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/ Taiwan Hunters Contend With Taboos, and Trials, to Uphold Tradition
Taiwan Hunters Contend With Taboos, and Trials, to Uphold Tradition
ZHUOXI, Taiwan — The smell of damp earth filled the air on a recent moonless evening as the hunter wove through the dense mountain thicket, clutching a homemade rifle and with only the narrow white beam of a headlamp to illuminate his prey.
But the hunter, Vilian Istasipal, was confident. He knew this terrain well.
A member of the Bunun, one of 16 officially recognized Indigenous groups in Taiwan, Mr. Vilian, 70, has been hunting on this land for more than 60 years.
Some of his earliest memories growing up in Zhuoxi, a town of around 6,000 people in eastern Taiwan, involved going on dayslong hunts with his father deep into the mountains where he learned skills considered essential to being a Bunun man, like how to lay a trap, shoot a flying squirrel and skin a boar.
"We kill them, but we also pay respect to their lives," Mr. Vilian said in the courtyard of his home in Zhuoxi, also known as Takkei in the Bunun language.
On display behind him was a visual testament to decades spent hunting: barking deer antlers, wild goat skulls, flying squirrel skins, a preserved monkey. He reached for a souvenir from one of his most treasured kills: a wild boar's head, still covered in coarse black bristles.
"So big," Mr. Vilian marveled as he cradled the animal's head, twice the size of his own.
For thousands of years, the Indigenous peoples of Taiwan hunted and fished with little interference. Then, around four centuries ago, waves of colonial settlers began arriving from mainland China, Europe and later also imperial Japan, leading to frequent violent clashes. Ultimately, the Indigenous people were forced to curtail their hunting traditions, assimilate their cultures and languages and forgo their land rights.
Today, there are around 580,000 Indigenous people in Taiwan, or about 2 percent of the island's population, which is mostly ethnic Han Chinese.
In response to longstanding economic and social marginalization, an Indigenous rights movement has emerged here in recent decades. The movement has gained ground as Taiwan, a self-governed territory claimed by Beijing, increasingly seeks to carve out a distinct identity separate from mainland China. In 2016, President Tsai Ing-wen of Taiwan formally apologized to the island's Indigenous people for centuries of "pain and mistreatment," the first leader to do so.
A widely covered court case tied to traditional hunting has thrust the Indigenous rights cause into the spotlight.
Taiwan's constitutional court is reviewing a case in which a Bunun man was sentenced in 2015 to three and a half years in prison for using an illegal firearm to hunt protected animals. The man, Talum Suqluman, also known as Tama Talum, said he had been following tribal customs and was hunting for his ailing mother who was accustomed to eating wild game. The sentence was appealed, so Mr. Talum has not yet served any jail time.
Scholars and activists say the outcome of Mr. Talum's case could have major implications for the Indigenous rights movement in Taiwan. The court is expected to issue its interpretation on the status of Indigenous hunting culture next month.
A ruling in Mr. Talum's favor would advance the push for land rights and greater self-governance, his supporters say.
"The court decision will be a landmark case," said Awi Mona, a professor and expert on Indigenous law at National Dong Hwa University in the eastern city of Hualien. "What we are actually discussing is the Indigenous right to self-government on natural resources."
Hunting has always been a central part of Taiwan's Indigenous culture. In Taiwan's verdant East Rift Valley, the Bunun people maintained the practice even after they were forced out of their traditional mountain homes in the 1930s by the colonial Japanese government.
Many Bunun resettled in the foothills in towns like Zhuoxi, nestled among neatly tended millet and rice fields and scattered with papaya trees and pink bougainvillea.
Then, as now, Indigenous hunting culture was circumscribed by a complex web of taboos and rituals. Traditionally, only men can hunt. Among the Bunun, flatulence and sneezing are some of the many bad omens that might lead a man to call off a hunt. Same goes if a hunter has a bad dream.
In Bunun culture, hunting female deer in the spring, when they are likely to be pregnant, is off-limits. Hunting black bears, seen as friends, is also discouraged.
Among other groups, like the Seediq and the Truku, hunting culture is similarly restricted by long-held customs, at the heart of which is a belief in the fundamental balance between man and nature.
"When I see an animal, I feel that I'm destined to meet it," said AlangTakisvilainan, 28, a Bunun hunter. He drew a distinction with hunting in America, where the use of semiautomatic rifles effectively amounted to bullying the animals, he said.
"That humans and animals can go head-to-head in a fair fight," he said, "I think that's an incredible thing."
While only Indigenous people can use guns to hunt, they are barred from killing protected species like leopard cats and Formosan black bears, and are required to use certain types of traps, knives or old-fashioned homemade rifles that can jam easily and are some times unsafe. The simple firearms are modeled after those used long ago by Indigenous hunters and must be loaded with gunpowder before each shot.
They must also apply for permits, a process which includes answering questions some hunters regard as absurd. Asking what animals a hunter plans to target, for example, is considered an insult to the Indigenous belief that the animals are gifts from ancestors.
Although enforcement of the laws has been uneven, arrests have continued over the years. So just to be safe, Bayan Tanapima, 62, said he was applying for a gun permit even though he had been hunting since he was a teenager.
"It's very strange — we have lived for so long in the mountains so why do we have to do this?" Mr. Bayan said. "It's like they don't approve of the Indigenous way of living."
Conservationists have argued that loosening such restrictions would be ruinous for the environment and wildlife, and animal-rights advocates decry what they consider cruel practices. But defenders of local hunting traditions note that Indigenous people have been caretakers of Taiwan's environment for thousands of years and that such expertise should be respected.
Ciang Isbabanal, a police officer who works on Indigenous issues in the nearby town of Yuli, said that while hunting laws were necessary to curb extreme behavior, the cultural taboos on hunting were so deeply rooted that close outside supervision was unnecessary.
"I hope the country can respect their culture and give them space to live freely," said Mr. Ciang, a Bunun who also hunts when off-duty. "Having too many legal constraints doesn't work."
Back in the forest on a recent night, Mr. Vilian, the 70-year-old hunter, strode up the mountain to where he knew there'd be trees heavy with just-ripened olives — a favorite snack of deer and boars.
Mr. Vilian found a small boar writhing in a trap. According to tribal customs, it was too young to be killed just yet.
After wrapping it in his shirt, he headed home to a late-night feast of braised bamboo shoots and deer meat soup.
But before they could dig in, the ancestors needed to be thanked. Mr. Vilian, his son, Qaivang, and Mr. Bayan, his cousin, dipped their fingers in a bowl of rice wine. They sprinkled a few drops on the boar — now flailing in a rusty cage. The boar was later given to a relative to raise for several years.
"Today we are very happy," the men chanted in the Bunun language. "To our ancestors and mountain gods, we thank you for giving us this food."


We've seen the Roman Forum and we marvelled at the Colosseum- what next? To begin our third day we decided to take a trip beyond the Tiber to Trastevere, a charming medieval neighbourhood with a fiery temperament. A stroll around Trastevere, formerly working-class district, took us away from the crowds to the hidden corners of Rome.
From there our next stop was Vatican City which is an independent state, the temporal seat of the Pope, head of the worlwide Catholic Church, entirely surrounded by Rome. The centre of the Catholic world, the magnificient St. Peter's Basilica with its dome (designed by Michelangelo) has an awe-inspiring interior. The place is huge, but everything is in such proportion that the scale escapes you. It is the largest interior of any Christian church and can hold 60,000 people. Below is the burial site of Saint Peter, one of the twelve apostles of Jesus.
Next visit was Castel Sant'Angelo, but because of the big queue we didn't have time to go inside. This Fortress was built as mausoleum for the Emperor Hadrian, but it has also been a prison and papal residence. It was used by former Popes who absconded there for protection in times of danger. There has been a covered passageway which still connects Castel Sant'Angelo to the Vatican.
As the sun went down we arrived to "Piazza Navona" ( one of the most famous and arguably the most beautiful of Rome's many squares) where we had dinner.
Hope you'll enjoy the pictures! Don't forget to follow me on Facebook and Instagram.
Woow, cate coliere!! Si ce pret bun!!!
I want to visit Italy so bad! I love your pictures!
Mare noroc sa te afli la un targ in aer liber, in Roma! Intotdeauna gasesti cate ceva de cumparat!
Beautiful pictures, they express the feeling of the city in a magical way!
Nu-ti face griji...Londra este superba... ai sa vezi. In ciuda vremii, in ciuda ploii Londra este un oras minunat! Distractie placuta!


Here's an excellent article by Don Goodman about interviewing by telephone. These are becoming a more common first step in the hiring process and are not perfunctory. Many excellent lawyers do not get through this phase to the next; usually because they didn't follow one or more aspects of this advice.


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Tiger Woods Moves Out of Orlando
By Mike Colpitts
Until his fall from grace with the public explosion of his sexual escapades, Tiger Woods was Orlando, Florida's second best known resident right behind Mickey Mouse. Now Woods is departing Orlando for the east coast side of Florida and his departure is barely being noticed.
Woods is moving into a newly renovated $50-million compound on Jupiter Island he purchased from the former CEO of Lehman Brothers, Richard Fuld's wife, who sold the 10,000 square foot mansion to his wife for $100 when the company plummeted into bankruptcy at the height of the financial crisis in 2008.
The palatial playgrounds that compose the compound would make most new bachelors lonely, but not Woods who has been looking forward to moving into the place for more than two years. The professional golfer will be sharing the Island with at least one other golfing great, Greg Norman. Entertainers Celine Dion and Burt Reynolds also have homes on Jupiter Island.
The nine-bedroom mansion might be a long time investment for Tiger, who had the world's most highly publicized driveway fender bender in Orlando lead to his divorce and downfall on the PGA tour. Norman listed his golf course lined compound for sale last year at $65-million nearby, but was unable to attract a buyer in the current economy, slashing the asking price to $45 million.
For those who still follow Woods on the golf course, it's true that Tiger plans his golf season with the goal of peaking four times for the majors, which he'll work on aggressively behind the closed gates of his new compound.
Published March 18, 2011 By Housing Predictor Team
Categorized as 2011 Housing Market, Celebrity, Florida, Housing Market
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Evangelists summon the Indian people to join in the Bless India Campaign
Reputed evangelist Samuel Ng Katz and Rev. Dr. A. Jawahar Samuel have mentioned, "Jesus has put a burden on our hearts to summon the maximum number of Christians to join the Pray for India Campaign."
Online PR News – 01-July-2010 – – Chennai, Tamil Nadu Reputed evangelist Samuel Ng Katz and Rev. Dr. A. Jawahar Samuel have mentioned, "Jesus has put a burden on our hearts to summon the maximum number of Christians to join the Pray for India (http://www.blessindiaonline.com) Campaign." So, they have embarked upon the pious task of bringing the divine power of Christ to India. They have called all Christians to join the Bless India (http://www.blessindiaonline.com) endeavor for seeking India's redemption from the terrible suffering and poverty which its people are subjected to. It is worth mentioning that currently 45% of the total Indian population of 1.17 billion is living in miserable conditions suffering from stigmas like poverty, hunger, disease, and pain. Both these evangelists have been instrumental in building up two movements, namely, The Love of Jesus Ministries, and the CCC Worldwide Trumpet Ministries.
The month-long Pray for India campaign, www.blessindiaonline.com, would be conducted in July in an effort to build up a dedicated group of prayer warriors who would be praying for India in these trying times. Already many people have joined in this noble crusade and many more are continuing to come. To join in this campaign no money needs to be paid. What is being sought is the precious time and effort of the people. This campaign has stressed on the amazing power of prayer and its ability to perform miracles by God's grace.
There are approximately 2000 ethnic communities in India right now, some of which are fractioned by violence and bloodshed. In a country where basic medical facilities are yet to reach the remote parts of the country, it is anything but surprising to know that more than 3 million inhabitants are suffering from the dreadful menace of AIDS. It is being claimed that God's heart has been stirred by India's plight, and hence Jesus is looking for intercessors through whom he can act. It remains to be seen how far this noble Pray for India venture is able to unify and strengthen the people of India.
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In their concluding statement, the Texas Senate GOP Caucus denounces the study, which "contained obvious omissions and half-truths." Indeed, upon closer examination, the data appears selectively chosen. The increased rate of childbirth funded by Medicaid was observed only among women using injectable contraception through one state-funded program, the Texas Women's Health Program (TWHP), and the study only considered Texas women who live in a county with a Planned Parenthood affiliate. Senator Jane Nelson, the Senate Finance Chair, stated that several health programs funded by the state of Texas were not even considered by the authors of the study.
Further, Michael New, writing for National Review, notes that the study fails to consider trends in abortion rates or rates of unintended pregnancy, thus undermining the key premise of their purported findings. In the same period of the study, 2011-2014, there was a decline in the rate of abortion across the state of Texas, which might indicate an expected increase in the number of Medicaid-funded births.
Texas Right to Life applauds the work of the Texas Senate GOP Caucus in the past several legislative sessions to ensure that providing for women's healthcare is a budgetary priority, while also recognizing that Pro-Life Texans do not want their fungible tax dollars going to Planned Parenthood, the largest abortion business in the nation. Redirecting funding to federally qualified health centers, community health clinics, and other non-Planned Parenthood clinics has led to an increased number of healthcare options for women across the state. A complete list of providers can be found at https://www.healthytexaswomen.org/.


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Letter to energy ministers of the Union for the Mediterranean
CAN Arab World and CAN Europe sent a letter to energy ministers of the Union for the Mediterranean asking to ensure that all fossil fuels, including gas, are on the phaseout.
To: Energy Ministers of Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia,
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary,
Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Malta, Montenegro, The Netherlands, Poland,
Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Turkey, Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt,
Lebanon, Palestine, Mauritania and Jordan
Dear Energy Ministers,
CAN Europe is Europe's leading NGO coalition fighting dangerous climate change
in Europe, representing over 180 organisations in more than 30 European countries.
CAN Arab World is a network of more than 120 organisations in 17 countries
coordinating the efforts of civil society in the Arab world to promote climate
protection and renewable energy, in addition to developing strategies to reduce
carbon emissions from facilities across the region. Both coalitions include many
members in the Mediterranean region, including your countries. We have recently
learnt about the Draft Ministerial Declaration on Energy suggested for the Third
Ministerial Conference on Energy of the Ministers of the Union for the Mediterranean
(UfM) in charge of Energy to be adopted in its next meeting in Lisbon, on June 14th.
We welcome the efforts in moving forward the partnership, regional dialogue and
cooperation between the different Mediterranean countries to advance towards just,
climate-neutral energy systems in the region. This is notably important for an area
that is particularly vulnerable to climate change and to different environmental
pressures that can severely affect the access to water and food. Reliance on sound
and well accepted scientific information is key for understanding what is at stake. For
this reason we encourage the energy ministers of the Union for the Mediterranean
(UfM) to include a mention to the MEDECC report (endorsed by UfM) in their
resolution, to put climate change adaptation and mitigation at the core of the
Mediterranean energy policies.
As foreseen by IRENA (the International Renewable Energy Agency) and other
studies, the Mediterranean region has abundant potential for the massive
development of solar energy and onshore wind; the Mediterranean Sea has as well
potential for far greater deployment of offshore wind turbines and ocean renewable
technologies. The release of this potential should ensure the opportunity for citizens
and local communities to engage in the energy transition and go hand in hand with
biodiversity protection. This is particularly important in less resourced areas, populated
by communities with less access to education and infrastructure. These communities
need to be included in the planning process from a very early stage, avoiding impositions
-particularly when talking about big scale projects- and clearly prioritizing their population
in terms of jobs, infraestructures and other economic and non economic benefits
(education, projects…). Environmental integrity needs to be ensured when planning these
developments, paying attention to impact risk to local resources, particularly effects on
water availability for the construction and maintenance of these projects.
While we welcome, with the above considerations, the mention of the increase of
these energy developments in the draft Resolution, we are deeply worried about the
role fossil fuels still play in the future energy plans, particularly fossil gas. The
suggested draft Ministerial Declaration on Energy oddly grants this fuel an
outstanding role in the clean energy transition of energy production and consumption
modes. This is simply not in line not only with science or the Paris Agreement, but
also with the latest revealing forecasts made by the International Energy Agency
(IEA) in its recently launched benchmark report "Net zero to 2050" urging for
immediate and permanent cancellation of all new fossil fuel investments worldwide,
whether in exploration or infrastructure. This clearly means new gas developments,
and particularly mega-projects like the proposed East Med pipeline will be totally
unnecessary and if built, become stranded assets with unacceptable environmental,
social and economic damages, while hindering the sustainable energy transition at
regional and global level.
These updated IEA findings must necessarily be reflected in the region's energy
scenarios. For the above stated reasons we urge the Energy ministers to delete from
the declaration those sentences recognizing "the major role of Southern and Eastern
Mediterranean countries as (…) as stable suppliers of natural gas, including LNG;
The role that natural gas plays in the clean energy transition of energy production
and consumption modes (…)" or "the transitory role of lower-emission fossil fuels
such as LNG and CNG, in particular when blended with biomethane or e-gas and
provided methane emissions are minimised".
Fossil gas cannot anymore be part of the long-term energy scenarios. The Med
region needs to rapidly move away from fossil fuels and incorporate a "Just
Transition" concept to support countries, regions and local communities through –
inter alia – financial support to deploy renewable technologies, capacity building and
technical know-how sharing.
Lastly, we would like to show our deep concern about the prominent role granted in
the draft declaration to organisations like the "Observatoire Méditerranéen de
l'Energie" (OME) which includes only public and private Mediterrannean energy
utilities, in particular all the oil and gas majors operating in the region. We raise our
concerns around the conflict of interest due to their influence on UfM Energy policies,
statements and scenario developments. Of particular concern is OME's exclusive
and thus dominant role in managing the UfM Gas Platform, contrary to the
arrangements for the other two UfM energy platforms, managed as far as we can
ascertain by the UfM secretariat.
OME's current control of the Gas Platform guarantees a strong tilt towards continued
UfM-sponsored fossil fuel expansion in the Mediterranean, contrary to the IEA's and
MEDECC warnings already mentioned above. This intrusive role in what is supposed
to be the secretariat of a multilateral, intergovernmental organisation, must be
terminated without delay.
We are confident that you will take this urgent call into due account and approve a
joint Declaration that is in line with science and the Paris Agreement objectives. We
remain at your disposal to further exchange on ways to accelerate the just transition
and climate neutrality in the Mediterranean region.
Fatima Ahouli, Regional Coordinator, CAN Arab World
Wendel Trio, Director, CAN Europe
https://caneurope.org/content/uploads/2021/06/Letter-to-Energy-ministers-UfM.pdf
Letter to EU Environment Ministers: Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) revision
At the coming Environment Council meeting you will discuss several interlinked topics from climate change to biodiversity protection, incorporating zero pollution, circular economy and industrial emissions generally and specifically on
Stop Europe's Dash for Gas in Africa
To: EU Commission: President, Von der Leyen; Vice President, Timmermans; Vice President, Borrell German Chancellor, Scholz; German Vice Chancellor, Habeck President of France, Macron President of Italy, Sergio Mattarella; Prime


Scientists have developed touch screens which project holographic images that you can actually see, feel and touch just as if they were solid 3D images. Put this technology into a 3D virtual reality program and you have a very primitive example of the reality you are experiencing.
Your body is a computer far more advanced than any technology the scientists can ever hope to produce. This body/computer projects the solid 3D reality that you are experiencing. We connect to each other and we create a shared 3D reality. The Universe that you see all around you is actually inside you. Your DNA strands are transmitters and receivers which create this reality which your mind and five senses then project and experience. The beings who run this World know this but for centuries they have manipulated your reality to serve their agenda. They hide this knowledge from you and keep you distracted with fear of war, disease, financial collapse etc..etc..etc.. They bombard your senses with subliminal occult symbols – the all-seeing eye, pentagrams, rings of saturn, hexagons etc..etc..


Beautiful apartment with breathtaking sea view in Brac, Croatia.
Newly built house in a quiet part of Bol with panoramic view on Bol, the sea, islands… If you want to spend your holiday in a peaceful and quiet environment with a bed overlooking the sea and the islands, this is the right choice for you. Around the house there is a wonderful garden with Mediterranean flora and different flowers. The house has its own parking.
The Zlatni rat beach spreads to the west of Bol and is one of the biggest and most beautiful natural beaches on the Adriatic. Like a tongue stretching almost half a kilometre into the sea, it grows with the drifting deposits of tiny pebbles, changing its shape depending on the wind and the direction of the waves. Bol is a paradise for surfers because of the favourable wind, which always blows. There is an array of high-class hotel complexes and private apartments along the beach and the coastal promenade.
In the vicinity of the town centre are a baroque summer house, castle, parish church and the small square "pjaceta".On the eastern side, a Dominican monastery, one of the most beautiful in Europe, rises on the Glavici peninsula.Only two hours walk from Bol are sites of exceptional value - the Blaca desert (church and monastery from the 16th century) and Zmajeva spilja (a cave rich in reliefs, and home to Glagolitic priests).


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Malcolm Macdonald
Newcastle United fans raise cash for Tiny Lives at North Shields Supermac event
Die-hard fans with the Fairs Club raised the cash at a special event held for Malcolm Macdonald for his legendary time on the pitch
Lisa HutchinsonMultimedia Journalist
He was a master Magpie when he played for the Toon back in Newcastle's glory days.
And when die-hard supporters organised a special event to thank Malcolm Macdonald for his legendary time on the pitch, they also managed to score a goal with premature and sick newborn babies who could become future black and white fans.
Last month the event was held to honour Supermac for his time at the Toon and everything he has done afterwards.
The Fairs Club, set up to remember Newcastle's glory day, thought it was about time they paid tribute to the man they have admired over the decades. And they gave Supermac a real treat when they arranged for a surprise visit from his former sidekick John Tudor from the USA, who he formed a prolific partnership with when they played together in the 70s.
Tribute night for Malcolm MacDonald at the King Street Social Club, North Shields (Image: The Chronicle)
The night held at King Street Social Club in North Shields was a huge success and the football heroes were joined by fellow Magpie stars Stewart Barrowclough, Frank Clark, John McNamee, Ron McGarry, Dave Hilley and others.
But the football stars were amazed at the generosity of the Geordie public who rasied a massive £1,200 for the Tiny Lives Charity, which is dedicated to raising funds for the Special Care Baby Unit at the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle.
Now members of the Fairs Club have presented the cash to the charity and are thanking big-hearted NUFC fans who donated.
Malcolm MacDonald at the tribute night at King Street Social Club, North Shields (Image: The Chronicle)
Harry Watson, Fairs Club secretary, said: "Even though times are hard NUFC fans always manage to dig deep to help to support a worthy cause, and Tiny Lives is, indeed, a worthy cause, as it is dedicated to raising funds for the Special Care Baby Unit at the RVI in Newcastle.
"It was a great night, with a packed club, which was thoroughly entertained by Malcolm along with host John Gibson and Stewart Barrowclough. The Fairs Club provided not one but two surprise guests - John Tudor and Frank Clark. Their anecdotes, memories and funny stories enthralled the audience and kept them in fits of laughter.
Malcolm 'Supermac' MacDonald with John Gibson (Image: The Chronicle)
Newcastle United's Supermac is honoured by fans and meets up with pitch partner John Tudor
"The evening was a resounding success made even more special in that the Fairs Club raised a substantial sum to donate to The Tiny Lives Charity.
"It is an honour and privilege to be able to help."
Malcolm Macdonald of Newcastle United in action against Chelsea, 1975
Fairs Club vice-chairman Mick McGill also expressed The Fairs Club's gratitude to King Street Social Club, Wallsend RAOB Club and Wallsend Labour Club for their kind donations.
Former Newcastle United star Tony Green gets emotional when he revisits St James' Park
Louise Carroll, Tiny Lives administrator and fundraiser, said: "Thank you to everyone at the Fairs Club for supporting Tiny Lives again. Special thanks must go to everyone who organised and attended the evening with Malcolm MacDonald. The Funds raised will purchase specialist developmental care aids that protect, support and help the development of tiny babies on the RVI Special Care Baby Unit, at one of the most critical times in their lives.
"Toon and England hero Supermac is Newcastle United's fifth highest goalscorer of all-time and still has a massive fan following. Newcastle United manager Joe Harvey, signed him for £180,000 in the summer of 1971. At Newcastle, his hard work and effort in matches meant he quickly became a firm favourite with the fans. He made an immediate impact in scoring a hat-trick on his home debut against Liverpool. Macdonald was the club's top scorer from 1972, for five seasons in a row, also winning 1975's golden boot. He left Newcastle for Arsenal in 1976.
Newcastle United's Malcolm Macdonald, at St James' Park, May 1972, modelling clothes from his new Newcastle boutique with his then business partner, and Chronicle reporter Claire
Former Newcastle United manager Joe Harvey honoured as memorial plaque unveiled
Tudor signed for Newcastle in January 1971 and he developed an prolific partnership with Macdonald. He scored a career best of 24 in 1972–73 helping the Toon win the Anglo-Italian Cup, and two Texaco Cups in the mid 1970s. He scored 14 goals in 1973–74 and 18 in 1974–75 before Gordon Lee became manager and Tudor lost his place.
Royal Victoria Infirmary Newcastle
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Monster Energy Supercross hosted Round Five of the 2018 season in front of a crowd of 48,146 fans inside Oakland Alameda County Coliseum.
Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing's Jason Anderson rallied from a sixth-place start to meet Team Honda HRC's Ken Roczen in a battle for the lead on the last lap, which ended with Anderson taking the win by less than a second.
Anderson now leads the championship by 15-points over Ken Roczen.
Blake Baggett started fourth and found his way to third for his first podium of the season ahead of Marvin Musquin. Baggett is also one place ahead of Musquin in the championship standings with the pair currently 7th and 8th in the championship points.
Justin Barcia finished fifth which relegated him to third place in the championship standings behind Roczen.
Kawasaki's Eli Tomac, last week's winner, started seventh and struggled to a 13th place finish. Tomac's up and down start to 2018 sees the 25-year-old currently 12th in the championship standings.
Chad Reed finished 14th in the Main and is also 14th in the Championship Standings with 37-points.
In the 250SX Class Main Event Yamaha's Aaron Plessinger worked his way to the front after starting sixth to capture his second straight win, leading eight of the 19 laps. Plessinger is the only rider to maintain the points lead for two consecutive weeks.
Kawasaki's Joey Savatgy earned his third podium of the season after a tight battle with Suzuki Factory Racing's JustinHill who earned his first podium of 2018 with a third-place finish. The second placed finish promoted Savatgy up into second in the championship standings as the Western Regional 250SX championship hit its halfway mark.
Aaron Plessinger maintains the Western Regional 250SX Class points lead with his second consecutive win ahead of Joey Savatgy and Justin Hill.
Hayden Mellross finished in tenth place and is now 11th in the Championship Standings with 56-points.
Shane McElrath had won his heat race and came into the Main Event with great momentum but didn't get the best jump off the line, and sat outside the top ten on the opening lap before then getting cross-rutted and went down hard, which sent him back to last place on the race track. After a brief stop in the mechanic's area, McElrath resumed racing where he was able to salvage 15th place for the night.


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Save a little now, pay a lot later
Republicans in the House and Senate reach agreement on a tax plan.
Check out this article! https://www.salon.com/2006/05/10/taxes_16/
Tim Grieve
May 10, 2006 8:02PM (UTC)
Here's a question, and it's not exactly hypothetical: Would you pay an extra $20 a year in taxes if doing so would help trim as much as $70 billion from the federal deficit? Republicans in Congress are hoping that your answer is no -- or at least that you won't think of framing the question that way.
Republicans in the House and Senate reached final agreement on $70 billion worth of tax cuts Tuesday. As the Washington Post reports today, the joint Urban Institute-Brookings Institution Tax Policy Center projects that the plan will provide an average of $20 a year in tax savings for middle-income American households.
We're betting that most "middle-income Americans" would see the wisdom in paying an extra 38 cents a week in exchange for a meaningful reduction in the federal deficit. The problem is, a few Americans would have to pay a whole lot more to make it all work. While the GOP plan provides $20 a year in tax savings for those in the middle, the Tax Policy Center says the plan will save the richest .02 percent of us -- the ones who make more than $1 million annually -- an average of $42,000 per year.
Don't worry if it all seems a little unfair; it's not going to last. As we noted last week, all of the president's tax cuts will be set to expire in 2011, at which point Congress will have to raise taxes on just about everyone who pays them or face budget deficits that are staggering even by today's dizzying standards.
And with the smoke and mirrors in the GOP's agreement, the consequences Congress will face in 2011 are even more dire than they would have been otherwise. As the Post reports, the House and Senate negotiators are offsetting the effect of the latest tax cuts by, among other things, making changes in IRA rules that could raise about $6.4 billion over the next 10 years. The only catch? The Urban Institute says the same changes will cost the government $36 billion over the next 35 years.
Tim Grieve is a senior writer and the author of Salon's War Room blog.
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Take a tour around the UK Supreme Court, with an afternoon tea to finish.
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This experimental video intervention aims to explore sociopolitical, technocratic, historical textures of latex, specifically as they relate to ongoing AIDS crises. A collaboration by artists and activists Chaplin Christopher Jones, Ted Kerr, Niknaz and LJ Roberts aims to thread together the imperial foundation of latex and the ongoing AIDS crisis within marginalized communities.
The video is a progression of a poster created by Jones and Kerr inspired by the work and lived experience Jones, a black HIV-positive Baptist minister and activist, who is passionate about raising awareness around the lived experience of black and brown men who have sex with others men and their disproportionate rate of HIV infection. The poster was made in 2014 for AIDS Action Now's posterVIRUS project.
The burning condom and litany text—which is read in the film—are shared with the intention of igniting public discourse around the condom. Since the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence (Play Fair, 1982) and Richard Berkowitz and Michael Callen (How to Have Sex in an Epidemic, 1983) first popularized the use of condoms as an AIDS prevention strategy there has been little public discourse around the holistic impact of condoms on the lives the latex barrier is said to be saving.
In an age where condoms are—for some—a loaded symbol of "AIDS Inc" and the systemic discrimination leveled against profiled and monitored bodies; and at a time pharmaceutical interventions such as PEP and PrEP are seemingly reducing the need for condoms; and at a time where carrying a condom can lead to arrest, what is one to make of the rubber? What does it smell, sound, feel like, to burn a condom?
Key to this conversation are the various understandings, sense memory, and attachments people have to condoms, often related to age, life chances, aesthetics, race, orientation, faith, gender and class.
The burning condom is the fire around which we can gather, watch, listen, feel, and discuss.
Vimeo link upon request.
Inflamed: A Litany for Burning Condoms.
TWIST: Seattle Queer Film Festival. Seattle, Washington. (forthcoming.)
17th Korea Queer Film Festival. Seoul, Republic of Korea.
MIX NYC: Queer Experimental Film Festival. New York City, NY.
Someday this kid will get larger. DePaul Art Museum. Chicago IL (Curated by Danny Orendorff)
Femmes Video Art Festival, Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions (Curated by Michol Hebron)
Production Still by Jan Wandrag


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Jangada (gemeente), gemeente in de Braziliaanse deelstaat Mato Grosso
Jangada (vaartuig), een type vissersboot
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Steadfast for Spain: Ambassador Luis Arias
The Spanish Ambassador to the Philippines has always been held in high regard and afforded a lot of attention. As the country's official link to Spain, the ambassador has to be able to look back on our shared pasts, and also move forward by implementing programs that will benefit our countries' futures. Modest and earnest, H.E. Luis Arias Romero brings to his position 33 years' worth of experience in the foreign service.
"At one time I wanted to teach in the university," admits the dedicated diplomat. "But I decided to remain in the service to represent and serve my country abroad. It was not a difficult reflection."
He explains how as a diplomat, he is tasked to protect the interests of the Spanish people and to expand the idea of Spain. Fulfilling this function in the Philippines is both a great challenge and privilege considering the more than 400 years of common history and tradition shared between us.
"We have very good relations in the political realm and we do many projects in the cultural realm," he says. "But there are still many things we can do to improve our economic relations. Spain can contribute so much in the areas of energy, climactic change, and tourism. My government expects many things to be accomplished."
The ambassador notes that there are many institutions in the Philippines that are very helpful and hospitable, thus lightening his load. And yet he does confess to not having much free time. Rare is the day when he has no social event to attend. But he does try to set aside at least half an hour a day to go swimming for his health and to unwind.
It's this demanding schedule which has made the busy envoy appreciate the value of time.
"I choose to seize every moment.," he states. "Everyday is the most important in my life. Every time I'm working in my office, I'm doing something useful for the Philippines and Spain. Every day I feel that I will be able to do more. The possibilities are enormous and the future is optimistic."
Despite his long years of service, an accomplishment he is most proud of, the envoy remains as enthusiastic as ever. It is his first posting in Asia and he likens it to starting a new career. Costa Rica was his first overseas assignment, and also his first time to go abroad. It was while living in another country that the ambassador professes to having discovered himself. He was then posted to the USA, Poland, Canada, and Belgium. "Each place has its own character and particularities," he muses. "As a professional, we have to always find the interesting and positive things in any place."
The envoy remembers encountering Filipinos almost everywhere, especially in the US, the foreign service, and in Spain where there are many who are well-established. His impression of Filipinos is of a very hospitable people, sympathetic and compassionate.
Prior to his arrival, the ambassador talked with many people who had been to the Philippines those with knowledge and experience to share about the country, whether in business or government. He diligently read up on the work of the embassy in Manila for the last 25 years, and began reading the history of the Philippines.
But studying the country in theory was still not quite the same as experiencing the real thing.
"When I arrived here there was a moment to get in touch with reality. Now that you are here you have to start work," he told himself. I arrived on the 27th of February and on the 28th I was in my office."
Although he knew beforehand about the country's 88 million inhabitants, it still made quite an impression on him to actually live amongst them. "It's very easy to connect with people here. I feel at home," he declares. "The most obvious influence may be from the US but Spain's influence goes deeper. It's a part of your way of life and understanding things. I think another characteristic of Filipinos is that your sense of humor is rather different from other Asians. It's very familiar for me, a Spaniard. We laugh at the same things. When I talk with somebody or I see the names of streets and places, there are so many things that constantly remind me of Spain or Spanish things. I always have to make an effort to remember that I'm really in Asia here. It's like being in a Latin American country."
Despite all that is familiar, there were still quite a few things Ambassador Arias had to figure out and get used to. "One thing I didn't know about before was Filipino time, the daily timetable," he reveals. "Now we are perfectly adapted. I wake up at 6 in the morning then we have breakfast and I'm working by 7:30am. Then at 12:30 we are having lunch. I think it's a very clever timetable compared to in Spain where we have lunch at 2:30, and dinner past 9pm. Here I feel I have more time to work and enjoy myself."
The ambassador's family has also apparently eased into their new situation with aplomb. "My wife is very happy and very positive. There are many activities to do here and she's collecting many friends," he shares.
"Our 26 year old son likes Asia very much and is very happy to have us here. He has been working in Beijing and speaks good Chinese. In fact he visited Philippines years before we came. Even now he e-mails me places to go. He wants me to use the jeepney. It's a bit more complicated and difficult for me than it is for him though!"
The envoy was finally able to carry out his son's suggestion on a trip to El Nido. "I used the jeepney once from the airport to the port where we rode the banca. I think it's a very ingenious way of transport," he concludes. The trip also whetted his appetite to further explore the country. "When we were flying over the islands, I could see the reality of the Philippines. I definitely have to travel more, to go to the Visayas and Mindanao where we have many projects of cooperation, and for me to be able to talk properly about the entire country."
The envoy is obviously quite dedicated to his work and role. "When I eventually leave the Philippines I want to have quite a bit of knowledge about the country and its many different people. I'd like to be remembered as an ambassador who has done his best to extend the friendship, good relations and brotherhood between the Philippines and Spain." And even just over the span of a few months, Ambassador Arias has already been receiving compliments for his approach to the job, high praise indeed for a first-timer.
"I feel that maybe I am changing or the country is changing me," he reflects. "I'm very happy here and I'd like to really know the country from the north in Batanes to the south in Mindanao. That is my horizon."
-text & photo by Jude Defensor. first published in What's On & Expat Newspaper, 2007
Envoy to the Other Side of the World: Ambassador Carlos Costa of Brazil (judefensor.wordpress.com)
The Renaissance Man Returns: Jose Rodriguez, Director, Instituto Cervantes (judefensor.wordpress.com)
Posted in Culture, Diplomats, Profiles
Tagged Asia, climate, Costa Rica, Filipino, Filipino people, libya, luis arias, Manila, Mindanao, Philippine, politics, science, Spain, spanish ambassador, travel, vacation, value of time
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Standing Tall for Sweden: Ambassador Annika Markovic


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EXPLAINER: Who's been charged in the deadly Capitol siege?
Politics & Government News
President Donald Trump steps off Marine One before boarding Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., for a trip to Texas, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Tuesday, January 12, 2021 2:31 PM EST
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, AP
Prosecutors have brought dozens of cases after the deadly attack at the U.S. Capitol, and more charges are expected in the coming days as investigators identify more members of the pro-Trump mob.
Investigators are collecting tips from the public, interviewing witnesses and going through photos, videos and social media accounts to collect evidence against the attackers who overran the Capitol to stop the certification of Democrat Joe Biden as the next president. And those who've been charged so far could lead investigators to others who joined in the violent siege on Capitol Hill.
Some questions and answers about the investigation into the Capitol breach:
HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN CHARGED?
The U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia has brought federal charges against about 20 people so far, while 40 others have been charged in D.C.'s Superior Court. The people charged in Superior Court are mainly accused of things like curfew violations and gun crimes. Those being tried in federal court, where prosecutors can generally secure longer sentences, are charged with offenses such as violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds, assaulting a federal law enforcement officer and threatening House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
On Tuesday, federal agents arrested the son of a New York City judge, who was seen inside the Capitol wearing a fur costume and a police vest authorities say he stole during the mayhem. Images posted on social media showed agents appearing to remove part of Aaron Mostofsky's fur getup from the Brooklyn home where he was arrested. He faces charges including theft of government property.
Federal authorities on Sunday arrested two men who were photographed with plastic restraints inside the Capitol. Investigators said they used social media and livestream videos to identify Eric Munchel of Tennessee as the masked person seen in photos carrying plastic hand restraints in the Senate chamber.
Retired Lt. Col. Larry Rendall Brock Jr. of Texas was photographed on the Senate floor carrying zip-tie handcuffs and wearing a military-style helmet and vest, authorities said. Brock's ex-wife helped authorities identify him, according to court documents. He confirmed to The New Yorker that he was the man in the photographs and claimed he found the zip-tie handcuffs on the floor. "I wish I had not picked those up," he said.
WHY HAVEN'T MORE PEOPLE BEEN CHARGED?
Authorities are working to identify more suspects, and more charges are expected.
Many people were allowed to leave the Capitol freely on the day of the attack, so investigators have to sort through a sea of photos, video, social media posts and tips from the public to see who was there and track them down.
Federal prosecutors across the U.S. have also said people could face charges in their home states if they traveled to Washington and took part in the assault.
Massachusetts' top federal prosecutors said Monday that his office has received "lots of tips" and has investigations underway. But for prosecutors outside Washington to bring a case, they would need evidence that someone traveled there with plans to participate in the destruction and violence, said U.S. Attorney Andrew Lelling.
"Much of what happened in the District looked like — at least for most of the participants — it was pretty spontaneous," Lelling said in an interview. "So in many respects, we may be looking for something that just doesn't exist. But we will look."
COULD THEY FACE MORE SERIOUS CHARGES?
Prosecutors can tack on more serious charges as they gather more evidence. Michael Sherwin, acting U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, has said authorities are not keeping anything out of their " arsenal for potential charges."
The FBI has also opened a murder probe into the death of Capitol police officer Brian D. Sicknick, who was hit in the head with a fire extinguisher, according to law enforcement officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the investigation publicly.
Experts say federal prosecutors could bring rarely used seditious conspiracy charges, which call for up to 20 years in prison, against some of the attackers.
COULD TRUMP BE CHARGED?
Trump urged the crowd to march on the Capitol, even promising to go with them, though he didn't. The president told his supporters to "fight" to stop the "steal" of the election, while his personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, called for "trial by combat."
The legal bar for charging the president or any other speakers at the rally with inciting violence is high. Experts say it might be tough to prove in a normal prosecution that the president intended for violence to happen on Capitol Hill.
However, Trump faces a charge of "incitement of insurrection" in an impeachment resolution to be debated by the House on Wednesday as part of an extraordinary effort to remove Trump in the final days of his presidency.
COULD ANY OFFICERS FACE CHARGES?
At least two Capitol police officers, one who took a selfie with the attackers and another who put on a Make America Great Again hat, have been suspended. At least a dozen more are under internal investigation for their behavior during the uprising, according to lawmakers.
The Capitol officer who shot Ashli Babbitt, a Trump supporter who was trying to climb through a broken window into the Speaker's lobby, has been placed on administrative leave per agency policy, and the shooting is under investigation by Capitol police and the Metropolitan Police Department.
Richer reported from Boston. Associated Press reporter Michael Balsamo contributed to this report from Washington.


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Q: Cordova ionic-google-autocomplete keyboard flicker when swipe up the results I'm using the ion-google-autocomplete plugin in my Cordova app for address lookup.
The problem is that when I activate an input box to bring up the autocomplete control and type a few letters to get the autocomplete results listed underneath and then swipe up the result list, the onscreen keyboard starts to flicker, like keeping going up and down very quickly.
I've made a video for this: http://youtu.be/peCmv2J1nzA
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When user taps on this input box, the autocomplete control is shown in fullscreen mode.

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The latest update to Team Fortress 2 added Replays. This allows you to save a recording, much like a SourceTV demo, of your current life on servers that have the feature enabled. What separates this from SourceTV demos, however, is that replays are automatically delivered to the client over HTTP.
Once you save a replay, you can view and edit scenes using the built-in editor. The editor is very simple and easy to use, and allows you to capture the action from any angle and save different takes of the same replay. Once you have a take, you can save it as a video or image sequence with several options for quality. This really simplifies the process for making simple TF2 videos without external programs.
The server-side implementation of replays is very unstable currently, with blocking and crashes, but hopefully that gets fixed soon. Setup requires a web server, which can be local or accessible via FTP, and there are example configs provided that make setup very easy.
Portal 2 picks up where Portal left off, preserving the same original concepts and attitude. This time, however, there are more portals, more physics, less portals, more flubber and other goos, and other new surprises. This game is longer and more story driven than the first.
The main attraction here is the puzzles, which at times require some creative thinking. If you have played Portal, you may find Portal 2 puzzles less challenging simply because you have practice. The good news is that there are some new mechanics added in to change things up, like the gels. Also worth noting is that there seems to be less emphasis on perfect portal placement in many puzzles, since valid portal surfaces are limited, and more emphasis on putting all the provided pieces together. Some good news for casual gamers is that there is also low reliance on quick reflexes.
The game also features a co-op mode, extending the game with puzzles requiring cooperation between two players to solve. This drastically increases replayability since you can get a new experience with a different partner. For example, you can find fun and creative new ways to kill your partner. This part is very well done, with gestures, signaling (such as a synchronized count-down), and voice chat. It also appears easily extendable, which might mean more content being added later.
Portal 2 is an amazing science-fiction comedy first-person puzzle action adventure game. The story is brilliant and absolutely hilarious, with lots of unexpected turns. Definitely recommended!
Minecraft is a game that cannot easily be described. Any attempts I've heard failed to do the game justice, not necessarily because the game is amazing, but because the descriptions make it sound pretty lame. I've been putting many hours of free time into the game since I bought it last week, so there is definitely substance to this game.
I'll attempt to give a basic summary of the gameplay. The game revolves around blocks that represent different materials such as stone, wood, and minerals. The whole infinitely generating world is made of these blocks. You can build and use various tools to help manipulate the blocks and collect the materials. You can also attach blocks to other blocks to build things, which is where most of the fun lies. For an added twist, there are monsters that appear at night or in dark tunnels.
The answer is build stuff! You can build pretty much anything you can imagine, limited only by your creativity and amount of effort you're willing to put in. So far I've built a maze and a roller coaster, which is pretty fun. Other players on the server are building way more impressive structures.
At the time of this writing, the game is in the alpha stage of development so there are bugs as expected, especially in multiplayer mode. These don't do much to get in the way, though. The game is moving to beta on Dec. 20th, which also means the price will double. So if you're thinking of getting the game, buy it before then!
Battlefield Bad Company 2 is the latest addition to EA/DICE's Battlefield franchise, released earlier this month. It is the sequel to Battlefield Bad Company. It features several online modes as well as a short single-player campaign (which I admittedly didn't finish).
This review will cover the multiplayer modes for the PC version of the game.
The game features some of the best graphical effects I've seen and it really makes me appreciate my recently upgraded system. Something that also stands out about this game is the ability to alter the environment, from cutting down trees to collapsing entire buildings.
There are 4 game modes: Rush (attack/defend), Conquest (territory control), Squad Rush (smaller version of Rush), and Squad Deathmatch. I prefer Rush since is has the most defined objective and focused action. Teams are broken into squads of four to promote teamwork, along with point incentives for helping your squad. You also have the ability to spawn on other squad members which further promotes teamwork. I really like what they have done in this area.
The class breakup is simplified from previous Battlefield games, with only four choices: Assault, Medic, Engineer and Recon. Each class has several categories of customization for weapons, devices, and other perks.
Though they play a smaller role that other Battlefield games, the vehicles are nice. There are the usual tanks, armored vehicles, helicopters, cars, boats, as well a some new additions. These include ATVs, jet skis, and a UAV you can control remotely which is pretty cool.
The ranking system is also more refined with progress and awards shown on loading screens. You get points for everything you do in game that aids the team. These points go towards upgrades and your overall rank. The unlock system is a nice way to ease the learning curve of the game, since you start with the basic loadout and unlock more choices.
While the gameplay is awesome, there are a few major flaws that I hope get addressed in future patches. My biggest complaint in the team balance issues. It is very common to see teams become incredibly unbalanced and the game makes it difficult to rectify since team switching is restricted. The games tries to put players on the same team and squad as their friends, which tends to be the source of the unbalances.
Another annoyance is the friends system, which barely works and is very limited. These issues can probably be easily fixed by patches, so I hope they do soon.
This game is awesome. If you like first-person shooters, I highly recommend this game. Also, some may like to know that this game supports dedicated servers.
Left 4 Dead 2, the sequel to the popular zombie shooter Left 4 Dead was released earlier this month. Overall it is a huge improvement over it's predecessor, with new weapons, new types of infected, and some new game modes (and more detailed gore). This review will cover what's new in Left 4 Dead 2.
Along with original Co-op, Verses and Survival modes, L4D2 adds Scavenge and Realism to the mix.
Scavenge mode pits two teams of 4 together in a race to collect the most gas cans. Teams take turns between Survivors collecting cans, and Infected trying to stop them. The winning team can be determined in a single round or the best 2/3 or 3/5 rounds. Scavenge is my new favorite game mode, since games are short and full of action!
Realism is basically Co-op with the "user-friendly" features removed along with some damage modifications. This means that helpers like halos around teammates and items are removed for a much less forgiving environment. It was designed for the hard-core players.
Among the original Hunter, Smoker, Boomer, Tank and Witch, L4D2 introduces the Charger, Spitter and Jockey. The game also adds a new type of common infected called uncommon common, which have unique traits.
The Charger's special ability is charging at groups of survivors. Successful charges can stun up to all four survivors, grabbing one and pummeling him/her into the ground. He can also carry someone over long distances, sometimes over a cliff. He is useful in a variety of situations, but can be very difficult to use due to it's odd clipping.
The Spitter's special ability is spitting acid over an area. Survivors take damage while standing in the acid, forcing them to move. It appears to be designed specifically for countering camping tactics, which is a welcome change.
The Jockey's special ability is hopping on someone's back and steering him/her into danger. Once on, he can be difficult to remove since his victim is moving. The Jockey is definitely my favorite to play, and the most hilarious with his maniacal laughter.
One of my complaints about L4D was a lack of variety in weapon choices, but this is definitely not the case in L4D2. Along with the original lineup there are several new weapons, the addition of melee weapons, new items, as well as special ammunition and attachments.
The new melee weapons are my new favorite (probably used more than guns). From katanas to guitars to chainsaws, there's plenty of options when it comes to knocking zombie heads off.
The new items offer plenty of options. You can pick up an adrenalin shot for a temporary speed boost, or a jar of Boomer bile for a role reversal. If you are willing to give up a first aid kit, you can pick up a defibrillator or explosive/incendiary ammo.
What stands out about the story is the setting. The entire campaign takes place in the southern U.S. and has a continuous plot. There are several scenes taking place during the day for a nice change. There are also some really amazing environmental effects in some scenes.
The characters seem rather uninteresting for the most part, but they all have a unique personality. I don't know what it is but the original cast seemed much more original and appealing.
If you enjoyed Left 4 Dead, you will definitely enjoy Left 4 Dead 2. It has everything good from the original and tons more added on top. Even some of the original features were improved like the AI and Verses mode scoring.


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Comparing DSGE-VAR forecasting models: How big are the differences?
Andra C. Ghent
I generate priors for a vector autoregression (VAR) from a standard real business cycle (RBC) model, an RBC model with capital-adjustment costs and habit formation, and a sticky-price model with an unaccommodating monetary authority. The response of hours worked to a TFP shock differs sharply across these models. I compare the accuracy of forecasts made from each of the resulting dynamic stochastic general equilibrium vector autoregression (DSGE-VAR) models. Despite having different structural characteristics, the DSGE-VARs are comparable in terms of forecasting performance. As in previous work, DSGE-VARs compare favorably with atheoretical VARs.
Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jedc.2008.10.004
Vector Autoregression
General Equilibrium
Stochastic Dynamics
Real Business Cycles
Habit Formation
Adjustment Costs
Dynamic stochastic general equilibrium
Real business cycle models
Economic fluctuations
Hours debate
Model evaluation
Priors from DSGE models
Ghent, A. C. (2009). Comparing DSGE-VAR forecasting models: How big are the differences? Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 33(4), 864-882. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jedc.2008.10.004
Comparing DSGE-VAR forecasting models : How big are the differences? / Ghent, Andra C.
In: Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Vol. 33, No. 4, 04.2009, p. 864-882.
Ghent, AC 2009, 'Comparing DSGE-VAR forecasting models: How big are the differences?', Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, vol. 33, no. 4, pp. 864-882. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jedc.2008.10.004
Ghent AC. Comparing DSGE-VAR forecasting models: How big are the differences? Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control. 2009 Apr;33(4):864-882. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jedc.2008.10.004
Ghent, Andra C. / Comparing DSGE-VAR forecasting models : How big are the differences?. In: Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control. 2009 ; Vol. 33, No. 4. pp. 864-882.
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Piero D'Inzeo (Roma, Itàlia 1923) és un genet italià, ja retirat, guanyador de sis medalles olímpiques.

Biografia
Va néixer el 4 de març de 1923 a la ciutat de Roma. És germà del també genet i medallista olímpic Raimondo D'Inzeo.

Carrera esportiva
Va participar, als 25 anys, en els Jocs Olímpics d'Estiu de 1948 realitzats a Londres (Regne Unit), on va participar en proves eqüestres individual i per equips del concurs de salts, si bé no finalitzà cap de les dues. En els Jocs Olímpics d'Estiu de 1952 realitzats a Hèlsinki (Finlàndia) participà en les proves de concurs complet, finalitzant sisè en la prova individual, guanyant així un diploma olímpic. En els Jocs Olímpics d'Estiu de 1956 realitzats a Melbourne (Austràlia), si bé les proves eqüestres es realitzaren a Estocolm (Suècia), aconseguí guanyar dues medalles: la medalla de plata en la prova de salts per equips i la medalla de bronze en la prova individual, just per darrere del seu germà Ramindo. En els Jocs Olímpics d'Estiu de 1960 realitzats a Roma (Itàlia) aconseguí novament dues medalles: la medalla de plata en la prova individual, novament quedant per darrere del seu germà, i la medalla de bronze en la prova per equips. En els Jocs Olímpics d'Estiu de 1964 realitzats a Tòquio (Japó) aconseguí revalidar la seva medalla en la prova per equips, si bé en la prova individual únicament pogué finalitzar novè. En els Jocs Olímpics d'Estiu de 1968 realitzats a Ciutat de Mèxic (Mèxic) no pogué obetenir cap medalla, finalitzant cinquè en la prova per equips (guanyant un nou diploma olímpic) i setè en la prova individual. En els Jocs Olímpics d'Estiu de 1972 realitzats a Munic (Alemanya Occidental) aconseguí una nova medalla de bronze en la prova de salts per equips i en la prova individual finalitzà vint-i-dosè. Finalment participà, als 53 anys, en els Jocs Olímpics d'Estiu de 1976 realitzats a Mont-real (Canadà), els seus vuitens i últims Jocs, on finalitzà novè en la prova de salts per equips i vint-i-cinquè en la prova individual.

Al llarg de la seva carrera ha guanyat tres medalles en el Campionat d'Europa de la disciplina de salts, aconseguint una medalla d'or, així com tretze títols en competicions internacionals.

Enllaços externs

  www.olympic.org - Piero D'Inzeo
  www.sports-reference.com - Piero D'Inzeo

Esportistes de Roma
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Medallistes italians als Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1956
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CMB anisotropies at second order III: bispectrum from products of the first-order perturbations
We calculate the bispectrum of the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) temperature anisotropies induced by the second-order fluctuations in the Boltzmann equation. In this paper, which is one of a series of papers on the numerical calculation of the bispectrum from the second-order fluctuations, we consider the terms that are products of the first-order perturbations, and leave intrinsically second-order terms and perturbations in the recombination history to the subsequent papers. We show that the bispectrum has the maximum signal in the squeezed triangles, similar to the local-type primordial bispectrum, as both types generate non-linearities via products of the first-order terms in position space. However, detailed calculations show that their shapes are sufficiently different: the cross-correlation coefficient reaches 0.5 at the maximum multipole of l_max ~ 200, and then weakens to 0.3 at l_max ~ 2000. The differences in shape arise from (i) the way the acoustic oscillations affect the bispectrum, and (ii) the second-order effects not being scale-invariant. This implies that the contamination of the primordial bispectrum due to the second-order effects (from the products of the first-order terms) is small. The expected signal-to-noise ratio of the products of the first-order terms is ~ 0.4 at l_max ~ 2000 for a full-sky, cosmic variance limited experiment. We therefore conclude that the products of the first-order terms may be safely ignored in the analysis of the future CMB experiments. The expected contamination of the local-form f_NL is f_NL(local) ~ 0.9 at l_max ~ 200, and f_NL(local) ~ 0.5 at l_max ~ 2000.
Titolo: CMB anisotropies at second order III: bispectrum from products of the first-order perturbations
D. NITTA
E. KOMATSU
BARTOLO, NICOLA
MATARRESE, SABINO
A. RIOTTO
JOURNAL OF COSMOLOGY AND ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS
Abstract: We calculate the bispectrum of the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) temperature anisotropies induced by the second-order fluctuations in the Boltzmann equation. In this paper, which is one of a series of papers on the numerical calculation of the bispectrum from the second-order fluctuations, we consider the terms that are products of the first-order perturbations, and leave intrinsically second-order terms and perturbations in the recombination history to the subsequent papers. We show that the bispectrum has the maximum signal in the squeezed triangles, similar to the local-type primordial bispectrum, as both types generate non-linearities via products of the first-order terms in position space. However, detailed calculations show that their shapes are sufficiently different: the cross-correlation coefficient reaches 0.5 at the maximum multipole of l_max ~ 200, and then weakens to 0.3 at l_max ~ 2000. The differences in shape arise from (i) the way the acoustic oscillations affect the bispectrum, and (ii) the second-order effects not being scale-invariant. This implies that the contamination of the primordial bispectrum due to the second-order effects (from the products of the first-order terms) is small. The expected signal-to-noise ratio of the products of the first-order terms is ~ 0.4 at l_max ~ 2000 for a full-sky, cosmic variance limited experiment. We therefore conclude that the products of the first-order terms may be safely ignored in the analysis of the future CMB experiments. The expected contamination of the local-form f_NL is f_NL(local) ~ 0.9 at l_max ~ 200, and f_NL(local) ~ 0.5 at l_max ~ 2000.


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Unpacking The Foldables' Opportunity
August 11, 2022 / Carolina Milanesi
This week, at its August Unpacked event, Samsung launched its foldable smartphones: Galaxy Z Flip4 and Galaxy Z Fold4, together with two new smartwatches, the Galaxy Watch 5 and the Galaxy Watch 5 Pro, and the new Galaxy Buds Pro 2. While the smartwatches and earbuds are exciting upgrades, the show's star was the foldables.
The Galaxy Z Flip4 build stays true to the original design while adding more customization through a more capable Cover Screen and the Bespoke option. It also sports a larger battery and an upgraded camera experience now optimized for the most popular social apps. The Galaxy Z Fold also improves on its iconic design with a hinge that makes the phone tighter and a screen that improves in aspect ratio without growing the device's overall footprint. But the real improvement for the Z Fold is on multitasking, now made easier by being the first phone running on Android 12L, with a dedicated taskbar and a longer list of optimized apps. The Z Fold also improves on its camera, which has an upgraded 50MP wide lens and 30x Space Zoom lens. This is a critical purchase driver in previous models felt a step down from the latest Galaxy S model. With a larger pixel size and a 23% brighter sensor, users can now enjoy "nightography" – Samsung's term for night photography. In addition, the camera UX has improved to support a variety of modes, such as the larger Zoom map activated on Capture View Mode, Dual Preview, and Rear Cam Selfie, all custom-built to take advantage of the Z Fold's form factor.
Both phones run on Qualcomm's latest chipset, the Snapdragon 8+ Gen. Thanks to a newly signed multi-year agreement between the two companies, Snapdragon is the chipset of choice globally, not in selected markets only as it used to be, and this will be the case for all Samsung's higher-end devices. Given battery life, overheating, and a weaker performance had been the main complaints from users with Exynos-based devices, this change is great news for Flip4 and Fold4 potential buyers in European and Asian markets. I also expect the deal to lend itself to deeper collaboration that could lead to better optimization around features such as the camera. While not called out on stage, it is also worth highlighting that both the Flip4 and Fold4 have Qualcomm's FastConnect 6900 and, for the first time, Wi-Fi 6E already confirming that deeper integration.
The prices of the new models remain the same as last year in the US, which considering currency, supply chain constraints and the current geopolitical environment, is a win for prospective buyers, and I am sure a conscious effort by Samsung, given the deliberate push in taking foldables mainstream.
As with any other new flagship phone, many pictures have been posted comparing the Z Flip4 and Fold4 to their predecessors in a game of "spot the difference." But consumers might struggle to see much difference for both devices as Samsung has focused on hardware enhancements to improve usability while keeping its original formula the same. While some industry watchers might lament a lack of "design innovation" in trying different form factors that push the boundaries of a phone and an origami experiment, I appreciate the discipline to stick to designs that have proven durable and engaging. This is the discipline that favors more affordable pricing and provides more peace of mind to mainstream consumers, who are always more pragmatic buyers compared to early adopters.
The Market Opportunity
President & Head of MX Business, Dr. TM Roh, penned a blog leading up to Unpacked saying that the industry shipped "almost 10 million" foldable smartphones in 2021, up 300% from 2020. Of all foldables sold by Samsung, almost 70% were Z Flip. This is not surprising given the price and the lower learning curve associated with the Flip. Market expectations are for foldables to reach 25-30 million by 2024, a forecast achievable if prices decline a little further and the ecosystem of apps optimized for the Fold increases.
Samsung is no stranger to making categories. In 2011 with the launch of the first Galaxy Note, it created the "phablet" category, which kicked off the trend of larger smartphones which soon became the norm. Applications are an even more critical ingredient to user satisfaction than in 2011. This is why I was delighted to hear Samsung talk about app optimization during the launch event. As foldables move into the mainstream, they must give consumers a reason to buy them. This is probably truer for the Fold than the Flip, which is more of a lifestyle device. Higher productivity does not come from a larger screen alone but from better multitasking and applications that take full advantage of the larger display. This is why, to me, the emphasis on Microsoft Office optimization as well as Instagram, TikTok, Spotify, and Netflix is an excellent sign, as is the fact that the Fold is running Android 12L, the first Android version designed for larger screens.
While I don't believe every smartphone user needs a foldable, I do think that foldables will become mainstream as our lives are more and more dependent on digital workflows for work, entertainment, shopping and more. I also believe that, as we move into the Metaverse, and early adopters will gladly embrace glasses and goggles, foldables might be the way into the Metaverse for mainstream users.
It is impossible to discuss foldables and their higher price tag without putting them into the current economic environment. As we are at the very beginning of the mainstream push, I do not believe the economic recession in the US will negatively impact the category as early adopters tend to be more affluent consumers. There might be a slight impact on the enterprise side for the Fold, as businesses are starting to pull the purse's strings, but the reality is that foldables have so far been BYOD or on the approved device list for executives.
Lastly, it is also impossible to talk about a smartphone category without wondering what Apple might be doing. Speculations here run wild, with 2024 as the most likely time frame and an iPhone expected to have a larger display than the current Fold. My crystal ball is fuzzy, but I wonder if Apple could test the category first on an iPad rather than an iPhone, and I am pretty intrigued by such a product, I must admit.


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