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Astronomie - Sind Schwarze Löcher von Wänden aus Feuer umgeben?
Raumfahrt -Weltraumforschung öffnet ethisches Dilemma
Astronomie - Feuerkugel am Samstag über Süddeutschland und Österreich
Astronomie - Aufbau von weltweit größten Amateur-Teleskop in Utah.
Raumfahrt - Cassini erhält neue Bilder von Titan´s Land der Seen
Astronomie - Die entfernteste Galaxie entdeckt: Galaxy von Epoche 700.000.000 Jahre nach dem Big Bang gesehen.
Astronomie - Bergung des Tscheljabinsk-Meteoriten
Raumfahrt - SpaceX (VTVL) Grasshopper erreicht 2.440 Fuß (744 m) Höhe
Planet Erde - Kleine Drohnen erstellen neue, sehr detaillierte Kartierung von Matterhorn
Astronomie - Ausbruch des Kometen C/2012 X1(LINEAR)
Raumfahrt - Cygnus Cargo Vehicle an ISS
Raumfahrt - Touristen-Ballonfahrten zum Rande des Weltraum
UFO-Forschung - UFO´s im Alltag
UFO-Forschung - CENAP-Report´s im AFU-Archiv in Schweden
Astronomie - Orioniden im Anflug - Schöne Aufnahmen von NASA's All Sky Fireball Network vom Wochenende
Dienstag, 22. Oktober 2013 - 21:46 Uhr
A rendering of the pressurized gondola for up to 8 passengers. World View Enterprises
Space tourism may not be rocket science after all.
An Arizona company wants to develop high-altitude balloons to send thrill seekers to the edge of Earth's atmosphere. The trips would cost less than other proposed space jaunts, but passengers wouldn't experience the same intensity of weightlessness.
Closely held Paragon Space Development Corp. of Tucson, Ariz., intends to build a helium-filled balloon, with a diameter as long as a football field, able to transport up to eight passengers to an altitude of about 100,000 feet. The aerospace contractor joins a handful of other companies that are trying to develop ways for people without extensive astronaut training to reach or at least get close to outer space.
With a projected ticket price of $75,000, the goal is "bringing space to the masses as much as we can," said Taber MacCallum, Paragon's chief executive and co-founder. Revenue flights won't commence until 2016 at the earliest, while testing or regulatory complications could push that deadline out further.
A helium-filled balloon, with a diameter as long as a football field, would travel to about 100,000 feet. World View Enterprises
Protected by a high-tech, pressurized gondola-featuring large windows and life-support systems designed to withstand the extreme temperatures and blood-boiling conditions of a near-vacuum—ticket holders wouldn't soar as high as with other projects but still would get a panoramic view of the globe without having to wear space suits or don oxygen masks.
For up to six hours, according to Paragon's submission for federal approval, passengers would be able to sit, stand and move around at their leisure and savor views of "a curved Earth with its thin blue atmosphere against the blackness of space." The vehicles would launch from Spaceport America in southern New Mexico, one of eight federally licensed launch sites.
The biggest challenges involve ensuring structural reliability of the huge balloon, made of high-performance polyethylene film, and testing the capsule's flight controls. World View Enterprises, a company partly owned by Paragon and other investors, including Philippe Bourguignon, former president of Euro Disney, will operate the flights.
Paragon, which supplies hardware for the International Space Station and other space programs, aims to meld largely existing technology "to really help broaden the market," said Jane Poynter, the company's chairwoman and co-founder.
Tourism projects aren't tied to federally financed civilian or military programs, and they typically target well-heeled space aficionados eager to briefly experience weightlessness without the hazards of going into orbit or remaining weightless for extended periods.
World View's balloon-based approach won't be marketed primarily as a way to experience weightlessness, but will rather emphasize sights like the Earth's curvature.
Frequent tourist flights able to carry scientific experiments, or launch small satellites, could help spread expenses and "provide economies of scale to get to space at lower cost," said Howard McCurdy, a government policy expert at American University. "Space tourism is part of the puzzle to develop a real commercial industry."
Some studies project overall space tourism revenues topping $1.5 billion by the middle of the next decade. At least six other ventures are under development, including some offering potential trips to the space station, a planned private orbiting hotel and perhaps the moon.
Space Exploration Technologies Corp., the Southern California company founded by former Internet entrepreneur Elon Musk, leads the field in transporting cargo to low-earth orbit and snaring government and commercial satellite-launch contracts.
But various other projects and steady progress by additional companies "point to formation of a viable industry, not just the exploits of a single high-flyer from Silicon Valley," according to Jim Muncy, an industry consultant and former House staffer.
While airborne, World View's customers would be shielded from radiation and micro-meteoroids by a roughly four-ton capsule.
During the approximately 30-minute return, the craft's two pilots would disconnect it from the balloon and then use an overhead parafoil, much like the adjustable curved wing of a paraglider, to control the descent and touch down on skids at a pre-arranged landing spot.
Eventually, Ms. Poynter expects flights to carry only a single pilot, with backup provided by ground personnel.
Purists contend that by floating about 18 miles high—an altitude reached by a few military jets and research balloons—World View technically still would remain in the atmosphere.
In a September letter approving Paragon's concept, the Federal Aviation Administration pointedly steered clear of what it called "the more difficult question" of whether the project's proposed operating envelope "constitutes outer space."
By contrast, Virgin Galactic, the space tourism project headed by British billionaire Sir Richard Branson, anticipates using a combination of a carrier-plane and a rocket to blast passengers 60 miles high— and provide intense minutes of weightlessness—during shorter rides.
Virgin Galactic, which is already accepting reservations for $250,000 tickets, is shooting for the first passenger flight, slated to carry its chairman and other members of the Branson family, sometime next year.
Congress has instructed the FAA to oversee flights of space tourists, but the agency is supposed to establish only bare-bones safety standards and then require the companies to inform passengers about the full extent of the risks they face. In the case of World View, project officials spent months trying to persuade the FAA to apply commercial-space rules rather than the tougher safety requirements that exist for traditional balloon rides.
To some extent, the industry's growth will be influenced by how the FAA and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration ultimately divvy up regulatory responsibility for privately built and operated spacecraft. Some companies already are maneuvering to have the FAA's commercial-space office assert primary authority over certain projects, because in many instances NASA's long-established safety rules for manned flight are more stringent.
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Bentley 'Be Extraordinary' tour kicks off in Melbourne, introduces financing options
Paul Maric
Senior Road Tester
Bentley has kicked off its Be Extraordinary tour in Melbourne, with the brand showcasing four models and a new, more affordable way of entering the Bentley brand.
With plans to expand the tour to include Brisbane, Bathurst, Sydney and Perth, the tour kicked off this week on the banks of the Yarra in Melbourne.
Located just outside Crown Casino, the Bentley marquee includes material samples and showcases iconic parts of Bentley's history.
The Be Extraordinary tour has also been designed to launch Bentley's new financial services, which make the Continental GT V8 and Flying Spur V8 more accessible to prospective buyers.
Both models now feature an attractive $399,000 drive away price, which can be packaged as part of a financial services product over 60 months, that comes out to $3999 per month.
"We had a look at the content and options that would be fitted to a standard GT V8 as an entry-level model to the brand. There has always been a misconception that Bentleys have been a million-dollar car and inaccessible to people. That's a problem we've been looking to overcome in Australia," said David Jackson, Bentley's regional manager for the Asia Pacific region.
"We've introduced the '399 GT V8', which has the options a customer would want — like the 21-inch alloys and sports exhaust - but you still come in with all taxes paid. That's 399 on road. What we're looking to do beyond this is expand the financial services to make the whole range accessible."
Bentley has four vehicles on display at the Melbourne roadshow, including the Bentayga and Continental GT V8 Convertible, along with two examples of the $399,000 product in the Continental GT V8 and Flying Spur.
"There are a lot of people in different industries in Australia that are booming right now. Australia is a developing market and something like Bentley Financial Services then becomes an option for them. The point of this roadshow is to bring the Bentley brand to life for people," Jackson said.
"People often don't know about the Bentley brand and as part of this roadshow we have 21 extraordinary stories here. The point is to explain 21 things you may have never known about Bentley. Such as...James Bond in the Ian Fleming novels never drove an Aston Martin, he drove a Bentley."
The Melbourne marquee and display will be around until Sunday 27 November, and operates from 11AM to 8PM each day. Residents of Sydney, Brisbane, Bathurst and Perth will also get to experience the roadshow later this year and next year.
"We are going to move this on to Sydney before the end of this year. It will stay there until Bathurst, and after Bathurst we will head to Brisbane, and the Grand Prix next year. Perth will then get it around April next year [2017]," Jackson said.
If you do get down to the display in Melbourne, ask to see the Linley Hamper by Mulliner in the rear of the Bentayga. This incredible picnic package includes a chilled champagne cooler with four crystal flutes.
There's also storage room for a rug and a full cutlery set. And, at a reasonable $57,808, it seems like a no brainer option for your new Bentley Bentayga SUV.
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I Don't Get It Musings of a 60+ year old conservative woman on political, social and cultural life in America
ADVICE FROM BABA WAWA? I DON'T THINK SO
- November 29, 2012 in Barbara Walters, morality, society, The View -
Anyone who's read my articles knows that I'd rather stick knitting needles in my ears than watch an entire episode of "The View." The idea of watching a bunch of cackling women sitting around a table spewing their mostly idiotic views is more than I can take. If I watch a segment every few months, it's because it provides me fodder for my articles.
A recent discussion with guest, Matt Dowd, is one such segment. "He spent his time lecturing the Republican Party, repeating an assertion that the GOP represents "Mad Men" and not "Modern Family" America. In response, Barbara Walters, chimed in that [the Republicans] were "behind in their social views."
First of all, I have absolutely no use for Barbara Walters. I've never understood why this woman has a job. I don't care what glass ceilings she broke through or whether she was the first of anything. I can't stand the woman. Her appearances on The O'Reilly Factor are almost unwatchable except to confirm my belief of her insincerity. Every pore in her body reeks of phoniness and superiority. My take on her interaction with Bill O'Reilly is that she sees him as a Neanderthal.
The only good thing I have to say about Miss Walters is that she was the inspiration for Gilda Radner's hysterically funny Baba Wawa impersonation on Saturday Night Live decades ago.
So, when I hear her talk about Republicans and her reference to "their platform" being "behind in their social views" (specifically referring to comments made by two candidates about rape), I channel Jeff Dunham's ventriloquist dummy, Walter, and say, "shut the hell up."
I'm going to take social and moral direction from Miss Walters? A woman who admits to her scandalous affair with a married Senator – Edward Brooke – back in the 1970s. At the time, she was already twice-divorced and a "rising star" (God knows why) in television news and co-host of the "Today" show. (My husband says she may have skills which cannot be described here.)
She ended the affair not because of the immoral aspect of it, but, according to what I read, because she wondered if they could ever be married and whether such a liaison would destroy her career.
So, this woman who chooses to have an affair with a married man is going to tell me, a conservative Republican woman, what my "social views" should be? I don't think so.
Would she expect me to adopt the liberal view that a baby is just a blob of cells that can be killed when it's inconvenient? I don't think so.
Would she expect me to adopt the liberal view concerning global warming junk science so that the government can spend billions more of my tax dollars on green energy fiascos? I don't think so.
Would she expect me to adopt the liberal view concerning homosexuals getting married? I don't think so.
Would she expect me to adopt the liberal view regarding the legalization of marijuana because somehow they think millions of dollars will flow into the government coffers? I don't think so.
Miss Walters can have whatever "social views" she wants and she can believe all she wants that I'm behind the times. Clearly evident from the recent elections, there are enough people who follow her "social views" of how America should be. I just won't be one of them.
I don't get it, but if you do, God bless you.
Tags: Barbara Walters, Matt Dowd, morality, social views, The View


The controversial Republican candidate will find it difficult to leverage his pro-Israel positions to gain Jewish votes.
THE DONALD Trump phenomenon is challenging both Israel and American Jewry.
Trump, who continues to lead the Republican list of presidential hopefuls and can no longer be dismissed as a bizarre candidate, has consistently and strongly supported Israeli positions on many critical issues, including the Iran nuclear deal and Israeli- Palestinian relations. He has also criticized US President Barack Obama for his attitudes toward Israel and warmly praised Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. On the other hand, he has proposed policies and made statements that no Jew can in good conscience accept or identify with.
Trump has often used pro-Israel rhetoric.
He called Israel America's best and most reliable friend, and argued that it should be viewed as the cornerstone of US policy in the Middle East. He has accused Obama and US Secretary of State John Kerry of "selling Israel out," and said that the US should do everything possible to protect and defend it. "They've always been there for us and we should be there for them," he declared.
Trump highlights the facts that he served as grand marshal for the Israel parade in New York in 2004 and that he has received many awards from American Jewish organizations for his support of Israel. Last February, on receiving such an award from the Algemeiner, a Jewish news organization, he said, "We love Israel. We will fight for Israel 100 percent, 1,000 percent. It will be there forever." On June 16, when he declared his candidacy, Trump vehemently attacked the Iran nuclear deal calling it "a disaster" that could threaten Israel's survival.
In the background, there was also a close personal connection between Trump and Netanyahu. Before the 2013 Israeli election, Trump recorded a 30-second video message endorsing the Likud leader. "You truly have a great prime minister in Benjamin Netanyahu. He's a winner, he's highly respected, he's highly thought of by all. Vote for Benjamin – terrific guy, terrific leader, great for Israel," he enthused.
On the other hand, Trump's statements on prisoners of war, Jewish campaign contributions, immigration and entry to the US have touched on a very raw Jewish nerve.
In Israel the nation as a whole cares about its POWs and the government invests huge resources in attempts to release them. The protracted and ultimately successful effort to free Gilad Schalit, a soldier who was captured and held hostage for five years by Hamas in Gaza, well illustrates this ethos.
On December 3, Trump told members of the Republican Jewish Coalition that he suspects many members won't back him because he is rich and doesn't want their contributions.
Trump may have thought he was making a joke, but the Israeli media saw his comments as reinforcing anti-Semitic stereotyping of Jews as rich people who "control the world" and can "buy" elections with their money.
Jews, who have suffered from closed immigration gates and been saved by open ones, find these statements appalling. Mass Jewish immigration from Russia and Eastern Europe to the US, Palestine and other countries, especially from the beginning of the 20th century, saved Jews from pogroms, persecution and oppression. Mass Jewish immigration from the Arab countries to Israel after the 1948 War of Independence saved them from a similar fate. On the other hand, before, during and immediately after the Second World War, Jews trying to flee Nazi Germany or occupied Europe were refused entry to many countries, including the US.
Millions perished. Therefore, Jews cannot but protest a wholesale, religion-based ban on entry to the US. Indeed, many Jewish organizations in the US, as well as political and religious groups in Israel, overwhelmingly rejected Trump's call for a ban on the entry of Muslims to the US.
TRUMP HAD intended to visit Israel and meet Netanyahu on December 28. The parties had agreed on the itinerary two weeks before Trump's Muslim ban statement. Thirty- seven Knesset members, all but two from the opposition, strongly criticized Trump's proposed blanket ban on Muslim entry and urged Netanyahu to cancel their meeting in protest. Netanyahu rejected this demand but issued a critical statement of his own: "The State of Israel respects all religions and strictly guarantees the rights of all its citizens. At the same time, Israel is fighting against militant Islam that targets Muslims, Christians and Jews alike and threatens the entire world." His office went on to explain his policy on meeting presidential candidates.
Trump had hoped his visit to Israel on the eve of the Republican primaries would bolster his lead in the race. He wanted to project interest and knowledge in national security and foreign affairs, especially in the Middle East, the No. 1 source of violence, terrorism and instability in the world. He also wanted to garner legitimacy for his controversial positions on the region, and to contrast his support for Israel with what he called the Obama administration's abandonment of the Jewish state. The strategy made sense, but the injudicious Muslim ban statement undermined any chance of successfully implementing it. Had Trump stuck to his plan, the protests and demonstrations in its wake would almost certainly have rendered it counterproductive.
Trump has certainly been exploiting the weaknesses and confusion in Obama's handling of Israel, Islamic extremism and terrorism.
The president's blaming only Israel for the impasse in Israeli-Palestinian negotiations has only strengthened Palestinian recalcitrance. The delay in defining the San Bernardino massacre as terrorism, Obama's refusal to use the term "Islamic terrorism" and his pathetic attempts to characterize the Islamic State organization as non-Muslim reveal an acute denial of both American and Middle Eastern realities.
Indeed, American Jews have been disappointed by Obama. In the 2008 elections, they voted for him by a ratio of 78 percent to 22 percent; in 2012, this had dropped to 69 percent to 30 percent. Gallup's surveys show that in 2008, 71 percent of American Jews identified themselves as Democrats or leaning to the Democratic Party, while 22 percent identified themselves as Republicans or leaning to the Republican party. In 2014, this ratio dropped to 61 percent to 29 percent.
Over the past decade, Republicans have generally been more supportive of Israel than Democrats. The trend began around 2000, almost 10 years before Netanyahu was reelected prime minister. Nevertheless, none of this is likely to help Trump. Most American Jews will still vote for the Democratic nominee. If Trump is selected as the Republican candidate, even more American Jews are likely to vote for his opponent.
After Obama, Netanyahu would have liked to see a Republican in the White House. Nevertheless, despite his strong pro-Israel stance, given his character and controversial positions, Donald Trump may not be the best choice to repair American- Israeli relations in the post-Obama era.
Prof. Eytan Gilboa is director of the Center for International Communication and a senior research associate at the BESA Center for Strategic Studies at Bar-Ilan University.


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Aggregate Industries US To Provide Environmental Assurance Of Its Ready-Mix Concrete Products
Company founding member of the National Ready-Mix Concrete Association's Environmental Product Declarations program
Aggregate Industries US
BEDFORD, Mass., Oct. 24, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Aggregate Industries US (AIUS) joined 70 companies and 2,300 concrete plants in the ready-mix concrete industry to participate in the National Ready-Mix Concrete Association's (NRMCA) industry-wide Environmental Product Declaration (EPD). This third-party verified report, developed using the Life Cycle Assessment process, provides quality assured and comparable information regarding the environmental performance of concrete.
The industry-wide EPD was developed in strict accordance with ISO 14025 and other standards referenced in the Product Category Rule for concrete. AIUS provided material and process data to the Life Cycle Assessment consultant in order to conduct a full life cycle assessment on Ready Mixed Concrete and report results in the EPD. As is required by the international standard, a third party expert reviewed and verified all components of the report.
"At AIUS, we welcome the chance to show how environmentally responsible and sustainable our products are. The EPD is essentially a 'nutrition label' for the concrete industry," said Filiberto Ruiz, president and chief executive officer of Aggregate Industries US. "It's going to help us, as a company, be more transparent about what goes into the product, and ultimately will allow our clients to more easily build projects that are LEED v4 compliant."
In order to gain LEED v4 credit, a project is required to use at least 20 products that have EPDs. Because concrete is defined by each unique mix design, its uses provide dozens of products from foundations, floors and columns to curbs, parking lots and beams.
The industry-wide EPD takes into consideration environmental impacts including global warming potential, ozone depletion potential, acidification potential, eutrophication potential and photo chemical ozone creation/smog potential. It will also include other impacts such as depletion of non-renewable energy resources, water consumption and waste. It will be applicable to concrete with compressive strength ranging from 2,500 psi through 8,000 psi, with a wide range of product formulations for each strength class.
"Aggregate Industries and other NRMCA members that have participated in the collection of data are to be recognized and applauded for participating in the development of the industry-wide EPD or their own specific EPD aimed at identifying the ways to reduce the environmental impact in the manufacturing of concrete. In this way these companies are helping to meet the challenge put forth in LEED certification and in Architecture 2030," said Robert Garbini, president of NRMCA.
In addition to the industry-wide EPD, NRMCA also published industry baselines (averages) for environmental impacts of concrete. These averages will allow AIUS to compare the environmental impacts of its ready-mix concrete to the industry average and further gain LEED v4 credits.
About Aggregate Industries US
Aggregate Industries US, a Holcim Group Company, is a leading provider of aggregate and construction materials to markets in 16 states and more than 300 cities.
Robin L. DeCarlo
VP, Corporate Communications
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SOURCE Aggregate Industries US
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Monthly Update – May's Extra Income and Spending!
I didn't earn anything from IRazoo, Ebates, or Swagbucks, this month. I am half-way to a gift certificate with Irazoo, but I haven't used them in a while. I have a balance at Ebates that I am saving so I can do something "big" with it. The only reason I didn't get anything from Swagbucks this month is because I didn't bother redeeming any prizes since I was away. I will have a big month with them for June!
This month (through May 16th) I bought $98.22 in groceries/household items for $24.44. That is a savings of 75%!!! I did not have grocery savings stats after the 16th since I was out of town almost all of that time.
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The Martha's Vineyard Commission released a summer status report this week on the Island's wind power planning efforts. Find the report at mvtimes.com.
The MVC produced a preliminary summary of information in January that covered some of the pros and cons of a wide range of wind energy topics, including the impact of wind turbines in terms of noise, scenic and cultural impacts, and recreational activities.
The MVC invited representatives from the six Island towns, Gosnold, and other organizations to appoint representatives to a work group that met for the first time in March to start developing a wind energy plan for Dukes County.
Since then, the work group has been looking at several issues in more detail. The group currently is working on a series of maps to identify local areas with special resources and scenic resources that would be most impacted by wind turbines.
Throughout the summer and fall, the work group will conduct sessions on specific topics such as noise and birds, as well as a public form, according to the status report.
. Should we be less restrictive of turbines owned by towns or a community cooperative than we are for commercial projects?
Information about the wind planning effort and discussion boards may be found on the MVC's website, www.islandplan.org. Upcoming meetings will be announced on the website and on notices posted in town halls.


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Crystal Palace Station
We were commissioned as part of a technical advisory role to the East London Line Project to develop the Crystal Palace Station enhancement works.
The Grade II listed building is highlighted as the 'Jewel in the East London Line'. It makes a significant contribution to English Heritage's vision for the Grade II listed Crystal Palace Park adjacent to it.
The refurbishment of the existing building and forecourt areas restores the setting of the station.
Carrying out various studies we developed a clear architectural strategy to cater for the integration of all known future developments to the station. Following a conservation study of the existing station building, we were able to transform the station into a transport hub without jeopardising its heritage character or its ability to remain economically sustainable and effective as a railway station for the future.
A new canopy spans the full width of the existing brick enclosing walls at platform level. Station facilities were modernised to provide a new ticket concourse and step-free access to all operational platforms in line with 21st Century rail industry standards.
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Big Hero 6 is Getting a Spinoff Show
Tom Foster 1 year ago
This could be interesting, but so far there's no sign of Hiro or anyone else other than Aunt Cass, who was originally voiced by Maya Rudolph. Instead, we get to see Baymax interacting with an elderly lady, Aunt Cass, and even the customers as he attempts to play the part of a barista. However it might go, the Baymax series will be headed to Disney+ in the summer of 2022 for the enjoyment of the fans. It's not really surprising that this character would be embraced since much like many other Disney characters, Baymax managed to gain a lot of fans back in 2014 when the movie came out, and kids that were young at that point and have grown up a little at this point have remembered Baymax fondly and have been following the story since. From 2017 to the current year the show was still a popular program that people kept watching since the truth is that even as an adult, this an entertaining show. The initial story that involved Hiro, his brother, and the group of exceptional students that would comprise the superhero group was one that was built on tragedy, as is common among many Disney movies, but it could turn into something else that might lead into another movie.
How well that might go is hard to say, but it does feel like a worthy endeavor at this point that will lead to other spinoffs that are apparently coming from other Disney classics, which could increase the interest of the fans and keep Disney+ rolling along in an even better position by taking advantage of its truly popular properties. It's an interesting thought, to be honest since taking on a greater depth with some of the stories by telling tales that are either directly connected to the main story or are related but not in a direct manner. When one looks at the many Disney stories that are out there, it's easy to think that there are a number of ways to expand on one story or another by looking at things from a different perspective.
The main movies are the catalyst for an expanding universe that begins to include one story after another, showing how things might have aligned to create the original story and therefore create the world in which the main characters exist and had to come up in one way or another. It could be that I'm thinking a little too far into the future, but it does feel as though Disney is looking for a way to connect certain stories by expanding them in this manner, so that perhaps, one of these days, we'll see various characters actually interacting with each other in a way that might feel natural and organic, rather than forced and bound to the Easter eggs that so many people tend to go looking for whenever a movie comes out. Big Hero 6 has plenty of them, just like any other Disney movie, but the connections between Big Hero 6 and the rest of the Disney universe are kind of tough to see at times, even though it would be kind of simple to make it work.
Perhaps in the Baymax series, we'll see another way to connect things, or maybe it will just be another way to expand the actual story, but to be fair, many Disney stories are designed to be standalone stories that could possibly have a connection with each other but are separated thanks to various factors. If the many different stories were somehow tied together it does feel as though it might become a bit of a mess, but with a skilled hand and enough talented writers on board, it could be something that might be able to wow the audience once again and perhaps introduce a level of connectivity that people might find endearing. After all, there's nothing to say that one story melding with another couldn't go on its own path once again. But with Baymax and Big Hero 6, it feels as though the story might actually stand on its own for a while longer before being asked to do such a thing if it ever does happen. Again, that might just be wishful thinking as a storyteller, but it does feel as though Disney might have toyed around with the idea more than once.
Next summer sounds like it might be a lot of fun when it comes to the various shows coming out, and it will likely be a busy time for Disney as well between the various movies that will be on the way and everything else that might be happening. A lot of fans are likely going to be waiting patiently, or impatiently, for Baymax to return, but hopefully, there will be an explanation as to why we don't see the others in the picture at the moment.
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There are around forty islands in the lagoon of Venice, which can be classified as larger and smaller islands.
Some of the latter have already been restored to active use (e.g. Certosa, Lazzaretto Nuovo, etc.) and others are currently under redevelopment (e.g. San Giacomo in Palude). Others (e.g. Madonna del Monte, Sant'Arian) are in a state of decline or are abandoned. One (San Francesco del Deserto) has always served as a Franciscan monastery.
Some of the islands are publicly owned, but not all are served by public transport, though visits can be arranged.
THE LARGER ISLANDS
Burano is an inhabited island in the Venetian lagoon and part of the municipality of Venice. It is well known for its production of lace and for its typical, brightly coloured houses.
Sant'Erasmo is the largest island in the northern area of the lagoon. It is over 4 km long though quite narrow (between 500 metres and 1 km): its shape is a reminder of its past as beach. The island's population is constantly decreasing. It is now home to about eight hundred people, most of whom work on the land (though only a dozen or so of the island's young people are actively employed in farming). Sant'Erasmo has traditionally served as Venice's vegetable garden, and was developed by the city's administrators precisely to ensure a constant supply of fresh fruit and greens.
Torcello is an island in the Venetian lagoon that is delimited by the Burano canal to the south west and by the swamplands of Rosa and Centrega to the north east. Torcello is very popular with tourists. The island was first settled in the 5th and 6th centuries, making it one of the oldest inhabited sites in the lagoon. At its time of greatest splendour, Torcello had a population of around twenty thousand. After a long decline, the island is now home to only a few dozen residents.
THE SMALLER ISLANDS
Certosa
In ancient times, the island of Certosa was formed by two smaller islands, separated by a channel. This was filled in in 1199 when the Augustinian order built a church and monastery there. The island was abandoned by the Augustinians in 1419, but was taken over in 1424 by the Certosini Fathers from Florence, who restored the original buildings and added nine new constructions, including a group of 15 cells arranged around a cloister. The Fathers also rebuilt the church and organised its decoration by a number of masters, including Tintoretto.
Its position has made Lazzaretto Nuovo a historical reference point in Venice's port system. The island was used to provide logistic support for transport in the lagoon as far back as Roman times. In the mediaeval period the island was cultivated as a vineyard by the monks of Saint George, and acquired the name of Vigna Murada (Walled Vineyard). Between the fourteenth and fifteenth century a small hospice was built there as well as a church dedicated to Saint Bartholomew, which later became part of the island's quarantine system. In a decree of the 18th July 1468, the Venetian Senate commandeered the island from the monks for further development, and gave it the name of Lazzaretto Nuovo.
San Francesco del deserto:
This island is not served by public transport, but can be reached by boat. One of the monastery's monks is always available to accompany visitors. According to tradition, the island's monastery was founded when Saint Francis of Assisi visited the area on his return from Egypt in 1220. Legend has it that the ship on which he was travelling from Alexandria was caught in a fearful storm as it neared Venice, and that the saint, through his prayers, placated the elements and allowed the vessel to anchor near Torcello. Accompanied by brother Illuminato of Rieti, Saint Francis then visited the small island nearby, giving it the name it still bears today.
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Variety of hiking routes, ranges of difficulty; once you get to the top, especially on a clear day, dramatic panoramic views of the Hudson River and Hudson Valley.
Besides being a gorgeous park with breathtaking views I have always felt there were some considerable possible location opportunities in the area. Has anyone ever shot at Bannerman Castle? Has Storm King been used in any movies? It seems like there could be some great running shots to be had along that drive!


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A stranger tries to persuade a married woman to run away with him, but it seems she hardly remembers the affair they may have had last year at Marienbad.


Some of DC's best films of late have come on the animated side, and the company is beefing up its Justice League commitment with an ambitious new online series that promises to put a "dark" spin on the franchise.
Dubbed Justice League: Gods and Monsters Chronicles, the three-part animated series is set to launch in the spring of 2015 on the male-skewing online video service Machinima. As a point of reference, the service has previous hosted shows such as Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome and Mortal Kombat: Legacy.
According to Variety, the series will be set in a newly conceived DC universe where Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman are much darker versions of the heroes that people know. The series is based on Bruce Timm's (Batman Beyond) upcoming animated film Justice League: Gods & Monsters, coming in 2015. The online episodes will premiere in the weeks leading up to the film's release.
Despite the fact that we're getting a little tired of the "dark" schtick, we're psyched to see how the series will turn out, especially considering it's being spun off from Timm's upcoming film. The guy is a legit legend when it comes to the golden age of late 1990s DC animated shows. He worked on everything from Batman Beyond to Batman: The Animated Series and Superman —so he definitely has the chops to put a spin on these characters.
Are you looking forward to Justice League: Gods and Monsters Chronicles?


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Jensen Quality Growth Discipline Has Avoided Energy and Utility Sector Inclusion
... the Jensen Quality Growth Strategy is ranked in the low carbon risk category, with 36% less carbon risk and 64% less carbon intensity than the benchmark S&P 500 Index.
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Profitability Screens and Competitive Advantage Assessment
In order to qualify for the Jensen Quality Universe™ a business model must produce ten consecutive years of high profitability, as measured by a return on equity of 15% or greater. Companies must also demonstrate durable competitive advantages, growth in operating cash flows, and the ability to reinvest those cash flows in a meaningful way to support margins and protect market share against competitors.
In most cases, highly cyclical business models (e.g., fossil fuel companies) or regulated industries (e.g., U.S. electric utilities) are unable to sustain the high profitability levels required by Jensen to endure a full economic cycle. Just two energy companies (Exxon Mobil and Ultra Petroleum) and one utility company (Exelon) have qualified in the past. Initial research and Investment Committee review on Exxon Mobil indicated that despite strong cash flow generation, the business model had few sustainable competitive advantages given the volatility of the underlying price for its end products (oil/natural gas).
Figure 1 highlights the historical progression of the Jensen Quality Universe at the sector level and illustrates the lack of energy and utility sector exposure.
Portfolio Observations
According to the Sustainalytics Carbon Risk Report (as of 9/30/20), in the appendix, the Jensen Quality Growth Strategy is ranked in the low carbon risk category, with 36% less carbon risk and 64% less carbon intensity than the benchmark S&P 500 index. Furthermore, the report affirms that the portfolio includes zero fossils fuels and zero stranded assets exposure.
Source: ISS, Company Sustainability Reports as of October 26, 2020
*CSR data: Scope 1 and Scope 2 (market based) emissions for Accenture, Mastercard, 3M, Nike, Pepsi, Pfizer, Procter & Gamble, and Texas Instruments were pulled directly from corporate sustainability reports that were released after the latest data set made available to Jensen from ISS.
The Sustainalytics Carbon Risk Rating quantifies a company's exposure and management of material carbon issues in its own operations as well as its products and services. At each value chain stage, a company's vulnerability to carbon risks is assessed. This is followed by an assessment of how much of this risk is manageable as opposed to systemic and concludes with a final step of evaluating the degree to which management policies are already in place.
Only four companies in the Jensen Quality Growth Strategy are identified as medium risk1 and they constitute 12.41% of the total portfolio at the end of the third quarter of 2020.
Why Does it Matter?
Jensen Quality Growth companies are leaders in environmental risk mitigation. Our portfolio companies play a prominent role in reducing or minimizing the amount of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions caused by manufacturing and distribution and the amount of energy required to run their businesses.
For example, 10 portfolio companies2 that comprise 43.57% of the portfolio, are signatories to the Paris Agreement. Further, another 13 companies3 support the Climate Disclosure Project (CDP) and/ or science-based targets for scope 1 and scope 2 emissions that aim to keep global temperature increases either at or below 1.5° or below 2°C through 2030.
Carbon Risk Examples
United Parcel Service (UPS)
Although it has the highest carbon emissions profile and intensity score in the portfolio we believe that management is taking the necessary steps to minimize the growth of the company's scope 1 emissions; it has invested $1 billion in alternative vehicles, fuels, and infrastructure over the past decade. Furthermore, out of its 125,000 vehicles more than 10,300 are considered alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicles with a goal of reducing absolute GHG emissions 12% in global ground operations by 2025 (2015 baseline).
Progress has been interrupted by headwinds due to e-commerce growth, which is driving a need for an increased level of residential package deliveries, as well as growth in the total number of shipments completed. UPS has invested in operating capacity across its network to accommodate this volume growth, including network planning tools and technologies, fleet expansion and facility automation which, despite requiring more energy, help improve efficiencies. The company reiterated its commitment during the first quarter by announcing a significant investment in the U.K.-based startup Arrival, which will expand the fleet to include an additional 10,000 all-electric vehicles. Management's long-term plan is to replace substantially all ground vehicles with electrics.
UPS continues to report on GHG intensity levels, using the Transportation Intensity Index (TII)4. The company's goal is to reduce its overall carbon intensity level by 20 percent by 2020 (2007 baseline). This Index captures the overall efficiency of the global network by measuring GHG emissions associated with transporting packages and freight to customers during a given calendar year. As of 2019, UPS has realized an overall carbon intensity level reduction of 19 percent (composite score from its U.S. small package operation, global airline fuel, and U.S. supply chain & freight operation).
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Apple has reached carbon neutrality for corporate emissions (including business travel) resulting from the use of 100 percent renewable electricity for its facilities and investing in high-quality projects that protect and restore forests, wetlands, and grasslands. The company is committed to full carbon neutrality or end-to-end footprint by 2030, inclusive of its supply chain, shipping, and devices. A key component of the company's roadmap is a new Impact Accelerator initiative to support minority-owned businesses making investments in renewable energy or carbon capture projects to help fight systemic barriers in our economy.
The company's environmental strategy is informed by comprehensive data and input from external stakeholders. Achieving these goals requires focus and innovation in three key interconnected areas: climate change, resources, and smarter chemistry. Apple plans to further reduce emissions 75% by 2030 (2015 baseline) and then invest in carbon removal solutions for the remaining emissions. For example, by making products and packaging using only recycled or renewable materials, stewarding water resources and sending zero waste to landfill while maintaining rigorous controls to ensure their products are safe for anyone who assembles, uses, or recycles them. Management scores strongly under Sustainalytics' level of involvement.
For U.S. Large Cap Investors who are looking for fossil fuel free and low carbon solutions, we believe that the Jensen Quality Growth Strategy can meet that need in addition to satisfying the fiduciary standards of care for active management.
In summary, the portfolio has zero fossil fuel exposure historically, it maintains a below-average carbon footprint, and demonstrates an even lower carbon intensity5 score versus the S&P 500 Index (as measured by Sustainalytics' Carbon Risk Report).
Quality Investing Headwinds
Our analysis suggests that high-quality stocks are caught between momentum growth sentiment on one side and a wave of government stimulus benefiting low-quality businesses on the other.
Jensen's Client Service & Partnership
Richard Clark discusses Jensen's long-standing approach to quality client service and partnerships.
Carbon in the Quality Value Strategy
A look at portfolio companies in Jensen's Quality Value Strategy that play a prominent role in reducing or minimizing the amount of energy required to run their businesses.
1 Amphenol (0.66% portfolio weight), General Mills (3.65%), 3M (4.85%), and United Parcel Service (3.25%).
2 Alphabet (5.62% portfolio weight), Apple (4.61%), General Mills (3.65%), Johnson & Johnson (5.88%), Microsoft (6.91%), Nike (4.75%), PepsiCo (6.47%), Starbucks (2.31%) and VF Corp (2.37%), and Waste Management (1.00%) as of September 30, 2020.
3 3M (4.85%), Accenture (4.65%), Automatic Data Processing (2.14%), Beckon Dickinson (5.55%), Broadridge (2.24%), Intuit (3.17%), Mastercard (2.51%), Omnicom (0.47%), Pfizer (3.76%) Procter & Gamble (2.23%), Stryker (4.42%) Texas Instruments (2.01%), and TJX Companies (1.69%)
4 Introduced in 2010.
5 41.2 tCO2e/Mil USD vs 153.0 tCO2e/Mil USD
All factual information contained in this paper is derived from sources which Jensen believes are reliable, but Jensen cannot guarantee complete accuracy. Any charts, graphics, or formulas contained in this piece are only for the purpose of illustration and cannot by themselves be used to make investment decisions. The views of Jensen Investment Management expressed herein are not intended to be a forecast of future events, a guarantee of future results, nor investment advice. Holdings and sector weightings are subject to change without notice.
Because Jensen's high ROE Quality Growth investment strategy involves the use of concentrated/ nondiversified portfolios (normally approximately 25–30 holdings), accounts managed by Jensen (including the Jensen Quality Growth Fund (the "Fund")) invest in only a small number of securities that qualify for Jensen's "investable universe" each year (i.e., the group of companies (currently fewer than 250) that have earned a ROE of 15% of greater for the last 10 consecutive years, as determined by Jensen's Investment Committee). In addition, a number of the securities that qualify each year exhibit valuations and other characteristics that Jensen considers to be more indicative of value rather than growth stocks, and as a result such securities are normally excluded from investment consideration for the accounts of the firm's high ROE Quality Growth clients. Therefore, the portfolio of securities included in the high ROE universe are not representative of the current or past securities portfolios for any current or former investment advisory client of Jensen, including the Fund.
Mutual fund investing involves risk; loss of principal is possible. The high ROE Quality Growth accounts managed by Jensen (including the Fund) are non-diversified, meaning they may concentrate their assets in fewer individual holdings than a diversified product, and therefore are more exposed to individual stock volatility than a diversified product.
EPS Growth is not a measure or forecast of an account's (including the Fund's) future performance.


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require "spec_helper"

describe "A client-named", Bunny::Queue do
  let(:connection) do
    c = Bunny.new(:user => "bunny_gem", :password => "bunny_password", :vhost => "bunny_testbed")
    c.start
    c
  end

  it "can be bound to a pre-declared exchange" do
    ch = connection.create_channel
    q  = ch.queue("bunny.tests.queues.client-named#{rand}", :exclusive => true)
    expect(q).not_to be_server_named

    expect(q.bind("amq.fanout")).to eq q

    ch.close
  end

  it "can be unbound from a pre-declared exchange" do
    ch = connection.create_channel
    q  = ch.queue("bunny.tests.queues.client-named#{rand}", :exclusive => true)
    expect(q).not_to be_server_named

    q.bind("amq.fanout")
    expect(q.unbind("amq.fanout")).to eq q

    ch.close
  end

  it "can be bound to a custom exchange" do
    ch = connection.create_channel
    q  = ch.queue("bunny.tests.queues.client-named#{rand}", :exclusive => true)

    x  = ch.fanout("bunny.tests.exchanges.fanout#{rand}")
    expect(q.bind(x)).to eq q

    x.delete
    ch.close
  end

  it "can be unbound from a custom exchange" do
    ch = connection.create_channel
    q  = ch.queue("bunny.tests.queues.client-named#{rand}", :exclusive => true)
    expect(q).not_to be_server_named

    x  = ch.fanout("bunny.tests.fanout", :auto_delete => true, :durable => false)

    q.bind(x)
    expect(q.unbind(x)).to eq q

    ch.close
  end
end

describe "A server-named", Bunny::Queue do
  let(:connection) do
    c = Bunny.new
    c.start
    c
  end

  it "can be bound to a pre-declared exchange" do
    ch = connection.create_channel
    q  = ch.queue("", :exclusive => true)
    expect(q).to be_server_named

    expect(q.bind("amq.fanout")).to eq q

    ch.close
  end

  it "can be unbound from a pre-declared exchange" do
    ch = connection.create_channel
    q  = ch.queue("", :exclusive => true)
    expect(q).to be_server_named

    q.bind("amq.fanout")
    expect(q.unbind("amq.fanout")).to eq q

    ch.close
  end

  it "can be bound to a custom exchange" do
    ch = connection.create_channel
    q  = ch.queue("", :exclusive => true)

    x  = ch.fanout("bunny.tests.exchanges.fanout#{rand}")
    expect(q.bind(x)).to eq q

    x.delete
    ch.close
  end

  it "can be bound from a custom exchange" do
    ch   = connection.create_channel
    q    = ch.queue("", :exclusive => true)

    name = "bunny.tests.exchanges.fanout#{rand}"
    x    = ch.fanout(name)
    q.bind(x)
    expect(q.unbind(name)).to eq q

    x.delete
    ch.close
  end
end

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According to a report by the most reliable source for international market studies: Gesellschaft für Konsumforschung (GFK), the infinix hot which came in partnership with Jumia mobile store in March became the top selling mobile brand in Nigeria. The Infinix hot easily beat out competition within 6 month from other major smartphone brands in Nigeria in terms of units sold, showing that the partnership between Infinix and Jumia is in top gear.
The truth been revealed is that if you have laid your hand on Infinix Hot, surely you would believe and see that the device is indeed a blessing to an average Nigeria to dwell among the Smartphone users.
A table made by the Gesellschaft für Konsumforschung (GFK) in its study shows that in February, a total of 3,404 units of the Infinix Hot were sold. While in March, there was a boost in the sales of the Infinix Hot which brought about a total of 21,368 units of the Infinix Hot sold, out of a grand total of 539, 505 phones sold, showing a 4% market share. The device was followed closely by the Nokia Lumia 530 and Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime with 18,901 and 18,694 units sold respectively.
Although, the Gesellschaft für Konsumforschung (GFK) reports is not based only on the Infinix Hot, it offers some interesting insights on other mobile phone sales in Nigeria. For example, it shows a bold move by Nokia/Microsoft with four mobile phones in the top 10 best selling phones for March namely the Nokia Lumia 530 (which comes No 2), Nokia XL (which comes No 4), Microsoft Lumia 535 (which comes No. 7), and Nokia X (which comes No. 8) in order of sales volume.
However, Samsung also had a bold move with ten mobile phones in the top 20 best selling phones for March namely the Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime (which comes No 3), Samsung Galaxy Core prime Duos (which comes No 5) and other Samsung Galaxy comes in from No. 10-16 and Samsung Galaxy Ace 4 Duos comes No.19 in order of sales volume respectively, while BlackBerry with the Q10 and Tecno with the M3 completes the list. But, Infinix Hot is the biggest winner moving from nowhere to take the number one spot.
The sales performance of the Infinix Hot on Jumia after its partnership with Infinix Mobility in its first full month has made a great History in Nigeria within short period of time and this has turn Jumia to another most checkout Nigeria online store where you can order for genuine product at an affordable price.
Infinix Mobility had thought it well after the launch of its Infinix Hot comes the Infinix Hot Note which is also known as the JIM's BIG Thing with a massive 5.5-inch display also hit the market hardly in the month of April. Will the Infinix Hot Note be able to match its more compact cousin? Only time will tell.
Infinix Mobility says that this is just the beginning with an upcoming launch of the Infinix Zero 2 that is going to start on the 1st of June, which is projected to follow in the footsteps of the Infinix Hot and Infinix Hot Note. The Infinix Zero 2 is expected to be available in no time for the biggest mobile sale ever on the Jumia Mobile Week Megathon.


The Bronx Land Trust and Manhattan Land Trust had their annual meetings on Saturday, March 26th. The meetings were a chance for the land trust staff to share about the work they have completed over the past year. Gardeners also had a chance to share about the events that have occurred in their own gardens. Finally, this year was especially important as gardeners voted to accept conveyance of the gardens to their respective land trusts, paving the way for the land trusts to officially own the gardens!
Gardens served as training grounds for the New York Botanical Garden Bronx Green-Up program, the Sustainable South Bronx BEST Eco program, and youth in the Harlem Hard H.A.T.S program.
Hundreds of volunteers served in gardens through New York Cares volunteer days.
The Bronx Land Trust served 293 families gardening in 18 gardens.
The Manhattan Land Trust served 237 families gardening in 14 gardens.


In 1934 the fiscal cliff wasn't just looming. The country had fallen off the edge five years before. Oklahoma was suffering through dust storms of Biblical proportion. John Steinbeck was taking notes on Okies fleeing to the promised land of California, only to be turned away. Woody Guthrie was singing for hobos and migrant workers (the lowest of the ninety-nine percent then) and starting to wonder whose land it was.
That year a film called The Thin Man appeared, based on a story by Dashiell Hammett. Cinema-goers suffering through the Depression were treated to glamour and glitter mixed in with the seamier side life — all leavened with a healthy dose of humor. Nick Charles is a 'retired' and restless former gumshoe married to Nora, a rich heiress. Nick and Nora engage in playful repartee that any married couple might envy today, as Nora tries to persuade her husband to return to sleuthing and 'detecting'; things he enjoyed doing and did well (and which presumably attracted her to him).
For the live radio adaptation Advanced Labor & Cultural Studies is sponsoring December 15th and 16th at the Carnegie Library of Homestead, we have brought Nick and Nora to the Smokey City (as it was before Renaissance I and II), where actor William Powell, who played Nick in the film, was born. Rather than the Normandie in New York City, we put them up in a suite at the William Penn in downtown Pittsburgh during the week between Christmas and New Year. If Nora had taken a different path in life, she might have mingled with the Mellons, Scaifes and other members of Pittsburgh's one percent. With Nick, however, she is introduced to sandwiches with French fries 'that truck drivers eat' and pierogies. She meets the lowlifes and high-fliers he worked with as a detective in the Rocks and on the Hill, or sent up the river (or perhaps rivers, since there are three in Pittsburgh). Nora adores her Nicky and the 'lovely people' he knows, hoodlums and society dames with rough edges and false charm. A surprising equality exists between Nick & Nora. She is at least his equal in wit and repartee – if not in her ability to put away martinis.
The original story is a good bit grittier than the film it inspired, and presents a stew of murder, intrigue and archetypes which Hammett (along with Raymond Chandler) originated. These have become staples to the present day in detective novels, film noir and television shows such CSI. They include an eccentric scientist, a gold digger, an egghead/nerd and hard-boiled cops. 'You got types?' Nora asks Nick. 'Only pretty brunettes with wicked jaws,' he wisely replies. To these we've taken the liberty of adding a few yinzers, jagoffs, n' 'at.
Characters imbibe alcohol prodigiously in both the movie and the novella. The latter, which Hammett first serialized in (of all places) Redbook Magazine contains an undertone of dissipation and boredom, if not desperation, befitting the times. Ingénues take their first precipitous step toward ruin (speaking of cliffs). Relationships have soured. Bodies rot beneath the concrete floor. The film plays it all for laughs and adventure. Most of the lowlifes and jagoffs have hearts of gold, and we go along. Except for a single line from Dorothy in the beginning about her concern for people losing their jobs, you would hardly know there was a Depression.
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"Please, don't, I have kids!"
By Mix, September 20, 2021 in Free-For-All
You've heard some version of that line in movies and tv shows, usually as the last words of a character at gun point.
Is that line really so effective at preventing murder?
Do would be murderers care so much about kids growing up with both parents?
I do, however, believe it can be made so effective that homicide and orphanage statistics in this country will never be the same again.
I propose a law that makes murderers responsible for raising the children of their victims.
The death penalty is a slap on the wrist compared to PTA meetings and children's musicals....you die a thousand deaths....
With this law in effect, the next time you utter the phrase, "I have kids," it will have a resounding effect on all criminals within earshot.
So, Sharks, i'm here to offer you ten percent of my new venture for half a million dollars.
Real_AirCooledGirl 267
I support capital punishment. Why should we let murderers continue to live? So they can do it again?
stilgar 18386
Of course you would feel that way. You are awful.
Sawdamizer 25049
9 minutes ago, Real_AirCooledGirl said:
What if the people in power believe people's way of life isn't in line with their own beliefs and they order executions for those folks?
just murderers? I mean, where is the line?
10 minutes ago, Sawdamizer said:
Murderers, rapists, human traffickers, child abusers, animal abusers, spousal abusers, war criminals, child predators, and billionaires. Prison is too good for them so we need to give them capital punishment.
1 minute ago, Real_AirCooledGirl said:
Guess you don't see the slippery slope here….
Once all the wealth hoarders a.k.a. billionaires are gone, we'd only allow millionaires at most. Going forward, you can only make up to $900 million. After that, every red cent is taxed and goes toward schools, healthcare, welfare, infrastructure, and the space program. You win a trophy that says "I won capitalism" and we name a dog park after you.
André Toulon 16186
Dance, puppets, DANCE
32 minutes ago, Real_AirCooledGirl said:
Prison is too good for them so we need to give them capital punishment.
Usually people say death is too good for them....kinda feel like you're arguing backwards here or don't fully grasp the sentiment
bnmjy 7652
How matriarchal and liberal of a thing for you to say.
Alright, ok......
I am going to start and then quit smoking cigarettes.
All the ensuing fury will be unleashed on everyone derailing my perfectly good thread.
I think the idea is to hope the would be assailant also has children and this changes their mind....but tapping into my inner psycho, the idea that your loss would be more tragic just kinda would sweeten the deal.
Ric 4744
Well shit why'd you tell me, guess who's next now.
Chapinator_X 3849
Open the Floodgates
If all Superman had to do to win over Batman was mention Martha, maybe bringing up family might appeal to them in a way that will make them not want to stab or shoot.
Vamped 12100
Vile Villainess
I think I heard somewhere that if you tell the attacker about your life, they may be less likely to shoot/kill you. I don't think it's necessarily just the kid things but I think the point is to appeal to their humanity ... killing me would take a parent from my children.
I mean you could say that you have no family and do meth every Thursday but they would probably kill you because no one cares as much about a lonely drug addict versus a parent to a young child.
nameraka 2153
Sir Chicken Caesar
they should also have to raise any hypothetical future children of the deceased.
Seight 8181
HELLO HEHEHE
It could be a mind-game type thing, like "Kill me and those fuckers are definitely coming after you later."
Edited September 21, 2021 by Seight
molarbear 3524
8 hours ago, Mix said:
1pooh4u 21996
Silly ol' bear
15 hours ago, Real_AirCooledGirl said:
You would support a practice that no civilized society should engage in. Most murders occur by someone known to the victim, or crimes of passion, and probably aren't likely to be repeated. I'm not sayin don't jail them, but putting down humans because we don't want to deal with them is not the answer
To keep with the thread, the idea is to make yourself more human to the killer, and just maybe they won't kill you but idk how effective that would be if you're dealing with a serial murderer or some other straight up psychopath


Under limited direction, responsible for management of the general accounting functions and the preparation of reports reflecting earnings, profits, cash flow, and other financial results. Formulates and administers approved accounting practices throughout the division to assure that financial and operating reports accurately reflect the condition of the business and provide reliable information necessary to control operations. Must be able to perform the essential duties and responsibilities of the position with or without reasonable accommodation. The duties and responsibilities may change from time to time without notice and include but are not limited to the duties described below.
Supervises the cash management, accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll and other general accounting activities as required.
Responsible for planning and scheduling of staff's work to meet specified objectives internal, group and corporate requirements and deadlines.
Supervises the maintenance of company general ledgers. Responsible for complete, accurate and efficient transaction processing.
Responsible for significantly improving the month end closing processes to three days including approval of journal entries, account reconciliations and supporting account analysis.
Produces timely and accurate financial statements, compliant with generally accepted accounting principles, meeting corporate reporting requirements.
Participates in or directs the development of accounting policy and administers approved internal controls, accounting procedures and workflows.
Responsible for sales tax compliance and preparation of periodic sales and income tax information packages as required.
Develop a fundamental knowledge of the ERP system and look for ways to streamline and error proof process.
Provides leadership on aspects of improvement in automated system functionality on system implementations and upgrades.
Manages operational data and ensuring data integrity/accuracy, developing proper documentation, internal control and troubleshooting procedures.
Helps drive the significant amount of Sox testing by have daily meeting at critical times and pulling the team in to complete deadlines.
Provides technical accounting support to company owned locations.
Works with the other departs to provide information needed to understand reports.
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The Supreme Court, (Male) Whiteness, and Why Today's Decision "Makes Sense"
By Dr. Andrew Joseph Pegoda on June 30, 2014 • ( 11 )
As we have all been hearing all day, Burwell v. Hobby Lobby exempts Hobby Lobby from the Affordable Health Care Act's mandate to provide contraceptives to women on the grounds that it violates this person's (does Hobby Lobby prefer male, female, or another set of pronouns?) religious freedom. Some rough thoughts are below.
While terribly disappointing, today's decision makes sense in the way that history isn't supposed to make sense, and really, it should be of little surprise. One could say, the Supreme Court functions as the United States's ultimate oligarchy. Outside of revolution, they pretty much have the final say and have the ultimate job of "upholding the Constitution."
Considering rich White cis-Men wrote the Constitution for rich White cis-Men, in some ways, the Supreme Court actually did its job today and continued down its long trajectory of favoring a version of the rich White cis-Male Protestant worldview. This is the same institution that said those with Black skin could not be citizens, that sanctioned and perpetuated "separate but equal" mores, and that now allows ultra-rich White cis-Men to buy elections, for example. Of course there have been some wonderful and important rulings, as in Brown v. Board, but these have lacked enforcement and have been slowly overruled via subsequent rulings or de facto practices.
Another way to look at today's ruling is to look at how much the Supreme Court and the law function as mirrors of society's—particularly White cis-Men's—hopes and fears at a given time. The law, like everything else, is relative and a social construction. In general, any given ruling, much more than being about true justice, is about what society demands at a given time, about the issues pressing a society at a given time. As much as we would like and hope, the Supreme Court has no interest in actually upholding the Constitution in any of its forms.
Consider Plessy v. Ferguson (1896): The powers at be needed a way to fully undo the promise once provided to African Americans with Emancipation and Reconstruction and needed a way to fully separate poor Whites from Blacks. The ruling of "separate but equal" accomplished just this.
Consider Lochner v. New York (1905): The United States was in the middle of its biggest wave of industrializing and trying to figure out how to deal with it. In this case, the SCOTUS, said that it was legal to limit the hours Women worked a day because their health was a public concern because they needed to have children. They limited their day to 10 hours! In a prior ruling, they said it was illegal to limit the number of hours corporations could make a Man work in a given day.
Today, as society is truly becoming more diverse and multicultural, the Supreme Court (and Republican-Tea Party politicians, as well as major corporations) has issued numerous rulings which reflect the fear of rich White cis-Men losing their power. Rich White cis-Men can now buy elections. Poor and non-White individuals are being disenfranchised in growing numbers. The power of unions continues to be curtailed, too.
That today—in an era of an on-going War On Women, on their humanity, their education, their voice, their control of their own life and body—we have a ruling that limits this, makes sense. That "religious freedoms" were used to justify it, makes even more sense.
And that Men retained the right to control their humanity, their education, their voice, their control of their own life and body also makes sense. (Hobby Lobby has no problem covering Vasectomies and Viagra.)
Today's ruling should not be celebrated.
We have all been reminded that (White) corporations have more humanity than Women.
We have all been reminded that "religious freedom" is very subjective and does not apply equally to all people.
We have all been reminded that politicians and judges are more knowledgeable about medicine than medical doctors.
We have all been reminded that far too many seemingly believe the Bible was written in English with present-day knowledge and problems in mind.
We should also all be reminded that one case has the power to radically, radically alter the visual and geopolitical/cultural everyday landscape.
Ultimately, unless dramatic change happens (and I'm hopeful that it might), we need to anticipate what new forms de jure discrimination will take in the future as hopes, fears, needs, and expectations shift.
And, I'll leave you with this slide show of some of the comments made on Twitter today. (Email subscribers might need to visit the actual webpage to see these.)
Don't miss part two: The Inherent Contradiction Between the "Constitution" and "Democracy," More on the Hobby Lobby Decision
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Nick Sacco
I find today's Supreme Court decision rather unfortunate and the rhetoric of corporation-as-person troubling. But I'd say we need to proceed with caution before painting the Supreme Court as a historically reactionary institution run by oligarchs that are always behind the times. As Alexander Hamilton argued around the time of Marbury v. Madison in 1803, "[T]he courts were designed to be an intermediate body between the people and the legislature, in order, among other things, to keep the latter within the limits assigned to their authority. The interpretation of the laws is the proper and peculiar province of the courts." The court's check on legislative authority is necessary and extremely important to the functioning of a good democracy. Somebody has to make a final decision on the constitutionality of the laws passed by Congress at the end of the day, and I'd much rather see the SC make that final decision than Congress or the Executive.
Few of us who disagreed with today's ruling were complaining about the Supreme Court's oligarchic nature when they struck down sections of the Defense of Marriage Act last year, and few of us would complain about the Supreme Court's oligarchy when interpreting a historical case like Brown v. Board of education that paved the way for expanded rights in this country.
I agree that a nation's laws are largely dictated by the zeitgeist of a given time and that they are quite subjective and always open for interpretation. We can only hope that the Supreme Court of a given time does its best to interpret the constitution in a way that best reflects the will of the people, but that's not always happened, of course.
Thanks for your thoughts, Nick, especially your "naturalizing" voice. 🙂
For sure the SCOTUS is important in terms of having another body that has important powers. It's not just up to the Executive or the Legislature. I'm found myself more cynical lately, and in this cynical mindset, the way things are currently going, it seem all three branches of the government are just three different branches or three different manifestations of our current oligarchy – with the fourth branch being CEOs and firth being the media.
Also, while of course everything is relative and subjective, I'd like to think–and still hope–that notions of justice and upholding "the Constitution" are more related to things that will make people more equal, rather than less – more able to pick their own religion, etc, than less.
I'm idealist in that I wish everyone could and would see everything from a variety of perspectives-things could be so much simpler! 🙂
And yes– the Court has made some wonderful decisions in favor of equality. With the Brown v Board example, it does seem, however, they have slowly completed overturned this case -both in terms of its immediate and "actual" text and its broader symbolism – currently Black Men are "enslaved" in the Criminal Justice System.
Hopefully, rulings related to the DOMA will have longer and truer significance and meaning. Time will tell, I suppose.
It seems there is a fuzzy boundary between upholding the Constitution and in representing the people – two charges that are at odds, perhaps?
Enough thoughts for now. Sorry for the long rambling. Thanks again for your comment and for reading. Would love to know your other thoughts about all of this. 🙂 TTYL
Tim Berg
What is a "white cis-man?"
Is Clarence Thomas white?
All of the jutices who voted for this decision were Catholics.
Thsi really does demolish your assertion that the Supreme Court is a "WASP" institution does it not?
Can you even name one WASP on the court today?
There are none!
As to the Hobby Lobby decision, it was a great one and it should indeed be celebrated.
One last thing-if the SCOTUS is so "anti-woman" -despite the fact that there are three women in its ranks-what about the fact that one of the parties to this suit was a group of Catholic nuns? These are the Little Sisters of the Poor in suburban Chicago. How does this ruling keep these women down? Do your research please-what group of women in history is the most educated? The answer is Catholic nuns!
Regarding: the meaning of "cis"….look it up :). Kidding. I'm working on a Glossary for my webpage. It's located here: https://andrewpegoda.com/blog-glossary/ – Anyway, here's a definition: "A cis-Male or cis-Woman entered the world with the announcement "it's a boy" or "it's a girl," respectively, and throughout live basically identifies comfortably with the associated socially constructed categories of male and female, respectively. In other words, if you are not transgendered, you are cisgendered. Cis status does not relate to sexual orientation."
Clarence Thomas is all kinds of weird exceptions. He's been described as having internalized White racism. He's clearly an exception. But, nonetheless, from a variety of perspectives including Critical Race Theory, the US's institutions and laws represent and were written by and for White people. Similarly, while many of the justices were Catholic, they work in and represent a Protestant worldview.
There are lots and lots of articles about how the ruling keeps women down…no need to rehash those here.
seanmunger
I wonder how the outcome of this case would have been different if, instead of Hobby Lobby trying to opt out of contraception, they were trying to force their non-Muslim female employees to wear headscarves while at work.
In my view (and I used to be a lawyer), the Bill of Rights, including the First Amendment, protects only human beings. As non-humans, corporations are incapable of having Constitutional rights.
Exactly. We can just about guarantee that if the case had involved a non-contemporary Christian/European religion, it would have been very, very different.
Please explain more about the Bill of Rights and it only protecting humans. How does this parallel with corporations being "persons"?
Thanks for reading and commenting! 🙂
To be fair, the three corporations did not request to be exempt from all forms of contraception. They will still offer 16 forms including female tubal ligation and most forms of the birth control pill. The morning after pill and IUD's were the exemption requested.
If you want to fight for women's rights, you cannot do it at the expense of everyone's right to religious freedom.
I happen to be a woman. If I wanted to use these forms of birth control as an employee of Hobby Lobby, I still could. Their full-time minimum wage is $14 an hour, so I could afford it. But demanding that they directly fund what in their religious view is murder, is not a fight for rights and freedom; it is tyranny.
If I disagree with their religious stance, I can coexist with them, boycott their stores, or choose to work elsewhere.
I don't want to live in a nation where I trample on others to demand my own rights. And in this case, access to these things: morning after pill and IUD's, is still available and even without cost if I show up at a Planned Parenthood location.
You should look at their request. It wasn't to deny women the right to contraception, but rather to avoid being personally responsible for abortifacients. Each of these companies is family owned and not publicly traded. Just because a group of persons chooses to act in accordance, their individual rights are nullified?
Muslims have already been exempted from the Affordable Health Care Act. Their religious freedom was written into the Act's very pages. Because "insurance" is to them a form of gambling, they may choose exemption based on their religious code.
Thank you for your comment and for reading, Deborah. The more concerning aspect of this case is all of the consequences elsewhere it might/will likely have and is already having.
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