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Inaugural Anak Sarawak Night Run in Kuala Lumpur aims to set new Malaysia Book of Records entry
KUALA LUMPUR: The Anak Sarawak Night Run here is aiming to set a new record in the Malaysia Book of Records with runners racing through tunnels and on highways. Caretaker Senior Works Minister and Sarawak Volunteers Association (Sarawak Volunteers) patron Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said it is the first time in history that such a... Read More
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Abang Johari hints at Fadillah's re-nomination
KUALA LUMPUR: Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari has hinted at Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof's re-nomination in the upcoming 15th General Election (GE15). Abang Joahri said he believed that Fadillah will be able to secure the Petra Jaya parliamentary seat if nominated. "Datuk Seri Fadillah, InsyaAllah, will win if nominated," he said. He said... Read More
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TYT receives visits from organising committees of two events
KUCHING: Head of State, Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud received two visits today. The first visit was from the committee members of the Sri Aman Benak Festival, led by Deputy Minister for Education, Innovation and Talent Development, Datuk Francis Harden Hollis. Harden said the courtesy call was to invite Taib to the closing ceremony... Read More
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TYT receives Gawai working committee
KUCHING: Head of State Tun Pehin Seri Abdul Taib Mahmud received a courtesy call from the 2022 Gawai Dayak celebration working committee at Demak Jaya, today. The delegation was led by Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas who is the minister responsible for the celebration. The visit was to invite Taib and his wife... Read More
Azizul says his love for Sarawak is unquestionable
WHILE acknowledging that he is a greenhorn in many aspects, Azizul Annuar Adenan (GPS-Tanjong Datu) stressed that one thing is for sure – his love for Sarawak is unquestionable. "It is on this premise that I will, from the perspective of the younger generation, contribute to how Sarawak can further develop not only in a... Read More
PCDS 2030 cornerstone to Sarawak's progress
HEAD of State Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud has called on the private sector and all communities in the state to give their full support and actively participate in the Post-COVID-19 Development Strategy (PCDS) 2030. He said the PCDS 2030 is a long-term development plan with Sarawak's aspiration to become a thriving society driven... Read More
TYT pays glowing tribute to the late Masing
HEAD of State Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud on Tuesday paid tribute to Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Jemut Masing who died several months ago, describing his passing as a great loss to the state. He said Sarawak had lost a leader who was people-centric and who always worked for the progress of... Read More
Head of State's Hari Raya open house
KUCHING: Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud and his wife, Toh Puan Datuk Patinggi Ragad Kurdi Taib will hold Hari Raya Aidilfitri open house at Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK) on the first day of Syawal. According to its statement, they will greet the guests from 11 am to 1 pm and... Read More
Taib sworn in for third term
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Roll, Justice, Roll
Healthcare is fair and just only if available to all, especially the poor, underinsured, and women who need to make their own decisions for reproductive health. It's time for healthcare justice to roll.
Hymn for Health Justice
This song can be sung as a social justice hymn. It supports creating a fairer and more just healthcare program by making Medicare available for all.
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Spring-Hallelu
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Seems like spring is coming early. I've just about eaten up all my winter garden of kale, cabbage, collards, carrots and Brussel sprouts. Time to start preparing the soil to move from soups to salads of lettuce, tomatoes, radishes, peppers squashes and cucumbers. That's when I wrote "Spring Hallelujah." Hope it puts you in the mood for loving the earth.
Green is the Future
Long before I heard of the "Green New Deal," I studied the Hebrew word, "Shalom," that envisions everyone in harmony with the earth and with one another. When Senator Ed Markey and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez announced the Green New Deal, it echoed the vision of shalom. This song lifts up that vision as a tribute to all those who lead
Long before I heard of the "Green New Deal," I studied the Hebrew word, "Shalom," that envisions everyone in harmony with the earth and with one another. When Senator Ed Markey and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez announced the Green New Deal, it echoed the vision of shalom. This song lifts up that vision as a tribute to all those who lead our nation and world toward a healthier and more just humanity. I hope you'll share it wherever you'd like. It's free. Green is the Future. (Lyrics are in the Sheet/Music Lyrics section.)
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Singing "front porch gospel" songs on the back porch with grandchildren, Grayson and Cara.
Howdy! What a joy and privilege to share music -- soul to soul!
I was raised by a Baptist mom and a Presbyterian dad in Charlotte, NC. On my journey I've sung and written music in a variety of churches and settings. The harmonies of southern gospel, bluegrass, traditional and even mariachi keep me smiling.
The idea of publishing my songs came from my daughter, Leigh Jones, and my wife, Sally. They introduced me to Eric Lovell and Gigi Dover, musicians par excellence. Eric's arrangements and Gigi's harmonies turned my songs into music. To learn of their creative genius in songwriting, performing and recording, click here.
I believe music is woven into the fabric of the universe. So I'm happy for you to download the songs and print out the sheet music free of charge. If you want a hard copy of my CDs -- "Heaven & Earth" and "Welcome to the Table" -- click here.
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A Denver man is facing charges for allegedly stealing Tim Allen's 1996 Chevy Impala after claiming to be his adopted son.
Faustino Ibarra, 34, currently faces charges for taking the car out of the Home Improvement star's Los Angeles home last week and driving it to his home in Colorado, according to the Associated Press. But according to Ibarra, he didn't did steal the car; he borrowed it - from his dad.
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When a reporter for Fox affiliate KDVR asked about the incident, Ibarra, who was arrested Saturday after his family called police when they saw the car, claimed Allen adopted him a few years ago and gave him the OK to take the Impala.
"I emailed my dad the morning that I got the car in and everything is fine and I've got the car and it's ready for you and we need to talk about me coming to live with you," Ibarra told the reporter from behind bars.
When confronted with the notion that his story seems a bit crazy, Ibarra got defensive. "I don't care how it sounds," he said. "I know who I am. He knows who I am. He knows who he is."
Ibarra is currently being held without bond and is awaiting extradition to California. He could also face stalking charges.
A rep for Allen declined to comment because it is a police matter.


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Initiation rites are rites of passage. It also can mark the passage from one level of understanding into another.
With the Native American Indian tribes there were many ceremonies that marked an initiation. Like the initiation into adulthood. When a girl or a boy became 15 an important initiation took place. It was a ceremony for the young man or woman as well as for their parents. To let go for the one, and to accept one's responsibility into society, for the other party. The parents then gave the young one the right to make their own mistakes, the parents would stop giving advice. Only when the young man or woman would ask for advice they would then give their opinion, or give their advice.
I once received the honor to see an initiation rite into male-hood. Standing outside a marked circle, the women as a wonderful gesture of trust, were invited to witness a unique ceremony for men. A group of men then drummed intensely for this one brother who lay naked on the earth and had to hold onto a huge wooden phallus keeping it erect between his legs. After a long struggle he completely collapsed into the great Mother Earth and was then picked up by all the men with gentleness and brought into the water. Much later the men passed by the women and we greeted one another with great respect, and great appreciation. No masks. The pureness of male energy called up the pureness of the female energy.
In a wonderful ceremony Shaman Blue Star guides initiation rituals. For women this means her true acceptance of herself as woman towards herself as sister, mother, caretaker, lover of this planet. In a sisterhood we will be using ancient spiritual ceremonies with water, with moon, with symbols and with awareness exercises that were brought to us from ancient Egypt. Secrets that were given to open up the energies of womanhood.


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Mogherini: US Decision Making for EU Unacceptable
TEHRAN (FNA)- High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini said the US as the closest ally of the European Union (EU) is not allowed to dictate to the bloc, reassuring that the EU will spare no efforts to protect legitimate trade with Iran.
Mogherini said that the United States cannot impose its policies on the 28-nation bloc's "legitimate trade" relations with Iran.
"We Europeans cannot accept that a foreign power – even our closest friend and ally – makes decisions over our legitimate trade with another country," she said in an interview with the European Council on Foreign Relations published on Friday.
She added that the EU is working with the rest of the international community to keep alive the landmark nuclear agreement, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), despite the US unilateral move to pull out from the deal.
The Iran nuclear deal "has so far been implemented in full, as certified by the International Atomic Energy Agency in 13 consecutive reports," she said.
Mogherini further rejected claims that Europe is motivated mainly by economic or trade considerations and said all efforts by the EU to preserve the JCPOA have been made "because of our collective security".
"That is not the case: we do this to prevent a nuclear non-proliferation agreement that is working from being dismantled, and to prevent a major security crisis in the Middle East," the senior EU official pointed out.
She emphasized that the EU should guarantee that firms seeking to do legitimate business with Iran are allowed to do so.
"This is what we are working on right now: tools that will assist, protect, and reassure economic actors pursuing legitimate business with Iran. It is true that this situation has triggered a conversation on European economic sovereignty," Mogherini said.
US President Donald Trump announced on May 8 that Washington would no longer remain part of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and promised to re-impose the highest level of economic sanctions against Iran.
Earlier on Wednesday, Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei underlined that Iran does not trust the US and even Europe's promises and will firmly stand against their bullying.
"Do not retreat against the US and Europe's threats, bullying and prates and stand against them and know that neither their threats nor their promises and even signatures are creditable," Ayatollah Khamenei said, addressing Iranian officials.
He made the remarks in a meeting with a large number of people from the Central province of Qom in Tehran on Wednesday.
Ayatollah Khamenei said that some of the US statesmen pretend that they are insane "but I do not agree with that as they are actually number-one idiots".
He added that the US officials thought that they could annihilate the Islamic Republic in less than 6 months by the sanctions imposed against the country after the Islamic Revolution, but the Revolution has now turned 40 despite all their pressures.
Ayatollah Khamenei referred to the arrogant powers' Iranophobia, Islamophobia and Shiitephobia plots implemented in the world and the region, and said, "Nations are not hostile to Islamic Iran in their essence, and they support Iran as soon as realities appear."
He said that the US is angry with Iran for losing a rich source for plundering after the Islamic Revolution (1979), and added, "They themselves say that Iran is the fifth richest country of the world given its extraordinary capacities and it is natural that they are deeply angry at losing such a wealth."
In relevant remarks early October, Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei voiced strong support for President Hassan Rouhani's diplomatic efforts, but meantime, said that he lacked trust in the US.
"We support the movement in government's diplomacy, …we believe the US administration is untrustworthy, conceited, illogical and unfaithful to its pledges," Ayatollah Khamenei said, addressing cadets graduation ceremony here in Tehran at the time.
He reiterated his confidence in the Iranian officials, yet, he advised them "to take their steps strongly, but carefully and after thorough study", underlining that the country's officials should always have national interests, Islamic Republic's exalted causes and national honor in mind.
Ayatollah Khamenei elaborated on the reason for Iran's lack of confidence in the US administration, and said, "Actually, the US administration moves in the direction of the Zionists' interests, and it blackmails the entire world and is blackmailed by the Zionist regime."
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Murky Slovak businessman Marian Kocner is accused of ordering the murder to prevent the journalist from exposing further his activities.
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The go-between is the only one out of a total of five defendants in the high-profile gangland killing who has
Germany Expels 2 Russian Diplomats over Assassination of Chechen Separatist from Georgia
Moscow has denied any involvement, and has vowed to react accordingly.
Dutch Asylum Minister Resigns over Accusations of Downplaying Refugee Crimes
Violent crimes committed by asylum seekers have been reported as "other" in a Dutch government document.
Ex-Soldier Confesses to Assassination of Investigative Journalist Jan Kuciak in Slovakia
The suspect in question was previously believed to have been the driver of the suspected hitman.
Murky Businessman Charged for Journalist Jan Kuciak's Assassination in Slovakia
The charged businessman is known to have threatened the journalist a number of times.
Beyond the Brutal Journalist Murder: Bulgaria Is Going Very Bad and the West Isn't Noticing
Bulgaria doesn't stand out much against the backdrop of all other major international worries for the West but its situation
Slovakia's Police Arrest Suspects for Murder of Investigative Journalist Ján Kuciak
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It's closing time for the Lakers tonight (6:30 PM Pacific, ESPN), so I'll start off with an oldie but a goodie,and refer you back to an old Fanpost of mine. This is a scene from Glengarry Glen Ross that Phil Jackson loves to play for his team in close-out games (warning- some foul language).
We all know Houston is going to respond (at least I would hope so), so the Lakers are going to have to to bring it full force tonight. Second prize is a set of steak knives. Third prize is you're fired.
Without further ado, your links...
Houston Chronicle - The Last Stand? 3 points shot must fall
"That's our team," Shane Battier said. "When people are ready to write us off, we come out with a great effort. It happened in Game 4. There's no reason to think it won't happen in Game 6."
There is ample reason to think they could rebound again. There also is cause to wonder if they have tested the theory once too often.
The Press-Enterprise - Which Lakers will show up?
"There's a mind-set you take into a close-out game that's different than other games," point guard Derek Fisher said. "You smell or sniff the opportunity to advance . ..."
Too Much Rod Benson - The Name Game
Remember the days when a fade-away jumper was called a "Jordan"? A shot off the glass used to be called a "Duncan"? At least that's what we called them where I played. Antoine Wright(notes) opened up a whole new way of naming plays on the court that I had never thought of before.
For example, an extremely hard intentional foul is now a "Derek Fisher." No matter what, it's a term coined forever.
The Dan Patrick Show - Jerry West
"Houston, when healthy, is the only team that could play with the Lakers," West said. But West said without Yao, they don't have enough scoring.
L.A. Times - Andrew Bynum and pals: young at heart and on court
If Farmar is a celebrity, Bynum is second in popularity only to Bryant among Lakers fans, according to our page views.
AP/Denver Post - List of top 15 cable shows in Nielsen ratings
Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by Nielsen Media Research for the week of May 4-10. Day and start time (EDT) are in parentheses:
1. NBA Playoffs: Houston vs. L.A. Lakers (Wednesday, 10:43 p.m.), TNT, 4.78 million homes, 6.32 million viewers.
2. NBA Playoffs: L.A. Lakers vs. Houston (Friday, 9:51 p.m.), ESPN, 4.43 million homes, 5.95 million viewers.
3. "ICarly: I Date a Bad Boy" (Saturday, 8 p.m.), Nickelodeon, 4.37 million homes, 6.47 million viewers.
Detroit News - Shane Battier's text buddy? Obama ... sort of
According to a Houston television station, Obama sent Battier a text message, through one of his aides, after the Rockets beat the Lakers in Game 4.
Suns.com - Shaq Named to All-NBA team
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Position Player, Team (1st Team Votes) Points
Forward LeBron James, Cleveland (122) 610
Forward Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas (35) 383
Center Dwight Howard, Orlando (116) 598
Guard Kobe Bryant, L.A. Lakers (119) 604
Guard Dwyane Wade, Miami (103) 572
ESPN - NBA's 65 in 65: Allan Houston
John - San Antonio: Hello Allan: How do you think is the better "all around" play Kobe Bryant or LeBraun (sic) James?
Allan Houston: Until Lebron wins a championship, I'll have to go with Kobe. But the thing I love about LeBron is that he has more of an impact on is team in his leadership. He knows he's the man but he doesn't act like it. He wants everybody to win. You can see that he loves his teammates and he lifts the team moral up. But Kobe still has something in him that makes him a winner.
Slamdumb - Hilarious NBA related comics (some adult language and situations)
These are some well illustrated and funny comics lampooning the latest NBA issues and news
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OC Register - Bynum has a sore heel
It turns out that Bynum has some heel soreness, which is why he removed both shoes during the third quarter and had Lakers assistant athletic trainer Marco Nunez replace the orthotics in both of Bynum's sneakers.
Slamonline - Lakers/Rockets Game 5 recap
–Luke Walton and Sasha Vujacic check in together, maybe because Phil wants to keep the game close. Von Wafer comes and checks Vujacic in the "streaky shooters with wild hair and questionable attitudes" matchup
Bill Simmons and Malcolm Gladwell exchange emails (from Truehoop)
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Video: Joel and Stu Preview Game 6
Daily News: These Lakers are a study in exasperation
"I've been around the city for quite some time whether local media or national media, we're always going to be the more popular, easy target," Derek Fisher said. "It's L.A. We have the personality and individuals that people recognize. There's a target on our back, good and bad. Once you understand that, you're able to deal with it, and it's not as big of a deal. You can concentrate on the guys in the locker room and stay on task."


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This is "Perdido" which follows the "battle" with the great legends Ella Fitzgeral - singing, Philp Philips - tenor sax, and Roy Eldrige on trumpet...
This is the "Drum Battle" with Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich. It starts off with Gene and alternates with Buddy at first. Then they ride the cymbal and...
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Native American Oregon Teen Busted with One Gram of Marijuana Faces Federal Charges
The war on weed continues, even in a state where it's been legalized.
Anthony Fisher | 8.4.2016 10:25 AM
(Erik Fenderson via Wikimedia Commons)
Erik Fenderson/Wikimedia Commons
19-year-old Devontre Thomas of was busted at his Oregon boarding school for possessing one gram of marijuana, about the same amount pictured in the photo to the right, or as Leah Sottile of Willamette Week writes, "barely enough cannabis to dust the bottom of a Ziploc."
How is it possible that an adult in a state which voted to legalize recreational marijuana use — and which is set to host a cannabis competition at its upcoming state fair — could be facing a year in prison for a minuscule amount of weed?
The simple answer is that marijuana remains a Schedule I narcotic in the eyes of the federal government, which like heroin and cocaine is deemed by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to have "no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse." Add to that the strange circumstance of the minimum legal age to possess marijuana in Oregon being 21, which makes Thomas an adult legal offender in the eyes of the law, even if he's infantilized by the age restriction.
The more complicated answer deals with the strange and less well-known conundrum of the legal jurisdictions on Indian reservations. Thomas' alleged indiscretion took place at the Chemawa Indian School, which is administered by the Bureau of Indian Education, which answers to (you guessed it) the federal government. And federal law calls for up to a year in prison and $1,000 in fines for the possession of any amount of marijuana.
Willamette Week writes that Thomas' predicament is a "poster case for how the nation's drug laws are still stacked against minorities—especially Native Americans" and quotes Portland-based lawyer Amy Margolis as saying, "There's absolutely racial disparity in how these cases are charged…[Thomas] had the bad luck of being where and who he was."
Thomas has refused to plead guilty, which in a great many situations for a young first-time offender would result in a deferred adjudication (meaning no conviction) and no permanent stain on his criminal record. But because the alleged crime is being prosecuted federally, copping a plea means Thomas forfeits any future government assistance, including housing and student loans.
As Mario Machado writes in the Mimesis Law blog:
So even if the federal judge is not inclined to send Thomas to prison as part of his punishment for having the temerity of possessing some demon weed, Thomas' plea can have some serious, irreversible, collateral consequences. Just like possession of an atom of any drug, 20 grams of weed can translate to a lifetime of banishment from this country for the undocumented. Thomas would have to bear the consequences of his plea well after he completed his sentence. This is not exaggeration, or unnecessarily amplifying the consequences of Thomas' conviction. We're only pointing out what's on the books and in store for Thomas well after he has completed his plea colloquy before the judge.
KGW-TV, which first broke the story, shared the U.S. Attorney's official charges against Thomas (filed over a year after the alleged offense took place in March 2015), which you can view below:
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Oregon Marijuana Overcriminalization Drug War
DiegoF
August.4.2016 at 10:36 am
Marijuana is quite properly scheduled as it is, according to the DEA definitions. It is the definitions themselves that are arbitrary and useless–as well, of course, as the existence of the DEA itself criminally harmful and ethically offensive.
Marijuana is quite properly scheduled as it is, according to the DEA definitions.
Except for all the widely recognized medical uses for marijuana, which the DEA chooses to ignore.
DEATFBIRSECIA
False. Schedule I asserts no medical use whatsoever, which is at odds with current scientific research regarding control of spasticity from MS, appetite control for AIDS wasting, control of siezures, and on and on and on.
Correct. It does not say no medical benefits; it says no medical use.
THC itself is Schedule IV. Marijuana extract is Schedule IV. Only the plant itself is I, reflecting the fact that there is no reason to use it in light of the fact (scheduling reflects sociological facts as much as pharmacological ones) that the other products exist.
Carefully and consistently titrated products are what make appropriate instruments of modern medicine, not a general raw herbal species that can contain God knows what. As long as these products exist, they will be the stuff of actual medical use. Do you really think hospital corridors 50 years from now will be choked with J smoke? No, their marijuana, as it is appropriate, will be administered in precise pharmacological products. And these products should be scheduled IV, while the raw plant remains I as there is no reason to use it. (The products' lack of availability, and proper range of approved use, at the present is what is wrong from a medical treatment perspective.)
kbolino
a general raw herbal species that can contain God knows what
I don't even begin to understand how a thought this stupid passes out of a human brain. What the fuck?
That was nasty and uncalled for. But in case you need further information, please refer to any number of pro-pot references that will gush about all the thousands of pharmacologically active compounds contained in the plant in varying degrees from sample to sample. Plants be like that, you know. That's why aspirin tablets are an improvement on chewing on bark.
For another illustration of the real meaning of "no medical use," observe that (unlike cocaine and meth) heroin is Schedule I. Nobody would ever suggest that heroin does not have medical benefits. And if it were the only opiate available, it would not belong on that list. However, others are available to provide the same benefits; consequentially no doctor would prescribe heroin as a painkiller. Hence, Schedule I.
And yet bark is not a Schedule I drug.
Right you are. For the same reason that aspirin, its active ingredient, is not a controlled substance at all–namely, it has no recreational appeal. That is another necessary condition of every drug under current discussion. Nobody ever said "no medical use" was a sufficient condition for Schedule I.
August.4.2016 at 12:03 pm
That's just specious bullshit. First, the law says "potential for abuse" not "recreational appeal". Yet how many people get liver failure from NSAIDs each year? And with the whole "obesity epidemic" doesn't food qualify? Except it's been specifically excluded from the statute, just like marijuana has been specifically elevated by the statute, because it's just pulled from some legislators' asses.
And your "but plants can contain anything OMG" was what I most called out. The plant contains plant material. What matters are the extracts, not the plant itself, and that is the closest thing to a "legitimate" reason for scheduling marijuana. Which is why I also mentioned the poppy plant.
And the whole "medical use" vs "medical benefit" distinction is yet more specious bullshit.
August.4.2016 at 1:08 pm
Right you are again. It says "potential for abuse," not "danger." The DEA is contrasting "medical use" with "abuse." Technically speaking, you are "abusing" a drug if you take it for reasons other than it was intended. That means any recreational use, even if it does nothing to hurt you. The dangers of NSAIDs (by which I think you mean Tylenol) are irrelevant to the discussion.
The DEA does not have authority over food. That is by statute. It is not some sort of general social-harm prevention agency; it is an agency for controlling recreational drugs. Minus alcohol and tobacco. You are making the same mistake many do when I discuss this subject with them, namely thinking that I am somehow defending the DEA scheduling as somehow principled or sensible. I am doing nothing of the kind. As far as I am concerned the DEA's description of Schedule I might just as well read, "…and any drug ending in 'ijuana.'" I would simply say the same thing: Marijuana is properly scheduled under the definition; and the definition is stupid and arbitrary. Why doesn't the DEA regulate food? Because it doesn't. The fact that you are bringing that up reveals that you are not asking the relevant questions in the first place.
And if you want to play the "technically correct" version of this game, the opium poppy is only Schedule II even though heroin is a direct byproduct of it.
That's Check, and Mate.
No, it isn't. Opium poppies have a single active ingredient, morphine. They are Schedule II because morphine is. Mere different outward forms of a drug are not scheduled differently from others. But the marijuana plant per se is not merely a different vector of the drug THC, or even of a specific, consistent mixture of the various cannabinoids, such as you get in the commercially produced extracts that are approved for medical use. It is, technically speaking, not the same pharmacological product. It's a subtle difference, but it's there and that's all that matters.
The problem a lot of people have with this is that, indeed, it's not a distinction that makes any sense as having any importance. It's weird, arbitrary, and trivial. But the lesson here is that the entire system is irredeemably so.
I can put poppy seeds on a bagel without asking for DEA permission first, so obviously there's more than one thing that can be done with the opium poppy. And you don't just stick a poppy plant in a grinder and get morphine out. It's an extract. And it doesn't take much to go from morphine to heroin, not that it matters since both are painkillers and both are addictive.
You keep saying it doesn't make sense yet you keep bizarrely trying to explain how and why it does make sense. Even though it doesn't.
It is all arbitrary.
You can also grow them in your garden or wear them in your pretty, pretty hair. I did not say there was only one thing you could do with poppies; I said there was only one pharmacologically active ingredient in them. And, yes, poppies contain morphine. That is their active ingredient. And yes, if you smoke opium it is morphine molecules that are entering your body and eventually affecting your brain. Heroin is not the same thing. Uses, production technology, "both are painkillers and both are addictive": You keep bringing up things that have no relevance to what I am discussing.
It is indeed all arbitrary, as I have been insisting repeatedly. The distinctions made by the DEA are discernible; they are just not remotely useful or principled–indeed sensible–in any way.
It helps that they will never find medical uses for Schedule I drugs because it is illegal for the government to fund or permit research on them.
modurhead
the holy crusade against cannabis has another victim
But Chocolate Nixon will issue a pardon, post haste. No need to worry!
The simple answer is that marijuana remains a Schedule I narcotic in the eyes of the federal government, which like heroin and cocaine is deemed by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to have "no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse."
Cocaine is actually Schedule II, because there are a few recognized medical uses of it, like numbing your eyeballs.
Cocaine is II. Meth is II–it's an ADD treatment like other amphetamines, for one thing. Most hallucinogens are I. Scheduling has nothing to do with danger per se (although official DEA public information bizarrely asserts so alongside the completely incompatible language of the actual definitions).
It's the hallucinogens, not raw herbal cannabis, that truly deserves to be downscheduled (not that scheduling makes any sense as public policy in the first place, of course). But, of course, better proof of their psychiatric benefits is hampered by their very scheduling.
And federal law calls for up to a year in prison and $1,000 in fines for the possession of any amount of marijuana.
That sounds reasonable.
That's sarcasm, i hope.
It is unfortunate that very few people know how to defend themselves in situations such as this. The question here is, what man is going to testify that he has been wronged. The "United States of America" is not a man and cannot testify and, obviously, neither can its attorneys. Case dismissed/discharged.
The "United States of America" is actually a woman, as in this refrain from one of the songs we sing to make ourselves feel great:
"Stand behind her, and guide her…"
As a woman anything she testifies to is presumed to be valid, therefore – guilty!
Haha. Funny
Rufus The Monocled
Slammer was asking what sort of people go under cover as agents of the state to bust restaurants who serve alcohol to patrons under the age of 21.
Same question can be applied here. What sort of prosecutor files such idiotic charges and keep a straight face or honestly believe he or she is doing a service to society?
That they get to hide behind bull shit semantics and definitions is not an excuse.
"I've sentenced boys younger than you to the gas chamber. I didn't want to do it. Felt I owed it to them."
Juvenile Bluster
I actually do wonder about it when it comes to federal prosecutors. I get why DAs do stupid shit like this; they do it to show they're tough on crime and to up their conviction rates (after plea bargains) to further their political careers. But in FedGov, I don't get it.
I think it's just your hardcore law'n'order types. They don't even necessarily agree with the law, but the idea of flouting it, or administering it in anything less than the most hardcore fashion imaginable, is anathema to them. They believe that the only alternative to brutal and total enforcement of every law, is Mad Max-style anarchy. Thin blue line between civilization and chaos.
This perversity used to be largely confined to the right, and you still see it in the cop-worshipers and some of the, "what part of illegal don't you understand!" when talking about immigrants. But as leftists get more and more of their preferred platforms enacted into law, it has now infected them, as well, to where, once again, there is functionally no difference between the two great warring tribes.
Crucify him!
AlmightyJB
What's kind of major dick turns someone in for a gram of pot. That Asshole is the menace. Lock that person up instead
SusanM
The kind that doesn't like to think.
At least he's learning the metric system.
There are two types of countries in the world. Those that use the metric system, and those that have put a man on the moon.
Moonwalkers does a nice job of tying the two topics together.
Vulgar Madman
I can't wait till all law enforcement is federal.
No more injustice!
kinnath
We can all sleep safely now knowing this ruthless terrorist has been put behind bars.
Sevo
Posted this in the 'Obo the Magnanimous' thread after it had died:
I see no one has yet done so:
"Federal: "Fifty percent (95,800) of sentenced inmates in federal prison on September 30, 2014 (the most recent date for which federal offense data are available) were serving time for drug offenses (table 12, appendix table 5). In comparison to the 53% in state prisons, violent offenders represented 7% of the federal prison population (14,000 prisoners)."
http://www.drugwarfacts.org/cm…..3z4tk.dpuf
It isn't clear, but for argument's sake, lets presume the violent/no-violent ratio holds for the druggies and that the drug laws themselves were not the cause for that violence.
So, 95,800 / 2 = 47,900 X 93% = 44,547 non-violent drug offenders in prison, and Obo, in his wisdom, kinda-sorta 'releases' 200 of them, something near 1/2 of 1%.
Did the prison guards union get final say?
$park? is totally a Swifty
Fear in the air, tension everywhere
Unemployment rising fast, the Beatles' new record's a gas
And the only safe place to live, is on an Indian reservation
If he couldn't do the time he shouldn't have sponsored terrorism and gotten teens pregnant.
MARIJUANA: GET THE FACTS
Good thing MJ is "legal", huh?
"Oh, no, Br'er Fox, don't take away my student loans, where else will I be able to incur nondischargeable debt?"
Y RESAN MENSHIN THAT KID IS NAVITE MREICAN, HUH? BET THEY WUOLDN"T SAID NOHTHING IF HE WAS WHIT
Harlaan
It's an awful story. In order not to face federal charges it's better to deal with fully online and legal clinics. For instance I have never had any problem with 420evaluationsonline.com The managers are licensed and kind. The process is fast and simple and the prices are affordable.
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"I got such a kick out of seeing the president huff and puff and get all indignant over the testimony of Richard Clarke this week. The real issue is this: Who would you rather have in charge of the defense of the United States of America, a group of people who never served a day overseas in their life or a guy who served this country honorably and has three Purple Hearts and a Silver Star on the battlefields of Vietnam?"
--Howard Dean today at George Washington University, formally endorsing Senator John Kerry for President
Tough times for Bushites call for tough measures
AMAZING DEVELOPMENT!
Totally out of character for the rigidly secretive Bush administration, a strict White House rule is allowed to be broken and propaganda-tool is pulled out for use.
That propaganda tool is FOX News.
Shortly before the hearing, the White House violated its long-standing rules by authorizing Fox News to air remarks favorable to Bush that Clarke had made anonymously at an administration briefing in 2002. The White House press secretary read passages from the 2002 remarks at his televised briefing, and national security adviser Condoleezza Rice, who has declined to give public testimony to the commission, called reporters into her office to highlight the discrepancy. "There are two very different stories here," she said. "These stories can't be reconciled."
Back at the hearing, former Illinois governor James R. Thompson, a Republican member of the commission, took up the cause, waving the Fox News transcript with one hand and Clarke's critical book in the other. "Which is true?" Thompson demanded, folding his arms and glowering down at the witness.
The Bush administration must be feeling incredibly threatened. As they should.
I should include the next few lines for amusing closure:
Clarke, appearing unfazed by the apparent contradiction between his current criticism and previous praise, spoke to Thompson as if addressing a slow student. *[chortle]
"I was asked to highlight the positive aspects of what the administration had done, and to minimize the negative aspects of what the administration had done," he explained. "I've done it for several presidents."
Two views on Iraq
All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.
--Arthur Schopenhauer (1788 - 1860)
Here are two views on the war.
In the first, Denise Robertson lays out the guilt-carpet and asks how a woman (like me) could possibly protest a war that saves my "sisters". She says:
Of course, Iraq is still a dangerous place. I wouldn't like to live there with children but I like it a damn sight better now than it was two years ago, when Uday Hussein would routinely remove virgins from the country's schools in order to rape them.
It mystifies me that so many women have protested a war that freed their sisters from that kind of outrage.
I would ask Denise to consider the bitter truth about Iraq. Uday or no Uday. In the most recent edition of The New Yorker, journalist Jon Lee Anderson is seeing Baghdad firsthand while Denise frolics somewhere this day in the fairly secure UK.
Baghdad is a much more dangerous place than it was a year ago. A few days before the Mount Lebanon explosion, someone set off a bomb in front of a perfume shop in the same neighborhood—Al-Karrada, a predominantly Shiite section of the city. The target of the attack, who died, was the brotherin-law of Ibrahim al-Jaafari, a member of the Iraqi Governing Council. Jaafari's brother-in-law was not involved in politics, but he was presumably easier to get to than Jaafari, and killing him may have been worth it just to get a message across.
It is not only the wealthy who are targeted for robbery and extortion. As in countries like Colombia and Mexico, wives and children of schoolteachers and mechanics are kidnapped along with politicians and rich businessmen. A couple of months ago, the twelve-year-old son of an Iraqi friend of mine, a driver who lives in a working-class neighborhood, was kidnapped one morning while walking to school. My friend had recently bought a nice secondhand car, which he was very proud of and loved to show off. That was probably his big mistake. The kidnappers demanded fifty thousand dollars in ransom. He bargained them down to six thousand dollars, sold his new car, and paid up. Several hours later, the boy was released a few blocks from his home. Since then, my friend has not let his son out of the house, even to go to school.
I would remind Denise and other Iraq-cheerleaders that this is about far more than rape-rooms. The systemic crime dilemma in Iraq must be dealt with swiftly and it should never have been unilaterally up to the United States and the willing/bribed coalition members to take on by themselves. For all that is decent for my sisters, brothers, and the children of Iraq, we need to re-engage the world. We never should have disengaged to begin with. Thus far this lady doth protest, methinks........meknows.
March 25 News and Views
www.citypages.com
CityPages.com: Karl Rove's Moment-
How "Bush's Brain" hijacked Washington, D.C. and politics-as-usual.
The amazing thing about 2004 is not that a radical, reckless president has the chance to be reelected; the amazing thing is that, in the face of a political establishment and a news media that rarely said boo to George W. Bush, millions and millions of people have his number anyway. Where the people are concerned, therefore, Karl and W are forced to make a dicier bet--against public memory, decency, and self-interest. It isn't clear yet whether terror fears and "wedge" issues like gay marriage, guns, and religion will once again divert sufficient numbers of people from more pressing matters, such as their own livelihoods. Maybe not.
On the other hand, Karl Rove has yet to lose a race by underestimating the integrity and rationality of American electoral politics.
Guardian Unlimited - The battle of the airwaves in America:
Sarcastic, bilious and very rightwing, talk radio host Rush Limbaugh has become one of the most powerful voices in American politics. Can a group of liberals really beat him at his own game?
Paul Krugman - Lifting the Shroud
Dan Frosch, AlterNet: The Burden of Conscience
TAP: President Bush says we're winning the war on terrorism. As with so many things, however, his math doesn't add up.
On March 18, President Bush declared that U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan have made "America more secure." There have been more al-Qaeda-linked attacks internationally since September 11 than in the eight years before it.
9-11 Commission
Yahoo: Families of 9/11 Victims Laud Clarke for Apology
Center for American Progress - 9/11: Internal Government Documents
NYT:Assessing the Blame for 9/11
The real impression gleaned from the hearings is not that the Bush administration was indifferent to the threat of terror, but that its officials had trouble fully understanding it.Their mind-set did not allow for the possibility of an extranational threat not orchestrated by any one particular government.
AlterNet - White House Tailspin
I saw 'Yellowcake' Hadley on 60 minutes last Sunday trying to lie his way out of admitting there was the alleged find-blame-on-Iraq meeting in the situation room with the President and Richard Clarke just after 9-11. I saw Leslie Stahl shoot ol' Yellowcake down with proof of there being at least two witnesses to the meeting. In this article, it says:
Deputy National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley – the same man who ignored CIA orders to remove false uranium claims from the President's pre-war State of the Union – defended the Administration by saying, "All the chatter [before 9/11] was of an attack, a potential Al Qaeda attack overseas." But according to page 204 of the bipartisan 9/11 congressional report, "In May 2001, the intelligence community obtained a report that Bin Laden supporters were planning to infiltrate the United States" to "carry out a terrorist operation using high explosives."
Yellowcake Hadley is caught once again. Say, why hasn't anyone ever gotten around to firing this lying fellow? Some would tell me I should leave him alone. I guess he's only "representing"..his superior liars, that is.
Buzzflash.com editorial: Documentation of Plans to Crash Airplanes Into Buildings that Bush and Condi Claim They Knew Nothing About*
*I've read most of this evidence in the past. The sane person would ask herself, "Why do you feel you must keep repeating these truths?" My answer would be: "Yeah, it looks a little crazy, doesn't it? You'd think the public would get it by now. You'd think the media would get it by now. You'd think........" Anyhow, here we go again! White House con-men have big megaphones which never stop bleating, repeating the misleading. So call me competition, already.
Misleader: Bush Administration Resorts to Lies About 9/11
Washington Post: Transcript of Wednesday's 9/11 Commission Hearings
The Memory Hole: 5-Minute Video of George W. Bush on the Morning of 9/11
Kerry vs. Bush
NY Times - As Gasoline Hits Record Price, Bush, Kerry and Democrats Spar Over Policy and Next Move
National Review - SecDef McCain: Is John McCain auditioning for a non-veep Kerry admin spot? by Rich Lowry
The Miami Herald - Kerry says Bush is soft on Chávez
*Note: see Kerry's statement on Venezuela
The Village Voice - Day by Day, Death by Death: A Chronology of U.S. Military Fatalities Since 'Mission Accomplished,' Part I
Yahoo! News - Bush Briefed on Al Qaeda Threat Before Taking Office
Newsday.com - Bush's 9/11 myths endanger U.S.
MSNBC- 11 Iraqi police killed in ambushes
TIME Magazine - How We Got Homeland Security Wrong
Guerrilla News Network - Secrecy: The Real Mother of Terror by Colonel Daniel Smith, USA (Ret.)
Consortiumnews.com - Bush's Terror Hysteria
Political Comedy:
Fake Ad/Howard Stern.com: Bad American Presidents, We Salute You


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Dr. Ritu was one of the 4 candidates selected at a National level for this prestigious 2 year National fellowship program introduced in India 2001. On completion, she worked in the field of IVF/Reproductive Medicine as a consultant in MMM hospital Chennai where she won the first prize at National level for original research done on evaluating low ovarian reserve in women undergoing IVF.
She moved to Riyadh, KSA in 2004 till 2008 where she established a successful practice managing High Risk pregnancies, reproductive medicine/IVF, and comprehensive gynaecological practice. She received Doctor of the year award in 2006 for her outstanding performance at al Warood.
In 2009, she joined al Rahba Hospital, Abu Dhabi, managed by SEHA in affiliation with Johns Hopkins Baltimore USA and worked as the HOD of the Department of OBGYN till June 2017. Here she established the maternity assessment unit, colposcopy clinic, prompt training for Rahba staff and worked on several Quality improvement projects in addition to providing clinical cover for high risk pregnancies.
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A major power outage at the bet365 Stadium means West Ham United's visit to Stoke City won't start on time.
An update will come around the regularly scheduled kickoff time of 10 a.m. ET.
As it stands, ex-Stoke attacker Marko Arnautovic is set to start against his former club.
Stoke City: Butland, Cameron, Shawcross, Wimmer, Pieters, Shaqiri, Fletcher, Allen, Ramadan, Diouf, Crouch. Subs: Grant, Berahino, Choupo-Moting, Tymon, Adam, Ngoy, Edwards.
West Ham United: Adrian, Zabaleta, Collins, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Masuaku, Noble, Obiang, Lanzini, Arnautovic, Antonio. Subs: Hart, Rice, Makasi, Haksabanovic, Chicharito, Sakho, Ayew.


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Q: Two different Gateways in one subnet, Client only has a standard gateway following situation:

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*Subnet A: 192.168.0.0/24

*Subnet B: 10.1.1.0/24

*Standard GW  (Router) in Subnet A: 192.168.0.254

*GW leading to subnet 10.1.1.0/24: 192.168.0.100
I want to send traffic from a device in subnet A to a device in subnet B. But the router which is forwarding traffic to subnet B is not my default gw. My actual default GW has a static route to subnet B with gw 192.168.0.100 configured. So I have two gateways in one subnet.
What is best practice for this situation?

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*Do I send traffic to my default gw, which sends the traffic back out the port where the traffic was received, to forward data to my other router? Are the any potential security features on routers which prevent this from happening?

*Do I have to add a static route to all my hosts in subnet A to lead traffic to subnet B via my secondary router directly - so without contacting my default gw first?
I hope my question is clear. Thanks in advance. My Network

A: Although a router is technically a gateway, the clients only have one Default Gateway.
You have one router that is connected to the 192.168.0.0/24 network and to your ISP. This router is the default gateway for the 192.168.0.0/24 network.
You have another router which is connected to the 192.168.0.0/24 network that is also connected to the 10.1.1.0/24 network. This router is the router/gateway from the 192.168.0.0/24 network to the 10.1.1.0/24 network, but it is not the default gateway for the 192.168.0.0/24 network.
The clients on 192.168.0.0/24 network don't need to explicitly know about the 10.1.1.0/24 network and they don't need an explicit route to the 10.1.1.0/24 network. Your clients will all use the default gateway on the 192.168.0.0/24 network to reach the 10.1.1.0/24 network.
The default gateway on the 192.168.0.0/24 network has a route to the 10.1.1.0/24 network via the other router on the 192.168.0.0/24 network. The default gateway router on the 192.168.0.0/24 network will happily send an ICMP redirect to clients trying to reach the 10.1.1.0/24 network and instruct them to use the other router on the 192.168.0.0/24 network to reach it.

A: There's no 100% right way in this case.
On one hand you might want to avoid the extra burden of adding static routes to each host in the network by adding the route on your default gateway. Traffic will be asymmetric as the return path will go directly from 192.168.0.100 to your hosts, but I don't think it's a problem here.
On the other hand if traffic between 192.168.0.0/24 and 10.1.1.0/24 is heavy (specially in the direction from 192. to 10.) you might want to avoid hairpinning that traffic on a single port in 192.168.0.254 as that'll exhaust your bandwidth twice as fast; but in that case you'll have to manually configure the routes on each host in 192.168.0.0/24
Hope this helps.

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Plantforce gets smart at Hinkley Point C
Digger Blogger | 11:00, Wed January 08 2020
Hinkley Point C is the UK's first new nuclear power station in a generation – it's currently under construction and is one of Europe's largest major infrastructure projects.
Situated on the North Somerset coast, the new nuclear power station will provide electricity for around six million homes if and when it is completed – it has to be said that the prospects do look a little mixed, given the difficulties that developers are currently having with delays on other plants under construction around the world.
The joint developers of the £22bn Hinkley Point C are China General Nuclear Power Group (CGN) and EDF Energy, state owned French and Chinese corporations respectively, backed by billions of pounds of subsidy from UK taxpayers.
Bylor, a Bouygues/Laing O'Rourke joint venture, has the £2.8bn main contract for the two reactor buildings and main civil engineering works.
Balfour Beatty has three major package of works: a £200m contract to construct 9.5km of tunnels; a £460m electrical works package in JV with NG Bailey; and a £214m overhead line project to connect the new power station to the national electricity network
Plantforce Rentals is currently carrying out the majority of the earthworks on the Hinkley Point C site and is the leading plant supplier on site.
Plantforce Rentals, which has its headquarters in Somerset, has been on site since 2015 and just about doubled its presence in January 2019 after the collapse into administration of Hawk in Janaury 2019. Plantforce took over Hawk's equipment, contracts and personnel at Hinkley Point C, ebsuring continuity of service.
One of the larger items on the Plantforce stock list at Hinkley is a brand-new 52-tonne Hyundai HX520LC – pictured above . The machine is fitted with a huge Geith fixed-leg rock grab. With the earthworks almost at an end, one of the tasks set for the mammoth Hyundai was completing a section of rock armour installation.
Plantforce marketing manager Dale Hawkins says: "The rock armour defence has been installed while the primary 13.5-metre sea wall, built to protect the operational station, is under construction. The 52-tonne HX520LC is able to handle the granite boulders effortlessly. One of the main reasons we invested in the HX520 was for its immense power."
Thanks to the decent road conditions on the Hinkley site and the fact that much of the work is now undertaken on good ground, Plantforce has also supplied a number of Hyundai wheeled excavators to the project.
The company runs a number of 14-17 tonne models with the latest addition being an HW160 complete with tipping trailer, FHOSS Halo lighting system, night branding, an Engcon tiltrotator, Prolec height & slew restriction and SiteZone proximity device.
"We are always looking for cost-effective solutions for different markets," Dale Hawkins says. "We have specified this particular machine to show the Hinkley Point C contractors what we are capable of and what we can do to make operating an excavator even safer. They have been particularly impressed with the result and this has spurred us on as a company to look for other ways of adding additional value to a piece of equipment."
The larger machines are equipped with GPS machine control systems. Early days on the project saw a more conventional approach to setting out but the decision was made to take the whole site digital. "We could all see the benefit of removing operatives from the working area straight away," he says.
Hinkley Point C has bought into GPS machine control in a big way – working alongside Plantforce, Leica Geosystems and Optical Survey Hire, they have created their very own information superhighway by connecting all the machines and using the full available spectrum of machine control and engineering workflows, he says.
"This means that from any point on the site an operator can dial his or her machine into the system and commence work without the need for an engineer to come and set up profile boards. The project still has a number of engineers who will regularly double-check the works, but the installation of the system has been a massive success and has significantly reduced the amount of over dig resulting in the management of less material," he says.
"We have also assisted in a huge amount of GPS training for the operators on-site and this is then reflected in their opportunities for the future."


An understanding of the limit on potential predictability is crucial for developing appropriate tools for extended-range prediction of active/break spells of the Indian summer monsoon (ISM). The global low-frequency changes in climate modulate the annual cycle of the ISM and can influence the intrinsic predictability limit of the ISM intraseasonal oscillations (ISOs). Using 104-year (1901-2004) long daily rainfall data, the change in potential predictability of active and break spells are estimated by an empirical method. It is found that the potential predictability of both active and break spells have undergone a rapid increase during the recent three decades. The potential predictability of active spells has shown an increase from one week to two weeks while that for break spells increased from two weeks to three weeks. This result is interesting and intriguing in the backdrop of recent finding that the potential predictability of monsoon weather has decreased substantially over the same period compared to earlier decades due to increased potential instability of the atmosphere. The possible role of internal dynamics and external forcing in producing this change has been explored. The changes in energy exchange between the synoptic and ISO scale and the different ISO modes as evidenced by energetics computations in frequency domain also support the increased potential predictability of ISO. Our finding provides optimism for improved and useful extended-range prediction of monsoon active and break spells.


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Top Oklahoma-breds Prepare for Remington Park Meet
A pair of stakes-winning Oklahoma-breds, with a shared trophy between them, worked this morning at Remington Park. Bright, sunny skies and warming temperatures from the high 70s greeted the athletes this morning over a fast main track.
Okie Ride and Z Rockstar, dead-heat winners of the Silver Goblin Stakes for Oklahoma-breds in November 2013 at Remington Park, each had official workouts on Wednesday. Okie Ride breezed a half-mile in :51.93 seconds while Z Rockstar turned in the fastest time of the morning at five furlongs, stopping the official clock of Vicky Grothaus in 1:00.24, handily. A total of 42 Thoroughbreds put in official works today. The 2014 Thoroughbred Season at Remington Park begins on Friday, Aug. 15.
Okie Ride is preparing for his first start since that shared triumph in the Silver Goblin Stakes while Z Rockstar will attempt to continue what has been a strong 2014 to this point.
Owned and bred by Robert Zoellner of Tulsa, Okla. and trained by Donnie Von Hemel, Z Rockstar has already won three races this year. He was first in two different Oklahoma-bred spring Classic races held at Will Rogers Downs in Claremore, Okla. The 5-year-old gelding scored at six furlongs in April before coming back to win at 1 mile-70 yards in May.
After handling state-bred company, Z Rockstar moved to Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. where he won an allowance event in June for his third consecutive victory. The triumph came at seven furlongs and was his second career win at the revered Churchill Downs.
A son of Rockport Harbor from the Nasty And Bold mare Nasty Little Star, Z Rockstar has posted 10 wins from 35 starts with six second-place runs and another seven third-place finishes. He has won four of 12 races at Remington Park. His career earnings stand at $403,128.
Okie Ride has been one of the more dominant Oklahoma-bred sprinters at Remington Park in recent years. The dead-heat win in the 2013 Silver Goblin Stakes with Z Rockstar was his second consecutive score in that race for Oklahoma-breds.
Owned and bred by the Richter Family Trust of Perkins, Okla. and trained by Kenny Nolen, Okie Ride also won the Remington Park Turf Sprint for Oklahoma-breds in 2013. He also has a pair of Oklahoma Classics Sprint wins on his resume, winning that $100,000 event for eligible state-breds in both 2011 and 2012.
A 7-year-old gelding by Candy Ride (Arg) from the Geiger Counter mare Tic Tic, Okie Ride has won 11 of 27 career attempts with five second-place runs and another four third-place efforts. He has won nine career races at Remington Park and now boasts overall earnings of $467,219.
Live racing returns to Remington Park on Friday, Aug. 15 and Saturday, Aug. 16. The initial stakes races of the season take place on opening Saturday with the $175,000 Governor's Cup at 1-1/8 for 3-year-olds and up and the $75,000 David M. Vance Sprint at six furlongs, also for 3-year-olds and up. The first race nightly is at 7pm.
Remington Park is open daily at 10:30am for simulcast racing and casino gaming, featuring the Bricktown Brewery on the casino floor. Admission, general parking and valet parking are always free at Remington Park, the home of the $400,000 Oklahoma Derby on Sunday, Sept. 28.
Tracked by over 60,000 fans on Facebook and 5,500 Twitter followers, Remington Park is Oklahoma City's only Racetrack & Casino and is located at the junction of Interstates 35 & 44, in the heart of the Oklahoma City Adventure District. For more information, reservations and group bookings please call 405-424-1000, 866-456-9880 or visit remingtonpark.com.
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Escape Dead Island
Escape Dead Island is a spin-off from the main Dead Island series, outside of the main canon, and it is done by a different developer. Unlike the main series it is played from a third-person perspective. The visuals are changed to a cel shaded look with action words that appear on the screen similar to comic books. In this survival action game the player controls Cliff Calo who travels with two friends to the Banoi archipelago, mainly the Narapela island, to investigate the reports about strange events there.
Dawn of Magic 2
Submitted by czarman on 28 April, 2016 - 10:11
As its predecessor Dawn of Magic, the game is an action RPG with a big focus on magic. To that end twelve different schools of magic including fire, water and such with over 100 spells are not only available but can also be combined to bring even more variety.
Urban Assault
Submitted by Garrett on 18 April, 2016 - 21:24
Real-time strategy game with the option of controlling constructed vehicles directly from a first-person perspective.
Standalone expansion based on MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat. Take command of a mercenary unit and play a pivotal role in major battles.
Sign up with The Company and get revenge on the Red Sixers in this post-apocalyptic action game.
Terra Lander
Submitted by Garrett on 24 March, 2016 - 03:25
Retro-styled game about navigating a lander through increasingly complex levels.
The Chosen: Well of Souls
Submitted by czarman on 11 March, 2016 - 11:54
The Chosen: Well Of Souls is an action role-playing game (RPG) in a dark period of the 19th century. The story revolves around 3 characters: Frater Simon, Elena, and Tong Wong (respectively mage, thief, and warrior), who are members of the Mystery Guards Fraternities, organizations devoted to exterminating demons and dark forces.
Red Faction II
Submitted by Garrett on 4 March, 2016 - 09:49
Overthrow a corrupt dictator in the sequel to Red Faction.
Morning's Wrath
Stop an invading army and restore the wellspring of mana in this action RPG title.
Alien Cabal
Submitted by Garrett on 15 February, 2016 - 10:13
Stop an alien invasion in this sci-fi FPS originally released for DOS and later ported to Windows.


Mrs. Ruth Snyder has a date with Sing Sing's electric chair on January 12, 1928, unless her plea for executive clemency is granted.
The seductive blonde and her lover, corset salesman Judd Gray (see photo), were both tried and convicted of murdering Ruth's husband by caving in his skull with a window sash weight, strangling him with a garrote fashioned out of picture wire and a gold pen, and finally stuffing chloroform soaked rags into his nostrils.
If there is an explanation for the obvious overkill in the murder of Albert Snyder, it must be that Ruth's previous attempts to snuff out the life of her husband (twice by asphyxiation and once by poison) had failed – and she wasn't about to give up. Ruth had persuaded her husband to take out a double indemnity policy, which would pay her in the event of his accidental death. It was the lure of the $97,000 worth of life insurance that compelled her to continue with her diabolical schemes until she succeeded.
Fueled by two bottles of whiskey and profound stupidity, the criminally-challenged duo staged the murder scene as a burglary gone horribly wrong. But their pathetic plan was doomed to failure. They threw an Italian language newspaper on the floor as a false clue to the identity of the killers. They emptied dresser drawers and overturned chairs. And in an act that would eventually help prosecutors to prove her guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, Ruth hid her allegedly stolen jewelry under her mattress, about three feet away from Albert's battered body!
The trial of Ruth and Judd would be a media circus, and celebrities such as director D.W. Griffith, and evangelists Billy Sunday and Aimee Semple McPherson would attend. Ruth would be called "ruthless Ruth", "vampire", and the "blonde fiend" by the press. Evidently not all men found those appellations a turn-off, because Ruth received at least 160 marriage proposals during her incarceration.
Unfortunately for Ruth, her plea for clemency would be denied by Governor Al Smith. Her execution would be famously recorded by newspaper man Tom Howard. The ingenious reporter had strapped a miniature camera to his ankle beneath his trousers. Just as the executioner threw the switch on the whimpering murderess, Tom raised the cuff of his pants and snapped the tabloid photo of a lifetime.
The murderers were unexceptional, but their crime inspired art. "Machinal", a play by Sophie Treadwell was deemed one of the best of 1928-29. James M. Cain's brilliant novels "Double Indemnity" and "The Postman Always Rings Twice" are said to have been inspired by Albert Snyder's murder. And, of course, each of the novels translated into two of the finest examples of film noir ever produced.


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I'm very fascinated by the fact that you make your own clothes! I can imagine that there's a link between music and fashion. Am I right?
In my opinion, fashion is just another way to express your character and feelings. The stage is probably the strongest link between the two of them. I think the concert is a special moment between the musician and the audience. People come all the way to my concert, and indeed I must offer them an elegant presentation! How I dress can be very classic, or more crazy, I would wear anything as long as it reflects myself and the music at the moment. Beyond the concert situation, as Shakespeare once said, «All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players.» Therefore, your costume is an integral part of your life's score!
I am fascinated by those theatrical productions. Like opera, drama theatre, or dance, fields in which the players take care of their appearance. It is part of the whole artistic result. To me the musician, as soon as he steps on stage, becomes an actor – of course, in a more abstract way, as plot and role playing don't usually play a part in a concert (except in the case of singers of course). I would like to dig into this concept by creating an integrated, less traditional kind of performance. Multidisciplinary performances is a big field to be explored, maybe even more nowadays and especially as a saxophonist, as our «classical» recital repertoire is not so big.
Valentine Michaud © Gabrielle Besenval | This long fitted coat with wide fold-down collar is made by Valentine Michaud, a famous saxophonist.
I believe collaborating with dancers, actors, costume makers, or visual artists gives a different dimension to my work as a musician. It will definitely enrich my perception of performing on the stage. As a tailor, making costumes for stage is a transformation of expression. Not really so different from musicians expressing themselves through their instruments. It is to transcribe through your own creativity the music, ideas, characters, and drama into fabric.
Is there a common ground between the saxophone and a sewing machine?
It's hard to say… I am far from being a professional tailor. It is more like a favorite hobby to me. I actually learnt it by myself so I've never really «played my scales» on the sewing machine… My audience so far has only been my family and friends! I guess the common ground between the saxophone and the sewing machine is patience, and the fact that both require good technique and good taste! (Actually, this applies to all kinds of art forms…). In any case, my saxophone and my sewing machine are equally capricious!
Have you ever thought about taking your sewing machine on stage and composing a piece with it and the saxophone? Maybe a «Duo for Saxophone and Sewing Machine»?
Up until now I haven't… but since you mention it, I might start to think about this!
How does it feel to wear your own dresses during a concert? Do you feel more comfortable? Maybe it even helps against stage fright?
How I dress on stage definitely changes me mentally. Although I think the best medicine for curing stage fright is probably to be well prepared, wearing my own dress definitely makes me more confident! But until now I didn't dare to challenge myself to make a long evening gown… I often come up with crazy ideas, but it is a huge effort to actually make one. I haven't found time for that yet, but I am really looking forward to it. It is a unique feeling to wear your own clothes in daily life!
The French saxophonist Valentine Michaud is the winner of the 2017 Prix Credit Suisse Jeunes Solistes. The award includes not only a cash prize of 25,000 CHF but also the opportunity to perform in the Debut series at LUCERNE FESTIVAL: on 17 August Valentine Michaud will introduce Festival audiences to her artistry with a program of works for saxophone and piano by composers from Hindemith to Edison Denisov.
Dieser Beitrag wurde unter Alle Beiträge, Sommer-Festival 2017: Interview-Reihe «Identität» abgelegt und mit Credit Suisse, Credit Suisse Young Artists Award, Debut, Identität, Saxophone, Valentine Michaud verschlagwortet. Setze ein Lesezeichen auf den Permalink.


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Vice Admiral David Johnson (USN Ret.) left his position as principal military deputy for the Assistant Secretary of the Navy in November 2018. He was appointed to that position to work with Sean Stackley, assistant Navy secretary for research, development and acquisition, working on major programs, including nuclear aircraft carriers, Littoral Combat Ships, and F-35C fighter jets. Johnson also monitored the Navy's Ohio Replacement Program (ORP) to replace existing ballistic missile submarines. Three months after leaving the Navy, Johnson was hired as senior vice president for communications and networked systems strategy at L3 Technologies. L3 Technologies, now known as L3Harris following its merger with Harris Corporation, is a major defense contractor specializing in communications, intelligence, and surveillance systems. When Johnson was still principal military deputy and actively monitoring the Ohio Replacement Program, the Navy awarded L3 Technologies a 2016 contract to help integrate the program's new power distribution system and switchgear equipment.
L3 Technologies was awarded $1.6 billion in contracts from the Department of Defense in fiscal year 2018.
When Johnson was still principal military deputy and actively monitoring the Ohio Replacement Program, the Navy awarded L3 Technologies a 2016 contract to help integrate the program's new power distribution system and switchgear equipment.
Principal Military Deputy for the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (USN/RD&A),
Research, Development and Acquisition,
Senior Vice President, Strategy for Communications and Networked Systems,


No matter what side of the political spectrum you're on … this is just plain out funny. And in this tense election season, perhaps laughter is a good medicine. Great job, SNL!
Read about Clint Eastwood on the Ellen Degeneres show.