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In its 75-year history, 22 Airmen have led the Air Force as Chief of Staff. Each came to the post shaped by the experiences—and sometimes scar tissue—developed over three decades of service. Each inherited an Air Force formed by the decisions of those who came before, who bequeathed to posterity the results of decisions and compromises made over the course of their time in office. Each left his own unique stamp on the institution. As part of Air & Space Forces Magazine’s commemoration of the Air Force’s 75th anniversary, Sept. 18, 2022, we interviewed all of the living former Chiefs of Staff.
Gen. Norton Schwartz, CSAF No. 19 (2008-2012)
One thing was sure about Gen. Norton A. “Norty” Schwartz: He was never going to be Chief of Staff. Soft-spoken and a self-confessed introvert, he had spent barely three of the prior 11 years in Air Force jobs in the summer of 2008. Air Force Chiefs are typically fighter pilots, but Schwartz had flown C-130 transports and spent much of his career in the special operations world. When, in the spring of 2008, Schwartz’s relief as commander at U.S. Transportation Command was named, Schwartz already filed the paperwork to retire.
Then lightning struck.
Thursday, June 5, 2008. All the Air Force four-star generals were gathered in Dayton, Ohio, for Corona—one of the few, elite gatherings of the service’s top generals each year. But on this particular morning, something was wrong in this room full of high-priced talent. The two principals, Chief of Staff Gen. T. Michael Moseley and Secretary of the Air Force Michael Wynne, were late.
“We were all there in the room in Dayton, and we are awaiting the Chief’s and the Secretary’s arrival,” Schwartz recalled. “They were late, which was unusual. And everybody’s BlackBerry started buzzing.”
The first iPhone had hit the market in 2007, but the military was still deeply wedded to the BlackBerry, a dedicated mobile email machine with a built-in physical keyboard, a small screen, and superior security. Incoming messages awakened the BlackBerrys in every general’s pocket to Air Force Times and Defense News reports that Defense Secretary Robert Gates had fired both the military and civilian leaders of the Air Force, an unprecedented beheading of the service’s power structure.
“Everyone around the table understood that the institution was in jeopardy,” Schwartz said. Everyone also knew that one among them was almost certainly going to be the next Chief. While it was possible to bring someone back out of retirement—Army Gen. Peter J. Schoomaker, who retired in 2000, was recalled to Active duty to become Army Chief of Staff in 2004—the sudden and double-barreled firing would increase the pressure to fill the job rapidly. All of the four-stars were potential candidates, and to Schwartz, the likeliest candidate seemed to Gen. Kevin P. Chilton, the former astronaut who now headed U.S. Strategic Command.
Gates had other ideas. Chilton was another former fighter pilot, and Gates was looking to do more than change drivers. He wanted to send a lasting signal to a service he viewed as out of touch with the bloody mess that Iraq had become. U.S. military deaths in Iraq peaked in 2007 at more than 900, and while the death rate had slowed by mid-2008, at least one American was dying in Iraq each day. Gates believed Moseley and Wynne were too focused on some future conflict with China and not vested enough on the immediate problem at hand.
He wanted the next Air Force Chief to represent a radical departure from its recent past. And Schwartz was everything the brash and plain-spoken Moseley was not: Quiet, self-effacing, steeped in joint-service thinking after six joint tours—and a transport pilot. If Gates wanted to get the Air Force to change its tune, here was a bandleader who sung a different sort of song.
Mosely retired in July, and Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Duncan J. McNabb assumed the duties as Acting Chief for a month before Schwartz took his oath of office in July. Now Schwartz had to prove himself to the doubters, especially among his fellow Airmen.
“In many ways, I was more respected in the United States Army than I was in the Air Force,” Schwartz said. “I had earned my spurs largely in the special ops community. … There were people in the Air Force who were not persuaded, you know, that Schwartz was worthy. Fair enough, but that didn’t matter. There was work to do to preserve the institution of our Air Force,” he said. “And the guidance, you know, from Secretary Gates was really pretty straightforward.”
Gates’ brittle relationship with Moseley and Wynne was characterized most plainly by his characterization of leaders suffering “Next-War-itis” and obsessed with “exquisite” platforms that applied to enemies he didn’t see on the horizon. But firing a Chief and a Secretary over a disagreement in military advice and priority would have been unseemly. A series of Air Force failures relating to the safe and secure handline of nuclear weapons provided a ready excuse. In August 2007, an Air Force bomber crew flew from Minot Air Force Base, N.D., to Barksdale Air Force Base, La., unaware they were carrying six nuclear warheads. Seven months later, the Pentagon admitted the Air Force had erroneously shipped a nuclear weapon fuse to Taiwan in 2006, learning about the mistake from Taiwanese authorities.
Gates said that incident was the final straw. “It was the second incident that prompted me to believe that there were serious, systemic problems here,” he told reporters.
Schwartz said his marching orders from Gates were clear: “Number one was fix nuke, obviously,” he said. In his first 30 days, Schwartz took action to impose accountability. “We let 13 people go during a three-day period,” he said. “In every case, I met with the individuals personally,” Schwartz said. To him, the major failure was not the fuse shipment, but the Bent Spear incident with the B-52.
“Losing track of six nukes for 36 hours wasn’t just a mistake,” he said. “It was an egregious level of incompetence.”
Next on Gates’ list was to move past what he saw as Moseley’s and Wynne’s intransigence regarding funding for the F-22 fighter and support for the Army’s struggles in Iraq. Number two was “Get in the fight.”
“There was a perception that we were reluctantly participating in the conflicts in the Middle East,” Schwartz said. Gates wanted the Air Force to provide more intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) support to ground forces in Iraq and Afghanistan, which was crucial to disrupting insurgents’ ability to plant the deadly improvised explosive devices (IEDs) that were killing and maiming so many American soldiers.
Prior to the Iraqi invasion, Army Chief of Staff Eric K. Shinseki testified that it would take a force “on the order of several hundred thousand” troops to occupy and pacify Iraq after an invasion. The same week Shinseki testified, Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul D. Wolfowitz told Congress Shinseki’s estimate was “wildly off the mark.” The fact was, the Army lacked the capacity to field such a large invasion force. Even with the contributions of a large allied force it would have been impossible to put that many troops on the ground there for any length of time—especially since the U.S. was simultaneously sustaining a second occupation in Afghanistan.
Schwartz had been caught up in this debate in 2003 as the J-3 or operations chief on the Joint Staff, because he testified the same week before the Senate Armed Services Committee. Asked how many troops it would take, he fell back on guidance and declined to speculate, despite knowing a range of estimates that had been discussed among the military leadership.
But what looked like a heady decision at the time would later emerge during Schwartz’ nomination hearing to become Chief as a potential obstacle. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) questioned Schwartz: Had he been “sufficiently forthcoming?” Schwartz ultimately apologized, saying, “I did not answer your questions directly. And, by definition, that is not sufficiently forthcoming.”
Of course, it was obvious by then that it was Wolfowitz and Rumsfeld whose judgment had been wildly off the mark. “You go to war with the Army you have, not the Army you want or wish to have at a later time,” Rumsfeld said in answer to a soldier during an all-hands call in Iraq in 2004. By 2008, the Army was facing a recruiting and retention crisis and the Air Force and Navy had become the billpayers, forced to cut their forces, lend their manpower to drive logistics convoys in Iraq, and enable “blue-to-green” service transfer programs.
Being the Army’s billpayer galled Moseley, whose blunt objections only increased Gates’ frustrations with Air Force leadership. To Gates, the Air Force was failing to see itself as part of the joint team and hewing instead to an individualist view that the Army was responsible for solving the Army’s problems.
Schwartz, as his successor, had to answer for it.
“This was the perception of the Secretary of Defense—think about that,” Schwartz said. “Fair or not, having been in the positions I had been in, watching the Air Force, outside in, I had some reason to understand why there were such perceptions. There was a view that the Air Force was going to play these conflicts according to its own rules, … that we were reluctant participants.”
Was that fair? “Kids were dying,” Schwartz said. “In the Joint Staff, in combatant commands, certainly on the third floor [where the Defense Secretary’s Pentagon office is, it seemed] that it required far, far too much effort to get the Air Force to deliver capability.”
If perception is reality, this was the perception of the people “that mattered.” To an incoming Chief, then, it was fact.
One example was medevac helicopters. In 2009, wounded troops were bleeding out after being wounded by IEDs, gunshots, or rocket-propelled grenades. To stanch the deaths, Gates mandated a “Golden Hour Protocol,” cutting in half the objective time required to provide assistance to troops with life-threatening injuries.
“My question was, ‘Where are our rescue assets?” Schwartz recalls asking Airmen on his staff. The Airmen answered that this was an Army casualty evacuation mission, not for Air Force search-and-rescue operators.
“That’s nonsense,” Schwartz recalls saying. “Kids are dying. Americans need evacuation. Our helicopters, our rescue people are qualified—better qualified than [Army] cas-evac, and we’re going to do that.”
Then Schwartz went further because his best search-and-rescue operators were trainers, and he wanted them in the fight. “Against some headwinds, we decided to temporarily close the H-60 schoolhouse at Nellis [Air Force Base, Nev.,] and the very best of our H-60 weapons cadre were going to go to Afghanistan to support the Golden Hour. There was a little bit of a disturbance in the force field when we made that decision.”
In retrospect, that disturbance was worth it, Schwartz said. “As it turned out, after their return, they were far better instructors in the Weapons School than they were before they departed.”
That shouldn’t be surprising, he said, nor should it have been a challenge to deploy those talented Airmen. “That it required a Chief of Staff intervention to make that happen,” Schwartz said, “is so unfortunate.”
Every Chief has his watchwords, or themes, and Schwartz was no different. For Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., Chief No. 22, it’s “Accelerate Change … or Lose.” For Schwartz it was “All In.”
Determined to be a team player in the joint world, even if doing so made him unpopular in some Air Force circles, those two words embodied his and Gates’ objective.
As Chief, Moseley had objected to using Airmen to drive convoy duty. Where previously, “the Air Force wouldn’t support resupply of ground forces because that was Army business,” Schwartz said, under his leadership, “well, we played our part.”
Gradually, the Air Force began to “change that negative perception.”
Within Air Force circles, however, Schwartz was criticized for being Gates’ henchman, carrying out his bidding. The military services have a way of attacking their own leadership when it changes direction, a reaction some liken to the antibodies in the human bloodstream that fight infections. In Scwhartz’ time as Chief, the antibodies attacked him. Today, they are on public display attacking Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David H. Berger, whose efforts to radically redesign the Marine Corps—to retire its tanks, reduce its helicopters, and reshape its infantry to be more relevant in today’s Pacific theater—have met with stiff resistance from earlier generations of Marine leaders.
In April, two years after Berger released his Force Design 2030 plan to makeover the Corps, two dozen retired generals pushed back, an unprecedented rebellion of former Marine leaders that reportedly included every living former commandant.
Schwartz was spared such extreme treatment, but was still viewed as too willing to compromise the Air Force to make peace with the Secretary, especially when it came to the F-22 Raptor, the air superiority fighter the Air Force needed to replace its F-15C/Ds. Schwartz, however, said it was the Air Force, not DOD leadership, that failed to prove its case.
“In my mind, the Air Force did not justify the F-22 sufficiently,” he recalled. “It’s important to understand that Gates was writing letters to the families of the fallen every day. So the ‘Next-War-itis’ [comment] was not so much ideological, as it was this visceral reality, that we had a lot at stake right then. And you know, had the Air Force played it a little differently, in my view, and been a little more loyal … it might have turned out differently.”
Loyalty gets complex at the highest levels of military service. A leader’s loyalty is to the Constitution and the United States, not to an individual office holder. But military leaders must also navigate the reality that their job is to execute the strategy and directions of civilian leaders. When Schwartz was the J-3 and had dodged the question about how many troops would be needed to keep the peace in a post-invasion Iraq, his choice to not be fully forthcoming had placed loyalty to the administration—over his own obligation to answer questions openly and honestly. As Chief, he would have to wrestle with similar issues more than once.
When the Pentagon sought to shut down the F-22, Air Force leaders sought to take their case directly to Congress, a violation of protocol since the military works for the executive branch. Schwartz said Gates took that personally. In Gates’ autobiography, “Duty: Memoirs of A Secretary at War,” however, he glosses over his responsibility for killing the F-22. “Over 25 years, the F-22 suffered almost as many cuts from as many hands as Julius Caesar,” Gates wrote.
Yet it was Gates who dealt the fatal blow, ending the program at 187 aircraft.
Schwartz and Michael B. Donley, who succeeded Wynne as Secretary, tried to find a middle ground. They advanced a plan that would have kept the production line running until the Air Force had 243 F-22s.
“We did a very good piece of analysis that suggested that the right number was 243,” Schwartz said. “And we went to Secretary Gates and his folks and made the argument that if he was going to terminate the program, he should terminate it at 243. … It may be wishful thinking or it may be Pollyanna, but my view is that had the Air Force enjoyed a slightly better reputation on the third floor at the time, 243 would have survived.”
Gates ended production at 187, however, and by the Spring of 2009, Schwartz and Donley were ready to move on. In an Op-Ed in the Washington Post in April 2009, as the fiscal 2010 budget was being rolled out, they unfurled the white flag, concluding that the $13 billion bill to keep building more F-22s could not be justified “as defense budgets are becoming constrained.”
Schwartz felt there was no alternative at that point. “F-22 had consumed enough oxygen,” Schwartz said. “The question that every leadership team has to wrestle with is, ‘What are the existential issues for the United States Air Force?’ And our judgment was that, in the long view, the bomber successor was more important.”
Giving up on the F-22 was crucial to ensure Gates did not “double down on the F-22 decision” and also cut off funding for the future bomber. Today, as the B-21 nears first flight sometime in 2023, Schwartz believes his and Donley’s decision was the right one. Better to develop the bomber than to have won the battle for more F-22s at the cost, potentially, of a bomber replacement program.
The RPA Revolution
Another one of Gates’ frustrations with the Air Force had been over remotely piloted aircraft. Gates wanted more MQ-1 Predators in the fight.
“When I got back to Washington, we had eight 24/7 orbits of MQ-1,” Schwartz said, referring to the Air Force’s ability to maintain continuous overhead presence with Predator unmanned systems. “That was clearly insufficient, and there was frustration that the Air Force wasn’t more aggressive in fielding additional capability. … When we left, there were 58 orbits of MQ-1 and MQ-9 capability, and some other stuff, and in addition to that, the utility of remote aviation became embedded in the culture.”
Schwartz said institutionalizing RPAs meant ensuring that remote-control pilots earned wings so they could not be seen as “lesser beings” when lined up against other rated officers.
“That was another disturbance in the force field,” recalled Schwartz. “The reality was, I could not persuade the skeptics because of my pedigree.” Instead, it was his three-star head of operations, plans, and requirements who helped make that happen. “It took Phil Breedlove, who had the correct pedigree, to basically tell the skeptics to pack sand.”
Today, Schwartz said, it is hard to imagine that the next airlifter won’t be optionally manned. “The cargo business is going to go remote,”he added. Passengers will take longer, but cargo is going that way, as is at least some portion of attack aviation, he said. “It is clearly the right path to be on to have a mix that is less costly and where you can afford some attrition.”
Schwartz and Donley also sought to change Air Force leadership in terms of the diversity of backgrounds of Air Force leaders. The choices a Chief makes about general officer assignments and three- and four-star appointments may be their most enduring legacy. Who is chosen—and who is not—leaves a lasting mark.
“Mike Donley’s and my effort to diversify the leadership, both in terms of expertise, of ethnic background, in terms of gender—that was an important undertaking,” Schwartz said. “And it wasn’t done for political reasons. This was the right goddamned thing to do.” Quoting CSAF No. 12, he added, “Larry Welch told me when I first got in the chair that if you don’t spend 25 percent of your time on flag officer management, you’re not doing your job,” Schwartz recalled. “Well I don’t know that I spent 25 percent, but I did spend considerable time on that. The country needs good people to do this stuff, people who are competent, who can withstand the pressure, who model the right behaviors. You try to put people on a trajectory where, if lightning strikes, they’ll be there and they will be prepared.”
- Chiefs, Part 1: Discordant Visionary
- Chiefs, Part 2: A Quest for Stability, A Last Stand on Integrity
- Chiefs, Part 3: Like Father, Like Son
- Chiefs, Part 4: ‘I Tried to Always Make Things Better’
- Chiefs, Part 5: ‘Buzz Was Right’
- Chiefs, Part 6: ‘The Accidental Chief’
- Chiefs, Part 7: ‘Surviving the Budget Control Act Debacle’
- Chiefs, Part 8: The ‘Joint’ Chief
- Chiefs, Part 9: ‘Last of the Cold War Chiefs’
- Chiefs, Part 10: ‘The Invisible Chief’


Nepal’s telecom regulator is implementing a new regulation starting April 14, allowing consumers to file a monetary claim in case of inconvenience caused by network problems for longer than the stipulated time.
The regulator – Nepal Telecommunications Authority – said operators of telecom services would have to compensate their customers if the service is hampered due to a network outage.
The new regulation will replace the existing regulation on the quality of telecommunications services.
The new regulation has defined the quality of service that must be met by telecom service providers, mobile operators, and internet and data service providers.
For example, if you buy a data or voice package for 15 minutes a day and the network goes down at that time, the customer must receive the same compensation.
In the case of fixed broadband, if the ISP fails to provide the service for more than the period of time technically specified by the statute, the company should waive the charges equal to the period of time.
Or the company should offer a free service for this period.
The consumer advocates said that while the Consumer Protection Act 2018 included provisions on compensation, the new statute specifically includes a provision.
“It is indeed good for consumers,” said Bishnu Prasad Timilsina, secretary-general of the Nepal Consumer Rights Protection Forum.
“The new regulation provides for compensation to the consumer in the event of a service interruption without prior information or notification. This is a landmark decision, but there are many loopholes to make it effective.”
The statute provides for returning the money for the period of service interruption as compensation, but it is not about the compensation that actually causes damage to the customer due to the service failure, Timilsina said.
“If internet service is disrupted and customers are forced to use mobile data to use the service, compensation for mobile data usage must be provided,” he added.
“Compensation is also granted if customers complain. But the mechanism for handling complaints is not simple and not all customers are aware of it.”
Both the representatives of the telephone and the Internet providers were present when the statutes were drawn up.
“We have no problem with the new statute,” said Sudhir Parajuli, President of the Internet Service Providers’ Association Nepal.
“We paid the compensation. We also have our internal setup to measure service quality.”
Nepal Telecom customer kept complaining about service interruptions.
Cases have increased in recent months.
Customers have also complained about the failure of Telekom’s charging system.
Shobhan Adhikari, spokesman for Nepal Telecom, said the service disruption was due to various reasons.
“Until now we had no compensation payment regulations. The network disruption has various reasons and it becomes difficult to separate what exactly caused the service disruption.”
“The network is disrupted due to the problem in the devices and locations,” Adhikari said.
Adhikari said they regularly submitted their key performance indicator report to the agency.
Again and again a committee was formed regarding the service disruption of Nepal Telecom.
The mobile phone providers take precautions within the scope of the customer interest determination of the statute so that customers can check the data usage or the data volume themselves.
The fixed line internet service provider needs to make arrangements to verify the details of the internet service bandwidth used by the customers themselves through a multi-router traffic graph.
In case of fixed broadband service interruption or service reconnection, the fixed internet service provider shall provide the information or notifications via SMS or other mobile apps.
The automatic ticketing system must be provided to address customer complaints.
If the Telephone Service Providers and Fixed Line Internet Service Providers fail to comply with the Standards and Conditions, the Articles provide for action to be taken under the Telecommunications Act 1997.
According to the statute, the telecom providers must prepare a report on the quality measurement every three months and submit the report to the authority within 10 working days after the end of each quarter.
In addition, the service providers must submit an annual report on the quality of the service to the authority within two months of the end of the financial year, which must also be made publicly available.
The statute requires the telecommunications service providers to manage the equipment and other resources for quality measurement.
Service providers must also carry out regular surveys on the quality of experience in the areas of service operation via e-mail, Internet, apps, SMS and other forms.
Looking at past records, Timilsina said he had less hope that the new statute would improve the quality of telecommunications services.
According to the agency, as of mid-December last year, the country had 1 basic telecom service, 2 basic phone services, 2 GSM cellular services, 22 network service providers and 138 internet services (including email).
According to the agency’s management and information system report, as of mid-December last year, the country has a total of 37.15 million phone subscribers, of which 124.45 percent are mobile phone users and 2.77 percent are fixed-line phone users.
Similarly, there are 38.25 million Internet subscribers in the country, of which 94.25 percent use mobile broadband subscribers and 36.52 percent use fixed broadband Internet services.


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Named after the French botanist Pierre Magnol this tall tree belongs to the Magnoliaceae family. This tree can reach a height of approximately 25m. They can be deciduous blooming before the leaves appear, perennial or semi-evergreen. East-Asia, Himalayas and Central and North America are its homelands. These exotic looking trees with their sensual white and pink flowers are the main attraction of any garden.
The liquid is light yellowish-brown in color. The flowery fragrance is escorted by lemon and vanilla scents resulting in an uplifting precious aroma associated to purity prosperity and meditation.
The sensual magnolia flowers undergo the process of steaming in order to deliver this precious essential oil
The chemical composition specific to this absolute consequently offering this wonderful and sensual fragrance is:
Isobornyl acetate 16.6%
Methyl myristate 15.3%
2Z,6E –farnesol 15%
2E,6E -farnesol 12.5
Known as an aphrodisiac fragrance is commonly associated to fertility and prosperity having calming and relaxing effects if used in aromatherapy.
Medicinal use: The floral aroma is useful to fight against infections and skin conditions being used for more than 2000 years in the Chinese medicine.
Scars, acne and skin injuries caused by sun exposure are only some of the problems that can be solved by this plant. Respiratory issues like coughs or colds and the pains associated to them can also be alleviated if this absolute is at hand to be used. Pains associated to rheumatism can also be treated or at least lessened. Pregnant women or breast feeding mothers should not use it. However, it is advisable to ask the advice of a specialist before using it as a remedy.
Culinary uses: Magnolia leaves are used to wrap or cook food in some parts of Japan.

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I would love to try these. I have never seen them before, i love a fruit and nut mix.
This is the best snack.
I love dried fruit and nuts. I definitely have to try this. Just think you get fiber and calcium too. Thank you
Check out their website: www.snacktrition.com. It was the "snack of the day" on the Rachel Ray show!!

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seriously though, other than clutch chudder (too few miles on yours), lean spots in the rpm band, not many problems. check chain for proper lube and tension, oil change frequency/history. vstroms are generally regarded as being very reliable and relatively cheap to maintain
I'd have to say that bike should be an easy decision to make if the price is right. When I was looking I had the same concerns but after much research found it to have a sterling reputation for reliability with many stories of high mileage bikes still running great. There is a guy who's turned over 200,000 miles on his and Suzuki offered to replace his speedo with a new one for free so he could keep on counting the mileage. Apparently it stops reading at 199,999.
Something else, if the transmission sounds like it has rocks in it at idle in neutral with the clutch out, don't worry, it's normal. There will also be a fair amount of gear whine which comes from the gear drives on the cams and jack shaft. You may notice some minor vibrations in a few patches of the rev range, that is also fairly normal.
A bike with that few miles should ride pretty much like new.
I'm to conservative to just grab and go. Granted mine had 12,000 when I bought it, I took it straight to a dealer to have a maintenance check. Was told it was rock solid, but was also told buy the dealer I bought it from, they "put work into it". They did nothing.... chain needed lubed/tightened, oil needed changed... things like that.
You're in good shape. When aliens invade Earth they will pick off the Wee riders first. This is THE ABSOLUTE REASON to ride a VEE.
A 4000 mile Vee should have no problems for a couple of years. Don't worry about the 'Chudder' or Dreaded Lean Spot(Borrow a Yam FZ1 and compared fuel mappings to determine if you actually have anything to bitch about).
This is how g-d ranked the Universe. You will be first in g-d's eyes
2. Honda CL90
6. A Broken Craftsman Ratchet
7. Suzuki Wankel
8. A Seized Motor
9. A Blown Transmission
Only thing to watch out for is Wee650 owners pissing on your boots about how superior they think they are (Not) as compared to the bigger better engine.. Come on, WTH could be wrong with a 4000 mi motorcycle of recent vintage. No Bad Motorcycles, only bad uneducated MC owners
If you are worried, change the oil, check the tire pressure, make sure all the other fluids are full (brakes, clutch), maybe check the chain tension, lube it if it suits you, make sure the light bulbs are all working. Then get on it and ride. Yes, the clutch will make some noise in a few more thousand miles; there are fixes for that. Yes, you'll probably want to add a PowerCommander or Flash the prom, but that can be done. Yes, you'll want to sync the throttle bodies someday and put some fingernail polish on the adjustment screw to better fix it in place.
Then, when you wheelie away from a 650 wheezing in your dust, you can grin and say to yourself, "yep, made the right choice." I've owned both versions and would not EVER go back to a 650. Not even the new one. (Tongue in cheek, of course.)
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In 2022, Arkansas’ state minimum wage is $11 per hour.
In Arkansas, the tipped minimum wage is $2.63/hour.
In calculating the overtime rate for the tipped employee, the restaurateur must multiply the minimum wage ($11 per hour) by 1½ (1.5), subtract the tip credit ($8.37 per hour), multiply that figure by the number of overtime hours worked, and then add that sum to their 40-hour total.
Employers are required to provide break periods of at least 30 minutes for minors ages 14 through 17 who work 5 or more consecutive hours and are going to continue to work. Employers are not required to give breaks for employees 18 and over. If your employer allows breaks, and they last less than 20 minutes, you must be paid for the break. If your employer allows meal periods, the employer is not required to pay you for your meal period if it lasts more than 20 minutes and you do no work during that time.
Employers are not required to provide employees with sick leave benefits, either paid or unpaid.
If a company or corporation terminates the employee, the employee’s wages are due by the next regular payday. If the employer fails to make payment within 7 days of the next regular payday then the employer shall owe the employee double the wages due.
You can reach out directly to the Arkansas Department of Labor by clicking HERE. In addition, below is our list of recommended labor lawyers to help you out.

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Indy 4 On DVD/Blu-ray, SpongeBob On DVD and The Ultimate Matrix On Blu-ray
Herald in the holiday season with BOB THE BUILDER: Bob's White Christmas available on DVD October 14, 2008 from Lionsgate and HIT Ent. This Christmas classic is available in a new glitter package and features five fun, seasonal favorites. Bob and his Can-Do Crew learn about the true spirit of Christmas as they hammer out solutions that lead to a job well-done.
Five seasonal episodes include:
--"Bob's White Christmas"
--"Bob and the Big Freeze"
--"Bob of the North"
--"Special Delivery Spud"
BOB THE BUILDER: BIG Build Collection On DVD
BOB THE BUILDER: Big Build Collection arrives just in time for the holidays and includes three favorite Bob the Builder DVDs and a collectible die-cast Scoop toy. Join Bob as he demonstrates lessons in teamwork and the value of a job well done when this special set hits shelves on October 14, 2008 from Lionsgate and HIT Ent.
Perfect for budding builders, the BOB THE BUILDER: BIG Build Collection set features everyone's favorite builder and his Can-Do Crew hard-at-work getting the job done. See how it all began from Bob's first job to when he and Wendy became business partners in "When Bob Became a Builder." Follow Scoop as he takes the lead in "Bob's Big Plan;" and see what it takes to be part of "Bob's Top Team."
BOB THE BUILDER: When Bob Became a Builder:
Bob the Builder and his Can-Do Crew can build just about anything. Like any great builder, he had to start with a dream, the right tools, and the right team. Join Benny and Scrambler and be there as they learn about "When Bob Became a Builder." See Bob's first building job with his Dad, Robert, and when he became partners with Wendy. Travel back to Bob's early years as he meets Scoop, Muck, Dizzy, Lofty and Roley and watch as he starts a building yard of his own. From his very first brick to his latest plan, it's the story of Bob from boy to builder.
BOB THE BUILDER: Bob's Big Plan:
Every big project and every big adventure begins with a big plan. Bob the Builder is about to take on his biggest project ever when Bob begins building a whole new town from the ground up. Before he breaks ground, find out how it all began in "Bob's Big Plan." It's the blueprint for the biggest building job. Can they build it? Yes they can!
BOB THE BUILDER: Top Team:
Bob the Builder is hard at work finishing his workshop, building a new school and a visitor center in the new town. When Bob must build different houses for everyone, he realizes his Can-Do Crew really can do anything because they are "Bob's Top Team."
THOMAS & FRIENDS WHISTLE EXPRESS COLLECTION On DVD
Whistle along with Thomas and his engine pals as they travel around the Island of Sodor in this 3-DVD collection filled with thrilling adventures, favorite friends and heartwarming storylines about discovery, friendship and cooperation. The THOMAS & FRIENDS: WHISTLE EXPRESS COLLECTION pulls into retail October 14, 2008 from Lionsgate and HIT Ent. Young engineers will love the new eye-catching, specially designed 3-pack set, which includes a collectible train whistle.
DVD Set Includes:
--"Thomas the Tank Engine: Carnival Capers"
THOMAS & FRIENDS celebrate as a carnival comes to the Island of Sodor! Join the engines as they explore their surroundings and learn to work together as a team.
--"Thomas the Tank Engine: Calling All Engines"
Summertime is always beautiful on the Island of Sodor. It is a busy time for all of the engines, but when the Steam engines and Diesels can't get along, and no work is getting done, the engines are in a terrible mess. Will the new airport get ready in time? Will the bridge get built? Can the engines work together and save the day?
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I am old enough to remember the time when Anime became a cultural obsession, as names like Miyazaki and Tezuka, populated just about every conversation. The very idea that anime were considered mainstream films in other parts of the world, changed how we viewed movies. It also changed how we view stories, as movies like Akira captured the world’s imagination, leaving audiences both flabbergasted and illuminated. The one thing all these filmmakers form Japan, was something quite personal, sometimes hidden in plain view, and sometimes veiled in allegory.
Miyazaki, has always been famous for that, as sharing of his life, is what made films like Grave of The Fireflies, as heartbreaking as it is. Although many of his films are a cross between slice of life and fantasy, one of the major themes, is living in a time of war. Even to his most recent films, they deal with fighter lanes and those who are affected by it. Which is why when I read about Berlin- The Seven Dwarves by Marvano, I wanted to revisit that time.
In the opening pages, we are brought to 1993, a few elderly women visit an abandoned airfield in Lincolnshire, England, where a letter has brought to this place, which was written 50 years prior. The story takes us back to World War II and the crew of the “Snow White” an Arvo Lancaster bomber, in a middle of a dogfight. As it usually goes with extended tours, Captain Auberson and his crew, going on back to back missions, with the penultimate mission being their final night raid over Germany. By this volume’s end, the reader finds out the fate of Snow White, and so do these ladies, because they were there.
Overall, a graphic novel which shows you the horrors of war while showing humanity in the people who were there. The story by Marvano reminds me of the old Blackhawks comics I read growing up. The art by Marvano is beautiful. Altogether, in today’s climate, where everyone talks about patriotism, this story highlights those who paid the ultimate for it.
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Biden always took pride in his oratory skills, which he had honed over time despite a stutter in his childhood. Sometimes they worked to his advantage – for example, when he was hailed early in his career as the leader of a new generation of Democrats and chaired the judiciary committee in critical Supreme Court nomination hearings. Sometimes his confidence in her was betrayed by the results, such as when he spoke about Barack Obama’s eloquence during the 2008 primaries, or during the countless other moments when he said something on the spur of the moment that he later had to clarify.
But never before 9/11 had he attempted to use these skills in a moment of national tragedy.
As he got off the train at around 10 a.m. that morning, Biden hurried over the few blocks between Union Station and the Capitol. In the distance, smoke rose into the air over the Potomac. Another plane, American Airlines Flight 77, crashed into the Pentagon. A Capitol police officer stopped him at the entrance and refused to let him into the building.
Margaret Aitken, then Biden’s press secretary, met him on the way to the Capitol steps. She remembered Biden trying to find a way to get in front of the C-SPAN cameras in the Senate, saying something that the public could find comforting. “He wanted our country and the rest of the world to know that our government was still operational. That was extremely important to him at the time, ”recalls Aitken.
Part of Biden’s desire to speak that morning was fueled by the fact that the other national figures could not. Bush was still kept out of DC for his safety after spending the morning in a Florida classroom promoting education and literacy. Then Vice President Dick Cheney was in the presidential bunker. Biden, who recently became chairman of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, was arguably the most senior foreign policy figure outside the executive.
But those who have worked with Biden believe that he is also a firm believer in his ability to exude calm and empathy in moments when these two terms seem to be absent. While some politicians find it difficult to comfort those affected, Biden prides itself on his ability to do so. He has praised deceased colleagues, given national speeches on moments of gun violence and thought of dire milestones in connection with the Covid-19 pandemic. A role that not every politician can play. And as the day of September 11th unfolded, it wasn’t clear whether Biden or anyone could do the same.
Despite Biden’s assertions to the Capitol Police, he would never be admitted to the Senate. At that moment, Aides remembered Biden looking at the jumble of lawmakers, staff, and tourists standing in shock after the Capitol evacuated, and began walking up to people one by one, taking their shoulders and sharing the message he was wanted to share with the cameras, “We’ll be fine, we’ll be fine.”
Former MP Bob Brady, a Pennsylvania Democrat, was with Biden that day. The two tried to convince other members of the legislature to band together and push for access to the Capitol to bring Congress back into session, if only to signal that the government was not bowed. But after hours of trying, they gave up.
Biden looked at Brady.
“He said, ‘Do you have a car?’ I said, ‘Yes, I have a car,’ Brady told POLITICO. So the two lawmakers, a member of Brady’s co-worker and Biden’s brother Jimmy – who had been in DC that day and making his way to the Capitol – piled up in a car to drive home.
And then Biden got what he was looking for.
On the way to the car, Biden met Linda Douglass, the then chief Capitol Hill correspondent for ABC News. She had recently been evacuated herself and was looking for a place to record live, and most importantly, a senior government official to speak to.
“It was a great relief to see someone of his stature and seniority able to speak to the country in a state of terror and confusion,” said Douglass, Obama’s 2008 advisor -Biden was campaign. “That was the part that was important to me: there were no other voices. There were no other leaders who were able to calm the country down. “
Back in the studio, ABC news anchor Peter Jennings asked Biden about Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden, who was already being discussed as the mastermind behind the attacks. “The tendency under these circumstances is to focus too much on one man, one idea, one perspective … I think it is far too early for us to make such judgments,” said Biden. “You can’t do that overnight. It’s an incredible tragedy. But it’s a new threat in the 21st century, and we’re going to find a way to do it. ”
After the interview, Biden and Brady hopped in the car, hopped in the heavy afternoon traffic, and took a drive to Wilmington that Brady remembers. The men listened to the news throughout the journey, spoke to family members, and spent most of the journey in shock. “We just didn’t know what to make of it or what to do about it,” recalls Brady. He says the men sobbed and said a prayer every time there was an update on how many were killed that day.
Biden’s phone rang again near Baltimore. It was President Bush who “thanked him for his remarks,” Brady said. The president also told Biden that intelligence services were telling him to stay away from the country’s capital. Biden pushed back: “Mr. President, come back to Washington. ”
Bush would eventually return to DC later that evening and speak to the nation from the Oval Office at 9 p.m., nearly 12 hours after the first plane hit the World Trade Center.
Brady dropped the Biden at Wilmington Train Station, where Biden’s own car had been parked all day. The next morning, Biden held a staff meeting at the Capitol where he comforted young helpers with a speech that Aitken said she told him more people should hear. So they called the producers on the Oprah Winfrey Show.
“I literally got heads of state on the phone faster than Oprah,” says Aitken with a laugh. Their show was anticipated for days by coverage of 9/11 and Biden would appear on Monday the 17th almost a week later.
The Oprah interview (conducted via satellite from Delaware) was a preview of the role Biden would ultimately play for years to come: part fortune teller, part foreign affairs analyst, part comforter.
Oprah introduced Biden as “a key player” for the country at that moment. The senator read from a letter written by the son of the President of the University of Delaware, his alma mater.
“We fought evil. We have upheld our constitutional rights, our values and everything that is so important to America, “read Biden before remarking himself:” You have no capacity to bring this nation down. You don’t have the capacity. ”
Two days later he would deliver a similar message at the same university, where his reassurance included predictions much rosier than what ultimately happened.
“Don’t get carried away. What happened was terrible. Some have called September 11th ‘the second day of shame’, ”Biden told the students. “Some tell you it will change the way we live. I’m here to tell you it won’t change the way we live – it can’t, it can’t. It is the beginning of the end of the way of life of international terrorist organizations – not ours. “
Biden would spend the next days, weeks, months, and years shaping the political responses to September 11th. His “foreign policy focus shifted to Central Asia and the Middle East. And it should have been, ”recalled Mike Haltzel, Democratic Staff Director of the Subcommittee on European Affairs.
At that moment he was making political calculations that would complicate his career. He spoke highly of President Bush and worked closely with the Bush administration. He offered his support for the use of military force in Iraq and gave the White House the kind of bipartisan approval to confidently launch the invasion.
But aid workers also say that during his four trips to the region, Biden became disillusioned with the results of September 11, not just from the war in Iraq, but from efforts to build a semblance of a nation-state in Afghanistan.
“For years it was more like, ‘This is a shitty situation. The Bush administration is screwing it up. And if I could just sit down with Karzai, maybe I could find a way to get it un — ed, ‘”said Jonah Blank, South and Southeast Asia Political Director on the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee from 1999 to 2011. That , said Blank, leading to “‘Okay, I sat down with Karzai and no, he’s not part of the solution. He’s part of the problem. I just don’t see any way to break that. I don’t see any way to get to the other side here. ‘”
Almost 20 years after getting off the train, Biden was in a position to do something about this disillusionment. As president, he oversaw the full withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan until the end of August, despite immense political pressure to reconsider that decision. It was a bloody, chaotic jumble of retreat that raised serious questions about his approach to the region. To ward off doubts – and to honor the associated US military losses – Biden again followed instinct: He delivered an important national address to the nation.
Biden pledged to avenge the deaths of 13 American soldiers killed by a suicide bomber in Kabul in the final days of the retreat.
“When we have been through 20 years of war, strife and pain and sacrifice,” he said, “it is time to look to the future, not the past – to a future that is safer, to a future, one that is more certain, into a future that honors those who served and all those who showed what President Lincoln called their ultimate level of devotion. “


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To Learn. By definition, learning is known simply as; knowledge which is attained through study, training, practice or the act of being taught.
Every intelligent organism has been proven to learn. Some beings evolve to communicate with one another. Others, show the potential to transmit knowledge of different species. However, the ability to learn and communicate at a heightened skill level, is indeed what makes us human.
The proficiency to learn from our mistakes and our past, through experimentation and deduction, all while analyzing information is what leads to the acquisition of new skills, more in-depth knowledge, and overall understanding.
Though human nature allows for repeat mistakes, the ability to develop our learning leads to the opportunity of achieving more significant results. With such results come new inventions and drives progress in all facets of our lives. Moreover, through all of our faults and shortcomings, the pursuit of knowledge and the development of our learning is why we have become the advanced species that we are today.
Computational models began in the very early 1950’s. Arthur Samuel, an American pioneer in the field of computer gaming and Artificial Intelligence, coined the term “Machine Learning” in 1959. It was then that the concept of Machine Learning began to form from a theory into a reality. The goal for Machine Learning is, and always has been, is for a machine to achieve the ability to learn based on multiple different types of data, and ultimately make predictions, provide expert answers, or guesses without actually being programmed explicitly on how to do so. A machine’s solutions are based on its acquired knowledge: not predetermined by code. Machine learning, and therefore Artificial Intelligence, are concepts meant to handle the recognition, understanding, and analyzation of data. These concepts have been evolving rapidly over time. In most cases, the technological limitations have been the bottleneck for more advanced progression. Until recently, Machine Learning (more specifically its fraction called “Deep Learning”) would take advantage of easily obtained and affordable computational infrastructures which could deal with parallel processing of complex mathematical tasks through the use of advanced algorithms.
These developments returned limited results. As a result, a so-called “AI Winter” set in, where the industry went through a period of reduced funding and interest in Artificial Intelligence. The term, originating in 1984 as the topic of a public debate began due to severe cutbacks in funding, followed by the end of serious research. The interest in Machine Learning began to pick up in early 2000,’s with the creation of the Torch software library (2002) and ImageNet (2009). The opposite of an “AI Winter,” an “AI Spring” began to emerge in early 2010. Now, in 2018, we are turning the page on what could be a global industry surge with AI and Machine Learning.
It’s worth explaining the traditional hierarchy of these systems: Deep Learning is a subset of Machine Learning, and Machine Learning is a subset of Artificial Intelligence.
Primarily, the progress of traditional AI (i.e., knowledge-based, rule-based systems, such as the Deep Blue chess program) came to a halt until large amounts of digitized data and computational power became available over the last ten years. This has enabled computing-intensive algorithms to learn from data. That’s when ML and DL began to shine and became positioned to revolutionize how things work in many industries.
Machine Learning vs. Artificial Intelligence vs. Deep Learning
Currently, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Deep Learning are beginning to provide a competitive edge in the following industries markets:
Health care is one of the largest fields where tremendous amounts of knowledge, data, variables, statistics, and unknowns and managed. However, instead of just data, the health and well-being of ourselves and our loved ones are at stake. In response to such high stakes, the medical field is, and always will be, one of the most important industries for AI applications to show and prove its worth.
The analysis of seemingly insurmountably-sized data sets and countless records to identify trends and tendencies, based on limitless variations of medical records, disease patterns, genetic tendencies, etc., is precisely the benefit to having a well-trained and adaptable AI system. Consider analyzing the human genome to discover cures to illnesses or to accelerate life-saving discoveries. These real-world applications are but a few examples of use-case scenarios that medicine will be able to offer us within the very near future.
While many of these applications are in continuous development, helping doctors and researchers alike, we are still in the very early stages of discovering and harvesting AI’s full potential in this field. With unceasing efforts from scientists, developers and hardware manufacturers, we break new performance barriers at a rapid rate. GPU manufacturers such as NVIDIA and Intel empower the industry with the hardware building blocks necessary to achieve better, faster and more precise results that will lead to exponential improvements in our human health, livelihood, and overall well-being for the world as a whole.
From logistics to the military, or to manufacturing, robotics play a tremendous role in today’s supply chain industry. Advanced levels in automation have already been achieved with the use of Deep Learning applications. A robots’ ability to build, manipulate, categorize, sort, and move objects has become a cornerstone of the modern manufacturing industry. Additionally, the use of airborne and land-based drones and autonomous vehicles are used in rescue operations, the military, public safety and security, transport, entertainment, agriculture, and even medicine. The combined use of Artificial Intelligence with Robotics is finding its way into more industries every day.
Space exploration is another crucial industry that relies on the use of AI and robotics. Interestingly enough, though NASA is not a branch of the US military, they are an independent branch of the government. Therefore, many technologies, some involving robotics, are in use long before they become part of public knowledge. The intersection of science, technology, industry, and power has always been prevalent, and there is no better example than space exploration.
Deep Machine Learning is genuinely changing the game for the marketing industry. Marketers strive to engage, entice, and educate their audience. Deep Learning applicability is virtually endless. It allows for not just clearer understanding and target recognition; it also creates unique and personal engagements based through behavioral patterns and creating timely opportunities. By identifying the ideal clients, to determining the opportune purchase moment of a customer, the applicability of market trends through GPU Machine Learning can disrupt markets and industries. Deep Learning, already, is one of the most significant examples of technology to maximize opportunities and drastically improve costs efficiency for business’. The Ad-tech industry, for example, utilizes Deep Learning for predictions and real-time bidding to recognize and maximize opportunities and radically improve cost efficiencies.
The retail industry has embraced AI for years. From tracking stock levels to monitoring foot traffic, sizeable computational data is increasingly vital to an industry that often struggles to stay afloat. Consider the future of retail for a moment. Imagine: a densely distributed systems of cameras installed throughout a store, combined with AI image recognition and specific scanning abilities could allow registered customers to pick up items and leave the store without the need to visit a store register. Purchased would automatically be billed to a customer’s credit card upon leaving.
There are many retailers experimenting with this type of AI application for long-term cost savings and unmatched customer convenience. There is also a strategy for customer retention, product placement for foot traffic, and accessibility.
E-Commerce Use of Artifical Intelligence
From chatbots to suggesting new products based on previous purchases or products you’ve researched Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning is everywhere in the e-commerce industry. These technologies create a personal touch with a customer and enable digital tracking for the marketer. Additionally, recognizing and predicting patterns in consumer behavior has been revolutionary for industries such as airlines and hospitality. Consider how quickly prices can change and adapt based off of events or pattern fluctuations. This information is tailored through detailed AI to maximize both productivity and company profit.
Cybersecurity & Machine Learning
From security penetration testing and monitoring to detection and prevention, Machine Learning and Deep Learning in cyber threat protection’s are growing exponentially. Deep Learning is primarily utilized for identifying anomalies and malicious behavior, such as bad actors or those that intend to harm. It can detect a threat in the early stages or, in an ideal world, prevent an attack from occurring entirely. Well-designed DL algorithms and solutions assist security experts in assessing risks and aid in narrowing their focus from looking at potentially thousands of incidents to analyzing the most aggressive attacks. DL algorithms often provide a visual representation for more comprehensive and quicker analysis. From discovering, predicting, and preventing DDoS attacks to network and system intrusions, DL has become the cornerstone of many reliable tools that SOC teams are utilizing daily.
Major players in the ride-share community, such as Uber and Lyft, have long understood the importance of driverless vehicles to expand their platform. Even tech giants such as Google and Apple are entertaining the idea of driverless technology with Google’s Waymo program and Apple’s (admittedly secret) “Project Titan” making recent headlines. Naturally, major auto manufacturers are dipping their toe into the water as well, with automation enhancements like Tesla’s “Autopilot” features. Striving for flawless autonomy in transport is a lofty goal, but one many are eagerly attempting.
Deep Learning and Inference are at the core of this industry, and while it has its multitude of challenges, ranging from technological impediments to government regulation, the fact that we will be surrounded by self-driving vehicles for personal and industrial purposes is unavoidable. While we may not be a fully autonomous transport society yet, a smart, self-driving automated future will be the reality in the years to come.
Human Resources and Recruitment Industries
HR is a prime example of when AI and DL can aid an industry that is overloaded. Companies such as LinkedIn and GlassDoor have been utilizing this technology for years. Scanning profiles for specialized skills, industry experiences, activities, location, and even competitor experience is nothing shy of necessary in the modern world.
The days of handing over a CV to be peer-reviewed entirely are all but gone. Now, algorithms will have a much better picture of your experience and personality, based not just on your CV, but also on your social media and online presence combined with behavioral patterns of your profile (age, gender, location, etc.). Your interests, as well as theoretical predictions of your next move (do you change jobs often), are compared to other potential candidates for a likelihood of being hired.
As intrusive as this may initially appear, automation and algorithms have a distinct advantage of bypassing any personal preferences and biases from recruiters themselves. DL and AI will ultimately run the future of HR.
Fraud detection/prevention is some of the most relevant and public-facing risks that the banking and payment providers face. Predicting economic and business growth opportunities to make and/or suggest sound investment advice that minimizes risk is aided by GPU Deep Learning and Artificial Intelligence platforms. Having a system that continually monitors the entire industry for pattern-building trends is not only essential, but it is also impossible to do on a human scale. Companies that utilize AI and DL technologies tremendously increase their chances to disrupt established market incumbents.
Weather, Climate and Seismic Data
From weather pattern predictions, advanced storm modeling, and even disaster prevention, Artificial Intelligence plays an integral role in the weather industry. Constant monitoring of potential network threats can create countermeasures so that people can evacuate an area in the face of natural disasters such as hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes or even wildfires and flooding.
Accurately predicting a natural disaster or the potential destruction of urban infrastructure or crops can allow investment firms and stock market players to maximize their profits and minimize their risk with the correctly placed (or avoided) investment. Additionally, the oil and gas industry is benefiting from the use of AI in underground resources distribution, pocket sizes, and locations allowing for maximized efficiencies, but also minimizing environmental impact.
Data mining, statistical analytics, and forecasting have incredible applications in various markets and are becoming increasingly crucial in business and political decision-making. The tremendous amount of data that is being collected is useful not just for AI, and it’s prediction algorithms, but having the ability to access historical and real-time information at an immediate rate allows decision makers, in all fields, to make more informed and calculated choices (personal human biases aside).
While AI can assist with prediction and pattern-recognition with large datasets, humans are ultimately responsible for final decision-making choices and as such, are liable for all consequences. With the assistance of a well-trained AI algorithm, those consequences are becoming less and less.
Enter GPU Machine Learning
Groundbreaking technological advancement for the Machine and Deep Learning industry was developed not long ago. The Graphics Processing Unit or GPU Server was created. Most CPUs work effectively at managing complex computational tasks, but from the performance and financial perspective, CPUs are not ideal for Deep Learning tasks where thousands of cores are needed to work on simple calculations in parallel. The application of general purpose CPUs tends to be cost-prohibitive for such purposes, and this is where the development of the GPU came from.
Initially developed for image rendering and manipulating purposes, developers realized they could use GPUs for other tasks due to the nature of their design and their massive ability for parallel processing. With thousands of simple cores per single GPU, these components quickly became the foundation for today’s Deep Learning applications.
Deep Learning Training
Deep Learning Neural Networks are becoming continuously more complex. The number of layers and neurons in a Neural Network is growing significantly, which lowers productivity and increases costs. Deep Learning deployments leveraging GPUs drastically reduce the size of the hardware deployments, increase scalability, dramatically reduce the training and ROI times and lower the overall deployment TCO.
Deep Learning Inference
Trained Neural Networks are deployed for inference in production environments. Their task is to recognize spoken words, images, predict patterns etc. Just like during training, speed is of utmost importance especially when a workload deals with “live predictions.” Besides processing speeds; throughput, latency, and network reliability also play a vital role. Deployment of GPUs in the cloud is the solution.
Developers, data scientists and hardware manufacturers jumped on this opportunity, with NVIDIA leading the charge on the hardware side. Now, because of companies such as NVIDIA, there is a developed software ecosystem supporting a wide range of Deep Learning frameworks, applications and libraries. GPUs shine with the ability to harness multiple processing cores and scale to handle tremendous amounts of simultaneous instructions. General purpose CPUs still make a more in-depth impact in the AI segment for being cost-effective, so they are easy to distribute as components for Inference and to support GPUs in network and storage parts of computational tasks. Graphics Processing Units are genuinely the hi-tech leaders to support today’s massive and continuously rising demand for infrastructure-parallel processing capabilities.
From Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Big Data manipulation, 3D rendering, and even streaming, the requirement for high-performance GPUs is unquestionable. With companies such as NVIDIA, valued at over $6.9B, the demand for technologically powerful compute-platforms is increasing at record pace. Additionally, the projected Deep Learning market is valued at $3.1B for 2018 and expected to increase to over $18B by 2023.
Many deep neural networks are deployed with new Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN) and Recurrent Neural Networks (RNN) on a regular basis. This makes it nearly impossible and imprudent naming them all. Though we don’t have the opportunity to interact with every network that is built, there are some very real use-cases where we do interact with on a daily basis. Facial recognition, natural language processing, and voice recognition are some of the most identifiable Deep Learning applications.
CNN’s tend to be engaged in image related tasks, and RNN’s are more versed in voice and language patterns. However, there are many additional Deep Learning frameworks which tend to be more suitable for different variations of tasks. The most popular frameworks include:
- TensorFlow – one of the most popular DL frameworks today and excellent for speech recognition, text classification, and other NLP applications. TensorFlow works with CPU’s and GPU’s alike.
- Keras– great for text generation, classification, speech recognition, and suitable to run on GPU and CPU alike, uses Python API. Keras is often installed with Tensorflow.
- Chainer – best suited for speech recognition and machine translation, supports CNN’s and DNN’s alike, as well as NVIDIA CUDA and multi GPU nodes. Chainer is Python-based.
- Pytorch – primarily used for machine translation, text generation, and Natural Language Processing tasks, archives great performance on GPU infrastructure.
- Theano – suitable for text classification, speech recognition, but predominantly this framework allows for creating new Machine Learning models and uses a Python library.
- Caffe/Caffe2 – prized for its performance and speed, primarily used for CNN’s image recognition purposes. It uses a Python interface and has many pre-trained models ready to deploy without writing any code with Model Zoo. Caffe/Caffe2 works well with GPU’s and scales well.
- CNTK – works well with CNN and RNN types for respective image and speech recognition as well as text-based data. It supports a Python interface and offers excellent scalability across multiple nodes and offers exceptional performance.
- MXNET – supports multiple programming languages and CNN + RNN networks being very suitable for image, speech and NLP tasks, and is very scalable and GPU focused.
Conclusion: GPU Machine Learning and AI
If current interests (read: funding) remain at the same level, and the robot uprising doesn’t throw off investors for a few years, we will only see more advancement within the field.
The human brain is a very creative and capable organ, and mimicking it through a combination of software and hardware is not particularly easy. However, we as a species will continue advancing our technology, improving our neural networks, developing new Deep Learning techniques, produce more capable and powerful software, and continue working on the ultimate goal of creating a world where computers can help us advance faster, understand better and learn quicker.
Will this ultimately lead us to the development of singularity? Likely not, but we will surely find out eventually. For now, Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning create tremendous market opportunities on a global scale and are aimed at improving our lives and the world around us. It is not just redefining industries and markets, but its applications are life changing.


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The crews of the BTR-82A is Russian military base performed exercises of control firing practice in the classroom at the fire training in Tajikistan.
At the site of sur soldiers carried out the shooting of all the weapon systems of combat vehicles at targets, simulating armored vehicles and enemy manpower at ranges up to 1200 meters. Also during the practical exercises, the crews worked the regulations for the camouflage of firing positions, exploration of emerging and moving targets.
All scheduled practical classes attracted around 30 soldiers and 4 units of BTR-82A. All crews received a positive evaluation.
Stationed in Tajikistan, the 201st military base — the largest military facility of Russia abroad. Is located in two cities — Dushanbe and Bokhtar. According to the signed in October 2012 agreement, the connection will remain in Tajikistan until 2042.
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AI start-up Atomwise raises $45 million
Atomwise is the latest drug discovery start-up to raise cash on the promise of finding better compounds faster via artificial intelligence. The San Francisco-based company was founded in 2012 but just announced raising $45 million in series A funding last week. The financing was led by Monsanto Growth Ventures, Data Collective, and B Capital Group. Atomwise says it has “over 50 distinct molecular discovery programs” in partnerships with Monsanto, drug firms, and universities.
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Many cancer patients interested in pathology consultations
(HealthDay)—When surveyed, a majority of cancer patients expressed interest in participating in a patient-pathologist consultation program, according to a study recently published in the Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine.
Cathryn J. Lapedis, M.D., M.P.H., of the University of Michigan Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation in Ann Arbor, and colleagues analyzed the survey results of 100 cancer patients (73 percent female; average age, 54.4 years). Thirty percent of the patient group was diagnosed with breast cancer, 10 percent with prostate cancer, and 9 percent with gynecologic cancers.
The researchers found that the majority of patients (85 percent) responded that they would be interested in meeting with their pathologist to discuss their results. When assessing patient motivation for wanting to consult with their pathologists, the investigators found that patients not only wanted to feel empowered but also had a desire to demystify and have an enhanced understanding of their diagnosis. Only 7 percent of surveyed patients had no interest in further discussing their pathology results, which was found to be due to either having already treated their tumor, concerns of the results being overwhelming or confusing, or concerns of incurring additional costs.
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The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects against unreasonable searches and seizures. Generally a warrant, issued by a magistrate and supported by probable cause, is required for a search and seizure. However, there are numerous exceptions to this rule, especially in the context of automobile searches.
Traffic Stops. Simple traffic violations have become the downfall of many drug dealers, getaway drivers and fugitives. By failing to observe basic traffic laws, including speeding, rolling through stop signs, failing to use turn signals and a seemingly innumerable other moving violations, law enforcement is given a reason on a silver platter to investigate beyond the scope of the initial stop. This includes running a LEIN (Law Enforcement Information Network) check on the driver, and possibly the passengers, to see about outstanding warrants, and depending on the factual circumstances, to inquire about the contents of your vehicle.
An officer that pulls you over has the opportunity to interact with you. While the stop may be a pretext to question you, if in fact the officer observed a traffic infraction, the officer may make the stop irregardless of the alternative reason for making the stop. However, the officer cannot selectively enforce a traffic law (e.g., based on racial profiling), which may be deemed to deny one equal protection under the Fourteenth Amendment, as a pretext for the stop. This is very hard to prove and is very case specific. However, if the officer did not actually observe a traffic violation, as an in-car video may show, then all evidence discovered subsequent to the search may be suppressed and your case dismissed.
Investigative Stops. An officer who suspects that a driver is engaged in criminal activity may lack probable cause for an arrest, but it may be enough to engage in what is known as an “investigative stop”. For example, the police may have received a credible tip that a drug deal is about to occur, or someone is transporting contraband in a vehicle. Even if the officer lacks probable cause to arrest or search the motorist, the officer can stop and temporarily detain the motorist to investigate further if “there is articulable suspicion that a person has committed or is about to commit a crime.” People v Shabaz, 424 Mich 42, 57, 378 NW2d 451 (1985) (citing Terry v Ohio, 392 US 1 (1968)). This means that an officer can stop and temporarily detain a driver even where no traffic violation has occurred and where the officer does not have probable cause to arrest the driver, provided that the officer has a reasonably articulable suspicion of criminal activity.
For the officer to make a legal investigative stop, “[t]he totality of the circumstances as understood and interpreted by law enforcement officers, not legal scholars, must yield a particular suspicion that the individual being investigated has been, is, or is about to be engaged in criminal activity. That suspicion must be reasonable and articulable, and the authority and limitations associated with investigative stops apply to vehicles as well as people.” People v Nelson, 443 Mich 626, 632, 505 NW2d 266 (1993). “There is no bright line rule to test whether the suspicion giving rise to an investigatory stop was reasonable, articulable, and particular. Common sense and everyday life experiences predominate over uncompromising standards.”Id. at 635–636. “Reasonable suspicion entails something more than an inchoate or unparticularized suspicion or ‘hunch,’ but less than the level of suspicion required for probable cause.” People v Champion, 452 Mich 92, 98, 549 NW2d 849 (1996).
Police officers commonly rely on their “training and experience” to conclude that a defendant’s actions or circumstances surrounding a situation created a reasonable suspicion that a crime was being committed. It must, however, be more than a mere “hunch” to rise to the level of reasonable suspicion. In order to challenge the “training and experience” of an officer, a defendant needs a reputable Michigan criminal defense attorney to properly question the officer on the justification constituting reasonable suspicion for the stop.
If the initial traffic stop was legal, either because of valid stop based on a traffic infraction or because of reasonable suspicion for the stop, then the next question to address is whether the officer exceeded the scope of the stop.
For a stop based on a simple traffic violation, “once the driver has demonstrated that he is entitled to operate his vehicle, and the police officer has issued the requisite warning or ticket, the driver ‘must be allowed to proceed on his way.’ ” United States v Branch, 537 F3d 328, 336 (4th Cir 2008). Therefore, the officer cannot use a traffic stop to probe the motorist about unrelated matters if doing so expands the scope of the initial stop beyond the time that would otherwise be necessary to complete the stop.
However, the officer is not limited to asking a motorist for license and registration and may inquire about other topics. The officer is also not required to allow the driver to remain in the motor vehicle.
“A stop may be extended for a length of time sufficient to enable the apprehending officer to ask the driver to step out of the vehicle or wait in the patrol car, to ask about the motorist’s destination and purpose, to check the validity of the driver’s license and registration, and to check the driver’s criminal history for outstanding warrants. Asking an off-topic question, such as whether a driver is carrying illegal drugs, during an otherwise lawful traffic stop does not violate the Fourth Amendment.” United States v Long, 532 F3d 791, 795 (8th Cir 2008).
If the officer exceeds the permissible scope of the initial stop, the encounter becomes a de facto arrest, and any evidence obtained after that point is considered illegally obtained unless otherwise supported by probable cause. United States v Sharpe, 470 US 675, 684 (1985).
Expanding the Scope. If, however, during the course of an otherwise valid traffic stop, the officer learns additional information that gives him or her a reasonable suspicion to believe a crime has been or is being committed, the officer can expand the scope of the stop to explore the new circumstances. People v Williams, 472 Mich 308, 315, 696 NW2d 636, 641(2005) (“when a traffic stop reveals a new set of circumstances, an officer is justified in extending the detention long enough to resolve the suspicion raised”).
The Motor Vehicle Exception. Generally, if the police have probable cause to search a vehicle, there is no need for them to obtain a warrant before searching it. Carroll v United States, 267 US 132, 153 (1925) (where police have probable cause, “contraband goods concealed and illegally transported in an automobile or other vehicle may be searched for without a warrant”). This so-called motor vehicle exception to the Fourth Amendment’s warrant requirement is based on the exigency created by an automobile’s “ready mobility” and “the individual’s reduced expectation of privacy in an automobile.” People v Carter, 250 Mich App 510, 517, 655 NW2d 236 (2002). Probable cause to search a vehicle is no different than the probable cause necessary to obtain a warrant to search a residence:
A finding of probable cause requires a substantial basis for concluding that a search would uncover evidence of wrongdoing. There must be “a fair probability that contraband or evidence of a crime will be found in a particular place.” The determination whether probable cause exists to support a search, including a search of an automobile without a warrant, should be made in a commonsense manner in light of the totality of the circumstances.
People v Garvin, 235 Mich App 90, 102, 597 NW2d 194 (1999).
Under the automobile exception, an officer may conduct a warrantless search of all parts of a vehicle, including the trunk, containers, and even the passenger’s belongings, if there is probable cause to believe the vehicle contains contraband. California v Acevedo, 500 US 565 (1991); United States v Ross, 456 US 798, 820–821 (1982) (“When a legitimate search is under way, and when its purpose and its limits have been precisely defined, nice distinctions … between glove compartments, upholstered seats, trunks, and wrapped packages, in the case of a vehicle, must give way to the interest in the prompt and efficient completion of the task at hand.”); Wyoming v Houghton, 526 US 295, 307 (1999) (“police officers with probable cause to search a car may inspect passengers’ belongings found in the car that are capable of concealing the object of the search”).
Practically this occurs in two situations, the police see or smell something. For example, according the the plain view doctrine, if during a valid traffic stop an officer sees drugs in plain view in the vehicle, the officer can enter the car and seize the drugs without a warrant, and then search the rest of the vehicle as they now have probable cause.
Michigan law recognizes that “the smell of marijuana alone by a person qualified to know the odor may establish probable cause to search a motor vehicle, pursuant to the motor vehicle exception to the warrant requirement.” People v Kazmierczak, 461 Mich 411, 426, 605 NW2d 667 (2000). This includes the smell of “burned, burning, and unburned marijuana.”Id. at 426 n13. Thus, a police officer that smells what he or she believes to be the odor of marijuana will be justified in searching the entire vehicle. This rule is obviously easy for a police officer to abuse, so it is very important to have an experienced Michigan criminal defense lawyer to challenge an officer’s observations. The law is unclear as to whether or not an officer smelling burnt marijuana is sufficient justification to search a trunk, especially if no marijuana was discovered in the passenger compartment.
Search Incident to Arrest. In New York v Belton, 453 US 454 (1981), the United States Supreme Court held that an officer can search the passenger compartment of a vehicle incident to the arrest of the driver or passenger, even in the absence of probable cause or a warrant. The court found that these searches were permissible to ensure that the arrestee could not gain access to a weapon and harm the officer or obtain evidence and destroy it. After Belton, this rule evolved well beyond the bounds of its initial justification, and courts routinely upheld vehicle searches incident to arrest even where the driver was handcuffed and locked in the back seat of the patrol car. Obviously, such incapacitated individuals cannot access the passenger compartment of their vehicles, and the safety and evidentiary concerns of the Belton court are not present.
In Arizona v Gant, 556 US 332, 129 S Ct 1710 (2009), the U.S. Supreme Court finally put an end to this overbroad application of the Belton rule, holding that no such search is permissible if the arrestee is under the control of the police and there is no reasonable possibility that he or she could actually access the vehicle. In narrowing the scope of the rule, theGant court held:
Police may search a vehicle incident to a recent occupant’s arrest only if the arrestee is within reaching distance of the passenger compartment at the time of the search or it is reasonable to believe the vehicle contains evidence of the offense of arrest. When these justifications are absent, a search of an arrestee’s vehicle will be unreasonable unless police obtain a warrant or show that another exception to the warrant requirement applies.
129 S Ct at 1723–1724. In a vehicle search case that arose two years before Gant was decided, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that when the police conduct a search in objectively reasonable reliance on binding appellate precedent, the exclusionary rule does not apply. Davis v United States, ___ US ___, 131 S Ct 2419 (2011). In the earlier case of People v Short, 289 Mich App 538, 797 NW2d 665 (2010), the court held that because it was objectively reasonable for an officer to rely on Belton before it was changed by Gant, the good-faith exception to the exclusionary rule applied, and the trial court correctly denied defendant’s motion to suppress.
Consent. An owner or person in control of a vehicle (i.e., presumably the driver) can give consent for a police search. In this case, no warrant is required and no probable cause is necessary. The consent must from someone authorized to give consent, be freely given and the search must be limited to the scope of the consent.
For example, permission from a driver of a motor vehicle to search it would not properly include the purse of a passenger without the passenger’s consent. Also, if you have a taser pointed at you and prior to any Miranda warnings, consent may not be deemed freely given. Finally, consent to search the passenger compartment of a vehicle, does not necessarily include the trunk.
Factors to be considered in determining whether the consent was given freely include whether the defendant was handcuffed or placed under custodial arrest and whether the police coerced the consent through a “show of force,” such as by drawing their weapons. Malone, 180 Mich App at 355. While the police do not have to inform your client that he or she has the right to refuse consent, “knowledge of the right to refuse is but one factor to consider in determining whether consent was voluntary under the totality of the circumstances.” People v Borchard-Ruhland, 460 Mich 278, 294, 597 NW2d 1 (1999) (citing Schneckloth v Bustamonte, 412 US 218, 248–249 (1973)).
Also consider that “the party granting consent to a search may limit its scope or may revoke consent after granting it. Thus, because consent flows from its grantor, a suspect may of course delimit as he chooses the scope of the search to which he consents.” People v Dagwan, 269 Mich App 338, 343, 711 NW2d 386 (2005) (internal citations omitted). The test for determining the scope of a consent to search “is that of ‘objective reasonableness’—what would the typical reasonable person have understood by the exchange between the officer and the suspect?” Florida v Jimeno, 500 US 248 (1991).
Inventory Search/Inevitable Discovery. Even after establishing the search of a vehicle was unconstitutional because it exceeded the scope of a permissible search incident to arrest under Arizona v Gant, 556 US 332 (2009), the prosecutor will fall back on inventory search and the doctrine of “inevitable discovery”. Meaning the police would have found the evidence when they impounded the vehicle and conducted an “inventory search”.
The doctrine of inevitable discovery provides that evidence obtained through an unconstitutional search may “still be admitted at trial if the prosecution establishe[s] by a preponderance of the evidence that the information ultimately or inevitably would have been discovered by lawful means.” People v Brzezinski, 243 Mich App 431, 435, 622 NW2d 528 (2000). The police can legally conduct an inventory search of a vehicle, without a warrant, once it has been impounded. The purposes of an inventory search are “(1) protection of the owner’s property while in police custody, (2) protection of police against claims of lost or stolen property, and (3) protection of the police from potential physical danger.” People v Toohey, 438 Mich 265, 284, 475 NW2d 16 (1991). No warrant is necessary because “such a search is considered to be an administrative function rather than a part of a criminal investigation.” People v Houstina, 216 Mich App 70, 77, 549 NW2d 11 (1996).
In this case, the prosecutor bears the burden of proving that the police would have actually conducted a valid inventory search, that would have inevitably happened and that would have discovered the contraband. It is not enough to say that just because the police had the right to conduct an inventory search, that it would have actually happened. “[T]he validity of the inventory search depends on whether there were standardized criteria, policies, or routines regulating how inventory searches were to be conducted. … The goal is to prevent inventory searches from being used as ‘a ruse for general rummaging in order to discover incriminating evidence’ and, therefore, the applicable policy ‘should be designed to produce an inventory.’ ” People v Poole, 199 Mich App 261, 265, 501 NW2d 265 (1993) (quoting Florida v Wells, 495 US 1, 4 (1990)).
Exigent Circumstances/Safety. “[W]arrants are generally required to search a person’s home or his person unless the exigencies of the situation make the needs of law enforcement so compelling that the warrantless search is objectively reasonable under the Fourth Amendment.” United States v Santana, 427 US 38, 42, 43 (1976). The “exigent circumstances” exception to the search warrant requirement provides that the police may search without a warrant in cases of an “ ‘actual emergency’ if there are ‘specific and objective facts indicating that immediate action is necessary to (1) prevent the imminent destruction of evidence, (2) protect the police officers or others, or (3) prevent the escape of a suspect.’ ” People v Chowdhury, 285 Mich App 509, 526, 775 NW2d 845 (2009).
In the context of an automobile search, Terry v Ohio, 392 US 1; 88 S Ct 1868 (1968), allows for protective search for weapons in an automobile if the officer points to “specific and articulable facts” which, along with rational inferences, alert the police that a suspect is dangerous and may gain immediate control of weapons, thereby reasonably warranting the intrusion. Michigan v Long, 463 US 1032, 1049 (1983). Hence, if the police reasonably believe the defendant to be dangerous and the automobile to contain weapons, then they may search for weapons. If the police are reasonably searching for weapons and they find other contraband, then the items found would be the subject of a valid search.
The best way to defend your case is with an experienced Michigan criminal defense lawyer.
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Rhythms on the Rio Full Lineup Adds Molly Tuttle, George Porter Jr., Bill Nershi and More
Rhythms on the Rio Music Festival Announces Full Lineup, adding Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway, George Porter Jr. & Runnin’ Pardners, more…
Rhythms on the Rio will take place August 5-7, 2022, in Del Norte, CO
Rhythms on the Rio Music Festival shared some exciting news today, announcing additions to the 2022 lineup that have quickly turned this little river festival into one of the best Colorado fests of the summer.
Already boasting Railroad Earth and The Travelin’ McCourys, Rhythms announced today via social media that they are adding Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway, along with George Prter Jr. & Runnin’ Pardners.
Molly Tuttle and her band have been making waves around the country this year, and will surely be a welcome addition to the Colorado river festival.
George Porter Jr. is, of course, a living legend. Everything he touches turns to gold – funky, funky gold – and his Runnin’ Pardners project is no exception.
The festival also announced the full lineup for the Bluegrass Generals. Led by Chris Pandolfi and Andy Hall of The Infamous Stringdusters, the Rhythms on the Rio Bluegrass Generals will also feature Ronnie McCoury and Alan Bartram of The Travelin’ McCourys, as well as The String Cheese Incident’s Bill Nershi.
The 2022 lineup also includes the additions of Southern Colorado’s High Country Hustle, and from the Front Range, The River Arkansas – two bands that will definitely keep the party going in Del Norte.
The new additions to the 2022 lineup join Railroad Earth, Bluegrass Generals, The Travelin’ McCourys, The Hip Abduction, The Texas Gentlemen, Pixie and the Partygrass Boys, Cole Chaney w/Wolfpen Branch, Laney Lou and the Bird Dogs, The Jauntee, Branjae, Smelter Mountain Boys, and late-night sets by The Bent Ears!
Back for its 15th year, but boasting a brand new location in Del Norte, Rhythms on the Rio is a small but powerful festival that always features a fantastic lineup of established and up-and-coming artists.
Several years ago, in the previous location in South Fork, they had Tyler Childers playing an afternoon set to a small but enthusiastic crowd. Within a year he was headlining Red Rocks Amphitheater. Rhythms just has a way of knowing what’s hot!
Tickets are still on sale and include camping. Attendance is capped to keep Rhythms on the Rio an intimate gathering, so don’t sleep on this one!
Pixie and the Partygrass Boys perform at Rhythms on the Rio in 2019.
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