeanor charge for smaller amounts of illegal substances, but can increase to federal offenses that carry hefty fines and years of jail time.
While the two charges are related, they are not synonymous. Parties may commit one crime and not the other, or they may be guilty of both. However, authorities must catch a culprit in the act of distribution, while they can show probable cause for a trafficking offense.
Knowing the difference between these drug charges is an important step in the process, but it is not very beneficial on its own. Working with a knowledgeable attorney and building a strong defense is also essential in reaching the best possible outcome.
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The USA's NGJ Strike Jammers: Raytheon's Mid-Band Win
Aug 28, 2019 04:58 UTC
Latest updates[?]: Raytheon won a $74.1 million contract modification that procures pre-operational support for the Next Generation Jammer-Mid Band pod through the completion of the engineering, manufacturing and development phase as well as development, test and evaluation activities. Procured support includes organizational-level maintenance, repair, supply chain management, and material support for equipment delivered under the EMD contract, and associated peculiar support equipment/test, measurement, and diagnostic equipment to support DT&E. According to the company, Raytheon's Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band is an advanced electronic attack system that denies, disrupts and degrades enemy technology, including communication tools and air-defense systems. Raytheon delivered the first NGJ-MB pod to the US Navy for testing in July of 2019. The technology can also be scaled to other missions and platforms. It was the first of 15 EMD pods to be delivered to the USN for mission systems testing and qualification. The company will also deliver 14 aero-mechanical pods for airworthiness certification. Under the contract modification, Raytheon will perform work in Mississippi, Texas, California, Massachusetts, and Indiana. Estimated completion date is in December 2021.
EA-18G Growler
The US Navy owns the only operational tactical jamming fighters in the world, but the AN/ALQ-99 pods they depend on use analog technologies, are hard to maintain, and have reliability issues. All-digital technologies and modern transmit/receive electronics offer huge leaps ahead in capability and availability, which is why the US military is working on a Next-Generation Jammer (NGJ) replacement for the pods on its tactical strike aircraft.
The EA-18G Growler will be the NGJ's first platform, but the flexibility of modern technologies mean that it may not be the last.
Pakistan & China's JF-17 Fighter Program
Latest updates[?]: Indian media reports that Intelligence Agencies have spotted at least three Pakistan Air Force transport aircraft C-130 bringing equipment to Skardu Air Base. Pakistan is expected to deploy JF-17 fighter aircraft at Skardu Air Base. The Intelligence Agencies are keeping a close watch on the activity at the Base. In the past, Pakistan has used the Air Base to support its Army operations on the border with India. It has been one week since the Narendra Modi government made moves to end special status of Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 of the Indian Constitution and bifurcate the state into two Union Territories and the situation between India and Pakistan is tense.
FC-1/ JF-17, armed
The FC-1/ JF-17 Thunder is a joint Chinese-Pakistani project that aimed to reduce Pakistan's dependence on western firms for advanced fighters, by fielding a low-cost multi-role lightweight fighter that can host modern electronics and precision-guided weapons. It isn't a top-tier competitor, but it represents a clear step up from Pakistan's Chinese MiG-19/21 derivatives and French Mirage III/V fighters. This positioning addresses a budget-conscious, "good enough" performance market segment that the West once dominated, but has nearly abandoned in recent decades.
Pakistan has fielded JF-17s in squadron strength, with more on order and a Block II R&D program nearing completion. India's competing Tejas fighter is overcoming project delays by looking to foreign component sources, but Pakistan and China remain out front with their offering, even though they began their project much later than India did. Pakistan and China have even set up a joint JF-17 marketing agency to promote export sales, which hasn't paid off as quickly as they had hoped, but it would be unwise to count them out just yet…
The USA's Spearhead-class, expeditionary fast transports
Mar 27, 2019 04:58 UTC
Latest updates[?]: The US Navy awarded Austal USA a $261.8 million contract modification for two additional Expeditionary Fast Transport Ships (EPFs). The modification provides for design and construction and will also definitize the long-lead-time material undefinitized contract actions for EPF 13 and 14. Australian Shipbuilder Austal builds EPF ships in support of the EPF program by the Navy. The 14-ship EPF program has been worth over $2 billion. According to the DOD, the EPF class provides high-speed, shallow-draft transportation capability to support the intra-theater maneuver of personnel, supplies and equipment for the US Navy, Marine Corps, and Army. The vessels are to join coalition force operations of the Army and Navy. The Spearhead-Class EPF ships' main roles include transportation of troops, military vehicles, cargo and equipment for a range of global missions. They will also support military logistics and humanitarian relief operations. The construction of EPF 13 will start in late 2019 and after that the construction of EPF 14 will commence in the middle of 2020, extending the EPF program to 2022.
Austal MRV/JHSV concept
When moving whole units, shipping is always the cheaper, higher-capacity option. Slow speed and port access are the big issues, but what if ship transit times could be cut sharply, and full-service ports weren't necessary? After Australia led the way by using what amounted to fast car ferries for military operations, the US Army and Navy decided to give it a go. Both services leased Incat TSV/HSV wave-piercing catamaran ship designs, while the Marines' charged ahead with very successful use of Austal's Westpac Express high-speed catamaran. These Australian-designed ships all give commanders the ability to roll on a company with full gear and equipment (or roll on a full infantry battalion if used only as a troop transport), haul it intra-theater distances at 38 knots, then move their shallow draft safely into austere ports to roll them off.
Their successful use, and continued success on operations, attracted favorable comment and notice from all services. So favorable that the experiments have led to a $3+ billion program called the Joint High Speed Vessel. These designs may even have uses beyond simple ferrying and transport.
The USCG's Legend Class National Security Cutters
Latest updates[?]: The Navy contracted Chemring Ordnance $10.4 million for the manufacture, assembly, test, and delivery of 57mm High Explosive - Point Detonating (HE-PD) cartridges. The 57mm HE-PD Cartridge is a 57mm/70, electrically-primed cartridge designed to function in the 57mm MK 110 Gun Mount (GM). The MK 110 GM is employed on the Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) class as well as the Coast Guard Legend-class National Security Cutters (NSC). The LCS is a fast, highly maneuverable, networked surface combat ship designed to satisfy the requirement for shallow draft vessels. The NSC is the largest and most technically advanced class of cutter designed for the US Coast Guard under the Deepwater program. The contract is to develop and produce 57mm HE-PD cartridges intended for combating surface and ground targets. The cartridge consists of a high explosive projectile with the ability to point detonate, a brass cartridge case loaded with propellant charge, and an electric primer. Chemring Ordnance designs, develops, and manufactures ordnance, pyrotechnic, and other munition components for military, homeland security, and first responders. The company offers 40mm low and high velocity ammunition, pyrotechnic marking, smoking, signaling, and tactical illumination devices, battlefield effects simulators, hand grenade fuses, and other ammunition components. Work under the contract will take place in Perry, Florida and is scheduled to be completed by February 2021.
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The Legend Class National Security Cutters were the largest ships in the The US Coast Guard's massive $25 billion Deepwater meta-program, and served as its flagship in more ways than one. The 418 foot, 4,400 ton ships will be frigate-sized vessels with a 21 foot draughts, and are rather larger than the 379 foot, 3,250 ton Hamilton Class High Endurance Cutters (HECs) they will replace. Controversies regarding durability and potential hull fatigue, as well as significant cost overruns, have shadowed the new cutter's construction. The program has survived, and is pushing toward its end in a few years – but will the number of ships bought be enough to help the USCG?
This DID FOCUS Article covers the Legend Class cutters' specifications, program history, and key events…
India's Light Helicopter Contract Hits Turbulence, Stalls. Again. Starts.
Feb 27, 2019 04:52 UTC
Latest updates[?]: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) awarded French company Thales a contract to supply 70-mm rocket launchers to the Indian Armed Forces (IAF). The deal provides for 135 rocket launchers for 33 attack helicopters. Eighteen of the army's advanced light helicopters and 15 of the Air Force's light combat helicopters will be equipped with four 12-tube rocket launchers. The company produces the rocket launchers using composite material, making them an average of 50 percent lighter than metal launchers, and eliminating corrosion issues. The launchers are suited for use on both light and combat helicopters. Munitions available for use with the launchers range from conventional rockets to Thales' laser-guided variant. Thales is present in India since 1953 with headquarters in New Delhi, including in defense, transport, aerospace and security markets.
Austrian Alouette-III
How safe are the Indian Army's aging fleets of Chetaks (Aerospatiale SA316 Alouette III) and Cheetahs (SA315B Alouette II/III mix)? These old designs have consistently proven themselves in high altitude operations, and remain useful as long as their airframes remain safe. The problem is that at their age, the safety margin is pretty slim. Or worse.
In 2003, India issued an RFP for 197 light helicopters estimating a deal worth between $500-$600 million to buy 60 helicopters outright, with the remaining 137 being built under license by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). Eurocopter's AS550 C3 Fennec and Bell Textron's 407 competed in the second and final round of summer trials, and as 2007 ticked toward a close, it looked like we had a winner. As often happens in India, however, the process ended up completely derailed. A new RFP out for a successor "Reconnaissance and Surveillance Helicopter program" (RSH) went out in 2008, and testing was done in 2010. Has the RSH competition gone the way of the 1st aborted contract, even as India's high altitude border posts struggle for adequate support?
India & Israel's Barak-8 SAM Development Project(s)
Latest updates[?]: Defense contractor Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is in talks with Colombia for the sale of Barak-8 missile systems. Barak-8 is an Indian-Israeli surface-to-air missile designed to defend against any aircraft, helicopters, anti-ship missiles, and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles as well as ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and combat jets. Barak-8 incorporates a state-of-the-art phased array multi-mission radar, two-way data link, and a flexible command and control system, enabling users to simultaneously engage multiple targets day and night and in all weather conditions. The missile was tested for the first time in mid 2018 when it intercepted a small drone simulating an enemy craft. The system extends the range of Israel's aerial defense. It is being jointly developed by the Defense Research & Development Organisation, IAI, Israel's Administration for the Development of Weapons and Technological Infrastructure, Elta Systems, Rafael and other companies. According to reports, one of the catalysts for Colombia's interest in advanced air defense systems is the crisis in Venezuela. IAI did not want to comment on the issue.
Barak-8 concept
Over a development timeline measured in decades, India's indigenous "Akash" and "Trishul" programs for surface to air missiles have failed to inspire full confidence. Trishul was eventually canceled entirely. Akash had a a long, difficult development period, but seems to have found customer acceptance and a solid niche in the rugged terrain of the northeast. India still needed longer-range advanced SAMs to equip its navy and army, however, and decided to try to duplicate the success of the partnership model that had fielded the excellent Indo-Russian PJ-10 BrahMos supersonic cruise missile.
In February 2006, therefore, Israel and India signed a joint development agreement to create a new Barak-NG medium shipborne air defense missile, as an evolution of the Barak-1 system in service with both navies. In July 2007 the counterpart MR-SAM project began moving forward, aiming to develop a medium range SAM for use with India's land forces. Both missiles would now be called Barak-8. In between, "India to Buy Israeli "SPYDER" Mobile Air Defense System" covered India's move to begin buying mobile, short-range surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems for its army, based on the Python and Derby air-to-air missiles in service with its air force and naval aircraft. These projects offer India a way forward to address its critical air defense weaknesses, and upgrade "protection of vital and strategic ground assets and area air defence." This DID FOCUS article will cover the Barak-8 and closely related programs in India, Israel, and beyond.
Turkey & South Korea's Altay Tank Project
Jan 17, 2019 04:54 UTC
Latest updates[?]: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the establishment of a BMC production and technology base in the northwestern province of Sakarya. The $180 million facility is set to become the country's biggest defense investment in recent years. Once all phases are completed, it is supposed to employ 10.000 people. BMC is one of Turkey's commercial and defense vehicle producers. Qatar owns a significant stake in the company. The new site will produce Altay main battle tanks (MBTs), military and commercial vehicles, and engines of various platforms. Altay is Turkey's third generation main battle tank, developed under the Altay National Tank project in 2005. Turkey intends to build 250 Altay MBTs and ultimately produce 1,000 new tanks in four separate lots of 250 units. The Altay tank uses an advanced computerized Volkan-III modular fire-control system and is equipped with a 120mm L/55 smoothbore gun.
South Korea's XK2
Turkey's tank fleet is currently made up of American M-48s and M-60s, some of which have been modernized with Israeli cooperation into M-60 Sabra tanks, plus a large contingent of German Leopard 1s and Leopard 2s. That is hardy surprising. America and Germany are Turkey's 2 most important geopolitical relationships, and this is reflected in Turkey's choice of defense industry partners. The country's industrial offset requirements ensure that these manufacturers have a long history of local partnerships to draw upon.
In recent years, however, a pair of new players have begun to make an impact on the Turkish defense scene. One was Israel, whose firms specialized in sub-systems, upgrades, and UAVs. The other is the Republic of [South] Korea, who has made inroads in the Turkish market with turboprop training aircraft, mobile howitzers… and now, main battle tanks.
The UK's Watchkeeper ISTAR UAV
Latest updates[?]: The British Royal Air Force (RAF) holds its annual Cobra Warrior exercise in September at Coningsby Air Base in Lincolnshire and it features a premiere: Israeli Air Force aircrew and fighter jets are to take part in a joint exercise with the Royal Air Force in Britain for the first time. The exercise is the culmination of the advanced Qualified Weapons Instructor course, and usually also includes crew and aircraft from other allied air forces who fly together with the British teams in complex combat scenarios. Last year, German and Italian aircraft joined the RAF. Recent British-Israeli defense cooperation has included the training of British personnel on the use of Israeli weapons systems acquired by Britain: the Watchkeeper WK450 drone, the Exactor ground-based missile, and the Litening targeting pod carried by RAF Typhoon and Tornado aircraft.
Watchkeeper 450
Britain's Watchkeeper Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Program aims to give the Royal Artillery an advanced mid-range UAV for surveillance – and possibly more. Watchkeeper will be an important system, working within a complementary suite of manned (vid. ASTOR Sentinel R1) and unmanned (Buster, Desert Hawk, MQ-9 Reaper) aerial Intelligence Surveillance Target Acquisition Reconnaissance (ISTAR) systems. This will make it a core element of the UK Ministry of Defence's Network-Enabled Capability strategy.
The initial August 2005 contract award to Thales UK's joint venture was worth around GBP 700 million, but that has risen, and the program expected to create or sustain up to 2,100 high-quality manufacturing jobs in the UK. The Watchkeeper platform is based on Elbit Systems' Hermes 450 UAV platform, which is serving as a contractor-operated interim solution on the front lines of battle.
Surion: Eurocopter's Korean KHP/KUH Helicopter Deal
Dec 26, 2018 04:52 UTC
Latest updates[?]: South Korea's Army is again flying its fleet of KUH-1 Surion helicopters. The Army suspended all flying missions of its Surions after a navy version crashed in July this year, killing five of the six Marines aboard and injuring the other. To ensure the safety of the aircraft the Army conducted a comprehensive inspection of the helicopter's rotor mast and several test flights. The Army has so far checked about a third of its fleet of 90 Surions.
KHP/Surion rollout
South Korea currently owns around 700 helicopters, but more than half are considered outdated, and they need to be replaced. December 2005 marked the endgame for a South Korean competition to produce about 245 utility transport helicopters, which would be developed and produced as a semi-indigenous program. The KHP/ Surion is in the 8-tonne class, and is designed to carry 11 troops. Industrial offsets were also important, as the program is designed to boost Korea's ability to design and build its own rotary-wing aircraft. EADS Eurocopter was chosen as the cooperating partner.
The Korean government gave its final approval of the contract in June 2006, and the project is underway. Note that while company releases place the program's value at $6-8 billion, the program hasn't reached that level yet. The initial contract was for KRW 1.3 trillion ($1.3 billion), and is for research and development only. That development finished in April 2013, and the main production contract is next. It will proceed in parallel with additional contracts to develop Surion specialty versions for Korea's federal police and Marine Corps, and all of these models will be offered for export through a joint venture with Eurocopter.
JAGM: Joint Air-Ground Missile Again
Latest updates[?]: The US Army is buying more Joint-Air-to-Ground missiles. Lockheed Martin is receiving a contract modification valued at $91 million that extends JAGM procurement as part of LRIP 3. The JAGM is an air-to-ground missile that provides advanced line-of-sight and beyond-line-of-sight capabilities and will eventually replace the Army's inventory of Hellfire missiles. The missile is designed to engage a variety of targets, including heavy vehicles, patrol craft, bunkers and buildings. The Army expects to achieve JAGM's IOC in early 2019. Work will be performed at Lockheed's factory in Orlando, Florida and is expected to be completed by February 2022.
JAGM infographic
The AGM-114 Hellfire missile remains a mainstay for the US military and its allies around the world, and efforts to replace it have repeatedly stalled. The Joint Common Missile (JCM) was meant to offer new guidance options, and use on fast jets as well as helicopters and UAVs. It performed well, but was canceled. It returned from the procurement dead as JAGM, a program that has undergone several major changes within itself. While other air forces field fast-jet solutions like MBDA's Brimstone, JAGM will initially be limited to helicopters and UAVs, as a dual-mode guidance upgrade to current model Hellfire missiles.


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AI has emerged as the dominant tech trend of our time, and this pre-eminence is set to continue. Funding for AI development has sky rocketed, and its use is permeating every new platform, solution, app and device. By the end of 2018, leading tech trend-watchers predict that AI will have even more of a stronghold in all forms of technology.
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UK Coffee Subscription Service Pact Coffee Raises £2M Series A
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Wake up and smell the funding. Pact Coffee, the UK coffee subscription service that delivers freshly roasted beans to your door, has closed a £2 million Series A round led by MMC Ventures.
Previous investor Connect Ventures has also participated, as well as Songkick founder Ian Hogarth, Robin Klein of Index Ventures, and Naked Wines founder Rowan Gormley. The double million shot of funding adds to the £500,000 Pact Coffee raised back in June 2013.
Founded by Stephen Rapoport, who previously built and sold the apartment-sharing site Crashpadder to Airbnb, Pact Coffee can be thought of as a sort of 'Zappos of coffee' by attempting to make specialty coffee accessible to the mass market. Customers subscribe to the service — a classic e-commerce subscription play — and get freshly roasted coffee from around the world via next day delivery.
Competitors include other subscription coffee players such as HasBean and Kopi.
Stephen Rapoport, founder of Pact Coffee, says the new investment will be used to accelerate growth, as well as growing the startup's team from 30 to 50 in the UK. He also notes that customer service (and, presumably, logistics rather than pure tech) will be key to success in the coffee subscription market.
"This model is not as simple as it looks from the outside; the frictionless customer experience has taken 18 months' hard work and we are still just 5% of the way there," he says.
Investors obviously like what they see so far, evidenced by today's Series A round. But, then again, coffee isn't called black gold for nothing.


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Ulrike Fitzer (née Flender, born 1982 in Aidlingen) is a female German Air Force pilot.

Life
Ulrike Fitzer was the first female fighter pilot in the German Air Force. She graduated in 2006, from the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training Program at Sheppard Air Force Base. Also, she is the first German female Tornado pilot, having completed training in 2007 at Holloman Air Force Base. A TV-documentary (Mission am Limit) on her achievements was produced in 2007.

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Sheppard Air Force Base News, 9/22/2006

1982 births
Living people
German Air Force pilots
German women aviators
20th-century German women
21st-century German women
Military personnel from Baden-Württemberg

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Prepare potatoes. Mix remaining ingredients, gently fold in prepared potatoes. Spread in a greased 13x9 pan. Bake at 350º for 1 hour.
Can be prepared ahead, bake an additional 15 minutes if refrigerated.


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Step 1: Draw a long, narrow oval as a guide for the dolphin's body. It doesn't have to be perfect. It's just a guide.
Step 2: On the right side of the oval draw an arc as a guide for the dolphin's head.
Step 3: On the lower right side of the arc, draw a smaller, thinner arc as a guide for the dolphin's mouth.
Step 4: On top of the body, draw a triangular shape as a guide for the dolphin's dorsal fin.
Step 5: Under the dolphin's body, closer to the head, draw a thinner triangular shape as a guide for the flipper.


2of2The Houston Maharashtra Mandal's annual Diwali celebration includes traditional foods.Photo: Courtesy photo.
Diwali was celebrated on Oct. 30, so why is the Houston Maharashtra Mandal holding a party in honor of this Indian holiday on Saturday?
Many people who celebrate the Hindu holiday of lights do not leave their homes during the festivities. Hence the later date.
"People tend to not leave their homes during the evening because that's when they welcome good energy into their homes," said Ravi Ozarker, who serves as web administrator for the organization. "They say if you leave your home in the dark, it's not good."
Helping people with ties to India feel more at home in Houston is what Houston Maharashtra Mandal has been doing for decades.
When HMM was started 40 years ago, it was just a small group of families with ties to India who wanted a way to connect in their new city.
Today the nonprofit organization hosts many cultural events for people who have resided in the State of Maharashtra in India and other places but now live in Houston. Its annual event celebrating Diwali also has grown larger, taking months to prepare and attracting hundreds.
"People look at us as a support system," Ozarker said. "They'll call us, where can I live here? Where can I find a good apartment complex?"
Or, how can they celebrate Diwali, a holiday commemorating when Lord Ramachandra, along with his wife and brother, returned back to their kingdom after a 14-year exile.
"When he returned, people were happy and they said we are going to light lamps," Ozarker said. "What that symbolizes is the victory of light over darkness, good over evil, knowledge over ignorance and hope over despair."
When the HMM hosts its Diwali event at James E. Williams Elementary School in Katy Saturday, about 50 performers are expected to participate in the main stage show, which will include Bollywood dances and a magic show.
Attendees also can expect traditional Indian food and a display of traditional Indian dresses. The event will also commemorate the organization's 40th anniversary.
The excitement builds before the official Diwali celebration begins, Ozarker explained. People clean their homes and decorate them with lights. Women also begin cooking traditional Indian sweets such as karanji, a sweet made up of crushed coconut and sugar. Women will draw colorful drawings using dry sand called "rangoli."
The holiday is broken up into five days, with each day devoted to an aspect of celebration. With the cow and a calf as its official symbol, the first day honors motherhood. On the second day, people are asked to focus on good triumphing over evil. The third day focuses on wealth and prosperity.
The fourth day marks the start of the New Year and, on the final day, the Diwali celebration focuses on sibling relationships. Ozarker said often a sibling will visit their other sisters and brothers to mark the holiday.
As the organization has grown and changed over the years, Ozarker said there's more demand for activities and events.
"People expect more," Ozarker said. "People want to participate and a lot of people are saying, 'why not do some social services?' We want to help with a blood donation. We want to do a bone marrow drive."
It's a mindset that underscores that goal of building a community for people who have moved here from far away.
"When they come to Houston, they want to feel at home," Ozarker said. "When they call us, we say you can attend our next event on this day. They attend the event and all of a sudden they find some common roots."


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Google today announced that via its Google Maps Street View service, the company has added zoos and animal parks from North America, South America, Europe and Asia. The new addition list as follows:
Asia: The Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in China, the Asahiyama Zoo in Japan, the Shou Shan Zoo in Taiwan, and the Singapore Zoo.
Europe: La Ferme aux Crocodiles in France, the Zoo Safari Park Stukenbrock and Tierpark Hagenbeck in Germany, the Zoo Aquarium de Madrid and Parc Zoologic de Barcelona in Spain, Olmense Zoo in Belgium, and Whipsnade Zoo in the UK.
North America: The San Diego Zoo, the one in Houston, Atlanta, and Chicago in the United States, the Toronto Zoo and Jungle Cat World Wildlife Park in Canada and the Chapultepec Zoo in Mexico.
South America: the Buin Zoo in Chile and the Zoologico de Bauru in Brazil.
The Taronga Zoo in Australia
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Eight years in the making & they said "finally" to forever!
Stephanie & Ryan were married at the gorgeous Farmhouse in Montgomery, TX on a lovely spring afternoon. Their wedding felt like a giant family dinner celebrating all the years they've had + all the years to come! It was such a 'welcoming' wedding with lots of laughter + happy tears! If you got to know these sweethearts, there is no way you wouldn't want to be their friends. They are absolutely made for each other!
One of the things I learned was starting the Mr. & Mrs. portraits during blue hour - after the sun has already set. I normally stray from blue tones, but it felt so 'grand.' It could've felt this way because they were dancing hand-in-hand, smiling at each other like they couldn't wait to do be doing this the rest of their lives. Their love is a timeless kind of love. They make my job so fun and me so grateful.
Every emotion of the day was at it's full potential - it was a complete joy!


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Ooyala Extends Support For Interoperable Master Format
September 26th 2018 - 05:00 PM
Ooyala, one of the early pace makers in OTT video platforms, is now owned by Australian Telco Telstra.
Ooyala announced extended support for the Interoperable Master Format (IMF) in its Flex Media Platform around IBC 2018.
The firm owned by Australian Telco Telstra claimed this will lead to significant reduction in costs associated with multi-version, multi-platform distribution, while improving efficiency of the workflow.
With roots in digital cinema, IMF is a file-delivery standard developed by the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) designed to reduce the number of versions of a video file required for distribution to viewers in different markets. It also caters for multiple platforms. Before IMF came along sometimes thousands of different versions of a widely distributed motion picture would have to be created for distribution to multiple market segments to address diverse combinations of subtitles, metadata, audio, formatting and other features. Ooyala cited industry estimates that IMF has saved 25% or more in storage and "versioning" costs.
Yet it is still early days for IMF. The EBU (European Broadcasting Union) investigated the potential use cases for IMF in broadcasting workflows during 2017 and concluded that most of its members lacked the complex versioning requirements needed to justify IMF and were using codecs that the format did not support. It did however highlight strong potential for future media workflows, with broadcasters likely to benefit from use cases including distributing/selling content in multiple versions, as well as buying content in. IMF would also help archive content that has multiple versions, while bringing opportunities to improve the way access services such as subtitling are associated with programmes.
The Ooyala Flex Media Platform will enable an IMF workflow to be combined with existing business-critical technologies. Among cited features, the platform natively supports receipt of Interoperable Master Packages (IMPs) and transcodes them into renditions required for streaming to customer devices.
Ooyala will provide clients with IMF support across all stages of the content supply chain, addressing a range of IMF requirements from asset management through processing, distribution and digital playout.
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Chrysotile asbestos is one of the six types of minerals where asbestos fibers are derived from. The material is white and soft in appearance, with a more "fluffy" look compared to other types of asbestos.
In many scientific publications, researchers have determined that chrysotile is one of the main causes of pleural mesothelioma.
Serpentine asbestos has fibers that are curly or wavy in nature, compared to the straight, needle-like nature of amphibole asbestos types.
These fibrous characteristics allow asbestos in the serpentine group to be easily woven through textile fabrication processes, similar to materials like cotton or wool.
Chrysotile is currently the only known type of serpentine asbestos.
With its white, curly fibers, chrysotile is almost gauze-like in appearance. The wavy nature of the friable threads makes them more difficult to inhale or become embedded in lung tissue.
However, chrysotile is still a known carcinogen and poses a risk to occupants of structures containing materials made with chrysotile or workers handling the material.
Chrysotile has the highest heat resistance of any asbestos types, and it also has a resistance to alkaline attack.
This latter property makes the material well-suited as an additive in concrete since it will resist the alkali-silica reaction that commonly causes structural weakness.
Readily formed from serpentine minerals, chrysotile is the most commonly-occurring type of asbestos in the Earth's crust.
The cotton-like, fibrous nature of chrysotile made it useful for weaving into cremation shrouds in ancient times.
Similarly, chrysotile was used throughout the 20th century by weaving it into fire blankets and fireproof clothing.
Chrysotile can also serve as an effective insulator against fire, temperature changes, and electricity, causing it to be used in consumer appliances and industrial fire barriers from the 1950s to the 1970s.
The most common use of chrysotile is as an additive in concrete, joint compounds, and other building materials.
It is estimated that building materials and products made with chrysotile represent 95 percent of all asbestos currently existing in U.S. buildings.
WHO (World Health Organization) also identifies chrysotile as an ongoing threat since it is still in use by developing countries.
They estimate that 90 percent of all chrysotile is being used in concrete products such as corrugated roofing panels.
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Зайсанская слепушонка (), или восточная слепушонка — вид грызунов семейства Cricetidae. Встречается в Средней Азии.

Описание
Зайсанская слепушонка хорошо приспособлена к жизни под землёй. Она вырастает до длины головы и тела от 95 до 131 мм, с коротким хвостом от 8 до 20 мм и весом от 30 до 88 граммов. Шерсть густая, мягкая и бархатистая. Лицо и макушка головы тёмно-коричневые, а наружные уши редуцированы до мясистого гребня. Резцы чисто белые, прямые и длинные, выступают вперёд перед мордой. Цвет спинной поверхности тела варьируется от песочно-коричневого до тёмно-серовато-коричневого, а нижняя часть тела варьируется от белого до серовато-коричневого. Хвост песчано-коричневый с пучком серовато-белых волос на конце. Передние и задние лапы широкие, с маленькими когтями и покрыты белыми волосками.

Хромосомы
Кариотип вариабельный, с 2n = 32-54. Y-хромосома утрачена, как и в случае с ; однако, в отличие от E. lutescens, и самцы, и самки имеют пару Х-хромосом.

Распространение и среда обитания
Ареал зайсанской слепушонки включает Узбекистан, Таджикистан, Киргизию, юго-восточный Казахстан, северный Синьцзян (Китай), северо-западную, центральную и юго-восточную Монголию и Туву (Россия). Её типичная среда обитания включает степи, пустыни и луга. Особенно процветает во влажных долинах и вблизи озёр и ручьёв, где почвенный слой глубокий.

Поведение
Зайсанская слепушонка живёт в обширной системе нор с горизонтальными ходами диаметром около 5 или 6 см, которые обычно находятся на глубине от 10 до 40 см под землёй. Другие проходы ведут к хранилищам и гнездовым камерам на большей глубине. Слепушонки зарываются, используя свои резцы и движения головы вверх, чтобы пробиться сквозь рыхлую почву. Они активны в любое время дня и ночи, когда находятся под землёй, но редко выходят на поверхность днём. Ночью они добывают корм на обширной территории и питаются в основном корнями, луковицами и клубнями.

Размножение происходит в период с апреля по сентябрь, когда может быть произведено шесть или семь помётов с интервалом около 35 дней. Период беременности составляет 26 дней, каждый помёт состоит из трёх-семи детенышей, которые остаются в гнезде до тех пор, пока их не отлучат от груди в возрасте двух месяцев. К трём месяцам они становятся половозрелыми.

Статус
Зайсанская слепушонка имеет широкий ареал и большую общую популяцию. Никаких особых угроз для неё не было признано, и Международный союз охраны природы оценил её природоохранный статус как «вызывающий наименьшие опасения».

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Слепушонки


For some time, terms prefixed with "cyber" have tended to become buzzwords in the international security debate. Cyberwar, cyber attacks and cyber threats were frequently mentioned in the discussions on NATO's new Strategic Concept and seemed to determine one of the new tasks for NATO in the 21st century. Concrete events like the "Stuxnet" attack on Iranian nuclear facilities helped to increase the hype. However, the debate as a whole lacked a clear vision of WHAT cyber threats actually are, against WHOM they could be directed and WHO is going to deal with them. There is an urgent need, particularly from NATO's point of view, to define what the role of the Transatlantic Alliance in responding to cyberspace could be.


Climate chaos is self-sustaining, self-expanding, and self-explosive. In scientific language that is called exponential. What can governments of different countries do to stem these trends is not known. What will they actually do is anybody's guess.
What can individuals do? Answer:do " personal ethics." They they can take little steps to conserve. What will that do to stem the tide of climatic chaos? Not known again. Could that grow into a global movement of awareness? Drops of efforts that might coalesce to form stormy run-offs? To rivers of little waves of action? And rivers come together to oceans? Is that playing Little Chicken? Possibly. Even probably. But that would be the display of personal ethics which holds the only real possibility of hope of making a difference, no matter how tiny and how inconsequential.
Stand where you think you are right, no matter if alone. So went one father's advice to his child.


The good news of the day is that my son recovered very quickly and his fever did not return. He is super excited because he gets to go back to school. I am super excited because he is definitely a child that enjoys socialization and both of us were going stir crazy today.
Other good news is that my oldest daughter and I don't seem to be coming down with anything at this point, so that is a bonus. My youngest is still getting hit pretty hard, she was able to keep down her second breakfast, but would not eat again after that. She is still drinking liquids, though and hasn't gotten sick since this morning's car ride to drop her oldest sister off. I am hoping that she sleeps her fever off tonight.
Even though I know it's rough for her to be sick, I have to see the positive side, which is that for the first time in a long time, she would not let me go. She wanted to snuggle with me practically all day. This was not always ideal, but I savored eery minute of holding her that I could because I know these moments won't last forever.
My son and her played pretty well together today, building puzzles and playing with the musical instruments. While it was not a super fun day, and a day that was spent mostly inside, it had precious moments that will be treasured forever. I even got to put my littlest one to bed early, so I could have a good quality bedtime routine with my son. He really appreciated it being just him and me.
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Clark Cothern is the Director of Creative Arts at Upper Room Community Church. Clark has been involved in worship for over twelve years. As a worship leader, Clark strives to provide an authentic, heartfelt atmosphere where genuine worship is offered to Living God. He attended Spring Arbor University in Michigan and earned his Bachelors Degree in Music. Clark currently attends Fuller Theological Seminary where he is completing his Master of Divinity.
Clark and his wife Noelle live together in Auburn along with their rambunctious puppy Rocky and their crazy cat Winston.
WHY DO YOU WORK IN MINISTRY?
I entered into ministry out of a desire to play a part in God's unfolding story in our world. I am overwhelmed and excited when I see the incredible things God is doing in and through His people. I want to spend my time and energy investing in people, spreading God's message of hope and working with Him to bring restoration.
Let's Make a Joyful Noise!
Check out a new worship song we will be singing together this coming Sunday.
As we approach Good Friday and Easter Sunday, read Clark's thoughts about the symbol of the cross and the transformative power of Christ that it represents.


The Club has been on the same grounds throughout its history, initially renting from a farmer and then purchasing the freehold in 1926.
The club motto is "Tennis for All Ages and Abilities" and we operate an equal opportunities policy offering tennis to as many people as possible regardless of age or playing standards.
The Club has some of the best facilities in the area with 9 courts; 7 all weather and 2 artificial grass. 4 of the all weather courts are floodlit. We also have a practice wall and a mini tennis area.
Our new clubhouse is a two storey brick building with balcony to include gentlemen's and ladies changing rooms with showers , a large function room with bar and kitchen, an area for juniors to use, an office and disabled facilities including lift. We have transformed our old clubhouse into an indoor mini tennis area.
There are three adult Club sessions per week from April until the end of September: Monday and Wednesday evenings (6pm to 10pm) and Saturday afternoons (2pm to 6pm).
The Club provides balls for members' use in doubles foursomes, chosen using a peg-board system, playing a set at a time.


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Mario Roatta (* 2. Januar 1887 in Modena; † 7. Januar 1968 in Rom) war ein führender General des faschistischen Italien. Roatta war erster Oberbefehlshaber der italienischen Interventionsarmee im Spanischen Bürgerkrieg (1936–1937) und während des Zweiten Weltkrieges Oberbefehlshaber der italienischen Besatzungstruppen in Slowenien und Kroatien (1942–1943). Roatta spielte eine zentrale Rolle bei den italienischen Kriegsverbrechen auf dem Balkan und gilt als gleichzeitiger "Schlächter von Slowenen und Kroaten und Retter der dalmatischen Juden".

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Roatta besuchte die Militärschule in Modena, die er 1906 als Sottotenente der Infanterie abschloss. 1911 ließ er sich an der Kriegsschule in Turin zum Generalstabsoffizier ausbilden. Als Hauptmann des Generalstabs nahm er am Ersten Weltkrieg teil und kämpfte in Italien, Albanien und Frankreich. Den Krieg beendete er im Rang eines Oberstleutnants und mit drei Tapferkeitsmedaillen in Silber.

Im Februar 1919 wurde er zum Chef des Generalstabs der italienischen Militärmission in Berlin ernannt. Letztere war mit der Rückführung der russischen Kriegsgefangenen aus dem Gebiet des Deutschen Reiches betraut. Ab August 1919 gehörte er der italienischen Delegation bei der Pariser Friedenskonferenz an und war dort Mitglied der militärischen Kommission.

In den 1920er Jahren war er Ausbilder an der Schule für Infanterie in Civitavecchia. 1922 heiratete er. Aus der Ehe ging 1928 ein Sohn hervor. Von 1926 bis 1930 war er u. a. Militärattaché in Warschau und Helsinki. Nach seiner Rückkehr nach Italien, übernahm er das Kommando über das 84. Infanterie-Regiment. Anschließend war Roatta von Juli bis Dezember 1933 Generalstabschef beim Territorialkommando Bari.

Im Januar 1934 wurde ihm vom Unterstaatssekretär im Kriegsministerium, Federico Baistrocchi, die Leitung des militärischen Nachrichtendienst Servizio Informazioni Militare (SIM) anvertraut. Unter seiner Führung wurde der militärische Nachrichtendienst modernisiert und zu einem effizienten und skrupellosen Werkzeug für den Angriffskrieg in Abessinien und später in Spanien ausgebaut. Ab Dezember 1936 befehligte er das Corpo Truppe Volontarie im Spanischen Bürgerkrieg. Den SIM leitete währenddessen Oberst Paolo Angioi, jedoch behielt Roatta de facto die Leitung des Geheimdienstes, der in Zusammenarbeit mit OVRA Gegner des faschistischen Regimes verfolgte.

Der Fall Rosselli
Bis heute wird vermutet, dass Roatta und Angioi für die Ermordung der Gebrüder Nello und Carlo Rosselli mitverantwortlich waren. Die Leichen der Brüder und Antifaschisten wurden am 11. Juni 1937 in der Nähe des nordfranzösischen Ortes Bagnoles-de-l'Orne (Normandie) gefunden. Ihre Ermordung soll der faschistische Geheimdienst OVRA im Auftrag des SIM durchgeführt haben. Letztlich lag die politische Verantwortung jedoch bei Mussolini und Badoglio.

Zweiter Weltkrieg
Roatta wurde 1939 für wenige Monate italienischer Militärattaché in Berlin (vgl. Luigi Efisio Marras) und danach stellvertretender Chef des Heeresgeneralstabes. In dieser Funktion schrieb er am 27. Dezember 1939 in Zusammenarbeit mit Rüstungskommissar Carlo Favagrossa einen an seinen Vorgesetzten gerichteten Bericht über den ungenügenden Ausrüstungsstand des italienischen Heeres, der auch dem Generalstabschef der Streitkräfte Pietro Badoglio und dem Diktator Benito Mussolini vorgelegt wurde. Im März 1941 folgte Roatta Marschall Rodolfo Graziani auf dem Posten des Stabschefs des Heeres (bis Januar 1942, dann Vittorio Ambrosio). Ab 1942 führte er die 2. Armee in Slowenien und Kroatien, die 1941 von Istrien aus am Überfall auf Jugoslawien teilgenommen hatte.

Am 1. März 1942 erließ er mit dem Circular C3 ein Rundschreiben zur Unterdrückung der Widerstandsbewegung an seine höheren Offiziere. Zur Repression gegen die jugoslawische Untergrundbewegung wurde von der zweiten italienischen Armee daraufhin die gleiche Strategie der verbrannten Erde, der ethnischen Säuberungen, der Masseninternierung in italienischen Konzentrationslagern, der Geiselnahme, Geiselerschießung und der italienischen Kolonisation angewendet, wie sie zuvor vom italienischen Militär in Afrika praktiziert worden war. Dabei hatte das Oberkommando der zweiten Armee auch keine Einwände gegen die Evakuierung ganzer Regionen. Roatta weigerte sich dagegen, "Juden" an die Ustascha und die deutsche Wehrmacht auszuliefern. Stattdessen ließ er sie zum Schutz internieren, wodurch tausende Juden vor der Deportation bewahrt wurden.

1943 übernahm er den Befehl über die 6. Armee in Sizilien. In der zweiten Jahreshälfte leitete er nochmals den Heeresgeneralstab. In dieser Funktion gab er am 26. Juli 1943 einen Befehl, der fast 100 Antifaschisten das Leben kostete. Als ihm Anfang 1945 wegen der Ermordung der Gebrüder Roselli der Prozess gemacht wurde, konnte er dank der Unterstützung seines ehemaligen Mitarbeiters, des Carabinieri-Generals Taddeo Orlando und einiger anderer Komplizen des SIM erst in den Vatikan und dann nach Spanien fliehen, von wo er erst 1966 zurückkehrte.

Rezeption
Der italienische Historiker Brunello Mantelli (2000) hält zu Roatta fest, dieser sei "gleichzeitig Schlächter der Slowenen und Kroaten und Retter der dalmatischen Juden", wobei letzteres jedoch nicht aufgrund von humanitären Erwägungen, sondern aus politischem Kalkül erfolgt sei.

Literatur

 Amedeo Osti Guerrazzi: The Italian Army in Slovenia. Strategies of antipartisan repression 1941-1943. Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke 2013, ISBN 978-1-349-44807-4.

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Supergirl: Long May She Reign
By Tamara Brooks Monday, December 4th, 2017
The #DCTV Couch Club is a team of DC fans dedicated to exploring the shared universe of The CW's Supergirl, The Flash, Arrow and DC's Legends of Tomorrow. Look for new Couch Club posts here on DCComics.com after every new episode!
Following the epic four-series crossover with the mid-season finale feels like a difficult task, but Supergirl episode 309, "Reign," delivers.
One thing I've noticed this season is that it feels like a lot is happening every episode, in a good way. Certain storylines or character arcs that I'm accustomed to taking several weeks to resolve reach a turning point in half the time. This is great because it allows more space for other aspects to be explored. For example, Kara processing her grief over Mon-El's disappearance could've been dragged out much longer but then we wouldn't have as much time to watch her interact with Mon-El and his wife, Imra.
So, because so much big stuff happened and we won't get our next new episode until January 15, 2018 (*insert impatient groan*), I thought I'd share a list of thoughts inspired by the mid-season finale as well as a few predictions for down the road organized in three handy, dandy sections!
The Danvers Holiday Gatherings are one of my favorite seasonal features. It's one of the few times you get to see everyone (or almost everyone) interacting in a relaxed atmosphere, which usually leads to small moments that build characters even more.
This year's gathering gave one of my favorite character building moments: J'onn J'onzz loves Hall & Oates' version of "Jingle Bell Rock." Like, he plays it on repeat. And I'm delighted. We also got to see J'onn's father, M'yrnn, discover the joy of hot chocolate. Protect Papa J'onzz at all costs. I was kind of wishing either J'onn or M'yrnn would be in a holiday sweater for a nice Justice League Unlimited "Comfort and Joy" callback.
I'm a fan of Lena Luthor and James Olsen being together, both as friends and romantically. Mehcad Brooks and Katie McGrath have great chemistry and Superman's Best Pal being with a Luthor could provide some very interesting arcs in the future. Also, James had two of my favorite lines of the episode, both from Lena and James' conversation with Morgan Edge: "You have feelings?" and "Bah humbug."
Back in the first episode of the season, they had Alex interacting with Samantha and Ruby, Ruby in particular. With wanting children being the breaking point in Maggie and Alex's relationship, I wonder if Alex and Samantha may be a pairing we see in the future? Or perhaps Alex will become a mentor for Ruby (who seems to need it, if for no other reason for her to stop making life-risking decisions on a whim...or at least get better trained/prepared)?
I mentioned this briefly above, but I'm glad that Kara's difficulty dealing with Mon-El and Imra is very believable and not too overwrought. And it's a great kind of complicated—how exactly do you deal with your ex's perfectly lovely new spouse who is part of a galactic team of heroes that base their good deeds on you? It's weird, man.
I made a note while watching that read, "LADY FRIENDSHIPS." I actually wrote it in all-caps. Seeing all these women interact and become close and talk about their lives, particularly in a superhero show, is not a thing we get as often as we should. I'm very happy Season 3 hasn't shied away from these interactions.
The Cliffhanger
After the very well done subversion of a Hero's Journey we saw with Samantha pre-crossover, Reign finally emerged. I was slightly surprised she started wreaking havoc so soon, but giving us a three-part prophecy means we'll have plenty of time to really explore this whole situation from both Samantha and Kara's sides. And, in my opinion, that's exactly the way it should be handled. There are so many great story opportunities here, I'm happy there will be time to see some of them.
Reign's very public victory over Supergirl automatically sets Kara up to further question how she approaches hero-ing. She already almost gave up her civilian identity and now this is a challenge to her identity as Supergirl. Being in intensive care will likely also further complicate the situation with Mon-El and Imra.
As Ruby approaches Samantha on Christmas, was Reign in control and posing an imminent threat to Ruby? Or is this perhaps a nightmare Samantha's having? Hmmm…
Supergirl has been pretty great about foreshadowing and actually paying off those tasty Easter eggs (which I hear we call #DCTV Secrets in the Couch Club). The Legion ring from Season 1 and Mon-El's introduction last year has finally payed off in the very open existence of the Legion of Super-Heroes. We've already met Imra (aka Saturn Girl) so who are the two other as-yet-unrevealed Legionnaires? The smart bet would be on Lighting Lad and Cosmic Boy as they, in comics, round out what is essentially the Legion's Trinity. I'd love to see Dawnstar or Triad (aka Triplicate Girl), but they're definitely less likely options. The only Legionnaire that I'd guess isn't there is Brainiac 5 since they could just wake him up to fix their ship.
Also, does this mean Supergirl will visit the 30th Century sometime in the future? It's happened many times before in other media (see quite a few comic arcs and the Justice League Unlimited episode "Far From Home"). I'd wager it's far less likely a question of if and more of when. Maybe Season 4?
Ruby was given a Supergirl symbol necklace as a Christmas gift, plus Samantha reassured Ruby that she was her heart before taking her journey and becoming Reign. I'd wager both will be key to saving, defeating and/or redeeming Reign before all is said and done.
Morgan Edge is definitely a jerk but is he involved with the criminal organization known as Intergang here, as he is in other portrayals? And does that mean he's connected to Darkseid, and thus perhaps we'd get to see the Furies and hopefully Big Barda on the show? I mean, it's the season of wishing, right? Here's hoping!
Finally: Can we get Lucy Lane back please? Nothing happened on the episode that was expressly related to her but...you know...I miss her.
So, these are my somewhat scattered but enthusiastic thoughts. What did you think? Highlights? Lowlights? Predictions? Let us know below!
Tamara Brooks covers Supergirl as a part of the #DCTV Couch Club. Look for Tamara on Twitter at @MisfitsTamara. Supergirl airs Mondays at 8 p.m. (7 p.m. CST) on The CW.
#DCTV Couch Club: More on Supergirl Season 3
Supergirl: Reign's End
Supergirl: The End Is Nigh
Supergirl: The Other Shoe
Supergirl: A Calm Before the Storm
Supergirl: Identity Crisis
Supergirl: Broken Bonds
Supergirl: Trust Issues
Supergirl: And Then There Were Three
Supergirl: The Son Becomes the Father...
Supergirl: Who Was Lost is Now Found
Supergirl: 2 Worldkillers, 2 Furious
Supergirl: Everyone on Edge
Supergirl: Redemptions and Realizations
Supergirl: Enter the Legion
Supergirl/Arrow: The Dark Side of Heroism
Supergirl: Comings and Goings
Supergirl: That Weird Guy, Kenny
Supergirl: Edge You Out
Supergirl: The Cult of Supergirl
Supergirl: Bridges to Burn
Supergirl: Don't Panic!
Supergirl: Kara Danvers and the Art of the Identity Crisis
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Alabama tornadoes: Crews prep Tuscaloosa airport for President Obama visit
Updated: Jan. 14, 2019, 3:18 p.m. | Published: Apr. 29, 2011, 11:20 a.m.
By Charles J. Dean
A Secret Service worker makes last minute preparations as the Tuscaloosa Regional Airport awaits a post-tornado visit from President Barack Obama on Thursday, April 29, 2011. (The Birmingham News/Joe Songer)
TUSCALOOSA, Alabama -- When President Barack Obama and first Lady Michelle Obama land in this tornado ravaged town about 9:45 a.m. today, the Tuscaloosa Regional Airport will be primed and ready.
Workers under clear blue skies this morning were assiduously working the runway about 8 a.m. using weed trimmers, blower packs and trash bags to polish the runway for Air Force One and its passengers.
Also at the airport were at least a half-dozen large news broadcast trucks and more than a dozen Alabama State Troopers. That crowd was expected to grow rapidly over the next hour.
When they arrive, the Obamas are expected to meet Gov. Robert Bentley and then tour storm damaged areas. They are also expected to meet with families affected by the storms.
The president on Thursday, one day after deadly storms swept the state killing more than 200 people declared a major disaster in Alabama and ordered federal aid to assist with recovery efforts. The counties named in the declaration are Cullman, DeKalb, Franklin, Jefferson, Lawrence, Marshall, Tuscaloosa and Walker.
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The cross or soft anomalous dimension matrix describes the renormalization of Wilson loops with a self-intersection and is an important object in the study of infrared divergences of scattering amplitudes. I will discuss it for the case of the Maldacena--Wilson loop in N=4 supersymmetric Yang--Mills theory, considering both the strong-coupling description in terms of minimal surfaces in AdS5 as well as the weak-coupling side up to the two-loop level. In either case, the coefficients of the cross anomalous dimension matrix can be expressed in terms of the cusp anomalous dimension. The strong-coupling description displays a Gross--Ooguri phase transition and I will argue that the cross anomalous dimension is an interesting object to study in an integrability-based approach.


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Podcast 531: PBDY
Eclectic cinematic beats from one of Brainfeeder's finest.
PBDY is the alias of Paul Preston, an LA-based DJ, producer, and founder of TAR, a rising label and artist collective including names like DJ Earl, Kai Whiston, Jimi Nxir, and Deantoni Parks. Discovering a love for music in his early years in Phoenix, Preston began his first musical experiments after purchasing an MPC and some turntables, and no sooner was he DJing around town as much as possible. "I was all over Phoenix doing that shit," he explains, laughing, in a previous interview. The next step was a move to Los Angeles, inspired by Flying Lotus, who, too, was just starting his career, and suggested via Myspace that Preston take the jump. By July 2011, Preston was settled on the West Coast, keen to immerse himself in LA's beat scene "I had no-one out here, but it felt like home right away," he recalls.
Fast forward 12 months and production began to take hold—as Preston looked to compile some special material for his DJ sets. Together with Jeremiah Jae, Preston began blending his own "weird hip-hop beats" with Jeremiah's raps, the results of which have arrived via various mixtapes and a 2016 album on Flying Lotus' Brainfeeder under the alias JP Moregun. He returned to the label earlier this year with a DJ set of the Brainfeeder 2017 ∞ 2018 which features a collection of Brainfeeder tracks and rarities as well as a glimpse of what's to come in 2018. Preston's solo material remains a work in progress—although it has surfaced only to be deleted soon thereafter. He is now working on his debut solo record. As a DJ, he's supported both Thundercat and Flying Lotus on world tours.
PBDY's submission for the XLR8R podcast series plays out like a soundtrack to a futuristic film, weaving together a 60-minute narrative that flows through hyperactive, bass-heavy beats, smooth house, and film score ambience with understated style.
How was 2017 for you?
My 2017 was absolutely amazing. It was bar none the best year of my life. I managed to do three tours throughout the year. A European run with Jeremiah Jae as JP Moregun, then back to back tours with Thundercat and Flying Lotus. It really felt like a year that I found myself in the real world and also musically. Shit was intense in the best way imaginable. Also released a very close to me EP called Blender with UK vocalist Buchanan and moved my monthly radio show The Monolith to NTS Radio.
What have you been up to recently?
Recently, I've been keeping insanely busy. Since tour(s) ended in November I've been a pure hermit just in complete creation mode. Right now, I'm just making a ton of music, starting to shoot some of my short films I've been working on and writing for the past years and compiling/curating a book I'm putting together with loads of friends and family involved. Also watching mad amounts of animé and playing Dragonball Fighter Z, of course.
Where does the name PBDY come from?
The name PBDY (pronounced "Peabody") was a really simple name idea. I just came to a place when I was younger that I needed to go by something I guess (people asking how to look me up). It's a reference from Peabody & Sherman which is from the old adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle.
Talk to me about the early years in Los Angeles, after your move. How did you get involved with Brainfeeder?
So I've been living in Los Angeles about seven years now. I became involved with Brainfeeder after Flylo and I bonded during the Myspace days, hahaha! When I was still living in Phoenix we started chatting about music, video games, and mostly film. It became only natural that I moved to LA and become more included in the squad. Once I moved here, I began playing locally and gathering some respect in the already deep scene. I played Low End Theory a bunch, Boiler Room a few times, as well as a handful of Brainfeeder showcases which included SXSW, Coachella, Tokyo, other Brainfeeder parties all over. I sorta became the Brainfeeder DJ. I'm honored to be considered that. That's the type of stuff I always dreamed of in Phoenix.
You've released solo material but deleted it quickly afterwards. Can we expect PBDY solo productions anytime soon?
Ha! Yes, for those of you lucky enough to hear some of those sounds before I deleted, I appreciate your ears! For the longest time I just was like super anxious about releasing my own music, never thought it was good enough or finished etc…but now I've never been more excited to share what I'm working on. Happy to say there will be a solo PBDY record/mixtape this year, finally. Blessed to be putting something together for Brainfeeder.
You've toured with Thundercat and Flying Lotus. What's it been like?
Touring with the boys was fucking amazing! Life changing times for me. I did the US Thundercat fall tour back to back with the Flying Lotus fall tour. I think I ended up playing like 50 shows in two months or so. Rolling with those guys is the best. It's like travelling with your best friends. We just play mad video games, throw down as hard as possible every night at the show and give as much to the crowd as possible. I think I bruise my ribs every time I tour with them from just laughing nonstop (or stage diving). I truly am blessed to roll with those guys. Thankful as fuck.
Talk to me about the focus of TAR. When did it start and what do you look for in the artists and sounds you push?
TAR began about five years ago. It started as just a idea for a magazine that would include music but I got way more into collecting the music than the art. I really just love having a home for artists of all sorts and being able to help and encourage/inspire some of the younger breed that are just honing in on their skills. I look for artists who sound like something I've never heard or sound like something more people need to hear. A lot of people are pushing so many boundaries right now and I love to help break those walls down with them.
What's coming up on the release front?
Got LOADS of stuff upcoming on TAR this year. Pretty much stacked up until fall already. New releases from BEAN, Nick León, Norfik, MICHELANGEL0 & Cralias to just name a handful. Also, a few compilations scattered throughout the year as well.
When and where was the mix recorded?
This mix was recorded in my humble little bedroom studio with the door open to the LA view. It was made in two one-take parts in the span of two days.
On what equipment did you record the mix?
I recorded this mix with my MPD26 in Ableton Live (no warping included) on some M-Audio speakers.
Was there a particular idea you were looking to convey?
As with all my mixes, I love to tell stories. I try to make my mixes feel cinematic and big. I want each little section to sound like scenes from a film. I also truly love taking the listener from point A to point B. The journey aspect is huge to me. It's very important to spark emotion upon the listener. Put them in situational thoughts of sound to evoke their own journeys.
How did you choose the tracks you included?
Some of these tracks I picked may sound familiar for those who have seen me on tour recently with Flylo/Thundercat, as I specifically selected some tracks I was rinsing on tour for people who couldn't be there. I also just picked a bunch of music I've been currently listening and jamming to, some new/upcoming TAR tracks, Brainfeeder fam, and a bunch of movie scores.
What's in store for 2018?
2018 will be the year I put out the most content to date. I feel truly excited about this year and showing everyone what I've been too shy to so show off so far. I plan on touring more this year, putting out new music, finishing my first film, and dropping the book i'm curating called "PLEASE HELP ME!" Thankful to have new ears and eyes to spoil.
01. Mac Qualye "2.0_5-infiniteloop0finsanity.vox"
02. Clark "Catastrophe Anthem"
03. DJ Animebby "Aaliyah"
04. DJ Tre "Gettin' Happy!"
05. Nick León "Obsidian"
06. DJ Mastercard "Dream On"
07. Eat Paint "Sound A"
08. DJ Party God "She's The Best"
09. Tzusing "Shame"
10. TEENANGEL "MALADEZA FT. JLZ"
11. DJ Mabooku "Future"
12. DJ Lycox "Dor Do Koto"
13. DJ Doraemon "Woodblock"
14. Bubas Produçoes "Relaxado"
15. Grasps_ "CLIQUES"
16. Dominowe "Club Killer"
17. Malcom "Phthalo Blue II"
18. Hans Zimmer & Benjamin Wallfisch "That's Why We Believe"
19. BEAN "Forever"
20. DJ Windows XP "Maybe It Was Me"
21. Holodec "Smobbin"
22. LSDXOXO "DEATH GRIP (FT. BBYMUTHA)"
23. quest?onmarc "Subliminal Shade"
24. Ross From Friends "Would You Still Be Here"
25. WWWINGS "EXODUS (Ft. Jeremiah Jae)"
26. Adam Taylor "Chased"
27. Kai Whiston "TAKE YA BREATHE"
28. Little Snake "If u don't knoh"
29. S280F & Echavox "nlt"
30. Sega Bodega "Requiem (Ft. Shygirl)"
31. Young Sizzle "Keepin' It Real"
32. Gunna "Car Sick (Ft. NAV)
33. Ryuichi Sakamoto "Discovering River"
34. Ryuichi Sakamoto & Alva Noto "Carrying Glass"
35. Mike Levy (Gesaffelstein) "Something Has Changed"
36. oklou & Casey MQ "LURK"
37. Thundercat "DUI"
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