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It’s that time of year again – when Britain’s “poppy fascism” dominates public life. Television presenters are perhaps the most conspicuous exponents, whereby the paper facsimile of the little red flower must be donned on all lapels.
It may seem innocuous, but there is a disturbing authoritarianism to the increasing custom. Those who don’t wear the symbol commemorating Britain’s war dead are liable to be castigated and abused for being “traitors”.
The BBC is a classic example. The publicly owned state broadcaster says that its presenters and reporters have the option of not wearing the red poppy. But in practice such is the peer pressure and jingoistic mood of modern Britain that all BBC staff will have to conform to a personal display of the red floral tribute. Bet on it.
Some brave television figures refuse to go along with the established “norm”. It was Channel 4 news presenter Jon Snow who coined the phrase “poppy fascism” a few years ago when he was publicly berated by BBC journalists and other media outlets for refusing to don the flower during his nightly broadcasts. It remains to be seen if the Channel 4 news anchor will this year cave to public pressure – a pressure which seems to be growing every year.Ever since 1919, Britain and its Commonwealth states, including Australia, Canada and New Zealand hold Remembrance Day on November 11.
It marks the armistice of the First World War in 1918. The first commemoration was held by Britain’s King George V who wore a red poppy, thus inaugurating a tradition that continues to this day. The delicate flower was commonly seen on the battlefields of Belgium and France and came to symbolise the millions of soldiers killed during the four-year-old war.
Across Britain, Remembrance Day is marked by sombre ceremonies in towns and cities during which poppy wreathes are laid at war memorials. The biggest event is held at the Cenotaph in London’s Whitehall. Queen Elizabeth, Prime Minister David Cameron and other political leaders will be among the chief dignitaries, along with senior members of Britain’s armed forces.
So what, you may ask, is objectionable about Britain’s annual Remembrance?
In its early observance, the event was indeed a momentous mourning for the millions who died in the First World War. It was an occasion to vow “never again” should mankind be plagued with such horror.
However, the massive demonstration of grieving and repudiation of war has since given way to an obscene glorification of war. The danger of such co-option was there from the beginning when King George V led the first Remembrance Day. For the British monarch – whose cousins included Germany’s Kaiser Wilhelm II and other European aristocrats – personified the basic background to the conflict. It was an imperialist squabble that exploded into a conflagration that consumed up to 18 million ordinary civilians among the warring nations.
From the very outset therefore, the British commemoration was an opportune way to rehabilitate the monarch and the state’s ruling class who had largely precipitated the war, along with their European elites.It is a heinous indictment that only two decades after the end of the First World War, the world would be plunged into an even greater conflagration of the Second World War, which resulted in nearly 80 million dead – more than four-fold more. The subsequent war had its antecedents in the imperialist rivalries of the first. Why a second more terrible war should happen was because the war-making imperialist state apparatus had never been held to account. The British rulers were able to deftly reinvent themselves in the eyes of their public as “victors” instead of being seen, as they should have been, as warmongering villains.
To be fair to honourable exceptions, many genuine anti-war Britons were aware of the disgraceful and dangerous co-option by the ruling class. During the 1920s, a movement began which saw war remembrances conducted with white poppies, instead of the red ones that came to be associated with the official event. White poppies are still worn to this day and that tradition has been reinvigorated by campaign groups like Stop the War Coalition.
Nevertheless, Britain has become a discernibly more jingoistic country in which the red poppy has taken on an Orwellian symbolism. Television presenters are dragooned into wearing it, schools and workplace are expected to display it. It has become a badge of loyalty to the state, and those who decline to wear the poppy are fingered as treacherous or disrespectful to “our troops”.
A major cause of the cultural shift is that Britain has become a more warmongering state over the past 20 years. True, it was always a belligerent state, playing the bulldog role to the more powerful and even more warmongering United States.
But former Prime Minister Tony Blair’s criminal partnership with Washington in invading Afghanistan and Iraq has unleashed a virtual permanent state of war. British troops are still stationed in Afghanistan and will be for at least another year. Blair’s warmongering has been continued by David Cameron who launched NATO strikes on Libya in 2011 and who is moving to deploy British warplanes to bomb Syria – without the consent of the Syrian government.
When Cameron joins Queen Elizabeth in laying wreathes at the Cenotaph in London, they will be followed in their footsteps by former British prime ministers, including Tony Blair. Together, they will be honouring not only the dead of the First World War, but British veterans who took part in all subsequent wars, including the destruction of Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya and countless other colonial wars in Africa, Asia and the Middle East. Britain’s dirty war in Northern Ireland will also be exonerated.In other words, this is not a solemn regret for the dead or for war.
Not a bit of it. It is the warmongering British capitalist state apparatus indulging in an exercise of sanitising Britain’s history of illegal wars, including its present role in Syria. It deifies the war criminal class, which is then “authorised” to keep repeating its crimes. If that’s not fascism, then what is?
Britain’s official war commemoration is certainly not a fitting tribute to victims of war. Because if it were then there would a commitment to stopping wars. But as history shows, Britain’s warmongering has proliferated over the years. That in turn is because the upper echelons of British class society use war commemorations as a cloak to hide their vile belligerence.
A fitting Remembrance Day would be for British citizens to call for the prosecution of Tony Blair and David Cameron as war criminals.
But when British news channels are falling over themselves to wear red poppies out of unthinking “loyalty” or fear of being labelled traitors – that shows how disturbingly authoritarian and conformist British society has become.
By Finian Cunningham
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When I was living in San Francisco in 1981, I met and became friends with Chun Sun-Tae, a Korean immigrant who had come to the United States as a college student in the 1960s and ran a small luggage shop in Oakland. James, as he was known, had grown up in the 1940s in the city of Kaesong in what was then the northern frontier of South Korea.
One warm day in June, 1950, he went camping with a group of friends at a nearby lake. The next morning, they woke to the sounds of artillery and gunfire: Kaesong had just ...
Never has US intentions in Asia been so obvious. Attempts to portray America’s role in the region as constructive or necessary have been ongoing since the end of World War II, however, recently, with Asia able to begin determining its own destiny for itself, the tone from Washington has become increasingly curt and direct.
US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter’s remarks during the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore were all but a proclamation of US hegemony over Asia – a region of the planet quite literally an ocean away from Washington.
In Reuters’ article, “U.S. flexes muscles as Asia worries about South China ...
First published by GR in December 2006
War criminals George W. Bush and Tony Blair were banned for life in April 2003 from the Church of Nativity in Bethlehem, widely believed to be the birth-place of Jesus Christ. The ban was announced at the height of the illegal US-allied bombing and invasion of Iraq.
Below are the original 2003 press reports pertaining to that decision as well as a subsequent introductory note published by Global Research in December 2006.
“The Bethlehem sanctuary issued a ringing reprisal Sunday [April 2003] of the coalition attack, going as far as barring US President George W. Bush, ...
During the final years of the Cold War, the Soviet Union and the US reached a verbal agreement whereby Moscow would allow for the reunification of Germany in exchange for the US agreeing to never expand NATO further East. As history attests, the US shamelessly reneged on its guarantee the moment the Soviet Union collapsed and was powerless to effectively stop it, swallowing up almost the entirety of Eastern Europe (save for Belarus, Moldova, and Ukraine) and all the Baltic States by 2004. What’s less studied by observers is NATO’s “Drang Nach Suden” (Drive to the South), which represents one ...
What we are seeing today in the fight over birth control is a revival of a very old, and very dangerous kind of Catholicism. It is not one supported or practiced by most Rank and File Catholics. It is a kind of Catholicism which has done irreparable harm. It is a kind of Catholicism unfit for existence in the modern world.
It was the underpinning of the regimes of Mussolini in Italy, The National Catholicism of Francisco Franco, in Spain; The Parti Rexiste in Belgium; The Irish Blueshirts; The Croatian Ustaše, the Nazi puppet government in Croatia, and ultimately, was the ...
Wednesday, December 5, 2012, the Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha advocated granting Albanian citizenship to all Albanians, wherever they reside. This statement was made during a visit of the city of Vlora where the independence of the Albanian state was declared, only 100 years ago. At the time Albania had just liberated itself from Ottoman rule.
This declaration follows a separate statement, collective this time, that Sali Berisha had made with his Kosovar counterpart Hashim Thaci a few weeks ago, promising the union of all Albanians. The place was, I must say, well chosen since the vast majority of the inhabitants ...
On October 12 the British media gave prominence to a three-hour foreign affairs debate that had taken place in the House of Commons the previous day. The Commons’ proceedings centred on allegations that Russia had committed war crimes in Syria and there were many insulting and purposefully offensive statements about Russia and its president made by almost all members of parliament who took part. The final speech was made by the foreign secretary, Boris Johnson, and can be taken as reflecting the policy of the British government towards Russia.
The Guardian newspaper reported that “Making his frontbench debut as foreign secretary ...
Every day signs are looming larger than life as we know it in the wealthiest nation on earth that it’s about to crash and burn, forever changing not for the better. The latest wake-up call arrived in a Guardian article earlier this week. The story features a secret prison not unlike the CIA torture detention centers all over the world whereby the Chicago police hold rounded up US citizens for hours or days at a time for interrogation. The same internationally illegal roundups of suspected “potential terrorists” (which by latest Gestapo America standards can easily be you or me) that ...
Note: This article was first published in January 2015.
Since 9/11, the imperial playbook has consisted of a favorite and time-tested tactic: the false flag operation.
Carry out or facilitate a spectacular atrocity. Blame it on the enemy of choice. Issue a lie-infested official narrative, and have the corporate media repeat the lie. Rile up ignorant militant crowds, stoke the hatred, and war-mongering imperial policy planners and their criminal functionaries get what they want: war with the public stamp of approval.
Here we are again.
The Charlie Hebdo incident is being sold as “the French 9/11”. It certainly is, in all of the most ...
Unless We Learn Our History, We’re Doomed to Repeat It
Preface: I am a patriotic American who loves my country. I was born here, and lived here my entire life.
So why do I frequently point out America’s warts? Because – as the Founding Fathers and Supreme Court judges have explained – we can only make America better if we honestly examine her shortcomings. After all:
“Dissent is the highest form of patriotism.”
Only when Americans can honestly look at our weaknesses can we become stronger. If we fail to do so, history will repeat …
While Americans rightly condemn the Nazis as monstrous people, ...
Kosovo’s Prime Minister Accused of Running Human Organ, Drug Trafficking Cartel
In another grim milestone for the United States and NATO, the Council of Europe (COE) released an explosive report last week, “Inhuman treatment of people and illicit trafficking in human organs in Kosovo.”
The report charged that former Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) boss and current Prime Minister, Hashim Thaçi, “is the head of a ‘mafia-like’ Albanian group responsible for smuggling weapons, drugs and human organs through eastern Europe,” The Guardian disclosed.
According to a draft resolution unanimously approved December 16 in Paris, the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights found compelling ...
This Wednesday, February 11 , will mark the 80th anniversary of the signing of the Lateran Treaty and related agreements, in which Benito Mussolini’s Italy recognized the Vatican as an independent state and showered it with money and other benefits. Mussolini got what he paid for.
For well over a thousand years prior to 1929, Popes exercised absolute civil authority over central Italy, a region known as the “Papal States.” Their power was based on a document called the “Donation of Constantine,” in which the 4th century Roman emperor Constantine was supposed to have granted the successors of St. Peter control ...
The internal and much more external destruction of the former Yugoslavia in the 1990s was celebrating in 2015 its 20th years of anniversary. However, this historical and much more geopolitical event still needs a satisfactory research approach in regard to the true geopolitical reasons and political-military course of the destruction of this South Slavic and Balkan state. During the last quarter of century, the (western) global mainstream media unanimously accused Serbia and the Serbs for the national chauvinism as the main cause of the bloody wars on the territory of ex-Yugoslavia in the 1990s. However, the role and direct impact ...
Israel’s Maariv newspaper has revealed that the government of the Zionist state is planning to drop a political bombshell in the coming weeks by presenting a bill in the Knesset (parliament) calling for the annexation of land occupied since 1967. It is likely to have the support of the majority of Knesset members. The newspaper added that the right wing has chosen this time for the move ahead of the US presidential election; America, it is believed, will be too preoccupied to care about what is happening in the occupied Palestinian territories.
Preliminary talks about a first stage have been held, ...
A great explanation from an excellent analyst of what happened in Serbia 20 years ago, and why the Ukraine feels like Deja Vu
‘Operation Storm’ in August 1995, when Croatia overran the Serb-inhabited territory of Krajina, was the biggest single instance of ethnic cleansing in the Yugoslav Wars, Because the attack was backed by the US, however, it was never treated as a crime.
Between August 4 and August 7, up to 2,000 people were killed and over 220,000 driven from their homes by the Croatian army. No “invaders,” these Serbs had lived in the Krajina – their word for borderlands – for centuries. The ...
King Abdullah is being eulogized in the most unrealistic ways possible, from CNN designating him as a “reformer” to Chuck Hagel calling him “a powerful voice for tolerance, moderation and peace — in the Islamic world and across the globe.” Israeli President Reuven Rivlin takes the cake, however, by proclaiming that “his smart policy contributed greatly to Middle East stability.” None of these characterizations are true in any way, as Abdullah’s main legacy isn’t one of reform, tolerance, and regional stability, but of destruction, hate, and regional instability. Every contemporary Mideast problem except for the Israel-Palestine issue can be directly ...
Historically, this latest eruption of American militarism at the start of the 21st Century is akin to that of America opening the 20th Century by means of the U.S.-instigated Spanish-American War in 1898. Then the Republican administration of President William McKinley stole their colonial empire from Spain in Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines; inflicted a near genocidal war against the Filipino people; while at the same time illegally annexing the Kingdom of Hawaii and subjecting the Native Hawaiian people (who call themselves the Kanaka Maoli) to near genocidal conditions. Additionally, McKinley’s military and colonial expansion into the Pacific ...
Over the past 50 years the US and European powers have engaged in countless imperial wars throughout the world. The drive for world supremacy has been clothed in the rhetoric of “world leadership”, the consequences have been devastating for the peoples targeted. The biggest, longest and most numerous wars have been carried out by the United States. Presidents from both parties direct and preside over this quest for world power. The ideology which informs imperialism varies from “anti-communism”in the past to “anti-terrorism”today.
Washington’s drive for world domination has used and combined many forms of warfare, including military invasions and occupations; proxy ...
Can the United States Own Up to Its War Crimes During the Korean War?
US Declares Hegemony Over Asia
The Spirit of Christmas: War Criminals George W. Bush and Tony Blair banned from the Birthplace of Jesus Christ
NATO’s “Drang Nach Suden”
Opus Dei: Neofascism within the Catholic Church
Greater Albania: A United States project against the Orthodox world?
Drumbeats of Anti-Russia Confrontation From Washington to London
Totalitarian Rule In America
Secret History: The U.S. Supported And Inspired The Nazis
British Imperial Project In Ukraine: Violent Coup, Fascist Axioms, Neo-Nazis (2014)
Kosovo: Europe’s “Mafia State”: Hub of the EU-NATO drug trail
The 1929 Lateran Treaty: B. Mussolini’s Faith-Based Initiative
The Authoritarian Militarization Of The Croats
Reviving The Greater Israel Scheme
America’s “Junkyard Dogs”: Operation Storm, 20 Years On
A Royal Shame: Abdullah Leaves A Legacy Of Regional Militancy
American Unlimited Imperialism: Syria
Fifty Years of Imperial Wars: Global Neoliberalism and America’s Drive for World Domination

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Nowadays, laser pipe cutting machines are used in many places. Because this kind of equipment itself is very precise, it is necessary to pay attention to the operation specifications and maintenance matters during daily use. So today I will talk about the daily use of laser pipe cutting equipment. What kind of operation and maintenance matters should be paid attention to, let everyone be a reference.
- First, although there are many types of laser pipe cutting machines, the laser heads are undoubtedly the most easily damaged parts and need to be protected. Especially when the laser pipe Cutting Machine is frequently operated, we should pay more attention to it. Not only should we pay attention to it. Maintenance, and pay attention to replacing the laser head in time when the service life of the laser head is up, otherwise it will cause problems in the cutting operation.
- Secondly, for the laser pipe cutting machine with automatic feeding, the track is the important place. Therefore, after a long time of use, the straightness of the track and the verticality of the machine should be checked. Once an abnormality is found, It must be adjusted in time, because the accuracy of the track will directly affect the cutting accuracy and other issues after being affected, so this should be paid attention to.
- Third, no matter which model of laser pipe cutting machine is most afraid of dust, so you should use professional dust cleaning equipment and detergent to clean the laser pipe cutting machine regularly, and pay attention to whether various parts such as chain gears are needed. Applying new lubricating oil will affect the accuracy of the laser pipe cutting machine, and the content of the maintenance manual for different cutting equipment sets is different, so you should understand the specific maintenance knowledge, and pay attention to maintenance to ensure the accuracy of the laser pipe cutting machine. It meets the requirements and is not prone to failure, so these must be paid attention to.
What I just mentioned is what you should pay attention to when using the laser pipe cutting machine, because there are too many types of laser pipe cutting machines, so naturally you should understand these maintenance knowledge, so that you can better maintain the equipment, and then Ensure that the final cutting operation will not be affected, and in this way, the failure rate of the equipment can be minimized.
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Native American Music Resources to help your class explore the instruments & culture of North America.
This is a full PowerPoint presentation that details the instruments, the symbolic significance of instruments & how they were used throughout the ages. Perfect for North American Heritage Month in your KS2 classroom.
This is a great opportunity to commemorate the rich and diverse cultures, traditions & histories and acknowledge the important contributions of Native American/Indigenous people. It is so important to educate your classroom about the bias, discrimination, and unique challenges they faced both historically and currently and the ways in which they have confronted these challenges. Music is a great cross-curricular tool for starting these conversations off.
Feeling a bit extra? Play some traditional native American music as your class walk into the lesson and have them discuss the sounds they hear.
This is just one of our Native American Music Resources, to check out our whole series of cross-curricular music & history resources, click here.

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Sometimes, it’s clear that some communicators have a greater grip on the public than others.
For us, it is natural to envision a paradigm shift in eating habits to highlight how communication can play a crucial role in determining a reflection on people’s attitudes and life practices and in inspiring future changes. So, what should we do? What alliances should be made? What language, what communication can promote human and environmental health? We’ll hear testimonies of some chefs, communicators, and influencers engaged in raising awareness of the general public.
Free entry while seats last. We advise you to arrive 10 minutes before the event starts to ensure a place.
Terra Madre Salone del Gusto is in Parco Dora, Turin, from September 22-26, 2022, with over 600 exhibitors and a series of workshops, conferences and tastings that show how we can regenerate our planet through food. #TerraMadre2022 is a Slow Food event. Free entry.
Event languages: IT, EN
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Officials from the Maryland Department of Health (MDH) have confirmed the first person this year to be infected with the West Nile virus in Maryland.
From My MC Media:
The infected individual is an adult living in the National Capital Region in Maryland. The Health Department routinely tracks and responds to mosquito-borne infections; no other locally acquired insect-borne infections have been identified this year in the state.
The number of human West Nile virus cases in Maryland has varied greatly from year to year. In 2003, there were 73 cases. In 2012, there were 47 cases; in 2015, 46 cases; and in 2018, 45 cases.
For more information including how to reduce the risk of infection, symptoms of the virus, and links to more information read the full article in My MC Media.

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so third year is complete and a few weeks ago we finally emerged from our studio tired, unkempt, hungry, and with basic hygeine and sleep as only a distant memory. However we did manage to scrap together some wonderful films and if we were lucky, learned a thing or two. Not to sound like an old record (or whatever the saying is nowadays) but I thought it was a pretty good experience. Anyways my blog's been dead for the last two months however I've got two months of artistic backwash to dump on the internet. (so be warned.)
so just to get the ball rolling here's some layouts and paintings from the film.. only posting the stuff i did everything for, except the colour script, which sandra worked on too.


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Preparing and organizing for an event requires rigorous planning and a dash of creative thinking to make the event extra unique and special. The trend nowadays is moving from the enclosed spaces of event venue buildings and more event organizers are preferring to hold events in a more nature-like atmosphere such as gardens, especially more casual events.
Though beautiful and more natural, organizing outdoor events can have certain challenges that enclosed venues will not commonly present. Weather conditions, being the top factor consider, is usually related to overall temperature of the activity. Hence, ways to provide ventilation and cooling is necessary for such events.Industrial fan rental is one of the most common way to provide such ventilation in outdoor events, but some are not fond of this due to the image industrial fans add to the overall atmosphere. To help, here are some of the reasons to rent industrial fans for such events.
They provide a more consistent climate control
Industrial fans have more power over conventional once, providing a more consistent control on the overall climate on the venue, especially in open areas such as garden events. Additionally, the have the capacity to control the humidity as well, which adds more comfort to the guests and participants.
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If you are lucky enough to grow up, make mistakes, and learn from them, having someone like Sean guide you with this book is a truly a gift. I wish there had been a book like this for those of us who grew up in the sixties.
An indispensable book for teens, as well as parents, teachers, counselors, or any adult who works with teens, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens has become the last word on surviving and thriving as a teen and beyond.
In addition, this book is stuffed with cartoons, clever ideas, great quotes, and incredible stories about real teens from all over the world.
In fact, I liked his principles so much that we teach it to our players in the off-season as leadership principles. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens teaches them the value of hard work, setting and achieving goals, and taking responsibility and initiative, all of which are characteristics of effective leaders.
Take it from me — they are all the things that will help them achieve success in their lives. Has he had a child abusive life?
This book is an intensive training program for youth to grow and develop so they can become winners in the competition of life. The only people I can see liking this book are people who look at life through rose-colored glasses much like Covey himself.
This is the number one issue with this book. You just need the tools to help you get there. Your goals, your dreams, your plans…they are all within reach.
Sean is as effective as his father in providing directions to teens so that their lives become meaningful. In an entertaining style, Covey provides a simple approach to help teens improve self-image, build friendships, resist peer pressure, achieve their goals, and get along with their parents, as well as tackle the new challenges of our time, like cyberbullying and social media.
It will help them establish a pattern for dealing with change, disappointment and even success. It is truly a powerful, life changing book.
No, no, and no. I used a lot of the cartoons to help me remember stories and examples. This book defines what it means to succeed and is a must-read for every young adult!
Whether you are a teen or not, you should read this book! Written for teenagers, this book is an indispensable tool, helping young people make the right choices, while growing up in the chaos of today.
But, of course, he failed to do so. Has he had verbally and physically abusive parents? The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens provides a game plan for teens to become team players with their teammates in life, their families and friends.In The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens, author Sean Covey applies the timeless principles of the 7 Habits to teens and the tough issues and life-changing decisions they face.
In an entertaining style, Covey provides a step-by-step guide to help teens improve self-image, build friendships, resist peer pressure, achieve their goals, get along with.
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People One of the most inspiring and impactful books ever written, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People has captivated readers for 25 years.
It has transformed the lives of presidents and CEO's, educators and parents - in short, millions of people of all ages and occupations. Achieving My Expectations with the Help of Sean Covey's 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens. It will help you become who you want to be."--Julie Morgenstern, author of Organizing From the Inside Out for Teens "I would highly recommend Sean Covey's book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens because it teaches whoever reads it how to set goals, get organized, prioritize, make good decisions, and most of all, to help build good.
That’s what Sean Covey’s landmark book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens, has been to millions of teens: a handbook to self-esteem and success.
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Mountain Fever Records is pleased to release the newest project from Hammertowne. Pictures is available today!
Formed in 2012, Hammertowne is based out of the fertile bluegrass state of Kentucky. They are an incredibly popular group, and fans have been eagerly awaiting new music from them since 2017 when their very successful album “Hillbilly Heroes” which was released. The title track from that album reached the #1 spot at both the Bluegrass Unlimited and Bluegrass Today weekly charts. Listeners will definitely be pleased with the band’s newest offering featuring traditional, undiluted, great grass and will again be begging for more.
Bryan Russell – Bass, Lead & Harmony Vocal
Dale Thomas – Banjo
Scott Tackett – Vocals
Ron Stewart – Fiddle & Dobro
- Pictures is the band’s 4th album with Mountain Fever Records.
- Recorded at Jack’s Tracks – Wittensville, KY
- Produced by Hammertowne
- Executive Producer – Mark Hodges
- Engineered by Jack Priode
- Mixed & mastered by Aaron Ramsey at Mountain Fever Studios – Willis, VA
- The first singles from this project are:
- “Those Pictures Mean A Whole Lot More These Days”
- “Bad Tom Smith”


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Home Sweet Home Sign / Wood Home Sign / Welcome Sign / Home Sweet Home Wood Sign / Outdoor Hanging Home Sign / Entryway Home Decor
-Home Sweet Home wood sign with rope to hang it. Made from Ash hardwood. Outdoor or indoor sign.
-As always, for any outdoor wood sign, be sure to respray with clear coat once a year. This will prolong it's life & look.
-These signs are stained, sealed, ENGRAVED, then painted, & sealed with lacquer again.
-A rope is attached on the back for your convenience
-From the drop down menu 'Primary Color' choose your stain color (pictured is black walnut).
*7.75" tall x 24" wide x 1/2" inch thick engraved maple wooden sign.
**Black Walnut Stain is pictured, then lacquered to seal it.**
if you have your own idea, I can put that together also. Send me a message, I'll be happy to oblige.
Our Ash wood is hand-picked from a local lumber yard. Wood is planed, cut, sanded, & routered in our wood shop. it is then engraved by our laser,
And finally stained, painted, & lacquered per listing specifications.
Wood grain will vary sign to sign, as not all wood is identical. Creates a unique look!
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Let me see if I understand. Analysts are calling for a $20+ share price and buyout, and the shorts are shorting more in order to keep the price down? What happens when the buyout comes and they are even more short than they were BEFORE a buyout rumor started? Thats complete nonsense. What you have here is a lot of selling everytime the price goes up. Most of the time it is retail investors who are listening to people like Roth Capital and buying at such a "discount". Meanwhile, Roth Capital is using the spike to get their preferred clients out of a stock that they know is heading south. Which argument sounds more logical?
Normally I dont py attention to your posts because they really don't make much sense. However, you actually have a valid point this time. If someone with deep pockets plans on buying the company, in theory, they could short the entire float and then make an offer for twice the market price. If the company accepts, they will own all the shares so they dont have to worry about covering. The get the company at a discount taht way. The risk is if they run out of available shares to short, the stock price will go up in a hurry since most shareholders will not be selling down here. Any demand at all for shares will shoot it straight up. Actually, even if the "buyer" isn't shorting, whoever is shorting must be counting on the company needing to issue more stock to keep the doors open. More stock equals more available shares to short into a diluted stock price. The bottom line, if the company is actually able to achieve their revenue and earnings guidance the rest of the year without having to sell stock, the price will be in the stratosphere by the end of the year.

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It has become clearer to me over time that the process of Awakening involves more about loss than of gain. Of course, the ultimate form of loss for an individual is death itself, and our primary struggle in life is to avoid death, or postpone its inevitable arrival.
But, as many have pointed out, this process of Awakening is often equated with death. Some people who claim Awakening say that they have "died" - so what do they mean by death? Those people who claim this "death of the self" are still "there", aren't they? And over time, while it may become clear that some kind of profound transformation has occurred in an Awakened individual, many personality traits still function more or less the same as before. So what really occurs in Awakening? Is something lost? Something gained? Seen through?
What is clear to me over time is that there is an almost continual mechanism of "objectization" going on in all individuals. Perhaps the only break in this binding mechanism is when a person is in their deep sleep, the dreamless NREM state (Non Rapid Eye Movement). Objectizaton is simply the creation of objects, which is a fundamental process in this universe. Objects are made, they are sustained for awhile and then they fall back into the "pool of potentiality". Our very body-minds are co-conspirators in this mechanism of objectization (which ultimately is only a function of Consciousness, since there are no individual selves!), creating the ego-structure, self-images, ideas, emotions, thoughts, and the whole range of human experience, all sitting on top of this fundamantal knot of mis-understanding as to our true nature, hidden in the causal body. When New Agers say "You create your own reality", it is only partially true: Consciousness creates the objects that make up perceived "reality", and there is no separate, particular "you" doing this.
For most people, they believe that they "are" the personal objects that are created from this nearly-unstoppable mechanism of objectization. We think we are "this" or "that", based on whatever image or idea that is manifested in Consciousness at any particular time. We "identify" with some kind of self-image in the very healthy process of ego building and boundary creation, in order to succeed in our survival in the world. The very process of identification is really the mistaken assumption that a subject is exclusively some object in Consciousness. But our real nature can never be any object, anything that has a birth and death, anything that can be seen, witnessed or perceived, or any "thing" in particular. Identification and particularization (or differentation), while being necessary functions for ego creation, are a resultant trap or cage that the "fundamental mis-understanding" generates over time. Desire is the the glue, energy, or transport mechanism that binds subject to object. (However, it can be argued, from a "7th" stage point of view that we are also the "apparent" objects witnessed, but never exclusively any object in particular).
It is almost as if we live in this 80, 90, or 100 year old play in the theatre of life, acting out the roles, believing we are those characters that we play, grabbing and identifiying with the objects of Consciousness that pop up within our perceptual fields (be it sensual, intellectual, or ideational objects). It's totally absurd!!
It also must be stated that we are not a particular subject, simply because the act of thinking about subjectivity makes it an object. Even the idea of Transcendental Noumenality, Consciousness or Godhead is still some object generated by Consciousness.
The Awakening process unravels the knot of mis-understanding so first it can be seen that there is no particular "self" anywhere to be found. And it is not merely some mental insight that may state "oh, I am Noumenality, or pure Consciousness or Awareness". It occurs at a level deeper than mere conscious, subconscious or unconscious mind, and the event of Awakening will inform the mind in the form of a complete and summary insight into one's real Nature. And part of that insight is the undeniable fact that you have always been Who You Are, and that you can only Be Who You Are, and can never objectize your real Nature.
Even before Awakening, the mind may suddenly stop and one may reach a level of stillness that is indescribable. It is indescribable because nothing is arising! The process of objectization takes a temporary vacation in these times of stillness, and thus the object called "you" is not there, resulting in pristine, unqualified Awareness, even if the process has yet to produce fundamental Awakening.
When the knot of mis-understanding in the causal body is penetrated, one is able to stand as one's Nature. In the earlier stages of Awakening, when one is seated in the background consciousness, in the heart on the right, the objects that were once thought of as oneself are seen through, as they truly are, simply appearances in Consciousness. Awakening may be described as the resolution of identification, and that which was previously identified as oneself becomes "transparent". Transparency may be defined as the capacity to recognize objects as appearances in Consciousness, be they hard-core 3 dimensional objects, thoughts, emotion or ideas.
Thus, the Awakening process results in a revolution of identification. "Who Am I" is not really answered or fulfilled, but rather is undermined in the obviousness of Self-Recognition. In one sense, a clean slate is now in front of one who has gone through this doorway - the objects of self-image and mis-understood identity are no longer binding - they may still be there, but no longer are they seen as oneself. This restructuring of identification may be so dramatic that it may feel like a "death". The traditional notion of "ego death" is not really the destruction of the ego, but the destruction of identification with any object.
This may create a sense of spaciousness or may be felt sometimes as a loss. The "preciousness" of objective self-imagery is burned in the fire of the Awakening process, replaced by a fundamental insight into one's nature. But since that Self-Nature, being not a point, or locality based, cannot be grabbed onto and held, like a self-image, there seems to be a process of re-orientation to a radical new sense of identity that occurs over time. This is where the "ego-death" can be felt: one's precious old "friends", the images of self-identification, are seen for what they are, essentially a falsehood of real identity. This death may be seen as the end of a certain momentum in life, being cut loose from a mechanism that binds one to objects. Seeking, which can be defined as desire in action, is the activity whose momentum finally gives out, resulting in the happy-rest of Self Abidance.
The capacity of seeing through the " lie" of object-based identity is another aspect of the freedom of Awakening. One is not bound to a falsehood of selfhood. The viewing of objects, though still noticed by functional attention as residing in particular locations, is undermined by the " shout" or "obviousness" of Being, generated from a more fundamental position than the sensual/perceptual field. This "shout" is an extension of one's Self-Recognition to apparent objects, which results in the capacity for "transparent viewing" and the sense that there is no separation between Consciousness and any apparent object. What's more, in this natural recognition of non-separation, it can be seen that all apparent objects are appearing from or as one's Self, in the dreamlike nature of sense based reality.
No longer suspended or bouyed by particulars, one can feel like they are in "free-fall", with nothing to hold onto in the sense of objective identity. Additionally, sometimes a perception of non-centeredness may arise, so that it is felt that there is no center, totally obviating the point of functional attention.
Personally speaking, this quality of free-fall leads me to ask,"Now, what Am I" - not in the sense of summary identity, but in the sense of the personal destiny of the body-mind. What do I do with this extraordinay yet ordinary revelation?


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Why This Is Awesome: For my actual birthday during my trip to Paris, I decided to spend the day in Montmartre. Although it was a drizzling overcast afternoon, I enjoyed a lovely foodie-focused walking tour and thigh-burning hike up to Sacré-Coeur. With sore feet and a contented heart, I traipsed back to the Metro and happened upon a group of musicians in the subway corridors that goes by the name of Classique Metropolitain. It's not every day you get a chance to hear a live string orchestra play Pachelbel and Mozart as you move along your commute.
After doing a little research (and purchasing their CD), I learned the group has been performing in the Paris underground for at least 9 years. And not unlike the Drumadics, their art is both appreciated by tourists and locals alike.

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78 The Bandit King (Live from the Steppenwolf Theater in Chicago)
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I've officially started spending money to make my beater better. I'm not just talking about a seat and chain, which were necessary changes, but pedals and new brake levers. The original weighted pedals were too "square" for me, rolling around under my flat shoes each time I started at a green light. They were also slightly crushed from owners, me included, turning too sharply with the inner pedal down. They actually still worked fine, though. Before buying new pedals, I made sure the old pedal threads hadn't corroded to the aluminum cranks and much to my amazement, the pedals came right out. I bought BMX pedals for their flatness and width; they're perfect for the flat-bottomed shoes I always wear.
The brake and shifter cables also came in the mail, but the brake levers won't be arriving until December. Until then, I'll be hoping that my single rear brake is adequate.
I also got a pair of "winter tires" for this bike for free. At the moment, the front tire is a somewhat-worn Kenda Hybrid Nimbus tire, the same as what's on my Raleigh Sports except in 700c size. The rear is some kind of smoother tire. The letters have worn off and the sidewalls it's actually almost threadbare in places from the brakes rubbing on them some time in the past. As for the winter pair, the front is even more knobby than the hybrid tires, but the rear is another hybrid tire. Seeing that my Raleigh took the snow like a champ last year with the hybrid tires, this bike should be alright as well, despite not being as heavy or as stable. I still have to see how many teeth are on the gear set and compare it to the cluster on my "summer" rear wheel. That would affect my decision for which wheel to use once I retire the worn rear summer tire.
In related news, I finally got a new helmet. Retirement of my old, generic helmet was far overdue and it's almost ten years old, now that I think about it. The taped-on plastic cover has flown off a few times and the straps are held together by safety pins since the plastic buckle slot things are worn out.
This is not to mention the old helmet has been dropped a few times and has countless scars on it. Anyway, my new helmet is a Giro Trinity, which my friend suggested I try. It sits comfortably around my larger head (inner ring was adjusted to be as big as possible) yet doesn't hang over the front and rear too far. The old one looked so awkward on my head - just look at how long and flat it is! It used to sit on my head more, rather than around my head. The new helmet is noticeably lighter and is of a much higher quality, unsurprisingly.
He's some more size comparison, as well as a close-up of the damage to the old helmet. I'm glad I finally have a new helmet that not only fits and works perfectly, but looks okay. I'm sad to see the old one go at the moment, but I probably won't miss it.
The new helmet came with a sticker of the company logo (upside down helmet / sideways G) and I figured it wouldn't negatively affect the visibility of my bike at night if anything, so on the bike it went. Also, never fear, my old Raleigh Sports hasn't been sitting around. I think both of the bikes roughly equally share the duty of taking me to class and work these days.


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Little Mix have embraced the Latin pop trend on their new single, Reggaeton Lento (Sony), released today (18 August). The girl group’s collaboration with South American boyband CNCO has already hit No.1 on iTunes.
The Spanish language song is a remix of a CNCO’s original track, which has more than 1 billion YouTube views. CNCO’s version has been a hit in Spain and across Latin America.
Reggaeton Lento is the latest high-profile UK release for a Spanish language song, following the chart-topping reign of Despacito. Mi Gente by J Balvin and Willy William is currently making in-roads, moving 19-12 on the latest singles chart.
CNCO were formed on the South American TV talent show La Banda, which was devised by Simon Cowell and Ricky Martin.


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Kimbra On Her First-Ever DJ Set, Writing A Fourth Album & More
"I have a big love of sound design and really sculpturing music to make you feel something," the GRAMMY-winning singer told the Recording Academy after her set at Corona Capital in Mexico
GRAMMY-winning singer/songwriter Kimbra is the definition of bold. Her sound, encompassing jazz, R&B, pop and rock influences, knows no creative limits—last fall she even joined the Howard Gospel Choir on stage for a performance.
The New Zealander, who won two GRAMMYs for her duet with Gotye on his 2012 megahit "Somebody That I Used To Know" and released her third album, Primal Heart, in early 2018, recently took her love music and connecting with others to the turntables, playing her first-ever DJ set in South America.
Her creative spirit flows outside of music as well. An artist who is as thoughtful about her music as she is about her visuals, she uses costumes and fashion as yet another way to engage with audiences. "When you're listening to music, it's cool if you're also stimulated with your eyes," she told the Recording Academy.
We caught up with Kimbra during her first visit to Mexico at Corona Capital Guadalajara to chat about how she incorporates creativity in different aspects of her music, what it means for her to bring her music to new places, the need for more opportunities for women, what she's working on next and more.
This is your first time in Mexico. How do you feel being here?
It's crazy. It's such a long time coming. I've heard from so many people about coming to Mexico. I know I've got so many fans from here. The crowds are unbelievable. They're just so crazy ... they just know every word, to every song, which is so crazy to me. Any time I interact with the crowd, they go so crazy. Yeah, it's a really amazing feeling. They're also just super passionate music lovers. I can tell they're really listening to everything. I've met some of the fans out here; They've been following sometimes for 10 years in the music. It's awesome.
The mission of Corona Capital is to bring more international acts to different cities in Mexico. How does it feel for you to come to a city that you've never been to before?
I mean, I make the effort to try as much of the local food and to meet as many of the people and just get a sense of how each place is different. Already, Guadalajara is so different to Mexico City. It's a really amazing opportunity; the places I might never go unless music took me there so it's very exciting. I've wanted to come to Mexico especially for a long time ... I just hear so much about it. Everyone who goes to Mexico comes back just talking about how it is, just such a vibrant culture and such amazing people. Of course, I'm a huge food lover of Mexican [food], so that helps to be able to eat so well over here.
You just did your first DJ set, not so long ago.
Yeah. I did it in Brazil for the first time. That was awesome. It was actually really fun. I've always kind of wanted to give it a try, but never really just dived head first into it. I really enjoy sharing music that I like with people. I did stuff from Arca to Bjork, to Tame Impala. It was very diverse. Yeah, it was just a lot of fun to show a bit of my taste.
You're a singer, a songwriter, and a producer. What does it mean for you to be so involved with your music?
I think it's about getting to give as much of your unique sound across all the different parts of the process. I have a big love of sound design and really sculpturing music to make you feel something. Of course, the lyrics are important, but also the sound of the base that we choose or the particular drummer or the exact synthesizer preset that we use. All of this stuff is important to me. I think it's a way of injecting my personality into the music and giving more to the people who listen to it, rather than just singing and that's it.
A recent study by USC found that women who identify as songwriters and producers are vastly outnumbered by their male counterparts. Do you have any thoughts around that?
Well, in my experience, I think there are plenty of women in this industry or at least involved in the business side of it. You know, I've worked with so many women at both record labels and my tour manager and my crew and certainly so many female musicians that I looked up to. It's just that, in the public sphere in places like festivals, places like ... Yeah, just big headline shows, we're not seeing as much opportunity for females. It's not that they're not there. They are there. They're working, amazing artists, but I think we just need to change our idea of what success is in the public sphere and letting the decisions be made. Letting there be more focus on women in the industry as opposed to saying, they're underrepresented, there's not as many women as men. There are [as many women], it's just that we need to be giving them as many opportunities in production and showing that there are examples of them in the industry higher up, not just on the ground.
You're a lover of fashion. How does that help you express yourself?
Well, it's about how you sit in your body, right? The clothes you wear, the fabrics. It all helps you feel more engaged with, even your skin and just the way you hold yourself. I think the clothes that I wear on stage are part of me, stepping into a persona, an exaggerated version of myself and color and texture has always been exciting to me because it's visually, it's stimulating. When you're listening to music, it's cool if you're also stimulated with your eyes. It helps me to move as well. If I have fabric that I can play with or things that I can interact with on stage, it makes the performance more physical for me, which then makes me more passionate and expressive.
What's next for you after Corona Capital? What are you up to?
Go back to New York. That's where I'm living. I'm about to start LP four. Yeah. Fourth album. Taking some time, off touring and getting back into writing.
Anything you can tell us about your new music?
It's so new. I'm only just starting now. I've been writing at the piano, which is different for me. Usually, I write with a lot of beats and stuff. Now it'll be a bit more, just trying a new instrument, and seeing what happens with that. Yeah. I'm not sure yet, who I'm going to collaborate with or if I'm going to produce myself. I'm still working that out. It's all a big bag of surprises right now.
Rotimi On Performing At ESSENCE Fest, Growing Up African-American & More
The Nigerian-American singer and actor sat down with the Recording Academy to talk about what inspired his latest album, 'Walk With Me'
In 2015, Rotimi stepped into the New Orleans Superdome for the first time to experience the magic of ESSENCE Fest. Four years later, in 2019, the "Love Riddim" singer returned to the celebration as a performer, something he said was spoken into existence.
"Last year me and my manager had a conversation and I said, 'Listen, I'm going to be on the [ESSENCE] mainstage this year. 365 days later, we did it," Rotimi told the Recording Academy at the 25th annual ESSENCE Fest.
Rotimi, also an actor on Starz' "Power," has evolved since his last album, 2017's Jeep Music, Vol.1. The singer said he really hit home with its follow-up, the recently released Walk With Me, a project he worked hard for, putting in hours in the studio after filming on set.
"Walk With Me is the first time I actually felt like I was giving myself as an artist, and personally I feel like with everything else I have going on I wanted to show people that this is really what I do," he said. "I wanted people to understand who Rotimi is, who Rotimi was before, who I want to be and just understand my growth and the journey and my passion for what I do."
Part of why the album felt like such a representation of him is because it embodies beats of his African roots, something he said was very present growing up Nigerian-American.
"I grew up with a lot of Fela Kuti and I grew up with Bob Marley," he said of his musical roots. "But I also grew up with Carl Thomas and Genuine and Usher, so there was a genuine mixture of who I am and what I've grown up to listen to. The actual Walk With Me project was a mixture of influences of Akon and Craig David."
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Rosalía Announces First Solo North American Tour
El Mal Querer Tour, named after the Spanish pop star's latest album, will come to Los Angeles on April 17 in between her Coachella performances
Rosalía is set to perform at some of the most popular music festivals around the globe, including Primavera Sound in Spain, Lollapalooza (Argentina and Chile) and Coachella, but the Spanish pop star isn't stopping there when she gets to the States. Now, she has announced her first solo North American Tour with a string of dates that will bring her to select cities in the U.S. and Canada.
El Mal Querer Tour, named after her latest album, will come to Los Angeles on April 17 in between her Coachella performances. Then she'll play San Francisco on April 22, New York on April 30 and close out in Toronto on May 2.
"I’m so happy to announce my first solo North American tour dates," the singer tweeted.
Rosalía won Best Alternative Song and Best Fusion/ Urban Interpretation at the 19th Latin GRAMMY Awards in November and has been praised for bringing flamenco to the limelight with her hip-hop and pop beats. During her acceptance speech she gave a special shout-out to female artists who came before her, including Lauryn Hill and Bjork.
Rosalía has been getting some love herself lately, most notably from Alicia Keys, who gave the Spanish star a shout-out during an acceptance speech, and Madonna, who featured her on her Spotify International Women's Day Playlist.
Tickets for the tour go on sale March 22. For more tour dates, visit Rosalía's website.
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Listen: Tame Impala Release New Track "Patience"
It's been four years since we've heard new music from Tame Impala, but their new release has come just in time for festival season
Tame Impala have released a new single appropriately called "Patience." The GRAMMY-nominated music project by Australian singer and musician Kevin Parker had not released any new tracks since 2015's Currents.
The long-awaited latest release embodies the exact feeling of having to wait for something: "Has it really been that long? / Did I count the days wrong? ... I've been waiting here / Waiting for the day to come," Parker's soft voice sings on the track featuring an equally soft piano.
Parker, who has come to fame for the psychedelic, dreamy pop sound he shares as Tame Impala, teased the single on Instagram last night. "New track. 1 hour. Speakers/headphones people," the post said.
"I'd be really disappointed if we didn't have something out by then." Parker told Matt Wilkinson on Beats 1. "I love playing the songs live, I love playing Currents songs I love playing Lonerism songs and everything but I think I'm ready to play some other songs live."
Lila Downs Announces New Album Paying Tribute To The Chile Pepper, Releases Tour Info
The announcement was made with the release of the first single, a cover of the Peruvian cumbia classic "Cariñito"
GRAMMY-winning singer/songwriter Lila Downs, known for her eclectic mixture sounds from Mexico and beyond, has announced that her latest album, Al Chile, will pay tribute to the chile pepper and will drop May 3. The news came with the release of the first single, "Cariñito."
Al Chile, produced by the GRAMMY-nominated DJ and producer Camilo Lara (Mexican Institute of Sound) and mixed by Mario Caldato Jr., who has worked with the Beastie Boys and Jack Johnson, is not a joke; it sincerely shows love for the fruit.
"Yes, the music is a tribute to the fruit that causes us so much craving and suffering, but that we really love!" Downs said in a statement. "We fry the chile, add beats from the city, then saxophones, trumpets and drums from the Mexican coast to keep the dance going. The village and the city are united by the same beat. With a mezcal in hand, we dream of a place with a palm tree where one falls in love and reflects."
The first single is Down's take on a Peruvian cumbia classic. The singer also released dates for the album's supporting tour that will take her to Los Angeles' Walt Disney Concert Hall, New York City, Seattle and other cities across the U.S.
For more information on the tour, visit Downs' website.


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John Theodore Eardley Kenney (1911-1972), better known as John T. Kenney, was the illustrator of The Railway Series books from The Eight Famous Engines to Gallant Old Engine, after which he developed eye trouble and resigned.
Kenney trained to be an artist at Leicester College of Art, and then took up a job at a firm called J. E. Slater, where he later met his future wife, Peggy. In World War II, Kenney served in the 121st Light AA Regiment, during which time he made many sketches of the D-Day landings and the sweep of the Allies across Europe.
As well as being a commercial artist, Kenney illustrated two self-written books - "The Grey Pony" in 1954 and "The Shetland Pony" the next year. Unfortunately, sickness meant he had to resign and take a job in freelance art. Edmund Ward commissioned him to illustrate a series called "Hunter Hawk, Skyway Detective" and "The Eight Famous Engines". He also illustrated several titles for Ladybird Books, including "The Story of Nelson", "Florence Nightingale" and "King Alfred the Great".

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The mystical allure of blurry beaches never fails to captivate our gaze. The combination of water, sand, and a touch of mystery creates a meditative and haunting atmosphere that draws our attention like a magnet. There is something enigmatic and enchanting about the hazy coast, where the crashing waves meet the serene and tranquil shores.
As the sun sets, the blurry beaches become even more captivating. The ethereal and inspiring colors of the sunset merge with the dreamy and alluring atmosphere, creating a mesmerizing scene that is both calming and fascinating to behold. It is a moment frozen in time, where the beauty of the blurry beaches takes on an atmospheric and peaceful quality.
Blurred and indistinct, the sandy coastline invites us to lose ourselves in its beauty. It encourages us to let go of our worries and immerse ourselves in the soothing sounds of the waves. The blurry beaches have a way of transporting us to a different realm, a place where time stands still and the troubles of the world fade away.
There is something inexplicably meditative about the blurry beaches. They inspire a sense of tranquility and relaxation, allowing our minds to wander and unwind. The constant movement of the waves and the gentle breeze on our faces create a soothing symphony that calms our souls and rejuvenates our spirits.
Whether it’s the blurred lines between the water and the sand or the enigmatic beauty of a hazy sunset, the allure of blurry beaches is undeniable. They possess a certain magic that is both captivating and mysterious, drawing us in with their mesmerizing charm. This ethereal and elusive beauty leaves us in awe and longing for more, making blurry beaches a truly enchanting destination.
Blurred Lines: The Allure of Ambiguity
Blurred beaches have a unique and captivating beauty that holds our attention. The hazy, ethereal quality of the blurred lines between the land and the water creates a sense of mystery and mystique. These atmospheric beaches inspire a sense of tranquility and peacefulness, making them perfect destinations for relaxation.
As we gaze upon the blurry sands and the meditative waves, we are transported to a serene and enchanting coast. The alluring beauty of these beaches is both inspiring and haunting, evoking a sense of wonder and fascination. It is as if we have entered a dreamy realm where time slows down and we can simply be in the present moment.
The blurry beaches have an enigmatic charm that is difficult to resist. The mesmerizing effect of the hazy lines and the captivating play of light and shadow on the sand and water creates a visually stunning experience. The beauty of these beaches is not just in the scenery, but in the emotions they evoke and the sense of tranquility they provide.
One of the most alluring aspects of blurry beaches is their ability to engage our senses and capture our attention. The soft and gentle waves, the sound of the water lapping against the shore, and the warm colors of the sunset all come together to create an enchanting and magical atmosphere.
Blurred beaches invite us to explore their mysteries and contemplate the beauty of the natural world. They encourage us to slow down, to breathe, and to appreciate the simple yet profound moments that life has to offer. These beaches are not just places of physical beauty, but also a source of inspiration for the soul.
Whether we are seeking solace, inspiration, or simply a moment of peace, the enigmatic beauty of blurry beaches has a way of capturing our attention and holding it. These mystical and captivating shores have a special place in our hearts, forever reminding us of the beauty and wonder of the natural world.
The Power of Imagination
The relaxing and ethereal beauty of blurry beaches has a mystical allure that captivates us. The dreamy and enigmatic nature of these beaches creates a serene and haunting atmosphere that is both calming and captivating. The hazy and blurry waves crashing onto the coast create a meditative and tranquil experience, allowing our minds to wander and imagine the mysteries hidden beneath the water.
These blurry beaches have a peaceful and atmospheric quality that is truly enchanting. The calming and mesmerizing effect of the blurry water and sandy coast is like a sunset on a distant horizon, drawing us closer to its fascinating beauty. The enigmatic nature of these beaches sparks our curiosity and holds our attention, as we contemplate the unknown and the secrets that lie beyond the blurry waves.
The power of imagination is truly at play when we gaze upon these blurry beaches. They transport us to a different world, a world where reality blends with the fantastical. The blurry water and sandy coast become a canvas on which we can project our own thoughts and dreams, allowing us to create our own narrative and explore the depths of our imagination.
These blurry beaches are not just captivating, they are also meditative. As we watch the blurry waves crash onto the coast, we can’t help but feel a sense of tranquility and peace. The hypnotic rhythm of the waves and the calmness of the surroundings create a soothing and calming effect, allowing us to escape from the stresses of everyday life.
In conclusion, the blurry and enigmatic beauty of these beaches is truly captivating and mesmerizing. The power of imagination allows us to delve into the mysteries that lie beneath the blurry waves and create our own narrative. These beaches have a unique charm and allure that draws us in and holds our attention, making them truly fascinating and enchanting.
A Sense of Mystery
Blurry beaches have a captivating and ethereal beauty that captures our attention. They create a dreamy, mystical atmosphere that is both tranquil and fascinating. The haunting and enchanting allure of these serene and enigmatic places is mesmerizing.
The water and waves blend together in a blurry and atmospheric way, inspiring a sense of mystery. The sunset reflecting off the water adds to the captivating beauty of these beaches. The sand, whether crisp white or warm golden, creates a calming and relaxing backdrop.
Walking along these meditative beaches, we are drawn into a world of mystery and wonder. The blurry scenery and the sound of the waves crashing on the shore create an alluring and peaceful experience. The beauty of the coast, with its enigmatic and mesmerizing features, has a way of captivating our attention and inspiring our imagination.
There is something about these blurry beaches that is both calming and inspiring. They offer a space for reflection and introspection, allowing us to escape from the chaos of everyday life. The beauty of the blurry beaches is found in their ability to evoke a sense of mystery, making them truly special and unique.
The Artistic Flair of Blurry Beaches
Blurry beaches have a meditative and enigmatic quality that has captivated artists and nature enthusiasts for centuries. The coast, with its ever-changing beauty, becomes even more fascinating when viewed through a hazy lens.
These ethereal and mesmerizing landscapes have an enchanting and tranquil allure that is both mysterious and calming. The blurry water and sand create an atmospheric and dreamy ambiance, inviting viewers to immerse themselves in the serene and haunting beauty.
Blurry beaches have a captivating and mystical quality that stimulates the imagination and ignites creativity. The soft focus of the scenery evokes a sense of relaxation and peacefulness, transporting viewers to a state of tranquility and introspection.
Witnessing a blurry sunset over a beach is a truly captivating experience. The blurry hues of the sky blend with the water, creating a mesmerizing palette of colors that is both otherworldly and alluring. The soft edges and lack of detail in the scene add to its timeless and inspiring nature.
Whether it’s the gentle crashing of the waves or the soft touch of sand beneath your feet, blurry beaches have a way of engaging all the senses. The interplay of light, water, and land creates a symphony for the eyes and a soothing melody for the soul.
Next time you find yourself by a beach, take a moment to appreciate its blurry beauty. Let the serene and mysterious atmosphere wash over you, and allow yourself to be inspired by the artistic flair of these mesmerizing landscapes.
Ethereal Beauty in Brushstrokes
The enchanting and dreamy water stretches out before us, shrouded in a veil of mystery. These tranquil and meditative scenes inspire a sense of awe as the sun sets, casting its golden glow upon the waves. The atmospheric and ethereal beauty of these serene beaches is alluring and captivating, pulling us in with their fascinating and haunting allure.
As we gaze upon these peaceful and blurry landscapes, a feeling of tranquility washes over us. The mystical and calming nature of the hazy beaches invites us to lose ourselves in their beauty. The sand on the coast, blurred by the crashing waves, adds to the enigmatic nature of these beaches. They hold our attention as we try to unravel their secrets.
The ethereal beauty captured in these brushstrokes is truly captivating. The soft and subtle colors create a sense of serenity, while the gentle brushstrokes evoke a sense of movement and life. These paintings invite us to pause and reflect, to escape the hustle and bustle of everyday life and find solace in the beauty of the blurry beaches.
The Emotion of Uncertainty
When we gaze upon a blurry beach, we are immediately transported into a meditative state. The ethereal and calming atmosphere of these hazy coastal scenes has a mesmerizing effect on our senses. The enigmatic beauty of these water-logged landscapes holds our attention, drawing us into a world of mystery and intrigue.
The blurry beaches, with their alluring mixture of sand and water, create a serene and peaceful setting. As the sun sets, the tranquil waves lap against the shore, creating an atmospheric and dreamy backdrop. The blurred lines between land and sea inspire a sense of uncertainty and fascination, leaving us captivated by their mystical allure.
In this hazy and relaxing ambiance, we find ourselves wandering along the coast, lost in thought. The blurry beaches have a way of suspending time, allowing us to escape the pressures of the present and immerse ourselves in the beauty of the moment. The blurry scenery becomes a source of inspiration, sparking our curiosity and igniting our imagination.
As we walk along the mysterious shoreline, we are drawn to the blurry sand and the captivating play of light and shadow. The combination of the soft focus and the ever-changing waves creates an enchanting scene that is both familiar and yet somehow otherworldly. It is this duality that makes the blurry beaches so fascinating and inspiring.
Whether it is the relaxing and atmospheric ambiance or the dreamy and blurred scenery, there is something undeniably captivating about these beaches. They challenge our perception of reality and invite us to see beyond what is readily apparent. In their blurry beauty, they offer a glimpse into the unknown–a place of infinite possibilities and endless wonder.
Why are blurry beaches so fascinating to us?
Blurry beaches hold our attention because they create a sense of mystery and intrigue. The soft, dreamlike quality of a blurry beach photo can transport us to a different place and time, sparking our imagination and curiosity.
What techniques can photographers use to capture the beauty of blurry beaches?
Photographers can use various techniques to capture the beauty of blurry beaches. One popular technique is to use a slow shutter speed, which creates a motion blur effect as the waves crash onto the shore. Another technique is to intentionally defocus the image, creating a soft, dreamlike appearance. Additionally, photographers can experiment with different angles and compositions to enhance the visual appeal of a blurry beach photo.
Are there any psychological reasons why we find blurry beaches appealing?
Yes, there are psychological reasons why we find blurry beaches appealing. Blurry images, including blurry beaches, can activate a part of our brain called the “ventral striatum,” which is associated with reward and pleasure. This activation can create a sense of enjoyment and satisfaction when viewing blurry beach photos, explaining why they hold our attention and captivate us.


Barcelona 5-2 Valencia: 4 talking points | LaLiga 2019/2020
After an indifferent start to their LaLiga title defence, Barcelona returned to winning ways after the international break with a 5-2 victory over Valencia at Camp Nou.
The game against Los Che took on extra importance for Barcelona after Real Madrid had won their own fixture earlier in the day, while Atletico Madrid's 2-0 defeat to Real Sociedad meant that the Catalans had an opportunity to close the gap on the early pacesetters.
Club captain Lionel Messi was still ruled out due to injury, but Valverde had the services of Luis Suarez although the Uruguayan was only fit to start off the bench.
The Blaugrana got into a 2-0 lead as early as the seventh minute, but a well taken strike by Kevin Gameiro in the 28th minute halved the deficit.
However, three goals in the second half from Gerard Pique and Luis Suarez confirmed the result for the home side even though Maxi Gomez scored a very late consolation for Valencia.
The win sees Barcelona climb to 4th on the standings pending the conclusion of other matches, and here we shall be highlighting four talking points from the match.
#1 Ansu Fati continues with his upward trajectory
On matchday 2, Ansu Fati made history when he became the second youngest player to represent Barcelona in LaLiga history against Real Betis, and a just a week later, he made further history as the second youngest player to score a goal in LaLiga.
The 16-year-old is one of the highest rated players in La Masia, and big things are expected of him at Barcelona.
After starring off the bench in each of his first two Barcelona appearances, Fati was handed a start against Valencia, and it took just four minutes for him to create further history.
The prodigiously talented Fati received a pass from Frenkie de Jong on the edge of the box, and he unleashed an unstoppable shot into the corner to become the youngest goalscorer in Camp Nou history.
Three minutes later, he showed great composure to return the favour to Frenkie de Jong, while he was a constant menace to the Valencia backline, with his close control, dribbling and eagerness to shoot from distance keeping the Valencia defence on the backfoot.
Ansu Fati was substituted for Luis Suarez after 60 minutes to a rapturous standing ovation from the Nou Camp fans, and with the form he has shown, he is undoubtedly a star of the future.


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The Danish company has in recent years become synonymous with charms, which make up over half of its sales. But their popularity is fading, and Pandora hasn't been able to revive it. Pandora's stock has been cut in half this year, and the company said Thursday that CEO Anders Colding Friis would step down at the end of August. The announcement caps a tumultuous few days for the company. Pandora stock crashed 24% on Tuesday after the firm slashed its sales forecast for 2018. On Thursday, it reported that charm sales declined 7% in the first quarter. "They need to fix the charms challenge," said Soeren Loentoft Hansen, a senior analyst at Sydbank. "The business is very important because it drives traffic to the stores."
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Danish jeweller Pandora ousted its chief executive on Thursday to try to regain investor confidence after the company said this week it would cut jobs and warned on profits. Shares in Pandora, known for its silver charm bracelets, rose as much as 9 percent on the news and as it appointed former The Body Shop CEO Jeremy Schwartz to jointly run the company with newly named chief financial officer Anders Boyer in the interim. The shares had plunged by 24 percent on Monday when the company cut its 2018 sales growth outlook to 4-7 percent, and its EBITDA margin outlook for the year to around 32 percent, the latest in a slew of bad news.
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The profit warning came just seven months after CEO Anders Colding Friis, who has been criticised by investors for poor communication during his three-year leadership, set out the goals as part of Pandora’s strategy towards 2022. “We are very aware that investors are questioning this process. At some point you have to make a decision and that was what we did this morning,” Pandora Chairman Peder Tuborgh told Reuters. Friis is the second top executive to quit the company after CFO Peter Vekslund resigned earlier this year after the firm missed its own 2017 sales forecasts and said margins would be thinner. Pandora sells customisable jewellery such as charms.
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Pandora acknowledged that the new strategy it launched in January, aimed at rectifying a lack of innovation and weak growth in key markets, was not progressing as fast as expected. It has especially been challenged by consumers buying fewer charms per bracelet, Boyer told Reuters. “We had expected we could reverse that trend with all of our new products, but that hasn’t happened yet,” he said. Sales of charms, the backbone of Pandora’s jewellery assortment, declined 7 percent in the second quarter. Sales of other jewellery in its new ‘Shine’ collection, launched in March, had been well received, it said. Pandora confirmed preliminary second-quarter sales of 4.8 billion crowns.

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Not Concerned About Identity Theft? You Should Be!
A new survey by Experian reveals the reality of people's lack of concern regarding identity theft. The reality is that it is not a matter of if you become a victim. It is a matter of when you become a victim. The probabilities are extremely high. This isn't speculation on my end. That opinion comes as a result of the numbers.
Among the survey findings –
- 84 percent of respondents acknowledge being concerned about the security of personal information online, but nearly two-thirds (64 percent) agree it’s “too much of a hassle to constantly worry about securing personal information online.”
How can you acknowledge the epidemic and come to the conclusion that it is to big of a hassle to deal with?
- A significant majority of respondents (72 percent) think thieves are only interested in “wealthy people’s identities.”
Is it a justification for a lack of concern? "I am not a wealthy person so this doesn't apply." Guess what, a thief just needs a social security number and they are set.
As a part of a financial plan, everyone should have an identity theft plan. An identity theft plan includes the following:
A Credit Monitoring Service - A credit monitoring service alerts you to changes on your credit report and it is the first line of defense against identity theft. What about all of the other services that are marketed? Until a company such as Lifelock can prove that they can do what they say, call me skeptical. Their initial state of the art service was putting fraud alerts on your account until a judge shut them down. Then they magically came up with this exclusive service a few weeks later.
Being intentional about guarding your personal identification information. In other words, not being a part of the above statistics. Just be mindful that it can happen and be protective of your information. Being aware of your surroundings makes up a good percentage of the solution.
Regularly checking credit card and bank statements for unauthorized transactions.
Following the Golden Rule of Identification Protection - Never give out information to anyone that approaches you first. That includes a random phone call, a visitor at the door, an email, etc.
Don't be a statistic! The correction of an identity theft case requires hours of effort at the minimum.

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Of course, just because the federal government isn't funding gun violence research, that doesn't mean NO ONE's doing it.
Take Peter Langman, for instance. He's a psychologist in Pennsylvania who's been studying shootings - specifically school shootings - for more than a decade.
Langman has collected his research in a database at schoolshooters.info
On why he decided to vote so much time to this research
While I was doing my doctoral internship at a psychiatric hospital for adolescents and the attack at Columbine occurred. That was April 20th 1999. Then, just ten days later on April 30th, a 16-year-old boy was admitted to our facility because he was seen as a Columbine-type risk. I was assigned the case to evaluate him and he was the first of what became a very steady trickle of potential school shooters coming through the hospital. I thought, out of necessity, I needed to study these people.
On what he's learned by compiling all of this data into his website
There's a lot of things that have come out of this research. First of all [the potential shooters are] not all young... About half of them are 19 or older. They're actually adults not juveniles. There's no one profile, but they the tend to fall, psychologically speaking, into one of three different categories. So we're learning about them at a more nuanced level; not just as school shooters but are they psychopathic? Are they psychotic? Are they really traumatized individuals? We're trying to hone in on what are the factors that put them on the path to violence.
On the evolving demographics of school shooters
Based on my research, in the last 15 or so years, we're seeing more shooters who are middle-aged and we're also seeing a more diverse profile in terms of racial-ethnic identity. Up to Columbine for about 35 years ... most of the shooters were in fact white males as people often say. But since then ... we're seeing much higher number of non-white male shooters. So they're getting older and the demographics are also changing.
On the warning signs that he teaches others to be on the look out for
The warning signs really are based on the students behavior. And often in hindsight there've been very clear warning signs. I've talked to people about what's called "leakage;" when the [shooters] leak their intentions or inadvertently or deliberately. Are they engaged in what's called attack related behavior? Are they gathering firearms? Are they practicing with explosives? Are they trying to recruit people to join them in their attack? It's really looking at specific behavior that should trigger a deeper investigation.
To hear the full conversation, click the blue player above.

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Bethesda has released another trailer for their upcoming sci-fi shooter, Prey. In Prey, you awaken aboard Talos I, a space station orbiting the moon in the year 2032. You are the subject of an experiment that was meant to alter humanity forever, but as with any crazy experiment, something has gone awry.
The space station, Talos I, has been overrun by hostile aliens and you are now being hunted. Don’t fret as you yare mankind’s last and only hope. Using badass weapons and powers, you’ll step into the TranStar uniform of Morgan Yu and fight through an alien-infested space station to save humanity. But as you are safeguarding humanity from the threat on board Talos I, you are also seeking answer to your questions. Who are you? What powers do you have? Who else is aboard Talos I?
Fans who pre-order Prey will receive the exclusive Cosmonaut Shotgun Pack.
The pack includes:
- Morgan Yu’s family heirloom Margrave shotgun
- Three Neuromods players can spend to acquire new abilities
- Two Medkits
- A Fabrication plan to create the Shotgun and Ammo
- A starter kit for building tools and weapons
- A unique upgrade to help players preserve their limited resources.
Prey will release world wide on May 5th, 2017 for PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

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Steventon Players Oscars
On the 17th of April 2015, the red carpet was out and a host of local stars attended the first screening of ‘Alice in Wonderland’ the DVD version or our February panto.
After the screening the ‘Steventon Players Oscars’ were awarded to the following people by Charlie Palmer:
Carol Silver – received a special SP-Oscar for her long standing support and contribution to the Steventon Players over countless years, especially for Costumes, Props and her inimitable acting skills. Unfortunately Carol could not attend but, check out the video of her acceptance from one of the following links:
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Rachel Cheeseman, Paul Wright and Tim Sennitt – received a shared SP-Oscar for their sterling back room activities; Rachel for creating magnificent stage backgrounds, props and costumes, Paul for setting up the sound systems, playing music and also creating some very entertaining sound effects (who could forget the Baroness’s new pumps!) and finally Tim for his lighting and sometimes strange transformation effects.


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Jeremy Renner, star of The Hurt Locker and Jessica Simpson tabloid covers from May-July of 2010 , is so angry! He cannot believe Christina Aguilera, who showed up at his 40th birthday party and then got a back rub on his bed. The nerve!
Said Renner at a Golden Globes after-party:
“Someone comes and tells me she’s in my room,” he told pals at the Jan. 16 affair. “I run up and open the door and I’m like, ‘Um, hi. What are you doing?’ She just starts slurring. Her boyfriend [Matthew Rutler] was rubbing her back. Who comes to someone’s birthday party that they don’t know and gets in their bed?! My parents were there!”
Yeah X-tina, his parents were there! And so was Leonardo DiCaprio, Scarlett Johansson, Blake Lively, Charlize Theron, Colin Farrell and Kevin Connolly. How many people there did you know, Jeremy? Or did your publicist just send out a bunch of invites to people whose names you heard of, and now you’re mad at Christina for getting drunk?
Don’t get us wrong, it sucks to have a stranger get sick at your party. We’re just saying, if you invite all the celebrities, some are going to show up with a bunch of drugs and alcohol, and maybe you should just calm down. Anyway, here’s a bunch of things Jeremy would rather have found in his bed that night than a slurring Christina Aguilera.


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text: BACKGROUND: The current evidence on effect of fluoridation in drinking water on bone is inconsistent. This study was undertaken to assess the effect of fluoride concentration in drinking water on bone mineral density (BMD) in Taiwanese women. METHODS: The study subjects included 248 women aged > or = 40 years who reside in naturally fluoridated and adjacent areas. The individual fluoride concentration of the drinking water and the BMD of the subjects’ lumbar spines were assessed. RESULTS: Women aged 46-65 years living in areas which have fluoride levels < 0.6 mg/l (mean = 0.18 mg/l; n = 130) had slightly lower bone densities than women living in areas with levels > or = 0.6 mg/l (mean 0.98 mg/l, n = 118). Only the age groups 46-50 and 61-65 years proved to be statistically significant. After controlling for age and body mass index, the BMD of those who had a dose > or = 1.0 mg/l is notably higher than the reference group (< or = 0.6 mg/l). After stratification by menopausal status, fluoride appeared to have no association with bone density in postmenopausal women. CONCLUSIONS: The BMD of the subjects from the area with a fluoride dose > 1 mg/l were significantly higher than those from the reference group (fluoride < 0.6 mg/l) for premenopausal women. There is no significant association between BMD and fluoride for postmenopausal women in Taiwan.


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The programme is being funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) which said it had set aside US$10 million for the scheme.
A simple calculation shows that at least a quarter of the amount is going into administration.
The programme is aimed at vulnerable families in eight urban centres: Buhera, Chegutu, Chinhoyi, Chipinge, Gokwe, Kwekwe, Redcliff and Ruwa.
The US$12, USAID and WFP say, will enable the families to meet almost two-thirds of their daily food requirements.
WFP says its Urban Social Assistance programme is expected to reach 326 004 people in 22 urban centres in September, up from a target of 292 865 people across 19 urban areas in August.
It says the number of food insecure people in urban areas is expected to rise from 2.2 million to 3.3 million by year end while countrywide it will reach 8.6 million people.
Zimbabwe has launched a massive agricultural revival programme which should see the country become food self-sufficient by the end of the season.
Failure by a nation to feed its people is a national security threat.