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"Not Conservative Enough": In The Republican Party, The Hard Right Is Where The Enthusiasm Is
It's become an article of faith among some Republican elites that the GOP doesn't have an outreach problem, it has a turnout problem. During a recent interview with Greta Van Susteren of Fox News, for instance, Rush Limbaugh boiled down the argument to its core. It's not that the GOP has an issue with racial minorities or that most voters—whites included—have no interest in its policies or approach. Its problem is that it isn't conservative enough. "The people that sat home," he explained, were "mostly white Republican voters," who were "dissatisfied with the Republican Party's rejection of conservatism."
Now, to most observers, the GOP has done everything but reject conservatism. Mitt Romney may have made his name as a moderate governor of Massachusetts, but his platform as Republican presidential nominee was a grab bag of proposals from the wish lists of conservative activists: large tax cuts for the wealthy, larger cuts to the social-safety net, prohibitions on abortion, opposition to same-sex marriage, and a hardline stance on immigration.
And indeed, in the nine months since Romney lost the presidential election, Republicans have only moved further to the right, falling deeper into the "fever" of intransigence and obstruction. Just this past week, for example, House Republicans had to give up on appropriating funds for the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Why? Because their right-wing members demanded massive cuts to key programs, and less doctrinaire Republicans wouldn't go along.
The problem for potential reformers in the GOP, however, is that the rank and file is on the side of the zealots. According to the latest survey from the Pew Research Center, 67 percent of self-identified Republicans say the party needs to "address major problems" if it's going to be competitive in national elections. For them, however, this isn't a case of being too conservative. Indeed, it's the opposite: 54 percent of Republicans say the party's leadership isn't conservative enough. And 35 percent say that GOP leaders have compromised too much in their dealings with President Obama. Presumably, this minority wanted Republicans to hold out on the debt ceiling and refuse to deal on the fiscal cliff and is pushing for a standoff over funding the government this fall.
This wish for a more conservative Republican Party holds for a variety of issues. Thirty-six percent say that the party should be more conservative on immigration—compared with 17 percent who say it's "too conservative"—and 46 percent say it should be more conservative on government spending, compared with just 10 percent who say it's too conservative. Guns are the only area where a majority say the party is in a right place, and recall, the GOP's position on guns is that regulations—of any sort—are verboten, even when they have support from the vast majority of Americans.
None of this would be a huge problem for efforts to move the GOP to the center of American politics if the most moderate Republicans were also the most active. In reality, the opposite is true. The most conservative voters are also most likely to vote in all elections, including primaries. Of the 37 percent of Republicans who agree with the Tea Party, 49 percent say they always vote in nomination contests, compared with 22 percent of moderate and liberal Republicans.
In other words, hard-right conservatism is where the enthusiasm is, and it's reflected in the broader state of Republican politics. To wit, it's hard to imagine how Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell could do more to satisfy the conservative base. For the last four years, he has all but led the GOP opposition to Barack Obama, setting Republicans on a path of complete opposition to the president's priorities and nearly derailing his signature accomplishment, the Affordable Care Act.
From the beginning, he understood—correctly—that Obama's popularity depends on a broader perception of cooperation and bipartisanship in Washington. By denying that, he harmed the president's core appeal and helped turn a critical mass of the electorate against the White House, setting the stage for the GOP's massive win in the 2010 midterm elections.
But despite all this, Mitch McConnell faces a primary challenge. Matt Bevin is a Louisville businessman and Tea Party favorite who sees the five-term senator as a patsy and a squish. "McConnell has voted for higher taxes, bailouts, debt-ceiling increases, congressional pay raises, and liberal judges," said Bevin in his first ad.
Given McConnell's actual actions, it's tempting to dismiss Bevin as delusional. The truth of the matter, however, is that he speaks for a large plurality—if not majority—of Republicans who believe that success can only come when the party moves far, far to the right. And at the moment, there's nothing—not electoral defeat, not public opprobrium—that will disabuse them of that conviction.
By: Jamelle Bouie, The Daily Beast, August 5, 2013
August 12, 2013 Posted by raemd95 | GOP	| Conservatives, Debt Ceiling, Government Shutdown, House Republicans, Immigration Reform, Mitch McConnell, Racism, Right Wing, Rush Limbaugh | Leave a comment
"A Self Styled Decider": Edward Snowden Got Everything Wrong
Edward Snowden is now out of his limbo at Moscow's airport, presumably ensconced in some Russian dacha, wondering what the next phase of his young life will bring. Having spent 30 years in the intelligence business, I fervently hope the food is lousy, the winter is cold, and the Internet access is awful. But I worry less about what happens to this one man and more about the damage Snowden has done — and could still do — to America's long-term ability to strike the right balance between privacy and security.
Ever since Snowden, a former contractor for the National Security Agency, leaked top-secret material about its surveillance programs, he and the U.S. government have locked horns about the nature of those programs.
But those following the Snowden saga should understand two key points. First, though many things need to be kept secret in today's dangerous world, the line between "secret" and "not secret" is fuzzy rather than stark, and if the goal is security, the harsh truth is that we should often err toward more secrets rather than fewer. Second, despite the grumbling from Snowden and his admirers, the U.S. government truly does make strenuous efforts not to violate privacy, not just because it respects privacy (which it does), but because it simply doesn't have the time to read irrelevant emails or listen in on conversations unconnected to possible plots against American civilians.
Incidents like the Snowden affair put my former colleagues in the intelligence community in an impossible position. Yes, the official explanations about the virtues of data-collection efforts can sound self-justifying and vague. But they're still right. I know firsthand that Gen. Keith Alexander, the NSA director, is telling the truth when he talks about plots that have been preempted and attacks that have been foiled because of intelligence his agency collected. I know because I was on the inside, I have long held security clearances, and I participated in many of the activities he describes.
I spent years in the middle of the effort to identify, disentangle, and ultimately attack Al Qaeda. We didn't operate in secrecy because we were ashamed. We operated in the dark because we had to. Al Qaeda and its affiliates study our actions. They learn from our mistakes. America is safer because we've made a point of understanding their methods better than they understand ours.
I understand the trade-offs here. But the intelligence community isn't keeping things from the American people because we don't trust them, but rather because once important security information is out there, anyone can access it, including those who would do us harm.
That's why I find the Snowden controversy so frustrating. I realize many Americans don't trust their government. I wish I could change that. I wish I could tell people the amazing things I witnessed during my 30 years in the CIA, that I've never seen people work harder or more selflessly, that for little money and long hours, people took it for granted that their flaws would be scrutinized and their successes ignored. But I've been around long enough to know that deep-rooted distrust of government is immune to stories from people like me. The conspiracy buffs are too busy howling in protest at the thought that their government could uncover how long they spent on the phone with their dear aunt.
Let me break this to you gently. The government is not interested in your conversations with your aunt, unless, of course, she is a key terrorist leader. More than 100 billion emails were sent every day last year — 100 billion, every day. In that vast mass of data lurk a few bits that are of urgent interest and vast terabytes of tedium that are not. Unfortunately, the metadata (the phone numbers, length of contact, and so forth, but not the content of the conversations) that sketch the contours of a call to your family member may fall into the same enormous bucket of information that includes information on the next terrorist threat. As Jeremy Bash, the former chief of staff of the CIA, memorably put it, "If you're looking for a needle in the haystack, you need a haystack."
Unfortunately, during the Snowden affair, many news outlets have spent more time examining ways the government could abuse the information it has access to while giving scant mention to the lengths to which the intelligence community goes to protect privacy. We have spent enormous amounts of time and effort figuring out how to disaggregate the important specks from the overwhelming bulk of irrelevant data.
This is done under tight and well-thought-out strictures. I witnessed firsthand the consequences of breaking the privacy rules of my former organization, the National Counterterrorism Center. As the center's deputy director, I had to fire people, good people, and remove others from their posts for failing to follow the rules about how information could be accessed and used. It didn't happen often, and it was never a malicious attempt to gather private information. We had mandatory training and full-time staffers to supervise privacy regulations. We used precious resources to hire lawyers and civil liberties experts to oversee our efforts. And on those few occasions when we made mistakes, the punishments were swift and harsh.
Yes, some things that are classified probably don't need to be. That may undermine public trust and dilute our ability to protect the data that really need protecting. But some things — especially U.S. sources and methods — must be kept secret. Snowden didn't offer fresh insight about a massive policy failure. Rather, he took upon himself the authority to decide what tradecraft the intelligence community needs to keep his fellow citizens safe. Sadly, Snowden has captured the public's imagination and attention, and the government's reaction now seems too little, too late and too reactive. But the intelligence community — always a less sympathetic protagonist than a self-styled whistle-blower — actually has a good story to tell about how seriously the government takes privacy issues. We should tell it.
By: Andrew Liepman, Senior analyst at Rand Corp., was a career CIA officer; Former Deputy Director of the National Counterterrorism Center: Op-Ed Columnist, The Los Angeles Times, August 10, 2013
August 12, 2013 Posted by raemd95 | National Security	| Al Qaeda, Defectors, Edward Snowden, Intelligence Community, media, National Counterterrorism Center, National Security Agency, Privacy, Russia | 1 Comment
"Republicans Against Reality": The GOP Has Fallen Victim To Its Own Con Game
Last week House Republicans voted for the 40th time to repeal Obamacare. Like the previous 39 votes, this action will have no effect whatsoever. But it was a stand-in for what Republicans really want to do: repeal reality, and the laws of arithmetic in particular. The sad truth is that the modern G.O.P. is lost in fantasy, unable to participate in actual governing.
Just to be clear, I'm not talking about policy substance. I may believe that Republicans have their priorities all wrong, but that's not the issue here. Instead, I'm talking about their apparent inability to accept very basic reality constraints, like the fact that you can't cut overall spending without cutting spending on particular programs, or the fact that voting to repeal legislation doesn't change the law when the other party controls the Senate and the White House.
Am I exaggerating? Consider what went down in Congress last week.
First, House leaders had to cancel planned voting on a transportation bill, because not enough representatives were willing to vote for the bill's steep spending cuts. Now, just a few months ago House Republicans approved an extreme austerity budget, mandating severe overall cuts in federal spending — and each specific bill will have to involve large cuts in order to meet that target. But it turned out that a significant number of representatives, while willing to vote for huge spending cuts as long as there weren't any specifics, balked at the details. Don't cut you, don't cut me, cut that fellow behind the tree.
Then House leaders announced plans to hold a vote on doubling the amount of cuts from the food stamp program — a demand that is likely to sink the already struggling effort to agree with the Senate on a farm bill.
Then they held the pointless vote on Obamacare, apparently just to make themselves feel better. (It's curious how comforting they find the idea of denying health care to millions of Americans.) And then they went home for recess, even though the end of the fiscal year is looming and hardly any of the legislation needed to run the federal government has passed.
In other words, Republicans, confronted with the responsibilities of governing, essentially threw a tantrum, then ran off to sulk.
How did the G.O.P. get to this point? On budget issues, the proximate source of the party's troubles lies in the decision to turn the formulation of fiscal policy over to a con man. Representative Paul Ryan, the chairman of the House Budget Committee, has always been a magic-asterisk kind of guy — someone who makes big claims about having a plan to slash deficits but refuses to spell out any of the all-important details. Back in 2011 the Congressional Budget Office, in evaluating one of Mr. Ryan's plans, came close to open sarcasm; it described the extreme spending cuts Mr. Ryan was assuming, then remarked, tersely, "No proposals were specified that would generate that path."
What's happening now is that the G.O.P. is trying to convert Mr. Ryan's big talk into actual legislation — and is finding, unsurprisingly, that it can't be done. Yet Republicans aren't willing to face up to that reality. Instead, they're just running away.
When it comes to fiscal policy, then, Republicans have fallen victim to their own con game. And I would argue that something similar explains how the party lost its way, not just on fiscal policy, but on everything.
Think of it this way: For a long time the Republican establishment got its way by playing a con game with the party's base. Voters would be mobilized as soldiers in an ideological crusade, fired up by warnings that liberals were going to turn the country over to gay married terrorists, not to mention taking your hard-earned dollars and giving them to Those People. Then, once the election was over, the establishment would get on with its real priorities — deregulation and lower taxes on the wealthy.
At this point, however, the establishment has lost control. Meanwhile, base voters actually believe the stories they were told — for example, that the government is spending vast sums on things that are a complete waste or at any rate don't do anything for people like them. (Don't let the government get its hands on Medicare!) And the party establishment can't get the base to accept fiscal or political reality without, in effect, admitting to those base voters that they were lied to.
The result is what we see now in the House: a party that, as I said, seems unable to participate in even the most basic processes of governing.
What makes this frightening is that Republicans do, in fact, have a majority in the House, so America can't be governed at all unless a sufficient number of those House Republicans are willing to face reality. And that quorum of reasonable Republicans may not exist.
By: Paul Krugman, Op-Ed Columnist, The New York Times, August 4, 2013
August 12, 2013 Posted by raemd95 | GOP	| Austerity, Congress, Farm Bill, Fiscal Policy, House Republicans, ObamaCare, Paul Ryan, SNAP, Spending Cuts | Leave a comment
"Suppressing The Vote": For The GOP, "Integrity Of The Ballot" Is A Deceptive Myth
Now that the U.S. Supreme Court's hyper-conservative faction has neutered the Voting Rights Act, Republican officials around the country have re-energized their campaign to block citizens of color from voting.
Florida Gov. Rick Scott surprised no one last week when he announced that he would resume a controversial and clearly partisan purge of the voting rolls, supposedly to clear them of non-citizens. Nor is there any shock in the decisions by officials in Texas, Alabama and Mississippi to proceed with harsh new voter ID laws.
While Republicans contend the new laws and purges are necessary to protect the integrity of the ballot, that stale defense no longer merits extensive debate. It's obvious that GOP activists have but one purpose in changing laws that affect voting and registration: putting up obstacles that might suppress the franchise among voters who usually support Democrats.
Actually, a few have admitted as much. Last year, Republican Mike Turzai, House majority leader in the Pennsylvania legislature, bragged about the passage of a strict new voter ID law, claiming it would "allow Gov. Romney to win the state of Pennsylvania." Though Romney lost Pennsylvania on his way to overall defeat, the state's GOP chairman still said earlier this year that voter ID "probably helped a bit" in cutting President Obama's margin of victory from 2008.
A similar admission came from Republican campaign consultant Scott Tranter when he spoke at a post-election analysis hosted last December by the Pew Center on the States. He dismissed the idea of bipartisan cooperation to eliminate the long lines and other dismal conditions that had plagued voting in many areas.
"… At the end of the day, a lot of us are campaign professionals and we want to do everything we can to help our sides. Sometimes we think that's voter ID, sometimes we think that's longer lines, whatever it may be," Tranter said.
Not that you needed those admissions to know that the GOP-led campaign to "protect the integrity of the ballot" is phony, the 21st-century version of the poll tax. Remember when Alan Wilson, South Carolina's Republican attorney general, claimed last year that hundreds of dead people had voted in his state?
Ah, never happened. As you might expect, zombies have little interest in electoral politics. State authorities investigated and found no — zip, zero, zilch — zombie voters there.
Wilson made his claims in defense of a strict new voter ID law, one of the GOP's more popular methods for suppressing the franchise. Supposedly, the requirement for showing state-sponsored identification, such as a driver's license, would prohibit not only the dead but also other unworthies who claim to be legitimate voters. There is just one problem with that theory: Voter impersonation is virtually non-existent.
But voter ID laws do serve the purpose for which they are actually intended. They pose an obstacle for thousands of elderly and poor Americans who lack driver's licenses, most of whom tend to support Democrats.
Florida, where Scott is proceeding with his purge, is a particularly interesting case. According to Florida Democratic strategist Steve Schale, the state has gained 1.5 million registered voters since 2006. Of those, 61 percent are blacks or Latinos, both strong constituencies for the Democratic Party. It's no wonder, then, that Florida Republicans have worked so hard to block the franchise among those voters.
You may have noticed, though, that voter suppression hasn't helped the GOP win presidential elections in the last two cycles. Indeed, their tactics may have given Obama the winning edge in Florida in 2012: Black voters were so angered by obvious attempts to discourage them from voting that they turned out in huge numbers, enduring long lines.
Given that reality, some conservatives believe the GOP should give up its emphasis on blocking the ballot. As The New York Times' Ross Douthat has written: "the GOP is … sending a message to African-Americans that their suspicions about conservatism are basically correct, and that rather than actually doing outreach to blacks, the right would rather not have them vote at all."
Indeed, there is no reason for black voters to believe anything else.
By: Cynthia Tucker, The National Memo, August 11, 2013
August 12, 2013 Posted by raemd95 | Voting Rights	| Conservatives, Florida, Mike Turzai, Minorities, Pennsylvania, Rick Scott, Voter ID Laws, Voter Registration, Voter Suppression | Leave a comment
"Unnerving To Watch": Could Mitch McConnell's Senate Fight Take Down The Country?
TPM Reader TW thinks back to 2008 and 2011 …
Saw your editor's blog post on McConnell and it's something I have been thinking about all week. I work in the investment industry and I am watching the town hall meetings, this thing with McConnell and it's bringing flashbacks to 2011. I don't think most people understand just how close we were to a real meltdown that summer. Without Biden and McConnell, there would have been a default and that would have dwarfed 2008.
Now normally, the country would be able to count on the fact that they averted disaster last time, so therefore, they will find a way to avert it again this time. But as I've thought about it all week (and for some time before this week), I've had a nagging thought that this is all wrong. But, I couldn't put a finger on it either.
But after seeing the coverage of the town halls this week and listening to the right wing turn on their own, little by little, I guess I get it now. These people really are nihilistic and the only thing that will satisfy them is a total breakdown of government. Only then, they believe, can we have our "freedoms" and our "rights". I don't pretend to understand how you mentally get to that point, but that's where they are.
Now, I know that there have always been crazy people in this country throughout our history, but there has also always been rational people who think first about the country and act accordingly. But that's not where we are today. Rational people have been voted out or left and in their place are the Lee's, Cruz's, Rubio's, etc. And while they claim to be capitalists and free market proponents, they couldn't negotiate themselves out of a paper bag in the real world, and they have no understanding of practical economics. You can spout Ludwig von Mises all you want, but it has no practical application to the real world.
Which brings me back to McConnell. For all of the issues I disagree with him on, at least he was rational and would cut the deal to keep us from going over the big cliff. If he's gone over to Crazyland and Boehner has abdicated any remaining parts of his speakership, then what's left?
And all this comes as economically, our world is getting better. I realize that there is a ways to go with unemployment/underemployment, housing, etc. but this economy is still getting better. The market is up because of that fact. I know there's a lot of noise around what's driving the market, but at the end of the day, professional investors would not be pushing money into the market if they didn't think the overall economy was headed the right direction.
So, yes, I am worried. A government shutdown can be dealt with, that won't kill the economy, but the debt ceiling/default will. And without someone who can/will cut a deal, it's unnerving to watch. At this point, I think we are in a more dangerous position than 2011.
I apologize for the length, but you guys are on the right track here with your reporting. This is the story of the fall, and very few people are talking about it yet.
By: Josh Marshall, Talking Points Memo, August 10, 2013
August 12, 2013 Posted by raemd95 | Politics	| Economy, Government Shutdown, John Boehner, Marco Rubio, Mike Lee, Mitch McConnell, Republicans, Senate, Ted Cruz | Leave a comment
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Background/Info: Escupemetralla is a Spanish duo from Barcelona that was active during the late 80s and early 90s releasing their music on the good-old cassette format. The band seemed to have disappeared afterwards, but here they are again. This work has been composed in the future… in the year 2025!
Content: Escupemetralla was totally unknown to me and even if I don't know when and where the songs of this album have been really written, it's an interesting discovery. The cold and analogue sound treatments bring us back to distant years when electronic and industrial music was pure experimental. The songs have been achieved with different influences, moving from dark-ambient to industrial to pure ambient. A few spoken dialogues have been added while you'll also notice pitched vocals (maybe samplings). The album has been divided in two different sides: a 'transcendent side' and a 'political side'.
+ + + : "Poison Of Dead Sun In Your Brain Slowly Fading" is an interesting piece of music for its retro-like sound format mixing electronics, industrial and ambient while in the end it all remains minimal and experimental-like. I like the coldness hanging over the songs, but also a part of mystery emerging at a few cuts. I especially like the trumpet sound running through "Echafaud Temporel Spectral". The most noticeable track however appears to be "Poison Of Dead Sun" for its extremely dark and tormented aspect.
– – – : I have to admit this album has been a real cool surprise and I sincerely regret to not know that much from Escupemetralla. The band name is not exactly the easiest one to keep in mind; referring to an anarchistic song from the 1930s. My main regret is that there are maybe not enough climaxes on the album.
Conclusion: This album definitely goes back to the early years of underground electronics, a time where artists were much more creative with their equipment than today!
Best songs: "Poison Of Dead Sun", "Echafaud Temporel Spectral", "Mutaciones De Dos Magentafones".


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Q: Are Formic queens the only fertile females? We know that Formics supposed to be similar to our ants, which have only one fertile female - the queen - that is a mother to the whole swarm. Is the same true to the Formics as well? I remember that there was a scene in (I believe) the "Xenocide" where Ender witnesses queen laying eggs of young queens inside worker's body.
But then on the other hand, I faintly remember passage from the "Ender's game" where Wiggin walks on the destroyed playground for young Formics and mentions something about "understanding, that they just like us like to watch their children playing".

A: The playground that Ender found was something that was made exclusively for him, to recreate the scene from the Fantasy Game.
I believe that your question may be concerning the following passage from Ender's Game (Chapter 15):

And from the slings that once were used to carry infants along with adults into the fields, he learned that even though the buggers were not much for individuality, they did love their children.

Over here, children doesn't necessarily refer to them as individuals (a parent caring for it's young), but rather as a species (the older caring for the younger).

A: The Buggers/Formics are basically ants, at least in certain respects. Each hive contains a single fertile female, an army of infertile females (who function as workers and warriors) and a few fertile males who exist solely to service the Hive Queen. While there are, in fact a very few queens born in each generation, the Hive Queen makes certain that they are of one mind regarding acting in a spirit of cooperation between themselves:

He walked to the mirror, lifted, pulled away. Nothing jumped from the
  space behind it. Instead, in a hollowed-out place, there was a white
  ball of silk with a few frayed strands sticking out here and there. An
  egg? No. The pupa of a queen bugger, already fertilized by the larval
  males, ready, out of her own body, to hatch a hundred thousand
  buggers, including a few queens and males. Ender could see the
  slug-like males clinging to the walls of a dark tunnel, and the large
  adults carrying the infant queen to the mating room; each male in turn
  penetrated the larval queen, shuddered in ecstasy, and died, dropping
  to the tunnel floor and shriveling. Then the new queen was laid before
  the old, a magnificent creature clad in soft and shimmering wings,
  which had long since lost the power of flight but still contained the power of majesty. The old queen kissed her to sleep with the gentle poison in her lips, then wrapped her in threads from her belly, and commanded her to become herself, to become a new city, a new world, to give birth to many queens and many worlds. Ender's Game

The scene you've mentioned in Xenocide relates to the way that a new queen is birthed. Basically the old Queen takes a worker and feeds it to the new queen at the larval stage. This then psychically bonds the new Queen to her workers and vice versa:

For a moment Valentine was simply surprised to hear Plikt's voice.
  Then she realized what Plikt was saying, and she was right. If a
  living worker had to be sacrificed for every bugger that hatched, it
  would be impossible for the population to increase. In fact, it would
  have been impossible for this hive to exist in the first place, since
  the Hive Queen had to give life to her first eggs without the benefit
  of any legless workers to feed them.
< Only a new queen. >
It came into Valentine's mind as if it were her own idea. The Hive
  Queen only had to place a living worker's body into the egg casing
  when the egg was supposed to grow into a new Hive Queen. But this
  wasn't Valentine's own idea; it felt too certain for that. There was
  no way she could know this information, and yet the idea came clearly,
  unquestionably, all at once. As Valentine had always imagined that
  ancient prophets and mystics heard the voice of God. Xenocide

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BEN'S BETS - SKYBET LEAGUE TWO PLAY OFF FINAL
Ben Barrett
The last of the three play-off finals takes place on Bank Holiday Monday as Burton Albion and Fleetwood fight it out to play some of the most illustrious names in the Football League like Preston North End, Sheffield United and of course, Yeovil Town.
The bookmakers make Fleetwood the heavy favourites to succeed at Wembley but in the head to head battles this season it's actually the Brewers who come out on top.
The sides have met four times, twice in the league and twice in the FA Cup.
Burton won at Fleetwood in the league and eventually came through the two legged tie before Fleetwood returned the away win favour in the final league meeting back in January.
Both sides have shared the goals about this season, unlike the other four play-off finalists neither of these sides have one single goal getter who have projected them up the table.
For the Lancashire side, Antoni Sarcevic has 13 goals with a number of others sat on 7, 8 and 10 goals just behind him.
Burton front man Billy Kee will be hoping to unlock the Red's defence and add to his 12 goals this term.
But if it's not to be Kee, then Adam McGurk, who netted in both semi finals will be more than happy to step up and take the responsibility.
Burton came through an enthralling two legged tie against Southend United, a dull 1-0 win at home was to prove the difference after the two sides slogged out a 2-2 draw in the return leg.
Fleetwood made a much less emphatic deal of their progression, a 1-0 away win at York and 0-0 draw at home was enough to see them through.
The Highbury side have been well backed by their chairman and it might be the difference when it comes to a big Wembley final.
Fleetwood finished in fourth place just missing out on the automatic spots, but I feel they'll be better prepared for this final.
However, Gary Rowett will have his side prepared and battling for their chance to reach League One for the first time.
So, I'm going to suggest backing a number of markets that suggest a tight and close affair.
Here are my bets for the League Two play-off final.
Draw in 90 minutes – 9/4.
Both teams to score and a draw result in 90 minutes – 3/1
Fleetwood to win in Extra Time – 8/1
Both teams to score in the first 45 minutes – 4/1
And something a little bit different…
Billy Kee to score in 90 minutes – 6/4
Not a particularly special bet, however, his wife is due to give birth any day.
Kee has promised to play in the game even if his wife goes into labour; could he give his new born a quite special birthday present?
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Your Small Intestine Has Taste Buds!
One of the high points each night of last year's (4th Annual) Low-Carb Cruise was that we got to sit with a different celebrity guest at dinner each evening. On the second night, our table included Dr. Mary Vernon, one of the featured speakers at the first seminar on the cruise.
We were concerned about her because she wasn't with the group the first day, but she boarded at the first stop, in Key West. She had been delayed by severe weather in the Dallas area, and missed the Ft. Lauderdale departure. Being a very spunky and resourceful lady, she made arrangements to meet the ship at Key West the next day. I'm very glad she made it. She is a very charming (and did I mention spunky and resourceful?) dinner companion.
I ought to mention at this point that all of the speakers at the Low-Carb cruise paid their own way. In addition to paying her own way, Dr. Vernon had the expense of a rental car that she drove from Ft. Lauderdale to Key West, plus the $300 "Jones Act Penalty" required if you get on and off a cruise ship at different US ports. If I recall correctly, she didn't even get to sleep in the 36 hours prior to joining us for dinner, and she was still remarkably energetic.
Since my wife and I managed to get the seats right next to her, I (naturally enough) managed to mostly monopolize the conversation up until my wife poked me in the ribs and hissed that I needed to let somebody else talk to the good doctor.
One of the things I asked her was for her opinion of artificial sweeteners. The main reason that I asked was that I had noticed that artificial sweeteners tend to increase my overall appetite. She responded that artificial sweeteners were not really desirable, and that a person on a low-carb diet typically does better without trying to fool the taste buds. That much I already expected to hear, but then she added that it had been observed that injecting glucose directly into the bloodstream caused an insulin response that differed dramatically (surprisingly longer lag time) from ingesting the same amount of glucose orally. The researchers who discovered this tracked down the difference to the presence of taste receptors in the small intestine — taste buds, very much like the ones on your tongue. Obviously, you don't get the same sensations in your small intestine as you get from your tongue, but something that tastes sweet in your mouth is also likely to stimulate the "taste buds" in your small intestine, which then sends a signal to your adrenals to start pumping out more insulin. And excess insulin depresses your blood sugar, which tends to make you hungry.
The next day, she elaborated on that same theme during her presentation to the group. She made an excellent case for reducing or eliminating artificial sweeteners.
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Wine Spectator #4 Wine of 2008! Delivers lots of botrytis spice with lemon tart and cooked apple. Full-bodied with cream vanilla and an intense tropical fruit and honey aftertaste. Long and viscous with a beautiful spicy... Wine Spectator #4 Wine of 2008! Delivers lots of botrytis spice with lemon tart and cooked apple. Full-bodied with cream vanilla and an intense tropical fruit and honey aftertaste. Long and viscous with a beautiful spicy finish. Best after 2014.-J.S.
This appears to be the synthesis of the fabulous 2001 and 2003. It shows wonderful aromas of botrytis spice, honey and citrus rind. Lots of fruit with a tropical fruit undertone of mango and papaya on the palate. Intense... This appears to be the synthesis of the fabulous 2001 and 2003. It shows wonderful aromas of botrytis spice, honey and citrus rind. Lots of fruit with a tropical fruit undertone of mango and papaya on the palate. Intense finish. Too excellent not to drink.
Seething with power, there's baritone richness to this wine's complex fruit, a deeper tone to the surface of honey and citrus. It feels clean, fresh and bright, the structure holding the wine's complexity tight for now... Seething with power, there's baritone richness to this wine's complex fruit, a deeper tone to the surface of honey and citrus. It feels clean, fresh and bright, the structure holding the wine's complexity tight for now, waiting to release it with age.
This is back to the great Guiraud I tasted out of barrel. A simple honeyed, butterscotch nose with moderate definition. Opening up in the glass, nice mineral aromas in there, a touch of quince, white flowers, honeysuckle... This is back to the great Guiraud I tasted out of barrel. A simple honeyed, butterscotch nose with moderate definition. Opening up in the glass, nice mineral aromas in there, a touch of quince, white flowers, honeysuckle and a touch of quince. Ends up having good definition. The palate is medium-bodied, quite elegant and well poised with good acidity with a minerally, well-crafted honey, creme-brulee and fresh apricot tinged finish. Sophisticated and classy. Drink 2010-2030.
(17/20) Tasted blind. Deep copper colour. Very sweet pear juice. Just a tad simple but correct, with a hint of cinnamon apple juice too.
Burnt orange / amber in the glass. Pretty aromas of honeysuckle and orange oil mix beautifully with subtle hints of ginger. The palate is full and broad confirming unctuous honeyed orange, and ginger spice yet still... Burnt orange / amber in the glass. Pretty aromas of honeysuckle and orange oil mix beautifully with subtle hints of ginger. The palate is full and broad confirming unctuous honeyed orange, and ginger spice yet still lively with an understated acidity. There is good depth and complexity here with a long finish. Drink now through 2030.


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Steven Avery's new lawyer is using this forensic test to show he's innocent
Jethro Nededog
Feb 6, 2016, 4:22 AM
NetflixSteven Avery.
Steven Avery's new attorney, Kathleen Zellner, has said she's looking to science to prove the "Making a Murderer" subject innocent — but she has been pretty quiet about exactly how.
Now we know at least one test that could prove significant.
Zellner is testing Steven's home and property for minute traces of blood using a chemical called luminol, Steven's brother Earl Avery told "Access Hollywood." "They sprayed the whole house," he said.
Luminol, which wasn't available to investigators during Steven's 2007 trial, glows when it detects the iron found inside red blood cells and remains effective when used at a crime scene years after the crime was committed there.
"The degradation that happens in a blood sample over time doesn't affect the iron. So a luminol test can be used on very old, very dried blood samples and still give a very good positive," criminal justice professor Nathan Lents, who is not involved in the Avery case, told the TV show.
"In fact, it actually gets better over time because some of the agents that would interfere with the signal get degraded, but the iron doesn't," he continued. "Iron doesn't go anywhere."
Play GIFPioneer ForensicsLuminol glows when used on a bloody shoe.
During Avery's trial, the prosecution alleged that Steven and his then-teen nephew Brendan Dassey tortured and raped photographer Teresa Halbach in Steven's room, and said she was shot in the head in the garage. If all that actually happened, the events probably left traces of blood for luminol to detect — even if the scene was cleaned up.
How does this help Steven? If no blood is detected by the test, then it provides reason to believe that Halbach wasn't killed in his home. If blood is found, then it will need to be tested to try to find out whose it is.
Earl is optimistic about Zellner. "Hopefully she does better than the last two," he said, comparing Zellner to Steven's previous lawyers, Dean Strang and Jerry Buting, who are prominently featured in "Making a Murderer."
"They probably did a good job, but look at where [Steven] is," Earl added.
Steven and Dassey are both serving life sentences for Halbach's murder.
NOW WATCH: The lawyer from 'Making A Murderer' describes what's wrong with America's criminal justice system
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Q: Is str_replace faster with array? My question is if using array on str_replace is faster than doing it multiple times. My question goes for only two replaces.
With array
$phrase  = "You should eat fruits, vegetables, and fiber every day.";
$healthy = array("fruits", "vegetables");
$yummy   = array("pizza", "beer");

$newphrase = str_replace($healthy, $yummy, $phrase);

each search word once
$phrase  = "You should eat fruits, vegetables, and fiber every day.";
$newphrase = str_replace("fruits", "pizza", $phrase);

$newphrase = str_replace("vegetables", "beer", $phrase);

A: From PHP Docs on str_replace :
// Outputs F because A is replaced with B, then B is replaced with C, and so on...
// Finally E is replaced with F, because of left to right replacements.
$search  = array('A', 'B', 'C', 'D', 'E');
$replace = array('B', 'C', 'D', 'E', 'F');
$subject = 'A';
echo str_replace($search, $replace, $subject);

// Outputs: apearpearle pear
// For the same reason mentioned above
$letters = array('a', 'p');
$fruit   = array('apple', 'pear');
$text    = 'a p';
$output  = str_replace($letters, $fruit, $text);
echo $output;

Looking at those examples, PHP is applying the str_replace for each $search array node so both of your examples are the same in terms of performance however sure using an array for search and replace is more readable and future-prof as you can easily alter the array in future.

A: I don't know if it's faster but I tend do go with the array route because it's more maintainable and readable to me...
$replace = array();
$replace['fruits']     = 'pizza';
$replace['vegetables'] = 'beer';

$new_str = str_replace(array_keys($replace), array_values($replace), $old_str);

If I had to guess I would say making multiple calls to str_replace would be slower but I'm not sure of the internals of str_replace. With stuff like this I've tended to go with readability/maintainability as the benefit to optimization is just not there as you might only get around 0.0005 seconds of difference depending on # of replacements.
If you really want to find out the time difference it's going to be close to impossible without building up a hugh dataset in order to get to the point where you can see an actual time difference vs anomalies from test confounds.
Using something like this ...
$start = microtime(true);
// Your Code To Benchmark
echo (microtime(true) - $start) . "Seconds"

... will allow you to time a request.

A: Try using this before and after each different method and you will soon see if there is a speed difference:
echo microtime()


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In both South Africa and Zimbabwe, there are European settler groups that are hundreds of years old. But in much of the Empire(in India, Pakistan, Kenya, etc.) there isn't really a established group of Europeans that is as old as say the Afrikaner settler population in South Africa. Why is this?
I know that British settlers did live in many places around the world, so why didn't they stay? Why doesn't the Punjab for example, have an established white minority that's been there for 200 years?
My understanding is that early on the Mughal empire prevented Europeans from too ambitious of a settlement program in India. And later when their power waned and Britain became more focused on India after the American revolution, the Second Empire's ideology was heavily influenced by Adam Smith and 'free trade' and not as into the biblical settler project that marked the Boer's imperial narrative. So Anglo Indians remained primarily urban. I think that kind of a settler is much more transient and easier to uproot than the farmer settler which set roots down in Southern Africa.
[b]In both South Africa and Zimbabwe, there are European settler groups that are hundreds of years old. But in much of the Empire(in India, Pakistan, Kenya, etc.) there isn't really a established group of Europeans that is as old as say the Afrikaner settler population in South Africa. Why is this?
Malaria. Northern Europeans don't (for obvious reasons) offer much resistance to malaria. This is also why native populations in the Caribbean were replaced with black slaves rather than white settlers.
Wasn't there Malaria in Southern Africa?
Some say that an indigenous Canadian form of malaria had been known from the time of the first European settlers, and that FN people were unaffected. In other accounts, malaria came to Canada with refugees from the States, where it was epidemic, and the Loyalist Six Nations were also affected.
I came across this information researching the history of the Trent waterway, where I grew up. The canals were cut in heavy clay soils through marshy areas. Living arrangments were substandard to say the least, facilitating transmission, so that a majority of canal labourers developed malaria (along with widespread dysentry and other diseases). It was known as ague. York was another malarial area prior to the draining of the swamp that was the city's border with Lake Ontario.
Our Canadian malaria was apparently not as likely to be fatal although there was still a significant level of mortality especially among all those who were too poor to afford quinine.
The disease was eradicated by the end of the 19th century, I believe through the project of floating oil on pools of standing water.
Come to think of, nowhere already urbanised developed much of a settler community.
And, living in a part of the world where towns only arrived with colonisation (the South Pacific), I think urbanisation is at the root of socio-cultrual variation, much more than religion or ethnicity.


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Savvy Packer's Investment in Souths Further Sign of Humanity's Moral Decay
October 24, 2014 by edmachine23 0 comments on "Savvy Packer's Investment in Souths Further Sign of Humanity's Moral Decay"
I have a close friend named Toby who, at the age of ten, switched his allegiance from one English football side to another. To this day, the now 30-year-old is regularly ribbed by his mates for this innocent act of childhood naivety. I didn't even know Toby when he was ten, but that hasn't stopped me sledging him whenever his side plays. He regularly fields questions like "which one are you going for today, mate?", and other similarly unimaginative chiding.
The jokes are supposed to tongue-in-cheek, but beneath their shallow veneer lies a value which many of us hold dear – that one's loyalty, especially when it comes to the sports team you support, should never waver. By jumping ships, chasing glory or joining a bandwagon, a person is transgressing this value. In the modern age of high divorce rates and Gen Y's well-documented lack of commitment, the support one gives to a sports team is held up as one of the last bastions of true, unadulterated loyalty. Violating this faith is akin to committing a cardinal sin.
Like supporting the St. Louis Cardinals when you grew up as a Chicago Cubs fan
Yet James Packer, one of Australia's richest men and a bona fide member of the global celebrity class, has made a similar decision to my pal in purchasing a 37.5 per cent stake in the South Sydney Rabbitohs – despite his past as a fan and one-time board member of Souths' fierce rivals the Eastern Suburbs Football Club (although admittedly his old man Kerry was a Souths supporter).
My friend's adolescent infidelity has led to a lifetime of berating; Packer's has been welcomed with open arms. Why the different reactions to two superficially similar events?
Packer's purchase of a stake in Souths has been welcomed precisely because the media, and obliging members of the public, no longer view sport in the emotive terms of tribalism. We fully accept that sport is now business. James Packer buying into a business with high earnings potential is viewed as another savvy investment in his portfolio of business interests; not as one fan declaring support for a rival club.
"They have solid fundamentals and great growth prospects over the medium to long term, plus GI is pretty good"
Somewhat begrudgingly, sports fans are slowly coming to terms with the fact their favourite players are unlikely to stay with their club for more than a couple of seasons, and are liable to join their rivals, another code, or move to another continent to try a completely different game (see: Hayne, J. 2014).
This acceptance is now being met with another development – it is becoming more socially acceptable for fans to show the same level of disloyalty as the players they support.
The recent success of South Sydney Rabbitohs in the NRL is case in point. Their premiership win caused a huge bandwagonning effect. During Grand Final week it was not uncommon to see a fan wearing new jerseys with the creases from the packet visible, or scarves with the price tag still on. I must admit, I too was caught up in the fever, wearing a green T-shirt to the Grand Final (as far as I could bring myself).
Another passionate fan
This is the new paradigm in which we live. Sport is a commodity, and fans as the consumers can pick whatever product that takes their fancy. The market is competitive, and technology is making it more open than ever before. Before the internet/TV age, sport was local. If you lived in Manly, you went for the Eagles. But technology has given us the ability to tune in to watch our team every week on whatever platform we want. Location is now irrelevant. Now nothing can stop the fans from being as fickle as they want.
A growing social acceptance of fans who hop codes, teams and rivals may be inevitable, but is nonetheless a concerning development for sport, Australian society and humanity in general.
Without the values of loyalty, devotion and stick-to-it-ness what society we be left with? You can't build impressive shit without all of those characteristics. There would be no Opera House, no Hawke/Keating era economic reforms / Howard's GST, and certainly there would be no World Series Cricket (hat-tip to James' old man), all contentious but ultimately good projects that wouldn't have happened without people who were determined enough to stick to their guns and ram-home an idea they believed in.
Valuable SMS insight from TPA Founder Dave 'Danger' Edwards
Yes, this is a ridiculously long bow to draw. Some would call it hyperbolic. Perhaps Packer never really liked Easts and now just wants to honour his father's old team. I do not dare to criticise him for what he has done, but I think at the very least, his about-face should be acknowledged. Failure to do so would make the teasing of my friend Toby for his youthful and completely understandable backflip look over-the-top and just plain cruel, and I don't have the stomach to handle that kind of introspection today.
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Tagged: easts, league, packer, souths
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I am not going to speak negatively about Zimbabwe- Maridadi
Former Movement for Democratic Change legislator James Maridadi, who was recently appointed Zimbabwe's ambassador to Senegal, today said he is not going to speak negatively about the country.
Maridadi, who was one of the most promising MDC members, fell out with new MDC leader Nelson Chamisa with some party insiders saying he was sidelined because he was a greater threat to Chamisa than Douglas Mwonzora and Elias Mudzuri who are still within the party but survived because of Chamisa's generosity.
Maridadi was founding MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai's spokesman when he was Prime Minister between 2009 and 2013.
Speaking after meeting President Emmerson Mnangagwa today, Maridadi said: "I don't think there is anybody with a brain in his head who expects me to go and speak negatively about this country. I am a Zimbabwean first."
The MDC has refused to recognise Mnangagwa as the President and argues that the present crisis in the country is because of Mnangagwa's illegitimacy.
It says the only way forward is to form a transitional authority which will lead to free and fair elections.
The ruling Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front says it will not get into any transitional authority or government of national unity because it was given a wide mandate by the people.
It is, however, open for talks but the MDC must recognise Mnangagwa as President first as this was not only endorsed by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission but also by the Constitutional Court which threw out Chamisa's election challenge.
"When I go to Senegal and surrounding countries I am basically going to tell them that Zimbabwe is a very peaceful country, there is unity in Zimbabwe, and that Zimbabwe is a very good destination for your investments," Maridadi said.


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package com.vaadin.tests.smoke;

import java.sql.Date;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Locale;

import com.vaadin.server.VaadinRequest;
import com.vaadin.tests.components.AbstractTestUIWithLog;
import com.vaadin.v7.ui.InlineDateField;
import com.vaadin.v7.ui.PopupDateField;

/**
 * @author Vaadin Ltd
 *
 */
public class DateFieldSmoke extends AbstractTestUIWithLog {

    private static final SimpleDateFormat FORMAT = new SimpleDateFormat(
            "yyyy.MM.dd", Locale.ENGLISH);

    @Override
    protected void setup(VaadinRequest request) {
        setLocale(Locale.ENGLISH);

        InlineDateField inline = new InlineDateField();
        PopupDateField popup = new PopupDateField();

        int year = 2016 - 1900;
        popup.setValue(new Date(year, 11, 28));
        inline.setValue(new Date(year, 11, 29));

        popup.setDateFormat("MM/dd/yy");
        inline.setDateFormat("MM/dd/yy");

        popup.addValueChangeListener(event -> log(
                "Popup value is : " + FORMAT.format(popup.getValue())));
        inline.addValueChangeListener(event -> log(
                "Inline value is : " + FORMAT.format(inline.getValue())));

        addComponents(inline, popup);
    }

}

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Bournemouth's stance over Jaidon Anthony revealed as reports of a summer bid for the winger emerge
The forward has entered the last year of his deal with the Cherries, but talks over a potential extension remain in motion
Daniel DavisFootball Writer
Updated 23:19, 26 AUG 2022
Bournemouth winger Jaidon Anthony is pictured against Arsenal this season (Photo by Robin Jones - AFC Bournemouth/AFC Bournemouth via Getty Images)
Contract talks between Bournemouth and Jaidon Anthony are continuing, with the club keen to keep hold of the talented winger.
A report from the Evening Standard today claimed that Everton and Nottingham Forest hold an interest in Anthony, who, as it stands, has one year left on his deal at Vitality Stadium.
It was even claimed that a bid was lodged by the latter club earlier this summer, although it is believed this is wide of the mark.
From the south coast side's perspective, the 22-year-old features firmly in Scott Parker's first-team plans, and it is thought Anthony is a popular figure in the dressing room and among the coaching staff.
Dominic Solanke's potential comeback at Liverpool would be a 'big plus' for Bournemouth, Scott Parker says
However, as a result of the situation surrounding his terms, which will expire in the summer of 2023, speculation over his long-term future has begun.
But regardless of this backdrop, discussions are ongoing between the Cherries and the forward - and there is a hope that Anthony will put pen to paper.
The youngster enjoyed a stellar breakthrough season last term, having played 45 of the club's 46 matches as they secured promotion from the Championship. Along the way, he scored eight goals and recorded six assists.
This year, he was an unused substitute for the clashes against Aston Villa and Manchester City, but made his Premier League debut in the defeat to Arsenal last weekend.
During the week, Anthony lined up from the start for the Carabao Cup second-round victory at Norwich City and coolly slotted home his penalty in the dramatic shootout.
Asked earlier this campaign whether he was keen for Anthony and fellow academy graduate Jordan Zemura to agree to new contracts, head coach Parker said: "Yeah, I hope so. I hope that will be the case.
"I hope there's a resolution to both of them. I don't know at this present moment in time exactly where that is sitting.
"But like all the players, Dom (Solanke), (Mark) Travers, we're a football club that want to try and tie down these players, these players that are going to be the future of the club.
"Hopefully that will be the case with those two as well."
On the potential of an extension, Anthony told the Daily Echo: "We're just concentrating on football. Hopefully, there will be a resolution soon."
Scott Parker to assess whether Bournemouth use 4-3-3 formation for Liverpool trip
Bournemouth urged to 'challenge' Liverpool as Scott Parker admits 'these are the games you thrive off'
'I see someone who can't wait to get back' - Scott Parker 'excited' for David Brooks' return
Scott Parker provides update on Dominic Solanke's injury return ahead of Liverpool clash
Bournemouth handed home draw against Premier League opponent in the Carabao Cup


Guest blog by Julia Barker: Julia is Malta's first professional organiser and specialises in the world famous KonMari method. She works under the name Zen With Julia and coaches her clients in their homes to create tidy, uncluttered and peaceful spaces that stay that way.
As a Tidying Consultant, the question I'm asked the most often is 'is it REALLY possible to keep one's home uncluttered with children around?'. In short – yes, it is. It's not something that happens overnight though – never has the phrase 'slow and steady wins the race' been more appropriate. One day will not turn clutter into clear – not for more than a few days at any rate.
Tidying up one's own things can feel like a big enough challenge, so it is usually with a heavy heart that parents approach the task of cajoling their little ones to regain some order in their bedrooms / playrooms. A new year is always a good time to approach this chore as the weather is cold, the outdoors is uninviting, and resolutions are still at the forefront of the mind.
Read on for my 7 tips on how to enjoy a more serene and sustainable tidying experience, even with children or babies around.
Involve them from the start. Tidying someone else's items can't be a unilateral declaration of war (though it can feel that you are declaring war on their mess!). It's more productive to make it a joint effort. 'We need to do some sorting out as space is a little short and you received lots of new toys' will be much better received than 'most of this junk will have to go'. Talk through why they can't keep everything and let them decide which good cause to send discarded items to. Getting rid of things is so often seen as a negative act, but you're more likely to have success if you reframe it as passing things on to people who will benefit more from them. Agree with your child which charity or organisation you'll send items to, and if possible, take them with you to do the drop-off. Let them see the whole process.
Even small children can identify what they do or don't use, and its never too early to give responsibility for keeping their space tidy.
Prepare them. 'Right, let's get rid of some of this stuff' would have me clinging on to armfuls, so remind them a few days in advance, then on the morning, then 20 minutes before starting. 'I'm really excited that we're going to tidy your clothes today and pass some on to raise money for x charity'. Nobody likes THAT sort of surprise.
Remember that their timescales are shorter than yours. 5 hours will be a lifetime to them! 20 mins daily over a month will be much more efficient than one long session, most of which will feel like you nagging them to hurry up and stop wasting time.
Be flexible (quietly) about where the time goes. Using the KonMari approach means collecting all items from one sub-category (e.g. Fiction books) in one place. This is called using the Power of the Pile and can be pretty terrifying to an adult. But to a child it will probably be thrilling to see all toys, for example, in one place. They'll find things they'd forgotten about and will probably want to leap onto the pile and play, so give clear guidelines. 'Take ten minutes (use a visible timer if your child is too young to understand time) to enjoy these and then we can begin to joy check them'.
Help your child to understand that some items bring more joy than others. When the items from one category have been piled up, ask your child to pick something they really love, i.e. something that sparks joy, from the pile. Focus them on the feeling that gives. For me it's a warm fuzzy feeling somewhere around my heart and a sense that all is well with the world. When they pick up each item after this, ask them to consider whether it gives the same feeling. If not, it's time to pass it on to someone who will really love it. Don't focus too much on how many things are discarded. This isn't about minimalism or reducing by a certain %, but it is about teaching your child, and learning yourself, how to be more selective about what we choose to surround ourselves with. In a world where we are surrounded by so much 'stuff', the value of being selective about what to have in your life is huge. You may need to explain that joy can come not just from looking colourful or wearing one's favourite character, but also from being neatly presented for school (for school uniform) or coming away from a messy play session with favourite clothes clean (for playtime 'grubbies').
Don't panic if shelves or cupboards are left empty. This is fine. Reiterate to your child that this is fine. There is no need to buy more 'stuff' to fill them. You may choose to relocate redundant furniture to other parts of your home, or use them to display your child's most treasured items (in my sister's case that would have been her 'fossil collection', the highlight of which was a 'dinosaur tooth' found on a Yorkshire beach …..in retrospect it was probably a horse's tooth). Art projects, badge collections….. once their space is tidy let your child have their say on where they store their stuff. Help them with any moving around, obviously. Normally I don't like using labels (my feeling being that if you're a fully functioning adult with a normal amount of possessions, you shouldn't need to be reminded what's in a box every time you need to look for something) but children may need a bit of extra help to be independent. A label maker will make this quick and easy.
Stop using the phrase 'tidy your room'. As a child did it not feel like an endless prison sentence to be told to do that? Go by categories instead. So 'please put these clean clothes neatly in the drawers', or 'straighten up your books and those in the living room bookcase today please'. Ensures there is a joint responsibility for communal possessions (living room books) but also that your child has some responsibility for their room. 'Tidy your room' is so vague – a 6 year old's standards will be very different to yours. They will probably think they've done a brilliant job of lining up their stuffed animals in colour order, but all you will see is the clutter under the bed and fighting to burst from the drawers! Giving specific instructions (and perhaps even drawing up a list to be used on a rolling basis) definitely improves the chance of success.
Interested in tidying your home or office the KonMari way? Marie Kondo's bestselling book, The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up, can be purchased here.
If you are ready to get started and require an in-home consultation, contact Julia on julia@zenwithjulia.com or 99630725 to arrange a one-off tidying lesson or full tidying festival.


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Bridgerton Series Review
A good romance has the power to metaphorically sweep the audience off their feet.
The new Netflix series, Bridgeton premiered on Friday. Set in Regency era England, the program follows the romantic trials and tribulations of the eight children of the widowed Lady Violet Bridgerton (Ruth Gemmell). Her children are named in alphabetical order, from A-H. It is based on the book series by Julia Quinn and the first book in series (The Duke and I). The female protaganist is Lady Bridgerton's eldest daughter, Daphne (Phoebe Dynevor), who is entering her first Season.
The initial response to Daphne, according to the unseen narrator and gossip Queen, Lady Whistledown (voiced by Julie Andrews), is that she is the one to watch. But before Daphne can enjoy the spotlight, she is downgraded by Lady Whistledown to persona non grata. On the flip side, the husband that every match-making mama wants for her daughter is Simon Basset, Duke of Hastings (Regé-Jean Page). Having recently come into the title after the death of his father, Simon has made it clear that he is content to remain a bachelor for the rest of his days.
Simon and Daphne have a plan. They will pretend to court. He will appear to be spoken for and she will have more suitors than she knows what do with. But like many plans, there is a hitch. Somewhere along the way, their relationship begins to change.
Bridgerton is easily the best new television program of the year. In a nutshell, it is Jane Austen meets Shondaland. I love the diversity, I love the characters, and I love the smart and capable women who populate this world.
This Regency nerd is ready for season 2. Do I recommend it? Absolutely.
Bridgerton is available for streaming on Netflix.
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Q: C++ protected heritage I have an abstract class AUnit with variables and getters/setters in virtual pure like this
class AUnit {int var... int getVar() const = 0 ... }

All the data is in protected: except constructor and destructor.
I have Berserk and Tank as child like this
class Berserk : public AUnit
{
...
private:
int getVar() const;

In their .cpp, I write the code of the getters and setters. Nothing special.
But I have one other class (foo for example) like this
class Foo : public Berserk, public Tank

who need to access the data in Berserk or Tank so I changed the private keyword by protected, here is the error :
Tank.hpp:36:25: erreur: 'virtual int Tank::getY() const' is protected
error inside the context

As first, I just tried to access the data with the AUnit getter but cause of virtual pure and abstract concepts, I thought to reinterpret_cast my AUnit in his real type after passing getType of AUnit in non-pure and in public. Still not working, its the scheme I told you earlier.
It's just classical heritage, can I have some help ?

A: Your code snipped is certainly incomplete. My guess is that you have something like this:
int Foo::f(Tank const* tank) {
    return tank->getY();
}

(probably, you are doing something more interesting with value than returning it).
Even though access to Tank::getY() is protected, the class Foo won't have access to getY() in the above code because the object pointed to by tank is not known to be a Foo object: a class has only access to protected members in a base object of its own type! That is, the following would be OK:
int Foo::f(Foo const* foo) {
    return foo->getY();
}

So far the only good use I have found for protected a virtual member functions which have a reasonable an non-trivial implementation in a base class and which are called from a [further] derived class as part of overriding the member. This way, functionality can be added and the common logic can be used (of course, any virtual function is not public but rather private or protected).

A: It is generally a bad idea to give the overriding function a stricter access protection than the function it overrides. Consider:
class Base {
public:
  virtual void f() {}
};

class Derived : public Base {
private:
  virtual void f() {}  // overrides Base::f
};

Derived d;
d.f();  // error - f is private
Base* pb = &d;
pb->f();  // OK - calls d.f()

To avoid such paradoxes, it is prudent to put overrides at the same access level as the original (or the more relaxed access level, though that's somewhat unusual).


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Q: displays as undefined if person dosen't chat discord js v12 Image of users displaying as undefined
I wan't to display usernames instead of pinging user in the leaderboard embed?
At this point i have no idea what to do i asked people to help and couldn't figure it out. Image it says undefined until member chats.

Leaberboard command file

         let UserJSON = JSON.parse(Fs.readFileSync("./DataBase/users.json"));
        var Sorted = Object.entries(UserJSON).sort((a, b) => b[1].money- a[1].money);
        if (Sorted.length > 10) Sorted = Sorted.slice(0, 10);

        var LBString = "";
        Sorted.forEach(user => {
            LBString += `${client.users.cache.find(u => u.id == user[0])} - ${user[1].money}\n`;
        });
        var LBEmbed = new Discord.MessageEmbed()
            .setColor('#FFFFFF')
            .setTitle("**Coins Leaderboard**")
            .setDescription(LBString);
        message.channel.send(LBEmbed);
        client.channels.cache.get('941016208940077086').send(`${message.author.username} has used $coinslb`)

//users.json file
{"599675959888707594":{"money":492,"lastbeg":1644580691540,"lastwork":1644580757380},"617797297924866093":{"money":0,"lastbeg":0,"lastwork":0}}

I want the leaderboard to display usernames not @ them in the embed

A: After user[0]), put .username to get only the username, like this:
LBString += `${client.users.cache.find(u => u.id == user[0]).username} - ${user[1].money}\n`;

Also, it shows undefined when they haven't chatted before because they aren't in your database. You could get the guild (server) you're in and fetch the member by ID, instead of from cache:
guild.members.fetch('user_id_here').username;

A: I  noticed that if you add it AFTER there is anything in users.json it will be displayed as undefined so when you add the .username you  need to reset ur users.json


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'Gimme Shelter': How 'crime-free housing' rules prevented a family from renting
Terrance Stewart stands for a portrait outside the apartment where he lives with his family in Colton, Calif.
(Dania Maxwell/Los Angeles Times)
By Liam DillonStaff Writer
Across the country over the last three decades, cities and police departments have approved policies that empower landlords to evict or exclude tenants who have had prior criminal convictions or new brushes with law enforcement. The programs are especially widespread in California, where at least 147 cities and counties have approved what are known as "crime-free housing" rules, according to a new Times investigation. The investigation found that these programs have disproportionately affected Black and Latino tenants, making it harder for them to rent apartments and leaving them at greater risk of eviction.
Black and Latino renters face eviction, exclusion amid police crackdowns in California
Nearly 2,000 communities in the U.S. and elsewhere encourage landlords to evict or exclude tenants who have had some interaction with law enforcement.
Here's how we found places in California with rules about 'crime-free housing'
On this episode of "Gimme Shelter: The California Housing Crisis Podcast," we discuss the effects of crime-free housing policies in California and note that adoption of the programs has often coincided with the migration of Black and Latino residents from central cities to suburban communities. Our guest is Terrance Stewart, who was unable to find housing with his wife and two children in Riverside due to background checks, conducted under crime-free housing rules, that flagged his cocaine-dealing conviction. Stewart's family still struggled to find a place to live after he graduated with a master's degree from UC Riverside and his conviction was almost a decade old.
Gimme Shelter: The California Housing Crisis Pod · "Crime-free" housing and Project Homekey, with Terrance Stewart
"Gimme Shelter,"a biweekly podcast that looks at why it's so expensive to live in California and what the state can do about it, features Liam Dillon, who covers housing affordability issues for the Los Angeles Times, and Matt Levin, data and housing reporter for CalMatters.
You can subscribe to "Gimme Shelter" on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Soundcloud and Overcast.
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Multiple life terms for San Diego man who killed four in 2016
Jon David Guerrero pleaded guilty to slayings that included hammering sleeping homeless men with railroad spikes.
Councilman Kevin de León wants 25,000 housing units for homeless by 2025
Councilman Kevin De León will introduce a range of motions Tuesday with the goal creating 25,000 new housing units for homeless people by 2025
COVID-19 job losses will worsen L.A. homelessness by 2023, new report says
Massive job losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic will leave tens of thousands of low-wage workers without homes over the next three years, a report published Tuesday by a Los Angeles-based research group forecasts.
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Program to buy hotels for homeless people could get another influx of cash
Gov. Gavin Newsom's proposed budget includes $750 million for local governments to purchase motels, hotels and apartment buildings.
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Will California lawmakers extend eviction protections or pass meaningful legislation to increase housing production this year?
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A rise in deaths of homeless people is being driven by drug overdoses involving fentanyl, a report by L.A. County public health officials concludes.
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As the COVID-19 pandemic rages, the official tally of 330 homeless deaths in 2020 represents an increase of about 50% over the previous year — and it is probably an undercount, advocates say.


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MR. ACCORDION
I thought this story was great. My kind of guy. (Notice Lincoln's tomb in the back of the picture.)
Oak Ridge Cemetery, home of Lincoln's Tomb, is a regal burial ground -- the dignified final resting place of some of Illinois' most blue-blooded citizens.
Or at least it was, until Mr. Accordion showed up.
Mr. Accordion was Roy Bertelli, "a rare individual". Roy had always dreamed of being buried in Oak Ridge, but he figured that the odds of it happening were next-to-impossible. One day he summoned up his courage and went to the cemetery to ask about a burial plot. To his amazement, one was available, on a tiny triangle of land right next to the road leading to Lincoln's Tomb! Roy bought it on the spot, and went home a happy man.
A couple of weeks later, however, Roy received a letter from the cemetery. There had been a mistake, it said; the plot had been sold to him in error. Roy was pondering what to do next when a second letter arrived, this one from the cemetery's lawyer. It said that the cemetery intended to seize the plot, and would take Roy to court if he tried to fight back.
That was a bad move by Oak Ridge Cemetery. Roy would have returned the plot if he hadn't been disrespected (Roy was a WW II veteran, the generation that learned that when faced by a superior but unjust force, to say "Nuts"). Roy was really angry, and he decided to teach the cemetery and the city of Springfield a lesson. First, he built his crypt above ground, impossible for any Lincoln Tomb tourist to miss. Then he erected a large, elevated tablet behind it, engraved with a big accordion over happy musical notes. "Roy Bertelli, Mr. Accordion" it read. Roy would periodically visit his grave, stand on top of his crypt and play his accordion, to the bafflement of cemetery visitors and the horror of the city.
Roy Bertelli died in 2003. As a final flip to the powers-that-be, he kept the Oak Ridge Cemetery crypt, paying for its perpetual care, but had himself buried in another cemetery east of town.
Posted by Jim and Sandie at 10:20 AM
Paul and Marsha Weaver OCT. 17, 2009 August 25, 2010 at 6:56 AM
Love this. One of my favorite things is visiting cemeterys. Great story. I love a go getter!!! Keep up the good work.
palamine August 25, 2010 at 8:23 AM
Great story.
Sue August 26, 2010 at 8:00 PM
Great story! I love that he wasn't even buried there. Jokes on them!
Gypsy August 30, 2010 at 8:57 PM
What a great story! Good for Mr. Accordian.
Margie and Roger August 31, 2010 at 6:36 AM
What a funny story!
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New York – It is with deep sorrow that the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese announces the passing of Rev. Father John Romas on Sunday January 24, 2016. Father John fell asleep in the Lord shortly after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and reposed peacefully at White Plains Hospital, N.Y.
Father John Romas (Ἰωάννης Ραμπαούνης) was born on April 10, 1929, to Demetrios and Vasiliki Rambaounis (Ραμπαούνη) in Dorvitsa, Nafpactias, Greece. Upon completion of his high school education, he went on to complete a four-year program at the Hephaestus School of Mechanics, in Athens, Greece. He arrived in the United States on August 29, 1952, and later that year married Lorraine (Ourania) Papachristou in Mt. Vernon, N.Y.
Father John followed his calling later on in life and in August of 1984 was ordained a deacon and presbyter in Greece. Following his return to the United States in 1987, His Eminence Archbishop Iakovos assigned him as the Proistamenos of the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in downtown Manhattan. Father John continued to serve the St. Nicholas Church until the devastating terrorist attack of September 11, and the destruction of the church. A priest for almost 32 years, Father John served with zeal and dedication, and indeed was the heart and soul of the St. Nicholas Church, especially after its destruction. He labored tirelessly for the rebuilding of the church and anxiously awaited the completion of his beloved St. Nicholas, taking much pride in its designation as a National Shrine of our Archdiocese.
A compassionate and kind man with a gentle soul, Father truly loved his Church, his parishioners, and his beloved Presvytera of 64 years who survives him. May the Good Lord grant him rest in His heavenly kingdom and give comfort and strength to his loved ones. May his memory be eternal!
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in memory of Father John to the St. Nicholas Rebuilding Fund or for the St. Nicholas kouvouklion used for the Good Friday Epitaphios.


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Tag: Abdel Fattah Al Sisi
Egypt: Suez Canal Revenues Fall to $5 bln in 2016
January 19, 2017 January 19, 2017 Peter Mulvany
Egypt's Suez Canal revenues fell to $5.005 billion in 2016 from $5.175 billion the previous year. According to authorities of the waterway, the revenues reached $414.4 million for the month of December, Reuters reported. The canal revenues have become all Read more
Gulf News, HeadlinesAbdel Fattah Al Sisi, Reuters, Suez Canal
Russia to Resume Flights to Egypt
December 30, 2016 Jaber Ali
A year after Russian flights to Egypt were suspended in response to a fatal crash in Sinai, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's office on Thursday said Russia would resume its flights to the North African nation soon. The announcement follows Read more
Headlines, World NewsAbdel Fattah Al Sisi, Egypt, Islamic State, Russia, Sinai desert, tourism, Vladimir Putin
ISIS Promises Egypt "a Volcano of Jihad" after Execution of a Jihadist
December 16, 2016 Peter Mulvany
The Islamic State group vowed to trigger "a volcano of jihad" in Egypt following the execution Thursday of Abel Habara, leader of Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis, for his role in several deadly attacks. Egyptian authorities on Thursday executed the 40-year old Read more
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Egypt: Islamic State behind Coptic Cathedral Suicide Bombing
The Islamic State (IS) group has claimed responsibility for the Sunday suicide bombing in a Coptic cathedral in Cairo that killed at least 25 people and injured more than 49. In a message posted online through its media, Amaq, IS Read more
Headlines, World NewsAbdel Fattah Al Sisi, Abu Abdallah al-Masri, Amaq, Egypt, IS, Islamic State, Mahmoud Shafik Mohamed Mostafa, Mohab Mostafa Sayyed Qassem, Qatar
Israel: Putin Ready to Host Abbas-Netanyahu Talks, President al-Sisi
Egypt's President Abdel fattah al-Sisi has announced that Russian President Vladimir Putin is willing to host direct talks between Israel and Palestine as part of efforts to end the long standing conflict between the two parties. al-Sisi made the remarks Read more
Headlines, World NewsAbdel Fattah Al Sisi, Benjamin Netanyahu, Egypt, Israel, Mahmud Abbas, Moscow, Palestine, tel aviv, Vladimir Putin
Egypt to Promote Palestinian Cause at Security Council during Presidency
May 10, 2016 May 10, 2016 Peter Mulvany
President Mahmoud Abbas discussed with his Egyptian counterpart, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, in Cairo "ways of coordinating Arab efforts and the steps that need to be taken within the UN Security Council" to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict during Egypt's month-long rotating Read more
Headlines, World NewsAbdel Fattah Al Sisi, Cairo, Egypt, gaza, Hamas, Mahmoud Abbas, New York, Rafah border, Sameh Shoukry, UN Security Council
Saudi King Arrives in Cairo with his Largesse
April 8, 2016 Jaber Ali
The Saudi monarch arrived in Cairo Thursday in his first visit to Egypt since ascending to the throne, a special visit said to announce several billion-dollar agreements to shore up and revive Egypt's unraveled economy. King Salman's visit has been Read more
Headlines, World NewsAbdel Fattah Al Sisi, Cairo, Houthi, Islamic world, King Salman, Muslim Brotherhood, Qatari media, Saudi Arabia, Suez Canal, The New Arab
Égypte-Election: Turnout below 27%
October 22, 2015 Jaber Ali
The head of the Supreme Elections Commission (SEC) Ayman Abbas announced that the participation rate in the first round of the parliamentary elections was at 26.55%, which is much lower than the rate scored during the 2011-12 parliamentary election held Read more
Headlines, World NewsAbdel Fattah Al Sisi, African Union, Ayman Abbas, Mubarak, Muslim Brotherhood, parliamentary election, SEC, Supreme Elections Commission
Egypt, KSA sign Cairo Declaration to boost cooperation and integration
July 31, 2015 Jaber Ali
Saudi Defense Minister Mohammed Bin Salman's one-day visit to Cairo ended with the Egyptian presidency announcing the adoption of the "Cairo Declaration" that is geared towards strengthening cooperation and boosting military, economic and investment ties between the two countries. Under the six-point Declaration, Read more
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Ali Askhatovich Shogentsukov (Russian: Али́ Асха́дович Шогенцу́ков, Kabardian: ЩоджэнцIыкIу Iэсхьэд и къуэ Алий; 28 October 1900, Bekhisen, Terek Oblast – 29 November 1941, Babruysk, Belarus) was a Kabardian teacher, writer and translator, and the founder of literature in the Kabardian language.

Life

He studied at the madrasa and the Pedagological Institute of Bekhisen and later in Istanbul, later on he came back to Kabardino-Balkaria, where he worked as a teacher.

In autumn 1941, he died in a Nazi concentration camp.

Works
 Стиххэмрэ поэмэхэмрэ 1938
 Хьэжыгъэ пут закъуэ : Рассказ, 1940
 Ныбжьыщ1э хахуэ: Поэма, 1940

References and external links

1900 births
1941 deaths
Soviet writers
Kabardian-language writers
Circassian people of Russia
Soviet people who died in Nazi concentration camps
Soviet translators


I've designed Shamrock Math so that it can be used with various ages and skill levels! It is also GREAT for visual learners as well as your kinesthetic learners who love hands-on manipulatives!
Math Skills: single digit addition, single digit subtraction, addition fact families, double digit addition, counting using block ten markers, place value, multiplication fact families, word problems, division.
Please Note: The counters and mats will take prep time. Counters are best prepared by printing, laminating and cutting apart (to use year after year). Mats should be printed and laminated as well.


How to Enjoy 3D Blu-ray videos on Freefly VR Headset?
The Freefly VR is a smartphone adapter that allows virtual reality content to be experienced with the smartphone that most people already carry in their pockets. Within seconds of wearing the Freefly VR, you can be sitting in a fantasy theater, dancing through the clubs or touring exotic locations! Music videos, movies and games that can be downloaded from Google Play and the App Store are all pushing forward into virtual reality, offering 3D 360 degree worlds to explore. The lightweight device blocks external light allowing you to truly lose yourself in another world.
After getting this great VR headset, chances are you want to view 3D Blu-ray movies with it. Well, this article mainly focuses on how to enjoy 3D Blu-rays videos on Freefly VR with smooth workflow. When it comes to playing 3D videos, Freefly VR requires either side-by-side or top-to-bottom (top down), but most Blu-rays are in the "frame packed" format. So the workaround is to download a 3D Blu-ray ripping program that can convert a frame packed Blu-ray to a SBS or TD.
For 3D Glasses, 3D SBS MP4 is the most compatible format, including Freely VR. So you can choose to rip 3D Blu-ray to 3D MP4 for Freely VR via iPhone. To reach the goal, a Blu-ray Ripper is needed. Here, Pavtube BDMagic review>. With applying it, you can easily rip any commercial and region-locked 3D Blu-rays to 3D MP4/MKV for Freely VR as well as Gear VR, GOODO VR, Oculus Rift DK2, or other popular VR devices. What's more, with the built-in editor, you can trim, crop, adjust special effect to your 3D Blu-ray videos, so that you can get the very part and effects at your will. If you are a Mac user, you can turn to Pavtube BDMagic for Mac (El Capitan, Yosemite included), which has the same function as the Windows version.
Click "Format" to select an output profile. Here you can follow the path "MP4 Side-by-Side 3D Video (*.mp4)" for ripping Blu-ray to side-by-side 3D MP4 video.
Tip: If necessary, you are allowed to adjust video and audio presets in Settings. Parameters like video codec, video bitrate, video frame rate, audio sample rate, audio channel, and more can be adjusted to achieve a better video/audio playback on Freefly VR Headset. An important issue that you must consider that in Freefly VR Headset, resolution for each eye is not Full HD but half the QHD screen. That is means a spilt VR resolution of 1280 x 1440 for each eye on Freefly VR Headset. It has a 60Hz refresh rate and a 96 degree field of view.
Click "Settings" button to do corresponding settings regarding to video, audio. Plus, you can also select 3D Anaglyph like Left/Right mode.
Hit the Convert button; this video converter will start to convert 3D Blu-ray to SBS MP4 files. After the conversion is over, connect the USB drive with computer and head to the destination folder where the converted files are stored and get them to Freefly VR headset for enjoyment using its Video Player app without any hassles. Now, just enjoy.
Except for that last part which borders on the technical side, watching movies on your Freefly VR is a simple matter. All you really need to do is copy your movies in the correct folder and you're good to go.
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