According to the latest figures from the industry sales of the fourth generation HTC Evo 4G is slowly but surely to sell Apple iPhone 4G 4.0 and other devices compatible phone on the market anywhere in the UK. Samsung mobile phones are also different, the second largest manufacturer of mobile phone sales worldwide.
Both HTC phones, Samsung mobile phones for that matter, both are quite heavy inroads into what was originally the fortress of Apple’s iPhone and phones Nokia smartphones.
HTC devices have been shown to feel a big jump in sales of its mobile phones and smartphones regularly make themselves everywhere. Potential users prefer to buy HTC phones because they are technically superior and match the Apple iPhone and BlackBerry smartphones, and a function to. With tons of applications.
According to Gartner, Inc., manufactures HTC Corporation HTC smartphones are the fourth largest in the world. In 2009, HTC phones have a remarkable 10% increase in sales of smartphones on display, including in North America.
HTC phones in the world are more than impressive $ 1900000000 and is against 58% in the second quarter last year. Action only this statement by Richard Doherty, an analyst at Envisioneering Group – “It is now the fastest growing in the history of combined HTC is the model of the new Asia They are very fast and very sensitive ..”.
It was similar to the increase of Samsung phones that are definitely in second place after Nokia phones. Technically brilliant and unprecedented Samsung is credited with introducing the first stylish slider phone.
The Samsung Galaxy S is designed to show a technologically much better than the Apple iPhone 4.0 Sport.
And the Samsung Galaxy Tab is on more than one front of industry experts to be superior to the Apple iPad and should give you a good run for their money in mobile computing tablet from Apple.


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A group of elite whistleblowers met in Washington, D.C. There was no media coverage of these men and women whose exploits have been heralded on 60 Minutes and Dateline, and, not incidentally, helped enrich the U.S. Treasury by more than $16 billion since 1986.
This particular group known as SWAT (Successful Whistleblowers Advocating Against Tax Payer Fraud) met to share and celebrate their stories of exposing fraudulent health-careÂ and pharmaceutical companies, as well as dishonest manufacturers.
1. What is the biggest single cash recovery ever for the U.S. government, who was it against, and who was the whistleblower that aided in the recovery?
2. Based on what you read in the article, do you think the laws need to be changed as they relate to corporate fraud? Explain.
3.Â Â If you were faced with a corporate fraud as a potential whistleblower, what are some of the things pointed out about whistleblowers in this article that you would consider? Explain.
Kelly, K. (2010). Whistleblowers: Cynical Idealists or Idealistic Cynics? Huffington Post, November 19 (Retrievable online at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kitty-kelley/whistleblowers-cynical-id_b_785968.html)


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You’ve probably seen countless San Diego landscapes that you loved, but you want your own landscape to be a real showstopper. Whether you have a water-efficient xeriscape, lush greenery mixed with an all-natural rockscape or still do not know which landscaping materials and colors to use, sculptures can be the crowning glory of your landcape design. With a professional touch, you can have an artistic and absolutely unique landscape enhanced with tasteful sculptures.
We’ve already talked about the mesmerizing array of things you can do with your backyard landscaping San Diego, like turning your backyard into a pup-friendly xeric garden or an amazing venue for entertaining. But it doesn’t have to be either-or. Your backyard, no matter how small it is, can also be a delightful place that your entire family can enjoy. Take a look at our hand-picked landscaping ideas to make your backyard a wholesome family area!
Your beloved pooch can be a handful, but it needn’t get in the way of a flawless garden design. One way to achieve this is an imacculate artificial turf, with little hassle and little mess. But if you have your heart set on a natural garden, you can opt for a more intricate and absolutely stunning xeriscape design, even if you have a dog. All you need to do is contact a trusted San Diego landscaping company and they’ll tell you why they love xeriscaping so much and make you – and your canine bestie – fall in love with it too!
Californians never know what the volatile climate has in store for them. That’s why it’s wise to learn how to best prepare for the next drought, which might be closer than we think. A water-efficient household means rational indoor and outdoor water consumption. Whether you have a humble yard with scarce garden space or a vast one with an amazing gardening potential, xeriscaping could be the answer to both your garden planning dilemma and any future drought. So read on and learn from the best San Diego landscape architects about all the perks of having a xeric garden as well as the 7 essential principles of xeriscape gardening.
They say good things come in small packages. This goes for your teeny tiny backyard as well. With a few clever design ideas, you can have your very own modest yet delightful hideaway so there’s no need to settle for less! Whether you dream of a lush natural garden and versatile rockscape, want to keep it simple by having a natural or artificial turf (even if you have pets) paired with a low-maintenance paver, or remain undecided about your landscape design, trustworthy San Diego landscape contractors can make any idea come to life and transform your backyard into your private piece of heaven!
Aren’t you in awe of those picture-perfect gardens you see in catalogues? Don’t you wish your own garden would be just as amazing? Don’t you want to wake up to lush greenery lavishly decorated with gloriously colored flowers? Too bad your actual garden is a yellowish sunbaked ghost-town for plants.
You’ve probably already considered giving your outdoor space a makeover, but never got round to it, or gave up quickly. The hot San Diego climate can even make you think that you have a brown thumb. But there’s a way to fix that.
Your garden can be an utterly delightful sight even in an environment where water is scarce, as hot climate and xeriscaping are a match made in heaven. Add some all-natural rockscaping and a tucked away sitting area into the mix, and you’ll end up with the perfect garden.

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Did you know that "pointer precision" in Windows is actually mouse acceleration? That should be disabled for twitchy gamers.
- Start > Control Panel > Mouse > Pointer Options
- [_] Enhance pointer precision
- A FPS from the creators of Borderlands - (2009 game).
SpriteMaster214's YouTube user icon is hilarious.
- Watched some more Andromeda - (2000-2005 show)[doesn't exist]
Watched another episode of The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - (1964 show)
- This show is so adorable, I think I'll continue watching it.
- I found what is reportedly a remaster their first studio take.
The song of the day is Rave is King, by Fukkk Offf.

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Off-Season Beach Bargains
San Juan Island, Washington
What It's Like: Even Heathcliff and Cathy would agree: dramatically gray and misty days are even more romantic when watched from a window seat in a cozy hotel room. If a beach stroll is on the agenda, bring a waterproof jacket; temperatures are in the low forties.
What to Do: Rent a bike or drive to Lime Kiln State Park and the Lime Kiln lighthouse, the last in the state to receive electricity. In high season, visitors to the islands stand elbow-to-elbow at ferry railings to view the rugged landscape—Douglas firs teetering on rocky bluffs, bald eagles tracing circles overhead—but take the foggy half-hour ride from Friday Harbor to Orcas Island in winter, and you'll be able to hear the otters slip into the water along the shore in the stillness.
Where to Stay and Dine: Snag a room with a view, a fireplace, and a jetted tub at the Friday Harbor House, a 23-room boutique hotel just uphill from the water (off-season doubles from $119). Have a burger and local beer at the San Juan Brewing Co. and the Front Street Alehouse (1 Front Street; 360/378-2337; www.sanjuanbrewing.com), or sample Asian flavors at Thai Kitchen (140 First Street; 360/378-1917).

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I have a land-cover map for an area in which I want to identify certain attributes that fall within a category. I want to select the shapes that represent wetlands that are in a grassland area. To do this I have tried any different methods such as separating the attributes into their own layers and subtract from the other, difference or minus, and tried to put one on top of another using the mosaic tool but neither worked. I am now thinking it may be best to write a specific query that would allow me to select an attribute within a selection of attributes. If I selected grassland, what can I do next to select wetlands are are within that selection of grassland? There are not options on the drop down menu for selection type that would allow me to do so. What can I do?
I am using ArcGIS Pro 2.3.2 and some screenshots are included with my question.

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In a world where unlimited product choices abound, it’s no secret that your search for a commercial light table to handle your drawing responsibilities and assignments could present you with too many options! That’s why it’s important to make a list of tasks you perform, the amount of time you spend drawing and even the office environment in which you work before you go shopping for the one ideally suited to your requirements.
Commercial light tables have enjoyed a rather colorful evolution to get where they are today. The earliest versions were comical contraptions that positioned slabs of glass over table lamps. Starving artists still improvise this way—-but popular demand propelled the idea into a full-fledged necessity for those dependent upon them.
Once referred to exclusively as “lightboxes,” these handy essentials are indispensible for people working in a variety of industries and companies, including teachers who use them to encourage young children to be creative and—-well, literally think out of the box (https://enablingdevices.com/files/content/50_WAYS_TO_USE_A_LIGHT_BO...)!
Why buy a lighted drawing table?
Investing in this type of table has everything to do with your job title. Whether you’re an architect, sketcher, designer, artist (that includes forensics artist) or you just require a surface that allows you to trace shapes expertly and without distortion, this essential can save you time, money and effort for these reasons:
1. They’re efficient. Work on a smooth surface that illuminates every detail to get results no amount of natural light can provide.
2. They’re convenient. Buy the size table that suits a majority of your projects and you won’t have to reduce, enlarge or otherwise adjust original art to trace them correctly.
3. They’re roomy. Keep your tools of the trade within reach of your fingertips--reason enough to choose a table with drawers, shelves and storage capacity.
4. They’re durable. Choose a table made by a reputable manufacturer and expect decades of use, though trading it in for a newer model down the road may mean it's in good enough shape to sell it when the time's right.
5. They’re budget pleasing. Yes, you can find a sturdy table made of long-lasting, easy-to-maintain materials at a price that’s affordable.
6. In some cases, they're transportable. Take your portable light table for drawing everywhere you go!
How to use your table
It’s always a good idea to take a few trial runs so you get to know the lightbox environment in which you intend to work before you tackle your first project. Examine the shipping box to make sure nothing's damaged, remove the table and follow manufacturer’s assembly instructions.
Install your own LED lightbulb. These tables don’t come with bulbs included because the risk of shattering while in transit is too high. Plug the cord into the outlet and switch on the power toggle. You’ll see a uniform spectrum of light that splashes across every inch of the frosted glass on which you will work.
To use a stationary or portable light table for drawing, place a sheet of illustrated paper atop the glass. The high contrast of sharply etched lines and details will be apparent. Use tracing paper to replicate all or part of the design. You don’t have to be an artist to find plenty of use for one of these tables, by the way. Among the businesses and entrepreneurs who purchase illuminated tables are:
How to choose your table
Unless you’ve an unlimited budget to purchase a commercial unit for your office or business, it’s wise to have a game plan. Peruse our four selection suggestions before you shop.
1. Set a budget. It goes without saying that you should search for the most number of features you require with a specific price ceiling in mind. Whether your idea of lightbox nirvana is a $3,850.00 model manufactured by Office Pope or a used Craft Station set-up suits your needs at $200, a little homework will serve you well.
2. Match your space. That grandiose Office Pope table requires lots of space, so if you can only dedicate a small area of office to host the table, choose a size that won’t require you to put your work desk in a closet. There are so many sizes on the market, you couldn’t fail to find the perfect one if you tried.
3. Choose the best material. Browse used tables and you can't help noticing the ones that weren’t cared for. You might see rust on metal, chips on the glass surface (that defeat the purpose of this equipment) and table legs that could use sanding and staining. If you have time and skills to do repairs, enjoy the bargain. Otherwise, keep looking.
4. Weigh product bells and whistles carefully. If all you need is a smooth surface that’s uniformly lit, it’s never worth spending extra money on features the look great while bumping up the retail price or are ill-suited to the work you do. Show your boss that you’re not a spendthrift by coming in under budget!
You have every reason to be delighted by the wide availability to tables on today’s commercial market because they allow you to pick and choose from the features you want and the ones you don’t need. It always pays to comparison shop before you buy—-particularly if you’ve discovered uses that are new and inventive.
Remember that you can always upgrade in the future and use a resource like Craig’s List or local sale sites that appeal to people who are in need of equipment that they can’t necessarily afford if they must pay retail. Don’t forget to ask your accountant to amortize your drawing table purchase over as many years as possible. We like to think of this sort of tax break as the gift that keeps on giving!

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That primaquine and other drugs can trigger acute haemolytic anaemia in subjects who have an inherited mutation of the glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) gene
has been known for over half a century: however, these events still occur, because when giving the drug either the G6PD status of a person is not known, or the risk of this
potentially life-threatening complication is under-estimated.
Here we review briefly the genetic basis of G6PD deficiency, and then the pathophysiology and the clinical features of drug-induced haemolysis; we also update the list of potentially haemolytic drugs (which includes rasburicase).
It is now clear that it is not good practice to give one of these drugs before testing a person for his/her G6PD status, especially in populations in whom G6PD deficiency is common. We discuss therefore how G6PD testing can be done reconciling safety with cost; this is once again becoming of public health importance, as more countries are moving along the pathway of malaria elimination, that might require mass administration of primaquine.
Finally, we sketch the triangular relationship between malaria, antimalarials such as primaquine, and G6PD deficiency: which is to some extent protective against malaria, but also a genetically determined hazard when taking primaquine
First published online 28 December 2013British Journal of Haematology, 2014, 164, 469–480

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Manchester United assistant coach Rui Faria is to leave the club at the end of the season, the Premier League giants announced on Saturday just a week after Jose Mourinho said he would not force him to stay.
Carrick has been earmarked for a spot on Mourinho's backroom employees for a while, and the 36-year-old midfielder will formally start his new job within the FA Cup ultimate towards Chelsea this weekend. The 55-year-old Manchester United boss spoke highly of his assistant who worked with him for 17 years, "The intelligent student is now a football expert, ready for a successful career as a manager".
Speaking to reporters after the match, according to the Guardian, Carrick expressed his gratitude towards United boss Jose Mourinho, who has made a decision to offer him a coaching role at the club, with a view of making him his number two in the near future.
Ronaldo believes Neymar would fit in perfectly at Real Madrid
The France worldwide scored 13 goals and assisted seven more from 28 appearances in his debut campaign at Parc des Princes. I do not know if he is happy here in Paris or not, but life goes on .
Silvini Louro, another longstanding Mourinho confidant, remains on the coaching staff, with Ricardo Formosinho, Carlos Lalin, Emilio Alvarez and analyst Giovanni Cerra also continuing to work on Mourinho's team.
Fred, who is fighting for a Brazil squad place for the upcoming World Cup in Russian Federation, fits the bill in what Mourinho is looking for in a central midfield player and also has plenty of Champions League experience.
"I always think that in the championship the truth is always there". And everybody told me we would get that point.
Fairfield Father Charged With 9 Counts Of Torturing Children
Warshawsky to be arrainged on charges of seven counts of felony torture and nine counts of felony child abuse Monday in Fairfield. Hurlbut says the children's father, 29-year-old Jonathan Allen, was arrested Friday after officials interviewed the children.
Mourinho said: "I have to make the decisions but of course my assistants have an opinion". Merci for all you [taught] me, on and off the pitch.
Given the spectacular nature of their form this season, Mourinho concedes City fully deserve to be champions and says United "are going to try" to challenge next term. And I've been at this great club as a player so I know the club. "I am going to jump on the staff". "It all fits and hopefully it still fits in a couple of years' time". "I think he is an underrated player in England and sometimes not only should the goal scorer be rewarded but the real players at the heart of the game".
"I'm not getting ahead of myself".
Childish Gambino's 'This Is America' Hits No
The track unseats a 15-week reign at the top of the chart from Drake's latest singles, "Nice For What" and " God's Plan ". Gambino, who's the music alter ego of Donald Glover , was able to end Drake's streak on the Billboard Hot 100.

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After the fun but disappointing retreat from the “road” to the Crystal Caves, I was more determined than ever that we would somehow make it to the Crystal Cave. With patchy internet reception, google was my friend and after a couple of false starts (most tours had been booked out weeks in advance), I stumbled across Goecco Tours… a quick call to the company and a conversation with the helpful Jonas, I was informed there was in-fact an unscheduled and unadvertised tour with one other the next day and they could take us! With a 1pm departure from the Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon. We were so incredibly lucky!! I can not recommend this tour company more highly, we had two awesome guides, Halli & Einar and a fantastic old school land-rover, with the required massively oversized tyres.
Deep under Iceland’s massive Vatnajökull Glacier, beautiful caves of ice are formed by rivers of meltwater. Ice Caves are only found during the wintertime when the glacial rivers retract and the water freezes; cold winter temperatures strengthen the ice and make exploration possible. New caves are formed in different locations each year, the few companies that run tours send out scouts to discover the caves each season and share their discoveries between the other guides. In 2008, Vatnajökull glacier and its surroundings were declared a national park. Two existing national parks, Skaftafell in the south and Jökulsárgljúfur in the north, as well as several nature reserves, were integrated to establish the Vatnajökull National Park, creating the largest national park in Europe. Vatnajökull National Park covers 13% of Iceland – Covering 8100 square kilometres.
For important safety reasons it is not recommended to go into the ice caves without a certified glacier guide.
Halli is a very tall (6 ft 5″), rugged and imposing man, with a strong jaw and fierce eyes and a mop of dark hair, confident with a sense of the mystic about him. Einar by contrast is blonde with a twinkle in his eye, laid back & happy to be entertained by Halli’s antics. You could not ask for better guides… if I ever went back to Iceland… I would love to do another longer tour with these guys… Our fellow tourist was an entertaining American called Randall, who once relaxed threw himself into the adventure with gusto. There was a lot of hilarity, tales of daring and a strong desire to share their love and knowledge of their wild and dramatic land. Both Halli and Einar had worked with many films that were shot in Iceland, and Halli had a stint as an IceWalker in Game of Thrones!!! The Viking was much more content and happy to be with this group than the other! The boys went above and beyond, taking us down into the Crystal Cave, where we had a fair amount of time to explore and before a larger tour group joined us; and then on to two other structures.
The Cave was incredible; the blue ice mind-blowingly clear and mesmerising in how far you could see in to it. You climb down a crevasse like path into the first chamber, from there you wind a little way back deeper into the glacier, till you get to a tunnel, where you crawl on your hands and knees for about 50m to enter the large blue ice chamber. It was like being in some sort of Ice Cathederal. The photos below show the entry and exit point for the Crystal Cave…
The Images below are all taken in the first chamber of the Crystal Cave, where there were a couple of large melt holes to the surface letting light flood through and illuminate the glowing blue ice.
This densely packed glacial ice glows bright blue due to the lack of air bubbles which normally scatter colours of the spectrum as sunlight filters down from above. Layers of black volcanic ash are trapped in these ice formations, a remnant from previous eruptions.
The images below are all from the larger chamber, it was vast with a curved ceiling and filled with the strong blue light. You could hear constant cracking sounds inside the cave. It was not because it was going to collapse but because the cave was moving along with the glacier itself. Each time the glacier moved a millimeter loud sounds could be heard.
Once the larger group arrived we decided we had had enough, outside of the cave the weather had deteriorated and the wind was absolutely howling, with snow being blown it was below -15°. The snow stung your face and clung to anything it could, eyelashes, eyebrows and the lovely faux fur trim of my jacket. The boys decided if we were game, they would take us to see a couple of other nearby caves, the first being just a small tunnel, with sharp icicles clinging to the circular entrance which looked like the carved oesophagus tract of a dinosaur. We clambered about inside for a few photos before heading over to the other cave.
The boys said this hadn’t been scouted for a couple of months so they weren’t sure of its viability. It was tough walking throught the deep snow into the raging wind… visibility was poor, you literally had to just try and walk in the footsteps of the person in-front of you, without looking up or you were swiftly blinded by the stinging snow. This was the coldest I had been in my whole time in Iceland, it was truly cold. We came to a large dark opening with a steep path down. Halli went first, making sure the path down was compacted, I found it really unnerving when the snow just gave away under your feet, leaving you stuck, thigh deep in the snow. The ice in the chamber was not particularly safe to walk on… Halli made this point by breaking off large chunks and being very entertaining. The video shows Halli being a wild Viking….
Hugely satisfied, a little on the cold side we bundled back into the landrover where I pulled out some apricot and white chocolate cookies I had baked before we came south much to everyones delight. I can’t recommend Goecco tours more highly, and the only thing I am disappointed about is that we didn’t get to spend more time with these great people!
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- IBM is prioritizing its hybrid cloud and AI solutions in a revamped partnership management program, the company announced Wednesday.
- The Partner Plus program replaces PartnerWorld as a means for independent software vendors, systems integrators and other business partners to access IBM technologies, technical support and training.
- “We are giving our partners access to the same education and programs and hands-on training that IBMers get free of charge,” said Kate Woolley, general manager of IBM Ecosystem, during an online briefing in December.
IBM, competing with behemoths in the pure cloud market, has major aspirations in hybrid cloud solutions. Partner Plus aims to solidify the company’s position in the massive hybrid multicloud and AI markets, according to Woolley.
The new program gives partners access to a consolidated portal for tracking expertise, revenue and incentives, the company said.
Partners progress through three tiers, earning proficiency badges and unlocking benefits along the way. The program also has a special tier for strategic partners, such as AWS, Microsoft, Adobe, SAP, Samsung and Salesforce, according to Woolley.
The shift to cloud accounted for an estimated $1.3 trillion in enterprise spend worldwide last year, according to Gartner. It is expected to reach $1.8 trillion in 2025. Global enterprise spending on custom and off-the-shelf AI software is expected to hit $64 billion by 2025, according to a September report by Forrester.
“We have hybrid cloud and AI as the foundation of everything we are doing, and we are investing in areas such as data, automation, security and modernization,” Woolley said.
IBM’s pivot to hybrid cloud gained momentum in 2018, with the company’s acquisition of Red Hat and its OpenShift containerization capabilities.
“They are using OpenShift as a fulcrum to expand their footprint, both within their own cloud and other people's cloud — to stay relevant and top-of-mind, but also to make sure that they are following their customers’ needs,” Brent Ellis, senior analyst at Forrester, told CIO Dive in December.
The move to Partner Plus from PartnerWorld will unfold over a six-month transition period, Woolley said, during which existing partners will be placed into the new program’s gold, silver and platinum tiers based on their current status.
Partners will need to demonstrate $100,000 in revenue to achieve gold and $1 million for the platinum tier, the company said.


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To celebrate Halloween being just around the corner, long-time blog favourites Roy G and the Biv have covered Rockwell's one hit wonder Somebody's Watching Me.
The chorus on the original was sung by a then height-of-his-career Michael Jackson and his brother Jermaine (of whom Rockwell's sister was married to at the time).
I'm of the school of thought that anything MJ should not be touched (musical or otherwise), with Fall Out Boy's cover of Beat It! as a prime example of the reasons why, but these guys pull it off extremely well.
Check it out...
Roy G and the Biv - Somebody's Watching Me (Rockwell Cover) (YSI)


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A comment from John H. Jackson, a law professor at Georgetown, puzzled me as I was reading about the World Trade Organization's ruling against the U.S. ban on offshore-source online gambling: "Complying with the W.T.O. ruling, Professor Jackson said, would require Congress and the Bush administration either to reverse course and permit Americans to place bets online legally with offshore casinos or, equally unlikely, impose an across-the-board ban on all forms of Internet gambling -- including the online purchase of lottery tickets, participation in Web-based pro sports fantasy leagues and off-track wagering on horse racing."
Frankly I don't see why banning all Internet gambling would be such a hardship to the economy, but if it is, why not just remove the difference between what we allow for U.S.-based online gambling and what we'd allow for the offshore? That is, if the U.S. doesn't permit online casino-style gambling to be done by U.S. companies, it seems fair that it would not permit that particular type of gambling to be done by offshore companies either. There's a credible argument that casino gambling may be seen as particularly dangerous to our citizens because of its habit-forming repetitive nature, which is why bricks-and-mortar casinos are required to keep an eye on their patrons and to post prominent warnings about the dangers of a gambling addiction. If I were arguing the distinction, I would point out that real world casinos can monitor gamblers for signs that they should be cut off from play, whereas online casinos cannot. But if Antigua wants to run lottos, fantasy leagues and horse races, why not let them? Permitting a specific behavior by American companies and not by foreign ones looks like naked protectionism.
The possible legal solutions to the case aside, let it be noted that the American lawyer -- who convinced the islands to bring the trade complaint in the first place -- is a stone cold gangster:
But not complying with the decision presents big problems of its own for Washington. That’s because Mr. Mendel, who is claiming $3.4 billion in damages on behalf of Antigua, has asked the trade organization to grant a rare form of compensation if the American government refuses to accept the ruling: permission for Antiguans to violate intellectual property laws by allowing them to distribute copies of American music, movie and software products, among others. ...
In 2002, Mr. Mendel — who does not gamble and knew little about international trade — was little more than a corporate lawyer in El Paso specializing in securities law. His law partner, though, was friends with Jay Cohen, an operator of an offshore sports betting operation in Antigua who had been sentenced to 21 months in prison for taking bets over the Internet from Americans. Mr. Cohen asked his friend to see if there was anything his firm could do.
“I had not done any trade law whatsoever, but for whatever reason this issue really struck my curiosity,” Mr. Mendel said. Beyond the intellectual challenge, the case also offered the prospect of a set of deep-pocketed clients — the online casinos doing business out of Antigua.
So Mr. Mendel, 51, who recently moved his family and his practice to Ireland to be closer to Geneva, jumped in enthusiastically.
Washington responded to Antigua’s complaint by claiming it was within its rights to seek to block online gambling on moral grounds, just as any Muslim country would be within its rights under international trade agreements to ban the import of alcoholic beverages. The W.T.O. rejected this argument as inconsistent with American policy.
The general rule in the world of international trade agreements is that a country must treat foreign goods and services in the same manner as it treats domestic ones. The United States, the trade body found, permits online wagering through sites like Youbet.com, a publicly traded company that allows visitors to place bets at horse racing tracks around the globe.
And, of course, some form of casino gambling is legal in more than 30 states, and even local governments advertise gambling services when states encourage people to buy a lottery ticket.
“This isn’t a case of forcing gambling on a population that has decided they don’t like it,” Mr. Mendel said. “This is the world’s biggest consumer and exporter of gambling services trying to prohibit a small country from developing its economy by offering these same services. And we find that deeply hypocritical.”
Indeed, despite all the obstacles Washington has imposed, including making it a crime for banks and credit card companies to handle Internet gambling payments, millions of Americans still manage to play poker and place sports bets online. Many more would certainly do so if the obstacles were removed.

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Skip to comments.Alabama AG: Congress not justices should make law (Plame case)
Posted on 06/08/2005 1:49:38 PM PDT by Shermy
MONTGOMERY - Congress rather than the U.S. Supreme Court should make a law protecting reporters from prosecution for refusing to identify their confidential sources, Alabama Attorney General Troy King said Tuesday.
King recently declined to join attorneys general of 34 states and the District of Columbia who filed a friend-of-court brief urging the Supreme Court to recognize a qualified privilege for journalists to protect their confidential sources.
The attorneys general asked the Supreme Court to hear the appeal of Time magazine reporter Matthew Cooper and New York Times reporter Judith Miller, who were held in contempt of court for refusing to testify before a grand jury investigating who leaked the identity of undercover CIA operative Valerie Plame.
King said a reporters' privilege is good public policy and is protected in Alabama by state law. But, he said, "courts should not be in the business of making law from the bench."
If a federal reporters' privilege is to be established as law, Congress rather than the U.S. Supreme Court should make the law, King said.
"While I wholeheartedly agree with and support the case for reporters' privilege and protection, the proper avenue to achieve it clearly lies in the congressional arena, where I will take an active position in working for its passage," King said in a prepared statement.
Not many "Plamegate" stories recently except about various states filing papers in the Supreme Court in support of Miller/NYTimes and Cooper/TimeMag. This story a little different and thought some might be interested in the Congress/Court comparison.
...who were held in contempt of court for refusing to testify before a grand jury investigating who leaked the identity of undercover CIA operative Valerie Plame...
It would appear the matter here is not a matter of "journalist privilege", but one of ignoring a subpeona. While a judge holding someone in contempt for same has NOTHING to do with making law from the bench. (???)
They went to court as called but would not reveal sources, so the "privilege." The prosecutor is trying to get them to talk on these matters.
Reporters deserve no special privledges. As a whole they have not shown themselves to be more trustworthy or more interested in advancing the truth than the average person.
If there's going to be an exclusion for people who are spreading news of some sort, it should be for anyone who does so regardless of if they are a reporter, someone who posts on a web site, or someone who shouts something on the street for people to hear.
We should all be treated equally under the law. It's the actions that need protected, not a class of people.
The prosecutor is trying to get them to talk on these matters.
Understood. I think the scenario is best defined as to whether these people have CRITICAL EVIDENCE. It is a violation of law to WITHHOLD EVIDENCE in various felony situations. That would then be an issue of interpreting the law, not making law. Legislating from the bench is very easy to spot when it happens. Like it was in Florida when the activist pro-Gore judges tried to RE-WRITE Florida election law. It of course, went to the SC, and was approriately slapped down. It still angers me to this day that the deliberately guilty judges were not throw out of the legal system. It will be interesting to see how this situation goes.
Thanks for the update!--I've been wondering what's going on with that.
I am 100% against reporter's privilege. They are too biased and untrustworthy. I say, live by sunshine, die by sunshine. They should be held to the same standard they hold everyone else to.
As someone from a corrupt state, I can say that that is a bad idea.
Most corrupt politicians tend to be powerful, and they tend to be connecting to the courthouse rings and everything else, meaning, if someone tries to out them, the full force of the "law" will come against them.
If you make it so that there is no protection for sources, sources are not going to come to reporters, and they won't come to authorities, meaning, the corruption will be allowed to exist unfettered.
In the meantime, Matt Cooper's profile continues to rise. He was at the last Presidential press conference and got called on. Also Fox seems to have him on fairly often as a commentator.
Waiting to see what the U.S. Supremes do. Thanks for the ping.
Fair enough. But note that the appellate court that upheld the contempt citations found that even if such a privilege exists it would not apply in this case:


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Coronavirus cases have been confirmed at three Tesco sites in Northamptonshire.
Eight employees have tested positive for the virus across three of their Daventry sites - including at their 88,000m2 distribution centre.
A Tesco spokesperson said: “A very small number of colleagues across our Daventry Distribution Centres store have tested positive for Covid-19.
"Their close contacts have been informed. The safety of our colleagues, customers and suppliers remains our number one priority and we are working with local public health authorities, following all Government guidance and taking the relevant precautions.
"We have extensive measures across all of our sites to help keep everyone safe, including social distancing signage and regular cleaning.”
Tesco says it has introduced thorough measures to ensure the health and safety of its colleagues at the distribution centres.
The supermarket says these include:
- Hand-sanitising stations and sanitiser available throughout the site.
- Social distancing floor markings so colleagues can clearly judge their distancing.
- StepNPull handles so colleagues don’t need to use door handles.
- Staggered shift times to minimise the number of people starting and finishing their shifts at the same time.
- Face masks, gloves and face visors for colleagues.
- Equipment within the centre being cleaned regularly and anti-bacterial wipes being available for colleagues to clean equipment.
The news comes on the back of Covid rates decreasing in Daventry, with cases down by 35 per cent.
The percentage decreases reflect the difference between the seven days up to and including January 15 and the seven days prior to then.
Seven-day infection rates are set out per 100,000 population and are calculated by dividing the seven-day count by the area population - before then multiplying by 100,000.
This helps to compare geographic areas with different sized populations more accurately.
In Northamptonshire, the total cases was 3,831, which is down 26.2 per cent - at an infection rate of 508.7 per 100,000 people.
Meanwhile, Daventry saw the cases sit at 326, down 35.4 per cent, and the town has an infection rate of 379.3.


At the same time a ditch is prepared and the cut slope smoothed and rounded. The windrow should be compressed and the bottom part embedded 15 cm in the fill slope. Excavators are also more effective at ditching and installing culverts. Forest Service, Region 1 and University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho. Three basic road prism construction methods.
Adequate compaction cannot be achieved with bulldozers alone. Typically, reference points are placed at points where the center line alignment can be easily re-established, such as points of curvature. Typically lift height should be about 30 cm and should not exceed 50 cm. Lift height should not exceed 50 cm. The road design should attempt to keep the mass balance points within these constraints. Fills across draws or creeks are especially critical since they may act as dams if the culvert should plug up. Actual excavation is started about 10 to 12 meters from the loader by cutting a blade-wide trench and drifting the material towards it.
Working platform or pioneer road just outside of planned road surface width. First pass with excavator, clearing logs and stumps from construction site. In ed Corcoran and Gill C. Plan construction activities for the dry season. This is especially true where organic layers are deep or considerable sidecast embankment or fills are planned.
This material can serve as a sediment filter strip and catch wall see Section 6. Bulldozers are a low-ground pressure machine and therefore are unsuitable for this process. Percent change in haul distance with respect to changes in grade are shown in Table 40. An obvious disadvantage is the potential for erosion of loose, unconsolidated side cast material. The machine starts at the top and in successive passes excavates down to the required grade.
Side cast construction is the preferred construction method for bulldozers. Average production rates for a medium sized bulldozer 12 - 16 tonnes constructing a 6 to 7 m wide subgrade. It is worth noting that production rates of manual labor for excavation work are generally 3. Because of their excellent placement control of excavated material, they are ideal machines for construction under difficult conditions. Costs of erosion control construction measures used on a forest road in the Silver Creek watershed in Idaho. It should be noted, however, that side cast material is not compacted.
Production rates achieved are expressed in percent of production on a 10 percent favorable grade with 30 m haul. A good construction practice to follow is to remove stumps that are within the construction width Figure 105, B to E. Significant quantities of organic materials are removed between B and E. Total cost, however, for a road expressed in cost per unit length may be very similar for side cast embankment and layered placement considering the fact that total excavation volume may be up to 35 percent less for the latter case. If pioneer roads are constructed, they are often built at the top of the construction width and are usually nothing more than a bull dozer trail.
It is unlikely that the travelled road width will be involved in fill failures. Once started, drainage installation should continue until completed. This machine basically operates by digging, swinging and depositing material. A road to be built by an operator whose only equipment is a bulldozer requires a different design than a road to be built by a contractor equipped with hydraulic excavator, scrapers, and bulldozer. Slope stakes are an effective way to insure compliance with the design standards and to keep soil disturbance to an absolute minimum. On steep slopes, bulldozers should only be used in combination with special construction techniques trench excavation, see Section 6. The road design should consider the following points when bulldozers are to be used for road construction.
The economic haul or push distance for a bulldozer with a straight blade is from 17 to 90 meters depending on grade. Only mineral soil, free of organic debris such as stumps, tree tops and humus should be used. In order to keep erosion during the construction phase to an absolute minimum, four elements must be considered. Table 38 lists common road construction equipment and their suitability for the different phases of road construction. Slash should be placed on the fill above the cull log.
Earth is side cast and then wasted rather than used to build up side cast fills. There are now indications that excavator production rates are higher than dozer production rates on slopes steeper than 50 percent. This is often the case when construction activities are under way at several locations. Side cast and wasting traditionally has been the most common construction method. The bucket of the excavator is much more effective at ripping than the dozer blade. Fill slope lengths can be shortened through the possibility of constructing a catch wall of boulders along the toe of the fill. Third pass, finishing subgrade and embankment fill over pioneer road.


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The event will have no fewer than four world champions among the field. Stephen Hendry, Joe Johnson, John Parrott and Ken Doherty. They will be joined by a further five former World Seniors winners, including three-time king Jimmy White, Peter Lines, Nigel Bond, Darren Morgan, defending champion David Lilley plus Michael Judge and our own Frank Sarsfield from Limerick.
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WORKS: Violin Sonata No. 3; Violin Sonata No.4; Violin Sonata No. 6; Violin Sonata No. 7
PERFORMER: John Holloway (violin), Aloysia Assenbaum (organ), Lars Ulrik Mortensen (harpsichord)
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When this Virgin recording of Biber’s Mystery Sonatas was first issued in 1990 it had, I believe, only three predecessors – Susanne Lautenbacher (Vox), Eduard Melkus (DG) and Franzjosef Maier (Deutsche Harmonia Mundi). Since then, interest in this beautiful and affecting music has grown quickly and John Holloway’s version has been followed by at least half a dozen others. Each of Biber’s 15 Mystery Sonatas is inspired by an event in the lives of Jesus and his mother, as depicted in the Catholic devotion of the Rosary. They form three groups of five in Biber’s scheme: Joyful Mysteries, Sorrowful Mysteries and Glorious Mysteries. To these, he appended, as a coda, a meditative Passacaglia for unaccompanied violin. This piece, and the opening Sonata, are the only ones which do not require ‘scordatura’, or retuning of the violin strings. Holloway’s performance stands well against the competition and not least for the imaginative support he gets from his colourful continuo group. The approach is gently reflective, virtuosic where required and firmly in touch with the many dance rhythms which lie at the heart of the music. The most serious competition comes from Gunar Letzbor (Arcana) and, most recently, Odile Edouard (K617), but Holloway and Tragicomedia outstrip them both.
Holloway’s new ECM release embarks on Biber’s highly original set of Eight Sonatas for Violin and Continuo, published in 1681. Four of them are included here, together with two unpublished violin sonatas (Vol. 2 is promised for next year). Holloway brings the music to life with stylish and virtuosic gestures, but he is less refined in his declamation than Andrew Manze (Harmonia Mundi) and tonally a shade less secure. Even so, readers will find little to disappoint them and I shall want to hear Holloway’s fine performance of the richly inventive unpublished E major Sonata many times over. Nicholas Anderson


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Payne v. Salazar, No. 09-5291
In Payne v. Salazar, No. 09-5291, an action alleging retaliation in violation of Title VII, the court affirmed in part the dismissal of the action for failure to exhaust administrative remedies, holding that the district court properly held that plaintiff failed to exhaust one of her claims. However, the court reversed in part on the ground that an employee's right to trial de novo -- whether her employer is the federal government or a private company -- means that she is entitled to a plenary trial of whatever claims she brings to court, and it does not mean that she must sue on claims she has no interest in pursuing.
As the court wrote: "This case raises an important and largely undecided issue under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. The government contends that a federal employee who wins one Title VII claim before her agency, but loses another, must put the first at risk in order to seek relief on the second in federal court. Finding no basis for the government's interpretation of the statute, we reject that contention."
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The first half of this Regenerative Hour is about mangroves, seaweed and blue carbon in an indigenous perspective. The rest of the podcast digs into the topics of soil health and carbon sequestering through regenerative farming.
Our guests are:
Zoe Ellen Brittain who is working on a PhD at Deakin University where she is looking at how First Nation Australians used seaweed with a view to investigating the commercial possibilities for them in this area, and
Oli Moraes who has looked at blue carbon – mangroves and seagrasses – in the Pacific Island region as a means to addressing climate change mitigation, adaptation, biodiversity conservation and sustainable development.
Oli has a Bachelors of Arts and Science from Monash University where he studied earth sciences and international studies and recently completed a Master of Environment at the University of Melbourne specialising in climate change and conservation. His Masters research took him to Fiji in 2018 where he worked with Fijian conservation NGOs, practitioners, government agencies and indigenous communities around Fiji to understand the opportunities and challenges of protecting and restoring blue carbon ecosystems through carbon market approaches. He focused on empowering all voices and particularly capturing the deep indigenous knowledges about coastal resource management in his research.
Oli currently works at the Brotherhood of St Laurence as an Energy Broker in their Climate and Energy Research Group, and as a Research Assistant at RMIT University with IPCC lead author on climate change adaptation Dr Lauren Rickards.
The interview was conducted by Anthony Gleeson
It’s time for planetary-scale interventions to combat climate change — and environmentalist Tim Flannery thinks seaweed can help. In a bold talk, he shares the epic carbon-capturing potential of seaweed, explaining how oceangoing seaweed farms created on a massive scale could trap all the carbon we emit into the atmosphere. Learn more about this potentially planet-saving solution — and the work that’s still needed to get there.
Blue carbon in Australia: 20 million tonnes CO2 annually
“Australia’s mangroves, tidal marshes and seagrass meadows are absorbing about 20m tonnes of carbon dioxide every year, according to a major new study that is the first to measure in detail the climate benefits of the coastal ecosystems.
But the study, published in the journal Nature Communications, warns that degradation of these “vegetated coastal ecosystems” was already seeing 3 million tonnes of CO2 per year being released back into the atmosphere.
The study reveals Australia’s vast coastlines represent between 5% and 11% of all the so called “blue carbon” locked up in mangroves, seagrasses and tidal marshes globally.
Some 44 scientists from 33 different research institutions collaborated on the study, which began in 2014.”
→ The Guardian – 1 October 2019:
Australia’s vast carbon sink releasing millions of tonnes of CO2 back into atmosphere
“Australia’s mangroves and seagrass meadows absorb 20m tonnes of CO2 a year but report warns damage to ecosystems contributing to climate change.”
“Researchers have estimated that if 9% of the world’s ocean surface were used for seaweed farming, we would be removing 53 billion tonnes of CO2 from the atmosphere. And that’s just from the absorption of carbon during the growing process. If that seaweed was then harvested and processed, it could also produce enough biofuels to replace ALL of today’s fossil fuel energy needs.”
→ Climate Council – 31 March 2016:
How seaweed can kelp us tackle climate change
“Seaweed, previously the unwanted guest at your beach party, is now increasingly associated with sushi, superfoods, spa treatments and – amongst scientists, at least – solutions to climate change.”
Four regenerative stories
The second half of this podcast contains excerpts from the following four YouTube videos
19 minute documentary
In the podcast, we play this 1:30 minute trailer above. You can see the full 19-minute documentary here:
‘Grassroots’ follows Guy Webb and his friends, unlikely heroes on a quest to bring a genuine climate change solution to the world. It is “a story about farmers, the soils they work and a piece of powerful knowledge that nearly slipped through their fingers.”
‘Grassroots’ was directed by Frank Oly, and written and produced by Tegan Nock.
Article about the film:
→ AustraliaScience.tv – 20 December 2018:
The fungus that could avert global warming crisis
“Follow the unlikely heroes on a quest to deliver a genuine climate change solution.”
Film home page:
‘How regenerative farming can help save the planet and human health’
17 minute TEDx-talk
‘From the Ground Up – Regenerative Agriculture’
13 minute documentary
“Inspired by Charles Massy’s best-selling book ‘Call of the Reed Warbler’, filmmaker Amy Browne set out across the dry farming country of South East New South Wales in Australia to meet Massy and the other trailblazing farmers bringing new life to their land.
Regenerative agriculture is one of the most promising wide-scale environmental solutions. This short documentary is a comprehensive journey through a variety of landscapes and regenerative farming techniques.
‘From the Ground Up’ is a story of genuine change and inspiration – tracing the steps of individuals who transformed their practices following the life-changing realisation – that farmers have a unique opportunity to heal the planet.”
60 minutes documentary
“Our soils support 95 percent of all food production, and by 2060, our soils will be asked to give us as much food as we have consumed in the last 500 years. They filter our water. They are one of our most cost-effective reservoirs for sequestering carbon. They are our foundation for biodiversity. And they are vibrantly alive, teeming with 10,000 pounds of biological life in every acre.
Yet in the last 150 years, we’ve lost half of the basic building block that makes soil productive. The societal and environmental costs of soil loss and degradation in the United States alone are now estimated to be as high as $85 billion every single year. Like any relationship, our living soil needs our tenderness.
It’s time we changed everything we thought we knew about soil. Let’s make this the century of living soil. This 60-minute documentary features innovative farmers and soil health experts from throughout the U.S.
Accompanying lesson plans for college and high school students will can also be found on this site.
‘Living Soil’ was directed by Chelsea Myers and Tiny Attic Productions based in Columbia, Missouri, and produced by the Soil Health Institute through the generous support of The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation.”
→ The film is freely available to download and stream at www.livingsoilfilm.com
Additional resources on regenerative agriculture:
‘Call of the Reed Warbler – A New Agriculture, A New Earth’ by Charles Massy
‘The Biggest Estate on Earth – How Aborigines Made Australia’ by Bill Gammage
‘Back from the Brink – How Australia’s Landscape Can Be Saved’ by Peter Andrews
…and more in our coming regenerative podcasts
We at The Sustainable Hour would like to pay our respect to the traditional custodians of the land on which we are broadcasting, the Wathaurong People, and pay our respect to their elders, past, present and future.
The traditional owners lived in harmony with the environment and with the climate for hundreds of generations. It is not clear – yet – that as European settlers we have demonstrated that we can live in harmony for hundreds of generations, but it is clear that we can learn from the indigenous, traditional owners of this land.
When we talk about the future, it means extending our respect to those children not yet born, the generations of the future – remembering the old saying that…
The decisions currently being made around Australia to ignore climate change are being made by those who won’t be around by the time the worst effects hit home. How utterly disgusting, disrespectful and unfair is that?
Sharing solutions that make the climate safer and our cities more liveable
“The most important word in today’s world is ‘together’.”
~ Jan Eliasson, UN Deputy Secretary-General
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A darkly humorous tale of crime and punishment, by the author of There’s a Boy in the Girls’ Bathroom.
Stanley Yelnats’s family has a history of bad luck, so he isn’t too surprised when a miscarriage of justice sends him to a boys’ juvenile detention center, Camp Green Lake. There is no lake—it has been dry for over a hundred years—and it’s hardly a camp. As punishment, the boys must each dig a hole a day, five feet deep, five feet across, in the hard earth of the dried-up lake bed. The warden claims that this pointless labor builds character, but she is really using the boys to dig for loot buried by the Wild West outlaw Kissin’ Kate Barlow. The story of Kissin’ Kate, and of a curse put on Stanley’s great-great-grandfather by a one-legged Gypsy, weaves a narrative puzzle that tangles and untangles, until it becomes clear that the hand of fate has been at work in the lives of the characters—and their forebears—for generations.
With this wonderfully inventive, compelling novel that is both serious and funny, Louis Sachar has written his best book to date.
Two years after being released from Camp Green Lake, Armpit is home in Austin, Texas, trying to turn his life around. But it’s hard when you have a record, and everyone expects the worst from you. The only person who believes in him is Ginny, his 10-year old disabled neighbor. Together, they are learning to take small steps. And he seems to be on the right path, until X-Ray, a buddy from Camp Green Lake, comes up with a get-rich-quick scheme. This leads to a chance encounter with teen pop sensation, Kaira DeLeon, and suddenly his life spins out of control, with only one thing for certain. He’ll never be the same again.
In his first major novel since Holes, critically acclaimed novelist Louis Sachar uses his signature wit combined with a unique blend of adventure and deeply felt characters to explore issues of race, the nature of celebrity, the invisible connections that determine a person’s life, and what it takes to stay on course. Doing the right thing is never a wrong choice–but a small step in the right direction.
Welcome back to Wayside School! After closing for 242 days to get rid of the cows (don’t ask), everyone’s favorite thirty-story school is finally back in session.
But all is not well at the school with no nineteenth floor. Mrs. Jewls, the best teacher at Wayside, is having a baby, and that can mean only one thing—substitute teachers.
First comes Mr. Gorf. Was he married to the terrible Mrs. Gorf? And why does he have three nostrils? The kids won’t tell you. They’re not talking.
Then there’s Mrs. Drazil. She never forgets a missed homework assignment, not even one that Louis the yard teacher owed her fifteen years ago. …[more]
Bradley Chalkers IS the oldest kid in the fifth grade. He tells enormous lies. He picks fights with girls. No one likes him—except Carla, the new school counselor. She thinks Bradley is sensitive and generous, and knows that Bradley could change, if only he weren’t afraid to try. But when you feel like the most-hated kid in the whole school, believing in yourself can be the hardest thing in the world….
When Alton’s ageing, blind uncle asks him to attend bridge games with him, he agrees. After all, it’s better than a crappy summer job in the local shopping mall, and Alton’s mother thinks it might secure their way to a good inheritance sometime in the future.
But, like all apparently casual choices in any of Louis Sachar’s wonderful books, this choice soon turns out to be a lot more complex than Alton could ever have imagined. As his relationship with his uncle develops, and he meets the very attractive Toni, deeply buried secrets are uncovered and a romance that spans decades is finally brought to a conclusion.
Alton’s mother is in for a surprise!


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Brunch | Steven Birkenfeld @ Overton Hotel and Conference Center | Pecan Grill Lounge @ 11am
Sunday Funday @ Cotton Court Hotel @ 1pm
Singer/Songwriter Night | Jerry Serrano @ Blue Light Live @ 9pm
Storytime @ Mahon Library @ 10:30am
Food Truck Alley @ Lubbock Memorial Civic Center @ 11am
SPiVEY! @ The Kress | Burklee Hill Vineyards @ 6pm
True Crime Book Club @ Mahon Library @ 6:30pm
Lubbock Tango @ LHUCA @ 6pm
Landon Scoggins @ Blue Light Live @ 9pm
Trolley Tours, National Ranching Heritage Center, 3121 4th Street; Thursdays through October, 10:30 – 11amets are $5.00 per person and are available in the Gift Shop.
Un(wine)d with the Arts, LHUCA Galleries, 511 Ave. K; Thursdays, 5 – 6:30pm; Un(wine)d with the Arts is moving to Thursday. Join us from 5-6:30 PM for wine, music, good company and great art.
Patio Nights at McPherson Cellars, 1615 Texas Ave., 6-9 pm. No Cover Charge. Live music and a local food truck every Thursday, 6-9PM, May through August.
Selfless Lovers, Summer Showcase Concert Series, Buddy Holly Center Meadows Courtyard, 1801 Crickets Ave., 5:30-7:30pm. Free.
Mark Wallney at Burklee Hill Vineyards, 1109 Broadway, 6-9pm
2nd Annual Sparkles & Spurs Gala for the Texas Boys and Girls Ranch, Overton Hotel and Conference Center Pecan Grill Lounge, 2322 Mac Davis Lane, 6:30-9pm. Tickets: $125. Contact Ange Scott at 806-747-3187 or firstname.lastname@example.org.
Open Mic Night at Wild Lark Books, 513 Broadway, 7-8pm
Jenni Dale Lord at Cotton Court Hotel, The Midnight Shift, 1610 Broadway
Ryan Culwell at The Blue Light Live, 1806 Buddy Holly Ave., 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. $10 tickets available at the door.
Hub City Comic Con at Lubbock Memorial Civic Center, 1501 Mac Davis Lane; Friday, 3-7pm; Saturday 10am – 7pm; Sunday 11am – 5pm. Tickets: $15 – 35, https://ci.lubbock.tx.us/departments/civic-center/ticketing/hub-city-comiccon-2022
Kevin Hoes at the Overton Hotel and Conference Center | Pecan Grill Lounge, 2322 Mac Davis Lane, 7-10pm
Jake Pyeatt at Cotton Court Hotel | The Midnight Shift, 1610 Broadway, 7-10pm
Jenni Dale Lord at The Kress | Burklee Hill Vineyards, 1109 Broadway, 7-10pm
LHUCA en Blanc at LHUCA Plaza, 511 Ave. K, 7:30-10:30pm. Tickets: https://lhuca.kindful.com/?campaign=1078693 or call LHUCA to reserve your seats (806) 762-8606
Jason Boland and the Stragglers at the Cactus Theater, 1812 Buddy Holly Ave. 7:30 p.m. Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/jason-boland-the-stragglers-live-at-cactus-theater-tickets-377440252957
The Selfless Lovers at The Blue Light Live, 1806 Buddy Holly Ave., 8pm – 2am. $8 cover charge at the door.
Lubbock Downtown Farmers Market, Buddy Holly Avenue and 19th Street, Saturdays through Oct. 15, 9am – 1pm. Free admission
Living History Saturdays at the National Ranching Heritage Center, 3121 4th St., Saturdays through Nov. 12, 10am – 1pm. Free and open to the public but donations accepted at the door.
Lonestar Live at the Lonestar Amphitheater, 602 E 19th St., 3-11pm. Tickets: $20 (plus tax & fees) www.seetickets.us/event/Lonestar-Live-2022-Concerts-at-the-Amp/483959
DIY squishies for teens at Mahon Library, 1306 9th St., 3:30 – 5pm. Free and open to the public. Space is limited, call 806-775-2835 to RSVP. This is a teen event.
CASP Block Party at CASP Studios, 1010 Mac Davis Lane, 6-10pm. Free and open to the public. The CASP Block pARTy is hosted by the artists in residence of the CASP Live/Work studios to bring together local Lubbock artists for an opportunity to display and sell to the Lubbock public.
Lindsay Lane at the Cotton Court Hotel | The Midnight Shift, 1610 Broadway, 7-10pm
Zack Chapman at the Overton Hotel and Conference Center | Pecan Grill Lounge, 2322 Mac Davis Lane, 7-10pm
The Band of Heathens, Cactus Theater, 1812 Buddy Holly Ave. 7:30 p.m. Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-band-of-heathens-indie-rockamericana-live-at-cactus-theater-tickets-334985981087
Zac Wilkerson, The Blue Light Live, 1806 Buddy Holly Ave., 8pm – 2am. $10 cover charge at the door.
Lubbock Lights After Dark Party, Two Docs Brewing Company, 502 Texas Ave., 9pm-Midnight. As the story goes, on Aug. 25, 1951, around 9:20 p.m., a group of university scientists from Texas Technical College were hanging out in a backyard drinking tea and chatting about micrometeorites. What they witnessed that night was something otherworldly in the expansive Texas sky: a V-shaped formation of 15-30 bluish-green lights passing over head. The party kicks off with lights out on the patio just after dusk at 9 p.m. with live music. There will be limited glow sticks available to help you shine, and you’re encouraged to bring your best outfit for our alien-themed party.
SUNDAY, AUG. 21
Danny Cadra, brunch at the Overton Hotel and Conference Center | Pecan Grill Lounge, 2322 Mac Davis Lane. 11am-2pm
Sunday Funday at Cotton Court Hotel, 1610 Broadway. Sundays through Aug. 28, 1-5pm. $10 cover, 21+, open to the public. Beat the Heat at the Cotton Court Hotel Pool.
Aaron Lewis and the Stateliners, Buddy Holly Hall Helen DeVitt Jones Theater, 1300 Mac Davis Lane, 7 p.m. Tickets: $35 – $250 (plus taxes & fees), https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/3105271/aaron-lewis-and-the-stateliners-lubbock-the-buddy-holly-hall-helen-devitt-jones-theater
The Isaacs at Cactus Theater, 1812 Buddy Holly Ave., 7pm. Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-isaacs-legendary-bluegrassgospel-live-at-cactus-theater-tickets-367852977157
For more upcoming events, visit lubbockculturaldistrict.org/calendar/
This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: Upcoming Hub City events


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Technically, Tennessee didn’t miss the NCAA Tournament this season. But they were well on their way to missing the field after a disappointing finish to the season at home against Auburn. The Volunteers ended their season at 17-14 overall, capping a rollercoaster of a rebuilding season with a week featuring a massive upset and a massive disappointment.
However, things should be different next season. Jordan Bowden will be the only senior to move on, leaving Tennessee with John Fulkerson, Yves Pons, Santiago Vescovi and Josiah-Jordan James as a returning core. But it’s this incoming recruiting class that could make Tennessee special.
Jaden Springer and Keon Johnson, two five-star guards, along with four-star wing Corey Walker Jr. should elevate Tennessee to an SEC contender next season, and potentially more. Big man transfer E.J. Anosike further solidifies the Tennessee frontcourt, which was clearly lacking some depth and toughness.
How everything fits together remains to be seen, but the level of talent in Knoxville will most definitely be restored for the 2020-21 season.
Bracketologists are already taking notice. Tennessee has appeared inside of the top 15 of a couple of way-too-early polls for next season. Now ESPN’s Joe Lunardi is already projecting Tennessee as a No. 5 seed in next year’s tournament. Lunardi has Tennessee playing Saint Louis or Arizona State.
After seeing some polls with Tennessee already inside of the top 15, a No. 5 seed feels low. The Vols could rise in these polls as more early entrants into the NBA Draft come out. That remains in question with the status of the NBA season on hold due to the coronavirus outbreak. That’s going to make for a fascinating offseason for programs with NBA talent ready to advance to the next level.
But for Tennessee, everyone should be coming back, creating a loaded roster for Rick Barnes this winter.


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Every year my husband gives me cash to spend a weekend in a local hotel to make art. Two whole days and nights to myself, to be able to follow my thoughts without interruption and be creative. This year, I spent my time drawing coyotes. I thought about working on another project as well, but I just kept drawing coyotes. I have a vision of hanging them all in a small gallery as if surrounded by a pack.
Since moving to our current home in Evanston, the coyotes in the area have flourished. We used to hear them howl occasionally at night – now we often hear a whole pack yipping and barking, especially when the sirens wail at the firehouse. I love waking up to this sound in the wee hours of the morning. My son and I see them on the golf course, looking lush and happy, feasting on the local rabbits and rodents. People often complain about them on social media (protect your little dogs!) but I feel it’s a good sign that predators have returned and are thriving.
This project is far from done. I plan to do something more with the drawings and add text. I also want to make large ceramic discs (or plates?) with more coyote drawings on them. They will be smaller than the life-size drawings, so perhaps they will form a cluster off in the distance.
I have to say, I hate drawing fur. I usually prefer to draw sea life or birds, the textures and forms are so much more interesting, but sometimes you just gotta do what you gotta do! This is one project I just have to do to get it out of my head.
I have been experimenting with making horseshoe crabs with clay. The first one (above) was sculpted from a solid block and hollowed out underneath. The top was a bit thick and it exploded during bisque firing so I threw it out. Later, after sitting in the trash box for a week, I decided to reassemble and glaze it. If it didn’t come out well it would at least be a good glaze test piece, and actually I was quite happy with it. The cracks and losses look like the shells found on a beach and give it a nice texture, so I decided to go ahead and add the paper gills and text. In the meantime, while I thought this was a total failure, I decided to make a new one out of a slab of clay (below). I sculpted it as it was draped over a plaster form and then carved the underside in low relief. Although, not as sculptural as the first, it worked out well and I was quite pleased with both glazes.
I have also been making bowls and plates with paintings of sea life. I begin with a thin coat of glossy white glaze with some of the brownstone clay showing through and then paint with black underglaze. I thin the underglaze to look like an ink wash painting. Once fired, it sinks into the white glaze and becomes glossy.
I continue to create ocean and sealife from earth, and I’m finally beginning to feel some satisfaction. The whale is my favorite by far, and on my third try I finally have a large stingray tray. I’ll have to sell it before I break the tail! It was a challenge to get all these pieces home on the el train. I had visions of lurching trains and stingray tail stabbings.
I use this tray to hold tomatoes on my kitchen window sill
The tray bottom is a more opaque white because I used porcelain slip under the white glaze.


Annually, the United States of America releases two IP indicators of countries which falls short of its standards of IP protection. First being the International IP Index (the Index) by the Global Intellectual Property Center (GIPC) around February of each year. Followed by the paper tiger instrument called the Special 301 Report by the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) around the last week of April. (For more on the Index, see here and on the Special 301, see here).
In this post, I want to highlight the close nexus between these two indices with a special reference to this year’s Index and the Special 301 Report.
The Differences :
The Index was devised as a road map for countries to formulate IP related policies that would enable them to reach their full innovative and economic capabilities. While, the Special 301 Report assess the IP regimes of U.S’s trading partners which act as trade barriers for its corporations. Thus, while the former is an economic parameter, the latter is a political one (even though toothless – being violative of the WTO Dispute Settlement Process. Read more on this here).
The Index is an academic exercise aimed at studying the benefits accruing to a nation’s economy on account of a robust IP regime. On the other hand, the Special 301 surveys IP policies of nations to determine losses to its corporations. With slight restraint, I’m tempted to say that the Index is merely persuasive in value, while the latter is a coercive “paper tiger” instrument ( the legality of the Special 301 Process being questionable. Read more on this here).
The ambit of the Special 301 is much wider than the Index. This year, the USTR analysed IP regimes of 73 trading partners while the GIPC mapped the IP environment of 38 economies of the world. However, with respect to subject matter, the Index has a wider reach. It’s based upon 30 indicators spanning six categories – patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, enforcement, and international treaties. Further, not only does the Index measure the IP strength of a nation but also gauges the benefits accruing from those strengths.
The Nexus or the Cosy Camaraderie :
The objections raised by both these indices this year with respect to India bear close semblance. A plausible reason could be that the Index uses the Special 301 as a source for arriving at its findings and vice – versa.
Further, at the release of this year’s Index, Professor Meir Pugatch (the brain behind the Index) was questioned on the interplay between the two indices. To which, he replied that though there were many overlaps between the two, the Index reflected the overall sentiment of its members (basically the U.S. corporate interest) while the Special 301 took into account diverse stakeholders.
This raises an eye – brow, for the prevalent extent of lobbying by U.S. trade groups is no secret. Professor Peter Drahos’s articulation on the Special 301 in his treatise the Information Feudalism is noteworthy. According to him, the Special 301 was “a public law devoted to the service of private corporate interests.” (Page Number 89).
This is corroborated by the statistics compiled by the American University’s Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property. According to it, in the 2008 Special 301 Report, 86% of the nations singled out by the IIPA and 75% of the nations singled out by PhRMA were in that year’s Report.
- Non – conformance of patentability criteria to international standards.
- Absence of regulatory data protection and patent term restoration.
- Unfair and arbitrary policy on issuance of compulsory licenses.
- Not a contracting party to major international treaties such as the WIPO Internet Treaties, the Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks and the Patent Law Treaty.
- Proposed amendments to patent rules incentivizing localized manufacturing.
- With respect to the pharmaceutical industry, lack of protection against unfair commercial usage.
- Lack of effective notification system for marketing approval for generics.
- Copyright related issues – (i) Term of protection (ii) Legal measures providing exclusive rights for preventing infringement of copyrights and related rights (iii) Scope of limitations and exceptions (iv) Absence of a Digital Rights Management Legislation (v) Absence of implementation of policies requiring proprietary software used on government ICT systems to be licensed software.
- Trademark related issues – (i) Term of protection and renewal period (ii) Non – discrimination and non-restriction on the use of brands in packaging of different products (iii) Ability of trademark owners to protect their trademarks (iv) Legal measures for redressal for unauthorized usage of trademarks (v) Availability of frameworks for promoting action against online sale of counterfeit goods.
GIPC’s Submission to the USTR for the 2016 Special 301 replicates the issues raised by it in the Index. Though distinctive in their nature, India related findings of both the indices are very similar particularly in the patent sphere. Thus, indicative of the partisan nexus between them. Professor Drahos elucidating this cosy camaraderie as –
By the early 1990’s the USTR, the intellectual property lobby and the companies for which they worked had a closeness borne of participation in a common crusade.
This makes me ponder whether stakeholders barring the lobbyists (public interest organizations, academic institutions and foreign governments) have a real say in the Special 301 Process? I think not.


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Is Your Property In Noble Park North VIC Suitable For A Backyard Subdivision?
The backyard as we understand it with a spacious yard for cricket, a pool and outdoor furniture is under threat as homeowner slice off chunks to capitalise on Melbourne’s residential market.
Help is at hand for those interested in dual occupancy and want to subdivide. Backyard subdivision Noble Park North is a relatively intricate process, and can can cost a lot of cash for all the costs involved.
Just How You Can Benefit From Selling Your Backyard In Noble Park North
Carving up and selling off the backyard has actually become a progressively typical circumstance in Noble Park North. And it’s not simply happening in suburbs such as Glen Waverley with its big blocks. Inner city locations such as Brunswick and Northcote are also seeing backyard developments in often impossibly tiny areas.
But such developments are no get-rich-quick plan. Subdivision approvals can take 6 months-2 years to obtain approval through council. Every council has its own guidelines and guidelines regarding backyard subdivision. Many specify a minimum land size and require a portion of land to be private open space. A subdivided block usually needs car to gain access to together with the existing home and a minimum of one vehicle area for each two-bedroom home (two for 3 bed rooms).
An ideal property for subdivision has the existing residence near the front border and lots of side area. Corner blocks make for easier vehicle access and have actually the added benefit of giving the new residence a street frontage.
For blocks that are less than suitable, subdivision companies in Noble Park North have expertise in working out ways of dealing with the policies. Town planning experience means he can tell in a matter of minutes whether a property will get a thumbs-up from council for subdivision.
It’s likewise about what the market is prepared to bear. We have had to knock back customers who weren’t prepared to give up enough of the block to make it beneficial.
Subdividing Land And Building A Unit In The Backyard
What effect does subdividing have on the worth of the existing property? Carving off a piece of land will naturally minimize the value of exactly what’s left. But the correlation is not uncomplicated. What you have actually done is alter the market for the front property.
It will not appeal to households looking for a big house and huge backyard to match, for example, however it might appeal more to individuals who like that area and that design of home but don’t care for a huge yard with all the upkeep that requires.
According to some real estate agents, there is plenty of demand for homes without yards, particularly in inner suburban areas. Some people like the location and they like the duration design of the home on the block. So they more than happy to do without a backyard, but they will anticipate a discount.
The value of existing homes can be increased by a well-designed subdivision. In the process of subdividing land Noble Park North we can fix up the front house as well as build the brand-new property at the back. You simply cannot have a gorgeous unit at the back and a rundown weatherboard with a rough garden at the front.
Some places start as problems and when you complete them they look so excellent. We fix up the driveway, do landscaping, fencing, paint existing fences. What you’re creating is a good, neat, tidy functional block. In the majority of instances the experience has actually been a positive one. You will barely see the new townhouse in your backyard and you will get a brand-new garage and fencing provided by the subdividers.
How To Subdivide A Block Of Land In Noble Park North VIC
Rising home prices are fuelling need for homes on carved-off land, while smaller inner-city blocks are motivating architects to be more innovative with styles of so-called upside-down houses. In addition to backyards, homeowner in Noble Park North are also carving off their front yards and even tennis courts. Lots of subdivisions occurred since asset-rich and cash-flow poor owners wished to open the worth of their land.
Big blocks with potential to be portioned off are drawing strong interest. There was demand for land with subdivision potential since “costs have actually gone skyward in Noble Park North it’s become practically unaffordable for a lot of very first home purchasers”.
Property owner with a small block might take advantage of the “upside down house” style, where the home was upstairs. Including a courtyard downstairs indicated losing a fair chunk of land, so it could be more efficient to construct the backyard or perhaps a swimming pool on top of the garage.
Will It Work?
In addition to providing extra accommodation in suburban areas crying out for new homes, subdivisions can create a brand-new income stream in the form of rent or a cash injection through the sale of one (or both) properties.
But it is very important to bear in mind that not all blocks are suitable for subdivision, and it pays to do your homework prior to you either make substantial plans for your backyard or you buy a block to subdivide.
Council guidelines varied from city to city and state to state, there were a few universal truths that owners had to observe.
We always suggest that people employ a town-planning expert who can take a look at the zoning of the area, any overlays, minimum lot size and minimum measurements that need to be adhered to.
Ways To Subdivide
With so much money at stake, there is very little room for error. Luckily, it has actually become a lot much easier to discover information about a property, most likely resale prices, and what other subdivided blocks are selling for in your location.
There are two methods most mum-and-dad residential or developers subdivide: they either stay in their house and build one residential or out the back or they knock the home down, move out and build three (or 4 if the block huge enough) townhouses on the block.
Among the advantages of staying in your home is that you don’t have the extra holding costs of the home loan while you wait to build both homes. Which is why it is so crucial to get an idea of just how much the property, or properties, will sell for.
Over-estimating the sale price at the end is the No. 1 error people make. Remember that when you build in your backyard, the worth of your initial house will reduce together with its lot size.”
The Right Block
Zoning: Depending upon the zoning of the property, the land might or might not have the ability to be subdivided. Check with your local council.
Land size: Typically, the land size must be at least 700sq m of “usable land” to fulfill local council policies, but this varies from state to state.
Land layout: Preferably, the residential or needs to have a great layout with adequate area to install a driveway that’s 2.5 m to 3.5 m wide.
Land slope: A fairly flat block of land is easier and cheaper to deal with for a subdivision project.
Call us on 1300 920 859 for a no obligation assessment on whether your backyard can be subdivided.


text: Rafi Nova was founded with the mission of empowering communities both near and far to lead healthier and happier lives. In February 2020, we launched our business by creating travel accessories like bags and pouches designed with handmade textiles from Hmong Vietnamese artisans. However, when the earliest phases of our business’s growth coincided with the earliest phases of the Coronavirus shutdowns, we realized our business would have to adapt in order to survive. In order to achieve our goal of creating a safer, better world for our children, we shifted our manufacturing capabilities toward making face masks that met the different needs of different people. For every sale, we made a donation of masks to workers on the frontlines. Additionally, we designed masks that supported relevant social movements occurring at the time, such as a Pride mask for June and a mask for Black Lives Matter. Each time, we donated all or part of the profits we made. However, Rafi Nova was founded to go above and beyond the status quo, so we have decided to do more. Starting in August 2020, we have committed to donating a portion of our monthly earnings to nonprofit organizations that align with our mission. We are so excited and grateful to be able to support communities through the work we do. In August, right in time for National Non-Profit Day, we are thrilled to be partnering with Take Flyte, which empowers students living in underserved communities through transformative travel experiences. At Rafi Nova, we think travel is a vital part of a global education that makes the world a better place, and we hope to help create these opportunities for everyone. We also want to wish a thank you to all our customers for keeping Rafi Nova’s mission and vision alive during these tough times. We hope to be able to support you in your next adventure very soon!

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