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'I Believe Hillary Clinton Will Be Indicted', Says Dick Morris
August 16, 2015 Sean Adl-Tabatabai News, US 2
Political commentator Dick Morris has said that he believes the scandal surrounding Hillary Clinton and the storage of top secret emails whilst she was Secretary of State, will see her indicted and forced out of the presidential race.
Speaking to Newsmax TV, Morris said, "It's shocking that she would do this stuff on an unsecured server. And remember that these are two emails out of 40 that were reviewed. There are 30,000 more to go … I believe she will be indicted".
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Clinton's alternative email setup first involved a server located at the family's home in Chappaqua, N.Y. In 2013, shortly after she left the State Department, Clinton gave a Denver-based company — Platte River Networks — control of the server, and it was moved to a data center in New Jersey.
This week, the FBI seized the server, which was apparently wiped clean. Last week, the bureau took a thumb drive from Clinton lawyer David Kendall that contained copies of Clinton's work-related emails.
Morris thinks Clinton acted in a "reckless" manner. Reports have said top secret content about drones passed through Clinton's email.
"Who's the one who's in charge of deciding what's secret and what's not? Hillary Clinton. So if the documents came and they were unclassified, unmarked, it was her duty to mark them and to respect that marking," Morris says.
"Obviously, drones and the kind of information you're talking about would be top secret. Hillary was reckless in consigning all this to her personal server because of the very material that the Secretary of State deals with. I believe the evidence will be so overwhelming that she violated the protocols that I don't think they're going to have any choice but to go after her."
Morris sees Clinton getting "forced out of the race," which will open the door for several other Democrats with presidential aspirations.
"I see her being indicted, I see her being forced out of the race, I see [Vice President Joe] Biden running and I see a lot of pressure ramping up on other Democrats like [Secretary of State John] Kerry and [former Vice President Al] Gore and Deval Patrick in Massachusetts and a bunch of others, Elizabeth Warren, to get into the race. Not as opponents of Hillary but as understudies."
"The magnitude of the evidence is going to be so overwhelming that it'll be impossible not to indict her," Morris says. "So yes, I do believe Hillary Clinton will be indicted and will be forced out of this race."
Months before Clinton announced her candidacy in April, she had a significant lead in every major national poll over her potential challengers for the Democratic nomination at the time. But with the layers of the email scandal being peeled back rather quickly now, her poll numbers are taking a hit.
Clinton's main challenger at this point, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, is still well behind her but is making up ground. There's also talk Biden will join the race, and others, such as former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley and former Virginia Sen. Jim Webb, are already in the race and could see a boost in their poll numbers if Clinton were to exit.
Bloomberg reported Thursday that the FBI is now investigating whether the data on Clinton's email server may have been backed up somewhere else. A former Justice Department prosecutor said the FBI might be able to recover data from a server that has been erased.
"Most people don't understand really what it takes to actually delete things from a computer permanently," former computer crimes prosecutor Peter Toren told Bloomberg. "The FBI has had a great deal of training and they're very good about recovering data from computers that people think have been erased or deleted."
Donald Trump, who leads the crowded field of Republicans vying for the nomination, said this week he thinks the race for the White House will come down to himself and Biden.
"I think Hillary has got huge problems right now," Trump said. "Is she going to make it? I hear this thing is big league. Why did she do it? You use the server? Because [the Clintons are] always looking to go over the edge, whether it's Whitewater or anything else. They always want to go over the edge.
"I'm just looking at it saying, 'What the hell was she doing? You know what she was doing? She was guarding from the president seeing what she doing."
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Summary: After Nora is shot, Abilene visits her in the hospital.
Twenty four hours after the four horsemen rode into town, Nora Tidwell is laid up in a hospital bed, the equipment in the room letting out reassuring beeps every now and then. There's an IV stuck into one arm, presumably responsible for the girl's somewhat blissful expression as she reclines on the bed. Of course, she's looked better; getting shot in the chest, no matter what anyone says, always leaves you a little worse for wear. But if anyone would be up to greeting her visitors with a smile, it's Nora.
It's not every day that the four horsemen come riding into town and shoot things up. Including her only real friend left in town. With a small cone of flowers, there's a shy knock on the door to Nora's room and then after a requisite amount of time waiting, Abilene's pale face peeks through the door. Before speaking, she checks to see if the woman she came to visit is even awake. Either way, she's going to tip-toe into the room and shut the door quietly behind her.
Nora lolls her head to the side with a wide grin for her friend at the door, raising her hand in as enthusiastic a wave as she can manage. "Abby," she says, her tone unintentionally conspiratorial, her eyes bright as she beckons the woman over to the bed. "You came to see me!" Her eyes go a little wide then, and she adds: "Who got you the flowers?"
"Of course I did!" Abilene walks faster so that she's by Nora's bedside. She doesn't have a vase or anything to put them in yet, so she just grasps onto them tightly for the time being. "You got all…injured and stuff! What happened?" As for the flowers, she blinks and looks down at them, then back at Nora. "Well…I got the flowers. They're for you." That makes the woman pause and then look curiously at Nora. "You're on a lot of drugs right now, aren't you?"
"I think so," Nora whispers in reply to Abilene, as if it were something to be ashamed of, her eyes still wide. "I figure it's probably what they do for anyone who's been shot." Which apparently reminds her of something, because she cranes her neck a bit, adopting a very matter of fact tone as she says, "I got shot. Right here!" She gestures vaguely to her chest. "She wanted to take Taffy an' I told her no."
Yes, Nora is definitely on drugs. "Th-then, yeah, I imagine there're drugs involved." Awkwardly, Abilene puts the flowers down on the token nightstand by the other woman's bed. Giving them over may just end up with them in a sad fate. The red-head's face is genuinely shocked and worried at the declaration. "What happened? Why did that do that?"
Dropping her hand back to the bed beside her with a thud, Nora settles her head against the pillow and lets out a sigh. "Couldn't tell you," she replies with a sad, slow shake of her head. "Nothin' makes sense no more, Abby. Wasn't three weeks ago I figured the world was all are plain as Blue Earth and then next thing you know there's people who can look like anyone, horses with glowin' eyes, vampires, only I ain't seen those yet so maybe that one ain't what I think it is, but I'm pretty sure I know." Turning her head so that she can look back to Abby now, she asks, "You ever seen anythin' like that?"
"You saw a vampire?" That's actually something that Abilene has not seen. She's heard of them, read about them in her parents' books, but not seen for herself. For all her charge of being a private investigator of the weird, she actually hasn't seen all that much of it. "Well, the world still kinda makes sense, doesn't it? Just 'cause there's all this other not so plain stuff, doesn't mean it's all bad. Just…different." At the direct question, the red head shrugs. "Well, yeah, I mean, sort of? Not vampires or anything. I haven't been shot before, either."
Tipping her chin down, Nora looks up at Abilene with a teasingly skeptical look, raising a brow. "You been keepin' secrets from me, Abby?" She doesn't sound particularly offended, though that may change once she's sobered up from her medication. "Johnny went and brought 'em straight to my house," she explains in her exaggerated whisper. "I never saw 'em though, he just says they was there." Pause. "Maybe he just wanted breakfast." Another pause, wherein she frowns deeply. "That liar."
"…Johnny did what? Lied about what?" This is seriously disjointed and Abilene is trying to piece it together. "You never saw who?" It's not like this is exactly a case for the woman, but she certainly wants to know who shot her friend and make sure they've been taken care of so they can't do anything like it again. "Not exactly, Nora. Just, I mean, you never asked if I could do any sort of magic or anything. So, wasn't like I was keeping it a secret." She just…wasn't broadcasting it. Right?
In the long pause that ensues, Nora seems to be thinking very seriously about what Abilene says, brow furrowed and gaze distant. Finally, she bursts into giggles, trying halfheartedly to lift one hand to cover her mouth and stifle them. "You can do magic?" Oh, boy. What's especially unfortunate about this conversation is that there's a strong likelihood that Abilene is going to need to do this a second time before Nora will actually remember what they've talked about. "Oh! You ain't heard nothin' about them riders comin' back today, did you? They said they'd be back in the mornin'."
The giggles makes Abilene blush furiously. Yeah, it sounds stupid. She realizes that it sounds like she can pull bunnies out of top hats or something, but she was serious. "Well, yeah, I mean, sort of. I mean, don't say it like that." She knows it's the drugs talking, but it's still embarrassing to be laughed at. "No, I didn't hear anything about that."
"Didn't mean no offense by it, Abilene, just that— oh! We should tell the sheriff!" Nora moves as if to sit up, then winces at the resistance from her body, the pain that flares despite her medication. "Ow." Slowly lowering herself back down onto the bed the way she'd been before, the girl looks to Abilene with a sheepish expression. "Alright, so maybe you oughta tell the sheriff. If no one has. And… oh. I guess he probably already knows, huh? Seein' as I was shot and all. But he oughta know about that glowin' eye thing. I hope someone told him that."
Startled, Abilene takes a quick step forward in an attempt to keep Nora from sitting up. Luckily, she doesn't have to do much and the other girl's injury is enough to keep her in bed. "D-don't do that!" She warns. That's not a good thing for injured people to do. "I…I think he knows, Nora. I'll talk to him, though. Make sure he's doing something about that…uh, glowing eye thing." And, really, she will talk to the Sheriff, but she thinks she'll leave out the glowing eye thing for now.
"You— you think you could do me a favour, Abby?" This is the most interaction Nora has had since she was shot, and with each passing minute, she's beginning to seem much more tired. Fixing her friend with an imploring look, she asks, "You think maybe you could watch Taffy for me? You can take her to your house or stay at the farm, just— I ain't got no one else to look after her, and I don't wanna ask Johnny, seein' as I don't want him havin' the run of my house while I ain't around."
"Anything, Nora." What else can she say when her friend is laid up in bed and has been shot in the chest, to boot? She could have died! The thought shakes Abilene up. "Of course." She's not really good with dogs, but she'll try for Nora's sake. Plus, it would have the added bonus of being able to escape her parents' house for a little while. "Don't worry, I understand. And I'll make sure he doesn't have the run of anything while you're gone."
"Careful," Nora whispers, her level stare evidently meant to be taken very seriously. "Johnny's sneaky. Sometimes he ain't even himself." She slides her hand along the bed as if she might be reaching for Abilene's own, though it doesn't make it. Another bright smile finds its way to her face. "Thanks for comin' to see me, Abilene. Only been here a day and it gets awful lonely."
Abilene isn't quite sure what Nora means be that. She'll just assume it means he hopefully turns into a nicer person after drinking a lot. But, she's seen him drink a lot and that didn't change anything about his personality. "I'll be careful," she assures her friend. Then, taking her hand, she smiles. "'Course I came to see you. I can stay as long as you want, too." That's the good thing about not really having a job to speak of at the moment. It makes it easier to drop everything and stay with a friend in need.
Smiling as her friend takes her hand, Nora replies quietly, "That'd be nice. You're all the family I've got." Her hand closes just enough to squeeze Abilene's, her eyes drifting closed as she yawns. "Just stay until I fall asleep, alright?" A request which, judging from her struggle to keep her eyes open, won't be hard for Abilene to fulfil.
"Well, if that's the case, you've got my momma for family, too. And that may be more family than you need." While she says that, Abilene does love her mother. It's just that the woman can be awfully intimidating. She squeezes those fingers gently back and just stays where she is. "I will." And though it may not be long before the other woman falls asleep, she'll even stay past that.


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The creator of Deadpool and Cable reveals why the son of two X-Men has arrived.
Ever since Cable, the son of X-Men leader Cyclops and the clone of Jean Grey (long story) appeared in The New Mutants #87 back in 1990, Marvel fans have been ga-ga over a cyborg mutant who goes bang-bang. But, Cable isn't just going to shoot up the place in Deadpool 2. According to co-creator Rob Liefeld, Cable is laser-focused on a mission.
On Wednesday, the newest trailer for Deadpool 2 showcased Cable, played by Josh Brolin, who brings to the table intensity and anti-hero recklessness not seen since Brolin starred in 2008's W. In a phone interview with Inverse the day the trailer premiered, Liefeld revealed that behind Cable's mayhem lies a singular purpose.
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Liefeld wouldn't confirm who the onscreen, unnamed mutants are. "But you're welcome to stare at the screen and see if they resemble people who you think they resemble," he says.
But he does anticipate that fans will "flip" when they see Cable in Deadpool 2. "Today, people saw his persona," Liefeld says, advising fans they should understand the fundamentals of Cable and Deadpool's relationship.
Now pair that guy with a Bea Arthur-loving goofball in red spandex and you have the unlikely dynamic duo of Cable and Deadpool, who have shared a long history together, including the popular Marvel series Cable & Deadpool, which ran for fifty issues.
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The art of sharing experiences in an engaging narrative, or storytelling, has not been lost in the Internet age. In fact, the need for storytelling has amplified as both readers and publishers search hungrily for informative articles as told through first-hand experience.
For Expert Author Terry Weber, 70+ years of experience and a passion for writing, balancing story and informative content has been the key to his success.
In addition to this focus or theme, Terry imagines the reader sitting down with him to discuss the topic and then pairs the topic with a relevant story to direct the reader in a way that it will make him or her want to read more.
"People like to hear interesting stories," Terry commented. When he first started out in sales writing, Terry said those stories were about customers, their problems, and the solutions." Using the same principle, Terry writes articles by incorporating a story to initially capture the interest and then hold that attention all the way to the very last word.
Try Terry's methods to write engaging articles readers crave. Think before you write, incorporate story, and above all, be enthusiastic about your writing. In doing so, not only will you arouse your reader's interest, you will build trust in your brand and encourage action!
Do you have a question or comment for Terry? Feel free to leave it in the comments section below.
Thank you for the helpful advice! I've written a book (on Word) and burned it onto a CD. Can you help me with the next step??? It's basically about my childhood – but not a dull book (in my humble opinion). One thing my parents would not allow in their home – boredom! I'm also a diamond author with Ezines Articles! I've written about my journey with diabetes and maintain a blog as well. So much writing – but I love it!
It sounds like you are already an accomplished author, good for you. Congratulations. Now you need to get your book published. I suggest you go to: Smashwords.com There you can learn exactly how to have your book become an ebook. They even help you make some money when your book is sold. There is no cost to use Smashwords.com. You will need a good, attractive cover. I used a cover artist with the following address: missmaesite@gmail.com I paid her $50. for one of my covers.
Fantastic article. Thanks for the post!
Thanks. Now the "ball" is in your court. How and when will you handle it so it works for you?
What an excellent approach! I especially like the idea of starting with a guiding word concept. It reminds me of Edgar Allen Poe's Single Effect Theory for writing short stories. I bet I could learn a lot just by reading Terry's articles. Thanks for this great pointer!
Thanks for the Smashwords.com link. It is impressive that you have all this in place. Maybe I should do the same. Never thought of it. Looks like it might work well. Happy Writing to you.
See my reply to Linda (here) with more info about Smashkwords. BTW when thinking about words you could think about your last name…how come the spelling, where did it come from, what is the story behind that name, think then write about it.
How I wish I never had to thinkabout that dreadful name. It's a scream! lol I have wondered about that, though.
Terry Chestnut, maybe you wouldn't feel that way if you researched the name. And wonder makes for good writing too. Ezine has mentioned several times that articles about one's own experiences ae acceptable,but when I send in one like that, it doesn't seem to work. I am 87 years old with a vast experiences in many fields. I am writing my memoirs and I have taught memoir writing. I have made some history and I have seen some history. I actually have several niches I could use. I am living with cancer and have written 3 articles about that experience. Maybe I don't have the balance that you mention, Terry Weber. Your article is encouraging and I appreciate your sharing it with us.
Gees, Opal Marrs! 87 is terrific. Been there, done that for sure. And you mind seems quite clear as well. Excellent. If you don't mind, please post about the history you made.
Did not mean to get distracted. I second what Dr. Erica Goodstone pointed out and suggests. You both have a great handle on it all.
Sounds as if you and your wife had a really exciting and adventurous number of years. What is wonderful about writing is that you can continue to do it at any age, no matter what is going on for you physically. One lady that I interviewed on my blogtalkradio show, Healthy Baby Boomers Network, Susan Crain Bakos, wrote a series of blogs about living with cancer. She refused to take any treatment and chose instead to just live her life until she couldn't.
Would you like to be interviewed on my radio show? You have a wealth of adventures and insights to share.
Your approach is often used in meditation – to concentrate on a specific word and explore its meaning. So you are describing a type of meditative writing, where your thoughts take over and guide you and then you can easily write.
I find it write best when I feel stimulated by an idea, an event, a topic, but usually not just one word. I will try that to see what I create.
I never thought of my "method" as meditation, but I guess you could call it that since I do lots of praying for God's wisdom in my life. I often hear from Him during the dreams I have at night when my super conscious mind takes over my daily conscious mind and I wake up with new, creative ideas for articles (and inventions). Thanks for the invitation to be with you on your radio show. I'm sure you are careful who you invite to participate there. I'm not much of a "talker" but I will think about your invitation…and put it on hold for now.
now hard for me to read and write. My vision seems to be improving a bit each day. One of the benefits of hindered vision (and now limited reading and writing) is that I have more time for independent, creative thinking. I'm simply trusting the Lord to guide me.
My thoughts and prayers are with you for a full and speedy recovery, although you seem to be looking on the bright side and seeing the benefits that you can find.
At any point, if you feel inspired to talk about your life and writing and healing experiences, please feel free to contact me. I would enjoy talking with you on the radio show.
Terry C, thanks for wanting to hear more from me – I am flattered. My experiences have so far filled two binders.
I have had two retirements, one from the Social Security Administration and the Administration on Aging and the other from the real estate business as Executive Officer of two Boards of REALTORS. I also served in an engineer and topographic company in post-WWII in the Army of Occupation in Germany with my soldier husband. Yes, my mind is even sharper now than it ever was, thank the Lord, and I am almost as active as ever. I have 8 grandchildren, 19 geat-grandchildren and 4 great-great-grancchildren all, of course, smart and beautiful. I brought up 3 biological children and adopted two more when I was 48, held a full-time traveling job and went to college at night making a 3.75 average and my name was on the dean's list and even on the marquee at Cowboy Stadium in Irving, Texas. What a life. I am enjoying my journey here.
Terrific, Opal Marrs. I am glad you lived fully and successfully. Now you are a good example, like Terry Weber and the good doctor, for the younger people.
While raising our 11 children my wife and I learned that "teaching by example" is the only way. When we were building houses with Habitat For Humanity we often taught the new homeowners how to take care of their new homes by showing them what to do. They leaded those little home maintenance jobs very quickly – by watching what we did.
Is Habitat For Humanity the one run by Jimmy Carter? I have heard of it, it seems, and it impressed me much with the way the recipient participates in the construction of his new home. He possibly learns some new skills and gets job experience included with a high quality place to live, that he owns. Nice idea as long as their are people like you and your wife to make it happen with your parts. It must be great for the recipients. Thanks for doing that.
Jimmy Carter has endorsed Habitat but does not run it. At one build JC told us: " You all can stand here and talk after our prayers together, but I came here to help build a house – not stand around and talk. So excuse me while I go drive some nails." The candidates for a Habitat home must put in at least 500 hours of "sweat equity" on their new home. Then they get an interest-free 30 yr. mortgage with no down payment. We worked with lots of new home owners and they were always very glad to finally get a brand new home of their own after paying money-hungry landlords for so many years. Habitat is a hand-up not a hand-out program where the government is not involved in any way. New owner's kids got a nice place to live in rooms they could call their own in fact, they got a whole new life in a good neighborhood when they moved into their Habitat house. Habitat still builds homes all over the world on about the same terms. I could go on and on about Habitat, but I won't. They still need volunteers (experienced or not).
Beautiful. I did not that much about it before. I am glad you are promoting it.
There is nothing more beautiful than writing in its simplest and barest form. This is beauty at its best.
John Steinbeck is my favorite example of that. It is amazing how simple, and clear, his Nobel Prize winning writing is.
I agree, we can all do that when we take the time to think before we write. In fact, what we need to do is try to create or draw a "word painting" so readers can almost "see" what we are talking about.
yes, they say generous use of 'imagery" is very effective. I usually write about idea without regard to imagery but I might be well advised to keep it in mind during my next project. Thank you. I have noticed you have a lot of successful experience in copy writing. I am very interested in learning this extremely valuable skill and hope you have posted on the topic for your readers.
I have not posted anything on the subject of copy writing.
Shucks. If you ever do I will read it for sure. Thanks for the heads up.
Terry C: You mentioned John Steinbeck. His forte was description – I could picture his characters. He varied the length of his sentences and I admire that kind of variety. He also had a way with dialogue. I never could get bored with his style. Sentence structure is important to me, but it requires attention to the proper use of modifiers and punctuation marks at the right place .
Thanks Opal. A deep grasp of Steinbeck's writing technique would benefit most of us quite a lot, I believe. I am glad you added some depth towards that understanding. Too bad he is not here to post with us at EzineArticles.
In my opinion, all good writing is original with the writer. How he/she arranges those thoughts on paper is unique to that writer. An author or writer gets an idea, thinks about it for a time. He may read Steinbeck, Poe and Frost to find out what ideas they had. But, then, since a writer can only be himself (I can only be Terry Weber) the words that I allow to flow on to paper are my words. Not Steinbeck, Not Poe, Not Frost. This makes me proud of what I write. I may pick up thoughts from others but the resulting words have to be "mine." I want my writing to sound like something Terry Weber wrote – not some by some other author and you should do the same. We are all uniquely indiviculistic. We can learn from others but we should not try to be copycats. We need to strive for our own originality.
I don't copycat and didn't mean to say anyone should or could. I like to think I have my own 'writers voice'. Not an original concept but points to a unique aspect of anyone's writing. Thanks.
For what is is worth, the only original writing is probably the 10 Commandments. All the rest are taken from somewhere else, given a spin or a different perspective by the writer. Even researchers who are expected to come up with "original" pieces of work, have, as basis, somebody else's work for the research.
So let's not agonize over this, okay?
I agree. But the spirit of the writer sometimes sets his writing apart, or at least makes it recognizable as his. There are probably other people a lot like us but they are never us.
Remember the saying, "the singer, not the song?
Same is true with writing.
Think of this: there is only one "word" of God. But do you know how many versions are there of the Bible?
Last time I was in a Bible study class, the priest, blowing his ego, brought along 6 versions.
If they cannot agree on the "word" of God, I will walk the lonely path to salvation.
Even that is not original.
So right you are! One of my sons , a college professor, is a researcher of the Dead Sea Scrolls. He has found what you say to be true. Whatever is found always seems to date back to something previously written.
But, originality for me is simply something I though up on my own. Perhaps I read what I write somewhere else but the source is long forgotten (by me). So I think it is" original". It's probably true that there is nothing new under the sun, we just think it is new when it is actually something long forgotten. Still, I keep on trying to say things in new and better ways to keep my readers interested in reading my article. My purpose is to help them understand my subject and my point of view to benefit them in some new way. I believe we are all born "creative." We have creativity in our DNA because we are sons and daughter of the Lord our God. He, our Heavenly Father, is constantly demonstrating His creativity to us. He has given us a free will to either use our creativity or not.
I always think that the safety pin used to be a twig to keep things together and the IC used to be those huge vacuum tubes. Just imagine what this world would be like if people don't build on something done before for the reason that it isn't new?
A blogger claims to earn thousands of dollars writing motivational tips. And he claims that his articles are 100% original. What bull. You could not write motivational tips if you spend the greater part of your day in front of your pc writing articles. You have to go out there and rub elbows with people., getting into the fray of human interaction.
There is very little that is original unless you are an Isaac Newton or Sigmund Freud, frankly, no matter how insistent some people are for "original" material. Charles Darwin will be right in with his latest insight of the century, no doubt. We look silly, and ignorant, when we posture like that and we fool no one but ourselves. We really should realize.
I don't know about you but my EzinesArticles articles always have a purpose. That purpose can be: change a mind, improve understanding, persuade to buy, introduce a new idea, product or thought to the benefit my readers, try to clarify thinking, help readers overcome obstacles, entertain, introduce ideas that demonstrate how much fun is available to all of us each day. When possible, I try to make my readers laugh out loud or – at least – smile broadly! If I can find a way to make my writing memorable I will do that too. Sometimes my writing is sentimental, other times – frivolous or merely helpful. Hopefully, my writing is never dull.
Thanks for a great list of purposes for articles. I will refer to it often.
The parts of any article are: #1 is the beginning. #2 is the middle. #3 is the end.
I really liked as need to about the information that you have provided to Ms. Turner about publishing of e-book via Smashworks.com as I myself I have need to be published as an ebook.
Your suggestions about thinking first, telling a story and being enthusiastic are among the best I've ever encountered on how to maintain a productive writing schedule.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge and expertise in such a generous way.
You are very welcome, I'm happy to be able to help you. Let me know if you have any questions.
Thanks for the 2nd invitation. I think I need a little more time to recover re: the radio talk show. I do have stories to tell – sometime. Can we do the radio interview on the phone or does it need to be in person?
– LOL! I so understand the ouftit choices. My 5yo son chooses all his own. Usually he's pretty good. But there are those times of 2 different plaids and other such combinations. Very cute swing pic! Love the color.


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Leatherhead Food International – tomorrow's science for today's food & drink industry?
4 September 2007 | By Dr Paul Berryman
Leatherhead Food International (LFI) is a provider of scientific research, information and consultancy for the global food and drink sector. It is renowned for its comprehensive World Food Legislation services, applied Bioscience Research and Food Ingredient expertise. Paul Berryman gives an overview of LFI's capabilities to develop innovative solutions to…
MoniQA – A new EU-project towards the harmonisation of analytical methods for monitoring food quality and safety in the food supply chain
4 September 2007 | By Roland Ernest Poms, ICC – International Association for Cereal Science and Technology, Vienna, Austria – Coordinator of MoniQA
MoniQA is an EU funded Network of Excellence (NoE), which works towards harmonisation of analytical methods for monitoring food quality and safety in the food supply chain. The MoniQA NoE (Contract N0. FOOD-CT-2006-36337) is coordinated by the Vienna-based ICC (International Association for Cereal Science and Technology) and is set to…
Identification of genetically modified foods – problems and unsolved questions
4 September 2007 | By Jan Pedersen and Folmer D. Eriksen, National Institute of Food, Technical University of Denmark
One of the points in the discussion of genetically modified organisms (GMO) is the consumers' right to choose between foods from GMO (GM-foods) and traditionally produced foods. This discussion has led to the EU regulation requiring labelling of GM food products made from GM plants. However, since it is difficult…
Using near infrared (NIR) spectroscopy for the non-invasive assessment of food
4 September 2007 | By Dr. Sam Millar, Campden & Chorleywood Food Research Association
Near infrared (NIR) spectroscopy offers users a rapid, non-destructive means of assessing a range of different food ingredients and finished products. Since its commercial development as a technique in the 1970s, it has been widely applied in a number of food sectors, particularly those related to cereal products. As instrumentation…
Industry Insight: Stepping up the pace
4 September 2007 | By Mike Rodd, Segment Manager Hygienic Processing, Bürkert Fluid Control Systems
The automation industry is constantly changing, and the pressure is stepping up for Bürkert Fluid Control Systems. The past year has been very busy for the company as they strive to keep ahead of the major trends in the food industry. Mike Rodd, Segment Manager Process Control, tells Suzanna Bailey…
Pulsed Electric Field processing of foods
4 September 2007 | By Stefan Toepfl and Volker Heinz, German Institute of Food Technology (DIL)
Pulsed Electric Field (PEF) applications can be utilised to achieve disintegration of biological tissues or microbes. Various applications have been identified such as improvement of mass transfer during extraction or drying as well as gentle food preservation. The first commercial applications of the technique have been achieved. By development of…
An evolution of technology, products and applications
4 September 2007 | By Phillip Tong, Dairy Products Technology Center, California Polytechnic State University
Centuries ago, man observed that drying in the sun could naturally extend the shelf life of grains and other foodstuffs. Marco Polo, in the 13th century, is reported to have carried dried milk on his trips. Based on these observations man learned to commercialise this process for vegetables and later…
ISP: A breakthrough for better ice cream
4 September 2007 | By Jim Crilly, Vice President Research & Development, Unilever Ice Cream Category
Fat and sugar are key nutrients in ice cream and very important as structural building blocks. But with consumers less keen on saturated fat and sugar in their diets, there is a greater need to utilise additional structure from the ice phase to maintain excellent sensory delivery.
New technologies and chemistries for food can coatings
4 September 2007 | By Julian Stocker, H J Heinz Co. Ltd.
Canning has been a valuable form of food packaging and preservation ever since Napoleon offered a prize for the invention of a method of preserving food for military campaigns. In the UK there are 4 billion food cans sold each year and in the enlarged EU the figure is more…
Bacterial transfer during slicing of delicatessen meats
4 September 2007 | By Elliot T. Ryser and Ewen C.D. Todd, Michigan State University; and Keith L. Vorst, California Polytechnic Institute
Delicatessen slicers have long been recognised as a source for the spread of both spoilage and pathogenic microorganisms in the retail food environment. However, based on the higher prevalence of Listeria monocytogenes – a serious bacterial foodborne pathogen of major public health significance, in delicatessen meats sliced at retail and…
Rapid pasteurisation of meats using radio frequency or ohmic heating
4 September 2007 | By James Lyng, UCD Dublin, School of Agriculture, Food Science and Veterinary Medicine
This article introduces the use of radio frequency (RF) and ohmic (OH) heating for meat pasteurisation and gives a brief overview of some UCD Dublin findings on the quality of OH and RF cooked meats. RF and OH vs. conventional pasteurisation of meat In pasteurising meat, the aim is to…
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idea, where you met Bricklin?
Me: Why you started to develop a program like this?
architecture which we were able to evolve over time as we "learned by doing"
so we could rapidly improve the design as we were developing it.
Me: Which problems you find with the hardware of that time?
despite the many hardware limitations.
Me: Why the program was discontinued?
provide more of this on his web site.


This article is spot-on about the issues pertaining to modern education. Hands-on, real-world projects should be implemented to educate students, rather than fact memorizing. Instead of droning on about ancient algorithms, students can better appreciate these concepts when they are being used directly to create something innovative. How can you expect college kids to get excited about coming to class if they are expected to sit and be passive listeners?
If you are a professor who gives credit for attendance, you should re-evaluate yourself as an educator. The material you are presenting and knowledge you are imparting on your students should be the only incentive necessary.
If you are a professor and can't make a course worthwhile to attend without counting it as part of their grade, you are doing something wrong. Don't act surprised when students cut corners and copy work when professors do the same by regurgitating lectures from Stanford and Princeton, show movies for class, and use pre-fabricated PowerPoints from textbook companies. What I really appreciate about Carli's article is that he didn't simply contribute to the outcries of education reform, but also provided specific solutions to the matter.
I cannot express how disappointed I am in this topic and the university in this. I love my alma mater, but seriously?
Last time I checked, the UA block "A" logo was red, white and blue; this logo is blue and white. The UA logo also has a peaked red internal "A" whereas the high school logo is a flat topped blue "A".
I'm no "logo" lawyer, but while they are similar, they are not copies. Why don't they just attack any organization with an "A" in its name?
I hope the university decides not to make the Collegiate Licensing Company lawyers rich and puts those dollars to better use of improving the university. I hope Appomattox High School fights this.
"I hope as a campus we move beyond the notion of tolerance and celebrate instead." Really?
I find officially-sponsored university events that focus on "celebration" of different lifestyles instead of "acceptance," insensitive, biased, and potentially narrow-minded. How would LGBTQ feel if we had a straight person parade or polygamist event on campus?
Since gender identity is at least partly a moral decision, any attempt to applaud and celebrate people who make such a decision isn't "acceptance," it's persuasion. So naturally I find a "celebration" of transgender lifestyles as disturbing, insensitive, and offensive as a radical Christian demonstration, racist bake sale (like at UCLA), or polygamist event.
Now, I do believe there is too much hatred against minorities like transgender people and how much violence transgender people have suffered is an urgent problem. So let's keep the emphasis on treating each other like humans and preventing hate crimes, not on campus celebrations of what we believe to be right.
Events that flaunt behavior that many people consider wrong and disturbing in their faces is exactly what the radical preachers on campus do, and they don't exactly make people feel warm and fuzzy about Christianity. Such celebration of behavior that others disapprove of doesn't help the cause of tolerance.


I, Toranmal hill station a small plateau region that is located in the Satpura hills covering an area of 41 square kilometers approx. I share my boundaries with Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, and Gujarat. The hill station lies under the district of Nandurbar in Maharashtra.
This area is basically a tribal area. It is believed I was named after an ancient tree that blossomed so prolifically that the locals started worshipping Torana Devi, regarded as the goddess of fertility. There is also a temple of Torna goddess located at the top of the Satpura hills.
I am considered to be a small and unexplored hill station that is beautifully surrounded by the Barwani hills of the Satpura range. It is believed that I was formed by the cutting of a stream from north to south. I am regarded as the second coolest station in the state of Maharashtra.
I experience a relatively cool climate during the summers. My lush green surroundings attract people from everywhere. I am a perfect blend of scenic beauty and quietness of nature. I am a perfect place for those who wish to take a quick break from the noisy environment of their cities.
The Yashwant Lake, the Torna Devi temple, Khadki point, Nagarjun point, Kalapani waterfalls, the lotus lake, Macchindra cave are considered to be the main places of attractions in Tornamal. Among all the other temples the Gorakhnath temple and the Nagarjuna temple are of great importance to the people in Toranmal.
Thousands of people from Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, and Gujarat gather at the Gorakhnath temple to attend a fair conducted on the eve of the Maha Shivratri day.


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I've been playing minecraft for a couple years now and I had to start taking a break do to high school and I wanna get back into it since I have a bit more time now. I would like to run a successful shop if I got the money or some sort of pay and play mini game for prizes.
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Rocket set to be launched for 3rd time next week
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Korea plans to launch the Korea Space Launch Vehicle-1 (KSLV-1) next week in its third attempt to send a rocket into space from its own soil, a government committee said yesterday.
"[Thursday] has been set as the candidate launch date," the Naro Launch Preparation Committee said in a released statement.
"The possible time of the launch will be between 4 and 6:55 p.m. with the actual time to be decided on the launch date."
It said, however, that both the date and time were still tentative as bad weather conditions and many other issues could further delay the planned launch.
Seoul originally sought to launch the KSLV-1, also known as Naro, on Oct. 26 but a broken rubber seal in a connector or adapter between the rocket and its launch pad forced it to reschedule its third attempt to put a rocket into space.
The first two attempts, in August 2009 and June 2010, both ended in failure.
"Regarding the replacement of a defective part in the adapter that caused problems in the Oct. 26 preparations for a launch, thorough investigations have been under way since [Sunday] when the replacement part arrived here and the tests have yet to point to any additional problems," the committee said.
The ongoing Naro space program began in 2002 but a lack of relevant technology forced the country to seek help from Russia, which has a success rate of 93.6 percent in more than 3,100 space rocket launches between 1950 and 2011.
The first-stage rocket of the two-stage Naro is built by Russia's Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center.


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House defense bill includes local items on offshore wind, public lands, dive boat safety
A number of Central Coast initiatives are included in this year's National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)—Congress' annual defense spending bill—which passed the U.S. House of Representatives on July 21.
The "riders" on the bill, if agreed to by the Senate, would give Congress more oversight of negotiations with the Navy about the development of offshore wind farms near Morro Bay; offer environmental protections to public lands like the Carrizo Plain and the Los Padres National Forest; and instate new commercial dive boat safety requirements in light of the 2019 Conception disaster.
File Photo By Camillia Lanham
SEEKING PROTECTION Federal protections for public lands like the Carrizo Plain (pictured) are among a number of local initiatives included in the House of Representatives' defense bill.
U.S. Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-Santa Barbara) announced the local items in a July 21 press release about the defense bill.
"I'm pleased to see our Central Coast values are strongly represented in this year's NDAA," Carbajal said.
After months of productive dialogue with the Navy on finding a suitable location to develop offshore wind energy in California, Carbajal said there was a setback earlier this year with new Trump-appointed assistant Navy secretaries.
"There was a small blip," Carbajal said. "The two secretaries, the conversation I had with them was not as productive and constructive as I had hoped. ... We had been working in a very constructive path to identify how to maintain the ability for [military] testing and readiness ... and at the same time, do what we've been able to do on the Atlantic coast, and that's have opportunities to develop wind energy projects."
The defense bill would require the Navy and Department of Defense to update and collaborate with Congress on the initiative.
"My amendment ensures that the Navy does not prematurely block development of offshore wind energy projects off our coast without first coming to Congress to provide an update on their work and proposing alternative sites," he said.
Another rider on the bill would enact the Protecting America's Wilderness Act, which extends federal environmental protections to 1.3 million acres of wilderness, including habitats and waterways in the Carrizo Plain and Los Padres National Forest. It protects those lands from future oil and gas development, Carbajal said, and would also connect the Los Padres Forest with the proposed 400-mile Condor Trail.
New commercial dive boats safety requirements also made the bill. If passed, small dive boats—like the Conception, which caught fire outside the Channel Island in 2019 and killed 34 people—would be required to have at least two escape exits, have enhanced safety standards for storing electronic devices like phones and cameras, and have interconnected fire alarm systems.
Because most of Carbajal's proposals received bipartisan support, he's hopeful they'll pass the Senate.
"I got bipartisan support, which is a big deal," he said. "That in itself lends itself to a higher probability [of Senate support]." Δ
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Once the garden is well established and running efficiently, production of vegetables will be one-tenth the wholesale price. The following costs can be redeemed by renting plots out to gardeners for a season or possibly by selling some of the produce of the garden.
The social and economic significance of community gardening is gaining recognition in West Michigan. Neighborhood organizations, schools, businesses, and other groups currently operate about a dozen community gardens in the Grand Rapids area.
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This type of insurance is absolutely individual and we call it "quiet coverage", which means that SimpleSail takes care of insurance for itself, starting with the development of an individual insurance product, ending with any issues arising during the validity of the policy.
The personal responsibility of the skipper and persons authorized to operate the boat.
Responsibility for towing on water skiing and lifting the kite from the water.
The responsibility of persons against damage that may be caused to another boat in distress during the rescue operation, if only such a rescue operation is carried out at the request of the person in distress.
Claims of third parties in case of damage to their property or life and health, from the actions of the insured, in cases not caused by industrial accidents of the policyholder.
The liability of the policyholder from direct or indirect impact, which caused damage to nature, including pollution of groundwater.
Insurance covers the cost of a yacht, equipment and personal belongings.
Coverage costs when the boat is on the water, the shore, during the lifting and launching, transport on the trailer.
Insurance risks: collisions, grounding, complete death, fires and explosions, vandalism, force majeure, lightning and theft (insurance also applies to the trailer).
Coverage of expenses for rescue, on attempts of rescue and elimination of the harm caused to an environment up to the sum noted in the policy.
Covering the costs of the policyholder caused by actions to prevent and reduce damage to 20% of the insured amount.
In the event of a complete loss of the boat, the insurance indemnity shall be compensated for in accordance with its age.
In case of partial damages and breakdowns, the insurance indemnifies 100% of the repair, including transportation costs to the repair site and back.
No franchise if a boat or motor is stolen and a GPS tracker is installed on it or it.
The owner, the skipper and the passengers are insured.


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Q: Destructive place-modifying operators The CLtL2 reference clearly distinguishes between nondestructive and destructive common-lisp operations. But, within the destructive camp, it seems a little less clear in marking the difference between those which simply return the result, and those which additionally modify a place (given as argument) to contain the result. The usual convention of annexing "f" to such place modifying operations (eg, setf, incf, alexandria:deletef) is somewhat sporadic, and also applies to many place accessors (eg, aref, getf). In an ideal functional programming style (based only on returned values) such confusion is probably not an issue, but it seems like it could lead to programming errors in some practical applications that do use place modification.  Since different implementations can handle the place results differently, couldn't portability be affected? It even seems difficult to test a particular implementation's approach.
To better understand the above distinction, I've divided the destructive common-lisp sequence operations into two categories corresponding to "argument returning" and "operation returning". Could someone validate or invalidate these categories for me? I'm assuming these categories could apply to other kinds of destructive operations (for lists, hash-tables, arrays, numbers, etc) too.
Argument returning: fill, replace, map-into
Operation returning: delete, delete-if, delete-if-not, delete-duplicates, nsubstitute, nsubstitute-if, nsubstitute-not-if, nreverse, sort, stable-sort, merge

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But, within the destructive camp, it seems a little less clear in marking the difference between those which simply return the result.

There are no easy syntactic marker about which operation is destructive or not, even though there are useful conventions like the n prefix. Remember that CL is a standard inspired by different Lisps, which does not help enforcing a consistent terminology.

The usual convention of annexing "f" to such place modifying operations (eg, setf, incf, alexandria:deletef) is somewhat sporadic, and also applies to many place accessors (eg, aref, getf).

All setf expanders should ends with f, but not everything that ends with f is a setf expander. For example, aref takes its name from array and reference and isn't a macro.

... but it seems like it could lead to programming errors in some practical applications that do use place modification.

Most data is mutable (see comments); once you code in CL with that in mind, you take care not to modify data you did not create yourself. As for using a destructive operation in place of a non-destructive one inadvertently, I don't know: I guess it can happen, with sort or delete, maybe the first times you use them. In my mind delete is stronger, more destructive than simply remove, but maybe that's because I already know the difference.

Since different implementations can handle the place results differently, couldn't portability be affected?

If you want portability, you follow the specification, which does not offer much guarantee w.r.t. which destructive operations are applied. Take for example DELETE (emphasis mine):

Sequence may be destroyed and used to construct the result; however, the result might or might not be identical to sequence.

It is wrong to assume anything about how the list is being modified, or even if it is being modified. You could actually implement delete as an alias of remove in a minimal implementation. In all cases, you use the return value of your function (both delete and remove have the same signature).
Categories

I've divided the destructive common-lisp sequence operations into two categories corresponding to "argument returning" and "operation returning".

It is not clear at all what those categories are supposed to represent. Are those definition the one you have in mind?

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*an argument returning operation is one which returns one of its argument as a return value, possibly modified.

*an operation returning operation is one where the result is based on one of its argument, and might be identical to that argument, but needs not be.
The definition of operation returning is quite vague and encompass both destructive and non-destructive operations. I would classify cons as such because it does not return one of its argument; OTOH, it is a purely functional operation.
I don't really get what those categories offer in addition to destructive or non-destructive.
Setf composition gotcha
Suppose you write a function (remote host key) which gets a value from a remote key/value datastore. Suppose also that you define (setf remote) so that it updates the remote value.
You might expect (setf (first (remote host key)) value) to:

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*Fetch a list from host, indexed by key,

*Replace its first element by value,

*Push the changes back to the remote host.

However, step 3 does generally not happen: the local list is modified in place (this is the most efficient alternative, but it makes setf expansions somewhat lazy about updates). You could define a new set of macros such as the whole round-trip is always implemented, with DEFINE-SETF-EXPANDER, though.

A: Let me try to address your question by introducing some concepts.
I hope it helps you to consolidate your knowledge and to find your remaining answers about this subject.

The first concept is that of non-destructive versus destructive behavior.
A function that is non-destructive won't change the data passed to it.
A function that is destructive may change the data passed to it.
You can apply the (non-)destructive nature to something other than a single function.  For instance, if a function stores the data passed to it somewhere, say in a object's slot, then the destructiveness depends on that object's behavior, its other operations, events, etc.
The convention for functions that immediately modify its arguments is to (usually) prefix with n.
The convention doesn't work the other way around, there are many functions that start with n (e.g. not/null, nth, ninth, notany, notevery, numberp etc.)  There are also notable exceptions, such as delete, merge, sort and stable-sort.  The only way to naturally grasp them is with time/experience.  For instance, always refer to the HyperSpec whenever you see a function you don't know yet.
Moreover, you usually need to store the result of some destructive functions, such as delete and sort, because they may choose to skip the head of the list or to not be destructive at all.  delete may actually return nil, the empty list, which is not possible to obtain from a modified cons.

The second concept is that of generalized reference.
A generalized reference is anything that can hold data, such as a variable, the car and cdr of a cons, the element locations of an array or hash table, the slots of an object, etc.
For each container data structure, you need to know the specific modifying function.  However, for some generalized references, there might not be a function to modify it, such as a local variable, in which case there are still special forms to modify it.
As such, in order to modify any generalized reference, you need to know its modifying form.
Another concept closely related to generalized references is the place.  A form that identifies a generalized reference is called a place.  Or in other words, a place is the written way (form) that represents a generalized reference.
For each kind of place, you have a reader form and a writer form.
Some of these forms are documented, such as using the symbol of a variable to read it and setq a variable to write to it, or car/cdr  to read from and rplaca/rplacd to write to a cons.  Others are only documented to be accessors, such as aref to read from arrays; its writer form is not actually documented.
To get these forms, you have get-setf-expansion.  You actually also get a set of variables and their initializing forms (to be used as through let*) that will be used by the reader form and/or the writer form, and a set of variables (to be bound to the new values) that will be used by the writer form.
If you've used Lisp before, you've probably used setf.  setf is a macro that generates code that runs within the scope (environment) of its expansion.
Essentially, it behaves as if by using get-setf-expansion, generating a let* form for the variables and initializing forms, generating extra bindings for the writer variables with the result of the value(s) form and invoking the writer form within all this environment.
For instance, let's define a my-setf1 macro which takes only a single place and a single newvalue form:
(defmacro my-setf1 (place newvalue &environment env)
  (multiple-value-bind (vars vals store-vars writer-form reader-form)
      (get-setf-expansion place env)
    `(let* (,@(mapcar #'(lambda (var val)
                          `(,var ,val))
                      vars vals))
       ;; In case some vars are used only by reader-form
       (declare (ignorable ,@vars))
       (multiple-value-bind (,@store-vars)
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         ;;(values ,@store-vars)
         ))))

You could then define my-setf as:
(defmacro my-setf (&rest pairs)
  `(progn
     ,@(loop
         for (place newvalue) on pairs by #'cddr
         collect `(my-setf1 ,place ,newvalue))))

There is a convention for such macros, which is to suffix with f, such as setf itself, psetf, shiftf, rotatef, incf, decf, getf and remf.
Again, the convention doesn't work the other way around, there are operators that end with f, such as aref, svref and find-if, which are functions, and if, which is a conditional execution special operator.  And yet again, there are notable exceptions, such as push, pushnew, pop, ldb, mask-field, assert and check-type.

Depending on your point-of-view, many more operators are implicitly destructive, even if not effectively tagged as such.
For instance, every defining operator (e.g. the macros defun, defpackage, defclass, defgeneric, defmethod, the function load) changes either the global environment or a temporary one, such as the compilation environment.
Others, like compile-file, compile and eval, depend on the forms they'll execute.  For compile-file, it also depends on how much it isolates the compilation environment from the startup environment.
Other operators, like makunbound, fmakunbound, intern, export, shadow, use-package, rename-package, adjust-array, vector-push, vector-push-extend, vector-pop, remhash, clrhash, shared-initialize, change-class, slot-makunbound, add-method and remove-method, are (more or less) clearly intended to have side-effects.
And it's this last concept that can be the widest.  Usually, a side-effect is regarded as any observable variation in one environment.  As such, functions that don't change data are usually considered free of side-effects.
However, this is ill-defined.  You may consider that all code execution implies side-effects, depending on what you define to be your environment or on what you can measure (e.g. consumed quotas, CPU time and real time, used memory, GC overhead, resource contention, system temperature, energy consumption, battery drain).

NOTE: None of the example lists are exhaustive.

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The driver of a vehicle that rear-ended a gas tanker causing a massive fire that closed the 134 (Ventura) Freeway late Saturday has been identified as 25-year-old Hakop Maghakyan of Glendale, according to the CHP.
Maghakyan was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated following the accident, the CHP said.
The blaze shut down the freeway overnight. Eastbound lanes were open Sunday morning. Westbound lanes of the 134 Freeway are expected to be reopened at 6 p.m., according to the CHP. Earlier, the agency had said 3 p.m.


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The Black Keys, The Smashing Pumpkins And The Strokes To Headline Shaky Knees Music Festival 2020
Tickets On Sale Today At 12pm EST
The Black Keys (Friday), The Smashing Pumpkins (Saturday) and The Strokes (Sunday) will headline Shaky Knees Music Festival's eighth edition, taking place May 1-3, 2020 at Central Park in downtown Atlanta. The incredible rock celebrated lineup features more than 65 bands on four stages, including Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Portugal. The Man, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, Of Monsters & Men, Liam Gallagher, Angels & Airwaves, Brittany Howard, Drive-By Truckers, Orville Peck, Delta Spirit and many more!
"I am really excited to bring our fans a lineup that continues to celebrate both up and coming acts and established powerhouses like the return of headliner The Strokes and first-time headliners The Black Keys and The Smashing Pumpkins. To be able to produce a world-class festival in my hometown of Atlanta year after year is truly special," says Shaky Knees founder, Tim Sweetwood.
3-Day General Admission, GA+, VIP and Platinum Tickets will go on sale today at 12pm EST at www.shakykneesfestival.com/tickets/.
GA+ Tickets offer fans a private retreat with seating, shade, air-conditioned restrooms, complimentary water and soft drinks, as well as a full-service cash bar. VIP Tickets include prime up-close viewing areas at three stages, a viewing platform with elevated sightlines of the main stage as well as access to two VIP Lounges with shade, seating, premium restrooms, complimentary bites, full-service cash bars, along with complimentary beer, water and more.
Platinum Tickets include exclusive viewing areas at three stages, a private viewing deck with elevated sightlines of the main stage, side-stage viewing at the main stage, access to the premiere Platinum Lounge featuring a full-service open bar, complimentary bites, catered dinner, relaxed seating, premium restrooms, daily acoustic performances by a Shaky Knees artist, concierge services, access to all VIP and GA+ areas and more!
To purchase tickets and for the full list of amenities, visit www.shakykneesfestival.com/tickets. Prices will increase closer to the festival.
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A ROYAL Opera House live broadcast of Verdi's opera about a courtesan who sacrifices all for love – La Traviata – will be screened at cardigan's Theatr Mwldan on Wednesday, January 30 (6.45pm).
From the thrill of unexpected romance to a heart-breaking reconciliation that comes too late, Verdi's La Traviata is one of the most popular of all operas.
The opera's wealth of melodies includes the famous Brindisi and the exuberant Sempre libera – both showing the lyricism of Italian opera at its most immediately appealing.
"Ermonela Jaho is deeply moving in La Traviata at the Royal Opera House," says the Financial Times, while The Stage describes it as "an engaging revival".


Middle East & Africa Cell Harvesting Systems Market size was around USD 0.53 billion in 2018. It is expected to grow at a CAGR of 7.76 % to reach USD 2.5 billion by 2023.
The Middle East & Africa Cell Harvesting Systems market is geographically dominated by Saudi Arabia, UAE and South Africa. Countries like South Africa with a huge potential for cell regenerative treatments will continue to expand in the market. Increased investments in the cell harvesting research also propels the growth of the market in Middle East & Africa.


Home now after our escape to the Midwest.
Good camping, some hiking and swimming, and time with family and a few friends made for a wonderful break away.
The washing machine has been running all day.
The garden I haven't had the nerve to face quite yet! Tonight armored in bug repellent.
So look forward to sharing snapshots of our time!


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Q: I am getting an error of Html Webpack Plugin in reactjs My Application was working fine but when I installed material ui npm package my application is giving me this error.
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A: It looks like there's been a bad build of npm package core-js-compat. This is a deep-down dependency of Babel. Lots of things will be affected, things that use Babel. It's not specifically to do with material-ui -- you were just unfortunate to update your npm package versions while a bad build was live.
You will experience the problem if you have core-js-compat v.3.4.6. You can check this by doing npm list core-js-compat. The problem is apparently fixed by v.3.4.7, which was pushed out pretty quickly, about half-an-hour later, but unfortunately it takes a while to spread out through the repositories. You can either wait until an npm update gets you v.3.4.7 or you can go manually download v.3.4.7 if you want to get going right away.

A: The problem has been resolved. I realized I am using node.js version 12.13.0, However New version 12.13.1 is already released. So I just updated my node js and my app is now working fine and not showing any issues.


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The Rise of the Technocrats Has Pushed Italian Democracy Deeper into Crisis
Today, Italian lawmakers begin electing a new president. The president is often seen as a neutral referee standing above politics — but calls for ex–central banker Mario Draghi to take the job show how pro-market dogmas have been hardwired into public life.
Italy's prime minister, Mario Draghi, speaks to media during a press conference on January 10, 2022, in Rome, Italy. (Alessandra Benedetti / Corbis via Getty Images)
Crises are supposed to be moments of transition, with a beginning and an end. But in Italian politics, a crisis that began some thirty years ago continues apace. After the fall of the Berlin Wall and the "Bribesville" corruption scandal that brought down the old party system in the early 1990s, Italy entered a state of constant turmoil amid Silvio Berlusconi's antics, financial crisis, and populist insurgencies interspersed with technocratic governments. Some on the Left, like 1998–2000 prime minister Massimo D'Alema, hoped that Italy would become "a normal country" like the European partners he and his colleagues so admired. Instead, its chaos intensified — while providing a foretaste of later developments across much of the West.
The political theater surrounding the election of the next president of the Republic, which begins on Monday, encapsulates this sorry state of affairs. The vote among MPs, senators, and regional electors to choose the new head of state has always been delicate business, but only in recent times has it become seen, and represented in Italian media, as a national emergency. At stake, we hear, is the future "stability" of the Italian Republic — meaning, its credibility vis-à-vis the European Union and investors. The result remains highly unpredictable, and amid all sorts of tactical moves, the ground is also being prepared for a general election to be held by 2023, in which the Right hopes to win an absolute majority.
According to custom — and given the deference attached to the institution — normally, no one explicitly puts their own name forward. Clever hopefuls tend to be those who act in a more reserved manner, awaiting the call of destiny. Yet, reflecting the anomalous character of this election, this time around two personalities have made clear their intentions to become president: Silvio Berlusconi and current prime minister Mario Draghi.
Berlusconi, famous for his corruption, Mafia links, and other antics, launched what he described as "Operation Squirrel" — scrabbling around for the support not just of center-right allies but also of centrists and other politicians for hire. Yet on Saturday, he withdrew, after realizing he lacked the necessary votes. Draghi's candidacy — more discreetly promoted by the man himself — has a broader consensus behind it but also faces serious obstacles.
Since becoming prime minister in February 2021, after the toppling of Giuseppe Conte's center-left administration, Draghi has ruled under the pretense of being an expert, heading a "government of the best" that stands above political divides. In this guise, he has ushered in policies favoring businesses, including tax cuts to the rich and subsidies to companies and homeowners. Despite its rather lackluster performance, his government enjoys the support of the majority of voters and around two-thirds of MPs. Yet his election as president of the Republic would trigger a complex process to form a new government — and perhaps even snap elections that many parliamentarians want to avoid.
Another "unity candidate" following the same program may eventually be chosen, perhaps an elderly figure not likely to complete their term. But whatever happens in the halls of Parliament, this election epitomizes the sorry state of Italian democracy, as it continues its never-ending "transition to normality." In this eternal crisis, presidential "institutionalism" perennially butts heads with an inchoate "populism" — with neither able to find a route out of the impasse.
The Highest Hill
Elected every seven years, the Italian president is shrouded in great respect. His official residence (all previous presidents have been men) is the Quirinal Palace, the traditional home of the pope and then the king of Savoy, atop the highest of Rome's seven hills. This pomp extends to the manner of his election: the process, with slightly over a thousand parliamentarians voting in a succession of secret ballots, is widely compared to the conclave in which cardinals elect the Pope, also because of the secrecy in which it is enveloped. The presidency commands similar respect: this is usually the most popular institution among Italians, and offense to presidential honor and prestige is punished by criminal sanctions.
The Italian president is far from merely a ceremonial figure able to rely on 'moral suasion' alone.
Part of this aura derives from the notion that the president is something akin to a neutral referee, intervening in politics only to preserve the Constitution. Yet they are far from merely a ceremonial figure able to rely on "moral suasion" alone. The Italian president can dissolve Parliament, call elections, and nominate five senators-for-life. They can remand laws to Parliament asking for amendments. They are president of the council of magistrates, can declare war, and heads the armed forces. Most important, the president names the prime minister and individual ministers (albeit in consultation with the parties in Parliament).
This latter power was exercised by incumbent president Sergio Mattarella after the last general election in March 2018, during the formation of Giuseppe Conte's first government bringing together the hard-right Lega and the eclectic Five Star Movement (Movimento 5 Stelle, M5S). After weeks of negotiations, these parties planned to hand the powerful economy ministry to controversial university professor Paolo Savona, who had made sharp criticisms of the way Eurozone membership had damaged Italian economic interests. But Mattarella refused.
The institution of the presidency has been remolded by repeated bouts of 'populism,' starting with Berlusconi's antics in government.
In a rare address to the nation, Mattarella explained his decision not to anoint Savona. He asserted with great concern that "the uncertainty about our position in the euro has alarmed investors and savers, both Italian and foreign, who have invested in our government bonds and in our companies," while cautioning that these doubts would in turn push up public debt. Eventually, Five Star and Lega bowed to the pressure and nominated the technocratic Giovanni Tria. He took up the role of an internal guard against these parties' "irresponsibility," resisting attempts to spend above the conservative deficit target set by the European Commission.
De Facto Presidentialism
The Savona case nicely illustrates what analysts call Italy's "de facto presidentialism," seemingly contradicting the formal primacy of the parliamentary system. While Italian presidents have never been merely ceremonial, the office's power has expanded considerably in recent decades, amid political instability in Parliament and government. The forerunner in this turn was 1985–1992 president Francesco Cossiga, widely criticized for his sharply polemical comments ("picconate"). He was also the only president thus far subjected to (ultimately unsuccessful) impeachment procedures after revelations as to his role in Operation Gladio, which prepared "stay behind" paramilitary groups for the possibility of Soviet invasion or revolution during the Cold War.
The presidency's power grew further under Giorgio Napolitano (2006–15), who became known as King Giorgio. This moniker did not only owe to his physical similarity to the last king of Italy, Umberto II of Savoy, noted by conspiracy theorists. More decisive was his exceptional intervention amid the 2011 financial crisis. After the August 5, 2011, letter to the Italian government from the heads of the European Central Bank (ECB), including Draghi, demanding sweeping budget cuts and privatizations, PM Berlusconi had to resign. Many accused Napolitano of having masterminded his fall.
Napolitano nominated in his place Mario Monti, a former EU commissioner and economist at Bocconi University (the Italian equivalent of the Chicago School). He had shortly beforehand made Monti a senator-for-life, a move seen as paving the way for his rise to high office. After appointing Monti as premier, Napolitano delivered a stirring speech insisting "this is the moment of his test" and declaring that support for Monti was a duty for all political forces, in the interest of national unity.
His interventionism only continued in the ensuing years. Concerned by the rise of the Five Star Movement, which in the 2013 general election entered Parliament for the first time with 25 percent of the vote, he strongly criticized the "anti-politics" attributed to the supporters of M5S founder Beppe Grillo, calling it a "subversive pathology." With a divided parliament unable to choose a successor, Napolitano became the first president elected for a second term, though he resigned in 2015 once the formation of a government under neoliberal centrist Matteo Renzi had guaranteed the stability he hoped for.
Napolitano's comments against anti-politics show how the institution of the presidency has been remolded by repeated bouts of "populism," starting already with Berlusconi's antics in government and continuing with the insurgencies of Five Star, Salvini's Lega, and now Giorgia Meloni's Fratelli d'Italia. This populism has been repeatedly countered by "institutionalism," a politics that emphasizes above all else the "stability" of the state and its institutions, guaranteeing the maintenance of the economic status quo. As explicitly spelled out in Mattarella's speech on the nomination of Savona, this also means using the president's power to guard against any change that may concern the market.
A Technocratic Normality
Institutionalism has many supporters. It is most obviously espoused by the center-left Democratic Party (Partito Democratico, PD). With strong support from pensioners, public employees, and relatively well-off workers (more precarious workers tend to vote for Five Star), who have much to lose from any instability, the Democrats often cast themselves as the "party of the nation" or a "pillar" guaranteeing the solidity of the state.
The PD has developed a strong identification with the presidency. Recent presidents were all somehow close to the moderate wing of the center-left, no matter whether their roots were in Christian Democracy (as in Mattarella's case), the Communist Party (Napolitano), or central banking (Carlo Azeglio Ciampi). But this institutionalism is now also espoused by Berlusconi's Forza Italia, which, given the current right-wing radicalization of Italian politics, is now widely considered "centrist." Further, institutionalism is supported by many voters, especially those with property and decent salaries, who fear turmoil and ruptures with the EU.
The avowed enemy of this institutionalism is populism, represented in the news media as a spectral tendency embodied in different moments by various leaders and parties seen as threatening the stability of the Republic. Yet time and again, the strictures of institutionalism, and the accompanying perception that political decisions are limited by the authority of the president and the meddling of allies and the EU as well as adherence to neoliberal dogmas, have only fed waves of populist insurgencies. The institution of the presidency was designed to prevent the rise of strongmen, after the tragedy of fascism. But the ever-more interventionist control exercised by the president over political decisions only feeds the desire for charismatic-plebiscitary leaders and a populist overcoming of institutionalist constraints on the popular will.
Enter Draghi
Draghi perfectly embodies this institutionalism. He is, as he is often described, a perfect "statesman" — but in one particular sense. Since the 1980s, he has served time and again as a state bureaucrat in different ministries, at the World Bank and as head of Italy's central bank, before becoming chair of the European Central Bank. But he has never had a party card and has rarely taken explicit political stances.
This hardly means that his choices "stand above politics." His tenure in government has been marked by the attempt to consolidate a new economic consensus, bridging neoliberal pro-business stances, with post-pandemic state interventionism and the greater room for financial spending allowed by the fading away of the austerity consensus of the 2010s — all in the service of Italian companies and the upper middle class, but with an eye to not letting social strife explode. Electing him president — a figure supposed to uphold the Constitution and embody national unity — would affirm Draghi's technocratic political agenda as a unity program for Italians for many years to come. We can easily imagine that his presidency, even more explicitly than Mattarella's or Napolitano's, would ensure that no governments of whatever coloration would diverge much from this course.
A Draghi presidency would in one sense be unprecedented: he would be the first president to be elected while he is the sitting prime minister. This would demand a hasty formation of a new government before he took up his new office at the end of Mattarella's term next month. Draghi's election would in some ways echo that of Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, another former central banker who was made prime minister in 1993 at an earlier moment of crisis. He was appointed to that job by then president Oscar Luigi Scalfaro at a moment when Italy was rocked by financial crisis, with the devaluation of the lira, corruption scandals, and a terrorism campaign by the Mafia. In this context, Ciampi ushered in a tightening of wages to secure Italy's return to the European Monetary System (EMS). Six years later, in 1999, he was himself elected president of the Republic, presiding over Italy's entry into the EU's single currency and exerting pressure on Berlusconi's governments amid repeated scandals and rifts with European allies.
Fresh Elections?
That a new technocrat is being considered for the presidency some twenty-three years after Ciampi shows that Italy's obsession with technocracy (no other Western country has had so many technocratic governments in recent decades) has failed to cure the never-ending political crisis. Rather, it has fueled a suspension of democratic normality, conducive to the rise of all sorts of populist phenomena.
Italy's obsession with technocracy has failed to cure the never-ending political crisis.
There is, as ever, a feedback loop between this institutionalism and anti-political sentiment. Telling is the example of the Five Star Movement, the great "populist" force of the 2010s, which rose to prominence with a moralistic and all-encompassing denunciation of politicians and parties and the interventionism of President Napolitano. One of its effects was a constitutional reform reducing the number of legislators by one-third, which, added to the collapse in M5S's support after its chameleonic participation in three different governments in three years, points to a clearing-out of its MPs in the case of snap elections. Today, such fears of an early encounter with the electorate counsel against making Draghi president — unless an agreement is found on who should succeed him. So much for "populism."
Given the complexity of electing Draghi president of the Republic while he is the sitting prime minister, parties may eventually opt for another "institutionalist" figure. The possible candidates touted for this alternative scenario are mainly octogenarians likely to resign or die before the end of their mandate, thus allowing Draghi to soon take up the role reserved for him by institutionalist providence; or slightly younger figures who would continue the course of institutionalism, while allowing Draghi to complete his work as prime minister.
Whoever is chosen as president, the most remarkable story is the picture of decline that this process has demonstrated. Italy is a republic in which the government is led by a technocrat with parties accepting their futility; in which, while the Right has radicalized its position, the center-left continues to see its mission as securing the stability of the system, regardless of its implications for voters; and in which Parliament is under the blackmail of "transformists," politicians-for-hire crossing from one group to another and ready to join in all sorts of intrigues. The country is thus bound to remain locked in eternal transition — the nihilist fight between institutionalism and populism, each feeding the other, while Italy's real problems go unaddressed.
Paolo Gerbaudo is a sociologist at King's College London and the author of The Great Recoil: Politics after Populism and Pandemic (Verso 2021).
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Crises are supposed to be moments of transition, with a beginning and an end. But in Italian politics, a crisis that began some thirty years ago continues apace. After the fall of the Berlin Wall and the "Bribesville" corruption scandal that brought down the old party system in the early 1990s, Italy entered a state […]
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