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Wayne Cavadi | NCAA.com | January 22, 2018
7 of college baseball's biggest questions before the 2018 season
Luken Baker hopes to land TCU back in Omaha for the fifth straight year.
Last week, we took a look at a few things that will make the Southeastern Conference fun to watch this season. But what about the rest of the country?
MORE: 5 things that will make the SEC fun in 2018
There are 64 teams that will get a chance for the glory of playing in TD Ameritrade Park Omaha. The road to the College World Series is half the fun. There are plenty storylines to watch this year, but here are a few that we find the most compelling.
Will TCU end the season in Omaha for a fifth consecutive year?
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TCU is college baseball's model of consistency. It has won 48, 51, 49 and 50 games in each of the past season, and ended the season in Omaha. The Horned Frogs are on a remarkable run, seemingly reloading as a baseball superpower each year.
"We block out everything outside," Luken Baker told NCAA.com. "Everyone has all these expectations for us. But what makes TCU unique is the core values — selfless, excellence, energy — and maintaining the culture of how the program is run. It's run on character and discipline and doing the little things right."
They have one of the more exciting players in the nation returning to help them get back to Omaha.
Baker had a monster freshman year, leading the Big 12 in batting average (.379), hits (94), runs (59), RBI (62), and total bases (143) to go along with 16 doubles and 11 home runs. He was on pace for a big sophomore year (.317/.454/.528, eight HRs, eight 2Bs) before his season ended on May 12 due to injury.
"I'm ready to go, I don't feel any lingering effects," Baker said. "I've felt 100 percent since two or three weeks after I was fully cleared. I'm excited to get back out there and win a championship."
There's sure to be a lot of new faces in the lineup, but where there is familiarity is on the bump. Jared Janczak and Nick Lodolo return from last year's rotation.
"Having Janczak, Lidolo, and Sean Wymer, they're incredible," Baker said. "Whenever I see them step on the mound, the whole team gets excited. We know they're going to get out there and shove, they have great stuff and great mentalities. It puts the defense and offense at ease. The defense knows they're going to fill up the strike zone and the offense knows that they're going to give us a chance to win every time."
Baker, who came into college ball as a potential two-way star, has given up pitching to focus on his big bat. The Frogs have a deep staff and he doesn't need to worry about a return to the mound.
"Yea, I miss pitching, but I don't think about it too much," Baker said. "I'm not big on living in the past, but I'll make a joke now and again. But with that three-headed monster we got rolling and the bullpen that we have, there's no reason for me to get back on the bump."
Evan Skoug and Austen Wade are gone. The stage is Baker's for the spotlight. If he stays healthy he should be able to shine. Four straight trips to the CWS, so anything less with one of college baseball's brightest stars would be disappointing. They will sure be fun to watch.
"We have some exciting pieces," Baker said. "It's baseball, it's never one guy. We have a lot of talent that's come in. We'll get help from that pitching staff at the beginning of the year when we're getting our feet underneath us offensively, but I feel like the new guys are going to play a big role in what we are going to do this year."
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How big can Oregon State's Nick Madrigal play?
Nick Madrigal leads an Oregon State lineup full of experience.
Madrigal had a huge season for the Beavers, toppling his dazzling freshman year numbers. Oregon State's second baseman hit .380/.449/.532 with four home runs and 20 doubles, while swiping 16 bags, scoring a team-best 53 runs as one of the leaders for a 56-win Beavers squad.
All that at just 5-foot-7.
Madrigal has transformed himself from a nice hitting, middle infielder to a potentially high draft pick. While he may not have the power to send it over the fence too often, he knows how to find the gaps and hardly strikes out. He puts the barrel on the ball, and with he and Steven Kwan atop the lineup, the Beavers should score plenty of runs once again in 2018.
Madrigal will have the opportunity to play even larger than last year. Oregon State returns a lineup full of experience, with all nine starters earning significant playing time last season. Kwan, Madrigal, Trevor Larnach, Jack Anderson, Tyler Malone, Michael Gretler, Adley Rutschman, and Cadyn Grenier are all back. That's scary for any team, especially one coming of a 56-win campaign. If there is any team that can top that, it may be this one.
What can Clemson's Seth Beer do in his junior season?
Fun name? Check. Fun beard? Check. Fun home run swing? You better believe it.
Beer stepped into the national spotlight with a huge freshman campaign in 2016. He won Freshman of the Year honors as well as the Dick Howser Award slashing .369/.535/.700 with 13 doubles, 18 home runs and 70 RBI. He displayed some of the best plate discipline in the nation, walking more than double the amount of times he struck out (27 strikeouts, 62 walks).
Another preseason first-team All-America honor for Seth Beer! #Clemson @PerfectGameUSA pic.twitter.com/OJ0I9fszp4
— Clemson Baseball (@ClemsonBaseball) January 9, 2018
Not bad for a kid that graduated high school early to play in the spring.
Beer's follow-up campaign in 2017 was good by every measure. Except his own. He fell short of the lofty expectations he set the previous season, and while he put up numbers most others would love to have, they simply didn't build on the year prior.
Now the stage is set. The ACC has no shortage of star power and elite programs. If Clemson -- a team returning no starting pitching from last year's 42-win squad -- wants to return to the postseason, the offense will have to carry the charge early on. If Beer gets rolling out of the gate, the Tigers are heading back to Top 25 territory.
Can Tristan Beck reclaim his status as the Stanford ace?
Beck made an immediate impact on the college baseball landscape as a freshman in 2016. He was just the third freshman to get the ball on Opening Day in Stanford history (Mike Mussina and Cal Quantrill the other two), and quickly became the ace of the rotation, finishing 6-5 with a 2.48 ERA in 2016. But Beck wouldn't see the mound in 2017.
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— Stanford Baseball (@StanfordBSB) January 12, 2018
While he missed the season due to injury, something happened on the bump for Stanford. Kris Bubic broke out.
Bubic is coming off a monster campaign as the Cardinal's ace, going 7-6 with a 2.79 ERA and 96 strikeouts in 90 innings. He continued to light it up in the Cape Cod Summer League with a 1.65 ERA and a league-best 41 strikeouts en route to Pitcher of the Year honors.
It's a new era of Stanford baseball as David Esquer steps in after Mark Marquess ended his 41-year tenure as skipper of the Cardinal. Esquer gets to start his career with a one-two punch to be reckoned with. They'll be put to an early test, facing Cal State Fullerton on opening weekend.
What's next for West Virginia?
Twenty-one years. West Virginia teased the nation in 2016, looking like they would end its 20-year drought from NCAA regional play with an exciting team, but fell just short. Last year, head coach Randy Mazey's crew finished what the 2016 team started.
Broken records, top-25 rankings, upset wins and a return to the NCAA Tournament. We had some fun in.#2017Faves #HailWV pic.twitter.com/HbTMeuHBjX
— WVU Baseball (@WVUBaseball) December 31, 2017
The Mountaineers made it to the finals for the third time in program history, but failed to advance. This could very well be the season they break the mold.
Despite losing Jackson Cramer and Kyle Davis, WVU has big group of returners. Braden Zabrinsky is the most exciting, finishing the season as one of five finalists for the John Olerud Award. As the only two-way player amongst the finalists back in 2018, he's arguably the early favorite.
Zabrinsky led the team with a .336 batting average, albeit in limited time in the starting lineup. He was an even bigger presence out of the bullpen, where he went 6-2 with a 2.75 ERA, a team-best six saves and more than a strikeout per inning.
The Big XII is loaded with top notch programs, but with a lot of experienced players, West Virginia could finally rewrite its history and reach the ever-elusive Super Regionals.
How quickly can Scott Googins turn around Cincinnati?
Xavier baseball wasn't a very big national presence before Scott Googins arrival. He leaves after 12 seasons, the all-time winningest coach, rewriting the record book. Xavier won its first Atlantic 10 Championship in 2008 under Googins, and then went on to win its first NCAA tournament game the same season. He helped make the Muskateers a presence in the Big East, winning back-to-back conference championships in 2016 and '17.
Now, Googins takes his talents down the road, looking to turn around a Bearcats baseball program.
WOW. @CoachGoogs CINCINNATI gear never looked so good on you #BeatXavier pic.twitter.com/Uyvbf8l2Ln
— The Cincy Bearcat (@TheCincyBearcat) December 2, 2017
This is a big challenge and to expect them to compete in Year 1 is a bit unfair to Googins. The Bearcats haven't been to the NCAA tournament in 43 years, and the American Athletic Conference is stacked with tough competition from top to bottom. But, he can use that AAC exposure and spacious Marge Schott Stadium to go out and bring in players that fit his mold.
Googins has some nice pieces to work with. A.J. Bumpass broke out last season, batting .287 with 15 doubles and seven home runs, all of those numbers second-best on the team. Connor McVey has started 176 games in his Cincinnati career and as a guy that can get the bat on the ball, his leadership will be needed. J.T Perez, David Orndorff and A.J. Olasz combined to make 30 starts last season, so there are veterans on the bump.
His work is cut out for him. But if Googins has shown anything its that he can make his teams fun to watch.
What can South Alabama's Travis Swaggerty possibly do next?
Travis Swaggerty is becoming one of the best all-around players in the nation for the Jaguars.
Swaggerty has been a stat sheet stuffer since his arrival in Mobile, Alabama in 2016. He had an impressive freshman campaign, slashing .303/.431/.422 with 12 doubles, four home runs and 20 stolen bases. When the lights shined the brightest, so did Swaggerty, hitting .412 in his first career NCAA postseason.
The 5-foot-11 outfielder followed that up with a Second-Team All-American performance, slashing .356/.484/.571 wih 11 home runs and 19 stolen bases. He exploded in the first game of the NCAA Tournament, going 3-4 with a double, home run and four RBI in a 6-3 victory against Mississippi State in the Hattiesburg regional.
Swaggerty then became the first Jaguar to play for Team USA over the summer. He represented them well, hitting .328 with 21 hits and six stolen bases.
That's a pretty stout resumé for two years.
South Alabama enters the season No. 20 in the D1Baseball.com poll, and Swaggerty is piling up preseason All-American honors. All eyes will be on Mobile as South Alabama should contend for the Sun Belt title. With the exciting Dylan Hardy atop the lineup, Swaggerty could be in for his biggest season yet.
Wayne Cavadi has covered all things Division II sports for NCAA.com since 2016. His work has appeared on Bleacher Report, MLB.com, AJC.com, SB Nation and FoxSports.com and in publications like The Advocate and Lindy's Sports.
Clemson basketball takes home the gold for the United States at the World University Games
The United States, comprised of 2019-20 Clemson players, defeated Ukraine 85-63 to win the gold medal in the World University Games at Palasport Del Mauro.
When does the 2019 college football season start?
Since Clemson beat Alabama in January, we've all been wondering the same thing: When does the 2019 college football season start?


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Records tumble in bonkers opener to Euros as Italy deliver title statement
Italy celebrate a 3-0 win over Turkey.Source: Supplied
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Italy got their Euro 2020 campaign off the mark with an impressive 3-0 win over Turkey in the curtain-raiser for the postponed continental tournament at home in Rome on Friday.
Playing their first major tournament in five years after failing to qualify for the 2018 world Cup, all the goals came in the second half in front of a Stadio Olimpico that was filled to a quarter of its capacity.
Merih Demiral's own goal put Italy ahead before Ciro Immobile and Lorenzo Insigne netted for Roberto Mancini's side in the Group A opener.
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The win capped an emotional night in the Italian capital which saw 16,000 fans return to the Stadio Olimpico.
A spectacular sound and light show and fireworks preceded kick-off for the month-long 24-team event, which will be played across 11 countries having been delayed for a year because of the coronavirus pandemic.
There was a performance by the Italian National Police orchestra, a parade of huge inflatable balloons on the pitch, tenor Andrea Bocelli sang 'Nessun Dorma' before a virtual performance from Martin Garrix, Bono and The Edge.
Former Italy World Cup winners Alessandro Nesta and Francesco Totti, who played for Lazio and Roma during their careers at the Stadio Olimpico, carried the ball to the centre of the pitch before kick-off.
On the pitch, Italy dominated early on with a three-man attack led by Immobile, who plays for Lazio.
The 31-year-old had several near misses in the first half, coming up against a solid Turkey defence who held their own.
Turkey could also thank goalkeeper Ugurcan Cakir for pulling off a big save on 23 minutes, tipping over Italy captain Giorgio Chiellini's powerful goal-bound header off an Insigne corner.
Italy finally broke through eight minutes after the break when the unfortunate Demiral found himself in the path of a Federico Berardi cross for Immobile, the Juventus defender bundling the ball into his own net.
It was the first time in European Championship that the opening goal of the tournament has been an own goal.
Leonardo Spinazzola had a chance for a second minutes later, with Immobile sending the rebound wide.
Immobile finally got his goal, his 14th for Italy, and first in a major tournament, in the 66th minute, scoring from a rebound after Cakir had saved from Spinazzola.
And Insigne curled in the third with 11 minutes to go.
Turkey and in-form captain Burak Yilmaz could not find a way back. Italy's only European title was in 1968, with Turkey's best effort a run to the semi-finals at Euro 2008.
Italy play Switzerland in Rome next Wednesday, with Turkey taking on Wales in Baku.

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Founded in 1968, Italy Ferretti Group was the largest luxury yacht manufacturer over the world, and owned eight yacht brands, among which, the four brands Ferretti, Pershing, Riva were top 10 brands of the world. Ferretti Group owned the most advanced ship development, power matching and interior design centers, global supplier system more than 670 companies and most advanced manufacturing system of the world. Ferretti developed more than 100 dealers and agents in over 80 countries and area, and set up more than 100 repair website and supply center of parts in 35 countries to ensure continuous supply of more than 5000 accessories. The company had 9 shipyards, among which, 8 shipyards were in Italy, and 1 was in Miami of America, and had nearly 2,000 employees.
In order to build Blue Economic Zone of Shandong peninsula, Weichai Group signed the strategic restructure agreement with Ferretti Company on January 10th, 2012, and Weichai Group obtained 75% share of New Ferretti Company by a price of 374 million Euros. Two sides completed the delivery formally on July 3rd, 2012. Though the restructure, Weichai Group achieved the transformation from only depending on investment to consumer-driven, from land power manufacturer to sea power manufacturer, and from operating Chinese brand to global brand. That was the symbol of high-end yacht manufacturing base landing in Shandong comprehensively.
Ferretti Yachts, the Group's historical brand established in 1968 builds flybridge planing yachts in GRP measuring 55 to 96 feet (16-27 meters) in length overall.
Pershing, joined the Ferretti Group in 1998, and is one of the leading companies in the world for the production of open fibreglass yachts, with a single driving position, measuring between 50 and 115 feet (15-35 meters).
Itama, historical brand in the Italian shipbuilding industry, one of the most famous in the sector of open type fiberglass yachts, with the single, outdoor driving position and classical hull, in lengths varying from 45 to 75 feet (around 14-24 meters) and a speed of 34 to 50 knots.
Riva was founded in 1842 and has been part of the Ferretti Group since 2000. It is one of the best-known producers of luxury fiberglass yachts in the world measuring 27 to 122 feet (9-37 meters) of flybridge, open and coupé lines.
Mochi Craft, has been part of the Ferretti Group since 2001, and has been designing and building luxury fiberglass loabster boat – Dolphin line - with the typical American shape with a contemporary design and layout, measuring 13 to 23 meters since 2003.
CRN, established in 1963 under the name of "Costruzioni e Riparazioni Navali S.r.l." joined the Ferretti Group in 1999, and builds fully-custom steel and aluminium displacement mega-yachts measuring 40 to 90 meters.
Custom Line , established in 1996, builds semi-custom flybridge planing yachts in GRP measuring 28 to 38 meters in length overall. Custom Line features two distinct product lines: the planing series and the Navetta series.


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Keshava Sudhakar is an Indian politician serving as the Minister of Medical Education and Health of Karnataka from 6 February 2020. He was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Chikkaballapur in the 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Indian National Congress and later was re-elected to the house in 2019 as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.

He was the youngest cabinet minister in the Fourth B. S. Yeddyurappa ministry being only 46 years old at the time of taking charge, serving as the Minister of Medical education from Health and Family Welfare Department. He was again sworn-in as a minister in the Basavaraj Bommai ministry.

During the COVID-19 pandemic in Karnataka he was part of the COVID-19 Response team for Karnataka along with Chief Minister B. S. Yeddyurappa and Minister of Health  and Family Welfare B. Sriramulu and few others. He was key participant of key policy making and rapid response to the pandemic.

Controversies

Operation Kamala

He was one of the 15 MLAs who fell in Operation Kamala and resigned in July 2019, effectively bringing down the H. D. Kumaraswamy-led coalition government of Indian National Congress and Janata Dal (Secular).

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Living people
Karnataka MLAs 2013–2018
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The colonists brought the musical traditions of their German homeland to the Russian steppe. The settlers would have been very familiar with worship services that included organ music.
Over the course of its history, several pastors of the Norka congregation had ties to the United Brethren, also known as the Moravian Church, which placed a high premium on Christian unity, personal piety, missions, and music. These pastors had a strong influence on the role that music played in the worship services. This influence continued to be evident in the North American settlements where groups of immigrants from Norka formed congregations.
Based on the information available, it appears that the Norka congregation enjoyed two organs during its history from 1767 to 1941. The organs were housed in three churches during this time period.
Remarkably, the first of three churches in Norka was built in 1768 during the first year of settlement. The early years were filled with many hardships for the colonists and there were insufficient funds available to purchase an organ for the church. Before the acquisition of the first organ, it is likely that a larger harmonium (a reed organ pumped by foot) or a brass band provided the musical accompaniment.
The interior of the Norka church in 1912 showing the organ above the entry door. Source: AHSGR Journal - Summer 1985.
After several decades, the colony was firmly established and became one of the most successful in the Volga German settlement. In August of 1784, Rev. John Baptista Cattaneo became the pastor of Norka. Under Rev. Cattaneo's leadership, the congregation made a decision in 1791 to purchase an organ, probably from the chapel of the Castle Barby in Germany, at a cost of 304 Rubles. The castle organ was used from 1747 to about 1809 by the Moravian Church. Later the Moravians moved to Gnadau, a village about 5 kilometers (or 3 miles) away from Barby. At that time, Barby was part of Saxony (today the German state of Saxony-Anhalt) and was the home of the Moravian Theological Seminary.
The Castle at Barby which was used as a seminary by the Moravian Brethren. The chapel part of the left wing of this complex.
It is likely that the organ was disassembled in Barby and then transported to Norka over water and land, in much the same way as the original colonists. At the date of the organ's arrival in Norka, the population was about 1,500.
After 30 years of service in the first church, the organ purchased in Barby continued in use at the second Norka church that was built in 1822. By this time the population of Norka was approximately 3,000.
The beginning of construction for the third church was marked on June 24, 1880. The cornerstone was laid in place during a worship service led by Rev. Wilhelm Stärkel, who was the pastor of the growing Norka parish, which numbered about 7,000 at the time. When the new church was completed in 1882, the aging organ purchased in 1791 likely continued serving the congregation for several more years.
In 1890, Rev. Stärkel represented the congregation in submitting an order to the E. F. Walcker & Cie. of Ludwigsburg, Germany to build an organ specially designed for the new church. Walcker Orgelbau was established in 1780 by Johann Eberhard Walcker who opened a small shop in Cannstatt. In his first year of production, Walcker built an organ for the Lutheran Garrison Church in Ludwigsburg. The founder's son, Eberhard Friedrich Walcker, moved the company to Ludwigsburg in 1820. E. F. Walcker built his first Opus in 1821 for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Kochersteinfeld and that organ is still in use today.
The original drawing of the organ built for Norka, Opus 586, courtesy of Gerhard Walcker-Mayer.
In 1840, the Walcker firm delivered its first organ to a foreign country, the Lutheran Church of Saint Peter in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The organ weighed over 20 tons and was transported down the Rhine River and across the North and Baltic Seas to it's final destination, a journey lasting two months. More commissions for additional organs in Russia soon followed.
The E. F. Walcker company built organs for Volga German colonies in Katharinenstadt (Samara Province) and Warenburg (Samara Province), as well as German settlements in Bessarabia, Cherson and the Kuban region.
The organ built for the Norka congregation was Opus 586 (the 586th organ built by the company). The organ was constructed in Ludwigsburg and shipped to the lower Volga region of Russia. The work order indicates delivery to the Talovka (Beideck) station which is near a rail line and the Volga River port of Schilling.
Handwritten pages detailing the order and specifications for the organ purchased by the Norka congregation from the E. F. Walcker firm. Courtesy of Gerhard Walcker-Mayer.
Upon arrival in Norka in 1891, craftsman from Walcker installed the organ on the second floor of the church over the entry door and opposite the altar. The organ was supported by three sets of columns connected by horizontal supports which carried the weight of the instrument. The old organ, which had served the people of Norka for exactly 100 years, was removed and presumably retired.
The 10,000 people living in the colony at that time must have been very anxious to hear the organist breathe life into the beautiful new instrument.
The organ was played by the schoolmaster and had the possibility of twenty registers or musical variations. Although it was said to be only about one-quarter the size of a full pipe organ, it would still cause the church to vibrate when the volume reached its maximum. The organ-pedaller who sat behind the organ pumped air into the different length of tubes leading to the large number of pipes. The Walcker organ was said to be one of the finest in the Volga German colonies.
It is believed that the organ, which had brought so much joy to the people of Norka, was lost in the late 1930s when the Soviets destroyed the church.
According to Gerhard Walcker-Mayer, the current proprietor of Walcker Orgelbau, the organ in Norka is very similar to the Walcker organ in the Dalziel St. Andrews Parish Church in Motherwell, Scotland. This organ was built in 1899 and also has twenty registers. The YouTube video below provides a sample of organ music from the Motherwell church starting at the beginning of the video.
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Chainlink (LINK) Bags A New All-Time-High
Chainlink (LINK)has seen astonishing growth over the last couple of months despite the non-volatility from Bitcoin and other leading tokens. Recently the altcoin moved up in the ranks to shift into the top ten cryptocurrencies by volume trading. Since June, Chainlink surged in price, doubling its trading value in less than a month to smash its all-time-high. Now the token is looking at a new record high for the platform. Its number of Twitter followers has reached its all-time-high.
While this might sound like a trivial statistic to look at for a cryptocurrency project, social media following can have a remarkable impact on the adoption of the platform. Researchers at CryptoCompare wrote that the social media following, primarily on Twitter, for Chainlink are continuing to grow "from strength to strength."
#LINK has been one of the standout #altcoin performers of 2020 and seems to be going from strength to strength.
Its social media followers seem to be growing in tandem as it gains popularity.
Where will $LINK be at the end of 2020? pic.twitter.com/XmODcmYLxT
— CryptoCompare (@CryptoCompare) July 24, 2020
The social media following, not a common metric for measuring the growth of a cryptocurrency, is worthwhile noting in this case. The correlation between followers and sentiment is strong, and it's possible to suggest that the cryptocommunity on Twitter can have a strong sway on the price movement.
Why Is Chainlink Price Increasing?
There are two factors which could be pointing to Chainlink's growth. One is the new partnerships that are coming onboard with Chainlink and the other is the growth of Decentralized Finance (DeFi). Since the total value locked in the DeFi market has reached new records at $3.56 billion, Chainlink has seen more usage by DeFi protocols.
And as the sentiment increases from these factors, so does the growth trend.
Aave CEO Stani Kulechov offered that he sees promise in the ease and convenience of the project because of DeFi:
"I think part of composability is that you don't have to build everything by yourself. Chainlink's oracle is very good, and it's part of this whole composability idea, it's vital."
Chainlink: Set To Go To The Moon?
It's hard to tell whether the market will allow the token to continue to surge. Michael van de Poppe, full-time trader at the Amsterdam Stock Exchange believes that in the short-term, we could expect a pullback and a dip in LINK prices after a rejection. He noted that the token might "be on a slight support now, otherwise, we're going to test the lows around $7.15 again."
Traders and investors are cautiously optimistic for the longer-term strength of Chainklink. Given how bearish the market has been, the overall continues growth of the token will be tested based on strong fundamentals, DeFi growth, and consistent partnerships.


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Bedphones let you listen to music while you doze off
Desperate to listen to music in bed but wary of disturbing your spouse or losing your earphones inside the murky depths of your ear canal?
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October 17, 2011 10:13 AM PDT
Desperate to listen to music in bed, but wary of disturbing your spouse or losing your conventional earphones inside the murky depths of your ear canal?
Step this way, music addict, and cuddle up with the Bedphones -- the first headphones we've seen that are designed specifically for use in bed.
The Bedphones were created by US developer Eric Dubs, and feature "ultra-light, super-slim" cushioned earpieces that the user "barely feels" when lying flat on his or her ears. The earpieces clip over your ears using earhooks made of flexible memory wire, which keep the Bedphones in place.
It also sports a 1.5m-long cable, which means you don't need to curl up next to your iPod at night -- you can place it safe and sound on a window sill, night stand or on the floor.
Usefully, Bedphones also come with a free app called Bedphones Music Controller, which is available for both iPhone and Android smart phones. This displays a big pause and play button on the screen, making your device easier to operate when you're dosing off. The app also has a Smart Mode function that uses your phone's accelerometer to determine when you've stopped tossing and turning and have fallen asleep.
If you're prone to fidgeting around in your sleep, the timer mode lets you specify the length of time the phone plays for before deactivating the music.
The Bedphones are available to buy from iheadphones for £27.
We drowned AirPods, Powerbeats Pro and Galaxy Buds: We sprayed them, dunked them and even put them through the wash to find out which one of these three wireless earphones can handle the most water.
Discuss: Bedphones let you listen to music while you doze off


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package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"os"
	"time"
	"context"
	"os/signal"
	"talkativeOtter/internal/webserv"
)

func main( ) {

	fmt.Println( "Starting up!" )
	defer fmt.Println( "Shutting down..." )

	// TODO: Give config
	shutdown := webserv.MakeAndStartServ( )

	// Wait for interrupt
	sigChan := make( chan os.Signal, 1 )
	signal.Notify( sigChan, os.Interrupt )
	<- sigChan

	// Graceful shutdown
	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout( context.Background( ), 5 * time.Second )
	defer cancel( )
	shutdown( ctx )

}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


Truth is stranger than fiction when it comes to the creative way that grantees use their grant resources. Let Sefton and Bill, auditors with over 70 combined years of federal, state, and municipal audit experience, guide you through the dos and don'ts of spending federal grant dollars. Auditors of federal programs use the cost principles as criteria to evaluate compliance with contract provisions. The cost principles apply to almost all federal grant programs and contain specific prohibitions against entertainment and some legal fees. The cost principles also advise grantees on how to document payroll expenditures.
Sefton Boyars, CPA, CFS, CGFM, CIA, was the U.S. Department of Education's regional inspector general for audit in regions IX and X until he retired in 1996. During his 35-year career, Sefton worked for a variety of federal and local government audit agencies. He's a member of the California Society of CPAs and was a long-time chair of his chapter's combined committee on accounting principles and auditing standards and government accounting and auditing.
Sefton is a past chair of the Western Intergovernmental Audit Forum and often served as chair or cochair of its subcommittees and roundtables. He's also an experienced trainer and has taught for numerous organizations, including federal, state, and local governments; professional associations; the USDA Graduate School; and Management Concepts, Inc. Sefton received the Association of Government Accountant's National Education and Training Award for 1998.


text:
/* //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 * trace
 */
#define TB_TRACE_MODULE_NAME            "coroutine"
#define TB_TRACE_MODULE_DEBUG           (1)

/* //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 * includes
 */
#include "coroutine.h"
#include "scheduler.h"
#include "../../memory/memory.h"
#if defined(__tb_valgrind__) && defined(TB_CONFIG_VALGRIND_HAVE_VALGRIND_STACK_REGISTER)
#   include "valgrind/valgrind.h"
#endif

/* //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 * macros
 */

// the stack guard magic
#define TB_COROUTINE_STACK_GUARD            (0xbeef)

// the default stack size, @note we will allocate it from large/virtual allocator if size >= TB_VIRTUAL_MEMORY_DATA_MINN
#define TB_COROUTINE_STACK_DEFSIZE          TB_VIRTUAL_MEMORY_DATA_MINN

/* //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 * implementation
 */
static tb_void_t tb_coroutine_entry(tb_context_from_t from)
{
    // get the from-coroutine
    tb_coroutine_t* coroutine_from = (tb_coroutine_t*)from.priv;
    tb_assert(coroutine_from && from.context);

    // update the context
    coroutine_from->context = from.context;
    tb_assert(from.context);

    // get the current coroutine
    tb_coroutine_t* coroutine = (tb_coroutine_t*)tb_coroutine_self();
    tb_assert(coroutine);

    // trace
    tb_trace_d("entry: %p stack: %p - %p from coroutine(%p)", coroutine, coroutine->stackbase - coroutine->stacksize, coroutine->stackbase, coroutine_from);

#ifdef __tb_debug__
    // check it
    tb_coroutine_check(coroutine);
#endif

    // get function and private data
    tb_coroutine_func_t func = coroutine->rs.func.func;
    tb_cpointer_t       priv = coroutine->rs.func.priv;
    tb_assert(func);

    // reset rs data first for waiting io
    tb_memset(&coroutine->rs, 0, sizeof(coroutine->rs));

    // call the coroutine function
    func(priv);

    // finish the current coroutine and switch to the other coroutine
    tb_co_scheduler_finish((tb_co_scheduler_t*)tb_co_scheduler_self());
}

/* //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 * implementation
 */
tb_coroutine_t* tb_coroutine_init(tb_co_scheduler_ref_t scheduler, tb_coroutine_func_t func, tb_cpointer_t priv, tb_size_t stacksize)
{
    // check
    tb_assert_and_check_return_val(scheduler && func, tb_null);

    // done
    tb_bool_t       ok = tb_false;
    tb_coroutine_t* coroutine = tb_null;
    do
    {
        // init stack size
        if (!stacksize) stacksize = TB_COROUTINE_STACK_DEFSIZE;

#ifdef __tb_debug__
        // patch debug stack size for (assert, trace ..)
        stacksize <<= 1;
#endif

        /* make coroutine
         *
         * TODO:
         *
         * - segment stack
         *
         *  -----------------------------------------------
         * | coroutine | guard | ... stacksize ... | guard |
         *  -----------------------------------------------
         */
        coroutine = (tb_coroutine_t*)tb_malloc_bytes(sizeof(tb_coroutine_t) + stacksize + sizeof(tb_uint16_t));
        tb_assert_and_check_break(coroutine);

        // save scheduler
        coroutine->scheduler = scheduler;

        // init stack
        coroutine->stackbase = (tb_byte_t*)&(coroutine[1]) + stacksize;
        coroutine->stacksize = stacksize;

        // fill guard
        coroutine->guard = TB_COROUTINE_STACK_GUARD;
        tb_bits_set_u16_ne(coroutine->stackbase, TB_COROUTINE_STACK_GUARD);

        // init function and user private data
        coroutine->rs.func.func = func;
        coroutine->rs.func.priv = priv;

        // make context
        coroutine->context = tb_context_make(coroutine->stackbase - stacksize, stacksize, tb_coroutine_entry);
        tb_assert_and_check_break(coroutine->context);

#if defined(__tb_valgrind__) && defined(TB_CONFIG_VALGRIND_HAVE_VALGRIND_STACK_REGISTER)
        // register valgrind stack
        coroutine->valgrind_stack_id = VALGRIND_STACK_REGISTER(coroutine->stackbase - stacksize, coroutine->stackbase);
#endif

#ifdef __tb_debug__
        // check it
        tb_coroutine_check(coroutine);
#endif

        // ok
        ok = tb_true;

    } while (0);

    // failed?
    if (!ok)
    {
        // exit it
        if (coroutine) tb_coroutine_exit(coroutine);
        coroutine = tb_null;
    }

    // trace
    tb_trace_d("init %p", coroutine);

    // ok?
    return coroutine;
}
tb_coroutine_t* tb_coroutine_reinit(tb_coroutine_t* coroutine, tb_coroutine_func_t func, tb_cpointer_t priv, tb_size_t stacksize)
{
    // check
    tb_assert_and_check_return_val(coroutine && func, tb_null);

    // done
    tb_bool_t ok = tb_false;
    do
    {
        // init stack size
        if (!stacksize) stacksize = TB_COROUTINE_STACK_DEFSIZE;

#ifdef __tb_debug__
        // patch debug stack size for (assert, trace ..)
        stacksize <<= 1;

        // check coroutine
        tb_coroutine_check(coroutine);
#endif

#if defined(__tb_valgrind__) && defined(TB_CONFIG_VALGRIND_HAVE_VALGRIND_STACK_REGISTER)
        // deregister valgrind stack
        VALGRIND_STACK_DEREGISTER(coroutine->valgrind_stack_id);
#endif

        // remake coroutine
        if (stacksize > coroutine->stacksize)
            coroutine = (tb_coroutine_t*)tb_ralloc_bytes(coroutine, sizeof(tb_coroutine_t) + stacksize + sizeof(tb_uint16_t));
        else stacksize = coroutine->stacksize;
        tb_assert_and_check_break(coroutine && coroutine->scheduler);

        // init stack
        coroutine->stackbase = (tb_byte_t*)&(coroutine[1]) + stacksize;
        coroutine->stacksize = stacksize;

        // fill guard
        coroutine->guard = TB_COROUTINE_STACK_GUARD;
        tb_bits_set_u16_ne(coroutine->stackbase, TB_COROUTINE_STACK_GUARD);

        // init function and user private data
        coroutine->rs.func.func = func;
        coroutine->rs.func.priv = priv;

        // make context
        coroutine->context = tb_context_make(coroutine->stackbase - stacksize, stacksize, tb_coroutine_entry);
        tb_assert_and_check_break(coroutine->context);

#if defined(__tb_valgrind__) && defined(TB_CONFIG_VALGRIND_HAVE_VALGRIND_STACK_REGISTER)
        // re-register valgrind stack
        coroutine->valgrind_stack_id = VALGRIND_STACK_REGISTER(coroutine->stackbase - stacksize, coroutine->stackbase);
#endif

        // ok
        ok = tb_true;

    } while (0);

    // failed? reset it
    if (!ok) coroutine = tb_null;

    // trace
    tb_trace_d("reinit %p", coroutine);

    // ok?
    return coroutine;
}
tb_void_t tb_coroutine_exit(tb_coroutine_t* coroutine)
{
    // check
    tb_assert_and_check_return(coroutine);

    // trace
    tb_trace_d("exit: %p", coroutine);

#ifdef __tb_debug__
    // check it
    tb_coroutine_check(coroutine);
#endif

#if defined(__tb_valgrind__) && defined(TB_CONFIG_VALGRIND_HAVE_VALGRIND_STACK_REGISTER)
    // deregister valgrind stack
    VALGRIND_STACK_DEREGISTER(coroutine->valgrind_stack_id);
#endif

    // exit it
    tb_free(coroutine);
}
#ifdef __tb_debug__
tb_void_t tb_coroutine_check(tb_coroutine_t* coroutine)
{
    // check
    tb_assert(coroutine);

    // this coroutine is original for scheduler?
    tb_check_return(!tb_coroutine_is_original(coroutine));

    // check stack underflow
    if (coroutine->guard != TB_COROUTINE_STACK_GUARD)
    {
        // trace
        tb_trace_e("this coroutine stack is underflow!");

        // dump stack
        tb_dump_data((tb_byte_t const*)coroutine, sizeof(tb_coroutine_t));

        // abort
        tb_abort();
    }

    // check stack overflow
    if (tb_bits_get_u16_ne(coroutine->stackbase) != TB_COROUTINE_STACK_GUARD)
    {
        // trace
        tb_trace_e("this coroutine stack is overflow!");

        // dump stack
        tb_dump_data(coroutine->stackbase - 64, 64 + 2);

        // abort
        tb_abort();
    }

    // check
    tb_assert(coroutine->context);
}
#endif


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Three men who admitted taking part in an unsuccessful plot to bomb a
highway bridge in Ohio were sentenced Tuesday to prison terms ranging
from eight years to more than 11 years. All three apologized in court.
The alleged ringleader, Douglas Wright, 26, of Indianapolis, received
the toughest sentence, 11 1/2 years. He apologized to his family and the
community, saying he was an addict and needed help for substance abuse,
not just prison.
Brandon Baxter, 20, was given nearly 10 years in prison, and Connor
Stevens, also 20, the least involved of the trio, was sentenced to more
than eight years by U.S. District Judge David Dowd.
After leaving prison, all will be on supervised release for the rest of
their lives.
The judge had ruled last week that the men should be sentenced as
terrorists, making them subject to harsher prison terms.
A fourth defendant is being sentenced Wednesday, and a fifth is
undergoing a psychiatric exam.
Stevens, Baxter and Wright pleaded guilty to conspiring to use a weapon
of mass destruction, knowingly attempting to use a weapon of mass
destruction and attempting to damage property with explosives. There was
no plea deal that would have reduced their sentences.
Last week, Dowd backed a government request to consider stricter
sentences based on a "terrorist enhancement" for the trio. The ruling
that the three were trying to intimidate the government expanded
possible sentences from five or six years to 15 to 30 years or more.
The men were arrested by the FBI and had targeted a bridge over Cuyahoga
Valley National Park between Cleveland and Akron. The FBI has said that
the public was never in danger and that the device was a dud provided by
an informant.
The suspects were described by the government as self-proclaimed
anarchists who acted out of anger against corporate America and the
The defense called the case entrapment, with the informant guiding the
way, and said the plot was more an act of vandalism than anti-government
terrorism. They asked for sentences in the range of five years.
The government said the plot "was meant to convey a message to the
civilian population, the corporate world, the financial system, and all
levels of government."
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The flow of migrants to Algeria has given the country access to financial assistance which allows the elite to neglect an internal humanitarian solution for migrants reaching their borders.
The universe of film and cinema serves as an inscription of the society it reels in.
Russia has ruled Muslim populations for over five hundred years, and since the early nineteenth century, Muslims presented a unique challenge for Imperial Russia.
It is evident from the nomination of Elliott Abrams as US special envoy for Venezuela that re-establishing democracy is not the expected outcome
Attempts at building nation-states after the end of World War I have done little more than raise the foundations for a vicious cycle of conflicts in former Ottoman Empire territories.
Turkey's involvement in Libya is based on humanitarian grounds, which allows it to play a positive role in finding a resolution to the conflict in the country.
The British Army's latest recruitment campaign has been questioned by many for its clear targeting of millennials in order to bolster its numbers
Saudi Arabia's public relations offensive after the Khashoggi killing has hardly dented the momentum of bad press for Saudi Arabia.
The economic and political crises facing Lebanon will not be solved until the political structure is overhauled.
Most people in the Caucasus feel they are facing a cultural onslaught


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Home∑ Strength Oral HistoryStrength – An Oral History Updated [Part Two]
Strength – An Oral History Updated [Part Two]
The Alarm Strength : An Oral History [Part Two – The Absolute Reality Of Beginning a Second Album 1985]
Studio sessions were booked for January 1985 and a huge British Tour was penciled in for April / May 1985, to go with the release of The Alarm's (to be recorded), new album. All systems were "go" in The Alarm camp. The roller-coaster ride ride that 1984 wrought was safely behind them, while the promise of 1985 was right in front of their eyes.
"We were going to work with Jimmy Iovine – he came down to see us in New York at the Pier 84 Show and was knocked out and really wanted to work with us. We went to meet him in New York at Christmas and got on really well with him and agreed to do the album, and two days before we were due to go in the studio his father became very ill and he had to cancel everything." – Mike Peters (1985)
Quote – Mike Peters 1985
Quote – Dave Sharp 1985
"Jimmy's pedigree speaks for itself. I have listened to some of the records he has worked on especially Tom Petty's Damn The Torpedoes, which was a groundbreaking album. I recently watched a programme called Classic Albums and saw the episode with Petty – it really made me sit up as it was plain to see that Jimmy is an instigator. He has a knack for getting the best out of the artists he works with. However, in retrospect I feel he would not have been the right person at that particular moment in time. His decision to work with Simple Minds was probably the right one. Although we had the majority of songs in place, we were still a few short and that was his opinion at the time. Also a major factor would have been the cost, no doubt we would have to record the album in the US which would have been expensive. When you are working in an expensive environment, it creates time pressures that would have meant the album might have been more rushed more than necessary as we were signed to a small record label with limited financial resources. Being rushed in this way could have affected the quality of the final record to its detriment." – Eddie Macdonald
When January turned to February, there was still no sign of Jimmy Iovine, who kept passing messages on to the bands management via his office that he would be over the following week. Jimmy Iovine never came to Britain, certainly not to work with The Alarm. In the end he cited personal reasons for his non-appearance, and The Alarm were left to cancel the studio sessions and begin the search for another producer.
"By the time we came to record (what would become) "Strength", we had had two singles which had not made any impact on the top 30, and no producer wanted to touch us. This is why it took so long to follow "Declaration" – Eddie Macdonald
Declaration and The Chant / Absolute Reality producer – Alan Shacklock was now unavailable as he had taken on the production of a new Meatloaf album and so Ian Wilson (The Alarm's manager), hatched a plan to buy the band some time. Wilson convinced IRS to release the Alan Shacklock produced 'Absolute Reality' as a single to promote the U.K. dates in May.
The Alarm already had a slew of radio and TV appearances lined-up, so they embarked on them even though they were no-where in-sight of recording a new album
Jan 5th 1985 The Alarm "Europe a Go Go" TV show, UK Channel 4
January 18th 1985 The Alarm London School of Economics (Charity Event)
Unseen Photo from Absolute Session 1985 by Eric Watson
Promo Photo from Absolute Session by Eric Watson
February 18th 1985 Absolute Reality single released in the UK (Reaching #35 on the UK singles chart).
Reaching #35 with Absolute Reality was a great moment for the band. It Re-invigorated them at a time when they needed it most.
"Absolute Reality was an amazing song. The perfect mix of rock, pop and social awareness. I'm sure it infuriated the Alarm's critics too. For at least a couple months in 1985, it dominated the airwaves in Los Angeles alternative radio. It was unfortunate that The Alarm did not have a whole album of like-songs to back-it-up immediately" –Steve Fulton, Alarm Fan
The single was released in a number of formats, including a limited edition 7″" double pack – limited to 10, 000 copies.
"Absolute Reality." The song was released in the UK on 7″ and 12″ both b/w a version of "Blaze Of Glory" recorded in 1983. An "Absolute Reality" 7″ double-pack was also released. The extra 7″ single included Dave Sharp's "Reason 36" and the Eddie MacDonald sung "Room At The Top." Released in February of 1985, the "Absolute Reality" single reached #35 on the UK singles chart. -Steve Fulton, Goldmine, 1995
"Ian Wilson and Steve Tannett put together an independent release for 'Absolute Reality' (which we had in the can as we had previously recorded it with Alan Shacklock after Declaration but decided not to release). It was a brave attempt to keep the momentum going but in the eyes of the industry we looked weak and instead of coming out all guns blazing with a brand new album building on the success of Declaration, it was like starting all over again." – Mike Peters (2015 Interview)
February 18th 1985 Bruno Brookes Session – BBC Radio 1
The Alarm performed Sixty Eight Guns, Absolute Reality, Deeside (early version)*, Howling Wind* Featuring Graeme King on piano. *(Tracks available on The Alarm Radio Sessions 1983-1991 CD)
February 21st 1985 Gary Crowley Session – Capitol Radio, London
The Alarm played "Absolute Reality*, Bells of Rhymney*, This Train Is Bound For Glory*, Dawn Chorus* *(Tracks available on The Alarm Radio Sessions 1983-1991 CD)
March 2nd 1985 The Alarm "Saturday Superstore" – BBC1 TV, UK
March 8th 1985 The Alarm "Oxford Road Show '85" – BBC2 TV, UK
March 11th 1985 The Alarm "Music Box" interview
March 16th 1985 The Alarm "Number 73" ITV, UK
The Alarm performed Absolute Reality and Mike Peters wins the 'Sandwich Quiz' against Scottish comedian and TV presenter Billy Connolly. The band perform 'Howling Wind' to close the show and are joined for the finale by Billy Connolly and other guests.
Following the disappointment wrought by the disappearance of Jimmy Iovine and the band's subsequent inability to record their second album as hoped, The Alarm floated the idea of producing themselves but IRS had none of it, and set out to find a producer who had a track record they could trust.
Enter Mike Howlett, who had been the bass player with legendary 70's hippy band 'Gong'. He had subsequently made the transition to producer and was having hits with synthpop bands O.M.D. and Blancmange. It wasn't just these impressive credentials that endeared Mike Howlett to IRS however. Howlett had something else far more important going for him – he was available immediately.
"When we couldn't get Jimmy Iovine, we had to look for another producer fairly quick. You have to book producers months up ahead of schedule, because they're trying to work on other albums and things like that. So, when we'd finished the Absolute tour there was really no serious producers available that we could use. We tried to get back with Alan Shacklock, but he was doing a Meatloaf album and tried to help us as much as he could before the sessions started. Alan was helping out in rehearsals when we were doing Majority and stuff like that, but the only producer we could find to work with was a guy called Mike Howlett. Mike used to be the bass-player in a 70's band called Gong, with Steve Hillage". – Mike Peters (Alarm 2000 Day Transcription)
Mike Howlett and The Alarm first met in a restaurant in Notting Hill to discuss the possibilities of working together. Howlett liked the demos the band had recorded and they all got along really well together. The thing that The Alarm liked most about Howlett however, was his willingness to record with the band's 'live' sound engineer Nigel Luby. Nigel had already recorded the main album demos with them at Ezee Recording Studios, Kings Cross, London in November 1984 and had a good working relationship with all four members of the band who trusted him completely.
"We went to meet him (Mike Howlett), in a restaurant in Notting Hill and we got on really well with him actually, and he was a good producer for us, because a: he was available, b: he liked to work with the sound engineer that did our gigs, and the other thing that is a bit weird about him is that his main production credits were like Blancmonge and Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark. So we booked a recording session in Roundhouse studios, which is in Chalkfarm road in London, and went in to do a sort of trial session. We recorded 'Knife Edge' and 'Dawn Chorus' as well as the whole jam session that's on the Absolute tour flexi-disc, that all came out of us during the first night in the studio while we got the sounds set up" – Mike Peters (Alarm 2000 Day Transcription)
March 25th – April 4th 1985 The first recording sessions for the 'Strength' album began at Roundhouse Recording studios in Chalk Farm Road, London and continued until the 4th of April 1985.
Previously unseen photo of Nigel Luby (bending down), Nigel Twist and Mike Howlett at the Roundhouse Session (Photo Russell Young)
Previously unseen photo of Eddie Macdonald at the Roundhouse Session (Photo Russell Young)
Previously unseen photos of Dave Sharp at the Roundhouse Session (Photos Russell Young)
Mike Peters at The Roundhouse Sessions (Photo Russell Young).
Previously unseen photo of Nigel Twist at the Roundhouse Session (Photo Russell Young)
Photo of Mike Peters outside the Roundhouse Studio Session (Photo Russell Young)
The first thing the band recorded at Roundhouse studios on the evening of March 25th 1985, (cut while Mike Howlett and Nigel Luby worked on individual sounds in the control room), was an extended free form jam session. The band worked their way through rough, half-remembered takes of Free's 'All Right Now', Golden Earring's 'Radar Love' and many others, including a lively version of the Seventeen classic 'Alarm Alarm' (an early Mike Peters song which had inadvertently lent itself to the name of the band).
During this initial session, the band recorded and completed the tracks 'Knifedge' and 'Dawn Chorus'. Everyone was pleased with the results and all agreed to further sessions after The Alarm had finished the Absolute Tour.
31st March 1985 Mike Peters runs a half marathon at Wembley Stadium, London
Mike Peters got his start running after seeing a friends nephew in a wheel chair with Cerebral Palsy and realizing that he should not take his own health for granted. This event began a life-long obsession for Mike with keeping fit and running long distance.
"I took up running because I'm the sort of person who, if I do go drinking or eating a lot, I put on weight very quickly," says Peters. "So I like to stay fit. It keeps the weight down, and I don't have to bother with diets. And last Christmas I met the nephew of a friend of mine. He's a young chap about 10 years old, and he suffers from cerebral palsy. He can't move his arms or legs. But he loves music, and his favorite group is the Alarm.
He'd communicate with his parents through music. He'd lift his eyes up and down when he wanted certain things, and his eyes would light up when he heard music. When he'd get his mother to go to the record collection, and she'd put on the Alarm, he'd get all excited.
So here's me with a physical body that can do anything, and here's this young lad who can't do anything other than lift his eyes. And to see how excited he gets when you put on a record. . .
I thought I'd do a few races to raise some money for cerebral palsey funds. But then it was so easy to give up if I just ran once in a while. I'd say, 'Ah, I can't be bothered tonight.' So I thought I'd enter myself in the marathon so there'd be no chance of me giving up. It'd always be in the back of my mind that I'd have to run because I had a long distance coming up." – Mike Peters, Chicago Tribune, Nov. 15, 1985
In this interview from later in 1985, Mike Peters talks about his life in London, how he got started running, and his musical friends.
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April 7th 1985 The Alarm Breekend Festival, Bree, Belgium (with Killing Joke)
Photo provided by Shaun Finnie
April 20th – May 13th The Absolute Tour
The Absolute Tour had originally been booked to go with the release of an album that would have been finished and released had Jimmy Iovine not pulled out of his engagement to record with The Alarm in early January. Rather than cancel the tour, The Alarm had decided to honour the commitment and use the gigs as a chance to perform their new songs live. The tour program, featured a 7″ clear flexi disc with an audio message from Mike Peters and a cut down version of The Alarm's studio Jam session from the night of March 25th.
Absolute Tour Program
-Mike Peters
Absolute Tour Flexi-Disc
'The hurriedly named "Absolute Tour" was originally booked as the album tour for the band's second album, which frustratingly remained unrecorded. Necessity being the mother of invention, we made plans up as we went along. Releasing the single (that had already been recorded with Alan Shacklock), "Absolute Reality" independently. IRS had lost their distribution deal with A&M and yet we achieved better chart success than either of A&M's "The Deceiver" and "The Chant Has Just Begun".' – Ian Wilson
During the Absolute tour, The band used the middle section of the live shows to introduce the new material to their fans.
'Knife Edge', 'Dawn Chorus', 'The Day The Ravens Left The Tower', and 'Deeside' were thoroughly road-tested alongside acoustic versions of 'Walk Forever By My Side' and 'One Step Closer To Home'. The tour also provided The Alarm with a platform for improvisation.
The Alarm are supported on the entire Absolute Tour tour by The Faith Brothers.
April 20th 1985 The Alarm Astra Theatre, Llandudno Wales
Recorded for BBC 2's Old Grey Whistle Test (see broadcast in Strength – An Oral History [Part 4]), and also a charity gig in aid of both the Save the Children Fund & Sudan Appeal.
April 21st 1985 The Alarm Colston Hall, Bristol
April 22nd 1985 The Alarm St. David's Hall, Cardiff
April 24th 1985 The Alarm Guildhall, Portsmouth
April 25th 1985 The Alarm Arts Centre, Poole
April 26th 1985 The Alarm The Dome, Brighton
April 27th 1985 The Alarm The Apollo, Oxford
"Ian Wilson was encouraging me to develop as a front man of the band and suggested I try to communicate with the audience more than I had done previously. This was the first show I ever played where I sang some songs (starting with Knife Edge), without a guitar. The future members of Radiohead were in attendance and when I opened for them at show in Albany in 1995 they all came to talk to me about this show" – Mike Peters
Photo provided by Shaun Finnie.
April 29th 1985 The Alarm UEA, Norwich (see exclusive poster image at www.twitter.com/thealarm)
April 30th 1985 The Alarm Royal Centre, Nottingham
May 1st 1985 The Alarm Royal Court, Liverpool
May 2nd 1985 The Alarm City Hall, Sheffield
Image provided by Shaun Finnie
May 4th 1985 The Alarm Barrowlands, Glasgow
May 5th 1985 The Alarm The Playhouse, Edinburgh
Originally planned for The Caley Palace, the gig was moved to the larger Playhouse due to ticket demand.
"Remains the best gig I ever saw even though it was a seated venue and I only had tickets for row GG I rushed the bouncers and got right to the front. They certainly rocked that night. " – Alarm Fan Antony Greenside via TheAlarm.com
May 6th 1985 The Alarm City Hall, Newcastle
"After the show at Newcastle City Hall on May 6th 1985 at about 3 o'clock in the morning, while the other members of The Alarm slept in their hotel beds, myself and Redeye (ever faithful member of The Alarm road crew, who had moved to London with the band in 1981), were outside in the cold night air, trying to retrieve a guitar from the equipment van. I had been unable to sleep, when I got the idea for a chorus which I thought had real potential. I was afraid I might forget the melody if I slept on it and waited until the next day to work it out properly, so I persuaded Red (whom I used to room with on tour), to accompany me to the van. Once I had the guitar, I was able to finish the rest of the song." –Mike Peters
– Photo John Selwyn 'Redeye' Edwards
– Redeye talking to Nancy Langfeld for The Alarm Fanzine Number 4
May 7th 1985 The Alarm University, Leeds
May 7th 1895 marked one of the most bizarre turns in the your history of The Alarm. The Alarm had been (frustratingly, mistakenly, wrongly, dismissively — choose your own adverb here) compared to The Clash by the UK music press. The sad part about it, was that The Clash (the remains of the band anyway) believed it. The Alarm had already been supported by Mike Jones B.A.D. the year before which was odd enough, but the events of May 7th were unprecedented.
As The Alarm, were getting ready to play inside, The Clash (MarkII) showed-up and performed an acoustic busking concert outside the venue in Leeds (The University refectory where The Who's – 'Live at Leeds' album was recorded). The band stopepd their sound-check to go watch the proceedings.
"I distinctly remember Redeye bursting on to the stage during the soundcheck and announcing that Joe Strummer and The Clash were busking to the fans outside the venue. I didn't believe him at first and thought it was a wind-up but soon realised it was true and so I dropped everything and ran outside to see what was going on." – Mike Peters 2015
"I saw The Clash on this tour, on a late night National Express from Nottingham to Leeds- it was very exclusive- just me, them jamming at the back and the coach driver. Unfortunately I wasn't into the Clash much then, so didn't recognise them. I only realised a few days later when there was a report about them busking outside an Alarm Leeds Uni gig in the Uni newspaper. The Alarm came out to watch apparently." – John 2013 Internet Blog
Photo – The Clash busking at Leeds University May 7th 1985
Outside where the Alarm were playing that night, The Clash were disrupted 15 minutes / 4 songs into their set (about 7pm) as Joe Strummer got covered in red paint (which was thrown by members of Chumbawumba from the roof of the University Building), in protest at The Clash being part of CBS Records and the Company's alleged involvement in the construction of Cruise Missiles.
"Meanwhile, anarchy was becoming archaic in the U.K., as a pallid version of the Clash, sans Mick Jones, roamed the streets in search of lost credibility. They'd done the America, champagne and coke thing, and they came back over here trying to prove that they could still relate to the kids, "To me it just smacked of insincerity; they were doing this tour where they would be busking outside gigs. So [fellow Chumbawumban] Danbert [Nobacon] sprayed them with red paint and then got chased through Leeds City Center by a load of angry people. But he managed to escape." – Dunstan Bruce (Chumbawumba)
In the ensuing chaos, the onlooking Alarm fans rushed into the venue once doors open leaving Strummer and The Clash to pack up their instruments and disappear (You can see the paint all over the face of departing guitarist Nick Sheppard).
This is such a bizarre and ugly story. The modern equivalent I suppose would be Jack White hating on The Black Keys. Why? Because they sound like a band (The White Stripes) he's not playing in any more? Jack White actually confronted The Black Keys about it in a restaurant. The Black Keys subsequently called Jack White 'a bully' and Jack White doesn't look better for it. I think Joe Strummer was doing the exact same thing here, with similar results. -Steve Fulton, Alarm Fan
"The Alarm are like the wrapping on a Chocolate Bar" – Joe Strummer
"It was certainly strange to see my hero Joe Strummer outside The Alarm's gig at Leeds, especially when the paint got thrown around. Even stranger, was seeing the concourse empty as the door to our own gig opened and the fans rushed in to get down to the front. I could see The Clash from about a 100 yards away and I felt sorry for Joe and the band, they were obviously trying to prove some sort of point and in many ways, I could relate to what they were trying to do, especially as it was the way The Alarm had demonstrated itself in the early days after arriving London 1981, and busking on the subways and performing outside the Crypt Folk Club at St. Martins In The Fields Church in Trafalgar Square, when they wouldn't let us play because of the way we looked. I think another reason they might have been there was driven by the fact that Mick Jones had performed the first ever Big Audio Dynamite show as support to The Alarm in Glasgow Nightmoves in 1984. I can imagine Joe Strummer thinking somewhere in his reasoning that Clash fans had started following The Alarm after they had sacked Mick Jones. In the music press at the time, there had been some verbal comments from Joe saying 'The Alarm were an imitation of a shadow of The Clash' and here he was imitating The Alarm with acoustic guitars. The week he died, I got a letter from an old Alarm fan – Graham Lampen, who had met Joe in a restaurant just before he passed away, where Joe admitted to him that he was a fan although he wasn't allowed to admit it. –Mike Peters 2015
"I met Joe Strummer on the 9th July 1989 in a Notting Hill restaurant. (autograph is in pic below!). You could smoke in restaurants in those days, and I was having a smoke when someone tapped me on the shoulder and said "'scuse me, mate – can I nick a fag off you?" I turned around and nearly fell off my chair – it was Joe – one of my all time heroes sitting right next to me.
We got chatting, and he asked me and the people I was with, if we wanted to join him – he was with a woman – afraid I can't remember her name.
Joe was extremely gracious and generous with his time – either that, or he wanted all of my cigarettes! – but we spent a good couple of hours talking. Music was obviously the main topic of conversation, but for every question I asked Joe, he asked me one back. I was in a band called The Wax Tadpoles – he loved the name (it is the literal translation of "Coca Cola" in Japanese!), and had so many words of encouragement.
He asked me who my favourite band were, and knowing what he had said in the past, I almost bottled it and said someone else. But instead, I told him it was The Alarm, and I asked him why he hated them so much, and why he had said that thing about the chocolate bar.
He laughed and said "Well, don't tell anyone, but I REALLY didn't want to like them. Damn, I tried as hard as I could NOT to like them. But every time a new song of theirs came on the radio, I had to say 'Bastards! That's a f*cking good song!" – Graham Lampen
May 9th 1985 The Alarm Apollo, Manchester
"On May 9th, I introduced 'Strength' to the rest of the band for the first time during soundcheck at Manchester Apollo. Dave Sharp got into it straight away and came up with the guitar riff on the spot. I even had most of the lyrics down and when I came to title it, I knew that "Strength" would make a great concept for the album." –Mike Peters
May 10th 1985 The Alarm The Odeon, Birmingham
May 11th 1985 The Alarm Hammersmith Odeon, London (see exclusive picture Gallery of this concert by Photographer Graham Watson at Facebook.com/theofficialalarm
May 13th 1985 The Alarm Hammersmith Palais, London
The Alarm had been soundchecking and Mike had a platform built between the crowd and stage. After the band left, the safety people objected and had it removed. Nobody told Mike. The band went on stage to "Majority" and Mike decided to use the platform. He ran toward it, didn't notice it wasn't there, and the first view of Mike the crowd got was him falling to the floor. The words to "Majority" were changed that night to "I see a sea of faces staring down!" – Dirk Horst (The Alarm Archive Website)
"I do remember the time Mike fell off stage in the Hammy Palais. One thing I'm not sure that everyone noticed is that when Mike finally got himself back on stage and pulled out his harmonica to start "Shout To The Devil", little did he realise that it had been crushed to the size of a slice of toast when he fell into the pit. The ensuing harp solo sounded like someone trying to blow one of those Christmas party trumpets! –Nigel Twist (The Alarm Archive Website)
Photo – Roger Daltrey (The Who), and Alan Shacklock (wearing cap) backstage at Hammersmith Palais with Eddie Macdonald (right).
May 14th 1985 The Alarm Goldiggers, Chippenham
May 15th 1985The Alarm Queensway, Dunstable (see exclusive poster image at www.twitter.com/thealarm)
May 16th 1985 The Alarm King's Hall, Stoke on Trent
May 17th, 1985 Pluto Studios, Manchester
Mike and Eddie recorded "In The Cold Light Of Day" for Alan Shacklock as a possible song consideration for Roger Daltrey, whom Shacklock was producing at the time (Under A Raging Moon). It was not used as by the time the tape got to London, all the songs titles for recording have been chosen (including After The Fire' written for Roger Daltrey by Pete Townshend). The basis of the song eventually became "Only Love Can Set You Free" from the 1987 'Eye Of The Hurricane' album.
May 18th 1985 The Alarm Queen's University, Belfast
May 19th 1985 The Alarm The TV Club, Dublin
May 21st 1985 The Alarm Afan Lido, Port Talbot
May 22nd 1985 The Alarm Civic Hall, Guildford
"I was 16 and went with my mate to Guildford. The Faith Brothers opened that night and I instantly liked their brass-edged soul tinged pop. When The Alarm came on I can still distinctly recall be covered in goose bumps despite it being really hot in the venue. I was completely blown away and hooked by the band's passion, tunes and presence. Since that day I have lost count of the actual number of shows I have seen to date, it must be liberally hundreds (including Mike solo and all the spin-of bands; Dead Men Walking, Children of the Revolution, Acoustic Terrorists, Los Mondo Bongo, Dave Sharp solo and with the Barnstormers, Westway…To the Clash, Coloursound and now Big Country). " – Pete Cole (Life Long Alarm Fan)
With the Absolute Tour finished, and a top-40 hit under their belt with "Absolute Reality", The Alarm started 1985 with a bang. They overcame the disappointment of losing producer Jimmy Iovine to Simple Minds, and with help from manager Ian Wilson and the scrappy crew at IRS Records, they turned everything around. Just 5 months into the year, they were ready record their new album, and prepare to conquer the world.
Come back to the alarm.com tomorrow as the story of Strength – An Oral History continues……
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Ebola Outbreak In Liberia Is Over: World Health Organization
Effects of epidemic, however, will be felt for generations to come
Sarah Lazare, staff writer
Ebola virus virion (Photo: CDC/Cynthia Goldsmith)
The West African country of Liberia, which was ground zero for worst Ebola outbreak in recorded history, was declared epidemic-free by the World Health Organization on Saturday.
The WHO, which is tasked by the United Nations with directing international responses to epidemics, made the announcement from the Liberian capital of Monrovia.
"WHO declares Liberia free of Ebola virus transmission," the organization announced in a statement that was read by Dr. Alex Ntale Gasasira, the WHO representative to Liberia. "Forty-two days have passed since the last laboratory-confirmed case was buried on 28 March 2015. The outbreak of Ebola virus disease in Liberia is over."
However, the organization warned, neither the country nor the region is in the clear: "While WHO is confident that Liberia has interrupted transmission, outbreaks persist in neighboring Guinea and Sierra Leone, creating a high risk that infected people may cross into Liberia over the region's exceptionally porous borders."
Furthermore, Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf told the Associated Press that "The pain and grief will take a generation to heal." The destruction and loss suffered as a result of the outbreak is a "scar on the conscience of the world," she added.
The country's economy was decimated by the outbreak, which killed at least 11,000 people across the region and more than 4,700 Liberians.
The World Health Organization and international community—especially wealthy nations—were broadly criticized for their negligent response to the crisis.
In a press statement issued in late August, Brice de le Vingne, Doctors Without Borders director of operations, slammed western states for their isolationist policies towards the epidemic: "Self-protection is occupying the entire focus of states that have the expertise and resources to make a dramatic difference in the affected countries. They can do more, so why don't they?"
At their announcement on Saturday, the WHO briefly nodded at the poor global response but fell short of a full-throated critique. "International support was slow to start, but abundant when it arrived," the organization said.
Dirty Air and Water Is Killing Us
New Report Details How EPA Is Promoting 'Worst of the Worst Pesticides'
After Approval by House Democrats, GOP-Controlled Senate Urged to Pass Measure to Curtail Toxic 'Forever Chemicals'
Making America Dread Again! Trump Is an Unparalleled Threat to Safety and Security
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Political and social views
Learning Politics From Sivaram: The Life and Death of a Revolutionary Tamil Journalist in Sri Lanka
by Mark P. Whitaker
Pluto Press, 2007
Cloth: 978-0-7453-2354-1 | Paper: 978-0-7453-2353-4
Library of Congress Classification PN5449.S75Z734 2007
Dewey Decimal Classification 322.42092
ABOUT THIS BOOK | TOC
This is the story of the life and impact of the political activist, journalist, and freedom fighter Sivaram Dharmeratnam. Sivaram dedicated his life to helping the Tamil people. He started out as an active participant in the war against the Sri Lankan government—in the eyes of some, a "terrorist." Yet he eventually renounced the violence it involved. Instead, he became a journalist and used his position to fearlessly critique the government—despite repeated threats on his life and the murders of other journalists. Finally, in 2005, Sivaram himself was assassinated.
This remarkable book is both an intimate portrait of the man and a fascinating account of the political dilemmas that he faced—and that still face us today. It explains how an educated man adopts a position of supporting violence. And while his position softens, Sivaram remains critical of the liberal principles that govern Western policy. Written by a close friend, this unique account highlights some of the most difficult political questions facing us today.
Acknowledgements                                                vi
Note on Transliteration, Translation, Names, and Neutrality    ix
Three Prologues                                                xi
1. Introduction: Why an Intellectual Biography of Sivaram
Dharmeratnam?                                                1
2. Learning Politics from Sivaram                              18
3. The Family Elephant                                         32
4. Ananthan and the Readers' Circle                            52
5. From SR to Taraki - A 'Serious Unserious' Journey           79
6. From Taraki to TamilNet: Sivaram as Journalist, Military Analyst,
and Internet Pioneer                                      113
7. States, Nations, and Nationalism                           157
8. Return to Batticaloa                                       180
Notes                                                         218
Bibliography                                                  233
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Beyond the antioxidant properties of Resveratrol, researchers in Belgium and the Netherlands studying the human microbiome have identified a new health benefit of consuming wine. People who drink wine, tea or coffee, and those who eat dark chocolate, were found to have a healthier and more diverse community of microbes in their gut. In particular, the consumption of red wine encourages the presence of a specific anti-inflammatory bacteria, which scientists believe may ward off digestive tract illnesses. While researchers haven't zeroed in on what defines a healthy microbiome, greater diversity has been associated with improved general health.
Discovering patterns in microbiome composition — and their implications in human health — is still a nascent field of research, but there's been considerably more progress made in the mapping and interpretation of microbial communities found in vineyards, wineries, must and wine.
Researchers at the University of California at Davis have published a number of studies that link the microbial communities from different points of origin, including vineyards, wineries, breweries and creameries, to the microbial fingerprints found in products (like wine, beer, saké and cheese) that are produced from them.
In a study of 200 commercial wine fermentations from the vineyards and wineries of Far Niente and Nickel & Nickel wineries across seven American Viticultural Areas (AVAs) in California's Napa and Sonoma counties published in the June 2016 issue of mBio, researchers used metabolite profiling of must and wine samples to identify marker metabolites that differentiated the unique microbial fingerprint of each AVA.
Their research has confirmed three different patterns, or types, of metabolic interaction: The microbiota and metabolites in grapes/wine are regionally distinct; the must and wine microbiota correlate with the wine metabolome and fermentation performance; and the microbial composition of grape must predict the metabolite composition of the finished wine.
Findings of the wine grape microbiome study suggest that the microbial composition of grapes accurately predicts the chemical composition of wines made from them. Using these microbial biomarkers for individual vineyards and AVAs, researchers may be able to predict the metabolite composition of finished wine, which, in turn, is a quantifiable feature of terroir.
According to Mills, identifying which patterns or conditions are drivers for quality remains the subject of future research, as are sensory studies that would determine whether tasters are able to perceive any differences that occur in wine as a result of microbial associations. "With regard to quality, we're moving in the direction of identifying specific patterns and trying to determine what the market is for that data," says Mills.
Using DNA fingerprints from grape juice or must to predict the chemical composition of wine will likely be a source for new quality control methods. "There are so many inputs to micro-variability, but if you understand the patterns you can begin to predict and manipulate them," he says.
The ability to use DNA sampling to map microbes within a winery, brewery or creamery as a quality control method already exists. In a study co-authored by Mills and published in June 2013 in PLOS One, the teaching winery at the UC Davis Robert Mondavi Institute for Food and Wine Science was surveyed over the course of a single harvest to track microbiota. Results of the study found that, other than harboring large populations of yeast before harvest, there was a near absence of spoilage-related organisms and the presence of other organisms not linked to fermentation.
Upon seeing the benefits of mapping and tracking microbes as they move through a winery, Mills and co-authors Paul Richardson and Nicholas A. Bokulich founded MicroTrek, Inc. (www.microtrek.net), a company that specializes in mapping the movement of microbes in food and beverage production facilities, especially as they relate to fermentations and spoilage. "Mapping is one way a winery can take stock of its facility and understand how its system operates on a microbial level," says Richardson.
MicroTrek employees swab winery equipment to obtain samples for micro biome analysis.
Initially, MicroTrek inspects a winery to determine the scope of the project and decide how and when to sample the facility. Depending upon the size of the building, a site survey requires from 50 to 400 samples, with 50 to 100 samples being the minimum required. DNA samples are processed by isolating, amplifying and then using high throughput sequencing to identify the microbes. The resulting data is generated as spreadsheets and biogeographical heat maps for each organism. Using these maps, wineries can identify what Mills calls "hot spots" — or problem areas — in a facility, and the microbes that are causing trouble.
When considering using microbial mapping to proactively manage the microbial load or to address specific problem areas in a winery, Richardson cautions that it's essential to know what question you're trying to answer. "With a clear understanding of your goals and how you'll interpret and apply the data we provide, microbial mapping is a feasible quality control measure for small and mid-sized wineries," he says. For example, the estimated cost for a site survey with 50 to 100 samples for a mid-sized winery could run between $5,000 and $10,000.
While Microtrek's maps can show wineries where hot spots exist and where spoilage microbes are lurking, Mills and Richardson point to a need for better interpretation and broader application of the data their surveys provide. "We give wineries a significant amount of data and work with them to interpret them within the scope of their project," says Mills, who sees a role for trained chemists and microbiologists in developing remedies that reach beyond a simple fix.
Deborah Parker Wong, DWSET, is a global palate who specializes in the convergence of technology in viticulture and winemaking. As the director of education for Discover Wine and Spirits Academy, Deborah teaches Wine & Spirits Education Trust certification courses and in the wine studies program at Santa Rosa Junior College. In addition to writing and speaking about wine, she judges wine competitions and scores wine for Planet Grape Wine Review.


Putting the design for a weapon on the internet, where anyone can download it, and can, with access to the right tools and materials make said weapon, is a violation of international arms-control regulations?
While those who buy The Handgun or The Do It Yourself Submachine Gun will need access to more expensive tools, a JACO Pistol can be made with tools that most Americans have in their garages.
While the tools are different, the 3D printer required for the Liberator 3D printed gun is quite a bit more expensive than the tools required to make a JACO Pistol, which has pretty much the same function as the Liberator, being a single shot pistol.
The design for a firearm is not the same thing as a firearm - Defense Distributed wasn't making firearms, they were making firearms blueprints - and given how many other firearm designs exist on the internet, given that the Liberator is not an effective firearm (unless your goal is to get a reaction), and given that someone with a normal garage can build a firearm that is just as effective as the Liberator, and that someone with a well-equipped garage can make a fully or semi-automatic firearm with ease, the Federal Government's actions are just plain stupid.
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