My parents were often told that I was a precocious child, not that they needed to be told. I didn't always know why it was important to do something, but somehow I knew that some things had to be done. I was unusually eager to please but of course, I had no idea about consequences.
This story concerns my mother's 35th birthday as told to me by various family members over the years. A few years earlier my father had gotten a new job at a company on Cape Cod and not too long after that they had picked out a nice house in a small town. There was a bit of land with the house and my mother, originally from Newark, Ohio, loved to work in her flower gardens around the house. There were always flower and gardening catalogues around the house and now they could afford to put in some more upscale gardens. The focus this particular year was on imported Dutch tulips. She had wanted these tulips for many years and this was the first time that they were able to have them. Much planning went into this project, from placement, to type, to height, to color. This was going to be a masterpiece.
By October, everything was ordered and delivered and the great tulip project began. Stakes and string were everywhere until all the bulbs were planted at the proper depth for a perfect bloom in late April or early May. Rarely did a week go by that winter without some discussion about the tulips. Did we put them in right? Did we arrange them right? As it happened that year, there was just the right amount of rain, just the right amount of sunshine, and just the right amount of warming temperatures for the perfect flower garden. By late March and early April, the jonquils and daffodils came up perfectly in their usual places.
As you can see, my mother brought me out to see my very first flower garden. She was so excited and enthusiastic; I must have thought this was extremely special. Everyone was very excited that over the next month the now much-anticipated tulip garden would bloom. Each week there would be an inspection tour of the garden until finally the first of the tulips began to show through the ground. Day by day, everyone watched and waited until one Saturday morning the whole family went out to see the finished garden. I am told that there was never a more proud family on the street. Happiness filled the air, special meals were cooked, desserts were baked, and as it happened the next day was my mother's birthday. That night when she put me to bed, I asked her what she wanted most for her birthday. She told me that she already had what she wanted more than anything, her beautiful tulips. I went to sleep that night thinking that I knew exactly what I would get my mother for her birthday and it would be the best present she had ever gotten.
The next morning we all went to church and then as a special treat for my mother, we all went out to lunch. When we came home, everyone went about his or her own activities for the afternoon. Of course, my activity was playing out in the yard.
Well, the strangest thing happened. No one spoke, no one laughed, and no one did anything. It was as if time had stopped for a few seconds. My father and mother looked at each other with an emotional cocktail that must have included rage, love, humor, and a dash of defeat. My mother gave me a big hug and thanked me for the flowers and we put them in a vase full of water. My father then thought it might be a good idea to document this little episode and with a shake of his head and a little smile on his face, the picture was taken.
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That is so cute. I can't imagine your parents holding it together like that. What a great picture to document the present.
Thanks. Interestingly, it was the pictures that brought back the memories and made the story come to life.
I love reading your stories. They are fun and interesting.
Thank you, very kind of you to say. It was a different time.
Your parents probably laughed about that for years afterward. It's good to give people something to laugh about, especially when you're too young to know you're doing it. And when they accept the gift graciously, without laughing at all while you're present.
Thanks Kathy, I'm glad you like the post. Those were wonderful times to grow up.
Nice build up. The best part is…..she loved you more! This story could be the story of so many. Very nice. I remember many a dandylion moment with my small ones….accepting the yellow pom poms with glee, and in spite of being greatly allergic to them, living the moment largely…..not letting on between sneezes… ha ha ….Parenting with restraint….and humor….not alwuz easy.
Yes, restraint and humor. You're lost without it. Thanks for reading, I appreciate it.
Memories are definitely the sweetest when they bring you back to your childhood but most of all your mom. Thanks for your post. Thanks for stopping by Poemattic.
Yes they are, I'm glad you liked the story.
🙂 I love this story! Your writing is inspiring and the reader is right there in the garden with you, as that wonderful birthday idea takes shape.
Yes, I will definitely be back when I have more time (and with a glass of wine) to read more.
Perfect! I knew exactly where this tale was going but still could not stop reading! I loved it!
Thank you Emilio. I really appreciate that you stopped by and I'm glad you liked the story.
only a son-child can think of that beautiful bouquet. And you remembered that day and what you did.
Thank you and thanks for stopping by. I appreciate it. I hope you will find other posts here that you might enjoy.
Thank you Kavita. I'm glad you like it.
What a great story and a great memory. I've had those frozen in time moments. whoops!
Thank you very much, I really appreciate it, and I'm glad you liked the story.
This made me miss my mother more…how I wish I still have her around. Beautiful story!
Thank you very much, I really appreciate it. I'm glad you liked it.
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Great story. I just started following your blog. I will be coming around often!!
Thank you very much. Come back anytime, we're always open.
How we read out children wrong, beautiful post!
You figured out the comments! Cool! I'm glad you liked the story.
Yeah! It wouldn't let me post via WordPress so I tried facebook.
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Lovely story. Memories to treasure and share. Can't beat them!
Thank you very much Diana. I really appreciate it.
Great story, JT. I've had similar acts of love from my children. My flowerbed was all set for planting at our new home. My oldest son, 10 years at the time, brought me outside to see my surprise. He had found a bag of leftover grass seed and planted my new garden for me. Seventeen years later, I'm still weeding out the grass.


Union Minister and Republican Party of India (Athawale) Chief, Ramdas Athawale on Monday asserted that if the NDA wants to return to power, it should give his party at least one seat to contest in Maharashtra.
After the announcement of seat sharing between Shiv Sena and BJP in Maharashtra for upcoming Lok Sabha elections, Athawale said, "If we don't get even one seat, votes of Dalits in Maharashtra for BJP-Shiv Sena will be affected.
"If they want to come back to power in state and NDA wants to come back at the Centre, RPI(A) will contribute, so we should be given a seat. We will meet Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray," he said.
Earlier on Monday, BJP chief Amit Shah had said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Shiv Sena and BJP will fight shoulder to shoulder to win the coming Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in Maharashtra.
As per the arrangement, Shiv Sena will contest 23 seats and BJP 25 seats of 48 Lok Sabha seats at stake in the state. In the Vidhan Sabha elections, they will contest on an equal number of seats.


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Lake Dillon Theatre Company says goodbye to summer troupe with celebration
Actors perform at last year's summer celebration and fundraiser for the Lake Dillon Theatre Company. This year's performance, titled "Take Flight," will once again take place at the Warren Station Center for the Arts in Keystone, which seats as many as 200 for this event.
Courtesy of the Lake Dillon Theatre Company |
What: "Take Flight," the Lake Dillon Theatre Company's annual summer celebration and fundraiser, featuring the 2015 summer theater company
When: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 5
Where: Warren Station Center for the Arts, River Run Village, Keystone
Cost: Tickets are $75 plus processing for reserved seating
More information: Purchase tickets by visiting www.lakedillontheatre.org or by calling (970) 513-9386
The Lake Dillon Theatre Company will present its annual summer celebration and fundraiser "Take Flight" on Wednesday, Aug. 5, featuring company members from the 2015 Summer Theatre Season and current production of "La Cage Aux Folles."
"Take Flight" is a one-night-only signature event featuring a three-course dinner of food and wine, plus entertainment spanning a wide range of music genres.
"Our annual summer celebration is a wonderful way to celebrate our summer theater season and our community," said Josh Blanchard, LDTC executive director. "'Take Flight' is a unique event that brings together our patrons and our summer company in one festive evening of food, wine and song. It's unlike any other special event in our community."
"'Take Flight' is versatile, energetic, heartfelt and fun," said music director Cameron Kinnear. "The entertainment can be described as a variety of music ranging from pop tunes and jazz to classic Broadway. And if it's anything like last year, there will be great food!"
A special celebration
The Lake Dillon Theatre Company provides high-quality, professional theater, musical theater and concerts in its intimate venue on Lake Dillon Drive in Dillon all year long. But, while the Lake Dillon Theater usually holds 53 to 70 patrons per performance, "Take Flight" will take place at the Warren Station Center for the Arts in Keystone, which seats as many as 200 for this event.
"The Warren Station Center for the Arts is a great venue for this event," said Chris Alleman, LDTC producing artistic director. "Warren Station is big enough to host a larger group of our loyal patrons and has the support areas for us to pair three distinct food and wine flights with three unique acts of entertainment.
"And, one of the most special aspects of the evening is that the stage is large enough to feature the live orchestra, which is something our intimate venue in Dillon could not accommodate this summer season."
Audiences have been thrilled to discover that the orchestra for "La Cage Aux Folles" includes eight musicians playing more than a dozen instruments live for each performance, Alleman said. But, Summit County audiences have yet to see the orchestra in action and its entirety.
"What is most exciting for this event is that the band is heavily featured and on stage," said Kinnear, who describes the band's overall sound as impressive and big. "What is unique is their ability to play a huge selection of styles and play them all equally impressively, especially the horn section with their ability to improvise. (The band members) are very excited for this event. They are pumped for it."
Taking the final bow
"For 10 years now, this summer celebration has always been a fun way to conclude our big summer theater season," Blanchard said. "We will continue our summer season with the wonderful musical comedy 'Cloak and Dagger,' opening Aug. 21. But, next week marks the final week of performances for 'La Cage Aux Folles,' and that company of talented musicians, actors and technicians will be departing Aug. 10."
"Audiences have been overwhelmingly enthusiastic about our 2015 summer theater season," Alleman said. "Remaining performances of 'La Cage Aux Folles' are completely sold out, as is our final First Sunday's Cabaret concert. So for anyone who has not yet enjoyed the incredible talent of our summer company, 'Take Flight' is the last chance."
A cocktail hour, live auction and the chance to leave the event with one of 10 different door prizes round out the evening.
"This event supports a growing theater," Kinnear said, "and more importantly, it is just a fun night of good entertainment, good food, good people."
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The 2013 Budget has created more perspiration than aspiration for those who keep on paying the Nations bills. It's about time the Coalition Government started growing balls on their own Bench, rather than gifting their Opposition the opportunity to do it for them
March 22, 2013 Adam Tugwell	Leave a comment
This week's Budget has been received differently by us all and in a manner which illustrates all too clearly how shallow Policy making has now become when imbalance and impact are considered.
Talk of support for working mothers with young families, tax free loans for first time home buyers and even a 1p drop in duty on a pint of beer have done little to disguise the fact that there are so-called 'winners' and then real losers at every turn. The Chancellor has done little to give any credence to his 'Budget for an aspiration Nation', other than the complexity of the words he used to speak this statement.
As a culture which now thrives on the use of labels and stereotypes, we have happily painted ourselves into a set of social pigeon holes where many of us hide from the realities which we share with many others. Successive Governments have formed policies on this basis which has left very few of us with any immunity from the pros and cons of a Taxation and Benefits system where the only thing universal is its level of unfairness and the disparity that now fails us all through its application.
Getting to grips with economic problems which are continuing to grow at an alarming rate will not be achieved by tinkering around the edges. Nor will we as a Nation be insulated against the gathering storm of explosive financial issues within the European project, such as those in Cyprus, unless Government begins to consider all Policies in terms of how they will impact upon all others and not just in the isolationist manner that they have continued to do so up until now.
A truly balanced and fair approach to formulating Government Policy now seems to be the most alien of concepts to our Politicians, particularly when party politics has been the long accepted means by which to target benefits to those whom are considered to be your bread-and-butter support.
But until the time that Politicians accept the principle of fairness in a meaningful way as a guide to Policy making, and particularly where Taxation and Benefits are concerned, nothing for anyone else outside the Westminster Village is going to change.
Government will soon have no option but to use systems such as a Flat Tax and wholesale simplification of the Taxation System if they genuinely want to treat everyone fairly whilst encouraging growth, prosperity and ambition in a way which balances the books.
Benefits must be targeted and restricted for the use of those who genuinely need them using common sense as a guideline, rather than the culture of tick-boxes which allows so may to play the System within a politically correct and fearful age.
Above all, Politicians must now accept that Policies created on the basis of improving rights in the workplace have now gone so far beyond their point of good, that they have made some of the very jobs they were created to improve unaffordable to the employers who at one time provided them.
Whether Westminster likes this as a truth or not, each and every Government Policy in existence today interchanges with almost every other, through the impact it has upon the lives of us all. Policy implementation may have its benefits to some, but this has for far too long been at the unacceptable cost to the many. This has to change.
Categories: Budget, Europe, National Politics, Principles, Taxation, Uncategorized Tags: 2013 Budget, Benefits, Benefits Culture, Budget, business, Chancellor, dependency culture, economy, Ed Balls, Flat Tax, government, Government Policy, meaningful change, Opposition, political correctness, political principles, politics, Rights, something for nothing culture, Taxation & Benefits, universal tax, Westminster, Westminster Politicians, Westminster Village
The commonalities between bankers, blame-based lawyers and union bosses that touch us all and can only be dealt with by a change in the mind-set of Government first and the policies which will then follow afterwards
February 22, 2013 Adam Tugwell	Leave a comment
Crazy as it may seem, many of the problems and fears facing society as a whole are inextricably linked and propagated by us all through a mesh of similar behaviours and actions. These are marked apart only by simple interpretation, knowledge, and the differences of public perspective that are all too often profitable for politicians and activists to retain.
One such example of this within this libertarian age is the 'feel-good' which comes from targeting those who most openly profit through the exploitation of others, and the apparent greed and avarice of high-level bankers and wealthy tax-dodgers has captivated ill-feeling within many. But is it really possible for just those few to ride off the backs of many others within a society which paints itself as being considerate of all others; or is this just the one end of a predominantly passive chain slowly strangling the UK as part of an evolving something-for-nothing and therefore self-before-all culture?
As unpalatable as it may seem, there is a distinct thread of commonality which runs from the profiteering of the hated fat-cats, through the behaviour of politicians, the influence of those promoting and making blame-based-claims, to the actions of union leaders and their seemingly strike-happy members to beyond in a way that very few would outwardly wish to knowingly associate. The sad reality is that each and every one of the self-beneficial acts that we probably at some point will have all pursued, goes on to have a negative impact upon others and usually so in a much greater number than just ourselves.
At one end of the spectrum, bankers and pension fund managers sat in plush London offices think little of the impact that pressure on retailers or energy providers to raise profits will have on end users – a point which may turn out to have been very well illustrated by the horse meat scandal and the continuing issues surrounding milk prices for farmers where margins are squeezed to unsustainable levels.
A few miles down the road, 'career' politicians make decisions which will affect 60 Million people based upon their chances of getting re-elected or promoted, whilst the oversold age of austerity does little to deliver any real reduction in deficit but leaves the very same people paying a higher price just the same.
Meanwhile clever animations with manipulated pop-songs and actors posing as glamorous lawyers promote the resignation of any self responsibility in accidents and the idea that somebody else is always fully to blame and must therefore pay in a very easy way, whilst the prices of almost every insurance policy in the land rises as a result.
Then in the papers, public sector union barons tell us that the Government is to blame for the slashing of services up and down the Country, when it is actually the unrealistically beneficial working conditions, wages and the limitation of responsibilities they have ransomed for their members over the course of many years which have contributed most to the destruction of a once enviable system which is sadly no longer able to sustain itself.
It is indeed ironic that it is the rise of 'rights' for the individual in the workplace and in just about every other part of life thereafter that strangle the rights and lives of others at every turn, and then come back full circle to a point where it is the jobs of those who sought those rights in the first place which are no longer sustainable because of the costs of the legislation and conditions that those very same enhanced rights have come to impose – generally because they have long since surpassed the point of doing good.
In every case, the public and customers at large end up paying through higher prices for food, fuel, taxes, insurances, lessening standards and losses within public services which are destroying quality of life and in some cases will probably lead to deaths if they have not already done so.
The true impact of the rising cost of living itself and the growing impact it will have upon low-income families and those in middle England who end up subsidising just about every other part of life has yet to truly manifest itself. But without change in each and every part of life and the way that every one of us approaches it, what we consider to be painful now, may soon become truly horrific.
Most of us do of course read every situation we face in life in terms of how it makes us feel and how it will impact upon us personally, rather than how it will affect the others involved, irrespective of how near or how far from us through a chain of resulting reactions they may actually be.
So in the same way that the banker raises profits by indirectly pushing the price of food up by continually pushing for better margins from the retailers that they own, union bosses demand higher wages for members so that they can afford to keep ahead of cost of living rises, with the ultimate effects being pretty much the same whichever way you choose to look at it.
Getting to a point where the balance is redressed in every sense is not a journey that any of us can toy with lightly, even though it would be politically expedient for any one of the groups discussed or their libertarian or profit-hungry apologists to do so.
The complexities brought into being when people prioritise themselves or manipulate others to do the same are enormous and much easier to embrace than they are to replace. Sadly, those who have become emotionally tied only to themselves without due regard to the result of their actions upon others are caught in a spiralling trap. One which is increasingly negative and encourages the growth of the ever evolving paranoia which accompanies the concept that all problems are of someone else's making and that others must be made to pick up the tab.
Tackling a problem which is now cultural and has become so through many years of conditioning via the self-serving leadership of successive Governments is no easy task. Fundamentally, this is a problem which does not discern between demographics or social class and is defined only by the medium in which it is applied by the individual. It has been enhanced by the perception of close proximity, delivered by ease of communication through distance and propagated by the ease of buy-in which has itself been empowered by the two-edged-sword which is the media age.
Ultimately, self awareness and therefore responsibility of the individual has to be the aim of real Government as it will prove to be far more liberating and beneficial to everyone than the fleeting benefits any impractical plot cooked up by politicians as an easy and profitable crowd-pleaser.
It is the responsibility of those who led us here and are most likely to be happy with the status quo to lead us away from it and that is where the greatest difficulty arises.
Politicians can not only make the necessary policy changes to bring about a change which is much bigger than being about policy itself; they can also lead us in a way that advertisers, union reps and bankers simply cannot or never will be able to.
The real question here is where a change of this magnitude is going to come from when it is the political system itself which is responsible and politicians themselves who attain most benefit from maintaining the status quo.
After all, it is only politicians who have a genuine and meaningful mandate who will be selfless enough to take the risks to make those long overdue changes which nobody in Government today seems willing to outwardly contemplate. And these are indeed changes that are needed as a beacon for all to demonstrate a better way of living where a thought for all on the part of one is seen for its benefits to the one as a consequence of its benefits for us all, rather than for us continuing to live a life where the self must always come first and it seems ok for us to do so.
Categories: Agriculture, Banking & Finance, Ethics, National Politics, Uncategorized Tags: Blame Culture, career politician, career politicians, change, change of mindset, fatcats, government, Horse meat, Horse Meat Scandal, libertarian age, Milk Prices, pension fund managers, politics, self before all culture, something for nothing culture, tax dodgers, utility companies, where theres blame theres a claim
The BBCs time is over as far as public funding is concerned. That doesn't mean its future should be dictated by a knee-jerk political response
Lack of change in London will force laws and public policy to be made from the bottom-up, rather than from the top-down
The Government won't change until WE change the Government
Santa, Public Transport and a fold-up battery powered bike
Is the Amazon ban on Credit Cards running Visa a sign that the online 'marketplace' we all love is now beginning to abuse the privilege and responsibility of having so much retail power?
Will the closure of the bridge linking Brookfield Road in Churchdown with Badgeworth only be 12 months? Shouldn't local life be the priority over keeping the M5 open day and night?
No, MPs should NOT have second jobs. After all, being an MP is NOT a job anyway
Why the Tory sleaze crisis is important for us all
Online Anonymity and protection for those who genuinely need it, whilst ending the damaging free-for-all for trolls is not only possible, it should have been done before
Real or not, the story of the Chinese Hypersonic Missile may have just made another significant war inevitable
Brexit: One day of democratic justice followed by five and a half years of political tomfoolery
A new 'nationalisation' of essential Public Services is necessary to help head off the Cost-of-Living Crisis. But Public Sector reform, removal of union influence and practical reality is essential too
If you think there is any logic behind the problems now unfolding across the World, think again. There certainly wasn't any in the way that it was all caused
Insulate Britain are fronting up to a weak and stupid Government that will probably award itself draconian measures to stop them, then use those measures on all of us
If you are convinced this is all a conspiracy, why aren't you doing anything to stop it. Is being able to say you were right going to help when it all goes wrong?
There is no alternative to the Government we've got: Yet.
No Politician can control the rebalancing process now underway. There is pain ahead and a decision for us all to make before we will get through this to where the UK needs to be
Small business cannot afford the escalating wage growth that the Government has fuelled. As we face a financial crisis, the greed funnelling money out of everything without putting value back must finally be stopped
Energy & Utility Companies should never have been put in private hands. If they now demand public money to keep the greed train afloat, it's time to hand them back
Neoliberalism, Free Markets and the thinking behind them created the economic problems we now face. Socialism offers no better answers, but there may be room for improvement in between
The New Tory Chair has told the Party to ready itself for a General Election, and as there's no electoral alternative to more of the same, change could be six, seven or even eight years away
Single issue Parties or Movements (Covid Related) don't win General Elections (All-issue), especially in a climate when there are so many other issues that people face
Its time to take the politics out of government so that we can have legislative parity and like-for-like public service provision made available to all
Taxing us to pay for Social Care after the Government has created so much money to save their own necks is a sick joke indeed
When the Financial & Economic System collapses, the only real option will be to rebuild the whole thing from the ground up
We must return politics to the foundations of care, consideration and compassion for others and the grounding of fairness and foresight in public representation – as it should always be
Blaming the Driver shortage and supply chain problems on Brexit is not only lazy, it overlooks just how serious the problems facing society across the UK are already and are now set to become
We are heading into a new age when we will work only for our needs, not anyone's greed
#Together is #NotEnough
#Together is not #Together enough. The fight to liberate us all from the tyranny of this Government is about so much more
A vaccination programme using vaccines that do not vaccinate is no vaccination programme at all
An Open Letter to all those who want change
Afghanistan: Poor Politics took us in, Poor Politics is taking us out, and still no recognition of the damage that Western Foreign Policy does to other cultures and to ourselves in between
Money: The dream is dying (If it's not already dead)
Rather than being what the news should be, GB News missed its opportunity from minute one because it only aims to give alternative perspectives to media opinions that already exist
Net Zero is not only possible, we MUST aim for it too. However, it is an objective that requires inspiration and true statesmanship to deliver and it's foolish to believe it can simply be imposed
'Fake it 'til you make it' is no way to lead a Country and we are now on the brink of seeing our financial and economic system implode
Politics & Wokeism now run on the same pretence: Not how things really are, but how things should be
The NHS is broken because every Government (and the EU) have added their own fix. If we don't have leaders big enough to tackle all that needs to be done very soon, it will no longer exist
A Vote is not a 4- or 5-year endorsement for a Political Party to do as it chooses. It is a gift of trust in a candidate and their party with an expectation that they will always do the right thing
If you are worried about WEF taking control, why passively help them when you could be working to stop them and remove any Government stooges they might have?
We cannot afford to elect or re-elect any MP not capable of representing the Public and our Country at the highest level, or of making the right decisions on our behalf – no matter the circumstances
Keir Starmer: Another Gutless Shitwizard who believes Opposition is just a waiting room for power
The Tories have an unyielding taste for control that is now moving to the creation of a Government backed Crypto Currency. We must hope that their Covid Legacy doesn't allow them time to deliver it
The Vaccine Passport madness shows the Government doesn't know nor care what prejudice and discrimination really are
Refusing pay rises for Police Officers whilst printing money to firehose at every problem they cannot control tells us as much about the Government grip on reality as its obsession with power
Shouting & losing your S*** about what the Government does won't stop them doing it. It's time to put up or shut up – or Boris & Co keep control and the next General Election is already won
Q: Why are the Tories so far ahead in the Polls? A: Because there is no political alternative to what we have already got (SPOILER – THEY ARE ALL THE SAME!)
Yes, Boris' 'Pilot' exemption from having to do what everyone else does may have been stopped. But it marks a sinister public upgrading of the contempt this Government has for us all
The Government will now lock us down for any reason that it can. Resistance doesn't matter when they have an 80-seat majority, so beating them at the next General Election is the only way we can
Wear a mask or don't wear a mask. But before you attack others or businesses for doing what they think best, remember the Government created these responses to Covid – NOT US
The Nonsense MUST STOP. The UK cannot afford the unnecessary cost of Covid and we should not be led by impractical idealists who think every life can be saved without consequences for others
Don't mistake the actions of law-abiding citizens as successful manipulation of the many. Government abuse of laws to control us will deliver its just rewards
Everyday businesses cannot afford the pay rises that will make life affordable for all. But Government COULD change things so that everyone could afford to live on their wages and lead debt-free lives
The Johnson narrative is creating division because it impractically hinges on Zero COVID. The problems we now face are inevitable, but change was always the post-COVID way
The Ping Pox is killing struggling businesses whilst the only thing Test & Trace is saving is a very dangerous narrative that's on its way to dividing us all #pingpox
The impartial biases of the Electoral Commission: Is it the mine or the miner that will kill the canary?
No Rishi: You and Your Party created this unmanageable National Debt. It's time for YOU to own it and live up to the responsibility you coveted before more lives and businesses are needlessly destroyed on a whim
Wake up call: Chesham & Amersham shows us that ALL these political parties can be beaten, whilst reminding us they are fundamentally the same
A Humpty-Dumpty Heat Pump Policy is yet another act of an out of touch Government risking the success of alternative and workable environmental policies that we could actually afford
Great British Railways: Yes Minister, you can change the wrapping, but that won't remove the structural rot and make rail travel the public service it should be for us all
SPOILER: This Government and its policies will not be stopped democratically before the next General Election. WARNING: Work on a credible alternative must begin now or the UK will elect the same thing again
UK self-sufficiency and localisation of food supply chains from British Farms should now be the Government priority. Not vanity-led trade deals that undermine them
Bitcoin Crash: Currencies are nothing more than a medium of exchange and crashes are inevitable for as long as they are valued as anything else
Using Planning Reform to make it even easier to build houses is the obvious solution for a political class that always takes the easy option without view of the consequences first
Social Care Reform: Damn-the-consequences, easy options don't exist like they did for Covid. It will take a very different kind of politician to accept and see the complex solutions through
For as long as Sturgeon frames the agenda as Independence alone, London can only dictate the terms of Scotland's return
The new Pub rules scapegoat the Licensed Trade in an abuse of existing powers resembling the actions of a police state
The Free School Meals and Child Food Poverty fiasco: Too much is being taken from too many – not because it's right – but because those profiteering from misery are allowed by our Politicians to do so
Did China give us COVID-19 knowing it was no worse than severe flu; confident of exactly what weak-minded Governments in the West would inevitably do?
The Covid Crimes Tribunal is a very dangerous idea. One that could lead to a new Great Terror for the UK before our transition to the post-Covid age
Cleeve.Cloud – Update
War would have been less damaging to our Country than the Government's response to Coronavirus because people would at least still want to live
A 10-point plan to begin SAVING CLEEVE HILL GOLF COURSE
The community can SAVE CLEEVE HILL GOLF COURSE. But don't expect Tewkesbury Borough Council or any local politicians to do it on their own
Embrace the Reset. Own the Reset. Make the Reset work for real people just like you. Don't let the Reset be stolen and used against us all by the few
There. Is. NO. CONSPIRACY. (Don't get high on David Icke's supply…)
Show people a genuine alternative to this Government and System. Then they will join a movement for change
The Chinese Government's ruthlessness is a strategic risk empowered by the cultural fear Johnson & Co created to help their own plans for control
A Gloucester shopkeeper has banned ALL customers not wearing a mask, insisting he is right to do so: This is what the Johnson Government has achieved by using fear to legitimise bullshit and lies
Power and decision making should be as local to people as possible. It's because it isn't that so much with Public Policy is wrong
Yes, Farage, Dolan and many other 'names' could play a part in what comes next. But their ideas, their passion and their anger only cover parts of what the comprehensive change we need is all about
The real game in town is replacing this Government with the right people, not challenging everything they are getting wrong
There's nothing humane about algorithms being used to make life judgements and the A' Level grade fiasco should be a lesson to us all
Johnsons 'Conservatives' can use Thatcher memes as much as they like. There is a BIG difference between doing what is right for us all and doing what is right just for them
These politicians wanted the job, the titles, the benefits and the glory that goes with it. But they never wanted or expected the responsibility and it has become plain for all of us to see
Don't fall into the trap of thinking the only issue with this Government is the Lockdown and what it has done since
Forget planning a way out of the Government's Coronavirus mess. Decisions have to be made in the moment and on the basis of doing what's right
Boris & Co. tout a V-shaped recovery whilst ONS GDP figures show a recession with everything going pear-shaped for the UK at best. Do we really want the idiots who created this mess left in charge of getting us out?
This Government tyranny will be made worse by localising Test & Trace
This unintentional tyranny is the worst kind of all
#KBF & Simon Dolan RIGHTLY get the Lockdown case Appealed. But what difference would a win in Court really make?
Extending the Furlough Scheme will not save jobs that have already gone. Improving it might at least save some of the small businesses that otherwise won't survive
The Government is set to legitimise planning madness for no good reason other than their own
The majority won't challenge the establishment until they themselves get burned
When the Johnson Government falls, we don't want a rehash of the old. We want something very special and very new
Conspiracy theories will help the Government, not the anti-lockdown cause
New Lords and the over 50s have something in common. They are the people most likely to cause Boris a problem as the wheels fall off
The Banks will soon be begging for a bailout again. This time the Government MUST say NO
It's not the British People who are unable to use common sense, Boris
Coronavirus is not a Government conspiracy: We just have politicians making stupid decisions
We must change the way we see politics today so we can experience better politicians tomorrow
If you want a change in Government approach and policy, you will have to change the Government and the politicians we elect first
The SNPs progress on Scottish Independence is the EUs only UK success story. It was just a bit too late to seal a whole Nation's fate:
Process is the only thing holding government and the public sector together
No Rishi, Money WILL NOT solve the problems that you and Boris created
Chancellor to burn more Public Money subsidising Big Business whilst SMEs go to the wall
If Coronavirus has only killed 1,366 people, WHY did we have the Lockdown and WHY does the massive injustice of Social Distancing continue?
Boris condemned business with the lockdown, now he's going to crucify them with a clawback too
There's nothing new about Boris' New Deal
Fire-hosing Cash into a Broken Economy won't turn it around
Corruption in Planning isn't just about financial gain
Only a new political movement will make sense of the mess that the UK is now in
The false floor economy: when will it fall through?
The genuine need for Free Meals is something this Government will never understand
Boris' Commission on systemic racism is a diversion that will not help or change anything
Welcome to the deadly age of Groupthink where groups and 'leaders' aren't thinking at all
What Makes Anyone Racist?
Our leaders aren't leading. So who's really in charge?
Do businesses make staff redundant now or delay using furlough money until October?
Sturgeon: Any path to Scottish Independence will do
Solidarity is not reprisal.
What will the true cost of the Lockdown be for our kids?
China: The war we must win without ever fighting
The NHS Test & Trace Service: The only certainty is the loss of freedom
The War on Social Media: Is Trump the biggest Social Justice Warrior of them all?
Cummings Statement: The elephants in the room and missed questions about the validity of the Lockdown
No single cause deserves a bespoke package of help. We are in this together and ALL need the right support from Government to survive – just the same
Social Distancing and the 'requirement' for PPE will finish off many businesses that the Lockdown didn't
Don't make Cummings your sinner. We are all playing a part in keeping this ridiculous fear-based farce on track
Don't waste money challenging the Lockdown in Court. Fund a people's movement for change instead
Please stop the warnings. You are abusing your position and just making things worse
We need a good dictator
PLEASE! EVERYONE! Go back to work before there is no work to go back to!
Don't blame your Advisors – YOU were the ones appointed to lead and all of this was YOUR CHOICE
Pay rises ARE NOT a lasting solution for Key Workers and the low-paid who ALL deserve more
Whatever happens next Boris, please treat us like the adults we are and not the idiots you consider us to be
The Social Distancing experience: Being herded like animals, treated as suspects and valued less than human
COVID-19 has made No Deal a necessity for the UK as the EU clings on to the wreckage of its past
For the love of God Boris, end the Lockdown now and sort out the mess you have created
Teachers are not teaching our children during the Lockdown as they could and they should
Keir Starmer will not be the man for all seasons that we now so desperately need.
Unions must be stopped from using fear to make this crisis even worse. The problem is they are capitalising on what the Government did first
Support local shops, farmers and suppliers today so they are there for you when other options no longer exist
The only thing to fear about Coronavirus is the fear the Government created itself
The PM and this Government are out of their depth and are relying on gimmicks and maintaining a false narrative to try and look credible
Boris, it's time to learn about making the right decisions for 'everyone' rather the right ones for 'you'
Desperate times ahead: Boris used clever slogans to scare us to death so we would stay at home. Now he has no easy way out
Trains will run 90% empty after the Lockdown. Yes – this Government understands real life for sure…
Both of my Grandfathers fought for the 75 years of Freedom we had that Boris Johnson ended on a whim in one day


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Warm up for world's biggest ballet Jump to media player More than 60 dancers from 13 countries are being put through their paces ahead of one of the The Genee International Ballet Competition.
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-scotland-24239658/warming-up-for-world-s-biggest-ballet-contest
First Scot graduates from the Bolshoi Jump to media player Hayley Stobo is the first Scot to graduate from the Bolshoi Ballet Academy in Moscow.
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-scotland-23202106/first-scot-graduates-from-the-bolshoi-ballet-academy
Football as ballet - and other arts stories Jump to media player A Norwegian dance company turns the beautiful game into ballet, a slice of Johannesburg's thriving art scene comes to Paris - and other stories from the world of arts.
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/entertainment-arts-23172026/football-s-balletic-form-and-other-arts-stories
Warming up for world's biggest ballet contest
More than 60 dancers from 13 countries will be put through their paces in Glasgow ahead of one of the biggest international dance competitions of its kind.
The Genee International Ballet Competition has been staged annually since 1931.
This is the first time it will be held in Glasgow. Former ballerina Darcey Bussell will judge the event.
BBC Scotland's arts correspondent Pauline McLean reports.
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The freezer was a mess as we don't use it very much (other than for fast cook food items that are easy to make or frozen fruit for smoothies) since we have a deep freezer in the garage.
I am much happier now that everything is in a specific spot and much neater looking. I might look in the fridge a lot more just to see how neat it looks. While I was moving things around I wiped the shelves down with a Clorox wipe.
I went ahead and tackled our indoor freezer (not even going to try the deep freezer right now, maybe another day. So everything is a bit neater in there, too!
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Holly captains ice hockey GB team in world games
Law student Holly Cornford says captaining Great Britain's Ice Hockey team in the World University Games is an experience she wants to use to help boost the women's sport back in the UK.
Law student Holly Cornford says captaining Great Britain's Ice Hockey team in the World University Games is an experience she wants to use to help boost the women's sport back in the UK.
Holly is in her third year of Law at Nottingham Law School, part of Nottingham Trent University. She has been balancing her studies with travelling long distances to train and compete in the sport she was introduced to ten years ago and which has become her passion.
Her hard work was rewarded when she was selected for the GB team and chosen as captain for the competition in Trentino, Italy last month. The World University Games sees nations compete in sports including curling, cross-country skiing and ice hockey.
"It was overwhelming when they asked me if I wanted to be captain. It was a silly question because of course I wanted to be!" said Holly.
In her role as captain, Holly said her main task was to bring the team together.
"Some players have played alongside each other before or met a couple of times but there were others who had never met and we barely knew each other's names," said Holly. "I tried to do some team bonding activities before we got in to the games and tried to get that family feel from the team because you perform better if you gel."
With teams such as Canada, Russia and Japan in the competition – all of whom are ranked in the top 10 in the world – Holly was aware just how seriously it would be taken.
"We knew it was going to be tough. In the Russian team there were players who had taken part in the last Winter Olympics, that's the calibre you are talking about. Our focus, realistically, was not on the score line but on our performance and bringing something back to the UK to help the sport here," Holly said.
"The experience and knowledge I have gained playing against world class teams is invaluable and it will, and is, doing huge things for my own game as player and captain. The knowledge that myself and the other GB players have gained will go on to aid the development of women's ice hockey in Great Britain."
The GB team beat Spain in a fifth place play off with Holly scoring one of their goals.
"It was my first GB goal and at the time you don't take it in but afterwards, when they present you with a puck for scoring your first GB goal, it starts to sink in and is great," said Holly.
Holly returned to her hometown of Grimsby on 20 December following the games and has already been back playing for Hull side, Kingston Diamonds whom she joined six years ago. She travels back to Hull from Nottingham each Tuesday to train from 9.30 pm to 11 pm before driving back to Nottingham ready for lectures again the next day. When she is in Nottingham, she uses the University's gym for her off ice fitness training.
"I'd be lying if I said it wasn't tough," said Holly. "Sometimes, when I have a lot of deadlines for work, I try to complete assignments a week or so early to fit around games. When I'm at competitions, sometimes when I should be resting, I'm on the laptop doing work which isn't ideal but it's what I need to do."
Alex Bailey, elite sports development officer at Nottingham Trent University, said: "It's fantastic to see students like Holly competing at the highest level in university sport and representing Great Britain. Holly deserves great credit for her efforts and ability to combine her academic studies with her sport as it clearly requires a great amount of commitment to achieve in both.
"We're proud to support Holly as one of the many student athletes studying at the University and I'm sure there are further successes to come in her academic and sporting career."
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Published on 16 January 2014
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Molecule sheds light on autoimmune disease status
Scientists have for the first time identified a protein in the blood that can be used to accurately monitor the disease status of lupus and a range of other autoimmune diseases.
ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2020/01/molecule-sheds-light-on-autoimmune-disease-status
Nottingham Law School to train Crown Prosecution Service solicitor apprentices
Nottingham Law School (NLS) is to deliver Solicitor Apprenticeships for the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) after being awarded one of only two UK contracts.
ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2020/01/nottingham-law-school-to-train-crown-prosecution-service-solicitor-apprentices


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Beloved Bay Area Black poet who blended verse and jazz dies at 83
House Speaker Pelosi's S.F. home vandalized with spray paint, pig's head
Grim start to 2021 as both S.F. and California set coronavirus records
Inmate at state's largest prison says he was cuffed after stating concerns about COVID-19 protocols
Low-income families get free admission to 3 Golden Gate Park gardens
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Prince Alwaleed, Murdoch discuss strategic alliance
Prince Alwaleed, Murdoch discuss strategic alliance /economy/prince-alwaleed-murdoch-discuss-strategic-alliance
Updated 05 February 2013
London: Arab News
Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, chairman of Kingdom Holding Company (KHC) and Rotana Group, met with James Murdoch, deputy chief operating officer, chairman and CEO of News Corporation International at The Savoy Hotel, during the prince's visit to London.
The meeting was also attended by Fahad Alsukait, CEO of Rotana Group and CEO of Alarab Channel that is owned by Prince Alwaleed, and Nahla Nasser Alanbar, private executive assistant to the prince, and top executives of News Corp.
Prince Alwaleed and James Murdoch discussed various issues related to Rotana, News Corp. and KHC. Also during the meeting, they discussed their strategic alliance and reaffirmed their support for Rotana. Prince Alwaleed has 7 percent (voting shares) through KHC in News Corp. and KHC, which is 95 percent owned by Prince Alwaleed, is the second largest shareholder in News Corp. after the Murdoch family. Moreover, News Corp. owns a 19 percent stake in Rotana.


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boodmo, an automotive ecommerce startup in India, run by two Ukrainian entrepreneurs has raised additional Rs 5 crores in FDI within one year of its operation.
boodmo, one of India's largest online marketplace for auto component buyers, has raised additional Rs 5 crore from its investors. boodmo provides auto spare parts for all passenger cars running in India, from an Alto to the S-class.
boodmo, founded in 2015 by Yevgen and Oleksandr, two entrepreneurs from Ukraine started operations in 2016. The company aims to revolutionize the auto spare parts industry in India. The country's most comprehensive marketplace for auto components, boodmo has attracted Rs 15 crores in FDI, till date.
Given our performance, our investor has further invested his faith in us. We look forward to such continued support to unlock further possibilities in this promising domain, Yevgen added.
boodmo.com, a unit of Smart Parts Online Private Limited is the country's ""largest online marketplace" for auto components buyers. Founded in the year 2015, the company claims a comprehensive database of genuine and aftermarket replacement parts offered from over 400 suppliers across the nation. They strive to become a pioneer in the automotive parts industry. Being an unorganized sector in the country, sometimes it becomes very difficult for the car owners to find replacement parts. boodmo hopes its platform offers a trusted channel for both car owners and auto parts dealers to come under one roof in order to reap the maximum benefits out of it. Customers can find the required automotive components using our online catalogue and can make their search through VIN, brand or part number.
In 2016 boodmo opened up in the UAE; the young company says it has 4.8 crores spare parts offers listed from more than 400 suppliers and manufacturers throughout the globe and delivers products to Indian customers from Europe, USA, Japan, China, UAE and South Korea.


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Evidence / Policy
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The officer gets his overtime. The defendant gets his freedom. But the victim doesn't get his property back. If someone steals all of the money in my bank account, the police find a paper trail that shows who did it, but the courts suppress the evidence because the evidence was...
Lie-Detecting MRI to be Used at Trial?
We've written about the lie-detector uses of fMRI exams before (see here and here).
Now it looks like Brooklyn attorney David Zevin is trying to get it introduced for the first time in a real life court case. (The previous attempt, aimed at using it during sentencing in a San Diego case, was later withdrawn.) It's an employer-retaliation case, which has devolved into a "he-said/she-said stalemate." Zevin's client says she stopped getting good assignments after she complained about sexual harassment. A co-worker says he heard the supervisor give that order, and the supervisor says he never did. So at Zevin's request, the co-worker underwent an fMRI to see if he's telling the truth when he says he heard that order.
Needless to say, there is opposition to letting this kind of evidence come in. There's a pretty good discussion of the whole thing, believe it or not, over at Wired.
Evidence / Narcotics / Sixth Amendment
Supreme Court Smackdown
"Why is this case here, except as an opportunity to upset Melendez-Diaz?" So wondered Justice Scalia during oral argument a couple weeks back in the case of Briscoe v. Virginia. For some background, see our previous post on this case here. Briefly, the Supreme Court held last year in Melendez-Diaz...
Due Process / Evidence / Habeas
Ninth Circuit Bungles Math, Can the Supremes Fix It?
The "Prosecutor's Fallacy" is one example of why we think Statistics should be a required course in college. Let's say the police have the DNA of a rapist. Only 1 in 3,000,000 people chosen at random will match that DNA sample. Your DNA matches. At your trial, the DNA expert...
First Attempt to Admit MRI Lie Detector Evidence in Court
In October, we reported that functional magnetic resonance imaging (better known as fMRI) is being touted as an honest-to-goodness lie detector. Unlike a polygraph, which required interpretation of physical bodily reactions, an fMRI looks at real-time brain activity to see if brain areas associated with lying are activated during any...
More Allegations of Prosecutorial Misconduct in Sen. Ted Stevens Case
First, a recap: Last July, former Alaska Senator Ted Stevens was indicted on seven counts of failing to report gifts he'd received, including renovations to his house in excess of what he'd paid for, but mostly goods and services from oil tycoon Bill Allen. Sen. Stevens pled not guilty, and...
Evidence / Fourth Amendment / Policy
Justices Miss the Point of the Exclusionary Rule
The Bill of Rights, notably Amendments 4-6, protects accused individuals from improper action by the police. The typical remedy for police violation of these rights is suppression of the evidence that would not have been gathered but for the violation. This Exclusionary Rule protects the justice system, by ensuring that...
Evidence / Sentencing / White Collar
Can Skilling Get a New Trial?
On Tuesday, the Fifth Circuit ruled on Jeff Skilling's appeal from his conviction in the Enron case, upholding the conviction, but sending the case back for re-sentencing. Skilling may be able to raise a Brady issue on remand, as well, so the case doesn't seem to be over. The opinion...
Thought Police?
Guilt or innocence, one might say, is all in the mind. After all, there are very few crimes that can be committed without the requisite mens rea, or mental state. If we're going to punish someone, their acts cannot have been mere accident. We want to know that they had...


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Restaurants and bars in Yukon required to record patron contacts for tracing
WHITEHORSE — Yukon recorded three new COVID-19 cases in Whitehorse as the territory prepared to introduce new rules for restaurants and bars.
The territory says in a statement Friday that the new infections bring the total active case count to 12.
There have been 54 people infected in Yukon over the course of the pandemic.
Beginning Monday, the government says restaurants and bars will be required to collect information from their patrons to assist contact tracers.
One patron from each party will be required to sign in, and the eating and drinking establishments must keep the daily lists for 30 days.
The lists will only be shared with Yukon Communicable Disease Control if an exposure has been identified.


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Federal Liberals, Conservatives now tied
January 30, 2015 @ 2:00 PM | Filed under: National
Conservatives with slim minority
TORONTO January 28th, 2015 - In a random sampling of public opinion taken by The Forum Poll™ among 1382 Canadian voters, equal proportions, about a third each, will vote for the Conservatives (35%) or the Liberals (34%) if a federal election were held today. This is in contrast to earlier this month, when the Liberals (January 6 - 37%) led the Conservatives (33%) and represents the first time the two parties have been tied since March, 2013 (Liberals - 31%, Conservatives - 30%). The New Democrats will take one fifth of the vote (20%), and this is stable from the beginning of the month (January 6 - 20%). About one fifth will vote Green (6%) or Bloc Quebecois (5%), while very few will vote other parties (1%). The Conservative vote is common to younger voters (35 to 44 - 44%), males (39%) rather than females (30%), mid income groups ($60K to $80K - 41%), in the prairies (50%) and Alberta (48%) and among those with some college or university (40%). The Liberal vote is characteristic of Gen X (45 to 54 - 38%), the wealthiest ($100K to $250K - 42%), in Atlantic Canada (46%) and Ontario (40%) and among the best educated (post grad - 40%). The New Democrat vote is common to Quebec (25%) and among the best educated (24%). Of note, 1-in-7 past Conservative voters (15%) and one quarter of past New Democrats (26%) would vote Liberal if the election were held today.
New seat distribution favours Conservatives
The new 338 seat House of Commons favours the Conservatives in seat projections, despite a tie in the popular vote. If the election were held tomorrow, the Conservatives would take a modest minority of 145 seats, 25 short of the 170 needed for a majority. The Liberals would capture 125 seats, the NDP 61 and the Greens would take their leader's seat. The Bloc would elect 5 MPs and one Independent (André Arthur, if he runs) would also take a seat.
Equal proportions expect Liberals, Conservatives to win next election
Mirroring the voting preference question, and despite the seat projections, respondents are equally likely (more than a third each) to expect the Conservatives (36%) or the Liberals (37%) to win the next election, while few expect the NDP to be victorious (9%). Even among New Democratic voters, just one third (31%) expect their party to win. Conservatives have higher expectations of their party's victory (82%) than do Liberals (72%). This "expectation" measure may be predictive of electoral outcomes.
Leaders' favourables stable
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has the approval of one third (34%), stable since the beginning of the month (January 6 - 34%) and his net favourable score (approve minus disapprove) is also stable, if very negative (-22 then and now). Tom Mulcair's approval is steady (40% now, 42% at the beginning of the month) as is his net score (+14 then, +12 now). Justin Trudeau is also stable (43% and +7 now, 42% and +5 on January 6).
"Nothing much in particular has happened recently, the Prime Minister is no more popular, the other leaders are no less so, yet the incremental decline in the Liberal lead has continued to the point where it is no longer a lead, for the first time in our polling since Justin Trudeau became leader. The Prime Minister benefits from what is proving to be a popular war, and that's a hard act for any opposition leader to follow," said Forum Research President, Dr. Lorne Bozinoff.


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The NFL Draft is over. In case you missed where the Mississippi players went, here is a quick analysis of players who were drafted and others who signed as undrafted free agents.
NFL teams drafted five players from Mississippi schools. Mississippi State led the way with three players drafted; Southern Miss and Ole Miss each had one player drafted.
The Philadelphia Eagles took MSU defensive tackle Fletcher Cox in the first round with the 12th overall pick. Cox is a plug-and-play starter who will make an immediate impact on the Eagles' defense.
Lamar Holmes, offensive tackle from USM, will get a chance to add depth to the Atlanta Falcons' offensive line as he battles for a starting spot. In my opinion, Holmes is more of a right tackle than a left tackle.
The Arizona Cardinals drafted Bobby Massie, offensive tackle from Ole Miss, in the fourth round. Look for him to possibly start this season on their offensive line. Massie could be a left or right tackle, in my opinion.
MSU running back Vick Ballard goes to a bad team in the Indianapolis Colts, but he will get a chance to grow with Andrew Luck, the first pick of draft. Ballard should get carries and help out on special teams.
Charles Mitchell, MSU safety, heads to Atlanta where he will mainly play special teams his first year, but you might see him helping the secondary late in the season.
Two quarterbacks were signed as undrafted free agents: former Southern Miss quarterback Austin Davis and Jackson State University's "white tiger," Casey Therriault.
Davis has landed in St. Louis, where he will have the chance to compete against the often-injured Sam Bradford. Davis has a good chance to make this Rams team.
Therriault signed with the Atlanta Falcons. This is a good spot for him to learn from Matt Ryan and to get a chance to show what he can do in the preseason. Therriault might get cut late in training camp depending where on the team's depth chart he is and how many quarterbacks the Falcons are going to carry in the regular season.


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Q: Is there any connection between waves, fractals and 4D objects? I know that images can be analyzed as combinations of waves with Fourier transform. In such analysis "waves" mean spatial frequencies. There're a lot of videos about it, for example this one from Sixty Symbols and this one, an animation where waves are just blatantly put inside of the Mandelbrot fractal: here's the video.
I have 2 similar questions. The first one is about fractals:
can you define some kind of spatial frequency for fractals (some of the patterns in them) and analyze fractals as waves?
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By the way, in the Miegakure video you can see how the movement of a 4D object can directly affect some waves we see (the rough ground and the waves on the sand).

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ABC News: Trump "Will Deport 11 Million"
TNO Staff — January 28, 2017 14 comments
ABC News—one of the U.S.'s largest media corporations—has announced that President Donald Trump's recent Executive Order on expelling illegal criminal invaders means that an estimated 11 million illegal immigrants can be expelled—because they have all broken the law to one degree or another.
Invaders arrested trying to cross the US-Mexico border.
ABC News—owned by the Disney Media Networks division of Robert Iger's The Walt Disney Company—said that "legal experts" had confirmed that the order was broad enough to include all those illegally in the country.
The order defines seven categories of "removable aliens" who must be targeted for prioritization by the Department of Homeland Security.
These seven categories are any invaders who have
"been convicted of any criminal offense;
"have been charged with any criminal offense, where such charge has not been resolved;
"have committed acts that constitute a chargeable criminal offense;
"have engaged in fraud or willful misrepresentation in connection with any official matter or application before a governmental agency;
"have abused any program related to receipt of public benefits; are subject to a final order of removal, but who have not complied with their legal obligation to depart the United States; or
"in the judgment of an immigration officer, otherwise pose a risk to public safety or national security."
According to ABC, these categories automatically include anyone who came to the U.S. illegally—because someone who entered the country "without passing through border inspection" has automatically "committed a criminal misdemeanor."
Anybody who has broken immigration law would, therefore, "fall into the priority removal category, legal experts tell ABC News."
Furthermore, while "overstaying a visa is not a criminal offense," ABC's legal experts said that anyone who overstayed could technically fall under the clause dealing with "fraud or willful misrepresentation in connection with any official matter"—because at time of entry into the U.S. they would have undertaken to border officials to leave again by a certain time.
During his election campaign, Trump often vowed to remove all 11 million illegal immigrants "within two years," and said that he would organize a "massive deportation force" to make this possible.
Later, Trump appeared to back down from that proposal after it came under massive attack from the media and his political opponents.
However, as ABC News suggests, the new Executive Order has the potential to include all lawbreakers in its net. It will be up to the Department of Homeland Security to determine exactly how far they will enforce the order.
* The figure of "11 million" illegal invaders inside the U.S. is the most commonly used estimate. The true numbers are likely to be substantially more, as the "sanctuary city" phenomenon which Trump is also trying to halt means that hundreds of thousands—if not millions—of invaders have been given a free pass to stay without being checked in any way whatsoever.
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What a leader. Stands up for the indigenous, unlike the traitorous anti white filth that we have in the UK!
Sweden doesn't even deport convicted murderers or gang-rapists, with reference to their risking death penalty in home country.
If they came here illegally in the first place that's all the criminal offense we need to deport them. Let's not ignore their first criminal act.
Steve Trueblue says:
Its nothing unusual. All nations with borders can deport illegal aliens. Its just a matter of the Rule of Law.
Deportation services could become quite an industry.
Barack Obama deported 2.5 million. No-one said a thing. Oh WHY?
TassieTyke says:
If Obama deported them they must have been pro-USA.
II says:
All Hail to the President !!!!
This is getting better and better ….. shovelling the detritus back to where it came from !
Good job Donald. Next, Killary and Obammer in prison for high treason.
Would they be as sympathetic if the invaders were let's say; Canadians? If they had 10 million Canadians illegally living in the US would Geraldo Rivera be crying for the Canadians seeking a better life? Do they have any idea how impossible it is to move to the US legally from Canada, sometimes even getting over the border for shopping can be a hassle.
Talk to Americans personally and they all hate these illegals, but few will say it publicly like Trump did.
Bryn says:
Let's remember that there are a substantial number of people, including civil servants who will try to bend the rules for as long as possible. That could well be the case all across Europe including the UK – we don't really know, but it is possible. The time has come to demand legal paperwork for their residence in the USA, no paperwork, a trip to a detention centre and a flight back to where they came from, and if it takes a little pressure to find their real nationality, so be it. Even at my age, it would not be hardship for me to get the truth. The taxpayers of all countries coping with illegal migrants need to act now. Out of curiosity, are there still 'buckshot-type' guns around, because they can clear violent demonstrations quicker than anything?
Down Under says:
It will now be up to the people of America, and elsewhere, to support such an initiative as deporting illegals. Silence from the decent minded will only allow the shrill scream of the left to be heard.
Robert Sparks says:
More than that. There are probably at least twice that number in the US.
DasWoj says:
I love it. It's like Christmas each day reading the news from the US.
LOL come to Milwaukee…over half a mill in this sanctuary city..
…..In the 1990's I remember seeing estimates ranging from 10 to 30 million illegal aliens already in the US. Which end of the scale they estimated depended on who was providing the statistics. Other statistics knocked around were the number of illegals caught trying to enter the US each day (1000+) vs the estimated number that were not stopped which some estimated to be 10 times more than the number actually apprehended. And those numbers don't include the anchor babies, or those who entered legally and then never left.
…..It's hard for me to swallow that there are only 11 million here now. I can only imagine that the illegals from previous years have been granted citizenship and are no longer being counted so that the pundits can play down the problem.
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Procedures for Updating Arbitrator Disclosure Information
GAO-01-162R Published: Nov 09, 2000. Publicly Released: Dec 04, 2000.
The National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) subsidiary, NASD Dispute Resolution (DR), failed to update its arbitrator disclosure system in a timely manner. As a result, several parties in an arbitration did not receive timely information on their arbitrator. To reduce the potential for further errors, NASD-DRplans to: (1) introduce a form that will allow arbitrators to submit updated information electronically, and (2) centralize processing of the information in itsDepartment of Neutral Management. In 1992 and 1998, NASD-DR also used other measures to ensure that arbitrator background information was current. Because NASD-DR has made these changes and plans to make additional improvements to its procedures for updating arbitrator disclosure information, GAO is not making any further recommendations at this time.
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