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Indigenous People, USA
Amid pandemic, Indigenous Mexican workers in US fight to be heard
February 21, 2022 sndden
Advocacy groups say that Mexican Indigenous farmworkers are especially vulnerable to various forms of exploitation, such as wage theft [Courtesy Vanessa Teran/MICOP]
Oxnard, California, United States – When Arcenio Lopez made the journey to the United States from his hometown of San Francisco Higos in the Mexican state of Oaxaca in 2003, he was just 21 years old. Spanish was commonly heard in his hometown, along with Mixteco, a language spoken by Indigenous Mixtec, or Nuu Savi, communities in southern Mexico.
In California, Lopez found work in the strawberry fields surrounding a small city called Oxnard in Ventura County, around 100 kilometres (62 miles) northwest of Los Angeles.
Many workers who spent hours hunched over picking berries also had origins in Indigenous communities in Mexico, and spoke native languages such as Mixteco, Zapoteco, Purepecha and Triqui. Some spoke little Spanish, inciting scorn from Mexican foremen and some colleagues in the fields who looked down on Indigenous workers.
Lopez, now the executive director of the Mixteco Indigena Community Organizing Project (MICOP), which serves the Mexican Indigenous population of Oxnard and several neighbouring counties in southern California, says anti-Indigenous racism continues to follow workers across the border. "This goes all the way back to the history of colonisation," he told Al Jazeera. "We carry this trauma in our DNA."
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought additional challenges, as community members struggle to find resources in Indigenous languages and to take advantage of public programmes for vaccination and testing, after decades of immigrants being discouraged from utilising public assistance.
Community groups have thus stepped in to bridge the gulf of trust between the government and Indigenous migrant workers.
Legacy of discrimination
Even before the pandemic, advocates have said anti-Indigenous racism and a lack of resources in native languages made Indigenous workers vulnerable to abuse and exploitation, including wage theft.
"A lot of farm labour is paid by the piece," Jorge Toledano, a Mixtec community organiser with MICOP, told Al Jazeera. "If an Indigenous worker brings in a basket of strawberries, the supervisor might cheat them by marking it down as less fruit than is actually there in a language they don't know, so the worker gets paid less."
Sarait Martinez, an Indigenous Zapotec who heads the Centro Binacional para el Desarrollo Indigena Oaxaqueno (CBDIO) in California's Central Valley, said there is "a lot of anti-Indigenous racism in the Mexican community".
"It can be intimidating for people to demand their rights," Martinez told Al Jazeera. "But if you work up the courage to contact the government to tell them about a workplace violation, what do you do if no one at the agency speaks your language?"
Such language barriers can have lethal consequences. In July 2021, Gerardo Martinez, a 19-year-old Zapotec man, was shot and killed by police in the city of Salinas. Martinez was holding what appeared to be a handgun and did not respond to demands from police given in Spanish. But the weapon in question turned out to be a BB gun, and Martinez was a monolingual native speaker who did not understand Spanish.
California has never thoroughly surveyed the state's Mexican Indigenous population, and estimates of their size and composition in the labour force vary. The most comprehensive effort was the Indigenous Farmworker Study, carried out by the California Endowment and California Rural Legal Assistance in 2010.
The study estimated that there were approximately 120,000 Mexican Indigenous farmworkers in California, mostly in the Central Valley and Central Coast regions. Yet, despite their substantial representation in California's $50bn agricultural industry, Martinez says authorities have shown only limited interest in understanding such communities – although this has started to change during the pandemic, amid growing pressure from Indigenous advocates.
"We ask counties and different departments how they track Indigenous needs, like language needs, and they don't have an answer," Martinez said. "Institutions are not allocating the right amount of resources to ensure our communities have access to information and services in their languages. The fact that we're invisible among those services really impacts the way they serve us."
Lilia Garcia-Brower, the California state labour commissioner who oversees enforcement of wage and hour laws, told Al Jazeera that her office has worked with community organisations before and during the pandemic, and has partnered with MICOP and CBDIO on "labour caravans" that seek to inform workers of their rights.
"One of the ways to ensure we're available to workers is to partner with organisations the community trusts. We want to make sure those relationships continue," Garcia-Brower said. "Those investments are one component, but they also can't replace a more institutional effort to accommodate workers in multiple languages."
Navigating COVID-19
During the pandemic, a lack of information in native languages has created confusion, leaving gaps quickly filled by rumours and conspiracy theories. "If you can't find answers to your questions, maybe you look to social media instead," said Lopez, who recently penned a column highlighting the spread of misinformation among Mexican Indigenous communities on social media.
Groups such as MICOP have used radio stations to share information on the pandemic, worker's rights and updates to immigration law, all in Indigenous languages. In Oxnard, MICOP runs 94.1 Radio Indigena, which features 40 hours of weekly live programming in Spanish, Zapoteco, Purepecha and a variety of Mixteco dialects.
In the Central Valley, a station called Radio Bilingue also offers programmes in Spanish and Mixteco. Many staff at these stations are Indigenous, making them a reliable source because of their roots in the communities they aim to reach.
Keeping up with constantly shifting pandemic guidelines and updates – and translating all of that information into many languages – is time-intensive. To deal with the scale of need in the community, MICOP has expanded from 70 staff to 120 since March 2020, Lopez said, "Delta, Omicron, new CDC guidelines; we have to stay on top of all this information, then translate it into several languages so it can reach people in a timely manner."
The difficulty has been heightened by a political climate in which migrants, especially the undocumented, are hesitant to ask the state for assistance. Even workers who are entitled to use government programmes often avoid doing so, worried that relying on welfare programmes could hurt their chances of obtaining citizenship.
In such an atmosphere, admonitions by the state to get tested and vaccinated for free may appear contradictory. "It's hard to undo something that has been so ingrained for such a long time," Martinez said.
While community groups can help to bridge the gap between state institutions and community members, that responsibility – largely due to a void left by government agencies – can also be exhausting. "There's collaboration we haven't seen before with the state," Martinez said. "We'd like to ensure the changes we see are structural, and there are more agencies hiring people who speak these languages."
Toledano, despite the challenges his community faces, feels hopeful about the future because of the power in organising. When he first came to California, he saw a video of legendary labour rights activist Cesar Chavez and was spurred into workplace organising.
"When we're divided, we can be taken advantage of," Toledano said. "But when we fight together, then we're in charge and we can demand our rights. Nothing will change until we make them hear us."
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/2/2/amid-pandemic-indigenous-mexican-workers-in-us-fight-to-be-heard
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Interview with Don Bacon, Omaha Police Release "After Action" Report, Nebraska Legislators Propose Bill to Crack Down on Protesters and More Top Local News for Thursday, October 29
The Reader Interview with Don Bacon
The Reader interviewed Republican Congressman Don Bacon about issues ranging from racial inequality, COVID-19, climate change and the race against his Democratic opponent, Kara Eastman. The matchup in Nebraska's Second Congressional District is a rematch from 2018 where the Congressman won by a slim margin.
Today we have stories about Omaha Police's "After Action" report, Election Day do's and don'ts and a new state law that could strengthen penalties against protesters.
Omaha Public Schools says students and teachers at Highland Elementary School will move to remote-only learning until Monday.
Election officials say the ballot boxes that were at the Trump campaign rally in Omaha were not official.
Mayor Jean Stothert and Police Chief Todd Schmaderer provided the Omaha Police Department's "Omaha Civil Unrest After Action Report."
Local Election Commissioners shared some reminders for the public.
A rarely used Board of Adjustment will take testimony on whether to overturn the denial of a construction permit for the controversial Keystone Pipeline.
The University of Wisconsin has canceled its football game against the University of Nebraska-Lincoln due to positive COVID-19 cases.
Nebraska lawmakers have proposed the Law Enforcement Protection Act, which would enhance penalties for violent and destructive protests and show support for police.
Take a Walk Down the Riverfront
In addition to the Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge there's plenty of places to walk along the banks of the Missouri River that are fun any time of year. But as soon as the air gets colder and the water's bookended by fiery explosions of fall color, it's really one of the best times to experience the riverfront. Here's a list of some activities and ideas from Omaha Tourism.

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Here, we will take a look at the top moves of Randy Orton. There have been few prominent wrestlers who have come from families which are completely dedicated to wrestling. Many have been drafted into the business through some stellar performances in the ring in other arenas. One of these phenomenal wrestlers is The Viper, Randy Orton. Being the youngest ever World Heavyweight Champion, Orton was termed as "The Legend Killer" as he viciously attacked Hall of Famers in the wrestling arena. Also, The Viper was the first wrestler to hold the WWE World Heavyweight Championship title since its inception. So, let's take a look at some of the top moves of The Legend Killer which helped him procure a fiery status in the business.
#5. Inverted Headlock Backbreaker
There are many variations to the traditional backbreaker, like the Catapult backbreaker and, the more common, the backbreaker drop. But this variation by The Viper has instilled fear into many wrestlers in the business and has invigorated awe into WWE fans worldwide.
With this move, Orton has brought down many wrestling greats like the former WWE World Heavyweight Champion, Daniel Bryan, and the perennially honest wrestler, John Cena. This move has fallen out of the wrestler's spotlight for quite a long time but the effect hasn't died down as he continues to use this move lethally, whenever he needs it.
Here, a left-arm headlock is executed from the back of Randy's opponent, by locking the left arm under the chin and pulling at it. Then, Randy turns his body around, holding the lock, and drops down on his knees, thus slamming the opponent's neck on Orton's back. A perfect move before he applies his finisher.
#4. Powerslam
Another move which is commonly used by many wrestlers in the arena, the Power Slam has been effective in wearing many wrestlers out in the arena. The variation that Orton brings, though, is much more unpredictable than any other wrestlers in the ring. He just makes it seem like a piece of cake, as the move further helps him to gain momentum in the match.
A move which he uses in almost every match, this move has been pivotal in many prominent matches, one of them being the gory No Holds Barred match that he had with Mick Foley in Backlash for the WWE Intercontinental Championship in 2004.
Here, he faces the opponent sideways, puts one arm around his opponent's shoulders and one arm between the legs, lifts him up, spins and slams him on the mat. A deadly move.
#3. Superplex
Learning from his father and the legendary wrestler, Bob Ornton, Randy Orton has made his father's finishing move his own with great effect. He is on the ball almost everytime, as he reads the situation well before executing this potential finisher from the turnbuckle.
This move is another one in The Viper's arsenal which is shaky in its consistency of appearances, but when delivered, it has brought down the likes of Rey Mysterio and, most recently, Seth Rollins.
Here, his opponent is sitting on the turnbuckle, while he climbs up, makes his opponent stand up and puts his opponent's arm around his neck. With his other under the opponent's thigh, Orton picks the opponent up in a vertical position and slams him on his back on the mat.
#2. Rope Hung DDT
"That's vintage Orton!" – a statement made by WWE commentator Michael Cole everytime Orton executes this slam. The statement holds true as well, as the vigour and menace with which he delivers this slam is unmatchable.
Orton has eliminated the likes of John Cena and even the current COO of WWE, Triple H, with this move. His feud with Triple H is one of the prime moments in his career with this move as, on an edition of Raw, he suddenly executed a DDT from the ropes on The Game and then did the same to his wife, Stephanie Mcmahon, after kissing her. A moment which the WWE COO would like to quickly forget.
Here, he holds his opponent by the neck, while his opponent's legs are dangling on the ropes, and slams him on the mat face-first. A guaranteed fatal blow by The Legend Killer.
#1. RKO
This move has etched Randy Orton's name in WWE history books as being one of the most volatile wrestlers in the arena due to the uniqueness of the way in which it is executed. Being primarily a finisher, the RKO has been the key move in Orton's armour to counter any move from the opponent.
The RKO has been instrumental in his meteoric rise among the WWE ranks, putting the likes of The Phenom, The Undertaker and even the cult figure of Hulk Hogan to sleep.
Here, he waits until the opponent is standing up and facing him. After this happens, he jumps towards his opponent, while turning around, catching the opponent's head, leaping into the air and slamming him onto the mat. Through this move, the opponent faces excessive damage on the back of his head, making a pinfall imminent in favour of the Viper.
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CPEC & Chabahar Paving the Way for China's Supremacy in the Region
The Cold War between the United States and China is still going on and it will go on for a long time until one wins. This war is to gain a hegemonic role in the region as well as in economic superiority. China is rapidly becoming an economic challenge to the United States, and its extraordinary growth has forced the United States to impose economic sanctions on China.
This annoyance of the United States is also an announcement of its undeclared defeat. In such a situation, it was inevitable for China to retaliate, which it did. The US president then made derogatory remarks against China itself. In response, the Chinese Foreign Ministry issued a "shut-up call" to the United States. The United States has banned Chinese technology company Huawei. It made it almost impossible for China to access 5G technology, but the frustration of the US increased when China made it clear to them that it had completed work on 5G technology with its own resources, and the shock of the ban on Huawei could easily be endured. Huawei has also begun to gain a foothold in Asian markets outside of US markets by improving its technology, while a report suggests that Huawei could also benefit from European markets.
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According to US experts, Trump's poor policies have widened the gap between China and the United States, which does not appear to be closing in the near future. According to them, the United States should have given China a tough time, to improve its trade, to go to more markets, to improve the situation in Africa, and convert it into a market as well. But imposing sanctions in this way will send a message to the world about the weakness of the United States system.
A large segment of the world still believes that the Coronavirus is a product of the US-China war, which is taking its toll on the world. It can be true but what is reality? Its secret will be revealed only after many years. At the moment, the situation is such that China has become a challenge for the United States in the region. The US thought that if it supports India both economically and militarily, it would give China a tough time. But here American research and calculations proved wrong. India could not give China a tough time in any field despite the support of the United States, on the contrary, it began to be alone in the region. A recent example of this is the major developments in Iran, where Iran has sidelined India and started making trade agreements with China.
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According to a recent agreement, China will invest $400 billion in Iran over the next 25 years. Estimate how big this amount is when in 2018, our government needed only $6 billion to avoid default and run the country. The volume of CPEC of Pakistan and China is currently about $65 billion. Chabahar is almost 80 km from Gwadar. It is also a deep water port. Shortly after Pakistan and China launched CPEC, India announced work with Iran on the Chabahar port. India's real intention was to sit here and promote proxy war in Pakistan and destabilize Pakistan. An example of this is the arrest of Kulbhushan Yadav and his revelations.
Iran was also in the anti-Pakistan camp because of India and its territory was also used against Pakistan. India's sole purpose in this whole scenario was to use Chabahar to harm Pakistan and CPEC. While this situation was unacceptable for Pakistan, it was also unacceptable for China and that is why after a few years of hard work and backdoor diplomacy, Iran has now shaken hands with China and on the other hand, it has sidelined India from Chabahar projects.
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According to Iran, India's plan was to increase tensions for Pakistan from Chabahar. India was only talking verbally while Iran was spending money. Investment is a difficult task for Iran, which is mired in global sanctions. Therefore, keeping in view the situation, Iran has sidelined India and preferred friendship with China. Due to this situation, the Modi government in India is also being severely criticized that India has spoiled relations with its neighbors at the behest of America, while America has a history of not being anyone's friend and it uses countries for its own purposes regardless of color, race, religion.
Recently, Iran's ambassador to Pakistan has sharply criticized India without naming it. He said that when a country is reluctant to maintain relations with Iran and needs the permission of other countries for its normal relations, it is clear that it is not capable of long-term planning and implementation. He made the statement in view of the lack of seriousness of India's Chahbahar to Zahedan rail project, in which India has been making statements, but in practice, it has done nothing.
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It is also clear that a new alliance is being formed in the region comprising China, Turkey, and Russia, which will include key countries in the region, including Malaysia. Pakistan is naturally present in this alliance because of Turkey and China and now Iran's participation will further strengthen this alliance. However, due to US conspiracies, relations between Pakistan and Iran have not been good for a long time. Pakistan and Iran have been in separate camps since the Soviet war. Pakistan's relations with Arab countries have also played a role in spoiling relations with its neighbors and on the other hand, the proxy war has left no stone unturned. The two countries have a long history of suffering, but now that China is investing heavily in Pakistan and Iran, so it is time for the two countries to mend their diplomatic and trade ties.
On the one hand, Pakistan can benefit from Chabahar, while Iran can also benefit from Gwadar and CPEC. India's influence is also disappearing from Iran, so now Pakistan will also deal with Iran in different ways. As far as Saudi-Iranian relations are concerned, this ideological Cold War began after the Rightly Guided Caliphs, and will probably continue in the future. Therefore, the two countries must accept each other, respect each other's religious views and, most importantly, get out of the abyss.
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China is a strategic partner for Pakistan but on the other hand, it needs to be made with the United States as well. Iran is Pakistan's neighbor and on the other hand, Pakistan has to maintain relations with Saudi Arabia. It is a double-edged sword in diplomacy that is extremely difficult to wield. But if Pakistan learns to wield this sword successfully and if we learn to balance relations, it will be a great achievement not only for Pakistan but for the region.
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The Muslim world is at a new turning point in history. The distance between Arabia and Israel seems to be closing. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and Saudi Crown Prince have met. The US Secretary of State was also present at the meeting in Saudi Arabia. The world media is shouting at this meeting. If this news is true then it is a great development in world politics. The UAE, Bahrain, and Sudan have already joined Israel. What color will this friendship with Israel bring to the Arabs? Why are the Arab countries so anxious to embrace yesterday's enemy? Will Pak-Israel anger last forever?
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While the new global political development is a source of joy for the minority, it is also a source of unhappiness for the majority. Questions about recent developments also need to be answered. Experts say the meeting took place and that Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu arrived in a private jet with the Mossad chief. He met secretly with the Saudi Crown Prince. The problem is that the results of the recent US election have upset many countries, including Saudi Arabia. After Biden's victory, Saudi Arabia fears what the new US president will do. Saudi Arabia wants the support of the Israeli lobby in the United States. Saudi Arabia has extended a hand of friendship to both Turkey and Israel. Saudi Arabia does not want its relations with the United States to rupture. Will Saudi Arabia's efforts work?
The first is that US foreign policy has implications. Four Muslim countries were destroyed by US foreign policy. Libya was devastated by Obama and Hillary. Had it not been for Russia and Hezbollah behind Assad in Syria, it would have been like Libya. The situation in Iraq and Afghanistan is also in front of everyone. The situation in Afghanistan and Iraq hurt the United States. Trump has not started new wars. Biden is under the influence of former US President Barack Obama. They are "dense" like them. Such people are dangerous. This threat is making the world restless.
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Iran has also linked Biden's victory to goodwill. Iran hopes sanctions will be eased. Trade routes to Europe will open for Iran. Pakistan will also benefit from easing sanctions on Iran. Pakistan's goods will go to Iran and Iran's goods will come to Pakistan. Saudi Arabia wants to curb Iran's influence in the region. If anyone can look Israel in the eye, it is Iran and Turkey. Saudi Arabia will not be made of Iran. It is said that the enemy of the enemy is the friend, Saudi Arabia is also going to sacrifice its long-standing policy under the same policy.
The question is, when Pakistan's friends are raising the bar of love and friendship with Israel, will Pakistan lag behind in this race? Will Pak-Israel anger last forever? Prime Minister Imran Khan's position on Palestine is the position of the nation, in which he said that our policy on relations with Israel is the same as that of the founder of Pakistan. The founders of Pakistan have always rejected relations with Israel. He used to say, "This is a dagger inserted in the heart of the Ummah. This is an illegitimate state which Pakistan will never recognize."
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Our position cannot be linked to the position of the Arab League or the OIC. Our position is based on the position of the founder of Pakistan, Quaid-e-Azam. If Pakistan backs away from the Palestinian policy, it will deviate from the Kashmir policy. Pakistan is a non-Arab country that has taken part in two wars against Israel. Pakistan's policy is clear and cannot be changed. But our Prime Minister is second to none in changing his stance on every issue. As soon as the news of the Saudi Crown Prince's meeting with the Israeli Prime Minister came, a certain group in Pakistan was deployed to form a consensus to recognize Israel.
A lobby of specialized intellectuals and journalists has begun work on the "Acceptable" mission. The government has started throwing leaves through social media. The past shows that our Prime Minister jumps to great heights, in this case too. If that happened then his followers would accept it as a blessing.
Russia has released a video of the world's most powerful explosion, which was carried out experimentally in October 1961 during the Soviet era. It was actually a hydrogen bomb with an explosive power of 3,300 times that of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima.
The bomb, dubbed the "Tsar Bomba" (King of Bombs), was dropped on an island near the North Pole and detonated in the air at an altitude of 4 km above the ground.
With an explosive power of 50 megatons (50 million tons) of TNT, this hydrogen bomb is considered to be the most powerful bomb in human history, designed by the famous Soviet scientist Andrei Sakharov. This is the same Andrei Sakharov who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1975 after defecting from the Soviet Union.
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The 40-minute video was uploaded to YouTube by the Russian Atomic Energy Agency a few days ago, in which the countdown to the bombing begins at 22 minutes and 22 seconds:
The blast was so intense and large that it could be seen from a distance of a thousand kilometers, while its heat was felt at a distance of 250 kilometers.
The cloud formed by the explosion of this hydrogen bomb was so high that it reached an altitude of about 700 km, that is, the point where the Earth's atmosphere ends and space begins.
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We don't know if there is an even more powerful hydrogen bomb in the world, but we do know that it was the most powerful experimental explosion in human history.
It should be noted that the original and technical name of the hydrogen bomb is "thermonuclear bomb", the explosion of which emits tremendous energy in the form of light, heat, and shock waves but the emission of radioactive rays is much lower than that of a normal atomic bomb.
Father Sold his Daughter To Buy A Smartphone and Motorcycle
We often fall in with stories on social media and news channels highlighting the brutal face of the mentally sick people of the society.
Although, the crime rate has been declined amidst the coronavirus pandemic but a few people are out there to show their bestiality to the world by committing heinous conduct.
According to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), an average of 80 murders, 289 abductions, and 91 rapes were reported across the country in 2018 in India on a daily basis.
A new heart-wrenching incident took place in the Chikkaballhar district of India. An inexorable father sold his daughter, who was only three years old, to buy a smartphone and motorcycle.
He sold his daughter to a childless couple for INR 100,000. And he bought a smartphone for INR 15,000 and a motorcycle for INR 50,000 with the money he got.
The parents had tried to sell the baby to a family in Bengaluru when she was born, but their plan failed as the hospital authority meddled. After this, another person got the wind of the situation and made a deal with them on the behest of a childless couple in another village.
After the man used all the money, his neighbor grew skeptical, and they found out that his daughter had not been at home. They informed the police who inquired some villagers including the mother of the baby. The child welfare committee found the girl and a case has been filed against the couple.
The father took to his heel but the mother was incarcerated. The authority interrogated her and she brought to the light that her husband had intimidated her that's why she allowed selling her daughter.
What could be the rhyme and reason that goaded the parents to sell their own blood? Either they are mentally sick or the financial problems made them sell their three years old baby.


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Democratic National Committee ditches Obama's reforms, will now accept donations from federal lobbyists and PACs
Gone are the days when under Barack Obama the Democrats pretended to end the role of big money in politics. Now that Bernie Sanders is raising more money than Hillary Clinton, her puppets at the Democratic National Committee are scared. And the prospect of running against a Republican with ample financial resources at his command – either his own money or that of an energized base (or both!) – is just as scary.
So, as Tom Hamburger and Paul Kane of the Washington Post tell us:
The Democratic National Committee has rolled back restrictions introduced by presidential candidate Barack Obama in 2008 that banned donations from federal lobbyists and political action committees.
You can tell this is the work of Hillary's people, probably including Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the DNC chair, because:
The only portion of the old rules now remaining in place is that lobbyists and PAC representatives will still not be able to attend events that feature Obama, Vice President Biden or their spouses, according to Mark Paustenbach, deputy communications director for the DNC.
That's right: no pictures incriminating the Obama legacy. Other than that, get out the checkbooks.
Of course, Hillary's campaign has already been working around the old guidelines, and funneling the supposedly banned money to the party.
Clinton, the Democratic front-runner, has set up a joint fundraising committee with the DNC called the Hillary Victory Fund, which raised $26.9 million through the end of 2015. Sanders has set up a similar joint fundraising committee but Federal Election Commission records show it has not been active, raising a total of just $1,000.
The new Clinton Fund collects money from large donors that is then distributed between Clinton's campaign and 33 state Democratic Party committees. In recent months, a Clinton solicitation asked supporters to give up to $366,100 to the fund. Her campaign then received $2,700 of the total for the primary period, while the rest went to the DNC and 33 state party committees. Federal Election Commission records show that through the end of the year, 56 donors had written checks of $100,000 or more to the Hillary Victory Fund. Most of the contributions came from individuals, but a handful came from corporations or labor unions.
Reformers complain that the new rules have already changed Washington ethics. They provide opportunities for "influence-buying by Washington lobbyists with six-figure contributions to the Hillary Victory Fund," said [Fred] Wertheimer, suggesting that lobbyists could also face "political extortion" from those raising the money.
Of course they do. Just like donations to the Bill, Hillary, and Chelsea Clinton Foundation could be used to shake down favor-seekers to write the checks that keep the Clintons from the indignity of flying commercial and fund their private political staff.
The rationales offered for this change are hilarious, if you are a connoisseur of doubletalk. White House spokesman Eric Schultz offered this gobbledygook:
The guidelines that were previously in place at the DNC were guidelines that were instituted when Barack Obama, then Senator Obama, became the Democratic nominee for president of the United States," Schultz said. "Those were guidelines that were modeled after his campaign for the presidency." He added: "We're now at the point where the fundraising for the DNC is going toward candidates who are on the ballot in 2016. Those candidates will have to make choices about the resources they are using.
Well, the two leading vote-getters, Trump and Sanders, have made their decisions and are not accepting funds like these. And voters do seem to think they may have a point.
But hey, it is panic time in Hillaryland.
Hat tip: Ed Lasky


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The different rooms are spacious and have their own private yard with solarium, outdoor shower and reading armchair. There is a swimming pool with comfortable chaise longue for relaxing and enjoyment. The in-house Chef has designed a varied menu, using ingredients that are exclusive to this zone (such as purple potatoes, patasca, quinoa or chañar), which have been enjoyed for thousands of years by the indigenous people and subsequently allows you to discover and enjoy new aromas and flavours.
Despite its seeming remoteness, the hotel is just a five minute walk from San Pedro's central plaza with its bars and restaurants. Described as an absolute 'must' visit, San Pedro's Paleolithic culture has produced impressive rock fortresses on the steep mountains, contrasting beautifully with the Atacama Salt Lake, a former inland sea formed millions of years ago. This unique experience; viewing the vast plains of salt crust with its octagonal- shaped crystals and admiring the lagoons reflecting the towering volcanoes is simply breathtaking and awe-inspiringly beautiful.
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Fly through the air with a birds-eye view of the beautiful Hill Country on the zip lines at Cypress Valley Canopy Tours in Spicewood. There you can soar through the trees on seven zip lines. The attraction also features two sky bridges and rappelling.
A zip line tour lasts from 90 minutes to two hours. Tours launch from platforms up to 40 feet in the tree tops. You have an option of rappelling off the last platform, but you don't have to.
Before or after your exhilarating ride, you can have a picnic or take a swim in a small private lake with a lake zip-line and rope swing.
Reserve your eco-adventure a week or two in advance during the season, which lasts from Spring Break through late November. Once there, trained guides ensure a great time and will answer all your questions about the local ecology.
You can also plan a corporate or birthday party or church event. Girl and Boy Scout troops are also welcome!
Or book a night in Lofthaven, the overnight treehouse. You can go online to make reservations.
For more call (512) 264-8880 or visit www.cypressvalleycanopytours.com. Cypress Valley Canopy Tours is located at 1223 Paleface Ranch Road South in Spicewood.


Harlow Baptist Church is a place for lively and varied worship where they welcome all who are seeking or growing in faith in Jesus Christ. They include all ages and have activities to suit. They meet at 10.45am Sundays.
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We were hit by a cold snap around the time of the winter solstice, and the cooler temperatures led to our resident pod of hippos to leave the water and lie on the bank in order to warm themselves up.
The 6 hippos slowly climbed out of the water, moving around on the bank of the dam, but then Candace spotted a terrapin that had found itself high & dry on the back of a female hippo.
The terrapin was clinging on with its sharp claws, and was stuck on the back of the hippo for over an hour. When the hippo eventually lay down on the bank, the terrapin grabbed the opportunity and slid off, making a hasty retreat back to the water.
This was a wonderful sighting, and something that we do not see all too often.
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Ligue One's two leading marksmen are injury doubts for Paris Saint Germain's duel with Toulouse.
Top scorer Kylian Mbappe Lottin's eleven goals have underpinned the champions' one hundred percent start to the campaign but he limped out of France's 1-0 victory over Uruguay with a shoulder injury.
Mbappe could be joined on the sidelines by striker partner Neymar Junior, as the world's most expensive player is recuperating from an abductor muscle strain he suffered on duty with Brazil.
Thomas Tuchel's Parisians set a new European record of thirteen straight wins at the commencement of a season when they whipped Monaco 4-0 just before the international break.
Even without the injured pair, PSG are odds on favourites to extend their run against a Toulouse side that has won just once in nine French Ligue One outings.
Action in France however, begins on Friday night with Bruno Genesis' Lyon hosting 1970s titans Saint Etienne at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais.
A fortnight back, the hosts ended a lean spell with an imposing 4-2 triumph over basement club Guingamp. Dutch international striker Memphis Depay, who was unplayable in that game, will once again carry Lyon's attacking threat.
Christophe Galtier's high achieving Lille Metropole face a daunting trip to on form Nice.
Patrick Vieira's southerners have won three games on the bounce to put behind an indifferent start to the campaign.
Second placed Lille are meanwhile winless in their last two encounters, following up a 1-2 reverse at the Stade de France with a goalless stalemate at home to Strasbourg.
A particularly fascinating contest is anticipated at Montpellier, where the third placed hosts welcome Sabri Lamouchi's Rennes.
The visitors are not punching their full weight but in Senegal forward Ismail and France international Hatem Ben Arfa they possess a strike force capable of upsetting the form book.
Elsewhere, Thierry Henry will be gunning for his first Ligue One win when he takes 2017 champions Monaco to Caen.
The rest of this weekend's fixtures see misfiring Olympique Marseille travel to Amiens, red-hot Nantes welcome Angers, Reims collide with Guingamp and Strasbourg battle attack minded newcomers Nimes.


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Robinson plans to defend slam dunk title
Brian Mahoney, The Associated Press
NEW YORK – After taking down Superman, Nate Robinson wanted a shot at King James.
Robinson is returning to the slam dunk contest at All-Star weekend, where he will try to become the first three-time winner. And like most NBA fans, he's disappointed LeBron James won't be in the field.
"I was hoping so," Robinson said Monday, after scoring 27 points to lead the New York Knicks to a 99-91 victory over Detroit.
"It'd be good for the fans, for the NBA. It'd be pretty cool to get him and some other big names in it, but them guys are All-Stars. They don't got to waste their time doing dunks and stuff like that."
James tentatively placed himself in the Feb. 13 competition in Dallas while watching last year's exciting matchup between Robinson and Dwight Howard in Phoenix from the seats. He said last month he was still "50-50" about participating.
Howard also passed this time, leaving a lackluster field of Charlotte's Gerald Wallace, Lakers guard Shannon Brown, and the winner of a dunk-off during halftime of the rookie game between the Clippers' Eric Gordon and Toronto rookie DeMar DeRozan.
Even Robinson wasn't sure he'd return after last year's victory, when he leaped over Howard en route to beating the 2008 champion.
But the 5-foot-9 Robinson, who won his first title in 2006, agreed with the NBA's request to return as defending champion, even saying "it's in the rulebook."
"They want me back and hopefully I can go in and I'll be the first one to win three," Robinson said. "That's my goal, to be the first one ever to win three dunk contests.
"At first I wasn't sure. It's my fourth time doing it, so I know people are probably getting sick of seeing me dunk. But like I say, the champion's got to go back."
NBA spokesman Mark Broussard said there is no rule that a champion must return, only that Robinson was asked and agreed to participate.


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U.S. DUC shale backlog declines, except in Permian basin
By Stephen Cunningham on 7/16/2019
WASHINGTON D.C. (Bloomberg) --The backlog of DUCs in major U.S. shale plays fell for a fourth straight month, the longest stretch of declines since 2016, as producers came under intense pressure from shareholders to rein in costs while boosting output.
The number of drilled but uncompleted wells, or DUCs, fell by 41 to 8,248 in June, according to the Energy Information Administration's Drilling Productivity Report. That's down from a record high of 8,315 in February. Demands for fiscal discipline are spurring more producers to finish existing wells.
"They have already sunk their cash into the drilling portion," said Elisabeth Murphy, an analyst at ESAI Energy. "Now it's just a matter of completing rather than drilling new wells."
While the number of DUCs fell in most regions, the Permian saw an increase of 42. The West Texas basin has experienced pipeline bottlenecks that are expected to ease as soon as next month as new conduits start opening.
Production from the top seven shale regions is expected to increase by 49,000 bpd in August to 8.55 MMbpd, according to the EIA. Gains will be led by the Permian, where output is seen rising by 34,000 bpd.
Although production continues to scale new heights, the pace of increases is slowing. July's forecast output was revised lower in this report.
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S.562 - Senior Citizen Home Equity Protection Act105th Congress (1997-1998)
Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY] (Introduced 04/10/1997)
Senate - Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs | House - Banking and Financial Services
Senate - 11/13/1997 Message on House action received in Senate and at desk:. (All Actions)
This bill has the status Resolving Differences
Array ( [actionDate] => 1997-09-16 [displayText] => Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by recorded vote (2/3 required): 422 - 1 (Roll No. 397). [externalActionCode] => 8000 [description] => Passed House )
11/13/1997 Senate Message on House action received in Senate and at desk:.
11/13/1997-3:48pm House House agreed to Senate amendment to House amendments with amendment pursuant to H. Res. 329. (consideration: CR H10884-10886)
11/09/1997 Senate Senate concurred in the House amendments with an amendment (SP 1630) by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S12428-12430)
11/09/1997 Senate S.Amdt.1630 Amendment SP 1630 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
11/09/1997 Senate S.Amdt.1630 Proposed by Senator Sessions for Senator D'Amato. Relating to Senior Citizen Home Equity Protection Act.
09/17/1997 Senate Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to Senate bill.
09/16/1997-5:56pm House The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
09/16/1997-5:56pm House On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by recorded vote (2/3 required): 422 - 1 (Roll No. 397).
09/16/1997-5:46pm House Considered as unfinished business.
09/16/1997-2:10pm House At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Condit objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
09/16/1997-2:06pm House H.Amdt.354 On agreeing to the Lazio amendment (A001) Agreed to without objection.
09/16/1997-2:05pm House Mr. Lazio asked unanimous consent that the motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill be modified to include an amendment striking out sections 301 and 302 of the bill, relating to the reauthorization of project-based contract renewal authority for federally assisted multifamily rental housing reauthorization and reauthorization of mortage restructuring demonstration projects for FHA-insured multifamily housing.
09/16/1997-1:46pm House DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
09/16/1997-1:46pm House Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7302-7309, H7323-7324)
09/16/1997-1:46pm House Mr. Lazio moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
05/16/1997 House Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.
Action By: Committee on Banking and Financial Services
04/28/1997 House Referred to the House Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
04/28/1997-2:01pm House Received in the House.
04/25/1997 Senate Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
04/25/1997 Senate Senate Committee on Banking discharged by Unanimous Consent.
04/25/1997 Senate Measure laid before Senate. (consideration: CR S3712-3717)
04/10/1997 Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.
04/10/1997 Senate Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3057)
11/13/1997 Message on House action received in Senate and at desk:.
11/13/1997 House agreed to Senate amendment to House amendments with amendment pursuant to H. Res. 329. (consideration: CR H10884-10886)
11/09/1997 Senate concurred in the House amendments with an amendment (SP 1630) by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S12428-12430)
11/09/1997 S.Amdt.1630 Amendment SP 1630 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
11/09/1997 S.Amdt.1630 Proposed by Senator Sessions for Senator D'Amato. Relating to Senior Citizen Home Equity Protection Act.
09/17/1997 Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to Senate bill.
09/16/1997 The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
09/16/1997 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by recorded vote (2/3 required): 422 - 1 (Roll No. 397).
09/16/1997 Considered as unfinished business.
09/16/1997 At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Condit objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
09/16/1997 H.Amdt.354 On agreeing to the Lazio amendment (A001) Agreed to without objection.
09/16/1997 Mr. Lazio asked unanimous consent that the motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill be modified to include an amendment striking out sections 301 and 302 of the bill, relating to the reauthorization of project-based contract renewal authority for federally assisted multifamily rental housing reauthorization and reauthorization of mortage restructuring demonstration projects for FHA-insured multifamily housing.
09/16/1997 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
09/16/1997 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7302-7309, H7323-7324)
09/16/1997 Mr. Lazio moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
05/16/1997 Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.
04/28/1997 Referred to the House Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
04/28/1997 Received in the House.
04/25/1997 Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
04/25/1997 Senate Committee on Banking discharged by Unanimous Consent.
04/25/1997 Measure laid before Senate. (consideration: CR S3712-3717)
04/10/1997 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.
04/10/1997 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3057)
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/*
 * HOG support routines for PhysicsFS.
 *
 * This driver handles Descent I/II HOG archives.
 *
 * The format is very simple:
 *
 *   The file always starts with the 3-byte signature "DHF" (Descent
 *   HOG file). After that the files of a HOG are just attached after
 *   another, divided by a 17 bytes header, which specifies the name
 *   and length (in bytes) of the forthcoming file! So you just read
 *   the header with its information of how big the following file is,
 *   and then skip exact that number of bytes to get to the next file
 *   in that HOG.
 *
 *    char sig[3] = {'D', 'H', 'F'}; // "DHF"=Descent HOG File
 *
 *    struct {
 *     char file_name[13]; // Filename, padded to 13 bytes with 0s
 *     int file_size; // filesize in bytes
 *     char data[file_size]; // The file data
 *    } FILE_STRUCT; // Repeated until the end of the file.
 *
 * (That info is from http://www.descent2.com/ddn/specs/hog/)
 *
 * Please see the file LICENSE.txt in the source's root directory.
 *
 *  This file written by Bradley Bell.
 *  Based on grp.c by Ryan C. Gordon.
 */

#define __PHYSICSFS_INTERNAL__
#include "physfs_internal.h"

#if PHYSFS_SUPPORTS_HOG

static int hogLoadEntries(PHYSFS_Io *io, void *arc)
{
    const PHYSFS_uint64 iolen = io->length(io);
    PHYSFS_uint32 pos = 3;

    while (pos < iolen)
    {
        PHYSFS_uint32 size;
        char name[13];

        BAIL_IF_ERRPASS(!__PHYSFS_readAll(io, name, 13), 0);
        BAIL_IF_ERRPASS(!__PHYSFS_readAll(io, &size, 4), 0);
        name[12] = '\0';  /* just in case. */
        pos += 13 + 4;

        size = PHYSFS_swapULE32(size);
        BAIL_IF_ERRPASS(!UNPK_addEntry(arc, name, 0, -1, -1, pos, size), 0);
        pos += size;

        /* skip over entry */
        BAIL_IF_ERRPASS(!io->seek(io, pos), 0);
    } /* while */

    return 1;
} /* hogLoadEntries */

static void *HOG_openArchive(PHYSFS_Io *io, const char *name,
                             int forWriting, int *claimed)
{
    PHYSFS_uint8 buf[3];
    void *unpkarc = NULL;

    assert(io != NULL);  /* shouldn't ever happen. */
    BAIL_IF(forWriting, PHYSFS_ERR_READ_ONLY, NULL);
    BAIL_IF_ERRPASS(!__PHYSFS_readAll(io, buf, 3), NULL);
    BAIL_IF(memcmp(buf, "DHF", 3) != 0, PHYSFS_ERR_UNSUPPORTED, NULL);

    *claimed = 1;

    unpkarc = UNPK_openArchive(io);
    BAIL_IF_ERRPASS(!unpkarc, NULL);

    if (!hogLoadEntries(io, unpkarc))
    {
        UNPK_abandonArchive(unpkarc);
        return NULL;
    } /* if */

    return unpkarc;
} /* HOG_openArchive */

const PHYSFS_Archiver __PHYSFS_Archiver_HOG =
{
    CURRENT_PHYSFS_ARCHIVER_API_VERSION,
    {
        "HOG",
        "Descent I/II HOG file format",
        "Bradley Bell <btb@icculus.org>",
        "https://icculus.org/physfs/",
        0,  /* supportsSymlinks */
    },
    HOG_openArchive,
    UNPK_enumerate,
    UNPK_openRead,
    UNPK_openWrite,
    UNPK_openAppend,
    UNPK_remove,
    UNPK_mkdir,
    UNPK_stat,
    UNPK_closeArchive
};

#endif  /* defined PHYSFS_SUPPORTS_HOG */

/* end of physfs_archiver_hog.c ... */

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NHS Boys' Basketball Team Battles Nonconference Foes On The Road
Published: Jan 09, 2020 03:50 PM
Newtown High School's boys' basketball team, coming off a 62-33 win over Pomperaug of Southbury in the Newtown Youth Basketball Association sponsored Holiday Tournament consolation game on December 30, went on the road for a pair of nonconference tilts. The Nighthawks defeated Ledyard 56-43 on January 4 and lost a close one, 52-50 at Tolland two nights later.
Against Pomperaug, Riley Ward had 16 points and Jack Petersen scored ten to go along with seven rebounds, four steals, and three blocks. Max Bloomquist had seven points and a trio of steals, and Tyson Mobley dropped in six points.
In the win at Ledyard, the Nighthawks built a 17-5 lead after one quarter of play and never looked back. Ward led the way with 19 points, including nine on a trio of 3-pointers, and handed out nine assists, and Petersen scored 13 and had five assists, ten rebounds, two steals, and one block. Jack Kuligowski scored nine, had five rebounds, and a pair of steals, and Jack Mulligan added six points and seven boards.
Tolland took an 11-3 lead after one quarter. The Nighthawks stayed within eight, down 25-17 at the half, then outscored Tolland 15-3 in the third quarter to carry a 32-28 lead into the fourth. Mobley and Ward both had 14 points, and Mulligan scored eight. Petersen had five points, five rebounds, and four steals. Mobley added three assists, three rebounds, and three steals, Mulligan had five rebounds and two assists, and Isaiah Williams grabbed three rebounds and had a steal.
Riley Ward dribbles the ball up the floor.
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Two very nice building lots for sale in Historic Hermann! Perfect for a dream home, duplex, condo or the site of a new business! These lots are located in C-2 district of Hermann. Topography is a slight slope and you have a view of the West side of Hermann off to the Northwest! Lots are nestled in area with residential homes, small businesses and walking distance to a gallon of milk. Call to view this wonderful opportunity and get your plans in motion!


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Q: How to stop UIPanGestureRecognizer from recognizing taps On one of the UIViewControllers of my iPhone app, I have a UIPanGestureRecognizer attached so that when the user swipes to the left or to the right the app advances or goes back one screen.  However, the problem is that when the user taps (rather than swipes) on the screen it still advances.  How can I stop this from happening.  I have pasted the relevant code below:
-(void) addGestureRecognizer
{
    UIPanGestureRecognizer *pan;
    pan = [[UIPanGestureRecognizer alloc] initWithTarget:self action:@selector(swipeRecognized:)];
    [pan setMinimumNumberOfTouches:1];
    [self.view addGestureRecognizer:pan];
}

-(void) swipeRecognized: (UIPanGestureRecognizer  *) recognizer
{
    if(recognizer.state != UIGestureRecognizerStateBegan) return;
    CGPoint velocity = [recognizer velocityInView:self.view];
    if(velocity.x > 0)
    {
        [self.navigationController popViewControllerAnimated:YES];
    }
    else
    {
        @try
        {
            [self performSegueWithIdentifier:NEXT_STEP_SEGUE sender:self];
        }
        @catch (NSException *exception)
        {
            //Silently die...muhaha
        }
    }
}

A: I would suggest using a UISwipeGestureRecognizer for swipes. Is there a particular reason you're use a pan?
With a UISwipeGestureRecognizer you can specify for which direction it should recognize the gesture.
It's also better for your users, to use the appropriate gestures. That way, they'll feel right at home :)

A: You should either use a UISwipeGestureRecognizer, as suggested by fguchelaar, or use the translationInView: method to figure out how far the user has actually moved the finger (for taps, that should be near zero).
You also shouldn't return early if the state is not UIGestureRecognizerStateBegan (first line in your method), otherwise your method will only get called once, when the gesture begins, but not during the gesture. If that's what you actually want, a UISwipeGestureRecognizer is all you need. The benefit of the pan gesture recognizer is mostly that you can track the user's finger and provide direct feedback (like moving the view while the finger is still down).

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THE Group Managing Director, NIPCO Plc, Mr. Venkataraman Venkatapathy, has attributed the improved performance of the company in the 2016 financial year to increased sales drive, effective management of resources and adjustment of business model to the changing market realities.
He said that 2016 was very challenging in the annals of petroleum products marketing in the country, amidst the general economic recession. Despite the challenges, NIPCO Plc made a turnover of N170.504billion for the year ended Dec 31, 2016, higher than N114.724billion recorded in the corresponding period of 2015, representing an increase of 48 per cent Profit before tax rose marginally from N2.014billion in 2015 to N2.031billion in 2016.
Venkatapathy said that although the year was tough on the economy, NIPCO made spirited efforts to reduce the impact on its customers without having any negative effect on shareholders return on investment. ''We prepared ceaselessly for the expected harsh operating environment by focusing on effective management of resources with a special focus on cost containment without jeopardizing quality in our entire operations" he noted.


FP Chassis Australia was founded in 2004 by Frank Pannella. After working in the chassis building industry for several years, Pannella saw something missing: Quality. At only 25 years of age, Pannella strived to create a business that would produce higher quality chassis than anything else currently available on the market, and so FP Chassis was born.
In a market dominated by high profile chassis manufacturers, FP Chassis was able to break through once dealers and caravan manufacturers alike recognized the superior quality of the FP Chassis product. More and more, customers have wisely recognised the importance of having a quality chassis holding the framework of the caravan, and the product of FP Chassis is second to none when it comes to quality.
A family owned and operated business, FP Chassis believes in honesty, integrity, and the basic principle of treating customers the way they would like to be treated. With over 30 years of industry experience behind the family at FP Chassis, you can be assured that you are getting the highest quality chassis on the market.


This is your week girl....Remember you can answer the questions all at once or break them down through the week. It's up to you.
How old are you? your FI?
Where did you meet your FI?
What are your top three wedding related priorities?
Any wedding related challenges yet?
When did you get in engaged and how did he do it?
Are you having alcohol at the wedding?
yay! i was so excited to see this! FI is here now and i'm like "i'm knottie of the week!" and he's all like so? but i'm like "ahh this is so exciting!" haha he just doesn't get it!
How old are you? your FI? we're both 21...but i'm 9 months older...not like it matters though!!
Where did you meet your FI? we went to high school together...we were kind of friends then (meaning we talked once or twice haha) but he came to my grad party, i gave him my number and we started hanging out. we didn't even "like" each other at first that much, but we both hadnt dated anyone and both wanted the experience which is kinda funny (or something) in hindsight. but it developed into a more serious relationship and now here we are!
Your colors or theme? colorful! 3 attendants each. one wearing bright pink, one wearing tangerine, and one wearing a bright blue ("oasis" from DB). we're DIYing alot so incorporating lots of colors into the placecards, STDs, invited and centerpieces and everything!
Any children or furbabies? nope!
Where would you like to go for your honeymoon? maui, hawaii hopefully!
Favorite Movie? hmm....the sound of music, the notebook, bride wars.
Favorite TV show? home improvement, gilmore girls, and everybody loves raymond!
What are your top three wedding related priorities? centerpieces, our first dance (gonna take some lessons haha), my dress!
Any wedding related challenges yet? we only have 3 attendants each so it was hard because 2 of my cousins arent in it (just my sister and 2 close friends) so they were kind of mad...but i never see them, and i try to make plans but the day of they are suddenly busy. so why would i have them in my wedding? one is my personal attendant though...it is still kinda hard though. if ppl havent been married yet they just don't get it.
When did you get in engaged and how did he do it? In September 2009, Matt decided to "feel out the waters" to find out if i would say yes to a proposal. Although he was sneaky, i caught on and impatiently waited for the next 3 months for it to happen. Everytime we went to a fancy restaurant or Matt got dressed up, i was sure it was going to happen -- but never did. his only goal was to have me surprised by the proposal, since everytime we did anything, I thought the evening would end with a ring on my finger. Finally on December 19, I brought FI out to eat for his Christmas present and he proposed after we left the restaurant!! I definitely wasn't expecting it, since the night was supposed to be for Matt and his Christmas present. So we both were happy: Matt had the element of surprise and I finally had my ring!!
i loooove maggie sotero too...my dream dress is from her destination line.
good luck with your planning and 1st dance..lol what kind of dance are u thinking of?
thanks everyone i love surveys haha...we're just doing an upbeat-er dance...like "the way you look tonight" by frank sinatra...i dont wanna just sway haha. and i had a maggie sottero prom dress and LOVED it (and it got lots of use, i wore it for my formal band concert and prom, then my younger sister wore it for the same 2 events after i graduated and so did one of her friends!). and i love her wedding dresses too...but they look kinda pricey we'll see though!
Aww it was so great to read about you!
I think I'll be a Maggie bride too!!! Nice to know you!
September 2011 August Siggy Challenge- Drag Queens!!
Nice getting to know you! Loking forward to the next year with all of you!


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Main Objectives:
Collecting comprehensive data about 4th grade students' reading, comprehension, and analytical skills
Identifying the elements that promote the acquisition of knowledge, such as: curricula, educational practices, the role of the family, etc.
Comparing students' reading literacy skills in educational systems with different cultural, economic, and social backgrounds
Identifying the best practices to improve education by comparing the results of international tests with the results in countries with advanced educational systems and policies, which promotes higher levels of achievement among students
Supervising Entity:
On an international scale, the tests are supervised by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA). In Saudi Arabia however, they are supervised by the National Center for Assessment (NCA), an ETEC affiliate.
Target Segments:
Arabic and English
Participating countries collaborate to develop the overall framework and content of the tests under the supervision of IEA. Each country is responsible for translating and adapting test content and instruments to its locale, as well as administering the tests to a representative sample of schools. These instruments are:
1. Question booklets (reading and writing skills)
2. Surveys:
School surveys (to be completed by school leaders or their representatives)
Reading teachers
Parents or legal guardians
PIRLS in Saudi Arabia:
Saudi Arabia participated in the 2011 and 2016 cycles of PIRLS. Field tests for the next cycle will commence during the first quarter of 2020.
Preparing for the test:
Target schools participating in the study should prepare their students in reading and writing skills and train them on the mechanics of the test using classroom activities. Schools can also access the questions released by the supervising entity via: https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pirls/released.asp
Translated versions of released questions can be accessed by searching the web for "أسئلة تدريبية أو نماذج الاختبارات الدولية PIRLS". NCA has also created administrative and training guides that will be sent to sampled schools to help them prepare and train their students.
Students are not required to pre-register for the test. Target schools are nominated by the supervising entity with no interference from participating countries. The Center coordinates between the Ministry of Education and nominated schools to ensure their suitability for the study and their readiness for the agreed upon implementation schedule.
Saudi Arabia takes part in PIRLS because it helps to assess the achievement of elementary stage students in reading and writing. It also examines the similarities and differences between Saudi Arabia's educational system and the educational systems of other participating countries to enhance teaching and learning in the Kingdom. Further, the results of such tests fulfill one of the goals of Saudi Vision 2030.
Participating countries are responsible for administering international tests, but the supervising entity is responsible for scoring and analyzing results. At the end of each cycle, several reports are issued concerning achievement levels in reading and writing. Some of these reports are published, while others are sent to individual countries to help them improve their teaching and learning processes in line with international benchmarking. It is worth noting that the principle aim of these tests is to assess the educational systems of participating countries rather than evaluating participating students or schools.
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Map of Pendle Hill and Blackburnshire 1610
The Pendle Heritage Centre encourages the conservation and interpretation of the heritage of the old Hundred of Blackburn, known as Blackburnshire. Stretching from Blackburn in the west to Colne in the east, Clitheroe in the north to Rawtenstall in the south, its towns and countryside are built on five centuries of clothmaking and a thousand years of cattle and sheep farming. Ancient churches and yeoman clothier's houses vie with Victorian mills and townscapes for the attention of heritage lovers. The Pendle Heritage Centre studies and promotes this heritage in all its variety.
The Blackburnshire area has many great places to visit. It has a wonderful cathedral at Blackburn, a Norman castle in Clitheroe, a Roman fort at Ribchester and a ruined abbey at Whalley. All are open to visitors.
Haworth Art Gallery, Accrington – home of Europe's finest Tiffany Glass Collection
You can visit a unique working cotton mill, a heritage railway and several stately homes, some with special collections such as textiles and fabrics at Gawthorpe Hall and Art Nouveau Tiffany Glass at the Haworth, Accrington while others with eclectic museums and art galleries, not to mention a textile mill converted to a museum about the industrial revolution.
This heritage is set in vivid landscapes, rich in wild life. Wide green valleys provide habitats for butterflies and birds and windswept hills support internationally important assemblages of upland birds, invertebrates and breeding waders. Pendle Hill and Blackburnshire have something for everyone!
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Q: Is it possible to increase the number of rows of a textarea using Javascript event?
Possible Duplicate:
How to change the number of rows in the textarea using jQuery

I'm trying to build a comment box that simulates Facebook, where Shift+Enter increases the rows in the textarea while Enter submits the form. I already can capture both events correctly, I'm just wondering if Javascript alone can edit a page's element attributes since it has already been loaded, or if there's another way to do it.
EDIT:
My code block looks like this:
$(this).keypress(function(e) {
    if (e.which == 13 && e.shiftKey) {
        this.rows++;
        e.preventDefault();
    };
});

But this still doesn't seem to work. Again, I've tried placing alerts into this code block so I'm certain the Shift+Enter event is captured, but the textarea's rows just doesn't increase. Any ideas why? :/

A: $("textarea").keydown(function(e) {
  if(e.shiftKey&&e.keyCode==13) {
    this.rows++;
  }
})


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Q: Using Ansible to setup pair of interdependent servers I wanted to use Ansible to setup two virtual servers: A and B.  A's settings needs IP address and passwords setup on B, and B's settings needs IP address and passwords setup on A.
Since the script will create VM's A and then B, what is the best way to script their setup?  Ansible seems to setup each server independently.  Is the best way to create 2 separate playbooks, where the first creates the VM's and gathers info, and the second configures both servers?  Perhaps saving information to a file in-between?
It seems like a pretty common setup scenarios (eg: clusters) so there must be a well defined way to do this?

A: I used the following approach while I was working on database clusters. There is not a single way to achieve this but the following would give you an idea.
- name: Create two virtual machines A,B
  hosts: localhost
  tasks:
    - name: An API call to create virtual machine
      uri:
        url: API endpoint
        method: POST

    - name: An API call to get information about the vm you just created
      uri:
        url: API endpoint
        method: GET
      register: mongo_server

    - name: Add the host to the inventory
      add_host:
        args: "ssh-common-args='-o StrictHostKeyChecking=no'"
        name: "{{mongo_server.name}}"
        groups: "A"
        ansible_ssh_user: "{{mongo_server.user}}"
        ansible_ssh_pass:  "{{mongo_server.pass}}"
        public_ip_addr: "{{mongo_server.ip_addr}}"

- name: Connect A and use B's information in it
  hosts: A
  tasks:
    - debug:
        msg: "{{hostvars['B'].ansible_ssh_pass}}"

- name: Connect B and use A's information in it
  hosts: B
  tasks:
    - debug:
        msg: "{{hostvars['A'].ansible_ssh_pass}}"

I suggest you to execute first play as a role, that way you can execute it two times to create two virtual machines A and B because the code above only creates one virtual machine, but it would demonstrate the process.  I am not sure how you create your virtual machines but I was using my company's API to create a virtual machine, tag it, and retrieve its information. As you can see, you can add these newly created machines to the inventory and access them through hostvars. Th


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St. Cloud Housing Market: Low Inventory, Rising Prices
Jim Maurice Published: July 27, 2021
UNDATED -- The weather isn't the only thing that's hot these days, so is the housing market.
Minnesota Realtors says the market was defined by three things during the first half of 2021. The three overarching themes across the state are a lack of inventory, booming closed sales, and rising prices.
Unusually Low Mortgage Rates Cause Housing Market Boom
Jason Miller is a St. Cloud Realtor and the President-Elect for the Minnesota Realtors Association. He says St. Cloud and the central region mirrored the statewide data.
The year started off strong with closed sales up over 25 percent over last year. But, as we moved through spring and into the summer, new listings shrank. As buyers scrambled for properties, supplies thinned to barely a month. In June new listings bounced back up 12 percent from last year, but it had little to no impact on historically low inventory.
Demand pushed the median price to $310,000 in the St. Cloud area, an increase of 19.2 percent. This was reflected in the percent of the original list price received, which rose to 103 percent.
St. Cloud's Iconic Victorian Home Hits the Market
New Minnesota State Fair Foods for 2021
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Freedman, Russell Freedman, Russell.
Audiobooks. bibliography Biographies. biography Children's audiobooks. history History. Juvenile works.
Angel Island : gateway to Gold Mountain
Freedman, Russell
Summary: A middle-grade history of the "other Ellis Island" traces how Angel Island served as an entry point for one million Asian immigrants to the United States in the early 20th century, drawing on memoirs, diaries, letters and "wall poems" discovered at the facility long after it closed to describe the center's screening process, immigration policies and eventual renaissance as a historic site.
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J979.4 FRE
The sinking of the Vasa : a shipwreck of titanic proportions
Summary: Describes the building of the mighty Swedish warship the Vasa, how it sank not even a mile out of the harbor, the subsequent investigation, and how it was brought to the surface and restored more than three hundred years later.
Publisher / Publication Date: GodwinBooks, Henry Holt and Company 2018
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 948.5 FRE
Indian chiefs
Summary: Biographies of six Western Indian chiefs who led their people in a historic moment of crisis, when a decision had to be made about fighting or cooperating with the white pioneers encroaching on their grounds.
Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 1987
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 FRE
The life and death of Crazy Horse
Summary: A biography of the Oglala leader who relentlessly resisted the white man's attempt to take over Indian lands.
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 CRA
1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB CRAZYHORS FRE
Because they marched : the people's campaign for voting rights that changed America
Summary: To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1965 march for voting rights from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, Newbery Medalist Freedman presents a riveting account of this pivotal event in the history of civil rights.
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J323.1196 FRE
Becoming Ben Franklin : how a candle-maker's son helped light the flame of liberty
Summary: An introduction to the life of young Benjamin Franklin describes how, as a rebellious teen in 1732, he ran away from his family and a Boston apprenticeship to Philadelphia, and how throughout subsequent decades he rose to become a distinguished statesman, renowned author and world-famous scientist.
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 FRA
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB FRANKLIN FRE
The Wright brothers : how they invented the airplane
Summary: Follows the lives of the Wright brothers and describes how they developed the first airplane.
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 920 FRE
Buffalo hunt
Summary: Examines the importance of the buffalo in the lore and day-to-day life of the Indian tribes of the Great Plains and describes hunting methods and the uses found for each part of the animal that could not be eaten.
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 978.004 Freedman
Cowboys of the wild West
Summary: Describes, in text and illustrations, the duties, clothes, equipment, and day-to-day life of the cowboys who flourished in the west from the 1860's to the 1890's.
Out of darkness : the story of Louis Braille
Summary: A biography of the nineteenth-century Frenchman who, having been blinded himself at the age of three, went on to develop a system of raised dots on paper that enabled blind people to read and write.
Summary: A physical description of sharks and a discussion of their methods of hunting, details of birth, and their usefulness to humans.
Vietnam : a history of the war
Summary: An account of the Vietnam War describes how it began, why it was so difficult to end, and how its tragic legacy endures today.
The Boston Tea Party
Summary: Recounts the colonists' stand to control their own destinies, detailing the protest meetings at Old South Church, the defiant act of dumping the tea into the harbor, and the reaction from the British.
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.3115 FRE
Lincoln : a photobiography
Summary: Photographs and text trace the life of the Civil War President.
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 LIN
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 921 LIN
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB LINCOLN FRE
The war to end all wars : World War I
Summary: "Examines World War I, the first global war in which modern weapons inflicted mass slaughter and an estimated 20 million people were killed."--Amazon.com.
1 available in Adult, Call number: 940.3 FRE
1 available in Adult, Call number: 940.3 Freedman 2010
Washington at Valley Forge
Summary: Washington's army nearly perished during the winter of 1777-78. Camped at Valley Forge, the revolutionaries endured severe hardship. The army's supply system had collapsed and they were without supplies. But when the harsh winter ended, the soldiers had survived, and marched away from Valley Forge more determined than ever.
Lafayette and the American Revolution
Summary: Examines the role of the Marquis de Lafayette in the American Revolution, discussing how the nineteen-year-old defied the king of France to join the fight for liberty in the United States.
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 LAF
Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass : the story behind an American friendship
Summary: Recounts Abraham Lincoln's brief friendship with African American leader Frederick Douglass before and during the Civil War, narrated against the backdrop of the race relations and politics of the time.
Children of the Wild West
Summary: Historical photographs with explanatory text present a picture of life in the American West from 1840 to the early 1900s.
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 978.02 FRE
Eleanor Roosevelt : a life of discovery
Summary: A photobiography of the first wife of a president to have a public life and career of her own.
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 921 ROO
Give me liberty! : the story of the Declaration of Independence
Summary: Describes the events leading up to the Declaration of Independence as well as the personalities and politics behind its framing.
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.313 FRE
Immigrant kids
Summary: Text and contemporary photographs chronicle the life of immigrant children at home, school, work, and play during the late 1800's and early 1900's.
Publisher / Publication Date: Puffin Books 1995
The war to end all wars : World War I (AUDIOBOOK)
Contents: Murder in Sarajevo -- Armed to the teeth -- To Berlin! To Paris! -- "The most terrible August in the history of the world" -- Stalemate -- The technology of death and destruction -- Life and death in the trenches -- Over the top -- The Battle of Verdun -- The Battle of the Somme -- The war at sea -- Mutiny, revolution, and the collapse of armies -- "Lafayette, we are here!" America joins the...
Publisher / Publication Date: Random House/Listening Library 2010
1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD 940.3 FRE


Coty is on a mission to tell the story of the "real" Sally Hansen, for the first time -- and celebrate the brand's mysterious namesake.
Sally Hansen Inc. is an American beauty brand, first founded in 1946 by Sally Hansen herself -- but up until now, little has been known about the beauty entrepreneur. Hansen died in 1963, and left behind virtually no record of her existence, Coty says.
Details were recently discovered. In addition to running her beauty business, Hansen was a columnist -- penning over 90 articles entitled "Your Candid Mirror" in the Los Angeles Times. She was also fixture in the Hollywood social scene. Along with her second husband, Adolf Hansen, she hosted a stream of star-studded parties at their glamorous Spanish style villa.
Hansen was also an animal lover, ballet dancer, choreographer, and globetrotter.
"Sally was part of a wave of women entrepreneurs who pioneered both fashion and beauty empires for women created by women," says Jeremy Lowenstein, vice president of Global Marketing at Sally Hansen. "She really spoke to the needs of all women regardless of age and economic backgrounds, encouraging them to be bold, outspoken, and beautiful."
The legacy of the beauty icon lives on today through the Sally Hansen brand, Coty says. She was a self-made woman, who unapologetically defied her era. Coty hopes her story will inspire, and product will be passed on for, generations to come.
Photos, courtesy of Coty: Sally Hansen's portrait; slide 2: Sally Hansen working behind her House of Hollywood desk.
Coty began its mission, led by Lowenstein, to "find" Sally Hansen three years ago -- with the help of a team of investigative journalists. They scoured internet archives, genealogical databases and city hall documents, but found countless dead-ends.
Soon, it became apparent that an astonishing 49,120 women had the name, Sally Hansen. Through further meticulous research, the team was able to narrow that list down to 14,000. Next, after countless dead-end leads and cold phone calls, located an obituary of a factory worker previously employed by 'Sally Hansen Cosmetics.' This was the key to finding two living relatives of Sally Hansen.
Piecing together photos, marriage certificates and other documents, Sally Hansen's story slowly began to unfold, revealing a self-made woman far ahead of her time.
Sally Hansen was a beauty innovator and business woman, celebrated for her avant-garde style and progressive views. In a time when most women ran households, not companies, Sally dared to embark on a dream and create an empire using her frank voice and vivid vision.
In 1935 when Hansen acquired her parents' cosmetic store, "La Finné" and converted it into "House of Hollywood", a parent company of brands and products spanning multiple categories, including cosmetics, hair care and fragrances. In 1941, Sally orchestrated a swift and stunning corporate turnaround taking "House of Hollywood" national.
By 1945, Sally was living in New York City where she moved to expand her business and set up Sally Hansen, Inc.
In 1957, Hansen trademarked the game-changing "Hard As Nails", the original strengthening treatment that is still a best-selling product in the brand's portfolio today. This was the first product to bear Sally's name, for which the logo was designed by her third husband, Jack Newton, a graphic designer.
A visionary beyond her years, Hansen believed that beauty was more than lipstick, nail polish, and being well-groomed -- beauty was kindness, tolerance, self-confidence, character, and mental attitude.
Coty wants consumers to know about, and be inspired by, Hansen's boundless energy, innate business savvy and steely confidence.


Albert Einstein's most significant contributions to\nphysics were his insights into gravity and quantum mechanics,\nrespectively. Einstein's\ntheory of gravity, known as "general relativity," works\nremarkably well for describing the motion of galaxies, black holes, and other\ncelestial bodies, while quantum mechanics works remarkably well for describing\nthe behavior of protons, electrons, and other small objects.
Unfortunately, though, general relativity and quantum mechanics\nare actually incompatible—neither one can accurately describe\nall physical processes. This\nincompatibility has led physicists on a quest for a theory of "quantum\ngravity" that successfully combines both aspects of Einstein's\nwork. In the last few decades,\nstring theory has emerged as the leading candidate for such a theory.
The answer to this question ultimately depends on how one defines\n"science." Is\nscience a process by which experiments are used to falsify theoretical\npredictions, or is science a synonym for rational human thought? The verificationist movement of the\nfirst half of the 20th century essentially attempted to equate these two\ndefinitions, but most contemporary philosophers realize that such a program is\nhopeless: a large fraction of our beliefs cannot be verified solely using the\nfive senses. String theory may not\nbe capable of experimental verification, but that does necessarily mean it runs\ncounter to rational thought.
In a field like medicine, experiment is crucial because the human\nanatomy is far too complex to be understood purely as a mathematical\nstructure. But the fundamental\nlaws of particle physics, on the other hand, are tightly constrained by\nmathematics alone. For instance,\nthe theoretical arguments supporting the existence of the Higgs boson were so\nstrong that the particle was considered part of the "standard model" of\nparticle physics for decades before its inevitable discovery in 2012. The situation for string theory today\nis not so very different.
In just\nthe past couple of months, two independent collaborations (Strings from Massive Spins & Massless Particle Dynamics) have proven mathematically under certain assumptions that any consistent\ntheory of quantum gravity must be a string theory (using a precise, technical\ndefinition of a "string theory").
There are a few caveats here, and it is\nnot yet clear how many mathematically consistent string theories might exist in\naddition to the ones we already know and love. Nonetheless, the evidence is quickly mounting that when it\ncomes to theories of quantum gravity, string theory is the only game in\ntown. It is not far-fetched to\nimagine that in our lifetimes, physicists could prove string theory\nmathematically—no experiments needed.
A back-and-forth between theory and experiment is wonderful to\nhave, but sometimes theory by itself is sufficient (and it is far, far less\nexpensive). It would be foolish\nfor us string theorists to abandon our pursuit of truth simply because we lack\nexperimental data, and it would be foolish for the rest of the educated\npopulace to reject string theory because it does not fit the definition of science\nthey've grown accustomed to. It's time we abandoned our outdated ideas\nof how physics should or must be done. It's time to reconsider string theory.


Star Wars Battlefront is a sci-fi shooter taking place on large-scale battlefields where both ground troops and high-impact vehicles battle for control. Join your preferred faction's ranks and fight for the fate of the galaxy.
Microtransactions: Yes, additional downloadable content is available for sale either by the piece, or as a whole with a season pass.
Classes: Restore order as an Empire Stormtrooper or pledge yourself to the Rebel Alliance as a freedom-seeking soldier.
Planetary Conflict: Firefights aren't ever too far away with the 20v20 teams.
You and Me Buddy: Brush up on your gun-slinging skills in the pseudo-campaign by yourself, or with a friend.
Charge!: Spearhead the assault with powerful and unique characters such as Han Solo or Chewbacca.
Air-Support: Pilot ships like the Millenium Falcon or a TIE Fighter and rain lasers from above.
FPS/TPS: First-person mode not quite your style? Switch it to third-person mode even from within a match on the fly!
Different Sides, Same Coin: Try out both factions and discover your true calling.
Other Ways to Play: Sink your teeth into a variety of other rule-changing multiplayer game modes.
Eye Candy: Get the fans running and marvel at the beautiful visuals on display.
Jakku: Enjoy some new locations and a game mode for free.
Outer Rim: Take the engagement to the home planet of Jabba the Hut.
Bespin: Drop by the city in the sky with a few more maps and a game mode.
Death Star: Go back to original trilogy's most iconic set piece.
Rogue One: Celebrate the release of the high-flying adventure with characters and maps from the movie.
Content inspired by the upcoming film, Rogue One, is coming to Star Wars Battlefront!
In September, Star Wars Battlefront is getting. . . The Death Star! Missions in space and on the ground, this one can't be missed!
New maps, new content, and some amazing heroes! Beware the might of the Death Star, in Star Wars Battlefront!