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Alcohol may have been more popular than ’80s music at Safety Dance last Friday.
Silliman College Master Judith Krauss NUR ’70, whose college sponsors the dance party, said five to six students were hospitalized for alcohol-related illness this weekend. While she added that this year’s number of hospitalizations is slightly down from the eight hopsitalizations of last year, 12 students present at the dance said the event was just as alcohol-soaked as last year’s — if not more.
“If there were only a single hospitalization, I’d say we saw an improvement,” she said. “I wish we could find a way to encourage students to not drink to such excess.”
She added that she doesn’t think the way students consumed alcohol before the event at “pregames” has changed. Last year, she identified these parties as the primary culprit behind student hospitalizations.
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Megan Boon ’11, head freshman counselor of Berkeley College, said that the Office of Student Affairs was proactive in preventing any drinking-related problems. She added that the office had given each residential college pizzas, encouraging them to host non-alcoholic parties prior to the Safety Dance. The goal of this initiative, she said, was to ensure that students “had food before going out” so they would at least have a full stomach if anything were to happen to them during or after the dance.
Additionally, Boon said that a few freshman counselors per residential college were given free access to the Safety Dance.
“They were at the dance to keep an eye out for excessively drunk students,” she said. “But they weren’t there like flies on the wall; they were there as a resource, not as security guards, and they were dancing and having fun too.”
Boon added that, overall, she heard only positive reviews of this year’s Safety Dance as it compared to last year’s.
Krauss said that ticket sales ended at midnight instead of continuing until the dance ended at 1 a.m., and that no one was allowed to enter the dance after midnight regardless of whether they had already purchased a ticket. These were just some of the changes made to the event by Silliman’s activities and administrative council “to cut down on excessively drunk people,” said spring 2010 SAAC chair Jesse Hassinger ’11. Hassinger said that in previous years, most of the extremely intoxicated guests would begin to arrive around 11:30 p.m., or would leave early to drink more and then return to the dance. Though he could not attend this year’s dance, Hassinger said that the new measures were relatively successful, to his knowledge.
But of 18 students interviewed, 12 attended the dance and five said that the event was a lot more “drunk” than they expected it would be.
Stephanie Weinraub ’12 said she has attended the dance every year since her freshman year. When she arrived at Commons at about 11:45 p.m. Friday, Weinraub said, she saw the results of students’ alcohol consumption firsthand.
“There was vomit all over the stairs down to the [women’s] bathroom [in Commons],” Weinraub said. “Two girls were unconscious on the [bathroom] floor with police officers surrounding them.”
Victoria Perez ’11, a Berkeley College freshman counselor who attended Safety Dance, said she saw a student wheeled out of Commons on a stretcher just before midnight. Weinraub said she had to take an inebriated friend to Yale HEALTH around 12:30 a.m. — 30 minutes before the dance ended. The mini-bus driver who picked up Weinraub and her friend told the pair that their call was his 24th trip to Yale HEALTH that night, Weinraub said.
Donald Relihan, director of support services for Yale Transit, could not be reached for comment.
A freshman who asked to remain anonymous said she thinks many people seemed to have enjoyed the “pregame” parties before the dance more than the event itself. She said she didn’t enjoy the dance as much as she could have because she was sober.
Some students had mixed feelings about the dance. All six juniors and seniors interviewed said they liked the music played at the dance. Adi Kamdar ’12 said the music was “danceable” even when he didn’t recognize the songs, adding he enjoyed the dance each of the three times he attended. But three of four freshmen interviewed said the dance did not live up to their expectations, especially with regard to the music played.
“It was fun to dress up but the music wasn’t really relevant to us,” said Sally Helm ’14, adding that she expects Branford College’s annual ’90s dance, Crushes and Chaperones, to be better.
Financially speaking, Krauss said, this year’s Safety Dance was a great success, with over 2,500 tickets sold compared to last year’s 2,000. Adam Weiner ’12, current chair of the SAAC, said that once all 2,500 wristbands were sold out, they began selling stamps instead. He added that over 2,000 of the wristbands were sold prior to the dance at a cost of $5, and that this avoided large crowds lining up at the door the night of the dance, when wristbands cost $10.
Weiner said that the operating costs of the Safety Dance, including the cost of the DJ, rise every year. He added that last year, the SAAC lost money because an inebriated student broke some of the DJ’s equipment. This year, ticket prices were raised to prevent such deficits, Weiner said, and a police officer was added to the security team to monitor the DJ’s equipment throughout the dance. Overall, Krauss said, there were no major security issues during the event. “We at least broke even this year, and if we do make any money, it won’t be very significant,” Weiner said.
Dean of student affairs W. Marichal Gentry deferred comment to Krauss and Silliman Dean Hugh Flick, who could not be reached for comment.
The next campus-wide dance will be Morse and Ezra Stiles Colleges’ second annual Prohibition, on Nov. 6.


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Have you always dreamed of having a beautiful green lawn bordering your house? Nothing's easier.
For your lawn to set well, it must be sown at the right time. This depends on the climate and the geographical area where you are located.
For the north of France , the best periods are April / May and August / September . For the south , we will favor those of February / May and August / November . Prefer to sow your lawn when the ground is hot and more particularly in August .
Once the right time has been chosen, you can proceed to planting the grass. If you don't know how to do it, go to the article “ How to plant grass ”.

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A former brownfield in Paris has turned into a hotspot for green development and clean energy production. As part of an ambitious plan to green the city, the Parisian government is transforming the vast Batignolles railway enclave in the 17th district into the Clichy-Batignolles Eco-district, a massive mixed-use development that promotes public transit, quality of life, use of renewable energies, and the inclusion of biodiversity. While the 50-hectare project is still under construction, architecture firm Atelier Du Pont recently completed part of a major multi-program block that includes a nursing home, social housing, retail, and apartments.
Launched in 2001 and slated for completion in 2020, the Clichy-Batignolles project is structured around a 10-hectare natural public park and comprise over 3,400 homes—at least half of which will be social housing—to house 7,500 residents; 140,000 square meters of office space; 31,000 square meters of retail; 38,000 square meters of facilities; and a 120,000-square-meter courthouse and police headquarters. The mixed-use development is expected to create at least 12,700 new jobs. The environmentally friendly buildings emphasize walkability, connections to the outdoors, access to public transit, and community.
Ample use of greenery, from the parks to green walls, will help reduce the urban heat island effect. Only 12 percent of the eco-district’s total surface area will be made up of impervious pavement, and rainwater will be collected and filtered onsite with the help of green roofs and wetlands. Photovoltaic panels will be installed in abundance and coupled with geothermal energy sources to reduce dependence on fossil fuels. Energy consumption in the buildings is limited to 50kWh per square meter per year, a rate that’s below the requirements for current energy regulations in Paris.

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Shinji Mikami was the director on the original Resident Evil games, which pioneered the survival-horror genre (even coining the term survival horror). His background with that series will more than likely have an impact as he works on the upcoming PS5 console xclusive GhostWire: Tokyo. But this will almost surely be a good thing.
GhostWire: Tokyo was announced back in June of 2020 and has since gathered buzz as the next in a long line of action and horror games from famed producer Shinji Mikami. The two trailers for GhostWire shown off so far give sparse detail about the upcoming game, with the newest trailer revealing new gameplay footage. More specifically, the newest trailer shows off some of the abilities and environments that players will have access to in Ghostwire Tokyo.
While recently Tango Gameworks said in an interview that GhostWire would be an action-adventure title and not strictly survival-horror, the influence of Mikami’s work in the horror genre is definitely on display in the game. Famously, the development of the original Resident Evil 4 was extended by Mikami’s desire to incorporate more supernatural elements into what had previously been more a scientific horror franchise. That game would inevitably become Devil May Cry but Mikami’s desire to add supernatural elements to the Resident Evil franchise seems to manifest in the paranormal enemies and powers shown off in the trailers for GhostWire.
Another thematic similarity is Mikami’s penchant for making the mundane into horrific scenes. Resident Evil 2‘s grounding in the reality of a cityscape turned hellish by the T-Virus outbreak is a good example of what to expect from the streets of Tokyo emptied of pedestrian life by the ambiguous paranormal threat of GhostWire. Seeing how Mikami handles eschewing the viruses and parasites of Resident Evil for ghosts and spirits in GhostWire: Tokyo is something many fans of his work will be looking forward to exploring.
Resident Evil is a very violent franchise, with Mikami’s Resident Evil 4 among one of the most violent. The myriad of cinematics and death animations in RE4 see Leon S. Kennedy beheaded, impaled, and otherwise mutilated. The ESRB rating for GhostWire is still pending, and the trailers shown so far don’t feature much gore. But it will be interesting to see if the violence and overall body horror from the Resident Evil franchise make their way to the new game. The supernatural bent of GhostWire doesn’t necessitate the kinds of gore that viral mutations and citywide zombie infestations that Resident Evil does, so it’ll be interesting to see how Mikami handles the more visceral side of his past work.
Gameplay is another important hallmark of Mikami’s work with Resident Evil; the original game pioneered controls that became the industry standard for horror games throughout the 90s. And then again with Resident Evil 4 Mikami and Capcom innovated the third-person shooter genre with its over-the-shoulder camera angles and fast precision aiming. This again became an industry standard in games like Gears of War and plenty of other survival-horror titles. The first gameplay trailer for GhostWire showed off first-person gameplay involving supernatural powers that invoke Bioshock at first glance.
Now that GhostWire: Tokyo has a more concrete release window as per Sony’s CES conference, eager fans of Mikami’s previous work with Resident Evil and beyond won’t have much longer to wait before they can get their hands on his next project.
Ghostwire: Tokyo is set to release in October 2021 for PC and PS5.


Unique structure of Wobble pulsator, Samsung’s innovative technology invented, created left and right, upper and lower flow, then it caused 3D Dynamic Wash.
A 3D Dynamic Wash made by Samsung’s Wobble technology can increase the washing power, and save the 40% of water to remove dirt and pollution of water.The perfect washing power approved by the world should save water.
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Samsung’s unique jog dial allows you to easily select and control cycles simply by turning the dial smoothly and effortlessly. With specially designed jog dial, wash the clothes easier and simpler for your better lifestyle.


This area of Göttingen, Germany was once a black spot: the “Güterbahnhofstraße” was known for just two things – the freight terminal (including cargo-based traffic on road and rail) and the red-light district. Everything changes over time, the area was developed and one of the buildings close to the tracks has been refurbished and now hosts an Italian restaurant, bar and discotheque: the “Amavi“.
The Grimaldi family, well known for their restaurant “Fellini” (also recommendable!), opened this place in the triangular of city center, university and railway station. They serve very well Italian food (antipasti, pasta, focaccia) in a modern, very stylish environment. It is definitely worth the detour.


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Why are isolation and social distancing important? This is why.
Take a look inside a hospital in Italy, a country dealing with massive numbers of people who have contracted COVID-19, courtesy of SkyNews.
We all have an obligation to do what we can to keep our local hospital from becoming overwhelmed. Be well, everyone.
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Investigating the role of Large Igneous Provinces (LIPs) in the Mid-Cenomanian Event (MCE): Nd, Sr, and Os isotope evidence from the Iona-1 core
Based on Earth’s climate cycling history of icehouse to greenhouse states and isotopic proxies for paleoclimate and environmental conditions, there is a direct relationship between volcanism, weathering, ocean circulation, and the carbon perturbations that define these cycles. Ocean anoxic events (OAEs) occur during Earth’s greenhouse states. The OAEs are defined as periods of increased oxygen depletion (anoxia) in the global ocean and are identified in lithostratigraphy as globally traced units of black shale. While geochemical constraints of ocean anoxia are well documented, the biogeochemical triggers of these anoxic events are not well understood. It is theorized that the Cenomanian-Turonian Ocean Anoxic Event 2 (OAE2; ca 94 Ma) was at least partly triggered by the emplacement of a large igneous province (LIP) based on Nd isotope data indicating enhanced nutrient content in seawater from increased hydrothermal activity (Eldrett et al., 2014; Jenkyns et al., 2010). The Mid-Cenomanian OAE (MCE; ca 96.5 Ma) may have been a prelude to OAE2 (Coccioni and Galotti, 2003). Understanding the paleoclimate of the MCE would contribute to a better understanding of OAE2 and how OAEs may be related. However, there is scarce evidence for the MCE’s environmental conditions. This study reconstructs the mid-Cenomanian Cretaceous Western Interior Seaway (KWIS) seawater εNd, 87Sr/86Sr and 187Os/188Os from Shell’s Iona-1 research core of southwest Texas to test the role of changes in ocean circulation and the emplacement of a LIP in triggering the MCE. The modern ocean ranges in εNd values of -14.340.13 to -8.00.3 (Flierdt et al., 2016). The MCE data from this study show a positive εNd excursion (-4.14 to -0.56) likely as a result of a highly radiogenic εNd input from submarine volcanism. The emplacement of the Caribbean large igneous province (CLIP; 98.7 Ma) was carried northward into the KWIS by the migration of the equatorial Atlantic Tethyan water mass during the early Cenomanian (Serrano et al., 2011; Eldrett et al., 2017). This northward migration of the Tethyan water mass with high nutrient contents from volcanic input may explain the positive εNd excursion and contribute to the onset of ocean anoxia observed in the MCE.


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A total of 233 children and young people have had to wait over a year for mental health services in Lothian in 2018.
Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) in Lothian are the longest in Scotland.
In December 2018, the latest month that data has been provided, 16 young people in Lothian were waiting over a year to be seen by a mental health professional, which is 9.9% of the 161 Young People who were seen by CAMHS in NHS Lothian during December 2018.
Lothian MSP Miles Briggs has called for the CAMHS waiting times crisis to be resolved this year.
Lothian MSP Miles Briggs has written to the Scottish Minister for Mental Health, Clare Haughey, who has acknowledged that ‘we have not yet seen the improvement required across Scotland’.
The Scottish Government have announced £4 million for improving CAMHS (link).
Miles Briggs, Scottish Conservative Lothian MSP, said:
“One of the hardest aspects of being an MSP is people coming to my advice surgeries desperate to get mental health support for their children.
“I have parents in Lothian who have been told by GPs to go private to access support for their children as NHS Lothian don’t have capacity to see them. Children who are in desperate need of support being told to wait over a year.
“Parents and families I represent are beyond wanting an apology from SNP Minsters. After 11 years in office they feel totally abandoned by this SNP Government with the situation in NHS Lothian getting worse.
“This is Scotland’s young people, Scotland’s future.
“The CAMHS waiting times crisis in NHS Lothian must be resolved in 2019.”

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There is a fantastic piece in the UK's Guardian about the labor dispute between the Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Teachers Union. This article should be read by every teacher, particularly those who believe we can't change the union. Here is an excerpt:
The basis of this dispute (in Chicago) is what is innocuously termed "school reform". This is a process of privatisation and union-busting. Since the 1990s, Chicago has been a laboratory for such reforms, which have been rolled out across the country. The programme enjoys the support of the Democratic leadership as well as leading pro-Obama liberals such as Davis Guggenheim, whose film Waiting for Superman was a lengthy attack on teaching unions and a tribute to private schools.
Chicago intends to open 60 new privatised, non-union "charter" schools in the next five years. Public schools are being closed to make way for this change and capital spending has been slashed. The CTU's new leadership has been driving a campaign to tackle chronic underfunding in Chicago schools, and broaden the curriculum. They describe the system as one of "educational apartheid", and demand an elected school board which reflects the needs of the city's population.

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Many businesses have started incorporating a wide range of people with different employment statuses, especially during a period of growth and transformation. Different employees such as part-time or temporary workers, as well as contractors are becoming an integral part of the business structure. Before examining why this is the case, and how to enter the labour market as such, it is important to distinguish between different employment statuses.
The main distinction between an employee and a contractor is that a contractor comes into work on a more temporary basis. For example, this could be as an IT consultant working on a specific project or a freelance copywriter working on a marketing campaign. While working a contractor means that you are protected by less employment laws than a regular full-time employee, your employer must still comply with the legal duties that do protect you. For example, employers are not entitled to pay contractors for annual leave, however, they must still fulfil their duties under health and safety, as well as data protection laws.
Moreover, it is important to highlight the many advantages that come with being a contractor. As a contractor, you are more in control of how many hours and what days you work for companies. This means that you have greater flexibility to provide work to different businesses, at the same time, within the same industry. You also have greater control of your role and the type of companies you want to work with. Indeed, contractors do not have permanent obligations to companies they work for. This means that they can accept or refuse offers as they please, and once they do accept an offer to work for a company, they only need to work for them for as long as the project takes.
In order to become a contractor, it is important to firstly research the regulations and responsibilities you must abide by in order to ensure you are fully aware of what you are getting yourself into. You must also consider your tax position and understand IR35, the set of tax rules which apply to contractors. The next step would be to register your limited company and decide how you want to run your business, followed by then landing your first contract work.
It is important to note that this is different to being an employee on a zero hour contract, also an increasingly prevalent trend in the labour market. This refers to a casual agreement between employers and the employee. This agreement is based on the idea that the employer does not guarantee the person a set number of hours. They simply offer them work when it is available, and the employee can accept or reject this work as they please.
These types of contracts are not only beneficial for the employee in that they offer greater flexibility and freedom, but they are also advantageous to the employer. As the employer of a contractor or a zero hour worker, you not only have more security when it comes to urgent and/or temporary work demands, but you will also find that there is less HR admin to abide by, as well as reduced risk/fear of inappropriate hires.
At the UK Careers Fair, we provide job applicants to find openings and opportunities to find their new corporate home. If you’re looking for career fairs in the UK, you’ll be glad to know that there will be a career fair held in Southampton at St Mary's Stadium on Friday 4th from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM, click here to secure your free candidate ticket. Signup with us to get updates on the latest recruitment events!

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The Apple iPhone 12 Mini is a great phone if you’re looking for a smaller device. It has a great design and has many of the same features as the iPhone XS.
Black iPhone 12 Mini Unboxing & First Impressions!
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iPhone mini is the most powerful and advanced iPhone yet. It has a 5.5-inch Retina display and the A11 Bionic chipset. It also has a 12-megapixel rear camera and a 7-megapixel front camera. It has a battery that lasts up to 24 hours.
The black iPhone 12 mini is a sleek and powerful smartphone that is perfect for anyone who wants an iPhone but doesn’t want to spend a lot of money. It has a beautiful design and is perfect for anyone who wants a phone that is both stylish and functional.

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The Cold War was not a unique phenomenon on the global stage. Over the course of the history of Europe and even the world, there had been entire periods referred to as “armed peace”. This meant a state of tension between hostile states or coalitions, during which the outbreak of direct armed conflict was avoided, but at the same time damage to the enemy was maximised in every possible way: diplomatic, economic, political. This included diversion and espionage, with the population of the enemy state being incited by e.g. disinformation. However, no direct clash took place, although it was planned more or less covertly. War, if it did occur, would break out under circumstances most inconvenient to the enemy and most favourable to the state preparing the aggression. Such an “armed peace” occurred as early as ancient Greece. Simply go back to the description of the Trojan War in Homer’s Iliad or Tukidides’ Peloponnesian War. The ancient Roman era also abounds with examples of “armed peace”, such as the Punic Wars.
Links to the past: In medieval Europe, the Hundred Years’ War between England and France was also not uninterrupted. The period leading up to the outbreak of the First World War was also a period of an “armed peace”. The future adversaries prepared for war, harmed each other, armed armies of millions, but also maintained diplomatic relations and paid each other official visits. War, however, hung in the air and finally broke out in 1914.
Unlike a “hot war”, which invariably begins with an outbreak and ends with an armistice or truce, a “cold war” generally has no clear dates. This is also true of the Cold War. But the fundamental difference between the Cold War in the 20th century and earlier periods of “armed peace” lies elsewhere.
Never before in the history of mankind had there been a state so monstrous and yet so powerful as the Soviet Union. Never before had there been a war machine so vast and so inhuman as the Soviet Army. Never before had there been a state with the means not only to conquer the entire world, but also to destroy it. Since its inception in 1917, the Soviet Empire of Evil made no secret of its desire to conquer the world and spread communist ideology.
The Soviet Union existed from 1917 to 1991. In its initial period, it sought a “world revolution”, while in practice undertook destabilisation and sabotage activities in key Western countries, as well as Poland. In 1920, the million-strong Red Army moved west “…through the corpse of Poland to the heart of Europe”. This was not just a Bolshevik slogan written on banners, it was the official policy of the Soviet state and the Communist Party, and a viable threat to Europe, or at least a significant part of it.
What failed in 1920, succeeded in 1939 and then in 1940 in alliance with another murderous totalitarianism. Hitler’s Third Reich and the Soviet Union seized vast swathes of Europe, including more than half of Poland. In May 1945, after the end of World War II, the Soviet Army was no longer standing just on the banks of the Vistula and the Niemen, but also on the Elbe and the Danube. The Atlantic coast and the conquest of all Western Europe, or at least its full submission, was its further objective. The Cold War was already underway.
The Cold War, before it was proclaimed, had actually started earlier – at the Yalta Conference in February 1945. It did not end until 1991, the day the Soviet Union collapsed. These 45 years mark the most perilous period in the history of the world and mankind.
Few people are aware of the historical fact that the Cold War originated at Yalta and began with Poland. The conflict between East and West, between the US and the USSR, began in 1945 with a dispute over control of Poland and effectively all of Central and Eastern Europe. The victory of democratic forces over the communist totalitarianism of the Polish People’s Republic, followed by the so-called Fall of Nations in 1989, marked the end, conventionally speaking, of the Cold War, which in its essence was a great global conflict both politically and militarily. Between 1944 and 1990, it was not Poland, being part of the Eastern Bloc, that stood at the political forefront, but Germany, divided literally and figuratively in half by the seemingly symbolic yet very real Berlin Wall. With the Iron Curtain being dropped outside the Polish People’s Republic, the outermost divisions of the West (NATO) and the East (Warsaw Pact, i.e. the USSR) faced each other in Germany, Czechoslovakia, even Hungary, only to be followed by the so-called Northern Group of Soviet Forces on Polish territory.
The Poles shattered the communist system in Eastern Europe from within. The fact that we found ourselves situated right inside the Empire of Evil, and not at the interface with the West, undoubtedly saved us a number of times from an attack by the Soviet Army of the sort that fell on East Germany, Hungary, and Czechoslovakia.
The magnitude of the impact of the Cold War
The firm US policy towards the Soviet Union began with Truman’s speech to Congress on 12 March 1947. The President announced financial and military aid to Greece (plunged into civil war) and to Turkey. He also declared that the United States would support “all free nations struggling to resist attempts at subjugation by armed minorities or by external pressure”. Clearly, he was referring to the Communists and the activities of Moscow. The logical consequence of the Truman Doctrine came with the Marshall Plan. It emerged out of the belief that deterring the Communists with US military power was not enough. It was of utmost importance to provide conditions for the rapid development of European countries if Moscow’s influence was to be curtailed. On 5 June 1947, at Harvard University, George Marshall, US Secretary of State, gave a speech in which he set out the concept of American aid to Europe. Marshall’s idea behind the Plan was that loans to European countries would stimulate their economies. The offer was addressed to all nations, including the USSR. However, this was a purely tactical move, as it was clear that Moscow would reject the offer. Poland and Czechoslovakia, which were initially eager for American support, also withdrew from benefiting under pressure from the USSR.
The formation of two German states was one of the consequences of the division of the world into two political blocs. As the interests of the Western powers were at odds with Soviet plans, the creation of a single German state was out of the question. Washington, however, was eager to put pressure on Moscow and, in agreement with Britain, the British and American occupation zones were merged on 1 January 1947 to form the Bizone. A year later, with the addition of the French sector, the so-called Trizone was formed. In response, Moscow blamed the West for perpetuating the division of Germany. As a direct result of the Soviet blockade of Berlin, twelve countries signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington on 4 April 1949. The most important provision of the Washington Treaty was Article 5, stating that “an armed attack on one or more of them shall be regarded as an attack on them all”.
The response to the creation of NATO came with the Warsaw Pact, signed on 14 May 1955 by Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Poland, Romania, Hungary, and the USSR in Warsaw. The inclusion of Warsaw in its name was merely symbolic – in reality it was the Moscow Pact. It justified the subordination of member armies to the USSR and sanctioned the presence of Soviet troops on the territory of East Germany, Poland, Romania, and Hungary. Asia was also a constant site of conflict. The division of Korea along the 38th parallel was becoming increasingly entrenched, and the Communists ruling in the north did not entertain the thought of an independent south. At the same time, the USSR supported the communist guerrillas in China and the West supported the Kuomintang forces. This period also saw the loss of the US monopoly on nuclear weapons and the proclamation of the People’s Republic of China. These events strengthened the position of the Soviet Union.
On 25 June 1950, regular North Korean units crossed the 38th parallel and launched their aggression against South Korea. The UN Security Council recognised Kim Il-sung’s regime as the aggressor and called on member states to intervene. The Americans were the first to respond (later joined by 19 other countries). By the mid-1950s, relations between East and West had thawed. The most violent phase of the Cold War was over, and it became apparent that there were practically no problems that could not be solved at the negotiating table. This meant leaving satellite states in the Soviet orbit where resistance groups to Soviet power still existed. On 15 May 1955, representatives of France, England, the USA, and the USSR signed the State Treaty of Austria in Vienna. The peace treaty was not signed as Austria had been forcibly incorporated into the Reich in 1938. The four powers confirmed Austria’s neutrality.
Also in 1955, the USSR established diplomatic relations with West Germany. However, the process of détente did not advance. In the following years, the Cold War progressed in stages:
1955-1962 – This was a period of great fluctuation in relations between the two camps. The main problem was the situation in Berlin. The East German authorities closed the borders with West Germany (12/13 July 1961) and subsequently built a wall separating West Berlin from East Germany.
1962-1979 – Despite the Cuban Missile Crisis and the American blockade of the island (22 October 1962), this was a period of détente in Soviet-American relations, mainly because agreements were reached on the reduction of strategic weapons. In August 1963, a treaty was signed in Moscow to limit nuclear tests in the atmosphere and underwater (GB, USA, USSR). Tensions increased when in February of 1964 the communist South Vietnam Liberation Front announced a programme to overthrow the pro-Western dictatorship.
1979-1985 – Cold War escalated; propaganda intensified; relations curtailed in many areas. This was prompted by USSR policies that threatened US security interests.
1985-1991 – A phase of decline and the end of the Cold War. This was brought about by the rise to power in the USSR of Mikhail Gorbachev. His policy towards the West was open, showing a tendency to compromise and reach agreements. Relations between East and West improved considerably. The end of the conflict came after major changes in Europe, such as the overthrow of communism in Poland (1989), the reunification of Germany (1990), the dissolution of the Warsaw Pact (1991), and the collapse of the Soviet Union (1991).
Most of us are unaware of the breadth of events during the Cold War, encompassing both events of peace and disaster, as well as alliances and partnerships over such a vast period of history, such as:
• Civil War in Greece and Turkey,
• The Truman Doctrine,
• The Berlin Blockade,
• The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact,
• The formation of NATO,
• Warsaw Pact (NATO countries, Finland, Sweden, Austria, Switzerland),
• Chinese Civil War,
• Korean War,
• Military rivalry and the space race,
• Cuban Revolution and Crisis,
• Operation Gladio,
• Foundation of Radio Free Europe,
• War in Afghanistan,
• The imposition of martial law in Poland.
Without question, the USSR proved to be the greatest aggressor during the Cold War, contributing to numerous conflicts and divisions in the world. This is something we need to speak out about and be aware of the tension that will exist until the Soviet system radically transforms and eventually collapses.
The Cold War spanned more than 45 years and included multiple events that changed the course of history. The geopolitical, economic, and diplomatic situation changed in many countries of the world, taking many lives, but also giving rise to partnerships and alliances that continue to this day!

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Posted on 06/02/2014 4:53:27 PM PDT by bakeneko
This is the URL for one of them on YouBoob.
Sherman Oaks was the most hilarious series that the HBO/Showtime complex ever produced.
Now, it is impossible to find anywhere; probably because its take on PC is just not acceptable these days. I found five episodes on youboob, none anywhere else.
Does anyone else remember this series? And, does anyone know where we can find the whole thing?
I guess there really is no accounting for taste.
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Gorillaz shared a new song, “Skinny Ape,” along with news of augmented reality performances taking place in New York and London next week. The immersive shows will bring giant avatars of the cartoon band to Times Square (2:30 pm Eastern on December 17) and Piccadilly Circus (2 pm GMT on December 18) to perform the new track. Below, listen to “Skinny Ape” and watch a trailer where the big cartoons roam New York.
Imaginary Gorillaz bassist Murdoc said in a press release, “To all our followers, get ready for the biggest takeover of Times Square since another gorilla destroyed the place. It’s actually bigger than four us.”
“Skinny Ape” appears on Cracker Island is an island, the Gorillaz album to be released on February 24, 2023. Guests include Bad Bunny, Stevie Nicks, and Beck. The AR shows will be directed by Gorillaz cocreator Jamie Hewlett and Fx Gobyand it did Nexus Studios using Google’s AR tech. In other Damon Albarn news, his old band Blur recently announced reunion dates including Spring 2023.


The European Union’s new privacy regulations – the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) – come into force next month, and Facebook has now provided details of how it will comply. This includes asking for permission to use face-recognition.
It reveals that those in Europe will get the earliest and strongest privacy protections, with a weaker version rolling out in the US and elsewhere at a later date …
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Snow and ice everywhere! Freezing temperatures and slippery roadways. What’s a person to do? That’s easy. Stay inside and make up a batch of Cavatelli. I had a little leftover fresh ricotta from Christmas Eve and just added that to two cups of flour, an egg, a dash of salt and a splash of olive oil. A few quick turns in the food processor results in a silky smooth dough. After it rests for an hour or so in the fridge, I cut it into pieces and roll the pieces into ropes about 1/4″ in diameter. Cut the rope into1/4″ pieces and get out the box grater. Now here’s the fun part. Roll each nugget of dough along the inside of the cheese grater until it curls and takes on the bumps from the inside of the grater.
This shape provides plenty of surface area to any sauce you might put on it and even a secret for even more sauce to hide. My son, Joseph, is crazy for these little belly bombs. He likes to help me roll and cut the dough but he hasn’t quite got the curling technique.
I spread the cavatelli out on a lightly floured sheet of parchment in a jelly roll pan. I put that in the freezer for an hour and then bag the individually frozen nuggets. they go back into the freezer and you can take out just as many as you want. Don’t defrost them before cooking. Just drop them into boiling salted water like any other pasta. When the start to float and the water comes back to a boil, lower the heat a little and let them cook until they are tender. He likes them with a spicy tomato sauce but they are equally good with just a little butter, parsley and grated cheese.

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Karnak Temple Sound and Light Show in Luxor
The Karnak Sound and Light Show highlight the dramatic history of ancient Thebes. The show narrates the achievements of some great Pharaohs, with poetic descriptions of the ancient treasures. As visitors walk through the complex, the pharaohs arise to tell the story of their interesting lives, as haunting music mysteriously flows through this ancient city. Ancient and poetic voices tell the visitors about the birth of the Karnak temple and the heroic achievements of the pharaohs and the god Amun. It is an enchanting and supernatural experience to listen to sound effects and gaze at the magnificent ruins illuminated during the well-presented show.
Watch sound and light bring the Karnak Temple to life at a 2-hour show with private transport from Luxor. Learn the vivid history of ancient Thebes and hear tales of powerful pharaohs. Walk through the temple complex as the kings tell their own stories, then sit alongside Karnak’s sacred lake and see the stones, pillars, and statues light up.
- Transfers, English Speaking Guide, Entrance Tickets
- Gratuities (recommended)
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- Anything not mentioned above
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- 0 Years to 1.99 years of age: Free of charge.
- 2 years to 4.99 years of age: 50% from the full rate.
- 5 years to 11.99 years of age: 75% from the full rate
- 12+ pay full tour price as per adult person.
- If your tour includes airfare then an extra charge for child rate may apply.

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Breaking: Golden Knights announce historic move on Tuesday!
Vegas GM McPhee slams Russian Shipachyov
Breaking: NHL GM makes two roster moves, prepares for another trade
Breaking: Golden Knights place another goaltender on IR!
Marc-Andre Fleury passed an NHL legend on Sunday!
Marc-Andre Fleury reached another impressive milestone last night!
Report: Coach Gallant announced a change to his lineup!
Marc-Andre Fleury reached an impressive milestone last night!
James Neal and William Karlsson wrote their names in the NHL record book!
Breaking: Golden Knights call up veteran defenseman!
Breaking: Jon Merrill signs a contract extension with the Golden Knights!
Breaking: Golden Knights extend one more player!
Breaking: Golden Knights lose key player ahead of road trip
Breaking: Bellemare takes a puck to the face, leaves the ice a bloody mess
Vegas is planning a major move!
Rumor: Vegas to sign scoring leader imminently
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Black Gold Online – New class revealed: Skycaller
Snail Games has just revealed a new playable class for their upcoming Steampunk/Fantasy MMORPG Black Gold Online.
“The Skycaller breathes in the heavens and channels the forces into a deep and restorative power. Wielding the elemental forces of air and water, the Skycaller offers protective spells, regeneration, and other valuable magical enhancements to their allies. At the Skycaller’s hands are the forces of the wind and storm, posing a fluid and intangible threat to their enemies. As a class, they are capable of high-level single-target crowd control abilities plus excellent support capabilities, casting long range area attacks with light damage but crippling effects.”
For more info, visit http://bg.snailgame.com/news/view/59
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Our favourite art gallery here in Brisbane is in Landsborough on the Sunshine Coast. As a contemporary Australian artist, I like Donald Waters best...his art is happy and full of people. And being a 'people person' I like the characters he portrays. He has a cultural ethnic vibe that I used to feel in NZ and South Africa, but that I don't often feel here. See http://www.landsboroughgalleries.com.au/category/3/default.asp
Jessica likes Greg Postle the bird artist who often has a twist of humour. http://www.landsboroughgalleries.com.au/category/4/default.asp And she also finds Brian Wood interesting http://www.landsboroughgalleries.com.au/subcategory/60/default.asp. and enjoys Susan Smidt http://www.landsboroughgalleries.com.au/subcategory/55/default.asp
Erica likes Robert Hagan's horse pictures and in terms of being a brilliant artist, he truly is the best!
Erica captured this image of the one of the art pieces of our never ending great artist, God. Where ever you look you can find a piece of art if you look hard enough for it. Even in the darkest cell, there is art within our souls and imaginations.
I like Edith Shaeffer's book the Hidden Art of Homemaking.http://www.amazon.com/Hidden-Art-Homemaking-Edith-Schaeffer/dp/0842313982 . I have not read it in years and years, I must look at it again. But in principal she sugests that we make our home beautiful at very litttle expense. With 8 children believe you me we fight clutter and mess constantly....CONSTANTLY!
But I am trying to make something beautiful out of everyday things all the time and take pleasure in making things pretty for a moment...I like to make a nice brightly coloured swiss roll stack out of my towels, or I take pleasure in beautifully folded fresh smelling washing. I enjoy a bunch of leaves or flower picked while on a walk to decorate a table or refresh my kitchen with a differnt look. I enjoy litle niknacks that fill little corners with pleasure. Recently I have bought some salt and pepper cellars and thoroughly enjoy them..a cupcakes set, a set of cows and a rooster and hen.
Of course I have enjoyed doing landscape quilting recently too but don't be deterred by this seemingly grand activity....any one can place a few pretty cushions in the right spot or tie back a curtain with the 'just right ' tie back. Everyone has the potential to be artistic in our own way as we reflect the most wonderous creator of all...God!
Here is an interesting and inspring blog post on this topic. http://theinspiredroom.net/2009/10/29/live-dangerously-surround-yourself-with-beauty/


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Taboose Pass Trailhead
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Leave Hwy 395 about 14 miles north of Independence or 12 miles south of Big Pine, on Aberdeen Station Road (waypoint 395TAB). There are yellow intersection signs as you approach, and signs for the Taboose Campground in both directions.
This road changes in character more frequently than most, so ask the rangers for conditions before your trip and/or plan to walk a bit extra if you don't have a high-clearance vehicle. Only a short stretch is paved, the rest may be good dirt or more like a riverbed. In 2017 cars were spinning out at a slightly steeper than average spot with larger looser rocks (waypoint TABRDX) just below the corral. 2WD vehicles could still get to the trailhead, but they had to take a run at the rocks and bounce over them. For historical reference: In 2009 the road looked freshly graded and any car could make good speed to the trailhead (waypoint TABCRK), but in 2021 the last 2 miles were rough and passenger cars should expect the undercarriage to take a hit in some places.
Drive due west, crossing Old Hwy 395 and then Tinemaha Road (at waypoint TABTIN). At Tinemaha there is a poorly marked bit of a northern jog (waypoints TABRD1 and TABRD2) which is not a junction or turn, just the most well travelled of several dirt tracks. Then suddenly you're on Taboose Creek Road! There may or may not be a brown sign in this area saying "Gooddale Crk/Taboose TR", but if it exists it may not be clear which dirt track that sign is pointing to. It's easy to get off onto the wrong dirt track here, so turn back if it gets rough. The road steepens briefly near waypoint TABRDX, then goes past a small corral (overflow parking) to the official trailhead sign and parking lot (waypoint TABCRK).
If you park below the trailhead (as I did), make sure you don't park on or block the sun from any vegetation even if where you park looks used (so you don't get asked to move by a ranger, as I did).
There are no trailhead facilities and not much traffic, but there is a small stream to wash up in on your way out. It's a low-altitude trailhead (5400' elevation) and there's not much shade, so it's often hot. Early starts are advisable. There's plenty of water along the trail, but it's often hundreds of feet down a steep slope. One stream crossing can be dangerous and difficult, especially in the spring. Good campsites are just below and just above the waterfall (about two thirds of the way to the pass).
FOOTNOTE: USGS maps show two trails on the west (far side) of Taboose Pass. The northern trail connections to the pass trail and the JMT have been obscured, but there are no signs indicating the old trail is closed and its the one I usually use unless I'm headed south on the JMT. The new trail (which heads toward Bench Lake before turning down to the JMT) is much longer if you're headed toward Cartridge Pass or Mather Pass, and is very inefficient with up-and-down wandering that's frustrating on the way in and the way out. This old trail, and the old trail over Cartridge Pass, seems to be getting more traffic (and therefore being easier to find and follow) as of 2017.

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How I wrote and self-published my ebook!
If you asked me a month back that would I ever write a book?, I would have answered with a resounding NO. As I thought writing and publishing a book would be so much work and you'd need editors/reviewers and publishing houses to back it!
I initially planned on writing a blog on how to create Promises from scratch and what's A+ spec about. I had a fair bit of understanding; how they work internally but when I actually started implementing it, it was truly a humbling process :)
I was unaware of so many edge-cases and then I started documenting the entire journey of fixing and building and repeat.
I also did a tiny bit of market research where I wanted to see if building these Promises from scratch was covered but I only found books talking about the usage/patterns and a handful of blogs which taught to create Promises but not from the point of view of A+ spec. I wanted to write an in-depth guide on how they are done with a clean and simplistic implementation that'll stick in the reader's mind for days to come.
This is how the book came to be!
How did I write? #
I wrote the book using plain markdown in a single file. I used top-level headings to demarcate chapters as it made sense to me at the time.
It was super easy to use mark-down as I was used to writing a lot of it and there's very less syntax to know. Backticks for code snippets,
# for headings and
- for lists. That's all there's to it.
How did I get the book ready for publishing? #
I initially concentrated on finishing the manuscript and proof-reading it for flows and making sure I was covering all concepts in a clear and chronological way.
Once I was satisfied with the content I turned to my
google-fu skills to see what all formats do I need to support. So there're three primary formats that you should take care of:
- mobi (for Kindles)
pandoc to create the books from markdown with a little bit of customization.
pandoc wasn't giving me what I wanted. So I used the amazing Eisvogel template to get a nice looking pdf book.
Please read the setup instructions which are written in detail in the above Github link.
To make it work, I needed to add a bit of metadata at the top of my source manuscript markdown file. Note the triple dots at the end, they are intended.
table-of-contents into a separate page and added a cover pic which I self-designed on Canva
There was one more issue; since my entire manuscript was just in one big markdown file and the individual chapters were demarcated by a top-level heading. Pandoc was generating the
To fix this I had to add this line before each top level heading
Top-level heading means the following
# This is a top level heading
The command to generate the final
pandoc index.md -o "Building A+ Promises.pdf" --from markdown --template eisvogel --listings --pdf-engine=/Library/TeX/texbin/pdflatex --toc --toc-depth 2 -N
This is needed for ebook readers, I used my Mac's
Books.app to test.
The procedure is almost same but a different way of configuration. The
metadata is removed from the top of the file and added separately in a
yaml file. I also removed the
\newpage tags as it was only for the pdf template.
The command to build epub file that I used
pandoc index.md -o "Building A+ Promises.epub" --from gfm --listings --toc --toc-depth 2 -N --metadata-file metadata.txt --css syles.css --epub-cover-image=cover.png
You can pass a stylesheet to this to style some components. I used the following css file
background-color: rgb(247, 247, 247);
background-color: rgb(247, 247, 247);
I only wanted to add a slight highlight to the code snippets which the plain
pandoc was not adding.
metadata.txt looked like this
- type: main
- role: author
text: Ankeet Maini
This was the easiest to do. I logged into Amazon's Kindle Self Publishing portal. I uploaded the above generated
epub and it converted it to a compatible
That's all for this one, if you've read my book reviews would be amazing :)
Please post it on Amazon listing or send me direct feedback and I'll be happy to hear.


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Brucehill Cottage is comfortable and fully equipped self catering cottage. It is set in a delightful location near to the Port of Menteith on the edge of the Trossachs, close to Callander, Aberfoyle and Stirling.
We have 1 Cedar Cabin that we let on a fixed short break basis throughout the year. Monday to Friday and Friday to Monday.
Sometimes we have 'Last minute' (7 days prior to arrival) short breaks available - just call 01877385268.


The elements that enable further expansion of the station is the superstructure for packing tables. The set includes 2 brackets 40x30x2 mm, which are mounted to the back of the table with screws. Then we can attach dedicated accessories such as a shelf, a perforated board, a shelf for cardboard boxes, lighting and many others. The table superstructure enables smooth height adjustment of the accessories used. The product is available in 3 lengths: 1000 mm, 1460 mm and 1660 mm. In the longest version, the height of the table will not exceed 2200 mm.


Federal judges hammered fresh nails into the coffin of the Biden censorship regime Thursday in New Orleans.
Attorney General Merrick Garland announced that U.S. Attorney David Weiss will be appointed special counsel in the ongoing probe of Hunter Biden.
Bidenomics propaganda is also struggling because the percentage of voters who view Biden as honest and trustworthy has plunged since 2021, per CNN. How can the White House persuade Americans to t…
The media may help Biden dodge political debates, frequent public appearances or even interviews with anyone who refuses to kowtow. But it is a riverboat gamble whether Biden’s worsening debility c…
On July 4, federal Judge Terry Doughty condemned the Biden censorship regime as potentially the most massive attack against free speech in United States’ history.
Former President Donald Trump was indicted last week on 37 federal charges tied to his possession and mishandling of classified documents.
Democracy Dies in Darkness is the pious masthead motto The Washington Post ostentatiously adopted in the Trump era.
Another short period of political uncertainty is far better than taking another giant step towards national financial ruin.
The Supreme Court on Thursday finally ended one of the most brazen examples of bureaucratic tyranny in modern times.
After the fall of the Communist regime, the US State Department launched a program to help Romania curtail corruption. Vice President Joe Biden masterminded that effort from 2009 to 2016.


Legendary Frontiersmen Rifle, .38-55, has been fired but like new condition. All papers, Winchester sales literature brochure, original silver polishing cloth, and INCLUDES one box of the Legendary Frontiersmen ammo (shipped separately). Cardboard sleeve has some rubbing wear, Styrofoam box excellent condition, End of box with correct serial number has some wear. Also has the original packing brown paper inside. I will need your FFL's paper work to ship to your FFL. Shipping Insured UPS in the Lower 48 States where legal. Shipping to Alaska is TBD cost. More photos upon request. I prefer a US Postal Money Order for payment.
$35 UPS Ground Insured to ship the rifle. Ammo shipped separately at my expense.
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The battle? Well, the battle is the deficit.
So, who’s right, who’s wrong? Let’s check it out.
First we have to identify how large the deficit is. How much money are we short this year?
A new estimate predicts the federal budget deficit will hit almost $1.5 trillion this year, a new record.
The budget, as it stands, is set to deliver us a $1.5 trillion shortfall. $1.5 trillion. Another way of saying that?
So, how much of a tax hike on the rich are we going to have to implement? First we have to identify who the rich are. According to Obama, the rich can be classified as anyone earning more than $250,000 a year. During his campaign he continually claimed that no one earning less than that amount would see their taxes rise even a single dime.
Now, to be fair, the definition of rich could be made to be higher. Certainly there are those in Congress who are fighting to raise taxes only on the millionaires and billionaires. But I don’t buy that, so we’ll go with the $250k figure. In fact, I’ll go even further. The IRS doesn’t provide data at that convenient level, they begin their bracket at $200,000. So let’s start there. While I understand there isn’t a push to raise taxes at that level of income, it does STRENGTHEN my argument; it’s adding 4,000,000 more tax returns to the mix.
Okay, so let’s start:
First, the deficit is $1.5 trillion dollars. Can the folks who make more than $200,000 make that up? There are 4,359,936 filers who make that amount of money. Simple math says that if we take 1,500,000,000,000 and divide it by 4,359,936 we get $344,041.7. That means we would have to bill each of those people who earn more than $200,000 a year $344,042 a year.
Just to break even.
This number is important for two reasons:
- It represents a bill ON TOP of the taxes they’ve already paid.
- It’s a number higher than most of that earn. They don’t have that kind of money.
Okay. So, point #1 above is important. It’s important because the deficit is only, ONLY, $1.5 trillion because those people making more than $200,000 have already paid their taxes. Let’s back those taxes out and see where we are.
The people making more than $200,000 paid $531,301,056,000 in taxes. That’s about $.5 trillion. If we take that out and rework the tax for those folks, that gives us a starting point of $2.3 trillion.
Okay, those 4.3 million+ people earning more than $200,000 earn, in sum, $2.462 trillion. Call it $2.5 trillion. That means if we take everything, all of it, if we took every single dime each of these people make, it would just barely cover the deficit.
All of it.
All of their money.
We simply can NOT tax our way out.


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There’s an International Herald Tribune article (which I found a link to at dangerousmeta) which dares ask whether the current conflict has its roots in Islamic extremism or in Islam itself. It’s a question I’ve wrestled with a lot over the past month. Ultimately, though, I wonder whether the question is relevant at all. I firmly believe that religion is one aspect of culture, and as such, is subject to evolution and change, regardless of its dogma.
One might have wondered whether there were fundamental problems with Chritianity that led to intolerance and violence at many points in the past. Even today, certain people believe that the Bible demands that Christians segregate themselves by race. Does this mean that Christianity is fundamentally flawed? Does it matter?
Clearly, regardless of what the Quran says, there are plenty of practicing Muslims who are happy and willing participants in pluralistic societies all over the world. Even if the prevailing Islamic dogma considers their lifestyle to be sinful or anti-Islamic, they have obviously reconciled that with their faith.
We (as Westerners) can’t force people who hate us and our culture to change their beliefs, regardless of whether their beliefs are religious, or cultural, or acquired individually (like Timothy McVeigh or Ted Kaczynski). All we can attempt is to be fair and just, and to protect ourselves to the degree possible.


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I would not get too excited 1st qtr earnings will be in 2 weeks + or - and they won't be pretty.
We had heavy volume back in May and it subsided. IMO markets will be lower in Nov & early Dec.
I'll say...I've had a GTC order to sell 10119 shares at $2.75 standing for a couple months and when I logged on to my account today, they were sold. Market doesn't show the high of the day at $2.75, but that's what all of them sold at. Interesting.
Thats because they did not sell today but on Friday October 5th at 2:40 pm exactly.

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A development team is offering detailed plans with offices, housing, retail and parking for the next phase of the massive Madison Yards redevelopment on the West Side.
Summit Smith Development and Gilbane Development Co., both of Milwaukee, are proposing a seven-story building with 154,000 square feet of office space and 11,000 square feet of first floor retail; another five-story structure with 78 apartments and 5.5-story parking garage with 600-plus stalls; and a two-story building with 17,000 square feet of commercial/retail space on a 3.2-acre site at the northwest corner of Segoe Road and Sheboygan Ave.
The proposal, called Block 1, is part of a multi-phase redevelopment composed of seven unique blocks delivering public and private office space, housing, a hotel, commercial space, restaurants, a Whole Foods Market, public plaza, farmers’ market and parking.
The Block 1 office building, composed of painted aluminum-framed glazing systems with insulated glass, masonry and painted aluminum composite panels, will be the new home of the State of Wisconsin Investment Board, or SWIB, which is moving from its two-story Downtown office building at 121 E. Wilson St. and will occupy the fourth through seventh floors of the new structure.
“SWIB has outgrown its Downtown office building, which the Wisconsin Retirement System purchased more than 17 years ago and portions of which are more than 75 years old,” spokeswoman Vicki Hearing has said.
“Block 1 was always intended to have an office building component and the current design was catalyzed by SWIB’s need for new office space,” said Sean Roberts, vice president for Development at Summit Smith. “Block 1 will add additional office space, retail and residential projects that complement our planned adjacent Whole Foods, residential and retail project components, as well as the existing 600,000-square-foot state office building.”
Ald. Arvina Martin, 11th District, could not be reached.
The apartment and parking structure building will be located at the southernmost portion of the site, plans say. The residential entry and amenities are to be located off Gardener Road and the parking will be accessed from an internal access drive that connects mid-block to both Gardener and Segoe roads.
The main façade materials for the apartment building consist of fiber cement panels, framed glazing systems with insulated glass with corrugated metal panel accents, while the façade/screening for the raised parking deck will consist of perforated painted aluminum panels and accent aluminum fins, plans say. An elevated, pedestrian connector is planned between the office building and parking structure.
The stand-alone retail/commercial building will be located on the northwest portion of the site, plans say. The primary façade materials for this building are to be determined and will be consistent in quality with the remainder of the block, they say.
The pieces will add density and vitality to the overall mixed-use project, Roberts said. The developers hope to begin Block 1 in June and complete it in 2022.
The proposed Madison Yards project includes:
Built: Block 7, including a 608,000-square-foot state office building and 1,700-stall parking garage.
Approved: Block 3, including 190 residential units, 10,000 square feet of retail and coffee shop space, and underground parking; and Block 6, including a public plaza, 5,000-square-foot restaurant, and farmers’ market.
Submitted: Block 1, including 154,000 square feet of office space and first-floor retail, 78 apartments and 604-space parking garage; and Block 2, including 50,000-square-foot Whole Foods store, 270 residential units and structured parking.
Future: Block 4, including 125-room hotel and 8,000-square-foot bar/restaurant; and Block 5 with up to 250,000 square feet of office space, 10,000 square feet of retail space and parking.


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Cake Disasters!! Delivery mishaps, melting what's yours!!
Mine was traveling 35 mins from my place with 2 small cakes & they fell apart when later I realized NOT to put heavy toppings on any cake until you are at the location where it’s suppose to be dropped off I KNOW THAT NOW…. Add last touches on site….


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Esports, once a niche hobby, has blossomed into a booming global industry, replete with massive financial opportunities and market growth that rivals traditional sports. With millions of enthusiastic fans worldwide, high-stake tournaments, and substantial sponsorships, roulette online esports has transformed into an economic powerhouse. This article delves into the economics of esports, exploring its meteoric rise, the diverse revenue streams, and the burgeoning financial opportunities it presents.
The Meteoric Rise of Esports:
The growth trajectory of esports over the past decade has been nothing short of phenomenal. Thanks to the surge in online and mobile gaming, coupled with increasing internet accessibility, esports has reached an ever-expanding global audience. Major tournaments now draw viewership numbers that rival traditional sports events. This surge in popularity has not gone unnoticed by investors, advertisers, and media companies, all vying for a piece of the esports pie.
Diverse Revenue Streams:
The financial ecosystem of esports is underpinned by multiple revenue streams. These include:
Sponsorships and Advertising: The largest chunk of esports revenue comes from sponsorships and advertising. Brands, eager to connect with the young and engaged demographic that esports attracts, are investing heavily. Sponsorships span from gaming peripherals to mainstream consumer products, indicating the broadening appeal of esports.
Media Rights: As with traditional sports, broadcasting rights form a significant revenue source. Streaming platforms like Twitch and YouTube, alongside traditional broadcasters, are competing for exclusive rights to stream popular esports tournaments, paying substantial sums for the privilege.
Merchandising and Tickets: Merchandise sales and ticketing for live esports events also contribute to the industry’s revenue. Fans purchase team merchandise, gaming gear, and tickets to attend live events, adding to the industry’s financial health.
Game Publishers’ Revenue: Game publishers earn by hosting tournaments and through in-game purchases related to esports (such as skins, characters, and other virtual goods). These in-game transactions are not only lucrative but also help in maintaining the game’s popularity and longevity.
Team and Player Earnings: Esports teams and players earn through winnings, salaries, streaming, and personal sponsorships. Top players are becoming celebrities in their own right, attracting individual sponsorships and cultivating personal brands.
The Role of Technology and Innovation:
The esports industry is at the forefront of technological innovation. Augmented and virtual reality, AI, and 5G are set to revolutionize how esports is consumed and played. These technologies promise to enhance the viewer experience, making esports more immersive and interactive.
Investment and Economic Impact:
Investments in esports are surging, with venture capitalists, private equity firms, and traditional sports franchises all investing in esports teams and infrastructure. This influx of capital is fueling the industry’s growth, leading to the development of state-of-the-art gaming arenas and the formation of new leagues and teams.
Global Expansion and Market Potential:
Esports is a global phenomenon, with significant markets in North America, Europe, and Asia. This global footprint offers diverse opportunities for market expansion and revenue generation. Emerging markets, especially in Southeast Asia and Latin America, are showing robust growth in esports participation and viewership.
Challenges and Future Outlook:
Despite its impressive growth, esports faces challenges, including regulatory issues, concerns over player welfare, and the need for standardized governance structures. Addressing these challenges is crucial for the sustainable growth of the industry.
The future of esports economics looks promising, with projections indicating continued growth in revenue and audience. Esports is poised to become a mainstream entertainment option, potentially rivaling traditional
sports in terms of market size and cultural impact.
Esports in Mainstream Culture:
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Giant Kuzma downs ‘Team World’
Kyle Kuzma, the Los Angeles Lakers player, was chosen as the best player in the match, after he scored the largest number of points with 35 points, and also acquired 6 rebounds, and Jason Tatum added 30 points to the American team.
“I played this match last year and I lacked enthusiasm, and I didn’t want this to happen again,” Kuzma said.
“He definitely showed his skills tonight. If it weren’t for his 35 points, we might have lost,” said fellow Atlanta Hawks player Trae Young.
The annual exhibition match includes players who are in their first or second season in the professional league.
Ben Simmons was the best of the World Team, scoring 28 points and hitting 14 of 17 shots.
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“I think many of my artworks have been influenced by my experience of 2020. I hoped to convey a message of waiting or dormancy throughout my art, as I have personally felt like the Covid-19 outbreak tainted a large majority of this year with inactivity and boredom due to lockdown as well as many events and activities having to be cancelled. I started creating a lot of my art this year during lockdown and amongst the Covid-19 outbreak, I think my experience throughout this event has been reflected through my paintings. I have focused solely on depicting singular figures placed in isolation and I think this subject matter communicates the feeling of solitude that I felt myself during lockdown.
The artist models who I have drawn inspiration from are; Matthias Weischer, Susanne Kuhn and Njideka Akunyili Crosby."


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Over time several additions have been made into India's greatest epic, Ramayana. There are many versions of Ramayana and it varies from region to region. Hence, it is hardly surprising that some of the tales appear with slight variations. So here we are with an untold story from Ramayana which might not know.
We all know the great qualities about Ravan. A half-Brahmin and half-demon, Ravana was the revered devotee of Lord Shiva. Ravana was not only a stupendous warrior but also an expert of the Vedas, a maestro of Veena and the father of astrology. Everyone is aware of that incident which transformed such heroic figure into a villain - 'Sita Haran'. Ravan abducted Devi Sita cunningly when she was all alone in ‘Panchvati’ in the absence of Lord Ram and brother Laxman. Ravana kept Sita in the beautiful garden of Lanka - ‘Ashok Vatika’. It is known to all that he never forced himself on her. He could have done so, but he never forced his lust on Sita.
So why didn't Ravana dared to touch Sita?
While some believe that it was the divine energy of Sita that halted Ravana from behaving improperly towards her. But there is an untold story behind this.
Basically, Ravana was cursed, that stopped him approaching Sita every time.
The story of curse dates back when Ravana was on his expedition to conquer ‘Swargaloka’. After completing his mission, Ravana was resting in the vicinity of Kubera's city. The smell of the flowers lifted his senses and the love-laden songs sung by ‘Kinnaras’ and ‘Vidhyadharas’ made Ravan prey to his own lust. It so happened by complete accident that the queen of apsaras, Rambha was passing by. According to mythology, she was regarded as one of the most beautiful women ever created. Mesmerized by her magical eyes, wavy hairs and delicate lips, Ravana filled with his desires, went on to introduce himself to Rambha and asked her to display her affections to him. Rambha explained Ravana that she was engaged to Nalakubera (son of Ravana’s half brother Kubera, the god of wealth) and actually daughter-in-law of hers. But this didn’t affect Ravana.
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But blinded by lust, Ravana went on to breach and molested Rambha against her will and left the place satiated. Devastated by what he did to her, Rambha went with folded hands to his husband Nalakubera and narrated him the whole story. Nalakubera was provoked by the way Ravana molested his wife and poured a little water to pronounce a curse on the Lanka king. According to Valmiki Ramayana, Nalakubera announced -
“Since, O blessed lady, you stand violated by him perforce, unwilling as you were, he shall no longer be able to approach any other young woman who is unwilling to accept him.”
Hearing of the aforesaid execration, which lead his hair to stand on end, Ravana, the ten-headed demon, felt no more inclined to copulate with women who were unwilling to approach him.
That is why Ravana never dared to touch Sita against her will.
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Progress Illinois takes a look at two recently-released housing reports. One highlights the growing housing needs of America's aging population, while the other examines the shortage of affordable rental units available for low-income households at the state and national levels.
The existing U.S. housing inventory is unprepared to meet the needs of America's growing older adult population, finds a new report by the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies and the AARP Foundation.
By 2030, the number of Americans aged 50 and over is expected to hit 132 million, up more than 70 percent since 2000, according to the report, "Housing America’s Older Adults—Meeting the Needs of An Aging Population."
One in five Americans will be 65 or older by 2030, compared with one in seven today. Currently, one in sixteen U.S. adults are at least 75 years old, and that share is expected to increase to one in eight by 2040.
The country, however, already has too few housing options available for older adults that are affordable, accessible and connected to supportive services, the report found.
“Recognizing the implications of this profound demographic shift and taking immediate steps to address these issues is vital to our national standard of living,” Chris Herbert, acting managing director of the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies, said in a statement. “While it is ultimately up to individuals and their families to plan for future housing needs, it is also incumbent upon policy makers at all levels of government to see that affordable, appropriate housing, as well as supports for long-term aging in the community, are available for older adults across the income spectrum.”
Many older Americans are grappling with high housing costs, according to the report.
In 2012, one-third of U.S. adults aged 50 and older — or almost 20 million households — were cost burdened, meaning they payed more than 30 percent of their income on housing costs. That same year, nearly half of those 20 million households were severely burdened, or spent more than half of their income on housing costs.
Thirty-seven percent of adults aged 80 and older faced high housing costs in 2012, including 20 percent with severe burdens.
Older households paying off a mortgage as well as those with lower incomes were more likely to be cost burdened, the report showed. Seventy-seven percent of older households earning less than $15,000 a year, as well as 54 percent of those with annual incomes between $15,000 and $29,999, were burdened by housing costs in 2012.
Cost-burdened households tend to cut back on food, health care and other necessities, according to the report. Additionally, adults in the 54 to 60 age range with high housing costs often spend less on retirement savings compared with those living in affordable housing.
In general, older homeowners tend to be in a better position financially than older renters to pay for care later in life. According to the report, 70 percent of adults who will reach the age of 65 will need some form of long-term care as they age.
"The typical homeowner age 65 and over has enough wealth to cover the costs of in-home assistance for nearly nine years or assisted living for six-and-half years," the report reads. "The typical renter, however, can only afford two months of these supports."
As the population of adults aged 65 and older expands, the number of low-income older households will also rise.
By 2024, 6.5 million older households will have annual incomes of less than $15,000, a 37 percent increase from today, the report noted. Also over the next decade, there will be 2.9 million more older households with annual incomes between $15,000 and $29,999.
"This sharp increase will strain the capacity of programs aimed at providing affordable housing and supportive services to these populations," the report reads.
Federal rental assistance programs for low-income older adults are already under pressure.
In 2011, there were 3.9 million "very low-income" renter households aged 62 and older eligible for federal rental assistance. However, only 1.4 million, or 36 percent, of those households were able to secure federal housing aid, according to the report.
The number of older households eligible for rental assistance is expected to increase by 1.3 million between 2011 and 2020 and another 1.3 million between 2020 and 2030. And if housing assistance efforts remain the same over this time period, between 3 million and 4 million older renters will be on their own "to find affordable and adequate housing in the private market," the report states.
Meanwhile, it is often difficult for older Americans to find physically-accessible housing that includes features such as no-step entries and extra-wide hallways. The housing stock's lack of accessibility features can prevent "older adults with disabilities from living safely and comfortably in their homes," according to the report.
Also in short supply is affordable housing that links older adults to health care and other supportive services. As a result, this "leaves many older adults with low incomes at risk of premature institutionalization," the report reads.
Among other key findings, the majority of older adults live in "car-centric" suburban or rural communities. But because the country's transportation and pedestrian infrastructure "is generally ill-suited to those who cannot or choose not to drive," older adults living in these areas can become isolated from friends and family, the report points out.
The report recommends a number of actions that policy makers can take at various levels of government to expand affordable and appropriate housing options for the nation's aging population.
For example, government tax breaks and incentives should be offered to "reduce housing cost burdens and allow older households to modify and maintain their homes to accommodate disabilities." Governmental bodies "should also encourage production of more diverse and flexible housing, including mixed-use developments with housing located near services and amenities."
Low-Income Illinoisans Struggle To Find Affordable Rental Housing
In other housing-related news, Illinois has a shortage of affordable rental units available for extremely low-income households, according to a separate report recently issued by the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) and Housing Action Illinois.
In 2012, Illinois had a deficit of 321,394 affordable and available rental units for extremely low-income households, or those earning 30 percent or less of their area's median income. Across the state, there were just 30 affordable rental units available for every 100 extremely low-income Illinois families in 2012, the report showed.
The housing gap that year was slightly worse in Chicago's metropolitan area, where only 27 affordable units were available for every 100 extremely low-income renter households.
The report, "Housing Spotlight: The Affordable Rental Housing Gap Persists," also looked at the housing situation for the state's "deeply low-income" renters, or those with incomes at or below 15 percent of their area's median income level. Deeply low-income households tend to live on fixed incomes, including the elderly or disabled who rely primarily on Supplemental Security Income (or SSI), according to the report.
Statewide, there were only 16 affordable rental units available for every 100 deeply low-income households in 2012, the report found. That same year, 90 percent of deeply low-income Illinois families spent at least 50 percent of their income on housing costs.
The Chicago metropolitan area had 17 affordable units available for every 100 deeply low-income renter households. Eighty-nine percent of those poorest households in the Chicago region spent more than half of their income on housing costs.
Nationwide, there were 10.3 million extremely low-income renter households in 2012. The country, however, had a shortage of 7.1 million affordable rental units available to those households that year. Also in 2012, there was a national deficit of 3.4 million affordable units available to the country's 4 million deeply low-income renter households.
To help close this housing gap, the NLIHC and Housing Action Illinois want to see funding pumped into the National Housing Trust Fund (NHTF), a federal "affordable housing production program," in order to provide states with resources to build, preserve and rehabilitate rental housing. The NHTF, authorized by Congress in 2008, has yet to be funded.
"Funding sources for the NHTF being currently pursued include Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, any successors to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac created through housing finance reform legislation and mortgage interest deduction reform," a statement from Housing Action Illinois reads.
"Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have a statutory obligation to make contributions to the NHTF," the statement adds. "Their obligation was suspended in 2008 due to their financial state. Given Fannie Mae’s and Freddie Mac’s return to profitability, NLIHC and other NHTF supporters have called for the suspension to be lifted and for contributions to the NHTF to begin. NLIHC estimates that as of the fourth quarter of 2013, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac owe $761 million to the NHTF."


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H-E-B acquires three Albertsons stores in Texas
They're in Kerrville, New Braunfels and College Station.
Updated 10:17 am, Saturday, August 20, 2011
San Antonio-based H-E-B announced Friday it has acquired three Albertsons grocery stores, in College Station, Kerrville and New Braunfels.
The stores are expected to close by mid-October.
“We view these acquisitions as an opportunity to expand the retail experience in these communities and offer new jobs,” Winell Herron, H-E-B Group vice president of public affairs, said in a prepared statement.
The terms of the deals weren't disclosed.
Only the Kerrville location will reopen as a supermarket, making it the second H-E-B in that town. The grocer will invest about $2 million to renovate the 49,000-square-foot building. Renovations will start about one month after the Albertsons store closes.
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The new Kerrville location will have a smaller footprint than most H-E-B supermarkets, which average about 118,000 square feet.
H-E-B plans to lease the other two stores and already has received calls of interest for those properties, which could leave vacancies of about 86,000 square feet in College Station and 51,000 square feet in New Braunfels.
“What we're targeting for those to locations would be a midsized business or retailer who would bring value to the community,” H-E-B spokeswoman Dya Campos said.
It wasn't clear if another grocer could occupy those locations.
The local grocery giant, which operates 332 stores in Texas and Mexico and more than 50 stores in the San Antonio area, already has two locations each in College Station and New Braunfels.
“In connection with our interest in acquiring the Albertsons location in Kerrville, the Albertson's (LLC) company presented us with a package proposal which included their locations in New Braunfels and in College Station,” Campos said.
It's unclear how many jobs are in jeopardy, but Albertsons employees at those locations will get the opportunity to interview for positions at H-E-B, which employs about 20,000 people in the San Antonio area and 76,000 across the company.
This year, H-E-B plans to open 20 locations across Texas and Mexico, including about four in the San Antonio area. Earlier this year, a new location opened at Babcock and Huebner roads. By year's end, three others are expected to come online in Lytle and Boerne and at Loop 1604 and Bandera Road, Campos said.
Albertsons locations set to close:
615 E. University Drive, College Station
313 Sidney Baker S., Kerrville
955 N. Walnut Ave., New Braunfels
Last year, the H-E-B opened 18 stores, and six were opened the year before that.


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Selena’s all grown up! While wearing tiny leather hotpants on ‘The Tonight Show With Jay Leno’ on July 23, Selena dished about her first legal drink and confirmed her plans for an ‘epic’ birthday party on July 27, which HollywoodLife.com told you about first!
Selena Gomez told Jay Leno that her first legal drink since turning 21 was a shot of Jack Daniels whiskey. Unfortunately for the sexy singer, she was still reeling from the side effects more than 24 hours later, as she appeared on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno on July 23.
Selena Gomez Hungover On ‘Jay Leno’ — Singer Took Shots Of Whiskey On Birthday
“And how many of those did you have?” Jay asked Selena about the number of shots consumed on her birthday, July 22.
“I don’t remember,” she replied, before playfully scrunching up her face and laughing.
“Are you hungover today, was it a big party?” he asked.
“A little bit, it was fun though, it was good,” Selena said.
Selena has already celebrated her birthday twice — she attended gal pal Julianne Hough‘s 25th birthday party on July 20, and then she celebrated with a taco cake with her friends the following night, on July 21.
Selena Gomez Confirms ‘Epic’ Birthday Party
Meanwhile, the singer, who is promoting her new Stars Dance album, mentioned a huge party she’s having on Saturday, July 27, which HollywoodLife.com told you about first!
“I’ll have a birthday party this weekend but I had a dinner with my friends, the party’s going to be kind of a gypsy theme, I’m excited,” Selena said. “We’re gonna have skirts and tattoos and belly dancers. It’ll be kind of the whole thing, It’ll be fun.”
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Diesel price decision not to reduce fuel subsidy bill - Chidambaram
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's budget-busting fuel subsidy bill for the current fiscal year ending in March is expected to remain unchanged even after a government decision to allow state-run oil companies to set diesel prices, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said on Thursday.
"When they will make this small correction and how much, I can't say," he said. "So I am not factoring it."
(Reporting by Rajesh Kumar Singh; Editing by Anupama Dwivedi)
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Worldwide rock sensation Avenged Sevenfold brought The Stage World Tour with special guests Breaking Benjamin and Bullet For My Valentine for a rocking evening in Little Rock, AR. Both opening acts put on phenomenal performances, both emitting high energy for a raging crowd.
Suspense grew as eyeballs blinked on each cinematic screen, giantly displaying across the stage of floating in a galaxy. The band nailed out fan favorites like “The Stage,” “Afterlife,” and “Hail To The King.” A7X briefly described their day in Little Rock and had nothing but kind words on how much they loved it. “In 2006 we were at Ozzfest that year… This MTV thing called TRL actually played a song called “Bat Country.” Then we put out this song, and they took us off forever.” as front man Shadows exaggeratedly shouted “Beast and the Harlot!”
The animated artwork transformed throughout the night, from extravagant skulls to haunting demon things. A slow guitar solo hid in the blue shadows of the stage as heavy grunge guitar panned across the crowd for “Buried Alive.” Fans cheered with the utmost respect, lighters out, for the tear jerking tribute to James Sullivan “The Rev” – Avenged Sevenfold’s percussionist who passed away in 2009. Sullivan’s home video reel played against organ before introducing “So Far Away.” The audience blindly sang their hearts out, lighters remaining up during the heartfelt performance. Sweet acoustic guitar danced against the beat of the snare drum as Shadows preached to the crowd. “Little Rock – all I can say is enjoy every single moment of your life… Enjoy yourself with your friends and family.” The home videos of the band and their time with Sullivan came to a close.
Fans did just as Shadows requested. As the arena faded to black, haunting chimes rung between the walls. Fans loved the rapid fire drums, screaming “nightmare” right on cue. Shadows expressed a ghoulish laugh, and every hand in the sky clapped along to the high energy track. Bassist Johnny Christ made his way to the front of the catwalk, rocking out close to the crowd. One last “nightmare” chant roared through the arena, and Shadows let out a nod of approval.
Dream like guitars battled in the spotlight along with gut wrenching drums. Gritty bass created tension as Shadows said, “This is the part of the set where we go a little back in time and play something for people in the mosh pit.” Somehow the subject veered before the band started again, asking the crowd if the Clinton’s are from here. The crowd immediately booed. Shadows joked that Bill was backstage and that they were going to bring him out, but that’s a bad idea. A hysterical fan shouted, to which Shadows asked “You rule and fuck the Grammys? That’s right.” He let out a smirk before adding, “I was trying to be nice. They don’t want rock and roll at their fucking party, I won’t show up to their party.” Fans immediately head banged along to “Burn It Down,” the strong beat waving through the strobe lights.
The band continued to rock out and make jokes with the crowd. Tracks like “Exist,” “Bat Country,” and “Welcome To The Family” made their way through the arena speakers. A7X made sure to hit all sides of the arena, connecting with fans throughout their performance. A giant astronaut rose above the stage, building intensity for a night that was out of this world.