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A tower stands on a ground and above it there is a flag which is 'h' meter high. The angle from a point on the ground to bottom and top of flag are α and β respectively. What is the height of the tower?
\(\frac{{{\rm{htan\alpha }}}}{{{\rm{tan\beta }} - {\rm{tan\alpha }}}}\)
\(\frac{{{\rm{htan\beta }}}}{{{\rm{tan\beta }} - {\rm{tan\alpha }}}}\)
\(\frac{{{\rm{htan\beta }}}}{{{\rm{tan\alpha }} - {\rm{tan\beta }}}}\)
\(\frac{{{\rm{tan\beta }}}}{{{\rm{tan\alpha }} - {\rm{tan\beta }}}}\)
Option 1 : \(\frac{{{\rm{htan\alpha }}}}{{{\rm{tan\beta }} - {\rm{tan\alpha }}}}\)
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AB = height of tower
\(tan\alpha = \frac{{AB}}{x}\)
\(x = \frac{{AB}}{{tan\alpha }}\) ----(i)
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\(Tan\beta = \frac{{h + AB}}{x}\) ----(ii)
Put value of x from eq.(i) to (ii)
\(tan\beta = \left( {\frac{{h + AB}}{AB}} \right)tan\alpha \)
\(\frac{{{\rm{tan\beta }}}}{{{\rm{tan\alpha }}}} = \frac{{\rm{h}}}{{{\rm{AB}}}} + 1\)
\(\frac{{\rm{h}}}{{{\rm{AB}}}} = \frac{{{\rm{tan\beta }} - {\rm{tan\alpha }}}}{{{\rm{tan\alpha }}}}\)
\(AB = \frac{{htan\alpha }}{{tan\beta - tan\alpha }}\)
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It took me a while to get through Alan Greenspan's The Age of Turbulence , but it was well worth it.
One of the two things I liked most about the book as the behind-the-scenes look at his relationship with all the Presidents he got the chance to work with (Presidents Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush I, Clinton, and Bush II). He cites Clinton as the smartest, followed by Nixon (though he found him paranoid and with a worrisome mean streak), and he had some fairly scathing words for G.W. Bush and his policies erasing the budget surpluses that Clinton had helped grow.
The other thing I liked most was that I found the book to be a good crash course in world economics, given from the perspective of someone who developed relationships with many of the world's leaders and/or their chief economists. His view of the future may or may not be correct (see criticisms below) but his view of the factors shaping the future comes from a perspective few others can offer and seems to stand up to scrutiny.
The major criticisms of the book that most seem to raise come from two perspectives. First, he's an unabashed believer in free-market capitalism, and many think his ideology clouds his judgement. This may be the case, but regardless I think he's able to see things with some degree of objectivity. He is above all data-driven, which in most cases keeps his ideology in check.
That said, the second major criticism of the book, related to the above, is that his belief in minimally-regulated free markets, was a major contributor to the housing crisis of recent years, and that even at the time of writing as it seemed the economy was on the edge of a cliff, he didn't see it. This may be true, but I saw a silver lining in this aspect. It's in this aspect of the book that you can see confirmation bias at work, and I found it a sobering reminder than even those with deep expertise are susceptible - perhaps even more so - to such failings.
It's a pretty hefty book to get through but I thought it worth doing so.
It's been interesting to watch the activism around the Stop Online Piracy Act, the entertainment industry lobby's latest ill-conceived attempt at legislating against the inevitable. As many have pointed out, SOPA and it's cousin PIPA threaten the open internet and won't do much to curb piracy anyhow. You should let your gov't representatives know how you feel about it, and also give to the EFF or other organizations doing something about it. You can do both here.
One thing I find interesting is the rhetoric that the entertainment lobby is using is pretty effectively (with ignorant folk like those in government anyway) to turn this into an "America vs THEM" story. The four words being used repeatedly are "foreign criminals" and "american jobs" - namely that the former are stealing the latter.
Now, to be fair, part of what these proposed actions do IS aimed at giving the industry some tools to combat piracy from foreign sites, but they can also be used against Americans. On the other side, the victims they aim to protect aren't all American. They are artists that may be from other countries, and the content owner companies who are multi-national anyway.
Anyhow, it's just remarkable how on-message they are with those four words, and that our government reps haven't seen right through the rhetoric.
It's always a good idea to go back and look at calls I made and see whether I was out to lunch or not. I'll keep these in brief and elaborate where necessary, so it may help to first read the original post if you are interested.
1.0 "Appstore fatigue" - I think I was correct on this one. I participate in a few 'behind the scenes' mail lists with developers, and many of them are comparing notes on whether an appstore for a given platform or device has proven itself before they leap in. I also get the sense that consumers are ho-hum about hearing that yet another device is including an app store with the same apps they've already bought elsewhere.
1.0 "3D Printing will take off" Though admittedly I was vague here by the "as measured by..." piece. Still shapeways, Tinkercad, MyRobotNation, 3D printable remote control cars, and numerous entries in the low-cost printer market... it's clearly a growing area of interest. Supposedly Makerbot has some big announcement coming next week at CES.
1.0 "Gamings Physical & Virtual Worlds meet" - This was already underway but has been making further progress. The examples I listed last year are still there, and new ones have been introduced, as well as existing toys getting a virtual element to them (e.g. American Girl has added an online component). Probably the best example I've seen to date is Skylanders, which my kids are currently obsessed with.
0.5 "Apple has a game platform" Apple more openly acknowledges games as a leading category in their app store, and is catering to developers with feature requests and the like. They still haven't directly taken on the consoles or handhelds with their core customers yet.
1.0 "The Post-PC era will officially arrive". I think this is true - not in the sense that PCs are dead (they are doing great) - but in the sense that there are computing and media-consumption devices that are designed to function without PC tethering. tablets, phones, etc, seem to have made this transition.
0.5 "Brands-as-memes": There are cases of this happening, but Angry Birds is still so exceptional I can't point to it as a trend when the others are so much smaller.
0.0 "e-reader apps and services will see an explosion of innovation": I still think this could happen, but so far the leaders in e-reading have been pulling ahead based on vertical integration and digital distribution leadership (Amazon, Apple), not by building a more innovative reader. Shame.
1.0 "Cracks in gaming's walled garden": It's still early, but HTML5 games on iOS are a leading example here.
1.0. "HTML5 begets real apps": LucidChart, Tinkercad, many other examples.
0.0. "Android Consolidation": There hasn't been consolidation, and like I pointed out the app landscape while perhaps not bleak is at least very messy. Rather than consolidation though, we're seeing a few guys break out as leaders from the rest of the me-toos. e.g. Kindle Fire.
0.5. "Games market analysts will struggle to segment an amorphous landscape": I think I was right here, but in retrospect it's hard to see how to grade it.
1.0. "No official Kinect for PC": Development kits yes, but no consumer product.
1.0. "Tablets as a Producer Platform": We are seeing tablet-targeted text editors, photo apps, visualization apps, etc.
So, 10.5 out of 15. Not bad but could do better.
At the end of last year, I set a goal of getting through 36 books for this year. I exceeded that, completing 44. They were pretty evenly divided among formats: 15 audio books, 12 e-books, and 17 in printed format. Interestingly though, the breakdown by format was not evenly distributed among topic areas. (e.g. all the fiction I read was in e-book format, where the bulk of the business books were in print). Of those I read in e-book format, most were consumed on the Kindle app on iPad, occasionally syncing and reading on iPhone.
For next year, I'm setting a goal of 48 books. I also want to plan my to-read pile a little better (e.g. some of the audio books I read were random picks at the library as I was under time pressure before a trip), and to be more willing to give up on books that aren't living up to expectations, rather than slogging through them.
As with last year, I'm grouping by topic. One asterisk for recommended books, two for highly recommended. Links are to my reviews, which in turn have links to Amazon or other place to buy.
The summary on recommendations is as follows: My favorite non-fiction book of the year is The Master Switch which I recommend everyone read, and Super Sad True Love Story is my fiction pick of the year. I'll also recommend Escape Velocity if you work at any company of over a hundred employees in which you want to effect change.


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Football players at Dalhousie University get 'smart helmets' that detect impacts
The helmet is equipped with sensors that record individual hits and multiple collisions
Football players at Dalhousie University in Halifax are among the first in Canada to start using so-called smart helmets that transmit electronic alerts whenever a player's head receives an impact that could lead to a concussion.
Each Riddell SpeedFlex helmet — valued at more than $500 each — is equipped with sensors that record individual hits and multiple collisions, data used to compile player-specific profiles.
"What the sensors in the helmets do is give us an impact rating," says head coach Mark Haggett. "It's almost like a smoke alarm … It's going to alert the sidelines and we'll be able to pull that athlete off the field and assess what that impact was."
If the intensity of a big hit or a series of collisions rises above a certain threshold, the signal transmitted to the sidelines is picked up by a wireless monitor that displays an alert.
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The data can be compiled and studied online through a program known as the InSite Training Tool, which could help coaches prevent injuries during games and practices.
The Dalhousie Tigers are already halfway to their goal of raising $40,000 for the new gear.
Haggett says the high-tech helmets represent another tool used by coaches and trainers to keep track of each athlete's health. He stressed that the novel technology will not replace strict protocols used on the sidelines to assess potential head injuries.
However, Haggett says it's often difficult to see what is happening on the field when the offensive and defensive lines lock horns.
"It's very hard, unless you had a drone going 24/7," says Haggett, the Tigers' coach for the past four years. "The sensors will take readings of the things we can't see."
The thresholds that trigger the alerts are based on a decade's worth of compiling and analyzing data from more than one million hits and collisions on football fields across the United States, Riddell says on its website.
Judy Gargaro, a former researcher who specialized in brain injuries, says she would want to learn more about how the thresholds were determined, given that similar impacts can result in very different outcomes.
"There's so much we don't understand around concussions," says Gargaro, director of the Acquired Brain Injury Program at the Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation.
"What happens if they don't have the threshold quite right, and you make a decision to leave somebody in and that turns out to be a bad decision because you've relied on the technology."
Similarly, if the threshold is set too low, that could result in an overreaction, needlessly spreading fear through the team, she says.
Still, Gargaro says she recognized that if the smart helmets are mainly used to complement best practices on the sidelines, then the sensors could prove to be useful tools.
"I would just hate for people to think that this has solved all of our problems," she said in an interview. "But if it's framed as another tool in the toolbox to further understand (impacts), then sure."
Haggett says that's exactly how the helmets will be used.
"There's a lot of eyes on the field, but having the sensors gives us that extra level of safety for our athletes," he said.
In recent years, reducing concussions has become a priority in football and other sports.
Earlier this year, former hockey great Eric Lindros travelled to Ottawa to urge the federal government to develop a national protocol for preventing and treating sports-related concussions.
Among other things, Lindros suggested youngsters should be required to take at least a few months off each year from rough-and-tumble sports to give their shaken brains a chance to heal.
Lindros, whose NHL career was cut short after he suffered several concussions, warned MPs they'd be wasting their time trying to persuade professional leagues to improve their protocols.
The MPs also heard from former college football player Chris Nowinski, who said athletes used to be shamed into continuing to play after suffering a concussion. But the founder of the Concussion Legacy Foundation said there's been progress in persuading athletes that they "don't need to be a hero."
In January, the NFL said the number of concussions among its pro football players had dropped 29 per cent in 2018 from the previous season. That was the lowest total since the 2014 season.
The league began releasing concussion data in 2012 as it responded to multiple high-profile cases of chronic traumatic encephalopathy among former athletes suffering from the long-term effects of concussions.
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As we mentioned a few days ago, the Official FIP 2018 Calendar has already reserved the dates for the Qualifying Rounds dispute to the XIV World Padel Championships, a World Championship to be held in Paraguay from October 28 to November 4.
Remember that all the Federations or National Padel Associations wishing to participate have already sent their pre-registrations before February 15 and the definitive registration must be sent before March 15, 2018.
The Male & Female National Teams that occupy the first 9 positions of the official FIP ranking by National Teams are already classified, along with the host country Paraguay. The six remaining places that will give access to the XIV World Padel Championships 2018 will be elucidated in the Qualifying Rounds.
Technical Specifications and minimum Conditions are als enclosed and published. Any other benefit for the participating National Teams will be carefully evaluated.
It will be accepted candidacies presented within March 20, in order to define the Host Cities and Clubs by March 30.
Last week, President Daniel Patti, accompanied by Vice-Presidents Bill Stamile ( Canada ) and José Luis García Frapolli ( Mexico ), visited the head office of the Global Association of International Sports Federations ( GAISF ) in Lausanne, Switzerland, to receive the official certificate of "GAISF Observer" awarded to the International Padel Federation, directly from the head of Administration Mr. Philippe Gueisbuhler.
During the meeting, Vice-Presidents Stamile and García Frapolli had the opportunity to receive information directly, and to meet other GAISF and SportAccord staff members, as it was their first visit to their offices in the Maison du Sport International.
The requirements that the FIP must meet throughout this period have been reviewed and re-evaluated point by point, and there is sufficient optimism from FIP Representatives that all requirements can be met before the expiration of the Observer Status period.
One of the main functions will be carried out by the Vice-Presidents present with the help of the GAISF membership department, in order to obtain the necessary recognition of sport authorities required from each National Padel Federation and Association in their own country.
Other institutional activities of great impact and importance will be conducted by the President and Board members.
An important step in this process will be completed at the next edition of the SportAccord ( formerly known as SportAccord Convention ) and GAISF General Assembly, scheduled for mid-April where Representative of FIP will participate as Observer.
Lausanne was also a meeting place with the President of the Schweizer Padel Verband, Miss Claudia Bräm, and with the President of the Confederação Brasileira de Padel, Mr. Eduardo Langer. Every occasion is a good time to come together, to encourage and strengthen our growth.
The first tournament in London is just 4 weeks away so in order to enjoy a discounted entry fee, and to protect and maintain your hard-earned UK points please ensure that you have renewed your British Padel Annual Membership before this first event. Ranking points will expire if you do not renew in the next 4 weeks.
This past weekend, Saturday 10 and Sunday 11, was held in Queenland, Australia, the 2nd Asian Padel Tournament, a friendly match between the National Teams of Japan and Australia.
After the first edition that took place in Thailand in 2017 and that faced Thailand and Japan, in 2018 it was time for 14 Japanese players, 8 men and 6 women, to pack their bags to travel to Australia, where 14 local players were waiting for the celebration of this important friendly event between the two National Teams.
On Saturday 10 and before the start of the matches, the opening ceremony of the event took place, where the President of the APF ( Australian Padel Federation ) Mr. Matt Barrelle warmly welcomed the japanese players. At the same time, the President of the JPA ( Japanese Padel Association ) Mr. Koji Nakatsuka appreciated his words and stressed the importance of this international friendly meeting for the growing development of padel in Japan. After the parliaments it was time for the photos with all the members of the event.
Subsequently 4 male pairs and 3 female pairs from each country faced each other on the courts of the Padel Gold Coast club. The victory in all the matches was for the Australian National Team, although in each match it was possible to see the great evolution of the players of the Japan National Team. On Sunday 11, there was a series of friendly matches mixing Japanese and Australian pairs, both male and female, where the good atmosphere and fun prevailed when playing with partners that are not played regularly. At the end of the day and to conclude the event the members of both countries wrote their messages in the respective flags of their opposing friends to obtain the memory to an unforgettable weekend.
This 2nd Asian Padel Tournament was made possible thanks to the great work and joint effort of the two Asia Pacific Federations, JPA and APF, together with institutional support from the International Padel Federation. Undoubtedly, a successful event to continue building ties on a global scale and continue working for the international padel development.
At the Assembly of July 12, 1991, when representatives of the Federations of Argentina, Spain and Uruguay met to constitute the International Padel Federation, they set some important objectives. Among them was the idea of a format for the World Championship, and also the intention to be recognized by GAISF.
The World Championships have started in 1992 and has never been interrupted, this year we will have a new edition.
Well, after twenty-seven years of life, the International Federation of Padel, our beloved sport, has been granted the GAISF Observer Status. At the GAISF Council Meeting of January 24th, held in Lausanne, Switzerland, FIP request has been evaluated favourably and we have been granted the status of GAISF Observer.
GAISF, the Global Association of International Sports Federations, is a not-for-profit association, composed of autonomous and independent international sports federations and other international organisations contributing to sport in various fields. GAISF Observer Status gives the FIP the right to attend the GAISF General Assembly and allows to take advantage of the GAISF network to grow and develop. The GAISF Observer Status has been designed as the first step in the path towards fulfilment of all criteria required for GAISF membership.
We would like to inform you that the place of Punta del Este in Uruguay has not been confirmed by the local government authorities. Information of such a need for confirmation was indicated in Communication n.1, sent on 13/01/2018.
The Asociación Amigos del Padel del Uruguay ( A. A. P. ) has made every effort to obtain confirmation of accommodation availability, and finally the offer that had initially been confirmed orally has not been confirmed in writing, and subsequently cancelled.
As already mentioned, the FIP Champions Cup is a Tournament open to all Associate Members ( FIP affiliated National Federations and Associations ) and is an award for the Champions of the National Championships, National Circuit, National Ranking, or for which each Associate Member decides to award.
The aim is for the FIP Champions Cup to be held every year, in the first few months, with the participation of the previous year's Champions.
The FIP Board of Directors is now back in the study and development of contacts to find a new venue for the 2018 edition that rewards the 2017 Champions, aware that it may be difficult to confirm this Championship in the early months of 2018.
We hope that in the next few days we can give you definite confirmation about the 2018 edition, which could be disputed in the coming months.
We would also like to inform you that the Punta del Este government authorities have expressed interest in hosting the 2019 FIP Champions Cup, in February or March 2019, and we have requested a formal and written commitment. Only in this way can we confirm the event in that city.
The First National Padel Association from Africa join the FIP!
Another day that should be annotated in capital letters in the great agenda of the padel world. An historic day in which the first National Padel Association of the african continent is integrated as an Associate Member of the International Padel Federation.
The Board of Directors of the Padel Association of Senegal is composed by Mr. Christopher Aime Chavane ( President ), Mr. Jordi Rovira Arimany ( Vice-President ), Mr. Nikolas Thomas ( Secretary ), Mrs. Marie Jose Gensse ( Vice-Secretary ) , Mrs. Llum Perez Barambio ( Treasury ), Mr. Laurent Auque ( Technical Director ) and Mr. Hamoude El Hadi ( Vice-Technical Director ). A mixed group of people from Senegal, France and Spain, who have lived there for several years. Due to local laws, the President must be of senegalese nationality.
We know that there are several clubs in Senegal: in Dakar, Saly, Ngaparou and Nguering. Senegal was waiting for this decision, to be able to include its players in the Official FIP Tournaments and Championships, so that they could have an Official FIP ranking, to organize Official Courses with the FIP Training School and to take some FIP Official Tournaments to Senegal. And indeed, the first FIP100 to be played on senegalese lands is already in the Official FIP Calendar 2018.
Its Board of Directors is on site to have a structure in charge of the organization of the padel in the country, including existing clubs that are all affiliated, and initiating collaborative projects, with the assistance of local government authorities and the Ministry of Sport, with other African nations where the padel begins to be an interesting sport option and where there is already some infrastructure. The headquarters of the APS are located in Saly, about 80 km south of the capital Dakar.
We are very happy to have a new Member with us, and especially the First Associate Member of Africa! We warmly welcome the Association Padel Sénégal as our 35th Associate Member!
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A few days ago we informed you of the first National Teams to make their corresponding Pre-registrations to the XIV World Padel Championship to be held between October and November 2018 in the city of Asuncion, capital of Paraguay. The United States, Spain, France, Portugal, Switzerland and the hostess, Paraguay, were the first countries to send their pre-registrations for the great world meeting of the padel.
In recent days, more National Federations have formulated the pre-registration confirming their intention to participate in the XIV World Padel Championships: the countries of Italy, Chile, Belgium, Sweden, Mexico, Poland, Czech Republic, Australia, Germany and Uruguay they add to the most relevant event on the planet.
The Male and Female National Teams that occupy the first 9 positions of the official FIP ranking by National Teams are already classified, along with the host country Paraguay. In the FIP 2018 Official Calendar, the dates for the Qualifying Rounds have already been reserved, where the six remaining places that will give access to the 2018 World Championships will be decided. All Federations or National Padel Associations have the deadline to send their pre-registrations to the XIV World Padel Championships before February 15 and the final registration before March 15.


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Masters 2018: Sergio Garcia unveils Spanish-themed Champions Dinner menu
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Of all the great "traditions unlike any other" at the Masters, one of the best is the Champions Dinner, which takes place each year on Tuesday night at Augusta National Golf Club. The exclusive, legendary meal was started in 1952 by Ben Hogan, and there's only one way in: winning the Masters.
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While it's a very secretive affair, fans to get to see what's on the menu each year, a menu selected by the defending champion. On Tuesday morning, Sergio Garcia unveiled what's he'll be serving, and it looks like the dinner will get off to a slightly better start than it did with Danny Willett's cottage pies in 2016. Here's the full Spanish-themed menu, described in great detail by Garcia:
Got to start with salad, and a nice touch from Sergio including an ingredient from all 10 countries that have won the Masters. For those keeping score, that means this salad will have an ingredient from Spain, America, South Africa, England, Germany, Scotland, Wales, Canada, Argentina and Fiji. As for the second course, can't go wrong with anything that includes lobster. Here's a closer look at the menu:
Can't envision many complaints for this dynamite three-course meal, unless they come from Bubba Watson, although he'll probably just eat a burrito beforehand anyway.
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Terence Powderly was born in 1849 in Pennsylvania, the son of Irish immigrants. A machinist until his late 20s, he became a union activist in the early 1870s and joined the secretive fraternal brotherhood of the Knights of Labor in 1874. Within five years he was its Grand Master Workman. In parallel he became the Greenback-Labor Mayor of Scranton, Pennsylvania for the six-year period from 1878. He was responsible for opening up the Knights and leading the massive, if temporary, expansion from about 10,000 members in 1879 to over 700,000 in 1886, making it the largest labor organization in the US..
Powderly's political interests were eclectic but he generally favored producerism and cooperation over socialism, and education over extremism. In general he was against the use of strikes as a primary tool for labor, and believed instead on a broader campaign to shift the conditions of labor, notably through such issues as the eight-hour day.
During the early 1880s when Powderly sought to dramatically change the Knights – notably in relation to secrecy and ritual – the local assemblies of Brooklyn and New York, and specifically Brooklyn's LA 1562, became highly antagonistic to his leadership and he faced a number of years of hostility from them and from the New York District Assembly (DA 49). This antagonism became focused around an internal dissenting group known as the Home Club. In mid-1882, LA 1562 – which included Theodore Cuno, Matthew Maguire and Peter J. McGuire – was suspended by Powderly. However, support from DA 49 enabled it to re-enter the Order.
However, ongoing internal dissensions within the organization, and the impact of the Chicago Haymarket Square Riot of 1886, meant that he was forced out of the organization in 1893. Trained a as lawyer he took on a new career and became US Commissioner General of Immigration from 1897-1902 and the Chief Information Officer for the US Bureau of Immigration from 1907-12.
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by Barry A. J. (Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (Retired), California, USA) Fisher, Barry A. J. (Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (Retired), California, USA) Fisher, David R. (Forensic Scientist, New York, USA) Fisher, David R. (Forensic Scientist, New York, USA) Fisher
"If you are a Professional Crime Scene Investigator, then this book is a must have for both your personal forensic reference library, as well as your office reference library." -Edward W.
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The textbook is an educational standard on the theory and practice of crime scene investigation and includes many informative casework examples and photographs.
On reading this book, students, entry-level personnel, and experienced practitioners will have a better understanding of the strengths and limitations of forensic science in its application to crime scene investigations." -Professor Don Johnson, School of Criminal Justice and Criminalistics, California State University, Los AngelesThe application of science and technology plays a critical role in the investigation and adjudication of crimes in our criminal justice system.
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Her dad dropped her off and the moment she stepped onto our porch she looked terrified, sweet but terrified. Tim was talking to a salesman (yeah, there are still door-to-door salespeople!) on our porch trying not to get sucked into his "I'm just a poor college kid trying to sell these books to get money for school" pitch. Wade was jumping on Peyton's back trying to "bring him down." JT was riding his skateboard through the living room. Lucy was upset that no one was listening to her. The dog was barking and chasing her tail. And I was yelling for everyone to line up so they could introduce each other to the new sitter "von Trapp style."
Our 15-year-old babysitter looked like she wanted to run screaming for her dad's car. To her credit, she did not. She stayed.
After a quick introduction that didn't involve singing, Tim and I got out of there before she could change her mind.
Tim and I needed a night out. Everyone says that date nights are crucial to long, happy marriages right? And one of our favorite dates is to see a movie together. No joke, we love it. Always have and hope we always will.
When I first read about the movie Boyhood, I knew I wanted to see it. The only theater it was showing in was the theater where they show films, indie/arty movies.
Tim isn't a super fan of those types of movies or films. I was worried he wouldn't want to go, so I showed him the trailer. The trailer where it talks about how the writer/director Richard Linklater took 12 years to make the movie. He used the same cast--Patricia Arquette, Ethan Hawke and more--and filmed them over the years to tell a story. Tim saw it and was in.
I went into the theater with pretty huge expectations. I left the theater happier than I thought I would. Actually I was all weepy and nostalgic and vulnerable and in awe and reflective and appreciative and empathetic. It also made me want to listen to really good music.
The movie made me think about my sons. It made my heart ache for my younger brothers and my single mother.
Boyhood follows the life of little boy and his sister and divorced parents. The movie is about all the simple moments and how they make a big life. It's about time passing and people learning and growing and repeating and hurting and surviving and forgiving and figuring things out, or not.
The movie captures the powerless feeling of being a child of divorce better than almost any I've seen before. It also shows the struggle of a single mother balancing, or trying to balance, caring for her children, working and finding love. Patricia Arquette plays the role beautifully. Ethan Hawke is so good as the rarely portrayed loving single father.
The movie took my breath away. It's not a sob fest full of climactic heartbreaking problems that get solved when the movie is over. Nope. The movie takes your breath away and makes you cry because it's so honest and shows us it's not always about the big climactic heartbreaking or joyful moments...what makes a life is the everyday. And everyday goes by fast.
The movie reminded me to pay attention, soak up the good, laugh at the silly and not get too down about the bad, and that good music is essential. Even though I try to live like this and tell the stories of my family, I'm so glad that I got the beautiful reminder that is Boyhood.
The rest of the weekend was spent doing things we normally do, like going to the farmer's market and riding bikes and hanging on our porch. Simple, but huge...our everyday story.
My littlest boy enjoying his everyday-day with dirty fingernails, a KoolAid mustache and a ladybug balloon.
I was singing like the von Trapps.
We take up a the whole sidewalk.
Breakfast on the porch in the summers will be part of my kids' hood stories.
So will taking selfies in the dressing room at the department store.
First of all, I love everything about the picture of you riding the bike.
And your breakfasts on the porch make me want to go out searching for a table to fit on my porch.
I have been patiently waiting for Boyhood to come to a semi-nearby theater, now even more so after reading this.
And I agree - all the moments, big and small, they do tell our stories.
I really do love Richard Linklater. I'll have to check this movie out. I'm a huge indie film fan, while my husband wants to watch Pacific Rim. Which was actually better than I expected, but shhhhhhh. Don't tell him.


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Sundance Institute Receives Grant from Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to Support Labs
Los Angeles, CA — Sundance Institute announced today that it has been awarded a grant from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The grant, which was made through the Academy's Educational Grants Program, supports four annual Labs hosted by the Institute's renowned Feature Film Program (FFP): the June Screenwriters Lab, the Directors Lab, the Creative Producing Lab, and the Creative Producing Summit.
FFP Labs, built on a model established by Sundance Institute President & Founder Robert Redford in 1981, give aspiring independent filmmakers the skills and knowledge they need to make theatrical motion pictures. These educational experiences enable Fellows to work with expert mentors and each other to learn the crafts of directing and screenwriting. The Labs' rigorous creative process encourages collaboration and risk-taking in an extraordinary natural setting, offering Fellows the physical and mental space to develop and hone their craft. By providing essential education for film artists developing their first or second features, these Labs enrich the field of independent cinema.
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This is my latest project – I fancied doing some cross stitch, as I hadn't done any for a while, and I've had the series of charts of these gingerbread buildings from Victoria Sampler in Canada for over a year in my stash. (If you're in the UK, get the charts from Sew and So, and save hugely on postage costs, by the way!). They are sold as items to be used as table decorations at Christmas, but I plan to display them all year round (once they're done, of course, which may take a while…..). At this time of year, it's so tempting to do something festive and fun!
I am making the little house on the far left, to start with. The biscornu in front of it is part of the chart pack as well.
I decided to make the little stitching house first, as it's not just a 3D building, but an etui. The roof lifts off to show that the underside of the roof is for storing needles. The chart pack has instructions for a scissor keep and a pincushion biscornu, too.
I began by stitching the front of the house, which was nice to do as there are lots of little areas that can be completed in a single stitching session, and the little trims (the beads and buttons) make it interesting to do.
The fabric that is recommended in the instructions is Antique Almond, by Zweigart, but even though the chart pack was published fairly recently, that shade of fabric is already no longer produced. So, I bought Zweigart's 'Cognac' shade instead. It's a lot darker and orangey, but I like it. I was a bit concerned that the brown shades of thread in the Victoria Sampler Accessory Pack might not show up properly on the darker fabric (i.e. for the gingerbread people), but they did.
This is not just cross stitch – there are some interesting counted thread stitches incorporated, too, such as for the doorstep and door itself, to give textural interest.
Would you like to make a table runner and placemats for your dollhouse?
These are the latest table runner and placemat kits that I have launched for twelfth scale doll's houses. They are based on the most popular motif that I have in my range of miniature needlepoint, which is called 'Summer Roses'. Although the motif itself is based on a Victorian design, it suits almost any era of doll's house – even up to the present day – as flowers are timeless.
Both the table runner and the placemats are to be stitched on 32 count silk gauze, in tent stitch, which is really easy to do (it's like half cross stitch). The placemats are 1 3/8 inches across by an inch high, and the table runner is 3 1/2 inches long by 7/8 inches wide. The kit for the placemats contains enough materials to make four placemats. The placemats kit can be found here and costs £14.95, and the table runner kit can be found here and costs £12.95. There are tutorials on how to make up each of these types of kit on my website here.
Author Janet GrangerPosted on November 20, 2014 November 13, 2014 Categories Placemats, Table runnersTags Cross stitch, Dollhouse, Embroidery, Miniature, Needlepoint, Placemat, Silk gauze, Summer roses, Table runner2 Comments on Would you like to make a table runner and placemats for your dollhouse?
The flowers around the sides of the spoolholder that I am making from Carolyn Pearce's 'Home Sweet Home Workbox' book are coming along nicely now. These daisies are stitched by working three lazy daisy stitches in a group, all starting from roughly the same point. The centre of each is a French knot, made with two strands and two wraps around a milliners needle.
The forget-me-nots are worked by stitching four granitos stitches, leaving a tiny space in the centre for another French knot.
Lastly, these little blue flowers are worked by stitching five French knots in a circle, and then filling the centre of the circle with a butter-coloured Mill Hill size 11 seed bead. In Carolyn's book, she suggested using blue flower beads for these flowers. For one thing, I have found it impossible to buy anything remotely like the beads that Carolyn used. Also, I prefer the softer look of these flowers worked mainly in French knots, to possibly chunky-looking beads.
The strange green thing on the left of the image above is the back end of the caterpillar!
New 1930s style dollhouse needlepoint table runner and placemat sets to make!
How would you like to make some stunning table linens for your doll's house? These are the latest table runner and placemats sets that I have launched for those of you who love to stitch miniature needlepoint. They are based on a really popular motif from the 1930's – the Crinoline Lady. This motif appeared on all kinds of household linens during the decade of the 1930's. The lady, in her full-skirted dress, stands in a garden under an arbour which is covered in roses.
The carpet that is shown in the image below is called 'Judith', and is available as a kit on 18 count canvas from here. Although I didn't design the Crinoline lady set to co-ordinate with this carpet….don't they look good together?!
Both the table runner and the placemats are to be stitched on 32 count silk gauze, in tent stitch, which is really easy to do (it's like half cross stitch). The placemats are 1 3/8 inches across, and the table runner is 3 7/8 inches long by 1 3/8 inches wide. The kit for the placemats contains enough materials to make four placemats. The placemats kit can be found here and costs £14.95, and the table runner kit can be found here and costs £12.95. There are tutorials on how to make up each of these types of kit on my website here.
If the Crinoline lady motif really appeals to you, then there is also a dollhouse scale teacosy kit and a traycloth kit (which includes the wooden components to make the tray as well) in the same design.
Author Janet GrangerPosted on November 6, 2014 November 12, 2014 Categories Placemats, Table runnersTags Crinoline lady, Cross stitch, Doll's house furniture, Dollhouse, Needlepoint, Placemats, Table runners2 Comments on New 1930s style dollhouse needlepoint table runner and placemat sets to make!


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Dreamfuel, founded by Emily White, assists Olympic hopefuls and their families with travel to the games. Such financial help is critical as many athletes only make $15k a year, or less.
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Embark on an adventure to the environmental wonderland of Iceland and you will be able to discover and enjoy the islands' focus on eco-tourism. The Blue Lagoon, a favorite spot for tourists, is located in a lava field in the southwest part of the island. This amazing warm water lagoon harnesses geothermal energy to create a unique, and for many, transformative experience.
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Buck Sexton served as a former intelligence officer for the CIA and also worked with the NYPD intelligence division on counterterrorism issues. He is host of The Buck Sexton Show on TheBlaze TV and TheBlaze Radio. Buck breaks down the Clinton email verdict for us and also gives the inside scoop on how he keeps on top of the intelligence scene.
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Kegan Schouwenburg, named one of Inc. magazine's 30 under 30, founded SOLS, which brings custom 3D printing technologies to footwear. SOLS recently announced its cutting edge 3D printed custom orthotics, which offer comfort and stability. Simply download the SOLS app, snap a few pics of your feet and in less than six days and $99, SOLS sends you a pair of customized insoles to your door.


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The inflation rate in Finland between 1995 and today has been 40.23%, which translates into a total increase of €40.23. This means that 100 euro in 1995 are equivalent to 140.23 euro in 2019. In other words, the purchasing power of €100 in 1995 equals €140.23 today. The average annual inflation rate has been 1.36%.


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Is Roy Choi's LocoL a Game-Changer?
By Gowri Chandra Published On 01/27/2016
Audrey Ma
Last week, Chego/Kogi/Pot chef Roy Choi opened up possibly the most progressive new restaurant in the country: a fast-food spot in Watts called LocoL. The concept's as radical as punk gourmand Choi himself: to serve from-scratch, foodie-worthy fare at McDonald's prices in the inner city. Reports are that he wants to open hundreds over the course of the next few years -- which is why we went out there on opening day, to see if Choi can turn his dream of making inner-city food more healthy and just as reasonably priced a reality.
The idea behind LocoL
He's not a Johnny-come-lately -- in fact, Roy Choi has always been vocal about making good food accessible (i.e., not just for Instagramming yuppies who can drop $26 for braised short rib). When not playing big boss to his food truck fleet or four LA restaurants, he's been volunteering in South Central LA, teaching at-risk youth to cook at A Place Called Home.
The self-described "man from the 'hood" and native Angeleno talks a lot about the poverty that's endemic to his home turf. And, at the 2014 international MAD food symposium, he announced that he was actually going to do something about it.
Choi teamed up with Daniel Patterson, super-fancy two-Michelin-star chef (of Coi, San Francisco), and, together, they announced they'd be opening a fast-food franchise. First stop: Watts.
And that made the Internet do a double take.
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"We're going to build a concept that has the heart... of a chef, but it'll have the relevance of McDonald's or Burger King," Choi explained at the time. "We're going to go toe-to-toe to see how we can challenge the status quo of fast food."
It's a bold statement, but LocoL's got bold talent backing it. The advisory board includes René Redzepi, ultra-modernist chef of Copenhagen's Noma and hyped subject of Netflix documentary Chef's Table. Chad Robertson, James Beard Award-winning pastry chef of San Francisco's Tartine Bakery, is also on the team.
In Choi's trademark renegade style, LocoL's bucking fast-food industry norms. For starters, the restaurant thumbs its nose to the frozen, chemically engineered products that McDonald's and Burger King have relied on in their quest for world domination. Choi and Patterson insist on cooking everything from scratch, without preservatives. And, instead of bulk-buying discounted ingredients, LocoL sources its meat and veggies identically to Choi's other upscale eateries. "[The] supply chain will be something we have to deal with later as we grow," he told us on opening day. But for right now, it's working.
To keep costs down, the restaurant's burgers and chicken nuggets are mixed with grains like fermented bulgur wheat -- they're about 70% and 50% meat, respectively. Larger fast-food chains have been doing this for decades, but usually using highly processed fillers. Grain- and vegetable-heavy options include red miso tofu stew and a veggie burger, which was surprisingly popular on opening day.
Can these moves yield sustainable profit margins? Hopefully. Choi and Patterson know that just supply-chain engineering and flavor development can't guarantee success, though. They both recognize community support as key.
Choi and Patterson were careful when approaching Watts residents with their new idea. "There's a big difference between you [imposing] yourself upon someone, and then asking permission," Choi said. He connected with Aqeela Sherrills, community leader and anti-gang-violence campaigner who's best known for brokering a peace deal between the Bloods and the Crips in 1992. Together, they started going to meetings and knocking on doors. "It was like I was running for office," Choi joked. "But it wasn't political, it was completely soulful."
After construction started, Choi hired local street teams to publicize the upcoming launch. Apparently, it worked. "Two days ago, they served 600 people. The day before that, 500," a team member estimated, talking about the soft openings.
Can healthy fast food actually be good?
Judging by customer numbers, the food has been a hit so far. The schtick is similar to Choi's other buzzy spots, and combines Korean, Mexican, and Southern flavors into umami-laden, bite-size, to-go comfort food.
The menu does a new take on fast-food standards like chicken nuggets and burgers, while offering more Asian-inspired comfort foods like tofu and vegetable stew and lime-spritzed rice noodle bowls.
The most popular items include $2 chicken nuggets with creamy lime dipping sauce, $4 cheeseburgers ("cheeseburgs") with gochujang scallion relish, and $6 chili beef bowls with crushed crackers on top.
LocoL's been open a week. What is the initial response?
For the 11am Martin Luther King, Jr. Day launch, people started queuing up as early as 7 in the morning. By the time LocoL opened its doors to the sound of Dr. King's "I Have a Dream" speech over loudspeakers, the line ran down the block. Yvonne Miller, a 48-year-old Watts resident, had been waiting for three hours. She had recognized Choi from a TV appearance and couldn't believe he was opening up a restaurant in South Central LA. "This is such a blessing to the community," she said.
Adrian Carrasco, a 50-year-old from nearby South Gate, agreed. "This is something good around this neighborhood. I'm tired of all these fast-food places. I want to try something different." He had seen the opening on that morning's Channel 5 news and decided to come down.
David Joh, a 31-year-old from LA's Westside, was a Roy Choi fan who had eaten at Chego. He acknowledged that LocoL's main attraction for him was the social venture aspect. "The idea and the notion of helping out a community and giving affordable, healthy meals to people, that's the draw. It's just really good food, for good people."
I ran into Yvonne on her way out after getting her $3 veggie burger and chili bowl, which she reported were worth the three-hour wait. "Do you see yourself coming back here?" I asked.
"Definitely."
Who's actually going to LocoL?
From the random sampling of people I interviewed, the opening-day customer demographic was about a 70/30 split of South Central locals/Roy Choi groupies from around LA. Admittedly, it was a mash-up of groups that don't mix that much.
And that's just what Choi had in mind. "I knew they would love Watts and I knew Watts would love them," he said, referring to his steadfast fanbase. "So this is LA, let's get past the racial barriers, let's get past all the separation and start coming together."
From left to right: Roy, Mayor Eric Garcetti and Daniel | Audrey Ma
So, is LocoL actually going to make a difference?
Given the initial turnout, it's hard not to be optimistic. The restaurant and its investors have already signed a 10-year lease in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood and are planning to expand to Oakland next, as well as a second location in Watts, if all goes well.
Roy Choi feels that LocoL is the start of something big. "This is a beautiful thing, this is history in the making," he said.
"But," he admits, "we got to get through Watts first."
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What are you drinking? Taking money from foreigners for influence peddling is not a crime? Are you serious? Yesterday we had a release form the confirmed and vetted Hunter Biden Laptop hard drive that was a recording of him lashing out at his father for taking the goodies away from him and ruining his life.
Again you aren't using confirmed and vetted in their common understanding. A few of the emails off the drive have been confirmed and vetted, but we're still well short of the hard drive copy that Rudy has being a confirmed and vetted copy of a computer actually belonging to Hunter.
Yes I am. The info is from the Senate Select committee and the FBI that has confirmed all the details. The entire laptop is in the custody of the FBI with unbrojen chain of custody. Just as importantly, the Biden campaign nor the Biden family have said the computer is not what it is purported to be. It was dam Schiff who claimed it was Russian collusion, which was immediately ruled a lie by ALL the investigators. There are currently two criminal investigations into this. The oldest one had a separate child porn involved which should have required immediate response, yet somehow got ignored, without claiming not being factual. There is much for Joe to answer for.
He said Joe had reached out to Devon Archer on the Chinese graft rather than to him and felt he was being bypassed. As scummy a lowlife as he has proven to be, he was actually playing the victim. These are the people you champion?
No one has said "the story is so full of holes it could pass for Swiss cheese." Everything is corroborated. Especially how the MSM and Big Tech has pulled out all the stops to avoid publishing the proof. It is pitiful the depths the Biden apologists are going to avoid facing the music.
He literally quoted a website saying the story is so full of holes it could pass for Swiss cheese. So there is at least one person/group saying that. You have extreme blinders for data/people that contradict your world view and believe the right wing and Trump to the point of being gullible.
There is no one claiming that, using facts. There is no question the Biden apologists want there to be Russian collusion or something else to deflect from Joe's Treason, but so far, no one has denied a single fact, and everything checked so far is confirmed. Crying about meta data is just more deflection. The copies that Mack Issac made are also covered by the chain of custody. All the evidence has proven truthful and uncorrupted, and admissible in court. Hunter lied. Joe lied. Tony Bobulinski outed them with first person testimony. The forensic investigations document everything. Who do you claim as your naysayers?
Adam Schiff? Can't be him, his own investigators said he lied.
Yes I am. The info is from the Senate Select committee and the FBI that has confirmed all the details. The entire laptop is in the custody of the FBI with unbrojen chain of custody. Just as importantly, the Biden campaign nor the Biden family have said the computer is not what it is purported to be.
Okay, I'm going to cut your response there and respond. What specific info? A few emails have been confirmed I haven't seen anything else be confirmed, like a Ukrainian meeting with Biden in DC in 2015.
The laptop is with the FBI, no one has publicly verified its actually Hunter's. The blind computer Tech in Delaware can't identify who dropped it off.
Biden claimed during the debate the laptop was fake.
"There are 50 former national intelligence folks who said that what he's accusing me of is a Russian plant," Biden said at the debate. The former vice president said those former officials had concluded that what Trump was citing about his son was "a bunch of garbage."
And is it your assertation that the FBI has confirmed they have evidence of statutory rape and are doing nothing about it? Because I would like to see that statement from the FBI. The only thing I've seen the FBI say is "no comment."
Yes, the only thing you've seen from the FBI was, "No comment." However; the duplicate hard drives (still admissible in court) have given us the video and sound files of child porn and child endangerment. These were turned over to local law enforcement recently, when the FBI stonewalled releasing info that should have been acted upon. Since Mac Isaac owns the hard drives, he can choose to release the info legally to the public. That you haven't seen anything is on you and your sources.
Are your sources the same ones that stated that Biden did not release a book in 2017, and did not give speaking engagements in the 2 years following his vice presidency?
Or the one that sent you down the Typhoon Investigations black hole?
How does "No comment" count as verifying all details of what you allege? I'll trust the FBI to do their jobs. I seriously doubt whatever their personal political beliefs that anyone joined the FBI to turn the other way when given solid evidence of a 50 year old man raping a teen.
One key fact, we know Mac Isaac got the hard drive from someone. Since he's blind he can't confirm it was in fact Hunter Biden who gave him the laptop in Delaware while Hunter was living in California.
If this evidence is so convincing and damning why are even conservative media outlets like the NYP and Fox News not putting forth a compelling case. All we have so far that involves Joe Biden is an allegation he took one meeting with someone from Burisma. That allegation was denied strenuously and it was confirmed by his staff that no such meeting was on his schedule for the days in question.
The reality is they realize if they release too much of this crap at some point someone is going to be able to prove something was faked. Once anything on the drive is shown to be faked the story is dead and completely backfires on Trump.
Just consider how unlikely it would be for Hunter to make a video of himself complaining about his Dad cutting him out of some business deal. Why would he be recording himself doing that? Why would he make and keep videos of himself doing drugs and having sex with teens? Why would he keep it on his laptop for years then abandon it with a blind ardent Trump supporter? This story makes no sense.
Even if the emails verified were legitimate, how do we know someone didn't add fake ones to the hard drive? How do we know the videos weren't added to the hard drive? How hard would that be?
Lambert, for eight years I listened to your same sources swear up-and-down that Obama was born in Kenya and wasn't legally President.
I'm going to need more than those people to convince me there is anything even looking at in this one.
Quote from: Wayward Son on October 30, 2020, 04:54:08 PM
Because of the chain of evidence. Since the computer's chain of custody was never violated, Mack Isaac has testified of its integrity as it was given into his custody. Since the paperwork establishes it was given to him from Hunter Biden, himself, what is on it is attributed to Hunter unless he can prove alterations before he turned it over. That has not been done.
That was not my sources. That was Hillary's associate, Phillip J. Berg. (Case 2:08-cv-04083-RBS Document 15 Filed 10/06/2008) The final info from Hawaii is that a whistleblower within the clerk's office said no Obama birth certificate was ever released. BTW; it was Obama's family in Kenya who said they had the legal documents that said he was born there. Obama's mother married Lolo Soetoro Mangunharjo in 1967 and enrolled him in a Madrassah that requires only Indonesian citizenship before students may be enrolled. At the time, only single citizenship was allowed, and students had to withdraw citizenship in any other nation. For Obama to become a US citizen again, he had to reapply. He never did.
A Senate committee and the FBI isn't enough?
Here's a simple question. There are two official investigations on Joe and Hunter Biden, and the entire Biden Crime family. The Senate sub-committee has stated that the laptop is Hunter's and is not any conspiracy. Independent investigators (There are still a few journalists in the world who would like to earn a Pulitzer for merit.) have vetted all the Hunter crimes as they have emerged from the hard drive. Adam Schiffs own investigators have stated that they gave Schiff zero reasons to believe the laptop is Russian collusion. He lied. Emails have been verified by parties who received or sent them to Hunter. His image and voice have been identified. The child porn has been noted. The Washington Post has stated that all their research has been truthful. Yet the MSM has refused to even acknowledge there is a story. Big Tech has acted as a voter-suppression gestapo agency to prevent the story from reaching the public.
Mt question is, where is your integrity?
https://greenwald.substack.com/p/my-resignation-from-the-intercept
Today I sent my intention to resign from The Intercept, the news outlet I co-founded in 2013 with Jeremy Scahill and Laura Poitras, as well as from its parent company First Look Media.
The final, precipitating cause is that The Intercept's editors, in violation of my contractual right of editorial freedom, censored an article I wrote this week, refusing to publish it unless I remove all sections critical of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, the candidate vehemently supported by all New-York-based Intercept editors involved in this effort at suppression.
The censored article, based on recently revealed emails and witness testimony, raised critical questions about Biden's conduct. Not content to simply prevent publication of this article at the media outlet I co-founded, these Intercept editors also demanded that I refrain from exercising a separate contractual right to publish this article with any other publication.
And here are some extracts from the draft article in question that Greenwald himself has made public:
"Thus far, no proof has been offered by Bubolinski that Biden ever consummated his participation in any of those discussed deals. The Wall Street Journal says that it found no corporate records reflecting that a deal was finalized and that "text messages and emails related to the venture that were provided to the Journal by Mr. Bobulinski, mainly from the spring and summer of 2017, don't show either Hunter Biden or James Biden discussing a role for Joe Biden in the venture."
"It is true that no evidence, including these new emails, constitute proof that Biden's motive in demanding Shokhin's termination was to benefit Burisma."
"The Wall Street Journal says that it found no corporate records reflecting that a deal was finalized and that "text messages and emails related to the venture that were provided to the Journal by Mr. Bobulinski, mainly from the spring and summer of 2017, don't show either Hunter Biden or James Biden discussing a role for Joe Biden in the venture."...The New York Times on Sunday reached a similar conclusion: while no documents prove that such a deal was consummated, "records produced by Mr. Bobulinski show that in 2017, Hunter Biden and James Biden were involved in negotiations about a joint venture with a Chinese energy and finance company called CEFC China Energy."
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BTW; it was Obama's family in Kenya who said they had the legal documents that said he was born there.
No, not "Obama's family" -- merely one his (many) half-brothers Malik Obama who did repost a blatant forgery, which is even anachronistic as it says Obama was born in the Republic of Kenya in 1961, though the Republic of Kenya was only founded on 1963.
Other members of Obama's family in Kenya have condemned Malik (https://citizentv.co.ke/news/auma-obama-calls-out-brother-malik-over-fake-barack-obama-birth-certificate-335849/)
Obama's mother married Lolo Soetoro Mangunharjo in 1967 and enrolled him in a Madrassah that requires only Indonesian citizenship before students may be enrolled. At the time, only single citizenship was allowed, and students had to withdraw citizenship in any other nation.
Any evidence for this? Obama denies that he ever attended a Madrassa. And I find it very strange for a school to have such a bizarre requirement that would affect only a tiny tiny minority of people (people with dual citizenships), so I wonder where you come up with your information, and whether you're just shallowing up lies made up out of thin air.
Most nations don't care about how many citizenships you have, as long as you have the citizenship of that nation. Frankly I've personally only ever seen rightwinger Americans get their panties in a knot over "dual citizenship", not even rightwingers of other nations -- and that's because in America it tends to stand in for either anti-semetism (because of Israel dual-citizenship), or some other aspect of xenophobia/racism.
I'm not saying it's impossible for some Indonesian school to care about it, since I don't know well enough the specific politics of the region, but I will require evidence for you to convince me of that fact, not just your assertion.
For Obama to become a US citizen again, he had to reapply. He never did.
What I'm reading (https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/travel-legal-considerations/us-citizenship/Renunciation-US-Nationality-Abroad.html) is that for a person to relinquish their US citizenship they have to:
- appear in person before a U.S. consular or diplomatic officer,
- in a foreign country at a U.S. Embassy or Consulate; and.
- sign an oath of renunciation.
Do you have any evidence that Obama ever relinquished his US citizenship in this manner?
Or is your whole argument here, that you are trusting the Indonesian madrassah was motivated enough to have properly verified that Obama relinquished the US citizenship according to USA laws, and therefore you fully trust that Obama was no longer a US citizen when he supposedly attended there?
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Unless, of course, Mack Isaac is lying through his teeth and put alterations into the hard drive while he had it in his custody. Has that been definitively disproven?
Well, the "Obama's family in Kenya who said ... he was born there" is completely discredited BS. I would be ashamed to keep repeating such a lie.
The Madrassah contention is something new, but I doubt a minor has the ability to withdraw his citizenship. I also doubt the requisite paperwork that Obama's citizenship was withdrawn exists.
Since Republican Senate committees never gather enough evidence to actually charge anyone (how many arrests were made over Benghazi? ), and since the FBI could just as easily be investigating who put faked emails and videos on the hard drives, the answer is: no, it's not nearly enough. It's nowhere close to enough. Why would you think it's enough?
Now that Hunter has admitted he is under FBI investigation, more info is emerging that proves the Post stories scrubbed by Big Tech, but also names Kamala as a potential fellow crook. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/jim-hunter-biden-china-joint-venture-key-contacts
What is interesting is that Hunter only speaks about tax problems, and ignores the crux of the investigation which focuses on money laundering and the possibility of Chinese blackmail. The whole Biden family is dirty - and it looks like Kamala may have been selected as VP from being inside the crime family. Is this why they had to steal the election to gain pardon powers?
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Just following Trump's example.
Whoa! It's not just Harris, but just about every top Democrat you can think of.
The list, included Harris, D-Calif.; Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.; Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn.; Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif.; Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y.; New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo; New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio; former Virginia Gov. Terry McCauliffe, among others.
So they are all implicated, even though the article states "It is unclear if any of the Democrats were ever contacted about the "target projects?""
You just keep falling for them, Lambert, don't ya?
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December 20th, 2010 | 25 replies
Release Date: 2010 | Tracklist
Review Summary: 2010's go-to album for classic rock fans.
There's been a sort of supergroup trend going on in recent years. Particularly, rock musicians from the old days, often gone unnoticed since their prime, seem to be taking the opportunity to be put in the spotlight again, pairing up with their peers as well as younger generations of rockers. It is general knowledge that the results of these groups are virtually never what they are expected to be. 'Not so super' is the description that was given to the likes of Chickenfoot, but on better occasions, more successful and enjoyable bands like Them Crooked Vultures came along.
Bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes (Trapeze, Deep Purple Mk. III) and blues-rock guitarist Joe Bonamassa were joined by Jason Bonham, son of the legendary Zeppelin drummer John Bonham, and ex-Dream Theater keyboardist Derek Sherinian, to form Black Country Communion, a supergroup that is still a far shot away from the best thing that's ever happened the whole collective, but at least, as their debut Black Country shows, they know how to rock pretty good.
Hughes' funk influences, both in his playing and his singing, have remained, and it sounds like he's still in great shape. Bonamassa's playing can be pretty uninventive at times (albeit enjoyable), but the man certainly has his moments, while Sherinian doesn't always get the very best out of his skills either, sometimes falling away in the mix. Bonham has never really lived up to his father's legacy, but that's not saying he hasn't learnt a thing or two from daddy. Similar in style, but never as impressive. Still, fans of Led Zeppelin will certainly be enjoying themselves with the drumming. Black Country knows both great retro-rock tracks such as One Last Soul, The Great Divide and No Time as well-done epic-lengths, particularly Song of Yesterday and Too Late for the Sun.
Black Country is hardly ever amazing, but then again, there will be few who will listen to it with that sort of expectation. Classic rock fans have been given something new to go by in 2010, and that's most likely the goal this band has set. Black Country Communion works, and it wouldn't be a punishment to see them make another album.
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Nagrarok
Album didn't have a review, I wrote something up.
JamieTwort
Nice review, I was thinking of reviewing this.
If you hadn't told me me about it I wouldn't have know anyway. If someone had already covered it I wouldn't have bothered.
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"and that's most likely goal this band has set."
Think there should be a "the" in there.
There should be. And there is now.
Jethro42
Bonham has never really lived up to his father's legacy, but that's not saying he hasn't learnt a thing or two from daddy.
..At a maximum. He definitely didn't find his own identity yet, and he clearly never will reach dad's power and talent.
Pretty much. A thing or two was actually more literal than figurative. Famous musicians' kids almost never live up to their parents.
But then there's Jeff Buckley.
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Good stuff Nag. It just amazes me how simplistic your sentences are, yet they manage to convey so much and with great effectiveness.
I learned lots reading this review. Pos.
You're right Nag, there is only a few. These also come in my mind: Guitarist Dweezil Zappa and drummer Tony Rooster jr.
I was going to mention Adam Wakeman, but I have yet to hear him play.
It just amazes me how simplistic your sentences are
Always been my style. My English is great but when I write I still can't make it as complicated as I could in Dutch. It's still a second language. But people seem to like the simplicity, so I'm happy.
These also come in my mind: Guitarist Dweezil Zappa and drummer Tony Rooster jr.
Heard of neither. Obviously I know who the father of the first is though.
Tony Royster jr. Man, take a seat, and watch this (recorded a dozen years ago)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPncumXZExo
Djeezus, HOW old is he?
English is also my second language; unfortunately this means I end up using it in a VERY convoluted manner (just take a look at any of my reviews). Given a choice, keeping it to the effective minimum is always better. I for one like your style greatly, so do keep it up.
(I do realized the pointlessness of telling this to a guy who already has 186 reviews, but oh well =p)
hahaha, pretty much out of this world, isn't it. Tony may be around 24 yo now. I think he works as a session musician.
DoubtGin
album actually drags towards the end, but that doesn't take away from how good this is.. first two tracks are my favourites
EVedder27
Nice review Nag, not sure how interested I am in this though
Nah, I don't think you would be that interested.
Knott-
this is alright
Glenn Hughes FTW
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Henson not only won at hoops, he won the heart
Peter Goodman
Lou Henson was a good man who was damned good at what he did. His accomplishments and the esteem of all who knew him will live on and continue inspiring others.
Many can recite that he took two different teams to the NCAA men's basketball Final Four, NMSU and Illinois, and retired as the sixth winningest basketball coach in NCAA history. But a key fact about Lou, buried in the 11th 'graph of the wire service story on his death, was that in 1962, as a high-school coach from Las Cruces interviewing for his first college-level coaching job, as head coach at Hardin-Simmons, he said he'd take the gig only if they integrated the place. They did.
Lou was modest about his courage in risking the opportunity, saying he knew they really wanted him. But the fact that they really wanted him — a young man who hadn't coached a college team — tells us that he was recognized early as special.
More:Coaches, players and fans share Lou Henson memories
Integrating meant recruiting in the southern U.S. in years when civil rights workers were being killed. A white outsider associating with blacks in some Mississippi burg was sometimes in physical danger. Lou experience isn't irrelevant to contemporary discussions of black and white. He was no crusader, and of course he was trying to coach better basketball teams; but he had courage and he cared. He also changed many lives.
I met Lou when I got here in 1969. Soon I was working part-time for him.
I was also one of the most visible campus radicals, agitating for black-white equality (on which he surely agreed) and peace (which he likely didn't). When an outraged NMSU vice-president called Lou to ask "why are we paying that radical?" Lou asked his then top assistant, Ed Murphy, "What's Pete doing for us these days?" Ed told him. Lou asked if I was doing a good job, and when Ed said I was, Lou politely told the VP to live with it. Lou was not going to fire one of his people, even a minor one, for speaking his mind.
No one was going to argue with Lou, who had taken NMSU to the Final Four; but at the time, as part of an embattled campus minority fighting for change, I sure appreciated it.
Lou was incredibly focused. Murph used to say that if someone took Lou to a play, Lou diagrammed plays on the playbill.
Friends of Lou's and mine say he was similar at the bridge table. One friend said this week, "He was always the perfect, congenial gentleman. Everyone who played as his partner enjoyed it and he enjoyed playing with as many different people as he could. His Bridge was a little above average. His memory wasn't what it once was but the competitive spirit was as strong as ever; always trying to learn from every hand."
"He did kvetch about the pay in his day versus the astronomical salaries many coaches now command," the friend added. Another friend said Lou was "thoroughly a gentleman and a true human being who had a real interest in whatever person he engaged in conversation."
About seven years ago I got to talk with Lou for an hour on radio. It was a delight to gas with him about old times; and he was, as always, incredibly gracious.
Few attain Lou's level of professional success. Even fewer also make the world a better place.
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Maxine Wilson is the former mayor of Coquitlam, British Columbia.

Born in 1946 in Portland, Oregon, Wilson grew up on a family farm. In 1959, Wilson moved to Canada with her parents and sister. The family settled in Dawson Creek, British Columbia, where her father bought a farm.

From 1969 to 1975, she worked as an elementary school teacher. She joined the first formal Parent Advisory Council (PAC) in Coquitlam, and in 1988 took part in the last Sullivan Royal Commission on Education. In the same year, Wilson founded the BC Confederation of Parent Advisory Councils and became a school trustee. Her position on the School District 43 school board lasted ten years, four in which she chaired.

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