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Make It Monday: Ombre Tassel Necklace
March 8, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Learn how to craft this colorful necklace by making a stunning (but super simple) array of tassels from embroidery thread. For a list of supplies you need, see the madl.org calendar. Available on the Muskegon Area District Library Facebook page and YouTube channel.

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- 1 Introduction
- 2 CrowdResearch Work Dynamics
- 3 What to do Next?
- 4 Milestone 1: Design & Start Implementing the Core Modules
- 5 Milestone 2: Finish implementation & Testing of the Core Modules
- 6 System Architecture
- 7 Vision
- 8 Initial Brainstorming
- 9 Teams
We propose fault tolerant, extensible, and modular system that scales to the level of intended usage. Our main goal is to design and create the core infrastructure to support basic interactions between workers and requestors. More specifically, we aim to have a design that can automatically adapt to the power and trust structures that a given collective of requestors and/or workers define.
CrowdResearch Work Dynamics
The CrowdResearch teams will collaborate to collectively produce the Core Architecture. A list of tasks needed to carry out the architecture have been identified. Teams will sign up for the tasks to collectively complete them. Each task will have a collective of teams assigned to it. Team collectives will execute each task (teams collaborate to execute a task) We will then connect each of the tasks and have a finished architecture!
What to do Next?
- Take a look at the task division
- Choose the task as per your expertise and own it
- Submit deliverables on GitHub and Wiki
- Sign up for tasks you want to do, have experience in, want to learn from, etc. here.
Milestone 1: Design & Start Implementing the Core Modules
Deadline: Friday, 17th 9am PST
The Core Modules consist of:
- User Management
- Create Account
- User Roles
- User Profiles
- Dashboard for workers
- List of Available jobs
- Selecting a desired job.
- Executing & Submit the job
- Profile with list of jobs completed and payment accumulated.
- Publish tasks
- Dashboard for requestors
- Create Project & design Tasks
- Create Qualification
- Publish Tasks
- Review Results
- Mechanisms for viewing the jobs that workers executed.
- Profile with list of jobs that were requested and the amount of money spent on each.
- DataModels supporting above functionalities
- Mockup Designs supporting above functionalities
- Unit test cases covering above cases
- Documentation to explain above system
Milestone 1: Actions Required
- Sign up with your team for the tasks (modules) you want to help execute. Edit the wiki of the tasks you want to do by adding your team name and names of members.
- The teams working under a particular task need to communicate with each other and have a work plan to execute the task (We recommend for each task, having one team who will lead the others.)
- For each task, you will need to collectively provide:
- Basic design of what you will implement (diagrams and short description)
- Provide expected input and output of what you will implement (technical diagrams and/or short description.)
- Explain how other components will communicate with your part. Here we recommend to create a list of other team collectives (teams working for a certain task) that your part needs to communicate with. Talk with these team collectives to say how your part will communicate with what they are doing.
- Have a setup ready to execute your task.
- Start implementation.
- Basic design of what you will implement (diagrams and short description)
Submission Milestone 1
1) Please choose one of the tasks according to your expertise
2) Submit the milestone deliverables using below links.
3) There is one submission per task, you will collaborate with members from different the teams.
4) Sign up here.
- Data Model Creation & Create Dummy Datasets
- Front End Engineering
- System Admins & Code Reviewers
- List of development issues & bugs
Milestone 2: Finish implementation & Testing of the Core Modules
Deadline: Friday, 24th 9am PST Preview: Milestone 2Infra, more details after milestone 1Infra is completed.
- Nginx is used as a reverse-proxy and serve the static files
- Gunicorn will handle the WSGI applications, in our case the Django Apps.
- Rest API The Django app is a great way to modularization. After completing the main web application we will work on rest APU with OAUTH2 autheentication. This app will be used for mobile and desktop clients. Other applications can be derived as project progresses.
- Websockets: We will need websockets for live communication between the client apps and the users themselves, we will start with Tornado if it plays well with Django.
- Gunicorn can run on multiple web workers and we will use redis to handle the sessions for websockets and so on.
- In this architecture it is very easy to implement new features, either by grouping them into a module and just integrating the urls in the urls.conf file. This way you may implement any feature and just plug it in the existing application.
- Another way would be by extending the current code, it can be done in three simple steps:
- Create your html templates
- Add the class based views in the views.py or another file(s)
- Import the views in the urls.conf file and define your url mappings in there, this will not in any way affect the existing features.
- Client makes a request via web using AngularJS ngResource or native app made using PhoneGap
- Request makes a REST API call to the Heroku hosted Django server.
- Request prepended with /api/<call> gets routed via a gunicorn to Django API server running REST framework.
- Multiple instances of the api server will be provisioned on different nodes to scale for traffic, each request is round robin(ed) until a free server is found and accepts the request.
- Django talks with the database coordinator which itself talks only to the Master database.
- Master database either reads from slaves or writes to master and syncs, this will the job of the PG coordinator. In future data center can be scaled using pgpool-II, middleware that works between PostgreSQL servers and a PostgreSQL database client can be implemented. Watchdog can be used to ensure the high availability feature o it.
- Data is sent back up the chain via a HTTP response on the REST API and the client is reloaded. There is no page refresh required anywhere and this allows for a smooth native mobile interface as well. This is provided natively by Heroku but this setup can be utilized for any system on AWS, GCE, Rackspace or any cloud provider to allows for maximum scaling of the application.
Data Model For detailed example of data-model please see: Data Model
The following analysis was made so that we could separate what all teams have in common (basics) and the "additional" needs teams might have. Some teams focus on empathy, others on trust or legal sense. The following diagrams exemplify this.
The core of our platform will be held by two concepts: trust and power. Each team has different ways of assigning trust and power to their platform and proposal. Here we list some examples accordingly, so that everyone can grasp the idea. The important aspect to remember is that TRUST and POWER needs to be the core of out platform, as it is the core and motivation to our proposals.
- Background checks
- Chat available to communicate with workers, requesters and moderators.
- Profiles for each will be separate but interlinked i.e. everyone will have a personal and a work profile. Someone can be excelling as a worker but not so good on the social aspect or vice versa.
- Personal Profile
- personal information
- cultural information
- activities to get involved in and tracking of previous activities. (A log of previously done activities and a blog with postings of current activities to get involved in).
- Work Profile
- Previous hits done
- Skill set
- Badges or endorsements (useful, in particular, for newbies). Similar to LinkedIn where users can be new but they can start polishing their profiles.
- Communication channels for both parties. Everyone can comment, question and review hits. Power is distributed among participants.
- Requesters and workers can volunteer as mentors to others.
- Issues & conflicts can be resolved through moderators.
Alta Mira, Betzy, Cumbre, Pentagram, PNP, Pumas, Research In Progress, Turing Machines (alphabetical order, add more if you're helping build the #infra).

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Our qualified technicians performed a ductless multi-zone system installation in Sunnyvale, California.
How To Perform a Ductless Multi-Zone System Installation?
First, our technicians dismounted, hauled away and recycled the old system. Then they installed a new system according to the building standards. During this project we served:
- Mitsubishi MSZ-GL09NA Single Zone Indoor Unit;
- Mitsubishi MXZ-SM48NAM Multi Zone Ourdoor Unit.


In her new Netflix
documentary about hot yoga progenitor Bikram Choudhury
, director Eva Orner
faced a unique dilemma: How to do right by the victims who fell under the spell of the alleged yoga rapist. “Bikram: Yogi, Guru, Predator
” is a timely and well-crafted film about the cult-like figure, who has been accused of multiple rapes and sexual assaults but has never faced criminal charges. By speaking out, years before #MeToo
, Choudhury’s victims lost jobs, friends, and community, all for little to no personal gain other than protecting potential future victims. In order to honor these brave women, Orner had to first show Choudhury’s charismatic side.
“In act one, we had to create this man who was likable and lovable and a bit playful,” she told IndieWire
recently by phone. “Because if we didn’t, we were doing a disservice to the people who became a part of it.


As shown in the picture galleries below, our Team has just recently completed the initial assembly of the Roadster, and are in the very final stages of restoration. All of the major mechanical systems including the Engine, Transmission, and Rear End have been completely rebuilt, tested, and thoroughly gone through before installation to the car. Master technicians will now focus on fine tuning and further testing - both in the shop, as well as on local test drives to ensure the car is performing optimally, and safely before the client takes delivery of the car.
All of the XKE's interior components have been installed, including the convertible top bows, carpeting and trim for the trunk area. In addition, our Master Trimmer is also installing a Bluetooth receiver that can be paired with a telephone or other device that can provide audio to the speakers installed in the car. The setup is conveniently located behind a radio blanking plate that rests above the center console underneath the XKE's stock ashtray. This Bluetooth upgrade has become a popular option to consider with so many everday devices utilizing Bluetooth technology.
The client also chose to include the addition of a factory Hard-Top to the XKE, and we were happy to locate and restore this piece for him. Our Master Trimmer started work on the Hard-Top weeks ago and is near completion. For many, the addition of a Hard-Top produces a wonderful accent to the already sleek look and design of the E-Type, and also provides an extra layer of protection in driving in colder conditions. Work on the Hard-Top is moving along nicely, and will provide the final touch to this soon to be very stylish Black & Red Series 1 XKE. Be sure to view our upcoming Winter 2020 newsletter to view final pictures of this Roadster!


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Shadow of the Bells Compound
This compound is loaded with old world charm and traditional Santa Fe ambiance. It includes a two bedroom house, a two bedroom guest house, and a one bedroom apartment. Located in the Historic Guadalupe Area, close to the Santuario de Guadalupe. Walk to restaurants close by or stroll to the Santa Fe plaza. Rent the entire compound for that special family get-together.

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Virtual reality (VR) interfaces is an influential medium to trigger emotional changes in humans. However, there is little research on making users of VR interfaces aware of their own and in collaborative interfaces, one another’s emotional state.
In this project, through a series of system development and user evaluations, we are investigating how physiological data such as heart rate, galvanic skin response, pupil dilation, and EEG can be used as a medium to communicate emotional states either to self (single user interfaces) or the collaborator (collaborative interfaces). The overarching goal is to make VR environments more empathetic and collaborators more aware of each other’s emotional state by providing biofeedback.
Dey, A., Chen, H., Billinghurst, M. and Lindeman, R.W., 2018, October. Effects of Manipulating Physiological Feedback in Immersive Virtual Environments. In Proceedings of the 2018 Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play (pp. 101-111). ACM.
Dey, A., Chen, H., Zhuang, C., Billinghurst, M. and Lindeman, R.W., 2018, October. Effects of Sharing Real-Time Multi-Sensory Heart Rate Feedback in Different Immersive Collaborative Virtual Environments. In 2018 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR) (pp. 165-173). IEEE.

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The Award database is continually updated throughout the year. As a result, data for FY20 is not expected to be complete until September, 2021.
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Industrial wastewater containing toxic waste compound and metal ions pose manyproblems of disposal. The most generally used method of removing metalcontaminants is lime treatment to precipitate metals as hydroxides. The metalis not normally recovered resulting in the need for sludge disposal. The costof sludge disposal plus fewer available disposal sites makes that methodincreasing less attract ...SBIR Phase I 1995 Environmental Protection Agency
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Hexavalent chromium, Cr(VI), in the usual form of oxo species, is used in manyindustrial processes and products. As a consequence, Cr(VI)= containingcompounds are often found in wastewater and contaminated sites. Since Cr(VI) isconsidered highly toxic and carcinogenic, it is extremely important to have areliable, easy-to-use, sensitive monitor for determining Cr(VI) concentrationsin process, on ...SBIR Phase I 1995 Environmental Protection Agency

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Widower Jakob Träger his daughter and son-in-law Karl Niederheim are recorded on the 1798 census of Schaffhausen in Household No. Sh16.
There are no known surviving male lines of this Träger family among the Volga German colonies.
- Mai, Brent Alan. 1798 Census of the German Colonies along the Volga: Economy, Population, and Agriculture (Lincoln, NE: American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 1999): Sh16.

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George Floyd Protests
The Federal Officers Who Cleared Protesters From Lafayette Square Can Stay Anonymous For Now, A Judge Ruled
Black Lives Matter is suing administration officials and law enforcement officers for clearing an area in front of the White House so that President Trump could walk through for a photo op.
Police Say The "Umbrella Man" At The George Floyd Protests Was A White Supremacist Trying To Incite Violence
Minneapolis investigators said the man is a member of the Hells Angels biker gang who started violence at what had been a peaceful protest.
“Flat-Out Unconstitutional”: Federal Officers In Unmarked Vans Are Snatching People Off The Streets In Portland
“They're snatching people and asking questions later," said one resident.
From the surge in coronavirus cases around the globe to the demand for racial justice and equality in the US, these are the most striking and memorable pictures from this past week.
Drawing inspiration from the 2011 Occupy Wall Street movement, protesters are now vowing to eat, sleep, and protest outside City Hall in Manhattan until the NYPD is defunded.
During a national reckoning over racism and inclusion, the campaign is breaking with recent Democratic tradition by keeping its diversity numbers private.
Here are some of the most interesting and powerful photo stories from across the internet this week.
From the landmark decision by the US Supreme Court against LGBTQ discrimination in the workplace to the ongoing fight for racial justice around the globe, these are the most striking and memorable pictures from this past week.
Reform leaders are frustrated with Democrats who have pushed aside the “defund the police” call that’s central to protests against police brutality after George Floyd’s killing.
On the morning of June 1, 1921, white mobs set fire to Tulsa's Black Wall Street, killing as many as 300 Black residents and leaving thousands more without shelter and livelihoods.
The small nonprofit that raised millions during protests in Minneapolis has struggled to spend all of its new money and is now being attacked on the right.
Geoff Perrin acknowledges he inflated his résumé, but says it hasn’t helped him get work with American police departments “because they just go, ‘What do you guys know about guns?’”
The Band Formerly Known As Lady Antebellum Is Being Accused Of "Performative Wokeness" And Being "Tone-Deaf" For Taking The Name Of A Black Singer
"How can you say Black Lives Matter and put your knee on the neck of another Black artist?"
Many young Somalis have come out to protest the police killing of George Floyd, but some of their immigrant parents just don't understand why their children see it as their battle.
From emotional scenes at George Floyd's memorial in Houston to the ongoing demonstrations against racial injustice around the world, these are the most striking and memorable pictures from this past week.
The move came as state and federal politicians face pressure from the public to find legislative solutions against police brutality following George Floyd's death.
"They wanted to me to be able to separate the personal from the professional," EMT Taylor Varela told BuzzFeed News. "Now is not the time to separate anything."
"I should not have been there. My presence in that moment and in that environment created a perception of the military involved in domestic politics."
The decision also came just days after reports that the crew had destroyed footage of deputies in Austin killing a Black man during a traffic stop.
"I have watched my friends be slaughtered by the police."
"This Has To Stop": A Court Invoked George Floyd's Death In Denying Qualified Immunity To Cops Who Shot A Man 22 Times
"Although we recognize that our police officers are often asked to make splitsecond decisions, we expect them to do so with respect for the dignity and worth of black lives."
Thousands of people paid their respects ahead of Floyd's burial in Houston.
The Head Of CrossFit Has Stepped Down After Telling Staff On A Zoom Call, “We're Not Mourning For George Floyd”
In a recording obtained by BuzzFeed News, Greg Glassman can also be heard sharing wild conspiracy theories about Floyd and the coronavirus.
Rumors of roving bands of Antifa have followed small protests all over the United States. Why are people so ready to believe them?
The message of Black Lives Matter is resonating around the globe as demonstrators march in solidarity with protests in the US.
Officer Vincent D’Andraia, 28, is the first New York City police officer to face charges for conduct against demonstrators protesting police brutality.
"I want justice for my brother," Philonise Floyd said in a speech. "Everybody's going to remember him around the world. He's going to change the world."
Thousands Of People Have Been Arrested During Recent Protests. We Want To Hear About Your Experiences.
Thousands of people have been arrested during protests against anti-Black racism and police brutality. BuzzFeed News wants to hear about your experiences.
Across major cities and small towns, people turned out en masse to demonstrate against the police killing of George Floyd and to call for change in the US.
Harry Rogers, 36, is "an admitted leader of the Ku Klux Klan and a propagandist for Confederate ideology," said authorities.
The announcement marks an unprecedented victory for activists that could prove a turning point in criminal justice reform.
Meet The Volunteers Helping Arrested Protesters With Clean T-Shirts, Legal Advice, And A Free Ride Home
“I don’t like armchair activism.”
A Viral Video Shows A Seattle Mom Getting Arrested After Allegedly Tapping Cops With Her Car Days Earlier
"She tapped a police officer’s bike, apparently, so now they’re saying she assaulted a police officer."
Calls to defund the police were a common refrain at many of the protests, which seem unparalleled in modern memory in their scale and sweep.
"Members of the Academy called in to the studio saying, ‘How dare they do that?'"
“The infographic used on FOX News Channel’s Special Report to illustrate market reactions to historic periods of civil unrest should have never aired on television without full context," a spokesperson told BuzzFeed News.
Why are some journalists all too eager to rail against media suppression while downplaying — or even championing — police efforts to harass or arrest protesters?
Two NYPD Officers Were Suspended After Their Violent Actions Against Protesters Were Caught On Video
In one video, an officer was seen pushing a woman to the ground, and in another, an officer was caught pepper-spraying a protester after pulling down his face mask.
A Philadelphia Police Inspector Was Charged With Assault For Beating A Student Protester With A Baton
Widely shared video footage showed Joseph Bologna striking a Temple University student in the back of the head with a metal baton and arresting him while trying to disperse protesters.
A Mexican man was found dead from blunt trauma to the head after being detained by the police for not wearing a mask in public.
"Because he was Black, they felt that they needed five cops to tackle him to the ground and drag him to behind the other cops."
Selena Gomez Is Giving Her Instagram Page To Black Activists For The Next Few Days "So That They Can Speak Directly To All Of Us"
"Over the next few days I will be highlighting influential leaders and giving them a chance to take over my Instagram so that they can speak directly to all of us."
A Cop Was Filmed Telling Armed White Men To Avoid Arrest "So We Don't Look Like We're Playing Favorites"
The video of the officer warning armed white men who were protecting a store has prompted a public apology from the chief of police in Salem, Oregon.
Catch up on all the stories we can't stop talking about from Did You See This?
Black People Are Tired Of Inaction Against Police Brutality. They’re Watching Biden To See If He’ll Turn The Tide.
Activists and Democrats say the protests against police violence are a pivotal moment for Joe Biden's presidential campaign.
Black Lives Matter Is Suing Trump And The Federal Government Over Force Used Against Protesters Outside The White House
The lawsuit accuses law enforcement officers of violating the constitutional rights of peaceful protesters on the orders of Trump and Attorney General Bill Barr.
A Police Chief Is Being Investigated For Tweets Calling Protesters "Barbarians," "Bottom Feeders," And "Savages"
The police chief in Michigan appears to have used a locked Twitter account to call for officers to crush unrest, saying photos of cops kneeling with protesters made him "want to vomit."
They Marched For Breonna Taylor And Repeated A Powerful Message: “Black Women Are Not An Afterthought”
Tenelle Veira single-handedly organized a protest specifically for Breonna Taylor, saying Black women are often overlooked when people talk about police brutality.
Police Spend Years In Court Fighting Claims of Excessive Force and Misconduct After Mass Arrests of Protesters
The ACLU is investigating allegations of unlawful arrests and excessive force this week by local and federal law enforcement in Washington, DC.
“Looting is not a justification for the use of deadly force. It’s just property," a lawyer for the family said.
Video on Twitter shows police shooting volunteer paramedics with the same "less-lethal" ammunition as they tried to carry injured 20-year-old Justin Howell to safety.
If you share pictures of police officers kneeling or hugging protesters, you’re not advancing the cause against police brutality; if anything, you’re impeding it.
A lot of people have brought up Richard Nixon this week. Looking back at 1968's election, protests, and violence, it's hard to draw a clean one-to-one.
Nicole Byer Responded To A Fan Who Loves "Nailed It" But Doesn't Want To Advocate For Black Lives Matter
"I’ll write you a conversation to have with your white child."
"You killed a man over some TVs," yelled a man who recorded the death on Facebook Live. “That’s somebody’s granddaddy.”
"I want to make sure the stories of my fellow black brothers and sisters are accurately represented."
“You Don’t Think That Don’t Affect Us”: Black Cops Talk To Black Protesters About George Floyd’s Killing
“Just because we have this on doesn’t mean we don’t have an opinion about what happened. You are putting all of us in a bottle together,” one officer told protesters.
"It's about dismantling white supremacy from the ground all the way up," Boyega told BuzzFeed News after delivering an impassioned speech to the crowd.
Minneapolis Public Schools Voted To End Its Contract With The City’s Police After The Death Of George Floyd
The decision is a giant step for activists as protests rise across the country, and could drive other districts to do the same.
Peaceful Demonstrations Against Racism And Police Brutality Continued As Protesters Defied Curfew Orders
The demonstrations in Houston, New York City, and Washington, DC, were largely peaceful.
With the nation’s streets becoming contested political spaces, cars have been turned into weapons — something the far right has joked about for years.
"They know Kobe is off-limits."
People Say Pallets Of Bricks Are Showing Up Near Protests All Over The US. The Truth Is More Complicated.
As of now, there's no evidence to support claims of coordinated brick placements at protests.
More than 11,000 people have been arrested since the George Floyd protests began; just one US banker was sentenced to prison for the 2008 financial crisis.
A DC Man Sheltered More Than 60 Protesters In His Home All Night To Prevent Them From Being Arrested
Rahul Dubey opened his door to dozens of protesters who were boxed in on a street after DC police used pepper spray to disperse a crowd after curfew.
Six Atlanta Cops Are Being Charged After Using Tasers To Violently Detain Two College Students During Protests
Two of the police officers were fired from the Atlanta Police Department the day after the violent encounter.
Speaking amid nationwide protests and unrest, the presumptive Democratic nominee promised his presidency would be about addressing pain and not about himself — a familiar theme for Biden this year.
Many statements from celebrities and brands about George Floyd’s death and Black Lives Matter protests feel like hollow attempts to be on the right side of history.
If you’re not black and you have black friends whom you are only reaching out to now, be thoughtful about how you do it.
"I am the president of law and order, and an ally of all peaceful protesters," the president said as police gassed and confronted peaceful protesters just yards away.
"I'm gonna try to explain this as if you were a child, because it FEELS LIKE THAT'S THE ONLY WAY YOU MFS WILL UNDERSTAND."
Prosecutors Said The Bar Owner Who Killed James Scurlock Shot In Self-Defense And Won't Face Charges
James Scurlock, 22, was fatally shot outside a bar on Saturday following protests against police brutality.
A Beloved BBQ Chef Who Fed Police For Free Was Fatally Shot After Louisville Authorities "Returned Fire" At A Crowd
David McAtee was a popular barbecue chef in the community who often used to feed police officers for free.
Brands Have Been Speaking Out About Racism And This One Meme Captures Just How Hollow Some Of Them Are
"We hope this action encourages you to view [brand] positively without you, you know, expecting anything from us."
In dual national crises with an absence at the top, the country’s political leadership is as weak as its least capable local leaders.
Seattle Police Are Investigating Viral Videos That Allege An Officer Maced A Child During A George Floyd Protest
The police department confirmed that it had received a high volume of reports regarding the use of mace by officers during Saturday's demonstrations.
"Last night I lost a son. My wife lost a son. ... All because he decided to protest against racism."
Sunday Night's Protests Against Police Brutality Were A Mix Of Chaotic Violence And Peaceful Demonstrations
The demonstrations, taking place under curfews, have been heated, with some cities marred by looting.
One CNN correspondent was arrested on live television while a photographer has been permanently blinded by a rubber bullet.
"This is not a meet and greet."
Fighting on the front lines.
NYPD Officers Drove Through A Crowd Of Protesters, And New York’s Mayor Is Under Fire For Calling It A “Tough Decision”
"That is not peaceful protest. Let's not kid ourselves," Mayor Bill de Blasio said as he promised a full investigation.
Demonstrations that started in Minneapolis and Louisville spread on Saturday to dozens of cities as far afield as Alaska and Hawaii. Many turned violent.
George Floyd's Brother Said Trump "Didn't Give Me The Opportunity To Speak" When He Called His Family
"I was trying to talk to him, but he just kept like pushing me off like, 'I don’t want to hear what you’re talking about.'"
A top Trump official called the killing an "act of domestic terrorism."
Black Protesters Who Want To Demonstrate Peacefully Are Calling Out White People Who Instigate Violence
"When we aren't asking people to destroy things in our name and people do it anyway, we know that this is something that's going to blow back on us," one black activist told BuzzFeed News.
"I wasn't aggressive towards the police officer, and even if I was he should have had the self restraint to not hurt to people he's supposed to be protecting," the woman in the video said on Saturday.
Fiery protests are rocking the country following George Floyd's death. How is your community coping?
Why must graphic videos of George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery make the social media rounds in order for the public to care about their unjust deaths?
Kaitlin Rust was reporting on air when an officer approached her and her crew and appeared to aim directly at them.
George Floyd And Former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin Worked Security At The Same Nightclub. People Who Worked With Them Can't Believe It.
The club’s owner said former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin would sometimes "overreact and lash out quickly" while working as a security guard at the popular club.
Your chance of contracting COVID-19 increases if you’re in a group, and tear gas may make the illness worse.
Mark Zuckerberg Explains Why Facebook Didn’t Remove A Trump Post Suggesting Violence In Minneapolis Despite Calling It “Divisive"
"Although the post had a troubling historical reference, we decided to leave it up because the National Guard references meant we read it as a warning about state action, and we think people need to know if the government is planning to deploy force."
There Were Massive Protests Around The Country For A Second Night In Response To The Killings Of George Floyd And Breonna Taylor
Thousands took to the streets in Minneapolis, New York, Atlanta, Detroit, Oakland, Los Angeles, and more.
Protests over George Floyd’s death spread around the country last night. Twitter responded to the president’s tweet again. Kylie Jenner may not be a billionaire?! And we talked to Rob Kenney, creator of the viral “Dad How Do I?” YouTube channel.
As responses to the protests over George Floyd’s death come in, it’s clear that only some people are allowed to agitate in public without any consequences.
"While Black people in Minneapolis have been reduced to bottom caste status, white communities have thrived.”

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Chaos in Finsbury Park after woman suffers cardiac arrest and car collides with pedestrian
- Credit: Archant
A woman suffered a cardiac arrest and a car collided with a pedestrian in separate events at Finsbury Park this afternoon.
Police and ambulance crews raced to the scene, under the bridge on Seven Sisters Road near junction with Fonthill Road at about 3.10pm to reports of woman collapsing outside the station.
London’s Air Ambulance landed in nearby Finsbury Park and tried to resuscitate the victim, then took her as a priority her to the Royal London Hospital.
A second incident in the same spot about 90 minutes later saw a car and a pedestrian in collision.
The man, thought to be in his 50s was treated at the scene as is being taken to hospital.
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Friday, August 13, 2004
Battle won, but war is lost
by pv vivekanand
THE US military's assault on Najaf with a view to dislodging Motqada Sadr and his militia from the holy city is definitely a make-or-break drive. The US military will win the battle for Najaf, but the victory will be another brick in the tomb of American hopes of winning the war in Iraq and another contribution to increasing anti-US sentiments in the Islamic world, particularly the 120 million Shiites.
Temporary deals might be worked out that could prolong the crisis in Najaf by holding back the climax of the assault, but the US would not be dissuaded from its objective — neutralising Sadr as a challenger to the US military's efforts to pacify Iraq and improve conditions for implementing the Washington-backed process to conduct elections in January to a government that would give legitimacy to the American role in the country.
American strategists are perfectly aware that Sadr's declarations that he would never bow to the US and is ready to fight until death as well as his exhortations to his Mahdi's Army militia to continue fighting after his death are strengthening the resolve of anti-US forces in Iraq. The less he is allowed to say the better, as seen from Washington.
Neutralising Sadr is a political as well as security imperative for the interim government. Iyad Allawi, the interim prime minister, has to show his people that he is strong and capable of overcoming all challenges and also send a tough warning to other militant groups by setting an example in Najaf.
However, a no-holds-barred assault against Najaf and a possible storming of the Imam Ali Mosque there — even if by Iraqi Muslim security personnel — would be like stirring an already troubled hornet's nest and further alienate the Shiites against the interim government.
Sadr loyalists have already warned if their leader is harmed — he was reported to have been wounded in the US assault on Friday — then they would turn to be suicide bombers against the US forces and allies. The warning should not be taken lightly since it signals a deadly turn of events for the US military in southern Iraq.
The demonstrations in Iraq and Iran on Friday against the US operations in Najaf are the forerunners of much worse Shiite repercussions against the US-led coalition forces and their allies in Iraq. The events in Najaf could lead to sparking an anti-US Shiite revolt in the south of the country along the lines of the rebellion in the so-called "Sunni triangle" encompassing areas near Baghdad and the Anbar province adjoining the border with Jordan and Syria.
The US also risks alienating Shiites beyond the immediate Iraq-Iran theatre, including those in countries like Pakistan and Lebanon.
The Shiites had largely stayed put in south of Iraq and refrained from militarily challenging the US role in the country for one year after the fall of Saddam Hussein in April 2003. Obviously, they were hoping to gain power by virtue of their numerical strength in the country.
But they rose up in protest when they saw that their "natural" role as the majority sect in the 25-million population Iraq was being sidelines by people they considered as too close to the US for comfort. Allawi is indeed a Shiite, so are several other members of the interim cabinet, but many Shiites in Iraq are not willing to grant Allawi and others the Shiite legitimacy that they need.
When the US handed over "sovereignty" to the interim government in late June, most Iraqis — Sunnis and Shiites — were willing to Allawi a chance to prove its independence and ability to take control and administer the country. However, the interim authority's decisions and actions since it took over have not been very popular.
The Shiites would like to have their own say as to who their representative should be in the government — and it need not be Moqtada Sadr. They believe that their right to have a dominating say in the affairs of the country was hijacked when the US handed over "sovereignty" to the interim government, whose members were chosen by Washington.
Sadr has also declared his boycott of the Iraqi national convention to be held this week to elect an interim assembly of 100 members who would guide the interim government to elections next year.
The Iranian link, if any, to the crisis in Najaf is unclear. US officials have suggested that Tehran is closely aligned with Sadr, but they have not come up with solid evidence to substantiate the theory.
At this juncture, the US military's attack on Najaf itself is seen as targeting Shiites rather than Sadr and his supporters per se. And the first to pay the price in terms of alienation with the Shiites will be the interim government, whose image as an independent authority would be further undermined.
Cracks have also started appearing in the interim government itself.
Vice-President Ibrahim Jaafari, head of the influential Dawa Party, has called for the departure of the US forces from Najaf whose very presence there was invited by Allawi after his ultimatum to Sadr's forces to quit the city went unheeded.
Also having an effect against the interim government is the fatwa issued by the Sunni Association of Muslim Clergymen that no Iraqi should co-operate with the US forces in killing other Muslims.
While the fatwa appeared to be oriented more towards the clashes in the Anbar province — Fallujah, and, to a limited extent, Ramadi — pitting local residents against the US military, it is deemed to have an impact on Shiites as well.
Grand Ayatollah Ali Al Sistani, the most reverred Shiite leader, is undergoing treatment in a London clinic for heart ailments. Some reports have suggested that the US-coalition, which includes the UK, had engineered his trip to London in order to clear the ground for an all-out assault against Sadr.
The demands laid down by a Sadr aide to end the crisis in Najaf are unlikely to be accepted by the US military. Sadr wants the departure of US forces from Najaf and handing over the city to the Marjayia, the Shiite religious authority; in return the Mahdi Army will also leave the city but will not be disarmed.
The militia is demanding recognition as an ideological movement and that members should allowed to carry weapons for self-defence, with an option to turn itself to be a political party. These are the minimum demands. Beyond them, Sadr wants all his "followers to gather under a legitimate constitution written by a free, elected government."
Giving in to the demands would mean a serious setback to the American resolve against militants in Iraq and questions raised over the credibility and legitimacy of the interim government. That is something the US strategists or the interim government could ill-afford. For them, Sadr has to be removed from the scene and his armed followers should never again be allowed to pose a challenge to the US domination of the country.
Therefore, compromise deals, if any is made, would only be stop-gap measures that would only slightly delay a US-led assault to end the crisis once and for all. What happens thereafter is clear: A low-intensity but sustained war of attrition between Shiites and the US-led coalition and their Iraqi allies that could wreck the Washington's vision of elections and transition of power to a "democratically elected government."


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ABOUT RED ENVELOPE
Red Envelope is a series of journals published by LWK + PARTNERS and is a collaborative project between the practice and Round City co-founder Rima Alsammarae.
For LWK + PARTNERS’ fourth installment of the Red Envelope journals, themed ‘ARCHITECTURE + FILM’, the company’s MENA managing director, Kerem Cengiz, offers an opening word on the meaning and intention of the topic.
I would argue that both architecture and film stir a restlessness in us, sparking our unconscious to imagine the impossible, to rediscover what was forgotten and to reimagine how our urban futures might be.
The relationship between architecture and film is intimate. The synergistic connection between the two exists as both media are cultural expressions around space, people and time, seeking to address the human condition through spatial narratives. The architect is the director of their work, as they are constantly in the act of making realities from fictions, while in reverse, the film director is the architect of storytelling, and builds via visual sequences. In this issue of the Red Envelope, we seek to examine the intimate and, at times, bombastic relationship between architecture and film, drawing on modernism, futurism and many things between.
The diminishing involvement of citizens in socio-political engagement over the past two decades has altered the scale of our societies’ collective imagery, in turn lessening people’s influence on spatial development. The importance of architecture for the future of the urban realm is beyond the exclusive responsibility of urbanists and architects. It is critical to expose these topics to our societies for them to engage and shape their futures; but how can we achieve this in an age when the moving image is perhaps controlled and artfully manipulated like never before?
Architecture exists, like cinema, in the dimension of time and movement. One conceives and reads a building in terms of sequences, much like film. To construct a building is to envisage and establish effects of contrast and connections through spaces which we pass. In the continuous sequence that (passing through) a building is, the architect works with metaphorical cuts and edits, framings and openings. In the mind, yet through the hand, the architect creates a depth of field, reading space in terms of its mass, producing a superimposition of different screens or planes legible from constructed intersections of movement, which are to be found in all buildings.
What is the interaction between architecture and film? The cinematic essence of the architectural experience and the inherent architecture of cinematic expression is multi-faceted. A duality exists, and each is considered an art form brought into fruition by specialists, assistants and colleagues. Irrespective of their inherent nature as the realisation of collective effort, both architecture and film are arts of the Visionary, the Auteur, the Artistic Creative Genius. The relationship between these two could be (and therefor are) studied from an array of viewpoints.
How different directors represent a city, such as Fritz Lang in ‘Metropolis’ (1927) or Walter Ruttmann in ‘Berlin – die Sinfonie der Grosstadt’ (1927), or how buildings and rooms are presented, as in German expressionist films with their fantasy architecture suspended between dream and reality, signifies cinema’s voice on both the realities and possibilities of built experiences.
There are those, such as Peter Greenaway or Paul Nelson, who blur the boundaries usually from architecture into stage design or film. Nelson, an architect, created beautiful projects both as a building designer and set designer. His project ‘Maison Suspendue’ (1936-38), a house in which individual rooms are suspended within a steel and glazed cage-like structure, is as illusory as any of the concepts expressed through the art form of the moving image. Conversely, we could speculate on the nature of buildings that the virtuosi of cinematic architecture would have constructed had they not decided to devote their architectural vision to the art of cinema.
Establishing a sense of place is the fundamental endeavour of architecture and urban design, and the first undertaking of architecture is to establish man’s place in the context of his environment. Keeping this at the centre of our thoughts, there are almost no films that do not include images of architecture or the urban realm. Whether buildings are shown in the film or not, the framing of a shot, or the implication of scale or lighting, already infers the establishment of a defined place.
Through the structuring of place, space, setting, scale, volume and other characteristics of architecture, the framing of human existence is woven intrinsically into cinematic expression. German philosopher Martin Heidegger stated: “We are thrown into the world. Through architecture we transform our experience of outsideness and estrangement into the positive feeling of domicile.”
In the same way that architecture articulates form and space, it also arguably manipulates time. Architecture is not just about taming space; it is also a defence against the fear of time. The discourse of beauty is fundamentally the language of timelessness. Restructuring and conveying time; speeding it up, slowing it down, halting and rewinding it – reordering it – is as essential in cinematic endeavour as it is in architectural expression.
Space and mind, and place and event are not exclusive of each other. Mutual definition is present, joining inescapably into a shared experience. The mind is in the world, and the world exists through the mind. Experiencing a space is a dialogue, a kind of exchange.
Humans and the technology we have created has irreversibly changed nature and our environment; perhaps the existing models of architectural thinking are not sufficient. Architecture alone cannot offer answers. Architect Giancarlo De Carlo argued that architecture is an indeterminate discipline, never becoming fully specialised, like a filmic vision. He believed that architecture’s challenge lies in constantly expanding its scope and imposing no boundaries on it…letting the camera endlessly roll on.
Today, film helps capture and present to the viewer ideas that otherwise might remain within the professional realm. The relation between architecture and film enables reflection on the importance of architecture as an essential element in every development that involves space, time and people. By screening films on society, urbanisation, architecture and environmental issues, people are exposed to new images that can transform their perception faster than their realities will do during their lifetime.
Our journal seeks to be a global chronicle of the people, places and ideas that aim high, pose questions, challenge conventions, and force us to reevaluate our own perceptions. The essays laid out ahead operate within the disciplines of the built environment and the moving image, while furthering interdisciplinary understanding across four contrasting horizons.
Our editor, Rima Alsammarae, addresses the ancient traditions around storytelling through theatre, the narrative string intrinsically binding both architecture and film. With theatre dating back thousands of years to the Bronze Age, the craft of stage design reveals an intricate evolution that reflects not only the varied stories of people throughout history, but also of sweeping cultural progress. Yet, where does that leave stage design today, as modern technological mediums continue to drastically impact our experiences?
Whilst in Japan, in a fascinating piece entitled a A Serendipity of Architecture & Time, Osaka-based writer Nader Sammouri explores the relationship between architecture and film as both archives of urban development, with a special focus on modern Japanese film.
Architecture has long been used as a secondary character in films, setting the scenes by providing context, foreshadowing storylines and reaffirming tone. In their highly engaging piece entitled Thresholds of Cinematic Space, Parikshit Nema and Nipun Prabhakar examine how architectural elements from staircases to doorways, windows to key holes, and other building features, are placed with intention and often relied on by directors for subtle storytelling. Here, cinematic examples from the US, Iran and India shed light on the use of the door as a poignant frame.
We end this issue of the Red Envelope with an interview with Dr Juhani Pallasmaa, a Finnish architect, author and professor emeritus. Dr Pallasmaa discusses the symbiotic relationship between architecture and film, and how the latter enriches the development of the built environment.
Perhaps the future role of the architect will be the translator of narratives around spaces, whose mission it is to uplift our societies. Buildings and the urban environments capture and codify images of culture and life; similarly, the narratives of space shape our experience and expectations of present realities, as well as those yet to take place. The question remains: are narratives formed around space in architecture inevitable? What sort of narratives should be attached to spaces, both existing and future ones?
In our search for honest architecture and urbanism, perhaps the real path to discovery might not be in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes in which we view the ones right in front of us.
This article was originally published in the Red Envelope series, as part of the fourth journal themed ‘ARCHITECTURE + FILM’. The Red Envelope journals are published by LWK + PARTNERS, and edited by Round City co-founder Rima Alsammarae. They aim to provide knowledge and insight on global urban design for readers interested in architecture, design, development and the built environment.


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Black Lives Matter protest at Preston's Flag Market
Preston's Flag Market was the scene of a Black Lives Matter protest on Sunday afternoon.
It was the latest in the series of such events held across the UK and as a show of solidarity following the death of George Floyd in America.
International outrage followed the death of the 46-year-old in Minneapolis last month and hundreds of people have come together across the country to protest for the Black Lives Matter movement.
The Preston event included a variety of speakers and followed similar events in nearby locations such as Blackpool, Lytham and Southport, where there was a protest on Saturday.
Hundreds have gathered in support of the events, with the message from organisers: "“Across the UK and globe people are showing their support and peacefully protesting to show they stand with the black community and against the oppression and police brutality they face."

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Intermec Unveils New Fixed Reader
New Intellitag fixed reader is available in both the 915 MHz and 2.45 GHz frequency bands, with four antenna ports.
Sep 18, 2002—Sept. 18, 2002 -- Intermec Technologies Corp., an Everett, Wash.-based unit of UNOVA Inc. (NYSE: UNA), has unveiled a new Intellitag fixed reader that is available in both the 915 MHz and 2.45 GHz frequency bands. The reader has four addressable antenna ports and RS232 and RS422 serial ports. The company says these were features users were asking for.
"We started writing the market requirements for this new reader even before we announced our first generation reader," says Jim Evans, Intermec's vice president for Intellitag business development. "The new features, such as the serial ports, are not things engineer or marketers thought would be good. They are things users told us they wanted."
The ITRF reader is designed for rugged industrial applications. It comes packaged in a sturdy extruded aluminum case with a power supply. Original equipment manufacturers can purchase the reader without the case and power supply for integration into other systems.
The antenna ports allow for flexible, economical integration with existing wireless local area networks. The serial ports make it easy to connect the reader to plant equipment, such as a conveyor belt PLC, to identify and control the movement of work-in-process items, containers, totes, pallets and other similar objects based on information stored in an RFID tag.
The freestanding reader can be used in a wide variety of applications, but is designed particularly for industrial environments and integration into supply chain management for commercial operations, industrial manufacturing and logistics applications. The readers can read many tags virtually simultaneously, have read-write capabilities and a read range of up to three meters.
The reader is FCC Part-15 approved, which means it can be used in the United States without a license. Users can also program the radio frequency power output and duty cycle for the ITRF's four antenna ports, so it can be configured to meet regulatory requirements governing the use of RF bandwidth and to meet specific user requirements, such as coexistence with an installed wireless LAN.
Intermec's Intellitag tags and readers are compatible with existing and emerging RFID industry standards, including ISO 18000 for item identification, EAN-UCC GTag for supply chain applications, ANSI MH10.8.4 for reusable container tracking and ANSI AIAG B-1l for tire and wheel identification.
The manufacturer's suggested retail price for the ITRF reader is $2,100. The readers are available immediately.
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Just three years ago, in “Daylight,” the climax of Lover, Taylor Swift announced, “I wanna be defined by the things that I love, not the things I hate, not the things that I’m afraid of, not the things that haunt me in the middle of the night.”
Guess she got over that shit. You had a good run, daylight, but Taylor is ready to move on. Midnights is Swift at her most gloriously obsessive, an album of moody nocturnal electro dream pop. But that wasn’t enough for her — she had to top it off three hours later with the 3am Edition. Over both halves of the album, the vibe is “Mirrorball” meets “Delicate” in the back of a getaway car. The songs give up one intense mood swing after another. As she declares in “Snow on the Beach,” “Life is emotionally abusive.” And so are these songs. It’s a total Taylor classic.
Very conceptual of her to prepare people for Midnights by giving everyone insomnia. She’s been wreaking havoc on fan’s adrenal glands for two months, with her most chaotic album rollout shenanigans ever. But it’s just her way of making sure these songs get heard in the right state of sleep deprivation. On top of it all, she scheduled an extra-chaotic secret surprise for 3 a.m., which turned out to be seven more songs, a “From the Vaults”-style bonus round, because we aren’t already broken and beaten enough from the 13 new ones she’d just released? Taylor, do the words “You know you won so what’s the point of keeping score?” mean anything to you?
But both halves of the album are essential. It all adds up to the mastermind’s ultimate power move. Midnights sounds nothing like Folklore/Evermore — no banjos, no willows, no fuzzy sweaters. Yet it still feels intimately connected. So many of Taylor’s favorite stories come together on Midnights. “Maroon,” “Bejeweled,” “Anti-Hero,” “Vigilante Shit” — these are the confessions of a mastermind who just can’t stop building emotional labyrinths for herself.
“Mastermind” is the perfect theme song for this album, because she can never resist overdoing it — a concept album about her pathological lack of chill. She chases every emotion on the album like it’s the last one she’ll ever have. In these songs, she makes strict rules for herself about what she should feel, and how other people are allowed to feel. Except she tramples on her own rules, because her masterful mind happens to go with one of music’s most unruly hearts. She’s a mastermind and a madwoman at the same time — that’s the essence of her genius.
“Learn to live alongside cringe,” Dr. Swift told the NYU graduates in her commencement speech back in April. She practices what she preaches, because she refuses to play it cool, anywhere on either Midnights or the 3am Edition. She doesn’t go for a knockdown epic tear-jerker here, on the scale of a “Marjorie” or “All Too Well” or “New Years Day.” But she covers so much emotional ground, in tiny details like the way she declares, “Checkmate!” in “Mastermind” to the way she swoons in “Labyrinth,” “I’ll be getting over you my whole liiiife.”
The trilogy of “Vigilante Shit,” “Bejeweled,” and “Labyrinth” is the most head-spinning three-song run she’s put on an album since “Mirrorball,” “Seven,” and “August.” It’s the heart of Midnights. The disco rush of “Bejeweled” feels like the anxious dance-floor poseur of “Mirrorball” grown up, but it also feels like the wife from “Tolerate It” finally breaking free. She boasts, “I polish up real nice.” But there’s a desperate neediness behind all her sparkling, as she sings, “Sapphire tears on my face/Sadness became my whole sky/But some guy said my aura’s moonstone just ‘cause he was high.”
One of the highlights is “Labyrinth” — I barely noticed it the first few listens, then it knocked me sideways. “Labyrinth” feels downright minimal in terms of lyrics — she’s got choruses with more verbal content than this tune. But it has the album’s loveliest melody, all dazzling synth sparkles, and a hushed vocal where she sighs, “Uh oh, I’m falling in love,” as if she’s not sure if the high is worth the pain. She soothes herself with the line “Breathe in, breathe through, breathe deep, breathe out.” (A line she happened to drop in her NYU speech, nearly six months ago.) “Vigilante Shit” has her most evil cackles, as she sneers, “I don’t dress for women/I don’t dress for men/Lately I’ve been dressing for revenge.”
The 3am songs are as powerful as anything on the album, with Aaron Dessner on board. “Bigger Than the Whole Sky” is a twangy lament that feels like a 10-years-gone sequel to “Sad Beautiful Tragic,” one of the most underrated gems on Red; on “High Infidelity,” she sings, “There’s many different ways to kill the one you love/The slowest way is never loving them enough.” But the hardest-hitting song on either half of Midnights is “Would’ve Could’ve Should’ve.” Taylor mourns the drama-junkie girlhood of the 19-year-old she used to be, back when she was learning the hard way about “Dear John,” asking “If I was paint, did it splatter on a promising grown man?”
“Anti-Hero,” the first single, comes on like Season Two of “The Man,” full of killer lines. She’s already planning drama with her daughter-in-law? That’s on the same level as “Long Live,” where she tells her teen lover that if they ever break up, he needs to tell his future kids all about her. Excellent video, too — Taylor stages her own funeral and gives herself “Everyone will betray you” lessons.
I was honestly dreading “Karma,” which sounds like the title of a guaranteed dud, yet that chorus is too infectious to resist. “Snow on the Beach” is a gorgeous ballad, a Lana Del Rey duet, though it sounds all the way Swiftian vocally, lyrically, and (especially) melodically. “Sweet Nothings” celebrates domestic bliss in a ballad co-written with “William Bowery,” a.k.a. boyfriend Joe Alwyn. It’s full of gentle Wurlitzer keyboard burbles — which makes sense since her earliest Midnights photos flaunted the vintage 1970s Wurlie in her room.
Every Swift album needs a New York romance, so there’s “Maroon,” a gorgeous ballad where she’s drinking red wine barefoot on a rooftop. Ten years after “Holy Ground,” she’s still living on New York time, asking “How’d we end up on the floor anyway?/You say, “Your roommate’s cheap-ass screw-top rosé, that’s how.” But it ends in tears, with Taylor mourning, “I wake up with your memory over me/That’s a real fucking legacy.”
“Mastermind” caps the album with a song about how she willed her boyfriend into falling in love with her, plotting each chess move in advance. She confesses, “I’m only cryptic and Machiavellian because I care.” That’s her in a nutshell: a compulsive overfeeler who works hard to make it all seem effortless. But she’s never been a natural — all she does is try, try, try. If we’ve learned anything from 16 years of Swiftology, it’s that she plans absolutely everything. On her Reputation tour, I saw her do an acoustic “Enchanted” where she triggered a thunderstorm at the exact moment she sang the “Please don’t be in love with someone else” part — and nobody will ever convince me she didn’t make that happen.
Taylor was already in the realm of the all-time great pop auteurs before she turned 25, but she never rests on her laurels — she barrels forward like she doesn’t notice the laurels are even there. Seven Number One albums in five years is a historic feat, to say the least. But she’s more excited about right now, which is why she couldn’t wait to rush out a sequel to this album when it was all of three hours old. There’s something scary about the intensity of all her try-try-try energy, but that’s the only possible way she could write songs like these. And Midnights makes it clear she’s not stopping now. Meet the problem: It’s her.

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DETECTIVES looking for a teenager who went missing 18 days ago searched a house and garden 60 miles from her home yesterday.
Hazel North, 19, of Dunfermline, was last seen by her sister on March 4, when she said she was going to visit a male friend in Kilmarnock.
When she failed to get back in touch, her concerned family alerted police.
Forensic teams arrived at a semi-detached property in Northcraig Road, Kilmarnock, early yesterday but found no one home.
Officers spoke at length to Edward Steele, 39, who lives next door and told them he found female clothes in his garden.
He said: “They chapped on my door at half-five this morning and questioned me all day.
“I moved some clothes in our garden a couple of days ago and put them in the bin. They were black trousers and a pink top.
“They were mockit and soaking so I just put them in the bin.
“A couple of weeks ago, I saw two girls standing in the back garden. They were in their 20s and if I see them again I’d know them.
“The police showed me a picture of the missing girl but it’s not her.”
Edward said police took DNA samples from him “because I’d touched the clothes” but he isn’t a suspect and wasn’t cautioned.
The property being searched is one of four flats in a red brick building in a social housing development.
Edward’s partner Jane McIntosh, 34, said the flat had been empty and boarded up before a van arrived about two weeks ago.
She said: “I saw what seemed to be a removal van with a couple of guys. One of them was well-built and in his late 40s.”
Officers searched the flat and dug a hole in the corner of the garden, which is enclosed by wooden fencing and a 10ft wall to the rear.
Last night, they removed bags of evidence.
Hazel is 5ft 8in and slim, with a fair complexion and shoulder-length blonde hair.
Anyone with information should ring 101 or Kilmarnock police office on 01563 505000.


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DOJ report flags mistreatment of Muslim inmates in federal prison Bernard Hibbitts at 4:27 PM ET
[JURIST] A US Department of Justice report released Friday described allegations of mistreatment of Muslim prisoners at several US federal prisons and documented one instance where a warden and guards discriminated and retaliated against Muslim inmates who had complained. The allegations and findings were contained in a regular semi-annual report of alleged civil liberties and civil rights breaches by Justice Department mandated under the Patriot Act. DOJ Inspector General Glenn A. Fine [official profile] also noted in his report that no prison officials had as yet been disciplined in connection with mistreatment of Arab and Muslim detainees held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, NY, after the September 11 attacks on New York and Washington; it also indicated that an investigation into incorrect FBI allegations of wrongdoing against Muslim Oregon attorney Brandon Mayfield [JURIST report] in connection with the March 11, 2004 Madrid bombings were ongoing. Review the full text of the DOJ report [PDF]. AP has more.
Paper Chase is JURIST's real-time legal news service, powered by a team of 30 law student reporters and editors led by law professor Bernard Hibbitts at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. As an educational service, Paper Chase is dedicated to presenting important legal news and materials rapidly, objectively and intelligibly in an accessible, ad-free format.


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Hispanic Health News
Puerto Rico Training Institute Builds Capacity of HIV Providers
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Hands United and Comunidades Saludables Ahora (Healthy Communities Now), the national programs of the capacity building assistance division of the Latino Commission on AIDS, are proud to announce the third part of a multi-component training institute in Puerto Rico: two trainings to take place in Bayamon, Puerto Rico on Tuesday October 30. This training institute, titled“Fortaleciendo el Compromiso: Movilizando la comunidad para Crear un Futuro sin VIH en Puerto Rico” (“Strengthening Commitment: Mobilizing the Community to Create a Future without HIV in Puerto Rico”), is a response to needs found during an assessment study. The Commission conducted organizational assessments with eight community based organizations funded by the Puerto Rico Department of Health.
The Latino Commission on AIDS identified a high level of commitment on the part of community based organizations in Puerto Rico, and hopes to strengthen skill sets to maximize impact in HIV/AIDS service provision in a context of shrinking resources. By dedicating capacity building assistance over the course of seven months, the Latino Commission on AIDS and its capacity building assistance team hopes to monitor progress during the institute and thereafter. The training institute is free of charge to attendees/registrants and is a seven component series initiated in August, and to conclude in February of 2013. The seven components consist of: four webinars, two presentations of sessions recorded during the International AIDS Conference, community forums, and multiple Face to Face trainings on various topics, some of which include organizational sustainability, community mobilization, social marketing. The Latino Commission on AIDS is proud to partner on some of the components with AIDS Project Los Angeles, the American Psychological Association, and the Puerto Rican Organization for Community Education and Economic Development.
Agencies interested in attending or finding out more are encouraged to contact the capacity building assistance program coordinator, Anahi Galante at email@example.com or (212) 675-3288 ext. 410.


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BOSTON (AP) — A convicted child rapist in his 70s has been found not guilty of exposing himself to prison staff, paving the way for his release.
Wayne Chapman was convicted in 1977 of luring young boys into the woods in the Lawrence area by pretending he was searching for his missing dog and then sexually assaulting them.
A court found Chapman had at least 50 victims. Chapman said he raped up to 100 children.
Earlier this year, the state's highest court ruled Chapman could no longer remain civilly committed based on the state's sexually dangerous person law after two mental health professionals ruled he is not sexually dangerous.
In June, Chapman was arrested on indecent exposure and lewd acts charges after allegedly masturbating in front of prison staff and nurses.
He was found not guilty Friday.
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Cost of living in Xining, China compared to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
WARNING! This comparison is based on only a few data points. At this point it is only a guess. It is based on 300 prices entered by 68 different people.
These prices were last updated on March 28, 2017. Exchange rate: 3.305 ETB / CNY
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Cost of living in Xining (China) is 35% cheaper than in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)
For example, to keep the same standard of living that would require 78,125 Birr in Addis Ababa you would need to make just about 50,467 Birr (元15,271) in Xining.
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Scarlett Johansson (born on November 22, 1984) is an American actress and singer who debuted on film in 1994 on North. She rose to fame with her roles in The Horse Whisperer (1998) and Ghost World (2001).
In May 2008, she debuted as a vocalist on her first album, Anywhere I Lay My Head, while her second album, Break Up, was launched in September 2009.
She was born in New York City and started her theater training at the Professional Children’s School in Manhattan in 2002.
She started acting in her childhood and debuted on film at nine in the fantasy comedy North (1994). After smaller roles in such films as Just Cause (1995) and If Lucy Fell (1996), she played in Manny & Lo (1996). Her role as Amanda in Many & Lo earned her an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Lead Female.
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New Poll Shows Grassley’s Lead Shrinking
A new poll shows that Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley's lead over challenger Patty Judge is holding steady. But the news isn't all good for Grassley.
The Public Policy Pollins survey found that Grassley holds a 46% to 39% lead over Judge, but 14% of people say they are still undecided. The poll found that Grassley's approval rating is under 50% for the first time and that 40% of people said that his refusal to hold hearings on President Obama's Supreme Court nominee makes them less likely to vote for him.
The race for president in Iowa is also razor close. Hillary Clinton holds a slim 41% to 39% lead over Donald Trump.


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We previously posted about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, an area the size of Texas in the Pacific Ocean between Hawaii and San Francisco that is infested with floating trash.
Because there isn't much in terms of video footage of this phenomenon, VBS.tv decided to investigate. Rory Ahearn of VBS.tv wrote:
At VBS.tv we had read all the articles about this environmental problem but didn't see much in the way of video. So curiosity and the challenge compelled us west to the middle of the Pacific Ocean to show what other people had only been writing about. We go all the way out ( 2 straight days on a sail boat) expecting to see a floating dump, looking for our money shot that will make us famous.
Here's the bad news, there is no money shot. What people don't get is that it's not really a patch and it's not really an island, both of which you might be able to contain and control. No, what we found is much worse. It's like a gigantic toxic stew and it's a big big problem that we need to pay attention to now.
Here's part 1 of 12 of TOXIC- Garbage Island: Link (Flash video, warning: um, strong language) - Thanks Rory!


Lush Guitar textures and soaring cello melodies by candlelight are on the program December 21 as the FINCH Coffeehouse welcomes Ken Bonfield and Kristen Miller for their Soulful Strings Holiday Concert.
Bonfield and Miller performed their program of holiday treats for the ears last December to joy-filled audiences around New England, and return to Newburyport for a second season with some old and new music.
Bonfield, an American Fingerstyle guitarist, is known for his hummable melodies, humorous stories, dry wit, and his inventive use of alternate tunings. For this holiday concert he’ll use themes found in Celtic, American Folk, Delta Blues, and Jazz, as he performs traditional and original seasonal music. Bonfield will also perform, on his new Carruth Harp Guitar, several arrangements of songs from his successful holiday album “WinterNight.” Endowed an extra 5 sub-bass strings, the harp guitar covers a symphonic range from the lowest bass note to the highest note on a violin. Bonfield is one of only a handful of guitarists who tour nationally with a harp guitar.
“We are overjoyed to bring our holiday concert to Newburyport,” says Miller, a classically trained cellist who has been pushing the boundaries of the instrument for the past eight years with her rich, multilayered trademark style. “The sound of cello and guitar together is truly inspirational. I’m surprised there hasn’t been more music written for that combination!” A leading-edge composer, she plugs her antique Parisian cello into a digital phrase recorder and effects pedals to stack layers of percussive and buttery cello sound. Billboard’s Bobby Borg calls her music “romantically, hauntingly, charmingly brilliant.” Miller will perform soul-stirring instrumental pieces from her repertoire, and especially from her fourth CD, Winter Loves Company, critically acclaimed holiday collaboration with composer/producer Tom Eaton. Bonfield and Miller will also perform several pieces together.
Both musicians enjoy national careers, and have each seen their CD’s become instant holiday classics. They return to the road this December to perform their Soulful Strings concert around New England.
What: Soulful Strings Concert
Where: FINCH Coffeehouse at the UU Newburyport, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport
When: Friday December 21, at 8 p.m. (doors open at 7)


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MONTGOMERY AL, - The month of May has been designated as clean up month for District Seven. Residents and businesses in District Seven can take advantage of special garbage and trash removal service during this time only. The sanitation department will remove all items, without extra charge, that are placed behind the curb except for dirt, building materials and tree branches exceeding four feet in length or 8" diameter. The Montgomery Clean City Commission will be supplying trash bags to groups organizing cleanups during our Great American Cleanup.
The Council members, the Sanitation Department, as well as the Montgomery Clean City Commission, are reminding residents that now is the time to "cut down, trim back, clean up, and throw away.