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Curt Schilling facing possible failure in business
By: Associated Press	June 4, 2012
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Three-time World Series champion Curt Schilling was always more than a big-league pitcher.
He blogged, called into talk radio to sound off on sports or politics, campaigned for Republican candidates, immersed himself in World War II history, raised millions for Lou Gehrig's disease — and passionately played video games.
It was a hobby that became a second career as the 45-year-old Schilling entered a long-shot business every bit as competitive as major league baseball. And now the venture is in danger of failing.
His video game company, 38 Studios, laid off its entire staff in Rhode Island and Maryland last month, including 300 people who worked in Providence. If it folds, Rhode Island taxpayers may have to pick up the tab on a $75 million loan guarantee that lured 38 Studios from Massachusetts.
Some of those who know the former pitcher say he brought to the business the same single-minded focus — and the same big ego — that he showed during his playing days.
"He became a sports superstar and was there through one of the great moments in New England sports history. However, at the end of the day, he was still the same guy who thought he knew more than anybody else," said Bob Lobel, a former sportscaster at WBZ-TV in Boston. "To me, he wasn't smart enough to know what he didn't know. You got to know what you don't know."
The company's misfortunes have opened Schilling to allegations of hypocrisy, given his conservative politics and his recent plea for millions of dollars more from the state to save the business. Schilling called for smaller government when he campaigned for Republicans such as George W. Bush, John McCain and Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown.
"Smaller government? Call me crazy, but I'm betting that wasn't exactly what Schilling was extolling when he sat behind closed doors … pleading with the members of the Rhode Island Economic Development Corp. to put more public money behind his fantasy video game venture," wrote Boston Globe columnist Brian McGrory.
"Apparently smaller government, in Schilling's world, applies to other people, maybe city kids stuck in underperforming schools or disabled adults looking for help back and forth to medical appointments."
Schilling is considered one of baseball's all-time great postseason pitchers, having won World Series games with three teams.
He secured his place in Red Sox legend when he pitched with an injured ankle that stained his sock with blood in Game 6 of the 2004 American League Championship Series. The Red Sox ultimately beat the New York Yankees and went on to win their first World Series in 86 years. Schilling's bloody sock came to represent resilience in the face of overwhelming odds. Over his two-decade career, he also pitched for Baltimore, Houston, Philadelphia and Arizona.
Schilling's heroics on the field were accompanied by a one-man show off the mound that Lobel said led to an oft-repeated observation.
"On the day that he pitched, people would say that he was a horse, meaning that he was strong and durable and you could ride him into the winner's circle. On the other four days, the between days, he was a horse's ass," Lobel said.
Schilling used to talk about how he wanted to make video games when he left baseball, and he was still playing for the Red Sox when he established 38 Studios in 2006, naming it for his uniform number. He assembled a team that included fantasy author R.A. Salvatore, comic book artist Todd McFarlane and video game designer Ken Rolston.
The opinionated and outspoken Schilling brought to the business a reputation for pursuing his interests with everything he's got.
"There is a determination factor in everything he does," said former Boston Red Sox teammate Mike Timlin. "To get to the level we played at you have to have a certain determination. He's the kind of guy who doesn't give up easily."
In 2009, 38 Studios acquired Maryland-based Big Huge Games, which worked on the game "Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning." The game was released in February to good reviews. Schilling said it has sold 1.2 million copies.
In Providence, where the company moved after getting the loan guarantee in 2010, 38 Studios worked on a huge multiplayer online game codenamed Copernicus.
Former 38 Studios audio director Aubrey Hodges said Schilling listened when it came to the video game industry.
"He's fiercely intelligent, but in this environment he knew to rely on people with expertise," he said. "He'd come into your office and watch what you were working on and say, 'Wow, this is really cool.' He was like a kid."
The financial problems at 38 Studios became public last month after the company missed a $1.1 million payment to the state and couldn't make payroll. The state returned a check from the company because 38 Studios did not have the money to cover it. The money was later paid.
Schilling told The Providence Journal that he has invested $50 million in the business and faces possible financial ruin if it collapses. 38 Studios asked for millions more in tax incentives from Rhode Island as it struggled to stay afloat, a request that led to accusations that the company was looking for a bailout.
"I have done whatever I can do to create jobs and create a successful business, with my own income," he told the newspaper. "I've never taken a penny and I've done nothing but create jobs and create economy. And so how does that translate into welfare baby? I've tried to do right by people."
Gov. Lincoln Chafee, an independent, opposed the loan guarantee for 38 Studios as a candidate for governor. As for the extra tax credits, Chafee said Schilling's company may be entitled to them, but he is against further investment of public money.
"I give him all his credit as a baseball player," the governor said. But "I'm like anybody doing business. I'm looking out for my interests, in this case the taxpayers. That's what business is all about."
Schilling has not responded to requests for comment from The Associated Press.
"He is taking a huge hit personally, politically, financially and publicly," said his friend Scott Johnson, a cartoonist and illustrator.
The situation has saddened people who know Schilling from his charitable efforts, particularly in the world of Lou Gehrig's disease, or ALS.
Ellyn Phillips, president of the Greater Philadelphia Chapter of the ALS Association, recalled meeting Schilling in 1992 when he was playing for the Phillies. Phillips said it was Schilling and his wife, Shonda, who came up with the idea of raising money by getting people to donate for every strikeout he racked up. Phillips was thrilled.
"I was just like, 'Wow. They're really involved. They're the real thing,'" Phillips said.
Schilling's friends said Rhode Island shouldn't give up on 38 Studios yet.
"He's shown true grit, talent and a willingness to take it to the end," Johnson said. "We haven't seen the end yet with 38 Studios. He's not the kind of guy to just roll over. The ankle is bleeding. So now what?"
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This Final 'Interstellar' Trailer Is Epic and Amazing (Video)
By Megan Gannon 01 October 2014
Christopher Nolan's space epic "Interstellar" is still a month away from theaters, but the final trailer is out now and to say it is amazing is an understatement of, well, interstellar proportions.
In "Interstellar," Earth has run out of food, and a team of astronauts — including Matthew McConaughey as engineer-pilot "Cooper" — has to leave the planet to hunt for an alien world that humans could call home. The new two-and-a-half-minute clip features more scenes of a dusty, desperate Earth and Cooper with the daughter he has to leave behind for his humanity-saving mission. There are also gorgeous new shots of imagined alien planets and the spaceship Endurance. There's even a new view of that weird monolithic walking robot we caught a glimpse of in the last trailer. "Mankind's next step," the trailer's title card reads," will be our greatest."
In the teaser, we also find out that humans don't have much time to find a new home planet. "Your daughter's generation will be the last to survive on Earth," Michael Caine, as a professor, gravely tells Cooper.
A screengrab from the final "Interstellar" trailer showing Cooper and a strange robot exploring an alien world. (Image credit: Paramount Pictures)
The final "Interstellar" trailer is a reward in a new online experience that launched Monday (Sept. 29) by Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros. and Google. Through the website http://interstellar.withgoogle.com, visitors can find the trailer and other film Easter eggs in a "Space Hunt," while two other experiences (a Time Capsule and Transmissions) are also promised.
"Interstellar" is partly based on the writings of physicist Kip Thorne. The movie will go into wide released in the United States on Nov. 7, but the new trailer reveals that the film will start showing in IMAX theaters two days earlier, on Nov. 5.
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Q: Django Rest how to order on a model method Using Django Rest Framework is it possible to order on a model method? I have tried it and DRF requires it to be field. So gives the error:

Cannot resolve keyword 'distance' into field.

View
    class ActivityListView(ListCreateView):
    queryset = model_activity.objects.all()
    serializer_class = ActivityListSerializer
    filter_backends = (OrderingFilter,)
    # default ordering
    ordering = ('distance')

Serializer
class ActivityListSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):

    distance = serializers.SerializerMethodField('_get_distance')

    class Meta:
        model = model_activity
        fields = ('id', 'distance')

    def _get_distance(self, obj):
        return obj.get_distance(user=self.context['request'].user)

A: I think the answer is no, the OrderingFilter helps you to generate the queryset(essentially SQL).
but ordering by a model method means the django needs to load all the records from the database to the memory, then order it in the memory.
If you have a amount of records there, your scrips will extremely slow.
can you implement it in a SQL function? so that you can annotate the value by SQL function, then order by it.
from django.db import models

class ActivityListView(ListCreateView):

    queryset = model_activity.objects.all()
    serializer_class = ActivityListSerializer
    filter_backends = (OrderingFilter,)
    # default ordering
    ordering = ('distance')

    def filter_queryset(self, queryset):
        cur_latitude, cur_longitude = self.get_cur_latitude_longitude()
        # add the distance field to sql dataset result, so that we can order by it
        queryset = queryset.annotate(
            distance=models.Func(cur_latitude, cur_longitude, 'latitude', 'longitude', function='get_distance')
        )

        return super(ActivityListView, self).filter_queryset(self, queryset)

and don't forget to create the sql function, here's a example for postgresql:
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION public.geodistance(alat float8, alng float8, blat float8, blng float8)
  RETURNS float8
AS
$BODY$
  SELECT
        case when $1 is null or $2 is null or $3 is null or $4 is null
        then 9999999
        else
            asin(
            sqrt(
                sin(radians($3-$1)/2)^2 +
                sin(radians($4-$2)/2)^2 *
                cos(radians($1)) *
                cos(radians($3))
            )
            ) * 7926.3352
        end
        AS distance;
$BODY$
LANGUAGE sql IMMUTABLE;

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On May 7th, as I noted here yesterday, Men's Rightser Mike Buchanan only managed to score a humiliating 153 votes in the UK election. This brought the total number of votes cast for Buchanan's Justice for Men and Boys Party to — let me doublecheck the math here — 216 votes. 216.
The Labour Party, by contrast, won a total of 9,347,326 votes. But this was considerably less than the victorious Tories, and was seen as such a disaster for the party that Labour leader Ed Miliband resigned in disgrace.
Here's the, er, logic behind his victory claim, as set forth in a statement posted on his website, and on Men's Rights hate site A Voice for Men.
Around 05:30 today, the results were declared in the two seats where Ray Barry and I were standing. I secured 153 votes, Ray 63, and I'd like to thank the good people who voted for us.
While more votes would have been welcome, we achieved what we set out to achieve, which was to use the democratic process to break the conspiracy of silence about J4MB and men's human rights, and show up the hypocrisy and blatant gynocentrism of the mainstream political parties.
If your aim was merely to make a bit of noise, congratulations, Mike; a radiator can do that.
Mike took a moment to point out one piece of "evidence" for this terrible gynocentrism: Labour's Gloria de Piero, who won the seat Buchanan competed for so miserably failed to compete for, didn't even bother to mention him in her victory speech.
So it's only men in Ashfield for whom she won't work tirelessly over the next five years.
Either that or she just didn't feel the need to acknowledge a ludicrous "candidate" who got such a small percentage of the vote that it didn't even round up to 1 percent. Or maybe she just forgot? In any case, I'm pretty sure there are some men who voted for her, or Helen, or Philip, or Simon.
But even though he and his party comrade failed miserably at the polls, Buchanan takes heart in the fact that the complete assholes who blight the comment sections of every major UK newspaper were on his side.
[T]he comment streams in articles by the Telegraph, Independent, Mail, Express, and even the Guardian and Observer, have been highly supportive of J4MB, and many thousands of people have been led to our website after reading these articles.
I guess, from my point of view, this is a highly reassuring result, showing that these commenters don't reflect the opinions of some silent majority, but rather that of a very loud but actually quite miniscule minority.
Your party has tried a male leader, and he — that is, you — failed miserably.
Clearly, you need to step down and let a woman take charge.
My car made a bit of noise, too. A new muffler and shocks and it was fine. Then I got the bill. Then I made noise.


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Q: getUTCDate() Function Issue in Different Time Zones I am facing very strange issue kindly take a look at two examples below.
My Development Environment Time Zone: GMT+0500
When i use following function:
var d = new Date("Tue Mar 18 2014 00:00:00 GMT+0500");
var n = d.getUTCDate();

n = 17 which is correct (Return the UTC day of the month of a specific, local time, date-time) and everything works perfectly in my timezone.
My Clients Time Zone: GMT+0000
var d = new Date("Tue Mar 18 2014 00:00:00 GMT+0000");
var n = d.getUTCDate();

n = 18 which is wrong
any one put some light why is that? how to resolve this issue?
any help would be appreciated.

A:
n = 18 which is wrong

No it's not.  You supplied GMT+0000, which is the same as GMT or UTC.  So the result from getUTCDate is of course the date you passed in.
I think you are confused because of how you worded this:

My Development Environment Time Zone: GMT+0500
My Clients Time Zone: GMT+0000

A time zone is not a numeric offset.  A time zone can have an offset, or multiple offset, and includes the history of how the offsets have changed over time.  See "Time Zone != Offset" in the timezone tag wiki.
So those might be the current offsets for you and your client, but that doesn't necessarily mean that they are always going to be in the same offset.  If your client is in the UK, then they are at +0000 now, but they will soon be on +0100.  See here for details.

A: Your first date is explicitly constructed with a time zone that results in the UTC date being 17.  At midnight of the 18th in the timezone 5 hours ahead of UTC (GMT), it's still the 17th in London. Your second date is constructed with the explicit UTC timezone. At the time indicated by your second date, in other words, it's 5 o'clock in the morning in the first timezone.


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There is an entire world out there of social opportunities…are we robbing our clients of them by having them in groups with people who are "same in thinking and language"?


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Ty Scott King is a versatile, award-winning artist who has fine-tuned a balance between poetry and hip hop. Referred to by many as "the Maya Angelou of this generation," she has shared platforms with a variety of notable industry greats, awed international audiences, and performed at the United States Pentagon.
Ty has successfully showcased her poetic talent on the National Poetry Slam level, founded and toured in the hip hop & poetry group: Platinum Souls, hosted an internationally broadcasted television show, and served as host of her own radio show. Her poetry has been featured in national radio ads for corporate giants such as Pizza Hut, McDonald's (for which she won a prestigious Silver Mic Award), and Aveeno. She has appeared on major television networks such as BET and TV One, and has garnered multiple long-running successes on the Billboard Music Charts.
Also a published author and accomplished speaker, Ty is showing no signs of slowing her pace as she continues to tour and promote her music and books. Her mission is to inspire others to overcome their trials while boldly sharing their God-given gifts and talents.
> "Glory" (single)-- Released: August 9, 2019
> "Shine" (single)-- Released: March 5, 2019
> "Concrete" (single)-- Released: January 23, 2018
> "Kings & Queens" (album)-- Released: August 19, 2014
> "Rock" (single)-- Released: June 4, 2013
> "God's Up to Something Good" (feature); Billboard Charting single-- Released: January 2012
> "E3:20" (album)-- Released: June 21, 2011
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Ring Main Unit(RMU) is metal enclosed gas insulated compact switchgear unit used in secondary distribution up to 36 kV(36000 Volt), 630A. The RMUs are made of stainless steel and are hermetically tight, welded switchgear vessels. As a result, RMUs are insensitive/less sensitive to uncontrollable environmental conditions such as humidity, dust, condensation, small animals.
Switchgear vessels designed as sealed pressure systems results in maintenance-free switching devices and thanks to the use of SF6 insulation, compact dimensions are possible.
There are different combinations of modules or feeders in an RMU. These modules or feeders provides application of interest. The feeders can be Ring Main feeder, Transformer feeder, Circuit Breaker feeder, Bus Sectionalizer, Cable feeder, billing and metering feeder.
Ring main feeder or Ring feeder consist of three position switch(explained later in this article) and current transformers to measure the current incoming from ring. This feeder keeps the individual RMU in ring with larger system of RMUs.
Transformer feeder or T feeder consist of Three Position Switch and HRC (high rupturing capacity) fuse to protect the feeder during fault.
Circuit Breaker feeder or Line feeder consist of Three Position Switch and Vacuum Circuit Breaker(to disconnect the system during fault condition) and current transformer whose secondary side is connected to a protective relay which sense the fault and give Trip command to the Circuit Breaker at the instant of fault.
Cable feeder is vacant individual panel.
Billing and metering feeder are used for billing purposes as the name suggests and it consist of Potential transformer (or Voltage transformer).
Three position switching devices are of three position design, having the ability to close or open or earth the feeder. To provide better mechanical interlocking, a three position is made of single shafts can be rotated to either closed or opened the disconnector or earth the line (only one operation at any given time).
If the disconnector is closed (line/feeder is live) the switch can never be operated to in earth position. This is known as Service condition.
If the switch is closed in earth position, the switch can never be operated to in disconnector position. This is called Maintenance condition.
The third condition is called neutral or Test. In this condition the switch is closed neither as disconnector nor as earth.
The operation of Three position switch can be fully automated or mechanised. If it is automated it can closed/opened in either disconnector or earth position using a TNC (Trip/Neutral/Close) Switch. If it is mechanised, it can be operated using an operating lever.


Restaurants large and small have to practice safe food handling procedures to prevent foodborne illnesses, which is why health departments inspect dining establishments regularly. There are laws in place that determine how frequently these inspections take place, and what inspectors look for.
Food contamination by restaurant workers.
Cross-contamination between foods, such as raw chicken touching other food.
Contamination from non-food sources, such as bugs, sick employees, rodents, etc.
Many, if not all, of the restaurant violations that fail inspections can cause foodborne illnesses. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there are over 250 foodborne diseases, which can easily be caused by cross-contamination, an employee handling food and failing to wash their hands first, inadequate refrigeration, rats, cockroaches, and so on.
"Most of them [foodborne illnesses] are infections, caused by a variety of bacteria, viruses, and parasites," says the CDC.Additionally, toxins and chemicals can come into food in restaurants, contaminating the food and causing various foodborne illnesses.
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This is the moment the whale-like Airbus BelugaXL completed its flyover the West Country.
The distinctive aircraft, shaped like a beluga whale, flew over the region as part of its maiden UK flight.
The massive transporter flew from the Airbus headquarters in Toulouse in France on Thursday (February 14) afternoon before heading across the Channel.
It was headed to Hawarden Airport in North Wales, where it landed earlier this afternoon.
Earlier today, Airbus announced it will end production of its flagship A380superjumbo, potentially putting UK jobs at risk.


When people think of Nepal, the first thing that comes to mind are the spectacular Himalaya, however there is so much more to Nepal. The Terai is the region in southern Nepal, bordering India which is a lowland plain region, with dense forests, grassland and marshes. The Tharu people are the original inhabitants of the region.
Chitwan National Park is in a sub-tropical region of the Terai and is rich in flora and fauna. The park is a great place to view the wildlife of Nepal which include the Bengal tiger, one-horned rhinoceros and gharial crocodile. There is also an elephant breeding centre and elephant safaris and boat trips are very popular.
One of the holiest places in Nepal, Lumbini is the birthplace of Siddhartha Gautama in 563BC who became Gautama Buddha after achieving enlightenment. The Mayadevi Temple can be found in Lumbini which is believed to be situated at the site of Buddha's birthplace.
Daman is possibly the greatest place in Nepal for viewing the Himalayas including spectacular views of Mount Everest and many of the other highest peaks in the country. There is also a botanical garden situated in Daman which highlights the local flora.
Bardia National Park is the largest National Park in Nepal but has much less visitors than Chitwan and great opportunities for wildlife spotting including wild Asian elephants, Bengal tigers and one-horned rhinoceros . Around 70% of the park is covered with forest and is home to the Tharu people.
The Suklaphanta Wildlife Reserve is in the western region of the Terai and is characterised by open grassland, forest and tropical wetland. Animals that can be found in the Reserve include the Bengal tiger, Indian leopard, sloth bear, Asian elephant and swamp deer.
Koshi Tappu is the smallest of the Terai's Wildlife Reserves and is situated in Eastern Nepal. It comprises mainly of mudflats, reed beds and marshes however is an excellent place for bird watching with over 400 species of birds. Other animals in the region include Asian elephants, various species of deer and otters.


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Nov 5 I was in an Accident. Now What?
I was in an accident. Do I need a lawyer?
The team at WDHE brings more than 100 years of combined experience in injury law.
So, you were recently in an auto accident. You're probably wondering if you really need to get a lawyer. Maybe you're thinking the whole fiasco has already been expensive and hiring a lawyer is just one more thing you'll have to pay for. Here are a few questions to help you decide whether to call your lawyer or not.
If your answer to this question is no, then you'll probably be fine without a lawyer. But, if you incurred injuries in the accident, and you're communicating with an insurance company to get your expenses covered, your life will be much less stressful with a lawyer on your side.
The unfortunate truth is insurance companies are very good at navigating the system to pay out as little as possible. Victims may be intimidated by legal lingo or bombarded with aggressive phone calls. By hiring a lawyer, the firm will field all phone calls and communicate directly with the insurance company, ensuring you get exactly what you're owed.
Are your injuries serious or did someone die?
When an accident causes serious injury or wrongful death, it's imperative that you get legal help. As the seriousness of the injuries increase, so will the legal complexities. A law firm will work with the hospitals, doctors, and any other medical treatment providers as well as all insurance providers. Your legal representation will stand between you and all other entities. This means you won't be bombarded or harassed and can focus on getting better.
Is there a criminal matter involved with the accident?
If the accident involved drugs, alcohol, other criminal behavior, or even the suspicion that criminal activity occurred, you should call a lawyer immediately. Further, you should not speak to anyone on your own behalf. Seemingly harmless statements may be used by insurance companies to shirk responsibility.
Be prepared to face a battle (which, depending on your personal style, might sound like fun). High-pressure tactics by insurance companies and bill collectors may keep you in limbo longer than you anticipate. It is also very likely you will receive less money for your injuries facing these organizations on your own. By simply having legal expertise in your corner, many insurance companies will weigh the costs of having to battle with an experienced team and settle the case.
The team at WDHE brings more than 100 years of combined experience in injury law. Our lawyers have a proven track record of finding money that would otherwise be left on the table. When you work with WDHE, you have your lawyer's cell phone number and sincere promise that we will work until your case is resolved.
As a matter of fact, at WDHE we work on the contingency that we only get paid when we recover the payments owed to you. We're that confident we can help. For a free consultation on your case, contact us today.
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Opinion : Get your radio ready – Wycombe Sound have a 5 year broadcast licence
Ivor | April 22, 2016
There was some most excellent news for Wycombe on Wednesday this week when it was announced that Wycombe Sound have been awarded a five year licence to broadcast by Ofcom.
I'm so looking forward to having Wycombe Sound as a permanent feature of the town. Wycombe desperately needed a community radio station and now we have got one.
The station has already shown what it can do during the three four week trial broadcasts that have already taken place. During the test broadcasts I was amazed how much they managed to get into such a short amount of time.
The radio station has shown it's worth already from covering events in Wycombe, like the switching on of the Christmas lights in the town centre to special programmes when Wycombe Wanderers played games in the FA Cup. Not to mention the highly useful traffic information which my good self found most helpful fro avoiding the terrible traffic jams that build up in the town centre.
Over the next five years the station will undoubtedly become a central part of life in Wycombe and a place we can turn for entertainment, information and useful programmes that keep us informed on developments and the good work taking place in the town.
From what I understand once the station is on the air permanently in addition to the programmes already featured in the trial broadcasts there will be cookery programmes broadcast from The Radio Kitchen, which is part of the studio complex as well as live music concerts from The Blue Room, also in the studio building, which is large enough to contain the performers as well a moderate sized audience.
With live performances taking place not only is the radio station becoming part of the town but the very studio that Wycombe Sound broadcasts from is likely to become a central part of the local community too for hosting live events.
When the station returns permanently on a full time basis I'm sure the people of Wycombe will be wondering how we managed before.
I've got my radio ready, the sooner the Wycombe Sound transmitter is switch on on again the better.
*My blogs are published every Tuesday and Friday evening around 8.00pm here on the WycombeToday.com website.
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I'm having a hard time looking at social media today.
In the days, weeks, months and years after, we all used the phrase Never Forget. So today, 10 years removed from that overcast, frigid day in Omaha, of course countless media outlets and people are recounting where they were, what witnesses remember, and how we all feel about it now.
I guess I feel bad retweeting, sharing, posting because I was merely a storyteller that day, and not part of what happened. It's like I don't have the right to remind people of the anniversary. I remember the day after, Rob sitting in our story meeting and sharing what a first responder had told him… that in the hours after the massacre, standing inside of Von Maur, he could hear someone's cell phone ringing, ringing, ringing, over and over… and he knew a victim's loved one was on the other end. What I experienced that day was nothing.
The shooter had been in and out of juvenile courtrooms since he was a toddler. Court files several inches thick shed light on a troubled child, talking about death and violence from an early age, threatening the very people who loved him. From all indications (noted in this article from ABC News), his father did everything he could to help him, turning to the state for more than a quarter of a million dollars in therapy and services.
We went to their home that day. I worked with legendary photojournalist Pete Soby, and together, we knocked on the shooter's father's door. He opened the door, he listened, he said no comment. We returned to the car, and watched one reporter after another do the same thing we had just done. I remember then seeing that father and someone else come outside to shovel snow. Every photographer got out and got video of them.. just shoveling silently.
Later that day or early the next, we returned to that house. So many questions.. what happened to this young man? WHY did he do this? There had to be reasons.. why would he unleash this terror on complete strangers?? WHY??? We went back to that house for answers. Once again, we pulled up along the curb and parked.. and I broke down. I could not force myself to get out of that car. That man had also lost a loved one in the shootings, his son, coupled with the unimaginable weight of what his child had done. I could not knock on his door again.
Soby was a journalist with a rare gift: throughout his career he found the perfect balance of aggression and compassion. He knew what our responsibility was as journalists and how to get a story, but he never forgot people are human beings first, not faceless subjects in our work. He got out of the car and knocked on that door. When Pete came back, he told me after the father told him no comment, Pete suggested he tape a sign to his door with those words.. that people would stop knocking. A simple act of kindness I hope provided maybe an ounce of respite during such a horrific nightmare.
Every time my children and I see a firefighter or police officer, I try to make a point to encourage my boys to go up and tell them thank you, and to teach them these are people who go to work everyday to keep us safe. It deeply saddens me to say today's current climate regarding mass shootings is more 'common' than it was ten years ago. Today, a mass shooting is a quick mention on CNN or nightly news, forgotten after a few days. In 2007, our city had never experienced anything like this before. When those calls started flooding 911, it was deputies, officers, and paramedics who moved in, risking their own lives and well being to help strangers. They saw the aftermath. They saw the nightmare. Once the adrenaline fades, once the threat is neutralized, how do you ever shake those images out of your memory?
I am grateful for every one of the heroes who moved in that day, not knowing what was in front of them. I am also grateful for every hero working right now in their cruiser, station or firehouse… because I know they'd move in to help me, too. And unfortunately, we all now know IT COULD HAPPEN.. to any of us.
To this day, I'm still surprised that Micky agreed to a TV interview about what happened to her inside of Von Maur that day, but honored she trusted us to share it. Now 'retired' photojournalist Justin Riviera and I arrived at her apartment, beautifully decorated with figurines and family pictures. It had only been a few months since the shootings.
Micky had almost died that day.. shot point blank inside Von Maur. I asked Micky if she made eye contact with the shooter; I guess I expected her to say no, it was all a blur. Chills went down my spine as she told us that he looked her straight in the eyes, then shot her in the abdomen.
Micky later wrote a book with author June Blair.
Micky's book is entitled 35 Minutes and Counting (click here for details). She was on the floor for 35 minutes as first responders ensured the shooter was dead, evacuated the store, and found Micky lying on the floor of Von Maur, alive. For the rest of her life, Micky was in physical pain from her injuries, and emotional pain from what she had been through. She wrote Justin and I a letter after Fourth of July, noting how badly the fireworks affected her. She was such a kind, strong woman who had been through incredible challenges throughout her life.. she didn't deserve this.
Micky passed away in 2016.
We stood there huddled together outside Von Maur. First there was one.. then a few.. then hundreds of bouquets of flowers blanketing the steps leading up to the doors. I don't remember why we had gathered there, but I know there were family members throughout the crowd. I remember someone speaking (or trying to speak) and softly, it began. Silent Night.
Within moments, the entire crowd… reporters, photographers, city officials and police officers, loved ones of those lost, strangers… we were all singing Silent Night together.
It was so beautiful, one of the clearest memories I have from those days. The unity of the human spirit, joined together to support one another and to hold our broken spirits together.
I'd see the snowflakes later… thousands of them, handmade and plastered all over the walls separating Von Maur from the mall itself. This would become a symbol of support for the victims' families.. showing them they weren't alone in this tragedy.
I debated writing this because I don't want to seem like I'm exploiting this anniversary, or this terrible day. But by not writing or posting anything, I fear worse.. that those most touched by this day will think I, and others, have forgotten. We will NEVER FORGET.
I will never forget the courage and bravery of our first responders.
I will never forget the strength of survivors like Micky Oldham and Fred Wilson.
Throughout my career in journalism, I never forgot about the compassion and balance I learned from my colleagues the day after and in the days that followed.
I will never forget the love that exists in all of us, even in the darkest of times.
For all of you touched by that day, especially those still suffering and hurting, my thoughts and prayers are with you today.
Well that was a tough day/ Thanks. Legendary??? Just a guy with his camera.
Thank you so much for writing this. Such wonderful but yet tragic memories or that day and those after. I look forward to reading 35 minutes and Counting.


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Q: Lit-element | Unable to load scss into lit-element I'm on Mac, latest chrome using webpack 4 with the current webpack scss/css loaders (this is the before state of the required scss lit-element loaders etc...):
use: [MiniCssExtractPlugin.loader, "css-loader", 'postcss-loader', "sass-loader"]
I'm unable to successfully load scss into my lit-element component.
I have used the following examples and have failed:
https://github.com/drdreo/lit-scss-loader,
https://github.com/clicksolutions/lit-element-scss-loader,
https://blog.webf.zone/on-styling-web-components-b74b8c70c492
All of the above have failed.
Is there a way you can successfully load a scss file into a lit-element component at this stage as doing the inline way is very messy and I'm repeating my self a lot:
static get styles () {
return css`
.magic-class-name {
    margin: 0;
}
.magic-class-name .magic-class-name2 .magic-class-name3 {
    margin: 0;
}  `
etc...

A: I ran into this problem aswell and found my way around it in a 'hacky' way!
What i started doing was directly inject my scss into my lit-element as a string and 'parse' it using unsafeCSS!
You'll need installed "to-string-loader":
yarn add to-string-loader -D
npm install to-string-loader --save-dev

My webpack config (relevant part):
{
    test: /\.(s?)css$/,
    use: [
      // to inject the result into the DOM as a style block
      { loader: "to-string-loader" },
      {
        loader: "css-loader",
      },
      {
       // to convert SASS to CSS
        loader: "sass-loader",
      },
    ],
  },

Also don't forget to add scss/css to your extensions:
...
extensions: [".ts", ".js", ".scss", "css"],
...

With this Webpack will transpile your SCSS into CSS and insert its 'content' wherever it's required as a string!
in my classes I add the following to "static get styles()":
import {..., unsafeCSS, css } from "lit-element";

class WebComponent extends LitElement {
    static get styles() {
        return css`
          ${unsafeCSS(require("./path/to/your/styles.scss"))}
        `;
    }
}

Even if it's a bit hacky I still get the full intelissense of the IDE in my .scss styles!
And since there's no 'user input' in my scss file I'm not worrying too much about XSS either, even when using unsafeCSS().
Might not be the best but it's what I've done to make it work for now!
Good luck, I will watch this topic for better/improved answers aswell!

A: Using SCSS With Lit and Webpack
Installing Dependencies
First, you are going to need the following dependencies. Install them if they aren't already a part of your project.
npm install sass-loader@latest --save-dev
npm install lit-css-loader@latest --save-dev

The two commands above will install the packages and save then in your package.json.
Update Your webpack.config.js File
After installing the above dependencies, you'll need to update your webpack.config.js file with the following:
module.exports = [
    {
        module: {
            rules: [
                {
                    test: /\.scss$/,
                    exclude: /node_modules/,
                    use: [
                        {
                            loader: "lit-css-loader"
                        },
                        {
                            loader: "sass-loader",
                            options: {
                                sassOptions: {
                                    outputStyle: "compressed"
                                },
                            },
                        }
                    ],
                }
            ]
        }
    }
]

Note that this is not the entire webpack config and the external parts are just to indicated where the rules object you are going to add goes. Only the object inside the rules array is what you are adding here.
It is extremely important that the loaders in the use array stay in the order they are in. Always have lit-css-loader first and sass-loader second.
Importing Your Stylesheet
In the file you are creating your stylesheet in (typically the lit component file, but some projects use external files to load stylesheets) you can now import your stylesheet with the following line of code:
import stylesheet from "./toggle.stylesheet.scss";
Just put it at the top of the file with the rest of your imports.
Inside the class definition you can now use the following line to define the styles for your component using the loaded SCSS file:
static styles = css`${stylesheet}`;

Note that we do not need to use unsafeCSS here because the lit-css-loader package handled converting our imported SCSS file to a CSSResult object as required by the css function. This keeps your application nice and secure.
TypeScript Accommodations
Here's what to do if you're using TypeScript and it's giving you you the following error:
Cannot find module './*mystylesheet*.scss' or its corresponding type declarations.
In the root folder of your project create a file called global.d.ts. This is going to serve as a typings file to define modules for your project. If you already have a *.d.ts file in your root or a typings folder with one or several of these files in it, you can either make a new file beside it, or update the existing file with the following:
declare module '*.scss';
Once you have created the file, open up your tsconfig.json file and look for the includes` array. You'll want to add a reference to your file here if there isn't already a glob reference that would include it.
Here's an example of what it might look like:
"include": [
    "global.d.ts"
]

Now that all of your configuration is done, make sure you restart any running processes before trying your luck. If your IDE is still throwing errors but everything is compiling OK you may need to restart your IDE for it to pick up on the changes to your tsconfig.json file.


On Thursday, the world finally learned the name of American Horror Story's seventh season — Cult — and now, we have our first extended look at what's to come when it debuts on September 5.
The AHS: Cult "Afraid Preview,"as it's listed on YouTube, hit the web on Friday, and it's definitely not for the clown-phobic set. A previous, 20-second teaser released at the time of the title announcement featured a cultish gathering of clowns, and this latest trailer really expands on that idea.
The video plays almost like a propaganda piece for a group of particularly creepy clowns, all decked out in black with white face paint, red noses, and dramatic smoky eyes. "Do you ever feel alone?": The voiceover seems to be speaking directly to a blue female clown lost in the clown crowd — and, ahem, us. "Does it seem like no one really understands you? Do some people just make you sick? Are you afraid? We can set you free. We will make you strong. We want you."
That line seems to be a reference to the famed Uncle Sam "We Want You!" posters you learned about in American history class, and it's not the only USA motif that crops up in the trailer. Until very recently, pretty much all we knew about season 7 was that it would be related to the 2016 presidential election, and the first episode would kick off on election night. Although it's not apparent how this relates to the "cult" theme, this new trailer has a very clear red-white-and-blue motif and even a flag with red and blue stripes.


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I guess we'll just have to go back to firing squad, huh? I doubt he's too fat for that. This man was committed his crime 22 years ago. My tax dollars (I'm from Ohio) have been going to keep this mother fucker alive (and fat) for all that time. Bullshit. I have a 9-cent lead solution...
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,397082,00.html
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A death row inmate scheduled for execution in October says he's so fat that Ohio executioners would have trouble finding his veins and that his weight could diminish the effectiveness of one of the lethal injection drugs.
Lawyers for Richard Cooey argue in a federal lawsuit that Cooey had poor veins when he faced execution five years ago and that the problem has been worsened by weight gain.
They cite a document filed by a prison nurse in 2003 that said Cooey had sparse veins and that executioners would need extra time.
"When you start the IV's come 15 minutes early," wrote the nurse who examined Cooey. "I don't have any veins."
The lawsuit, filed Friday in federal court in Columbus, also says prison officials have had difficulty drawing blood from Cooey for medical procedures. Cooey is 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighs 267 pounds, according to the lawsuit.
Cooey, 41, was sentenced to die for raping and murdering two female University of Akron students in 1986. After a federal judge granted Cooey a last-minute reprieve in 2003, Cooey was returned to death row. In April, he lost a challenge to Ohio's lethal injection process when the U.S. Supreme Court said he had missed a deadline to file a lawsuit.
Cooey's execution is scheduled for Oct. 14. He would be the first inmate put to death in Ohio since Christopher Newton was executed last year for killing a prison cellmate over their chess games.
It would also be the first execution in Ohio since the end of an unofficial national moratorium on executions that began l injection procedure.
Since the court upheld the procedure in April, 16 inmates have been executed around the country.
Attorneys for Cooey in his latest lawsuit say a drug he is taking for migraine headaches could diminish the effectiveness of the first of three drugs Ohio uses in its execution process.
Cooey's use of the drug Topamax, a type of seizure medication, may have created a resistance to thiopental, the drug used to put inmates to sleep before two other lethal drugs are administered, Dr. Mark Heath, a physician hired by the Ohio Public Defender's Office, said in documents filed with the court.
Heath also says Cooey's weight, combined with the potential drug resistance, increases the risk he would not be properly anesthetized.
That's a real concern for Cooey, his public defender, Kelly Culshaw Schneider, said Monday.
"All of the experts agree if the first drug doesn't work, the execution is going to be excruciating," she said.
She said the Department of Rehabilitation and Correction has not indicated how they would deal with Cooey's vein problems.
Prisons system spokeswoman Andrea Carson and Jim Gravelle, a spokesman for the Ohio Attorney General's Office, both said Monday they hadn't seen the lawsuit and couldn't comment.
Last year, Carson cited the obesity of Newton as one of the reasons prison officials had difficulty accessing his veins before his May 24 execution. Newton was 6 feet, 265 pounds.
Two years ago, convicted killer Jeffrey Lundgren argued unsuccessfully that he was at greater risk of experiencing pain and suffering because he was overweight and diabetic.
A federal appeals court rejected the claim by Lundgren, convicted of killing a family of five in an eastern Ohio cult killing. He was executed in October 2006.
In 1999, lawyers for Florida condemned killer Allen Davis, who weighed 350 pounds, argued the voltage in the electric chair fell short of the amount needed to kill painlessly, especially for a man the size of Allen.
During Allen's execution, blood poured from his face in what officials said was a nosebleed that happened after he died.
KingTim
Damn thats crazy. I agree kill him some other way. For what he did he deserves to die.
SpikedRocker
I read about this story this morning, only in Ohio eh Repeat? hehe
LegalSmash
use a saw, or kill him with fire.
Would they have troubles feeding a bullet into his brain?
I was just about to type that +rep
why should he been shown human decency?
why should he get a painless death?
did those 2 girls he raped and killed get a painless exit?
Exactly! That's my 9-cent solution. Why do we keep these people alive?
FIAR!! FIRE!!! FIRE! MUAHAAHHAHHHAHA! :)
Why does it take over 20 years for someone to be killed?
He raped two students and then killed them, why does he deserve a painless death???
To be honest shooting him in the face is just going to kill him anyway......why didn't they do that 20 years ago instead of wasting tax payers money?
BOOWY
I would imagine that they want to be absolutely sure that they have the right guy. If the criminal in question admitted to doing it and doesn't deny it, I don't see why it would take 20 years, but certainly if he denies that he did it then there is a slim possibility that he didn't do it. People have been released from prison years later for something they didn't do based on new evidence.
There would certainly be an uproar if they executed someone who turned out to be innocent.
EDIT: Also, I think killing a criminal too early would be doing him a favor to be honest. Who wouldn't want to be executed over living the rest of their life in prison?
Italian Jew
I know he deserves execution, but executions cost more than imprisonment (I don't care about the cost in this case, but I'm not paying for it really).
Even though bullets are relatively cheap, the process involved can cost millions of dollars more than life in prison. I think it should be a lot cheaper so it would be more efficient than imprisonment, but what can you do?
You serious?
Can you please find me a source with figures? That's such bullshit if it's true.
http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/COcosttestimony.pdf
http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/article.php?did=108
The point made is that if one is sentenced to a death penalty, the costs of the case(including appeals), imprisonment, other legal matters, and the actual execution amount to more than just life imprisonment.
The problem is that if you are given the death penalty, you are not immediately killed. Most of the convicted wait many years before they are finally killed, but by that time all the bills pile up.
As I said before, I would want the death penalty to be more efficient so the convicted wouldn't have to wait (I know, they are so anxious) and the costs would be significantly lower. However, the problems remains that the person in question could be innocent even though he was given the death penalty. This just means the legal processes involved before the sentencing need to be more precise and leave little question or room for appeals.
I think they should bring back the process of working in prisons. Growing food, doing simple construction on site, manufacturing small goods. Get them to generate some money that can help offset the costs of feeding and housing all the inmates. We need to bring back ball and chain gangs. Some may argue that as a form of slavery. I see it as working for your keep. These prisoners are given a place of rest, food, and other form of activities. They should be made to generate some sort of revenue to compensate for the services they are receiving.
In regard to the man being to fat for lethal injection. I don't see how a firing squad would not be effective or a coup de grâce. There are still 2 states that use firing squads.
GrayFox
His attorneys say a drug he is taking for migraine headaches could affect the execution process. The drug Topamax, a type of seizure medication, may have created a resistance to thiopental, the drug used to put inmates to sleep before two other lethal drugs are administered, Dr. Mark Heath, a physician hired by the Ohio Public Defender's Office, said in documents filed with the court.
I like this part. Its like, whats the worst that could happen if they go through with it anyways, that he dies?
barackobama
Haha, good way to escape the death charge!
Blindfold... $10
Cheap rifle... $200
Clip of bullets... $100
The satisfaction of killing someone... Priceless.
For everything else, there's BastardCard.
Or, why not just do what the Nazis did and have a compeltely self-sufficient labour camp? The mattresses are made of hair, gold teeth are melted down for nice chandeliers in the Officers Quarters, and possessions are sold to pay for more gas grenades.
Why, I love nice chandeliers. What a coincidence!
Indeed, old bean. Mm'yes indeed, indeed.
MMM a hair mattress, that sounds soft.
People are in prisons because they can not live with the laws of their current society. In order to correct this their civil rights are restricted. Instead of letting them rot in a cell hoping that the guilt system will rehabilitate them; they should be put to work to build a stronger character.
Or as I prefer - put to death to get rid of the fuckers.
:001_rolleyes:
AppleShark
Make a note of this - Repeat is never allowed to watch V for Vendetta. EVER.
CINCINNATI — Ohio executed a 5-foot-7, 267-pound double murderer who argued he was too fat to die humanely by lethal injection on Tuesday, the state's first execution since the end of an unofficial national moratorium.
Richard Cooey, 41, died at 10:28 a.m. at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville.
There were no immediate reports of problems finding suitable veins to deliver the deadly chemicals, a problem that delayed previous executions in the state.
Cooey's attorneys had argued that his weight problem would make it difficult for prison staff to access a vein. A prisons spokeswoman said Cooey received a pre-execution exam early Tuesday and was cleared.
Cooey, who killed two University of Akron students in 1986, walked into the death chamber at 10:15 a.m. wearing gray pants and was strapped onto the gurney.
"You (expletive) haven't paid any attention to anything I've said in the last 22 1/2 years, why would anyone pay any attention to anything I've had to say now," Cooey said looking at the ceiling. He made no other comment.
Cooey tapped the fingers of his left hand several times before he died and his face took on a purple shade.
Six family members of one of his victims watched the execution. Summit County Prosecutor Sherri Bevan Walsh said the family was disappointed that Cooey was vulgar and hateful at the end.
Cooey was the first inmate executed in Ohio in more than a year, and the state's first since the end of the unofficial moratorium on executions that began last year while the U.S. Supreme Court reviewed Kentucky's lethal injection procedure.
Before the moratorium, Ohio had one of the nation's busiest death chambers.
Cooey lost a final appeal earlier Tuesday when the U.S. Supreme Court turned down without comment his complaint that the state's protocol for lethal injection could cause an agonizing and painful death. Cooey wanted the state to use a single drug rather than a three-drug combination, and asked for a stay of execution pending a hearing on that motion.
The court on Monday denied a separate appeal based on Cooey's claim that his obesity was a bar to humane lethal injection. The argument also had been rejected by a federal appeals court in Cincinnati and the Ohio Supreme Court, with both courts ruling that he missed a deadline for filing appeals.
Cooey is 75 pounds heavier than when he went to death row — the result of prison food and 23-hour-a-day confinement, his lawyers said.
They also argued that a migraine medicine prescribed by a prison physician could reduce the effect of the anesthetic used as part of the three-drug lethal injection.
They claimed that Ohio has a history of botched executions.
The last Ohio inmate to be executed was Christopher Newton — who was similar in size to Cooey — in May 2007. The execution team had trouble putting IVs in his arm, delaying his execution nearly two hours. There were similar problems in the execution of another inmate in 2006.
Cooey made an earlier trip to the death house. But a U.S. District Court judge intervened hours before his scheduled execution in July 2003 when the Ohio Public Defender's office said it needed more time to assess the case after an appeals court dismissed his previous attorneys for inadequate representation.
Cooey and a co-defendant were convicted in the sexual assaults and slayings of University of Akron students Dawn McCreery, 20, and Wendy Offredo, 21, in September 1986. His co-defendant was 17 and was sentenced to life in prison because of his age.
The state has now executed 27 inmates since 1999, when Ohio renewed executions after more than three decades.
*Peter Griffin Laugh*
Your a fire starter,
Twisted fire started ...
That works too ;)
Zero001
and itchy :sad:
I think it's just sad that the United States is executing it's citizens...
Um, why? He sexually assaulted and killed two people.
I think its sad that Europe lost its collective balls and WONT execute those that NEED to die to protect the greater community.
He deserved to die, now he has. He costs society less this way.
We don't think of ourselves as more important than we are. Euthanasia is illegal, so why can people judge that people should be killed for a "greater good"? Using those words sounds odd, if you ask me, when you describe a country that is supposed to be the epitome of the free world.
Nah you guys just don't have enough balls.
AMERICA: WE'VE GOT HUGE BALLS!!!
:-P Before you freak out Havok, I'm kidding.
He committed a crime against the state, against the nation, and most importantly against the people thereof.
England has lost its true self, which is why London is Londonistan, you over pay taxes to support immigrants, chavs, and other undesirables, and you are excessively politically correct.
Draw and Quarter a few people, and watch how fast the rude boys start to behave.
Executions work, believe it.
Supporting inmates in US Penal System:
37,000 a year till 50
60-75K year to support over 50
80+ years old 100K a year +
Killing them: less than 100,000, whereas supporting them for 3 years costs you more than the execution.
We need to expand executions for lesser crimes.
A single bullet isn't very expensive at all!
But the process to use that bullet it is expensive (if not bullets, then electricity, lethal injection, etc.). They are not more cost effective, but they can be if you remove much of the bureaucracy and nonsense out of the way. Even though they are more expensive, executions are an effective way to prevent somebody from doing anymore harm to society without letting them live. If you kill someone unlawfully, I'd say you lost your privilege to live.
Sorry, but no matter what you offer up as facts, mostly entirely opinion, neither of us will ever be correct about the subject. Your legal system kills people, ours doesn't, let's leave it at that.
With all due respect, and I'm sure you'll still get riled up about it but:
Lets leave it at Britain is weak willed and has been since the 1960s, which is fact, not opinion.
I've seen you come here and whine about how the chavs mimic "american culture" (Which, BTW, is not "american culture" but "black urban culture"), its not that this "new" culture is uprooting "good british ideas and customs" its your own people have let your culture fall into the shitter. Your national dish is Curry or Chicken Tikka Masala for fucks sake. The US may have the largest hodgepodge of immigrants standing as citizens, residents, and illegals combined, but our national dish is not fucking tacos. You've simply let yourselves go apeshit on "inclusiveness" and political correctness.
Left wing ideology has essentially turned Britain into 1984esque nightmare for whomever is not Pakistani, Indian, impoverished anglo, or some other garden variety European. You all punished a MP for saying "nitty gritty" in 2002 because the term had some colloquial meaning in the slavery days of yore.
I really hoped when Thatcher and Blair served that things would improve for the nation that gave my nation its founding principles, but it has not. Honestly, I pray for your country, because its not a Britain that most British people who I've met in DC, at school, in the law, and through various other occasions are particularly proud of.
I'm not saying it to be a dick, but you are ignoring the real problem if you just want to say "Tally Ho, Its the bloody Yanks' fault" when your kids are walking around with their pants at their knees and living off the dole like its nothing to be ashamed of. You need to instill pride and work ethic into people, and a feeling that "I need to do this to succeed" and not just allow them to suckle at the Government/Parliment/Queen (God Save Her)'s Financial Teet.
As tot he actual crux of the matter of the thread:
Killing assholes that would otherwise tear asunder society and the safety the rules by which we live provide is not "wrong", its necessary.
First of all -- agreed on the last sentence. Baddies need to bite the dust sometimes.
Secondly, if states were to invest in a one time cost, we could solve this matter. What would this one time cost be, you ask? I'll tell you.
An executioner robot. Yeah! How awesome would this be?! Really great. It would have a big gun on it to kill the bad guys with. It's wired (and encrypted) so that it knows who to kill when the time arises. That way, you can't say that someone is still killing the person, just through the robot. The robot is doing that shit. Moral dilemas? Absolved. Awesome.
Oh and the robot's name is Giggles. Or something like that.
Also it's programmed to say witty Ahh'nold Schwarz'neger lines right before it blows the bad guys brains out.
And then smaller robots come out of its feet and clean the mess up and carry the body to where ever it needs to go.


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Pricelist & Brochures
About the Company About the Company
The mysterious power of the Laško thermal springs was well known even to the Romans and throughout the years, Zdravilišče Laško has evolved into one of the most modern centres of medical and wellness tourism in Slovenia. For over 165 years, our thermal water and the expertise of our employees have helped a number of people restore their health and maintain well-being.
Company Data & Management
Company: Thermana, d. d., the company of well-being
Address: Zdraviliška cesta 6, 3270 Laško, Slovenia
Contact: +386 3 423 2000 (central), +386 3 423 2300 (administration office)
Website: www.thermana.si
VAT number: SI 64654745
ID number: 5053854
Share capital: 12.000.225,00 EUR
Register: The company Thermana d. d. is registered at the District Court in Celje under No. 1/00096/00.
Chairman of the Supervisory Board: Mag. Janez Kolar
Transaction account: SI56 0400 1004 9983 507 (Nova KBM, d. d.)
Management Board:
Mojca Leskovar, President of the Management Board
T: +386 (0)3 423 2300
Dejan Balmazović, Member of the Management Board
Company management:
Katica Škrinjar, Head of Sales
Nina Pader Topole, Head of Marketing
Rok Capl, CEO's consultant for the programme of medicine
Slavka Topolić, dr. med., Expert in the field od medicine programme
Janja Podkoritnik Kamenšek, Head of the Retirement Home
Metka Krivec, Head of MICE
Petra Horvat, Head of Wellness
Tatjana Klinar, Head of Food and Beverage Department
Nataša Tomić, Head of Finance and Accounting
Aleksandra Kok, Head of Human Resources and Legal Certainty
E: +386 3 734 8980
Matej Leskovšek, Head of Technical Services
Jernej Gostečnik, Head of Organization, Informatics and Maintenance
Thermana d. d., as a company of well-being, is striving to become one of the most important Slovenian tourism enterprises which invokes in its offer a quality of life, a culture of healthy lifestyle and is as a health resort specially designed for people who have problems with movement or would want to avoid these problems.
Its business strategy is invoked through the following programs:
medical programs, including: basic health care, specialist outpatient clinics, prevention programs, medical rehabilitation and recovery rehabilitation,
thermal and wellness programs,
care for the elderly,
business, conference and seminar tourism,
tourist starting point for exploring Slovenia,
other programs of hotel industry, catering and tourism.
Programs represent an interesting marketing areas of expertise within which they occur, are designed and developed into individual services, the implementation of which is provided in each organizational unit. The program managers also perform quality control of service delivery. Pending the designation of program managers, head of the profit units perform tasks of programming and coordination of the implementation of the profit centres.
Organizational units are created as profit centres and profit units with independent clearing business performance. Within the framework of profit units narrower operating units and jobs are organized.
Thermana d. d. establishes the following three profit centres:
The business outlook of the company is to provide quality service that ensures satisfaction of guests, employees, management and owners, resulting in economic and social growth, reputation, return on capital and is realized through the business goals of the company.
Zdravilišče Laško with units: Medicine, Wellness, Hotel and Catering.
Thermana Park Laško with units: Thermal Centre, Wellness Spa Centre, Hotel, Catering and Congress.
Laško Retirement Home with units: Retirement Home, Sheltered Housing.
The Hotel Thermana Park Laško operates in terms of environmental protection and, is as such considered an environment-friendly tourist accommodation. We are actively taking measures to use renewable energy sources, for a more economical consumption of energy and other natural resources, to lower environmental pollution and measures to include organic locally sourced food in our food supply. The use of renewable energy sources, in particular the use of waste heat, waste water and hot air (heat pumps water/water, air/water), contributes to reducing emissions, improving the living environment and the touristic attraction of the town. We furthermore contribute to the reduction of environment pollution contributing with separation of waste (waste sorting facilities in hotel rooms, the minimum use of the products and packaging for single use). Our ecological awareness is visible in saving energy (use of energy-saving lamps, automatic switching off of air conditioning and heating, automatically switching off of lighting in hotel rooms - linked to the hotel key cards, high-quality window insulation, energy-efficient refrigerators) and in the promotion of lowering the consumption of water and the use of public transport.
Our basic principles of sustainable development policy are as follows:
the satisfaction of guests and employees,
compliance with the requirements imposed by the legislation in the field of the environment,
efficient use of energy,
careful waste management,
reducing negative impacts on the environment,
regular training of employees in the field of environmental management,
regularly informing of our guests about environmental management,
adopting measures and objectives based on environmental policies and their respect and implementation,
concern for awareness of our employees, guests, business partners and suppliers.
The Laško town market would stay out of the way and drowsy if a railroad Vienna- Trieste have not been mapped right in this narrow valley. A reason why railroad was led through Laško towards Zasavje instead over Trojane was simple - the mines in the coal, which was the source of economic development and the »fuel« for the railroad.
In Laško borough people knew for a long time of springs of hot water. Snow melted firstly always amongst the bushes, reeds and marsh grass. The locals were seeking for the springs, deepen, consolidated, but moody and often flooded Savinja river always swamped them
Between 1995 and 1998 the transformation of the company from a public institution to limited liability company took place and was followed by the modernization in the medical field. In 1998, the company restructured into a public limited company.
In 2006, began the construction of a new and modern facility in several stages, including a thermal and wellness centre with a glass dome, a superior hotel with 188 rooms and a modern conference centre, with which the last stage of the construction was completed in 2010. Due to its modified images and rich wellness offer the company Zdravilišče Laško, d. d., changed its name into Thermana, d. d. in 2008.
With its rich tradition, the company Thermana, d. d. is presently one of the most important health spas and tourist centres in Slovenia with almost 500 employees. Through its offer the company promotes the quality of living and the culture a healthy lifestyle for all ages.
With great enthusiasm Laško hot springs, found due to construction errors, were undertook by an Austrian engineer Leopold Rödel, who led the construction of the railway line from Celje to Laško. Springs did not give him peace. Mayor of Laško Karel Valentinič felt the power of the realization in his plans and with the former municipalities, Laško market and St. Christopher, Rödel concluded purchase contract on 15 September 1852. He committed himself that in three years he was to build a swimming pool. He paid 600 florins for the land, while he promised to the locals' easement rights to swim at reduced fees, which they repeatedly fought for in the later years.
In 1853, they opened a brick-lined bathing pool, which was the largest amongst the pools in Styrian countryside, German and Slovenian part. They built a flood defence embankments, planted flower gardens and tree park and gain the right to boast the Spa with the emperor's name. On 1 May 1854, spa Kaiser Franz Josephs - Bad was officially open.
Dr. Lorenz von Stein bought the spa in 1856/57. His goal was to attract highly promising social elite into the spa. He started in the spa's park in which he planted exotic and indigenous trees, following the example of Vienna's parks he regulated shady and sunny gardens, which he filled with numerous sculptures. He rebuilt spa building in three floors and in the additional building created Bidermaier Salon. At the Savinja river he built wooden pavilions - one for men and another for women. In the main building, among other, he arranged excellent innovations of the time - telephone and telegraph.
In 1879 Viennese entrepreneur and avid sportsman Teodor Gunkel bought the resort. Gunkel's skilful advertising recovered quickly fading reputation of Laško spa. In his time, they updated bathing facilities and in 1882, they built the first water powered station on Slovenian soil. He connected with the owner of the brewery, they started welding thermal beer. Guests of the spa humorously called it "sanitary beer" ("Sanitarbier"), which was supposedly the best in Austria. As an avid sportsman, he built multilane bowling alley, tennis courts, even fashionable cricket. He built horse stable for 12 horses, which also guests could ride. He built a special pool with thermal water for his horses, so they were not infected with something by bathing in Savinja. He also had circus-trained dogs, which entertained guests during the day, and guard- ed spa facilities during the nights. Gunkel had a strong desire that Emperor Franz Joseph would visit the resort, and therefore he built the imperial bath cabin that had a gold painted Austro-Hungarian crest on the ceiling. The distinguished guest unfortunately never came, but today you can see it under the glass cover in the spa cafe.
Black clouds did not come only over Laško, but over the entire Europe. The First World War made the resort a military hospital because of the nearby Balkan and Isonzo Front. Park became a military camp; precious trees were cut down for firewood. Soldiers and the locals completely looted the spa. Wild looting continued until 1921, when the mortgage bank sold the spa to new shareholders - Karlovšek, Smrtnik and Roblek. They completed the renovation and on 1 July 1923, the spa was re-opened. Spa Radio Therma Laško, as they were called, was accepting insured patients, and those who payed themselves. They got a new goal, bought medical devices for hydrotherapy, medical baths and irradiation.
In 1936 they completely captured and improved existing wells. They dug five feet deep and found out that the water comes from a depth of at least 700 meters, four thermal springs in average spit thousands of gallons of water in one minute. In the spa patients have facilitated easier problems such as rheumatism, sciatica, pain in the muscles, diseases of the respiratory system and intrathoracic organs, nervous exhaustion, women's health ... The number of patients was rapidly increasing and had as much as three times more visitors than Gunkel in the best of times. But along came the Second World War.
After the war, wounded Partisan soldiers and exhausted returnees from the German concentration camps were treated in the spa. In 1953 Institute for Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities was founded. The building was renovated, equipment enriched; the surroundings arranged and everything was ready until 1954, when they celebrated the 100 year anniversary of the spa. In 1956 dr. Barle was appointed as the chief physician and director - a specialist in physical medicine and rehabilitation, under whose leadership the resort began to climb. The voice of rehabilitation spa has greatly expanded and since 1955, when the institute adopted 155 people, this figure had risen to 3690by 1975. 1976 was the opening of the new spa. Laško spa was becoming the most advanced health facility in Slovenia.
Certificates and Awards Thermana Park Laško
Certificates and Awards Zdravilišča Laško
BOOKING DEPARTMENT
Sergeja Seitl
Head of Booking Department
+386 3 734 5624,
Medical Reservations
Katica Škrinjar
Head of Sales/Marketing
Valerija Kufner
Sales Manager for Medical Tourism, Medicine Product and Societies
Nina Vukšinič
Sales Manager for Italian Market
Katja Bračko
Sales Manager for German Markets, Benelux and Scandinavia
Robi Biderman
Sales Manager for Sport Tourism
Maša Pliberšek
Sales Manager for Balkan Markets, Russian Speaking and other Foreign Markets
Blaž Kukovič
Nina Pader Topole
Head of Marketing and Public Relations
HUMAN RESOURCES AND LEGAL CERTAINTY
Bojana Urankar
INFORMATICS AND MAINTENANCE
Uroš Slapnik
Mihael Tot
Gregor Sevnik
Head of Maintenance
Simon Vrečko
MEDICINE AND PHYSIOTHERAPY
Slavka Topolić, dr.med
Technical Manager of Medicine Programme
+ 386 3 734 5136,
Damjana Damiš, dipl. med. ses.
Head of Nursing
Polona Rozoničnik, dipl. fiziot.
Head of Physiotherapy
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