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Betsy McCaughey: Workers and Savers Screwed by Inflation While Government Spending Caters to the Takers
by Betsy McCaughey
U.S. senators need to forgo the posh Capitol dining rooms and go food shopping in the shoes of ordinary Americans. Shoppers are panicking at the meat counter, where beef prices are up more than 20%. Nearly everything in the basket costs more.
Most pols are clueless about the pain inflation is causing.
Retirees are the biggest victims. Inflation is decimating them. With interest rates near zero, retirees are watching the purchasing power of the money they have in the bank literally shrink. They're getting punished for their years of thrift, prudence and self-reliance.
For the 65-and-up crowd, it's a double whammy — the brutal impact of COVID and then inflation. Three-quarters of Americans who died from COVID were in that age group. Now the survivors are getting whacked with price hikes on everything from home heating oil to groceries. In Maine, where my twin brother lives, fuel to heat homes is up by as much as 50%.
To understand the inflation spike, consider this amazing fact: One-fifth of all dollars in circulation have been created since February 2020. Congress spent excessively on COVID-related benefits using borrowed money, and the Federal Reserve purchased the debt created and flooded the nation with more dollars.
The result: too many dollars chasing too few goods.
Everywhere, retirees are being forced to replan how they live out their final years because their savings pay for less.
Social Security is raising benefits with a 5.9% cost-of-living adjustment — the highest in decades but not enough to offset price hikes.
Inflation's other victims are wage earners. Wages went up over the last year but less than inflation for most workers. Wages will buy less this Christmas.
President Joe Biden campaigned on a promise never to raise taxes except on the rich. But the Bidenflation raging now is the cruelest tax of all.
Dec. 10's Consumer Price Index put inflation at 6.8%, the highest since 1982, but even that likely understates it: CPI critics point out that single family rental costs are up 17% nationwide this year.
It's worse in Manhattan, where median rents are up 20%.
Even so, Biden and Senate Democrats are trying to ram through the Build Back Better Act before Christmas, ignoring warnings that it will make prices soar higher still because that's what deficit spending does.
In fact, not passing the bill will go a long way toward calming inflation expectations and in the process avert widespread demands for wage hikes that could trigger a wage-price inflation spiral.
Organized labor is already demanding quarterly cost-of-living adjustments and higher wage rates because of inflation.
But Democrats want to pass what they claim is "transformative" legislation. It's not about helping the people who work, save and take care of themselves. It's about politics and buying votes with new government giveaways before the 2022 midterm elections.
Inflation pain be damned.
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia) appears to get it. His state has one of the oldest populations, and he says they're feeling the brunt of price hikes, including at the Dollar Store. Dollar Store Inc. announced that products it has sold for $1 for more than 30 years will be priced at $1.25.
Manchin repeated his concerns Monday when asked if he would capitulate to pressure from his party to support Build Back Better. In a 50-50 divided Senate, the bill can't pass without his vote.
Manchin responded, "Inflation is real. It's not transitory. It's alarming. It's going up, not down. And I think that's something we should be concerned about."
Americans agree. Hold the line, Senator.
The White House is churning out endorsements for Build Back Better from partisan economists, but the public isn't buying the propaganda. A staggering 69% of Americans disapprove of Biden's handling of inflation, including 71% of independents, according to an ABC/Ipsos poll published Dec. 12.
As long as prices keep going up, count on Democrats to go down in defeat in the midterm elections.
PHOTO: Dollar. Photo by Images Money. Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0).
Betsy McCaughey is a former lieutenant governor of New York and author of "The Next Pandemic," available at Amazon.com. Contact her at betsy@betsymccaughey.com or on Twitter @Betsy_McCaughey. To find out more about Betsy McCaughey and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com.
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Darasbari Mosque
Gaur, Bangladesh
The Darasbari Mosque is one of the two jami mosques found in Gaur. The architecture of this mosque is interesting because it successfully integrates the influences of many of its contemporaries, the most discernible being that of the great Adina Mosque in Pandua. This connection is reflected in the Darasbari Mosque's simple decoration and the ground plan of the excavated madrasa associated with the mosque.
Time, weather and locals pillaging for building materials have severely damaged the mosque. An inscription dating the construction of a jami mosque to 1479 by Yusuf Shah was found in the vicinity of the Darasbari Mosque and is now accepted as the date of construction for this mosque.
The prayer hall is a large covered rectangular space. The interior measures 100' x 39' with 6' thick walls. The hall consists of a central corridor, which was once covered by three chauchala or charchala (Bengali domes) vaults that are flanked on either side by three aisles, each consisting of three domed bays. The inspiration for a central charchala vaulted corridor can be traced back to the Shait Gumbad mosque in Bagerhat.
The prayer hall is preceded in the east by a 10' wide verandah that had a charchala vaulted central bay flanked by three domed side bays. The east verandah is a common feature found in the square type mosque, but for the first time is being used in a rectangular mosque. The prayer hall is entered through the seven-arched entrances of the verandah. The vaulted space of both the verandah and the prayer hall must have once been quite remarkable but unfortunately most of the domes have collapsed.
The northwest corner has indications of a ladies gallery built as an upper storey and accessible only from a flight of steps from outside. The western wall of the prayer hall has niches for nine mihrabs. The floral and geometric patterns carved in relief on the terra cotta of the mihrabs are very similar to those found in the Adina mosque. There is also a 'palm and parasite' motif which portrays a vine rooted into the bole of a palm tree and spreads itself out to completely cover the mihrab space with its foliage. This motif finds a close parallel in the famous Sidi Sayyid mosque in Ahmadabad, which was built around the same period.
The name 'darasbari' indicates that a madrasa (religious institution) was originally attached to this mosque. A low mound was discovered during excavations about a quarter mile from the mosque in the neighboring village of Ghoshpur. It revealed the foundations of a 169' square madrasa consisting of 40 cells arranged in four wings around a 123' square inner courtyard. The center of the courtyard apparently had a covered rectangular pavilion with octagonal turrets at each corner. The exact purpose of the pavilion is not clear. The north, east and south wings seem to have had three large gates located in the middle while the western wing has evidence of three mihrabs. It is debatable whether this madrasa belonged to the Darasbari mosque or was independent, but the proximity of it seems to indicate a connection.
Asher, Catherine B. 1984. Inventory of Key Monuments. Art and Archaeology Research Papers: The Islamic Heritage of Bengal. Paris: UNESCO, 71.
Ahmed, Nazimuddin. 1984. Discover the monuments of Bangladesh. Dhaka: University Press Limited, 149.
Ahmed, Nazimuddin. 1980. Islamic Heritage of Bangladesh. Dacca: Padma Printers, 46.
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4Life: Among the World's Top 50
Salt Lake City, Utah (April 24, 2014) Yesterday, the Direct Selling News (DSN) announced that 4Life has become the 41st largest direct selling company in the world. The DSN Global 100 represents an elite group of the top 100 largest revenue-generating direct selling companies around the world.
"Our ongoing growth during the past sixteen years of business as well our steady climb toward the top of the Global 100 best-performing companies are each testaments to the quality and commitment of 4Life business builders in the field. We are excited about what we can accomplish together as 4Life has moved up four spots to #41 in the world," said President and CEO Steve Tew.
When the DSN Global 100 list was first published in 2009, 4Life ranked #71. In 2010, 4Life jumped nine spaces to rank at #62. In 2011 and 2012, 4Life moved seventeen spots to rank at #45. Now, for the 2013–2014 year, the company has secured its position within the top 50 largest companies at #41.
4Life Founder and Chairman of the Board David Lisonbee: "4Life distributors around the world should take great pride in our growth pattern and Direct Selling News Global 100 ranking. It is exciting to watch as the company continues to climb. Bianca and I extend our gratitude for the ongoing commitment of 4Life distributors worldwide."
4Life has offices on five continents to serve a global network of independent distributors through science, success, and service.
Calvin Jolley
Vice President, Communications
4Life Research USA, LLC


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The personality of the sounds stems from drum treatment, mic and processing techniques. Warm ribbon-mic room ambience is accompanied by several 'character' channels with saturated vintage tones, custom plate processing and even a unique trash can mic for lo-fi dirt. Snares were damped with paper and tea towels with the rest of the kit left untreated and tuned to the room for an open and vibrant sound that effortlessly slots into your mixes.


Brendan was an Australian with Lyme Disease.
"I don't know if I will survive this disease, but if I do, one of the higher priority goals I have is to help people get diagnosed with lyme and on proper treatment."
Sadly, Brendan did not survive, but his words and desire to help others stuck with me. This section of the website is dedicated to his memory, and by sharing some of the information he collected here, his dream to help others will live on.
Brendan was an Australian with Lyme Disease whom I first "met" on a Lyme chat group. Despite the fact that he was very sick, Brendan's posts were always upbeat and his interest was in helping others to understand the disease as much as possible. His posts were always very clear and easy to understand and his explanation to any "newbies" to the group about treatments or sending bloods for Igenex testing were always very detailed. In order that Brendan's dream (to ensure people got appropriate testing) continues, this section is dedicated to his memory and includes his explanation of how to send blood for testing.
Australian Biologics: Location: Sydney, Australia. A range of tests for Lyme disease is available. Testing is also available for opportunistic infections such as Mycoplasma and Chlamydophila (Chlamydia) pneumoniae (Cpn). Whilst many people may carry infections such as Cpn, immune compromised individuals may be more susceptible to develop clinical illness due to these infections.
Igenex: Location: America. A wide range of tests for Lyme disease and possible co-infections is available, including three Australian Panels. See Igenex (Pathology Lab) for further information, including tests available and how to send bloods to America for testing.
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Citing "egregious" conduct he said contributed directly to the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder on Tuesday announced civil charges against Standard & Poor's Ratings Services.
Holder in a televised press conference in Washington, D.C., said S&P, a unit of the McGraw-Hill Cos. (NYSE:MHP), employed a ratings model that favored the issuers -- primarily the big investment banks -- who paid S&P for ratings rather than investors who put their trust in S&P's judgment.
"We allege that, by knowingly issuing inflated credit ratings for CDOs – which misrepresented their creditworthiness and understated their risks – S&P misled investors, including many federally insured financial institutions, causing them to lose billions of dollars," Holder said.
"In addition, we allege that S&P falsely claimed that its ratings were independent, objective, and not influenced by the company's relationship with the issuers who hired S&P to rate the securities in question – when, in reality, the ratings were affected by significant conflicts of interest, and S&P was driven by its desire to increase its profits and market share to favor the interests of issuers over investors," he added.
Six state attorneys general including Illinois have also joined the suit.
Holder said documentation gathered during the investigation that led to Tuesday's lawsuit showed that analysts at S&P were raising concerns about the viability of securities loaded with risky subprime loans as early as 2003.
The 128-page lawsuit focuses on more than 40 collateralized debt obligations, or CDOs, the government believes were improperly rated by S&P around 2007, just as the U.S. housing bubble was beginning to burst.
In short order, a couple of Bear Stearns hedge funds loaded with mortgage-backed securities collapsed, venerable investment bank Lehman Brothers fell into bankruptcy and global credit markets dried up, all of which culminated in a severe two-year recession.
Shares of S&P's parent company were down more than 5% Tuesday to $47.65 after falling 14% yesterday once news of the lawsuit broke.
The three primary credit rating firms -- S&P, Moody's Corp. and Fitch Ratings -- have come under intense criticism since 2008 for their role in the financial crisis, undergoing withering questions from Congressional committees, for instance.
Tuesday's charges are the first federal enforcement action related to suspect ratings of mortgage-backed securities.
In the wake of the financial crisis and ensuing recession, the ratings firms were heavily criticized for giving their highest ratings to securities loaded up with mortgages -- many of them risky subprime loans given to people with bad credit -- that eventually went sour.
Holder said the DOJ has identified more than $5 billion in losses resulting from CDOs that were rated by S&P between March and October 2007.
"During this period, nearly every single mortgage-backed CDO that was rated by S&P not only underperformed – but failed," he said.
Critics have said the ratings firms should have known many of the loans they reviewed were of a poor quality and would likely be defaulted on.
At the heart of the criticism was the ratings firms' business model in which the firms were paid by the banks that created the bonds being scrutinized, an inherent conflict of interest, critics have argued.
Several whistle-blowers no longer employed by the ratings agencies have told various media outlets and investigating committees that their warnings concerning the dangers of bonds comprised primarily of subprime mortgages went unheeded by their superiors.
The financial incentive was apparently too great for the ratings firms to alter their business models and begin taking a more critical eye to mortgage backed securities they were paid to rate.
S&P had reportedly been in discussions for a settlement but those talks recently broke down. It was uncertain why S&P was being targeted for charges but not its competitors. Some DOJ critics have suggested the suit may be in retaliation for S&P downgrading U.S. credit in August 2011 during a debate over raising the U.S. debt ceiling.
The attorney general said during the press conference there was "no connection" between the investigation in S&P and the downgrade.


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Are We Headed Toward a Wine Democracy?
We all have unique preferences when it comes to wine. There are people who hate White Zinfandel, others dislike Merlot, and some people are "ABC" (anything but Chardonnay). While there is no right or wrong when it comes to these inclinations, it's interesting that some wines score better than others. So what's the average wine consumer to do when he/she cannot taste the wine in advance of purchase and is relying on scores alone? Rather than 100-point scales, with new research drinkers would only need to understand their own personal palate, which helps narrow down the overwhelming number of wine choices available in stores, online, or on restaurant wine lists.


GenerationNext (GN) is a cool place for a special and fun group of children between the ages Nine (9) and Fifteen (15) years in the Faith Christian Fellowship Mjnistry -Galway.
Our goal is to raise kids of strong reputation of strength, courage and character through Godly goal setting, Godly-living, Personality Development. Our strategy is creating a fun, creative and interactive spiritual space for kids where are taught to fuse early on, into their daily living, the essential spiritual development they need to become the best that God has made them to be, knowing that God loves and created them uniquely.
GenerationNext is a melting point of space, idea, belief, creativity, faith and Godly education. Here, God rules while the biblical patriarchs and matriarchs are our super heroes and role models.
We know that our kids are the apples of God's eyes and as God Himself said in Jeremiah 1:5 ...before He formed them in the womb, He knew them, and has set them apart and appointed as a prophet to the nations even before they were born. We also know the devil's only mission is frustrate the brilliant and glorious destinies of our children, essentially Generation Next core focus is how to get them, before the society and devil does.
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Northampton: Michael Clarke has turned instructor and his star pupil is Shane Watson.
In a sight that might have been regarded as extraordinary just weeks ago, the Test captain spent more than 30 minutes at a training session in the East Midlands schooling his former vice-captain on his technique to help him avoid being susceptible to leg-before dismissals.
Clarke often works with the younger batsmen in his squad. But on the eve of a two-day practice match against England Lions at the County Ground on Wantage Road he took extended time out to put the microscope on Watson, who was named as stand-in captain for the game.
The pair's relationship has been well documented, and featured as part of Mickey Arthur's claim against Cricket Australia with the Fair Work Commission last month before that case was settled. Documents leaked to Channel Seven claimed that the sacked coach said Clarke had described Watson and his faction as a "cancer" in the team.
There was a noticeable absence of animosity in the Northants nets, however, as Watson took in the captain's advice from the other end of the practice wicket where Clarke stood at length.
Asked the contents of the mini-lesson, which also involved head coach Darren Lehmann and batting coach Michael Di Venuto, Lehmann said bluntly: "Probably not to get out lbw, I would think", adding: "[Clarke] came a bit early for his session; he just wants to help the young blokes out, which is good."
Watson, of course, does not fit into the definition of one of the "young blokes". He is 32, the same age as Clarke. But after being successfully targeted by England's bowlers as a candidate for lbw earlier in the series – and trapped leg-before again in Australia's second innings at Durham – he is keen to avoid being a sitting duck.
And with Clarke boasting nearly three times as many Test centuries as the rest of the Australian team combined, he shapes as a fair teacher.
As for the suggestion of any remaining tension between the pair, Lehmann replied: "I've had no problems with them since I've been here. They've worked really well, they get on well. No dramas from my end."
Di Venuto said the involvement of Clarke on the coaching side was a bonus. "It's outstanding having it come from the captain," he said.
"I know Ricky [Ponting] when he was around the Tasmanian side he did it with the Tassie boys all the time, and I believe with the Australian boys as well."
In other news, Tim Bresnan has been ruled out for the rest of the English season with a stress fracture in his lower back.
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We're making this change to improve the comfort and experience of our Business Premier passengers and Carte Blanche members at our fast-track ticket gates and in our Business Premier lounges.
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RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ST. LUCIA
The government demonstrated increasing efforts compared to the previous reporting period; therefore St. Lucia remained on Tier 2.
Increase efforts to identify victims; investigate, prosecute, convict, and punish perpetrators of forced labor and sex trafficking; amend the anti-trafficking law to remove sentencing provisions that allow fines in lieu of imprisonment; provide sufficient resources to fully implement the 2015-2018 national action plan; develop a national action for the period beyond 2018; finalize and adopt standard operating procedures on a victim-centered approach to guide police, immigration, labor, child protection, judicial, and social welfare officials on victim identification and referral; continue to train government officials to implement procedures to proactively identify labor and sex trafficking victims among vulnerable populations, such as children exploited in sex trafficking and migrant workers in domestic service, and refer them to appropriate services; develop and implement labor recruitment policies to prevent trafficking; provide legal mechanisms for victims to work and receive formal residency status; and increase efforts to reduce the demand for commercial sex and forced labor.
Honourable Allen Michael Chastanet
Senator the Honourable Hermangild Francis
Minister for Home Affairs, Justice and National Security
The 2010 anti-trafficking act contained victim protection provisions, such as privacy and witness protection, to encourage victims to participate in the investigation and prosecution of traffickers. The anti-trafficking task force was working to finalize standard operating procedures (SOPs) for victim identification and referral, but was unable to complete them due to a lack of technical expertise. At the end of the reporting period, the government sought out, collaborated with, and provided partial assistance to an international organization (along with financial assistance of a foreign government) to obtain the necessary technical expertise to finish the SOPs in 2018.
The 2010 Counter-Trafficking Act criminalized sex and labor trafficking and prescribed penalties of up to five years imprisonment or fines up to 100,000 Eastern Caribbean dollars ($37,040). This penalty was sufficiently stringent; however, by allowing for a fine in lieu of imprisonment, the prescribed punishment for sex trafficking was not commensurate with those for other serious crimes, such as rape. The government did not conduct any investigations during the reporting period; this compared to three in 2016 and one in 2015. The police reported monitoring suspicious establishments.
The government maintained efforts to prevent trafficking. The home affairs, justice, and national security ministry led an anti-trafficking task force, consisting of relevant agencies and NGOs, in implementing the national action plan for 2015-2018.
The task force provided some resources and worked with an NGO to design brochures and the government printed and distributed them in post offices and airports. The gender office worked with youth-related organizations to conduct awareness campaigns in secondary schools; the government also worked with an international organization to hold focus groups in secondary schools to raise awareness.
Trafficking Profile
As reported over the past five years, St. Lucia is a source and destination country for men, women, and children subjected to sex trafficking and forced labor. Local adolescents are the groups most vulnerable to trafficking. Documented and undocumented migrants from the Caribbean and South Asia, including domestic workers, are also vulnerable to trafficking. Local children are subjected to sex trafficking. Government officials, civil society, and educators reported St. Lucian children from economically disadvantaged families are vulnerable to unorganized commercial sexual exploitation often encouraged or forced by caretakers in exchange for goods or services. Foreign women who work in strip clubs and in prostitution are also vulnerable to sex trafficking. NGOs report disadvantaged young women from rural areas are vulnerable to sex trafficking. According to the government, business owners from St. Lucia, India, China, Cuba, and Russia are the most likely trafficking perpetrators in the country. Civil society has also reported women, or in some cases older teenagers, recruiting younger adolescents to provide transactional sex with adults at street parties.
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Tonight I am going to a yin yang class with Rob Hefele at Full Circle Yoga. It is a pretty gentle class mixed in with a little flow at the beginning. It is a great for midway through your week.
I have heard a lot of people justifying not doing things. I am also guilty of this, but I am noticing it a lot more since doing Yoga 308. Things like I can eat a cheeseburger because I have been eating good this whole week. Everyone has certain justifications to get them out of doing things. I am starting to wonder if these justifications are in fact just our fears.
I am finding my life to be much more exciting and fun while I am facing my fears and insecurities. We all have them, but we all can choose either to run from them, face them, or justify not doing them. We will always face fears in our life.
I am tired of justifications in my life. I am going to try to notice when I do it, and make a point to tell you that I am doing it. Life can be as simple as just doing something.
Yoga is a perfect example where justifications are done. I do justify things every day in yoga. "Well I have been pushing myself so hard the first half hour I should take it easy the next half hour." "I did three back bends, I do not need to do the fourth." Now here's where it gets tricky. Flip it. "I have been laying in child's pose, I should start getting into the posture again." "I did one back bend, I should do three now." I have a hard time justifying being gentle with myself. So it can go both ways.
"I think it's great you drink. I drink because I just need to unwind during the weekend."
"I do not run anymore, because I have too much to do."
"I cannot start my company because I do not know how to start it up"
"I need to have protein so I need to eat this beef tonight"
There are a thousand justifications on not doing things that we know may better for our life. We are all guilty of doing them. Is it time that we just let go of these justifications and do the things we keep saying we want to do? Is today the day?
I am trying something new this week. I am waking up with a positive mantra. I think of something that I hope to accomplish, followed by something that I truly love, and finally that the day is good. It is a great way to start off and then continue my day. The other choice is to wake up pissed off and angry and trying to overcome that. You have the choice every morning to start off your morning in a positive direction. You can then face the negativity in life with a step ahead. Try it out.


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Clarence Thomas Writes Majority Opinion In 'Dangerous' SCOTUS Ruling Relaxing NY Gun Laws
The ruling was expected to make it harder for other states to restrict guns amid a national gun violence crisis.
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Thursday that is expected to make it easier for Americans to carry concealed weapons in public was punctuated by the majority opinion written by none other than Clarence Thomas.
The controversial associate justice led his five fellow conservative-leaning Supreme Court judges in the decisive ruling on the Second Amendment that overturns a key New York law amid a national gun violence crisis replete with a record number of mass shootings.
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The Supreme Court rendered its judgment after hearing New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, which "required anyone who wants to carry a concealed handgun outside the home to show 'proper cause' for the license," according to SCOTUS Blog.
Thomas, in his opinion, cited "historical tradition" to justify the ruling that he said will protect "an individual's right to carry a handgun for self-defense outside the home."
Thomas wrote in his opinion about the New York law: "We know of no other constitutional right that an individual may exercise only after demonstrating to government officers some special need. It is not how the Second Amendment works when it comes to public carry for self-defense."
Associate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas speaks at the Heritage Foundation on October 21, 2021, in Washington, D.C. | Source: Drew Angerer / Getty
Justice Samuel Alito filed a concurring opinion with Thomas'. Justice Brett Kavanaugh filed a concurring opinion that was joined by Chief Justice John Roberts. Justice Amy Coney Barrett also filed a concurring opinion. Justice Stephen Breyer — whose upcoming retirement makes way for newly confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson to join the Court later this year — wrote a dissenting opinion that was joined by the like-minded liberal Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan.
Breyer suggested the decision was incomplete.
"What about subways, nightclubs, movie theaters and sports stadiums?" Justice Breyer asked in his written dissent. "The court does not say."
The New York Times reported that the ruling was expected to make it harder for other states to restrict guns.
The Supreme Court ruling comes weeks after New York City Mayor Eric Adams appointed a so-called "gun violence czar" to address the spike in gun crimes in the state's largest city.
"This is the civil rights battle of our lifetime, dealing with how guns are destroying not only individuals, but is destroying the anatomy of our cities and our communities," Adams said while announcing the personnel decision earlier this month.
Adams, a career police officer before going into politics, said he has "never witnessed crime at this level" in New York City before.
It was in that content that Thomas wrote Thursday's majority decision, which was promptly condemned by civil rights leaders.
"The Supreme Court decision on carrying a gun in New York is devastating and potentially dangerous," National Action Network Founder and President Rev. Al Sharpton said in a statement emailed to NewsOne on Thursday. "This ruling could not have come at a worse time, as we have been working to de-escalate gun violence in the city. It has never been more important for Congress to pass meaningful legislation to combat the epidemic that is gun violence in this nation."
Associate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and his wife, conservative activist Virginia "Ginni" Thomas, arrive at the Heritage Foundation on October 21, 2021, in Washington, D.C. | Source: Drew Angerer / Getty
Thomas wrote his majority decision amid an outcry from Democrats for the second-ever Black Supreme Court judge to recuse himself from all cases related to the 2020 election. An increasing number of reports have presented evidence that Thomas' wife, conservative activist Ginni Thomas, played an outsized role in trying to overturn the election in an effort to keep then-President Donald Trump in office.
There is also a movement demanding the impeachment of Thomas. As of Thursday, an online petition started by political group MoveOn had garnered more than 240,000 signatures.
"He must resign—or Congress must immediately investigate and impeach," the petition says of Thomas, noting how the judge's wife "was actively urging the White House to overturn election results both leading up to January 6 and after the deadly insurrection."
Justice Thomas also looms large amid heightened expectations that the Supreme Court will overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade decision that made abortion illegal. A draft of the Supreme Court's decision was leaked to the public last month. Thomas is notably anti-abortion.
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1) For about 100 one inch round meatballs, combine 2 lbs of ground beef and 2 lbs ground pork in a large bowl.
2) Add to the mix 4 cloves garlic, 4 eggs, 2 cups shredded romano and/or parmesan cheese, 3 tbsp italian seasoning and salt & pepper to taste.
3) Blend in 4 cups of coarse bread crumbs. Slowly add lukewarm water about 1/2 a cup at a time. The mixture should be very moist, but still hold its shape when formed into balls. I used about 1 1/2 cups.
4) Heat oil in a large skillet & fry the meatballs in batches until very brown and slightly crisp. Remove from heat and drain on paper towel. Add more oil and repeat until done.
Pro tip: covering the pan for the first few minutes of cooking will help the meatballs keep their shape if you find the are collapsing.
Always make sure ground meats are completely cooked. Safety first!


On receipt of a complaint concerning wasps or bees, we can normally carry out the necessary treatment within 24 hours, although this can be slightly longer during the summer months when such problems are at their peak.
It is worth noting that although wasps/bees can be an everyday occurrence, control is not without its problems. The location of nests can often be in awkward or confined spaces or indeed at height in the eaves of a building.
Whilst most of us may simply suffer some pain and discomfort from a wasp/bee sting, it can potentially be more serious if there are multiple stings, or if the sting is around the throat area.
Control, including the removal of nests is a hazardous operation and should always be left to professionals with proper effective materials and protective clothing.
We also offer an emergency call-out service during May to September, which can be arranged by calling 01382 434343.


A Way, Away (Listen While I Say) was the first joint commission for Chicago-based artists Amanda Williams and Andres L. Hernandez. The project activated an empty land parcel as well as an adjacent building at 3721 Washington Boulevard that was demolished in April 2017. The multiphase project unfolded over the course of several months, beginning by painting the building gold prior to demolition, followed by reshaping the topographical contours of the landscape and regenerating the green space. Materials salvaged from the building demolition have been given new life in community design projects. By choreographing the process in this way, the artists invited us to pause and evaluate the life cycle of the urban landscape. Drawing inspiration from classic tropes in blues music about hope and unrequited love, the work's title is meant to evoke the cycle of loss and transformation that characterizes the built environment.
A Way, Away (Listen While I Say) occurred from April - October 2017. It was located at 3713–3721 Washington Boulevard, St. Louis, MO, across the street from the Pulitzer Arts Foundation.
A Way, Away (Listen While I Say) was a continuation of PXSTL, a series of design-build commissions organized by the Pulitzer Arts Foundation and the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis. PXSTL was founded on the belief that creative interventions have the power to serve as meaningful catalysts for urban transformation. This iteration of PXSTL began with a teaching residency at the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts in fall 2016, with Amanda and Andres co-teaching a studio for students in the Graduate School of Architecture and Urban Design with Sam Fox School lecturer Jonathan Stitelman.


The 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash occurred on 10 April 2010 when a Tupolev Tu-154M aircraft of the Polish Air Force crashed in the city of Smolensk, Russia, killing all 96 people on board. These included President of Poland Lech Kaczyński and his wife Maria, former President of Poland in exile Ryszard Kaczorowski, 18 members of the Polish parliament, and relatives of victims of the Katyn massacre.
They were en route from Warsaw to attend an event marking the 70th anniversary of the massacre; the site is approximately 19 kilometres (12 mi) west of Smolensk. The pilots attempted to land at Smolensk North Airport, a former military airbase, in thick fog that reduced visibility to about 500 metres (1,600 ft). The aircraft was too low as it approached the runway as a result of confusing instructions from the trafic controler.Exploded then Striking trees in the fog, it rolled upside down, struck the ground, broke apart, and eventually came to rest 200 metres (660 ft) short of the runway in a wooded area.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash site (10 April 2010).
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With an eye toward mastering the accelerated demands of the information future, the Health Sciences and Human Services, Central Library of UPUMS Saifai, Etawah, established in 2006. Since, its inception, we have been serving the library users/readers' with our efficient & prompt services. Library offer information resources and services to help students, faculty, and staff excel. With a wealth of databases, tutorials, study spaces, journals, and outstanding book collections. We have advanced systems to retrieve medical information, having online access of one of the best product available in the field of Medical Sciences i.e. ProQuest Medical Library. ProQuest Medical Library is a quality fulltext database providing a strong, stable foundation for a ny libra ry wishing to build or expand its clinical and biomedical journal resources.
Central Library is regularly conducting innovative Information keeping abreast its readers' with latest literature in their specific area of interest, for the benefit of students, researchers and Faculty members. We endeavor to further improve all our efforts to facilitate right information to the right user at the right time.
Central Library provides the online information as well as; print issues of national and International journals of Medical Sciences, rich collection of Medical Sciences books and better reading place for readers. Its our sustainable efforts to provide World Class Library Management systems in this rural area of Uttar Pradesh.
Our collection reflects our core priority areas of Medical Sciences literature. Currently, library holdings of Books: 14680, which includes textbooks for the MBBS, Post Graduate-students, Paramedical & Nursing courses and reference books on all subjects of Medical Sciences. On-line access to full text as well as bibliographic databases is being subscribed to facilitate researchers, teachers and students.
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Musick-Gravois construction delayed again after Missouri American's mistake
The Gravois-Musick intersection, with the Grant's View Library on the right.
By Erin Achenbach
eachenbach@callnewspapers.com
Construction at the intersection of Musick and Gravois roads is delayed, again, after originally being slated for completion by the end of 2018.
The delay this time was caused by contractors finding an unexpected subterranean concrete wall owned by Missouri American Water Company in the southeast corner of the intersection.
The L-shaped concrete wall protects a large water line, and the water company conceded that they should have alerted contractors to the existence of the wall beforehand, said David Wrone, spokesman for St. Louis County's Department of Transportation.
The $1.3 million construction project was spurred by the opening of the Grant's View Branch of the St. Louis County Library at the intersection in 2015. The county Planning Commission would not allow the library to open a Gravois entrance without the road upgrades. Currently the library shares an entrance with the McBride & Son subdivision, Grant's View.
This is the second time the project has been delayed due to workers finding obstacles in the ground. Earlier this year, workers found an AT&T cable buried along Gravois that required the original design plans to be redrawn and the cable to be dug up and relocated.
At the time, Wrone said that the intersection would reopen in May. But the discovery of the underground concrete wall in April pushed completion back.
Due to the concrete wall, the intersection had to be redesigned again, this time involving input from both Missouri American Water and the Missouri Department of Transportation, which is the agency maintaining Gravois.
"We are now finalizing that new design, and hope to complete the project by late summer," said Wrone in an email to The Call. "We are acutely aware of the inconvenience and stress these repeated delays have meant for area residents and drivers, and very sincerely regret that we weren't able to get this project completed on time."
The redesign will cost an additional $166,000 on top of the original $1.2 million project. Missouri American Water plans to reimburse the additional costs, spokesman Brian Russell said.
Wrone said that the additional $166,000 needed for the redesign was set to be voted on by the County Council Tuesday — after The Call went to press.
Wrone said that in the meantime, the county Department of Transportation is working with the Missouri Department of Transportation to partially reopen Musick Road sometime in June by allowing "right in" and "right out" traffic.
That means that eastbound drivers on Gravois will be able to turn right onto Musick, and northbound motorists on Musick will be able to turn right onto Gravois.
After the project is completed, there will be dedicated left and right turn lanes from Musick onto Gravois, a dedicated left turn lane from westbound Gravois onto Musick, a new entrance into the Grant's View Library and improved site distance over the hill onto Musick by lowering it.
Musick has been closed in some form since 2017. It reopened in spring 2018 after closing in October 2017 at Lavinia and Meath Drive while the county replaced the 70-year-old bridge over Sappington Creek.
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-- both ensemble pieces -- impressed most.
Overall it was a fine afternoon of dance, one that showed off to good effect Rübsam's tenacity and creative flair and the more than credible efforts by a diverse and enthusiastic group of performers.
The final work on the program, Brahms Dances, another Premiere, brought out the entire company, including Mr. Rübsam, who danced with a seasoned, seamless flair. The score was a stream of seven select recordings of Brahms' vocal works. The second, danced by Erin Ginn and Matt Van, was notably evocative of Jerome Robbins' lyrical partnering and emotional transparency. When the ensemble joined the soloists, there were hints of inspiration from Robbins' Dances at a Gathering, a tribute to Mr. Rübsam, that his aspirational models are the crème de la crème of ballet choreographers.


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February 2023 Full Moon in Leo – The Moon is Full in Leo on February 5, 2023. The Moon determines how plans and undertakings will be implemented. You just need to structure your ideas, your direct energy, in the right direction – and success will not keep you waiting. On the Leo Full Moon, you need to live beautifully and easily, The Full Moon is a time of culmination and the promise of fulfillment of that which was started at the New Moon.
February's Full Moon is the Full Snow Moon. All Full Moons have popular nicknames. The bright, Full Moon in February is commonly called either the Snow Moon or the Hungry Moon. February is typically the snowiest month in northern North America, and, as a result, some Native Americans found it to be the most difficult month in which to hunt, prompting the name Hungry Moon. Full Moons are thought to be very powerful. They create an intense energy which can either create tension, reveal truths or lead to some sort of change in your life. The Snow Moon gives people a chance to reset and re-evaluate. It's about new dreams and overcoming past hurts, forging forward with greater sense of purpose. It's a time to embrace change.
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February 2023 Full Moon in Leo – February 2023 Aquarius Pisces Cusp!
If you were born before February 19, you are an Aquarius, a sign associated with intelligence, independence, and quirkiness. If you were born at the end of the month (February 19th or later), you fall under Pisces, a sign known for being kind, compassionate, and easygoing. Pisces are incredibly empathetic – they can read a room like no other zodiac sign. They pick up on other people's moods easily and are affected by them. They are like chameleons who adapt to their emotional environments.
February 2023 A Time of Free Spirits!
Aquarians tend to be free-spirited and rebellious. They have a unique perspective on life and the world and question everything and everyone around them. They are forever in search of profound, meaningful connections and conversations, and bore easily when these needs aren't met. As an air sign, Aquarians are usually great at expressing their thoughts and their feelings, often with a flair for comedic dramatics.
February 2023 Full Moon in Leo – The Age of Aquarius!
The Age of Aquarius has been associated with the hippies of the 1960s and '70s, and often within the New Age movement. In both cases, the arrival of the Aquarian age has been associated with harmony and understanding, sympathy and trust abounding. And that brings us to the 1967 smash-hit musical "Hair," with its opening song Aquarius, by a musical group called the 5th Dimension. The song opened with the lines: "When the Moon is in the Seventh House, and Jupiter aligns with Mars, then peace will guide the planets and love will steer the stars. This is the dawning of the Age of Aquarius…" This will also be the beginning of Peace in the land as Aquarius moves into Pluto.
February 2023 A Time of Change!
The Age of Aquarius is a time of questioning and many people seem to feel a sense of foreboding. The anxiety that many of us feel is related to the energy of change. Change is hard for human beings and it takes us time to adjust. There have been so many technological and spiritual changes in the world. These changes took place at an alarming rate. The Aquarian Age has been dawning upon us and we are already in it. This is a time for all of us to start to question our beliefs and open our minds to the teachings of Christ and the great religions. It is a time to come together as a society and help each other instead of focusing on who is right and wrong and which religion is true or false.
February 2023 Full Moon in Leo – February 2023 Saturn will be in Aquarius!
We will see things more clearly this year, but we won't really feel change until Aquarius moves into Pluto in 2024. This is because Pluto is a planet that changes and transforms, and this will be when structures really crumble; there will be upheaval in society, and finally, we will see real change implemented as things improve. Saturn will be in Aquarius for the next two and a half years, so get ready. The next few years are going to be a really exciting time to be alive
February 2023 Brings out the Thinkers!
The Aquarian Age will bridge the gap between Personality and Soul, between the physical and non physical worlds and especially between cause and effect, also known as Karma! The in-pouring energies of Aquarius are pushing us to wake up to our true task as conscious beings and take up our role as the thinkers of the earth. As more and more souls awaken to this responsibility, things will begin to change for the better here on this beautiful planet we call home.
Pancake Day February 17!
Yes it's cold, wet and not-quite-spring-yet, but February has plenty of other good stuff going for it. The days are getting longer, the evenings lighter, and before you know it, it will be spring. It's pancake day on the 17th. PANCAKE DAY. In February, the monthly observances remind us to care and recognize the accomplishments of others. Actively taking the time to focus on being your best self and focusing on your family and friends enables you to be more compassionate and giving, and to love others in a better way. We are reminded to show love for our significant other, our friends and ourselves.
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The right to personal liberty is one of the oldest recognized rights in liberal democracies, which raises fundamental constitutional questions about the use of detention as an immigration measure. However, as this GDP Working Paper highlights, in common law countries, lengthy immigration detention on a large scale has become the norm and is largely regarded as constitutional. Read paper.
Trinidad and Tobago, one of the wealthiest countries in the Caribbean, has framed efforts to increase detention and deportation as a matter of national security, citing the views of U.S. President Donald Trump as a model. It opened a dedicated immigration detention centre in 2009. The country's immigration laws provide criminal penalties for various violations, including six-month prison sentences for re-entry after expulsion. Read the country profile here.
Joint submission for the Universal Periodic Review by the Global Detention Project, the Organization for Aid to Refugees (OPU) and Forum for Human Rights (FORUM). Read the submission here.
Governments increasingly rely upon detention to control the movement of undocumented migrants and asylum seekers. Approaching detention from an interdisciplinary perspective, this new edited volume brings together leading writers and thinkers to provide a greater understanding of why it is such an important social phenomenon and suggest ways to confront it locally and globally. More information available here.
The GDP's Michael Flynn will be a panelist at this one-day workshop hosted by USC Gould School of Law on 7 April 2017. More information about the event is available here.
"Counter-Mapping a Revolutionized Space of Mobility" Glenda Garelli and Martina Tazzioli in Tunisia as a Revolutionized Space of Migration. Palgrave Macmillan US. 2017. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1057/978-1-137-50587-3_1.


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Very bad car accident
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Head Broke Car vs Tree
The driver and passenger of this car were both drunk. Somehow the driver ended up veering off the road and nailing a tree. He was okay but his passenger had seen better days. Asbest, Russia, May 9, 2018. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
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pedestrians vs vehicle
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Man's head destroyed in car crash
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Former singer of Cavaleiros do Forró and former drummer of Forró Pegado band die in an accident
A serious accident occurred in the early afternoon of this Friday (16), in the center of Aracaju, left two dead and three others seriously injured. Car that had led the singer Lívia Clivia, 37 years old (former Cavaleiros do Forró), who died in the place, would have invaded the preferential one...
Woman suffers bad face trauma in car wreck
Sorry could't find any story on this. Looks like a bad car accident by the looks of her face I would say she wasn't wearing a seatbelt.. Jesus almost looks like she's gonna peel her face off :eek:
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6 Female Students Dead
A group of 6 girls and a few boys went out for a night on the town to celebrate their university graduation. They partied and then drove home. But along the way a truck collided with a car which spun into their mini-van/SUV and tossed it straight into the path of the truck that had barely...
Female Driver Decapitated
This young woman lost control of her car along a highway. After rolling several times the car came to a rest with the body of the female driver, decapitated, sticking out of a corner of the rear window. No word about her head... Tocantins, Mexico, August 8, 2016. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5...
Car vs Livestock Truck
A small car and a truck carrying a load of livestock went and collided along some BR highway. The driver of the truck and his livestock were unharmed. In the car were three occupants: 2 died on the spot while the drive was seriously injured, trapped in the but survived. Ubaitaba, Brazil...
Man Survived ~ Leg Didn't
A Mercedes sedan went out of control and slammed into a group of scooters parked by some building. A dude was sitting on his scooter when the crash occurred. Along with various injuries the dude's lower leg was ripped off by the impact. The dude managed to survive, thanks to the efforts of the...
Crash Kills 14 People
This crash involved 3 vehicles that collided, killing the occupants of each vehicle. Not all bodies are shown in the photos - just some of them getting their body fluids drained at the local mortuary. Ibusa, Nigeria, March 15, 2016 1. Flipped and rolled. 2. 3. 4. I think the dude on the...
2 Burned Alive In Car
Nothing gore-tastic in this set. The story is that a Russian cop and his girlfriend were driving along the Volgograd in a Mercedes when another car cut them off. The Mercedes hit a light pole and knocked down a traffic light before igniting in flames. Witnesses state that there was no chance...
3 Dead ~ Car Rolled
The driver of this car, with two passengers, lost control and rolled off of the road. All three of the car's occupants were ejected and died where they landed. Abaré, Brazil, Dec. 29, 2015. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Right Shoulder Pass Fail
Standard dumb ass vehicle driver who gets nowhere any faster, except to his or her own Death. 2014.
Face Ripped Off
Dude had his faced ripped off in a vehicular accident. Hopefully not a repost... Boa Vista, Brazil, June 18, 2015. 1. 2. 3.
Hubby & Wifey Dead In Crash
I ran a search but couldn't find a thread on these images. But please post a link if I did miss an OP. So these two are cruising down some highway and the dude decides to try and pass a slower car. Once he pulled out there was a truck coming directly at him. The car was split in half, spitting...
4 Die In Fiery Crash
This car went out of control, crashed and then ignited. One person died outside of the car while the other 3 burned to death inside it. Nasty way to go... Santa Quitéria, Brazil, September 6, 2015 1. 2. 3. I have no idea what's up with the shirtless dude... 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
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Car crashed frontal into a bus & leaves 6 PPL dead in Manaus [Brazil]
An accident involving a car and a bus on Wednesday [July 22, 2015] resulted in the deaths of six people. According to information from the Municipal Institute of Engineering and Inspection of Traffic (Manaustrans), the collision occurred in Margarita Avenue, North Zone of Manaus - AM, around...
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Car crashed frontal into a bus & leaves 6 PPL dead in Manaus July 22, 2015 [Brazil]
Vintage Car Crashes
Fatal Car Crashes compilation
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Speeding Car Crash
She survived but her boyfriend wasn't so lucky. He died at the scene.
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Man takes his last breaths after car crash...
This is pretty grim and I wasn't sure which section it belongs to. The crash was a result of a police pursuit after an armed robbery, but I'm assuming it happened by accident... so here it is in Accidents. The footage of the crash is pretty shitty, but skip to 1:00 to see the man slip away...
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Charred bodies removed from car crash fire.
The authorities removed two charred bodies after car far is extinguished.
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Car crash fire and aftermath...
A drunk driver in the pickup truck was speeding/racing when it struck the Suzuki Caribbean, causing a fire which killed three passengers trapped inside. Afterwards the deceased were identified as a notable Thai rally driver, Vorapot Bunchuaylua, his wife and child. The Toyoto pickup's two...
Man is ejected high into the air after car crash
Watch the left hand side of the screen. Link: www.liveleak.com/view?i=bbe_1411312363
Car Crash Results
A car crash in Brazil occurred on August 12, 2012. Gruesome results of that crash.
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Dude Totally Destroyed In Car Crash
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2 Guys Decapitated In Car Crash, Great pictures (Anyone with info?)
The images that the international media presents to the reader, shows two young men who had their heads decapitated after serious accident. No date or location. Hopefully not a re-post! New to me....
Serious Car Crash, Nicaragua, No Date.
These pictures are of a very serious car accident that happened in Rivas (Nicaragua) during the celebrations of Holy Week this year. They say the victims were returning from a party on a beach of the town, called San Juan del Sur, where Radiohead had performed a live concert. The girls and boys...
Car crash, bodies all over.
Check out the guy in the trunk. I don't know what a "Seat" is (in the context below). Likely something was lost in translation. The Frito does not (will not ever) speak Spanish. (google translated) An impressive Circuito Interior accident left left four people dead and several wrecked cars...
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Elderly male driver and female passenger die in a car crash!
The man lost control off his vehicle and crashed down the slope and on to the river.
Car crash aftermath in São Paulo
On thursday, 30 January, 2014 at around 5:00pm an accident happened in the Hannemam, Pari neighbourhood in São Paulo, a driver lost control of their honda civic and drove into the sidewalk hitting three women, one of them died on the scene and another is in a critical condition. Video and...
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Car crash survivors leg
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Car crashes circa 1961
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Actor Paul Walker killed in car crash
Actor Paul Walker – best known for his role in The Fast and The Furious franchise has reportedly been killed in a fiery car explosion in Southern California. TMZ reports that the actor was in a Porsche when the driver somehow lost control and slammed into either a post or a tree before the...
Moscow car crash - Man flies like a puppet
Not much gore to see but the crash is pretty spectacular, good for a laugh though his chances of survival are well.. you decide lol <iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.liveleak.com/ll_embed?f=8a3a2013a4ef" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
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Vintage Race Car Crashes
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Young family die in car crash.. Warning contains very young kids.
A young family die in a car crash and their bodies are strewn across the road.
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Mexico Car Crash, 1 Dead 2 Suvivors August 17th
A young man dead and two injured accident left one colony streets of Asturias, in Cuauhtemoc, where a car driven speeding climbed onto the sidewalk and struck a metal pole and a tree, According to the initial report of paramedics and police Asturias sector of the Ministry of Public Security of...
Michael Hastings car crash
A while back, i posted an article about Michael hasting, the man who published an article about general mccrystal that lead to the general's resignation. There are many suspicious things surrounding the crash, and an official cause of death hasn't been released. The lapd has stated there were no...
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Two Car Crash Victims At The Morgue
This Mexican couple was killed during a car crash and their bodies have been sent to the morgue. The pictures were taken before the autopsy. Unfortunately no more information atm.
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Brutal Car Crash Compilation 2012 - 2013 (no sound)
Many Women Killed After Car Crash
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3 People Died in This Scary Car Crash
Car crashes through Georgia store throwing customer who escapes serious injury...
A Georgia jewelry store received an impromptu makeover on Nov. 28, 2012, when an elderly woman careened across the sidewalk and through the storefront.The accident happened on Nov. 28, at Chandlee Jewelers in Oconee County.According to the Georgia State Patrol, the driver, a 63-year-old woman...
Brazilian Singers in Car Crash
Rio Largo, Brazil, Nov. 15, 2012. After a concert in Rio Largo, several band members and friends travelling in a Ford Focus wiped out, hit a wall and three people died - 2 women and 1 male. One fatality was a female singer of the Brazilian band "Forró das Antigas." Set 1. 1. 2. 3...


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Letto da: Patrick Lawlor
Durata: 5 ore e 37 min
During a brutal winter in rural Virginia, women are inexplicably vanishing. The only clues to the bizarre disappearances are the grotesque human remains that are turning up in snow banks along the highway. A disgraced priest has begun to experience strange and disturbing visions connected to a terrible secret. But are the images haunting a fallen man of God to be trusted...or are they the deadly lies of a twisted mind?
5 out of 5 stars 2 recensioni
Di: Elizabeth Hand, Chris Carter
After 40 years, members of the global conspiracy known only as the Project are finally nearing the completion of their plans. FBI special agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully alone have a glimpse of the nightmare that lies ahead for the rest of the world: an alien invasion fueled by the most devastating virus in human history. And only they know that the truth isn't out there anymore - it's already here.
bellissimo fino alla fine
Di Reppy il 11/03/2018
Di: Kevin J. Anderson
When a disease-ravaged body is found in the smoldering ruins of the federally funded DyMar genetic research lab, Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully fear that a deadly, manmade plague is on the loose. As the FBI agents investigating the X-Files - cases the bureau has deemed unsolvable - Mulder and Scully pursue the truth wherever it leads, even into the labyrinthine corridors of the FBI...and beyond.
Di: Ben Mezrich
When moonlighting medical students harvesting skin from a corpse for temporary use accidentally take it from the wrong donor, the results are catastrophic: A New York City hospital ward is destroyed in a bloodbath, and an elderly professor, admitted for a routine skin graft, is suddenly the city's most wanted fugitive. While the police hunt the fleeing professor, Mulder and Scully track the skin that was grafted onto him, a trail that leads from the morgue to the headquarters of a cutting-edge biotech company to the jungles of Thailand.
In this ambitious and exciting X-Files adventure, Mulder and Scully fly to the Yucatán jungle to investigate a missing team of archaeologists. Their exploration leads to a strange electronic signal coming from beneath ancient ruins - a signal aimed upward, at the stars.
Dr. Gregory, a renowned nuclear weapons researcher, is not only dead - he's been charred to a radioactive cinder. Since this is a death on federal property, FBI agents Mulder and Scully are hastily called in. As agents who specialize in unexplained phenomena, they are the investigators of the X-Files, strange and inexplicable cases - mysteries the FBI doesn't want solved.
bel libro
Di: Charles Grant
Serial killers come in all shapes and sizes, but this one is particularly puzzling. There's no pattern to the mutilated bodies that have been showing up in Albuquerque: The victims have been both sexes and all races, ages, and ethnic groups. There is no evidence of rape or ritual. Only one thing connects the victims: They were the victims of a natural disaster - one of the most unnatural natural disasters imaginable - leading to a most painful, most certain, and most hideous death.
Meet Mulder and Scully, FBI - the agency maverick and the female agent assigned to keep him in line. Their job is to investigate the eeriest unsolved mysteries in modern America, from pyro-psychics to death row demonics, from rampaging Sasquatches to alien invasions. These are the cases the Bureau wants handled quietly but quickly, before the public finds out what's really out there...and panics - the cases filed under "X".
not the best
Kate Wilhelm in Orbit
Di: Kate Wilhelm
Letto da: Paul Michael Garcia, Carrington MacDuffie, Hillary Huber, e altri
Durata: 24 ore e 23 min
From 1966 to 1980, Damon Knight created the Orbit series of anthologies, representing the finest writing in the science fiction genre. Nineteen of Kate Wilhelm's stories were included in this series of 21 volumes. Among these are "Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang," an exploration of infertility and cloning in the aftermath of global environmental collapse. It won the Locus, Jupiter, and Hugo awards for Best Novel in 1977.
Letto da: Paul Michael Garcia, Carrington MacDuffie, Hillary Huber, Patrick Lawlor, Adam Verner, various narrators
Di: Edgar Rice Burroughs
Durata: 5 ore e 9 min
David Innes is a young man who has just inherited a large mining company. An eccentric inventor, Abner Perry, convinces Innes to underwrite a project to build an 'iron mole,' claiming it will make them both wealthy. The mechanical beast works well, actually too well. On the maiden voyage, instead of digging for a few minutes and returning, they plunge straight through the earth's crust into the 'inner world' of Pellucidar.
In this sequel to At the Earth's Core, David Innes vows revenge and returns to the Inner World of Pellucidar to rescue the beautiful Dian, who had been torn from his arms by trickery. However, his return trip places him far from the land of his beloved and he is forced to undertake a desperate journey thousands of miles across the fierce inner earth to reach her.


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Washington: US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley warned that the world body has "exhausted" its options on the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue.
"We have pretty much exhausted all the things that we can do at the security council at this point," Haley on Sunday said in an interview with the CNN.
"None of us want war," she said, adding that if diplomacy fails on the nuclear issue, US defense secretary Jim Mattis "will take care of it", Xinhua news agency reported.
US President Donald Trump and South Korean President Moon Jae-in spoke on Saturday by phone and committed to "continuing to take steps to strengthen deterrence and defence capabilities and to maximize economic and diplomatic pressure" on North Korea, according to a White House statement.
The missile launch, which violates UN Security Council resolutions, came just days after the council imposed fresh sanctions on North Korea over its nuclear test on 3 September.


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So, Lottie has gone. The most famous English female cricketer of the era has called it a day and it will be interesting to see how the side which she has played in and guided since 1996 will fare without her presence and runs.
Charlotte Edwards made her international debut in July 1996 and, in the better part of twenty years at the highest level, has set innumerable records; 309 matches for England of which she captained 210, the most-ever by a female cricketer, after taking over from Clare Connor. A tough act to follow but both ladies have proved to be fantastic ambassadors to the sport. 10,273 runs over the three formats with the only surprise that another Englishwoman, Janette Brittin, being the only international lady cricketer to have scored more Test runs than Charlotte.
Had she been in the plans of the selectors this summer, Charlotte would have become the first lady cricketer to have scored 6000 ODI runs. Her international career spanned just a couple of months short of twenty years and her captaincy career five months shy of ten years. Indeed, after being just a player in her first two T20 matches, she captained England in her remaining ninety-three. Australia's Belinda Clark, with 102 matches, is the only other international female cricketer to captain her country in over 100 ODIs: Lottie did so in 117 to comfortably lead the field.
Charlotte may be remembered as an attacking opening and top-order bat but she also proved herself to be a useful bowler as the figures below may suggest.
Recent reports since Charlotte announced her retirement have suggested that ultimately her dream of women becoming professional saw the end of her remarkable tenure as batsman and captain. I find it a shame that she could not have a better exit but maybe the captain is only in charge on the field and that, as professionals, results are perhaps these days demanded more than expected. Only time will tell how much she will be missed..


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Q: How can I have tap and LongPressGesture on a Button in SwiftUI? I am trying implement to kind of tap on a Button, the first one would be the normal tap of Button which works automatically by itself without coding, when I want add a LongPressGesture to that Button, it would not get recognised as a LongPressGesture, I think it because of build it tap Gesture of Button, how can I have both gesture work together?
Button(action: {

   print("you just tapped me!")

}, label: {

   Text("tap me!")

})
.onLongPressGesture() {

   print("you just LongPressed me!")

}


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Meta shares down 20% as Mark Zuckerberg's costly metaverse pitch falls flat
Investors rushed to dump Meta Platforms Inc's stock after hours, pushing it down 20% and wiping $67 billion off its market value after the company posted its fourth straight decline in quarterly profit.
Updated Oct 27, 2022, 8:00 AM IST
One Meta shareholder had recently voiced concerns calling the company's investments "super-sized and terrifying".
Wall Street is losing patience over Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg's enormous and experimental bets on his metaverse project that helped drive up the company's overall costs by a fifth in the third quarter.
The Facebook-parent said its overall expenses could rise as much as 16% next year and anticipates that operating losses at Reality Labs - the unit responsible for bringing the metaverse to life - "will grow significantly" next year.
One Meta shareholder had recently voiced concerns calling the company's investments "super-sized and terrifying". Analysts on Wednesday called them "confusing and confounding" and Meta's inability to cut costs "extremely disturbing".
On a post-earnings conference call, Jefferies analyst Brent Thill asked executives: "I think kind of summing up how investors are feeling right now is that there are just too many experimental bets versus proven bets on the core ... I think everyone would love to hear why you think this pays off."
In the July-September quarter, losses at Reality Labs ballooned to a whopping $3.67 billion from $2.63 billion a year earlier. Revenue nearly halved.
"It would be a mistake for us to not focus on any of these areas that will be fundamentally important to our future," Zuckerberg said on the call.
"I know that sometimes when we ship a product ... people say: 'Hey, you're spending all this money, and you've produced this thing,' and I think that's not really the right way to think about it."
"...we're doing leading work that will become ... eventually mature products at different cadences in different periods of time over the next five to 10 years."
He spoke about the company's various efforts, including a recently unveiled virtual and mixed reality headset called Quest Pro that is priced at $1,500 and a social metaverse platform where people can express themselves via avatars.
He said Meta is investing in two other areas: augmented reality and neural interfaces.
BIG GAMBLE
"The metaverse ... feels like a one big gamble given the economic crisis," said Paolo Pescatore, an analyst at PP Foresight, adding that the journey ahead was going to be "long and painful".
"People are not rushing out of their seats to buy a VR headset or even watch 360 degree videos ... The new device still feels like an expensive toy," he said.
At a time when other tech companies such as Microsoft and Google-parent Alphabet are cutting jobs or slowing hiring, Meta's headcount surged 32% in the third quarter from the end of the second.
In an open letter to Zuckerberg on Monday, Meta shareholder Altimeter Capital Management called on Meta to streamline by cutting jobs and capital expenditure.
The fund suggested Meta cap annual investments in the metaverse to $5 billion instead of the current $10 billion.
Published on: Oct 27, 2022, 8:00 AM IST
Posted by: Mehak Agarwal, Oct 27, 2022, 7:52 AM IST
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U.S. Marshals
The cop who won't stop is back. But this time he's chasing down a lot more than a fugitive.
Starring Robert Downey Jr., Wesley Snipes & Tommy Lee Jones
Directed by Stuart Baird
When a prisoner transport plane crashes, one prisoner, Mark Sheridan, skillfully escapes and saves lives at the same time. Deputy Sam Gerard and his team of U.S. Marshals pursue relentlessly, but Gerard begins to suspect that there is more to the exceptional fugitive than what he has been told. Meanwhile, Sheridan struggles to avoid capture while seeking answers of his own. Until the final scene, both Gerard and Sheridan are in jeopardy of the unknown.
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from lib import verify

def check_content_type(request):
    ok = True
    info = ""
    content_type = dict(request.headers)['Content-Type']
    body = request.body
    if not verify.is_content_type_right(content_type):
        ok = False
        info = "Request content-type format error"
    if not verify.is_json(body):
        ok = False
        info = 'Request body format error'
    return ok, info

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CrankWheel just surpassed 10.000 weekly installed users on the Chrome Web Store, and with great scale comes great responsibility. The last few weeks were a lesson in humility in regards to customer success management at scale.
In this post we'll outline what helped us get there, and what to do when faced with a sudden increase of new users.
Attention from big companies is simply newsworthy. We openly broadcast our participation in various events, early-adopter customer referrals and prizes won at startup competitions. It helped us grow and sustain new website traffic. One memorable traffic spike came from coverage of a local, Icelandic event hosted by Vodafone. We were holding a big prize check in the thumbnail, sprinkled some "boost" dust on Facebook and started accepting new customers.
When one of the Big Four, Deloitte, selected us as a 'Rising Star' at their Fast 50 - Rising Star event in Reykjavik, we were thrilled with the opportunity to actually go live and broadcast it to our Facebook followers.
We won tickets to another event!
A few weeks later we went to Slush 2016 Start Up Conference in Helsinki. Hundreds of conversations about screen sharing sparked a feature idea we're chasing right now. We took pictures, posted on social media and kept raking in new traffic.
Just recently we went to Dublin Tech Summit, another tech event. Long story short, we made sure to approach just about everyone there, hosting demos live at our booth and inviting them to the website.
Snapping pictures with our trusty Leica became not simply pure pleasure but also an important marketing asset. Photos of us in action during events get the most likes on social and generate web traffic almost instantly!
It's not all fun and games. We tried supporting our event presence with PPC ads - both on adWords and Facebook. Unfortunately you can't play the system with serving ads to people "arriving to (city) at (day of event)" or "recently arrived at (city)".
Steady growth from such omni-channel presence, as well as a growing number of positive reviews, a growing number of languages we've localized into, and overall polish of our product, is probably what triggered the Chrome Web Store to feature us on their front page.
No words can describe how cool that was so here's some footage from that day.
Installations started coming in at about 7x our normal rate for one week, and at several times our normal previous rate after that. We raked up over 6000 active new users (weekly!).
About a month later it happened again leaving us with the recent 11.030 active installations of CrankWheel.
The moral of this story is: Grow steadily, set yourself up for random opportunities (there is no way to predict being featured on the Chrome Web Store) and make it your top priority to deliver high quality service and uptime - every time.
How do you retain such an influx of new b2b users? Read on and learn how that 8000 quickly surpassed 10.000 installations!
To sustain such growth you need two critical pre-requisites: Common sense and cooperation with your product development department that knows the platform and how to optimize it. First make sure everything works, then go bananas with sales!
Grab a coffee and run your tracking software: Traffic, session recordings, app usage, and analyze, analyze, analyze! Only thanks to measurement can you reasonably evaluate your situation. Remember - it's all about the user. Take as much time as you can afford to observe your new users. After all, their behavior on your website is (or at least should be!) a logical execution of what you had in mind for them.
We, for example, learned about our pricing and how it is perceived by new users. Responding to our users' needs we first dropped the price entry level price to $9. It worked! More people started signing up!
We also quickly released exciting new features based on popular demand: Instant demos and phone conferencing. They're taking off just now, we're happy to show you, just drop us a line!
Make sure to segment your users and launch vertical campaigns. Even though we iterate on only two segments - new users and existing users - we make sure they receive different communications.
We made sure that each and every user got an opportunity to opt in to our newsletter, and then pushed out a big announcement. We changed sign-up methodology. Every user now starts on a free trial of our full functionality, then later either chooses a paid plan or decides to downgrade to a limited plan. Our sales team was extremely happy with this!


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DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
cd $DIR

VERSION=1.4.0
NAME=ArangoDB-$VERSION

if [ ! -d "$DIR/$NAME" ]; then
  # download ArangoDB
  echo "wget http://www.arangodb.org/repositories/travisCI/$NAME.tar.gz"
  wget http://www.arangodb.org/repositories/travisCI/$NAME.tar.gz
  echo "tar zxf $NAME.tar.gz"
  tar zvxf $NAME.tar.gz
fi

ARCH=$(arch)
PID=$(echo $PPID)
TMP_DIR="/tmp/arangodb.$PID"
PID_FILE="/tmp/arangodb.$PID.pid"
ARANGODB_DIR="$DIR/$NAME"
ARANGOD="${ARANGODB_DIR}/bin/arangod_x86_64"

# create database directory
mkdir ${TMP_DIR}

echo "Starting ArangoDB '${ARANGOD}'"

${ARANGOD} \
    --database.directory ${TMP_DIR} \
    --configuration none \
    --server.endpoint tcp://127.0.0.1:8529 \
    --javascript.app-path ${ARANGODB_DIR}/js/apps \
    --javascript.startup-directory ${ARANGODB_DIR}/js \
    --javascript.modules-path ${ARANGODB_DIR}/js/server/modules:${ARANGODB_DIR}/js/common/modules:${ARANGODB_DIR}/js/node \
    --javascript.package-path ${ARANGODB_DIR}/js/npm:${ARANGODB_DIR}/js/common/test-data/modules \
    --javascript.action-directory ${ARANGODB_DIR}/js/actions \
    --database.maximal-journal-size 1048576 \
    --server.disable-authentication true \
    --javascript.gc-interval 1 &

sleep 2

echo "Check for arangod process"
process=$(ps auxww | grep "bin/arangod" | grep -v grep)

if [ "x$process" == "x" ]; then
  echo "no 'arangod' process found"
  echo "ARCH = $ARCH"
  exit 1
fi

echo "Waiting until ArangoDB is ready on port 8529"
while [[ -z `curl -s 'http://127.0.0.1:8529/_api/version' ` ]] ; do
  echo -n "."
  sleep 2s
done

echo "ArangoDB is up"