And while it would be quite simple to boil VR down to "put on headset; enter virtual world", the truth is it's a little more nuanced than that.
In fact, there are a number of different types of Virtual Reality that will be used in various ways across a number of different industries and disciplines.
In this article, we will take a brief look at the emergence of Virtual Reality, the kinds of hardware required to experience it, and the different types of VR we can expect to transform the way we work, live, and play.
The concept of Virtual Reality has been knocking around since the 1950s. Morton Heilig – often called 'the Father of Virtual Reality' – was an American cinematographer who, in the 1960s, developed the Sensorama. An impressive machine, particularly for the 1960s, the Sensorama was a single-user entertainment console that brought together a number of sensory outputs; namely stereoscopic display, stereo speakers, odor emitters, fans, and a vibrating chair.
All of this combined to give the user a somewhat immersive experience of riding a bike through the streets of Brooklyn.
A little crude and rough around the edges, the Sensorama never really got off the ground due to prohibitive filming costs. But, it was a start.
From that point on, a number of different innovative individuals and creative companies have worked to develop their own VR devices. And while the idea of a head-mounted display (HMD) might seem like a recent step forward in the quest to allow people to experience virtual worlds, the first version was actually cobbled together by engineers at the Philco Corporation in 1961.
Worn as part of a helmet, this rudimentary HMD had a video screen and a tracking system. It was intended to be used in dangerous situations, such as the need to survey a location from a safe distance.
In 1968 came the Ultimate Display, or 'Sword of Damocles', which was created by renowned computer scientist Ivan Sutherland. This device, too, was primitive in terms of the user interface (UI) and realism, with the virtual environment simply comprising of wireframe rooms.
The system displayed, in stereoscopic display, an output from a computer program. By using head tracking, the perspective the user experienced could change when they moved their head. It was so incredibly heavy that it required a mechanical arm suspended from the ceiling to hold it in place. This is where the device got its name.
Jumping forward slightly to 1989, the term Virtual Reality enters our everyday vernacular, thanks to computer philosophy writer Jason Lanier. Even then, the concept of VR remained the same: computer technology is used to create a virtual environment that can be explored and manipulated by individuals.
Fast forward to the present day, and Virtual Reality is actively used in a number of various fields, most notably entertainment, sport, architecture, and medicine. It has also been used as a means of training in the military and aviation.
The majority of Virtual Entertainment (VE) systems that are currently available to purchase require a personal computer to power them. And these systems also need an HMD to help deliver the imagery integral to creating an immersive virtual world.
There are a number of different HMDs on the market at the moment, ranging from affordable to expensive. Also, some of these devices are more accessible than others. Google Cardboard, for example, is not only cheap, but due to the fact that it has been developed for use with a smartphone, just about anyone can experience Virtual Reality.
But let's start with a device most will be aware of: the Oculus Rift.
At the top of the price range, Oculus Rift plans on being the gold standard of Virtual Reality HMDs. Specifically designed for video gaming, it has a high field of view, delivering the very best in immersive virtual experiences.
Purchased by Facebook in 2014, Oculus VR are certainly well-funded as they seek to establish themselves as the go-to Virtual Reality hardware and software company.
HTC's VR system – brought to us in partnership with Valve, and powered by Steam VR – is the leading VR headset and controller combo on the market today.
Its best-in-class technology and content mark it out as a powerful, sleek, and innovative piece of kit. HTC are delivering breakthrough room-scale technology and fully immersive gaming experiences, and they've chalked up a fair few awards to further underline their capabilities.
A little bit more affordable than the Oculus Rift, Samsung's VR headset is still powered by Oculus all the same. It does require a smartphone device to power it, and naturally works best with Samsung brand phones such as the Galaxy S6, S6 Edge, S7, and S7 Edge.
Another VR headset option for use with your phone, this one is, as previously mentioned, a great deal cheaper than most other HMDs. And it couldn't be easier to use. Simply order one, and once it's in your possession, fold it, slot your phone in, and explore a whole host of VR apps. The perfect option for those who wish to only dip their toe into the world of Virtual Reality.
Beyond the VR headsets, there are a number of supplementary devices that serve to further improve the levels of immersion as the user enters the virtual environment.
If there's plenty of space (and expendable income) available, then the Virtuix Omni Treadmill is ideal for allowing its user to take the VR experience to another level. They can safely walk, run, or even jump in 360-degrees, exploring simulated worlds and exercising at the same time.
And then there's the question of mimicking another key sense – touch. Haptic gloves, such as the ones developed by Manus VR, will track hand movement using sensors, while vibrations will provide tactile feedback as users navigate their way through games.
These different types of devices will all come together at some point to create a complete set of VR hardware.
However, there will remain a number of different types of Virtual Reality systems. One way to distinguish one from another will be the mode with which it interfaces with its users. The following are just some of those modes.
This particular Virtual Reality system is perfect for the field of medicine. Typically using a desktop monitor rather than an HMD, it allows its user to visualize complex medical procedures such a surgeries or colonoscopies. What's more, it can also be used for the simulation of a number of training scenarios.
The next step beyond the Window on World view is the immersion using a virtual headset. By removing its users from the physical world, and placing them in a virtual world, the sharp visuals and crisp audio delivered via the HMD can help them escape everyday life and explore a far-off land.
Telepresence is exactly what it sounds like: tele, "at a distance", and presence, "being present".
The sensors are therefore controlled and operated remotely by the user. Consider bomb disposal robots, undersea exploration, and drones as being operated via telepresence VR.
The final kind of Virtual Reality that we will be looking at is Mixed Reality. This is where computer generated inputs are brought together with the previously mentioned telepresence inputs or the user's view of the real world to create a valuable output.
This could be a fighter pilot's view of maps or key data points displayed inside his helmet, or a surgeon being able to view real-time patient information during a complex surgery while wearing an HMD.
As Virtual Reality software becomes more powerful and its hardware more sophisticated, not to mention more affordable, there will be a number of challenges that the industry must face head-on.
There will be discussions about its impact on the mental and physical well-being of its users, and restrictions placed on how it is used for more nefarious acts.
But the focus should remain on the positive contributions this technology can make to society. From better healthcare training and education, to active rather than sedentary gaming, there are a number of clear benefits to embracing the exciting developments being made in the world of VR.
As this most enthralling industry continues to develop and delight, we will undoubtedly witness a rise in demand for new and improved Virtual Reality applications.
The creation of innovative VR software, complemented by game-changing hardware, will ensure a wide range of industries from a number of diverse disciplines will find value in implementing Virtual Reality solutions.
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St Alban's Church, Holborn
Church in London
51°31′10.7724″N 0°6′38.1744″W / 51.519659000°N 0.110604000°W / 51.519659000; -0.110604000Coordinates: 51°31′10.7724″N 0°6′38.1744″W / 51.519659000°N 0.110604000°W / 51.519659000; -0.110604000
Holborn, London
Churchmanship
Anglo-Catholic
stalbansholborn.org
Functional status
Heritage designation
Grade II* listed
Architect(s)
William Butterfield
Neo-Gothic
Years built
Archdeaconry
Episcopal area
Bishop(s)
The Rt Revd Jonathan Baker (AEO)
Vicar(s)
Fr Christopher Smith
Assistant priest(s)
Fr Ronald Corp
Curate(s)
Fr Guy Willis
St Alban's Church, Holborn is a Church of England parish church in Holborn, central London.[1] It has been Grade II* listed since 1951.[2]
1.2 1900–present
2 Organists
West door inscription
William Henry, 2nd Baron Leigh gave the site for the church. It was built with funds from John Hubbard, 1st Baron Addington,[3] and designed by William Butterfield in 1859. Construction occurred between 1861 and 1862 in yellow and red stock bricks with stone dressings and tiled roofs. In 1862 Alexander Mackonochie became its first perpetual curate. He introduced a daily Eucharist, which featured Gregorian chant and significant ritual elements (e.g. the lighting of altar candles and the cleansing of eucharistic vessels at the altar). St Alban's was the first Anglican church to hold the three-hour devotion on Good Friday (in 1864) and one of the first to celebrate a Harvest Festival. Mackonochie also openly heard confessions. Mackonochie's pastoral ministry was typical of the 19th-century ritualist "slum priest". With his two curates, Arthur Stanton (who remained at the church until his death in 1913) and Edward Russell, and lay assistants he founded schools, soup kitchens, a working men's club, mothers' meetings, clothing funds and more. Though he remained until 1882 and remained as an assistant priest after that date, he became known as "the martyr of St Alban's" for regular Low Church prosecutions against his support for ritualism.[4]
In 1891 a chapel was added to designs by Charles Henry Money Mileham (1837–1917), with the chapel's stained glass by Charles Eamer Kempe added in 1898 – it now also contains two Stations of the Cross by Ninian Comper. The 1890s also saw the future bishop Hensley Henson (then vicar of St Margaret's Church, Barking) frequently visiting St Alban's as a guest preacher.[5]
1900–present[edit]
'Jesus Being Raised From the Dead' by Hans Feibusch
In 1938 the church hosted England's first complete performance of Olivier Messiaen's La Nativité du Seigneur, organised by Felix Aprahamian and played by the composer himself. The church was burned out during the London Blitz in 1941, though the chapel survived. The main church was restored by Adrian Gilbert Scott between 1959 and 1961, including a new organ by John Compton. Beside the church's entrance is a 1985 sculpture by Hans Feibusch entitled 'Jesus being Raised from the Dead' – the same artist had produced the church's current set of Stations of the Cross (date unknown) and a mural of the Holy Trinity for the east wall (1966).
On 9 June 1990 the church hosted the foundation of Affirming Catholicism, representing a liberal strand of Anglo-Catholicism, though the church itself is now considered a traditionalist Anglo-Catholic parish – as such, it is under the Alternative Episcopal Oversight of the Bishop of Fulham (currently Jonathan Baker).[6]
Organists[edit]
Thomas Morley 1862 – ????
Alfred Cellier 1868–????
Mr Branscome ????-1879
James Farquharson Walenn 1879–1884
George Sampson 1884–1888
Thomas Adams 1888–1918
A. Sidney Marks 1918–1919
George Oldroyd 1919–1920
G. D. Cunningham 1920–1924
W.J. Phillips 1924
Owen Le Patourel Franklin 1925–1928
Bertram J Orsman 1928–1929
Reginald Goodall 1929–1936
Arnold Richardson 1936–1942
Arthur E. Watts 1949–1952
H.F. Arnold 1952–1954
Frederick S. Waterman 1954–1957
Ivan Kilian 1957–1958
Edward Alfred Bloomfield 1959–1961
Michael J Foley 1962–1980
Michael Fleming 1980–1998
Edward Batting 1998–current
Wikimedia Commons has media related to St Alban the Martyr, Holborn.
^ "The Parish of St Alban's Holborn". Stalbansholborn.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
^ "CHURCH OF ST ALBAN THE MARTYR – 1272353". Historic England. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
^ Bernard Palmer, Reverend Rebels: Five Victorian Clerics and their Fight Against Authority, (London, Darton, Longman & Todd, 1993), p.78
^ Michael Reynolds, Martyr of Ritualism: Father Mackonochie of St. Alban's, Holborn (London: Faber and Faber, 1965)
^ "Bishop Hensley Henson – Master of Dialectic", The Times, 29 September 1947, p. 27
^ "St Alban, Holborn". bishopoffulham.org.uk. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=St_Alban%27s_Church,_Holborn&oldid=856184758"
Grade II* listed churches in London
Church of England church buildings in the London Borough of Camden
Anglo-Catholic church buildings in the London Borough of Camden
Grade II* listed buildings in the London Borough of Camden
Churches completed in 1862
19th-century Church of England church buildings
Anglican congregations established in the 19th century
1862 establishments in the United Kingdom
William Butterfield buildings
Anglo-Catholic churches in England receiving AEO
Gothic Revival architecture in London
Adrian Gilbert Scott buildings
This page was last edited on 23 August 2018, at 12:57 (UTC).

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About Irena Sendler
wt., 08/08/2017 - 11:34	Autor: Małgorzata Leszko
The world learned about her because she saved two and a half thousand Jewish children during WWII. However this remarkable woman did much more – she spent her life working socially, always standing by the side of the weak, she was incessantly ready to help.
Born in 1910, she considered that she had helping in her blood – when she was only 10 her father died of typhus as he was the only doctor who had decided to help the sick. She was engaged in scouting in secondary school despite her own health issues. She was taught there – she said – to tell the bad from the good and to take care of other people. She studied law in Warsaw, later on, also Polish philology because she wanted to attend pedagogical faculties.
Her student rights were suspended after she openly supported Jewish students and acted against the 'bench ghetto' that made Jewish students sit separately from 'Polish' students.
Her first job was at the Social Welfare Department in the Mother and Child Help Section – she was in charge of the Mothers of Illegitimate Children Care Section. Unfortunately, the Section was soon closed down as a few members were strongly left-wing. Irena Sendler was transferred to the Social Welfare Department in the Warsaw Administration at Złota Street.
At the beginning of the war she joined the Polish Socialist Party. Her work in the structure was mainly distributing medications to partisans hiding in the woods and delivering allowances to Warsaw University professors whose financial situation was difficult.
Since 1942, she was a member of the Social Council to Aid Jews (conspiracy nickname Konrad Żegota), an organisation founded by Zofia Kossak-Szczucka and Wanda Krahelska-Filipowicz. She was the head of the Children's Department. She kept the books very neatly to document that all the money transferred to the Polish Underground State by Jewish organisations in the USA was indeed spent on those in need.
Irena Sendler was not only very courageous when she jeopardised her life to save others, but she also excelled at an organisational level. At least ten Poles had to be involved to save one Jewish child, who needed to be taken out of the ghetto and later provided with shelter until they learned the basic prayers and Polish, and then needed a safe house and had to be supplied with necessities and, if needed, healthcare.
She also took care of the children's identities and didn't let them lose them. On a thin piece of paper she wrote their real and artificial names and surnames, the coded addresses of their shelters – in case the archive was found. She kept the notes in jars buried under the ground.
The very year when she joined the Social Council to Aid Jews as sister 'Jolanta', she was arrested and sent to Pawiak. She escaped death thanks to the efforts of Żegota, who managed to bribe one of the officers. The Germans thought her dead, and so she lived under a false name. For this reason, she was unable to come to her mother's funeral.
After the war she was summoned by the National Council of the City of Warsaw to work in the newly established Health and Social Welfare Department, where she became head after just a month's work. She was a Commissioner of educational supervision in the Ministry of Education since 1952, however she resigned for her two little children, and started cooperating with vocational medical schools. She took care of educating the youth as she considered it an inseparable element of vocational education.
She became the director of the Secondary Medical School Department in the Ministry of Health. Prior to the events of 1968 she was made to retire as she was accused of supporting Israel. She was politically prosecuted. Once, she even fled arrest, which in the Stalinist times meant the death penalty. She owed her escape to one of those she had previously saved – the wife of the chief of the Ministry of Public Security of Poland in Warsaw.
In order to stay in touch with the youth she worked in a school library until 1984. One of those she had saved, professor Michał Głowiński, said: "If I wrote an encyclopaedic entry on Irena Sendler and was to describe her with the shortest and simplest words, I would say »A great Social Worker« as for me these words express the essence of her life and all the challenges she took up throughout the decades".
Following the war she was active in numerous organisations that helped others. These included the League for Fighting Racism (promptly dissolved by the Party), the Association of Children's Friends, the Red Cross, the Polish Teachers' Union (which she abandoned to join 'Solidarity'). She was an alderwoman for two terms on the National Council of the Capital City of Warsaw – she presided over the Health Commission. Ever since its establishment she was a member of the Open Republic – Association against Anti-Semitism and Xenophobia.
She was given the Order of the White Eagle and Jan Karski Prize. She received honorary citizenship of Israel, and she considered her 'Righteous among the Nations' medal her greatest accomplishment. She wasn't able to plant a tree on the Honour Lane until 1983, when the authorities agreed to issue a passport for her. She died on the 12th of May 2008 in Warsaw in an institution run by the Brothers Hospitallers of St. John of God, in the New Town district, where she had lived for many years. She was surrounded by friends 'till the very end.
Mieszkowska, A. (ed.). 2007. Matka dzieci Holocaustu. Historia Ireny Sendlerowej, Wydawnictwo Literackie MUZA S.A.: Warszawa.
Dorota Marszałek


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Hedge Funds Are Souring On Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (DLR)
Published on December 14, 2021 at 6:30 pm by Abigail Fisher in Hedge Funds, News
The latest 13F reporting period has come and gone, and Insider Monkey is again at the forefront when it comes to making use of this gold mine of data. Insider Monkey finished processing 867 13F filings submitted by hedge funds and prominent investors. These filings show these funds' portfolio positions as of September 30th, 2021. In this article we are going to take a look at smart money sentiment towards Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:DLR).
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:DLR) was in 28 hedge funds' portfolios at the end of the third quarter of 2021. The all time high for this statistic is 34. DLR shareholders have witnessed a decrease in enthusiasm from smart money lately. There were 30 hedge funds in our database with DLR positions at the end of the second quarter. Our calculations also showed that DLR isn't among the 30 most popular stocks among hedge funds (click for Q3 rankings).
At Insider Monkey, we scour multiple sources to uncover the next great investment idea. For example, lithium prices have more than doubled over the past year, so we go through lists like the 10 best EV stocks to pick the next Tesla that will deliver a 10x return. Even though we recommend positions in only a tiny fraction of the companies we analyze, we check out as many stocks as we can. Now let's go over the new hedge fund action surrounding Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:DLR).
Robert Atchinson of Adage Capital Management
Do Hedge Funds Think DLR Is A Good Stock To Buy Now?
At the end of September, a total of 28 of the hedge funds tracked by Insider Monkey held long positions in this stock, a change of -7% from one quarter earlier. By comparison, 25 hedge funds held shares or bullish call options in DLR a year ago. So, let's check out which hedge funds were among the top holders of the stock and which hedge funds were making big moves.
The largest stake in Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:DLR) was held by Jasper Ridge Partners, which reported holding $94.2 million worth of stock at the end of September. It was followed by Adage Capital Management with a $43.2 million position. Other investors bullish on the company included AQR Capital Management, Citadel Investment Group, and Citadel Investment Group. In terms of the portfolio weights assigned to each position Jasper Ridge Partners allocated the biggest weight to Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:DLR), around 4.05% of its 13F portfolio. Pinz Capital is also relatively very bullish on the stock, earmarking 2.4 percent of its 13F equity portfolio to DLR.
Judging by the fact that Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:DLR) has faced bearish sentiment from the aggregate hedge fund industry, it's safe to say that there is a sect of money managers that decided to sell off their entire stakes last quarter. It's worth mentioning that Paul Marshall and Ian Wace's Marshall Wace LLP dumped the largest stake of the "upper crust" of funds followed by Insider Monkey, comprising close to $12.5 million in stock. Ryan Tolkin (CIO)'s fund, Schonfeld Strategic Advisors, also sold off its stock, about $5.1 million worth. These moves are interesting, as total hedge fund interest was cut by 2 funds last quarter.
Let's also examine hedge fund activity in other stocks – not necessarily in the same industry as Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:DLR) but similarly valued. We will take a look at Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA), Pioneer Natural Resources Company (NYSE:PXD), American Electric Power Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEP), Prudential Financial Inc (NYSE:PRU), Koninklijke Philips NV (NYSE:PHG), Paychex, Inc. (NASDAQ:PAYX), and Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:EA). All of these stocks' market caps are similar to DLR's market cap.
WBA 37 850173 -4
PXD 48 958649 3
AEP 36 751595 7
PRU 33 460021 5
PHG 11 79466 1
PAYX 34 1115089 5
EA 53 1097032 -3
Average 36 758861 2
As you can see these stocks had an average of 36 hedge funds with bullish positions and the average amount invested in these stocks was $759 million. That figure was $254 million in DLR's case. Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:EA) is the most popular stock in this table. On the other hand Koninklijke Philips NV (NYSE:PHG) is the least popular one with only 11 bullish hedge fund positions. Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:DLR) is not the least popular stock in this group but hedge fund interest is still below average. Our overall hedge fund sentiment score for DLR is 47.9. Stocks with higher number of hedge fund positions relative to other stocks as well as relative to their historical range receive a higher sentiment score. Our calculations showed that top 5 most popular stocks among hedge funds returned 95.8% in 2019 and 2020, and outperformed the S&P 500 ETF (SPY) by 40 percentage points. These stocks gained 31.1% in 2021 through December 9th and still beat the market by 5.1 percentage points. A small number of hedge funds were also right about betting on DLR as the stock returned 15.1% since the end of the third quarter (through 12/9) and outperformed the market by an even larger margin.
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Q: How to Check if Document Contains an Element I'm trying to check if the DOM contains an element with ID = "htmlFileLink."

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Кикшеринг (стяжение от кикскутер-шеринг, от англ. kick scooter "самокат", где кик- < англ. kick "толчок ногой", и шеринг < англ. sharing "совместное использование; передача другому" от англ. (to) share "поделиться") — система краткосрочной аренды самокатов и электросамокатов по аналогии с каршерингом и велошерингом.

Кикшеринг может работать с привязкой к станциям проката или по системе «dockless», то есть бесстанционно. Самокат арендуется через мобильное приложение. Оплата осуществляется поминутно или по пакетному тарифу (почасовой, шестичасовой, суточный). После завершения аренды с карты, привязанной к приложению, списываются деньги.

История

Первым крупным кикшеринговым сервисом в мире стал американский . Его основал бывший вице-президент по развитию Uber Трэвис Вандерзанден, который привлек к стартапу $115 миллионов. Bird запустился в сентябре 2017 года в Санта-Монике, сейчас работает в Лос-Анджелесе, Сан-Диего, Сан-Франциско и других городах США. За первые полгода сервисом воспользовались около 50 тысяч человек, количество случаев аренды за этот период составило около 250 тысяч. К лету 2018 года у компании было 1600 электросамокатов.

В 2017 году в США появились кикшеринги  (Сан-Франциско) и  (Сан-Франциско, Вашингтон, Сан-Диего, Остин). Lime также работает во Франции.

Термин «кикшеринг»
Термин «кикшеринг» происходит от английских терминов «kick scooter» (самокат) и «share» (делиться), и по аналогии с каршерингом (краткосрочная аренда автомобилей) обозначает краткосрочную аренду самокатов. До мая 2018 года у этого явления не было названия на русском языке. Первым термин «кикшеринг» начало использовать издание «Трушеринг». Затем его стали употреблять «РБК», «TJournal», «Российская газета», Авто Mail.ru и другие СМИ.

15 мая 2018 года среди читателей телеграм-канала «Каршеровод», посвященного шерингу, был проведен опрос о том, как лучше называть новый сервис: самокатшеринг, кикшеринг или кикскутершеринг. За кикшеринг проголосовали 69% респондентов.

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Wonkbook: Jobless benefits to pass; BP seeks new cap method; Warren for CFPB?
The Senate is finally set to approve an extension of unemployment benefits over a month after they initially expired. But there's somewhat less to this than meets the eye: Though unemployment is still near 10 percent, the extension won't include the $25-a-week supplement that began with the stimulus, it won't create an unemployment tier for people who've been out of work for more than 99 weeks, and the bill doesn't include any of the state and local relief measures -- like Medicaid funding and aid to keep teachers on the job -- that were initially envisioned. In other words, the goalposts have moved: Democrats will celebrate getting one more extension of unemployment benefits, but that's a lot less than they originally hoped to get, and the retrenchment shows that the space for stimulus spending is rapidly narrowing to almost nothing even as high unemployment persists.
Meanwhile, problems with BP's new oil well cap are leading it to seek new methods of stopping the leak; Harvard law professor and Congressional TARP watchdog Elizabeth Warren is under consideration to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau she initially proposed; John Kerry is trying to broker another deal on energy; and don't you want to know how to game 'The Price is Right'?
An unemployment benefit extension finally has the votes to pass the Senate, report Naftali Bendavid and Greg Hitt: "Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins, both Maine Republicans, are expected to support the measure, after Democrats agreed to drop unrelated items and trim the bill to $34 billion. Democrats had originally introduced a $120 billion bill that included such items as aid to cash-strapped states. The Maine Republicans would join 58 of the Senate's 59 Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents in backing the bill...Sen. Ben Nelson (D., Neb.) is opposing the legislation."
But it's not a very generous extension, writes Annie Lowrey. "The bill does not include an extension of the $25-a-week Federal Additional Compensation funds, tacked onto many unemployment checks. It also does not include any of the other provisions originally included in or proposed for the jobs bill or extenders package: It does not close tax loopholes, or provide Medicaid funding to states, or include funds to keep teachers and other state employees working. It also does not create an additional fifth tier of benefits; federal extensions only continue in states with higher than an 8 percent unemployment rate, and the maximum weeks of state and federal benefits remains ninety-nine."
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BP is considering a new oil stoppage method after inconclusive pressure tests on its well cap, report Ben Casselman, Susan Daker, and Angel Gonzalez: "Pressure tests have been inconclusive, but BP says the reservoir has depleted to the point where the company could use a new method of closing off the well by pumping heavy drilling fluid into the top--an operation similar to the 'top kill' procedure that failed in May. If successful, the procedure could kill the well permanently more quickly than the relief wells that BP is drilling, which have long been seen as the only permanent solution to what is now one of the worst-ever environmental disasters in the U.S."
Elizabeth Warren is on the shortlist to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau she helped create, reports Brady Dennis: "Warren, who chairs the congressional panel overseeing the federal bailout of the nation's banks, isn't the only candidate for the powerful post. Others include Michael S. Barr, an assistant Treasury secretary, and Eugene Kimmelman, a deputy assistant attorney general in the Justice Department's Antitrust Division. But she is easily the best-known and the most polarizing...'While there are a number of strong choices under consideration for this position, Elizabeth Warren is a champion for consumers and middle-class families, and we are confident she is confirmable,' White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said."
Live indie interlude: TV on the Radio plays "Poppy".
Still to come: John Kerry is holding closed-door meetings to craft a climate bill; local opposition to stimulus is fierce; evangelicals are joining the fight for immigration reform; and Quentin Tarantino directs the Super Mario Brothers.
John Kerry is leading more talks with utility and environmental groups to agree on an energy bill, reports Darren Samuelsohn: "Edison Electric Institute President Tom Kuhn, Environmental Defense Fund President Fred Krupp and David Hawkins, head of the Natural Resources Defense Council's climate center, huddled for about an hour in the Massachusetts Democrat's Senate office...Majority Leader Harry Reid still holds the reins on the climate and energy package, with plans to begin Senate floor debate next week."
The chief engineer of the Deepwater Horizon rig resisted the oil spill panel's attempts at questioning, report Steve Mufson and David Hilzenrath: "In that statement, which has not been made public, Stephen Bertone said that the captain of the rig screamed at a crew member for pressing either a distress button or a disconnect button and, referring to an injured man on a stretcher, said, 'Leave him.' But at Monday's session of the joint U.S. Coast Guard and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement, Bertone said, 'I honestly don't feel anything in that statement needs to be changed,' and his attorney, Stephen D. London, resisted efforts to get him to describe the scene anew."
House Democrats are set to finalize oil spill response legislation, reports Ben Geman: "Less clear is the path forward for a much broader -- and bitterly contested -- bill that the Natural Resources Committee approved with no GOP votes Thursday. Two Democrats on the committee voted against the plan, which passed 27-21. That bill would overhaul Interior Department oversight, require many new safeguards, impose new fees on oil and natural gas production and end some royalty waivers for offshore producers, among many other measures. It also contains a provision dubbed 'use it or lose it' that empowers Interior to yank leases from companies that are not taking 'diligent' steps to develop them."
Bob Herbert thinks nuclear power is not ready yet: "The problem is that while the most terrible accidents are blessedly rare, when they do occur the consequences are horrific, as we've seen in the gulf. With nuclear plants, the worst-case scenarios are too horrible for most people to want to imagine. Denial takes over with policy makers and the public alike. Something approaching a worst-case accident at a nuclear plant, especially one in a highly populated area, would make the Deepwater Horizon disaster look like a walk in the park."
Tarantino/NES mashup interlude: Inglourious Plummers.
Local opposition is pushing conservative Democrats away from stimulus spending, reports Lori Montgomery: "Democratic pollster Mark Mellman said disgust with the stimulus and anxiety about the deficit are 'really a metaphor for wasteful government spending.' From the perspective of many voters, 'a lot of their money has gone out the door to bail out big banks and big corporations while their jobs have been lost.'...Rep. Gerald E. Connolly (D) said job creation is 'less important' to his constituents than the 'Sophie's choice' of a double-dip recession or higher deficits."
The Fabulous Fab is trying to get the federal suit against him dismissed, reports Zachary Goldfarb: "Fabrice Tourre -- also known as "Fabulous Fab," the Goldman Sachs vice president accused of committing fraud by the Securities and Exchange Commission -- asked a federal court Monday to dismiss a government lawsuit alleging that he sold to investors a subprime mortgage security that was secretly designed to fail...According to a response filed Monday to the SEC complaint, Tourre 'specifically denies that he made any materially misleading statements or omissions or otherwise engaged in any actionable or wrongful conduct.'"
Martin Feldstein argues we can close the deficit by reducing tax expenditures: "Eliminating tax expenditures does not increase marginal tax rates or reduce the reward for saving, investment or risk-taking. It would also increase overall economic efficiency by removing incentives that distort private spending decisions. And eliminating or consolidating the large number of overlapping tax-based subsidies would also greatly simplify tax filing. In short, cutting tax expenditures is not at all like other ways of raising revenue."
Nobel laureate Vernon Smith makes the case against stimulus: "Our best shot at increasing employment and output is to reduce business taxes and the cost of creating new start-up companies. Don't subsidize them; just reduce their taxes even as they become larger; also reduce any unnecessary impediments to their formation."
Long-form interlude: How Terry Kniess gamed The Price is Right.
Evangelicals are joining the fight for immigration reform, report Josh Gerstein and Ben Smith: "Most of the arguments put forward by the conservative religious figures are similar to those of other immigration-reform advocates, including Catholics and left-leaning religious groups. The evangelicals' insist that the treatment of the estimated 12 million illegal immigrants is inhumane and immoral...However, the evangelical leaders are also advancing a more controversial line of argument: that immigration reform is practical or even desirable because Latinos subscribe to moral and religious values in line with social conservatives."
David Obey and the White House are fighting over Race to the Top again, reports Walter Alarkon: "Obey, who is retiring at the end of the year, has been a vocal skeptic of Race to the Top. Unlike broad-based education programs such as Title I grants for low-income schools and special education assistance, only a select few states would win Race to the Top awards. Obey is proposing a 3 percent increase for the Title I program and a 4 percent increase for special education aid for 2011, which is slightly more than the administration had requested. Obey has also noted that Race to the Top received $4.35 billion in the $862 billion stimulus, much of which has yet to be spent. Only two states -- Tennessee and Delaware -- have won Race to the Top grants so far."
Hispanic lawmakers want health care reform to be friendlier to immigrants, reports Carrie Budoff Brown: "Arguing that immigrants shouldn't be consigned to second-class legalization, proponents say they will try to relax other restrictions, including lifting the five-year waiting period for legal residents to sign up for Medicaid, which was vastly expanded under the health care law. Some advocates also argue that since immigrants will most likely be mandated to buy coverage under a temporary legal status, they should be eligible for the tax credits immediately."
Charter schools are gaining political power: http://bit.ly/bug33r David Brooks thinks this is the do-or-die moment for technocracy: "This progressive era amounts to a high-stakes test. If the country remains safe and the health care and financial reforms work, then we will have witnessed a life-altering event. We'll have received powerful evidence that central regulations can successfully organize fast-moving information-age societies. If the reforms fail -- if they kick off devastating unintended consequences or saddle the country with a maze of sclerotic regulations -- then the popular backlash will be ferocious. Large sectors of the population will feel as if they were subjected to a doomed experiment they did not consent to."
Oh no they want more. They want what their votes were PAID for.
On top of that they want to ease medicaid restrictions. that's like people in the lifeboats of the titanic going by passing ships and asking people to jump aboard.
Long-time reader, first-time commenter.Always enjoy reading Wonkbook, Ezra.
Quick comment on Martin Feldstein's support for targeting tax expenditures to reduce the deficit: Doesn't this seem a little opportunistic and disingenuous to you? His op-ed supports eliminating tax expenditures on education, child care, and health care, but only a limited roll-back of mortgage-interest tax benefits. That's just playing partisan politics in the guise of a principled stand against tax expenditures and deficits (something we're all-too familiar with when it comes to deficit politics). It seems to me that a real plan to end tax expenditures would just convert them all into regular expenditures, and leave the cutting and horse-trading to the normal appropriations process.
I go into this on my own blog, too (http://jointstock.wordpress.com/2010/07/20/end-tax-expenditures-right/). I just wanted to put these comments here where I originally saw your link to Feldstein's article. I'd be very interested in reading a longer post with your thoughts on the subject.


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Senegalese parliamentarians have participated in GLOBE International processes since 2012. Senegalese parliamentarians participated in the World Congress of Environmental Legislators of GLOBE International, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 27 to 29 April 2012 in parallel to the UN Rio +20 Summit. During this meeting, on behalf of the REPES, the Honourable Sheikh Oumar SY made a presentation to the 3rd Interactive Session: "Legislators, Government Agencies, Civil Society and the State of Environmental Law", on the theme of "What role for legislators in building the resilience of West African coastal communities and ecosystems". Also, a delegation of Senegalese parliamentarians participated in the GLOBE COP21 Summit in Paris (4-5 December 2015) at the French National Assembly, in parallel to the UNFCCC COP, and then at the CBD COP13 GLOBE Forum parallel to the CBD COP13 in Mexico in 2016.
The REPES was invited to participate in the preparation of the project "GLOBE Legislators Advancing Sustainable Forest Management and Natural Capital Governance towards the Delivery of the UN 2030 Agenda" to strengthen the capacity of the National Assembly Members as well as Government officials on these issues, an initiative which the Government of Senegal has endorsed through the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development with USD 400,000 from its GEF6 STAR allocation.
The GLOBE Senegal chapter was formally constituted in 2017 at the National Assembly of Senegal. Its first event was the hosting of a round table on the challenges of natural disaster risk governance with the support of the Global Challenges Foundation. The objective of this round table was to stimulate discussions on disaster risk management in the world and particularly in Senegal. In the same year, GLOBE Senegal members participated in a global parliamentary consultation for the development of the Guide 'Environmental Law-making and Oversight for Sustainable Development' in collaboration with UNEP. Through 2017 and 2018, GLOBE Senegal also hosted the preparatory meetings for the development of the Senegalese component of the GEF6 project document.
GLOBE Senegal is open to all Members of the National Assembly who want to advance the implementation of REDD+, the Great Green Wall and natural capital governance more broadly towards achieving the 2030 Agenda.
GLOBE Senegal @GlobeSenegal
Hon. Ibrahim Baba Sall
Président de GLOBE Sénégal
L'honorable Ibrahim Baba SALL, président du Réseau des parlementaires pour la protection de l'environnement au Sénégal (REPES) est également le président de la section sénégalaise de GLOBE. Il est très engagé dans les questions d'environnement et de développement durable et a contribué de manière significative, par son leadership, à la préparation et au lancement du projet.
Le point focal de la section est l'honorable Pape Biram TOURÉ.
National Coordinator
Mr. Mohamed Diedhiou
Assistant Coordinator
Mr. Mamadou Niang
Communication Officer
Mr. Mouhamed Diop


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Indicted Raleigh attorney surrenders to authorities
Posted June 27, 2012 6:57 p.m. EDT
Updated June 27, 2012 10:05 p.m. EDT
Raleigh, N.C. — A Raleigh attorney surrendered to authorities Wednesday, a day after he was indicted on charges that he, a former Wake County District Court judge and a paralegal altered court records in DWI cases over at least the past five years.
James Crouch is charged with two counts of obstruction of justice and one count each of criminal conspiracy and altering court documents.
He was out of jail on a $50,000 unsecured bond Wednesday evening, his attorney, Joe Cheshire, said.
Former Judge Kristin Ruth and paralegal Elizabeth Michelle Daniel, a paralegal in Crouch's office, also face charges.
Ruth, who resigned in May after 13 years as a judge, is charged with failure to discharge her duties. It wasn't clear if she had surrendered to authorities on that charge Wednesday evening.
Daniel, who is charged with obstruction of justice and criminal conspiracy, surrendered Tuesday.
At issue are 46 driving while impaired cases – seven of which involved suppressing evidence of blood-alcohol levels of 0.15 or higher – in which convicted drivers may see a lighter penalty than the loss of driving privileges for a year as the law requires. Crouch was the defense attorney of record in each case.
Those convicted of drunken driving in District Court can appeal the decision, postponing a possible license suspension until the case is formally resolved.
Some defendants eventually give up their appeal in Superior Court and head back to District Court for sentencing, which triggers the start of their year-long license suspension.
In the cases tied to the indictments, documents showed that Ruth overruled another judge's conviction dates. The new dates were up to a year earlier, meaning that some drivers might have been spared a license suspension or had a shortened time without a license.
Cheshire said Tuesday that prosecutors are going too far in the case, noting that the practices in question are common at the Wake County Courthouse.
Wake County District Attorney Colon Willoughby has said that is not true.
"The thing that makes these cases so unusual is they involve one judge changing another judge's judgment without notice to prosecutors, and that sort of thing does not go on in the courthouse, that I am aware," he said. "I think the public should be reassured that whenever we have these incidents, they are being investigated and handled appropriately."
Ruth's attorneys have not responded to requests for interviews. Previously, they have said that she is cooperating with the investigation.
In a statement announcing her resignation, she said that she trusted Crouch and that he misled her by asking her to sign court orders that differed from how the attorney described them to the judge.
Bill Young, an attorney for Daniel, said she was not trying to break the law.
Ex-Wake judge, attorney charged with altering records in DWI cases
Grand jury asks for probe of ex-Wake judge, attorney
Wake County district judge resigns amid SBI probe
SBI investigates Wake County judge's handling of DWI cases
Wake DA: Attorney misled judge, prosecutor in teen DWI case
Indictments against Kristin Ruth, James Crouch, Elizabeth Daniel
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Downed tree closes Cary intersection


VolleyFamilies - I have had many requests for recordings of the Volleyball Recruiting Webinars I conduct, courtesy of NCSA Athletic Recruiting.
I clicked on the video links and they are asking for a user name password?! Is there a default set to use?
Please "Cut/Paste" the links to gain access as a Guest! Do not click, just cut/paste!


Singer Sunmi soaked up the sun for the July issue of 'Nylon' magazine.
Sunmi flew over to Bali, Indonesia for the pictorial, and the beautiful island scenery serves as the perfect backdrop for her feminine, summer fashion. 'Nylon' magazine staff stated she was a natural model, calling her a "master at photo shoots."
Take a look at Sunmi's pictorial below! Which is your favorite look?


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Why float?
From Float Tank to XFC MMA Title
From Float Tank to XFC MMA Title – Finding an Edge Through Flotation
Written by Anton 03.02.2015
To most people, the idea of floating in a tank at Float Culture connotes feelings of calm, serene silence, quiet introspection and the occasional moment of epiphany. The aesthetic of the whole experience is undeniably flavored by Zen influence; it seems like the sort of place you'd go if you had to figure out the sound of one hand clapping, for example. But it might surprise you to learn that some of Float Culture's clientele aren't just floating for new age pontification, they're there mostly to get better at putting their opponents to sleep in various rings and cages across the world.
Auckland's Shane Young is the current XFC featherweight champion. A veteran of upward of 15 fights across multiple disciplines, Young is the first athlete to be sponsored by Float Culture. Initially endorsed in the lead up to his title fight with then-champion Adrian Rodriguez, Young has since become a devotee of the tank, using it as a tool to ensure he enters the cage at his physical and mental peak.
"I had already faced Rodriguez once before at XFC 20 and lost a majority points decision," says Young. "But I let him win that first fight, because I lost the mental game."
With an undefeated amateur MMA (6-0), boxing (3-0) and kickboxing (3-0) record, Young was no stranger to throwing down. But even the best fighters in the world struggle with their minds as any opponent. The UFC's Donald Cerrone openly utilises a sports psychologist; a relationship which has seen him earn more performance bonuses than most people have fights. In the run-up to his rematch with Rodriguez, with the aid of the tanks at Float Culture, Young in a sense became his own psychologist .
"At first inside the tank I was just visualising, constantly visualising myself beating him in the rematch. I was just thinking about the fight and my gameplan," he says.
In the closing days before Young left for Australia and XFC 22, that changed somewhat.
"The Wednesday before the fight I was fasting to cut weight, and that's slightly psychedelic on it's own. Combined with the tank though, I started to trip out in a relaxing way. There were geometric patterns of light and all that sort of thing. It was nothing over the top, and after a while it kind of stopped and I went real zen."
"Then the visualisation was better, and that really helped. The biggest thing was the added self confidence. I felt really good going into the fight."
Young would knock Rodriguez out in the third round after blasting him with a head kick and follow-up punches. But Rodriguez was no slouch, entering on a four fight winning streak, and Young's victory was hard fought.
"I was pretty banged up after the fight. I had a hematoma on my left arm from his kicks, sore legs, just general soreness from getting whacked around. I had a float when I got back and it was really good to get the pressure off my legs and ribs. The epsom salts were good too, and it helped to wind down."
"But it's the whole experience at Float Culture. Using the nice herbal products after the float, drinking green tea in the lobby, it's the whole package. I've recommended it to everyone – other fighters, my clients, and my wife."
The word is spreading, with both the UFC's Mark Hunt and Glory kickboxer Israel Adesanya making use of the tanks since Young's title shot at XFC 22. For serious athletes intent on a significant mental edge, alongside invaluable physical benefits, it's clear Float Culture is the place to go.
Shane Young: Floatation tank for sports
Auckland's Shane Young is the current XFC featherweight champion. A veteran of upward of 15 fights across multiple disciplines, Young is one of the many pro fighters taking advantage of floatation therapy to complement their training. After his first float in 2014 Young has since become a devotee of the tank, using it as a […]
Why do we float?
Intrigued by all the chatter about float tanks but haven't made the decision to try it yet? Watch this video and find out just why people float at Float Culture.
An Isomind Programme Journey
By now we all know the powerful effect that floating has on us. We know that one session tends to provide relaxation for multiple days after a float, and most of us are aware that floating has a cumulative effect- that we relax more quickly + deeply when we've been floating on the regular… But, […]
Lyle's story of floating to de-stress
"Before finding float culture, I was stressed —to say the least. I was a contractor and my contract was due to end with no future opportunities in sight. . . I became exhausted losing sleep every night, tossing and turning, as I worried about the next day . . . It was tough going to […]
Tank Up Your Immune System
I get sick around a week or so from deadline. It happens almost every time I work on a big project to the point where I can predict and prepare for the inevitable achy joints and headache. But as I've matured as a writer I've realised that my reoccurring flu is a direct result of […]
Creative professionals float to boost creativity and manage stress
Auckland's creative professionals turn into floating to manage stress, reduce anxiety and boost creativity. Watch this video to see why Alex from Mukpuddy floats regularly.
Floating Mums | Sera Lilly & Floatation Tank
It's not easy being a mum. I know this because I have one, and I've seen up close the effects of motherhood. She has a few more wrinkles than she used to, and perhaps even a grey hair or two. She has considerably less money than she might have otherwise, and there's a lot of […]
Why Floating Makes the Perfect Holiday Gift
Gift giving and the holidays can bring stress, anxiety and much-needed reflection — which is one of the reasons why floating can be such a great present for your loved ones. The benefits of floating for your mind, body and life are numerous, making it not only a unique experience if they haven't tried it before, along […]
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Congratulations to Graham Forsey, a brother of the Theta Psi Chapter at Rochester Institute of Technology, for being named an Outstanding Undergraduate Scholar.
Iota Kappa _@UNCPiKapp: Just like @pikappFIU, we got the #4peat. @PiKappaPhi 4 championships, 4 years on campus.
amandarae _@_manda_mia: Perfect day at the beach with the gentlemen of @USF_PiKapp!!
Our chapter had over 200 potential new members come out to our rush events, resulting in a strong 23 man pledge class to start the spring semester.
The Loyola University Associate Chapter is hard at work as they prepare to charter in the fall.
Mug shot: The vintage East Carolina mug (center) was donated this week by alumnus Bill Marks, Beta Phi (East Carolina). Marks was joined by chapter brothers including Ralph Finch who made quite a donation too.
This semester the men of Alpha recruited 13 new associate members, the largest spring associate member class of all fraternities at the College of Charleston.


These paletas are quick to make. The only effort is in squeezing the limes, and it's worth it. Don't use that bottled stuff or the flavor will suffer. Lime pie isn't a typical paleta flavor, but the pie itself is popular. I wanted to make it into a paleta, and the result is this creamy, lip-smacking treat.
These paletas may seem very time-consuming, but the sweet and subtle flavor of fresh coconut is well worth the effort. You can prepare the shredded coconut up to a week in advance and refrigerate it in an airtight container. Choose a coconut that feels heavy for its size and inspect the eyes, making sure there's no liquid around them, as that indicates a rotten coconut. I usually like to buy two just in case one is bad. The worst thing that can happen is that you have extra coconut, which you can store in the freezer or dry in a 250°F oven to make dried shredded coconut.
If you love rice pudding, you'll adore these paletas. They have a particularly creamy texture because half of the rice pudding is blended after it's cooked. Mmmm, I'm salivating just thinking about it! I give you the option of using cinnamon or lime zest with the vanilla because both are common combinations. I couldn't decide between the two, so I leave it up to you.
You're probably familiar with the little tune that announces the ice cream truck is coming down the street. In Mexico, there's a specific whistle (admittedly, not at all pleasant) that lets you know a cart with warm sweet potatoes and plantains is on its way. The purveyors wander through the streets pushing carts that steam the sweet potatoes and plantains in their skins. The whistle is the cry of the steam coming out. For this recipe, you can use either bananas or plantains. Either way, roasting heightens their sweetness and gives them a more complex flavor. If you use plantains, be sure to buy ripe ones: they look black on the outside and feel mushy.
Avocado ice cream is fairly common in Mexico, so I decided to make avocado one of the flavors of paletas when I launched my company La Newyorkina ("the girl from New York") at the Hester Street Fair in New York City's Lower East Side. I was unsure of how people would receive them, but avocado paletas rapidly became a customer and personal favorite! An avocado ice pop may sound unusual, but it's very tasty and has a luscious creamy texture without any dairy. The lime juice not only helps keep the paleta green, it also enhances the flavor of the avocados.


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NJCAA Region 8 Basketball Notebook: January 8
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (January 8, 2019) – The Florida College System Activities Association (FCSAA) has released its NJCAA Region 8 Men's and Women's Basketball Coaches' Polls for January 8 and Player of the Week selections for games played December 31-January 6.
The next poll and player of the week selections will be released January 15.
Follow Region 8 Athletics online throughout the season at www.theFCSAAsports.com, as well as on Facebook and Twitter.
NJCAA Region 8 Men's Basketball Coaches' Poll
The NJCAA Region 8 Men's Basketball Coaches' Poll, with number of first-place votes in parentheses, 2018-19 record, previous ranking and total points in voting by Region 8 men's basketball coaches, the Region 8 Men's Basketball Chair and the FCSAA Scoreboard Coordinator.
Florida SouthWestern (8)
Chipola (2)
Northwest Florida State (2)
Indian River State
Also receiving votes: Pensacola State 11, Hillsborough 5, Santa Fe 3, Gulf Coast State 2.
Dropped from rankings: No. 9 Pensacola State.
NJCAA Region 8 Women's Basketball Coaches' Poll
The NJCAA Region 8 Women's Basketball Coaches' Poll, with number of first-place votes in parentheses, 2018-19 record, previous ranking and total points in voting by NJCAA Region 8 women's basketball coaches, the NJCAA Region 8 Women's Basketball Chair and the FCSAA Scoreboard Coordinator.
Northwest Florida State (13)
Gulf Coast State (4)
Chipola
Florida SouthWestern
Pensacola State
Also receiving votes: Miami Dade 12, St. Petersburg 2, Hillsborough 1.
NJCAA Region 8 Men's Basketball Player of the Week
Jeremy Sheppard, Central Florida
Sophomore - Guard
Averaged 28.0 points, 4.7 rebounds, 4.7 assists, 3.3 steals and 0.3 blocks in three games during the voting period
Shot 56.5 percent (26-of-46) from the field, 56.0 percent (14-of-25) from the three-point line and 81.8 percent (18-of-22) from the free throw line
Led Central Florida to a 3-0 week, including a 71-60 win at No. 25 Eastern Florida State
Scored a season-high 34 points and hit 6-of-8 threes against Polk State
Narrowly missed double-doubles against Harcum (24 points, eight assists) and Eastern Florida State (26 points, nine rebounds)
Other nominees: Kimani Binder, Indian River State; Charles Manning, Florida SouthWestern
NJCAA Region 8 Women's Basketball Player of the Week
Alexus Dye, Gulf Coast State
Sophomore – Forward
Averaged 23.5 points, 15.5 rebounds, 0.5 steals and 2.5 blocks in two games during the voting period
Shot 72.0 percent (18-of-25) from the floor and 57.9 percent (11-of-19) from the free throw line
Led Gulf Coast State to two road wins over ranked opponents
Had 15 points and eight rebounds in the Commodores' neutral-site win over No. 12 Shelton State then delivered a 32-point, 23-rebound effort in a double-overtime victory at No. 3 Tallahassee
Other nominees: Michelle Pruitt, Miami Dade; Daliyah Brown, Miami Dade; Shondell Vickers, Florida SouthWestern; Rita Pleskevich, Broward; Carmella Walker, Daytona State


Two Thirds Water: Dada ki baat sunenge na?
Dada ki baat sunenge na?
You wouldn't really know whether to grab a tissue and sniff into it, or break the goddamn tv when you see this new ad.
We see Saurav Ganguly, who certainly has a special place in our minds, and quite a lot of sympathy, sitting on empty stands.
We imagine that same old guy, the growling aggressive tiger. But then he meows. Yup, literally meows, that he still hopes to get back into the team, and whether he gets in or not, he will always be there to cheer "team India".
And what more, there is a specific cheering tune, even. You're not supposed to yell out something like "Go India Go!!" or "Hip Hip Hurray!!" or "Sachin, go ahead, show them how to play!!".
You are specifically supposed to yell "Ooh Aah India"!! I guess the inspiration was the Iodex ad, and just replace the "Ouch!!" with India, and well, you get the picture, don't you?
And just so that we don't forget our poor former captain's plight, he says "Apne Dada ke baat sunenge na"?
I can understand Pepsi's interest in promoting their drink and trying to make a billion cricket fans out of us poor Indians, but I really can't understand what Ganguly was doing there.
There he was, yelling "Ooh Aah Ouch" (oops, Ooh aah India) on the empty stands like a nincompoop, and then begging "Won't you listen to your Dada?". If he had said proudly "Won't you listen to me?" we would all gladly oblige our most successful captain. But this certainly, is too low.
Suffice to say taht I just am stopping short of calling him a clown.


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• Introductory diving lesson in the swimming pool.
• Dance the night away!
As you know, this was our fourth trip to the Dominican. We had the perfect vacation!! Not one drop of rain and hot, hot, hot.
Everything went great--not one complaint.
The hotel was wonderful, rooms were nice and big.
Service superb (also as usual). We thought the food was alot better this time.
We made a lot of friends with the local people on the beach and at the nearby market. We took gifts for the workers and the locals to trade and had a lot of fun with that.
Seven nights was not long enough. Every time we go somewhere we want to stay longer and longer. We usually take a vacation every two or three months and I'll keep posted on dates.
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We would definitely go back in a heartbeat!!
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We had a wonderful time in Punta Cana!! The weather was great!! We really enjoyed staying at Natura Park and plan to go back.
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Robert Downey Jr. really is Tony Stark! Lenny Kravitz introduces us to a new band mate!
by Charlie V | Aug 05, 2015 Chris Hyndman, one half of CBC-TV's lifestyle series […]
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Chris Hyndman, one half of CBC-TV's lifestyle series "Steven and Chris" was found dead in an alleyway in Toronto on Monday night. Police refused to confirm the report, citing privacy concerns and the lack of an ongoing criminal investigation…Fellow design couple Colin McAllister and Justin Ryan took to Facebook to express their sorrow.Rick Mercer of "Rick Mercer Report" remembered Hyndman as "a great Newfoundland" character.
Kermit the Frog announced today that he & Miss Piggy have broken up! They'll continue to work together on the new Muppet show coming out this fall & he's even found himself a new girlfriend (a pig- what?! Can't a frog have a type?) whose name is Denise. So the Original Muppet Show aired from 1976 to 1981; since than we've enjoyed several muppet movies and specials and Mocumentories…The Muppets are returning to primetime TV this fall. The show actually will debut in Canada before it debuts in the United States. City has the world premiere on Sept. 21. Then the next night, Sept. 22, the show makes its debut on channel-of-origin ABC.
Ironman… aka Robert Downey Jr is the WORLD's highest paid actor for the THIRD year in a row, according to Forbes. $80 million dollars..Running up is Jackie Chan earned $50 million. In 3rd place Vin Diesel with $47 million… Bradley Cooper, Adam Sandler and Tom Cruise are the next 3 on the list….
Zayn quit One Direction last March and now he quits his engagement! He's getting ready to launch a solo career and has been seen around LA celebrating with friends!
Kelly Osbourne is apologizing for condescending remarks she made on live U.S. TV on Tuesday after condemning Donald Trump's statements about Mexican immigrants in America, while suggesting there will be no one to clean his toilets if he booted them all out of the country.
A new member of Lenny Kravitz's band made a surprise onstage appearance in Sweden Monday.
Lenny was rocking out on stage at a theme park in Stockholm during the first song of his set when he bent down and the crotch of his leather pants ripped, exposing ALL of his manhood.


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Rem (russisch: Рєм) bzw. Rėm (Рэм) ist ein männlicher Vorname, der sehr selten auch für weibliche Namensträger verwendet wird. Im Russischen lauten die weiblichen Formen Rema (Рєма) bzw. Rėma (Рэма).

Herkunft und Bedeutung
Der Name Rem ist eine Kurzform für Remigius, aber auch für Vornamen wie Rembrandt, Remington, Remment oder Raymond.

In der Sowjetunion wurde der Name auch als Akronym revolutionärer Begriffe neu interpretiert, wofür 14 verschiedene Bedeutungen festgestellt wurden. Beispiele für die Abkürzungen sind unter anderem:
 революция мировая = Weltrevolution
 революция, электрификация, механизация = Revolution, Elektrifizierung, Mechanisierung
 Революция, электрификация, металлургия = Revolution, Elektrifizierung, Metallurgie
 Революция, электрификация, машиностроение = Revolution, Elektrifizierung, Maschinenbau
 Революция, электрификация, мелиорация = Revolution, Elektrifizierung, Melioration
 Революция, энергетика, мелиорация = Revolution, Energetik, Melioration
 Революция, электрификация, мир = Revolution, Elektrifizierung, Frieden
 Революция, единение, марксизм = Revolution, Einigkeit, Marxismus
 революция, Энгельс, Маркс = Revolution, Engels, Marx
 Революция Энгельса Маркса = Revolution von Engels und Marx
 Радость эпохи марксизма = Freude über die Epoche des Marxismus

Namensträger
 Rem Fowler (1883–1963), britischer Motorradrennfahrer, hier Abkürzung von Rembrandt
 Rem Koolhaas (* 1944), niederländischer Architekt, Abkürzung für Remment
 Rem Murray (* 1972), kanadischer Eishockeyspieler, Abkürzung für Raymond
 Rem Iwanowitsch Solouchin (1930–1988), sowjetischer Physiker
 Rem Iwanowitsch Wjachirew (1934–2013), russischer Manager
 Rem Wiktorowitsch Chochlow (1926–1977), russischer Physiker und Dozent

Einzelnachweise

Kurzform (Vorname)
Russischer Vorname
Männlicher Vorname
Weiblicher Vorname


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Alithini of Alithini Irakleiou (Grieks: Αληθινή of Αληθινή Ηρακλείου) is een plaats op het Griekse eiland Kreta, op circa 4 km ten zuiden van Moires. Alithini telt 148 inwoners (2001).

Alithini behoort tot de deelgemeente (dimotiki enotita) Moires, van de fusiegemeente (dimos) Faistos, in de Griekse bestuurlijke regio (periferia) Kreta.

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Corruption has become a household topic these days with almost everybody talking about corruption and how much money our country is losing because of it. While this is a welcome change, systemic changes will only happen when we stand together and put up a united front against the institutionalized form of corruption system. Towards this, the role of youth and especially students becomes very critical. This very thought along with the problems we faced in trying to correct the system at NIT Warangal (previously REC Warangal) has inspired us to start "Asthra".
Our motto is to make the current education system "Transparent and corruption free". (www.theasthra.org). We started off as a group of NIT Warangal alumni. We are now trying to bring together the alumni and students of various colleges of AP, to start the fight against corruption and to encourage the use of Right to Information (RTI). Consequently, here we are , inviting you to the gathering .
Dr Nutan Thakur, Journalist and RTI activist.
A warm welcome to one and all from the Asthra team.


Samar Al-Swailem, Samuel Yiu, Abdullah Al-Assiri, Nasira Asghar, Albaraa Al-Qassimi; Phenotype of Keratoconus Patients at King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2013;54(15):5300.
To identify the demographic profile, management and phenotype of Keratoconus (KC) patients referred to the largest governmental tertiary eye institute in Saudi Arabia.
Retrospective cohort analysis by reviewing charts of 1000 KC patients referred between Jan.-Dec 2010. Amsler-Krumeich classification (based on mean keratometry "K" numbers) was used for staging the disease severity in KC.
The mean age at diagnosis and referral were 21.6 and 28.1 years, respectively. Male to female ratio was 2:1. Central, south and north regions of Saudi Arabia were mostly the main referral regions. Ocular and systemic atopy was present in 25.2%. Mean central corneal thickness was 390 (range, 221-619) um. Staging asymmetry between both eyes in bilateral (95.4%) cases were present in 53.8%. More male patients were significantly diagnosed early in mild stage (stage1; mean K<48D), while, more female patients in advanced one (stage 4; mean K>55D). Advanced stage was significantly diagnosed at a younger age group : 19.76 years. Uncorrected visual acuity decreased with increasing disease staging (better than or equal 20/80 in 46.4% of stage 1, while worse than 20/200 in 39.1% of stage 4). Best corrected visual acuity, with either spectacles or contact lenses (CL), was 20/40 or better in 79.7% of eyes. But only 19.6% total eyes achieved 20/40 with spectacles in comparison to total eyes fitted with CL. Single or combined management modalities for all eyes included: spectacles (15.4%), CL (57.6%), corneal collagen cross-linking (3.9%%), corneal rings (10.6%) and lamellar/penetrating keratoplasty (39.3%). Corneal rings were done for eyes in mild (62%), moderate (35%), and advanced (3%). Sub epithelial and deep stromal scarring was present in 61.2% of eyes required keratoplasties, and 2/3 of which having stage moderate and advanced stages. Male patients tended significantly to have keratoplasty done at 20-30 years, while female patients at more than 30 years of age.
In this hospital-based KC study, the severity is high with an early onset and more rapid progress to advanced stage at a younger age. Female patients had more sever disease. These may be related to genetic and / or environmental factors. The results have implications for KC screening in Saudi Arabia (and probably nearby Middle-Eastern countries), to improve early detection and managment.


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Winter Whitewater: Part I
You Can't Plan for Everything
Last week, I wrote about using the distraction of adventure to cultivate a happy state of mind. In this article, I share a whitewater example of me practicing what I preach.
In June 2020, I occupied a 400 square foot cabin in Challis, Idaho. It was good accommodation; the right size in the right place for the right price… not a home, but somewhere to stay. I was waiting for COVID travel restrictions to lift so I could fly to Poland and begin the next chapter of my life.
"Humble Heroes: the Middle Fork's Anderson Family"
I had no idea how long I'd be waiting. Europe closed its borders to Americans and there was no criteria, much less a timeline for reopening. For the first few months, I stayed busy with my book on the Middle Fork's Anderson family. By June, I was getting stir-crazy.
Yes, I was planning an adventure… to Poland to begin a new life. And that should be enough to satisfy anyone. As the weeks turned into months of waiting, however, I needed some positive energy. I needed something to do while waiting for the borders to open. (See how this fits with last Friday's article?)
The year before, a guy I didn't know invited me on a private permit whitewater trip down the Middle Fork in November. Most people hire outfitters to take them on the water through the wilderness, but Todd Nelson and his friends had the knowledge, experience, and gear. I hiked in to join them and it was an eye-opening experience.
Backpackers, by definition, carry their camp, food, and clothing everywhere they go. I learned to keep long-distance pack weight around fifty pounds and most of that weight was fixed. There was little room for luxury.
I spent years exploring the Frank Church Wilderness on foot but had never been on the whitewater. We travelled on the Middle Fork for 50 miles in ten days, at least half those days in relatively luxurious camps. The river guys showed me a new way of roughing it.
Todd (left) & the Bristols on the Middle Fork
I was amazed at the difference in style. They had coolers of food; fresh eggs and bacon for breakfast, venison and sausages and other dinner meats, and homemade meals in freezer bags. Large tents with propane heaters, lawn chairs, grills and propane stoves… not to mention refreshments. It was hard-man glamour camping in the wilderness and I loved every minute of it.
The whitewater adventure was worth doing again, so I called to ask for another ride. Todd confirmed they were planning a repeat in 2020. When he made it happen, I felt reenergized: I had an adventure to keep me motivated while I waited for COVID to pass.
Whitewater in November
The Middle Fork of the Main Salmon is a designated Wild & Scenic River, which is our nation's strongest form of protection for free-flowing rivers and streams. It cuts through 100 miles of alpine forest, high desert, and impassable canyons on its way through the Frank Church Wilderness (which locals call 'The Frank'). Late in the year when the water is low, only the lower half can be safely navigated. Most people hire whitewater outfitters; Todd and I would crew a boat and join the Bristols again for our trip. We would fly in mid-November…. long after the official river-running season ended.
Landing at Lower Loon in November
When I'm evangelizing the benefits of adventure, I often say "anyone can do this", but it's not true about this river thing. Anyone can hike, but it takes great skill to pilot a 14' foot raft through the Class III and IV rapids on the Middle Fork. I saw only a half-dozen boats downriver of the last airstrip on our ten-day trip the previous year. It takes more than good gear and skill; you'll need plenty of 'savvy and salt' for a late season trip on the river through The Frank.
Every fall, a few dozen hunting parties fly into Loon Creek or Bernard Ranger Station along the river, set up wall tents, and hunt within walking distance. And there are other hunters camped on those flats; 6-8 groups at a time. It's a genuine backcountry experience, but they're near an airstrip and have radios. Remote, but not isolated.
Those who hunt as they run whitewater down the river are on their own once they pass the last airstrip at the Flying B Ranch. And even if you have to ditch your rafts past that point, you can still hike out until you pass the confluence with Big Creek. From there, the last twenty miles of the Middle Fork runs through the Impassable Canyon, so named because the only way out is via the river. Very few people pass through the canyon without the services of professional guides and most of those go in the summer.
Gearing Up for Adventure
Todd and Chad were professional guides. Not full-time anymore; they were grown and mostly settled, but mindful to make time for adventure. They moved to Idaho from Wisconsin to pursue adventure when they were young. Taking wild work where they could find it, they learned to pack stock, guide hunters, and pilot rafts on Idaho's whitewater. They knew all about adventure and passed it on to their kids. Chad brought his son Tristin on both trips, and Tristin brought a friend. Everyone on the 2020 trip was experienced and enthusiastic.
Weather; Like It Or Not
The weather was unsettling, unfortunately. Our charter pilot took us in a day early to beat an oncoming front. The forecast was heavy and hard, and we joked anxiously about it the morning of our departure.
After unloading the plane and assembling the rafts, we floated only a few miles before setting up a camp near Hospital Bar. Chad and the young men hiked up the ridge to the north. They planned to hunt that area two days, so Todd and I would stay at main camp while they spiked out.
The second morning at Hospital Bar, I woke to eight inches of snow. Todd was up early clearing the boats. The weather front had arrived dramatically.
Big Weather on the Middle Fork
After picking up the Bristol crew and packing camp, we headed downriver. The sky cleared and it got colder when the cloud blanket lifted. A day later, while the hunters were out, the weather came back in. I slept in a -20 degree sleeping bag with two ground pads and it was cold when I woke up. It was dark, too, which felt bad; the heaviness of the second wave was on me before I got out of bed.
Snow was blowing sideways as Todd tended to a fire. It was futile; even when it burned, the heat died a foot from the flames. We made coffee with Irish cream and sat quietly in the storm together. Outdoorsmen like the feel of nature on the face but, even smiling and courageous, we couldn't overcome the vibe.
"Did you look at the boats?" he asked.
Conditions Bad & Getting Worse
There was ice in the water. Halos formed around the rocks on the river's edge; moving water was freezing. At first fascinated, I felt suddenly anxious. Looking further out into the river, I could see the whole body of water slushing up.
(Continues with Part II on Friday, January 13th)
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Damn brother, I can feel that cold again. I think you are exaggerating when you said the heat, from the fire, made it a foot! I still feel bad for New Guy, Cheese, Jockey and the other guy whose tents had collapsed in the first storm…..
It's getting cold just reading this story.It seems that Mother Nature was testing your endurance limit.


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New York Times: Trump Impeachment Is on the Ballot
This article appeared online at TheNewAmerican.com on Monday, October 15, 2018:
It's official: Peter Baker, the chief White House correspondent for the New York Times, the mouthpiece for the liberal establishment, has written that, if the Democrat Party takes the House in the midterms just three weeks away, it will move to impeach the president in the next Congress: "While Democrats are largely ducking the topic on the campaign trail, few in Washington doubt that impeachment will be on the table if they win the House on Nov. 6."
And, warns Baker, such impeachment proceedings are likely to make the Kavanaugh confirmation hearings look like a Sunday School class disagreeing over which Scriptures to study:
If that happens, anyone who thought the battle over Justice Kavanaugh's confirmation was ugly and divisive should buckle up, because history suggests it would provide only a small taste of what lies ahead. The impeachment drives against Andrew Johnson, Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton tore at the nation's fabric, but an effort to remove Mr. Trump could lead to an even more incendiary conflict, thanks to the advent of social media and Mr. Trump's brand of blowtorch politics.
Mr. Trump is already taking the threat seriously and using it as a campaign tool to rouse Republican voters from their lethargy. At a rally in Iowa last week, the president scoffed at the threat: "You get impeached for having created the greatest economy of our country, just about, right? The best job numbers in the history of our country, just about, right? The greatest trade deals, which we've just finished, in the history of our country?"
Deep into his article, Baker admits that such an effort is likely doomed to fail: "A Democratic House might impeach him, but even if Democrats take the Senate, they would still be far from the two-thirds necessary for conviction, meaning that 15 or more Republicans [in the Senate] would have to go along. Such a scenario seems unlikely."
So it's a political tactic that could fail, but the House could come up with enough charges under the 25th Amendment to impeach the president, especially if California Representative Maxine Waters assumes the chair of the House Financial Services Committee. Given that committee's power to subpoena Trump's income tax returns and other financial records, Waters hopes to find something of substance to help build the impeachment case: "If there is information [there] that is going to be unveiled about what has been going on in the White House or Donald Trump or the Treasury, it will come out."
It all depends on if the Democrats succeed in flipping 24 seats on November 6. The tides shift on almost a daily basis. Following the Kavanaugh confirmation hearings, an NPR/PBS News Hour/Marist poll showed that any "wide Democratic enthusiasm advantage that has defined the 2018 campaign up to this point has disappeared," with the director of the poll admitting that "the Republican base was awakened" by those hearings.
Last week's generic poll from Rasmussen showed that the gap favoring Democrats since the first of the year had disappeared entirely.
But the CBS News/YouGov Battleground Tracker's results released on Sunday showed that "our Democratic seats estimate has slowly but steadily ticked up … this summer. Our current estimate is four seats higher than it was in August. CBS News concluded:
If the elections were held today, Democrats would stand to win 226 seats (more than the 218 needed for a majority) with Republicans winning the remaining 209.
[But] the margin of error on each of these estimates is plus or minus 14 seats, which means that there's still the prospect of Republicans retaining control. This range of possible outcomes in the model is wider than it was this summer. Many key races are extremely close, and it wouldn't take much movement from where things stand now to swing many seats in either direction.
And the Cook Political Report has the Democrats taking 205 House seats and the Republicans taking 199, leaving 31 a "toss-up."
The view from across the pond is helpful. The Telegraph, the British daily newspaper, has been conducting its own polls, which "show that the Democrats are around [seven] percentage points ahead of the Republicans, standing at an average of 47.1 percent compared to the Republicans' 40 percent." But, added the Telegraph, "Both the House of Representatives and the Senate are decided by a series of local elections, which means that the Republicans may still hold both houses."
The wild card is the president himself. Committed to a last-minute blitz of campaign rallies to support those local Republican candidates, the president's own poll numbers are improving significantly, especially since the successful Kavanaugh confirmation and the release of Pastor Andrew Brunson from Turkey over the weekend.
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Lecture 122: Another Book Chesterton Did Not Write
Shortly before his death, it was announced that Chesterton was going to write a book on Napoleon. If he even started to, no manuscript has been found. And as to what it would have contained, we can only speculate based on scattered references to Napoleon that appear throughout his published essays.
It is clear that Chesterton would have offered a defense of Napoleon that would have come in the face of an almost universal English disapproval. Chesterton compares the English version of Napoleon to the Tudor version of Richard III, who is a villain because the victors have been the only ones telling the story. Wellington defeated Napoleon, and English history tells only of the defeated French general who deserved his defeat. A tyrant. An egotistical little beast. A devil. The Corsican Ogre.
But Chesterton argues that Napoleon was not a devil. First of all, we have discounted all the adoration felt for Napoleon by his own soldiers, and we have "believed nothing but a few obscure libels written in London about Boney as a bogey who ate children. Napoleon may not have been so noble as his followers thought; but he was not so black as he was painted by hack liars who had never been within a hundred miles of him." (Listener, Oct. 3, 1934)
His soldiers admired him "not merely because he was a conqueror, but also because he was a soldier. He ruled France not because he had conquered it, but because he had conquered its enemies." (Daily News, July 24, 1909)
We should leave off talking nonsense about Napoleon, and especially talking nonsense against Napoleon… What he was doing, what he was driving at, why he was what he was, and what the whole terrific business was all about, none of us seems to have had any notion then, and none of us seems to have any notion now. What is wanted is not glorification of Napoleon, still less glorification of him as a demi-god, which is even worse than denunciation of him as a demon. What is wanted is a calm and candid consideration of him as a historical human being, and of the things he stood for, which were much more important than himself. This is the one thing that nobody will do for Napoleon; and the trick by which his reasonable fame still suffers is simple enough.
The trick consists of first artificially attiring him in all the terrors of a superman, and on that ground denying him the rights of a man… (Illustrated London News, May 21, 1921)
Chesterton points out the irony that in the modern world, the rule is that fictitious characters are too "tinted with every shade of shady or shabby grey," but historical characters are always painted in "sensational black and white." (Illustrated London News, June 17, 1922)
He grants that Napoleon was sometimes cruel. And yes, he was vain, but he was also a genius, which no one denies. His vanity was the "innocent and active" vanity of a schoolboy. He was "bullet-headed and ambitious," a quality that enabled him to inspire his troops to great victories. But it also made him more straightforward in his diplomacy, and less of a bully than the diplomats before or after him. He honestly enthusiastic for the cause of French justice and equality, and, very importantly to Chesterton, honestly in love with a woman.
If he was not always a Christian, he was always a pagan, or what we would call a pious pagan. He stood for a mass of customs that are reflected in the Code Napoleon, a legislation who recognizes as the central figure of its family council, says Chesterton, that terrible person, the French grandmother. His pagan culture was Latin culture and the center of his culture was agriculture. "It desires the human family to stand on its own feet, within the frontiers of its own land. With that object it was revolutionary. With that object it is conservative." (Illustrated London News, May 21, 1921) And it is precisely what separates the French Revolution from the Bolshevist Revolution.
Chesterton would have argued that the Code Napoleon finds its economic expression in a peasantry. The family "is the supreme and sacred institution of Latin society; and whether we are to be the friends or foes of that society, we shall be wise to understand it better. The men who are professing to reconcile all nations do not attempt to understand it at all." (Illustrated London News, June 17, 1922)
This essay was first published in the November/December 2016 issue of Gilbert! magazine.
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