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ALi Corporation Introduces Latest Innovations and Enriched Portfolio at CommunicAsia 2019
Taipei – June 14th, 2019 – ALi Corporation, a leading Set-Top Box (STB) chipset provider, proudly announced that the company will attend CommunicAsia 2019 in Singapore from June 18th to June 20th at Marina Bay Sands. CommunicAsia has been Asia's dynamic convention for information and communication technology, and this time ALi will introduce its latest technology as well as long expertise in STB (set-top box) SoC solutions.
At CommunicAsia 2019, ALi will showcase enriched product portfolio. Aside from hybrid solutions, Android/Linux real-time OS platforms, high DMIPS chipsets presented in our previous participation, this year ALi will feature its F8 SoC family, the CAS (conditional access system) pre-validated, value chipset to offer cost-effectiveness and high-performance for operators. In fact, the F8 solution has already been deployed by major Pay TV operators.
Besides the showcase of F8, ALi will also introduce next-generation satellite SoC named F6 family in the second half of 2019. As the next flagship chipset, F6 is compatible with various mainstream CAS requirements. To accelerate the time-to-market process for operators, F6 integrates rich security and ALi's unified software SDK to shorten deployment efforts and offer cost-effectiveness.
"ALi has been known for its long-term dedication in home entertainment and multimedia, with its well-established STB solutions and R & D capability in expandable and scalable STB technologies," said Sophia Liang, CEO of ALi Corporation. "To meet the rapid changes in the industry, ALi will not only reinforce its commitment in STB SoC development, but also extend our efforts in the enrichment of our product portfolio, including smart voice-controlled OTT, smart audio and even A.I. + IoT solutions to go beyond the existing home entertainment and multimedia paradigm. In fact, ALi will soon introduce smart audio SoC to the market".
For further information of ALi recent achievements, please visit ALi booth at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore, Level 1, 1H2-07, June 18th to June 20th, at CommunicAsia 2019.
About ALi Corporation
ALi Corporation is a leading innovator and developer in the set-top box (STB) system-on-chip (SoC) market. By fully leveraging its core expertise in the set-top box industry, ALi Corp.'s solutions are recognized for their high levels of integration, superior performance reliability, premier customer oriented service and compelling cost structure. Hundreds of Pay TV operators have adopted ALi Corp.'s solutions worldwide. ALi Corp. was founded in 1987 with headquarters in Taipei, Taiwan, R&D centers as well as sales offices in Hsinchu, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Geneva, Seoul, and Noida, and technical support teams throughout Asia. For more information, please visit www.alitech.com.
Mavis Wu
Published in 2019-媒體中心
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Dish TV India Limited Partners with HANDAN & ALi Corporation to Launch Hybrid Solution to Realize Next-Generation TV Experience
Taipei, Noida and Seoul – January 30th, 2019 – ALi Corporation, a leading Set-Top Box (STB) chipset provider, Dish TV India Limited, India's largest Direct-to-Home (DTH) operator, and HANDAN, the leading supplier of multimedia and home entertainment devices in Korea, proudly announced that they have further extended their partnership by launching the latest hybrid solution, "Dish Box" to enrich TV experience for subscribers in India. The new set-top box developed by the partnership will be highly connected to enable OTT (over-the-top) viewing entertainment.
Dish TV India Limited, being the leader in DTH service and TV distribution in India, is expanding its OTT offerings by introducing Dish Connected Box to allow subscribers to enjoy both DVB TV broadcasting and OTT contents.
ALi Corp.'s secure value SoC (system on chip) was chosen due to its wide compliance with mainstream CAS (conditional access system) security features, ideal for DVB-S2 Pay TV applications. In this joint collaboration, the secure SoC was adopted as the core of the Dish Connected Box to integrate OTT Apps, developed by Handan. The integration of hardware, software and middleware will enable subscribers to view both OTT apps and DVB-broadcasted contents.
"Set-top boxes must be able to consume multimedia contents, like TV, videos, and even radio programs broadcasted through Internet protocol. This is the trend that TV set-top boxes must be connected", said Daniel Huang, CEO of ALi Corp. "We foresee the future that set-top boxes shall consume streamed contents over various streaming protocols. Thus, we are pleased that Dish TV India Limited partners with us to develop the hybrid solutions integrating WiFi connectivity and Google Widevine DRM. In fact, our SoC packs multiple features which can shorten the development time and accelerate the time-to-market process".
"As always, ALi Corp. has been a highly trusted and dedicated partner for us", said V.K. Gupta, COO of Dish TV India Limited. "We are confident that our Connected Box will change the way multimedia contents are consumed. In fact, we will work with ALi to further enrich the Connected Box through further hardware-software integration, for it to go cloud".
"Handan is glad to take part in the joint partnership to develop the latest hybrid Connected Box. This time, we are pleased to implement OTT Apps so that subscribers will be able to view both DVB and OTT contents," said Y. Lee, CEO of HANDAN. "We will continue our dedication to work with ALi Corp. and Dish TV India Limited to expand market penetration in India".
About Dish TV India Limited
Dish TV India Limited is India's largest direct-to-home (DTH) Company with a subscriber base of more than 23.5 million. Dish TV India Limited owns multiple individual brands like Dish TV, Zing and d2h under its umbrella. The company benefits from multiple satellite platforms including NSS-6, SES-8, GSAT-15 and ST-2 and has a bandwidth capacity of 1350 MHz, the largest held by any DTH player in the country. Dish TV India Limited has on its platform more than 709 channels & services including 31 audio channels and 70 HD channels & services. The Company has a vast distribution network of over 4,000 distributors & around 400,000 dealers that span across 9,450 towns in the country. Dish TV India Limited is connected with its pan-India customer base through call-centers that are spread across 22 cities and are equipped to handle customer queries 24X7 in 12 different languages. For more information on the Company, please visit www.dishtv.in
About HANDAN
HANDAN is the leading corporation in new media, home network and IoT service, with the mission to optimize customers' values by supplying premium solutions. Through its philosophy of management and self-learning organization, Handan is achieving its goal to becoming one of the world's best. Broadcasting, Information & Communications will be its core business in the future.
ALi Corporation is a leading innovator and developer in the set-top box (STB) system-on-chip (SoC) market. By fully leveraging its core expertise in the set-top box industry, ALi Corp.'s solutions are recognized for their high levels of integration, superior performance reliability, premier customer oriented service and compelling cost structure. Hundreds of Pay TV operators have adopted ALi Corp.'s solutions worldwide. ALi Corp. was founded in 1987 with headquarters in Taipei, Taiwan, R&D centers as well as sales offices in Hsinchu, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Geneva, Seoul, and Noida, and technical support teams throughout Asia. For more information, please visit www.alitech.com.
ALi Corporation Initiates Indian Market Penetration with Next-Generation STB Chipset F8 Series
Taipei, New Delhi – January 25th, 2019 – ALi Corporation, a leading Set-Top Box (STB) chipset provider, has initiated further effort to penetrate the Indian market, with the next-generation STB (set-top box) chipset F8 series. The new value SoC by ALi Corp. will reach its wide deployments in 2019.
The F8 STB chipset series, formally M3711C, was launched in Q3, 2018 as the next-generation value SoC to echo the SD-to-HD transition in India region. F8 was designed as the cost effective solution for operators by offering good performance, with advanced security architecture compliant with world-leading tier 1 CAS (conditional access system) standards.
Just on its path to deploy in the market, the new solution has been welcomed by local operators, through the efforts of STB manufacturers and CAS partners for their STB development and security integration.
"With F8 successful go-to-market, we foresee high potential business in India region in 2019", said Daniel Huang, CEO of ALi Corp. "The next-generation SoC packs numerous values including solid performance, compact design with optimized cost, and easy-to-develop software platform with optimal time-to-market. It can dramatically reduce the development time for operators in Pay TV and cable TV sectors. We also thank our STB manufacturers and CAS partners for their efforts and dedication in promoting F8-empowered set-top box in India."
The new F8 (M3711C) family will be showcased at Convergence India 2019, from January 29th to January 31st. Welcome to visit for more information at D115, Hall 12, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.
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ALi Introduces Next-Generation, CAS-Ready Value SoC to Echo the Rapid Growth in India
Taipei – September 6th, 2018 – ALi Corporation, a leading Set-Top Box (STB) chipset provider, proudly announced that the company will launch its next-generation value SoC to echo the SD-to-HD transition in India region. The new platform, known as "F8" family (M3711C), indicates ALi's commitment and dedication to offering operators, mainly cable sectors, the advanced security, high performance and cost-effective solutions to deeply penetrate the market of India.
ALi's recently introduced F8 family SoC (M3711C) offers world-class performance and cost-effectiveness for TV operators, especially oriented towards cable TV sectors in India market. The new solution meets the security compliance with international 1st tier CAS (Conditional Access System) vendors for Pay TV requirements. This next-generation value SoC reserves sufficient capability to compare with satellite and terrestrial demodulator for mainstream operators in global market
"The new F8, named M3711C, is optimized for performance while offering cost-effectiveness for operators to provide entry-level solutions to their customers", said Daniel Huang, CEO of ALi Corporation. "For Pay TV services, the new F8 platform from ALi offers security and compliance with mainstream CAS. In fact, there is a widespread ongoing implementation and deployment in our targeted market. We anticipate large-scale market deployment of F8 (M3711C) in Q4, 2018."
"This latest innovation shows our determination to deeply penetrate the market of India and establish a strong foothold. In fact, we expect the widespread of our F8 around 2018 and 2019", added Daniel Huang, CEO of ALi Corporation.
The new F8 (M3711C) family will be showcased at IBC 2018 from September 14th to 18th. Visit us for more information at BS19 and BS20, Hall 1, RAI Amsterdam.
ALi Corp. Brings the Latest Home-Entertainment Innovations to IBC 2018
Taipei – September 4th, 2018 – ALi Corporation, a leading Set-Top Box (STB) chipset provider, proudly announced that the company will showcase multimedia and home-entertainment technology in the coming IBC 2018, from September 14th to 18th, at BS19 & BS20, Hall 1, RAI Amsterdam, as the commitment and dedication to this industry strengthened.
At IBC 2018, ALi will showcase the latest innovations including the cost-effective real-time OS (RTOS) solutions for zapper products, feature-rich Linux solution for hybrid products and newly developed Android solution. Full portfolio of STB chipsets from ALi will be also demonstrated in IBC, from powerful ARM based Ultra-HD chipset, DVB-S2X chipset, to newly launched cost-effective SoC. STB samples developed by various STB vendors that have been deployed globally with various CAS (Conditional Access System) and Middle-ware will be also available for showcase.
Continue the strength ALi invested at STB field, with the knowledge of consumer behavior, the channels of consumer electronics and the connections of operator eco-system, next generation the set-top-box innovations are delivering. Voice UI, Face recognition and data security are all well prepared technologies ready to melt into ALi unique great CP value system. ALi is going to create a wonderland for all the households to have more than home entertainment experience, with affordable, reliable, sustainable newly technology, to have a safer, easier and more comfortable quality life.
"ALi continues our progress in PayTV STB business with our renewed IC portfolio", said Daniel Huang, CEO of ALi Corporation. "This year in IBC, we are proud to further demonstrate our full line of offering in STB OS. Our global success in PayTV market this year will be fueled by our new IC and software systems, which we have been and will be continuously investing in."
For further information of ALi latest innovations, please visit ALi Suite at IBC 2018, BS19 & BS20, Hall 1, RAI Amsterdam from September 14th to 18th.
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Join us for innovative digital entertainment
ALi Corporation cordially invites you to join us for an amazing experience of ALi's latest achievements in digital entertainment at IBC 2018 on September 14-18 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Visit us at our balcony suites BS19 & 20 (Hall 1, 2F) to see how ALi's cost-effective and high-performance chipsets can assist you in launching innovative products and services with accelerated time-to-market.
See first-hand what ALi has to offer
We will showcase a full spectrum of STB chipsets with a focus on hybrid (DVB+IPTV) and UHD solutions. You will also be able to see live demonstrations of the value-added features enabled on ALi's latest series of product offerings. ALi's achievements with ecosystem partners that have been deployed worldwide will also be a highlight of our exhibits.
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Skardin Partners with ALi Corp. to Deploy NAGRA NOCS3-Certified STBs to Echo Rising Pay-TV Growth in South America
ALi Corporation is a leading innovator and developer in the set-top box (STB) system-on-chip (SoC) market. By fully leveraging its core expertise in the set-top box industry, ALi Corp.'s solutions are recognized for their high levels of integration, superior performance reliability, premier customer oriented service and compelling cost structure. Hundreds of Pay TV operators have adopted ALi Corp.'s solutions worldwide. ALi Corp. was founded in 1987 with headquarters in Taipei, Taiwan, R&D centers as well as sales offices in Hsinchu, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Geneva, Seoul, and New Delhi, and technical support teams throughout Asia. For more information, please visit www.alitech.com.
ALi and iWedia Announce the Availability of a Common Offering for Hybrid DVB+OTT STB
Taipei, Taiwan and Lausanne, Switzerland – June 26th, 2018 – ALi Corporation, a leading innovator and developer of Set-Top Box (STB) chipsets and iWedia, a leading provider of software solutions for TV devices to service operators and Consumer Electronics manufacturers, today announced that they have joined forces to provide a common offering for hybrid DVB+OTT STB.
The offer is made of iWedia's Teatro-3.0 software solution for Linux-based hybrid STB ported on ALi's M3527 and M3727 STB chipsets.
The announcement was made to coincide with the opening of CommunicAsia / BroadcastAsia 2018, which is held in Singapore from Tuesday, June 26th through to Thursday, June 28th. Both ALi and iWedia exhibit at the show where the integrated solution will be demonstrated.
ALi's M3527 (resp. M3727) is a cost-effective HD HEVC DVB-S2 (resp. DVB-C) SoC with advanced security. It supports high performance RISC CPU, 2D vector graphic engine, DDR3, Ethernet, HDMI, USB and HD multi-format video decoder. Its advanced security engine has got the latest certifications of major CAS vendors. Whatever the chipset and the OS, the SDK exposes the same APIs (called AUI – ALi Unified Interface) which accelerates the porting of third-parties software solutions.
ALi's M3727 was selected as the chipset platform for this co-development project with iWedia. The robust, feature-rich M3727 provides a secure environment for the deployment of iWedia software component and turnkey solutions. Besides hardware architecture, ALi AUI (Application Unified Interface) plays a significant role for the interoperability with APIs (Application Programming Interface) from iWedia software solutions, which also accelerates the deployment and development process with Android and Linux RTOS.
iWedia's Teatro-3.0 is a software solution for Linux-based hybrid (DVB+OTT) STB. It features an easy to customize User Interface / resident app developed using regular Web technologies (HTML5, CSS, DOM, JavaScript). The solution includes a web browser optimized for embedded systems, a full-blown DVB stack as well as client software for HLS and DASH. Support to HbbTV 2 is proposed as an option.
Teatro-3.0 is pre-integrated with the main Conditional Access Systems to secure broadcast content and with the main DRM systems to secure OTT content.
"With Teatro-3.0 Pay TV operators can deliver a mix of broadcast and OTT video services on the main screen using their own branded UI", said Sunghoon Kim, VP Sales at iWedia. "The M3527 and M3727 SoC from ALi allow for a very optimized STB BOM and they thus efficiently target the first segment of the hybrid STB market – also known as connected zappers – for which massive deployments are foreseen e.g., in LATAM and APAC", he added.
"Our M3527 and M3727 chipsets are ideally fitted for the hybrid STB markets as they support the smooth and secure delivery of broadcast and OTT content," said Willis Chang, Vice President of ALi Corporation. "With this integration with Teatro-3.0, we enable our customers, the STB ODM, to bring a better Time-To-Market to Pay TV operators. Moreover, they can leverage iWedia's STB software integration services capabilities", he added.
ALi Corporation is a leading innovator and developer in the Set-Top Box (STB) system-on-chip (SoC) market. By fully leveraging its core expertise in the STB industry, ALi Corp.'s solutions are recognized for their high levels of integration, superior performance reliability, premier customer-oriented service and compelling cost structure. Hundreds of Pay TV operators have adopted ALi Corp.'s solutions worldwide. ALi Corp. was founded in 1987 with headquarters in Taipei, Taiwan, R&D centers as well as sales offices in Hsinchu, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Geneva, Seoul, and Noida, and technical support teams throughout Asia. Please visit www.alitech.com for more information.
ALi Corp. media contact
+886(0)2-8752-2000
About iWedia
iWedia provides software components and solutions for TV devices to service operators and consumer electronics manufacturers. Its mission is to deliver the software products and services needed by its customers to adapt constantly to the ever-changing requirements of the digital TV markets. In addition to stand-alone components giving support to DVB, ATSC, ARIB, ISDB-T, HLS, DASH, VidiPath, DVB>IP, MHEG-5, HbbTV, CI Plus, DTCP-IP, TR-069, etc., iWedia offers a range of complete solutions for zappers, connected receivers, Smart TVs, as well as for OTT and IPTV boxes. Dubbed Teatro, these solutions are available for RTOS, Linux/HTML, and Android/Java and are pre-integrated with leading service and delivery platforms, CA/DRM systems, and chipsets. Alongside its products, iWedia delivers efficient and scalable software integration services performed by an experienced team used to enable rapid deployments of high volume consumer electronics devices. iWedia is headquartered in Switzerland with development labs in Belgrade and Novi Sad, Serbia, and sales and support offices in Brazil, France, Germany, and Thailand. Please visit www.iwedia.com for more information.
iWedia media contact
Hervé Creff
VP Marketing, iWedia
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Q: Why is there no highlight for questions with negative-scored answers? While browsing questions on Stack Exchange sites, the questions with answers are highlighted. But there is no highlight on the main page for answers that have a negative score.
I suggest to highlight questions where all answers have negative votes since other users may then be encouraged to answer the question. Usually most of the people leave the questions that are already answered, but there's no guarantee at present that they have been answered well.
So why not highlight questions whose answers have negative votes?

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Gabriel Jesus World Cup top scorer odds too long after number nine shirt nod
Brazil are 4/1 favourites to win the World Cup, yet Gabriel Jesus World Cup top scorer odds of 12/1 are freely available, despite Brazil's squad number announcement strongly suggesting he will start.
The Selecao announced their squad numbers for the upcoming tournament today and Jesus was given the number nine shirt, in a timely hint that he's an attractive price to win the Golden Boot.
Now, this latest development suggests he'll be starting centre-forward for the pre-World Cup favourites, but the case for backing the son of Sao Paulo goes much deeper than that.
Jesus' World Cup top scorer odds? What about Neymar's?!
Yes, yes, "what about Neymar," you're thinking, "he'll want to take all the penalties and free kicks in training, let alone the matches, how's our lad Gabriel going to compete?"
The Paris Saint-Germain star is 9/1 joint-favourite in the World Cup top scorer odds with Lionel Messi, but Jesus outscored his countryman by seven goals to six in CONMEBOL qualifying.
Not only did he outgun him, but he did so with far less playing time.
Neymar was outscored by Jesus in qualifying
Jesus notched his seven qualifying strikes (equal to Messi, Alexis Sanchez and Felipe Caicedo) in 677 minutes, whereas it took Neymar 1144 minutes notch one less qualifying goal.
Even if the PSG man's three goalless outings before the doomed Dunga was replaced in the dugout by Tite are chalked off, he still required 197 minutes more to amass his total.
It's important to note that the lower amount of game-time afforded Jesus was largely down to injury too, rather than any misgivings about the striker from current manager Tite, who started him in his first match in charge.
But Uruguay and France have far easier groups!
True, those who fancy Edinson Cavani or Luis Suarez (both 20/1 for the Golden Boot) to score heavily against Russia, Saudi Arabia and Egypt or Antoine Griezmann (10/1), who will face Australia, Peru and Denmark in Group C, have a case that their selections will have an easier start at the tournament.
But 21-year-old Jesus' latest Brazil goal was the recent friendly winner away to world champions Germany, suggesting that although there are easier-looking World Cup groups than the one Brazil share with Switzerland, Costa Rica and Serbia, he should still find a way to score.

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A Rambo For White Ladies!
Death Threat Quilt
Blog the Book
Chapter 2: Pollo & Drive-bys
Chapter 3: Church Shoes, Orange VW, and a Machete!
Chapter 7: Let's Talk Spanish
Chapter 10: Contrived, Artificial, Unrealistic
Chapter 17: Mawkish Sludge in La Casa del Migrante
Chapter 33: Juan Pedro, Mother of Jackal
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Tag: pollo
[Who am I and why should you read my review? I'm Mexican-American, a product of immigrants from Chihuahua and Colima, and born and raised in LA. Spanish is my first language and I grew up in the incredibly unstable and normalized environment of East LA in the late 80s/90s. Oh and I've taken several creative writing classes. So that pretty much makes me like totally at least as credible as Cummins so no reason why you shouldn't believe me.]
Chapter 2 opens with Luca clearly traumatized. Who is telling us that Mami is back or that Luca is terrified? Unclear. Is it a sister that is narrating the events? Luca's POV?
Is it Mami's opinion that it may be better for 8 year old Luca to witness the carnage left by the 16 dead bodies because what he imagines may be totally worse. Somehow it seems a stretch that an 8 year old can imagine a worse fate for his 16 relatives.
Paragraph three continues with the usage of Mami and Luca, implying that this is Luca's POV. But also a third person who is not Luca. Who is the narrator here? Unclear.
After experiencing the most traumatic event of their lives, Lydia a brand spanking new widow and orphan takes her now fatherless son outside to wait for 'help'. They wait like sitting ducks on the yellow-painted curb. What?!!!
I'm not comparing 90s LA to current Mexico but I do believe that there are similarities when you grow up in an environment that makes you street smart. And regardless of how much avoidance Lydia may have practiced, as a business owner, she was well acquainted with the cartels as she had to interface with them when paying her mordidas (payments to the cartel for 'protection'). She had witnessed the violence. So she and Luca had to have some semblance of street smarts.
Any small child that grew up around the constant drive-bys of 80s and 90s LA will tell you that after a drive by, after any confrontation with gangsters wielding guns, the last thing you do is go outside and wait by the curb. Especially when you're afraid that they may come back because they didn't get what they wanted the first time around.
Any small child that grew up around the constant drive-bys of 80s and 90s LA will tell you that after a drive by, after any confrontation with gangsters wielding guns, the last thing you do is go outside and wait by the curb. Especially when you're afraid that they may come back because they didn't get what they wanted the first time around. As someone who lived in Westlake / Boyle Heights / East LA in the late 80s/90s I can tell you that after a drive by, everyone ran inside and stayed inside. You did not walk outside waiting for the police that you knew was going to do nothing anyway.
Since the previous scene occurred during a Quinceañera, I will throw in my experience during my older cousin's Quinceañera (held at my aunt's house in East LA in 1995). I was waiting in line to go to the bathroom. My mom and several of her sisters had been in the kitchen preparing plates of barbacoa to serve. We heard some yelling and thinking that it was a drunk uncle, several of us ran outside to see what was happening. Me being the 13 year old chismosa that I was, ran to the front porch to see what was going on. My great aunt Chole, who seemed to sense that it wasn't a drunk uncle, yelled at me to stay inside. Two cholos were at the front gate, drunk, saying they were there as my cousin Michael's guests. Michael, Chole's son, was my loser cousin who was constantly in and out of jail always trying to emulate my uncle who was heavy in one of LA's biggest gangs. My tio Baby was trying to calm them down by offering them a case of beer and food to go, repeating that Michael wasn't there. They took the beer started to walk away and then turned around and opened fire into the sky. Everyone ran inside. There was not a soul left outside as these assholes lingered a little longer laughing and shooting aimlessly again before driving away. My tia Chole was hysterical. She was screaming and crying that they were going to kill everyone. Someone slapped my tia and told her to shut up, that she was scaring the kids. But the kids were quiet. We were all crammed into a small bedroom not making a sound. And when the cops finally came, instead of trying to help, they harassed my uncles as if they had been the ones to shoot. As soon as the cops left, everyone went home and we never talked about it again.
I've lived through many drive-bys and have had a gun pointed right at me twice. It wasn't by being brave that helped me survive. It's that I pretended not to see anything and walked right by as if nothing happened that helped me survive. And I definitely never waited for 'help' outside, only a pendeja would sit curbside, making it easier for whoever was looking for me to use me as target practice.
Back to American Dirt…
"Mami, whose name is Lydia, becomes aware that her teeth are chattering." Someone please tell me who is narrating this for us!
Luca throws up "a glob of potato salad, stained pink with fruit punch." Can someone explain to me why an 8 year old would eat potato salad at a Mexican Quinceañera? I mean if we're trying to stereotype Mexicans, the author could have remained consistent and just said arroz y frijoles!
We're thrown into a moment of deep reflection by Luca who realizes that Acapulco is a dangerous city.
When the police arrive Lydia ponders where to send Luca, to shield him. But she realizes that her mother, sister, and husband are all dead and that it's "all meaningless anyway." The police won't help. So she cries. In front of her son. And her 8 year old son steps in to protect her. And a moment later Luca acts like a kid on a typical day by dangling his feet over the detective's back bumper while the detective offers him a drink. Not just any drink but a "cold refresco."
If I were 8 years old and I had just lived through what Luca lived through, I highly doubt that I would be chilling off to the side dangling my legs as if nothing happened. And I definitely would not have accepted some bullshit refresco as a consolation.
The detective starts interrogating Lydia and the only information he thinks to write down is not that there were three men, not that there are possible fingerprints on the bathroom faucet, but that "one ate the chicken." "Pollo" he writes. Because if anything is going to crack this case open it's going to be the smell of freshly grilled pollo on a perpetrator's breath.
Lydia offers the name of her husband, a reporter, as the target. The detective notes the many death threats that he must have received. Lydia adds that the cartels threatened to kill his whole family. So Lydia knew that her life was in danger. As a mother she knew that her son's life was in danger and yet it never occurred to her that it would be unsafe to remain where they were. And then she realizes that they will kill her too.
We're thrown into another moment of inner reflection, this time it's the detective's mind we are in. He trusts no one. He is not on the cartel payroll. But his colleagues? Who knows, some of them are for sure. I mean look at Mexico's 90%+ unsolved crime rate. <Source? Who needs sources? I mean this is Wild West Mexico we're talking about> Even though we are in the detective's mind, we are told that Lydia knows that the police are an illusion. The same police that she was waiting for on that curb.
We're fully back to Lydia where she realizes that they will return to kill her. Oh and her son too. Yikes it just occurred to her that they are going to want to smoke her kid so she should like totally get out of there. Especially because she totally knows that this was her bestie Javier Crespo Fuentes. Who she totally didn't know was The Narco but you know hindsight is 20/20 and all that and so she now knows exactly who he is and that it was him.
The detective writes "La Lechuza?" "Los Jardineros?" And we wonder what an owl or gardeners have to do with all of this. He shows his notebook to Lydia because apparently he forgot how to speak. She pushes past him because now that she knows that she can't trust anyone, she totally has to get her dead husband's keys to the most recognizable car in the world to get out of there before anyone sees her.
Lydia trusts the detective (without any reason as to why she should trust him) to look after Luca while she goes to fish the car keys out of her dead husband's pocket. She is confronted with the "sweet odor of lime and sticky charred sauce" and I wonder what kind of barbecue this Quinceañera is serving?
"She knows that the relative neatness of his death is a sort of deformed kindness." This woman just had her whole family callously gunned down during a Quinceañera. There is some dead 15year old girl lying on the ground somewhere. Red blood splattered over her young face, her white dress stained red. There are 15 other bodies in states of permanent terror lying lifeless in her backyard. Blood everywhere. Yet Lydia is high minded enough to think this is kindness. Her stages of grief must have iterated through lightning fast.
But Lydia has seen other crime scenes you see! She's seen the mutilated body of a neighboring business owner displayed as a warning for business owners that refuse to pay the mordidas to the cartel. So it could totally be worse you know? So she's super grateful.
And in her moment of clarity, Lydia hurries to get the car keys but pauses first to pull off the wedding ring off her dead husband's finger. She then moves on to look at her dead mother but stops when she agrees with a police officer that this is no longer her mother. So poetically she agrees, why spend more time in this "landscape of carnage"? She returns indoors to pack her shit and somehow knows that her mom keeps a wad of emergency cash under her mattress. She packs the essentials, you know, cookies, chips. How old is Lydia? 10?
So Lydia continues onto her car parked outside this nice neighborhood. Which car? A 1974 VW Beetle. And orange one. Can't make this shit up.
Lydia wonders if the car has a bomb and spends an eternity taking stock of the situation even though the message "Boo!" written on a piece of paper and affixed under the wiper should be enough to tell her to back the heck up.
She realizes once again that they have to split because Acapulco is totally unsafe now that her bestie the narco Javier Crespo Fuentes is onto them. Oh and in case we didn't know already, they can't drive the car. Whaaaaat? Didn't see that coming.
Lydia's naivety is annoying for sure but what makes this chapter a total toss away is how passively everything happens. People are gunned down and left in the backyard. Lydia has lost her husband, mother, and sister. Luca has lost his father. They have lost their life as they know it. And they have to flee. This should be a chapter full of suspense and fear yet it feels so blasé like we've totally seen this before and know exactly how it will end. Who exactly knows this? If we knew who the narrator was we would ask.


Many Roads, Same Destination – (an excerpt) – Wake Up! Wake Up!
The Church is changing. People are leaving their denominations, but finding themselves still in need of support for their FAITH. From my new book I discuss changes in attitudes in light of current practices. For those that understand Paul and his writings, the hook is "Justification by Faith." It is not the creeds, the procedures, the policies, but a foundation in faith, a faith in Jesus Christ as Lord. From my book, an excerpt from the chapter headed, " Many Roads, Same Destination," I offer the following. More is available at the website www.TomBalderston.com.
There are practices in many churches that can make it difficult for a visitor to feel included. The practices can involve the vestments worn by the clergy, the rituals taking place (liturgy) and sacraments (rites) that may be observed. Also, what the visitor wears can be a problem. Must I always wear my Sunday best? Can I be in shorts? What is expected of the visitor? In some churches, such practices of dress are customary to the public worship performed and required, or a tradition, of the religion. They can be quite formal, as is the case with the Catholic Mass. The priests wear distinguishing garb; they are clearly the leaders, the people who will mount the pulpits. In other religions, distinctive vestments are also used, some always, some occasionally, and some not at all. However, when I state "not at all," I refer to dress. But any worship service, regardless of its possible formal or casual nature, has a program, a liturgy, for that service. The program outlines the events that are to take place in the course of the one-hour or one-and-one-half-hour period established.
Church liturgies can be beautiful, profound, and engrossing but also confusing, exclusive, and intimidating. In the simplest form, a written program is provided the church attender telling when certain activities will occur, such as singing a specific hymn, reading Scripture, announcements, the sermon, and the benediction. The programs and the liturgy are the same. If not taught in Catholic methods or ideals, or Episcopalian, Lutheran, Methodist, Presbyterian, or other religious doctrinal ways, a church liturgy can make a new parishioner uncomfortable and feel out of the loop. And indeed they may be, especially when one needs to stand or sit, follow the crowd, or know responses to certain statements by the priest, minister, or preacher. In many churches, the responses are taught when teenagers attend catechism—classes teaching them the philosophy of their church and specific religion and the associated rituals. A liturgy may be a rote method for believing, being part of a church body. One religion may challenge another on its liturgy. And there are those churches viewed as non-liturgical. Events observed in the course of a worship service may be referred to as liturgical. What is the correct way to honor God?
The Bible alone suggests sacraments (by interpretation) and provides guidelines or the means by which you can on your own meet and speak with God. You may have grown up in a given church or religion and just love the ceremony, the ritual, the liturgy. There is nothing wrong with that. In my own experience, the service was viewed as a solemn experience where, exercised in the house of God, showed respect and love. Also, there was a historical link, a reflection back to historical practices of the particular faith/religion. There are many forms of worship, from total silence, solemn chanting, traditional worship with old hymns, the reading of the gospel, the Collect, repeating the Nicene Creed, or the Lord's Prayer, to more liberal worship with drama, hip-hop songs of praise, and being able to provide responses to questions by the clergy, with and without notes, but the end result is the same. We all worship God, and for Christians, Jesus too. The paths taken may vary, but at the end we all see faith, believing in God, as the final goal.
Jesus freed us all to believe and be guided independently by Scripture. Whether in suits, jeans, shorts, sandals, sneakers, Crocs, T-shirts, ties, or golf shirts, we can all receive a message. Same for our leaders; they too can dress the same and as comfortably as their audience. Must the leader be in papal dress? No. I must admit, I like to be clean, well-groomed, and neat, maybe not in a suit and tie, but sometimes. It is my own way of honoring the Lord. It makes me feel good. But is that necessary to have faith, to be receptive to the Lord of God, to hear the message of the day, to pray?
In many ways, religions of the world have made political fodder out of the birth of Jesus. They have created their own laws, their own how-to books of believing. They've instructed their clergy what to wear, what to say, how to worship, and how to celebrate, according to their interpretation of the Bible. But whether it is wine or water, bread or crackers, leavened or unleavened, a symbolic or real experience when partaking in the Eucharist, an essential sacrament, honoring Jesus, the end result is the same. You honor God. You are reminded of Jesus, his short time on earth and his impact, his message. You are reminded of the sacrifice, a body, an individual who died for the people, who shed his blood for the people and came back to life. Wow! And that sacrifice was made to forgive each and every one of us of sins, transgressions, acts against God.
There exist different interpretations by men, laymen, and students of the Bible, Bible scholars even, of what the Bible may say and tell us to do in the act of worshiping and respecting God. But they all agree on believing in Jesus Christ, his life, his death, and his resurrection. They all agree as to the Ten Commandments. They all agree the Word is God breathed.
The Catholic Church details for its congregants and clergy seven sacraments: the Eucharist, baptism, anointing, penance, confirmation, marriage, and holy orders—sacraments of service. Other, mostly Protestant, denominations only affirm baptism and the Eucharist as sacraments.
A question that often arises among religions is, Are the sacraments symbols or more than that? Are they a means by which God communicates with the faithful? Are they a means for the faithful to praise God and give thanks? One thing they do is communicate, and they are a form of prayer. They are memorials, remembrances. Some religions regard the sacraments as ordinances, having been ordained by Christ to be permanently observed by the church, and these are principally the two: Eucharist (Holy Communion) and baptism. They still perform marriage ceremonies, anoint the sick, and ordain their clergy, but not necessarily as sacraments. It goes to one's interpretation of the Bible .
Are the sacraments, liturgies, or vestments essential? The key is faith. The gift you are given is knowing and honoring God. The doors to believing are open to everyone. The path to believing is before you. The doors should never be closed, the path covered over, even slightly, by the practices of religions. The Bible is the door to the path that opens when you begin reading.
As one matures in his faith, sacraments, rituals, dress, the ceremonies become more relevant reminders, possibly a more solemn and respectful way to engage in his faith. Others may prefer a freeform way to do the same, to engage in their belief. The essential elements are faith, love, and believing and accepting that the Bible is "God breathed"[iv] and your guide to further understanding and clarity.
All roads, should you choose and willingly believe, have the same end point, the light at the end—God. Some say the road is narrow, descriptive of the difficulty and need to apply oneself diligently to the effort to stay focused. It is not easy to be a believer; a sincere and dedicated effort is needed, but whatever the road, no matter how difficult, the result is worth it. The rewards are more significant than any of us can possibly imagine, a reward just to pass the driver's test, get behind the wheel, start the engine, and get on the road and stay on the road. Do not stray. Your final destination can be and will be the house of the Lord.
Given all of the aforementioned, you may be confused or need further clarification. If you need a guide or a support group, there are many choices available. Find the one with which you are most comfortable. But all you need is the Word, and that is found in the Bible. The end result should be the same for all.
A companion in faith is good. It can be your spouse (as it is mine, even though we do not always agree), a close friend, or a relative. My wife is a believer in the truest sense. Her answer to many questions is simply, "Believe; have faith." Yes, I agree with her, and I believe; but I need to explore, find affirmation, greater substance, feel the ground under my feet, research, read, find out what atheists think, what evolutionists think, listen to the Apologists, read about discoveries of locations referred to in the Bible, question statements in the Bible, and find answers. Am I a doubter? Well, after all, my name is Thomas. But no, I want to be able to help others, those who are not believers, understand, feel a greater presence of the reality of the Lord. I guess I want that for me too.
My wife has her Bible studies and reads a great deal. She finds comfort and support for her views, reinforcement in words by others sharing her faith. Everyone engaged in loving the Lord needs to continue to read and understand, question and review, ask and have questions answered, and grow with Christ. But they also must lead a life that makes others see in them a difference, a peacefulness, an aura that emanates from the body of those who believe. There is a countenance to those who believe, and they may not be preachers or clergy or wear their faith on a sleeve or make their belief that obvious; but there is in their presence a unique element, a special quality, an openness and receptiveness, an accepting nature that distinguishes them. They are not easily provoked or readily condemning; they are less judgmental and more open minded. They are not critics but find the good. They are not argumentative but prepared to defend their positions. They are examples to others. That's my wife.
Someone to share your feelings, express your concerns, explore the Bible, rely upon, to pray with, and to trust may be necessary in keeping you on your path, your quest to enhance, build upon, and develop your faith.
Open your heart, and you will hear God speak to you. Wake up to the glory of knowing God.
[i] The Bible, NIV. Joshua 1:9.
[ii] Believing God , 5 Statement Pledge of Faith, Beth Moore. 2204. Broadmon & Holman publishers, Nashville, TN. Page 30.
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In the second column of a two-part series, TWH's international columnist Lyonel Perabo discusses the tensions between the secular majority and the Muslim minority in France following the murder of a French school teacher in October.
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In the first column of a two-part series, TWH's international columnist Lyonel Perabo discusses the tensions between the secular majority and the Muslim minority in France following the murder of a French school teacher in October.
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By Manny Tejeda-Moreno | September 6, 2020
Recently accounts of rising numbers of exorcisms have appeared in media and governmental inquiries. In the midst of this, the International Association of Exorcists, a sanctioned body of the Roman Catholic Church, has released a new set of guidelines for exorcists.
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Apple is all set to launch a new version of its MacBook Air and iPod Touch devices in the second half of 2010, according to DigiTimes analyst Mingchi Kuo. He has also mentioned that the manufacturer of both the devices will be Taiwan-based Quanta Computer Inc.
Kuo has said that on the basis of his discussions with several component makers, the new MackBook air will have a screen size of 11.6 inches and a low voltage processor belonging to Intel's Core i-series. The laptop will also be designed to be extremely light and slim compared to its previous models and Apple will ship 400,000 units of the device this year.
His predicted specifications for the new iPod Touch device include a camera of 3 megapixel count for taking pictures as well as recording videos. The possibility of a camera being present on the new iPod Touch has been rumored since the leak of Apple's iOS4 code. The gadget will also be powered by the same A4 processor that is present in the iPhone 4 smartphone.
Kuo said that around 17-18 million units of the new iPod Touch would be shipped in 2010 after it becomes available for sale by the month of August or September.


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John McAfee's Presidential Alert Tweet on E911 Chip Explained!
By: Caroline John - Published: October 5, 2018 at 10:31 am
John McAfee talks to the media outside Beacon Hotel (Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
On October 3, 2018, nearly every cell phone in the United States received a daunting message, which was a test of the national Presidential Alert system. What ensued was concern, memes, and questions about privacy. Anitivirus software pioneer John McAfee caused a bit of a panic when he tweeted about security concerns regarding the Presidential Alert and E911 system. Before you get alarmed, we've explained certain details about John McAfee's Presidential Alert tweets.
What Did John McAfee Tweet?
British-American computer programmer and businessman John McAfee campaigned in the 2016 presidential elections on the Libertarian ticket. Although he didn't win, he set his sights on the next elections.
Since his presidential ambitions were ignited, McAfee has displayed outlandish Twitter activity, much like the current POTUS.
In the aftermath of the Presidential Alert test, John McAfee tweeted that the alerts can access the E911 chip in our phones. That, in turn, can give the carrier full access to data on our phone, according to him.
Now, everyone is talking about John McAfee's E911 chip tweet.
The "Presidential alerts": they are capable of accessing the E911 chip in your phones – giving them full access to your location, microphone, camera and every function of your phone. This not a rant, this is from me, still one of the leading cybersecurity experts. Wake up people!
— John McAfee (@officialmcafee) October 3, 2018
A government system that can access our phones is an alarming privacy breach everyone fears. The response to his tweet was naturally frightening for many Twitter users.
McAfee went on to reply to some users' queries. In response to whether there was any way to prevent this, McAfee said to use phone models that are older than five years.
Find a phone that is 5+ years old and use only that.
But his tweet raised more questions than answers. What is the E911 chip and can it really be accessed by the Presidential Alert system? Who is the "they" and "them" he's talking about?
Weren't they already doing that though?
— Mario Montano (@Ah_La_Who_Akbar) October 3, 2018
How Does the Presidential Alert System Work?
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), conducted the first-ever nationwide test of the Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) system, which will send Presidential Alerts in times of emergencies. It's the same system that's used to send AMBER Alerts and weather warnings.
There's no way to opt out of receiving Presidential Alert messages. You can, however, turn off AMBER Alerts or weather notifications on your phone. But If your cellphone is turned on and has at least one bar of reception, it'll get a Presidential Alert.
Whatever jokes the Internet is making about President Trump sending texts to every phone in the country is slightly off the mark. This system has been in the works for decades and developed according to technological advancements. It's not the president messaging you per se, but FEMA.
Naturally, there are concerns about the government sending you a text message whether you like it or not, especially in the generation of WikiLeaks and Cambridge Analytica. The fears of it being misused —as it happened in Hawaii a few months ago—is daunting.
But here's the thing, the Presidential Alert is one-way communication. The emergency message is sent to service providers who redirect the message to every cell tower in a particular area or nationwide. The cell towers broadcast the message to every phone that is switched on and within range.
There's no way for the WEA system to dig into your phone's data and transmit information to the sending party.
McAfee doesn't specify who is getting our information exactly, but our phones send data to mobile carriers regularly. It's just not through the WEA.
Apps that politely ask permissions to access our location and data are more concerning than the WEA accessing the E911 system.
E911 Explained
McAfee is not wrong when he says that he's the leading cybersecurity expert in the world. But he's incorrect about the "E911 chip."
There's no such thing as an E911 "chip." In actuality, it's the E911 system or the Enhanced 911 system. It has to do with 911 dispatchers pinpointing the location of a 911 caller to send emergency responders.
Every phone in the country has the E911 function from the manufacturer's end. But even then, it's subject to certain conditions. The 911 dispatcher requires certain details for the service provider to give access to the phone's location via GPS.
Furthermore, the WEA system for AMBER and Presidential Alerts is completely different from the E911 system. While the WEA system is designed for one-way broadcast to cell towers, E911 uses the built-in GPS in the 911 caller's phone. Neither system can access a phone's camera or microphone.
The E911 system has privacy concerns outside of the WEA system. Law enforcement agencies have used it to accurately pinpoint the location of a person, but they are only allowed to do so with a warrant.
Still, questions surrounding the Presidential Alerts remain unanswered.
McAfee is an expert in this field (eccentric tweets notwithstanding). So, he may be talking about the bigger picture here.
Maybe John McAfee will elaborate on the details beyond proving he has the mass appeal on Twitter to run for presidency…
They say I don't have the public reach to run for POTUS, citing Trump's 50 million Twitter followers vs my 800,000. It's influence that counts, not numbers. Yesterday, my tweet had almost 30,000 retweets. Trump's retweets were minimal. I will reach the people. Believe me: pic.twitter.com/CAYPjRpIex
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Mexico confirm five casualties before Colombia test
Funes Mori, Romo, Jiménez, Sánchez and Herrera have left the Mexican squad and will be absent for the latest game in California.
Update: September 26th, 2022 13:29 EDT
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The Mexican national team will have important players missing for the latest game against Colombia. After the friendly victory against Peru, five players left Tata Martino's group with the authorization of the federation to be able to return to their clubs.
Concerns over 'goal-shy' Mexico as World Cup looms
Breather for Vinicius and Militão
Mexico missing stars
"The Directorate of the Men's National Teams states that Rogelio Funes Mori, Luis Romo, Jorge Sánchez, Raúl Jiménez and Héctor Herrera have dropped out of the concentration of the Mexican National Team that is in California," it published.
"The five players, by mutual agreement between the Mexican Football Federation and their clubs, were loaned from Sunday September 18 to Sunday September 25 to work on their rehabilitation with the team led by Gerardo Martino," added the report.
We're still missing one #MEXTOUR match in California next Tuesday! ☀🇲🇽
We're counting on your support! Get your 🎟🎟: https://t.co/fgyjOZxN82#SomosLocales pic.twitter.com/Uc1jRf3UWl
— Mexican National Team (@miseleccionmxEN) September 26, 2022
Mexico team already in California
As of Sunday, the remaining players of the Mexican squad were in San José, California, and have since had their last training session before facing Colombia.
The match will be played on Tuesday, September 27 at 9:00 p.m. (Colombian time, also CDT in USA) at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California in the United States.
Concerns over 'goal-shy' Mexico as World Cup looms


Hindsight is 20/20, they say. And it looks like that maxim is to be believed when it comes to the Dodgers, D-Backs series. As we all know by now, the Dodgers have won the West – and decisively so – with a 3 to 0 series win. They swept the Diamondbacks as a team, truly, and are now moving on to the National League Championship Series.
Now that we've gotten the tears off our keyboard, let's talk about a few things that the Dodgers did during this series that led them to taking home their NLDS crown and sent the D-Backs packing.
Two of the three Dodger wins this series had everything to do with someone quite literally stepping up to the plate. Justin Turner was the first one to make his presence known in this series with his performance in Game 1. This salty dog hits a 3 run jack and ended up driving in 5 runs on the day. Those 5 RBIs alone were enough to tie the Diamondback's 5 runs that they would end up with for the day so, when Turner's teammates knocked in 4 more runs throughout the game, that turns into a decisive victory.
And what Turner started, Bellinger finished in Game 3. Bellinger had been a little cold in the first two games of the series but who wouldn't be a bit nervous going into the first playoff series so young? (And small sample size, people.) But, no matter what the case was, he came to Game 3 and made his statement. He made up for those woes, though, woah, driving in a couple of RBIs via an RBI groundout and a solo homer. Those two runs would have been enough to beat the Snakes alone but the Blue Crew did score another one to help Bellinger out.
Ladies and gentlemen, it appears that the only tarnish that Kershaw has had on his career is seemingly cleaning up. Yes, yes, we all know about how Kershaw's first postseason starts were not exactly the results that everyone was coming to expect out of the guy. But, give him a break, he sets such a high bar. And, it would appear that Clayton is growing his postseason legs. This most recent start of his wasn't a walk in the park but he did plenty to keep his team. While he did labor, he kept the opposing team to just two runs over more than six innings so that counts for a quality start, folks.
But the real difference maker here is Yu Darvish. When the Dodgers picked him up during the middle of this season, it was obvious that this was going to change the Dodgers already great postseason outlook. Being able to use Kershaw and Darvish in one series makes for an easy road to some playoff series wins. And, well, things pretty much paid off how the Dodgers would hope for. Kershaw picked up his win and Darvish did the same with an even smaller margin for error. That's dividends paying off, people, and it helps the Dodgers win this series.
Here's an underlying factor that we are seeing a lot of analysts ignore and, frankly, it makes us sick to our stomachs. You mean to tell us that these people have committed their entire lives to figuring out the ins and outs of baseball and they can't even see how the uniforms of these two teams are affecting their play?! Look, it is absolutely 100% true about what they say concerning "Look good, play good." And the Diamondbacks…Well, they've just got some questionable fashion sense to be frank. Teal and maroon? What's up with that? And those strange fade patterns on their jerseys and pants? Nuhhuh, aint working. Meanwhile, the Dodgers return every year with the same unis and same great play. Why? Because it works. No reinventing the wheel there. Just plain, great uniforms and perfectly fine baseball performances.
So that's that. That's how the West was won. Hitting, pitching, and fashion sense. (Never mind defense.) We all know it's true when it comes to the game of baseball and these timeless characteristics of playing the game. This stuff just can't be spoken against and we all love the game for it. So, in the next few coming series, watch for these three key factors in the teams that win – and the ones that don't.


Every two months we publish our Prayer Guide alongside our Frontline Faith Magazine. We also send a weekly Prayer News email with the latest news and prayer request from the field.
There are a number of groups around Australia who pray regularly for the persecuted church. You can join a group, or start your own!
Our two main prayer events are A Dedicated Faith and International Day of Prayer. They're part of our fundraising events, but with a focus on prayer. We provide resources for you to run these events in your church and small groups.
Download our bi-monthly Prayer Guide and pray for persecuted Christians around the world.
Praying with others is a powerful way to bring about change for persecuted Christians and spiritual breakthroughs in nations that deny Christ. You can start small, with a friend or someone in your church community, by meeting and praying together. To start your own group or join a public prayer group please email odaustralia@od.org.au or call us on (02) 9451 2999.
Pray for Christians who are displaced in Northern Nigeria because of Islamic extremist group Boko Haram. Some are facing persecution in displaced person camps, and have been denied access to food and aid.
In Uzbekistan, authorities are continuing to raid, arrest, fine and jail anyone who exercises freedom of religion. In particular those who possess religious literature. Pray for Christians to stand firm in their faith in Jesus, and for boldness in their witness.
Jeyram's witness saw 50 families near his village come to Christ, but in November 2016 angry members of his village killed him. Please pray for Jeyram's wife, Indu and their three small children as they mourn, that they would be strengthened in their faith in Jesus.


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Q: What do skill boosting affixes affect and what they don't? Some skills, when combined with a particular rune, grant a secondary effect like Demon Hunter Sentry - Spitfire Turret launching rockets or Crusader Punish - Roar exploding in flames upon blocking or Barbarian Whirlwind - Dust Devils launching tornadoes while whirlwinding and so on.

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*When you have an item that boosts a certain skill damage, does this
also boost the secondary rune effect? (tornado, rocket,
explosion...etc?)

*When you have an item/set-bonus that actually triggers a skill
without you using it like the Demon Hunter Embodiment of the Marauder set that causes Sentry
to use hatred spenders or the Barbarian Bul-Kathos's Oath that triggers a
whirlwind on its own, do these "item" triggered skills benefit from
the skill boosting affixes?

A: The short answer is, skill boosting affixes will boost secondary effects from those runes as well.
For instance, an affix that boosts punish will also boost the damage caused by the fire explosion when blocking (roar rune).  And whirlwind skill boost will cause the tornados to do more damage.
The only thing I'm not sure of is whether or not having a skill boosting your hatred spender (such as cluster arrows) will boost the CA being cast by the sentry.  I suspect that damage is still tied to your sentry skill, so if you had sentry affix gear it'll boost the damage.


In anticipation of Earth Day, join us for a fascinating look at the complex interconnections between humans, ocean, atmosphere, and land. Dr. Bob Rabin, meteorologist, will share stories from his studies at Ilisagvik Tribal College in Utqiagsvik (Barrow), Alaska about human adaptation to extreme changes in climate. Also, come learn about a service project to care for our local environment.


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Mike Viola - Godmuffin [Sweatshirt]
Mike Viola Godmuffin sweatshirt. Sweatshirt is an old-school, comfy, fleece crew sweatshirt with a red screen print.
MORE ABOUT THIS ALBUM FROM MIKE:
Godmuffin was written and recorded alone in my home studio in Feb/March 2020. 11 songs about transformation. POV from the older me who's spent a lifetime (40 years) doing windmills on Big Star guitars, slick with Todd Rundgren syrup hand drawn from the tree. Lots of my beloved classic rock colors.
Godmuffin was recorded on ½" tape and mixed on a vintage Auditronics console. none of it was in the box. which means the recording is linear cause I can't punch and fix things very easily like you can do with digital computer recordings. therefore it's beautifully flawed. human. Me alone with my 8 track, like it's always been. Back to the basement process that spawned me that started my whole career unwittingly. (I mean... who decides to do this stuff for a living??) So in that sense it's youthful. Youthful in the chances it takes. It doesn't give a fuck, it's too late to turn back so its barreling forward asking the deeper questions looking for answers saturated in tape and spring reverb. It's a new self, a third lifetime in a series of lifetimes. this record picks up where The American Egypt left off.


Infection control is the way we eliminate or reduce the risk for the spread, or the potential to spread infection. When you visit or begin working in any workplace you will see that there is a specific way of doing things. Policies and procedures make sure workplaces are safe for you and clients. As health care workers we are faced with the challenge of maintaining an environment in which the transmission of micro-organisms is minimised. Everybody who works in or visits a health workplace has a role in infection control. It is important all healthcare workers deliver a high standard of care while following infection control policies and procedures.
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to recognise client risk factors, identify emergency situations and provide emergency or first aid response to client reactions associated with pathology specimen collection. This unit applies to any individual for whom pathology collection is part of the job role. They may be working in collection centres, in hospitals or in other health care environments.


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UWTSD Strengthens North American College Links
The University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) has strengthened its North American links following a five-day visit to several colleges in Canada and the USA.
During the trip, which took place last week, UWTSD representatives spent time meeting staff and prospective students in Douglas College, British Columbia; an institution with which the University has been developing collaborative links since 2009.
The relationship began with an agreement for UWTSD to host a field school for the College. This has developed into an annual event, with around twenty-five students and, typically, three staff from the College attending UWTSD every summer. More recently, this has been reciprocated with twenty-four UWTSD students attending summer schools at Douglas College in the 2012/13 and 2013/14 academic years, from subjects such as Performing Arts, Cultural Studies and Early Childhood.
In addition to the field schools, students from the College return to UWTSD to complete their BA degrees in subjects such as Acting, English and Creative Writing, Design and Production, History, Philosophy, Social Inclusion and Physical Education. Twelve new students from the College have enrolled on degree programmes at the University this September.
A recent development in the relationship is a formal agreement between the University and Douglas College that allows students who have completed their Graduate Diploma in Physical Education, to enrol at an advanced stage onto the UWTSD MA in Physical Education, with a study period at the University and completion of the MA by distance learning.
Dr Marni Westernman, Chair of Anthropology and Sociology at the College, and Dr Brian Storey, Chair of Sports Science, are visiting academics at UWTSD and there are arrangements for faculty exchange, particularly in the area of research.
With a number of UWTSD graduates originating from Douglas College an Alumni event was arranged at the College last week which saw eight-five people in attendance.
Alumna Paula Broderick recently graduated with a degree in Acting from UWTSD. Speaking at the Alumni event she said: "They say that home is where the heart is. I can honestly say that I left part of my heart and soul, and myself about 7000 kilometres away. Wales will always be a part of me and I cannot wait to go back."
While in Canada UWTSD representatives met with the President of Quest University, Professor David J. Helfand, and with staff and students from Camosun College, two institutions located in British Columbia. The American leg of the tour saw visits to a number of Colleges in Orange County, California.
Kath Griffiths said: "North America is an important market for UWTSD and we are committed to a small number of key institutional links. Our growing links have led to outstanding educational opportunities for students from both sides of the Atlantic. The links between us really does show that education has become a global village. We feel proud to be able to offer students such fantastic educational experiences.
"The International Office frequently visits the USA and Canada throughout the year to meet prospective students and work with our partner colleges and Universities. We also attend the NAFSA Association for International Educators conference annually."
If you are a student from North America and would like more information on applying please contact: Kath Griffiths k.griffiths@tsd.uwtsd.ac.uk
Note to Editor
The University of Wales Trinity Saint David was established in 2010 through the merger of the University of Wales Lampeter and Trinity University College, Carmarthen. On 1 August 2013 the Swansea Metropolitan University merged with the University.
The University's Royal Charter 1828 is the oldest in Wales, and it is third behind Oxford and Cambridge in Wales and England. HRH Prince of Wales is the Patron of the University.
Steven Stokes
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A twisting tale of suspense—perfect for fans of Linda Fairstein.
When the body of a successful criminal lawyer is found outside a chic London hotel, it looks like a suicide. For those who knew her, the woman's death is a shock—Marianne Shearer was at the pinnacle of her career, wealthy and stylish—but for the police, the case is open-and-shut.
There's something strange about the circumstances, though, something that prompts her colleague Peter Friel to dig deeper. Little by little, he discovers that things are not as they seem. In her final days, Marianne appears to have left a series of small, almost imperceptible clues—clues that point to a far more sinister truth.


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Epsom & Ewell MP Chris Grayling launches assault on DNA database
The Conservatives want DNA records of innocent people to be deleted from the national database.
They've written to Home Secretary Jacqui Smith saying it's morally wrong to keep profiles of those who have no criminal record.
Last year, a European court ruled it illegal for police to hold all samples from people not found guilty of a crime.
Shadow Home Secretary and MP for Epsom & Ewell is calling on ministers to take action.


If you are a die-hard enthusiast of hair loss treatment like I am, or you are just starting, then you must have encountered this medication – minoxidil.
If you ever care to ask anyone any treatment option that they can recommend for your hair loss, they are very likely to mention minoxidil even without thinking.
Since therapeutic treatment of hair loss started gaining traction in the 1970s, minoxidil was chiefly the only go-to product.
Dose-response for evaluating the effect of 10% and 15% minoxidil?
As far back as 1963, Upjohn pharmaceuticals developed a product which they believed could be very helpful in the treatment of high blood pressure.
They named the product, minoxidil. Consequently, in the year 1979, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved minoxidil for use by patients who are suffering from high blood pressure.
However, "disaster" began to strike soon after it was approved. The patients that were being treated with minoxidil started growing unwanted hairs.
On realizing this complication, Upjohn decided to harness this side effect onto developing a new mechanism of action.
Long story short, several tests were done on the effects of minoxidil on hair growth, and that is how minoxidil for hair loss came to be.
Since then, it has become one of the favorites in the treatment of hair loss. There exist different minoxidil solutions for the purpose of treating hair loss.
Does it really matter which strength you use? Does the extra strength of minoxidil have any effect on the results you expect?
These are the questions we will be exploring henceforth. But do you know? Of the four solutions of minoxidil, only 2% and 5% solutions are approved by the FDA for the treatment of hair loss.
Studies that compare the 10% and 15% minoxidil are limited. However, those that compare the lower solutions (2% and 5%) have incredible results which can help establish a fruitful hypothesis about how the 10% and 15% minoxidil works.
In the year 2002, a randomized study comparing 2% and 5% minoxidil was published to the National Centre for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).
This study was set to evaluate the effectiveness of these solutions in the management of varying degrees of hair loss in male test subjects.
The study involved a group of 393 men who ware categorized into three groups: those receiving 2%, those receiving 5% and the placebo group.
All these men were studied for a period of 48 weeks. Baseline measurements were obtained at the very beginning of the study. Subsequently, measurements were taken once every four weeks until the 32nd week followed by evaluation every eight weeks after that.
As the study progressed, one particular aspect of the results stood out. Those test subjects who were being treated by 5% minoxidil showed better results than those using 2% minoxidil.
When considered in terms of results, the study above clearly agrees that 5% minoxidil is way better than 2% minoxidil in the treatment of hair loss.
Hitherto, there are no studies which have specifically compared minoxidil 5% vs. 10% as well as 10% vs. 15%.
Nevertheless, the results from the study conducted in 2002 can help us predict a pattern here about minoxidil.
What makes me more certain about the pattern in minoxidil as far as concentration is concerned is another study done in 2004 which also compared 2% with 5% minoxidil.
The only difference between this study and the former study is that this study involved female subjects, unlike the 2002 study which involved male subjects.
As expected, the results were in favor of 5% minoxidil. In scientific research on drugs, this pattern is called dose response on drug effectiveness.
What this means is that; when you increase the dose, the effectiveness of the drug also increases. In our case, increasing the dose of minoxidil to 5% works better than the 2% or the placebo for both men and women as evidenced by the previously described studies.
Currently, no studies are comparing 10% and 15% minoxidil. However, we can use the results available on 2% vs. 5% solutions to extrapolate a hypothesis.
It suffices to note that this rule of dose-response doesn't apply to all medications though minoxidil seems to follow this rule.
That means, we can comfortably argue that; since 5% minoxidil works better than 2%, the 10% solution will work better than the 5%, and the 15 percent solution will also work better than the 10% solution when treating hair loss. But is that the case?
See, you may be asking: why don't you use a higher dosage of minoxidil then, if the higher the dose, the better the results?
Well, it doesn't work that way with medications. As common with all other therapeutic agents, the more the dose, the better the result – but, the side effects will also increase significantly.
Therefore, as much as 15% minoxidil may be effective, you are most likely to experience serious side effects compared to using lower concentrations such as 5% or 2%.
Moreover, some medications (of which minoxidil is one) reach a point where a further increase in the dose does not lead to a corresponding increase in the therapeutic effects of the drug.
This is the law of diminishing returns. And with minoxidil, this law starts kicking in at about 10% concentration where the results begin to plateau.
As a result, there is not much difference between minoxidil 10% and 15% in terms of the desired therapeutic effect. However, 15% minoxidil far much outweighs the 10% in terms of side effects.
Here is something that will throw you into a little controversy. The active ingredient in minoxidil, minoxidil sulfate, is harmless.
So, technically speaking, you shouldn't expect any side effects with minoxidil even when you increase the dosages.
Where does the side effects come from if the active ingredient is safe? The mystery lies within the non-active ingredients such as propylene glycol and alcohol.
When you increase the dosage of minoxidil, it also means that you are increasing the concentration of these non-active yet harmful ingredients.
Has this phenomenon been proven by studies? Of course!
This 2004 study that was previously mentioned in this text highlights that the side effects that were observed among the test subjects using 5% minoxidil included intense pruritus, hypertrichosis (excessive growth of hair) and local irritation.
These side effects were determined to be caused by the non-active ingredients of minoxidil. If 5% minoxidil yielded these side effects, how much should be expected with 10% or 15% minoxidil?
Minoxidil is found in quite some drug stores, both online and in physical stores. You can also get it as a prescription from your doctor, however it is quite hard to find stores where extra strength minoxidil is sold.
Currently, Minoxidilmax is one of options to purchase extra strength minoxidil online. Products at Minoxidilmax range from 2 % minoxidil to 15 %. That gives you the freedom to choose your desired minoxidil and give a try for higher concentration solutions.
Prefer buying from original manufacturers rather than from re-sellers to ensure that you get what is promised. Links for high strength minoxidil are provided below.
The price may vary depending on the store you are purchasing it from as well as the concentration. However, prices between $23 and $59 are very common.
For the treatment of hair loss, the FDA has only approved the 5% and the 2% minoxidil. The other concentrations are not approved. However, you might find them only through prescription.
Most people always agree that lower doses work just as well for them. Trying out larger doses can cause significant adverse effects.
If your minoxidil is not working the way you expect it to, then you should consult your doctor or seek other alternative treatments for hair loss.
Bonnke Arunga is senior medical student and an expert health writer. He is passionate about all areas of health but has particular interest in dermatology and skin health, including treatment of hair loss. Bonnke holds Bachelor's of Science and currently seeks for Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.B.S.), from Maseno University.