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Scientists have found a way to protect themselves from earthquakes — it will cost 6 billion rubles
Although seismic activity in Russia is mainly evident only in the South and East of the country, for other countries the problem of sudden occurrence of earthquakes is very important. Tremors can present a huge danger for the population, not to mention the advent of the tsunami and more serious consequences like accident at a nuclear power plant. Therefore, scientists are constantly developing new technologies as quickly as possible to warn citizens of the impending disaster, because here the account is already in seconds.
American seismologists have created ShakeAlert is a special warning system of earthquakes, which shall promptly notify the inhabitants of the Western coast of the United States on the slightest tremors. For its operation it uses 400 seismographs installed throughout California. As soon as at least one sensor detects the first signs of the earthquake, the specialists instantly get a warning.
The system is able to calculate the magnitude of the approaching tremors, estimate time in advance, and the approximate radius of the earthquake, forming a kind of "security zone".
Read also — 10 most destructive earthquakes in history
And recently, scientists made it possible to send alerts about the disaster not only on computers but also on smartphones.
Most interesting is that the US government does not want to allocate funds for the development of ShakeAlert. The cost of installing one such system comes to $ 100 million plus the costs of its continued maintenance. However, seismologists have reported a high probability (99 %) of occurrence of an earthquake in California that could affect Los Angeles and San Francisco. Now the question is — will the officials to transfer the required amount of money, or it will be too late.
West coast USA (pink) is the most risk of earthquakes
Warning systems like ShakeAlert work successfully in other countries. So, for example, using one of these networks, established in 2007 in Japan, 52 million people in the country were promptly alerted about a serious 9-point earthquake in 2011, which allowed to minimize casualties. At that time it was the strongest earthquake in the history of Japan.
Last year the same system is alerted about the earthquake the residents of the city of Mexico, giving them a 30-second advantage over the elements. The power of the earthquake was 7.4 points.
See also — In USA there have been more than 3000 earthquakes a few days. In California it is expected even more
Scientists believe that the government does not want to allocate funds for ShakeAlert because of the small number of earthquakes over the past 15 years. The most recent destructive earthquake occurred in the USA in 1994, in California. Then killed 60 people, and the cost of repair exceeded $ 13 billion. However, on July 4 of this year, an earthquake in California — it is the strongest in state history over the last 20 years. Last push with a magnitude of 7.1 was recorded in the South of the state in 1999, but at that time, fortunately, nobody has suffered. This time too there were no casualties and major destruction. But how long can it be "take"?
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BAGHDAD — And no, I'm not talking about WMDs or anything like that. More in my quixotic feud with noted fiction writer Ralph Peters, who came here for a little while and declared All is Well, and "the media" are aiming to undermine the heroic mission here in Iraq with all that bad news. Why, he himself saw Iraqis cheering his patrol as he rumbled through Baghdad atop an up-armored humvee.
Let's conduct a little thought experiment. "The media" here are fiercely competitive. Everyone of us is looking for any angle — any! — that will break news, make our stories stand out or otherwise distinguish ourselves. That's what journalists do, and the corps here comes from the entire ideological spectrum, from the conservative to the socialist. But weirdly, this herd of cats — which is what we could be best be compared to — have all come to the same conclusion: Iraq is a mess.
I would argue that this prevailing view is the aggregate of a lot of professional reporting, mine but a small bit. If it gravitates toward a single viewpoint, well, that's the way it is. Sorry, truth hurts. But a guy who writes exclusively for publications that supported the war before it went down comes here and says things are fine, and somehow I'm supposed to suddenly doubt my own observations and experience? Pardon me if I believe my lyin' eyes instead of him.
Muhsin Khudhair, editor of the news magazine Alef Ba, was killed by unidentified gunmen near his home in Baghdad Monday night, becoming the third journalist killed in Iraq in the last week, Reuters and Agence France-Presse reported. The shooting took place just hours after Khudair attended a meeting of the Iraqi Journalists Union, which discussed the targeting of local journalists in Iraq, Reuters said.
The killing punctuated a deadly week for the press. Amjad Hameed, head of programming for Iraq's national television channel Al-Iraqiya, and driver Anwar Turki were killed on Saturday by gunmen apparently affiliated with al-Qaeda. Munsuf Abdallah al-Khaldi, a presenter for Baghdad TV, was killed by unidentified gunmen last Tuesday as he was driving from Baghdad to the northern city of Mosul.
At least 67 journalists and 24 media support workers have been killed in Iraq since March 2003, making it the deadliest conflict for the media in recent history. The killings continue two trends in Iraq: the vast majority of victims have been Iraqi citizens; and most cases have been targeted assassinations rather than crossfire. CPJ research shows that Iraqis constitute nearly 80 percent of journalists and support staffers killed for their work in Iraq. Overall, sixty percent of journalist deaths were murders.
Maybe Mr. Peters would like a nice chat with "Salih" from the _Washington Post_, who reported a story about the looting of Saddam's palaces in Tikrit after the U.S. military turned it over to the Iraqi security forces. His reward? A $50,000 bounty put on his head by the head of security in Tikrit, Jassam Jabara.
Perhaps he'd like to talk to the family of Allan Enwiyah, the translator for the _Christian Science Monitor_'s Jill Carroll. He was killed when Jill was kidnapped Jan. 7, unprotected by American firepower. She is still captive, by the way.
Or perhaps he'd like to discuss "blood money" with the widow of Yasser Salihee, a careful and conscientious reporter for Knight-Ridder who was killed by American soldiers at a checkpoint when the car in front of him blocked his view of the troops, who opened fire and killed him. Did I know him? Yes, but not well. I found out about his death when Hannah Allam, then bureau chief for Knight-Ridder called me in hysterics.
How dare you, Ralph. How dare you question these men and women's intentions and honesty. I've worked with our staff in the TIME house for two years and I've never seen a more dedicated, careful group of journalists. They're not in this for the money. We pay them well, yes, but they could make more money doing other work. Lord knows they'd be safer, and their families would be, too. But they come in to work every day and do their level best to get us every scrap of information and to get it right. Anyone of them is a better journalist than Ralph Peters, who feels his view from the back of humvee is the only valid one. It's _a_ viewpoint, yes, but hardly the whole story. You come talk with _me_, Ralph, we'll go walk the streets of Karradah, drive without armor, feel the copper in your mouth when the fear and adrenaline comes to you in wave after wave and you realize the L-T from the 320th hasn't got your six for you, man. You come talk to me then.
Oh my god, dude. [Peters] is completely full of sh*t. That's all I can say. Apparently that f**k hasn't spent enough time down in the trenches here to understad the little bastards will run out and wave at any patrol for one reason — begging for choclate or soccer balls. They don't care the Grunts are valiently coming to save the day. … He's not aware of how f**king dangerous it is for gringos to roam the streets here.


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What women want…
Posted by sunshineofthetropics in History, World
Gavin, King Arthur, Knights of the round table, men, women
Finally the perfect answer to the question which has puzzled many men for centuries! 🙂 What do women want?
King Arthur was ambushed and imprisoned by the monarch of a neighboring kingdom. The monarch could have killed him, but was moved by Arthur's youth and ideals. So the monarch offered him freedom, as long as he could answer a very difficult question. Arthur would have a year to figure out the answer and if, after a year, he still had no answer, he would be put to death.
The question: What do women really want?
Such a question would perplex even the most knowledgeable man, and
to young Arthur, it seemed an impossible query. But, since it was
better than death, he accepted the monarch's proposition to have an answer by year's end.
He returned to his kingdom and began to poll everybody: the princess,>the prostitutes, the priests, the wise men, and the court jester. He spoke with everyone, but no one could give him a satisfactory answer.
Many people advised him to consult the old witch — only she would know the answer. The price would be high; the witch was famous throughout the kingdom for the exorbitant prices she charged.
Finally, the last day of the year arrived and Arthur had no
alternative but to talk to the witch. She agreed to answer the
question, but he had to accept her price first. The old witch wanted
to marry Gawain, the most notable of the Knights of the Round Table
and Arthur's closest friend.Young Arthur was horrified: she was hunchbacked and hideous, had only one tooth, smelled like sewage, made obscene noises… etc. He had never encountered such a repugnant creature.He refused to force his friend to marry her and have to endure such a burden.
Gawain, upon learning of the proposal, spoke with Arthur. He told
him that nothing was too big a sacrifice compared to Arthur's life
and the preservation of the Round Table.Hence, their wedding was proclaimed, and the witch answered Arthur thus: What a woman really wants is to be in charge of her own life.
Everyone instantly knew that the witch had uttered a great truth and
that Arthur's life would be spared. And so it was. The neighboring
monarch granted Arthur total freedom.
What a wedding Gawain and the witch had! Arthur was torn between
relief and anguish. Gawain was proper as always, gentle and courteous.
The old witch put her worst manners on display, and generally made
everyone very uncomfortable.
The hour approached, Gawain, steeling himself for a horrific experience, entered the bedroom. But what a sight awaited him! The most beautiful woman he had ever seen lay before him.
The astounded Gawain asked what had happened. The beauty replied that
since he had been so kind to her when she'd appeared as a witch, she
would henceforth be her horrible, deformed self half the time, and
the other half, she would be her beautiful maiden self.
Which would he want her to be during the day, and during the night?
What a cruel question! Gawain pondered his predicament. During the
day, a beautiful woman to show off to his friends, but at night, in
the privacy of his home, an old witch? Or would he prefer having by day a hideous witch, but by night a beautiful woman with whom to enjoy many intimate moments?
Noble Gawain replied that he would let her choose for herself.
Upon hearing this, she announced that she would be beautiful all the time, because he had respected her enough to let her be in charge
of her own life.
MORAL: IF A WOMAN DOESN'T GET HER WAY, THINGS GET UGLY.

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Danny Trejo Is Marcia Brady In Snickers' Super Bowl Ad Teaser
By Jeff Beer 1 minute Read
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2iurDi8mrc
Five years ago, Betty White scored a touchdown with Snickers during the Super Bowl in one of the brand's best ads in the now long-running "You're Not You When You're Hungry" campaign. We've also seen Joe Pesci as an aggravated party-goer. But for this year's Super Bowl, it looks like Snickers is taking things to the next level.
The brand and agency BBDO New York have released a teaser to its big game spot and it looks like Hollywood tough guy and Machete star Danny Trejo is playing . . . Marcia Brady. Obviously, this isn't the whole gag but so far, there's only one appropriate reaction to this. As if that wasn't enough, if the teaser grabs more than 2.5 million views before kick-off on February 1, Snickers says it'll post the full 30-second spot.


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// -----------------------------------------------------------------------
//  <copyright file="Logout_LoginLogEventHandler.cs" company="OSharp开源团队">
//      Copyright (c) 2014-2018 OSharp. All rights reserved.
//  </copyright>
//  <site>http://www.osharp.org</site>
//  <last-editor>郭明锋</last-editor>
//  <last-date>2018-06-27 4:44</last-date>
// -----------------------------------------------------------------------

using System;
using System.Linq;
using System.Threading;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

using Liuliu.Demo.Identity.Entities;

using OSharp.Entity;
using OSharp.EventBuses;

namespace Liuliu.Demo.Identity.Events
{
    /// <summary>
    /// 用户登出事件:登录日志
    /// </summary>
    public class LogoutLoginLogEventHandler : EventHandlerBase<LogoutEventData>
    {
        private readonly IRepository<LoginLog, Guid> _loginLogRepository;

        /// <summary>
        /// 初始化一个<see cref="LogoutLoginLogEventHandler"/>类型的新实例
        /// </summary>
        public LogoutLoginLogEventHandler(IRepository<LoginLog, Guid> loginLogRepository)
        {
            _loginLogRepository = loginLogRepository;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// 事件处理
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="eventData">事件源数据</param>
        public override void Handle(LogoutEventData eventData)
        {
            LoginLog log = _loginLogRepository.Query().OrderByDescending(m => m.CreatedTime).FirstOrDefault(m => m.UserId == eventData.UserId);
            if (log == null)
            {
                return;
            }
            log.LogoutTime = DateTime.Now;
            _loginLogRepository.Update(log);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// 异步事件处理
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="eventData">事件源数据</param>
        /// <param name="cancelToken">异步取消标识</param>
        /// <returns>是否成功</returns>
        public override async Task HandleAsync(LogoutEventData eventData, CancellationToken cancelToken = default(CancellationToken))
        {
            LoginLog log = _loginLogRepository.Query().OrderByDescending(m => m.CreatedTime).FirstOrDefault(m => m.UserId == eventData.UserId);
            if (log == null)
            {
                return;
            }
            log.LogoutTime = DateTime.Now;
            await _loginLogRepository.UpdateAsync(log);
        }
    }
}

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Media asked to focus on needs of women
Source:GNA
Mr James Zuugah Tiigah, the Upper East Regional Minister, has called on the media to focus more on the needs and development of rural women and avoid over sensitisation of trivial issues.
He, therefore, tasked the media to study the situation of rural women and come out with recommendations on how they could be resourced to improve upon their lives and that of their families.
Stressing on the role women played in society, he said changing the situations of women in rural areas would bring fortunes to families and development to the nation in general.
Mr Tiigah was speaking in Bolgatanga during the opening of a regional consultative meeting organised by the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) on the proposed 40-year National Development Plan.
According to the NDPC, the Development Plan is to run for 40 years, starting from 2018 to 2057, which any political party that comes into power would go by.
The consultative meeting attracted heads of departments, women, chiefs, students, religious leaders, political parties, People with Disability, the media and civil society organisations.
Mr Tiigah entreated politicians to factor the plan into their manifestos, adding that 'political parties are meant for the development of the country….'
He urged all Ghanaians to give the plan a push rather than politicize it adding 'whatever political persuasion one belongs to, the need to hold Ghana first is now in order to ensure effective implementation of a National Development Agenda which will help any political party in power to develop the country along the proposed plans'.
Mr Tiigah urged the people to take the development of the region seriously since the Upper East Region faced a lot of infrastructural challenges which needed to be addressed to help attract investors and open job opportunities for the youth.
He expressed worry about the migration of youth from the northern parts of the country to the south for jobs, and indicated that it would stop when opportunities for work were created in the region.
Dr Nii Moi Thompson, the Director General of NDPC, said planning activities in the country would be reviewed to wean her of donor support.
He said the implementation of development plans would move away from Accra based policies to regional based to ensure development of all areas with a focus on sustainable economic and social development.
Mr Bismark Adongo Ayorogo, the Chairman of the Northern Patriot in Research and Advocacy, who spoke on behalf of civil society organisations, said agriculture played a critical role in the region and, therefore, called on the Government and NDPC to re-establish the tomato, rice and meat factories.
Students from the Notre Dame and Bolgatanga Girls Senior High schools also took turns to present contributions into the National Development Plan.
Disclaimer:The views expressed in the news reportdo not necessarily reflect the views of the National Development PLanning Commission(NDPC)


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package com.xebia.incubator.xebium;

import static org.openqa.selenium.remote.CapabilityType.PLATFORM;

import java.net.MalformedURLException;
import java.net.URL;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.Map;

import org.json.JSONException;
import org.json.JSONObject;
import org.openqa.selenium.Capabilities;
import org.openqa.selenium.WebDriver;
import org.openqa.selenium.remote.Augmenter;
import org.openqa.selenium.remote.DesiredCapabilities;
import org.openqa.selenium.remote.RemoteWebDriver;

import com.google.common.base.Supplier;

public class RemoteWebDriverSupplier implements Supplier<WebDriver> {

	private static final String REMOTE = "remote";

	private String remote;
	private Map<String, String> capabilities;

	public RemoteWebDriverSupplier(String json) {
		JSONObject jsonObject;
		try {
			jsonObject = new JSONObject(json);
		} catch (JSONException e) {
			throw new RuntimeException("Unable to interpret browser information", e);
		}

		try {
			remote = jsonObject.getString(REMOTE);
			jsonObject.remove(REMOTE);
			capabilities = jsonObjectToMap(jsonObject);
		} catch (JSONException e) {
			throw new RuntimeException("Unable to fetch required fields from json string", e);
		}
	}

	private Map<String, String> jsonObjectToMap(JSONObject jsonObject) throws JSONException {
		// Assume you have a Map<String, String> in JSONObject
		@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
		Iterator<String> nameItr = jsonObject.keys();
		Map<String, String> outMap = new HashMap<String, String>();
		while(nameItr.hasNext()) {
			String name = nameItr.next();
		    outMap.put(name, jsonObject.getString(name));
		}

	    String platform = outMap.get(PLATFORM);
	    if (platform != null) {
	    	outMap.put(PLATFORM, platform.toUpperCase());
	    }

		return  outMap;
	}

	public URL getRemote() {
		try {
			return new URL(remote);
		} catch (MalformedURLException e) {
			throw new RuntimeException("URL '" + remote + "' is not a valid URL");
		}
	}

	public Capabilities getCapabilities() {
		return new DesiredCapabilities(capabilities);
	}

	/**
	 * Create a new remote-webdriver. It can be configured according to the specs on
	 * https://saucelabs.com/docs/ondemand/additional-config.
	 *
	 * @return a fresh RemoteWebDriver instance
	 * @throws RuntimeException in case of any error
	 */
	public WebDriver get() {
		RemoteWebDriver remoteWebDriver = new RemoteWebDriver(getRemote(), getCapabilities())   ;
		remoteWebDriver.setFileDetector(new org.openqa.selenium.remote.LocalFileDetector()); // https://saucelabs.com/resources/selenium-file-upload
		return new Augmenter().augment(remoteWebDriver);
	}

}


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Star's female engineers visit local primary school ahead of international women in engineering day 2017
The class of 9-11 year olds
Star Refrigeration and Neilston's St Thomas Primary School children celebrated International Women in Engineering Day yesterday, to support International Women in Engineering Day, which takes place worldwide on 23rd June.
Star Refrigeration has joined efforts with St Thomas' Primary School in Neilston to celebrate International Women in Engineering Day and encourage children aged from 9-11 to consider an exciting career in engineering. On 13th June, an event held in the school auditorium celebrated female engineers and gave an insight into the daily work life, so youngsters understand what a career in engineering entails.
In light of a nationwide push to encourage girls into STEM subjects and plug the skills gap in engineering, Headmaster of St Thomas' School, Brendan Docherty, said "I am keen to be involved in initiatives that support the development of our children as we are aiming to drive forward STEM across the school."
The presentation took place at 10 am and saw three of Star's female engineers share their stories about how they entered the industry from different paths and the kind of different roles they do. The event reached over 50 children, and each was given the official T-shirt issued by The Women in Engineering Society to commemorate International Women in Engineering Day on 23rd June.
Children at the event heard some of the reasons why they should choose a career in engineering. Claire Syme, Design Engineering at Star Refrigeration referred to the fact that engineers tackle some of the world's most pressing problems. "You could help fight climate change by designing environmentally friendly engineering solutions to improve our lives. You could join a team that designs driverless vehicles. You could work with materials and chemicals to design sports clothing, and even design robots to do your housework chores. Engineering and technology is found in practically every industry- whatever you're into, there are lots of engineering opportunities to choose from", Syme said.
Currently, only 9% of the UK engineering workforce is female according to research by The Institution of Engineering and Technology. There are still cultural and societal barriers preventing women from entering the engineering industry. There are misconceptions about what being an engineer actually involves, and the ability required to undertake an engineering degree. A lack of knowledge about the different types of engineering careers can make girls think it is too difficult or not creative and attractive enough to pursue.
Ann Flanagan, a consultant engineer from Star who took part in the local school event said, "We hope to change perceptions amongst children, especially girls, by showing them how diverse and creative engineering jobs can be and that's why we brought to life stories of working female engineers. Most youngsters are unaware of the crucial role refrigeration plays in our everyday lives. Food and beverages production, the data centres necessary for social media and the internet, medicines production to cure illnesses and leisure activities including ice skating and curling, all require some form of mechanical cooling!"
"The kids are now more interested in the diversity of options in the engineering industry and hopefully inspired by our individual stories".
International Women in Engineering Day is held annually on 23rd June to celebrate women's achievements in the industry and encourage more girls to pursue an engineering career. Last year over 550 events were held on the day to recognise the occasion, and 350 UK schools got involved.
For more information about International Women in Engineering Day and to get involved, visit http://www.inwed.org.uk/
To find out more about how Star Refrigeration is inspiring youngsters to get into engineering, and to listen to what St Thomas' Primary School children had to say, visit /smart-thinking/star-refrigeration-inspires-youngsters-at-local-primary-school-for-international-women-in-engineering-day.aspx


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Songs of Empathy and Mental Well Being. No.2 Shine On You Crazy Diamond.
August 30, 2018 Dissent
Shine On You Crazy Diamond is a Pink Floyd song that is famously about their ex-lead singer Syd Barrett. It comes from their mega selling album Wish You Were Here which is also apparently a reference to Syd.
Syd Barrett is regularly referred to as a 60s 'acid casualty'. That's an old fashioned language that these days, quite correctly, is a bit distasteful. I don't know a huge amount about Syd so I'll post below a small segment of what Wikipedia reports.
Health problems and departure from Pink Floyd
Through late 1967 and early 1968, Barrett became increasingly erratic, partly as a consequence of his reported heavy use of psychedelic drugs such as LSD.[8] There is also speculation that he suffered from schizophrenia. Once described as joyful, friendly, and extroverted, he became increasingly depressed and socially withdrawn, and experienced hallucinations, disorganized speech, memory lapses, intense mood swings, and periods of catatonia. Although the changes began gradually, he went missing for a long weekend and, according to several friends, including Wright, came back "a completely different person."
Members of Barrett's family denied that he suffered from mental illness.[4] In a 2016 interview, asked if Barrett may have had Asperger's syndrome, his sister Rosemary Breen said that he and his siblings were "all on the spectrum".[4][188]
In the 1960s, Barrett used psychedelic drugs, especially LSD, and there are theories he subsequently suffered from schizophrenia.[84][189][190] Wright asserts that Barrett's problems stemmed from a massive overdose of acid, as the change in his personality and behavior came on suddenly.[4] However, Waters maintains that Barrett suffered "without a doubt" from schizophrenia.[4] In an article published in 2006, Gilmour was quoted as saying:
In my opinion, his nervous breakdown would have happened anyway. It was a deep-rooted thing. But I'll say the psychedelic experience might well have acted as a catalyst. Still, I just don't think he could deal with the vision of success and all the things that went with it."
In my own experience of this field I have a feeling that Syd had an underlying mental health condition that was aggravated by drugs. That's about as much as I can say with any kind of certainty.
I love this song because it's a heartfelt salute to an old friend who became lost to a group of people but most definitely not forgotten. It's incredibly sad what happened to Syd Barrett. The world was naive as to what was happening with him and so moved on without him.
There's another famous point in this story of Syd actually turning up, unannounced to the recording of this very song. His appearance had completely changed, he was heavy set and had shaved off his hair and eyebrows. All of this resulted in the band not actually realising for 45 minutes who he was. When they did finally click lead singer Roger Waters is reported to have broken down sobbing. I've posted a photo from that day below.
Dave Gilmour and CRISIS.
I think it should also be noted that Pink Floyd guitarist/singer dave Gilmour is the vice president of Homelessness charity CRISIS. As well as homelessness the charity also works deeply in mental health. Gilmour is actually it's biggest donator. I've heard of at least one story where he sold a mansion for around 10 million and donated it all to this group. I can't help but feel this is partly because of his relationship with Syd. Also during Syd's life Gilmour stridently made sure that all royalties from Syds period with the group always got to him. The band always had a policy of trying to get one or two Syd compositions onto live albums or compilations to make sure money would keep coming in.
https://www.crisis.org.uk/
http://www.davidgilmour.com/charity.htm
As I say, it's a sad story, but there's something heartening in it as well. Looking at all the evidence, what happened to Syd seemed to result in the other members of the band becoming acutely aware of where vulnerability can lead and, at least in their own ways, trying to put a hand in to prevent some of the suffering.
Here's the song. It's quite beautiful…."Remember when you were young. You shone like the sun. Shine on you crazy diamond."
Tagged Lyrics., Mental Health, Pink Floyd, Schizophrenia, Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Syd Barrett
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Bill Scott says:
Lovely blog John and, for what it's worth, suspect you're right. Peter Green, founder of Fleetwood Mac and one of the most influential blues/rock guitarists of all time, also became ill and dropped out for around a decade (1970 – 1979) and had continuing mental health and homelessness issues throughout the 80s. He is supposed to have developed schizophrenia after dropping acid in 1970 and left Fleetwood Mac shortly afterwards. MIck Fleetwood certainly tried to help at the time he first developed schizophrenia and also got Peter to perform on his first solo LP in 1981 (Fleetwoood Mac got him to perform on two LPs after he left but he did not want credited for the work. He also appeared uncredited on Tusk in 1979). What I'm saying is that I think his ex-colleagues continued to be supportive. In 1988 Green was quoted as saying: "I'm at present recuperating from treatment for taking drugs. It was drugs that influenced me a lot. I took more than I intended to. I took LSD eight or nine times. The effect of that stuff lasts so long…. I wanted to give away all my money…. I went kind of holy – no, not holy, religious. I thought I could do it, I thought I was all right on drugs. My failing!"
That's a great post Bill. I knew about Peter Green but didn't know Fleetwood Mac kept him involved but on the quiet. That's great to hear. xx
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Avan Trend-E launched at a price of Rs 56,900: Lightweight electric scooter with 110 km range
Avan Motors has launched the new Trend-E in India in two variants. The scooter can be booked starting today at a minimum token amount of Rs 1100. The company currently has a total of 33 dealerships across India across 11 states.
By: Pradeep Shah | Updated: March 22, 2019 3:10 PM
Avan Motors has just launched its new electric scooter Trend-E at a price of Rs 56,900. The said price is for the single battery version and the double battery trim will cost you Rs 81,269. Bookings for the newly launched Avan Trend-E have begun today at a minimum token amount of Rs 1100. The company has also announced that customers booking the scooter before 31st March will have it delivered by the said date only. The latest member in the company's Xero family of electric scooters, the new Trend-E is powered by a lithium-ion battery that pushes the scooter to a top speed of 45 kmph. Avan Motors is offering a standard warranty of 2 years with the Trend-E. The company has announced its plans of launching six new scooters in the next six months.
The new Avan Trend-E electric scooter is able to cover a distance of 60 km with a single battery. With a double battery set up, the Avan Trend-E can cover 110 km. For a single full charge, the lithium-ion battery takes 2 to 4 hours. The suspension duties on the Avan Trend-E are taken care of with the help of hydraulic telescopic forks up front along with coil spring suspension for the rear. The Avan Trend-E comes to a halt with the help of a disc brake up front along with a drum brake at the rear. The scooter can take a maximum load of 150 kg.
Commenting on the launch of Avan Trend-E, Pankaj Tiwari, Business Development Head, Avan Motors said that the Avan Motors team has worked extensively on creating the Trend E as a vehicle that is suitable for Indian roads and meets the requirements of consumers with its combination of technology, power and futuristic design. He further added that he is delighted with the response the scooter has received in its pre launch phase and the company is confident that the customers too will appreciate the Trend E and all its features.
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Political Washington Fiddles While Rome Burns
Email: lendmanstephen (nospam) sbcglobal.net	 30 Jul 2011
Political Washington Fiddles While Rome Burns - by Stephen Lendman
With an approaching August 2 deadline, Paul Craig Roberts assessed the state of things accurately like he always does, saying in his new article headlined, "Disastrous Outcomes From An Orchestrated Crisis:"
"Americans need desperately to ask themselves why they put into political office such utterly irresponsible and incompetent people capable of creating such a totally unnecessary crisis loaded with such disastrous potential outcomes."
Michael Hudson's new article also covered important ground headlined, "The Debt Ceiling Set For Progressive Repealing," saying:
Obama's "blatantly empty threat (claims) there won't be money to pay Social Security checks next month (if Congress doesn't) 'tackle the tough challenges of entitlement and tax reform.' "
As always, Obama did what he does best. He lied. His threat "is not remotely true. But it has become the scare theme for over a week," and will be repeated until political Washington agrees on a deal destroying America's social contract, claiming it was done to save it.
In the end, of course, the debt ceiling will be raised as done routinely numerous previous times, including 10 times in the past decade and 74 times since 1962. Moreover, raised or not, no default will occur. Threatening otherwise is a lie. Failure to act, however, will lose America's AAA rating.
But that's virtually guaranteed anyway, given decades of reckless spending, largely on out-of-control militarism and handouts to Wall Street and other corporate favorites.
In contrast, America's entitlements are fiscally sound, needing only occasional tweaking to keep them steady-as-you-go for decades, maybe in perpetuity. But you'd never know it from bipartisan lying, regurgitated by managed new media deception.
America's Looming Debt Disaster
Worry also about financial expert/investor safety advocate Martin Weiss' assessment. Earlier he downgraded US debt to C-, the equivalent of S&P's BBB- or one notch above junk, heading for it eventually.
In doing so he said:
Regardless of the debt ceiling/budget debate charade outcome, "few will escape the far-reaching consequences of America's unfolding debt disaster."
Even if resolution is reached, "it could be just a dress rehearsal for the true tragedy of a nation unable to end its own financial decline any more effectively than a Greece, Ireland, or Portugal."
Why? "Among the 49 sovereign nations Weiss Ratings covers, the US has one of the heaviest debt burdens, the weakest international reserves, and the least stable economy."
More than any other nation, it depends on others for deficit financing, making up shortfalls by out-of-control money creation. The Fed, in fact, accumulated trillions on its balance sheet, making up for what foreign countries won't buy, plus trillions more in toxic debt, offloaded to them by Wall Street. Moreover, consumers are extremely debt dependent through mortgages, credit cards, and other ways they borrow.
Most dangerous, however, "America's largest banks have the greatest exposure to high risk derivatives - nearly 40% more today than during the debt crisis of 2008." They're a ticking time bomb able to explode anytime when least expected.
Today, in fact, "there are so many canaries in the coal mine, the din is deafening." Others include the nation's greatest ever housing depression with no end in sight, rising unemployment (much of it hidden and unreported), "skyrocketing" poverty (two or threefold the official rate), and many other deepening problems that won't quit. Moreover, the contagion is global.
Trends analyst Gerald Celente monitors it, offering Trend Alerts. On July 13, he headlined, "PIIGS, PRESSTITUTES AND THE GLOBAL MELTDOWN," saying:
Serious economic trouble keeps getting worse, highlighted by few jobs, and most around are low pay, low or no benefit ones, often temporary that workers can't count on for steady, reliable income.
As a result, "the more people out of work (or with too little income), the less they consume. And in (America) where consumer spending accounts for (around) 70% of GDP," less of it assures economic decline. Moreover, Europe is reeling under similar problems, and China faces a "ready-to-pop property bubble."
"And as goes the US, Europe and China, so goes the rest of the world....(N)o nation will escape the economic fallout and few will escape the political consequences."
No matter, major media scoundrels regurgitate lies, "cover(ing) for the politicians and financiers, the Presstitutes of the world - with their stable of 'well-respected' pundits - are accomplices in promoting" the Big Lie about recovery because they're well paid and secure to do it.
In fact, they're mindless of what ordinary people face - the greatest economic disaster in our lifetimes, worse than the Great Depression when a president actually focused on putting Americans back to work and reforming a corrupted system. Not perfectly but he tried.
Today, in contrast, despite a looming economic disaster, the combination of corrupt congressional leaders, a go-along majority in both Houses, and a cowardly, feckless president (the nation's worst by far) fiddles while Rome burns. Instead of governing responsibly, they're arranging an end game to rob people of their futures, while further wrecking a troubled economy heading south.
Representing Wall Street, not Main Street, they're arranging "to bury Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, not save them," says Hudson, and he's right. It was planned long before Obama took office, but he jumped on it after his November 4, 2008 election. In fact, he set in motion what he didn't reveal, pretending he'd serve everyone equitably as America's first Black president. He lied, of course, and one led to another until every major pledge was broken.
That most of all highlights his tenure - a leader who promised one thing but did another, serving wealth, power and privilege, not millions counting on him for real "change to believe in." They're still waiting as the US ship of state sinks, its aristocracy safely offshore, plotting new ways to steal more.
A previous article explained that economist Arthur Okum began calculating America's Misery Index by adding the unemployment and inflation rates for a sense of public pain or lack of it in good times.
In May, it hit a record high, exceeding 25, surpassing the earlier June 1980 21.98 top, based on how both measures were calculated then, not today's methodology, distorted to hide painful truths.
However, it's currently approaching 30 based on 1980's formula, according to economist John Williams' calculations, putting unemployment at 22.7% and inflation at about 7%.
In fact, International Forecaster editor Bob Chapman estimates unemployment at about the same level with inflation at about 10%, heading for 14% by year end and still higher next year, explaining serious economic weakness getting worse.
In August 1971, America's financial system unraveled when Nixon closed the gold window, ending the last link between gold, the dollar, and sound money. Thereafter, currencies floated, competing with each other in a casino-like environment, manipulated by Wall Street, powerful insiders, hedge funds, and governments.
Today, a new unraveling threatens because irresponsible politicians seek political advantage over what's best for the country and most people in it. As a result, the financial storm that struck in fall 2007 may turn out to be prelude to a catastrophic greater one coming.
International Forecaster editor Bob Chapman and others predict it, but it's anyone's guess precisely when. It may arrive by surprise when few people expect it. When it hits, however, it'll be with tsunami force, sweeping away everything in its path, except kleptocrats out of harm's way.
Stephen Lendman lives in Chicago and can be reached at lendmanstephen (at) sbcglobal.net.
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1.1 In women with SLE, major risk factors for adverse maternal and fetal outcomes include active/flaring SLE (1/A), especially active nephritis (1/A), history of lupus nephritis (2/B) and presence of aPL/APS* (1/A).
1.1.1 Blood pressure monitoring (2/B), use of safe medications to control disease activity (emphasis on HCQ (2/B)) and limiting glucocorticoids exposure (2/B) are essential measures.
1.2 In women with APS (primary or SLE-APS), risk factors include high-risk aPL profile (lupus anticoagulant, multiple aPL, moderate to high titre aPL) (1/A), coexisting SLE (2/B), history of vascular/thrombotic APS (2/B) and of previous adverse pregnancy complications (2/B).
1.2.1 Blood pressure monitoring (3/C) and use of antiplatelet and/or anticoagulant therapy (rated at statement 9) are of fundamental importance.
2.1 Women with SLE should be counselled about the use of effective contraceptive measures (oral contraceptives, subcutaneous implants, IUD), based on their disease activity and thrombotic risk (particularly aPL status). IUD can be offered to all the patients with SLE and/or APS free of any gynaecological contraindication (1/A).
2.2 In patients with stable/inactive SLE and negative aPL, combined hormonal contraceptives can be considered (1/A). In women with positive aPL with or without definite APS, hormonal contraception (with progesterone only) must be carefully weighed against the risk of thrombosis (2/B).
Women with SLE who wish to plan a pregnancy should be counselled about fertility issues, especially the adverse outcomes associated with increasing age and the use of alkylating agents (1/A). Treatment with alkylating agents should be balanced against the risk of ovarian dysfunction.
Fertility preservation methods, especially GnRH analogues, should be considered for all menstruating women with SLE who are going to receive alkylating agents (2/B).
5.1 Assisted reproduction techniques, such as ovulation induction treatments and in vitro fertilisation protocols, can be safely used in patients with SLE with stable/inactive disease (3/C).
5.2 Patients with positive aPL/APS should receive anticoagulation (at the dosage as would be recommended during pregnancy) and/or low-dose aspirin (3/D).
In pregnant women with SLE, assessment of disease activity (1/A)—including renal function parameters (2/B) and serological markers (serum C3/C4, anti-dsDNA titres) (2/B)—is recommended to monitor for obstetrical adverse outcomes and disease flares.
7.1 Women with SLE and/or APS should undergo supplementary fetal surveillance with Doppler ultrasonography and biometric parameters, particularly in the third trimester to screen for placental insufficiency and small for gestational age fetuses (3/D).
7.2 Fetal echocardiography is recommended in cases of suspected fetal dysrhythmia or myocarditis, especially in patients with positive anti-Ro/SSA and/or anti-La/SSB antibodies (2/C)†.
8.1 HCQ (1/B), oral glucocorticoids, azathioprine, ciclosporin A and tacrolimus (all 3/C) can be used to prevent or manage SLE flares during pregnancy.
8.2 Moderate-to-severe flares can be managed with additional strategies, including glucocorticoids intravenous pulse therapy, intravenous immunoglobulin and plasmapheresis (all 3/C).
8.3 Mycophenolic acid, cyclophosphamide, leflunomide and methotrexate should be avoided.
9.1 HCQ is recommended preconceptionally and throughout pregnancy for patients with SLE (2/B).
9.2 Women with SLE at risk of pre-eclampsia (especially those with lupus nephritis or positive aPL) should receive LDA (2/C). In women with SLE-associated APS or primary APS, combination treatment with LDA and heparin is recommended to decrease the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes (1/A).
9.3 Supplementation with calcium, vitamin D and folic acid should be offered as in the general population (–/D). Measuring blood vitamin D levels should be considered after pregnancy is confirmed (–/D).
HRT can be used for the management of severe vasomotor menopausal manifestations in SLE women with stable/inactive disease and negative aPL (1/A). The use of HRT in patients with positive aPL should be carefully weighed against the risk of thrombosis and cardiovascular disease (–/D).
Women with SLE and/or APS should undergo screening for malignancies similar to the general population (–/D). Women with SLE, especially those exposed to immunosuppressive drugs, are at higher risk of cervical premalignant lesions and should be monitored with vigilance (2/B).
HPV immunisation can be considered in women with SLE and/or APS and stable/inactive disease (3/D).
For each statement or item, the LoE (range 1–3) and the GoR (range A–D) is given in parentheses (refer to online supplementary table S1). In the right-hand columns, the LoA among experts is reported as mean (SD) and median (IQR) values. A score of 10 represents the highest level of agreement.
*aPL and APS are defined according to the updated international consensus criteria.6 For aPL assays, please see the footnotes of table 2.
†The substatement on fetal echo in women with SLE/APS and positive anti-Ro/La is rated with LoE=2 (ie, sufficient evidence for the association between anti-Ro/La and congenital heart block) but GoR=C due to lack of strong evidence for the clinical implications of this association, namely for the efficacy of interventions.
anti-dsDNA, anti-double-stranded DNA antibodies; aPL, antiphospholipid antibodies; GnRH, gonadotropin-releasing hormone; GoR, grade of recommendation; HCQ, hydroxychloroquine; HPV, human papillomavirus; HRT, hormone replacement therapy; IUD, intrauterine devices; LDA, low-dose aspirin; LoA, level of agreement; LoE, level of evidence.


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THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON EXPLOITS INCARCERATED WORKERS.
We want you involved!
Home | The Campaign | Get Involved | Facts about CI Resources
Contact us with any questions, to learn about our weekly organizing meetings, and to learn about how you can get involved. We know you are busy and we have plenty of low-commitment ways for anyone to join the fight.
GMAIL: uwusas@gmail.com (we prefer to contact through non-UW email servers. UW monitors our emails).
UW Email: uwusas@uw.edu
FB: facebook.com/UWUnitedStudentsAgainstSweatshops/
What can you do right now?
Signing our petition is the easiest way to show your support for this campaign!
You can find the link to our petition demanding that UW stop its exploitation of incarcerated workers below.
https://www.change.org/p/university-of-washington-uw-stop-exploiting-prison-labor
Call (or email) UW administration and demand that they treat workers with dignity and respect. We've provided a script:
UW Office of the President: 206-543-5010 | pres@uw.edu
Hi, my name is ________, I'm a [UW Student/Faculty Member/Alumnus/Member of the community], and I would like to let President Cauce know that the University of Washington must respect the rights of all workers, including those currently incarcerated.
The UW has used its Supplier Code of Conduct as an excuse to deny the rights of incarcerated workers, and has failed to uphold the University's mission to combat systemic inequity. This is unacceptable.
I urge the University of Washington and President Cauce to amend the Supplier Code of Conduct to include incarcerated workers in its definition of "employee."
I also urge President Cauce to demand that Correctional Industries pay incarcerated workers prevailing wage, and if they don't, UW must sever ties with CI.
Can you ensure that President Cauce receives my message?
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So, yeah. Up until a couple weeks ago, I used a WordPress plugin called Jetpack on this and several other sites.
Jetpack is a popular plugin, a whole suite of plugins, really. Everything from a markdown editor, to backups, to added gallery sliders, to infinite scrolling, to site statistics. It's popular because it's useful in so many ways. And it's built and maintained by Automattic, one of the biggest players in the WordPress world. So it's solid.
Over the past couple years, though, it's come to the point where it's just grown too big. I just don't need most of the things. Besides the statistics (which I can get from Google Analytics) and the markdown editor (which I can get by without easily enough) I just wasn't using very much of it. The social sharing buttons were also handy, but I have a calendar plugin that takes care of that now, too. The minimalist in me started agitating for trimming down.
Mostly, I don't miss it at all. And, truth be told, the couple of things I do miss, will likely goad me toward writing my own plugins to do those few things, and maybe some others besides.
I'm not saying anyone should turn off Jetpack. If you're a Jetpack user and its working for you, by all means carry on. But every once in a while, it's worth taking a hard look at what you're really using, and whether it comes with a lot of extra baggage. So it goes for websites and a lot of other things in life, too.
Bells and whistles are nice. Lean and clean are better.


While at attendance at Denver's annual Starfest, we had a quick moment to sit down and chat with the lovely Arryn Zech. Arryn is the voice behind popular characters such as Blake Belladonna in RWBY and Dr. Emily Grey in Red vs. Blue. She is currently residing in Los Angeles but is still heavily involved with RWBY.
It was particularly fun getting to know Arryn Zech, and we were glad we were able to ask everything like prying questions about justice issues parallels within RWBY and the fear of animatronics. And don't worry Arryn, we find Five Nights at Freddie's just as mortifying as you do.
Don't forget to tune into RWBY on Crunchyroll or Netflix and support Arryn's work.
If you would like to contribute your own questions for future interviews leave us a comment below or send us an email over at [email protected] We will be at Anime Southwest, Anime Expo, Denver Comic Con, Nan Desu Kan, and a few others this year, so stay tuned!


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The Wayward Prince
The Making of an Empire by Austin Hernon tells the tale of the not-so-well-known oldest son of William the Conqueror, Robert Duke of Normandy.
Warriors of the Cross
In the year 1095, Pope Urban II gave an oration in the town of Clermont in France that would change the history of the Western World forever.
The Vengeful Son
Tragedy and treachery: the story of Robert and Sybil's son, William. Pitched as a child, into the post civil war period of King Henry's usurpation of the crown of England, young William is escued from certain assassination and taken to Flanders.
Wars of the Magna Carta: Book One
Battle For England
By 1215 King John was in serious trouble. He had upset his subjects in many and various ways. He had lost the English dukedoms of Normandy and Brittany, and the counties of Aquitaine, Poitou, and Anjou, to Philip of France.
Wars of the Magna Carta: Book Two
A Contest Of Wills
The King who reneged on the Magna Carta is dead. But will his successor bring peace to the realm? England, 1217, King John is dead and his son, the child-king, Henry III is on the throne, supported by William Marshal England's greatest knight.
NOTHING NEW ABOUT THAT, HISTORIANS AND HISTORICAL NOVELISTS HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH IT SINCE THE FIRST PEN SCRATCHED THE FIRST CLAY TABLET.
William the Conqueror had a son, named Robert, but he has been dismissed as, 'just Robert,' and named Curthose by his father due to his short legs, but that's as maybe, Robert didn't much like his father in return. But why is Robert diminished by historians, his life had value and if, only if, one studies it in some detail, the real story of Robert emerges from the fog of mis-reporting – or as we know it today, 'Fake news.'
Thus authors of historical fiction have had some difficulties in their efforts to distinguish between truth and propaganda
I found this to be the case when carrying out the research for the Wayward Prince trilogy – In researching the life story of Robert of Normandy it soon became obvious that attempts had been made to marginalise his achievements and concentrate on his shortcomings.
An examination of the chroniclers themselves became the priority, and several aspects which called their accuracy into question came to light.
In the period, 11th _13th century, the chronicles were penned by monks, in Latin, loaded with misogyny and written to order, so usually from the viewpoint of either the victor or the church, or created for some other political purpose. Recognising those important facts is something I've kept in mind as I've written these novels.
My books are as near to the truth as it's possible to get. Research is cross-checked with as many sources, both contemporary and secondary, as I can discover. The facts remain milestones while the stories in-between will always be the results of credible speculation, combined with the author's own lifetime experiences, and the art of the possible – or even the probable.
Adventures – romances – political intrigues and family treacheries – battles won and battles lost – lives lived and lives sacrificed – all become more interesting when they are soundly based on fact, and are better stories because of it.
Often they were stories handed down, conforming to popular legend and myth, and not often written by direct witnesses, and so to view them as 'the historical truth' might be to give them a veracity that they do not deserve. Nevertheless, they provide the novelist with access to a flavour, an atmosphere, that can be just as important to the success of a story as the facts.
The grossly under-reported Robert the eldest son of William the Conqueror led to Austin Hernon's first series, 'The Wayward Prince'. Austin is now hot on the trail of all victims of historical propaganda and false reporting with his latest series The Wars of the Magna Carta. You can view all of his books in more detail or you can now also purchase all of the books shown here from Amazon and Waterstones.
Edward II and his wife, Isabella had some difficulties in their marriage, and Edward conveniently disappeared during 1327, leaving Isabella space to find a wife suitable for her son, Edward III. Her eye settled upon a girl in Flanders, Philippa of Hainault. She was first inspected by a deputation of bishops and found fit, then married by proxy, then married formally in York Minster on January 24th 1328... Read More


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Mark Carrington confident Wrexham AFC can get their season back on track at Torquay United
Dragons midfielder hoping for better conditions at Plainmoor to allow their quality to show through
Mark Carrington scores the winner at Torquay United (Image: Jim Roberts)
Mark Carrington is hoping for better conditions in Saturday's FA Trophy second round clash than the last time Wrexham visited Torquay United, confident the Dragons quality will come through at Plainmoor.
Tomorrow's trip to Devon is the third of the season for the Dragons, who claimed a 1-0 win thanks to Carrington's strike in the league meeting in December – an earlier league clash being postponed less than 90 minutes before kick off.
That 1-0 win in December was played in 'horrendous' conditions, a fierce wind going straight up field and ruining any chance of either side getting the ball down in a bid to play football.
"That was one of the worst games I have ever played in," said the midfielder.
"The conditions were horrendous and it wasn't a football match it was basically a battle and luckily we came out on top that day, so hopefully in better conditions we can get the ball down and use our quality."
Wrexham head to the south coast on the back of four successive National League defeats, which has seen them drop to 11th in the standings and eight points shy of the play-offs.
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But Carrington is backing the Dragons to hit back, and is confident the FA Trophy clash could be the necessary spark in their season.
He added: "Everyone knows we have not a had a great run of late, we just want to get a win under our belt and put that behind us.
"Whatever team you are playing it is going to be tough, everyone wants to win the next game and with the Trophy the big prize at the end of it is getting to Wembley, so whoever we had would be a tough game and Torquay won't be any different.
"There's definitely still all to play for.
"You have seen how inconsistent this league is, I know we have lost a few on the bounce, but if you look at the other side when we won five out of six and if we go on a run like that again, it would put us right back in the play-offs.
"So there isn't too much reason to be panicking yet, that's all it will take, a few wins and we will be straight back in the mix before we know it.
"At the start of the season when we went on a good run, we were destroying teams, but every team goes through a little patch where they are a bit up and down and don't quite get the rub of the green and things maybe don't go their way.
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"Any little thing can change it and get them back to winning ways, hopefully we can get a win on Saturday and get us into the next round and that will put us in good stead for mounting our play-off challenge."
Carrington notched his only goal of the season in the win at Plainmoor, getting in ahead of James Gray to acrobatically volley into the roof of the net.
Gray joked after the match that: "Carra nicked it off me. I was just about to put it in on Saturday, but he came in and nicked it off me."
But Carrington had a different view of things, adding: "I was a bit worried that he was going to miss, so I thought I better jump in and put in it before he had the chance."
Mark Carrington
Bangor UniversityShortlist revealed for Daily Post/North Wales Live Business AwardsThe awards – backed by headline sponsor Bangor University - celebrate region's business community
North Wales MP claimed more than £2,500 to help pay for electricity and heating
Conservative PartyShe was in the top 10 for utility bill claims made by MPs in 2020-21


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Wombats Will Rule The Wooooooorld!
Is there anything more delicious than this? No, not really. I won another week of the #NovelChallenge against Simon. This man makes losing look fantastic. This is the third time that he's lost to me. But this week I lost to him for the very first time. What will my consequence be, do you think? Anyway, awesome pic, Simon. You're stellar.
I Win Again! The Sonnet.


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Here's Everything We Know About Roger Stone, 'Person 1' And 'Person 2' Following Mueller Indictment
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Chuck Ross Investigative Reporter
January 27, 2019 7:47 PM ET
Special counsel Robert Mueller indicted Trump confidant Roger Stone on Friday.
The indictment highlights a growing rift between Stone and two former associates, Jerome Corsi and Randy Credico.
Corsi and Credico have already indicated that they are willing to testify at any trial Stone may face. Stone has also pledged to fight the charges at trial.
The special counsel's indictment of Roger Stone highlighted a deep rift that has grown during the Russia investigation between the longtime Trump confidant and two former associates he worked with during the 2016 presidential campaign.
Jerome Corsi and Randy Credico, who are referred to as "Person 1" and "Person 2" in the indictment, have indicated that they will testify against Stone at any trial that may occur. If that happens, the public can expect a dramatic affair. Stone has said that he plans to go to trial.
Stone was indicted Friday on charges that he lied to Congress about his interactions with Trump campaign officials, Corsi and Credico regarding WikiLeaks, the group that published emails hacked from the Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta. He is also charged with witness tampering involving Credico and obstructing the House Intelligence Committee's investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 campaign. (RELATED: Roger Stone Indicted By Mueller)
Stone, who got his start in politics working for former President Richard Nixon's campaign, is not accused of colluding with WikiLeaks or with Russians, or even of knowing in advance that WikiLeaks specifically would release Democratic National Committee and Podesta emails. But prosecutors appear to be interested in what conversations Stone had with the Trump campaign regarding WikiLeaks.
Stone, Corsi and Credico have butted heads in various ways over their competing claims about their discussions regarding WikiLeaks during the campaign.
Stone has insisted that Credico, a left-wing activist, was a back channel source of information for him about WikiLeaks' plans to release information on former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. Credico has denied the claim, though text messages show him providing Stone with insight into WikiLeaks' plans.
Special counsel Robert Mueller appears to suspect that Corsi, who is best known for his role in promoting the "birther" movement, could also have been a connection between Stone and WikiLeaks. Both Corsi and Stone dismiss that theory, though the pair have recently squared off in the media over testimony that Corsi has provided Mueller's grand jury.
To help make sense of what's going on between Stone, Corsi, Credico and Trump campaign officials, here is a detailed timeline of all of the events that are known to have transpired during the 2016 campaign.
Hackers believed to have been working for Russia's military intelligence agency hacked the Gmail account of Podesta.
Julian Assange revealed his organization, WikiLeaks, was planning to release information about Clinton.
"We have upcoming leaks in relation to Hillary Clinton. … We have emails pending publication," Assange told ITV.
According to an indictment handed down on Jan. 25, 2019 by the special counsel, Trump confidant Stone began telling Trump campaign official that he had "information indicating [WikiLeaks] had documents whose release would be damaging to the Clinton campaign."
Stone has denied having any contact with Assange and claims that he had been tracking the WikiLeaks founder's public statements about WikiLeaks' plans. (RELATED: Trump Confidant Roger Stone Is Charged In Mueller Probe)
WikiLeaks released nearly 20,000 emails stolen from the DNC.
A "senior Trump campaign official" was directed shortly after the release to contact Stone "about any additional releases" from WikiLeaks, according to the indictment of Stone.
An associate of Stone's named Charles Ortel forwarded him an email from Fox News reporter James Rosen who wrote: "Am told Wikileaks will be doing a massive dump of HRC emails relating to the CF in September."
Stone said he interpreted "CF" as a reference to the Clinton Foundation.
After receiving the email, Stone contacted right-wing author Corsi, suggesting that he "get to Assange at Ecuadorian Embassy in London and get the pending WikiLeaks emails. They deal with Foundation, allegedly."
Corsi forwarded the email to Ted Malloch, a London-based academic who supported President Donald Trump's campaign.
Assange told CNN's Anderson Cooper, "We have more material related to the Hillary Clinton campaign."
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is pictured at the Ecuadorian Embassy in May 2017. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls
Stone emailed Corsi with a list of three suggestions for Malloch that could potentially help the Trump campaign.
"Malloch should see Assange," wrote Stone.
Stone has told The Daily Caller News Foundation that at the time he sent the email, he believed Malloch might have a channel to Assange. Stone said that during their first meeting in 2016 (which Corsi attended), Malloch made comments suggesting that he knew or had a link to Assange. Stone has since said he now believes Malloch was merely name-dropping and had no actual link to the WikiLeaks founder.
Corsi sent Stone an email that would later draw intense scrutiny from Mueller.
"Word is friend in embassy plans 2 more dumps. One shortly after I'm back. 2nd in Oct. Impact planned to be very damaging," wrote Corsi, referring to Assange. "Time to let more than Podesta to be exposed as in bed w enemy if they are not ready to drop HRC. That appears to be the game hackers are now about."
Corsi claimed he came up with a theory on his own that WikiLeaks had Podesta's emails and that he shared that theory with associates, including Stone. Stone said he did not interpret the email as saying that WikiLeaks had Podesta's emails.
Stone said he had communicated with Assange.
"I actually have communicated with Assange. I believe the next tranche of his documents pertain to the Clinton Foundation but there's no telling what the October surprise may be," he told a group of Republicans at an event in Florida.
Stone has since downplayed those remarks, saying he was embellishing, and his comment reflects the inaccurate tip he received via the Rosen email he thought referred to the Clinton Foundation.
"Stone is a bullshitter," WikiLeaks said in a private Twitter message released in 2017. The group would repeatedly deny having any contact with Stone.
Stone said in an interview that he was "in communication with Assange" but that he was "not at liberty to discuss what I have."
Credico texted Stone, "I'm going to have Julian Assange on my show next Thursday."
"Kunstler wife is his lawyer or at least one of them," he said.
Credico was seemingly referring to Margaret Ratner Kunstler, who has been identified as a lawyer for WikiLeaks. (RELATED: Bombshell Text Messages Back Up Roger Stone's Claims About WikiLeaks Back Channel)
Stone posted a tweet that would later thrust him into the center of the Russia probe.
"Trust me, it will soon [be] the Podesta's time in the barrel," Stone wrote.
Podesta and other Stone critics have pointed to the tweet as evidence that Stone had prior knowledge of WikiLeaks' release of Podesta's emails two months later.
Stone said rather than referring to forthcoming WikiLeaks emails, he was referring to a conversation he had with Corsi, who had researched the business activities of Podesta and his brother, Tony Podesta.
Stone noted his tweet referred to "the Podesta's," which he meant to be plural, rather than solely to John Podesta.
Credico texted Stone: "Julian Assange has kryptonite on Hillary."
Corsi provided a nine-page memo to Stone regarding the Podesta brothers and the Podesta Group's various lobbying relationships.
Corsi claimed that he told Mueller's grand jury that he wrote the memo in order to help Stone create a cover story to explain his tweet from 10 days earlier. Corsi, who claims that he received immunity in order to testify on the topic, has not said whether Stone explicitly told him that the memo was part of a cover story.
Stone has denied this allegation, which he calls "illogical." He claimed there would have been no need for a cover story at the time because his tweet did not receive scrutiny until after John Podesta's emails were published six weeks later.
Credico asked Stone not to identify him as his link to Assange.
"Just remember do not name me as your connection to Assange you had one before that you referred to," he wrote.
Sept. 19-20, 2016
Stone asked Credico to pass a request to Stone for emails related to Clinton's tenure at the State Department.
Credico "forwarded a request to a friend who was an attorney with the ability to contact [Assange]," according to the indictment.
This exchange will undercut Credico's future denials about knowing any attorneys for WikiLeaks.
"I'm flying to London after show," wrote Credico to Stone. "Will be seeing the man on Tuesday actually on Wednesday night."
Credico traveled to London, but said he did not meet with Assange.
Credico again asked Stone not to link him publicly to WikiLeaks.
"You are not going to drag my name into this are you," Credico wrote.
"No," Stone replied.
"Leave my name out Im [sic] going to be all screwed up today," Credico wrote.
Credico posted a photo of himself on Facebook from outside the Ecuadorian Embassy in London.
"Outside the ecuador [sic] Embassy London take a look at the dude with a white shirt … I have a feeling that in the next couple days some very damaging material will be coming out from the gentleman inside that embassy," he wrote.
Randy Credico's Facebook post is pictured. (Facebook/screenshot/Randy Credico)
Oct. 1, 2016 (Saturday)
"[B]ig news Wednesday," Credico wrote to Stone, adding: "Now pretend u don't know me."
"Hillary's campaign will die this week," he texted later that day.
Oct. 2, 2016 (Sunday)
"Wednesday @HillaryClinton is done," Stone wrote on Twitter.
WikiLeaks canceled a press conference with Assange, citing security concerns.
Stone contacts Credico through a text message, asking: "Did Assange back off?"
Corsi also tweeted in response to Assange's canceled press conference.
"If Assange has the goods on Hillary, he ought just to drop the goods," Corsi wrote on Twitter. "Otherwise, he's going to make a fool of himself."
Oct. 3, 2016 (Monday)
Credico responded to Stone the next morning, writing: "I can't tall [sic] about it."
"I think its on for tomorrow," he said.
Stone tweeted: "I have total confidence that @wikileaks and my hero Julian Assange will educate the American people soon. #LockHerUp."
Credico wrote to Stone that information would be released Tuesday.
"There is so much stuff out there," he texted, adding, that "there will be an announcement but not on the balcony."
Credico also told Stone: "I'm best friends with [Assange's] lawyer and leave it at that and leave it alone."
Special counsel Robert Mueller (L) arrives at the U.S. Capitol for closed meeting with members of the Senate Judiciary Committee June 21, 2017 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Oct. 4, 2016 (Tuesday)
Assange held a press conference and announced WikiLeaks would release documents prior to the election. He said the pending release was not targeted at Clinton and documents would be leaked beginning that week.
Stone exchanged emails with former White House strategist Steve Bannon regarding Assange's press conference.
"What was that this morning???" Bannon wrote to Stone.
"Fear. Serious security concern. He thinks they are going to kill him and the London police are standing down," Stone responded.
"However — a load every week going forward," he added, repeating Assange's announcement. (RELATED: Jerome Corsi Reveals Why He Is In Mueller's Crosshairs)
Numerous Trump supporters, including Corsi, expressed frustration at the press conference.
"So Assange made a fool of Himself," Corsi tweeted. "Had zero, or he would have released it. Will take grassroots on Internet to get truth out & beat Hillary."
Oct. 5, 2016 (Wednesday)
Stone continued teasing the WikiLeaks release.
"Libs thinking Assange will stand down are wishful thinking. Payload coming #Lockthemup," he tweeted.
Oct. 6, 2016 (Thursday)
"Julian Assange will deliver a devastating expose on Hillary at a time of his choosing. I stand by my prediction," Stone tweeted.
Oct. 7, 2016 (Friday)
WikiLeaks released the first batch of stolen Podesta emails. Hours earlier, The Washington Post released audio recorded in 2005 of Trump speaking in crude terms about women during an interview for "Access Hollywood."
Corsi claimed he told Mueller's grand jury that Stone contacted him earlier in the day after hearing of the impending release of the "Access Hollywood" tape. He claimed Stone asked him to contact WikiLeaks to orchestrate the release of John Podesta's emails.
Stone has also disputed this claim, calling it "absurd." He has said he had no advance knowledge of the publication of the tape, and that if he had, he would not have asked Corsi for help in contacting Assange given that he believed Corsi had no connection to WikiLeaks.
According to Mueller's indictment, an associate of a high-ranking Trump campaign official believed to be Bannon texted Stone: "well done."
The indictment alleges that in subsequent conversations with Trump campaign officials, Stone "claimed credit for having corrected predicted" the WikiLeaks release.
Podesta accused Stone of having prior knowledge of the WikiLeaks release.
Stone disputed Podesta's comments and for the first time said he had a back channel to Assange.
"I do have a back-channel communication with Assange, because we have a good mutual friend," Stone told CBS's affiliate in Miami. "That friend travels back and forth from the United States to London and we talk. I had dinner with him last Monday."
Stone appeared before the House Intelligence Committee. He refused to reveal the identity of his WikiLeaks back channel.
Stone privately identified Credico to the Intelligence Committee.
After Credico is asked to appear voluntarily before the House Intelligence Committee, Stone sent him a text message that reads: "Stonewall it. Plead the fifth."
The special counsel cited other texts that show Stone encouraging Credico to avoid testifying to Congress.
Credico asserted his Fifth Amendment rights prior to an interview scheduled with the House Intelligence Committee.
Credico said he provided "disinformation" to Michael Isikoff and David Corn, the authors of "Russian Roulette," a book about the collusion investigation.
"I put together phony emails, gave it to them. I did all this stuff, and he's going to put it in his book. I can't wait," Credico said in an interview with H. A. Goodman.
Credico claimed he texted Isikoff to say, "I'm glad that I bamboozled you."
"I'm just making things up for the guy, and he's just writing it down," he said.
Credico denied being a source for Stone, telling MSNBC's Ari Melber: "I have no idea, some of the things I may have said to him, but certainly did not pass any information from Julian Assange to Roger Stone."
In an interview with Isikoff, Credico reiterated his denials that he was Stone's link to WikiLeaks. He also denied he knew attorneys who worked for Assange, undercutting his claims in his text messages with Stone.
"He had another version — that I was protecting a lawyer friend of mine of Assange," Credico said of Stone. "I don't know any lawyers in this country that actually represent Assange. I know three of his lawyers. They all live in London. I met them last year when I met Assange for the very first time, face-to-face, which was on Sept. 13, 2017."
Credico said in an interview with radio host David Feldman that he pleaded the Fifth before House Intelligence on the instruction of his lawyers with the American Civil Liberties Union.
Credico said his legal team told him: "We've seen you on television so many times talking about this that you cannot go in there and answer questions. You've got to take the Fifth because you're all over the map."
"So at the advice of my lawyers I took the Fifth," said Credico.
Mueller indicted 12 officers with Russia's military intelligence agency, the GRU, over the hacks and dissemination of DNC emails.
Mueller subpoenaed Credico.
Mueller subpoenaed Corsi.
Credico testified to Mueller's grand jury. He said in an interview with CNN after his appearance that his testimony matched his public denials that he was Stone's back channel to WikiLeaks.
David Lugo, a filmmaker who has worked with Stone and Credico, testified to the Mueller grand jury that Credico told him on May 12, 2017 that he was a conduit between WikiLeaks and Stone.
An attorney who has worked for Stone, Tyler Nixon, testified he was at a dinner in mid-November 2017 where Credico seemingly acknowledged he was Stone's link to WikiLeaks and Assange.
Corsi testified for the second time before Mueller's grand jury. He claimed days later that prosecutors had informed him he would be indicted for perjury.
Mueller's office offered Corsi a plea deal that would have required the conspiracy theorist to plead guilty to lying about the specifics of his email exchanges with Stone in July and August 2016 that referred to Assange.
Corsi claimed he rejected the plea deal because he did not lie to prosecutors on purpose.
Corsi releases a book, "Silent No More," detailing his interactions with the special counsel and his activities during the 2016 campaign.
He denied having any contact with Assange or WikiLeaks, but also made claims that could pose legal problems for Stone.
Stone was indicted on seven charges: five charges of making false statements to Congress, one charge of witness tampering and one charge of obstruction of a criminal proceeding.
Most of the charges related to Stone's testimony to the House Intelligence Committee.
Stone disputed the allegations and said he will plead not guilty to the charges.
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Double Stars / nova
Star merging in KIC 9832227: a possible once-in-a-lifetime event
Earlier this month astronomers reported that stars in KIC 9832227, a contact binary system, are going to collide in a few years, with a resulting, huge visible effect, making it a bright object in the sky. Predictions say this will happen in 2022: meantime, we can see and study the couple even with small scopes.
The KIC 9832227 contact binary system in Cygnus – 10 Jan. 2017
This amazing news was shared by Lawrence Molnar and colleagues during the 229th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society and made the astronomical community looking forward to 2022, when the two components of this contact binary system should merge, releasing such an amount of energy making the event visible as a bright star in our sky, becoming a so-called "red nova".
KIC 9832227 is contact binary system, consisting in two very close stars, sharing the same gas envelope. Molnar and his team started studying this system in 2013, when it was unclear if it was a single pulsating star or an eclipsing binary. Its nature as a variable object was found in 2004, as part of the Northern Sky Variability Survey (NSVS). Initially, it was thought this object could be a RR Lyrae star, though there was room for other interpretations, also thanks to the data coming from the Kepler space telescope. Finally, observations provided evidence it was indeed a contact binary system.
The available data say these kissing stars are orbiting each other every 11 hours, "hiding" each other to our eyes on the Earth every half of that time, with a resulting drop of brightness of about 0.15 magnitudes.
KIC 9832227: light curve from Kepler data. The spread of the data around the fitting curve is real.
Scientists involved in this study noticed that the speed of the orbiting stars was getting faster, meaning they were slowly approaching each other. They also suppose there is a third component, which possibly helped the two other stars to come that close, actually in contact.
Assuming all the available data, Molnar and colleagues predicted that the two stars will merge in 2022 +/- seven months.
This scenario was suggested by an event happened in 2008 and involving the star V1309 Scorpii. It showed an unexpected flare, later interpreted as the likely merging of two stars part of a contact binary system.
As a consequence of this kind of collision, the brightness of the system can increase of an order of magnitude of 10,000: considering KIC 9832227 is shining now around magnitude 12, at the outburst peak we could expect an object quite bright out there, easy to see by naked eye, even from light polluted cities.
Of course, at this point we are all hoping this prediction will turn to reality. We will live and see. It is not easy to imagine when the brightness of the system will start to increase, up to its climax. What we know is that this source is placed pretty well for us living in the Northern hemisphere, among the stars of Cygnus, the "Swan", at about 1800 light years from us.
You can observe it visually with a telescope having at least a 150mm large optics. This is the position of the object: Right Ascension	19h 29m 15.948s; Declination	+46° 37′ 19.89″ (J2000.0). Apparent magnitude (V)	12.27 – 12.46.
KIC 9832227: star chart
While waiting for the moment of truth, at Virtual Telescope we plan to cover KIC 9832227 during its future apparitions, to contribute to the refinements of the collision hypothesis and timing.
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New today, the latest in the Lower League Week I write for BornOffside, covering the big events in League 1 and League 2. Stories include the FIFA regulation stopping Shaun Derry continuing as a player, the bad form of Peterborough, Crewe and Portsmouth, Gillingham losing in the FA Cup, and a really, really bad miss.
I warned you this was coming.
I've just completed writing the latest Lower League Week for BornOffside and, after filing it for editing, I realised I've not linked to last week's edition.
The main stories are news and opinion of Swindon and Cheltenham being defeated in the FA Cup; Hartlepool's excellent form; Gillinham appointing a permanent manager; Shaun Derry retiring from playing to focus on management; Port Vale banning their local paper from covering their matches; Carlisle taking released criminal Courtney Meppen-Walter on trial; and mascots solemnly observing minute's silences while smiling gleefully.
Imagine this guy with his head bowed trying to be dignified, and tell me that wouldn't be funny and/or creepy.
Look! A Lower League Week!!
Going up tonight, the latest Lower League Week, covering events in Leagues One and Two, is now live.
Northampton have had a surprisingly bad start to League Two given their playoff finish last season; Hartlepool and Carlisle have their first wins of the season; Sheffield United are struggling in League One; I've covered the latest, (relatively) mundane developments for Coventry; Leyton Orient can't stop winning even if they wanted to (though I assume they don't); Notts County can't win at all; and there've been a load of goals in League One, now officially* the best league in the world.
*It's at least as official as Sky Sports' insistence that the Premier League is the best league in the world.
So how can you say no to all that? Be honest, you can't, can you?
I wasn't able to get a Lower League Week finished last week, so earlier this week a Lower League Fortnight went up.
It covered Celtic's offers for Peterborough's Lee Tomlin; some other interesting late transfer window action; Hartlepool's 5-0 win over Bradford and the context to explain why this was so bizarre; Bradford bouncing back with a 4-0 win over Brentford; Tom Pope opening his account for the season; Greg Abbott being sacked by Carlisle; Sheffield United's new Saudi Arabian owners; Coventry winnin to cancel out their ten point deduction; and the huge figures Portsmouth owe to their former players.
Today at Bornoffside.net, the latest Lower League Week is up.
Carlisle's results this weeks have been less bad than previously; Bradford's Nahki Wells has broken a club scoring record; There's been lots of goals for Coventry and Peterborough but few for Hartlepool; Wycombe have had a double financial boost; Mark Cooper has started well at Swindon but still has a few problems ahead.
Peterborough are bingeing on goals – any chance one or two could be spared for Hartlepool?
Plus, there's been a few upsets in the second round of the League Cup.
At Bornoffside.net, the Lower League Week has gone up today.
There's some bits on the Football League and governance in general (it's more interesting than it sounds); a large section on Coventry; Carlisle and Greg Abbott; Swindon's new boss Mark Cooper; Oldham's kitman doing a runner; and Bobby Moore, Leyton Orient legend.
It takes a lot to be a legend at a club you never played for.