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Costa Rica vs Canada Preview and Line Up Prediction: Costa Rica to Win 1-0 at 4/1
Tags: BBVA Compass Stadium, Canada, Costa Rica
Costa Rica and Canada will play their second match of the CONCACAF Gold Cup at the BBVA Compass Stadium on Wednesday, 12th July.
Match Preview:
The teams played each other in July 2015 and the game ended in a goalless draw. Before that they played in May 2013 and Costa Rica won 0 – 1.
Costa Rica won their first match of the competition 0 – 1 against the Honduras. They are second in Group A with 3 points.
Canada won their first match of the competition 2 – 4 against French Guyana. They are top of Group A also with 3 points.
Match Prediction:
A 1 – 0 win for Costa Rica is the most likely outcome with William Hill and Bet365 offering odds of 9/2 and 4/1 respectively.
Betting Odds:
William Hill Odds: 17/20 Costa Rica to Win, 11/5 for a Draw and 19/5 Canada to Win
Bet365 Odds: 5/6 Costa Rica to Win, 12/5 for a Draw and 7/2 Canada to Win
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Honduras vs French Guyana Preview and Line Up Prediction: Honduras to Win 2-0 at 13/2
Spain vs Costa Rica Preview and Line Up Prediction: Spain to Win 2-0 at 9/2
Jamaica vs Canada Preview and Line Up Prediction: Canada to Win 1-0 at 5/1
Costa Rica vs Panama Preview and Line Up Prediction: Costa Rica to Win 1-0 at 9/2
Costa Rica vs French Guyana Preview and Line Up Prediction: Costa Rica to Win 2-0 at 5/1

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Since Williams' controversial comments about Muslims on Fox News, the network has taken strides to defend him, and the sheer speed of the re-signing is likely a way to further bolster support for the journalist. The new contract is worth up to two million dollars, which, as the LA Times noted, is a considerably higher salary than NPR doles out.
In a nod to his network's "Fair and Balanced" slogan, Ailes also spoke on Williams' journalistic integrity: "Juan has been a staunch defender of liberal viewpoints since his tenure began at Fox News in 1997." The new contract ensures that Williams will be doing all of his defending exclusively on Fox News, starting now: he's slated to guest host The O'Reilly Factor tomorrow. He'll also be appearing with Bill O'Reilly on the program tonight.


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Chapter 39 Challenge in Public
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Eleanor had long since disliked Bella, and wanted to give her a lesson for Holley.
Now that she came to her, she wouldn't let her go.
Suddenly, she stood up and looked at Bella coldly, "Who do you think you are? How dare you talk to me like that?"
After giving Eleanor a disdainful look, Bella sneered, "You old woman, who the hell are you?"
Hardly had her voice faded away, Eleanor raised her hand, grabbed Bella's wrist and squeezed it hard.
Suddenly, Bella had the illusion that her wrist bone was going to be crushed.
She was so painful that she almost cried. When she saw her brother from afar, she couldn't help crying out, "brother, help me, someone bullied me."
Dylan rushed over immediately.
When he saw clearly that it was Eleanor who hit his sister, he could not help but be stunned.
Rex embroidered with a half-smile, "your sister is the first one who dares to humiliate Eleanor."
"Sister Eleanor,"
Dylan didn't dare to be outrageous in front of Eleanor. He said after respectfully calling her as a sister, "My sister was scared just now. She lost her mind. Whatever she said to you, please don't take it to heart."
"I'm totally 30 years old this year. I don't mind if she call me old woman. But it doesn't work if she asked what the hell I was and kept on calling my sister a bitch. Mr. Lan, you should know that I have always been bad tempered."
Eleanor didn't let go of her. The look in her eyes became more and more vicious.
Then Dylan turned to ask help of Rex, "please take care of the person you brought here. I've already made an apology to her. What else does she want?"
He pulled Rex aside and told him all these.
But what Rex wanted to do was to embarrass Dylan in public. After hearing that, he said loudly, "Mr. Lan, don't be kidding. I don't dare to say that Sister Eleanor is my subordinate. Eleanor is just my friend I invited. I can't take care of her, let alone her affairs."
"Eleanor, I apologize to you on behalf of my sister,"
Dylan lowered his head. Now that Dark Night Priest had taken his revenge towards him, he didn't want to make one more enemy.
Besides, his dear
"Do you know what you did wrong? It's alright if you just wanted to own me. But you should not have helped Molly leave me!"
When Brian learns the truth, there is no chance for Hannah to win his heart.
Molly, who wants to run away from Brian, seems to be the only one to blame for Hannah's misfortune...
"Ron Mu."
She was too painful to say a word.
But Dylan understood what his sister meant. He grabbed the microphone and said loudly.
"Mr. Ron, can you just say it in public? Why can you win the life and death battle? Why do you choose Holley as your target?"
Holley's heart sank when she saw Ron.
'You are a scum, Ron Mu. You are my invincible opponent!' thought Holley.
Why did he come back no sooner or later but at this moment?
How could his answer be exactly the same as hers?
Eleanor was always clear about their relationship.
Then she spoke in a cold voice, "Mr. Lan is always against my sister with no sincerity. If it isn't for the sake of the host of the banquet, I will have to get even with you Lan family."
After saying that, she waved her hand and pushed Bella away.
Dylan ran to Bella and held her in his arms.
Eleanor must have a guilty conscience, otherwise she wouldn't let Bella go so easily.
Since Eleanor had a guilty conscience, he should be more arrogant and should slap her hard on the face.
"Mr. Ron, we all know that you won the life and death bet. We are curious how you can win. Is it because you went to Thailand to beg God before, then you were lucky?"
Dylan not only asked again, but also tried to brainwash Ron so that he could give an answer of being lucky.
For a moment, everyone's eyes were focused on Ron.
They were all expecting his answer...
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A Conversation With .. George Olliver
Jun 15, 2018 by Bill King Comments
It was of great interest that George Olliver and I would one day connect beyond the bandstand. I'd never had a chance to tell him I was in the audience of the Hullabaloo Club in Hollywood when Mandala performed or at the Whiskey Au Go Go on another occasion in 1967.
I was playing the organ with a South Los Angeles Mexican band fronted by the Saborio brothers. Drummer Russ sang made the bookings while brother Andy faked bass, leaving me to play with my left hand. Every gig was $15 a man, a night. Wall to wall topless dancers.
Occasionally, we'd head north to Hollywood to catch the hottest bands at the Hullabaloo Club. The Buffalo Springfield, The Seeds, the Stu Gardner Trio, and we'd envision being on that stage. Forty years ago, I began jotting down my recollections of gigs and circumstances. This is one such entry.
"It was the debut of Toronto soul act Mandala at the Hullabaloo Club; November 26, 1966.
I didn't know what to expect so when the band started playing a high-energy hybrid of soul and blues; I found myself consumed by the moment. Then all hell bust loose. Lead singer, George Olliver starts spinning and twirling doing a blue-eyed soul imitation of James Brown. Then the strobe lights kick in, and the crowd revels in the unexpected frenzy.
The band dressed as costumed gangsters, not exactly the style of the time unless you were doing lounge gigs in Vegas; yet they had something different going for them. Andy and I got with the band's energy and drummer Pentii 'Whitey' Glan's rapid foot work. We kept nudging one another – then Domenic Troiano shed a few cutting licks, and we became instant disciples.
Mandala momentarily became the rage of Hollywood, making a return visit a week later and packing the place; yet there were signs the "white soul man" routine wasn't in step with the times. Just as fast as they arrived, they faded from view."
George recently carried the second half hour of my radio show, The Bill King Show at CIUT 89.5 FM, Survivorman Les Stroud the first. Jesse King hung in and bounced some questions off George too.
Here's that conversation.
Can you still do the splits?
Well actually, it's funny you mention that. We just did a big thing for my former drummer of Mandala, 'Whitey' Glan and had every classic vocalist there and a great house band. Then I get out there and the audience started going nuts. I went down and did the splits, but it took me a little longer to get back up.
When I lived in LA in the 60s, I had little money but was working weekends with a Mexican band and we'd drive to Hollywood to catch bands. One of the night spots we frequented was the Hullaballoo club. On one occasion, its Mandala and George Oliver.
You were there?
I was there in the audience and saw your performance.
You never told me that.
I saw the band three times. This was a tough audience because right now we're talking about groups like The Seeds, The Byrds, and that psychedelic thing. You guys come out and you're wearing pinstripes and you've got that whole gang buster look. You've also got a strobe light flashing and the crowd goes crazy and I thinking man, this is one killer band. I can't take my eyes off the drummer, Whitey Glan and guitarist Domenic Troiano.
Well, that was great.
That was a great time for us coming to L.A for the first time and of course in that club which later became the Midnight Special. That was even the stage for the Midnight Special. I met a whole bunch of people there. Neil Young was down there with his band, Buffalo Springfield, and a whole bunch of other Canadian groups too. It was a real experience for us.
Then you moved over to the Whiskey?
The Whiskey was first. That was our first gig and we followed the Supremes in.
Did you play a park concert at Griffith Park or you were supposed to?
I did so many concerts there and a lot in Orange County and around that area. Playing in LA for us was a dream. You know we had been to New York and Chicago and recorded with Chess Records. When we got to LA, we thought now we've made it. You know what I'm saying, it was great.
What were you thinking? It was a whole lot of change. This was the 60s, psychedelia. It was peace and love. You guys are coming from Canada and walking into a world that's in conflict.
We thought we'd made it. We just had our single released, "Opportunity," in the States and unfortunately compliment of KR Records we got into some legal trouble and they didn't put as much money into it as they should. But you know we had a lot of airplay down there and people just loved the live performance. It was crazy you know, we just went to the heart of it.
You had to convince those kids who had long hair that you were one of them. That was tough.
There were only about two or three other white R & B bands and in the United States at the time that had a recording.
The Mob was one of them.
The Magnificent Men was another, and then ourselves, and one other group. That was our thing and we stuck with it and wanted to be different. Of course, I had grown up with the Club Bluenote which was the number one soul club in Toronto. I was embedded in that music. I loved it.
Jesse and I were watching this video of Mandala in 1967.
That was the first W5 show ever done.
And I have my manager Randy Markowitz who had a kid's show at that time who was very well known in the business kicking my ass, making sure that I did what he wanted me to do to go over.
Where did you grow up?
I was an East Ender the first six years of my life. Then I moved to Willowdale where I grew up.
What were you doing as a kid?
I was taking piano lessons and you being a piano player yourself you know you got to take lessons. I had six years of classical and then I started playing at my high school sock hops and went from there.
Did somebody drop a James Brown record on you and lost your mind?
Actually, it was Little Anthony and the Imperials. I was thirteen. "You're Going Out Of My Head". I heard that song and I said this is what I wanted to sing. I also got into all the other people that came along.
Jesse King: After Mandala, you continued to produce music and did voiceover ads. You had a Juno nominated album, Dream Girl, in the 80s as well and you got into the ministry and gospel music. What are you involved in now?
I'm still doing my secular work. I've still got my band George Olliver and Gangbuster. We're doing clubs, because I love to work. I don't have to work but I love to work. I've looked after my gifts so I'm singing and doing private parties. My main focus right now is gospel. I'm just completing a second gospel album. It's a different direction that I want to go but it's my belief system and I'm just applying all my gifts to that.
Jesse King: When do you expect the new album to be out? What's the goal?
Probably about 2020. I just finished up a couple of tracks. I want to get some backing for my label this time. I footed the cost before and it cost me a fortune. You know. Time rambles on. Probably 2020.
Bill King: George, you mentioned the ministry. What brought about this change in your life?
I had an experience back in 1979 with the Lord. It was just an amazing experience. It's too long to go into because I couldn't stop it. The bottom line was, I was struck hard. Then I went with it and got back into my church. In 2002 I got a message in my heart saying it's time to do some gospel music. And by 2008 we had the album I wanted and away we went. For the last thirteen years we've been doing the gospel thing with my band away from George Olliver.
When you say you had this moment, were expecting it or did it come in unexpectedly?
Unexpectedly. I was in the hotel room in Woodstock and things weren't going great with myself and the Royals. It was good, but it wasn't great. I was looking around for something. I went down to my knees and said a prayer and all of a sudden, all the strength went out of my body. I fell on my my face and I knew it was him talking to me.
How did you rebuild your life? Or how did this help you rebuild your life?
It gave me new the inspiration to keep my recording going and keep my music going because at that particular time I was thinking of maybe going into some other area like producing or managing or something like that. With this experience, he told me he wanted me to sing, so I'm still singing. And when you are a serious singer and you want to keep working steadily for a living, you've got to stay in there 24/7.
Jesse King: Plus, there's something beautiful about being onstage and that energy and being able to share something like that you don't get being a producer. Two different worlds.
In my gospel, and you know what I'm talking about, the black church just loves what I do. I do a lot for the black church and it's just so gratifying to see stuff you worked on so long with your gifts to make it right. To just see people just freaking out.
We are two old white guys that became affected by African-American music very young and it has been a big part of our lives. We've championed it. We borrowed from it. We've nurtured artists. It's a big part of our life. It's hard to explain.
The thing that inspired me, like you say, was American gospel, I was seeing they we're getting into R&B soul. Although I love traditional gospel, it was coming more from what I was doing and that inspired me. And now we've got people like Donnie McClurkin and The Winans out there "r&bing" and "souling" it to death. It's wonderful. Selling it to death. It's wonderful.
Bill King: To me, it's the greatest musicians and singers are coming out of the church.
Exactly, because we are held to a standard and have to be as excellent as we can to serve the Lord.
I saw the clip of you just being a grandfather at home and the kids.
I'm looking after a five-year-old. It's wonderful to be able to get out there and entertain them when they're in the audience, its great. You get to see them say, that's my grandad.
Bill King: Have they caught you doing the splits?
I'm working on it.
A couple of decades back I played with you for awhile with the great bass player Bill Sharpe.
I was going to ask you about him, how's he doing?
He did Cher's five-year farewell tour, steady work with singers Jeffery Osbourne and Brenda Russell and smooth jazz artist Dave Koz. You and I played the last days of what then was still a jazz club, Bourbon Street on Queen Street. Petula Clark would drop in after her stage show and hang.
She was doing a show and travelling and came down and hung out.
You've always had these great rhythm sections in your band.
You fill the positions with great musicians. I've always been very fortunate to work with the best, including yourself.
Jesse King: Were you handling the arrangements? This is George now and not Mandala.
Oh no, eighty percent were my own tunes. A couple I wrote with a band. We also did a couple of covers. I was really proud of that album.
Did you record in New York?
Broadway Recording right above the Ed Sullivan Theatre.
Bill King: There must have been times when you'd hire musicians and you're not feeling it from let's say from the drums or bass and know you have to make a change but you can't because you still have six more nights of playing?
Personality problems, yes. It doesn't matter how good you are but if you are causing shit in the band, it's time to go. As far as picking guys, I've always been very fortunate.
Was it your parents that instilled that work ethic in you?
Domenic Troiano at Club Bluenote. The original Club Bluenote on Yonge Street.
I wasn't into rehearsing and we were partying when we went down to the Bluenote but when he joined the band, he said look, we're going to rehearse twice a week at the Bluenote after hours. I said what? You know Shawne Jackson and a bunch of other girls are there I want to party. Pretty soon we saw the results of the practice and it made us into one of the better bands from that era.
We were up against Jon & Lee and the Checkmates, early Lighthouse. So, we kept up with them and impressed the people in the States.
We all had such a great love for Whitey. He passed away a couple of months or so.
Six weeks ago, and there was a memorial for him the other night. It was amazing. We had six hundred and thirty-five people there and wow and we did the Mandala tunes and a lot of the songs from that era. Jon Finley was there. He was with us at the New Blue Note and Prakash John.
It was just a wonderful get together of people from that era and from his beginnings up to the present point that knew him and loved the way he kept on going. Even after he left Alice Cooper and a couple of other people down in the States, he kept it going. He always sat down at the drums and played well.
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Middle East News | Iran
Iran Deal No Longer 'Sustainable', Regardless of Trump, Deputy FM Says
Iran says it can produce higher enriched uranium if U.S. exits nuclear deal
Iran's president Hassan Rohani gives a speech in the city of Tabriz in the northwestern East-Azerbaijan province on April 25, 2018Credit: ATTA KENARE/AFP
The Iran nuclear deal is no longer sustainable for Iran in its present form - regardless of whether the U.S. exits the deal or not, said Iran's deputy foreign minister Monday.
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"The status quo of the deal is simply not sustainable for us, whether or not the Americans get out of the deal," Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said, according to Iranian news agency Isna.
Meanwhile, a May 12 domestic deadline looms for U.S. President Donald Trump to decide whether or not to effectively exit the deal - designed to keep Iran from building up a feared nuclear weapons program. If he chooses to end it, he would reimpose sanctions on Iran.
>> Israel told U.S. and Russia it will strike Iran if attacked from Syria ■ What happens if Trump pulls out of the Iran nuclear deal? ■ Strike likely targeted surface-to-surface missiles Iran seeks to deploy in Syria
Syria strike destroyed 200 missiles, killed 11 Iranians, source in pro-Assad alliance says
Following urgent cabinet meeting, Netanyahu to reveal 'new intel on Iran' tonight
Khamenei accuses the U.S. of pushing Saudi Arabia to war with Iran
Iran has the technical capability to enrich uranium to a higher level than it could before a multinational nuclear dealwas reached to curb its nuclear programme, state TV quoted the head of Iran's Atomic Energy organisation Ali Akbar Salehi as saying.
Salehi warned Trump against taking this course. "Iran is not bluffing ... Technically, we are fully prepared to enrich uranium higher than we used to produce before the deal was reached... I hope Trump comes to his senses and stays in the deal."
Under the deal, which led to the lifting of most international sanctions in 2016, Iran's level of enrichment must remain around 3.6 percent.
Iran stopped producing 20 percent enriched uranium and gave up the majority of its stockpile as part of the agreement with the United States, Britain, France, Germany, China and Russia.
The Kremlin said Monday that France and Russia - two of the original signatories - had restated their commitment to the agreement.
French President Emmanuel Macron and Russia's Vladimir Putin spoke by phone and "called for preserving the plan and its full implementation," according to a statement reported by official Russian news agency TASS.
On a state visit to Washington last week, Macron sought to persuade Trump to stay in the deal.
But he also angered Tehran by repeating his call for a wider deal limiting Iran's ballistic missile arsenal and involvement in regional conflicts.
Aragchi, the number two on the Iranian nuclear negotiating team, said his country had "for all scenarios, the necessary options ready."
Araghci and Foreign Minister Mohamed Jawad Zarif have recently stressed that implementing the economic promises of the deal were more important to its future than Trump's decision on a possible U.S. exit.
Iran is primarily concerned with bank sanctions, warning that, without the proposed economic benefits, there would be no reason to stay in the deal.
Although all economic sanctions were lifted in January 2016, big European banks - fearing U.S. sanctions - have refused to finance Western trade projects with Iran.
Iran signed the nuclear agreement with the U.S., Britain, Russia, China, Germany and France in 2015, agreeing to 10 years of restrictions on their nuclear plan - including a ban on nuclear weapons - in exchange for a relaxing of economic relations.
With the continued difficulties in securing Western investment, Iranian President Hassan Rohani has been unable to implement the economic reforms he promised Iranians after the deal, putting him under increasing pressure.
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Nature's Wrath: Hurricanes, Earthquakes, Floods, etc Information & Discussions about current Natural Disasters affecting prisons and PTO members and/or their Family & Friends.
My loved one is in the direct path of hurricane Michael. The storm exploded unexpectedly to a CAT 4 overnight.
Yesterday he said they boarded up some dorms but not the building he is in.
How do prisons handle these violent storms. How are they kept safe. How is chow handled.
Hi Friend, I went and moved your post to the *disaster* forum.
Im sure you are very nervous about it. I know if you read the other thread in this forum, they sometimes will evacuate them to other facilities.
Often I think the thinking is......jails/prisons are pretty secure places. Here is to hoping his is as well.
Hopefully someone who knows more about how they handle natural disasters will chime in to help you feel a bit better..
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Each prison system handles potential disasters in their own way. Most of the buildings are super strong, so I hope everyone stays safe.
My brother is at Calhoun C.I.We heard from him around 12pm.Havent heard from him since.I am getting worried.I tried to call the prison and the phone is bisy.So which means the lines are down.How fast will they get power back?
I dont think anyone can answer that question. The storm is now and then the damage afterwards in the areas affected will determine how bad it will be. You probably have to ride this out until you hear from him.
Sometimes power can be out for weeks, at least that's what happened twice to us on Florida's east coast. They do bring in help from other states, but it's still a process.
Certain places have priority when a storm hits for repairs, Hospitals, Jails, Prisons, Airports are among the first to get power restored. Prisons are built to withstand almost any disaster.
He was extremely fortunate during the hurricane and the immediate aftermath. He was able to email me during the hurricane and was able to make calls by 7 pm. He still has power phone and email. Considering the strength of this storm I think it is amazing.
He said he could see portions of the roof from other buildings blowing about and says the yard is a mess and thinks they will be held in the dorm for a long time while that is getting sorted.
He also said when they went to lunch yesterday they were also give a bagged dinner for last night. Not sure what they did for breakfast today as I haven't heard from him yet today.
He is wondering what is going to happen to the men in the damaged dorms.
Sadly from what I hear from other sites, the area is a mess. Gulf CI is supposedly destroyed with only one dorm left standing. Again I don't know this for a fact and of course the DOC wont confirm or deny. There has been substantial damage to a number of the other prisons on the area as well. I would imagine the DOC is going to be very busy trying to relocate everyone and it will take several days before the locater catches up.
I spoke too soon.... He has now lost the ability to email. But he still has power and phones and is doing well.
my boyfriend called me last night and told me they don't have internet access either. hopefully that's fixed soon.
Found out yesterday that their power is from a generator. It went out for a few hours and they were in the dark. I guess internet will be a while coming.
Hopefully every one stays calm and patient while they are getting cleaned up and repaired. I can't imagine how stressful this is for for inmates and Co's alike.
[quote=Friend in Jail;7748753]Found out yesterday that their power is from a generator. It went out for a few hours and they were in the dark. I guess internet will be a while coming.
I live in Gulf County and am still without cable/internet...unless I am lucky enough to get cell service.


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Big Sky 'Shoulder Season' hours – Fall 2020
Here's a working list of "shoulder season" restaurant hours in Big Sky. Please email media@theoutlawpartners.com with updates or additions.
320 Guest Ranch, McGills – Closes Oct. 12, Reopens Dec. 9. Open Wednesday through Saturday, 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Acre – Open daily 6 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Alberto's Mexican Cuisine – Open Tuesday through Saturday, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Closing Nov. 7, Reopens Dec. 1.
Big Sky Resort restaurants: Andiamo Italian Grille, Carabiner Lounge, Chet's, Everett's 8,800, Headwaters Grille, Lone Peak Café and Mountain Mall Mocha Check websites or call the resort for individual listings.
Beehive Basin Brewery – Open daily 12 p.m. to 8 p.m., Serving Blue Moose BBQ on Fridays.
Blue Buddha Sushi Lounge – Open Tuesday through Saturday, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
The Broken Spoke Bar & Casino – Open daily from 4 p.m. to 12 a.m.
By Word of Mouth – Open Tuesday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Bucks T-4 – Reopens Oct. 17. Saturday through Tuesday, 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Closes Nov. 24. Reopens Dec. 11.
The Cabin Bar & Grill: Reopens Dec. 7.
Cafe 191 – Open daily 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Caliber Coffee – Open Monday through Saturday 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sunday 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The Cave – Open Tuesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. until Thanksgiving.
China Cafe – Closed Oct. 20, Reopens Dec. 4.
Copper – Open Tuesday through Saturday, 4 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. for food, 11 p.m. for bar service.
Corral Bar, Steakhouse & Motel – Open Thursday through Monday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Cosmic Café – Open daily 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Choppers – Open Wednesday through Saturday, 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Open Sundays, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. for food. Plan to close late Nov. or early Dec.
Country Market — Open daily, 6:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Gallatin Riverhouse Grill – Open Wednesday through Saturday, 3 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Horn & Cantle Restaurant & Saloon – Starting Oct. 3, open for breakfast 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., dinner 4 p.m. to 8 p.m (limited menu). Closed Nov. 1 through 21.
Hungry Moose Market & Deli – Open daily from 6:30 a.m. to 8 p.m., Deli will be open until 4 p.m.
Hungry Moose Market & Deli on the Mountain – Open Monday through Friday 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Lone Peak Brewery & Taphouse – Open Thursday through Monday, 11:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Lotus Pad Asian Cuisine – Open Wednesday through Sunday, 5:00 p.m. to close.
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Milkie's Pizza & Pub – Open Monday through Friday, 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Open Sundays 11 a.m., kitchen closes at 5 p.m. Closed Saturdays.
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Rainbow Ranch Lodge – Open daily 5 to 9 p.m.
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The Soup Shack – Reopens Nov. 16 for soup, Daily 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.
The Wrap Shack – Reopens Oct. 12. Open Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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In a recent article published on the BBC news website written by Hannah Richardson on the 15th October 2015, it is reported that teenagers are leaving school 'unhappy' with life. They believe that school doesn't prepare them adequately for success in life and leaves them wanting in areas such as self-confidence, perseverance and resilience. The so called 'Mind over Matter' report interviewed 1000 students and combined previous academic findings to conclude their report. There is a sense of belief that schooling only prepares our young people for passing exams and ignores the vital life skills that would otherwise encourage a growth mindset and ultimately, their ability to succeed.
Nicky Morgan's office has introduced a £5m 'Character Innovation Fund' for schools to apply for grants intended to make English Schools lead the way in the development of positive character traits. If the ethos of a growth mindset is a 'towards' challenge, then thinking of setbacks as an opportunity to learn something new is vital. We, and they, need a belief that intelligence and ability are not fixed. This statement is in direct contradiction to those with a fixed mindset, who have a belief that they are unlikely to achieve in the face of a setback and therefore are less likely to seek out challenges for fear of failure.
In some of the schools that we have been privileged to work with, we have witnessed first-hand the lengths that some students will go to in order to be ignored to keep their homework book 'perfect'. They would rather rip out pages where they have made a slight mistake or where a teacher has marked out possible improvements and completely re-write the whole piece of work without a single blot. So imagine the consequences of this thought pattern during an examination when a mistake is made?
How can we, as parents, teachers and coaches, create an environment that will encourage a growth mindset? How can we provide our young people with the mind tools and techniques that will build resilience in those situations and ensure that the next generation grows positively in character?
One final thought on the happiness of our young people and their representation of happiness in particular: We need to help them to work out what their current "model of happiness" is and help them come to the understanding that happiness comes from within first and not only from external things. In the true sense of wellness, well-being can be subversive when young people base their happiness on external factors such as exam results, money, houses etc. What happens to their happiness when one of those doesn't work out as they had hoped? It is far better to base their model on a more constant source of happiness.
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Richard Linn (born April 13, 1944 in Brooklyn, New York) is a Senior United States Circuit Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
As a youth, Richard Linn attended Poly Prep Country Day School. He earned a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1965. He was a patent examiner, United States Patent and Trademark Office from 1965 to 1968. He earned a law degree from Georgetown in 1969. Linn served as a patent adviser in the Office of Naval Research of the Naval Air Systems Command from 1971 to 1972. He specialized in patent and intellectual property law in private practice at the law firms of Marks & Murase, and Foley & Lardner.
Linn was appointed to the Federal Circuit by President Bill Clinton, who on September 28, 1999 nominated him to the seat vacated by Giles Sutherland Rich. The Senate confirmed Linn on November 19, 1999, and he received his judicial commission on November 22, 1999. He was sworn in on January 1, 2000. Linn took senior status on October 31, 2012.
From 2001 to 2003, he was an adjunct professor at George Washington University School of Law. Linn was a founding member of the Board of Governors of the Virginia State Bar Section on Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law. He received the Rensselaer Alumni Association Fellows Award in 2000.
Linn became actively involved in the American Inns of Court movement upon joining the Federal Circuit in 2000, when he began attending monthly meetings of the Giles Sutherland Rich American Inn of Court at the Federal Circuit. Linn later served a term as President of the Giles Rich Inn.
The Richard Linn American Inn of Court was formed in Chicago on the initiative of Olivia Luk, a lawyer who had been mentored by Linn at the Giles Rich Inn. Upon moving to Chicago, Luk found that there was no Inn of Court focused on intellectual property there, and asked for Linn's help in forming an organizing committee. The organizers later decided to name the Inn for him in honor of his contributions to intellectual property law, and the Linn Inn was chartered in 2007.
The Linn Inn Alliance also began in 2007, as an alliance of the Linn Inn with the four previously-existing intellectual property focused American Inns of Court: the Giles Rich Inn, the John Lifland Inn (New Jersey), the Benjamin Franklin Inn (Philadelphia), and the San Francisco Bay Area IP Inn of Court. Expanding this alliance, Linn set out to form additional intellectual property focused Inns of Court in most major American cities, and within five years, the Tokyo IP Inn of Court became the 21st member of the Linn Inn Alliance, and the first to be formed outside the United States. Through the alliance, the IP Inns share their creative programs and allow visiting attorneys to attend meetings of sister Inns while traveling.
↑ 1.0 1.1 Richard Linn at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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If you are looking for a romantic place to dine that's right in the heart of Weho, look no further than Lisa Vanderpump's Pump. The "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" and "VanderPump Rules" star created a magical outdoor dining area serving reasonably priced, eclectic food under the stars.
The outdoor garden bar and indoor lounge make Pump a great place to meet for a potential date. And if you are single and ready to mingle, weekends at Pump are exciting, with a live DJ playing music, creating a cool vibe for patrons.
"We get so many people at our bar during the weekend, the fresh air and fire pits—our customers love our vibe!" enthused Schropp.
Pump has a variety of fun cocktails that are refreshing and perfect for a hot summer night.
The food is not the only thing that excites people—Constantin gets hit on every day. "We are wearing tight pink shirts that are open down to our chest, of course, all the waiters get asked out!" he quipped.
To finish out your meal, you can check out the desserts, the bakery Sweet Lady Jane brings in, like red velvet, chocolate and carrot cake.
When you are finished walking the nearly 4 mile #ResistMarch on June 11, we would highly recommend Pump's Pride menu. Pump promises a fabulous array of proud offerings that will is sure to satisfy your resistant soul.


I finally completed putting next chapter links in all the chapters!! Yay!!…….I have never been more bored in my life when I was putting those damn links.
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On March 28, 2018, in Publix Super Markets v. Bellaiche, No. 3D16-1983, the Florida Third DCA reversed a trial court's final judgment in a supermarket slip and fall case, finding that the trial court erred in not granting the defendant supermarket a directed verdict because there was no evidence that the defendant knew of or caused the dangerous condition resulting in the plaintiff's injury. The Third DCA noted that pursuant to section 768.0755, Florida Statutes, the plaintiff was required to prove that Publix had actual or constructive knowledge of a dangerous condition created by a transient foreign substance that caused Bellaiche to slip and fall. See also Encarnacion v. Lifemark Hosps. of Fla., 211 So. 3d 275 (Fla. 3d DCA 2017). The plaintiff had conceded at trial that she was not proceeding under a theory of constructive knowledge, so the only issue was whether the supermarket had actual prior knowledge of the puddle of water that caused her fall. According to the Third DCA, the plaintiff's only evidence that the store had actual knowledge was her testimony that after she fell she saw a man holding a mop. In dismissing this testimony, the Third DCA focused on the fact that video surveillance at the time showed the store's janitor using only a broom and dustpan and that the store manager had testified that the store used only dry rayon mops to spot mop its floors.


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Study Reveals Rising Social Isolation…
For decades, the elderly in Spain have shown a preference for living at home, either alone or with their partners, instead of sharing a home with relatives of other generations, reports A study by the University of Granada.
Intergenerational cohabitation in Spanish families is an essential resource for many adult children due to the current emancipation patterns among the young. However, for decades, the tendency among older people in Spain has been to live with their partners or on their own after being widowed.
Juan López Doblas, a researcher at the University of Granada (UGR), has published a study in Revista Española de Investigaciones Sociológicas (Spanish Journal of Sociological Research) on the reasons that lead these people to live alone, instead of sharing the household with relatives of other generations.
The study was based on interviews lasting more than one hour with various groups of people over 63. The regions of Asturias and Andalusia were chosen, because they have different rates of population aging and, additionally, the senior citizens living there differ substantially in essential aspects, such as pension amounts or educational level.
"What we've observed in the study is that, at present, older people have a preference for privacy and freedom, and that comes before being kept company," López Doblas points out.
Emotional attachment to one's home and social isolation
One of the most important aspects for understanding the reasons for the decline of intergenerational coexistence in Spain lies in the household in question. According to work, the elderly are aware that they cannot expect their families to come to live with them, so it is they who would have to move in with their families.
According to the author, "they have a strong emotional attachment to their homes, even when living conditions aren't the best. They regard moving house as an unnecessary personal sacrifice that would also, besides, isolate them from their social environment, where they can socialize with family, neighbors and friends."
Living alone despite low pensions
The study also significantly reflects the manner in which the participants in the discussion groups explain what their lives would be like if they chose to live with their families. "They understand that if they shared the household with relatives, they'd be a burden for them, which is something they want to avoid at all costs.," Doblas said.
They also reject this so as not to meddle in their private lives, or disturb their privacy. And they fear that daily cohabitation would eventually and inevitably generate discomfort, arguments, and conflicts," he explains.
"Widowed people are forced, for the first time in their lives, to handle roles and experiences that are initially very harsh, in addition to loneliness. Adaptation is very difficult. But after a while, they also value freedom. It is a balance between the risks and the positive aspects," concludes López Doblas.
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There are many posts on how to do this, but so far I have not found any which clearly stated steps to configure this with initramfs static IP and overcome issue arises from setting the initramfs with static IP. Apart from the static IP, I want to revert back to OpenSSH after the LUKS has been unlock.
This has been tested to work on fresh Ubuntu Server 14.04.1 install, with disk encryption with LVM and OpenSsh installed during the OS installation.
Copy the ssh keys. Note: Password logins for root is disabled by default dropbear configuration.
Replace the parkia with your username.
The step above is only for illustrative purpose and convenience sake only (so that I don't have to go through the whole ssh key generation steps :-p here).
See the link in the references at the bottom of this post if you want to learn more about the ssh public/private keys.
save this file and make it executable.
This line kill the remote shell right after the encrypted passphrase has been entered. If this line commented out, the remote shell will be left lingering there until the user enter exit. The lingering remote shell will also leave dropbear process running in the server after the boot is completed. Since OpenSSH is gonna run after the initramfs, while the lingering dropbear doesn't cause any issue, I just don't want it to remain.
in this format [host ip]::[gateway ip]:[netmask]:[hostname]:[device]:[autoconf]. Notice that my example omitted, the [hostname]. Note that "IP=" is capitalized. I wasted more than 2 hours trying to figure out why the static IP is not properly configured.
append ifconfig eth0 0.0.0.0 down to the bottom of this file.
This allows the pre-installed OpenSSH daemon to start up correctly.
The LVM name and message maybe different depends on how your setup your LVM and crypted block.
Oct 14 16:42:25 ubuntu sshd: error: Bind to port 22 on 0.0.0.0 failed: Address already in use.
Oct 14 16:42:25 ubuntu sshd: error: Bind to port 22 on :: failed: Address already in use.
Oct 14 16:42:25 ubuntu sshd: fatal: Cannot bind any address.
This error doesn't seem to happen if LUKS passphrase is directly entered at the server console.


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Nigeria, Morocco sign MOUs on ammonia plant, others
jonathanaguji Friday, March 05, 2021 news
The Federal Government and the Kingdom of Morocco have signed five strategic Memorandum of Understandings (MOUs) that would foster Nigerian – Morocco bilateral collaboration and promote the development of hydrocarbons, agriculture, and commerce in both countries.
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, led the Nigerian delegation to the agreement signing ceremony at Marrakech, Morocco, while the Chief Executive Officer of OCP Africa Mr. Anouar Jamali signed for the Kingdom of Morocco.
Under the agreement between OCP, Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Nigeria will import phosphate from the Kingdom of Morocco and use it to produce blended fertiliser for the local market and export. Nigeria will also produce Ammonia and export to Morocco.
As part of the project, the Nigerian Government plans to establish an Ammonia plant at Akwa Ibom State. The Executive Secretary of Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr. Simbi Kesiye Wabote and the Group Managing Director of NNPC, Mallam Mele Kyari were part of the delegation and they confirmed that their organisations would take equity in the Ammonia plant when the Final Investment Decision (FID) would be taken.
Other members of the delegation included Governor of Akwa Ibom, Mr Udom Gabriel Emmanuel; Governor of Jigawa State, Mallam Muhammadu Badaru Abubakar and Managing Director of Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority, Mr Uche Orji.
The Minister confirmed that the project will broaden economic opportunities for the two nations and improve the wellbeing of the people. He added that the project will also positively impact agriculture, stimulate the growth of gas-based industries and lead to massive job creation.
He revealed that President Muhammadu Buhari had mandated the Ministry of Petroleum Resources and it agencies and other government agencies to give maximum support for the project. "He mandated me to ensure that at least the first phase of this project is commissioned before the expiration of his second term in office in 2023," he added.
The MOUs that were signed were for the support of the second phase of the Presidential Fertilizer Initiative; Shareholders Agreement for the creation of the Joint venture company to develop the multipurpose industrial platform and MOU for equity investment by the NNPC in the Joint Venture and support of the gas.
Other agreements are Term sheet for gas sales and aggregation agreement and MOU for land acquisition and administrative facilitation to the establishment of the multipurpose industrial platform for gas sales and aggregation agreement.
The Executive Secretary of NCDMB described the bilateral agreement as significant to the Nigerian economy as it would accelerate Nigeria's gas monetisation programme through establishment of the Ammonia plant in Nigeria and improve our balance of trade which is currently skewed in favour of Morocco, through the export of Ammonia.
The agreement would also improve Nigeria's per capita fertiliser application through importation of phosphate derivatives from Morocco, he added.
Wabote challenged the relevant parties to focus on accelerating the FID, assuring that NCDMB is would take equity investment for long term sustainability of the project.
He also canvassed for the setting up of a project management oversight structure to ensure project requirements and timelines are met. He also submitted that there is also need "to determine manpower needs for construction and operations phase of the project and develop training programmes that will create the workforce pool from Nigeria and Morocco and design collaboration framework between Research centres in Nigeria and Morocco to develop technology solutions for maintaining the ISBL and OSBL units of the Ammonia complex."
He also harped on the need to "leverage on Research & Development to develop innovative fertiliser blends that meet nutritional requirements of Nigeria's native soil and develop project sustainability plan, to ensure seamless integration of host communities into the project."
Wabote affirmed that NCDMB is committed to support the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources to realise the Presidential Fertiliser Initiative and will focus its support on taking equity investment and maximising in-country value addition from the project.
In his remarks, Mallam Mele Kyari confirmed that the Corporation would take equity in the project and assured of NNPC's commitment to deliver gas to the Ammonia plant. He added that NNPC was aligning itself to the emerging energy transition and would be diversifying its portfolio.
Governor of Akwa Ibom promised that the state would be a good host to the project, adding that the state controls 36 per cent of Nigeria gas reserve and, therefore, deserves to host the project. He said the state was an investment heaven in terms of peace and has the longest shoreline in the country (109km).
He also confirmed that land has been designated for the Ammonia project and any other support needed to actualize the project would be provided on schedule.
Source: The Nation
By jonathanaguji at Friday, March 05, 2021


Thanks for the input folks. My personal journey had me recently on a Rogue Audio Medusa hybrid amp with a solid state with an audio alchemy preamp. Great sound but of course thought something was missing.
Went to a custom build high power amp based on the hypex ncore nc500. Wow what a fast resolving amp. But of course want some of that second order harmonic tastiness from tubes.
So, thinking tube preamp and SS amp.
Have a cheap, used Jolida and like the sound but looking for some of the highs aren't great.
So thinking maybe a better tube reamp will put it over the top - which brought me to BAT.
Will start looking for used VK-31s as that might be a sweet spot for price/performance.
You can't go wrong with BAT!
Has most of the bells & whistles of the 51 series (true dual channel, etc.) and considerably less expensive. If you find the VK-31SE with the 6H30 and don't mind the freight for the original Soviet era tubes (IIRC, $300/ea from BAT - good thing they last 10,000 hours) then you'll be good. Lot easier to find 6922 tubes to roll at $30/ea. Same unit as far as bells & whistles and the optional phono board and 6-pack can be installed. Think they both had a standard remote. My favorite tube preamp.
Peter, welcome to the BAT cave!
I had one for several years and it remains my favorite tube preamp. Am especially fond of the 6922 tubes it uses. Several upgrades available if it is worth it for you (6-pak caps, excellent phono-stage, etc. - talk to BAT). You won't be disappointed.
Andy - Welcome to AAf.
Am wondering what you might be saying with your.......... "all cables are missing link and chord"....... ?
That's good. Thanks for the clarification.


Ola Bini's arrest comes within hours of the Ecuadorian interior minister claiming that there are "Russian" hackers in Ecuador, having indicated a possible crackdown.
Ola Bini, a software developer and activist, was detained in Quito by the Ecuadorian government on April 11. Bini was about to board a flight to Japan when he was detained. Authorities are yet to file charges against him and he has not been allowed to contact a lawyer or his friends.
The detention came hours after Ecuador's interior minister claimed at a press conference that there were "Russian hackers" in the country. Bini has been a prominent advocate of free software and comprehensive digital privacy. He has done extensive work on anonymity and secure communication with a variety of internal organizations, in addition to writing books on technology. He is a Swedish citizen with valid work and residence permits in Ecuador. His detention is being seen as part of a crackdown on the community that supports technology that enables greater security in communications.
At the time of his detention, Bini, a martial arts enthusiast, was about to board a plane to Japan to undergo training under the famous international martial arts organization Bunjinkan. Several activists and close friends of his have cried foul over the detention. Prominent academic and activist, Vijay Prashad, said "Ola Bini is an innocent man, arrested in Ecuador for no reason…". Prashad has asked people over various social media platforms to pressure president Lenin Moreno into releasing Bini. Chief Scientist at ThoughtWorks and Bini's former colleague, Martin Fowler, also tweeted "I'm very concerned to hear that my friend and colleague Ola Bini has been arrested in Ecuador. He is a strong advocate and developer supporting privacy and has not been able to speak to any lawyers".
Media reports quoted Ecuadorian officials as saying that Bini was arrested as part of dismantling a blackmail plot against president Lenin Moreno. However, speaking to Newsclick, lawyer and activist Renata Avila said that "Bini's arrest is just Lenin Moreno trying to save face by recreating the same kind of trial show the US establishment did with the Russian hackers." Moreno has been in the thick of controversy after the release of the INA papers which revealed corruption by those close to him.
In a series of tweets, Y. Kiran Chandra, general secretary of the Free Software Movement of India, said Ola was a significant contributor to privacy enhancement technology, and asked why "one of the finest developers who solves problems in society through tech is being treated in a nasty way".
Earlier Bini had retweeted interior minister Maria Paula Romo's comment about Russian hackers being in the country, with the comment that it was worrisome and seemed like a witch hunt.


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Revelation 11:1-13 And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months (3 1/2 years.) And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, (same amount o time) clothed in sackcloth (same period (I'll prove it to you) that Gentiles tread the holy city under foot) . These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth. And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed.
These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy: and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will. And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them. And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified. And they of the people and kindreds and tongues and nations shall see their dead bodies three days and an half, and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves.
And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the earth. And after three days and an half the Spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon them which saw them. And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them. And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand: and the remnant (the remnant is still waiting for Jesus to arrive) were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven.
Zec. 4:12 -- (I) Hebrew by the hand; (II) Or, empty out of themselves oil into gold; (III) Hebrew the gold. Zec. 4:14 -- (I) Hebrew, sons of oil - Scripture references: Rev. 11:4; Zech. 3:7; Luke 1:19; Josh. 3:11, 13; Zech. 6:5.
"Who are these two annointed ones? And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: (Hebrews 9:27) Because of Hebrews 9:27 they were prophets who lived on the earth and did not die when they departed. Here is evidence of two who are with Jesus in bodily form. Mathew 17:1-4 And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into a high mountain apart, And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light. And behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elijah talking with him. Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah."
"Moses was said to have died, it was written but they never found his remains. "Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come. (Romans 5:14) "Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee. (Jude 1:9) The fact that the archangel Michael brought Moses's body to heaven (the rest of the dead are still in graves on earth. Their bodies have not been resurrected at the beginning of the Tribulation. The Rapture is simultaneous with the Tribulation. The two are mutually exclusive) proves where Moses's body is located: in heaven confirming the two witnesses are Moses and Elijah.
Question # 2 When do they get killed by the Antichrist?
Revelation 9:11,12 And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon. (Satan's other names) One woe is past; and, behold, there come two woes more hereafter.


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Schubert, Caviola & Faber, 'The Psychology of Existential Risk'
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This is a linkpost for http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-50145-9
Stefan Schubert, Lucius Caviola & Nadira S. Faber, 'The Psychology of Existential Risk: Moral Judgments about Human Extinction', Scientific Reports 9: 15100 (2019). doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-50145-9. Abstract:
The 21st century will likely see growing risks of human extinction, but currently, relatively small resources are invested in reducing such existential risks. Using three samples (UK general public, US general public, and UK students; total N = 2,507), we study how laypeople reason about human extinction. We find that people think that human extinction needs to be prevented. Strikingly, however, they do not think that an extinction catastrophe would be uniquely bad relative to near-extinction catastrophes, which allow for recovery. More people find extinction uniquely bad when (a) asked to consider the extinction of an animal species rather than humans, (b) asked to consider a case where human extinction is associated with less direct harm, and (c) they are explicitly prompted to consider long-term consequences of the catastrophes. We conclude that an important reason why people do not find extinction uniquely bad is that they focus on the immediate death and suffering that the catastrophes cause for fellow humans, rather than on the long-term consequences. Finally, we find that (d) laypeople—in line with prominent philosophical arguments—think that the quality of the future is relevant: they do find extinction uniquely bad when this means forgoing a utopian future.
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This appears to be very a different conclusion from the survey where most people said that future generations matter just as much as the present (no requirement for utopia).


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Beyond Earth & Sky
1 Horizon is Home
2 The Long Road
3 Impelled
4 Cloud of New Promise
5 Primal Return
6 Embrace the Infinite
7 Parable of Understanding
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Twenty-six years after their noted collaboration Kiva (1995), American electronic music originators Steve Roach and Michael Stearns' orbits return to a point on the horizon between and beyond worlds. Their mastery of tactile sonic environments meld into boundary-defying music creating a language of transcending and transformative experiences. These seven captivating tracks are born from a devotion to the power of sound. Within realms of elemental, primordial, celestial and deep emotion, the enveloping influence is found within the natural world of forests, deserts, canyons, mountains and the beyond.
"Checking in deeply after decades apart," Steve reflects, "Michael and I found we both chose to live in places away from cities, close to the natural world. The ongoing influence of the environment we live in gives us another level of going past the day to day. Out my window, I look seventy-five miles to the horizon, horizon is home. We're both at home in our element, present in one's self while focused on something far in the distance, moving towards it, pulling us out there."
The inventory of instruments utilized on this release includes The Beam (a 12-foot bass instrument with 22 strings), an extensive array of analog and digital synthesizers, vintage and current analog modular sequencers, the 6-foot didgeridoo, guitars, and more.
Meeting in Los Angeles in the late 70s, Steve and Michael lived a few blocks from each other in neighborhoods separated by Venice Blvd. They collaborated in those early days — ripe formative years of the developing American electronic music scene. As their individual lives and careers unfolded, Michael became a successful film composer, known for passionate soundtrack work on director Ron Fricke's Chronos, Baraka and Samsara, while Steve went on to create many pioneering electronic/ambient classics including Structures from Silence, Quiet Music and Dreamtime Return and now has a discography of well over 150 albums.
The two artists reconnected at Steve's performance in Santa Fe in 2019 where Michael participated on The Beam. Afterwards they spent several days together laying down basic tracks that evolved over the next two years into this collaboration.
From the moment we enter into the realm of Earth & Sky to the moment we depart it, the space beyond calls to us, guiding the unfolding of our lives. Through music we hear that call, transcending the day to day and ordinary states of awareness, Beyond Earth and Sky.
Michael Stearns is an American musician and composer of ambient electronic music. He is also a multi-genre composer, sound designer, and soundtrack producer. His credits include music for television, feature films, planetariums, theme parks, World Fairs, twenty-two IMAX films and nineteen solo albums. He has created music for NASA, Laserium, Disney Films, HBO, ABC's The World of Explorers, 20/20, Ron Fricke's non-verbal global film masterpieces Chronos, Sacred Site, Baraka and Samsara. His career began with electronic music releases in the late 70s; his landmark Planetary Unfolding came out in 1981.
Steve Roach is an American pioneer in the evolution of ambient/electronic music, helping shape it into what it is today. Grammy nominated in 2018 and 2019 consecutively, his career spans over 4 decades drawing from a vast, unique and deeply personal authenticity. His albums are fueled by the momentum of a lifetime dedicated to the soundcurrent. Driven by a passion and unbroken focus, the emotive, soul-stirring depth of his recorded music — along with countless concerts — Roach inspires audiences worldwide. His massive catalog of landmark recordings includes Structures from Silence, Dreamtime Return and Mystic Chords and Sacred Spaces.
Michael Stearns, Steve Roach
CD in 6-panel Digipak
padmin – February 2, 2022
From Darkroom Magazine
The American Michael Stearns, a multifaceted musician widely celebrated in the field of soundtracks, we met him in the summer of 2020 on the occasion of Convergence, a work made together with the other noble Norwegian composer Erik Wøllo, and now, again in the 'bed of the Projekt roster, we find it in another album written and made by four hands, this time with the dean of the ambient Steve Roach. The two American artists, longtime friends, had already collaborated on a couple of distant occasions, in '89 and in '95, and now, after having met in 2019 for a performance by Steve (in which Michael actively participated), they return with a new work in pairs, employing an instrumentation that includes The Beam (a large instrument with 22 strings), a 'wide range of analog and digital synths, modular sequencers both vintage and current, the didgeridoo, guitars and so on.
The seven tracks of the work (enclosed in the beautiful six-panel digipack) are born – as the official notes explain – from the devotion to the power of sound, and are directly influenced by that Nature near which both musicians have decided to live, moving away voluntarily from the city and redefining its concept of everyday life. Without doubt, their choice of life, with its profoundly different rhythms, reverberates in the tones of the work in question, from the placid chillout movements of the initial "Horizon Is Home" to the subdued oriental breath of the final "Parable Of Understanding", passing for much darker tones which guarantee us a wide range of optimally used solutions and a very high sound quality. Work not to be missed for fans of the genre, proving how Stearns is an added value in the prestigious Projekt roster. -Roberto Alessandro Filippozzi
padmin – November 18, 2021
From Exposé
It's been many years — decades, in fact — since these two electronic music pioneers appeared together on a recording. Roach and Stearns used to be neighbors in the Los Angeles area in the late 70s when both were getting their start, before each took different paths out of the city, Stearns to New Mexico to concentrate more on soundtrack work, Roach to Arizona to continue his work, releasing over 175 albums to date. In 1989 they teamed up with Kevin Braheny to record Desert Solitaire, and then again six years later with Ron Sunsinger to record Kiva, but the two had not collaborated (on a recording, at least) since 1995, so with the album at hand, Beyond Earth & Sky, the reunion is long overdue.
Throughout the listener is treated to their trademark floating ambient explorations, interspersed with shimmering gliss, heavy dronescapes, and sequenced elements, all the while with attention to melody and atmospherics. It's hard to know whether Roach and Stearns were together in the studio when these seven tracks unfolded, or whether they were passing partially completed files through the ether, and though it sounds like it could easily be the former, I suspect the latter. But who knows? As one listens the possibilities keep the listener guessing. "Horizon Is Home" opens the set, staying fairly close to a pure floating ambient sound across its thirteen minute duration, graced by delicate glissando and subsonic swells, eventually joined by the steady percussive beat of hand drums. The focus of the piece keeps shifting, making it one of the most interesting tracks here. "Impelled" is a growing, breathing organism that sparkles with beauty as it slowly takes flight with powerful sequences driving, eventually subsiding int a flickering starlight, while "Primal Return" slowly opens the door to a cascade of dark growling subsonics as it proceeds. "Embrace the Infinite" follows, like the warm sun of a gentle spring morning. Taken as a whole, these seven pieces make for a powerful soundtrack that, while relaxing, won't put the listener to sleep. -Peter Thelen
From Star's End
Exploring ingenuities of form and mysterious pressures of feeling, Steve Roach and Michael Stearns each inhabit a distinctive zone of their own. Their joint effort Beyond Earth & Sky (71'20") is a release of discovery, for the musicians and their audience alike. A meditation on enchantment, it strives for timelessness, ascending to a rare spiritual intensity. The seven tracks focus their creativity under the regime of collaboration, and take us places we cannot get to with anyone else. From moonlit soft chords and floating synthesizer atmospheres, to dramatic tonal transitions and gradually darkening visions, the music skillfully twists and shifts – leaving listeners lost in the thoughts, memories and passions of two extraordinary talents. Sounds ebb, flow and glow as each tingling detail stimulates the mind. Vast in their proportions every musical phrase is shaped by the color of fantasy. Impressed by an enigmatic, swirling current of textures and tones – including those of the famed towering steel stringed instrument "The Beam" – we find Beyond Earth & Sky leveling itself, and waiting for the world to follow. The album is beautiful, full of commanding synth-borne harmonies, animating electro-ethno grooves, and the echo of ethereal rituals throughout. While Beyond Earth & Sky may seem not of this earth, after repeated listenings we hear that its beauty is completely of our world, and undeniably explicit. Whether meant as a travel soundtrack to accompany us to some distant planet, or within to the warmth of our own inner realm, as a work of human imagination the journey Roach and Stearns provide is retraceable – so long as we are open to the possibilities of their adventure. -Chuck van Zyl/STAR'S END November 4, 2021
padmin – November 4, 2021
From Synth & Sequences
"Roach & Stearns surpasses expectations by delivering an album that exceeds my most audacious expectancies"
Michael Stearns is definitely on the lips of the faithful followers of contemporary electronic music. A solid album with Erik Wollo in 2020, Convergence, an appearance at the last SoundQuest Fest 2021 and finally a collaboration album with the unique Steve Roach. Honestly, I was expecting something big, as I was expecting a slight disappointment as it is often the case when two geniuses meet. But nothing like that here! I also took the opportunity to listen to Kiva, the last collaboration between these two magnificent musicians. This album exploited good percussions effects, tribal as well as electronic, big Native American atmospheres, as well as intense atmospheric soundscapes. We find these ingredients on BEYOND EARTH & SKY, but in the right proportion and new perspectives for the term intensity to find a little more of its nobility here. Tie your ears to your headphones, although the production is perfect to face the spaces of my listening room, since the two American musicians have concocted a small masterpiece where we haven't the same visions of the deserts of the American West anymore.
It's with a sound light that the horizon rises in both universes of Steve Roach and Michael Stearns. Soft and warm, violins and cellos' layers stimulate its ascent. It's in this secret opening that Horizon is Home continues to amplify its musical structure. A vampiric bass line solidifies an ambient structure whose pastoral intensity stretches its final radiance until a superb tribal rhythm takes over our ears. Tribal percussion, percussive effects and a bass drum are sculpting an ancestral Native American rhythm that lives under a sky lit by sonic graffiti from synths which oppose their visions. A piano infiltrates this slow and heavy movement of passion after the 6th minute. Becoming more electronic folk than tribal ambient, Horizon is Home abounds with a divine musicality that traps our attention on a mesmerizing rhythmic canvas. The slow agony of the cello draws out these sighs from the soul that the piano releases with its discrete presence. The organic texture of the beats is unique in itself and is at the origin of The Long Road whose sparse beats and tinkling bells/bottles leave a fine resonant haze on its introduction. The rhythm that emerges is slower and when a chord falls with a bang, it is to excite this shamanic wave that whispers through a didgederoo. From this moment, the rhythmic texture of the track bursts with a panoply of percussive effects. The African trumpets try to give a second breath to The Long Road which remains anchored in the attractions of its percussive elements under a sky buzzing of musical fever. The second part proposes a more meditative phase that goes on growing up until its finale. We reach Impelled and no, the road of the rhythms is not yet finished! Its opening grows in intensity from percussive rumblings and sharp blue sound waves. And this outfit fragments like a particle that regenerates into a more jerky form…like a train rolling towards the American West. Built on a fascinating mesh of tribal percussions, bass-pulses and sequences, this rhythm is frenetic and frantic. Obviously prismatic elements stick to this flight for the least surprising coming from the tandem Roach & Stearns. Moreover, we are able to hear the texture of this rhythm when it slows down to meet another train that crosses it around the 5th minute. This meeting takes place under a sky of an intensity filled with layers of a pastoral organ. The echo of this train and the reverberating crumbs furnish the ambiences of a percussive stratagem that has us nailed to our seats. And yes, the organic fauna breathing does us good until the finale of Impelled.
A guitar lays its notes on a bold mist at the opening of Cloud of New Promise. The rise of this dense mist and its slow movements bring us back to that wonderful period of Western Spaces. After this beautiful ambient and meditative moment, Primal Return decides to stay there and exploit these shamanic rhythms of the time, with today's technology. The first spurts of the synth are an azure blue which turns into drones as the ambient, haunting rhythm sets its base. A tenebrous pace which beats under a dark sky filled of muted breaths and of didgeridoo whispers and which embraces the curves of drones floating in darkness. The tribal rhythm is threatened by muted incantations as keyboard riffs fall, creating fiery blue firebrands in a darkness cracked by a synth which throws up filaments of apocalyptic nights while building a wall of voices where the older ones' voices croon. A little more and it is me who drank this shamanic Amerindian potion where I fly like an eagle in the darkness. A journey that crosses the 6-minute mark where afterwards, Primal Return floats on the wings of silence. Intense and captivating when played in open air, without headphones. In my humble opinion, Embracing the Infinite is BEYOND EARTH & SKY's most beautiful track. Yet, its envelope is draped with a dense and dark haze. And it is under it that opalescent chords decided to carve an incredible spectral melody to give goosebumps. It's like hearing a melodious passage from M'Ocean but played backwards. Also to be classified in Structures from Silence. The introduction of Parable of Understanding is as much pushed by the winds of the US Western deserts than the finale of Embracing the Infinite. A serene opening where flutes compete with azure winds that lightly make tinkle various chimes. A synth layer injects a dose of intensity into this ambient movement some 30 seconds into its 4th minute, giving a brightness effect that translates into the slow arrival of another layer that awakens a thunder of percussions 2 minutes later. This atmospheric rumbling rages on for barely 60 seconds before the tranquility of the desert and of these chants launched by the winds going around or piercing cactus and rocks come back to haunt the last moments of an album that seals the reunion of 2 pioneers of the Pacific School.
Grandiose! Steve Roach and Michael Stearns surpass expectations by delivering an album that exceeds my most audacious expectancies. BEYOND EARTH & SKY is a superb, seamless album that strikes the right balance between ambient, tribal ambient, electronic folk and frenetic beats. At no time on this splendid 71 minutes long album, we feel the two musicians lacking breath or inspiration. Everything is perfectly balanced for the pleasure of our emotions and our expectations that just didn't anticipate such a spectacular album. -Sylvain Lupari (November 2nd, 2021) *****
From Sonic Immersion
Soundsculptors Steve Roach and Michael Stearns are both electronic music veterans with an extensive list of solo and collaborative releases under their belt. Their last collaboration (Kiva) though saw the light of day some 26 years ago, so what a joy to see them team up again for Beyond Earth & Sky, for which the basics were laid down in the few days after Roach's concert in Santa Fe in 2019 where Michael participated on stage on The Beam.
The seven-track result is a collection of heartwarming, profound, and transcendental music, the opening track "Horizon is Home" bringing back memories of the emotive, highly atmospheric soundings of the concept album "Desert Spaces". The same can be experienced on "Cloud of New Promise" and "Embrace the Infinite", places of simple beauty found a bit further down the road. This tantalizing sensation carries on from there, rising and falling in intensity as the beautifully molded music unfolds further. The fact both composers live very close to (and/or are surrounded by) spectacular natural environs is an ongoing influence here, they are present in their own self while focused on something far in the distance, moving towards it, pulling them out there as they create a language of transformative, elevating aural experiences.
For me, this process has already reached its first pinnacle on the highly evocative "Impelled". In that respect, I can only second these lines from the press sheet: From the moment we enter into the realm of Earth & Sky to the moment we depart it, the space beyond calls to us, guiding the unfolding of our lives. Through music we hear that call, transcending the day-to-day and ordinary states of awareness, Beyond Earth and Sky. To that, I'd like to add it stimulates awareness, reflection, meditation, and spirituality, culminating immersively on the final track "Parable of Understanding". Well done you both! Rating: 4 out of 5 -Bert Strolenberg


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Q: Would std::vector shrink to fit invalidate a reference to the vector itself? I want to know the precise meaning that
std::vector<T>::shrink_to_fit(new_capacity) would invalidate reference.

"If a reallocation happens, all iterators, pointers and references
  related to the container are invalidated. Otherwise, no changes." --

http://www.cplusplus.com/reference/vector/vector/shrink_to_fit/
Test code:
#include <vector>
#include <iostream>
class Test {
public:
    Test(const std::vector<int>& a) : _a(a) {}
    void print() const {
        std::cout << "[";
        for (auto x:_a) std::cout << " " << x;
        std::cout << " ]\n";
    }
    const std::vector<int>& _a;
};
int main() {
    std::vector<int> a;
    a.reserve(100);

    for (int i = 0; i < 10; ++i) a.push_back(i);
    Test t(a);
    t.print();
    a.shrink_to_fit();
    t.print(); // will this always work as expected?
}

If new_capacity is less than old_capacity (so the capacity of the vector shrinks), can the reference (the _a attribute of the test class) be invalidated?

A: What the passage you are referring to means is that iterators or references to elements with the vector being resized can become invalidate.
In the case where _a is a reference, as your comment suggests, _a will continue to be a valid reference to the vector, but any iterators or references to elements within _a will be made invalid.

A: Yes std::vector::shrink_to_fit() would invalidate references if reallocation occurs. But that unrelated to you sample code - references or pointers to data that vector holds would be invalidated, not reference to vector itself:
std::vector<int> v( 10 );
std::vector<int> &vref = v;
int &ref = v[0];
v.resize(2);
v.shrink_to_fit();
// now ref could be invalid, but vref is perfectly fine

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If new_capacity is less than old_capacity (so the capacity of the vector shrinks), can the reference (the _a attribute of the test class) be invalidated?

no, Test::_a will not be invalidated after:
a.shrink_to_fit();

if you would have a std::vector<int>::iterator _aitr;, which would point to some element of a, then such iterator would be invalidated.

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Debbie Harris from Deb's World wrote an excellent article about the books she read in 2018. Her list would be a great place to start if you're trying to find something to read, and I was thrilled to have three of my books included.
Thanks so much for sharing my post Toni. I actually read three of your books last year!!
My pleasure, Deb – I'll correct that right now. Thank you so much for all your support, and I hope you have a wonderful 2019.


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American Philosophy in the Twentieth Century
Paul Kurtz
New York: Macmillan (1966)
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Kurtz, Paul (1966). American Philosophy in the Twentieth Century. New York: Macmillan.
Philosophy of the Americas, Misc in Philosophy of the Americas
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American Thought Before 1900, A Sourcebook from Puritanism to Darwinism, and American Philosophy in the Twentieth Century, A Sourcebook from Pragmatism to Philosophical Analysis. Both edited by Paul Kurtz. New York: Macmillan; Toronto: Collier-Macmillan. 1966. Pp. 448, 573. $7.25 and $8.50. [REVIEW]Fred Somkin - 1967 - Dialogue 6 (1):124-125.
Mid-Twentieth Century American Philosophy: Personal Statements.Peter Anthony Bertocci - 1974 - New York: Humanities Press.
C. S. Peirce and the Hispanic Philosophy of the Twentieth Century.Jaime Nubiola - 1998 - Transactions of the Charles S. Peirce Society 24 (1):31-49.
American Philosophy and the Romantic Tradition.Russell B. Goodman - 1990 - Cambridge University Press.
Latin American Philosophy in the Twentieth Century: Man, Values, and the Search for Philosophical Identity.Jorge J. E. Gracia (ed.) - 1986 - Prometheus Books.
Twentieth-Century Multiplicity: American Thought and Culture, 1900-1920.Daniel H. Borus - 2008 - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.
An Intuitive Solution to the Problem of Induction.Andrew Dennis Bassford - 2022 - Principia: An International Journal of Epistemology 26 (2):205-232.