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BMW invests in local EV battery pack assembly for Hungary plant
By Christopher Ludwig2022-11-29T11:09:00+00:00
The carmaker is increasing investment at its new plant in Debrecen, Hungary to include onsite assembly of batteries with the aim of reducing logistics costs and supply chain complexity
BMW's plant in Debrecen, Hungary is expected to be completed in 2025
The plant will include local assembly of battery packs for the Neue Klasse EV platform
BMW Group has announced that it will invest in a high-voltage battery pack assembly facility at the site of its forthcoming electric vehicle (EV) production site in Debrecen, Hungary, which will significantly reduce supply chain distances in battery and EV manufacturing, and reduce logistics costs. The carmaker has also said that it is taking key steps to reduce carbon emissions in its battery supply chain, including by using renewable energy and recycled materials.
The battery plant will serve production in Debrecen of models on BMW's Neue Klasse vehicle platform, the group's first dedicated EV architecture, which it expects to reduce manufacturing costs and improve range performance. Vehicle and battery production at the Hungarian plant, in which BMW is together investing more than €2 billion ($2.07 billion), is expected to start by the end of 2025.
According to BMW's senior manufacturing and supply chain leaders, localising battery assembly in Hungary is part of the carmaker's iFactory strategy, which aims to make production more lean, green and digital.
Milan Nedeljković, member of the board of management for production at BMW, and also responsible for supply chain and logistics, said: "In Debrecen, we are building the most advanced plant in the world. With our iFactory, we are setting new industry standards for vehicle production. Our investments underline our systematic approach to implementing e-mobility."
Markus Fallböhmer, senior vice-president of battery production at the BMW Group, explained the importance of reducing logistics complexity and cost in investing in the battery facility. "The BMW iFactory is also about ensuring short distances for logistics. The close link between battery assembly and vehicle production is part of our strategy."
BMW currently produces battery modules in Germany at Dingolfing, Regensburg and Leipzig, which it recently expanded; it also assembles batteries in Shenyang, China and plug-in hybrid batteries in Spartanburg, South Carolina. In October, the carmaker announced $700m to build a new battery assembly site for EVs in nearby Woodruff, South Carolina.
BMW is also making significant investments at its plant in Munich, Germany to build the Neue Klasse platform. Thus far, BMW has not confirmed any plans for battery assembly at the Munich plant, which is located near the centre of the city and has space constraints. For Munich's current production of the i4 electric vehicle, batteries are assembled at BMW's plant in Leipzig.
In Debrecen, the next-generation round battery cells will be assembled into a metal-frame battery housing, which is then integrated into the underbody of the car. The carmaker has previously announced that this next generation of battery cells would have improved energy density and significantly reduce manufacturing costs.
BMW has previously said it would work with battery cell producers CATL and EVE Energy to source the cells from Europe and China. In the summer, Chinese battery maker CATL announced a €7.4 billion investment in Debrecen to build a battery cell factory with annual capacity of 100 gigawatt hours. The plant will make the round cells for BMW at the plant, CATL president for Europe Matthias Zentgraf said in an interview with AMS, a sister publication to Automotive Logistics. (Zentgraf along with senior BMW production leaders will join the AMS Evolution Europe Summit in Munich December 6-7, find out more here.)
CATL has been a leading battery cell supplier for BMW. It was a major contract with the carmaker that helped the Chinese battery cell manufacturer set up its first plant in Europe in Arnstadt, Germany, which started battery module assembly in 2021 and is set to begin battery cell production this year.
BMW has also said it wants to reduce the carbon footprint of battery cell production by up to 60%, with the supply chain a major focus including through increasing the use of recycled raw materials and a commitment to use only green power from renewable energies for production of battery cells. It has also set targets of reducing emissions in component sourcing by up to 50%.
For logistics, BMW has plans to reduce carbon emissions within supply chain by 20% by 2030, including through closer collaboration with logistics and transport providers, a focus on digital tools chain and a much greater emphasis on sustainability in the purchasing of services.
BMW's senior vice-president for production network and supply chain management, Dr Michael Nikolaides, will speak about BMW's logistics strategy at the 20th annual Automotive Logistics & Supply Chain Europe conference March 21-23, 2023 in Bonn, Germany.
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Greenwich Borough has seen an increase in the number of students achieving A* to B in this year's exams.
As it stands, at least six people studying in Greenwich have accepted offers from Oxford and Cambridge University.
Other students are also heading for university despite challenging circumstances including being in care, carers of others, suffering illness, English as their second language and even homelessness.
Councillor Danny Thorpe, Leader Greenwich Council said: "We are incredibly proud of all our students in Royal Greenwich who have worked so hard to achieve a fantastic set of results yet again.
"I am sure they will all go on to succeed in whatever route they choose to take next whether it is going to university, becoming an apprentice, taking a gap year or starting their own business. I would also like to thank parents, carers and all of our teaching staff for their tireless help and support which has enabled our young people to flourish."
Councillor Danny Thorpe, Leader of Greenwich Council, and Councillor Christine May, Mayor of Greenwich, visited schools across the borough on results day to congratulate students on their success.


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"Titles on feminism, New Labour and the life and times of Christopher Hitchens have been longlisted for the 2011 Orwell Prize for political writing. The announcement was made at an event on Wednesday [30th March].
Eighteen titles including Natasha Walters' Living Dolls (Virago), Whatever It Takes: The Real Story of Gordon Brown and New Labour by Steve Richards (Fourth Estate) and Hitch 22 by Christopher Hitchens (Atlantic) are all longlisted for the £3,000 book prize."
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If Saddam Hussein were still in power, this year's Arab uprisings could never have happened.
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"The most heartening single image of the past month—eclipsing even the bravery and dignity of the civilian fighters against despotism in Syria and Libya—was the sight of Hoshyar Zebari arriving in Paris to call for strong action against the depraved regime of Col. Muammar Qaddafi."
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"Writing in his memoirs, Hitch-22, of the numerous perils that he has faced as a reporter around the globe in places as various as Afghanistan, Northern Ireland and Beirut, Christopher Hitchens reflects that a little danger or discomfort can be a salutary thing: 'I still make sure to go, at least once every year, to a country where things cannot be taken for granted, and where there is either too much law and order or too little.'
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Don't Let Qaddafi Win
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American Inaction Favors Qaddafi
The administration's inadequate response to the crisis in Libya reveals a lack of courage and principle.
"Our common speech contains numberless verbs with which to describe the infliction of violence or cruelty or brutality on others. It only really contains one common verb that describes the effect of violence or cruelty or brutality on those who, rather than suffering from it, inflict it. That verb is the verb to brutalize"
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What I Don't See at the Revolution
"When anatomizing revolutions, it always pays to consult the whiskered old veterans. Those trying to master a new language, wrote Karl Marx about the turmoil in France in the 19th century, invariably begin haltingly, by translating it back into the familiar tongue they already know. And with his colleague Friedrich Engels he defined a revolution as the midwife by whom the new society is born from the body of the old."
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Outspoken and outrageous: Christopher Hitchens
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I am hoping someone might be able to assist me in the writing of a formula for a family I am currently building. I am hoping there is a way to control a value with a Yes/No parameter, but at the same time if that parameter is returned as "no" that value can act as an instance value. Please see the attached screen shot. Since this family is able to flex in width the sinks are needing to be able to move. Usually I would just leave this as an instance parameter, but I am wanting to have a option that you just select that will center the sink ( "Sink Centered" ). To my best understanding this might be able to be done with an IF statement in the "Sink Center" Parameter along the lines of IF(Sink Centered,Width/2, [If False]) but I am unsure of what to put for the [if false] value that will allow for the parameter to act as an instance, if this is even possible.
You will need another parameter that is actually moving the sink, then place your formula in that parameter.
if the Center checkbox is selected, use the width/2, otherwise use the ItemPlacement value.
Maybe make those Sinks "Shared Nested". I use Room/Area Occupancy tracking parameters to measure up against actual Plumbing Fixture counts. You can either tract live fixtures or use a Parameter to tack Fixture counts based on options, which I use as to more easily/accurately track options as I have many nested variations/options to choose from (so not to double count the shared nested items not graphically active) to keep layouts standardized (based on given parameters) & also have "flexible" versions. Food for thought.


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Their Dying World: Social Media and the fall of "Independent," Self-Righteous Lost-Souls for Empire
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or, "The Ego and Its Own"
By Navid Nasr Last updated May 19, 2018
Over the past decade, perhaps attributed to the boldness that many have cultivated due to the perceived protection and anonymity of the computer monitor, there has been a rise in so-called political analysis and critique that cloaks itself in the guise of educating the masses, but more often than not is actually about the so-called educator and his, almost always his, ego and desire to control. Control over the bounds of acceptable thought, speech, debate and discourse.
Inevitably the ego trips that these self-styled educators end up completely submerging themselves into devolves into excommunicatory purges, character attacks, unsubstantiated claims and, frankly, projections. I know this because I myself, and most of the staff here at Fort Russ News, having been on the receiving end of such attacks by some of the most prominent of these egotistical, gatekeeping, guardians of virtue and hunters of vice. And speaking of Vice, their hit-piece dragging us used – verbatim – the basic big lie about who we are and what we are about.
It's so very noble that these anti-fascist crusaders are dedicated to righting all the world's wrongs. And yet it's so very strange that they have to look so far away from the USA to find those wrongs. They decry an imaginary growing fascism abroad, while doing the dirt of left-cover for the actual disaster of Western modernity, global capitalism, and the reality of humanity at a cross-roads where it faces the question of revolution or extinction. The problem is here and now. It's not 'rising', it has arisen.
And these clowns are falling. When they apparently tag-teamed a hit-piece for the SPLC, so full of lies and defamatory comments, our hit-back was so hard that even the SPLC took-down the piece and distanced themselves from the author. That's right. The SPLC ridiculously claims the article went up without their own approval, and then took it down when ourselves and others had to point out how such defamation could hurt them in the pocketbooks. Smart lawyers for soulless people. No surprise there. But we don't hide, we don't recoil in fear. Here's the SPLC hit-piece that the SPLC 'did not' write.
These are people whom I have never sat across a table from, had a cup of coffee with, Skyped with or even so much as just had a phone conversation with. Yet, somehow, they know every single thing about me, and you, including my deepest, darkest motivations, based on whom I follow or am friends with on social media, which sources I choose to read or share material from, whom I choose to flamboyantly and theatrically denounce and verbally nail to the cross (or not), and how reliably I kowtow and grovel before them and whether or not I accept their every diktat and grandiloquent pronouncement, no questions asked.
The saddest part is that most of these lost-souls started out on the right side of history and the struggle of peoples against the horror of this modern world. Maybe their motivations the whole time were flawed. Maybe they flipped. Maybe they are simply errant people. This is the mystery of the human condition.
Invariably, they end up alienating a lot of their own core, original followers, who aren't particularly keen on being on the receiving end of these Torquemada-like ideological inquisitions, but they also end up attracting new, even more devout and devoted comrades. People whose chief interest lies not in combating or exposing the propaganda of US/Zio/Atlanticist imperialism (many of whom actually amplify and propagate the very same propaganda, but dress it up in progressive, radical, anarchist or revolutionary garb), but in combating and exposing the same boogeymen that the empire has set its sights on for decades now. Chief among them being "fascism," "hatred," "homophobia," and, most importantly "anti-Semitism."
To clarify, by "fascism" they don't mean anything whatsoever having to do with Franco, Salazar or Mussolini, much less Hitler. Trump is "fascist" enough for them. Opposition to the EU is "fascist" enough for them. A strong, independent Russia that fights for its own interests and that of its allies on the world stage is "fascist" enough for them. A strong, independent Iran that refuses to compromise its core principles no matter what degree of sanctions it's subjected to is "fascist" enough for them. Hezbollah is "fascist" enough for them. Syria is "fascist" enough for them. In fact, one of the principal figures of this gatekeeper clique explicitly stated that these four entities form a new "fascist axis" in an interview with Mint Press News.
And by "anti-Semitism" they don't mean goose-stepping Sieg Heil-ers who want to march Jews, Reds, Slavs, and Roma into death camps. They literally mean anyone who calls them out for harboring collective, tribalist motivations for all these purges and these attacks against the "new axis" as opposed to whatever claim they make about their own inherent virtue being their sole or most important ideological lodestone.
I'm refraining, for now, from calling any of these creatures out by name right now for two reasons: one, I happen to be in a magnanimous mood and two, names have power, names are always connected to a soul, and these things are soulless, malevolent forces in service of the ruling power of the age.
"For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places." – Ephesians 6:12
Going forward we need to be more mindful of this. Every war, every struggle on earth is but a manifestation of a war in the spiritual realm. For those of us who recognize this fact, and I've been among the most guilty when it comes to this, it's important to remember that while pawns are acceptable targets, ultimately they're still pawns, crumbs, barking dogs in the junkyard of Hades. Never confuse 6's for 7's, sometimes they are hard to tell apart. Our principle targets should always be their masters.
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A desolate but fascinating area, Namibia's hauntingly beautiful Skeleton Coast extends from the banks of the Orange River towards Walvis Bay, bordering one of the harshest environments in the world, the Namib Desert. This 40km wide and 500km long coastal stretch of land in north-western Namibia is where the cold Benguela current of the Atlantic Ocean crashes up against the dunes and desert landscape of the Namib. Named after the hundreds of whales who lost their lives on this section of coast due to whaling, bleached whale bones still litter the shoreline today if not being used by the native Ovahimba people to build their huts.
The Skeleton Coast National Park outlines the entire Namibian coastline and moves across the Kunene River and 200km into Angola. The thick fog, strong currents and rough seas so prevalent to this region has left many ships and sailing boats stranded. The rusty remains of these shipwrecks and whale bones, together with dense mist and flat beaches create moody yet striking visuals for those who journey to this no-man's land.
Despite being an incredibly hostile environment with windswept dunes and extensive mountain ranges, the Skeleton Coast is home to one of the largest breeding colonies of Cape fur seals. The seals are drawn to the area by the vast amount of fish found swimming in the nutrient-rich waters provided by the Benguela Current. Visitors have the opportunity to witness these captivating creatures from extensive walkways that trail the breadth of the colony, picking up interesting details through their interactions with one another.
The Park's river courses sustain a large amount of additional wildlife including Black rhino, desert elephant, oryx, lion and brown hyenas. Endemic reptiles such as the Nile soft-shelled turtle and armour-plated lizard can also be found lurking around the dunes or across the region's level coastline. The wealth of diverse flora along the Skeleton Coast is another surprising phenomenon to many. Plants such as nara melons, lichen, pencil (ink) bush and welwitschias have adapted well to the arid environment utilizing the fog that comes off of the Atlantic as their form of hydration.
The best way to experience the rich variety of plant and animal life on this coastline is from scenic fly-in safaris, thrilling 4 x 4 expeditions across the sand dunes or hiking the famous Ugab River Trail located at the boundary of the Skeleton Coast, near Swakopmund. Fishing excursions and birding trips are also on offer during the wet season as over 247 bird species inhabit the area, namely the near-endemic Damara tern, African swamphen, Namaqua sandgrouse and Pomarine skua.
The Skeleton Coast rarely gets more than 10mm (almost 0.40in) of rain annually. During the summer (October to April) temperatures range from 20°C/68°F to 40°C/ 104°F. Winter (May-September) sees temperatures sit between 0°C/32°F to 23°C/73°F making it a great destination to explore year round. Day visitors are only permitted to visit the Skeleton Coast National Park between sunrise and sunset and permits are available at the two entry gates: Springbokwasser in the east and at the Ugab River in the south.
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Clive Palmer claims his phone tapped by ASIO, vows to have his Parliamentary office swept for bugs
By chief political correspondent Emma Griffiths
Updated December 05, 2013 00:35:52
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Australia's wealthiest MP, Clive Palmer - whose party will hold the balance of power in the Senate from July - has claimed his phone has been bugged for more than a decade.
The billionaire mining magnate directed his first ever question in Question Time to the Prime Minister, asking Tony Abbott: "Are our parliamentary offices bugged?"
A bemused Mr Abbott said he would not comment on operational security matters, but added that a specific warrant would be required to tap anyone's phone.
"I can assure the Member for Fairfax that he can speak in peace, so to speak, without any fear that anything untoward is going on," the Prime Minister concluded.
But at a press conference this afternoon, the Queensland MP said it was a "well-known fact" that ASIO tapped the phones of Australia's wealthiest people.
"I've had my phone bugged now for about 10 or 15 years, as well as my emails intercepted," he said.
I've had my phone bugged now for about 10 or 15 years, as well as my emails intercepted.
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"I've got nothing personally to worry about being bugged, you know. It's the principle that matters."
He said MPs needed to know their offices were safe from surveillance.
"The Prime Minister answered my question by saying he doesn't comment on operational intelligence," Mr Palmer said.
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"We're not another country - we're representatives of the Australian people."
Mr Palmer's mobile phone rang during the press conference and he jokingly answered saying: "How are you going ASIO? Do you hear the little clicks on the phone?"
The businessman said he would have his office "swept" for bugs, but would not organise it by phone "or they'll know we're coming and just turn it off".
He called today "the first day of Abbott-gate" in reference to the Nixon-era Watergate scandal in the United States.
Palmer calls for original WA Senate result to be upheld
Mr Palmer's party, the Palmer United Party (PUP) won three Senate seats in the initial count of the upper house results.
He has also signed a deal with the Victorian Senator for the Motoring Enthusiasts Party to form a powerful voting bloc when the new Senate forms on July 1, 2014.
But the botched WA recount, ordered because of the knife-edge result in that state, reduced the PUP to two Senators, one each in Queensland and Tasmania.
Mr Palmer says his party has lodged a petition with the High Court to reinstate the original result.
But he has conceded that there will probably have to be a fresh election for the Senate in WA next year.
"We're saying the people of WA and the Government doesn't want to spend millions of dollars having another election," he said.
"We should just reinstate the first count because the recount wasn't valid. That's what we say.
"But most likely because of all the attention and everything, I think it'll probably go to an election."
The recount of the WA Senate vote was declared invalid after the Electoral Commission discovered that it had lost 1,375 ballot papers.
Palmer United Party calls for original result to be upheld in WA Senate election count
Electoral Commission issues challenge to spark fresh WA Senate poll
Palmer delivers maiden speech to Parliament
Palmer insists deal with Muir is watertight
Palmer under fire over secret Senate power deal
Clive Palmer threatens to sue Murdoch, claiming wife is a spy
Opinion: Conspiracy theories do no good for democracy
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Looking to the future, Applied Health Economics for Public Health Practice and Research presents priorities for research in the field of public health economics. It acknowledges the role played by natural environment in promoting better health, and the place of genetics, environment and socioeconomic status in determining population health.
Ideal for health economists, public health researchers, local government workers, health care professionals, and those responsible for health policy development. Applied Health Economics for Public Health Practice and Research is an important contribution to the economic discussion of public health and resource allocation.
Rhiannon Tudor Edwards is Professor of Health Economics at Bangor University and founding co-director of the Centre for Health Economics and Medicines Evaluation (CHEME) at Bangor. She has a long-standing commitment to developing and applying methods for the economic evaluation of public health interventions to improve population health. She has published over 150 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters in health economics.


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Crews gain upper hand on blaze at commercial building in City of Industry
by: Erika Martin
Firefighters appeared to have the upper hand on a blaze that broke out at a commercial structure in the City of Industry Friday night.
Crews were called to the building at 1250 Bixby Drive around 8:45 p.m., according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The area is filled with several manufacturing warehouses and other businesses.
The LinkedIn page for Betani Footwear Inc. lists the company's address as 1250 Bixby Drive in the City of Industry.
As Sky5 arrived above the scene at about 9:15 p.m., the entire interior of the building was ablaze, with the roof gone and beams exposed. The walls were still standing, but some appeared to be separating.
Firefighters were still working to save the building, with crews in defensive mode hosing it down from the outside with the use of at least five ladder engines.
By about 10 p.m., it appeared crews had the upper hand on the blaze, with no more flames visible but the building shrouded by smoke.


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Tacklesport was incorporated in 1994, as the first sports teaching and coaching multimedia production house in the UK. The company originally specialised in developing animated sports teaching and coaching resources. In this early period much of our time was spent in trying to convince those responsible for developing resources for education and coaching to recognise the benefits available through the rapid expansion of technology, notably computer hardware and software.
Our hard work paid off however. Tacklesport is now established as a quality provider of effective PE teaching and sports coaching solutions. We are the company of choice for many organisations responsible for the delivery of physical education and sport throughout the world.
In 1995 Tacklesport was the first UK company to launch a multimedia coaching resource – Animated Skill Drills for Rugby Union, which was quickly followed by resources for Football, Hockey and Cricket.
The breakthrough in multimedia resources for National Governing Bodies of Sport (NGBS) didn't really occur until 1999 when the ECB commissioned Tacklesport to develop a multimedia resource for the teaching and coaching of cricket in schools. Howzat! was launched in 2000 by Minister for Sport Kate Hoey. Gradually, as technology improved, and available software became more sophisticated and more widely accepted and adopted, confidence in the potential of multimedia resources grew.
By 2000 the 'Digital Age' had started to take off and Tacklesport became the developer of choice for a range of providers. The Animated Sports Coaching series expanded and attracted endorsement from major sports organisations at home and abroad. New resources were added to the Tacklesport product range and a diverse range of organisations from within physical education and sport commissioned resources. Combining design and multimedia production skills with our knowledge and experience of physical education and sports coaching sets Tacklesport apart from other multimedia software production houses. With 16 years experience behind us, we are able to deliver comprehensive digital solutions – powerful, media-rich software with modern, engaging design and user friendly experience – that satisfy the needs of our clients.
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Guardians 3000 #5
Guardians 3000
To save the future, the Guardians must reach into the past, and that means striking a deal with the Old Hunger. But the Old Hunger is the most powerful entity in the Galaxy, and it's not a good idea to wake him up, or to by-pass his invincible herald, Stormfront! Meanwhile, Vance Astro has encountered a Guardian that he forgot ever existed, and she's none too happy about his memory blank. Time to make friends again fast before the A-Sentience gestalt of The Stark destroys them all! Cosmic action and mind-blowing Sci-Fi adventure!
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Dive right into the action as the original Guardians of the Galaxy: Vance Astro, Yondu, Martinex, Starhawk and Charlie-27, try to save the future universe from the menace of the Badoon. But what happens when the Guardians discover something behind the Badoon, something even worse than they could have ever imagined? The very future itself is in danger, and the only possibility of salvation relies o
Guardians of Infinity (2015-2016)
Defending the galaxy is a good gig, but Drax isn't thrilled with the combat hours (not enough of them) and Rocket isn't thrilled with the compensation (not enough of it). They're off on an adventure to supplement both, and Groot is happy to come along. But instead of the perks they want, they're about to get more trouble than they can handle.
Guardians Team-Up (2015)
The Guardians arrive on the Marvel Universe's grandest stage for out-of-this-world adventures with some of the biggest hitters Marvel has to offer. Facing cosmic threats so massive, it'll take more than just the Guardians of the Galaxy to stop them!
Korvac Saga (2015)
Lord Michael Korvac governs the Forest Hills, but his domain is threatened by rival lords, chaotic threats from beyond the Wall, and worst of all, a dark madness that is spreading through the population. Led by the noble Major Victory, Korvac's loyal Guardians must find the source of the evil before it corrupts the world as they know it.
Guardians of the Galaxy & X-Men: The Black Vortex
The Black Vortex, an ancient artifact imbued with immeasurable power, is now in the hands of Mr. Knife! With billions of lives potentially at stake, Peter Quill, the Legendary Star-Lord, is going to have to dust off his thieving gloves. But with Knife's Slaughter Squad protecting him, Peter's probably going to need some help.


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Tuzovskij, P.V. 2018. Larval morphology of Hygrobates foreli (Lebert, 1874), H. longiporus Thor, 1898 and H. trigonicus Koenike, 1895 (Acari, Hydrachnidia, Hygrobatidae). Zootaxa 4374(2): 249–262. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4374.2.5 Reference page.
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The Future of E-Bikes in Smart Cities
Jade Ebenezer, Head of Business Development at SharingOS
Originally published on Medium.
Cities around the world are in the beginning stages of a global mobility revolution. A cascade of different factors — everything from heightened awareness about environmental sustainability to concerns about the ability of urban infrastructure to keep up with rapid population growth — have led to cities around the world to consider new, unique and innovative transportation solutions. That helps to explain why e-bikes have taken off in popularity around the world, from Singapore to Europe to North America.
The e-bike model
The basic e-bike model consists of both software and hardware, and can be easily integrated into a city's smart infrastructure. The hardware, of course, is the bike itself, which is equipped with an electronic lock. The software component is a smartphone app that can be used to track down bikes available to use, open and close bike locks, and find places to return the bike once it has been used.
The earliest iterations of this e-bike system made use of bike stations installed around a city, campus or other large residential area. If you wanted to rent a bike for the day, you would need to locate one of these stations. Then, when you were finished with the bike, you would need to locate another station nearby to drop it off. The system, while easy to use, was not always convenient for users.
Innovations in technology, however, have led to a far superior "hybrid" model. This significantly cuts down on costs and also makes it much more likely that people will actually use the e-bikes for a wide variety of uses. If you are no longer constrained by geography, then you are much more likely to use the e-bike on a regular basis.
YoBike, powered by SharingOS
One of the great success cases to date has been the introduction of YoBike in the UK. The tagline of YoBike was "bike rental made easy". And that's exactly what YoBike offered UK residents — a chance to rent bikes anytime, anywhere. There were no docks and no fobs. All you had to do was tap your phone and go. And, best of all, you could return your bike to hundreds of parking locations. An in-app map could provide details about places near you to return the bike, no dock required. As a result, YoBike was widely hailed as "the UK"s first large-scale smart bike, shared-cycle initiative."
And now the success of YoBike has been replicated around the world, thanks to the creation of SharingOS, a combined software, hardware and support solution in the shared mobility category, with operations across the UK, France, Ireland, Singapore and North America. In Europe, for example, SharingOS now powers YoBike, BleeperBike (named for the "bleep-bleep" sound of a bike lock opening and closing), DigiBike, and Indigo Weel. In Asia, SharingOS now powers GBikes and IsraBike.
SharingOS and the smart city
When you view SharingOS as a mobility solution powered by software and hardware, it's easy to see why it has exploded in popularity on a worldwide basis. The bikes fit into the everyday digital lifestyle of users, and in some parts of Asia, cycling is such an ingrained part of the everyday culture that convincing people to combine smartphones with smartbikes was not difficult.
But that's just the perspective of the consumer. But what about the perspective of municipalities? From their perspective, too, these shared mobility solutions make sense. Most importantly, the migration from a dock to dockless system significantly lowers the financial overhead of getting a system up and running very quickly. Moreover, municipal authorities view the smart bike as a way to reach underserved communities that may not already have access to viable public transport options. As an added bonus, municipal authorities are able to make the case to residents and voters that they are taking a major step towards addressing longstanding environmental sustainability issues. Fewer cars on the road mean less congestion and less smog.
And, of course, e-bikes fit into the whole notion of the "Smart City." This concept, at its core, views the city as a living, breathing entity powered by sensors, hardware, software and digital devices. Think of sensors on major roadways or bridges, warning of possible traffic congestion. Or sensors on buildings, helping residents and officials keep down energy costs. So the idea of e-bikes outfitted with digital locks and plugged into smart city infrastructure is very much in the technological zeitgeist.
SharingOS and the future of bike sharing solutions
That being said, the implementation of bike systems around the world has not always gone off without a hitch. In some North American cities, for example, officials sometimes have raised the prospect of "rogue" bike operators entering cities without getting the necessary permits or licenses. In parts of China, concerns have mounted about the upkeep and maintenance of these bikes, especially when users discard them willy-nilly, without any regard for their surroundings.
SharingOS seeks to minimize — or even reduce — these potential problems by ensuring that complementary and integrated features are built into the shared mobility system from the outset. In other words, bike systems powered by SharingOS integrate well into existing urban infrastructure and are designed to complement — not compete with — existing public transport options in the most sustainable manner.
As a result, SharingOS has outlined four base case scenarios where its e-bike model can be used:
· Urban and metropolitan regions with populations of 50,000+
· Universities with 10,000+ students
· Tourism attractions of any size
· Corporate campuses
In each of these cases, the process for getting a SharingOS solution up and running is easy, flexible and economical. It's easy to customize a fleet to a specific brand or identity, and even easier to launch. It's basically a turnkey mobility solution that comes with an ongoing support system. And since it's all powered by existing technology that is nearly ubiquitous around the world (i.e. smartphones), SharingOS is a concept that is easily understood by even the most technophobic city resident.
The global mobility revolution continues to take shape, led by solutions like SharingOS. At a time when cities are facing a number of questions about their long-term sustainability, the concept of a fully customizable, turnkey open mobility system is an idea whose time has come.
The author is Head of Business Development at SharingOS, a London and Shanghai based company that enables effortless, plug-and-play and sustainable solutions for partners to thrive in the mobility markets worldwide.
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In a world where news and opinion are just a click away, it's more important than ever for everyone, including journalists, to understand how news is made, how it's used and abused, and how it can be made more reliable and trustworthy for its audiences.
Journo is a new podcast hosted by correspondent and author Nick Bryant that explores the issues, opportunities and challenges facing journalists and shaping the media industry.
The podcast was created by JNI and is produced by Deadset Studios.
Bryant was the BBC's Australia correspondent from 2006 to 2013 and has returned to Sydney at a time of unprecedented media disruption and polarised politics.
In Journo, Bryant explores how journalism around the world is changing, where it's heading, and why more people are questioning the media's commitment to truth.
"I've seen the media industry being overtaken by so many changes and, the truth is, I'm still trying to make sense of them myself," Bryant said.
"I don't expect to come up with all the answers, nowhere near, but hopefully we'll ask some of the right questions."
Episode 8: Clairvoyants and correspondents — Where political journalism gets it wrong
In the final episode of season one of Journo, Nick questions why political journalists have failed to predict election outcomes.
Episode 7: The story-breaker — The rise of Jonathan Swan
In the seventh episode, Nick gets the inside track on the journalism of Jonathan Swan, and what's behind his rise in Washington.
Episode 6: Steve Coll on Journalism in this disrupted world
In this episode, Steve Coll and Nick reflect on the immense changes that have shaped the news industry over the past 30 years.
Episode 5: Live from your living room — reporting from the frontlines of the pandemic
Covid-19 has changed the way we live but also the way we cover news. In this episode Nick examines the ways the pandemic has affected journalism.
Episode 4: The Troublemaker and the Terrier
In this episode, Nick meets the Troublemaker and the Terrier. One's a former lawyer whose fierce reporting has been stifled by a local council that says she asks too many questions. The other wonders how she'll keep her one-woman operation going in the face of mounting overheads and increased regulation.
Episode 3: Who's really listening — Reporting when your phone is the enemy
In this episode, Nick investigates the technology being used to monitor and intimidate those holding power to account — and finds a coalition of allies who've banded together to resist the digital incursion.
Episode 2: WeCensor — Getting news into and out of China
In the second episode, Nick investigates how journalists can get accurate information to Australia's Chinese diaspora, and whether it's possible for foreign news organisations to get authentic coverage out of China without boots on the ground.
Episode 1: Journalists will be free to report — and other lies the Taliban tells
In this first episode of Journo, host Nick Bryant investigates the exodus of Afghan media, and the powerful spin from Taliban HQ that helped them claim the country.
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On Wednesday, November 16, 2011 at 12PM in 90 Snell, Northeastern University Libraries will hold another one of its unique and enlightening Meet the Author events. Come hear author and Northeastern professor, Dr. Emily Fox-Kales, talk about her latest book, Body Shots.

Body Shots exposes the scandalous yet disturbing standards centered around Hollywood and the repeating message that thin is beautiful. In her research, Dr. Fox-Kales explores how Hollywood uses films, celebrities, and social media in order to propagate obsessive weight control, self-scrutiny and vigilance, and excessive exercise. By utilizing her studies of psychology, cinema analysis, and gender studies, Dr. Fox-Kales analyzes these Hollywood values and how it unfortunately has become the norm in today's society to obsess over weight and eating habits.

During the Meet the Author event, Dr. Fox-Kales will discuss her new novel in further detail and also sign books following the talk. Books will be available for purchase at a discounted rate and provided by the NU Bookstore. This event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.

For more information about our Meet the Author series and other related programs, click here!

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Juan R. Liwag Memorial High School (abbreviated as JRLMHS; ) is a secondary public school in Barangay Bayanihan, Gapan, Nueva Ecija, Philippines. It was formerly known as Nueva Ecija South High School. It was established in 1945 and made into a national high school by virtue of BP Blg. 143 on 8 February 1982. The current principal of the main campus is Marites S. Villajuan, Principal IV.

History
Juan R. Liwag Memorial High School (JRLMHS) was formerly named as Gapan Municipal High School from 1946 to 1952, Nueva Ecija South High School (NESHS) from 1952 to 1972, Gapan National High School (GNHS) from 1972 to 1984, and Juan R. Liwag Memorial High School (JRLMHS) from 1984 to present. It now offers special science class for students inclined in advance mathematics and sciences, sports oriented curriculum, and the regular general secondary (high school) programs.
The student population of JRLMHS today is estimated to be over 5,000, making it one of the biggest public high schools in the province of Nueva Ecija. It also has the highest student population in the fourth congressional district (southern part) of the province, comprising the city of Gapan and the municipalities of Cabiao, General Tinio (Papaya), Jaen, San Antonio, San Isidro, San Leonardo, and Peñaranda. Most students usually are from Gapan, San Leonardo, San Isidro, Jaen, Peñaranda, and sometimes even from Sta. Rosa, Nueva Ecija and San Miguel, Bulacan.

Besides the main campus in Barangay Bayanihan, the school once had annexes located in Barangay Santa Cruz and Barangay Bungo in Gapan; those locations are now independent.

Junior high school programs
The junior high school program is roughly equivalent to the middle school program in other countries. This grade level spans from grades 7 to 10. This program was reformed after the change in curriculum implemented by the Department of Education, changing the system of secondary education by adding more years to the high school program and splitting it into two separate programs.

Science, Technology, and Engineering Program (STE), this program provides skills necessary in the field of science and technology for junior high school students in preparation of undertaking more advanced science subjects in higher grade levels. The program was formerly known by many names: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Program (STEM), Department of Science and Technology (DOST) program, and Engineering and Science Education Program (ESEP).
Regular Program, this is considered as the default program of the school. Elementary graduates from any DepEd accredited/recognized institution study core subjects.
Special Program in the Arts (SPA), this program offers a comprehensive arts-based education to students with an inclination to the arts. The programs are listed below.
 Dance
 Visual Arts
 Music
 Creative writing
 Theater Arts
 Media Arts
Special Program in the Sports (SPS), this program offers a comprehensive athletic-based education to students with an inclination to their sports. The programs are listed below.
 Individual/dual sports:
 Athletics
 Badminton
 Chess
 Gymnastics
 Table tennis
 Team sports:
 Basketball
 Sepak takraw
 Volleyball
Special Program in Journalism (SPJ) is developed to enrich the experiences, hone the journalistic skills and competencies of student-writers and to strengthen free and responsible journalism. It is designed to develop the learners' skills in mass communication, print, online and broadcast media. Its main focus is primarily on writing as a process and as an art.
Special Education Program (SPED)/ Inclusive Education, this program serves to help students with disabilities by doing a more inclusive approach to education.
Alternative Learning System (ALS), this program serves as an alternative mode of formal secondary education by providing education to those adults and out-of-school youths.

Official Publication
 The Magi (English)
 Ang Tatlong Haring Mago (Filipino)

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1945 establishments in the Philippines
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HAUG Charging Generators are high-voltage generators that work in conjunction with HAUG charging electrodes to apply electrostatic charges without physical contact, for example, for fixing, positioning and electrostatic "adhesion".
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I prefer atmospheric soundscapes to orchestral scores. I prefer rain and thunder to a bombastic brass sections. I prefer synthesizers to string sections, programmed beats to kettle drums. I prefer beats because they repeat. They keep my mindset consistent. They give my words a rhythm.
Strings speak right to my emotional core. They speak in the language of film. I associate them with swash buckling pirates fighting a top the masts of their ships, with shark fins cutting through the water, with knife wielding silhouettes in the shower curtain.
Strings are too powerful. They trick me into thinking I've written something better than I have.
I read that Joss Whedon liked to write to Michael Nyman's score for the film Gattaca, so I gave it a whirl.
Here I was typing a screenplay, thinking I was writing something uplifting. Then I read it in complete silence and found it fell flat. The characters sounded like caricatures without the string section to back them up. The melodies were too moving. They added their own inflection.
This happened again with Michael Giacchino's score for the TV show Lost. There were tears in my eyes while I wrote a death scene, a scene that made people laugh at the table read. If only they let me bring a string quartet, then they would've understood what I was going for.
I avoid songs with vocals. They compete with my internal monologue. Lyrics have a way of sneaking into my character's mouths. This is why my three-day writing playlist is made entirely of instrumentals.
I avoid chugga chugga guitar too. It makes me want to turn every chapter into a fist fight or a chase sequence. It makes me want to throw a wall of flames up in the background of every scene. For me, simple piano melodies that don't run the ambit of the keyboard are perfect. They draw out just enough emotion without influencing it too much.
When searching for music to write to, I listen for what isn't there as much as for what is. I like film scores because they're written with a gaps for actors' voices to fill. There's a vacancy, an open space for my thoughts to wonder into. I listen for scenes in the second act where the conflict is gentle. That sweet spot where the tension never rises too high or falls too low, that perfect place in limbo.
Here's a four hour mega mix followed by a list of artists and albums I like to write to. Trust me, you'll find something cool here.
Akira Yamaoka's work on the Silent Hill games is everything I look for in mood music. Percussive, atmospheric, and ambient, with simple piano melodies that draws out just enough emotion to give the listener a sense of a longing. His songs evoke visions of empty back streets, fences creaking in the wind, and leaves rolling across boulevards. He's one of my favorite musicians even though most of what he does for video games.
Aphex Twin's music can be challenging. It's electronic but you'd go into spasms if you tried to dance to it. Sometimes his beats sound like a kid running a stick along a fence with warped bars. Ambient Works Vol 2 shows the gentler side of Richard D. James. It's the perfect album to fall asleep to.
Certainly with you on Aphex Twin's ambient works, M83, Mogwai and NIN. They turn up in my ears a lot. As for the rest. .. I'm game for more sounds.
I couldn't recommend Akira Yamaoka enough. I've front loaded the You Tube playlist with some of his best tracks. If only I could hire him to produced music for writing albums for me full time.
Hmm I hear a lot of writers say that they prefer to listen to music without vocal when they write. I have rock playlists that are set based on mood., but vocals don't bother me. There are some game soundtracks I enjoy also.
Stephen King wrote that he listened to Metallica and Guns and Roses when he wrote. Some people are much better and phasing things out than I am. Perhaps they just know the songs so well that it's easy for them to write through them without getting distracted.
What video game soundtracks do you like to write to? Or what anything do you like to write to? I'm always looking for more music to add to the old playlist.
Dragon Age and Skyrim are two that I found myself putting the music on repeat while I did some writing. It made great instrumental music to set the tone for werewolf fight scenes!


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The board noted the finance report, previously approved by the Finance Committee. The draft 2003/04 budget will be submitted for consideration at the June board meeting.
4. New Names Advisory Panel DW presented the Panel's final reports.
New 2LD proposals. The board accepted the Panel's recommendations in full, namely: 1) conf.au will be reactivated, following policy development and consultation by auDA; and 2) no other proposal for new 2LDs will be accepted at this time. KB noted the Government's support for the evaluation process undertaken by the Panel.
Future process for consideration of new 2LDs. The board gave in principle support to the Panel's report, pending further clarification of the issue of open and closed 2LDs. The board confirmed its view that all 2LDs should be directly managed by auDA, apart from the legacy closed 2LDs (csiro.au, edu.au and gov.au).
Action: JL and DW to draft a position paper regarding open and closed 2LDs, to be considered at the next board meeting.
The board thanked DW and the Panel for their efforts. The board agreed that, in future, advisory panel chairs should receive remuneration. The board also discussed whether panel members should be remunerated, but decided that it may undermine the independence and integrity of the panel process. It was noted that, to date, there has not been any difficulty in attracting suitable people to participate on the panels in a voluntary capacity.
The board noted the drop-off rate for renewals and the increase in org.au registrations since 1 July 2002. auDA will examine these issues in more detail.
auDA is awaiting a response from the Assistant Treasurer regarding the request for deductible gift status.
NOIE is currently reviewing gov.au arrangements, in particular the provision of registrar services for the state/territory 3LDs.
The board noted the report from the membership committee. The board approved the committee's recommendation that the auDA membership fee for demand class members be reduced from $100 (plus GST) to $20 (plus GST).
Action: auDA staff to investigate fee payment methods.
JL advised that the Committee for Geographical Names in Australasia (CGNA) will provide a new reserved list for geographic names, when it updates the Concise Gazetteer in October. The CGNA will also provide the list of names to be used by local communities in the new geographic 2LDs.
The board discussed the restriction on geographic names in com.au and net.au. Two previous advisory panels have considered the issue but have not been able to provide a consensus recommendation. The board agreed that, rather than set up a new panel to consider a single policy issue, auDA should conduct its own public consultation. The consultation process will draw on the earlier work of the panels. The board reserved the right to refer the issue to a new advisory panel, depending on the outcome of the public consultation process.
The board noted progress on the implementation of the new geographic 2LDs, and the upcoming workshop with state/territory governments.
Correspondence was received from Fr Michael Kelly (Australian Catholic Bishops' Conference) and John Mullarvey (Australian Vice-Chancellors' Committee) regarding the New Names Advisory Panel's report. The board considered the issues raised by both letters under item 4, above.
The board endorsed the latest version of the Code on 31 March 2003 (via email). CLO raised the issue of a compliance mark for signatories to the Code. A registered compliance mark would require consultation with and approval from the ACCC and possibly the TIO. A registered compliance mark may also require auDA to take a more active role in monitoring the behaviour of resellers, which would have significant resource and regulatory implications.
Action: JL to further investigate the use of a compliance mark and report at the next board meeting.
KB advised the board of NOIE's work on 1) a strategic framework for the information economy, 2) spam and 3) critical infrastructure protection.
MM tendered his resignation from the board, due to business and personal commitments. The board thanked MM for his outstanding contribution as one of the founding directors of auDA.
auDA's constitution (clause 19.7) states that where a director resigns mid-term, the board is required to appoint a replacement director within 3 calendar months of the vacancy. There is no provision for an election to fill the vacancy. The board agreed that it would be appropriate to appoint another person from iiNet/Connect West to replace MM as a supply class director.
Motion (proposed JR, seconded CLO): That the board appoint Ric da Paz to replace MM, for the remainder of MM's term of office (ie. until the 2004 AGM). Carried.
The next board meeting will be held on Tuesday 10 June 2003, at 10am.


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I picked up an Intel Pentium III 700 processor from Villman to see what I could do with it. As you can see, it's in Slot-1 SECC2 format which should bare the advantage when it comes to overclocking due to the bigger coolers you can use with it. It runs on a 100Mhz. bus, a 7.0x multiplier, and it's default voltage is set at 1.65V. It certainly looks as if Intel is doing a little overclocking of their own since we all know the specification voltage for a Coppermine processor should only be at 1.60V.
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Protests Erupt as Longtime Arizona Resident and Mother Hauled Off in Deportation Van
Posted by admintam on February 9, 2017 8:40 pm
Tags: arizona, Deported, donald trump, freedom, Guadalupe García de Rayos, Human rights, ICE, immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Justice, Kris Kobach, Law Enforcement Reformation, Mexico, National Council of La Raza, News, Nogales, Phoenix, Politics, Protests, Puente Arizona, Ray A. Ybarra Maldonado, trump, united states
February 9, 2017 | admintam
(COMMONDREAMS) Guadalupe García de Rayos, a decades-long resident of Phoenix, Arizona and mother of two, was unceremoniously arrested and hauled away in a deportation van late Wednesday, one of the first deportations of an undocumented immigrant with no violent record to occur under President Donald Trump's anti-immigrant executive order. Rayos' sudden arrest provoked outrage from local community members and rights advocates. Protesters, including Rayos' two children, pleaded with federal agents to let Rayos go and surrounded the van to stop it from leaving, with one person even tying himself to a wheel of the vehicle. A local reporter posted photos from the emotional standoff on Twitter:
#BREAKING– Crowd of about 40-50 protestors blocking #ICE deportation vans in PHX. #GuadalupeGarcia believed to be inside. family in tears. pic.twitter.com/nD3BoVNfS7
— Gadi Schwartz (@GadiNBC) February 9, 2017
#GuadalupeGarcia looking at her son through the window of an #ICE van. Protestors are blocking the van to halt her deportation pic.twitter.com/MRtO0lqhGZ
Police ultimately removed the protester from the wheel, arrested a total of six people, and the van drove away. Rayos' family confirmed that she was deported to Nogales, Mexico, on Thursday. Watch a video of the protest, which lasted over an hour, here:
"We're living in a new era now, an era of war on immigrants," Rayos' lawyer, Ray A. Ybarra Maldonado, told the New York Times.
Rayos came to the attention of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials in 2008, when she was discovered to be undocumented during a raid ordered by the former anti-immigration sheriff Joe Arpaio of the theme park where she worked. The Los Angeles Times explains:
Guadalupe Garcia de Rayos, 36, had lived in the country since she was 14. She was arrested in 2008 during a workplace raid ordered by then-Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio at Golfland Sunsplash amusement park in Mesa, Ariz., and convicted of felony identity theft for possessing false papers.
A mother of two, she continued to live in Arizona and checked in with ICE every six months. On her scheduled meeting Wednesday morning, she arrived at the ICE field office in Phoenix surrounded by supporters. An immigration attorney later told the crowd outside that Garcia de Rayos had been arrested.
"We all knew something could be different this time with the new administration," said Carlos Garcia, director of the advocacy group Puente Arizona, to the LA Times. "She went in with the lawyer and didn't come out. That was pretty much all there was."
The New York Times explained the difference between the immigration policies of President Barack Obama—who deported millions of people, more than any president in history—and President Donald Trump, who has pledged to deport five times as many:
The Obama administration made a priority of deporting people who were deemed a threat to public or national safety, had ties to criminal gangs, or had committed serious felony offenses or a series of misdemeanor crimes. Ms. Rayos did not fit any of these criteria, which is why she was allowed to stay in the United States even after a judge issued a deportation order against her in 2013.
That all changed under Mr. Trump. Among the 18 executive orders that he has issued since taking office on Jan. 20 is one stipulating that undocumented immigrants convicted of any criminal offense—and even those who have not been charged but are believed to have committed "acts that constitute a chargeable criminal offense"—have become a priority for deportation.
Kansas Secretary of State and former Trump advisor Kris Kobach is also promising to extend Trump's executive order to the state level, and introduced a bill empowering state and municipal law enforcement to enforce federal immigration laws and deport undocumented immigrants. "What it does, basically, is set the stage for a scorched-earth approach for immigrants in this country," said Clarissa Martinez, deputy vice president of National Council of La Raza, to McClatchy.
Meanwhile, Puente Arizona is urging supporters to call ICE headquarters and Arizona senators to demand Rayos's release and return to her family, as well as circulating a petition on Rayos' behalf that has already garnered thousands of signatures—demonstrating that human rights advocates are not about to let Trump get away with his xenophobic immigration policies without a fight.
"It's not fair that my mom might be taken away for providing for my family," Rayos' 14-year-old daughter Jacqueline said in a statement Wednesday. "Working should not be a crime… I'm not scared of [Trump,] I'm going to keep fighting to have justice and my mom back."
Supporters are also rallying and demanding justice for Rayos on Twitter under the hashtag #GuadalupeGarcia:
#guadalupegarcia Tweets
This article (Protests Erupt as Longtime Arizona Resident and Mother Hauled Off in Deportation Van) by Nika Knight, originally appeared on CommonDreams.org and is licensed Creative Commons 3.0. The Anti-Media radio show airs Monday through Friday @ 11pm Eastern/8pm Pacific. Image Credit: Puente Human Rights Movement. Help us fix our typos: edits@theantimedia.org


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Karen Lee, owner of Karendipity, rings in the New Year with a farewell to 30 Church Street.
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Madame K. Bids Farewell to Lenox
By Nichole Dupont
LENOX, Mass. – For the last few weeks, I've been cringing every time someone asked me what my plans for New Year's were. First, I'd giggle and say, "I'm just looking to get through Christmas." But then, usually, the question would resurface. The few who knew my plans were appalled, intrigued or just laughed uncontrollably at the stone cold look on my face.
You see, nothing is ever run-of-the-mill in my world, at least in my writing world. And fortunately for me, I welcomed 2011 with others whose lives, like mine, have taken strange turns to lead them to this point. So, while all of you were out enjoying an $85 five course meal on the town, or a wheel of brie and a bottle of Merlot at home, I was reading erotic poetry to a crowd of brightly-dressed strangers while ringing in the New Year with chocolate, music and pasties.
Yes, pasties. Karen Lee, or "Madame K" as she is known at such occasions, hosted a private Burlesque for Books party at her space on 30 Church Street. The Pilates studio was transformed into an underground stage where women (and men) performed high-energy, sexy burlesque numbers while wordy types (some call us starving artists, a.k.a. poets) bore their souls and their shoulders while reading original poetry and slam.
And, of course, there was a naked woman reading an etiquette book. How fitting.
The party was emceed by Marc Zegans, a collector of Hawaiian shirts and the poet laureate for Narragansett beer, and Madame K. herself, who felt compelled to read from a striptease instructional book for the novices among us party-goers.
The evening ended with a strip down to midnight and more dancing and luscious desserts. While no arrests were made, there was a bit of sadness in the evening as Lee announced that she was moving and that this raucous party was her last hoopla in Lenox. No more Karendipity on Church Street. However, in typical Madame K. fashion, she did leave us all wondering at where she would land next (rumors of a reality T.V. show with Oprah's network and more burlesque entertainment are bubbling to the surface); simply saying that it was "time to move on."
Be on the lookout for glitter and sequins in a shop space near you. That will be the first sign that Lee has hitched her star. That and an ever-present crowd of devil-may-care artists, writers and performers looking for a home to call their own.
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As we get older, our immune systems become slightly less effective at protecting us from disease. This means that we become more prone to catching infections, and once we catch an infection we can take longer to recover. This talk will explain the significance of immunisation for senior adults by focusing on 3 common but potentially dangerous diseases that older people should be vaccinated against.


This is part 2 of this month's moral dilemma dialogue on the film Seven Pounds. Before reading this you should read part 1, then come back here. If you haven't seen the film it might be good to give it a watch before reading these posts. We cover some pretty major spoilers.
Below you'll find Gene's take the moral dilemma of whether suicide, as presented in this film, was a good or right choice. As always, Logan and Gene may hold different opinions personally on this matter, but are presenting two sides to the issue here to encourage discussion and come to a better understanding of where God would have us fall on this issue.
John 15:13 says, "Greater love has no man than this; that one lay down his life for his friends. But only in split second life or death situations, or if you're already dying of something." See what I did there? Avid Bible students are likely aware that when there is a word added to the Bible that is not in the original text, it is often italicized to let the reader know this is the translator's addition to help with context or sentence structure. I've done that here, to a far greater extent, with John 15:13. Jesus never said that whole last sentence. I include it here in jest to make an important point: it's not about how you lay down your life, it's about why you lay down your life. Tim Thomas laid down his life for honorable reasons. Through this his love was shown and by this his act is pleasing to God.
I could drop the mic right here. Walk off the stage and sign autographs. But we can probably drive this home a little more.
Tim is living a tormented life. Seven seconds of looking down at a text message on his phone cost the lives of seven people, including his wife. In the years to follow he's haunted by images of the wreck, the touch of his wife's hand, and the names of the others who died. Will Smith does an amazing job in the film portraying the true pain, both emotionally and physically, this has put Tim through.
Think about all the things most people turn to when faced with this type of torment. Maybe they turn to alcohol. They might turn to a bottle of pills or a gun in their mouth to ease their own suffering. That is not what Tim does. Instead, Tim turns to love. He turns to look for good people who could really use a break. He makes restitution for the lives he was responsible for taking. In doing this he gives seven people the opportunity to live when they may not have had the chance to.
One of the greatest things is how Tim goes about finding people to give his organs to. Not only do they have to meet certain biological requirements, but they must pass Tim's tests on their character as well. This is a refreshing element to the story, because I think it's what we would all want out of someone who was receiving life-saving assistance from us, or our loved ones. How mad would you be if you found out that the one who got your liver went home and down a case of Budweiser? Or if the person who got your lung lit up a cigarette as they walked out of the hospital? Such actions would be a disgrace to the gift they've been given, and to the one who gave it. You see, Tim's painstaking background checks on all these people actually go to show he has a high value of life. He knows that his life is just as valuable as theirs, and he refuses to be part of saving someone's life who he believes will abuse that gift. You may fault him here for playing judge and jury, but that's really a separate issue. He was making an effort to do good for good people.
If you really think about it, what Tim did was not so different from your typical idea of self-sacrifice. He's giving his life so others can live. We exalt the parent who steps in front of an armed robber and takes a bullet to spare their child. We revere soldiers who willingly put themselves in harm's way to protect our freedoms. What is so different about Tim's choice that we might find fault with him?
Suicide isn't an issue we've tackled much here at LTBM with these moral dilemma dialogue's. But, it's an issue that can certainly divide some crowds. We'd love to hear your take on Tim's suicide in this film, and please vote below on which side of the argument you agree with.
Good points here, but I think ultimately we shouldn't play God and take our own lives, even for Tim's reasons. Tim knew he would die. Other situations vary as "would you take a bullet for another?" In that case, you don't know if you're going to die, so you're not committing suicide; the bullet could hit you somewhere that you'd live; so, all you'd be doing is protecting another person.
Thanks for the comment Gary. I can certainly understand your first point there about playing God. But how do you think John 15:13 fits into that? Is the issue with whether it's something you plan to do?
In all honesty I probably fall more in line with the points Logan made in part 1. But I do think some of the points I raised here, while not "troublesome", do provide an interesting counter-argument.
I think there's a big difference between committing suicide and sacrificing yourself to save another. In "7 Pounds" what Tim did was a nice gesture and I understand his reasoning, but at the same time he survived the accident and as long as you're alive I have to believe God is allowing you to live for a reason and I think the thing is to better yourself moving forward opposed to giving in to guilt and offing yourself, even if it is to help others.
But as always I think the key is to discern the voice of God for yourself and what you feel He is directing you to do. If it's your idea to sacrifice yourself as Tim did, I don't think that's the best idea, but if you discern God is propelling you to sacrifice yourself for a specific reason, if He were to do that, then I think that's the only time it would be justified.
I don't think one should commit suicide on their own for being depressed, etc. but at the same time we can't judge them b/c it's hard to know what they're going through and we have to keep in mind that many out there are being heavily influenced, tricked and deceived by demons whispering in their ear, and if you don't know how to combat those demons then it's easy to see how one can succumb to them.


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Alumni from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences will be recognized for their professional and community contributions during the LAS Honors and Awards Ceremony on Oct. 24, 2019 at the ISU Alumni Center. The private ceremony will honor alumni receiving departmental, college and Iowa State University Alumni Association (ISUAA) awards. Sue-Lein Wang, pictured, (Ph.D. '85 physical chemistry) was selected for the Chemistry Outstanding Alumni Award.
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