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Over the past few weeks, Congress — specifically the House Financial Services Committee — has held a number of hearings on crypto and its role in the world. Even a hearing rumored to be focused on oversight of the US Securities and Exchange Commission saw mostly crypto and climate issues instead. Tomorrow there will be another hearing with the House Agriculture Committee specifically on cryptocurrency regulation.
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“Regulatory clarity,” as the crypto industry defines it, can come in one of two ways: either a federal regulator provides formal guidance and regulations that address one concern or another, or Congress passes legislation defining those concerns. Regulators such as the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) have issued some proposed rules (which in some cases have prompted industry backlash), but in general hopes have focused on Congress potentially take action. There will be another hearing this week to look at the crypto market.
Congress continues to explore the idea of crypto regulation. What new guidance would look like in practice is yet to be seen, but lawmakers will return to the issue on Wednesday.
We don’t know for sure if any actual legislation will be passed this year. The industry expected that a stablecoin law would have the best chance of success when it came to passing legislation. Those expectations were pretty much dashed during a hearing on stablecoins earlier this month when Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), the senior member of the House Financial Services Committee, said the bill reflects the thinking of last October — and that in her In my view, the committee had to “start from scratch”.
Granted, it never looked like the Senate Banking Committee would publicly intervene anywhere near the bill, but the fact that the House had a bipartisan product suggested there was a chance. That’s dead now.
Still, lawmakers appear optimistic about the chances of a bill being passed next year.
Last week at Consensus 2023, I asked Congressman Patrick McHenry (RN.C.), who chairs the Financial Services Committee, if he thinks there’s a way to get legislation passed this year.
Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), the other congressman with me on stage, seemed equally optimistic.
From the perspective of the House of Representatives, the next step toward legislation is still Wednesday’s hearing, which begins at 9:30 a.m. ET and will be attended by former Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman and current Harvard Research Fellow Timothy Massad, Republic crypto head Andrew Durgee, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and attending Dorr partner Matthew Kulkin, Kraken Chief Legal Officer Marco Santori and Web3 Foundation Chief Legal Officer Daniel Schoenberger.
In his written testimony, Massad said one issue is the lack of a federal regulator of the cash market for non-securities cryptocurrencies and debate over how to even classify whether a given crypto is a security or not.
“SEC Chairman Gary Gensler says that most tokens are securities and the problem is a lack of compliance with existing regulatory requirements. Industry participants are complaining about a lack of clarity in the rules to address this issue and have urged regulators to create a new rulebook specifically for crypto,” he said. “Meanwhile, trading and lending platforms claim they only trade non-securities tokens – bypassing direct federal oversight. As a result, investor protection on crypto trading and lending platforms is woefully inadequate.”
Massad proposed that Congress pass legislation that would create certain principles and standards that every exchange would have to adhere to, regardless of whether the token listed is a security or a commodity.
He argued that this would negate the need to broaden the definition of securities laws or create a new category system for digital assets while still encompassing the entire crypto market.
The hearing also includes a joint proposed resolution requiring Congress to provide further guidance to the US Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on how to bring existing regulatory protections into the crypto sector.
If you have any thoughts or questions on what I should cover next week, or any other feedback you’d like to share, feel free to email me at [email protected] or find me on Twitter @nikhileshde.
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The British Kebab Awards Shortlist Is Out And Manchester's Among The Best
Kebabs are one of those foods that so many of us enjoy - late at night when we're tired and hungry.
But there is an artistry to a good kebab, and the newly-revealed British Kebab Awards nominations show that Manchester's not too shabby at them.
Now in the fifth year of the awards, Seref Dursun of Deansgate's Topkapi Palace in the running for chef of the year - and he's going up against chef Erhan Karakoc, of Royton's Istanblue, in a list of 10.
The Just Eat best delivery category recognises Kebabalicious in Wythenshawe, while the best regional kebab house in the North West could go to Turkish Delight on Barlow Moor Road or Topkapi Palace in Prestwich
In the best regional takeaway category, Panicos Turkish Takeaway on Barlow Moor Road flies the flag for Greater Manchester.
And Istanblue is also up for best newcomer restaurant or takeaway outside London and in the fine dining restaurant category.
The winners will be revealed at a swanky award ceremony on February 26 in London's Westminster Park Plaza Hotel.


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3D printing continues to offer major impacts to the marine industry, as will be evidenced by moi composites at formnext in Frankfurt, running from November 19-22. The European tech startup will display MAMBO, the 3D printed motor additive manufacturing boat, at the Autodesk booth C59 in Hall 12.
The 22-foot 3D printed trimaran is the result of a collaboration with a number of industrial leaders, to include:
- Owens Corning
While 3D printing is enticing to industrial manufacturers due to greater affordability, speed in production, and the ability to create new components altogether, Project MAMBO shows the possibilities ahead for both 3D printing and smart manufacturing. For industries like marine or automotive, 3D printing also offers manufacturers the incredible benefit of being able to recreate obsolete objects, rather than attempting to find them in a different area of the world or from a company that may not be able to ship them out expediently.
For this design, however, the moi composites team created a unique, wavy shape that would have been impossible to produce through conventional methods such as hand lamination, automated tape laying, fiber placement, or filament winding production. On finalization, the design team expects the MAMBO to weigh in around 1,760 pounds. While you can take a look at it during Formnext next week, the 3D printed boat will be on display around the world in the coming months.
Founded in 2018, moi composites is an Italian company relying on continuous fiber manufacturing (CFM) to create strong, customized parts that are also lighter in weight for applications requiring both high performance and durability. In working with customers, they help them to imagine the concepts they need, in composite material, customize it for their uses, and in many cases create completely novel parts. They offer research, design, and development—working with customers from the idea stage to end production—often making use of both more progressive digital manufacturing and conventional methods.
“Moi provides people with the freedom to create products in unimaginable shapes and hyper performances, what they need when they need it, to redefine composite manufacturing,” states the company in their latest press release sent to 3DPrint.com.
We have seen many and varied projects within the marine industry, connected with 3D design and 3D printing—from international collaborations between companies to fabricate innovative propellers, bring forth on-demand products as the worldwide need and trend for such activity continues to increase, print parts for competitive sailing on numerous counts, and so much more.
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From Troyon’s farm animals going to market, through Queen Victoria’s favourite artist, African elephants in the wild, to monkeys, and cattle in the sunshine.
Paintings of autumn from the early 20th century, by Jakub Schikaneder to Grant Wood.
First shown at the Royal Academy when only 10, this true genius had a colourful but tragically short life.
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IGNIS: Flash Barrandov SFX Czechia
22:30, Brno Lake
original music synchronised to the fireworks is broadcasted by Radio Krokodýl 103 FM
tune in the music only on FM reception – don't use internet stream, which is delayed and thus the music accompaniment isn't synchronised
"Playing with Fire"
When the music has the desire to flare up, the fire will offer it the spark it needs.
When music plays with fire, it gains energy, light and colour.
The fire will paint it with beautiful and bizarre patterns, make the rhythm, warmth and delicate emotion visible.
When music just plays freely with fire...
Flash Barrandov SFX Czechia
Winner of Winners / IGNIS BRUNENSIS winners 2008, 2004, 2002, 2000 and 1998
1. Run Boy Run / Woodkid, Album The Golden Age, 2012
2. Business: Part 1,2 / Craig Armstrong, Plunkett & Macleane Soundtrack, 1999
3. Escape / Craig Armstrong, Plunkett & Macleane Soundtrack, 1999
4. Peter Gun / Sarah Vaughn, Album Best of Electro Swing 2013
5. Skyfall / Nova Galaxis Version, 2018
6. Because We Can / Baz Luhrmann, Moulin Rouge Soundtrack, 2001
► drone light show "A Dance for Two" at 21:50 before the fireworks on June 10 at the Brno Lake


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newly purchased vehicles — within 7 working days, exclusive of date of delivery, from purchase date
moving in from out-of-state — within 30 days of becoming a resident OR within 30 days after the vehicle enters the state
renewals — taxpayers are sent a notification 30 days prior to expiration (this is not required) and are allowed a 15 day grace period from the point of expiration before penalties will be assessed — however, the owner can still be ticketed if within 15 day grace period
The Warren County Road Department will close Warrior’s Trail at the intersection with Silver Creek Drive on Saturday, May 30, 2020 to allow work on the railroad overpass at that location. This area will be closed to traffic from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
2nd Congressional District Run Off Election POSTPONED
To slow the spread of the COVID-19 Governor Tate reeves issued an executive order to reschedule the run off election for June 23, 2020
All County residents please be advised that beginning January 20, 2020 the existing bridge on Freetown Road near Greyline Drive shall be closed and traffic will be detoured around the bridge. The existing bridge is under contract to be replaced, and the contract allows for one hundred twenty (120) working days to complete the project. We apologize for the inconvenience, and ask for your patience while we improve the safety of this roadway and structure for the citizens of Warren County.


The POCO M3 smartphone was first unveiled for European markets back in November last year. Today, company has officially launched the mobile in India.
The POCO M3 variant in India comes with 6GB LPDDR5X RAM and 64GB (UFS 2.1) / 128GB (UFS 2.2) storage options. It has dedicated MicroSD card slot for further expansion up to 512GB.
The POCO M3 features in a side mounted fingerprint sensor. It has dimensions of 162.3 x 77.3 x 9.6 mm and weighs 197 grams. It has Dual Nano SIM slots with Dual 4G VoLTE support.
The smartphone packs in 6.53-inch LCD display with 2340 x 1080 pixels resolution at 19.5:9 aspect ratio and boasts 90.34% screen-to-body ratio. It has Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection on top as well.
The POCO M3 specs include octa-core Snapdragon 662 processor which is fueled with 6000mAh (typical) / 5900mAh (minimum) battery. The battery also supports 18W fast charging (charger included).
The cell phone is powered by Android 10 with MIUI 12 on top. It has 8MP front camera with F/2.05 Aperture. At the back side are triple cameras which include 48MP (main, F/1.79), 2MP (depth, F/2.4) and 2MP (macro, F/2.4, 4cm shots) snappers.
Connectivity options include Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Dual Band (2.4/5GHz), Bluetooth V5.0, GPS/GLONASS/Beidou, USB type-C, FM radio and 3.5mm audio jack. There are stereo speakers for enhanced audio.
The POCO M3 6GB/64GB model is priced in India at RS. 10,999 while its 6GB/128GB variant costs Rs. 11,999. It comes in Cool Blue, Power Black and POCO Yellow colors. The mobile will go on sale at Flipkart from February 9th (12:00 PM). ICICI card holders can avail Rs. 1000 instant discount and EMI options.


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In this drawing lesson we’ll show you how to draw a Crocodile in 9 easy steps. This step by step lesson progressively builds upon each previous step until you get to the final rendering of the Crocodile. Simply draw the red lines in each of the steps below, then in no time at all you’ll have a drawing of a croc!
Before we begin the How To Draw a Crocodile drawing lesson, here are some interesting facts about the Crocodile you might find interesting.
- Crocodiles tend to congregate in freshwater habitats like rivers, lakes, wetlands and sometimes in brackish water.
- They generally feed on vertebrates like fish, reptiles, and mammals and sometimes on invertebrates like mollusks and crustaceans.
- They are believed to be 200 million years old – they are essentially living dinosaurs.
- Crocodiles are very fast over short distances, even out of water.
- Crocodiles are ambush hunters, waiting for fish or land animals to come close, then rushing out to attack.
How To Draw A Crocodile – Easy Step-By-Step Drawing Guide
Step 1: Begin by drawing the croc’s snout and nose.
Step 2: Continue drawing the back towards the tail.
Step 3: Draw in the underside of the tail.
Step 4: Draw a Y shape in the center of the reptile’s body.
Step 5: Draw the start of the legs and feet.
Step 6: Sketch the front right foot.
Step 7: Draw the mouth line and eyes.
Step 8: Add the details to the body and tail sections.
Step 9: Draw in the teeth and body details to finish the Crocodile.
Well done! With the How To Draw a Crocodile drawing lesson complete, now you can color or shade in your croc drawing using the picture below as a reference. Enjoy!
You did it! Congratulations on drawing a Croc! Your first try may not have gone as perfectly as you had hoped, but I’m sure after another attempt or two you will see a big improvement. The best way to learn how to draw a crocodile is with practice…practice…practice!
Are you looking for another animal to draw? How about learning how to quickly and easily draw a TIGER?! Take a look here for another quick and easy drawing tutorial: How to Draw a Tiger


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Its a pain having to carry around an umbrella on a sunny day on the off chance it might rain, so Fulton designed the Tiny-2 compact umbrella to slip discreetly into a handbag. The flat case keeps the size to an absolute minimum, going from 6cm x 15cm when closed to 87cm when open. The Tiny-2 is composed of lightweight aluminium with a fibreglass frame, with a stylish black and white design.
Dependable and sturdy, the Jumbo is the largest span, folding umbrella ever produced by Fulton. Designed to open and close at the touch of a button, this golfer sized umbrella has a wind-resistant frame developed to combat even the strongest gusts and heaviest rainfall.This incredibly large span, folding golfer size umbrella from Futon combines an extra strong hexagonal shaft and wind-resistant
Product Description 64 double canopy auto-open umbrella. Ergonomic sport-grip rubber-coated handle. Lightweight fibreglass shaft. Features Magic Print material which reveals Star Wars characters when the material becomes wet.
Nixon Kensington Leather Watch. Classic, but never stuffy, The Kensington Leathers simple 3-hand analog, Japanese movement, and leather band is an updated take on heirloom styles. Miyota Japanese quartz 3 hand. This dial includes engraved and printed indices and custom molded hands. 5ATM 16mm genuine leather custom band
HELLO, NEW OLD FRIEND.Classic, but never stuffy, The Kensington Leathers clean and simple design language is an updated take on heirloom styles.FEATURES3 HAND QUARTZ - With engraved and printed indices and custom molded hands37 MM, 50 METER/ 5ATM - Solid Stainless Steel Case16 MM LEATHER BAND - With a stainless steel buckle
The Kensington Townhouse Wall Mirror from Premier Housewares will make a striking feature in a living room or hallway. The rectangular mirror can be hung either landscape or portrait and features a soft and tactile cowhide frame accented with a series of stainless steel studs that hold the hide in place. Contemporary in style, the Kensington mirror is ideal for fusion inspired interiors.
Roller case with ergonomic design delivers go-anywhere comfort and protection. Five stage telescopic handle and stable wheel design provide smooth rolling and wheeled comfort. In situations where the case needs to be car...
Stay dry and visible with the Reflective Umbrella. During the day its a classic dark grey umbrella but at night time or dark mornings, the highly reflective material will help you stay visible and safe. Its design will also keep you dry in any weather. This tough, windproof, telescopic umbrella easily folds down for easy storage. - A.D. Features: Stay dry and visible with the Reflective
fulton kensington star umbrella white on other UK sites
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Dress for any look without skipping a beat while lacing up in these casual footwear from white casual footwear from Converse . The padded footbed and almond-shape toe will provide your look with hours of stylish comfort. Color: White Fit true to size: Yes Footbed: Slightly Padded Toe Style: Almond Heel Height: Flat Shoe Width: Medium (D,M) Material: Leather Footbed: Slightly Padded Toe
Mens low-top Converse from the All Star collection. Showcasing grey felt uppers, the Fulton Fuse trainers feature classic details, including a lace up fastening, metal eyelets to the inside foot and logo to the tongue. Finished with branded heel counter and vulcanised rubber sole. Upper: Felt. Sole: Rubber.
Get a cool and cozy style in the All Star Wooly Bully Fulton Mid. ; Uppers made from wooly suede for a plush and durable feel. ; Mid-top silhouette offers excellent ankle protection with a padded collar and tongue. ; Lace-up closure with metal eyelets for a snug and durable fit. ; Heel tab for an easy on-and-off. ; Soft textile linings and a padded footbed for all-day comfort. ; Features medial
VonZipper Fulton sunglasses.Base six spherical lens. Impact resistant polycarbonate frame. Nylon grilamid frame. Stainless steel optical hinges. 100% UV protection. Shift into Neutral is a collection of VonZipper sunglasses that are made from the environmentally friendly and sustainable oil derived from the castor bean. This oil is a non toxic, renewable resource that can be used to create frames
The Force Awakens and the Star Wars Universe is expanding. With this lunch box all Star Wars fans can take their lunch with R2-D2 even when they are not in a galaxy far far away. The robot helps storing the lunch pack safely while out on new space adventures. The clip in front is easily opened and locked so that R2-D2 can help even small fans stay ready to use The Force. Dimensions: 170 x 163 x
KONG Quest Star Pods, Small are made using a brightly colored, flexible material. Each toy can be stuffed with your dogs favorite treats or kibble to simulate natural foraging behaviors and extend treat time. Assorted colors (blue, orange, pink, purple and green).
The Bergan Turbo Scratcher & Star Chaser Cat Grass™ is the perfect planter for enhancing your cats Turbo Scratcher® or Star Chaser® with nutritious, delicious cat grass. This planter provides the perfect habitat for growing cat grass in a container that perfectly locks into the center console of your cats favorite Bergan toy products. The Bergan Turbo Scratcher & Star Chaser
Celtic Training Top - WhiteTrain at your best as you support your favourite team. Styled with textured NB and CFC logos to the chest area with Sponsor heat transfer logo positioned below, you can wear this Celtic Training Top for pride and team style.Benefits:NB Dry fabric Technology releases moisture away from the body and is fast drying100% polyester interlock with 100% Polyester stretch square
Premium hand-tied rawhide bones with the irresistible combination of real chicken breast jerky wrapped in the highest quality rawhide. Helps promote healthy teeth by preventing tartar build-up. The White Hand-Tied Dingo Bones are the most tasty and delicious dog bone your dog will ever have. It Provides a savory chicken taste wraped high quality rawhide that your dog will simply love.

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Garnet Inclusion in Diamond This stone is classified as "flawed" but I don't think so. INTERESTING because the diamond in my engagement ring contains a green garnet -- known as tsavorite -- that's why i loved it so much!
The King Vulture is a large bird found in Central and South America. It is a member of the New World vulture family Cathartidae. This vulture lives predominantly in tropical lowland forests stretching from southern Mexico to northern Argentina.
Fluorite with Calcite - Dentom Mine, Illinois, USA Size: 10.0 x 5.5 cm
This is a much better photo to see its incredible beauty. I have the honor of having 1 of these Angelic communicators. Auralite - 23 is the name given to a chevron form of Amethyst from the boreal forest area of Canada.
New find Skeletal halite crystal from Sieroszowice mine.

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There is no question that Attorney General Jeff Sessions had an obvious first target in his effort rein in lawless sanctuary jurisdictions and the politicians who defend them. The three laws enacted by California in 2017 moved it into sanctuary statehood status – in direct conflict with the Federal government role in setting immigration policy, according to the lawsuit filed by the Justice Department this week.
Gov. Jerry Brown reacted with predictable hyperbolic flair and outrage telling PBS’ Newshour the Trump administration was engaging in “gutter politics” and “sowing discord” among the American people.
“He’s going after men, women, and children, some who have worked 10 or 20 years picking our food, washing our dishes, building houses,” adding that “we don’t need a Gestapo-kind of tactic with vitriol spewing out of Jeff Sessions’ mouth.”
Similar overreach came from Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf, who tipped off Bay Area residents to pending immigration raids and put the lives of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in harm’s way.
The Justice Department asserts in the lawsuit that California’s sanctuary policies have created an “atmosphere of defiance” which places the lives of federal agents at risk.
The Justice Department says the laws, “reflect a deliberate effort by California to obstruct the United States’ enforcement of federal immigration law.”
Schaaf issued a statement in response to Sessions’ Tuesday rebuke of her actions, saying “we will continue to inform all residents about their Constitutional rights, and we will continue to support California’s sanctuary status.”
With the fire and fury dying down (a little), the lingering question is whether the attorney general challenges other sanctuary jurisdictions and/or politicians like Schaaf that go beyond withholding cooperation to actively interfering with the enforcement of U.S. immigration law.
If Sessions goes on the road, there are plenty of options ahead. In addition to California, the states of Colorado, Illinois, New Mexico, Oregon and Vermont, as well as more than 300 municipalities across the nation, have enacted some manner of sanctuary law.
He could narrow the list down to the 23 jurisdictions that were sent letters in January ordering them to demonstrate they were not implementing sanctuary policies. A failure to show they were not in compliance with federal laws requiring local cooperation on immigration matters would, Sessions warned, result in the issuance of subpoenas.
Just north of the Golden State, Oregon politicians were also playing victim and vowing to fight.
“Oregon will not be bullied by a Trump Administration that is focused on dividing our country. I will continue to do everything in my power to ensure that the rights and values of all Oregonians are protected,” said Democratic Gov. Kate Brown.
For more than 30 years, Oregon has been a sanctuary state, so it was no surprise when the state legislature recently passed two bills permitting DACA beneficiaries to continue to have access to in-state tuition and to renew their driver’s licenses.
Allowing illegal immigrants to hold driver’s licenses is a bold rejection of the will of the people who voted in 2014 to defeat a ballot initiative that would have given four-year driver’s licenses to illegals.
But the Trump administration and Justice Department do have some allies in the sanctuaries, such as the group of Colorado state lawmakers who visited the White House for talks with administration officials about potential consequences for politicians who enact sanctuary policies.
The group included state Rep. Dave Williams, the sponsor of HB 1134, the “Colorado Politician Immunity Act.” The measure would provide a “civil remedy against the state or a political subdivision of the state (jurisdiction) and against its elected officials for creating sanctuary policies.”
In addition, it would allow victims of crimes committed by illegal aliens who had established residency in a sanctuary jurisdiction to file a civil action against either the locality and/or against the elected officials who were responsible for creating a sanctuary jurisdictions, such as those in Aurora and Denver.
FAIR’s David Jaroslav details the revival of efforts to make Maryland a sanctuary state.
The simple reality is: NO State has the right to pass any laws that permit any actions contrary to Federal law. Federal laws ALWAYS supercede State laws.
Any court that rules otherwise should be considered an ‘activist’ court and the judge should be disrobed.
“The Supremacy Clause is a clause within Article VI of the U.S. Constitution which dictates that federal law is the “supreme law of the land.” This means that judges in every state must follow the Constitution, laws, and treaties of the federal government in matters which are directly or indirectly within the government’s control. Under the doctrine of preemption, which is based on the Supremacy Clause, federal law preempts state law, even when the laws conflict. Thus, a federal court may require a state to stop certain behavior it believes interferes with, or is in conflict with, federal law.” (Sourced from FindLaw)
So, send in the full force of the US Marshall’s office and take into custody ALL of those officials, elected or otherwise, who have actively passed or enforced sanctuary ‘laws’. As for the 9th Circuit, if ANY judge on it says the action is “unconstitutional”, remove them from the bench for disregarding settled Constitutional law.
It’s obvious by Brown’s comments that he doesn’t mind that otherwise skilled labor that would require a wage suitable for the skill involved would be employed in any of the tasks he has decided illegal immigrants can perform. His rhetoric forces these folks, in the country illegally and guilty of felony level offenses, to work “in the shadows” for slave level wages.
Just follow the money. Who is making big money off of employing these low wage “slaves” – the business owners and their stockholders. These sanctuary policies stink just like Crooked Hillary. She’s there is the background somewhere getting her revenge on Trump.
I sure hope that that the DOJ goes after all sanctuary cities and states! It is in fact illegal!
San Francisco is directly responsible for the death of Kate Steinle because her killer had been held in another jurisdiction and the city requested he be transferred to SF to face previous drug charges that were still in effect there. After he was transferred to their custody they dropped those charges and turned him loose on the streets, in spite of the fact that he had previous convictions and had been deported five times.
How can anyone argue with the conclusion that California authorities are turning loose convicted foreign nationals who then prey repeatedly on legal citizens. There’s no other way to look at it. Foreign criminals get preference over your right to be protected from them. They are holding people in their jails, knowing the crimes they have committed, beyond illegal entry, and let them go.
The mayor of Oakland warns all illegals, including hardened criminals avoiding arrest, and they then evade ICE, making ICE’s job that much harder to do because they have to go out on the streets trying to find these people. And a lot of these criminals flee to other states. The Democratic governor of Oregon is claiming Trump is “dividing our country”. No, what is dividing the country is two sets of rules. We have to obey the law and foreign nationals in sanctuary jurisdictions are free to break laws at will
These illegal alien criminals don’t have any Constitutional rights. Due process is for American citizens, Round them up and ship them back. State and other government officials that enforce these unconstitutional sanctuary policies should be tried, convicted, and jailed!
Time to clean house here in California ad please start here in San Franciscio.. The liberals have destroyed the once great, clean, affordable and liveable state of California wirh all their *** kissing of the ‘boat people’ and illegals. IIlive in San Francisco and this problem seems to be getting intolerable. Here we have to deal with all the illegal chinese ‘***********’ who’ve turned many neighborhoods here into third world toilets complete with filth, squalor and smells. Not all Californians agree with the politicians , jerry ‘the clown’ brown, dianne feinstein, ‘nasty’ nancy pelosi,, brown’s flunkee and governor wannabee gavin newsome and most recently oakland mayor libby schaff. These ‘clowns’ thumb their noses’ at the law and continue this outrageous and illegal behavior! These no good thieves are running this state into the ground with their ‘socialist’ agenda Hopefully the. ICE sweeps in oakland will follow up wirh sweeps in San Francisco’s chinatown and richmond disctrict will get rid of these disgusting ***********! This escalating problem will finally start getting solved and with the mid term election in June we’ll start the ‘dumbocrap’ purge and follow with the general election in November to finally get rid of these thieving liars who’ve turned this state into a third world CRAPHOLE!
I haven’t been back to California in 20 years. I doubt if I will ever go back considering how the residents are describing how Moonbeam, Pelosi, Feinstein, Shaaf, and especially Crooked Hillary are turning it into a ****hole illegal alien hiding place. Go Trump 2020!
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This “lawsuit” is a joke; some piss-ant district court judge will throw it out, or the Ninth Circus will. The DOJ and DHS need to go into the Land of Fruits and Nuts HARD! There is PLENTY of ‘low-hanging fruit’ to be had; illegals can be arrested by the hundreds or thousands every single week. Let Gov. Moonbeam, the Oakland mayor, or some other official attempt to interfere with a lawful arrest, then bust ’em for obstruction of justice and aiding and abetting. Only a CRIMINAL prosecution is going to clear the air here. A civil suit is meaningless and a total waste of time. It’s just more political theatre. Time for ACTION from AG Sessions, not BS.
Sessions is just getting his “sea legs” and will enforce all of the laws. Go Trump!


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First of all I am no expert on this argument. The following are my opinions on the matter. I cannot get much deeper that I will get. I am not the best person to ask questions about this subject to. However let me set you in the right direction. First of all there is the FairTax Website. If you are willing to spend hours upon hours of time getting all the specifics there ya go. Libertarian Talk-show host Neal Boortz and Republican Congressman John Linder have written two books on the subject. First there is the original FairTax Book that was released in 2005. There were many questions and critics that resulted from the first book so a second book was written to answer those questions and clear the air. FairTax: The Truth. Answering The Critics was written last fall and released this Spring, just a month or two ago. On the other side of the argument are Steve Forbes’ and Dick Armey’s books.
Is that not enough for ya? Are you thirsty for more? There were two relevant workshops hosted during Newt Gingrich’s Solutions Day last September. Linder & Boortz hosted one for the FairTax and Dick Armey hosted on on the Flat Tax. In addition Neal Boortz has produced a Web Seminar on the FairTax and you can view it HERE (it works better in Internet Explorer than it does in Firefox).
Okay so we’ve got that out of the way. Now to the meat and potatoes of this post. It is no secret I am a proponent of the FairTax. I think it is the only way we should go to fix our system. I know that some of you disagree with me and have let me know that in no uncertain terms. Fine. Let’s all agree on one thing before we move forward. Our tax system sucks and we need to do something about it. It’s terrible and horrible. It needs to be fixed in some form or fashion.
First of all for the person who is coming by and has no idea what I am talking about let me explain. The FairTax (aka the National Retail Sales Tax) is a plan that would eliminate the Internal Revenue Service (or IRS for short), eliminate payroll taxes, corporate taxes, FICA, The Death Tax, Medicare Tax, Social Security Tax, etc and replace it with a flat 23% sales tax on every new item that you purchase at the consumer level. The tax would be included in the price of every item you buy (in other words not added to the price at the counter like a normal sales tax). The plan was developed by a group of professors and economic experts back in the early 1990’s after much research and development. The plan was designed to be revenue neutral. In addition the plan includes a prebate check issued to each legal American citizen and family to offset the purchase of items that are needed each month (like groceries) and would pay you for each person lving in your household up to the poverty level. In simplistic terms the FairTax replaces our current tax on productivity and income and replaces it with a consumption tax. The FairTax wa supported and pushed by several GOP candidates for President (Mike Huckabee, Tom Tancredo, Duncan Hunter, Alan Keyes,) and a Democratic candidate (Mike Graval, who is now running for the Libertarian nomination). In addition Libertarian candidate, Bob Barr is a supporter. The FairTax is an actual bill in the hopper of the house and Senate and has over 70 co-sponsors at present.
So why do I favor the FairTax over a Flat Tax. It’s very simple. We’ve already tried it before. Back in the 1980’s under the Reagan administration we went to a flat tax. It basically wiped the slate clean as far as the tax cod is concerned. Almost twenty years later the tax code is hundreds of pages long and very complex. Let’s all agree that it is too complex. Here are reasons why I favor the FairTax over the Flat Tax (these are all things not possible under a Flat Tax):
- Under the Fairtax, April 15th becoems just another Spring Day. No more filing to worry about. No more filing stress! No more paying someone to do the work for you. Go out have a picnic and celebrate the end of Tax Opression!
- While there is a tax code still in place, the Federal Government, along with help from K Street lobbyists and their soft money will continue to influence our behavior with tax breaks and tax increases depending on who you are and what behavior they want to punish or reward.
- The poor are untaxed! That prebate check is designed to cover their basic necessities. The FairTax does more to fight poverty than Lyndon B. Johnson ever did during his “War on Poverty.”
- Under this system the States will realize that this is the best way to collect their money too and when that happens you get to keep every dime that you earn and nothing is taken away!
- Your money is your money. You get to decide what to do with it. The consumption tax is voluntary. You can save or invest your money and when you want to withdraw that or cash in there are no more taxes paid when you collect!
- There are many companies that have relocated overseas for tax purposes. the day the FairTax is enacted and the 16th Amendment repealed the United States will become the world’s tax haven. All those companies, their jobs, and their dollars will return to American soil and they will be followed by many more companies that will decide that it will be better to do their business here in the United States! Talk about the ultimate economic stimulus!
- Remember that prebate check I talked about? Well if you are not a legal citizen you don’t get one. The only way you are going to get one is to go back home and enter this country legally. In other words the FairTax punishes illegal aliens and is a motivation for them to actually become legal citizens!
- Most importantly the FairTax would be the single most transfer of power from the Federal Government back to the people.
That’s why I prefer the FairTax over a Flat Tax. I am sure there are people out there that still disagree with me. that’s fine. This is America. The great thing is that we can share our opinions with each other and it is not a crime to disagree with the Government and how it works. If yo uwant to give a rebuttal, go ahead. You have free reign. I won’t fire back at ya. I will now allow you, my readers to opine. Any rebuttals on the side of the FairTax will not come from me (if any they will come from supporters of the FairTax). I have already stated my case. Just don’t attack anyone or their views on the issue. There ya go. Have at it.

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BEIJING - A Chinese think-tank on Tuesday (June 23) called for more communication between the militaries of the United States and China, urging both countries to use military relations as a "stabilising force".
In recent months, China and the US have clashed over a range of issues from trade and the coronavirus outbreak to Hong Kong and Taiwan. The two sides' warships and fighter jets have come close to one another on several occasions, including in the South China Sea (SCS).
"The two countries need to focus on managing their difference and preventing conflict," China's National Institute for South China Sea Studies said in a report on the US military presence in the Asia-Pacific.
"They should keep current communication channels open, including the hotline between the two defence departments, the dialogue and consultation mechanisms participated in or chaired by the two defence departments, and mutual visits by the two countries' military leaderships."
The report, its second since 2016, is aimed at promoting peace and stability across the Asia-Pacific region, said head of the Hainan-based institute Wu Shicun at a media briefing.
This year's report struck a far more dovish tone than Beijing's recent rhetoric towards Washington after relations hit a new low in recent months.
Analysts have said a military conflict seems unlikely between the world's two largest economies and there are no signs either side would want one.
But increasing military encounters means a higher chance of miscalculation, which could lead to unintended consequences, especially since both militaries have a history of near-misses.
"If we don't communicate, the China-US relationship will become very childish," said government adviser Zhu Feng at the media briefing.
"We are both mature big powers and must not handle bilateral relations by criticising and attacking each other in an emotional way."
Since the US established the Indo-Pacific Command in 2018, there has not been any communication between both militaries, said Professor Zhu, who is also the dean of Nanjing University's Institute for International Studies.
He added that the situation in the SCS is far more serious than that in the Taiwan Strait, where tense encounters have also increased.
Beijing sees the self-ruling island as a renegade province that needs to be retaken by force if necessary.
While the SCS is a maritime frontier of sorts for Beijing, which is gradually pushing South-east Asian coastal states into compliance, Taiwan also sits on the waterway and occupies territory on it so the two issues cannot be easily separated, said IISS-Asia senior fellow for Asia-Pacific security Euan Graham.
"Taiwan is a more emotive issue (than the SCS), since Beijing's starting point is that it is Chinese territory," he told The Straits Times.
Since the start of the year, the US has conducted at least four freedom of navigation operations in the waterway, where there are competing claims between China, Brunei, the Philippines, Vietnam and Malaysia.
While the US is not a claimant, the waterway is a main thoroughfare for global trade.
China, which claims about 90 per cent of the waterway, has reclaimed and built on several of the disputed reefs and islets, calling them civilian installations.
Beijing is playing the "long game" exerting its sovereignty in the SCS, said S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies associate research fellow James Char, while attempting to rewrite the narrative via reports such as those from the institute.
He noted that the US has been pushing back against Chinese incursions to keep the waterway open.


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– Alberto Del Rio tweeted out the following about his upcoming match with Jack Swagger at the TLC pay-per-view event this Sunday.
– Bubba Ray Dudley recently did a Twitter Q&A session with fans. Here are some of the highlights.
– Natalya mentioned on Twitter that she recently watched WWE’s new “Owen: Hart of Gold” DVD. Here are her thoughts of the DVD:
Just finished the Owen Hart DVD. It made me laugh really hard & cry really hard. Everyone has an “Owen” story. He was an exceptional person.
— Nattie (@NatbyNature) December 11, 2015

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ENSSU condemns ripping down of its general conference banner
DIMAPUR — The office of the Eastern Nagaland Sumi Students’ Union (ENSSU) has condemned the ripping of the official banner of the ENSSU’s 18th General Conference, which was raised at the Kohima Road Samphure junction in Kiphire.
In a condemnation note, the union stated that it is shocked to learn of the act, which occurred between December 29, 2023 and January 1, 2024, and described it as an ‘abuse’ towards the student community and Eastern Sumis in general.
“This kind of act in a civilised society is strongly condemnable,” the note read, adding that when people want to promote peace and harmony and live in unity, such an unwanted act causes commotion.
The ENSSU has requested that the investigating authority book the individuals involved and punish them in accordance with relevant sections of the law of the land.


Factors To Consider When Choosing A Work Health And Safety Management System
Over the year’s people have worked in a lot of places to be able to make their ends meet. The people go into jobs regardless of the knowledge they have about the risks that they face some of which may be fatal. As the people engaged in their daily activities, the government over the years saw the need to take care of the employed population. The issue was handled once and for all by the government when they introduced the work health and safety management system requirement to every business.
Full compensation would be then given to the workers if they got injured in the event of an accident as they carried out a duty at their work shift. For many businesses, keeping the system managed from the internal was really expensive and that is the reason why there was the need for out sourcing.
Another firm would for that matter run the functionality of the system but then it would apply to the people employed within the firm. The space created left the ability of the resources of the business to be channeled elsewhere. There is now another problem of confusion when it comes to making the choice of the work health and safety management system because they come in a variety. The soundness of the choice made should be ensured and that can only happen if a number of factors are taken into consideration.
The compliance of the system to the regulations that are in place is the first factor to consider. There are regulations that are set by the authorities about the work health and safety management system. The requirements have to be met by all the systems that the business have in place because that is what the law states. Brushing shoulders with the government can be costly for the business and for that matter they should make sure that their systems have complied with the requirements.
The user friendliness of the system is the other factor that should be considered. The ability of everyone to navigate the system is what the user friendliness is all about. The systems of the business should be able to handle the work health and safety management system once it is incorporated into them. That would lead to the better functioning of the business because of the interrelation of the various arms there are.
Suitability is the other factor that should be considered. Suitability would mean that the system is compatible with the line of business that the firm is into. That happens to make sure that the system is functional under the several systems there are. Once consideration has been made to all of these factors, that would mean that the choice of the system can be made.


The idea of using mass media for educational purposes is by no means a new one. Books, songs, games: all of these are forms of media that have served as effective educational tools for centuries. In the case of electronic media, however, many discussions of the media’s impact on children focus only on negative effects, such as the influences of violent media. However, such discussions do not, by any means, comprise the entire range of media effects. Just as negative media content can give rise to negative effects, positive media content can – and does – give rise to positive effects as well.
Educational media have been employed and studied in the context of many different settings and purposes. For example, the term infotainment typically is used to refer to “lite” educational content embedded in media that are intended primarily to entertain, whereas instructional television often refers to material produced for classroom use and entertainment-education often refers to global, media-based health initiatives.
This article reviews the topic of educational television and interactive media as tools for informal education (i.e., substantive educational content delivered primarily outside the classroom). It examines the topic from several perspectives: processes through which educational media are produced, empirical research on the impact of such media, theories to explain children’s comprehension and learning, and production features that contribute to the effectiveness of educational television programs and computer games.
Production of Educational Media
Beyond the aspects of production that are common to all media, there is a tremendous range of processes through which educational media are produced. On one end of the spectrum, some producers create media based entirely on their own creative instincts, with little or no support from educational content experts or empirical research.
At the other end of the spectrum lies the model used by production companies such as Sesame Workshop (formerly Children’s Television Workshop, producers of Sesame Street) – a model that has come to be known as the CTW Model or Sesame Workshop Model. Under this model, production staff, educational content experts, and researchers collaborate closely at all stages of production. Content experts define the educational curricula that guide the project, and subsequently provide input (e.g., via review of scripts and storyboards) to ensure that the content is executed in ways that are educationally valid. Researchers inform production through an ongoing program of formative research throughout the course of development and production. For example, needs assessment research might evaluate children’s prior knowledge of and misconceptions about a topic so that the material can address these misconceptions directly. Potential character designs might be tested for appeal. Television scripts or rough cuts might be tested for comprehensibility and appeal, so that improvements can be made before the final product reaches the air. Prototypes of interactive games might be subjected to usability testing, to ensure that the interface will be easily usable by its target audience. And so on. By impacting directly on the development of material, formative research makes the voice of the target audience an integral part of the production process.
Most educational media are produced via processes that fall somewhere between these two extremes. The choice of a production model typically is determined not only by the nature of the project and educational content, but also by the corporate culture of the production company, the size of the production budget (i.e., the scope of resources that are available to support content and research), and any requirements set by broadcasters or funding agencies.
Children’s Learning from Educational Television
Decades of research have demonstrated clearly that both preschool and school-age children learn from educational television series. In contrast to the formative research mentioned earlier, these types of studies typically fall within the realm of summative research – that is, in-depth research that assesses the impact of these series on their viewers over time (often by comparing the performance of children before and after viewing, or by comparing viewers of the series to nonviewers).
Perhaps the most prominent – and certainly the most extensively researched – example of an educationally effective television series is Sesame Street. A number of major summative research studies have examined both immediate and long-term effects of Sesame Street on its viewers. Together, these studies demonstrate that extended viewing of Sesame Street produces significant immediate effects on a wide range of academic skills among preschool children (e.g., knowledge of the alphabet, vocabulary size, letter–word knowledge, math skills, sorting and classification, knowledge of shapes and body parts, relational terms, time spent reading and in educational activities, telling connected stories when pretending to read). Outside the US, comparable effects have been found for international co-productions of Sesame Street in countries such as Mexico, Turkey, Portugal, and Russia.
In addition, several longitudinal studies have found long-term effects of the US series as well; for example, preschool viewers of Sesame Street were found to be more likely to read storybooks on their own and less likely to require remedial reading instruction three years later, when they subsequently entered first or second grade. Moreover, in the longest-term study to date, even high school students who had watched more educational television – and Sesame Street in particular – as preschoolers had significantly higher grades in English, mathematics, and science in junior high or high school. They also used books more often, showed higher academic self-esteem, and placed a higher value on academic performance (see Fisch & Truglio 2001 for a review of these and other studies).
Beyond this powerful evidence for the educational effectiveness of Sesame Street, numerous other studies show that Sesame Street is not alone in helping children learn. Summative studies on other educational series for preschool and school-age children have shown that educational television can enhance children’s knowledge, skills, and attitudes in a wide variety of subject areas. These include effects of US series such as Between the Lions and The Electric Company on children’s language and literacy skills; Square One TV and Cyberchase on children’s use of mathematics and problem-solving; 3– 2 –1 Contact and Bill Nye the Science Guy on children’s understanding of science and technology; children’s news programs on knowledge of current events; and preschool series such as Blue’s Clues and Barney & Friends on more general school readiness. Consistent effects of educational television have been found in other parts of the world, too, as seen in effects of Al Manaahil (Jordan, Morocco, and Tunisia) on children’s literacy; Owl TV (UK) or Australia Naturally (Australia) on knowledge of science; or Jeugdjournaal (Netherlands) on knowledge of current events. Many other examples exist (see Fisch 2004 for a review).
Children’s Learning from Interactive Media
Because interactive media are newer media than educational television, less research is currently available to evaluate their impact on children’s learning. However, some research does exist to gauge the reach of such media and their impact on users’ knowledge. Specifically, consider two aspects of interactive media: children’s use of the Internet as an informational resource, and their learning from educational computer games.
Thanks in part to nationwide efforts to wire US schools with computers, by the year 2000, nearly 90 percent of 6to 17-year-olds had physical access to computers at either home, school, or both (Newburger 2001). In the United States, national surveys have shown that as many as 94 percent of American adolescents now use the Internet to do research for school, and 71 percent report that they rely on the Internet even more than on traditional sources such as books (Pew Internet & American Life Project 2001). Similarly, an Australian survey found that the most common use of the Internet among 6 to 17-year-olds (reported by 88 percent of children) was for homework or study (NetRatings Australia Pty 2005), although only 41 percent of a Swedish sample of 9 to 16-year-olds said they usually use the Internet for homework (Medierådet 2005).
Students’ use of the Internet as an informational resource opens the opportunity for unprecedented access to material on a tremendous range of topics. Yet, students’ reliance on online information is also a matter of some concern, because much of the information posted on the Internet is not subject to the same sort of review or validation as material published in a book or newspaper. As a result, information found online may be subject to blatant inaccuracy or bias that children fail to recognize. For this reason, agencies and organizations such as the US Department of Education and the American Library Association have stressed the critical need to train children in information literacy – that is, the ability to recognize when information is needed, to find it (either online or offline), evaluate its relevance and credibility, and use it effectively. Children need to learn how to think critically about online information, weighing criteria such as its objectivity and the qualifications of its author (e.g., Alexander & Tate 1998). To date, however, no empirical research has been conducted to assess the degree to which children do so.
Educational applications of interactive technology reach beyond homework support as well. Leading scholars such as Seymour Papert (1998), Henry Jenkins (2002), and James Gee (2003) have argued that computer games provide a compelling context for children’s learning. Indeed, several empirical studies have shown that children can acquire knowledge in areas as diverse as prehistory and asthma education from playing relevant computer games (Lieberman 1999; Paquin 2002). Analyses of existing games and case studies of individual users have lent additional (albeit anecdotal) support to the view that educational games can not only motivate children but also provide a framework for exploring, and engaging with, serious academic content (e.g., Gee 2003; Squire 2004). Thus, it seems that well-designed computer games can serve as useful tools for both formal (i.e., classroom) and informal (i.e., outside the classroom) education.
In contrast to the extensive empirical research literature, there have been far fewer attempts to construct theoretical models of the cognitive processing responsible for such effects. Fisch’s capacity model has its roots in information processing theory and cognitive psychology. From this perspective, all television programs can be seen as complex audiovisual stimuli that require viewers to integrate a range of visual and auditory information in real time as they watch. Educational television programs pose even greater processing demands, because these programs typically present narrative (i.e., story) content and educational content simultaneously, so that the two must compete for the limited resources available in working memory. Thus, the model predicts that comprehension of educational content will be stronger, not only when the resource demands for processing the educational content are low, but when the resource demands for processing the narrative content are low as well.
In addition, the model argues that comprehension is affected by distance, the degree to which the educational content is tangential to the narrative (in which case the two must compete for working memory resources) or integral to it (in which case the two complement each other, so competition is reduced). Thus, comprehension of educational content typically would be stronger when the educational content is integral to the narrative than when it is tangential to it.
Like the capacity model in the context of television, Mayer & Moreno’s (2003) cognitive theory of learning from media (CTLM) approach to high-tech multimedia is also grounded in the integration of information and the limitations of working memory. In this case, however, the challenge for learners stems, not from the integration of different types of content, but from the integration of multiple streams of information. According to this model, users learning from multimedia must attend to and acquire information from multiple sensory modalities (visual, auditory, tactile, etc.), and their ability to do so is constrained by the limitations of working memory. Thus, users can select only a few bits of information to process at any given time. Moreover, working memory limitations also affect the ways in which bits of information are connected, organized, and integrated, guided by information retrieved from long-term memory. Once the learned information is integrated in the learner’s long-term memory, it can be retrieved subsequently as a schema to facilitate further learning. The use of such schemas becomes increasingly automatic with practice, thus reducing the demands of processing new information as the learner’s knowledge base expands.
Both of the above models are concerned primarily with cognitive processing that occurs immediately while children interact with media, to explain their initial comprehension of the material. However, they are not sufficient to explain longer-term effects, particularly if the eventual outcomes bear little resemblance to the educational content that was presented on television (as in, e.g., effects of preschool viewing of Sesame Street on high school performance). Huston et al.’s (2001) early learning model focuses on the long-term effects of educational media, and how such media might interact with all of the other influences in children’s lives. Under this model, three facets of early development are proposed as pathways by which long-term effects can result: (a) learning preacademic skills, particularly those related to language and literacy, (b) developing motivation and interest, and (c) acquiring behavioral patterns of attentiveness, concentration, nonaggressiveness, and absence of restlessness or distractibility. These factors contribute to early success in school, which then plays a significant role in determining children’s long-term academic trajectories (e.g., placement in higher ability groups, more attention from teachers, greater motivation to do well). In addition, these early successes may also affect the types of activities in which children choose to engage; for example, good readers may choose to read more on their own. Each of these outcomes can then result in further success over time. In this way, the model posits a cascading effect in which early exposure to educational television leads to early academic success, which in turn contributes to a long-term trajectory of success that can endure for years.
Characteristics of Effective Programs
As noted earlier, all of the above theory and research supports the fact that children learn from educational television. Yet, that is not to say that all educational television programs are equally effective, or have an equally strong impact on their audience. What causes some educational programs to be more powerful than others? Looking across research on a wide variety of educational television series, we can identify a number of features that have contributed to the effectiveness of existing series – and that producers can build into new productions to make them as educationally powerful as possible. These features include:
- engaging children via the use of appealing elements such as humor (with the caveat that children find different kinds of humor funny at different ages), mysteries, and games, among others;
- choosing age-appropriate topics (for both stories and educational content) that are inherently interesting to children and relevant to their lives;
- presenting content via age-appropriate language and at levels of difficulty that are tailored to children’s knowledge and developmental level;
- handling educational content in ways that are clear, direct, and explicit; keeping the educational content “on the plotline” – that is, making the educational content central, rather than tangential, to the narrative plotline (e.g., using a scientific principle to uncover the crucial clue that solves a mystery);
- focusing an individual episode or segment tightly on conveying a small number of ideas;
- reinforcing concepts by repeating them over the course of an episode or segment;
- drawing explicit connections among conceptually related segments, to encourage children to see how similar concepts can be applied to different problems or situations;
- using engaging or action-filled visuals, rather than static visuals or “talking heads”;
- including characters whom viewers see as competent and intelligent, and with whom they can identify;
- encouraging children to actively engage in the educational content themselves through viewer participation (e.g., during a game show, or by attempting to solve a problem before the on-screen characters solve it);
- motivating children to carry their learning forward via activities that extend the experience after viewing (e.g., by trying out hands-on experiments or activities they’ve seen on-screen, or through online games or resources that provide further opportunities for learning).
Naturally, this list is by no means exhaustive. It illustrates just a few of the many ways in which research has contributed to both researchers’ and producers’ understanding of what “works” in creating educational television programs.
Despite critics who claim (without any substantive evidence) that television destroys children’s attention spans or turns them into “zombie viewers,” research has shown that television is inherently neither good nor bad for children. Rather, the effects of a television program depend on its content. As the late researcher John Wright was fond of saying, “Marshall McLuhan appears to have been wrong. The medium is not the message. The message is the message!” (Anderson et al. 2001, 134).
Research on educational television has been invaluable in demonstrating that such programming can hold significant benefits for its viewers. On one level, of course, data on the impact of any particular series are of great interest to its production team, who want to gauge the degree to which their efforts have been successful. At the same time, evidence of children’s learning from educational television has also been critical for funding agencies interested in accountability and in the evolution of public policy regarding children’s television.
Yet, perhaps the most important impact of such research lies in its ability to inform the production of new programming. By identifying what “works” – the approaches and production techniques that contribute to the effectiveness of existing programming – research can help producers build on the most effective techniques as they create new material. When used well, research brings the voice of children into the production process, so that material can be tailored directly to the needs, interests, and abilities of the target audience. In this way, research can help to ensure that future educational television series will continue to be as appealing, age-appropriate, and educationally powerful as possible.
- Alexander, J. E., & Tate, M. A. (1999). Web wisdom: How to evaluate and create information quality on the web. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
- Anderson, D. R., Huston, A. C., Schmitt, K. L., Linebarger, D. L., & Wright, J. C. (2001). Early childhood television viewing and adolescent behavior. Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 66(1).
- Fisch, S. M. (2000). A capacity model of children’s comprehension of educational content on television. Media Psychology, 2(1), 63 – 91.
- Fisch, S. M. (2004). Children’s learning from educational television: Sesame Street and beyond. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
- Fisch, S. M., & Truglio, R. T. (eds.) (2001). “G” is for “growing”: Thirty years of research on children and Sesame Street. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
- Gee, J. P. (2003). What video games have to teach us about learning and literacy. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
- Huston, A. C., Anderson, D. R., Wright, J. C., Linebarger, D. L., & Schmitt, K. L. (2001). Sesame Street viewers as adolescents: The recontact study. In S. M. Fisch & R. T. Truglio (eds.), “G” is for “growing”: Thirty years of research on children and Sesame Street. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum, pp. 131–144.
- Jenkins, H. (2002). Game theory: How should we teach kids Newtonian physics? Simple. Play computer games. Technology Review (29 March). At https://www.technologyreview.com/s/401394/game-theory/.
- Lieberman, D. (1999). The researcher’s role in the design of children’s media and technology. In A. Druin (ed.), The design of children’s technology. San Francisco, CA: Morgan Kaufman, pp. 73 – 97.
- Mayer, R. E., & Moreno, R. (2003). Nine ways to reduce cognitive load in multimedia learning. Educational Psychologist, 38, 43 –52.
- Medierådet (Swedish Media Council) (2005). Ungar & Medier 2005 [Kids & media, 2005]. Stockholm: Author.
- NetRatings Australia Pty (2005). kidsonline@home: Internet use in Australian homes. At https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/3509539.
- Newburger, E. C. (2001). Home computers and internet use in the United States: August 2000. Washington, DC: US Department of Commerce, US Census Bureau.
- Papert, S. (1998). Does easy do it? Children, games, and learning. Game Developer (June), 88.
- Paquin, M. (2002). Effects of a museum interactive CD-ROM on knowledge and attitude of secondary school students in Ontario. International Journal of Instructional Media, 29, 101–111.
- Pew Internet & American Life Project (2001). The Internet and education: Findings of the Pew Internet & American Life Project. Washington, DC: Author.
- Squire, K. (2004). Replaying history: Learning world history through playing Civilization III. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Indiana University School of Education, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN. At https://www.researchgate.net/publication/259532960_Replaying_History_Learning_World_History_through_playing_Civilization_III.
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The Port of Bellingham is growing, and there are going to be some big changes and decisions made in the near future. We need to make sure we elect commissioners who have at heart the best interest of the community as a whole.
My small business is directly affected by decisions made by the port. I have attended and spoken at commission meetings, and Mike McAuley struck me as being genuinely interested in what the community had to say. He took seriously the questions and concerns that were brought up, and his approach was not to take sides, but instead to find solutions. He even took the time to meet with me personally to brainstorm and come to a mutually agreeable conclusion. He makes himself accessible and treats individuals and businesses fairly and equally, no matter how small.
Being a port commissioner is a huge responsibility, as there are so many issues on the table. I'm sure it is a challenge to give every issue the attention it deserves, but McAuley excels in this respect.
I believe without a doubt it would be in all of our best interest to re-elect Mike McAuley for port commissioner.

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Wordsmithing is your take of the world that you hear and see. So for me it’s not difficult, what you see is what you get. As I grow older I just happen to choose a little lovin’. Not that I’ve not traversed the same wild rivers that most of us have to wade through, or climbed the mountains of time and sweat that seem to wait around every corner, where just when you think it’s clear sailing it’s “a why me Lord moment?” The beauty of life is sometimes you don’t have to think about breathing, it’s just part of the morning sunrise.
I’ve been a wordsmith puttering with words for a lifetime now, and I don’t have anything negative to say. Words wear the light in your eyes, or the fear in your soul, and every word spoken leaves a shadow long, neither right nor wrong. The ear that wears it hears what it wants, and owns it evermore.
We are creatures of our imagination requiring pictures and words to express what we imagine is reality, thus we become artists and poets or our inner child. We are not born silent, nor are we with pen in hand, and words to express who we are, are given to us through the gift of listening. Having glimpsed at how the old masters gave words to the way it is—the Tao of it, all I have come to understand is but an echo of all there ever was to be said. I only have the words to repeat what the universe has whispered in my ear, spoken with a virtuous breath not my own, for I borrow all that I am from all that has been and is.
I do know for certain that words have wings. A letter forms in the brain, a chain reaction originating in the heart, and is then trampled by a domain of thoughts
A word slips between two lips, rushes upon the universe in a wind of wonder and surprise. Something happens—the word becomes a butterfly of caring and sharing, leaving a blush on everything it touches, or it may have something sad to say, leaving everything in the world a touch darker.
Words damp down the clutter in my mind. They give sound meaning, set mood to the motion of my random thoughts, and give feeling and purpose to the world around me. Words are the foundation I balance on, and the ethereal limits I am bound by. Words rescue me from the silence of not knowing why. They make me laugh, make me cry, and are the lifeline to whatever ear or eye compliments my passing by.
Wordsmithing puts me in the conductor’s seat instead of being a passenger, even if no one’s on the train I’m riding. I can go places I’ve never been, and maybe never will be able to attend other than in my imagination. I can go places I’ve already been to, and remember just how human we all are.
Awake or asleep, clichés, metaphors, verbs and nouns rattle in my brain and I write because it drowns out the noise in my head. Wordsmithing; at times it’s work—a labor of the mind, at times it’s play—the wit of wordplay, the scrabble of words. At times it is just saying what has to be said: the pain, the sorrow, the happiness and joy of a life. Sometimes it’s just because I want to build something with words that makes you stop the car, step-out, stand in wonder admiring the grace, the majesty, the complexity of form and composition, where nothing stands still, everything imaginable is moving in a dance of vibrational energy.
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It is no exaggeration to say that energy laid the foundations for mankind to transition into the modern era, thus making it possible to leverage various energy sources to make significant advancements in our society. The primary reason European countries have become themselves as a manufacturing powerhouse and a high welfare state is due to the cheap energy sourced from Russia (Pozsar, 2022). Russia has been ingrained as Europe’s major supplier of natural gas, oil, and coal (Di Bella et al., 2022). After petroleum-based goods, natural gas is the eurozone’s second most important energy resource. It is the most significant source of energy in the manufacturing sector, and it accounts for more than 90% of the gas consumed in the eurozone (Gunnella et al., 2022).
Figure 1: Energy Mix within the European Union
The eurozone is significantly reliant on imports of petroleum-based energy supplies as well as natural gas (Gunnella et al., 2022). According to the EU’s Directorate-General for Energy, the EU is the world’s largest importer of natural gas, with Russia accounting for the lion’s share (41%) of that import (Clifford, 2022). In 2021, Russia supplied two-fifths of the gas consumed in Europe (Edmond, 2022). Furthermore, Russia accounts for more than a quarter of the EU’s imported crude oil. The escalation of the war between Ukraine and Russia has created unprecedented severity in European countries, inciting an energy crisis. This also represents the root cause of inflation, hence the ECB’s and the Bank of England’s precautionary efforts to increase interest rates to curb inflation. To re-establish the points discussed, Russia bears sole responsibility for initiating the energy crisis.
To make matters worse, critical energy transportation links (Nord Stream 1 and 2) between Western Europe and Russia had been damaged. The pipeline had previously been able to supply more than half of Germany’s annual consumption and still pass some along to its neighbours (Reed, 2022). The accident was deemed as apparent sabotage. Furthermore, in response to a drop in demand (and oil prices) and the G7’s intention to restrict prices on Russia’s oil exports, the OPEC+ group decided to reduce output by 2 million barrels per day on paper, the largest reduction in production since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 (Gramer, Rathi and Lu, 2022). The rise in crude oil price will constitute another knockout on the European countries.
Why is Europe so dependent on Russia for gas?
After 2010, Europe’s natural gas output began to fall rapidly (Clifford, 2022; Corbeau, 2022). Natural gas output in Europe fell when the North Sea gas fields, which were particularly major sources of natural gas production from the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, were exhausted (Clifford, 2022; Corbeau, 2022). Later, the Netherlands declared the shutting down of their Groningen gas resources due to earthquakes (Clifford, 2022; Corbeau, 2022). Over the same period with environmental and political concerns, the EU has been reducing its dependence on coal and nuclear energy (Clifford, 2022). The EU has prioritised the development of renewable energy sources. However, the buildout is not proceeding quickly enough to remove foreign dependency (Clifford, 2022). Furthermore, alternative supplies such as liquified natural gas (LNG) have failed to close the growing import gap (Corbeau, 2022).
“In terms of foreign suppliers, Russian gas was just the cheapest. Rather than diversifying suppliers, routes to import Russian gas were diversified,” Schittekatte told CNBC.
The Russia-Ukraine War
Before the war and the COVID-19 pandemic, Europe was importing 40% of its natural gas from Russia. Ever since Gazprom halted the operation of Nord Stream 1, the Russian gas supply fell 89% from a year ago. This reduction in supply and the heavy reliance of European countries on Russian gas has caused energy prices to increase exponentially. (McHugh, 2022). European gas prices increased tenfold compared to their average historical values. (Kwan, 2022)
Nord Stream 1, the pipeline owned by Russia’s state-owned company, Gazprom, has been partially shut down as a result of the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine. The shutdown was claimed to be due to the maintenance of the pipeline. But, recently Gazprom postponed the reopening of the pipeline, blaming the delay in repairs on the sanctions on Russia. (Reed, 2022)
COVID-19 and the Global Economy
As the global economy slowly recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic, demand for energy and power skyrocketed. As a result, power generators which had been stagnant during the pandemic could not keep up with the sudden surge in demand for energy, hence the shortage of energy. (Kwan, 2022)
The recovery of economies was boosted by big government spending on stimulus packages. This facilitated the swift reopening of economies, thus increasing energy demand substantially. International Energy Agency (IEA) data shows that in the second quarter of 2021 in the EU, gas consumption rose by 25% (the largest year-on-year quarterly increase since 1985). The strong competition in the scarce energy market has forced prices to hike in accordance with the increasing demand. (Popkostova, 2022)
The winter season at the start of 2022 was severely cold, causing households in Europe to demand more energy to heat up their homes. Supply chains of energy were also hindered as pipelines and energy infrastructure struggled to transport LNG to Europe under freezing cold weather. (Euronews, 2022). On top of that, countries with significant reliance on wind energy, such as Germany and the Netherlands were struck by suboptimal wind conditions. The lack of energy generated by wind turbines induced an increase in demand for gas and coal (Popkostova, 2022).
3.0 The Impacts
As retaliation for Western sanctions on Russia, Moscow halted deliveries of natural gas and petroleum goods, which the continent has relied on for years. On October 11th, the IMF reduced its eurozone growth prediction for 2023 to 0.5%, down from 2.5% at the start of the year and forecasted a 0.3% increase in the British GDP (The Economist, 2022). Not only the European implications would be immense, but they would also produce drastic effects on a global scale. Global economic growth would be 2.6% lower in 2022 and 2% lower in 2023 (Jayanti, 2022).
Figure 2: Severeness of gas shortages in the Europe continent
Source: The Economist
According to the Dutch TTF market, natural gas prices surpassed $3100 per 1000 cubic metres in mid-August, representing a 610% rise over the same period last year (Jayanti, 2022). Many power plants cannot afford to run for long at this pricing (Jayanti, 2022). As a result of growing fuel costs, baseline power rates in Europe have risen by about 300% in 2022, smashing previous records. Energy costs are already ten times higher than the five-year average (Jayanti, 2022).
Energy is widely relevant in our livelihood, transportation, food supply, and employment welfare. (Melimopoulos, 2022). (Melimopoulos, 2022). Therefore, potential gas and electricity shortages may cause energy-intensive businesses, such as chemical factories and heavy industries, to shut down temporarily (The Economist, 2022). In addition, millions of Europeans are already spending an unprecedented proportion of their income on energy. Analysts believe that in current circumstances, if power costs continue to grow, along with rising unemployment rates and slowing economic growth, protests and social imbalances will ensue(Melimopoulos, 2022). Countries with limited liquefied natural gas import capacity, such as Germany, and landlocked countries that formerly relied on pipeline gas from Russia, such as the Czech Republic and Slovakia, will be severely hurt (The Economist, 2022). Countries that are relying on imports to satisfy their electrical needs may be in danger if power shortages spread across borders (The Economist, 2022).
The peripheral impact of a limited energy supply will exacerbate the long-term pain. Global gas supplies are predicted to be limited until 2024 (The Economist, 2022). This will seriously impact household income and subsequently, demand in the economy. Businesses may opt to limit output to lower energy prices, which will subsequently extend to other industries and nations through supply chains. The downturn in Germany, Europe’s industrial core, for example, will be felt by its suppliers in central and eastern Europe as well (The Economist, 2022). Many industry watchers have warned that the prolonged energy crisis might undermine Europe’s manufacturing sector in the long run. The shutdown and migration of European enterprises have heightened concerns about the continent’s potential deindustrialisation (Rapoza, 2022). Current shutdowns of energy-related industries will contribute to the hollowing out that has already been taking place (Rapoza, 2022). In the face of rising energy prices, European firms have been forced to restrict or cease production and relocate investments to the United States. (Rapoza, 2022)
4.0 Conclusion and recent development
To compensate for the gap in Russian fossil fuels, the European Union has been filling its gas storage for months by increasing imports from Norway and Algeria as well as imports of LNG from the United States (Cooban, 2022a). Europe is now well on track to meeting its goal of weaning itself off Russian fossil fuels by 2027. According to Gas Infrastructure Europe data, stores are now nearly 94% full (Cooban, 2022b). This is significantly higher than the 80% target set by the EU for countries to achieve by November (Cooban, 2022b). Because of reduced shipments and abundant gas storage in Europe, the spot price of natural gas in west Texas has fallen below zero (McCormick, 2022). Furthermore, experts predict that Europe’s winter will be milder than usual (Mills, 2022). The La Nina effect may be beneficial to Europe as a whole because it brings warm, wet westerly winter winds, which boost renewable output and replenish parched reservoirs and rivers (Mills, 2022). Continuous news has indicated that the European continent is ready for the upcoming winter, partly through the efforts of the legislative body and partly because of favourable natural conditions. However, this does not mean that the energy crisis is being solved.he drop in the spot price of natural gas is simply an indicator that there is no incremental demand and storage capacity. Policymakers in Europe should continue to monitor the situation and be on high alert for unexpected events that might incite another crisis in the near future.
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Bundesliga 2022-23: RB Leipzig vs Schalke: Predicted lineup, injury news, head-to-head, telecast
RB Leipzig host Schalke in the final matchday, and could confirm their relegation with a win, after last week’s win over Bayern, ruined a title challenge in Munich.
RB Leipzig probably caused the biggest upset in German football last week when they defeated Bayern Munich 1-3 at the Allianz Stadium in Munich and shifted the title momentum back in Borussia Dortmund‘s favour.
That extended Leipzig’s winning streak in all competitions, including a 1- 5 away win at Freiburg(& making it to successive Cup finals), allowing them to recapture some of their post-World Cup forms from January which had catapulted them to a near-title challenge. Having consolidated the third spot, the final match represents finishing the season on a winning run and also as a warm-up to the DFB Pokal Final against Eintracht Frankfurt on June 3rd.
For Schalke, the season has been nothing short of unstable and is currently second bottom with little to no hopes of survival in the Bundesliga. For a club which used to routinely qualify for the Champions League earlier, it finds itself in the vicious cycle of relegation and promotion for a third year in a row.
However, the remotest of hopes still lie if they’re to manage a miracle victory in their visit to Leipzig on Saturday and a few other results fall in their favour. Now the task is easier said than done as go up against the third-best attack in the Bundesliga in their hosts while having the third-worst defensive record in the league themselves. So defensive organisation and solidity will be crucial in their final hope for survival.
Saturday, 27th May 2023, 01:30 pm (GMT)
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RB Leipzig form (all competitions): W-W-W-W-W
Schalke form (all competitions): D-L-W-W-L
Players to watch out for
RB Leipzig: Dominik Sbozosolai
The attacking midfielder from Hungary has been the most creative midfielder for his RB Leipzig, who’ve looked at him to unlock difficult oppositions with deep defensive blocks in the Bundesliga. He’s created the team’s highest 14 big chances, 8.5 expected assists(xA), while also being involved in 16 goal contributions (G+A), which is second only to Nkunku. He scored the third and crucial penalty against Bayern last week and will look to continue his vein of form against Schalke in the final game week.
Schalke: Marius Bulter
The German wide forward is having a pretty decent league campaign given his side’s goal-scoring form throughout the season. Despite Schalke scoring only 31 goals (lowest in the league), Bulter has been responsible for 12(11G,1A) of those goals. He wasn’t chosen since his last appearance against Bayern and should return to the line-up in place of suspend Terodde.
The last match between the sides was an away win for RB Leipzig, with the final score of 6:1.
Leipzig are on a four game winning run against Schalke.
Schalke haven’t kept a clean sheet in last ten matches.
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Head to Head
RB Leipzig wins: 7
Schalke wins: 2
Team & Injury News
Only goalkeeper Gulasci who’s out for the season. No other major injury concerns for RB.
Heekeren (cruciate ligament), Jenz (suspended), Kozuki (ankle), Terodde (suspended), Uronen (muscular) will miss out for Schalke.
RB Leipzig predicted lineup (4-2-3-1):
Blaswich – Henrichs, Orban (c), Gvardiol, Halstenberg – Szoboszlai, Laimer, Haidara, Olmo – Nkunku, Silva
Schalke predicted lineup (4-2-3-1):
Fährmann (c) – Brunner, van den Berg, Kaminski, Matriciani – Kral, Krauß – Karaman, Zalazar, Bülter – Polter
Match Prediction for RB Leipzig vs Schalke
It’s the final game of the season and the home side are on a five game winning streak. Marco Rose would like his side to keep the momentum going and will generally choose a strong 11. Schalke will have to fight for their lives however their third worst defence will be the reason they get officially relegated and end up losing the game.
Prediction: RB Leipzig 3 – 2 Schalke
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