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Lorry vs cyclist road rage video divides netizens on where to place the blame
Thanks to dashcams and rearview cameras, documenting road accidents has become easier and even a regular hobby for some dedicated motorists. In a viral video that has been shared more than 20,000 times, you may see a disturbing moment where a person tries to grievously harm another.
In a Facebook video posted by Roads.SG, netizens are aghast at what happened between a cyclist and a lorry driver on Pasir His Drive 3. Take a look at the video below, that has been viewed 3 million times.
The person who posted the video had this to say about the incident:
"TO BE HONEST, it is already hard to drive in one lane TOGETHER with a cyclist. And in this case, the cyclist was selfish and irresponsible to ride in the middle of the lane. Thus, the lorry honked TWICE. Please note, TWO SHORT HONKS ONLY. (Once to ask him to move to the side, another time when they ignored the horn).
However, the rowdy cyclist went beside the lorry and SMASH THE SIDE MIRROR, what the hell? And the lorry driver banged him onto the grass verge just to get back at the cyclist for what he has done. The cyclist fell to the ground but WAS NOT injured. He stood up and the lorry uncle stopped his vehicle.
Do you think the cyclist is right? How can one just smash the mirror and get rowdy just because he think he SHOULDNT GET HONKED. Is keeping to the side of the roads so hard?"
In the video above, you can see that the rear view camera catches a lorry first, then the lorry comes up to two cyclists who were initially using a small portion of the road next to the sidewalk.
The cyclists then move to the front of the lorry. One of the cyclists veers back to the sidewalk while the other cyclist remains on the road, between the owner of the camera and the lorry. The cyclist can be seen smiling and talking to his companion, but never moving back to the sidewalk.
After a while, the motorists and the cyclists come to a stoplight, and the cyclist keeps looking back at the lorry.
When the light turns green, the traffic moves, and the cyclist and lorry can be seen to be in close proximity to each other.
The moment then arrives where the cyclist finally veers back to the side lane but to the astonishment of all, he knocks the left side mirror of the lorry with his arm!
And then, the lorry turns sharply to the left, which puts it in a collision with the cyclist. You can see the cyclist fall on the grass, hit hard by the larger vehicle.
According to a follow-up video, both the cyclist and the lorry driver were charged for the incident. The cyclist, a 35-year-old man, was unhurt and very upset over what happened. He was charged with mischief and rash driving.
The lorry driver, on the other hand, who is 51 years old, appeared calm and cool after the incident but he was also charged with rash driving.
What do netizens have to say?
As usual, Singaporeans have a lot of opinions on what happened, and have had a continuous heated discussion on the matter. Here are some of their posts:
A lot of the comments expressed support of the lorry driver.
Some cyclists even took the side of the lorry driver, bemoaning the attitude of the cyclist who struck the side mirror.
More support for the lorry driver.
Some even say that the lorry driver may have only swerved into the cyclist because of the strike to the side mirror. After all, who would expect someone to do something so dangerous as destroy a side mirror while riding next to the vehicle?!
What do you think of this road rage incident? Let us know in the comments!
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Assisted Living in Sartell, Minnesota
There are 21 assisted living facilities serving Sartell, Minnesota. This includes 4 facilities in Sartell and 17 nearby. The mean cost per day of assisted living in Minnesota is around $113, with costs ranging between $29 and $240 per day. On a per month basis, this equates to a median expenditure of $3,403, with costs ranging from about $867 to $7,200. The mean annual cost is $40,830, which is less than the nationwide average of $42,000.
SeniorScore™ for Sartell, Minnesota
Sartell scores higher than the Minnesota average of 70.
Sartell scores higher than the national average of 72.
There are 2 hospitals within close range of the city (St Cloud Va Medical Center and St Cloud Hospital).
There are 23 senior living facilities in close proximity to the city, including Country Manor Health and Rehab Center, The Legends at Heritage Place, and Heritage Village.
There is an average number of fire stations serving the city.
The area has a low property crime rate.
The area has a very low violent crime rate.
The city has a very low percentage of seniors in the population (19% of residents).
There are 21 golf courses in or around the city, including Veterans Golf Club, Sartell Golf Club, and Angushire Golf Course (Par 3 Course at Angushire Golf Course).
There are 9 parks near the city center, including Mississippi River Park, Rivers Edge Park, and Quarry Park and Nature Preserve.
There are 47 churches in or near the city, including Celebration Lutheran Church, Messiah Lutheran Church, and St Francis Xavier.
There are 42 grocery stores within the city.
The city's mean household income is $82,279, which is significantly higher than the national average of $64,580.
The city's median household income is $71,142, which is significantly higher than the national median of $51,560.
Sartell receives ideal levels of rainfall each year.
Sartell has very harsh mean temperatures, with very cold winters and pleasant summers.
Sartell has an average population density of 842.9 people per square mile.
Residents of Sartell have an average daily commute time.
The city has an average public transportation ridership.
Sartell has a very high public school quality ranking.
This city has a very high graduation rate of 94.06%.
Located in Stearns County, Sartell is a small city in Minnesota. It is part of the St. Cloud metro area. While the city is home to 17,648 people, the surrounding metro area has a population of 152,208. People who are over the age of 55 represent 19% of the total population.
The SeniorScore™ for Sartell is 76. The city has an average per capita income of $30,000. The median household income is $71,000 versus the average of $53,000 for the whole of Minnesota. The current unemployment rate is around 4.81% and the median housing price is $273,000, which is higher than the state average of $211,500.
Sartell has very harsh average temperatures, with very cold winters and mildly warm summers. The area gets ideal amounts of rain annually. Sartell has a very low crime rate and good air quality ratings in relation to other cities.
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What Happened During the Tarmac Meeting? – An Interview with Christopher Sign – Episode 508
On this episode of Blunt Force Truth, Chuck and Mark are joined by Christopher Sign. Christopher was the one to break the Bill Clinton and Loretta Lynch secret tarmac meeting story. He is also the author of the Secret on the Tarmac and is currently an anchor at ABC 33/40 in Birmingham, Alabama.
They kick off today's show by hearing the full story from Christopher and how he was able to land this landmark story. They discuss the details that we do know, and more importantly, what the government has kept from the American people.
They also discuss what could come from this story and how other investigations could reveal more details. Christopher explains that he is continuing to answer the unknown questions from this secret meeting. Christopher includes some details on how this story has changed his personal life.
They finish up by hearing more about Chris's book and a bit more on what you can expect from it. Christopher also explains what inspired him to write the book and why it means so much for him.
More about Christopher Sign:
Born and raised in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area, Christopher first moved to Alabama after being recruited by Coach Gene Stallings. He played four years under Stallings and Coach Mike Dubose on full scholarship for the Crimson Tide.
With the help of Stallings and DuBose, the University of Alabama graduate got his first job in Montgomery as a reporter where he got his first taste of politics.
Then it was off to Midland/Odessa Texas where Christopher covered the oil & gas industry and many of the area's top stories.
Christopher and his wife, a former University of Alabama volleyball player, made their way Birmingham working for ABC 33/40 as a reporter covering some of the most well-known stories in our state including the Brookwood deadly mine explosion. Christopher's coverage of a deadly Tuscaloosa tornado earned him a national Edward R. Murrow award. He earned several other awards including an Associated Press and regional Murrow awards for his coverage of former Alabama Coach Dennis Franchione's surprise departure from the University, Mike Price's short tenure and several other high-profile stories.
The award-winning journalist then moved to Phoenix where he worked for nearly 13 years. Most recently Christopher was a morning anchor for the ABC affiliate. Among the accolades in Phoenix, he won 4 Emmy Awards during his time in the Valley Of The Sun and recognized for breaking the national story of a secret tarmac meeting between Loretta Lynch and Bill Clinton while Hillary Clinton was under the microscope regarding her email scandal shortly before the Presidential election.
Returning to Birmingham has been a goal for Christopher and his wife. It's exactly where they wanted to raise their three young boys.
You can often find them at the gym, the grocery store, enjoying the Alabama outdoors and watching whatever sporting event is on.
Christopher is a member of The Arab and Middle Eastern Journalists Association.
Connect with Christopher Sign:
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Twitter: @ChristopherSign
Facebook: Facebook.com/ChristopherSignLive
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This is a 1968 VW which I have owned since about 1974 or so. The original color was a tan which I never quite liked. When the Houston sunshine began to burn off the finish, I took advantage of the situation to have the car repainted a light ash grey which my family constantly accuses me is really white.. oh well... The engine is the original but has been overhauled twice and currently has almost 200,000+ miles, low for a car of this age. The interior has been redone with new carpets and headliner and the bug looks and feels new inside.
Maintenence of my bug I entrusted for many years to a local Houston mechanic, Mr. Kevork. He is truly an artist with bugs although naturally he works on all makes and models. Sometimes I wonder if he dosnt love my car more than I! Kudos to you Mr. Kevork.
He retired last year in 2005 and since then I have been on the search for a mechanic with the same integrity and quality, thankfully the bug continues to run well. You can see on the odometer that, since I began taking the bug to the office my milage has fallen off dramatically. Since the gas milage fell below 25 mi/gal it is telling me not all is well. Mr. Kevork, would that you are still with me!
Update 2010.. I have started driving my bug regularily to the office on the newly enlarged highways now, and can avoid the stop and go traffic that characterized my earlier driving. Mileage has picked up dramatically, to 30-32 mpg. Now that's OK for the old bug! With Mr Kevork retired, I start to have service on my car trusted to a local Houston VW specialist, Herr Schmidts. Its not as convienent, but they understand VW's, (I think).
Other bugs in the family exist as well, the following two photos show the next generation (as it were) of family heirlooms.
At home in its bed.. well, in the garage where it belongs..
Here parked outside my office at Shell's famous Bellaire Research Center..
At Herr Schmidt's Garage, getting breaks checked and its fourth odometer. Under Herr Schmidt's care my VW has gone from a competitive 25 MPG city to its current 12 MPG city. I have repeatedly needed to return the car there to get the reparis repared and almost every time the car gets out of their garage it is running worse than when it went in. Desperately looking for another garage.


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require "test_helper"
require "rake"

class RepublishNationApplicableHtmlAttachmentsRake < ActiveSupport::TestCase
  test "it republishes documents with specific national applicability and a HtmlAttachment" do
    nation_inapplicability1 = create(
      :nation_inapplicability,
      nation: Nation.scotland,
      alternative_url: "http://scotland.com",
    )

    nation_inapplicability2 = create(
      :nation_inapplicability,
      nation: Nation.wales,
      alternative_url: "http://wales.com",
    )

    published_consultation_with_excluded_nations = create(
      :published_consultation_with_excluded_nations,
      nation_inapplicabilities: [
        nation_inapplicability1,
      ],
    )

    unpublished_consultation_with_excluded_nations = create(
      :consultation_with_excluded_nations,
      nation_inapplicabilities: [
        nation_inapplicability2,
      ],
    )

    published_consultation_without_excluded_nations = create(:published_consultation)

    create(:html_attachment, attachable: published_consultation_with_excluded_nations)
    create(:html_attachment, attachable: unpublished_consultation_with_excluded_nations)
    create(:html_attachment, attachable: published_consultation_without_excluded_nations)

    PublishingApiDocumentRepublishingWorker.expects(:perform_async_in_queue).with(
      "bulk_republishing",
      published_consultation_with_excluded_nations.document_id,
      true,
    )

    PublishingApiDocumentRepublishingWorker.expects(:perform_async_in_queue).with(
      "bulk_republishing",
      unpublished_consultation_with_excluded_nations.document_id,
      true,
    ).never

    PublishingApiDocumentRepublishingWorker.expects(:perform_async_in_queue).with(
      "bulk_republishing",
      published_consultation_without_excluded_nations.document_id,
      true,
    ).never

    Rake.application.invoke_task "republish_nation_inapplicable_html_attachments"
  end
end

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Pakistan must protect 285 Turkish nationals from forcible repatriation, arbitrary arrest, and other human rights abuses, FIDH and its member organization Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) said today. This call follows the deportation of a Turkish family of four on 14 October 2017.
"The Pakistani government's deportation of a Turkish family should set off alarm bells. The Pakistani government must ensure the protection of the other 285 individuals who risk being deported to Turkey and put an end to the blatant disregard of its international obligations," said FIDH President Dimitris Christopolous.
The 285 Turkish nationals, who are teachers associated with the PakTurk schools and their families, are being deported to Turkey since November 2016. They now live in fear of raids carried out by the Pakistani police and intelligence services.
Should they be deported to Turkey, they are at high risk of arbitrary arrest, judicial harassment, and detention upon arrival. Such detention may be accompanied by torture and other forms of ill-treatment.
This occurs in the context of the Turkish government's crackdown on teachers, journalists, academics, and human rights defenders in the aftermath of the July 2016's failed coup d'état in Turkey. Turkey has already succeeded in obtaining the forcible repatriation of teachers linked to the PakTurk schools from Malaysia, Myanmar, and Saudi Arabia.
On 27 September 2017, the former head of the PakTurk schools in Pakistan, Mr. Mesut Kacmaz, was abducted along with his wife and their two children. On 14 October 2017, the Kacmaz family was handed over to Turkish policemen and forcibly repatriated to Turkey in a plane sent by the Turkish government. Since their arrival in Turkey, they have been in police custody.
This forcible repatriation occurred despite statements made by Pakistan's Foreign Affairs Minister (before change of ministry), Khawaja Asif, that the Turkish teachers and their families would only be deported once delays granted by the Pakistani courts and protection afforded by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) had expired, during a visit to the US in early October 2017 .
The Pakistani government's initial deportation order, for the Turkish teachers to leave Pakistan by 20 November 2016, has been suspended by several Pakistani high courts. Further, 'Asylum Seeker Certificates' granted by the UNHCR specifically state that the Turkish nationals should be protected from forcible return to a country where they claim they could face threats to their life or freedom.
While these certificates have now been extended until 11 October 2018, dozens face broader challenges concerning their status; 85 people have new-born children without passports; others have passports that have expired, and members of one family have been stripped of Turkish citizenship.
The abduction of Mr. Kacmaz's two daughters is also in breach of Pakistan's obligations under Articles 22 and 37 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, to which Pakistan is a state party.
"By forcibly repatriating the Turkish family, Pakistan flouted its international obligations simply to appease the Turkish government. It must reverse this approach with respect to the 285 Turkish nationals who still face deportation and ensure that it puts their human rights first," said HRCP Chair Mehdi Hasan.
FIDH and HRCP condemn in the strongest terms the deportation of the Kacmaz family to Turkey and call on the Pakistani authorities to respect the rights of the 285 Turkish nationals remaining in Pakistan – in particular, their right to non-refoulement – in accordance with international law.
The two organizations also call on the Pakistani authorities to respect the asylum seeker status granted by the UNHCR until October 2018 and to uphold orders by the domestic courts.
you should also highlight the real scene behind this which was the overthrowing of Turkish Govt by USA and then installing their puppet president who is the head of the head of the Turk school this attempt was foiled by the intelligence provided by Russians to the Turkish Govt.
UNHCR and Human right commission are basically the extension of USA govt intelligence arm to highlight issue through which they create problems.


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Q: Combine data frames using full join and just ignore any dfs that are null Example:
mydfs <- list(
  d1 = NULL,
  d2 = mtcars %>% rownames_to_column %>% head,
  d3 = mtcars %>% rownames_to_column %>% tail
)

# fail
mydfs$combined <- mydfs$d1 %>%
  full_join(mydfs$d2, by = c('rowname'))

# works
mydfs$combined <- mydfs$d2 %>%
  full_join(mydfs$d3, by = c('rowname'))

I will have a list of 3 data frames and either some or all of them could be null. I would like to join them, all 3, where they are not null else just ignore. Where all 3 are null, just return null.
Is there a way that I can tell r 'Combine these 3 data frames where they exist and where they do full join on 'rowname''?

A: We may remove the NULL elements and then do a join
library(dplyr)
library(purrr)
mydfs %>%
    discard(is.null) %>%
    reduce(full_join, by = "rowname")

If we want to avoid the join if all the elements are NULL or the number of rows (NROW) is 0, then can use a if/else conditon
mydfs %>%
      discard(~ is.null(.x)|NROW(.x) == 0 ) %>%
    {if(length(.) < 2) .  else {.} %>%
        reduce(full_join, by = "rowname")
  }

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A method of hash visualization based on Conway's Game of Life that creates beautiful icons that are deterministic, yet distinct and unique given the input data.
The basic concept is to take a SHA256 hash of the input data (which can be any data including another hash) and then use the 256-bit digest as a 16×16 pixel "seed" for running the cellular automata known as Conway's Game of Life.
After the pattern becomes stable (or begins repeating) the resulting history is used to compile a grayscale image of all the states from the first to last generation. Using Game of Life provides visual structure to the resulting image, even though it was seeded with entropy.
Some bits of the initial hash are then used to deterministically apply symmetry and color to the icon to add beauty and quick recognizability.
LifeHash is available under the MIT license. See the LICENSE file for more info.


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Q: Pop up form depending on cell value I would like a pop up form named 'Question' to show up when a value in cell A9 in worksheet called 'Calculator' matches one of the values in Column O in Worksheet 'Data'.Values. In cell A9 are results of formula.
This code works but when I have other Excel workbooks open, it gives me 'Subscript out of range error'. I would like it to apply to this one particular workbook and not affect the other workbooks I have open.
Private Sub Worksheet_Calculate()

If IsError(Application.Match(Range("A9").Value, Sheets("Data").Columns("O"), 0)) Then Exit Sub

If Application.Match(Range("A9").Value, Sheets("Data").Columns("O"), 0) Then
    Question.Show
End If

End Sub

A: You could make the code reference only the workbook that the code is stored in:
Private Sub Worksheet_Calculate()
    With ThisWorkbook
        If IsError(Application.Match(.ActiveSheet.Range("A9").Value, .Sheets("Data").Columns("O"), 0)) Then Exit Sub
        If Application.Match(.ActiveSheet.Range("A9").Value, .Sheets("Data").Columns("O"), 0) Then
            Question.Show
        End If
    End With
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One the most respected reggae personalities in Australia, Jesse I is known around the world as an authority on Jamaican music, and a purveyor of the finest roots, reggae and dancehall sounds.
In 1997 he started the reggae program Chant Down Babylon for student radio station SRA FM (now SYN FM), and in 1999 he moved to the bigger public broadcaster PBS FM, where he continues to host the same radio show, now under the name Babylon Burning. Over the last 20 years, the program has developed a following that extends beyond the core reggae scene, making Babylon Burning one of the most listened-to shows.
In addition to hosting Babylon Burning, Jesse I also DJs and MCs reggae and dancehall music live, and is one half of reggae sound crew Chant Down, together with Ras Crucial.
Jesse I has also toured Australia extensively and become a fixture of Melbourne's concert and festival circuit. Past support gigs have included Chronixx, Demarco, Elephant Man, Chaka Demus & Pliers, Horace Andy, Lee Scratch Perry, The Wailers Band, The Mad Professor, and many more.
Also travelling to Jamaica six times where he conducted interviews with reggae's biggest artists for Australian radio, voiced custom "dubplate specials" for exclusive play, and even performed live before Jamaican crowds (the toughest critics in the world!), Jesse I is the real deal!


Gov. Martin O'Malley (right), dressed in period clothing, is greeted by a reenactor of Dolley Madison (left) Sunday during a pre-reception for the Madison Supper at the historic Madison House in Brookeville, where in 1814 President James Madison sought refuge following the burning of Washington in the British invasion. The event raised money for Brookeville's upcoming celebration of its role in the War of 1812. Looking on is Montgomery County Council member Nancy Floreen (back, center), her husband David Stewart (back, left) and a reenactor of President James Madison.
The photo information with this story was corrected at 1:30 p.m. Oct. 30.
In 1814, when President James Madison fled to Brookeville as the British burned Washington, town residents showed their hospitality to him and his accompanying troops. The Town of Brookeville showed its hospitality once again Sunday evening, when the town hosted The Madison Supper at the Inn at Brookeville Farms.
Nearly 300 people attended the event, which raised funds for the Town of Brookeville's War of 1812 bicentennial activities.
Notable guests included James and Dolley Madison (re-enactors from Montpelier, the Madison homestead in Virginia), Governor Martin O'Malley, Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller, State Senators Richard S. Madaleno Jr. and Karen S. Montgomery, and County Executive Isiah Leggett. Leggett's wife Catherine served as honorary chairman of the event co-chaired by Sandra Heiler, Brookeville's War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission Chair.
O'Malley, a history buff, arrived portraying Gen. John Mason, wearing his own War of 1812 general's uniform.
The evening included an address by James Madison, a historically-accurate menu based on what Dolley Madison would have served her guests, and a silent auction.
Brookeville Commissioner Katherine Farquhar said that one guest described the event as "a landmark in Brookeville history." "They nailed it, and of course, we're all in love with the charming Madisons," she said.
Correction: The original photo information with this story incorrectly spelled Duane Heiler's name.


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Piosoma is een geslacht van kevers uit de familie van de loopkevers (Carabidae). De wetenschappelijke naam van het geslacht is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1848 door LeConte.

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Het geslacht Piosoma is monotypisch en omvat slechts de volgende soort:
 Piosoma setosum LeConte, 1848

Loopkevers

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One of the challenges that immediately face those who begin thinking in terms of survival preparation has to do with…surprise…money. As with just about everything in life, having money and the ability to continue to make more of it can go a long way to solving just about whatever problems you may have. A great way to meet the need of having more money for your survival planning is with a home-based business. The home based-business is an excellent choice because it allows for you to have an additional income stream while at the same time being able to establish a measure of independence that will one day become essential in a survival environment.
Regardless of how you come to realize additional income, it's important to do so in order that you have the resources to accumulate the additional assets and equipment you need to properly convert your living situation into one characterized by complete readiness for actual survival circumstances. Assuming you are serious about planning for living in a world characterized by long-term distress, you will need money. In order to create an existence that will allow you and your family to live comfortably, you will need more cash to purchase everything from extra batteries and medical supplies, to stores of food and precious metals, to generators, extra vehicles, lots of other miscellaneous supplies, and at least one parcel of real estate, with a living structure to go on it, as well as an associated infrastructure. Survival preparation, of the kind that is meaningful, is not cheap.
Beyond the basic need for additional money, you have to begin thinking about the best way to make money as a survival-minded person. For a few reasons, it's in your best interests to do so by working for yourself, and preferably in a business that you can do entirely from home. For one thing, if you take a second job as an employee somewhere, you've made no step toward transitioning away from dependence on a local economy that may well become compromised as a part of the troubles to come. Additionally, and on that same note, once your home-based business starts to thrive to the point where it can replace your primary income source, you then have the flexibility to live where you want, to include from your ideal survival retreat.
When thinking about what to select as a home-based business, choose something that is not just home-based in the sense that your office or workshop is located at home, but also where you, again, do not have to rely on local customers or the local economy in order for the business to remain open. The advent of the Internet and other technologies has made it possible for people to work from home in businesses like freelance writing, Internet marketing, outsourced customer service, medical billing, and many other fields where one's physical location is now irrelevant to the job. The ability to make money not just away from the local economy, but from customers based all over the world, will go a long way to ensuring that you can continue to earn money for as long as it's possible to do so.
Another advantage to home-based self-employment is that as you become known locally and through your circle of friends and acquaintances as someone who is part of the survivalist community, you need not fear losing your job because of your perspective. We live in very politically correct, hypersensitive times, and many companies, to say nothing of government agencies, are intolerant of those who can be perceived as being discontent enough with what's going on in America to plan for survival conditions taking hold. While self-employment does not automatically guarantee that you won't experience any backlash because of your notions, as you still have to rely on a willing flow of customers to stay in business, the reality is that as a self-employed, work-from-home businessman, you have a much more manageable situation in that regard than you would as an employee at an organization that has no tolerance for even the incidental expression of these sorts of ideas.
The things we talk about at Christian Internet Income.com are going to be good considerations for you as one who is serious about developing additional streams of income from home. That said, whether you go that route or decide to try another, the point is that effective survival planning includes not just stocking up on food and guns, but giving some real thought as to how you will finance your preparations and continue to make money during the period when there is still commerce being transacted somewhere…just not in your local community.
In a survival situation precipitated by a societal collapse, there won't likely be much need for executives, salesmen, and a whole host of other "white collar" professionals whose efforts make up so much of the economic engine of our country during normal circumstances. While important occupations in a high-functioning economic climate, those and many others like them will be of no use to anyone when there is no longer any sort of modern, synergistic business infrastructure in place, and all that remains are the concerns and tasks associated with surviving from one day to the next. In that environment, those who can build and repair will go a long way to representing the fittest…as in, survival of the fittest.
If you are not handy, you would be well advised to get handy. Start with trying the simple repair jobs, the ones that you could have probably accomplished all along if you had ever applied yourself to them. You need not cultivate the skills of a professional builder or mechanic in order to be able to perform functional tasks on your property, to include the basic maintenance of your vehicles. Even society's wealthier members may find no shortcut in this area. Depending on the nature of the collapse, your money may be worthless (unless you have had the foresight to keep some precious metals on hand), but even if it is not, the availability of skilled craftsmen and laborers to be able to assist others, even those with a lot of money, when they have their own families and close friends over which to watch may be nil. For perspective, we need only refer back to recent natural disasters throughout the U.S., where the waits were weeks, even months, to have repair crews arrive on site in order to deal with destroyed roofs and a host of other property-related safety and security issues. If you are one of the many on such a waiting list, you can't very well just let the elements destroy what's left of your abode. You have to be able to make whatever effective repairs you can, and if you have no such skills, you may be in a world of trouble.
It's important to note the special relevance this issue has to women. Single-parent families are now a natural part of the fabric of our society, and women, more than ever, may find themselves having to take care of the sorts of tasks historically regarded as the sole province of men.
If you are currently someone whose first instinct is to grab the Yellow Pages or computer mouse, instead of a toolbox, when it's time to fix the toilet or change the spark plugs, you might want to start reconsidering the way in which you approach all of that. The distance between a comfortable, safe existence and one fraught with peril is much shorter than most of us realize. It doesn't take much destruction of property and breakdown of mechanical or electrical systems to hurl a family from 2011 back to 1811. The speed with which that happens, or whether it even happens at all, may well have a lot to do with your ability to keep structures and equipment functional throughout whatever upheaval is in store.
The issue of how we are to manage other people and populations can be sort of tricky when it comes to the subject of survival. On the one hand, survival situations, like many other obstacles in life, may be more easily negotiated when you have some help. On the other hand, human nature being what we know it to be, people can oftentimes be more of a problem than an asset. How often do you find yourself changing the channel when the local news comes on, simply because you grow weary of one story after another detailing man's cruelty to other men? We cannot build jails fast enough to house everyone who rightfully should be kept away from so-called civilized society…but just how truly civilized the rest of us really are may be the bigger issue.
The sad truth is that much of what keeps people civilized are the creature comforts that we all have a tendency to take for granted. How often have you heard of people going nuts (at least in the non-clinical sense) simply because their cable was out for a day or two? Now ask yourself what they will be like when not only the cable is gone, but electricity is out for an extended period, fuel supplies are interrupted, and grocery store shelves are bare?
One of the biggest mistakes you can make, as you think through your survival planning, is to put too much faith in the goodness and decency of your fellow man; that's a disquieting notion for many people, particularly Christians, to accept, but being a Christian and recognizing that dangerous people exist are hardly mutually exclusive ideas. You may know your fellow man to be good and decent today, when he is not only wanting for nothing, but probably has too much of everything. Who has anything about which to be miserable when those are one's circumstances? The real person within becomes evident to us when hardships must be faced – when the cupboard is empty, when there's no booze in the cabinet (and the local liquor store has long since been ransacked), when the TV won't turn on, and even those modern conveniences at which we now look as being the most minimal of requirements for basic living…refrigerators, washing machines, and toilets, for example…no longer function. What happens to the members of our "civilized society" then?
This is why it is important to establish good kinship with neighbors and others on whom you expect to rely when things go bad. When such kinship is established, those connected by it will be much less likely to turn on one another in the way that strangers too often will. That kinship, that fellowship, then…beyond simply being a good and decent way to persist through life…serves the functional purpose of helping to keep you, and the others who are a party to it, protected from the madness of others.
In a recent article on the Nephilim we made reference to the possibility that UFO's may play a significant role in prophetic events. There is a shocking new video of a UFO over Israel in the the exact location of Dome Of The Rock on The Temple Mount. This is the precise location that the antichrist will appear (see Abomination Of Desolation). Is this just a coincidence?
When we think of survivalism, our first mental impression is often that of the single family, toughing it out in a simple cabin in the wilderness. The reality, though, is that when a survival situation arises, not all of us will have the means to travel to the American "outback," nor, for that matter, be inclined to do so. Accordingly, chances are very high that your survival environment will be characterized by something more urban, to include large numbers of people in your immediate surroundings. In those kinds of settings, well-populated and with little ability to use the lay of the land to fortify one's family against that which may come, the nature of the associations between people will become a lot more important; it will be most prudent to have developed a network of allies on whom you can rely (and vice versa) when conditions deteriorate.
For starters, if you do not have good relationships with your neighbors, it is a good idea to begin cultivating them at once. You don't want the first time you meet your neighbors to be when you need something from them, or when you must hurriedly forge an alliance that could make the difference between life and death. Before that point in time arrives, you already want to be emotionally invested in them to a degree that at least a basic kinship has been established. This is important even for more regular situations that fall well short of the characterization of survival, like a dead car battery, but it becomes much more of an imperative during times of crisis.
You may find it useful to establish two levels of alliances within your immediate neighborhood/community. The less exclusive level might be comprised of everyone in your immediate area who will have the same general interests as you in a distressed situation: the physical safety of the immediate surroundings or neighborhood, access to shelter, electricity, food, etc. From there, you might have an even more closely-held group of people who represent those with whom you would actually effect a move elsewhere should it become prudent to do so. The members of that group will likely be those who share your personal belief and values systems, and are otherwise those folks with whom you could persist long-term in a more remote environment - an "inner circle," if you will.
The point is that while the idea that you should look at your survival planning from a "lone wolf" perspective is popular in Hollywood myth, it is not only impractical, but even disadvantageous, in practice. As is the case with most things in life, survival is a lot easier when you have help. While you have to remain mindful that your "group" does not become so big that it causes problems, it should be big enough to deter and defend against invaders and thieves, and provide a functional, working mini-community that affords each of its members a better chance to survive in the long run than if each individual or separate family is left to handle the distressed conditions on their own.


I don't know if it is strange or not, but this has been the toughest of these 40th Anniversary posts to write. I just don't really associate D&D with music. I have a hard time listening to music I like and concentrating on other things at the same time, so I've never listened to music while writing or while designing adventures. My group has also never played "mood" music for adventures either, so that isn't a music tie-in either.
Since I am a fan of comedy, particularly self-deprecating humor, I'd probably link that Stephen Lynch song here. Unfortunately, since I'm an educator I have to make sure I keep everything PG just in case one of my students reads this. I tried, but I still can't find a version that doesn't make me cringe when I think of an elementary school kid listening. Still, his D&D song is the first one that comes to mind when I think about D&D, so I've got to give him the credit even if I don't link to the song itself.


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D.C. Circuit Reins In District Court for Second-Guessing Government's Deferred Prosecution Agreement
This guest post was authored by our colleague Jeremy A. Gunn, an associate in the firm's Litigation Department. In an unusual win for both the U.S. Department of Justice and corporate defendants, the D.C. Circuit last week reversed a district court's refusal to pause the… Read More
Jeremy A. Gunn
Government, Guest Post
Department of Justice, Fokker Services, Jeremy A. Gunn, United States v. Fokker Servs. B.V
Supreme Court: Courts Cannot Bar Use of Untainted Assets to Mount Criminal Defense
In a decision of significant importance to the white-collar world, the United States Supreme Court held yesterday that the Sixth Amendment right to counsel extends to permit those accused of crimes to use their "untainted" personal assets to fund their defense. Put another way, this… Read More
Medicare fraud scheme, Sila Luis, Sixth Amendment, untainted assets
Questions Linger: Is Fraud on Freddie and Fannie Fraud on the Government
This guest post was authored by our colleague Priya Roy, an associate in the firm's Litigation Department and member of its Data Privacy and Cybersecurity practice group. Priya focuses her practice in the areas of higher education and white collar and government investigations. She… Read More
False Claims Act, Government Investigations
FCA, Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, United States ex rel. Adams v. Aurora Loan Servs., Inc.
Ninth Circuit Sharply Circumscribes Cell-Phone Searches in Light of Riley
We here at White Collar Alert get excited by Riley v. California. We've previously written about it here, here, and here. And with good reason—smartphones have become a central part of most of our daily lives, and contain some of our most sensitive personal information.… Read More
digital-privacy rights of smartphones, Ninth Circuit, Riley v. California, United States v. Lara
Seventh Circuit Finds Clear Error on Loss Calculation in Trade Secrets Sentencing
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday found clear error in the sentencing of a quantitative finance professional who pleaded guilty to unlawfully possessing and transmitting trade secrets. The defendant, twenty-eight year old Yihao Pu, stole expensive and proprietary high-speed securities trading software with… Read More
Citidel, United States v. Pu, Yihao Pu
Former Texas Governor Rick Perry's Indictment Dismissed as Unconstitutional
Today, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals held that the prosecution of former Texas Governor Rick Perry was as much an "oops" as his own slip that famously felled his 2012 Presidential campaign. The court remanded the case to the district court with orders to… Read More
Governor Rick Perry, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Second Circuit Accepts Rajat Gupta's Insider Trading Appeal
This week I spoke with Fox Business reporter Serena Elavia about the Second Circuit's decision to grant a certificate of appealability in the Rajat Gupta insider trading prosecution. Gupta is the high-profile former McKinsey & Co. Managing Director and Goldman Sachs board member who was… Read More
Insider trading, Rajat Gupta, Salman v. United States, United States v. Newman
Supreme Court Holds General Statute of Limitations is Not Jurisdictional Defense
It appears that not even this weekend's colossal winter snowstorm could deter the Supreme Court from its business, today deciding several criminal cases on its docket. In addition to the landmark Montgomery v. Louisiana decision, which gives retroactive effect to Miller v. Alabama and will… Read More
Sentencing, United States Supreme Court, White Collar Crime
Michael Musacchio, Michael Witsch, Musacchio v. United States
Just when the Supreme Court appeared to be turning its collective attention away from the standard for insider trading convictions by denying the writ for certiorari in United States v. Newman, the Court today granted cert. in Salman v. United States, which addresses the "personal… Read More
Third Circuit confirms right of defendant not to be cross-examined during sentencing allocution
This guest post was authored by our colleague Michael C. Witsch, an associate in the firm's Litigation Department in Philadelphia. Michael can be reached at mwitsch@mmwr.com or 215.772.7592. On Tuesday, January 5, the Third Circuit ordered resentencing in the case of a Pittsburgh-area appraiser who… Read More
Sentencing, Third Circuit
allocution, Jason Moreno, mortgage-fraud scheme, United States v. Ward


1 J. A. Heese & R.J.T. Lombard, South African Genealogie (SAG), a set of volumes being produced, augmented and maintained by the Genealogical Institute of South Africa (GISA) in Stellenbosch.
2 Dr. D. F. du Toit MALHERBE, Family Register of a South African Nation (Third Edition published by TEGNIEK STELLENBOSCH, 1966.


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Mazlinah binte Haji Mohamad Noor
Karate Teacher
Aotearoa New Zealand
Mazlinah binte Haji Mohamad Noor is on course to become New Zealand's first female Muslim karate teacher. She began learning karate in 2013, aged 47. Initially, she trained with an all-sisters group (Young Muslim Women's Association) in Auckland. Significantly, their teacher (sensei) was a non-Muslim woman. They learned the Okinawan Goju Ryu style of karate.
Training only with other females is not ideal, however, because it gives no idea of the strength of men and what a woman could face in a real-life situation against a male aggressor. Mazlinah wrote to a highly respected international Muslim scholar whose religious classes she had attended, explaining her reasons for wanting to join a mixed group and outlining the type of limited physical contact that would be involved. After weeks of deliberation, he issued a fatwah permitting this. She joined Auckland University Goju Ryu Karate Club, a mixed group, and graded successfully.
In 2017 Mazlinah moved to New Zealand's capital, Wellington, joining a club (dojo) affiliated to the Goju Ryu Karate Do New Zealand organisation (mission statement: Conditioning the body, cultivating the mind, and nurturing the spirit). Her teacher, Mike Dombroski, is a 3rd dan black belt. Mike's teacher, who has assisted in grading Mazlinah and with whom she has trained, is Ken Roberts, an 8th dan black belt, together with Terry Hill (with whom Mazlinah has also trained) the highest-ranked Goju Ryu exponent in New Zealand.
After grading in November 2019, Mazlinah earned a brown belt with two tabs (1st kyu). As a senior student (senpai) she now teaches others and helps run the class; a primary school teacher by profession, Mazlinah relishes this role. It is good training for when she becomes black belt 1st dan, at which point teaching others is obligatory. (Mazlinah sees analogies with Islam when religious scholars have an obligation to pass on their knowledge.) Something of a perfectionist, she is a firm but fair teacher who expects the best of her students, who range from a nine-year-old girl to teenage boys and middle-aged men. Two of their training sessions take place in the basement of the main mosque in Wellington. Mazlinah successfully sought permission for this from the mosque management. Children and adults, males and females, Muslim and non-Muslims attend these classes, so it is excellent dawah. She has offered to establish a sisters-only class.
Mazlinah and Mike are now organising a major karate event to be held in Wellington in November 2020, and Mazlinah is becoming increasingly involved in the organisation and running of the dojo, which has seen attendance and enthusiasm flourish thanks in large part to Mazlinah's own teaching skills and serious commitment to her sport. Mazlinah is modest and humble yet realistic about her achievements: "I hope to inspire others. Age, sex and religion are not barriers. Mazlinah successfully graded to first Dan black-belt in Goju Ryu Karate. Mazlinah is also increasingly serious about another martial art, Kobudo weapons training. As far as she knows, no other sisters practise this.
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Pinetree Capital Ltd. Acquires Common Shares Of Cue Capital Corp.
TORONTO, Ontario (May 1, 2007) – Pinetree Capital Ltd. (TSX: PNP), a Canadian investment company, announces that it acquired ownership of 674,700 common shares ("Common Shares") of Cue Capital Corp. ("Cue") through the facilities of the TSX Venture Exchange representing approximately 3.0% of the total issued and outstanding common shares of Cue as of April 30, 2007. As a result of this transaction, Pinetree and its joint actors held, as at April 30, 2007, an aggregate of 2,403,450 common shares of Cue and rights to acquire an additional 1,084,375 common shares of Cue upon the exercise of convertible securities (collectively, the "Convertible Securities"). Of these totals, Pinetree holds 1,924,700 common shares and 625,000 common share purchase warrants directly. If Pinetree and its joint actors were to exercise all of these Convertible Securities, their combined ownership would represent a total of 3,487,825 common shares of Cue, or approximately 15.0% of such shares outstanding as of April 30, 2007, calculated on a partially diluted basis assuming the exercise of the Convertible Securities only. In the event that only the 625,000 warrants owned directly by Pinetree are fully exercised, the direct holdings of Pinetree represent approximately 11.2% of all issued and outstanding common shares of Cue as of April 30, 2007, calculated on a partially diluted basis assuming the exercise of the 625,000 warrants only.
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Really - Always leave the office on time.
Admittedly I did not expect the 3k's worth of likes and 100's of comments however I wanted to share why I genuinely believe that to achieve the high's of both professional and personal life you absolutely need to pay attention and 'leave the office on time'.
Over the last 10 years I've constantly heard the wonderful phrase of work life balance, 'Work–life balance is a concept including proper prioritizing between "work" (career and ambition) and "lifestyle" (health, pleasure, leisure, family and spiritual development/meditation)'.
1. Work is a never ending process - It's fact and we may as well get used to it, therefore stop focusing on 1 day or 1 week and start planning for a career. So harness the skills of time management and stop trying to get everything done in a day!
2. Interest of a client is important, so is your family - Honestly I scoff at the remark from those who think 2 hours in the evening is enough for your family, it's really not. They will always enrich your life more than a client ever can, give them the time they deserve.
3. If you fall in life neither your client or boss will lend you a helping hand, your family will - Don't get me wrong I was conflicted with this as I try to be a good boss and always try to be there, but I try, families always will, no questions asked.
4. Life is not only about work, office, and client - I love the people and industry I work within and man when we celebrate it's fantastic but do you know what, that's one moment. With friends and family, it's continuous and without expectation. Cherish your moments with family/friends and experience new adventures with them as well.
5. A person who stays late at the office is not a hardworking person - This raised a lot of dispute on my original post and I understand why people would disagree but I have a different view. I have learnt in 10 years of recruitment that those who are able to work effectively in the time provided they are hugely successful and enjoy a great work life balance. If you are working 10-12 hours I beg you to look at what you are trying achieve and question whether they are genuinely adding benefit. Plan your day before you start your day, don't do it at 8am or 8.30am when your day has started as your already chasing your tail. Don't be a fool.
6. You did not study hard or struggle in life to become a machine - Nail on head, machines can operate 24 hours a day with the right fuel. You cannot, balance your life, remember you have 24 hours a day, 8 hours to sleep, 8 hours to work, 8 hours of your own!
7. If your boss forces you to work late - You know what I am a boss. If I have to ask anyone to work late or work late myself I am a fool. To date, I have never asked anyone to work late, I never will. Practice what you preach.
I could go on for hours as this is a subject dear to me. I was a son with a father I rarely saw due to work. I've seen families torn apart because parents put work before family. I've heard of young fathers passing away because of stress at work and working 16 hours a day.