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The Speaker vote fiasco
Republican leader of the House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy failed to get a majority of the members present and voting even after three attempts, so they adjourned until noon on Wednesday. In the interim, there is going to a lot of pleading, yelling, and arm twisting in an effort to get to the magic number of 218.
Frankly, I did not see this coming. I did think that the hardliners in the Republican caucus would defeat McCarthy on the first vote to show their displeasure but I expected the two sides to arrive at some face-saving compromise that would enable both sides to declare victory. But not only did that not happen, the vote against McCarthy increased by one on the third round.
There are 435 members in the body and the last election results split 222-213 in favor of Republicans. But one Democratic member from Virginia died soon after the election, which means that Democrats have only 212 votes and a special election to fill the seat will be held on February 21. It seems like a safe Democratic seat so the final result will be the same as before. But given the razor-thin margins and the rules for voting for the Speaker, this could be significant.
One odd feature of this process is that the election of the Speaker has to be the first order of business. It is only after that happens that the new members of Congress can be sworn in and the body proceed with business. This seems weird to me. Usually one has to be sworn in to be considered to have joined a body so until they are sworn in, they cannot vote any bills. An exception has been made for organizational business such as electing the Speaker so that is why we have 435 people who are not sworn in voting for the Speaker. The Speaker is the one who then swears in all the members en masse. It seems like it would make more sense for (say) a member of the Supreme Court to swear in all the members first.
I discussed in an earlier post what happened on previous occasions where there were multiple votes for Speaker, on one occasion going over 100. It appears that when calculating the majority, members who vote present or abstain are not counted in the total.
So what happened in the three votes? On all three rounds, Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries got all 212 votes in his caucus. In the first two rounds, McCarthy got just 203, losing 19 of his caucus, and in the third he got 202, losing one more. To add to the bizarre nature of the proceedings, on the third vote, 20 rebel Republicans voted for Jim Jordan for Speaker leaving McCarthy with just 202, even though Jordan nominated McCarthy and voted for him. Furthermore, the 20 rebels belong to the extreme wing of the GOP that parrots the Trump line. But even though Trump initially said that he supported McCarthy (who has been shamelessly groveling before him for the past six years), that did not seem to sway them.
Not surprisingly, things have become quite acrimonious.
In recent days, Republicans have resorted to name-calling and making threats against their fellow GOP colleagues. One McCarthy ally, Rep. Kat Cammack, R-Fla., accused McCarthy foes of opposing him just to pad their campaign coffers.
"Who's raising money off of standing up to power, while conveniently forgetting that Kevin McCarthy funded their campaigns, that he came to their districts and did events for them," Cammack said. "And now they're sending out emails saying, 'Oh, give me $5 because I'm standing up to the establishment and draining the swamp.'"
"I don't care if it's the first ballot or the 97th ballot, Kevin McCarthy will be speaker of the House," she said.
Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, was less diplomatic in expressing his frustration with the McCarthy opponents.
"There's a group of people who have deeply miscalculated," Crenshaw said. "They've calculated that people will see them as these noble freedom fighters fighting for a cause. They can't seem to say what the cause is. That makes them look pretty f—ing stupid. And they are pretty f—ing stupid."
How will this end up? Beats me. Both sides seem to have dug in their heels but something has to give so that the the House of Representatives is not brought to a standstill. McCarthy has wanted to be Speaker from his earliest days in politics and ran for the position eight years ago but was thwarted by the right wing of his party. It may seem like deja vu but he is not going to give up his dream easily.
sonofrojblake says
something has to give so that the the House of Representatives is not brought to a standstill
Why does it matter to the Republicans if the House is brought to a standstill? Serious question. There's a Dem president -- it's not like stuff THEY want is coming down the pike for approval, so who cares if the House just messes about for the next day/week/month/two years?
Bruce says
I think the theory is the House members are members once their election is certified by their state, and their term starts Jan. 3. So they can vote to organize themselves just fine once that happens.
But they are not "sworn" members until they get sworn in.
So they can vote for chair. But they can't pass laws, or even vote to approve paying their own staff until then.
So if the chair isn't elected by Friday, staffers living in expensive DC will have to have their next paycheck delayed for two weeks! Plus other Congressional business.
ardipithecus says
They need a speaker eventually because without that they can't make committees and can't investigate Hunter Biden
Lassi Hippeläinen says
Vladimir Putin must be laughing…
Raging Bee says
No, Putin's not laughing at all — he needs his tools to work together to undermine America.
JM says
McCarthy lost two more votes today and then the Senate closed shop for the day. The situation seems very static as the vote isn't changing. McCarthy's position is getting weaker if anything. McCarthy can only afford to lose 4 votes and is running 20 short.
There is probably nothing else that McCarthy can offer at this point but McCarthy is likely to keep trying. He has nothing else to do, it's either win or he is done.
He has nothing else to do, it's either win or he is done.
Just like his entire party!
The Senate is running a 6th round of voting today. Apparently they didn't close for the day, just shut down for a couple of hours of private negotiations. Looks like McCarthy has failed this vote also. That they held this vote at all makes me think some of the Senators are telling him they will vote for him and then pulling their vote and have done this multiple time. Because the math on him winning is simple. After the first couple why is keep voting unless he thinks he is winning?
Meant Representatives not Senators there.
Deepak Shetty says
To me it looks like some libertarian billionaire(s) has bought the 20 dissidents and is different from the billionaires who have bought the establishment.
See how badly Government functions -- See how they cant get anything done -- Do you really want this dysfunctional body to be in charge of your taxes ? medical ? regulations ?
jenorafeuer says
So, basically it looks like we're seeing an argument between the current version of the 'Establishment' (we want a fascist autocracy, but we understand we actually need to have the government running long enough to do that) and the hardliners of the 'Freedom Caucus' (we're just going to act like screaming toddlers until we get what we want).
Basically between the fascists who understand that they need to do the work, and the ones who seem to think that if they scream loud enough they'll just get what they want because it has sadly worked out well enough for them in the past that they don't see any need to do any sort of compromise or change now.
Erk1/2 says
I'd think that in a more sane time, this situation would result in McCarthy making promises of giving the chair of certain committees to the Dems for votes, or the GOP offering up a "centrist" speaker candidate in order to not be ruled by their wingnut faction. Has such a thing happened in last 100 years? I don't know much of US political minutiae.
I don't think either case could work in the current political atmosphere, because I think a lot more of the GOP would defect in either case.
@Erk1/2:
I don't know about the U.S. either; I do know that in Canada, the Speaker of the House has a few times been a member of the opposition party rather than the party in power. Despite the Speaker's ability to set the tone and pace of things, the fact that the Speaker can't vote except to break ties (and must always vote to uphold the status quo, which means they can't ever vote to bring down the government) if the winning party has a very very slim margin of seats, it is often in their best interests to have the Speaker be from the Loyal Opposition and thus deprive the Opposition of a vote.
According to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speaker_of_the_House_of_Commons_(Canada)#Opposition_speakers this has happened three times, the last time quite recently. It generally only happens if the party in power only has a plurality of seats rather than a majority, because minority governments are always potentially one important vote away from dissolution.
@12 Erl1/2: The current dispute is essentially unique in the past century. When there have been disputes it's been between 2 leaders of the majority party trying to secure the job. This all happens behind the scenes and when the time for the vote comes up everybody lines up to vote for the party nominee.
There may be a couple of renegade votes but this only happens when the majority party has a big enough margin that victory is assured.
For the same reason voting across party lines is unknown. The majority has already lined up enough votes to win before the voting. Voting across party lines could only anger your own party.
In theory a deal could be done to secure Democratic party votes but it's hard to see how. Anything of value to the Democrats would cost Republican votes. Even just structuring the deal would be hard because McCarthy or any other potential speaker would be under great pressure to double cross the Democrats.
John Morales says
If this were, say, the UK or Australia (yes, not the same system, but still) then the Republicans would be seen to be not very competent at governing themselves, and would be ceding to the opposition.
A party that can't govern itself is not a good look.
(Wasn't their obstinate unity one of their strengths over recent cycles?)
@jenorafeuer:
Interesting, despite being Canadian and reasonably interested in our politics, I didn't know about the strategy of electing an opposition member to be speaker in order to deny them a vote.
@JM
Interesting that power-sharing seems to have never happened in recent history.
It's only happened three times in Canadian history, all during minority governments, so aside from the fact that there was discussion about it when Harper did it in 2006, I probably wouldn't have known about it either. And it has to be accepted by the other party as well (someone can obviously just refuse to stand for the office) so this only happens when there's a certain amount of deal-making done. People have refused before; Diefenbaker tried to offer it to the opposition and failed. And since the Speaker has power to control who gets to speak when (within certain limits) it's sometimes worth giving up the vote for.
Though it's noted on the Wikipedia page that all three times this has actually happened, it has been the Conservative (or Progressive Conservative) party forming the government, and a Liberal taking the job of Speaker.
@John Morales
If this were, say, the UK or Australia (yes, not the same system, but still) then the Republicans would be seen to be not very competent at governing themselves, and would be ceding to the opposition
Are you saying that about the UK with a straight face ? After Liz Truss , the Tories did not "cede" to the opposition
Well, Deepak — they hastily got rid of her ASAP, lest they do so.
Her position had, as the quaint terminology has it, become untenable.
Mind you, they burned through a shitload of political capital in the process.
Anyway, that's not what's happening to the Republicans, is it? Their loonies are fucking everything up, and nothing is being done to reform the party.
Ok. But thats not the same as ceding to the opposition. And I doubt even the Australians do that.
Their loonies are fucking everything up,
So people say , and yet McCarthy will offer to move more to the right and the 200 odd not so extreme republicans will still vote Aye. And the southern states and others will still vote Republican and will send Gaetz and Boebert next time or if not them someone as bad. In what world is it "fucking everything up?".
When your platform is Government is bad -- This doesnt hurt as much as people think.
Deepak:
Which is why I employed the subjunctive mood and a conditional: if it were thus in those milieus, then it would be. But, since it's not in those milieus, it isn't.
(Mind you, we in Oz have our moments)
In what world is it "fucking everything up?".
So… everything is fine, and getting better. Right?
Things are going just as they should.


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It is otherwise called as Transformation of sentence. There are 3 types of sentences such as Simple, Compound and Complex sentence.
A Sentence which has only one subject and one verb or one main clause.
Here you can see very well that, it is simple sentence with one main clause.
It has one main clause and one or more sub-ordinate clause.
Ex: We went when the rain stopped.
When the rain stopped is a subordinate clause.
It consists of two or more main clauses.
Ex: The sun rose and the fog disappeared.
Both underlined phrase are main clause with link word of "and" in mid.
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Simple: It consists only one finite verb.
Inspite of, despite of, being and on account of, are used in simple sentence to identify it in easier way.
Eventhough, although, since, unless, through are used in complex.
But, so, stil, yet & and etc are used in compound sentence.
As priya was intelligent everyone praised her.
It is complex, because As Priya was intelligent is Subordinate clause and Everyone praised her is main clause.
Every one praised Priya for her intelligence.
It is simple, because one finite verb is used.
It is compound, because 2main clause are there.
Everyone praised her is 2nd MC.
Also Conjunction "and" is used between 2 main clauses.
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On account of bundth today is a holiday.
As soon as the lady heard the news she fainted.
Choose the complex sentence out of the 4 sentences given below?
Failing prompt payment, the goods must be returned by you.
He was a mere boy but he offered to fight the giant.
He must have done his duty, for he is a conscientious man.
He succeeded although his success was not expected.
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We will have brunch at Eleven o'clock.
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Here Dry is adjective and Clean is Verb.
Which one of the following compound noun is wrong?
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NASDAQ: TLSA
AIM: TILS
Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis
Hepatocellular Cancer
Our Drugs
Foralumab (TZLS-401)
Milciclib (TZLS-201)
Anti IL-6r (TZLS-501)
StemPrintER™
Proposed Cancellation from AIM
New York/London, 13 January 2020 – Tiziana Life Sciences plc (Nasdaq: TLSA / AIM: TILS), a biotechnology company focusing on the discovery and development of innovative therapeutics for inflammation and oncology indications, announces that it has appointed advisers in relation to an intended redomicile of the Company to Bermuda which is anticipated to occur by Q2-2020, as a consequence of the redomicile the Company will not be seeking to re-admit its ordinary shares on AIM and will therefore seek shareholder consent for its shares to be cancelled from AIM when the redomicile occurs. A further announcement will be made in due course.
Furthermore, the Company intends to cancel its ADR program and have its Bermuda common shares listed on Nasdaq.
The Company is today attending the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco, a copy of the investor presentation that is being used by the Company is available for download from its website at www.tizianalifesciences.com.
About Tiziana Life Sciences
Tiziana is a UK biotechnology company that focuses on the discovery and development of novel molecules to treat human disease in oncology and immunology. In addition to milciclib, the Company is also developing Foralumab for liver diseases. Foralumab is the only fully human anti-CD3 mAbs in clinical development in the world. This compound has potential application in a wide range of autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, such as crohn's disease (CD), nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), primary biliary cholangitis (PBS), ulcerative colitis, multiple sclerosis, type-1 diabetes (T1D), inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis, where modulation of a T-cell response is desirable.
For more information go to http://www.tizianalifesciences.com
The person who arranged for the release of this announcement on behalf of the Company was Kunwar Shailubhai, CEO of Tiziana.
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Today's UserFriendly hits the nail on the head. Is that the fat lady singing, or just a high-pitched whine coming from Lindon, UT?
I've noted in my e-mail inbox that your variation on the Spanish Prisoner con is getting a bit stale, and that as a result, you've upgraded the con to use fake lotteries like the UK national lottery and the European "National" lottery.
While rummaging around in my Internet, I discovered a web standards checklist from August 2004 that still seems relevant today. How can you not love a checklist that cites HTML Dog (accessible forms), A List Apart (various), Position Is Everything (CSS hacks, via a hacks thread), and the W3C (various, again)?
Just another resource for the old web-dev toolbox.
Greetings, Googlers! You may be interested in my code samples, my little Google Maps toy, or my self-congratulatory afflatus. Or maybe you're interested in my theory as to why geeks do some of the things they do? If you're here for outdated Benzene information, see the link in the sidebar; I mostly keep that around for sentimental value, so I won't be linking to it from here.
After running some extremely sophisticated tests (tried a known-good power cord, tried a known-good power supply), I determined that Pestilence needs a new power supply. I took one of my newer machines and unplugged the motherboard power connector; it was long enough to reach Pestilence's motherboard connector, giving the two PCs the look of one car giving the other a jump start. Since a new power supply is a relatively cheap part, I will not be getting the Mini-ITX fanless system I was considering as a replacement.
So the Linux server I use to host hackwater.net from home is down. This is funny because I was discussing just such an occurrence with a co-worker, and when I got home, the server was dead. I suspect a faulty power supply. Or possibly an aged power supply, considering how old this server is. This means most of the little projects I had going on Pestilence (the actual server name) are on hold until I can bring it back up. First, I need to figure out the extent of the damage. I hope the motherboard and cards are OK, as replacing all of these makes no sense on a server this old.


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The Barmouth and County Advertiser and District Weekly News
Issue: 29th April 1915
Mae hawlfraint yr adnodd hwn yn eiddo i Hugh Griffith Roberts, Henddol, Abermaw
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E:.i..f! -w. Che rate nlrs. Roberts, 4, EPWOrtb Cer. The death occurred on Saturday, the 17th inst., after a protracted illness, of Mrs Roberts, the widow of the late Mr William Roberts, of 4, Epworth Terrace, at the age of 65. Mrs Roberts was well known locally, being a native of this town, and a daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Ellis Morris, of Tanyfedw. She was greatly respected by all who knew her, and will be sadly missed at the Park Road C.M. Chapel, where she was a faithful mem- ber. The deceased bad experienced great and sore troubles in the course of her life. Her sorest trial was the loss of her only daughter, 11 years ago, at the early age of 24. Her husband, also, had been ailing for a considerable time pre- vious to his decease. But in the face of all her disappointments and sorrows, Mrs Roberts bore herself with Christian fortitude, her heart and sou! being sus- tained by the peace which passeth all understanding." The internment took place on the fol- lowing Wednesday, the 21st, at Llanaber. The chief mourners were :—Messrs. J. W. anc 0. F. Roberts (sons) Messrs. John, Francis, Robert and Ellis Morris (brothers); Mrs Evans, Tygwyn Cottage, and Mrs Tank, Victoria Hotel (sisters) Miss Olwen Roberts (grand daughter). At the house the service was conducted by the Revs. E. Afonwy Williams arid J. Gwynoro Davies whilst the Revs. E. Vaughan Humphreys and D. Davies (Harlech) officiated at the graveside. General sympathy prevails with the family in their bereavement, and es- pecially with Mr O. F. Roberts, whose devotedness to his mother was so great. The duties of undertakers were carried out by Messrs. Evans and Williams.
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CHURCH AND CHAPEL ORDER OF SERVICES. I ENGLISH. S. John's Church, 11 and 6.30. Llanaber Church, 11.15. Clergy, Rev. R. Lloyd Roberts, M,A. R.D. (rector of the Parish), Rev. R, Ward, B.A., and Rev. T. Lloyd Jones, B.A. Catholic Church, 10.8C and 6.30. Rev. Father Wilcock. Christ Church (English Presbyterian), 11 and 6.30. Prof. David Phillips, M A. English Congregational Church, 11 and 630. Rev. W. Glandwr-Morgan (pastor). WELSH. Llanaber Church, 10 and G. S. David's Church, 10 and G. Caersalem Chapel, 10 and 6. Rev. J. Gwynoro Davies. Park Road Chapel, 10 and 6. Rev. E. Afonwy Williams. Wesleyan Chapel, 10 and 6. Rev. E. J. Parry (pastor1. Siloam Chapel, 10 and 6. Rev. P. H. Lewis (pastor). Baptist Chapel, 10 and G. Rev. Edwin Jones (pastor.
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BARMOUTH COUNCIL. SPECIAL MEETING. A special meeting of the above Council was held on Tuesday night. Present Messrs J. Pryce Jones (chairman); 'I Owen Williams (vice-chairman); John Morgan, Henry Freeman, J. Llewelyn Davies, Edward Williams, D. E. Davies, William Owen, Robert LI. Wil- liams and Rbys Jones with Messrs R. Llewelyn Owen (deputy-clerk) and T. R. Parry (surveyor). I REPAIRING OF ROADS. The Surveyor presented his estimates for repairing the main roads from the Police Station to the Council's boundary at Parsel, an-d also for repairing Park Road. A petition was presented from a number of ratepayers on the Marine Parade calling the Council's attention to the state of the road at the back of Marine Terrace, and the matter was referred to the Surveyor to prepare an estimate for the repairing of same. It was docided to advertise in the Barmouth Advertiser for tenders for tarmacadamizing the main road between the Police Station and Parsel, the cost of same to be covered for a term of three years. It was resolved that the Surveyor should prepare an estimate of the cost of repairing J^ark Road and Jubilee Road. NEW WATER PIPES. The Surveyor presented his estimates for the laying of new water pipes along Penycei, and it was decided that the work should be proceeded with at once.
THE DESTROYERS WAIT!
THE DESTROYERS WAIT! We cull the following from the London Daily Express :—■ This is what Jack thinks of the Ger- man navy, and there is'nt one of his comrades who does'nt think the same. We congratulate Able Se.aman Dick Powell (son of Mr and Mrs Powell, Llan- aber) of ELM, S. destroyer Maori, for the following :— " "Plunging, tossing,and heaving, through a smashing, raging sea, Black and grim as the jaws of death Save for the funnel's flaming breath, The Destroyers wait! Some of our boys are sleeping, the others are manning our guns, But we are always watching and waiting for the Kaiser-Pirate's Huns. "Our foe lie locked in their harbours, with a mine-strewn sea for a gate, Roaring a'drunken chorus, or a frenzied Hymn of Hate.' Yet some day, and somewhere, we'll meet them, in fair and open fight, And we know we are going to beat them, for England, and Honour, and Right. ''Rolling, pitching, and yawning, through a smashing, raging sea, Black and grim as the jaws of death Save for the funnel's flaming breath, The Destroyers wait
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I BARMOUTH. The Cuckoo.—The Cuckoo was heard in the neigbbourbopd of Barmouth last Saturday afternoon. Congi,atulatioiis.At a meeting of the Urban District Council, held on Monday night, the Chairman (Mr J. Pryce Jones) gave a hearty welcome to Mr J. Llewelyn Davies on his return to the Council, and Mr Davies suitably re- sponded. The Late Mr E. W. Ellis.-At the St. David's Church, on Sunday evening, a memorial service was held in memory of the late Mr E. W. Ellis, Staffordshire House, the service being conducted by the Rev. R. Ward, B.A. At the close of the service, the Dead March was played by Miss M. Griffith, Marine Road. Enlisting.—During the last few days the following have enlisted from Bar- mouth :—Mr William Watkins, 3, Peny- bryn (Royal Engineers) Mr Ernest Clark, Dyffryn (R.W.F. Bantams) Mr Harry Whitehead, Park Road (Army Service Corps, Transporl) Mr J. R. Jones, Manchester House (Royal En- gineers). Unionist Club. -The Executive Com- mittee of the Workingmen's Unionist Club met on Thursday evening last at the Club. The following were elected officers for the ensuing year:-Chair- man, Mr John Jones, 12, Marine Ter- race vice-chairman, Mr Ernest Lloyd, Min-y-Mor; caretaker, Capt. Griffith Williams, Beach Road; secretary, Mr William Garnett, Penrhyn View. Bowling Club.—On Thursday night a meeting of the Bowling Club was held at the Masonic Hall, under the chair- manship of Mr Henry Freeman. It was reported that forty-five members had joined the Club last year, and a deputa- tion -was appointed to wait upon the Tennis Club with a view of having the same site-as last year for the Club. It was decided that the membership for the ensuing year should be 2/6. North Wales Union of English Con- gregational Churches.—It is twenty-five years since the above held their meetings at Barmouth. In returning thanks to the English Congregational Church, the Rev. Thos. Lloyd, sec., said:—"The reception given them by the Church was one of the best they bad ever received, and it reflected the greatest credit upon the pastor (Rev. W. Glandwr-Morgan) and people. They were royally treated in beautiful Barmou th. The pastor in his reply said The devotion and work of the members of the Church was a joy and pleasure to his heart. They were glad. to have the Rev. Z. Mather (the first pastor of the Church) and one of tne first deacons—Mr Ellis Evans- present. They missed Mr Meredith Evans, the senior deacon and trustee, who had. devoted so much time and energy to the Church. He bad entered to his rest and his works followed him. Mr John Morgan, deacon, through indisposition was unable to be with them, but was glad to learn he was better. From Australia.—Last week, Mr John Griffith, Tudor House, who emi- grated to Australia, arrived home. French Lessons will be given by a Belgian gentleman. Terms moderate. For further particulars apply to Mr Vanaken, Mona Hotel, Barmouth. Art Picture House—This popular place of amusement continues to draw large audiences nightly and up-to-date pictures are shown. Church Parade. -On Sunday morning at 10 a.m., the Barmouth Volunteer Training Corps will attend the service at Caersalem Chapel when the Rev. Gwynoro Davies will conduct the ser- vice. Urban Council Election.—On Satur- day last an election took place to fill a casual vacancy on the Urban District Council. Two candidates contested the seat, and the following result was made known at 10 p.m. :—Mr J. Llewelyn Davies, St Ann's Sq., 274; Mr Evan Griffith, Cambrian House, 151. Mr R. Llewelyn Owen acted as returning offi- cer, assisted by Mr Emrys Evans, Ll.B. and Mr John Roberts, C.C. Methodist Festival. The annual Calvinistic Methodist Festival for the Dyffryn District was held yesterday (Wednesday) at Caersalem Chapel. The singing was conducted Mr J. J. Thomas, Talsarnau, and Mr R. Roberts, A.C., Dyffryn. The accompanists were Miss Mamie Roberts, London House, and Mr Lewis Williams, Ceylon House. Presentation.— Yesterday (Wednes- day) Mr J. R. Jones, Manchester House, was presented by the Postmaster and Staff at the Barmouth Post Office, with a safety razor suitably inscribed. The presentation was made by Mr John G. Roberts. Mr Jones left this morning (Thursday) for Chatham, where he has joined as an office telegraphist in the Royal Engineers (Regular Army). Llanaber Road Scheme.—On Monday night, at the Council Office, a conference was held between the Urban Council and the local members on the Merioneth County Council with reference to relief work to be carried out at Barmouth. The County Council were represented by Alderman T. Martin Williams, J.P. (chairman of the County Council), Coun- cillor R. W. Jones, Councillor John Ro- berts and Mr E. Vaughton (county sur- veyor). The Urban Council were repre- sented by Meesrs J. Pryce Jones (chair- man), Owen Williams (vice-chairman), John Morgan, R. Lloyd Williams, Henry Freeman, William Owen, D. O. Hugbes, Edward Williams and J. Llewelyn Davies with Messrs R. Llewelyn Owen (deputy clerk) and T. R. Parry (sur. veyor). After a long discussion it was decided to rescind the resolution already passed by the Council to cancel the pro- posed scheme of widening the road on the Llanaber Road and to proceed with the widening of the road in front of King's Crescent, and to proceed with the first scheme, subject to Mr W. W. Greener signing the draft agreement and alao the necessary land been given by the Trustees of the Ty'rgraig Estate. It was reported that the whole scheme would cost C850, and grants would be given to he amount of £ 605.


When King Shahil Varman decided to shift his capital from Bharmour to Chamba, he was probably attracted by its remoteness. Surrounded Shah Madar hills on the east and swift flowing Ravi on the west, Chamba was truly impregnable. While these features kept the invaders away they also made traveling to and from Chamba quite difficult. Thus for a long time the town lay isolated from rest of the world.
However, the scenario is quite different today. With development of roadways traveling has been made easy in Chamba. Now it is easily accessible from every part of India through a network of rail/air and road.
There is no direct rail connectivity to Chamba. Pathankot is the nearest railhead for the city. Those wanting to travel by rail may get down at Pathankot Junction Station and then take up road transport system from there. For list of trains passing through Pathankot Junction Station, you may click here.
Buses for Chamba can be availed from the smaller Bus Stand located near the Pathankot Junction Station. Most of these buses are run by Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC). Many private agencies also run regular bus service in this route. There is also a Taxi Stand located close to this Bus Stand. If you are interested in a swifter and more comfortable journey you may also consider such an option.
If you want to reach Chamba from Pathankot by road there are three options to consider. In each case, you must first take up NH 20, which is also known as Pathankot Mandi Road.
In the first option you need to drive along NH 20 until you reach Nurpur in Himachal Pradesh. From there, you need to take State Highway 28 and keep on driving until you reach Lahru. Here you should turn left to continue on SH 28. Keep on driving until you reach Tunuhatti. From here you take up SH 33, which ultimately takes you to Chamba.
A second alternative is to take SH 27 and then Chamba Road. In this option, you first take NH 20 and then SH 28. Instead of turning left near Lahru to continue on SH 28, you continue straight and meet SH 27, which ultimately meets Chamba Road. Cross the Shitla Bridge across River Ravi to enter Chamba.
The third option is to start on with NH 20 and drive until you reach Haryal. Here at 32.29 N and 75.75 E, you take a left turn and enter State Highway 33. The road passes through Baniket and Chamba to end in Tissa valley. It generally takes around three hours to cover this distance.
To reach Chamba from Gaggal you must first take National Highway 20. It meets State Highway 43 near Hatli at 32.22 N and 76.17 E. The later is also known as Shahpur Chowari Raod. At Chowari you need to take SH 27. Keep driving until you find Chamba Road on your right. Cross the Shitla Bridge across River Ravi to enter Chamba.
It is easy to visit Chamba from Dalhousie, a popular tourist resort near Chamba. If you start in the morning from Dalhousie by taxi you will reach Chamba by lunch. A one way trip by taxi is going to cost you around INR 400. You may also try trailers running between these two cities. In such a case, you may have to pay INR 100 per seat.
Majority of buses plying through Chamba are run by Himachal Road Transport Corporation. The Bus Stand is centrally positioned close to the Chougan on MDR 52 and hence is easily reachable from every corner of the town. While tickets for your bus journey can be bought from the bus stand only you may also avail their online booking option. To contact the Booking Office over telephone you may call at 01899-254280.
Everyday four buses belonging to the Ordinary category leaves Chamba for Pathankot. They start at 8:30 AM, 9:50 AM, 1:30 PM and 11:15 PM respectively. The fare is INR 160.
HRTC also runs three Ordinary buses from Chamba to Gaggal. They leave Chamba at 5:30 AM, 11:30 AM and 5:00 PM respectively. Depending upon the route the fare ranges from INR 229.00 to INR 259.00.
In addition, the Corporation runs four ordinary buses to state capital Shimla. On way they stop at a number of important cities like Kangra, Solan, Una, Hamirpur, Bilaspur etc. Depending upon the route the fare ranges from INR 536 to INR 576.
Buses for Delhi are also available from Chamba. HRTC runs one Ordinary and one Himgaurav (TATA AC) bus from Chamba to Delhi. The fare for the ordinary bus is INR 630and it leaves Chamba at 12:50 PM. The fare for Himgaurav is INR 1,000 and it leaves Chamba at 4:15 PM. Both these buses travel via Pathankot.
Major District Road 52 (MDR 52) is the most important road in Chamba. It starts near Shitla Bridge across Riaver Ravi and then runs right through the town. The most significant areas of the town are located on both sides of this road. Other than this, some other important roads in this city are Chamba Pathankot Road, Dahousie Road, Chamba Bypass Road, Chamunda Road etc.
While private taxis are available for sightseeing, most visitors prefer to walk around the city. This allows them imbibe the spirit of the place and enjoy every moment of the stay.


Donnie knows exactly where we go and what we say. That is so comforting that he is right along with us. Today my Daughter and I were going to the dmv to get a new tag for the car. A stinky smell started to seep into the car. I said that smells like a skunk, it stinks. Right then a car passed us and it's tag read STINK. We seem to be at the right place at the right time to receive an adc that relates to what we are experiencing.


"If you cancel your tenants coverage, you may be breaking up the facts of the lease. Decide whether your coverage is a personal policy or if you've got a set coverage. A personal coverage is one that only covers your family or you as someone. A set policy is one that you get through work. Send an email to your own insurer indicating you need to cancel your existing policy. If you want to cancel a current insurance program, you need to alert the business in writing.


Why is the character reference so important ?
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Evidence may be adduced in sentencing proceedings for the purposes of establishing that, apart from the commission of the offence for which the offender is to be sentenced, the offender is a person of "good behaviour" or "otherwise" of good behaviour.
"Another, but less articulated, reason for considering good character in the sentencing context appears to involve the idea that those morally good person is less deserving of punishment for a particular offence than a morally neutral or bad person who committed an identical offence.
People who are charged with a criminal offence are often guilty of that offence. National Criminal Lawyers are well versed in assessing and advising on whether a person should plead guilty to an offence or whether a defence at law exists.
The Court must consider these mitigating factors when making an order for an appropriate sentence.
Having regard to the above factors which is contained in Law, a prudent Criminal Lawyer would advise their client to show evidence of remorse and contrition. The best ways to do this is by an offender preparing characters references by a person of standing and a letter of apology.
Below is a guide on how to write a character reference and letter of apology.
How to write a character reference ?
References are an extremely important part of a plea of guilty in Court. They are generally tendered without question, and always effect the severity of any applicable penalty, often to a marked degree. Clearly, this is a client's golden opportunity to impress upon the court what a marvellous, hardworking, family and community orientated person you they are.
folded up in envelopes. Have originals all together at court and email me the references as soon as they are available to you. As I may suggest amendments.
The references should not be identical. If all the references read the same, then they will hold much less weight.
The consequence of any penalty on the person e.g. loss of job, employment prospects, etc.
Has the subject appeared to regret the offence? How has it affected him on a personal, financial or business level? Have you noticed a change in his attitude since the offence?
If dealt with leniently on penalty, are you confident that he would not re-offend? Provide some reason/s.
Family reasons such as care for a child or elderly parents, sickness etc of yourself or another who relies upon your ability to drive.
The offender should show understanding of the seriousness of the offence e.g. impact on the community, yourself and others in your life.
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If you have been charged with any Criminal offence our Team at National Criminal Lawyers are well versed and specialists in addressing on penalty and otherwise achieving favourable outcomes. Please contact our office on 02 9893 1889 or visit www.nationalcriminallawyers.com.au for more information about your options.


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The Ntsebeza Inquiry moving into hearings phase
The Ntsebeza Inquiry moving into…
Johannesburg, 31 January 2018 – The Ntsebeza Inquiry established by the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA), with the aim of independently investigating allegations that some of its members employed by KPMG allegedly engaged in conduct in contravention of the SAICA Code of Professional Conduct, is entering the next phase of its investigation.
After its call for submissions, the panel, which is chaired by Advocate Dumisa Ntsebeza SC, made the decision to extend the submission period in response to requests for an extension from various parties. Some asserted that the submission period was too short for them to submit meaningful statements to the panel. "We felt that it would be beneficial to the investigation to have all the facts that we could gather, rather than creating an insurmountable barrier as a result of a timeline set based on an estimation", said Adv Ntsebeza SC.
Advocate Dumisa Ntsebeza SC says he is confident that now that the panel has combed through the voluminous submissions, it is ready to start the hearings. "We believe that 19th February 2018 is a fair start date as it will give those who we will call in to state their case, as well as the evidence leader, enough time to prepare".
The Chairperson further stated that it is important that both witnesses and respondents are given an opportunity to defend their statements and positions. "We want to ensure that the process is fair and that we are able to hand SAICA a report that is as comprehensive as possible, and with findings that are defensible. We understand that members of the public would want to see swift action in this highly emotive matter, but it is important that we do not fall prey to hasty judgments that may prejudice individuals", he said.
The panel will systematically work through the different cases drawn from the submissions. In some instances the panel received multiple submissions on the same matter. Adv Ntsebeza SC says that hearings will start on the SARS matter first. KPMG had on its own volition withdrawn their SARS report, further fanning allegations that the report was flawed. The Inquiry intends to determine whether there is evidence that the SAICA members, involved in the investigation that led to the KPMG report, had breached SAICA's Code Professional of Conduct.
The Inquiry will first give those who lodged complaints with the panel an opportunity to state their case. Thereafter the implicated SAICA members will be given an opportunity to respond. "We naturally hope that we will be able to confine the hearings within our timeline, but have to give individuals the opportunity to cross examine where appropriate", says Adv Ntsebeza SC. This could add to the time allocated to the panel to conclude its investigation. Adv Ntsebeza SC has committed to keep the public appraised of the panel's progress.
The panel wishes to thank members of the public as well as organisations who have assisted it thus far.
MMMG Attorneys Inc.
Ms Tebogo Motsai
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Conversations with African Poets and Writers
The Library of Congress, African and Middle Eastern Division and Poetry and Literature Center in partnership with The Africa Society of the National Summit on Africa invite you to a reading and book signing with Award-winning Nigerian Novelist Helon Habila. The author will read excerpts from his novel "Oil On Water" and discuss his new anthology "The Granta Book of the African Short Story"
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The African and Middle Eastern Division Reading Room
LJ -220 Thomas Jefferson Building
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For additional information contact: Angel Batiste (202) 707 – 1980 or abat @loc.g
Vitabu features the memorable sixth chapter of Bakar Mansaray's new book
Bakar Mansaray, the founder of the Mandingo Scrolls blog and winner of the 2017 Writer-of-the-Year, Afro-Canadian Heroes Award, is known for his riveting short stories and tales of life in his native Sierra Leone. In his new book, My Afro-Canadian Chronicle, published by Sierra Leonean Writers Series, the author sheds a personal light on the devastating effects of underdevelopment on a country that went through one of the most atrocious civil wars in modern history.
"For those who have read books of literature, history and anthropology from Sierra Leone and yet harbour the sinking feeling that there had to be a missing link between narratives, Bakar's book provides that missing link to complete the national narrative," writes novelist and poet Oumar Farouk Sesay in the Foreword.
"This autobiography is a portrait painted on a canvas of memory in vivid and sometimes dark hues, telling a story only a mind as lucid as the author's can tell.
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Vitabu Reads: Ponder My Thoughts Vol. 1 by Andrew Keili
Andrew Keili's shrewd, introspective, oftentimes hilarious commentaries in Ponder My Thoughts Vol. 1 are much like the opinion articles he wrote in the mid-2000s, when he explained post-war Sierra Leone, its management, or lack of it, in local, regional, and national government. How we see things depends on where we stand on Sierra Leonean--ness, society, and politics.
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From the harbour, a long sand-bank stretches across the entrance, or rather estuary, and it must be approached on the south point, on which is Carpenter's rock, to be seen at low water but covered at high, which ships safely avoid by taking a wide berth...The only danger to be apprehended is during the Tornado season, when such is its violence that ships are frequently driven from their anchors.
The appearance of the Colony from sea is particularly marked by a high-peaked mountain, which, from its conical shape, is commonly called the "sugar-loaf" in the neighborhood of which are three other hills of minor attraction. The most elevated is seen above the clouds, and may be described at the distance of thirty or forty miles, perhaps more, long before the low land. (William Whitaker Shreeve. Sierra Leone: The Principal British Colony on the Western Coast of Africa, 1847 pp 21.).
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Q: Convert API errors codes to exceptions I'm working on a PHP interface to some API which can return many (up to one hundred) different error codes. My interface is supposed to throw an exception when such a code is encountered. My PHP is a bit rusty, therefore I'm unsure what would be the most suitable option for a present day php programmer:

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*have a separate MyApiThisAndThatError class for each error code?

*or have a generic class MyApiError and provide API error code as an argument?

I'm also open to alternative suggestions.

A: TLDR: Use a generic MyApiException class that includes the API Error code.
Ralph Schindler wrote a nice article on the general topic at http://ralphschindler.com/2010/09/15/exception-best-practices-in-php-5-3
If you read the whole thing, you will see a section Best Practices In Library Code that demonstrates (I've modified his example for this context):
// usage of bracket syntax for brevity
namespace MyCompany\Component {

    interface Exception
    {}

    class MyApiException
        extends \RuntimeException
        implements Exception
    {}

    class Component
    {
        public static function doSomething()
        {
            $myApiCall->doSomthing();
            if ($myApiCall->hasError) {
                throw new MyApiException($myApiCall->getMessage(), $myApiCall->getErrorCode);
            }
        }
    }
}

Assuming the above code, if one were to execute MyCompany\Component\Component::doSomething(), the exception that is emitted from the doSomething() method can be caught by any of the following types: PHP's Exception, SPL's RuntimeException the component's MyCompany\Component\MyApiException, or the component's MyCompany\Component\Exception. This affords the caller any number of opportunities to catch an exception that emanates from a given component within your library, that is instigated by the API Error returned. Furthermore, by analyzing the types that make up the exception, more semantic meaning can be given to the exceptional situation that just occurred.

A: I had a similar issue. When I did it, I divided up all the errors into families (i.e Query, Model, Controller, Form, etc...), then within each error family, I had defined constants for each error code.
Ideally, I wanted to have a unified exception class, but there where certain points where I would have a set of function calls within a try catch block, and it was better to have them divided up into different families so I could do a catch for each error family, that would the appropriately determine what to do next. Yes, I could have had a unified error catcher and a function to determine the family from the error number, but it seemed so less elegant.

A: It depends on few factors. In my opinion these are the reasons for specific exceptions:

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*You can logically group errors and logically name exceptions.

*Errors have additional data that depends on error type (you can store this additional data and users can acces them nicely with set/get).

*New error types are added very rarely (but you can always throw some base generic exception for unknown error codes).

*Meaning of errors change in time (users of your interface will base on exception type, not underlying error code).

*You are ready to properly document your specific exceptions so the users won't have to lookup API documentation based on underlying error code.

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Volker Mammitzsch (* 1. März 1938 in Leipzig) ist ein deutscher Mathematiker und Hochschullehrer an der Universität Marburg, der sich mit Stochastik und mathematischer Statistik befasst.

Mammitzsch wurde 1964 bei  Hans Richter an der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München promoviert (Maximale Untermengenkörper). Er war 1967/68 Assistant Professor an der Pennsylvania State University und habilitierte sich 1970 in München. 1971 war er Lehrstuhlvertreter in Karlsruhe und 1972 in Münster, bevor er 1973 Professor in Marburg wurde. 2006 wurde er emeritiert.

2000 war er Advisory Professor an der Tongji-Universität in Shanghai. 1988 erhielt er die Bronzemedaille der Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Karls-Universität Prag. Von 1994 bis 2007 war er Membership Secretary der Bernoulli Society. Er ist Mitglied der Wirtschaftsakademie Breslau.

Er befasst sich unter anderem mit sequentiellen statistischen Methoden bei stochastischen Prozessen, Risikotheorie, dem Verhältnis von Fuzzy-Theorie und Stochastik und der Suche nach optimalen Kernen für die Glättung von statistischen Schätzfunktionen.

Schriften
mit H. Richter: Methode der kleinsten Quadrate, Kohlhammer 1973
mit Dietrich Morgenstern: Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung und mathematische Statistik, in Robert Sauer, Istvan Szabo Die Mathematischen Hilfsmittel des Ingenieurs, Band 4, Grundlehren der mathematischen Wissenschaften, Springer Verlag, 1970

Weblinks
Homepage in Marburg

Einzelnachweise

Mathematiker (20. Jahrhundert)
Hochschullehrer (Philipps-Universität Marburg)
Deutscher
Geboren 1938
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A Forum of Ice and Fire A Song of Ice and Fire & Game of Thrones
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Location:Nevada, USA
Stannis and his posse had a nasty connection with certain Adolf Hitler and Nazis, with their "One god, one land, one king" chant, and remembering Nazis with their "Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Fuhrer". Really gave me goosebumps. Hopefully, if Stannis is alive and kicking, he does not go all genocide on the northmen.
Oooooo. Good catch.
I knew there was a reason I didn't like Stannis and his R'hllorites.
littlespider
Feminazi for Misandry
Holy crap. Ser Gei's observation scares the heck out of me.
On a more cheerful note, Tyrion's confession at the Eyrie in GoT (hilariously expanded in the show) reminded me of Chunk's confession in Goonies. "In fourth grade, I stole my uncle Max's toupee and I glued it on my face when I played Moses in my Hebrew School play."
Spinebreaker
Location:Derbyshire, UK
The Dothraki aren't just a homage or reference. GRRM just wanted Genghis Kahn and a Mongol horde... Fermented Milk, Milk with blood in it. The honorific Khal rather than Kahn.
Anyone else notice the more subtle Lovecraft reference... As well as several Dagon's there's a couple of characters described as being pale and unhealthy looking, with bulging frog-like eyes. I wouldn't be surprised if one of the Iron Islands is called Innsmouth...
Also, it's more of a trope I suppose, but Jon Snow should have learnt from Luke Skywalker and Peter Parker... Uncle Ben is around long enough to teach you something, then he dies. Them's the uncle Ben rules.
rmholt and Johnny The Longshanks
bedknobs and boomsticks
Location:Derbyshire
Forgive me if this is already mentioned in the preceeding 32 pages ;) but surely someone else must have noticed that Valar and Morghul (as in valar morghulis) are both high elven in LOTR. Tha Valar being founding higher beings, tying in nicely with Valaryia.
I like the historical parallels as well. Particularly the Targaryans / Romanovs, who were famously either brilliant or insane.
Location:Virginia
I apologize if someone already mentioned this, but I have been doing a reread of all the books while watching the last season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Did anyone else draw a connection between calling Sam the Slayer and Buffy? I just thought it was funny that Sam was called "The Slayer" instead of other-killer or something like that. Probably not an homage, but it made me laugh. I would so love it if it was a Buffy reference :)
Ghost Haunting Valyria
Location:GRRM's home state
Twin Lannister's story resembles Okonkwo's from Chinua Achebe's
, Okonkwo was embarrased by his father,and strived to be the opposite of what his father was. His father was poor, lazy, fat, effeminite, a coward, didn't have any titles and thought often. Okonkwo became rich, hardworking, fit, focused on being masculine not showing any emotion except anger, had two titles in his village, showed great prowess in warfare at a young age and defeated a famous, previously undefeated wrestler in the region's wrestling competition and he was impulsive. Lord Tytos Lannister was enormously fat, a coward, let the family fortune be squandered and his vassals walk all over him and amiable. He married his only daughter to the second son of Walder Frey. Lord Tywin, embarrased by his father, became Tytos's opposite, he looked younger than his years, had proven his military prowess in subduing the Reynes and Tarbecks in his youth, restored the family fortune and his policy with his vassals was pretty much self-explanatory with the Reynes and Tarbecks, was Hand of the King and never showed any emotion. He married his only daughter to a king.
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Location:Stockholm, Sweden.
I just finished reading Things fall apart, three weeks ago but i never once thought about how similar Okonkwo and Tywin were. And the concept of a person aiming to be the complete opposite of his father is quite interesting. I wonder if there is any psychological term for it, like the Oedipus complex theory.
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Location:Europe
Ha, I thought about Buffy too when Sam was called Slayer.
There is also this image of Azor Ahai driving a sword through the one he loves to save the world. I thought about that scene where Buffy puts a sword through Angel to save the world.
The 'dead things in the water' in the disturbing letter Jon got from Cotter Pyke(?) reminded me of the dead things in the water in that cave Dumbledore and Harry Potter visited. And of course there is the scene in LOTR. Creepy.
Edited December 30, 2011 by FanTasy
I didn't even think of that! You're so right though. So... Buffy is the real Azor Ahai! :laugh:
Stark Winds
Thank you GRRM,
Reading all these homages/references made me go and read all these books mentioned :D
CrypticWeirwood
The Wizard in the Tree
How about Aegon=Lambert Simnel.
Far more likely he's a calque on Henry Tudor, who was descended through the distaff side of a legitimized bastard line, yet rose to reign as Henry VII after slaying Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth field. Inheriting though a female Blackfyre line is an exact calque to the situation with Henry Tudor.
If this parallel holds true, we should see Aegon defeating some Lannister pretender; the problem with that idea is that Tommen isn't old enough for combat.
I suppose he could also be descended from one or more of the other three Great Bastards, but a Blackfyre (read: Daemon) descent seems the most likely. I'd save an imagined scion of the sorcerous siblings Brynden and Shiera for someone like Quaithe. I doubt Bittersteel left any seeds.
Edited January 6, 2012 by CrypticWeirwood
LuisDantas
Morituri Delendi
Did anyone else think of The Hunchback of Notre Dame when Cersei mentioned that Tyrion would be hiding in the sept of Baelor playing the bells in Chapter 17 of AFFC?
dark sister
red roggo
the samurai movie "shogun assassin" has a scene where the father gives his infant son a choice between his sword sticking in the wood floor(life) or a red ball(death) the toddler crawls toward the sword (life). it reminds me of oberyn martell telling his daughter (obara?) to choose how to protect herself - like him with a spear or using tears like her mother. the samurai story is a graphic novel series known as "the lone wolf and cub"
jobey3149
Forgive me if someone has mentioned it but Robert Jordan uses the term " Game of Houses" throughout the wheel of time series. Obvious connection to game of thrones.
red fork
Location:Manchester
I haven't been through the whole thread so apologies for any repetition, but here's two nice ones I picked up on recently... (no spoilers):
In AGOT Dany (iirc - could be another female character) is described as being "with silver bracelets on her wrists" - this is a Dylan lyric, from "Shelter from the Storm". Is GRRM a Dylan fan? I bet he is!
Arthur Conan Doyle coined the expression "the Narrow Sea"... to refer to the English Channel.
Brynden Bloodraven
I just started reading the wheel of time series (to fill the massive void left by completing all of the SOIAF novels/novellas) and I already notice several parallels. Good and Evil are definitely more well-defined in WOT.
shmoove
Location:Shipbreaker Bay
In AFFC while Marillion is locked up for "pushing Lysa out the window" Sansa hears him singing "On a Misty Morn."
I believe that pays homage to the Zeppelin song "Misty Mountain Hop" which pays homage to "The Hobbit."
The old Martin-Zeppelin-Tolkien 3 headed dragon.
Lord Theon Greyjoy
Apologies if it's already been mentioned a hundred times before, but I don't want to check for fear of spoilers.
Tywin dies on the shitter just like another faux king is rumoured to have, Elvis.
Edited January 25, 2012 by Lord Theon Greyjoy
Glyn Tarvoke
In ADWD prologue, I think the wolf One eye is a homage to the wolf One Eye from Jack London's White Fang.
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TheRiderThatMounts
I'd like to start with one of the characters that fascinates me: Roose Bolton, the lord of Dreadfort.
It's my oppinion that mister Martin got his inspiration for this character from Vlad the Impaler, a romanian lord that lived in the 15th century. Nowadays he is best known as Dracula, the first vampire.
As the lord of the Dreadfort loves to flay people, Vlad the Impaler(As his name suggests) used to impale his enemys on spikes.
He was appreciated by his people and is admired even now, regarded as a hero by romanians. But his enemys hated and feared him and, because of his love of impaling, made up the stories that led to the creation of Dracula. The fact is, Vlad the Impaler did not drink blood and was not even that bloody, ruthless, cold, etc. He was not the first to impale a man. It was something that people have done since ancient times.
But he struck so much fear in the hearts of his enemys that this became his trademark move.
Coming back to Roose Bolton, he is portrayed as a pale man, thin, speaking soft, cold. Kind of like the vampires of old(not today's sparkly ones).
And here is a picture of Vlad the Impaler:
I can actually imagine the lord of Dreadfort looking like him.
He got the name "Dracula" because his father was a member of the Order of the Dragon. Dragon(eng) - Draco(latin) - Dracul(romanian)
Dracula may mean son of the Dragon.
The Order of the Dragon was founded to protect Christianity in Europe.
They fought against the turks.
Vlad did the same.
In his youth, he was imprisoned by the turks so he hated them a lot.
When he came to power in Wallachia he rebelled against the turks, refusing to pay the tribute they asked. The turks considered Wallachia as part of their empire.
Vlad killed turkish envoys and nailed their turbans to their heads because they refused to take their hats off in his presence. Sounds like something Bolton would do, don't you think?
War started thus and the turks sent Hamza Pasha to eliminate Vlad. He waited until the turkish army entered a narrow pass, launched a surprise attack and eliminated them. He impaled almost all the turks, raising Hamza Pasha on the highest stake to show his rank.
But Vlad is actually known for another attack, his famous Night Attack of Targoviste. Against a superior foe(The turks had almost 90,000 men, against Vlad's 30,000), Vlad used deception. Disguised as ottomans, he and his men entered the turkish camp at night and slaughtered them in their sleep. Smells like Weasel Soup, doesn't it?
Vlad's story ended tragically. He was betrayed, imprisoned for 10 years, came to power again for a few months and then assasinated.
If he really is the inspiration for Roose Bolgon, I am sure that a lot of you hope that the lord of the Dreadfort shares the same faith :)
I hope that I did not bore you with this story and that other people will come forward and share their oppinions.
p.s. The photos don't work, I don't know why. If an admin can hel, I'd be greatful. Thank you.
Edited January 26, 2012 by TheRiderThatMounts
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Ez a szócikk a nógrádi betyárról szól. A magyar közírót lásd itt: Sisa István.

Sisa Pista, anyakönyvezett nevén Benkó István (Zsunypuszta vagy Bátka-Dióspuszta, 1846. augusztus 9. – Bernecebaráti, 1910. november 15.) juhász, nógrádi betyár, majd élete alkonyán vadőr volt.

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Benkó István béresgazda és Mikula Erzsébet fiaként született. Az elemi iskolát Nagylócon végezte el, ezt követően pedig Ilinybe került, ahol keresztapjánál juhászkodott. 1861-ben az általa őrzött nyájból 12 birka eltűnt. Noha ő a jószágok ellopását soha nem ismerte be, és azt nem is sikerült rábizonyítani, ez a nógrádsipeki Balázs Sándor pandúr őrmestert nem nagyon zavarta, amikor alaposan megkínozta a fiút. Lábánál fogva a szabadkémény gerendájára akasztotta, és szöges csizmasarokkal rugdosta a fejét és a bordáit. Sisa, aki ragadványnevét arról kapta, hogy vásott, csintalan gyermek volt, bosszút esküdött. Mindenesetre keresztapja a 12 birka eltűnése miatt elcsapta a szolgálatból. A fiú a nógrádmarcali plébános pajtájában rejtőzködött egy ideig, majd a megyében több juhásznál is bojtárkodott.

1871-ben Cserhátszentivánon szolgált Szudy Károly sziráki ügyvéd birtokán juhászként, ahol szintén számos birka eltűnt. 1871 őszén végül birkalopásért 1 év börtönbüntetésre ítélték Balassagyarmaton. A balassagyarmati börtönből 1872. november 24-én szabadult. Mivel a lopásokat tovább folytatta, ezért 1873. április 1-jén elfogták és a sziráki járásbíróság börtönébe zárták. A fogságból 1873. május 1-jén megszökött, mert a részeg őr a börtönajtót nyitva felejtette. Ekkor kezdődött igazi betyárkodása. Társakat keresett, és velük követte el rablásait, lopásait. A rimóci Szabó Hagymás János, az erdőkövesdi Kiss Csóka József, a nagylóci Tőzsér István, a felsőtoldi Dudás István húgyos, és a nagybárkányi Oravecz Dregan János pásztorok voltak társai, akikkel együtt kocsmárosokat, molnárokat, és egyéb vagyonos személyeket raboltak ki és loptak meg.

1873. november 4-én Nógrádsipeken mulatoztak a betyárok Palicza Ferenc számadónál, amikor megjelent Sisa egykori megkínzója, Balázs Sándor volt pandúr őrmester, akit ekkorra már sorozatos kegyetlenkedései miatt elcsaptak a testülettől. Sisa bosszút állt egykori megkínzóján, ittas állapotában juhászkésével szó szerint lefejezte az egykori pandúrt. A következő levelet írta, és a temetésre szánt 50 forinttal együtt elhelyezte a holttesten:"Tisztelem a tekintetes csendbiztos Urat én sisa Pista a sipeki sándor nyakát én vágtam le, mert azt motat hatvanhatba mikor fogva votam én écsaka a csenbiztos Kiménébe felakasztottak és mikor jajgatam hát azt monta ez e huncut Sándor hogy nej az Istent kérjem… az Istennek mert őja az isten hát most araeset gyüvésem és be mentem egy hereboroznyi hát Sándor épen oda gyüt hát biz énparancsoltam neki elkisértem haza fele pórázon és az után nyakon csaptam hát most segyenubó sepepig sehogyan se szenvegyen érte senki mert meg szen veten én még hatvanhatban 12 órakor écaka a hasára pedig egy ötvenest tetem á temetésére hát legyen szíves tekintetes csendbiztos úr megtunynyi hogy oda ták-e akik rájakatak egy 1873 ba it vol Benkó Istvány Sisa.- ne csudájják hogy ilyen írást kütem, mert boncom volt az asztalTekintetes csenbiztos urnak szolbujákba."Az emberölést követően három vármegye (Nógrád vármegye, Gömör és Kis-Hont vármegye, Heves vármegye) pandúrjai vették üldözőbe, fejére vérdíjat tűztek ki, mert rablásai és az orgazdahálózat mind a három megyét érintették. Végül mégsem a pandúrok fogták el. 1873. december 26-án Kiss Csóka Józseffel előbb a tarnaszentmáriai kocsmárost rabolták ki, majd a rablott pénzből az egerbaktai csárdában mulatoztak, ahol az éppen ott tartózkodó uradalmi intézők felismerték és elfogták őket. Kiss Csóka Józsefnek sikerült megszöknie, de Sisát erősen megkötözték és másnap az egri börtönbe szállították.
1874. március 29-én átszállították a balassagyarmati börtönbe. A büntetőper tárgyalása 1875-ben kezdődött el, a sok vádlott és tanú (46 vádlott, 34 tanú, 43 sértett volt) miatt két hónapig tartott. Védője a tehetséges ifjú ügyvéd, Harmos Gábor volt, aki egyébként Mikszáth Kálmánnal együtt szerkesztette akkoriban a Nógrádi Lapok című újságot. Sisát az 1875. október 28-án kelt ítélettel 20 évi börtönbüntetésre ítélték.

1876. augusztus 4-én ágyszomszédjával, a diósjenői Kukorica Jánossal együtt szökést kíséreltek meg a balassagyarmati börtönből, vésővel és reszelővel kibontották hatodik emeleti cellájuk falát és lepedőkből font kötélen leereszkedtek a földszintre. Az őrség azonban észrevette a kísérletet és meghiúsította a szökést.

1876. november 11-én átszállították a lipótvári királyi fegyintézetbe, ahol a renitenskedő, szökésre hajlamos rabokat magánzárkában tartották. A rabtörzskönyv bejegyzései a következőket írják Sisáról, a 2016-os számú rabról: "Nagysága: 175 cm, haja: szőke, homloka: magas, szemöldöke: szőke, szeme: kék, orra: rendes, szája: szabályos, fogai: épek, bajusza: szőkés, álla: kerek, különös ismertető jelei: bal térdén egy ér forrás" (forradás), foglalkozása: juhász (fegyveres rabló)." Életkora a feljegyzések szerint 27 év, vallása római katolikus, jól tudott írni és olvasni magyarul, valamit egészségi állapota is jónak bizonyult. A megjegyzés rovatban szerepelt viselkedésének leírása is: "veszélyes, dacos és engedetlen".

A lipótvári börtönben a kádárműhelyben munkálkodott, szorgalmas munkájával pedig elérte, hogy a börtön vezetése dupla kenyéradagot adott számára. A jószívű rab ezt megosztotta egyik társával. Egy Zóka Ferenc nevű fegyenc ezért feljelentette őt a börtönfelügyelőnél. Ennek az lett a következménye, hogy megvonták tőle a kedvezményt. Sisa bosszúállása nem váratott sokáig magára. Legközelebb, amikor a kádárműhelyben dolgoztak, a nála lévő szekercét Zókához vágta. A rabtörzskönyv a következőket rögzítette az ügyről: Az intézetben Zóka Ferenc fegyencen ejtett súlyos testi sértés bűntettéért a nyitrai királyi törvényszék által 1877. június 25-én tartott ülésén hozott 2702. számú itélettel a 20 évi börtön büntetés kiállásától számítandó egy évi börtönnel sulytatott.

1879. február 22-én büntetése hátralévő részének (15 évnek) kitöltése végett a Trencsén vármegyei Illaván lévő országos fegyintézetbe kísérték át. Sisa tehát fellélegezhetett, mivel számára véget ért az emberpróbáló és idegőrlő magánelzárás korszaka.
Az illavai börtönben a szabóműhelyben foglalkoztatták, jó eredménnyel. A továbbiakban nem volt rá panasz és megadással tűrte a hosszú rabságot. A rabtörzskönyvben a következő olvasható róla:Bűntetteinek nagyságát felismervén, azokat megbánni látszik. A kimondott büntetésének hosszú tartama ón súlyként nehezedik lelkére. A jó tanácsot és oktatást meg-adással fogadja. Erkölcsi erejében szilárdítható, s igen ritkán felcsillanó indulatosságának megtörésével megjavulásához lehet reményt kötni.1894. december 27-én szabadult az illavai börtönből. Ez azt jelenti, hogy a rá kiszabott 21 évi büntetést az utolsó napig kitöltötte.

1895 és 1900 között Nógrádverőcén Zubovics Fedor huszárkapitány szolgálatába szegődött, aki akkoriban a Migazzi-kastély bérlője volt. A kalandos életű katonatiszt kereste a veszélyt és a különleges embereket is. Sisa afféle lóápoló és háziszolga szerepét töltötte be nála. Triesztbe költözése előtt Zubovics beajánlotta Sisát a Nagyorosziban lakó Berchtold Richárd grófhoz. A gróf hatalmas drégelypalánki erdőbirtokán vadőrként alkalmazta őt.

1901. szeptember 16-án az idősödő betyár házasságot kötött az érsekvadkerti Kürtössy Máriával. Felesége akkor 13 éves törvénytelen gyermekét, Nándort 1908-ban a nevére íratta. Ez idő alatt Drégelypalánkról Bernecebarátiba költözött. Új gazdája Szokolyi Alajos, az 1896-ban megrendezett athéni olimpia helyezettje lett, akinek ott volt kastélya és birtoka. Szokolyi gróf feleségül vette Berchtold Charlotte nevű leányát és a nagyoroszi birtokos halála után így került hozzá Sisa. Szokolyi mint vadászbérlő szintén vadőrként alkalmazta őt. Lakást bérelt számára és mindig emberségesen bánt vele.

Sisa a bernecebaráti polgári halotti anyakönyv tanúsága szerint gyomorrákban halt meg, 1910. november 5-én hajnali 5 órakor. A kemencei római katolikus plébánia halotti anyakönyve azonban gyomorfekélyt említ a halál okaként.

Sipéki Miklós a Honti Lapok 1910. november 26-ai számában megjelent nekrológjában a következőket írta Sisáról: "Mint vadőr többször megfordult Ipolyságon és igen imponáló öreg erdész külsővel bírt. Nagy, tagbaszakadt ember volt és szófukar. A múltról nem szeretett beszélni, restellte az öreg. Szelíd külsejű ember volt." Egy évvel később ugyancsak Sipéki írta: "a halálos ágyán is mindig jószívu úrnőjéről, Szokolyi Alajosnéról és jó uráról beszélt. Midőn még volt benne élet, a legkedvesebb betyárfokosát selyempapírba göngyölve küldte el gazdájának, ezen üzenettel: "Nagyságos uram! Én szegény vagyok, hálámat úgy akarom leroni a velem tanusított sok jóért – elküldöm a legkedvesebb fokosomat. Fogadja szívesen, a leghübb István.""

Szokolyi fényesen temettette el, cigányzene hangjai mellett és az utolsó kívánsága szerint eljátszották a koporsójánál kedvenc nótáját:Szomorú fűz hervadt lombjaRáhajlik a sírhalmomraMesélték, hogy hatalmas tömeg kísérte utolsó útjára. Különösen nagy számban voltak jelen erdész- és vadőrtársai, de a környező települések lakói is. Sírja a bernecebaráti öreg temetőben van, közel Szokolyi Alajoséhoz.

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Nevét nem ismerik más vidéken, csak a Börzsönyben és az Ipoly menti falvakban. Az idősek emlékezetében máig élnek a Sisa Pistáról szóló történetek, szájról szájra terjedő mesék, balladák, dalok, melyek természetükből adódóan sokszor nem fedik a valóságot. A róla szóló történetek szerint gyakran tréfálkozott a maga módján. Egy alkalommal például megüzente az ipolysági főispánnak, hogy a választásokon ő is részt vesz. A hír miatt megerősített csendőrség azonban gyanútlanul átengedte a grófi ruhába öltözött, négylovas hintón érkező betyárt. Mint azt perében a védelem igyekezett is kihasználni, ő tulajdonképpen sosem rabolt. Csupán felszólította kiszemelt áldozatát arra, hogy pénzét, aranyóráját ajándékozza neki. A félelemtől reszketők azután saját kezükkel raktak mindent a zsebébe. Volt olyan földesúr, aki ijedtében nemhogy egy kis bort, hanem mindjárt a pincéje kulcsát kínálta. Az is előfordult, hogy miután felpakolta a kocsira a törvénybíró kamrájának egész tartalmát, beszólt hozzá az ablakon, hogy lövesse le a kutyáit, hisz mit sem érnek, mert még csak meg sem ugatták őket.

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Puskás Péter–Végh József: Sisa Pista, az utolsó nógrádi betyár'', Mikszáth Kiadó, 1997
Honismeret 1997/4
Sisa Pista, a híres nógrádi betyár

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The McSweeney-McNary Act of 1928 is an article of American legislation that was enacted on May 22nd, 1928. The law created the directive to implement "…a comprehensive survey of the present and prospective requirements for timber and other forest products of the United States." The Act was sponsored by Senator Charles L. McNary from Oregon and Senator John Sweeney from Ohio.

The Act led to the creation of the first major survey of US forestry reserves and aimed to address four areas of forest management - to complete an inventory of timber reserves, an assessment of forest growth phases, a study of forest depletion and estimate requirements for forest products. The survey began in 1929 in the Douglas fir region of Oregon and Washington based out of the Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station and was led by Thornton T. Munger, a research scientist for the U.S. Forest Service.

The McSweeney-McNary Act was repealed and replaced by the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Research Act of 1978.

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