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A People’s Vision for Newark
PULSE in Newark is participating in an education visioning project tomorrow – June 9th. Called “Newark Communities Envision Education,” the event is designed to allow Newark residents to put together and put forward a set of recommendations for their schools (which are returning to local control after over a decade of state control). Participants will be asked, for example, “what does deeper learning in your child’s school look like to you?” and “what do you want your child to learn, know and do, by the time they graduate from high school?”
The event is from 12:30—2:30pm, at the HELPUSA Community Room, 634 Clinton Avenue, Newark. For more information, contact Johnnie Lattner, with PULSENJ at firstname.lastname@example.org
Supreme Court Expected to Rule in Janus v AFSCME Soon
The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to issue its decision in the case of Janus v. AFSCME in the next 3 weeks. Rulings are typically announced on Mondays, and the Court’s final day for the current session is June 25th.
Janus is the latest in a long line of attacks from the corporate elite aimed at destroying unions and collective bargaining, not to mention the progressive political power of organized labor. Mark Janus, the plaintiff in the case, is a public employee, and not a member of the union in his workplace. But the union is required by law to represent and negotiate on behalf of all workers, whether they have joined the union or not. All employees receive the wage increases, benefits and workplace rights that are negotiated by the union. Mark Janus is arguing that the state law requiring him to pay “agency fees” to the union violate his First Amendment rights, because he disagrees with the union’s political views. He is asking the Court to eliminate agency fees—a move that will significantly impact unions by effectively making membership completely voluntary in the 22 states that have agency fee laws.
The Janus case targets unions that represent all public sector employees, including: teachers, school staff, custodians, cafeteria employees, daycare workers, and any public sector worker that currently has union membership.
The outcome of the Janus case has broad implications for low-income and working families; as the loss of public sector unions could ultimately lead to lower wages, poor working conditions, and a lower quality of service provided to the most vulnerable communities.
AROS is standing with the teachers, and public-sector workers everywhere. Please take a moment to read our fact sheet about the case, and a commentary from AROS co-directors Keron Blair and Jay Travis.
New Article Outlines the History and Challenges of Privatization
Joanne Barkan has written a new piece on the history and problems with privatization. It’s definitely worth a read. The article runs through the origins of the idea of market-based reform in education and tracks its development as a political movement in the United States. It looks at how the language of “choice” has been developed as a subterfuge to talk about privatization. It reviews the research on charter school and voucher performance, and fraud, waste and abuse within the movement. Barkan ends with a call to action: “Time is short for rescuing and improving public education. Destroying it will not require privatizing the entire system or anything near that. We are watching death by a thousand cuts.” Give it a read.
Poor People’s Campaign Addresses Education Next Week
Several AROS tables are planning for a day of action scheduled on Monday, June 11, in partnership with the Poor People’s Campaign, which will highlight the intersection of attacks on public schools, teachers, the right to organize at work and the need for affordable housing. Activities will be held across the country in state capitals.
The Poor People’s Campaign is a call to action on a range of issues affecting communities of color and low-income people. The Campaign began on May 14th and continues through June 22nd. Each week is highlighting a different set of issues, and includes actions at state capitols across the country. Many actions involve civil disobedience. You can find actions near you by going to this link on the Campaign website.
DeVos Commission News
Fresh off her gaff last week before a House subcommittee, where Education Secretary Betsy DeVos suggested that individual schools should decide whether to report undocumented children to ICE (they can’t – it’s unconstitutional), the Secretary headed up to Capitol Hill this week to embarrass herself again before Congress.
This time, she told a Senate subcommittee that the school safety commission that she heads will not address the issue of guns. Say what? The Commission was established by President Trump in the wake of the shooting at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Its charge is to consider ways to improve school safety. DeVos apparently is taking the effort in a different direction—providing cover for what many expect will be her decision to rescind guidance and regulations on discrimination in school discipline, put out by the Obama Administration. DeVos has said that she was considering rescinding the guidance, which is designed to help school districts avoid the discriminatory use of discipline policies. The DeVos Commission has been controversial since the get-go: DeVos appointed only three members to the Commission, all current cabinet secretaries. None are experts on education (certainly not DeVos), or safety, or mental health. None are parents, students or providers. Initial meetings were held behind closed doors, and only after an uproar about that, were a couple of invitation-only events scheduled. [And we just had to include the picture above, from the Department's website, of one of the Commission's meetings with the "public." It looked all white to us. What do you think??] One of those events was held this week. But DeVos herself – the chair of the Commission – was not in attendance. After this week’s gaff on Capitol Hill, she headed to Switzerland.
According to the Department of Education, the commission will hold three additional listening sessions in other regions of the country. No dates or locations were announced. But the Department did unveil a commission website, and promises that scheduled hearings will be announced on it.


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The Vagus Nerve
The vagus nerve, our 10th cranial nerve, runs from the hypothalamus in the brain to all the body organs shown in the diagram above, terminating in the gut. It wraps around the heart and core area of the gut, delivering the healing, calming neurotransmitter, acetylcholine, all along its route.
When stressed, the body becomes inflamed in response. Acetylcholine acts as a brake on inflammation. Acetylcholine is also responsible for learning and memory.
A key function of the vagus nerve is to act as a reset button after your internal alarm system goes off in response to some type of real or perceived threat. Once you feel safe again, the nerve delivers the news to the rest of your body that it can return to normal healing mode. Your breath and heart rate can calm down. Stress hormones stop being produced.
If you live in a perpetually overstressed state (in a war zone; have PTSD, OCD, insomnia, a stressful job …) the body is unable to calm down and heal itself – and your body becomes increasingly inflamed. As we all know, chronic stress creates a whole variety of negative effects, including depression, anxiety, sleep disturbances, interference with thinking and attention.
The best way to activate the vagus nerve and your relaxation response is to breathe. Slow, deep breaths relax and expand your diaphragm, restarting the vagus system, lowering your cortisol level and letting your brain heal. (Leiff, 2012) (Papas, 2012)
All kinds of good things happen when the mind is quiet.
Lieff, J. (2012). Searching for the Mind with Jon Lieff, M.D. Blog post 11/19/2012. Gut Feelings: The Brain-Gut-Microbe Axis. See http://jonlieffmd.com/blog/gut-feelings-the-brain-gut-microbe-axis
Papas, H. (2012). Insightful Nutrition: Orthomolecular Health and Nutrition, The Vagus Nerve – its many roles and functions. See http://helenpapas.wordpress.com/2012/11/21/the-vagus-nerve-its-many-roles-and-functions/
A version of this page content will appear in my forthcoming 2014 Oriental Medicine Journal article THE MICROBIOTA-GUT-BRAIN AXIS: The constant two-way communication between our guts and our brains.
© Copyright 2013-2014 Joan Rothchild Hardin. All Rights Reserved.
DISCLAIMER: Nothing on this site or blog is intended to provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.

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Appearance of the Dancer
The dancer looks like Michael Jackson. He has Michael Jackson's hairstyle and wears a red tuxedo over a white shirt. There is a black cuff on the dancer's left arm. The dancer also wears black dress shoes.
The background is simple compared the other backgrounds in the game. The dance takes place in a room with dark blue walls and a black polished floor. There is a chandelier hanging from the ceiling and a red and black chair at the left. At the center, there is a big light text sign that reads, "MONEY".
There are 2 Gold Moves in the routine, both of which are the same.
Both Gold Moves: After you move your hand in the form of a cross, put your left hand on your brother (while slightly bending), and raise your right arm to the side.
- In the Wii console version of the game, this song is incorrectly credited as a song from the album Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix which was released in 1997. This would be true if the song in the game was the remix but it is the original version of the song, released on HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I in 1995.
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At SEMA this year Hyundai and FuelCulture are showing a custom Genesis Coupe with 315 hp and 242 lb-ft.
FuelCulture has prepared a heavily modified Hyundai Genesis Coupe for SEMA this year.
The 2.0-liter turbo engine has received an ARK DT-S exhaust system, ECU remapping, Injen cold air intake and Chase Bays AN fuel line kit, among other tweaks. As a result, the power unit develops 315 hp (235 kW) and 242 lb-ft (328 Nm) of torque.
Suspension has also received some modifications, including BC Racing coilovers, Energy suspension bushings, along with Whiteline front and rear sway bars. On the outside we notice custom side skirts, front bumper, rear lip and the Candy Apple red paint.
Inside the cabin it has custom diamond-stitched door panels and front/rear seats, while the audio system has four speakers, five amplifiers and a subwoofer from Rockford Fosgate.
Check out the press release for full details.


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A game that wowed most journalists that saw it at E3 last year, Gearbox Softwareâ€™s Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 has finally been released. Based upon the stories of Staff Sergeant Harrison C. Summers (renamed Matt Baker for this game) and the 13 men under him in the 3rd Squad, 3rd platoon, F Company Paratroop Infantry Regiment (502nd Regiment), 101st Airborne Division. Summers is best known as the man who led a team into the â€œXYZâ€ complex on D-Day, kicking in doors and killing 150 Germans in the area. Summers received the Distinguished Service Cross for that day (many think he deserved a Medal of Honor), but the game Brothers in Arms starts off on D-Day, but ends the day after the battle at Carentan (June 13th, 1944).
Brothers in Arms is based upon real events that happened to the 14 men that comprised that team. Much like the HBO series, Band of Brothers (based on the 506th Regiment), Brothers in Arms is about a group of men and their trek to Carentan, the city the 101st was ordered to take over. Gearbox has gone to great lengths in order to bring a sense of realism to the game. They have gone and taken pictures of the areas that Summers group went through and re-created them in the game. Enough about that, letâ€™s get to the scores.
A lot of people so far have said that although the graphics are good in Brothers in Arms they certainly donâ€™t reach the levels of Doom 3 or Half-Life 2. Iâ€™d have to agree with them, but it would be pretty hard to put this game up against those two considering this game is built upon the Unreal engine. If I compare it to the games it shares genres with (games like Call of Duty, Medal of Honor and Battlefield 1942) Iâ€™d have to say Brothers in Arms outdoes all of them, but is certainly not as dark or gritty as Call of Duty is.
Once I was actually able to install the game without there being framerate problems (I am guessing that my defragging of the hard drive did it) the game ran at a great clip at 1600×1200 and the level of details medium or greater. Where Brothers in Arms excels is in the environmental and character graphics. As I said in the introduction, Gearbox went to France and took pictures of the route Summersâ€™ (now called Baker to not confuse anyone playing the game) group took and planted them, with perfect detail, into the game. The houses in the â€œXYZâ€ complex are of special note because I found pictures someone took of the very spot on another web page and Gearbox has done a good job of duplicating the exact look of the area. The rest of the environment is also well done, especially the grass and trees. They reminded me a lot of Far Cry, another Ubisoft game, although the overall graphics were not as superb here as they were in Far Cry.
The people in Bakerâ€™s team are also very well done. Their faces are well done and you will see the wear and tear of the war on their faces and clothes as they go through the 9 days presented here (D-Day to D-Day +8 days). The lip syncing is a bit off and not of Half-Life 2 quality, but it does a good job anyway. The team will go through hell and back, including the fact that at least some people in the group actually do die. The gore is not super detailed though. You wonâ€™t see limbs fly off as you are hit by grenades, but you will see blood on people as they are shot. I think this may have been a conscious effort by Gearbox since this game is based upon the lives of real people and not some made up super soldier that some other games contain.
Although for some reason it doesnâ€™t include 5.1 or EAX support (or at least not that Iâ€™ve found so far), the sound is great here. Without the surround support it doesnâ€™t quite reach the level of Call of Duty in the audio frontand I have a feeling the Xbox version of this game would probably do a better job of getting a Call of Duty like feel to the soundscape. The guns, explosions and overall war sounds are just spot on.
Unlike other World War II games, the team you use (you can have control of an assault team and a long-range team) helps you greatly audibly. If youâ€™re standing up and within the line of fire of the Germans, your squadmates will say, â€œSergeant, get down!â€ or â€œBaker! Take cover!â€ This is all very well done as are most of the voiceovers. You get a sense of the people that constitute the group and what kind of people they are. You will hear expletives here and there, but it all goes along with the times in my mind. The funniest thing is that the voiceover for Baker is a little too melodramatic. Before each section there is usually a voiceover by Baker in which he almost always says, â€œI never wanted to leadâ€ or variations of that phrase. Baker obviously is narrating the story and is talking about things that happened in the past, as if it was part of a journal or something. The beginning cutscene after the opening scene (that happens in D-Day +7 on Hill 30) sets up Baker and his anxiousness at leading a group. He says, â€œI have 13 guys under meâ€¦13, yeah, thatâ€™s a lucky numberâ€. Baker himself has #13 painted on his helmet and he seems like a person that really doesnâ€™t want to lead, but realizes that he must in order to keep his â€œfamilyâ€ alive through this difficult time.
Overall the sound is good, but it certainly could have used a 5.1 option to become more immersed in the game.
This game controls much like other first-person shooters with a few extra things. In many ways Brothers in Arms is a cross between the gameplay of Call of Duty (the iron sights, the overall feeling) and Pandemicâ€™s Full Spectrum Warrior (sending out orders). Moving and firing is standard FPS stuff with the keyboard and mouse. You are able to send commands via the right mouse button. You hold it down and move the icon around, when you reach the point you want the group to go you either let go of the right mouse button (if on an enemy it will set up suppression fire, if on the ground the troops will move there) or hit the left mouse button which will make the troops go in for an assault attack, which can be dangerous if you arenâ€™t careful. You can also make the troops fall in with the Shift key and they will follow your lead.
In addition there is a Situational Awareness mode that you can go in to with the V key. This shows you a map with every known position of things that you see and that aerial photos saw before you embarked on the mission. It will not show you where all the Germans are, it will only show you where the camera picked them up earlier. In a way this allows you to know where your troops are and set up your next strategy without giving you the location of every enemy.
The controls certainly do their job and the game is very easy to get into. It will take a while to get used to the command options of the right mouse button, but youâ€™ll catch on soon enough.
The game Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 is based on the story of a real life group of troops who landed on Normandy in D-Day and made their way to Caretan to join up with the rest of the 101st Airborne and take control of the city. You are Sgt. Matt Baker (based upon Sergeant Harrison Summers story) and you are the lead guy of a 14 man group.
I talked about the fact that this is a fusion of Call of Duty and Full Spectrum Warrior in the control section. Unlike FSW you actually control someone and can shoot at enemies. You basically are the field commander. Much like FSW you have the ability to have your troops do suppression fire in order to flank the enemy and get a better shot on them. Also much like FSW this game is pretty darn hard and you will find yourself having a pretty easy time early on and then hit some missions that are extremely hard and youâ€™ll see yourself die more than a few times.
The cutscenes are well put together in this game and certainly use real world locations in them. In many ways this game is like being in HBOâ€™s Band of Brothers, but with a different group of soldiers. Even though the game is pretty linear, it certainly is an exciting and realistic representation of World War IIâ€¦possibly the most realistic so far.
There are a few problems with the game, but one is more because the game is based on a true story than an obvious overlooked bug. The first one is that during missions your troops could be killed. In actuality they are just incapacitated, but will be back with you at full health when the next mission starts. Because the game is built upon a story, certain soldiers will only die at the time theyâ€™re supposed to according to the script/history. If they die in a mission beforehand, they’ve kind of died before their time.
The other big problem is the difficulty of this game. Youâ€™ll have an easy time of it during D-Day, but once you go to the days following things suddenly become a bit tougher. This is where the Situational Awareness thing helps a lot because it will show you where troops were before you ventured into the mission and you can plan your attacks in order to keep your troops alive and make it to the next checkpoint. The good bit of distance between checkpoints will also become frustrating as the game becomes harder. Checkpoints usually happen after a big battle, but the problem is you could die during that big battle and then have to start all over again at the last checkpoint. This isnâ€™t to say the game isnâ€™t phenomenal, but there are a few problems here and there that may suppress your enjoyment of the overall game a bit.
Thereâ€™s a lot of historical stuff to unlock in this game and they are tied to the difficulty level you are playing at. I found a lot of the stuff pretty cool to watch and it certainly gives those of us who love historical things a chance to unlock stuff in the game a lot. There is also a multiplayer component that seems to still have a bit of problems at this current time. You can only play up to 4 players because this game is built much like Full Spectrum Warrior, so you wonâ€™t see any Battlefield 1942 type battles in this game.
The game isnâ€™t especially long, but it is cool to go through multiple times in order to unlock all the history stuff if youâ€™re interested in that sort of thing.
Is Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 all it was hyped up to be? In many ways it is, but in some ways it isnâ€™t. The realism factor and the combination of Call of Duty gameplay, Full Spectrum Warrior-like command structure and Band of Brothers-like feeling make this game rise above all other World War II games in my mind for immersion factor, including those on the computer at the single-player level. In the multiplayer arena it is pretty tough to outdo the Battlefields and Call of Duties out there with their easy to pick up and extremely fun multiplayer options. If youâ€™re looking for a great, realistic World War II-based game that doesn’t have you taking the place of a super soldier, this game is it. This is a labor of love by Gearbox and if youâ€™re at all into historical stuff, this game is for you. Highly recommended.

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Preventative and Wellness Care
Vaccines for Your Dog or Cat
Vaccines are not only safe and effective; they are an important and fundamental piece of your pet’s preventative healthcare plan. Advances in veterinary immunology have made diseases that once were relatively common and fatal to pets easily preventable. There are also vaccines—such as for rabies and other zoonotic diseases—that help protect your family from very dangerous and difficult to treat illnesses. Additionally, with each passing year, veterinary science is improving on existent vaccines as well as increasing our ability to prevent an even wider array of contagious diseases.
Community Animal Hospital’s vaccination protocol is tailored to American Veterinary Medical Association guidelines, the lifestyle of your pet, as well as to the diseases he or she is most likely to encounter in our region of the country. We recommend an annual lyme, leptospirosis, and bordetella vaccines for dogs as well as distemper/parvo vaccines every three years for previously vaccinated adult dogs. For cats, we recommend annual distemper and respiratory vaccines as well as feline leukemia. All dogs and cats must be immunized for rabies.
Microchip Lost Pet ID
Does your pet have a microchip?
Microchipping your pet is a safe, simple and effective way to prevent pet loss. About the size of a grain of rice, identification microchips are encoded with your pet’s vital information and implanted beneath your pet’s skin, usually between the shoulder blades. Veterinary hospitals and animal shelters across North America are equipped with special scanners capable of reading these microchips. The information in the chip is used to reunite you with your pet.
Community Animal Hospital uses the HomeAgain microchip system. HomeAgain provides a number of very useful services to pet owners such as their National Pet Recovery Database, Lost Pet Specialists, Rapid Lost Pet Alerts, Lost Pet Medical Insurance, Travel Assistance for Found Pets, ASPCA Poison Control Hotline, and more.
Puppy and Kitten Care
Puppies and kittens are a lot of fun to have in the home, but they require some special attention in order to assure they are happy and healthy companions for years to come. This is why Community Animal Hospital has developed a special puppy and kitten protocol and offers these services as a reduced-rate package.
The first year of your new friend’s life should include an initial wellness exam, screening for damaging parasitic infections such as worms or giardia, an initial dental exam, a nutritional evaluation and behavioral counseling. For puppies we also advise the start of medicines to prevent heartworm and parasites. Additionally, at four to six months of age we recommend spaying or neutering your pet.
Vaccines are also very important. Because we take a balanced approach to the care of your puppy or kitten, Community Animal Hospital spreads out vaccine visits. This ensures your new pet’s immune system adequately responds to each vaccine dose and receives full immunity.
These additional visits also provide you with opportunities to ask all the questions that come to mind regarding your pet’s care and give us a chance to become acquainted with your blossoming cat or dog.
Behavior and Nutrition Consultations
Behavior problems are the number one reason that owners give up a pet. Community Animal Hospital offers behavior counseling for many of your pet’s problems including inappropriate urination or defecation, aggression, separation anxiety, inappropriate chewing and barking, scratching, digging, and spraying.
Our veterinarians will work closely with you to understand the source of these behavior issues and in developing a specific plan to help eliminate your pet’s unwanted behavior. Oftentimes, the behavior problem, such as inappropriate voiding, can be linked to a medical issue (cystitis, bladder stones, kidney disease, etc.) and can be treated medically. For other behavior issues, the treatment plan often includes behavior modification and may include medication-assisted training.
One of the key factors contributing to the improved health and longevity of companion animals is our expanded knowledge on the important role that proper nutrition plays in overall health. During your pet’s comprehensive physical examination we evaluate his or her body condition and give recommendations based on what we see. However, some pets with nutritional issues or chronic conditions such as diabetes require a little bit more intervention, which may include specialized foods, feeding strategies and even prescription diets.
Community Animal Hospital has trained staff available to help you with your pet’s nutritional challenges. We also have a diverse inventory of prescription foods and high-quality nutritional products at our facility. If your pet requires a prescription diet we do not carry, we can easily order it for you. We can also offer advice and provide information about diets that benefit specific medical conditions such as liver disease, bladder and kidney stones, renal failure, food allergies, diabetes and other conditions.
A diagnosis of cancer can be frightening. However, most pets respond extremely well to cancer treatments, which include tumor removal surgery and chemotherapy, and go on to lead happy, healthy lives. Additionally, pets do not experience the same side effects from chemotherapy that humans do, and often go on to lead healthy lives long after their cancer is gone.
After a cancer diagnosis is made, Community Animal Hospital will discuss the range of treatment options available to you as well as provide specialist referrals if necessary. We can perform most tumor removal surgeries, but may refer you to a specialist depending on the location and type of cancer. We can also provide a range of chemotherapies as either primary or adjuvant treatment.
Veterinary Specialist Referrals
If your pet’s best interest is served by referral to a specialist for care, your veterinarian will make that recommendation. We will also work with you to ensure that your animal receives the services it needs in a timely manner and that there are open lines of communication between our practice, the specialist and you. Not only is it important that they receive necessary medical information from us before your pet is treated, but we must receive test results, diagnosis, and recommendations from the specialist in order to ensure continuity of care.
Community Animal Hospital maintains a good working relationship with the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine’s animal hospital as well as other referral centers.

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Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 review: Design and build
The Galaxy Tab S models will in two colors: ‘Dazzling White’ and ‘Titanium Bronze’. The former has a white rear cover and front bezel while the latter is grey/silver in those places. Both have a copper/gold colors edge and details like the logos.
Somewhat more interesting than the color is how thin and light this new tablet is. It’s just 6.6mm thick according to Samsung which is thinner than the iPad mini 2 and Nexus 7. For its size, it’s also staggeringly light; just 294g which makes it really easy to hold one-handed.
Samsung is yet to change its familiar design so the Galaxy Tab S 8.4 looks much like the firm’s other tablets. It takes some style advice from the Galaxy S5 with the dimpled rear cover and set of three off-screen buttons – one of which, as usual, is physical.
Those two odd looking circles on the back are for attaching a case – Samsung has gone for this method instead of magnets or a simple clip over. The Samsung Book Cover is available in different colors and, although it’s a little tricky to use, won’t come off easily. It protects the screen during travel and also allows you to tilt the tablet into various different viewing positions.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 review: Hardware
Samsung touting viewing as the headline features of the Galaxy Tab S range and as such, the 8.4in has the same resolution as the 10in model and 16:10 aspect ratio. A whopping 2560 x 1600 ((WQVGA) on an 8.4in screen means an impressively high pixel density of 359ppi making it the highest we’ve seen on a tablet. As you might expect, the display is amazingly crisp and clear. Samsung says the range has the ‘world’s greatest screen’ for a tablet.
It’s hard to argue with that although Samsung’s AMOLED technology isn’t to everyone’s taste. The punchy colors can be a little over the top making things look over saturated and in your face so it’s understandable if you would prefer a more natural, laid back display.
Fortunately, you can adjust the screen mode. By default it’s on adaptive display which adjusts the display’s gamma, saturation and sharpness depending on the content, but there’s also AMOLED cinema, AMOLED phot and basic. The latter provides a more muted look and feel.
Since the tablet is all about the viewing experience, it’s refreshing to see stereo speakers – although they are side mounted rather than forward facing. They pack a reasonable punch but quality deteriorates at higher volume levels. Think YouTube videos rather than feature length film use.
Although you’ll have to pay more for the Galaxy Tab S 8.4 compared to its Android-powered rivals, you do get technology which you’ll struggle to find elsewhere. Samsung has borrowed the IR blaster and fingerprint scanner from the Galaxy S5 (but not the heart rate monitor if you care).
It is a little strange, we think, that the IR blaster is on the side of the tablet so you’ll need to turn it round into landscape mode to make use of it which isn’t the device’s natural orientation.
Storage is a fairly standard 16- or 32GB internally (although we can’t find the higher capacity on sale yet) and Samsung, as usual, offers a microSD card slot which can accept up to 128GB cards.
There’s no downgrade when it comes to other internal hardware compared to the 10.5in model. The tablet has a very healthy 3GB of RAM which is partnered by Samsung’s own Exynos 5 Octa-core processor – it has four 1.9GHz cores and four 1.3GHz cores.
With the same core line-up as the larger model, we didn’t need to hold the front page as benchmark results were identical or only a few points off. We recorded 2765 in GeekBench 3, 14fps in the GFXBench T-Rex test, 3fps in the harder Manhattan test and 1089ms in SunSpider.
From a user perspective, the Galaxy Tab S 8.4 provides smooth performance. However, perhaps not quite as good as the spec sheet suggests. We have found, like with the Tab S 10.5, occasional lag – sometimes just switching the screen on, or opening an app. Luckily, these lulls of speed were pretty rare so we can safely say that overall the performance is satisfactory.
As we mentioned earlier, if you want mobile internet, a 4G LTE model is available. This device doesn’t have NFC but does have other wireless tech which you’d expect from a decent tablet including 11ac Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0 and GPS.
Photographers will be pleased to hear that the the Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has an 8Mp rear facing camera with an LED flash and a 2.1Mp front facing camera. Both camera are of decent quality, if you should like taking photos and video from a tablet and you can see a sample below.
Included camera modes are auto, beauty face, shot & more, panorama, HDR and dual camera but you can download more.


When words hurt
NEXT to religion, language provokes the most extreme passions in Algeria. When, on July 5th, a law came into force making Arabic the only language allowed in public life, fury exploded in the Berber-speaking region of Kabylia. The area was already on fire. After the killing of an immensely popular Berber singer, Lounes Matoub, late last month, protesters sacked government-owned shops and tore down Arabic signs. Although most Algerians believe that the singer, an outspoken secularist, was killed by Islamic militants, Berber anger swiftly turned against the state and its Arabisation policy.
For Algerians, language is inextricably bound up with the conflicting visions of their country's identity. Is it Arab, Islamic, Berber or, as some politicians would have it, Mediterranean? Algeria may be all of the above, but 36 years after the departure of French colonisers who had forcibly imposed their own language and culture, the country is still struggling to reconcile the various aspects of its personality.
Lounes Matoub symbolised the struggle to get Berber recognised as an official language on a par with Arabic. His songs, glorifying Kabyle village life, mocked both the military-backed government and its Islamist opponents. Not only was he scathing about Arabisation, which he held responsible for the rise of Islamic militancy, but he was contemptuous of the language itself, describing it as “uninteresting”, and “unsuitable for knowledge and science”.
His assassination brought out resentments that had been festering for years. As tens of thousands of Kabyles poured into a mountain village for his burial, the divisions in Algerian society were never more obvious. The crowds, carrying banners that declared, “We are not Arabs,” chanted anti-government slogans in Berber and French, accusing the authorities of the killing. A previously unheard-of organisation calling itself the Armed Berber Movement threatened to avenge Matoub's death and kill anyone who tries to implement the Arabisation law.
With independence in 1962, the adoption of Arabic as the national language was a natural choice to mark the break with France and forge an identity suited to the country's new status as a third-world leader. Yet many Algerians, including many in top positions, had been educated in French and could not master Arabic. Despite programmes to Arabise school education, French continued to be the dominant language in business and professional circles. For the Kabyles, who are heavily represented in these circles, French is even more important as so many of them work or have worked in France. In Kabylia, Arabic is often the third language.
The Kabyle mother tongue, Berber, is an oral language still in the process of being codified. A succession of authoritarian central governments, uneasy with pluralism and eager to shore up their nationalist credentials, discouraged its use outside the private domain. However, as a fairly recent concession, Algerian television news has been broadcasting a daily edition in one of the three main Berber dialects. In 1995, President Liamine Zeroual, wanting to woo the Kabyle political parties, set up a body attached to the presidency that had the task of introducing Berber teaching in schools.
The new Arabisation law, voted by a rubber-stamp assembly in 1996, is ostensibly aimed at displacing French dominance. Government offices, companies, political parties and associations will from now on have to conduct all their business in Arabic. Breaches of the law carry fines of up to $170. Berber speakers, and many secular Algerians, regard it all as a heavy-handed attempt to appease the government's Islamist opponents.
Proclaiming a secular Mediterranean identity, Berber activists resent the emphasis on Algeria's Arab-Islamic aspects. They want their own language to have official status. Only then, they argue, will it be protected from measures such as the new law which makes it an offence for a political party to address a rally in Kabylia in Berber.
For their part, supporters of Arabisation express the deepest suspicion of Berber activism, charging that behind the protests lurks an unpatriotic desire to perpetuate French dominance. They regard figures such as the assassinated singer as representing an extreme, even racist, anti-Arab streak that has to be fought.
The two political parties with Kabyle constituencies have already said that they will defy the Arabisation law. Hocine Ait Ahmed, leader of the Socialist Forces Front, declared that “the government is condemning to perilous disorder a society which is already fragmented and ill-educated, and whose administration is undermined by corruption and incompetence.”
A lesser worry, expressed by many, is how the law can be enforced, given the large number of people who cannot master Arabic. Some fear that the enforcement will be selective, turning the law into a weapon to marginalise factions in the riven military-political establishment.
This article appeared in the International section of the print edition under the headline "Identity crisis"
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Look beyond your local coffee shop for a pick-me-up at home with an espresso machine from Sur La Table. Perfect for the novice and experienced alike, our assortment of espresso makers includes something for everyone. We have manual, semiautomatic and automatic machines ready to make everything from a creamy cappuccino to a luscious latte, any time of the day or night. Better yet, we have options for every size kitchen. Create rich, delicious coffee drinks at home with espresso machines from Sur La Table.
A grouphead (or group head) is the receiver for the removable portafilter (or group handle). A typical consumer espresso machine normally has only one grouphead, while popular professional machines, such as those used at commercial coffee shops, can contain anywhere from one to seven. During the process of extracting a shot of espresso, hot water is forced through the grouphead under pressure. The grouphead contains many holes (the shower) that attempt to distribute the pressurised water evenly over the surface of the grinds in the portafilter basket and thereby achieve an even cross sectional flow.
Bunn-O-Matic came out with a different drip-brew machine. In this type of coffeemaker, the machine uses a holding tank or boiler pre-filled with water. When the machine is turned on, all of the water in the holding tank is brought to near boiling point (approximately 200–207 °F or 93–97 °C) using a thermostatically-controlled heating element. When water is poured into a top-mounted tray, it descends into a funnel and tube which delivers the cold water to the bottom of the boiler. The less-dense hot water in the boiler is displaced out of the tank and into a tube leading to the spray head, where it drips into a brew basket containing the ground coffee. The pourover, water displacement method of coffeemaking tends to produce brewed coffee at a much faster rate than standard drip designs. Its primary disadvantage is increased electricity consumption in order to preheat the water in the boiler. Additionally, the water displacement method is most efficient when used to brew coffee at the machine's maximum or near-maximum capacity, as typically found in restaurant or office usage. In 1963, Bunn introduced the first automatic coffee brewer, which connected to a waterline for an automatic water feed.
Other coffee brewing devices became popular throughout the nineteenth century, including various machines using the vacuum principle. The Napier Vacuum Machine, invented in 1840, was an early example of this type. While generally too complex for everyday use, vacuum devices were prized for producing a clear brew, and were popular up until the middle of the twentieth century.
It can take a little while to get to know the ins and outs of a new coffee maker. In CR’s labs, each drip coffee maker we test brews roughly 65 cups by the time our engineers are through with it. And brewing is just one of many aspects we look at. We test for handling and convenience, too, so you can choose a model that helps you sail through morning madness.


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Groundwater circulation beneath a massive tectonic rift zone located along the flanks of some the Solar System’s largest volcanic plateaus resulted in the formation more than 3 billion years ago of some the deepest basins on Mars, according to a new paper by Planetary Science Institute Senior Scientist J. Alexis Palmero Rodriguez.
These basins could have been episodically covered, perhaps during hundreds of millions of years, by lava and water lakes that were discharged from subsurface pressurized sources, Rodriguez writes in “Groundwater flow induced collapse and flooding in Noctis Labyrinthus, Mars” that appears in Planetary and Space Science. (…)
“The temperature ranges, presence of liquid water, and nutrient availability, which characterize known habitable environments on Earth, have higher chances of forming on Mars in areas of long-lived water and volcanic processes,” Rodriguez said. [More at links]

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Preoperative Imaging Findings and Cost in Adults With Postlingual Deafness Prior to Cochlear Implant.
OBJECTIVE: To assess the imaging findings of computed topography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in adults with postlingual deafness and otherwise normal clinical history and physical exam. Additionally, determine the influence and implications of these findings with respect to surgical outcomes and cost. STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective case review. SETTING: Tertiary referral hospital. PATIENTS: Adults with postlingual deafness with no history of prior ear surgery, chronic ear disease, meningitis, otosclerosis, or head trauma. INTERVENTIONS: Cochlear implantation of 1 or both ears, with preoperative CT, MRI, or both. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Imaging results were classified as normal, abnormal affecting surgery, incidental requiring follow-up, or incidental not requiring follow-up. Average cost of each imaging modality was determined. RESULTS: A total of 128 patients met the inclusion criteria. Of these, 82 (64.1%) had both CT and MRI performed, 33 (25.8%) had CT, and 13 (10.2%) had MRI prior to cochlear implant (CI). Scans were normal in 125 (97.7%) of cases. Of the remaining 3 (2.3%) patients, there were incidental findings requiring follow-up. All implants were placed successfully, and in no instance did the results of the scan influence the surgery. The average cost of imaging per patient was $4707. CONCLUSION: In adults with postlingual deafness with an otherwise benign clinical history, CT and MRI are unlikely to affect or preclude surgery. With new MRI safe cochlear implants, imaging can be performed safely postoperatively if needed.
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USS Independence Successfully Completes Special Trials
USS Independence (LCS 2) successfully completed Special Trials (ST), a series of at-sea tests on Aug. 2, following the ship's participation in the multinational Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercises that took place throughout the month of July.
Independence, funded as a research development test and evaluation ship, conducted an ST instead of the usual final Contract Trial (FCT).
Traditionally funded ships have a specific time frame for when FCT must take place, to identify issues or deficiencies to be corrected before the vessel is officially turned over to the U.S. Navy. Independence was commissioned in January 2010, and has already undergone several maintenance availabilities to correct issues uncovered in testing and operation. A similar ST was previously carried out with USS Freedom (LCS 1) in May 2012.
The successful ST for LCS 2 was conducted off the Hawaiian coast where the ship underwent a series of specific tests under the supervision of the Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV). Specific tests included; anchoring, launch and recovery of Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats, firing exercises using the 57mm gun, and full power propulsion and maneuvering tests.
"This was a well-executed trial and a positive validation of the capability embedded in this ship. With this good RIMPAC and INSURV performance, our Navy should rightly be bullish on the LCS," said Rear Adm. Jeff Harley, president of INSURV.
"This was a great opportunity for me, as the builder of future littoral combat ships, to see this first-of-class ship with nearly five years of time in service be put through her paces," said Capt. Tom Anderson, LCS program manager. "Both the ship and her crew performed superbly."
LCS 2 is a trimaran-hulled small surface combatant built for high speed, which can conduct agile and mission-focused operations in the complex littoral environment. Built by Austal USA, the Independence variant of LCS can be rapidly reconfigured with specific Mission Modules to conduct Surface Warfare, Mine Countermeasures and Anti-submarine warfare.
Program Executive Office Littoral Combat Ships is affiliated with the Naval Sea Systems Command and provides a single program executive responsible for acquiring and sustaining mission capabilities of the littoral combat ship class, from procurement through fleet employment and sustainment. Delivering high-quality warfighting assets while balancing affordability and capability is key to supporting the Navy's Maritime Strategy.


After examination of several NMO Mobile Mount Options in a previous post, I shrunk the field to two choices: a 3/8″ and a 3/4″ inch both from Laird.
I definitely notice a strong bias toward the use of the 3/4 inch hole mount over the 3/8 inch. Reasons vary from “It’s Stronger” to “You can install entirely from the outside” to “The whole mount plus its cable can be removed and re-installed into another vehicle.”
The last two points seem perfectly valid and are very good reasons to go with the 3/4 inch mount. The first seems like wishful thinking.
To get a better idea of how these mounts mount, I took a scrap piece of metal and punched four holes in it: two 3/8 and two 3/4 inch holes. I mounted the two Laird contenders into two of the holes. The remaining two holes are simply there for reference.
I am not entirely sure why I did this, but the test plate provided me a way to see how these mounts function up close and personal. I also handed the test jig to several mechanical engineers, a few machinists and others who have nothing to do with mobile mounts. I wanted their honest unbiased assessment of which style mount is stronger. They all took a good hard look at each mount both from above and below. Here is what they saw…
Their thoughts summarize to:
- The 3/4 inch mount with its much larger thread area between the top antenna piece and the bottom foot should be stronger than the far more narrow thread coupling of the 3/8 inch. That said the universal feeling is other parts of the mount and/or the mounting surface will fail before either threaded coupling.
- The foot of the 3/4 mount grabs at the tips of the flange while the 3/8 mount engages far more area of the mounting surface.
- Most folks appreciate the unique ability of the 3/4 mount to install completely from one side. One was heard to say… “Nice.”
- All mentioned if push came to shove, the 3/8 inch would win the “Let’s rip the antenna off the vehicle” test since two little flange tips are a lot less “grabbing” area than the entire flange.
- Most said, however, both designs would probably damage the vehicle long before they failed. They were quite impressed by the whole NMO mount approach.
I installed the 3/8″ mount on my Taurus along with a 19 inch whip. It works just fine and looks trim and neat. Does it work better than my mag mount? Well, maybe just a little, but testing awaits.
I know I wish I had these pictures before I bought “one of everything” to examine. I hope the pictures above allow readers of this site to make a better informed choice for their next through-hole antenna installation.


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When was Ham Wade born?
Ham Wade was born on December 20, 1879.
Where was Ham Wade born?
Ham Wade was born in Spring City, PA.
How tall was Ham Wade?
Ham Wade was 5-8 (173 cm) tall.
How much did Ham Wade weigh when playing?
Ham Wade weighed 155 lbs (70 kg) when playing.
How many seasons did Ham Wade play?
Ham Wade played 1 season.
Is Ham Wade in the Hall of Fame?
Ham Wade has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.
What position did Ham Wade play?
Ham Wade was a Leftfielder.
How many hits did Ham Wade have?
Ham Wade had hits over his career.
How many home runs did Ham Wade have?
Ham Wade had home runs over his career.
What was Ham Wade's average?
Ham Wade had a average over his career.
How many teams has Ham Wade played for?
Ham Wade played for 1 team, the New York Giants.
When did Ham Wade retire?
Ham Wade last played in 1907.

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He was a graduate of the Rochester Institute of Technology with a bachelor’s degree in photography and a member of the American Society of Media Photographers. His business was located in the Cleveland-Akron area in Westfield Center, where he worked with clients in both regional and national markets. As a proven photographer with over 25 years of experience, he specialized in architectural photography and interiors, people and lifestyles, gardens, and stock photography. Some of his clients were Woman’s World, Midwest Living, Landscape Architecture (Washington, D.C), Sherwin Williams, and the Smucker Company. In the last few years, he expanded his expertise by becoming a wedding photographer.
He was an avid gardener whose green thumb produced beautiful gardens, consistent with the 19th Century style home that he and his deceased wife, Christine, lovingly restored together. His love of fly fishing led him to crystal clear streams in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Colorado; where he enjoyed the peace and tranquility of nature and the challenge of being a fly fisherman. Al was an avid Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Indians fan.
He was a very kind and giving man who made friends wherever he went, who will be deeply missed by his family and friends.
He is survived by his girlfriend, Diana Burns; sisters, Diane Csukas and JoAnn (Gary) Graham; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Christine (nee Calamuggio) to whom he was married 30 years; parents, Albert and Helen (Havrilcsak) Teufen; and sister, Kathryn Teufen.
Services will be held Friday, November 1, 2013, 10 A.M., at Waite & Son Funeral Home, 765 N. Court St., Medina. Burial will follow at Ottawa Hills Memorial Park in Toledo. Family will receive friends Thursday, October 31, 2013, from 4 to 8 P.M., at the funeral home.
Contributions may be made to the Teufen Family in care of Waite & Son Funeral Home.
Online condolences may be left at www.waitefuneralhome.com


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Last November, acclaimed bassist and longtime friend Tom Kennedy called to say he was working on a new track for his upcoming CD, a song featuring jazz guitarist Chuck Loeb, and would I like to be on it, singing the melody along with the guitar in places? Would I?! Yes. The next week I recorded vocals in ATL while Tom directed from NYC via Skype.
The CD, POINTS OF VIEW, released April 7, and I’m happy to be a part of it, singing the melody with Chuck’s guitar on Track #3, “New July,” a tune written by Roger Guth (drummer with the Jimmy Buffet band since 1989). The song features a funky-smooth groove that gets in your head, with solos by Chuck, Tom, saxophonist Bob Franceschini and drummer Wes Ritenour. Love the tune and the whole CD, which is exceptional listening. Players on it include Lee Ritenour, Mike Stern, Bill Evans, Charles Blenzig, Dave Weckl, Wes Ritenour, Bob Franceschini, Obed Calvaire, Nick Marcione, Richie Morales, Bob Malack and Randy Brecker. … Congrats to Tom on a great release! Visit Tom’s website for info and copies of “Points of View.”
UPDATE, August 2017: My condolences to the family and friends of Chuck Loeb, who passed on July 31. I feel grateful to have met him last April after seeing him perform a fantastic concert at Suite Jazz Lounge in Atlanta. I was at the end of long line of fans and watched as Chuck signed dozens of CDs and said hello to all. We chatted about his show, his music, his wife (who is a vocalist), and “New July.” It was lovely to talk with him. I left with a signed CD, thankful to have met him, heard him, and for the music he gave.


The Transamerica Pyramid, an aluminum-capped skyscraper designed by William Pereira that reigned as the tallest building on the San Francisco skyline for nearly 50 years beginning in 1972, is undergoing a $250 million makeover that, among other things, entails an exhaustive interior redesign and ground-level public realm improvements including a refresh of the redwood tree-populated park at the pyramidical tower’s base.
Led by Foster + Partners, the redesign of the Transamerica Pyramid effort ranks not just as the largest modernization effort ever for the 48-story futurist landmark in the city’s Financial District—the project also marks the largest investment in downtown San Francisco since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and is also one of the largest redesigns of a major building in the city’s history per the San Francisco Chronicle, which first broke news of the transformative overhaul at the city’s second-tallest skyscraper late last week. (When the Pelli Clarke Pelli Associates-designed Salesforce Tower was completed in 2018, the 853-foot-tall Transamerica Pyramid was bumped to the number two-tallest spot).
Renovation work at the Transamerica Pyramid, which just kicked off, is anticipated to take roughly a year to complete. The neighboring 1930 building at 545 Sansome Street that’s part of the larger Transamerica Pyramid Center complex will also be expanded to double its current size and see its facade reskinned as part of a planned complementary $150 million project that’s still awaiting approvals. A 1981 building at 505 Sansome, also designed by Pereira, will also be renovated as part of that phase two project. The two neighboring buildings are being rebranded as Three and Two Transamerica, respectively.
In October 2020, Michael Shvo’s New York City-headquartered luxury real estate development firm SHVO acquired the iconic building from Aegon, the Dutch multinational parent company of the Transamerica Corporation, for $650 million. (Transamerica Corp is now headquartered in Baltimore). SHVO first announced renovations were on the table for the Transamerica Pyramid Center in April 2021.
“We want to make this place a focal center of downtown, and make sure people come here not only to work,” Shvo told the Chronicle. “It will not only transform the interior of the building but the landscape and the exterior and bring life to the entire site.”
“The Pyramid is synonymous with San Francisco, representing the city’s optimism and forward-thinking nature,” added Shvo in a press statement. “We have worked closely with the Foster team to respect the Center’s existing history and complement that with contemporary interventions that will only strengthen this magnificent building that stands as a beacon on this city’s skyline.”
Interior work at the 763,000-square-foot Transamerica Pyramid, which was certified as LEED Platinum in 2011 and re-certified in 2019, will be heavy on new amenities including a private sky lounge for building tenants on the uppermost 48th floor just below the spire. The main lobby will also be renovated to “enhance and reveal the building’s historic elements,” the Chronicle explained. And to further incentivize a return downtown for those who have been working remotely during the pandemic, the office has been “reimagined as a living space, with a sophisticated emphasis placed on comfort, hospitality, and flexibility for tenants and guests,” according to SHVO’s press release.
The Transamerica Pyramid Center will also gain new dining and retail spaces flanking Mark Twain Street, an underutilized alleyway that extends from the site’s half-acre Redwood Park and leads up to the base of the pyramid. Originally designed by Tom Galli, the park will be upgraded and new landscape will be activated along its perimeters. Newly planted rows of plum blossom trees will bring a burst of color to the site’s revitalized public areas.
High-end members-only club CORE, which first debuted in Manhattan in 2005, has signed on for 450,000 square feet of space in the revamped Transamerica Pyramid and will populate three lower floors of the building in 2023. Other key tenants of the building include Northwestern Mutual, Callan Associates, and Thoma Bravo.
“This is an exceptional opportunity to restore the unique Transamerica Pyramid Tower and its historic Redwood Park, to create a very special destination in the heart of San Francisco,” remarked Lord Norman Foster. “The existing buildings and new additions are tied together by generous landscaping which will breathe new public and community life at the sidewalk level. The previous office areas are reborn as new living spaces, with an emphasis on wellbeing.”
Foster + Partners was selected for the project via an invited competition that also included Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) and David Chipperfield Architects. Joining the larger redevelopment team is Pulitzer Prize-winning architecture critic and historian Paul Goldberger, who is serving as an advisor to SHVO for the Transamerica Pyramid Center.
Goldberger noted: “The Foster team, known for the sensitivity of its juxtapositions of historic and modern structures, conceived a design highly responsive not only to Pereira’s spectacular original architecture, but to the nature of downtown San Francisco: not a generic redo of a 1970’s tower, but a unique project intended to celebrate a unique modern building, making the most of its exclamation point on the skyline and its presence on the street, uniting the two to become a place like no other.”
As noted by the Chronicle, Foster + Partner’s revamp of the Transamerica Pyramid isn’t the London-headquartered firm’s only superlatively tall undertaking in the City by the Bay. The proposed 50 Main Street, a project of developer Hines at the former PG&E headquarters in the city’s SoMA neighborhood, would replace the Transamerica Pyramid as San Francisco’s second-tallest building if the Foster + Partners-designed residential super-tall tower is built as proposed. It would rise 1,066-feet, just four feet shorter than Salesforce Tower.


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Guillaume Du Fay: The Life and Works. Alejandro Planchart. Cambridge University Press, 2018. 2 vols., 926 pages.
By William Watson
The product of over 40 years of research, Alejandro Planchart’s monumental study of the life and works of Guillaume Du Fay is sure to become the new standard reference work on its subject. Planchart would be the first to point out that his effort does not stand alone — his close engagement with decades of scholarship on Du Fay demonstrates as much — but as an exemplary specimen of its genre, this monograph seems bound to cast a long shadow. To put it briefly, the book humbles its reader.
Planchart divides his study into two volumes: The first deals largely with Du Fay’s life, the second with his works. The “life” volume consists of six chapters that explore delimited portions of Du Fay’s biography: origins and first years in Cambrai (1397–1414), early career, time in the papal chapel and at the court of Savoy, return to Cambrai in 1439, a second Savoyard sojourn in the 1450s, and his final retirement at Cambrai until his death in 1474. A prologue examining the changing social and ecclesiastical status of practical musicians in the years and centuries prior to Du Fay’s birth and a brief seventh chapter outlining the reception of Du Fay and his music after his death round this volume out.
Planchart’s lucid presentation and grounding in the documentary evidence are definitive assets. Whether walking through how Du Fay’s birthdate can be determined, weighing the evidence suggesting that Du Fay’s mother may have been a survivor of rape, or arguing in the face of a seeming documentary lacuna that Du Fay was master of the small vicars (the singers) at Cambrai Cathedral in the years just prior to his death, Planchart deliberately lays out each stage of his argument and its support in the extant documentation, often in considerable detail. As a result, his study rewards the critical and cautious reader as much as it does the voracious and eager.
The “works” volume opens with a short but forceful contention — which is also perhaps the major overarching argument of Planchart’s study — that Du Fay, unusually for the 15th century, thought of himself primarily as something very close to a modern composer. The remaining eight chapters each describe a generic subcategory of Du Fay’s compositions: the “isorhythmic” and mensuration motets, the cantilena and “new-style” motets, music for the Office, settings of individual movements of the Ordinary of the Mass, settings of the Proper of the Mass, the early Ordinary cycles (to 1450), the late Ordinary cycles, and finally the songs. Planchart’s musical analyses are perceptive and often evocative, particularly his comments on the melodic construction of the plainsong settings Du Fay wrote in the 1450s and his thoroughgoing concern with texture as a marker of form and structure in Du Fay’s music.
That these observations are products of a close familiarity with Du Fay’s music garnered over a lifetime of performance and study is made clear through Planchart’s occasional interjections wherein he describes, for instance, how some particular relations of tempo only crystallize in performance, or how certain “cross-relations” of musica ficta change dramatically between the notes on the page, private realization at the keyboard, and performance by vocal ensemble. These asides constitute some of the book’s most delightful moments. The incredibly rich appendices at the back of the “works” volume — which include lists of every small vicar and officially sanctioned pedagogue employed at Cambrai Cathedral during the 15th century, Du Fay’s will, accounts of its execution presented to the cathedral chapter, and an inventory of his estate, altogether amounting to over 200 pages — further cement this study’s status as the new go-to reference for research on Du Fay.
Perhaps due in part to its long gestation and broad scope, parts of Planchart’s study are effectively “detachable” from the rest of the book and might be productively read in isolation by those interested in such matters as the social hierarchy of Cambrai Cathedral, Du Fay’s ecclesiastical career, and the shifting status of illegitimate children in the later Middle Ages. This detachability extends to Planchart’s tendency to reintroduce, at length, certain key documents and arguments many times over the course of the book.
These frequent repetitions, along with a number of small but troubling errors (e.g., cross-references — particularly in the first volume — are sometimes vague or even incorrect; and the date of Du Fay’s death is erroneously given in the main text as “17 November,” though an accompanying footnote correctly identifies it as “xxvii novembris”) suggest that the manuscript might have benefited from additional editing.
Such small points aside, this book is bound to have a long and fruitful reception, and stands as a testament to not one but two extraordinary sets of lives and works: its subject’s and its author’s.
William Watson is a Ph.D. candidate in historical musicology at Yale University. His research focuses on the circulation of polyphonic vernacular song in 15th-century Europe.

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FO confirmed two Indian spy drones shot down by Pakistan army
04 January, 2019
The FO spokesman on Thursday strongly condemned recent intrusion of Pakistani territory by Indian spy drones and confirmed that two Indian spy drones have been shot down by Pakistan army.
“Pakistan is ready to give befitting response to any Indian adventure,” he said while denying Indian claims that surgical strikes were carried out inside Pakistan.
In his press briefing, the spokesman said Pakistan is sincere in promotion of peace in the region, however, Pakistan’s desire for peace should not be construed as its weakness.
Responding to a question on Kashmir, the spokesperson said Kashmir is a disputed territory and its resolution lies in a plebiscite in accordance with the UN Security Council resolutions.
The spokesman took a strong exception to the prevailing situation in Indian held Kashmir, and urged the international community to press India to stop its gross human rights violations in occupied valley.
The spokesman asked India to immediately allow the UN observer mission to visit the areas close to LoC to monitor ceasefire violations committed by Indian security forces.
The spokesman regretted a report carried by times of India about Kulbushan Yadav case under litigation in the International Court of Justice, and said the report is based on a leak and Pakistan would not comment on it as the matter is sub judice before the ICJ. Responding to number of questions about German Ambassador’s frequent travelling in various cities in Pakistan, the spokesman said as per diplomatic rules, all foreign ambassadors in Islamabad are free to move around Pakistan.

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Well I’ve been reading my books so fast that I have two book reviews back to back!! With that welcome to my third book review of the book “Welcome to Night Vale” a novel by Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor, it is a good read of 401 pages. This book as the image of the cover shows it is based off of the podcast Welcome to Night Vale! It’s no surprise that I’m a fan of the podcast so the creators of Welcome to Night Vale announced the had made a novel of the series I jumped on that so fast!
Overview: The setting is in the strange, otherworldly, Southwest desert town of Night Vale. Where the sun is hot, the moon is beautiful, and mysterious lights pass overhead while its citizen pretend to sleep. The reader follows two average citizens living in Night Vale: Jackie Fierro & Diane Crayton.
Jackie Fierro is a 19 years old teen who can’t seem age past the age of 19 and has been 19 as long as she can remember who works at the Night Vale pawn shop. During a regular day at work Jackie is handed a piece of paper written in pencil that reads “KING CITY” by a strange man wearing a tan jacket with a deer skin suitcase whom no matter how hard you try you can never remember his face or name. Jackie can never seem to get rid of this piece and paper that reads “KING CITY”, no matter how hard she tries. Whether she throws it away, burn it, even taking a shower it appears in her hand again intact. Jackie then has no choice but to seek out the man in the tan jacket with the deer skin suit case and figure out the significance of KING CITY.
Diane Crayton is an overprotective single mother of a 15 year old shape-shifting teenage named Josh. Lately Diane has been seeing Josh’s dad all over Night Vale which has never happened before. With every interaction Diane has with him, he tells her to go to KING CITY and nothing more. Also, with the reappearance of Josh’s dad has re sparked Josh’s curiosity of knowing who his dad is and wanting to see him. For Diane has never let Josh see his dad or talked much about him since he was not in Josh’s life, and feared the day they would see each other. Out of frustration Josh searches for his dad on his own, first in the town of Night Vale, then running away to find his dad who maybe at KING CITY.
The more Jackie and Diane search for answers the more their stories get intertwined and together they go on an epic journey for KING CITY.
My Opinion: I give this book a 4 out of 5 stars! I love this book but, then again I have a bias towards Welcome to Night Vale since I love and listen to the podcast. The writing style is just like that of the podcast since it was written by the same people, so they’re isn’t a contrasting difference of style between the book and podcast.
I fully enjoyed the story as a whole with these two charters. Jackie and Diane are mentioned in the podcast but not very often or too much that there is much focus on them in general. So we get to know more about two characters in the world of Night Vale. Personally I was a little worried that the book didn’t focus on Cecil Palmer the main character and voice of Night Vale in the podcast, he was what I and other listeners were used to. However Jackie and Diane were amazing characters and I loved them throughout the entire book. Jackie and Diane had such great character depth and progress in the story it was rather enjoyable to read about then than Cecil. But there were several chapters dedicated to Cecil’s radio broadcast so, Cecil did make appearance in the book which was great as well. There really wasn’t a part of the story I disliked at all , even when it was people talking a lot, it was great dialogue.
The disadvantage this review has to bring up with the book has is for those who have not listened to the podcast. Because I already know the background, story, running jokes and reoccurring themes of Welcome to Night Vale, I don’t know what it’s like for anyone reading the book who hasn’t listened to the podcast. I don’t know if readers would feel like their missing something like an inside joke. For example if someone only watches the Marvel movies like “The Avengers” and none of the TV shows like “Marvel: Agents of Shield” and don’t get the small things that get slipped in the later movies referencing the show.
However at the same time I don’t think readers need to go out of their way and listen to the podcast to understand the story or the Welcome to Night Vale theme in general. The unfortunate part if readers do want to listen to the podcast before they read the book they have to listen to like 70 plus episodes before they get to the point when the book was released. Or you can read the book to spark an interest in the podcast. Or don’t listen to the podcast, it’s up to you.
The ending was very satisfying, like any podcast episode it leaves the listener/reader wanting more. Fulfilling the readers obsession with the weird, creepy, and the strange. It’s hard for me to go into much detail about the ending with out me spoiling it. So go read it now!
The creators of Welcome to Night Vale have stated that they will be writing more novels! So this will not be the only book and will be a series whether it’s the same characters Jackie and Diane I can’t tell you that for I don’t know. Not only the novels are being published but the scripts of the podcast our coming out soon, as in this year soon, as in at this point I only have to wait one more month for them to come out before they are mine!!
Also please check out my other book reviews and stay tuned for more book reviews!
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LAKEWOOD RANCH -- The Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance is moving its headquarters from the Schroeder-Manatee Ranch building on Covenant Way to a more visible location in the MGA Insurance building at 8430 Enterprise Circle.
"The business alliance has been growing and maturing. Our needs have changed and we want to meet the needs of alliance members going forward. One way of doing that is with our physical location," said Leann Spofford, LWRBA spokeswoman.
The organization, established in 2005, has been in donated space in SMR headquarters since it opened. In the last eight years, LWRBA has grown to nearly 500 businesses and 2,000 members, said board member Allan Shaivitz.
"We really needed to have our own space," he said, adding that LWRBA has been grateful for the space SMR has donated over the years.
The board unanimously approved the decision to move, saying the timing was right.
The new space will border Manatee and Sarasota counties -- just where the board wants to be.
"We really want to ... be the gateway of business in Lakewood Ranch ... to be right on the border of Sarasota-Manatee. That's the gap we're trying to bridge," Spofford said.
The 2,500-square-foot space will feature a reception area, staff workspaces, flat-screen televisions and a 26-seat conference room.
"We'll have a place to meet with potential new members and to promote activities of the alliance," said Shaivitz, also the project manager. "We'll also have space for businesses to meet with clients."
The move is expected to begin in April.
Sabrina Rocco, East Manatee reporter, can be reached at (941) 745-7024. Follow her on Twitter@sabrinarocco.


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- Rabbit monoclonal [EPR14925] to SUCLA2
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- Reacts with: Mouse, Rat, Human
Product nameAnti-SUCLA2 antibody [EPR14925]
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DescriptionRabbit monoclonal [EPR14925] to SUCLA2
Tested applicationsSuitable for: WB, IHC-P, ICC/IF, Flow Cyt, IPmore details
Species reactivityReacts with: Mouse, Rat, Human
Synthetic peptide (the amino acid sequence is considered to be commercially sensitive) within Human SUCLA2 aa 400 to the C-terminus. The exact sequence is proprietary.
Database link: Q9P2R7
- Human fetal liver, 293, HepG2 and Molt4 cell lysates, Human breast tissue, HepG2 and 293 cells
This product is a recombinant monoclonal antibody, which offers several advantages including:
- - High batch-to-batch consistency and reproducibility
- - Improved sensitivity and specificity
- - Long-term security of supply
- - Animal-free production
Our RabMAb® technology is a patented hybridoma-based technology for making rabbit monoclonal antibodies. For details on our patents, please refer to RabMAb® patents.
Storage instructionsShipped at 4°C. Store at +4°C short term (1-2 weeks). Upon delivery aliquot. Store at -20°C long term. Avoid freeze / thaw cycle.
Storage bufferPreservative: 0.01% Sodium azide
Constituents: 40% Glycerol, 0.05% BSA, 59% PBS
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PurityProtein A purified
Our Abpromise guarantee covers the use of ab183513 in the following tested applications.
The application notes include recommended starting dilutions; optimal dilutions/concentrations should be determined by the end user.
|WB||1/10000 - 1/50000. Predicted molecular weight: 50 kDa.|
|IHC-P||1/100 - 1/250. Perform heat mediated antigen retrieval with Tris/EDTA buffer pH 9.0 before commencing with IHC staining protocol.|
|ICC/IF||1/100 - 1/250.|
ab172730 - Rabbit monoclonal IgG, is suitable for use as an isotype control with this antibody.
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FunctionCatalyzes the ATP-dependent ligation of succinate and CoA to form succinyl-CoA.
Tissue specificityWidely expressed. Not expressed in liver and lung.
PathwayCarbohydrate metabolism; tricarboxylic acid cycle; succinate from succinyl-CoA (ligase route): step 1/1.
Involvement in diseaseMitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome 5
Sequence similaritiesBelongs to the succinate/malate CoA ligase beta subunit family.
Contains 1 ATP-grasp domain.
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- A BETA antibody
- A SCS antibody
- ATP specific succinyl CoA synthetase subunit beta antibody
All lanes : Anti-SUCLA2 antibody [EPR14925] (ab183513) at 1/50000 dilution
Lane 1 : Human fetal liver lysate
Lane 2 : 293 cell lysate
Lane 3 : HepG2 cell lysate
Lane 4 : Molt4 cell lysate
Lysates/proteins at 20 µg per lane.
All lanes : Goat Anti-Rabbit IgG, (H+L), Peroxidase conjugated at 1/1000 dilution
Predicted band size: 50 kDa
Western blot analysis of HepG2 cell lysate immunoprecipitated using ab183513 at 1/50 dilution. Anti-Rabbit IgG (HRP), specific to the non-reduced form of IgG secondary antibody used at 1/1500 dilution.
Flow cytometry analysis of 2% paraformaldehyde fixed 293 cells labeling SUCLA2 using ab183513 at a 1/100 dilution (green) or Rabbit monoclonal IgG (red), using a Goat anti rabbit IgG (FITC) secondary antibody at a 1/150 dilution.
Immunofluorescent staining of 4% paraformaldehyde fixed 293 cells, labeling SUCLA2 using ab183513 at a 1/250 dilution and a Goat anti rabbit IgG (Alexa Fluor® 555) secondary antibody at a 1/200 dilution and counterstained with Dapi.
Immunohistochemical analysis of paraffin-embedded Human breast tissue labeling SUCLA2 using ab183513 at a 1/250 dilution, using a HRP Polymer for Rabbit IgG secondary antibody and counterstained with Hematoxylin.
Perform heat mediated antigen retrieval with EDTA buffer pH 9 before commencing with IHC staining protocol.
ab183513 has not yet been referenced specifically in any publications.


The top leadership of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf fought as soon as they went to jail, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Asad Umar and Azam Swati fought in jail on the first day of the Tehreek-e-Insaf movement. .
Punjab Interim Information Minister Aamir Mir while talking to a private television said that on the first night in Kot Lakpat Jail there was a fight between Shah Mehmood, Asad Umar and Azam Swati due to which they were kept in separate jails.
Arrested Tehreek-e-Insaf leader transferred to Adiala Jail
He said the three senior PTI leaders have been repeatedly blaming each other for the arrest.
Aamir Mir claimed that Shah Mehmood Qureshi said he was going to have tea at the office of the Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Lahore when the Punjab Police arrested him.


Rick A. Lazio said one of his chief roles as governor, if elected, will be to foster development of more energy, calling it a "critical issue" for consumers and businesses statewide.
"It's going to be pretty hard to attract energy-consuming businesses into the state to create jobs or to convince heavy energy consumers to grow in this state, if they can't count on reliable, inexpensive power — whether hydropower, wind power, nuclear or natural gas," the former four-term congressman said during a Tuesday stop in Watertown. "We can't just do one or two. We've got to do all of them."
Mr. Lazio, one of three candidates vying for the GOP nomination, said reviving Article X legislation is "one of the ways that we have to revisit siting nuclear power."
The law, which governed siting of new power projects, expired in 2002 after the state Legislature was unable to agree on revisions that would have extended its life. New York's energy demands have continued to increase since then, although no new large power plants are being sited.
In the absence of a law, project developers have to obtain "all appropriate local and state permits and approvals, and undergo environmental review subject to the state Environmental Quality Review Act," according to the state Public Service Commission website.
Mr. Lazio said that process can take more than 15 years for a new power plant, which he considers "very cumbersome" for businesses.
"I am not for shortcutting environmental reviews but I am for getting decisions made in a manner that encourages investors to make the commitments that are necessary to protect our energy supplies," he said.
For wind farms, he said, local municipalities should continue to control the siting.
Mr. Lazio also said he'd encourage expansion of the electrical grid so that those producing renewable energy could sell their excess to the power companies.
"That's probably, long-term, one of the most important ways we can incentivize renewable power," he said.
He also vowed to ensure that preservation power generated at the St. Lawrence-FDR hydropower project in Massena would stay with local companies.
He objected to the state's sweep of revenue from the Niagara Power Project to offset general fund shortfalls, saying the money was better used to spur economic development or lower consumer and business rates in that region.
"Here's a perfect example of how the financial mismanagement in Albany leads to fewer jobs and higher costs, especially in the northern and western parts of the state," he said. "That's going to stop when I'm governor."
Mr. Lazio's energy plan is part of a broader rethinking of the way government can encourage business statewide. He also is in favor of phasing out the corporate state tax, eliminating capital gains taxes for businesses that start in New York and reducing the number of regulations.
He also supports putting a 2.5 percent cap on property tax hikes, limiting state spending to the inflation rate and consolidating state agencies, such as the Department of Health and Office of Mental Health, to cut administrative costs.
Mr. Lazio said he will need the public's help to successfully push some of these reforms through a Democrat-controlled Legislature.
"It's absolutely fundamental to get the changes we need in this state that the public comes out in large numbers and sends a message to the state Legislature that what we have been doing has been failing and they want to see this state turned around," he said. "They want to have people stand up and take the heat and do what's right, regardless of the political consequences. And I'm completely committed to that."
Mr. Lazio visited Watertown on Tuesday to talk to Jefferson County GOP Chairman Donald G.M. Coon III, one of about 15 county leaders who have yet to endorse a candidate, as well as state committee members.
Mr. Coon said the candidate pitched "a well thought out plan" Tuesday and is "going in the right direction in reversing the dysfunction in Albany and getting us to a place where we could prosper."
He reiterated that he is still not ready to endorse Mr. Lazio or either of his two opponents: Suffolk County Executive Steven A. Levy and Buffalo developer Carl P. Paladino.
Mr. Coon said one of his committee members will back Mr. Lazio at the state convention, while another is leaning toward Mr. Levy. There are two, including the chairman, who are publicly undecided.


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Do we really know what the word “power” means?
Sometimes, I wonder if we are so conditioned by shows of weakness that we’ve begun to call moderate strength or even mediocrity, “power.” It seems that those exercising true Spirit-enabled power are often culturally interpreted as arrogant or brash.
Could it be that a weak church culture is feeding that misconception? Could it be that we are teaching the world that “Christian” = “weak”? Yes, Jesus is humble. Yes, those who follow Jesus will demonstrate real humility.
Jesus is also powerful & those who follow Him will demonstrate His power! Have you read the book of Acts? Humility & power are NOT mutually exclusive!
Real humility isn’t about projecting a negative or neutral self-image; it’s not about talking yourself down whenever someone gives you a compliment.
As C.S. Lewis so wisely said:
“True humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less.”
So Go ahead, be powerful, think of Jesus more, follow His mission harder, see like He saw, do what He did, & think of what your friends will think WAY less.
Look in the mirror & see someone who is powerfully compassionate, someone who tells the truth even when no one wants to hear it, someone who is powerfully joyful even in the face of painful tragedy. Look in the mirror & see someone so controlled by the Spirit of Christ that he looks a lot like Jesus! Yes, you’ll likely lose yourself in the process, but isn’t it all about Him anyway? Don’t worry, living a powerful life won’t lead you to deny truth, rather you will find yourself discovering greater truth.
Don’t be afraid to be powerful!
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
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The importance of taking regional differences into account in business is also demonstrated by the way in which the different countries’ culinary specialities are dealt with. Regional products are a source of livelihood for many local smallholders, as shown by the example of Ukraine, where a fifth of the population lives on agriculture. METRO supports Ukrainian regional farmers ‘from the seed to the plate’, as is the motto of its Fermove initiative there. METRO starts by collecting orders for fruit and vegetables according to its customers’ requirements and then specifically assigns these orders to local smallholders, who are supplied with the seeds, fertiliser and expertise by an agricultural partner. The freshly produced fruit and vegetables then make it directly to the METRO Cash & Carry stores, where they are sold under the Fermove label.
Saving the Boškarin cow
Also in Croatia, METRO is supporting regional producers by maintaining a typically Croatian tradition – the rearing of Boškarin cows. This breed of cow from the region of Istria was threatened with extinction – in the 1990s, there were only approximately 100 left. Thanks to METRO’s cooperation with the Agency for the Rural Development of Istria (AZRRI) and with farmers in the region, the stocks of this breed were increased again, and there are now more than 3,500 Boškarin cows once again.
Measures of this kind don’t just maintain traditions – they also give the local producers a boost and promote food diversity.
A world of diversity
Saving the Boškarin cow, training approximately 17,000 farmers in Pakistan, protecting nature by means of permaculture and vertical farming, and supporting kirana store operators: the world of trade and retail is highly diverse, just like METRO’s solutions, in keeping with the motto of ‘Acting today for tomorrow’.

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Unformatted text preview: Does it matter? Understanding of planetary motion Technological advances Bloodletting Therapy for depression? …ouch! Illusory correlation… prejudicial beliefs Knowledge builds on itself Mozart effect Knowledge based on evidence Learning not to be fooled Claims in the popular press: “What do you mean?” “How do you know?” Extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof...
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CONFIRMED: Harry Styles Announces Aussie Tour
Harry Styles fans get your screaming voices ready and have your 'Marry Me Harry' signs prepared because the man himself is on his way to Australia!
Harry made the announcement this morning that he is on his way to Australia this November and we cannot WAIT!
Harry released the clip for his latest track 'Falling' from his album 'Fine Line' recently and has us in tears!
Tickets to Harry's ‘Love On Tour’ Australia 2020 are on sale 2pm Friday, March 20. Go to livenation.com.au for tickets and more info.

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Speaker of Russian parliament hails elections as ‘transparent’ despite Communists’ complaints, says support for Putin behind win
As Russia's largest opposition party calls for an inquiry into electronic voting in the capital, the country's top parliamentarian has insisted that the competition in nationwide elections over the weekend was fair and robust.
As the final votes were counted on Monday, the speaker of the country's parliament, Vyacheslav Volodin, said that past weeks had seen “probably one of the most competitive election campaigns in recent times.” According to him, “the success of United Russia is down to support for President Vladimir Putin.” With almost all polling precincts results in, the party of government appears set to retain its constitutional two-thirds 'supermajority’ in the Duma.
However, the largest opposition grouping, the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (KPRF), saw a significant rise in its support, winning about a fifth of the vote, and is expected to secure an increase in its seats. In Moscow, its leader, Gennady Zyuganov, said that electronic voting – being trialed in the capital and several other areas – appeared to be disproportionately skewed in favor of United Russia, sparking allegations that it had been rigged. Residents who registered to vote from their computer or smartphone were entered into a ballot and could stand to win prizes including cars and apartments, in what officials said was an effort to boost turnout.
Zyuganov launched an appeal to the city's mayor, Sergey Sobyanin, saying that the party would not recognize the results, and arguing that “we will ask for an expert investigation of the facts, because this can't be allowed to stand, especially in our nation's capital.” However, requests for rallies of KPRF supporters have since been rejected by Sobyanin's office, citing rules in place to prevent the spread of Covid-19.
According to Volodin, one of Putin's most ardent supporters and a steadfast ally of the Kremlin in parliament, these advances bolstered the legitimacy of the election, rather than undermined it. “The level of technology innovation made these elections transparent, and openness was maximized,” he said. In addition to online voting, polling stations also had cameras installed and live feeds were broadcast to enable observers to monitor them for attempts to manipulate the result.
However, the chair of the country's Central Election Commission, Ella Pamfilova, hit out at local officials in the southern city of Pyatigorsk after a mop was placed in front of a camera for several minutes, obscuring its view. “This is the height of cynicism and arrogance and self-confidence,” she said. “We must act immediately and dismiss the Chairman, as well as referring the case to law enforcement and canceling any results we can there.”Also on rt.com Putin's party declares victory in Russian elections, insists it will retain two-thirds majority after polls show opposition gains
Pamfilova also ordered the dismissal of the head of the local election commission in another southern city, Stavropol, after officials said that “voting procedure was grossly violated and it is now not possible to establish the results of voters expressing their will.”
United Russia defied some predictions to secure around half of the vote across the country, and Andrey Turchak, the secretary of the party's general council, said on Monday morning that it expected to keep its constitutional majority in the Duma.
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Savor Delicious Dining in Our Fort Lauderdale Restaurant
Treat your tastebuds at our popular restaurant, Cilantro's Restaurant & Lounge. Located within Sheraton Suites Fort Lauderdale Plantation, Cilantro's has become a favorite of both hotel guests and local residents. Our diverse menu focuses on Continental Cuisine and offers a variety that is sure to please everyone. Begin your busy day of playing or working around Fort Lauderdale with a visit to our enticing breakfast buffet, filled with traditional favorites. Join colleagues and friends for lunch or dinner while dining on fresh seafood, perfectly prepared steaks, sandwiches, salads and more. When it's time to wind down, our relaxing lounge is the perfect spot to sip a cocktail and reflect upon another fun-filled day in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
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