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For decades, port truck drivers have been demanding local agencies address wage theft and misclassification of workers at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
More than 100 construction workers who helped build Browning High School in Long Beach will be paid back wages out of a $1.1 million settlement labor officials recently secured against a contractor accused of cheating workers out of their fair pay, authorities announced Monday.
SB-1402, titled the “Dignity in the Driver’s Seat” bill, would make retailers jointly liable for abuses of port truck drivers if they’re found to have hired a trucking company that is not paying fair wages, has unpaid final judgments due to a wage theft suit, imposes unlawful expenses on its employees and those who misclassify its workers as independent contractors.
After years of port truck drivers asking for the Long Beach City Council to take action against alleged wage-theft occurring at the Port of Long Beach it appears that the council is prepared to start the process of finding a solution.
Port trucking companies operating at the complex shared by Los Angeles and Long Beach are facing legal action after years of allegations that they’ve misclassified workers and forced them into agreements as independent contractors that in some cases have left them owing money on pay day to the companies they work for.
In an early morning press conference at the nation’s capital on Thursday Democratic lawmakers introduced two bills aimed at curbing employment abuse of the nation’s port truck drivers as well as curbing pollution levels.

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Hi Blog. Here are some excepts of a new book out from Stanford University Press on Japan’s space policy. “In Defense of Japan: From the Market to the Military in Space Policy” by Pekkanen and Kallender-Umezu. A complete tangent to what we do here at Debito.org, the book deserves an audience (reviewers have been a bit chary) given the subject matter: how easy it would be for Japan to become not only a nuclear power, but a military superpower in space should the situation in Asian geopolitics grow ugly. I happen to know one author (Paul, who gave me a copy) and the spouse of the other (Saadia, whose husband hosted me for a speech at UW years ago), and am happy to do them a favor and offer a little exposure here.
I haven’t read the book yet (received it Saturday, only gave it a thumb-through), but others might want to. Cover, ISBN, blurbs, and scans of the first three pages follow. Arudou Debito in Sapporo

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The Environmental Protection Agency has given notice to dozens of scientists that they will not be renewed in their roles in advising the agency, continuing a scientific shake-up that has already triggered resignations and charges from some researchers that the administration is politicizing the agency.
Members of the EPA’s Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) whose terms end in August will not see them renewed, according to an email sent to members and obtained by The Washington Post, though they can reapply for their posts. Moreover, five meetings of subcommittees of the board, planned for the late summer and the fall, will now be canceled because of lack of membership. They will be held once the board is reconstituted, according to EPA officials.
“It effectively wipes out the BOSC and leaves it free for a complete reappointment,” said Deborah Swackhamer, the current chair of the board’s executive committee and an emeritus professor of environmental health sciences at the University of Minnesota.
That executive committee has only five remaining members, after a number of members whose terms were up earlier this year were not renewed. The board also has five subcommittees, but according to an email from Swackhamer, “with the latest information from EPA, 38 of the 49 remaining subcommittee members will not be renewed at the end of August.”
EPA officials said the fact that many advisers’ terms were ending provided an opportunity to reach out to a broad array of applicants and draw on their expertise.
“EPA is grateful for the service of all BOSC members, past and present, and has encouraged those with expiring terms to reapply,” said agency spokeswoman Amy Graham. “We are taking an inclusive approach to filling future BOSC appointments and welcome all applicants from all relevant scientific and technical fields.”
The announcement, sent from acting assistant administrator of the Office of Research and Development Robert Kavlock, said that members can reapply but have a June 30 deadline to do so.
Members are appointed to three-year terms, but they are traditionally renewed for another term if they choose to continue serving. Officials in the previous administration had told several advisers they should expect to serve longer than one term, but that is not dictated under board rules.
“To be renewed for a second term is usually anticipated, expected, and the only time you might not serve a second term is if your expertise was no longer needed,” Swackhamer said.
The EPA’s Board of Scientific Counselors advises the agency’s Office of Research and Development, which is being targeted for extremely deep budget cuts, on whether the research it does has sufficient rigor and integrity and addresses important scientific questions.
Peter Meyer, an economist with the E.P. Systems Group who had already resigned publicly from the board’s sustainable and healthy communities subcommittee to protest the ongoing shake-up, said that he and his colleagues had thought they would be staying on.


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That’s also where you’ll find this family run Stonebridge Cottage Farm Shop where they sell their produce which you know is local, traceable and delicious. They are particularly proud of their pork.
Those happy slow-raised pigs are fed on the whey from Mike Fancy’s Cheese and the spent grain from local craft breweries and distilleries.
That superb-quality meat also ends up on the tables of fine restaurants such as No 14 at the Georgian House in Comber, Brunels in Newcastle and Hara in Hillsborough. It is also for sale from fine food stores such as Indie Fude in Comber and Belfast, Ispini in Hillsborough and Fodder in Downpatrick.
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E-SCOOTER sharing startup Neuron Mobility was charged on Thursday with providing its services at public places without the required licence or exemption, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) said in a media statement.
As of Monday (Feb 25), LTA has impounded 144 of Neuron's personal mobility devices (PMDs) for being made available for hire illegally at public places. This was after repeated written warnings were given to the startup, LTA said.
It remains to be seen whether the development will impact Neuron's pending application for an e-scooter sharing licence with LTA. In its statement, LTA reiterated that when assessing licence applications, it will consider the companies' track record, "including their compliance with the law and regulatory requirements".
Neuron Mobility CEO Zachary Wang said that confusion among Neuron's users contributed to indiscriminate parking on public land. When asked if some of the impounded scooters had been placed at a certain location by Neuron's own staff rather than users, Mr Wang declined to comment, citing ongoing court proceedings.
Apart from Singapore, Neuron also operates in Thailand and Malaysia. When asked what the startup would do if it does not obtain the licence with LTA, Mr Wang said: "In the worst-case scenario, if it really goes down that path, which I hope it doesn't, we have to grow elsewhere. This is something we definitely don't wish to see, because it's a Singaporean company."
Neuron had been in discussions with LTA after it received written warnings, he added. On why the situation nevertheless escalated, he said that he would not be able to comment on LTA's approach on the matter.
Neuron raised S$5 million in seed funding led by venture firm SeedPlus in December. SeedPlus partner Chirayu Wadke declined to comment on the latest development.
Like Neuron, fellow e-scooter sharing startup Telepod was charged on Feb 21 for providing PMD-sharing services without a licence or exemption. Some 68 of Telepod's PMDs have been impounded by LTA as at Feb 14.
LTA said that it takes a "serious view" of companies providing PMD-sharing services illegally. Unlicenced operators can be fined up to S$10,000 and/or face a jail term of up to six months. They may receive a further fine of S$500 per day, or part of a day, if the offence continues after conviction.


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I'm Going To Plant And Grow A Dye Garden Part 1
I thought this year I would try to plant and grow a dye garden after the last frost.
Before the invention of synthetic dyes in the 1850s all dyes were natural pigments.
I would love to try bundle dyeing. I already grow a lot of flowers of my own but I want to grow some traditional plants used for dyeing also.
I was watching a video the other day about 'Woad': I couldn't believe my eyes when wool dipped in a dye bath of woad (that started as a murky yellow) as by magic turned a beautiful shade of blue as soon as the wool hit the air.
I want to try silk eco printing to make silk scarfs using flowers and natural dyes.
First I am going to prepare my plot: Apparently most of the plants used for dyeing are wild flowers that like a lot of sunshine and light.
This first year I am mainly going to discover which plants grow well and where. Apparently if you are not careful Woad can take over your garden as it self seeds everywhere.
I have read that the plants should be kept weed free, watered well, and kept free of pests until established. They don't mind poor soil so I will try and find an uncultivated spot; maybe I will mix a general compost 1:2 ratio.
I have read that after several weeks I should see my dye garden grow and mature and I can begin to harvest. At first I will limit this to 20% of the plant so it can recuperate and leave something for the butterflies and bees. At the end of the season I will harvest 80-85% of the plants and let the rest go to seed so I can gather it all for next years dye garden.Some plants can be gown in containers too.
I am to going to aim for the 3 primary colours Blue Red and Yellow as I am hoping that from this the full rainbow of colours will be available to me by mixing different colour dyes together. (I am looking forward to making a beautiful mess). I intend to keep it small to begin with.
Plants I am thinking of growing for the Dye Bath are:
Madder - Roots
Sumac - Berries
Beetroot - Veg
St Johns Wort - Whole plant (red, pink yellow and green can be obtained from one plant).
Bay Leaves – Leaves
Saffron – Stamens
Marigold = Flowers
Queen Annes Lace = Flowers
St John's Wort – Plant
Golden Rod – Flowers
Larkspur – Plant
Red Basil - Whole plant
Dark Red Hibiscus - Flowers
Day Lillie's - Flowers past their prime
Indigo - Foliage
Woad - Leaves
Mulberry - Fruit
Cornflowers - Flowers
Blue Berries - Fruit
I will also be able to dry some by hanging them upside down and I will also put some in the freezer to use when its cold and there is nothing around.
I can't wait to start Eco printing and I will add my first efforts to this blog later in the year in
Part 2. You never know how the Eco print will turn out. The beauty of it is every one will be different.
I will show you what I did and how I got on.

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The Keflavik Airport Development Company (Kadeco) in Iceland has selected multidisciplinary team led by KCAP to develop a strategic masterplan for the area surrounding Keflavik. The plan will involve development works in a 55 sq. km area surrounding Keflavik International Airport.
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Court Shelves Washington State Law That Would Turn Service Providers Into Criminals Based On Their Users' Behavior
from the good-move dept
Back in June, we wrote about a challenge — from both the Village Voice’s Backpage.com and the Internet Archive to a new law in Washington State, SB 6251, that effectively criminalized online service providers based on actions by their users. We’ve long talked about the problems of such secondary liability efforts, and thankfully the US has section 230 of the CDA that forbids most such efforts to apply secondary liability. And, indeed, the court has now granted a preliminary injunction against the law, citing the Section 230 issues, among other things. Basically, the court sides with Backpage and the Internet Archive on every issue here, finding the state’s reasoning in support of the law to be weak.
There are some important points in this ruling. First up, the court said that Section 230 applied, even though this was about a criminal law issue, rather than a civil law issue. Many (even Section 230 supporters) have argued that Section 230 only applies to civil law. The court notes that the law says it doesn’t apply to federal criminal laws, but says nothing about state laws. And, as such, CDA 230 should be seen to apply to state laws, even if they’re criminal:
If Congress did not want the CDA to apply in state criminal actions, it would have said so.
So, the law is already on shaky legs due to it being knocked out by Section 230. However, the court goes further to focus on how the bill violates the First Amendment as well, targeting the suppression of speech. It’s a pretty detailed explanation for how laws that target speech, rather than action, have a much higher bar, and this bill does not appear to meet that higher bar. Most importantly, the court recognizes that any laws targeting speech can have severe chilling effects, even on legal speech, and that’s unacceptable under the First Amendment:
The most problematic aspect of SB 6251 is not the protected speech that it regulates by its terms, but the likelihood that it will chill a substantial amount of protected speech in addition to the unprotected speech that Defendants argue the statute was meant to address
The court even notes that it could create chilling effects and potentially criminalize sites like Facebook and Twitter as well. While the state denied this possibility, the judge points out that it’s entirely possible to read the law in that way, and that alone could create chilling effects from companies trying to avoid criminal liability. Finally, the court notes that the law also almost certainly violates the Commerce Clause, because it would regulate companies located entirely outside of Washington State.
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After the violence between Rakhine Buddhists and Rohingya in 2012, the government corralled 120,000 Rohingya into detention camps in central Rakhine State.
Since last September nearly 700,000 Rohingya Muslims have been forced into Bangladesh from Rakhine State, Myanmar, fleeing mass murder, mass rape and burning villages. Media attention of this human rights crisis, however, has largely ignored how international agencies inside Myanmar, especially the United Nations, had seen this disaster coming for years and have kept quiet.
A pattern of compliance to the demands of Myanmar’s military was set in motion when the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) first established its presence, facilitating a very dubious, and arguably forced, repatriation of 250,000 Rohingya in the 1990s. Confronting a rigid military dictatorship, the UN’s approach was to maneuver within the confines and restraints the government imposed. For the next two decades, the UN quietly provided services to Rohingya of northern Rakhine without publicizing the apartheid situation and other abuses they suffered.
After the violence between Rakhine Buddhists and Rohingya in 2012, the government corralled 120,000 Rohingya into detention camps in central Rakhine State. The UN and many more humanitarian organizations rushed in to help. For six years they have sustained these detention camps, providing food, education, sanitation, medical support, and even management. Once again, they do their work without publicizing the abuses they witness.
I was invited by the UN to analyze the dilemmas it faced in Myanmar in 2015 and again in 2017. Most recently, in June I was again in Myanmar working on the same challenge with international NGOs. My assessment hasn’t changed: the UN and its partners have yet to break habits of polite compliance that were established earlier, even when the reality of complicity with ethnic cleansing is now so evident.
Despite crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing, the approach inside Myanmar has remained one of quiet diplomacy, constant calls for “partnership,” promises of development as a cure-all for inter-communal conflict, and a standard humanitarian operation that treated detention camps like a normal situation of internal displacement.
The specific flaws in the current approach include:
- A lack of public advocacy, which might have inflicted greater political costs on the military and the government. Instead of using Myanmar’s transition to democracy as an opening to address its deep internal problems of discrimination, the international community’s hero-worship of Aung San Suu Kyi was used as an excuse to forgive all abuses and quietly support her party at all costs.
- The UN, and especially UNHCR, enforce a culture of secrecy which helps the government in minimizing the political costs of its treatment of the Rohingya. Substantial information gathered by the UN in Rakhine State is tightly controlled, and almost never sees the light of day in public reports.
- The UN and partner agencies have been subsidizing the detention camps paying the bills and providing staffing and services. International staff in Rakhine refer to themselves cynically as “jailers,” and they wish they were joking. Worse yet, everyone conveniently refers to these prisons only as “IDP camps,” normalizing an entirely illegal situation.
- The international actors inside Myanmar have for years accepted the government’s demand to eliminate the Rohingya identity from their discourse, never saying the word “Rohingya” inside the country. The Rohingya are being cleansed from the culture and the language, a common preparatory step for genocide, and international agencies inside Myanmar have been helping to pave the way.
- The crisis in Rakhine State is complex, but international actors have focused on a one-dimensional analysis focused on local inter-communal conflict with the ethnic Rakhine, and deliberately underemphasized the more important and influential dynamic of the decades-long national and military strategy of segregation, confinement, deliberate impoverishment, and ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya. While working on improved ethnic relationships is a positive thing, this focus does not address the root problem at the national level.
- Superficial ‘conflict sensitivity’ approaches have been mostly comprised of spending money on Rakhine communities, and avoiding any sensitive discussion of Rohingya rights, because neither the Rakhine population nor the government wanted to hear it. This silence was defended as “reducing friction,” which contributed further to the disempowerment of the Rohingya.
- The dominant approach emphasized development support in and of itself as a cure for conflict, with no acknowledgement that offering such support and funding without addressing structural inequalities would only strengthen the discriminatory, apartheid system.
- The relationship between the Rohingya and the international organizations in Rakhine is deeply dependency-driven. These institutions have very little in place that enables them to listen to or understand the Rohingya’s needs or opinion. The internationals nevertheless pose as ‘champions’ of the Rohingya, while focusing their negotiation approaches primarily on expanding their own access and operations rather than pressuring for Rohingya rights.
The UN and partner agencies in the field have a unique role because of their widely-respected credibility at the global level and their unique access to information. But they failed to take advantage, instead falling into a trap in which an excessive fear of “losing access” was used to justify all-embracing compliance with any government demands, no matter how unacceptable. The recently-signed agreement between the UNHCR, UNDP and the Myanmar government shows how little has changed: the UN agrees to assist a repatriation, without any mention of human rights protection, and no robust capacity to monitor conditions.
This persistent weakness rests on hopelessness: UN staff too easily convince themselves that advocacy or principled positions will not have any impact on the Myanmar authorities and is therefore not worth the bother. This attitude fails to grasp the complexity and long-term nature of political change, and the important incremental contributions of international pressure that accumulates over time.
This crisis is by no means over. There are still hundreds of thousands of Rohingya in Rakhine state, all either physically or virtually imprisoned, all suffering from inadequate food, shelter, medical services, livelihoods and education as well as constant human rights abuse and discrimination. Furthermore, it is not inconceivable that Bangladesh and Myanmar will eventually force hundreds of thousands of refugees back across the border, and expect the UN to support additional detention camps.
International organizations need to change their analysis and response to state intimidation, build up a tougher skin and defensive strategies that will enable them to act according to their principles and in the longer-term interest of the Rohingya. Such a reversal will inevitably demand that the UN and international agencies inside the country start to do things that the Myanmar government and military do not want or expect them to do. This includes sharing information publicly about what happens inside Rakhine State, insisting on human rights and humanitarian principles as prerequisites for actions, and showing respect for the Rohingya identity and aspirations.
Liam Mahony’s full report: "Time to Break Old Habits: Shifting from complicity to protection of the Rohingya in Myanmar" can be found at www.fieldviewsolutions.org


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Charlotte Diamond is an internationally recognized, award-winning recording artist, singer, composer and performer of family and childrens music. She is also known as an educator and has participated in many state and national educational conferences as a keynote speaker and workshop leader. In both Canada and the USA, Charlottes music is part of many classroom curriculums, as the songs are easily singable, teachable, and relevant. Charlotte presently has twelve recordings, a string of awards, including four Parents Choice Awards and three American Library Association Awards, (to mention a few), two nationally televised videos, and a music book. She now tours throughout Canada and the U.S.A., and has had three concert tours to Costa Rica, on the invitation of that countrys First Lady, UNICEF and the Canadian Embassy. Charlotte is trilingual and has three recordings in French, and one in Spanish. She has been honoured with placement in the Encyclopedia of British Columbia, as "one of the most popular childrens performers in Canada". Charlotte is a Special Representative for UNICEF CANADA.


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Quick, before you get sick of the three-strand novel (since The Hours, it seems like everybody's doing it), have a look at this powerful book about art, the Holocaust and grief.Theatre critic Kate Taylor's debut shows a lot of ambition. She makes the fictional diaries of Jeanne Proust, mother of Marcel, her centrepiece, concentrating on entries written between the years 1890 and 1905. Woven among these are the stories of Sarah, sent to Canada from Paris in 1942 just days before her parents are shipped off to Auschwitz, and of Marie, who's translating the Jeanne Proust diaries in the present and gets involved with Sarah's son Max.
There are heavy themes here, including, obviously, anti-Semitism (Jeanne Proust was Jewish, and the Dreyfus Affair dominates the diaries), the artist as selfish parasite, mothers who over-dote on their sons (in the cases of Marcel and Max for good reason), but Taylor handles them with the kind of subtlety and skill you don't expect from a new fiction writer.
Other things give her away. Her themes relating to translation and the language issue in Canada deserve a novel on their own; first novelists always want to cram every issue that matters into one book.
And she overwrites at times, saying something with multiple clauses that could have been expressed just fine in a simple declarative sentence. Writing historical fiction is a risk: the heft of the subject matter can fool a writer into thinking it requires ponderous prose.
But that flaw doesn't turn up very often, and after a slow 25 pages the story starts to rip right along.
Jeanne Proust is a real discovery, a strong woman who has a sense of justice but doesn't quite grasp the historical moment. Her son Marcel you will want to strangle. And Sarah, who creates the kosher kitchen of the title, is a revelation.
She makes this book a key contribution to the growing literature about the children of the Holocaust.
Taylor reads at Harbourfront Centre Wednesday (March 12). See readings, this page, for details. SUSAN G. COLE
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Mme. Proust And The Kosher Kitchen by Kate Taylor (Doubleday), 414 pages, $34.95 cloth. Rating: NNNN

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Not many books read recently, I admit. I could blame the engulfing bliss of coding again, or my time spent enjoying the sunny outdoors, but let’s face it: it’s mostly Zelda’s fault. Still, I did enjoy some reading:
Mustaine: a life in metal (Dave Mustaine and Joe Layden, 2010)
For some reason, I keep reading autobiographies of rock stars, even though after Billy Idol, Peter Hook, Bruce Dickinson and Travis Barker, I know quite well what to expect: the account of a talented, hard-working, self-important artist spending their time having drug orgies, sex orgies, and fighting with their band mates1. About Mustaine’s, the only peculiarity I was expecting was a constant grudge against Metallica.
Well, the backcover features the typical sex-and-drugs rock star checklist, while the two words that open the book are “James Hetfield”. (I kid you not. The guys starts his own biography with someone else’s name.)
However, this book is still an entertaining and very easy read. I went through it in a couple of evenings; it’s well-written (I suspect thanks to Joe Layden), interesting, and strangely enough Mustaine really comes out as a guy sincerely tring to be nice and amend. There are still a few cheap shots and several cases of self-justifications, of course, but given Mustaine’s reputation, I was expecting a lot worse.
Dice Men: the origin story of Games Workshop (Ian Livingstone and Steve Jackson, 2023)
My childhood owes a lot to Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone, be it through their Fighting Fantasy books or Talisman, for years my favorite board game2. And I always say that the success stories (and drama!) of the first RPG companies of the late seventies are scaled-down versions of those in the tech industry. So, of course I had to read this account of the founding of Games Workshop.
My only issue with this book is its format: it’s too tall for my shelves. However, its size allows the inclusion of numerous documents in high quality: flyers, fanzine covers, gorgeous illustrations, and a lot of pictures. There is relatively little text, but tons of material. It’s a trip in time, back to the late seventies and early eighties, and it’s great.
The story of GW’s rise itself is rather typical: focused and organised people building a successful retail business. It sounds common enough, and yet, constrasts strongly with the amateurism and lack of focus that transpires from TSR’story, as told in Game Wizards or Of Dice and Men.
Sorayama, complete masterworks (Isabella Catalina and Hajime Sorayama, 2022)
I only recently became aware of this artist, and I wanted to fill this gap in my culture. I was expecting sexy robots with a retro sci-fi vibe; I wasn’t prepared for the photorealistic fetishistic porn. In retrospect, going with the complete works was not a great idea: believe it or not, you can have too much of close-ups of female genitalia.
And yet, it’s a shame because the excessive generosity of this book detracted me from the great things about Sorayama’s work: the flawless execution, the occasional humour, and the slight unease that his juxtapositions bring, be they of chrome and flesh, pleasure and pain, or pop culture and cultural heritage, among others. It’s a rich and thought-provoking corpus; it’s doesn’t lend itself well to binging. I’m glad to have this book as a reference, but next time, I’ll go see an exihibition instead.
The exception being Bruce Dickinson, whose bio is the story of a talented, hard-working, self-important artist spending his time being a Renaissance man, flying planes, and politely disagreeing with Steve Harris. ↩
I still own a first (French) edition, probably the most precious thing I’ll bequeath my son. ↩


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5 Most Magical Foods You Should Begin Your Day With
Most of us would skip our breakfast in the morning which is unhealthy for your body. So, you could have other healthy options to start your morning. This would in turn provide you instant energy and prevent you from eating too much during the rest of the day. So, here are a few healthy food options which you could eat in the morning.
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Oh my, I haven't looked at this thread since the SD game. The reason I was asking about point spreads is a co worker and I have put together a little betting game. We each start out with 10k and make bets on each Seahawk game, You can bet on the Money Line, the Spread, the Over/Under and an extra category we call Double Spread. DS pays 1.5, 5 times your bet depending on how many points doubling the spread increases the spread. under 4.5 pays 1.5, 5 to 13.5 pays 3 and 14 and over pays 5 times your bet. $5 actual dollars rides on the outcome.
I had the same sentiment as many here that we were going to crush SD and bet heavily on the spread and of course we lost that game and so I took a big hit. At the moment my co worker is up a little over 2k. This week I'm betting heavily on the Moneyline at 400 to win 100 and if it works out we'll be close to tied. It's been a fun bit of silliness to enjoy along with watching the Hawks.


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ABA Article Shows Why Employees Who Have Been Discriminated Against Should Seek Competent Legal Representation
According to an article on the American Bar Association’s website, a new study of employment discrimination cases found:
African-Americans are 2.5 times more likely than white plaintiffs to file employment discrimination claims pro se, according to the study (PDF) by the American Bar Foundation. Other racial minorities, including Hispanics and Asians, are 1.9 times more likely to file pro se than their white counterparts.
“This difference is salient,” the study says, “because pro se plaintiffs have significantly worse litigation outcomes than those with representation. Furthermore, we show that pro se plaintiffs tend to misunderstand their legal issues and … feel that the courts have failed them.” A press release summarizes the findings.
Factors that contribute to the disparity include a lack of information about the legal system, lack of trust in lawyers, and lack of time and resources to search for a lawyer, according to authors Amy Myrick, Robert Nelson, and Laura Beth Nielsen. The study also points to prior research showing minorities have smaller professional networks and less access to “elite” networks of legal professionals.(http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/blacks_are_more_likely_to_file_job_bias_suits_without_a_lawyer_are_lawyer_w/?utm_source=maestro&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly_email).
The ABA’s article elucidates the need for employees who have been discriminated against to obtain competent legal representation. Failing to do so can harm a litigant’s case significantly, and prevent them from obtaining justice.
Court of Appeals Affirms Furth Law Firm Verdict
False Light Invasion of Privacy
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 27
History and Purpose of the NMHRA
Independent Contractor Versus Employee Classification
Las Cruces Settles Three Wrongful Termination Lawsuits
Loss of Consortium In New Mexico
Malicious Abuse of Process and The Litigation Privilege
New Investigation Into Costco Tiffany Rings
New Mexico Tort Claims Act
Parental Liability For Torts Of Minor Children

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This piece is all about texture – and time. It took the patience of Job to make this over-sized ear of corn: I molded the kernels one by one then attached them individually to the cob. I varied the kernel sizes and swirled the rows to mimic the natural patterns on sweet corn. This husky rendition of the most basic of vegetables makes me think of the vast farm fields in our ‘middle west’ and of cornbread and polenta.
This corn sculpture can be grouped to form an informal border, lined up in a row at the edge of a garden bed. The ears glisten in the early-morning light, and the texture is ethereally highlighted by a layer of frost. Alternatively, think of a cavalcade of corn running along the back of the buffet, supported on stainless rods.
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Situated in the South Pacific, New Zealand is a genuinely beautiful country with a landscape that contains an amazing variety of landforms. It includes rolling green countryside, beautiful still lakes, rivers full of white water excitement, active volcanoes, glaciers, world-class surf beaches and native forests. Nowhere else will you find so many different landscapes all in such close proximity.
The two main islands, the South Island and the North Island, are together about the size of Great Britain or Japan. However, a population of only 5.1 million makes the population density only 18 people per square kilometre, as opposed to 281 sq km in Great Britain or 347 sq km in Japan. About 75% of New Zealand’s population lives in the North Island, with about 1.6 million people living in the Auckland urban area.
New Zealand is 12 hours ahead of Universal Time (GMT).
The New Zealand climate is temperate, with average temperatures ranging from 8 C in July to 17 C in January. However, summer temperatures reach the low 30s C in many places.
New Zealand’s seasons are the reverse of those in the Northern Hemisphere:
Summer: December to February
Autumn: March to May
Winter: June to August
Spring: September to November
While physical evidence suggests that New Zealand, or Aotearoa (Land of the Long White Cloud) has been inhabited for about 1000 years, Maori history suggests a longer inhabitation.
A number of Maori tribal histories tell of inhabitation stretching back to creation, while others tell of a migration from Polynesia about 900 years ago.
Isolated from the rest of the world, the Maori developed a strong society structure unified by a common language and customs. However the Maori dominance in New Zealand was not to last.
It was Dutch explorer Abel Tasman who was the first European to visit New Zealand in 1642, but European settlement did not begin until after 1769 when Englishman Captain James Cook sailed around and mapped New Zealand.
Contact between Maori and European cultures began in the seventieth century, and by the end of the eighteenth century small mainly English settlements had been established. These were mostly designed to gather resources such as seals, whales, flax and timber, and to trade with the Maori.
By the 1830s these settlements had grown, with about 2000 Europeans living amongst 200,000 Maori. In 1835 the British recognised Maori sovereignty, and in 1840 the Treaty of Waitangi was signed between Maori chiefs and the government of Great Britain. The nation of New Zealand was created.
For the next 100 years the country was the target of huge migration from Europe. The Maori, despite resisting the inflow, were marginalised and their numbers dropped to around 40,000. Land, language and culture was swamped by the European tide. Since the mid 1970s there has been a national realisation of the impact of the colonial process and there is a slow Maori renaissance underway.
New Zealand became an independent nation in 1947 and is a member of the British Commonwealth of Nations and the United Nations. Though small, it has taken strong international stands, most noticeably against nuclear power.

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Walk In Third Friday For MPS
That's the day that DPI uses as the cut-off to determine school's and district's enrollment for monetary purposes. It's a very, very big red-letter day for any school and district in Wisconsin, but it always takes particular importance in Milwaukee because it's the day that MPS schools find out if they are under or overenrolled and teachers move buildings.
In MPS, Third Friday is a very, very big deal.
But today it was a major deal, because over 100 schools in MPS staged Walk-Ins as a response to the takeover plan that was included in the biennium budget.
Those walk in's were covered all over the Milwaukee media.
From the Journal-Sentinel:
"This is an attack on our democratic institutions," North Division social studies teacher Lukas Wierer told about 30 demonstrators gathered outside the building before the start of classes on Friday.
Wierer acknowledged the Milwaukee Public School District's shortcomings, saying administrators and staff must "continue to strive to be better." But he said MPS is the "only institution in this city with the capacity, commitment and legal obligation to serve all of our students."To WISN-TV:
To WITI - TV:
And even in La Crosse, as all of the schools in La Crosse joined in what is nothing short of a spectacular moment of solidarity across Wisconsin.
But that was only part of the day.
The other part was spent downtown where the County Board's Intergovernmental Relations Committee passed by 4-1 vote a resolution opposing the MPS Takeover.
Yes, the takeover that is being overseen by Co. Exec. Chris Abele....
From the Journal-Sentinel:
The measure passed 4-1, with Supervisor Deanna Alexander as the lone dissenter and Tony Staskunas absent. It was proposed by County Supervisors Jason Haas, Khalif Rainey, John Weishan Jr. and Eddie Cullen.
The resolution is essentially symbolic, as the takeover measure is now law. But it draws a line in the sand between County Board members and Abele, and seeks to ensure that costs associated with operation of the so-called Opportunity Schools and Partnership Program do not fall to Milwaukee County taxpayers, who already pay separate taxes for their schools.
"When he (Abele) says no county employees will be used, we don't believe him," Weishan said. He said the takeover measure was " undemocratic and has huge future costs for Milwaukee County."
Alexander, an Abele supporter, suggested the opposition was motivated " by politics and money."Sure, job security can be called money... I mean honestly, who doesn't want to fight for their job? But really, this is about equal access towards educational opportunities in Milwaukee, and independent charter schools do not give that. It's just that simple.
Abele was in Washington, D.C., and did not attend the meeting.
His administration director, Tieg Whaley-Smith, read a prepared statement reiterating many of Abele's prior statements regarding the takeover, including the assertion that he never sought oversight of the schools "and frankly shares some of the same concerns of those who have expressed opposition."
"Now that he has this authority, however," Whaley-Smith said, "he is taking the responsibility seriously and is committed to making sure this effort is a success."THEN WHY SPEAK ABOUT IT AT ALL?!
Like I have pointed out before, if Abele really doesn't want to hurt MPS and truly believes what he's saying, he should shut up and ask for help about how to avoid any damage to MPS. But based on his statements and just general lack of any specifics, he clearly hasn't the faintest idea about the power he wields and how some actions he seems to want to take very well could be putting the death nail into public education in Milwaukee.
What's an even scarier thought is that he might know exactly what he's doing and is attempting to play us all for fools. Maybe he wants to see MPS get blown up, just like he seems to want to see so many county services be blown up and shipped out to the private sector.
Then again, maybe there's a reason why State Sen. Chris Larson will be announcing his bid for Co. Executive in short order.
No, I'm serious, just watch this from WISN-TV today:
WDJT-TV in Milwaukee decided, as many did with their evening newscasts, to focus on the County Board meeting as well:
The CBS story featured an interview with MTEA President Kim Schroeder. I'm proud to say that Kim is my union president, and I would certainly feel comfortable calling him my friend. Every word he says here is true. Every. Damn. Word:
"MPS teachers do the hardest job of any teacher in the state, and they do it better than anybody else, the challenges that we face in the classroom every day would baffle most people, yet we do it, and we do it successfully, the bad things get put on the news the great things tend to be ignored,” said Kim Schroeder, MTEA President.If you're looking for more information and pictures from all across MPS where schools walked in, I suggest looking on the Stop The MPS Takeover Facebook page or you can also head over to the MTEA website which has lots of images as well.
And in case you were wondering, you'd better believe I took part in a walk at my school, and was the one who happily organized and distributed flyers to staff after school.


A CRIMINAL who was jailed for six years is facing another court hearing in April under the Proceeds of Crime Act.
Mark Francois, pictured, appeared alongside his cousin Mathew Francois at Bradford Crown Court yesterday and Judge David Hatton QC was told that the confiscation hearing would have to be fixed for two days beginning on April 22.
Last year 33-year-old Mark Francois, of Sunways, Mirfield, was given a lengthy prison sentence for offences involving mortgage fraud and drug dealing.
His cousin Mathew, 34, of Benny Parr Close, Soothill, Batley, was jailed for 29 months after he admitted producing cannabis.
Mark Francois’ partner Rebecca Wilson, 25, was given a suspended prison sentence for her limited role in the mortgage offence relating to their Mirfield home.
The court heard last year how Mark Francois, who ran legitimate car-related businesses, helped to pay for his enviable lifestyle through crime.
He lived in a luxury detached home filled with expensive furniture and used a car with a personalised number plate.
Officers seized £15,000 in cash from a laundry basket and financial inquiries showed payments into two bank accounts of around £75,000 in under four years.
Mark Francois claimed that only about 25% of the money came from criminal conduct which included supplying crack cocaine to an undercover police officer who was deployed in Huddersfield in late 2009 as part of Operation Greystoke.
Judge Hatton told Mark and Mathew Francois that they would both be brought back to court for the final confiscation hearing in April.


Weddings are definitely a time to let loose and celebrate. Normally as the night progresses, the heels come off, the ties are loosened and the groom’s crazy uncle is leading a conga line past the coffee station. If this sounds like your family, perhaps you want to direct that conga line straight into a wedding […]
Weddings are definitely a time to let loose and celebrate. Normally as the night progresses, the heels come off, the ties are loosened and the groom’s crazy uncle is leading a conga line past the coffee station. If this sounds like your family, perhaps you want to direct that conga line straight into a wedding night photo booth! Photo booths at weddings began to take off a couple years back, and the Milwaukee market is still going strong with different types of booths and different types of booth options constantly being added to the market to keep the idea fresh and fun.
I recently had the opportunity to meet with Brian and Jenny Edwards, operators of Wisconsin Photo Booth here in Milwaukee. This fun loving couple never dreamed of becoming business partners when they married a year and a half ago but now Saturday night date nights consist of helping guests strike a pose at other people’s weddings and events – and they couldn’t be happier about this. Their business venture began a year ago when a friend of theirs who owns booths in Chicago and Indiana asked Brian and Jenny to help him with an event in Milwaukee.
“Our first event was great! It was fun watching people enjoy themselves in the booth – laughing, acting goofy and just having fun!” says Jenny. After participating in that event, they asked their friend how they could get involved here in Milwaukee. Their first photo booth was constructed out of everyday construction supplies and so in no time at all they were up and running.
As Jenny describes, having a photo booth at any event allows couples to see their event from the eyes of their guests. Wisconsin Photo Booth also offers straightforward pricing and they are always willing to customize their props and photo strips to each event. Along with the traditional photo strips, you can even have albums or DVDs made of all your guests photos.
As a planner, one thing I tend to recommend to guests who are having a photo booth is that while silly props are fun, it works best to incorporate these into the booth later in the evening. Starting out the evening with just the photo booth and no props lets older adults, such as maybe grandparents, feel welcome to step in and take more reserved photos. Then, later in the evening when you bring out all of your silly props, you’ll draw in the younger crowd and might even get couples who took photos earlier in the evening (sans pink cowboy hat) to step back inside for a second round of shots. It allows for more variety and most of the time more photos!
To learn more about Wisconsin Photo Booth Company, check out their website or give Brian and Jenny a call at 414-454-9688.


May 14 to September 25, 2009
Curated by Eileen Legaspi-Ramirez and Claro Ramirez
Double Take was an attempt to encourage a second look on initial misrecognitions. Viewers were goaded to ask: Was what I always knew as real merely a cleverly woven myth? Notions of blood, glory, territory and, ultimately, nation were mined in the LVN film still archive, particularly from war films. Young director Raya Martin counted on the museum infrastructure to set off a play on the eyes and mind. The museum’s larger galleries saw pronouncements from the historian Floro Quibuyen, art historian John Clark, and theorist Marian Pastor Roces that set off seminal pieces by nineteenth-century painters Juan Luna and Felix Resurreccion Hidalgo. The two artists were also re-examined in light of discourse and personal communication with the nationalist José Rizal.


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Built in 1945, by C.W. Smith Shipyard Incorporated of Pensacola, Florida (hull #11) as the ST-724 for the United States Army.
In 1945, she was transferred to the United States Navy. Where she was designated as the Albemarle
In 1956, the tug acquired by the Charles C. Smith Company. Where she was renamed as the Gladys Smith.
In 1964, she was acquired by the Reinauer Transportation Companies of Staten Island, New York. Where she was renamed as the Marilou Reinauer.
In 1967, the tug was sold where she was renamed as the Mabel S.
In 1975, she was renamed as the Helen S.
She was eventually acquired by the Sherman and Sons Company of Panama City, Florida. Where she was renamed as the Apache. The tug is no longer listed in documentation. Her current, and, or final disposition is unknown.

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There is rough consensus among RG members that we should migrate the DAO from mainnet to xDAI. The obvious benefit is massively cheaper transaction fees, which expands the types of things we can do on-chain as a guild: more proposals, better voting participation, more complex minion proposals, more operations/process automation, etc.
To get those benefits, we have to execute the migration. Here are a few things we need to solve for:
- Moving the DAO itself to xDAI
- Getting existing members their appropriate shares in the new DAO on xDAI, including the process of new shares in preparation for the cutover to a DAI share price
- How to bridge the current DAO funds over to the new DAO
- How to handle the consultation fee
- How to handle the escrow
And my thoughts on how we can solve for each:
1 and 2) DAO and share migration
Summon a new DAO on xDAI with the moloch v2.1 multisummoner, with existing members assigned to the number of shares as calculated in the share price cutover spreadsheet
3) Bridging DAO funds
I think this can actually be pretty simple. Once the new DAO on xDAI has been summoned, for each token in our bank we create a minion proposal on mainnet that sends that token across the bridge to our new DAO address. For all non-DAI tokens, we send them to the new DAO address directly. For DAI, however, we’ll need to send it to a minion on xDAI that can then wrap it in wxDAI (can be the same one referenced in the next section).
4) Consultation Fees
We should provide two options on the hire us page:
- A button to send 300 wxDAI directly to the DAO bank, on the xDAI network (potentially with the wrapper integrated so clients can use xDAI directly). This works for clients who have already bridged over funds to the xDAI network. We can highlight the super cheap gas costs.
- A button that initiates a tx to send DAI over the bridge from mainnet to xDAI, with the destination address a minion that can be later poked to wrap the xDAI into wxDAI and send it to the DAO bank. This works for clients who don’t yet have any funds on xDAI.
5) Raid Guild Escrow
Given the multiple interactions a client will need to be able to make with the escrow contract –
release, and (hopefully not)
lock – supporting a cross-network functionality here will be difficult. In the future this may be come more feasible (e.g. via xDAI’s arbitrary message bridge or Connext’s Vector protocol), but for now my recommendation is to simply deploy our escrow contract on xDAI. LexDAO already has an arbitration address set up on xDAI, so this should be pretty simple.
An alternative option is to take the opportunity to make some improvements to how the escrow works. For example:
- support non-uniform milestones so that raids don’t need to break payments into equal parts.
- allow clients to deposit as milestones progress so that they don’t have to front the entire raid payment
- convert to single-contract-per-escrow architecture, which would avoid the creation of a honey pot and avoid the possibility of funds getting accidentally stuck in the contract if not sent correctly.
A number of these features have already been implemented in our Smart Invoice contract system, so the bulk of the effort would be in adding the spoils splitting into that. This could even be done as a separate helper contract, enabling the RG escrow to use the same core escrow infrastructure as Smart Invoice.

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Watching a JetBike in a movie can be awe inspiring to do it yourself and now you can, on the beautiful island of Lanzarote. Whether it is for the first time you will be going on a Jetbike or have done it earlier, just wear your lifejacket, sun glasses and indulge in the heart pounding watersport activity in Lanzarote you cannot resist.
If thats not enough after take a 30 minute go on the Fly Board and get catapulted into the air by the jets. This is like flying in the sky with a huge jet pack on your back powered by the water.
Highlights of Riding a JetBike:
Between the golden sandy beaches of Lanzarote and the turquoise clear Atlantic waters, there is nothing more fun which gives you an adrenaline rush on water than riding a JetBike. Go against the wind and let the jet power of the Jetbike brake the waves to make some awesome tight turns, fully enjoy the water ride and play around by going a bit faster or even at blisteringly high speed if you are upto the challenge!!!
Being on a Jetbike allows you to explore the beautiful crystal clear waters and the glorious sunny weather of Lanzarote, along with spectacular coastal views of the island, admire the beauty of nature without any crowds and going over 60kmph, a real NEED FOR SPEED moment!!!!, that’s what most people who rode the JetBike said in TripAdvisor reviews. Do your very own adventure on a JetBike, no matter which day you arrive in Lanzarote, it is the hightlight of your holiday, we guarantee.
Add lots of thrills into your relaxed holiday in Lanzarote on a Jetbike, a powerful motorbike on water, how cool!!!! Get set go on the easy and safe Jetbike to experience the fascinating feeling of speed on water.
How do I Experience the JetBike?:
Have an action packed and unforgettable 25 mins., where you can have the fastest, wettest and wildest adventure on water at the first watersports center in Lanzarote operating since 1998. Just rent a JetBike for a fascinating experience of your holiday on new and well maintained fleet of JetBikes, along with fantastically friendly, well trained, professional, fully qualified team who have lots of experience with watersports and speak English and Spanish.


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Laura has now entered the Gulf of Mexico and strengthened to Category 1 status, after travelling the length of the Greater Antilles and bringing torrential rain and strong winds from Puerto Rico and the Bahamas through Hispaniola to Cuba.
Now once more over the open ocean, Laura is tapping into the warm Gulf waters, and is set to strengthen dramatically over the next 24 hours, reaching potentially major hurricane status before making landfall near the Louisiana-Texas border late Wednesday.
If Laura does become a major hurricane -- defined as Category 3 or higher -- it will be the first of what has so far been an above-average Atlantic hurricane season.
As of Tuesday evening, it looks like Laura will become a major hurricane by Wednesday night.
Laura looks to bring 100-200 mm or rainfall to parts of the U.S. Gulf Coast, with local amounts as high as 300 mm for some, and all falling on areas already somewhat waterlogged from Marco's impact. Just as dangerous will be storm surge, which will be significant.
The National Weather Service warns that there could be "life-threatening storm surge with large and dangerous waves producing potentially catastrophic damage from San Luis Pass, Texas to the Mouth of the Mississippi River, including areas in the Port Arthur Hurricane Flood Protection System."
Even after landfall, the storms' remnants are forecast to move deep into North America along the Mississippi Valley -- such that once it passes south of the Great Lakes, its moisture will likely fuel weekend showers in southern Ontario.
Though the longer-range forecast is a little bit less certain, there is a slight chance the storm's remnants may still be coherent enough to reform once it exits back out to sea off the U.S. northeastern coast, potentially impacting Atlantic Canada.
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Average Wholesale Price (AWP) / Medicaid Fraud Litigation
This AWP litigation alleges a number of pharmaceutical companies were overcharging state Medicaid programs for prescription drugs. An examination of the pharmaceutical company price lists demonstrates the difference in the AWP and Wholesale Average Cost (WAC), which are the prices provided by the manufacturers for reimbursement, and the actual price or cost of the drug. In some cases, the published AWP price was more than 2,500 percent higher than the actual price, and the WAC price nearly 600 percent higher.
Beasley Allen has recovered more than $1.5 billion in settlements and jury verdicts for the states we have represented in these claims. Taxpayer dollars have been returned to the states and the agencies providing services to vulnerable residents. As a result, pharmaceutical manufacturers have completely changed the way they conduct business with states and their Medicaid agencies.
Opioid abuse has reached epidemic proportions in the United States. According to the Department of Health & Human Services, 12.5 million people misused prescription opioids and 33,091 Americans died from opioid overdose in 2015 alone.
These medications provide important pain relief for many. However, over the years, drug companies inflated the effectiveness of delayed-release medications like OxyContin and downplayed their addictive properties, creating conditions ripe for abuse.
In addition to individual cases of serious injury and death related to opioid abuse, Beasley Allen is representing multiple local governments in Alabama against both manufacturers and distributors of opioids for increased costs faced by local governments related to the opioid epidemic. Providing city and county resources to battle the opioid crisis causes local governments to sustain economic damages and ongoing significant financial burdens.
These lawsuits allege the crisis was created by the pharmaceutical industry, which instead of investigating suspicious orders of prescription opiates, turned a blind eye in favor of making a profit. They intentionally misled doctors and the public about the risks of these dangerous drugs, and municipal governments are left struggling to cope with the consequences.
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Mario and his brother Luigi have now been a keep of the Nintendo gaming system for decades. Though cellular engineering has changed the panorama recently, those two small plumbers have never created the start from their house at Nintendo for the cellular planet.
Over time, several knockoff mobile programs have attempted to make a play for your portable globe, but have easily been smashed and removed. Actually Flappy Bird experienced large accomplishment, till it had been ruled the pipes within the game were too much like that inside the Mario Bros. game.
Gamers could ultimately rejoice, since this year, Mario has ultimately made his fantastic look on mobile technology. In what seemed just like a partnership too much time within the making, it’s simple to enjoy the Mario brothers sport right-on your mobile device.
Currently whilst the game is really a free download, you have to understand that this wasn’t likely to be something that wouldn’t come without a value. Yes, the game can be a free application download, but as long as you want to perform afew panels.
Once you fall in love with the sport, you got it, you have to cover to unlock the rest of the game to attain the actual Bowser. Lovers do not appear to mind they have to pay for to perform, it’s been too long in the world and they would like to be capable of get that minor plumber running and getting as rapidly because they may.
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November 22nd marks the beginning of the next edition of Poland's oldest film festival. The International Film Festival Etiuda&Anima is officially one of the oldest such events organized in Poland.
July 2022 will mark the 18th edition of the Polish Music Festival, which will take place from 8.07-30.07.2022. The festival in itself is not only a musical event, where works of valuable and well-known Polish composers, composed over the centuries.
Krakow Film Festival is one of the oldest events in the world. It is evidenced by the fact that this year will be the 62nd edition of the event. During the festival, which usually lasts as long as 8 days, viewers can see up to 250 films not only from Poland, but also from around the world.
The International Festival of Independent Cinema Mastercard OFF CAMERA starts on 29th April. It is one of the biggest events of this kind in the central part of Europe.
"Time change again" - every year, a lot of people forget to change the time at night. Reading the following article, you will learn when we change from winter to summertime, and we will also explain why and why we do it every year.
During the whole week, from 19 to 27 March, during this year's edition of the fashion festival in Krakow, you will be able to become a participant of numerous events promoting young artists, photographers and designers. An interesting event is a show - Fashion Inspired by the Past - in the Hipolit Tenement House, which is part of the Krakow Museum.
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Film tourism is a great adventure for connoisseurs and explorers, so-called culture freaks. However, the locations we see in films may become a great impulse to discover new places. Just as, after the premiere of a certain part of the James Bond film, tourists rushed in crowds to Matera, Italy, those interested in the film "Schindler's List" are still coming to Krakow. In fact, Małopolska and Krakow have been immortalized in many films.
Krakow is a city where culture and art come from every corner. Their overtones can also be found this year. In the announcing musical calendar of events for this year, you will certainly find concerts for you, your friends and your family. In our concert list for the city of Krakow, we have included all the interesting music options. Concerts in different music genres from jazz, through pop, rock, and alternative music. Krakow offers hundreds of opportunities to explore new sounds, and we've tried to capture them all in one calendar of events. It doesn't matter what genre appeals to you, what music calms you down, or what concerts you like to party at. In the section concerts in Krakow we meet your expectations and musical tastes.
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Today about coffee, good coffee, which is suddenly becoming more accessible to me, and more necessary and desirable. Unfortunately, the data cited by scientists, show that in the near future, due to the prevailing weather conditions, coffee may become a very luxurious product. But while it is, you have to enjoy it, so we've put together some information on where to drink coffee in our city of Krakow, and by the way, where to buy fresh, artisanal baked goods. This combination makes for a pretty good breakfast, and remember, it's our dose of energy for a successful day!
Entering the Christmas dimension. December has arrived and with it Christmas markets and fairs. To make them really successful, you do not need anything special.
On January 30, 2022, the 30th finale of the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity will be held across the country. The Orchestra will collect money for pediatric ophthalmology, and the slogan of the jubilee edition of the collection is "Look into your eyes".
The winter holidays are getting closer and closer and, as we all know, kids don't like to be bored. Fortunately, this is well known to the management of the city of Krakow! If you do not have the opportunity to go with your child on a longer trip during the winter holidays, you have nothing to lose. Winter holidays in Krakow can also be the fulfillment of all kinds of dreams and interesting attractions for your kids. We present ten suggestions on how to spend the winter holidays in Krakow.


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Best paidakia (lamb chops) we had all week in Astypalaia. Super friendly owner accommodated our large 7-person group at the last minute at a makeshift table downstairs, on the open terrace overlooking old harbour. Other plates were varied in quality but everything good or better.
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Sometimes its just fun to make a little noise.
Recently I've been looking for something to play that would really bring out some of the attributes that Stratocasters are known for. I found it in the blues. I stumbled on to some of B.B. King's concert videos from the 90s and most especially Live From Memphis. It's a very moody, expressive form of music that will really put a guitar through its paces. King plays what looks like a Gibson Les Paul famously named Lucille, but I've seen him play with Eric Clapton and other greats who play a Fender pretty similar in build to mine.
So today I learned my first blues lick. It's a pretty simple lick in E, but boy is it a lot of fun to play. I sat down this afternoon beside my little amp, cranked the volume and turned on the distortion for a fatter sound. I learned this lick on frets 2 through 4, though I think it can be slid up to start on the 12th fret. I haven't quite worked that out.
I did find some classic rock and roll riffs, Crazy Train, Back in Black and a few others. They actually looked pretty simple and fun to play, but the blues spoke to me over the rock this time. I had so much fun that I came in and looked up B.B. King and found Riding With The King used on Amazon for $1. It's a collaborative album that Clapton and King put out back in 2000. It just sounds like it would have to be amazing.
It makes me wonder how it feels for those two legends to actually collaborate on an album like that. Do they consider themselves legends? Do they realize they're making music history with the kind of landmark album that will be talked about for years? Or are they just two guys who love to play guitar and are fortunate enough to do it for a living?
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Running Time: 100 mins.
MPAA Rating: PG 13
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When a bright young schoolgirl who longs for adulthood meets David, a dashing older man, he introduces her to his vibrant world of glamorous friends, chic jazz clubs and her own sexual awakening. Will she let this affair ruin her dreams of attending Oxford, as her headmistress fears?
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It may not be in the most coveted part of Auckland city, but a three bedroom house with a $1 price tag is nothing to sneeze at in this property market.
TradeMe member Iliyas Adam has listed a brick and tile house featuring all the trimmings – kitchen, bathroom, hot water tank and stove – for just $1.
The hot water cylinder alone would be worth at least $50 if taken to a demolition yard, so there are profits to be made.
But in Auckland’s property market there is of course a catch, and the house will need to be relocated by whoever buys it.
Adam said he was planning to demolish the house and build a more modern abode for his retirement.
He has owned the house for 14 years and currently owns the dairy next door.
He said there had been more than 20 people interested but if he didn’t get a firm offer soon he would move ahead with demolition before Christmas.
Demolishing the house would cost him about $3300 but he had listed it hoping someone would be able to use the house rather than having it go to waste.
The house is in Potter Avenue in Mt Roskill, south of the city centre.
Astute investors will know that a brick house is best left unmoved or cladding removed before relocation so the house isn’t entirely without its drawbacks.
But Adam said there were options that a buyer could take and he had spoken with moving companies about those himself, but he didn’t have a section he could relocate it to.
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President Barack Obama joined all of his living predecessors Thursday to pay tribute to George W. Bush as the arguments of the past decade gave way, at least for a day, to a more generous appraisal of a leader who responded to great challenges with determination and grit.
The current and former presidents gathered to dedicate the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum on the campus of Southern Methodist University. Joining them was a collection of current and former foreign leaders and lawmakers as well as hundreds of former Bush administration officials and thousands of admirers.
Obama praised Bush for his resolve after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, his compassion in fighting AIDS in Africa and his commitment to overhauling the immigration system. Treading lightly over their disagreements on Iraq and other issues, the president said his predecessor had fought for what he thought was best for his country.
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I recently accepted a proofreading assignment in which the customer demanded to have her letters typed on an electric typewriter. Yes, a typewriter!!!! You know the machine that was the original keyboard during its heyday. Come to think of it, I might still have my old typewriter collecting dust in the attic. Anyway, when I heard this proposal, I was stunned!!! How in the Dickens was I going to find this antique, collectors item, dinosaur even??? I remember taking one of those typing classes during the summer of ’84. I can’t remember my finishing grade, but even back then I had a heck of a hard time trying to type my name on the page without misspelling a word. Thank god for the computer!!! I should invest in stocks….with Microsoft. Seriously!!!
To make a long story short, I eventually found one. At the library of all places;it was tucked away in a small room which was also occupied by another figure of the stone age. The archived New York Times….on microfilm!!!! My mission was complete. The customer was satisfied with my efforts and rewarded me handsomely. I was a hero in her eyes!!!
I think I’ll climb that ladder to the attic and find that piece of treasure which was my muse for term papers,essays, and such when I was in high school. Or, I could just keep practicing my typing skills on my trustworthy notebook. Hey at least I can easily delete!!!


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NAPA — An overwhelming defense gave Vallejo no chance as every Lady Blue Devil scored in a 74-21 basketball victory over the Apaches in the opening round of the Napa Valley Wine Classic on Thursday.
“We were running three different full-court presses, and all three were working,” Davis High coach Karen Foster told The Enterprise. “We were not fouling out of the traps, everybody contributed … The girls did an excellent job (Thursday).”
DHS (7-3) was coming off of a 62-37 home win over Pioneer the night before — a game in which Foster thought her team could have been more focused.
On Thursday, the Devils were razor-sharp.
Using its bench for most of the final three periods, Davis opened a 40-11 halftime lead and stretched the margin from there.
Senior post La’Rell Cato had a career night, scoring 10 points, grabbing seven rebounds, making seven steals and dishing out seven assists.
Sophomore forward Sophie Seng scored 12 points and junior guard Alaina King added 10 while junior guard Jamie Bautista had eight points and a handful of steals as everything DHS tried seemed to pay dividends.
“We got a huge spark off the bench,” Foster said. “And Kelly (Goedde-Matthews) and Anna (Belenis) were fantastic at guard.”
The Blue Devils are allowing 42 ppg through 10 outings and again played the opponent’s passing lanes well, forcing 29 turnovers. The three teams to which Davis has lost — Carondelet, Oak Ridge and West Campus — have a combined 14-4 mark.
Local veteran Emma Stenz — who came into Thursday’s contest averaging a double-double (13 points and 10 boards) — had six points while Belenis, Ariane Rusanganwa and Caitlin Mazzoleni each had four.
Vallejo fell to 3-8.
Next up for the Lady Blue Devils is Nevada Union (6-3) at 8 p.m. Friday at Napa High.
After the Napa tournament, the locals play at Yuba City (3 p.m. on Dec. 31), then get Inderkum, El Camino and Brookside Christian before opening Delta Valley Conference competition at home with Elk Grove on Jan. 17.