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Default Seen Averted in Swaps by Greek Failure to Pay IMFKatie Linsell and Alastair Marsh
Analysts and traders see little chance that Greece’s failure to pay $1.7 billion to the International Monetary Fund will trigger payouts on credit-default swaps.
The IMF loan is excluded from derivatives insuring Greek sovereign debt because it predates a 2012 cutoff, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Barclays Plc. It’s also a bilateral agreement that doesn’t prompt cross defaults on government bonds, according to Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc.
Greece became the first advanced economy to fall into arrears with the IMF on Tuesday, joining the ranks of Sudan and Zimbabwe. Investors are concerned that the country may leave the euro after a July 5 vote on whether to accept the demands of its creditors and that it will be unable to make bond payments due later this month.
The IMF payment “is not as urgent as people think as it does not trigger bankruptcy” said Louis Gargour, chief investment officer of London based LNG Capital, an alternative investment management firm. “What’s more interesting is that the country does not have sufficient liquidity to make bilateral and external debt payments this month and that constitutes default and will trigger CDS contracts.”
The IMF loans are associated with a 2010 program and Greek swap contracts only insure debt issued after Feb. 1, 2012, JPMorgan and Barclays said in notes published last month. The three major credit-rating companies have also said they won’t consider the missed payment to the IMF a default.
Greece needs to repay about 3.5 billion euros ($3.9 billion) of bonds held by the European Central Bank on July 20. It also owes 11.7 billion yen ($95 million) of notes on July 14 and about 71 million euros of bond interest on July 17. Greeks are scheduled to vote in a July 5 referendum on creditors’ proposals for unblocking aid that could decide the country’s future in the euro area.
Greece’s missed payment is the largest in the history of the IMF, which was conceived during World War II to coordinate monetary policy and promote exchange-rate stability. While the fund’s Managing Director Christine Lagarde said on June 18 that she’d consider the missed payment a “default,” spokesman Gerry Rice instead referred to Greece as being in “arrears” in a statement on Tuesday.
“The non-payment will not be considered a failure-to-pay credit event for the credit swaps because the IMF loan is bilateral and does not trigger cross-default to government bonds,” said Alberto Gallo, head of macro credit research at RBS in London.
While it may trigger cross-default clauses in more than 130 billion euros of loans that Greece owes the European Financial Stability Facility, the fund is unlikely to demand immediate repayment, according to Rabobank International and Barclays.
The EFSF will decide Wednesday whether to demand immediate repayment of loans facing an event of default because of the missed IMF payment, waive its right to be repaid or delay the decision until a later date, the Luxembourg-based institution said in a statement. It will coordinate with the Eurogroup Working Group, the European Commission and the IMF, it said.
The European Union is urging the EFSF not to take immediate action, Valdis Dombrovskis, the European Commission vice president for euro policy, said to reporters in Brussels today.
As long as it doesn’t accelerate its loans, “the trigger of the related events of default by the EFSF should not lead to a domino effect,” said Deborah Zandstra, a partner specialising in sovereign debt advisory at Clifford Chance LLP in London.
Nick Sawyer, a spokesman for the International Swaps & Derivatives Association in London, declined to comment on what the skipped payment means for credit-default swaps. Greece triggered payouts on swaps insuring about $3 billion when it restructured its debt in March 2012.
Missing the IMF payment adds “to the growing political instability,” said Gildas Surry, a senior analyst at Axiom Alternative Investments in London.
Though trading of Greek credit-default swaps has essentially dried up, sovereign debt risk implied by the contracts has surged. The derivatives now signal an 88 percent probability of default within five years, according to data compiled by CMA.
There were a total of 609 credit-default swap contracts covering a net $584 million of Greek debt outstanding as of June 26, Depository Trust & Clearing Corp. data show. That’s a fraction of the $6.2 billion Greece owes the IMF this year and $26 billion through 2030.
“Credit-default swaps won’t be triggered,” said Gianluca Salford, a rates strategist at JPMorgan in London. “ For that, markets are looking to deadlines next month.”
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Despite widespread concerns over data security, half of firms lack cyber security officers
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According to new research from security company White Hat Security almost 50% of the coding and development teams surveyed lack a dedicated cyber security expert.
The research found that although nearly three quarters of developers worry about the security of their applications and 85% rank security as very important in the coding and development process, nearly half of their teams lack a dedicated cyber security expert.
White Hat Security surveyed 103 technology professionals in November 2019, and while 57% felt their teams had the right application security tools in place to incorporate security into the software development lifecycle (SDLC), 14% did not feel that they have been given the proper solutions to do so.
A detailed report about the research published on the website https://www.information-management.com for those respondents who do use application security tools, 33% scan for vulnerabilities daily, 29% weekly and 20% monthly. This implies that 82% scan their applications monthly at a minimum. The remaining 18% scanned either quarterly, annually or at random.
The research, however, found that 43% of respondents still focus on meeting application release deadlines over security. Often, pressures to deliver a functional application by the deadline dates cause coders to take security shortcuts or disregard it altogether, it said.
However, 57% of the respondents realise that application security should be an important part of the SDLC and are prioritising security practices over demanding deadlines.
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Following today’s announcement
The FAZZT Race Team is pleased with the announcement that an agreement was reached in order to return the Edmonton Indy race to the IZOD IndyCar Series 2011 season schedule. Quotes from the team are presented below for the use by the media.
In 13th place in the standings
Starting 19th on the grid, FAZZT Race Team driver Alex Tagliani finished 14th in Saturday night’s 2010 IZOD IndyCar Series finale at the Florida 2.414-km Homestead-Miami Speedway oval track to close the inaugural season of the FAZZT Race Team in 13th place overall in the driver standings. FAZZT played a strategy game in the race when they did not pit during a caution at the halfway point while the leaders did.
Homestead-Miami pre-race report
This is it, the finale event of the 2010, 17-race IZOD IndyCar Series schedule that will take place this weekend at the 2.414-kilometer Homestead-Miami Speedway oval. For FAZZT Race Team driver Alex Tagliani, this will be his second race at the South Florida oval track, but his first since 2000 when he qualified fourth and finished ninth as a rookie in the Champ Car Series.
IZOD IndyCar Series race: 16 of 17
Drivers of the IZOD IndyCar Series will compete this weekend in the penultimate race of the 2010 season at the 2.414-km Twin Ring Motegi tri-oval located 130 kilometers north of Tokyo in Japan. For FAZZT Race Team driver Alex Tagliani, this will be his fourth visit at the oval track, but his first in Japan since 2002 where he posted his career-best oval track result with a second-place finish. The Canadian driver has scored three poles in 37 oval track starts: Brazil in 2000; Fontana, California in 2001; and Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 2003.
Against all odds, Brazilian Helio Castroneves won the race crossing the finish line more than 13 seconds ahead of polesitter Ed Carpenter. Team Penske’s race strategy worked its magic during his fuel economy run near the end of the event as all his opponents had to pit for a splash of fuel in the closing moments of the 200-lap affair. Dan Wheldon finished third ahead of Tony Kanaan and Dario Franchitti. Marco Andretti came in sixth, followed by Scott Dixon and Will Power.
The team first visit to the tri-oval
The drivers of the IZOD IndyCar Series will participate in their third consecutive weekend of racing this Saturday at the 2.086-km Kentucky Speedway tri-oval located in Sparta, Kentucky. Once again, drivers will only have 60 minutes of practice on Friday morning to set their cars for the lone qualifying session scheduled to start at 1:30 p.m. later that day.
Andre Azzi invests in multifaceted platform with hopes of attracting big players back to motorsports
Andre Azzi, the only Canadian to own an Indycar team, is quietly building a multifaceted racing platform that is turning heads around the world and among racing fans here at home. At 36, Azzi has invested already millions of dollars into his dream of fielding a Canadian entry in the IZOD Indycar Series, North America’s premier Indycar racing series.
For NASCAR Canadian Tire Trois-Rivières and Montréal rounds
The Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, Ram Quebec Dealers recently concluded an agreement with FAZZT Race Team racecar driver Maryeve Dufault. The Quebec native will drive the number 10 Dodge Avenger during the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series rounds scheduled for the Trois-Rivières Grand Prix on August 13 to 15, and the Autopro 100 race to be held on Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, August 28 and 29.
Alex Tagliani 4th
Dario Franchitti always is looking to the “next” in the IZOD IndyCar Series: Next race, next victory, next championship. For the student of motorsports history, however, it’s important to put his victory in the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio presented by Westfield Insurance into perspective – with a little “next” worked in.
Race: 12 of 17
FAZZT Race Team driver Alex Tagliani finished 22nd overall in Friday’s practice leading to Sunday’s Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio. Tagliani’s quickest lap was posted on the 19th of 22 laps he completed today, when he went around the 3.634-kilometer Mid-Ohio road course in 1 minute 09.2814 seconds for an average speed of 188.824 km/h.
Scott Dixon wins in Edmonton
Team Stargate Worlds/HVM Racing Edmonton Race Report
It was disappointing end to the 2010 edition of the Honda Indy Edmonton for the FAZZT Race Team driver Alex Tagliani who started the race from a 19th grid position on home soil and had made up six positions by the halfway point of the race.
FAZZT & Alex Tagliani lend support to Canadian based “One Drop”
IZOD IndyCar Series FAZZT Race Team and Canadian driver, Alex Tagliani are proud to lend their support to Montreal-based non-governmental organization ONE DROP. The ONE DROP logo has been on display on the No.77 FAZZT Bowers & Wilkins Hot Wheels entry starting with the Canadian races on the IZOD IndyCar series circuit at the Honda Indy Toronto (July 17-19) and Honda Indy Edmonton (July 23-25)
At Honda Indy Edmonton Friday
FAZZT Race Team driver Alex Tagliani didn’t quite have the kind of practice he was hoping for in preparation for this weekend’s Honda Indy Edmonton. After some improvements during two practice sessions on Friday, the Canadian driver still found himself 14th on the timing and scoring sheets.
Alex Tagliani ready for take off in Edmonton
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Canadian driver Alex Tagliani of the FAZZT race team is ready for the race weekend to take off on the 3.154 km temporary street course that is the Edmonton City Centre Airport circuit, for the third IZOD IndyCar Series sanctioned running of the Honda Indy Edmonton and the second of two consecutive races on Canadian soil.
Following a race contact, Alex Tagliani ends up 17th in Toronto
Justin Wilson had it all in his corner with 20 laps left in the Honda Indy Toronto: Firestone alternate tires on the No. 22 Z-Line Designs car, plenty of ethanol in the tank and a 3.1-second lead over Team Penske’s Will Power.
FAZZT Race Team driver Alex Tagliani was sixth fastest today
Tagliani posted his fastest lap time on his final run around the 2.816-kilometer street course with a time 1 minute 02.3935 seconds for an average speed of 162.968 km/h. That lap time at the end of the session propelled the Bowers & Wilkins Hot Wheels driver from 11th on the time sheet to fourth.
Honda Indy Toronto Pre-Race Report
Canadian driver Alex Tagliani is back on familiar grounds this weekend with the running of the Honda Indy Toronto, the first of two consecutive IndyCar races on Canadian soil. Even though this is only the second time that the IndyCar Series has competed in Canada’s largest city, Tagliani will be making his tenth start in America’s top open wheel series since 2000, having run in both Champ Car and IndyCar over the course of the last 10 years.
Alex Tagliani finishes 17th at Watkins Glen
Making his first race start from 19th position on the grid at the famed Watkins Glen International road course, FAZZT Race Team driver Alex Tagliani could not do much to improve his position during the race. Fuel strategy was the key in today’s race. The team brought Alex in for his first stop on lap 5 in the hopes that an alternate strategy would play in their favor.
Team Penske dominates qualifying in the Camping World Grand Prix at the Glen
Qualifying did not go as expected for Alex Tagliani and the FAZZT Race Team on Saturday as the Canadian driver only managed to qualify 19th overall for Sunday’s sixth running of the Camping World Grand Prix at the Glen. Even though Tagliani improved his lap time from Friday by close to three seconds, the competition also bettered their times.
Making his first-ever start at Watkins Glen International
Canadian driver Alex Tagliani finished 21st in the only practice session held Friday on the 5.472-kilometer scenic road course located in upstate New York. The FAZZT Race Team driver posted his best time on lap 12 of his 13 circuits stopping the clock at 1 minute 34.2046 seconds for an average speed of 207.257 km/h.
One-of-a-kind #77 Indy Racing League® Hot Wheels® racecar to be unveiled in Toronto on July 14th
Hot Wheels® and the FAZZT Race Team are excited to announce a partnership that is sure to race straight to the hearts of IndyCar fans across Canada. This July, at the Honda Indy Toronto and Honda Indy Edmonton, FAZZT Race Team driver and the only Canadian scheduled to race in all IndyCar races this year, Alex Tagliani, will be racing in a brand new Honda IndyCar, customized in Hot Wheels® style.


Album Review: Roger C. Reale and Rue Morgue — The Collection
An obscure and overlooked bit of music history is revived with a reissue/archival release by Roger C. Reale and Rue Morgue. Reale led a band that was together for a relatively brief period (specifically 1978-9), and that group cut two albums. The first, Radioactive, was released in 1978 on Big Sound, a small independent label. The second, Reptiles in Motion, never got release. Now, those two albums – plus a couple of tracks that showed up on a previous reissue of Radioactive – are brought together in The Collection.
The band would be noteworthy if only by virtue of the musicians who passed through its ranks. For Radioactive, the lineup was Reale on bass and vocals plus drummer Hilly Michaels (an associate of Ian Hunter, Sparks and Mick Ronson’s band) and G.E. Smith (later known as the weirdly grinning Saturday Night Live guitarist/bandleader, and a a sideman for Bob Dylan and Hall & Oates). By the time of the Reptiles in Motion sessions, Smith was gone; in his place was former Bowie guitarist Mick Ronson. Jimmy McAllister, a guitarist who had played on one Radioactive track (“Close Inspection”) was on board for the sessions as well.
The music is very much in keeping with the then-prevailing style of NYC rock/new wave, rooted in early rock ‘n’ roll but imbued with a grimy, streetwise vibe a la Sex Pistols and New York Dolls. If you’ve ever heard any of Rhino’s “DIY” series compilations, most nay song from Rue Morgue’s slim catalog would fit neatly onto the NYC volume. A stomping, nervy and electric feel characterizes songs like “High Society.” The production aesthetic is box and unadorned, befitting music of its time. Smith chugs along expertly, with just the right amount of Chuck Berry-style abandon; “Dear Dad” sounds like Chuck on uppers.
Reale demonstrated a way with a memorable lick; many of the tracks here have a sound quite similar to The Motors; that British band’s pub rocking aesthetic is a kind of missing link between ’70s meat-n-potatoes rock and what is now known as new wave. But regardless of label, at its heart, the style – one that Rue Morgue trades in quite naturally – is a kind of no-bullshit rock, full of shouted choruses, spiky guitar licks and sturdy melodies.
With a title like “Kill Me,” it’s reasonable to expect the song to be a pilled-up raver. And it is, played at breakneck speed. It’s a kind of American cousin to the Damned’s “Neat Neat Neat.” It wouldn’t have made it onto the charts in the ’70s (even if Big sound had promoted the album) but in retrospect it exemplifies the underground sound of that era. And on tunes like “Reach for the Sky,” Michaels demonstrates just how damn fast he can play.
The songs on Radioactive have a one-take vibe about them, a feel that works well. The Reptiles in Motion songs have a more polished feel, with a bit more subtlety. The general tempo is a shade less frenetic (not slow, y’understand), though speedy numbers like “Pros and Cons,” “One More Try” and “Debutante Ball” provide continuity with the first album. There’s still a very unvarnished production approach. Tracks like “Make it Be Over” suggest that Reale was trying for a more radio-ready sound, with more nuanced arrangements (backing vocal harmonies, for example), but nobody would mistake these songs for radio pop.
The original 1978 Radioactive LP is reasonably easy to find used, and vinyl pressings aren’t especially expensive. But as they represent only 10 of the songs collected on The Collection, the new compilation – the first-ever legitimate release of that material on CD, it’s a worthwhile purchase for fans of proto- new wave. And the liner notes, full as they are of quotes from Reale, Smith, Michaels and others, add to understanding of the conditions under which these recordings were made.


Tick Population Surges In Connecticut
Incidents of tick-borne diseases are on the rise throughout Connecticut and other parts of the country, especially in the Northeast. Researchers are also reporting an increase in the overall number of ticks.
Health officials claim this is the worst year ever.
Scientists at the Agricultural Experiment Station in New Haven have seen over 5,000 ticks come in for testing over the last six months.
They normally see an average of 3,000 over the course of a year, according to Dr. Theodore Andreadis, director of the facility. But it’s not just Lyme disease they’re concerned about. They’re are seeing more cases of other tick-borne illnesses including the Powassan virus.
“There have been multiple human cases that have been reported in neighboring New York in the Hudson River Valley, in Massachusetts, and we had our first human case in Connecticut just this past year,” Andreadis said. “The concerns with this particular virus are: there’s no treatment; it can be transmitted by ticks in a matter of minutes of feeding; and in some cases, it can cause encephalitis, and can be fatal. There’s no cure.”
While only 2 to 3 percent of the ticks have tested positive for Powassan, Andreadis said the virus is emerging, adding that more funding is necessary to address the issue of tick control.
Officials said residents need to take precautions if they spend time outdoors, especially in wooded areas. They advise using repellents, wearing long sleeves and pants, and conducting tick checks.
Andreadis spoke to reporters in New Haven along with a research advocate and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal, who announced an effort, on the federal level, to assemble a Tick-Borne Disease Working Group.


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A strong earthquake hit Albania Saturday afternoon, forcing residents into the street in several cities, causing power cuts in the capital and collapsing some buildings in a nearby village.
The epicenter of the quake, with a magnitude of 5.6 and a depth of 10 kilometers (six miles), was near Durres, less than 40 kilometers west of the capital Tirana, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The Albanian Defense Ministry says it was felt all along all the west coast and far to the east.
Witnesses in Durres and Albania's capital of Tirana reported damaged homes and apartments and power being temporarily cut.
Online news site Balkanweb says two people were injured in the village of Helmes.
Located along the Adriatic and Ionian Seas, Albania is in an earthquake-prone area and registers seismic activity every few days.
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: Emissions from diesel cars – even newer and supposedly cleaner models -- increase on hot days, a new study has found, raising questions over how cities suffering from air pollution can deal with urban heat islands and the climate crisis. Research in Paris by The Real Urban Emissions (True) initiative found that diesel car emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) rose by 20% to 30% when temperatures topped 30C -- a common event this summer. Emissions from a range of vehicles were found to be many times higher than those declared by manufacturers in laboratory tests, confirming earlier findings following the 2015 Dieselgate scandal, in which Volkswagen cars were found to emit 40 times more NOx on the road than during laboratory tests. Certain pollutants from motorcycles -- often considered a cleaner alternative to four-wheeled vehicles -- were also found to "greatly exceed" averages for both petrol and diesel cars. Yoann Bernard of the International Council on Clean Transportation, which carried out the study, said real NOx emissions had been found to be up to 18 times higher than those recorded in vehicle manufacturers' tests, even in newer vehicles that are supposed to be cleaner.
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Applying analyses designed by City College of New York biologist Mike Hickerson, a team of international researchers is challenging a commonly held view that explains how so many species of birds ended up in the Neotropics, an area rich in rain forest extending from Mexico to the southernmost tip of South America. It is home to the most bird species on Earth.
"The unanswered question has been—how did this extraordinary bird diversity originate?" said Dr. Brian Smith, lead author of a paper on the subject published in the journal Nature this week and an assistant curator at the American Museum of Natural History.
According to traditional thought, this is the result of geological and climate changes over time. When rivers change course, mountains rise, and continents drift, a once-continuous population can be divided into two or more smaller populations that eventually become different species.
However, based on computational analyses and modeling designed and implemented by Dr. Mike Hickerson, associate professor in The City College biology department and The Graduate Center, CUNY, that may not have been the case.
The scientists compared genetic patterns among a diverse array of bird lineages that occur in the Neotropics and came up with an alternative theory. The evidence pointed at speciation driven by movements of birds across physical barriers such as mountains and rivers that occurred long after those landscapes' geological origins.
Other institutions involved in the research included Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi (Brazil), Universidad de los Andes (Colombia), Universidad Central de Venezuela, Colección Ornitológica Phelps (Venezuela), UCLA-Los Angeles and the University of Georgia, in Athens.


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Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (March 8, 2017) – For the fifth year in a row, leading travel franchise Dream Vacations, which is a subsidiary of World Travel Holdings, the world’s largest cruise agency and award-winning leisure travel company, celebrates Women’s History Month in March by honoring a female franchise owner with the OPAL Award for Women. The company has named Austin business owner and Dream Vacations Franchisee Lainey Melnick the 2017 recipient of this prestigious award.
The OPAL Award recognizes a female franchise owner who demonstrates Outstanding Performance And Leadership. The honoree is active in community and civic organizations, is among Dream Vacations’ top selling agents and has exhibited strong business skills. Melnick will receive three months of waived fees and a $100 gift certificate.
“We are pleased to recognize Lainey with this year’s OPAL Award because of her passion for travel and for helping others, both in her local community and as a leader within the Dream Vacations franchise system,” said Debbie Fiorino, senior vice president at Dream Vacations.
Melnick has been a Dream Vacations (previously CruiseOne) franchise owner since 2011. An outspoken advocate for Dream Vacations, she participates in numerous activities which demonstrate leadership while mentoring other franchisees, motivating them and sharing in each other’s success. Giving back is a cornerstone of Melnick’s personal and professional life; she leads by example with a commitment to public service. She volunteers with her children and also donates travel resources to a plethora of organizations primarily focusing on support of education and the arts.
“The Eanes Education Foundation is grateful for Lainey’s involvement supporting the Eanes Independent School District. She has been a very generous donor to our annual gala, which this year alone will fund salaries for 15 teachers. Lainey supports our teachers and students in a meaningful way which touches every child, in every classroom, on every campus across the district,” said Kathi Haralson, Executive Director of Eanes Education Foundation.
“CE-Bar Fire Department would like to extend our congratulations to Lainey on this well-deserved honor. She served as a Commissioner for Travis County Emergency Services District 10 for several years, providing leadership and social media guidance for our Fire Department,” said Fire Chief Buddy Crain.
In recognition of Melnick’s dedicated efforts and contributions to the Austin community, U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett presented her with the True Blue Medallion Award at the Travis County Unity Celebration.
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CSU football vs. Savannah State - Sept. 5, 2015
CSU runs 109-play scrimmage in front of 1,000 season ticket holders, Ram Club members
Rams almost caught up with installation of new scheme
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Colorado State takes field for its second spring drills under Jim McElwain
2012 Signing Class Highlights; 24 players
CSU football vs. Air Force - Oct. 17, 2015 (Eliott Foust)
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CSU football vs. Tulsa - Oct. 4, 2014 (Tom Waido)
CSU football vs. UC Davis - Sept. 13, 2014 (Dan Byers)
Career Division I games played/started: 19/0 (4/0 in 2015... 11/0 in 2014....4/0 in 2013)
2015 (Junior): Appeared in four games, recording two tackles.
- Played in 11 games, recording five tackles (three solo), including 1.5 sacks, two quaterback hurries and one pass breakup.
- At Boise State (Sept. 6) recorded one tackle, including half a sack
- In CSU’s home win over Utah State (Oct. 18), recorded his second quaterback hurry of the season
- Registered a sack vs. Wyoming (Oct. 25)
2013 (Freshman): Played in four games, recording three tackles (one solo).
2012 (Redshirt): Redshirted as a true freshman in his first season of college eligibility.
High School: A defensive end with 4.5-second speed, earned a pair of all-district honors at Mansfield Summit High School, 15 miles from Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas...A three-year starter and three-year letterman, missed only two games as a varsity player...Played exclusively as a defensive end, combining for seven sacks and five forced fumbles over his final two seasons...Helped the Jaguars to consecutive appearances in the area round of the Texas 4A playoffs, as a junior and senior...Garnered first-team all-District 7/4A honors as a team captain 2011, on a 10-2 squad that won its district championship; started every contest and had 56 tackles, three sacks, two fumble recoveries and one forced fumble...A second-team all-district selection as a junior for a district runner-up, had 47 stops, four sacks and four forced fumbles, despite missing playing time with injury, helping MSHS go 9-3 and again advance to the area round of the postseason...Also was in the lineup for every game of his sophomore season, his first year as a varsity player...Also lettered three years in track, throwing the discus...Head football coach was Travis Pride...In addition to his 4.5 speed in the 40, also bench pressed 315 pounds and carried a 3.2 GPA.
Personal: Given name Bryan Qwame Ohene-Gyeni...Last name is pronounced “oh-HEE-nee JEE-nee”...Formal name (Ohene-Gyeni) includes the surname and maiden names of his paternal grandparents...Son of Emmanuel and Mercy Ohene-Gyeni...Has one older brother and one younger sister...Is an Eagle Scout...Married in Ghana, his father moved from his native country to the United States in the 1980s and worked tirelessly for two years as a cab driver and factory worker to save enough to bring his wife to America, prior to the birth of their three children...Has visited Ghana and met his large extended family...majoring in communication studies at CSU...Hometown: Arlington, Texas.
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The bankrupt publishing company is reportedly interviewing bankers about selling its papers.
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
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State delegate says he wants a program that protects people and instills public confidence.
A state delegate from Baltimore County says public confidence in speed cameras has deteriorated to the point that a state audit and possible reboot are needed. Del. Jon Cardin said Monday he plans to sponsor a bill calling for an audit of state and local speed camera tickets with an eye on rooting out bogus citations. "Maybe it's time to go back to the drawing board," Cardin said. The Baltimore County Democrat said he is in the process of drawing up a bill that would create an audit due to legislators by October 2013. Instances of bogus tickets issued to drivers would result in a $1,000 per incident penalty, though it is not clear if the jurisdiction or the speed camera vendor would be responsible for the fine, Cardin said. "I'm not trying…
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Dave Cluster of Pikesville journals about homeless life on the streets of Baltimore.
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Gene Raynor was one of the deceased governor's closest friends. He shares a touching story of Schaefer's generosity when the cameras weren't rolling. Raynor also discusses where Schaefer loved to eat and travel, and the people in his inner circle.
William Donald Schaefer and Gene Raynor first met in 1955 when Schaefer was running for Baltimore City Council for the first time and Raynor was working in Baltimore's Board of Elections. At the time, Schaefer wanted to purchase the list of voters, but he didn't have the $200 to pay for it. So Raynor gave him his copy, asking only that Schaefer return it after the election. Schaefer won and returned the list, dog-eared and doodled. A friendship was born. Raynor and Schaefer remained friends ever since. In these videos, Raynor shares some of his best stories about his friend.
Monday, April 18, 2011
The former governor, Baltimore mayor and state comptroller who died Monday will lie in state at the State House in Annapolis and in the rotunda of Baltimore City Hall.
UPDATE (8:30 a.m.)—William Donald Schaefer—Baltimore's legendary former mayor, Maryland governor and state comptroller—died Monday about 6:30 p.m. in his bed at the Charlestown Retirement Community in Catonsville, according to longtime friend Lainy M. LeBow-Sachs. "I was with him holding his hand," LeBow-Sachs told Patch. "He couldn't speak." Schaefer, 89, was released from the hospital earlier this month after a five-day stay for pneumonia and returned to Charlestown, where Maryland's 58th governor had lived for three years. LeBow-Sachs said she did not know the official cause of death but said it was likely multiple "organ shutdown." "There will never be another William Donald Schaefer," LeBow-Sachs said. "I think everyone will be so …


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Suhaagan is gearing up for more drama as Payal has already started her pregnancy act. Payal is scheming against Bindiya.
In the recent episode, Payal gave a false statement in favor of Bindiya, leading to her release from jail. Baldev informed Bindiya that Payal saved her from the trap, but Bindiya denied it.
Bindiya revealed that Payal actually trapped her as part of her plan. Payal wanted to appear virtuous in front of Krishna, but he misunderstood and believed that Bindiya killed her own baby. Bindiya sought Pankaj’s help, and he assured her of his support.
Meanwhile, Krishna took Payal back home and Payal created an emotional scene. Baldev brought Bindiya to the house, and Krishna lashed out at her. Baldev tried to reveal the truth to Krishna, but Krishna didn’t believe him. He called Nidhi to confirm the truth, but she lied to him.
In the upcoming episode, Krishna will threaten to drink poison. Bindiya agrees to leave the house, and Krishna tells her not to step foot in his house again, ultimately kicking her out. Baldev’s mother arrives, and Bindiya is shocked to see her condition.
What will happen next? Will Bindiya expose Payal’s truth to Krishna? Will Krishna develop feelings for Bindiya?
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The Bishop of Chelmsford asked about support for prisoners re-entering the community on 10th January 2022, during a debate on prison chaplaincy:
The Lord Bishop of Chelmsford: My Lords, on Christmas Day, I was pleased to be able to visit my local prison and young offenders’ institute in Chelmsford, where I was taking a service. I had several conversations with both prisoners and members of staff who expressed concern about ensuring continued support for those who are leaving prison and re-entering the community. As the work of multifaith community chaplaincy and indeed the Welcome Directory continues to be developed to support those leaving prison, can the Minister say what discussions there have been, if any, regarding possible funding support from HMG?
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The Lord Bishop of Carlilse asked a question on what the government is doing to promote alternatives to prison sentences, during a debate on prison capacity on 6th December 2022:
The Lord Bishop of Carlisle: My Lords, my friend the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Gloucester much regrets that she is not able to be present today. I know she shares my concern over this Statement since we, like others who have spoken, believe that the emergency use of police cells for prisoners is deeply worrying. We greatly welcome the increase in the number of police officers but feel that it is connected to the larger number of people going to prison, and that that should not be the case. Initially I wanted to ask about rehabilitation, but that question has already been addressed. I accept that the question of sentences is for the courts, but can the Minister help us by saying what the Government are doing to promote community and non-custodial sentences, rather than people simply going to prison?
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The House of Lords debated the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement on 29th November 2022
The Lord Bishop of Gloucester: My Lords, growth is good and necessary, and it is clear that money does not grow on those proverbial trees. We find ourselves in extremely challenging times, and it seems to me that some of the measures that are set out in the Autumn Statement are prudent and necessary to rebalance the budget. I thank the Government for their desire to focus on supporting the poorest households, which is right and just, including their decision to increase benefits in line with inflation. Yet I have a number of concerns. I want to use my time to focus on just two key issues: first, food and feeding people, and, secondly, the criminal justice system. I declare an interest both as a trustee of Feeding Britain and as Anglican Bishop for prisons in England and Wales.
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The Bishop of Durham asked a question about the impact of prison sentences on children and families during a debate on prisoners serving indeterminate sentences for public protection (IPP) on 27th October 2022:
The Lord Bishop of Durham: My Lords, as it happens, I was confirming in His Majesty’s Prison Holme House on Monday. One of the people I confirmed was an IPP prisoner. We talked about the desperate impact on family and children of the uncertainty that he has faced. He had been recalled, not for having committed an offence but for breaking conditions. It is very complicated. In looking at this, will His Majesty’s Government look at the impact on children and family and the support from not just the probation service but other organisations, such as, in the north-east, Nepacs and Junction 42?
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The Bishop of Southwark received the following written answer on 27th October 2022:
The Lord Bishop of Southwark asked His Majesty’s Government, what steps they are taking to resolve the situation that 608 prisoners under Imprisonment for Public Protection are at least 10 years over their original tariff.
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The Bishop of Gloucester received the following written answers on 5th September 2022:
The Lord Bishop of Gloucester asked Her Majesty’s Government:
Continue reading “Bishop of Gloucester asks about life imprisonment”
- how many people received a life sentence and were (1) under 18, (2) 18 to 20, (3) 21 to 24, (4) 25 to 29, (5) 30 to 34, (6) 35 to 39, (7) 40 to 49, (8) 50 to 59, (9) 60 to 69, and (10) 70 and older, at the time of sentencing in each year since 2002.
- how many people received a life sentence with a tariff of between 10 years to less than 15 years, and were (1) under 18, (2) 18 to 20, (3) 21 to 24, (4) 25 to 29, (5) 30 to 34, (6) 35 to 39, (7) 40–49, (8) 50 to 59, (9) 60 to 69, and (10) 70 and older, at the time of sentencing in each year since 2002.
- how many people received a life sentence with a tariff of between 15 years to less than 20 years, and were (1) under 18, (2) 18 to 20, (3) 21 to 24, (4) 25 to 29, (5) 30 to 34, (6) 35 to 39, (7) 40 to 49, (8) 50 to 59, (9) 60 to 69, and (10) 70 and older, at the time of sentencing in each year since 2002.
- how many people received a life sentence with a tariff of between 20 years to less than 25 years, and were (1) under 18, (2) 18 to 20, (3) 21 to 24, (4) 25 to 29, (5) 30 to 34, (6) 35 to 39, (7) 40 to 49, (8) 50 to 59, (9) 60 to 69, and (10) 70 and older, at the time of sentencing in each year since 2002.
On 12th May 2022, the House of Lords debated the Queen’s speech. The Bishop of Gloucester spoke in the debate:
The Lord Bishop of Gloucester: My Lords, it is wonderful to be speaking in this debate on Her Majesty’s gracious Speech. It is always a privilege to listen to the noble and learned Lord, Lord Judge, who is a very hard act to follow. I refer to my interest stated in the register as Anglican bishop of prisons.
As has been said, we know that people are increasingly experiencing hardship in our current climate. In the gracious Speech there was an emphasis on so-called levelling up and tackling disadvantage, whether rooted in education, health, a lack of appropriate housing or low income. Often those issues intersect.
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The Bishop of Gloucester received the following written answers on 24th May 2022:
The Lord Bishop of Gloucester asked Her Majesty’s Government how many women aged (1) 18 to 24, and (2) 25 years or older, are currently held in each female prison establishment.
Continue reading “Bishop of Gloucester asks about women in prisons, and about telephones in prison cells”
The Bishop of Leeds asked a question regarding releases from prisons on 21st March 2022, during a debate on safe and secure housing for released female prisoners:
The Lord Bishop of Leeds: My Lords, Friday releases from prison, in particular, are hugely problematic. This is particularly the case for geographically dispersed women’s prisons, because women cannot travel home in time to make a housing application with their local authority before the office closes. Are the Government aware of this specific problem, and can they offer any solutions as to what can be done to overcome it?
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On 18th May 2021 the Bishop of Gloucester took part in the fourth day of debate in the House of Lords on the Queen’s Speech. She focused on criminal justice, violence against women and girls, and online safety:
My Lords, I too look forward to the maiden speeches of the noble Baroness, Lady Fullbrook and Lady Fleet. In my few minutes, I shall briefly mention women in the criminal justice system, the Police, Crime Sentencing and Courts Bill, violence against women and girls and the online safety Bill. I refer to my interests in the register, as Anglican bishop to prisons.
I begin by asking: when will we see a renewed timetable for the 2018 female offender strategy? While I welcome the implementation of some of the deliverables, analysis by the Prison Reform Trust shows that the Government have met less than half the commitments. The concordat published last year does not appear to have been progressed. Then there was that shocking announcement of 500 new prison places for women, totally at odds with the strategy’s direction to reduce the number of women in prison. What evidence is it based on, and why is the designated £150 million not being spent on women’s centres and implementing the concordat?
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One of the reasons I am disinclined to produce "artist's notes" is that I believe it is the nature of visual art to be highly complex. Within a single image a myriad of ideas can be contained and conveyed; and to try to enlighten the viewer with "notes" necessarily excludes many ideas or concepts at the expense of the few. A picture truly is worth a thousand words, or indeed, more... many more. It would be foolhardy to try to capture the essence of a painting or drawing in a few sentences. The beauty of art is that it cannot be captured or tamed by words. The reason for the visual image is simply that words just won't do; and even if art leaves contradictions and confusion in its wake, that is the price it pays for refusing to be pigeonholed by words. A wiser man than me once said: "pigeon holes are for pigeons".
Biography: Dee Sunshine (previously known as Dee Rimbaud) is an artist, poet, novelist and occasional new age gypsy. He has been of No Fixed Abode since August 2006, travelling round Europe & Asia. He is author of two poetry collections, The Bad Seed (Stride, 1998) and Dropping Ecstasy With The Angels (Bluechrome, 2004); and one novel, Stealing Heaven From The Lips Of God (Bluechrome, 2004). He edited the charity poetry anthology, The Book Of Hopes And Dreams (Bluechrome, 2006). He also edits The AA Independent Press Guide, a free online directory of magazines and publishers, hosted on his website alongside a host of useful writers' resources, as well as a port-folio of his art and a selection of his writing. His art is frequently used in magazines and internet zines and has graced the book jackets of collections by Janet Buck, Rupert Loydell, Norman Jope and many others. Dee's art is now available on t-shirts, posters, cards and assorted gift items via his CafePress shop at http://rimbaud-products.blogspot.com/
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Which mode is best for baking bread?
Lean-dough loaves of bread, for example, bake at 190-210 degrees Fahrenheit while heavier dough bread is done at 180-200 degrees F. There are two methods of baking the bread; you can preheat the oven for 15 minutes to 475 degrees Fahrenheit or place the dough directly into the oven without preheating.
Which is better bake or convection bake?
This causes the heat inside the oven to be drier and more evenly distributed, so dishes cooked with convection will cook about 25 percent faster than those on your oven’s conventional bake setting. In addition to saving time, this makes convection cooking slightly more energy-efficient.
Do you bake bread on the top or bottom rack?
Hot air rises, so the top of the oven is actually consistently hotter, while the bottom of the oven will heat in bursts to maintain the overall temperature. The bottom oven rack is great for crust breads and pizzas… baked goods that you want to intensely brown on the bottom.
Do you bake bread covered or uncovered?
You can bake your bread covered, then leave uncovered for 10 or so minutes to create a crust. Giving your surface a solid hour to preheat will ensure a perfectly risen loaf. Oh, and spray the sides of your oven with water for extra steam. … If baking uncovered, try 40 minutes for a loaf of 500 grams of flour.
When should you not use a convection oven?
In American baked goods, convection should never be used unless a recipe specifically calls for it. In a home oven, the hot, dry air accelerates crust formation in cakes, cookies, and biscuits which is generally counterproductive to desired rise.
What are the disadvantages of a convection oven?
Cons of Convection Ovens:
- Some fans can be louder than a traditional oven.
- They’re more expensive than traditional ovens.
- The fan can sometimes blow around foil or parchment paper, interfering with your food.
- Food is more susceptible to burn if the cooking time is not properly adjusted.
Should you use convection for baking?
Convection Bake is best for browning, roasting, and quick baking. The convection bake circulates air, which results in a steady, dry temperature. This means that foods will cook faster and the surface of foods will be dry. … For cakes, we recommend using your regular bake mode.
What do you brush on bread before baking?
WATER: Water is often sprayed or brushed onto bread before it is placed in a very hot oven, and during baking, to give the bread an extra-crisp crust. Water added to an egg wash helps to thin the wash so it brushes more easily. BUTTER: This will give the bread a softer crust and richer flavor.
Should I brush bread with butter before baking?
Butter or Olive Oil Brush: Brush softened butter or olive oil atop the loaf before baking to add flavor and color. Milk Bath: Brushing a loaf with milk before baking gives the baked bread a tender, golden crust. For a sweet bread recipe, sprinkle with sugar if desired.
At what temperature should you bake bread?
It all counts towards baking the perfect loaf of bread. The ideal oven temperatures for baking bread ranges anywhere between 350 and 475°F (180 and 246°C), optimizing both caramelization and the Maillard reaction (which we’ll get into) providing the perfect color and texture in the final product.

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A relaxed tour to the beautiful Varkala beach the only one in India with a CLIFF, which will melt your worries and tensions away. Varkala’s peaceful seaside cliffs with the Arabian Sea, sets the scene for several water spouts and wellness spas.
ItineraryThis is a typical itinerary for this productPass By: Thiruvananthapuram Central Railway Station, Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum), Thiruvananthapuram District, KeralaPick up will be provided from your hotel in Trivandrum. Reach the Varkala Beach. Stop At: Varkala Beach, Varkala, Thiruvananthapuram District, KeralaVarkala, a calm and quiet hamlet has several tourist attractions that include a beautiful beach, a 2000-year-old Vishnu Temple. The Papanasam Beach (also called as Varkala Beach), is renowned for a natural spring. Which is considered to have medicinal and curative properties. A dip in the holy waters at this beach is believed to purge the body of impurities and the soul of all sins; hence the name 'Papanasam Beach'. Th Vishnu temple a two thousand-year-old shrine the Janardhanaswamy Temple stands on the cliffs overlooking the beach, a short distance away. Varkala is the only place in inidia where cliffs are found adjacent to the Arabian Sea. These tertiary sedimentary formation cliffs are a unique geological feature on the otherwise flat Kerala coast, and is known among geologists as Varkala Formation and a geological monument as declared by the Geological Survey of India. To conclude drop will be provided to your hotel/airport in Trivandrum.Duration: 2 hours

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Go the teachers! It can't have been an easy decision to make to close down more than half the country's schools and take to the streets but they did it in this week's so called Mega Strike.
I hate the term – it's like weather bomb – but I guess when you have 50,000 primary, intermediate and secondary teachers all joining forces for the very first time, it is a big deal.
Not every teacher supported the strike action but the New Zealand Educational Institute and the Post Primary Teachers Association are powerful unions and when they say everybody out, they're out.
They were out, in force, the day before Budget Day, marching down Queen St in Auckland, to Parliament in Wellington and in just about every other city in the country. And now more strikes are planned for this week.
I have no doubt expectation is high among the nation's state servants – the teachers, the nurses, the police – that with a Labour coalition Government in power, their pay and conditions will improve.
When National's in power, it's a bit like Mum and Dad are home and you don't try it on with them; when Labour's in government, it's like the babysitter's arrived, and you can get away with more.
However, Education Minister Chris Hipkins is standing firm. The offer on the table is it, he says, and they can take it or leave it. The Government's offer is a $1.2 billion deal over four years, which Hipkins says would bring teachers into the top 20 per cent of income earners.
Not bad, you might think – not something you'd sniff at, and then there's all those glorious holidays.
But talk to any teacher – particularly those who have left the profession – and they'll tell you that our education system is almost too broken to be fixed.
Kerre McIvor: It's not McDonald's rotting kids' teeth, it's parents
At the heart of it is the admin they have to deal with and the behavioural problems of students. Every teacher wants to be Robin Williams in the Dead Poet's Society. They all want to liberate the Preciouses of this world from the abject misery of their home lives and empower them through education.
And I'm absolutely certain that if most of our teachers could work on the abused, neglected or simply struggling children in their classes in a one-on-one capacity, they would be enormously successful.
But the reality is that there are numerous children with competing needs and varying degrees of competencies within each and every class and trying to give them the individual attention they deserve is what is draining the teachers I talked to. Along with the seemingly endless paperwork.
There is also frustration that too often, education is shaped along the lines of competing academic ideologies around learning, rather than what actually works for the majority of children.
There's a sense from some teachers that they – and the children – are guinea pigs, grist for an educational academic's mill. I think they should stick to their guns.
I'm biased in favour of teachers as my mum was a very, very good one and my daughter had great teachers at her schools. I loved my teachers as well, and I'm sure most of us can remember the name of a particular teacher who inspired us – thank you, Mr Taylor.
People don't go into teaching for the money or the holidays – they become teachers because they genuinely believe in the power of education to transform lives. But you can only exploit people's goodwill for so long. And this time, the teachers have had enough.

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Children’s behavior is rich, complex, and fascinating. But it is transient. At every time scale, from milliseconds to months, behavior happens and then it vanishes. Newborns’ “gas smiles” metamorphose into expressions of real pleasure, babies’ babbles become reciprocal conversations and teen poetry jams, and infants’ awkward toddling steps transform into ballet recitals and soccer goals. But all of it disappears into the ether as soon as the moment has passed. ... More>

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Microsoft celebrated the launch of this year’s most anticipated RTS game, Halo Wars 2 with a livestream which included exclusive interviews, gameplay hands-on and prize giveaways.
Customers who have purchased the Halo Wars 2 Ultimate Edition bundle now have the early access to the game starting today.
Additionally, the Xbox One S Halo Wars 2 Ultimate Edition Bundle is now available in most markets worldwide for $349.99 USD.
It features 1TB of storage, an Xbox Wireless Controller, 14-day trial membership of Xbox Live Gold, and the Halo Wars 2 Ultimate Edition, which includes a Season Pass for post-launch content.
Halo Wars 2 launches worldwide for Windows 10 and Xbox One through Xbox Play Anywhere on February 21, 2017.


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Now in its fifth edition, this authoritative guide covers all of the core aspects of maritime law in one distinct volume. Maritime Law is written by a team of leading academics and practitioners, each expert in their own field. Together, they provide clear, concise and fully up-to-date coverage of topics ranging from bills of lading to arrest of ships, all written in an accessible and engaging style. As English law is heavily relied on throughout the maritime world, this book is grounded in English law whilst continuing to analyse the key international conventions currently in force.
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The impact of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 which amends the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.
Over one hundred new cases from the English courts, the Court of Justice of the European Union and the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea.
Changes to the Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Regulations 1993, including the Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) (Amendment) (EU exit) Regulations 2019.
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Sometimes there are advantages to my advanced age. The World magazine article here from a few years ago was part of a major rumpus concerning something called Moralistic Therapeutic Deism that most of our adolescents, including many in evangelical churches, actually believe. Big deal, I thought. It bore a great resemblance to what everyone around me believed in the Eisenhower administration. I never really personally met people of a different view (except for a few conservative Catholics) until I ran into Jesus Movement people in college after 1970. The one difference is that I would call the Eisenhower era version of this Moralistic Stoic Deism. It was the established religion behind the Protestant-Catholic-Jew establishment of that era. I think it was more ‘stoic’ than ‘therapeutic’ because memories of the Depression were green, and because many people had served in the military (a more stoic than therapeutic institution, by its very nature) because of the recent unpleasantness in Europe and the Pacific (i.e., WWII). It differed from today’s MTD in some of its ethical beliefs, particularly about sexuality – conflicts between MSD and evangelicalism tended to focus on drinking, smoking, and dancing, and other not very Biblical issues. But theologically, MSD and MTD hardly differ at all. C. S. Lewis refers to a similar phenomenon in his essay from God in the Dock, “The Decline of Religion” in England even earlier. I think it was the God of MSD that was put in the flag salute and on our coins in the early 50s, and it is the God of MSD and MTD that was prayed to in public schools before ‘prayer’ was removed from public schools, and that would return if “prayer in public schools” were ever restored. I have taken Religious Right stances about some social issues, but as a Reformed Evangelical, I have never been enthusiastic about that particular one. Now, prayer FOR public schools, maybe. That sounds like a good idea!
I was the old style of Religious Right, and I make no apologies, but I don’t consider myself to be a Christian Nationalist. This is, however, a distinction that is probably too subtle for the media to understand. I am […]
Just the other day I was behind a car that had painted on its rear, “Smile! Jesus loves you!” I am not sure that the person who did that was really evangelizing, also known as obeying the Great Commission (Matthew […]
There is a parallel between sports and democracy. Both depend on the ability to say, “You whipped me fair and square this round; just wait till next round.” And both, as we know them today, were English inventions. I have […]

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It’s funny when you look around various discussion forums, and see how the attitudes of Brexiters have developed since June 2016.
Brexit, of course, was the stupidest decision this country has ever made – marginally ahead of the decision to hold a referendum in the first place, and so allow morons with serious problems in their heads to decide on something that is so far above their understanding, it’d be more likely that someone could throw a stone into the sun than these people make a rational choice.
As any objective person will already know, the voting demographics show clearly that (and these are general conclusions):
- older voters voted to leave
- younger voters voted to remain
- people from deprived area voted to leave
- people with no qualifications voted to leave
- people with higher education voted to remain
- at least twice as many older voters voted than did younger ones
I know this will upset Brexiters, but no matter where you look the demographics throw up the same general conclusions. Like it or not, the result was, overall, strongly associated with educational achievement, age, ethnicity, and position on the social ladder.
The narrow victory by “leave” emboldened people overnight, and the underlying reasons why many voted as they did became clear. A primary reason was effectively racism, and Brexit Neanderthals became active immediately. Although the media may have played things down since then – and they have – it hasn’t gone away, and this latest story just shows what bigots we have in this country, and how Brexit has made them all big and brave.
A sign was put up at a fishery in Oxfordshire by the owner, Billy Evans. It said:
NO VEHICLE ACCESS
NO POLISH OR EASTERN BLOC
NO CHILDREN OR DOGS
I’d bet any money that Evans wouldn’t have dared put that up prior to June 2016, and that the Brexit result gave him the wings to do it now. However, his use of the term “Eastern Bloc” – which ceased to have anything much other than offensive overtones in the early 90s – belies his age and educational background.
Evans appears to have put the sign up based on second-hand information from like-minded people, and has been forced to take it down. He could still face legal action, since the Equality and Human Rights Commission has said it was “unlawful”. What’s really frightening is that there are actually people in this country allowed to go about unsupervised who couldn’t see that right from the start.
Evans is quoted:
I do not tolerate thieves, wherever they come from.
I will stand up for what I believe in. If they want to call me a racist for stopping thieves coming on to my property then that’s what they’ll do.
He is obviously too stupid to realise that he has declared ALL Polish and “Eastern Bloc” people to be thieves with his sign.
His solution now appears to be to threaten to close down the fishery completely so that no one can use it.


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Things are looking very good for Glenn Youngkin in Virginia at the moment, which of course has the TV talking heads in a lather. Youngkin is killing it in the suburbs, and MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace attributes that to Youngkin’s campaign against critical race theory, which “isn’t real.” Like Van Jones, she’s also under the impression Donald Trump is running, calling Youngkin the “Trump insurrection endorsed Republican.”
This is INSANE.
MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace: "Critical Race Theory, which isn’t real, turned the suburbs 15 points to the Trump insurrection endorsed Republican." pic.twitter.com/ARppUNUuGy
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) November 3, 2021
A little salty, aren’t we Nicolle?
If it isn't real, why do lefties continue to defend it?
— Kelkat (@Tweetytweeter63) November 3, 2021
Angry lady can’t stop herself
— Diane Cranston Powell (@cranston_powell) November 3, 2021
I don't want to live in a world where these people are happy.
— LibertarianRepublican (@LibertarianRep3) November 3, 2021
Let her cry… pic.twitter.com/ntbZ4JVqQZ
— I, Robot (@irobot_destroy) November 3, 2021
She is a fruit loop.
— Oligarch Kabuki 🐻 (@HouseCracka) November 3, 2021
Wow. She must keep her therapist busy.
— Lynn Elcano (@LynnElcano) November 3, 2021
This is fine. Let them keep talking like this.
— Beth (@ejsbe) November 3, 2021
It’s only going to get more insane as the night goes on.
CNN reporter notes that critical race theory is not even in the curriculum in Virginia 'officially' https://t.co/HdDUzXxyvo
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) November 2, 2021


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Literary Revelations wishes you and your family a Happy Saturday.
We are thrilled to let you know that Building Sandcastles: A Book of Short Poems by C.X. Turner and James Welsh – 8 days after its launch – is still a #1 bestseller in the UK. It is not only a bestseller in Hot New Releases. It is #1 in all published haiku poetry books.
Both authors are under a pen name. We could not publicize the book the way others can. And yet we reached the sky. That’s because of those who recognize talent no matter what. That’s because of those of you who love great poetry. That’s because of those who love quality. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts. This is the kind of readership we want.
Roberta Beach Jacobson Editor, Cold Moon Journal and Five Fleas (Itchy Poetry) tells us: “Building Sandcastles: A Book of Short Poems, the stunning new collection by C.X. Turner and James Welsh, is a must-have for your shelves. These thought-provoking haiku and senryu left me breathless.”
Please stay tuned for more exciting news, including news that involves our Literary Revelations poetry community.
Literary Revelations is thrilled to bring you the poetry of a very accomplished author: R.C. Thomas. I hope you enjoy it.
R.C. Thomas resides in Plymouth, UK, with his daughter, where he received a BA in Creative Writing from Plymouth University. His first collection ‘The Strangest Thank you’ (2012), and his pamphlet ‘Zygote Poems’ (2015) were published by Cultured Llama. His poetry and haiku have appeared in journals internationally. Of creative writing publications, he edited Symmetry Pebbles, was Creative Writing Editor of Tribe, co-edited it’s sister journal Thief, and was Managing Editor of INK, Plymouth University’s creative writing journal. R.C. Thomas was selected as one of the ‘Top Creative Haiku Authors’ in Europe in 2021 and 2022; he received joint first place in the Sharpening the Green Pencil Haiku Contest 2022, first place in the Third Maya Lyubenova Haiku Contest, had a ‘Selected Haiku Submission’ in the 13th Yamadera Basho Memorial Museum English Haiku Contest and was shortlisted for the Touchstone Best Individual Poem Award. His short story, ‘My Third Wife Was Called Wendy-Ellen’ received an Honourable Mention in the Globe Soup Open Short Story Competition 2022. R.C. Is currently working on various projects, including a collection of fauna-based haiku.
winding down around the mountain mouflons lower horns
Literary Revelations is thrilled to bring you the poetry of Tina Mowrey. We hope you enjoy this feature.
Educator and lifelong learner, Tina spends much of her free time reading, writing, and observing the world around her. Most recently, she has been focusing on the craft of short form poetry (haiku, senryu, tanka) with original pieces published in the following journals: Mayfly, Frogpond, Presence, Wales Haiku, Modern Haiku, Trash Panda, Folk ku, Cold Moon, and Poetry Pea. Tina’s work has also appeared in several anthologies including Hidden in Childhood, To Live Here, and From One Line – If I Were A House.
In another life, Tina is a picture book author, with three books to her name and a singer/songwriter. She loves listening to music, traveling with her family, spoiling their five pets, and eating tacos. Lots of tacos!
4 haiku/senryu by Tina Mowrey
warm winds stirring the foliage summer’s last dance
recalling how distant we’ve become desert sky
water lilies a flight of dragonflies tends the nursery
Tanka poems are a representative type of classical Japanese poetry with a long history. Beginning as waka, which were widely composed starting in the 7th century, today they continue to be produced by people of diverse backgrounds while retaining their ancient characteristics. In other words, tanka poems can be regarded as a valuable part of Japanese cultural heritage that are loved and enjoyed in contemporary Japan…
It can be said that social media has had a great impact on modern tanka. As a result, the traditional framework of social exclusiveness of this poetic genre from ancient times has been removed, leaving an environment where people of any social status and cultural background can easily create and read tanka and join the tanka community.
Kensuke, Koshida. “Globalization of tanka: how Twitter contributes to development of traditional Japanese poetry.” Relacje Międzykulturowe= Intercultural Relations 2 (8) (2020).
Literary Revelations is thrilled to bring you the magnificent art and tanka of Hikari, a fabulous Japanese artist. Read more about Hikari here. Some of the art that you will see in this feature is done by Hikari in collaboration with her mentor the Japanese artist Naoki Kimura. Read more about Naoki Kimura here.
The introduction to tanka, the art, the poems, and the translations below belong to Hikari, unless otherwise noted.
Introduction to Japanese Tanka by Hikari
Tanka is one of the forms of Japanese poems consisting of 31 syllables of 5, 7, 5, 7, 7 (*a).
By comparison, Japanese haiku consists only of 17 syllables of 5, 7, 5.
◆Haiku is mostly liked to seasons. tanka is not.
◆Tanka conveys one’s feelings in more detail than haiku because of its longer form.
◆The origin of tanka is said to be around the latter half of the 7th century in Japan.
Famous Tanka Anthologies
The most famous anthologies of tanka in Japan include “Manyoshu” (*b) and “Kokin Wakashu”, as well as the “Hyakunin Isshu”, a collection of poems selected from various anthologies.
I would like to introduce one of the representative tanka in Japan.
It is composed by Lady Murasaki, who depicts “The Genji Monogatari” (*c), and has been translated in many languages around around the world.
Literary Revelations hopes you enjoy our Sunday Feature: The Poetry of Bartholomew Barker.
Bartholomew Barker is one of the organizers of Living Poetry, a collection of poets and poetry lovers in the Triangle region of North Carolina. His first poetry collection, Wednesday Night Regular, written in and about strip clubs, was published in 2013. His second, Milkshakes and Chilidogs, a chapbook of food inspired poetry was “served” in 2017. He was nominated for a Pushcart Prize in 2021. Born and raised in Ohio, studied in Chicago, Bartholomew worked in Connecticut for nearly twenty years before moving to Hillsborough where he makes money as a computer programmer to fund his poetry habit at bartbarkerpoet.com
My dog sleeps like a beach towel drying in the sun after a vibrant afternoon throwing his tennis ball into the lake, scaring fish and snapping gnats.
When he’s had his fill of fecund water, he collapses onto the sand, panting, tongue drooped. I cajole him home, where I wash the souvenir smells from his fur.
It’s the best way to get some quiet time to work until I hear the distinctive music of his tags shaking and he yawns into my office where I proclaim,
“Behold! Bobo Redivivus!” He returns my wag, ready for dinner.
I was more popular when I drove a pickup
She asked me to drop her at the airport and I was happy to repay the favor until I discovered it also involved moving her out of my apartment
Please check our latest #1 Amazon Bestseller Building Sandcastles: A Book of Short Poems by C.X. Turner and James Welsh. Launched on August 11, 2023 Building Sandcastles was still #1 in the Poetry/Haiku category last night.
Thank you for your love and support. I am thrilled to let you know that next year I will publish a bilingual English-Spanish poetry book entitled Thorns that bloom/Espinas que echan flor. More about the book and how it came about later. For the moment I will share a poem I selected to include in the book entitled Seduction. Seduction was first published in English in my poetry collection Passion: Love Poems in Other Writings accompanied by an Italian translation belonging to Flavio Almerighi, a wonderful Italian poet. This time I hope you enjoy Seduction in English and Spanish.
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The rhythm of castanets awakens the moon on opal rings your kisses spin a cricket’s hitting a crescendo waves tattoo dark shadows on your skin sonority, you who vibrates the souls of those who haunt at night the Port of Cartagena
I toss in smells of apricots and plumes the Hand of Fatima takes off my veils your forehead sinks into the sweat of lovers who sever their veins oh, dream of the unknowns, you, latency, the sigh of blood which flows in spring both mud and flowers grow
didn’t you know that when you said I love you you stepped on roads of fables and folk tales? you glued your heart onto a purple sunset smells of lilac and of roses, impregnated strolls, seduction, it wasn’t me it was you who stole his soul.
Seducción (Spanish Translation)
El ritmo de las castañuelas despierta a la luna, sobre anillos de ópalo giran tus besos, un grillo se marca un crescendo las olas tatúan oscuras sombras sobre tu piel; sonoridad, tú que haces vibrar las almas de aquellos que rondan de noche el Puerto de Cartagena.
Me balanceo entre olores de albaricoque y ciruela, la mano de Fátima retira mis velos, tu frente se hunde en el sudor de los amantes que inflaman sus venas. ¡Oh! amor de desconocidos, tú, latencia, suspiro de sangre que fluye en primavera alimentando tanto flores como tierra
¿No sabías que al decir te quiero te adentraste en senderos de fábulas y cuentos? tu corazón quedó prendado de un atardecer púrpura impregnado de aromas a lilas y a rosas; paseos, seducción, vosotros robasteis su alma, no fui yo.
Literary Revelations is thrilled to bring you the poetry of Christina Chin and Uchechukwu Onyedikam. Together they wrote two excellent Japanese Tan-Renga.
Uchechukwu Onyedikam is a Nigerian creative artist based in Lagos, Nigeria. His poems have appeared in Amsterdam Quarterly, Brittle Paper, Poetic Africa, Hood Communists and in print anthologies. He and Christina Chin co-authored Pouring Light on the Hills (2022).
Christina Chin is a painter and haiku poet from Malaysia. She is a four-time recipient of the top 100 in the DAC Summit Contests, exhibited at the Palo Alto Art Center, California. She is also the 1st prize winner of the 34th Annual Cherry Blossom Sakura Festival Haiku Contest (2020).
the dull midnight star a trailer to the homestead mother lay still breathless the solemn departure of the village babu
Uchechukwu Onyedikam/Christina Chin
the young boy clings to her lifeless body screams above the breath a scene of loss family mourning
Spyder is a simple wraith that spins odd and fantastic tales of horror and dark fantasy. As well, his web has been known to spawn melancholy and sometimes horrific poetry. Spyder dwells at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean or at times in the Rocky Mountains. No matter where he may be, rest assured darkness accompanies his adventures. Publishing credit of his work can be found at: Quill and Crow Publishing and Hellbound Books.
In her I’ve found the comfort of silence the crisp autumn air & the ocean’s tide she is my twilight the warmth of a blanket of stars where I can curl up & simply be no need for wasted words to say that which is known but always room for tenderness inviting arms that soothe she warms my heart & brightens my soul I have found where I belong with her
Fate’s Unholy Grave
Grave the fate of the desirous Call devotion moderna, blind lust Cardinal, your sin lies upon avarice The hymns of angels are cancerous
Tout your glutton-like holy charms Spite humanity no matter whom it harms Light the wanting with candle fire Lust for greed stakes the saints on the pyre
Quiet, you sulk as the glow fades Upon the black mass altar, your soul is laid Death weaves your flesh like lattice bone & eternity burns beneath tears to atone
Deaf are the ears of light & divinity Cast your essence to the fiery sea This fate of greed’s overreaching sin Hush now your cries lost to the sinking din
Literary Revelations is thrilled to feature the poetry of Dawn Pisturino. We hope you enjoy it.
Dawn Pisturino is a retired nurse in Arizona whose publishing credits include poems, limericks, short stories, and articles. Her poetry has appeared in several anthologies, most recently in Hidden in Childhood: A Poetry Anthology, Wounds I Healed: The Poetry of Strong Women, and the 2023 Arizona Literary Magazine. She is a Mystery Writers of America and Arizona Authors Association member.
You and I
PEOPLE can only take so much pain and trauma until they shut down and tune out and wish it all away.
YOU never understood how much pain you caused to others.
You died. And so, we parted, never really knowing one another. How sad!
The Old Man at the Piano
His wrinkled fingers lovingly touched the yellowed keys of the battered upright
and he began to play a sentimental song from long ago when Julie danced and Helen sang and Lola sat beside him on the bench pounding a playful duet. The war was raging then and at night the sirens blared calling the people of the city into underground hiding. They clung to each other in the dark while bombs exploded and buildings collapsed and smoke filled the war-torn city. We have to live! We have to survive! they cried in their hearts not knowing if their houses remained intact not knowing if there was anything left but memories scattered pieces of treasured greeting cards postcards and faded photographs. In the morning the light would come
shining through the darkness and the wind would blow driving away the smoke and they congratulated one another on surviving another day.
While reading Dawn’s wonderful poetry please do not forget to check out our most recent release, Building Sandcastles: A Book of Short Poems by C.X. Turner and James Welsh. The book is still a bestseller in several markets in New Hot Releases [including the US]. On August 13 Building Sandcastles was featured as the #1 bestselling haiku book in the UK.
Literary Revelations is thrilled to let you know that Building Sandcastles: A Book of Short Poems by C.X. Turner and James Welsh is now #1 and #2 in the US market [New Releases – Haiku and Japanese Poetry] and #1 in the UK and Canada. I am thrilled to be the publisher of this book. Thank you to those who help us.
Here is one of the reviews that the book has already received.