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This lecture was delivered at the State University of Moscow in July 2013 - more than 3 years ago - at the invitation of Professor Alexander Dugin. We choose to bring it back to attention because of the urgent need of forging Muslim friendship and alliance with the Orthodox Christian world in order that we might jointly resist a common enemy. One of the main points made in this lecture - indeed it was used to also conclude the lecture - is that "Russia's moment in history has arrived". Three years later, Russia stands firmly and fearlessly, with admirable support from China, and from the masses of Muslims around the world who despise American oppression, in resisting the greatest oppressor mankind has ever known. The Great War or Malhamah that Prophet Muhammad (sallalahu 'alaihi wa sallam) prophesied, and which is also present in Christian eschatology, is about to occur. The Prophet said that 99 out of every 100 who fight in this war will be killed - hence it will not be conventional warfare - rather it will witness the use of weapons of mass destruction such as nuclear weapons. Indeed Russia's moment in history has arrived, and Russia shows no fear of that coming nuclear war. Islamic eschatology is on spot! But there is more to come. The Islamic eschatological view is that Orthodox Christian Russia will survive this Great War as well, as it has survived centuries of relentless bogus Ottoman Jihad, and so many others wars since then, to re-emerge in a post-nuclear world as a power capable of joining with Islam in liberating Constantinople.
Hallym University, Chuncheon, Kangwon-do, Republic of Korea ■ Not limiting itself to the Korean standard, Hallym is adopting the global standard. As only constant challenge and preparation produce success, the university is building up an appropriate environment and expanding its domain in the world. It aims to show its unique great spirit to the world' s peoples. At present, Hallym has contracts of international exchange with 123 universities in 31 countries around the world, and is currently running a variety of programs for globalization. In 2008, the university established the Department of International Studies, where every course is conducted only in English, to promote the world-wide capability of its students in the age of globalization. ■ The Joong-Ang Daily, a major Korean newspaper, ranked Hallym University as a Top 10 university in Korea in 2003, and the University Evaluation bestowed 4th place to Hallym University in categories of educational environment and finance in 2006. In 2008 and 2009, Hallym earned the No. 1 place among the Korean local private university evaluation operated by the Korean government ■ Hallym University is located in Chuncheon, which is well-known for its beautiful scenery and lakes, and a peaceful life style ■ A newly-built subway takes you from Chuncheon to Seoul just in an hour.
Japan's 'Huey' donations, equipment that arrived in Q1 2019!
The UH-1H "Huey" spare parts and maintenance equipment donation from Japan will be temporarily scheduled for the first quarter of 2019. The spokeswoman of the Department of National Defense (DND) spokesperson Arsenio Andolong said in a statement on the weekend. "Following the Exchange of Notes, the DND and the Japan Ministry of Defense (JMOD) will focus on and finalize the details and schedule of the transfer. The actual transfer of the first batch of spare parts and equipment is temporarily scheduled for the first one It's worth the next year, "says Andolong. Andolong said the spare parts and equipment will be used for the current Philippine Air Force UH-1H helicopters which are used for humanitarian assistance and disaster response, transport, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance. The PAF is known to operate between 20 to 40 helicopter types "Huey". Meanwhile, Japan and the Philippines on November 7 have listed notes for two Official Development Assistance projects focusing on the rehabilitation of the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 and improving defense. With the help of Tokyo's jewelery for enhancement of defense in the Philippines, Japan will provide 10.68 billion yen (at least PHP5 billion) worth of spare parts and equipment for the maintenance of UH-1H helicopters in PAF consisting of the following categories: airframe structure; dynamic power system, control system; rotor system; hydraulic system; electrical system; instrument system; access tools, and more. In the mass transportation system of the country, Japanese assistance involves 38-billion yen (around PhP17.79 billion) for complete MRT3 rehabilitation. The PH, Russia joint group of defense cooperation has re-assembled In a related development, the DND announced that the Joint Working Group (JWG) was imprisoned for a second time in Moscow on November 7 as part of Manila's efforts to engage in more than its corresponding Russian defense . Andolong said this was in accordance with the 2017 DND Defense Cooperation Agreement and the Ministry of Defense in Russia. The Philippines is headed by DND Assistant Secretary for Assessment and International Affairs Teodoro Cirilo T. Torralba III while Russia is represented by Col. Maxim Vladimirovich Penkin, Head of the 5th Department of Main Directorate of the International Military Cooperation. Disclaimers: This video is purely for general information and entertainment purposes only. While we endeavor to keep the information up to date and correct, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the video or the information, products, services, or related graphics in the video for any purpose. All images used in this presentation are owned by their respective owners. No copyright infringement intended. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk. In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arise out of, or in connection with, the use of this video. Through this video you are able to link to other websites which are not under the control of UPDATE DEFENSE CHANNEL. We have no control over the nature, content and availability of those sites. The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them. Every effort is made to keep the channel up and running smoothly. However, UPDATE DEFENSE CHANNEL takes no responsibility for, and will not be liable for, the video being temporarily unavailable due to technical issues beyond its control.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Syria's chemical arms handover will only work if the US and its allies renounce the use of force against Damascus - READ MORE http://on.rt.com/2cbbe5 Q: Mr. President, everybody's talking about Syria, chemical weapons and bringing Syria's chemical arsenal under international control. We have just received a report from Washington saying you discussed this matter with President Obama at the G20 summit in St. Petersburg. Is it true? Did you talk about this? And if so, whose idea was it, Obama's or yours? And how realistic do you think this proposal is? A: It is a well-known fact that Syria has a chemical weapons arsenal, and Syrians have always regarded it as a counterbalance to Israel's nuclear stockpile. Russia's position on the issue is well-known: we are against the proliferation of any weapons of mass destruction, including both chemical and nuclear weapons. Given the current situation in Syria, this issue is particularly pressing, and we did discuss this matter on the margins of the G20 summit in St. Petersburg. In fact, the matter of bringing Syria's chemical weapons under international control has long been a subject of discussion by experts and politicians. And, like I said, the US president and myself also talked about this on the margins of the summit. We agreed to step up these efforts and instruct the Secretary of State and the Russian Foreign Minister to work together and see if they can achieve some progress in this regard. On Sep. 9, we heard US Secretary of State John Kerry saying in a public statement in London that the US thinks this is extremely important for the resolution of the Syrian crisis. We, too, think this is a serious matter which requires thorough consideration. With the foreign minister of Syria currently on a visit to Moscow, our Foreign Minister Lavrov talked to him, and he then talked to his country's leadership, and we hear that Syria responded positively to this proposal. Not only do we think this is a viable option, but we really hope that our friends in Syria take this responsible decision and agree not only to bring their chemical weapons under international control but also to have them destroyed, and we hope Syria joins the international convention banning chemical weapons. I think this will be a big step forward in resolving the Syrian crisis. Of course, all of this will only mean anything if the United States and other nations supporting it tell us that they're giving up their plan to use force against Syria. You can't really ask Syria, or any other country, to disarm unilaterally while military action against it is being contemplated. We will work together with Syrians and our US partners, and, like I said, I hope this will be a big step forwards towards a peaceful resolution to the Syrian crisis. RT LIVE http://rt.com/on-air Subscribe to RT! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=RussiaToday Like us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Twitter http://twitter.com/RT_com Follow us on Instagram http://instagram.com/rt Follow us on Google+ http://plus.google.com/+RT RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 1 billion YouTube views benchmark.
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Is Canada Running Out Of Land?
Some people have been commenting on the lack of inhabitable land in Canada. Now, I have a little chuckle everytime I see one of these comments. And I can bet most people who live in Canada would do the same. So in this video I am going to go over some of the reasons I find this idea so humorous. First I want to talk about land value. The amount of available land dictates that value of land. More available land = lower prices, less available land = higher prices. Government can limit land availability in many ways. A few examples are: Limit subdivision of properties. Limit multiple dwelling zoned lots. Limit the amount of land that is available for development. There are lots of ways that the government can limit the availability and density of land. Which is total B.S. One of the reasons the government limits availability and density is to keep land values up. The reason for this is to "protect" people's property values. And if you want to get all conspiracy theory about it, they may just want to keep prices up to get more tax revenue. So this little rant leads us to the first reason Canada has tons of land left. Even in the big cities. Density. Our building in Canada could be made a lot more dense. I was remarking the other day that where on the average lot in Canada there is one house, in a place like Japan the equivalent space would have 2 or 3 houses. I am sure you guys could name a bunch of places where they have managed to fit more dwellings in less space. As commenter Alla Bershadska put it: In Moscow 2500 square kilometers with population 12 millions and in Greater Vancouver 2700 square kilometers with 2.5 millions. Government controlling density is a bit perplexing to me. Why must every house have a massive lawn that you aren't allowed to build a laneway house or a carriage home? Why does subdividing and rezoning have to be expensive processes that has to be approved by the government? Why can't people add suites to their homes when they want to? I know that some of you are already thinking of the reasons these rules are in place, but I will probably disagree with them….. in the comments. Just as a side note, Vancouver has recently revealed it's new housing strategy, and it actually addresses some of these area's of densification. They want to add laneway homes, owner occupied townhomes and condos. Unfortunately they are putting more emphasis on rentals than owner occupied real estate. They want to create 47,900 new rentals, and 24,100 owner occupied dwellings. The rentals will help to control rental prices by increasing supply. They may also discourage real estate investment because of the increase in competing rental units. The next subject I want to touch on is speculation. There are a lot of empty homes around at this point because of speculation. This includes homes and empty land. If the market turns down and speculators decide to start to dump properties, it will be like tons of new homes and land being made available to the market. This kinda has the same effect as new land being made available. So after density there comes the fact that there is just so much land in Canada. About 89% of Canada is crown land. So of that 89%, a lot could be freed up and developed. And I could talk about land, and how much there is in Canada, but the best thing to do is to see it. And the best way to do that is Google Maps, but you will have to watch the video for that.
The Chinese yuan has overtaken the euro to become the second most used currency in the global market place. Last year its share of world trade was just over 1 percent compared to the euro's almost 8 percent. The yuan has now reached almost 9, leaving the euro way behind. Keith Boyfield from the Centre for Policy Studies joins RT to discuss this issue. READ MORE: http://on.rt.com/tebvqk RT LIVE http://rt.com/on-air Subscribe to RT! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=RussiaToday Like us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Twitter http://twitter.com/RT_com Follow us on Instagram http://instagram.com/rt Follow us on Google+ http://plus.google.com/+RT RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 1 billion YouTube views benchmark.
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One of the world's reserve currencies, the U.S. dollar, may soon disappear in Russia. According to deputies of the State Duma, the Russians trust the dollar, despite the U.S. crisis. Russian MPs are worried that the dollar system may collapse in 2017 due to the growth of the U.S. government debt. Michael Dyagterev, politician, member of the State Duma from the Liberal Democratic Party "The main objective of the bill is to have a discussion. This is multi- task goal, one of the parts of which is to stop the entry of the dollar in Russia. The second task is to push our leaders towards making all our export operations, including oil and gas ones, in rubles. And, as the crown of the strategy, to create a global reserve currency called the ruble. There's nothing to fear. It's the Americans who should be worried. Their national debt is 17 trillion dollars, and it will grow from month to month. Buildup debt is a strategy of the American elite. Since debt is a process that has its end, then the process will end with a default or any other type of turmoil. We need to convert all reserves of the country into gold. No currency should be left there, all paper reserves are disastrous for Russia. This is also a part of the strategy that should be conducted." Should the bill on the ban of the circulation and storage of U.S. dollars in Russia be approved, the owners of American bank notes will have to either spend their dollar cash within one year or exchange it for another currency. Otherwise, banks will be forced to sell dollars at an average exchange rate of the previous year. There will be special measures provided to prevent the storage and use of dollars. The American currency will be seized by law enforcement agencies for a period of up to 30 days, and then exchanged and returned to the owner in the domestic currency. Michael Dyagterev, politician, member of the State Duma from the Liberal Democratic Party. "With regard to the dollars kept by citizens, the bill stipulated no special measures. We simply encourage people to convert all their dollar deposits in rubles, exchange all cash dollars for rubles, or some reliable currency, for example, the Swiss franc, or buy gold. In the event dollars are found, the state will pay the equivalent in rubles, dollars will be withdraw from circulation and exchanged for rubles." Will the bill come into force? It is obvious that it will trigger a vivid discussion reminiscent to the never-ending debate between Westerners and Slavophiles. And whose side are you on?
The Iranian Embassy siege took place from 30 April to 5 May 1980, after a group of six armed men stormed the Iranian embassy in South Kensington, London. The gunmen took 26 people hostage—mostly embassy staff, but several visitors and a police officer, who had been guarding the embassy, were also held. The hostage-takers, members of an Iranian Arab group campaigning for Arab national sovereignty in the southern region of Khūzestān Province, demanded the release of Arab prisoners from jails in Khūzestān and their own safe passage out of the United Kingdom. The British government quickly resolved that safe passage would not be granted, and a siege ensued. Over the following days, police negotiators secured the release of five hostages in exchange for minor concessions, such as the broadcasting of the hostage-takers' demands on British television. By the sixth day of the siege the gunmen had become increasingly frustrated at the lack of progress in meeting their demands. That evening, they killed one of the hostages and threw his body out of the embassy. As a result, the British government ordered the Special Air Service (SAS), a special forces regiment of the British Army, to conduct an assault to rescue the remaining hostages. Shortly afterwards, soldiers abseiled from the roof of the building and forced entry through the windows. During the 17-minute raid, the SAS rescued all but one of the remaining hostages, and killed five of the six terrorists. The soldiers subsequently faced accusations that they unnecessarily killed two of the terrorists, but an inquest into the deaths eventually cleared the SAS of any wrongdoing. The remaining terrorist was prosecuted and served 27 years in British prisons. The hostage-takers and their cause were largely forgotten after the Iran–Iraq War broke out later in 1980 and the hostage crisis in Tehran continued until January 1981. However, the operation brought the SAS to the public eye for the first time and bolstered the reputation of Margaret Thatcher, the Prime Minister. The SAS was quickly overwhelmed by the number of applications it received from people inspired by the operation and, at the same time, experienced greater demand for its expertise from foreign governments. It was not until 1993 that 16 Princes Gate, having suffered major damage from a fire that broke out during the assault, was reopened as the Iranian embassy.
imran khan live interview to russian television about terrorism in pakistan and afganishtan.... *MOSCOW/ISLAMABAD: Imran Khan , in an interview with Russian broadcaster RT has hit hard at the US policies against Pakistan. * *He has claimed that the United Stats uses Pakistan like a tissue paper.* READ MORE: Pakistan, Saudi Arabia actively cooperating in eradicating terrorism: Khan Hasham "I think, it's very unfair to Pakistan…Pakistan lost more human beings, almost 70,000 dead, vast number of them were handicapped because of bomb blasts, for helping the Americans, for joining the American war it brought the heaviest cost. And at the end the Americans today blame Pakistan and put sanctions against it, I think, this is the greatest travesty of justice. I think, you know, it is something which is inconceivable that the U.S. would blame Pakistan for its failure in Afghanistan," Khan said in an interview with Russian broadcaster RT. Pakistan's strong response comes after US suspended aid worth about $2 billion over Pakistan's alleged ties with terror groups. It also put forward a motion to place Pakistan on a global terrorist-financing watchlist. READ MORE: Ali Imran, son in law of CM Shehbaz Sharif leaves Pakistan ahead of NAB appearance today: sources "It will be damaging. I mean, for Pakistan, unfortunately, the economic situation is not that strong right now. The country is actually going through an economic crisis. So, American sanctions would be damaging. But I mean, is this justice? Is it fair? Is this how the U.S. would use a country like a tissue paper and when it thinks it doesn't need it anymore it just casts it away? I think it's very immoral," Khan said. The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman said that peace cannot be achieved in Afghanistan through military means. He said that instability in Afghanistan affects Pakistan as well. READ MORE: Yunis Khan is a national hero and must be treated like that by PCB When asked about Pakistan allegedly misspent the aid provided by the US, Khan said: "The aid given in proportion to the damage done in Pakistan by participating in the U.S. war – there is no comparison. The aid was what? They say, about 20 billion dollars, maybe 25 billion dollars. Pakistan has lost over a hundred billion dollars. Economy suffered." He further said that tourism collapsed in this country. Even today foreign cricket teams don't come to play in Pakistan. So this country took a heavy punishment by participating in that war. And as I said, the money coming from that aid is a small pittance compared to what it cost to people of Pakistan. According to Imran, the strength of Pakistani Taliban has greatly reduced. "Ever since the American footprint reduced in Afghanistan, the level of fanaticism went down in our country; no longer were the Pakistani security forces supposed to be collaborators of the Americans. Hence, the recruitment for the Pakistani Taliban went down, and the fanaticism went down and so the Pakistani security forces are more or less in control of, what is called, a TPT – the Pakistan Taliban. The problem is in Afghanistan now. If Afghanistan is secure, settled, stable, then there would be peace in Pakistan," he added.
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More than thirty-five thousand Israelis have hit the streets of Tel Aviv to protest against their government's policies. Their main target - the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. RT LIVE http://rt.com/on-air Subscribe to RT! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=RussiaToday Like us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Twitter http://twitter.com/RT_com Follow us on Instagram http://instagram.com/rt Follow us on Google+ http://plus.google.com/+RT Listen to us on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/rttv RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 1 billion YouTube views benchmark.
According to a recent release by Wikileaks, the NSA has been spying on 125 German officials. Hacking expert Dirk Engling shares his thoughts. RT LIVE http://rt.com/on-air Subscribe to RT! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=RussiaToday Like us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Twitter http://twitter.com/RT_com Follow us on Instagram http://instagram.com/rt Follow us on Google+ http://plus.google.com/+RT Listen to us on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/rttv RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 1 billion YouTube views benchmark.
Military reforms, starting in late 2008, and a well funded modernization program launched in 2011, have transformed the Russian armed forces. Far from the defunct Soviet mass mobilization army inherited in the 1990s, Moscow has restored the military as a capable instrument of national power. The driving factors in this transformation include Russian military thought on the modern character of war and lessons learned from recent combat operations in Syria and Ukraine. This lecture will explore the evolution of Russia's armed forces, offering a perspective on the transformation, and outlook on what the future holds for the Russian military. About the Speaker Michael Kofman serves as Director of the Russia Studies Program at the Center for Naval Analyses and a Fellow at the Kennan Institute, Woodrow Wilson International Center in Washington, D.C. His research focuses on the Russia and the former Soviet Union, specializing in the Russian armed forces, Russian military thought and strategy. Previously he served at National Defense University as a Program Manager, and subject matter expert, advising senior military and government officials on issues in Russia and Eurasia. Mr. Kofman's other affiliations include being a Senior Editor at War on the Rocks, where he regularly authors articles on questions of strategy, the Russian military, and foreign policy issues. Mr. Kofman has published numerous articles on the Russian armed forces, security issues in Russia/Eurasia, along with analyses for the U.S. government. He holds a M.A. in International Security from the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University and a B.A. in Political Science from Northeastern University.
By FAR the hit of the show, VIVA MEXICO!!!! The Eighth International Military Music Festival "Spasskaya Tower" will take place from 5th to 13th of September 2015 in Moscow, on Red Square. The history of the Representative Music Band of the Mexican Armed Forces began in 1889 when, at the initiative of the president general Porfirio Diaz the Music Band of the Supreme Power. Later it changed its name several times always remaining the main military band of the country. In 1973 it was called the Music Band of the Mexican Armed Forces. It accompanied the most important state ceremonies and events, played for the heads of the states and gave concerts in whole Mexico and abroad. On 20th February 2015 it was complemented with personnel from the different Music Bands in the Army, Air Force and Navy, with the goal of integrating a Band that will represent the three Armed Forces, and was named Music Band Representative of the Mexican Armed Forces. In summer 2015 the newly founded group participated in the prestigious music-military festival in Saumur (France), and in autumn will demonstrate its' high-quality skills at Red Square. The Director of the Band, Agripino Centeno Blanco, says that their participation will serve to spread Mexican music traditions abroad, and the musicians hope to leave a good mark of Mexico and exchange experiences with the other foreign and Russian bands. The best Russian and foreign military bands, folk groups as well as honorary guard units of the heads of states will take part in the event. At the end of each performance the joint band of all the participants – around 1,500 musicians – will appear on the Red Square. All the musicians of the Festival will play the final chords to the salvoes of the salute, with the light show on the St. Basil's Cathedral as the background. As in the previous years, the festival will be timed to coincide with the Moscow City Day. On the first day of the celebration a procession will march along the Tverskaya Street which will include the bands participating in "Spasskaya Tower", and on the next day they will give free concerts in the city parks. Following the tradition that has been already established, as a part of the festival the riders from the Kremlin Horse Riding School will perform in a specially equipped manege on the Red Square, and for the youngest spectators the project Spasskaya Tower for Kids will erect a kids' village with educational entertainment activities.
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What do we really know about the impact of nuclear weapons on international relations? What are the best theories and explanations for state behavior in the shadow of nuclear war, and how well do they help us understand history and contemporary geopolitics? This conference brings together top nuclear experts – international relations scholars, historians, and policy practitioners – to discuss and debate the theory and practice of nuclear strategy, deterrence, and arms control. Join the Center for Security Studies for a day of conversations with scholars and practitioners alike, featuring a keynote address by Dr. John Mearsheimer on the role of great powers in the nuclear arena.


This statistic displays the percentage of the world's population that is covered by selected tobacco control policies as of 2016. At this time, 33 percent of the global population was subject to cessation programs against tobacco. Increasing taxes on tobacco to over 75 percent of its retail price is one of the most effective and cost-effective control methods in preventing tobacco usage.
The tobacco control policies depicted here correspond to the highest level of achievement at the national level.


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Forever Marilyn Returns to Palm Springs
Joshua John Miller, Grandson of Bruno Bernard and Chairman of the Bernard of Hollywood brand, spoke at the Forever Marilyn unveiling in downtown Palm Springs on June 20, 2021. This is his story how his famous grandfather, Bruno Bernard, helped launch the career of Marilyn Monroe.
Joshua John Miller
[Bruno Bernard (February 2, 1912 – June 3, 1987) also known as Bernard of Hollywood, was an American photographer best known for glamour photography of Marilyn Monroe and others.]
"The woman we know as Marilyn Monroe, was born right here, in the City of Palm Springs.
It Began with Photographer Bruno Bernard
My grandfather, Bruno Bernard, known as Bernard of Hollywood, met Marilyn in Los Angeles one day as he was leaving a dental appointment. They struck up a conversation and became fast friends. Both of them were strangers in a strange land, Hollywood in the 1940's. My grandfather was a refugee from Berlin during the Nazi occupation and Marilyn, Norma Jean, was an orphan who bounced around foster homes her whole childhood. They immediately forged a friendship for the rest of their lives.
Where my grandfather was already on the rise as one of the top glamor photographers in the business, with photo studios on Sunset Boulevard, and even here on Palm Canyon, Marilyn was still struggling for a break, having only scored bit parts thanks to a contract with Fox that was running out and not being renewed. Marilyn wondered to my grandfather one afternoon whether she should just throw in the towel. But my grandfather convinced her, he said "Let's go to Palm Springs." There was a place called the Palm Springs Racquet Club.
Marilyn at Palm Springs Racquet Club
If you don't know what it was, it was sort of the Studio 54 of the 1940's and 50's. He was the only photographer allowed on the grounds of the Racquet Club at the time and he took a picture of every golden age star that would stay there. He also kept all their secrets so they trusted him with their pictures. When he brought Marilyn into the Palm Springs Racquet Club, she felt as if this moment was going to change the rest of her life.
New Year's Ever – 1948
It was New Year's Eve, 1948, and he brought her to a New Year's Eve bash. He introduce her to a gentleman by the name of Johnny Hyde, who happened to be the President of the William Morris Agency (represented some of the biggest names in Hollywood). Well, he fell in love with Marilyn and Marilyn fell in love with him and he basically constructed with Marilyn… But what people have to understand is that Marilyn wasn't built by the studio. She built the studio. He created her image. She created the dream that other people, white, black, green, orange, any gender, that you could be anything that anyone wants to be if you go after it. That's what Marilyn represented and that's what my mother, Susan Bernard, who carried my grandfather's legacy, always taught me.
As a person that's part of the LGBTQ community, I've always felt inspired by Marilyn's moxy and determination to make a stand in the world as an artist and as a woman.
Marilyn was a woman who, when Ella Fitzgerald was performing at a nightclub, no one would come see her in the early days. Marilyn said if I go to the nightclub every night, will the press come and cover this amazing African American singer? She helped put Ella on the map!
That Iconic Picture
Over the years when Marilyn rocketed to fame, she and my grandfather stayed good friends. The relationship leading to the iconic picture inspired the statue before us today. The Seven Year Itch, a movie Marilyn was shooting, was doing reshoots on the Fox lot. But unfortunately, there were two reasons it had to be reshot. Her husband, Joe DiMaggio, was not happy she was letting her skirt fly in the wind. But Marilyn, being Marilyn, does what Marilyn wanted to do. So she did 50 takes.
Later they reconstructed the whole set for the Seven Year Itch on the Twenty Century Fox lot. My grandfather was invited to join her had was the only photographer allowed on the set. This time the effect worked. When the breeze made Marilyn's skirt go flying, he laughed and my grandfather snapped the picture that would cement her as not only a star, but as a legend.
That night, she would tell my grandfather, she would never forget, she had become Marilyn partly because of his support and his belief in her, and Palm Springs.
Her words to my grandfather were, "It all started with you."
So, in many ways, Marilyn started here in Palm Springs. So it's fitting that she's back again."
Welcome Home Forever Marilyn.
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Recently, Spy Bar has become known for its uniqueness rather than just the delectable beverages and trendy interior. With a variety of music from house to rock, Spy Bar attracts a very diverse and interesting crowd. It also doesn't hurt that the club is located in Arnoldshuset, a breathtaking building with quite a bit of history behind it.
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The Wolf Pack basketball team opens the 2019 NCAA Tournament on Thursday against Florida.
The Wolf Pack basketball team opens the 2019 NCAA Tournament on Thursday against Florida. Nevada, a No. 7 seed, is appearing in the event for the third straight season.
RGJ reporter Duke Ritenhouse is at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, for the Nevada-Florida game and will provide live updates throughout the event. Later, check in at RGJ.com for more coverage from today's game.


As the summer season begins to fade I reflect back upon the great times experienced during these past months. One such time was my trip to Las Vegas in June. Yes, it was smoking hot in the middle of the desert with triple-digit temperatures each day, but the early mornings and nights were really awesome. During the midday hours we went from one air-conditioned venue to another to avoid the heat. The image below was one of the few taken during the glaring light of midday. I actually took this from my hotel room in the MGM Grand where I could see across to the McCarran International Airport, which made for some interesting sights with all of the aviation traffic.
A Delta Airlines flight with it's landing gear down approaches the runway after coming across the mountains in the background. The foreground structure is the hotel's parking garage. Notice there are no cars on the top level, likely avoided because no one wants to return to a vehicle with temperatures inside exceeding 120 degrees.
I chose to go B&W with this image for a couple of reasons. As previously mentioned, this was taken through a hotel window and the tinted glass tends to leave a bit of a tinge on the otherwise blue sky. I attempted to fix that in Photoshop but was never really happy with the results, although I think most would not have noticed. in any case, I converted the image to B&W with one of the many presets I have created in Lightroom 4.
Back in Photoshop the B&W version was layered above the color, where I then masked in the color version of the aircraft itself. To complete the task, a little sharpening was added.


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Q: How to get rid of warning during rails server start up: "Warning: Running `gem pristine --all`? When I run "gem pristine -all", I get:

ERROR:  While executing gem ... (Errno::EPERM)
      Operation not permitted

A similar post suggested creating a file:
# /tmp/dirty.rb
require 'shellwords'

    Gem::Specification.stubs.reject(&:stubbed?).reject(&:default_gem?).each do |gemspec|
      puts "gem pristine #{Shellwords.escape gemspec.name} --version #{Shellwords.escape gemspec.version.to_s}"
    end

Then running it from command:
ruby /tmp/dirty.rb | bash

When I tried this, I get error:

You don't have write permissions for the /Library/Ruby/Gems/2.0.0
  directory

Any ideas?

A: Looks like a permission error running the install. Try running sudo chown -R [login name] /Library/Ruby/Gems/2.0.0 from the command line to give you ownership of the directory. Then sudo chmod -R u+w /Library/Ruby/Gems/2.0.0 to ensure you have read/write access. See Use sudo for gem install cocoapods question which addressed this issue.

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