Sharon Osbourne Talks Lady Gaga’s Gun Bra – Is Gaga a Hypocrite?
Sharon Osbourne and Lady Gaga have been feuding since Gaga wrote an open letter to Sharon’s daughter, Kelly Osbourne after Kelly spoke about being cyber bullied by Gaga’s followers, a.k.a monsters.
Sharon commented about Gaga on The Talk saying,
My opinion is, Gaga wants a kinder world. Don’t let your fans be so hideously damaging, hurtful, violent, spread violence on your website. If you are a mother monster, monitor it. She has a huge group of people that work for her that monitor her website. Why haven’t you, as a responsible young woman, said “No violence on my website, no violence, no threats, no violence.” However, everything is guns, guns, guns. She’s wearing two guns coming out of her breasts. Now, on her website, if anybody had the time to pick out how many times guns, guns, guns were mentioned, this is not right and she should be stopped.
Sharon has a valid point. Do guns belong in a kinder world? Should Gaga be promoting guns? What do you think?


Warbeast have premiered a new song titled “Maze Of The Minotaur,” via Decibel. This song is from their new album “Enter The Arena“ will be released on August 4. This will be the band’s final album, due to them disbanding as a result of Bruce Corbitt’s esophageal cancer diagnosis.
Click the LINK to go to the stream.
Scott Shelby said the following:
“I wanted write in a different mode than we normally do; some more mid-paced and slower breakdowns mixed with thrash,. So this happened to really stand out as a notable song. I’m also proud to break out my version of Tony Iommi leads from the Born Again era on this track. Then of course I gave it to Bruce and he roped it off with the crazy story of the ‘Maze Of The Minotaur.’”
“My favorite subjects to write about are obviously about horror, psychos, medieval times, and Greek mythology. I’ve wanted to write a song about the Minotaur for years. As soon as I heard the music Shelby came up with, I knew this was the one to capture the atmosphere. The chorus part of the music pretty much spoke to me and I could hear it actually saying the lyrics. That’s when you know it’s going to be a special song.”


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Location: North 62:35.223, East 006:32.068 (GPS at the summit)
Climbed May 24, 2006
Difficulty YDS class 2 (But see below)
How to get there:
Drive from Ålesund north on E-39, then make a left
towards Brattvåg at Hwy. 661 and pass a toll station (NOK 30 in 2006).
Continue to Eidsvik where you make a left onto Hwy. 659 following signs for Brattvåg.
Drive through two tunnels, then make a right approximately one kilometer after exiting the
last tunnel (sign for Hellandshamn). Continue along the fjord to a small place named
Ringstad on the map. If you cross a river, you have gone too far. Find parking at small
turnouts in this area. I parked at location N62:35.426, E006:28.143, elevation 40 meter.
This route describes "Un Grand Tour de Storfjellet", that is, a complete
traverse of the entire mountain area starting and ending in the same location.
There are numerous shorter and more direct routes, a very good reference would
be Arnt's description for this mountain area.
The route as described here, has two short sections that are of YDS class 3 difficulty. However,
one should note that all four summits described on this route can be reached by way of easier
From the trailhead, ascend directly up the slope above you. Depending on your exact location
this may require some semi-steep bush-walk, unless you locate a small trail that heads uphill.
Soon, you will reach the broad ridge that we shall follow (right) to our first summit Urfjellet.
At a level section you have reached elevation 186 m, location N62:35.378, E006:28.517.
Continue along a faint trail that leads up the ridge. In the beginning, still between vegetation,
but eventually the ridge climbs more distinctly and you leave vegetation behind. This is
roughly at elevation 365 m, N62:34.987, E006:28.845.
The next section heads uphill, partly between a few small rock bands, never difficult, until
the ridge levels off. Still broad, what may be called the ridge traverse proper begins at
elevation 603 m, N62:34.746, E006:29.235. The ridge is essentially horizontal, there is a metal
pole near its beginning and a first section of easy scrambling provided you stay on the highest
route. Along the next few sections there are several (easier) ways to bypass, but the top ridge
itself is still easy to follow. However, the ridge does become somewhat more narrow and the
immediate exposure on either side increases (slightly) as the route continues across a small,
local highpoint with a short scramble descending, still along the very top of the ridge. Next,
you arrive at a new step down, but this is slightly more tricky. The rock push you a bit out
to your left, the space is limited here and the step down a bit further than easily taken.
A short jump into the protected notch below is likely best, one may also downclimb but this
is likely slightly cumbersome. Anyway, the ridge will soon come to an end, but somewhat
surprisingly, it ends in a pretty vertical section with a small col before the broader slope
climbs ahead of you. Backtrack a few meter and find an easy downclimb on your right.
The final move along the ridge (described above) and this final downclimb to get off the ridge
consitute the "crux" of the route and are the only two places that earns this route a grade
of YDS class 3. When looking back, (see picture below), it may be possible to bypass this
final section on the right hand side, however this cannot be recommended.
I started at 0930 and since I had extremely limited information about the
technical challenge of the first ridge ascent, I was eagerly looking forward to
explore this ridge first hand.
The ridge was overall quite pleasant, its most difficult spots being two
short sections towards the end that were YDS class 3.
I reached the summit of Urfjellet at 1200.
After finishing lunch around 1220, I continued along the easy slopes across to
Storfjellet, arriving there at a large summit plateau at 1310.

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THE FIVE ELEMENTS
Book One of the Alchemancer Series
Elemental magic consumes the world and only a sorcerer’s apprentice who knows nothing about magic can stop it. The Alchemancer series begins.
Aaron—scholar, alchemist, and sorcerer’s apprentice—wants nothing more than to study his tomes, perform his experiments, and spend time with his best friend, Shanna. Substitute the occasional romp about the city for the books and plenty of games of crutchit for the smelly alchemicals, and Shanna is just fine with that too.
Chaos erupts when an unknown enemy launches an elemental attack against their home. Aaron thinks Shanna killed, while Aaron must flee for his life. For Shanna, who survives that fateful night, the greatest adventure of her life is about to begin. Only the worst of nightmares awaits Aaron: pursued by dwarves, hell hounds, and a demon who will not stop until he is dead, the only thing keeping him alive is his own resourcefulness and an eslar mercenary whose reputation as a killer might make him the worst threat of all.
Though Aaron and Shanna travel different paths, their purposes align when they each learn of the mysterious Fifth Element. Shanna sees it as the final piece of the puzzle that is her destiny. To Aaron’s logical mind, it is an impossible ambiguity. Whatever the answer, the Fifth Element draws them back together and into a final confrontation not as allies, but as adversaries.
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Read the first three chapters of The Five Elements.
Alchemist, mathematician, metallurgist, sorcerer's apprentice, Aaron is an unpretentious, gifted fifteen year old apprenticed to the great master sorcerer, Elsanar. He hails from Taloo, an oceanside fishing village south of Norwynne Keep, but since his apprenticeship has lived in Ellingrel, Norwynne's Tower of Sorcery.
Shanna is a free-spirited fifteen year old who wants, above all else, freedom from the life of drudgery that awaits her as she enters adulthood. She is given this opportunity when Norwynne is near leveled by an elemental attack.
A member of the blue-black skinned race known as eslar, Ensel Rhe's reasons for coming to Norwynne remain as enigmatic as the blood-stained satchel he carries with him everywhere. Folk know only that he is a mercenary in the employ of Norwynne's sorcerers. What tasks they set him on remain as mysterious as the eslar himself.
Greatest of the three master sorcerers who call Norwynne home. He recognized immediately the value Aaron might bring to his research, and so he enlisted him as his apprentice.
The youngest of the three master sorcerers of Norwynne Keep.
Lord of Norwynne Keep.
A healer. She arrived at Norwynne from the far south years ago and decided to stay.
A witch. An ally of Ensel Rhe's.
Savant, scholar, man of science. He walks as if an elder one moment, then moves with the swiftness of a twenty year old the next. His purpose is both mysterious and diabolical.
A boy who carries himself as if a king. He is always at Erlek's side.
A master sorcerer in his own right, Ansanom is ally and friend to Elsanar. He dwells in the remote manor house known as Wildemoore.
Master Ansanom's apprentice.
Houndmaster. He leads a pack of demonic hounds and is a demon himself.
A bully who goes out of his way to torment Aaron.
A cabin boy serving on an airship called the Griffin.
A sergeant in Lord Vuller's army.
Dwarven clan leader of Fire Rock. Wielder of Soljilnor, the Flaming Cutter.
A dwarven raider. Second-in-command after Kelgin.
A dwarven raider.
A prosperous yet remote oceanside city that began as a military outpost. It boasts the fabled wall Regrok, which has never been breached or broken, and Ellingrel, Tower of Sorcery. The city-keep is ruled by Lord Vuller.
Norwynne's Tower of Sorcery where reside Elsanar, his coterie, and their staff.
The area beneath Norwynne built out by the dwarves who once called the remote location home. Abandoned long ago, only the highest sub-levels have been converted for use by the city's current residents. It is said dwarven treasure remains to be found somewhere deep down, though no one has ever found anything.
Ursool's home in the woods.
A remote abode called home by Master Ansanom and his apprentice, Serena.
The Griffin is a one-of-a-kind airship specially designed to stay aloft for long periods of time and to ascend to especially high altitudes.
A volcano, presently active.
A city in the clouds.
How many books are there in The Alchemancer series?
The plan is that The Alchemancer series will span 4-5 novels. While I think there are enough stories in these characters to go well beyond that, I do have a pretty good idea where I want the immediate, overarching storyline to go, and I think 4-5 novels will suit things just fine. I should add that while there are subsequent novels in the series, the story told in The Five Elements does come to a conclusion. In other words, it won't leave you hanging waiting for the next novel.
What's the next book in the series and when will it be out?
The second book in The Alchemancer series is called The Nullification Engine and it's out now. It picks up a week after events as told in The Five Elements and, quite literally, gets started with a bang.
What's an "alchemancer?"
In the strictest sense, it's the combination of an "alchemist" or "alchemy" and a "-mancer" (someone who practices divination). This would make an alchemancer someone who practices divination by way of alchemy. However, in the context of the series, it's much more than that. Think of an alchemancer as part alchemist, mathematician, scientist, and maybe a bit of sorcerer or witch as well. It's not necessarily someone who actively practices magic, but someone who bends it to their will by means of alchemy, mechanics, or some other principle of science.

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Converted 1965 Chevy Impala
This 1965 Chevy Impala was retrofitted to run on biodiesel for MTV's show Pimp My Ride. When it raced a Lamborghini in a quarter-mile drag race, the show's producers were afraid the Lamborghini would win by a large margin, but the biodiesel car dusted it.
The Impala was overhauled by Jonathan Goodwin, a biodiesel conversion specialist and founder of alternative energy start-up SAE Energy. Goodwin specializes in turning muscle cars into eco-friendly machines.
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HURTSMILE – Hurtsmile
Vocalist Gary Cherone joins his brother guitarist Markus Cherone for this new project while Extreme is in down time from touring and recording. Intertwining melodic hard rock with a modern squeal groove meets Stone Temple Pilots slant (“Slave” and “Tolerance Song” meet this criteria), Hurtsmile have the occasional exciting part but rarely flesh out material that moves me. Gary’s delivery isn’t at fault- in fact his sarcastic, expressive personality shines on songs like “Just War Theory” and a ballad like The Beatles-esque “Painter Paint”.
Might be a worthy diversion for some- however I’ll await the next Extreme effort with Nuno Bettencourt and sit Hurtsmile out to the sidelines.


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- Case report
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Epidural spinal angiolipoma: a case series
BMC Research Notes volume 10, Article number: 128 (2017)
Spinal angiolipomas (SAL) are rare benign tumors, commonly presenting with slow progressive spinal cord compression. There are only about 170 cases identified so far. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has become the modality of choice for SAL. The purpose of this article is to report three cases of SAL and their characteristic MRI features.
Three cases of epidual spinal angiolipoma from ethnic Han Chinese patients are presented here, including one lumbar and two thoracic tumors. MRI imaging findings were reviewed.
Multiple MRI technology for characterization of SAL provides useful information for differential diagnosis and therapeutic management.
Spinal angiolipomas (SAL) are rare benign tumors, accounting for about 0.14–1.2% of all spinal axis tumors and 2–3% of spinal epidural tumors . They most commonly occur in mid-thoracic region, purely lumbar location is rarely reported [2, 3]. Histologically, SAL is comprised of fat tissue and abnormal vascular architecture. Depending on the predominance of the tissue components, imaging findings of the lesion varies. MRI has become the imaging modality of choice for detecting and characterizing SALs.
Here we report 3 cases of epidual spinal angiolipoma, one lumbar and two thoracic SALs, and we evaluated them by employing multiple MRI techniques including diffusion weight imaging (DWI) and dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE) MRI.
A 25-year-old Chinese woman with no significant medical history presented with lower back pain and left lower limb weakness and numbness for 1 year. No remarkable neurological signs were found except left ankle showed oversupination.
MRI imaging showed an epidural mass at L3–L4 level. The mass was T2 hyperintense, hypointense in fat suppressed T2 and showed no enhancement in dynamic contrast-enhanced images (Fig. 1).
The patient underwent lumbar laminectomy and this revealed a grey yellowish tumor mass with a final pathologic measurement of 2.5 cm × 1.5 cm × 0.2 cm.
Pathological examination confirmed an angiolipoma composed of mature adult fat cells and numerous small vascular channels containing red blood cells and fibrin thrombi. Immunohistochemistry showed CK(−), CD31(+), CD34(+), S-100(+), SMA(+), Ki-67(2%+).
The patient had an uneventful recovery after the surgery, and remained asymptomatic at 2 month follow-up checkup.
A 77-year-old Chinese woman complained numbness of both lower extremities for 2 years, worsened for half year. The patient reported the numbness first started below umbilical level, then progressively ascended to the breast level in the recent half year. She also reported weakness and coldness of both legs, and had difficulty with balance.
Physical examination revealed reduced muscle power and tendon reflex in the lower limbs, reduced superficial sensation below breast level,bilateral lower limb Babinski(+), left Pussep(+), deep sensation impaired bilaterally, Romberg(+). The patient was unable to walk in a straight line.
MRI scan demonstrated a tumor mass in the epidural space, dorsally extending from T2 to T4. The mass was hypointense in T1 weighted image, hyperintense in both T2 and fat suppressed T2 weighted images. Fat signals can be seen around the edges, showing hyperintense in both T1 and T2 weight images, but reduced signal in fat suppressed T2. DWI showed low signal of tumor but high signal in apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) maps. Dynamic contrast-enhanced curve showed a rapid rising phase followed by a wave-like phase without obvious decay (Fig. 2).
In addition, the patient also had signs of thoracic and lumbar degeneration including thickening of ligamentum flavum in T10–T12 sections and disc herniation in multiple lumbar disc. A hemangioma at S1 level was also coexisted in this patient.
A grey reddish tumor mass that was 4 cm × 2 cm × 1 cm in size was surgically resected. Histopathological evaluation confirmed a highly vascularized angiolipoma.
The patient had an unremarkable post-surgery recovery, with relieved symptoms at 2 month follow-up checkup.
A 45-year-old Chinese woman presented with bilateral lower extremity numbness and stiffness for 5 months and progressively worsened 2 months prior to admission. Past medical history revealed lower back pain first appeared without obvious incentives about 10 years ago. The patient also referred right knee joint pain with bilateral lower limb weakness resulting in unstable walking 5 months ago. Physical examination showed tendon hyperreflexia and reduced power in lower extremities with bilateral Babinski signs.
A MRI scan revealed a spindle-shaped posterior epidural mass between T4 and T6, compressing the thoracic cord anteriorly. The mass was slightly hypointense on T1-weighted images, with inhomogeneous signal around the margins, and small area of fat signal in upper margin. It was hyperintense on T2-weighted images, and the fat signal in upper margin was repressed on fat suppressed T2 weighted images. On the axial T2 weighted images, the lesion was shown to extend into the adjacent intervertebral foramen. The tumor showed low signal in DWI but high signal in ADC maps. Dynamic contrast-enhanced curve showed a rapid rising phase followed by a slow decay phase indicating vascular component is predominating (Fig. 3).
The patient was subjected to laminectomy under general anesthesia. During the operation, a yellowish, highly vascularized mass with clear margin was found in the posterior epidural space, and was totally excised.
Pathological examination disclosed an angiolipoma composed of mature adult fat cells and numerous small vascular channels containing red blood cells and fibrin thrombi. Immunohistochemistry revealed CD34(+), S-100(+), HMB45(+), Ki-67(5%+).
The patient had an uneventful recovery after the surgery, and regained normal neurological functions after the follow-up period of 10 months.
First reported in 1890 by Berenbruch  spinal epidural angiolipomas are rare benign tumors composed of mature adipocytes and abnormal vasculature in varied proportions. There were 177 patients with spinal epidural angiolipoma identified up to June 2015, with an average age of 46 ± 16 years old and 59% of patients were females . The tumors are predominantly located in thoracic spine, pure lumbar angiolipomas are rather rare with less than 20 cases ever reported [2, 3]. About 90% of lesion arises in the posterior epidural spaces, extending over several vertebral bodies .
The clinical symptoms of SALs are consistent with other benign, space-occupying spinal lesions that are related to spinal cord/nerve root compression, or infiltration of surrounding tissue. The most common initial symptoms include lower limb numbness or paraesthesia, leg weakness and back pain. It can evolve over a span of months to years, but occasionally sudden onset or worsening of neurological symptoms occurred when there is a rapid increase in tumor size due to intratumoral thrombosis, haemorrhage [7, 8].
Etiology and pathogenesis of spinal angiolipoma remain largely unknown. It was proposed that an insufficiency of blood supply in thoracic spine contributes to the thoracic predominance of SAL . In addition, it was reported that coexistence of vertebral hemangiomas is common in SAL patients, 23.8% cases (5/21) in one study  and one case (#2) in our report, indicating an abnormal vessel formation and growth mechanism. In fact, some authors consider SAL in the middle of a disease spectrum with lipoma at one end and hemangioma in the other end . Several predisposing factors were also suggested to be associated with SAL, such as weight gaining or hormonal changes in pregnancy  and elevated body mass index , however, systematic studies on the etiology of SALS are still lacking.
The first pathological report describing anatomopathological composition of SAL was done by Howard et al. . Under gross examination, the lesion of SAL is grey reddish in color, soft texture, with none or incomplete encapsulation, easy to separate from peripheral tissue. The tumor grows in epidural space along the longitudinal axis, normally in spindle shape. It can spread along the intervertebral foramen and presented as dumbbell shaped lesion. Traditionally, SALs are categorized into two types: noninfiltrating and infiltrating SAL. The noninfiltrating type is more common, usually well encapsulated and demarcated, while the infiltrating types are rare, partially or entirely unencapsulated, ill defined, and commonly infiltrate the surrounding tissues especially the bone , therefore should be considered and treated differently . However, in recent years, some researchers indicated most patients achieved good recovery and there is no difference in the outcomes of the two types . All 3 cases in this report can be categorized into the none-infiltrating type as they showed clear demarcation and no invasion to the bone.
Histological, SAL is a lesion with two distinct components: mature adipose tissue and proliferating abnormal blood vessels including capillary, sinusoidal, venous or arterial vascular elements . The ratio of fat to vessels is variable , and atypia, pleomorphism, and mitotic figures of both adipose and angiomatous component were never observed . Immunohistochemical assays were performed in 2 cases, and we observed a positive stain for CD31, S-100, SMA, but low proliferation rate was found with Ki-67, which is in agreement with others’ findings [18, 19].
Currently, MRI is the best imaging modality of choice in the diagnosis of SAL. The common features of SALs in MRI are presented as a spindle shaped lesion with both ends pen-like, usually located in the posterior epidural space extending longitudinally along the spine. The normal dura displayed as a slit-like low signal on T2-weighted imaging between the tumor and the spinal cord, and the subarachnoid space was narrowed and the spinal cord displaced. Occasionally the lesion may extend into the adjacent intervertebral forame with foraminal widening. The MR signal of SAL is comprised of two components: adipose tissue and vascular architecture. The fatty content was hyperintense on both T1- and T2-weighted images, hypointense on fat-suppressed images. The vascular component was hypointense on T1-weighted and hyperintense on T2-weighted, and showed intense enhancement in post-contrast images. Depending on its composite ratio of fat tissue versus vascular component, the lesion displayed as inhomogenous in pre-contrast images. Vascular flow voids sign is rarely seen on the MR images, as there is usually lack of well-developed arterioles inside the tumor.
In this case report, the MRI images of case 2 and case 3 demonstrated features of vascular component dominating SAL, as hypointense in T1, hypertintense in T2 and remarkable enhancement post-contrast. This type of SAL can be differentiated from other vascular originated tumors like hemangioma in that the fat signals from SAL are part of the tumor itself while in hemangioma the surrounding fat tissue clearly delineated from the tumor. Vascular void sign can also used to distinguish from arteriovenous malformation which is rarely seen in SALs. However, in this report one strip of vascular void signal was shown in case 2.
Case 1 can be easily confused with lipoma as it showed hyperintense in T2, reduced signal in fat suppressed T2, and no contrast enhancement. In this particular case, contrary to previous report by Hu et al.  fat suppression is not very helpful to reveal any vascular component. SAL was finally confirmed by histology and immunochemistry.
Dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI (DCE-MRI) was performed to assess the tumor vascular characteristics. The three SAL cases showed distinct shape in the time-intensity curve. No enhancement was observed in case one, while there were initial onsets of wash-in phase observed in both case two and three, followed by a wave-like washout phase in case two, and slow decaying washout phase in case three.
Diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) is now widely appreciated as an indispensable tool in the examination of the central nervous system (CNS), especially for detection of acute ischaemic stroke and for characterization and differentiation of CNS tumors. In this study, all three cases of SAL showed low signal on DWI map, but high signal on ADC diagram, with no obvious diffusion restriction. A large scale of study would be helpful in order to assess the utility of DWI in the diagnosis of SAL.
SALs are treated exclusively by surgical removal of the lesion, gross total resection for noninfiltrating SALs and sub-total excision for infiltrating ones. The outcomes of surgery are good and recurrence is unusual in SALs.
In summary, we reported three cases of SAL with the emphasis on their MRI features. MRI findings indicate that one case is fat tissue predominant and the other two cases are vascular component predominant. By employing multiple MRI technology, better characterization of SAL can be obtained in regard to the composition and infiltration of the tumor. In spite of the ever-growing acuity of MRI imaging, diagnosis of SAL should be made in combination with clinical, radiological and pathological examination findings.
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All authors carried out the clinical management of the patients. FFW and SW collected the clinical data and drafted the manuscript. WHX carried out the pathological diagnosis and immunohistochemical staining. JLC revised the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
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Major MRI images and histological images are presented in the main manuscript. Additional supporting files are available upon request.
Written informed consent was obtained from the patients for publication of this Case Report and any accompanying images.
This study was approved by the medical ethics committee of the First Affiliated Hospital of Zheng Zhou University.
This study was supported by the research fund from the First Affiliated Hospital of ZhengZhou University.
Fei Fei Wang and Song Wang contributed equally to this work
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Wang, F.F., Wang, S., Xue, W.H. et al. Epidural spinal angiolipoma: a case series. BMC Res Notes 10, 128 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-017-2432-0
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text: This one is all finished up now. This is a double cover up, as well. I had a lot of fun on this one. We finished this one in 3 session, the last of which was a marathon, and he was a trooper throughout it all. Thanks again, Josh. Looking forward to future projects with you! If you are in or near Sacramento, and want japanese tattoos, please contact me!


A movie depicting about armed forces ‘Our Armed Forces’ was screened at Shaurya Smarak here on Monday. The movie was screened under regular film screenings about Indian Army.
The movie was directed by Ravi Prakash and Mohan Bhavnani. The movie was made by Film Division of India. The movie focussed on the working, sacrifices and hard work of Indian Armed Forces.
The Indian Armed Forces are the military forces of the Republic of India. It consists of three professional uniformed services: the Indian Army, Indian Navy, and Indian Air Force. Additionally, the Indian Armed Forces are supported by the Indian Coast Guard and paramilitary organisations (Assam Rifles, and Special Frontier Force) and various inter-service commands and institutions such as the Strategic Forces Command, the Andaman and Nicobar Command and the Integrated Defence Staff.
The President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces. The Indian Armed Forces are under the management of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Government of India.
With strength of over 1.4 million active personnel, it is the world's second-largest military force and has the world's largest volunteer army It has also the fourth-largest defence budget in the world.
The Indian armed forces have been engaged in a number of major military operations, including: the Indo-Pakistani wars of 1947, 1965 and 1971, the Portuguese-Indian War, the Sino-Indian War, the 1967 Chola incident, the 1987 Sino-Indian skirmish, the Kargil War, and the Siachen conflict among others. All the major incidents were depicted in the movie.


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In her first comments as IARPA chief, the new director of the intelligence community’s research arm emphasized machine learning to forecast cyberattacks.
Here are a few concrete ways to get this alliance’s vibrant commercial technology sectors to address common national-security concerns.
The multitude of “what would happen if” questions keeps military planners up at night, and proves to be difficult to simulate. Now, BAE Systems may have the answer.
The U.S. Navy is investing real money to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) into the force, requesting $62.5 million in the FY19 Defense Department budget for AI and rapid prototyping.
Even as the company drew back from its work on Project Maven, a sales team was going full steam ahead at a big SOF conference.
Google has created a set of principles for its artificial-intelligence researchers to live by—and they prohibit weapons technology.
It would be worthwhile to think more deeply about how to use AI to reduce the humanitarian tolls of warfare.
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“A British designer has created an NSFW use for his Amazon Alexa, essentially turning it into the world’s first robotic dominatrix. Gary, known online as Deviant Designs, linked up his Alexa to a device that he made himself, designed to deliver pain on demand. The Echo Dot connects to a Raspberry Pi, which in turn is connected to an Arduino hardware controller wired to an electric shock collar for dogs, Engadget reports. This dog collar, usually worn by pets to prevent them from running away, has been broken apart by Gary, an amateur enthusiast who learned all his coding and hardware skills from online tutorials. The wires that deliver the electric shocks were taken out and inserted into shock clamps, specifically designed to be clipped to your labia.”
So it is a novel idea, but not that creative (at least by BDSM standards) although it does address a market and customer pain point. What is really funny are the comments. What? These guys are getting into a spat about Asimov’s Laws of Robotics? It is heartwarming to know there are ethical BDSM practitioners out there. Hey Gina Haspel, are you listening? New blood and In-Q-Tel project for a tamer CIA! KSM would keep asking for more … more … please …
Countries are throwing billions at AI.
With greater interest in artificial intelligence and machine learning, industry officials offer greater clarity on how those technologies will work for the national security community.

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I have always been somewhat conflicted about the death penalty. Part of me thinks it is an appropriate penalty for murder, especially the most heinous cases (particularly against those who kill children), but in accepting this stand I have always believed that it should be absolutely as difficult as possible for the state to take a life, even if the convicted spends many years waiting for his final day. Death cannot be reversed. As I grow older, I come down, maybe even vindictively, on the side that even if they committed the crime, it is better they suffer in their cell, forced to think about it, than to have the easy way out by death. I know that the death penalty is not a deterrent. . .one only has to look at the rising numbers of individuals on death row, in startling numbers in some states, to know that argument does not hold water. And too many innocent people have been released because of scientifc evidence.
It is with this mindset that I watched a powerful and moving documentary, At the Death House Door, featuring the story of Carroll Picket, a minister present at more than 90 executions, who now is in the forefront against the death penalty in Texas (one of the most active state killers), and the story of what appears to be an innocent man put to death. I was impressed by the strength and wisdom, and quiet purposefulness, of Pickett. I felt for DeLuna's family, especially one sister. I know that in many cases the families of the murdered suffered even more, and I know a hateful demon would rise up in me if one of my sons was ever a victim. But I think many people may come to different conclusions about teh effectiveness of the sentence and the honesty of some of our public officials should they have the opportunity to watch this excellent film.

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Otaku come in all types. Some like to collect all the merchandise, some prefer to decorate their cars with their favorite anime, and some learn every dance from their favorite idol anime. Dancing is actually a popular pastime for many otaku; for example, one way for fans of otaku idol and anime songs to show their love is through choreographed dances, chants and cheers, and glow sticks, which together are known as the controversial wotagei dancing.
At another end of the otaku dance spectrum is the professional dance troupe Real Akiba Boys (or RAB for short). This is a nine-member team from Akihabara who claim to love anime so much that they want to be part of an anime themselves. As professional dancers, they specialize in performing various types of street dance to popular otaku songs, like anime themed songs and vocaloid music.
If you are a fan of anime songs and watch street dancing, you will quickly become a fan of RAB. They have some pretty smooth moves, including some awesome breakdancing, which you might remember seeing when they did the viral Koi dance four years ago. They have a YouTube channel, an account on Nico Nico Video, and of course they’re active on social media platforms like Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook so it’s easy to check them out.
▼ Three members dancing to the opening theme of the final season of “Attack on Titan”
In fact, if you want to get a feel for what they are doing, they generously uploaded a full two hour dance concert on their YouTube channel featuring many popular songs from anime, drama, and vocaloid. , some of which Pokemon, Yokai Watch, Your Name, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, and Hatsune Miku. Each song was performed live by “party funk band” Futarime no Giant, with live vocal performances, making it quite an entertaining show. You can watch it all here:
They will also give a concert on April 17th at TSUTAYA O-WEST in Shibuya. Members of the group’s Nico Nico channel can now register for the lottery for premium and VIP tickets through their Nico Nico Video channel or through their official website website, but those looking for general seats can start pre-ordering them on the group’s website on February 13.
If you love anime and dancing and want to enjoy live otaku music and awesome dancing then check it out.
Source: PR Times, YouTube / RAB リ ア ル ア キ バ ボ ー イ ズ (Real Akiba Boyz), Twitter / @ RAB_CREW
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Artist: Front Line Assembly
Title: Wake Up The Coma
Genre: EBM / Industrial / Techno
Release Date: 8th February 2019
Label: Metropolis Records
It’s been six long years since FRONT LINE ASSEMBLY’s last “regular” album, ‘Echogenetic’, but it certainly were not lazy years for Bill Leeb’s Industrial / EBM outlet. Extensive touring, a remix album, and another computer game soundtrack with ‘WarMech’, the return of producer legend Rhys Fulber to the line-up, even more touring with other long-standing acts like SKINNY PUPPY and DIE KRUPPS and lots of festival gigs in Europe - in fact it’s been busy years for FLA, as fans like to call the band. And then there was the tragic death of Jeremy Inkel in January 2018 at the young age of 34 years due to complications resulting from an asthma condition. Inkel was part of the FLA line-up for 11 years both live on stage and in the studio and was co-author of many FLA tracks, including the single ‘Shifting through the Lense’ and the first game soundtrack, ‘AirMech’.
Inkel’s untimely passing was probably a deeper cut in FRONT LINE ASSEMBLY’s history then many people realize. One year after his death, ‘Wake up the Coma’ is the last FLA release to feature Inkel as a programmer and co-author, namely on the songs ‘Structured’ and ‘Mesmerized’. ‘Wake up the Coma’ is also the first album since the 2006 album ‘Artificial Soldier’ to feature Rhys Fulber as part of the studio team. It’s a little difficult to pinpoint his influence compared to previous albums but his work for big names like FEAR FACTORY, MACHINE HEAD or PARADISE LOST as a producer, programmer and engineer certainly brought valuable experience to the table. And some guest vocalists for the new FLA album!
Which leads us to the big elephant in the room, the cover version of FALCO’s classic ‘Rock Me Amadeus’ featuring Jimmy Urine from MINDLESS SELF INDULGENCE on vocals. There’s been a lot of controversy around this song. After all, it’s an odd choice! FLA stayed relatively close to the original aside from giving it some heavy beats, and Jimmy Urine indeed does deliver a good, albeit cheeky FALCO impression. Still it sticks out like a sore thumb during the first few runs of the album. That FRONT LINE ASSEMBLY released a video for the song which is just as unusual for FLA as the song itself surely didn’t help to smooth the waters. With its pastel shades, beach babes and Jimmy Urine as some sort of Max Headroom in HD it rather looks like a 1980s TV commercial than anything you would expect from FRONT LINE ASSEMBLY. The guys clearly had a good laugh with this cover version, and perhaps they are still laughing.
The rest of ‘Wake up the Coma’ treads much more familiar FLA territory. The album was preceded by the download-only single ‘Eye on You’, which features Robert Görl of DAF fame and which also opens the album. It’s classic FLA material with marching beats, Görl’s churning sequencer, a short but epic chorus and a (too) long atmospheric break. Not the strongest track on the album but it links nicely the mosh-pitty, fast-paced EBM tracks with the darker, more dystopian songs and is definitely more representative of ‘Wake up the Coma’ than ‘Rock Me Amadeus’! Track number two, ‘Arbeit’, does not just display Austria-born Bill Leeb playing around with the German language yet another time but makes also clear that FRONT LINE ASSEMBLY do not intend to make any prisoners on this album.
‘Hatevol’ is just another mighty attack in classic FLA mode which fans and DJs will love equally. Both songs are standout tracks and instant FRONT LINE ASSEMBLY classics, and they show that the dubstep influence of ‘Echogenetic’ made way for subluminal Techno/EDM influences. Something particularly eminent on the trancy mid-tempo track ‘Structures’ towards the end of the long-player, and the galloping rhythms of ‘Living A Lie’ even take it a step further and add a Hellectro / Neo-Industrial flavour to it. A “WTF??” moment at first listen but after a few rounds I really dig the track for the fun of it. The lyrics about fucking an alien suggest that Leeb and his companions were tickled pink when fooling around with this in the studio.
If you have a knack for the slower, dark and menacing side of FLA, then ‘Tilt’, ‘Negative Territory’, ‘Proximity’ and the album’s title song give you full delivery. However, with the latter you have to be satisfied with the vocals of PARADISE LOST’s Nick Holmes instead of Leeb’s hoarse vocoder voice but Holmes delivers a brilliant job, making the song one of the highlights. ‘Spitting Wind’ is another one featuring a guest singer, in this case Chris Connelly of MINISTRY and REVOLTING COCKS fame. Musically it has everything you would expect from a FLA album closer but I have to admit that ‘Spitting Wind’ is the sole song on the album I can’t get into, even less so than ‘Amadeus’ which is at least a nice fun track. Kudos to Connelly for his clear-cut vocals delivery, I had no idea that he could hit such high notes and especially in the chorus he echoes the late DAVID BOWIE a little, but I can’t deny that this singing style doesn’t work for me in a FRONT LINE ASSEMBLY context.
Even though the many guest vocalists feel a bit like "contaminants" in a FLA context, ‘Wake up the Coma’ is in my book the best FRONT LINE ASSEMBLY offering since … well, since when actually? Since ‘Improvised Electronic Device’ from 2010? Or since 1999’s’Implode’? Or even since the classic ‘Hard Wired’? I’m not sure yet but it is clearly a very strong album which consolidates the band’s diverse strengths without sounding backwards and on the other hand it offers something new and fresh, as well. On ‘Wake up the Coma’ FLA dare to think outside the box every now and then, they even dare to have some fun among all the dystopian sounds. Okay, ‘Rock Me Amadeus’ would be probably better off towards the end of the album instead of disrupting the album flow as track number three, and ‘Spitting Wind’ would be perhaps be in better hands on a DELERIUM album. Then again, two stunners and ten songs which are going to make any fan happy, that ain’t too bad for a band more than three decades into their career!
01. Eye On You (feat. Robert Görl)
03. Rock Me Amadeus (feat. Jimmy Urine)
07. Living a Lie
08. Wake up the Coma (feat. Chris Holmes)
10. Negative Territory
12. Spitting Wind (feat. Chris Connelly)
http://www.mindphaser.com / https://www.facebook.com/frontlineassembly
Total: 9.5 / 10

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Bunched plants are very popular with bread and butter, community aquarium customers.
We offer a broad range, with species for background, mid-ground and foreground planting. These are 'ready to plant' with only minimal preparation required.
In most cases it is worth letting them settle in the aquarium for a couple weeks before adding any plant food. Daily dosing with CO2 (either in gas or liquid form) will help these plants a lot.


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– Govt. committed to Fair Deal Scheme changes in 2017 but legislation yet to progress-
Fianna Fáil TD for Cavan-Monaghan and European Parliament candidate for Midlands-North-West Brendan Smith has highlighted the government’s failure to bring changes to the Fair Deal scheme which would see alterations to support farming families who have a family member in the scheme.
Deputy Smith explained, “The government made grand announcements that they would amend the Fair Deal legislation to support farm families. Proposed changes would have brought in a Bill to cap farm contributions from farm assets at three years, if a family member is continuing to work on the farm.
“Despite these commitments the Heads of Bill have still not been published. The farming community across the North West and Border region remain in doubt. This delay is unacceptable and will mean that farm families across the country are losing out on the benefits of this scheme.
“This has been a bug-bear for farming families for years, and these changes are desperately needed to make the scheme fairer and to ensure that older farmers can access the care they need.
“Farmers spending a considerable amount of time in a nursing home could lose significant portions of their farm due to the 7.5% contribution charge on assets. This is currently applied on a yearly basis with no upper limit in place.
“The government must cap this at three years to support farmers and their families. It should be prioritised by government. The farming community is struggling as it is. We should be providing every support possible however the government do not appear to appreciate the severity of this situation on a daily basis for families,” concluded Deputy Smith.


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Ill. AG Wants Treasurer’s Office Lawsuit Dismissed
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan wants portions of a lawsuit filed against Treasurer Dan Rutherford's office dropped, and a court to sanction the former staff lawyer who filed it.
Madigan's office asked a federal court on Monday to dismiss claims by Edmund Michalowski against two treasurer's office employees and the Republican state treasurer's office. Michalowski says the employees were involved in racketeering and retaliated against him for refusing to do political work. He also says Rutherford sexually harassed him.
Madigan calls the racketeering changes "baseless,'' and says the harassment allegations of harassment involving the office weren't "sufficiently severe orpervasive.''
Madigan wants Michalowski's lawyers to pay her costs to defend racketeering portions of the suit. Rutherford is represented by his own attorneys.
Michalowski's attorney wasn't immediately reached for comment.


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As a matter of fact, the hiking backpack is one of the most important gear pieces. It’s an item you’ll be carrying all the time, especially if you’re hiking. You should get a bag that’s not too big or too small for your needs.
Most experienced campers and hikers would tell you that a 70l backpack is way more than you need. In some cases, a bag of such volume can even be more of a hindrance than an asset. Before choosing the size of the backpack for your next adventure, you should consider what kind of trip you’re going on.
Many factors of the trip, such as weather conditions or the duration of the trip will affect your decision.
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For What Type of a Trip Do You Need a Backpack?
The type of adventure you’re planning will determine what size of backpack you’ll need. If you can, consider the conditions you’ll be facing when on your trip and decide on a bag according to them. If you’ll encounter less water, you might want to save more space for it in your backpack. Likewise, if you’re going on a trip with someone else, you can split up the load.
If you’re not looking to get a backpack for a specific trip, but a pack you’ll be using for all of your trips and everyday use, a 70l backpack is too much. Instead, you should get a 35l or a 50l pack. Get the smaller one if you don’t spend too many consecutive nights in the wild, and the 50l one if you like camping for more than a week at a time. If you get a backpack with good compression straps, you can use a 50l pack as your everyday carry.
How Much Food and Water Are You Carrying?
Will water and food be readily available on your trip or will you have to bring them with you? If you’re going to a place where you might not find a water source for two or three days, you’ll want to carry enough of it to stay properly hydrated. Alternatively, if you’re going somewhere it’s easy to find water, you won’t need to save all that space. So you can ask yourself whether you really need it.
Even if you have to carry a lot of food, you can find dehydrated trail foods or MREs to avoid needing a 70l pack. It all boils down to how much you’re willing to sacrifice comfort for a lighter pack. And most experienced hikers know that it is worth the sacrifice.
What Weather Conditions Are You Expecting to Encounter?
Weather will also play a crucial role when it comes to deciding whether you need a larger or smaller backpack. If you’re camping or hiking in cold weather you’ll need warmer clothes. Spare clothes and socks take up more space in your pack.
Likewise, if you’re hiking in a humid environment, you’re more likely to sweat and change your clothes. So, you’ll need more spare clothes, which will require a bigger pack.
In a situation where you’ll be hiking under blazing sunlight for the entire day, you’ll want to have sunscreen and some towels you can wrap around your neck to keep you warm. Both of these things will take up some additional space in your backpack.
Now, does this mean that you’ll need a 70l pack?
Well, in most cases the answer would be – no.
Unless you’re planning to go on an expedition-level adventure, you won’t need a 70l backpack. Sure, it’s good to have redundancies when going into rough weather, but are they really worth lugging around a bulky backpack? If you’ll be hiking with your backpack for long periods of time, over days or weeks, then no, they’re not.
What Is the Duration of the Trip?
The more time you spend on the trip, the bigger your backpack will need to be. Most trips that will require you to have a 70l backpack will be over a week. This doesn’t mean that you’ll never need a 70l pack if your trip is shorter than 7 days.
If you’re planning to backpack across the globe, and you don’t know when you’re going to be back, you should consider using a bigger pack. While you might not necessarily need a 70l pack, it could be useful to have more space.
How Many Tools Are You Trying to Fit In Your Backpack?
Unless you’re an ultralight camping expert and you go backpacking with just a multitool, you’ll need some space in your pack for all your gear.
Will you ever need a 70l pack for your basic survival items? Highly unlikely.
This might happen only in cases where you need lots of gear to overcome difficult conditions. If you’re expecting the weather to change or you’re hiking through various different conditions and you need to bring snowshoes and shorts for the same trip.
You also might want to get a larger pack if you’re carrying a lot of special equipment. For example, if you’re into wildlife photography, you might need a 70l pack to accommodate all the cameras, batteries, chargers, and tripods. Or if you’re planning on doing some bushcraft, you might use a 70l to bring all the tools you’ll be using.
PROTIP: If you’re going on a trip with other people you can divide the tools you’ll need for that trip among yourselves. This way no one needs to have everything and everyone’s pack will be lighter.
Finally, the size of your pack will depend on the type of shelter you will bring with you. The larger the tent, the largest the pack you’ll need. The same goes for sleeping bags. Hammocks and tarps are easier to carry as they take up way less space, which is why they are preferred among ultralight campers and hikers.
Whether You’ll Need a 70l Pack Will Depend on You
Finally, whether or not you’ll need a 70l backpack is entirely up to you and your experience. 70l packs are most commonly purchased by utter professionals looking to tackle challenging environments or complete amateurs who are probably buying their first pack.
Also, experienced campers and hikers tend to do more with less. So, they are likely to bring smaller packs even when hiking for longer periods of time.
Finally, shorter people tend to pack more easily into smaller backpacks. If you’re 6’4 the chances are that you’re not going to be able to pack your spare clothes in a 20l backpack, let alone your other gear. So, this should also be taken into consideration when choosing the pack.
All this being said, you should not be afraid to experiment and try out different gear. If you think you’ll need a 70l pack for your next trip, give it a go. You’ll either find that this is the perfect size of the pack for your needs or that you’ll need to rethink your pack choice for the next trip.
When Will You Need a 70l Backpack?
Trips that take place over a period of many days or weeks, but don’t require you to carry your pack at all times. For example, if you’re looking for a pack for the Appalachian Trail, you’ll want to avoid a 70l pack. “Why”, you might ask, “isn’t all the extra space useful?”. While it is convenient to have some free space in your pack, it shouldn’t be a lot of space. Empty space will make it more difficult to properly distribute the weight inside the pack.
There is another problem with having an oversized pack. We are likely to fill our entire bag, no matter its size. And a full 70l bag can weigh quite a bit, which will just be more weight you’ll need to carry around.
So, unless you’re planning an exhibition at one of the 7 summits, or planning to backpack around the world for a long time, avoid 70l backpacks. Additionally, no conditions that allow hammock camping will ever require you to have a 70l backpack.
How to Pick the Right Backpack?
Picking the perfect backpack for a trip is extremely important and should never be rushed. Don’t just grab the first pack that catches your eye, but think things through.
Your pack should be the perfect combination of utility and comfort. These are the things you’ll need to decide for yourself. What kind of pack do you like and which is the most comfortable one for you? Do you like one big compartment, or do you prefer many pockets on the sides? Do you need many MOLE straps to attach different equipment or do you want a clean and sleek pack?
However, no matter what your pack looks like or how many compartments it has, it should always have 2 things: hip straps and a waterproof cover.
Hips straps are absolutely essential as they will allow you to carry most of the weight on your hips. This will take the load from your shoulders and prevent nasty injuries down the line. The waterproof cover is also useful as it will protect your pack from rips and staining.
Additional Tips for Packing Your Backpack
- Pack the heaviest items close to your back and above your hips
- If you don’t want any loose webbing dangling about, use zip ties or double-sided velcro tape to secure it
- Pack last the items you use the most
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Dragon Ball Z Season 4 Uncut DVD Set (Hyb): Garlic Jr./Trunks/Android Saga
Jeffery E. Patterson - Feb 20 2008
I love the new remastered series!
It is awesome!! However, I did notice a few things on this particular DVD set.
In the middle of episodes where there is a small break, and it shows Goku and Gohan and plays a nice little tune. It seems there was a sound error when coding from original Japanese film. The music, especially the bass, seems distorted and grainy when compared to the other 3 seasons. But this only happens during this small break in the episodes and really is not a big deal at all.
The second thing is, people keep whining about the 16x9 transfers and the cropping that occurs from the original 4x3. Well I can tell you this, I am about as big of a dragonball fan as you can get, and these "crops" don't bother me in the least. It is barely noticeable, there is however one or two scenes per 2-3 discs where you can tell soem cropping took place, for instance, a close shot with Gohan, Krillin and Bulma will not show Gohans mouth, or like in season 3, it will not show the entire Fire Crusher ball Jeice made against the fight with Goku. As a huge fan I am telling you, it really is no big deal, if someone is going to allow something as silly as this from buying 850 minutes+ of uneditied DBZ in english with available japanese and subtitles, well they are insane.
This is the cheapest and best way to get alot of DBZ episodes, all uncut too.
I am amazed with the remastered editons, and I highly reccomend everyone get them! That way they will make remastered Dragonball and GT also :)
Albert T. Warman - Mar 10 2008 email@example.com
Hello, I wanted to encourage everyone to get these sets, its so crazy the remastered versions look great, I know this because I collect animation cels from this series and it looks so great you can see when the animators made mistakes on the cels the details are so intense I love it, which in the old VHS EPs you couldn't, there was blur and distorts in color and so much more evil little messups its all better now, and i really hope they start releasing the first Dragonball series and GT Remastered, which I must say I will buy them all if that happens ^-^ anyway pick these up you won't be sorry
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hola soy agustin quintana y me encanta dragonboll z


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TENNIS | Naomi Osaka Begins Title Quest with Victory over Zheng Saisai
The four-time Grand Slam singles champion built a 5-0 lead in the first set and maintained a consistent level of play throughout the first-round match.
Thirty-six hours after lighting the Olympic cauldron at the New National Stadium during the Opening Ceremony, Naomi Osaka was back in the spotlight in more familiar surroundings: on the tennis court.
The world No. 2 jumped out to a commanding lead and hit her shots with consistency and verve in a clinical 6-1, 6-4 victory over China’s 52nd-ranked Zheng Saisai in their first-round match on Sunday, July 25 at Ariake Tennis Park.
The 23-year-old Osaka’s impressive blend of speed and power were a potent combination.
She approached the net with purpose and capitalized on chances near the court’s center, winning 10 of 13 net points, while Zheng was 0-for-3.
Osaka won the first set in 32 minutes, then faced a more formidable challenge from her Chinese opponent in the second set.
But Osaka’s strong second serves (13-for-13) along with no double faults kept her in a good position to win throughout the 87-minute duel. She also built the foundation of her victory with her serve by wracking up a 76% success rate on points won on first serves.
What’s more, Osaka had eight backhand winners to Zheng’s two, and five forehand winners to her foe’s two.
The four-time Grand Slam singles champion, who built a 5-0 lead in the first set, didn’t look rusty despite a long layoff. She hadn’t played since pulling out of the French Open on May 31.
“More than anything else, I'm just focused on playing tennis," Osaka told reporters after the match. "The Olympics has been a dream of mine since I was a kid, so I feel like the break that I took was very needed. I feel definitely a little bit refreshed and I'm happy again."
Asked about the experience of lighting the Olympic cauldron, Osaka referred to it as the “greatest honor of my career.”
She added: “I’m super excited to be here,” before using an interesting phrase to describe what it was like for her at times on the court in her first-ever Olympic match. She said it was like being "an elephant on ice."
Osaka is scheduled to meet Switzerland’s 50th-ranked Viktorija Golubic in the second round at a TBA time.
Barty Eliminated, Murray Pulls Out
Earlier Sunday, women’s world No. 1 Ash Barty of Australia lost 6-4, 6-3 to 48th-ranked Sara Sorribes Tormo of Spain in the first round.
Also Sunday, two-time reigning Olympic men’s champion Andy Murray withdrew from the singles competition on Sunday due to a thigh strain. The Brit was scheduled to face Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime.
"I am really disappointed at having to withdraw but the medical staff have advised me against playing in both events," Murray said in a statement. "I have made the difficult decision to withdraw from the singles and focus on playing doubles with Joe."
Murray and doubles partner Joe Salisbury won their first-round match on Saturday, July 24.
In other news, 2016 Rio Olympics bronze medalist Kei Nishikori defeated Russian Andrey Rublev 6-3, 6-4 in a men's first-round encounter that got underway in the late afternoon.
In an earlier men’s match, Russian Karen Khachanov eliminated Yoshihito Nishioka 3-6, 6-1, 6-2.
Author: Ed Odeven
Follow Ed on JAPAN Forward's [Japan Sports Notebook] here on Sundays, in [Odds and Evens] here during the week, and Twitter ＠ed_odeven.
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Sketchdump stuff. A few images from my sketchbook.
the little lizard man deserves his own show
November 20, 2009 at 10:37 p.m.
Well, he is available for hire :3
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Welcome to Hubei
The Three Gorges snakes across the border, carrying gobsmacked visitors into its belly, while the mountainous west rises to the sacred peaks of Wǔdāng Shān, the kind of kung-fu film setting where courtyards of taichi masters cling to mountaintops and adhere to Taoist virtues. And hikers will find Shénnóngjià National Park in its sparse, water-coloured natural state.
Húběi’s central location ensured it played a key role in Chinese history – there's evidence around Jīngzhōu of the great Chu kingdom that ruled here more than 2000 years ago. China’s modern history echoes through the cultural sites of Wǔhàn, one of China's most dynamic cities, where the hum of commerce spills over into jumping nightlife.

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(Host) Congressman Bernie Sanders says that, ironically, the growing federal budget deficit may actually help Vermont farmers.
Farmers have struggled with low milk prices for two years, ever since the Northeast Dairy Compact expired. The compact allowed New England states to set wholesale prices above the federal minimum. Congress refused to reauthorize the compact. Instead, it passed a milk subsidy program that farmers say hasn’t been as helpful.
According to Sanders, the compact kept milk prices up by getting money from dairy processors, but the new program gets money from the taxpayers. So the tight budget times may encourage lawmakers to reconsider a dairy compact:
(Sanders) “You have in the country today as all of you know, we’re running up about a $300 billion deficit. And a lot of members of Congress who could care less about dairy farmers do not like that deficit.”
(Host) Sanders says he’ll continue to push for a national dairy compact. He says he expects heavy opposition from the milk processors. But he also expects more support for the plan:
(Sanders) “I think we have a reasonable chance. Again, for the first time, we now have Midwest and the Northeast and the South on the same page, rather than fighting each other. And if you’re an average member of Congress who could care less about family farmers, you don’t have family farmers in your district, would you rather have taxpayers paying that or would you rather have processors paying that? You’d rather have processors paying it. So I am not un-optimistic.”
(Host) The federal milk subsidy program expires in 2005. Sanders says that program could become the building block for a new national dairy compact.

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This sounds insane on the surface, but since Google doesn't seem to want to mention Android during their earnings calls it might not be an insane idea.
They're obviously never going to do it, but evidence suggests that if it WERE to happen, it wouldn't be financially irresponsible.
Android is given away for FREE. Thus by that very definition it CANNOT generate earnings for Google. Thus no need to mention it in an earnings meeting.
And yes, it would be an insane idea. It would mean Google would likely be surrendering the entire mobile advertising market to competitors. If Google kills Android, all Apple has to do is come out and revise the developer rules to only allow iAds for in-app advertising. They already revised the rules once to competitively disadvantage Google's ads by preventing location-based data collection. With the push to more connected mobile devices, it would very much be financially irresponsible to be at the mercy of other companies for access to that market.


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BOSTON–Boston University will host an international symposium on the “Legacy of the First Republic of Armenia, 1918-1921” on September 27, 2008. The conference will probe the long-term impact of the Republic on the Armenian people both in Armenia and the Diaspora.
The conference is sponsored by the Charles K. and Elisabeth M. Kenosian Chair in Modern Armenian History and Literature at Boston University and is co-sponsored by BU’s International History Institute, the Department of History, and the Department of International Relations, and by the National Association for Armenian Studies and Research in Belmont, Massachusetts.
Professor Simon Payaslian, Holder of the Kenosian Chair, commented that this conference is a celebration of the ninetieth anniversary of the re-emergence of Armenian statehood in 1918 as well as the Republic’s independence after the disintegration of the Soviet Union in 1991. This conference brings together some of the best scholars with different perspectives to share their analyses with the public.
The speakers in the morning session (10:00am-12:00 noon)–in addition to the opening remarks by Professor Payaslian–are Professor Erik Goldstein, Chair of the Department of International Relations at Boston University; Professor Ara Sanjian, University of Michigan-Dearborn; and Dr. Victoria Rowe, University of Greenwich, United Kingdom.
Professor Erik Goldstein will present a paper, titled “Great Britain and the Re-Emergence of Armenian Statehood,” which discusses the British fascination with and involvement in the Eastern Christians, how British engagement in the region became a popular cause. The paper then focuses on the extent to which the pro-Armenian groups in the British government influenced foreign policy in the First World War, and finally why British support for the Republic collapsed.
Professor Ara Sanjian, Director of the Armenian Research Center at the University of Michigan-Dearborn since 2006, will present a paper titled “Continuing the All-Russian Revolution of February 1917: The Challenge of Land Reform.” His talk covers the attempts to introduce land reform in Eastern Armenia from 1917 to 1920, during the periods of rule by the Provisional Government in Petrograd, the Transcaucasian Federation, and the Republic of Armenia. The paper sheds light on social and economic program of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation. It also examines the approaches of the other political parties active among the Armenia’s in Transcaucasia.
Dr. Victoria Rowe (University of Greenwich, United Kingdom) will present a paper titled “Women as Political Actors in the First Republic of Armenia and in the Creation of International Networks of Refugee Relief, 1918-1925.” Her paper examines the political status of Armenian women in the first Republic of Armenia and activism by women on behalf of the Republic at the League of Nations. She then discusses the resulting legacy of political participation of women in the Armenian Diaspora.
Dr. Razmik Panossian will present a paper titled “The Impact of the First Republic on Armenian Identity in the 20th Century.” His paper explores the extent to which the first Republic shaped subsequent Armenian political thought both in Soviet Armenia and in the Armenian Diasporan communities.
Dr. Robert Owen Krikorian will present a paper titled “The Legacy of the First Independent Republic of Armenia and the Collapse of Soviet Power.” His study explores the historical paradigm shift which occurred in Soviet Armenia during the democratic movement and analyzes the competing historical narratives and their political implications in Armenia as the Soviet era approached its end.


Each day, the Amazon loses over a football field of land to fire.
Right now, the wildfires in the Amazon forests are so massive they can be seen from space.
According to INPE, about a football field and a half of rainforest is being destroyed each day. Since Thursday, over 10,000 acres have been lost.
Since January 2019, the number of forest fires in Brazil have grown by 80%. It's normal for wildfires to clear away the forest to make room for new growth, but these fires are happening at an unprecedented rate that scientists say is caused by human activity and the rising climate.
The destruction has also been exacerbated by the sentiments of Brazil's president, Jair Bolsonaro, who has been nonchalant when told that many of the fires are being caused by humans. Farmers are setting fire to the land in order to clear away indigenous forests, according to reports, and Bolsonaro has encouraged these actions with his anti-environmentalist sentiments.
In the name of development, Bolsonaro is endangering the entire world's future. The Amazon contains 40% of the world's rainforests, which are our best defense against a rising climate. Sometimes described as the planet's lungs, the Amazon rainforest provides around 20% of our world's oxygen and absorbs a quarter of the world's carbon. It also contains 10-15% of animal species, many of which are being incinerated along with ancient trees and rich biodiversity.
Indigenous peoples are on the front lines of these fires, as many of them live in or near the forests, but the loss of such a large portion of the Amazon will be damaging to the whole world.
Image via India Today
Many people have asked about what they can do. Here are some actions you can take in response to the fires:
1. The main thing you can do to help out immediately with these forest fires is give money.
It's particularly important to give to organizations that work directly with indigenous people and those who know and live in the Amazon rainforest. Avoid major, corporatized organizations like the Red Cross.
Here are several organizations to give to:
*Support arts, culture, and research about the Amazon through the Amazon Aid Foundation.
2. Unfortunately, even though donations will help, these wildfires will probably keep happening without massive political overhaul in Brazil. Contact your nation's Brazilian embassy to make your views heard. Here is a list of embassies in the US.
3. Sign this petition, being passed around by opponents of Bolsonaro and his policies.
4. Boycott beef and products made from rainforest trees. Check with the Rainforest Alliance to see whether the products you're buying are safe.
5. Switch your browser to Ecosia, which is run by an organization that plants trees based on searches—roughly one tree per 45 searches, to be exact. So far, it's planted over 65 million trees and has garnered good reviews from across the web.
6. To stop things like this from happening in the future (and to ensure that there is a future at all), you can also get involved in the fight against climate change and disaster capitalism.
Here are four ways to do that right now:
- Get involved with an environmental organization. For example, Sunrise Movement and Extinction Rebellion are two active organizations that are making significant changes to environmental policy around the globe. Start by joining a mailing list, reading up on the organization's history and plans, and making time to attend meetings or actions. They might even give you hope.
- Plan on going to the worldwide climate strike on September 20. Greta Thunberg is currently making her way across the sea, and this strike is an offshoot of the Fridays for Future movement that she started one year ago. This time, both adults and children are being asked to strike.
- Lobby for a candidate who prioritizes climate change and environmental issues (and understands that these things affect every aspect of society). In America, Bernie Sanders just proposed a $16 trillion climate change plan, but many Democratic candidates have developed their own plans, and many will debate them at the CNN climate town hall on September 4.
- Contact your representatives and make it clear that climate change is a vital, non-negotiable issue. Here's a website that will help you do that.
There are no quick fixes with regards to the deep-rooted problems that have caused this tragedy to happen. However, a worldwide shift in political sentiment towards environmentalism could be the start of the changes we need to see to stop this from growing even worse.
This was an act of terror, and should be widely condemned.
Emyra Wajãpi was a leader of the Wajãpi indigenous community, a group located in the north of Brazil—until he was murdered this week by a group of armed miners, who stabbed him to death and threw his body into a river.
On Saturday, Wajãpi community leaders issued a cry for help to the Brazilian government, stating that they were being invaded by troops bearing rifles and weapons and requesting the assistance of the army. Though a police force was en route, they did not arrive in time, and the community was forced to flee.
The invasion comes as a shock but not a surprise. In recent months, Brazil's far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro, has explicitly encouraged loggers, miners, and farmers to invade protected areas and land occupied by indigenous communities, arguing that the Brazilian government has the right to develop and profit off of any and all of its national territories. Under Bolsonaro, deforestation in the Amazon has skyrocketed, though he has repeatedly denied the validity of studies that reveal just how much land has been lost during his reign.
"The president is responsible for this death," said Brazilian lawmaker Rodolfe Rodrigues to the The New York Times. Bolsonaro has a history of making racist comments about indigenous people and is currently telling the public that the murder did not happen.
The Wajãpi people united in protest against invadersImage via survivalinternational.org
In March 2019, Bolsonaro met with U.S. President Donald Trump, and they signed a letter of intent promising the "sustainable development of the Amazon" (read: the ravaging of indigenous lands). Bolsonaro has also drafted plans that would legalize artisanal mining in protected lands, and that—to add insult to injury—would encourage indigenous communities to mine their own lands.
His priorities are crystal clear. "Brazil lives from commodities," Bolsonaro said in a recent speech. "What do we have here in addition to commodities? Do people not remember this? If the [commodities] business fails, it will be a disaster." These comments come at a time when mining and pollution present unparalleled threats to the planet's well-being and when indigenous ways of life present one of the best models of combating climate change and developing sustainable infrastructure.
The killing of Emyra Wajãpi should be viewed as a serious act of domestic terror among international communities. The U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet has decried the death, calling it "a disturbing symptom of the growing problem of encroachment on indigenous land – especially forests – by miners, loggers and farmers in Brazil." World leaders should follow suit in denouncing these actions and reaffirming their commitment to conserving protected lands.
Wajãpi Indigenous Tribe Image via Victor Moriyama
If they do not, a genocide could ensue. "This government is massacring our rights and our indigenous peoples," said a Wajãpi leader to NBC News. "They are already starting, killing the indigenous peoples."
Indigenous communities of the Americas have endured relentless persecution since the arrival of Europeans in the 1400s. The Wajãpi did not receive protected land until 1996, after a 21-year period of brutal military rule. In the 1970s, their community was almost completely wiped out by disease—brought by invading gold miners.


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Malcom Floyd Retires As One of the Best Wyoming Cowboys to Ever Play in the NFL (Commentary)
Very few NFL players get a storybook ending. Sadly, that was the case yesterday, after a concussion sidelined San Diego Chargers Wide Receiver Malcom Floyd during his final game. Floyd's 10-year professional career ranks among the longest, and most productive, of any University of Wyoming alum.
Floyd starred for the Pokes from 2000-2004. As a sophomore, several publications named him an all-conference selection. In four collegiate seasons, he tallied 186 catches for 2,411 yards and 14 touchdowns.
Floyd wasn't considered a likely professional prospect coming out of college. He was not invited to attend the scouting combine and went undrafted in the 2004 Draft. Through hard work and tenacity, he landed a spot on the San Diego Chargers practice squad. And when his opportunity came, Floyd made the most of it.
After being relegated to the practice squad for most of his rookie year, Floyd got his first NFL start on Jan. 5, 2005, versus the Kansas City Chiefs. It was also the first start for quarterback Phillip Rivers, who found Floyd in the end zone for the first touchdown of their respective careers. The tandem would combine for 33 more touchdowns over the next decade.
In 2011, Floyd set a career high with 856 yards receiving. He set another career best the following year with 56 receptions. Floyd's best was still to come. In 2014, he tallied 52 receptions, six touchdowns, and tied his career best with 856 yards. In his tenth and final season, Floyd added 30 catches for 561 yards and three touchdowns.
Floyd is one of 66 former Wyoming Cowboys to play in the NFL. Notable Pokes careers include:
Tight End Jay Novacek, who won three Super Bowls and was named to five Pro Bowls as a member of the Dallas Cowboys in the '90s.
Running Back Jim Kiick, who played in three Super Bowls as a member of the Miami Dolphins in the late 60’s and early '70s.
Guard Conrad Doler made three Pro Bowls as a member of the St. Louis Cardinals in the 70's.
Dave Hampton spend eight years with the Atlanta Falcons in the late '60s and '70s. In 1972, Hampton led the NFL in all-purpose years and was named the NFL Comeback Player of the Year in 1975.
Of those legendary former Wyoming players, only Novacek had a longer NFL career. Not too shabby for a guy who most scouts thought was too slow to make it.


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Jaclyn Blumas - Toronto, Canada
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Heretical Objects - Toronto, Canada
For the first time reaching for the stars means looking beneath you and viewing the cosmos from above.
Embellishing the starlit expressions, we constructed our own visual solar system which can be explored walking through Bickford Park.
Glow in the Park, is as if a large meteor hit Toronto leaving thousands of meteorites glowing in the grass. Mirroring the night sky can help us to reflect upon our contemporary understanding of time and what it means when we bring concepts from outer space into our inner space. Each time we reflect on an idea we refract moments of it in isolation.
Jaclyn Blumas & Robert Cram, an artist and designer create large scale installations with emerging Toronto cooperative, Heretical Objects.26
Bickford Park, Grace Street & Harbord Street
This project is outdoors.


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A celebration of Sea to Sky's Indigenous Youth Council's work from 2015 - 2020 is brought together in this compilation of highlights. The Youth Council is a district wide group who work throughout the year to support the local community through volunteering and awareness advocacy. The year culminates in the annual 24 Hour Drum event, youth led and youth driven, a powerful vision of youth taking action to make the changes they see are needed in the world. This year, with the event cancelled due to Covid19, the documentary draws on footage taken during the planning of the event early in the year, and past events, to tell a powerful story of the fight against racism.
Please read the year-end message from Superintendent, Lisa McCullough.
Please read the joint year-end message from Rob Fleming, the Minister of Education and BCCPAC!


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PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila — Up to 3,000 migrants are being staged in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, and are preparing to cross the border into Eagle Pass, Texas, on Wednesday. Breitbart Texas watched as hundreds of migrants began to form groups and crossed the Rio Grande into the United States.
From the Mexican side of the Rio Grande, Breitbart Texas observed migrants gathering by the hundreds in preparation to cross the border. The groups consist mostly of Venezuelan [ILLEGAL INVADERS ENCOURAGED TO INVADE BY US/DC] migrants.
The migrants [ILLEGAL INVADERS ENCOURAGED TO INVADE BY US/DC] began crossing around 9 a.m. in small to medium-sized groups. Migrants [ILLEGAL INVADERS ENCOURAGED TO INVADE BY US/DC] told Breitbart they estimate as many as 3,000 migrants arrived in Piedras Negras by train after making the journey through Mexico.