The statement, 'I am on a diet' gets new meaning when you are at Diet Delight, founded by Hala AlKhaldi. A dietician by profession, she grew up watching people around her trying to manage weight obsessively through stereotypical diet methods. It was her ambition to cook healthy and still achieve that great taste that led to the opening of Diet Delight in 2011. The BTW team catches up with Hala at her office in Zinj where she shares the secret to eating great and losing weight.
What is your definition of a healthy diet?
For me a healthy diet is not about not eating food that indulges your taste buds. It is about pampering your taste buds the healthy way. You can eat a piece of your favourite chocolate cake, but not the entire cake. Finally it all comes down to cutting down on the portion of food intake. If you see our menu, we have quite a good variety of food items that includes desserts as well. But depending on the condition of the client, we calculate the consumption quantity and only that reaches their hands.
What makes Diet Delight unique from other clinics offering services like yours?
You are right; there are several diet clinics that run in our kingdom. We stand apart from them due to two main reasons: the major one being, this is the place where we not only advise a healthy diet practice but provide our clients with those specific foods, cooked and brought to their doorstep on time, thrice every day. Also, at diet or weight loss centres, the practitioners need not be the owner. But I am the founder of Diet Delight and also the head clinical dietician. It makes a whole lot of difference taking the centre from being just another point of revenue to actually catering to the healthcare of the society.
Looks like your clients can't stop taking food from you once they start. What is the secret?
Oh…no! We don't have any secrets (smiles). I have always been in love with cookbooks and during my travels I always remember to collect as many cookbooks as I can, to get a better insight into healthy cooking habits. Over time my chefs and I have worked on several menus to fulfill our requirements without compromising on the quality of the final product. Also, feedback from our clients is of great importance. We immediately remove any item that has been given a negative response from more than five clients. We also make sure that the menu is updated every 2-3 months. But there are a few items that have been on our menu since the beginning and have been all-time favourites. We also have a state of the art kitchen which functions mainly during the night and our experienced chefs work together to get the best on to our menu. And yes, I have several of my clients who continue to avail of our food delivery services as part of their continued weight maintenance practice.
What's your take on the organic food fad that is going around these days?
One thing that I want everyone to understand is that any food material when called organic, means it is free of pesticides. I would like to clear a common misconception about organic foods; please understand that they are not fat –free. I sincerely wish that such items were widely available in the market today and at a more affordable cost. I am glad that Bahrain has our own market place like the farmer's market in Budaiya that has quite a good amount of affordable organic raw fruits and vegetables available. My advice to everyone is to ensure that the fruits and vegetables are washed thoroughly under running tap water before use. It would be better if they are soaked in salt water for some time and then washed in normal water. At diet delight we use fresh and organic fruits and vegetables when it comes to dishes like salads as they are consumed raw.
What are the steps involved in a normal session you have with a client?
All my sessions involve clients having their initial physical assessment done and then I have a personal discussion with them relating to their current issues including the diet and any medications they are on. It might take as much as over 45 minutes but that is the first step towards building the relationship. I even have teenagers coming to me. They need more dedication from my end as winning their trust is the only way to take away the scare of going under a diet from their minds. I offer them a diet that includes burgers, pizza and lasagna, which are of course prepared in a healthier way.
What are the challenges that you face as head dietician here?
I easily get emotionally attached to my patients. When they weigh themselves on that scale and see their weight going down, their happiness becomes mine and when they are disappointed with not achieving the results, their distress becomes mine. To help them stay motivated and not to have them switch to 'cheat meals', and achieve the desired result is the biggest challenge that I face. It also involves keeping myself motivated.
How do you look at your success made over these years? Where do you see Diet Delight in the next 5 years?
I am really happy with the achievements we have made over these years. And I would like to add that the credit does not belong to me alone. I am thankful to the support of my family and the wonderful team I am blessed with. Diet Delight works around the clock with our kitchen functioning in the night, to our delivery boys going around in the mornings and our clinic functioning during the afternoon. The packer we have here do a tremendous job making sure that the requirement of each and every client is individually taken care of. It is this joint effort where everyone does their part with absolute efficiency that has given us the success that we have today. We are now planning to take Diet Delight outside Bahrain. So in the next few years we will be there in other parts of the GCC as well.


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Death of England: Delroy – National Theatre Live
The sequel to the play that went out earlier this year where Raef Spall played Michael, friend of Delroy.
Death of England: Delroy is a new play that premiered and closed on 4th November this year and subsequently is now being streamed live on YouTube in order to give it the airing it deserves. And of course, adjusting to the social distancing measures that have rocked the foundations of theatre this year.
A refreshing new play written by Clint Dyer and Roy Williams is at least getting to reach a wider audience tonight who may not be able to visit the Olivier Theatre in London or not think to watch it so there's some positivity to be gleaned from this.
The writer Dyer tells us that out of adversity, things happen, and enthuses there has been a shift in consciousness this year due to the Black Lives Matter movement, although this was written prior to that.
Delroy is a 90-minute monologue starring Michael Balogun apparently the understudy for the role but by no means giving it any less cachet. The lights go up and Balogan sits in the middle of the set, a George cross slurping on a can of lager, casually dressed. He has the audience in the palm of his hand, sometimes intimidating, sometimes eliciting laughter.
His storytelling opens up rant style about his background, his mother, relationships and his unfortunate incident with the police where he ends up in custody while his girlfriend Carly is giving birth. His experience is an all too familiar nightmare that has been prevalent in modern times.
The character of Delroy we learn is a bailiff, who is pro-Brexit and precedes to tell the audience his uncomfortable thought patterns that have led to this decision. This powerful message makes you realise that not everyone is making political choices for the same reason and suffices to challenge stereotypes.
Dyer and Williams script is fast paced and sometimes witty, sometimes harsh, it doesn't hold back from being straight to the point and delivered enigmatically by Balogun.
Women feature in the script, quite a homage to the female of the species too. A new baby being the centre of the protagonist's world, (his mother, a straight talking, unsympathetic character was a respected figure too) illustrates a softer side to Delroy, beyond the tough guy and giving the work a softer edge.
Also appreciated was the witty set design which involved the actor carpeting the cross himself (literally rolling out the red carpet). And it gave some visual additions to the monologue.
You can't fail to notice that this is a piece of ground-breaking work. It's gritty, clever and has emerged like a phoenix from the ashes through the intensity of lockdown and expect more from Dyer & Williams. It ends on a positive humane note, with a message of new life and hope beyond death and destruction. https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/shows/death-of-england-delroy
Reviewer: Rachel Foster
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The Grandi10 Nios and Aura are up for grabs this month with attractive offers. All the petrol and diesel variants of the hatchback and the compact sedan can be had with benefits of up to Rs 50,000. This includes cash discounts, exchange bonuses, and benefits for government and corporate employees. Both the siblings are offered with 1.2-litre petrol, 1.0-litre turbo-petrol, 1.2-litre diesel engines.
Meanwhile, the petrol versions of the Hyundai Santro hatchback can be bought this month with benefits of up to Rs 40,000. The budget hatchback is powered by a 1.1-litre petrol engine that is tuned to produce 68bhp and 99Nm torque. The motor is mated to a five-speed manual and an AMT unit.
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Cambridge United offer new deals to 11 out of contract members of League Two promotion-winning squad
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The majority of the club's out of contract players have been offered new deals. Photo: Kieran Cleeves/PA Wire (Image: PA)
Cambridge United have offered new deals to 11 out of contract members of their promotion-winning squad.
The majority of the squad who are out of contract have been offered new deals, with head coach Mark Bonner looking to keep faith with the side that secured promotion to League One.
The club remain in discussions with Wes Hoolahan, whilst Adam May has had an option on his contract triggered.
The U's have released two players, with Callum Burton and Joe Neal leaving the club.
Burton leaves the club having made 26 starts in League Two this season, becoming the club's number one following the injury to Dimi Mitov.
Neal departs having been at the club for 13 years, but the 20-year-old forward did not feature during the league campaign.
The remainder of the squad are either under contract or have returned to their parent club following a loan spell.
Callum Burton has been released by Cambridge United. Photo: George Wood/Getty Images (Image: Getty Images)
"These decisions are always difficult and none more so than this year," head coach Mark Bonner said.
"Callum Burton's contribution to the successful season we have experienced has been excellent.
"We all remember some of the key saves and moments that have scored us vital points throughout the season and he was a big part of the squad.
"Over his two years with us, Callum has made a good impression and developed well, gathering some vital experiences that will be of benefit to him in the future.
"Joe Neal has been with the club since the age of seven, and has had to contend with a challenging year for all young professionals.
"His commitment to the club and his development has been superb, and we will support him in the next stages of his career to try to help him find the most suitable club to continue the next part of his development.
"Leon Davies recently underwent hip surgery and is now recuperating from the operation. Over the coming months we will support him through his rehabilitation and return to training and playing to get him back to full fitness.
"We are thankful to the players who have contributed during their time on loan and they now return to their parent clubs with our best wishes."
Offered contracts: Dimitar Mitov, Kyle Knoyle, Greg Taylor, Harrison Dunk, Luke Hannant, Paul Digby, Liam O'Neil, Paul Mullin, Andy Dallas, Ben Worman
Discussions ongoing: Wes Hoolahan
Contract option triggered: Adam May
Offered six month contract: Leon Davies
Under contract: Kai McKenzie-Lyle, Jack Iredale, Tom Dickens, Lewis Simper, Joe Ironside, Harvey Knibbs
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CBS's Monday Lineup Posts Big Week-To-Week Gains
"How I Met Your Mother" Delivers Its Largest Audience Since 2011 and Highest Adults 18-49 Rating in Nearly a Year
"2 Broke Girls" Posts Largest Audience in Almost a Year and Its Highest Adults 18-49 Ratings Since Last Year's Finale
"Mike & Molly" Delivers Its Largest Audience Since Last February and Matches Its Best Adults 18-49 Rating of the Season
"Mom" Hits Series High in Viewers and Best Adults 18-49 Rating Since Its September Premiere
"Intelligence" Hits Monday Highs in Viewers and Key Demos
CBS Sweeps Monday
CBS's Monday lineup posted big week-to-week increases with its entire comedy block posting season highs in viewers and/or key demographics, leading the Network to a nightly win, according to Nielsen preliminary live plus same day ratings for Jan. 27.
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER was first in viewers (10.70m), adults 25-54 (4.2/10), adults 18-49 (3.8/11) and adults 18-34 (3.7/11). HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER posted its best deliveries in adults 25-54 and adults 18-49 since Feb. 4, 2013 (the day after Super Bowl XLVII), its best adults 18-34 rating since Sept. 23, 2013 (season premiere) and its largest audience since Dec. 5, 2011.
2 BROKE GIRLS was first in viewers (9.93m), adults 25-54 (4.0/09) and adults 18-49 (3.0/08). 2 BROKE GIRLS posted its best deliveries in viewers and adults 25-54 since Feb. 25, 2013 and best adults 18-49 rating since May 13, 2013 (season finale).
MIKE & MOLLY was first in viewers (10.73m) and adults 25-54 (3.8/09) and was second in adults 18-49 (2.6/07). MIKE & MOLLY posted its best adults 25-54 rating since March 25, 2013, its best adults 18-49 rating since Nov. 4, 2013 (season premiere) and its largest audience since Feb. 4, 2013 (the day after Super Bowl XLVII).
MOM was first in viewers (9.48m) and adults 25-54 (3.2/07) and was second in adults 18-49 (2.4/06). MOM posted its largest audience, matched its series high in adults 25-54 and posted its best adults 18-49 rating since its series premiere.
At 10:00 PM, INTELLIGENCE posted Monday highs in viewers (6.77m), adults 18-49 (1.5/04) and adults 25-54 (2.1/05).
For the night, CBS was first in viewers (9.06m), adults 25-54 (3.2/08) and adults 18-49 (2.5/07). CBS posted its best delivery in viewers since April 8, 2013, best adults 25-54 and adults 18-49 ratings since Sept. 23, 2013 (premiere week Monday).
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Text message marketing is broken. The concept of delivering mobile-ready content to consumers' mobile phones is solid, but the strategy and execution are lacking for most companies. In this article we are going to unpack why your text messaging marketing program doesn't work, and in doing so, provide you with a few ideas on how to fix your text message marketing program.
The biggest reason why your text message marketing program doesn't work is because relevant content is not delivered to consumers when they actually need information.
One of the first questions people ask when initiating a text message marketing program is, "what is the best day and time to send text messages to consumers?". There is all kinds of data out there that provides insight into the best days and times to deliver text messages to consumers, but it's all wrong.
Mass broadcasts of generic content, no matter if it's formatted to work well on a consumers' mobile device, is just noise. The best day and time to deliver content to me could be completely different than the day and time that is best for you. The key to unlocking this door is to figure out a mechanism for informing your text message marketing program of the best delivery time for each individual person because the best time to deliver your text message content is when your audience is at "peak receptivity" to receiving said content. Not everyone is at "peak receptivity" on Tuesday mornings between 9am and 9:30am.
Not Peak Receptivity – It's 9am on a Tuesday morning and you send an automated text message to your list telling everyone about a great sale going on this weekend. Although some folks on your list will appreciate the heads up, many are probably busy working, getting kids ready for school, etc. They are not thinking about your brand or what they are doing this weekend (and how you fit into those weekend plans).
Peak Receptivity – It's Tuesday at 9am and consumers are already entering your store. While your customers are in your store, they are thinking about your brand, products, and services. They are open to receiving information and messaging from your company. You simply need to create a strategy around identifying who is in your store and how you will push mobile content to your customers while in store. Technologies exist to make this happen for businesses large and small.
In order to be able to trigger relevant text messages to consumers when they are at peak receptivity the trigger must be informed by real world data in real-time. A great way to obtain that data is to get customers to engage in some sort of activity in-store which leverages digital technology. By getting consumers to engage with digital technology in your store, you then have the ability to offer them a value proposition that provides them with something of value (ie. the mobile content that you want to deliver to them via text message) in exchange for them providing their mobile number. Once you capture that consumer data (mobile number) you can then pass it through the cloud to the delivery mechanism that is going to push out the text message to that consumer's phone.
The beauty of mobile is that you can leverage it on the go. In order to make your text message marketing program successful, it's important to make sure you're delivering your mobile content to consumers at times when it is hyper-relevant. Those times are going to differ for every customer. The key is to provide consumers with relevant content at a time when they are open to receiving it. The content itself should then enhance or compliment the real world experience that customer is having in that moment in time.


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The Oliver Awards are named after the esteemed British actor Laurence Olivier and celebrate UK-based plays, musicals, and other theatrical events. The awards were previously referred to as the Society of West End Theatre Awards but renamed in honor of the actor in 1984 – four years before he died in 1989.
Each year, the Society of London Theater puts together a panel of judges from across the arts industries to decide on the winners. There is often one award, normally best musical, which is voted for by the general public.
The Olivier Awards mainly focus on drama and musicals with categories such as Best New Play
Best Revival, Best New Comedy, Best New Musi cal, Best Musical Revival, Best Actor in a Musical
and Best Actress in a Musical. There are also awards dedicated to the creative teams and also to other forms of theatre such as dance and opera.
Matilda and Hamilton are the two musical with the most awards, both earning themselves seven Oliviers. The play with the most awards is Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, which in 2017 was the winner of nine Oliviers including best play. There are three individuals who have won seven Olivier awards, these are William Dudley, Matthew Bourne, and the actress Dame Judi Dench – who also won a special award back in 2004 for her contribution to the theater.
The composer Andrew Lloyd Webber has won a total of six awards plus the special recognition putting him in second place behind the aforementioned artists.


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Cape May Court House, New Jersey – Cape May County Prosecutor Robert L. Taylor and Middle Township Police Chief Christopher Leusner announce the sentencing of Joshua Malmgren, 33 year old male of Wildwood, NJ for Aggravated Manslaughter, which is a crime of the first degree.
On July 31, 2012, at approximately 9:17 PM, the Middle Township Police Department responded to the report of an auto pedestrian accident at 14 Bayshore Road, in the Green Creek section of Middle Township, NJ. Upon arrival, officers discovered two unresponsive teenage girls lying on the side of the road. A short time later, these two girls were pronounced deceased via telemetry. Officers observed the driver of the vehicle, Joshua Malmgren still on the scene. An investigation ensued by the Major Crimes Unit of the Cape May County Prosecutor's Office and Detectives from the Middle Township Police Department. It was learned that Joshua Malmgren operated his vehicle while under the influence of alcohol and prescription drugs.
In September 2014, Joshua Malmgren pled guilty to Aggravated Manslaughter in the death of these two teenage girls. On December 5, 2014, Joshua Malmgren was sentenced by the Honorable John Porto, Judge of the Superior Court to eighteen (18) years in New Jersey State Prison with the No Early Release provision which stipulates that the defendant must serve a minimum of eighty five (85%) of the imposed sentence.
Prosecutor Taylor recognizes the efforts of the agencies involved which resulted in the successful conclusion of this investigation and prosecution.
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On Jul 3, 2018 Last updated Jul 3, 2018
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Rider: Tony Cairoli
Bike: 2019 KTM 450SXF
Location: Lombardia, Italy
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TWO-STROKE SPOTLIGHT: CHRISTER NILSSON'S 2004 KAWASAKI KX250
To find a 2004 KX250 in 2018 with only 18 hours on it is like finding a piston circlip in a haystack.
"Hello from Sweden. My name is Christer Nilsson and I am 46 years old. I have been riding for most of my life. I am a two-stroke guy at heart. I am sending you my 2004 Kawasaki KX250 that I bought last winter. It had been sitting since late 2004 with only 18 hours on it. I took it apart, changed the things that needed to be fixed, such as the suspension and shock. Put a Doma pipe and silencer on it with a V-Force reed cage. A new Prox piston was also installed. The plastic and the graphics are original. So far I put about three hours on it and it runs fantastic. Hope you would put this up on MXA's Two-Stroke Spotlight. It would be so cool to see my bike on the site. Thanks for a fantastic magazine." –Best regards Christer from Sweden
Editors Note: Please keep those submissions coming. If you would like your bike to be featured in the "Two-Stroke Spotlight," please email me at [email protected] All I ask is that you give a breakdown of your bike and a detailed description of the build. Please also send a few photos of your steed. By submitting your bike for the "Two-Stroke Spotlight," you agree to release all ownership rights to the images and copy to MXA. Please don't email me spam or try selling me Taylor Swift concert tickets or email me spam. Happy submitting your smoker.
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Dylan Ferrandis: "I'm so happy to finally get my first overall win today. I've been working really hard to come back from injury, and it's always a battle, but I think that we're finally getting back to where we belong. It's really cool to see Marvin [Musquin] win today as well. I think that it's something that's very good for France and gives the fans something to cheer for."
Marvin Musquin: "It's not always the fastest guy that wins the race and we saw it today. It was really demanding and tough out there, and physically it was rough and hot. In the first moto, I was leading a few laps and it was awesome but when you know Eli is behind you it's not easy, but I kept pushing. He finally got me at the end and I was going to give a fight back but unfortunately, I went down. Second moto, I got a good start but it was hard for me to push super hard in the first few laps, my intensity wasn't quite there and Eli was gone. But then, at the end of the day, he made mistakes and I was able to capitalize on that and stay consistent, stay on two wheels and ride to the finish."
Ken Roczen: "It was a little bit of a struggle. We made some changes to the bike to help me out a little bit, but you don't want to make too many changes on race day. It's still a learning curve after so much time off the bike. I'm trying everything at home to get back, but I feel like race shape is just going to take a little time. Today was brutal—super-hot and the track was pretty beat—plus I haven't been here in a couple years. I fought it out, and I'm just going to continue working with the team and working on myself to get better. I'm healthy and got good starts again, so I'm pretty happy from that side. I've been going quite hard throughout the week, trying to put in more and more work, but I think sometimes it's good to take it a notch down and fully recover. RedBud could be another hot one, so we'll recover and hopefully have a good race next weekend."
Weston Peick: "Southwick was tough. I got off to a rough start. On Friday, I crashed hard during press day and hurt my shoulder. I was going into Saturday banged up. In the first practice, we made some changes in order to find a good setup for the sand. We went one direction, but I struggled with it in the first moto. I got tangled in the first turn, but made some passes and settled into a groove. We made some suspension changes for the second moto, and that was better. I went down in the first turn and came through the pack pretty quickly, but then I collided with a rider while passing for 10th. I had to dig deep, and I came back to 11th. Overall, it was a bad weekend, but I played it safe and salvaged some points."
Justin Bogle: "My starts were awesome. Pretty much everything else beside that was far off. Fortunately, I got the first race out of the way. I felt good in the first half of the motos, but Southwick was hot and gnarly. I'm adjusting to racing again, because it has been so long since I've seen a gate drop. It was a shock to the system. Southwick wasn't one of my best days, but I do know that there's a lot more, so I'm not too worried about it. Things will come here soon."
Justin Hill: "I felt like a fish out of water in the sand. I could have pulled it together and had a really good start in the first moto. I'm fairly certain someone ran me over. That's why I fell over. I was third when that happened. A foot peg caught me. I really couldn't feel my arm immediately after the impact. I got on the bike and pushed, but my arm was still numb. It was determined that I should seek additional medical advice after I pulled off the track, so I went to the emergency room and had bad lacerations. The doctors did some nerve tests. That's why I sat out the second moto. I'm not sure how I pushed through the first moto! It must have been adrenaline. It's one of those things. If there's anything I can take from the weekend, it's crazy what can be accomplished without understanding what's really going on. I got a few stitches, and those will come out this week."
Justin Barcia: "It was great to be on the podium again. The track was difficult, it wasn't how I expected it to be. I always hope it's going to be kind of whooped-out and really sandy but it was actually pretty high-speed, choppy and slick under the sand. I kind of struggled all day and wasn't able to push to the next limit to catch the first and second-place guys. It was a bit frustrating for me because I felt like I should have been closer to the front but I just didn't have that edge at Southwick this year. It was definitely the hardest race of the year – it was really hot and then that high speed chop for 35 minutes is definitely challenging, but all-in-all, for a bad day to be on the podium is definitely a positive."
Austin Forkner: "I'm happy with the way I'm riding and I really expected to at least be on the podium today," said Forkner, who ultimately finished the moto in 20th. "We've put in a lot of work, particularly for Southwick, and I couldn't have been more prepared for the sand. It's disappointing for things to end the way they did because I was doing everything I could to run clean and just put two solid motos together. We had a really good shot at the win, so it's hard to swallow having that taken away from us like that."
Joey Savatgy: "The track was really tough today and it ate a lot of guys up," said Savatgy. "I felt good after qualifying so it's a bummer to have the trouble I did in Moto 1. The whole Pro Circuit team did an awesome job of getting me ready for Moto 2 and I'm happy to pay them back with a solid result. I need to focus on getting better starts to put us up front, and I think then we'll be where we expect to run."
Phil Nicoletti: "Southwick was good. I rode really well but I went down twice, and it took a little wind out of my sails. It was brutally hot today. I think everyone struggled a bit. I'm still making progress and I'm feeling better. I'm going to keep working to get ready for RedBud next week."
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Press Release: The History channel, in partnership with Nitro Circus, will rev up the excitement this weekend with "Evel Live," an unprecedented three hour live event airing on Sunday, July 8 at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT on History. "Evel Live" will see action sports superstar Travis Pastrana pay tribute to Evel Knievel as he aims to the push the limits even farther than the American icon with three spectacular stunts in just three hours, all live from Las Vegas.
During "Evel Live," Travis Pastrana will attempt to exceed three of Knievel's most iconic jumps. Pastrana will first look to surpass Knievel's 50 crushed car record as well as his 14 bus record by jumping 16 Greyhound buses (located directly behind Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, Paris Las Vegas and Bally's Las Vegas). Then Pastrana will cap the night off by attempting to complete the famous Caesars Palace fountain jump that 50 years ago left Knievel grasping for his life. Raising the stakes even higher, Pastrana will attempt these jumps on a v-twin motorcycle similar to what Evel used. He will be jumping a modern day evolution of the flat track motorcycles of the past, the Indian Scout FTR750. If successful, Pastrana will be the first person to complete all three jumps in one night.
Hosting this exhilarating event is Matt Iseman ("America Ninja Warrior") along with journalist and Emmy nominated producer Sal Masekela ("Red Bull Signature Series," "Explorer") as roundtable host. Joining them are former Miss USA and ESPN reporter Kimberly Pressler as the event's sideline reporter and ABC Chief Meteorologist Ginger Zee as the weather analyst. She will break down how the wind and Vegas heat may affect Pastrana over the three hour broadcast. "Evel Live" will also feature a roundtable of celebrity and expert panelists comprised of athletes, analysts and more. Led by freestyle motorsports competitor Carey Hart and Johnny Knoxville (The "Jackass" series, "Action Point," "Being Evel"), the panelists will provide insight and commentary throughout the evening from their set overlooking the Caesars Palace fountains.
Throughout the three-hour event Kelly Knievel (elder son of the late Evel Knievel), along with Pastrana family members, will discuss the persona and legend that Evel created; the impact he has had on America; what it is like to watch these nerve-wracking moments as a family member and why Pastrana is the perfect person to pay tribute to Evel. Archival footage of the history behind Knievel's many daring jumps will also be woven throughout the three hours.
SOUTHWICK | HALFWAY POINT OF THE 2018 NATIONALS–By Ben Bridges
For only the second time since 1974, USA was kept off of the top spot of the podium in both classes. In 2001 at Hangtown, Sebastian Tortelli (France) and Grant Langston (South Africa) would win the overalls.
Marvin Musquin from France and Dylan Ferrandis from France, won the overalls. It was the first time France had swept a MX event.
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Dylan Ferrandis gets his first MX career win with a 4-1 moto-score. He is the 8th Frenchman to win an AMA National in either class. Ferrandis gives Yamaha their 90th 250MX win. In 6 rounds of the 250 Class there have been 5 different winners. This is only the 2nd time this has happened. 2010 was the only other year. The 250 class has produced 5 winners, 6 different Moto winners, 9 different riders have made the podium and 4 brands have won overall, and we're halfway through. In 18 seasons, only 10 times has the points leader at the halfway mark went onto win the championship. Can Plessinger hang on to his points lead?
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Beck has said they whittled away at songs over a few years in creating The Information, and looking at the early live version of "Cellphone's Dead" indicates how they did this. He re-wrote the chorus, but kept the melody, and added some killer production beats, but otherwise it's the fairly similar to "Knock Out." The final version sounds fantastic, and displays a very high level of work. All the sections blend and flow brilliantly.
The song begins with a very cool jungle-y beat, a great intro, one that catches the listener. The song then goes into the verse and choruses, Beck rapping over a slow bassline. A few sounds fill it out (some beautiful piano, Beck's baby son saying hi), but it remains quite minimal. The second chorus has more going on, mainly synth effects. And in between the second verse and chorus, the intro beat pops up unexpectedly.
After the second chorus, a long outro takes off--a highlight of the song (and the album), if you ask me. (I know you didn't.) It begins with some turntable scratching and piano, which mix beautifully together. Yes! Then Beck chants about the "eye of the sun" (a line from earlier in the song) before a cello and percussion section get the groove going again. A choir of Becks build to the end of the song.
Lyrically, the song reminds me a great deal of "Elevator Music," a couple of songs earlier on the album. Both seem to be exploring that feeling of being down ("strange ways comin' today," "let-down souls"), and combatting it with music (the whole second verse here reminds me of a "Where It's At"-like party/rave situation). There is an touch of sadness to the party, with people there "just to say that they did it," and comparing the situation to a treadmill going nowhere. Also, everyone's double-parked.
The chorus seems to be hinting at the idea of being let down by modern society ("cellphone's dead / lost in the desert"), and being unable to find that connection you need (literally and figuratively). The rapped verses indicate that this connection is music, the easiest way to "comb your worries (and fix your thoughts)." As Beck sings, "let-down souls can't feel no rhythm," so heal your soul by digging the rhythm!
"Cellphone's Dead" is a fun song, but also one that looks at social connections via music and technology, through a slightly sci-fi landscape. It is quite analagous to the main themes of The Information in that way.
Somewhat surprisingly, "Cellphone's Dead" did not ever become a full-on regular in the sets for very long. It does have a very interesting life on stage though!
This song made its premiere as an unreleased song during Beck's "secret" shows prior to the release of Guero. It has a nice relaxed feel to it on stage. At this time, the song was known as "Knock Out." The song consisted of the two rap verses, an early version of the chorus, and the main bass riff pulsing throughout. The little intro and bridges and ending as on Info weren't written yet. Because of that the song is much more pure hiphop (it did have some turntable scratching going on, I think, by Beck).
After these warm-up shows, Beck went on tour behind Guero. Since "Cellphone's Dead" wasn't part of that album, the song dropped out. It does show up on some setlists over the rest of 2005--but usually either more "secret" shows, or if Beck adlibbed some "Cellphone's Dead" lines for fun.
After finishing up Guero tours, Beck took 5 months and finished Info (he had begun that album prior to Guero), which was released in October. He resumed touring in May 2006 and over the summer couldn't help but dip into some of the Info songs on occasion.
March 22 2007 saw a warm-up tour show in LA (before heading to Australia and Japan). The "Cellphone's Dead" was more bluesy in nature, and Beck less-rapped than sang the lyrics in a random, nonflowing kind of way.
Here is yet another version from Australia in March 2007, where Beck just did a one-chorus version of "Cellphone's Dead" before it morphs into "Hell Yes." He says at the end that it was "impromptu."
April 6 2007 again saw a return to the Kraftwerk version, though it came fully tacked on to a jam with "Cars" and "Think I'm In Love." This version kills! April 9 was back to normal, but short--Beck starts with the chorus, before chatting the Mr. Microphone verse (it's not really rapping, nor singing), before doing the chorus again and stopping. "That was a good one," Beck says. OK.
Beck hasn't played this since the Info tours. It was reported at one show in October in 2008, but don't have a boot to verify, and otherwise hasn't been reported or heard (so I'm skeptical that this report was accurate).
There are also reports of 2 remixes of "Cell Phone's Dead" by musician Girl Talk, neither of which have been released yet.
Beck asked Karen O from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and MIA to do the "one by one I'll knock you out" part, but neither could do it. Instead he used his niece, Lucia.
Strangeways, Here We Come is the name of an album by The Smiths, whose lead guitarist plays on "Milk & Honey." Strangeways is the name of a prison in Manchester, UK (where The Smiths are from). The prison is notorious for executions and riots. Whether Beck is referring to that, or just literal strange ways, I am not sure; both seem to fit the song.


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Biden Chief of Staff Shares Tweet Calling for 'Harris-Buttigieg 2028' Ticket, Later Deletes
By C. Douglas Golden, The Western Journal February 9, 2021
Well, at least we know where Joe Biden's most powerful staffer stands on who Kamala Harris' running mate should be when she runs for president. In 2028, of course.
On Sunday, White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain shared — and subsequently deleted — a tweet by The Washington Post's Jennifer Rubin calling for a Harris-Pete Buttigieg 2028 ticket.
Rubin was apparently convinced the transportation secretary should be second-in-line to the presidency by his thoroughly autopilot appearance on ABC News' "This Week" on Sunday, a performance which consisted of echoing administration talking points on the president's relief package.
Stop me if you've heard this one before: "You've got Moody's saying that we could have 4 million fewer jobs if we don't act now. And we're operating in a time of historically low interest rates," Buttigieg said. "This is a moment where the greatest risk we could take, as the president has said, is not the risk of doing too much, it's the risk of doing too little."
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— Jennifer 'America is Back' Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) February 7, 2021
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It's good that he properly cited the president, because otherwise he could be accused of plagiarizing the plagiarist in chief.
Here's Biden speaking on Friday, as per a White House transcript: "The simple truth is, if we make these investments now, with interest rates at historic lows, we'll generate more growth, higher incomes, a stronger economy, and our nation's finances will be in a stronger position as well. And the payoff won't just be in jobs but in our global competitiveness as well — because we'll be regaining our economic strength faster. So, the way I see it: The biggest risk is not going too big, if we go — it's if we go too small."
Repeating this in a condensed form on a Sunday political talk show is now proof of vice-presidential timbre, apparently.
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It's also good to see that Rubin, The Washington Post's resident conservative-who-doesn't-like-these-Republicans grifters, has re-upped her contract to continue supporting the Democratic Party through at least 2028. (To be fair, she stopped publicly identifying as a conservative last September, using the too-familiar "it's Trump's party now" justification.) Aside from her need to gush over a thoroughly pedestrian, talking-points-tastic performance by Buttigieg, there wasn't anything unusual about this.
Then Ron Klain decided to put his imprimatur on the pairing:
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Well, that'll get some attention — which is why Klain quickly deleted it.
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There could theoretically be a less hilarious explanation for this than Klain pairing Harris and Buttigieg on the 2028 ticket; as the Washington Examiner noted, Klain frequently retweets journalists from the White House chief of staff account. This could have been a matter of just seeing Jennifer Rubin quote-tweeting a video of Buttigieg on "This Week," hitting the retweet button and going about his Sunday until he realized what he had wrought.
But perhaps it wasn't a mistake. That's not only a whole lot more fun to speculate about, but entirely plausible given the trajectory of the Democratic Party.
Buttigieg never received serious consideration for vice president this time around, mostly because his core demographic — very white, very middle-aged and very upper-middle-class — was thin and unpopular this year.
Not that it wouldn't have been that way every year; it doesn't engender trust in a candidate when their voter base acts like they came out of the womb with a lifetime subscription to The New Yorker.
That said, the fact anyone would consider Buttigieg in the running for the veepstakes at all seemed a distant fantasy at the beginning of 2019.
The mayor of South Bend, Indiana running for the presidency seemed like a joke at the beginning of 2019. And then it wasn't — especially after he won the Iowa caucuses. Sure, it turned out that he didn't have the money or the base to challenge the big guys, but the fact he was there at all — and in contention longer than Kamala Harris was, it should be pointed out — was possibly the biggest shock of the primary process.
He went from being a guy who had to give everyone instructions on how to pronounce his name to a household name to a member of Joe Biden's Cabinet. All that came out of a candidacy that originally looked like an insane vanity run by a slightly popular local politician.
While Buttigieg wouldn't be the most far-left candidate Kamala Harris could choose as her running mate, he's also not from the more moderate wing of the party. It's enough to make a conservative pre-emptively pine for Joe Biden, which is a scary thing indeed.
At least with Biden-Harris, you were pairing a doddering 78-year-old man who still tries to pretend he's a bipartisan problem-solver with the most liberal member of the Senate. Harris-Buttigieg, meanwhile, would be the unholy marriage of the left-wing of the party with elitist, big city liberaldom.
Finally, a representative of the activist base could co-exist on the same ticket with the exemplar of the kind of Democrat who has never driven their Tesla over 40 miles per hour and believes everyone should be able to work from home in perpetuity (except for the DoorDash and Amazon employees who allow people like them to work from home in perpetuity). This is the face of a changing America, people. #DealWithIt.
If that seems lamentable, it also seems wholly plausible — well, almost. We may indeed be talking Harris-Buttigieg 2028 — but only if they've already won a first term in 2024 after the then-81-year-old Joe Biden calls a lid on his political career.
That also means, if things go terribly wrong at the ballot box, I have just four years before Ron Klain is sharing and deleting Jennifer Rubin's "Buttigieg/Ocasio-Cortez 2032" tweets.
Heaven help us if it ever comes to that.
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Welcome to San Francisco's Secret Alley
By Grant Marek and Evan Thompson Published On 06/24/2015
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If you've lived in San Francisco for any stretch of time (or haven't, but are SUPER into Berlin-style Ping-Pong), there's a small chance you've heard about The Secret Alley, which 1) isn't an alley, and 2) isn't exactly secret (the thing has its own Wiki).
So what is it exactly, then?
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"It's magical."
That's Amanda Guest, who runs online radio station BFF.fm from within the bowels of The Secret Alley. She's been part of the Alley for two years now (it turns 10 years old this year), and during that time she's had the privilege of seeing hundreds of San Franciscans walk through its nondescript door for the first time.
"We just had a guy apply to be a DJ who came by -- most people know a little bit about what The Secret Alley is before they come, but this guy just moved to San Francisco -- I brought him in, he goes through the door, stops dead in his tracks, and goes 'What... the... fuck?'"
The Secret Alley is a private artist workshop-cum-performance space-cum-office park-cum-clubhouse o' fun built inside of a second-floor walk-up in the Mission.
Inside there's a series of what sorta look like partial movie sets...
... there's a diner...
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... and a skatepark.
There's a detective agency...
... and a porch that looks like it was stripped straight from some Southern grandma's front lawn.
Oh and an actual stage they use for actual bands. Sometimes.
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All of them live side by side in the space, alongside egresses to five different offices -- two are rented by BFF.fm, two by filmmakers, and the fifth co-rented by Doctor Popular and a guy who does drone photography (he shot these).
The offices themselves are living artist spaces, too -- BFF's original office looks like the inside of a submarine ("think Jules Verne-esque library," Amanda says).
And their second, which is still under construction, will resemble a sort of film noir detective agency where the production studio controls will be hidden in a wall safe behind a thrift store painting.
So outside of the radio station -- which broadcasts from 8am to midnight, and currently has 68 on-air programs -- what the hell goes on in this miniature neverland?
Anything and everything.
They've hosted wedding showers and dance troops; they've used the space to shoot TV pilots and low-budget commercials; they've done Berlin-style Ping-Pong and had bands come through to play private shows for BFF.fm and sometimes a few friends of the Alley.
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And while it's a private space and very much NOT open to the public ("the status of The Secret Alley is pretty secret; we're not as out there publicly as we once were," Amanda says), there's a small chance if you're really nice and ask politely she'll give you a short tour (you can reach her here), and if you want to do something awesomely arts related, you might be able to rent a spot in the corner to do it.
Grant Marek is Thrillist's Senior Cities Director and thinks more things should be hidden in safes stashed behind thrift store paintings. Hit him up with more secret stuff @grant_marek.
Evan Thompson is a photographer and freelance drinker with a proclivity for risk-taking. Find him in the tunnels on Instagram @evanthompsonphoto.


You wouldn't expect them to be beautiful. But under the microscope, they look like a field of interlocking flower petals, or thousands of conjoined sapphires, sharp-edged but delicate. "These are mouse tumour cells," says Dr. Maya Shmulevitz. She's sitting in front of the microscope in her lab at the University of Alberta's Katz Group Centre. To her, the cluster of cells looks more like a mosaic, or the kind of design you'd draw on the edge of your paper in school while your teacher was talking. She can come up with a dozen ways to describe them.
LAB LIFE: Shmulevitz finds a creative outlet in her work with oncolytic viruses.
Shmulevitz and her research, like the cells under her microscope, are not what you'd expect. The 38-year-old researcher is never more excited or enthusiastic than when she's talking about her favourite subject: viruses.
"Viruses are amazing because they're so small, and they've got such little bits of information, and they can do so many amazing things," she says. Shmulevitz's research is focused on one group of viruses in particular: reovirus. Unlike the ones most of us are familiar with, reovirus typically doesn't cause illness. It belongs to a group called oncolytic viruses that replicate inside cancer cells, killing them. These are the facts, but Shmulevitz says she also tries to explain more complicated scientific processes with metaphors. Sometimes it works, sometimes not so much.
UP CLOSE: Shmulevitz's mouse tumour cells.
After a stint at the University of Saskatchewan's Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization and taking some time off to have a child, she returned to Dalhousie for a postdoctoral fellowship working under Dr. Patrick Lee, another University of Alberta alumnus. It was Lee who first discovered oncolytic properties of the reovirus in 1995, and Shmulevitz describes her lab as a continuation of his work. Where Lee was investigating how and why reovirus replicated in cancer cells, Shmulevitz and her students are trying to find ways to make the virus more effective. That's especially relevant now, since the Calgary-based company Oncolytics Biotech is in the process of clinical trials to develop reovirus as a human cancer therapeutic.
She's not pushing her son to go into science – he is, after all, only eight – but Shmulevitz spends much of her time at the Katz Group Centre trying to mould young undergraduate students into talented researchers.
TIME TO TEACH: Making an effort with students like Adil Mohamed, recipient of the Alberta Cancer Foundation graduate studentship, is of special interest to Shmulevitz.
"I think one of the keys is finding mentors who inspire you," Shmulevitz says, who adds she was encouraged by both Lee and Dr. Roy Duncan, another Dalhousie researcher. That certainly plays a part at Shmulevitz's lab, where she embraces her role as an educator for the students she works with. She seems to have passed on her own enthusiasm for science, because in mid-December, although the lab is closed for exams, there are still students working at the benches. Shmulevitz is eager to explain their projects and show off their work and encourages them to show off for visitors. Dr. David Evans, chair of the department of medical microbiology and immunology, describes Shmulevitz as researcher with a gift for teaching.
Shmulevitz is also the ultimate optimist, and even finds pleasure in the paperwork most scientists dread. "There's all kind of bureaucracy and things are changing rapidly in the grant funding field. There are lots of things that drive people crazy in our business these days, and through it all, Maya continues to be an optimist and continues to make progress," says Evans. In fact, Shmulevitz says she actually enjoys grant applications because it gives her an outlet to write, something she once considered doing professionally.
It's that optimism that defines Shmulevitz. She's the kind of scientist who can wax poetic about tumour cells and come up with novel ways to explain complex ideas until she hits on the one that will do the trick.
As an undergraduate, you worked on the Human Genome Project. What was that like?
It was creative. It was trying to find tools to make something work. I liked the idea that you'd have to go home every day and think, "OK, this didn't work, so how can I change it?" It was very inventive.
You practically lived in the lab when you were doing your PhD, but what did you do for fun?
Every Wednesday, there was this professor of philosophy at another college nearby. He did philosophy for the people, so he'd advertise in the paper, "Let's meet at this cafe. I'll bring a topic and anyone can come – let's just talk about it." Sometimes it got heated, depending on the topic, and it was a fun way to think of things outside of the lab.
Where did your son's name, Ronin, come from?
There's a movie called Ronin, and somebody asked, "Have you seen the movie?" I hadn't heard of it. I just liked the name. I thought about some science names. For a girl I thought Valence, like valence electron, would be cool. I thought Pipette would be cute – but those ones didn't go over well with Matt, my partner.
What does your son think about your work?
He doesn't want to be a scientist, but he's only eight. Right now he thinks it would be really cool to work for Lego, so he wrote a letter to Lego asking, "What would it take for somebody to work for Lego?" They wrote him back and said he might want to consider an engineering degree, and told him the things he would need to work for Lego.
What do your students tease you about?


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President Goodluck Jonathan has rejected multiple proposals laid out by the Senate and the House of Representatives as part of a new Nigerian Constitution, including clauses stipulating free education and healthcare for every Nigerian child.
The president said Wednesday he could not sign the new proposals into law, as expected of him to conclude the Constitution Amendment process, due to irregularities and an attempt by the lawmakers to violate the doctrine of Separation of Powers.
Mr. Jonathan made his decision known in a seven-page letter he sent to the National Assembly, read Wednesday by the Senate President, David Mark.
The president said a proposed clause to give free education and health to Nigerians, cannot stand as presently proposed as the lawmakers failed to state clearly that such privileges could only be accessed from a government school or hospital, respectively.
Mr. Jonathan also said he could not sign a proposal seeking to dispense with the president's consent in future Constitution Amendments, until the Senate and the House of Representatives provide "credible evidence" showing the plan was approved by the required number of federal and state lawmakers.
The president's letter read: "May I draw Your Excellency's esteemed attention to the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Fourth Alteration) Act, 2015 that has been passed by the National Assembly and transmitted to me for assent.
"I have accordingly examined the substance of the provisions and the procedure adopted by the National Assembly to pass the Act and wish to observe as follows: "Section 4 of the Fourth Alteration Act, 2015 seeks to alter Section 9 of the 1999 Constitution by the insertion of a new subsection 3A, which dispenses with the assent of the President in the process of constitutional amendment.
"However, this alteration can only be valid if the proposal was supported by the votes of not less than four-fifth majority of all the members of each House of the National Assembly and approved by a resolution of the House of Assembly of not less than two-thirds of all the States as provided by Section 9 (3) of the 1999 Constitution.
"This is a fundamental requirement of the Constitution and in the absence of credible evidence that this requirement was met in the Votes of Proceedings of the National Assembly, it will be unconstitutional for me to assent to this Bill.
"In light of the above, I am of the respectful view that I should withhold assent until it can be shown that the National Assembly has complied with the threshold specified in Section 9 (3) of the 1999 Constitution," President Jonathan wrote.
The president also said even where that demand is met, he would still not sign the proposed Constitution into law on account of other proposals that infringe on the independence of the executive arm of government.
"However, assuming without conceding that the necessary thresholds were met by the National Assembly, there are a number of provisions in the Act that altogether constitute flagrant violation of the doctrine of separation of powers enshrined in the 1999 Constitution and an unjustified whittling down of the executive powers of the federation vested in the President by virtue of Section 5(1) of the 1999 Constitution," he said.
Some of the areas he listed include a provision stipulating guaranteed rights to free basic education to all Nigerian children, saying the plan should have been restricted to only government schools.
Another proposal for free medical services, stated in proposed Section 45b, should make it clear that private health facilities are not covered, the president said.
The Senate Committee on the review of the 1999 constitution said it will hold a two-day retreat to deliberate on the president's concerns.
The National Assembly passed the Constitutional Amendments and sent them to President Jonathan in December 2014, for assent.
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Summary: Though banking and government have had a corrupt relationship throughout history, the Suffolk Bank and Independent Treasury System, both of which were prominent during the "wildcat banking" era of the 19th Century, represent significant efforts at reform.
In his 1994 book, Money Mischief: Episodes in Monetary History, Milton Friedman, never a champion of a gold commodity monetary system in spite of his disillusionment with fiat money regimes late in life, tells us that:
Throughout recorded history . . . commodity money has been the rule. So long as money was predominantly coin or bullion, very rapid inflation was not physically feasible. The extent of debasement was limited by the ratio of the value of a given physical quantity of the precious metal to the base metal used as alloy. It took the invention and widespread use of paper money to make technically feasible the kind of rapid inflations that have occurred in more recent times.
The printing press, invented in the mid-15th Century by Johannes Gutenberg, a goldsmith by profession, reflected the "the entrepreneurial spirit of emerging capitalism" in late medieval society. Banking, too, was coming of age during this period of "emerging capitalism," as bankers were eager to take advantage of increasing loan opportunities. With notable exceptions such as the Bank of Amsterdam, most banks continued the tradition of maintaining only a fraction of their deposits in their lending activities. [1]
Loan banking, as an intermediary business that borrows from savers to lend to borrowers, does not increase the supply of money and is a legitimate and vital process in a growing economy. But when money warehouses act as loan banks, there is at minimum a violation of the depositor's trust and the potential for serious harm from uncovered demand liabilities.
The incentive for a warehouseman to embezzle deposits arises initially from two facts: (1) money, as gold coin, is fungible, and (2) unlike other fungible items such as grain, which are eventually used up in other products, gold as money does not have to be used at all. [2] The deposited funds, in other words, are mutually interchangeable and can be stored indefinitely. As long as the warehouseman-lender maintains a reputation for trust, he can estimate the fraction of deposits he needs to keep on hand for redemption then loan out the rest with minimum risk of detection.
Although early Roman jurists had documented the principles that apply to monetary demand accounts, their findings have been largely ignored. [3] Bankers in every era of history have violated these principles, with the result being bank failures, stiffed depositors, economic crises, and worst of all, war.
How has banking succeeded in conducting itself in such a reckless and unethical manner? It found a friend in government and formed a relationship in which each protects the other from failure. Consequently, throughout history, when depositors came calling for their gold or silver, government allowed favored banks to turn them away while still staying in business. And when war was the order of the day, bankers were willing to make extensive loans to help pay for it.
In U.S. history, both banking and government have come of age in this manner. In August 1814, the government allowed banks outside New England to suspend specie payment while permitting them to remain in business. The war and the suspension created a banking bubble, as the number of banks rose from 88 in 1811 to 208 by 1815, while bank notes in circulation doubled from $2.3 million to $4.6 million during the same period. [4] Even after the war was over, banks continued to expand in number and note issue without the obligation to redeem. [5]
In a misguided attempt to establish a uniform and sound currency, Congress authorized a Second Bank of the United States, requiring it to redeem its notes in specie. Redemption was neither certain nor universal, though, and the premium on specie and the discount on banknotes varied widely from place to place. [6] The Second BUS began operations in January, 1817, and turned out to be, in the words of Federalist Senator William H. Wells of Delaware, "nothing more than simply a paper-making machine," [7] and helped prolong the expansion of state banks and their notes. [8]
The Suffolk Bank and the Independent Treasury
In the interval between the War of 1812 and the Civil War, banking was de-centralized into state-chartered banks issuing banknotes redeemable in gold or silver coins. One of the highlights of this period was the development of a clearinghouse in Boston called the Suffolk Bank. Formed by prominent merchants, the Suffolk System allowed New England banks to accept the notes of other banks, including country banks, at par with specie. Members of the system had to keep a sufficient reserve of specie at Suffolk to redeem all the notes it received. Suffolk could not keep banks from inflating but it could remove them from the list of approved banks and cause their notes to trade at discount.
Though Suffolk exercised a stabilizing influence on the New England economy, it was not operating as a public service. It was a highly profitable enterprise and had the highest priced stock of any bank in Boston. [9] Suffolk members did well during banking crises. No Connecticut bank failed or suspended specie payment during the Panic of 1837, and when Maine banks suspended payments in the Panic of 1857, all but three Suffolk banks continued redemption. [10]
Comparing the Suffolk System to the National Banking System established during the Civil War, John Jay Knox, historian and former U.S. Comptroller of the Currency, writing in 1900, found that Suffolk had an average annual redemption of $229 million during its period of existence (1825-1858), whereas the national system averaged only $54 million from its start in 1863 to about 1898. At its peak in 1858, Suffolk redeemed $400 million in notes. Since the money supply of New England was only $40 million, it meant the average note was redeemed 10 times that year. [11]
Another innovation that resisted inflation before the Civil War was the adoption of the Independent Treasury. First proposed by Philadelphia editor and political economist William M. Gouge in 1833 and supported a year later by another Philadelphian, political economist Condy Raguet, the Independent Treasury made the government's revenue flow a specie-only, in-house operation. The Treasury accepted payments in constitutional money only--either gold or silver coin. The Treasury itself or regional offices known as subtreasuries collected payments and disbursed them in the form of coins or drafts drawn on deposited coins. The object of the system was to create a hard-money government divorced from banking.
The Independent Treasury had several anti-inflation features. It prevented banks from using government deposits as loanable funds and kept a sharp distinction in the public mind between bank paper and real money. Since government employees and contractors were paid in coin, it increased the demand for specie. It also pressured banks to keep more specie in reserve to meet the additional demands of customers needing to make payments to the government. [12] Some hard-money members of Congress hoped that by removing government support for banknotes, they might eventually cease to circulate. [13]
The first Independent Treasury became law under Martin Van Buren's pen in 1840 but a Whig majority in Congress overturned it a year later. Democrat James K. Polk took it up four years later and signed the second Independent Treasury Act on August 6, 1846, when the country had been at war with Mexico for three months. Polk chose not to inflate or raise taxes to pay for the war. During the war's two-year stretch, the Treasury borrowed $49 million without the aid of the banks, all of it subscribed in specie. The Mexican War has been the only war in American history that was not financed with inflation. The war-time boom was absent, as well as the post-war depression when the war ended. [14]
A hard-money central government did not keep the state banks from inflating the money supply during this period of "free banking." Banks were pyramiding credit on the debt of individual states, and the more debt they purchased, the more loans they could make. Since state governments had a ready market for their securities, they were encouraged to expand their debt. The "wildcat" banks that proliferated during this period were mostly established for buying state debt to finance the various Whig programs of internal improvements. Certain laws provided additional incentives to inflate, such as the prohibition of branch banking that imposed delays in redeeming banknotes for specie, and state usury laws that kept interest rates low, encouraging more credit expansion. These features of the banking system, along with the suspension of specie redemption during crises, reflected not "free banking" in any economic sense, but the corrupt union of banking and government that has persisted throughout history. [15]
Bank inflation aside, the Independent Treasury fared well during its antebellum period. Though inflation per capita increased by 53% from 1847-1860, productivity gains kept commodity prices almost even at an annual inflation rate of only 0.28 percent. The amount of specie in the country more than doubled during this period, while banks increased their specie by a factor of three. Also, the Panic of 1857 was much milder than the previous panics of 1819 and 1837. The recessions following the earlier panics lasted four years, whereas the recession following the Panic of 1857 was over in six months. Banks suspended for years in the earlier recessions, while banks in the later one suspended for only a few months. [16]
With the arrival of war in 1861, inflation went from a foe to an ally and was largely responsible for its lengthy duration.
1. Jesus Huerta de Soto, Money, Bank Credit, and Business Cycles, Mises Institute, Auburn, AL, 2006, p. 99
2. Murray N. Rothbard, The Mystery of Banking, Mises Institute, Auburn, AL, 2008, p. 90
3. Money, Bank Credit, and Economic Cycles, pp. 25-26
4. Murray N. Rothbard, The Panic of 1819: Reactions and Policies, Mises Institute, Auburn, AL, 2007, p. 4
5. Ibid., p. 9
6. Following Alexander Hamilton's proposal the government had created a bimetallic standard, but it undervalued gold to silver at 15:1, driving gold out of circulation. [Panic, p. 2]
7. Murray N. Rothbard, A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II, Mises Institute, Auburn, AL, 2002, p. 85
8. Panic, p. 8
9. History, p. 119
10. Mystery, pp. 217-218
11. History, p. 120
12. H.A. Scott Trask, "The Independent Treasury: Origins, Rationale, and Record, 1846-1861"
13. John Denson, Ed., Reassessing the Presidency: The Rise of the Executive State and the Decline of Freedom, Mises Institute, Auburn, AL, 2001, pp. 180-181
14. Trask
15. History, pp. 113-114
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Tomorrow is the day. The day my eighteen year old son graduates from high school and prepares to go to college in the fall. I knew this day was coming. I had eighteen years to prepare myself for this. But I didn't know it would feel like this. I raised him to have leadership abilities and a mind of his own. He's always had more freedom and responsibility than a lot of young men he knows. No curfews, but he never has stayed out too late. No restrictions, but he's never been anywhere he shouldn't be. He's had every opportunity afforded to him that I could financially afford, and some that I made sacrifices for so that he could have the experiences anyway. He's been able to travel a little bit, but I often wish there were more places I had been able to take him over the years. He's never caused me any "trouble". He hasn't had any incidences that would have resulted in jail time; he's never tried narcotics and decided on his own to remain abstinent for the time being. All things that I've had very frank discussions with him about but allowed him to also make his own decisions about. Needless to say, I'm proud of the decisions he made for himself. I've never had to come up with bail money, nurse a hangover or potential overdose and I'm not a grandmother at thirty-six years old.
There were many people who constantly said that I didn't know what my child was doing when I wasn't around because "single mothers never do and they always think 'not my child' and their child is the first one in trouble". I'm glad I can gloat and tell those people that they obviously didn't know my child. They also obviously didn't know me. I'm that young mother that believes in old school discipline. Although my son hasn't had a spanking since he was seven years old, he has a very healthy fear of his mother. He knows the expectations are great and measureable as my son. He knows that major disappointments are not taken lightly and that failure is not an option. It has been instilled in him.
One thing I always tried to teach my son was that he didn't have to personally make mistakes to still learn from them. Life is a teacher and when you look at other people's lives, you can learn what not to do, if you want to. My son understood this it seems because he often tells me that he is going to try not to make certain mistakes in his life because he saw what it did to someone else. I'm not sure if my son has a celebrity "role model". After all, so many of them don't want to be "role models". But I think a few of their experiences have educated my son as a young black man as to how this world will treat you if you are not careful. One moment they love you and place you on the highest pedestal because you are scoring touchdowns and three point shots. The next minute they are persecuting you, taking away your endorsement deals and dragging your reputation through the deepest puddle of mud that can be found. So thank you to Kobe Bryant, Michael Vick and countless others who showed my son what not to do.
My son hasn't had the best relationship with his father, due to no fault of his own, or of mine. You can't force someone to love you, support you and exemplify what you think a parent should be. All you can do, is do better when your chance comes around. I never spoke ill of my son's father to him. I didn't have to. It wasn't going to benefit me in anyway to do so. It wasn't going to improve the situation at all. So I was very mindful not to engage in those kinds of conversations or confrontations in my son's presence. It didn't always work, because his father likes drama and enjoys being the center of attention, even when it's negative. But I did manage to be the bigger person 95% of the time, even when I didn't want to be. As a result, my son learned for himself, without any influence from me, the type of man his father is, and isn't. I intentionally removed myself from the equation so that I could not be blamed (by his father) for how my son feels towards him. Whether his father sees it that way, I do not know. I honestly do not care.
After eighteen years of many sacrifices on my part, I don't care what anyone thinks. I gave up my goals for higher education. I gave up a modeling career. I gave up a size six body. I gave up many, many, many, many men. I gave up countless hopes and dreams of traveling around the world, sipping champagne and buying designer handbags. I gave up eighteen years of many other things so that I could nurture the life of another person. There were times during those eighteen years when the thought of what I could've had caused me to become very depressed, so much so that I was even hospitalized for depression at one time. I suffered from and recovered from a chronic illness. I've had major car accidents that I was blessed to walk away alive from. I've lost good jobs, had crap jobs and got better jobs. With every hardship and loss, my motivation was that I had to continue on for my son. I had to show him that although life knocks you down, repeatedly, you have to get back up and keep living. I had to show him what it was to be super. And in the process, I showed myself.
I don't know what I'm going to do when my son leaves for college. What do you do when your best friend, your anchor, your reason for persevering daily goes away to explore the next phase of his own life? I don't know. This is my first time having this experience. Hopefully, between now and then my career will catapult forward to the point where I'll have my own radio show, a couple more books published along with the opportunity and finances to travel. Maybe I'll even meet my Superman. I don't know what will happen next. What I do know is that tomorrow signifies a new phase in life for me and my son. When the sun rises in the morning, it will mean one thing to him and something else to me. When the sun sets in the evening the same will also be true. And I promise that I will try not to cry all day.
I had many years to remember with my son. Eighteen years and nine months to be exact. That's a lengthy investment. Now it's his turn to go forth and be super. He can do it. I have the utmost belief in him. After all, he is Super Son.


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I'm looking to improve GrappleApp's image sequence rendering by essentially pre-loading the images into memory and then rendering them quickly in sequence.
I've been spoilt by the Samsung Galaxy S3's lighting fast load time from the file system. No other device has come close in terms of load-render-load-render-… performance (I remember being distinctly disappointed by GrappleApp's showing on my HTC One).
Anyway, I'm undecided on the exact mechanism, and whether or not we begin to render the sequence before loading is actually complete, but I know it's certainly possible and I've got confidence that I'll come up with a neat solution.
Right now I'm just working on the pre-loading method.
I've sorted the pre-loading method, and got most of the code sorted for playback now. It's gone quite well (he says, jinxing himself), and I hope see much better performance from the Galaxy Tab later.
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Q: error TS2339: Property 'x' does not exist on type 'Model' so I have error in typescript that goes like this:
error TS2339: Property 'createAdmin' does not exist on type 'Model<{ name: string; age: number; email: string; password: string; isAdmin: boolean; }, {}, {}, {}, Schema<any, Model<any, any, any, any, any>, {}, {}, {}, {}, "type", { name: string; age: number; email: string; password: string; isAdmin: boolean; }>>'.
I'm writing super simple server with express framework and mongoose for connecting to MongoDB,
here is simplified version of schema file:
import mongoose from "mongoose";

const Schema = mongoose.Schema;

const userSchema = new Schema({
  name: {
    type: String,
    required: true,
  },
  isAdmin: {
    type: Boolean,
    required: true,
  }
});

// static create admin method
userSchema.statics.createAdmin = async function ( name ) {
  const adminAlreadyExist = await this.findOne({ isAdmin: true });

  if (adminAlreadyExist) {
    throw new Error('Admin already exists');
  }

  const admin = await this.create({ name, isAdmin: true });

  return admin;
}

export const User = mongoose.model('User', userSchema);

and here is place in controller file where error appears:
try {
    const admin = await User.createAdmin({ name});

    res.status(200).json(admin);

  } catch (error) {
    res.status(400).json({error: error.message });
  }

I understand that schema has predetermined type taken from mongoose library, but how do I add properly static method?

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The Forum for Injection Technique (FIT) has recently won two awards for their collaborative initiative 'FIT4Safety – Injection Safety in UK and Ireland', which includes the formulation and publication of the widely praised Safety of Sharps in Diabetes Recommendations (1st Edition).
FIT4Safety and the recommendations were developed to protect healthcare workers and patients from the risks of diabetes related sharps injuries, which are a serious occupational hazard faced by healthcare workers.
The British Journal of Nursing Awards presented FIT with an Infection Prevention award. The awards are recognised as highly credible and a source of acknowledgment for the best practice of nursing standards in the UK. The second award won for infection prevention was the Kimberly-Clark 2013 HAI Watchdog Award, given to reward individuals and teams who are championing infection prevention in UK hospitals. FIT4Safety was awarded the highest accolade – the Clinician's Choice Award.
Pictured (l-r): Debbie Hicks, Debra Adams, Su Down
Dr. Debra Adams, Head of Infection Prevention and Control (Midland and East) at NHS Trust Development Authority, and member of the FIT4Safety Board comments: "We are thrilled that our efforts to improve infection prevention and control have been recognised. Sharps injuries are often seen as an occupational hazard, but all those that come into contact with sharps, from clinicians to downstream workers, deserve appropriate education and procedures to prevent them. The desire to promote best practice is what drives FIT forward, and winning awards that highlight FIT's contribution has made FIT's hard work all the more worthwhile."
The FIT4Safety Recommendations were developed for the UK and Ireland to help protect healthcare workers and patients at risk of injuries by medical sharps. The recommendations have played an important role in raising awareness and preparing the UK and Ireland for the Sharps Instruments in Healthcare Regulations 2013[1] that were incorporated into national law in May.
The Regulations were a result of the EU Directive on sharps injury prevention and aim to combat the estimated one million sharps injuries occurring each year within the EU,[2] despite 60-80% of incidents being unreported.[3] A report by public services law firm Bevan Brittan has estimated that in the UK, sharps injuries cost each NHS Trust £500,000 per year.[4] Contact with sharps, such as syringes, intravenous catheters, and needles, can pose a serious threat and may result in the transmission of an infection from dangerous blood-borne pathogens such as hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV.[5] Diabetes related injections can be associated with up to 30% of such injuries.[6]
Independent studies have shown that training, safer working practices and the use of safety engineered devices can prevent 80% of sharps injuries.[7] FIT4Safety has been working to provide resources for the UK and Ireland and the judges of the awards were impressed with how the team took the initiative to deliver such a beneficial campaign.
The FIT4Safety Recommendations help to inform all healthcare workers and employers about how to prevent and report sharps injuries which, in turn, encourages adherence to the new Sharps Instruments in Healthcare Regulations 2013.[8] They facilitate opportunities in which best practice can be discussed, developed, implemented and evaluated. The recommendations promote a 'safety culture', best practice injection technique and the use of safety devices. The FIT board believes that these efforts to educate, inform, and raise awareness will dramatically reduce diabetes associated sharps injuries.
The FIT4Safety Board comprises two experienced diabetes specialist nurses and an infection prevention and control nurse:
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Su Down, Nurse Consultant – Diabetes Somerset Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Debra Adams, Head of Infection Prevention and Control (Midlands and East), NHS Trust Development Authority
FIT is supported via an unrestricted educational grant by medical technology company BD and both are committed to promoting injection technique best practice.
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