After nearly 40 years of covering these games, I’m starting to look at college sports in a whole new way.
My oldest daughter, Sarah, will be a high school senior next school year. The cards and letters from universities, big and small, arrive every day. Test scores are coming in.
She’s selected a favorite, where she wants to go, and we’re looking at the possibility of scholarships. We visited her favorite school last month. So far, so good.
But recently the roster movement with Nebraska basketball got me thinking about the surreal world of sports that I cover.
I’ve told Sarah to take her time selecting a school, and try to picture herself there for four years. Comfort and fit with the school matter. This is where you will live. The people and friends you make will likely be ones you keep the rest of your life. College can be the best time of your life.
I’m trying to imagine what my reaction would be if Sarah went to school for a year, then was told that a new administration was in charge, and it would be best if she found another school to attend.
Of course, kids leave schools all the time. They get homesick and want to go somewhere closer to home. Or they partied too hard and flunked out. There are other reasons. Kids leave colleges all the time.
But none of that is close to the world of college football and basketball, which is an insane world.
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Last year more than 1,500 Division I college football players entered the transfer portal. In basketball, so far this year there are 827 in the portal. That’s crazy stupid.
That’s a lot of young men bouncing from school to school, and in some cases they are on their third school. Imagine that.
I’m not here to debate how or why this happens, but it starts in the world of specialized youth sports, in the select leagues with adults and kids who dream big dreams. Many kids are growing up learning to be free agents. The few who will move on to big-time college sports will likely end up transferring at least once, if not twice. They’re chasing rainbows.
This brings me back to Fred Hoiberg, and the massive roster flip going on with Nebraska basketball. And how some Nebraskans are reacting in horror.
Hoiberg is doing what he was hired to do. He appears to be doing it the right way.
Look, you get immune to this stuff. There’s so much turnover now in college sports, players coming and going every year. The kids become faceless, commodities. You see another player has come or gone from Nebraska, and it’s like a day of trading on Wall Street. Measure the value, weigh the trade-off. Go home. Come back tomorrow.
I believe most Nebraska fans are fine with Hoiberg’s roster flip. They recognize the lack of abundant talent on the roster. They also see a specific system being brought in and none of these players were recruited to it.
There’s a saying: We like the sausage but don’t want to see how it’s made. Husker fans want to win big. They want to eat.
Well, local kid Brady Heiman pulled back the curtain on the process, and some folks were aghast.
Heiman, a 6-11 freshman from Platteview, did an interview with The World-Herald after announcing he was entering the transfer portal. When asked about his meeting with Hoiberg, Heiman said, “He asked me not to return.”
There it was. Hoiberg told the kid to leave. And he said it to a Nebraska kid.
Some took offense at this. I get it. But in this case, Hoiberg was being cruel to be kind. Letting Heiman hang around for four years and never play, or even contribute in practice because he would never fit the system, that would have been cruel.
That quote peeled back the surface on the harsh realities of college sports. Heiman was recruited by a coach to fit into a system. That coach got fired. The player no longer fit. Good luck, kid.
This practice has gone on forever in college sports. Every coach has done it. All of them. Maybe they phrased it differently, maybe they tried to drop hints.
It’s especially prevalent when a new coach comes in and has to change the culture and doesn’t want to wait. This was true with Scott Frost last year.
There’s no joy in this process. I’ve spoken to media types who covered Hoiberg at Iowa State, where he flipped the roster and brought in transfers. They said the coach hated doing it. But the sooner his system was installed with players who could run it, the better for the long-term health of the program.
Sure, Hoiberg could have kept some holdovers and tried to run an offense that fit their strengths for a couple of years. But then that puts him behind schedule. For further reference, see the first two years of Mike Riley in Nebraska football.
There are instances where a kid defied the coach. Back in 2005, Creighton basketball coach Dana Altman met with a kid named Anthony Tolliver. Altman told Tolliver it wasn’t working out, that Tolliver wasn’t doing what he was told, wasn’t being coachable, and that he probably should leave.
Tolliver disagreed. He changed his tune and his habits. He stayed. And is still playing in the NBA.
The difference here: Altman recruited Tolliver, who fit into what Altman wanted to do.
It’s important to remember that this game is a two-way street. Kids pull up stakes and leave coaches in the lurch all the time. Just as coaches recruit players and then leave for bigger jobs. It’s a vicious circle.
Nebraskans are getting a 101 course into how the sport works these days. On Saturday, reports had Yvan Ouedraogo, a 6-8 French big man, about to commit to Nebraska. Ouedraogo joins a fleet of athletic and quick-shooting transfers heading to Lincoln for Year 1.
They’ll all need introductions. But so will the coach. Seems appropriate.
To some, this looks a little too much like the NBA, free agents and kids who might be here a year, might not, and not the traditional way of building a college winner.
The traditional way will come later. This is how you jump-start a program and Hoiberg is using the same set of cables he had in Ames.
For a lot more Husker fans, it’s exciting and new and suddenly a year that looked like a building block might be a lot more. These are the players who will recruit for Nebraska, will show the way and what it’s all about.
Hoiberg is already out ahead, running and not looking back. Husker basketball fans not used to this pace will have to learn to keep up.
It’s OK to be uncomfortable with it, and OK to think about a Nebraska kid who wanted to be a Husker but suddenly didn’t fit in. He’s not the first. Won’t be the last.
But there’s a kid from Creighton Prep coming who will fit, and other Nebraska kids Hoiberg will welcome in years to come.
This is the business of college hoops. But it was good to hear from Heiman, good to get the reminder that there’s a human side to this, too. Everyone has a story. There are success stories and other stories that seem to involve leaving town in the dark of the night.
Nebraska fans will move on from this, and toward the excitement of a new coach and team. There’s much work to do. Husker fans are hungry. And that reminds me of another saying.
If you can’t stand the heat, stay out of the kitchen.


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By TennisGrandstand.com Staff
President Obama gaffed at Wednesday’s Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony honoring 16 global citizens, including tennis legend Billie Jean King. In describing King’s illustrious playing career, Obama talked of King’s “12 Grand Slam titles, 101 doubles titles and 67 singles titles.” King’s total number of “major” titles actually stand at 39, including a record 20 at Wimbledon. In defense of Obama, King won 12 singles titles at Grand Slam tournaments, but King was well known if not best known for dominating all events at the majors, including winning “triple crowns” (singles, doubles and mixed doubles titles in the same year) at Wimbledon in 1967 and 1973 and the U.S. Championships in 1967. According to THE BUD COLLINS HISTORY OF TENNIS, King also won an additional 37 singles titles in the “amateur” era of tennis (pre-1968).
In a video after the ceremony shown on the MSNBC television show “Morning Joe,” King joked that Obama got her stats wrong but said with class that it was “adorable.” Joked MSNBC commentator Mike Barnicle of Obama undercutting King’s credentials, “It’s the first time he has come under the numbers.” The video of Obama’s remarks and Billie Jean’s reaction can be seen here –
King’s bio from THE BUD COLLINS HISTORY OF TENNIS is excerpted here….
Billie Jean King
United States (1943—)
Hall of Fame—1987
The fireman’s daughter, Billie Jean Moffitt King, began blazing through the tennis world in 1960 when she first appeared in the U.S. women’s rankings at No. 4. She was 17. For more than four decades she has continued as a glowing force in the game—the all-time Wimbledon champion, frequently the foremost player, a crusader in building the female professional game (enhancing the game as a whole), remaining relevant to sport today, an inspiration to millions. The Flushing Meadows home of the U.S. Open was named the USTA / Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in 2006.
Born Nov. 22, 1943, in Long Beach, Calif:, Billie Jean, a 5-foot-4 1/2, 130-pound right-hander, was named for her father, Bill Moffitt, a Long Beach fireman and an enthusiastic athlete, though not a tennis player. Her brother, Randy Moffitt, became a pitcher for the San Francisco Giants. She developed on the public courts of Long Beach and first gained international recognition in 1961 by joining 18-year-old Karen Hantze for a surprising triumph in the Wimbledon women’s doubles over Aussies Margaret Smith (Court) and Jan Lehane, 6-3, 6-4. Unseeded, they were the youngest team to win it. That was the first of 20 Wimbledon championships, making King the record winner at the most prestigious tourney, sharing it since 2003 when her friend Martina Navratilova caught up. Centre Court was her magic garden from the first time she saw it in 1961.
In 1979, she got the 20th at her 19th Wimbledon, the doubles, in the company of Navratilova (over Betty Stove and Wendy Turnbull, 5-7, 6-3, 6-2). She won her last major, the U.S. doubles, in 1980, beside Martina, over Pam Shriver and Stove. Elizabeth Ryan’s 19 Wimbledon titles (between 1914 and 1934) were all in doubles and mixed doubles. King won six singles, 10 doubles, and four mixed between 1961 and 1979, and in 1979 lengthened another Wimbledon record by appearing in her 27th final, the doubles. Ryan was in 24 finals. Of all the men and women to compete at Wimbledon only Navratilova played more matches (279) than King’s 265, of which B.J. was 95-15 in singles, 74-12 in doubles, 55-14 in mixed. She won 12 singles titles at major championships (one Australian, one French, six Wimbledon and four U.S.)
In her initial singles major final, Wimbledon in 1966, she beat three-time champ Maria Bueno of Brazil, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1, She followed up by beating Ann Jones of Britain in 1967,6-3, 6-4 and Judy Tegart (Dalton) of Australia, 9-7, 7-5, in the first “Open” Wimbledon in 1968. In 1967, she took her first U.S. singles over Jones, but the most rousing of the four was 1974, a pyrotechnical performance from two assault-minded dolls, over Evonne Goolagong of Australia, 3-6, 6-3, 7-5. Probably her most memorable Wimbledon match was a loss, the record 46-game 1970 final to Court 14-12, 11-9. Neither let up in attacking, even though both were playing hurt.
Billie Jean’s has been a career of firsts. In 1968, she was the first woman of the Open era to sign a pro contract to tour in a female tournament group, with Rosie Casals, Francoise Durr and Jones, the women’s auxiliary of the NTL (National Tennis League), which also included six men. (A few women before King had turned pro to make head-to-head barnstorming tours, notably Suzanne Lenglen in 1926.)
In 1971, B.J. was the first woman athlete over the 100-grand hurdle, winning $117,000. During that memorable season, she played 31 tournaments in singles, winning 17, and 26 in doubles, winning a record 21. She had a match mark of 112-13 in singles, a record number of wins, and 80-5 in doubles. Overall, it added up to 38 titles on 192 match wins, both records. Imagine how many millions such a campaign would be worth today.
In 1973, Billie Jean engaged in the widely ballyhooed “Battle of the Sexes,” defeating 55-year-old ex-Wimbledon champ Bobby Riggs, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3, a nationally-televised lallapalooza that captured the nation’s fancy and drew a record tennis crowd, 30,472, to Houston’s Astrodome.
In 1974, she became the first woman to coach a professional team containing men when she served as player-coach of the Philadelphia Freedoms of World Team Tennis, a league she and her husband, Larry King, helped establish. As a tribute to her, Elton John composed and recorded Philadelphia Freedom. Traded to the New York Apples, she led that team to WTT titles in 1976-77 as a player.
Ten years after Riggs, BJK was to establish a geriatric mark herself, winning Birmingham (England) over Alycia Moulton, 6-0, 7-5. At 39 years, five months, she was the oldest woman to take a pro singles title.An aggressive, emotional player, Billie Jean specialized in serve-and-volley tactics, aided by quickness and a highly competitive nature. She overcame several knee operations to continue as a winner into her 40th year. As a big-match player, she was unsurpassed, excelling in team situations when she represented the U.S. In nine years on the Federation Cup team, she helped the U.S. gain the final each time, and take seven Cups by winning 51 of her 55 singles and doubles. In the Wightman Cup against Britain, she played on only one losing side in 10 years, winning 21 of her 26 singles and doubles.
Outspoken on behalf of women’s rights, in and out of sports—tennis in particular—she was possibly the most influential figure in popularizing professional tennis in the United States. She worked tirelessly to promote the Virginia Slims tour during the early 1970s when the women realized they must separate from the men to achieve recognition and significant prize money on their own. With the financial backing of Virginia Slims, the organizational acumen of Gladys Heldman and the salesmanship and winning verve of King, the women pros built an extremely profitable circuit.
Only two women, Margaret Smith Court (62) and Navratilova (59) won more majors than King’s 39 in singles, doubles and mixed. In regard to U.S. titles on all surfaces (grass, clay, hard court, indoor), King is second at 31 behind Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman’s 34. But Billie Jean is the only woman to win on all four, equaling Tony Trabert, and Art Larsen, the only men to do so. King and Casals were the only doubles team to win U.S. titles on all four surfaces. She won seven of her major doubles with Casals, her most frequent and successful partner.
Between 1963 and 1980, Billie Jean was in the world’s Top 10 18 times, including five times as No. 1(1966-67-68, 71, 74) and four times as No. 2 (1970, 73, 75, 77). She held her last world ranking, No. 13, at age 40 in 1983.
She greatly aided Owen Davidson of Australia in making his mixed doubles Grand Slam in 1967 with two partners. King and Davidson won the French, Wimbledon and U.S. after he took the Australian with Lesley Turner. She scored three major triples, winning the singles, doubles and mixed at Wimbledon in 1967 and 1973, and at the U.S. in 1967, and won the longest singles set played by a woman (36 games) in a 1963 Wightman Cup win over Christine Truman, 6-4, 19-17.
Billie Jean’s major swan song occurred at 39 in 1983 at Wimbledon, a semifinal finish (her fourteenth), losing to 18-year-old Andrea Jaeger, 6-1, 6-1. Seven years later she played a cameo role in the Boca Raton, Fla., tourney, winning a doubles match with 13-year-old pro rookie Jennifer Capriati.
In a career encompassing the amateur and Open eras, she won 67 pro and 37 amateur career singles titles, 101 pro doubles. She reached 38 other pro singles finals and had 677-149 singles W-L record as a pro. Her prize money: $1,966,487. Divorce ended her marriage. A founder and ex-president of the WTA, she remains active in World Team Tennis as an officer, formerly commissioner. She returned to her USTA roots in 1995 as captain of the Federation Cup team, having been player-captain in 1965 (a loss) and 1976 (a win). She guided the U.S. team to three Cups (1996, 1999, and 2000). As U.S. women’s Olympic coach, she mentored Lindsay Davenport, Gigi Fernandez and Mary Joe Fernandez to gold medals in 1996, as well as Venus and Serena Williams to golds, and Monica Seles to a bronze in 2000.
MAJOR TITLES (39)—Australian singles, 1968; French singles, 1972; Wimbledon singles, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1972, 1973, 1975; U.S. singles, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1974; French doubles, 1972; Wimbledon doubles, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1979; U.S. Doubles, 1964, 1967, 1974, 1977, 1980; Australian mixed, 1968; French mixed, 1967, 1970; Wimbledon mixed, 1967, 1971, 1973, 1974; US. Mixed, 1967, 1971, 1973, 1976. OTHER U.S.TITLES (18)—Indoor singles, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1974; Clay Court singles, 1971; Hard Court singles, 1966; Indoor doubles, 1966, 1968, 1971, 1975, with Casals; 1979, with Navratilova; 1983. with Sharon Walsh; Clay Court doubles, 1960, with Darlene Hard; 1971, with Dalton; Hard Court doubles, 1966 with Casals; Indoor mixed, 1966, 1967, with Paul Sullivan (USA) FEDERATION CUP–1963-64-65-66-67,76-77-78-79,25-4 singles, 27-0 doubles: WIGHTMAN CUP—1961-62-63-64-65-66-67, 70, 77-78, 14-2 singles, 7-3 doubles SINGLES RECORD IN THE MAJORS—Australian (17-4), French (21-6), Wimbledon (95-15), U.S. (58-14).
WASHINGTON, D.C. – New Chapter Press has announced the publication of its latest book – On This Day In Tennis History -a calendar-like compilation of historical and unique anniversaries, events and happenings from the world of tennis through the years – written by Randy Walker, the sports marketing and media specialist, tennis historian and former U.S. Tennis Association press officer.
On This Day In Tennis History ($19.95, 528 pages), is a fun and fact-filled, this compilation offers anniversaries, summaries, and anecdotes of events from the world of tennis for every day in the calendar year. Presented in a day-by-day format, the entries into this mini-encyclopedia include major tournament victory dates, summaries of the greatest matches ever played, trivia, and statistics as well as little-known and quirky happenings. Easy-to-use and packed with fascinating details, the book is the perfect companion for tennis and general sports fans alike and is an excellent gift idea for the holiday season. The book features fascinating and unique stories of players such as John McEnroe, Don Budge, Bill Tilden, Chris Evert, Billie Jean King, Jimmy Connors, Martina Navratilova, Venus Williams, Serena Williams, Anna Kournikova among many others. On This Day In Tennis History is available for purchase via on-line book retailers and in bookstores in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. More information on the book can be found at www.tennishistorybook.com
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Walker is a writer, tennis historian and freelance publicist and sports marketer. A 12-year veteran of the U.S. Tennis Association’s Marketing and Communications Division, he served as the press officer for the U.S. Davis Cup team from 1997 to 2005 and for the U.S. Olympic tennis teams in 1996, 2000 and 2004. He also served as the long-time editor of the U.S. Open Record Book during his tenure at the USTA from 1993 to 2005.
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People mentioned in the book include, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Andy Roddick, Lleyton Hewitt, Goran Ivanisevic, Andre Agassi, Venus Williams, Serena Williams, Lindsay Davenport, Monica Seles, Jelena Jankovic, Ana Ivanovic, Maria Sharapova, Justine Henin, Kim Clijsters, Amelie Mauresmo, Anna Kounikova, Jennifer Capriati, Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Martina Hingis, Gustavo Kuerten, Svetlana Kuznetsova, James Blake, Wilmer Allison, Mal Anderson, Arthur Ashe, Juliette Atkinson, Henry “Bunny” Austin, Tracy Austin, Boris Becker, Kark Behr, Pauline Betz, Bjorn Borg, Jean Borotra, John Bromwich, Norman Brookes, Louise Brough, Jacques Brugnon, Butch Buchholz, Don Budge, Maria Bueno, Rosie Casals, Michael Chang, Philippe Chatrier, Dodo Cheney, Henri Cochet, Maureen Connolly, Jimmy Connors, Jim Courier, Ashley Cooper, Margaret Court, Jack Crawford, Allison Danzig, Dwight Davis, Lottie Dod, John Doeg, Laurence Doherty, Reggie Doherty, Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers, Jaroslav Drobny, Margaret duPont, Francoise Durr, James Dwight, Stefan Edberg, Roy Emerson, Chis Evert, Bob Falkenburg, Neale Fraser, Shirley Fry, Althea Gibson, Pancho Gonzalez, Evonne Goolagong, Arthur Gore, Steffi Graf, Bitsy Grant, Darlene Hard, Doris Hart, Anne Jones, Gladys Heldman, Slew Hester, Bob Hewitt, Lew Hoad, Harry Hopman, Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman, Joe Hunt, Frank Hunter, Helen Jacobs, Bill Johnston, Perry Jones, Bob Kelleher, Billie Jean King, Jan Kodes, Karel Kozeluh, Jack Kramer, Rene Lacoste, Bill Larned, Art Larsen, Rod Laver, Ivan Lendl, Suzanne Lenglen, George Lott, Gene Mako, Molla Mallory, Hana Mandlikova, Alice Marble, Dan Maskell, Simone Mathieu, Mark McCormack, John McEnroe, Ken McGregor, Kitty Godfree, Chuck McKinley, Maurice McLoughlin, Frew McMillian, Don McNeill, Elisabeth Moore, Angela Mortimer, Gardnar Mulloy, Ilie Nastase, Martina Navratilova, John Newcombe, Yannick Noah, Jana Novotna, Betty Nuthall, Alex Olmedo, Rafael Osuna, Frank Parker, Gerald Patterson, Budge 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Groceries on La Isla Bonita
The Belize heat ignites another day in the town of San Pedro. A man steps out of his wooden stilt home and heads towards the main street on a grocery mission. Any reason to get him out of the house is good enough, as he is exhausted from the usual bickering with his wife of twenty-five years, even if that means walking across town with plastic bags full of food under the tropical sun.
Worst Rock Albums of All Time
Music is an art genre that is very "hit or miss," and nothing proves this better than the music career of legendary artists in the rock industry. Most of the time, when we think of major bands, we think of the great songs they've performed.
Best Michael Jackson 'Thriller' Songs
Michael Jackson, also known as MJ and the King of Pop, was an iconic star in pop culture throughout his life. He began in a band with his older brothers known as the Jackson 5 but quickly moved on to a long solo career which landed him countless awards. His album, Thriller, is still the best-selling album of all time to this day. The intense popularity of this album was not only a musical and cultural phenomenon but very important because its success helped to pave the way for other Black artists. He was one of the first popular Black artists to consistently air music videos on MTV. It's nearly impossible to go through life without knowing the chorus by heart to at least one of his songs, especially off of this album. But if you're wondering which of the songs on this album are the top of the top, here are the best Michael Jackson Thriller songs ever recorded.
Asaad aka Young27 Solidifies Legacy in Hip-Hop with Hard Work
North Philadelphia hip-hop artist, Sayyid Asaad or simply called Asaad, named 2016 the White Light Year—accompanying its own social media hashtag of #WHITELIGHTYEAR. He released a song every day for the Leap Year totaling 366 songs along with multiple projects.
How Do Musicians Make Money?
If you have ever seen a guitar player busking for money, you're probably under the belief that musicians really are almost always either totally broke or filthy rich. Speaking as someone who has a lot of friends in the music industry, I can tell you that being a career musician is really brutal.
10 Inspiringly Creative Music Videos
It goes without saying that music is one of the biggest and continuously growing industries in the world and with more music available than ever before and it’s not just musicians that are in on the art form. Graphic artists make the cover art and band logos that define the way musicians are conveyed, cinematographers and animators have their time to shine too with music videos and the more memorable the better.
One Bowie Fangirl's Interpretation of Blackstar
Although as a child, I was fed a fairly varied diet of good music, it’s fair to say that my ‘bread and butter’ was definitely Bowie. From starry-eyed mooning over Labyrinth to teen sulking accompanied by Station to Station, his music pervaded a substantial portion of my life.
Most Underrated Bands of the 80s
We’ve all over-committed on karaoke night and ruined “Tainted Love” for our friends and family, right? There’s no denying that the 1980s gave us some of the most memorable one-hit wonders and music icons of the modern era, but there are a lot of great 80s musicians that don’t get enough credit. These are some of the most underrated bands of the 80s to check out.


TP-LINK, a company that has provided innovative WLAN solutions for almost 20 years, has released the first in a family of 4G LTE Routers, designed to provide a multitude of both home and office wireless network utilizations.
To begin with, the Archer MR200 offers fast and stable wireless coverage through Dual band 802.11ac, supporting speeds of up to 300Mbps over 2.4GHz and 433Mbps over 5GHz. But that’s not all, as the Archer MR200 router also supports the latest in 4G FDD and TDD LTE connections for high-speed Mobile Broadband WAN access.
The flexibility and adaptability presented by 4G LTE is a well known and utilized technology around the world through the medium of mobile Wi-Fi devices called ‘Hotspots’, such as the impressive M7350 from TP-LINK. The Archer MR200 Desktop Router makes full use of this technology offering Mobile Broadband connection support anytime and anywhere, and together with the onboard 4 port LAN switch and a WAN port for ADSL/Cable connections, mixes speed and stability with mobile flexibility.
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We’re pleased to announce our first act for Glastonbury Festival 2013. It’s Malian singer Rokia Traore. In an act of solidarity with the musicians from Mali – where rebel groups in the north have banned music – an artist from the country will open the Pyramid Stage each day.
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Texas Bill Creating Criminal Offense of Delivery of a Drug or Device for an Unlawful Abortion (HB 3205)
This law was last updated on Aug 29, 2019
This law is Anti–Choice
Failed to Pass
Mar 5, 2019
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Full Bill Text
HB 3205 would make it a felony offense for a person to knowingly deliver or attempt to deliver a drug or device intended to be used to induce an unlawful abortion.
This would not apply if the actor was the actual pregnant person on whom the drug or device was intended to be used.
The bill would prohibit a physician or an applicant for a license to practice medicine from delivering or attempting to deliver a drug or device for an unlawful abortion. A physician who violates this provision could lose their license.
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This Sunday I’ll be doing yet another recorded video live/studio performance, this time keeping it local with friends Null/Void, broadcasting out of the well-known Glasgow venue Nice N Sleazy. It’s from 8pm til late this Sunday, 21 June 2020.
It’s no secret that music venues across the world facing serious challenges with the ongoing coronavirus restrictions so they’re doing what they can to keep themselves alive, offering alternative activities such as live streams etc — overall it’s nice to contribute!
I’ll be contributing four songs to this program, along with another live set by the Glasgow/London electronic punk duo Skrot Centralen and of course with the Null/Void DJs offering their solid set of industrial, techno, post-punk and synth selections.
This will likely be the last of such video performances I’ll be doing for a while, mainly as I’m wrapping up a busy eight months of videos and promotion on things and looking to start focusing on writing more material, as well as starting to make some plans to return to playing actual live shows sometime in the foreseeable near future.
So tune on in! You can find out more details on this event below. Tune in!


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Danlambao’s collaborator - Several civilians along with Le Hieu Dang Club members gathered at Tran Hung Dao monument on the morning of 17 Feb. 2016 to burn joss sticks in memory of the fallen during the Sino-Vietnam boundary war in 1979.
A few hours before the event, Saigon police agents had been dispatched to cordon off the homes of Le Hieu Dang Club members such as Ms. Suong Quynh, Mr. Huynh Kim Bau, To Le Son, Kha Luong Ngai etc...
Tightly besieged by numerous security agents, policemen and thugs, more than 50 people braved out, participating in the commemoration.
In an effort to prevent photographing and public attention, some, carefully assigned by the police, used umbrellas to block the scene of those who were solemnly burning joss sticks in the commemorative service, according to Danlambao’s collaborators.
Often regarded as "booty", the wreaths, as soon as they were put in place, were quickly grabbed and taken away immediately by police agents and thugs.
Calling the enemy comrades, preventing the masses from commemorating the fallen during the Sino-Vietnam boundary war in 1979, once again the police disguised as thugs in Saigon have clearly portrayed those in cahoost with China in the Vietnamese people’s eyes.

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Perstorp Selects Johnson Matthey for Methanol Project
The project sees Perstorp building a plant to capture and convert CO2 emissions from its operations together with biogas and renewable hydrogen (from electrolysis) to create sustainable methanol.
The green methanol will substitute all the fossil-based methanol that Perstorp now uses as a raw material, with the aim of cutting CO2 emissions by up to 500,000 t/y. The facility, expected to be fully operational by 2026, is being undertaken in cooperation with energy companies Uniper of Germany and Fortum of Finland.
“Moving away from fossil feedstock at the beginning of the value chain is crucial to reduce the overall carbon footprint of end products,” said Alberto Giovanzana, managing director of catalyst technologies at Johnson Matthey.
The European Union Innovation Fund has granted funding of €97 million for the project and the Swedish Energy Agency has provided about €30 million.
Author: Elaine Burridge, Freelance Journalist


Carrefour partners with Google for online groceries
Google entered a deal with Carrefour to sell groceries online in France. Next year, shoppers in this European country will be able to buy Carrefour’s products through Google’s platforms such as Google Home, Google Assistant and Google Shopping.
Carrefour says it’s the first retailer partnering with Google in France on a new grocery shopping service. Items ordered through Home, Assistant or a new experience on the Google Shopping website in France can be delivered to the customer’s home or picked up in-store.
Carrefour first partner of Google on grocery ecommerce in Europe
“This alliance makes Carrefour the first partner of Google on grocery ecommerce in Europe, creating a strong bond between the two companies. It also marks an important step in the new story written by Carrefour since the announcement of the Carrefour 2022 plan”, CEO Alexandre Bompard said. “It allows us to accelerate our digital evolution and get a head start in deploying the omni-channel approach we want to offer our customers.”
Partnership goes further than selling food online
As part of the partnership, Carrefour will also open an innovation lab in Paris, where its engineers will work side-by-side with Google Cloud AI experts to create new consumer experiences. And finally, the French supermarket chain will further transform digitally with the support of Google Cloud. The company will deploy Google Cloud’s G Suite productivity and collaboration solutions to over 160,000 Carrefour employees.


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Aragorn grants Drúadan Forest to the Drúedain (estimated date)
Event Type: Political
Age: 3rd Age - Ring War
Dates: July 23, 3019 ~ July 28, 3019
A stop along the journey of the funeral cortège of King Théoden:
Without haste and at peace they passed into Anórien, and they came to the Grey Wood under Amon Dîn; and there they heard a sound as of drums beating in the hills, though no living thing could be seen. Then Aragorn let the trumpets be blown; and heralds cried:
'Behold the King Elessar is come! The Forest of Drúadan he gives to Ghân-buri-Ghân and to his folk, to be their own for ever; and hereafter let no man enter it without their leave!'
Then the drums rolled loudly, and were silent.
The Return of the King, LoTR Book 6, Ch 5, Many Partings
A longer version of this scene exists in an earlier draft of this chapter:
[They] came to the Grey Wood under Amon Dîn. And there beside the road in the shadow of the trees stood Ghan of the Wild Woods and two of his headmen beside him, and they were clad all in garments of green leaves to do honour to the king. For Ghân-buri-Ghân said: 'He was great king; he drove away dark with bright iron. And now men of Stonehouses have king, he will not let dark come back.' And he and his headmen laid their foreheads upon Aragorn's feet; and he bade them rise up, and he blessed them, and gave them the Forest of Drúadan to be their own, so that no man should ever enter it without their leave. Then they bowed and vanished into the trees.
Sauron Defeated — The End of the Third Age, HoME Vol 9, Ch 7, Many Partings
The exact day of this event is not given, but it takes place sometime between Théoden's funeral escort departing Minas Tirith and arriving at Edoras.

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An off-duty police officer is walking free after shooting and killing a disabled man at a Los Angeles area Costco over the weekend. The victim, Kenneth French, was a 32-year-old nonverbal man with an unspecified intellectual disability who was at the store with his parents — his dedicated caretakers, due to the challenges he would face if he lived independently. Communities and legislators should honor French’s life by demanding protection and justice for disabled persons who are at risk for fatal police encounters.
French’s parents, Paola and Russell French, were also hit by gunfire and sustained critical injuries in the altercation. Both parents were taken to the ICU following the shooting. The Los Angeles Times reported on Sunday that Paola French was in a coma. French’s cousin, Rick Shureih, described to the paper that Kenenth was “gentle giant.” His mental capacity was that of a teenager. “He’s never been violent in the past,” said Shureih. “He’s always been very cooperative and kept to himself.”
Kenneth was shopping with his parents when he encountered the armed, off-duty LAPD officer, who was there with his young child. It’s unclear what went down, but police reports had initially described the incident as an argument between two men that ended in the fatal shooting; the shooter was initially detained in the store and was taken to the hospital after sustaining minor injuries. Following the initial police reports, subsequent updates indicated that no one had been taken into custody for the murder. LAPD officers are permitted to carry their firearms while off the clock.
Investigators are currently looking for witnesses to the altercation to determine what exactly happened and why — or even if — the off-duty cop had felt that French, as well as his parents, posed a mortal threat to him or his child. Shureih proactively disputed this possibility, posting a photo of the family on social media. “Do they look intimidating to you? Did he really have to shoot them all? I’m posting this picture because the stories on social media have made them out to be the suspects, and the off duty cop the victim.”
Other Recent High-Profile Deaths
French’s story is just one of many. Disabled persons face fatal encounters with law enforcement when officers are unable to truly assess the situation and threat level. High-profile cases over the past few years have shown that officers lack life-saving training that would allow them to adapt to a suspect’s needs and abilities, and that they are also not actively listening to the community members who are acting as guardians for their disabled peers, friends, family members, and neighbors.
In 2017 Magdiel Sanchez, a deaf man with developmental disabilities was shot and killed in front of his home after he did not comply with two police officers’ verbal orders to get on the ground — despite the fact that his neighbors were trying to explain to the cops that he could not hear them. “We were screaming that he can’t hear,” one witness told the Oklahoman. “The guy does movements. He don’t speak, he don’t hear, mainly it is hand movements. That’s how he communicates. I believe he was frustrated trying to tell them what was going on.”
In 2013, Robert Saylor, a young man with Down’s Syndrome, was strangled by police officers after watching a movie at a theater with a caretaker. The theater called in security when a non-compliant Saylor tried to stay for another viewing of the film. His caretaker told the security officers — three off-duty sheriff’s deputies — that Saylor did not like to be touched and would not be able to handle a physical altercation; the deputies disregarded this condition, and ultimately killed Saylor. The officers were cleared of all charges, but the state of Maryland (where the killing took place) became the first state in the country to implement a disability training program for law enforcement in 2018 to prevent future tragedy and of abuses of power.For Image credit or remove please email for immediate removal - email@example.com


Hello, I was trying to get dual camera access on my Jetson Nano B01 board. I got the access and it’s perfectly synchronized, but I got that all the 4 CPU cores works maximisely and I don’t want to push CPU cores this much heavy. So does anyone know how to offload the task from CPU to GPU.? Thanks in advance…!
I hope it is ok to move your topic to the correct category for Jetson Nano.
Duplicate topic with Off load task from CPU to GPU
close this one.


Alvarez, arrested September 8 nearly a year after the murder, is being held at the El Paso County Detention Center.
The couple was targeted on November 14, 2020, shortly after the U.S. presidential election, at their home in the 3000 block of Copper Avenue in Central El Paso.
After Alvarez shot and killed the woman, he allegedly made his way through the detached garage door and entered the backyard.
The court document obtained by KDBC-TV in El Paso states Alvarez walked up a flight of stairs to an outdoor patio deck.
Alvarez then allegedly fired several rounds through the closed wrought iron door, striking the husband, the court document states.
He identified Memorial Park, near the murdered woman’s home, as a “ritualistic satanic ground to conduct abortions by the manner of magic.”.
Furthermore, the email Alvarez allegedly wrote claims he targeted the Kaufmann’s home near Memorial Park because they voted for Biden and had a Biden “flag and a doll of Trump hanging.”. »


It has been found in recent discussions with some buyers that they are facing the problem of reduction of frequency from 3200Mhz to 2666Mhz or from 2933Mhz to 2666Mhz , even when the laptop maximum support is 2933Mhz or 3200Mhz .
Here is the explanation to the above query.
First of all one should understand that same frequency may have different Cas latency. For example : A 3200Mhz memory may have Cas latency 20 or 21 or 22. Higher the Cas latency lower is the performance. This Cas latency makes the difference in prices , apart from capacity. One should choose the low Cas latency memory module in ‘pair’ for better performance
Now when the preinstalled memory has a Cas latency of 22 and we are upgrading with memory module having Cas latency 20 , we will not get the working Cas latency in laptop as 20 but it will be fluctuating from 22-21-20, But if you buy a memory module having Cas latency as 17 to pair with 20 , than it will work at 19 and not at 17 .
The Cas latency 19 refers to DDR4 2666Mhz
If the preinstalled memory is 8GB DDR4 2933Mhz having Cas latency of 20 and you upgrade with a memory of 16Gb DDR4 2933 having Cas latency 17 , still the laptop speed will downgrade to Cas latency 19 , i.e. 2666Mhz . Even the capacity factor will not help in upgrading the speed as the capaxity is just just a virtual storage with the memory and it does not impact the speed until the response rate is low(Cas latency)
When ever you upgrade your PC or a Laptop always try that you pair with similar Cas latency (Brands can vary) . You will get a perfect and better performance in same Cas latency (say 22-22 ,17-17,21-21, 20-20) even if the CL is high but in pair then in unequal Cas latency(22-17 or 22-20 ) memory module.
Always to choose the same CL memory module.


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The push to outlaw so-called sanctuary cities in Texas is back.
State Sen. Charles Perry, R-Lubbock, on Monday introduced legislation that would prohibit municipalities and other local governments from adopting policies that forbid local peace officers from enforcing federal immigration laws. That includes asking the immigration status of someone detained or arrested by a police officer. The legislation would cut off state funding for governments adopting such policies.
Senate Bill 185 mirrors highly contentious bills that failed to pass regular and special sessions in 2011,even though Gov. Rick Perry had declared the issue one of his five emergency items that year.
“SB 185 is a common sense measure that will address the ongoing problem of sanctuary cities in Texas and hopefully open up dialogue on what other measures we can pass at a state and federal level to solve our crisis in illegal immigration,” Perry said in a statement.
The new bill is a carbon copy of the final version of 2011’s bill, HB 12, said Sen. Perry spokesman Travis McCormick, in a bid to address some of the initial concerns lawmakers had three years ago and prevent the bill from getting bogged down.
In 2011, opponents, including several from law enforcement, said it takes time from peace officers better spent investigating crimes. They also argued it would erode the public’s trust in law enforcement and lead to less cooperative witnesses. Civil rights groups said the bill would pave the way for racial profiling.

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In a globalized business environment with (a) increased flow of people across national borders, (b) demographic changes, and (c) a culturally diverse environment, cultural competence has become a critical asset for corporations to operate and compete globally  conducted a study to examine the role of cultural competence as a precondition for cultural diversity management. The study focused on 405 expatriate employees with international experience. The authors concluded that intercultural competence is a precondition for cultural diversity management, but development of cross-cultural competencies can improve employees’ performance and enhance organizational competitiveness. Holt and Seki  concurred that cross-cultural competence helps reduce conflict, improve communications, and increase tolerance for ambiguity. Researchers have revealed the benefits of engaging educators and professionals in innovative strategies to increase cultural awareness and competency skills . Numerous studies contain evidence that organizations with effective understanding of different business cultures in different countries have the capacity to transform business practices. The changes lead to distinctive commercial practices as demonstrated by the broad international presence of Coca-Cola, Starbucks, and McDonalds corporations . Business leaders lacking cultural understanding are less likely to survive as indicated by the failure of Walmart expansion in Germany . This paper discusses American role in globalization; specifically, how cultural understanding influence business success in Middle East and North Africa (MENA).
Shaykhian, G. A., & Ziade, J., & Khairi, M. A. (2019, June), Board 87: Global Marketplace and American Companies in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Paper presented at 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition , Tampa, Florida. 10.18260/1-2--32449
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The Las Vegas/Broadway show, now playing at Harrah?s Comedy Club, is a hilarious evening of understanding “The Man,” his burps, scratches, sex, and beer drinking. After this show every woman will understand why men are not jerks, or #&*s, as is said vehemently at the beginning, in the middle, and at the end of this show.
Kevin Burke has been soloing in this play for 10 years or more and it shows. His delivery is real and his connection to his audience is deep. More than a show, “Defending The Caveman” is like sharing a beer with your brother-in-law in his man cave. Man to man you can talk about women and scratch your loins without reproach. You can brag about your sex life, and complain about the “old woman,” knowing your boasting and whining won?t go beyond the cave walls. They won?t, unless some playwright decides he wants to make a Broadway show out of them.
It?s no wonder “Defending The Caveman” is the longest running solo play in the history of Broadway. It?s funny, irreverent, and the perfect date night show. It has also been performed all around the world, before more than 8 million people, in 30 different languages, in 45 countries.
The play?s writer, American actor and comedian Rob Becker, says the show is supposed to show that “men have emotions, but express them differently.” Indeed we do, and DTC shows them off well.
Most importantly after each show every man in attendance will be able to stand up with Kevin Burke, hoist his spear over his head, and declare “I am not a #&*s!” I did, but in much gentler words.

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There are many ways to open a presentation of a new Battlefield game on. The ballad Total Eclipse of the Heart by Bonnie Tyler is not exactly what they had predicted the world's first presentation of Battlefield 4 would start with. In front of a packed auditorium, where retailers, community professionals, bloggers and games media across Europe is, it's Bonnie Tyler's hoarse voice that gets the honor of opening Battlefield 4 presentation.
They will not die to this song, sounds a voice, and the screen goes from black and reveals that we are in a car underwater with three other soldiers. The coach stuck under a chair. After some frantic bickering he gives the main character, Recker, a gun and asks him shoot out the glass. Chief sacrifice themselves for the team. Tears flowing on fellow soldiers.
Play it your way!
Why Dice made this part of the game even more seriously this time. In Battlefield 3 single-player portion was often very linear and scripted run, there were few opportunities for players to choose their own style of play or influence the action, it would Dice changing in Battlefield 4
- In Battlefield 4 they want to let the player play the way he wants to play, not how they want to play, explains Stefan Strandberg is game director for the single player portion.
This is achieved by having larger, more open spaces in the single player portion. During the seventeen-minute demo in the theater, the team cross a relatively open area of a construction site where it shows up enemies in jeeps and trucks. According to Strandberg, there are many ways here, you can take one of the enemy vehicles and driving behind the trucks to attack the enemy from the flank or you can settle into hiding behind fellow soldiers and try to shoot enemies from a distance. One can also use the grenade launcher to blast away walls so that one opens a new path that brings you to an advantageous position. The point is that the game will offer many such areas where the player can help determine how the enemy will be defeated.
Feelings in the game
In addition Strandberg want to do single player portion far more emotional than it has been before.
- It's about the bond between soldiers. The heavy explosions are meaningless if you do not care about game characters, explains Strandberg.
It feels somewhat sought. After a building has collapsed in the demo station being team leaders feet wedged under concrete. The solution is that the player must take out a knife to cut off his foot. We work hard to make us feel something in this dramatic situation, but it is affected and pretentious. The problem for Battlefield 4 is that it is basically trying to create entertainment and fun of shooting people, thus it just feels wrong when you suddenly will be in tears of having to tvangsoperere a fellow soldier or leave him in a sinking car.
All honor to the Dice for raising quality actors (as Omar from The Wire who plays one of the soldiers in the team), but I ask myself wary of the ambitions of creating an emotional story about the horrors of war. In last year's Spec Ops: The Line was the player confronted with the consequences of their own actions, I see no trace of such a thing yet in Battlefield 4
The game launches on PC, Playstation 4 and next generation Xbox.
Thanks for posting this I can't wait to see the console version of the game because based of the controls you could tell that is was played from a computer in this video.
Video is a massive story spoiler. But honestly its the typical CoD drama so not much to spoiler apart from the Sun shining into your face as always.
Why does the first picture remind me of Black Ops?
it really dose oh ****
they should just drop SP altogether and go back to the way it used to be. 100% MP focus. it's why people buy BF in the first place..
All the same, nothing changed. Modern shooter, like most of them from 2007 onwards.. Nothing new to see here, just EA cashing in.
As if they didn't condemn Battlefield enough by fusing a Call of Duty with Battlefield in the last game, now they're going to pump this **** out on a yearly basis because of Meal of Honor being canceled.
RIP DICE, yet another victim of EA's greed.

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The sulfur cycle is an important, although understudied facet of today's modern oxygen minimum zones (OMZs). Sulfur cycling is most active in highly productive coastal OMZs where sulfide-rich sediments interact with the overlying water column, forming a tightly coupled benthic-pelagic sulfur cycle. In such productive coastal systems, highly eutrophic and anoxic conditions can result in the benthic release of sulfide leading to an intensification of OMZ-shelf biogeochemistry. Active blooms involving a succession of sulfide-oxidizing bacteria detoxify sulfide and reduce nitrate to N2, while generating nitrite and ammonium that augment anammox and nitrification. Furthermore, the abiotic interactions of sulfide with trace metals may have the potential to moderate nitrous oxide emissions. While sulfide/sulfur accumulation events were previously considered to be rare, new evidence indicates that events can develop in OMZ shelf waters over prolonged periods of anoxia. The prevalence of these events has ramifications for nitrogen loss and greenhouse gas emissions, including other linked cycles involving carbon and phosphorous. Sulfur-based metabolisms and activity also extend into the offshore OMZ as a result of particle microniches and lateral transport processes. Moreover, OMZ waters ubiquitously host a community of organosulfur-based heterotrophs that ostensibly moderate the turnover of organic sulfur, offering an exciting avenue for future research. Our synthesis highlights the widespread distribution and multifaceted nature of the sulfur cycle in oceanic OMZs.
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The authors would like to thank Gesa Eirund for plotting of the World Ocean Atlas data 2013. The authors are thankful to Frank Stewart and three anonymous reviewers for their insightful comments and discussion. This work was supported by the MPG and the Sonderforschungsbereich (SFB754) GEOMAR, Kiel as well as the Villum Foundation (DEC) and the European Research Council (NOVAMOX to B.T., Grant no. 695599). The stipend of C.M.C was also supported by a Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) scholarship.
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I’m a bit superstitious when it comes to discussing my works in progress, almost as if voicing my ideas aloud will solidify them prematurely, or send my inspiration scurrying back into the shadows. That being said, I do want to discuss the process of writing my first novel, so for the purposes of this entry, please accept my rather vague and tight-lipped summary…
My first novel is a story about family and the transformative power of loss. It’s about change and sacrifice and that precious, relentless human emotion that drives us to push beyond the limits of emotional and physical endurance: love.
It’s a love story.
This novel started as a short story, one which raised more questions than I could answer in 6,000 words or less. But how to tackle the daunting prospect of a full-length novel?
I’ll be honest. I pantsed the hell out of it my first time through. For those new to this term, it refers to writing without plotting the story out beforehand. It’s how I write my short stories. I’ll begin with an idea, an image, or a first line that I’ve been rolling around in my head for a while, and then I start and the story flies or it falls flat. The characters deserve most of the credit. I’m just the creep following them around, writing things down. There are always surprises along the way, and that’s one of my favorite aspects of writing, that lack of control when the story takes over and just…flies.
So, I pantsed. I completed a first draft. I let it sit for a handful of months, and then I read it.
That was the easy part.
Then came the research. Because this book takes place in Minnesota, and I live in California, and pantsing will only take you so far with blizzards and frostbite.
The organizing. All those important objects and little details to keep track of.
And fleshing out the characters.
Which brings me to plotting. Yes, I actually sat down and typed up a detailed outline. I am (as you’ve likely deduced from my author bio) “currently hard at work” on the second draft of my first novel. The second draft relies heavily on the outline, because the outline is accomplishing what I could not slow down to focus on while I was flying through the pantsing stage: characterization. I wasn’t satisfied with the way the first draft only focused on the perspective of one character. To fully explore the family dynamic from all angles, I needed different perspectives. So, I split the chapters up, switching between characters with each new chapter. I’m incorporating sections from the first draft, but more often than not I find myself completely rewriting from scratch.
I must be doing something right, because this time through I’m falling in love with my characters. I’m learning to understand their thoughts, their actions, their motives. I think about them long after I’ve finished writing for the day, and look forward to picking up again the next morning. They are no longer cardboard cutouts. They’re gaining substance.
I can’t wait for you to meet them.


WINNIPEG — Entry fees are being waived to visit Manitoba’s parks in February.
Vehicle permits won’t be required to enter any provincial park, but SnoPasses for snowmobilers are still required to use groomed trailers in the parks. Entrance fees to national parks also still apply.
Anglers will also get a break this month during Winter Family Fishing Weekend, February 17-19. Anglers can fish without a licence province-wide. Conservation limits will remain in effect and a federal licence will still be required to fish in national parks.
“Manitobans love the great outdoors and our parks are just as beautiful at this time of year as they are in the warmer months,” Sustainable Development Minister Rochelle Squires said in a release.
“We encourage everyone to take advantage of the activities and the scenery our parks have to offer.”


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Classical Ballet / Soloist
In 1994-2001 Iva Povrazníková studied the First Private Dance Conservatory in Prague. In 1997 she took part in the Dance Art Competition Show of the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic and in 2001 she participated in the International Dance Competition in Vienna. Since 2001 she has been soloist of the Prague State Opera ballet. Here she performed in the choreographic productions by Jiří Kilián (Six dances), Libor Vaculík (Slavonic Duets, Hiroshima, Don Juan, Dances According to Brahms), Patrick Delacroix (Son chemin), Petr Zuska (Sonata, Šibeničky) and Pavel Šmok (Marriage, Pigeon, Stabat, Of my Life, Sinfonietta, Golem, Fairy Tale). The most outstanding roles of her repertoire are Marguerite in Lady of the Camellias, Ugly Sister in Cinderella, Hermia in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Pas de trios and Hungarian Dance in Swan Lake, Charlotta and Madame Sorelli in The Phantom of the Opera.
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I built one of those parallel port programmers following the instructions on http://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/ParallelProgrammer and, not looking carefully, I used 470K and 220K ohm resistors instead of the ones specified. It didn't work, of course, and then I realized I only had 560 ohm resistors, not the 470 specified. Interestingly, this made the programmer work, but unreliably. I'd get various numbers of flash errors - sometimes as few as eight and sometimes as many as 20 depending on how close I was to 470. Eventually I found some 470s and it works most of the time but is still unreliable. I still get flash errors - always at least two. If I try to flash several times and end on low number of errors the bootloader usually works and I can use it in the Arduino world.
Does anyone have any ideas for how to lower the error rate? Should I be shielding the cables or something? Should I be using ferric cores? I have no idea what speed the data is traveling at inside the programmer, though it must be some sort of serial system.


This week, Massachusetts and Maine celebrate Patriots’ Day to honor those who stood up to face the world’s finest army in Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775. In the 236 years which have intervened, this historical event has spawned endless cultural activities across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts which chronicle and commemorate the disillusioned colonists who mustered and marched to defy the British Crown.
|The Fifes and Drums of the Lincoln Minute Men
As a Revolutionary War reenactor and as a member of a fife-and-drum corps which portrays the rag-tag regimental music of Cambridge Camp of 1775 who answered the April alarm, I have taken part in these celebrations and commemorations for over three decades. I am consistently surprised that I learn something new and notable at each one, which keeps my experience fresh and my interest piqued.
|Middlesex County 4-H Fife and Drum Corps
My corps, The Musick of Prescott’s Battalion, is one of the regularly performing corps at the Lincoln Salute in Lincoln, MA, a small musical muster featuring eight fife-and-drum corps. Besides our hosts – The Fifes & Drums of the Lincoln Minute Men – the other corps usually attending this fine musical tribute include the William Diamond Junior Fife and Drum Corps, a talented group of youngsters which honors William Diamond, who played his drum on Lexington Green on that fateful morning; the Bluff Point Quahog Diggers Band, a raucous, masterful corps which has mentored the William Diamond corps; the Connecticut Valley Field Music, which portrays the 1862 Civil War soldier and plays the music of the Civil War, often in brilliant, original arrangements but always in traditional ‘ancient’ style; Sudbury Ancient Fyfe and Drum Companie, one of the oldest corps in Massachusetts which has set standards in the fife-and-drum world; the 1st Michigan Colonial Fife and Drum Corps, a prominent corps which has come East from Michigan every year since 1981 to participate in the week’s many reenactment and musical activities; and the Middlesex County 4-H Fife and Drum Corps, another accomplished junior corps which, in order to accommodate suburban youth, broadens the interpretation of 4-H beyond the raising of prize sheep.
This past Sunday at the Lincoln Salute was when I first heard about the “Sweetness of Mary” drum set, named after a lilting Canadian slow strathspey and created by the 1st Michigan Colonial Fife and Drum Corps. The ultimate team in body and spirit, the corps co-founders Mark and Mary Logsdon were deeply impressed with the Middlesex County 4-H Fife and Drum Corps when they first heard them play. The Logsdons were astonished at the high level of achievement of the 4-H youngsters, aged 8 to 16: their professionalism, their dedication to the music and its history, their clean and precise delivery.
|1st Michigan Colonial Fife and Drum Corps
After Mary died of ovarian cancer in 2002 – a profound loss to the corps and to the fife-and-drum world as well as to her devoted husband – an idea grew in Mark to have a set of drums made, each one to be presented to a corps which presents the tradition of fife-and-drum music far beyond the ordinary. Each of the chosen corps was selected because Mark and Mary both believed its work to be exemplary in keeping alive the spirit of the music and what it represents in American history. Mark commissioned Cooperman Fife & Drum Company, a fine drum-maker then in Connecticut, to make four wood-shell, rope-tension snare drums. Each drum was made to match the drums carried by the chosen corps, in color, size, and construction. When they were complete, Mark, Director and Drum Major of the 1st Michigan, made gifts of these drums to the chosen corps, christening them the “Sweetness of Mary” drums after his wife Mary, in recognition of the dedication of these corps to the music, to those who stood up to the British army in 1775, and to all veterans since who have stood up for this nation.
|2006 Sweetness of Mary Drum Reunion, Lincoln, MA
The 1st Michigan Colonial Fife and Drum Corps carries one of the “Sweetness of Mary” drums. The other corps are the Colonial Williamsburg Fifes and Drums, a junior corps which performs as one of Colonial Williamsburg’s major attractions; the Middlesex County Volunteers, a premier corps with many international tours under its belt; and our own Middlesex County 4-H Fife and Drum Corps. In 2006, the complete set of drums shared the muster field at the Lincoln Salute when all four corps mustered, the first time the drums have been together since they were made.
|Mark Logsdon, Drum Major
We can thank Mark Logsdon for creating a new tradition by which we honor those who have gone before. The drum sergeant in each corps is the keeper of the drum, and only he or she plays that drum. Every year, in each corps, as the current drum sergeant is mustered out, the Sweetness of Mary drum is passed to the incoming drum sergeant in a small ceremony. At Lincoln this year, I was a fortunate witness to this changing of the guard, as the outgoing Middlesex County 4-H drum sergeant handed the Sweetness of Mary drum to Drum Major Mark Logsdon, who passed it to the new drum sergeant. The poignancy of the moment, linking Mark again so closely to his beloved Mary, left no dry eye in the room.
For more information about these units, check these links:
1st Michigan Colonial Fife and Drum Corps http://1stmichigan.com
Middlesex County 4-H Fife and Drum Corps http://www.4hfifeanddrum.org
The Fifes & Drums of the Lincoln Minute Men https://www2.bc.edu/~hafner/lmm/


The Sandy Ridge Boy Scouts will be sponsoring a Brunswick stew January 12 at the Sandy Ridge Community Building, cooked by David Manuel. To place orders call Jimmy Ellington 871-2049 or Lonnie Lemons at 871-2786.
Sympathy is extended to the family of Mary Nickelston who died Sunday, December 23, in Blue Ridge Nursing Center in Stuart, Va.
Ruth Ware is a patient in Morehead Memorial Hospital in Eden.
Sandra Craig has returned home after spending a few days in the hospital.
H.C. Lemons has returned home after spending some time in Pioneer Community Hospital in Danbury.
Deborah Ellington underwent surgery recently.
Doris Hawkins remains on the sick list.
Junior and Janny Priddy from Richmond, Va., returned home after spending a couple of days here with Lena and Kenny Priddy. Janny visited Louise Spencer in Britthaven of Madison Nursing Home while here.
It was good to seen Ann McClintock at church Sunday. Ann is staying with her daughter in Raleigh.
Carlyle Amos is on the sick list.
Those visiting Lena and Kenny Priddy Sunday afternoon were Nicholas Isbell and Theresa of Winston-Salem and Gene and Kaye Isbell.
Those celebrating birthdays last week were Kaitlyn Johnson and Manley Stovall. Happy birthday this week to Larry Brawn, Dec. 31; Leann Craig, Jan. 3; Twella Williams, Jan. 4; Tercy Gore and Tristan Hubbard, Jan. 5.


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If you spend any time in Los Gatos, you’re bound to spot an exotic car like a Ferrari or Lamborghini. This is because Los Gatos is one of the wealthiest cities in the United States, even with a population of just over 30,000 people. It’s a popular city amongst the Silicon Valley crowd, as well as home to NetFlix.
Los Gatos was founded in the 1850s by James Alexander Forbes, along with the construction of a flower mill. The name means “the cats” in Spanish, stemming from the mountain lions and bobcats that are native to the area.
Once a thriving agricultural area with an abundance of orchards, Los Gatos has become a picturesque town nestled at the base of the Santa Cruz Mountains in Santa Clara County. Many people visit Los Gatos for its upscale boutiques and restaurants.
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My blogger-poet-friend Ingrid inspired me to create a Twitter account and start writing #APoemADay, which I began on January 1, 2021.
This week, I posted a series of brevettes. Actually, this was my second series of brevettes… I find the idea of three word poems fascinating.
I’ve been really cranking out micropoems of various forms recently, trying to complete my full year of #APoemADay, and… I finally made it! I’ve now written the last of 365 micropoems, which will be posted on this blog tomorrow. Of course, it will be posted to my Twitter account on December 31st. 🥳
Anyway, I hope you enjoy these brevettes!
Shabbat Shalom from Jerusalem,
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I realised that I loved to flip and do skills in the gym, and gymnastics slowly started to become something I had a huge passion for. I am proud to be a Team Singapore athlete because it not only gives me the opportuniy to represent my country, it also allows me to get to know many other athletes and learn from them! Our support from Singaporeans shows how we are all in this journey together, and this team spirit gives us the encouragement to do better anytime, everytime!
- 2017 SEA Games, Team (Artistic) - Silver
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Cinegy in the Press
Cinegy and DNK are pleased to announce the award winning installation of Cinegy at TNV Russia
AVING on the announcement about Cinegy and DNK award winning installation.
Tatarstan Novy Vek (TNV) based in the capital of Russia’s Tatarstan Republic, a “Novy Vek” Television station, is a 2-language channel with its own programming and production of a variety of programs including: news and analytics, education, social and political programs, live sport transmissions and sport-related programs. TNV also has a separate “Yash TNV” channel for kids and youth.
Cinegy’s partner in Russia DNK Corp successfully completed the installation at TNV which included the creation of a brand new 4-camera studio for national news, a transition from tape-based workflow and playout to a tapeless and automated technology based on Cinegy software.
“The Cinegy Workflow solution was chosen from a lineup of many other solutions. It matches all the requirements and demands of TNV’s workflow requirements as it not only allows TNV to accomplish tapeless transition, but also increased efficiency and optimizes each department’s workflow”. Says Ilshat Aminov, General Manager of TNV.
In 2012 this project was awarded “A project of the year: regional newsroom” award by TKT Magazine.
Today, TNV has 2 studios – one for news and a second for production. The Cinegy workflow installed at TNV includes: 8 Cinegy Ingest stations for tape-based ingest, 80 concurrent Cinegy Desktop licenses for journalists and editorial staff, 15 NLE stations with Cinegy Cinebridge, 5 Cinegy Air playout servers which broadcast 24 hours on air, and 4 Cinegy Air Studio playout servers which are used in studios for news and production. Cinegy Archive database refers to 6000 hours of tapeless media in total and is constantly growing.
“Thanks to Cinegy, our journalists today are able to do much more themselves. Instant access to archived materials is very convenient and speeds up the process of production and preparation for playout. It is also important that the system can be easily upgraded, expanded and integrated into existing company infrastructure”. Continues Ilshat Aminov, General Manager of TNV
Fast, new and innovative technical development and the continuous improvement of programming and marketing policies have now allowed TNV to increase its geographical coverage to 630 cities and 1200 towns in Russia. With the increase of TNV’s audience parameters, TNV’s advertising sales has also increased and continues to grow further.
About Novy Vek
TV and radio broadcasting company “Novy Vek” is the largest media holding in Tatarstan Republic (Russian Federation) and Volga Region. TV channel “Tatarstan Novy Vek” (TNV) has the largest “analogue” coverage in Volga region: 3785000 people in Tatarstan Republic, and 720100 people in other parts of Russia. As of 1st of June 2012, potential audience of TNV is about 47 million people.


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ARDMORE, OK -- Employees of the Noble Foundation put some smiles on veterans faces today.
Volunteers spent the morning at the Ardmore Veteran's Center playing cards and board games with over 50 veterans.
Volunteer, Emily Bynum, says it's all about giving back to the community and those who've served.
Bynum said, "Well we really feel like the Noble foundation, being a non-profit, a lot of our employees don't get to take the time to give back, and so we thought, what a neat way to challenge our employees and encourage them and do it as a team."
Bynum says they plan to be back to the Veteran's Center soon.
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--Naturgy Energy Group SA is close to finalizing a deal to acquire U.S. solar firm Candela Renewables, Reuters reports, citing unnamed sources.
--The San Francisco-based company is valued at between $80 million and $100 million, according to Reuters.
--Naturgy is expected to close the deal this week, Reuters says.
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Location Weekly – Episode 489
Positive vibes only! The location based marketing world is filled with inspiring news and we have it all on #LocationWeekly! Merrell using voice and location to highlight nearby trails, Burger King is at it again with Scary Places, Marshbot – Foursquare for your AirPods and Realworld launches Adfindr. Plus, check out new case study from Oriient on indoor positioning. Watch our new episode and let us know what you think.


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Today I'll show you a manicure I made with m83 Konad plate. I started with a coat of
Glitter Gal -Fuchsia and then I applied a coat of Sinful Colors -Cream pink from
the half of the nail. Then I stamped the design and finished with a clear top coat.
What do you think?


AICA – International Association for Environmental Communication was born on January 2003 in Alba, Piedmont.
AICA is a cultural project which aims to know, study, and promote environmental communication actions, on national and international level, and it is led by founders, a scientific committee, and ordinary partners.
AICA’s activities include:
- Information and publishing, through its online magazine Envi.info.
- Promotion and events management.
- Research and education.
With the goal of spreading and sharing a new culture of communication in the environmental field with an international perspective, AICA is part of an European network which works on sustainability and prevention: ACR+(Association of Cities and Regions for Recycling and sustainable Resource management), composed by European cities and regions that endorse the aim of promoting a smart resource consumption and a circular waste management.


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This unusual, mumblecore-derived thriller whittles a boilerplate genre scenario into a bleak vision of male-female relations.
...while this is very much a film about sisterhood, it's also, like The Loneliest Planet, about the isolationism of survival...
...short and simple with an empowering message that in a lot of ways finds the reality in a life-and-death situation.
Simplicity and efficiency remains the strongest point of Black Rock, providing a previously mentioned hide-and-seek type chase ala a hint of Deliverance.
...a credible indie thriller with characters worth caring about.