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Storing Credentials securely on a Device is a must.
To make that possible we have combined the Android Keystore for generating Cryptographic keys, and storing them securely and using those keys we encrypt the credentials and save them in the SharedPreferences.

The cool thing about that is that those generated keys are never exposed to the kernel when the device is equipped with a "Trusted Execution Environment". A so called TEE is a secure area inside the main processor of a smartphone which runs code isolated from other processes. That means even if the device gets compromised or hacked those keys can't be easily extracted. Already 80–90% of all modern Android phones out there are equipped with a TEE (mostly because it's often used to play DRM protected material) and it even is a requirement for Google's Android Nougat certification — so every new phone running Android Nougat will come with a TEE installed.

We also use specific SharedPrefences only for the Secure Device Storage module, so as not to have conflicts with other possible SharedPreferences instances. This also means that the content of the SharedPreferences can only be read from the app where the module is implemented and not from other apps.

Even if the credentials where to be gotten somehow, they would be in an encrypted form which is nearly-impposible to decrypt without having the Cryptographic key used to encrypt it, which as was stated earlier is pretty secure itself sitting in the TEE.

### Supported API's

__Symmetric__ key generation and storage in the Android KeyStore is supported from __Android 6.0 (API Level 23) onwards.__
__Asymmetric__ key generation and storage in the Android KeyStore is supported from __Android 4.3 (API Level 18) onwards.__

To support more devices we have used the Assymetric key generation, which in the case of storing simple credentials is very secure and the potential lack of speed in contrast to symmetric key generation, is not noticeable.

### Usage

Add the module to your apps build.gradle:

```golang
compile project(':securedevicestorage')
```

To store a string value in our __SecurePreferences__ you have to call:
```java
SecurePreferences.setValue("KEY", "PLAIN_MESSAGE", Context);
```

This works for every other primitive data type. So for storing a boolean value:
```java
SecurePreferences.setValue("KEY", true/false, Context);
```

for int
```java
SecurePreferences.setValue("KEY", 100, Context);
```

for float and long
```java
SecurePreferences.setValue("KEY", 100.12345, Context);
```

To retrieve a string value:
```java
SecurePreferences.getStringValue("KEY", Context);
```

And respectively for the other types
```java
SecurePreferences.getBooleanValue("KEY", Context);
```
```java
SecurePreferences.getIntValue("KEY", Context);
```
```java
SecurePreferences.getFloatValue("KEY", Context);
```
```java
SecurePreferences.getLongValue("KEY", Context);
```

There also is a method for clearing the SecurePreferences and deleting the KeyPair.
To do that call:
```java
SecurePreferences.clearAllValues(Context);
```

Everything about the cryptographic keys such as generating, maintaining and usage is handled internally by the module, so you do not need to worry about it.

### Want to know more:

These links cover security aspect of the android keystore :
https://developer.android.com/training/articles/keystore.html#SecurityFeatures
https://codingquestion.blogspot.de/2016/09/how-to-use-android-keystore-api-with.html
http://nelenkov.blogspot.de/2012/05/storing-application-secrets-in-androids.html
http://nelenkov.blogspot.de/2015/06/keystore-redesign-in-android-m.html
http://www.androidauthority.com/use-android-keystore-store-passwords-sensitive-information-623779/

This link covers security aspect of the android storage :
https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/data/data-storage.html
http://stackoverflow.com/a/26077852/3392276

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Osama Bin Laden and Proverbs: Which Verse Applies to Him?
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There are some dainty, sensitive souls who have cautioned Americans against being overly exuberant over the well-deserved death of terrorist mastermind Osama Bin Laden, claiming that the Bible warns against such celebrations in the verse of Proverbs, "When your enemy falls, do not be happy." (Proverbs 24:17) But the Book of Proverbs also says, "When the wicked perish, there is gladness." (10:11)
So which verse applies to Osama Bin Laden?
The verse which warns against celebrating your enemy's downfall, refers to a private enemy, a business competitor or a neighbor with whom you have quarreled. Not to a moral monster like Hitler, Stalin, or Osama Bin Laden.
It is true that we do not say full Hallel on the later days of Passover, out of consideration for all the Egyptians who died during the Plagues, and at the Red Sea. But, we do say full Hallel at the Seder and on the first two days of Pesach! Likewise, we celebrate on Purim and do not mourn the downfall of Haman and his sons.
Feeling good about the destruction of an evil person like Bin Laden does not make us "like them" and we do not need to "balance" when any remembrance of the "good qualities" of Osama Bin Laden, like his mother thought he was a cute baby.
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@stuckinsc wrote: Four weeks into the college football season. Florida State, Alabama, Oregon and Oklahoma are all awesome. Auburn is still undefeated, but it was close. Georgia lost a heart breaker to South Carolina, so that will make a national championship hard for them to get.
I was impressed that FSU sat Jameis Winston down for a whole game for off field conduct issues. Clemson isn't an easy win, so to me it showed that integrity was just as important as winning and his backup rose to the challenge.
It is a tough season for Texas, Charlie Strong is cleaning house and more and more players are getting kicked off the team. We have one terrible loss to BYU, who might not be too bad, and barely to UCLA. I hope they guys can find their pride and rise up. Also our starting QB quit football due to concussion issues. Sad to lose his career, but glad to see that he cares more about his long term health.
Anyone else interested in college football on this board?
It's been an interesting four weeks in college football, to say the least! Have to admit that I was glad the old ball coach managed to squeak out that win against Georgia. Not that I'm a Gamecock fan, it just made the throttling they received from TAMU in week one that much more impressive. The Aggies face the Razorbacks a.k.a. woo-pig-sooie at Jerry World on Saturday. You'll be pulling for TAMU on this one, right?
I'm a Florida native, but feel the handling of Famous Jameis's latest bad behavior was poor at best. FSU initially levied a half game suspension and stepped it up to a full game only after the huge outcry from the public. Then Jameis trots out there in full uniform pre-game like it's just another day at the ballpark. Poor Jimbo had to deflect blame from his Heisman guy and blame the equipment staff for that one.
Agree that it's a tough season for your Longhorns and feel awful for David Ash. Thoughts & prayers for his good health after the concussions. How do you feel about Swoopes leading the team? So much hype for him coming out of high school based on potential, but haven't seen it translate to the college level so far. Do you think he's the real deal?
Arkansas and TAMU, the traitor bowl. Can they both please lose? Please. I will probably pull for Arkansas, just to screw up the SEC East more. It will make USC's loss to them worse. Of course, the East has very little chance against the West in my opinion.
I was glad they at least did something at FSU, Jimbo was pissed at Jameis, you could tell. My hubby is a FSU guy and he was afraid that it was going to be hard to control Jameis as the Heismann, Johnny Football effect takes place. I hope last week was a wake up call. I thought the crab legs were probably someone thinking they were cool "giving" something to the QB and screwing up. Doesn't excuse Jameis as this would still be an NCAA rules violation whether he stole or was given them.
I am excited to see Swoopes develop. I think Ash had a ton of talent, but was just too fragile. I was surprised how well Swoopes played against UCLA. I am trying to just forget the BYU game. I love Mack Brown, but he truly had a team out of control. So hard to see how bad it was. I am actually a bit afraid of Kansas this week and that is just sad.
BTW, I am originally from SW Florida, grew up a Miami fan, hated UF and was neutral to Free Shoe U. I gave up Miami after the Cotton Bowl with the most penalty yards ever and realized they were thugs and I had to chose.
I'm a TN Vol fan (aka the real UT ). We're still in rebuilding mode but it's looking up a little. The teams I don't like are the Gators, anywhere Spurrier coaches, & Ohio State. I tend to root for TX A&M, Texas Tech, and mostly any SEC team not playing the Vols (unless coached by Spurrier).
My dh roots for UT Austin but we both wonder why they can't seem to get a good QB anymore. They play in a state that produces a ton of QBs so why can't they recruit anyone these days?
@albean99 wrote: I'm a TN Vol fan (aka the real UT ). We're still in rebuilding mode but it's looking up a little. The teams I don't like are the Gators, anywhere Spurrier coaches, & Ohio State. I tend to root for TX A&M, Texas Tech, and mostly any SEC team not playing the Vols (unless coached by Spurrier).
Real UT, whatever, I might be involved with them soon, so I will stop calling them the wrong UT. I started that because my dad would wear his Texas hat in FL and everyone always asked if he liked TN. So we started calling it the wrong UT.
Your hubby is on my good side now. The QB situation, well to me that is not surprising to me. I was there before Major Applewhite, so I am used to bad UT QBs. I think the National Championship game broke Garrett Gilbert. Ash unfortunately was just too brittle. I had great hope for the second McCoy but that didn't work either.
Spent last season with my hubby telling me how Jameis Winston wanted to go to UT.
I remember back in the 90s when Drew Brees was in high school in Austin, yet ended up at Purdue instead of UT. Nothing new here.
BTW, I hate UF and Spurrier too. So we can totally hangout during football season Albean!
So far so good for them. They already had a tough one and survived, so it looks good. Which do you think is their toughest game to come?
In the PAC12 probably USC or Stanford but Oregon State has been known to be season wreckers for them as well. I guess time will tell they are off this weekend until next Thursday.
Do they play UCLA this season? Have to say it is hard for me not to cheer for Stanford, just like Georgia Tech, their athletes still have to meet such hard academic standards compared to other places that when they are good it hard not to like them.
Texas was close to joining the Pac 12, but the conference wouldn't accept Baylor, then they took Colorado instead and the whole thing fell through. A lot of my UT alum friends were excited about being part of the library share system with Stanford and Berkeley. It kind of surprised me since Baylor is a private institution that the other Big 12 schools would hold out for them. Then of course A&M fled to the money of the SEC.
Academic standard wise Texas is much more on par with the Pac 12 or the Big 10. They have said they won't join the SEC due to academic reasons.
Oregon and UCLA are both looking pretty good.
I have seen a couple of those Oregon State victories. I used to work with a Beaver and he loved when the could destroy the Ducks season.
Yes they play UCLA Oct.11th at Pasadena, CA. That will be a challenging game as well. They play Stanford Nov. 1st at Eugene, OR and they are not playing USC during the regular season this year. Oregon State is their last game of the regular season Nov. 29th in Corvallis, OR and it will truly be a civil war - it always is and this year it is on Beaver turf! I pull for the Beavers all season long until the civil war game and then there is no love for them from me - only for the Ducks that day.
You are a better woman than me. I always hope for A&M and UF to lose. Doesn't matter who they play. Now that A&M is part of the SEC I can be against them without any conference loyalty issues.
The UCLA and Stanford games will be good and the civil war is always awesome. We get to see a lot of the Pac 12 games here in GA/SC now that they are on FoxSports.
I will continue to hope for a good season for you all, unless you play the Big 12, then I have to go for conference, but my high school colors were green and gold, so watching Oregon games are always fun for me.
BTW, love your new avi. Good to see some college football pride!
^^^I don't know about being a better woman than you but I guess I try to be loyal to my state so I pull for the Oregon schools whenever I can just not when the other Oregon schools play the Ducks. I agree the UCLA and Stanford games will be good games - that is only if the Ducks win!
My high school colors were green and gold as well and my high school also had the same school/fight song as the Ducks have.
Can you tell I love our Duck?
@SLA44 wrote: ^^^I don't know about being a better woman than you but I guess I try to be loyal to my state so I pull for the Oregon schools whenever I can just not when the other Oregon schools play the Ducks. I agree the UCLA and Stanford games will be good games - that is only if the Ducks win!
We actually had the Notre Dame mascot and no song at that point. I grew up in Florida, but really hated UF. Then I went to UT and hated A&M and them always calling us TU and being rude and hostile. I had a male A&M fan threaten to beat me up at a baseball game because I was talking trash back to him. Of course, I laughed but still not a fan of being around A&M.
Interesting day in College Football. FSU wins but ugly (NC State is actually a really tough game for FSU all the time). A&M wins in OT, but it isn't pretty. Georgia holds on for another ugly win against Tennesse. Umm, UGA where the heck is your defense? OU held Tennessee to 10 points.
And Texas wins! Now we beat Kansas who much like Duke is better known for playing basketball, but hey, it is a win.
I thought Tennessee played well considering they were 17 1/2 pt underdogs. Now if only they can take down the Gators.
@albean99 wrote: I thought Tennessee played well considering they were 17 1/2 pt underdogs. Now if only they can take down the Gators.
I agree, they made it a game the whole way. Unfortunately, I do think it is partially because the UGA defense is not good this season.
I will of course be cheering for UT to beat UF. I want everyone to beat UF.
I think UT's QB is really good and they could have a bright future. They need a little strength and stability at coach. Something they unfortunately have not had since Fulmer, and I am not a Fulmer fan, but the revolving door of coaches can make recruiting harder.
The whole SEC East is a mess. Mizzou is in the lead, but this is the same team that lost to Indiana at home. Indiana, SEC conference champs should not lose to basketball schools at home, EVER!
The SEC champ probably will and should come from the West, but the question is, if the SEC gets two teams into the four team playoff, with which both the Big 10 and Big 12 having bad seasons is really possible, should it be the runner up in the West or Mizzou from the East, since I think none of the East teams are going to be good enough to do better?
Another thing, how is Michigan State in the Top 10? Don't get me wrong, out of the Big 10 I like Sparty more than any of those teams, but they have a loss, yes it was at Oregon, but it is a loss and their wins are all against powder puff schools? They are ranked higher than Ole Miss who is undefeated. To me at least when you have a loss and no other big wins to support it, you should not be ranked above a team with no losses.


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Parental Pride: Photos Of Black Celebrities Supporting Their Queer And Trans Kids
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One of the biggest cheerleaders you can be blessed with as a queer and trans person is your parents. If you're a Black parent, it's especially instrumental.
Oftentimes the Black community receives the stigma of being the more homophobic community in comparison to say, white communities. But let's be clear….
Homophobia and transphobia are rampant amongst all races.
The man in the White House proves that white folks are quite familiar with homophobia and transphobia. Since taking office, Donald Trump has enacted or promoted sweeping moves that threaten queer and trans people's lives.
There's a whole list, which you can check out at the Human Rights Campaign.
Meanwhile, one of the biggest hashtags to come out of the 21st century, #BlackLivesMatter, was co-founded by two queer Black women — Alicia Garza and Patrisse Cullors. The movement #BlackLivesMatter would inspire is undeniable, and its leaders continue to be made up of many queer and trans people.
With that being said, it's key that Black queer and trans kids receive all the love and support needed to persist in an anti-Black world and an anti-queer and trans world. As the fight for equity continues for all marginalized groups, many Black celebrity parents are setting the example on how to support your child. Although things like income, culture and access will always impact how a queer or trans child can be supported, sometimes support just starts with celebrating them.
Check out the photos below of Black celebrity parents loving their kids and showing their ally-ship with the LGBTQ community.
Parental Pride: Photos Of Black Celebrities Supporting Their Queer And Trans Kids was originally published on globalgrind.com
1. Marlon Wayans and his daughter Amai, who identifies as a member of the LGBTQ community.
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2. Dwyane Wade and his kid Zaya, who revealed recently that she goes by "she" and "her" pronouns.
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3. Magic Johnson and his son E.J. Johnson who was publicly outed as gay in 2013.
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4. Isiah Thomas and his son Zeke Thomas, who came out as gay to his dad in 2008 during college.
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5. Sade and her son Izaak Theo Adu, who revealed he's transgender in 2016.
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6. Cynthia Bailey's daughter Noelle Robinson, who revealed she's sexually fluid in 2019.
7. Actor Khary Payton and his son Karter, who wanted his dad to share with the world that he identifies as a boy.
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Home / American Football / Family raising funds to bring Mark Garza home to Clovis, California
Family raising funds to bring Mark Garza home to Clovis, California
As reported by KMPH Fox News out of Fresno, California, Mark Garza's family from Clovis, California is now working to help bring Mark back home for a final time, after he passed away last week on a business trip in the Czech Republic.
Garza had been living out his passion, coaching football in Germany.
He had been a standout at Clovis High School, and went on to play at the university and semi-professional level. He helped the Fresno Bandits win championships in the early 90's.
He was inducted into the Semi-Pro Football Hall of Fame for his coaching legacy overseas.
"Mark was my best friend in the world," said Oscar Garza, Matt's older brother.
He says Garza's goal in life was to make a difference for others—on and off the football field.
"One of Mark's philosophies was he can make your son a better football player, but he can make him a better human being as well," Garza says. "Mark was one of the type of person who makes dreams come true."
He helped some fulfill their football dreams in the U.S. by inviting them to play in Europe.
"They could get film on themselves and send it to a free agent combine and say here's what I've been doing, here's my stats," Garza said.
Oscar Garza says his brother even made his dream come true.
"I always wanted to coach with him," he says. "He made it happen in Poland."
Mark Garza settled in Germany in 1998 and most recently coached the Magdeburg Virgin Guards.
He got married and leaves behind three children. He was the family's breadwinner – adding to the sense of urgency to raise funds.
"His wife is crushed and she's having to deal with this by herself," Garza says.
Garza called the process of coordinating the return of his brother's remains to the U.S. as "daunting" and says it took the help of the U.S. State Department to get the ball rolling."
"You have the difference of time, and the language barrier," he says.
As far as he knows, Mark Garza's autopsy found no signs of foul play.
Now, the focus is on giving him a heartfelt goodbye – and a celebration worthy of the joy he spread to others over several decades.
"It's very surreal. I just talked to him on Facebook the day before," Oscar Garza says. "He was a light. He was a light."
If you'd like to help the family with funeral expenses, you can click here for Mark Garza's GoFundMe site, or you can reach Oscar Garza at +1 559-826-8539.
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The Modern Hermeticist
History, Philosophy, and Western Esotericism
Encyclopedia Hermetica
Picatrix
Picatrix: A Medieval Treatise on Astral Magic
"Attrell and Porreca have performed a great service by giving us a carefully considered and scholarly English translation of this wide-ranging work, based on the authoritative edition established by David Pingree in 1986. . . . As Picatrix was no doubt of interest to a variety of medieval and early modern readers for an array of reasons, so too it should attract a broad readership now, from scholars of medieval magic to those more directly interested in philosophy, science, and medicine."—Michael D. Bailey, The Medieval Review
A guide for constructing talismans, mixing magical compounds, summoning planetary spirits, and determining astrological conditions, Picatrix is a cornerstone of Western esotericism. It offers important insights not only into occult practices and beliefs, but also into the transmission of magical ideas from antiquity to the present. Dan Attrell and David Porreca's indispensable English translation opens the world of this vital medieval treatise to modern-day scholars and lay readers.
The original text, Ghāyat al-Ḥakīm, was compiled in Arabic from over two hundred sources in the latter half of the tenth century. It was translated into Castilian Spanish in the mid-thirteenth century, and shortly thereafter into Latin. Based on David Pingree's edition of the Latin text, this translation captures the spirit of Picatrix's role in the European tradition. In the world of Picatrix, we see a seamless integration of practical magic, earnest piety, and traditional philosophy. The detailed introduction considers the text's reception through multiple iterations and includes an enlightening statistical breakdown of the rituals described in the book.
Framed by extensive research on the ancient and medieval context that gave rise to the Latin version, this translation of Picatrix will be in indispensable volume for students and scholars of the history of science, magic, and religion and will fascinate anyone interested in the occult.
Penn State University Press
Errata to the 1st Edition


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Netroots Nation Reckons With Life After the Revolution
AUSTIN, Texas—By Sunday morning, most of the speakers and bloggers attending the Netroots Nation convention had gone home. In preparation
By Jason Horowitz • 07/21/08 2:35am
AUSTIN, Texas—By Sunday morning, most of the speakers and bloggers attending the Netroots Nation convention had gone home. In preparation for the convention's final key note—a plenary on "eco-equality"—volunteers in the convention center's gaping main exhibit hall distributed leaflets against various outrages ("No Forced Vaccination" or "Put Impeachment Back on the Table.") Ed Madej, a digital cartographer who blogs on the Daily Kos under the name Ed in Montana, sat alone at one of the tables blanketed with such fliers, checking weather maps on his laptop for any possible disturbances on his way home to Helena.
Under jumbo screens featuring freeze-framed poses of panelists talking about "marketing and monetizing your blog" or taking "online engagement to offline activism," or Howard Dean lecturing in an open-collared shirt and tan jacket, Madej offered his own impression of this year's convention.
"The first YearlyKos, it was like 'Holy Heck, we can actually organize ourselves, this is astonishing,'" said Madej, 55, using the convention's original name. "The second year, the candidates came and we realized we had a voice in picking the nominee." This third year, he said, had a less rollicking mood, as the bloggers, now "cautiously optimistic" that Barack Obama would win the White House, began to contemplate the burden of power. As Madej put it, "How do we govern with a Democratic majority?"
This year's convention marked the maturation of the Netroots. Their national convention between July 17 and 20 felt more like an assembly of middle-management professionals – say, dentists or data-entry technicians—than the science-fiction forum of years past, in which activists with names like OrangeClouds reveled in their collective role as thorn in the left flank of the Democratic Party. (It should be noted that OrangeClouds, who blogs about food issues, did attend again, and managed to extract an admission from Al Gore that he eats too much meat.)
The convention attracted its share of marquee names. D.N.C. chair Howard Dean, a beloved founding father, delivered an opening keynote address and Gore, who was sustained by the Netroots support in the rough years after the 2000 election, made a surprise appearance, plugging his book, Web site and bi-partisan anti-global warming commission. House speaker Nancy Pelosi, who is unpopular with many of the bloggers because they hold her partially responsible for Congress' inability to end the war in Iraq, sat for an uncomfortable question-and-answer session on Saturday morning in which she essentially blamed Senate Democrats for the party's legislative shortcomings and promised that everything would be just fine if they just elected Obama. The bloggers in the crowd were asked to act like grown-ups and limit their grievance-airing to an allotted ten-second boo-hiss session before Pelosi took the stage.
"Are we going to be nice to Nancy this morning or are we going to tell her what we really think?" one blogger asked his table before she came on. Like most everyone else he politely listened to Pelosi's remarks. (Even the anti-war Code Pink protesters, dressed up in superhero costumes with the words "Use Your Super Powers to End the War" written on their capes, were mostly quiet.)
But the main question in the days leading up to the conference was how attendees would react to Obama, who has irked the liberal bloggers with what they perceive as his centrist creep. Again, the media build-up – despite assurances beforehand from conference-goers that they really like Obama—turned out to have been vastly overdone.
Obama's deputy campaign manager, Steve Hildebrand, was treated like a hero, with people waiting to shake his hand after a panel discussion.
Obama himself sent in a lengthy video address, in which he recognized differences in opinion on government wiretapping, but called on the bloggers to help build a "progressive movement for years to come" and rallied the attendees to concentrate their writing to the greater cause of beating John McCain in the general election. "I'm asking for your help in the fight that lies ahead," he said.
Hardly anybody refused.
The bloggers were content to focus on their workshops and panels, including "Taking the Populist Uprising to the States," "Insanely Useful Tools You Can Use to Keep Track of Congress and State Lawmakers" and "Time for Acton: How the Netroots Can Lead on Health Care Reform." They ate their lunches out of cardboard clamshells and debated whether Obama's site was sufficiently democratic and whether they had any real impact in determining his policy platform.
At night, they also partied.
On Friday evening, the bloggers, immediately identifiable by the orange straps hanging from their necks, crowded into Champions, the bar in the lobby of the Marriott Courtyard, for a post-panel game of trivia. A man in a Phillies baseball cap acted as the M.C. and announced into a microphone the next round's topic: "Who's the Boss?"
"Woohoo!" was the reaction of one blogger seated in front of a bowl of nachos.
But knowledge about Angela, Danza, Mona and Alyssa would prove useless in the Netroots version of the game.
"Question one," said the man in the Phillies cap. "Who is the chairman of the House Franking Committee?"
The man in front of the nachos groaned.
Other questions included: Who is the boss of the Senate Select Committee on Aging? Who is the governor of Delaware? The mayor of Pittsburgh? Name the executive director of Emily's List. Who is the president of the Communications Workers of America? (This prompted approving screams of "union" from a table in the corner where bloggers drank beer under a signed Nolan Ryan Astros jersey.)
As the teams filled in their answers, waiters and waitresses wearing their own orange shirts ("The two most important sports in Texas are Football and Football") delivered more ales to the bloggers, some of whom surreptitiously stole glances at their i-Phones for clues. Other bloggers stood off to the side, going about the more standard convention business of flirting with colleagues.
"I'm in the MSM of the blogosphere," said one man in glasses to a girl who leaned against the wall with a beer in her hand.
The M.C. asked for a ten-second countdown and the teams raced up to the front of the bar with their answer sheets. Looking at one of the pieces of paper, he made a Gore joke. "This card is folded," he said. "I can't count it."
The bloggers chuckled. They had learned to laugh even about the most hurtful topics.
Later, in a restaurant called Rio Grande, The Nation magazine held a small gathering in a backroom. To make introductions more entertaining, Ari Melber, who covers the Netroots for the publication, asked people to say who they were and then who they wished they were. Over sips of salt-rimmed margaritas, one guest said she wanted to be either Arianna Huffington or Oprah. Another blogger said he wanted to be John McCain's teleprompter. "I'm Greg Bloom and the answer is the same since I've been a kid. Spiderman." Zephyr Teachout, the former director of online organizing for the Dean campaign, said she'd like to be with Jeff Goldblum but be James Agee. The entrance of the New Yorker's Hendrik Hertzberg, dressed in a white jean shirt and white jean pants, prompted a different question from Melber. "Favorite New Yorker cover." Topical!
Hertzberg ignored that question and said he'd like to be Hoagy Carmichael.
Introductions gave way to serious discussions. The hot topic among several bloggers and net activists was what Obama could do with the enormous network and database
of supporters his campaign had amassed once he became president. Could he legally send emails to those supporters from his office? Would he have to cede the list to the DNC? Could local organizers get their hands on the data to help elect state senators, public advocates, community board members? Would he hoard it all to himself or was he serious about building a lasting Democratic majority? And if the Democrats built and nourished their army of activists, where would the competition come from, the right or corporate America, who had their own massive e-mail lists and marketing savvy?
As Nation staffers sought to collect $10 from each of the guests to cover the $400 of drinks and chips consumed, some of the guests walked over to an upscale barbeque restaurant called Lamberts to a "BBQ and Booze" party thrown by GQ Magazine and the Huffington Post. GQ covers of JFK, LBJ and Obama hung on the walls. Chefs dressed in sauce-stained white aprons fed a steady stream of pulled pork sandwiches, deviled eggs and baby ribs to the guests, who spilled outside or climbed the stairs, where a DJ played records and waitress served more of the same food and poured more of the same top-shelf alcohol and imported beers.
Samantha Power, Obama's former foreign policy adviser, made an appearance. Jonathan Tasini, who mounted a protest challenge to Hillary Clinton in the Democratic primary for Senate in 2006, danced next to the steps. A bunch of guys wore shirts that said "Crawford" to advertise their movie, which they had shown at the convention and which told the story of the administration from the point of view of people living in the president's home town. The editor of the film, Matt Naylor, 24, said he hoped showing it here would create enough buzz for it to get onto HBO or Showtime. The Netroots Nation was now a place to get a movie optioned.
After getting their fill of brisket sliders, some of the bloggers headed downtown to the party thrown by the movement's patriarch, Markos Moulitsas Zuniga, whose Daily Kos blog is the touchstone of the blogging left. They walked away from the expensive restaurants, past the homeless black men sleeping in front of a building with the sign "State of Texas General Land Office, No Trespassing" on the window and towards 6th street, once a farm-to-market road that now was the ATM-lined main artery of Austin night life.
The bloggers, orange straps still hanging around their necks, walked past the young women in short shorts and wet-suit-tight short skirts in front of the Thirsty Nickel. They avoided the stumbling white frat boys with their collars lopsidedly popped and the black guys in tank tops revving motorcycles. On a block with a food stand called "The Best Wurst," a souvenir store called "Midnight Cowboy Modeling and Oriental Massage," and a tattoo parlor where the sound of ink drills could be heard above the din, was Maggie Mae's, the site of the Kos party. Inside, a video of Bill O'Reilly's "Fuck It, We're Doing It Live" freakout played in a loop. Bowls of sour cream, guacamole and salsa sat on a table around a sombrero filled with chips and guests drank free beer and margaritas.
Upstairs, a conga line formed behind a man playing a washboard on his chest, and snaked around Arjun Jaikumar, a contributing editor to Daily Kos, and Katherine Haenschen, an Austin-based blogger. Jaikumar, sipping form a can of Corona, wore a Hillary Clinton t-shirt, and joked that he wanted to wear it to see if he "would get any dirty looks."
On Saturday night, the last night of the convention, after the Obama video was played, the Netroots Nation executive director, Gina Cooper, called the convention the "best ever" and said "I am inspired by you." Then she announced that she would be moving on and that next year's convention would be held in Pittsburgh. The following morning, as Madej checked his laptop for troublesome weather systems, he said he wasn't sure if it would be worth attending the next convention.
"Pittsburgh's my home town and I've been avoiding it for 25 years," he said. "It would take a lot of gumption."
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Renowned German Scientists Publish A Book Titled "Corona, False Alarm? Facts & Figures"
Two well known scientists who reside in Germany, in June, published a book questioning what we are hearing from the mainstream with regards to COVID-19.
Is this fake news? No, the book is actually real. Are the contents and conclusions of the book fake and false? Facebook fact checkers may have you believe yes, but should information not be censored so people can decide for themselves?
Like so many other topics these days, COVID-19 is caught up in a massive wave of differing opinions with regards to what's happening, how it's being handled, and how dangerous it really is. Mainstream media, the World Health Organization, and government health authorities have constantly warned the citizenry that we are dealing with a dangerous pandemic on par with something the world has never seen before, and it's something that's going to be here for a while. According to them, this is evident by the number of deaths that have taken place as a result of the virus and the health implications that can come after one contracts COVID-19, like permanent lung damage for example.
Never before has our world been so polarized. On the other side of this perspective, there are thousands of doctors and scientists around the world who are claiming, and who have claimed, that COVID-19 is not nearly as dangerous as it's being made out to be, that it's nothing more than a seasonal flu, and that lockdown measures are not only unnecessary but harmful psychologically, biologically and economically. Take for example The Great Barrington Declaration, which now has approximately 45,000 signatures from doctors and scientists opposing lockdown measures. It's one of many examples.
What compliments this polarization is a massive censorship campaign. Doctors and scientists who have shared their research and opinions suggesting that COVID-19 is not as dangerous as it's being made out to be, or present any information that opposes what the World Health Organization has shared have been subjected to extreme censorship and ridicule by multiple social media platforms, Facebook fact-checkers, and mainstream media outlets. On this side of the coin, these health professionals don't get any airtime from mainstream media outlets and their research and opinions continue to remain unacknowledged by the masses.
What Happened: Two renowned scientists based in Germany, Dr. Sucharit Bhakdi and Karina Reiss Ph.D have published a book titled "Corona, False Alarm? Facts & Figures."
It was published in June 2020, and in its first six weeks it sold 200,000 physical copies and 75,000 e-books.
Dr. Bhakdi received his MD in 1970. He was a post-doctoral researcher at the Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics in Freiburg from 1972 to 1976, and at The Protein Laboratory in Copenhagen from 1976 to 1977. He joined the Institute of Medical Microbiology at Giessen University in 1977 and was appointed associate professor in 1982. He was named chair of Medical Microbiology at the University of Mainz in 1990, where he remained until his retirement in 2012. Dr. Bhakdi has published over three hundred articles in the fields of immunology, bacteriology, virology, and parasitology, for which he has received numerous awards and the Order of Merit of Rhineland-Palatinate. He's one of the most cited scientists in German history.
Implementation of the current draconian measures that are so extremely restrict fundamental rights can only be justified if there is reason to fear that a truly, exceptionally dangerous virus is threatening us. Do any scientifically sound data exist to support this contention for COVID-19? I assert that the answer is simply, no. – Bhakdi.
Karina Reiss studied biology at the University of Kiel where she received her PhD in 2001. She became assistant professor in 2006 and associate professor in 2008 at the University of Kiel. She has published over sixty articles in the fields of cell biology, biochemistry, inflammation, and infection, which have gained international recognition and received prestigious honors and awards.
These are two out of thousands who feel the way they do. So ask yourself, are they stupid, dumb, have no idea what they are talking about and spreading false information about COVID-19? Why are we so polarized? Why have we been made to believe that those who believe COVID-19 is of great concern are stupid, and the same of others who don't? What is happening on our planet? Why have we become so separated in our beliefs about what is going on and why is one side always bashed, ridiculed, and censored by the powerful machine that is mainstream media?
The book description reads as follows:
No other topic dominates our attention as much as coronavirus and COVID-19, the infectious disease it triggers. There's been a global deluge of contradictory opinions, fake news, and politically controlled information. Differing views on the dangers posed by the pandemic have led to deep division and confusion, within governments, society, and even among friends and family.
In Corona, False Alarm?, award-winning researchers Dr. Sucharit Bhakdi and Dr. Karina Reiss give clarity to these confusing and stressful times. They offer analysis of whether radical protective measures—including lockdown, social distancing, and mandatory masking—have been justified, and what the ramifications have been for society, the economy, and public health. Dr. Bhakdi and Dr. Reiss provide dates, facts, and background information, including:
How Covid-19 compares with previous coronaviruses and the flu virus
What infection numbers and the death rate really tell us
The challenges around lockdown: Were the protective measures justified?
Mandatory mask-wearing: Does the science support it?
Does the race for vaccine development make sense? What are the chances of success? Will the vaccine be safe? Will people accept it?
Corona, False Alarm? provides you with sound information and substantiated facts—and encourages you to form your own opinion on the corona crisis.
This Article May Be Marked As False or Misleading By Fact Checkers: By simply publishing an article and presenting the research and opinion by experts in the field, we here at Collective Evolution may be subjected to "fact-checking" by multiple organizations affiliated with Facebook that have been tasked to do this.
We would argue that we are simply presenting information from a credible source, and the idea or claim they are presenting is completely up for the reader to explore and decide on. It's truly mind-altering to think that so many doctors and scientists have been censored, ridiculed and scrubbed from social media platforms for simply sharing information, information that's highly debatable as to whether or not it's true or false.
Concluding Comments: How polarized are we in our beliefs about COVID-19? Why is the information coming from one side heavily censored and ridiculed? Why can't we have open transparent conversations about COVID-19 that include all narratives from experts in the field instead of constantly hearing that government health authorities are always right? What is going on here?
At the end of the day, no matter what we believe, it's key to empathize with a person who holds a complete opposite opinion and understand where they are coming from and why they feel the way they do. This is the only way we can start to understand why we all believe what we do, and what makes us believe these things? We need to have more dialogue, more transparency, less censorship, and more information, not the opposite. The solution to misinformation, I believe, is more information and more education.


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Guest article...Cork Cross Country Victory of 1974
The following article was written by John Walshe for the Evening Echo and is republished here with his kind permission.
CORK CROSS-COUNTRY VICTORY OF 1974...By John Walshe (Evening Echo, Tuesday January 28th 2014)
It's been all of 13 years since a Cork team last won the National Senior Inter-Counties Cross-Country Championship. In that period Dublin have won an amazing 11 successive titles and look set to continue that trend for the near future.
Things were different 40 years ago and this month marks a famous Rebel victory which took place at Mallow Racecourse on January 27, 1974. It was a day also notable for the conditions endured and the individual win by a man who is still very much involved in the local athletics scene here in Cork.
All Ireland Cross Country Championships at Mallow race course
The weather during all of January 1974 was something akin to that experienced in recent weeks, with heavy rain and storms an almost daily occurrence. As competitors and spectators made their way to Mallow on that Sunday morning, the bright sunshine had given way to steady rain. As time moved on to the main attraction of the day, conditions continued to deteriorate.
Deirdre Foreman had led Dublin to an easy team win in the opening race which saw the Mellerick sisters from Fermoy – Maura and Dervla – finish fourth and fifth. As the 170-strong men's field toed the line, they faced the prospect of seven-and-a-half miles of heavy and undulating terrain in torrential rain and gale-force winds.
Donie Walsh of Leevale
On the second lap of five, Danny McDaid, Tom O'Riordan and Des McGann had prised open a slight gap on the large chasing group. Shortly after, they were joined by the ominous figure of Cork's Donie Walsh.
Like McDaid and McGann, the Leevale man had run the Olympic marathon a year-and-a-half before though the streets of Munich and was now back living and working in his native city after a four-year scholarship at Villanova.
Passing the racecourse's grandstand for the third time, Walsh took the lead and stayed in front for another mile, before McCann, running the race of his life, drew level. As conditions continued to worsen, the pair ran shoulder to shoulder until a surge by Walsh proved decisive, gaining him a vital 20 yards advantage.
McCann tried all he could to regain contact but the 26-year-old Corkman was not to be denied in front of his home crowd and eventually crossed the line with 13 seconds to spare over the gallant Meathman with O'Riordan, representing Kerry, just another five seconds back in third.
Every bit as exciting as the individual battle was the team contest and when the points were tallied up, Cork had come out victorious by seven points (89 to 96) over Galway with Dublin third on 174. The Cork scoring sextet were: Donie Walsh (1st), Richie Crowley (8th), Freddie Down (14th), Finnie Long (15th), Dick Hodgins (24th) and Denis Manning (27th).
As the victorious Cork team made their way home amidst the rising floodwaters around the town of Mallow, they were able to reflect on a famous victory achieved in the most appalling of conditions.
But for Donie Walsh, it marked the end of a remarkable month of January that had produced four brilliant achievements the likes of which wouldn't even be contemplated nowadays by any of our full-time athletes.
On the first Saturday of the month, along with colleagues Tony Shine and Tim Donovan, Walsh had travelled by train to Belfast where he won the prestigious Miskimmon Cup cross-country over a very tough six-mile course.
The following day, he was back in Ballincollig for the Cork senior championship which, like all championships at the time, was over a distance of seven-and-a-half miles. A steady start saw Walsh back in 10th position in the early stages as clubmate Ray Treacy set a gruelling pace but after two miles Walsh – wearing his familiar headband – had opened up a gap on his nearest challenger, Richie Crowley of St Finbarr's.
At the finish, the margin of 15 seconds was sufficient to give Walsh another title ahead of Crowley with Finnie Long holding off Treacy for third. Leevale easily took the team title on 41 points, 14 ahead of St Finbarr's, with the scorers being Walsh (1st), Treacy (4th), Gene Mealy (5th), Dick Hodgins (8th), Jerry Murphy (9th) and Wally Young (14th).
Two weeks later, January 21, was the day of the Quinlan Cup road race at Tullamore. Road races today may revolve around times and accurate distances, but Tullamore was all about competition. Winners over the years would read like a who's-who of Irish running with the likes of Eamon Coghlan, John Treacy, Ray Treacy and John Hartnett tasting victory around the streets of the Midland town.
For once in that month, conditions were good as the huge field of around 400 headed off on a course of approx 11,000 metres (the acronym '10k' had yet to be invented). Six runners broke away shortly after the start – Walsh, Crowley, McGann, Paddy Murphy, Tom O'Riordan and his namesake, Pat O'Riordan. The latter, also a Leevale man, soon suffered an injury and had to drop out.
This was the signal for Walsh to take the lead and in a fiercely contested last mile he withstood the tremendous challenge of the chasing bunch to reach the sanctuary of the tape just six seconds ahead of former winner and fellow Corkman, Richie Crowley. Murphy, from Kildare, took third with McGann fourth, John Scanlon from Galway fifth and journalist Tom O'Riordan sixth.
Walsh's performance no doubt inspired his clubmates and despite Pat O'Riordan's mishap they packed magnificently to take coveted Quinlan Cup ahead of holders Donore on a scoreline of 69 points to 100 with Clonliffe third on 151. Those six Leevale scorers were Walsh (1st), Dick Hodgins (9th), Ray Treacy (10th), Pat Duggan (14th), Gene Mealy (16th) and Tony O'Leary (19th).
The headline on the Cork Examiner the following day read 'Day of glory for Walsh and Leevale', and so it was. And there was to be further glory for Walsh the following month at Tuam Racecourse when, on February 24, he retained his BLE Inter-Clubs crown ahead of Joe Scanlon, Fr Paddy Coyle and Danny McDaid.
However, Donore gained revenge over Leevale when taking the team title by nine points, 33 to 42. Remarkably, given all their achievements over the four decades since, it's still the one national honour that has eluded the Cork club.
Posted by John Desmond at Thursday, January 30, 2014
Labels: 1974, cork, cross country, Donie Walsh, Dublin, Leevale
Brilliant article.
Donie Walsh and John Walshe, 2 mighty men
7.5 miles x country.. savage distance
Donie Walsh a legend of the sport and still involved.A very timely article by John Walshe who in his own right is a credit also to the sport.
Gearóid said...
My favourite Donie quote..
"What do I think of sports psychology? I'll tell you. You either want to win or not!"
Excellent writing. What a lovely trip down memory lane.
Michael O' Connor Farranfore MV AC
Noel Berkeley said...
Really enjoyed reading this article. Donie was a hard man, as were all of that generation
30/1/14 11:24 pm
Donie Walsh, cork legend, in his prime very few could touch him; how many national x country titles has he won? 6 or 7 i,m sure. Now a super coach as well nothing he does,nt know about distance running!
Love that quote from Donie! Say,s it all, who needs sport psychology with that attitude!
Great Article John.Donie Walsh what a legend and inspiration to all athletes!
Fascinating article - well done. I am pretty sure it was Joe Scanlon in Tullamore rather than John Scanlon.
More of thes articles would be fascinating!
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Donations to UC hit record for third consecutive year
By Phillip Torrez
UC Office of the President
For the third consecutive year, the University of California raised a record amount in contributions from alumni and friends, receiving $726.3 million in 1996-97, a $5 million increase from the previous year.
The achievement continues the nine-campus UC system's distinction as the leader in philanthropy among the nation's colleges and universities. Based on the Council for Aid to Education's 1996 survey on voluntary support (the most recent for which figures are available), the UC system would be ranked second nationally in private support, following the Salvation Army and ahead of the American Red Cross.
"The University of California would not be as successful as it is today in serving the needs of students and our society without the continuing strong support of our many donors," said Meredith J. Khachigian, chairman of the UC Board of Regents. "The Regents are extremely grateful for this support and appreciative of the many volunteers, friends, and UC staff members whose efforts have led to another exceptional year of private giving."
UC President Richard C. Atkinson said, "This incredible outpouring of support from institutions and individuals alike is testimony to the high regard in which the university is held. The only adequate way to express our appreciation for the generosity, loyalty, and public-spiritedness of our alumni and friends is to redouble our efforts to see that UC remains one of the great universities of the world."
Atkinson, however, stressed that UC's fund-raising results don't diminish the need for continued state and federal support, which is the core of the university's budget.
Private support represents just 3.6 percent of UC's operating budget, noted Bruce B. Darling, UC vice president for university and external relations. "It is, however, a crucial component of the public-private partnership that has helped the University of California attain excellence," he said. "The past year represents a consolidation of the dramatic growth in private funding that occurred in the prior year. Our continuing success is a tribute to the generosity of our donors and the dedication of our campus volunteers."
Private support to UC has grown dramatically over the past decade, more than doubling from about $300 million in 1987-88, Darling said. Cumulatively, the university has received more than $4.8 billion during that 10-year period, he said.
Of the $726.3 million contributed to UC in 1996-97, UC Berkeley received $182.4 million; UC Davis, $44.1 million; UC Irvine, $30.2 million; UCLA, $231.8 million; UC Riverside, $27.4 million; UC San Diego, $58.1 million; UC San Francisco, $116.3 million; UC Santa Barbara, $17.6 million; UC Santa Cruz, $13.5 million (more information); and systemwide programs, $4.8 million.
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This product can be used on normal to dry skin, and it can be used on oily skin for balance. Simply spray the mist directly onto the face alone, or it can be used with a Lily moisturizer or make-up to help "set and add moisture". The mist can be used throughout the day to refresh.
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Lily Organics is an all American, organic skin care company that grows its own ingredients. As USDA Certified Organic growers, Lily Organics has the resources and the knowledge to develop some of the greenest and freshest skin care products in the industry. Lily Organics is the only skin care company that grows its own ingredients in the state of Colorado – making it the only "grown in Colorado, USA" skin care company in the industry. Formerly Lily of Colorado, Lily Organics products are handcrafted weekly to ensure bio-available properties, which are essential to achieving and maintaining healthy and radiant skin. The company does not use synthetic chemicals or ingredients, and it packages all products in pure, clean glass. The company uses glass because it is non-porous and is easily recycled.
In business for more than 20 years, Lily Organics uses recycled boxes and packaging, and Whole Foods Market Premium Body Care and Colorado Proud support the company. Lily Organics is vegetarian and mostly vegan. The company's lip balm contains beeswax, as well as several moisturizers.
Lily Organics uses ingredients such as: comfrey, calendula, rosehip seed oil, primrose oil, shea butter, organic lavender flower tincture, almond oil, kosher vegetable glycerin, lily flower extract, soy protein, citrus seed extract, organic rose bud tincture, seaweed, rosemary, sage, tea tree oil, vitamin E, lemon juice, Irish moss, camphor, essential oils of ylang ylang and certified organic chamomile.
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The criminal justice process is complex, and can be very confusing for anyone who may be facing charges. Every case we defend presents a unique set of circumstances.
You should expect to be completely informed about your criminal charge, the possible defenses and the different methods of resolving your case in criminal court. Although no attorney can guarantee how your case will be concluded, at Parnham and Associates we attempt to ensure that our clients understand exactly what is happening in their legal case, and all of the potential ramifications of their charges.
After you have been arrested, you have two very important rights: the right to remain silent and the right to an attorney. The arresting officer is required to "read you your rights" via the Miranda Warning, and to respect those rights after your arrest.
In virtually every situation, we strongly recommend that you excercise those rights IMMEDIATELY; DO NOT attempt to argue with the arresting officer, as he or she has already made a determination to take you into custody at that point.
You are not legally required to answer any questions asked by the police, and they often take statements out of context in the pursuit of an arrest and conviction. Many people provide the evidence needed to convict themselves to the police through confessions, statements, or other evidence. Although it is always a good idea to be cooperative with law enforcement, it is important to do so in a controlled setting where you have access to competent legal advice.
There are two limited exceptions: first, in some states, you must provide your name to law enforcement officers if you are stopped and told to identify yourself. But even if you give your name, you are not required to answer other questions. Second, if you are driving and you are pulled over for a traffic violation, the officer can require you to show your license, vehicle registration and proof of insurance (but you do not have to answer questions).
Do I need to hire an attorney if I plan on pleading guilty?
Regardless of how you intend to plead in a criminal case, representing yourself in court is never a good idea. The prosecution will almost always seek to bring the harshest penalties possible, and a competent criminal defense lawyer can help you obtain a lighter sentence or minimize and sometimes even completely eliminate the charges.
Records from the Texas Office of Court Administration report that less than 2% of felony criminal cases actually go to trial. On average, less than 1% of misdemeanor cases go to trial. Around 13% of felony charges are eventually dismissed and around 33% of misdemeanors are dismissed.
Plea bargaining may allow you to plead to less serious charges and face reduced penalties. Our firm can provide you with counsel and advice about your legal options and their possible impact, but the decision to accept a plea bargain or go to trial is yours. In some cases the chances for obtaining the most favorable results may rest on accepting reduced charges and / or penalties, while in others unfair plea offers or the desire to seek a complete acquittal may mean that a trial is the best option. Your attorney may be able to convince the prosecution your case is not worth prosecuting, or may be able to prove your charges were not filed on legal grounds. If this is true, your case may be dismissed.
How much do old criminal records matter?
Whether a defendant's prior conviction is admissible in a new criminal case depends on a number of factors, including the crime of which the defendant is now accused and the purpose for which the conviction is asked to be admitted. Typically, a prosecutor or defense attorney can ask that a prior conviction or set of convictions be admitted as proof of motive, opportunity, intent, preparation, plan, knowledge, identity, or absence of mistake or accident.If a defendant loses at trial or takes a plea offer, the judge may have the discretion to use a prior conviction to enhance the sentence for the defendant in the current case. In some situations, such as DUI cases, a judge may be required by law to enhance a sentence if a defendant has a prior conviction for the same type of offense on their record.
As a general rule, if a prosecutor or a defense attorney wants to introduce a defendant's prior conviction they must notify the court of their intention. A prosecutor typically succeeds in getting a prior conviction admitted into evidence if the defendant chooses to testify or to make their character an issue in their case. Typically, a prosecutor cannot introduce a criminal conviction to prove the defendant has a bad character unless the defendant has made their character an issue, or to prove a defendant has or had a propensity to commit crime.
Most courts use a balancing test to determine if the prior conviction should be admitted. The judge weighs the probative value of permitting the crime to be introduced against the prejudicial impact on the defendant. If the prior conviction is for a similar offense, the judge may determine that the risk is too great.
At Parnham & Associates we understand that family difficulties, drug addiction, youth and even mental illness can play a part in a person's past indiscretions, and we work hard to mitigate any previous criminal records.
What is the difference between a dismissal and an expungement?
A dismissal can occur when a prosecutor drops your case. This can happen after the assistant district attorney reviews your case and decides the evidence against you isn't strong enough or your case is not worth prosecution. In certain situations, a dismissal can be given if you perform community service or attend specific classes.
An expungement is when your case is erased. The court records relating to your case are destroyed and you can truthfully state on job and loan applications that you have never been convicted of a criminal charge. Expungements are difficult to obtain, and require an experienced criminal defense attorney.
If you receive a subpoena or an officer threatens to get one for you, you should call an attorney right away.
If a law enforcement officer threatens to get a subpoena in order to get you to testify to a criminal offense, you still do not have to answer the officer's questions. They may or may not succeed in getting the subpoena.
If you are given a subpoena, you must follow the subpoena's direction about when and where to report to the court, but you can still assert your right not to say anything that could be used against you in a criminal case.
If you have been accused of a crime, please contact us today for a free consultation with an aggressive and resourceful criminal defense attorney. We will work tirelessly to ensure the best possible outcome for your case. Call (713) 224-3967 or use the link below for a free initial consultation.


Trace: I'll be back in a bit, Flora. Just need to get some bags to put our stuff in.
Trace: (thoughts) …And to get a cleric to look at this. Man, sometimes that Flora does act like an animal. … Wait, I shouldn't be thinking about Flora like that. She's not.
Trace: (thoughts) … Or is she?
Keith: Oh, Trace. I was hoping I'd— Whoa, what happened to you?
Trace: What do you mean?
Trace: She didn't do it on purpose. She just gets a little over-enthusiastic now and then.
Keith: Yes, I've heard female Keidran can get that way.
Keith: (thoughts) Somehow, I've got to convince him to let me travel along again. I still need him for my mission.
Keith: (thoughts) And without him it might be a little harder to get out of this human town with my fur intact.


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Plectrone rodriguezi är en skalbaggsart som beskrevs av Shinji Nagai 1984. Plectrone rodriguezi ingår i släktet Plectrone och familjen Cetoniidae. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

Källor

Skalbaggar
rodriguezi


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Lucky Penny Cycles in Bedford is the first Calculated Risk dealership specializing in pre-owned motorcycles. Lucky Penny offers a variety of pre-owned models and a large, on-site inventory. The store's mission is to serve as the top national dealer for pre-owned motorcycle sales while also providing on-going support and high-quality service after the sale.
Lucky Penny Cycles will expand with five new locations in DFW, Houston, San Antonio and Austin by 2019. Click here to visit the Lucky Penny site.


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Um sistema de fixação a pólvora, conhecido também como sistema de fixação direta, é uma tecnologia acionada por uma explosão controlada de uma pequena carga de propelente químico referido como "fulminante", semelhante ao processo que dispara uma arma de fogo. O sistema de fixação a pólvora é utilizado na construção civil e na indústria manufatureira para fixar diversos tipos de materiais a estruturas de concreto ou aço.

O sistema faz uso de três componentes:
 o fixador ou "pino";
 a ferramenta ou "pistola";
 e o fulminante ou "cartucho".

Quando o operador, aciona o gatilho da "pistola", o propelente do "cartucho" é deflagrado, o gás da combustão aciona o pistão que, por sua vez, impulsiona o "pino" a velocidades que podem ultrapassar 300 m/s.

Histórico
O sistema de fixação a pólvora foi desenvolvido para uso comercial durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial, quando sistemas de fixação de alta velocidade foram usados para reparar temporariamente os danos aos navios. No caso de rupturas no casco, essas ferramentas fixavam placas de aço sobre as áreas danificadas. Essas ferramentas foram desenvolvidas pela Mine Safety Appliances, para a Marinha dos Estados Unidos. Ferramentas acionadas por pólvora foram investigadas e usadas antes deste desenvolvimento; elas foram usadas na caça de submarinos durante a Primeira Guerra Mundial e foram objeto de uma patente dos Estados Unidos, solicitada em 1919 e concedida em 1921 ().

Pistola finca pino

A ferramenta utilizada nesse sistema, é conhecida no Brasil como "pistola finca pino".

Existem dois tipos de "pistola finca pino":
 De ação direta, ou de alta velocidade
 De ação indireta, ou de baixa velocidade (abaixo de 100 m/s)

Os cartuchos utilizados nessas pistolas são do tipo festim e são conhecidos no Brasil como "cartuchos finca pino" (ou coloquialmente "espoleta").

Os cartuchos finca pino mais comuns são apresentados nos calibres .22 (curto e longo) e .27 polegadas acondicionados em tiras plásticas chamadas "magazines". As cores das tiras plásticas, indicam a potência das cargas. Geralmente: VERDE: carga fraca, AMARELO: carga média e VERMELHO: carga forte.

As potências dos cartuchos por código de cores são as seguintes:

As velocidades acima, são nominais, com variação de ±45 ft/s (13,7 m/s).

Fixação no aço
O calor gerado quando o pino é projetado no aço faz com que este fique soldado ao material base. A alta capacidade de carga do pino aumenta ainda mais pelo efeito pressão do material base projetado à volta do pino. Um efeito adicional de colagem é proporcionado pelo rendilhado da haste da maioria dos pregos e cavilhas usados para aplicações em aço.

Fixação no concreto
A alta pressão e temperaturas até 900°C são geradas na ponta do pino quando este é projetado no concreto. Como resultado, a superfície de aço do fixador torna-se mais áspera provocando uma fusão parcial e um efeito colagem microscópica. Permite obter uma fixação sólida e durável no concreto. Há uma reação de fricção entre o concreto e o pino.

Principais produtores de ferramentas automáticas: Walsywa, Hilti, ITW, Powers, Ramset, Simpson e Remington.

Tipos de ferramentas para aplicação dos pinos, com o princípio "de baixa velocidade"

 Ferramentas Automáticas
 Ferramentas à pistão.

Regras de utilização segura
 Inspeccione sempre a ferramenta antes de a usar.
 O utilizador deve colocar protecção para ouvidos e capacete quando a ferramenta estiver a ser utilizada.
 Segure a ferramenta perpendicular ao material base.
 Certifique-se que o material base é adequado para o sistema de fixação.
 A distância mínima ao bordo, quando fixa em betão é 80mm e no aço é 10mm.
 Nunca deixa a ferramenta carregada (com fulminantes). Retire sempre a fita de fulminantes da ferramenta.
 Nunca apontar a ferramenta contra si ou outra pessoa
 Não faça fixações em ambientes explosivos ou inflamáveis

Principais aplicações em construção
 Fixação de cofragens, tela de impermeabilização, isolamentos, barreiras de protecção, travamento de tijolo.
 Fixação de raias, cantoneiras e perimetros de divisórias e tectos falsos.
 Suspensão de tectos falsos, caminhos de cabos, tubos e condutas.
 Fixação de chapas para coberturas e fachadas metálicas.

Ver também
 .22 BB Cap
 .22 CB Cap
 .22 Short
 .22 Long

Ligações externas

 Powder Actuated Tools
 Best Powder Actuated Tools 2020

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In addition to book and poster design, the exhibition focuses on a presentation of examples of Wilhelm Deffke's (1887–1950) progressive logo design. With his abstract style, which he developed in the early 1920s, Deffke anticipated later avantgarde developments of "New Typography" and advertising design at Bauhaus.
The show is a collaborative project between Museum Folkwang and the Bröhan Design Foundation, Berlin.


Rare Mesinger Superba saddle on this old machine! In the early teens, Indian motorcycles used a very similar seat.
Entry Submitted by Dave Stromberger.
Mesinger Superba saddle, similar to that used on 1913 Indian motorcycles.


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Utah State lights up Old Main in rainbow colors to show solidarity with LGBTQ students at BYU
Students at the Logan school mirrored an event at Brigham Young University, where a group had similarly illuminated the "Y."
(Eli Lucero |Herald Journal) Old Main on the campus of Utah State University is lit up in rainbow colors on Tuesday, April 13, 2021, in Logan.
By Courtney Tanner
| April 14, 2021, 3:25 a.m.
| Updated: 7:17 p.m.
It was a colorful show of solidarity.
On Tuesday night, students at Utah State University grabbed flashlights and pieces of plastic film in red and yellow and green and purple. And they held them up together to illuminate the base of the iconic Old Main building on campus in the colors of the rainbow.
The display looked similar to the "Y" on the mountain above Brigham Young University in Provo last month, when students lit up that letter to say that LGBTQ individuals should be welcomed at the private, religious school.
And the imitation was the point.
Cameron Moellendorf, a gender and sexuality intern for the USU Inclusion Center, said that Utah State students wanted to light up their campus in the same way to show "our BYU family that we're here for them and we saw them."
"We commend them for what they did," Moellendorf said. "And we're supporting them here from Logan."
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The lighting of Old Main at USU started at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday and lasted for about an hour, with students taking turns holding up the lights. It was organized by the school's queer student association, which Moellendorf also serves as the liaison for, and about 200 students participated.
Moellendorf, who uses they/them pronouns, said they and others at the school in northern Utah back BYU students' fight for equality.
"Being in Utah and with the demographics we have, each university has different challenges for LGBTQ students," they added, noting that while USU is a public school and has a center for support, it still has hurdles to address with community acceptance.
Earlier in the day, for instance, a student cut down a pride flag to cheers from his classmates at a nearby high school in Millville. Cache County School District has condemned the incident.
"But the BYU students," Moellendorf said, "are probably facing it the hardest."
(Eli Lucero | Herald Journal) Utah State University students Jena Austin, center, and Katie Siesel, right, shine lights onto the Old Main building to illuminate it in rainbow colors on Tuesday, April 13, 2021, in Logan.
(Eli Lucero | Herald Journal) Macy Keith, advisor for the Queer Student Alliance at Utah State University, shines a light onto the Old Main building to illuminate it in rainbow colors on Tuesday, April 13, 2021, in Logan.
Brigham Young University, which is owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, has long faced pushback for its policies on LGBTQ and same-sex relationships. Then, last year, it quietly removed a section from its campuswide Honor Code that banned "all forms of physical intimacy that give expression to homosexual feelings."
LGBTQ students celebrated the change, which they believed meant that they would be accepted. Some kissed in front of statues at BYU and openly held hands. And many said they came out as gay only because they believed — and were told by some Honor Code staff — that the school now allowed it.
But they say that was ripped away with a painful reversal when church leaders clarified three weeks later that just because the section was taken out of the code, it didn't change anything and their relationships were still "not compatible" with the rules at BYU.
The conservative school went back to the way things were. And some students said they felt they had to "return to the closet" and continue hiding who they are — or face possible punishment, including expulsion.
The rainbow light display on the "Y" by BYU students came on March 4, the first anniversary of that reversal.
(Isaac Hale | Special to The Tribune) The Y on Y Mountain east of Provo is lit in rainbow-flag colors to show support for the LGBTQ+ community on Thursday, March 4, 2021.
Bradley Talbot, a gay student who organized the event, said it wasn't a protest, but was meant to send a message. He said he wanted the school to recognize that LGBTQ students exist, and they should be loved and welcomed. And it was the biggest ever rallying cry from the gay and queer community there, garnering national attention.
"We're here," Talbot said at the time. "And we're part of this institution. We should have a place at the Y."
On Tuesday, he thanked Utah State's queer student association and inclusion center for putting on the solidarity event as BYU students continue to push for change.
"It's just amazing," Talbot said with a smile. "That was the whole purpose behind what we did. And we appreciate them saying, 'We stand with you and we will be with you no matter what.'"
Danny Niemann, a gay senior at BYU who participated in lighting the "Y," also said he's happy to see other schools join in. The University of Utah also recently wrapped its block U statue in the colors from the Progress Pride Flag in honor of Pride Week.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) The U on the University of Utah campus, painted with rainbow colors for Pride Week on Thursday, March 25, 2021.
"Hopefully other Utah schools will set an example of how to create supportive environments for queer students," Niemann said. "I think this could put pressure on BYU because it shows where we're lacking and how we could do better."
BYU, for instance, doesn't allow the club of students called "Understanding Sexuality, Gender, and Allyship" there to register or meet on campus. And it doesn't have an LGBTQ support center, like the U. or Utah State, where Moellendorf said the school makes an effort to support all students and push for equity.
BYU also quickly distanced itself from the lighting of the "Y" in rainbow colors, saying it "did not authorize" it.
Niemann noted: "I think a big measurement of a school's quality is the effort it takes to ensure all students are included and safe, and BYU ought to be judged by the discrepancies we see when it comes to the treatment of queer students here."
He said he hopes the solidarity event at Utah State shines a bright and colorful light on that difference.
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I recently read an article written by a photographer that got me all boiled up inside. So much so, that I found it impossible to do any work for a while. The author of this article has to be a new photographer and it was posted on a website belonging to what must be a new wedding planner. I say that she must be new because if you are experienced in the business, you must know that you should do a little research before letting anyone represent your brand.
My problem with articles like this is the false statements that are in them. You can write a piece with your opinion and explain that opinion through your own experiences. You cannot state that X is better than Y and then follow it up with saying things that are simply false. With the magic of the internet, these false statements can quickly be shown to be, well, false. No, there are not magical crystals on film and after the shutter clicks, the film magically mutates. Nope. That's not how film works. Google it. No, you do not get a "crazy" depth of field by shooting film and digital compared to that looks flat. Nope. You get different variations of depth of field depending on your lens and camera choice. It has nothing to do with the medium of how that image is captured. And the author's definition of depth of field ("'Depth of field' is when the background is out of focus, and the subject is in focus") is 100% inaccurate. Depth of field means just that – the amount of distance between what is nearest and farthest objects in focus in the image. Google is your friend here. If you do not know these things but feel the need to blog about it and therefore stating that you are an expert on these things, please at least spread accurate truths.
The problem is, when people do these things, they are doing a disservice to other photographers both old and new. The old guys (Hey! That's me included!) shake our heads, put our cameras on a shelf to collect dust and walk away. The new guys think "Cool! I learned something!" and then start their photography business without the real knowledge to. It's frustrating. Especially for someone who, like me, has dedicated their entire adult life to the world of photography. I work hard in it and for some new photographer to come along and to say "this is how things are" is, well quite honestly, heart wrenching.
The thing with being young is that it's a lot of fun. Everything is new. The world is your oyster and you're living on top of your own kingdom. You have these rose-coloured glasses when you look out. You have lived a little and you think you know it all. It's pretty cool. What you don't have are those life experiences that really get us going. Those experiences that give us guts and real understanding of the world. I can tell you countless times where I defiantly stated something to someone older than me that I respected and how I was knocked down for it. I walked around with this fat ego-filled head and then times like that would make it shrink a little and I would think "Yeah, I get that. When I am in my mid-twenties, late-twenties, when I am thirty, I will be there, I will get it." Well here I am, nearly in my mid-thirties* and let me tell you, I am still learning. Everyday I experience things that put my ego (and heart) in check. I know not to blurt things out that I am maybe not 100% knowledgable in. I know when to listen – whether it be to someone younger or older than me – because I know that there is always something to learn because we have all have been on different paths to take us to where we are today.
The problem with articles like this is: the internet lives forever. What you post will be there forever for someone to see. As a result, you need to be more conscience of what you put out there. If you want to share your voice, make sure it's an accurate one. You can write about your opinion and experiences to the moon and back but as soon as you start stating supposed facts, they had best be correct (especially when what you are writing is for a website that is not your own). For myself, I compose these blog posts and then I sit on them for a couple of days before making them go live. Why? I want to make sure that I stand behind every word that I share.
My advice to young photographers is to never stop learning. I know that, even after studying for four years for that BFA in Photography and then running my photography business for the past twelve years, I still have a lot to learn. Read, and I don't mean just things on the Internet, I mean real books written by reputable people.** Go to the library and look at real photo books.*** Hold them in your hand. Visit a gallery and study actual photographs.**** Learn what works and what doesn't work when it comes to creating images. Hone your craft. Become an expert in it and be eager to continually get better. Because the thing with you getting better, is that I then get better and we all get better and then this industry of photography elevates. It's beneficial to all of us.
**On Photography by Susan Sontag is a great places to start.
***The Americans by Robert Frank is one of my favourites.
****Anything that the ICP in New York is awesome. Check your local galleries. Visit Toronto in May for the CONTACT Festival. Look at real printed photographs hung on a wall.
There is a documentary about Susan Sontag on HBO right now. We watched it last night and it was really great!
You're an adult? Since when?


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import { createStore, applyMiddleware, combineReducers } from 'redux';
import thunk from 'redux-thunk';

import * as reducers from './reducers';

const createStoreWithMiddleware = applyMiddleware(
  thunk
)(createStore);

const reducer = combineReducers(reducers);
const store = createStoreWithMiddleware(reducer);

export default store;


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The Myconian Utopia Resort Sanctuary Spa is a veritable oasis of serenity and recovery. Discover our facilities that include a relaxation area, and of course the thalassotherapy pool that draws on the cleansing and curative properties of seawater praised since Greek antiquity, complemented by essential oils and hydromassage.
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Weiskirchen este o comună din landul Saarland, Germania.

Comune din Saarland