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2019 ELECTION: NSCDC BOSS DECLARES CORPS READINESS.
The Special Representative of the United Nation Secretary General for West Africa and the Sahel and former ECOWAS Secretary General, Muhammad IBN Chambas, has commended the Commandant General of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, for its level of preparedness towards the forth coming general election.
He made this known during a courtesy visit to the Corps National Headquarters, Abuja as part of his mission in Nigeria to engage different stakeholders and actors for peaceful, well secured election. Stating that, successful election depends on conducive environment where all voters can vote without fear and intimidation, thus; as the task falls on all security agencies, it becomes imperative to work closely with NSCDC to encourage the protection of all and sundry, prevent those intending to truncate the election process and ensure neutrality on the part of the Corps.
In his response, the CG NSCDC, Abduallahi Gana Muhammadu declared unflinchingly that the Corps is strategically positioned and ready to prosecute the forthcoming general election. He reaffirms that all personnel have been well trained and detailed to report to polling stations, units and wards as early as 5am on the day of election.
He reiterated that the Corps personnel are vast and highly experienced in election monitoring duty and further that they are patriotic, selfless and apolitical in their planned approach to the forth coming election
The CG who thanked the Federal Government for the timely release of funds for election duty, assures the UN representative of transparency and judicious use of the funds as he has set up a high powered committee to cater for all personnel and other operational logistics.


Would Being Vegan Really Solve Climate Change? Not if We Don't Kill the Cows.
A friend of mine drew my attention to this NPR blogger, who makes the point that being "good" isn't zero sum (a situation where what is gained by one side or cause, is lost by another). If you're concerned about the environment, you can both recycle cans and buy a more climate-friendly car. If you are passionate about children's education, you can volunteer in the classroom and financially support literary projects. In most cases, doing good is not an either/or.
Which made me think a little more about the definition of "good". To that writer it meant being vegan or vegetarian, in the belief that such a diet would improve animal welfare and environmental impact. Yet this is exactly where the conflict arises for me – if we were all vegan or vegetarian, what would happen to the sheep, the cow, the pig and the chicken?
I posed that question to a vegan on Twitter recently and he, in all sincerity, answered that we, as a vegan population, would care for the animals, but would not enslave or control them. Imagine the beautiful utopia where we all have time to calve a cow or throw some grain to feral pigs before we set off to work, expecting nothing in return. Or in a more realistic scenario, we'd have more meat than we knew what to do with simply through car accidents if we suddenly let loose the USA's 87.7 million cattle (never mind the 62.1 million pigs, 5.2 millon sheep and 9+ billion chickens).
Anti-animal agriculture activists often purport that a cow can live for 20+ years in her "natural" state compared to a farmed animal – so being a data nerd, I did the maths*. Let's assume that 1) cows first calve at two years of age and that 90% of cows (38.3 million of them in the US at present) have a calf every year**; 2) 85% of those calves survive (mortality would go up due to predation, assuming we wouldn't shoot wolves, coyotes etc.); and 3) each cow or bull lives for 20 years. Admittedly that doesn't account for the cattle that would die from starvation through lack of available grazing in 5, 10 or 20 years time, but being good vegans, we'd feed them, right?
Within five years we'd have 602 million cattle in the USA, within 20 years we'd have 3.7 billion – a 40-fold increase on our current national herd. That's 40x more cattle belching methane, drinking water and producing waste, every single day, all as a result of our changing our diet in an attempt to reduce environmental impact.
It's a nice, simplistic, oft-suggested argument that we shouldn't eat meat or dairy products in order to save the planet, yet the conflict between veganism, animal welfare, and environmental impact is clear. Climate change will be solved by us turning vegan? Not unless we reconcile ourselves to killing animals without eating them.
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But what if I don't believe livestock even contribute to climate change in the first place? Does that clear the way for me to eat a burger?
And what if I don't believe that anything humankind does – whether in agriculture or any other sector of the economy – causes the planet's atmosphere to change temperature, up or down? Can I cook a roast tonight?
And what, heaven forbid, if I believe the sun has more of an effect on our planet's climate than ANYTHING anyone or any industry does or doesn't do? Can I eat steak?
Please help me. I'm very hungry.
Well, if you don't believe it, then you'll be impervious to any claims made by the anti-animal ag brigade, so yep, go for it! Double bacon cheeseburger with a side of jerky.
You mention the issue of zero sum, so what about the issue that grazing animals are a NATURAL part of Earth's ecosystem? Given the record of the Humane Society of the United States, they will be the first ones out there offering to euthanize all these extra cows (I don't even want to think who's going to have to figure out how to bury them) so they stop contributing to the 'methane problem." How are they going to replace the soil building effects of cows? Are we going to reintroduce the buffalo? If you think sharing the road with deer is a problem, have fun with bison.
Quite right! And just wait until those silly vegans try plowing up grazing land to plant crops for human consumption. It will be the Dirty Thirties all over again.
Agreed! The biodiversity advantages offered by grazing livestock presumably don't apply – a mouse or sage grouse's life isn't worth saving if it means cattle are still present? I've yet to hear a rational argument as to what we'd do with all the livestock – but I'm still listening!
Agreed. If you've ever been to the New Forest in England, where cattle, pigs and ponies roam free you'll know how much chaos it causes, though it's amusing watching people trying to "shoo" horses out of the road so that they can drive at 50 mph. Yep, presumably we'd find magical solutions to the absence of pharmaceuticals, leather, wool, lanolin, etc. Interestingly though, we haven't found them yet, so…?
The breeders would just slow production as demand decreased. It's an industry…..!
That certainly qualifies you for a spot on the "stupid comment of the year" list. Let's think about cattle. Unlike the market for Labradors or Persian cats, there are very few farms (if any, in fact) that are simply "breeders". Cows have to get pregnant to have a calf to raise for beef (obviously) and to make milk. Therefore cows get pregnant on farms and ranches every single day. In the vast majority of beef operations, that's achieved by a bull finding a cow who's in heat, jumping on her for a quick 6-second thrill and 9 months later, a calf is born. So let's assume we are all vegans and so do not eat or "enslave" animals. That means we let them go free to follow their bovine desires. We do not breed them, we do not castrate them, we do not alter their behavior, they are allowed to roam free. Bull meets cow, cow conceives. 9 months later, calf 1 is born. 3 months later cow conceives again. 9 months later calf 2 is born. 3 months later, cow conceives as does her daughter (calf 1). 9 months later calves 3 and 4 are born. 3 months later, cow, calf 1 and calf 2 all conceive…. And on and on, ad infinitum. Note that one bull can easily service 25 cows in a short time period and that young male bulls aren't too choosy about getting their mothers/sisters/cousins in-calf. So in a few years time…exponential increase in cattle population. If we simply didn't want to eat meat but were still happy to farm cattle (for some nebulous unproductive purpose) then your comment would be correct, but you seem to have missed the entire vegan "let them roam free" factor.
I think what Mike Hamblett envisions is a world of "pro-choice" livestock management whereby a bull would be allowed to impregnate a cow, and the cow would undergo a tax-funded abortion, but only once her mammary glands had kicked in once again.
It's important that farmers start respecting a cow's right to choose!
I have nothing to add Mischa…but am laughing!
I know this is a random website that I just ran across, and that this post doesn't deserve a response, but I just can't help myself. First, I'm vegan, ooohhh…….the enemy… haha.
Next, animal agriculture is incredibly inefficient (hello govt. subsidies…), dirty, and inhumane. But I'm pretty sure you really know this, and just write inane articles because of your rising anxieties about people finally getting a clue.
Pretty simple solution I'd say. Stop hindering efficiency and economic progress please. A good metaphor would be that the time has come to let go of the horse and carriage mentality and embrace cars.
Not the enemy at all – I was vegan when I was in high school – though I do wonder why you bothered to comment if the post doesn't deserve a response?
Inefficient, dirty and inhumane? Got any real-life experience or scientific papers to back this up – or just copying and pasting from the PETA book of activist comments? As I'm sure you're aware, there are few direct government subsidies to the beef industry save for drought assistance – not sure where your claimed billion would come from?
Sterilizing all livestock? Really. So cattle, sheep, pigs and poultry species would cease to exist at the end of their natural lifespan. That doesn't seem very humane. Don't they have a right to reproduce? What makes you think that your dietary choice is justification for the extinction of several species? How very egocentric.
I find it amazing that vegans, organic activists, animal rights activists and environmentalists always try to pretend we think they're the enemy. It's the other way 'round!
Here we are, minding our own business, raising cattle and growing crops, and along comes these activists… anti-modern-farming activists no less, who plan to shut down animal agriculture… and they want to pretend we all woke up one day and decided to make them the enemy.
Give me a break. We're all too busy running our farms.
I am not a fan of PETA. Actually, none of the vegans I know are. I come from a long line of farmers from South Dakota. I love farmers…Just not animal farmers. It just doesn't make sense. I think that old-school nutritional education encouraged people to think of animal protein as superior, but modern science is making that view obsolete.
Once you take away people's obsession w/ animal protein, what do you have to justify animal agriculture? Nothing but taste, and you can get that from the newest forms of plant-based protein. Don't believe me?
As far as ineficiency, Winston Churchill realized the absurdity of animal agriculture in 1931, "We shall escape the absurdity of growing a whole chicken in order to eat the breast or wing…" http://teachingamericanhistory.org/library/document/fifty-years-hence/.
And as far as subsidies, you wouldn't be able to "grow your beef", etc. w/out billions of dollars of govt. subsidized feed crops that aren't even human suitable. Don't insult my intelligence.
We could make that argument about any food – once you take away people's obsession with the taste of chocolate, wine or broccoli, what is there to justify producing it? Sure, we could all consume a number of pills and protein shakes every day to fulfil our nutitional needs, but where's the fun in that?
Winston Churchill celebrated his 74th birthday by going fox hunting (http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2010/aug/01/winston-churchill-army-fox-hunt-germany) – does that mean it's now an acceptable practice?
As for crops that aren't suitable for human consumption – I suggest you reexamine your sources. Corn, soy, wheat and rice (the top 4) are entirely human-edible. Furthermore, a high proportion of the corn varieties that are not directly human edible are converted into corn syrups and starches for human consumption, or ethanol – again for human consumption, though as fuel rather than food.
Neither the cow-calf operation (accounting for 50% of a beef animal's life) nor the stocker operation (25%-30% of its life) are dependent on corn and soy, but instead on pasture, forages and by-products from the human food and fiber industries (e.g. cottonseed meal, apple pomace, bakery waste etc). We could absolutely "have our beef" without needing corn and soy – it's simply more efficient to use them in the feedlot (~20-25% of the animal's life) especially as soy meal is a by-product of soy oil production – again for human use.
I'll cease to "insult your intelligence" when you demonstrate said intelligence through an understanding of the beef production system aside from the "everybody knows" propaganda. Until then, I see little evidence of it.
You've missed the point. Do you believe that livestock only breed because we make them do so? That if a bull is in a field of cows in the wild he will choose celibacy rather than jumping on the nearest heifer in heat? How do you suppose wild animals breed without human intervention? I have absolutely no issue with your dietary choice, but I do have an issue with arguments based on nonsense. Perhaps, as you suggest, you should "get a clue"?
No no Judith, Bethany is right, just look back a few hundred years ago when native americans were primarily gathers and lived off the land. The bison herd then was only…. wait for it… 50 or 60 million. Oops. Guess I was wrong.
Oh and Dr. Capper correct me if I am wrong, but isn't how the cattle drives started back in the day was because there were too many long horns wandering around and were becoming a nuciance? Also Bethany might want to take a look at wild hog numbers, because I am pretty sure we aren't "breeding" them on our ranch, but they are breeding none the less.
Great post, Jude. Going FarrrTHUR here today. Thanks!
I dressed up your Norwegian cow pic with your title and web address and featured it on my site. I typically email these altered images back to authors I reblog, but I don't have your email address. If you'd like the file for this, just shoot me an email to the address that shows up with my comment and I will send it to you.
I've been working on and off today on an appropriate intro to this post, but as my gusty inner blogger practically wrote another whole article. So, I'm saving that for later and asking you to simply go FarrrTHUR with Jude, the Bovidiva Ph.D.
You may remember that she talked about Elvis and Rainbow-belching Unicorns a while back.
You know you want to go FarrrTHUR again with Jude.
Thanks Ed. Yes, I agree – assuming the links are to show that we can have sustainable livestock production!


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Tropical Depression Winnie was a weak, but catastrophic tropical cyclone that killed nearly 1,600 people after triggering widespread flooding in the Philippines. It was the second deadliest tropical cyclone of 2004 worldwide, only surpassed by Atlantic Hurricane Jeanne. A depression, which formed east of Samar, brought heavy rain to areas where it passed through, and affecting many areas, owing to Winnie's large cloudiness.

Meteorological history

Tropical Depression Winnie was first identified by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration on November 27 as a tropical depression east of the Philippines. A poorly organized cyclone, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center briefly issued a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert on November 29. Tracking west-northwestward, Winnie made landfall in southern Luzon. Upon moving over land, the depression attained its peak intensity with winds of 55 km/h (35 mph) and a barometric pressure of 1000 mbar (hPa; 29.53 inHg). Once over land, the system began to weaken before entering the West Philippine Sea. Once over water, Winnie turned northwest, moving along the western Luzon coastline throughout November 29. Early on the following day, advisories on the tropical depression ceased. Winnie was last noted off the northwestern coast of Luzon, later that day.

Impact

Although a weak tropical cyclone, Tropical Depression Winnie brought torrential rainfall to much of the Visayas and Luzon. Initial estimates stated that at least 300 people were killed by the storm. However, over time, it was discovered that at least 842 people perished and 751 others were missing, a total of 1,593 people. Damage from the depression was estimated at 678.7 million Philippine pesos (US$14.6 million).

Aftermath
Not long after Winnie devastated the central Philippines, the country was struck by another, more powerful tropical cyclone. Typhoon Nanmadol worsened the situation caused by Winnie and killed another 77 people.

Retirement
Due to the extreme death toll caused by the storm in the Philippines, the name Winnie was later retired. The name was replaced with Warren.

See also

Other Philippines tropical cyclones that claimed more than 1,000 lives
Typhoon Bopha (Pablo, 2012)
Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda, 2013), deadliest tropical cyclone to strike the Philippines in recent recorded history
Tropical Storm Washi (Sendong, 2011)
Typhoon Fengshen (Frank, 2008)
Typhoon Durian (Reming, 2006)
Tropical Storm Thelma (Uring, 1991)
1881 Haiphong Typhoon

Notes

References

External links

Western Pacific tropical depressions
2004 disasters in the Philippines
Winnie
Typhoons in the Philippines
Retired Philippine typhoon names
Winnie

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WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT 11:27 P.M. SEPTEMBER 14, 2005 TO A BEAUTIFUL BABY BOY WEIGHING IN AT 8 POUNDS 11 1/2 OUNCES AND STRETCHING OUT AT 20 INCHES! POOR LITTLE MOMMIE HAD TO HAVE A CESAREAN SECTION BECAUSE JUNIOR WAS SO CHUNKY! WELL, MAYBE NOT SO BAD FOR LITTLE MOMMIE AFTERALL RIGHT?? DR'S SAID SHE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET HIM OUT THE NATURAL WAY ANYHOW!!! MOMMIE AND DADDY DECIDED TO NAME HIM AFTER HIS DADDY.....I AM SO DARN PROUD ABOUT THAT....DADDY MUST LIKE THE NAME I GAVE HIM 27 YEARS AGO!!!
SCOTT DOUGLAS MEESON, JR. THEY SAY THEY ARE GONG TO CALL HIM SCOTTIE...........AHHHHH, IDNT DAT CUTE!!!!!
LITTLE SCOTTIE WAS A VERY GOOD BOY FOR GRANDMA THE DAY BEFORE HE WAS BORN......YOU SEE LITTLE MOMMIE WENT INTO LABOR TUESDAY NIGHT WHILE GRANDPA AND I WERE AT THE ROLLING STONES CONCERT IN NYC!!
LITTLE MOMMIE CALLED US AND I TOLD HER IF SHE CROSSED HER LEGS UNTIL MORNING WE'D MAKE IT HOME IN TIME.... .....POOR LITTLE MOMMIE ENDED UP IN LABOR FOR 26 HOURS BEFORE THEY FINALLY DECIDED HE WASNT COMING THE REGULAR WAY SO GRANDPA AND GRANDMA MADE OUT FINE !!! GOT HOME IN PLENTY OF TIME.........POOR LITTLE MOMMIE WAS A BIT TIRED TO SAY THE LEAST!
LITTLE MOMMIE AND DADDY AND BABY SCOTTIE CAME HOME TONIGHT FROM THE HOSPITAL AND ALL IS COZY AT THE MEESON HOUSE A FEW BLOCKS AWAY FROM GRANDMA AND GRANDPA'S.
TOMORROW GRANDMA AND GRANDPA WILL MAKE THEIR VISIT TO SEE BABY SCOTTIE AND THE REAL FUN WILL NOW BEGIN !!!
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Congratulations Pamela! I have to wait for my son to get married before I get to experience the joy you just went through. What a blessing for you and your family!
congrats - worlds greatest Grandma!
Congratulations Pamela ~ that is such exciting and great news!!
Congratulations to you! best wishes to your new grandson and the rest of your family.
Congratulations, Pamela. You are one proud and beaming Grandma!!
NOTHING REAL SERIOUS......WITH ALL MY MISHAPS LATELY MY HUSBAND HAS BEEN CALLING ME "GRACE".........BUT NOTHING WILL HOLD ME DOWN OR KEEP ME FROM SEEING MY LITTLE BOY SCOTTIE!!! HE IS EVEN CUTER TODAY THAN YESTERDAY!! AND WITH THAT THOUGHT I CAN'T WAIT UNTIL TOMORROW!!!
Congratulations on your new Grandson, Pamela!
THANKS AGAIN FOR YOUR WELL WISHES......I WAS RIGHT AGAIN, HE'S CUTER TODAY THAN HE WAS YESTERDAY!!!!!
Congratulations Pamela on the birth of your grandson.
love them all to bits.
They grow up so quickly, so enjoy every moment.
I can just see the smile on your face in your emails.
Best Wishes to a proud Grandma and Grandpa!
THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOUR KIND WORDS MARY! AND MANY THANKS AGAIN TO CATHERINE, PAM, MARGARET, BERI, LISA, JACKIE, LORI B., JEANETTE, AND ELLY FOR YOUR THOUGHTFUL EXPRESSIONS !!!
I WILL HAVE TO HAVE MY DAUGHTER HELP ME WITH A PIC FOR ALL OF YOU TO SEE....WHEN SHE HAS A MINUTE.......IF SHE EVER HAS A MINUTE TO SHOW ME HOW!!


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'I will never stop being grateful': Apple CEO Tim Cook cites Stonewall riots at Stanford graduation
Daniel Howley
Technology Editor
During Stanford University's 2019 commencement ceremony, Apple ( AAPL ) CEO Tim Cook cited the Stonewall Inn riots to impress upon the graduates the need to act as builders of something greater than themselves.
Cook explained that while the patrons of a New York City gay bar didn't know they would help kick off the global gay rights movement in 1969, they seized upon the opportunity to create something that would last well beyond their years.
"When the door was busted open by police, it was not the knock of opportunity, or the call of destiny," Cook said. "It was just another instance of the world telling them that they ought to feel worthless for being different.
"But the group gathered there felt something strengthen in them, a conviction that they deserve something better than the shadows and better than oblivion."
Grateful for the courage to build
Cook's mention of the Stonewall Riots coincides with the event's 50th anniversary on June 28, marking the day when police raided Greenwich Village's Stonewall Inn. The bar's patrons, tired of enduring police abuse, fought back against the officers. The uprising is recognized as the beginning of the gay rights movement, and is being celebrated throughout June as part of Pride Month .
During his speech, Cook, who grew up in Alabama and publicly confirmed he was gay in 2014 , said he was only 8 years old during the riots.
New York, USA - May 7, 2011: Facade of the Stonewall Inn at 53 Christopher Street in NYC.
"There were no news alerts, no way for photos to go viral, no mechanism for a kid on the Gulf Coast to hear these unlikely heroes tell their stories," Cook said. "Greenwich Village may as well have been a different planet, but I can tell you that the slurs and hatred were the same."
Though he was far removed from the riots by distance and time, Cook said he owes the people gathered at the site during the events, as well as those who continue to push for the recognition and rights of LGBTQ individuals.
"What I would not know for a long time, was what I owed to a group of people I never knew in a place I'd never been. Yet I will never stop being grateful for what they had the courage to build."
Hammering the tech industry
While Cook was sure to mention Stonewall, the bulk of his speech was meant as a warning to the Stanford graduates about the potential impact the loss of privacy could have on their freedoms.
Cook argued that Silicon Valley has not done enough to protect user data, and has refused to take responsibility for the kinds of systems that allow for the spread of hate speech, fake news, and more.
"If feels a bit crazy that anyone should have to say this, but if you've built a chaos factory, you can't dodge responsibility for the chaos. Taking responsibility means having the courage to see things through," Cook said.
The Apple CEO has been among the most outspoken critics of the technology industry, and social media in particular, for its use of user data as a means to build fortunes through advertising.
To that end, Cook implored the graduates to build something that will last beyond themselves, while ensuring they take responsibility for their creations regardless of the outcome.
"Builders are comfortable in the belief that their life's work will one day be bigger than them. Bigger than any one person. They are mindful that its effects will span generations. That's not an accident. In a way, that's the whole point."
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Queens Republican district leader charged with role in U.S. Capitol siege
By Noah Goldberg
A Queens Republican leader proud of representing what he called "Trump's Hometown District" was busted for taking part in the U.S. Capitol siege.
Phillip Grillo, 46, was arrested by the FBI on Monday and was charged for storming the halls of Congress during the Jan. 6 insurrection incited by then-President Donald Trump that left a police officer and several rioters dead.
Grillo, a leader in Queens Republicans' 24th District, was identified by two people who saw him in CNN coverage and said they'd known him for decades in Glen Oaks, a neighborhood on the borough's Nassau County border.
Phillip Grillo, 46, was arrested by the FBI on Monday. (Obtained by New York Daily News)
Trump grew up in Jamaica Estates, several miles west of Glen Oaks.
Grillo was caught on camera climbing through a broken window to gain access to the U.S. Capitol building around 2:20 p.m., said prosecutors.
He then moved all over the Capitol building wearing the Knights of Columbus jacket that said "Glen Oaks" on it, according to the feds. He took videos of himself and carried a megaphone with him, prosecutors said.
He was also part of a crowd that pushed against three Capitol police officers who were barring their entry to the Capitol's rotunda.
Riot police push back a crowd of supporters of US President Donald Trump after they stormed the Capitol building on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Roberto Schmidt/Getty-AFP)
Surveillance footage showed the group eventually pushed through and gave rioters access to the area.
Grillo was released by Federal Judge Robert Levy on a $100,000 bond signed by his mother and uncle Tuesday in Brooklyn. He will be staying at his mother's house, where he was living before his arrest.
He covered his face with a sweatshirt as he left court.
Phillip Grillo leaves the federal court building in Brooklyn, New York City on Tuesday, February 23, 2021. (Gardiner Anderson/for New York Daily News)
When asked what he was doing at the Capitol, Grillo unleashed a tirade on reporters.
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"None of your motherf--king business, you fake news f--ks," he yelled.
His case will be prosecuted, like the other Capitol arrest cases, by the U.S. attorney's office in Washington.
Phillip Grillo leaves the federal court building in Brooklyn, New York on Tuesday, February 23. (Gardiner Anderson/for New York Daily News)
Eileen Grillo, his mother, learned of her son's arrest from a Daily News reporter. She said she knew her son was at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, but was not aware that he took part in the riots or entered the building.
"He loves all that Republican stuff, but that's not his whole character," she said, noting he has a son.
"If the charges against him are proven to be true, than he should resign and pay the price for the crimes he allegedly committed," said Eric Ulrich, a Republican city councilman in Queens who has known Grillo for years.
"I always knew him to be a die-hard party leader, but I never thought he'd be capable of being a part of an insurrection."


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Kyle Schwarber and Steve Cishek show range of emotions in Cubs' dramatic 6-5 win over Mariners
By Mark Gonzales
Kyle Schwarber took a few slow steps out of the batter's box as his game-winning home run in the eighth inning traveled an estimated 440 feet.
Schwarber's calm r was a contrast to Steve Cishek, who pumped his fist vigorously after working out of a self-induced jam by striking out Jay Bruce to preserve a 6-5 win over Mariners that extended the Cubs' winning streak to three games.
"I think he channeled his inner Pedro Strop," Pedro Strop said. "And maybe he should have had his hat turned to the left. But it was a big moment. He nailed the pitch."
But Schwarber's hit was the most dramatic moment of a wacky game that saw four lead changes and two errors by the Cubs on consecutive at-bats that enabled Mariners to score two runs with two out during a three-run fourth after being held hitless by Cole Hamels for the first three innings.
"It's the demeanor of the team," said Schwarber, mindful of the Cubs' 15-inning win over the Diamondbacks on Sunday. "We never give up, and we make every team earn it. That's what we did. We battled and end up with a win."
Schwarber's home run off reliever Brandon Brennan made up for his two strikeouts against Felix Hernandez.
"Those are moments you all live for, especially baseball players," Schwarber said. "You hit a late-inning RBI or home run and take the lead, that's what baseball players live for."
There were several thousand fans who applauded Schwarber as he jogged to left field in the bottom of the eighth, and Schwarber acknowledged them with a wave.
"A tip of the cap to our fans," Schwarber said. "We travel well, and they want to support us."
Manager Joe Maddon confirmed after the game that Schwarber already was going to be in Wednesday's starting lineup against Mariners left-hander Marco Gonzales.
"That's what we know he's capable of doing — not just line drive hits to right," Maddon said. "That kind of a homer, hopefully that will be replicated soon. He's just a hard-working man. He let the ball come to him. That's was the difference."
Cishek provided a mixture of relief and redemption. He pitched the ninth because closer Pedro Strop pitched two innings Sunday, and the Cubs had only four relievers available because the bullpen pitched 9 1/3 innings against the Diamondbacks.
"We had to get 11 outs out of those three guys," said Maddon, referring to Brandon Kintzler, Brad Brach and Cishek.
That left Dillon Maples as the only other available reliever.
"After that, it was Taylor Davis or Contreras," said Maddon, referring to his catchers.
It looked like the game might go into extra innings after Cishek muffed a grounder hit back to the mound by Domingo Santana, and then fell to his knees before skipping a throw too late to first base. Cishek hurled a wild pitch before walking Edwin Encarnacion.
Cishek rebounded by inducing Tim Beckham to ground into a double play with the help of a strong throw by Javier Baez, and then froze Bruce on a third strike to end the game.
As for Baez's throw, "his arm is exceptional," Maddon observed. "Even the play he backed handed, and threw to first (to retire Ryon Healy in the seventh). "He's got this accurate, whippy arm, and he's proud of it. And he'll show it to you.
"We're all equally proud."
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As for Cishek's celebration, the pitcher said: "I was trying to restore any sort of dignity after that throw to first base. "It was pretty humiliating, but it worked out in the end. I just had a ton of adrenaline. I blacked out with the fist pumps. I usually don't do that too much. But it was a fun moment. I'm just glad we won.
"I think I threw my shoulder out of socket."
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Asus ROG Strix Scar II Gaming Laptop Review
GL504GV Model, RTX 2060 Inside
By Tim Schiesser on March 7, 2019
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Today we're looking at the Asus ROG Strix Scar II GL504GV, a gaming laptop with a long product name but some of the latest hardware inside, including GeForce RTX 2060 graphics. Having already reviewed the RTX 2060 in detail, today we're focusing on what the overall laptop package provides.
Like many other refreshed RTX laptops, there hasn't been a significant change to the design on the Asus ROG Strix or most of the internal hardware. Previously I reviewed the 15-inch Scar II which came with either a GTX 1060 or GTX 1070, while now you can get an RTX 2060 or RTX 2070, albeit at different price points. Our review unit is the GL504GV that packs the RTX 2060 priced at $1,700.
Other hardware is largely unchanged from the previous generation. The same Intel hexa-core Core i7-8750H is used, 16GB of DDR4 memory, and a 15.6-inch 1080p 144Hz IPS display. The primary storage options have been bumped up a tier across the board, so where the base model got a 128GB SSD, that's now up to 256GB, and so on. Our review unit, and the main option available on Newegg and Amazon, comes with a 512GB PCIe SSD.
In terms of design, aside from the brushed aluminium lid, most of the laptop uses plastic, with a soft touch coating applied around the keyboard. This soft touch area has a carbon fiber design with half of it getting a camo print. We'd probably prefer if the camo wasn't there but Asus loves to do this sort of thing.
Yes, there's RGB, too. You get a strip along the front edge of the laptop, plus the off-center Asus ROG logo on the lid, both controllable through Asus' Aura software. The front RGB strip is directly linked to the four zone RGB keyboard backlighting, you don't get per-key RGB here but the basic four zone effect is nice enough. The keyboard has a bit of a spongy tactile response, it's not as clicky as I'd prefer, but travel distance is decent, plus you get a numpad and none of the keys are truncated to fit that in. The trackpad is great and we love the inclusion of two separate click buttons.
Like a lot of gaming laptops these days, a slim bezel around the 15-inch display keeps the laptop's footprint quite compact, although there's still a sizable bezel below the screen. Unfortunately Asus has gone with probably the worst webcam placement possible, offset and low below the display, if the webcam is at all a concern for you, of course.
The chassis is your typical mid-tier option: it's not a slim and light system like the Asus Zephyrus, but it's not a chunky beast like the big boy Asus models. It clocks in at 26mm thick and 5.3 lbs, so it's portable without getting into the thin category that comes at a higher price. The main limitation for portability will be the smaller 62 Wh battery, versus near 100 Wh you get with systems like the Gigabyte Aero 15.
I/O is very solid. Three USB 3.1 type-A ports, two gen 1 and one gen 2, plus a USB 3.2 gen 2 type-C port (there's no Thunderbolt). You also get HDMI 2.0b, miniDisplayPort 1.2, Ethernet, an SD card slot and a 3.5mm audio jack. Internal connectivity comes in the form of an Intel 802.11ac 2x2 Wi-Fi plus Bluetooth 5.0 combo solution.
Before talking about performance, there are a few notes to be made. The first is relating to Asus' software suite, the Armoury Crate. There's a lot of standard stuff in there, but the important thing are the fan profiles: Windows, Silent, Balanced and Turbo, plus a manual mode. For game testing we used the balanced mode, because we couldn't spot any difference in performance between that and Turbo. For productivity apps we used the Turbo mode, it's louder but it does increase the power limit on the CPU which for long workloads like video encoding led to a small performance increase.
And while the Turbo mode is nice, what's not nice is getting a single 16GB DIMM of DDR4-2666 memory. This means the laptop runs a standard 16GB configuration in single-channel only, which leads to lower memory bandwidth than dual-channel laptops, and therefore lower performance. It does leave a DIMM slot free if you want to upgrade to 32GB down the line, but that's come at the cost of out of the box performance.
We won't go into excessive detail about the Core i7-8750H because we've covered it plenty of times in other reviews. It's a popular six-core CPU used in most gaming laptops, and it's the option we'd choose for productivity and gaming workloads without getting into crazy form factors.
The Asus ROG GL504GV performs roughly on par with a typical Core i7-8750H laptop, but that's down to a few notable differences that both favor and disadvantage the system. Due to the Turbo fan mode, longer workloads tend to throttle less than standard 8750H performance, so we're seeing up to a 10 percent advantage for longer multi-threaded workloads like Handbrake. This laptop can sustain higher clocks for longer. On the flip side, due to having single-channel memory, this laptop gets lower marks in our memory heavy benchmarks. That includes 7-Zip compression, MATLAB and Adobe Photoshop Iris Blur.
As usual here's our comparison between the Core i7-8750H and the last-gen quad-core Core i7-7700HQ. Due to higher clock speeds and more cores, we're looking at over a 50% advantage in some multi-threaded workloads, as well as higher single-thread performance. You won't see this sort of improvement in every workload, but if you're coming from an older quad-core system, the 8750H will be a notable upgrade.
This is the chart for those wondering whether they should buy a larger 15-inch gaming system, or a portable 13-inch ultrabook for their productivity tasks. Generally, the 8750H absolutely smokes a 15W CPU like the Core i7-8565U, delivering more than double the performance in some cases. Throw in proper GPU acceleration and for something like Premiere encodes, a gaming laptop is an order of magnitude faster.
When it comes to gaming, we have tested over a dozen games breaking down how the RTX 2060 performs in this exact system. Check that out in our RTX 2060 (laptop) GPU review. Do note that for that review we loaded up the GL504GV with dual-channel memory, so it will be a tad faster because of that.
On average, the single-channel configuration of this GPU is 13 percent slower than the dual-channel config. That's a significant difference simply from not having that second stick of memory in there. Some games are barely impacted, such as Dirt 4, Watch Dogs 2 and Wolfenstein II. Others like Prey, Assassin's Creed Odyssey and Resident Evil 2 see a 25% performance cut or more as the limited memory bandwidth chokes these games. There is no doubt that dual-channel memory is significantly better for gaming at 1080p.
In terms of an actual FPS impact, in a game like Hitman 2 we're talking about going from a 70 FPS average, down to 50 FPS with single-channel memory (!!!). In Assassin's Creed Odyssey, a 60 FPS experience is cut down to just 45 FPS. It's not a good performance loss.
This also impacts the margins between this RTX 2060 laptop, and other GPUs. Comparing dual-channel to dual-channel, the RTX 2060 is about 28% faster on average than a GTX 1060 6GB. But this single-channel RTX 2060 laptop, compared to a dual-channel GTX 1060 6GB system is only 12% faster, and is actually slower in some games. Then compared to something with a GTX 1070 inside with dual-channel RAM, it loses by more than 20%.
Leaving that empty DIMM slot is a costly trade-off to make it easy for owners to upgrade their RAM in the future. We have to wonder how many people actually open up their system and chuck in that extra stick. Surely the number isn't high enough to justify cutting performance for most others.
Ideally this system should come equipped with two 8GB sticks by default, leading to much better performance from the RTX 2060.
If you are thinking of buying the GL504GV and want to solve this problem, you're looking at spending $100 for a second 16GB DDR4-2666 SO-DIMM stick. Not huge, but something you might want to factor in.
Looking at the cooling solution used in the ROG Strix Scar II, using the balanced fan mode for gaming which delivered the performance you've seen so far, the cooler is pretty loud under load, pushing up near 48 dBA in our testing. It also tends to ramp up and down a fair bit while you're gaming, so sometimes the cooler is quieter than this figure, but to be honest the frequent changes are just as annoying as running at 48 dBA all the time.
However, temperatures are very good, which indicates the balanced mode is perhaps ramping the fan up too high. We recorded a mere 73 degrees on the GPU and 83 degrees on the CPU in an extended Watch Dogs 2 session, which is well below other laptops with similar noise outputs. We reckon some manual fan tuning would go a long way to balancing out temperatures and noise.
At the same time, even when using the Turbo fan profile, the system was much quieter under pure CPU workloads like Handbrake. Clocking in below 40 dBA is a good result. You should still use the Turbo mode though to increase the power limit, even though it doesn't ramp up fan speeds to ridiculous levels in CPU tasks. While gaming the fans really crank up, so I don't recommend it.
For storage, we received a 512GB Kingston M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD. This is a mid-tier performer, not as fast as some of the Samsung or Intel SSDs we've seen in other gaming laptops, but still fast enough to deliver a performance advantage over basic SATA SSDs. Internally there's also a free 2.5-inch drive bay for more storage.
The laptop's display is good. A decent 15.6-inch 1080p IPS with a 144 Hz refresh rate, peak brightness is up around 300 nits, acceptable for a gaming laptop, and it has a contrast ratio of around 1000:1. In terms of color performance, this is an sRGB display, so no fancy wide gamut, but not that you need that for gaming.
Our main concern was with the incorrect white point. Asus is using approximately 7500K rather than the correct 6500K, which gives the display a colder, bluer tone. This leads to average deltaEs between 3.0 and 4.0 which isn't accurate but isn't hugely inaccurate either.
The Asus ROG Strix Scar II GL504GV is a fine laptop with a good design, a good trackpad and keyboard, and generous I/O. It's not overly portable, it's not overly chunky. It's got a pretty good display, upgradeability options, and the internal hardware and performance is good, too.
Our only major concern has to do with the single-channel memory out of the box. It doesn't impact productivity workloads heavily, but it does shave ~10% off the gaming performance. It is fixable – a $100 stick of memory added into the second slot immediately gives you that performance back – but we'd rather get that included by default.
In terms of value, the Asus ROG Strix Scar II is somewhat hard to recommend to buy right now when you look at the gaming performance you are getting. But this is not specific to this laptop, but all RTX laptops currently in the market. At $1,700, the Scar II is considerably more expensive than GTX 1060 laptops with a similar CPU, display, storage and other components, which retail for around $1,100 these days. In plain figures, for 63% more cash, you're getting a system that's only 12% faster... or 28% faster if you add in a second stick of RAM.
It's also not competitive with outgoing GTX 1070 laptops. The predecessor to this system, the GL504GS, is only $1,500 in certain stores, including Newegg. That gets you a very similar laptop that is faster for less money. Even if for a limited time while supplies last, RTX laptops at launch do not offer great value.
Laptop prices will inevitably change over the coming months, so those watching this review in the future may be faced with a completely different situation. For now, we simply dislike the idea of a new product not beating last generation's on raw performance nor value. We're honestly not sure who is responsible for setting these prices. Perhaps it's simply Nvidia charging more for the RTX GPU since every other RTX 2060 system is around the same price as the Scar II.
Value discussion aside, Asus has designed the Strix Scar II to be accessible and deliver a decent 1080p gaming experience. You won't find much to set it apart from other generally good gaming laptops at this price point, but it's a good all-round package nonetheless.
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Cavaliers betting long shot against Warriors in NBA Finals
Associated PressMay 29, 2018, 8:25 PM EDT
CLEVELAND (AP) — The odds are longer than a Stephen Curry 3-pointer, Kevin Durant's wingspan or Draymond Green's catalog of technical fouls.
LeBron James and the Cavaliers are being given little – or no – chance of winning their fourth straight NBA Finals matchup against the Golden State Warriors, who have been installed by Las Vegas bookmakers as the heaviest favorites in the past 16 years.
The Warriors are 12-point favorites to win Thursday's Game 1, the largest spread in a Finals game since 1991, according to ESPN Stats & Information.
For the series, the Warriors are -800 and the Cavaliers +550 (meaning a $100 bet on the Cavs would win you $550, but it would take an $800 bet on the Warriors to win $100).
Cleveland coach Tyronn Lue isn't blinking.
"We're all focused on winning a championship," Lue said Tuesday before the team flew to California. "We played our best basketball going into the playoffs. We've gotten better and better throughout the course of the playoffs. Our main focus and our main objective is to win a championship, so we can't worry about what the outside guys are saying and who's being picked. We know what we have here and what we're trying to do."
Lue said All-Star forward Kevin Love remains in concussion protocol and his status for the series opener is in question. Love sat out Cleveland's Game 7 win at Boston on Sunday after suffering a head injury when he and Celtics rookie forward Jayson Tatum accidentally banged heads during the opening minutes of Game 6.
Love was replaced in the starting lineup by veteran Jeff Green, who stepped up and scored 19 points as the Cavs completed their comeback after trailing 2-0 and 3-2 in the series.
Love is expected back for the Finals, and Lue needs his experience against the Warriors, who like the Cavs rallied to win the Western Conference finals by taking Game 7 on the road.
"They've been tested. We've been tested," Lue said. "They've been to Game 7s. We've been to Game 7s. We've won championships and they've won championships, so they understand what it takes and they knew what it took."
Unlike the past three Finals, Lue won't have Kyrie Irving, traded to Boston last summer.
The All-Star point guard was Cleveland's not-so-secret weapon, the one the Cavs turned to in order to spell James and keep the Warriors off-balance.
"He allowed us to go one on one against the mismatches and can't nobody stop him one on one," Lue said. "We're gonna miss that, but we're just going to have to play a different style of basketball without him being here."
Now that's a safe bet.
Pelicans Trey Murphy III reportedly invited to participate in Dunk Contest
We knew three participants invited to the All-Star Saturday night Dunk Contest: G-League fan favorite Mac McClung, the Portland Trail Blazers Shaedon Sharpe and the Houston Rockets' KJ Martin.
The fourth slot in that event will go to the Pelicans' Trey Murphy, reports Andrew Lopez of ESPN.
New Orleans Pelicans forward Trey Murphy III has been invited to the NBA dunk contest, multiple sources tell ESPN.
— Andrew Lopez (@_Andrew_Lopez) January 29, 2023
No doubt Murphy can throw it down with the best of them.
hey @nba, put Trey Murphy III in the Slam Dunk Contest
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Since he is going into the dunk contest, here are some @treymurphy dunks as a Hoo!
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The Dunk Contest will headline All-Star Saturday night, Feb. 18, from the Vivint Arena (soon to be the Delta Center again). The event will be broadcast on TNT.
The Dunk Contest is the Saturday night headline event, but it has fallen flat in recent years. Adding a G-League dunker and young, bouncy athletes such as Murphy, Martin and Sharpe could make this one entertaining. However, what fans really want to see — what made the Dunk Contest must-watch back in the day when Jordan, Kobe, and Vince Carter were doing it — is the stars. There will be no Ja Morant, no Zion Williamson, and no Anthony Edwards in this contest.
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