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Rest in peace my king: Hardik Pandya's emotional letter for late father
New Delhi: India all-rounder Hardik Pandya on Sunday penned down an emotional letter for his late father who passed away recently. Himanshu Pandya, father of Indian cricketers Hardik and Krunal,…
Hardik Pandya's father Himanshu Pandya passes away
Mumbai: Indian cricketers Hardik Pandya and his brother Krunal Pandya's father Himanshu Pandya passed away due to cardiac arrest on Saturday. As per reports, Himanshu Pandya suffered a heart attack…
First picture of Virat Kohli, Anushka Sharma's baby girl, check out
Mumbai: Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli and his wife Anushka Sharma welcomed baby girl on Monday, January 11 at Mumbai's Breach Candy hospital. Ever since the news broke out, ardent…
Virat Kohli, Anushka Sharma blessed with baby girl
Mumbai: Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli and actress Anushka Sharma are now parents to baby girl as they welcomed their little munchkin Mumbai's Breach Candy hospital today afternoon. Reportedly, Anushka…
BCCI president Sourav Ganguly hospitalised after complaining of chest pain
Kolkatta: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly has been admitted to Woodlands Hospital after he complained of chest pain. BCCI President Sourav Ganguly admitted…
Royal in red: Pictures from Yuzvendra Chahal and Dhanashree's low-key wedding
Mumbai: While the last six months saw many celebrity couples tieing knot, the new entry in the list is Indian cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal and YouTube-choreographer Dhanashree Verma. The couple got…
Yuvraj Singh supports farmers in birthday post, distances himself from father Yograj's views
NEW DELHI: As he turned a year older, former Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh on Saturday took to social media to announce that rather than celebrating his birthday this year, he…
Irfan Pathan offers condolences to Mohammed Siraj's family
Hyderabad: Former Indian cricket sensation and all-rounder Irrfan Pathan has offered his condolences to India pacer Mohammed Siraj. In shocking news on Friday, Siraj's father passed away at the age…
Krunal Pandya detained at Mumbai airport for excess gold
Mumbai: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence has handed over the case of cricketer Krunal Pandya, who was intercepted at the Mumbai International Airport over suspicion of being in possession of…
Tallest cricketer of the world Mudassar aspires to play for Pakistan
Lahore: Mudassar Gujjar, the tallest cricketer of the world wants to play for Lahore Qalandars and Pakistan in ODI. His hight is 7 feet and 6 inches. 7 foot 6"…
Former Australian cricketer Dean Jones passes away after cardiac arrest
Dubai: Former Australian batsman Dean Jones has passed away due to a cardiac arrest. The former Australian cricketer passed away aged 59 and Star India is now currently in touch with Australian High Commission to make the necessary…
Bradman's career stands as 'source of inspiration': Sachin Tendulkar
New Delhi: On the occasion of Don Bradman's 112th birth anniversary, former India batsman Sachin Tendulkar on Thursday called the legendary Australian batsman as a "source of inspiration" for everyone involved in the…
Former India opener and UP cabinet minister Chetan Chauhan succumbs to COVID-19
New Delhi: One of Indian cricket's most well-known batsmen without an international hundred, former opener Chetan Chauhan died on Sunday due to COVID-19 related complications after being put on life support…
27-year-old cricketer felicitated by HCA for scoring 102nd UPSC rank
Hyderabad: Cricketer M V Satya Sai Karthik, who secured the 102nd rank in the Civil Services Examination -2019, was felicitated by the Mohd Azharuddin-led Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) here on Thursday.…
Suresh Raina gets inked ahead of IPL 2020
New Delhi: Chennai Super Kings (CSK) batsman Suresh Raina has revealed on social media that he has got couple of more tattoos on his arms ahead of the 13th edition…
Former Australia cricketer Lorna Beal passes away aged 96
Melbourne: Cricket Australia on Monday paid tribute to former women's cricketer Lorna Beal, who passed away aged 96. Beal was born in Hawthorn, Melbourne in 1923 as Lorna Larter. A right-handed…
COVID-19: Former Indian cricketer's wife tests positive
Kolkata: The wife of former India all-rounder and Minister of State for Sports in West Bengal Laxmi Ratan Shukla has tested positive for COVID-19. Smita Sanyal Shukla, a deputy secretary in…
'Man whose composure, patience continues to inspire': MS Dhoni turns 39
New Delhi: Cricket fraternity thronged to social media to extend birthday wishes for former Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni who turned 39 on Tuesday. Regarded as one of the most successful…
Dhoni did a commendable job in carrying forward Ganguly's legacy: Waqar
New Delhi: Former Pakistan skipper Waqar Younis has labeled MS Dhoni as a champion, saying the veteran wicketkeeper-batsman has indeed done a tremendous job in carrying forward the momentum of…
Shami gets bowling practice at his farmhouse
New Delhi: Fast bowler Mohammed Shami is back in the nets, albeit not within the setup of the national team. Shami tweeted a video of him bowling in his hometown in…
South African cricketer Solo Nqweni contracts COVID-19
Johannesburg: South African cricketer Solo Nqweni on Thursday tested positive for the coronavirus, the disease which has brought the world to a standstill. The all-rounder has been battling Guillan-Barre syndrome…
Yuvraj recalls 2007 six sixes, reveals chat with Broad senior
London: Former India cricketer Yuvraj Singh recalled how former England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff angered him that led to the southpaw hitting six sixes off Stuart Broad during the inaugural edition of…
Former Australian cricketer Graeme Watson dies at 75
London: Former Australian cricketer Graeme Watson who was fighting cancer, has died at the age of 75. Primarily a middle-order batsman and a medium-pace bowler, he featured in five Tests…
Subhasish Bose reveals his 'all-time' favourite cricketer
New Delhi: Footballer Subhasish Bose termed Sourav Ganguly as his 'all-time favourite' cricketer but picked skipper Virat Kohli as his favourite from the current team. "When it comes to cricket,…
Ben Stokes' wife rubbishes reports of cricketer choking her
New Delhi: England all-rounder Ben Stokes' wife Clare has rubbished reports that the player tried to choke her during a party. An English daily had published photographs in which Stokes…
Renowned Hyderabad cricketer Sultan Saleem passes away
Mr.Sultan Saleem the renowned Hyderabad cricketer passed away. He holds the record of scoring a 201 in the first innings and 312 in the second innings of the same match…
Travis Head thinks he has become bit mature as cricketer
Melbourne [Australia]: Australian left-handed batsman Trevis Head who picked in The Ashes squad on Tuesday said he has matured a little bit more as a cricketer as he played a…
#Yoga more beneficial than work out, says Gautam Gambhir
New Delhi: Gautam Gambhir, the newly elected Member of Parliament, said that for sportsmen, yoga is more beneficial than gymming. The former batsman performed the spiritual and ascetic discipline on…
Crime and Accident
Mumbai cricketer hacked to death
Mumbai: A cricketer-cum-coach from Bhandup was attacked with choppers near a petrol pump shortly before midnight, police said here on Friday. Rakesh Panvar was with his girlfriend when three unknown…
Cricketer stabbed to death by 3 assailants in Mumbai
Mumbai: A local cricketer was stabbed to death by three unknown assailants in Bhandup area in Mumbai on Thursday night. The cricketer is identified as Rakesh Panwar, who was in…


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Q: Python function not producing desired result I am working with the Kaggle Titanic dataset and am playing around with some data cleaning. When I run the below, the dataframe (df) is unchanged. When I run the code outside of the function, it works as intended (drops columns, imputes missing data). Any ideas?
def clean_data(data):
    data = data.drop(['Name','Cabin','PassengerId','Ticket'],axis=1)
    data['Embarked']=data['Embarked'].fillna(data['Embarked'].mode()[0])
    data['Fare']=data['Fare'].fillna(data['Fare'].mode()[0])
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clean_data(df)

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In the News...Hammerjacks construction in Baltimore set to start
Adam Bednar
Construction on the new $10 million Hammerjacks in Baltimore is set to begin this fall.
In a news release Morgan-Keller-Construction announced that preparation work is ongoing at the site and that full construction will begin in the autumn. The initial timeline had the club opening by the end of this year. But now the grand opening is expected to happen next year.
The new iteration of Hammerjacks is planned for the former Paradox nightclub on Russel Street across from M&T Bank Stadium. Plans for the project, which is being pursued by Kevin Butler, president and CEO of Hammerjacks Entertainment Group, and partners Jerry Malamut and Andy Hotchkiss, calls for the partial demolition of the existing building in order to provide space for a two-story venue.
There will be a 24,000-square-foot renovation of the existing club and a 29,000-square-foot addition for the concert venue, which will have a capacity of 2,500 people.
The new venue is reviving the brand of the former Hammerjacks, which was underneath an overpass of Interstate 395. The iconic club hosted national acts, but the owners sold the business to make room for parking at the stadium. Another iteration of the club opened on Guilford Avenue but didn't last.
http://thedailyrecord.com/2016/07/29/hammerjacks-construction-in-baltimore-set-to-start/

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Elements of Architecture was procured by Tarrant County to provide design for modifications of the main county Law Library for the purpose of optimizing the existing spaces within the old 1895 Historic County Courthouse located in downtown Fort Worth. This project was one of the results of the Master Plan developed by Elements of Architecture for the entire downtown campus and various facilities close to and impacted by the downtown departments.
The scope of services for this project included evaluation of the spaces for compliance with code requirements, including existing, general building code, ADA and life safety requirements. We also analyzed the electrical demands based on the updated anticipated uses of the space. Services also included performance of field verification of existing conditions and development of a schematic layout based on programming analysis and coordination with the users for functionality of the design. The space totals approximately 8,600 square feet on two floors of the Courthouse.


Situated just off the town centre in historic Crieff, Galvelmore House is a beautiful, spacious house. Once home to a mosaic artist, you'll find some of her unique artwork dotted around.
Sleeping up to 21 people over three floors, there's also two lovely lounges (with open fires), a large kitchen diner and an extensive mature garden complete with a fire pit and BBQ to enjoy.
Being surrounded by the wonderful Strathearn countryside, you have unlimited options to get out and about. Whether you'd like to bag a munro (or two), play a few rounds of golf, visit a distillery or learn some local history Galvelmore is a great base.
Drovers' Tryst Crieff & Strathearn Drovers' Tryst annually celebrates the life, work and play of the people who made Crieff the cattle-droving crossroads of Scotland in the 1700s.


Honored Culture Worker of the Russian Federation, Professor, PhD, Head of the Russian folk song at the St. Petersburg State Institute of Culture; Chairman of the City People's methodological association of folk choirs at the state budgetary cultural institution «Folk Arts and Leisure House » of the Committee for Culture of St. Petersburg. Winner of the St. Petersburg Government Award «For outstanding achievements in training performing artists for organizations of culture and art», Laureate of the prize named after A.V. Lunacharsky; member of the RF Union of Culture Workers.
Choreographer, winner of the UNESCO Silver Badge «For merit in choreographic art»; Head of choreography at the «House of Folk Arts» of the Committee on Culture of the Leningrad Region. Winner of the All-Russian and international choreographers' competitions; co-founder of the International Festival-Competition of Choreography «The Slavic Cup»; author of a manual for choreographers «The Alphabet of Natural Plastics».
The Russia's Honored Worker of Arts, the Candidate of Arts, the professor, Member of the International Academy of Informatization at the UN; holder of "Russian performing art Fund grant" (2005, 2006), the medal "For services to native land the second level", the breastplate "For culture service", laureate of "The Motherland Gold Book", Winner of the St. Petersburg Government Award "For outstanding achievements in training performing artists for organizations of culture and art" (2017).
Director of the Minsk-Concert, art director of the international Slavic Cup foundation, expert educator and winner of the state prize of the Republic of Belarus.


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Figgy pudding or fig pudding is any of several medieval Christmas dishes, usually sweet or savory cakes containing honey, fruits and nuts. In later times, rum or other distilled alcohol was often added to enrich the fruitiness of the flavor.

Etymology
Medieval cooking commonly employed figs in both sweet and savoury dishes.
One such dish is fygey, in the 14th century cookbook The Forme of Cury.

The Middle English name had several spellings, including , , , , and . The latter is a 15th-century conflation with a French dish of fish and curds called , meaning "curdled" in Old French. But it too came to mean a "figgy" dish, involving cooked figs, boiled in wine or otherwise. A turn of the 15th century herbal has a recipe for figee:

 has the recipe under the name "fignade" on page 42. Richard Warner's  has it under the name "fyge to potage". Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management contains two different recipes for fig pudding that use suet, numbers 1275 and 1276.

In popular culture
Often associated with the original traditions of Christmas, it is most notably referred to in the Christmas carol "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" in the line "Now bring us some figgy pudding!" Figgy pudding is not plum pudding, although it can be considered a precursor to it. It is not as rich, nor as complex in its recipe.

See also
 Figgy duff (pudding)
 Christmas pudding

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On Wednesday 9 March we inspected buses at Melbourne airport (Tullamarine) in a joint operation with Victoria Police Heavy Vehicle Unit and the Australian Federal Police.
one commercial minibus operator using a 14 seat vehicle instead of one with seating capacity for a maximum of 12.
Joint operations like this are one of our most important bus safety compliance activities and bus operators should expect to see us anywhere, anytime. We work to ensure that the many visitors to Victoria who take bus trips have a positive experience underpinned by safe travel.


You've gotta be pretty old to know this, but there was once a song with the lyric, "Don't you ever give up, Little Toot." If I recall correctly, it came from a cartoon made about the children's book The Little Engine That Could . The story and the song were both about courage, determination, and overcoming obstacles. It was a favorite with me as a kid. I loved to sing the song, and my dad took to calling me Little Toot as a nickname. . . .
Hi, momdoyle and welcome to first 50 words. Thanks for writing.
I would like to know all the words to Little Toot…it just popped back into my head one day and I can't get the song out of my head.
Looks like you might be able to rent a flick to hear them. Either Melody Time or Little Toot.


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Q: how to check consecutive difference in rows in pandas I have following dataframe in pandas
   code     car_no      date         time        error_code
   123      6           2019-01-01   06:23:00    E09
   123      6           2019-01-01   06:25:00    E28
   123      6           2019-01-01   06:28:00    E09
   123      6           2019-01-01   22:00:00    E28
   123      7           2019-01-01   08:23:00    E09
   123      6           2019-01-01   09:23:00    E09
   123      7           2019-01-01   08:28:00    E28

What I want to flag, is for a specific code and car_no on the same date if E09 comes first and E28 come later with less than 2 hours difference then flag should be set. My desired dataframe is as follows
  code     car_no      date         time        error_code   flag
   123      6           2019-01-01   06:23:00    E09         1
   123      6           2019-01-01   06:25:00    E28         1
   123      6           2019-01-01   06:28:00    E09         0
   123      6           2019-01-01   22:00:00    E28         0
   123      7           2019-01-01   08:23:00    E09         1
   123      6           2019-01-01   09:23:00    E09         0
   123      7           2019-01-01   08:28:00    E28         0

How can I do it in pandas?

A: Writing down your conditions and do it within groupby , then we just need to assign it back
#df.time=pd.to_timedelta(df.time)
s=df.groupby(['date','car_no']).\
      apply(lambda x : x.error_code.eq('E28')&x.error_code.shift().eq('E09')&x.time.diff().dt.seconds.lt(60*60*2))
s=(s|s.groupby(level=[0,1]).shift(-1)).reset_index(level=[0,1],drop=True)
df['flag']=s
df
Out[126]:
   code  car_no        date     time error_code   flag
0   123       6  2019-01-01 06:23:00        E09   True
1   123       6  2019-01-01 06:25:00        E28   True
2   123       6  2019-01-01 06:28:00        E09  False
3   123       6  2019-01-01 22:00:00        E28  False
4   123       7  2019-01-01 08:23:00        E09   True
5   123       6  2019-01-01 09:23:00        E09  False
6   123       7  2019-01-01 08:28:00        E28   True


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Day: Jul 1, 2019
World Cup Match 40 – India vs Bangladesh
Jul 1, 2019 Sean19 Comments
The funny thing with dead rubbers is that they normally go one of two ways, either they are a complete procession with one team already mentally checked out or they prove to be a very different kettle of fish with both teams playing without any pressure of needing to win the game. The Sri Lanka vs. West Indies game looked like it was going to be the former but, in the end, it turned out to be a close game between both sides, with only decisions at key times leading to a close Sri Lankan victory.
It certainly didn't start that way with the West Indies bowling attack showing all the urgency and intent of MS Dhoni's innings on Sunday; indeed it would have been fitting if they'd brought their beach towels and a small BBQ to grill some shrimp on. Sri Lanka made the most of the West Indian inertia with the ball as Perera and Thirimanne helped shape the innings around a wonderful century for Avishka Fernando. I certainly hadn't come across this young lad before today, but the poise at the crease alongside some varied stroke play means that there is some hope for the Sri Lankan fans to grasp as for their team's success in the future. I can certainly see some flaws in his technique, and these will undoubtedly be tested in the future, but it is always heart-warming seeing a 21-year kid make some runs on the international stage.
It seemed doubtful that a checked out West Indian team would get near the 339 that they needed for victory and to no-one's surprise they slipped to 84-4 and then 199-6, with many of the so-called big hitters in the side once again getting out cheaply. Nicholas Pooran and Fabian Allen had other ideas and they brought the West Indies close to a world record run chase and victory before both perishing in the end as the run-rate climbed higher. Pooran has been around for a while now and has been in and out of this West Indian batting line up, but he played an innings which was just as good as Fernando's and hopefully will now be given a longer leash to prove his credentials. As for Allen, he didn't have the best time with the ball, but showed that he could be a dangerous batsman lower down the order and deserves time in international cricket to hopefully improve some areas with his bowling. All in all, it proved to be an entertaining game for fans in the North East who have starved of international cricket by our appalling administrators.
Tomorrow's game sees India play Bangladesh in what is a must win game for the tigers. I have been very impressed by Bangladesh all tournament (I saw their game against South Africa live at the Oval) and it is clear that they have benefitted from playing international cricket more regularly. Though this seems at odds with the current 'modus operandi' of the ICC who are determined to keep international cricket as an old boys' club. It would be refreshing to see Bangladesh perform well against a strong Indian side tomorrow, but I just don't see them winning unless MS Dhoni decides to have another 'strange moment'. As for India, you would guess they will be fired up after some of the criticism they received after their defeat to England and a win would secure their place in the semi-finals leaving 3 teams fighting for the final 2 slots. Here's hoping to a close game at least, but I can see India winning comfortably.
Away from the World Cup, Ali Martin retweeted a piece that I totally missed last summer (and apologies if this has been covered elsewhere on the blog, my memory isn't quite what it once was) about the possibility of showing one Test a summer live on FTA:
This was it. Is a call to make one Test per summer available to all as a national celebration. A realistic tweak/compromise rather than the binary debate that pits fantasy land 'get cricket back on FTA' v Sky, who showcase the entire sport superbly https://t.co/0THhDO80vL https://t.co/GpkFbrcG2y
— Ali Martin (@Cricket_Ali) July 1, 2019
Now it's a lovely idea and one that every cricket fan would surely embrace, but there is just one major issue, Sky would never allow it to happen. Sky's model is all around paying their sporting content and only showing it on their platform (hence why they chose not to bid for Champions League rights), so why on earth would they suddenly become so charitable when they really don't need to be? Sky have also paid an enormous amount of money to secure cricket rights up until 2024, which is the very same cash that is currently lining Tom Harrison's pockets each year, whilst being squeezed by other providers who are chipping away at Sky's stranglehold on the sports market such as the rights for Spanish Football and coverage of the Australian cricket summer amongst others, have been snapped up by rival Pay-Tv firms. So for them to offer to show one of the premium Tests for free on FTA TV would be totally unviable for them from a commercial stand-point. It's a nice idea, but in the real world, I'm afraid it will never happen, and cricket will once again remain behind the paywall.
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# geolocation.getCurrentPosition

として、デバイスの現在位置を返します、 `Position` オブジェクト。

    navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(geolocationSuccess,
                                             [geolocationError],
                                             [geolocationOptions]);

## パラメーター

*   **geolocationSuccess**: 現在の位置を渡されるコールバック。

*   **geolocationError**: *(省略可能)*エラーが発生した場合に実行されるコールバック。

*   **geolocationOptions**: *(オプション)*地理位置情報のオプションです。

## 説明

`geolocation.getCurrentPosition`非同期関数です。 デバイスの現在の位置を返します、 `[geolocationSuccess](parameters/geolocationSuccess.html)` コールバックを `Position` オブジェクトをパラメーターとして。 エラーがある場合、 `[geolocationError](parameters/geolocationError.html)` コールバックに渡される、 `[PositionError](PositionError/positionError.html)` オブジェクト。

## サポートされているプラットフォーム

*   アンドロイド
*   ブラックベリー WebWorks (OS 5.0 およびより高い)
*   iOS
*   Tizen
*   Windows Phone 7 と 8
*   Windows 8

## 簡単な例

    // onSuccess Callback
    // This method accepts a Position object, which contains the
    // current GPS coordinates
    //
    var onSuccess = function(position) {
        alert('Latitude: '          + position.coords.latitude          + '\n' +
              'Longitude: '         + position.coords.longitude         + '\n' +
              'Altitude: '          + position.coords.altitude          + '\n' +
              'Accuracy: '          + position.coords.accuracy          + '\n' +
              'Altitude Accuracy: ' + position.coords.altitudeAccuracy  + '\n' +
              'Heading: '           + position.coords.heading           + '\n' +
              'Speed: '             + position.coords.speed             + '\n' +
              'Timestamp: '         + position.timestamp                + '\n');
    };

    // onError Callback receives a PositionError object
    //
    function onError(error) {
        alert('code: '    + error.code    + '\n' +
              'message: ' + error.message + '\n');
    }

    navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(onSuccess, onError);

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A Key Defense Player, Maine Sen. Susan Collins Has Financial Ties to Military Contractors
As a longtime member of the powerful Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) has sat for years at the intersection of Pentagon policy-making and the business of the nation's wealthiest and most well connected military contractors.
Along the way, she's accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign donations from those very companies, some of which, federal records show, her family held a personal financial stake in through her husband's many and wide-ranging corporate stock investments.
Senate financial disclosure reports covering calendar years 2012 to 2016, the most recent year on record, show Collins's husband, Thomas Daffron, has current or past share holdings in more than a dozen prominent defense contractors, including Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Honeywell, United Technologies, Harris Corporation, General Electric, and L3 Communications.
Reports filed since 2013 show all corporate securities stock in military contractors held in Daffron's name. Disclosures from the 2012 calendar year, filed under an older reporting system, do not make public the names of individual stockholders. In 2011, the year prior to marrying Daffron, Collins had no reportable investments in defense companies.
The Center For Responsive Politics, a widely cited non-profit that tracks campaign donations and lobbying expenses, estimates Collins has accepted over $621,000 in career campaign donations from political action committees and individuals associated with the defense industry. That figure includes contributions to her campaign account, and leadership PAC, Dirigo PAC.
The donations include contributions tied to some of the companies Collins' husband has held, or currently holds, stock in. They include Honeywell, which Collins reported as a $1,001 to $15,000 stock asset that generated $201 to $1,000 in dividends in 2016; Boeing, also a $1,001 to $15,000 stock asset generating $201 to $1,000 in dividends in 2016; and Minnesota-based conglomerate 3M, an asset valued between $15,001 and $50,000 that brought in $201 to $1,000 in dividends in 2016.
Previous defense industry investments include Raytheon, recorded as a $1,001 to $15,000 asset that brought in $0 to $201 in unearned income in 2013; Lockheed Martin, a $1,001 to $15,000 asset that brought in $0 to $201 in interest in 2012; and Harris Corporation, a $1,001 to $15,000 asset that generated $0 to $201 in 2013.
When reached by email, Collins' communications director, Annie Clark, did not provide a comment on this story.
Collins reports no financial stake in her largest campaign contributor, defense contractor General Dynamics, which owns Maine shipyard Bath Iron Works and has donated more than $163,000 to Collins' campaign and leadership PAC over the course of her career.
The Center For Responsive Politics estimates combined donations from Raytheon, and Lockheed Martin total more than $93,000.
The Center's estimates are based on Federal Election Commission data on employee contributions and company-linked PACs, and also include employee family members who made donations but had no reportable income, i.e. donors classified as "homemakers."
Because contributors who give less than $200 are not required to list employer names under federal law, the Center considers its figures to be conservative estimates.
For years, Collins has been member of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, which plays a key role in shaping the direction of Pentagon spending. Because her initial nomination to the subcommittee predates investments going back to 2012, the senator was potentially in the position to influence policy that benefited companies Daffron held stock in.
Collins is a former member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, which has significant influence over the direction of defense policy, and the Senate Homeland Security Committee.
In total, Collins reports her husband's investments in defense contractors have generated between $2,814 and $15,809 in dividends, capital gains, and interest since 2012.
In 2016, assets in companies that offer defense-related services or products were valued between $47,005 and $180,000. In addition to Boeing, Honeywell, and 3M, Daffron disclosed stock in multinational conglomerate United Technologies, valued at $15,001 to $50,000, and technology company Microsoft, reported between $15,001 to $50,000.
According to a LinkedIn profile page, and other news reports, Daffron is the chief operating officer of the Washington, D.C.-based lobbying and consulting firm Jefferson Consulting Group.
He represents companies in the printing and publishing, and electronics manufacturing and equipment industries, according to the Center For Responsive Politics. Daffron is a graduate of Brown University, and Columbia Graduate School of Journalism, according to an article in The New York Times on the couple's Aug. 11, 2012, wedding.
In 2014, Collins reported heavy stock transaction activity by her husband, with more than 250 sales or purchases on record. The value of sales for the year was placed at $255,164 to $2.65-million, and included sales of stock in Raytheon, General Electric, Harris Corporation, and Boeing.
In current or past publicly available disclosure reports, Collins has listed investments by her husband in fossil fuel companies Exxon Mobil, and Chevron, oilfield servicer Halliburton, and companies in the telecommunications, pharmaceutical, and technology sectors.
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Donald Trump Jr. tweets emails that led to…
Donald Trump Jr. tweets emails that led to Russian meeting
By The Washington Post |
PUBLISHED: July 11, 2017 at 10:38 am | UPDATED: July 11, 2017 at 11:22 am
By Rosalind S. Helderman and John Wagner, (c) 2017, The Washington Post
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Donald Trump Jr. agreed to take a meeting during the 2016 presidential campaign with a woman he was told was a "Russian government attorney" who could provide damaging information about Hillary Clinton as part of "Russia and its government's support" for his father's presidential campaign, according to emails tweeted by the president's son on Tuesday.
President Donald Trump's eldest son tweeted the entire exchange that led to the controversial meeting early Tuesday amid a swirl of controversy about the June 2016 encounter.
The email exchange showed clearly that Trump Jr. understood he was taking the meeting as a way of channeling information directly from the government of a nation hostile to the United States to his father's campaign. It is the most concrete public evidence to date suggesting that top Trump campaign aides were eager for Russia's assistance in the campaign.
U.S. intelligence agencies have concluded that Russian President Vladimir Putin directed a campaign to assist Trump, including the release of hacked emails stolen from Democratic officials.
Congress and a special counsel are investigating Russian interference with the presidential election and alleged collusion with the Trump campaign – a charge the president has repeatedly denied.
Democrats were quick to pounce on the latest revelation related to the probe.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said that everyone involved in the meeting should be "immediately summoned" to testify under oath between the House and Senate committees investigating Russian meddling.
"There's no escaping it: the Trump Campaign's inner circle met with an agent of a hostile foreign power to influence the outcome of the American election," Pelosi said in a statement. "The American people face a White House riddled with shadowy Russian connections and desperate to hide the truth."
The email came from a music publicist who represented Emin Agalarov, whose father, Aras, is a major real estate developer close to Putin.
"Emin just called and asked me to contact you with something very interesting," publicist Rob Goldstone emailed Trump Jr. in June 2016. "The Crown prosecutor of Russia met with his father Aras this morning and in their meeting offered to provide the Trump campaign with some official documents and information that would incriminate Hillary and her dealings with Russia and would be very useful to your father."
"This is obviously very high level and sensitive information but is part of Russia and its government support for Mr. Trump – helped along by Aras and Emin," Goldstone wrote.
Trump Jr.'s response made his enthusiasm clear: "If it's what you say I love it especially later in the summer," he wrote.
Goldstone offered to send the information directly to Trump, who had then largely sealed the Republican nomination for president, but said that because the information was "ultra sensitive" he wanted to contact Trump Jr. first instead.
A spokesman for the president's lawyer has said Trump was not aware of the meeting and did not attend.
The emails show that Trump Jr. arranged to meet with the lawyer, Natalia Veselnitskaya, along with the campaign's most important advisers.
"It will likely be Paul Manafort (campaign boss) my brother in law and me," Trump Jr. wrote.
Trump Jr. appeared to have forwarded the entire exchange to Manafort as well as Jared Kushner, the president's son-in-law who is now a top adviser in the West Wing.
In a statement accompanying his tweets, Trump Jr. said he was releasing the entire chain "in order to be totally transparent."
"The information they suggested they had about Hillary Clinton I thought was Political Opposition Research," Trump Jr. said in the statement. "I first wanted to just have a phone call but when that didn't work out, they said the woman would be in New York and asked if I would meet."
"I decided to take the meeting. The woman, as she has said publicly, was not a government official," he said.
Veselnitskaya told NBC News on Tuesday that she does not work with the Russian government. A Kremlin spokesman has also denied knowing who she is.
"To put this in context, this occurred before the current Russian fever was in vogue," Trump Jr. said.
Here's my statement and the full email chain pic.twitter.com/x050r5n5LQ
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) July 11, 2017
Here is page 4 (which did not post due to space constraints). pic.twitter.com/z1Xi4nr2gq
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David Wilcock Appears on Russian Conspiracy Program to Promote Aliens, Gold, and 9/11 Truth Claims
Regular viewers of Ancient Aliens will immediately remember David Wilcock. He's the blond-haired spiritual ancient astronaut theorist who bears an uncanny resemblance to David Spade. He also has a penchant for saying some of the most fact-free and unsupportable assertions made on the H2 series. However, since the audience for Ancient Aliens peaked at around 2.5 million people in season two and has bottomed out at around 1 million currently, Wilcock has apparently felt compelled to expand his brand to a larger audience.
As a result Wilcock agreed to appear in an anti-Western Russian propaganda program airing on a REN-TV, an independent Russian broadcaster controlled by a firm linked to a close friend of Russian president Vladimir Putin. The holding company that owns REN-TV is linked to Yury Kovalchuk, who is the target of ant-Russian sanctions put in place as a result of the Ukraine crisis. REN-TV, which was the last channel running programming not directly controlled by the Kremlin, came under fire earlier this month for canceling Russia's last independent political program that was not towing the government line.
Wilcock appeared recently on a program called Wars Between Worlds seen by 21 million Russians, and he wrote a companion article for his website expanding on his views. The program was about two and half hours in length, and frankly I do not have the time to sit through all of its hodgepodge of paranoid ranting. I watched about 90 minutes of the show, skimming through the sections on gold hoarding and international banking conspiracies. It was more than obvious, though, that the program reflected Russian anxieties about the West and used David Wilcock to give "Western" cover to their conspiracy claims about attempts by a shadow government within the U.S. to impose a global regime of population control, mass murder, and genocide. Wait, you might say, wasn't that on America Unearthed? Indeed it was, but here it's given the more paranoid, fearful interpretation possible.
According to Wilcock, the program originated as an adaptation of a 2011 radio interview with Wilcock on a conspiracy program. War Between Worlds featured a new interview with Wilcock recorded just for the show. The show, following Wilcock's claims, alleged that the New World Order was operating out of underground bunkers in the United States and involved an international alliance of Western powers. Wilcock also asserted that protective space aliens launched earthquake weapons to help destroy the New World Order's underground bases. War Between the Worlds goes much farther than Wilcock and asserts that rockets were fired at the Fukishima nuclear plant in Japan in 2011 as part of a coordinated nuclear and earthquake attack on a Westernized Asian power.
Wilcock believes that in 1989 he had a dream that predicted the space aliens' use of earthquake weapons to take out the NWO underground bases, and that this dream came true in 2011 when an earthquake hit Washington, D.C.
According to Wilcock, a shadow government has been using U.S. military aggression as cover for building up stockpiles of weapons and cash to take over the world. He claims that the "Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Apollo moon missions, the Cold War nuclear buildup, the two billion-dollar stealth fighter jets and much more" were "money-laundering schemes" to fund the New World Order.
David Wilcock, in his companion article, asserted that:
The shadow government, as some call it, had been trying -- and failing -- to get a massive social collapse to happen for quite some time. 9/11 was apparently well-known by this group in advance, and was hoped to create such a breakdown in our society.
Let me repeat that: David Wilcock is a 9/11 Truther. And he is given air time on H2.
Is there no level too low for H2?
Wilcock asserts in the program that the shadow government wishes to kill 6.5 billion people, taking his numbers from the 1979 Georgia Guidestones, like Scott Wolter before him on America Unearthed and Brad Meltzer before him on Decoded. The Guidestones have inscribed on them the claim that the world population should not exceed 500 million people, which some take to be orders for mass extermination.
The Russian program makes quite plain that the "New World Order" is for them a proxy for all the evil that they project onto the United States, and Wilcock is happy to go along with it to sell 21 million Russians on his line of books, lectures, and assorted spiritual products. "It's not a myth," the narrator says, claiming that the Western-run shadow government is real. The program links the shadow government running the United States to fascism, as well as to a global financial conspiracy. They really go into financial conspiracies and gold hoarding, almost as much as Glenn Beck. They are especially concerned with Western banking interests, asserting that international financiers are part and parcel of a conspiracy to control the world and enact global genocide. John F. Kennedy, they say, was assassinated for opposing fiat currency and the Federal Reserve.
The parallels between the paranoid conspiracy presented on War Between Worlds and the Protocols of the Elders of Zion is striking, both because the Protocols was also a Russian propaganda effort (from the time of the Tsars) but also because they both posit an international conspiracy of Westernized foreigners who are somehow going to destroy the world through financial shenanigans. And of course, don't you know, like the mythic Jews, the financiers are all about hoarding gold. Wilcock appears to support these claims, discussing the end of the gold standard in America as an effort to "hide" all the gold where only conspirators could access it, while everyday people had to content themselves with imaginary paper money. The program then chooses to tie this to the Rothschild family, because: Jews. Sorry, international financiers.
The long and short of it is that the program blames the world's (and Russia's) problems on fiat currency, the U.S. Federal Reserve, and America hoarding all the world's gold.
The program also makes much of the aforementioned Georgia Guidestones, and in a propaganda coup manages to excuse the excesses of communism through an appeal to them. According to the show, the Khmer Rouge were the result of American manipulations of Cambodian politics, a punishment for the former regime enacting socialist reforms against American demands for "tribute" to the NWO. Pol Pot's murderous rampage in Cambodia was a betrayal of the benefits of communism and undercut the glory of communism, but his murders occurred not due to communist ideology but because the New World Order demanded he enact their population reduction plan in order to avoid the NWO taking out his regime. It's a clever bit of political manipulation, but disturbing nonetheless. The U.S. did indeed have a role in the Cambodian Civil War, but arranging for the rise of Pol Pot to punish the former regime wasn't part of it.
The show also claims that Dick Cheney is an NWO agent—not because he wants to be but because they are controlling his pacemaker to force him to enact an evil agenda. The show throws every possible conspiracy out there—that vaccines are causing mass sterilization, that the shadow government is behind every coup d'état, and that Wilcock's own beloved aliens are really a secret cover for NWO population control efforts. In fact, that's the most important part—the "aliens" are a Western cover story to hide their genocidal imperial ambitions.
It's probably important to recognize here that Russia is suffering a population decline, from 148.6 million people in 1991 to 143.5 million today. It doesn't take much to read into this show a paranoid attempt to blame the population decline on a conspiracy of Western powers. That said, the CIA recently admitted that in the past they used UFO stories as cover for spying mission on the Soviet Union, so that part of the paranoia has at least a tenuous connection to historical facts.
Wilcock, for his part, believes that the plot of the X-Files is real, and that the shadow government is in league with evil space aliens in a deal that exchanged political power for acquiescence to UFO abductions (and anal probes). "Good" aliens, on the other hand, are actively working on behalf of the average citizen to free us from the domination of the NOW/US government evildoers and the evil aliens.
Wilcock has immunized himself against criticism by asserting that "Those in the 'skeptic' category typically try to find any tiny mistake or hole in the logic -- and then infer that this must mean the entire concept is bogus." He calls attempts to criticize him "social media hatorade."
But it doesn't take a "hater" to see that Wilcock has lent his dubious reputation, gained from Ancient Aliens, to anti-Western Russian propaganda. Paranoid claims that are made within the United States read as anti-government here at home, but in a Russian context they read as anti-Western, and specifically anti-American. Wilcock, though, says that he is "proud" of the Russians for producing this show.
What a scumbag.
You are SO right!
Warren Beatty is an Oscar winning often over-rated actor who
played the part of John Reed in the movie REDS. Roger Ebert
was very kind to him in one of his reviews. Putin seems to have
given this all his stamp of approval? Curiouser and curiouser!!!
http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/reds-1981
"The show also claims that Dick Cheney is an NWO agent—not because he wants to be but because they are controlling his pacemaker to force him to enact an evil agenda."
Dick Cheney acts in such cartoonishly evil ways, this _almost_ makes a twisted sort of sense.
I disagree with Cheney's politics almost across the board, but I always thought he was as pretty cool guy. Like, I wish I had an uncle like that... Does that make me weird?
No - everyone needs a crazy uncle who miraculously avoids severe prison sentences. Preferably one who "served in 'Nam" and has all kinds of twitchy, PTSD-like habits.
Maybe I'm just uninformed, but what crazy behaviors has he exhibited? I mean crazy, not politically wrong or morally objectionable.
Sorry EP, but I am quite happy to NOT have any relative even remotely like Mr. 5 Deferments Cheney.
What is so bad about him? Well he got 5 deferments to not get drafted during the Vietnam war. He had "other priorities", that is a direct quote from Cheney himself.
I did serve in Vietnam with 5th Marine Regiment, 1970-71 and did see combat. I despise war and agree with Smedley Butler who wrote a short booklet "War is a Racket" after serving as a US Marine officer for over 33 years. General Butler was awarded the Medal of Honor twice for his actions in combat. He states that there are ONLY two reasons for war; 1) to defend OUR homes, 2) to defend the Bill of Rights. ALL other excuses for war are a racket.
Old Mr. 5 Deferments had NO hesitation about sending other people off to some damn fool war of choice to fight and die. But, notice, when it was his time to possibly go to war, he had those "other priorities".
I'll tell you and everybody that when I was in Vietnam, my buddies and I had other priorities as well. Our main one was coming home alive.
You want an uncle like "dead eye" Dick, who can shoot a friend and lawyer in the face and not the critter they were hunting? Good for you, just watch out if he ever gets a loaded gun near you.
Not wanting to go to war oneself isn't crazy. Hypocritical or even cowardly? Perhaps. But most people would do exactly the same thing in his shoes.
Also, while it certainly made him look bad later, there is a difference between being drafted and being a contracted volunteer.
Not defending either Iraq or Vietnam. Just pointing some things out.
If I wrote a book where a character became vice-president,
- ginned up a war with the help of a woman who has an oil tanker named after her,
- personally signed off on his former company getting the no-bid contracts to supply that war,
- was still VP when it turned out that that company was supplying showers that killed soldiers through electrocution,
- was still VP when it turned out that water was being contaminated with human remains because the trucks weren't being properly cleaned between shipments (I'll let the "human body parts being taken from the burn pits by dogs" thing slide because that I would expect, sort of),
- shot his friend in the face and ended up with the friend apologizing to him for all the trouble it caused, and stayed VP
- and then after leaving the VP with no consequences for any of the above, watching his former company help create the greatest oil spill in America's history?
You'd send it back as being too cartoonish, and that I should place the realism level higher, somewhere between Dr. Mindbender and Mumm-Ra The Ever-Living.
So how many of these things is he personally involved in (other than the hunting accident, obviously)? And how many of those are cartoonishly evil?
Again, not defending his politics... But I think he became a boogeyman because he is so grumpy looking and because he was obvioulsy the brains of the Bush-Cheney team... And those aren't really good reasons on their own...
@EP
"Not wanting to go to war oneself isn't crazy. Hypocritical or even cowardly? Perhaps. But most people would do exactly the same thing in his shoes.
Not defending either Iraq or Vietnam. Just pointing some things out."
I'm honestly not clear on what you felt needed "pointing out" in this scenario. However, while we're at it, there were thousands of soldiers who volunteered for service in Vietnam even as the Draft was on-going. As such, it's not merely a matter of being cowardly before an arbitrary (and moderately flawed) draft system... it's using his position and privilege in society to do everything he could to avoid something a large number of his fellow Americans could not (and even more volunteered for willingly).
More to the point, I think you inappropriately undercut the sense of hypocrisy and cowardice. They may not be important to you, but they are vital to many... especially when they see the lives of thousands (millions, if you want to be broad about it) put in that same person's hands.
"So how many of these things is he personally involved in (other than the hunting accident, obviously)? And how many of those are cartoonishly evil?"
Personally involved? All of them. Cartoonishly evil? That's an absurd criteria. Besides, what do you mean by it? Are mass graves "regular evil", and being bonked on the head with an ACME mallet "cartoonishly evil"? Is perpetrating a war based on 100% fabricated "evidence" and causing the deaths of thousands "regular evil", but would be "cartoonish" if they died from laughing gas?
I think the issue here (that is, what keeps it from being "decided") is that you write off much of his popular persona as hearsay or otherwise immaterial, and you write off his behavior and his questionable actions as "his politics or morality". As far as I can tell, it sounds like you're arguing that the things he did weren't objectionable because he felt they were in keeping with his own political opinions and worldview... i.e. relativism, but then you ask for objective "evil".
For whatever it's worth, I never meant "mentally ill" (else I'd have just said that) when I said "crazy". I don't think you can write off his opinions or views as "his politics" because there are plenty who share his party affiliation but do not share his views. At some point you have to stop assigning the guilt to "politics" and accept that it's his *personal* outlook that's at work...
@ Gregor
I repeatedly said that I neither approve of nor defend his politics. I also have no idea why you would suggest that hypocricy and cowardice may not be important to me. I never said anything to that effect. All I said was that accusing Cheney of that them more sense than . I don't even think that it's obviously fair to accuse him of these things.
I honestly would never blame anyone for avoiding being drafted into a war like Vietnam. I also don't think there is anything surprising about someone avoiding the draft, then supporting a different war (which wasn't solely his initiative, by the way) decades later, fought by contractees and volunteers. His political or moral failings, which I'm not disputing, are not in any way greater because of his own avoidance of the draft.
And if it's still unclear, I wasn't talking about his worldview, but his character and personality as I see them.
libtard
"... all men are created equal"... AHAHAHAHAHAA!
seriously... he could be a very distant relative of mine.
he does have a classic Darth Vader dark side that has
poor Rand Paul lookin' like a saint inside the community
of GOP potus wannabees. he does sound lucid on the
surface and very persuasive. i'd rather vote for his Lesbian
daughter if she ends up running for the presidency. Liz
the other daughter who is a soccer mom withdrew from
the recent Wyoming senate race. i know the guy who threw
up a right-wing FB site that was aptly critical of nepotism
in high public places. Richard Cheney's mother is very
likely my distant relative. the woman was a softball star.
Richard Cheney was an intern in the Nixon White House
and perhaps had seen the response to the outcry over the
Watergate burglary as it happened. His political career is
then meteoric, he had a reputation as a team player and
in time sets the tone for the presidency of the "W" by taking
on a wider scope for the Vice-Presidency. I tend to agree
with Lord Acton's famous dictum. Dick Cheney began things
by being one of Richard Nixon's "pets" in my own humble
opinion. David Wilcox looks like he is one of Vladimir Putin's
"pets" and although John Reed had his journalistic moments
and astute good timing, many folks link him to Lenin in a very
similar way. Odds are that someone in Moscow will soon
look at this blog-topic to see if anything new has been said.
Jason has a global readership. I must keep this in mind...
David Wilcock looks like a sleazy used car salesman in an early-1990s action comedy.
Little known fact: Edgar Cayce, upon being born, cried out "No! Too soon! Where are the 90's action comedies?! Where's all the white-washed racism?? WHERE ARE THE NEW-AGER ASSHATS?! I'VE BEEN BORN TOO SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNN"
Should be known fact; David Wilcock believes he is the reincarnation of Edgar Cayce.
See "The Reincarnation of Edgar Cayce" by Wynn Free. Or this handy synopsis from a Coast to Coast show they did on the subject: http://www.coasttocoastam.com/show/2004/06/23
Correction:
Wilcock co-authored the book, and while he himself does not explicitly say he is the reincarnation of Cayce, he does claim a special energy link to Cayce and a physical resemblance.
Wynn Free is left to be the one who actually insists Wilcock is Cayce reborn, but come on... does anyone buy this one degree of separation from the claim nonsense? If the book's thesis is that you're the reincarnation of a famous person, and your name is on the byline, you're just an asshole for coyly foisting the responsibility for the claim on your co-author.
All you really needed was: "If the book's thesis is that you're the reincarnation of a famous person, and your name is on the byline, you're just an asshole."
@Clint
Yes, that was the joke :P
David Wilcock is a Commie.
I don't know if I believe in 21 million viewers, though. It's what Wilcock claims REN-TV claims, and we should trust neither.
In Federal Russia, TEE VEE VATCH YOO!
Don't know about Teevee, but definitely the internets:
"According to the decree signed by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, access to wi-fi in cafes, parks, and subways can not be anonymous. The wi-fi operator must obtain a complete list of individuals who use the Internet - their names, places of residence and passport details. How will this be done in practice, experts interviewed by the publication do not understand."
Fact: Yakov Smirnoff is an "international financier" who came to the United States to get his hands on the gold that the Clockwork Elves are hiding.
True story. Alex Jones told me.
Had to look up Clockwork Elves.
Fuck. Every. Thing.
Miraculously, Terence McKenna's original vision wasn't nearly as insane as where Alex Jones took it; at least McKenna, a latter-day Carlos Castaneda, had the good sense to wait until he was tripping balls to come up with his ideas.
Though I should probably add that Alex Jones didn't actually say that stuff about Jakov Smirnoff.
That I know of.
I wonder if we can trick Alex Jones into claiming that the Underpants Gnomes are real?
EP, stop everything and watch this. It's a moral imperative
Summary: Alex Jones completely loses his shit and suggests that the New World Order is more or less the Cthulhu Cult, ruling the world so they can build extradimensional gates to Yog-Sothoth to let the old ones in so that they can live forever. I've added the Lovecraftian names, but that's it, everything else is what he's claiming.
http://spookyparadigm.blogspot.com/2011/06/demons-great-old-ones-and-unified-field.html
Admit it, you just want me to commit suicide so I stop posting, don't you? :)
It really is awesome, because you can watch the line between fiction and reality breakdown right in front of you.
If I wanted that, I'd take LSD.
So how come you don't update your many blogs more often? You got some good stuff there...
To be honest?
- I got my professor job. The blog was an outlet for some of my pent-up frustration in the years in late grad school, working underemployed after grad school, getting a post-doc, more underemployed after that, etc.
- But that wasn't the primary reason. One or more books on those topics were always in the plans, if distantly. Within a year of getting better employment, those became more serious concerns. I am now working on such projects. "If you're good at something, never do it for free." Now, I don't mean money-wise (writing the books I'm talking about will never make that much money). But the act of blogging takes creative energy away and material away from more useful venues. It came down to "I could talk about this interesting insight I just had and do all the work involved to support it with evidence and research, and put it on my blog and get some pleasant or unpleasant comments. Or I could put this in chapter 3 of my book." That's exacerbated by my writing for academic venues where you can't self-plagiarize (republish stuff you've put out elsewhere).
That even applies to blog comments. I have many times stopped myself from incorporating something I've been working on into blog comments. People can read about it when it comes out.
- The third reason, and you can see this in comments too, is that I'm not suited to blogging. Jason's blog is radically different than a lot that are out there, because of the length of the pieces. As you can see on that blog or my Miskatonic Museum, my posts also got longer and longer and more involved with time. The vast majority of people will not read that, especially online. They might in a book form.
This was driven home to me when I spent about a year as a blogger for the now-defunct Ectoplasmosis blog. Originally part of Wired (under a different blog name), I signed on after it was independent. One of the founders had done Cthulhu Cthursday, a weekly column on Cthulhu material in pop culture etc. When I picked up on it, I had exacting standards most of the time (if it had already appeared on certain famous portals like Boing Boing, we wouldn't cover it, if it was from the usual geek sources, we wouldn't cover it, there had to be an edge to it or alternatively be some original work on my part). I also grossly misjudged my audience, some of whom were geekier like myself, most of whom were there for the art, culture, and fashion side of the blog, a less fedora-y version of the geek vs. hipster meme that was going around at that time.
Anyway, that experience got me realizing that blogging just wasn't my style (I write too long for tl;dr, specifically thinking I need to explain origins, and then suborigins, and so on), that blogging would detract energy and material from what I really wanted to do, and that I was frankly too busy teaching 150+ students a semester anyway (after my first year, when I started to time manage better, that went into my real archaeology work and into the projects I allude to above).
Just improvise your lectures. It's what I do :)
I guess you and I share predisposition toward excessive verbosity and uncalled-for comprehensiveness, which really made blogging the wrong medium for me as well...
After my first year, my classes were somewhat more in hand. But we got a 3D scanner, and it has been good for my work and career, but it made it so that my time could be eaten alive.
My third year, this trend continued with dedicated 3D work on some of my archaeological material, and other developments.
And now, I'm seriously tackling my two book projects.
Which are what, if you don't mind me asking?
One is an edited volume that is partially reflected by this
http://onlinedigeditions.com/display_article.php?id=1347784
The other is something I'm hanging on to a bit more, but I suspect you'll find it interesting.
You guys are incredibly lucky not to be living in a country relatively free of nationalistic pressures on your work. Ever heard of Arkaim?
I hadn't before now, but the mention of the Harvard biologist at the wiki is interesting.
We don't have nationalistic goals pushing our archaeology, because most of human settlement in the Americas is not considered "us" by many Americans. That's kind of the whole point of the theorists Jason covers on this blog, going back to the Moundbuilder theorists who wanted to put white people and the Old Testament in the New World. And historical archaeology isn't seen in a much better light since much of it focuses attention on slavery and other less than pleasant elements of post-1492 American history.
We instead have a major part of the political culture that would rather do away with any support for archaeology. See the letter by Eric Cantor last year directly attacking NSF funding for archaeology.
Cantor and co's attack was framed as budgetary, pro-science, etc.. But given that the base of his party is much more creationist, and that paleoclimatological studies have been a major source for data on understanding climate change, I don't think the attack on archaeology was completely random.
Of course it wasn't. I guess the general point is that, in spite of all the problems, you are not really under any mainstream or official pressure to substantiate concrete (and false) claims about America's origins, age, or significance. (If anything, such pressure comes largely from groups with legitimate claims to having been wronged - even if the substance of their claims is usually misguided...)
We were discussing Vine Deloria the other day ...
That's an example of pressure from traditionally marginalized groups. Now imagine dealing with a Deloria (or a Martin Bernal) who has the power of a police state behind him...
Byron DeLear link
Reminds me of how hungry media neophytes will get positions at news channels like RT (Russia Today) which in recent geopolitical developments has clearly shown to be bald faced Putin propaganda. Wash Post reported last month on this dynamic, as well as some of the most egregious examples of pro-Putin, agenda-laden programming, "For young college graduates from English-speaking countries, RT offers an opportunity to get a well-paying first job and to get in front of a camera faster than they could ever hope to achieve at any conventional Western television operation. In the hierarchy of television operations funded by authoritarian states, RT is the lowest rung of the ladder: After a few years there, these young Americans and Brits might hope to step up to Chinese English-language broadcasting and eventually, perhaps, climb all the way to Al Jazeera… … This month, it [RT] ran a half-hour documentary that claimed the United States was an even worse place for gay people than Russia — and also homosexual relationships carry "risks of mental and physical health problems and other social pathologies." And, of course, as far back as December, it was portraying the Ukrainian protest movement as pawns of the Europeans who wanted the country's legitimate elected government overthrown."
Wilcock is trying to get his content out there beyond AA, H2, etc. and perhaps unwittingly participates in anti-Western, anti-US content. Its a pretty cynical position to willingly cast aside freedoms we enjoy (relatively speaking) in the West by hitching your wagon to a very real totalitarian doctrine just to sell of few books. However, it still must be stated that in many ways, mainstream corporate journalism, faux-journalism, fringe-history—and even academically sound history (even in the West)—are still just an extension of the whims of powers that be operating above the field of content below; the mainstream subject to gatekeepers, and the media, acting as the obsequious court-jester, whether the dictator at hand is Putin-esque, or the public relations political officer of a multi-national conglomerate.
There is a great deal of difference between influence through funding, access, or even manipulation ("the West") and influence through direct control, pervasive censorship and (often violent) repression of dissent. People who fail to see that the differences between the two are more important than the similarities usually never had to deal with the latter.
"freedoms we enjoy (relatively speaking) in the West"
Relatively to what, exactly? No one has ever enjoyed greater overall freedoms more consistently and securely than "the West".
Relative to our recent past, possibly? We are certainly a lot less free than we were on, say, September 10th 2001.
titus pullo
Old FDR did the new world intellegensia rothchild nuts a huge service when he impounded citizens gold holdings. he did it to devalue the dollar (a crazy idea that his chief economist who thought that falling prices were the cause not the result of recession). it didn't do a thing economically (again the failure of our friend John Keynes and his "flat earth" General Theory but it sure gave ammunition to the nut jobs since.
Rep. Ron Paul wanted to return the USA to the Gold Standard
that Grover Cleveland thought was wise and fiscally responsible.
Nixon took us off FDR's New Deal reforms when he let gold find
its own market price. perhaps mayhap WW2 took us out of the
Great Depression and Keynes was optimistic. define nut job!
"Once you go black, you never go back." -- David Wilcock (in the "companion article" Jason links to)
GAH! Ijust finished watching the video, and yes it belongs H2. It looks like they used format similar to A.A. only more so. The jump cuts and the talking heads got really annoying, and Wilcock's total screen time was probably only about 25 minutes.
At about the 9 min. mark when they were referring to an underground railway, the first thing that came to mind was the 1935 British film Transatlantic Tunnel, a story about the building a tunnel from London to New York. This brought to mind another film, Battle Beneath the Earth (1967). A Cold War movie about the Communist Chinese digging a tunnel under the Pacific Ocean and coming up in the Nevada desert outside of Las Vegas. And why would they do that you might ask? Why, to conquer the good ol' U.S.of A. of course. I know there more of this kind drilling into the middle of the Earth type sci-fi films made between 1950 and 2000, but those are two of the more memorable films.
On the other hand, their fact checking and editing are deplorable. At one point they are talking about a bridge in Washington state while showing the Brooklyn Bridge. The LOL point comes when they explain how Werner von Braun was good friends with J.Edgar Hoover, while showing a picture of former president Herbert Hoover.
Oh, well, if H2 doesn't pick it up, maybe SyFy will. They could show it as a double bill with Sharknado!
I like their engery and editing more than AA's. On the other hand, they are brainwashing people and stoking their xenophobia in service of an immoral and irresponsible regime... So really it's a toss-up :)
JaredMithrandir link
And it's this guilt by affiliation for legit Conspiracies Theories like questioning 9/11 that convinces me that these crazy Alien type theories ar i n fact part of the Elite's plan.
"for legit conspiracy theories like questioning 9/11..."
"for legit conspiracy theories..."
"part of the elite's plan"
Okay, I tried, I really did, but I couldn't stop myself from laughing.
JaredMithrandir, ladies and gentlemen! He'll be here every Friday this month!
Incidentally, the idea that there is a war of the coalition of good humans (Aryans, or Slavs, or...) and good (i.e., white and beautiful) aliens against the Grey-Reptilian-NWO-Jewish coalition could itself have been stolen from the likes of John de Nugent, who merits his own Southern Poverty Law Center intelligence file:
http://www.splcenter.org/get-informed/intelligence-files/profiles/John-de-Nugent
Straight from the horse's mouth:
"What we now understand is that our race colonized this earth, but was long ago separated by a cataclysmic nuclear war from the home planets. The stories of the gods reflect actual visits to earth by actual, highly evolved relatives of ourselves. The 'ancient aliens' theory being promoted now non-stop on TV (by the Jews who own the TV networks) is partly valid, but the Jewish media refuses to highlight the huge role of the Exonordics, and focuses instead on the Grays and the Reptilian species, because the Jews themselves are allied with THEM. Earth is just one battlefield of an ongoing war in our entire Milky Way galaxy between the Exonordics and the Reptilians."
I hang out with...BLINGONS!
Jamie Eckles
Even in the conspiracy community David "I can fly" Wilcock isn't taken seriously anymore. There's no funding to be had there so he's looking for new terrain. I'm not surprised at this at all.
Sweet Sticky Rainbows link
Is it true that the federal government holds a decapitated alien's rainbow corpse?
Tony Marino
I'm not a big believer in conspiracy theories. I think these people take small kernels of the truth and inflate them into something unbelievable. These sorts of things are silly and ridiculous. Why do people like David Hancock do this sort of nonsense. If a Russian TV network came to me and wanted me to slander my own country,I'd tell them to take a hike. I wouldn't show up on a show like that no matter how much they wanted to pay me.
Giuseppe Antonio Ciano link
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Pink Floyd have uploaded a 30 second sampler of their new album 'The Endless River'.
AC/DC will return with their new album 'Rock Or Bust' in November.
Ed Sheeran will do what so few have done in the past, play Australian arenas as a one-man show.
Paul Simon joined Conan O'Brien for the second night of George Harrison Week on the Conan show.
What Do Mariah Carey And Billy Gibbons Have In Common?
Mariah Carey isn't the only famous singer with a five-octave vocal range. Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top fame does as well.
Jason Mraz will head back to Australia in December to perform theatre show in Sydney and Melbourne.
Johnny Marr will return to Australia and New Zealand in January and February 2015.
The Sydney Opera House will play host to a new Beatles production, All You Need Is Love, in January.
Eminem will grace your ears with a new album 'ShadyXV' in November and has led charge with the new song 'Guts Over Fear' with Adelaide's Sia.


Because I was not able to produce free shader for 3ds Max(Multi texture map) that was represented the randomness color in the interior Floor in Maya.
So I drew the texture of about 12K (12000pix × 12000pix) again.
I thought that I use Remap HSV node of Maya.I made the prototype.
I think you can be resolved by using the rand() function in Mel command, etc. in the case of complex Floor. It is probably easily.
I would rather draw to a texture than develop your own UI.


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The Astrology of February features Mars, Saturn, Chiron, Uranus and Neptune. The red planet is now retrograde in Virgo, and similar to a Mercury retrograde period, in this present condition of Mars � usually representing aggressive and ego-oriented urges � there is instead a tendency for going internal and mulling over our normal actions and activities rather than just doing them. Saturn, also retrograde as of February 7th, loosely aspects Mars as it stations. Saturn also closely aspects Neptune, now in its own sign of Pisces after February 3rd, so that the contrast between life in the physical plane, represented by Saturn, and life in the multifarious inter-dimensional spaces beyond the purely physical, represented by Neptune, is very much upon us, thus adding to the meditative posture symbolized by a more internalized Mars.
Meanwhile the revolutionary energy of Uranus is also very much with us as this second month of 2012 gets underway. Uranus, quite as much as Neptune antithetical to Saturn, therefore takes us quite out of ourselves and our surface concerns. The recent New Moon from the last ten days of the previous month in Uranus' own sign of Aquarius closely aspected both Uranus and Jupiter, whose combination brings out the rebel in us all, and also brings forward the potential for surprising events to unfold that change our basic set of perceptions of the world around us.
February 14th, Valentine's Day, when everyone is out buying chocolates and flowers, coincides with the Last Quarter Moon and with Venus square to Pluto, and therefore this year will represent more of a mixed blessing. We will be searching under the covers of our motivation with regard to relationships as well as patterns of outward aggression, and along with the joyful and celebrity sides of sexuality and romance the various shadow sides � jealousy or factors of power and control � could easily emerge. This is especially true since Chiron is also prominent. We might be able to bring to consciousness certain aspects of our earlier wounding that, just when we least expect them, continue to crop up in our present day situations.
As the cycle begun in late January with the Aquarius New Moon concludes, the one beginning with the February 21st New Moon in early Pisces is powerful as well in that it trips off the same triumvirate of outer planet energies, namely Neptune/Chiron in Pisces, Uranus in Aries and Jupiter in Taurus. Brilliant ideas continue to be the norm rather than the exception, with the extra added benefit of Neptune's compassion thrown in. Venus is still flirting with both Pluto and Mars so the relationship dynamic remains a bit dicey, but there will at least be plenty to think about as we look more closely into events in the physical plane, seeking to discern the inner soul-level meaning.
All through this month, these cosmic forces are at work on us, helping us surmount the fences that have been holding us back for far too long from taking our rightful place at the forefront of our own spiritual evolution. This month represents a fitting introduction to the strongly transformational period of time that is shaping up for late spring, when Uranus and Pluto make their exact pass, the first of seven, on the square aspect that has been building between them these last several years. We will be older and definitely wiser on the other side of this powerful spring and summer.


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Integer Holdings Corporation Completes Acquisition of Oscor, Inc.
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Acquisition expands Integer's cardiovascular and neurostimulation product portfolio through broadened product offering and addition of low-cost manufacturing capacity
PLANO, Texas, Dec. 02, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Integer Holdings Corporation (NYSE: ITGR), a leading medical device outsource (MDO) manufacturer today announced the close of its acquisition of Oscor, Inc., a privately-held company that designs, develops, manufactures and markets a comprehensive portfolio of highly specialized medical devices, venous access systems and diagnostic catheters and implantable devices. From concept to commercialization, Oscor offers its customers a complete line of finished introducer systems, guiding sheaths and proprietary lead wire technologies serving the higher-growth cardiac pacing, electrophysiology, neurostimulation, cardiovascular, peripheral vascular and structural heart markets.
"The acquisition of Oscor strengthens Integer's ability to serve our customers by expanding our product offering in steerable sheaths and cardiac and neurostimulation leads and adding low-cost manufacturing capacity to support growth," said Joe Dziedzic, Integer president and CEO. "The addition of Oscor's strong brand will deepen our relationships with existing customers, bring new customers to Integer, and allow us to build relationships with several emerging growth companies. We are thrilled to welcome Oscor associates to the Integer team."
In addition, the acquisition further broadens Integer's research and development capabilities and expands its manufacturing presence to the Dominican Republic, augmenting Integer's already extensive global footprint and manufacturing capabilities.
"Since launched by my father, Dr. Peter Osypka, nearly 40 years ago, Oscor has been a pioneer in the field of implantable medical technology and electrophysiology," said Thomas Osypka, Oscor's owner, president and CEO. "I am proud of Oscor's strong record of accomplishments, which the team can now accelerate by uniting with Integer."
About Integer ®
Integer Holdings Corporation (NYSE: ITGR) is one of the largest medical device outsource (MDO) manufacturers in the world serving the cardiac, neuromodulation, vascular, portable medical, advanced surgical and orthopedics markets. The company provides innovative, high-quality medical technologies that enhance the lives of patients worldwide. In addition, it develops batteries for high-end niche applications in energy, military, and environmental markets. Greatbatch Medical®, Lake Region Medical® and Electrochem® comprise the company's brands. Additional information is available at www.integer.net.
About Oscor
OSCOR Inc. designs, develops, manufactures and markets a variety of highly specialized implantable cardiac pacing and neurostimulation leads, venous access systems and diagnostic catheters, serving the cardiovascular and neurostimulation markets. Oscor has design, development and manufacturing operations in Palm Harbor, Fla, and in the Dominican Republic, and business offices in Germany, employing approximately 900 employees company-wide. Additional information is available at www.oscor.com.
Some of the statements contained in this press release are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including the statements relating to our expectation of continued compliance with covenants and the benefits of the amendment. You can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "may," "will," "should," "could," "expects," "intends," "plans," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "predicts," "potential" or "continue" or variations or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. These statements are only predictions and actual events or results may differ materially from those stated or implied by these forward-looking statements. In evaluating these statements, you should carefully consider a number of factors, including, but not limited to, risks and uncertainties that arise from time to time and are described in Item 1A "Risk Factors" of our Annual Report on Form 10-K and in our other periodic filings with the SEC. Except as may be required by law, we assume no obligation to update forward-looking statements in this press release, whether to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes in future operating results, financial conditions or prospects, or otherwise.
Tony Borowicz
tony.borowicz@integer.net
Kelly Butler
kelly.butler@integer.net
Source: Integer Holdings Corporation


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Q: When Excel files can be opened in browser? In open dialog box (of an Excel 2010 file) in path File > open, there is a drop-down list for Open button. One of them is, open in browser. When Excel files can be opened in browser (Web browser, e.g., Chrome) please?

A: I've done a bit of Googling and found this: Little known techniques for opening Excel files
Looks like this is only an option if you try to open an HTML file through the Excel Open browser.

Open in Browser: This option becomes available when you click once on
  an HTML file within Excel's Open dialog box. The file you select will
  appear in your default web browser.

If you want to be able to view a spreadsheet in the browser the best option I can think of is to use either SharePoint or Office 365, though the latter would mean getting a new Office package and the former would require an enterprise license to be able to active Excel Services for browser rendering.
(Also wondering whether Google Docs may be an option)


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Self Portrait / Space Marine
STEVEN PAUL WHEELER
Compositng / Green Screen
Spring Heeled Jack Trailer
The following is a concept trailer pitch that I wrote and directed for a feature film. I opted to shoot entirely against a green screen, because the locations where I wanted to film where too expensive. Quite a few people helped out on this project.
I am responsible for all CG work, compositing, editing, motion tracking, editing and grading.
The project was filmed over the course of three days and is currently on the shelf for the time being.
Liverpool Overhead Railway:
The Liverpool Overhead Railway was demolished in 1956. Using reference images sourced online and from photographs in books I have re-created part of this seven mile long railway in 3D, which includes the Pier Head Station, the train, carriages, trams, and the surrounding buildings which include 'The Three Graces of Liverpool'. This work is to be used in a documentary currently in post production.
Battle Ship:
Composting Breakdown of a 3D battleship I created, using particle systems to create explosions, bullet and missiles.
Cockpit:
Small breakdown of character flying his ship in a space battle.
Darts CGI / Compositing:
This test was carried out in order to see if it was a feasible option to create CGI darts for a complex series of shots to be used in a scene which revolves around a game of darts.
Were Bears:
My client wanted to show how he could adapt his concept (which was a toy line and comic book in the 90's) for a modern audience via CGI, whilst retaining the original look. I had to model the characters based on the illustrations provided and rig them. The transformation from cute teddy to were bear (werewolf like) appearance was achieved using morph targets.
Showreel CGI / Compositing 2017
Much of the work I have carried out over the years has not been included in my Showreel for various reasons, incuding signing of NDA's and also because some of the work does not demnostrates my abilities.
The work I have chosen to put on my reel consists of personal projects which I feel do demonstrate my abilbities. The work included has not been produced in collaboration with anyone else, meaning I am responsible for all 3D modeling, texturing, lighting, rigging, skinning, animation, compositing, motion tracking, grading and editing.
I enjoy lighting, setting up shots and compositing as much as I enjoy modeling, so I have spent quite some time on the showreel towards creating scenes with the models I have built from scratch.
Face Rig:
Face Rig demo, animated using morph targets / blend shapes using reaction manager to work the slider controls. Eyelids react to eye controller.
Take 101 Interview:
Interview for Take 101, broadcast on 'Sky TV' the Nollywood Channel. Answering a set of questions regarding 'Spring Heeled Jack'.
Space Battle:
Just three shots that required extensive work with particles, lens flares and compositing in general.
Green Screen Breakdown Reel
Seperate from my main CGI reel I have put together some Green Screen composities from a personal project I carried out a few years ago, which is currently on the shelf for the time being.
The shots consist of motion tracking and grading. More details regarding this project can be seen below.