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Parents we interviewed who discovered during pregnancy that their baby had a congenital heart defect were encouraged to visit the intensive care and special care baby units and the cardiac ward before their baby was born. Those who did had found it helpful to become familiar with the environment that their child would be in after birth. One mother said that the information the fetal cardiologist gave her had helped to prepare them for their baby's birth.
Visiting the intensive care unit and cardiac ward before her twins were born had been very beneficial.
Information given to them by the fetal cardiologist had helped them to feel prepared for their baby's birth and at birth her baby was able to stay with her and they were discharged a few days later.
The other thing that we did was actually we went up to the hospital and went to the various wards. We had sort of a tour of the cardiac ward and went into intensive care. And that I think was the most beneficial thing that I did because it does prepare you. It is pretty awesome, nothing can prepare you totally for what you've got to come. But to go into intensive care before hand, really was a great help, because you've never seen anything quite like it before and I think if you hadn't gone in there first, it would have been a big shock, a really big shock. So, I would certainly say that was the best thing I did really, was to go in there first. And also we went to the neonatal ward as well, and the special care and again, in normal life you'd never of seen anything quite like it and it is quite daunting. So to have been in there and just witnessed beforehand, it just prepared for a little bit for what you had to come, and where you had to go, and so definitely very beneficial.
Baby's age at interview: 3.5 years. Diagnosed during pregnancy (24 weeks). Parents' marital status: married. Occupation: Mother-Doctor, Father-Doctor. Other children: one older child. The family live close by to a specialist hospital.
And we also saw the fetal cardiologist, the sort of heart, the babies' heart specialist to make sure that, that everything was going OK from that point of view. And she was able to prepare us about what was going to happen after birth and we were lucky in that the hospital we were booked into did actually, was actually quite a, a specialist hospital. Well it's quite a big teaching hospital anyway so we were happy that that was a safe place to deliver and if there were any problems you, you know, they had a good special care baby unit there.
And it was uncertain really whether she would need to give, it depended a lot on how she, her condition when she delivered and that some babies with her problem might have needed to go to special care and be sort of stabilised, some might actually be quite poorly, they might actually need an operation very quickly and in the first couple of days. But the majority of, of babies, that was very unlikely and probably, you know, we would just follow her up and, and, and have the operation at a later sort of stage.
So we felt quite well prepared for what was going to happen but obviously still quite scared that she might end up needing something quite quickly. And in fact when she was born, so I had a normal delivery, and when she was born she was in really good condition. She cried immediately she came out, she wasn't blue, she was great really. And they wanted me to stay in for a few days just to kind of monitor things so I sort of stayed in 3 or 4 days but she was fine and feeding well and everything. So no problems, we just went home with a sort of outpatients to see somebody at a month.
When the baby was born, were you able to hold her and to ...
Yeah, yeah.
Did she stay with you?
Yes she did. We were very lucky. I mean, we had a very sensible paediatrician who, who was at the birth because obviously there were concerns that she might come out completely blue and, and need resuscitation but she came out screaming and pink. And very sensible paediatrician who put her in a, you know, said 'Put her, give her to mum' immediately. And let me have a cuddle and everything and then she sort of had a listen to her and had a look at her and she said 'No she's fine, she can come with you and we'll see her tomorrow sort of thing.' So, yeah, so, I think she was quite experienced and she was, you know, took it in her stride and said yeah she's a healthy baby and so.
Many felt apprehensive about what the birth would be like; for example, whether the medical support would be available and what condition their baby would be in. One couple explained that despite their fears beforehand the birth had gone very smoothly. One mother who lived far away from the specialist hospital was glad when it was decided to keep her in hospital for 4 weeks before the birth.
They were worried that sufficient medical support might not be available when their baby was born but the birth had gone very smoothly.
Mother' I asked for elective caesarean because I was so traumatised by the thought of the birth and how it was going to affect the baby, because of the baby having all these heart problems, and they said that the baby's fine until the baby actually is born and then the problems start. And I got myself in a bit of a state really didn't I about the birth, about the hospital where I was having the baby. About them being prepared for the baby. And then about the baby being transferred to the specialist centre. It doesn't matter how many times I asked them and they reassured me, I was still so frightened that somebody somewhere wasn't going to be ready for us.
Father' I suppose, thinking about delivery wise, it probably went smoother than our son, you know when first one was born. Everything seemed so calm, right through from you started contractions, until they took us to the hospital with the midwives and the doctor, they were just so calm about the whole thing and everything sort of happened very quickly but very calmly - it was a good delivery, it was strange because I don't know what we were expecting - you know and it sort of, as like my wife was due to sort of, she was ready for delivery. I mean the one the doctor came in and saw her she said that you know we can't sort of know what's going to happen when the baby comes out whether she'll be alive or what, which was daunting at the time and upsetting but we just sort of OK fair enough... she said let's deliver this baby.
And sort of everything just went so quickly, and they were so good. Just I mean all the staff that were just concerned were really, really helpful and they couldn't do enough.
Some mothers had had a natural birth. A few had a caesarean section. One mother chose a natural birth because she felt it was the one thing she could do to help her baby. Several parents recalled that their baby's condition was better than expected at birth, in a few cases it was worse than expected.
She chose a natural birth because she felt it was the one thing she could do to help her baby.
I was transferred to a different hospital and I was very lucky in that the obstetrician was very much wanting me to, wherever possible, have as a normal a pregnancy as possible and as normal a delivery as possible in terms of, you know, I wasn't to be any different to anyone else. Which I think was very good for me. I know that some people in these instances with an antenatal diagnosis end up having caesareans and, you know, if that worked for them that's great but for me it worked being, being told in other ways it was a normal pregnancy and that was really helpful.
I tried to have as natural a labour as possible because even though I'd been told that there was no reason that it should be any different to any other birth I sort of wanted him to have every chance possible and try and, you know, get him moving as quickly as possible and, and so on, so that was again, that was one of the things that I felt I could do myself, I could control. I knew that once he was born I couldn't control anything but that was one thing that I could do something almost for him so, you know, try not to interfere with drugs and bits and pieces.
At birth, some babies could stay with their mother and were discharged a few days later with a follow-up outpatient appointment (see Interview 12). Other parents said they could only hold their baby for a very short time before it was taken to the special care or intensive care unit.
Being separated from your baby after birth can be very distressing. Several mothers had found the return to the maternity ward without their baby very difficult. Seeing their newborn baby in an incubator attached to various wires and monitors was also very hard.
Explains that it was very hard and upsetting being separated from one of her babies after birth.
She felt very disconnected after the birth of her baby and found it difficult returning to the maternity ward without him.
So I went in there and saw Max and I think with him I was able to have a little cuddle.
But with Sam we, I couldn't cuddle him, I could just, just about sort touch his hands and then the ambulance arrived to actually take him to intensive care and I have to say that was one of the worse moments. They came in and they had a special incubators, travelling incubator, and he had, he had to literally go sort of across the road but they have to take him in an ambulance. So it wasn't as if they had were taking him miles away, it was walking distance but they were sort of getting him all ready and then they wheeled him out and put him in the ambulance and off it drove. And I have to say I broke down then. That was probably, getting on to one of the worst moments to see him just go like that, even though he's literally only sort of going across the road, to the main hospital to the intensive care unit, but I did find that very, very hard. And I wanted to sort of get over there but you know they said well it's not a lot point straight away, because they've got to get him there. They've got to get him into intensive care and out of this incubator and all sort of set up if you like, sounds a strange thing to say. And they'd prefer it if you're not there at that time which is quite understandable so I then spent some time with Max. But that was very, very hard.
I felt very disconnected. I'd just had a baby and you have these wonderful feelings of euphoria that you have after giving birth and then laying in the maternity hospital the next day. I felt very strange as if, 'Well I've had a baby but where is he? Have I really had a baby, was it all just a dream?' It was very strange and once I was able to stagger around the ward a little bit there were all the new mums with their babies in the incubators pushing them around, having cups of coffee and I felt very, I felt as if I shouldn't be there. I really felt, I felt very strange being there.
Some babies were transferred to the specialist hospital by ambulance for treatment or emergency surgery and parents were able to follow on afterwards. When a baby was transferred shortly after birth, some mothers could also be transferred to the same hospital.
She found it upsetting returning to the maternity ward with only one of her twins while the other was transferred to a hospital in a different city. They were able to follow the next day.
Baby's age at Interview: 6 months. Diagnosed during pregnancy (20 weeks). Parents marital status: married. Occupation: Mother-Full time Mum, Father-Own Business. Other children: twin brother & 2 older children. The family do not live close to a specialist hospital.
We still didn't know what was going to happen because the hospital that I gave birth at wasn't the actual hospital where the baby would have its surgery. It was just a hospital that I had to deliver at because there was a heart specialist there but they couldn't actually do the operation. So we had to, it was very hard because I had to go back down on to the ward and of course everybody knew I had twins and going back to one, just taking the one baby with me was very hard and emotional. And people wanting to know where the other one was, and that was, that was very hard. And two days later they transferred the poorly baby to another hospital where he was going to have his surgery. And we followed down the following day to be there.
One mother who suffered a lot of bleeding and could not be transferred to the specialist hospital found it very difficult not to be able to care for her baby. Another mother had felt frustrated that she hadn't been able to spend much time with her baby who had to have emergency surgery soon after birth.
She found it difficult not being able to do the first things for her newborn baby when he was transferred to another hospital shortly after birth.
Baby's age at interview: 21 months. Diagnosed during pregnancy (20 weeks). Marital status: married. Occupation: Mother-Health & Social Care Consultant, Father-IT Consultant. Parents have one older child. Family live within 10 miles of the specialist hospital.
Mother' But you, essentially after the birth what was really hard was that [our son] was taken away, he was put straightaway into the intensive care baby unit and, and [my husband] was actually sort of then dealing with it, he was the one that was going up, seeing the baby and you were the one that gave him his first bottle of milk because he then got transferred to another hospital quite a long way away. Because I was bleeding quite a lot I was...
Father' Kept overnight.
Mother' Kept in for a few days and so that was actually quite difficult to know that there were all these people who were doing the first things to my little baby. And that, and they were really enjoying it and having a nice time but I found that quite hard.
Father' I can remember he went off to the other hospital in an ambulance by himself and that, that was quite hard, you known watching him go off.
Mother' You know he was in an incubator, he had tubes absolutely everywhere that you could imagine and he was just you know completely, he was born and then put in this sort of incubator and just all alone really.
I think I was just really desperate to get out and I was actually in a ward where everybody else had their babies with them and I didn't and some of the midwives were great and others were kind of not that you know good. So I think I just, just really wanted to be there because I was getting phone calls from the hospital to say, 'What sort of milk powder do you want him on?' and 'Should we give him a bottle?' and 'I think that we're going to bath him now,' and things like that and it was just really, really hard not being there, not being able to do all of those little things.
And, and basically I was just feeling that all of, my daughter was being cared for by somebody else, my son was kind of over there, and I was just sitting there completely helpless not able to do anything really.
Last updated December 2014.

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Q: How to disable VSCode pop-up "You don't have an extension for debugging"? VSCode started to spam me with the following pop-up:

You don't have an extension for debugging Solidity.

I don't need an extension for debugging Solidity. How can I disable this pop-up?

A: I was doing Solidity development using Hardhat and VSCode. I don't think I've gotten the message since I added this to settings.json:
"extensions.ignoreRecommendations": true,
This is what my settings.json looks like:
{
"terminal.integrated.defaultProfile.osx": "zsh",
"hardhat.telemetry": true,

"extensions.ignoreRecommendations": true,

"emmet.includeLanguages": {
    "javascript": "javascriptreact"
  }

}
But I could be wrong.

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The phrase "everybody talks about the weather but nobody does anything about it" is widely attributed to Mark Twain, although he never claimed to have originated it. It's not in his writings, and versions of it were in general circulation years before the first recorded mention of him saying something like it.
No matter: the thought is a good one and has been applied to many other situations to express the futility in recognizing a problem but being unable to act on it. That's been the case even with Social Security, which has a well-recognized funding problem that has gone unaddressed for decades.
The difference is that addressing that problem is not a question of ability, but of willpower. And the consequences go far beyond being inconvenienced by heat or cold or rain or the lack of it.
The last time Social Security faced a similar problem, in the early 1980s, a bipartisan commission laid the groundwork for a law that among other things brought more money into the program by raising the payroll tax and requiring that newly hired federal workers pay into the program through a new creation called the Federal Employees Retirement System. It also made benefits partially taxable above certain income levels, steering that money back into the program, and phased in an increase in the age for drawing full benefits.
Even then, it was recognized that the fix was not permanent. At the time, the Baby Boom population bulge was just entering its peak earning years, with more money being paid in than was being drawn out and building up a surplus in the trust fund over three decades. But inevitably workers become retirees, which began a decade ago for that generation.
For the last dozen years, Social Security has paid out more than it has taken in from payroll taxes, and the surplus will be exhausted in about the same number of years into the future. At that point, the program will be taking in only about 75 percent of what it needs to cover projected outlays.
This is not a theoretical exercise for what already is some 65 million beneficiaries, many of whom rely on it as a major, if not the only, source of their retirement income. Nor is it something that can just be glossed over. Notes a recent Congressional Research Service report:
"Under current law, Social Security does not have authority to borrow from the general fund of the Treasury. Therefore, the program cannot draw upon general revenues to make up the difference between incoming receipts and benefit payments when the program no longer has asset reserves to draw upon."
"The Social Security Act does not specify what would happen to the payment of benefits scheduled under current law in the event of Social Security trust fund depletion. Two possible scenarios are (1) the payment of full monthly benefits on a delayed basis or (2) the payment of partial (reduced) monthly benefits on time."
The solution is straightforward enough: increase income, slow the growth of outlays or both—preferably in some combination to lessen the pain of any one change. There are many ways to approach each. To name just a few, the age for drawing full benefits could be increased yet again; the payroll tax could be raised or applied to more income; and inflation adjustments could be limited.
Every year that date ticks a little closer and the options get a little more painful as neither political party wants to take responsibility for action, obvious as the need for it is. The idea of a bipartisan committee providing the political cover to actually accomplish something significant seems rather quaint today, sort of like a story about a bet on which of two frogs can jump farther.
But there is a stirring in a Social Security reform bill that has drawn some bipartisan support in the House. The measure was the subject of a favorable hearing in December, a possible prelude to trying to advance the bill this year either as a freestanding measure or as an attachment to another bill.
The measure would bring in more money by reinstating the 6.2 percent payroll tax, which for 2022 cuts off at $147,000 in earnings, for earnings above $400,000. Sponsors anticipate that later legislation would be enacted to make income between the two levels also subject to that tax.
Other features of the bill however would increase outlays. It would use a more generous formula for determining benefits; base inflation adjustments on an index tailored to the spending patterns of retirees, also resulting in a projected increase; set a new minimum benefit for those with low career earnings; end the waiting period before receiving disability benefits; and extend children's dependent benefits to age 26.
And of particular interest to current or future retirees under the Civil Service Retirement System, it would eliminate two reductions in Social Security benefits also enacted as part of the last reform—the "windfall elimination provision" and the "government pension offset"—which reduce Social Security benefits of those receiving annuities from a retirement program that does not include Social Security, such as CSRS.
Whether all that could be done and still put Social Security on a stronger financial footing is yet to be determined. Making earnings above $400,000 subject to the payroll tax would just be a start. But at least it would be a move from talk to action.
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This project contains samples of Java 8 specific features of Spring Data (JPA).

## Support for JDK 8's `Optional` for repository methods

```java
interface CustomerRepository extends Repository<Customer, Long> {

  // CRUD method using Optional
  Optional<Customer> findOne(Long id);

  // Query method using Optional
  Optional<Customer> findByLastname(String lastname);
}
```

* `CustomerRepository.findOne(Long)` effectively "overrides" the default `CrudRepository.findOne(…)` to return `Optional.empty()` instead of `null` in case no uniqe element satisfying the query can be found.
* `CustomerRepository.findByLastname(…)` does the same for a normal query method.

## Support for JDK 8's date/time types in the auditing sub-system

* `Customer` extends `AbstractEntity` which contains fields of JDK 8's new date/time API and those can be populated the same way legacy types like `Date` and `Calendar` can.

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Q: How to import an external pdf file leaving text as text? When Importing in Mathematica (v10.3) a pdf file containing some text, the text is "vectorialized", meaning that it does not seem to be loaded as text, and re-exporting the imported file produces a file in which the text is not selectable.
Consider for example the following code:
Export["test.pdf",
 Plot[x, {x, 0, 1}]
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Export["test2.pdf",Import["test.pdf"]]

As you can test, while the text in test.pdf can be selected, the text in test2.pdf cannot, and opening it for example with Inkscape shows that it is not really exported as text.
How can I import the text in external pdf files as text?

A: According to the Documentation page for PDF format (under the "Options" section) there is "TextOutlines" option which controls "whether to import characters as outlines". You should set it to False for importing text as characters instead of outlines:
Import["test.pdf", "TextOutlines" -> False]

Note that this feature can work incorrectly when characters inside of a PDF file have nonstandard encoding. Due to this reason it usually incorrectly imports non-ASCII characters, for example:
ImportString[ExportString["αβγ", "PDF"], "PDF", "TextOutlines" -> False]

At the same time I seem to remember situations when Import correctly recognized Greek letters in PDF files NOT created by Mathematica. I guess that this is encoding issue.


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The regional government says initial investigations show the violence was masterminded by the separatist World Uyghur Congress led by Rebiya Kadeer.
rioters "to be braver" and "to do something big."
The World Uyghur Congress has recently been instigating unrest via the Internet and by other means calling on the rioters "to be braver" and "to do something big."
The Congress is led by the businesswoman Rebiya Kadeer.
Rebiya Kadeer was born in 1951 in Xinjiang. After reforming and opening-up in the late 1970s, she rented a shop to start her business. Her successes as a businesswoman earned her the local nickname "the millionaires" and became a member of the 8th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.


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Posted on October 17, 2018 by KYLE SHANER
Edison State Community College supports 15th annual Hometown Holiday Horse Parade
Chad Beanblossom, vice president of regional campuses, presents Edison State Community College's donation to Crysta Hutchinson Bloomingdale, executive director of Main Street Greenville.
GREENVILLE – Main Street Greenville recognized Edison State Community College as one of the Platinum Sponsors for the upcoming 15th annual Hometown Holiday Horse Parade on Nov. 17.
"This is Edison State Community College's third year of sponsoring the parade, and we are proud to partner with them," said Crysta Hutchinson Bloomingdale, executive director of Main Street Greenville. "They are working to train and educate local leaders, and Main Street Greenville is working to provide quality of life and build community. It's a natural partnership and one we are grateful for."
The 2018 Hometown Holiday Horse Parade will feature entertainment leading up to the grand parade, which will begin at 7 p.m. The lighted event includes 80-plus horse entries and brings an estimated 8,000-plus spectators into the downtown area.
"Edison State Community College is a proud supporter of Main Street Greenville and the 2018 Hometown Holiday Horse Parade," said Chad Beanblossom, vice president of regional campuses. "We are thrilled to be a part of such an exciting community event and look forward to participating for the third year in a row."
Now in its fifth decade of service, Edison State Community College is committed to providing higher education and advanced training opportunities for the people of the greater Miami Valley. Edison is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is recognized with the highest order attainable by the Ohio Board of Regents. With campuses in Piqua and Greenville and plans to open two additional locations in Eaton and Troy, Edison State provides a personal experience and rewarding education. Visit Edison online at www.edisonohio.edu.
Main Street Greenville also thanked the many other local businesses who help to sponsor this annual event, a full list of sponsors can be found on its website. This year's Platinum Parade Sponsors are Edison State Community College, Greenville Federal and Wayne HealthCare.
Visit www.MainStreetGreenville.org or follow Main Street Greenville on social media for more information about the organization and the upcoming 15th annual Hometown Holiday Horse Parade. Anyone with questions may contact Main Street Greenville at 937-548-4998 or info@mainstreetgreenville.org.
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After the phenomenal success of Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991), a sequel was inevitable. However, due to complicated legal wranglings, another film was a long time coming. James Cameron passed on it and there were concerns that Arnold was too old to reprise his most famous role. However, Jonathan Mostow stepped up to the plate and took over the directing reigns while Arnold whipped himself back into shape and together they defied expectations by producing another movie of everyone's favourite cybernetic organism.
After the events depicted in T2, Sarah Connor has died of leukemia, forcing her son, John (Stahl), to go underground. He keeps a low profile, working odd jobs and living like a hobo. As a result, when the machines in the future send back another Terminator, they are unable to target him so they go after all of his lieutenants in the hopes of crippling his army-to-be. This new Terminator, the T-X (Loken), takes the form of a beautiful model but with an assortment of deadly weapons. Not only is she comprised of liquid metal that allows her to morph into anyone (just like the Terminator in T2) but she can also control other machines remotely.
The good guys in the future capture one of the old school Terminators (Arnold, natch) and send him back to stop the T-X from altering the future. The rest of the film plays out in the familiar cat and mouse game that fans know and love from the previous Terminator films as our heroes evade the deadly Terminator until they can figure out a way to stop it.
Mostow wisely doesn't try to mess with the formula. He delivers a solid B-movie with A-movie production values. He trims any excess fat and produces a lean, stripped-down action film that doesn't work so well if you stop and try to figure out the narrative logic, but works best if one just lets go and enjoys the ride. There are some impressive action set pieces in this movie, including a fantastic chase sequence involving a huge crane truck, several police and emergency vehicles, and a beat-up pick-up truck that has to be seen to be believed.
The thing that holds this film together is Nick Stahl's performance. Known primarily for doing smaller features (In The Bedroom) and edgier material (Bully), it is jarring, at first, to see him in a big budget action film. However, he brings a grounded realism to the film with his performance. He portrays John as a tired drifter who has been looking over his shoulder his whole life. He has been living his life on the fringes and Stahl does an excellent job conveying this kind of world-weariness. He keeps us interested in-between chase sequences.
Sadly, Claire Danes isn't so fortunate. She too is known for doing smaller, independent films (Polish Wedding), so her appearance in this film is rather baffling. She is given little to do but scream in fear most of the time.
Arnold is, well, he's Arnold doing what he does best: playing a cold, emotionless machine. There's something reassuring about seeing him donning the old leather jacket and shades one more time. After a string of flawed action films (End of Days, Collateral Damage), it's nice to see him on familiar ground. Apparently audiences thought so too—the film did very well at the box office.
While not as jam-packed with extras as the T2 DVD set, the T3 one boasts a pretty decent collection of its own. On the first disc there are two optional audio commentaries. Mostow introduces the first one, which features all the major actors: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Nick Stahl, Claire Danes (with Mostow), and Kristanna Loken. Arnold talks about what brought him back to the franchise and the pressure to be in as good shape as he was in the previous Terminator films. Stahl comments on the process that he underwent in order to get into character. Loken talks about the extensive training she did to get ready for her very physically demanding role. And finally, Danes comments on the pressure of inhabiting a role on a film in which she joined at the last possible minute. It's a very informative track on which all the participants speak very eloquently—although, Arnold goes on a bit too long about himself which comes across as a bit vain.
The second audio commentary is Mostow flying solo. He talks about making the movie and how this was the first one that he didn't originate himself. He also comments on the challenge of re-vitalizing the franchise and living up to their legacy. He also dishes anecdotes about working on a big production with a limited amount of time. He comes across as a very personable fellow and his track is well worth a listen.
Also included on this disc are a theatrical trailer and one for the video game.
Arnold introduces the second disc which contains the rest of the supplemental material. A rather superficial Making Of documentary, "Inside Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines," is overloaded with clips from the movie with a few talking head clips of Mostow and the cast throughout. Anybody looking for a more in-depth look behind-the-scenes should really check out the audio commentaries.
The "Sgt. Candy Scene" is a funny fake ad for the automated robots that terrorize the characters at the climax of the film and also uses Arnold to comedic effect (and also hints at the origins of his Terminator character!).
"Terminal Flaws: Gag Reel" is an uneven collection of bloopers and flubbed line readings from the cast.
The "T3 Visual Effects Lab" is a collection of featurettes that examine how certain special effects heavy sequences, like the crane chase and T-X effects, were achieved. There is even an option that allows the viewer to apply visual effects to a couple of scenes. However, there aren't many options and it's hard to see the difference between the limited selection that is given. Nice idea but it needed a bit more variety, like the editing-a-scene option on the Die Hard DVD set.
The "Skynet Database" is a collection of biographies for all the major characters—both human and machine—in the film.
The "Terminator Timeline" provides a blow-by-blow description of what happened in the past two Terminator films for the one or two of you out there who haven't seen them.
There is also a storyboard comparison featurette that looks at a scene in the film with the corresponding boards simultaneously.
"Dressed to Kill" is a brief look at the costumes that were created for the characters in the movie.
A surprisingly entertaining featurette, entitled "Toys in Action," takes a look at the action figures created for the movie. Todd McFarlane and his company made the figures and he hosts this segment. What makes this featurette work so well is McFarlane's natural enthusiasm and his approach to how the toys are created, which is: as a fan what would he want the action figure to look like?
Rounding out the disc is a trailer for the video game and a corresponding Making Of featurette.
The fact that Terminator 3 didn't turn out to be a total train wreck of a movie is a testimony to the directorial abilities of Jonathan Mostow who holds the whole movie together with a no-nonsense, workman-like approach not unlike John Frankenheimer. It's an entertaining ride that doesn't try to alter the formula that has proved successful twice already.


The cross reduces the outward man to death. It splits open the human shell. The cross must break all that belongs to our outward man – our opinions, our ways, our cleverness, our self-love, our all. Clearly, this is the Lord's way. As soon as our outward man is broken, our spirit can easily come forth.


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Copyright as a Platform for Artistic and Creative Freedom
George Mason Law Review, V. 23, No. 4, pp. 793-809, 2016
George Mason Legal Studies Research Paper No. LS 16-25
18 Pages Posted: 9 May 2016 Last revised: 6 Jul 2016
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Matthew Barblan
Assocation of American Publishers (AAP)
Date Written: May 6, 2016
A growing conventional wisdom argues that copyright restricts artists' ability to fulfill their creative potential and to express themselves freely in their art. But this conventional wisdom misunderstands the role that copyright plays in fostering and enabling artistic freedom. To understand the relationship between copyright and artistic freedom, it helps to consider the broader context in which copyright enables artists and creators to thrive. While copyright restricts artistic freedom in the narrow sense that it places limitations on artists' ability to incorporate anything they want into their art without permission, this restriction is only one side of the equation; on the other side, copyright plays a critical role in fostering artistic and creative independence.
By securing to artists a property right in the fruits of their productive labors, copyright empowers artists to pursue success in whichever markets and through whichever business models work best for their creative visions. As a result, artists of all shapes and sizes — both mainstream and niche, and with a wide variety of social and cultural viewpoints — are free to develop and market their art in a rich, diverse, commercial marketplace. Copyright's economic freedom supports a professional class of creators. These creators don't just make art, they make a living making art, enjoying the freedom to dedicate their time to their craft in ways that are impossible for most hobbyists. Copyright's economic freedom also gives creators the artistic freedom to dream big — it helps them secure financing for their more ambitious projects, it empowers them to develop and sustain related projects over time, and it enables them to capture the efficiencies of the division of labor. By supporting artists and their work, copyright serves as a powerful platform for artistic and creative freedom.
Keywords: copyright, intellectual property, artistic freedom, creative freedom, property, creative industries, economic freedom, artists, creators
JEL Classification: K10
Barblan, Matthew, Copyright as a Platform for Artistic and Creative Freedom (May 6, 2016). George Mason Law Review, V. 23, No. 4, pp. 793-809, 2016, George Mason Legal Studies Research Paper No. LS 16-25, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2776797
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The new iPad 2 is a gorgeous-looking device. With its minimalist design, a flatter and beveled back, a thickness of only 8.8mm, and a choice of black or white, it's hard not to get excited about this first upgrade of Apple's groundbreaking tablet computer.
But as we all know, looks can be deceiving. Despite Apple CEO Steve Jobs' assurances that the latest iPad represents "a whole new design", there are relatively few new features to go along with the improved aesthetics.
Sure, there are the front and rear-facing cameras, but that's more about correcting a glaring omission in the original iPad than bringing us anything innovative or new. There are also improvements in the processing power and graphics, but there have been few complaints about the performance of the existing device.
There are also a bunch of software add-ons, including iMovie and GarageBand, but again, that's really giving iPad users access to existing Mac tools rather than bringing us something new or revolutionary.
• Retina Display – That's Apple's high-density pixel display used in the iPhone 4 and the latest version of the iPod touch. The iPad 2 continues with the old iPad screen, complete with serious glare issues and those annoying smudges.
• No SD card or USB port – The iPad 2 is still basically a stand-alone device, which won't play nicely with anything else. Although there is now an adapter (sold separately) for replicating your iPad screen on your TV, that's a nice-to-have, not a necessity. We want to connect cameras, storage devices, keyboards, CD drives – everything that we have been able to do with our laptops for the last 5 years.
• No 4G capability – Additional processing power is one thing but the real problem for smartphones and tablets is data transfer speed, and there they are at the mercy of the networks. With both Apple's carriers of choice, AT&T and Verizon, rapidly gearing up for a switch to 4G, why would you want to be stuck with a 3G device for the next two years or more? Unlike Motorola's Xoom, there are no plans to upgrade the iPad 2 once 4G becomes more widely available.
Speaking of the Xoom, a number of tech sites have published head-to-head comparisons of the new iPad and Motorola's tablet offering. For perhaps the first time in recent memory, an Apple device clearly comes off as second best. In terms of the screen and the overall number of features, it's not even close.
If you've been waiting for the iPad 2 to finally jump on board the tablet express – or maybe upgrade your existing device – then it might be worth waiting a little while longer. Based on this latest version, the iPad 3 won't be too far behind.
Although all what you have said is true, Apple will not use an sd or any other slot. That is last century. Everything will become wireless, and apple will lead the way with that belief.


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Postgraduate Funding for Medical Humanities, University of Glasgow
October 23, 2015 Hannah Tweed AHRC, PhD Scholarships, University of Glasgow, Wellcome Trust
Are you interested in doctoral study in the medical humanities?
At the Medical Humanities Research Centre here in Glasgow University, we are looking for applicants to enter the Scottish Graduate School for Arts and Humanities AHRC Doctoral competition.
At the discretion of the Medical Humanities Research Centre, applicants may also be supported for the later Wellcome Trust Medical Humanities Doctoral Studentship scheme (deadline c. April 2016).
Please note that deadlines are very tight. In order to be nominated for these awards, applicants must hold an unconditional or conditional offer of a place on a relevant University of Glasgow PhD programme by Wednesday 6 January 2016.
Current Glasgow University students: There is an internal deadline of Monday 23 November 2015 for students to submit their draft scholarship application for scrutiny by the University of Glasgow, School of Critical Studies.
Students applying from outside Glasgow University: AHRC applications can be made up until Monday 6 January 2016, but you must develop your draft scholarship application as soon as possible in consultation with your proposed supervisor(s).
Please note that this is an internal competition from which the College of Arts will nominate a number of applications to the Scottish Graduate School for the Arts and Humanities.
If you are interested in this opportunity, then please contact the MHRC Director, Dr Gavin Miller (gavin.miller@glasgow.ac.uk) as soon as possible with a brief description of your proposed topic.
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Q: Best way to short these pins? The pins that the arrows are pointing to are for the power button on my camera. If I take a small piece of wire and touch the two leads (they seem microscopic), then the camera turns on and off. I need a way to short these leads out so I can control power to the camera.
Two questions:

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*Can I solder straight onto the button, or do I have to scrape back a little bit of the orange plastic?

*Is a Raspberry Pi capable of performing this function? That way I can setup a cron job to turn this camera on and off.

This photo is magnified with a helping hand magnifying glass, it is a very small button.

A: Yes, you should be able to use very fine wires, with a fine touch.
Do NOT attempt to scrape the Kapton in any way. I suggest you attempt to attach the wires on the opposite (top) side of the switch to avoid the traces. That would be the other two terminals of the switch.
Use really fine wire (AWG30 is about right), pre-tin the wire, and use a microscope and fine clean tip unless your eyes are very good. You could ruin your camera, of course.
The RPi should be able to do it, but how is another question. I suggest trying something like an optoisolator. An optoMOS solid-state relay would work (almost) for sure, but a cheaper optoisolator might work too (given the right polarity).


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''From Prison Yard…
On this edition of Inspirational Personalities, let me present to you a man who has defied many obstacles, conquered many challenges and emerged victorious from many battles of life. He is a man who rose from seeming nothingness to greatness. To put it in perspective, consider a poor but brilliant young man who could not enter the university at first attempt due to lack of funds, graduated from the university few days before the Nigerian civil war, trekked a thousand miles during the war in search of safety, found shelter in abandoned prison's toilet, but finally rose to the top of his career. He is today a senior citizen, a global figure and a fulfilled family man. I present to you the founder of Otu Suwakwa Igbo, Prof.Pita Ejiofor…
CAN YOU PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF SIR?
I am Professor Pita Ejiofor, an emeritus professor of Nnamdi Azikwe University Awka. I hail from Obeledu in Anaocha local government area of Anambra state and I am a retired public servant and a senior citizen.
EARLY CHILDHOOD AND EDUCATION?
I was born into a catholic family of eight, the sixth child in the family. I was born and bred in Obeledu, where I lived until I went to college. I started primary school in Obeledu, then proceeded to St. Paul Catholic Secondary School in Obeledu, after which I went for a year teacher's training service at Nimo. I further went for a higher elementary course now known as TC2 for four years to qualify me to teach in higher classes in primary schools. At the end of the course, I was posted back to my alma mater primary school. From there, I thought in different schools in Agulu. While I worked as a teacher, I did private studies for my GCE so as to enable me further my education. And when I later took the exams, I cleared my papers. I also sat for the GCE advanced level and also came out in flying colors. With that, I was qualified for admission into the University.
I got admitted into the prestigious University of Nigeria, Nsukka, however, due to lack of funds, I could not proceed with my tertiary education that year. You remember I mentioned my parents had eight children and for anyone who has a family, you would understand that training eight children was not an easy task. Of course, I was working but I could not save enough to see me through school. So, that year passed and I missed the admission, but I kept the letter of admission.
I GAINED ADMISSION AGAIN
You know that JAMB had not been introduced as at then. Once you had your Secondary level Certificates, you could apply to any university of your choice. So, the following year, I applied again to University of Nigeria Nsukka and got admitted again. That was in the year 1964. By now, I was able to save up some funds from my teaching jobs and I invested them into my university education.
I also applied for scholarship from the Federal government which was granted when I was already in the university. The bachelor's degree program then was for a three-year duration, because mine was a direct entry. Finally, I graduated in 1967, shortly before the war. That's why most of us who graduated in that year refer to ourselves as "Circle 67''. Our convocation ceremony was slated for July 1st, 1967. We had filled all the forms and were waiting in joyful expectation for the D-day to dawn. Then on June 30, around 6:30pm, words got to us that the graduation ceremony had been rescheduled for that day. The graduation ceremony lasted for just fifteen minutes because of a security report that there was going to be an attack. So, authorities had to discharge everyone so we could leave Nsukka that night.
MY EXPERIENCE OF THE CIVIL WAR
The rumored attack for July 1 was not executed. However, on July 6th, 1967, the war fully began. My story of the war is quite interesting I must say. hmmmmm. I recall that both undergraduates and graduates wanted to join the Biafran Army and the recruitment took place at Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium in Enugu. You wouldn't believe the rush from Biafran youths who desired to be enlisted in the army. Most of them were brutally treated to get them discouraged. The ones who succeeded in pushing through, were enlisted into the army. Some of us already graduates, felt the war would not last. Some thought it would last for a week, but alas, it lasted for thirty months. Those of us who had certificates did one thing or the other to keep ourselves busy. Initially I joined the Red Cross. Then later, I got into where the action was, the Army! From there I joined the rangers in Port Harcourt. When Port Harcourt was captured, we went on a long trek from Port Harcourt to Aba all night non-stop.
I DID THREE MAJOR TREKS IN MY LIFE TIME
First as I told you, was from Port Harcourt to Aba when Port Harcourt was captured by the Nigerian army. And when Aba fell to Nigerian army, we trekked again to Owerri on foot with neither rest nor sleep, then onward to Orlu. And when the war ended, I trekked again from Okigwe in Imo state to my hometown, Obeledu in Anambra state. It was actually the suffering I faced in Aba that made me decide to join the Biafran army where I was trained and posted to Okigwe towards the end of 1968.
AND SO, THE WAR ENDED
I was already an officer with my batman when the war ended. I traveled on foot from Okigwe in Imo state to Obeledu. With all my experiences during the war, my attitude/perception of the world changed. Do you know why? I have come to realize that the world has no sympathy for the weak. The world is only interested in the strong. When you weep and support your jaw with your hand, it doesn't concern the world because, the world has seen worse. When we lamented and cried that we were suffering and dying, the world didn't so much care, except for Red Cross and Caritas who sent us support and relief materials.
Also, the Association for American relief came after to help. They brought yams to war thorn areas including Awka, so those yams became seed yams.
The first job I got after the war was at the relief depot in Enugu. I was not paid any salary. It was a "work for food" kind of arrangement. It meant that you would eat daily according to the amount of yam tubers you could off load for distribution. My operational zone was in Awka. After each day's labor, some of the yams would be cooked and shared among all. There were no plates then, so each person would find any available wood to get his food served.
MY PRISON YARD ACCOMMODATION
We did that until it got to a point, I got tired of loafing around. One day I ran into a friend and chairman of a Local government. After telling him of my ordeals so far and how I needed accommodation urgently, he really wanted to help, but as at then he too was sleeping in his office due to lack of accommodations. But then he suggested if I would love to take up a space at the abandoned toilets in the Amawbia prison. The Amawbia prisons was where Nigerian soldiers occupied during the war. When the soldiers left after the war, the place was taken over by the policemen, with the toilets abandoned.
I thoroughly cleaned up one of the toilet rooms and packed in. Few months later, a friend of mine who was also into the yam off loading and distribution job, joined me there.
One day, I got to read in the newspapers that a lecturer of mine at UNN was then a lecturer in Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. I was surprised, and, I immediately sent him a letter via the post office. Few weeks later a letter came to me. It was an appointment letter! I had been offered employment as a lecturer in ABU, Zaria. That was how I left the prison yard accommodation to be become a public servant in Zaria after the war.
Few years in ABU, I was offered a scholarship to do my MSc abroad. So, I travelled to Indiana University, Bloomington, America to pursue my MSc. Later, in my career, I also got another scholarship to do my doctorate again abroad which for some reasons, I didn't quite follow through.
After seven years of lecturing in Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, I moved to University of Nigeria Nsukka, where I rose to the rank of associate Professor and then Professorship.
I CAN SAY I HAVE ACHIEVED A LOT IN MY CAREER PURSUIT
I graduated from the University of Nigeria with flying colors as a first-class product in BSc Business Administration.
Head, Business Administration Department, ABU, Zaria
Professor Emeritus, Business Administration
Pioneer Dean of the Faculty, Nnamdi Azikwe University
Dean of Faculty University of Nigeria,Nsukka.
Pioneer Federal Character Commissioner for Anambra state
Commissioner of Finance and Budget, old Anambra state
Chairman Vice Chancellors' Committee of Nigerian Universities.
Part-time lecturer Chukwuemeka Odumegu University, Management studies
Part-time Lecturer Chukwuemeka Odumegu University, department of Igbo language
Vice chancellor, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka.
Former Chairman Committee of Vice Chancellors in Nigerian University
I have about twelve books published and three were written on me.
I HAVE ENCOUNTERED CHALLENGES ASIDE THE WAR …
There is a saying among the Igbos that "the whistling is not as loud as the sound it produces". I plunged into Otu Suwakwa Igbo with so much zeal and enthusiasm, involved all concerned bodies and had all the communique prepared and signed by all bodies involved. I convinced them that something drastic must be done by Ndi Igbo to save the Igbo language. I was thinking by now Ndi igbo would have been doing much more than they are doing for their language, but it has not been so. The way people are less concerned about the Igbo language, piloted by the Otu Suwakwa Igbo movement is quite frustrating. But I am glad that many high institutions have introduced departments of Igbo language into their curricula, which weren't there before we started the Otu Suwakwa Igbo movement.
I am not implying that Otu Suwakwa Igbo has not achieved much. We have recorded some considerable amount of success; however, we haven't met our expectations. Our people should know that the nonchalance and indifference we display with our language has adverse effect on us.
MY MOTIVATION WAS
The love, enthusiasm and passion for education. I needed to fulfill the God's given talent bestowed onto me, which is teaching. I have job satisfaction in teaching. I was doing well in school and I had high hopes that I was going to make it in my field.
WHAT I CONSIDER MY GREATEST ACHIEVEMENTS
Being a Vice Chancellor and subsequently the Chairman Committee of Vice Chancellors of Nigerian Universities are what I consider my greatest achievements in terms of position.
Another thing that gives me joy, which I also consider as one of my greatest achievements, was what I did when I was the commissioner for Finance old Anambra state. Before I became the Commissioner, Igbos were spending 28 days in mourning the dead. I saw in it an entirely different culture from what I experienced over the years I lived in Zaria. Of course, no culture is superior to the other. There are instances where our culture was superior to that of the Hausas and where theirs are superior to ours. Where I discovered that our culture was not the best was in our attitude to burials. One person would die, and twenty days would be spent in burying the person, which to me, amounted to financial, economic and human capital wastage. So, I wrote a book titled ''Cultural Revival in Igboland'' and in chapter five of it, I strongly kicked against the colossal amount of time and resources wasted on burials in Igboland.
After publishing the book, one year later I was appointed the Commissioner of Finance, and then I knew that the hour had struck. I told the then Anambra state governor of the need to review the burial tradition in Igboland. We were spending millions of naira on burials, unknown to us eighty percent of the expenditure was leaving our economy. Take for example; the materials for cloths, cows for entertainments, and indeed most of the items used for burials were imported into the state from other parts of the country, aside the palm oil and other miscellaneous items. How can we create jobs and increase the employment when all we use in Igboland are imported, even the building materials.
So, I was able to convince the governor to call all the traditional rulers and indigenous stakeholders and I addressed them. That day, October 2, 1986, I think was the day I gave the most impactful speech in my life and the traditional rulers were awed. When they left that day, they began to Implement the resolutions in their various communities, and it worked. First from 28 days, we brought down the mourning period to 7 days (1 week) and subsequently reduced the mourning days further. I still feel fulfilled with this achievement.
WHEN DID YOU START OTU SUWAKWA IGBO?
February 14, 2006. That date is very important to me.
WHATS YOUR MESSAGE FOR THE PEOPLE OUT THERE?
Youths should try to excel, notwithstanding the adverse environment they have found themselves in. The environment for the youth today is not as good as our time. Igbo man is not as advantaged now as he was then. Imagine graduating without a job in today's harsh economic environment. These days, matriculations are more celebrated than convocations, because of the fear of facing the harsh realities in the society. It was not like that in our time. Presently you see graduates hawking, loitering on the streets, and the government is not doing enough to salvage the situation. We have to improve the value system in order to raise the standard of our people.
I write in Igbo language and our people can't read them. The last book I wrote is also in Igbo language. Our people should know that our nonchalance to Igbo language has very adverse effects on us.
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The worst retail area in Britain was named as Shields Road in Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne because of the high number of betting shops and money lenders, and the high rate of vacant retail space.
Many of the areas ranked at the bottom of the list represent the poorest areas in Britain and are located mainly in the north-west, north-east, and Scotland.


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If someone donates to a charitable organization using PayPal, as long as the PayPal receipt includes all the required information, does that suffice as a receipt or does the organization still need to send a receipt on letterhead?
Thank you D. Fry for stating it better and helping me remember the $250 rule.
The IRS has specific rules about receipts to charitable org's, especially if the contribution is equal to or greater than $250. A taxpayer is required to have proper documentation from the org receipting the contribution. Check out the info on this site regarding the proper way to receipt.
So I would, Yes, you need to send a receipt.
Cash, Checks, PayPal?? If I give regularly thru any method to a church, it would be nice to receive at least one yearly summary from that church the total of my contributions.


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Shall the 97th District GOP Committee Turn Into a Banana Republic?
Posted on April 26, 2019.
Two sources have indicated that the 97th District GOP Committee might renounce the upcoming convention set for May 4 at Hanover HS at 10 am.
Here is the Bull Elephant's version:
The 97th District primary process between Scott Wyatt and Delegate Chris Peace has been a brutal contest, but we are finally nearing the end with the May 4th convention right around the corner. Or so we thought.
The Hanover County Republican Committee's (HCRC) Executive Committee—of which I'm a member of (for identification purposes only)—has asked Chairwoman Dale Taylor to remove her last minute appointee, Mr. Reynold, immediately for the reasons outlined in the letter below.
(Blogger's note: This is from the letter that Nick Collette wrote for TBE:
We find your role in appointing Mr. Reynold to be unethical and directly violates any goodwill a committee has with a Unit Chairman to be a fair arbitrator of the process. You have subsequently ignored numerous attempts to be reached by members of the Executive Committee over the last few weeks, both by phone and email. It is our belief that the members of the HCRC deserve a leader who will be transparent, and the appointment of Mr. Reynold openly disregards all notions of transparency.
We do not wish to belabor this process or cause you any embarrassment but you have indeed diminished the dignity and credibility of the HCRC. For this reason, we hope you will see fit to remove Mr. Reynold and appoint a representative supported by the Executive Committee. Should you not remove Mr. Reynold, we immediately call on your resignation.
I would say this sounds like a banana republic but that is a slight at many great nations. This is a foolish move. No side can take their ball and go home in politics without ramifications.
Now here is the second source: The Virginia Gazette:
The 97th Legislative District Committee, the local arm of the state Republican Party that voted to hold a convention to select the district's nominee for the general election, will apparently hold a special meeting Saturday to reconsider that decision.
Among the items on the meeting agenda is one titled "rescind or amend a motion previously adopted regarding the nomination method for the 97th House of Delegates District."
Committee chairman Thomas Miller confirmed that discussion of the upcoming meeting is on the docket by providing a copy of the agenda, but he was unable to provide further insight into why the meeting was being called.
"I can guess at the answer, but you might wish to contact the two members of the 97th LDC who wrote and sent out the Call," Miller said in an email.
The meeting, which is open to the public, has been called by committee members John Hubbard, who represents King William County, and Michael Reynold, who represents Hanover County. Miller said that he, as chairman, would normally put out the meeting call. That wasn't the case in this instance for reasons that were "unknown" to him.
Now I recall Hubbard wanted a primary at the first meeting but was outvoted by the other two representatives. Of course the Hanover vote is the only vote necessary for a majority. So this newspaper story is ominous.
Let's argue the side: What if the 97th committee votes for a primary tomorrow at 4 pm at Atlee Library? I will assume that the 97th can dispense with petitioning since it is now too late to make a primary ballot. I also assume Wyatt and Peace would be on the ballot. But the primary is June 11. April is gone; only May and first two weeks in June are available for events, rallies, fundraising, radio and print ads, and door-to-door. The incumbent would have a huge advantage.
Two wrongs do not make it right.
The 97th district GOP committee cannot dispense with the convention. It simply cannot. If they do this ultimate underhanded thing, I will endeavor to find a solid conservative and get him or her to run as a independent or a Libertarian so the people have an alternative.
About Elwood Sanders
Elwood "Sandy" Sanders is a Hanover attorney who is an Appellate Procedure Consultant for Lantagne Legal Printing and has written ten scholarly legal articles. Sandy was also Virginia's first Appellate Defender and also helped bring curling in VA! (None of these titles imply any endorsement of Sanders' views)
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One Response to "Shall the 97th District GOP Committee Turn Into a Banana Republic?"
Old Redneck says:
Meanwhile, Larnie Allgood checks in with his opinion of Chris Peace.
And, who, you ask, is Larnie Allgood?? You don't know Larnie? He's the Sage of Mechanicsville. The founder, president, sole remaining member of the Mechanicsville Tea Party.
https://www.facebook.com/MechanicsvilleVATEAParty/videos/1664561060289476/


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Mickey Gilley's quotes
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I don't own everything, I do have a partner.
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All I want to do is do my shows and play golf.
It's the same with the ballplayers. Babe Ruth spent a lot, too and the ballplayers make a lot more money now.
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God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him.
We know over very national survival is at stake; and we believe that we should support our troops, yes, and work for an outcome that results in victory.
J. D. Hayworth
My best film composing experience was with Elia Kazan.
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Stripped of ethical rationalizations and philosophical pretensions, a crime is anything that a group in power chooses to prohibit.
Freda Adler
Benteen, come on, big village, be quick. Bring packs.
The mode of consciousness of nonhuman species is quite different from human consciousness.
It is the soul's duty to be loyal to its own desires. It must abandon itself to its master passion.
About 30 million people see me every week - I'm a happy man.
At a very young age I was allowed to go into the cinema and watch adult films.
The European organisation contemplated could not oppose any ethnic group, on other continents or in Europe itself, outside of the League of Nations, any more than it could oppose the League of Nations.
If I didn't think and feel the way I think and feel, I couldn't sing the way I sing. And I like singing the way I sing.
Holly Near
This was the first day of our beginning to take up plants: we had much pleasure in collecting them for the natives offered their assistance and perfectly understood the method of taking them up and pruning them.
It is becoming clear that the old platitudes can no longer be maintained, and that if we wish to improve our morals we must first improve our knowledge.
Havelock Ellis
I started out myself rather late you see, I was 18.
Most American Jews came from the lower middle classes, and therefore they brought with them not a lot of Jewish culture. The American Jewish story starts with Ellis Island, and the candy store in the Bronx.
Arthur Hertzberg
Under the doctrine of separation of powers, the manner in which the president personally exercises his assigned executive powers is not subject to questioning by another branch of government.
None of us whether Men or Women but have so good an Opinion of our own Conduct as to believe we are fit, if not to direct others, at least to govern our selves.
Mary Astell
I respectfully decline the invitation to join your hallucination.