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Lying to Ourselves: Senator Johnson Shows that the Disinformation Problem Starts at Home
Declining trust in traditional news media and civic institutions goes hand in hand. Photo Credit: Unsplash/Nijwam Swargiary
On October 8, 2020, The Wall Street Journal made the decision to publish an op-ed by Senator Ron Johnson entitled "An American Coup Attempt." The piece argues that the United States is in a constitutional crisis because unelected bureaucrats attempted to undermine the President's administration by leaking information and whistle-blowing. It further claims that "many journalists abetted the plotters by abandoning even the pretense of objectivity and claiming that Mr. Trump poses a grave threat to the country."[i] In an almost unbearably ironic fashion, the op-ed goes on to target Hillary Clinton by commenting on select, recently declassified and unverified intelligence about the Obama administration's concern over then presidential candidate Trump's potential collusion with Russian agents. In publishing this op-ed, and in making such claims about civil servants and journalists, Senator Ron Johnson takes aim at some of the most fundamental American institutions. These institutions not only keep our country running day-to-day, but also ensure relative continuity of American foreign policy and national security. By promoting this narrative, the Senator is promoting disinformation. While it is a tactic American politicians have relied on increasingly to pander to a specific political audience, it also fundamentally degrades public debate and the quality of information on which voters and representatives make critical decisions. By publishing these narratives, the author and the publisher ultimately degrade the public dialogue and civic engagement – the foundational building blocks of democracy.
The fundamental problem with the Senator's op-ed is the premise. The United States is not in a constitutional crisis – at least not one like the Senator describes. Off the bat, the Senator begins a narrative that is, at its core, not based in the textual reality of our Constitution. The Senator suggests that bureaucrats owe blind loyalty to Executive Branch leadership. He refers to the "62 leaks" that occurred in the first 125 days of the administration "mutiny against the president."[ii] However, blind loyalty is listed neither in the Constitution nor in the oath of office civil servants take. Those who serve in civilian bureaucratic roles do owe loyalty to their government and to their country; however, nowhere in the United States Constitution do we outline that bureaucrats must swear blind loyalty to the President. Civil servants swear to "defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic." They also swear to "faithfully discharge the duties of the office" to which they are entering. These civil servants promise to defend the Constitution and the United States, not specific elected officials. The Senator compares the number of leaks under the Trump administration in the first 125 days to only "nine such leaks under George W. Bush and eight under Barack Obama." Perhaps if the Senator reflected on the managerial implications of these numbers, he would understand these leaks to be signals of concern for U.S. national security, rather than casual disregard for it.
The Senator's first accusation against bureaucrats plays into a wider narrative promoted by the current administration: civil servants who conduct any action perceived as politically unaligned to the President's political agenda are threats to the security of the United States. Actions that might be justifiably in defense of the Constitution or national security are painted with a conspiratorial brush. Senator Johnson believes the whistle-blower who reported the President's phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to be in support of a coup. Perhaps that whistle-blower was simply doing their job to protect the United States against a threat – both foreign and domestic.
The Senator's second accusation accuses journalists, whose free speech is protected by the first amendment in the Constitution, of "abetting" his aforementioned "coup." Journalists, of course, have been targets of those seeking power since time immemorial. Political figures never like to be painted in an unflattering light, – and journalists often do just that. Those seeking to quiet such unfavorable narratives, opinions, or ideas have always included extremists, but they have also included American politicians. Usually, it is the attempt to quiet political rivals and journalists that constitutes the constitutional crisis. Watergate springs to mind.
The wider problem with Senator Johnson's piece, and other such political spin, is that it seeks to make politicians the victims of organized insurrection rather than criticism of legitimate and political opposition. What he labels a constitutional crisis is actually a political one. Politicians are representatives of the government, but they are not the government. As politicians feel the pressure of the election and pre-election polling data, they concoct result to concocting narratives that simply are not based in textual fact or legal premise. This trend of releasing politicized information is not limited to Senator Ron Johnson and The Wall Street Journal. The Trump administration has been rife with this type of narrative-building. In the same week, on October 7, 2020, John Ratcliffe, Director of National Intelligence, declassified "notes from former CIA Director John Brennan indicating that on July 28, 2016, Brennan had told President Barack Obama about US intelligence findings related to Russia."[iii] These notes were spun to make it look like Hillary Clinton created a plot to vilify then presidential candidate Donald Trump. The story was covered on Fox Business, and included coverage of President Donald Trump citing the news as evidence to indict his political opposition. The irony, of course, is that Senator Johnson argues that bureaucrats have created a constitutional crisis by leading a 'mutiny' when they are meant to be apolitical; and yet, he leverages agents[iv] of and intelligence from those same institutions to do the very thing of which he accuses bureaucrats. Never mind that the intelligence had been previously rejected by the Senate Intelligence Committee. The so-called 'unmasking' of Russian collusion has been debunked (and skewered) by Politico[v], The New York Times[vi], and even Lawfare[vii].
The implications of this type of rhetoric have usually faced resounding rejection from the American public, but the internet has added a layer of complexity to how Americans get their news. The internet's fragmented information ecosystem has created a new sociotechnical system. Dr. Philip Howard of the Oxford Internet Institute writes extensively on computational propaganda. His recent book Lie Machines describes the systems that distort our access to accurate information. He dubs these "lie machines," or systems of "people and technologies that distribute false messages in the service of a political agenda." Lie machines do not have to consist of a single entity. They can be for-hire companies, like digital marketing or advertising agencies, state-sponsored agencies like Russia's Internet Research Agency, or even volunteer groups and affinity groups. They can consist of multiple entities working in synchrony. They can be leveraged by political campaign managers, lobbyists, or foreign adversaries to try to distort a narrative to gain an advantage for a cause or a belief. In his book, Howard also discusses how governments may leverage "new information technologies for social control."[viii] Though he mostly refers to authoritarian governments leveraging these technologies, it is easy to see how a political figure might also seed "multiple conflicting stories about events … to prevent the public from having sensible debates about those events."[ix]
If democratic governments derive "their just powers from the consent of the governed," per Jean-Jacques Rousseau's The Social Contract,[x] then the consent of the governed must be based on public dialogue about information that is based in fact. Perfect truth may not be attainable – there are always competing narratives – but journalists and bureaucracies ensure continuity and norms that create processes for fact-finding and determination. In a democracy where voting counts as expressing informed consent, citizens and representatives alike base their votes on this information. The accuracy of this information is reflected in the public dialogue. Policy becomes a reflection of the accuracy of the information citizens and representatives read, hear, or watch. When issues cannot be properly addressed in government because of these lies, it ultimately creates "more grievances and less information" that fundamentally affects public trust in institutions.[xi]
American politicians, like Senator Johnson, can create misleading political content, which can undermine the very type of public dialogue that allows our democracy to function. Political lies have always been harmful, but now they can play into a sociotechnical system on the internet that generates bad information and conspiracy theories. It is made even worse when politicians condone the lies or seem to support these conspiracy theories. At minimum, it undercuts how citizens make informed decisions about the candidates who represent them and degrades public life. In extreme circumstances, it leads to conspiracy theories like Pizzagate or plots to kidnap the Governor of Michigan. Disinformation has real cognitive effects – and in extreme cases can lead to violent action.
Bad information can cut both ways: politicians can fall prey to their own lies, to the lies of those in their party – or to the lies of foreign-operated agencies, like Russia's Internet Research Agency, that seek to propagate junk news in the United States. The complexity of the internet and a lack of digital literacy can mean that representatives can have "such poor-quality information that their deliberations result in solvable errors."[xii] While it may be hard to know Senator Johnson's motivations in writing this specific op-ed, it is not hard to imagine how confirmation biases and anchoring biases might play into his argument. It is possible that Senator Johnson, as a representative of the American people, has fallen prey to the same online tactics, like troll armies, bots, and junk news, that can amplify incorrect information and opinions given by people who never really existed. It is perhaps this threat – our own representatives falling prey to this lie machine – that is ultimately in most critical need of countering.
Whether Senator Johnson's op-ed was published as a blatant political lie or whether he truly believes the information contained there-in cannot be known. Regardless, its publication by a traditional, trusted media company is ultimately harmful to the public good because it did not take into consideration the full spectrum of implications: that it creates a false narrative not based in fact and leverages the type of information and conspiracy theories that adversaries actively deploy to harm our democratic processes. On the surface, it legitimizes the type of disinformation to which President Trump and his colleagues are prone. It seems like a political lie suited to keep them in power. But, in addition to the political lie, it is also potentially a reflection of how politicians have allowed themselves to be lied to about public opinion. Instead of relying on traditional polling methods, politicians and campaign managers listen to social media, which can reinforce bad information and unverified facts – amplified by our adversaries through bot networks and armies of trolls. And while leaders have always been prone to echo chambers created by their advisors, focusing on social media as a public dialogue can create a cognitive trap because it reinforces the extremes rather than focusing on the average. It allows for the type of environment in which politicians can convince themselves that President Trump faces a 'coup' instead of political opposition – and which a trusted newspaper will publish such fiction.
Senator Johnson is right in one regard: journalists and bureaucrats need to continue to be more responsible about the information that they choose to publish and the information that they choose to believe as factual. Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, as publishing platforms in their own right, have begun finally to weed out trolls, bots, and bad information about elections and candidates. The Wall Street Journal seems yet to learn this lesson. Accurate information is critical to democracy – as the foundation for consent in elections and to those representing those citizens in government. These warnings have been made before by scholars, technologists, and policy-makers, but Senator Johnson's op-ed makes it worth shouting once more. Computational propaganda has created a threat to democracy at home, and it has undercut American legitimacy in the international system. If we hope to reignite civic engagement and reassert our position, we must begin to create better frameworks and tools for promoting accurate information, for providing transparency about who has paid for ads, and for weeding out bots and trolls (foreign and domestic). Technology companies and publications can lead the way, but so too must Senators and other representatives of our government who take an oath to "bear true faith and allegiance" to the Constitution of the United States.
[i] Johnson, Ron. "An American Coup Attempt." The Wall Street Journal, October 8, 2020. https://www.wsj.com/articles/an-american-coup-attempt-11602181261
[iii] Friedman, Dan, "Donald Trump's New Clinton Conspiracy Theory Is Complete Bullshit," Mother Jones, October 7, 2020, https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2020/10/donald-trump-clinton-russia-brennan-ratcliffe/
[iv] Specifically, John Ratcliffe, Director of National Intelligence.
[v] Desiderio, Andrew and Daniel Lippman. "Intel chief releases Russian disinfo on Hillary Clinton that was rejected by bipartisan Senate panel." Politico, September 29, 2020. https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/29/john-ratcliffe-hillary-clinton-russia-423022
[vi] Barnes, Julian E. and Adam Goldman. "John Ratcliffe Pledged to Stay Apolitical. Then He Began Serving Trump's Political Agenda." The New York Times, October 9, 2020. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/09/us/politics/john-ratcliffe-intelligence.html
[vii] Greer, Brian. "John Ratcliffe's Dangerous Declassification Game." Lawfare, October 7, 2020. https://www.lawfareblog.com/john-ratcliffes-dangerous-declassification-game
[viii] Howard, Philip N., Lie Machines: How to Save Democracy from Troll Armies, Deceitful Robots, Junk News Operations, and Political Operatives. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2020
[ix] Ibid.
[x] Rousseau, Jean-Jacques. The Social Contract. 1762.
[xi] Howard, Philip N., Lie Machines: How to Save Democracy from Troll Armies, Deceitful Robots, Junk News Operations, and Political Operatives.
[xii] Ibid.
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Libya Clashes Resume As Warlord Haftar Tries to Seize Oil Fields
February 7, 2019 Ahmed Rashed Libya Latest News
Clashes resumed near Libya's biggest oil field, a day after eastern military commander Khalifa Haftar said his forces had reached the deposit in a push to secure the southwestern region and its energy installations.
Haftar's self-styled Libyan National Army exchanged fire early on Thursday with troops led by Ali Kana, a supporter of the rival United Nations-backed authorities in Tripoli in the west of the divided country, according to people with knowledge of the situation, asking not to be identified because they aren't allowed to speak to media.
The LNA, Libya's largest and best-organized military force, already controls the so-called oil crescent, a coastal area containing the major exporting terminals. Its push southward toward Sharara has stocked fears among Haftar's foes and increased concern in the oil market for the stability of supply in the nation with Africa's largest proven crude reserves.
Sharara, which can pump 300,000 barrels a day of oil, is a joint venture between Libya's National Oil Corp., Repsol SA, Total SA, OMV AG, and Equinor ASA. It has been closed since December by armed residents demanding better pay and investment in the remote area.
Haftar's forces have reached substation unit NC-186, about 30 kilometers (19 miles) away from the main oil field but have yet to take full control of Sharara, according to other people familiar with the situation. Their account seemed to contradict the LNA's earlier announcement.
"Today our forces reached Sharara, in agreement with everyone at the field," Ahmed Al-Mismari, the LNA spokesman, said Wednesday in a televised news conference. "We are all Libyans, one Libyan army."
Mismari said the LNA took the area without a fight but didn't give an indication as to whether it would hand the field over to the NOC, nor when it was expected to restart production. Officials at Libya's NOC didn't immediately respond to requests for comment.
The warlord's army called on the NOC to lift the force majeure in place at Sharara. Force majeure is a legal status protecting a party from liability if it can't fulfill a contract for reasons beyond its control. However, the NOC hasn't yet issued instructions to restart production at the field, according to people involved in the situation.
Haftar — backed by Russia, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates — has built the main force opposing the UN-backed government of Fayez al-Sarraj in Tripoli, the capital. It's too early to say what his southern power play will mean for Libya's oil industry. But if his previous confrontation with the Tripoli-based NOC is a guide, the outlook isn't encouraging.
Most of Libya's crude shipments were suspended for weeks in June due to a standoff between Haftar and the NOC. Haftar had recaptured two important export terminals from rivals and transferred control of those ports and three others to an oil authority in eastern Libya that lacked international recognition. Markets were deprived of some 800,000 barrels a day, and Libya lost $930 million in sales.
The lack of clarity about what's happening now in the south casts doubt on Libya's plan to boost output to 2.1 million barrels a day by the end of 2021. The nation's internal turmoil led the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries in December to exempt Libya from participating in global production cuts.
Conflicts between rival militias, as well as political jockeying by parallel governments in the east and west, have stunted Libya's efforts to revive output following the 2011 uprising that ousted dictator Muammar Qaddafi.
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It's been around for 20 years. We see the name and iconic logo on virtually every device we own – Bluetooth headphones, Bluetooth speakers, even Bluetooth-enabled toothbrushes.
As is the case with most product names we encounter every day, we often take for granted that they are just called what they are called. A frappuccino is a frappuccino because it sounds tasty, right? Actually, it's a frozen cappuccino. But what about Bluetooth? What is the so-obvious-it's-funny explanation for the technology that made you think strangers on the bus were talking to you when in reality they were just on the phone?
As it turns out, Bluetooth is named after a 10th-century Scandinavian king.
Harald "Blåtand" Gormsson was a viking king who ruled Denmark and Norway from the year 958 until 985. There are many accomplishments credited to him, but greatest of all is that he united Denmark and Norway under his rule.
But what could this possibly have to do a wireless technology that lets you use a hands-free headset while you drive?
Fast-forward a little over 1,000 years to 1996, and short-range radio technology was in its very early stages – Intel had a program called Biz-RF, the Swedish telecommunications company Ericsson had MC-Link, and Nokia had Low Power RF. The three powerhouses quickly recognized that the best way to drive the technology forward within the industry and avoid fragmentation would be to create a single wireless standard.
In December of that year, representatives from each group met at the Ericsson plant in Lund, Sweden to plan their industry-standard technology. Before they could get started, however, they decided that they needed a codename for the project while it was in development.
Intel representative Jim Kardash suggested that the temporary name be "Bluetooth," and his reasoning was simple.
"King Harald Bluetooth … was famous for uniting Scandinavia just as we intended to unite the PC and cellular industries with a short-range wireless link," he wrote in a blog post.
Later on, when the technology was nearly finalized and it was time to choose a permanent name, Kardash explained that Bluetooth wasn't even in the running.
The two top contenders were RadioWire (the Intel proposal) and PAN (for Personal Area Networking, the IBM proposal). In April we held our board meeting and voted for the official name which went to PAN in a 4-1 vote. At this point everybody started using the name PAN and we were driving towards the launch event which would occur in about four weeks. About a week later, an emergency meeting was called. The other member companies had performed a trademark search on the word PAN and surmised that this would be a poor candidate for a trademark: an internet search produced tens of thousands of hits. It turned out that no trademark search was done on the backup name (Radio Wire) and the only name we could go to launch with on short notice was Bluetooth!
Somehow, the Bluetooth origin story doesn't end there. Once the technology had an official name, it also needed a logo.
"But isn't the Bluetooth logo just a 'B' written in a tacky '90s font?" I imagine you're asking right now.
That "B" logo is actually ol' King Blåtand's initials written in ancient Danish runes.
So, there you have it. Bluetooth is called Bluetooth because its developers were big history nerds and they couldn't come up with a better idea.


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Rioters & Churches, Police & Statues, De Blasio & Fireworks
June 23, 2020 by GregC
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Rob Long is in for Jim Geraghty again. He and Greg rip into far left activist Shaun King for wanting all "European" depictions of Jesus torn down and discuss that the real target of many on the far left is not just religious artwork but the church itself. They also weigh in on why many police are doing nothing to stop the vandalism and destruction of statues and monuments and they address the political debate arising on the right about whether the police ought to clamp down and protect these properties or whether images of endless rioting are going to lead to more votes for Republicans in November. And they have fun with New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, who did nothing about rioting but is now on the warpath against illegal fireworks dealers.
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The College President Who Fights Back
May 9, 2017 by GregC
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Across the country, loud and sometime violent campus protesters are often met by administrators who ultimately give into the demands related to perceived slights on issues ranging from race to gender and sexuality to alleged to hate speech, but one college president is fighting back and says the pursuit of truth – not unanimous political ideology ought to be the goal of higher education.
Oklahoma Wesleyan University President Dr. Everett Piper burst on to the scene in late 2015, when he wrote an open letter to his students and famously explained their campus was not a day care but a university. He is also the author of the forthcoming book, "Not A Day Care: A Coddled Nation is a Crippled Nation."
Dr. Piper is also speaking up after the latest round of campus unrest, specifically the saga over Ann Coulter's scheduled appearance at the University of California-Berkeley, an which ultimately never happened. In his column for The Christian Post, Piper unloads on what he sees as an assault on free speech and an abdication of role played by higher education.
"The liberal arts institution was founded some 1,000 years ago, let's say at Oxford, for what? To educate a free man and a free woman, to educate culture and what it means to enjoy liberty, and liberation, thus the word liberal," said Piper, in a follow-up interview to his column.
He says that original purpose is now almost recognizable at most schools.
"The classical liberal is someone who stands for freedom, for liberty, and for liberation. What we see today within the American academy is the shutting down of ideas. We see ideological fascism rather than academic freedom," said Piper.
"The conservative voice is actually more classically liberal because we're arguing for an open, robust exchange of ideas. Why? Because we can trust truth to judge the debate rather than politics or power," said Piper.
Piper says the problem has been brewing for many decades, when ideology became more important than truth.
"We've taught lousy ideas for decades in the academy and we're seeing lousy behavior on the campus green and in the campus quad today. These student rebellions, these snowflake rebellions, trigger warnings, microaggressions, and safe spaces are being called for because we've taught these kids this intellectual mush and this ideological narcissism and nihilism," said Piper.
"We hear people say things like, 'I hate these hateful people. I'm sure that nothing's sure. I'm absolutely confident there are no absolutes, and I can't tolerate your intolerance.' It's self-refuting at every turn. The reason we see this is because we started teaching this type of nihilism and intellectual relativism and intellectual mush some three, four, five decades ago," said Piper.
"When you teach good ideas, you get good culture, good kids, good community, good government, good church, etc. When you teach bad ideas, you get the opposite," he said.
So why aren't more administrators pushing back?
"I'll be very blunt here: lack of spine, lack of courage, lack of conviction. They're more interested in capitulation and compromise. We're more interested in a conversation than we are in demonstrating conviction and purpose and principle. We don't seem to have the heart and the soul to engage in the things that are right and just and true," said Piper.
And he says the administrators are often ideologically in sync with the protesters.
"We call for justice but deny that there is a Judge. We argue that we want tolerance but then act intolerable to anybody we can't tolerate. Our administrators and our presidents and our professors parrot this pablum. They don't have the conviction and the spine," said Piper.
Piper also pushes back hard against the notion that free speech somehow began at Berkeley in the 1960's. He says the people who believe that are about 2,000 years behind.
"Free speech was not born at Berkeley. It was born at Bethlehem some 2,000 years ago, because without the truth you shall never be set free," said Piper.
Piper says history shows that removing God and His word from a society never results in freedom because man's rules then intervene to fill the vacuum. He says true freedom is like playing music or sports in that one has great freedom within certain boundaries.
"You are only set free with the context of truth, judging the activity you want to be free to engage in. When we abandon the concept of truth, you don't get freedom, you get tyranny. And that's what you see in the snowflake rebellion in the streets of Berkeley," said Piper.
He says the very notion of safe spaces misses the point of education.
"Safety is not what good education is about. Goodness is what good education should pursue, but you've got to have a measuring rod outside of those things being measured or you can do no measuring, according to C.S. Lewis," said Piper.
"You have to have the measuring rod of Truth with a capital T, and goodness and justice, and mercy. Those things all come from the Judeo-Christian ethic that our country was founded upon. If we don't have that ethic any longer, we're going to see fascism and tyranny and power prevail, rather than live by principles that give us freedom," said Piper.
His immediate advice is for families to refuse to send their children to colleges that don't embrace truth.
"Moms and dads, stop sending your kids to these institutions that teach this pablum and send them to places that teach what's actually objectively right and real and true and good," said Piper.
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This year's Linked in Pink event drew a record-setting 326 participants and by all accounts it was a big success. The question is: How do you measure success?
"Having twenty-five percent of attendees make an appointment for a mammogram that very night is a good measure of success," says Trish Townsdin, CEO/President of Minnesota Valley Health Center (MVHC). "A mammogram can find cancers when they are very small, often several years before a lump or change can be felt. When found early, the chance for successful treatment is greatest."
The goal of MVHC's annual breast cancer event is to educate and empower women to reduce their risk of breast cancer and recognize the value of annual mammograms. It also celebrates the breast cancer survivors living in our communities.
"Twenty-five breast cancer survivors attended and were presented with a special gift to honor their courage and strength," Townsdin says. "Irene Manke, of Le Sueur, was the winner of a beautiful white robe in a drawing held exclusively for breast cancer survivors."
Through the generosity of local businesses, individuals, and organizations, everyone had an opportunity to sign up for a wide array of prizes at the MVHC booth. The winner of the Grand Prize – a queen-sized handmade quilt - was Deb Meyer, of Le Sueur.
Other winners were Erna Balk, Paula Billingsley, Margo Bjork, Darlene Boehne, Jane Buck, Taylor Edberg, Rosie Goggin, Mary Ann Harder, Laura Heinisch, Laurel Jaster, Allison Jones, Susan Jones, Pam Kraker, Ella Lang, Krista Latzke, Doreen Lehnert, Cindy Logue, Dana Manske, Sue McPartland, Deb Meyer, Pam Meyer, Mary Michels, Kristin Morrill, Edith Mutch, Betty Olson, Annetta Paulson, Mary Preuhs, Barb Schwartz, Joan Schwarz, Michelle Steiger, Deloris Streick, Monica Sullivan, Jeanie Sunderman, Stephanie Uballe, Sandee West, Doris Winter and Clarice Ziebarth.
According to the American Cancer Society, breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in women, exceeded only by lung cancer. However, more and more women are surviving breast cancer today, largely because of early detection through mammography.
To make an appointment for a mammogram at Minnesota Valley Health Center, call the Radiology Department at 665-8679. Walk-ins are always welcome.


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When we publish the results of the ConservativeHome monthly polls we focus on the views of party members although non-member Tory voters and others also take part. Far fewer 'Tory voters' (as I will call them – I know members vote too!) take part than members. In the most recent poll, for example, 1,495 members gave their opinions but only 233 voters. Another 319 people voted of different political affiliations and none. The ratio of members to voters has been pretty constant since we started polling in November 2005. This post compares some recent survey results for members and voters.
5% of members didn't know. 10% of voters didn't know.
Again don't knows were generally much higher. 45% of members have no opinion, for example, of David Mundell. That rises to 61% for voters.
A RETURN FOR KEN CLARKE?
50% of members support a return; 41% oppose a return.
55% of voters support a return; 43% oppose a return.
Unusually fewer don't knows among voters.
65% of members say 'never'; 62% of voters.
77% of Tory members supported slower growth in public spending then planned by Labour.
73% of voters supported slower growth.
74% of members believed that the legacy of Thatcherism has been positive for the party.
90% of voters thought the same.
Theories explaining the last result are very welcome!


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Developers Bet Big On Racetrack Redevelopment Projects
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May 4, 2018 Julie Littman, Bisnow
Developers and investors are placing their bets on mixed-use developments at former racetracks, many of which have closed down in recent decades following a decline in horse racing.
Check out some of the newest developments underway that are turning abandoned tracks into thriving communities:
Newmark, Cornish & Carey
Rendering of Station 2 at Bay Meadows in San Mateo
The former Bay Meadows racetrack in San Mateo, California, closed in 2008 and Wilson Meany is transforming the 83-acre site owned by Stockbridge Capital Group into a mixed-use development with 780K SF of office space, 1,100 housing units, 40K SF of retail space and 18 acres of public parks. The housing will include 15% affordable units.
The office has attracted big companies such as Survey Monkey, Ten-X, Zoura and OpenText. Retailers include Roam Artisan Burgers, LIFT Fitness, Blue Bottle Coffee, Tin Pot Creamer and Fieldwork Brewing Co.
Bay Meadows, which opened in 1934, had the first all-enclosed electric starting gate and introduced the photo-finish camera. Seabiscuit once raced on the track and won the Bay Meadows Handicap in 1937 and 1938.
Suffolk Downs
BPDA/HYM Investment Group
Conceptual drawing of HYM Investment Group's Suffolk Downs
Suffolk Downs in Boston closed in 2017 when HYM Investment Group purchased the 161-acre site, which is now in the running for Amazon HQ2. The developer plans to turn the site into a 16.5M SF, mixed-use development with residential, retail, office, hotel and lab space built over 20 years. The first phase of the project has been approved for 520K SF of office in two buildings.
The racetrack opened in 1935 and was where Seabiscuit caught the eye of trainer Tom Smith, who later advised Charles Howard to purchase the horse. Seabiscuit returned to the track in 1937 to win the Massachusetts Handicap and set a track record.
Doc Searls/Wikimedia Commons
The redevelopment of Hollywood Park in Inglewood, California, began soon after it closed in 2013. Wilson Meany broke ground on the redevelopment of the 238-acre site in 2014. The mixed-use project will create 3,000 housing units, 620K SF of retail, a 300-room hotel, a 120K SF casino, 25K SF of office and 10K SF of community services. The Hollywood Park development includes the 70,000-seat stadium for the LA Rams and Chargers, which is expected to open in 2019.
Hollywood Park once held races with several famous horses, such as Seabiscuit, Citation, Seattle Slew and Affirmed. It opened in 1934 and was popular among classic film stars Elizabeth Taylor, Jimmy Stewart and Bing Crosby.
Garden State Park
M&M Realty Partners
Market Place at Garden State Park
The thoroughbred raceway in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, closed in 2001 and has since become a mixed-use development with housing and retail. A 154K SF Costco has been approved on the site. Developer M&M Realty plans to add 100K SF of additional retail. Current big-box retailers at the site include Dick's Sporting Goods, Bed Bath & Beyond, Home Depot, Wegmans and Best Buy.
TSV-TGA Golden State Park LLC plans to build a 608-unit, 20-building apartment complex for residents aged 55 years and older on the last remaining parcel on the site. The site already includes apartments, condos and townhomes from M&M Realty.
The racetrack is the site of Cherry Hill's largest fire, which struck in 1977 and destroyed the track. It was rebuilt and reopened in 1985, closing for good in 2001. In its heyday, the track attracted 12,000 spectators daily and Secretariat and Citation once raced there.
Northville Downs and Hazel Park
Wikimedia Commons/Boston Public Library Tichnor Brothers collection
Postcard image of Hazel Park in Michigan
Michigan's last remaining operational racetrack, Northville Downs, was sold to Hunter Pasteur Homes in mid-April and could be turned into a development with 500 to 600 apartments, townhomes and single-family homes and possibly commercial space. Live racing is expected to continue through 2020. Michigan's other remaining racetrack, Hazel Park, is in the process of being redeveloped into two 600K SF commercial buildings from Ashley Capital.
City of Grove City
Beulah Park in Grove City, Ohio
Ohio's first thoroughbred racetrack, Beulah Park, opened in 1923 and closed in 2014. Developer Falco, Smith & Kelley Ltd. plans to break ground in Grove City, Ohio, during spring to build a mixed-use project with 380 apartments, 120 condos, 60 townhomes, 300 single-family homes, a 102-unit independent living facility and a 75-unit assisted living facility. The $300M project will include retail and office.
Los Alamitos Race Course
Bisnow/Joseph Pimentel
Los Alamitos Race Course in Cypress, Calif.
Los Alamitos Race Course in Cypress, California, remains in operation, but the owner is pushing to create a master-planned community on 150-plus acres. The plan calls for 24 acres of senior housing, 74 acres of single-family homes, 20 acres of mixed-use commercial, a 17-acre town center and 20 acres of parks. Voters will decide the future of this site in June.
The racetrack, which opened in 1951, was once home to California Chrome, which nearly pulled off the Triple Crown in 2014 before retiring in 2017. Even with the horse's success, the racetrack has been struggling and owner Ed Allred has said the raceway has about 10 years left of operation.
CORRECTION, MAY 10, 10:58 A.M. PT: A previous version of this story had incorrect information about California Chrome. The racehorse nearly pulled off the Triple Crown in 2014, but only won two of the three races that year. The story has been updated.
Contact Julie Littman at julie.littman@bisnow.com
Related Topics: Wilson Meany, Bay Meadows, Hollywood Park, LA Rams, Hollywood Park Race Track, Los Angeles Chargers, Suffolk Downs, Garden State Park, Los Alamitos Racetrack, M&M Realty, horse racetracks
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IN RECENT MONTHS, the Baker administration has taken several important steps toward a clean energy future for the Commonwealth, including bold initiatives to accelerate large-scale clean energy as enabled by the 2016 Energy Diversity Act.
Beyond the state's recent clean energy procurement, which considered hydro imports, onshore wind projects, and transmission siting, there is a monumental opportunity to diversify the Commonwealth's energy mix just over the horizon. That opportunity is offshore wind, which over the last decade has taken off in northern Europe–a region with similar wind and ocean resources to the northeast United States.
In April, the Baker administration is scheduled to announce the selection of one or more offshore wind projects from proposals submitted by three companies in response to the competitive procurement of 1,600 megawatts of offshore wind also enabled by the 2016 legislation. This is one of the greatest opportunities of our time to drive new, local renewable energy resources, enhance the Commonwealth's electricity reliability, and put Massachusetts at the forefront of a burgeoning new industry in the US. While the Baker administration has indicated in the last several days that there may be a delay in this selection process, any significant delay needs to be avoided, as it could undermine the Commonwealth's offshore wind leadership position.
The selection will lead to the country's first large-scale commercial offshore wind projects, the first phase of several competitive procurements which when built will power more than a million homes. When Gov. Charlie Baker signed the Energy Diversity Act in 2016, the 1600 megawatt commitment was the largest to offshore wind in the nation, putting Massachusetts atop the field of states eager to lead the US offshore wind industry and reap the benefits that come from being a first mover.
Today, however, the competition among neighbors is fierce. Earlier this year, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo set a goal of 2,400 megawatts of offshore wind by 2030 (New York will issue its first RFP this fall), and newly-elected New Jersey Gov. Phil Murray announced a commitment to build 3,500 megawatts in the same time frame. Connecticut is also considering multiple offshore wind projects as part of a recent request for energy projects to bring more clean energy resources to the Nutmeg State.
Being first and being a leader with additional procurements in the coming years will be essential to bringing thousands of jobs in manufacturing, supply chain components, and services, construction, operations and maintenance and in related secondary areas to serve both the Commonwealth's own projects, and also those of neighboring states. The first state to get steel in the water on a large-scale project will have a competitive advantage in luring industry supply chain companies and the long-term jobs that they'll bring.
Due in large part to growing demand in the UK and Europe, as well as improved technology and increased competition, the cost of offshore wind has decreased dramatically overseas. If the bids selected in April show competitive prices for ratepayers, the Baker administration should encourage utilities to procure more than the statutory minimum quantity of offshore wind generation, and consider updating a schedule for the second and even third procurements to be accelerated and expanded to exceed the 1,600 megawatt goal. This would send a strong and clear signal that will attract more investment in the burgeoning market. Additional procurements sooner could also drive down costs even more by enabling developers to take advantage of federal tax credits that expire in 2019.
Lastly, if we've learned anything from this year's hydro and onshore renewables procurement, it would be smart to select more than one project. This would reduce the risk that a permit denial or other delay would hold up Massachusetts' effort to build the nation's first large-scale offshore wind project and lead the region in the development of a new industry that will serve its residents and businesses for generations to come.
Peter Rothstein is the president of the Northeast Clean Energy Council.


A Cincinnati based blog about breakfast, the most important meal of the day.
I love these guys, they are hilarious. I had to share this song because it is right in my lane, a breakfast freestyle. I know it has been a while since I have posted. The new baby really tanked my schedule but into March things will have settled and I will be spending more time at the computer. The intent is to finally update the site. There is a lot of good food out here to look forward to. As always, for the most important meal, I will be eating off the breakfast menu.


I would like to buy an external propane grill or a two burner stove that will work with the external quick connect propane connection on the RV. I have a Coleman two burner that I just bought and now realize that it won't work because of the two pressure regulator issue.
I need suggestions for a small, compatible stove that is ready to use with the RV's quick connect propane connection.
You have until June 1st to respond! Just kidding.
Your Coleman stove can be converted to work for this application.
I have a Coleman that needs a higher pressure/flow than the RV supplies. Tried removing the regulator and attaching directly to the RV quick disconnect. It had a really low flame on high, it was unusable.
You can buy a 10 or 12 foot LP hose that will go from the RV LP tank to the Coleman grill. Keep the bottle regulator for using 1lb bottles when you want to .
You can buy any model you wish...it's just a matter of re-configuring the gas lines and adapters and removing the included regulator of your device. Buy whatever grill you wish and take it to any bulk LP supply business. They can configure the lines and adapters for you at any length. Or, you can follow lots of YouTube videos for DIY. Post your purchase here and many will tell you what they did with the same exact setup. Don't get caught up in all the low pressure-high pressure debates soon to follow. If you don't do it right out front, you'll only do it wrong once.
I converted a Weber Q2000. I posted a thread with the conversion and parts necessary. The Weber works great.
I disagree, I went direct into a Coleman stove without the regulator to my grill hookup on the camper.
On high you could barely see the flame, low it was out.
It was like a trickle of water vs fire hose when connected to the little propane bottle and regulator.
My only option was a tee on the tank with full pressure hose to regulator on stove. Problem there is lots of air when hooking up and lots of propane leaking out when unhooking.
Finally just stuck to the little propane bottles.
Sounds like a problem with a crimped line on your camper. It should work that way.
It works fine on my grill, it has to do with the low flow. I'm pretty good at troubleshooting so sure I hit all the possibilities.
I have a two burner Camp Chef that is pretty flexible. One of our camping buddies won it in a contest but already had one so I got if for about 1/2 price. Came with a griddle and grill box but I also have the dutch oven tent and the pizza oven. I also use standard pots and pans on it. Taped into the coach propane tank with an extend-a-stay installed before the coach pressure regulator since the grill already has a regulator. 90% of our cooking is on the grill.
It's interesting while camping to see so many options people use. Cooking outdoors is half the fun. We spent 10 days boondocking at Atlanta Motor Speedway in March and the aroma of thousands of campers cooking outside was amazing. The first thing folks do when they get there is grab a beer and set up the outdoor kitchen.
Thanks all y'all. I was at a camp store searching for parts and things and just made an impulse buy: I bought the Coleman Roadtrip and the converter kit and the deal is done.
hanks all y'all. I was at a camp store searching for parts and things and just made an impulse buy: I bought the Coleman Roadtrip and the converter kit and the deal is done.
any pics? I have the coleman road trip and the reg. is part of the dial... did it come with a new dial?


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In Search of the 54: An Update
The Truly Shocking Case of Jesse Romero
If this case seems vaguely familiar to you, take that as a sign you have staved off feeble-mindedness for yet another day. Jesse Romero was convicted and executed based on the same purchased and perjured testimony as was Davis Losada. The story I tell here, I've told before.
San Benito is near the southern tip of Texas, just about as far south you can get in the U.S. unless you go to Hawaii or Key West. There in the brush, on the outskirts of the small city, on the day before Christmas in 1984, they found the naked and battered body of 15-year-old Olga Lydia Perales. She had been bludgeoned 10 to 20 times about the head and shoulders. She had been stabbed twice in the chest, postmortem.
Rafael Leyva was sixteen years old at the time. Two weeks later, on January 8, Leyva told his probation officer that he knew who killed Olga Lydia Perales. He had been there. He had done nothing wrong himself, but the other three had raped and murdered Perales. By the time of Romero's trial, Leyva would admit he was involved.
According to his testimony, on the night of the murder, he had been riding around with three others: Davis Losada, Jesse Romero, and Jose Cardenas. They heard about a party going on over at the home of Ray Amaya. By the time they arrived, everyone was gone except Amaya and Perales. Amaya told them that Perales was in the shed and that they had been having sex. The four in the car offered to give her a ride home. Amaya called her from the shed. She spoke to Amaya and then got in Cardenas' car.
Leyva was sitting in the back seat along with Losada. Cardenas was driving. Romero was sitting in the middle of the front seat. Perales was sitting the front seat, next to the passenger-side window. Before they could drive away, Romero pushed Perales head down between her knees. He held a knife to her neck and told her not to make any noise.
Cardenas drove out into the country and stopped the car. Levya, Cardenas, and Romero got out of the car. Losada remained in the back seat and ordered Perales to climb in the back seat. Her clothing was removed and, although she pleaded with them to let her go, she was raped repeatedly. Initially she was raped by Losada. Then she was forced to commit oral sodomy on him while Romero and then Leyva had anal intercourse with her. Although Cardenas did not have intercourse with her, he did insert an object into her while she was performing oral sodomy on Losada. When everyone else was finished, Losada raped her two more times, once in the back seat of the car, once on the top of the trunk lid.
After raping her, they decided they had to do something to keep her from going to the police. Cardenas pulled a pipe out of the car and handed it to Levya. Everyone told him to hit her. He didn't want to so he asked her to promise she wouldn't tell anyone. She said she wouldn't. He tried to convince the other three she wouldn't tell, but they insisted he hit her. Suddenly, his mind went blank; he took the pipe and hit her on the right side of the head. Romero then grabbed the pipe and began striking her. When blood began squirting out of her head, Leyva turned away. He could still hear the others beating her with the pipe.
After the beating stopped, Losada stabbed her once in the chest. Levya and Romero dragged her body into the brush and Levya stabbed her one more time in the chest. They got back in Cardenas' car and left. During the trip back to San Benito, they threw the knives out of the car window and stopped on a bridge and threw the victim's clothing into a creek.
Davis Losada was tried first. Leyva was the State's key witness. On cross-examination, Losada's attorney, Jose Luis Peña, asked only three questions of the Leyva.
Q: Mr. Leyva, I was reading your statement here and it says here that at the time of the rape you stated that you did not know who the girl was at that time; is that correct?
A: Sir, I didn't hear you.
Q: Mr. Leyva, I was reading one of the paragraphs in your confession, your statement, and it says here somebody was raping the girl and that you, at this time, you didn't know who the girl was; is that correct?
A: Yes, Sir.
Q: You didn't know who she was?
A: No, Sir.
Though Losada didn't testify, the defense tried to make a case that Losada was indeed at the scene, but had only consensual sex with the victim, and did not harm her in anyway.
Davis Losada didn't stand a chance. He was convicted and sentenced to death exclusively on the testimony of Rafael Leyva.
Jose Cardenas was tried, convicted, and sentenced to life in prison based exclusively on the testimony of Rafael Leyva.
Then Jesse Romero was tried, convicted, and sentenced to death based exclusively on the testimony of Rafael Leyva.
Leyva was sentenced to twenty years, and is a free man today.
I initially scored Romero as having zero chance of actual innocence. I couldn't, however, find anybody who was arguing that Jesse Romero was wrongfully executed. For this case, the only substantive resources I could find were the appellate decisions for each of the three people who were convicted based on the testimony of Rafael Leyva. After reviewing those five appellate rulings, there was little reason to believe that Romero wasn't factually guilty.
I did find one interesting problem while working on the case of Davis Losada. It turns out that Lodada's attorney, Jose Luis Peña, had been assigned by the State to represent Leyva, and had done so for a short time, before he was re-assigned by the State to represent Losada. Since Peña was bound by attorney-client privilege not to reveal anything he had learned during his one interview with Leyva, the re-assignment created a clear conflict of interest and should have never been permitted.
In an affidavit submitted as part of Losada's appeal, Peña conceded that he had indeed been inhibited in his questioning of Leyva because he did indeed have insight from his interview with Leyva. He could not ask any questions knowing the answer from his interview with Leyva. Peña was not specific about his insight, since that too would violate the attorney-client privilege. The appellate court was unimpressed, argued the conflict was insignificant given the overwhelming evidence of Losada's guilt, and declined to grant a new trial.
I mulled Losada's case for several days. Leyva's testimony began to nag at me. It changed over time, always to the benefit of the State that would later decide Leyva's fate. The first nag was tiny. "Before we drove off, Romero pushed Perales' head between her knees, held a knife to her throat, and told her to be quiet." [Not an exact quote.] That seemed odd. That would cause it to appear as if Romero and Cardenas were choosing to sit uncomfortably close to one another in the front seat. I didn't think two young macho Latino males would drive around like that. Why not have Perales' sit between them?
Then it hit me that Ray Amaya, the party giver and the one who had brought Perales to the car, never mentioned anything about Romero forcing Perales' knees between her head. Why would they do such a thing just before they drove off anyway? Why not wait until they weren't being observed?
I remembered also a twist that Leyva had added at the last of the three trials, the one for Jesse Romeo. He testified then that as Perales approached the car, Romero "pushed" her in, then forced her to place her head between her knees. If Romero pushed her in, how did he end up sitting between her and the driver? It didn't make sense. It did however help the State convince the jury that Perales did not consent to any sex with any of the four.
Then one more thing. I thought it odd that Leyva claimed Cardenas did not participate in the rape, but instead inserted an unidentified object into her. I recalled reading in a Cardenas appeal that blood was found on a pair of Romero's shorts they found in his house. The blood was Type A or Type AB. Cardenas was type A, as was Romero. The other three defendants were Type O, and Cardenas was a Type O secretor. That means his blood type can be determined from his other bodily fluids, such as semen. It occurred to me that they must have found no Type O secretor semen during the autopsy, needed an alternative means of convicting Cardenas of raping the victim, and had Leyva testify about the mysterious object.
These three tidbits of suspicion came from three different trials. Had I been a juror on Romero's trial and had all three tidbits, I would have suspected Leyva was tailoring his testimony to please the state, would have lost trust in his testimony, and would not have voted guilty. I would have still suspected that Romero had been involved in the rape and murder, and I would have been utterly pissed that the State had put me in such a moral dilemma. They would have been asking me to violate my oath to bail them out of a mess they made. I hope I would have had the wisdom and courage to make the correct decision.
The morning I was planning on posting the Davis Losada story, I found the one news article I was looking for. It was published just before Losada was executed. Peña (Losada's attorney) had apparently become so concerned about seeing Losada die, he signed another affidavit regarding his conflict of interest. In this affidavit, he violated his attorney-client privilege with Leyva and told the appellate court what he had learned in his one interview with Leyva. It was a serious violation of his legal ethics and professional conduct, but Peña apparently decided he could no longer withhold the information.
According to Peña, Leyva told him that Perales was engaging in consensual sex with the others. Because he had been drinking and using drugs, he had been unable to attain an erection. She mocked him, that enraged him, and he killed her, to the shock and amazement of the other three.
The appellate court was still unimpressed and refused to grant a stay and Losada was killed by the State of Texas.
Peña's affidavit is believable based on his behavior during Losada's trial, based on his non-questioning of the State's star witness, and on his argument to the jury that Losada had consensual sex with the defendant and did not harm her. His affidavit is believable as well because he exposed himself to disbarment for violating attorney-client privilege. I believe Peña was telling the truth.
If Leyva was telling the truth to Peña during the interview, and I see no reason he would lie when he claimed he couldn't perform sexually and that he alone killed the victim, then grave injustice has occurred and is occurring. Leyva is walking free. Losada and Romero are in the ground, and Cardenas is spending his life behind bars.
I offer my Actual Innocence Scorecard for Jesse Romer. Not surprisingly, I score him at 75, exactly the same as Davis Losada.
While I am not as truly shocked at how Romero's case played out, since I had already been truly shocked when I worked through Losada's case, I must claim to be at least somewhat truly shocked to justify the parallel use of the blog post title.
The bottom line, however, remains the same. Romero and Losada are planted, Cardenas lives in a cell, and Leyva walks free. Such are the unsurprising injustices of purchased testimony.
Labels: Davis Losada, Jesse Romero
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Global financial markets have been hit fairly hard in recent weeks amid mounting concerns of a Greek debt default and its associated contagion, the Federal Reserve's downbeat assessment of the US economy and fears that a global recession is on the cards, including a sharp slowdown in Asia. This has seen sharp falls across a number of risk assets, with the S&P 500 down almost nine per cent since the start of September. Commodities, while buffered from the sell-offs earlier in the month, were bound to follow suit. This saw falls across both hard and soft commodities, driven by both fears of reduced demand, but also in part by an appreciating US dollar.
Partly reflecting financial market sentiment, the global economic outlook has clearly deteriorated since our last update on a series of disappointing US and western European economic indicators. More specifically, ongoing softness in private sector demand means that the private sector is still not well placed to replace fading public sector policy stimulus. The shift to fiscal austerity, poor political handling of debt issues in the US and Euro-zone and perception (until recently) that monetary easing was over will not have helped lift activity. Although the global slowdown is quite synchronised across regions, the outlook for China and India is still for strong growth. We now expect a long period of weak growth in the developed economies combined with still quite rapid expansion in the emerging economies, resulting in global growth slowing to around trend in 2012 and 2013. For agricultural commodities, recent financial market turmoil has certainly heightened volatility and lowered prices.
However, the magnitude of price movements is relatively mute compared to what we have witnessed in agricultural commodities over the past year. Weather events, such as the Black Sea drought, have caused much sharper price movements over the past year. Additionally, much of the price movements across the agricultural commodities complex have been driven to a large extent by an appreciation of the USD. Overall, our expectation on prices is that they will remain elevated over the medium term, although some commodities might come in a little lower than what we were expecting a couple of months ago.


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AP- Dodd has prostate cancer
By LAURIE KELLMAN, Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., has been diagnosed with an early stage of prostate cancer and intends to have surgery early in August, his office said Friday.
Dodd intends to be back at work when Congress reconvenes in September, according to an e-mail his office circulated to fellow senators. The AP obtained a copy.
Aides also said the diagnosis would not affect Dodd's plans to seek a sixth term in 2010.
Dodd planned to announce the diagnosis at a news conference in Hartford, Conn., Friday afternoon.
Dodd, 65, is chairman of the Senate Banking Committee. The five-term senator is up for re-election next year.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Officials tell The Associated Press that Democratic Sen. Christopher Dodd has been diagnosed with prostate cancer.
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the senator's health.


On Tuesday's episode of the Bachelor we travel north to Canada!
Sean whisks the remaining girls to Alberta where he wastes no time taking Catherine on the first one-on-one date of the evening.
Driving through Jasper National Park, Sean arrives to pick Catherine up in the middle of a snowstorm on a big ol' bus. In true Canadian fashion (I guess) he takes her to hang out on a real live Canadian glacier. They make snow angels, talk about "what they want" and hit it off.
At dinner (post-carriage ride), Catherine opens up about her life and Sean is instantly smitten.
He gives her the rose and they kiss in front of some ice sculptures. The dates seem to be getting shorter and shorter these days.
On the group date, Sean takes the girls canoeing where Sarah proves she really can do anything with just one arm, canoeing like a champ.
He takes the girls on a 'polar bear plunge,' which he says is a true Canadian tradition. Selma refuses to do it, but the other girls jump in despite their worries about the cold water.
Tierra gets out of the water and can't breath. She gets carried away and taken to the hospital. Is it a ploy for attention? No one can really tell.
Desiree and Catherine who were back at the house run down to see Tierra and the pair say Tierra looked like she was "in a horrible state." Maybe Tierra wasn't playing games after all.
However, as soon as Sean visits her upstairs in the hotel Tierra perks to life and he jumps in bed with her.
On the group date, all of the girls are pleased Tierra didn't show up. More time with Sean for them! But, they weren't so lucky. Tierra got bored and decided to crash the party yet again. No one was happy to see her except for Sean. Her antics don't get her a rose, though. Lesley ends up taking the group date rose and is safe for the night.
After the date, he takes Sarah to the side and tells her that when she kissed him, he didn't feel a spark and decides it's time for her to go home. He says he wants to spare her waiting until the rose ceremony. She takes it really well and says goodbye.
Next up, Desiree has a one-on-one date. This is her second one of the season. Sean takes her repelling down a 400-foot (122-metre) mountain to get to their dinner. They make it to the bottom safely (obviously) and enjoy the classic romantic night post-adventure. She says all the right things and snags a rose.
At the pre-rose ceremony cocktail party, Selma decides to kiss Sean despite the fact that it's against her culture and she refused to on their date. Sean is pleasantly surprised. Lindsay also snags a cute kiss and AshLee isn't too far behind.
In the end, Selma and Daniella get sent home along with Sarah who got the boot earlier.
Still around: Lindsay, AshLee, Lesley, Desiree, Catherine and Tierra.
Next week? The girls are heading to the Virgin Islands. The drama can only heat up from here!
Here's a recap of the show with QMI's Samie Durnford and Monique Beech for 'The Bachelor' episode five, part two live chat.


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Taxonomic and distributional assessments of Chaerephon plicatus (Chiroptera: Molossidae) from Vietnam
Vu Dinh Thong VAST
Asia, behavior, free-tailed bat, habitat, Mammalia, seasonal variation
To date, Wrinkle-lipped Bat (Chaerephon plicatus) is the only species of the family Molossidae in Vietnam. It is found throughout much of Asia but rarely recorded in the country. Every published record of this species from Vietnam was only resulted from a single individual with little data on morphology. Particularly, the previous publications did not include any information about either colony size or roosting site of the species within Vietnam. Between 2001 and 2014, a series of field surveys was conducted throughout the country with an intensive search for free-tailed bat species. The obtained results indicate that Wrinkle-lipped Bat is a widespread bat species but its known roosting sites in Vietnam are quite distjunct. Its colony size is in both seasonal and geographical variations ranging from several hundreds to over three million individuals. The species inhabits seasonally and permanently in northern and southern regions, respectively. This paper provides taxonomic and ecological assessments with an emphasis on morphological measurements, colony size, roosting habitats and national distributional range of Wrinkle-lipped Bat within Vietnam.
Thong, V. D. (2015). Taxonomic and distributional assessments of Chaerephon plicatus (Chiroptera: Molossidae) from Vietnam. Academia Journal of Biology, 36(4), 479–486. https://doi.org/10.15625/0866-7160/v36n4.5980
Vu Dinh Thong, New records of Hipposideros griffini from lava caves and the threats to its conservation in Vietnam , Academia Journal of Biology: Vol. 41 No. 4 (2019)
Vu Dinh Thong, Dao Nhan Loi, Nguyen Thanh Luong, Hoang Quoc Huy, Hoang Trung Thanh, New records of bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) from Cu Lao Cham and Ly Son archipelagos, central Vietnam , Academia Journal of Biology: Vol. 40 No. 4 (2018)
Nguyen Truong Son, Vu Dinh Thong, Pham Duc Tien, Nguyen Vu Khoi, Status of flying fox Bat (Pteropus spp.) in Vietnam , Academia Journal of Biology: Vol. 31 No. 3 (2009)
Nguyen Thanh Luong, Ta Huy Thinh, Vu Dinh Thong, Diversity and ecology of bat flies (Diptera: Nycteribiidae, Streblidae) from Cat Ba National Park , Academia Journal of Biology: Vol. 40 No. 1 (2018)
Hoang Trung Thanh, Nguyen Truong Son, Vu Thuy Duong, Nguyen Thanh Luong, Dao Nhan Loi, Vu Dinh Thong, New records and morphological assessments of long-nosed fruit bats (chiroptera: pteropodidae: Macroglossus spp.) from Vietnam , Academia Journal of Biology: Vol. 41 No. 4 (2019)
Vu Dinh Thong, Bats of Cat Tien national park: diversity, echolocation and taxonomic remarks , Academia Journal of Biology: Vol. 37 No. 3 (2015)
Vu Dinh Thong, New records of griffin's leaf-nosed bat (Hipposideros griffini Thong et al. 2012) from Vietnam , Academia Journal of Biology: Vol. 34 No. 3 (2012)
Dao Nhan Loi, Vu Dinh Thong, First records of bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) from Muong Phang cultural and historical site, Dien Bien province, Northwestern Vietnam , Academia Journal of Biology: Vol. 39 No. 3 (2017)
Vu Dinh Thong, An assessment of diversity and current status of bats in Cu Lao Cham-Hoi An biosphere reserve , Academia Journal of Biology: Vol. 38 No. 1 (2016)
Vu Dinh Thong, An updated list of leaf-nosed bats (Hipposideridae) from Vietnam and key features of Hipposideros alongensis , Academia Journal of Biology: Vol. 35 No. 2 (2013)


Having started her website nearly a decade ago, the self-described "OG" blogger, Christina Brown has since expanded her work sharing her style with readers to doing what she really does best - empowering others through connection and shining a light on other strong women building businesses.
Case in point: she started BrownGirlsLove Power Day 4 years ago (the 4th event happened earlier this month and saw a lineup of powerhouse speakers including Julee Wilson, Courtney Danielle and Lisa Price), an annual gathering of women to learn from one another and lift each other up in areas of business, fashion and branding.
Brown is building a platform far beyond the blog she founded nearly a decade ago and her energy is permeating the media and influencer industries to inspire others to share their knowledge and make meaningful connections.
Here, Brown talks about her inspiration to start BrownGirlsLove Power Day, her personal style and mission to take her event national by this spring.
My passion to empower others really stems from going through challenges and wanting for no one else to go through those same challenges. I just feel like when you go through something and you learn a lesson, a big piece of why you went through that is that you can teach someone else how to weather that storm or to avoid going through it the exact same way. That's really where my passion lies. My hope is that everything that I'm doing now is empowering the generation of young women that come after me.
Yes, I think there have been a lot of strides. I started my career ten years ago and back then it was rare for you to find a large group of editors, for example, invited to certain shows. I wasn't getting invited to shows back then because I was just an intern or someone who got in on someone's ticket. I can see who was in the room and there were never a lot of black editors.
Now things are a lot different. There are people who are the Editor-in-Chief of major publications like Teen Vogue, for example has Lindsey Peoples Wagner and before her, Elaine Welteroth and that was unheard of ten years ago. I definitely think there have been major strides. I also think there is a long way to go.
I think it really starts with being intentional about knowing how you may treat other people just based on what they look like, where they came from or who they are without even knowing who they really are. I think that's the first step and that's for everybody. It's not just for people who are not in the minority, it's for everyone. I think that's the first step, and the second step is being really intentional about including everyone. That's something I'm really passionate about.
I have been really intentional about working and partnering with brands that have that have an inclusive spirit and makes sure everyone feels good. For example, I don't accept clothing from brands that only carry straight sizes and that was even back when I was a straight size. There was a time I was a size 12 and now I'm a size 16. Even back then I was very intentional about only working with brands that carry all sizes. I think it's about making those choices and making sure when you have the power that other people make those choices to be more inclusive.
Why did you start BrownGirlsLove Power Day? What has that meant to you personally and professionally?
I started Power Day because I wanted to find a way to touch more than just a few people at a time. For instance, responding to people by email or sending them DMs or connecting them with my friends who had better answers for them, for some of their requests. It only limits communication to that small group of people but a lot of the questions people would ask me about having my own business, building up my brand, becoming an entrepreneur: I thought were questions a lot of different people could benefit from so I decided to bring the conversation to an event where a large group of people could come together and learn some of the things they had questions about whether it was figuring out how to start an LLC for their business or how to network, or how to be able to tell their brand story and have it be authentic. Those are all things I think that need to go beyond an email or just a DM. It needs to be more widespread so that's why I started Power Day.
Personally, I feel like I've grown so much since starting BrownGirlsLove in particularly starting Power Day. I know so much more now then I did before. I've had to grow to a place where I could let go of responsibilities because an event of this magnitude just can't be executed by one person so I think personally that's something that stretched me.
Professionally it has allowed me to really expand how I view the types of events women of color produce because there aren't as many people doing many events on his scale and now I feel like it's really possible for us as women of color to go after sponsorships and do these types of events on a consistent basis. Because if I can do it somebody else behind me can do it too.
My personal style is a mix of downtown edgy and uptown sophisticated. I really like clean lines. I love solid colors, bright colors, pinks, reds, royal blues are some of my favorites but I also like a little bit of edge. I love metallic gold, hardware and those types of elements. I think I'm a mix of downtown and uptown.
What are you working on currently? Any upcoming projects to discuss?
The first thing I'm working on is expanding BrownGirlsLove into a four-city college tour. That's happening in April 2019 and we are going to four HBCU's (historically black colleges and universities) and I'm really excited about that. I'm also currently working on our five-year anniversary for BrownGirlsLove Power Day. That is taking place January 4th, 2020 and I'm really hyped for that because five years is monumental. I feel like I just started doing this yesterday and it's already been five years. The other thing I'm working on is a tech platform that is actually going to help with diversity and inclusion for creative talent. Multicultural creative talent that want to partner with brands and do brand partnerships. This platform will help connect them with the people that need to know who they are.


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IEEE 802.11 — набор стандартов связи для коммуникации в беспроводной локальной сетевой зоне частотных диапазонов ; ; ; 5 и .

Пользователям более известен по названию Wi-Fi, фактически являющемуся брендом, предложенным и продвигаемым организацией Wi-Fi Alliance. Получил широкое распространение благодаря развитию мобильных электронно-вычислительных устройств: КПК и ноутбуков.

История
Изначально стандарт IEEE 802.11 предполагал возможность передачи данных по радиоканалу на скорости не более  и, опционально, на скорости . Один из первых высокоскоростных стандартов беспроводных сетей — IEEE 802.11a — определяет скорость передачи уже до . Рабочий диапазон стандарта — .

Вопреки своему названию, принятый в 1999 году стандарт IEEE 802.11b не является продолжением стандарта 802.11a, поскольку в них используются различные технологии: DSSS (точнее, его улучшенная версия HR-DSSS) в 802.11b против OFDM в 802.11a. Стандарт предусматривает использование нелицензируемого диапазона частот . Скорость передачи — до .

Продукты стандарта IEEE 802.11b, поставляемые разными изготовителями, тестируются на совместимость и сертифицируются организацией Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance (WECA), которая в настоящее время больше известна под названием Wi-Fi Alliance. Совместимые беспроводные продукты, прошедшие испытания по программе «Альянса Wi-Fi», могут быть маркированы знаком Wi-Fi.

Долгое время IEEE 802.11b был распространённым стандартом, на базе которого было построено большинство беспроводных локальных сетей. Сейчас его место занял стандарт IEEE 802.11g, постепенно вытесняемый высокоскоростным IEEE 802.11n.

Проект стандарта IEEE 802.11g был утверждён в октябре 2002 года. Этот стандарт предусматривает использование диапазона частот , обеспечивая скорость соединения до  и превосходя, таким образом, стандарт IEEE 802.11b, который обеспечивает скорость соединения до . Кроме того, он гарантирует обратную совместимость со стандартом 802.11b. Обратная совместимость стандарта IEEE 802.11g может быть реализована в режиме модуляции DSSS, и тогда скорость соединения будет ограничена одиннадцатью мегабитами в секунду либо в режиме модуляции OFDM, при котором скорость может достигать . Таким образом, данный стандарт является наиболее приемлемым при построении беспроводных сетей.

Упрощение названий
802.11n → Wi-Fi 4

802.11ac → Wi-Fi 5

802.11ax → Wi-Fi 6

802.11be → Wi-Fi 7

Устройства с Wi-Fi будут использовать пиктограммы для графического представления используемого сетевого соединения, например, это может быть широко используемый индикатор уровня сигнала с наложенной поверх него цифрой. Иконка будет меняться при переключении устройства между различными Wi-Fi сетями.

Список стандартов
При описании стандарта в скобках указан год его принятия. Скорость указана грубо.

 802.11 — изначальный  и ,  и ИК стандарт (1997).
 802.11a — улучшения к 802.11 для поддержки 5,5 и  (1999).
 802.11b — ,  стандарт (1999, выход продуктов в 2001).
 802.11c — процедуры операций с мостами; включен в стандарт IEEE 802.1D (2001).
 802.11d — интернациональные роуминговые расширения (2001).
 802.11e — улучшения: QoS, пакетный режим (packet bursting) (2005).
 802.11F — Inter-Access Point Protocol (2003).
 802.11g — ,  стандарт (обратная совместимость с b) (2003).
 802.11h — распределённый по спектру 802.11a () для совместимости в Европе (2004).
 802.11i — улучшенная безопасность (2004).
 802.11j — расширения для Японии (2004).
 802.11k — улучшения измерения радиоресурсов.
 802.11l — зарезервирован.
 802.11m — поправки и исправления для всей группы стандартов 802.11.
 802.11n (Wi-Fi 4) — увеличение скорости передачи данных (). - или . Обратная совместимость с 802.11a/b/g (сентябрь 2009).
 802.11o — зарезервирован.
 802.11p — WAVE — Wireless Access for the Vehicular Environment (беспроводной доступ для среды транспортного средства).
 802.11q — зарезервирован, иногда его путают с 802.1Q.
 802.11r — быстрый роуминг.
 802.11s — ESS  (Extended Service Set — расширенный набор служб; Mesh Network — многосвязная сеть).
 802.11T — Wireless Performance Prediction (WPP, предсказание производительности беспроводного оборудования) — методы тестов и измерений.
 802.11u — взаимодействие с не-802 сетями (например, сотовыми).
 802.11v — управление беспроводными сетями.
 802.11w — Protected Management Frames (защищенные управляющие фреймы).
 802.11x — зарезервирован и не будет использоваться. Не нужно путать со стандартом контроля доступа IEEE 802.1X.
 802.11y — дополнительный стандарт связи, работающий на частотах -. Обеспечивает скорость до  на расстоянии до  на открытом пространстве.
 802.11ac (Wi-Fi 5) — новый стандарт IEEE. Скорость передачи данных — до  для устройств, имеющих 8 антенн. Утверждён в январе 2014 года.
 802.11ad (WiGig) — новый стандарт с дополнительным диапазоном  (частота не требует лицензирования). Скорость передачи данных — до
 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6) — новый стандарт (до 10,5 Гбит/с)
802.11ay — находится в разработке (до 20 Гбит/с). Ожидается утверждение стандарта в ноябре 2019 года.
 802.11az — перспективный стандарт, ожидается к внедрению в марте 2021 года.
 802.11be (Wi-Fi 7) — стандарт в разработке. Поддерживает диапазоны ,  и . Скорость передачи данных — до  для устройств c 16 антеннами.

Примечания:
 802.11F и 802.11T являются рекомендациями, а не стандартами, поэтому используются заглавные буквы.

Список каналов Wi-Fi
Основная статья:

802.11b/g/n

Ниже приведены канальные параметры приемного устройства, малого радиуса действия стандартов IEEE 802.11, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n (Wi-Fi), работающее в полосе радиочастот 2400—2483,5 МГц, с допустимой мощностью излучения передатчика не более 100 мВт, в том числе встроенное либо входящее в состав других устройств:

802.11a/n/ac

802.11y

См. также
 Беспроводные технологии
 IEEE 802.1X
 Distributed coordination function

Примечания

Литература

 Вишневский В. М., Ляхов А. И., Портной С. Л., Шахнович И. Л., Широкополосные беспроводные сети передачи информации. М.: Техносфера, 2005

Беспроводные сети
Стандарты радиосвязи
IEEE 802
IEEE 802.11

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This paper characterizes household spending in education using microdata from income and expenditure surveys for 12 Latin American and Caribbean countries and the United States. Bahamas, Chile and Mexico have the highest household spending in education while Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay have the lowest. Tertiary education is the most important form of spending, and most educational spending is performed for individuals 18-23 years old. More educated and richer household heads spend more in the education of household members. Households with both parents present and those with a female main income provider spend more than their counterparts. Urban households also spend more than rural households. On average, education in Latin America and the Caribbean is a luxury good, while it may be a necessity in the United States. No gender bias is found in primary education, but households invest more in females of secondary age and up than same-age males.


KINGDOM OF ASH AND BRIARS is a fairy tale retelling that mainly focuses on the story of Sleeping Beauty, however it has some elements of Cinderella and Mulan as well. When 16-year-old orphan Bristal is kidnapped and taken against her will to a mysterious place known as the Water, Bristal discovers her abilities to shape shift. From there, Bristal learns that she is an elicromancer; one of three still alive. Years ago in a war between the elicromancers, there were two schools of thought: one that believed magic should be used to protect mortals while the other believed that magic should be used to rule mortals. When these two schools of thought present themselves again, Bristal must choose which side she is on, and who she will fight for.
In truth, I completely forgot that this book was a fairy tale retelling when I started reading it. When I got to the part where Bristal went to the naming ceremony of the princess it started to dawn on me that the plot so far was very similar to that of Sleeping Beauty. I loved reading a new perspective on such a classic tale. Sleeping Beauty has been reimagined on the big screen and through countless books and told by so many different points of view. It was refreshing to read a book where the narrator wasn't the princess or the evil witch, but the one who has to stop the evil.
"I loved reading a new perspective on such a classic tale....It was refreshing to read a book where the narrator wasn't the princess or the evil witch, but the one who has to stop the evil."
I loved how strong Bristal was throughout the book. She faces challenge after challenge and is able to overcome obstacles by giving it her all. The book opens up with Bristal being kidnapped and from the very first page I was sucked into the story. Bristal sacrifices so much for the Kingdom of Nissera and I felt that a lot of times her sacrifice went unnoticed. She was only a girl herself when she had to take on the responsibility of raising a child that was not her own. She constantly tried to keep the peace in the kingdom by advising the kings and trying to persuade them to bond against the common enemy. Whenever Bristal was forced to listen to other characters complain that the elicromancers were doing nothing I felt so bad for her because she was doing so much!
It was a little convenient that there happened to be a prince for each of the three young beautiful girls, Rosie, Elinor and Bristol, but it is a fairy tale retelling so it makes sense. The politics of the different kingdoms within Nissera confused me at times because I had to remember whose father was whose and which kingdom they ruled. I did love the handy map and royal family lineages in the front of the book, however, as it was able to help me and I referred back to it whenever I got confused.
Overall I would recommend this book to those who love fantasy, Sleeping Beauty and fairy tale retellings. It was fun to recognize the aspects of Cinderella and Mulan when they happened in the book. If you love books where females are the ones who save the day and don't need a prince to save them, then this is the book for you.