Viridian Weapons Technogies offers slew of Ruger LCP II accessories
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Ruger and Viridian team up for the E-Series Ruger LCP II package. (Photo: Viridian)
Viridian Weapons Technologies boasts expanded product offerings for Ruger LCP II owners looking to upgrade their pistol with a little laser action.
The company currently offers a host of goodies built for Ruger’s updated LCP pistol to include the Viridian Green Laser, Elite Red Laser and the Reactor RTL lighting system with Radiance. In addition, Viridian touts itself as the only company that currently offers a green laser option for the LCP II.
The Reactor Green Laser offers shooters the ability to aim at targets 100 yards in distance in daylight. Featuring an instant on and ECR holster, the system allows owners to be ready on the draw. Priced at $239, the Reactor Green Laser is available from Viridian.
Like its counterpart, the Reactor Elite Red Laser Sight is powered to the maximum allowable strength and is dialed in to be seen at two miles at night. The Elite Red offers constant and pulse modes, weighing in at just .78 ounces and priced at $129.
Both the green and red models boast low battery indicators.
The Reactor RTL lighting system with Radiance improves visibility with a powerful 140 lumen light, according to


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Philadelphia 76ers head coach Doc Rivers agrees with Ben Simmons’ claims over his struggles at the free-throw line being mental. Simmons has been heavily criticized on the back of the Sixers blowing a 26-point lead to lose 109-106 to the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night, having missed key free throws down the stretch.
“Definitely, I think, mental,” Simmons, who shot a shockingly poor 4-14 from the stripe, told reporters after the game.
“Obviously I got to knock down free throws and step up and do that, but it is what it is. Coach’s decision,” he said in regard to getting substituted in the fourth quarter.
Rivers was in agreement with his star’s assessment on Thursday.
“It is a mental thing, we all know that,” the coach said, per Kyle Neubeck of PhillyVoice.
“It’s hard to do right now, we just got to keep him working on it, and that’s what he’s doing,” he admitted in reference to working around the issue.

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Residents in Fenton, Stoke-On-Trent, have been wondering (rightly) what on earth they pay their council taxes for as they now have to drag their heavy wheelie bins to end of the uneven and cobbled alley behind their houses as the council has changed its collection policy (The Sentinel).
One resident said:
"The alleyway is unevenly cobbled to say the least. It has raised ironworks and patches of Tarmac all the way along it and there's a fair share of dog dirt to contend with.
"It's just not a suitable surface to be hauling a wheelie bin over, especially when you have a full bin.
"There are people who are weaker than me, like the elderly, who are really going to struggle with this, especially in the winter".
"I think they have changed their policy because they don't want any of their workforce tripping over on the cobbles.
"But we, the ratepayers, don't wear any protective shoes or clothing and we have to drag the bins along."
"We pay our council tax for services which we are just not getting".
Stoke are one of the worst councils in the UK, and in the light of its decision to spend money on a big rebranding effort, this downgrading of local services just seems all the more shocking. Presumably the next waste of taxpayers' money on the agenda will be the compensation payouts to those who have injured themselves dragging these bins...

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May 26, 2010
Governor General to meet with President Calderón at Rideau Hall
OTTAWA—Their Excellencies the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, and Mr. Jean-Daniel Lafond will meet with His Excellency Felipe Calderón Hinojosa, President of the United Mexican States, and Mrs. Margarita Zavala on Thursday May 27, 2010, at 2:30 p.m., at Rideau Hall.
Their Excellencies carried out a State visit to Mexico from December 6 to 9, 2009. They were welcomed by President Calderón during an official ceremony followed by a private meeting. The State visit provided an opportunity to reinforce the already rich relationships with Mexico and to continue the collaboration on various important issues affecting all of the Americas.
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Shrewsbury Town’s transfer activity may be bubbling away, but the focus will be squarely on facing promotion chasing Peterborough United.
Striker Jason Cummings became the latest player to depart the Montgomery Waters Meadow this month, as he returned to Scotland to link-up with Dundee.
The former Nottingham Forest striker, who has largely been an unused substitute this season, will be fondly remember for his goals against Liverpool in the FA Cup. He scored 10 goals in 48 for Town following his arrival in September 2019.
Tottenham winger Shillow Tracey also left the club to join Cambridge, whilst keeper Daniel Iliev returns to Arsenal after just three appearances.
Shrewsbury did secure the services of Nathanael Ogbeta from Manchester City on an 18-month deal. It has been revealed that a move for full-back Brendan Galloway collapsed after the ex-Everton man failed his medical. Town remain firmly interested in Northern Ireland international Will Grigg, whilst they have been heavily linked with Josh Tymon of Stoke City.
Town have just one injury doubt as Brad Walker looks set to be absent with an ankle injury. Donald Love will hope to keep his place after starting a league fixture for the first time in almost a year, while Dan Udoh could replace Leon Clarke.
Shrewsbury beat Peterborough in this corresponding fixture in November 2019. Ethan Ebanks-Landell netted the game’s only goal.
The visitors are set to welcome back Joe Ward who has been absent with a muscular problem. However, Ronnie Edwards is unlikely to travel, due to potential U18’s involvement and subsequent EFL Trophy fixture against Tranmere.
Peterborough, who drew 0-0 with Bristol Rovers last time out, occupy 3rd place in League One.
Possible Line Ups
31. Sarkic, 17. Love, 2. Pierre, 24. Ebanks-Landell, 29. Pennington, 5. Williams, 8. Norburn, 10. Vela, 32. Chapman, 7. Whalley, 23. Udoh
Subs: 1. Burgoyne, 3. Golbourne, 4. Edwards, 6. Goss, 11. Clarke, 12. Sears, Ogbeta
1. Pym, 6. Kent, 4. Thompson, 5. Beevers, 19. Kanu, 8. Taylor, 12. Brown, 3. Butler, 15. Szmodics, 10. Dembele, 9. Clarke-Harris
Subs: 7. Eisa, 11. Broom, 13. Gyollai, 16. Burrows, 17. Jade-Jones, 22. Hamilton, 24. Mason
Other League One Fixtures
AFC Wimbledon V MK Dons
Bristol Rovers V Rochdale
Charlton V Portsmouth
Crewe V Ipswich
Hull V Swindon
Lincoln V Doncaster
Northampton V Wigan
Oxford V Fleetwood
Plymouth V Accrington
Sunderland V Gillingham


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Thursday, May 7, 2009
Thankful Thursday - I'm Thankful for Mom
The topic today at Thankful Thursday is being thankful for Mom.
My mom was at stay-at-home mom in a spiritually unequal marriage. What's worse is that for many years my father was an alcoholic. For most of her married life, she lived a thousand miles away from most of her family. A lot of the time, she had no vehicle, so she was stuck at home with three kids.
Yet, I don't remember her being particularly depressed or resentful over her lot in life. Yes, there were times she was angry with my dad, and we knew it, but she didn't hold grudges or make the atmosphere around the home uncomfortable.
Looking back, I realize that our home was our haven, a shelter from the world. It's remarkable when I think of it because life with an alcoholic is anything but peaceful. Women really do influence the atmosphere of home, so it was because of my mom that it always felt good to come home.
She kept our home running smoothly, but the two main things that I remember that she always did was serve a hot meal at the dinner table every night of our lives, and take us to church every Sunday morning without fail.
It would have been so easy for her to not go to church. When your husband doesn't go, you can come up with all kinds of reasons to stay home. Yet she didn't give in to temptation. She was determined to raise her kids in church. And it paid off. Her husband did quit drinking and got saved and went to church with her the rest of his life, and today all three of her children are involved in church.
I'm so thankful that I had a mom who hung in there when times were tough and set the example for me. I'm sure her reward in heaven is going to be great!
If you'd like to hear about other moms, visit Lynn at Spiritually Unequal Marriage.


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The best “One quiver kite” on the planet still gets better over the years.
Incredible control is coupled with a handling experience you will never forget.
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Every year we ask ourselves this question, and each year there follows another question, what are we looking for? Our primary focus is to develop the wind range, the lateral pull of the kite, the feedback and feeling at the bar and the maneuverability. After eleven years of constant enrichment, we focused on specific areas to channel our efforts and achieve our goals with the twelfth edition of the Bandit.
This has always been a key are for the Bandit, a wider wind range means you can enjoy longer sessions in more varied conditions. Just because a kite works across a wide range though doesn’t mean it is good. Enhancing the effective “Riding Range” was the goal for the designers and testers; this is the range of wind in which you can perform all your tricks. You’ll find the Bandit allows you to ride at your best regardless of the conditions.
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There is a special link between the rider, wind and the water. Your connection to the kite is crucial, it is how you feel the power from the wind, and it provides the control as well. The feelings we get when we are kiting are always different, the wind is constantly changing and so too is the water we ride on. With predictable and consistent power delivery and incredible bar feedback, the new Bandit ensures every session is a good session. There will be no more complaints about gusty winds or struggling for control when overpowered.
At F-One we believe that we’re happier when we are riding smaller kites. 7-9m kites are always the most fun to fly, as they are so reactive. This year the handling on the new Bandit has been further improved so that every kite feels smaller in the sky. You’ll find the 12m flies like a 9m and that feeling is priceless.
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Many kiters don’t fully appreciate the importance of lateral pull in their kites. When we ride, we are always fighting the forces from the kite by edging the board to create forward motion. For many years we have been working to reduce the lateral pull felt by the rider, this means you can enjoy longer, more comfortable sessions with less effort. The new Bandit offers the perfect balance between power and lateral pull, with fantastic low end and incredible comfort in the middle and at the top of the wind range. Edging has never been so easy, your jumps will be even bigger, and your board is released
DELTA C-SHAPE technology design offers unmatched stability and steering response when fully de-powered, with the possibility of connecting the front lines higher on the leading edge of the kite.
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This shape was the result of a design research towards maximum optimization of the aerodynamic performances of the kite and of its depower. It gives the possibility to fit more canopy area in the middle sections to create more projected area while the C Shape makes sure the kite remains responsive and fluid.
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SHEETED IN The back line is released and the forces go through the front connector. The bar pressure increases and the maneuvrability is less direct. It offers a very progressive bar with a feeling of a sheeted out back connector while we sheet in, therefore the pressure increases progressively.
SHEETED OUT The kite tilts and the back line stiffens. The tensions move to the trailing edge which has several effects: - less flapping - better start - maneuvrability with less pressure.
HIGH TENSION TUNING When the kite is sheeted out with the upper knot tuning (1): -kite’s maneuvrability increases -bar pressure reduces
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Sony is looking to take on Nokia’s focus on the mobile photography market with its own rumored Honami smartphone, which is also going by the Sony i1 moniker. The device will be competitive against Nokia’s PureView-branded device with Carl Zeiss optics. Images of the device are posted on Xperia Blog.
Newly leaked images for the Sony-made, likely Xperia branded, i1 Honami show that Sony is keeping the external design consistent with what it’s been doing on the Sony Xperia Z flagship smartphone. This is good as it shows a consistent design language and signaling that the i1 would be a Z successor. The body of the phone appears to be constructed out of aluminum, a trend that Apple and HTC are now championing.
On the back, the imaging focus is apparent with dual-LED flash unit as well as a Xenon flash. Nokia had long used Xenon flash on many of its phones as Xenon is often better than LED in reproducing color and freezing action so you get a blur-free image. It’s unclear why dual-LED is also used. Typically, a single LED and a single Xenon is employed on cameras where the single LED unit serves as a video light and as the autofocus assist lamp.
As far as optics go, Sony is branding the lens as a “G” lens, which is Sony’s professional grade optics on its DSLR range. Though Sony has used Carl Zeiss optics on its camera lineup, it looks like Nokia may still be the sole phone-maker to have Zeiss branding for its phones.
There also appears to be a dedicated camera shutter button as well.
The device is rumored to either have a 20 or 13-megapixel Exmor RS camera sensor. The 13-megapixel sensor debuted on the Sony Xperia Z. The device is said to have Sony’s BIONZ mobile image processor as well as interchangeable lens, though it’s unclear if the swappable lens feature would make sense for a phone unless Sony is pegging the i1 as a niche market device aimed at more prosumer mobile photographers.
On the front, we see a screen with thin bezels and what appears to be an edge-to-edge display.
It’s also been rumored in the past that this device would maintain the waterproof and dustproof specs of the Xperia Z.


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WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump surprised congressional leaders when he suddenly suggested he was open to broad immigration reform. But while there is appetite on Capitol Hill for legislation, there is also skepticism, and the president's hard-line rhetoric over the past two years could make a compromise bill much harder.
Trump signaled a potential shift on Tuesday in a private meeting with news anchors. He told them he was open to legislation that would give legal status to some people living in the U.S. illegally and provide a pathway to citizenship to those brought to the U.S. illegally as children.
Those private comments raised expectations that he might make a similar call in his prime-time address. Instead, Trump pledged to vigorously target people living in the U.S. illegally who "threaten our communities" and prey on "innocent citizens."
Hearing what they want
The mixed messaging underscored the uncertainty about the president's intentions, and drew a mixed reaction on Capitol Hill. While some in his party could welcome a new push for comprehensive immigration reform, it's far from clear exactly what that might entail. Trump spent his campaign whipping his supporters into a frenzy on the issue, painting a picture of a nation overrun by violent people living here illegally and committing crimes.
That's left many Democrats skeptical and Republicans on both sides of the issue appearing to hear what they want.
"I hope that it opens the door for comprehensive immigration reform, which we obviously feel is vital," said Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona, who was a member of the so-called Gang of Eight that spearheaded a 2013 immigration bill that ultimately failed after passing the Senate.
Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., another Gang of Eight member, said he was encouraged by Trump's remarks - less in the speech than what came out earlier. He said the time was ripe for action, despite Trump's past rhetoric denouncing "illegal amnesty."
"Only Nixon could go to China, I think there are parallels there," said Flake.
Flake suggested that Trump could "come out and say, 'All right, we've got to solve this. We're not going to deport 11 million people. There are people out there afraid. … Why don't we get something we can agree on? Now's the time."
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But GOP Rep. Ken Buck, R-Colo., heard something else. He says Trump "was very clear that he wants to secure the border, he wants to make sure that we are deporting criminal aliens and he gave some very vivid examples of the dangers of having people in this country who should be removed, have been removed and have come back."
"I did not hear him mention anything about comprehensive immigration reform, I have never heard him say anything about that," Buck added.
Trump's vacillations are nothing new. During the campaign, he routinely said that while the "bad guys" would have to go, he would eventually find a mechanism to let the "good" immigrants stay. In a high-profile campaign immigration speech Trump kicked the can down the road, saying that once the borders were secure and a new immigration system in place, he would "be in a position to consider the appropriate disposition of those who remain."
Roy Beck, the president and CEO of Numbers-USA, a nonprofit that advocates for reduced immigration, said that while Trump's comments appear contradictory, comprehensive immigration reform doesn't necessarily mean to Trump what it has meant in the past. Still, he said, Trump is walking a fine line on an issue that helped drive him to the White House.
"He cannot lose the moral high ground that he has on that issue. So he's got to be very careful" to avoid alienating his supporters, Beck said. "But that's not to say there's not room for some maneuvering and flexibility."


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Got back last night and have to say, I'm so disappointed. I spent 1.5 days in the park, and a lot of this time was spent waiting for rides which would break.
The very first ride I went on was Phantom Manor. It broke down, about 10 seconds into it (we were stuck just at the top of the ramp). We were stuck for near 30 minutes, with no information other than the journey would continue shortly. Eventually, we were evacuated from the ride. We later went back to Phantom Manor and it broke again when we were about to board, leading to another 15 minute delay. When we eventually got on board, the music didn't work for the 2nd half of the ride.
We then went to Buzz as our 2nd ride. It broke also in the tunnel and we were stuck for 10-15 minutes. This time they managed to fix the issue and we weren't evacuated.
Space Mountain had a 15 minute queue about 1.5 hours before the park closed, so we went to wait for it. 40 minutes in to this 15 minute queue, someone comes around and tells us one of the trains was broken so it would take longer. OK, no problem. We wait another 30 minutes or so to be told the other train was now broken. No apologies or anything. It was our last day in the park, so we were pretty gutted. We managed to run to Buzz before the park closed, though...
We also had issues with Snow White - we were in the queue for about 5 minutes and that broke too (Pinocchio broke at the same time - they are next door to each other, so perhaps the rides are linked?)
Not only this, but I also found the park pretty dirty - it needed a good lick of paint and A LOT of dusting. I don't know. I've only ever been to Orlando before, and always found the experience there magical. The cast members, we even saw many walking through the parks on their mobiles!
Hopefully now that Disney own the majority of the park, they can begin fixing these issues. There seems to be a lot of work that needs doing...

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A Chorus Line's Hamlisch — the recipient of a Tony, three Oscars, four Emmys, four Grammys and the Pulitzer Prize — will be presented with the Richard Rodgers Award at the 5-7 PM event at the Allen Room. Established by Dorothy Rodgers, the Richard Rodgers Award, according to press notes, recognizes "a veteran composer or lyricist of musical theatre for a lifetime of achievement in this great American art form." In a recent statement ASCAP Foundation president Marilyn Bergman said, "It is with great pleasure that we honor Marvin Hamlisch with The ASCAP Foundation Richard Rodgers Award. He is a valued friend and collaborator and it is fitting that this brilliant musician, composer and conductor be recognized with this award. His achievements in the musical theatre have been honored with Tonys and a Pulitzer Prize, and the new Broadway production of A Chorus Line is thrilling a whole new generation of theatregoers."
Brian D'Arcy James, Liz Callaway and Alan Bergman will pay tribute to Hamlisch with performances of his songs.
The evening will also honor Grey Gardens composers Michael Korie and Scott Frankel with the Richard Rodgers New Horizons Award, which "recognizes emerging musical theatre talent." Tony Award winner Christine Ebersole, who stars in that new Broadway musical, will offer a highlight from the show.
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Hit Hardby Amy J. Fetzer
Vivi Fiori wondered how the day could have gotten so bad so fast. One minute, she's on a train moving through the Thai countryside, a precious archeological artifact in her hands; the next, she's being chased through the jungle by the Thai mafia with some hardcore American marine right behind her, shouting orders like she/b>
It Only Takes One Match. . .
Vivi Fiori wondered how the day could have gotten so bad so fast. One minute, she's on a train moving through the Thai countryside, a precious archeological artifact in her hands; the next, she's being chased through the jungle by the Thai mafia with some hardcore American marine right behind her, shouting orders like she should be grateful for his macho interference. What Vivi needs is to get to her contact in Bangkok--warm shower, nice hotel, girly clothes, no dead bodies or sexy armed Marines. Her practical side is telling her to run like hell. Then again, her practical side never met a guy like Sam Wyatt. . .
. . .To Start An Uncontrollable Fire
Sam has a mission--follow a trail of stolen diamonds, hoping it will lead him to the weapons sale he needs to stop. Finding the terrorists who took down his buddy will be the icing on the cake. But now, he's stuck babysitting a curvy, talk-a-mile-a-minute redhead who's hell-bent on playing Indiana Jones with her piece of Thai history. He can't just abandon her to the snakes, the crocs, the Mafia, and whatever else is out there. She wouldn't last ten seconds. And he can't deny that everything about her stirs a deep hunger in him--or that the power of their attraction is so electric he knows he can never really let her go. Now, protecting Vivi is his new mission--his most dangerous yet--and one that will lead them both to a deadly threat beyond all imagining. . .
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In Sri Lanka Sam Wyatt and his Dragon One teammates are tracing diamonds that will be used if not stopped by them to purchase weapons for the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eeelam, who are running a terrorist campaign for a separate state. When one of his men Riley, is nearly killed and may still die, Sam turns cold with rage. He plans to finish the mission and take out one weapons dealer Rohkie for shooting his friend. --- At the Archeological Restoration Dig in Thailand, Xavier, called Viva by those who know her, has found a priceless artifact. However, Rohkie learns of the find and decides to take it from the woman after he takes the woman. Sam trailing Rohkie meets Viva. He feels he has suffered a stroke as his brain no longer functions beyond an icon called Viva and his heart is racing out of control. She reciprocates as her soul melts with one look from him. However, her safety comes first as Rohkie leaves behind dead people in Sri Lanka, Bangkok, and Thailand while targeting the archeologist. --- HIT HARD is an action-packed romantic suspense Southeast Asia thriller that never slows down from the opening scene until the final helicopter ride. The story line is filled with adventure and daring do yet the romantic subplot between the lead couple is deftly handled. The cast is solid leading to another strong Amy J. Fetzer thriller (see PERFECT WEAPON and NAKED TRUTH). --- Harriet Klausner
hit hard is an enjoyable read. the action and story line are well written. the characters are great and compliment each other nicely.

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18 Days Left
Using the word "encounter" the way the game does, where it means a group of creatures...
In a battle where I have a green star in my encounter and my opponent doesn't, we swap encounters and we discard the green star card. But do the swapped encounters immediately fight, or was it a non-combat turn?
Once the cards are selected and then turned face-up they are now battling. You resolve any effects and then resolve the outcome of the battle.
NOTE: Green star cards are only discarded after use if you are playing the Solo Adventure Mode.
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With the general election campaign in the United Kingdom entering its final week, the polls for the outcome of the elections seem to be narrowing to a two party race between the Conservatives and Labour. Although, just a couple of weeks ago an argument could be made for a strong conservative majority with the backing of the Brexit Party, that same argument can no longer be confidently made. The uncertainty over Brexit combined with the age old argument of ‘a vote for a third party is the same as helping the conservatives/Labour’ has caused a narrowing of the polls to benefit both Labour and Conservatives.
The Liberal Democrat’s plan to scrap Brexit entirely, the Brexit Party’s plan to ensure a “clean-break Brexit” and the Scottish National Party’s plan to stop Brexit and hold another Scottish Referendum has seemed to divided the voting population into extremes. This combined with the feeling that neither of these three party’s will realistically hold any consequential power in the next parliament, has led to their poll numbers declining sharply.
Additionally these are National Polls and hence they do not reflect how each constituency will vote. This makes any prediction much harder. For example in the 2017 election, polls gave the Conservatives 43.91% and Labour 35.93% . However Conservatives ended up with 42% of the vote and Labour with 40%. This 2% difference in the National Vote Share led to a difference of about 55 seats. Similarly in the 2015 election, polls gave the Conservatives 37% of the vote and Labour 34% of the vote. In this election Conservatives did receive 37% of the vote but Labour only received 30% of the vote share. UKIP (United Kingdom Independence Party) was projected to receive 9% of the vote; It received 12.6% but this translated into only 1 seat in Parliament.
Further, the recent terror attack, caused by a convicted terrorist who was released early, in London is being politized by both Jeremy Corbyn and Boris Johnson. Jeremy Corbyn implied that conservative cuts in funding led to the attack. Boris Johnson, more overtly politicising the issue stated,
“His release was necessary under the law because of the automatic early release scheme under which he was sentenced — that was the reality — and that was brought in by Labour with the support of Jeremy Corbyn and the rest of the Labour party.”
This attack and its response might swing voters in one way or the other, however with the election closing in, polls will not be able to capture this swing. The Conservatives are still poised to gain the largest number of seats in parliament. However, the divide of Brexit and the disapproval of both Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn as leaders can make accurate predictions of the number of seats in parliament irrational.


College staff are having to take a pay cut after more than £4m was spent on a designs for a new building that has now been axed.
Wages will be cut by two per cent for 900 workers at Stockport College from this month.
About 100 hundred staff – the lowest paid – will escape the cut.
The college’s financial crisis comes after the plug was pulled on a £100m re-building programme.
The college had to pay £4.3m up front in design fees in order to secure government funding for a new building – money which has now been lost.
College bosses blame their woes on ‘mismanagement’ by the Learning and Skills Council and say all three unions have agreed to the temporary pay cut.
Deputy principal Keith Alcock said: "We are managing the situation. Staff and unions are supportive. We have about 11,000 students who will not be affected.
"This is a cash problem caused by mismanagement by the Learning and Skills Council.
"We have spent £4.3m on abortive designs for the new building, which meant we have lost a substantial amount of money.
"It will not now be built in the way it was envisaged.
"The two per cent pay cut is one way of addressing the situation. In the worst case it will be until July, but we hope it might be for a shorter period."
The first phase of the college’s new building programme – a £24m engineering block – has been completed.
But plans for a £53m new building, including a library and dining room, were axed in government cuts – but only after the college had paid for the design.
The pay cut means someone on a salary of £13,524 will lose £15.50 a month, and for someone receiving £35,000 a year a loss of about £40 a month.
In a letter to staff, principal Lynn Merilion says: "I realise a pay cut will impact on you all and I would not be writing this letter if all other avenues had not been explored."


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The U.S. Structure may possibly be 1 of the most influential founding files in modern day historical past. To some diploma, that is many thanks to the care with which the constitution’s framers authored its provisions. But it is also since the American constitution was, in simple fact, a merchandise of world historical past. And that is a thing that will desire your learners.
For occasion, students are normally astonished to understand that our structure wasn’t the initially constitution. In fact, learners may not know that “constitutions” exist outdoors the context of U.S. background. It might be fruitful to place out that people have been arranging governments for millennia, just after all. And that is all a “constitution” seriously is—an being familiar with of the way political establishments and leaders in a sure state are supposed to use the powers they have and an account of exactly where all those powers come from in the 1st place.
Do Constitutions Have to have to Be Published Down?
To help illustrate the extensive and global heritage of constitution, invite learners to assume about whether or not constitutions need to be created files in get to be effective. Constitutions are really extremely previous. Some ended up never ever composed down. Historic Romans had a single that they spoke of in reverent tones. Even if they under no circumstances committed it to composing, Roman politicians, judges and scholars all honored its concepts for nearly 500 several years. Early modern-day England, and afterwards Terrific Britain, referred to its unwritten structure as just one of the most enlightened given that the 1600s. It is however unwritten today. In North The us, the Iroquois Confederacy (referred to as the Haudenosaunee) ordered their elaborate technique of governing administration as a result of an oral structure that some students day to the 1400s.
Only in the 1600s and 1700s did some international locations start to generate down constitutions. Here’s a fantastic option to question learners “why then?” Composed constitutions had been often favored by new types of governments called republics. Compared with the monarchies of the time, republics thought that the electrical power to govern came from the individuals in common, not hereditary or divine proper. The republic of Venice, the predominant power in the Mediterranean in the late medieval time period, was potentially the most important. While they did not have a solitary composed constitution, from the 1200s, Venetians produced a series of legislation that established out in excellent element how their numerous courts, political workplaces, and assemblies should function, and what powers each individual experienced, much like a published constitution would currently.
Prepared constitutions became far more and additional well known throughout the 1600s. San Marino, Sweden, and the colony of Connecticut just about every adopted a single in this century. Think about an action with your students that compares each and every of these files, which you can obtain translated on the Internet. Nevertheless, you can rarely imagine of these illustrations as democratic. Just about every held that sovereigns, both monarchs or God himself, were the source of all political electrical power. However, they aimed to make a governing administration with branches that could defend people from the whims of the monarch by providing them legal rights. Historians sometimes phrase these varieties of constitutions “enlightened constitutions”—a term that is ripe for exploration in dialogue or in groupwork.
Enlightened constitutions sought to take governance one stage further more by arranging a governing administration whose powers came from the men and women. Claiming the people as the supply of political electric power produced it even far more vital to produce a technique of checks and balances for the reason that there was no all-powerful sovereign to enforce them. Structure makers of the 1700s were impressed by the writings of enlightenment social theorists Jean-Jacques Rousseau and John Locke, who the two argued that reputable govt depended on the consent of the governed. But they also seemed to the Baron de Montesquieu, who emphasised a equilibrium of governmental powers so that no one particular of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches should grow way too robust. These writings encouraged the new republic of Corsica—an island in the Mediterranean—to develop the initial democratic constitution in 1763.
What Affected the U.S. Constitution?
Students may perhaps wonder how every single of these resources of constitutional believed influenced the U.S. constitution. Consider asking pupils to assess the value of world wide precedent for America’s own structure. In some ways, it was great that the U.S. Structure was not the initial structure nor the first created structure. Many of the American structure writers imagined so much too. Quite a few experienced thoroughly studied the constitutions of heritage, created and unwritten, despotic and democratic, enlightened and unenlightened. These framers ended up grateful to have steerage from the previous. Theorists like Locke, Rousseau, and Montesquieu have been significant to them also. But authentic examples that experienced stood the take a look at of time ended up just as essential.
Listed here, historical examples that hook up to critical personalities could be instructive. John Adams wrote that the Venetian constitution furnished him with the best examples of productive checks and balances among courts. Other people, like James Madison, praised the wisdom of the English constitution’s bill of legal rights. However some others, George Washington among them, borrowed concepts from Greek and Roman constitutional believed. Ben Franklin and Thomas Jefferson (an admirer of the Corsican structure) equally credited the Haudenosaunee constitution with influencing the method of political illustration set up in the U.S. Structure. In reality, the bundle of arrows held by the eagle in the U.S. official seal refers also to this impact.
Some Last Thoughts on Educating the U.S. Constitution
Deciding upon what powers American establishments ought to have, how they must use them and for what stop was a monumental undertaking. Guided by the political background of the environment, the framers had lots of material to perform with. Whilst The us nowadays is a far cry from the The usa of 1789, numerous of the vital principles composed into our structure have, thankfully, established to be resilient time and time all over again. America’s structure was a international constitution. Request your college students regardless of whether they consider that served the early republic expand into the point out it is right now.
Concerns for further thing to consider when teaching the structure to your Heritage college students:
- What are the rewards and cons of a prepared structure? And why did written constitutions become well known in the interval that they did?
- Why did America’s framers glance both to political theorists as well as other constitutions throughout the world when crafting the U.S. Structure? Would the structure have been as prosperous experienced framers only utilized a single resource or the other?
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GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO – A man being held at the Mesa County Jail without bond on first-degree murder charges is responsible for digging a makeshift tunnel in his cell last October while he was held on unrelated charges, according to prosecutors.
David Castro — one of three people being held without bond and awaiting trial in connection to the April 2018 death of Kyle Free — now faces an attempted escape charge for allegedly using a metal leg post from a bed frame to break up the concrete floor in his cell and dig in the dirt below. A hole in the concrete about two and a half feet across was discovered in Castro’s cell on Oct. 20 after jail deputies were tipped off, according to an affidavit for Castro’s arrest.
A thorough investigation was launched in the wake of the discovery of the jail cell damage, and Castro was formally advised of the attempted escape charge on Wednesday.
Investigators believe most of the digging was done after cell checks on Oct. 19, with some of the work to break up the concrete before that. The broken concrete was allegedly concealed from the inspecting deputy that day by a plastic bin, but when a search was initiated the next day after multiple tips about a hole being dug, deputies found piles of dirt and large rocks under two beds as well as elsewhere in the cell. Investigators estimated that more than a couple hundred pounds of dirt and rocks were piled up under the bunks.
Four men were assigned to Cell 5 in the jail’s Willow pod at the time, but Castro is alleged to have asked detention staff, “Who ratted me out?” while being escorted from the cell, according to his arrest affidavit.
Castro also was allegedly caught on a jailhouse phone call days later telling Rebecca Walker — who is alleged to have coordinated the killing of Kyle Free, for which both are being held on charges of first-degree murder — that he was the one “trying to escape” after the story of the jail damage hit the news.
Castro has two prior convictions for attempted escape in his criminal history, according to the Mesa County Sheriff’s Office.
All four men assigned to the cell — Castro, 32; Omar Olivas, 24; Jeffrey Pierce, 49; and Joshua Critchfield, 24 — refused to cooperate with investigators without a lawyer present. Castro is the only person charged so far in connection to the alleged escape plot, but investigators detailed in their affidavit for his arrest that all four men seemed to have knowledge of the operation.
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So I attempted to take some photos of James, for his 2 year pictures. Believe me, I was not relying on myself, I had Ana lined up. These were as good as I could manage.
They are completely out of order. After about 8 pictures this it how it ended... Yep, this one has those throw down, roll, kick, and scream tantrums. It's really kind of funny to see. I think I'm pretty fortunate to find humor in tantrums.
Probably not to convincing with the umbrella... sun shining in the background and all!
To see the photo's Ana took click here!

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Thunder Stones are a staple of the Pokemon series and they return in Pokemon Legends: Arceus (PLA). In earlier Pokemon games, these stones were somewhat elusive and offered in limited quantities.
Luckily, in Pokemon Legends: Arceus, Thunder Stones are common. Here’s our guide to getting more Thunder Stones.
How to buy Thunder Stones
You can buy Thunder Stones from the Outpost Trader with 1,000 Merit Points. Merit Points are acquired by finding NPCs and/or other players’ lost Satchels when playing offline or online, or by going into Space-Time Distortions.
They can also be bought from Ginter for 5,000 Pokédollars at the Ginko Guild’s Cart, but they show up randomly.
Best farming locations for Thunder Stones
In Pokémon Legends: Arceus, the easiest and quickest way for players to find a lot of Thunder Stones is to farm them in the five different wilderness regions. In each of these areas, there are three different kinds of ore that stick out of the ground.
Players can send out their Pokémon to break them and then get the ore. Some of these ores will also shine, which means they have rarer materials, like evolution stones, in them. When players look for these shiny ores, they might find Thunder Stones or other valuable materials. In particular, Black Tumblestones have a high chance to spawn Thunder Stones.
Thunder Stone request rewards
One request will reward players with a Thunder Stone when successfully completed. The request that rewards a Thunder Stone is Request #52: Eevee’s Evolutions.
When you complete the quest, you’ll be given an option to choose between a Fire Stone, Water Stone, or Thunder Stone.
Which Pokemon need a Thunder Stone to evolve?
There are 3 Pokemon that need a Thunder Stone to evolve in Pokemon Legends: Arceus:
- Pikachu to Raichu: Pikachu can evolve to Raichu at any level
- Eevee to Jolteon: Eevee can evolve to Jolteon at any level
- Magneton to Magnezone: Magneton can evolve to Magnezone at any level

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Kenny Shiels resolves to ease FAI Cup pain by earning Euro spot
Kenny Shiels insists that third place and European football would be just reward for Derry City players for their efforts this season.
The Candystripes' hopes of FAI Cup glory ended on Tuesday night with a 2-1 defeat to Dundalk in the semi-final replay at the Brandywell.
The loss was a heart-breaker for Shiels and his players, but the boss is now urging his team to steal third place from Shamrock Rovers to end the season on a high.
"We want to get third place now," said Shiels. "It would be an injustice if we didn't finish third. If we did manage that we would finish third in all three tournaments. I think we deserve that.
"I'm not saying that Shamrock Rovers don't but I think that the commitment and effort that everyone has put in is deserving of something positive. We have to go to Longford this weekend and get a performance definitely."
Shiels remains sore over the manner of City's Cup defeat, insisting that a poor penalty call changed the game in Dundalk's favour. Derry were leading 1-0 through a Ronan Curtis goal before Robbie Benson went down under a challenge from Niclas Vemmelund, leading to Ciaran Kilduff's equaliser from the penalty spot. It was a call which should never have been made, insisted the City boss.
He said. "It's amazing. He's fallen and it's not a penalty. If I'm wrong I'll hold my hand up but he fell over. The guy just went over. What do you do?"
Asked the difference between Dundalk winning and Derry losing, a despondent Shiels said: "Changing the referee was a big thing for me.
"I can't get myself into trouble but you saw it yourselves what went on; a player being able to get away with incitement and a player taking a dive in the penalty box. It's outside my control because if I give you my honest appraisal of the performance then I'm in trouble and I'm not going to fall into that trap."
Meanwhile, Derry City defender Conor McDermott will miss Saturday's game at Longford as he is representing Northern Ireland U21s, while Ryan McBride remains sidelined with Aaron Barry, who had an operation on Monday and will not return until January.
City's next home game is against Bohemians on Friday week.


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November 21st was a rainy night during this COVID-19 restricted year that has devastated lives, our economy and the way we live. It was also the Opening Night of my solo show at Good Weather Gallery in Edwardsville, Illinois.
Going into it, I didn’t have too many expectations. I knew attendance was going to be down and that was a good thing – we didn’t want more than 10 people in the gallery at a time to begin with.
Tom Jr. was going to provide the musical entertainment – which is always entertaining. I had bought a bunch of straws so people could sip their beverages without having to remove their masks.
I’m so grateful to Brooke Piepert, who is the owner and curator of Good Weather Gallery. She took a flying leap of faith in giving me a show – something that other gallery owners that I’ve approached here in the St. Louis metro area have been reluctant to do.
I’m beginning to think her leap of faith has paid off. At about the half-way point of this show, we have sold ten paintings.
The images you see in the two pics above are the ones that were bought. There are 32 of my paintings on display, so roughly 1/3 of the show has been spoken for. On top of that, multiple prints have been sold – both high gloss and a little more expensive semi-gloss printed on metal.
It’s a great feeling. It’s a weird feeling. Each painting I create takes several weeks from the initial concept to the time I sign my name on the canvas. You become attached to it. You think about how you could make it better. And then you reach a point where you deem it done.
The majority of my paintings reside in our house. Most of them are in storage, out of sight of even myself. I create the art. Then I share what I’ve done via social media and after that, it goes into hibernation.
So the chance to have a solo show at an art gallery where my work can actually be seen – and seen as a complete body of work – is an awesome feeling. I love creating surrealistic paintings and I must admit, it’s a very surreal feeling to be surrounded by my work.
And it’s an even better feeling to know that people really do like the work that I’ve been doing. I have now sold 16 paintings in 2020, more than any year previously. It inspires me to want to paint more – to use my God-given gifts of creativity and see where it takes me.
I’m not sure what else, if anything, will sell during the course of the show. There are several hanging there now that I will be almost sad if they do sell because I like them so much. Whether they do or not, my actions moving forward will remain the same – paint more and try and get better at what I do.
Can’t afford the original but maybe you’d like to buy a print? Here’s your chance to get an awesome print of any paintings found on my Fine Art Studio website. Not all paintings fit this format. If there is something you like or you’d like to explore in a different size, contact me and we’ll figure it out!
High gloss prints 12″ x 16″ format – $35 per – includes mailing cost
Semi gloss metal prints 12″ x 16″ format – $130 per – includes mailing cost
Finally, for those of you in the St. Louis metro area, consider yourself invited to the closing show at Good Weather Gallery in Edwardsville, Illinois on Saturday night, January 9th from 6-9 pm. Social distancing guidelines will definitely be in effect!


The concept of the metaverse has captured the imagination of both technology enthusiasts and visionaries alike. This virtual realm, often depicted in science fiction, has become an increasingly popular topic of discussion in recent years. As we embark on this journey into the metaverse, we'll explore the seven layers that form its foundation. In this blog post, we'll delve into each layer, highlighting their significance, and discuss the pivotal role of a Metaverse Development Company in shaping this revolutionary landscape.
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Layer 2: Identity and Avatar
In the metaverse, users require a digital representation of themselves known as an avatar. This layer focuses on identity management, allowing users to create and customize their virtual personas. Metaverse Development Companies develop sophisticated systems that enable users to create unique avatars, personalize their appearance, and maintain consistent identities across various virtual platforms. These companies utilize advanced technologies such as computer vision and motion capture to provide users with an immersive and lifelike avatar experience, enhancing the sense of presence and self-expression within the metaverse.
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The metaverse is a thriving digital economy where virtual assets hold tangible value. This layer involves the establishment of a robust economic framework, including digital currencies, marketplaces, and secure transactions. Metaverse Development Companies create platforms that facilitate seamless financial transactions, virtual asset ownership, and the development of virtual marketplaces to enable trade and commerce within the metaverse. They collaborate with financial institutions, implement blockchain technology for secure and transparent transactions, and develop smart contract systems to ensure fair and efficient economic interactions in the metaverse.
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At the heart of the metaverse is its immersive content. This layer focuses on the creation, distribution, and consumption of digital content, ranging from virtual environments to interactive experiences. Metaverse Development Companies provide tools, platforms, and frameworks for content creators to develop and share their creations within the metaverse, fostering a vibrant ecosystem of creativity and collaboration. They leverage virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) technologies, empowering users to create and explore captivating digital worlds, immersive storytelling experiences, and interactive entertainment within the metaverse.
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One of the most captivating aspects of the metaverse is the ability to connect and interact with others in a virtual space. This layer involves the development of social platforms, communication channels, and collaborative environments. Metaverse Development Companies create social networking features, voice and video communication tools, and interactive spaces that enable users to engage, collaborate, and build meaningful connections with others in the metaverse. These companies prioritize user-friendly interfaces, seamless cross-platform compatibility, and innovative interaction mechanisms to foster social interactions and enhance the sense of community within the metaverse.
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) plays a crucial role in shaping the metaverse. This layer focuses on incorporating intelligent systems, virtual assistants, and virtual beings into the virtual world. Metaverse Development Companies integrate AI technologies to enhance user experiences, provide personalized recommendations, and simulate realistic interactions with virtual entities, thereby creating a more immersive and dynamic metaverse environment. AI-powered virtual assistants enable natural language processing, contextual understanding, and adaptive behaviors, enriching user interactions and offering intelligent guidance and support within the metaverse.
Layer 7: Governance and Ethics
As the metaverse evolves, the need for governance and ethical frameworks becomes imperative. This layer involves establishing policies, regulations, and standards to ensure user safety, privacy, and the prevention of malicious activities. Metaverse Development Companies work closely with industry experts and policymakers to develop governance models that protect user rights, promote inclusivity, and foster responsible usage of the metaverse. They prioritize privacy and data protection measures, implement content moderation systems, and enforce community guidelines to maintain a safe and secure environment within the metaverse.
The metaverse represents an exciting frontier that promises to revolutionize the way we interact, work, and explore. The seven layers we have explored – Infrastructure, Identity and Avatar, Economy and Commerce, Content Creation and Sharing, Social Interaction and Communication, AI and Virtual Intelligence, and Governance and Ethics – provide a holistic view of the metaverse's intricate architecture.
As the metaverse continues to evolve, Metaverse Development Companies will play a vital role in shaping its development, pushing the boundaries of technology, and enabling immersive experiences. These companies will be at the forefront of creating innovative solutions, building secure and scalable infrastructure, and facilitating seamless interactions within this transformative virtual realm.
In this rapidly evolving digital landscape, the metaverse presents limitless possibilities, blurring the boundaries between the physical and virtual worlds. As we embark on this journey into the metaverse, let us embrace the boundless potential it offers and collaborate with Metaverse Development Companies to shape a future that transcends our wildest imaginations.


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The event, organised by the British Fashion Council, saw a big turnout of celebrities, including Victoria Beckham, who was in the race for womenswear designer; supermodel Kendall Jenner; singer Rita Ora; actress Penelope Cruz; and Yasmin Le Bon, wife of Duran Duran singer Simon Le Bon.
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The FCA – Transformation to Assertive Supervision
Court declines to narrow scope of principles laid down by Cox J in Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence v (1) Nursing and Midwifery Council (2) Grant  EWHC 927
The appellant registered nurse (O) appealed against the decision of the Conduct and Competence Committee (the Panel) of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), that her fitness to practise was impaired and that a 30 month Caution Order be imposed.
O was employed as a Band 6 Health Visitor for Ealing Hospital NHS Trust (the Trust), her role being to conduct child and maternal health needs assessments, developmental reviews, health child clinics, safeguarding and child protection work. O became Child A’s named health visitor on 23 December 2011, due to an allegation of domestic violence on that date.
The facts that were either found proved or admitted by O were that she had;
The Panel went on to find that O’s omissions amounted to misconduct and that her fitness to practise was impaired. They found that O’s conduct had brought the nursing profession into disrepute and breached elements of the NMC Code; Child A was in need of protection and the public would have expected a nurse of her level to have ensured his interests were safeguarded.
O challenged the decision on a number of grounds, namely that;
In relation to Ground 1 above, Counsel for O attempted to argue that O’s case was factually distinguishable from Grant, which had included both clinical and non-clinical misconduct and where the misconduct extended over a long period of time. Counsel drew the Court’s attention to paragraph 100 of Cox J’s judgement, where she describes the misconduct as being ‘more analogous to misconduct of the type found in Yeong v GMC  EWHC 1923 rather than that identified in Cohen v GMC  EWHC 581’.
Counsel for O submitted that O’s cases was plainly distinguishable as it was a serious error of professional judgement over a limited period (more akin to that described in Azzam v General Medical Council  All ER (D) 149).
Counsel on behalf of the NMC submitted that the Panel’s reasons made it plain that it viewed O’s clinical failings to be so serious that even the accepted remediation was not enough to enable it to uphold public interest without a finding of impairment.
The Court rejected O’s appeal on this point. It was held that;
‘In Grant Cox J is giving general guidance (see para 76). The approach to be applied in each case is the same. It is the act of misconduct which has to be considered, not whether the misconduct is clinical or non-clinical. The wider public interest is engaged in each case’ .
All other grounds of appeal were rejected.
Here the Court refuses to narrow the scope of the principles laid down by Cox J in Grant; public confidence considerations apply equally to clinical matters as they do to non-clinical matters.
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Adelina Patti, Wind Street, Swansea 1897
Adelina Patti was an Italian opera singer who was one of the most famous soprano’s in history. She was born in Madrid, Spain on 10th February 1843 Her parents were Salvatore Patti and the soprano Caterina Borilli and she was born while they were on tour performing in Madrid. The family moved to the Bronx in New York where she grew up and was taught to sing. At the age of 16 she made her first depute in the title role of Donizetti’s ‘Lucia de Lammermoor, at the Academy New York. Adelina toured the world performing in front of packed theatres and opera houses. She was invited to sing before the president of the United States of America and also for the King and the Royal Family in Great Britain. At the age of 18 she sang in Covent Garden and bought a house and set up residence in Clapham, London. Critically acclaimed all over the world and extremely wealthy she purchased Craig-y-Nos, Castle Nr Abercraf, Swansea Valley in 1878 and this became her main residential home. Adelina was invited to open the new Grand Theatre in Swansea and on 26th July she arrived in Swansea’s Wind Street. Huge admiring crowds lined the pavements greeting her all through the town to the Grand Theatre. Adelina Patti had a great deal of affection for the people of Swansea, donated and moved her pavilion from the grounds of her castle to Swansea’s Victoria Park where it still stands today.

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Voted player of the season by both the fans and his Town colleagues, centre-back Clarke couldn’t hide his despondency after yesterday’s 3-0 defeat.
“There are a lot of disappointed boys in our dressing room and it’s not nice at all. It’s a horrible, empty feeling.
“We are all bitterly disappointed and hurting and I can’t remember a worse feeling in my career.
“I really thought we were going to do it. I never contemplated anything other than winning.”
Clarke, 29, added: “The fans have been terrific all season, they carried it on for us too and I’m just sorry we couldn’t give them the ultimate to shout about at 5pm.
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Ascend to Love
Download links and information about Ascend to Love by Ray. This album was released in 2002 and it belongs to Ambient, New Age, Electronica, Pop genres. It contains 12 tracks with total duration of 01:07:49 minutes.
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Ray Leonard records as Ray. Ascend to Love, his second CD, is a classic in the "healing space music" style. That term has several different meanings depending on whether "space" is used as noun or as an adjective. So, it can mean music for a healing space or space music for healing. Either meaning fits this set. Leonard's emotional style is refreshing and cathartic. Deep listeners will go on several journeys into the inner self. The atmospheres — even the mournful ones — are full of warmth and love. Suzanne Doucet, a leading practitioner of the holistic new age, co-produced the album. It will appeal to fans of Jon Jenkins, David Helpling, Suzanne Ciani, and Jonn Serrie.


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The talk about reparations should extend to the entire melanated family that has been terrorized by the system of white supremacy since the first cavemen came out the caucasus mountains.
The human is family is essentially a ‘black’ family.
All human variations started from a black (melanated) man and woman. It’s been well documented that Africa contains the oldest remains of human life, making it the cradle of civilization. This means that anyone who is descended from the original man and woman is in fact indigenous to planet earth.
So for millions of years melanated people inhabited the earth and settled in every habitable area. Long before ‘the white man’ came around, black and brown people thrived on this planet.
The only group of people who are not indigenous to the entirety of the planet are ‘white’ people, or rather the caucasian.
Many melanated minds have speculated the origin of the caucazoid.
There is no evidence of them existing anywhere outside of the dangerously uninhabitable Caucasus area before 6,000 or so years ago.
There is a genetic difference between “hue”-manity and mankind.
The group of people known as caucasians are in fact the result of generations of selective breeding by African geneticists in an isolated area.
In other words, they are not naturally part of the ‘human’ family, they were created.
This is why they have no rights to any of the lands on planet earth that were already inhabited by melanated people.
Paul Lawrence Guthrie makes many references to this in his book “Making of the Whiteman“.
The caucasian, since their departure from the caucasus mountains 6,000 years ago have robbed, raped, and murdered indigenous people of every region. Most of the lands around the world where melanated civilizations existed were pillaged and the wealth of the land was stolen.
Look at America, Africa, and the Middle East. The caucasian has committed the biggest crime against humanity by forcefully removing indigenous people from their natural residences and claiming it all for themselves.
Giving small groups of melanated people reparations is not enough. For everyone who wants to “make things right” it’s important to remember there is no justice until all of us get justice.
It’s bigger then a check. It’s about our ancestors, our lineage, our culture, our history, our human rights, our land.
As the archetype of humanity and the founders of civilization on this planet we have a right to our planet.
If the descendants of the war-mongering, genocidal, colonizing caucasians are not willing to give us, melanated people, what was stolen then it must be become public knowledge that we are still slaves on a larger plantation.
The freedom to obey the tyranny of a system invented to suppress the entire melanated population is not free at all.
We’ve been on this planet for millions of years, how does this newly created species of man have any rights or authority over the planet in which we’ve cultivated and civilized?
All of it is our land, we been here. So either they will willingly give us back what belongs to us or suffer the inevitable pendulum swing of justice.

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The most contaminated book in the bible is the Gospel of Jesus or the New Testament, Jesus himself has foretold that Satan will annul his teachings
and teach false teachings, inserted with his teachings.
: "Cursed be every one who shall insert into my sayings that I am the son of God." At these words the disciples fell down as dead, whereupon Jesus
lifted them up, saying: 'Let us fear God now, if we would not be affrighted in that day.
The fact that you won't find these words of Jesus in the Bible should be proof that not all his teachings are included, but edited out to suit the
purpose of the Church a long time after Jesus' and his disciples death.
Jesus departed from Jerusalem after the Passover, and entered into the borders of Caesarea Philippi. Whereupon, the angel Gabriel having told him of
the sedition which was beginning among the common people, he asked his disciples, saying: "What do men say of me?" They said: "Some say that you
are Elijah, others Jeremiah, and others one of the old prophets." Jesus answered: "And you; what say you that I am?" Peter answered: "You are
Christ, son of God."
Then was Jesus angry, and with anger rebuked him, saying: "Begone and depart from me, because you are the devil and seek to cause me offences And he
threatened the eleven, saying: "Woe to you if you believe this, for I have won from God a great curse against those who believe this." And he was
fain to cast away Peter; whereupon the eleven besought Jesus for him, who cast him not away, but again rebuked him saying: "Beware that never again
you say such words, because God would reprobate you!" Peter wept and said: "Lord, I have spoken foolishly; beseech God that he pardon me."
Then Jesus said: "If our God willed not to show himself to Moses his servant, nor to Elijah whom he so loved, nor to any prophet, will you think that
God should show himself to this faithless generation? But know you not that God has created all things of nothing with one single word, and all men
have had their origin out of a piece of clay? Now, how shall God have likeness to man? Woe to those who suffer themselves to be deceived of Satan!"
And having said this, Jesus besought God for Peter, the eleven and Peter weeping, and saying: "So be it, so be it, O blessed Lord our God."
Afterwards Jesus departed and went into Galilee, in order that this vain opinion which the common folk began to hold concerning him might be
These are important teachings of Jesus, the teachings that he is NOT son of God.
Then Jesus, having lifted his hand in token of silence, said: "Truly you have erred greatly, O Israelites, in calling me, a man, your God. And I fear
that God may for this give heavy plague upon the holy city, handing it over in servitude to strangers;. O a thousand times accursed Satan, that has
moved you to this!"
And having said this, Jesus smote his face with both his hands, whereupon arose such a noise of weeping that none could hear what Jesus was saying.
Whereupon once more he lifted up his hand in token of silence; and the people being quieted from their weeping, he spoke once more: " I confess
before heaven, and I call to witness everything that dwells upon the earth, that I am a stranger to all that you have said; seeing that I am man, born
of mortal woman, subject to the judgment of God, suffering the miseries of eating and sleeping, of cold and heat, like other men. Whereupon when God
shall come to judge, my words like a sword shall pierce each one [of them] that believe me to be more than man."
This will be the testimony of Jesus on the Day of Judgment where he and his disciples will be a witness to the Children of Israel who disbelieved his
As for your question about reincarnation, it was not directly referred to in the Holy Scriptures, but there were reference to transfiguration in the
Gospel of Jesus which was affirmed in the Holy Qur'an, the Sabbath breakers and mockers in the time of Moses were changed into apes and swines.
005.060 Shall I tell thee of a worse (case) than theirs for retribution with Allah ? (Worse is the case of him) whom Allah hath cursed, him on whom
His wrath hath fallen and of whose sort Allah hath turned some to apes and swine, and who serveth idols. Such are in worse plight and further astray
from the plain road.
002.065 And ye know of those of you who broke the sabbath, how We said unto them: Be ye apes, despised and hated!
It was said in the Holy Qur'an that on the Day of Judgment, it will seem like man lived only a short while on earth.
010.045 And on the day when He shall gather them together, (when it will seem) as though they had tarried but an hour of the day, recognising one
another, those will verily have perished who denied the meeting with Allah and were not guided.
I believe though that all of us who are alive now have been given another chance by God to find the right path.
030.056 But those to whom knowledge and faith are given will say: The truth is, ye have tarried, by Allah's decree, until the Day of Resurrection.
This is the Day of Resurrection, but ye used not to know.


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(A.B. Alyokhin, B.V. Burkynskyi, A.N. Grabovoi, V.A, Dilenko, N.I. Khumarova)
03/07/2020. No 106.
03/07/2020. No 106.
Before proceeding to a summary of the status of the progress indicators of the IP epidemic of the coronavirus COVID-19 in the world and a number of countries, including Ukraine, according to official statistics as of July 2, 2020, we note once again that in the well-known databases for monitoring the spread of the coronavirus COVID- 19 regularly changes retroactively. Tracking all such changes is impossible and inappropriate. Our experience indicates that such changes do not significantly affect the patterns of development of events and their reflection in statistics as a whole, namely they are the object of our observations.
During the reporting day, the COVID-19 epidemic of coronavirus in Israel, China, France and Japan did not show a positive trend in progress (Fig. 1–3).
In these countries, the main causes of the rollback in the development of epidemics are associated with increased spread of coronavirus in the phase of weakening of the quarantine regime. Especially in this “succeeded” Israel, which today will be featured together with Ukraine in a brief review of daily indicators of the development of the coronavirus epidemic?
The three leaders of our rating for the reporting day demonstrated the following indicators of the development of epidemics.
In China, the mortality rates I (TC), I (CC) and IP have not changed (5.55%, 5.58% and 99.50%, respectively).
In Germany, the mortality rates I (TC) and I (CC) decreased by 0.01% (4.61% and 4.79%, respectively), the value of the IP progress indicator increased to 96.26% (against 96.20% in last reporting day). This was the result of an excess of the number of closed cases (recovered and dead) over the number of new infections, which is still large in Germany.
The coronavirus epidemic in Japan has taken another step back. The value of the epidemic progress indicator in this country decreased to the level of 94.03% against 94.56% in the previous reporting day. The value of the mortality rate I (TC) also decreased and reached the level of 5.17% (against 5.20%), the value of the mortality rate I (CC) also decreased (5.49% against 5.50%). Such dynamics of these indicators was due to the excess of the number of new infections over the number of closed cases.
The global ranking of epidemics and pandemics in the world is shown in the diagram in Fig. 4.
During the reporting day, Israel and France fell by one position. The location of other countries has not changed.
Today in fig. 5–9 are diagrams characterizing the dynamics of the actual values of the main (mainly daily) indicators of the epidemic of the coronavirus COVID-19 in Ukraine and Israel.
Israel at the initial stage of the epidemic took one of the most radical measures to curb the spread of coronavirus. These yielded obvious results (see Fig. 5b-9b). This country is also distinguished by an extremely low number of deaths (Fig. 7b). This, as well as other factors, as a result, led to a sharp weakening of control over the spread of the epidemic and, as a result, to a rapid increase in the number of new infections (Fig. 6b) and regression in the development of the epidemic as a whole (Fig. 5b).
Ukraine, having not achieved at the first stage neither such progress in the development of the epidemic, nor a similar mortality rate, demonstrates a high degree of similarity of negative trends in the development of the epidemic in the second phase, which does not inspire optimism in the near future.
A progress indicator (IP) of 1.00 indicates the end of the epidemic in the relevant region, i.e. at the time when there are no new infected, current patients are absent, all previously infected have replenished the lists of recovered and deceased.
Diagram 1 shows the values of the IP progress indicator for all countries of the world together taken from China, countries of the world with the exception of China and several other countries.
Diagram 2 shows the “leaders” from among the analyzed regions and countries.
Diagram 3 shows the “average”.
The terms “leaders” and “average” are used solely to differentiate countries and regions according to the level of the IP epidemic progress index and assign those to different diagrams for easy viewing and visual comparison.
At the time of the end of the epidemic, the values of both mortality rates should be equal.
Mortality rates widely used in medical statistics are not capable of sufficiently informatively reflecting the dynamics of the epidemic development process at the initial stage. In contrast, the progress indicator IP captures changes in the development of epidemics quite accurately and informatively throughout the entire life cycle of the epidemic.
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Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Stealing Music: Don't Do It!
Last night there was an epic Twitter argument brought about by one of my favorite musicians. He asked "why are people who illegally downloaded my album telling me they didn't pay for it?!" Some "fans" replied with really snotty remarks, pretty much along the lines of "well, you're rich and I'm not and only rich people can afford to buy music anymore." WTF? The reason this musician is so upset about illegal downloads of his new album is because he is, in fact, an independent artist. It took him 5 (FIVE!) years to get this solo album out, and he ended up leaving his major label and buying back his album, which cost him hundreds of thousands of dollars of his own money. Since then, he has invested all of his money, time, energy, blood, sweat, and tears into releasing this album as an independent artist. And now people are stealing it. It's basically like walking into a record store and stealing a CD from off of a shelf. The same thing people! Stealing is stealing.
What people don't realize or just don't think about is this: if you illegally download an indie artist's music (or god forbid put an indie artist's album up on the internet for people to freely download! [shame on you!]), you are taking away a profit that they really, really need! If these indie artists you love so much don't have money coming in from the albums they worked so hard to make for you, they will not have the means to keep creating music or releasing albums or touring! Doesn't anyone understand?!
Take a few minutes to think about it. Your favorite musician just sinking into obscurity because he/she can no longer afford to bring you the music that you rely on to get you through both the good and bad days. Not at all a pretty future, now is it??
I never illegally download music, not even bigger acts that always have radio airplay. With the music industry falling apart like it is, even bigger names may start needing album sales to keep doing what they love. But I do ask this: if you are going to illegally download/share music, PLEASE don't do it from independent artists! Even if this means checking out musicians' websites to see if they are indie or not, I beg you to do something so that we can keep listening to the music we love.
And don't tell me you can't afford it. If you want a CD bad enough, you'll find a way to get it legally. Get a job. Do some odd jobs for a neighbor. Or do what I did all through middle school and high school. Keep a list of all the CDs you want throughout the year and then give it to your parents/grandparents/friends/relatives when Christmas or your birthday comes around and have them get the CDs for you. Yeah, you'll have to wait. But life's not fair so suck it up. You'll feel prouder about yourself and love listening to the music more when you know it got to you in a legal manner and that you are really and truly supporting what you love.
Join me in the pledge to no longer steal music from the artists who need album sales to make a living. Start buying your favorite indie albums!