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Match 15662 Katie Ka-Boom vs. Minerva Mink
By broadwaybeyonder, January 14 in CBUB Rated Matches
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"But you don't understand! I have to speak with Mr. Plotz immediately!" Clara, Mr. Plotz' secretary, sat stoically behind her desk as the pleading, teenage girl in the sweater stood before her. In her years working at the Warner Bros Studio, Clara had seen all kinds of unusual things; talking hippos, mice planning to take over the world, not to mention the Warner siblings themselves. This girl seemed so ordinary she was almost not worth noticing. "I'm sorry, miss," said Clara, adjusting her glasses. "But Mr. Plotz doesn't see anybody without an appointment."
"But I don't need an appointment!" pouted the girl. "I was on the original Animaniacs show! I need to talk to Mr. Plotz to straighten this all out!" Clara sighed, and turned to her computer. "Very well. Your name, please?" The girl straightened her sweater and held her head high. "Katie Ka-Boom. But you know that already." Katie's confidence started to leave her face as she noticed the look of non-recognition on Clara's. "Surely you remember my song, at least?" Katie took a step away from the desk, put her hands in front of her, and started swaying back and forth as she sang.
She's Katie Ka-Boom!
Katie Ka-Boom!
She lives in a house with a garden in bloom!
Her family knows that anytime soon,
Their little lady, Katie, goes Ka-Boom!
Katie struck a pose with the biggest jazz hands and smile she could muster. Clara still looked unimpressed. "Sooooo, you were a chorus girl?" Katie's jaw tightened, and a flicker of light flashed in her eyes, but she took a deep breath and exhaled before she approached the desk. "No! I was a star! I had my own series of cartoon shorts on Animaniacs! Oh, and my family too, of course." Clara raised an eyebrow. "Are they going to be joining us, as well?" Katie shook her head. "Mom joined a convent, Tinker is with protective services, and Daddy's at a Jimmy Stewart Look-a Like contest. That's another thing I need to talk to Mr. Plotz about. I'll need a new family, a new house…" "I'm sorry, miss," interrupted Clara. "But I don't recall anything from Mr. Plotz about a…Katie KerBlam cartoon." Katie gasped indignantly. "It's Ka-Boom. And how could he have forgotten me? I had a great run! I ran for…um…er…well, it doesn't matter how long I ran for! The point is, I was hit! That's why I knew when I saw that Animaniacs was coming back and you hadn't contacted me for it, there must have been a mix up with my contract! Probably got misplaced by some intern or a dopey secretary. Er, no offense."
Clara just kept scrolling through files on her computer, trying to remember how temperamental child actors could be. "Miss…um…Ka-Boom? I'm sorry but there was no mix up with your contract. There is no record of you being sent one. Or any record of discussion to consider sending you one." Katie starting inhaling and exhaling faster, desperately trying to keep her temper in check. "But that can't be right! Please! You've got to let me see Mr. Plotz now! The Warners' can't do the show without me!" Clara rose behind the desk. "I'm sorry, Miss Ka-Boom, but even if you had an appointment you wouldn't be able to see Mr. Plotz. He's…um…dealing with a…uh…personal issue."
Before Katie could reply, she was distracted by the sound of wolf whistles and cat calls from outside the door to the office. The door swung open, and there, with a line of enraptured males behind her, stood Minerva Mink. She was wearing a strapless, red dress, sunglasses and white sun hat. She turned to gaze at the men behind her, with their eyes bugging out, tongues dragging on the floor, and hearts pounding out of their chests. She smiled and waved with her hand and tail to the crowd. "Thanks for helping me find the CEO's office, boys. See you around the lot!" She turned back into the office as the crowd collectively fainted to the ground with dumbstruck expressions of joy on their faces. Katie looked to the ceiling in disgust. "Great. Just what I needed today."
Minerva closed the door with her tail, breezed past Katie, and sat on the edge of Clara's desk. "Minerva Mink. Here for my meeting with Mr. Plotz." Katie stomped her foot. "You can't meet Mr. Plotz! I need to meet Mr. Plotz!" Clara sat down again and turned her attention to Minerva. "I'm sorry, Miss Mink, but as I was trying to explain to this young lady, Mr. Plotz is not in. To be honest, he is at the hospital under observation. He was found this morning trying to eat his telephone and wrapped up in the cord." Minerva gave a coy smile and waved her hand dismissively. "Yes, that was probably my bad. It always seems to happen when I'm talking to a boy on the phone." "You don't say," muttered Katie.
Minerva turned around, finally noticing Katie was in the room. "I'm sorry? Have we met before?" Katie counted to 10 in her head before putting on her biggest smile. "Minerva, don't tell me you don't remember me? It's me! Katie!" Minerva peeked over the rims of her sunglasses at Katie, then gave a squeal of recognition as she rushed to embrace her. "Oh! Katie! Katie Ka-Boing! It's so charming to see you after all these years." Katie grinded her teeth as Minerva kissed her on both cheeks. "Ka-Boom. Not Ka-Boing. Ka-Boom." Minerva took off her hat, allowing her blonde hair to fall perfectly to her shoulders as she continued. "Well, I'd love to chat over old times, Katie, dear, but I'm going to be talking to Mr. Plotz. Well, maybe not Mr. Plotz since he's, heh, out of order at the moment. But I simply must talk to somebody at Warner Bros about my job in the new Animaniacs." "But I'm here for a job!" Katie cried. Minerva tucked her sunglasses in her dress and looked Katie up and down. "A job? As what? Are they finally hiring new janitors around here? The lot certainly could use it." Katie could feel her blood boiling as she valiantly tried to hold on to her composure.
"I'm not here to be a janitor," she said through clenched teeth. "I'm here to be on the show! Like I did before." Minerva looked confused for a moment, then laughed as she put her sunglasses back on. "Oh, Katie, dear, I'm sorry. But, um, do you really think modern audiences want to see, um, whatever is you do?" Katie spluttered in disbelief as Clara looked through her desk and pulled out a black folder. "Like they would want to watch what you do?! Just do short after short of men falling on their faces over you?" Minerva gave a cheeky smile. "Doesn't have be just men, dear." She looked over her shoulder with a smoldering glance at Clara. Clara's eyes began to bulge and her jaw started to head toward the desk before she shook herself out of it and cleared her throat. "Er ahem. Excuse me, ladies, but I think I have the answer to your problem." Katie and Minerva crowded to the desk as Clara removed a piece a paper from the black folder. On the paper was a list of names, with Katie and Minerva's names on top.
"As you can see," explained Clara, "the executives at Hulu made a list of individuals they did not want on the Animaniacs revival. Both of you were on top of the list over concerns that your cartoons were too violent, and…um…explicit." Minerva gave her most innocent look. "But there wasn't any violence in my cartoons." Katie facepalmed in disbelief. "I'm the violent one! You're the explicit one, you air-headed excuse for a fox!" Minerva gave an imperious look as she wrapped her tail around her arm like a stole. "That's mink, sweetheart. And I'm not going to stand for this! This is going to be my big comeback. And I'm not going to let anyone get in my way. Not Hulu, not Plotz, and certainly not some second rate teenage bimbo!"
"Now, ladies," said Clara. "There must be some way we can…" She was cut off by Katie sticking her finger in Minerva's face. "Listen up, Minerva! I earned my spot on Animaniacs before and I can do it again! There's no way I'm going back to community theater when I've got this chance right here!" "Do you think it's been easy for me?!" exclaimed Minerva, putting her hand to brow dramatically. "Do you think I've enjoyed going from job to job, posing on DeviantArt for money?!" "Yes," Katie said flatly.
Minerva thought for a moment, then shrugged. "Okay maybe a little. But the point is I belong here! On screen! A star!" "Ha! A star!" snorted Katie. "A star who only starred in TWO cartoons! After that you were lucky the censors let you on as an extra. I deserve to be here! I did twice as many shorts as you!" Minerva swished her tail as she gave poison-filled smile at Katie. "Uh huh, and not even half as many people cared about your cartoons as they did for mine. Just over 10 minutes of screen time and I became the biggest furry celebrity this side of Bugs Bunny. Just what did you do in your cartoons, little girl?"
That did it. Katie had had enough. "LITTLE GIRL?!?!" Smoke started pouring out of her ears encircling her like a tornado, and the bright flashes of light returned to her eyes. All of this was ignored by Minerva, who turned back to face Clara at the desk. "Listen, dear, you get on the phone and call the Warners. Yakko, Wakko. Call Dot if you have to. I'm not leaving this office until I speak to someone in charge." Minerva suddenly realized that Clara wasn't paying attention. Her face was a picture of fright, and her eyes were focused on something behind Minerva. Minerva turned around and before her stood a being that used to look like a teenage girl. In her place was an 8 foot tall green monstrosity. It's arms dragged on the floor, ending in long fingers and pointed talons. It's mouth was a forest of fangs and it's eyes flashed lightning. It also was wearing the remnants of Katie's sweater and pants, as well as her hair. The creature roared in Minerva's face, sending her hat and glasses flying and Clara ducking under the desk. Minerva gazed up at 'Katie' as her hair fell back into place. "Oh yeah," Minerva said glumly. "You did that, didn't you?" The next thing the people in the backlot heard was the sound of Minerva Mink crashing through the door to Mr. Plotz' office. She hurtled through air and crashed through several backdrops as 'Katie' gave chase, her eyes shoot lasers that sent stagehands ducking for cover. "Please, Miss Ka-Boom!" shouted Clara from behind the desk. "Don't you think you're overreacting?" 'Katie' howled to the heavens. "I'M NOT OVERREACTING! I'M A TEENAGER!"
Minerva's flight continued as she crashed to a brick wall and into the studio gymnasium. Actors and stunt doubles jumped aside as Minerva slammed through a final wall and landed in the studio pool. She crawled out of the shallow end, trying to squeeze her dress dry as she ranted. "That does it! First she tries to steal my part! Then she insults me! Then she throws me across the lot! Now she's ruined my dress?! That's it! I don't care how big she is! I'll get that spoiled rotten little…" Minerva stopped herself. She always knew when she was being watched. She turned to see that all of the people in the gymnasium were looking at her with adoring eyes. "Hi, Minerva," one of the actors asked shyly. "Is there anything we can do for you?" Minerva thought for a moment, then grinned deviously. She did her best to strike an alluring pose while standing soaking wet. "Hi, boys. I've got a little problem. Could you lend me a hand?"
Katie Ka-Boom: She stays in her monster form until she gets what she wants or until she goes 'ka-boom'. She then returns to human until something gets her mad enough to transform again.
Minerva Mink: She is able to use her Toon ability to drive anyone who is remotely attracted to her to do what she wants. She has access to every person on the Warner Bros backlot from Animaniacs, with the exception of Yakko, Wakko, and Dot.
Winner is whoever immobilizes the other and gets their contract to be on the Animaniacs revival.
Katie Ka-Boom
Read more about Katie Ka-Boom at Wikipedia
Official Site: Warner Bros Links: Animaniacs Wikipedia page Katie Ka-Boom Wikipedia page Animaniacs imdb page
Minerva Mink
Read more about Minerva Mink at Wikipedia
Official Site: Warner Bros Links: Wikipedia Animaniacs Wiki Looney Toons wiki
Great idea for a match.
I can't think of anyone else that would be a problem for Katie to smash.
Neat little idea for a match. I'll be honest, I had to look both of these ladies up to remember them lol.
Even with toon force, I don't see Mink getting out of this one. Also, I just kind of feel bad for Katie. You wrote her very sympathetically. Nice job.
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Fantastic set up and incredible idea for a match up!
I had to take a look at both of them and I think Katie should be able to take this one
Great idea for a fight. Animaniacs had so many great side characters that I don't think I appreciated at the time. For example, it was before I saw Goidfellas so I missed out on some great references with the Goodfeathers.
I am going with Katie, partly biased because I remember her more which to me means she is a better character to renew and bring back lol
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1 hour ago, Callisto said:
This confirms it, the matches using the old rating system doesn't work anymore. Because I rated this
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Forgot to comment here, this was a fantastic match idea! Glad Minerva got some use I added her way back when.
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28 minutes ago, broadwaybeyonder said:
Does this mean that the fight will be un-scratched?
1 hour ago, Fox said:
1 hour ago, broadwaybeyonder said:
Yeah, I will try to fix those, probably next weekend when I have more time.
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Thanks, Fox!


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by Matthew Rothschild
Last month, the FCC did something without precedent: It called into question the bona fides of a legitimate news organization.
On February 10, the FCC ruled that the huge Chicago radio station, WLS, had to pay a $44,000 fine for airing 90-second segments produced by Workers Independent News. The FCC noted that the station failed on 11 occasions to explicitly notify listeners that the segments were paid for by Workers Independent News.
In denying WLS's appeal to reduce the fine to $4,000, the FCC swerved way out of its way to run over the reputation of Workers Independent News, which has its own reporters and syndicates its news stories to stations around the country.
The FCC stated that the "90-second advertisements previously aired were not, in fact, news stories." It added: "The Station's listeners were exposed to material that appeared to be objective news stories deprived of the knowledge that the material was, in fact, prepared to convey the particular point of view of the organization that paid or promised to pay the Licensee consideration to air it."
The FCC's "journalistic determination is extremely troubling," says John Nathan Anderson, assistant professor and director of broadcast journalism at Brooklyn College, City University of New York. Anderson, who was a co-founding producer at Workers Independent News back in 2001, acknowledges that WLS should have mentioned that that the segments were paid for by WIN. But he notes: "It is the first time in the history of U.S. broadcasting that the FCC has declared a news organization illegitimate."
The one segment the FCC sited in its finding actually did report news. The segment quoted from an Illinois state senator who was explaining how the state could leverage federal funding for putting "people to work and getting good jobs to people here in Illinois all the easier." And it explained how an Illinois bill to raise capital for infrastructure projects would help Chicago prepare for its Olympic bid.
The only thing different about this segment was that it was from a labor perspective, which you don't often, if ever, hear on the airwaves.
The FCC's derogatory characterization "provides an excuse to station managers who don't want to air news of working people," says Frank Emspak, the executive producer of Worker Independent News. "The fact that the FCC singles out the only nationally syndicated worker-oriented news as 'not news' is an insult to all working people."
The FCC also seems to think there is such a thing as "objective news," even though every reporter and editor and producer has his or her own subjective biases that play a part in what stories are selected and how they are written. On top of that, as Emspak says, every news program "is sponsored by someone."
One of the FCC's commissioners, Ajit Pai, has an obvious bias himself, which he displayed when he gave the keynote address to the American Legislative Exchange Council's Task Force on Communications and Technology on December 6, 2013.
ALEC members include AT&T, Time Warner Cable, Verizon, Comcast, and News Corp.
"I am proud to stand beside you," he told the ALEC crowd of rightwing legislators and corporate lobbyists. And he said ALEC's Task Force on Communications and Technology "deserves special thanks" for "developing model legislation" for deregulation. He added: "The FCC can and must recognize that its regulatory regime has not aged well…. Put simply, the time has come to sunset the economic regulations developed in a bygone era." He said the FCC should "scrub our books of all the regulations that have accumulated over the years but have little use in today's competitive marketplace."
He concluded by throwing another bouquet to ALEC: "I congratulate you on the good work you've done on these issues in the past and look forward to working with you in the future. And going forward, please keep making your voices heard here in Washington."
His groveling in front of ALEC is in sharp contrast to the FCC's gratuitous slap of Workers Independent News.
Matthew Rothschild is senior editor of The Progressive magazine.
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One great thing about latch-hooked rugs is that they can be reworked if dmaged or worn. Sometimes only part of a rug needs to be restored, but there is no modern colour-match for parts of the pattern. One best solution is to unpick that colour throughout the rug. Another solution is to choose the nearest match and create a mottled effect: unpick some of the original colour from good areas and replace those knots with the close-match colour, then fill in the area being restored with a mix of the reclaimed strands and the new colour. Mottling is more economical than buy an additional pack of yarn.
During spring 2014 I reworked a second hand rug by unpicking sections and re-hooking them with new wool. It was satisfying to see the new, fresh colours creep further and further along the rug. I bought the decades-old rug at a boot fair as either a rework project or to re-use the canvas, depending on the quality of the original latch-hooking. The yarn originally used was wool/acrylic mix and in many places it was worn right down to the knot or crinkled from being exposed to sunlight or heat from a living room fire. Many of the knots in the central area were already coming undone. I've noticed that acrylic mixes tend to become coarse after a long period of time, so I decided to rework the pattern in pure wool. My first job was to wash the rug because the ingrained dirt meant it wasn't very pleasant to handle. Colourfastness wasn't a concern so I ran it through the washing machine at low temperature. The original colours easier to ascertain from the back of the rug where it hadn't faded.
From the photos, you can see that the original colours were a pale cream background with a dark tan, dark brown and light tan design. Less easy to see due to general discolouration was the dark cream/pale beige part of the pattern bordering the dark brown detail. Reddish hues, or earth tones, were popular in the 60s and early 70s and years of sunlight tends to bring them out even more.
Some of the original colours weren't available so I had a choice of either finding close matches or choosing a different colour scheme that harmonised with the pattern. I opted for earth colours, though the geometric pattern would have worked well in green and cream. The new colours are white, champagne, dark tan, dark brown and beige. I had several of these to hand already. The modern dark tan was the closest match I could find to the original colour, but is less reddish. The light tan was replaced by Iriss of Penzance "champagne" which is paler than the original light tan, but was the closest available match. The original dark cream detail was so indiscernible against the pale cream that I substituted Anchor beige to improve the pattern contrast. Overall, the rug is "cooler" and brighter looking, but has the same pattern.
Here is the rug about a third of the way through the reworking process, and then complete. The difference in pile between the pure wool and the worn and rough wool/acrylic mix is very marked.
Below is another part worked canvas I reworked, in this case because the previus owner hadn't kept to the guides for a semi-circular rug.


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Judith Smith's Celtic Goddess Jewellery is an expression of joy. A joyful passion she first discovered 23 years ago when she began studying Celtic spirituality. Judith was born in Windsor where her family has lived for seven generations. Thirty years ago she moved to Wolfville and worked as an assistant loans officer until a sudden environmental illness forced her into early retirement. It was a time to rethink her life, and her doctor recommended a book that might help. That book was Anam Cara, a classic of Celtic wisdom by the Irish author John O'Donohue.
Judith felt like she had come home, immediately identifying with the ancient traditions and the interconnectivity of life. In a wonderful twist, the sensitivity that led to her illness also put Judith in tune with nature, which is a cornerstone of Celtic tradition. She immersed herself in extensive studies and as her knowledge grew over the years, she began to write and teach others. Today, Judith continues to teach and also does Celtic tarot card readings. As she explains, "this is my life. Celtic spirituality is a lifestyle and I live it."
About fifteen years ago, Judith was inspired to create Celtic jewellery and, admirably, taught herself the necessary skills. She honours the traditional Celtic patterns in her design work and assembles the jewellery using quality metals and precious stones including agates from the Bay of Fundy shore.
Each piece of jewellery comes with a card describing the story behind the design. Many of her necklaces and earrings feature traditional designs such as the triquetra, or trinity knot, a symbol for the triple aspects of the Celtic Goddess of maiden, mother, and crone. Another favourite is the Celtic cross, representing the four natural elements of earth, air, water, and fire. Judith also hand weaves delicate silver wires to adorn certain pieces, or to create fundamental elements like the tree of life, which she then wraps around a carefully chosen gemstone. A variety of dainty rings feature pastel stones in pink and blue reminiscent of Easter eggs. These are a reference to the Celtic Goddess Eostre, the goddess of spring, of renewal and fertility. Nothing in these designs is by accident. This is jewellery born of ancient wisdom and tradition. In Judith's words, "I design jewellery that expresses balance and harmony. It is always a surprise to find beauty while blending nature and Celtic symbolism with bold or subtle colour."
Judith smiles at the mention of Saint Patrick's Day. The much-celebrated holiday has a strange and complicated history. A boy from Britain kidnapped and sold into slavery in Ireland, escapes and later returns to bring Christianity to the Pagan Celts. Most people know that Saint Patrick drove the snakes from Ireland. The snakes however were not literal snakes, but a symbol for Pagans, specifically the Celts. In any case, the holiday today celebrates all things Irish, and that includes many a Celtic tradition.
Judith's Celtic Goddess Jewellery is available at the North Mountain Market in Harbourville every Saturday from June to October. On March 6 and 20, Judith will also be at the Kentville Farmer's Market, and on April 6 at the Wolfville Legion Craft Fair. Those interested in learning more about Celtic spirituality or her jewellery are welcome to email Judith at judiths@ns.sympatico.ca.
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WINSTON-SALEM, NC – The Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) men's basketball program will look to its past to forge its future with the announcement of Cleo Hill Jr. as the head coach of the Rams men's basketball program. Hill, Jr.
"There were 104 applicants for the position, which speaks to the excitement around Winston-Salem State University basketball," said WSSU Director of Athletics Tonia Walker. "After a thorough search process, there was no doubt that we have found the best candidate to usher in a new era for men's basketball. Cleo Hill Jr. has been successful at nearly all levels of college basketball—as a player, assistant coach, and head coach."
Hill was introduced as WSSU's ninth coach during a press conference on Monday, May 21.
"We are thrilled to have Cleo Hill Jr. on board," said WSSU Chancellor Elwood L. Robinson. "He is uniquely qualified to lead our men's basketball program. He understands WSSU's legacy as a basketball powerhouse, and possesses the leadership, skill, and experience to take our men's basketball program to the next level."
Hill had a successful run as the head coach at Shaw University from 2008-15, where he led the Bears to a 116-67 record in seven seasons. In 2011, he guided the Bears to a Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) championship and an appearance in the NCAA Division II Atlantic Region Tournament.
Prior to leading the Shaw program, Hill spent five years as the head coach at Cheyney University where he led the Wolves to a 55-67 record, including a 23-8 record in the 2003-04 season. The Wolves also saw a pair of appearances in the NCAA Division II playoffs.
In addition to his experience as a head coach, Hill spent time as assistant coach at the University of Nebraska.
A native of Orange, New Jersey, Hill is the son of Rams basketball legend, the late Cleo Hill Sr., a 2017 National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame inductee. Hill Sr., a 6-1 guard, scored 2,488 points in his career at WSSU, second only to Earl "The Pearl" Monroe. He was drafted eighth in the 1961 NBA draft by the St. Louis Hawk, the first player from an HBCU drafted in the NBA first round. Hill's jersey was officially retired in 2017 and is in a place of honor at WSSU's C.E. Gaines Center.


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On Saturday, May 12 hundreds gathered in Toronto for a rally for Gaza and to commemorate 70 years since the Nakba and to say no to Israeli occupation, apartheid and massacres.
The rally started across the street from the Israeli Consulate and marched to the US Consulate. A group called the Association of Progressive Palestinian Canadians (APPC) organized this event which was endorsed by several progressive organizations and indigenous peoples.
Palestinians continue to suffer through apartheid and daily violence while the US blocks the UN Security Council calling for investigation into Gaza violence. The American government not satisfied by only backing up Netanyahu's regime, decided to move and inaugurate a new embassy in Jerusalem while IDF snipers are killing demonstrators and injuring thousands of people.
Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland commented on the recent events in Palestine saying "All parties to the conflict have a responsibility to ensure civilians are protected" which is a very similar statement to what Trump said after Charlottesville car attack led by a white supremacist that injured several people and killed Heather Heyer.
Socialist.ca spoke with Hammam Farah, a member of APPC, to talk about the work of this new organization, the importance of the event and solidarity with people facing the violent regime of Israel in Palestine.
What's the APPC and its mission?
HF: APPC is still on its launching phase, we're still trying to work out the logistics on how we're going to be launching and how we're going to be organizing, but essentially what this group is going to be about is in the name, progressive values. We feel that one of the biggest issues in being able to organize for Palestine and Palestinian rights in the city is there's a gap between the Palestinian community and the Palestinian solidarity movement so we'd like to bridge that gap, that's the role of APPC.
Considering what's going on in Gaza right now, is completely atrocious that we see the Israeli military deploying hundreds of snipers on the Gaza boundary fence to shoot at unarmed demonstrators that are just trying to exercise their internationally recognized right to return home.
What's the message from the Canadian Government which claims to be a Human Rights defender?
HF: We've seen nothing from Trudeau about what's happening right now in Gaza. The main demand of this rally is for Canada to impose an arms embargo on Israel. I think this where we're at, this is what Canadian society has reached where we can now demand an arms embargo and I think a lot of Canadians would support that demand, but we need to do the education that is required, we need to continue to reach out to people, reach more people so they can come out and support us, we need to reach to other oppressed communities.
Israel is violating human rights, it's in violation of international law, shooting at unarmed demonstrators.
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Road to Dystopia: The Canton Cops
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My editor is in the process of cutting the massive manuscript of my Tail of the Dragon down to under 100,000 words, which will be a difficult rewrite process, but the topic of that novel was on my mind as Doc Thompson spoke with State Rep. Danny Bubp about gun control. The case of the Canton Police officer who openly abused a man because he had a concealed carry permit was the primary topic. Tail of the Dragon is all about how politicians use police to impose policy that is not good for the general society, but purely for the good of the politicians who write the law. Even though abusive cases such as theCantoncop are not the usual situation, it does happen more often than it should, and points to the danger of giving police officers too much control over the general population. You can hear that discussion here:
To see the officer in question and exactly what was said you can see the entire video below. This occurrence happened in June of 2011 and is deeply disconcerting for a number of reasons.
I believe many of the police officers across the country are very much like the other guy in this video, the partner of the primary officer. That officer seems to be pretty level headed, and is certainly the recessive officer in this search and arrest. I can understand the initial suspicion of the officers pulling over a questionable vehicle with a known prostitute, her pimp and a guy carrying a gun. Everything about that situation spelled out trouble.
However, such a situation requires a coolness that comes from a battle tested individual that can handle the stress of any situation. Not a panic prone officer who has obvious problems psychologically. And before I launch into what those problems are I must report that I've been shot at, threatened, and I've walked into dangerous situations willingly time and time again. Danger is not something that bothers me, and when I hire someone to work a dangerous job, I expect that person to handle it with cool collectiveness. I do not expect over-reaction of any kind. The officer in that video is a dangerous man for many reasons, but the primary reason is that he's a "pussy." Sorry ladies, but that's the only term for a man like that.
There are two reasons for the officer's behavior; first he may be psychologically damaged and ready for the rubber gun squad. If that's the case, he should not be on the streets. If he is such a shell shocked person, if he's been shot at, or threatened one too many times that he can no longer function in that position, he should not be carrying a gun, driving around in a car, and have the ability to pull people over. The second and most probable explanation is that the officer is simply a bully, the type I write about in Tail of the Dragon.
The officer obviously works out a lot, so he has an obsession with his looks. There isn't any problem with this, but such people often have a tendency toward narcissism and to satisfy that narcissism they pursue positions of authority to satisfy their hunger for self-admiration. These types of people are naturally insecure, because real life cannot fill the image of themselves that they've built, so they seek a collective consensus of like minded "brothers," which he referenced twice in this recording to the other officer. This is a tendency toward insecurity that is unmistakable, which he seeks to cover up visually with body building. This officer uses the law to beat people into his own self-gratification. Any level headed individual would approach the driver who did reveal that he had a gun with caution but not be so easily threatened. The officer obviously used the situation and timing of the gun revelation to satisfy his hunger to abuse someone.
I propose that the officer had full intention as he pulled up to the car to abuse somebody. He had set his target on the prostitute, knowing that she was a repeat offender. This was his clear intention. But when he came to the driver, who was not the original target, and the driver revealed that he had a gun permit and was carrying, the officer realized that he had a better target to satisfy his narcissism, so he let the girl and her pimp go.
At this point the narcissistic officer proceeded to harass the driver profusely threatening to "execute him." Obviously the officer had crossed the line several times in this exchange. The driver showed no inclination toward violence and any officer with any experience with violence would know that. Instead, it is obvious that under the guise of a proposed danger, the officer used this entire situation to satisfy his need for a power trip.
Every police department in the country has a percentage of their officers who exhibit similar narcissistic behavior. In fact every class in school, every office, every business, has a few of these abusive types. Narcissists are a natural by-product of the human race, so we must contend with them. But we must also use caution on how much power we allow them to have, because such personality types are prone to seek authority positions. They will fill jobs with police departments, TSA agents, and mall security guards and like positions because those are the most obvious places where they can live out their distorted self-images. This is why it is a very dangerous tendency of Homeland Security to give more and more police powers to these departments under the guise of protection. A society who changes itself ideologically out of panic is no different than this foolish police officer who used his cleverly disguised fear of being shot, as a self-fulfillment of his desire to harass another human being with fear.
When terrorists attacked the United States, they sought to create a situation where the narcissists of our culture could be used against the population in general. By creating a situation that justified panic, we handed more power to the least trustworthy of our citizens in a flimsy trade for national security. And that situation isn't getting better, it's getting worse. The Fourth Amendment, like the Second Amendment has been distorted and revised for years to gradually wear away the effectiveness through case law of these Constitutional provisions. The Fourth Amendment (Amendment IV) to the United States Constitution is the part of the Bill of Rights which guards against unreasonable searches and seizures, along with requiring any warrant to be judicially sanctioned and supported by probable cause. It was adopted as a response to the abuse of the writ of assistance, which is a type of general search warrant, in the American Revolution. Search and arrest should be limited in scope according to specific information supplied to the issuing court, usually by a law enforcement officer, who has sworn by it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
The real tragedy of this entire event is that our society has forgotten the meaning of the Fourth Amendment to such an extent that it has actually fed the kind of tyranny present in this video. All three of the occupants in the car completely submitted to the officers without even questioning their rights, and this only accelerated the narcissistic officer in his search for a weakness to exploit. The person being harassed should have been upset, not where he put the officer in any danger, but he actually fed the fire by saying, "yes sir." That officer didn't deserve any such recognition for he did not earn it. A uniform is not enough to give up everything a person is in their life, or to have the threat of that life extinguished to fulfill the fantasy of a mini tyrant under the guise of security. When a society accepts this behavior as normal, and acceptable, the steps toward a complete loss of personal freedom are not far behind.
If I had been in the same situation, which I have been on several occasions, there wouldn't be anything close to the submission shown in that video. But unfortunately, people who question these policies are fewer than they ever had been and those willing to put their whole life on the line by saying "yes sir," hoping to appease a tyrant are a growing segment of our population.
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Award-winning director Damon Gameau (That Sugar Film) embarks on journey to explore what the future could look like by the year 2040 if we simply embraced the best solutions already available to us to improve our planet and shifted them rapidly into the mainstream. Structured as a visual letter to his 4-year-old daughter, Damon blends traditional documentary with dramatised sequences and high-end visual effects to create a vision board of how these solutions could regenerate the world for future generations.
Drawing on the best minds from around the world to focus on climate, economics, technology, civil society, agriculture and sustainability, 2040 maps out a pathway for change that can lead us to a more ecologically sustainable and equitable future.
Motivated by his 4-year-old daughter and concern for the planet she will inherit, Damon Gameau embarks on a global journey to meet the innovators and change makers pioneering the best solutions already available to us today to improve the health of our planet and societies. Inspired by these discoveries and guided by the many children he consults with along the way, Damon interweaves dramatic sequences and high-end visual effects to conjure a positive portrait of what 'could be' instead of the current dystopian future we are so often presented.
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Indeed the -o0 and -o1 descriptions are inverted.
I guess I will invert the descriptions so the behavior does not change, which means that -o0 is the mode with the BASIC loader that switches to HIRES before loading the rest, while -o1 is the mode that simply has a tape header that loads directly to 0xa000.
I will make sure this is fixed in the next release.
I guess the next version will also have sample code to show how to replay MYM musics - I will add to the OSDK some test musics, the ones I used in my earlier demos so we have no right issue -.
Guys, I'm sorry. I just ran tap2dsk with no options to see the usage and the -i for the INIST and others are there, so it is the correct version. However building it with OSDK 1.5 does not create a disk with the INIST as it did on the last version.
tap2dsk+old2mfm from OSDK 1.5 are working for me fine. This is under Linux.
and the generated DSK works. if I change to ... -nMONITOR ... i.e. without quotes - DSK is bad.
You can check your .bat files and try to add quotes.
Additionally, there should be no space after the options (-n,-i).
Mmmm... I think all that should be correct.
But maybe there is even a simpler reason... Maybe I modified some .bat file to support the options in the build process using labels.
Damn, I simply cannot remember. Will check and report.
What about adding a -v (verbose on/off) option?
The "writing" messages come from 'old2mfm'.
Obvious 'size' should be 'side' .
And looking sources there is no option '-v' for both 'tap2dsk' and 'old2mfm'.
Still the messages generated by the old2mfm are a bit annoying... I don't remember they were there, but it would be nice if they are removed... Please?
I should probably add some documentation pages for Old2Mfm and Tap2Dsk, and I was thinking that possibly I should just remove WriteDsk from the OSDK, most people don't need it, and the ones who need it probably don't have a combination of OS and hardware where it would actually work.
I agree with you about writedsk.
Keeping OSDK as clean as possible is a good idea, imho.


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Desirable rights: same-sex sexual subjectivities, socio-economic transformations, global flows and boundaries – in India and beyond
Boyce, Paul (2014) Desirable rights: same-sex sexual subjectivities, socio-economic transformations, global flows and boundaries – in India and beyond. Culture, Health and Sexuality, 16 (10). pp. 1201-1215. ISSN 1369-1058
Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13691058.2014.944936
Sexual rights are increasingly and unevenly advanced internationally as constitutive of progressive legal possibilities for same-sex desiring subjects. Legislative progress in this area has taken place in the context of recognition of same-sex sexual subjects within the globalising flow of neo-liberal political-economic ideologies in some parts of the word, and resurgent homophobia as a countervailing trend elsewhere (or indeed even within the same context). Ambivalent responses to sexual rights praxis in people's day-to-day lives indicate complex relationships between sexual subjectivity, economy, law, the state, and people's most intimate aspirations. Rights on grounds of same-sex sexualities may or may not be perceived as universally desirable, even among those people who might otherwise be imagined as their beneficiaries. Given this, the relationship between sexual subjectivities, political economies, and rights must be understood in terms of multifaceted refractions, attending to generative and curtailing possibilities – imagined in people's differing responses to free-market capital, legislation, and possibilities for livelihood. These issues are explored in respect of ethnographic work in West Bengal, India, with a particular focus on male-bodied subjects who evince both masculine and feminine subjectivities, and in respect of recent contestations in law, polity, and sexual rights praxis.
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PONT Wins Pathfinder Award
2018 - INNOVATION & EXCELLENCE IN PROTECTED AND CONSERVED AREA FINANCING AND RESOURCING
At the CBD COP14 held in Egypt, WildArk sponsored and presented the Innugural Pathfinder Award to the Prespa Ohrid Nature Trust (PONT). This organization is dedicated to managing bodies of protected areas within the Prespa Ohrid region, its transboundary trust fund is one of only a handful in the world and enables it to finance conservation programs now, as well as generate income until at least 2030.
WildArk coordinated efforts with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN) and PANORAMA-Solutions for a Healthy Planet Initiative to increase funding for the groups that are identifying and solving problems that concern the environment. From new technologies to sustainable financing, the candidates for the 2018 Pathfinder Award are focussed on conservation and management of protected areas all over the globe.
This year, PONT was awarded the $10,000 grant for representing the progress and the innovation employed to make change possible.
Mirjam de Koning of PONT
PONT went up against nearly 200 other nominated organizations and individuals. The selection committee was impressed by their ability to move beyond boundaries in their strategies to ensure long-term financing.
The Prespa Ohrid region is an ecologically significant area saddling the border tripoints of Albania, Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. It includes six protected areas and is widely considered one of Europe's most valuable -and a refuge for rare species and cultural monuments. PONT's mission is focused on the "sustainable management of biological diversity, natural processes, and ecosystem services in Prespa" for the benefit of nature and people. This ecoregional approach attracts stakeholders for funding, as well as engages with the government for leverage and political commitment towards the conservation movement.
(Left) Co-operation between protected areas, NGO's and local people in Prespa National Park. (Right) Galicica National Park during Spring.
Given PONT's previous accomplishments and solutions to some of conservation's most significant obstacles, we know this organization will continue to be a trailblazer as the 2018 Pathfinder Winner. They manifest not only the potential of conservation efforts but the power of it, too.
Link to the full case study can be found: https://panorama.solutions/en/solution/prespa-ohrid-nature-trust-pont-innovative-partnership-enhancing-conservation-and
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The Sultan of Brunei, one of the world's wealthiest men, celebrated his 52d birthday today by raising the pay for most of his country's work force, hoping to cushion the pain of an eroding economy.
The birthday celebration began with Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, seated in a Land Rover on gold velvet cushions, driving through a military parade. Later, the Sultan spoke on national television from his 1,788-room palace, his two wives seated on either side.
The Sultan's birthday speeches rarely delve into politics or the economy, and he looked tense as he acknowledged that his isolated, oil-producing Sultanate on the island of Borneo was not immune from the Asian economic crisis.
''During this period of economic turmoil in Southeast Asia, our country is not spared from feeling the effects,'' said the Sultan, dressed in traditional Brunei attire of blue and gold silk.
The ''special cost of living allowance'' for all Government workers would, however, increase salaries up to 14 percent, with lower-income employees benefiting the most.
In Brunei, where the Government employs 80 percent of the work force, the average salary is $15,800, one of the highest in the region.
The Sultan said the Government had ''taken the steps deemed necessary'' to balance the effects of the economic downturn, including setting up an economic council of Government and business leaders. Officials have discussed tax exemptions and investments with several countries, he said.
But the Sultan had not been expected to release details about what is in the Government coffers of 300,000 people.
Since 1962 it has been a crime punishable by imprisonment to reveal the country's currency reserves. The Government budget is also kept secret.
Nor did the Sultan discuss an issue many residents hoped to learn more about: the collapse of the nation's largest private company, Amedeo Development Corporation, run by the Sultan's brother, Prince Jefri..
Amedeo, the Government's flagship investment company, collapsed two weeks ago under losses estimated at up to $16 billion.
Prince Jefri and his top staff were believed to have fled to Europe.
Amedeo's troubles triggered concern about financial turmoil in the Sultanate, which had already been hit by slumping global oil prices. Brunei's economy relies almost entirely on oil sales.
In the past, the Sultan's birthday gifts to his people have included free concerts by Michael Jackson. Brunei citizens said this year's more serious gift boosted their confidence.
''It shows the Sultan is not going to let us get hurt,'' said Jana Idris, 27, a hotel manager.


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I'd like to introduce you to Hafez. Hafez is a poet from fourteenth-century Persia. His interests include mythology, nature and women. He loves a social gathering, particularly if there is wine involved, though I'm sure he won't mind my saying he's no connoisseur. He thinks aloud, particularly in the battles of his heart, and is an argumentative drunk.
Are you sold? You should be. Hafez's poetry made for brilliant Bank Holiday reading.
It was clear Hafez and I were going to have some fun together.
My first impression of the poet was that he is, essentially, a party boy. These poems are, for the most part, based around Hafez drinking, his creative juices pumping as he drinks.
Despite there being some 700 years age difference between the two of us, I felt an affinity with Hafez. I was surprised that he could be so unashamedly drunk and proud and honest, despite there being great distance between the two of us. Chaucer, another fourteenth-century poet and a lot closer to home for me, being associated with London and Kent, wasn't so forthright and personable in his writing.
Hafez's poetry is littered with references to him enjoying a glass of wine and being drunk. I don't exaggerate – every other poem mentions booze.
This is the first line of a four-line poem. It's so short and final, giving a real bipolar edge to his writing. My stomach dropped when I read it and I flicked through to the following pages to learn whether Hafez found some shred of joy once more. I'm pleased to report he did.
He doesn't seem to do anything by halves. He's mouthy, ecstatic, drunk, romantic, sweet, sad, bad. He is very human and I could quote so much of his poetry here because it's brilliant. You should go and read it – you'll find a real friend in Hafez.
Love and wine seem to be his lifeblood, his religion almost. He worships the two in equal measure, and is equally infuriated by both, which I'm confident most of us can relate to.
Despite Hafez's moments of melancholy, his poetry filled me with such joy. Life doesn't seem quite so bad when Hafez leans in with a glass of wine in hand.
And so, to the celebration. And it did feel like a celebration, unlike when treading the pebbles for Hardy's previously discussed poetry, which was mournful, poignant and reflective.
After a busy Bank Holiday sightseeing, my man and I followed Hafez's style and indulged in a bottle of wine.
It was a rather special bottle, dating 1990, the year we were both born. Tim's Grandpa, is Swiss and lives in a beautiful town called Montreux (also Freddie Mercury's preferred place of residence). He purchased a hundred or so bottles in the year of Tim's birth, as he did for all of his grandchildren's birth years.
We visited Tim's Grandpa at Christmas last year. Tim plucked a couple of these precious, dusty bottles from his Grandpa's cellar, which is conveniently situated beneath his 'caveau'. It's like something from a book, this caveau. Down a flight of stairs you wouldn't know existed, is an imposing wooden door. Behind this is a large room, the caveau, which can sit sixty or so on high days and holidays. A lot of the furniture was crafted by Tim's Grandpa, and tools, jugs and cupboards are mounted across the walls – plenty to gaze at while you swirl your glass. A small kitchen sits at the other end of the room, where raclette is prepared and empty wine bottles are discarded.
Tim and I tucked into the 1990 bottle, intended for special occasions, with some Continental nibbles on the balcony of my flat after a busy day sightseeing.
It was idyllic. We sat, quaffed our wine, and I recited some of my preferred extracts from Hafez's collection.
I am joking. We did sit and quaff wine. But most of our attention focused on a group of hoodied men who were being questioned by two policemen in the park opposite my flat.
Despite this, and the threat of light drizzle, we sat and sipped at our wine. And the drizzle did hold off. There's no denying that it was very pleasant, and we felt rather smug.
Two drunk nightingales. I'm sure Hafez would have approved.
Thank you Dad for picking this Little Black Classic. I raise my glass to you, and to Tim's Grandpa also. Next week I will be blogging about The Voyage of Sir Francis Drake Around the Whole Globe.


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From the river, this access site is on the left bank about 1/4 downstream of the US 36 bridge.


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Straszkówek – wieś w Polsce położona w województwie wielkopolskim, w powiecie kolskim, w gminie Kłodawa.

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THE WORLD'S FIRST TRANS MODELING AGENCY
May 24, 2016 by Peche Di
LEARN THE STORY BEHIND THE WORLD'S FIRST TRANS MODELING AGENCY
The world's first NYC transgender modelling agency was opened this March by Peche Di, a NYU graduate & former Thai beauty queen. Based in New York City, Trans Models was created, not only to expose unabridged talent, but to also break away negative connotations that plague the trans community. Mere months after the creation of Trans Models, 19 models had signed up. With people like Peche Di, Laith Ashley de la Cruz & Vikki Le, the agency continues to grow & expand outside of the local community.
Breathing success, the models are being considered to appear at New York Fashion week. Not only that, Trans Models has already done shoots for agencies such as Budweiser & Smirnoff – even having consultations ongoing for an upcoming reality-TV series. Cecilio Asuncion, director of the LA branch, has also shown interest in showcasing the agency in Big Brand companies like Gap, Old Navy & Banana Republic.
"If you have a trans woman pushing a cart looking so happy that she's buying dishwashing liquid — because, you know, everyone's happy buying dishwashing liquid — who cares what gender they are? Who cares? Why should that be an issue?" said Asuncion. "I want the Gaps. I want the Old Navy's. I want the Banana Republics — just because it's commercial work and that's more mainstream,"
Apple Model Management's mission is 'let's move on. Let's make you into the best models you can possibly be.' "It's really about their commitment," he said in a later interview. "It's really like going to work without having to feel that you have to hide."
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