With the 2011-12 NBA season ready to get underway on Christmas day, I think it's as good a time as any to give you my final predictions for all NBA Awards, Conference standings, and who I think will represent the East and West in the NBA Finals. I'll also throw in some bold predictions from my crystal ball of wisdom.
I'm not saying that they are playoff material, but they will at least be competitive this season. Eric Gordon is a machine on the offensive end, and a top-5 scoring season is very much possible playing for this team. Jarrett Jack won't have New Orleans forgetting about Chris Paul, but he can be a serviceable point guard who can get to the rim and hit the open shot. With this abundance of young talent, as well as two possible lottery picks in this summers draft, a playoff appearance next season could be within reach.
Bold Prediction #2: A Minnesota Rookie will claim the NBA Rookie of the Year award.
I realize that I am not pushing the envelope with this prediction. The Wolves have 2 talented rookies in Ricky Rubio and Derrick Williams who both have an equal shot at gaining Rookie of the Year honors. The consensus online picks for the award so far appear to be Kyrie Irving and Kemba Walker. Irving only played 11 games at the college level, so I'm still up in the air on whether he can be successful in the NBA. I also think that the Bobcats will be so terrible and unwatchable, that no one will notice any success Walker would have. Since I believe the Wolves will find much greater success this season than they have in years past, I would think the league would notice and give the award to one of the 2 rookies who will be responsible for that change.
The Lakers are in trouble. We've just finished the preseason, and already Kobe Bryant is injured. This shortened season isn't going to allow a player like Bryant the chance to rest and heal up. Even a standard 2-week absence could cost you 12-13 games in this compressed format. Kobe Bryant isn't a young man anymore. He is still one of the best players in the league, but at his age and with his health problems, he can't carry the Lakers like he has in the past. The Clippers are finally relevant in the NBA. Chris Paul will make this team extremely better in a short period of time, but let's not forget some of the other signings Los Angeles made this offseason that will make them better. Chauncey Billups may have wanted to sign with a contender, but being picked up by the Clippers gives L.A a motivated veteran who can spread the floor and still shoot the lights out. Caron Butler also comes over from the defending champions and immediately becomes the starter at the small forward spot. Fans forget how great a player Butler is because of his injuries last season. He can be the perfect scoring compliment to Paul and Griffin on the offensive end. The Clippers are young, talented and want to win right now. With the Lakers early injury and chemistry problems, I believe this will be a long year for the purple and yellow. Of course, everything changes if the Lakers make a deal for Superman himself.
Last years playoffs was the first sign that the youthful, athletic teams of the NBA were ready to take over. Now with a shortened schedule and compressed games, that will fully come into fruition. The Memphis Grizzlies defeated the San Antonio Spurs in the first round of the playoffs last season, and they did it without arguably their best player in Rudy Gay. With Gay back fully healthy to assist one of the best front-courts in the NBA (Gasol and Randolph), the Grizzlies will realize their full potential, shock the Basketball world and come within games of reaching the NBA Championship series.
I love me some Oklahoma City Thunder this season. I don't think I will ever be sold on the Miami Heat as champions until Lebron James begins to play and act like he wants to be a champion. Oklahoma City making the Western Conference finals last season was not a mirage. They really are that good. That 5 man core of Durant, Westbrook, Ibaka, Harden and Perkins can win multiple championships if they stick together. I believe the start of that run begins in 2012 when Oklahoma City wins the NBA Championship.
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This year, more than 138 are registered to compete in regional events worldwide, with the top 48 men, 48 women and 37 teams scheduled to meet in the 2013 CrossFit Games July 26 in StubHub Center, Carson, Calif.
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The spots are breaking this week during Opening Day and Opening Night games across MLB media broadcast and cable media partners, as well as Internet, with social media support.
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• MiLB has launched MiLB CommUNITY First, a national initiative developed in conjunction with Feeding America to raise funds for local food banks and to honor individuals risking their lives on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic.
It will feature eight men's tour players in a 32-match, round-robin competition with prize money and playoffs behind closed doors in the nation's Rhineland-Palatinate state with no fans in attendance.
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Canada trades predominantly with the United States. But Canada has effectively established strong trade relationship with the rest of world, having 12 free-trade agreements (FTA).
Canada's trade with the European Union substantially jumped at three times as fast as total non-EU trade growth since the FTA.
Given the South Korean economy's high dependence on international trade including natural resources, Canada's natural resource trade will rise further with the FTA.
CETA is the most recently enforced FTA (starting in September 2017) and the second-biggest FTA following NAFTA, as Canadian trade with the European Union is 8.9% of Canadian total trade, as of 2017. Typically, gold is Canada's single largest export good to the European Union. Gold exports to the United Kingdom accounts for more than 30% of all Canadian goods imported by the European Union; in the United Kingdom, Canadian gold is used for investment purposes on the London exchange and for jewelry. Other than gold, the most popular goods exported to the European Union are iron ores and concentrates (5%) and helicopters, airplanes, and spacecraft (5%). On the other hand, imports of EU goods into Canada are relatively varied.
In the early stages of CETA negotiation, a joint study by the European Commission and the Government of Canada reported that CETA could increase bilateral trade by 20%. After CETA was enforced late last year, total trade for both parties substantially increased, supporting the joint Canada-EU study. For 2018 year-to-date (January to June 2018), Canadian total trade growth with the European Union, up 9.1% year on year (y/y), was approximately three times as fast as total non-EU trade growth (up 3.2% y/y). Reflecting Canada's solid domestic demand, Canadian imports from the European Union surged 11.8% y/y while exports to the European Union jumped 5.0% y/y. The value of imports rose solidly in most goods categories while significant hikes were led by tanks and parts, pharmaceutical products, crude oil products, and motor vehicles. Similarly, the overall export gain was mainly due to the surge in oil products and passenger motor vehicles. As of the start of 2018, the United Kingdom sharply increased its imports of crude. Portugal imported Canadian oil for the first time this year and the Netherlands, France, and Ireland imported Canadian oil again after a long break.
South Korea's economy is lacking natural resources and heavily dependent on international trade as the shares of South Korea's real exports and imports relative to real GDP were relatively high at 54% and 52% in 2017. As such it is befitting that Canada is tapped as a supply of natural resources. This is well reflected in South Korea's top imported goods from Canada in 2017, namely coal and solid fuels, which accounted for 25% of total Canadian exports to South Korea; copper ore (14%); iron ores (7%); unwrought aluminum (5%); and wood pulp (4%). Meanwhile, South Korean passenger vehicles were the top Canadian import, followed by preparations of non-crude petroleum oils, motor vehicle parts, and telephones.
Since CKFTA came into force, Canadian coal exports to South Korea have jumped 61.2% along with unwrought aluminum, copper, and iron ores. South Korea is not yet importing oil from Canada. But South Korean oil refinery companies interested in diversifying their oil suppliers are likely to look to Canada. Internal tests by South Korean refinery companies indicating superior quality of Canadian oils point to huge potential for Canadian oil industry growth in South Korea.
Another notable increase since CKFTA is in aerospace likely because of South Korea's new aircraft programs, which include the South Korean fighter aircraft, the light armed helicopter, and the light civil helicopter. In addition, given strong South Korean demand for seafood, Canadian exports of crustaceans, largely lobsters, surged 211% from 2014 to CAD96.4 million in 2017.
Overall, the share of Canada-Korea trade value to total non-US trade value has trended higher, benefiting both parties as the Canada-Korea trade value surged 22.7% as of 2017 while the trade value with the rest of world has advanced 6.5% since CKFTA.
Canada has built firm trade relationships with the European Union and South Korea through CETA and CKFTA as the value of trade for both parties to the FTAs substantially jumped. As more trade opportunities are anticipated in the short term given the solid economic outlook in the European Union and South Korea, CETA and CKFTA will help further boost Canadian trade. In addition, Canada signed the CPTPP, which will connect Canada with 10 more countries in the Asia-Pacific region. Increased market access to this diverse group of economies will further increase Canadian trade in the long term and proportionally reduce reliance on trade with the United States.


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Quinbrook Announces 690 MW Solar PV Project in Nevada
– "Gemini Solar Project" promises to be one of the largest solar projects in state's history
– Estimated to add up to $436 million to Southern Nevada economy
NEW YORK: Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners ("Quinbrook"), a global investment manager specializing in lower carbon and renewable energy infrastructure assets, has announced the 690 megawatt (MW) Gemini Solar Project in Nevada, to be located on nearly 44,000-acres of Bureau of Land Management ("BLM") supervised property approximately 25 miles northeast of downtown Las Vegas, Nevada.
The Gemini Solar Project promises to be one of the largest solar projects in Nevada's history, with advanced plans to feature up to 7,100 acres for solar photovoltaics with options to include batteries, generating low-cost renewable power for power consumers in both Nevada and California. Funding to construct the project will come from Quinbrook, and the final development and construction stages will be overseen by Quinbrook's partner, Arevia Power, whose leadership team has developed, financed and installed over 900 MW of solar PV in the US to date.
The project is designed to have a combined capacity of 690 megawatts (MW AC) and consist of two nearby interconnection positions. The first 440MW phase will connect to NV Energy's Crystal Substation via a 230kV AC interconnection and generate renewable power for the local NVE energy grid. The second phase of 250MW is planned to connect at the South Crystal Substation via a 525kv interconnection, capable of serving power users in California, Nevada, and Arizona.
"A project of this scale will have a very positive impact on the state of Nevada and Las Vegas in particular, and we are grateful for the assistance and cooperation received from the Bureau of Land Management to date," said Jeff Hunter, Senior Managing Director of Quinbrook. "Gemini is a uniquely positioned project in close proximity to both Las Vegas and export connections to California and Arizona. Solar energy is on the rise in Nevada and is now being offered at historic low prices which is great news for retail consumers and local industry. We share the state's commitment to minimizing the impact on Nevada's land, water, and wildlife as renewable energy facilities are incorporated."
The Gemini Solar Project is estimated to support nearly 3,800 total jobs and add up to $463 million in economic development value to the Nevada economy. A worksite agreement has been signed with IBEW Local Unions 396 and 357 of Southern Nevada with greater than 75% of the project's workforce expected to come from union laborers.
"Arevia Power is excited to assist Quinbrook in developing one of the largest solar projects in the Western United States. This flagship project is testament to our strong partnership. Arevia would also like to thank both the Federal and Nevada State agencies for their effective efforts in guiding the development of Gemini. We look forward to Gemini making a significant contribution to Nevada's renewable energy goals," said Ricardo Graf, Chief Development Officer and Managing Partner at Arevia Power.
The Bureau of Land Management is undertaking an environmental review of the site in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA), and is expected to deliver a record of decision by July, 2019. Construction is expected in begin in Q3 2019.
The project's application area is located approximately 25 miles northeast of the Las Vegas Strip, in close proximity to the Apex Industrial Park and south of the Moapa Reservation. The Moapa Band of Paiute Indians have signed a letter of support in favor of the project.
About Quinbrook
Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners (www.quinbrook.com) is a specialist investment manager focused exclusively on lower carbon and renewable energy infrastructure investment and operational asset management in the US, UK and Australia. Quinbrook is led and managed by a senior team of power industry professionals who have collectively invested over $17 billion in energy infrastructure assets since the early 1990's, representing over 36GW of supply capacity. Quinbrook's investment and asset management team has offices in Houston, London, Jersey, and the Gold Coast of Australia. Quinbrook currently manages Cape Byron Power (www.capebyronpower.com), one of Australia's largest base-load 100% renewable power generators.
About Arevia Power
Arevia Power was founded in 2015 by a team of utility-scale solar PV developers with 16 years combined experience. The Arevia team have developed, financed and installed over 900MWs of solar PV projects since 2008. Arevia operates as a dedicated project developer and manages projects through the entire project life cycle into commencement of operations. The team's experience in solar development and flexible development structures/engagements allows the company to create, acquire and partner on utility-scale solar PV projects within U.S. mainland territories and neighboring island markets – Hawaii, Puerto Rico and Jamaica.
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Q: Variable floating oddly I have a problem with an unordered list when I insert a variable inside an image.
Please have a look at this fiddle.
So basically, what I get here is a list of images, centred and floated to the left, with left alignment on new lines as well.
In Jsfiddle I used a random image. When I copy this code exactly as it is into my code it works fine. When I swap the random image to a PHP variable the whole list jumps around and it looks very bad. Allow me to illustrate what I see with a PHP variable inserted:

I have no idea why this becomes like this. Here is my code with the PHP variable:

                     <?php
                   //Here is php code which works fine
                    ?>

                            <img id="snap-img" src="<?php echo $snappic?>" alt="">

                     <?php }
                    }
                   ?>

Here is CSS:
.snaps-wrap {
width: 70%;
margin: 0 auto;
padding: 0;
}
.snaps-wrap ul {
   padding: 0.5em 0;
   text-align:center;
   margin:0 auto;
   background:#ddd;
   list-style: none;;
}
.snaps-wrap ul li {
  float: left;
  width: 25%;
  margin: 0.5em 0;

}
#snap-img {
width: 150px;
}

As I mentioned, with the image used in jsfiddle this works fine, as soon as I change the image source to my variable it becomes misplaced.
Any ideas why this happens and how to fix this?

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readers! I'm ZephyrZero , and I'm from the Philippines. I started playing poker last year February 2008. the 1st Online Poker Room I played was World3dpoker, from playing my playchips and participating there $100 everyday Freeroll. I started reading Poker Books at March 2008 which my uncle always lend to me. The reading was so effective that I entered the Final Table often at world3dpoker's $100 with almost 250 - 330 players.
My 1st live game was on April , playing with my uncles and friends at a House Game. On May, I tried to play at Poker Rooms for Freerolls. up to now I can't still afford some buy-ins so I just play Freerolls.
1. flop , turn , river, I must have folded on the Turn, but I accidentally clicked the All-in call.
flop came: cracking my only Pocket Aces. But entering the Final table with 1.2m stack , the 2nd chip leader had only 600k . So I'm leading all the way to be a champ.
as the bust outs was finished, me and namesss was left on the table for a heads up. My stack is 2.1m and his stack was 1.8m . I just moved all-in every hand, the Final hand I had was vs. his I just hit some on the board finishing the whole game in the 1st place.
I think this is my 1st and sweetest Victory. as a Beginner with small achievements like this , was a Big start. I just play poker for fun and I don't gamble any money. Maybe I gambled once just for my itchy curiosity , but I think I will never leave playing Freerolls ever.
Hehe good luck Zephyr in your quest to be the best freeroll whore =)))).


Tarot readings regarding love and partners resemble other tarot reading due to the fact that they utilize the tarot cards to get a good sense of the situation concerning your inquiry. But an expert tarot visitor will certainly have an organic instinct to understandings of your current partnership from the type of cards that are pulled from the tarot deck. However you to get an accurate reading, you have to be extremely clear about the concerns you ask.
1. Try to remain neutral to your concern that you are asking. Leveling minded is essential because the response you are finding may be different than what is interpreted through the tarot cards. Often you will certainly obtain much more from the reading than just a basic of course or no.. Numerous cards are pulled from the deck during a reading and all these cards form a general image.
2. When asking your inquiries or offering the reader your circumstance, give simply adequate details without giving all the details. A good reader will not ask a great deal of details, however will certainly need to know sufficient to make sure that she could make sense of the cards that show up for you. Often times individuals and circumstances are represented by different cards, but names and days are not figured out through the cards but through the readers intuition.
3. A reader will be able to see if there is a healthy partnership or a beloved stood for in the cards as confirmation to her instinct regarding your passion relations. Many that ask "does he really love me", or "does she actually enjoy me", need to be able to obtain a rather precise reading from the tarot reader. Yet you need to keep an open mind, because whatever ideas you might have around the circumstance can affect the tarot reading.
Tarot readings regarding love and partners resemble other tarot reading..


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Le lac Deseado, en Argentine, est un lac d'origine glaciaire situé en Terre de Feu, en Patagonie. Il est partagé avec l'Argentine et le Chili.

Voir aussi
 Liste des lacs de Patagonie

Lac transfrontalier
Lac en Argentine
Lac au Chili
Grande Île de Terre de Feu

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The Presbytère
The Presbytère, originally called the Casa Curial (Ecclesiastical House), derives its name from the fact that it was built on the former site of the residence, or presbytére, of the Capuchin monks. While intended to house clergy, it was never used as a religious residence. It was designed in 1791 to match the the Cabildo, or Town Hall, on the other side of St. Louis Cathedral. The second floor, however, was not completed until 1813.
The building initially was used for commercial purposes until 1834, when it was used by the Louisiana Supreme Court. In 1853, cathedral officials sold the Presbytère to the city, and in 1908 the city sold it to the state. In 1911 it became part of the Louisiana State Museum. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1970. Vidal, to the surprise of many, never declared it Elysium. The Prince has claimed to be disappointed the building was never used for its intended purpose as a house of God.
In 2005, the cupola was replaced atop the Presbytère. The cupola had been missing since the New Orleans Hurricane of 1915. Antoine Savoy has promised a boon to any Kindred (and a draught of his own vitae to any ghoul) who can return the historic piece of architecture, which has now been missing for exactly 100 years.
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Q: Golang: Declare a type for a map Interface. So I can loop over that and convert to struct I have a nested map that looks like this
[map[datas:map[a:1 aaaa:1 blue:1 bb:1 green:1 cc:1 dd:1 red:1 ee:4 ff:2 gg:1]]]

how can I represent this as type?
i.e.
type datas map[string][]map[string]int

My end goal is to convert this struct like this
type DataStruct struct {
    Datas []struct {
        Name  string `json:"name"`
        Num int    `json:"num"`
    } `json:"datass"`
}

In order to do that I need to iterate through the map.
Right now I have declared it as  type DatasType map[string]interface{} type but it complains that I cannot range over it (variable of type interface{}).

A: It's really not clear what you're trying to do, but here's what I've deduced from your question:

*

*You have data in a slice/array

*This data can be represented as a struct

This means we can safely create the following types:
type Data struct {
    Name string `json:"name"`
    Num  int    `json:"num"`
}

type DataSet struct {
    Set []Data `json:"datas"`
}

Now assuming you're trying to (un-)marshall data that looks somewhat like this:
{
    "datas": [
        {
            "foo",
            123,
        },
        {
            "bar",
            456,
        },
    ]
}

You can simply do this:
set := DataSet{}
if err := json.Unmarshal(&set, input); err != nil {
    // handle error
}
for _, d := range set.Data {
    fmt.Printf("Name %s has %d num\n", d.Name, d.Num)
}

That should suffice. Considering your types, and your mentioning of something like map[string][]map[string]int (or map[string][]map[string]interface{}), I don't see any reason why you'd even bother using maps. The type map[string][]map[string]any translates to a a JSON object, where fields are arrays (or slices) of objects. Looking at the DataSet type, it represents an object with a field that is an array/slice of objects. That's exactly what you seem to have, and thus that's all you need.
The only time you need to faff around with hacky things like map[string]any is when you have no way of knowing what format and/or type the data you're handling is in. Then again, if you don't know what you're operating on, you have to ask: what can you reasonably be expected to do that is of any value?
Also worth noting: if your input JSON object(s) contain fields that your structs/types don't, json.Unmarshal will simply ignore those fields, so if your input looks like this:
{
    "random": "string value",
    "another_dataset": {}, // some object|
    "datas": [], // this is what you're after
    // ... more fields
}

the above DataSet object will still work just fine. json.Unmarshal only requires fields that map onto the JSON input to be of a compatible type.


Kechi Okwuechi has lived an extremely difficult life. At just 16-years-old, she was the survivor of a plane crash in Nigeria that killed 107 people onboard. The moment she auditioned for America's Got Talent, it was clear that she had worked hard to get there.
It was during her time in the hospital when music ended up helping her heal. "Lying in the hospital bed unable to move, music was my escape. It did so much for me," Kechi recalls.
Four years after the terrifying crash, Kechi ended up attending the University of St. Thomas; she even graduated with honors. Kechi was asked to give the commencement speech at her graduation; she dedicated the speech to 60 of her classmates that perished in that 2005 plane crash.
Her life was a difficult one, but that never stopped her from pursuing all of her goals — including singing. Continue to the next page to watch the performance that completely wowed the judges.


Subject: Yep. We're just gonna have to take him... your taxi would have been perfect for this enterprise, I think... Since he made " A Single Man" he has been wearing a lot of Tom Ford to events & looking quite elegant, I must say.


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What's Next For Dirty Martin's?
When he purchased Dirty Martin's Place in 1989, Mark Nemir promised he wouldn't abandon the essence of what had made it a UT favorite for decades. Sure, some has changed since it opened in 1926 with a mere eight barstools and a single flattop. But the burgers—perfect in their smashed simplicity—remain eternal. It's these memories that have Austinites nervous about Dirty's future as the Project Connect–proposed Orange Line (set to begin construction in 2024) threatens its home on Guadalupe Street.
Dirty's has been something of a family affair for you, right?
My grandfather bought this property in 1936 and was the landlord for Martin's KumBak. In 1944, the owner [at the time] got drafted into the war, and so my grandfather bought the business and ran it for 10 years. My grandmother had a house on West 22nd 1⁄2 Street, and she used to render fat to fry french fries in. I think my dad flipped burgers down here. He sold the business in 1954 to Cecil Pickens but kept the property. Cecil ran the business for 35 years until 1989, and he sold it to me.
How much of the menu has changed over the years?
Not too much. I hired a chef to come up with some salads and things. But what we sell the most of? Small cheeseburgers. We make our onion rings by hand. When I bought the place, we got our hamburger in bulk, and we'd make balls and pound out the meat on this piece of granite—we still use concrete tiles.
So many famous faces have graced your establishment over the decades. Got any favorites?
A lot of times, when people come in, I don't approach them because I'm not that guy. I've been that guy making onion rings in the back—that's just my personality. When I first bought the place, Gov. Clements ate in here on Tuesdays. He'd sit down at the end of the counter. A guy I've really gotten to know is Earl Campbell. He's a great guy. My grandmother was down here one night, and he had on one of his jerseys. She goes, "You think I could get an autographed jersey?" And he took the shirt right off and signed it.
How does Earl Campbell take his burger?
He eats the O.T. Special, which comes with mayonnaise, lettuce, tomato, bacon, and cheese. And he orders onion rings.
I heard you've had the odd wedding here over the years.
We had a wedding reception in that new room last year. We've had graduations, birthdays. Before that, people have gotten married here in the parking lot. And I can't even tell you how many countless people say they've gotten engaged here, you know, out in their car.
What do you think Dirty's represents?
I've always thought of it as the gateway to the Drag, because of the uniqueness of how this particular piece of corner splits off right there.
When did you learn Project Connect would affect Dirty's?
I was notified back in October. October 13. It was a Wednesday, about 11:30 a.m. It's a gut punch. Like a terminal diagnosis. We're all going to die, but this business doesn't have to die. It could be sold; it could go on forever. I'm not the first guy, I'm just a guy. The best thing that could happen for this piece of property is for this restaurant to stay here because of its history and longevity in the community.
Do you support Project Connect?
This train is going to destroy Austin. It's supposed to run every five minutes. Well, what if you're in a car trying to drive east-west? How are you going to cross that train? People don't ride the buses that we've got. I think that the city and Capital Metro both want this piece of property for different reasons.
In an ideal world, what would you want to happen?
I'd like to keep my piece of property that I've invested in for 33 years. I don't mean to sound like a self-centered person. Obviously, they're not going to change the train because of me. In an ideal world, I'd like to sell Dirty's to someone else someday, just like I bought it from somebody.
When I look around, Dirty's feels a bit like a time capsule.
You can go room to room and feel the evolution. I actually do have time capsules buried in four of my floor drains. In 2004, when we had our floors all torn up to put in PVC pipes, I put time capsules in there. There's some T-shirts and a bottle of Glenlivet that we got at the Centennial Liquor Stop down the street. They just closed down a year or two ago.
Do you have a date you plan to open them?
I guess you'd have to ask Capital Metro that question. That's when they'll be opened.
This interview has been edited for clarity and length.


Elric of Melniboné is the Albino Emperor no longer! Now he sells his skills as warrior and wizard to the highest bidder – and they call him the White Wolf!The comic adaptation acclaimed by the public, critics, and Michael Moorcock himself – "Fully captures Elric's sense of utter decadence. The saga of the Albino I would have written myself, if I had thought of it first!" – Michael Moorcock.


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Guangdong students to receive gender equality education
By Liu Caiyu Source:Global Times Published: 2018/8/20 22:28:39
Lessons meant to remove deep-rooted stereotypes, prejudice
Students in South China's Guangdong Province will receive gender equality education starting September, which experts said will help to further equalize the social status of men and women in Chinese society.
Gender equality education in primary and middle schools will start in September to help make students aware of gender equality and practice socialist core values, the Guangdong Working Committee on Children and Women told the Global Times on Monday.
The cities of Zhongshan and Maoming were chosen as pilot cities for gender equality education in 2012. They included gender equality in every subject, China Women's News reported on Saturday. The curriculum at the two cities can be used by the province and the country, Nanfang Daily reported.
The curriculum teaches first and second grade students how to protect their physical privacy, while fifth and sixth graders learn about the harm caused by sexual harassment.
Middle school students need to accept their physical nature and high school students have to rid themselves of gender prejudice.
Teachers provide students with true-to-life examples or in-class demonstrations to help them change deep-rooted stereotypes on gender, such as only girls cry and do housework, Nanfang Daily reported.
As of June, about 40 workshops and training classes have been given to more than 5,000 teachers and lessons in 42 schools in Zhongshan, Zhongshan Daily reported.
The committee, however, declined to discuss how the classes will be taught when reached by the Global Times.
Song Wenzhen, an official at the National Working Committee of Women and Children, told the Global Times that gender equality education in China only gained ground after the Program for the Development of Chinese Women (2011-2020) was passed in 2011.
Gender equality involves legitimate rights, interests and the social status of men and women, that's why it should be taught in schools to expose students to it at a very young age, Song said.
China upholds the constitutional principle of gender equality, which is also a basic state policy to promote progress in the country and society.
Peng Xiaohui, a sexologist at Central China Normal University, said gender equality in China has improved along with developments in the economy, politics and culture, faster than in Japan or South Korea.
However, the document issued by the Guangdong Working Committee on Children and Women does not mention gender pluralism, such as the LGBT group.
Peng explained that the LGBT issue is sensitive in China since the group has turned into a "political movement."
Newspaper headline: Guangdong pads gender equality education
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The Neolithic Agricultural Revolution Was the Single Most Important Event in All of Human History
Jul 11, 2019 in Exploratory
The history of mankind includes several periods which can be distinguished by particular achievements and significant events in the development of Homo sapiens. Scientists believe that Neolithic era was the most significant time period while human existence. This essay is focused on the estimation of reasons which are the base of the theory why Neolithic agricultural revolution was a real revolution and how they influenced further development of society.
The Neolithic era was marked by the invention of agriculture. This achievement turned human life upside down and provided quite new scheme of living. People had no need to spend a lot of time for hunting or gathering vegetables. Thus, they did not have to travel anymore searching for places with better food. Living in one place and growing enough food let them concentrate on the other issues such as communication.
People understood the importance of living as community. They learned to divide work between the members of the group as they had several tasks to fulfill such as farming, cooking, gathering harvest. Later agriculture allowed them to have extra food which they could exchange for other necessary objects. Therefore, there appeared trade. Primarily, it was barter trade but later it transformed into more complex form. There appeared money as means able to regulate price for goods. Different goods had different price. This fact led to inequality of income different traders could obtain for their goods or services. There appeared rich people.
Different level of income and more complex scheme of communication made people think that money play a significant role in life. The more money one has the more power one gains. On the contrary, people with no money become more susceptible. Therefore, rich class of people has established a specific structure of society with particular rules in order to control and subdue the poor. They called it government.
Thus, the Neolithic agricultural revolution was the single most important event in all of human history as it has brought total changes in human way of living the result of which is still seen nowadays.
Durant, Will, and Ariel Durant. The story of civilization. New York: Simon and Schuster, 19351975. Print.
Ferraro, Gary, and Susan Andreatta.Cultural anthropology: an applied perspective. 8. ed. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, 2010. Print.
Haviland, William A.. Anthropology: the human challenge. 13th ed. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Cengage, 2010. Print.
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Novovasilyevka () is a rural locality (a settlement) in Sverdlovsky Selsoviet, Khabarsky District, Altai Krai, Russia. The population was 51 as of 2013. It was founded in 1908. There is 1 street.

Geography
Novovasilyevka is located 31 km south of Khabary (the district's administrative centre) by road. Malopavlovka is the nearest rural locality.

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Rural localities in Khabarsky District


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From the environment to economic empowerment, from health to hunger relief, the Federation seeks to improve the well-being of Latinos in every facet of life. Sometimes, this means addressing challenges that do not fit squarely within one of our core focus areas. However, If it is affecting the Latino community, the Federation is prepared and committed to act.
Currently, the special initiatives we are involved in are:
Friends of Immigrant Refugee Minors (FIRM)
Disaster Relief Assistance
Jose Rivera-Alers Scholarship
In 2014, the United States experienced a profound humanitarian crisis. Thousands of children—many of them unaccompanied by a parent or guardian—began to arrive at U.S. border with Mexico. Fleeing violence and hopelessness, these young people had endured long and often brutal journeys. Almost immediately, social media, newspapers and television news programs were filled with debate about the fate of the thousands of Latin American children who arrived at the U.S. border with Mexico in search of safety and security.
Hispanic Federation and its member agencies understood the need for a robust response to this humanitarian crisis. As the crisis unfolded, HF convened many of New York's leading social service providers to lay out a roadmap of how best to help the children. At the same time, many of our member agencies provided health and educational services, offered legal counsel, and secured temporary housing. And in Albany and Washington, HF advocated for a humane and comprehensive state and federal response that guaranteed the children's safety and wellbeing.
In the months after that initial crisis, many turned their attention away from the unaccompanied children. Hispanic Federation launched FIRM (Friends of Immigrant Minor Refugees) to ensure they not only continued to have access to the health and educational resources they need, but that they felt comfortable in their new home. FIRM events provide an opportunity for young people who have been through many hardships at a young age to be kids again, and to do so with others that have had similar experiences to them.
From hosting a special event for unaccompanied children with the legendary New York Cosmos soccer club to providing legal assistance, mental health services and housing, Hispanic Federation and its member agencies pledge to continue providing a helping hand.
For more information, contact Stephanie Gomez, Program Coordinator for Immigration and Civic Engagement.
Disaster strikes randomly and without regard for the people affected. Imagine losing your home after a hurricane or receiving a call that a loved one is missing after a large-scale disaster. These are situations that we wish would not occur at all. But at the Hispanic Federation (HF), we stand ready to act and help during these times of urgent need. Latino victims affected by 9/11 and natural disasters in the Caribbean, Latin America and the U.S. have received millions of dollars in emergency assistance from HF. What's more, we work with our family of Latino nonprofits to help affected families care for their loved ones and meet their basic needs.
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Outgoing UK Prime Minister Theresa May Delivers Last 'Question Time' to Parliament
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Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May leaves after delivering a speech outside 10 Downing Street, London before leaving for Buckingham Palace where she will hand her resignation to Queen Elizabeth II, Wednesday, July 24, 2019. Boris Johnson will replace May as Prime Minister later Wednesday, following her resignation last month after Parliament repeatedly rejected the Brexit withdrawal agreement she struck with the European Union.
Outgoing UK Prime Minister Theresa May delivered her last 'Question Time' to Parliament yesterday. It was a record-breaking 63 minutes long, and touched on several subjects including May's multiple failed attempts to have Parliament approve a deal on Brexit. May also faced several heated questions about her successor, Boris Johnson, and Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn pressed her on declines in the quality of life for several sections of the British population including the higher use of food banks and a decrease in police numbers under her tenure.
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Chess for Rookies is a book for complete beginners which will teach you everything you need to know in order to start playing chess. Starting with the basics of how to set up the board and move the pieces, Chess for Rookies goes on to explain how to capture your opponents pieces, how to check and checkmate, castling and en passant captures. Further lessons show how to use basic chess tactics and strategies and the fundamentals of opening, middlegame and endgame play. By the end of the book you will be ready to try out your newly learned chess skills against all-comers!
Craig Pritchett is an International Master. Twice Scottish Champion, he has represented his country, four times on top board, in nine Chess Olympiads. He was a longstanding chess correspondent for the Scottish newspaper, The Herald (1972-2006), and recently completed a five year term as Schools Chess Development Director for Chess Scotland (2003-2008).
Published 2009, softback, 352 pages.


Young Scots Catch the Beat at Scottish Youth Poetry Slam!
The Scottish Youth Poetry Slam, a bi-annual competition encouraging young people to embrace language through poetry and spoken word, has launched a series of workshops in schools across the country. Now in its 2nd year, the project invites young people from the whole of Scotland to take part in music, poetry and performance workshops leading up to Scottish Youth Poetry Slam 2018. This year's event has a unique addition: a collaboration with Royal Scottish National Orchestra (RSNO) who will create music to go along with the poetry to be performed at the live final.
The workshops will take place across the country - from Inverness to Kelso – over the next two months and regional heats will take place in Stirling and Inverness in early October, with the live final taking place at the Beacon Arts Centre in Greenock on 31st October 2018.
The Scottish Youth Poetry Slam is supported by the Year of Young People event fund, managed by EventScotland, part of VisitScotland's Events Directorate. The Year of Young People 2018 is a Scottish Government initiative consisting of a year-long programme of events and activities aimed at inspiring all ages of young people by celebrating their achievements, valuing their contributions to communities, and creating new opportunities for them to shine on a local and global stage.
The Slam crosses traditional barriers by using fun, youth culture elements to nurture language and literacy and to engage young people in literature and culture and upskill them with creative ways to manage mental health. The Slam is a fast paced, good natured, highly inclusive competition and, with audience participation, the whole country is involved in representing their area and cheering on their teams.
Mearns Castle School in Newton Mearns, Glasgow is one of the participating schools, Georgina Godolphin, Drama, English & Learning Support Teacher, commented: "Mearns Castle took part in the 2016 Slam and it had a big impact on the participants. Because it's so inclusive, it opened doors for many pupils and it was a great boost to their confidence when they discovered they had a poem inside them and could express themselves. The Slam was such a hit that the pupils demanded a slam poetry club at school and our music concerts now feature poetry. The impact on the school has been has been phenomenal."
The current titleholders, Port Glasgow High School, will be defending their title. The group of seven's entry 'Young Life Crisis' scooped the award in 2016. Their poem is all about being yourself and making the most of the present and the future. Following on from SYPS2016, the young people of Port Glasgow High have continued the legacy by encouraging younger pupils at their school to take part in lunch time poetry clubs, teaching them the art of slam poetry which have proved very successful.


NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Progressives in Connecticut will celebrate African American History Month by commemorating one of the state's most outstanding fighters for economic and social justice and peace. Activists will come together to carry on the legacy of George C. Springer Sr., a unity builder, teacher, union leader and activist who died in December at age 74.
Springer, Northeast regional director of the American Federation of Teachers, was a remarkable leader and mentor, whose courage and commitment raised the level of struggle for equality in the state and nation.
Organized around the theme of "We Will Not Be Silent," the celebrations will also honor the historic speech delivered 40 years ago by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at Riverside Church in New York City. King courageously spoke out against the war in Vietnam. He joined together the civil rights, peace and labor movements against the evils of racism, poverty and war, opening a new level of unity that was key to ending the war.
The events will highlight the need for broad unity to end the war in Iraq and to achieve economic and social progress toward equality in the 110th Congress. The program will include guest speakers, reflections, cultural presentations, a call to action and refreshments. Both events will benefit the People's Weekly World newspaper.
A Hartford event will be held on Saturday, Feb. 24, at 6:30 p.m. at La Paloma Saberna Coffeehouse, 405 Capitol Avenue. A New Haven event will be held on Sunday, Feb. 25, at 4 p.m. at the New Haven People's Center, 37 Howe Street.
Springer learned early in life about exploitation, racism and colonialism, growing up in the Panama Canal Zone. His father was a laborer who helped dig the canal. This experience shaped Springer's vision and conviction to struggle for a more just world.
He came to New Britain, Conn., to attend college and worked at the Stanley Works factory to pay his fees. After he obtained his degree, he taught African American history and graphic arts for 20 years, serving in the leadership of the New Britain Federation of Teachers, the New Britain NAACP and other community organizations.
In 1979 Springer was elected president of the American Federation of Teachers in Connecticut, a position he held for 22 years. During his tenure, the union's membership grew from 11,000 teachers to 24,000 teachers, paraprofessionals, public employees, health care professionals and higher education faculty. He was a vice president of the national AFT from 1988 to 2001 and served on its executive committee for several years.
Springer also served in the leadership of the Connecticut AFL-CIO, the A. Philip Randolph Institute and the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists and on many boards and commissions. He was a founder and chair of the progressive political action committees LEAP in Connecticut and Northeast Action.
Upon retirement, he served for five years as Northeast regional director of the AFT. He attended many international conferences and served as a monitor in the historic 1994 South African elections, when Nelson Mandela was elected president.
Springer's greatest passion took the form of concern for the condition and future of children. In 2000, he was a founder of the Coalition to End Child Poverty in Connecticut, which introduced state legislation that would have established an "end child poverty social investment fund" based on a surtax imposed on the highest income brackets.
He leaves behind his wife Gerri Brown-Springer, four children, 10 grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
For more information on the Connecticut tributes, call (203) 624-8664.


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More West Nile deaths, cases in Oklahoma
The State Health Department reports 2 more deaths from West Nile Virus.
The Oklahoma State Department of Health reports two additional deaths due to the West Nile Virus and 20 new cases of the disease.The department reported Tuesday that five Oklahomans have now died as a result of the virus and 92 people have contracted the disease.The numbers are approaching the record numbers of 107 cases and eight deaths recorded in 2007.The department says both of the latest deaths were in Carter County. The previous deaths were two in Oklahoma County and one in Seminole County.The majority of the cases - 57 - have been the neuro-invasive form, the most severe form, which causes inflammation of the brain and spinal cord and can lead to mental confusion, disorientation, blindness, paralysis and death.
The Oklahoma State Department of Health reports two additional deaths due to the West Nile Virus and 20 new cases of the disease.
The department reported Tuesday that five Oklahomans have now died as a result of the virus and 92 people have contracted the disease.
The numbers are approaching the record numbers of 107 cases and eight deaths recorded in 2007.
The department says both of the latest deaths were in Carter County. The previous deaths were two in Oklahoma County and one in Seminole County.
The majority of the cases - 57 - have been the neuro-invasive form, the most severe form, which causes inflammation of the brain and spinal cord and can lead to mental confusion, disorientation, blindness, paralysis and death.


And a comment about a book from Clark: "Iron Kingdom"
Perhaps these are not subjects for such a small public as ours, because this is rather specific information about one single controversy in history and one need more specialists in this particular case.
BTW; What is also a lesson for me about history writing, is that even professional historians are in controversy about the historical narration and that they after now some twenty years are still at the two controverse sides. A bit as in the German "Historikerstreit".
Well Paul, you've given links to some wiki references and to books that I very much doubt anyone here has already read (and I'll admit to even having to look up what 'sonderweg' might refer to) ... yet you don't really explain what you want to discuss, nor even voice your own opinion. Germany has certainly followed a unique path to its current democratic state, but then one might argue the same uniqueness for all European states. And Wilhelm II undeniably had a big role to play in Germany's historic path in the 20th century. But was he perhaps just like a film-star: the iconic person you could always rely on to act the part and say the predictable thing - moulded by his training and dutifully repeating all his lines as it were - yet in reality simply trapped by circumstances? (All three emperors: Franz Joseph, Nicholas II and Wilhelm II, for all their visible presence and assumed power, have been described as being little better than floating corks: always clearly visible on the surface, but in reality simply being swept along by the underlying stream). But the roots of German's particular sonderweg surely go back much further - to German reunification, and before that to questions about what it meant to be 'German' when Germany was politically and geographically fragmented, yet still a widely-recognised cultural entity ... and so ultimately back to the reformation, and indeed even earlier.
If you explained a bit more what your topic is about, I for one might well respond, but at the moment I'm a bit lost. Nevertheless, while there might not be many of us here at the moment, surely nothing is beyond our combined erudite (or otherwise) consideration.
you are right. I was a bit down yesterday. You have to know composing a message in English is not so easy for me as for natives. I was thinking at all the research again and to seek it all back. As for the additional research of the new sources. My message was only a start of a whole thread. But it is not that comforting if you have no counterpart to discuss with.
Meles meles for the readers I start first with a wiki article about the "German Sonderweg"
And I am glad that Jürgen Kocka mentions in his critique nearly exactly the same as I wanted to develop overhere.
As mentioned it was in the line of what I followed in the time from the book of von Krockow: The Germans in their century. As from me and if I recall it well von Krockow too, extended the period of the so-called Sonderweg (but he called it not explicitely the Sonderweg) only to Wilhelmine Germany until the Weimar Republic and not as some to National Socialism.
"Analytically speaking, one has to distinguish between (a) the weakness and collapse of the Weimar Republic: and (b) the breakthrough of National Socialism. These are two different phenomena. This short essay has concentrated on the long-term causes of the early collapse of the Weimar republic rather than on those of fascism and its roots in German history. This is not accidental. For the peculiarities of German history summarized under the label "Sonderweg" contribute much more to explaining the weakness and the early collapse of the first German republic than to explaining National Socialism."
Due to my loss of my complete message earlier in which I had put a lot of time I will start again with my comments tomorrow.
A mighty Kaiserreich which became an industrial big power nearly on equality with Great Britain...I once gave the example of Belgium, a few years under Leopold I and II the second biggest industrial might in the world after Great Britain, but quickly Germany and France overturned it due to the size of the educated population and the volume of their industrial output...I don't want to sound as the "leftist" approach of the Sonderweg (the history dictated by the circumstances) but in my opinion they have a lot of credibility too.
I mean Austria and Russia were perhaps more a kind of Sonderweg in comparison with the western countries as Britain, France and Belgium where the governing was grown from the bottom and even many times against the Middle Age picture of the three mights, the clergy, the nobility and the people. But the big difference with them was that Germany was a large country as Britain and France and had the industrial might to support their geopolitical position in difference with for example the Dutch Netherlands and Belgium.
In my opinion one can not speak about a Sonderweg for the Weimar Republic or it has to be a way dictated by the special circumstances in which the Weimar Republic was born.
It was born as a left wing republic, which needed the help of the old right to counter the upheavel of the Communist Raden republics and that government had to sign a dictated peace treaty, which, as their country was not occupied, was seen as a treason by the government to the population (the Dolchstoss myth) and nearly immediately there was a right (old right)- left (communist) positioning...(The Communists were even forbidden later by Stalin to work together with the Socialists, they worked rather together a certain time with the later Nazis).
To escape the army regulations from the Allies, the German army worked together with the Communists of Lenin to form an army, especially aviation in benefit of both in Russsia far from the allied control).
But the growth of a kind of Fascist party in Germany was in my opinion not that extraordinary as there was a tendency in the whole of Europe...especially in countries as Italy and Germany where the population was not satisfied by the peace...but again Italy was not Germany due to its geopolitical industrial position.
Subject: Re: Wilhelm II Prussia Sonderweg?


Contains material relating to puppets in the form of press cuttings; images; leaflets; programmes; catalogues; greeting cards; postcards; invitations; food packaging; book jackets; transcripts; badge; notebook; bookmarks; card game; handkerchief; napkins; stationary; stamps; research material on puppets; notes; articles; correspondence; prints; photographs; papers relating to the History of English Puppet Theatre in the form of proofs, illustrations, and reviews; society papers and newsletters; and information on anniversaries of Punch & Judy.
This collection of Punch and Judy prints, drawing, books and associated ephemera and research notes, was made by George Victor Speaight (1914-2005), one of the most distinguished historians of popular entertainment in Great Britain, a scrupulous researcher, superb writer, and avid collector whose main areas of interest were juvenile drama, circus, and puppetry. Four of his books are major works in the subjects of Punch and Judy, a History (1970), The History of the English Puppet Theatre (1955), Juvenile Drama (1946, reprinted in 1969 as The History of the English Puppet Theatre), and A History of the Circus (1980). He was a founder of the Society for Theatre Research from 1948, its chairman from 1959-1963, and vice-president until his death. He was the general editor of its publication Theatre Notebook for many years, a member of the praesidium of the Union Internationale de la Marionette, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
In 1962 George Speaight initiated the celebrations to mark the tercentenary of the first known appearance of Punch in England, as recorded by Samuel Pepys. He organised the plaque on the wall of St. Paul's Church Covent Garden to mark the location of the performance, as well as a service in the church, a procession through Covent Garden and simultaneous performances by Punch and Judy professors. In the 1987 event, to mark the 325th anniversary of Punch, George Speaight took part in the procession as Samuel Pepys, complete with periwig, diary and quill pen. He once recalled his work on the Punch and Judy celebrations as one of the finest achievements of his life; his collection is another remarkable achievement in his celebration of Mr. Punch, like George Speaight himself, another quite unique British character.
Gift in lieu from HM Treasury via Anthony and Margaret Speaight.
This archive was the personal collection of George Speaight, on his death it passed to his children Anthony and Margaret Speaight before being gifted to the V&A Department of Theatre and Performance.
There will be no further accruals to this archive.
Objects from the George Speaight collection were catalogued as museum objects and can be found on search the collections via the V&A website http://www.vam.ac.uk/.
Books from the George Speaight collection can be found on the V&A Library catalogue.
See also the core collections of the V&A Department of Theatre and Performance. Material relating to George Speaight and puppets may be found in several collections, including the biographical, productions, company and photographs files.


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Buying a wallet used to be a relatively simple decision. You had your choice of a bifold, trifold, credit card sleeve or maybe just a money clip. Now if you flip through tech or gadget magazine, you'll find a whole new genre of wallets that are designed with RFID blocking protection. Like this one from Common Fibers and Billetus RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) blocking wallets are, in theory, made to shield your smart cards from identity thieves who use a cheap, handheld RFID scanners to skim your card information from a distance. Once they've downloaded your card information, they create a new card with your card number and details. That's when the real damage starts, because the new cards read just like a legitimate credit card and credit card scanners can't tell the difference. The criminals can do all of this from several feet away, without you even knowing it's happening.
With frightening reality in mind, do you really need an RFID blocking wallet? Do they even work as advertised? To some extent they may offer a level of protection, however not all of these wallets work as well as others. Testing by Consumer Reports and others have shown that some of the CXJ RFID blocking wallet on the market work about as well as wrapping your credit cards in a layer of aluminum foil.
It's also not certain whether the threat of RFID skimming is occurring often enough to truly be a concern for most people. There have been very few reported cases of RFID skimming crimes and for good reason. There are simpler and more effective ways of stealing peoples personal information and money.
RFID technology has improved significantly since it's inception. Early versions would transmit sensitive information unencrypted, including credit card numbers. However, according to the major credit card companies, the latest RFID payment systems are extremely secure and now use full data encryption. Nevertheless, RFID technology may be dying a slow death as card companies begin the transition to cards with EMV chip and PIN technology, which are considerably less susceptible to remote skimming. EMV cards do not transmit a radio frequency signal, so an RFID blocking wallet isn't going to do much good with these new cards.
Even if you make the switch to all EMV based credit cards, you may still be transmitting an RFID signal from your drivers license or passport. Luckily, the only information anyone is likely to steal is your name and physical address. Even if compromised, this basic information isn't likely to make you a fraud or identity theft victim If you fancy yourself as a wannabe James Bond or you're just a little on the paranoid side, an RFID blocking wallet may be a wise purchase. However, chances are you'll be ok without one.