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George is the Reviews Editor at Windows Central, concentrating on Windows 10 PC and Mobile apps. He's been a supporter of the platform since the days of Windows CE and uses his current Windows 10 Mobile phone daily to keep up with life and enjoy a game during down time.
Peeps are back up
George Ponder 9 years ago 9
Seriously, Twitter's back in action with Windows Phones.Earlier this month Peeps went down due to an authentication protocol conflict and while we thought things were fixed last week (apparently for systems other than Windows Phones), it actually working now.Now that order has been restored, we can sit back this weekend and tweet until our hearts are content. Really... we can.
Windows Phone 7 on parade...literally
Daniel Rubino 9 years ago 11
And to have a little fun, looks like the Windows Phone OS team had themselves a little parade to celebrate that whole "RTM" milestone last week, to which we also give a salute.While it's too early to tell if Microsoft will regain market share, we think that Windows Phone 7 certainly goes the distance in amping up the competition. For a such a turnaround in 20 months, Microsoft seems...
15 minutes with Windows Phone 7
The U.K. based Clove Blog got their hands on the final build of Windows Phone 7. This is the RTM build that was unleashed on the device manufacturers and carriers a few weeks ago. The author admits being skeptical about Windows Phone 7, having jumped shipped from Windows Mobile to Android. But after 15 minutes of tinkering with the new OS, he left with a more positive frame of mind...
Samsung GT-i8700 pics surface
Courtesy of Gizmodo, we give you the Samsung GT-i8700 Windows Phone 7. Samsung dropped the chrome trim we've seen on the developer's unit which gives is a cleaner, sleaker look. Beyond what little information is displayed on the screen shot, we don't know much about the specs of the GT-i8700. The matte black backside adds to the clean look and the curved backing likely takes away any...
Verizon Omnia II software upgrade available
George Ponder 9 years ago
Verizon has released a software upgrade for the Samsung Omnia II (SCH-i920). The upgrade contains a handful of enhancements including Windows Mobile AKU Update to 5.0.93, Qualcomm updates, Widgetplus updates, and Facebook app updates. You can find the Upgrade Too here with step by step instructions. Remember, upgrading your Omnia II will erase any data you have on your Windows Phone...
Robbie Bach's Windows Mobile open house keynote
Daniel Rubino 9 years ago
For those of you who didn't join us Tuesday for the liveblog from Microsoft's launch of Windows Mobile 6.5, here's Robbie Bach's keynote, in its entirety.
Sprint Samsung Intrepid hands-on
Here was the big surprise today! The Sprint Samsung Intrepid is basically the Jack but for CDMA.Windows Mobile 6.53.2MP cameraTell Me voice control320x240aGPS/GPS3.5mm (on top)The keyboard was pretty good on it, though there is no space between the keys, so it is a bit cramped. The screen is a bit odd at that resolution, but it seems to work. The Start menu has four rows, allowing it a...
Hands On: LG GM750
Daniel Rubino 9 years ago 5
One of the devices on show at Microsoft's Open House was the LG GM750, which is going to get some special attention here because of what LG has done to Windows Mobile 6.5: it's unrecognizable. To refresh, the LG GM750 is due on Vodafone in a short time and has the following specs: BT 2.1WiFi3-inch 240x400 display1000 mAh battery5 MP cameraGSM (850, 900, 1800, 1900, 2100)Optical joystick...
Hands On: AT&T Tilt 2, Pure and Verizon Imagio
To wrap up the Microsoft NYC Open House this week, we got to play with some of the latest and greatest Windows phones featuring Windows Mobile 6.5. It was all the usual suspects if you will: AT&T Touch Pro 2 (aka Tilt 2), Pure; Verizon Imagio. (Toshiba TG01, Sprint Intrepid & the LG GM750 were covered elsewhere). All in all we came away very impressed. All the manufacturers...
Full list of Windows Mobile 6.5 phones
Today's launch of Windows Mobile 6.5 truly is a global event, with dozens of phones either already available or being unveiled. At home, we have the following [via Microsoft]:HTC Pure from AT&T, available now.HTC Imagio from Verizon Wireless, on sale online.Samsung Intrepid from Sprint, available Oct. 11, 2009HTC Tilt 2 from AT&T, available in the coming weeksAnd after the break...
Sprint announces the Samsung Intrepid
Sprint this morning announced the addition of the Samsung Intrepid to its Windows Mobile lineup as a follow-up to the Ace. Here's what's we know thus far:Windows Mobile 6.5 Professional.2.5-inch touchscreen at 320x240.WiFi b/g.3.2MP camera.World Phone.Microsoft's Tell Me service is on board!Other rumored specs were a 528MHz Qualcomm processor, with 512MB ROM/256MB RAM.The Intrepid will...
T-Mobile's "Kids are Free" promotion
T-Mobile has announced a "Kids are Free" promotion that will allow qualifying family plans to receive up to three lines of service for free until January 1, 2012. Ashley White, Marketing Director for T-Mobile, stated, "The up-front cost of purchasing new phones and dealing with monthly service fees for an entire family can add up quickly, so this promotion is designed to make it easier...
More on HTC's September 15th Event
We are learning a little more about the HTC event scheduled for September 15th in London. While we are still expecting a press event to unveil the HTC HD3 Windows Phone 7, we have also learned that HTC will be hosting a public "meetup" as well. According to HTC's Twitter and Facebook pages, the Meetup will take place from 6:30pm until 10:00pm at the Redhook Hotel in London. HTC posts...
IDC's Five-year smartphone forecast: Windows Phone up 43% by 2014?
IDC, who you may remember from the Microsoft-used-the-wrong-slide media fiasco earlier this year, has gone ahead and released their forecast for smartphone adoption over the next five years in their Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker report.Personally, we can't even imagine what a smartphone will look like in 2014, nor what the market landscape, but assuming the current state...
LG switching to NVIDIA Tegra 2 CPU for Optimus series; WP7 too?
Last we heard from NVIDIA, they were talking a little smack about Windows 7 on tablets and not getting much love from phone OEMs (despite a push starting two years ago to get in on Windows Mobile).And while the Zune HD features the original Tegra, not much has been revealed about the Tegra 2's plans outside of 'it's coming'.Now it looks like LG is the first major smartphone OEM to...
HTC set to unveil the HD3 on September 15th
George Ponder 9 years ago 10
Rumors are circulating that HTC has scheduled a press event for September 15, 2010 in London to introduce the HD3 Windows Phone 7 device. The HTC Windows Phone 7 is reported to have a 4.5" AMOLED touchscreen, dual core 1.5ghz ARM-based processor, 1GB RAM, 32GB storage, 4G capable, a 8mp camera with HD recording capabilities, all powered by a 1800mah battery. We've seen signs that the...
Windows Phone 7 ad surfaces
Well, it looks like Microsoft has started spending all that money to market Windows Phone 7. The above ad ran before a private screening of the upcoming re-make of Lawrence of Arabia. It's a shame the screening wasn't for a re-make of 2001: A Space Odyssey. You could have had the black monolith replaced with a Windows Phone 7 and have HAL the computer announce the start of the...
WMExperts Podcast Episode 108
Phil Nickinson 9 years ago
Mal and Phil are laboring on this Labor Day holiday for more Windows Mobile 6.5 and Windows Phone 7! Download it directly with this link Subscribe on your Zune Subscribe via iTunes Subscribe directly to the Podcast feed with your favorite Podcatcher here Listen to it here with the flash player above. Top o' the WP7 news Windows Phone 7 released to...
Best of Smartphone Experts, 5 Sept 2010
Dieter Bohn 9 years ago
Samsung Galaxy Tab hands-on, Galaxy Tab specs vs iPad, Galaxy Tab apps and games, Galaxy Tab accessories Sprint Epic 4G review. Hands on with the T-Mobile Motorola Charm. BlackBerry Curve 3G Review BlackBerry Curve 3G Video Unboxing BlackBerry Torch Charging...
Wavetooth waterproof BT headset giveaway
We recently reviewed the Wavetooth IPX8 waterproof Bluetooth headset and found it to be an interesting Bluetooth accessory. Not necessarily for everyday use but if you want to stay connected to your Windows Phone while in, on or around water it's a nifty gadget to have.Now that we're through reviewing the Wavetooth, we want to give it away. To have a chance at winning the waterproof...


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I've fallen in love with this internet tool. It's called Xtranormal. With a very short and simple learning curve, anyone can create and post animated videos to the web. What a great vehicle for education and advocacy. I spent a good part of the day today creating this video on the history of banking fraud in the current economic crisis. It's a bit long at just over 14 minutes, but if you're bored, just quit when you've had enough.


The official launch of our Cause No Harm – A Handbook for Humanity is drawing closer.
In conjunction with the Ubud Readers & Writers Festival and BaliSpirit's Yoga Barn, the launch will take place between 12 noon and 2 pm on Saturday 8th October 2011.
Festival Founder and Director Janet DeNeefe explains, "Developing the self is in many ways similiar to cultivating rice fields : sowing the seeds of truths, cropping the stems of desires, and carefully reaping a bountiful harvest for the finest grain. This is fundamental philosophical concept in the spiritual landscape of Bali".
The Yoga Barn is a place relaxing and genuine, friendly and comfortable, earthy and unpretentious. Our desirable location in Ubud allows guests to take advantage of Bali's beautiful mountain scenery, many multicultural offerings, the warmth of its people, boutique shopping, international food, and a peaceful easy-going lifestyle.
Our vision is to provide an inspiring and beautiful environment for the nourishment of body, mind and soul. We strive to create diverse programs of the highest quality, taught with the deep knowledge and large hearts of both our regular and visiting teachers.
Mark your calendars and if you are in Bali, please come an attend this FREE event!
This entry was written by Rick Pursell and published on September 19th, 2011 at 7:14 PM in: Cause No Harm - The Book, Cause No Harm Events. Share it on Twitter, Facebook, Reddit, StumbleUpon, Digg or Delicious.


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Missouri Health System Facing Potential 'Tripledemic' Amid Staffing Challenges
Lawmakers Consider Expanding Health Coverage for 19,000 Workers
Fix Opens Options for Households with Costly Employer Health Coverage
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Service reports there have been more than 8,200 flu cases so far this season. (Tyler Olson / Adobe Stock)
Eye doctors warn that kids who spend excessive time on laptops, cell phones and tablets could end up with vision problems as adults. (Marco/Adobe Stock)
Rural hospitals in Medicaid expansion states are 62% less likely to close, in large part because expansion reduces the burden of uncompensated care, when patients without insurance can't pay for services. (Adobe Stock)
In 2022, the average annual premium for employer-sponsored family health insurance is $22,463, while the average cost of self-only coverage is $7,911, according to KFF. (Adobe Stock)
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As winter looms in Missouri, health officials are expressing concern over the potential for three viruses to impact facilities.
This season has already seen an early spike in flu cases - and widespread impact among children from Respiratory Syncytial Virus, or RSV.
The potential for another COVID spike to add to this situation has some medical experts worried about a so-called 'tripledemic,' straining the health-care system.
Recent memory features the COVID surge in early 2020 filling up hospitals, but Dave Dillon - spokesperson for the Missouri Hospital Association - said while there are some similarities to that time there is one important difference.
"Unlike where we were in the beginning portion of 2020 where hospitals didn't have tools, but they had a lot of staff and a lot of space, right now we are limited on staff," said Dillon. "A lot of individuals have left the profession, especially front-line care givers like nurses."
Data analysis of the nursing workforce shows that the total supply of Registered Nurses in the U.S. decreased by 100,000 in 2021, the largest drop ever recorded.
Dillon said this flu season is showing early intensity, being both very contagious and requiring a much higher degree of hospitalization than normally seen at this stage of the season.
He said that while RSV is impacting capacity at children's hospitals, it's not anticipated to impact adult bed availability.
"Unless the influence of the other viruses creates a significant shortage of hospital bed availability," said Dillon, "RSV is not likely to have a significant negative influence upon adult bed capacity for seniors who are more likely to be hit hard by RSV. "
Experts advocate keeping up to date on vaccinations for COVID and flu.
A Worrisome Drop In The Number Of Young Nurses Auerbach et al/HEALTH AFFAIRS 4/13/22
Missouri Weekly Influenza Surveillance Report, 2022-2023 Influenza Season Missouri Department of Health and Senior Serrvices 11/27/22
It is not a pandemic yet, but eye doctors worry the constant use of digital devices could eventually result in long-term health problems for many Texans.
Problems can include age-related macular degeneration, disrupted sleep cycles, and digital eyestrain.
Dr. Jacob Moore, president of the Texas Ophthalmological Association, said it can start with dry eyes after spending hours on digital screens.
"Probably the number one reason people have dry-eye-related symptoms when they use the computer a lot, is because is when we're actively reading, we blink less," Moore explained. "Just the fact that we're working and that our minds are active, we blink less."
He pointed out the average American logs 13 hours a day watching screens, up from between seven and 10 hours per day before the COVID-19 pandemic began.
Dr. Scott Edmonds, chief eye care officer for UnitedHealthcare Vision, said eye specialists became concerned during the pandemic about the dangers of blue light emitted by digital devices, especially because people needed them for school and work, more than ever before.
"Kids were learning remotely, using screens and laptops and cellphones; workers had moved away from the office, working from home," Edmonds recounted. "We know that the millennial generation, in addition to school and work and social media, they also play a lot of games, which emit very high levels of blue light."
In addition to dry eyes, or eyes that feel scratchy or burning, people who log excessive screen time often notice the print goes in and out of focus and complain of headaches or brain fog.
Jacobs offered tips for anyone trying to protect their eye health.
"I would recommend that people wear sunglasses when they're outside. They should wear safety glasses when they're hammering a nail or doing anything that has a risk of eye injury. People need to stay away from smoke, and secondhand smoke."
Eye specialists also recommend those who use digital screens a lot follow the 20-20-20 rule: Take a 20-second break and look at something at least 20 feet away, every 20 minutes.
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A bill that would expand Medicaid coverage for some 19,000 Wyoming workers who earn too much to qualify for standard Medicaid, but can't afford private insurance, is making its way through the state Legislature.
Ana Marchese - director for the group Healthy Wyoming - said expansion would bring millions of federal tax dollars back to the state, and would largely help women working at jobs that pay low wages and offer no health benefits, including restaurant, construction, agriculture and retail.
"In Wyoming, more than half of those covered by Medicaid expansion would be low-income women," said Marchese. "Wyoming has one of the highest uninsured rates for women of childbearing age. This has big consequences for the health of mothers and infants."
Wyoming is one of just 11 states that have not expanded Medicaid coverage. The most recent American Cancer Society poll found that nearly two-thirds of Wyoming voters across the political spectrum support expansion, including 66% of Republicans.
Critics have long warned about the potential costs, and some lawmakers are leery of entering into a deal with the federal government.
House Bill 80 cleared the Joint Revenue Interim committee, but has not yet been scheduled for a hearing.
Expansion has been a lifeline for rural hospitals, according to a Families USA report, lowering the likelihood of closure by 62% - largely by reducing losses when people without insurance can't pay.
Wyoming hospitals spend $120 million a year in uncompensated care.
Marchese pointed to hospitals in Kemmerer and Rawlins that recently closed labor and delivery services due to financial struggles.
"After Montana expanded Medicaid, uncompensated care went from $143 million to $89 million in 2019," said Marchese. "And that's a big deal, that keeps hospitals open."
Marchese said expanding coverage will also boost Wyoming's economy.
People with insurance tend to be healthier, more productive workers with fewer sick days. Insurance also gives workers access to less costly preventive care.
"When people lack coverage they often seek treatment at the emergency room, which comes with a hefty price tag," said Marchese. "Having health insurance, and being able to take care of your own physical and mental health, has a positive impact on your ability to work."
New Poll: Majority of Wyoming Voters Support Medicaid Expansion the American Cancer Society 10/19/21
WITH IMPENDING FUNDING CRISES, RURAL HOSPITALS NEED A MEDICAID EXPANSION LIFEBOAT TO STAY AFLOAT Families USA 1/9/23
Many Kentuckians who have affordable employer health coverage for themselves but not for their dependents and spouses now qualify for financial assistance in the form of tax credits through the Affordable Care Act.
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation estimates more than five million people nationwide are affected by the now-fixed "Family Glitch."
Priscilla Easterling, outreach coordinator for Kentucky Voices for Health, advises families to assess how much they're spending each month on health insurance. She emphasized that previously ineligible families may now qualify, and said the special enrollment period is available year-round.
"The first thing that I would suggest for people when they're getting started," said Easterling, "is just to look at the cost of their employer plan, and do the math about how expensive it is."
Under the new change, if an individual's employer-based coverage offered costs more than around 9% of their household income to cover all family members, the employer-based coverage will be considered "unaffordable" and the employee's family members will be newly eligible for premium federal tax credits to help cover their costs.
Easterling explained that if an individual has already enrolled in employer health coverage, they should reach out to their employer to explore options.
She pointed out that if employees aren't able to get out of their employer-sponsored health care this year, they should mark calendars for next year, and plan to shop for affordable options for 2024.
Easterling said the glitch fix is a game changer for low- to mid-income workers who typically have access to employer-sponsored coverage but cannot afford to cover the cost of insuring their families.
"It gives families more opportunity to shop around for coverage," said Easterling, "and more choice about what they're spending and how they're spending it and how they want to cover their family."
According to an Urban Institute report, the family glitch fix opens coverage options for around 72,000 Kentuckians.
Visit kynect.ky.gov or call 1-855-306-8959 to speak with an expert who can help break down health plans and options.
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Affordability of Employer Coverage for Family Members of Employees A Rule by the Internal Revenue Service on 10/13/2022 IRS/Federal Register 10/13/22
Changing the Family Glitch Would Make Health Coverage More Affordable for Many Families The Urban Institute 5/11/21
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Press Release — HRF Mourns Harry Wu, Champion for Human Rights
NEW YORK — Human Rights Foundation (HRF) mourns the passing of Harry Wu, the Chinese author and dissident who survived and exposed the Chinese dictatorship's "laogai" system of concentration camps.
Wu died yesterday at the age of 79, while traveling in Honduras. He was a founding member of HRF's International Council.
"With Harry's passing we have lost an intellectual and moral giant," said HRF president Thor Halvorssen. "Like Solzhenitsyn before him, Wu documented gulags that dictators tried to hide. He forced the Chinese regime's crimes into the light of day, and has been an inspiration for human rights activists around the world. In his memory, HRF will continue to promote human rights in the world's most populous dictatorship," he added.
Wu was born in Shanghai, and was a 23-year-old university student in 1960 when he was imprisoned for dissent and sent to the laogai - a vast system of jails and detention centers where government critics are forced to submit to the Chinese Communist Party's political indoctrination. Wu spent the next 19 years in these hellish camps, enduring hard physical labor, prolonged solitary confinement, beatings, torture, and near starvation. He witnessed the brutal deaths of countless fellow prisoners, and was regularly forced to "confess" to his crimes of conscience.
Wu was finally released in 1979 and taught for several years at a Chinese university before emigrating to the U.S. in 1985. Five years later he testified about his experiences before the U.S. Senate, beginning his decades long investigation into the laogai system, where millions of people have perished. In 1992 he founded the Laogai Research Foundation and began to work full-time to document the Chinese regime's many human rights violations.
On a research visit to China in 1995, he was arrested, tried, and convicted for "spreading state secrets" and was sentenced to 15 years in prison. Thanks to an international movement for his release, he managed to get deported back to the U.S., where he continued to campaign against China's gulags, executions, forced organ harvesting, population control, and persecution of religious and labor leaders.
In 2011 Wu opened the Laogai Museum in the Dupont Circle area of Washington D.C., which acts as a monument and an educational center to inform the world about China's human rights violations. According to the Museum's website it "preserves the memory of the Laogai's victims and raises awareness about the ongoing abuses of the Chinese Communist Party against its own people."
Wu was the author of several books about human rights in China, including "Bitter Winds" and "Troublemaker". He received the Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders, the Freedom Award from the Hungarian Freedom Fighters' Federation, and the Medal of Freedom from the Dutch World War II Resistance Foundation. He spoke at HRF's inaugural Oslo Freedom Forum in 2009, and today is survived by his former wife China Lee and son Harrison.
Human Rights Foundation (HRF) is a nonpartisan nonprofit organization that promotes and protects human rights globally, with a focus on closed societies. HRF's International Council includes human rights advocates Garry Kasparov, George Ayittey, Palden Gyatso, Mutabar Tadjibaeva, and Elie Wiesel.
Contact: Noemi Gonzalo-Bilbao, (212) 246-8486, noemi@hrf.org.
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Watch: Iran 'Makes Public' Its Secret New 'Missile City' To Counter Western Threats
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has built a new 'missile city', a secret military base housing a credible amount of Tehran's offensive and deterrent missile and electronic warfare capabilities.
Iran's state TV has aired a video of the new 'missile city'. It showed the base housing many missiles in underground silos as well as ground-based TELs (transporter erector launchers) and electronic warfare equipment.
The head of IRGC's naval unit was seen in the video, which was shot carefully to avoid any disclosure of the base's whereabouts. The facility was opened by Iran's Chief Commander Maj. Gen. Hussein Soleimani on Monday (March 15), accompanied by the Naval Commander Rear Admiral Ali Reza Tangsiri, according to Russian news channel RT.
IRGC Navy has unveiled a new "missile city". Location undisclosed. (1) pic.twitter.com/Hb5IXbJquS
— Kian Sharifi (@KianSharifi) March 15, 2021
According to reports, this new site is among the many new underground ammunition storage facilities built by the IRGC for their 'precious missiles'. Popularly called 'missile cities', these sites are closely guarded. Information about their locations is classified.
It is believed each of these facilities is capable of managing operations with (presumably) their own command and control centers. The video also showed the latest addition, the electronic warfare equipment, capable of detecting enemy signals.
It has been known that previous 'missile cities' housed a credible number of missile columns, launch systems, precision-guided munitions, and other military equipment.
Maj. Gen. Salami, while speaking to the media, said that the western governments' efforts to degrade Iran's military strength have been futile. He also praised the nation's success in fighting off plots against the Iranian government.
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> Happy with removal if we can do roles in place.
Can you provide an example of this, @nicholascar ? Personally, I don't think we need a role, but stick to what proposed by @aisaac earlier (a base specification is a `dct:Standad` which is not the subject of a `prof:isProfileOf` statement).


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POLYTECHNIQUE is Canadian film director, Denis Villieneuve's, fictional retelling of the Montreal Polytechnicque masssacre in the late 1980s. A disaffected student, angry at feminists studying mechanical engineering who apparently wanted the best of both words, entered a classroom, split the girls from the boys and shot the girls, before walking through the rest of the university, shooting at random, before committing suicide. In dealing with this material, Villeneuve chooses to take a formal approach, establishing the motives of the killer and its impact on the students by recreating the events of that day rather than in essaying the journey to that place. Villeneuve takes accounts of the massacre and creates a killer and a composite male and female student. The male is shown being ushered out of the room before the girls, his friends are massacred, and then takes us with him for the rest of the day. The movie then cuts back to the classroom and shows us the shooting from the perspective of the female character and shows us the impact on her life.
The film is well-made and has moments of real impact, but I have a few problems with it. First, I think that Villeneuve makes a wrong choice in taking the killer at his word at being angered by feminists and following up this theme in the struggle of the female character to be taken seriously in the male-dominated world of mechanical engineering. This is, I think, pandering to the killer's twisted view of the world. And after all, aren't all these psychopaths just using whatever particular beef they have as a justification for a more basic need to cause hurt and gain attention? The other reason I think Villeneuve makes a mistake in focusing on the feminism theme is that it leads him into mawkish territory - particularly in the final, cliché ridden monologue of the female character.
POLYTECHNIQUE played Cannes 2009 and London 2009 and opened in Canada in February.
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Bebe Rexha went off on her own audience when they didn't sing along to her smash hit song, Meant To Be, at Spotify's pre-Grammy party on Thursday.
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The 2018 AMAs were certainly something. From Cardi B's floral Dolce & Gabbana gown to Taylor Swift's disco ball Balmain dress, it was messy to say the least.
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Why do we give these strangers, who make money by ratings not by trading information, our attention and at face value believe what they say? Living in Ireland I see the vast majority constantly believe what RTE (state broadcaster) tells them, and Sky News, an English equivalent to Fox News owned by Rupert Murdoch. Shock and outrage generate ratings, Shakespeare knew that four hundred years ago. I see many Irish people who despise the state broadcaster, yet willingly believe whatever it peddles as news, or certainly, the more shocking the news story, the more acceptable it is. News looks easy, spend money for a smart studio train everyone in Neuro Linguistic Programming and just add an audience. This seems to be all it takes to be considered an authority. The masses don't think, the masses don't question, the masses are hypnotised by the flickering box. Why oh why do the masses continue to believe the lies of politicians and the media?
Whether the public health system in your country is amazing or useless is irrelevant in this post. The point is the right to choose. Even if a public service is good enough why should people be forced to pay for it? Surely if the service is great value and highly efficient people will line up and gladly pay for it?
Regulated products kill millions of people every year, having a licence is no guarantee that a holder will act honourably or lawfully.
Free Speech and Charlie Hebdo- what's popular today?
With the attack on the Paris cartoonists the masses have taken to the streets, airwaves and interwebs to wave some pencils and make their well meaning although somewhat lame and confused voices heard. What happened in Paris, if true, is obviously abhorrent. Right now I am more concerned with the reaction by the public and political world, what is unfolding and where this may all lead.
Free speech is a wonderful thing, where and when it occurs. There are many variants, in that not all of us feel empowered or free enough to state our views, fear of ridicule or social exclusion runs through the human make-up. So it's much easier to express, freely, popular opinions, beliefs etc. than to go against the socially accepted views. There is a need for humans to feel part of the tribe, to feel accepted in our community. In the past exclusion could result in enforced isolation, starvation or even death. Life is hard enough without being excluded from ones social circle, community or family.
The demand for newspapers to be policed by government is laziness on behalf of the public.


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RCS Ghana Brings Affordable, Quality Satellite Broadcast To Ghana, Africa
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Ghana's leading satellite provider, RCS Ghana is bringing quality and affordable satellite broadcast services to the doorstep of Ghanaians and Africans.
This follows a multi-year contract deal it has secured with Eutelsat Communications to provide capacity for the broadcast of its DTH bouquet to viewers in Ghana and beyond.
Registered under the Ghana's Companies Act, 2019 (Act 992), RCS will use Ku-Band band capacity on EUTELSAT 7B to broadcast its fast-growing free-to-air DTH bouquet comprising SD and HD channels to the Ghanaian market and over 40 other countries in Africa.
For years, the Ghanaian company has made a mark a Satellite Provision company that provides SD and the only HD provider on the market now. Its parent company, Eutelsat in France is the same company that host all the DStv bouquets.
The only difference is that, RCS has the most affordable and quality services on the market today, giving customers an unprecedented 2 megabits of dedicated picture quality.
RCS operates in the 7° East neighbourhood which is a key orbital position for regional TV channels. Over 500 TV channels already broadcast from 7° East which has become a new DTH hotspot for Sub-Saharan Africa with some of the fastest growth rates in the region.
Commenting on the new agreement with Eutelsat, Mr Hamza Tanko, Chairman and CEO of RCS Ghana noted that the company now has the capacity to provide exceptional content to a bigger market and audience.
"We are delighted to partner with Eutelsat for the broadcast of the RCS DTH bouquet, delivering exceptional content to viewers in Ghana and beyond, and enabling the broadcast of any channel in Ghana in high quality and at compelling rates," he said.
Mr Tanko added that, "The 7° East position is ideal to serve the Ghanaian market and EUTELSAT 7B offers consistent coverage and signal power all over Ghana as well as complete Sub-Saharan coverage of over 40 African countries."
Also commenting on the deal, Nicolas Baravalle, Regional Vice President, Sub Saharan Africa of Eutelsat said they are proud of RCS Ghana's achievements.
"We are proud to support RCS Ghana in rolling out this high-quality content offering. This contract reflects the buoyancy of the Ghanaian broadcast market, the attraction of the unparalleled coverage of our 7° East neighbourhood and Eutelsat's expertise in the African market. We look forward to a long and fruitful collaboration," he noted.
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Consider Georgia Boots when you want shoes that are sturdy in nature and full of history. The brand has been around for more than 80 years and continues to provide the support that workers need to thrive on the job.
Georgia Boots has a track record of providing quality at affordable prices. The company, Georgia Shoe Manufacturing Co., was founded in 1937 when the recession was still running rampant throughout the nation. Workers needed a shoe that was both reliable and economical so that they could re-establish themselves in the labor market. Georgia Shoe Manufacturing fulfilled that need with boots especially crafted for an honest day's work.
What began as an effort to serve American laborers in Atlanta grew into something so great that the business had to relocate to a larger facility in Flowery Branch. It was at its new location that Georgia Boots transformed into the shoe company that offers everything from work boots to sports footwear. The empire continues to grow while remaining rooted in its humble beginnings of quality shoes at discounted prices.
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It's a civic lesson we learn as school children: Freedom isn't free, but always purchased dearly.
Not quite a cliche yet for most of us not much more than an abstraction, whose truth we would scarcely dream of gainsaying but rarely have occasion to feel in our hearts.
Until one of our own in uniform pays that price in blood, and his family in abiding sorrow.
On June 2, 2016, Cadet Mitchell A. Winey (CHS 2014, U.S. Army) died in a training accident at Fort Hood, Texas--having just completed his second year at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point--one of nine who drowned when their transport overturned in a flash flood. Duneland grieved and grieves still, that this young man whose brief life was a celebration of life, who so profoundly blessed others' lives in the sheer living of his own, should have perished, and perished in this way.
Yet Winey isn't the only CHS graduate martyred to our freedom, only the most recent. Also honored on Saturday were four others denied their full measure that we might aspire to our own.
Spc. James A. Butz, U.S. Army (CHS 2009), Sept. 28, 2011, Mirmandab, Afghanistan.
S/Sgt. Thomas P. Thorstad, U.S. Marine Corps (CHS 1974), Oct. 23, 1983, Beirut, Lebanon.
Spc. Mark R. Taylor, U.S. Army (CHS 1968), June 2, 1971, Thua Thien, Republic of Vietnam.
Boatswain Airman William Lee, U.S. Navy (CHS 1965), July 19, 1967, aboard the USS Forrestal, Gulf of Tonkin.
Master of ceremonies on Saturday was Eagle Scout candidate JD Corey from Troop 928, which also provided a color guard. Singing the National Anthem--in a moving, magnificent a capella--was CHS student Wyatt Lee.


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This function is the only one here, what am I missing?
Thanks.

A: You need to either mark the function inline to avoid breaking the one definition rule, or place the implementation in a .cpp file, and leave only the declaration in the header.

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Using Lin Giong(林強)'s song "Marching Forward"(向前走), Fairuz and Chung Ying worked on issues of moving. According to Chung Ying, this song talks about how the singer yearns to go to Taipei because he thinks it is a place where dreams can come true. It is a place of possibilities. In actuality, in Taiwan this moving from one's province to Taipei is quite common. People move here to work or study. Some go back. Others stay.
By comparing their own experiences in moving, Fairuz and Chung-Ying, draped the question in a more personal backdrop, while hypothesizing that moving is usually motivated by the search for fertile ground where dreams have more potential to grow or flourish.
Their conversation is represented in their presentation—a conversation employing multimedia montage. While Fairuz will work on the visual narration, Chung-Ying will be working on the audio narration.
Fairuz harvested still and moving images online and other live theatre devices. Chung Ying on the other hand used her library of recorded sounds that contain environmental sounds and random interviews that she collected since 2008/9.
Articulating the same point at the same time is not really the focus of this collaboration. It is more a project presenting two opinions on the same issue. Points of coalescence are simply manifestations that despite difference in their origin and context things can be connected. Everything is somehow connected.
Project Glocal : Transi(en)t Taipei was a one month residency program that took place in Taipei which involved collaborating with local sound artist; Huang Chung-Ying. This collaboration accumulated into a new audio visual performance that was presented part of the Lacking Sound Festival 81 at the Digital Art Centre, Taipei. Other artists included Mannet Villariba, Lee Po-Ting, Duto Hardono and Chang Yung-Ta.


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International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
The International Day for the Abolition of Slavery is celebrated on 2nd December every year.
Jagran Josh
Dec 20, 2014 11:42 IST
The International Day for the Abolition of Slavery is celebrated on 2nd December every year, and it was initiated by the United Nations General Assembly. The Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others was passed by the Assembly on 2nd December, 1949. Likewise, by resolution 57/195 of 18th December 2002, the Assembly notified 2004 the International Year to memorialize the struggle against Slavery and its Abolition.
This day focuses on eliminating present-day forms of slavery, such as trafficking in persons, sexual exploitation, child labour, forced marriage, and the pressurized recruitment of children for use in armed rivalry.
Currently, approximately 21 million women, men and children are trapped in slavery across the globe. The International Labour Organization (ILO) consists of outstanding artists, athletes and advocates in its new campaign to End Slavery Now. According to the ILO, there were approximately 168 million children aged between 5 and 15 trapped in child labour in 2013, and out these children, about 85 million are involved in "hazardous work".
On 25th March 2007, the UN stated that the 200th Anniversary of the Abolition of the Transatlantic Slave Trade. In 2008, the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade emerged as a yearly observance.
How is International Day for the Abolition of Slavery celebrated?
During this day, many people takes an opportunity to share their views in writings through poetry, essays, interviews, feature articles, stories and other kinds of published material. Sessions are conducted to review the history of slave trade, its evolution and changes that occurred in due course of time.
Modern day slave trade and its effects on human rights are promoted by online, print and broadcast media during this celebration. Some political leaders also participate in this event by conveying their message to work together in eliminating any kind of slavery in modern society. Newsletters, leaflets, flyers, posters and other published materials about abolishing slavery and slave trade are dispensed across the universities and other public areas. It is not a public holiday.
The United Nations (UN) is dedicated to fighting against slavery and sees bonded labour, forced labour, child labour and trafficking people as modern types of slavery. According the survey, approximately more than one million children are trafficked every year for cheap labour and sexual harassment. These kinds of slavery are international problems and proceeds against article 4 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which states that no one should be trapped in slavery, and all the forms of slave trades should be prohibited.
Symbols for the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
The UN emblem consists of a projection of the globe focused on the North Pole, depicting all the continents except Antarctica and four concentric circles representing various degrees of latitude. The projection is covered by images of olive tree branches which represents peace. The emblem is of blue colour, although it is printed in white colour on a blue base on the UN flag.
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मोदी सरकार की बड़ी योजना, 50 छोटे शहरों में दौड़ेगी Metrolite train, जानें- खासियत
'टीम पंजाब' से यूं ही आउट नहीं हुए नवजोत सिद्धू, जानें गुरु की इनिंग खत्‍म होने के पांच कारण
वेस्टइंडीज दौरे के लिए टीम इंडिया का ऐलान, इन खिलाड़ियों की हुई छुट्टी


Cavo are on their way back with their fourth studio album, Bridges, but the road to completing the disc wasn't exactly an easy one for the band. It proved to be a four-year process, due in part to the fact that the band nearly called it a career.
Singer Casey Walker revealed that the initial sessions for the album were so strained that the band decided to take a break. "There just wasn't anything left to give," says Walker, who reveals that they tried a number of styles in an attempt to find something that clicked. Eventually, the guys put the music aside and let things set to see if they wanted to continue.
But one by one, each of the band members returned on their own terms determined to give it a go and doing so without any of the traditional outside pressures. With no label, no producer, no agent and no manager, they started to work on new music and when it came time to move forward with recording, they utilized a PledgeMusic campaign to help see it through.
"This record is completely ours," says Walker. "If other people like it, great. If they don't that's fine too. The fans will understand this record and we feel we have to honor their support by creating something that is 100 percent Cavo. They would see right through it if we didn't."
The band eventually called upon Blue October's Matt Noveskey to produce the album, which contains 12 new songs including the lead single "Stay." Other standouts on the disc include "On Your Own," "Take Me Home" and "Fight This War." Look for Cavo's Bridges, arriving Jan. 29. You can pre-order the disc via iTunes, and check out the lyric video for "Stay" below.


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Ex-MP Denis MacShane pleads guilty over expenses
Image caption Mr MacShane quit as an MP last year
Ex-Labour MP Denis MacShane has pleaded guilty to false accounting over parliamentary expenses.
During a hearing at the Old Bailey in London, Mr MacShane admitted false accounting by putting in fake receipts for £12,900 of "research and translation" services.
The former Europe minister used the money to fund trips to the continent.
Sentencing was adjourned until 19 December. He was granted unconditional bail.
Mr Justice Sweeney told MacShane, 65, that "all sentencing options remain open". The maximum sentence for false accounting is seven years.
MacShane was an MP for 18 years, entering Parliament in a by-election in 1994.
He served as Europe minister under Tony Blair between 2002 and 2005
Prior to entering politics, he worked for the BBC and the International Metalworkers Federation
His father was Polish and he changed his surname from Matyjaszek to his Irish mother's maiden name
He has been married twice and has also had relationships with broadcaster Carol Barnes and writer Joan Smith
Image caption Denis MacShane was one of the most prominent pro-Europeans during the last Labour government
The BBC's political correspondent Chris Mason said MacShane entered his guilty plea during a short appearance on Monday, admitting filing 19 fraudulent invoices between January 2005 and January 2008.
The Commons authorities began looking at his claims in 2009 and referred the matter to police within months after identifying potential criminal activity.
But the long-standing principle of parliamentary privilege meant detectives were not given access to correspondence with the standards commissioner in which MacShane described how signatures on receipts from the European Policy Institute (EPI) had been faked.
Letters emerged
The EPI was controlled by MacShane and the general manager's signature was not genuine.
One letter, dated October 2009, described how he drew funds from the EPI so he could serve on a book judging panel in Paris.
It is important MPs are not seen to be in a privileged position
Sir Alistair Graham
But the letters only emerged in November last year after Scotland Yard said it was taking no further action and the cross-party standards committee published a report recommending a 12-month suspension from the House.
It said MacShane's transgressions were the "gravest" they had come across and justified the toughest sanction available to them.
MacShane resigned as MP for Rotherham before the punishment could be imposed but maintained that he did not personally profit from the claims.
However, the police re-opened their probe in the light of the fresh evidence and the 65-year-old was charged in May - even though the letters are still not thought to be admissible in court.
Parliamentary rules
His guilty plea has raised questions about the protection offered to MPs by parliamentary privilege rules.
The Commons authorities withheld material from the original police investigation on the basis it had been generated during parliamentary proceedings, and so was covered by the established principle intended to guarantee politicians freedom of speech.
Sir Alistair Graham, the former chairman of the Committee on Standards in Public Life, said this was the first time it had arisen and the situation should be urgently reviewed.
"It is important MPs are not seen to be in a privileged position," he told the BBC News Channel. "I think it should be same as any other documentation, that the police should be able to get access to it to decide whether a criminal offence has taken place."
Four MPs and two peers have been sent to prison as a result of the expenses revelations from 2009. Their sentences ranged from nine to 18 months. One further MP, Labour's Margaret Moran was given a supervision order instead after suffering mental health problems.
Profile: Denis MacShane
Denis MacShane in expenses apology to Rotherham
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1. Investigate how to get libconfuse to ignore unknown parameters. This is a big issue
   for being able to create firmware updates that are runnable with old versions of fwup.
   UPDATE: my patch to libconfuse just got accepted. It should be in the 2.9
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2. Implement on_error handling
3. Validate that all resources in a task are run. If not - error.
4. Signed updates. UPDATE: A beta attempt at signing is available. I haven't
   validated it in production yet.
5. Non-"verify on the fly" update support
6. Implement require-fwup-version, but this should be done after #1 so that it's more useful.
7. Port to Windows
8. Improve FAT filesystem progress handling. Right now the progress is not
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Press-Telegram Dream Team Girls Volleyball co-Coaches of the Year Scott Lane, left, from Warren and Los Alamitos' Jimmy Munoz, center, pose with Player of the Year Geena Urango from Los Alamitos.
Warren High girls volleyball coach Scott Lane wasn't expected to win many games this season, especially with only one standout – senior outside hitter Kendra Huff – and seven freshman.
But the Bears surprised a lot of people by advancing to the CIF Southern Section Division III-AA title match, where they finished runner-up and then advanced to the first round of the Division I Southern California Regional Playoffs.
Los Alamitos coach Jimmy Munoz and the rest of the Griffins were expected to be top contenders for CIF Southern Section Division I-AA, the Southern California Regional Division I and state crowns, especially with senior outside hitter Geena Urango in the lineup.
Urango certainly lived up to her billing as being one of the top players in the country. After playing an instrumental role in helping the U.S. Junior National Team win gold in Monterrey, Mexico, over the summer, the USC signee led the Griffins to their third SoCal regional and state Division I crowns in four seasons.
For their contributions to their respective teams, Lane and Munoz are the 2006 Press-Telegram Girls Volleyball Dream Team co-Coaches of the Year, and Urango is the Player of the Year.
"It was a fun year," Munoz said. "The girls worked hard. This was a tight-knit group. They wouldn't let each other down on the court. That's what it boiled down to. They worked hard every day in practice. We got better as the season went on.
Urango's intelligent play, athleticism and ability to carry the Griffins in paramount matches separated her from everyone else.
After the Griffins (27-8) lost to Mira Costa in the semifinals of CIF-SS Division I-AA playoffs, they barely earned a berth in the Southern California Regional playoffs, where they beat Pasadena, Torrey Pines and survived La Costa Canyon in the finals to advance to the state finals, where they defeated Pleasanton Foothill.
Lane's Bears advanced to state Division I regional playoffs through a lower division and were overwhelmed by La Costa Canyon in the first round. Although Warren's attendance level was comparable to Division I teams, its talent level was closer to Division III-AA.
Earl Williams can be reached at earl.williams@presstelegram.com or (562) 499-1338.


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The first four decades of racing success 1956-1996
Author: John Starkey
Publisher: Veloce Publishing
This new updated edition of Chevrolet Corvette covers the history and development of the racing Corvettes, from the car's beginnings in the 1950s with just 250 horsepower, through the Corvette GTP of the 1980s, with over 1000 horsepower, and on to 1996, when 4th generation cars give way to the 5th generation.
Included are many interviews with the drivers who raced these exciting, weighty and always fast cars, including John Greenwood, Dick Gulstrand, Jerry Grant and 'Fast' Phil Curring, among others.
The book is illustrated with many quality photographs, supplied by General Motors and well-known motoring photographers; it also contains detailed specifications of the production cars, and road test reports.
John Starkey began life in Birmingham, England. After school, with dreams of "rock stardom" in mind, he played guitar in several bands, along the way opening for the Beatles in 1963, before becoming Jasper Carrott's manager. His father's love of fast cars had passed down to him and, starting with a Jaguar XK120, bought in 1966 for £120, he started discovering this heady world. After a 1958 Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta, life was never quite the same again, and the racing bug bit hard when he first drove a Porsche RSR. This was followed by "a beast" of a 935, then a Lola T70 Mk 3b coupé, and a March 84G. These he raced across Europe and America. In 1997, John moved to America, where he began writing, naturally, about racing cars. After twenty books, John thinks he has now run out of subjects to cover, although he has recently begun a novel about the world of dealing in old cars. He also investigates the individual histories of old racing cars for clients, and together with Su, his wife, enjoys walking his dog Boomer.
Illustrations: 162 color & b-w photos
Jaguar Design
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I got up this morning determined to finish the coat. I'm heading to San Francisco on the 31st for a week-long sewing retreat with Sandra Betzina and I want to take the coat with me (to show off, of course, but also because it will be a good weight for the San Francisco early April weather).
First: figure out a way to carry the contrast band to the finished edge – I accomplished that by inserting precisely the right width of contrast fabric into the binding, carefully pinning it so it would align with the stripe, then stitching the full binding to the fronts. If you didn't know that was a problem I had to solve, you'd never notice how I solved it. Second, add collar and contrast binding to right side (can't see it in the image because it's behind the folded down collar). No problems with that set of operations. Third, set in second sleeve, bind underarm and side seam, add wide binding to cuff. Done. Fourth: finish binding along the bottom including mitred corners at the fronts. Went fine.
Next: buttonholes. W-e-l-l that took some consideration. Because the collar is way too tall for me I realized (rather than cut it down two inches and rebind the top edge which I could do) I'll probably wear the coat with the collar open and use a scarf if I need more warmth. So I didn't want a button in the collar. I marked the location for the top button at the point where the collar folds. Then 6 1/2″ lower I marked the second (in line with the top of the pockets), and 6 1/2″ below that I added a third to keep the front closed. Bound button holes or machine stitched? I decided to stitch button holes (at least for now – I am seriously thinking about binding them – not a issue, the stitching will just stabilize the cut edge while I'm doing the binding). I checked the sewn button holes before cutting them open (I can always take out the stitching and restitch, but once cut that's it!). All good.
Last, buttons: I had four buttons I picked up in Bali – actually they are "rounds" created by Jon Anderson the Polymer Clay artist we visited. I could visualize them as buttons so I drilled two holes in each when I got home. The colours are perfect for this fabric. I sewed the buttons on the outside at the same time sewing slightly smaller turquoise buttons on the reverse. Now I have a problem – the buttons are VERY difficult to button up – the buttons on both sides are large and there is no movement room. Because of their size I wasn't able to build shanks for each side (I couldn't get the needle through just one of the buttons without creating a very long thread shank) so they are relatively closely sewn. I'm thinking of taking them off and permanently sew the buttons on the main fabric to the button holes and putting large snaps underneath – one set of snaps would work for both sides of the coat.
For now, however, the coat is done and my sewing room tidied up.
All I can say is outstanding!! So beautiful. I real piece of art.
Love the jacket! What about putting a small shirt button under the larger buttons to act as a shank?
What I did was incorporate two small beads under one button, then slipped a knitting needle under the button on the other side while I was sewing the buttons on and that gave me a small shank under each button! Yeah!


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Veraco Grial
Verraco talks 'Grial', resistance, identity and braindance
By Luke Hawkins BUY
Reading Time: 14 min
Verraco only really captured the attention of the electronic music community in 2019, no thanks to the help of a certain podcast series, but, truthfully the work had started long before its release. Prior to 2019, he had been building a network, in his home town of Medellín, of like-minded producers, friends and DJs. He'd also been busy defining his own electrifying DJing skills and politically fervent electronic music. Music with a fresh and distinct Latin identity.
In 2017 he founded his own label, Insurgentes, with the aim of bringing more exposure to that talented network. The label, throwing banging parties in the capital, sharing passionate opinions on socio-political topics and a strong-armed defence of the Latinx electronic community he is part of, made European audiences take note of his growing momentum.
A chance to complete a Masters degree in Barcelona afforded him the proximity to make more of an impact as a DJ and producer. Opportunities grew during that time and he played a whole host of festivals including Mutek Barcelona, and appeared at world-renowned clubs including Tresor at their 'New Faces' event.
The time in Barcelona also led to a change in perspective on his production tools and a search for a unique sound he had been chasing. The comparison between formative releases and his new album highlight a significant step in skill, vision and delivery.
There has been such a distinctive change in direction and production standards that it's harsh to use early releases as a benchmark, given the quality on show in 'Grial'. Verraco was kind enough to provide an in-depth overview of his new work, his label and how he accomplished the shift in sound.
However, first, a guide to the new album is required. 'Grial' can be construed as half a political affront to the Colombian state, half an exploration of the impurity of race or mestizo. It might sound like we're getting deep in only the introductory paragraphs but, it's fun and added to the mix is also a rebellious middle finger to western communities who still hold rose-tinted views of Latin American music. 'Grial' is his sonic fiction representation of those struggles.
The connection to politics and the exploration/deconstruction of identity is not a fashionable one. It's something he has been actively involved in promoting, debating and channelling through music for quite some time. This connection extends to Insurgentes, the label that he runs. His label mates and network have predominantly sought to establish a distinctive voice of young, political and passionate producers across South America in the past 4 years.
"It felt like, if we are Latins, we need to sound tropical.
Fuck them, fuck that. We want to defy those opinions"
There has also been a focused effort on recalibrating the judgement made by European and North American audiences in regards to Latin electronic music and the connotations associated with the musical output from the region. Insurgentes releases have doubled down as experimental productions and weapons to dismantle the western perception of Latin as tropical, beaches and simplistic mainstream electronic music.
An IDM mini-album from Argentinian Seph and Tomás Urquieta's stompin' bass EP this year, plus a forthcoming compilation "tipped to be the most beautiful project they have embarked on" are excellent retorts to those perceptions. And the 10 tracks presented in 'Grial' are too fragile, sonically obscure and explosive to warrant historical comparison with mainstream electronic Latin music.
That being said, old school Reggaeton was and continues to be a huge part of Verraco's, and his compatriots' lives. So much so last year the Insurgentes collective launched a sub-label, TraTraTrax, that will celebrate their passion and love for Reggaeton with the contrasting metallic sounds of futurist, melancholic electro.
Verraco and the Insurgentes collective have consciously cultivated this common aesthetic, although one that grew organically. "It's not like we get together to say 'okay, let's sound like this'. Maybe it's because we all have similar roots."
Both have also never hidden their political beliefs and aim to encapsulate the basic urge to "resist". Themes of insurgency and resilience were intention channelled from the very beginning. Verraco was impassioned when he discussed the political nature of past releases and what influenced 'Grial'.
"Our adverse context also fed those narratives. On one side, that rage was channelled against these extreme Latam right-wing governments, but it was also like a sonic resistance because many people told us that we can't sound the way we are sounding."
"Many people in Latin America have an essentialist viewpoint," he continued. "It felt like, if we are Latins, we need to sound tropical. Fuck them, fuck that. We want to defy those opinions too."
Does he feel music has to be political? The answer was emphatic. "For us, in general, yeah, the best music has always been political. Lesson learned from 3D, Daddy G and Mushroom."
A shared love for Basic Channel, Chain Reaction, Bristol Bass and all the mad stuff that appeared from Cornwall in the late 80s and 90s meant the collective soon found common ground and has since contributed to a unique style that he describes as "Sudaca Braindance."
The correlation between these influences, pounding polymetrics and FWD-thinking club producers like Slikbak, 33EMYBW or Lurka can be spotted throughout 'Grial'. There is a dramatic selected ambient works style outro and a clattering of sounds, pulses and tingling tones in a Chevel or Lee Gamble ilk. For the most, it is completely refreshing and brave.
Perreo drum rhythms, a form of reggaeton borne out Puerto Rico in the late '80s, and a jungle-inspired ambiance ensure that the tracks have a purpose and provide the skeleton for other components to cling to. The melancholy and trancey references arise and take prominence at certain points as harsh signals, backed by soft melodies, battle with long hefty synth lines. It's luckily not too inaccessible or cerebral given the underlying Perreo polyrhythm that exists.
DJ Python dembow referencing rhythms aside, the lavishly applied spatiality you hear in some tracks comes from a series of precisely collected field recordings. These were not lazily mangled together, but an exact animate accompaniment to the story of an individual track. "This is exactly what I tried to do in the album, collecting sound and memory from my surroundings."
On "Abya Yala" the impact of such a recording is probably most audible, plunging you into an Andean ecosystem, brimming with life. An oscillating pseudo wind instrument adds a traditional, earthy quality. He added, "I feel field recordings can't always be random picks: The place where you pick them up must have a story and intentionality related to the track's narrative."
Played through studio monitors the tracks seem like they are coming from hidden tweeters or different parts of the room. And there is no escaping the quality of the mastering which is distinct and clean. This accolade is awarded to the messiah of mastering, Rashad Becker, of Dubplates & Mastering fame. The matchup was intentional and Verraco was overjoyed when Becker agreed to work on the project.
"It was very special that he was interested in working on this. The great thing about Rashad is that he has an incredible sensitivity to enhance your work while remaining faithful to the original idea." Becker with his apparent displeasure for loudness was able to achieve "a perfect balance between the intentional contemplation and dancefloor functionality."
"I just want to have a good time jamming around and suddenly
something sounds "good" and then I say: 'this has the potential
to be a track'. Then it stops being fun"
Heading back to the narratives of the album, track titles themselves indicate a fight against colonisation, identity and political oppression. Take the exceptional track "Breaking Hegemonies" as an example. The thinking behind the title is linked to, "a desire to break multiple forms of coloniality. It is what I would call in Spanish 'sicariato sónico'."
The track itself could be mistaken for a Zuli vs. Special Request collaboration. A 170bpm artillery missile so booming your wig will fall off as you attempt to make sense of the complex arrangement. An 'ardkore filtered jungle drum-break is the precursor to rocket-fuelled death star keys in search and destroy mode. The track vanishes at the midway point. Silence. Then crash, bang wallop, returning like a crack of lightning in a storm. Shame you can't hear this in front of a huge system.
In another politically referencing track, "Pluriverso" tells the story of the possibility of multiple universes, some synthetic, others more human and organic, coexisting and building utopias. How that translates to you or me in musical form, is a glistening sparse sound architecture against a raw indigenous sound recording. Akin to early cinematic braindance of Venetian Snares and Raster Noton's immaculate and clinical minimalism, counterposed with Rainforest Spiritual Enslavement.
The idea of colliding different sonics, styles and tempos with razor-sharp sound design is one that is influenced once more by Mestizo and is Verraco's way of channelling the archaic view of the impurity of mixed-race Latins into a sonic form.
In "●" a transcendental synth line dominates with warmth and emotion. Any Ibiza sunset nostalgia is removed with the appearance of militaristic drum rolls and fizzing off the grid modulating sonics skits, and a signal, perhaps, that Verraco is heading into battle.
Despite his admittance that he is "kinda proud" of his primitive Insurgentes releases, the resources and knowledge were not available to him to reach his "sonic vision". With 'Grial', the gap has been bridged, and he feels much happier and assured that he has the tools at his disposal which allow him to produce the kind of timbres he has been searching for.
"For the first time, I was able to develop sounds and arrangements that I imagined in my head". Having concrete themes and ideologies that he wished to express for the album, and now the means for those ideas to materialise, meant the album evolved in a way he was very satisfied with.
Joining an increasingly long list of experimental producers adventuring with modular synthesis he continues to be inquisitive and respectful about the exponential sound forms this method creates. "Currently, I'm starting from the curiosity and patch experimentation with my modular system."
The extensive and complex methods for generating and changing sounds with modular synths can be overwhelming. The experiments, although sometimes creating aggravation, ultimately paid dividends.
"Sometimes it's a bit annoying because I just want to have a good time jamming around and suddenly something sounds "good" and then I say: 'this has the potential to be a track'. Then it stops being fun because I cut off the flow and embark on a journey of trying to finish the track. This process takes, at least, a month."
The development, however, of a remarkable personal sound has been born in 'Grial'. "Let's say that thinking about patches, and the modules you choose also shapes a particular sound, which begins to give you an identity. I think I already have a chain of processes that have been sculpting my sound recently."
The inclusion of hardware has been a conscious decision, although he was quick not to get caught up in the boring debate of analogue vs. digital. His concern was more 'what do I need to help create the sounds that I am seeking?'
"I don't know if [modular synthesis] are more expressive. Maybe the physicality of it encourages me to be a little more imaginative", he added. The push to be more imaginative resulted in a more fluid dialogue between himself and the machines.
In many of the tracks, the lack of conformity or stuck to the 4/4 grid can be heard via immeasurable numbers of short, sharp blasts of self-generated sounds, arriving at irregular angles and frequencies.
The appearance and disappearance in an instant of one-off '90s flavoured snare and rim shots, for example, are neat and fun. Extra audio effects through the use of pedals and DAW devices helped to avoid tracks becoming too cliched (see here countless cross-over house tunes in the past 3 years rinsing the same vocal, drum-break or hi-hat of a classic jungle or DnB track).
Check out "NRG Remains" and you'll see the ingenuity. This is a dreamy space breakdance that bubbles up under classy dubstep bassline pressure whilst bleeps, squelches and pulses decompose and regrow lickety-split into original form. There are so many textures, timbres and frequencies all scrambling for attention, it's difficult to focus on a single element.
The hybridisation of many different tempos, frequencies and programming patterns is exciting. Inspiring genre-busting producers like SND, DJ Nigga Fox, Nidia and Simo Cell, who Verraco holds in high regard, seem to share the same aesthetic of the amalgam of patterns.
"I feel field recordings can't always be random picks:
The place where you pick them up must have a story and
intentionality related to the track's narrative"
He said, "the best bit is exploring resources that can lead me to a sound with refreshing timbric tints." The equipment is restricted to a minimum in order to put up some boundaries and limit the possibilities of options. These include an Elektron machine, max4live devices and some other secret pieces. He also seems to share the idealist view that machines can help escape the drudgery of daily life, to another world, a utopian world of cyborgs and outer world life.
A swirling and rave inducing vocal on "Traición (10mente mix)" could have been nabbed from a dark cut of an unheard Burial track. The complete twist in sonics, panning, breaks and drops is sensational. An electroid synth that would please Mike Parker feels like cyborg communication being squeezed through a phone line he borrowed from Morpheus.
If you have seen Verraco play live, checked a podcast or Soundcloud mix, it's evident the spirit of breaks, bass and jungle flavoured acid are alive. A spirit that is covertly and cleverly woven in 'Grial'. The album was not intentionally a dance floor concept per se, but certain tracks would be welcomed at dance floors pushing a much more modern take on "club music". Nods here go to Nyege Nyege Tapes, Principe, Svbkvlt and the Timedance/Livity/Idle Hands axis.
Whilst on the topic of DJing in general, he explained, even with a good connection to the floor and love for more simplistic styles, he considers himself not to be a good dancefloor producer. "I can and love to play straight 4/4 Mike Parker x Donato Dozzy kind of vortex techno all night long. Ok maybe not all night long but some hours for sure [laughs]."
The omission of those intoxicating, mind-bending club tracks he loves to play, is certainly nowhere to be found in the album. But considering his stance on what he loves to play vs. what he produces, he talked about the balance between production and DJing, and how both processes connect to each other.
"I feel them as totally different processes. I like to select, organise and install narratives while DJing." Whilst producing, on the other hand, "is a different kind of communication. It's understanding how I can command some machines, without thinking if it will be functional or not."
He does not feel a natural affinity to either, moreover, they should ultimately complement one another and feels the specialisation of a single craft is often overlooked. "I hate the idea that you have to do multiple things to be successful. In fact, many of my favourite DJs are just DJs. The thing is that there are so many people filling the digital world with rubbish, that if you can do both properly, I guess it will help you more."
Direct and no bullshit responses indicate a clear vision, ideology and belief in his skills and processes. With 'Grial' he has managed to make a statement strong enough to support those beliefs. As a story and representation of his continued political resistance and pride in Latin American artists, it is passionate and technically impressive.
By moving into more complex, provocative and rebellious production techniques – and thus creating richer sonic constructions – Verraco has created a future-facing spectacle of his musical utopia. That alluring spectacle is something worth keeping your eye on.
Oh and the things he will be most looking forward to in 2021? "Going through the night without fear, sweating reggaeton and drinking Aguardiente with my friends in Medellín."
'Grial' is scheduled for release 30 October via Insurgentes. Order a copy from Bandcamp.
Photography by Cartel Urbano and Santiago Marzola
1. ●
2. Pluriverso
3. NRG Remains
4. Sur — Furia
5. Abya Yala
6. +Decodification__
7. Breaking Hegemonies
8. Traición (10mente mix)
9. E.M.R.I. | The Last Alliance
10. Our New Order
Grial by Verraco
ArtistVerracoLabelInsurgentesReleased30 October 2020GenreBassBraindanceIDMTechno
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