As the animal populations declined, the Aleuts, already too dependent on the new barter economy created by the Russian fur trade, were increasingly coerced into taking greater and greater risks in the highly dangerous waters of the North Pacific to hunt for more otter. As the Shelikhov-Golikov Company and later Russian-American Company developed as a monopoly, it used skirmishes and violent incidents turned into systematic violence as a tool of colonial exploitation of the indigenous people. When the Aleuts revolted and won some victories, the Russians retaliated, killing many and destroying their boats and hunting gear, leaving them no means of survival. The most devastating effects were from disease: during the first two generations (1741/1759-1781/1799 AD) of Russian contact, 80 percent of the Aleut population died from Eurasian infectious diseases; these were by then endemic among the Europeans, but the Aleut had noimmunity against the new diseases.


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{-# LANGUAGE BangPatterns, DeriveDataTypeable, DeriveGeneric, FlexibleInstances, MultiParamTypeClasses #-}
{-# OPTIONS_GHC  -fno-warn-unused-imports #-}
module Com.Mysql.Cj.Mysqlx.Protobuf.Order.Direction (Direction(..)) where
import Prelude ((+), (/), (.))
import qualified Prelude as Prelude'
import qualified Data.Typeable as Prelude'
import qualified GHC.Generics as Prelude'
import qualified Data.Data as Prelude'
import qualified Text.ProtocolBuffers.Header as P'

data Direction = ASC
               | DESC
               deriving (Prelude'.Read, Prelude'.Show, Prelude'.Eq, Prelude'.Ord, Prelude'.Typeable, Prelude'.Data,
                         Prelude'.Generic)

instance P'.Mergeable Direction

instance Prelude'.Bounded Direction where
  minBound = ASC
  maxBound = DESC

instance P'.Default Direction where
  defaultValue = ASC

toMaybe'Enum :: Prelude'.Int -> P'.Maybe Direction
toMaybe'Enum 1 = Prelude'.Just ASC
toMaybe'Enum 2 = Prelude'.Just DESC
toMaybe'Enum _ = Prelude'.Nothing

instance Prelude'.Enum Direction where
  fromEnum ASC = 1
  fromEnum DESC = 2
  toEnum
   = P'.fromMaybe (Prelude'.error "hprotoc generated code: toEnum failure for type Com.Mysql.Cj.Mysqlx.Protobuf.Order.Direction") .
      toMaybe'Enum
  succ ASC = DESC
  succ _ = Prelude'.error "hprotoc generated code: succ failure for type Com.Mysql.Cj.Mysqlx.Protobuf.Order.Direction"
  pred DESC = ASC
  pred _ = Prelude'.error "hprotoc generated code: pred failure for type Com.Mysql.Cj.Mysqlx.Protobuf.Order.Direction"

instance P'.Wire Direction where
  wireSize ft' enum = P'.wireSize ft' (Prelude'.fromEnum enum)
  wirePut ft' enum = P'.wirePut ft' (Prelude'.fromEnum enum)
  wireGet 14 = P'.wireGetEnum toMaybe'Enum
  wireGet ft' = P'.wireGetErr ft'
  wireGetPacked 14 = P'.wireGetPackedEnum toMaybe'Enum
  wireGetPacked ft' = P'.wireGetErr ft'

instance P'.GPB Direction

instance P'.MessageAPI msg' (msg' -> Direction) Direction where
  getVal m' f' = f' m'

instance P'.ReflectEnum Direction where
  reflectEnum = [(1, "ASC", ASC), (2, "DESC", DESC)]
  reflectEnumInfo _
   = P'.EnumInfo
      (P'.makePNF (P'.pack ".Mysqlx.Crud.Order.Direction") [] ["Com", "Mysql", "Cj", "Mysqlx", "Protobuf", "Order"] "Direction")
      ["Com", "Mysql", "Cj", "Mysqlx", "Protobuf", "Order", "Direction.hs"]
      [(1, "ASC"), (2, "DESC")]

instance P'.TextType Direction where
  tellT = P'.tellShow
  getT = P'.getRead

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Inspired by the architecture of a traditional New England barn, this shed features board-and-batten construction. The double door allows storage of large equipment, such as riding lawn mowers and snow blowers. Decorative trellises flank the entry door, and window boxes beneath each of four symmetrically placed windows dress up the structure.


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Lexicon of Greek Personal Names
"The Lexicon of Greek Personal Names (LGPN) was established to collect and publish all ancient Greek personal names, drawing on the full range of written sources from the 8th century B.C. down to the late Roman Empire."
http://www.lgpn.ox.ac.uk/
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Semantic Web Rule Language
"This document contains a proposal for a Semantic Web Rule Language (SWRL) based on a combination of the OWL DL and OWL Lite sublanguages of the OWL Web Ontology Language with the Unary/Binary Datalog RuleML sublanguages of the Rule Markup Language. SWRL includes a high-level abstract syntax for Horn-like rules in both the OWL DL and OWL Lite sublanguages of OWL. A model-theoretic semantics is given to provide the formal meaning for OWL ontologies including rules written in this abstract syntax.
https://www.w3.org/Submission/SWRL/
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The Wfprov Ontology
"The wfprov ontology shows how to express minimal provenance information about the execution of a workflow described using the wfdesc ontology."
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The Publishing Status Ontology
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The Publishing Roles Ontology
"PRO, the Publishing Roles Ontology, is an ontology written in OWL 2 DL for the characterization of the roles of agents (people, corporate bodies and computational agents) in the publication process. It permits one to specify how an agent has a role relating to a contextual entity, and the period of time during which that role is held."
http://purl.org/spar/pro
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The Design Intent Ontology
"The Design Intent Ontology (DIO) is a generic ontology that provides the conceptualisation needed to capture the knowledge generated during various phases of the overall design lifecycle. It provides definitions for design artifacts such as requirements, designs, design issues, solutions, justifications and evidence and relationships between them to represent the design process and how these things lead to design outcomes. It draws upon the paradigms of IBIS(Issue Based Information System), argumentation and design rationale.
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The Language Centre opened in 1980 as an independent university-wide service. It moved to its present well-equipped home at 12 Woodstock Road, near Somerville College, in 1992. For over thirty years, we have supported members of the University and Colleges who need foreign languages for study and research, for academic exchange, and for personal and professional development, through excellent library resources and a mixture of paid and free courses. In August 2015 the Language Centre was moved to sit alongside the Oxford Learning Institute in the Academic Administration Division.
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Weston Library Music Open Shelf Classification
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Bodleian Law Library Classification
"The Library has separate sections either for jurisdictions or for certain legal systems or legal topics. Within each section, materials are shelved according to the (.) general scheme (.)."
http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/law/finding/collections/catalogues/classification
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Mars superliga v sezóně 2000/01 byl v pořadí osmý ročník nejvyšší samostatné fotbalové ligové soutěže na Slovensku. Titul získal Inter Bratislava, který tak obhájil vítězství z předchozího ročníku.

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Statins: What Are we Preventing, Exactly?
Studies like this one below are showing that above normal cholesterol levels in elderly folks older than 85 seems to contribute protection against cognitive decline. Cardiovascular disease and cognitive decline in aging are complex processes, however studies like this help us get a better understanding of the big picture.


Davis' initial comment however led to immediate reaction online.
Those who weighed include two Democrats, Erik Jones and Betsy Dirksen Londrigan hoping to unseat Davis in 2018.
"As a former committee counsel, I signed on to a letter urging leadership in the house and senate to require mandatory sexual harassment training for all members and staff and reform the system for filing sexual harassment complaints," Jones said.
Londrigan said Davis' initial comment was offensive.
Davis Communications Director Ashley Phelps said the comments were politicized.
"As someone who has a female-led office that provides female staffers with the same opportunities as male staffers, Congressman Davis is working to ensure the same applies in other congressional offices, which the Office of House Employment confirmed is not always the case," Phelps said. "I would hope that everyone who has chosen to politicize this, would instead join Congressman Davis in wanting Congress to be a workplace grounded in respect and a place of opportunity for female professionals.


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Q: display settings won't change to monitor resolution I'm having trouble to set up the correct resolution of my external monitor for my laptop.
I am using a Lenovo ThinkPad P15v Gen 3 with Mesa Intel Graphics (ADL GT2) running Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (Gnome Version: 42.2, Windowing System: X11).
The monitor is a iiyama G-Master GB3467WQSU Red Eagle with UWQHD (3440x1440) directly connected to the ThinkPads HDMI port.
I've tried various how tos using xrandr basically all having the same workflow:
$ cvt 3440 1440
# 3440x1440 59.94 Hz (CVT) hsync: 89.48 kHz; pclk: 419.50 MHz
Modeline "3440x1440_60.00"  419.50  3440 3696 4064 4688  1440 1443 1453 1493 -hsync +vsync
$ xrandr --newmode "3440x1440_60.00"  419.50  3440 3696 4064 4688  1440 1443 1453 1493 -hsync +vsync
$ xrandr --addmode HDMI-1 3440x1440_60.00
$ xrandr --output HDMI-1 --mode 3440x1440_60.00
xrandr: Configure crtc 1 failed

It always resets to the previous setup leaving me with mushy 2560x1080. I have no idea how to debug this Problem further. It would be awesome if you could help.
Regards,
Tom

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Property owners owe business invitees a duty to provide a safe "ingress and egress," including a duty to warn or protect against hazards on adjacent property, depending on where the defect is.
The plaintiff filed suit after she fell in a broken concrete hole a few feet from the defendant's property. The accident occurred as she was leaving the property after eating there with her family. Case Law Alerts, 3rd Quarter, July 2019
The Ongoing Storm Doctrine bars defendants' liability for injuries sustained during ongoing rain storms.
The plaintiff slipped and fell on a sidewalk owned by the defendant-landlord. Case Law Alerts, 3rd Quarter, July 2019
The Ongoing Storm Doctrine bars liability again defendant-employer despite plaintiff-employee's alleged slip and fall during an ongoing storm.
The plaintiff slipped and fell on ice on the sidewalk as she exited her place of employment and subsequently commenced a personal injury suit. Case Law Alerts, 3rd Quarter, July 2019
Is a Jury Free to Find Negligence Did Not Cause Injury?
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Summary Judgment for Marshall Dennehey Client Only, in Multi-defendant Action.
We obtained summary judgment in a general liability case in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. The plaintiff was an employee of a recently-renovated resort when a solid wooden panel fell down and struck her in the head, causing serious injuries. The plaintiff alleged improper design, manufacture, and installation of the panel against a number of the defendant contractors and subcontractors. It was unclear as to which defendant actually installed the panel.
Superior Court Reaffirms "Hills and Ridges" Doctrine, Per Defense Argument.
We argued successfully before the Pennsylvania Superior Court on behalf of a commercial real estate developer. The case involved a probation officer who fell and badly injured himself during a blizzard. The demand was in excess of $4 million. In its decision that reaffirms the "Hills and Ridges Doctrine," the court reiterated our argument that, in essence, our client had no duty to remove snow and ice while it was still snowing.
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Obtained summary judgment in favor of a snow removal company in a case involving an alleged fall on snow and ice in a parking lot at JFK Airport. Our client was hired to remove snow in various locations at the airport. The plaintiff alleged that our client failed to perform snow removal properly, as a result of which, ice was allowed to form, on which the plaintiff slipped. In a 19-page decision, the court granted summary judgment to our client.
Successful Defense of Hotel Slip-and-fall
Obtained summary judgment on behalf of an international hotel chain in a premises liability slip-and-fall action. A patron sued the hotel after he allegedly slipped and fell while walking over a wet carpet mat situated in a hallway leading to the hotel's main lobby.


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Is The Arab Spring Good Or Bad For The U.S.?
By Deborah Amos
Published January 9, 2012 at 12:01 AM EST
The Arab uprisings have ousted or weakened some American allies. Elections in Tunisia and Egypt have shown the strength of Islamist political parties. And after the long, hard war in Iraq, the U.S. appears to have a diminished appetite for new, complicated undertakings in the region. In the last of our six-part series on the upheavals changing the Middle East, NPR's Deborah Amos looks at what it all means for America.
The Arab Spring was misnamed from the start. It was more like a political earthquake than a season of revolt — and the ground is still shaking. Of 22 Arab countries, only three autocrats have been fully ousted, and the uprisings have hardly run their course.
Ask if the changes taking place are good or bad for the U.S., and you often get a different question in return.
"Well, I think it's almost like saying, 'Is a natural disaster good or bad for America?' It just happened. I mean, there's not that much ...there's nothing that we can do about it," says Greg Gause, who specializes in Middle East politics at the University of Vermont. "And so the question is not so much is it good for us or is it bad for us — the question is, 'How do we react to it?' "
The initial reaction was optimistic. President Obama said the uprising on Cairo's Tahrir Square presented a historic opportunity. But the darker days that followed in Egypt, Libya and Syria have tempered the response.
A November poll showed most U.S. voters don't see the political changes in countries like Egypt as good for America. Even fewer expect the new leaders to become allies now that some long-term American allies are gone.
"The revolution, from the beginning, has caught the U.S. off guard, and they were revolutions against U.S. strongmen," says Khaled Fahmy, chairman of the history department at the American University in Cairo.
He describes this period as a historical shift comparable to the Arab revolts of the last century — the Lawrence of Arabia moment, he calls it. Then, it was a revolt against the Ottoman Empire. This time, the target is an American system of alliances that depended on cooperative dictators. This time, it's also about a younger generation that wants a voice.
"Now, all of a sudden now, we have a new player," he says. "It's not Islamists, as such. It's the people. And I think that is the biggest challenge as far as the U.S. is concerned — new players on the block that they haven't really heard or even accounted for before."
Islamists Win At The Polls
For the first time, what "the people" have to say is expressed at the ballot box.
In Tunisia, voter turnout in October was near 90 percent in some areas. But even in this most secular and Western-leaning country, Islamists emerged as the most organized political force, which raises the question: How much democracy in the Middle East is good for the United States?
People really want to be free, and in the long term, democracy and a greater freedom will come about in the Middle East. In the interim, there may be some difficult days.
"Overall, I think it's good. People really want to be free, and in the long term, democracy and a greater freedom will come about in the Middle East. In the interim, there may be some difficult days," says Thomas Henriksen, who writes about American power.
In Henriksen's office at Stanford University, a large bust of Ronald Reagan sits amoung his books. For Henriksen, freedom is the highest American value, and American interests will have to adapt.
"It was always a bit strained to deal with only a dictator," he says. "It was always too narrow a base to put our policy on."
Yet for decades, dictators delivered a relatively stable and predictable region. American foreign policy priorities like a reliable flow of oil, a relatively secure Israel, and a check on radical regimes and groups were met, more or less. We got what we needed, says Steven Cook at the Council on Foreign Relations.
"Yes, we can all feel warm and fuzzy about democracy in the region, but we also have to recognize that it's all not going to work out very well for us," he says. "There is going to be new and different challenges ahead for the United States with a more open and democratic Middle East."
Reconsidering Egypt
The biggest challenge by far is in Egypt, where the U.S. still sends $1.3 billion in aid each year.
In parliamentary elections, Egyptians delivered a strong victory to the Muslim Brotherhood, an Islamist group that pledges to build a modern democracy. But it's foreign policy outlook is less to America's liking than that of Hosni Mubarak's regime.
In a major shift, the Obama administration has opened the first high-level dialogue with Egypt's Islamists. It is a reflection of the new political realities in the region, says Shadi Hamid of the Brookings Center in Doha, Qatar.
"I think there is a growing perception in the Arab world that the U.S. is a power in decline and that it doesn't have as much influence and leverage as it used to," he says. "And for that reason, they don't have to listen to the U.S.; they can defy the U.S."
That's because the Arab world is writing its own history again. The first chapter is about domestic politics, propelled by a popular demand for more accountable governments. Public opinion is going to count, says Greg Gause, at a time when anti-American sentiments are high.
"Now, if you ask me, is the Arab Spring good for America or bad for America, I'd have to say in the short-term, it's bad for America," Gause says.
His policy advice — and the title of his most recent piece on foreign policy — comes from Alice in Wonderland, in a saying by the White Rabbit: "Don't just do something; stand there."
"My policy advice is not to overreact, to not try to direct this in a certain way," he says. "Because I don't think we have the power, I don't think we have the local allies, and until the dust settles, and until they have stable governments that then are going to engage in their own foreign policies, perhaps the best thing we can do is let that happen."
It was the power of American technology that helped drive the revolts — Google, Facebook and Twitter — and shared American values that shaped the demands of the demonstrators. Now, the question of American interests will be determined, in part, by a new Middle East that is likely to be more democratic, more Islamist and perhaps more volatile than ever.
Deborah Amos
Deborah Amos covers the Middle East for NPR News. Her reports can be heard on NPR's award-winning Morning Edition, All Things Considered, and Weekend Edition.
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We return to Sherbourg in Chapter 9 Page 3, where we find Jassart receiving a lot of visitors as he recovers in the hospital. To see a bit more of this charming scene, please vote for Snow by Night at Top Web Comics.
August is quickly approaching and that is the month of cons. Diane and I will be attending Otakon on Aug. 8-10. You can find us at Table M-03, right across the aisle from Ianua and next to Spinnerette. We'll have some new top secret prints, but also a new booth set up. Diane and I have reimagined our table as a colonial trading post complete with chests, baskets, blankets, and crates. I'm really pleased with how well it came together. We couldn't have done it without some supplies from the Smithsonian Museum of the Native American Indian and some gift baskets from the Red Lake Nation (their wild blueberry syrup is incredible).
GenCon follows on the heels of Otakon on Aug. 14-17. Busy month!
Jassart….now you've done the unforgivable.
I for one appreciate the irony that Jassart's statements are factual (*) but without essential context create a narrative of the events of last chapter that is entirely false.
I'm not surprised that Ald is pressing the investigation a bit harder than I dare say he has for many a burglary. An alchemist dying when her lab goes up in flames under suspicious circumstances is serious business.
Figures he'd pin it as murder or manslaughter on Blaise.
Ah, Jassart, still being the jackass I hate.


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Hi girls, hope you are all doing ok. ?
Everything with bumpette is going well, Im nearly 26 weeks now. Emotionally the strain of all this worrying is getting to me now, and to OH aswell and im just feeling really down and not myself the last few days. Me and OH have been arguing quite a bit over silly things and we both know its because we are both just constantly on edge. Everytime i shout on OH, maybe for him to come an see something or whatever, he panicks and snaps at me not to shout on him like that because he instantly thinks something is wrong with bumpette, i can see his point but its really frustrating me. Arrrgggghhhhhhhhhhhhh I just want it to be the end of august now and i want to know that my baby is going to arrive safely and without drama. I am so excited, we both are, but all the time theres this constant worry, knowing how easily everything can be taken away, just like that.
Hi CeilidhA, I know what you mean regarding how easily everything can be taken away from us in a heartbeat. The worry for me is absolutely wearing me down. I am a natural born worrier but I have gone into overdrive since getting pregnant again. I'm 32wks today and i've been told i'll be induced at 38wks, and I wish that was now!!!!!
I always say I wish it was next year!!! I pray with all my heart that we'll be looking back on our pregnancies, and wondering why we worried so much, and probably will regret not having enjoyed it more - but thats only once we have our healthy babies safe and sound in our arms.
One of the things i bought, is wooden white lettering for the wall above bumpettes moses basket/cot spelling out LOVE.... very cute.
Hi CeilidhA, glad you're feeling better now. Theres nothing like a good spending spree to lift the spirits aswell. Having said that, to date i've bought - well, nothing really. I'm 32+4 today and i've read on here that some girls already have their hospital bags packed, so i've decided i'm going to make a start, but just with things for me!! I've got so much of Ryans things up in the attic still, which is where they've been since last Sept. I know you need to take baby clothes, etc to hospital but I couldn't bare getting them all down incase I have no baby to bring home with me again. As the time gets closer, i'll go out and buy some things but I refuse to look at anything of Ryans until his baby brother is here, safe and sound to use them all. I have all the bottles, dumies and steriliser up there too, and really should have all that down, but i'm going to be bottle feeding, and i've noticed you can buy sma bottles of milk, already sterilised and prepared (like the one's the hospital use), so i'm going to get some of them for home so its not a mad dash.
We lost Ryan at 36-37wks so for me it hasn't been a case of getting past a certain hurdle, its all about getting to that point, which is so near the end, and makes it so much harder. I feel exactly the same as you do. I keep wishing my baby would come early too, even though like yourself I don't want my baby to be prem or poorly or anything, i'm just worried sick and cracking up a bit!! lol - the consultant has agreed to induce me at 38wks, she was going to wait until 39wks but thats no good, I totally freaked out! She asked me when I would like to be induced and I said 37wks, but she said that would be too early, no point asking me then was there?
I pray all our babies arrive safely, and we can all look back on our pregnancies and wonder why we worried so much, and wished we had maybe enjoyed them a bit more.


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Americans Prefer Biden Over Trump on Seven Policy Issues
June 5, 2020 September 8, 2020 By Mario Canseco
A third of Americans consider Elizabeth Warren, Kamala Harris and Amy Klobuchar as "good choices" for Vice President.
Vancouver, BC [June 3, 2020] – Prospective Democratic Party nominee Joe Biden remains ahead of incumbent Donald Trump of the Republican Party with five months to go before the United States presidential election, a new Research Co. poll has found.
In the online survey of a representative national sample, 51% of decided voters in the United States (+1 since a similar Research Co. survey conducted in April) would support Biden, while 46% (+2) would vote for Trump. Libertarian Party nominee Jo Jorgensen garners the backing of 2% of decided voters.
In 2016, Trump received 46% of the popular vote, two points behind Hillary Clinton (48%). Trump secured 306 votes in the Electoral College to Clinton's 232.
Trump currently holds an 11-point lead over Biden among White decided voters (54% to 43%). Sizeable proportions of African American (83%) and Hispanic / Latino decided voters (67%) are planning to vote for Biden.
"Compared to what we reported on in April, there is significant movement among Independent voters," says Mario Canseco, President of Research Co. "At this stage of the campaign, 15% of these voters are undecided, and among those who choose a candidate, Biden is nearly tied with Trump (47% to 45%)."
Most viewers of CNN and MSNBC / CNBC would vote for Biden (74% and 78% respectively), while more than seven-in-ten Fox News watchers (72%) would cast a ballot for Trump.
Biden is regarded by a plurality of Americans as the presidential candidate best suited to deal with seven policy issues:
The environment (46%).
Health care (45%).
Race relations (44%).
Education (also 44%).
Foreign policy (42%).
Government accountability (40%).
COVID-19 (also 40%).
Trump is ahead on three issues:
Job creation (43%).
The economy (also 43%).
National defense (41%).
The two contenders are virtually tied on four other issues:
Crime (Biden 38%, Trump 37%).
Managing the deficit (both at 36%).
Energy and oil (Biden 38%, Trump 37%).
Immigration (Biden 40%, Trump 39%).
When Americans are asked about nine characteristics that people may find in politicians, Biden has a higher score than Trump on eight items:
Being able to unite America and not divide it (47% to 30%).
Being in touch with the problems ordinary Americans face in their daily lives (47% to 35%).
Generally agreeing with respondents on issues they care about (45% to 40%).
Being able to bring the kind of change America needs (45% to 42%).
Being able to deal with labour unions effectively in the event of a dispute (45% to 41%).
Sharing the values of respondents (44% to 34%).
Being a good speaker and communicator (42% to 33%).
Being honest and trustworthy (42% to 32%).
Trump holds the upper hand on only one trait:
Being a good economic manager (47%, with Biden at 39%).
Biden has said he intends to choose a woman as his running mate. Across the United States, 40% of respondents think Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren would be a "good choice" for Vice President, followed by California Senator Kamala Harris at 39%, Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar at 35%, former Georgia Congresswoman Stacey Abrams at 29% and New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand at 26%.
More than three-in-five Democrats think Warren (64%) and Harris (62%) would be good choices for the party's ticket in 2020, while almost half feel the same way about Klobuchar (48%) and Abrams (46%).
Results are based on an online study conducted on June 1 and June 2, 2020, among 1,000 American adults. The data has been statistically weighted according to U.S. census figures for age, gender and region. The margin of error—which measures sample variability—is +/- 3.1 percentage points, nineteen times out of twenty.
Find our datasets here and here and download the press release here.
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Ice Cube is not leaving the music scene anytime soon.
The music mogul, recognized as one of the most prolific voices in hip-hop, has signed a brand new record deal with Interscope Records.
The label released a statement regarding signing and revealed that the first release from Cube under his new Interscope contract would be a 25th anniversary re-release of his Death Certificate LP.
Cube, the consummate entertainer, also announced that he is currently getting another Friday movie up-and-running, with no specific details about that project available yet.


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Reinventing Radio: Ira Glass At The Troy Savings Bank Music Hall
WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Joe Donahue
Published May 18, 2016 at 10:10 AM EDT
Ira Glass
Ira Glass is the host and creator of the public radio program This American Life. The show is heard each week by over 2.2 million listeners on more than 500 public radio stations, with another 2.2 million downloading the podcast. For years, the podcast of This American Life was the most popular podcast on iTunes, until the show started its first spin-off program Serial, which quickly became the most popular podcast ever created.
In Reinventing Radio, Ira will return to the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall to talk about how they put together This American Life.
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Joe Donahue
Joe talks to people on the radio for a living. In addition to countless impressive human "gets" - he has talked to a lot of Muppets. Joe grew up in Philadelphia, has been on the area airwaves for more than 25 years and currently lives in Washington County, NY with his wife, Kelly, and their dog, Brady. And yes, he reads every single book.
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Australian Paralympic Committee ready to scale new heights
The future of the Australian Paralympic movement is looking bright with the announcement that the Australian Paralympic Committee (APC) has repaid its loan in full to the Australian Sports Commission (ASC) well ahead of schedule.
Following the London 2012 Paralympic Games, the APC experienced financial challenges and requested assistance from the ASC as it headed into a challenging Games period. The ASC immediately offered its support both financially and in guiding the APC to a new governance restructure.
With the success of the Australian Team at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, the APC has been able to successfully rebuild its financial strength and consolidate its position in an increasingly competitive Australian sports marketplace. With a new and clear strategic direction, together with robust governance, the APC has been able to repay the $2.25 million loan four years earlier than expected.
APC Chief Executive Lynne Anderson credits the ASC for its continued support and belief in Australia's Paralympians and for its guidance in reforming the APC at a board level.
"We're very proud of what we have achieved over the past two years to rebuild our financial position. The organisation's efforts not only benefited our athletes in Rio highlighted by another top five finish, but our work has cemented a bright future for our athletes preparing for PyeongChang 2018, Tokyo 2020 and beyond," Anderson said.
"The APC would like to thank the ASC for its continued support, both financially and in its guidance of the internal reformation of our organisation. The loan gave us the opportunity to focus solely on preparations for Rio, and the generosity of the loan shows the importance of our Paralympians and the impact they make within Australian sport."
While the ASC provided the necessary boost for Australia's Paralympians when it mattered most, Anderson is proud of the work and dedication of both the APC staff and the contribution from its partners.
"It is important to also thank each person who has contributed to the Australian Paralympic Committee and Australian Paralympic Team while the APC was going through this testing time. This includes APC President Glenn Tasker and his colleagues on the APC Board. Your leadership, passion, and expertise have guided us through a challenging period in the organisation's history and into a new era of Paralympic sport in Australia.
"Our athletes have consistently proved themselves time and time again, but it is also because of the hard work of APC staff, support staff from the National Federations and State Institutes and Academies, and the belief of the Australian public that has helped us get to this point.
"The tireless work of each person has contributed to the growth of the movement and allowed the APC to repay the loan in a timely matter, and I look forward to seeing continued support of our Paralympians as they strive to reach new heights.
"We passionately believe that the Paralympic movement is in a fantastic growth period, one that is garnering increasing awareness, respect and support from all sectors: government, corporate and the wider community. We are very excited about the opportunities and it is fantastic that we are now in a position to readily embrace them"
While the APC is not the first national sporting organisation to be supported in this way by the ASC, the great lengths seen by the ASC to ensure independence and future success has been recognised by ASC Chief Executive Kate Palmer.
"Our Australian Paralympic athletes are an amazing source of inspiration and they have been consistently strong performers in international competition, highlighted by Australia's top five-finishes at the past six summer Paralympics Games since 1996.
"The ASC has been a long-term supporter of the APC and Paralympic athletes and invests more than $17 million a year in high performance, including approximately $13 million to the sports and $4 million in direct grants to athletes.
"I'm especially proud the ASC's support for our sporting partners, which extends far beyond our financial investment, so that we can assist sporting bodies build capability in areas such as governance and commercial sustainability.
"I congratulate the APC Board, Executive and staff for their commitment to improvement and it's wonderful to see their progress."
By APC Media
By Sascha Ryner


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Team Hall & Nass 2009-2014 Crazy Clips Vid
http://youtu.be/d7FfTvwNu2w
This video is an extremely condensed selection of some crazy event clips we @ Team Hall & Nass and #Motorama LIVE filmed between 2009 & 2014. Most of what you'll see here is never before seen, raw, and unpublished footage.
NOTE – A lot of the early days footage was shot in SD, so unfortunately, we had to process those scenes in SD to include those clips. Darn those days before we acquired all the 1080p GoPros!
ALSO NOTE – Some scenes were filmed on a closed course, with professional drivers … (blah, blah, blah). But some of it is from our road rally days, back when we didn't give 2 flips about "the rules" (as if we ever really did anyway). Haters gonna hate, but our fans are gonna LOVE it!
So get in, sit down, strap in and hang on tight! We're about to shred a LOT of tires, pass a LOT of cars and show you a glimpse of what we've been up to over the past 5 years.
In closing, we'd like to remind you …
IF YOU'VE JUST BEEN PASSED, YOU'RE NOT HALL & NASS
Tags: 458 Italia, 4WD, 4x4, AWD, BFGoodrich, BMW, BMW M3, Bonneville, Bonneville 100, BOSS, BOSS 302, BOSS Mustang, Bullrun, Bullrun Rally, Burnouts, C6 Corvette, C7 Corvette, C7 Corvette Convertible, C7 Corvette Z51, C7 Corvette Z51 Convertible, Chevrolet, Chevrolet Racing, Chevy, Chevy Silverado, Chevy Silverado HD, Corvette, Corvette Convertible, Corvette Racing, Corvette Z06, Corvette Z51, Dodge, Donuts, Drag Racing, Drake Kemper Racing, DSTROYR, DTA, Dustball, Dustball Rally, EcoBoost, Exotics Driving Experience, Exotics Rally, F-150, F-250, F-350, F-450, F150, F250, F350, F450, Ferrari, Ferrari 458, Fiat, Fiat 500, Fiat Abarth, Ford, Ford EcoBoost, Ford Explorer, Ford Explorer Sport, Ford F-Series, Ford Harley Davidson, Ford King Ranch, Ford Mustang, Ford Racing, Ford Raptor, Ford Raptor SVT, Ford Shelby GT500, Ford SVT Raptor, Formula D, Formula DRIFT, FormulaD, Global Rally Cross, Global RallyCross, GMC, GMC Denali, GMC Denali HD, GMC HD, GoodYear, GoPro, GRC, GT 500, GT-R, GT500, GTR, Gumball 3000, Harley Davidson, Harley Davidson F-150, Harley Davidson F150, Hoon, Hoonage, HOONIGAN, Hooning, HOONishness, Hot Rod Magazine, Hot Rod Power Tour, HRPT, Ice T, IceT, Jaguar F-Type, Jaguar F-Type Convertible, Jay Leno, K&N, King Ranch, Lamborghini, M3, Mecum, Mecum Auctions, Michelin, Mopar, Mopar MoVenture Rally, Motorama, Motorama LIVE, MotoramaLIVE, Mustang, Mustang 5.0, Mustang Burnouts, Mustang Convertible, Mustang GT, NASCAR, NASCAR Racing, Nevada Open Road Challenge, NHRA, Nissan, Nissan Altima, Nissan GT-R, Nissan GTR, NORC, Off Roading, Offroading, Open Road Racing, Optima, Optima Challenge, Optima Ultimate Street Car Challenge, ORR, Power Tour, Ram, Raptor, Raptor SVT, RedBull GRC, Rogue Status, SEMA, Shelby, Shelby Cobra, Siler State Classic Challenge, Silver State, Silverado, Silverado HD, SRT, SSCC, Team Exotics Rally, Team Hall & Nass, Team Hall and Nass, Team Texas, TeamHallnNass, Texas, Texas Motor Speedway, VW, VW Beetle, VW Beetle Convertible, VW Bug, Z06, ZHZ
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Motorama LIVE 2012 Buick Regal GS NORC Interview w/Bill Rietow
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnjnqY8PLF8&list=UUhOss6OGf1l4diaw_SNuTIw&index=7&feature=plcp
Motorama LIVE raced in the Nevada Open Road Challenge #NORC on May 20th, 2012, as did a GM Buick Factory Race Team. This is our interview at the finish line with Bill Rietow, Buick Lead Product Engineer, telling us all about his run in the 2012 Buick Regal GS in the 135 MPH Class.
Bill and his navigator John Townsend won the 120 MPH Class at the Silver State Classic Challenge Open Road Race back in September. Hear Bill talk about how he believes they did today in the 135 Class, as well as how well a stock Buick Regal GS felt racing over 90 miles of 2 lane public highway at speeds up to 161 MPH!
Thank you to our good friends at Buick! Today, they were truly Hall & Nass! :@)~
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Team Hall & Nass Pair Up with DSTROYR for the Dustball Rally
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Johnny Hall & Taylor Nass look to DSTROY the competition in a stylish way
DALLAS, Texas, August 4th, 2010 – Team Hall & Nass today officially announced their alliance with one of the coolest emerging clothing brands in the United States, DSTROYR, for their run in the upcoming Dustball Rally 1500, to be held on the highways and byways of the Southwestern United States, August 13th – 15th, 2010.
DSTROYR was started by artist Jon Chase as a blog, with a mission to shine a spotlight on the local art scene and events happening in and around the community of Riverside, California. Today, the DSTROYR site covers a wide variety of artistic endeavors and helps spread the word about the latest, coolest things coming out of Southern California and beyond.
DSTROYR is on a mission to turn people on to something new. While the DSTROYR brand of apparel began from a simple necessity to promote their site, today it has become a reflection of influences. The concept behind DSTROYR is simple – be the best you can be for yourself. Whatever you desire to excel at, kill it, own it, DSTROY it!
Driver Johnny Hall said, "DSTROYR is one of the coolest enterprises we've encountered out on the automotive/speed/rally lifestyle scene. Their designs are on the cutting edge, which is exactly where Team Hall & Nass likes to be. We believe in the philosophy Jon founded his enterprise on and support the cause. Pairing up with DSTROYR for the Dustball Rally 1500 will enable us to both look and be that much better as we seek to DSTROY the competition!"
About DSTROYR
DSTROYR is an alterative clothing franchise brand that represents the best elements of the speed lifestyle while also encouraging people to try new things and do their best at whatever they do. DSTROYR is the brainchild of artist Jon Chase, whose talented designs have been featured on major clothing brands and performance-themed artworks, sites and styles all around the globe. Check out the latest designs and cultural happenings on DSTROYR.com.
Established in 2009, Team Hall & Nass has quickly become one of the premiere open road, rally racing and automotive performance review blogging teams in the United States. With a lighter, more humorous side than many involved in the automotive racing scene, their zany personalities tend to generate a lot of buzz and interest at every event. Decals bearing their beloved "anti-Hamthrax" (speeding ticket-avoiding) mascot, Pirate Pig, can be found on street vehicles and race cars of fans and competitors alike around the globe.
With a team philosophy to have as much fun as possible with fans and fellow competitors, while making every effort to get the most out of every event (or at least have the most fun trying), their tagline is as much a tongue in cheek sentiment of fun as it is a statement of fact – IF YOU'VE JUST BEEN PASSED, THEN YOU'RE NOT HALL & NASS!
For additional information on Team Hall & Nass, visit TeamHallnNass.com, view team videos on YouTube.com/TeamHallnNass or interact with them directly on Twitter at Twitter.com/TeamHallnNass.
Please note that Team Hall & Nass will be conducting pre- and post-Dustball Rally interviews with select media outlets as time permits. If you'd like to schedule an interview in person or via phone, please contact their media firm with your request.
Tags: Auto, Automotive, Automotive Review, Automotive Reviews, Autos, Bonneville, Bonneville 100, Bonneville ORR, CA, Cali, California, Car, Cars, Chevrolet, Chevrolet Corvette, Chevy, Corvette, Corvette Racing, DSTROYR, Dustball, Dustball 1500, Dustball Rally, Dustball Rally 1500, Dustball1500, DustballRally, DustballRally1500, General Motors, GeneralMotors, GM, Hoon, Hoonage, MKM, MKM Events, MKM Racing, Open Road Racing, ORR, Rallies, Rally, Rally Racing, Riverside, Riverside California, Road Racing, So Cal, SoCal, SSCC, Team Hall & Nass, Team Hall and Nass, TeamHall&Nass, TeamHallnNass, Vette
Categories : Chevrolet, Corvette, Dustball Rally, GM, Press Releases, Sponsors, Uncategorized
Team Hall & Nass Enter the Dustball Rally 1500
Johnny Hall & Taylor Nass are back with an agenda … to win the elusive Dustball Rally
DALLAS, Texas, August 4th, 2010 – Team Hall & Nass today officially announced their entry into one of the most challenging gimmick rally events in the United States, the Dustball Rally 1500, to be held on the highways and byways of the southwestern United States, August 13th – 15th, 2010.
Hailed among automotive enthusiasts as the "last great American gimmick rally," the Dustball Rally is one of the most challenging and most exciting events held in the world of automobile rallying. The Dustball Rally is an annual, multi-day, multi-stage gimmick rally, played out over a 1,500 mile predetermined route known only to the event organizers. Competitors are handed a packet of information at each checkpoint containing a quiz sheet. Teams learn of their next destination only by solving a series of riddles, mathematical problems, and by locating a series of clues along the route to fill in the blanks on their quiz sheet. Those answers ultimately reveal the direction they need to head in to reach their final destination each day. It is nothing short of automotive driving and navigation madness at its best.
Driver Johnny Hall and Co-Driver/Navigator Taylor Nass made quite an impression on the 2009 Dustball Rally when they piloted their 2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZHZ Z51 convertible to the front of the field each day. That event ran from El Paso, Texas to Las Vegas, Nevada and back to El Paso via a maze of back roads, twisty mountain passes and desert straightaways. For 2010, Team Hall & Nass have entered the Dustball Rally with a "mystery car" with plans to unveil their new machine on the starting grid. No one knows for sure what they are bringing, but if history is any indicator, it will be something unexpected, and without a doubt, it will be fast.
Driver Johnny Hall said, "The Dustball Rally 1500 is the most unique event I've ever driven in. We've raced in a bit of everything over the years, but nothing comes close to the challenges that await those who are brave enough (or crazy enough) to enter the Dustball Rally. It is an awesome event that no rally team in the world should ever miss!"
Team Hall & Nass' amazing (and sometimes almost unbelievable) tales of adventure were chronicled in a series of nineteen posts, released throughout September 2009 on TeamHallnNass.com. The tales they shared read not so much like those of a typical gimmick rally team, but more like a real life Smokey and the Bandit meets Cannonball Run story with a gimmick rally thrown into the mix.
Even though the Dustball Rally is "a rally, not a race," Team Hall & Nass is gunning for the overall win that eluded their grasp last year after a valiant, multi-day front-running effort was robbed from them by the rogue forces of the evil Hamthrax who quite literally blocked their path to victory. For 2010, Team Hall & Nass have made special Hamthrax evasion preparations for the event to ensure they are both highly competitive (and highly invisible when need be) in their quest for victory.
About the Dustball Rally 1500
Hailed among enthusiasts as the "last great American gimmick rally," the Dustball Rally 1500 is one of the most challenging and most exciting events held in the world of automobile rallying. The Dustball Rally is an annual, multi-day, multi-stage gimmick rally, held on a predetermined route known only to the event organizers. Dustball is a 100% legal gimmick rally, held on open, public roads throughout the Southwestern United States. It is billed as "a rally, not a race." In reality, it is the world's craziest scavenger hunt spread out over 1,500 miles, mostly by skilled rally teams in specially prepared exotic and high performance automobiles.
Unlike many underground road races, Dustball Rally winners are not determined based on time, speed or distance. Rather, the winner is the team who successfully solves the most riddles, finds the most clues, and navigates their way across 1,500 miles of highways and byways in time to reach the finish line. This type of an event demands a much greater level of skill, cooperation and competition versus the more typical "find the checkpoint in 'X' town and state" format used by most major rally events. The addition of searching for clues in both directions of the course poses a whole other level of psychological challenge that tests the abilities of even veteran rally teams.
The Dustball Rally is organized, produced and promoted by rally veteran Andrew Medley of El Paso, Texas. In addition to the annual Dustball Rally 1500, the franchise also holds an annual one day rally event, the Dustball 500. For 2010, they added a GPS coordinate-based event to the mix, the Dustball Challenge. For more information on the Dustball Rally 1500, or any of the other Dustball series events, please visit DustballRally.com.
Tags: Auto, Automotive, Automotive Review, Automotive Reviews, Autos, Bonneville, Bonneville 100, Bonneville ORR, Car, Cars, Chevrolet, Chevrolet Corvette, Chevy, Corvette, Corvette Racing, Dustball, Dustball 1500, Dustball Rally, Dustball Rally 1500, Dustball1500, DustballRally, DustballRally1500, General Motors, GeneralMotors, GM, Hoon, Hoonage, MKM, MKM Events, MKM Racing, Open Road Racing, ORR, Rallies, Rally, Rally Racing, Road Racing, SSCC, Team Hall & Nass, Team Hall and Nass, TeamHall&Nass, TeamHallnNass, Vette
Categories : Chevrolet, Corvette, Dustball Rally, GM, Press Releases
Team Hall & Nass Enter the Bonneville 100 Open Road Race
Father and Son to compete together in a race-prepped 2007 Corvette Z06 on US 93A
LAS VEGAS, Nev., June 15th, 2010 – Team Hall & Nass today officially announced their entry into one of the most challenging open road race events in the United States, the Bonneville 100, to be held in Wendover, Nevada, June 24th – 26th, 2010.
In a twist on the usual team configuration of driver Johnny Hall and co-driver/navigator Taylor Nass, this Bonneville 100 effort will consist of driver Berry Lowman competing alongside of his father, unlimited powerboat legend and open road racer, Lanny Lowman.
The father and son duo will work together as a driver/navigator team, attempting to win the Grand Sport 3 (GS3) class, averaging 140 MPH in their race-prepped LeMans Blue 2007 Chevrolet Corvette Z06. To accomplish this feat, they must quickly get up to speed from a standing start, then begin their ultimate quest to average an as close to perfect 140 MPH, staying underneath their class-maximum technical speed of 168 MPH, and above their class-minimum speed of 110 MPH. They must navigate down the many long straits and winding corners of two-lane blacktop that comprise Nevada public highway US 93A for a grueling, but lightning-fast 50 miles. Then they re-grid their car and race back up the same course, in the opposite direction, for another 50 miles. Their time/speed averages in both directions will then be combined, and the car in their class closest to a perfect 140 MPH will win the GS3 class trophy.
It should be noted that this is not the first time this particular duo have joined forces in open road racing. This father and son combo have come together before to compete in the Silver State Classic/Nevada Open Road Challenge in the 110 and the 125 MPH classes, with tech speeds up to 165 MPH. The Lowmans have also seen previous success at the 2008 Bonneville 100, taking home 3rd place in the highly competitive 110 MPH class.
Driver and navigator Berry Lowman said, "The Bonneville 100 is a truly unique event. It is the only 100% legal open road race in the western United States that allows competitors to switch drivers and navigators in between the stages, combining the average times and speeds of both drivers, in both stages of event competition, to determine class winners. This demands a much greater level of skill, cooperation and competition versus the more typical single driver/navigator teams and single-stage runs found at other open road racing events. The addition of racing in both directions on the course poses a whole other level of psychological challenge that tests the abilities of even veteran open road racers to the maximum. It is an awesome event that no open road race team in the world should ever miss!"
About Open Road Racing
While this type of racing is commonly referred to as "Open Road Racing," it actually occurs on sections of temporarily closed public highway during the racing events. There is no risk to the general public, no oncoming traffic, no section of the road outside of the watchful eye of race command communications, and most importantly, no location on the course in which a race vehicle is ever more than one mile away from a course safety worker. There are typically ambulances with specially trained EMT crews located at each end, or in the middle of the course. There is also typically a life flight helicopter on standby at the midway point of the course.
Even though regular passenger automobiles are eligible to enter, and they typically comprise upwards of 75% or greater of each open road racing field of cars, this is in no way a typical Sunday drive. With speed classes typically ranging from as low as 95 MPH all the way up to unlimited classes at some venues, it is not unheard of to see open road racing vehicles averaging speeds over 200 MPH for up to 100 miles with straightaway speeds in excess of 220 MPH on two-lane blacktop highways with less than optimal curves, not on perfectly smooth, banked corner race tracks.
Safety is paramount to the successful operation of open road racing events and the continuation of the sport. There are varying levels of safety gear required for all cars that enter these events. The faster the speed class, the greater amount of technical safety gear required. Contrary to popular belief, you cannot simply "run what you bring" without adding at least some measure of safety gear to your car and passing a rigorous technical safety inspection.
Due to the nature of this type of racing, it has been deemed the most dangerous form of motor sports in the world. It also happens to be the most exciting to participate in.
About the Bonneville 100
Hailed among the open road racing community as one of the most challenging, and most exciting events in the world of speed, the Bonneville 100 is a two-stage race held on a 50 mile section of US 93A, a public, two-lane highway in extreme northeastern Nevada. The event borrows its name from the storied racing mecca, the Bonneville Salt Flats, which are located a scant few miles east of the starting line, just outside the town of Wendover, Nevada, on the Utah side of the state line.
The 2010 event features three days of activities, with technical inspections on Thursday, June 24th, a public car show of all race vehicles on Friday, June 25th, the running of the Bonneville 100 on Saturday, June 26th and an awards banquet on Saturday night.
The Bonneville 100 is organized, produced and promoted by open road racing veteran Michael Borders of MKM Racing in Las Vegas, Nevada, and is held due to the permission and cooperation of the Nevada Department of Transportation. For more information on the Bonneville 100, or MKM Racing, please visit OpenRoadRacing.com.
Established in 2009, Team Hall & Nass has quickly become one of the premiere open road, rally racing and automotive performance review blogging teams in the United States. With a lighter, more humorous side than many involved in the automotive racing scene, their zany personalities tend to generate a lot of buzz and interest at each event they compete in. Decals bearing their beloved "anti-Hamthrax" (speeding ticket-avoiding) mascot, Pirate Pig, can be found on street vehicles and race cars of fans and competitors alike around the globe.
With a team philosophy to have as much fun as possible with fans and fellow competitors, while making every effort to get the most out of each event they enter (or at least have the most fun trying), their tagline is as much a tongue in cheek sentiment of fun as it is a statement of fact – IF YOU'VE JUST BEEN PASSED, THEN YOU'RE NOT HALL & NASS!
Please note that Team Hall & Nass will be conducting pre- and post-Bonneville 100 interviews with select media outlets as time permits. If you'd like to schedule an interview in person or via phone, please contact their media firm (listed above) with your request.
Tags: Auto, Automotive, Automotive Review, Automotive Reviews, Autos, Bonneville, Bonneville 100, Car, Cars, Chevrolet, Chevrolet Corvette, Chevrolet Corvette Z06, Chevy, Corvette, Corvette Z06, General Motors, GeneralMotors, GM, Hoon, Hoonage, MKM, MKM Events, MKM Racing, Open Road Racing, OpenRoadRacing, ORR, Team Hall & Nass, Team Hall and Nass, TeamHall&Nass, TeamHallnNass
Categories : Bonneville 100, Chevrolet, Corvette, GM, Open Road Racing, Press Releases


TELUS FORGET THE LOGS WE DONT NEED PROOF!
Windows Virus's Plague me how do I secure this? A token job from CSEC would be nice I really wish I could be one of those stories of a " HACKER " that suddenly turns good and gets trusted with all kinds of ISP databases. But I have no skills and wouldn't know how to hack for my country. Interesting thought though creating a java or flash droplet trojan to install on the victims computer but what about apple products and windows and linux is there anything that works with everything?
Hacking dangerous criminals in foreign lands? Perhaps there is a purpose. Am I dreaming could a job like that exist?
I wish I could work with a group of real " Hackers " that hack for Canada? Maybe we could come up with some kind of plan.
No real work though I am really specific on this part Im terrified of real work so many bad experiences forcing me to move across western canada and touring the US.


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Haute Sackcloth Hits Russia
Andrei the Great
Creating the Unexpected in His St.Petersburg Apartment
By JOHN VAROLI
Andrei Dmitriev says he is on a crusade to bring taste and style to Russian interior design. And in a move away from the usual Russian tendency toward overkill, he gutted a former printing house at the Russian Academy of Sciences to create a fashionable restaurant named Restoran. He removed the glass from some of the 18th-century mirrors, upholstered the furniture with sackcloth and covered the cavernous vaulted ceiling and walls with several layers of plaster -- but left them unpainted.
If customers ask incredulously when the interior will be completed, Mr. Dmitriev waves them away imperiously. As he explained on a recent afternoon, he purposely designed the monotonous, almost sullen decor of Restoran so that the appearance of people can bring it to life.
The Russian Tea Room this is not. But then, nothing is as you might expect it these days in St. Petersburg, where a fusion of past riches, present poverty and a rising fashionista class is fueling Mr. Dmitriev's cutting-edge visions. Restoran's sleek and cold simplicity, startlingly original in the post-Soviet period, has rocketed Mr. Dmitriev to fame in the world of Russian interiors, which is grappling with freedom after decades of stagnation and state control and looking for its own identity amid an onslaught of Western influences.
''For the past 80 years, Russia has been ruled by zhlobi'' -- the uncouth and the uncultured -- said Mr. Dmitriev, 43, a former race car driver, auto mechanic and antiques dealer who took up interior design six years ago. ''Though they've lost power, it is still difficult to break the mentality they instilled in most people. But I plan to do the job, and want to create a whole new way of life, not just do interiors.''
Naturally, he often feels like a prophet without honor in his own country. Or even on his own staff. ''The workers mess everything up and then call me when it's too late,'' Mr. Dmitriev said with mock exasperation as he surveyed a work in progress, another trendy restaurant, at the Mariinsky Opera and Ballet Theater, formerly known as the Kirov. ''As if I am a doctor whose job it is to fight a cancer after it has spread throughout the entire body. The theater will have to either do it my way, or do it without me.''
There has never been much regard for the customer in Russia. And Mr. Dmitriev, while often impeccably charming and polite, seems imbued with this spirit. The customer does best to shut up and sit back while Mr. Dmitriev does the real work: creating.
''I will do what the client likes, the way I see it,'' he said airily as he surveyed his kingdom from a table at Restoran, which is fast becoming St. Petersburg's most popular and fashionable dining spot. In the four months it has been open, Restoran (the name is Russian for restaurant) has already seen two celebrities from France, the design-minded nation whose ties to St. Petersburg date to Napoleon's time and beyond: the uber-chic Catherine Deneuve and the rock star Mylene Farmer.
Restoran provides a spiritual home and a convenient backdrop for the theatrical Mr. Dmitriev, who often holds court there. A small sign, ''Andrei Dmitriev Design,'' thoughtfully greets English-speaking visitors at the door. For those who cannot make the pilgrimage, several dozen photos are available at Mr. Dmitriev's Web site (www.ad.sp.ru).
Criticized by some as a dictator, Mr. Dmitriev is seen by others as a blessing. In today's volatile economy, those with means are often those in sorest need of guidance in matters of taste.
Mr. Dmitriev is regarded as one of the best interior decorators in this city of five million, but then, there are only several dozen, despite growing demand for their services. In Russia, interior design has often been left to architects.
While offices, apartments and country houses form a large part of his portfolio, Mr. Dmitriev's reputation flows from his restaurant interiors. His first creation, the six-year-old Staroe Kafe, is cozy and charming, a five-table cafe decked out in 1900-era antiques. A more recent work, called Kama Sutra, serves Indian cuisine and is decorated accordingly, in a minimalist style that nonetheless includes graphic sexual drawings, phallic ornaments and Indian fabrics and sofas.
Mr. Dmitriev abhors all that is loud and gaudy. He stripped Restoran's interior to the bone, foregoing varnish on the spruce tables, floors and window frames. As he explained how people become the brightest elements in the room, his puckish smile broadened into a chuckle.
Influenced by artists like Vermeer, the 18th-century French still-life master Chardin, and David Sterenberg, a Russian still-life master of the early 20th century, Mr. Dmitriev values proper positioning.
''My interiors are in fact a real-life still life, which is born in my imagination,'' he said ambiguously.
The owners of Restoran said they had originally hoped for an easy tourist draw, featuring Russian-village-style decor with the usual rustic motifs like farm tools, folk art and bright red peasant clothing for the staff. But after working with Mr. Dmitriev on smaller projects and coming around to his point of view, they decided to give him free rein.
''We worried about how it would go over with customers,'' said Olga Urusova, one of the owners. ''In Russia, Andrei's interiors are a new approach to design, and we were a little frightened by his ideas. But then we thought, St. Petersburg is also a part of Europe, so why can't we take brave steps forward, as they do in London and Paris?''
For his part, Mr. Dmitriev said he was ''fed up'' with folksy decors, ''which better exemplify the tastelessness of cities such as Moscow.''
Indeed, Mr. Dmitriev has taken cues from London, where he worked with the designer Nicholas Haslam (who has done home interiors for Rupert Everett and Bryan Ferry, and party decorations for the royal family); he also spent six years in Amsterdam as an antiques dealer. But he transforms his Western European experience by giving it a distinctly Russian soul. Old and new, poverty and luxury, all figure prominently in his style. He also draws inspiration from the kabak, the popular, rough-and-tumble pre-revolutionary tavern of the lower classes.
''I search for a way to combine the old with something new and ultra modern,'' Mr. Dmitriev said, switching between Russian and English. ''It's controversial and contradictory, but such a combination allows you to see the beauty of both in the comparison. The stark difference of luxury on the background of poverty enhances its beauty.''
A chance encounter later in the day seemed to hammer home the point. Confronted by a fetid public toilet, Mr. Dmitriev howled with laughter. ''To best understand beauty,'' he said, ''one needs only to visit a Russian toilet.''
Born into a family of musicians and artists, Mr. Dmitriev spent 10 years working with cars and antiques before finally taking to interiors. He never lost his love of rallying, and spent a month last summer accompanying a Dutch rally team in two vintage Bugattis on the Silk Road leg of its world tour, from Islamabad in Pakistan to Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan, via northwestern China.
His interest in cars, he said, led him toward design, albeit indirectly. Running a black market garage in Soviet times, Mr. Dmitriev earned more in a day than the average worker did in a month. His off-the-books accumulation of capital allowed him to amass a sizable collection of antiques, a passion that is echoed in his interiors.
Tinkering with cars, however, may have been less a way to make a killing than a way to avoid the depressing realities of Soviet life.
''While working as a mechanic, my workshop became my own little world,'' he said, ''and this tendency has remained with me today in my interior design. I try to create something new, something my own.''
Such thinking is rare in Russia, where repetition of the past is preferred. Soviet ideas of design were often pedantic in pursuit of authentic historical styles. Mr. Dmitriev, who graduated from Leningrad State University with a degree in French, credits his success to his lack of a formal design education.
These days Russian designers can choose from a wealth of materials, but many are short on knowledge and experience.
Mr. Dmitriev suspects there are mental blocks as well. ''Sometimes Russians are too used to living in wretchedness to be able to enjoy something of quality,'' he said. ''So, when people want what they believe is top quality, it often degenerates into kitsch styles, blindly reproducing what they find in other countries. And the result is often something forced and unnatural that lacks a harmony with the Russian reality.''
His iconoclastic views are slowly attracting supporters. ''Thanks to Andrei, St. Petersburg design is strongly developing, because it was kept down for so long,'' said Andrei Pecholin, a St. Petersburg design critic. ''Under the Soviets, Russia was ruled by the lumpen proletariat, which had no taste and had no need for taste.''
Perhaps, but Mr. Dmitriev still finds Russia a lonely place. He finds solace a few times a year by visiting fairs and design shows in London, where tastes are more sophisticated and his talent is better appreciated.
Which can make life back in St. Petersburg a bit of a trial sometimes.
''This is a monument to Russian idiocy,'' Mr. Dmitriev shouted at his workers as they toiled away on the Mariinsky Theater restaurant. ''You're going to have to redo everything.''
Originally published in New York Times May 4, 2000


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Q: HTML Form - How to send value to URL without key I am trying to send value of < input type="text"> to the URL without the key, which is  < input name="q">
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With the HTTP "get" method, the form data set is appended to the URI specified by the action attribute (with a question-mark ("?") as separator) and this new URI is sent to the processing agent.

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The acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu has met with the National Crime Agency (NCA), in the United Kingdom over the extradition of a former Minister of Petroluem Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison- Madueke and other Nigeria's politically exposed persons (PEPs) living in the UK.
Besides, Magu at the meeting with UK officials discussed how the authorities could assist Nigeria in the repatriation of her stolen funds stashed in that region.
The EFCC said in a statement by its acting Head of Media and Publicity, Tony Orilade that Magu "on Thursday, 22 November, 2018 met with the NCA, in the United Kingdom to discuss the efforts of the Commission in recovering all ill-gotten assets domiciled in foreign jurisdiction by Nigeria's PEPs." According to the statement obtained by THISDAY, the acting EFCC Chair also explained to the UK authorities why the commission was seeking the extradition of all PEPs.
"Outside the recovery of assets, the EFCC boss in the course of the high powered meeting with officials of the NCA will also present the Commission's position on ways to fast-track the extradition of all PEPs who have found safe heavens in foreign jurisdiction", the statement added.
Orilade said that Magu had impressed upon the British authorities the essence of extraditing the former minister.
"The EFCC Chairman had explained why the anti-graft agency is bent on extraditing all PEPs. For instance, speaking on the former Minister Of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Deziani Alison-Madueke, whose process of extradition from the United Kingdom has commenced, Magu explained that having waited for three years, the Nigerian Government believes that it is time to initiate the extradition process", the EFCC Spokesman added.
The statement recalled that in 2017, a Federal High Court in Lagos ordered the final forfeiture of N7.6 billion alleged loot the Commission recovered from Diezani. The order of final forfeiture was granted by Justice Abdulazeez Anka.
Orilade said apart from Diezani, the commission is also seeking the extradition of several other PEPs who had fled into exile since 2015 when the current administration of President Muhammadu Buhari came on board.
The NCA is a national law enforcement agency in the United Kingdom. It was established in 2013 as a non-ministerial government department, replacing the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA), and absorbing the formerly separate Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre as one of its commands.
In a paper titled, "Taming Corruption: The Way Forward for African Development" the anti-graft officer said Africa had been bearing the brunt of corruption for so long and that developmental efforts of government gets truncated as corrupt individuals divert public funds to private pockets.
According to the statement from the commission, Magu told his audience that there was another dimension of corruption in Africa that is worth mentioning because of its greater destructive potential.
He said this pertains to large scale corruption perpetrated by the ruling elite, top government bureaucrats, politicians, businessmen, bank executives, captains of industries in the private sector and the rest.
Magu disclosed that between 1970 and 1996, capital flight from sub-Saharan Africa through corruption totalled $187 billion, an amount that exceeded the external debts of the countries involved.


WES Thomas set his sights on a fresh start under Eddie Howe after claiming Cherries' previous management had failed to bring out the best in him.
The striker suggested ex-boss Paul Groves had not "backed me as a player" prior to sending him for a loan spell with Portsmouth.
Thomas made his first appearance since Howe recalled him from Pompey when he was a second-half substitute in Cherries' 1-0 victory at Doncaster Rovers on Saturday.
The 25-year-old revealed his spell at Fratton Park had helped restore his confidence as he scored three goals in seven games for Cherries' League One rivals.
And speaking exclusively to the Daily Echo last night, Thomas insisted he had plenty to offer in his bid to get his Goldsands Stadium career back on track.
He said: "He (Howe) seems keen to give me a chance so, hopefully, I will get that because I feel that I can offer the team quite a lot.
"I think I have proved that I can score goals at this level and it is just about now getting the chance and getting a manager who believes in you as a player.
"When I went to Portsmouth, Michael Appleton believed in me and sat me down and spoke to me about what he expected of me.
"When a manager believes in you, you go out with confidence and that is what happened with me at Portsmouth.
"I didn't think I was getting the backing when Paul Groves was in charge and that is why I don't think the supporters saw the best performances from me.
Thomas had struggled to hit the net prior to his Pompey loan switch.
He added: "I wasn't putting away the chances I was getting.
"The old manager decided to change things up and I knew that I needed to go out and get some games under my belt, especially earlier in the season where you are not going to be at 100 per cent.


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Tiger Woods' son Charlie, 13, sends crowd wild at the PNC Championship with lucky shot
'I meant to do that': Watch the hilarious moment Tiger Woods' son Charlie, 13, sent the PNC Championship crowd into a frenzy by getting lucky with a shot on the green
Charlie swings from 234 yards out on hole No. 18 at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club
His low drive narrowly escaped a greenside bunker and bounced onto the rim
Incredibly enough, the teenager carried the golf ball just 40 feet away from the hole
'Where did it go?' Charlie jokes before dad tells him to 'get back in the cart'
By Alastair Talbot For Dailymail.Com
Published: 18:20 GMT, 19 December 2022 | Updated: 18:20 GMT, 19 December 2022
Tiger Woods' son, Charlie, went all-in at the PNC Championship on Sunday after hitting a spectacular shot on the green, which he later claimed he meant to do.
On the 18th hole of the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club in Orlando, Florida, Charlie, 13, used his driver from 234 yards out to pull a low burner that narrowly missed a greenside bunker and bounced onto the fringe. Incredibly enough, once the golf ball stops rolling, it is only 40 feet from the hole.
'Where did it go?' Charlie, 13, asked his 46-year-old father with a smile. Both rocked a red top with black pants and shoes — a familiar color combo worn by the 15-time major champion.
Charlie Woods, 13, pulls a low burner that narrowly misses a greenside bunker in Florida
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Tiger Woods (right) and son Charlie line up a putt on the third green in their final round
'Just get in the cart,' a displeased Tiger replied.
'Perfect. I meant to do that,' Charlie joked.
The teenager managed a birdie putt on the par-5 18th and ended up carding a 65 with his father, with whom he shared a hot big after completing the hole.
The pair also birdied 10, 12 and 13 but finished the tournament at 20-under.
In the end it was Vijay Singh, 59 and his son Qass, who won the PNC Championship after finishing at 26-under.
Vijay Singh (right), 59 and his son Qass (left), won the tournament after finishing at 26-under
The 'Big Fijian' and his son shot an opening 59 on Saturday and repeated the same total on Sunday, before ending the tournament by shooting an eagle.
Tiger will now rest during the holiday season before joining the majors in 2023.
He previously said he was motivated to play one or two more tournaments other than The Masters, the Open, the US Open and the PGA Championship.
However, that depends on his recovery from plantar fasciitis, a recurring foot injury since being involved in a car crash last year, which shattered his right leg.
Last week, before the start of the PNC Championship, an emotional Woods said 'seeing the faces' of his son Charlie and 15-year-old daughter Sam helped him get back into golf. .
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Two leading academics, one Christian and one Muslim, debate whether Australians have reason to be cautious about the beliefs and aspirations of the Islamic faith, in timely essays published in the latest edition of Viewpoint, ACL's public policy magazine.
The contrasting views of Professor Samina Yasmeen, a specialist on the role of Islam in world politics, and Christian theologian Dr Mark Durie, gives new perspectives on a controversial topic.
The topic has received renewed interest as a result of recent local and world events including the Christmas Island refugee tragedy and the trial of radical Islamic cleric Abu Bakar Bashir on terrorist charges.
Viewpoint editor Paul O'Rourke said he chose the topic of Islam because most Australians know little about Islam and tend to judge the faith based on media reports, many of which are unfavourable, particularly post 9/11.
"The Twin Towers attacks, the persecution of Christians in Muslim countries, death threats against cartoonists and authors, together with debate over halal fast-food restaurants, the place of sharia law and the wearing of the burka by some Muslim women has created concern and confusion among Australian who, by nature, want to give people a fair go,'' he said.
"Professor Samina Yasmeen from the University of Western Australia, argues there is diversity among Muslims and their beliefs, including interpretation of the Koran, the place of Mohammad and women, and tolerance to criticism of the faith.
The February edition of Viewpoint also explores renewed debate on prostitution, euthanasia and proposed reform of anti-discrimination laws.
The magazine is distributed to all Federal politicians and is available for sale online and at selected newsagents.


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