The saying goes, 'there's no replacement for displacement.' The Yamaha FZ25 nods in approval, while the TVS Apache RTR 200 begs to differ. So, which one is on the money?
When Yamaha dropped the veil on the FZ25, every motorcycle expert worth their salt had a troubled expression on their face, and just one question in mind: "Doesn't the more affordable TVS Apache RTR 200 4V develop identical power with fewer CCs?" And, if you think about it, that's a genuine concern. Not only was the Yamaha FZ25 joining the party a little late in the day, but it also didn't have the firepower to match (let alone unsettle) its rivals.
The FZ25 may not look like a completely new motorcycle from the lesser FZ models, but it stands out – my favourite bit is the MT-03 inspired headlamp with a full-LED setup, it's a really cool touch. The rest of the design is tastefully done, too – the sharply contoured fuel tank and scooped-out extensions, stubby exhaust, split seats and LED tail-lamp all catch the attention of other road-users. To my eye, the FZ25 has that quintessential street naked demeanour.
The RTR 200 4v, on the other hand, is no wallflower either. In fact, compared to the FZ25, the RTR 200 does a better job of distancing itself from its smaller iterations. Design elements, like the sharply sculpted fuel tank and engine cowl, sleek headlamp unit with LED position lamps and an LED tail-lamp add punch to its design. And while it doesn't get an LED headlamp setup like the FZ25, the RTR 200's halogen lamp actually offers better illumination.
The general fit-and-finish of components is top notch on the TVS. There's nothing wrong with the Yamaha's quality levels either, but the touch and feel of the panels and switchgear is marginally better on the Apache. The RTR's instrument cluster is also better equipped and offers more information than the FZ's. Keeping true to its Racing DNA theme, the RTR's all-digital console has a lap timer, top-speed recorder, 0-60 km/h timer and gear position indicator, while there's also a shift-light. The FZ25's cluster, in comparison, doesn't have these fancy readouts – but you do get two trip meters, a clock and a fuel consumption indicator.
All told, the RTR 200 feels like a better-finished product in terms of fit-and-finish. It also offers a lot more equipment. That being said, I somehow found myself ogling at the Yamaha more than the TVS. If I had to pick one solely based on its visual appeal, I think my vote would go in favour of FZ25.
At the heart of the FZ25 is an air-cooled 249cc single-cylinder engine that comes with fuel-injection, a 2-valve arrangement and an oil-cooler. It develops 20.6bhp and 20Nm of torque. Against the Yamaha's quarter-litre motor, the RTR 200's air-cooled 198cc single-cylinder carbureted unit is also oil-cooled, but comes with a 4-valve setup for better breathing characteristics. The RTR 200 produces 20.2bhp and 18.1Nm.
Since both the bikes weigh exactly 148 kilogrammes, it becomes quite interesting. So, which one is faster in the real world – the FZ25 or RTR 200?If it's outright acceleration that you're looking at, the FZ25 creams the RTR 200 without breaking a sweat. In our performance runs, the Yamaha clocked the 0-60km/h sprint at 3.72 seconds, while 0-100km/h was achieved in 10.58 seconds. The RTR 200 couldn't match its time and was over half a second slower to hit 60km/h (4.26s), and over two seconds slower to reach the 100km/h mark (13.12s). More than the powertrain though, I felt that the Apache was harder to launch. That's because the FZ25's clutch is lighter and progressive, while the RTR's clutch has a sudden bite – making it difficult to get that perfect launch.
Not only the controls but the FZ25's motor is more eager to rev – however, if you're not watchful you'll keep hitting the 9,000rpm rev-limiter. The meat of the torque lies in between 3,000-6,500rpm, and that's where you want to be – it's all about midrange performance here. The most impressive thing about the FZ25 is that it's deceptively quick – it doesn't have a sudden kick, but the acceleration is beautifully linear. Both the bikes have 5-speed gearboxes, but the FZ25's 'box has shorter ratios – which further helps in exploiting that extra torque from the engine.
Now while we may have established that the Apache is the slower one here, it doesn't necessarily mean that you can dismiss it. You see, between the two, it's the RTR's powertrain that feels a bit more involving and punchy. It's all about midrange here as well, but the throttle response, the exhaust note, and the overall refinement make for a markedly better riding experience.
The other reason why I prefer the RTR 200's engine over the FZ25 is that the TVS feels more refined when pushed harder. No doubt the FZ25 has more juice higher up in the rev range, but once the engine starts spinning faster than 6,000rpm, its handlebar and pegs start to buzz quite ferociously. And, for some weird reason, there was a lot of tappet noise too. It's not that the RTR doesn't vibrate, but it's only after 8,000rpm that it gets noticeable.
To sum it up, in day-to-day commute, the RTR feels more enjoyable, while the FZ25 is more tractable – thanks to its extra 2Nm of torque. On the highway, you don't want to be on either of these, honestly. Both get quite noisy at high speeds, and you'll miss an additional cog like never before in your life. As for the top speed, the FZ25 beats the RTR 200 here as well since it can hit over 135km/h on the speedo, while the TVS struggles to budge past 130km/h. But then, the Yamaha also feels a lot more strained and completely out of its zone at such speeds.
When TVS says that its bikes are developed by the firm's racing team, just believe it. While the RTR loses out to the FZ in a straight line, it more than makes up for that in the ride-and-handling department. Around a corner, you can immediately tell that the steering is sharper, the turn-in quicker, the grip from the Pirelli rubber is amazing, and the suspension setup is right on the money – it's not bone jarringly stiff like the earlier RTRs, but, at the same time, it doesn't pitch or dip when push comes to shove. On the whole, the RTR 200 is a great motorcycle to go fast on.
In comparison, the FZ25 is no lousy handler. But, when you push it hard in a corner, it's clearly evident the suspension is tuned for comfort instead of corner carving. It remains composed and planted, but when you really push, there's a sense of waywardness – especially from the rear wheel. It's as if the motorcycle sends a gentle message, asking you to back off.Now, while the Yamaha's suspension takes on bad roads more effectively, its hard saddle is a real killjoy. The Apache's seat, in comparison, is nicer – allowing you to be more relaxed behind the handlebar. Another good thing about the RTR 200 is that it doesn't trade comfort for handling finesse – and so it rides really, really well.
Both bikes come equipped with disc brakes at both ends. The RTR 200 features a 270mm (front) and 240mm (rear) setup, while the FZ has a 282mm front disc and a 220mm rear disc. The RTR's brakes are its weakest link in my opinion – the front doesn't seem to have adequate bite, and it feels spongy. The FZ's brakes are much better since there's more bite and feedback from the lever. ABS is absent on both bikes. TVS might say that the RTR 200 has ABS as an option, but that particular version hasn't yet reached the showrooms.
As you may have figured by now, both the FZ25 and RTR 200 are quite evenly matched. Usually, when I'm caught in the middle of such a situation – wherein I have to pick a winner – I tend to bail myself out with diplomatic speak. Not this time though. You see, when you ride these bikes back-to-back, it becomes evident that the Apache punches above its weight – it's more involving, better engineered, and has the more rounded package of the two. Plus, it's cheaper as well. And so it wins this test.
At the same time, though, let's also make one thing very clear. For every penny you spend on the FZ25, you're getting your money's worth. To my eyes, the Yamaha is more striking and more aspirational. Don't forget, it's also considerably faster and is an effortless motorcycle to potter around town in. So no one can blame you for putting your money on either of these motorcycles.
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Egypt's mass death sentences: A crime made in the USA
Bill Van Auken
US Secretary of State John Kerry welcomed his Egyptian counterpart, Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy, to Washington Tuesday, just one day after a court in Egypt sentenced to death nearly 700 people—alleged members and supporters of Muslim Brotherhood of ousted President Mohamed Mursi.
The five-minute "trial" saw no evidence taken, much less any defense arguments allowed, and the majority of the defendants sentenced to hang were not even in the courtroom.
This trial follows by barely a month an earlier judicial travesty in the same court, in which 529 were sentenced to die. In both proceedings, the defendants were charged with responsibility for protests in which a single policeman was killed following a US-backed military coup that toppled Mursi, Egypt's first elected president. In the wake of the coup, the military conducted a bloody crackdown that claimed as many as 2,000 lives.
Mass trials and mass death sentences on this scale are without precedent anywhere in the world in recent history. They are only the most recent and visible of the atrocities of the regime that took power in July of last year. Thousands more Egyptians remain imprisoned without charges for political reasons, many of them held in clandestine torture centers.
Washington's welcome for the chief foreign representative of this criminal regime was nothing less than obscene. In a press conference at the State Department, Kerry joked with the Egyptian foreign minister as the two addressed each other on a first name basis. Later, at the Pentagon, Fahmy was given an "honor cordon" welcome. He was ushered into the building through ranks of American soldiers standing at attention with fixed bayonets, as Egypt's flag flew and its anthem was played by a military band.
In his brief remarks Tuesday, Kerry stressed that Egypt is "a very important strategic partner" of the US, sharing "common interests." He allowed that Egypt had been "going through a very difficult transition period," a condition that presumably justifies mass killings, imprisonment without trial, torture and drumhead trials dispatching 1,200 people to the gallows.
What Egypt is "transitioning to" was not specified in the secretary's remarks. While the phrase is habitually used with the word "democracy," the events of the past three years have made it clear that the real transition, guided by Washington, is from the mass popular revolution that overthrew the 30-year rule of the military general and dictator Hosni Mubarak to the imposition of a new US-backed military-run dictatorship under Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
While praising the regime for its "positive steps" toward democracy, Kerry said that there had been "disturbing decisions within the judicial process—the court system—that have raised serious challenges for all of us."
This is the closest that the secretary of state came to describing what is taking place in Egypt. He discreetly avoided words such as "mass trials" and "death sentences," never mind "massacres" and "torture." He made no mention of the banning this week of the April 6 Youth Movement, which played a prominent role in the mass protests that led to the fall of Mubarak.
Kerry concluded by saying that Washington is "looking for certain things to happen that will give people the sense of confidence about this road ahead. It's actions, not words, that will make the difference."
The hypocrisy and cynicism here are staggering. There has already been plenty of "action" on both sides. The Egyptian junta has proceeded with its criminal repression. The Obama administration has responded by announcing that it is sending the regime 10 Apache attack helicopters, one of the most deadly weapons in the suppression of popular unrest, as demonstrated by the US during the occupation of Iraq. The administration has also cleared Cairo for $650 million in additional military aid.
Why should anyone believe that the Egyptian regime would carry out these crimes without the approval of Washington?
Over the past several weeks, Kerry, while invoking "democratic values" and "international law," has led the drive to bring Russia to heel over Ukraine, mobilizing the full power of US imperialism and going so far as to risk military confrontation with a nuclear power. Yet Washington is supposedly powerless to do anything to change the policy of a military dictatorship in Cairo headed by Field Marshal Sisi, a proud graduate of the US Army War College. Rubbish!
So naked is the Obama administration's complicity in the foul crimes in Egypt that token opposition has been heard in the US Congress to the military appropriations, with Senator Patrick Leahy (Democrat, Vermont) threatening to block them in committee. In remarks on the floor of the Senate Tuesday, Leahy referred to the Egyptian regime as "a dictatorship run amok." Such qualms notwithstanding, the Obama White House has made it clear that it is determined to deliver the military hardware and aid.
The administration's policy reflects the outlook and interests of financial and corporate ruling circles. As Reuters reported this week in its latest survey of leading Middle East investment managers, Egypt boasts "the most clearly bullish stock market," having risen by 55 percent since last summer's bloodbath. Forty percent of those surveyed "expect to boost allocations and none intends to reduce them." The news agency explained: "This is because of hopes that a victory by former army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in May 26-27 presidential elections will lead to more political stability and economic recovery, despite continued social tensions."
Sisi's victory in a sham poll conducted under military rule is assured. The "hopes" of these layers were further boosted this week with the regime's indication that it intends to resume the privatization of state enterprises that had been halted under Mursi.
Taking their cue from Wall Street and the corporate ruling class, the media has treated the crimes of the Egyptian regime with the same kind of discretion observed by the State Department. While the editorial pages of the major newspapers are filled with fulminations against Russia, a near silence has been observed on the events in Egypt. Such self-appointed champions of "human rights" as the New York Times' Nicholas Kristof have not seen fit to make their pseudo-moral cases against the junta in Cairo.
The principal target of the savage repression meted out by the regime in Cairo is the Egyptian working class, whose mass strikes and protests led to the downfall of the US-backed dictatorship of Mubarak in February 2011. Dispatching hundreds of people at a time to the hangmen, mass imprisonment and torture are all meant to terrorize Egyptian workers and thereby quell their continuing struggles. Washington understands this and approves.
While the politics of the Muslim Brotherhood could not be further from those of international socialism, the World Socialist Web Site calls upon workers in every country to defend those who are threatened with death in Egypt. The demands must be raised for an end to the military regime's persecution, the overturning of the criminal death sentences and the immediate release of all those who have been imprisoned for politically opposing the dictatorship and the US-backed coup that brought it to power.

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Bigg Boss finalist and television superhot diva Hina Khan is currently in London on a relaxing vacation. The lady has been sharing her outings with her fans by posting pictures on photo-sharing app and people are gushing over her western look. Earlier today, the actress took the Instagram to share the glimpse of her latest photoshoot in London and we must tell you that these pictures will take your breath away.
Hina Khan is the true fashionista and knows what looks best on her. In this picture, she is donning a golden and royal red lehenga. She has accessorised her look with golden maang tikka and a big nose ring. The bridal avatar of Hina is mesmerising to look at.
The 30-years-old actress is upping the glamorous quotient with each of her outfit and with 3.3 million followers on Instagram, she is one of the most popular social media users.
The lady is riding high on success after her music video Bhasoodi received a positive response on social media. Hina showcased some sizzling moves and can be seen totally different from her sanskaari bahu avatar.
In the pictures, she is donning a western-Indo look and all her outfits are like a dream for any girl. The picturesque foreign location and the luxurious car gives an edge to her beauty.
Hina is wearing a white sparkling net gown. She has accessorised her look with cut-glass jewellery. She complimented her look with a messy bun and kohled eyes.
Hina Khan looks stunning in the monochrome picture. She is seen donning a white sparkling outfit and high heels. She has accessorised her looks with a big neckpiece and kohled eyes.
In this picture, she is seen wearing a baby pink netted saree paired with the pearl jewellery and a bracelet.
Hina Khan takes the breath away with this blue lehenga and the picturesque foreign location and the white vintage car gives the edge to her entire outfit.
Earlier today, the actress took the Instagram to share the glimpse of her latest photoshoot in London and we must tell you that these pictures will take your breath away.


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Jerry: I went to live with my father who was stationed in Pennsylvania. You know how kids put your Christmas wishlist on your door, so you can tell your parents what you want for Christmas. And I had only one thing on there, I had a Les Paul on there because I was a big Kiss fan. And I always loved Ace Frehley and I think I probably wrote over the top of it, "This is all I want." And it was just a picture of a Les Paul.
Jerry: A couple of days before Christmas, the presents start piling up underneath the tree. And I saw something that looked like it could be a guitar case. I'm like, "I think I got it." And I was so excited. Come Christmas day, we started opening up our presents and I opened it up thinking it was a Les Paul and it was just a little nylon string, acoustic guitar.
Jerry: I was so fucking bummed out. I was so bummed. I looked up at him and I probably said something and he's like, "Look, you learn how to play that first and then I'll buy you a Les Paul. I'm not buying you a Les Paul until you learn how to play that." And of course I messed around with it for a little bit and it went in the closet.
Jerry: My cousin Kyle went to a swap meet and he bought this, it's basically kind of like a Mustang copy. It was called a Victoria and it was in really bad shape. It had like two tuning pegs left and only two strings, the A and the E. And the rest of them, there was no tuning pegs and the action was this far off the neck. But it was cool.
Jerry: It had all these buttons and dials and stuff on it, but with those two strings, I was able to make a bar chord, right? So, once I got an electric guitar in my hands, I was totally in. I stopped going outside. I stopped playing with my friends. I just spent all my time in my room listening to music and trying to figure out how to play guitar.
Jerry: And I remember my mother coming into my room one day and she's like, "You're not going to stop this, are you?" And I'm like, "No." She's like, "Well, we better get it fixed then, so you can learn how to really play it." And we didn't have a lot of money back then, so it was a big deal. She took me down to Alta Vista Music, I think, in Lakewood, Washington.
Jerry: And they put new tuning pegs on it, new strings. They adjusted the action. Then it was actually a pretty cool little guitar. That's also where I used to go get my guitar picks and my strings. And the first set of strings I ever got ever got were Ernie Ball's as well. So also back then money was pretty tight.
Jerry: So you'd play those things until they basically just rotted off your guitar. But the cool thing about Ernie Ball's is they always had the bins of individual strings. So whichever one busted you could go get a replacement instead of having to buy a whole set. But I always remember that.
Jerry: I remember the early days of listening to other people's music and trying to emulate it, trying to learn it. Listening to the radio and making my own little mix tapes of stuff and then trying to learn it. Taking a few lessons here and there when I couldn't figure something out. But mostly it was, I was pretty much just kind of ear taught.
Jerry: From a very early age, I understood what I wanted to do. I had a dream that I wanted to follow. One of the main things in life for anybody to do, no matter what the goal or the dream or the path that you're trying to forge is, it's just that if it's something that you feel that you're driven to do, you got to take that chance. On the worst end of the scale, if you fail and you don't get there, at least you tried and you know yourself. You know, yourself, that you gave your best shot.
Jerry: This is something I always believed I wanted to do. Now, whether I thought I was going to get there and do it? I can't say that I completely knew that that was going to happen. It took a lot of factors that were out of my control. Number one, meeting a band of like minded individuals and being in one of the coolest bands in rock and roll, in my opinion, which is Alice In Chains and my friends for life.
Jerry: Being in the city at the right time, while so many other guys and girls our same age, were doing the same thing. And to have music completely shift, to be involved in one of those tectonic shifts when things go, one day, it's this thing and then it is not that thing. It's a whole other thing and you are that thing. You are that thing that shifted.
Jerry: Well, I mean the thing that keeps me playing is, I don't know how to do anything else. And so there's that and I really couldn't think of anything that I'd rather be doing. I still enjoy the feel of the guitar in my hands. It's really exhilarating to stand on a stage in front of people who give a shit about what you're doing. And to elicit an emotion from them and to feel that emotion yourself. It's a transfer of energy and that's really the whole thing.
Jerry: I think throughout the journey, you get little signs along the road that you're on the right path. All you can really do is listen to that. And then the second half of that is, are you willing to take the risk and do the work? For me, it was pretty clear what I wanted to do from an early age. I had a lot of things line up and I just had a real drive and a real belief to give it a shot. And it ended up working out.
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Okay, so seriously, all that stuff from the Simple Stories Good Day Sunshine kit goes so well with cut files from KBS. And remember in yesterday's post how I mentioned that the photo templates work amazingly with the Simple Stories? Yep. That's what Naomi did here!
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Growing trend in ghost kitchens and online orders
ByBakers Journal
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A 2018 analysis by research company Frost & Sullivan on online food delivery predicted significant growth by 2025.
The prediction has already culminated – due in part to manage the Covid pandemic. Nowadays delivery services, particularly countries that are still facing the early stages of the pandemic, is the only way for the HORECA sector to operate and the only way to maintain safe contact with customers.
Delivery and Cloud Kitchens
Bars and restaurants in different countries are going through "Phase 1" to contain the spread of the virus, following guidelines dictated by the World Health Organization and local administrations. To cope with forced closures restaurants and fast food chains who already use delivery services, have resorted to technology, expanding systems beyond the more traditional concept of home delivery. One of the latest modes developed is the cloud kitchen. A cloud kitchen is when an operator realizes a co-working space equipped for two or more restaurateurs that work for one or more delivery platforms each with its own brand.
Ghost Kitchens offer the restaurateur a chance to create a kitchen that supplies with its own brand and delivery platforms, or develops a delivery system on his own. A dark kitchen, on the other hand, is managed by a traditional restaurateur that dedicates a space to delivery, while in a virtual kitchen an established brand enters a market where it is not present yet, through a franchise agreement. These temporary solutions can certainly not replace the concept of restaurant, but represent a momentary way to go, that may also continue in the future along with the actual restaurant business.
John Lettieri, founder, president and CEO of the HERO CERTIFIED chain, observed the situation in Canada for this particular segment. Within his chain, he promotes the concept of using a virtual kitchen, an interesting model to increase the business: "Virtual kitchens are set to disrupt the eatery industry in Canada. Revenue from food delivery is estimated to grow by 2.5 million per year at a rate of 23.3 per cent for approximately 95,000 operators. What are the benefits? Taking advantage of existing fixed assets, expand franchise formulas without start-up costs and investments reduced to a minimum. The virtual kitchen gives access to new dining trends and changes consumer preferences. Operators in the sector are currently looking for different ways to increase their business. Online food delivery is part of a macro trend characterized by the on-demand model and millennials are particularly targeted: Research indicates that they are three times more likely to 'order in' than their parents".
The future of fine dining
The return to out-of-home dining, fine dining, with due precautions, are still in demand for some consumers. For example, Middle-Eastern countries, whose hospitality is recognized worldwide, are looking to the future with optimism. In order to re-open, restaurants and hotels rethinking their spaces to reduce the number of tables available and provide the customer a safer table setting, using disposable tableware.
Naim Maadad, Founding Member of the new Middle East Restaurant Association (MERA), reports on the situation. Restaurants and cafes have been open since the last week of April, although with strict restrictions to maintain the social distance of two meters between the tables and therefore operating with a limited maximum capacity compared to the usual number of seats. Seating times will have to be fixed within restaurants and the take away service will have to be actively encouraged, including in-room dining through hotel room service. Therefore the buffet system will no longer be allowed for breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner. Maadad points out that delivery for restaurants will not be its sole source of profit. There are fast food chains that can switch over more effectively, as such brands are renowned for delivery option well before the pandemic. For fine dine restaurants, delivery will hugely affect the experience and the menu has to be re-created to include items that can travel the delivery distance without losing its taste. Fine dining restaurants would only make a miniscule revenue and would not be a path of sustenance for the industry. It is just an interim arrangement to survive the pandemic.
During the months of lockdown, delivery appeared to be a saving grace, though it did mean losing the dining-in experience, as the menu had to be "modified" for transportation needs. A few weeks before Phase 3 reopened bars and restaurants, they developed alternative solutions while still respecting health regulations. Some of great names in five-star dining carefully analyzed the situation and proposed innovative methods to entice customers to start eating out again, such as a "buy one, get two" vouchers, expendable until the end of the year, or online bookings with 20 per cent discount rates.
Once Phase 2 finally started, the next step involved managing resources, without changing the style of a starred menu: customers have shown a strong desire to return to the conviviality of on-site dining, while paying close attention to the safety and security aspects and by giving priority to large spaces or outdoors. For this reason, many Italian starred restaurants have focused even more on quality and mise en place while also exploring new and interesting solutionsin "outdoor" consumption. Here are some: take advantage of open air spaces or poolside in full respect of social distancing with a menu that speaks of renewed conviviality, with pizza and barbecue, always in fine dining style. With the arrival of the summer season, the restaurateurs are equipped with innovative ways to enjoy a dinner or a lunch, such as the "fine dining pic ninc" or "in Berber tent" tastings.
So what will the world of post-Covid catering look like? No one knows for sure, but the changes will probably be dictated at first by necessity, and will be incorporated into the "new normal", proving this highly social value sector to be vibrant and capable of generating innovation.
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Knott's Scary Farm is the original SoCal Haunt, but in recent years the area has filled up with competitors. This has led to 5 years of attendance drops for Scary Farm.
Knott's needed its Halloween cred back, so we created a campaign that celebrates what makes Knott's different; the time and effort they put into creating an atmosphere of anticipation.
In the end, Scary Farm's attendance didn't just hold steady, it went up 12%.
We created a series of teaser videos. Which was awesome, because I got to see a guy rip his finger off.
We took creatures from the park and hid them in creepy locations around SoCal on four separate nights. We then teased the locations on social media and asked people to go find the creatures, take a #scaryselife with them, and post it online. A random entry was picked to receive passes to opening night. Turns out people are really into taking pictures of themselves with demented clowns.
There was also live read radio, but you're going to have to call me and listen to me read them over the phone to you.


Around 4 months ago, I bought a Sigma 14.16 STS computer for my bike. I rode around 2500 km since then. Everything work perfectly until yesterday, when the computer just (almost) stopped displaying. What previously was a normal display, now has a couple of lines which change when pressing buttons, indicating that something is happening there and the computer itself works, but I still can't see anything. The thing was never put into extreme conditions (never colder than -8, never hotter than +20), I didn't try to drown it (even though it is waterproof and I used it in rain), didn't smash it against the ground (it never fell). Just the screen started malfunctioning. Anyone else ever had such a problem? What could be a fix?
The temperature at which you were using it. LCD displays get notoriously slow at low temperatures. You mention -8°, was it right then when this happened? Things should go back to normal at room temperature. The computer will still be working normally but the display literally freezes. The phenomenon is well known to people who own an early LCD wristwatch. They became unreadable in the cold.
At low temperatures, the battery either 3V lithium CR-type cell or Li-ion rechargeable slow down because of chemistry slowing.
If the battery is a CR-cell it might be reaching the end of its life. Your device may be new but the battery was already inside for a while when you bought the computer or the cell is faulty.Try replacing the battery.
But then since your device is quite new I'd advise you to take it back to shop who sold it to you as warranty is still applicable.
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Playing in a tribute band means to match the sound AND the look as close as possible. Playing in a U2 tribute band is a special challenge for the guitar player as The Edge usually uses a different guitar for each song and is well-known for his effect loaded very special guitar sound.
For the guitar sound Christoph uses a very similar set-up as the Edge. Fractal Audios Axe FX is Christoph's main guitar fx processor – the same model used by The Edge for his live shows. And of course the iconic VOX AC 30 guitar amp.


Another photograph of St.Michael's Mount, isn't it a wonderful location? Back in Spring 2009 I spent a week in Marazion and passed the Mount every day, always hoping for the right conditions. It was on my last day in Cornwall, that I got the conditions that I didn't even dared to dream of. The tide came in just in time at sunset and there were clouds and blue sky. Just perfect. A little later it started to rain ever so slightly causing two rainbows to pose for my last image of that morning. I converted this in SilverEfexPro, which definitely is my favorite plug-in. You can see it bigger in my portfolio and read more about my trip to Cornwall in my Photo-Journals.


Congratulations to the Family HealthCare Network in California for receiving two Gold Seals of Approval from The Joint Commission. Continuing to demonstrate the value of Community Health Centers, Family HealthCare Network received recognition for meeting the commission's national standards for health care quality and safety in ambulatory care organizations, and as a Primary Care Medical Home (PCMH).
The Joint Commission is a non-profit that evaluates more than 20,000 health care organizations across the U.S. to encourage continuous improvement and provision of safe, effective, and quality health care. The commission is the nation's oldest and largest standards-setting and accrediting body in health care, accrediting health care providers that provide long term care, behavioral health care, laboratory and ambulatory care services.
This is not the first time Family HealthCare Network has been lauded. In July of last year the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) recognized them as a Level-3 Patient Centered Medical Home—the highest level given by NCQA. With the two Gold Seals of Approval, Family HealthCare Network now becomes the only Community Health Center in Tulare and Kings County to receive recognition in both ambulatory care and PCMH. It also becomes one of only 45 health centers with this dual recognition in the U.S.
A patient centered medical home, sometimes referred to as a primary care medical home, is a model of care that provides comprehensive, coordinated, and patient-centered health care. PCMH encourages patients to play an integral role in their health care by facilitating a team-based approach to care that treats the whole person and builds the physician-patient relationship. You can read more on the Evolution of PCMH on our website here.


We have all heard "it takes 21 days to form a habit". This is a complete myth. So stop trying to 21 day fix yourself, or doing every 30 day challenge out there.
The truth is the actual length of time varies depending on the behavior you are trying to change, the person (YOU), and the circumstances. On average it is more likely that forming a new habit will take around 2 months, or 66 days to be exact before that new behavior will be automatic. For some people it will take more or less time for certain habits.
A study by Phillippa Lally at University College London showed that forming a new habit took 18-254 days. In other words, you want to be sure to set your expectations appropriately and it is more likely it will take upwards of 2-8 months to really establish a new behavior in your life. Not 21 days.
If the length of time it can actually take to form a habit has you feeling down, then this might lift your spirits. Research has also shown that "messing up" in your execution to perform a behaviour does not significantly impact habit formation. Building better habits is not an all or nothing process. So do not give up when things don't go as you intended.
"It's about the journey not the end." Sounds a little corny, but with habit formation, it really is about the journey; mostly because it takes time and practice for form new habits and behaviors that work for you and your lifestyle.
We live in a world of instant gratification, and we all want results and we want them NOW. Quite often with our health and fitness goals we overestimate how much we can achieve in the short term, and underestimate what we can achieve long term (by continuing the journey).
Everywhere we see marketing that promises fast results, the problem is that in many cases there are so many changes all at once that they either fail because they are disruptive to real life. Or the focus is so much on the goal and not paying any real attention to mastering the habits needed to keep those results long term. Without the habits to keep them there, they are left right back where started and those amazing results slowly drift away over time if they don't continue to do what they were doing to achieve it.
So instead of letting the good marketing get into your head. Take your time with the journey and chip away at achieving the good habits you want slowly over time.


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alter session set `planner.slice_target` = 1;

select
        j1_v.c_integer,
        sum(j1_v.c_integer) over w
from j1_v
window  w as (order by c_integer desc)
order by
        1, 2;

alter session set `planner.slice_target` = 100000;

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Antonio Jaramillo's Bright Future After 'Blue'
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Fans of Jennifer Lopez' Shades of Blue series got quite a shock during this summer's season finale, when fan-favorite Miguel Zepeda met an untimely (and dramatic) end. Bad boy Zepeda was actually played by the versatile actor Antonio Jaramillo, who, in reality, is far removed from the abusive ex-boyfriend of Jennifer's character. We had the chance to chat with him recently about his buzzworthy TV success and where he's setting his sights after Blue.
'LL: We'd love to hear how you landed the part of Miguel Zepeda and, perhaps, your professional journey to NBC leading man.
Antonio: I'll tell you the truth. Growing up, I never thought I'd be an actor. But eventually I came across the literature of Tennessee Williams and Arthur Miller. I started doing small things on stage, never thinking it would be my profession. But opportunities kept coming and 12 years after moving to LA, I am still a working actor. I am very grateful for the love and support of the people who enjoy my work. In regards to Shades of Blue, they were looking for a so-called "hunky" Latin actor to play off of Jennifer. I put myself on tape, submitted it and, after a lengthy audition process, got the part.
'LL: Congratulations on a very successful season on the show. What were your big takeaways from a year on the set?
Antonio: My experience was fantastic. It was great working with the ensemble. Jennifer Lopez, Ray Liotta and the rest of the crew…We all got along very well. This whole production was amazing. Great actors, great directors, it was all really well done.
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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Data.Entity.Design.PluralizationServices;

namespace System.Net.Http
{
	/// <summary>
	/// Entity resource convention that pluralizes singular-named
	/// entity types to make the resource name. If the entity type
	/// is already a plural name, returns it as-is.
	/// </summary>
	/// <nuget id="netfx-System.Net.Http.HttpEntityConventionClient" />
	internal class PluralizerResourceConvention : IEntityResourceNameConvention
	{
		private PluralizationService pluralizer;
		private PluralizerResourceFormat format;

		/// <summary>
		/// Initializes the convention using the default en-US culture and
		/// <see cref="PluralizerResourceFormat.CamelCase"/> for pluralized names.
		/// </summary>
		public PluralizerResourceConvention()
			: this(PluralizationService.CreateService(new System.Globalization.CultureInfo("en-US")), PluralizerResourceFormat.CamelCase)
		{
		}

		/// <summary>
		/// Initializes the convention with a custom pluralizer and resource format.
		/// </summary>
		public PluralizerResourceConvention(PluralizationService pluralizer, PluralizerResourceFormat resourceFormat)
		{
			this.pluralizer = pluralizer;
			this.format = resourceFormat;
		}

		/// <summary>
		/// Gets the name of the resource corresponding to the
		/// given entity by pluralizing it if necessary.
		/// </summary>
		public string GetResourceName(Type entityType)
		{
			var resourceName = this.pluralizer.IsSingular(entityType.Name) ?
				this.pluralizer.Pluralize(entityType.Name) :
				entityType.Name;

			switch (this.format)
			{
				case PluralizerResourceFormat.PascalCase:
					return Char.IsUpper(resourceName[0]) ?
						resourceName : new string(new[] { Char.ToUpper(resourceName[0]) }.Concat(resourceName.Skip(1)).ToArray());
				case PluralizerResourceFormat.CamelCase:
					return Char.IsLower(resourceName[0]) ?
						resourceName : new string(new[] { Char.ToLower(resourceName[0]) }.Concat(resourceName.Skip(1)).ToArray());
				case PluralizerResourceFormat.LowerCase:
					return resourceName.ToLower();
				default:
					throw new NotSupportedException();
			}
		}
	}
}


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package main

import (
	"io"

	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
	"k8s.io/kops/cmd/kops/util"
)

type DeleteOptions struct {
}

func NewCmdDelete(f *util.Factory, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
	//options := &DeleteOptions{}

	cmd := &cobra.Command{
		Use:        "delete",
		Short:      "Delete clusters and other resources.",
		Long:       `Delete clusters`,
		SuggestFor: []string{"rm"},
	}

	// create subcommands
	cmd.AddCommand(NewCmdDeleteCluster(f, out))
	cmd.AddCommand(NewCmdDeleteInstanceGroup(f, out))
	cmd.AddCommand(NewCmdDeleteSecret(f, out))

	return cmd
}


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If Scott Podsednik plays in his first All-Star Game Tuesday, he won't be shy about stealing bases, even though an injury while running or sliding could cripple the White Sox in their chase for a championship.
"I can't look at it that way," he said. "I have to play hard.
"I'm going to approach it like it's another game. When you're competing against the best of the best, pride takes over and guys are going to go out there to win."
The last week has been a whirlwind of public exposure for Podsednik, one of the quietest guys in an outgoing clubhouse. Along with myriad interviews, he spent the pregame, two-hour rain delay Monday signing autographs for fans.
"I'm usually the one who likes to fly under the radar," he said. "With all that's going on, it's a little out of my comfort zone. But I'm having fun with it. It has been an unbelievable opportunity to go to that game with some of my teammates. I'm just going to try to soak it all in."
At least Podsednik knows one extra duty he won't be asked to do.
"I wasn't asked to be in the Home Run Derby," he said with a smile. "If they had a bunting station, I'd probably be involved in that one."
Several White Sox were involved Friday in a pregame photo shoot for ESPN the Magazine. The theme was to pose Sox players to go with some of the team's more original promotions.
For instance, Cliff Politte, Jermaine Dye, Juan Uribe and Tadahito Iguchi were dressed in the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper coats and Podsednik and Mark Buehlre posed in go-karts. In future shoots, A.J. Pierzynski will promote "Run the Bases Day" for seniors and Paul Konerko will have his pets join him in right field for a "Dog Days" picture.
And then there was Dustin Hermanson as Elvis Presley. When asked if he was an Elvis fan, Hermanson replied, "Not really. That was a different era for us. But from what I've seen of him, he was a cool dude."
Politte was asked if he could sing.
"I'm horrible," he said. "But I can sing in the car, when nobody's around."
Manager Ozzie Guillen was asked if it would be good to have three days' off for the All-Star break.
"Every time I have a day off, I have to see my wife and that's not a day off," he said, probably kidding but with him you never know. "Believe me. Being around my wife and three kids all day, I'd rather be in the ballpark.
"Hopefully, I can play a little golf."
Asked if wife Ibis felt the same way having him around, Guillen said, "I think so."
Still on a hitting tear at Triple-A Charlotte, Joe Borchard went 4-for-4 with his 16th home run Thursday. During a 16-game stretch, Borchard was hitting .379 with five homers and 10 RBI. . . . Reliever Jeff Bajenaru, who had some time with the Sox last season, was 2-0 with a 1.11 ERA and nine saves during a 17-appearance stretch at Charlotte. . . . Former No. 1 draft choice Josh Fields had a 10-game hit streak at Double-A Birmingham during which he hit .410 with seven doubles, two homers and 10 RBIs.


We investigated the feasibility of highly branched cyclic dextrin (HBCD) as an excipient matrix in dry powder inhalers (DPIs). The fine particles of HBCD and HBCD/active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) were prepared by spray-drying an ethanol-aqueous solution containing HBCD. The particle size of spray-dried HBCD itself was approximately 3.0 μm with a wrinkled shape. Solid-state fluorescence emission spectroscopy of 1-naphthoic acid (1-NPA) showed that it was dispersed in a molecular dispersion/solid solution, if the model compound of 1-NPA was spray-dried with HBCD. Powder X-ray diffraction and differential scanning calorimetry indicate that 1-NPA was in the amorphous state after spray-drying with HBCD, which is confirmed by the fluorescence measurements, 1-NPA could be incorporated into HBCD. When the antimycobacterial agent, rifampicin, was spray-dried with HBCD for the purpose of pulmonary administration, the emitted dose and fine-particle fraction of the spray-dried particles of rifampicin with HBCD were 95.7±1.7% and 39.5±5.7%, respectively. The results indicated that HBCD possessed a high potential as an excipient in DPIs, not only by molecular association of API molecules with HBCD, but also by that of API fine crystals.
8(14),22-diene-3β,7β-diol, an unusual ergostane sterol from the fruiting bodies of pleurotus eryngii.
A novel rearranged ergostane-type steroid, named eringiacetal A (1), together with a known compound (2), were isolated from the fruiting bodies of Pleurotus eryngii (Pleurotaceae). Its structure was fully elucidated by NMR spectroscopy and X-ray crystallography. Eringiacetal A (1) featured an unprecedented 5,6-seco-(5S, 6R, 7R, 9S)-5,6: 5,7: 6,9-triepoxyergosta-8(14),22-diene-3・,7・-diol. This is the first report of 5,6-seco-ergostane-type steroid. A plausible biogenetic pathway of 1 from 2 was also described. Furthermore, isolated compounds were evaluated for inhibitory effects on nitric oxide (NO) production induced by LPS in macrophages. Compound 1 exhibited inhibitory activity on NO production (IC50 19.9 ・M) accompanied by modest cytotoxicity (IC50 25.6 ・M). Compound 2 did not have inhibitory effects on NO production or cytotoxicity (IC50 >100 ・M each).


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Welcome to the February 2019 issue of Writers in Conversation. In this issue we publish four new interviews with writers from India (novelist Jerry Pinto and poet Sanjukta Dasgupta), Sri Lanka (novelist and poet Daya Dissanayake) and Australia (novelist Steven Carroll), and we are also reprinting a 1994 interview by R.P. Rama with Sri Lankan author Yasmine Gooneratne, who lived and taught in Australia for many years.
The links between Australia, India and Sri Lanka are many and varied, and it is pleasing that this selection of interviews reflects this in many ways. The interview with Australian novelist Steven Carroll also reflects international literary links with authors such as T.S. Eliot and Iris Murdoch.
The interviews range in style from formal text-based interviews conducted by email, sometimes with more than one interviewer contributing, to transcripts of informal face-to-face conversations edited for publication.
We hope you enjoy this varied collection of conversations with writers.


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Casey Quinlan
The Department of Health and Human Services' was trying to remove language protecting transgender people from health care discrimination.
A federal judge on Monday halted a Trump administration rule that rolls back protections against anti-LGBTQ discrimination in health care.
The regulation would have gone into effect on Tuesday had U.S. District Court Judge Frederic Block not found that it violated a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision, among other things.
The Human Rights Campaign and co-counsel BakerHostetler brought the case against the Trump administration on behalf of two transgender women, Tanya Asapansa-Johnson Walker and Cecilia Gentili.
The Department of Health and Human Services first finalized the rollback in June. The new Trump administration policy would have removed language that clearly protected transgender people against sex discrimination in health care — in other words, by removing "gender identity" from the list of protected categories.
Rodrigo Heng-Lehtinen, the executive director of the National Center for Transgender Equality, said at the time the new Trump era policy was finalized that it would be particularly harmful to transgender people during a pandemic.
"This rule sends a message that medical providers can turn people away from a COVID-19 test or treatment simply because of who they are," they said. "We should be making it easier to get health care in a time of need, not harder. This is heartless."
Block wrote this week that the Trump-era rule would have gone against the court's decision in Bostock v. Clayton County.
In June, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, discrimination based on sex includes discrimination against LGBTQ people. Although the case focused on LGBTQ workers, LGBTQ advocacy groups have said the decision clearly supports the inclusion of LGBTQ people in other cases of sex discrimination.
"HHS was apparently confident that the Supreme Court would endorse the Administration's interpretation of sex discrimination ... its confidence was misplaced," Block wrote.
Block also found that HHS acted "arbitrarily and capriciously" in enacting the new rule.
Whether an agency acted "arbitrarily and capriciously" is a test judges can use to determine if an agency has violated the Administrative Procedure Act. In two-thirds of the cases where federal judges have ruled against the Trump administration, the administration has been accused of violating the Administrative Procedure Act, the Washington Post reported last year.
Block has not yet issued a final opinion on the matter and is continuing to hear augments on the case. The final decision can also be appealed.
Still, Sasha Buchert, a senior attorney at Lambda Legal, a national legal organization focused on LGBTQ equality, said this week's development will help ensure that LGBTQ people are able to get the health care services they need.
According to a 2017 survey from the Center for American Progress, 29% of transgender people who had visited a health care provider in the past year said they were refused services because of their actual or perceived gender identity.
"The Court yesterday confirmed what we have been telling HHS and this Administration for three and a half years: that they have colossally failed to follow the rule of law," Buchert said. "HHS willfully ignored Bostock and other federal case law precedent in order to obsessively pursue its disgraceful objective of trying to strip life-saving protections from vulnerable communities."
Buchert noted that other agencies have continued to move forward with anti-LGBTQ rulemaking that she says goes against the law. Buchert said that HUD's proposed regulation on single-sex shelters, for example, which would encourage shelter staff to judge people's appearance, such as facial hair, to guess if there are transgender, "invites discrimination and willfully ignores state and federal law."
Published with permission of The American Independent Foundation.
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Q: get details on page load , and shared in controllers I need to get Product data as soon as app is initialized, using the same controller I am using in a different section of the page which creates a different instance.
HTML:
<header class="clearfix" ng-controller="EntityDetailController"
                   ng-init="entity_id={{id}}; get_details('products');">

...
</header>

JS:
    $scope.result = Products.get({
            type : type,
            id : $scope.entity_id
        });
        $scope.result.$promise.then(function(result) {

      });

I need to store data in some service so that later on I can share data with all controllers and I also need to notify all controllers once data has been received so that they can fetch data from factory.

A: There are two ways for achieving it:

*

*Include the service part inside the .run method by injecting service there. So when the service call resolves, the data will be available across all the controllers.

It's much cleaner approach compared to ng-init
angular.module('yourApp')
 .run(['ProductsService', '$http', function (ProductsService, $http) {
  // make the api request here
}]);

*Use resolve property in your ng-router. Before the app controller loads, make the service request. So once the service resolves, the controller will load.

By default the service data will be available all the controllers once you inject the service. No need to broadcast it.

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Shin Bet Receives Extension to Tap Personal Cell Phones
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The US, French and German leaders discussed Russian President Vladimir Putin's recent statements in separate phone calls on Thursday, said the White House in a Friday statement. The three also discussed the existing crisis in Syria and the airstrikes on eastern Ghouta.
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US President Donald Trump spoke on Thursday with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on their shared "serious concerns" over Russian President Vladimir Putin's recent statements on nuclear-capable weapons, according to a White House statement on Friday. During the separate phone calls, the leaders agreed that the Russian president's remarks detract from a productive discussion on a range of issues between Russia and the West.
According to the White House, the leaders also discussed the crisis in Syria and called for an immediate ceasefire across the war-torn country. They called on Russia to stop the bombardment on the eastern Ghouta enclave as well as to compel the Syrian regime to stop conducting operations in civilian areas.
As previously reported by JOL, NATO has also denounced Putin's controversial remarks boasting of a new range of "invincible" nuclear-powered weapons."We do not want a new Cold War or a new arms race," said NATO spokesperson Oana Lungescu. "All allies support arms control agreements which build trust and confidence, for everyone's benefit."
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Bow, Nutta Mahattana, who covers all the protests live on Facebook.
Rangsiman Rome, leader of Democracy Restoration Group.
Netiwit Chotiphatphaisal, former Student Council President of Chulalongkorn University.
Ekachai Hongkangwan, who served almost three years in jail for selling copies of an Australian documentary about the Thai monarchy in 2011; upon his release, he founded a nonprofit to help lese majesty victims.
Arnon Nampa, a human rights lawyer who has been assisting with many cases against political prisoners.
And Sukrid Peansuwan, who is new to activism.
These seven have been charged with sedition for leading a rally on Saturday, January 27, on the Skywalk at Pathumwan Intersection, protesting the continued deferment of elections and the stalled investigation into the many expensive undeclared watches of Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan, the second-highest junta leader.
The charge of sedition against activists asking for elections and protesting corruption is absurd, but we are forced to take it seriously because this Orwellian military dictatorship regularly ruins lives with ludicrous rules and rulings. The Thai dictators actively target anyone brave and principled enough to stand up for their own rights and the rights of others.
And Chanoknan Ruamsap (nickname "Cartoon"), a prominent female activist, who two weeks ago woke up to learn she had been charged with exactly the same "crime" as Pai---over a year after she shared that same mainstream news article! Within hours she had fled the country, leaving behind everyone she knows and loves.
In bringing sedition charges against seven of Thailand's most-respected activists, the junta government is escalating its abuse of power to eliminate dissent. One is reminded of the frivolous charges brought against 13 activists jailed prior to the October 14, 1973 popular uprising during which they were charged with assembling in groups larger than five.
The National Council for Peace and Order is running out of excuses for its very long "temporary" suspension of elections and human rights guarantees. It is not only the Skywalk activists who are tired of their excuses. An alliance of 24 grassroots civic and human rights organizations is conducting a signature drive to petition for the repeal of 35 oppressive orders, including the 4-person limit on freedom of assembly. And there is a We Walk campaign, a cross-country march to publicize issues of state welfare, universal healthcare, food security, community rights and environment protection, and political rights and democracy. Along the way, marchers have been blocked by police, have had to break into groups of four, and leaders have been harassed with legal summons.
Thai people have a right to elections and democracy (Article 21 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights). Thai people have a right to peacefully assemble in groups larger than 4 for political purposes (Article 20). Thai people have a right to speak freely, and Thais have a right to the uncensored news (Article 19). Not only are these human rights attached to a person by birth, Thailand was an original signer of the Universal Declaration listing these rights, and the current junta-written constitution pretends to guarantee these rights. And, as a practical matter, these rights must be respected if Thailand is ever to escape from its current predicament and attain the highest levels of social and economic prosperity.
Specifically, if the Thai people are not allowed to gather in groups larger than four without harassment, they will not be able to form political parties. If they can't criticize their leaders without being charged with sedition, they can't campaign. Thus Dictator Prayuth and his gang members will win the next election, having prevented all rivals from organizing; the Thai people will be unable to represent interests through the government process; and, with no accountability in government, officials will continue to bully, abuse, cheat, and steal from the Thai people.
Because they broadcast their demonstrations live on social media, everyone can clearly see, and no one can deny that Sirawit Seritiwat, Bow Nutta Mahattana, Rangsiman Rome, Netiwit Chotiphatphaisal, Ekachai Hongkangwan, Arnon Nampa, Sukrid Peansuwan are peaceful civil rights activists, no different than Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King. They use the same tactics to call for equal rights and democracy. These seven leading Thai activists have persevered in their struggle despite constant harassment, including warrantless arrests, temporary enforced disappearances, and frivolous lawsuits brought against them for exercising their rights to free speech and freedom of assembly.
Freedom of speech must mean the freedom to say things that someone might not want to hear. Freedom of assembly must mean the freedom to organize for purposes the government is not completely comfortable with. Otherwise these freedoms mean nothing.
We express our solidarity with the seven activists and with all those in Thailand who campaign for a return to democracy. The junta must stop bullying peaceful protesters and respect all the rights outlined above.


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High school basketball: Escambia Gators growing through the struggle as they go through it
The Escambia Gators have been trudging through the basketball season, or so it appears.
Taking a look at the schedule, the sheer numbers haven't been pretty. With a 2-7 record, the wins have been far and few in between, and some of those losses have been lopsided. Against Pensacola High, they fell 82-38 and against Booker T. Washington, they were beaten 74-56.
But it hasn't all been bad. Head coach David Williams II has the Gators chomping at the bit to start rattling off wins.
Though the team lost again on Thursday night, a 45-35 home defeat to Milton, Escambia took another step towards straightening things out.
Following a 9-0 Panthers run that put the Gators down 41-26 with 4 minutes, 33 seconds remaining in the game, things were bleak. It was going to be another tally in the loss column, but the home team kept fighting.
Escambia kept its defensive pressure stout, forced some turnovers leading to easy baskets, and chipped away at the lead. It was too little too late, but the Gators had no quit in what was a lost cause to everyone else in the gym.
"We always preach to them, "don't quit." I'm that type of person, I don't quit no matter what," Williams said. "I was just raised like that, I played like that, I'm just trying to spread that into them as well. And honestly, a lot of them naturally have that. Sometimes its a struggle and its frustrating, but they don't ever quit."
Music to a coach's ears. If you have a team that's going to play hard for you, the wins will eventually come. Escambia has gotten a couple of those, both on the road, and is a few plays away from having a couple more.
On Dec. 4, the Gators visited Pine Forest (11-4) for a clash, dropping the contest 60-56. Though it outscored the Eagles 24-16 in the final quarter, Escambia came up just short of the upset win.
Ten days later on Dec. 14, the Gators hosted District 1-6A foe Tate (4-5). The teams were even after regulation, but the Aggies got the best of overtime, winning 63-60.
Despite the heart-wrenching stretch, Escambia rebounded for a Dec. 16 victory over West Florida. The players never get too down with each loss, and they are now competing in close games on a regular basis.
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"We are turning the ball over a lot less," Williams said. "Earlier in the season, we were turning the ball over too much which takes possessions away from you and adds them on for the opponent. We've been cleaning up on turnovers and our defensive intensity."
Nonetheless, the Gators still have just two wins to their credit. They've been unable to mount the hump, but feel like they are on the brink. Some late-game execution could be the difference between stealing a win or dropping another loss.
With Milton visiting Thursday night, they just couldn't put it all together. While the execution on plays following timeouts seemed to go smooth, the Gators didn't always finish. They'd miss shots at the rim or hold the ball in hesitation.
When they do start to finally put all the pieces together at once, it could be the perfect time of the year. With less than 10 games remaining, the district tournaments will be here and your regular season record goes out the window. Win and advance.
"I try to focus one game at a time and take care of things one game at a time," Williams said. "When that time of the season comes then we'll focus on that but I just really am trying to build upon the small things day to day."
However, that's the Gators' reality and there's no denying it. They likely already have too many losses to outright qualify for the state playoffs, so winning the district tournament is their best bet.
When it gets to the "win or go home" portion of the season, the Gators could catch somebody off guard. If they keep growing in the right direction, the playoffs might just be when they hit their stride.
"Your record is 0-0 at that point," Williams said.


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Thomas N. Page
Thomas N. Page books and biography
Thomas Nelson Page
Thomas Nelson Page (April 23, 1853 – 1 November 1922) of Virginia was an American writer.
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Born in the village of Beaverdam in Hanover County, Virginia, Page popularized the plantation tradition genre of Southern writing. His 1887 collection of short stories, In Ole Virginia, is the quintessential work of that genre. Another short-story collection of his is entitled The Burial of the Guns (1894).
He was married to Anne Seddon Bruce on July 28, 1886. She died on December 21, 1888 of a throat hemorrhage. Page then wed Florence Lathrop Field, a widowed sister-in-law of retailer Marshall Field, on June 6, 1893, remaining with her until his death.
A scion of the prominent Nelson and Page families, he attended Washington College and the University of Virginia in pursuit of a legal career and was a lawyer in Richmond between 1876 and 1893, when he moved to Washington. Here he kept up his writing, which amounted to eighteen volumes when they were compiled and published in 1912. Under Woodrow Wilson, Page served as U.S. ambassador to Italy for six years between 1913 and 1919. His book entitled Italy and the World War (1920) is a memoir of his service there.
Nelson was an activist in stimulating the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities to mobilize to save historical sites at Yorktown and elsewhere, especially in the Historic Triangle of Virginia, from loss to development. He was involved in gaining Federal funding to build a seawall at Jamestown in 1900, protecting a site where the remains of James Fort were recently discovered by archaeologists working on the Jamestown Rediscovery project which began in 1994.
A cousin, William Nelson Page (1854-1932), was a builder of the Virginian Railway. The Page family was one of the First Families of Virginia, which began with the arrival at Jamestown of Colonel John Page in 1650 (a founder of Middle Plantation), and included Mann Page, U.S. Congressman and Governor John Page.
The ruins of Rosewell Plantation, the home of early members of the Page family and one of the finest mansions built in the colonies, sit on the banks of the York River in Gloucester County. In 1916, a fire swept the mansion leaving a magnificent shell which is testament to 18th century craftsmanship and dreams, and the site ongoing archaeological studies.
Marse Chan (1884
Meh Lady
In Ole Virginia (1887)
Two Little Confederates (1888)
Befo' de War (1888)
On Newfound River (1891)
Elsket and Other Stories (1891)
The Old South (1892)
Pastime Stories (1894)
The Burial of the Guns (1894)
The Old Gentleman of the Black Stock (1897)
Two Prisoners (1898)
Red Rock (1898) Full version available at Google Books
Gordon Keith (1903)
Bred in the Bone (1904)
The Negro:The Southerner's Problem (1904)
The Old Dominion: Her Making and her Manners (1908)
Robert E. Lee, the Southerner (1908)
John Marvel, Assistant (1909)
Robert E. Lee, Man and Soldier (1911)
The Land of the Spirit (1913)
The Stranger's Pew (1914)
Theodore L. Gross, Thomas Nelson Page, New York: Twayne Publishers, Inc., 1967.
The 1915 silent movie The Outcast is based on a short story of Page's from The Land of the Spirit.
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Don't shoot the story, it's already full of holes
For Dragon Age 2, Bioware tried to follow the path of Mass Effect and offers the possibility to import your savegame for Dragon Age: Origin to draw the Dragon Age 2 universe. Alas, storyline inconsistencies and player's choices voluntarily ignored hamper the process and – depending on your DA:O experience – may make the whole thing significantly more idiotic in Dragon Age 2 than in Mass Effect 2. Depending on how you played Dragon Age: Origin and Awakening the bad impact may be mild all the way up to incredibly annoying. Some people who died in DA:O may suddenly reappear in DA2 whatever the reason may be. For instance, the original Dragon Age offered the possibility to kill Leliana at one point (during the "Sacred Ashes" quest, more precisely) and even though most players didn't kill her, those who did will have a shock seeing her reappear in Dragon Age 2, no matter what. Same goes for Zevran. Unlike Mass Effect Bioware seems to have taken the most likely player decisions and implemented those instead of implementing real player's decisions which kind of defeat the whole idea of savegame import.
Mind you, most of the save import feature still works as expected (like who the Grey Warden put on the throne of Orzammar and of Ferelden...) but it's always the things that are out of order that get noticed.
Also some timeline inconsistencies are plain ridiculous. Let's take the case of Anders, for example, one of Hawke companions who was also one of the Grey Warden's companions in Awakening. Not to mention that in at least one ending of Awakening Anders may die during the defense of Vigil's Keep – and still be a companion in DA2, no matter what – even when he survived the timeline is hard to follow. Story wise, at the moment you meet him in DA2 you shouldn't be able to – according to the ending story of Awakening where he follows the Grey Wardens for some years, go teach at the Circle of Ferelden for a few months, then go back to the Grey Warden; best case of availability for him would be a few years after the ending of Dragon Age 2. Always according to Awakening ending, Justice – the spirit that got mixed with Anders in DA2 – either vanished during the final assault on Vigil's Keep or continued to serve with the Grey Warden for many years before disappearing... No matter what he will be in Anders in DA2 even when he shouldn't.
All these little things – and others – let you think that not only the whole savegame import concept was botched for Dragon Age 2 but that extends to the storyline too that in some respects could simply exist in a parallel universe. Obviously and added to the lack of Hawke's impact in the grand scheme of Dragon Age 2 story arc, that does not make the game any more agreeable to follow or like.
In short the savegame import system of Dragon Age 2 seems to be there because it's "cool" and worked great in Mass Effect 2. Unfortunately it's not because a system works great in one game that it automatically works great in all games especially when you decide to implement it "on the fly" without thinking too much about it or the storyline consequences.
And the story inconsistancies don't stop with the save import feature. Know the difference between Ferelden Templars and Kirkwall Templars? Kirkwall Templars are brain dead... if you play as a mage. Right at the beginning of the game, when Hawke is fleeing Lothering, the first Templar you encounter spots that you're a mage right on even though he's in pretty bad shape while in Kirkwall you spend several years running under their nose (with a party that may contain up to two other mages) without even seeing one of them give a thought about it. So OK, maybe they're just not very clever and that the "mage" robes and "mage" staff Hawke wears and carries 90% of the time are not labeled "mage" enough but even when you find yourself forced to fight along side one of them against some abominations the guy does not even react. Yeah, he totally believes that you're just a normal citizen and that all the pretty colors you used to defeat the abominations were just a perfectly normal combat technique. It's only late in Chapter 2 that the truth finally blow their minds. "Wow! It's a mage! Can't believe we were that stupid!"
As far as the story goes this kind of inconsistancies does not help... at all especially when there were ways to go around the problem just by adding a few lines. For example the templar you help fight the abomination would tell Hawke "Well, I see you're an apostate. Nevertheless you helped me there so I'll let it slide. Just don't make me regret it later, ok?" That's the kind of thing that Bioware would have normally done to lighten what is arguably a plothole (as hawke is supposed to be very afraid to be caught by templars the fact that no templar is able to acknowledge a mage Hawke is absurd). But in general Dragon Age 2 is pretty far from what Bioware would normally do regarding the story. So I suppose it's not a surprise. I guess they just expected players to tune out the weird stuff and to focus on... well whatever they tried to do.
When Dragon Age 2 was in development, Bioware stated that you didn't need to play Dragon Age: Origin to play Dragon Age 2 and that Dragon Age 2 was a perfect entry point to the series for those new to the Dragon Age universe. You know what? They were right. In fact I would even go all the way to say that it's far more preferable if you never played Dragon Age: Origin or can successfully forget that you ever played it.
Keep your friends close, your rivals even closer
So what is it that you can do in the game if not being busy resolving the global mess (because the main quest could pretty much evolve alone even if your computer was playing the game on autopilot – if such a thing existed in computers – your presence being appreciated but not required). To give you the feeling that Hawke's decisions have a real importance, there are companions and there are the side quests you'll do with them. That's the big thing about Dragon Age 2 because the only real impact Hawke has during the span of the game is on the various companions met. The system there is not different from Dragon Age: Origin with an appreciation system with "friendly" on one side and "rivalry" on the other. When I say Dragon Age: Origin, it's clearly a mistake, excuse me. Let me rephrase that: the companion system is about the same than the one featured in Dragon Age: Awakening (the official expansion to Dragon Age: Origins). For me that was not without real unpleasant consequences.
Each companion features a set of quests spread across the 3 chapters of the game. Some of these quests are even tied to the main events of the game (this is true in particular for Varric's, Anders and Isabela). So let's introduce Hawke's companions:
Aveline: she's the first companion (aside the brother and/or sister) that Hawke meets in the game. She was married to a Templar – who dies early in the game contaminated by Darkspawn blood – and is a true born soldier with honor and justice as motto. If your character is the "paladin" type, then she probably will be your favorite character.
Varric: as already mentioned, he's a dwarf, and he's also kind of a jack of all trades with an ear to the ground and an infamous crossbow named Bianca. Varric is also a bit on the edge morally. He's a good character but doesn't mind going into a nasty business if that serves a purpose or if a profit can be expected. However he hates things that involve unnecessary brutality and prefer to talk his way out of situations, only fighting as a last resort.
Isabela: beside the fact that she was already featured as a minor character in Dragon Age: Origins, Isabela is a pirate lady who lost her ship in some unfortunate circumstances. As she cannot sail anymore and that Hawke gave her a hand (no pun intended) in some matter, she decides to stick around at least until she can find a new ship. Being a pirate and a rogue, Isabella is clearly on the wrong side of the law. She also has a sexual appetite unusually developed which makes of her quite the easy choice as a romance option – if that word can be applied to her case.
Anders: yeah, Anders is the same Anders from Dragon Age: Awakening except that you get two for the price of one as for some reason, Anders melted himself with the spirit Justice (also from Awakening) resulting in a guy even more crazy than he previously was. The rebel mage turned into a possessed guy a bit nasty. Technically he is an abomination but most of the time he doesn't really behave like one.
Merril: is an elf. She's also an avowed blood mage and doesn't have two brain cells to rub together if we are to believe her numerous comments and (in one of my playthroughs) the lovely way she had to blow up one of the few persuasion attempts my sarcastic Hawke was allowed to make. As with Isabela, Merril comes directly from Dragon Age: Origins (that is if you started the story as a Dalish elf – she was the one that accompanied you during the prologue). First to the keeper of her clan, she's trying to restore the infamous Eluvian (mirror) that was the cause of the initial corruption of the Dalish Elf Grey Warden by the Darkspawn. Trying to restore the mirror led her to take advice from a demon and to become a blood mage. Aside from that she seems a nice girl though, that is if you fancy the "so naive that I don't know what's going on most of the time" type. Just don't go say anything bad about blood magic under her nose.
Fenris: is an elf slave that comes from the Tevinter Imperium. Submitted to the whims of his former Magister master from the claws of whom he escaped several years ago, Fenris is a broody character who hates magic and mages. For him every single bad thing that happened in the world and in his life was the direct or indirect result of magic and its use by mages. The amusing twist is that he uses magic itself, his lyrium tattoos giving him increased performance in combat. No matter what he still hates magic and mages. If you play as a mage don't expect a friendly attitude unless you spent your time to tell him that he's right, that all the mages should die and that you're so vile and dirty yourself that you should jump into the nearest lava pit. If you're not the kind to apologize for being what you are then you should target the rivalry with him.
Carver/Bethany: Hawke's brother/sister (depending on the one who survived). Carver is a dumbass that considers himself overshadowed by Hawke and want to achieve his own destiny preferably far from his siblings. He also harbors some kind of hatred for mages which is probably due to the fact that magic runs in the family. Bethany is more agreeable... At least you don't get the feeling that you're about to kill her at her every single word unlike Carver.
Those are about the basic companions for Dragon Age 2. One already popped up as a day one DLC (surprise surprise) but won't be discussed here even though he should have been (as I see it) part of the main game. But that's EA marketing to you; It sucks which is not surprising.
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Do you want the best protection for the data of your patients?
You are personally responsible for protecting your patients data. With MOUNT10, we guarantee that the data is only accessible to you and can not be read by anybody else. Best possible encryption, easy usage and even redundant storage in Switzerland paired with free 24x7 local support is what you are looking for.