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Oath Keepers trial: 'Armed rebellion' plan, prosecutor says
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors began Monday to lay out for jurors their case against the founder of the Oath Keepers extremist group and four associates charged in the most serious case to reach trial yet in the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol attack.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeffrey Nestler delivered his an opening statement in Washington's federal court in the trial of Stewart Rhodes and others charged with seditious conspiracy. They are accused of a weekslong plot to stop the transfer of power from Republican Donald Trump to Democrat Joe Biden.
"Their goal was to stop by whatever means necessary the lawful transfer of presidential power, including by taking up arms against the United States government," he said. "They concocted a plan for armed rebellion to shatter a bedrock of American democracy."
Defense attorneys will also get their first chance to address jurors, who were chosen last week after days of questioning over their feelings about the insurrection, Trump supporters and other matters. The judge on Monday denied another request from the defense attorneys to move the trial out of D.C., where they contend the jury pool is biased against them.
The stakes are high for the Justice Department, which last secured a seditious conspiracy conviction at trial nearly 30 years ago.
About 900 people have been charged and hundreds convicted in the Capitol attack. Rioters stormed past police barriers, engaged in hand-to-hand combat with officers, smashed windows and halted the certification of Biden's electoral victory.
But the Oath Keepers are the first to stand trial on seditious conspiracy, a rare Civil War-era charge that carries up to 20 years behind bars. The trial is expected to last several weeks.
Prosecutors will tell jurors that the insurrection for the antigovernment group was not a spontaneous outpouring of election-fueled rage but part of a drawn-out plot to stop Biden from entering the White House.
On trial with Rhodes, of Granbury, Texas, are Kelly Meggs, leader of the Florida chapter of the Oath Keepers; Kenneth Harrelson, another Florida Oath Keeper; Thomas Caldwell, a retired U.S. Navy intelligence officer from Virginia; and Jessica Watkins, who led an Ohio militia group. They face several other charges as well.
Authorities say Rhodes began plotting to overturn Biden's victory just days after the election. Court records show the Oath Keepers repeatedly warning of the prospect of violence — or "a bloody, bloody civil war," as Rhodes said in one call — if Biden were to become president.
By December, authorities say, Rhodes and the Oath Keepers had set their sights on Congress' certification of the Electoral College vote on Jan. 6.
The Oath Keepers organized trainings — including one in "unconventional warfare" — and stashed weapons at a Virginia hotel so they could get them into the capital quickly if necessary, prosecutors say. Over several days in early January, Rhodes spent an $15,500 on guns, including an AR-platform rifle, magazines, mounts, sights and other equipment, according to court documents.
On Jan. 6, Oath Keepers equipped with communication devices, helmets, vests and other battle gear were seen on camera storming the Capitol. Rhodes is not accused of going inside, but telephone records show he was communicating with Oath Keepers who did enter around the time of the riot and he was seen with members outside afterward.
And prosecutors say the plot didn't end on Jan. 6. In the days between the riot and Biden's inauguration, Rhodes spent more than $17,000 on firearm parts, magazines, ammunition and other items, prosecutors say. Around the time of the inauguration, Rhodes told others to organize local militias to oppose the Democratic administration, authorities say.
"Patriots entering their own Capitol to send a message to the traitors is NOTHING compared to what's coming," Rhodes wrote in a message the evening of Jan. 6.
Defense attorneys have said the Oath Keepers came to Washington only to provide security at events for figures such as Trump ally Roger Stone before the president's big outdoor rally behind the White House. Rhodes has said there was no plan to attack the Capitol and that the members who did acted on their own.
Rhodes' lawyers are poised to argue that jurors cannot find him guilty of seditious conspiracy because all the actions he took before Jan. 6 were in preparation for orders he anticipated from Trump — orders that never came.
Rhodes' attorney has said that his client will eventually take the stand to argue that he believed Trump was going to invoke the Insurrection Act and call up a militia, which Rhodes had been calling on him to do to stop Biden from becoming president. Rhodes' attorneys will argue that what prosecutors have alleged was an illegal conspiracy was merely lobbying the president to use a U.S. law.
Prosecutors say Rhodes' own words show he was going to act regardless of what Trump did. In one message from December 2020, Rhodes wrote that Trump "needs to know that if he fails to act, then we will."
The last successful seditious conspiracy case was against an Egyptian cleric, Sheikh Omar Abdel-Rahman, and nine followers convicted in a plot to blow up the United Nations, the FBI's building, and two tunnels and a bridge linking New York and New Jersey.
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Are We Still One Nation, Under God?
So much is happening in our world…and especially, our country right now. We are seeing history in the making – but is it a history any of us can look back on with fond memories, or will this be remembered as the time we saw our country fall apart?
As a man who dearly values God-given liberty, I see more corruption of our government and society in the last half decade than I've seen throughout the rest of my life. Star Wars fans might say, "the Dark Side is growing strong".
We've allowed ourselves, as the people of this amazing country, to be divided by lies and deception, rhetoric and entrapment of a very corrupt and even diabolical leadership.
The setup has been long in the making. For some folks, it's hard to see, let alone to believe, as things aren't always what they appear – or what the media would have us believe. The issues we face and the problems we are dealing with aren't about race or creed, economic position or social status.
God's adversary is the master of evil and lies, who has gained so much ground recently, through those people who seem to do the devil's bidding, that we now have a tremendous moral battle on our hands as we watch our freedoms and liberties get stripped away at an alarming rate.
It wasn't all of a sudden. It started small, with things like commercializing the most reverent of holidays (holy days) and progressed to removing the Ten Commandments from your courthouse, destroying the sanctity of marriage, desensitizing us to sexual immorality & brutality and glorifying violence. Before we knew it, we have an all-out attack on anything God-given, holy or having to do with morals and values.
Satan's henchmen have incited hatred among men and women based on our gender, our skin or even which "party" affiliation we claim. The goal of evil is to completely divide us as a nation. And, once divided, we will fall.
Our only hope is to get our focus back on what is right. We must unite with one another again in the celebration of moral values instead of debauchery. To celebrate strength instead of breaking down another soul. To celebrate faith instead of mocking it.
Our only real hope is uniting once again, as One Nation, Under God.


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Toyota PH exec: Scuffle at Vios Cup qualifying won't disrupt race series
Says brawl won't happen again
by Vernon B. Sarne | Jul 25, 2014
CAR MODELS IN THIS ARTICLE
If you think the 2014 Vios Cup is a Mickey Mouse one-make race series just because it features a subcompact sedan, what happened today at Clark International Speedway during the qualifying session of the second leg should make you think again. Before the start of qualifying--held to determine the grid positions for the main race tomorrow, July 26--a scuffle took place between series points leader Jason Choachuy (in the photo, left) and a supporter of teenage wonder Luis Gono (in the photo, right), who currently lies in third place in the championship standings.
According to a witness, who is one of the top performers during the first leg and who requested not to be named, the fight started when Choachuy got into a heated argument with former race driver Mike Anton, who was in the garage of Gono at the time. Our source says Anton had asked Choachuy to leave when the latter strayed near Gono's garage. The verbal argument led to some shoving, our source narrates, after which Choachuy threw a bottle of mineral water at Anton. Anton then charged toward Choachuy, and a physical fight ensued.
The animosity between the two had taken root during the Vios Cup's first leg, when Gono's camp accused Choachuy of brake-testing Gono, causing the latter to hit the former's car at some crucial corners of the track. Choachuy's camp, on the other hand, asserted that it was the young Gono who had not been driving a clean race.
Despite the injuries he sustained from the fistfight with Anton, Choachuy proceeded to take second place in qualifying, behind only Carlos Castañeda. Which means Choachuy will line up at the front row of the grid for tomorrow's first race. Gono qualified in fourth place, behind Andres Calma.
Meanwhile, an executive of Toyota Motor Philippines has assured TopGear.com.ph that the incident was merely a "misunderstanding," and that "everything is under control."
"It's unfortunate that this took place, but we'd like to assure everyone that it won't happen again," promises the TMP boss, who also asked not to be named. "Safety remains to be our number one priority, and we won't allow issues like this to compromise the competition on the racetrack."
Everyone agrees that the Vios Cup is a huge success, and that it has played a major role in reviving Philippine motorsports. It will be truly sad if our (Filipinos, that is) inability to set aside our personal differences ends up ruining the series. Then again, knowing how heavily invested Toyota Motor Philippines is in this project, we expect things to be patched up quickly and to go back to normal like nothing happened.
The upside, of course, is that the two races tomorrow will be very exciting. The first race is scheduled at 2pm, and the second race is set for 4pm. Be sure not to miss them. See you there!
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Q: Display tags with questions on moderator flag queue The flag queue displays the title of the question (and the initial text of the flagged post).
It would be good if the tags were displayed too. It would help give context to the question in general, but for "not an answer" flags, it would especially show what knowledge may be needed to tell if in fact it is not an answer.

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Although set in Portland, anyone who lives in Brooklyn should also find this "Put a Bird on It" skit from the new IFC show Portlandia highly amusing and accurate! The new comedy show is created, written by and starring Fred Armisen (SNL) and Carrie Brownstein (Sleater-Kinney) and premiered on IFC last month.
I just watched an full episode last night and while it was a little hit and miss overall it has some hilarious parts and I want to keep watching. I was also really digging Carrie Brownstein's wardrobe, especially her blazers.
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This cracks me up, especially because I put a bird on it to cover a large whole in the wall of my new apartment. So Brooklyn, so funny, and so true. Bird, Catbird…I'm sure there are more birds that I can't think of right now.
Dan and I were at dinner in Scotland and we ended up chatting with another couple who spend part of their time in Portland and they were all, of course you've seen Portlandia. I almost yelped out "put a bird on it!" but managed to restrain myself. It was like I had Portlandia Tourette's.


As I did before, again I would like to share William Engdahl's newsletter. This time the subject is 'Beijing and the Turkic Uyghur Threat – A "Holy War" Against China'.
against a then weaker Russian foe'.
In this issue of my periodic newsletter I want to go into the deep background to a little-known role of US intelligence, the CIA to be more precise, in infiltrating China's Uyghur Muslim population over a period of decades. Recent Western mainstream media and US Congress members have made allegations that Beijing has created internment camps in China's western Xinjiang Province where an estimated 11 million Muslim Uyghurs live. While Beijing vehemently denies interring one million Uyghurs, the charges are serving to increasingly demonize China as an "enemy regime," along with Russia, in Western media. The recent chorus of attacks on Beijing over treatment of its Muslim minority in Xinjiang conveniently ignores the relevant background to why Beijing is very alarmed about its Muslim Uyghurs. One major reason is that there are an estimated 5-18,000 Uyghurs fighting as Islamic Jihadists in Syria, and reportedly being groomed to return to China to wage Jihad against the government in the region which is the heart of China's oil and gas pipeline networks and a hub for the New Silk Road. The role of Turkey and the Erdogan government in supporting what he calls "East Turkestan peoples" is at best unclear, at worst, malicious. At this juncture, what is clear is that China's Uyghur problem has its roots in the decades of Saudi Wahhabite oil money financing CIA projects across Asia on behalf of the Muslim Brotherhood and their terrorist spinoff groups including Al Qaeda, Al Nusra Front in Syria and ISIS.
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own "Vietnam" defeat in Afghanistan.
understood for the danger it posed.
against a then weaker Russian foe.
and Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Kyrgyzstan.
Riots and unrest in Urumqi exploded with deadly violence on July 5, 2009.
Asia and Voice of America, both known CIA front organizations.
Working together with the WUC was another exiled Uyghur, Erkin Alptekin.
was cosponsored by Alptekin's Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization.
State Department since the beginning of the Cold War.
that gave the WUC the grounds to issue their worldwide call to action.
vehicles, and attacking buses with batons and rocks. "They took to the street . . .
Rebiya Kadeer for its information.
all happy to see the nations of Eurasia cooperate.
The CIA's Gülen Movement has a network covering the entire New Silk Road of China into Xinjiang.
Defense Department neoconservative networks at high levels in Washington.
this criminal network, Gülen by 2013 had established more than 300 madrassas in Central Asia and what he calls universities that have a front that is called Moderate Islam, but he is closely involved in training mujahideen-like militia Islam who are brought from Pakistan and Afghanistan into Central Asia where his madrassas operate, and his organization's network is estimated to be around $25 billion.
was "elected" Prime Minister. 16 It was not clear who exactly "elected" Turani.
intelligence cooperated with the CIA in those global Islamist Jihad operations.
Turkestan Islamic Party Seal—a Koran surrounded by two Scimitars.
Laden's Al Qaeda in Afghanistan in the 1980s.
from the CIA's Graham E. Fuller indicated.
quickly imposed Sharia Law, which was ruthlessly enforced by Adolat's vigilantes.
Adolat was initially tolerated by the newly installed President Karimov.
Asia. Both Russia and China were the ultimate targets.
friends at the CIA and State Department went far beyond the borders of Xinjiang.
to be in a position to choke off, at will, China's vital oil and gas lifelines.
so earlier the "great friend" of America, now as the new emerging Great Enemy.
military activities on blocking that growing Chinese influence.
after the First World War and after.
1 Richard Labeviere, Dollars for Terror: The United States and Islam, Algora Publishing, 2000, p. 6.
4 Richard Labeviere, op. cit.
6 F. William Engdahl, Washington is Playing a Deeper Game with China, Global Research.ca, July 11, 2009, accessed in http://www.globalresearch.ca/washington-is-playing-a-deepergame-with-china/14327.
14 Sibel Edmonds, BEFORE THE OHIO ELECTIONS COMMISSION: DEPOSITION IN THE MATTER OF JEAN SCHMIDT, Plaintiff, vs. DAVID KRIKORIAN, Defendant, Case No. 2009E-003, August 8, 2009, accessed in http://christophgermann.blogspot.de/2013/05/chinas-central-asiaproblem.html.
17 Gillian Norman-Jilinda, op. cit.
18 Dru C. Gladney, and S. Frederick Starr, Xinjiang: China's Muslim Borderland, Armonk, New York, 2004, Central Asia-Caucasus Institute, pp. 388–389.
August 2010, accessed in http://www.vijayvaani.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?aid=1341.
24 David Livingstone, op. cit.
25 Graham E. Fuller, op. cit., p. 46.
September 8, 2013, accessed in http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2013-09/08/content_16952304.htm.


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Die Unibet Premier League Darts 2020 war ein Einladungsturnier, das von der Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) veranstaltet wurde. Es war die 16. Ausgabe dieses Turniers. Das bei der Premier League erspielte Preisgeld floss nicht in die PDC Order of Merit ein, da es sich um ein Einladungsturnier handelte. Insgesamt fanden inklusive der Play-Offs 17 Spieltage statt.

Die Veranstaltungsreihe begann am 6. Februar 2020 im P&J Live in Aberdeen und endete am 15. Oktober 2020 in der Ricoh Arena in Coventry mit den Play-offs. Es war somit das erste Mal seit 2008, dass das Finale nicht in London stattfand. Ursprünglich hätte das Finale am 21. Mai 2020 stattfinden sollen. Nach Ausbruch der COVID-19-Pandemie wurden jedoch ab dem 7. Spieltag alle weiteren Spieltage verschoben. Nach mehreren Änderungen des Spielplanes wurde am 15. Juli 2020 entschieden, dass sechs der noch ausstehenden elf Spieltage ohne Zuschauer in Milton Keynes statt in Birmingham, Belfast, Leeds, Berlin und Rotterdam ausgetragen wurden. Am 17. August 2020 wurden weitere vier Spieltage nach Milton Keynes verlegt, sodass ursprünglich nur noch die Play-Offs mit Zuschauern ausgetragen wurden.

Den Sieg sicherte sich der Engländer Glen Durrant, welcher im Finale seinen Landsmann Nathan Aspinall mit 11:8 Legs besiegte. Er war damit der dritte Debütant nach Gary Anderson 2011 und Michael van Gerwen 2013, der die Premier League auf Anhieb gewinnen konnte. Außerdem war es Durrants erster Major-Titel bei der PDC.

Qualifikation
Wie im Vorjahr qualifizierten sich die ersten vier Spieler der PDC Order of Merit (Stichtag: 1. Januar 2020, nach dem Finale der PDC World Darts Championship 2020) für die Premier League. Zudem erhielten fünf weitere Spieler durch die PDC sowie Sky Sports eine Wildcard für die Premier League. Das im Vorjahr aufgrund des Ausfalls von Gary Anderson eingeführte Format mit neun festen Teilnehmer und neun "Contendern", jetzt als "Challenger" bezeichnet, die jeweils an einem Spieltag der Vorrunde antreten, wurde beibehalten. Im Unterschied zum Vorjahr mussten James Wade, Mensur Suljović und Raymond van Barneveld das Teilnehmerfeld verlassen. Ersetzt wurden sie durch Gary Anderson, der seine Teilnahme im Vorjahr wegen Rückenschmerzen abgesagt hatte, sowie die Debütanten Nathan Aspinall und Glen Durrant.

Austragungsorte

Hinweis: Aufgrund der COVID-19-Pandemie wurden alle Spieltage, welche zwischen dem 19. März und dem 21. Mai stattfinden sollten, verschoben.

Vorrunde

Spiele
Der Spielplan wurde von der PDC am 20. Januar 2020 bekannt gegeben.

Tabelle
Anmerkung: Nach neun Spieltagen scheiden Platz 9, sowie die Challenger aus. Da die Challenger keine Punkte erspielen können, sind sie in der Tabelle nicht aufgeführt.

Endrunde

Spiele
Der Spielplan wurde von der PDC am 27. August 2020 bekannt gegeben.

Tabelle
Anmerkung: Die verbleibenden acht Spieler spielen nochmals gegeneinander. Die ersten vier Plätze qualifizieren sich für die Play-Offs.

Play-Offs

Preisgeld
Bei der Premier League wurden insgesamt £ 825.000 an Preisgeldern ausgeschüttet. Das Preisgeld verteilte sich unter den Teilnehmern wie folgt:

Da es sich bei der Premier League um ein Einladungsturnier handelte, floss das Preisgeld nicht in die Weltrangliste, die PDC Order of Merit, ein.

Einzelnachweise

2020
Dartveranstaltung 2020

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The Digital Media M.A. builds on undergraduate knowledge to develop a mature set of conceptual, theoretical, design and technical skills needed to communicate stories and messages in a single discipline or in an interdisciplinary environment.
The program is based on an apprenticeship model. Students explore new media under the guidance of a faculty member and collaborate with this faculty member in creative and research projects that foster a unique and innovative contribution by the student.
Our M.A. students may have undergraduate degrees from any discipline. Admission is based on your undergraduate transcript, your Graduate Record Exam (GRE) scores, a portfolio showcasing your accomplishments in any domain, and an admission essay. Portfolios might include works of art, software or games you have designed, written articles and proposals or projects you have created.
The program has a non-thesis and a thesis option, both requiring 36 credit hours. Most students pursue the non-thesis option. The thesis option requires acceptance by a faculty advisor and completion of a six hour thesis project. Students may be admitted on either a full-time or part-time basis. Full-time students normally complete the curriculum in two years.
For more information please visit the UCF Graduate Catalog.
Graduate catalog: Digital Media M.A.


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Deborah Gyapong
Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News
Deborah Waters Gyapong has been a journalist and novelist for more than 20 years. She has worked in print, radio and television, including 12 years as a producer for CBC TV's news and current affairs programming. She currently covers religion and politics primarily for Catholic and Evangelical newspapers.
Most Canadians believe God guided evolution: poll
{mosimage}OTTAWA - A recent Canadian Press-Decima Research Poll shows Canadians are divided on the role God played — or did not play — in the creation of humans. But that does not mean the evolution vs. creationism controversy raging in the United States will come to Canada.
Quebec City hotels filling up for 2008 congress
{mosimage}OTTAWA - Early in May, when James Doak of Ottawa booked a hotel room for the 2008 International Eucharistic Congress next June 15-22 in Quebec City, he discovered the hotel he chose was already 90-per-cent full.
Abolish abortion tops CBC wish list
{mosimage}OTTAWA - The wish to abolish abortion in Canada topped the CBC's Great Canadian Wish List on Facebook with 9,543 votes.
Prendergast installed as Ottawa archbishop
{mosimage}OTTAWA - Ottawa's new archbishop called all Catholics, including lay men and women, to "enter on the path of holiness" during his installation at Notre Dame Cathedral Basilica June 26.
Nine pro-life MPs won't seek re-election
{mosimage}OTTAWA - The pro-life movement stands to lose some staunch political allies before the next federal election. Nine members of Parliament sympathetic to the cause have said they will not run again.
Anti-nuclear Pugwash movement turns 50
{mosimage}OTTAWA - Fifty years ago, at the beginning of the Cold War, 22 of the world's greatest scientists gathered in the village of Pugwash, N.S., to talk about the threat of nuclear weapons.
Abolish abortion top wish on CBC list
{mosimage}OTTAWA - When the CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) set up a Facebook group on the Internet called The Great Canadian Wish List , perhaps no one could have predicted that "Abolish Abortion in Canada" would rise to first place almost from the very start.
D & P to help Iraq and Sudan refugees
{mosimage}OTTAWA - The Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace has raised alarms about the growing number of displaced persons needing assistance, especially in Iraq and Sudan.
Pilgrims take on elements in Ark journey
{mosimage}OTTAWA - The pilgrims carrying the Ark of the New Covenant have faced snow and rain and shine. They have become experts in caring for blisters. Some of them have sunburns on their faces.
Pope makes flurry of episcopal appointments
{mosimage}OTTAWA - On June 1, Pope Benedict XVI made three Episcopal appointments in Canada and accepted two resignations, close on the heels of recent appointments to Ottawa, Edmonton and Saint John, N.B.


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Two stories among thousands at the ICEJ Feast of Tabernacles
October 16, 2017 By Cliff 1 Comment
Gitte Macbeth at Pais Arena
Gitte Macbeth returned to Israel this year after an absence of 26 years, serving as a delegate from Denmark to the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem's (ICEJ) Feast of Tabernacles. "I want to get closer to God," Macbeth told Kehila News at the Feast's first plenary session on Sunday, October 8th at the Pais Arena. "And I want to bless Israel."
While we spoke, Gitte held and sometimes waved a small flag of Denmark, a white Scandinavian cross upon a solid red field, an emblem believed to have originated during the age of the Crusades and flown as a "war flag" alongside the imperial banner of the Holy Roman Empire in the 12th century.
The Jewish people have come a long way in the eyes of some Christians. Banners bearing the same Nordic Cross now born on the national flags of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden were prominently on display at the 2017 Feast, waving in support of Israel. Similar emblems were almost certainly on the scene in 1096 at Speyer, Worms and Mainz in Germany, once prominent Jewish communities within the medieval Holy Roman Empire in which thousands of Jews were murdered as part of the Rhineland massacres.
As most are aware, that massacre was not a singular event in Europe. Per a Washington Post article by Michael Wise, in 1421 at Vienna, three times the administrative seat of the Holy Roman Empire between the 15th and 18th centuries, central Europe's largest medieval synagogue was razed "during a state-sanctioned pogrom that culminated when more than 200 Jews were burned at the stake along the banks of the Danube."
A native of Denmark and, according to her, a member of the only family in Denmark bearing the surname of the fictional Scottish general made famous by William Shakespeare, Macbeth has always loved Israel, a love she derived from reading the scriptures. "I feel at home here," she told Kehila News. "There is such a feeling of peace. I want to come back again and I want to bring my husband."
Donna Jollay
Donna Jollay is the Director of Christian Relations for Israel 365, an online presence directed by Rabbi Naphtali "Tuly" Weisz which provides "the latest headlines from a Biblical perspective…[and promotes]…the Biblical significance and physical beauty of the Land of Israel each and every day."
Jollay, a Christian Zionist, is also the cofounder, with Rabbi Weisz, of Yeshiva for the Nations, an online academy offering "authentic Torah classes designed for non-Jews."
The 2017 Feast of Tabernacles was Jollay's first ICEJ event. Although she came to the Pais Arena as a vendor, not a delegate, she, like Gitte Macbeth, professes a profound love for Israel. Jollay tended the Israel 365 booth on opening day working side-by-side an orthodox Jewish woman from Beit Shemesh, demonstrating levels of cooperation and acceptance between Christian and Jew that would likely stun many Jews who have experienced antisemitism or associate all Christians with the medieval Catholic Church.
"A dividing line has been drawn in the world," Jollay said, "and that line is Israel." It is a line, she agreed, that no one will be able to straddle.
When asked how she acquired her love for Israel, Jollay spoke of a personal tragedy experienced 20 years earlier. "My heart could not be healed," she said, "so Yeshua replaced my heart with his, and his is a Jewish heart."
This article appeared in substantially the same form online at Kehila News Israel and appears here with permission.
Links of potential interest:
Christian Pilgrims Stand with Israel (Chris Mitchell, CBN)
ICEJ Kicks off Feast of Tabernacles Celebration
Filed Under: Israel, Journal
About Cliff Keller
Cliff Keller and his wife Marcia made Aliyah to Israel from the United States in 2011 and have never looked back. In addition to blogging here at Standing by the Gate, Cliff does freelance writing and has published several novels, the most recent of which is about the last days and last prophecy of the Prophet Jeremiah at Tahpanhes, Egypt, entitled, Jeremiah's Last Call.
B. Raffensberger says
Great event. I was there and did a 17 lol. Walk with some friends. An experience that was incredible. To have observed 90 nations marching in support of Israel. Christians, who love Israel. So glad to have been in Sacker park and to have observed the marching groups.


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Q: How to click dynamically created radio buttons by data? <form id="form">

<input id="VIP" type="radio" name="VIP" value="1" checked="true"/>

Sylvester
Stallone
Male
Movie

Elvis
Presley
Male
Music

Marie
Curie
Female
Science

From the above code snippet how can I click a radio button corresponding to a specific name using selenium java ?

A: You can do this:
driver.findElement(By.cssSelector("input[name='VIP']")).click()

which will eventually clicks the radio button.


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Никола́евка () — село в Новгород-Северском районе Черниговской области Украины. До 19 июля 2020 года входило в состав Семёновского района.

Население 319 человек. Занимает площадь 1,37 км².

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The Hurricanes provided the breeze inside Lucas Oil Stadium, with eight players from Miami (Fl) represented at the NFL Scouting Combine. The question of who is the best running back after Trent Richardson still remains after leaving Indy. Lamar Miller of "The U." may have won over some believers with his impressive 4.40-speed in the forty. The measureables turned in by David Wilson of Virginia Tech were also highly impressive (4.49 forty and 41" vertical jump). Similar talents, these times could separate the two. They will each have one more opportunity to stake claim during their pro days. Note: Click here to view Pro Day dates.
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Warriparinga, also spelt Warriparingga, (meaning Windy Place in the local Kaurna language) is a nature reserve comprising  in the metropolitan suburb of Bedford Park, in the southern suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia. Also known as Fairford, Laffer's Triangle and the Sturt Triangle, Warriparinga is bordered by Marion Road, Sturt Road and South Road, and is traversed by the Sturt River as it exists from Sturt Gorge to travel west across the Adelaide Plains.

It has historical, cultural and environmental significance as a traditional Kaurna ceremonial meeting place and as a site of early European settlement. Culturally, Warriparinga has particular significance to the Kaurna people through its association with the Tjilbruke Dreaming story and as the beginning of the Tjilbruke Trail. An interpretive museum, the Living Kaurna Cultural Centre is located on the site and recognises this tradition. The area also has historical significance as an early European settlement site, as it was settled in the 1840s soon after the establishment of South Australia. A heritage listed farmhouse remains on the site, having remained essentially unchanged after modifications were made in the 1920s, and the land contains grape vines and fruit trees planted by the early settlers.

In 1998 the site was redeveloped as a native wetland. Stocked with native vegetation and fish, the wetland was designed to filter water from the Sturt River before it reached the Patawalonga River.

Geography and location

Bounded by Sturt Road to the north, Marion Road to the west, and South Road to the south east, Warriparinga is part of a triangular section of land located in the southern Adelaide suburb of Bedford Park in the City of Marion. The site is traversed by the Sturt River which emerges from Sturt Gorge to enter Warriparinga as it starts to make its way along the Adelaide Plains, eventually joining the Patawalonga River. A portion of the Sturt River's flow is diverted on the site to form the Warriparinga Wetlands, while the river runs along a concrete drain once it leaves Warriparinga and continues in this vein until it joins the Patawalonga in Glenelg North.

Pre-European settlement

Prior to European settlement, Warriparinga played a significant role in the traditions of the local Kaurna people – Warriparinga is the gateway to the Tjilbruke Dreaming, which relates the story of how many of the springs south of Adelaide were formed. Warriparinga was also a camping ground for the indigenous population, with kangaroos, emus and wallabies in the area, along with supplies of native food. Evidence of the traditional uses of the land includes a scarred tree, possibly used to make a shield or dish, and a number of scatter sites in the area where archaeologists have found aboriginal implements.

Tjilbruke Dreaming

In the Dreaming, Tjilbruke's nephew, Kulultuwi, joined Tjilbruke and his half brothers, Jurawi and Tetjawi, on a hunt. Tjilbruke became separated from his nephews as he followed the tracks of an emu, returning to discover that Kulultuwi had killed the emu that Tjilbruke had been hunting. This was against local law, as the emu now belonged to Tjilbruke. Kulultuwi apologised, and, accepting his apology, Tjilbruke continued on his journey.

With Tjilbruke gone, Kulultuwi was slain by his half brothers, on the grounds that Kulultuwi had broken the law by killing Tjilbruke's emu. They then bore his body to Warriparinga, where they intended to prepare it for burial. Tjilbruke came looking for Kulultuwi, and, determining that Kulultuwi had been murdered by his half brothers, killed Jurawi and Tetjawi at the site. Picking up his nephew's body, Tjilbruke carried him south to Patparno (Rapid Bay) for burial, resting at various locations along the path. Where he rested his tears created freshwater springs, and, after Kulultuwi was buried, Tjilbruke's body turned to iron pyrite as his grief led him to choose to give up life as a man. With the death of his body, his spirit transformed into a glossy ibis  – a motif that is featured in many aspects of Warriparinga today.

Post-European settlement

After the establishment of the City of Adelaide, the land was granted to George Fife Angas in 1839. Named after a local ford, "Fairford" consisted of land and a single-roomed cottage. In 1843 George Angas leased the site to Henry William Trimmer. Trimmer worked the land for many years, eventually purchasing the site from the South Australian Company in 1862 for the sum of £1,118.

Under Trimmer's custodianship, Fairford was developed to include over  of vineyards – incorporating Gouais, Verdelho, Black Portugal and Grenache varieties – and various fruit trees. Henry Trimmer became a respected viticulturist, eventually taking on the role of Treasurer for the South Australian Vinegrowers' Association, although his "addiction to his own vintage" was to result in health problems later in life. During this time the house was extended and a coach house was added to the property in the 1860s – it is suggested by Dolling that these improvements may have been designed by colonial architect, (and Lord Mayor), Edmund Wright.

Upon Trimmer's death in 1867, the property was passed to Trimmer's wife, Eliza Catherine Trimmer, and Edward Amand Wright, before being sold to Henry Laffer in 1876. Henry Laffer continued farming the land, although his son, Albert, chose to focus more on fruit trees than vineyards and grazing. The house was also modified during this period, with significant alterations occurring in the 1890s and again in 1923, at which point it took the form that it retains today – that of a 1920s bungalow.

The Laffer family remained on the property for 112 years, earning it the new name of "Laffer's Triangle".

Development

Over the years the property was considered for a number of projects, and parts of the land have been sold to various commercial and government interests. Warriparinga has been considered as the site for a number of major developments, such as the Marion Shopping Centre and Flinders Medical Centre – the latter moved because of concerns regarding a fault line that passes through the property, while the former was repositioned further west at the urging of both the investors and the Highways Department. Projects that did go ahead included a holiday park, a (now defunct) restaurant, call centres, a science park as part of the failed Multifunction Polis project, and the Sturt police station.

Three of the recent developments resulted in controversy. The first of these, the 1991 rebuilding of the South Road bridge over the Sturt River, led to the formation of the Friends of Laffer's Triangle when a local resident noticed the damage that the construction had caused to the local environment. Environmental issues came to the fore during the planning of the Southern Expressway, along with concerns that the work would destroy a significant archaeological site at Warriparinga. A similar combination of concerns resulted in changes to the Ansett Australia Call Centre after it was proposed in 2000, as both environmental and cultural issues led to a number of protests against its construction, although, like the other two projects, the call centre was eventually completed on the site.

Renaming

Paul and Naomi Dixon started lobbying the Marion Council to protect the site in 1992, calling for the development of a "Warriparinga Interpretive Centre". Warriparinga, meaning "windy river place", was derived from a number of Kaurna names and variant spellings that have been recorded for the site, including Warri Parri, Warriparri, Warreparinga and Walpari.

As a result, in the early 1990s, the Friends of Laffer's Triangle changed their name to Friends of Warriparinga. As the plans developed the name started to be applied to the entire project and, over time, the site as a whole. Eventually the name was formally accepted for the Warriparinga Reserve and the Warriparinga Wetlands, and today the name has almost entirely replaced the earlier terms.

Warriparinga Wetlands

The Warriparinga Wetlands was a combined project by the Marion Council, the Patawalonga Catchment Water Management Board and the Land Management Corporation, who provided the land that was required. Using a $1.7 million grant from the State Government, the wetlands were developed to filter water traveling along the Sturt River before it reached the Patawalonga.

While the overall design was conducted by B C Tonkin and Associates, the project involved a number of bodies, and, as no archaeological study had been previously undertaken on the site, one was organised. In addition, given the cultural significance of the site to the Kaurna people, representatives from the Kaurna Aboriginal Community and Heritage Association were included in the reference group.

The final design consists of four ponds that are fed by water diverted from the Sturt River using a strategically placed fallen log. Native vegetation has been planted around the area, and incorporates native food sources and plants that were employed by the indigenous population for their fiber. The ponds were stocked with a number of fish that were native to the area, including southern black bream (Acanthopagrus butcheri), bigheaded gudgeon (Philypnodon grandiceps), bridled goby (Arenigobius bifrenatus) and common galaxias (Galaxias maculatus).

Work started on the new wetlands in June, 1998, and was completed by December of that year. The wetlands were officially opened by John Olsen, the then Premier of South Australia, on 16 December 1998.

Awards

In 1999, a year after the wetlands were developed, the project was awarded a State CASE Earth Award. Created by the Civil Contractors Federation and Case Construction Equipment, the awards are intended to acknowledge environmental engineering within the civil engineering field. A second award came in 2000 when the wetlands were granted a commendation in the South Australian Engineering Excellence Awards, at which the judges noted the attention that the developers had paid to the sensitive issues that were involved, given the mix of cultural, residential and business concerns, along with the engineering principles and practices that were employed at the site.

Living Kaurna Cultural Centre

First proposed in 1992 by Paul and Naomi Dixon, the Living Kaurna Cultural Centre (then known as the Warriparinga Interpretive Centre) was intended to educate visitors about the local Kaurna culture. After several years of discussion, in 1998 the Marion Council received funding for the project through a federal grant of $1.45 million via the Federation Cultural and Heritage Program.

Even with the funding now available, a number of setbacks occurred during development. Difficulties in finding compromise positions between stakeholders led the council to consider passing up the federal grant, and while that problem was overcome, there were ongoing concerns about where to locate the project. The original intent had been to build the cultural centre on the opposite side of Sturt River to Fairford house, but infrastructure costs and changes to the design of the wetlands prevented this from going ahead. Another site at Warriparinga was considered, but the construction of the Ansett Call Centre took precedence. The final location, next door to Fairford house, raised its own set of concerns, with suggestions that it would generate an architectural and cultural clash. Nevertheless, the plan won the support of the council and Heritage SA, and proceeded accordingly.

Work was completed on the Living Kaurna Cultural Centre by early September, 2002, and it was officially opened later that month by representatives of the Kaurna people, the Marion Council Mayor, and local federal parliamentarian, Andrew Southcott. The building was designed by Phillips/Pilkington Architects Pty Ltd and Habitable Places, and features a corrugated iron roof modeled to resemble the sweep of an ibis' wings, drawing a direction connection to the Tjilbruke Dreaming. The building incorporates an art gallery, a café, a retail area and a large stage, and the centre is used for education, cultural events, and retail sales of aboriginal and related produce.

Art installations and cultural events

Located on the site is Tjilbruke narna arra, Tjilbruke Gateway, a representation of the Tjilbruke Dreaming by artists Sherry Rankine, Margaret Worth and Gavin Malone. Commissioned by the City of Marion, the work consists of a number of tree trunks clustered together, interwoven with symbolic representations of aspects from the Dreaming. Amongst these symbols are a number of circles around selected trunks, representing the freshwater springs that were created by Tjilbruke's tears; flows of coloured sands running through the work to represent the gully winds and the "flow of the river and of life"; and a representation of an ibis positioned above iron pyrite, symbolising Tjilbruke's final transformation. The work was intended, amongst other aims, to provide a space in which the Dreaming stories could be related by members of the Kaurna people.

Warriparinga has been the site of a number of significant cultural events in recent years. These include the "friendship fires" initiated in 1999 by Georgina Williams, which were lit at each full moon. The events brought together up to 150 people, and were used by members of the Kaurna people to help maintain a connection to the land. A similar fire was lit in May, 2004, and allowed to burn for several days as part of the National Reconciliation Week. The 2004 fire served as the centerpiece of a number of local celebrations and events during that period – including a farewell ceremony for outgoing Mayor, Colin Haines, and a protest against the building of the Ansett Call Centre close to the site. Other Reconciliation Week events held at Warriparinga include the 2009 launch of the first new bark canoe since European settlement. Built by Paul Dixon, the canoe was carved using traditional techniques from a tree found in nearby Mitchell Park.

See also
List of Adelaide parks and gardens

Notes

References

External links
 Marion Council

Parks in Adelaide


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Bob Pockrass Joins Fox For Racing Coverage
"The network has hired Pockrass as its new NASCAR insider. His employment begins with Speedweeks in Dayton next month."
Bob Pockrass, one of the most trusted NASCAR journalists around, recently announced his departure from ESPN. It made sense given that ESPN didn't have any play-by-play rights for the sport. His talents could be better utilized elsewhere.
It looks like "elsewhere" will be at Fox. He made the announcement on Twitter over the weekend.
So stoked to work with the talented & enthusiastic folks at Fox Sports, which has provided me with an opportunity to continue to cover #NASCAR through my journalistic lens. I can't wait to get started at Daytona (my 28th consecutive Daytona 500) and see where this goes. https://t.co/EJfPtgxQKn
— Bob Pockrass (@bobpockrass) January 27, 2019
The network has hired Pockrass as its new NASCAR insider. His employment begins with Speedweeks in Dayton next month. This will be his 27th season covering the event. Fox said in a press release that race fans will see Pockrass on both its digital and linear platforms throughout the season.
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9 Million Tune In For Pro Bowl
ESPN Extends SEC/Big 12 Challenge For 6 Years
"ESPN has certainly mentioned going up to 12 games or more, and Eli and I held strong."
There's no secret based on the last two seasons that NFL fans really do enjoy tuning in to watch Peyton and Eli Manning on Monday nights.
Monday Night Football with Peyton and Eli, affectionately known as the ManningCast, has proven to be a ratings success for ESPN. Monday night's wild card playoff edition drew in an audience of 1.7 million. That's an increase of 17% compared to last year.
The Mannings spoke to Jeff Beer of Fast Company and Peyton said as much as the fans love watching, the two brothers and legendary quarterbacks love doing the show.
"One thing I think comes through is just how much Eli and I enjoy this," Peyton said.
But Peyton added that they do care about oversaturating the space, which is why he said they turned down the idea of increasing the number of shows this season from 10 to 12.
"We laugh a lot. If you maybe go to 17 games, maybe we're not laughing as much, and it starts to get repetitive," he said. "ESPN has certainly mentioned going up to 12 games or more, and Eli and I held strong. We just feel the show is better if we keep it to the 10."
"I don't want to see him every week and get his voice memos of breaking down (game) film," Eli joked. "There's something to people wanting more, and if we're on too much, they might not want more. It keeps me motivated."
One of the things that people love so much about the show is just how organic the exchanges between Peyton and Eli and Peyton, Eli and their guests can be. Peyton gets the appeal from fans and knows viewers think of it as meeting up with them at a bar to watch the game.
"Football is always more fun when you watch it with friends," Peyton said. "Eli and I get to sit on our couches and watch it together, and the viewers are all of our friends, and the guest is just right there with us. We're on the couch, we're at a bar, let's have a conversation."
Eli said they do try to make sure things stay focused on football and the game they're watching when the time calls for it. But he also admitted that he and his older brother are always going to find ways to have fun with each other when they can as well.
"If there's great football happening, and it's a tight game, you want to keep it about football," he said. "But if it's a blowout, you have to do something else, maybe tell a story, take a shot at Peyton, you don't know where that's going to go. It's authentic. That's what would happen if we were sitting on the couch watching the game and it's a bit boring; I might take a pillow and throw it at my brother's head."
Jordan Bondurant is a features reporter for Barrett Sports Media. He works full-time as a multimedia specialist at the Virginia State Corporation Commission, while also putting in part-time work for News Radio WRVA and 910 The Fan in Richmond. Additionally, you can find Jordan contributing coverage of the Washington Capitals for the blog NoVa Caps. His prior media experiences include working for the Richmond Times-Dispatch, the Danville Register & Bee, Virginia Lawyers Weekly and ABC 8News. He can be reached by email at jordan.e.bondurant@gmail.com or follow him on Twitter @J__Bondurant.
"The 2023 edition of the show was on NBC after the two sides struck a one-year deal back in September."
There's no hiding the fact that the NFL reigns supreme in TV ratings. Unfortunately for the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which puts on the Golden Globe Awards, the NFL is too strong to compete against.
Since the NFL expanded the regular season to 17 games over 18 weeks, and added a seventh playoff team in each conference, in 2021-22, NBC's obligation to football has taken precedent over its obligation to airing the Golden Globes.
The award show this year aired on Tuesday, January 10. On January 8, NBC aired the final regular season game of the year on Sunday Night Football between the Lions and Packers. The game drew an audience of 23.9 million, which NBC said was the highest rating a SNF finale has gotten in six years. NBC carried an AFC wild card playoff game this past Sunday night with the Bengals and Ravens. That game averaged 21.2 million.
Meanwhile the Golden Globes drew in 6.3 million. That number was down 9% compared to the 2021 ceremony. NBC didn't air the Golden Globes in 2022 amid a Los Angeles Times expose into the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
With the HFPA mired in scandal and waning interest in their award show, NBC could be done with the Golden Globes. The 2023 edition of the show was on NBC after the two sides struck a one-year deal back in September. So there are questions abound about if NBC will continue to air it. However knowing that even with the expanded season and playoffs, the option to shift the award show to later in January on a Sunday night after NBC has fulfilled its obligation to the league is on the table. But that could throw a wrench in the award season schedule as well.
"LIV Golf television analyst David Feherty had hinted that the upstart league could potentially have a deal in place with The CW Network for American television rights."
According to a report from Front Office Sports, LIV Golf has laid out a deal with The CW Network for television carriage in the United States.
The deal is a multi-year agreement that will see the tour own real estate in lesser-viewed time slots on the network. A revenue-sharing relationship between the tour and the television network is expected to be struck.
After a standup comedy show in West Palm Beach last week, Feherty reportedly told the crowd "Have you heard of CW? I might get fired for this, but…," according to report from Tom D'Angelo of The Palm Beach Post.
Sports Business Journal reporter John Ourand had previously reported a deal between the Saudi-backed breakaway golf tour and the network was likely.
Nexstar Media Group — the nation's largest television owner — is the majority owner of The CW Network. There are around 220 affiliates of the network on over-the-air television stations. Rumors of an acquisition of LIV Golf's rights come on the heels of The CW Network being linked to the potential launch of a college football bowl game that would air exclusively on the network.
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A rare chance exists to join the key Thames Valley names at the Cannes-upon-Thames lunch on Wednesday, March 15, 2017 (New York, New York Restaurant). Are you attending MIPIM in France next month? If you are one of the 25,000 delegates travelling to Cannes in the South of France for this annual property jamboree, you maybe interested in attending the inaugural Greater Thames Valley lunch to be held at the New York, New York Restaurant, a short stroll from Le Palais and adjacent to Cafe Roma.


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Limerick County board working with clubs in preparation for restart
Donn O'Sullivan
John Cregan, Chairman Limerick County Board
THE NEW look Limerick GAA county championship formats are set to be confirmed with clubs as early as next week.
County board chairman John Cregan, talking to Leader Sport this week, confirmed that months of work have gone into the rescheduling of the championships, which have been hit by the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown of all sporting activities.
"There was quite a lot of preparatory work done on it during the lockdown. When we realised we would not be able to play our championships in the same format as agreed by county committee through the master fixtures program.
"We knew we needed to have something in place so that we could be ahead of ourselves once we got the green light. We have had a number of remote CCC meetings. We have had some County Board meetings too. At our last county committee meeting, we presented a plan in general terms to the club delegates and asked that they would consider it and revert back with submissions to it."
Juvenile and Youth competitions are to take place from July 31 to Mid-October, while Adult competitions (involving county players) will take place from July 31 to Sunday October 11.
"From what I can see the majority of clubs would be happy with to go with the proposed plans. There would be some concerns from clubs that we would like to allay.
"We have looked at some of those and we will continue to communicate with them. We would hope to have another county committee meeting this week, to put the final document to our clubs for approval.
"Obviously there will be significant changes from the normal championship. The window is shorter. We are trying to be fair to our clubs and our inter county teams, because we are going to have both competitions taking place. We hope to put the final touches to that next week and it will be next week before we get a chance to present it to the clubs" Cregan confirmed.
The chairman also praised the clubs for their help in these unprecedented times.
"We have seen in the last number of years, particularly in the year we won the All-Ireland, the clubs were under huge pressure to run off the championships in tight windows and they were hugely co-operative with us. The clubs understand that the county board are trying to be fair to all sides. I can't praise the clubs highly enough for the co-operation they have given us over the years in the running of our championships"
Inter county competitions, Munster championship and All-Ireland series in hurling and football, or even the resumption of the 2020 leagues, is to take place no sooner than October 17.
GAA president John Horan has confirmed that the inter-county season could yet run into February 2021, with some media speculation hinting at the resumption of the leagues from 2020 or even a round robin aspect to the hurling championship. Those comments were of interest to John Cregan also.
"Are we looking at a knockout competition? That question hasn't been definitively answered yet.
"I thought to myself, when I heard the president saying that the inter county window could run until February, that if you are starting in October and not finishing until February, that maybe something other than a knockout championship is under consideration presently."
"I know in terms of inter county football in particular, there will be pressure to play out the 2020 leagues, for seeding purposes.
"We are in the dark there a little bit, but we would like to bring more certainty to our clubs in the coming days" Cregan concluded.


Since blatant ignorance reigns unchecked in Cenla, here's background information on this photo of Barack Obama (The White House Marlboro Man).
Several people continue to claim the picture is a fake. Evidently they believe it's impossible that there's any evidence of Obama having a cigarette in his mouth and that he could be smoking in the White House and aboard Air Force One.
This picture was published by NACO, the National Association of Counties, founded in 1935. NACO's membership totals more than 2-thousand counties, representing over 80% of the nation's population. NACO headquarters is on Capitol Hill, publishing a biweekly newspaper, County News, that focuses on issues and actions in Washington, D.C. and around the Country.
NACO officials meet regularly with the President at the White House. Maybe that's where they took the picture.
If you still think the picture's a fake, prove otherwise.
This is a new one for me but I'm checking into it….must say I've never even seen this picture.
We never published the photo in question, nor did we ever distribute it.
Well, the National Association of Counties has proven otherwise, Juror Coco.
"I e-mailed the President of NACo, Ms. Valerie Brown of Sonoma County, California, to alert her of Juror Coco's accusation…" Were you a tattletale in school? Or do you just wanna stir the shitpot?
I know it may be difficult to believe, but honestly, I just wanted to know if Steve Coco was telling the truth.
Apparently, you are not as interested.
Mr. Coco lies about a national organization. He gets called out for it, and yet, somehow, I am a tattletale.
Steve Coco is an elected official representing the citizens of Alexandria, and he has publicly stated his intention to run for Mayor. He lied about something relatively stupid- a doctored photo of Obama- and instead of conceding that the photograph was inauthentic, Steve Coco doubled down and attributed it to the National Association of Counties. He claimed he had nothing to do with it; NACo published it. He even challenged people to prove otherwise.
Problem is: Mr. Coco was lying about the National Association of Counties. He was directly rebuked by the President of NACo.
It may be a minor issue, but to me, it speaks to a major problem with Mr. Coco's credibility, integrity, and seriousness of purpose. (Then again, I hate to be the tattletale).
hmmm…. well Mr. White, heres another website with the photo in question…and if im not mistaken, isn't Chicago his hometown?
I dont care if he smokes or not I'm sick of the kiddy "Look what he did" crap that both you and Coco are doing. My 5 year old knows better than you to do. I'm not sure how either one of you are in the positions that you are in. For someone that is suppose to lead the public and garner respect its ashame that you all act like this. GROW UP AND MAKE A CHANGE THAT BENEFITS THE PEOPLE OF CENLA AND NOT YOURSELVES!!!
Amazing job in locating the same ridiculous photo on someone else's blog (It even has Chicago in the title!).
NACo is an organization that represents county governments, including Police Juries.
Juror Coco attributed an obviously doctored photograph of the President to the National Association of Counties. I found it to be a provocative allegation about a well-regarded national organization.
I couldn't find any proof of NACo ever publishing this image, so I shot off a quick e-mail to their President and their web administrator, both of whom have their contact information on NACo's website. It took all of five minutes, and they responded within the next day.
I used to take each of these blogs seriously but now they are on the same level as The National Enquirer.


Alli Bartkowski has done it again... created another beautiful book - Quilled Flowers: A Garden of 35 Paper Projects. Despite claiming no green thumb, Alli certainly has what it takes when it comes to designing paper interpretations of well-known flowers.
The book features 128 pages of perfectly photographed blooms, each of which is shown with a useful purpose. For example, there's a calla lily photo album, a daisy necklace pendant, framed sunflower, ranunculus hair comb, gerbera daisy pens, cherry blossoms card, and perhaps my favorite, a plumeria blossom choker.
The book is suitable for those who are brand new to quilling, as well as experienced quillers in need of fresh ideas. Alli covers all of the basics - tools and techniques - and each pattern includes helpful diagrams and templates. One feature I especially appreciate is an "actual size" drawing of the completed flower... this is a huge boon to new quillers who might not realize the true size of a quilled coil.
I was sent a copy of Quilled Flowers: A Garden of 35 Paper Projects from Lark Crafts for review purposes and the publisher has offered to send a copy to one person with a U.S. or Canada mailing address.
It's simple to enter - just leave a comment on this post by Sunday, March 11. The winner will be selected by a random number generator, notified, and announced right here, as well as on the All Things Paper Facebook page. Good luck!
Congratulations to "joyousstamper"! She has been notified and is delighted to be the winner. Happy quilling, Sharron!
I love paper crafts and flowers so I would love this book !
Wow, those orchids are stunning. Would love a copy of this book.
OMG those flowers are fantastic. Pick me, pick me and thanks a bunch for the opportunity to win if it's not too late because 4th of marsh was yesterday!
What a lovely book !! I would just LOVE to have this. I wish I can win this. Sadly I just saw this post now...I was out if town yesterday. I hope I"m not too late.
Sorry for the date error! I've changed it to this coming Sunday, the 11th.
The book looks gorgeous! Thank you for posting such great giveaways!
LOVE IT! Thank you for the opportunity to win!
What a beautiful book...I really love the orange colors!
Ohhhhhh! I SOOOO would like to win this book!!! I'm LOVING quilling & really working on trying different things! This book would be PERFECT for that!!! THANK YOU for offering it & for adding me to your entry list!
Flowers are so beautiful! I love making quilled flowers, this book would be so neat to have!
All things paper is a wonderful blog and I find all my inspirations from here!
What a great giveaway! I have another of Ali's books and just love it!
WOW!! I'm not sure I've ever seen anything quite so exquisite!!To think that I could create such beautiful things, blows me away!!
I have been salivating over this book everytime I see it, wishing that some how I would be able to afford it. I have such a hunger inside of me to learn "new" ways of quilling flowers so I can make people happy with my "happies" that I make for them. I would LOVE to be the blessed recipient of this giveaway.
Super fun! great for projects and beautiful coffee table book!
I want this book just to look at the photos. Wow. These are amazing! I never thought to make three dimensional flowers. Wonder if Paul would make me a bouquet?
I have been making very simple flowers and now I am ready to move on. I have seen more challenging flowers on the internet and 'drool' over them. I LOVE Alli Bartkoski work and would love a book by her. I like the front cover of her book. Giving a range of different types of flowers. Thank you!
What a beautiful addition to Alli's quilling books! I have a copy but would love to win another one to add to our local library shelves.
What gorgeous designs! I'd like to quill some flowers for spring decor, so this book would be perfect to get me going!
Oh my, how I would love this book! I just discovered Quilling 2 weeks ago and I have a feeling I'll be doing it a long time, lol!
Thanks for another great giveaway! Would love to win but if not loved having a "peek" inside!
Ann I love to make flowers in every medium I work, which is just about all of them...lol I would love this book to make some more quilled flowers.
gaah! my paper flower obsession continues! this book looks amazing! love that it includes things to do with them.
What gorgeous-looking pieces! Whomever wins this book will be lucky indeed.
Wow those flowers are stunning. I'd love to make some like that for mother's day. I think they'd be lovely pins or place setting favors. Thanks for the chance to win. I'm so glad I now know about this book!
Those flowers are gorgeous! I've never seen anything quite like them. It would be great to learn how to make them!
Wow-this looks incredible! I would LOVE to win this book. Thanks for the chance!
Awesome, would love to win it as I'm learning to make flowers!!
The orchids look fantastic! Would be great presents for my mom and aunts!
love the flowers! Thanks for the chance to win this book.
I love the butterflies.My daughter is getting married this summer and some of her decorations will include some of my quilling.
Wow, that looks like an amazing book, thanks for the chance!
Oh, how I would love to learn more about quilling. Those flowers are gorgeous.
I am just new to Quilling and would love to learn how to do such beautiful things like this.
Wow, what beautiful flowers !! I have been wanting to learn how to make flowers and what to do with them......This book would be perfect !!!
Thanks for another chance to win! It looks like a fab book! I love the idea of having actual sizes in it! That helps a newbie like me out a lot!
Would love to win the book. Thanks for offering the give-away.
Gorgeous work. That orchid is breathtaking.
Oh random number generator, please pick me!!! This book looks amazing and if I don't win, I'm definitely buying it!!
Hooooooly cow! I've seen quilled monograms, but this is impressive. I would love to make some of these for my friend's wedding shower (when she's engaged--it wont be for another year but I feel like I'd need that much time to make something that detailed!!!) Thanks for the chance to win!
What an interesting contest! I will hope for good luck!
All the crafts in the book are so gorgeous!
Wow! the images you posted are GOR-geous!! Would love to win this book... fingers crossed!
I really hope I win. C'mon lucky number 56!!!
I love the depth that the layers add to the flowers! This book looks like a visual delight, and would inspire me to take quilling further! Thanks for the chance to win a copy!
Lark Crafts books are always special. Thanks for the chance to win this lovely book.
Wow! What beautiful art! I would love to read the inside of that book, let alone try it out!
This book looks so good. The cover illustrations make the book shout, "open me!". I'd love to win a copy.
love her work - this book looks like no exception!
Wow--these are so intricate--would love to try this.
These flowers are beautiful I would love a copy of this book. Thank You.
The zinnia is absolutely stunning. Being relatively new to quilling, I am truly blown away! Thanks for the chance to win what looks like an amazing book.
Those flowers are so pretty! I'd love that book!
that book looks amazing i would love to win it. thanks for the chance.
Another great book! Thanks for the opportunity!
I'd LOVE to win this! I've always loved flowers -that's partly why I got into quilling. Many thanks to the publisher!
What a lovely book. I would love to try some of the ideas out and I am sure they will make some incredible gifts. Thanks for the opportunity !
This looks like a beautiful book - lovely photos! This would make a great reference and inspiration. Definitely going on my wish list!
Wow! These flowers are absolutely gorgeous. I would love to learn how to make them.
i love the quilled orchid!! i am an orchid grower myself and i am amazed at the detail!!!
If have been wanting to learn how to quill for ages, the orchids in this book would motivate me to finally get started!
Thank you for your inspiring blog.
Gorgeous! My favorite thing to create with quilling are flowers. I would love to win this book--thanks for hosting a giveaway!!
i would love to win this book- the pictures are awesome!
this is a great book to be owned for every quiller!
Oooh, pretty, pretty flowers. Great giveaway!
I'm so in awe of what people do with little pieces of paper. I want to achieve just an iota of that talent.
Oh,my. I would luuuvvvv this book. Please pick me!
Love love love the flowers! this is a long shot. could i be that lucky just this once? all the way from Malaysia!
Anne, Thanks for introducing Alli's new book. Even without your sharing, I always trust Allie's passion on new skills and techniques !!!
WOW. Those are amazing. Thanks!
I would love to win this book! I have looked through it,but couldn't afford it (helping raise grnadchildren puts a crimp in the wallet, but am so glad I can help they are the real flowers in my life!) But would love to win this as a treat for myself. Thanks again for offering it!!
I want the flower quilled book!!! I hope this is the right place to leave a comment...I make flowers with many techniques and materials...and this quilled book looks so incredibly pretty. As always, Ann, I am inspired your your All Things Paper blog.
I would love to win this book. Thank you for offering blog candy.
Inspiring me to be creative!
This looks like a great book. Would love to have a copy.
Would love a copy of this book! Such a beautiful form of art.
Me, me, me! I would love that book. It is gorgeous!
Ohhhh. Have-To-Have! Love this. A definite addition to my collection! Thanks for the chance to get one here!
LOVE IT! Thank you for the chance to win!
Oooohhh! Flowers AND quilling--a perfect combo.
This looks like a fab book thanks for the chance to win a copy.
These are truly amazing! I would love to win a book that helps you create these fab flowers! Thanks for the chance to win!
These are beautiful! The book would be a great tool.
Gorgeous book. I would love the chance to win this. Thank you for the offer!
What beautiful flowers! Thanks for the chance to win a copy of the book!
What an amazing book...Thanks for bringing this into our notice. Would love to win this one.
What a great giveaway. I would love to win this book. I am new to quilling!
That book looks wonderful! Thank you for the chance to win.
A new book! I need some new ideas. Would love to win.
These flowers are beautiful, would love to have the book. Thank you for a chance to win.
Yes, please! I still can't even make a flower; I need all the help I can get! Thanks for the chance to win!
That is a gorgeous book! I would love to add that to my collection!!
This book looks amazing, I've been dying to try my hand at quilling and the flowers look gorgeous!! Thanks for the giveaway!
Wow, Just the few photos you share are fantastic. What a great book.
This looks like a beautiful book. I have just recently started looking into learning quilling.
These look amazing! I would love to win the book. I've been playing with different paper mediums for awhile but haven't yet tackled quilling.
I love paper flowers, and those are so pretty! I'd love to learn how to make them.
This book looks to be wonderful...wold love to win it!!! Thanks for the chance!
They're so beautiful! I would love to win that book.
stunning flowers ! would luv to recieve this great book. Thanks for the fantastic giveaway!
Thanks for the chance to win this fabulous book. I love the orchids!
This book looks amazing! It would be a great way to structure my practice as a new quiller and make some awesome projects in the process!
Hi there! Just found your blog and love it! Would love to win that book!
Wow those are awesome flowers, I love to do quilling so much fun. Thanks for the chance.
Hmm...my first post wouldn't post... I hope this isn't a double post somehow.
I love Alli and her books! I am fortunate enough to know her and visit her shop whenever I want! I have seen her new book and it's lovely. I would love to win it as I spend way too much money on quilling and am like a kid in a candy shop when at her store!!
I love quilling, such a beautiful and relaxing craft to do.
What a fantastic looking book! I love quilling!
The zinnia bow is GORGEOUS! I would love to win this book, flowers like these intimidate me. I could use a great tutorial to overcome my fear!
I started quilling about a year and a half ago and have fallen in love with the artform. I'm so excited about this book!
OH MY GOSH, these are awesome!!! I would love to win this book. My sister and I are beginners & would love to add this book to our collection. Thank you for the opportunity to win this amazing book.
What amazing looking flowers! Thanks for the chance!
I just started to quill and would love this book!
I just had my birthday. This would be a great birthday present for me. I started quilling a couple of months ago and had not seen this book until now. It looks fabulous. I'd love it to be mine.
hi!..i tumbled upon the art of paper filigere by chance and now i am all addicted to the colourful world of paper strips!and this book is an amazing compilation of such wonderful designs, cant wait to have it in my treasure.
These flowers are gorgeous. I bought a quilling quit at Hobby Lobby when it was on clearance, so I need to learn how to make them.
I love it, such beautiful work!
I am new to quilling and already an addict to the twirling of paper. I swear, even my dreams have curls these days! Please feed my habit and choose me to send your book to!
I would love to learn to quill, the examples you posted from the book are beautiful. I hope I win!
Everytime I see the cover to this book with all the beautiful flowers I think I must get it!
Thanks for the opportunity to win one here!
Oh, I LOVE the Zinnia gift box topper! This would be a wonderful book to win.
I would love to own this book.
This book looks awesome. Thanks for the chance.
WOW! I would love a copy of this book. I've enjoyed Alli's other books and kits. I love looking at Quilled Creations catalog each spring.
Wow - this book is gorgeous! Thanks for showing it off and for the chance to win!
I just love paper quilling! I have one of Ali's books already and it is a great instructional book for quilling. I would love to add this to my collection!
This is nice..Am crossing my fingers so that I would be picked..
This book looks beautiful! I'd love to win this- perfect way to start off spring!
these projects look so beautiful!
I would love a copy! Thanks for the giveaway!
Oh this book looks lovely.
That would be so beautiful! Here's hoping for a win!
would love a copy to figure out how to make those orchids, they are gorgeous.
I am just starting to teach Quilling and would love a chance to learn some new techniques to pass on to my students! I just love her kits and books! Thanks for the chance to win!
Goodness sakes, this certainly brings back memories. I learned to do quilling in Vacation Bible School 50 some years ago. I would really like to have this book to do some projects. Thanks for the chnce.
This looks to be another must have for a papercrafter's book shelf.
The flowers are detailed and lifelike. I love quilling! Thanks for the opportunity to win!
This book looks beautiful. Ali's beginner book got me started quilling and I would love to own this one too!
I am absolutely new in quilling, and love to learn more about quilling, it is so much fun to see your website and thanks for the chance to win the special book, it will be a great inspiration to me to get start.
Wow, those flowers are gorgeous. I've really been wanting to try out quilling so I'll keep my fingers crossed.
That zinnia gift bow is gorgeous! Thanks for a chance to win.
Wow, the flowers look amazing.


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Many people look for alternatives to be able to cure or alleviate the ills that affect them daily. One of the alternatives is to visit the medicinal waters of San Pedro.
These baths in the district of San Pedro, province of Canchis, are located to the south of the city of Cusco at approximately 140 km. Buses leave every day and at all hours, which facilitates a trip to this place.
The Urubamba Sicuani terminal is located on the AV. Huayruropata in front of the Inca Garcilaso de la Vega Stadium. From there, it costs 7.5 soles to get to the district of San and the route takes approximately 3 hours.
The way to the medicinal waters is flat and you can see lagoons, mountains, rivers, livestock and agriculture. If you are one of the people who like everything mentioned, you will surely have a good time.
When you get to San Pedro, head towards the central plaza of the district, where there are some monuments like the archaeological center of Raqchi. On the right side when looking at the church, the road continues. It is easy to distinguish as there are stalls selling containers: plastic bottles, glasses and jars.
The entrance fee per person is 5.00 soles and you can stay all day. The name of the medicinal waters is "Marcani Medicinal Mineral Waters" better known as medicinal waters of San Pedro.
Every day people come from different places and even more come when on holidays or weekends. The waters are a purgative. This can be confused since these are crystalline clean but they have a high sulfate content.
From the entrance you can see a pool similar to the hot springs, but it is cold to treat different diseases such as rheumatism and bone pain. In the center of the complex is the source of medicinal waters where all people take the water to be able to drink and then use the bathroom.
This place is very busy. It also has games for children while they wait, a wishing well, and stalls that sell natural yogurt and some broths to relieve the after the effects of water.
The district of San Pedro in the Province of Canchis is a place visited by the blessed to possess the Medicinal Waters of Marcani.


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Sunnyside Man Convicted of Laundering Bitcoin, Faces 25 Years in Prison
Oct. 14, 2022 By Christian Murray
A Sunnyside man faces 25 years in prison after being convicted in Brooklyn federal court Tuesday of laundering bitcoin and operating an unlicensed money transmitting business—as part of a scheme to help customers launder proceeds from drug trafficking.
Mustafa Goklu, 50, was nabbed by the feds in April 2019 about a year after undercover DEA agents began tracking him after he posted an online ad that he could offer as much as $99,999 in cash for Bitcoin–for a fee.
"The defendant offered his customers the ability to launder their criminal proceeds, remain anonymous and conceal where their Bitcoin was coming from so they could continue to engage in drug trafficking and other crimes while avoiding law enforcement detection," said Breon Peace, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, in a statement.
According to the trial, an undercover agent reached out to Goklu in July 2018 looking to exchange Bitcoin for cash after seeing his ad on localbitcoins.com. The agent began exchanging encrypted texts with Goklu before arranging in-person meetings where Bitcoin was exchanged for cash.
Mustafa Goklu, Photo via U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of NY
The undercover agent met up with Goklu in Sunnyside seven times over a nine-month period to conduct transactions. The exchanges took place in his Mercedes-Benz outside an undisclosed coffee shop in Sunnyside.
The agent, according to court documents, told Goklu that the source of the Bitcoin came from narcotics trafficking and that part of that business involved the sale of oxycodone, Adderall, and marijuana.
The transactions ranged in amount from $5,000 to $50,000 for a total of $133,000. With each transaction the agent would transfer Bitcoin to Goklu's cryptocurrency wallet—less a 7 to 8 percent fee—and Goklu would provide cash.
Goklu was also found to be engaging in similar Bitcoin exchanges with several other people.
He was arrested in April 2019.
"With today's verdict, Goklu's illicit business of converting money from one form to another without a required license has been shut down and the defendant has been convicted for his crimes," Peace said.
C'mon Man October 14th, 2022
more over-reach from the gov trying to steal more and more of people's money.


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The societal and moral costs of a lethargic approach to racial equity
Last month, I took a major step forward in the world of public speaking, when I delivered my first ever TED talk as a part of TEDxStowe in Stowe, Vermont. My topic was pretty straightforward, and nothing new for those who follow my work: It is time for the dominant culture to step aside if we are to have radical diversity, equity, and inclusion. The time is long overdue to be bold in our undertakings and demand excellence in our efforts to create systems of meaningful equality. As I said in the speech, "We do this work because we must. A just society requires our resistance to hegemony." Please feel free to watch and share widely.
Kiah Morris June 5, 2019
TED Talks, hard hitting interviews, celebrations and more.
An exciting spring for sure! I am pleased to share some incredible experiences, events and information for you all this month. Here is the rundown on many good things in 2019.
Kiah Morris May 21, 2019
Death by a Thousand Paper Cuts
On Monday, January 14th, the Vermont Attorney General announced the findings of their investigation in to the ongoing harassment and terrorism that my family has endured over the last few years, including acts by racist, white nationalists. Their conclusion was that ultimately, the right to free speech supersedes the right to human dignity and freedom from terrorism. Many legal observers believe there were other charges under current Vermont law that were not applied, but the sole focus was on the legality of hate speech.
Kiah Morris January 15, 2019
What is your inclusion rider?
Earlier this year at the Oscars, award-winning actress Francis McDormand shared with the world a poignant tool that she uses to disrupt our often lethargic approaches to addressing inequality in the workplace: an inclusion rider. These are the standards and expectations that she puts forth and requires in every aspect of the projects that she touches to create the world of work as it should be. Performing artists, musicians, actors and more are accustomed to demanding provisions in their contracts which detail their desires be they a preference for chewy (not crunchy) granola bars in their dressing rooms to the types of hotel accommodations as a requirement for their participation. The artists place these requests, and they are often met to the letter by those seeking to hire them. In an inclusion rider, favorite food stuffs are replaced with minimum requirements for racial and gender diversity makeup in hiring of local crews and employees, supporting performers and more.
Kiah Morris December 2, 2018
WATCH THIS: My most powerful speech to date.
The decision to run for office and serve in the legislature was passionate, courageous and crucial. The work completed during time in office was impactful and historic. The choice to step away was one of the hardest of my life. During the Reclamation Talks event in August, I delivered what I consider to be one of the most powerful speeches I have ever penned. It tells one part of my life's journey and gives a call to action that we each should follow to move towards racial justice in this nation.
Kiah Morris September 26, 2018
Tangible, Meaningful work Towards Racial Equity in Vermont
Three important opportunities to learn, create and support a diverse racially equitable future are happening now!
Call for Artist Proposals for Multicultural Community Building through African-American/African Diaspora Visual, Culinary, and Performing Arts
Applications for appointment to the Vermont Racial Equity Advisory Panel being accepted now!
2018 Vermont Vision for A Multicultural Future Conference registration is open!
Please read on and spread the word!
Kiah Morris July 16, 2018
Reclamation Talks: On Being a Black Woman in one of the Whitest States
I am thrilled to be part of a lineup of exceptional speakers and presenters for Reclamation TALKS, a TEDx Style event on Saturday, August 4 at 7pm at the Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center in Stowe, Vermont.
Building on the national conversation sparked by the #MeToo movement, this event is presented in partnership and inspired by the exhibition Reclamation / rekləˈmāSH(ə)n/ at the Helen Day Art Center this Summer. In the TALKS, speakers will explore their perspective on the topic of Women and Power, including body positivity, media literacy, art history, and how gender bias impacts women's lives, with the art world as one arena. The TALKS are geared to spark deep discussion among attendees and community.
Activism, Art and Equity
In the last days of 2017, we lost a powerful voice in the fight for racial and social justice, Erica Garner. The death of her father Eric Garner, at the hands of law enforcement, was a major catalyst in the Black Lives Matter movement in the United States. Erica would go on to demand racial justice for all and the psychic, physical and emotional effects of that work would call her home at a young age. The heart attack that claimed her life is in line with much of the emerging research on disproportionately high rates of maternal death for African- American women. I myself, had a harrowing birth story with my son, as did my mother before me. It is not a coincidence. The devastating epigenetic and medical impacts of systemic racism are now being fully recognized by the medical community as a serious issue in need of remedy.
Montpeculiar: 'Over The Rainbow' Under the Golden Dome | Off Message
Yesterday, I had the honor of singing "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" as part of a beautiful memorial for Vermont LGBTQIA, social justice and healthcare advocate Paij Wadley-Bailey as part of the devotional for the Vermont House of Representatives. So touching and healing for us all. You can see the video of my performance in the story. Rest in power Paij.
Kiah Morris January 6, 2018 race, lgbtqia, diversity, activism, Paij Wadley-Bailey, Vermont Legislature, Vermont House of Representatives, #vtpoli
Trailblazers: Vt Sen. Becca Balint & Rep. Kiah Morris on #MeToo, activism and politics | The Vermont Conversation with David Goodman
My first radio interview of 2018 about my rise into politics, activism, race and eliminating the effects of rape culture in the statehouse.
Kiah Morris January 6, 2018 vtpoli, politics, sexual assault, sexual harrassment, race, racism, diversity, leadership, equity, #metoo
Intentionality in 2018
As I write this, people are taking to the streets of Washington DC to protest the atrocities happening in our government that will exacerbate our racial and class inequalities, crush the elderly and disabled, terrorize our immigrant brothers and sisters, strip away healthcare and dismantle tenuous protections for the middle class. These individuals, across all social stratifications, are united in their mission and willing to risk their health, their bodies and potential legal sanctions to make a difference. This is civil disobedience in the most urgent sense - this is what Dr. King is most known for and shapes our collective memories of his work against racial injustice. But Dr. King died fighting for a radical revolution that centered the intersectionality of race, class, gender inequalities in all sectors of American life. His final triumph was in articulating the need for a unified strategy across differences to activate everyone as participants a global conversation on equality for all.
Kiah Morris December 20, 2017
A Beginner's Roadmap to Racial Diversity and Equity
I live in Vermont which has long been known as one of the least diverse states in the United states, currently ranking at "second whitest." As a trainer and facilitator in racial diversity, equity and inclusion, and as the only black woman serving in the Vermont legislature, I often hear from leaders who are looking for advice on how to increase diversity.
Kiah Morris December 16, 2017 Diversity, equity, race, racism, diversity training, pepsi, dove, facebook
Revolutionary Movement Politics and Radical Inclusion
(Vermont Crossroads Conference Remarks, November 11, 2017)
So here we all are, ready and eager to do the good work put in front of us. We stand in this moment in time, in solidarity with brothers and sisters through our state, our nation and the globe who are using the power of the people to push forth courageous and necessary changes that our very survival on this planet are dependent upon. Today, you have built relationships with crucial organizations in our state who are working actively to ensure the will of the people is honored and activated.
Speeches & RemarksKiah Morris December 11, 2017 Diversity, inclusion, equity, angela davis, Bernie Sanders, Poverty, Race, PoliticalCourage
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If you're short on time but want a fun Easter treat everyone will love, try these spring-ified Rice Krispies treats! Don't have Easter M&Ms? You could also use pastel sprinkles or crushed up Robin's Eggs.
Remove from heat and add in the cereal. Mix well.
Pour into a 13x9-inch pan and use buttered hands to press.
While still warm, press the M&Ms onto the top so they stick.
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Easter Table Centerpieces: How to Turn an Angel Food Cake Into a Beautiful Basket!
How to Make Easy Rice Krispies Pumpkin Treats (a Fall Favorite)!


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Hon. James Bailey
Mr. Bailey is currently in his first term as the District 2 seat on the Tangipahoa Parish Council. He brings a wealth of knowledge in agriculture, public education, fire fighting and emergency medical services. He is an active participant in various community organizations.
He was born and raised in Loranger, Louisiana. He graduated from Loranger High School in 1973. He attended Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond and gradulated from Louisiana State University with his Bachelor of Science degree in 1977. In 1986 he received his Master of Scince degree from Louisiana State University. He also completed 30 additional graduate hours.
He taught agriscience and served as the FFA advisor at Loranger High School for 29 years. He is a Life Member of the Husser VFD and served 28 years as a firefighter/EMT/First Responder.
As the District 2 councilman he is committed to transparency and accountability in parish government. He is in his second year as vice president on the Tangipahoa Parish Rural Fire Protection District 2 Fire Board.
He is also the proud father of David and Christopher Bailey.
Address: 21317 Neal Road
Husser, LA 70442
Work Phone: 985-345-0234 / 985-474-1144
Work Email: district2@tangipahoa.org
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Cybersecurity firm Cybereason announced today a $59 million Series C that was led by SoftBank.
In addition to SoftBank, existing investors CRV (Charles Rivers Ventures) and Spark Capital took part in the round. SoftBank, a customer of Cybereason, will team up with the startup for a joint offering in Japan that's designed to help organizations defend against advanced attacks.
With corporate breaches occurring continually (Dow Jones being the latest victim), Boston-based Cybereason has had some success in fundraising. In May, it raised a $25 million Series B that was led Lockheed Martin. To date, Cybereason has raised $88.1 million.
Cybereason uses big data, behavioral analytics, and machine learning to unmask complex cyber-attacks that are designed to evade traditional defenses. It automates the investigation process and connects isolated malicious events to create a visual representation of an attack. The platform is available as an on-premises offering, or as a cloud-based service.
Using its automated behavioral analysis, Cybereason recently discovered a new attack targeting Microsoft Outlook Web Application (OWA).
Cybereason was founded in 2012 by members of an Israeli intelligence agency security team. The company has 80 employees, with about half located in Boston and Tel Aviv. Its competitors include Bit9, CounterTrack, Crowdstrike, and Tanium.