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Top Ten Reasons Why The George Floyd Riots Are TerribleOriginally these were riots that happened in Minneapolis, but seem to have spread to the rest of the US. There are SO MANY THINGS WRONG with the riots regarding justice for George Floyd that it's ridiculous
All these riots about one death, and the sad thing is that those who defend against the riots end up being targets. Like the Oakland Federal Protective Service man, also a black guy, who ended up dead during the riots.
We should stay peaceful, what the policeman did was bad, but we shouldn't be killing people to get our point across. If anything, you are just making it worse.
This is probably the fact that most shows how stupid the riots are to me at least.
A total of 14 innocent people killed in rioting so far, and they are not over.
People are so misinterpreted into things. He was a typical person, which's important because people are important. But we never reacted like that to a death of a celebrity from murder (not even John Lennon, Selena Quintanilla Perez, Christina Grimmie, XXXTentacion, Nipsey Hussle, Pop Smoke, Corey LaBerrie or Houdidi). He was murdered by police during arrest & protests took place that then turned into riots & spread across the country. Yet despite being caused by the murder, they don't do any justice to him. Nor Breonna Taylor (who was also killed earlier). I mean we should all think of white & black-skinned people as ordinary people & appreciate each other for our natural beauties. Murder is wrong to any innocent person regardless of color.
Originally the peaceful protests did, but now, not anymore. What really needed to happen was that the police officers who were responsible for George's murder were to be arrested and fired. Guess what? That happened. Those guys are arrested. Except the riots are still going all over the country, and if you look at other items on the list, you'll soon realize that justice is almost nonexistent in these riots. Even George's family is saying the riots aren't doing him any justice.
Again, these are few and far between. The vast majority have been peaceful, escalated over police action that gives strong Iran Protests vibes, so saying protests should stop (not referring to this list by the way), is like saying because some dude died from choking on a strawberry no one should eat strawberries
Well one thing is for certain George Floyd should have not died in the way he did regardless of the type of person he was that I believe we can all agree with.
Are you serious?! During the COVID-19 pandemic, many people lost their jobs, and now they're trying to reopen! But NO! The rioters destroy all of the small businesses because of "justice for George Floyd!" How is that giving "justice"?! You're destroying random people's businesses and going after them instead of the actual people who killed George Floyd! Like even though I'm African-American myself, this needs to stop. To the rioters: please think about giving ACTUAL justice to George Floyd before you destroy another small business. Rant over.
- Alana The Pony
Are you serious? A lot of people who are poor and are trying to start businesses and family restaurants have had enough crap with Coronavirus shutting their doors and preventing them from making money. And now their glasses are being broken and locations are being set on fire. These people have had their lives ruined and some of them probably wish they were dead too, but the protestors are the ones responsible for their new hardships.
You can see in multiple videos black folks at those riots saying that they wanted these riots to be peaceful, but there are some troublemakers that are starting to paint and damage buildings. These kind of people make them look bad. Most of them are probably a bunch of SJWs that claim they are fighting for Black rights just to make themselves feel good, even though they don't need to be defended and can defend themselves.
I can understand that George Floyd's death was horrible, but rioting and destroying valuable property only makes things worse. Besides corona already had a huge affect on the world and rioting by destroying other people's property and even killing other people only makes things worse.
It seems stupid to my mind to sacrifice many lives by spreading Covid-19 to potentially hundreds of people over ONE man, however tragic his death was. The whole thing is mad.
I bet these protesters are the same type of people who were demanding businesses stay closed through Covid. If we get a second wave these people will be to blame. We couldn’t have businesses open or gather in groups of more than 10 for the past few months now giant protests are okay? You can’t have it both ways
It's as if the narrative on Coronavirus ended up falling apart after the death of George Floyd. Protestors huddle in loads of locations, but given how Coronavirus spreads, how much you wanna bet that these idiots actually contributed to a potential second wave?
I know. Is it really worth getting coronavirus? I don't think so.
Most people worldwide want to see other nations for what they are. But with the riots going on, people in other nations tend to look at Americans as utter animals just on the basis of all these protestors.
No, it's Trump and how badly he's dealing with the riots and Covid. Coming from another Nation I can assure you it's true
They also make Americans look bad to other Americans.
Yes, and so does its leader.
There was a notorious tweet that says that Antifa would target neighborhoods (specifically white hoods). Except that's going to cause way more stir because now you'll be making people very angry and homeless too.
All this is going to do create more pain and suffering that isn't needed.
Which could be a felony offense!
That's pretty bad
Ooh, does this make you feel better? Antifa already had it coming when Trump declared them to be a terrorist organization. They're called such because of them looting and destroying locations that have nothing to do with the murder. And they do it for...racial justice, which doesn't add up at all. Democrats, and several Hollywood celebrities, are apparently aiding them in their violence by donations and such. Uh, what? Weren't most of these people telling us to stay home?
Antifa already had a bad reputation.
They already are
The police officers responsible for the murder were bad, yes, but are we really going to go by the ACAB moniker on account of a few bad cops? That's terrible. Also the rioters burn down police stations.
Police officers aren't bad, people are bad. It's sad, but it's true, people that murder other human beings exist and sadly some of them happen to be police officers.
Look I get Chauvin and the other 3 officers were in the wrong. But most cops are just trying to protect communities and keep citizens safe. Obviously they committed a heinous crime and an excessive overreach of power. But dear God I’m so sick of the whole “a few cops are bad that means all cops are bad!” and the whole idea of “if you disagree with you spawn from the devil and need to die” seriously there’s so much ignorance and finger pointing on social media it’s insane. STOP. Just STOP! Get off social media NOW! All it has become is a giant cesspool of misinformation and nobody can see through it
yes they do. some police officers are kind and nice and are genuinely trying to help the world. I'm black, and I hate seeing these things happen in the name of black people.
If he could somehow see it George Floyd would be utterly HORRIFIED by what his death has unwittingly caused since the protesters have done far worse things then George Floyd ever did and they have made political correctness even worse then how it once was.
Floyd's brother even said in a speech, that we're not even a quarter as upset as he is, and you don't see him rioting. George was apparently an extremely peaceful man, he would hate to see the world like this.
I doubt it. There will always be people who are racist. Not only is there racism between black and white people, there are people in Asian nations who are racist, and other nations have racists as well.
Guys, don't be so pessimistic. Yes, we may not eradicate racism completely but we should try to reduce it as much as possible.
What do I mean by this? I've seen a video of someone showing off a huge stack of bricks that were simply placed in a specific area, away from the construction sites they were in. It's as if they were put in deliberately to make the protests easier to show off damages. Even more, a great amount of actual protestors seem to have been paid to actually cause agitation, having come in from buses
I agree with this. People are being manipulated in participating in these violent riots. There's something going on in the background. Although saying "many" are staged is a major exaggeration.
What do you mean?
the deaths aren't staged
Remember what I said that the riots hurt Democrats? That's cause a lot of them are complicit, and do nothing to help cull the dangerous situations. As opposed to when the National Guard steps in. Those who are complicit will probably need to watch themselves.
They're now taking down statues of Abraham Lincoln and vandalizing monuments of Jimi Hendrix and the 54th regiment, plus statues of well-known historic figures who were OPPOSED TO SLAVERY. I thought they were rioting for justice for black lives but if they vandalize figures of those who fought against slavery something tells me they're stupid.
This country already has a bad reputation. I mean have you seen our current president?
All because one guy was dead?! It's not like he's God or anything! Grow up, rioters!
I wonder what George Washinton would say about America today...
As if we’re not already a laughing stock for the rest of the world.
They're already talking about a second wave right now now that the riots died down.
So it all seems strange.
After the collusion failed, they tried impeachment
After the impeachment failed, coronavirus came and with it the lockdowns
When lockdowns receded and the country is reopening, then all of a sudden George Floyd's death occurred and now we have riots going on.
Now riots are dying down and the second wave with LOTS of confirmed cases is going up! I've even heard that some tests just put it as positive for covid even if you have regular flu-like symptoms. Something is truly amiss.
It's crazy to me that the media and people on all social media blame all the deaths and Corona cases on Trump when all of these protesters and rioters have done everything but respect the Coronavirus measures. The governors are also to blame since they let all of this fly in their cities. It takes more than one person (Trump) to stop a virus, it's a team effort, each individual has to do their part.
I have no idea what America is prioritizing anymore
With the tear gas, as well as no social distancing...
Well they're not pointless really, as the motive was clear. BUT, if they want to make their point better in so-called rioting, they need to target buildings that matter most, not the Targets, not the small businesses (who I've already mentioned, are still struggling with the coronavirus stuff), and DEFINITELY NOT INNOCENT PEOPLE. If the rioters hate the government and police that much, they should be targeting their buildings and stuff. But because they target just about anything they can target, it becomes random violence and is frowned upon.
People are just attacking people and damaging buildings/businesses that have nothing to do with George Floyd or his death. It's just pointless.
Expect they’re not pointless. Systemic Racism exists in America and is a problem. The point of the protests is to improve the justice system and try to end racism.
Very true. I saw a rioter break into a store's window on the news. Pointless things are happening.
A lot of people have NO IDEA why history is taught the way it is. History has shown everyone that there are bad things that have happened, and INEVITABLY this will end up being another one. Well, you see, by erasing the history of America's most famous people by removing their statues (some of which aren't even Confederate monuments, which is sickening) how will anyone know what had taken place in the past or more importantly why these people are remembered?
Hey, you don't see the Jews wanting Auschwitz to be torn down. Why? It's because they want to remember it as a memorial. They don't want the world to forget it ever exists, even though it was a very harrowing place for their ancestors. If we forget it ever even exists, we may experience something just like it all over again.
These people clearly know nothing about their own history, about American history. If they did, they wouldn't have put down the statue of Abraham Lincoln, the man who fought to end slavery.
He who controls the past controls the future.
so by that logic, statues of hitler should have been kept up
I swear nmm has brain issues or something
This is complete bs. This item implies that white man bad and black man good and cannot be at fault. That is stereotyping and honestly racist. Look at all the videos of the burning and looting: the majority of people doing that stuff we're black. Don't try to divert the blame on white people with all that white supremacist bs.
I've watched a lot of the protesting and rioting on television and I haven't see any white people looting, burning and trashing public property and motor vehicles.
This is false. A very few of the rioters are KKK who are pretending, but not many.


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This sort of thing really pisses me off. The excuses for not holding an inquiry are so piddling and lame, while the reasons for holding an inquiry seem so large. It doesn’t matter to me whether or not Arar was a Canadian Resident at the time of his arrest — he’s a Canadian citizen and deserves the full support of the Canadian government in these instances. That he didn’t receive it is deplorable. I don’t care if you do suspect him of being a terrorist. If you suspect of him of such, detain him here in Canada. Don’t let Syria do the dirty work.
As For Canadian-American relations, this should have been a much bigger deal. That the US would send a Canadian passport holder to a third country is unconscionable (sp?). While maybe we can’t expect John Ashcroft to show up at a Canadian inquiry into the matter (though why we shouldn’t, I don’t know), but we should be demanding a full and public apology from the US on this matter. We should be making a big stink on it. The actions taken by the US here are not just an offense to Arar but to our entire nation — it’s the US showing complete disregard for the Canadian government — in some sense, it’s as if the US doesn’t recognize the country as legitimate, otherwise they’d respect the passport.
(story pointed out to me by _Brishen)

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There's some really excellent piranha tactica on tau-online, but in the meantime, here's some advice:
1: Don't load up on gear. They're fragile and expensive enough as it is. Targeting arrays if you have a fusion gun, maybe decoys if you can afford it.
2: Units of 1 or 2. Too many together are too hard to hide behind terrain. And more fast-moving scoring units the better.
3: Fusion Blaster is your friend. Buy it and go run up and break tanks.
4: Terrain is your friend. Hide behind it whenever you can.
5: Speed is your friend. Always, always ALWAYS be moving enough to get your 'speeders moving fast' rule.
6: Don't forget your drones. Launch them to tangle up enemy units until real help arrives (great for bogging down a small heavy weapon team). You're open-topped and drones are I4. Zoom in, drop drones and have them charge. Drones are also a good free fire-screen for ICs. They force an enemy squad to overkill a pair of free drones if they even want a shot at the IC hiding behind them.
Here's my usual setup for piranha.
1 squad of 2 piranha, Fusion, TA
1 squad with 1 piranha w/2 seeker missiles.
The squad of two flies around and blows up tanks and steals objectives. The solo unit keeps its fragile, expensive, ass back out of the way. It provides seeker support and gives my battlesuit commander a drone screen. Turn 5 or 6 it might break from cover and make a run for uncontested objectives. Otherwise he flies back and fourth through my deployment zone trying not to get shot down.
With the burst cannon and drones it's tempting to mass up a good sized squad and just strafe the holy hell out of infantry, but I'd rather charge a tank than a unit of S4+ guns. Against IG, fine, strafe away, but against most other races with decent guns you're going to get shot to shit. A tank only has a couple guns it can bring to bear, but ten rapid-firing boltguns can be potentially more dangerous. Especially with their own special and heavy weapons thrown in. So take the heat gun and go tank hunting.
yea, for larger battles, take a squad of five (and yes its crazy but they are skimmers after all, just move more than six each turn), jet down to the enemies armour, staying behind cover as much as possible, when you arrive, you have 5 fusion blasters to blow the living crap out of tanks and 10 drones to pin/kill any infantry you come across.
otherwise id go with galahad, smaller battles = smaller squads
Sure, you'll blow the holy crap out of a tank...*one* tank. Meanwhile, if you break them up you can take down two or three tanks. Target locks don't help much because smart people spread their armor out, and the fusion range is too short (especially if you want to be in melta range).
Small squads, surgical strikes, hit and run. Five at once is overkill.
Avoiding being shot at entirely is far more preferrable to getting those glancing hits which can destroy such light vehicles fairly well, or even blow of the single gun it has, making it nearly useless. Skimmers are a bit more resilient than other vehicles but they can still be damaged easily enough.
Exactly. By 'hide behind cover' I meant it literally. Block LoS (I usually use the shortest flight stems I can get for my piranhas) to keep people from even shooting at the little buggers before I move them in to strike.
Small units, move fast, use cover, hit hard, fade. Like flying blue ninjas.
:shock: 8 people with 1k each? how long does that game last? biggest i ever had was 6 people 1.5k each and we never finnished it. (played from about 8pm-2am if i remember correctly)
yeah small squads of skimmers=lots of fun, they soak up fire that could better be used against tanks and deal damage that the opponent hates. Worst-case scenario your skimmer is shot down...oh boo hoo it cost me less than 100 points and took more fire than it was worth.
well it would seem like they make pretty good tank hunters, can drop the drones for snidey assault vs weak targets, are a bit more durable than most of theere equivilents, and are reasonably cheap. Also they can be very good for housing seekers if tou have the army set up to use them
armed with seekers you can move them behind cover, somewhere to the rear or flank of the enemy armour, which should be easy enough when they can move up to 24". Next you light up the target and the seeker missiles fire of from the piranah so hit the rear/side armour. The shot comes from something the enemy doesn't even get los to, whilst they cant afford to turn to face you, even if they see the ploy coming, as that would be presenting there rear/sides to your broadsides, hammerheads and suits.
My only problem with seekers on piranha is the cost attached. Adding 10 or 20 points to an open-topped, lightly armored skimmer always makes me think twice.
when I use seekers on a piranha I tend to just field one, with no other upgrades. His job is to drop a drone screen for my battlesuit commander, then bugger off behind some cover to launch seekers then fly off at the last minute to grab objectives.
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GANDHINAGAR, WNS: Actors Siddhant Chaturvedi and Malavika Mohanan are set to feature in the romantic-action-thriller “Yudhra” and the film is slated for a summer 2022 release, the makers announced on Monday. Backed by Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani’s Excel Entertainment, the film is directed by Ravi Udyawar, best known for Sridevi’s swansong “Mom” (2017).
Chaturvedi, who was the breakout star of Zoya Akhtar’s 2019 drama “Gully Boy” as MC Sher, took to Instagram and shared an action-packed teaser, along with posters of the film. “The one who can make death its friend, he is ‘Yudhra’,” the 27-year-old actor wrote.
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The film, co-produced by Kassim Jagmagia, has its story and screenplay written by Farhan Akhtar and Shridhar Raghavan. Farhan Akhtar is also credited with its dialogues, along with writer Akshat Ghildial. Apart from “Yudhra”, Chaturvedi will also be seen in the “Bunty Aur Babli” sequel and the untitled Shakun Batra film, co-starring Deepika Padukone and Ananya Panday. Mohanan’s most recent big screen outing was the Tamil hit “Master” and she will next be seen in Karthick Naren’s next, tentatively titled “D43”, with Dhanush.

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Thursday morning’s (Jan. 14) Oscar nominations included Lady Gaga, who is up for best original song thanks to her work with Diane Warren on The Hunting Ground’s “Til It Happens to You.”
She took to Twitter to celebrate her first nomination, which she views as a triumph for the victims and survivors of sexual assault. “Myself and Diane are simply honored to represent the voices of so many survivors,” she wrote. Check out the full note below:
— The Countess (@ladygaga) January 14, 2016
Directed by Kirby Dirk, The Hunting Ground is a 2015 documentary on the struggle of campus rape victims fighting for justice.
Gaga released “Til It Happens to You” as a single in Sept. 2015. She and Warren shared writing credits. Check it out below:
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How to style now a silk scarf for the best autumn outfits and update your new makeup trends 2020?
All my ideas of what to wear with a silk scarf for the best autumn/winter 2020 outfit challenged my creative imagination. However, I made my selections from a manufacturer in Greece, Mouhtaridis SA. Likewise, I took this knowledge onboard, and I become self-curator of my style. I updated my new makeup trends 2020, and I took the decision to share with you every Friday by my InstagramIGTV.
Above all, Fashion is moving fast. Firstly, I loved to explore how do I accessorize with a silk scarf. Secondly, are silk scarves in style 2020? Also, how do you wear an oversized silk scarf? Which is the 2020 makeup trend that will make you have a Hot Look Makeup for your Autumn outfit ideas? In sort, by transforming a silk scarf in wearable and stylish top, eccentricity is bursting with inspiration, colour, and originality. At the same time as soon as unexpected mixes of minds elaborate over the top, then beauty arrives.
In conclusion, my recent collaboration as Fashion Editor of Think-Feel-Discover.com with the talented makeup artist & Beautician Kleoniki Karathanasi prooves that autumn outfits bring something new to our wardrobe. The Hot Look Makeup is to look like no one else for your daytime makeup. Finally, freedom of my expression as a woman has never been so strong. Let’s focus on an ingenious way to style a silk scarf.
Which is the top 2020 makeup trend that wearing with a scarf you’re about to see everywhere this Autumn? Start now to discover The Hot Look Makeup.
For today’s Autumn makeup look, Kleoniki Karathanasi, makeup artist and Beauty Editor of Think-Feel-Discover created the Hot Look makeup to highlight the most rock side of a woman but also the most chick at the same time. First of all, on the clean face of Santhi, I used light shades of shadows for the eye area and highlighted the corners of her face. Secondly, with metallic shades of red and bronze, I made up the shape of her eyes. On the same time, I illuminated the centre and the beginning of the eye with the brightest shades of metallic shadows. I used shadows by Sephora and the eyeliner of Kryolan.
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A young Israeli woman was among the 39 people killed in the latest terrorist attack in Turkey, after a gunman burst into an Istanbul night-club on New Years’ Eve, firing more than 180 bullets before escaping.
Leanne Zaher Nasser, 19, from the Israeli-Arab town of Tira, was on a short holiday with friends when the attacker entered the Reina club, which was packed with 600 revellers.
The Islamic State (ISIS) group has claimed responsibility, in retaliation for Turkey’s military operations in Syria.
Nasser, whose friend was among 70 injured, was one of 28 foreign nationals killed, with others from Saudi Arabia, Iraq, India, Tunisia, France, Canada, Syria, Kuwait, Belgium, Morocco, Lebanon, Russia and Libya.
Israeli diplomats said the girls’ friends had told them not to travel, citing security concerns, but Reina nightclub is known as a celebrity haunt, and the club’s owners said additional safety measures had been in-place.
“Their friends told them not to come because they thought it was too dangerous,” said Shira Ben Zion, Israel’s deputy consul in Istanbul, speaking to Mail Online. “They are very shocked and confused and they just want to get back home.”
An Israeli man who escaped uninjured said he hid in a corner. “I didn’t know what to do. Everyone was screaming and crying and the shooting didn’t stop, it sounded like an eternity. Afterwards, I was evacuated outside of the club and saw that everything was ruined, and a lot of blood and people lying dead. It was a horrific sight.”
Board of Deputies’ senior vice-president Richard Verber said: “We stand in solidarity with the people of Turkey. We condemn this wanton act of violence and express our deep condolences and hope for a better year ahead.”
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Well, sniff, sniff, I suppose this is the end of May as we knew it. WOW, What a freaking MONTH. My wife just got back from Greece today, which makes me pretty much the happiest man alive. But here in BC, that was without a doubt the best May I’ve ever seen in Squamish since arriving here 12 years ago. Simply OUT-standing. Climbing (or some form of it) almost everyday, perfect temps, few crowds and lots of virgin rocks. It can’t get much better.
Unfortunately, (for those of you that don’t know), June typically gets a bit more rain than April and May, and a bit more cloud cover. Although, there are still many incredible days to be had in the near future, they just aren’t as consistent until July hits. Riveting stuff, I know.
So, what’s new anyway? Well, like I mentioned before, there’s a slick new guidebook on the scene, from Quickdraw Publications, it’s called Squamish Select. And as the name suggests, it’s not a comprehensive collection like the Climbers Guide to Squamish, but it will cover the ‘best of the best’ routes in the Sea to Sky corridor. The author, Marc Bourdon, has been a guide and a passionate climber living in Squamish for over 2o years, he has intimate knowledge of the area and a meticulous guidebook style. When I flip through his old select (which is very well organized as you can imagine) there are still so many routes I’ve never done, it’s both insane and embarrassing. I’m almost afraid to open to new one now, as I’ll be even that much more behind. I LOVE this place. Have I ever said that before? Sport, bouldering, trad, multipitch, it’s growing at a rate that punishes anywhere else I’ve seen in North America. Marc certainly had his hands full trying to decide what the best of the best really are, especially in such a vast climbing destination, not to mention trying to climb them, map them, organize them, photograph them, and write a book about them. Mad Props. Buy it now on his website and not only will you get a discount on shipping, but you’ll be the first ones drooling over the freshy pics, like this one of honorary local Jesse Huey on ‘Warriors of the Wasteland’ 5.12b. And maybe I’ll get a discount on my copy for posting this link, ha ha.
Like I said, it’s new routing gold for those unafraid of hard work. People are getting dirty all over this place. Here’s a great pic of T-Mac after a day of scrubbing a new line. You just can’t buy that kind of fulfillment, you gotta earn it. What’s wrong with us anyway? I have a route to the right, (actually, I have two to the right), both pretty hard and one to the left, another hard one, I hope Adam Ondra comes here soon so I don’t have to break my fingers trying to climb them all. For those on the more moderate scale, check out the wicked start into the Diedre, it’s called Rambles, 5.8, 2 pitches. Click on this link for more info….
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An unlikely star of reality television, Alistair first grabbed the public’s attention in 2003, when he appeared on the second series of the BBC’s Fame Academy series. As Alistair says, "That was a long time ago – since then I’ve learned about the realities of the music industry, fame itself and what‘s important to me as an artist and songwriter. I think Albion Sky reflects on the past but is musically very much about the future.”
At the centre of every track on his latest album Albion Sky is Alistair’s clear ability to write deeply heartfelt songs with a lyrical prowess that remains packed full of emotion. Alistair is clearly inspired by a number of different artists and genres, both classic and contemporary. It's rare to find someone who combines the lyrical influence of Leonard Cohen with big choruses to rival the likes of Brandon Flowers and Noel Gallagher. But that’s what he does and that’s what makes him unique. It is therefore no surprise that Alistair’s songwriting talents have caught the ear of many other performers who have covered a variety of his tracks across the globe, with artists as diverse as Robin Gibb and Cascada performing his songs.
Working with award winning producer and former Psychedelic Fur, Ed Buller, encouraged Alistair to dig deep musically. Ed’s CV is particularly impressive, and his appearance in the production chair was a natural progression for Alistair and the album. Best known for his work with Suede, Pulp, White Lies and The Courteeners, Ed’s approach accentuated Alistair’s assets. As Alistair suggests: “Ed’s like a musical scientist, working with him was inspiring and allowed me to take the songs in different direction, we stripped things back and brought out the rawness of the tracks
Albion Sky is a brutally honest and revealing musical document which clearly conveys an artist who is comfortable in his own skin. An artist ready to take risks, with renewed self confidence and focus.


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You will be met by our experienced Delegation Manager who will accompany you on your journey in Australia. Welcome to Sydney, one of the world’s most loved cities. Sydney’s laid-back outdoor lifestyle and physical allure make it one of the world’s top cities to visit and live. The stunning harbor provides a dramatic backdrop for the city’s famous icons – the Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge. Iconic beaches – most notably Bondi and Manly – and five major national parks deliver unforgettable outdoor experiences. This afternoon you will learn to play Aussie Rules Football and Cricket with some locals before getting your first glimpse of the city while enjoying dinner in Darling Harbour.
This morning embark on a city sights tour. Take in the famous sights of Sydney including the historic Rocks, Darling Harbour and Sydney Opera House.
Take a leisurely walk to the Sydney Opera House. During this People to People Unique Moment, you will explore every aspect of the building’s 14-year creation and 58-year history. Once you’ve visited areas off limits to the general public and captured photographs from rare vantage points inside the majestic Sydney Opera House, you’ll realize that from the outside you’re only getting half the story.
Travel to Bondi Beach, one of Australia’s most iconic beaches. Enjoy the thrill of surfing beautiful Bondi beach with your own personal instructor. There is no better way to advance your surfing skills. Our private lessons are tailored specifically to meet all your needs. We will provide you with the best possible lesson time and coach so that you develop your surfing at the fastest possible pace while having a fantastic time. Enjoy lunch on the beach.
Depart from Darling Harbour on your Sunset Dinner Cruise. During this cruise you will enjoy spectacular views of the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge as you cruise the main harbour. At the end of the cruise stroll along the Darling Harbour boardwalk before transferring back to your hotel.
Today you will travel north from Sydney to Newcastle by coach where your Australian Host Families will be waiting for you. During your People to People Homestay, spend two days in the company of a typical Australian family and learn some of the local customs and language.
Meet your fellow travelers and travel by coach up the coast towards the Banana capital of Australia – Coffs Harbour. Break up the journey by visiting the Koala Hospital in Port Macquarie. Here you will have the opportunity to see what care the Koalas receive, as well as having your photo taken with one.
Continue your journey North and visit Byron Bay. Here you will stand at Cape Byron – the most Eastern Point of the Australian continent. Stroll on Byron Bay’s Main Beach and watch out for dolphins competing for waves with the local surfers. The Gold Coast is a modern city of glittering high-rise buildings, built around superb beaches, including the world renowned ‘Surfers Paradise’.
Travel north to where the Great Barrier Reef has its most Southern reach, Hervey Bay. Enjoy your time in the afternoon visiting the local shops of Bundaberg with some free time, and conserve some energy for your reef experience.
Embark on an excursion to the Great Barrier Reef today. Your vessel for the day is a luxury, high-speed, 27-meter catamaran that is custom designed for snorkeling and diving on the reef. This is your chance to discover and experience the magnificent underwater world of the Great Barrier Reef and swim with turtles. Lady Musgrave Island is located 50 nautical miles from Bundaberg, with the only navigable lagoon on the entire Great Barrier Reef and is a 45 acre pristine coral cay with 7,000 acres of spectacular surrounding reef and a 3,000 acre protected lagoon. Snorkeler’s of any experience get to explore within the sheltered waters of the reef lagoon.
Snorkel with our resident turtles, get up close to manta rays, swim with clownfish, small reef sharks, Maori Wrasse and witness the majestic humpbacks during their breeding season. Explore the uninhabited island on our informative guided island tour or learn about the different coral and tropical reef fish species and see giant clams on our glass bottom boat.
Today, join your local and Aboriginal guide for an authentic indigenous hunting, gathering and tasting experience of a lifetime. This eco tour will take you back to a time that predates the arrival of Lt Cook in the Endeavour at the Town of 1770 (Seventeen Seventy), Queensland. Travel the coastline to Eurimbula National Park, adjacent to the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. You will disembark and take an easy bush walking tour with our skipper and indigenous guide. Enjoy a theatrical experience, sample local flavors and learn about the wonderful culture that lived here sustainably for tens of thousands of years. After lunch we travel to the Town of 1770 to meet with a local councilor. Here you will learn first-hand about Australian political system of both local and national levels followed by a Q&A session and afternoon tea.
Experience Outback Australia on a remote cattle station on this unique People to People Farm Stay. Enjoy horse riding, 4WD farm tours, home cooking, campfires, feeding animals, cow milking and red dust! The farm consists of 2,600 acres of land with 400 beef cattle.
Get to know Brisbane by exploring its many wonders. Visit the Botanic Gardens, Anzac Square War Memorial, and Parliament. This impressive urban area was founded upon the ancient homelands of indigenous tribes and is one of the oldest cities in Australia.
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Historic Federal Courthouses
This site created by the Federal Judicial Center presents over 700 listings of federal courthouses and other federally owned buildings that have served as the meeting places of federal courts. Images of these buildings, mainly compiled from the collections of various federal repositories and agencies, are included wherever possible. The site, which previously listed courthouses only up to the 1960s, was updated in January 2019 to include all known federally owned buildings used by Article III courts. Images of the newer courthouses will be added on an ongoing basis.
Each entry lists the date of the building’s completion in parentheses following the city and state; the name of the building, if it was named after a person; in the case of commissioned designs, the private architect; the dates that the building served as a meeting place for various federal courts; the dates extensions were built or the building was razed, where applicable; and citations indicating the source and date of each image. In addition to the thumbnail and larger images, high-resolution files are provided for print use.
Note: Any use of these images should credit the original source, indicated in the citation beneath it, not the Federal Judicial Center. The Federal Judicial Center does not maintain a collection of original courthouse photographs.
The largest group of photographs is from Record Group 121 at the National Archives, the records of the Public Building Service and its predecessor agencies. Most of the images drawn from RG 121 were collected by the Office of the Supervising Architect in the Department of the Treasury, which was responsible for the construction of most civilian federal buildings until 1939. The images from RG 121 are largely a photographic record of completed federal construction projects, but the records include some photographs of the construction and alteration of these buildings. The selected images show the best available views of finished buildings, as well as extensions that significantly alter the look or footprint of the original structure. In 1901, the Office of the Supervising Architect compiled a book of photos and text, A History of Public Buildings, describing all the public buildings under the control of the Treasury Department. Some of the photographs that were not available in other locations are included here.
Other images in this site are from the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), a project of the National Park Service available through the Library of Congress, and the Annual Report of the Supervising Architect of the Treasury Department (1869-1920). The General Services Administration provided additional images and information for historic buildings under their care, as well as images of current courthouses. The National Register of Historic Places, which is administered by the National Park Service, provided further information and images not found at other repositories.
 Until 2018, each listing included the Supervising Architect at the time the building was constructed. The Office of the Supervising Architect was an agency within the Treasury Department responsible for designing federal buildings between 1852 and 1939. The Supervising Architect, responsible for leading a large government agency, was not personally involved with every federal construction project (and in one case was a lawyer rather than a professional architect). To avoid confusion, the Supervising Architects are now listed here rather than in the individual entries: Robert Mills (Federal Architect, 1836-1842); Ammi B. Young (Architectural Advisor, 1842-1852; first Supervising Architect, 1852-1862); Isaiah Rogers (1863-1865); Alfred B. Mullett (1865-1874); William Appleton Potter (1874-1877); James G. Hill (1877-1883); Mifflin E. Bell (1883-1886); William A. Freret (1887-1888); James H. Windrim (1889-1890); Willoughby J. Edbrooke (1891-1892); Jeremiah O’Rourke (1893-1894); William Martin Aiken (1895-1896); James Knox Taylor (1897-1912); Oscar Wenderoth (1913-1914); James A. Wetmore (Acting Supervising Architect, 1915-1933); Louis A. Simon (1933-1939). For further reading, see Antoinette J. Lee, Architects to the Nation: The Rise and Decline of the Supervising Architect’s Office (New York: Oxford University Press, 2000).

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RAHWAY — The Rahway Public Library will be continuing its Café Music Series in April. Nancy Gable and Steve Hefler will perform on April 14 between 2 and 3 p.m. and Karickter will play on April 28 between 2 and 4 p.m.
Nancy Gable and Steve Hefler will be playing the autoharp and their performance will be followed by a talk about the history of the instrument and will end with a sing-a-long. Karickter the duo of Karen and Rick Pasek will be entertaining us with a wide range of jazz styles with female vocals accompanied by guitar.
Later in the spring, Circle Around the Sun with Jay Wilensky (guitar and vocals), Marie Trontel (vocals), and Chris Bukata (lead guitar) will play an eclectic mix of folk songs with a special emphasis on duets and sensuous harmonies. Roia Raiefeyan will follow with a performance featuring the keyboard as well as the guitar with vocals. This year’s series will end with Mindy Schmitt whose music has an indie folk rock and bluegrass flavor.
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In New York City there has been a push on for a new legitimate 9/11 investigation.
They have gathered the required signatures to have a referendum vote in Nov. 2009.
You can read all about this at NYC CAN
Why a new investigation, a citizen investigation?
Well as Thomas Kean puts it, because the first one was set up to fail, and fail it did.
So the people have to do, what the government failed to do.
Here are a few questions I can think of that still need answering....
After being informed of the attacks why did George Bush continue to sit in the classroom? Why did he linger afterwards? Why didn't the secret service move him to safety?
It would seem he was in no danger and therefore these actions were not necessary.
Why has George Bush, on more then one occasion, claimed he saw the first plane hit the the WTC, on the day it happened? Which was not possible.
The put options. Insider trading. Who?
The Stand-down. Why? Failure to carry out Standard Operating Procedure?
Stalling to create the commission to investigate? Why?
Why Osama Bin Laden is NOT wanted for 9/11 crimes?
And if he isn't then what about the hijackers?
Since 9/11 some of the hijackers have been reported to be alive. If that is the case and fake ID was used as has been acknowledged, who were the hijackers really?
No steel framed skyscrapers EVER collapsed from fire, before 9/11 and none have since, making the collapse of WTC building 1, 2 & 7 complete anomolies. Why then was the clean-up done so quickly and the steel whisked away so promptly as to make a proper investigation impossible?
Read: Asia Times on line edition they have an article: Fifty questions on 9/11
Listen: Meria Heller interview with Rowland Morgan on his book- Flight 93 Revealed
Watch: the excellent documentary.
Press for Truth: Victims families tell the story the media won't
Because, what the truth is? Is still not known.


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Currently, there are two COVID-19 vaccines available in the U.S. Both require two shots in order for you to get the maximum protection. Depending on which vaccine you receive, you will need to get your second shot either three or four weeks after your first shot. Researchers are still studying another vaccine that requires only one shot.
Other questions related to Coronavirus and COVID-19
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- How can I tell if I have COVID-19?
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SHE IS COMING (again)! Miley Cyrus has returned to set the world on fire with the wild and whimsical release of her latest single “Flowers.” In so many ways, it teases a version of the singer we’ve been waiting for. An ode to growth and empowerment after leaving a former romantic flame, listeners hear the voice of a woman who’s accepted the good, the bad, and the ugly of loss. “Flowers” serves as her first single from her forthcoming album Endless Summer Vacation (expected March 10, 2023), a highly anticipated follow-up to 2020’s rock anthology Plastic Hearts.
The track is undeniably an anthem for self-love and evolution; frankly, it’s the perfect final chapter to her well sonically documented trails through love. With Bangerz we saw bona fide rebellion and sadness with tunes like “Wrecking Ball”, Younger Now boasted a slew of tracks referring to longing, and Plastic Hearts gave us a glimpse of Cyrus’ independence. If “Flowers” is any indication of her next chapter, we may finally hear the songstress in her final, healed form–a treat many years in the making.
Pop music in its true shape, “Flowers” is upbeat, percussive, and dance floor ready. It’s the perfect pick-me-up to mend a broken heart with lyrics to match. “I can buy myself flowers / Write my name in the sand / Talk to myself for hours / Say things you don’t understand / I can take myself dancing / And I can hold my own hand / Yeah, I can love me better than you can,” she sings.
Eagle-eyed fans will quickly notice the song is a direct parallel to Bruno Mars’ 2013 hit “When I Was Your Man,” which Cyrus reportedly use to frequently listen to alongside former husband Liam Hemsworth. Take a moment to compare: “That I should have bought you flowers / And held your hand / Should have gave you all my hours / When I had the chance / Take you to every party ‘cause all you wanted to do was dance / Now my baby’s dancing / But she’s dancing with another man.”
From structure to subject matter Cyrus’ lines are a mirror to Mars with an optimistic twist. She affirms she’s not a victim suffering at the hands of a lost love, but rather is a vivacious champion capable of adoring herself.
Released alongside a sunny music video, Cyrus is seen dancing through a lavish home, the location where Hemsworth allegedly hosted more than a dozen affairs while in a relationship with the singer. It’s a bold power move, one that allows her to reclaim her identity as a badass, liberated woman able to own her lowest points by celebrating them as her highest. We can all take note from the starlet: embracing adversity is a strength, not a weakness.


Nikolai cannot understand why so much fuss is being made about the violence during the Euro 2016 championship. He has, he said, seen far worse. That, indeed, is the case – the young Russian had served as a “volunteer” with separatist forces in Ukraine’s bloody civil war.
Two years ago, at the towns of Slovyansk and Kramatorsk, in rebel eastern Ukraine, Nikolai had claimed to me that he was there to distribute aid and help those injured in the fighting, rather than take part in combat himself. Now he insists that he is in France simply to watch the football and not to seek any trouble.
The French authorities have announced that 29 Russian supporters were being deported following the strife in Marseilles before and during the game with England. Uefa has also fined the Russian Football Federation and imposed a penalty of suspended disqualification.
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At least one-third of the 90,000 state and local governments in the United States produce annual financial reports. Due to the lack of standards for these reports, the ability to aggregate data and compare financial performance of governmental entities is limited. The Standard Government Reporting Working Group seeks to address this problem by designing schemas and XBRL implementation(s) for open data reporting of state and local government actual financial results.
The scope of work includes Annual Comprehensive Financial Reports (ACFRs), Single Audit packages, state-mandated Annual Financial Reports, and responses to relevant Census Bureau financial surveys. The group seeks to support relevant institutions gaining technical understanding and establishing best practices for disclosure modernization for the benefit of US state and local governments, as well as public pension systems.
In March 2018, Florida Gov. Rick Scott signed HB 1073, legislation which establishes the Florida Open Financial Statement System, and enables the state CFO to build XBRL taxonomies for state, county, municipal, and special district financial filings. The XBRL taxonomy to support this initiative is underway.
Separately, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted the Inline XBRL technical specification that combines an HTML and an XBRL document, for reporting by operating companies and mutual funds. Inline XBRL is an ideal tool for ACFR reporting, as it can transform a state’s ACFR into a single document which is both computer-readable and human-readable.
Now is the time to leverage the momentum to build greater efficiency into state and local government reporting to benefit all stakeholders.
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Current concepts of prolacting physiology in normal and abnormal conditions.Fertil Steril. 1977 Feb; 28(2):125-34.FS
Currently the physiology and pathophysiology of pituitary prolactin secretion are under intensive investigation. Development of sensitive, specific radioimmunoassays for hPRL and improved roentgenographic techniques have increased the diagnostic acumen for incipient pituitary microadenomas. Several modalities of treatment are available at the present time which can result in improvement in the clinical symptoms of the amenorrheagalactorrhea syndromes. Eponymic classification of amenorrhea-galactorrhea syndromes should be discarded and appropriate diagnostic studies initiated to determine the etiology of the inappropriate breast secretion and/or elevated serum hPRL level.

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Joe Tsambiras is an artist living in Decatur, Georgia. After receiving a BFA from Savannah College of Art and Design, he traveled throughout the southeastern United States until relocating to Glyfatha, Greece in 1996. It was there that he developed his first important body of work. Two years later, he moved to Atlanta, where he received an MFA in drawing/printmaking from Georgia State University in 2007. In 2010, Creative Loafing awarded him Best Opening (reader’s pick) andBest Gallery Show (reader’s pick) for the four-person show Here We Hide, and runner-up for Best Emerging Artist (reader’s pick). Twice nominated for the prestigious Forward Arts Foundation Emerging Artist Award in 2009 and 2010, he regularly exhibits his prints and drawings. THE ARTWORK:
My work depicts a mythic world filled with imagery from medieval references, science fiction, classic fairy tales, and contemporary culture.
It is not my intention to evoke a strictly realistic environment that one might understand via the five senses. Rather, I am interested in the space where nonlinear reasoning, intuition, and physical reality collide.
My etchings are also infused with a deep interest in the history of intaglio printmaking, taking inspiration from the origins of etching in medieval armor design, to the magical realism of Max Klinger.

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Fort Lewis, WA - In Processing
When reporting for in-processing at Fort Lewis, soldiers must check in at the Welcome Center which is located in Building 2140, Waller Hall. In-processing can take up to 5 days and requires that military personnel be in uniform during the process. The duty uniform at Fort Lewis is the ACU. Be sure to have enough uniforms with you to complete the entire in-processing. Military personnel should bring all personnel records including medical, dental and financial. Once checked in at Fort Lewis, soldiers will receive a billeting assignment and a temporary meal card if not on separate rations.


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My guest today is Gail Pallotti who is doing a giveaway of one of her books. To enter the draw leave a blog comment below with your email spelled out. I will pull the winning name on the Sunday following this post.
Ten years ago a physician told me, “We can’t diagnose what you have, so we can’t treat it.” I froze right there in his office. A nurse finally helped me check out. I drove home in a trance, stopped at the door to the house, told my husband I didn’t have any of the diseases the doctor had tested me for and trod upstairs to the bedroom. I plopped down in a rocking chair and sat in shock.
I didn’t pray. I didn’t ask God for His help or what I should do. Looking back, I believe I was too ill and too stunned to think. But God intervened. Over and Over I kept thinking I should see Dr. Lee. He was a chiropractor a friend of mine had seen ten years earlier. I wanted to swat the busyness buzzing in my brain like a mosquito. Why would I need a chiropractor? But the thought persisted. Finally, I phoned my friend, found out Dr. Lee’s first name and phone number and learned that he was now also a holistic doctor. I contacted him, and he started treating me immediately for a toxic substance, which turned out to be Chronic Lyme disease.
I’ve often wondered why me? I’ve also heard if one asks why me, one has to ask why not me? We live in an imperfect world, so why would I be any less likely to contract Chronic Lyme disease than anyone else? I’ve been a Christian who prayed and trusted God to direct me for as long as I can remember. I believed God had a purpose for my life. I didn’t understand how Chronic Lyme disease fit into it.
That’s where faith comes in. Sometimes when we’re in what seems an impossible situation, it isn’t as easy to have faith as it is to profess it. It helps me to remember how a power so much stronger than me intervened for me. When I didn’t even have the presence of mind to pray, God stepped in and sent me exactly where I needed to go for help. In spite of Chronic Lyme disease, I enjoy an active life. Sometimes I have to step back and remind myself. We may bump into tragic circumstances in our imperfect world, but God has the power to lift us above them.
The man in the photo is Dr. Lee if you’d like to use it. Here’s a little about it.
David G. Lee,D.C., Ph.D., C.Ad., runs Wellness Revolution Clubs in Woodstock, Georgia, and Daytona Beach, Florida. One of his many positive approaches to life is to “Spread the good news with such abundance that the bad has no place to survive.”
Barely Above Water Barely will be available for pre-order on , and the e-books will release on .
An illness comes out of nowhere and strikes Suzie Morris. Her boyfriend dumps her. She has no living family, and her physician can’t diagnose the malady. Suzie relies on her Christian faith as she faces the uncertainty of the disease, and turns to a renowned alternative doctor in Destin, Florida. She takes a job coaching a county-sponsored summer swim team. She’s determined to turn the fun, sometimes comical, rag-tag bunch into winners. Her handsome boss renews her belief in love, but learns of her mysterious affliction and abruptly cuts romantic ties. Later he has regrets, but can he overcome his fear of losing a loved one and regain Suzie’s trust?
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It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas here! I love decorating and get asked quite a lot about how to pull off a super stylish tree. Firstly before anything else I always plump for a real one, as the fragrance is intoxicating and nothing can substitute the pine scent. With a fairly crazy schedule I get my trees delivered from Pines and Needles, not only because they deliver straight to the door but also because all the trees are sustainably grown and they are beautiful. Being a bit of a fusspot I always go for a Nordmann Fir, think glossy dark blue-y green leaves (beautiful), which gives the tree its two-tone depth. If you do order from Pines and Needles make sure you use the code AHERN14 on their site and you’ll get a free mini tree with your order. I’ve potted mine outside!
Once you’ve got a beautiful tree, here’s how to decorate…
Oversized or tiny?
For me it’s one or the other. It’s always cool to play with scale, and opting for a larger tree than you normally would use for the space creates so much more impact I feel. It looks grander, cooler and totally sets the tone. I used a 6ft tree in the smallest nook of my house.
Conversely the other thing I do is go for lots of little tiny small trees that I plop all over the place from little tables next to sofas, to the kitchen island. The effect is just as stunning.
Stick with a theme
I tend to keep it quite simple when it comes to decorating trees. So white lights always – never coloured, and then the odd bauble to add some sparkle. I don’t like to overload with artificial decorations, but use lots of nature inspired pieces like fir cones, cinnamon sticks or dried apples.
I know I am always advocating to mix not match in interiors however when it comes to the tree you need a unifying theme whether that’s through colour, shape, theme or texture as it will help unite the design and not make it look like a hot mess.
Don’t forget the rest of the room
Extend the decoration love beyond the tree. I absolutely love these glam gold and silver hammered-effect tree ornaments from Occa-Home. I’ve put them on a shelf where they sit glimmering away! When I ordered them Occa also sent me some gorgeous antique baubles and cute little jars filled with mistletoe.
Echo the colour
In order to make your tree feel more sophisticated, pick up some of the colours in the rest of your room and echo these in your tree. There’s no rule that you have to stick to red and green – if your pad has teal blues or pops of hot pink these will look incredible on the tree too. Repeating your colour scheme will harmonise and look fabulous.
Happy tree decorating!


I’d like to take the opportunity of my (but not W3C!) leaving a “board seat” on the UN/IGF MAG after 5 years of service to make a short report on our presence in this forum, and introduce our new W3C rep for IGF, Wendy Seltzer.
W3C, IETF, ISOC, ICANN, and other players in the Internet/Web technical ecosystem share similar views on the governance of these platforms, which are so important to humanity. At the heart of our activities since day one are important principles such as neutrality, multi-stakeholder and balanced participation, open and due process, consensus based decisions, open deliverables, and online accountability/transparency.
In order to educate the growing number of policy makers interested in ICT about the importance of these principles, W3C has participated for many years in global discussions about Internet Governance. We bring to the table expertise about global ICT standards development for the Web and the Internet, including the relationship between technology and society in areas such as privacy, internationalization, security, and accessibility.
In the United Nations Internet Governance Forum (IGF) we have long supported an open, inclusive, and highly international forum to discuss the future direction of Internet growth and governance. Our role as technical community leader is to foster, as part of a sound Internet and Web governance framework, the development and deployment of interoperable and open ICT standards, such as ours for the Web, leading to more innovation and better communications. Our participation is also a way to expand the W3C network and awareness internationally, as well as an opportunity to share with others our experience in running a successful consensus-driven, multi-stakeholder forum on a worldwide scale.
As a member of the IGF steering board (the MAG, Multi-stakeholder Advisory Group), along with other representatives from the technical community, governments, civil society, private sector, and as a representative of W3C, I helped review proposals, gave opinions on programs, workshops for the plenary meeting, selected the topics of discussion, and I also chaired several sessions. I was also at the origine of one of the first Dynamic Coalition of the IGF, DCOS, a subcommittee to focus on the specific topic of Open Standards to raise the topic profile within the Internet Governance community.
W3C’s involvement in accessibility effort at the IGF is also worth mentioning. Our Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) organized the first accessibility panel at the first IGF in Athens, and since then, we’ve been one of the core participants of the IGF Dynamic Coalition on Accessibility and Disability (DCAD), with Shadi Abou-Zahra active since its inception. Judy Brewer, head of the WAI, was involved early in the pre-WSIS preparations with me, and was one of the main speakers on accessibility at the WSIS itself in Tunis.
Those IGF working group efforts will continue, and in 2012, after resolving within the MAG that rotation of individuals was a good thing, we’re happy to announce that Wendy Seltzer becomes our new UN/IGF/MAG representative.
Wendy is a member of the W3C Technology & Society team, and an expert in intellectual property, privacy, and free expression online. She speaks and writes on open standard, copyright, patent, open source, and the public interest online in general, and will be a strong addition to the 2012 IGF MAG, as one of the Internet technical community expert.
Wendy’s initial focus will be to prepare for the seventh IGF yearly gathering, which will be held in Baku, Azerbaijan in November 2012.
We anticipate a number of important topics will be discussed, such as the effects of new technical and political instruments or regulations on the free flow of information, or the right balance between IPR protection, freedom of expression, and sharing of content and culture.
Tell us what you think are the most important Net governance topics in 2012 and if you think the current IGF program will cover them.
You can either send your input to email@example.com to share only with the W3C staff, or leave a comment below to share with everyone.


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(Spring 1993 - Fall 1999)
History News is no longer
published. The last
issue was Volume 7, no. 2 (Fall 1999)
Click here to read a letter from Editor Mary Alice Benedict Grindol
Copy the following e-mail address to contact the editor, substituting @ for "at"
The Benedict Family History News assisted American researchers to learn more about ancestors surnamed Benedict (and its variations). A typical issue included census compilations; book reviews; transcriptions of letters, diaries, newspaper notices, and vital records; corrections to previously published works about the Benedicts; and other miscellaneous information related to past or present Benedicts.
Back Issues are now online at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~benedictnews/newsletters/
We are sad to report that the author of the Genealogy
of the Benedicts in America, Vol II, Elwyn E. Benedict, passed away 11 October 2010. His obituary for a short time can be found at http://obits.syracuse.com/obituaries/syracuse/obituary.aspx?n=elwyn-e-benedict&pid=145978121
Condolences may be sent to Mrs. Elwyn E. Benedict, 7949 Adams Road, Kirkville, NY 13082.
Jim Benedict of Calgary, Canada is now gathering information for a possible publication of Vol. III of the Genealogy of the Benedicts in America at http://www.genealowiki.com/bin/view.cgi/Benedict/WebHome There you can update and add information about your own family line.
Benedict Mail List: To subscribe to a BENEDICT RootsWeb mail list, send an e-mail message with only the word SUBSCRIBE in the subject and the body of the message to BENEDICT-Lfirstname.lastname@example.org or to BENEDICT-Demail@example.com (for digest mode).
For the editor's paternal Benedict and Cowlin ancestors & cousins click: here
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You are number to visit this site. Thank you.
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Faster broadband on the way!
At least 90% of all Hampshire premises will have access to super-fast broadband by the end of 2015, following the signing of a £13.8 million contract with BT.
The first communities to benefit from this project are expected to have access to the high-speed technology by the end of this year, with the programme due to be completed by the end of 2015. Without the intervention of the Hampshire Broadband Programme around 20% of premises in Hampshire would not have been able to access fibre broadband services.
£10 million of public funds to target areas with poor speeds
Hampshire County Council together with district and borough partners has invested £5 million in the project and were awarded the same figure from BDUK. BT is contributing an additional £3.8 million towards the cost of installing the new fibre infrastructure bringing the total investment in the project to just over £13.8 million. The money will stimulate investment and finance the shortfall where there are too few potential customers to cover the costs of the upgrade to the network infrastructure.
Sign up campaign still vital
We want as many people as possible to continue to sign up to our campaign for faster broadband so that we can demonstrate that there are plenty of potential customers who want to make use of this service. Over 19,000 have already signed up and evidence of high demand will help the programme funding go further, increasing the number of locations we are able to reach with the limited funding available.
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Bürgerpark, Aachen, Deutschland
Shirts - Sticker made by Tei Chie. You can find these typical stickers on a lot of places in Aachen and other towns since a long time.
Tei Chie on Facebook.
Hunted by Regina Weinkauf. Pictures by Regina Weinkauf.


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One look at a map will convince you of Corregidor's strategic importance. Some 48 km (30 miles) southwest of the city, it stands guard over the entrance to Manila Bay, and any marauding invader wishing to take the city by sea must first pass by here. Under Spanish rule it was both a defensive fortress and a penal colony. During the American colonial period it was the site of Fort Mills and also Malinta Tunnel, the latter both a defensive bunker and a 1,000-bed military hospital. The tunnel was also the last stronghold of the American forces under General Douglas MacArthur in 1942, before they were forced to withdraw following the Japanese invasion of the Philippines. Today you can view an audiovisual presentation about the building's history inside of the tunnel. Most other war-damaged buildings have been left as they were, as a memorial to the many Filipino and American soldiers who died here. The highest section of Corregidor is also the location for the Pacific War Memorial, completed
in 1968 by the U.S. Government to honor the soldiers who took part in World War II. Also on the island, a Japanese Garden of Peace serves as a reminder that it wasn't only allied soldiers who gave up their lives. Elsewhere, Corregidor Lighthouse, first built in 1853, reminds us that the island also has a navigational as well as strategic role. The best way to visit Corregidor is to book a day tour through one of Manila's many travel agents.


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Roasted, caramelized baby carrots combine with spices you’d typically find a cup of chai tea to create a warm and comforting side dish. The sweet of the carrots paired with the warmth of the spices creates a one of a kind taste.
I’m thrilled to be joining Laura of I’m An Organazing Junkie as a monthly contributor for 2014. At the end of each month, I’ll be sharing a new recipe with Laura’s community.
You’d never guess that two bags of baby carrots that I purchased on sale for 49 cents a bag could be transformed into such a flavorful dish. That’s less than the price of a bag of veggies you’d find in the freezer section of your grocery store. No processed ingredients, nothing you can’t pronounce. These delicious Chai Spiced Roasted Baby Carrots will be finding themselves on our menu plan again soon!

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Originally from Pennsylvania where he was first known for his energetic guest appearances with many of the area's finest performers, Eric's early musical influences inspired him to pick up his first Fender Stratocaster at the age of nine. There was no looking back............. Eric's passion for the Blues enabled him to soon share the stage with many nationally known artists including Bob Margolin, Debbie Davies, James Armstrong, Steve Guyger, Kenny Neal, Chris Beard, Tommy Castro, Joe Kubek, Bnois King, Solomon Burke, Ronnie Baker Brooks and Hubert Sumlin.
There was no looking back.............
Eric's passion for the Blues enabled him to soon share the stage with many nationally known artists including Bob Margolin, Debbie Davies, James Armstrong, Steve Guyger, Kenny Neal, Chris Beard, Tommy Castro, Joe Kubek, Bnois King, Solomon Burke, Ronnie Baker Brooks and Hubert Sumlin.
With a feeling and natural ability that just can't be explained for someone so young, Eric delivers a Freddie-BB-Albert King influenced performance with an intensity and skill that belies his youth. With a style at times reminiscent the great ones, Eric combines a variety of influences while reminding everyone the real thing comes from the heart and soul.
The Eric Steckel Band's debut CD, "A Few Degrees Warmer", was recorded live in April 2002 when Eric was a mere 11 years old. A Few Degrees quickly became a CDBaby Top Blues Seller and the record continues to delight Blues Guitar fans across the globe.
In November of 2003 the "ESB" appeared at the Sarasota Blues Festival where Eric delighted the crowd with his powerful set and cameo appearances to become the talk of the day. Although Eric would later earn a return invitation by popular demand in 2004, it was the 2003 festival where Eric was introduced by John Mayall as the youngest person ever on stage with the Bluesbreakers.
Eric left a lasting impression on Mayall and in the Summer of 2004, Eric appeared in Sweden, Norway and Denmark as a special guest with John Mayall and The Bluesbreakers during their Scandinavian Tour and in early 2005 Eric traveled to Los Angeles where he joined Mayall for session work on the recently released Bluesbreaker's record titled "Road Dogs". Listen for Eric's lead guitar work on the track "Chaos in the Neighborhood".
The ESB also developed their own faithful following through years of club gigs and festival appearances including opening sets in support of Marcia Ball, Tommy Castro, Shemekia Copeland and B.B. King.
After releasing a studio record titled "High Action" in 2004, the ESB traveled to Holland and Belgium in 2005 for a 10 concert tour promoted by Rounder-Europe and King Bee Music.
Eric now resides in Jacksonville, Florida where he was introduced to Duane Trucks who joined the band in late 2005 on drums. Music fans may immediately recognize Duane as Derek's younger brother and the nephew of Butch Trucks.
In celebration of Duane's arrival, the ESB released their third record, "Havana". Arguably their best work to date, "Havana" captures the essence of the band. Deeply rooted in the Blues, their performance recalls the sound of the 60s and 70s Blues Rock era.
In support of the European release of "Live at Havana" through Rounder-Europe, the ESB returned to Holland in 2006 where they had the honor to open for Johnny Winter at The Paradiso in Amsterdam and appeared at the Tegelen Blues Rock Festival.
The Summer of 2007 marked another milestone for Eric as the band played several prominent American music festivals and earned rave reviews and new fans during tours in Holland, Germany, Belgium and Italy, including a prime time performance at the legendary Pistoia Blues Festival where he opened for John Mayall and Gregg Allman.
With an eye to the future Eric has now started work on a new studio record. The new studio album "Feels Like home" was released in early 2008.


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would like my pictures to look as if a human being had passed between them, like a snail, leaving a trail of the human presence and memory trace of past events as the snail leaves itís slime.í Francis bacon (1910-1992)
n the same way that Bacon satirised contemporary types with an eye for the timelessly disgusting, Zilicís paintings eloquently highlight the repulsiveness in human shape and posture in ambiguous space-frames.
nitially, the strength of the composition and the seemingly grotesque imagery, give the impression that his art may be harsh to withstand in everyday life. But the intensity of colour made particularly vibrant by nocturnal backgrounds and the violence of the image, create in the viewer a mixture of admiration and shock which characterises an authentic aesthetic act. Exhibiting and in prominent private collections across the world, Zilicís paintings depict a heroic movement and a sense of an epic struggle.
To see Nenad's gallery please click here


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Hi, I'm Alana, an 18 month old, affectionate and playful Patterdale Terrier.
Ama is an energetic, bouncy girl who loves her fuss and cuddles.
Bertie is a very playful, friendly and enthusiastic young chap with a real happy-go-lucky personality.
Hi I'm Billy, a French Bulldog looking for my perfect family
Pleased to meet you, I'm Boris. I'm an older Rottweiler with a soft centre and a lot of love to give.
Hello, I'm Bracken. I'm a young, energetic, lively and intelligent boy.
Come and meet Daisy, a staffie puppy with a lot of love to give
Ellie can be a little shy when she first meets new people but with a little time and patience (and hotdogs) she'll soon be your best friend.
Meet Freddie: A clever and loving young man who's a little shy to start with but show him a tennis ball and you've made a friend for life.
The Jerry Green Foundation Trust is registered under The Charities Act 1960 No 200232

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On a warm July day, a smiling scarecrow in scrubs stands guard over a strawberry patch, warning off birds on the lookout for a mid-morning snack. Behind her, netting is draped over a raised vegetable bed, where beetroot, cabbages and cucumbers are thriving.
The veg, fruit and even the scarecrow are the result of the hard work of Southmead Hospital’s staff, who have volunteered at the on-site allotment on their lunchbreaks and around their shifts, to plant, water, weed and harvest the abundant crops.
The allotment was created in 2019 as a space for staff to relax on this North Bristol site, and to learn about growing fruits and vegetables. Pottering about on the plot offers gentle exercise and the chance to socialise, and the site has been a real boost to biodiversity, as it is flanked by a small orchard, an insect hotel and pollen-rich, wildflower meadows.
A wide variety of produce is cultivated here, thanks to both sunny and shaded spots beneath mature trees, as well as a greenhouse, where tomatoes and basil thrive in the heat and are protected from caterpillars and other hungry bugs.
Staff are welcome to harvest the produce as it ripens, encouraging a healthy diet, reducing food costs, and shrinking food miles to metres. Southmead’s Vu Restaurant, the rooftop staff canteen, has begun to use some of the produce in its kitchen, including chard and tomatoes; in return, it supplies eggshells and coffee grounds to enrich the compost.
Beside the allotment there is an outdoor gym, where staff and patients – including those in wheelchairs – can exercise surrounded by lush vegetation and the sound of birds.
Southmead’s Nature Recovery Ranger
The NHS Forest employs a Nature Recovery Ranger, Phoebe Webster, who has been based full time at Southmead Hospital since spring 2021. She runs lunchtime allotment volunteering sessions for staff, as well as workshops on building bug hotels, and has led small seed and bulb planting events. Sometimes there are sessions for external groups, such as Rainbows (a Girl Guides group aged from five to seven) who have learned about food growing and native wildlife, and planted their own broad beans to take home.
Southmead’s Sustainability Projects Officer Grace Kelsey explains that the allotment programme wouldn’t have been possible without Phoebe’s horticultural knowledge, and the time she is able to dedicate to the site: “The amount of people we have volunteering has gone up by about 20, 25 people, and the volunteers at the allotment are so much more committed and consistent. We’ve been able to produce so much more food this year that we actually had an event where we had the executive chef come and take food from the allotment and cook it, and we gave it to clinical staff for free during lunch time. That was great.”
Phoebe has organised accessible allotment sessions for neurodiverse hospital staff, and those with learning and physical disabilities. The raised beds are at different heights, allowing them to be tended to by wheelchair users or by those who cannot stand for long periods. Assistive tools with specially adapted handles help with grip and reach.
While the volunteer sessions are currently attended by hospital staff, a small group of whom also sit on the allotment committee, there are plans to extend the sessions to patients in future.
A green event space
The allotment is also used to host events, open to hospital staff and the wider community, to raise the profile of the hospital, raise funds and encourage awareness of healthy eating and biodiversity. The hospital’s Executive Chef Mike Sharp staged a staff lunch in summer 2021 using as many of the ingredients as he could from the allotment, from chillies to potatoes and chard. He demonstrated how these ingredients could be used in creative ways, while raising awareness of the allotment itself and showing how easy it was to produce and prepare your own ingredients.
Once the orchard trees produce enough fruit, Southmead hopes to hold an apple harvest day to create deeper ties between the hospital and the wider community. Apples and pears grown in the orchard, as well as those donated by staff, patients and local residents, can be pressed into fresh juice, and visitors will be invited to learn about community food production and the allotment.
The green space work at Southmead Hospital has been carried out with funding and support from Southmead Hospital Charity, GKN Aerospace, D and R Garden Buildings, The Hospital Company, Capstan Contractors, PETA [UK] Ltd., Woodland Trust, Plastic Pollution, Riverside Garden Centre, University of Bristol.

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I came across an Instagram image of an obese cat recently (not the image in this post). The accompanying caption referred to the cat as a ‘body positive icon’. And it made me stop and think about whether a cat can, or even should be, an icon of body positivity.
I have never felt qualified to comment on the body positivity movement. As someone who lives with thin, white, straight, (mostly) able bodied privilege, I have been reluctant to wade into the hornet’s nest of opinions the words ‘body positivity’ evoke on social media. Until I saw this.


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Mumbai: Mumbaikars continue to suffer from water logging and traffic jams for the second day due to high tides.
Parked cars remained submerged in water while vehicles on the roads had a difficult time moving because of water logging in the low lying areas.
Chetan, a resident of the city, told ANI, "High tide is creating a lot of problems for us and I would like to advice people to go out of their houses only when it`s required. BMC needs to put an effort to keep the city clean as the water is creating a lot of mess."
Another resident, Manik Tiwari complained that houses are getting flooded due to the tides and the city is swarming with garbage, which the municipality needs to take care of.
Even before the arrival of monsoon, people in Mumbai are facing high tides which are expected to increase further, though the Indian Meteorological Department has predicted below normal rainfalls this year.