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Trump is President. Trump was elected; it was not a coup. Trump is also a Dangerous man, as dangerous as any man can be occupying the most powerful office in the world. I am not going to wonder if he has thought this through; I cannot believe that he has. Trump can be more dangerous than just any man if he does not get that, admit that to himself, seek help and advice.
If he is as stupid as his opponents think he is, we might be doomed. Working men would have been doomed with Hilary anyway. Obama never planned to do anything more than what he has done for the Banks—what he did for the People was the crumbs swept from the tables of Money and Power.
Perhaps Trump is a Media-Wall Street Puppet to keep working men with rifles from firing those rifles at the Masters of our Economy thus our Politics? (As stupid as Donald sounds at times, I wonder if he is not just a computer generated image.) I am not trying to say he is not anything or everything everyone has said about him, bad. I am hoping against hope that he will not be as bad as feared, but then I did not think Obama was going to be in Wall Street's pocket–and that is exactly where he was, although he did pretend well to try to do for the People, while doing a lot for the Banks. The first kink in Dodd-Frank reform came from Obama.
Obama and Hilary are less transparent liars. We should be grateful. We should not be impressed with Hilary's mastery of speaking facts in and out of contexts to suit her corporate and banker interests; the Nazis were masters of using truth for nefarious reasons. I am astonished still that what we had to choose from was between Hilary and Donald, although you do have to understand that the lesser of the two evils in this context was the right choice. It's just, we have failed to realize how so many people could have imagined Trump was the lesser of the two evils.
Yes, that is it. Hilary had so many strikes against her that there were many who could not vote for her and could vote for anyone other than her. But then this is the same Democratic Party, that with media aid, mocked or vilified Bernie Sanders as a socialist? That explains everything there is to understand about how Trump won. If Sanders is a Socialist, then Trump is a freedom fighter? What are we talking about, saying, not thinking?
J'acuse.
Closet Conservatives
It seems for years that being closeted has not solely been reserved for those of the LGBT community who have not wished to–or more likely, felt (knew) they could not–disclose their sexual orientation or gender identity, including sexual identity (as well as sexual behavior), but certainly has become part of America's Democratic Party's own means of non-disclosure.
Closet conservatives, you could say Hilary and Obama were, of course too many will disagree, themselves having been swept up in the contemporary (or contempo-centric) rhetoric of America's bi-nary political science. We love to play ping pong whether with paddles and table or no . . . I am not even so sure that any of US could say that either Obama or Hilary would have been moderate Republicans in another decade, when in fact we have accumulated enough evidence through actions of both and the policy support of each, to claim that both Hilary and Obama are more conservative than moderate Republicans from the 70s were, a decade in which the Republicans had members in its party that were Left of the line separating eternal political Liberal from eternal political Right.
Following me so far? Today, the entire Republican Party has shifted right of center, pulling the Democrats gravitationally(?) to right, whereby, a good portion of the Democratic Party is right of the line separating eternal political Left from eternal political Right. And we still wonder how Donald Trump could have happened? This is clear enough for me; Obama and Hilary would have been a bit right of the moderate Republican dividing line, as far as my assessment is concerned, examining their actions, policies and words.
Yes, since the days of Hilary's husband Bill, former President Clinton, and a building force within the party and its politics during the Reagan years, Democrats have moved ever increasingly, and monolithically I should add, to the Right. Perhaps this was a chosen response to the Republican Party's move to the right and that party's courtship of what once were fringe conservative pools in America, so much so that by the time Donald Trump ran for President, the Republicans had already moved so far to the right that Donald could only run as a non mainstream Republican by courting the insane fringe of the Right Wing.
But with Obama and Hilary being as right of eternal political center as they have been, did the Democrats imagine that the Republicans would turn and come their way and meet in some middle or moderately right of center political dream world? Obama, Hilary and Bill would all have been at least moderate,leaning to centrist Republican (central positions in the Republican party of the 70s) . . .yes! more so mid-wing Republicans in the 60s or even maybe the 70s . . . but today, they are our shining Liberal stars. Yes, my fellow Americans, this is how we have come to Donald Trump and his dangerous buffoonery.
But the actual results of the election must not make us question the former wisdom of Madison. A national popular vote for President would be a mistake. The Electoral College System is the only one in the world in history that honors popular minority. Minority voice is also democratic, unless we want to say that the only viable minorities are those of color or those that the bureaucracy honors by giving special categories to . . . ?
The Electoral College also gives weight to smaller states that popular voting does not and cannot. Hilary won California by nearly 4.5 million votes—how is an election for President determined by California more democratic than one determined by a greater number of states won? No! Answer the question; don't play the ping pong for entertainment value as our marketing obsessed media would prefer because it sells so much. This is not simply for rhetorical effect or flourish–please answer the question. Articulation is necessary; coordination and subordination is required. Sound bites are not welcome.
There is not and has never been one election to decide the Presidency–that is an invention of Television. There are fifty elections for President and that is just as democratic, if not peculiarly more so, than a one-person-one vote popularity contest without respect for State sovereignty–and do not get all reflexively anti-Confederate because we can speak of State Sovereignty because it is parcel in our Federal Republic with respect for dual sovereignty, one where the relationship between each state and the federal government is horizontal, not vertical.
We do live in our states, not in the Federal government. Our vocies are collected by state, not over-bearingly nationally as an Ayer's Rock Vox Populi. Had Hilary won the election by the Electoral College and lost the popular election (the election was that close), the Democrats would be hailing the Electoral College as the hallmark of Democratic government. That's why I have not liked, nor have I seen any real distinction between the parties for many years, and how I understand their disingenuousness.
Trump is the grossest kind of demagogue, base, crude . . . but Hilary was the Courtesan of the banks, and that's not because she's a woman. Obama was the banker's b*&%$ and he's a man. At this juncture, the Democrats are no less full of shit than they were when they blindly nominated Hilary Clinton instead of Bernie Sanders, which is not to say I was convinced that Sanders was the candidate we needed. He was certainly preferable to Clinton, and one that was in tune with the People's dis-satisfaction with Clintonesque Neo-Liberalism, as Friedmanesque as anything Regan envisioned . . . in fact, Bill Clinton attacked the New Deal more successfully than did Regan and was able to unhook the banks from restrictions and government impediments that lead to 2008 more directly than anything Regan or Bush II did or could have done. However, Hilary, in all of her oily heinousness, was still preferable to Donald Trump, and in this I am talking about the Stagecraft of Statecraft.
What is annoying to me is how the Democrats are as full of themselves as the mass of idiot Republicans, as much as any of those contemporary white or black or Asian or any other liberal college kids full of slogans and cliches, full of propaganda and dogma, not reason or rational argument, literate and articulate.
Back in the 80s I wrote an essay calling for Party realignment, and it was then that I called for the right wing of the Republican Party to leave and reform the Conservative Party. I called on moderates in both parties to reform as a Democratic-Republican Party, and the Left of the Democratic Party to reform as the Liberal Party. It was a dog whistle; too few of my intelligent classmates in university went along with it.
The only intelligent response I got was from friends of mine who were here on student visas from Italy. Other than them, virtually every American college student I showed it to responded with lukewarm praise if any was forthcoming. I got mostly cold responses as if I had asked them to stick their fingers up their asses before eating dinner. I am not going to retrace my thesis as presented thirty years ago, but let's say that I will in an upcoming issue of The Falling Leaf Review/Issu.com. But in closing, let me say that from among my Italian friends here on student visas or other means of being residents from Italy, the singularly most often asked question was not Why Americans are stupid, no; but, Why are American liberals so stupid? Yes, my fellow Americans of all color, of different races, various ethnicities, distinctive sexual preference, orientation, gender identification or reassignment, the question was not Why are American Conservatives stupid? . . . no, of course this was not the question . . . because for too many of them, as it has been for me, that question's only response was prima facie. It was American Liberals they found too under-educated, too a-historical, too semi-lieterate to be called liberals. The chickens have come home to roost.
This conundrum of American politics I wondered, often being called conservative because too many of the so called liberal college kids in the late 80s and through the 90s and more especially through the new millennium, did not understand my critique of American Liberals and American Liberalism and my animosity for the Democratic Party, any more than too many conservatives could understand how I could be against the Democratic Party's abandonment of the People, of the poor, the working-poor, the immigrant poor (as they had picked up that banner under the guidance of Al Smith and later somewhat, FDR, and peculiarly under LBJ) and not be with the Republicans. I have always disliked ping-pong and hop-scotch; I don't play them, most certainly rhetorically or politically or metaphysically.


Here are a few shots from my May mini sessions! Loved having everyone out and styling this fun day! I have Mini session days through out the year. The next one will be at the end of summer! Hopefully went it cools down a little! I reveal the mini session day about a month before and there are normally about 10 spot that fill up really fast! So keep your eye out on on my Blog, Facebook and Instagram if your interested!
Just a few weeks before my full mini session day I had a half day of mini sessions in the bluebonnets! This was my first sessions back from maternity leave, and I think they turned out pretty great!
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Essence of Incredible India
Some of the top location choices include:
1) Goa: The destination of Goa is renown worldwide for its serene beaches, the beautiful Malabar coast and best of all a one of a kind party culture. The bustling streets of Goa attract tourist from not just in and around India but most parts of the world as well. Be it Baga Beach or Candolim the place is marked by its signature resorts which provide an elevating holiday experience for you to unwind. The adventure lovers shall be satiated with challenging treks and water sports in the offering too.
2) Delhi: The national capital is a must visit if one wishes to capture the essence of the Nation. At the heart of the capital are arrays of eateries, busy shops and monumental structures like the Red Fort, QutabMinar and Jama Masjid all of which commemorate the great religious and cultural diversity the nation of India fosters. Delhi is also a top notch cosmopolitan city which indicates the leaps India has been making as an upcoming developing nation!
3) Rajasthan and Agra: Both a part of the ever so significant Golden Triangle, these locations have a lot to offer. Rajasthan with its regal essence has a unique flavour attached to it, complete with forts, royal palaces and savoury foods. Agra possesses the world famous TajMahal, a symbol of love, an architectural wonder and any tourist's dream location.
4) Mumbai: Often known as the city of dreams or by its former name Bombay, Mumbai is the home of Bollywood ( Indian Cinema). The financial capital of the nation has an amazing stretch of roads alongside beaches, a mesmerizing coastline and is great for incoming tourist. The Gateway of India, Mahalakshmi Temple and the Mumbai High Court are few of the many places which are to be checked off the list in Mumbai.
5) Kerala: The south western state of Kerala is known for its soothing backwaters and unique topology. Studded with coconut plantations along the length of the state, it is also a hub for Indian medicine and healing. The beaches of Kozhikode, Cochin and the amazing Alleppey district are all scenic wonders in their own right. The banana chips and delicacies made out of coconut are very tasty and offer a unique insight into the South Indian Cuisine.
All in all be it the party place which never sleeps or the calming backwaters which offer tranquility and peace, India has got a diverse list of places to visit. The visitors would enjoy it more with a perfect customization of the tour, and India Holiday Mall does just that. It puts together the choicest of destination so as to ensure that the visitor feels the trip is tailor made to their liking. This ensures everyone who visits India makes the most of their time here!
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ALBUM REVIEW: "The Salesman And The Shark" by Sean Rowe
August 28. 2012 | By Mike Beebe
Sean Rowe
The Salesman And The Shark
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Sean Rowe is not easy to categorize, but likely would end up in the "folk/singer-songwriter" category. "Oh great," you're saying "another singer-songwriter? Is this really necessary?" The answer to both questions is…yes. The Salesman And The Shark is the latest from Rowe and the first new material to be published under the ANTI- banner. (ANTI– had previously re-released Rowe's 2009 album Magic.) The combination of Rowe's talented lyricism, strength of voice and the ANTI- label mystique (artists Wilco, Tom Waits, Neko Case, and Glen Hansard, among many other greats are in the ANTI- stable) make this one of the year's most exciting new releases, regardless of genre.
The record opens with the track "Bring Back the Night," a great introduction to the rest of the material. It starts as a slow and melodic ballad, but slowly builds into a powerful multi-layered song, ripe with lush background harmonies and instrumentals that do nothing to diminish Rowe's amazing voice. From this point forward you are assured of one thing: it's Sean Rowe's vocals that will steer the ship. A voice that led NPR's All Songs Consider to say "He can just crush granite with that voice. It is so powerful."
Hyperbole? Perhaps, but not by much. There is no understatement at all when the words "powerful" and "Sean Rowe" appear side-by-side. But it's not just the voice because as you listen again, you realize Rowe is quite the wordsmith as well. The lyrics are at once smart, evocative and transformative; telling stories of pain and love that are impossible not to relate to; see, for instance, "Signs," "Horses," (embedded below!) or "The Ballad of Buttermilk Falls." Rowe will hook you with his booming, resounding voice and then reel you in with fresh and beautiful stories. Once you're caught you won't be able to disagree that this is one of the strongest records released so far this year, and one you'll be repeating well into the future.
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I do a lot of work helping people become more productive – getting more of the right things done, in less time, to produce more of the results they are looking for.
There is, however, one potentially critical problem with a drive towards improving productivity. The problem is this: if you're not careful, everything is reduced to being a thing to do, a tick off on a list, an outcome to be achieved.
Be productive; strive for improvement; deal with the stuff, of course…in order to really enjoy the heart of your work. That's when what you do will make the greatest impact – and you'll feel great!
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Unlike organic growth strategies like SEO and Social Media Marketing, paid advertising through a platform like Google Adwords can be setup immediately and can deliver results just as quickly. It is by far the fastest way to get started with Digital Marketing that will also deliver results you'll feel immediately. Don't get us wrong, paid advertising campaigns can be mismanaged but a healthy account that's been setup and maintained according to best practices will deliver new patients right away.
We very often see paid advertising accounts become the most profitable marketing channel in a practices arsenal. We still recommend investing in organic marketing including SEO and Social Media for reasons we have outlined on their respective pages (mostly to do with increasing the resale value of your business as an asset should you decide to sell it in the future). However, while a business is up-and-running a well managed paid advertising account usually becomes the most profitable source of new leads for a practice.
It's a pretty simple approach. 99% of the time we recommend Google Adwords for immediately attracting new patients. It's the fastest and most direct advertising platform on the market. We often get questions about Facebook advertising and other Social Media advertising platforms and they are better for long-term indirect marketing when a company is looking to grow 'larger' and gain exposure and brand awareness.
As mentioned above, paid advertising accounts have the potential to be the fastest, easiest and most profitable of all your marketing channels. However, an inexperienced account manager can derail the entire effort resulting in wasted time, energy and money. Always make sure you're dealing with a Google Certified Specialist who maintains their annual certification. M.Ad all our account managers are proud Google Certified Partners with years of experience managing medical advertising accounts so we know the best practices to deliver the best results.


Here we are comparing two cameras with different body types: Panasonic GX8, which was introduced in July 2015 is a Semi-Pro Mirrorless camera with a 20.0MP Four Thirds sensor whereas Nikon D7500, which was introduced in April 2017 is a Semi-Pro DSLR camera with a 21.0MP APS-C sensor.
Let's have a brief look at the main features of Panasonic GX8 and Nikon D7500 before getting into our more detailed comparison.
Below you can see the front view size comparison of Panasonic GX8 and Nikon D7500. Panasonic GX8 is clearly the smaller of the two cameras. Its body is 3mm narrower, 26mm shorter and 10mm thinner than Nikon D7500.
Now lets look at the top view comparison of Panasonic GX8 and Nikon D7500.
Weight is another important factor especially when deciding on a camera that you want to carry with you all day. Panasonic GX8 is significantly lighter (153g ) than the Nikon D7500 which may become a big advantage especially on long walking trips.
Also keep in mind that body weight is not the only deciding factor when comparing two interchangeable camera bodies, you have to also take into account the lenses that you will be using with these bodies. Since Nikon D7500 has an APS-C sized sensor and Panasonic GX8 has a smaller Four Thirds sensor, Panasonic GX8's lenses for a similar focal length and aperture will generally be lighter and smaller than the Nikon D7500 lenses.
Panasonic GX8 has a 20.0MP Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm ) sized CMOS sensor and features Venus Engine processor. On the other hand, Nikon D7500 has a 21.0MP APS-C (23.5 x 15.7 mm ) sized CMOS sensor and features Expeed 5 processor.
Below you can see the GX8 and D7500 sensor size comparison.
As seen above, Nikon D7500 has a 1.6x Larger sensor area than Panasonic GX8. Larger sensors give photographer more control on the depth of field and blurry background compared to smaller sensor when shot in same focal length and aperture.
What types of Photography are Panasonic GX8 and Nikon D7500 Good for?
In this section, we rank and compare Panasonic GX8 and Nikon D7500 for five different photography types in order to make your decision process easier in case you are specifically interested in one or more of these areas.
Number of available lenses is a big decision factor while choosing your interchangeable lens camera. When we look at the available lenses for these two cameras, we see that Nikon D7500 has an advantage over Panasonic GX8 There are 302 lenses for Nikon D7500's Nikon F mount, on the other hand there are only 98 lenses for Panasonic GX8's Micro Four Thirds lens mount.
Another important factor is the availability of image stabilization. Panasonic GX8 has a big advantage in this regard because it has a sensor based image stabilization which means that all the lenses mounted to this body will be stabilized. On the other hand, Nikon D7500 doesn't have this feature so you have to buy a lens with optical stabilization feature. Currently there are 88 lenses for Nikon F mount with Optical Image Stabilization features.
You may have already made your decision about which camera suits better for your needs and your budget so far but in case you wonder how we rated Panasonic GX8 and Nikon D7500, below you can find their scores in five different aspects. Our Decision Algorithm dynamically scores cameras using 63 different specs, current price and DxO Mark scores (where possible) in order to make a more objective and consistent comparison.


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Pete Buttigieg at the South Bend Peace Walk on June 29, 2019, shortly after the fatal police shooting of a black suspect.
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Documents: Police Used Buttigieg Donors to Get Him to Fire Black Chief
By: Jonathan Larsen
Ed. note: In an Oct. 29 interview, Capt. Dave Wells said that documents cited in this story were not authentic and denied saying anything attributed to him in the documents. Regarding the specific allegation that he used ebonics, Wells says, "Maybe. I don't know." The authenticity of the documents was verified by the city when it released redacted versions of them, as TYT reported on Sept. 30. TYT stands by its reporting.
Legal documents related to Pete Buttigieg's ousting of South Bend's first black police chief describe a plan by white police officers in 2011 to use Buttigieg's campaign donors to get him to remove the chief, Darryl Boykins, once Buttigieg became mayor.
"It is going to be a fun time when all white people are in charge," one officer is quoted as saying in the documents, which describe secret police recordings. The previously undisclosed documents shed new light on the most controversial chapter of Buttigieg's South Bend political career.
The documents describe a plan to use two Buttigieg donors — including his campaign chairman — to lobby Buttigieg on personnel changes at the South Bend Police Department (SBPD). Both donors deny having such discussions with Buttigieg.
Buttigieg campaign National Press Secretary Chris Meagher asked to see the documents, saying, "You're more than willing to report rumors you are unable to prove, so it'd be nice to see some of this," but provided no further comment.
The secret recordings of South Bend police phone lines have been a source of intrigue and controversy since their existence was revealed in March 2012, at the dawn of Buttigieg's mayoralty. Speculation about the recordings and Buttigieg's refusal to release them has dogged him into his presidential campaign, while their contents have remained largely a mystery.
Buttigieg has said as recently as this year that he wants to know what was said on the recordings, but that he is not sure he can legally even ask the city employee who listened to them to describe what she heard. But the documents show that Buttigieg's lawyers secretly did just that in 2013.
Lawyers for both Boykins and for Karen DePaepe, the police employee who heard the recordings and was fired for her role in the scandal, would not comment on the content of the documents. Both, however, confirmed to The Young Turks that the city has had a Jan. 4, 2012, Officer's Report filed by DePaepe that details what she heard, and her written responses to city attorneys who asked her in 2013 what she heard.
The responses the city got include comprehensive, detailed accounts of what is said on the recordings, describing a plan that unfolded over the course of Buttigieg's 2011 mayoral campaign. Although their accuracy can not be confirmed without listening to the recordings, the documents' authenticity was confirmed by sources familiar with the matter. (In response to a public-records request, city officials confirmed possession of the Officer's Report and released a redacted version).
The documents say that, in February 2011, two white police officers were heard discussing a campaign to get rid of Boykins, with Buttigieg donors acting as go-betweens. In April, the officers say they believe Buttigieg is unaware of the plan, and that they expect the "little fucking squirt," as one calls him, to win the mayoral nomination. After he does win, a third officer in June reports hearing directly from Buttigieg that "Boykins is done."
The documents indicate that current SBPD Chief Scott Ruszkowski and the current county prosecutor, Ken Cotter, suggested to Buttigieg replacements for Boykins. The documents don't say whether either man knew about the plan. (Ed. note: After this article was published, an unverified Twitter user identifying themselves as Ruszkowski denied even speaking with Buttigieg until 2013.)
Some of the officers involved — from both the SBPD and the county homicide unit (made up of police from South Bend and its suburbs) — allegedly discussed Boykins in racist terms, using ebonics in reference to him and other black people. Two black police officers are named as either a target for removal or the subject of racist rhetoric.
At some point in January 2012, his first month in office, Buttigieg learned that SBPD police had secretly been recorded by the department and that the FBI was investigating for potential violations of federal wiretapping laws. Two months later, Buttigieg told Boykins to resign. After black South Bend leaders sided with Boykins, Boykins rescinded his resignation. On March 30, in the face of the black community's outrage, Buttigieg instead demoted Boykins from his position as chief — allegedly for his handling of the recordings.
Less than two weeks later, April 10, 2011, Buttigieg fired DePaepe, the SBPD director of communications who discovered the calls, reported them to Boykins, and then transferred excerpts to five cassette tapes. DePaepe went public almost immediately, reportedly suggesting that the tapes revealed possible police wrongdoing, including racist rhetoric.
It was DePaepe who first suggested that the tapes for which Buttigieg demoted Boykins might reveal a plan to accomplish exactly that.
In her 2012 wrongful-termination suit, DePaepe refers to a plan to get Buttigieg to oust Boykins — but gives no details. Since settling their suits against the city, and facing possible lawsuits themselves, DePaepe and Boykins have refused to speak publicly about the recordings.
For seven years now, the battle over the tapes has divided and defined South Bend. Buttigieg's refusal to release them, claiming legal restraints, has cemented them as a subtext of virtually any discussion about the city's police, its black community, or its power structure.
The following account of what was said on the recordings is drawn from documents including internal SBPD reports filed in January 2012 and DePaepe's responses to the city's December 2013 interrogatories.
The story told by the documents includes specific details and allegations regarding multiple individuals, some of whom have never been publicly tied to the recordings. Unless otherwise noted, those named in this account declined to comment or could not be reached.
Fixing a Ticket
It all began with an alarm from the SBPD's Dynamics Instruments Reliant Recording System.
The system was supposed to back up digital audio recordings of SBPD phone lines automatically. When the system froze, DePaepe began checking the recordings. On February 4, 2011, noticing that the voice on one call didn't match the officer assigned to that line, DePaepe listened to more calls, to determine whether the recording system had malfunctioned.
DePaepe didn't realize it, but Captain Brian Young had gotten a new phone line from another officer who had just been promoted. And Young didn't know that he had just inherited a phone line that was being automatically recorded. (In the Jan. 2012 Officer's Report, DePaepe writes that a previous chief ordered numerous lines be recorded to capture calls alleging officer misconduct.)
Over the next several months, the recordings, according to the documents, tell a story involving some of the most powerful players in South Bend politics. But the trail started with a single ticket for a seat-belt violation: A ticket that Captain Young tried to fix.
The ticket had been issued in neighboring Mishawaka to the wife of an SBPD SWAT team member, and Young had emailed county prosecutor Eric Tamashasky in December 2010 to make it go away.
Capt. Young tells Tamashasky the ticket was never taken care of and her license was suspended, which Tamashasky says he will also fix. DePaepe gave her account of what happened next in her interrogatory responses.
"Young then asked what would happen if [Indiana State Police] stops the officer's wife and arrests her for driving on a suspended license, to which Tamashesky [sic] replied 'we'll fix that too'. Both Tamaskesy and Young then laughed about it."
When DePaepe listened to more calls to find out what happened with the ticket, she stumbled onto something much bigger. This time, it was a conversation between Young and then-Lt. Dave Wells, of the county homicide unit, that began with a black street gang but led to the SBPD's black chief. According to DePaepe:
"They were discussing problems with a local gang known as the Cashout boys when Lt. Wells started speaking in what is termed as ebonics, when a person mocks or mimics the way a black person speaks. Lt. Wells in ebonics stated to the effect 'ain't nothin gonna get done with the Cashout boys cuz Boykins, he take care of his home boys.'…
"Both Wells and Young began to ridicule Boykins and mock him, when Wells stated that Corbett had a plan to get rid of him."
Screengrab of DePaepe's responses to South Bend city attorneys.
"Corbett" was then-Commander Tim Corbett, Wells' boss, who ran the county homicide unit. An SBPD veteran, Corbett was already a known and controversial figure in South Bend.
Jack Colwell, a long-time South Bend reporter and columnist who's now a distinguished visiting journalist at Notre Dame, describes Corbett as, "Kind of a Harry Bosch sort of police character, if you know what I mean. He gets his man. He solves the crimes. The results are great, but the way he gets those results are not always by the book."
Corbett's nickname, reportedly, was "Teflon Tim." In an interview last year, Corbett said, "I know a lot of things. There's a lot of people out there would be embarrassed by what I know."
Asked by ABC57 reporter Clifton French whether he and Young ever used racist terms, Corbett said, "There's nothing on these tapes."
Another aspect of Corbett's reputation is only whispered about. As TYT previously reported, some people on both sides of the law knew Corbett to use racist rhetoric on the job, including the n-word. Corbett's lawyer, Dan Pfeifer, has denied those claims.
In 2011, Corbett was perhaps best known for a favor he did back in 2006. Bob Urbanski, a wealthy businessman and South Bend power player, had been at an impasse in his dispute with a local contractor. Allegedly, even threatening to have the contractor arrested — because Urbanski had "friends in the prosecutor's office" — didn't work.
So Urbanski called a friend — a fellow board member at the failed Sobieski Bank — who worked in the St. Joseph County prosecutor's office, which has oversight over the homicide unit.
Urbanski's friend suggested he ask Corbett for help, which is how Corbett ended up on July 13, 2006, in front of the contractor, with his shield and his gun, suggesting that the contractor ought to give Urbanski what he wanted.
The plan didn't work out: The contractor raised a stink, costing Corbett a one-day suspension, a lawsuit, and plenty of headlines.
Fast forward five years, and Corbett apparently had a new plan: A plan to create a leadership vacuum at the SBPD that would lead to promotions for him and a group of fellow officers that Wells, Corbett's lieutenant, would later refer to as "the inner circle." Only this time, Urbanski would be doing Corbett the favor.
In early 2011, with Capt. Young apparently unaware of the plan, Lt. Wells reads him in on what Corbett has in mind.
"Young inquired what was the plan, and Wells stated it involved the 'money people.' Young asked Wells 'What do you mean by money people. Wells stated 'Hensley and Urbanski', people that are putting money in Buttigieg's campaign. Wells stated Corbett said they [are] planning to get rid of Boykins and that they had plans to make changes."
"Hensley" was Sam Hensley, city streets commissioner under then-Mayor Steve Luecke. Urbanski was the city contractor Corbett had gone to bat for in 2006. Phoned for comment, both Hensley and Urbanski denied knowing of such a plan.
Told about the police discussions in the documents, Henley said, "I don't know where they got that idea, but that is absolutely false."
Asked about conversations with Buttigieg about removing Boykins, Urbanski told TYT, "I've got no rec--knowledge of that." In response to a followup question, Urbanski said, "Have a nice day," and hung up.
How much Hensley and Urbanski gave Buttigieg compared to his other donors is impossible to confirm because the county, in accordance with state law, destroyed the 2011 campaign-finance records. Buttigieg has refused to say whether he still has his campaign's originals. But some details are known.
Urbanski is a long-time political force in South Bend. As Colwell, the journalist, put it, "I think his connections always have been because he was willing to contribute to Democratic candidates."
Buttigieg discusses Urbanski in his book, thanking him in the acknowledgments and naming him as a source of golden-hued reminiscences about South Bend's glory days. When it comes to the donor of "some office space" for his 2011 mayoral campaign, however, Buttigieg refers only to an unnamed "booster." That booster appears to have been Urbanski.
According to a South Bend Tribune report before Buttigieg's first mayoral campaign disclosures were destroyed, Urbanski chaired Buttigieg's 2011 campaign and was its biggest donor, giving $10,000 in 2010. The report also says Urbanski donated office space to the campaign.
No value is given for the office space, but according to 2011 first-quarter filings obtained by TYT, it was worth $1,850 per month and was donated by Urbanski's company, Main Street Row. The value of that donation totaled $7,400 for the first four months of 2011, the filings indicate.
Hensley described himself as a modest donor, giving maybe one or two hundred dollars. The 2011 first-quarter filings show just a $50 donation from Hensley, and an in-kind donation valued at $44.30 connected to an event on March 25.
Asked whether the in-kind donation indicated his participation in a fundraiser for Buttigieg, Hensley said he "never had a fundraiser for him. Never." A flyer from the campaign, however, shows Hensley and Urbanski co-hosting a $125-per-person fundraiser for Buttigieg at Urbanski's home on April 13.
Screenshot of a marked-up 2011 Buttigieg campaign flyer.
Hensley confirmed his relationship with Urbanski, saying, "I know Bob and I like Bob," but did not respond to an email providing him with a copy of the flyer. (The Buttigieg campaign was also provided with the flyer and did not dispute its authenticity.)
Asked whether he discussed SBPD personnel issues in 2011 with Corbett, Buttigieg, or anyone in their circle, Hensley said, "No." As to his opinion of Boykins at the time, he said, "I didn't know him that well."
DePaepe writes that the police conversation she heard about Boykins convinced her that the animus expressed toward Boykins was racial. She cites the use of ebonics and the lack of substantive complaints about him, other than an unfounded implication he was helping a black gang.
"I believed that speaking in ebonics and eluding [sic] that the Chief of Police, because he is black, was covering for black gang members to be a racial slur. I believe this because they were talking in ebonics, and it made me believe they wanted to get rid of Boykins because he was black. No comments were made as to him not performing his duties, just that he protects gang members."
Although DePaepe alerted Boykins, he apparently gave her no guidance on how to proceed. DePaepe seems to have dropped the matter — until July 2011, when an unrelated public-records request by local media led the city's own attorneys to ask DePaepe to hunt for relevant material on the SBPD's recordings.
(It's not clear whether Buttigieg was aware in early 2012 that his city attorneys not only knew about the taping system but had relied on it for years as standard practice. One document names Aladean Rose, the city's top attorney during the tapes controversy, as one of many city attorneys who routinely asked DePaepe to check police recordings in relation to litigation or public-records requests.)
In this case, the July 2011 requests by two local reporters sought such specific records that DePaepe suspected an SBPD officer had leaked details of an investigation to the media. In addition to hunting down material requested by the reporters, DePaepe went looking for the leak. Along the way, she found new discussions about the secret plan, on calls dating back to April, heading into the mayoral primary.
The documents suggest the plan was well under way by April 5, 2011, one month before the primary. Wells and Young discuss "Corbett's plan to get rid of Boykins."
"Captain Young and Lt. Wells discuss their plans when Buttigieg is elected. They state Corbett advised Buttigieg that 'Boykins is fucking worthless'. Young and Wells refer to Buttigieg as 'that little fucking squirt.'"
Screengrab of DePaepe's Jan. 4, 2012, Officer's Report.
Despite the suggestion that Corbett spoke directly with Buttigieg, a later conversation alleges that Corbett used intermediaries — Urbanski and Hensley, specifically — to sway Buttigieg against Boykins. DePaepe notes in her response to the city that in the April 5 call, Young and Wells "[b]elieved Buttigieg to be unaware of their plan which was spurred by racism." (It's not clear whether the reference to racism came from the officers or represents commentary by DePaepe.)
Expanding The Plan
Later on April 5, Young and Wells discuss new details of the plan, expanding its scope beyond just getting rid of Boykins. Now the two are said to target other colleagues to "whack."
"Lt. Wells and Capt. Young continue conversations regarding the plan to get rid of Boykins. I believe this conversation also discussed getting rid of Will Johnson a black investigator because Boykins put him there. I believe this conversation had to do with Wells and Young making a plan of who they wanted to 'whack.'"
Around this time, heading into the primary, a conversation took place involving an officer whose name would arise later in the recordings. This conversation is not in the documents and was not on the phone. It was at roll call, face to face with the rank and file.
An SBPD source, who was not privy to the contents of the police recordings, told TYT that they heard Young's boss, Investigative Division Chief Steve Richmond (whom Boykins had promoted), and Capt. Bobby Hammer, who is not named in the documents, discussing the upcoming primary. They said, according to the source, that "soon there will be changes and we'll introduce a new paradigm in our department."
After Buttigieg's primary victory, attention turns to who should replace Boykins. Richmond is in the mix as early as June 3. That's also when Ruszkowski, the current chief, first gets mentioned — as meeting with Buttigieg to discuss who the next chief should be.
Ruszkowski isn't angling for the job, however. A captain at the time, Ruszkowski is said to want his own boss, Uniform Division Chief Jeffrey Walters, to get Boykins' job — which would make room for Ruszkowski to move up:
"Young and Wells discuss Ruszkowski meeting with Buttigieg to sway him away from Richmond, trying to promote Walters […]. Several phone calls were made to that fucking crew…people with the money."
It's not clear whether the apparent discontent with Buttigieg's donors stems from a battle over whether Boykins will go, or over who will replace him. Either way, Corbett is discussed as "putting pressure" on the Buttigieg donors.
"Lt. Wells stated that several phone calls were made to that 'fucking crew…people with money. The call contained information that Corbett was putting pressure on the people with money people [sic] to put influence [on] Buttigieg to remove Boykins. I believe this may have been the conversation where Wells stated 'Tim says it is going to be a fun time when all white people are in charge.'"
Soon after, Buttigieg is said to be discussing with others who should replace Boykins. By June 16, Buttigieg is said to be hearing from Deputy Chief Prosecutor Cotter.
"Cotter talking to Buttigieg to push Steve Richmond."
By July 7, it's Officer Jim Taylor — then part of Corbett's homicide unit:
"Young/J.T. JT meeting with Buttigieg to discuss putting Richmond in as Chief."
But if some officers were lobbying Buttigieg or jockeying for position, not everyone in the city's power structure appeared to have gotten the word. In theory, Mayor Luecke's special assistant, Lynn Coleman, might have had some influence on SBPD personnel issues.
Although he was a top aide to Luecke, it was conceivable Coleman could stay on under Buttigieg. And Coleman had held a high-ranking position himself on the SBPD. He was also black.
Out of the Loop
There's no indication anyone ever told Coleman or lobbied him about SBPD personnel issues. In fact, Coleman was so far out of the loop, in a June 3 call he's described as telling Corbett that Boykins was safe.
"Corbett talked to Lynn Coleman, who did not think Boykins was going anywhere…Young states 'God help us all.'"
Coleman wasn't alone in his assessment. Sources close to Boykins at the time tell TYT that Boykins did not think his job was in jeopardy — and no one had told him otherwise.
Like Boykins, Coleman didn't last, either. In his eventual lawsuit against the city, Boykins cited Coleman as one of the three top-ranking black officials to be replaced by white appointees in Buttigieg's first few months as mayor.
(The third black official to depart was Fire Chief Howard Buchanon. The 2011 pre-primary filings show that Buchanon's replacement, Steve Cox, was a minor Buttigieg donor during that period, contributing $100.)
Over the summer of 2011, Boykins became an afterthought, an object of derision more than a target. On June 6,
"Wells described a meeting where Boykins attended with the MCHU [Metro County Homicide Unit] and that Corbett stated [Boykins] just said Duuuuuuh. Wells and Young both state Boykins is fucking worthless."
"Boykins is Done"
By June 27, Taylor apparently has discussed Boykins with Buttigieg and reported back.
"J.T. talked to Buttigieg stated Boykins is done."
One entry hints at the possibility that Urbanski's influence could extend beyond getting rid of Boykins, and that Corbett was calling the shots. According to Wells, Urbanski asked Corbett what changes he thought needed to be made.
Corbett talks with Young on June 13, allegedly referring to black gang members as "little apes." One document suggests Corbett may have hinted at falsifying evidence to get them.
An entry for June 16 notes "Racial comments" about Boykins' Youth Academy.
In the June 27 call — when Buttigieg is quoted saying "Boykins is done" — Wells says that Corbett and Mike Grzegorek (who ultimately succeeded Corbett as chief of the county homicide unit) spoke with Richmond and "Richmond [is] going to break down the house."
After Lt. Wells says he expects to get bars, indicating promotion to captain, "Young asks if they said anything about him…possibly going to be Chief of Detectives."
Two things happened in July that only some of those in on the plan knew about. One was the emergence of tension in their ranks. "Young and Wells want Corbett to stay out of Robbery cases," says an entry for a July 14 call.
The other development was that DePaepe apparently found a call suggesting that Young himself was the source of the leak that led to the public-records request prompting her to listen to his line. She writes that she heard on a second call from July 14 that, "Young disclosed an internal affairs investigation" to someone outside the department. "The information in this phone call was the exact information that was requested by the media…"
The following month, August 2011, DePaepe briefs Boykins on the details she has heard from April through July. As in February, there's no indication that Boykins did anything in response, or broached the subject with Buttigieg.
Buttigieg in Charge
What happens next, behind the scenes, is a growing awareness in the SBPD that Young's line was being recorded. According to another SBPD document obtained by TYT, at an Oct. 12 meeting on implementing a city-wide phone system, police officials and administrators reviewed the status of various police lines. This report, filed by Diana Scott of the Communications Dept., says,
"As we went thru the list of lines which were just phone numbers I was asked who the lines belonged to. […] I advised them this line belonged to Capt. Brian Young. I was immediately asked by Chief [Gary] Horvath and Capt. [Phil] Trent if Capt. Young was aware that his line was being recorded. I told them I had no idea, but that Chief Boykins was aware of which lines were being recorded […] Capt. Trent immediately left the meeting […] and went to Capt. Young's office. […] When I left the meeting I was approached by Capt. Trent asking to get the recording of Capt. Young's phone stopped 'like yesterday'."
With the approach of the new year and a new mayor, things begin to come to a head. Almost a year after first hearing about the recordings, Boykins tells DePaepe to make cassette tapes of the recordings. One source told TYT that Boykins at some point says he may need to speak to "the mayor" about them, but it was not clear whether he meant Luecke, or Mayor-elect Buttigieg.
Then Buttigieg takes over. Here's how Buttigieg, in his book this year, describes the police department he inherited:
"…it was clear by the time I first took office that the department needed attention. Rumors swirled of favoritism, opportunism, and cliquishness within the police force. There was little evidence of a real promotion system or documented officer evaluations, which meant that career advancement hadn't fully outgrown the sixties-era norm in which your standing depended on popularity and political relationships. The place would need an overhaul, sooner or later."
Buttigieg writes that after winning the election he was unsure whether to keep Boykins. "So, after interviewing him and two competitors for the job, I decided that I would reappoint him…"
Exactly when in the transition this happened, Buttigieg does not say. He also does not mention that despite his concerns about cliquishness and political relationships, the two unnamed competitors he interviewed to run the SBPD were Richmond and Corbett.
It's also not clear whether Buttigieg saw the reappointment of Boykins as permanent. It's not uncommon for mayors to keep some officeholders briefly as placeholders. And there's no evidence Buttigieg ever told Boykins he decided to reappoint him. Just one page later in the section of his book about the tapes, Buttigieg himself suggests Boykins was not a shoo-in, writing that he was only "leaning toward" keeping Boykins.
On Jan. 4, 2012, DePaepe submitted her Officer's Report to Boykins, detailing some of the tapes' contents, including him being called worthless. According to the lawsuit filed by Corbett, Young, Wells, and Richmond, Boykins on Jan. 6 "berated Richmond for…seeking his job and being a 'back stabber.'"
Boykins also revealed the existence of the recordings, the suit says. The officers complained to the U.S. Attorney's office on Jan. 19, 2012, alleging illegal wiretapping.
Buttigieg learned of the investigation some time that month. Discussing it later, Buttigieg said that DePaepe and Boykins were both in the crosshairs of federal prosecutors, for potential violation of federal wiretapping laws.
According to DePaepe's interrogatory, however, she is asked to listen to Young's calls again in February 2012 — this time by the same U.S attorney's office that Buttigieg would later suggest considered her a suspect at the time. (Her claim is reminiscent of one by Boykins' lawyer, Tom Dixon, who has disputed Buttigieg's accusation that Boykins was a "subject" or "target" of investigators by pointing out that prosecutors asked Boykins himself to hold on to the tapes during the investigation.)
Despite criticism that he brought in too many young faces to run the city, when it came to the SBPD, Buttigieg's pattern went the other way. He not only interviewed insiders for the chief's job, but when it came to the tapes, the two men Buttigieg tasked to take point were two ultimate insiders: his own chief of staff, veteran South Bend politico Mike Schmuhl (now Buttigieg's presidential campaign manager), and outside counsel Rich Hill, even more seasoned in South Bend politics.
Reporter Jason Aubry later asked Buttigieg who had advised him on federal wiretapping laws and his dealings with the feds. Buttigeg named Hill; DeRose, the city attorney; and Notre Dame law Professor G. Robert Blakey.
But Aubry told Buttigieg that the professor knew virtually nothing about the case and asked when the mayor spoke to him. "I spoke with him yesterday afternoon," Buttigieg said. That was June 1, two months after Boykins was demoted.
As for DeRose, her background was in banking, family law, and, ironically, employment discrimination. And she reportedly had been on vacation when the issue first arose. That left Hill as Buttigieg's sole legal advisor at the outset on how to handle both the federal investigation and Boykins.
But Hill also had no substantial expertise in federal or criminal law. Like Boykins' rivals, what Hill had was a trove of political connections.
Echoes of South Bend's Past
At the time Buttigieg brought Hill on as outside counsel, he was with the powerful Indiana law firm Faegre Baker Daniels. Decades earlier, however, Hill had served as city attorney to then-Mayor Roger Parent, one of Buttigieg's patrons. Hill also had ties to former Gov. Joe Kernan, Parent's successor as mayor and the political patron who anointed Buttigieg for his mayoral run in the first place.
Hill had also operated in circles frequented by another Kernan backer central to Buttigieg's mayoral victory: Bob Urbanski.
Parent told TYT that Urbanski and Hill would not have had extensive dealings with each other during his administration, but said they had met even earlier. Both Urbanski and Hill were involved in Parent's first mayoral campaign, in the late 1970s. Parent said, "I'm sure they talked to each other, they might have had a relationship."
Later, the two were also among Kernan's biggest backers. Hill and Urbanski gave $7,750 and $36,000, respectively, to Kernan's statewide races.
Urbanski also became an investment partner in Kernan's bid for the city's minor league baseball team, the Silverhawks. Kernan would later credit Hill, who also dabbled in local sports investments, for making the city's baseball stadium a reality.
By bringing Hill in as outside counsel, Buttigieg was replaying a political scandal from South Bend's past. When controversy arose over how much Hill and his firm made on the tapes issue, no one seemed to recall that Hill had made headlines more than two decades earlier with virtually the exact same arrangement. It happened during Kernan's race for mayor.
Excerpt of Sept. 23, 1987, South Bend Tribune report.
Archives of the South Bend Tribune show that in Kernan's first mayoral race, his rivals made an issue out of Hill's fees as outside counsel. In a September 1987 news conference, Republican mayoral candidate Carl Baxmeyer criticized the city for hiring Hill "on a part-time basis at almost twice his former salary" as city attorney. Parent, still mayor at the time, disputed Baxmeyer's claim and said it made sense to hire Hill because he was already up to speed on issues including the stadium efforts.
Without Buttigieg's 2011 campaign records, it's not possible to know how much money Hill gave him. But the filings obtained by TYT show that in March 2011, the same time when Urbanski was said to be pushing Buttigieg to can Boykins, Hill — who was part of canning Boykins one year later — gave Buttigieg $1000.
Hill's ties to Urbanski — and to Corbett — would blossom into public view several years after the tapes scandal. When Corbett ran for county sheriff last year, he took out a $45,000 loan to finance his campaign, with the help of three backers who guaranteed the loan. One was Dan Pfeifer, his lawyer on the tapes case. The other two backers were Urbanski and Hill, who also personally donated $16,000 and $17,500, respectively.
By the time Hill backed Corbett for sheriff, he would have had access to virtually everything DePaepe had heard, since her responses were sent to his firm, Faegre Baker Daniels, as Buttigieg's outside counsel. In fact, court documents last year revealed that the cassette tapes themselves are no longer being held by the city, but reside in the firm's Chicago offices.
Everything Blows Up
Boykins met with Hill and Schmuhl in late March of 2012. Hill allegedly threatened Boykins with prison if he didn't resign, so Boykins tried to get in touch with Buttigieg.
In his book, Buttigieg writes that he called Boykins and told him the feds could prosecute him if he refused to step down. Boykins resigned.
The next day, everything blew up. Bolstered by the support of black community leaders, Boykins rescinded his resignation.
Facing community outrage and protest, Buttigieg demoted Boykins rather than have him leave the force entirely. Less than two weeks later, Hill and Schmuhl fired DePaepe, as well.
This time, though, there was someone else in the meeting. After demoting Boykins, Buttigieg had put an interim chief in charge, turning again to another figure who personified political connections.
Chuck Hurley was in one way perfectly qualified for the job of police chief, because he had held it before, back in the 1980s, under both Kernan and Parent. Hurley also had political connections, having served alongside then-city attorney Hill, who now had just overseen the SBPD's change in command. What Buttigieg presumably did not know was that Hurley, the man he chose to replace the city's first black police chief, had himself been accused of running a racist department during his first stint.
If you mention the name Corporal Eddie Vann to South Bend police, few will recall it. But he made the news in 1987 by submitting a letter of resignation publicly, claiming racism in the force. Vann specifically alleged a failure to promote black officers. Hurley was chief at the time.
Parent said he did not recall Vann's resignation, but offered a vigorous defense of Hurley. While acknowledging there "might have been some discrimination" within the force at the time, Parent said under his administration the percentage of black cops and firefighters doubled from about six percent to about 13 or 14 percent. He said Hurley was supportive of that and had good relationships with the African-American community.
SBPD personnel files obtained through a public-records request show that Vann was promoted to corporal the year before he resigned. Both Vann and Hurley received multiple letters of commendation during their careers.
More recently, just one year before Buttigieg brought him back, Hurley had been serving as a deputy coroner for the county. As TYT previously reported, Hurley in 2011 declared the fatal hanging of a 16-year-old black boy to be a suicide — despite the lack of an investigation, autopsy, or forensic examination of the scene or the body.
Hurley, who had no medical training, allegedly told the boy's mother he knew a suicide when he saw one. The current coroner, Mike McGann, told TYT that he was unable to locate an internal report on the boy's death that should have been filed by Hurley.
(The mother, Stephanie Jones, asked Buttigieg in the summer of 2012 for help reopening the case. She told TYT she did not know at the time that the new mayor had just made Hurley his chief of police. Buttigieg allegedly told her to call him but never took or returned her calls when she did.)
Just one month after Hurley stepped in, Corbett allegedly told SBPD Officer Jack Stilp to shut up about the tapes scandal. Stilp filed an internal report about what he described as Corbett's threatening language, and then gave it to the media.
The incident reached the Board of Public Safety, which has police oversight, and Hurley said there would be an investigation — not into Corbett's threat; into Stilp's leak. Corbett was ultimately suspended for five days by the homicide unit board, after which Hurley recommended a ten-day suspension for Stilp.
After the Tapes
To find Hurley's replacement, Buttigieg went far from South Bend, but couldn't escape issues of race. His next chief, Ron Teachman, came in from New Bedford, MA, but ended up handing Buttigieg another issue with racial undertones. When Indiana State Police (ISP) investigated the incident, Buttigieg refused to release the report. (An excerpt from the ISP report leaked to TYT contradicted Buttigieg's public characterization of its findings.)
As for Corbett, he almost won his sheriff's race last year. Wells and Young both donated, as did Sam Hensley and Joe Kernan, the former mayor and governor. Hurley, the two-time SBPD chief, gave Corbett almost $1000 and even tried to help by jumping in as a spoiler, earning the wrath of the South Bend Tribune's editorial board.
Wells, Corbett's lieutenant, rose to become commander of the drug unit in 2015. Capt. Young was made commander of the county's special victims unit in 2013, and retired last year.
Ken Cotter, the deputy prosecutor who urged Buttigieg to replace Boykins with Steve Richmond, won election in 2014 as county prosecutor.
Ruszkowski — said to have privately urged Buttigieg to replace Boykins with Walters, which would let Ruszkowski rise to chief of uniforms — did just that in October 2013. Ruszkowski served as Uniform Division chief for two years before Buttigieg made him chief of the department in 2015. (Recently, Ruszkowski has faced calls for his termination in light of the fatal SBPD shooting of a black suspect by an officer who had not activated his body camera. That officer and another on the scene had histories of race-related complaints.)
Buttigieg has fared well in the seven years since the tapes scandal broke. His data-driven efforts to revitalize South Bend's downtown have won him fans on the national level, although some hometown holdouts downplay his achievements and point to evidence that the city's black community has been left behind.
The tapes case remains in court, with hearings expected this month. Buttigieg continues to maintain that he wants to know what's on the recordings but is legally barred from finding out.
Today, six percent of the SBPD is black, in a city where 26 percent of residents are black. When Buttigieg took office, the SBPD had 29 black officers. Today, the number is 15.
Asked at a debate in June why his police force is not more diverse, Buttigieg said, "I couldn't get it done."
Of at least three black officers targeted by name in the recordings, none received promotion after Buttigieg was elected. Only one remains on the force, his social media indicating that he holds the same position he has had for the past 16 years.
Boykins' demotion left him a captain. He is now retired and was honored last year for his work with children.
Will Johnson, the investigator city attorneys were told was targeted because of his ties to Boykins, got a graduate degree in human resources in February 2017, according to his Facebook page.
Four months later, he quit the SBPD, where his Facebook page said he had served as an "Ethics and Diversity Instructor." Johnson now works in human resources in Arizona.
Jonathan Larsen is TYT's managing editor. You can find him on Twitter @JTLarsen.
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I had this opportunity to watch Tamil movie – 96 and much thanks to my hubby who actually put up a review about this movie and that's when came to know about the existence of this movie.
This is a story about school-time crush and how we move on in life and that crush still remains in your heart but they never get together in life, at least in this movie its like that.
The movie is good and what I liked about it is that in this the crush or love is from both sides and hence the loss of being together in life is sensed more and as an audience you feel sorry for them because no matter how many years have gone, at the reunion the love or crush is still at the highest intensity and yet they go back to their lives respecting what they have committed for.
This movie actually brought lot of my school-time memories and hence I want to write this post in remembering all those boys who had a crush on me and some I don't even know at that time and some I came to know later in life when they got connected with me on social media.
Actually, I never had any crush or love in school or college time. But I do remember one which came in as a proposal in life later and I came to know very late about it.
This was when I was in 10th grade and I was visiting my Grandma from my Mom's side. I remember I used to be more hanging out with my Aunt, who used to visit her friend's place who was a widow with two boys. One was way older and the other seemed like in college or high-school. The boy I will call here as Madhu, who would silently gaze at me when I used to visit their house with my Aunt and he would never utter a word with me but would talk to my Aunt. I used to be a shy and scary as I used to find it a bit awkward visiting from different state to this one.
The visits were more and so I happened to meet Madhu more often and his stare would make me a bit awkward and I used to ask my Aunt about Madhu. Slowly things started getting in such a way that when I am at my front door at my Aunt's place or my Uncle's place he could see me through his front deck, that's the house was close.
I remember once I was walking down the road with my cousin and he waited for me till evening until I returned home.
He used to sometimes follow us when I am going with my Aunt and used to engage my Aunt in talks. As much praise I have heard from my Aunt about him, that much I felt good about him as he was serious about his studies and he is sincere and well behaved.. all this only made me think of him as a good person.
That vacation went by quick and I remember the last day he ran after my Aunt asking about us, if we have left and my Aunt said they will be leaving tomorrow morning and he just came up with some excuse to come to our home. He was there for long time staring at me and I was kind of smiling as I think I felt that he will miss us.
Things moved on and after couple of years when I came back again on vacation, I didn't see him at all. I got curious and I asked my Aunt about Madhu and she said oh, he joined Army so he is not here in town. That made me miss him but I felt good that he is focused on his career and life.
Time was flying like a kite, I got busy with my high-school and then college and so forth. On my every visit I used to ask my Aunt about Madhu and I used to get news that he was tired of Army life and he escaped from there and so now cops are looking for him. I used to worry, now what? And my Aunt would say they will take him back and he will be completing his Army training as one shouldn't be running away from the training.
I used to worry and think about it when I used to visit my Grandma's place but when I used to come back to my home the usual life kicked in and I got busy with my life.
Dating concept was not something that we had and hence, there was nothing like that I could think of him or any other guy during that time. Anyway, I got busy with life and after many years I went back to visit my Aunt with my 4 year old daughter.
This was the time when I was asking about all the people that I have known since my childhood and my Aunt would give me all the updates about the neighboring people and I brought his name…where's Madhu? How is he doing? Did he go back to Army? What is he doing?
The answer that I got from my Aunt was painful and shocking too. My Aunt said, they left this place as they sold their property and moved to a different place. His elder brother is married and he lives somewhere close by but Madhu had come here with his mother to ask for marriage with your parents. This was something I initially couldn't believe. Because, even though I thought he liked me when we used to see each other during my visits, but I never thought that he was so serious about me. I got curious and asked, when did they meet my parents?
My Aunt said, during the time when your Mom and Dad were visiting here and you were busy with college, during that time they visited here and said their son Madhu likes their daughter and would like to marry with everyone's blessings. I was shocked but was sad and it was a mixed emotion.
Aunt said, your Dad said we don't intend our daughter to get married to an Army guy. And even if we do want to then we don't want to send our daughter to this place.
I was completely shocked and felt like a Bollywood movie where the girl's father is always playing the villain role. All I could imagine in my mind was Madhu's Mom because she was a very respectful woman in the area and she had raised her two sons without her husband. She was well educated and was working in a good government establishment. I was really feeling sad. I looked at my Aunt and said, is this real? How come then no one said anything about this till date?
My Aunt looked at me and said, well he loved you since school time and I even asked him that have you ever talked to her and his answer was – no!
But he loved you and he thought when the right time comes he would ask your parents permission as he felt you are not the kind of girl who would love and write love letters and continue the relationship..!
That incident made me feel very sad and I feel for Madhu even though it was not love from my side, but the sincerity of him killed my ego. I don't know if meeting with him and talking to him could give a closure to this but …this has left me with those painful moments yet when I walk through the memory lanes, the moments of visiting his home, his stare, he bringing stuff at home for me and all those opportunities where he wouldn't miss to see me, even if it was a glance… have tickled my heart at the same time.
I feel life is full of surprises and yet you never know who would come to rescue when you are in need… it could be someone from your past life… or someone new?
As a first year science student in Ferguson, we used to rush from one class to the other and to cover it all practicals and completing journals would used to take away the remaining peace of mind.
Central School product and secondly coming from National Defense Academy, it kept us in discipline even in college days where actually one is supposed to enjoy the freedom of getting out of school life.
I remember I was told not to sit in the class if all the students are doing mass-bunk. This sounded very weird to me but then I thought to take it with a pinch of salt at that time.
I still remember after a heavy duty practical session – standing in the lab all evening had squeezed out all the energy and after 5 rushing to catch the Pune Municipal Transportation bus number 83/84/85 – to reach home was killing.
Our bus timings were one hours frequency and that day we girls were so tired and fed-up of this routine run around to catch the 5:00 p.m. bus that we as a mass decided to go to Vaishali restaurant and get rid of our hunger and tiredness.
We entered the Vaishali restaurant and sat on the right hand side of the table where two each of us were sitting with a hungry face yet a worried expression on our faces. Lingoo the server came and looked at us and gave a smile.
Lingoo, who has a salt and pepper hair, his teeth colored with beetle leaves yet that smile has so much warmth that anyone in that restaurant comes in feels so welcoming and more over one will forget all their worries and would look forward to hear what they have to offer.
Lingoo came to me and said what are you worrying about…do you want to know what's good here? because I think you girls are new here…first year student?
and I smiled nodding my head as yes, and with a wondering expression as how he know all this.
We four girls ordered and then Lingoo brought us tea – saying this will relieve all your worries…indeed Vaishali tea…I still have that taste in my mouth – and still remember the wide white cup – it really had that magic which took all our worries away. We were concentrating on our food in between when I looked around there was another server called Vasu…who used to give a cunning smile and look and walk away when Lingoo came and said …that guy is a crazy guy – don't indulge with him.
All this was so funny and entertaining that how we spent our three years there and later on also the experience never changed and it was all because of people like Lingoo and Vasu who kept entertaining the guests – They treated us like their own kids…they used to come and help everyone whether you're after some girl or boy – Lingoo and Vasu will give you proper and right advice and information.
My last meet with Lingoo was in 2005…when I went with Milind for a coffee…one after the other coffees came in and as we left the place Lingoo came in and blessed saying be happy where ever you are …those words are still lingering in my ears …that smiling face where his eyes used to almost close – Vaishali won't be the same again…We will miss you Lingoo….
A Garden is a Friend You Can Visit Anytime…!
I have been living in this city over 10 years and It was not that I have always been living here. I used to take vacation time off and go to India, South Korea and still when I returned it gave the feeling of coming home.
After 5 years of my visit to the city, why I remembered all the way back when I landed in this country all by myself alone? CN Tower always gave me the significance of strength and courage. Today when I see it gives me the same message.
Going around downtown, looking at those busy subways and the crowd took me back to my days when I was just few weeks new in this country going around the clock based on my work schedule. I have often craved for moments when I can sit in that food court and watch others rushing around. Today was that day – it brought tears and smile too.
My 11 years old kid asks me – "are you crying?" and, I am wondering if I can explain it though I did but the essence is only in one's feeling which cannot be shared.
It was amazing to know that I still remember the roads to my home where once upon a time I used to live …memories are so touching that it takes you literally back to those days and everything looks so clear then about the paths that you come along.
Yes, as one of my best friend in Canada said to me – 'You have come a long way and you are doing better now' – I owe to this city everything.
Nostalgic moments only brings happiness whether from past or from present – it's cherishing moment.
Now when I think of the kids I tell myself they have not seen anything and yes my childhood was much better than what today these kids have! Won't you all agree with me?
There was no restrictions, we could go out and play in the front/backyard, make some paper boats and make them floating in the river which is created all over with this heavy rains.
Once the rain was over….sun used to peep up and everyone used to come out on the ground and we used to make castle with the mud just like how we make on the beaches!


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using Nimbus.Interceptors.Outbound;

namespace Nimbus.UnitTests.DependencyResolverTests.AllComponentTypes.Interceptors
{
    internal class SomeOutboundInterceptor : OutboundInterceptor
    {
    }
}

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?Thanks to Daniel for suggesting I try burning my ISO image with brasero in response to my problems burning images using nautilus. Unfortunately brasero won't offer me a burn ISO option 497226: brasero: Burn button disabled. No indication of why.. I just tried wodim directly and ended up with the same (wrong) sum for the burnt disc as with nautilus cd burner (not suprising really).
I wondered if I was being bitten by 386640: wodim doesn't fixate DVD+R with premastered ISO, but trying to fix the disc did not update the sum.
Taking an image of the burnt disc, I notice that the burnt image is longer size-wise than the input ISO by 10240 bytes. This turns out to be 10240 of zeroes appended to the image.


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Q: RHEL/Pyenv: No module named '_tkinter' I'm trying to use Matplotlib on RHEL using a pyenv installed version of python 3.6.5. (installed using the following command)
→ pyenv install 3.6.5

Installing Python-3.6.5...
python-build: use readline from homebrew
Installed Python-3.6.5 to /home/swp1g17/.pyenv/versions/3.6.5
→ pyenv global 3.6.5

I'm presented with the following error, and have found many questions that have a similar issue:
Python 3.6.5 (default, Apr  5 2018, 17:22:36)
[GCC 5.5.0] on linux
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import tkinter
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
  File "/home/swp1g17/.pyenv/versions/3.6.5/lib/python3.6/tkinter/__init__.py", line 36, in <module>
    import _tkinter # If this fails your Python may not be configured for Tk
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named '_tkinter'

However the suggested solution is usually to install tkinter using a package manager.
However I've tried installing:
   2872  sudo yum install rh-python36-python-tkinter
   2873  sudo yum install rh-python35-python-tkinter
   2874  sudo yum install rh-python34-python-tkinter
   2891  sudo yum install tkinter
   2893  sudo yum install python36-tkinter
   2902  sudo yum install gcc zlib-devel bzip2 bzip2-devel readline-devel sqlite sqlite-devel openssl-devel tk-devel gdbm-devel ncurses-devel gl..
   2916  sudo yum install tkinter.x86_64 rh-python36-python-tkinter.x86_64 rh-python35-python-tkinter.x86_64 rh-python34-python-tkinter.x86_64 p..
   2921  sudo yum install tcl
   2933  sudo yum install tk-devel
   2934  sudo yum install tk
   3000  sudo yum install tkinter
   3026  sudo yum install tix
   3031  sudo yum install tk
   3032  sudo yum install tk-devel
>  3033  sudo yum install tcl-devel

with each already having been installed or making no difference (having rebuilt python each time a new package was installed.
The system python is able to locate tkinter:
→ /usr/bin/python3.6
Python 3.6.3 (default, Jan  4 2018, 16:40:53)
[GCC 4.8.5 20150623 (Red Hat 4.8.5-16)] on linux
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import tkinter
>>>

so I'm unsure how to install python using pyenv and have it use the same version of tkinter?

UPDATE:
Having found that build configuration options can be set using $PYTHON_CONFIGURE_OPTS I've tried specifying the library locations using (for linuxbrew downloaded tcl/tk):
export PYTHON_CONFIGURE_OPTS="--with-tcltk-includes=-I/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/opt/tcl-tk/include --with-tcltk-libs=-L/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/opt/tcl-tk/lib"
pyenv install 3.6.5

and (using system tcl/tk):
export PYTHON_CONFIGURE_OPTS="--with-tcltk-includes=-I/usr/include --with-tcltk-libs=-L/usr/lib64"
pyenv install 3.6.5

each with no luck. System tcl/tk was found using:
→ whereis tcl
tcl: /usr/lib64/tcl8.5 /usr/include/tcl.h /usr/share/tcl8.5
→ whereis tcl
tcl: /usr/lib64/tcl8.5 /usr/include/tcl.h /usr/share/tcl8.5

A: Below is my step-by-step howto using pyenv 1.2.11 on Ubuntu 19.04 and Fedora 29:

*

*Install pyenv

*

*Using the installer
git clone https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv-installer
chmod +x pyenv-installer/bin/pyenv-installer
pyenv-installer/bin/pyenv-installer

*By hand
git clone https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv.git ~/.pyenv

*Setup pyenv
$ cat >> ~/.bashrc
# Load pyenv automatically
export PATH="~/.pyenv/bin:$PATH"
eval "$(pyenv init -)"

Ctrl + D
$ source ~/.bashrc

$ pyenv --version
pyenv 1.2.11-8-g070e1c85

*Install dependencies

*

*Ubuntu 19.04 Disco Dingo
sudo apt install tk-dev         # <-- This has fixed my issue
sudo apt install libbz2-dev
sudo apt install libreadline-dev
sudo apt install libsqlite3-dev

*Fedora 29
sudo dnf install tk-devel       # <-- This may fix your issue
sudo dnf install libbz2-dev
sudo dnf install readline-devel
sudo dnf install libsqlite3x-devel
sudo dnf install openssl-devel
sudo dnf install make

*Install Python-3.6.8 using pyenv
pyenv install 3.6.8

*Check installation
$ pyenv local 3.6.8  # Create file .python-version
$ python --version
Python 3.6.8

*Install modules
python -m pip install --user --upgrade pip
python -m pip install --user pipenv
...

*Example of pipenv usage
cd /path/where/your/Pipfile/is/located/
pyenv local 3.6.8
python -m pipenv --rm  # first time: No virtualenv has been created...
python -m pipenv update --dev
python -m pipenv run python -m nose   # my unit tests

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KILIAN JORNET, MAUDE MATHYS AND WORLD'S BEST LAND IN COLORADO FOR PIKES PEAK MARATHON
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KILIAN JORNET AND WORLD'S BEST LAND IN COLORADO FOR PIKES PEAK MARATHON
5TH Golden Trail World Series Race of 2019 Set for Sunday in Manitou Springs, Colorado
MANITOU SPRINGS, COLORADO (USA) — The fifth race of the 2019 Golden Trail World Series is perhaps the most famed trail race on American soil, and this year the Pikes Peak Mountain Marathon will play host to the elite athletes of the sport. Spain's Kilian Jornet (Team Salomon) leads an all-star cast from around the globe that will take to the starting line on Sunday morning, August 25th. The 42km race is the highest in altitude on the Golden Trail World Series. It begins and ends in Manitou Springs, Colorado and climbs 2,382 meters to an elevation of 4,302 meters—the top of the famed Pikes Peak. It's also a race with a seemingly unbreakable course record. The men's record time of 3:16:39 has stood since 1991.
With Jornet on hand, as well as a deep field of elite runners in the women's race, what is "unbreakable" may be called into question this weekend. The Spaniard is coming off a legendary performance two weeks ago at the ultra-competitive Sierre-Zinal race in Switzerland, where he shattered the 16-year-old course record by three minutes and 37 seconds and left behind a field of elite athletes from a variety of running disciplines. Pikes Peak, however, is a different animal.
"Pikes Peak Marathon is one of the oldest mountain races," said Kilian, ever a student of the sport. "The Ascent race dates from 1936 and the marathon from 1956. It was the third marathon in the US and the first one to allow women to participate. The race is very logical. Run up to the summit and down, and the history behind it is what attracted me to run there."
The 2018 men's race winner, Colorado native Dakota Jones (Team Salomon), will miss this year's race due to injury, but a host of top talent will be there to throw their best effort at Jornet, who comes in as the clear favorite.
Swiss star Rémi Bonnet (Team Salomon), who had strong races at Sierre-Zinal and the Marathon du Mont Blanc, will bring his considerable climbing skills to Pikes Peak. Two of Team Hoka's top runners—Italy's Francesco Puppi and Colorado resident Sage Canaday—will also look to crack the podium, and Mexico's Juan Carlos Fererra (Team Buff) could also be heard from.
France's Thibaut Baronian (Team Salomon), who was 3rd at Zegama, will also be in the hunt. Swiss athlete Marc Lauenstein (Team Salomon), a former winner at Pikes, is making a comeback from a foot injury and says he is full-go this weekend, while American trail veteran Max King (Team Salomon) will relish the rare chance to run on home soil against top European talent. Peruvian Jose Manuel Quispe (Team Lippi), who was the 2nd runner to the top of the climb at the Dolomyth Runs in July, will also be looking for top result at Pikes.
"When I ran here in 2012, I remember it was a fun race and it was great to feel the ambiance," Jornet added. "It is a very runnable race, but it's hard. The ascent is not big and isn't steep either, but the altitude is a huge factor. Probably the key to being successful in the race is to be well acclimatized and to not start to strong because after that the altitude really hits you."
Last year, Salomon athlete and Colorado resident Megan Kimmel (Team Salomon) relied on her high altitude conditioning to break the women's course record, winning in 4:15:04 to better the mark that had stood since 1981 by 14 seconds. Kimmel will not compete in this year's race, but a top group of women will see if they can handle the altitude of Pikes and possibly challenge her record time. Maude Mathys (Team Salomon) is coming off a course record-breaking win on her home soil at Sierre-Zinal and her skills as a climber should send her to the front in the early going, and maybe to stay. Maude was 3rd at the Dolomyths Sky run in Italy as well.
She will be challenged by Norway's Yngvild Kaspersen. Team Salomon athletes Eli Gordon (Spain) and Megan Mackenzie (South Africa) should also be in the chase for podium results, as will France's Amandine Ferrato (Team Hoka One One).
ABOUT THE GOLDEN TRAIL SERIES:
The elite runners of the Golden Trail World Series are trying to earn points in the season-long chase for a spot in the Grand Final, which will take place in Nepal in October. The athletes must participate in three of the six races during the series in order to be eligible for the final. The top-10 men and women with the most points in their three best races will earn a trip for themselves and a person of their choice to the Grand Final. The overall final standings (and the men's and women's champions) of the Golden Trail World Series will be determined again by the runners' three best finishes during the season, plus their result at the Grand Final.
More info about the race: Pikes Peak Marathon
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By Nomi Prins
"Dark Money" Runs the World
Few people know financial markets' biggest secret…
For the last 40 years, most people believed the stock market always goes up. Simply buy and hold long enough, the theory went, and you could sit back and watch the money accumulate in your account. No thought or hard work needed.
It was a nifty strategy — until the idea burned most investors in 2008. Almost a decade later, the scar tissue is still fresh for many investors.
Even today, after the U.S. stock market has rallied by 271% since the bottom on March 6, 2009 — nearly tripling investors' money — only about half of Americans are invested in the stock market, according to NPR. That's down from two-thirds compared to a decade ago.
The rest are in cash on the sidelines. Maybe that's been you.
And who can blame you? "Fool me once, shame on you," the saying goes. "Fool me twice, shame on me."
Last June, Fortune surveyed readers. 71% of respondents said "the economic system in the U.S. is rigged in favor of certain groups."
A few years earlier, the Los Angeles Times reported "Poll finds 64% of voters believe stock market is rigged against them…"
They're not wrong.
Somebody's made gains from all of those sectors in the stock market. It just hasn't been Main Street.
Since I've left the world of big banking, I've made it my mission to change that. That leads me to the catalyst for my new project…
Dark money.
Dark money is the #1 secret life force of today's rigged financial markets. It drives whole markets up and down. It's the reason for today's financial bubbles.
On Wall Street, knowledge of and access to dark money means trillions of dollars per year flowing in and around global stock, bond and derivatives markets.
I learned this firsthand from my career on Wall Street. My first full year working on Wall Street was in 1987.
I wasn't talking about "dark money" or central bank collusion back then. I was just starting out.
Eventually, I would uncover how the dark money system works… how it has corrupted our financial system… and encouraged greed to the point of crisis like in 2008.
When I moved abroad to create and run the analytics department at Bear Stearns London as senior managing director, I got my first look at how dark money flows and its effects cross borders.
The "dark money" comes from central banks. In essence, central banks "print" money or electronically fabricate money by buying bonds or stocks. They use other tools like adjusting interest rate policy and currency agreements with other central banks to pump liquidity into the financial system.
That dark money goes to the biggest private banks and financial institutions first. From there, it spreads out in seemingly infinite directions affecting different financial assets in different ways.
Yet these dark money flows stretch around the world according to a pattern of power, influence and, of course, wealth for select groups. To be a part of the dark money elite means to have control over many. How elite is a matter of degree.
These is not built upon conspiracy theories. To the contrary, alliances make perfect sense and operate publicly. Even better, their exclusive dealings and the consequences that follow are foreseeable — but only if you understand how the system works and follow the dark money flows.
It's easy to see how this dark money affects the stock market at a high level, because we can monitor its constant movement.
Here's the smoking gun:
The black line shows you how much "dark money" the Federal Reserve has printed since 2008.
The gray line shows you the S&P 500.
They move together — more dark money drives the market higher. Much higher.
There are dark money charts from around the world, just like the one I showed you for the Federal Reserve and U.S. stock market.
Look at this "dark money" chart from Japan, for example:
The blue line shows the dark money created by their central bank, The Bank of Japan. The red line shows Japan's major stock index, the Nikkei 225, going up as well. The dark money drove the market much higher over the past eight years.
Or, look at this "dark money" chart from the U.K.:
Again, the blue line shows the "dark money" created since 2009 by the U.K.'s central bank, The Bank of England. The black line shows how the FTSE 100, their stock index, has followed higher in lock-step.
To invest profitably in financial markets, you need to understand the hidden power relationships that drive financial and political events. Ideologies and personal associations among elites are oblivious to political party lines and international boundaries. So is dark money.
But even when the data is as clear as these charts, it's hard to know how to trade around it.
For an individual investor like you, looking to manage your individual portfolio positions, this dark money is invisible. Without help, it's hard to identify and execute trades based on dark money.
Which begs the question: What are you supposed to do with this information?
If you know where this dark money is coming from… where it's going… and how it will be used… you can position yourself defensively and securely for the future.
I'm not suggesting anyone become a cheerleader for the bubble dynamics in today's financial markets. I'm not suggesting anyone "fight the Fed," either.
I'm suggesting it's possible to find the opportunities to trade around the dark money flows that Wall Street thrives on.
I believe that — equipped with the right approach, tools and systems — you can make protect your money.
A key part of the process involves understanding how governments and markets function.
Another part involves knowing how both are intertwined. Yet another part requires interpreting central bankers talk.
There is one thing I have learned over my career. People matter just as much as data. Relationships matter.
for The Daily Reckoning
About Nomi Prins:
Nomi Prins is an American author, journalist, and public speaker. She has worked as a managing director at Goldman-Sachs and as a Senior Managing Director at Bear Stearns, as well as a senior strategist at Lehman Brothers and analyst at the Chase Manhattan Bank. Prins is known for her book All the Presidents' Bankers in which she explores over a century of close relationships between the 19 Presidents from Teddy Roosevelt through Barack Obama and the key bankers of their day based on original archival documents. Prins also received recognition for her whistleblower book, It Takes a Pillage: Behind the Bonuses, Bailouts, and Backroom Deals from Washington to Wall Street, for her views on theU.S. economy, for her published spending figures on federal programs and initiatives related to the 2008 bailout, and for her advocacy for the reinstatement of the Glass–Steagall Act and regulatory reform of the financial industry.
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Q: Keystore public/private key I am currently busy with Androidkeystore public/private key encryption. I am capturing user data and before I upload it to firebase I want to encrypt it. I managed to do that with the help of this link https://dzone.com/articles/xamarin-android-asymmetric-encryption-without-any.
I captured user sign in credentials together with user data on a device and encrypted the data with the public key before I uploaded it to firebase. I then retrieve the data from firebase and successfully decrypted the data with the private key. Now, when I sign in on a different device I am unable to decrypt the data. Is this maybe because I don't have the key pair of the previous device?
As you can most probably notice is that I have little knowledge of this topic. Is there any possible way I can achieve the above matter.
Below is the code I use:
Initialize the KeyStore
 public PlatformEncryptionKeyHelper(Context context, string keyName)
       {
           _context = context;
           _keyName = keyName.ToLowerInvariant();

           _androidKeyStore = KeyStore.GetInstance(KEYSTORE_NAME);
           _androidKeyStore.Load(null);
       }

Generate keypair
var builder = new KeyGenParameterSpec.Builder(_keyName, KeyStorePurpose.Encrypt | KeyStorePurpose.Decrypt)
.SetBlockModes(KeyProperties.BlockModeEcb)
.SetEncryptionPaddings(KeyProperties.EncryptionPaddingRsaPkcs1)
.SetRandomizedEncryptionRequired(false).SetKeySize(KeySize);

              keyGenerator.Initialize(builder.Build());
            }

            keyGenerator.GenerateKeyPair();

Get Public key
public IKey GetPublicKey()
{
    if (!_androidKeyStore.ContainsAlias(_keyName))
        return null;

    return _androidKeyStore.GetCertificate(_keyName)?.PublicKey;
}

Get Private Key
public IKey GetPrivateKey()
{
    if (!_androidKeyStore.ContainsAlias(_keyName))
        return null;

    return _androidKeyStore.GetKey(_keyName, null);
}

Usage
_encryptionKeyHelper = new PlatformEncryptionKeyHelper(Application.Context, KeyStoreName);
_encryptionKeyHelper.CreateKeyPair();

_privateKey = _encryptionKeyHelper.GetPrivateKey();
_publicKey = _encryptionKeyHelper.GetPublicKey();

Thanks in advance!

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Now, when I sign in on a different device I am unable to decrypt the data

Based on the code you seems to generate a new keypair for every device.  How do you imagine to decrypt any data with different keys? You would need to have the same private key or decryption key on every user's device to share the encrypted data.
In the asymmetric encryption you encrypt using the recipient's public key, so in theory you may share public keys between each other user's devices and the user could encrypt for different devices. But without more details and use cases it may or may not be feasible.

I captured user sign in credentials together with user data

Capturing / keeping the user credentials is usually a very bad idea. Do not store the user credentials even encrypted. Sooner or later it will blow up, especially when admitting that I have little knowledge of this topic (that is a good step)


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Spencer Law Group August 23, 2020
Many Courts Going Virtual During the Pandemic
Courts at all levels have started holding remote proceedings as a way to continue their work during the coronavirus pandemic.
Even the Supreme Court conducted oral arguments over the phone and made the live audio available to the public. In the lower courts, nearly every jurisdiction is encouraging or requiring judges to hold certain proceedings by phone or video.
To be sure, remote technology has the potential to be a boon to transparency and access to justice more generally. In Montana, for example, the use of video court appearances enabled legal aid organizations to serve previously underserved parts of the state. In Nebraska, the court system has used video to increase the availability of interpreters for non-English speaking defendants. And in the current Covid-19 crisis, there are people now home with their families who may have still been detained had remote proceedings not been available.
Faced with an unprecedented public health crisis, many courts have been leaders in the effort to safeguard the health of their communities. Remote technologies have buoyed the justice system — allowing courts to both limit the number of people coming through their doors and keep essential operations running.
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