On this day in Hip-Hop history, Sister Souljah released her solo album 360 Degrees of Power.
On this day in 1992, onetime member of Public Enemy, Sister Souljah, released her album 360 Degrees of Power on Epic. The album was produced by the Bomb Squad. Guest artists featured on the set included Ras Baraka, Chuck D, and Ice Cube.
360 Degrees of Power produced the cuts "Killing Me Softly: Deadly Code of Silence," and "State of Accommodation: Why Aren't You Angry." The revolutionary album reached #72 on the R&B chart.
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1998 - C-Murder released his debut album Life or Death on No Limit Records.
1998 - Puff Daddy released the single "Victory" featuring The Notorious B.I.G. and Busta Rhymes.
2006 - Professor X of X Clan passed away.


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Touchstone: A Journal of Mere Christianity
“The Ring of Terror” first appeared in the April 2002 issue of Touchstone.
The Ring of Terror
The long-awaited first part of Peter Jackson’s film, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, is not what I expected, but I was not disappointed. Peter Jackson, the director, said that the films were mere entertainment, but Tolkien had called his book a philological game. Both film and book are serious almost beyond endurance; both artists have poured their deepest concerns into their art, and both have been—beyond their imagination—taken up into the currents of history.
The film is darker than the book. There are few moments of bright sunlight in the film; instead we see firelight, torchlight, twilight, night. The mood is more somber. In part this is a result of transforming a narrative into a play. A play focuses upon action, and the action of the play is a tragedy. Limited time forces the loss of the pastoral, the whimsical, and the comic, the incongruities that relieved the darkness of the book. What is left is a story of terror and war, a story that was also at the heart of Tolkien’s life and work.
Reviewers have criticized the greater violence and lesser lyricism of the film. They are correct; the film is darker and more serious than the book. Death is ever-present. Arwen is willing to renounce her immortality to share but one lifetime with Aragorn. Death is a lesser threat to the fellowship than the Ring is, because the Ring inevitably corrupts not only anyone who uses it, but anyone who is around it.
The Ring is actively malevolent; it radiates evil and threatens every good. The evil of the Ring is as palpable as the evil in Macbeth, which deceives in order to destroy. Aragorn fears his own tragic flaw, the attraction to the Ring he inherited from Isildur, who brought disaster upon the world when, against the advice of Elrond, he refused to destroy the Ring. Aragorn passes the test when he folds Frodo’s hand over the Ring. Boromir fails his test. Even Galadriel is shaken by her temptation to take the Ring. The best among elves and men are endangered by the very existence of the Ring, which can bring about nothing but evil.
The release of the film after the September 11 attack has not been much commented on; the wound is still too painful. The attack on the towers had supernatural elements, as if balrogs and dragons had been set loose in New York. Many felt the whole attack to be demon-infested and saw the face of Satan in the billowing smoke. Air became unbreathable; pedestrians were transformed into ashen wraiths, and the ashes were the bodies of their friends. The name of the second part of The Lord of the Rings is The Two Towers.
After the totally unexpected and astonishing success of the book The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien had a sense that he was spared in the First World War and led into his academic career to prepare him to write this book, which changed even as he wrote it. He described the ultimate meaning of his name, Tolkien, as Messenger. He is like Ransom in Perelandra, Ranulf’s son, whose name was transformed through centuries of linguistic change so that it would be Ransom, because the Voice said, “My name too is Ransom.”
The actors found the making of the film to be like a military campaign. It was 15 months of hard, outdoor work. They trained for it by weightlifting and swordplay; they slogged packs over mountains. They formed a bond like that of soldiers on a campaign. They also had a sense that they were involved in something beyond the intentions of the director. Sean Astin (Sam Gamgee) felt this:
What can it mean? Does Providence work through artists, leading Englishmen into war and philology, New Zealanders into horror-film making and special effects, so that a book and film may give strength and comfort to hearts in times of great trial, to awaken us to the terror and beauty of life? Many rings of power are at loose in the world, seducing even the best to evil, but other forces are also at work, and we can draw strength by realizing that the battle is not lost, that we do not oppose evil only with our own puny powers, but we have allies who want us to become heroes and fight, who are at our side, strengthening, encouraging, and leading us.
Leon J. Podles holds a Ph.D. in English from the University of Virginia and has worked as a teacher and a federal investigator. He is the author of The Church Impotent: The Feminization of Christianity and the forthcoming License to Sin (both from Spence Publishing). Dr. Podles and his wife have six children and live in Naples, Florida. He is a senior editor of Touchstone.
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HIGHMORE — Clara Hall, 105, of Highmore, died Saturday, June 22, 2013, at Highmore Health, Highmore.
Service will be 10:30 a.m., Wednesday at the United Methodist Church, Highmore, with the Rev. Roger Day officiating. Burial will follow at the Highmore Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the funeral at the church.
Luze Funeral Home of Highmore is in charge of arrangements.
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On Sept. 27, 1990, Mehrdad Dashti, a deranged man carrying three concealed handguns, walked into a popular U.C.-Berkeley hangout. Twenty minutes later, he opened fire, injuring many people and killing one. Ultimately, the incident became an eight-hour siege during which 33 people were held hostage.
Dashti, a diagnosed schizophrenic distraught over denial of a student loan, relayed his demands through hostages who spoke on the phone and shouted out the window. One of his demands was that then San Francisco Police Chief Frank Jordan appear on a local TV show and drop his pants. Dashti also demanded $16 trillion from the federal government and ownership of several states.
After more than seven hours of negotiations, police decided continued attempts were fruitless. Later, the police said, "Dashti kept saying somebody would get executed if Jordan didn't get on television." Police stormed the bar, killing Dashti and freeing the hostages.
During the siege, local TV stations carried the story live. People outside the bar, including one TV reporter in an apartment across the street, could see Dashti watching the coverage. As part of that coverage, reporters told viewers Dashti was possibly drunk and making "irrational and strange" demands; they also broadcast information from police scanners, especially the location of a SWAT team and other police movements.
A few days after the event, the hostages issued a statement criticizing the TV reporters. "Your station put the lives of 33 individuals in serious jeopardy," they wrote in a letter to a local news director. "Fresh threats of violence and death ensued, hardly the comfort, we believe, a responsible station would have at least attempted to produce." They said the escalation was particularly evident when Dashti heard about police movements and "became more eager to demonstrate his seriousness, calling for volunteers to die."
The news director replied, "We didn't know he was watching our station. But we didn't receive any request from police to withhold information, not [to] show something, or to shut down our cameras.... At some point, [we] have to report what is going on. At some point, we have to do our job. It sounds callous, but there are negative effects of many things we report. Not to say what we think he really is makes us look stupid."
A manager from a different station disagreed: "It worries me very much that we might put on anything that would even inadvertently harm anyone. In an effort to be first and be aggressive, you may not even realize what you are showing is doing that. But ultimately, the decision rests with the producer in the booth, and it may be that the best decision sometimes may be to cut away from live coverage."
Two days later, the manager of the first station acknowledged her organization had made "a serious error in judgment" in its coverage. She also admitted police had contacted the station after Dashti's initial demands, but she reiterated, "In subsequent conversations, neither the police nor the experts on the scene issued limits as to what should or should not be broadcast." She said the station and the police would meet to discuss coverage guidelines for the future.
If you had been the news producer that day, what ethical questions would you have asked? How would you have decided what to do?
This case was written by Thomas Shanks, S.J., Executive Director of the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics.


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UNESCO World Heritage, one of the best fall foliage sightseeing spots in Seoul plus Moonlight Drawn by Clouds filming location- Changdeokgung Secret Garden
Changdeokgung Palace (especially its Secret Garden) is the most beautiful palace in my opinion, especially in autumn. I have been there 3 times. My friend who will be going to Seoul with me next month was not particularly eager to go until she realised it is the place Crown Prince Hyomyeong actually lived. Hahahaha.
Secret Garden requires reservation, and the system just changed in July, the reservation for tour starts 6 days before the day of visit. The quota is filled up quickly in autumn, please remember to reserve a place on the day it starts,
P.S. This is also the filming location for Ep 2 Moonlight Drawn by Clouds

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- P-BRUINS TRANSACTION SUMMARY: 1/1/18 - 1/11/18
- Jan 11, 2018
Jan 11, 2018
P-BRUINS TRANSACTION SUMMARY: 1/1/18 - 1/11/18
Providence, RI – To kick of 2018 calendar year, the Providence Bruins have shaken up the roster with a number of player transactions. So far in January, Boston has loaned two players to Providence while the P-Bruins have assigned players to both the ECHL and WHL.
On January 1, Boston announced that Peter Cehlarik would be loaned to Providence after five games at the NHL level this season. Cehlarik was recovering from a lower body injury suffered on November 24th and had not played in Boston’s last 16 games while on injured reserve. Since returning to Providence, the 22-year old has scored two goals in three games, bringing his season tally to 8 points in 8 games for the P-Bruins.
Providence also received forward Anders Bjork on loan from Boston January 3, 2018. Bjork is in his first professional season, moving on from his college career at the University of Notre Dame. He started the season in Boston where he recorded 12 points in 28 games. This weekend he made his P-Bruins debut, playing in all 3 games and posting 2 goals and 2 assists.
It was not all additions for the team, as defenseman Ben Marshall was returned on loan to the Atlanta Gladiators of the ECHL January 2. While in Providence this year he played 10 games and provided two assists. The 25-year old previously played for the P-Bruins during the 2016-2017 season and in three games during the 2017 Calder Cup Playoffs. He returns to Atlanta where he has played in 20 games for the Gladiators this season, collecting 3 goals and 9 assists.
The second of the two Providence players who have been reassigned is 21-year old Jesse Gabrielle. He will return to a familiar situation in the WHL with the Regina Pats, a team he played for in the 2014-15 season. The rookie has made 21 appearances for the P-Bruins this season and had four points, notching a goal and three assists.
Providence is back in action tomorrow at the Dunk vs the Bridgeport Sound Tigers at 7:05pm and follow that up by facing the Sound Tigers in Bridgeport at 7pm on Saturday. They close out the weekend Sunday when the Springfield Thunderbirds come to town for a 3:05pm face-off.
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For all the latest Providence Bruins news and updates visit ProvidenceBruins.com or follow the team on Facebook at facebook.com/providencebruins or Twitter at twitter.com/AHLBruins.
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Flowers organza by own hand
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It's not as difficult as it seems at first glance - even the cheapest organza keeps excellent shape, it is easy to wash, and air and lush flowers on the dress with their own hands is easy to make at home, however, as large flowers hair.
If you have a home or curtains organza evening dress made of this material, you need to know how to properly iron the material. Put on a completely dry silk organza or tissue paper and iron the iron it lightly heated.
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The most popular way to design jewelry organza - singeing, is quite simple and fast. To begin, cut the pattern out of paper or cardboard to make your flower was flat and neat.
The number of petals depends on the desired flower splendor. Cut the petals of organza and Opal along the contour edges of each of them over a candle flame. As a result, the pitch sezhatsya and become bulky.
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Now we make a big flower ring. Take five identical petals nanizhite them on nylon thread and close to the ring. Similarly, the five petals are made of a different size. A smaller ring put on top of a larger and sew on the inner edge of the petals.
Decorate the middle of a flower brooch, a large bead or artificial stone rimmed, attach a safety pin or rubber band, and stylish hair ornament or clothes ready.


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We stayed at Novotel Birmingham Airport for its proximity to the airport terminal. It was late when we checked in and very late when we discovered the toilet did not work. Our flight was at 4am so we did not want to change rooms and we were on the 6th floor so we did not want to trek to reception to use the toilets there. Left having to pour kettles full of water down the toilet each visit did not result in a very restful stay.
When I told reception as we checked out, she mumbled something and typed on the computer. I thought she must be arranging a refund, I was then presented with someone else's invoice. I asked what she was going to do about the toilet and was told 'I tell maintenance'. I wonder how many people had raised this problem before we were put it that room. Total lack of concern for residents needs, a functioning toilet is an essential part of a hotel room. Hotel fine until things go wrong.
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Byers must rethink Bass ruling
THE High Court has ordered Trade and Industry Secretary Stephen Byers to reconsider his order forcing Belgium's Interbrew to sell the brewing business Bass. Lawyers for Interbrew said this would allow it to renew its renew arguments for alternatives to unloading the business.
The Government is also to pick up the tab for 75% of Interbrew's legal costs, in return for which the company will drop its claim for damages. Interbrew said it hoped to open negotiations with Byers as soon as possible.
Earlier this week the court said competition authorities had treated Interbrew unfairly in recommending Byers make the order.
Interbrew, best known for its Stella Artois beer, bought Bass Brewers last August for £2.3bn, but the Government ordered it to sell the British operations of the Bass unit in January because of competition concerns.
The court backed the Competition Commission's reasoning, but said the process had been flawed, because the commission had not given Interbrew adequate opportunity to address a key aspect of the competition implications of its Bass purchase.
The Bass deal followed Interbrew's purchase of Whitbread's brewing interests, and together those acquisitions gave it a combined and leading 32% share of the British beer market, raising the competition worries. The commission had argued that as a major part of Whitbread's UK beer business was brewing Interbrew's Stella Artois beer under licence, this would make Whitbread on its own a weak competitive force.
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Before the Cubs took on the Padres yesterday at Sloan Park, Joe Maddon and about 20 Cubs players had their head’s shaved as part of a fundraiser for pediatric cancer research. Here are some photos by our John Antonoff from Joe Maddon’s Respect Bald event.
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Lloyd's of London Says Premiums Must Increase
March 27 (Bloomberg) -- John Nelson, chairman of Lloyd's of London, the world's oldest insurance market, talks about full-year profit and the outlook for premiums. He speaks from London with Mark Barton on Bloomberg Television's "Countdown." (Source: Bloomberg)
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The Future of Paid Social Media in 2022
It’s 2015. You post on Instagram knowing that regardless of any paid support, the post will gain a vast number of impressions, click-throughs, and sales for your website. Social advertising is relatively new, and your organic channels are killing it! Organic is thriving.
That was the reality for most social marketers in the mid-2010s, but times have changed. As Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest began to leverage the power of their platform as ad networks; we slowly began to see the organic impact of social content decline and an overwhelming push from all platforms toward their advertising suite. Over the latter half of the 2010s, we witnessed paid social advertising spending increase across all industries as the platforms became the primary way for brands to grow their community and drive sales digitally.
In 2010, paid social ad spend sat at roughly $25 Billion and increased to $100 Billion by 2020. This 300% increase in ad spend reflects a much larger focus on social media than ever before. So why have brands focused so much on paid social media in the past ten years? Essentially it comes down to the wide-ranging targeting options available to brands. Social media platforms have accumulated a wealth of information on their users over the years, which gives advertisers the ability to create exceptionally well-targeted ads. Whether through interest targeting at the top of their sales funnel or via pixel retargeting campaigns at the bottom, the options are endless.
The granularity of the targeting options has pushed advertisers to increase their budgets, but times are changing. We are now on the precipice of another change as the internet goes cookieless.
So, what is a cookie?
It’s a question we are often asked here at Canoe. Cookies are tiny trackers that connect users and websites. They function as an online ID card and a digital Post-it Note, helping the website remember the user’s choices and activities.
What’s happening to them?
Advertisers are now losing the ability to track users once they come away from social media ads and land on their sites. The first blow to the advertiser’s armoury of tracking tools came early last year with the IOS 14.5 update, which gave Apple users the option to opt-out of Facebook pixel tracking.
The impact of this was twofold. Firstly, advertisers lost the ability to track conversions linked to their ads and track those individuals further down their sales pipeline. Additionally, without on-site Pixel data, Facebook has lost out on a vast information segment that could inform their interest-based targeting. This has weakened the quality of their audience sets and impacted the hyper-targeted appeal of Facebook advertising.
Given these vast changes in social, we wanted to highlight our top 5 predictions for the paid social landscape:
1. Paid social media spending will continue to increase across all platforms
Yes, the platform may be losing its appeal as a hyper-targeted means of advertising, but this doesn’t mean that you can’t access a brand’s audience on the platform. Sources indicate that the number of people on social media is only trending upward. With this in mind, we foresee advertisers continuing to focus on social but with a new approach that considers the reduced segment ability.
2. Emphasis will be placed on broader brand pieces over hyper-targeted advertisements
Rather than building ads focused on specific website purchasing behaviour, we expect advertisers to lean on higher quality content that appeals to a broader audience over niche demographics. So, potentially, social ads may have to return to the old ways in which ads were created, focusing on hitting a range of demographics in one sweep.
3. Advertisers will focus on lead generation as a priority
As Pixel-based audiences begin to lose their effectiveness, we foresee brands focusing their campaigns on building email lists. Rather than sending people to the site and hoping to prompt an untraceable purchase, the focus will shift to building tangible first-party data that brands can utilise via email marketing campaigns.
4. Advertisers will focus on using engagement retargeting over on-site action re-targeting
If brands choose to retarget their audience, the tact will change slightly. Rather than be led by unreliable on-site pixel data, advertisers will pivot their retargeting to focus on driving actions within the individuals who have engaged directly with the content. For example, among many of our clients, we are beginning to see natural uplift from re-targeting individuals who have viewed 90% of a brands video
5. Community over Conversion
As user numbers continue to increase but the trackability of sales begins to wane, we predict social becoming a place focused more on community over conversion. Brands will need to focus on instilling trust in their brand advocates and using their social media channels to drive real value to their followers in the form of strong customer service, community-led initiatives, and engaging pieces of social content. The segmented and highly targeted hard sell era appears to be on the way out, and in its place, a social media landscape built on community will emerge.
Here at Canoe, we are always looking at how things will evolve within the social realm and looking for ways to ensure our clients remain at the forefront of the digital landscape. We look forward to seeing how the social world will evolve for our clients and helping them innovate in the face of the challenges this new era of paid social puts in their way. So if you are looking to revolutionise your social media strategy, get in touch today, click here.

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Museums in Reykjavik
Iceland is famous for its nature and wildlife, but it doesn’t mean that there is no inside activities that you can enjoy here. For museum lovers, there are many places in Reykjavik that you can visit.
It is one of the best places that you can visit if you want to learn about the past of the country. The museum is located in the current huge building since 1944 when the country became an independent republic. You can find here various old furniture and tools, religious artifacts, and other interesting collections. Probably the most famous artifact here is a small statue of either Thor or Christ.
Even though it is not located in the city center, you can easily access this museum if you take a taxi or if you decide to rent a car for your Icelandic trip.
This open-air museum recreated a typical Icelandic village. This place has a unique atmosphere and with the help of employees who all wear traditional Icelandic costumes, you can go back in time and witness the life of the village in the past.
If you are more interested in maritime history, this museum would be perfect for you. It tells the history of the country and how the sea played an important role in surviving. There are many fascinating collections of past and modern boats and trading vessels. It is located at Reykjavik harbor.
The best way to discover Viking history is to visit the Settlement Exhibition. There are many artifacts from the Viking age, which will help you to better understand daily life during that time. The multimedia part of the museum is especially popular among the young ones, as it makes the whole experience not only informative but also fun!
This museum is home to more than 10,000 artworks and has a great collection of such Icelandic artists as ísgrímur Jónsson, Krístján Guðmundsson, and Hrafnkell Sigurðsson. This place is perfect if you want to learn more about the local culture and traditions and also has regular archeological and historical exhibitions.

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Organic dye recording film to reduce production cost of Blu-ray discs
Pioneer and Mitsubishi said they have developed Blu-ray recordable discs (BD-R) with organic dye in the recording layer. According to the companies, organic dye BD-Rs will enable disc manufacturers to produce BD-R media on CD-R and DVD-R lines “with only minor adjustments”, paving the way for lower priced BD-R media.
So far, the organic dye technology has only been announced for single-layer discs; however, Pioneer and Mitsubishi said they are working to extend organic dye to BD-Rs with multiple layers as well. The companies did not say when organic dye BD-Rs could be put into mass production.

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The unit, which goes by the unwieldy name Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Central Command, was created in Kuwait in 2013, less than a year after the Benghazi attack that claimed the lives of the U.S. ambassador to Libya, a member of his support staff and two CIA security contractors.
On October 19, customs officials at Chennai International Airport seized 635 gms of gold worth Rs. 33.3 lakh from 2 passengers under Customs Act. They arrived from Kuwait and Dubai on Sunday night. 16 gold cut bits concealed in vaseline jars and gold paste concealed in 9 hair gel tubes were recovered.
Kuwait's ruling Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah has died, his office announced on Tuesday, plunging his country into mourning for a leader regarded by many Gulf Arabs as a savvy diplomatic operator and a humanitarian champion.
Libyan intelligence officer Abdel Basset al-Megrahi was jailed for life in 2001 for the 1988 murder of the 270 passengers and crew of Pan Am flight 103 over the Scottish town of Lockervie. He died in 2012.
Turkey has protested after German soldiers boarded a Turkish cargo ship in search of suspected arms shipments to Libya. The EU mission says all protocols were followed in the operation, and no illicit materials were found.


The Macleay Valley Rangers left it until late but they eventually reaped the rewards for a dominant performance and earned a 4-0 victory against Port Saints on Saturday.
The win continues Rangers’ perfect start to the season and lifts the side into third position on the table.
Macleay Valley were on top of the Saints throughout the opening 45-minutes but weren’t able to capitalise on their opportunities and went into the half-time break locked at nil-all.
However, the Rangers were finally on the board when Kurt Riordan scored the first of his three goals.
The striker kept his composure after latching onto a through ball and chipped the goal keeper to open the scoring.
Riordan fired two more passed the keeper to complete his hat-trick before Sam Applegate put the icing on the big win as he beat multiple defenders before firing into the back of the net.
Rangers coach Keith Morn was pleased his side maintained the momentum throughout the match.
“We created a lot of chances in the first half and despite not finding the back of the net the boys kept pressing forward and weren’t discouraged,” Morn said.
The Rangers have scored seven goals in their opening two games and kept two clean sheets.
They would be sitting in first position if it wasn’t for the three deducted competition points to start the season.
Port Saints’ coach Rubens Camejo spoke highly of the Rangers and expects them to be premiership contenders this season.
“MVR are the one team I hadn’t seen and it’s going to take a tremendously good team to beat them,” he said.
“They are fast, they are accurate and their shooting range is very good.
“They shoot from inside and outside the box, they have power and they’re physically strong.”
The Saints coach said his Kempsey counterparts were at a different level to his own side on Saturday.
“They play intelligent football and something to my mind approaches NPL level in the way they play,” he said.
“I come from Sydney and there aren’t too many sides that would shame this MVR team.”
A weakened Rangers side lost their FFA Cup match 4-3 against Wallis Lake on Sunday.


In Fall 2015, OPHI worked with Clark County Public Health (CCPH) and the cities of Vancouver and Battle Ground to implement Complete Streets plans and policies. For Vancouver, OPHI prepared a set of transportation project checklists designed to ensure that all transportation projects, when possible and appropriate, are designed to enable safe access for all users, not just motorized vehicles. For Battle Ground, OPHI worked with city staff to develop a prioritized list of Complete Streets projects to guide short and long term planning and investment decisions. OPHI also worked with CCPH and multiple stakeholders to educate other communities in Clark County about the benefits of Complete Streets, and will likely continue to work with additional local jurisdictions on passing and implementing Complete Streets policies.
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Last year, I gave a short talk at the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO) Forum in (Abuja, Nigeria) on this topic and I thought I'd offer more details here. Let's say an African government has realised that IPv4 address exhaustion imposes limits its country's ICT development. Initial investigations indicate that deploying IPv6 is the only sustainable solution. Governments are however not very skilled in the bottom-up approach that is popular in the Internet world. Traditional regulation — a trusted tool of government is not likely to be effective in this situation as well. Our governments have never been lacking in vision, at least on paper. Converting the Powerpoint presentations and whitepapers into meaningful results is the challenge. I hope this article will get the ball rolling in the right direction.
It often starts when a concerned government sets up an IPv6 committee with a mandate to "drive adoption of IPv6 in the country". This article will guide such a task force get its bearings from translating a government mandate into an action plan. The short version is — just follow 'PDSA (plan, do, study/check and adapt)', rinse and repeat. What does that mean? To set the expectations, let's be clear about some things:
- The government-appointed committee (or task force) will not likely be doing any IPv6 deployment. Thus, its deliverables need to be clearly defined and usually include:
- Come up with an IPv6 Action Plan that other actors will implement.
- Set up an evaluation framework to monitor, measure and report on progress of the plan and update the plan if need be.
- Secure and manage resources for implementing the plan.
- Facilitate collaboration, clarify project specifications and resolve conflict between various stakeholders.
- An effective task force should not only comprise government actors. In fact that's a recipe for failure. Local Network Operators' Group (NOGs), ISPs, higher educational institutions and application developers are other important stakeholders. Yes, doing a proper stake-holder analysis before setting up the task force is a good idea. What if the government has already created an 'IPv6 Task Force' whose make-up excludes some key stakeholders? I see two ways to fix this, both start with doing a proper stakeholder analysis and then either:
- Constituting a proper IPv6 task force according to the analysis. The gov't appointed group will now see itself as a champion for the IPv6 deployment program.
- Recruit representatives from the missing stakeholders to join the task force. I suspect this is going to be easier and the more realistic thing to do.
- Government through the relevant agency must support the task force. It needs financial and logistical support to organising meetings and trainings, information gathering, as well as writing reports. The higher up the hierarchy that agency is, the better it can be in supporting the task force. It is ideal to keep the number of layers between the task force and the decision-making authority small. By decision-maker here, I mean ultimate person (or entity) responsible for resource-allocation.
Step 1: Form the Task Force
This is done by the government through its relevant agency such as the IT regulator or the ministry of ICT. As already mentioned above, it might be something the initial IPv6 'Task Force' set up by the government does. The key input required here is the mandate from the government to come up with an IPv6 strategy or action plan for the country. The process involves at least two activities:
- Perform stakeholder analysis to determine the composition of task force. This analysis should also examine dimensions of skill, knowledge and experience expected of members of the task force. These are should not be all technical skills. While having brilliant geeks is necessary, it is also necessary to have influencers who know their way around government circles.
- Outreach to any country NOGs or ISP associations to recruit members of the task force.
The outputs of this step are:
- A list of members of the task force.
- A one page charter of the task force which clearly defines the job of the task force. The project charter should address the following questions:
- What the grand purpose of the this program?
- What is the goal? or how will we know if the program is successful?
- What measures will show progress towards the goal?
- When should this be completed? What are key milestones?
- What are the reporting obligations etc.
Step 2: Plan how to come up with the actual IPv6 Strategy or Action Plan
The task force takes the charter, investigates the issues and comes up with an IPv6 Strategy or Action plan. The plan outlines the projects and resources that will move the country from the status quo (IPv4-dominant, little or no IPv6) to the the big goal defined in the charter (critical mass of IPv6).
During the investigation (or study) phase, the task force needs to:
- Establish the IP address situation of the country.
- Number of total IPv4 in the country (allocated and in use)
- Number of networks from the country visible on the Internet
- What's the address: person ratio in the country? what are the implications for this (compare to other countries)
- Establish the addressing needs of the country
- What is the potential number of networks? A rough estimate is the number of registered organisations above a certain size which their own domain name. Small businesses can get their space from ISPs, but any organisation that hosts its own services and for which redundancy is critical may needs its own IP address space.
- What is the population of the country?
- How many devices on average does a person have?
- What's the size of the broadband market — both fixed and wireless
- What government initiatives in the horizon may need address space? — smart cities? smart grids, IoT?
- Establish the IPv6 status of the country
- How many networks have IPv6 addresses blocks?
- How many of the networks that have IPv6 address blocks announce it?
- How many of the networks that announce their IPv6 address blocks have IPv6 enabled on their public services?
- What percentage of the Alexa top 20 websites in the country are IPv6 enabled?
- What percentage of user traffic to the Alexa top 20 sites for the country is over IPv6?
While not an exhaustive list, this investigation should paint a good picture of status quo and the gap that IPv6 deployment should address. It will help the task force come up with and refine meaningful goals along with appropriate milestones and metrics to drive IPv6 deployment.
Step 3: Elaborate the goals and objectives
The goals stated in the initial charter are likely to be very broad goals. In this step, those goals in the project charter are progressively elaborated into a hierarchy of goals and milestones that can be delivered by one or two projects. When setting goals, apart from the time-honoured requirements of making sure they are Measurable and Time-bound, I often like a Balanced Scorecard approach. Most people use the Balanced Scorecard as a measurement and evaluation framework (that indeed was its initial purpose). However I also find it very useful during the goal setting process to make sure that the formulated goals are balanced according to the vision of the organisation. The Balanced Scorecard perspectives will come from an analysis of the role of the Internet and ICTs in the economy. The vision of IPv6 deployment is not going to be significantly different between countries. Here is a list of sample goals that tend to be common across all countries.
- "All government public services to be IPv6-enabled by date DD/MM/YY"
- "As from DD/MM/YY, 100% of all new government services must be developed and optimised first for IPv6, with support for IPv4."
- "X% of the end-user Internet connectivity to support IPv6 by DD/MM/YY"
- "Y% of the major content providers of the country (as measured for example by Alexa Top 20 sites for the country) to support IPv6 by DD/MM/YY"
Step 4: Develop measures and metrics for each goal
Together with goals, measures and metrics are the critical link between vision and implementation. Quite often, you can foretell a project or strategy that is going to fail simply by observing it's lack of any objective and measurable goals, measures and metrics.
Measures are concrete, quantitative in nature and measure one thing e.g 12 workshops, 300 networks. Metrics describe a quality and require a measurement baseline e.g 5 more IPv6-enabled networks this quarter over last quarter. Measures are useful for demonstrating workloads and activity while metrics are useful for evaluating compliance, processes effectiveness, and measuring success against established objectives. A potential list of measures/metrics are:
- IP address: person ratio
- Number of networks in the country having IPv6 space
- Number of networks announcing IPv6 space
- Number of websites with non-differentiated DNS entries for IPv4 and IPv6
- Number of website that serve content over IPv6
- Number of networks with IPv6-enabled public websites
- Percentage of Alexa top 20 websites for the country that are IPv6-enabled
- IPv4:IPv6 traffic ratio
- Percentage of IPv6-enabled network equipment being imported and sold in the country
- Number of network engineers who have received IPv6 training
Step 5: Identify sub-projects and initiatives to deliver the goals
One of my favourite quotes by Dwight D. Eisenhower is "Planning is everything. Plans are nothing". I love it because until you get out of the building and actually start doing something, IPv6 deployment is never going to happen. The 'DOing' part happens within the context of small project with clear deliverables. The Task Force should come up with a list of projects which will deliver each of the goals previously elaborated. This is one of those steps that benefits a lot from an active technical community in the country. Sources of project ideas include:
- Brainstorming between themselves
- Asking for inputs from the technical community (NOGs, ISPAs, LUGs etc)
- Review the websites of other national IPv6 task forces to see what projects they did.
Off the top of my head, here are some projects that could be part of that list
- Public campaign to drive awareness and buy-in from various stakeholders. This should be done during creation of the charter as well as twice a year at national IPv6 conferences or similar events.
- Training for both engineers and decision-makers . This should be done following a proper training needs analysis. The broad types of training to consider are:
- Basic technical training for engineers. Target audience is engineers who plan, deploy and maintain network infrastructure and services. After this training, these engineers will be able to perform IPv6 infrastructure audits, create IPv6 address plans and enabling IPv6 on the core network.
- Advanced & specialised technical training for network engineers and systems engineers. This training should cover more advanced topics specific to the target audience e.g. routing and transition techniques for network engineers and deploying IPv6 services for systems engineers.
- Strategy and planning training for decision makers and project managers. This enables them properly plan, resource and monitor IPv6 deployment projects.
- Setup collaborative tools that will help the task force and project teams to do with your work effectively. At least, there should be a mailing list for exchanging experiences and helping others. A wiki to document experiences and work done and a project management system to manage the work being done.
- Set up monitoring evaluation infrastructure. The most visible part of this is a web page to track the progress of deployment according to metrics chosen by the Task Force.
- Review all national ICT policies to ensure that they do not sabotage the deployment of a IPv6. Synchronisation between initiatives is often a problem in big organisations, especially governments. There are often various national strategies and policies that all relate to ICTs e.g. Broadband Strategy, ICT Strategy, e-Infrastructure Strategy etc. It is worth reviewing all these documents to ensure they do not contain any prescriptions that may sabotage IPv6 deployment.
- Review and implement a government IT procurement policy to not buy products and services from contractors who themselves don't run IPv6. I single out this policy because I believe it is the biggest lever that the government possesses, far more effective than regulation. Government is a big buyer of IT services. By choosing to only buy from IPv6 capable providers it creates a business incentive that suppliers will can respond to and without resentment that regulation might bring.
- IPv6 application contests where engineers in the country win prizes for developing innovative applications that leverage IPv6.
For each project, the Task Force needs to:
- Write out a clear project deliverable and timeline.
- Clarify where the resources for the project will come from.
- Identify and give responsibility for delivering the project to the appropriate stakeholder(s)
These could be done in a project charter for each project.
Step 6: Meet periodically to review progress, share lessons learnt, celebrate progress and agree next steps
This meeting should happen every 3 months and at each session, the following need to be done.
- Verification of project deliverables due for that period.
- Verification of milestones expected for that period.
- Study data from the monitoring infrastructure for progress.
- Troubleshoot stalled any troubled projects (clarify objectives where needed, facilitate resources, resolve conflicts etc)
Like previously stated, this is one big PDSA.
P = Plan what you will do, ensure there are measurable goals which associated measures, metrics and projects
D = DO the projects
S = Study the results regularly
A = Adapt the next steps based upon the results being achieved.
Are you involved in such a national IPv6 engagement? I'd like to hear your suggestions, critiques and suggestions for what is effective. You can mail me at mukom [dot] tamon [at] gmail [dot] com.
By Mukom Akong Tamon, Chief Excellence Officer™ | Certified in IPv6, 4DX Strategy Execution, Lean Si. Mukom works for a Regional Internet Registry (RIR). Everything he writes are his opinion and do not necessarily reflect the views of his employers, past, present or future.
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Foster mom sentenced to 12 years in Ore. girl's death
A woman who pleaded no contest to manslaughter and criminal mistreatment in the death of a 2-year-old foster child was sentenced to a dozen years in prison.
Dunia Soledad Moreno, 31, of Gresham had originally been charged with murder along with the charges in which she pleaded no contest. Prosecutor Jeff Howes said it might never be known if Soledad delivered the fatal blows to Keyana Bravo-Hamilton, but she and her husband, Armando Moreno-Garcia, were both responsible for the girl's death in September 2006.
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Aloe Vera plants grow in a “Jharkhand Village”, which is also known as ‘Aloe Vera’ village because of the substantial amount of Aloe Vera being produced in the village.
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A discoverie of the hellish plot against divers particular of the nobility of the kingdome of England. [microform] : Also the papists gunpowder-plot, brought to light. With the copie of a letter sent from a noble-man in Ireland, to Colonel Lunsford. Jan. 11. 1642. Shewing, in a most true and reall relation, the manner how this hellish plot was laid, and how these noble pillars of Protestant-religion, the Earl of Cork, the Earl of Kildare, and the valourous Lord Iones, should have been blown up. As also, hovv they intended to burn dovvn the citie of Dublin vvith wild-fire, and how they were beaten back by the lord chief-justices in the castles.
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Gwyneth Paltrow Miscarriage Hospitalized: Gwyneth Paltrow Pregnancy Complication Rumors
Academy Award winner Gwyneth Paltrow was hospitalized in New York City on Monday. She was rushed to Mount Sinai Hospital, stayed overnight, and was later released. An eyewitnesssing mole says: “They looked very serious. She looked upset. They went right past everyone and into the elevator. It seemed like they were expected.” The New York Daily News claims pregnancy complications, a miscarriage even, could have caused Gwyn’s trip to the ER.
Our spy did report that Martin and Paltrow entered Mount Sinai’s maternity wing, the Klingenstein Pavilion.
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DIY: EASY Bow and Arrow
My boys love to use hangers as bows and pretend they are shooting invisible arrows at whatever they are hunting or being chased by. I decided while watching them play that I'd make them "real" lethal weapons to play with!! Then I had a vision of Fat Amy saying, "Mmmm, better not." Then I decided to make them "play" bow and arrows. ;)
Here's what you'll need
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Alrighty. First you're going to cut your hanger in three areas as shown in this image. Set aside the bottom part of the hanger. It will be your arrow later on.
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Atlanta quarterback Matt Ryan was limited in practice Wednesday after taking a pounding against Philadelphia, but he’ll be ready to go when the Falcons take on NFC South rival Tampa Bay.
Ryan was listed as having a knee injury. He would only say he feels about normal for the middle of the week after a physical game.
“You’re still a little sore, but I’ll be good to go and ready to roll on Sunday,” he said.
The Falcons (1-1) need to do a better job protecting Ryan, who’s already been sacked nine times and hit 17 more times. Help might be on the way. Longtime center Todd McClure returned to the practice field for the first time since undergoing minor knee surgery late in the preseason.
McClure got in limited work and the team hopes he’ll be ready to return against the Buccaneers.
Joining Ryan and McClure in getting limited work were receiver Roddy White (thigh) and defensive end Ray Edwards (foot). Defensive tackle Corey Peters (back) and backup safety Shann Schillinger (neck) both participated fully in the nearly two-hour-long practice.
EAGLES: Michael Vick took a small step toward returning from a concussion.
The Philadelphia quarterback took part in a morning walkthrough on Wednesday, but didn’t practice in the afternoon. There is a chance he will play against the Giants on Sunday.
Vick was hurt in Philadelphia’s 35-31 loss in Atlanta on Sunday night, and was forced to leave the game in the second half.
JAGUARS: Coach Jack Del Rio named Blaine Gabbert the starter at quarterback, switching signal callers three days after Luke McCown threw four interceptions against the New York Jets.


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The Department of Home Affairs has launched investigations into relatives of Myanmar’s military government living in Australia, amid concerns they are either harbouring assets or receiving financial support in the wake of the military coup.
The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald can reveal there are at least 22 relatives of senior members of Myanmar’s new government living in Australia.
The Australian government will also announce on Wednesday it will extend the visas of Myanmar nationals so that they aren’t forced to return to the country in the wake of the coup.
Human rights advocates and Burmese Australians are calling on the Australian government to sanction members of the country’s armed forces – known as the Tatmadaw – after it staged a coup against the democratically elected government, including its leader Aung San Suu Kyi, on February 1. They also want the government to cancel the visas of family members living in Australia who are being financially supported.
Home Affairs has started looking into some Myanmar nationals living in Australia, including the son of a senior member of the military government. The Australian government will assess whether to cancel, or not renew, the visas of the individuals, according to multiple sources who were not authorised to speak publicly.
A list prepared by a group of pro-democracy activists in Australia, which has been handed to the Morrison government, includes the names of 15 relatives of senior members of Myanmar’s military government who they believe may be benefiting financially from their family back home.
Nang Si Si Win - Ying, a Burmese Australian doctor who helped to prepare the list, said Australia needed targeted sanctions against members of Myanmar’s military government. She said assets in Australia would likely not be in the name of Myanmar military members or their family, so it required a detailed investigation.
“We need to get those who are here, sanction them, at least then they will know their grandchildren or children are affected and it will make them think twice,” she said.
“The families of junta members are here in Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom, and most of them are in Singapore where sanctions are not there and finances are flowing freely.
“The assets might not be directly under their name, they might be under the name of a third party – so we need to make sure those assets are frozen and they can not mobilise their arms. They should be deported and the visas should be ceased.”
Australia has sanctioned five officers in the Tatmadaw who are accused of overseeing violence against Rohingya Muslims, but this pre-dated the military coup.
The Morrison government is working on legislating Magnitsky-style laws that would make it easier to sanction human rights offenders from entering the country and to seize their assets. The law would be modelled on a US Act, which was named after Sergei Magnitsky, a Russian lawyer who in 2008 uncovered a deep web of tax fraud linked to the Kremlin and later died in mysterious circumstances in a Moscow prison.
A parliamentary inquiry is currently scrutinising Australia’s response to the military coup, including whether more sanctions should be imposed on members of the Tatmadaw.
Labor MP Julian Hill said, deputy chair of the committee, said Australia should not be giving “comfort, shelter or protection to people who have committed serious human rights abuses, or their families”.
“Suspected links between the Myanmar junta and Australia must be investigated. As should links with Cambodia’s Hun Sen regime, which have been ignored for too long,” he said.
“The Liberal government’s ongoing failure to introduce targeted sanctions in response to the coup underscores the urgent need for new Magnitsky laws.”
A spokesperson for Home Affairs said it does not comment on individual cases, but added: “Australia carefully takes into consideration international developments such as those in Myanmar when making operational decisions”.
Under the policy to be announced on Tuesday, Myanmar nationals currently in Australia on temporary visas may apply to extend their stay “until it is safe to return home”.
Immigration Minister Alex Hawke said the move would support Myanmar nationals in Australia who are affected by the ongoing unrest, adding it was “consistent with Australia’s international obligations”.
“Australia continues to strongly urge the Myanmar security forces to exercise restraint and refrain from violence against civilians, release those detained arbitrarily and engage in dialogue,” he said.
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Torontonicity was invited to sample the menu at Crêpe & Co., a new European café specializing in, you guessed it, crêpes situated right near the hip hotels on Toronto’s West Queen West.
We dropped by on Thursday afternoon at 1 p.m. in early December to enjoy crêpes for lunch. Crêpe & Co. offers 14 savoury crêpes, including three that are vegetarian, and 16 dessert crêpes. There is also a breakfast menu. The owners, Natalie and Andrey, have strived to bring authentic European crêpes to the Canadian public.
The interior reveals a cheery, open space with lots of natural light, decorated for the holidays. Heritage-style wood floors host sleek red banquettes and smaller tables for two that are spaced appropriately from others, offering a private experience to enjoy your meal. We chose to sit at a banquette.
My dining partner started with a House Blend coffee, $1.95, which was served with a cute little biscuit. A jug of water with lemons and limes was placed on our table. I opted for a Kiju organic apple juice, $3.75.
I ordered the Poulet Brie crepe with bacon and mushrooms, $11.95. All savoury crepes are served with Crêpe & Co.’s house salad. The crêpes were cooked to perfection, tasty and light and covered in a delicious Brie cheese and the portion size was substantial. Tucked inside was a winning combination of flavours of chicken, bacon and mushrooms. The thick Brie cheese was definitely the crowning glory. My only wish was that the bacon was a little more crisp, but other than that, these crêpes were so satisfying, particularly on a blustery winter afternoon.
My dining partner ordered the Smoked Salmon crepe with red onion, caper, asparagus and Dijon cream, $11.95. She also really enjoyed her crêpe and noted that the smoked salmon tasted fresh while the asparagus was the perfect choice to blend with the smoky flavours and the red onion provided a bit of bite. The accompanying salad included fresh baby spinach leaves and cherry tomatoes with a pleasing white Balsamic vinaigrette.
After eating our savoury crêpes, we did not have much room left for dessert; however, Andrey highly recommended the Chocolate Crêpe with Mascarpone and seasonal fruit, $9.95, so we decided to try one. Since my dining partner is on a restricted diet, Andrey kindly brought her a chocolate crêpe without Mascarpone, which was very thoughtful of him. One of the servers also offered to refill my friend’s coffee.
Thankfully, the dessert crêpes are much lighter than the savoury crepes. My chocolate crêpe was thin and crispy with a sensational filling of rich and fluffy Mascarpone cheese, fresh blueberries, blackberries and raspberries, and topped with a drizzle of chocolate. Divine. I did end up taking half of the crêpe home since it was too much on top of the savoury crêpe I had eaten, but I’m so glad I was able to try this signature dessert.
What a lovely afternoon we had enjoying these European-inspired crêpes in a relaxing and pleasing atmosphere. If you’re shopping or bar-hopping in the West Queen West neighbourhood, I definitely recommend that you stop at Crêpe & Co. for some tasty replenishment.
Crêpe & Co. is located at 1167 Queen Street West (at Northcote Avenue), 416-800-0473. Cafe hours are Monday to Thursday from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., Saturday from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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One of customedialabs' clients, a cultural foundation with a long history in the U.S., asked us to enhance their brand and develop a new logo to better represent the organization and its mission.
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The brand needed to communicate an inspirational message to people that are proud of their heritage and want to make a difference. Our team used this combination of emotions to guide us through an extensive discovery process. Taking into account the core ideals of Greek cultural identity, our team developed visual concepts that unite the Greek diaspora, and modernized them for an impactful expression.
Using the letters ""G"" and ""A"" from our client''s name, we designed a logo in the style of an ionic column, as seen in traditional Greek architecture. This served to reinforce the emotional connection to the organization's roots in Greek culture. The result was a strong, memorable and easily recognizable logo.
To communicate effectively with a contemporary audience, we designed an impactful mood board that tastefully combined a fresh and vibrant colorful palette with the classic logo. We designed a branding style guide that carried this color scheme throughout the organization's site. In this way we kept the brand connected to the history of the foundation while, at the same time, creating a vision for future.
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Edouard Malingue Gallery is excited to share that Apichatpong Weerasethakul was awarded the Jury Prize, in the Best Film category for Memoria at the 74th International Cannes Film Festival.
Memoria is Apichatpong’s first Spanish/English feature. Set and filmed in the mountains of Pijao and Bogotá, Colombia, the film tells a story about the orchid farmer Jessica (by Tilda Swinton) traveling to Bogotá to visit her ill sister. After visiting Colombia in 2017, the Thai director chose the country as the location for his first feature shot outside of his native Thailand. In the following couple of years, he returned for several visits and travelled extensively, listening to the stories of the people he met along the way.
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This tender with title The Supply and Delivery of Building Material to the Department of Defence (Free State) for a Period of Three (03) Years. has been published on Bidding Source portal dated 21 Nov 2018 for the country of South Africa. It has been categorized on Building materials. For similar tenders you can see tenders mentioned below of this page.


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Pre-order your copy of the new Cobra Skulls single Eagle Eyes on 7” or digital, along with the reissue of the classic Less Than Jake album Borders & Boundaries, on LP, CD or digital. CD & LP each include a bonus Live DVD, and both releases come with a digital download, which will be delivered to you the Thursday before release date!
NOFX’s Self Entitled is out today and available digitally, on vinyl and CD! Listen to the entire record on Spotify, read a new interview or two and check this review! A return to their aggressive roots, Self Entitled embraces the hostile early LA punk sound while maintaining the trademark technical and melodic sound that NOFX is renowned for. As with all “NOFX” albums, the subject matter on Self Entitled is diverse, but there is a more personal bent this time around. Don’t miss them on tour, they’ll be kicking things off in Minneapolis on September 14th and heading to Chicago and Dallas to perform at Riot Fest! For a buncha drunken old punks, NOFX function at a surprising level of efficiency.
Tomorrow is release day for the new NOFX full length, Self Entitled and we’ve been handing out songs all month. Today, AMP Magazine premieres “She Didn’t Lose Her Baby”. And here’s a quick recap in case you missed the other streams: Vice Magazine streamed “Ronnie & Mags” and Rolling Stone debuted “This Machine is 4”. Read a new review, an interview, and click here to order your copy today!
Rolling Stone is premiering a brand new NOFX song: “This Machine is 4”. Culled from their new album Self Entitled, out September 11th, the song is classic NOFX but is unique in both sound and inspiration. Listen to the song and read what Fat Mike had to say about it. Then head over to our poll and take a stab at which book you think Mike is referring to. And if you missed it, go listen to “Ronnie & Mags” over at Vice Magazine. NOFX heads out on tour this weekend kicking things off in Toronto at Riot Fest. Check their dates below and stay tuned as we’ll be doling out another new track on Monday, September 10th.
09/09/12 Toronto, ON Canada – Riot Fest
09/14/12 Minneapolis, MN – Cabooze
09/16/12 Chicago, IL – Riot Fest
09/18/12 Indianapolis, IN – Deluxe
09/19/12 Cincinnati, OH – Bogarts
09/21/12 Corpus Christi, TX – Concrete Street Amphitheater
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Ten years on from Morning Glory’s formation, founder Ezra Kire began writing what would become Poets Were My Heroes. And after spending the past year preparing, recording, mixing and waiting, Morning Glory’s first full-band, full-length album is finally out! So how did Morning Glory end up on Fat? Of course we knew of them as Ezra’s (from Leftover Crack and Choking Victim) band, but since they didn’t regularly record or tour, we were surprised when Fat Mike came in singing the praises of their new record. After he played it for us, we were pensive—not sure what we thought of this punk outfit with piano, strings and softer, emotional songs. But true to form, Fat Mike’s knack for recognizing great music panned out again, and we were hooked. The record is a grower, and it stems from the music being a little outside the usual punk rock stomping ground. An easy (but somewhat lazy) comparison is The Clash’s Sandinista! record with its expansive sound and instrumentation, though the songwriting on Poets is more focused. And even as a double album, it never veers off course or loses the listener over its 49 minutes. So give it a listen, and order your copy on vinyl, CD or digital here.
Listen to the final (and unlisted) track from the album, “Care of Me”. Then read what Ezra had to say about this sweet little number below – it may surprise you what these tough, gritty New York punks are capable of under the tattoos and spikes.
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IU Health Morgan announces workforce reduction
Indiana University Health Morgan County announced Tuesday that it is reducing its workforce. The Martinsville hospital will discharge all inpatients on April 1 as it moves to an out-patient facility.
Those employees having their hours reduced, being transferred or laid off will begin a 60-day transition period Thursday, during which they will continue to receive their regular pay and benefits. The workers also will receive a severance package and be offered outplacement services.
The total number of people affected by the cuts was not immediately available, said Amy Wozniak, marketing manager of the hospital.
But, she said the hospital will try to find jobs within the IU Health network for as many people as possible.
“This is a difficult time for all of us at IU Health Morgan Hospital,” said Doug Puckett, hospital president and CEO. “Since making the decision last year to transform our hospital to an outpatient care facility, we knew such action would likely be necessary. Still, it was a painful decision to make and it is painful for those team members whose jobs will be eliminated.”
The announcement follows the news from earlier this month that the Bridges Senior Treatment Program program at the hospital is being merged with a program at Bloomington Meadows Hospital.
The Bridges program at IU Morgan has been providing psychiatric, diagnostic and treatment services for patients who are facing the struggles of the aging process. The program focuses on the change patients experience in their emotional or behavioral health. The average length of stay is 10 to 14 days.
The 10-bed geriatric inpatient psychiatry services currently offered in Martinsville will be moved to Bloomington Meadows, 3600 N. Prow Road, Bloomington.
Bloomington Meadows Hospital is a private residential treatment facility that serves 55 counties in Indiana and Illinois and offers acute inpatient behavioral health care for children, adolescents and adults.
That move means that 18 people currently working in the Bridges program, including nurses, social workers and care technicians will either lose their jobs, be transitioned to the Meadows or other positions in the IU Health network.
“IU Health is committed to managing this process with utmost attention to and respect for our impacted team members,” said Puckett. “As part of our support, we will host a job fair in February to help team members whose jobs are eliminated seek positions in other nearby businesses or IU Health facilities.”
These announcements come on the heels of plans announced in August to make a multi-million dollar investment to transform the Martinsville campus.
Since that time, IU Health leaders have been working with local physicians and hospital leaders to plan the facility’s transformation, which will emphasize wellness and preventive healthcare, according to the news release.
The transformed facility will offer the services most needed by the community as determined in its community health needs assessment — a full-service 24 hour emergency room; adult and pediatric primary and specialty physician care; women’s health; cancer care; diagnostic imaging; and lab testing; outpatient procedures; behavioral health services; sleep lab; physical, speech, and occupational therapies and cardiac rehabilitation.


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While job postings nationally were 19.2% higher than before the pandemic, in California they were just 2% higher, according to Michael Bernick, a former director of the California Employment Development Department who is now a lawyer with the Duane Morris firm.
“Clearly, the state’s job machine has throttled down to a slower speed in September,” said Sung Won Sohn, a professor of finance and economics at Loyola Marymount University. “This is not exactly what we want to boast about.”
Conservatives and some business leaders had bemoaned an extra $300-per-week federal supplement to weekly unemployment benefits, arguing it discouraged people from returning to work. But those extra benefits expired on Sept. 4, and Friday’s report did not show a massive increase in new jobs.
California’s workforce — the number of people who have a job or are looking for one — increased by 30,500 people in September, similar to gains from previous months. Other states that ended the extra benefits early also did not see an increase in their workforces compared to states that did not.
California’s job growth has been driven mostly by new jobs in hotels, restaurants and tourist attractions as coronavirus restrictions have been lifted.
Data made public Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics showed California’s job gains were behind Texas (95,800 jobs) and Florida (84,500 jobs). These are Republican-led states with leaders who have been highly critical of California’s pandemic approach, as California has been with their approaches.
Nine of California’s 11 industry sectors gained jobs in September, led by leisure and hospitality based on what state officials said was strength in performing arts and spectator sports. Of the more than 2.1 million jobs lost in California at the start of the pandemic in March and April of 2020, the state has regained just over 1.7 million, or 63.5%.
“Our economic recovery continues to make promising progress, with 812,00 new jobs this year and regaining over 63% of those jobs we lost to the pandemic,” said Gov. Gavin Newsom.
“As we continue to recover, our work is more important than ever to get more Californians back on the job and support those hardest hit by the pandemic,” Newsom’s office posted on social media.

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