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School Apologizes For Asking Students To List 'Positive Aspects' Of Slavery
"To be clear, there is no debate about slavery. It is immoral and a crime against humanity," the superintendent said in a statement.
Roberto Livar
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A charter school network has apologized for an assignment asking students to list the positive and negative aspects of slavery, calling the worksheet a "clear mistake."
"To be clear, there is no debate about slavery," Aaron Kindel, superintendent of Great Hearts Texas, said in a statement posted on Facebook Thursday. "It is immoral and a crime against humanity."
On Wednesday, Roberto Livar posted a photo of a worksheet he said his son, Manu, was asked to complete in his eighth-grade American history class at Great Hearts Monte Vista in San Antonio. The worksheet is titled, "The Life of Slaves: A Balanced View."
Livar told HuffPost that his son was uneasy about the nature of the assignment and felt compelled to bring it home and show his parents. Livar said he was "pissed" as soon as he saw the worksheet.
"We are fully aware that there is a concerted effort by the far-right nationally to reframe slavery as being 'not that bad' and trying to revise the civil war as being about 'states rights' and not about slavery," he told HuffPost in a Facebook message. "We were concerned that this assignment fell in line with that ideology and were naturally concerned, as well as other parents."
Other families and members of the community upset about the worksheet began sharing Livar's post, including Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas). Castro called the assignment "absolutely unacceptable" in a tweet on Thursday.
This is absolutely unacceptable. A @GreatHeartsTX charter school in San Antonio asked students to complete a "balanced view" assignment about slavery, requiring them to list the "positive aspects" of slave life. The teacher worked from a @pearson textbook. pic.twitter.com/mzEWty68tB
— Joaquin Castro (@JoaquinCastrotx) April 19, 2018
Kindel said in his statement that the incident was "limited to one teacher at just one campus," and that the teacher has been put on leave while Great Hearts "collect[s] all the facts." He added that Great Hearts will "conduct an audit" of the book that inspired the worksheet to see if it should be permanently replaced.
Livar told HuffPost that Great Hearts staff invited his family and other concerned parents to a meeting on Thursday to discuss the matter, and that Manu was "commended for his action of bringing this to light and was even told he was 'very brave.'"
However, he noted that his son has been "attacked by many at his school" for supposedly harming its reputation.
Livar, who said he and his family are Mexican-American and identify as Chicano, chalked the whole ordeal up to a lack of diversity at the school among the student body and staff.
He added that he sees what happened as a sign of problems stemming beyond his son's school.
"These issues are not isolated to one school or one book," Livar said. "These issues are systemic and continue up the chain all the way to the Texas School Board of Education."
Reporter, HuffPost
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Small Grains: Conditions of wheat, rye and canola were rated mostly poor to very poor and oats were rated mostly fair to poor.
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Purpose Monthly Summary for Dec 1 - Dec 30, 2012 Small Grains Continued to Suffer; The condition of small grains and canola across Oklahoma continued to deteriorate under the protracted drought.


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Smriti Irani Horoscope Analysis – Will The Textile Industry Rise Under A Bold Leader?
Union Minister for Women & Child Development and Textiles, former broadcasting minister of India, model, television actress, Smriti Irani needs no introduction. Her working career is so inspiring that even a biopic film would not be enough. She started selling beauty products, and then went on to participate in the beauty pageant Miss India. Before starting her career in modeling, she worked as a waitress and cleaner in McDonald's. However, she is truly a bold and creative leader. Whenever it comes to speaking or expressing views, she speaks about democracy as well as sharing 'Minions' funny videos on her social media portals. Whether it's about resolving tons of grievances or staying in the latest trend like; posting 'Pawri Ho Rahi Hai' on her official Instagram Id, 'Tulsi' Akka Smriti Irani Deserves long applause for wherever she is right now. Well, we have analyzed Smriti Irani's Kundli for her fans. So without any ado, let's start unveiling Smriti Irani's birth horoscope predictions about her political career and much more.
About Smriti Irani
Smriti Irani date of birth: 23rd March 1976
Birth Time: 10:00 am (Unconfirmed)
Place of Birth: Delhi, India
Smriti Irani kundli
Smriti Irani Birth Chart: Lagna house Occupied By Saturn, Giving Bucket Full Of Political Victories
Smriti's Sun sign is Pisces, and her Moon Sign is Gemini, meaning that the actor turned into a politician is intellectual and possesses a great deal of knowledge. The Sun of Pisces is aspected by Saturn of Sagittarius. According to the Navamsa chart, the Lagna house or ascendant is occupied by Saturn, giving her a good height in politics. You can't ignore her political achievements at any cost. She deserves to be called a wonder woman. Irani was appointed BJP National Secretary at the beginning of 2010 and was appointed BJP President on 24 June (BJP Women's Wing of All India). Later on, in 2019, she won the election of Lok Sabha by defeating Congress President Rahul Gandhi.
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Smriti Irani Horoscope Analysis – Modeling Career, Birth Of A Wonder Woman
Speaking about her modeling career, Parivartan Yoga of Mars and Venus where the latter was aspected by Jupiter helped her to get desired success in modeling. This combo of Mars, Venus, and Jupiter also enabled her to achieve favourable outcomes from the starting of her modeling career to participating in the Miss India contest. As a result, the famous TV actress of the 2000s continued to win the hearts of the audience. Despite belonging to the strict Punjabi-Bengali family, she decided to kick-start her modeling career. In 1998, she was serving Rahu Maha Dasha with Sun Antardasha. Therefore, she fell sort of winning the title of Miss India but earned enough fame, adding her name to the list of celebrities. Sometimes even not winning a competition, does not make you a loser at all. This is what she proved through her fighting spirit and courage. The reason behind this is that the Sun belongs to Saturn's nakshatra, and Saturn is in the Sun's nakshatra. This further clarifies why the former actress lost the competition. But as mentioned earlier, she didn't choose to back off.
Smriti Irani Dasha Prediction – Tulsi Was More Than Just A Character…
Smriti Irani's career started during the Sun-Jupiter Dasha, and so she was successful to win the hearts of TV lovers when she appeared in one of the longest Tv serials. How can you not remember Tulsi's character? Her character is still fresh in every mother's imagination, 'Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi' was next to an addiction to every Tv lover of Indian Families. She was married in 2001, when Mercury was the lord of the 7th house during the Sun-Mercury period.
Horoscope Forecast Of Smriti Irani – Ups & Downs Phase
From 2003 onwards, the planetary combinations in her Kundali made her way into politics, and she entered the political world during the great period of the Moon. The entry of a Woman who actually describes 'Woman Empowerment'. However, in 2004, she was dragged into educational controversies when she served in the period of Moon-Rahu, and then in 2014, she was in the period of Mars-Rahu. From 2001 to 2010, she bagged multiple awards for her serial 'Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi'. In 2014, she was honoured with the 'Best TV Personality of The Decade award' by the Garv Indian TV Awards. And because of this, she was made national secretary. Also, she was the leader of the women's alliance in 2010. In 2014, she lost the elections against Rahul Gandhi in Amethi but after giving a tough competition to him. Ups and downs come to champions after all! It's also because she was serving the Mars-Rahu period, which gave her a negative result.
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Completion Of Rahu Transit – 18 Years Of Tremendous Journey & Still Counting
As we say, victory comes to those who make efforts, the same goes with Smriti Irani kundli too. Rahu present in Jupiter's nakshatra helped Smriti to take the throne of the Human Resource ministry during Modi's government. She was the youngest lady to find the place inside the cabinet. Her Political Upward graph was just started. During the reshuffling of the cabinet, she became the minister of the textile. Smriti Irani was a member of the Standing Committee on Coal and Steel during the period of Mars-Rahu and Mars-Jupiter periods. Sounds inspirational, isn't it? Thereafter, Jupiter's presence in the Sagittarius made her minister of Women & Child Development.
Currently, she is under the major and minor period of Rahu. Jupiter will be moving to Aquarius in April, just like it was in 2011 and 2003. Transiting Rahu will be completing the period, which means that Smriti will complete 18 years of her political career and it will give her new ideas and opportunities. Believe it or not, it's not just Narendra Bhai Modi who has risen from the poor Tea Stall, but Smriti Irani is yet another true example of exhibiting the power of democracy and empowerment of women.
Smriti Irani Horoscope Reveals Golden Opportunity For Women To Rock The World!
Speaking about her current works, she developed a 'Yashaswini scheme' for women to become Atma Nirbhar and to get plenty of opportunities and help from the scheme. A new door of opportunities for all the women out there! In this scheme, women can apply for a loan of up to 5 lacs without any interest. And that's why so many women are keen to get the benefit of this scheme in order to start their small business. After knowing this, we can just feel proud, proud, and proud. Speechless!
The government has decided to have made-in-India toys for children. Also, with the scheme of toyotathon 2021, the government has announced the prize of 50 lacs. Woohoo! In this scheme, schools, students, toys, experts, startups, and scientists can participate. From 12th February, it will be final and will be shortlisted until 25th February 2021. India will save 1 billion dollar rupees due to this, and it may hike national income too. Hence, the period of Rahu will have similar effects as of Jupiter on Smriti Irani.
Smriti Irani Health & Fitness Prediction
Currently, transiting Saturn has the 10th aspect on the 8th house in Lagna kundali, and if we consider the Chandra Kundali, the 10th aspect of Saturn is on the 5th house. Saturn's 2.5 year-long 'Dhaiya' (Mini Panoti) will remain till April 2022. From the position of Moon, Rahu in Taurus transiting over Mars and Saturn in the 12th house suggest that Smriti Irani may undergo an operation to recover her health. The Sun is also aspected by Saturn.
Due to the major period of Rahu with minor periods of Jupiter, Mars, and Sun, it is advised that she should take care of herself. Especially from April to July she needs to be careful. In short, she should not overlook her health throughout 2021. Irani Ji, it is advisable to protect yourself from not only Corona but various other diseases too. Needless to say that Smriti Irani is a great leader as well as a fighter! She may get engaged in the new work, she may work hard and achieve success too, but surprisingly, she may get desired success only from July 2022.
In regards to her marriage life, she will have a good time but may get worried about her children. She may also meet new opportunities and spend more money. Smriti Ji may get a bit worried about her younger siblings and father. She may have a fair time with her friends. Sad to say, but her excessive hope may not give her favourable results. Mars is in Rahu's nakshatra, and therefore, Smriti may have to deal with ups and downs in her health. Now, she is in the major period of Rahu. Time for her to be extra careful!
Smriti Irani Birthday Special – An Open Frank Letter Based On Astrology, Fun-filled One
Disclaimer: The below letter is written just for fun purpose only. It does not intend to hurt anyone's feelings or emotions. Its sole purpose is to maintain the line of fun with dignity.
Dear Smriti Irani Ji,
Hope you are rocking just like your social media handle. We are delighted and feel privileged, seeing your systematic work towards a better India. Now, coming to Astrology, you will have a gala time in February. In March, you may have more investments and mental stress too. Kind suggestion, keep your mind healing balm ready. April month is loaded with progress, while May may earn you a lot of fame and success. As we say, Winter always turns to spring. So, the struggle will be in June, while in July month, may need extra efforts to strengthen your position. However, if you have managed to win in July then August will be all yours. September-October will be again a fair time. On ending note, November-December, you may get desired results in terms of your respective work. Woohoo.
The most inspiring thing about Smriti Irani is, she always believed in herself. And that is what her star moves like. On her 45th birth anniversary, our sincere wishes are with her. May she shine even more and continue advancing. Many many happy returns of the day, Smrita Irani Ji!
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There"s a fresh, new movement afoot in the world of cocktails. Innovative concoctions with ingredients such as organic fruit and vegetable juices and fresh herbs are taking center stage at hip joints everywhere.
Count Teresa Topaz among this new generation. At age 28, the bar manager at the Monterey Cookhouse enjoys experimenting with such combinations.
"People are becoming more aware of health, and incorporating more healthy juices into drinks is becoming an art form," she says.
Topaz honed her skills in Los Angeles, mixing drinks at Academy Awards pre-parties and at bashes for Vogue magazine and the Hollywood Reporter. More recently, she worked as director of the dining club at Carmel Valley"s exclusive Stonepine Estate, where she re-imagined the drink menu. She prefers these more intimate venues, where there"s more time to focus on experimentation and creativity.
At last year"s U.S. Open at Pebble Beach, Topaz mixed a custom drink she named the Citrus Breeze, which has claimed a place in her Cookhouse repertoire.
Cookhouse owner Linda Cantrell, known for her ebullient customer service, nicknamed the drink the Squirt and Flirt, which has become wildly popular on Wednesdays during Ladies Night.
He seemed like a good-natured guy, so Cantrell threw in something she"d been experimenting with in the kitchen, just for fun — a deep-fried cheeseburger.
For St. Patrick"s Day, Cookhouse manager Bill Susalla invented an Irish Car Bomb Sundae, made with Bailey"s, Guinness creme anglaise and a Jameson-caramelized banana. Susalla also makes something he calls a White Oaxacan, with jalapeño and cilantro muddled with tequila, soda water and a splash of 7-Up.
Topaz is a fan of the Cookhouse"s organic margarita, which she describes as "beautiful and simple" — a classy combination of Patron, triple sec and fresh, organic lime juice.
At home, she likes to keep things "as raw as possible" by experimenting with a juicer. She"s dreamed up cocktails involving beet, avocado and yam juices, which she says pair beautifully with food (short ribs, for instance).
The home mixologist doesn"t need a juicer, or any fancy equipment, for that matter. A stainless steel (versus glass) shaker is a must, however, because it keeps whatever"s being shaken colder. Topaz also recommends a juice squeezer as a home bar staple (a hinged hand-squeezer serves the purpose beautifully, she says). Pulp can be strained out or included, depending on the desired effect.
The most important ingredient of all, according to Topaz, is personal creativity. Mix it up, she says, both literally and figuratively.
Following are three of her recipes to get you started.
Steps: Squeeze all juice and rinds into shaker. Shake and pour all ingredients and ice into a pint glass. Top off with soda water.
Steps: Shake all ingredients in a metal shaker and strain into a martini glass rimmed with cacao and sugar blend. Garnish with a dark chocolate truffle.
Steps: Shake all ingredients and pour into a Collins glass over ice and layer with fresh melon juice. Garnish with a fresh slice of pineapple. Note: If you do not have a juicer, then a high-quality juice brand will work.


CTV News Broadcast – HD Mining Backroom Dealings?
CTV News broadcast on the potential conflict of interest between former BC government official and HD mining. I think we all know why Shimkus got that job! Must be nice.
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Q: Is that a counterexample to sampling theorem? Sampling points are $\mathbb{Z}$. Sampling theorem tells us that functions with bandwidth lower than $\frac{1}{2}$ will have no aliases. Take functions with pure frequency $\frac{1}{4}$ as an example.Consider $y=sin(\frac{\pi x}{2})$ and triangle wave
$$y=(-1)^k(x-2k),x\in[2k-1,2k+1],k\in\mathbb{Z}$$.
Don't they coincide on sampling points? Aren't they aliases? What does sampling theorem say about that situation?

A: Your triangle wave is not band limited. It has infinite bandwidth.

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No falalalalas for this walrus.
October 23, 2014 Danny Johnson
I think my last blog rambled on a bit about earworms from La Pellegrina. Ok, as you might expect, those have been replaced by a new, but still Italian, assortment that has taken up residence in my head: the final page from Rore's O sonno, the recurring theme from Monteverdi's Io mi son giovinetta, and the overwhelming passion of both Satiati amor and Italia mia, by Marenzio and Verdelot, respectively. These were all combating for my attention during breakfast, but it's virtually a free-for-all that includes the other pieces the rest of the time. Despite being such sophisticated miniature works of art, most of them are certainly whistleable and memorable.
Here's a video teaser of Io mi son giovinetta:
You are invited to join us on this whirlwind tour and then be in possession of your own set of earworms from 16th-century Italy. Click on the buttons below to purchase tickets. Enjoy!
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Ah, October! Though we've already had several gorgeous days, our thoughts revel in the anticipation of even more cool weather and the Fall Toot and team sports played in large coliseums and our annual concert in College Station and food and drink made with substantial amounts of pumpkin. Yay! In the midst of all that is a little trip we're taking, without the need for a passport or shots or hotel bills. Yes, that's right, it's time for our much anticipated Madrigal Mystery Tour.... concert!
ITALIA MIA: MADRIGAL MYSTERY TOUR
Saturday, October 25, 2014 at 8PM
Sunday, October 26, 2014 at 3PM
First English Lutheran Church, 3001 Whitis Ave.
Arrive early for closer access parking, especially on Sunday!
Partial subscriptions for 4 concerts are still available: $108 general, or $90 for seniors.
Single tickets can be purchased by clicking on the button below
and are also available at the door, payable with cash, check, or credit card:
$30 general, $25 senior (age 60+).
Discount prices for students with student ID are available for purchase
at the concert door for $5.
One of the primary characteristics of Italian music is the power of sudden contrasts. So here's a contrast for you: Our first concert of the season was the largest we've ever had and our second is one of the smallest in recent memory, as we engage one of the most beguiling of all early music repertoires, the a cappella Italian madrigal.
The madrigal was one of the true tests of a composer's skills in the Renaissance. The importance of depicting the emotions of the texts with ingenuity, originality, and flair increased, and composers used and improved on their best techniques; patrons had their most skilled performers to sing their works. Madrigals evolved from their humble, light-hearted beginnings into serious works of art, marked by variety, contrast, and quite a bit of humor.
TEMP's expert vocal ensemble brings to life some of these small gems, a few of which are in the Top 10 Renaissance Hits, such as Il bianco e dolce cigno by Jacques Arcadelt and Ancor che col partire by Cipriano de Rore. Many are rarely, if ever, performed locally: Luca Marenzio's Satiati amor for 6 parts and O sonno, a bewitchingly insightful piece for 4 parts about the 'elusiveness of sleep' by Cipriano de Rore, are both revelatory and powerful. (There are, of course, a few pieces that were obviously meant for fun and pure entertainment, such as Orazio Vecchi's 6-voice Tiridola, and others.)
The repertoire will come from the time-period of about 1535-1600, and will include three of Monteverdi's many wonderful works from his Renaissance practice. And, of course, the concert would not be complete without Verdelot's touching and moving title madrigal, Italia Mia.
Featured singers include TEMP regulars Gitanjali Mathur, Meredith Ruduski, Cayla Cardiff, Stephanie Prewitt, Paul D'Arcy, Jeffrey Jones-Ragona, David Lopez, Brett Barnes, and Thann Scoggin, with guests Ryland Angel (countertenor, New York) and Ron Downs (bass, Maryland) in his first TEMP performance. As a special treat, lutenist Scott Horton will perform a few versions of madrigals arranged for lute by the composers as well as by celebrated lutenists of the Renaissance.
The Italian madrigal in the 16th century was emotional, witty, daring, celebratory, passionate, sensual, experimental, and...gorgeous! These four-to-eight-part works are ideally suited for the intimate and lovely acoustic of First English Lutheran Church, located just north of the UT campus.
Preservare il passato.
Arricchire il presente.
Coinvolgere il futuro.
Si tratta di musica antica in una luce completamente nuova. Unisciti a noi.
For more information, call 512-377-6961 and leave a message,
or email info@early-music.org.
Earworms, Mysteries, and Memories
September 26, 2014 Danny Johnson
I sort of thought that the earworms from La Pellegrina would go away while I was deep into research for the Madrigal Mystery Tour concert. I was sort of wrong. Jenifer Thyssen's opening aria still resonates in my head; Ryland Angel's "Arion" aria still catches me off-guard; the final half of Meredith Ruduski's aria from the 5th intermedio just will not take an exit bow!! Not to mention many magical moments from the choral and/or instrumental parts and the finale, especially, that still enter my consciousness … and you know what, they can all stay for as long as they'd like! It was such a thing!
La Pellegrina photographs by Cecily Johnson
But, onward! Such is the joy of my job that I'm surrounded by a whole passel of Italian madrigals for the 2nd of our Italia Mia: That's Amore! concert season. (And, in our never-ending effort to make things more confusing, half the title of the upcoming concert is Italia Mia — tricky, eh? But you'll know why at the concert, if you don't already…) I'm listening, reading, deciding on parameters, choosing, scoring, formatting Italian madrigals 45/8. Or something like that. More on the concert soon; In the meantime, I'm not giving away any info on which madrigals we're doing, so it will have to remain a mystery! Get it? Madrigal Mystery Tour?
There is sad news to impart: the early music world has lost two extraordinary teachers and performers: keyboard artist and orchestra director Christopher Hogwood passed away this week in Cambridge. Earlier this summer, American lutenist and master pedagogue Patrick O'Brien passed away as well. Both of them touched countless lives through teaching, recording, and concerts.
Christopher Hogwood (1941-2014)
Patrick O'Brien (1947-2014)
categories Concerts, Memorials
tags La Pellegrina, Italia Mia, Madrigal Mystery Tour, Christopher Hogwood, Pat O'Brien


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Q: How to get missing dates from sql table using Laravel For example I have 'wind' table and there are information created every 5 seconds except for a few days in a month. My question is how to get all missing days between first and last record?

A: $historyDate = DB::select(
DB::raw('select
DATE_FORMAT(created_at, "%Y %m %d ") AS date
from api_winds group by DATE_FORMAT(created_at, "%Y %m %d ");'));
My query is locking like this.
Then I can create second array with for loop with $historyDate[0] as start and $historyDate[-1] as end and subtract two arrays to get missing dates?!


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In an action by the heirs of a deceased Navy serviceman against two shipbuilders stemming from the serviceman's exposure to asbestos and asbestos-containing products on the ships on which he served, judgment as a matter of law in favor of the shipbuilders on the heirs' strict products liability and negligence claims was affirmed by a three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The panel determined that the two naval warships were not "products" for the purposes of strict products liability and that there was no genuine issue of fact as to whether asbestos-containing materials originally installed on the ships caused the serviceman's injuries (McIndoe v. Huntington Ingalls Inc., March 31, 2016, O'Scannlain, D.).
In the 1960s, the Navy serviceman served aboard two U.S. Navy ships which contained pipe insulation made from asbestos. One ship, an aircraft carrier, was built by a predecessor in interest to Huntington Ingalls Inc. (Huntington); and another ship, a guided missile cruiser, was built by Bath Iron Works Corporation (Bath). On each ship, the sailor was allegedly present during maintenance work involving the removal of pipe insulation that caused asbestos fibers to float in the air that he breathed. The serviceman died in September 2011 from complications related to mesothelioma. His legal heirs filed suit against Bath and Huntington, arguing that the serviceman's exposure to asbestos-containing materials aboard their ships contributed to his death. The heirs raised design, manufacture, and failure-to-warn claims based on theories of both strict products liability and general negligence. The district court granted the shipbuilders' motions for summary judgment on the grounds that the ships were not products for purposes of strict liability and that the heirs could not establish a genuine issue of material fact as to whether the shipbuilders were responsible for installing any asbestos-containing insulation that caused the serviceman's injuries. The heirs appealed and the cases consolidated. Federal maritime law, which the U.S. Supreme Court has recognized incorporates actions for products liability, including those that sound in strict liability, is the governing law.
Is a naval warship a product? The appellate panel agreed with the lower court's finding that the heirs could not sustain an action for strict products liability based on the warships being "products" under maritime law. The heirs argued that the shipbuilders should be held strictly liable for defects in materials originally installed on the ships they built. The appellate panel, noting that the question of whether a naval warship is to be considered a "product" in the context of a strict products liability claim was one of first impression for the federal courts of appeals, looked to the Restatement (Third) of Torts for guidance. The Third Restatement defines a "product" subject to strict liability as "tangible personal property distributed commercially for use or consumption." It also states that only when the injury in the case "was allegedly caused by a defect in something within this … definition of 'product' should the defendant manufacturer or seller be strictly liable for the harm caused," and injuries caused by other items would be actionable only under misrepresentation, negligence, or another liability theory.
The panel concluded that because warships were never "distributed commercially," they were excluded "from the realm of strict products liability." This was reinforced by the underlying policy of strict liability, which is to "plac[e] responsibility on the … party most able to prevent harm" caused by dangerous products and, therefore, to incentivize proper "design and quality control" of such products. Strict liability is, thus, imposed on the party best able to protect individuals from hazardous products.
Negligence. The panel also held that the heirs' general negligence claims failed. The family could not show that the serviceman's injuries were caused by exposure to asbestos that was attributable to the shipbuilders' conduct. This required a showing that the decedent was actually exposed to asbestos-containing materials that were installed originally by the shipbuilders and that the exposure was a substantial contributing factor in causing his injuries. The heirs offered the first-hand observations by two lay witnesses to demonstrate exposure and, based on these observations, the opinion of an expert. The lay witness testimony put the serviceman in the vicinity of the removal of pipe insulation on both ships and was the only direct evidence presented to support the claim that the pipe insulation was removed in the serviceman's presence. The panel found the witnesses' recollections nearly 50 years after the alleged exposure to be "rather implausible." To these direct accounts, the heirs' expert, a professional asbestos consultant who worked aboard hundreds of naval ships as a pipe insulator. The panel found that the consultant only added his speculation as to what materials the serviceman may have encountered and had no actual knowledge of the serviceman's activities aboard the ships. Nonetheless, viewing the statements in the light most favorable to the plaintiffs, the court concluded that a jury coulddetermine that the serviceman was exposed to originally installed asbestos, even if it seemed unlikely that a jury would do so. Thus, this evidence created a genuine issue of fact regarding whether the sailor at least was exposed to asbestos from the shipbuilders' materials.
Substantial contributing factor. However, the panel ruled that even if the evidence established that the serviceman was actually exposed to asbestos installed by the shipbuilders, his heirs could not show that any such exposure was a substantial contributing factor to his injuries. Without direct evidence of causation, the heirs had to satisfy the substantial-factor test by showing that the decedent had substantial exposure to the relevant asbestos for a substantial period of time. The heirs failed to put forward such evidence—presenting no evidence as to the amount of exposure to dust from originally installed asbestos, or the duration of such exposure during any of the incidents described by the witnesses. Without these facts, the panel said, the serviceman's heirs could only speculate as to the actual extent of the serviceman's exposure to asbestos from the shipbuilder's materials. More was required.
Further, the panel agreed with the district court's rejection of the heirs' argument that evidence of the decedent's prolonged exposure was unnecessary because they presented the opinion of a medical expert who asserted that every exposure to asbestos above a threshold level was necessarily a substantial factor in the contraction of asbestos-related diseases. Seemingly the expert's testimony, in addition to attempting to replace the substantial factor test with an "every exposure" theory of asbestos causation, aimed more to establish a legal conclusion—what general level of asbestos exposure was required to show disease causation—than to establish the facts of the serviceman's injuries. Moreover, the "unbounded liability" of such a theory was what the substantial factor test was developed to limit. Thus, because the heirs' argument would undermine the substantial factor standard and, in turn, significantly broaden asbestos liability based on minimal encounters with a defendant's product, the panel rejected the argument. Therefore, the heirs failed to put forward evidence demonstrating that the serviceman was substantially exposed to asbestos from the shipbuilders' materials for a substantial period of time, and they failed to establish a genuine issue of fact regarding whether any such exposure was a substantial factor in the serviceman's injuries. Consequently, the heirs could not prevail on their general negligence claims.
The cases are Nos. 13-56762 and 13-56764.
Attorneys: Richard M. Grant (Brayton Purcell LLP) for Carol McIndoe. Jeffrey Charles Sindelar, Jr. (Tucker Ellis LLP) for Huntington Ingalls Inc., f/k/a Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, Inc. Edward R. Hugo (Brydon Hugo & Parker) for Bath Iron Works Corp.
Companies: Huntington Ingalls Inc., f/k/a Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, Inc.; Bath Iron Works Corp.


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The Pre-Columbian Southwest
The pre-Columbian history of the southwestern United States has been easier to trace than the history of many other regions for three main reasons. First, the arid nature of the land has made it vulnerable to erosion exposing a wealth of Native American artifacts. Secondly, the Spanish passed through the region in the sixteenth century, leaving detailed accounts of the people they encountered three hundred years before the United States would acquire that portion of the continent. Lastly, most of the pre-Columbian tribes have survived in the same region and have preserved many of the cultural traits of those pre-Columbian societies.[1] This section will cover the four main ethnicities of Indians that inhabited the Southwest in the period leading up to European discovery. They included the Anasazi or Pueblos, the Hohokams, the Yumans, and the Athapascans, which included the Navajo and Apache.
The Anasazis
Around 200 A.D., the Anasazi culture began to develop in what is today considered the four corners region, marking the convergence of the states of Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado. The word Anasazi is from a Navajo word meaning "old peoples."[2] The Anasazis lived at first in caves, but as time went by, they began building large communities in valleys, on mesa tops, and in cliff walls, some of which are in what is now Mesa Verde, CO, Kayenta, AZ, and Chaco Canyon, NM.[3] The Chaco Canyon settlement was the most impressive and may have had as many as eight thousand people at its zenith.[4] Their buildings were massive apartment complexes built congruously, sometimes four stories high and, depending on the size of the village, could contain anywhere from 20 to a 1,000 rooms.[5] This allowed the easy flow of people from one dwelling to the next without having to go outside, which was especially helpful during bad weather or an enemy attack.[6]
This level of cultural success, as with all cultural advances, came about because of a food surplus. Although the soil was not especially conducive to agriculture, the Puebloans had learned to make the most of it through the advantage of a settled permanent lifestyle. Their staple crops that they grew in abundance were squash, beans, and corn. The need for rain and good harvests prompted the Puebloans to be extremely devout and ritualistic.[7] An essential part of their building complexes were kivas, which were round, underground rooms used for religious and ceremonial purposes. In the middle of the room was a hole in the ground, which represented the gateway to the underworld. One of their ceremonies consisted of a type of initiation into manhood. A young boy would be brought into the kiva where he would be confronted with a man in a mask, who would whip him to expunge the evil from him. He would then be let go with a strong warning to never tell anyone what had happened. The boy would later be brought back as a teenager and the episode would repeat itself; only this time, after the whipping, the masked man would reveal himself as the village shaman and the boy would then whip the shaman.[8]
Beginning in the 13th century, the Anasazi culture began to decline and the people slowly abandoned their large complexes. War and disease are usual candidates for civilization decline, but a 13th century drought in the arid Southwest may have contributed to their disappearance.[9] Whatever the cause, by the 15th century, the Anasazis had split into various smaller tribes, prompting the Spanish to call then the Pueblo Indians because they lived in villages. However, they never lost their essential culture or architectural style. Much of the architecture of the Anasazis had been preserved in the villages that the Pueblo tribes such as the Hopi inhabited, although never on as grand a scale.[10]
The Hohokams
The Hohokam culture existed in what is now central and southern Arizona, to the west and south of the city of Phoenix. The word Hohokam means "those who have gone" in the language of the Pimas, who are believed to be their descendants.[11] Gathering anthropological evidence on the Hohokams has proved difficult since they cremated their dead. Like the Anasazis who first lived below ground in caves, the Hohokams's first homes were in pithouses. As time went by, they began building above-ground homes, which were inter-connected like those of their neighbors to the north. However, these villages never reached the level of sophistication as those of the Anasazi.[12]
What is remarkable about this group of people is that they were excellent farmers, although they occupied the driest land in all of North America. There is no evidence to show that this area was ever any less dry or hot than it is today when it averages ten inches of rainfall a year and regularly reaches over 100 degrees Fahrenheit in the summer.[13] The Hohokams were able to farm their land only by having massive amounts of canal irrigation. Theirs was the only canal irrigation that is known to have existed in pre-Columbia North America. One Hohokam canal that has been found stretches for three miles but is believed to have gone as far as 16 miles at one time based on the distance to the village known as Casa Grande where it is believed to have provided water.[14]
Another interesting aspect of Hohokam culture is the ball court, similar in shape and size to the Mayan ball court. According to Spanish descriptions of the Mayan game, points were accrued by passing a rubber ball through vertical rings without using one's hands or feet.[15] The discovery of a rubber ball at a Hohokam site in Arizona has shown fairly conclusive evidence that there was cultural contact between the two peoples at least as early as 500-900 A.D.[16] It is possible, though, that the Mayans exerted considerable cultural control over the empire based in Teotihuacan in the same way that the Greeks had enormous cultural influence in the Roman Empire. It would make perfect sense given the technological advancement of Teotihucan for that city to have extended its control, or at least its customs, north of the modern U.S.-Mexican border. While this would be difficult to prove conclusively, it is generally accepted among scholars that there was significant influence on the Hohokam culture by the native Mexican societies. Some have even theorized that the Hohokams themselves migrated north from Mexico and displaced the original inhabitants who would have most likely been Yumans or Anasazis.[17] Whatever may be the case, around 600 A.D. was when the Hohokams began building their extensive irrigation canals, Mayan-like ball courts and even pyramid-like earthen mounds that resembled the truncated pyramids of the Mesoamerican cultures, appeared about the time of Teotihuacan's zenith.[18]
Besides canals, the Hohokams also produced elaborate pottery and ornaments which they used for decoration as well as trade. They used lava to make utensils, tools, and weapons. One thing that sets them apart from the Anasazi is that there is little evidence of basket weaving among the them, which was something that the Anasazi specialized in from the times of our earliest knowledge of them.[19]
Around 1300 A.D., the Salado tribe which was part of the Pueblo culture moved from present-day, east-central Arizona right next to the Hohokams.[20] This produced a unique situation in that the two peoples lived in peace with one another without one dominating or assimilating the other. Furthermore, they also did not create a hybrid culture but maintained their own separate ways of life and cultures, each tribe no doubt maintaining its own separate language as well as if they had never come in contact with one another.[21] Mutual influence was not entirely lost however, the Saladoans worked on the irrigation canals along with the Hohokams. They also brought Puebloan architecture with them and constructed large, multi-storied houses like those of the Anasazi, only they adapted to the environment by using adobe brick rather than stone. The "Great House" at Casa Grande, Arizona was the largest built by the Saladoans, standing forty feet tall, forty feet wide, and sixty feet long with three stories and sixteen rooms.[22] Puebloan architectural traits of the Saladoan were picked up by the Hohokams who began building more above-ground houses with multiple rooms. Furthermore, old traits of Hohokam culture, including the ball game began to slowly disappear.[23]
For unknown reasons, around 1400-1450, the Hohokam-Saladoan society broke apart as the Saladoans moved elsewhere, leaving behind their architectural accomplishments which were soon abandoned by the Hohokams. By the time the Spanish arrived, the Pima tribe was living in the area in scattered pithouses, much the same way that the Hohokams had lived before achieving their cultural peak. Despite their meager housing arrangements, the pottery and irrigational farming practiced by the Pimas show that the Hohokams did not migrate or vanish into thin air, but simply suffered a decline of civilization much the same way that the Anasazi experienced.[24]
The real reason why the Saladoans left and the Hohokam culture diminished will probably continue to be a matter or speculation. However, the Pimas have an oral tradition that their ancestors destroyed the Hohokam mound villages, including Pueblo Grande and overthrew their rulers because they had become arrogant. Many anthropologists interpret this to mean the Hohokam culture collapsed from internal unrest and splintered into smaller communities thereafter.[25]
The Athapascans
Today, the Navajo Indians are not only the largest tribe in the Southwest, but in the entire United States.[26] However, the Navajos and the Apaches were not native to the region. The Navajo tribe was originally from what is today, eastern Alaska and northwestern Canada. They and the Apaches both spoke languages that are part of the Athapaskan language group which is found among the tribes of northwestern Canada.[27] It is possible that the two were once one tribe that migrated south together and later split while living in the Southwest since the Navajos had tales of their separation from the Apaches after arriving in their present location.[28]
These intruding Athapaskan tribes lived very differently than the settled Puebloans. The Pueblos were a settled people who were taught from a young age that their path in life was tied to their extended family and that they formed an essential part of the community. This mentality caused them to realize their home "was rooted in a particular landscape."[29] The Athapascan tribes, on the other hand, were much more nomadic and lived in simple thatched wigwams unlike the older tribes in the region who lived in houses. It was partly because of their nomadic lifestyle that they were not as advanced as the Pueblos culturally or technologically.[30]
But what they lacked in culture, they made up for in ferocity. The Apaches, in particular, were fierce warriors as the U.S. army would find out in the latter half of the nineteenth century. This was in stark contrast to the Pueblos who were mostly peaceful. In fact name of the Puebloan tribe, Hopi means "peaceful ones".[31] Furthermore, the Apaches had a military advantage with their sinew-backed bow, which was far more deadly than the hand-held weapons of the more settled tribes, giving them an edge over their neighbors. They often took advantage of this, raiding Puebloan settlements for grain and other types of food, always careful to leave the Puebloans enough to not discourage them from planting in the future.[32],[33]
The Athapascans acquired useful skills from the older tribes in the region such as weaving, painting, and most importantly, farming. The Navajos learned to mark agricultural seasons and were such skilled horticulturalists that early Spanish chroniclers referred to them as "the people with the great planted fields."[34] The Apaches on the other hand never adapted to agricultural life, but continued to hunt and gather for their sustenance. As they moved out of the Plains where they had primarily hunted antelope and buffalo, they began to add deer, elk, and
other smaller animals to their hunting menu.[35]
The Yumans
From present-day, central Arizona, westward to the Mojave Desert of California, lived the Yuman-speaking people. Many of these people were hunter-gatherers, who relied very little on agriculture and migrated seasonally. The Mojave tribe was the largest of this linguistic group and developed agriculture along the rich banks of the Colorado River. The wealth that the river brought yielded agriculturally, as well as in fish, providing them an abundance of leisure time. However, instead of building in their spare time like the Pueblos, the Mojave raided and fought. Warriors were idolized in their society, and war was waged more for honor and glory than for land. This no doubt had a deleterious effect on their cultural potential.[36]
The tribes in Southern California were a part of the Shoshone category of the Uto-Aztecan, linguistic family.[37] They were highly territorial and valued strength, endurance, and courage. Initiation rituals into manhood for boys often involved going through extreme episodes of torture since enduring pain was considered essential to manhood.[38] The Gabrielinos (Uto-Aztecan) and the Chumash who spoke a language in the same linguistic family as the Yumans occupied the coast and islands off the Californian mainland and became expert fishermen. The Chumash were especially talented craftsmen and built boats that could take them far out into the Pacific where they fished for sea lions, seals, otters, and many varieties of tuna. They also made creative baskets and bowls. Overall, it appears the Chumash were at the height of their culture and enjoyed quite a bit of prosperity around the turn of the sixteenth century.[39]
The pre-Columbian Native American tribes of the Southwest were not all related ethnically, but they did share a common geography that tied them together culturally. The hot, dry weather of the Arizonan and New Mexican deserts forced the Hohokans to develop a form of irrigation that was millennia ahead of most North American Indian tribes. The Saladoans who later joined them adapted to their geography as well and contributed to the Hohokam culture architecturally. The Anasazi culture thrived because of advancement in agriculture which allowed them to divide labor, resulting in some of the most advanced architecture in all of North America. Shared geography also bonded the ethnically separate Gabrilienos and Chumash, who made their living fishing. Although it is not certain exactly when the Navajos and Apaches settled in the Southwest, they responded differently to their environment which was possibly a reason for their split. The Navajos adopted the agricultural lifestyle of the Pueblos and Hohokams and settled down as farmers. The Apaches on the other hand, while farming minimally, continued to live as warrior nomads, hunting, gathering and raiding for their livelihood.
The Southwest experienced about a thousand years of fairly advanced American Indian societies, however, with the possible exception of the Chumash, they had all passed their height of development and had either collapsed or were in steep decline when discovered by the Spanish in the sixteenth century.
[1] Alvin M. Josephy, Jr., The Indian Heritage of America, (New York: Alfred A. Knoph, 1968), 150.
[2] Paul S. Martin, George I. Quimby, and Donald Collier, Indians Before Columbus: Twenty Thousand Years of North American History Revealed by Archeology,(Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1947), 97.
[3] Ibid., 130, 131.
[4] Alvin M. Josephy Jr., America in 1492: The World of the Indian Peoples Before the Arrival of Columbus, (New York: Alfred A. Knopf. 1991), 106, 107.
[5] Martin, Quimby, and Collier, 131.
[6] Alvin M. Josephy Jr., America in 1492: The World of the Indian Peoples Before the Arrival of Columbus, 108.
[7] Ibid., 110.
[8] Alvin M. Josephy, Jr., The Indian Heritage of America, 164.
[10] Alvin M. Josephy, Jr., The Indian Heritage of America, 160.
[11] Martin, Quimby, and Collier, 175.
[19] Martin, Quimby, Collier. 178-188.
[20] Ibid., 188.
[24] Martin, Quimby, Collier, 190-200.
[25] John P. Andrews and Todd W. Bostwick, Desert Farmers at the River's Edge The Hohokam and Pueblo Grande," City of Phoenix, accessed February 20, 2014, http://phoenix.gov/recreation/arts/museums/pueblo/about/visitorinfo/materials/dfdisappearance.html.
[26] Navajo Indian Tribe, accessed February 21, 2014, http://navajo-arts.com/navajo-indian-tribe.html.
[27] Alvin M. Josephy Jr., America in 1492: The World of the Indian Peoples Before the Arrival of Columbus, 107.
[32] Martin, 158.
[33] Arrell Morgan Gibson, The American Indian: Prehistory to the Present, (Lexintgon, MA: D. C. Heath and Company, 1980) 76, 77.


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Several parents told Radio Dabanga from Darfur that they cannot afford the tuition costs for their children anymore.
"Not only the fees but also the prices of uniforms and other school supplies are soaring," a parent reported from Nyala, capital of South Darfur. "This is too much, as we spend most of our household budgets on food and medicines.
"A dozen note books now costs SDG40 ($6.50), a school bag between SDG35 ($6) and SDG150 ($24), and a uniform from SDG250 ($40) to SDG300 ($48.50)," he said.
"The school fees range between SDG300 and SDG450 ($73) for a pupil at the basic school, while a year tuition at a secondary school costs between SDG450 and SDG1,500 ($242)."
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Q: What problems should I watch out for when combining multiple time series? Say I have a number of time series, e.g. a number of temperature records from various stations in a region. I want to get a single temperature record for the whole region with which I could describe aspects of the regional climate. The intuitive approach might be to simply take the average of all stations at each timestep, but my statistical spider-sense (which I'm definitely not well in touch with yet) tells me that this might not be so easy. In particular, I imagine that averaging over the entire region will remove some of the interesting temperature extremes, and I might have problems with dependence between close stations.
What other problems might I face if I tried a strategy like this, and are there ways to overcome them, or more sensible methods of combining this kind of data?
Note: Answers can be more general than the spatial example I've provided.

A: First, I'd like to say that I would be adding a comment, but I can't do that yet (rep), but I like the question and wanted to participate, so here's an "answer".  Also, I see that this is old, but it's interesting.
First, would it be possible to use a dimension-reduction technique, like PCA, to condense the time series?  If the first eigenvalue is large, maybe that means that your use of the eigenvector would represent most of the dynamics.
Second, and more generally, what is your desired use of the time series?  Not knowing much else, I would guess that the temperatures could vary quite a bit.  E.g., if some temperature records are near cities, you could get a "heat island" type effect.  Or perhaps a small change in lateral distance happens to yield a large change in vertical distance--- one location could be at sea level and right on the ocean, and another not "too far away", but at a kilometer in elevation.  Those would definitely have different temperatures!
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Roseville Township is a township in Grant County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 154 at the 2000 census.

Roseville Township was organized in 1878, and named for the wild roses which grew there when the first settlers came.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.9 square miles (93.1 km), of which 35.2 square miles (91.3 km) is land and 0.7 square mile (1.8 km) (1.89%) is water.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 154 people, 52 households, and 43 families residing in the township. The population density was 4.4 people per square mile (1.7/km). There were 56 housing units at an average density of 1.6/sq mi (0.6/km). The racial makeup of the township was 96.75% White, 1.30% Asian and 1.95% from two or more races.

There were 52 households, out of which 40.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.9% were married couples living together, 1.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.4% were non-families. 15.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.96 and the average family size was 3.32.

In the township the population was spread out, with 32.5% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 27.9% from 45 to 64, and 9.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.0 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $42,679, and the median income for a family was $44,375. Males had a median income of $23,750 versus $17,188 for females. The per capita income for the township was $17,117. About 8.7% of families and 9.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.1% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those 65 or over.

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Townships in Grant County, Minnesota
Townships in Minnesota


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Immunological determination of digestive rates in the syntopic scorpions Urodacus armatus Pocock and Urodacus novaehollandiae Peters
Quinlan, T.G., Calver, M.C. ORCID: 0000-0001-9082-2902 and Smith, G.T. (1993) Immunological determination of digestive rates in the syntopic scorpions Urodacus armatus Pocock and Urodacus novaehollandiae Peters. Oecologia, 95 (4). pp. 459-462.
Link to Published Version: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00317427
Scorpions have lengthy periods of inactivity, which may be caused either by a long physiological digestion time or predator avoidance or both. We used a quantitative immunological assay to monitor the amount of prey antigen remaining in the hepatopancreas of Urodacus armatus and U. novaehollandiae for 32 days after a meal to test the hypothesis of a long digestion time. In both species, prey antigen concentration in the hepatopancreas increased between 0.25 and 0.5 days after feeding, probably because of incomplete transfer of prey proteins from the large preoral cavity to the hepatopancreas at this stage of digestion. This was followed by a rapid decline, and by 3 days after feeding less than 25% of ingested antigen remained in each species. Small prey residues could still be detected up to 32 days. Prey decay curves in both species were best fitted by a log-log transformation, and were not significantly different. Since digestion is essentially complete after 3 days, it appears that longer periods of post-feeding inactivity are for predator avoidance, not digestion. However, the 32-day detection period exceeds those reported for other invertebrates, and suggests an unusual digestive physiology in scorptions.
School of Biological and Environmental Sciences
Springer Verlag
© 1993 Springer-Verlag
http://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/893


Island Art Gallery & Angela Headley Fine Art is located in historic downtown Hanapepe, Kauai. We represent a diverse group of artists ranging from plein air paintings and traditional Hawaiian crafts to contemporary abstracts and jewelry. We were listed as the #1 Art Gallery in Kauai, Hawaii Magazine, March 2017.
Over fifteen years ago, Angela and her husband Kim bought and restored a 1920's laundry and transformed it into a fine art gallery to show case Angela's original oil paintings. Located in the heart of Old Hanapepe Town, they helped to pioneer this historic town as the Kauai art destination.
While Angela continues to explore Kauai in search of stunning plein air sites, Kim (when not out surfing or golfing) keeps the gallery on task and his eyes open for the freshest Hawaiian art and gifts to exhibit in their Angela Headley Fine Art and Island Art Gallery.


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Alongside improved WiFi connectivity is mobile growth. Not just the users getting new phones but also the usage habits. People are spending more time using data on their mobile devices. Providers are rapidly expanding and upgrading their network for LTE and there is a lot of push towards the 5G spec. A quick LTE speed test reveals that my wireless subscription is significantly faster than many entry-level wireline plans available in my area.
Recently, it's been reported that Americans actually use mobile phones more than desktop PCs to access the Internet. I'd like to think that soon, if not already, there are mobile-only households. Not necessarily cutting the last cord in favor of a wireless subscription, but the largest device you'll find is the 10″ tablet. No desktop, no laptop — or they're just collecting dust in the closet. Everything done online comes via the tablet or smartphone. There isn't much you can't do on these devices — perhaps some PC games — but in most cases, there's an app for that.
What does this mean for service providers? Are the self-help portals and control panels mobile-ready? I cringe at the thought of using my phone to try and configure the router I bought back in 2003. A responsive (mobile-friendly) portal would go the distance in providing a solid self-help service. A dedicated app could integrate multiple services together for a streamlined experience. On the other hand, for a self-install kit, does the subscriber need an Ethernet port for initial configuration? I still see the "Setup CDs" provided in an age where many computers are sold without a CD/DVD drive. Pre-configured WiFi out-of-the-box works wonders here, and I'm glad to see that it's widely adopted today.
Eventually perhaps there will be an increase in households that are purely wireless. These subscribers rely solely on their wireless subscriptions for Internet access. They can tether or enable hotspot if they need to use a laptop, and WiFi hotspots around the city would help keep their usage in check. A wireless connection is quite convenient, the rest of the ecosystem will just need to follow suit.
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OSS 117 : Le Caire, nid d'espions, is een Franse spionage-komedie uit 2006, geregisseerd en mede geschreven door Michel Hazanavicius in zijn speelfilmdebuut. De hoofdrollen zijn voor Jean Dujardin, Bérénice Bejo en Aure Atika . De film speelt zich af in 1955 en volgt de heldendaden van de Franse geheimagent Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath / OSS 117, die naar Caïro wordt gestuurd om de verdwijning van zijn beste vriend en mede-spion Jack Jefferson te onderzoeken, om vervolgens in een web van internationale intriges terecht te komen.

Le Caire, nid d'espions is gebaseerd op de OSS 117-romanreeks van Jean Bruce, maar fungeert eerder als een parodie op het spionagenre dan als een getrouwe bewerking, en beeldt OSS 117 af als een idiote Fransman met een bekrompen kijk op ras, religie, en geslachtsrollen. Een vervolg, OSS 117 : Rio ne répond plus, ook geregisseerd door Hazanavicius en met Dujardin in de hoofdrol, werd uitgebracht in 2009.

Plot
Het hoofdplot begint met de verdwijning van een OSS- agent, Jack Jefferson, en een Sovjetvrachtschip in Caïro. Agent OSS 117 wordt gestuurd om de gebeurtenissen te onderzoeken, aangezien hij en agent Jefferson een geschiedenis delen, getoond in een korte openingsscène en in flashbacks door de hele film heen. OSS 117 stuit op een web van internationale intriges, waarbij de Fransen, de Sovjets, de Britten, afzonderlijke facties van Egyptenaren, een malle Belgische spion en zelfs een splintergroep van de nazi's vanaf het begin betrokken zijn.

In de hele film heeft de hoofdpersoon twee romantische interesses. De eerste is een Egyptische prinses Al Tarouk, die de charmes van OSS 117 niet kan weerstaan. De tweede is de voormalige assistent van Jack Jefferson, Larmina El Akmar Betouche, die aanvankelijk geen interesse toont in het hoofdpersonage - en in feite tijdelijk een secundaire slechterik wordt vanwege de aanhoudende lompe uitspraken van OSS 117 over haar religie - maar uiteindelijk voor hem valt.

Rolverdeling
 Jean Dujardin als Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath, alias OSS 117
 Philippe Lefebvre als Jack Jefferson
 Claude Brosset als Armand Lesignac
 Éric Prat als Gilbert Plantieux
 Aure Atika als prinses Al Tarouk
 Bérénice Bejo als Larmina El Akmar Betouche
 François Damiens als Raymond Pelletier
 Constantin Alexandrov als Ieveni Setine
 Laurent Bateau als Nigel Gardenborough
 Richard Sammel als Gerhard Moeller
 Zei Amadis als woordvoerder van de Egyptenaren
 Youssef Hamid als de imam
 Khalid Maadour als de man die OSS 117 volgt
 Arsène Mosca als Loktar,
 Abdallah Moundy als Slimane
 Alain Khouani als hotelreceptionist

Productie
De film is een voortzetting van de OSS 117-serie spionagefilms uit de jaren vijftig en zestig van de 20ste eeuw, die op hun beurt waren gebaseerd op een reeks romans van Jean Bruce, een productieve Franse populaire schrijver. In plaats van het genre serieus te nemen, parodieert de film de originele serie en andere conventionele spionage- en Eurospy- films, met name de vroege James Bond- serie tot aan de cinematografie, art direction, muziek en kostuum van de jaren zestig. Rijscènes worden bijvoorbeeld allemaal gefilmd met duidelijke doorzichtprojectie, nachtscènes zijn overdag duidelijk gefilmd met een blauwfilter en camerabewegingen zijn eenvoudig, en vermijden de driedimensionale Steadycam- en kraanbewegingen die tegenwoordig gemakkelijk te realiseren zijn. De scène op de luchthaven van Caïro werd gefilmd in de hal van een campus van de Université Panthéon-Assas te Parijs .

Het hoofdpersonage in de OSS 117-serie is een geheim agent van het Office of Strategic Services, Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath, ook bekend onder zijn codenaam OSS 117. Het personage wordt gespeeld door de Franse acteur Jean Dujardin en hij wordt in de film ondersteund door Bérénice Bejo . Het vervolg van de film is OSS 117 : Rio ne répond plus, en Dujardin, Bejo en regisseur Michel Hazanavicius zouden later herenigen voor de Academy Award -winnende The Artist, een film die, net als Caire, nid d'espions, een eerbetoon is aan een vroeger genre van filmmaken. .

Prijzen
De film won de Golden Space Needle- prijs als de meest populaire film van het Seattle International Film Festival  en de Tokyo Grand Prix-prijs voor de beste film op het Tokyo International Film Festival  in 2006. Het was relatief succesvol aan de kassa in Frankrijk, met een bezoekersaantal van meer dan 2 miljoen. Vanwege de prestaties van de film is er in 2009 een vervolg gemaakt met de titel OSS 117 : Rio ne répond plus .

Critici buiten Frankrijk gaven de film positieve tot gemiddelde recensies. In juni 2009 meldde de recensieaggregator Rotten Tomatoes dat 76% van de critici de film positieve recensies gaven, gebaseerd op 58 recensies, waardoor de film een "Certified Fresh" werd volgens het beoordelingssysteem van de website. Metacritic meldde dat de film een gemiddelde score van 62 van de 100 had, gebaseerd op 20 beoordelingen. In het Verenigd Koninkrijk prees Peter Bradshaw van The Guardian de film in het bijzonder, daarbij verwijzend naar een "veel hogere komediefactor dan de saaie Get Smart, en de meest liefdevol gedetailleerde pastiche sinds Todd Haynes ' Far from Heaven ."

Achtergrond
In de eerste scène na de aftiteling bedrijft OSS 117 de liefde met een vrouw die de nicht bleek te zijn van koning Farouk, de laatste koning van het moderne Egypte.

Tijdens de missie wordt de agent in een pijnlijke situatie gebracht waarin hij Oed zou moeten zingen en spelen, hij zingt "Bambino", een oorspronkelijk Italiaans lied, gecomponeerd door Giuseppe Fanciulli en geschreven door Nicolas Salerno, maar een beroemdere versie werd uitgevoerd door de in Caïro geboren Franse zangeres Dalida.

Externe links
 Officiële website

Referenties

Franse film
Film uit 2006
Parodiefilm
Komische film


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The dry bulk market has been reeling under the pressure exerted on freight rates by the lull in the Chinese market. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Intermodal noted that "as the market is already going through the first days of the Chinese New Year, dry bulk earnings are getting a lot of pressure. Slow trading is really affecting owners' confidence and while the downward trend is pretty much expected during this time of the year, the fact that rates saw steep weekly declines a few weeks ahead of the Chinese holidays is weighing down sentiment and expectations".
According to Mr. George Iliopoulos, SnP Broker, "there are a few reasons why the BDI is currently at a two year low, with the dam accident in Brazil involving Vale and the consequent decision of the company to reduce its yearly production of iron ore by 40 million together with the unresolved trade war between the US and China being two of the most important. As far as the latter is concerned there are high hopes that a resolution could be soon reached and help alleviate some of the pressure currently seen on dry bulk earnings".
"When the market is hovering around its lows there is always the dilemma of whether to invest or wait in case asset prices move even lower given that second-hand values follow the performance of freight rates with a usual delay. This is a difficult question to answer as finding the exact bottom in each mini cycle is fairly hard. At the same time, even a small positive reversal in freight rates down the line usually increase Sellers' ideas almost immediately, while a number of sale candidates are then withdrawn from the SnP market and are chartered instead. This was also the case back in 2016, with certain candidates increasing their ideas in a short period of 4-5 months.It will be very interesting to see the reaction of the dry bulk market after the end of the Chinese holidays, which will hopefully bring along an improvement towards a more stable and healthy market for the remainder of the year", Iliopoulos concluded.


Sharkoon introduced the SATA QuickPort Pro LAN Giga, a new HDD dock with Gigabit Ethernet interface. The device supports 2.5" and 3.5" SATA HDD/SSD devices, and also offers eSATA, a USB 2.0 hub and SD/SDHC/MMC/MS memory card reader. It will be available in Europe for 59.90EUR.
Sharkoon presents the successor to their local network, insertable hard drive docking station with the SATA QuickPort Pro LAN: The Sharkoon SATA QuickPort Pro LAN Giga replaces the existing Fast Ethernet interface with a significantly faster Gigabit Ethernet interface. Through its LAN Port, associated hard drives and other medians can be integrated into a local home or office network.
In addition to the LAN Port and plug-in for SATA hard drives in 2.5 and 3.5 inch format, the Sharkoon SATA QuickPort Pro LAN Giga provides an integrated dual USB2.0 hub and a card reader for SD, SDHC, MMC and MS cards. The USB hub and card reader are connected via USB to a computer or laptop, with hard drives also being connected alternatively via the eSATA interface.
In order to ensure that all inserted SATA hard drives, memory cards and USB devices within the QuickPort are available to all users of a local network, the docking station must be connected to the network with the corresponding software installed on all computers involved. The individual user can add the device to their computer through the Software menu. If a user accesses the device then it is closed to all remaining network users. If another user needs the device, they can simply send the current user a request for release. If needed, the reset button on the backside allows the USB server to be restarted.
Like the previous QuickPort models, the Sharkoon SATA QuickPort Pro LAN Giga is equipped with a hard drive ejection button and LEDs indicating power supply and disk activity. The adapter measures 133 x 71 x 95 mm (W x H x L), weighs 545 grams and includes an instruction manual with Tool CD, power supply, patch cable, USB cable and eSATA cable.


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When I first moved in with Chase (many moons ago), we combined our shiny DVD collection (with a few VHS mixed in) and pored over what each other had. Jurassic Park, Bad Santa and The Godfather series peeked from his stack, while Indiana Jones, (in a box set, of course,) the entire Disney vault and Ever After merged from mine. Chase had never seen some of my comedic romantic comedies that were already worn out from repeated viewings. He quickly learned how much I loved Ever After, with Angelica Huston's evil stepmother commanding the screen.
As the years have passed, it's still one of my favorite films, now appearing digitally in our library. I heard that the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta is following in their tradition of Broadway-bound shows with a modern, musical version of the Cinderella story based on my favorite 1998 movie. The Alliance production has the pleasure to welcome the Broadway star of The Phantom of the Opera and The Little Mermaid, Sierra Boggess, in the lead role! I'm pleased to be among the first Atlanta audience members BEFORE this show goes to New York City. Below you can hear Sierra singing one of the musical numbers from the show. It's not an immediate earworm, but I'm very eager to see the newest retelling of my this Cinderella tale. Catch it January 15th-February 17, 2019.
Ever After the Musical is drawing closer, and I have a sneak peek for you behind the scenes. A white model of the set has been released, so take a look! The trees and architectural details are very soft, romantic, and evoke the mood of the film. I can tell it will be BEAUTIFUL!
And low… we have a sighting of the Mona Lisa! This was one of my favorite moments of the film, as historical moments give us some reference in the story. I'm glad to see such details remain in the musical version.


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Angry FL Mob Shouts Obsenities at Pelosi
BigLib
Re: Angry FL Mob Shouts Obsenities at Pelosi
@BigLib wrote:
One shooter was a Dem staffer
You keep saying "Dem staffer" "Dem staffer". Do you even know the definition of a "staffer"? Because if volunteering to do campaigning for a candidate is considered being part of a "staff", then you'd better let the FEC in on your brilliance, so they can change the guidelines, and every volunteer can get paid. And if volunteering makes you part of the staff, then I'm gonna go stand in front of my bank, state that I'm volunteering to protect it, then use your logic and insist I'm part of the "staff" and am therefore entitled to compensation, and forget playing MegaMillions.
I'll listen to your idea as to his proper title. But the bottom line is that he was a "Bernie (something positive)".
Nah. The bottom line is that it has nothing to do with the topic. You've only injected it here in the hopes that it will keep the focus off the right wing mob, which is the topic.
http://www.politifact.com/personalities/donald-trump/statements/byruling/false/ (11 pages of lies and growing)
GOP anger
GOP incivility
republican mob
@rk9152
How about the lady who was killed by the ultra right in Charletsville, who trump said were really fine people? And they supported trump, kkk and white supremists.
No he didn't. Please get back to the topic.
Oh, but yes trump did when he said "there are fine people on both sides", when referring to the KKK and those protesting them. There ya' go, denying reality once again.
Oh for God's sake. Do not try to justify this kind of behavior with the "what about" defense. These people are scum and the people who harassed McConnell in the restaurant are scum. Case closed.
GOP violent mobs
gordyfl
I see a difference between protesting or marching peacefully (school kids against the NRA), damaging property (the Trump Hollywood Star), those who protest with the intent on assaulting others (Antifa vs Nazis) and those who are unstable enough to commit manslaughter or murder (DC shooter).
About the shooter: James Hodgkinson
The St. Clair County Sheriff said that deputies had been called to Hodgkinson's house about half a dozen times in the past 20 years.
In 2006, Hodgkinson was accused of beating his foster daughter and charged with domestic battery but the case was dismissed when the alleged victim refused to testify. Had Hodgkinson been convicted, he would have been unable to legally purchase firearms.
In March 2017, a neighbor called police to complain about Hodgkinson firing a rifle at trees in their residential neighborhood. The officers who responded checked Hodgkinson's gun permit, then advised him not to shoot in the area but did not conduct an arrest.
Hodgkinson owned a home inspection business that had an expired license at the time of the shooting.
Investigators believe that he had been living in a van in Alexandria for about six weeks at the time of the shooting.
He was a frequent visitor to the YMCA.
According to Tim Slater of the FBI's Washington field office, Hodgkinson "was running out of money. He was not employed at the time of the event, and he was looking for some local employment.
He was married for 30 years, and it appears that that marriage was not going well.
Let's face it, Americans are angry. When was the last time you saw the U.S. on the "Happiest Countries" list? In fact, we keep moving down the list.
And yet, "No they did not shoot her as the Bernie staffer did to Scalise" - nothing about Giffords still remains the honest answer.
Well, the "honest answer" on a thread about violent right wing mobs, that right wing supporters insist they're above, is that fact that when a person is driven by right wing ideologies to shoot at the people he hates, not only does he gun down a Congresswoman at point-blank range, but he's also a baby killer for picking off a little kid, he also killed a federal judge, and he also killed four other people on top of that.
Right wingers love killing little kids to prove they're mad at the government. McVeigh sure picked off his share of little kids too, didn't he. Oh, but right wingers don't harbor a mob mentality. pffftt
Surely you know that your rant has nothing to do with the topic. And even more important, I hope you know that Loughner's politics are ambiguous.
And the "love killing little kids" is no more than offensive sputtering in hatred illustrated by the fact that there was nothing Conservative or Republican about McVeigh.
Sputtering rants about "Scalise" and "Bernie supporter" have nothing to do with the topic. McVeigh and Loughner both parroted right wing extremist ideologies and hate, they made no secret of it, and it's the same mentality as the hate-filled right wing mob of which is the topic.
Scalise was, in fact, shot by a Bernie staffer. To me that is more violent than shouting at Pelosi.
What "parroting" can you quote from McVeigh or Loughner that would allow you to call them Republicans or Conservatives. Or what did they say that compares them to the people under discussion?
And add, "Right wingers love killing little kids" to the mix - you really do have to calm down.
Oh, we all get your position, rk. Violence against a republican, bad. Violence against a Democrat, crickets. Scalise never should have been shot. It's very telling that you've never extended that same consideration to Giffords.
One shooter was a Dem staffer, the other was a whack-job.
And I'm also not going to spend hours reposting and giving new breath to all the crap those two right wing baby killers spewed. Number one, there are enough websites with that bunk that AARP's forum doesn't need host that stench (their wikipedia entries all link to it anyhow), and number two, Christ himself could tell you and you'd still deny it, so, no, not gonna play that game with you anymore. Nice try.
As I asked - what crap about the "baby killers" would lead you to associate them with Republicans and/or Conservatives?
I'm already calm. I suspect the only one most uncalm is the one who can't get everyone else to buy into their irrational partisan outrage, just like that right wing mob.
oceanedge2
BigLib - Violence against a republican, bad. Violence against a Democrat...
Hillary's never said she's intent on killing you with a gun. That would be nuts. Mr.George is very confused about the portrait he's presented here
dt's mug belongs there and not Hillary's. This gun in your face thing is dt's own personal agenda. It is a FACT. So odd, usually killers don't tell you how they're going to kill (street in broad daylight) and then convince you they'll get away with it. He quite convinced he's right. Pelosi, and all other Dems he takes target practice on daily. Not to mention - too many persons for me to list. No telling when he's going to fulfill this tough guy of tough guy's promise. I don't know how the right gets facts so backwards. They would probably buy tickets to watch the whole massacre.
@GeorgeC616169 wrote:
@Snoopy48 wrote:
@NOTHAPPENING wrote:
Did they shoot her like Steve Scalise was shot by the radical lefist?
She wasn't shot, because Jared Loughner and his far-right wing ideologies (he sounds like an Alex Jones parrot), are already in prison because he shot Rep Gabrielle Giffords in the head and killed 6 others, including a child.
But this article sure puts the lie to all the radical rightists that indignantly claim their side wouldn't dream of harassing anyone in public.
An honest answer is, "No they did not shoot her as the Bernie staffer did to Scalise" - nothing about Giffords.
Here's some Dem harassment. No, they were not profane. But, "We know where you live" seems much more serious than some foul-mouthing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VG8iD4Od50
How about an rk response - nothing about Steve Scalise so why was he mentioned?
It seems quite obvious - Scalise was shot, not harassed (profane or otherwise). And, I didn't bring him into the discussion.
And you felt a need to object to one being brought into the discussion but not the other. Why?
What are you talking about?


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Watch local TV for free on your smartphone or computer — in 9 major cities
By Jessica Lanman, Komando.com
Cable became a mainstay of most households just a few decades ago, but with the rise of streaming, it appears to be on the way out. Still, there are shows and events you can catch only on live TV, and there are ways to get those channels for free if you don't have cable or an antenna. Don't get too excited yet: The non-profit service is available in only nine cities — New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Washington DC, Baltimore, Chicago, Houston, Dallas and Denver.Related: Before you cut the cord, read how streaming services can add up and cost more than cableWhy tell you about this, then? Well, the nonprofit that brings you this technology for free is looking to expand into more markets across the US, and you can vote for your city. As of press time, Seattle is leading the pack with the most votes.Locast is an app that lets you watch local broadcast channels. Locast streams live TV right to your computer or streaming device, with no buffering, at no cost to you. It's one of the better options for live TV, and it's looking to expand.
The perks of Locast
Locast is downloadable to your streaming device, like Roku and Amazon Fire TV Stick, accessible on your computer's web browser through Locast.org, and available through your app store. It is a convenient way to watch live TV in your home or on the go, so long as there's Wi-Fi. For all the reasons Netflix and Hulu are convenient, Locast is too.Locast doesn't buffer or stall. As long as your Wi-Fi is reliable, your TV watching should be too, along with your video and audio quality.It works by translating traditional broadcast transmissions via antennas into digital feeds that the app picks up. This is allowed because Locast is a nonprofit, and a federal law exists that lets nonprofits retransmit broadcaster signals. These antennas can access multiple transmission sources at once to boost signals, keeping quality consistent and good. That's perfect for game nights, and "The Bachelor" viewing parties, when you want that reliability the most.Because Locast lets you access local broadcast channels, it could be easy to lose track of channel numbers, particularly if you're not familiar with the local lineups. Locast has you covered for that with a built-in TV guide, so you know what's on and when. The guide tells you what's on different channels for today, as well as the next six days, so that's a whole week you can stay up to date on. Basically, Locast gives you the quality TV you want, at no cost, and tries to help you find exactly what you're looking for.
The limitations of Locast
Locast antennas are in only nine cities at press time: Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, D.C., Chicago, Denver, Dallas and Houston. If you're in these cities, you're fine — Locast will work for you. If you're outside of these cities, you're out of luck for now.Of course, Locast is trying to grow and accepts donations to help it get into more areas. When you donate, you can specify your city, which could help bring an antenna, and therefore the app, to you faster.The other thing to keep in mind is that Locast doesn't offer every TV channel in the world on its app. It offers local broadcast channels, so you'll definitely get things like CBS, ABC, NBC and Fox. That gets you most big sporting events, like the Super Bowl and the World Series. What it doesn't get you are channels like TBS, E! or ESPN.Still, with most major channels available, for the casual live TV viewer, Locast provides more than enough. For those who want more live TV options, they can be found elsewhere— you'll just have to pay for them.
How to get Locast
If Locast is appealing to you based on the information above, and you live in a city where it's available, that's great! Here is how you get the app, and how you get it up and running:
Get the app: You can get it for Apple devices (including Apple TV) here, from the Google Play store here, and for Roku right here. Or, just go to Locast.org.
Open the app on your streaming device, and create a login — or create a login on the website. You'll need an email address for this, or you can connect with your Facebook account.
Once logged in, input your city from the options and let Locast verify your location. This will require giving it permission to use location services, which need to confirm that you're currently in the city you claim to live in.
Once your location is verified on Roku, you'll have to input your activation code online via the instructions on your TV. For other devices, you'll have access to the app.
Explore the TV guide, and start watching live TV, for free, right now.
A nice, simple set up for a simple concept — free broadcast TV, streamed into your home like all of your other favorite streaming platforms.In the age of Netflix, where you only want to watch a few things in the moment, Locast is absolutely perfect. Let's hope it keeps growing so we can all enjoy free, reliable cable in the near future.Watch New Yorkers' reaction to Locast in the video below.
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