I think the only reason Trump did this, is that he actually knows it won't stand, but it's part of a bigger negotiation with Democrats over something else. A Bump Stock is nothing more than an accessory. Any idiot knows that. It'll be appealed & overturned in front of a Conservative led SCOTUS. Make book on that !!! It's a dangerous game, yeah, but Trump knows what he's doing & knows it won't pass Constitutional muster before SCOTUS. Therefore, it has to be a ploy to get Demon-rats to go along with….(I'm thinking Wall Funding). But, I wouldn't worry too much about it. Trump knows the Demon-rats can't resist the "Gun Control" bait & will swallow it whole, only to see it jerked away from them by SCOTUS & the law amended to insure banning accessories is off limits in the future. I REALLY hope I'm right about this one………………..


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State lawmakers seek to impeach Quincy Township official charged with fraud, theft
Amber South
Chambersburg Public Opinion
A township supervisor in Franklin County who was indicted last month on allegations that he used his position of power for his own financial gain could face impeachment by state lawmakers.
Pennsylvania's House Judiciary Committee on Friday passed a resolution to start impeachment proceedings against Quincy Township Supervisor Kerry Bumbaugh, according to a news release from the office of Rep. Paul Schemel, R-Greencastle, the bill's sponsor.
If the resolution is passed by the full House, the committee would be able to investigate whether Bumbaugh, a Republican who has served as a township supervisor for 30 years, should be impeached for allegedly defrauding $150,000 from Quincy Township and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to complete home improvement projects on his property. The Judiciary Committee would be able to subpoena witnesses and documents, take testimony and prepare legal documents.
"My concern is Mr. Bumbaugh remains in a position through which he could continue to misuse township resources. I'd hope that he would resign, but if not, these impeachment proceedings are warranted," Schemel said.
Judiciary Committee Chair Rob Kauffman, who, like Schemel, is a Republican from Franklin County, noted the detailed grand jury report and said he is "gravely concerned" about Bumbaugh staying in office.
Like in the United States Congress, an elected official who is impeached by the Pennsylvania House of Representatives then goes on trial before the state Senate. Two-thirds of senators must vote in favor to remove an elected official from office.
Public resources for private projects
The Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office charged Bumbaugh on May 26 with 17 criminal counts, including theft, forgery, insurance fraud and tampering with public records.
In 2018, Bumbaugh allegedly received $100,000 from Quincy Township's insurance company after forging a document claiming the township agreed to assume liability for any damage resulting from the installation of a water line on his property. According to investigators, he then directed township employees to do several weeks of full-time work demolishing a damaged wall on his property — instead of using the insurance money.
The township official allegedly used public resources for another home improvement project in 2019. He hired a contractor to rebuild and repave his driveway and manipulated and falsified invoices to make it appear as if the work was a part of a road improvement project funded by money the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation should have allocated to the township, according to the attorney general's office.
Bumbaugh is charged with two counts each of conflict of interest, theft of services, theft by unlawful taking, tampering with public records and tampering with records or identification; three counts of theft by deception; and a single count each of insurance fraud, forgery, tampering with or fabricating physical evidence and securing execution of documents by deception, according to online court records. All but four counts are felonies.
His formal arraignment is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. July 28 before Judge Angela Krom in courtroom four at Franklin County Courthouse.
Amber South can be reached at asouth@publicopinionnews.com.

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Sunrise's Edwina Bartholomew fires up over COVID-19 jab: 'My choice'
Sarah Carty
·Lifestyle Editor
25 August 2021, 1:49 am ·4-min read
Sunrise newsreader Edwina Bartholomew has fired up at Instagram influencers after they trolled her post on getting the COVID-19 vaccine while pregnant.
Last week, Edwina announced live on air that she is expecting her second child and yesterday, she received the Pfizer vaccine.
On a segment on the morning TV show today, Edwina called for pregnant women to listen to their midwife or obstetrician instead of Instagram influencers.
Sunrise's Edwina Bartholomew has fired up at Instagram influencers after they trolled her post on getting the COVID-19 vaccine while pregnant. Photo: Channel 7
"I posted on my Instagram about vaccines and pregnancy this morning and a number of Instagram influencers fired right back," Edwina said.
"For God sake, don't take your advice from Instagram influencers, don't take it from me either, speak to your GP, speak to your midwife, your obstetrician, the health experts in your life who know the data, know the detail and take advice from them."
Kochie said he has a friend who works on a COVID ward and his wife is pregnant and "he was saying it's horrendous if you're pregnant and get COVID, it's terrible."
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Edwina received the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination. Photo: Channel 7
A post shared by Edwina Bartholomew (@edwina_b)
Taking to her Instagram account later to post the video, Edwina said: "This was my choice for my body, my baby and my family."
"Well done Eddie. Good on you and massive congrats," one person wrote.
"Thank you Eddie - I wish more intelligent people would speak up and say - Don't take health advice from social media influencers," another person wrote.
Last week, Edwina made the exciting announcement on the show that she is pregnant.
"In developing news, news that will be developing news, news that will be developing for the next six months, we will be having another baby," Edwina said on the show.
Edwina Bartholomew announced live on air that she is expecting her second child. Photo: Sunrise
Edwina's Sunrise co-hosts were delighted for her. Photo: Sunrise
"Due in January, and I tried to tell Molly and she was not terribly interested. I showed her the photo when she scrunched up and threw on the floor."
Edwina said she and her husband, Neil Varcoe, have decided to keep the sex of the baby a surprise.
"Yes, we know what it is. I will keep that one a secret for now," she said.
The newsreader and her husband are keeping the sex of the baby a secret. Photo: Sunrise
It came just days after Edwina threatened to quit Sunrise live on air over a segment on sleep deprivation and new mothers.
It came after a live cross detailing about a new study from scientists at the University of California, LA (UCLA) who warned that too little shut eye in the first six months after labour can actually accelerate ageing in women.
Edwina Bartholomew is already a mum to 18-month-old Molly. Photo: Instagram/Edwina Bartholomew
Edwina, who is the mother to 18-month-old daughter Molly, looked disgusted as the camera cut back to the studio.
"Thanks Kristina, really appreciate that cross," the 38-year-old said
"Between covid, climate change and everything else that's happened this week... that is it, I'm out, I quit. That is the worst news ever."
Edwina laughed as she threw a piece of paper across the table.
Edwina Bartholomew announced she is pregnant with her second child. Photo: Instagram/Edwina Bartholomew
In 2019, when Edwina fell pregnant with her daughter, Molly, she told WHO magazine that it didn't happen straight away and took about six months.
"For many years, as a woman, you try so hard to not get pregnant," she said.
"When you finally get to trying to get pregnant, there's all these logistics you have to work out, like timing and it's only really two, three days a month [you can fall pregnant]. It completely sapped the romance out of getting pregnant. But you know, I'm 35 – time's ticking!"
She said that due to eagle-eyed viewers and her 'carb bloating', she needed to tell everyone bang on the 12-week mark.
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Firebreathing is any mechanic that pays homage to the original Firebreathing card; that is, " : This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn". This mechanic was featured on the card Shivan Dragon in Alpha and, in general, is a trademark of most dragons. It's most often seen on red creatures. White tends to get one-time upgrades of usually +1/+0. Green gets +N/+0 when it's not intended for it to survive the fight.
Moltensteel Dragon and Immolating Souleater have a phyrexian version of it " : This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn"
Steel Hellkite, Narstad Scrapper and Dragon Engine have a colorless version of it " : This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn"
Moonveil Dragon does have a similar ability " : Each creature you control gets +1/+0 until end of turn."
Blistering Dieflyn, Henchfiend of Ukor, and Duergar Cave-Guard can activate firebreathing with half-red hybrid mana in the cost; " : This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn" for the former pair and " : This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn" for the latter. All three creatures are monocolored red. Scourge of the Nobilis grants firebreathing to its target, if it is red; this is the only one of the four which can be used to grant 1-to-1 firebreathing with entirely nonred mana.
Stone Kavu and Steam Spitter are the only green creatures with firebreathing.
Firescreamer is the only black creature with firebreathing.
Angelfire Crusader is the only white colored creature with firebreathing.
Dragonrage is the only instant that can grant firebreathing.
Brood Keeper and Dragon Egg both make Dragon creature tokens with firebreathing.
Ghitu War Cry, Captive Flame, and the flip card Homura's Essence are the only non-Aura Enchantments that grant firebreathing.
A number of Auras grant the enchanted creature firebreathing, including Dragon Mantle, Crown of Flames, and Ghitu Firebreathing.


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Q: How to do a OUTER JOIN on a query I'm not sure if I was precise enought in my question so I'll explain the situation.
I got 2 tables in which I need to do an left outer join to get the data even where there's no match. I did a query which is working fine except for one discrimination in the where statement:
SELECT TableA.Type, SUM(TableB.HreReelles) AS HreReellesTotales, TableB.NoProjet_Short
FROM TableA
LEFT OUTER JOIN TableB ON TableA.IDType = TableB.IDType
WHERE TableA.Categorie = 'Electrique'
GROUP BY TableB.NoProjet_Short,TableA.Type

Now I realized I also needed to get only the record for a specific project BUT by keeping the all the "TableA.Type" from the OUTER JOIN even if there is no match in the other table. If I only add the "AND" statement, it removes them from the returned records. I'll post screenshot if necessary ;).
Oh and I'll need to put this in a OleDbCommand when finalized.
Thanks
Simon
EDIT: Added picture. I don't need what's in red, but I need the rest including the empty cells (which comes from the LEFT OUTER JOIN).

A: With a left join query, you should filter rows in the "right" table in the on clause of the join.
SELECT TableA.Type, SUM(TableB.HreReelles) AS HreReellesTotales, TableB.NoProjet_Short
FROM TableA
LEFT OUTER JOIN TableB ON TableA.IDType = TableB.IDType
  AND TableB.ColumnName = 'SomeValue'
WHERE TableA.Categorie = 'Electrique'
GROUP BY TableB.NoProjet_Short,TableA.Type

A: I think you may need to go the long way around:
SELECT TableA.Type, SUM(b.HreReelles) AS HreReellesTotales,
       b.NoProjet_Short
FROM TableA
LEFT JOIN (SELECT * FROM TableB
  WHERE TableB.ColumnName = 'SomeValue') b
ON TableA.IDType = b.IDType
WHERE TableA.Categorie = 'Electrique'
GROUP BY b.NoProjet_Short,TableA.Type

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Bill Clinton, Monica Lewinsky and the Starr Report's aspirations as literary bodice ripper
By Michael S. Rosenwald
Michael S. Rosenwald
Enterprise reporter focusing on history, the social sciences, and culture.
Twenty years ago, on Jan. 26, 1998, President Bill Clinton stood at a White House podium and told the world, "I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky."
The fact check of Clinton's statement took place over a period of months, both in media leaks and legal depositions, climaxing in the fall of 1998 with the publication of a bodice ripper with an unusually long title.
The title was:
Communication from the Office of the Independent Counsel, Kenneth W. Starr, transmitting appendices to the referral to the United States House of Representatives pursuant to Title 28, United States Code, section 595(c)
When publishers in New York rushed out copies to America's bookstores (which still widely existed), they shortened the title to "The Starr Report," which was easier to market. And that was exactly the point — to turn a prosecutorial document into a Danielle Steele novel.
Starr, the independent counsel who investigated Clinton for years, expressed surprise when his report shot up bestseller lists around the world. But historians, political analysts and even literary critics say he is a very unreliable narrator in describing his reaction.
They have two reasons.
First, the writers he chose.
Starr turned to two experienced lawyers/authors on his staff to write the bulk of the 475-page report, including Stephen Bates, who already had written several books and contributed to magazines such as The New Republic and Playboy before penning the ultimate Penthouse Letter.
[Strippers, surveillance and assassination plots: The wildest JFK Files]
Which leads to the second reason — the writing itself.
Readers, including professional readers like book critics and actual authors, immediately noticed the report had an unusual tone and structure. "The prose, far from a dry, factual recitation, contained rich, erotic details of the sort we expect from a book-club romance," wrote Daniel M. Filler, a prominent law professor, in a California Law Review article.
Here is but one example:
En route to the restroom at about 8 p.m., she passed George Stephanopoulos's office. The President was inside alone, and he beckoned her to enter. She told him that she had a crush on him. He laughed, then asked if she would like to see his private office. Through a connecting door in Mr. Stephanopoulos's office, they went through the President's private dining room toward the study off the Oval Office. Ms. Lewinsky testified: "We talked briefly and sort of acknowledged that there had been a chemistry that was there before and that we were both attracted to each other and then he asked me if he could kiss me." Ms. Lewinsky said yes. In the windowless hallway adjacent to the study, they kissed. Before returning to her desk, Ms. Lewinsky wrote down her name and telephone number for the President.
At about 10 p.m., in Ms. Lewinsky's recollection, she was alone in the Chief of Staff's office and the President approached. He invited her to rendezvous again in Mr. Stephanopoulos's office in a few minutes, and she agreed. (Asked if she knew why the President wanted to meet with her, Ms. Lewinsky testified: "I had an idea.") They met in Mr. Stephanopoulos's office and went again to the area of the private study. This time the lights in the study were off.
This time!
Former White House intern Monica Lewinsky meeting President Bill Clinton at the White House — a photo submitted as evidence in the Starr investigation and released by the House Judiciary Committee on Sept. 21, 1998.
You might be wondering what happened next. Not to worry — the writers do not leave their audience hanging: "She and the President kissed. She unbuttoned her jacket; either she unhooked her bra or he lifted her bra up; and he touched her breasts with his hands and mouth."
There was, ahem, more to that little moment.
In addition to the clumsy, awkward sex, there were also clear attempts by the authors to establish Clinton and Lewinsky as literary characters, with hopes and dreams and even favorite books. (Clinton gave Lewinsky a copy of Walt Whitman's "Leaves of Grass," which immediately also shot up the bestseller lists.) The writers even employed the old show-don't-tell rule, meaning they used precise details to establish tension and character.
Both before and after their sexual contact during that encounter, Ms. Lewinsky and the President talked. At one point during the conversation, the President tugged on the pink intern pass hanging from her neck and said that it might be a problem.
Classic narrative understatement. A problem. Um, yeah. But what kind of problem? Boss sleeping with intern? President sleeping with intern? Intern doesn't have the proper pass to be with the president, clothed or unclothed? Readers would have to use their imaginations.
And keep reading.
Critics were not impressed.
"Every time we see Clinton he's unzipped, and every time we see Monica she's got her mouth open," the esteemed writer Cynthia Ozick told the Los Angeles Times. "The narrator is dark, but there's no introspection, as there would be in a Hawthorne novel. If you want to view this as a literary tale, there's no search for meaning or a higher truth."
The novelist Pam Houston read it differently. This wasn't really about sex at all. It was deeper. So deep.
"These are people in real pain, like millions of other people in this country, and they need our compassion," Houston said. "If you read carefully, this is the tale of two slightly overweight people who desperately need to be validated."
While members on opposite sides of the aisle in Congress did not agree about nearly anything in the report, it seems safe to assume that neither party was sympathetic to the validation interpretation. (We can't say for sure because the minutes of congressional book clubs are not a matter of public record.)
"The Starr Report" is still being sold. On Amazon, you can buy it for as little as 99 cents.
One armchair reviewer piped up to bemoan a review that compared Starr's report to work by the late novelist Harold Robbins.
"Contrary to what your biased review indicates, this is not a book at all," the Amazon reviewer wrote. "It is a comprehensive report to Congress."
Maybe, but it had a pretty gripping epilogue: Less than a month later, the president was impeached.
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I'm upgrading from NodeBB 1.10.1 to 1.10.2 following the upgrade guide, and run into an error whenever I run ./nodebb upgrade. I followed the steps in the guide without issue (shutdown, backup git fetch/reset), but ./nodebb upgrade errors out no matter what I do. It appears to be an issue with sharp@0.21.0 not finding the file node_modules/sharp/install/libvips, which I can confirm is not on the disk.
I'm not sure how to fix this issue, any advice would be appreciated.


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That the FBI (and law enforcement generally) uses informants to gather information and make cases about other criminals is no secret. But what is law enforcement to do when it's informants want to keep committing crimes while providing information? The answer appears to be, let them.
We are not talking about cooperating witnesses. Those are people who will testify at trial, leaving a narrow window for ongoing criminality. But informants are a different story. They provide intel but aren't witnesses. They can remain in place for years, decades even. And that place is normally smack dab in the midst of the bad guys the FBI handlers want info on, and the same guys who are sensitive to the idea that one of their bunch may be snitching. All this means is that the FBI's informants are under all sorts of pressure to keep on doing bad deeds; crimes that the FBI is on the hook for if they're being committed with the government's blessings.
USA Today has published an interactive map that shows arrest rates by race on local levels.
The map is here. I haven't spent much time on it yet, but it appears potentially interesting. Have a look.


Submitting to agents and publishers is time-consuming. When you're doing this process, you need to be organized. You don't want to send to the same publisher twice in one month or send to multiple agents in the same agency. (Many say if it's a no from one agent, it's a no from all.) And most agents want the right to say yes or no before you give it to another agent in their house.
Something to keep you orderly during this process is a simple notebook or binder with loose leaf paper and dividers.
Create a list of agents you want to send to. Include the agent's name, the agency's name, the submission email address, and what is required for the submission (query, # of manuscript pages, synopsis, etc.).
Whenever you submit to an agent, cross that agent off your Submit To list and move the agent's name and agency to your Submitted list. Next to their name, write the date you sent the query letter. I do this in red.
If I receive a rejection, I write "REJECTED" in bold letters cross the agent's info on the Submitted list.
I also have lists of small publishers to try.
That's it. Just lists of info to remind you of where you submitted, when, and who responded.
I keep this notebook on my desk at all times. Whenever I look for more agents to send to, I add them to my Submit To list. And when I get into a submitting kick, I have this notebook opened to keep track of my efforts.
TIP: If you're tech-savvy and love spreadsheets, you can create Submit To, Submitted, and Rejected spreadsheets to stay organized on your submission journey.
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Home Top Stories Muslim hate preacher Choudary's banned group holds meetings again
Muslim hate preacher Choudary's banned group holds meetings again
Anjem Choudary, 52, speaking at a protest outside London Central Mosque near Regent's Park in 2011
Only a year after being released from prison for inviting support for the bloodthirsty Islamic State group, or ISIS, hate preacher Anjem Choudary is again holding meetings, inspiring his network of extremists and poses a renewed terror threat, an investigation by experts has warned.
The firebrand cleric's release has reinvigorated his outlawed jihadist group al-Muhajiroun, the study found.
The outspoken, 52-year-old father of five is said to be back in his family home in east London where he previously masterminded the Islamist extremist network which helped recruit terrorists, including London Bridge attack ringleader Khuram Butt, and Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale, who murdered soldier Lee Rigby.
Experts from the UK's Counter Extremism Project (CEP) say the decision to give Choudary, parole should be reviewed in light of the findings, which they say show he is a threat to national security.
A study by the non-governmental monitoring organization says his extremist network is understood to have restarted meetings. 'Choudary remains a dangerous and influential figure,' it says.
It also shines new light on Choudary's influence on outrages around the globe, profiling a network of 110 extremist individuals and 33 organizations associated with him. Of the 110 individuals, 18 successfully carried out terror attacks, 50 others attempted atrocities and 19 are – or attempted to become – Islamist fighters. Thirty-six are Islamist propagandists or recruiters.
Buoyed by Choudary's release, his supporters have now reportedly begun meeting again in London and Luton, where he regularly lectured before his arrest, it says.
The Daily Mail revealed at the time how he had become 'hardened' in jail and more determined than ever to spread his toxic Islamist propaganda. His militant views became 'far more extreme and aggressive' while locked up and he now regards himself as a 'martyr', according to those who met him in jail.
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Peter Karp is known for many things. An assertive singer, a skilled guitarist and a passionate performer, he's also an individual who writes songs that frequently reflect tales told as part of life's journey, spawned by passion and personal experience.
Consequently he's not easily confined to any singular genre. Blues, Americana and rock and roll reverence all find common ground within his visceral template. He taps tradition and yet also maintains contemporary credence. As his friend and collaborator, Rolling Stones guitarist and John Mayall sideman Mick Taylor once noted, "Guys like Peter Karp, James Taylor and Bob Dylan embody Americana Blues, and us English guys are inspired by it."
That's never been more evident than on Karp's striking new album, Magnificent Heart (released ____ on ____ Records). A stirring collection of songs and observations, it bends the boundaries from blues to ballads, all conveyed with the insight and authority for which Karp's come to be known. Whether it's the gritty defiance inherent in such songs as "Sitting on Top of the World" and "The Letter," the assured swagger of "This World," the stoic determination inherent in "The Grave," or the softer sentiments conveyed through "The World," "Scared," "The LastHeartbeat," and the string-filled coda, "Face the Wind," Karp conveys a knowing perspective that resonates through common cause.
The dozen songs that make up Magnificent Heart were written over the course of the past few years while Karp was touring both domestically and abroad. They were intended, he insists, for those he describes as either "doomed or redeemed." They're stories about people he met along the way and the experiences he encountered along. the way. He describes it as a reflection of "the triumphs and tragedies that you leave behind and await you as you move ahead. Only love, faith and a magnificent heart will see you through."
Karp has always taken his task seriously, one reason he's able to convey his music with such passion and purpose. "For me, writing and performing has always been about making a connection...maybe even a difference," he declares. "This record reflects where I've been and what I've experienced through growth, emotion, aspiration, conflict, love, loss, and mortality. Is it a bit heavy? Sure! It better be...if you want to dance with me."
That said, individual offerings burrow deeper into the psyche. He says "Sitting On The Edge Of The World" was inspired by a book called "The Road." "I read it while I lived for a few days in the Reeperbahn in Hamberg Germany. The rain soaked lights in the red light district, the perfume of the street walkers, the ghosts of the young Beatles and 'The Road' delivered me this post apocalyptic love song." Likewise, "Face The Wind" was written while living in a little village in Turkey.
"The isolation, the calls to prayer and walking 2,000 year old streets inspired this idea."
On the other hand, Karp suggests that "The Letter" could be construed as autobiographical, although, he says, "everyone carries the letter." Likewise, "She Breaks Her Own Heart" relates the story of a not so bitter break-up. "When people break up they blame each other," he reflects. "Not so in this case. I don't kiss and tell. I write songs. Pure fiction. Ugh.
Other tracks had more complicated backstories. "One day I received a call from another artist asking me to write something for his new record, " Karp recalls. "I was not in good shape. It was the dead of winter and I had writer's block. I wasn't very nice to him but I wrote and wrote and wrote. 'This World' was my favorite, and so I kept it for myself. I'll be nicer. next time."
"'Scared' originally started as a poem by my late great wife and poet Mary Lou Bonney Karp," Karp explains. "I took it and re-wrote it as a ballad while trying to keep the woman's perspective intact. Over the years it's been recorded by different artists. This is the definitive version. My son James plays the solo. The circle is complete."
He explains that "Compassion," is about narcissism, self empowerment and egotism, and how they often live in the shadows of empathy, understanding and compassion. "At least that's what I hope," he adds.
Written and produced by Karp, Magnificent Heart features Karp on slide guitar, solo guitar, guitar, piano and vocals, along with Kim Wilson (harmonica), Jason Ricci (harmonica), John Ginty (B3 organ), Jim Eingher (piano and keyboard), Paul Carbonara (guitar and solo guitar on "The Letter," "This World"), James Otis Karp (solo guitar on "Scared"), Niles Terrat (bass), Edward Williams (bass), Michael Catapano (drums/percussion), Cold City Horns (Jacob Wynne, trumpet and David Kasper, tenor sax), and Eyrn O'ree (background vocals).
The album follows on the heels of last year's critically acclaimed Blue Flame, another triumph that marked Karp's artistic progression over the course of the past 20 years. Born in the tiny hamlet of Leonia New Jersey, just over the Hudson River from New York City, Karp was introduced to music at an early age by his mother and sister who would take him to shows featuring the stars of the nascent English Invasion, Murray the K's freewheeling road shows and the soul artists emerging from Motown with the beckoning of Top 40 radio.
That instinctive love of music was accelerated when he went to live with his dad in a trailer park, in rural Enterprise, Alabama. It was there that he became aware of the musicians that laid the seeds for the seminal sounds of the Blues, revered pioneers like Sun House, Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, Elmore James and Howlin' Wolf. He also began exploring the artists that picked up that gauntlet early on, original American masters like Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, and Jerry Lee Lewis.
Having been bitten by the bug, Karp embarked on his own musical journey, picking up the accordion at age seven and then making a segue way to guitar and piano in his mid-teens.
He formed his first band, They Came From Houses, which quickly became a staple of New York's nascent underground scene, as represented by such iconic clubs as CBGBs, Folk City and the Mudd Club. The band shared stages with the likes of Marshall Crenshaw, Mink Deville, the Stray Cats, John Hammond Jr., George Thorogood and David Johansen, among the many, but eventually Karp became disillusioned with the music scene and walked away, preferring to spend his time caring for a new family instead of finding himself always out on the road.
He went to work for his family, but still kept his connections to music. He frequently sought out other songwriters and performers to perform with and seek advice to help him further his songwriting skill, gleaning thoughts from such artists as Willie Dixon, Robert Lockwood Jr., Sammy Cahn, Bruce Springsteen, Jackson Browne, Richie Havens and Ric Ocasek. He also took some time to travel, expanding his interest in African American culture and the indigenous music of the Sea Islands off the coast of Georgia and South Carolina.
Revitalized after his hiatus, Karp eventually returned to performing, writing songs that reflected his accumulated life experiences. That core commitment led to his first independent release, 1998's Live at the Americana Roadhouse, a poorly recorded but well received collection of original songs captured in concert. It was also the record that brought him to Taylor's attention after hearing some of its rough recordings. Taylor subsequently flew to the States to play on Karp's next effort, The Turning Point, and shortly thereafter the two embarked up a tour together.
As a result Karp continued to accumulate a national following, and in 2007, he released a follow up, Shadows and Cracks, his first record for the respected blues label Blind Pig. He Said -- She Said, which found him partnering with Canadian singer/songwriter Sue Foley, was released in 2010 and quickly made it into Billboard's Top Five as well. The duo's follow up, Beyond the Crossroads, came soon after and was subsequently cited by Alternate Roots Magazine as the #1 CD of the Year for 2012. In 2016, Karp released The Arson's Match, a series of recordings made with Mick Taylor at New York's Bottom Line. Funds from the project go towards a charity Karp started in his wife's memory.
In the meantime, the accolades have kept accumulating. Blues Blast Magazine described him simply as "One of the most well-respected songwriters in America." AllMusic.com noted, "Karp is his own man, an artist who blends roots music styles into something that transcends blues, country, R&B and swamp, John Prine's wordplay, Joe Ely's rocking instincts, Billy Joe Shaver's fatalistic outlook." Goldmine declared "Peter Karp is a star. From his muscular slide guitar soloing to his observational and oh-so-true songwriting and, most of all, that soulful expressive voice of his, dripping with innuendo. Dude's entertaining as hell," while USA Today described him as "a great writer and performer whose songs are driven by verbal word play and insights into the human experience. Like James Taylor and Bob Dylan, Karp embodies Americana music."
"What turns me on is absolute honesty," Karp confesses. "You have to take it seriously to stay committed to who you are and where you're coming from. That's the way I connect to my audience. You can't BS people. It's always about the honesty."
2018 – BLUE FLAME – Rose Cottage Records
2017 – ALABAMA TOWN – Rose Cottage Records
2016 - THE ARSON'S MATCH (WITH MICK TAYLOR) – Karp Foley Music
2012 - BEYOND THE CROSSROADS (WITH SUE FOLEY) - Blind Pig Records, Stony Plain Records
2010 - HE SAID SHE SAID (WITH SUE FOLEY) - Blind Pig Records, Stony Plain Records, Dixie Frog
2007 - SHADOWS AND CRACKS - Blind Pig Records, Stony Plain Records
2004 - THE TURNING POINT - Back Bender Records
2002 – ROADSHOW - Back Bender Records
2000 - LIVE AT THE AMERICAN ROADHOUSE - Indie (Limited release)
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"PETER KARP IS A STAR. From his muscular slide guitar soloing to his observational and oh-so-true songwriting and, most of all, that soulful expressive voice of his, dripping with innuendo. Dude's entertaining as hell."
- GOLDMINE MAGAZINE
"Guys like Peter Karp, James Taylor and Bob Dylan embody Americana Blues, and us English guys are inspired by it.
- MICK TAYLOR, THE ROLLING STONES
"Karp's a great writer and performer whose songs are driven by verbal word play and insights into the human experience. Like James Taylor and Bob Dylan, Karp embodies Americana music."
"One of the most well-respected songwriters in America."
- Blues BLAST MAGAZINE
"Karp is his own man, an artist who blends roots music styles into something that transcends blues, country, R&B and swamp, John Prine's wordplay, Joe Ely's rocking instincts, Billy Joe Shaver's fatalistic outlook..."
- J. POET – ALLMUSIC.COM


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As a Preschool Teacher I have worked with MANY families and partnered with them to guide their children to this special milestone. Some parent's swore that letting their child run around the home naked was working for them. Others chose to put their children in cotton underpants only from day one. Most families chose to make the switch from diapers to training pants. This option can include wearing thick cotton underpants and the plastic pants that go over top. Or you can go with disposable trainers- brand names like Pull-ups or Easy Ups come to mind.
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ScienceDaily: "'Mitochondrial Eve': Mother of All Humans Lived 200,000 Years Ago" When evolutionary scientists speak of "mitochondrial Eve," they may be referencing the biblical Eve, but the woman they have in mind isn't quite the same.
Genesis 2–3 describes Eve as the first woman—made from the first man, Adam—and who was given her name because "she was the mother of all living" ( Genesis 3:20 ). But for evolutionists, "Eve" was never the mother of all those living during her lifetime, nor was she the first woman nor even the only woman around at the time.
It is through analysis of this mitochondrial DNA that the date of the evolutionary Eve has been calculated.
Instead, the evolutionary view of Eve is the most recent common maternal ancestor who can be traced to all humans living today. The appellation "mitochondrial" refers to the DNA present in human mitochondria (a cell organelle) that is only inherited maternally; it is through analysis of this mitochondrial DNA that the date of the evolutionary Eve has been calculated.
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Each model has its own assumptions, and each assumption has mathematical implications. To further complicate matters, some of the assumptions are not valid for human populations.
Using such assumptions, Cyran and colleagues concluded that mitochondrial Eve most likely lived some 200,000 years ago—an age dwarfing the biblical date of around 6,000 years ago. But once again, we see the crucial role played not by scientific observation, but by presuppositions about how, where, and when humans arrived on the planet, and how, where, and when the human population has changed since our arrival. And, of course, the researchers aren't working with biblical presuppositions—so it's no surprise that they overestimate their "Eve" by 194,000 years!
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Top Russian mathematician Vladimir Arnold dies
Russian Vladimir Arnold, one of the most important mathematicians of the 20th century, died Thursday in France just a few days short of his 73rd birthday, Russian news agencies reported.
Arnold, who arrived in France about two months ago for medical treatment, was suddenly taken ill with peritonitis and admitted to a Paris hospital on Wednesday, reports said citing his associates.
"It happened very suddenly. He was admitted to hospital yesterday (Wednesday) evening. He underwent surgical intervention but he did not survive the operation," said Maxim Kontsevich, a mathematician friend living in France.
Born on June 12, 1937 at the Ukraine port city of Odessa, Arnold was notably the coauthor of the KAM theorum of classical mechanics developed in the 1950s and bearing the initials of its creators, Kolmogorov, Arnold and Moser.
He "was one of the most eminent contemporary mathematicians from all points of view," said the Russian Academy of Sciences vice president Valeri Kozlov, cited by the Itar-Tass agency.
"His work contained many things indispensable to the other sciences," including physics, chemistry and biology, Kozlov said.
In 1974 the Soviet Union opposed Arnold's award of the Fields Medal, the most prestigious recognition in work in mathematics that is often compared to the Nobel Prize, making him one of the most preeminent mathematicians to never receive the prize.
Arnold however received many other awards for his work, including the Crafoord Prize in 1982 and the World Prize in Mathematics in 2001.
He became a member of the French Academy of Sciences in the 1980s.
Arnold worked at the Steklov Mathematical Institute in Moscow and then the Moscow State University before he retired.
French-Russian mathematician Gromov wins Abel prize
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Q: Show next drop-down list I am trying to create a javascript function so when any option is selected in a drop down, the next drop down appears. I added this function to each option value, so if any option were to be selected the next drop down would appear - the functionality I am after. However, nothing occurs when a user makes a selection from the drop down. Any help would be appreciated.

function hide() {
  document.getElementById("t1").style.display = "none";
  document.getElementById("t2").style.display = "none";
}

function onClick1() {
  document.getElementById("t1").style.display = "block";
}

function onClick2() {
  document.getElementById("t2").style.display = "block";
}

        <select>
          <option value="" disabled selected>Title</option>
          <option value="clean" onclick="onClick1()">Clean</option>
          <option value="salvage" onclick="onClick1()">Salvage</option>
          <option value="rebuilt" onclick="onClick1()">Rebuilt</option>
        </select>

        <select id="t1">
          <option value="" disabled selected>Title Status</option>
          <option value="in hand" onclick="onClick2()">In Hand</option>
          <option value="lien" onclick="onClick2()">Lien</option>
          <option value="missing" onclick="onClick2()">Missing</option>
        </select>

        <select id="t2">
          <option value="" disabled selected>Title Stat</option>
          <option value="in hand">In Hand</option>
          <option value="lien">Lien</option>
          <option value="missing">Missing</option>
          <option value="ralph jr.">Missing</option>
          <option value="ralph">Missing</option>
        </select>

A: Try using onchange instead of onclick. You can check it below.

<!DOCTYPE html>

  <title>Experiment</title>

        <select onchange="onClick1()">
          <option value="" disabled selected>Title</option>
          <option value="clean">Clean</option>
          <option value="salvage">Salvage</option>
          <option value="rebuilt">Rebuilt</option>
        </select>

        <select id="t1" onchange="onClick2()">
          <option value="" disabled selected>Title Status</option>
          <option value="in hand">In Hand</option>
          <option value="lien">Lien</option>
          <option value="missing">Missing</option>
        </select>

        <select id="t2">
          <option value="" disabled selected>Title Stat</option>
          <option value="in hand">In Hand</option>
          <option value="lien">Lien</option>
          <option value="missing">Missing</option>
          <option value="ralph jr.">Missing</option>
          <option value="ralph">Missing</option>
        </select>

A: onclick event on option tag will fail on most versions of IE, Safari and Chrome:
Remove onClick from option.It should be handle by onChange event on select box.
And if you want to pass the value of selected option then just pass this.value
Try this

<!DOCTYPE html>

  <title>Experiment</title>

        <select onchange="onClick1(this.value)">
          <option value="" disabled selected>Title</option>
          <option value="clean" >Clean</option>
          <option value="salvage" >Salvage</option>
          <option value="rebuilt" >Rebuilt</option>
        </select>

        <select id="t1" onchange="onClick2()">
          <option value="" disabled selected>Title Status</option>
          <option value="in hand" >In Hand</option>
          <option value="lien" >Lien</option>
          <option value="missing">Missing</option>
        </select>

        <select id="t2">
          <option value="" disabled selected>Title Stat</option>
          <option value="in hand">In Hand</option>
          <option value="lien">Lien</option>
          <option value="missing">Missing</option>
          <option value="ralph jr.">Missing</option>
          <option value="ralph">Missing</option>
        </select>

A: Add onchange event handler to select tag instead of onclick to each of the option

function hide() {
  document.getElementById("t1").style.display = "none";
  document.getElementById("t2").style.display = "none";
}

function onClick1() {
  document.getElementById("t1").style.display = "block";
}

function onClick2() {
  document.getElementById("t2").style.display = "block";
}

        <select onchange="onClick1()">
          <option value="" disabled selected>Title</option>
          <option value="clean">Clean</option>
          <option value="salvage">Salvage</option>
          <option value="rebuilt">Rebuilt</option>
        </select>

        <select id="t1" onchange="onClick2()">
          <option value="" disabled selected>Title Status</option>
          <option value="in hand">In Hand</option>
          <option value="lien">Lien</option>
          <option value="missing">Missing</option>
        </select>

        <select id="t2">
          <option value="" disabled selected>Title Stat</option>
          <option value="in hand">In Hand</option>
          <option value="lien">Lien</option>
          <option value="missing">Missing</option>
          <option value="ralph jr.">Missing</option>
          <option value="ralph">Missing</option>
        </select>

A: Generic approach

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*Set an array with the <select> id's.

*Create a function that shows the next <select>. Use classList.hide() in the function.

*Append the function to every <select>.

Example

var ids = ["t1", "t2", "t3", "t4"];

function El(id) {
  return document.getElementById(id);
}

function showNext(ids, id) {
  var i = ids.indexOf(id);
  // If i is not the last one
  if (i !== ids.length - 1) {
    var el = El(ids[i + 1]);
    // Remove CSS class 'hide'
    el.classList.remove("hide");
  }
}

function init() {
  // Add an event listener to each element.
  for (var i = 0; i < ids.length; i += 1) {
    var el = El(ids[i]);
    el.addEventListener("change", function() {
      // Show next element from current
      showNext(ids, this.id);
    });
  }
}

init();
.hide {
  display: none;
}

      <select id="t1">
        <option value="" disabled selected>Title</option>
        <option value="clean">Clean</option>
        <option value="salvage">Salvage</option>
        <option value="rebuilt">Rebuilt</option>
      </select>

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Posted on April 21, 2008 December 24, 2015 by Ian O'Neill
The "Best Engineering Tool" in Space: Duct Tape
The uses for duct tape seem to be endless. From the Apollo missions in the 1970's to the International Space Station today, duct tape has been used as quick fixes and semi-permanent solutions to a variety of tasks. In a story released today from NASA documenting the events of the Apollo 17 in 1972, duct tape became the saviour of astronauts Gene Cernan and Jack Schmitt as they sped around on the lunar surface in their moonbuggy. Damage to the buggy's wheel arch could have put the pair at risk and may have curtailed the surface mission (pictured). But with a flash of inspiration and "can do" attitude Cernan and Schmitt found the answer in a roll of grey sticky tape…
It would seem duct tape holds the world together as it is, and it is becoming clear that the tape may hold the frontier of space together too. I recently came across the NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day with a view from the ISS looking over Rick Linnehan as he carried out an EVA during the STS-123 mission in March. As many blogs commented, "wow, even the space station is held together with duct tape!", duct tape and Velcro did indeed appear to be the best way for astronauts to attach things, fix things and cover up things. In the Great Moonbuggy Race in Huntsville, Alabama, Prof. Paul Shiue of Christian Brothers University even joked that duct tape was his team's "best engineering tool". It seems the space station crew agrees with Prof. Shiue as is evident in the photo below.
I think people are surprised that such a common, everyday tool can be utilized in space too, but I'd argue that this kind of versatile and strong tape should be in space doing its bit for space exploration. It seems NASA thinks the same thing. Back in 1972, the use of duct tape turned a potentially dangerous situation into mission success for the Apollo 17 astronauts.
During Gene Cernan and Jack Schmitt's Moon walk, they employed the use of a moonbuggy to get around the dusty terrain. As is becoming abundantly clear, Moon dust will be one of the biggest challenges to mankind's efforts on the Earth's only natural satellite. For starters, this fine Moon "regolith" (dust formed from pulverized rock after countless meteorite impacts) will get everywhere. It is so fine that that it will likely obscure vision and could cause a host of respiratory problems. But the critical issue facing the Apollo astronauts was the dark Moon dust getting stuck to their spacesuits. The moonbuggy was designed to suppress the dust from being kicked up from the surface and spayed over the passengers. Should the spacesuits have a layer of dust over the top, solar electromagnetic radiation would be absorbed very efficiently, causing the astronauts to overheat. At all costs, spacesuits and equipment would need to be "dusted off" to prevent any problems.
Within two hours of the Lunar lander Challenger landing on December 11th, 1972 (at 02:23:35 UTC), Cernan and Schmitt were busy loading the moonbuggy with geology tools and experiments. In a seemingly minor error, the hammer strapped to Cernan's suited leg caught the buggy's rear fender and ripped it half off. It may not sound like much; after all who needs a fender on the Moon? But this was a big problem. If they were to use the buggy in this condition, huge plumes of dust would be kicked up (known as "rooster tails") and showered over the astronauts, sticking to their suits, possibly causing serious overheating issues. Lunar dust is also very abrasive and static, should it get wiped off visors, the glass will get scratched, impeding vision. Joints, latches and hinges would also get severely damaged by the stuff.
Fortunately the astronauts had packed duct tape and were able to do a make-shift job at fixing the fender. Unfortunately the harsh vacuum of space, the continuous exposure to the Sun and the ever present dust caused the tape to lose its "stick". A more permanent solution was required. After communication with mission control, a solution was found. Using a combination of duct tape and laminated maps, the fender could be reconstructed. The EVA continued and the mission was a success.
See the NASA video of Gene Cernan carrying out duct tape repairs on the Moon »
The Apollo 17 mission is the last time man walked on the Moon, and remains the most extreme place where duct tape was called into use.
For the complete and absorbing story about the duct tape repair job by Gene Cernan, check out the full NASA article…
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18 Replies to "The "Best Engineering Tool" in Space: Duct Tape"
Ian O'Neill says:
To Duae:
You're absolutely right, I should have mentioned Apollo 13 too.
I'm packing a roll of tape now, I'm never leaving home without it 🙂
Cheers, Ian
Duae Quartunciae says:
Duct tape also had a crucial role in the Apollo 13 drama, as an essential part of the jury rigged carbon dioxide scrubber.
Duct tape is like the force. It has a light side, and it has a dark side, and it holds the universe together.
Would a metalized, mylar-like coverall worn over the moon suit provide a solution to the dust problem? The smooth, reflective surface would minimize the surface area that dust could stick to, unlike the warp and weft of the moon suit. The reflective surface would reduce, if not eliminate, the absorption of solar electromagnetic radiation.
Once the astronauts are in the airlock, an electrical cable could be attached to the coverall. As the air pressure comes back up a low voltage, alternating polarity could be shifted back and forth to repel the statically charged dust. An air shower, like those used by technicians prior to entering a clean room area could stir the dust and keep it airborne as a suction fan pulls the suspended dust towards an hepa-filter. A minute or so of this and the astronauts and the airlock could be dust-free.
Silver Thread says:
The handy man's secret weapon\.
Astrofiend (Syd, Aust) says:
As someone who works in science, we often joke that most of our experiments are 'held together with string and sticky-tape'.
Seems the space program is no different!
grndrush says:
Aviators have long known that duct tape holds the world together! Skydivers call it "120-MPH tape", and it's all over most jumpships – not to hold the plane together, but to cover any parts of the plane a jumper might hangup their jumpsuit, equipment, etc. on. And I've seen it used, and used it. in a 1000 other ways. Don't leave home without it…
Deja View says:
Actually, duct tape is really The Force. It has a dark side and a light side, and it holds the Universe together.
Oh, I'm sorry Randy that you didn't appreciate my article. It seems that everyone else thought it was OK; I thought it at least made for an interesting story.
Oh well, can't please everyone 😐
NoAstronomer says:
If you watch NASA TV during shuttle flights you'll often see the astronauts using duct tape to hold stuff down. I think they keep a few rolls stowed above the windows looking into the cargo bay.
Horrilbe article. It took four paragraphs to get to why duct tape was needed.
So I can hear it now.
A future alien civilization will enter our planetary flock while amateur and professional astronomers all verify its entry and its increasing angular area. Excitement runs through the entire human race as we find out we are not alone.
The aliens circle out planet and send down their first telecommunications: "We are out of duck tape and velcro. Could you guys spare a few rolls?" Please ship them up to the ISS. We'll pick them up there."
So they do and then they leave.
Did anyone notice why there is not one inch of tire track in the supposedly moon dust while there are foot prints all around? I'm sure the two astronauts didn't pick up the rover and set it down on some untrodden dirt just to take this picture!
IMSA12 says:
Too bad Randy is so busy that he can't appreciate a well presented story of duct tape and its ongoing role in manned space exploration. I hope you did'nt waste too much of his valuable time.
I recall a story (perhaps unfounded) that back in the Gemini era, NASA had spent a lot of money to develop a tape that would withstand the extreme rigors of use in an outer space environment. The tape they engineered did not work; off-the-shelf duct tape did.
Keith Atkin says:
Could I point out that it's DUCK tape, not duct tape. This is a very common mistake. But, whatever we call it, it sure is indispensible!
alphonso richardson says:
Isn't DUCK tape the major brand name; duct is as close to it without getting into trouble.
Besides, mty end of world, it's called gaffer tape!
Ravens_Cry says:
If I remember correctly, duct tape was also used in the CO2 filter rig on Apollo 13, saving the astronauts lives. I am suprised you didn't mention this.
J. P. Piesco says:
Duct tape has proven to be indespensible in the history of space travel. All of the parts held together by the duct tape were created in clean room envirnoments. http://www.rapwall.com has published a clean room engineering tool that estimates HEPA filtration needs to create clean room classifications. Check it out. Cool Stuff. Lets hope the astronauts doen't have to rig to many things in the future with Duct tape!
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Twerking at St Kilda's – (with illustration)
A liking for a new craze meets with opposition from religious leaders
By Frances Stephenson
(Illustration by kind permission of Janusworldwide.com)
This short story is intended as a tribute to Anton, the artist who published the picture some years ago in the well known spanking magazine, Janus. I was so impressed by Anton's skill and by his composition that I decided to weave a short story around it.
Anton. If you read this please be in touch with me via OTD. The use of your drawing is meant to be a tribute to your skill and composition. I have spent some months trying to track you down but with no success.
The drawing is interesting as it provides a tableaux of conflicting emotions. The cruelty and interest shown by the two clerical gentlemen, the shrinking apprehension shown by the girl already heightened by her spanking and with the prospect of further action to come.
Mrs Molloy lived with her daughter in the small but important town of St Kilda in Southern Ireland. A once attractive woman, she had matured into a stern faced widow with strong and deeply held religious beliefs. She kept a watchful eye on her daughter Kathleen who was a typical Irish beauty with dark hair, pale dewy skin and arresting deep blue eyes. She had been blessed with a great figure and moved with a sinuous grace. When she appeared on the athletics track or on the netball court there was always a group of boys admiring her graceful movement or watching her creamy legs running around the track. Mrs Molloy was well aware of the attractions her daughter had for the opposite sex and did her level best to guard against them.
Although the town was small, it boasted a cathedral. Mrs Molloy enjoyed a special status as her brother, Michael, was father of the parish and her eldest brother, James, was the Bishop. Naturally they both lived in St Kilda in a rather forbidding grey stone house.
The brothers were stern and rigid disciplinarians and many families in the district sent their offspring to be dealt with by the bothers; a regular stream of tearful teenagers were to be seen leaving the rectory, some rubbing their painful hindquarters having been shown the error of their ways.
Although Mrs Molloy spanked Kathleen, she also sent her to her brothers for 'something extra' knowing that these two gentlemen would spank Kathleen harder than she was able and also Father Michael was expert in the use of the cane. Several were kept at the rectory and Father Michael took this aspect of his duties very seriously and wielded his cane with some severity.
Mrs Molloy was on her way to visit her brothers as there was an aspect of Kathleen's recent behaviour that needed attention and she would value her brothers guidance on the matter.
Kathleen had said she was going to spend the night with Kate Reilly, her best friend, but it came to Jeanne Molloy's notice that these two girls, along with many others, had attended a large riotous party held in the large Hall some way from the centre if the Town. The party had been loud and filled with young people.
In principle, Mrs Molloy was not against this sort of event but Kathleen had deliberately misled her with seemingly innocent remarks about their evening activities. In Mrs Molloy's book, Kathleen had deliberately lied and that would have to be dealt with in a severe manner.
"Come in, Jeanne," said Father Michael. "I was about to ring you on the telephone but now you are here it will make my job all the easier."
"I would like to send Kathleen to you for a good spanking," said Jeanne. "She prevaricated about staying the night with her friend Kate and sneaked off to the party at O'Donnell's Barn. It is some time since you spanked her and I think it is high time that she had a reminder."
"I certainly agree," said Father Michael. "But Kathleen has been involved in something more serious and I want your permission to deal with her."
"Whatever can you mean Michael?" Said a mystified Jeanne.
"Kathleen was seen performing an enthusiastic 'twerking' dance at the party; this dance is so licentious that it needs to be stamped out without out delay so that it does not corrupt any of our young people. If I deal with the few offenders today I will, hopefully, cut it out before it spreads."
"So, what is this 'twerking' business?" Said Jeanne.
"I hardly dare describe it to you, a good Christian woman," said her brother. "But as your daughter is involved I think it only right that you should know. The male stays upright but moves gently with the rhythm of the music and the girl bends over at right angles and thrusts her gyrating hips into the crotch of the man whilst making facial expressions to simulate real or assumed enjoyment. The girl would be wearing tight and thin trousers or possibly a short skirt in which case it would be her knickered bottom coming into contact with the man's crotch. I need hardly tell you what effect these actions will have on the young man." Michael was becoming quite flushed with his own passionate description. "The whole thing is lewd and lascivious in the extreme."
Mrs Molloy was clearly shocked. "So that's twerking," she said. "Kathleen must be severely dealt with to make sure that she does not do this again."
"I propose to cane all the girls who were involved," stated Father Michael. "And hope that very sore bottoms will prevent them from repeating this shocking exhibition. Now please send Kathleen to me without delay and I will see that she is severely dealt with."
"Indeed I will, Father," said Mrs Molloy and hurried off.
Within half an hour, the shrinking figure of Kathleen Molloy could be seen making her way to the forbidding stone house.
"There you are Kathleen," greeted Father Michael. "I have to organise a double punishment for you. Not only did you deceive you mother about the Party at O'Donnell's Barn, but you enthusiastically indulged in the lewd and suggestive dance called 'twerking'. Now, be a good girl and tell me the names of all of the girls who indulged in this shameful exhibition. I already know most of them but want to complete the tally. You will receive extra strokes if you hold back."
Perceiving her Uncle is seriously displeased, Kathleen blurted out the names of her fellow twerkers.
"Good," said Father Michael. "Now I have some phoning to do so I will ask my brother to undertake the first part of your punishment."
He went into the study where his brother James was relaxing. Although the Bishop is his brother, he maintained the formality which was expected.
"Sir," he said. "Here is Kathleen Molloy who has been sent to me by our sister. She is to be well spanked and I would ask if you would undertake this duty as I have a number of urgent telephone calls to make."
"By all means," responded the Bishop. "Take off your skirt and knickers, Kathleen, and come here."
Father Michael turned to go about his business and was just in time to see Kathleen bending over his brother's lap, her naked and enticing bottom correctly positioned for a painful session with his brother's hand.
Father Michael then spent the next half hour phoning the parents of all the girls who were engaged in twerking on Saturday night. He forcibly requested the presence of these young ladies at his house that very afternoon. Having received assurances that all seven girls would be there, he returned to the study. A rather charming and penitent tableaux awaited him.
Kathleen was feeling decidedly anxious. She had been hauled up before her elder Uncle and soundly spanked on her bare bottom. She had not, however, been given permission to leave the Drawing Room. She was only too well aware that both Uncles, but Uncle Michael in particular, enjoyed caning her bare bottom, impervious to her squeals of pain.
She would certainly squeal if she were to be caned, her sensitive bottom stung like mad and was glowing from the hiding she had just been given.
She had tried to look penitent but both of them remained impervious to her unspoken and, indeed, her spoken pleadings. She would just have to wait and hope for the best.
Father Michael thanked his brother for a job well done and then turned his attention on Kathleen. She was dressed in a shirt that barely reached her waist, knee high white socks and flat shoes with a small heel. That was all! Everything else was on display to the two men's interested gaze which made her feel immensely vulnerable and, although her hands were modestly crossed to hide her most private parts, some dark pubic hair was in evidence showing nicely against her creamy soft thighs. They would probably take this as extra provocation rather than proof of her burgeoning sexuality. Her slip and plaited skirt and knickers lay in a heap at her feet, she did not hold out much hope of being allowed to put them back on, at least not yet.
Uncle Michael picked up a crook handled rattan which he proceeded to flex in a particularly menacing way.
"Right, young Kathleen, time to complete your lesson for today and especially for the twerking incident. You have been soundly spanked by my brother, James; now let me see what I can do to ensure that you behave yourself better. Now come over here and bend over the back of this chair."
"No, please Uncle Michael," Kathleen quavered. "My bottom feels so hot and sore."
"Do as you are told," he said. "Disobedience at this stage would be most unwise. Just concentrate on maintaining your posture; I would remind you that if you break stance, or try to avoid one of my strokes, that stroke will be repeated. Grasp the front legs and keep your legs pressed against the back of the chair, now slightly hollow your back. Very Good."
A small sob escaped the highly stressed Kathleen and her appealing bottom twitched with dread.
"Ready, James?" Michael enquired of his brother.
"Yes, please go ahead," responded that worthy gentleman.
The first stroke landed just below the crown and an immediate white stripe sprang to life, quickly turning red and then a darker red; it looked sore and would doubtless become more painful as the centre started to darken.
The second was about an inch lower and delivered with the same seemingly effortless efficiency of an experienced caner, a small flick of the wrist before impact increased the effectiveness and pain of the stroke.
Michael looked on with considerable satisfaction. The two stripes looking so attractive against the perfect although well fleshed and well spanked bottom. But what of Kathleen? There could be little doubt that she was not enjoying herself, not one bit! There was urgent movement of her hips as she struggled with the pain. She had been determined to take her caning with the minimum of fuss and not give him the satisfaction of him hearing her distress. This was not to be; the pain was too sharp and, right from the first stroke, a sharp squeal of pain had accompanied both strokes.
"Please stay bending."
She pleaded with herself as she knew that Uncle Michael was perfectly capable of adding any number of penalty strokes.
The third stroke landed just under her overhang and seemed to be harder than its predecessors. Again, she squealed, but louder this time. She felt her hands move from the clamped down position on the chair front, and although she felt an urgent need to cherish her painful bottom she managed to restrain herself. By now her squeals of pain were interspersed with gulping sobs and constant mewings of pain.
The fourth and fifth strokes tried her sorely but she managed to hold station, so very difficult as the fourth had whipped onto her 'oh so' sensitive crease with the tip whipping viciously to mark the soft area immediately under the bulge of her bottom; the mark was very painful indeed.
The sixth stroke was the hardest yet, and Kathleen collapsed over the chair squealing and squealing in her distress.
Uncle Robert looked at her well striped bottom with satisfaction and, indeed, pleasure. Thrashing a naughty girl's bottom was an extremely pleasurable exercise. He always looked forward to doing it to the very best of his ability and he looked forward to caning a number of girlish bottoms that very afternoon.
"Go straight home, Kathleen," Instructed Father Michael. "And be sure to show your well punished bottom to your mother; just hope that she considers you have been punished enough or she may well insist on a further visit."
Kathleen was still sobbing and nodded dolefully as she took in these extra instructions and the possibility of a further visit. She made her way down the path, walking very carefully and trying to contain the dreadful pain in her bottom. She paused to gently rub the afflicted area before proceeding on her way.
Father Michael watched her with some pleasure. 'A job well done,' he thought.
The pain in her bottom would soon mature into a stiffness that would be evident when she walked, at least for a day or so.
He observed the figure of Kathleen's fellow sixth former, Lucy O'Neill, making her way towards his front gate.
'Splendid,' he thought. 'Another bottom to be dealt with, and on time as well.'
He went to the front door to welcome young Lucy.
On Monday morning, an interested onlooker would note that three sixth form girls as well as four junior secretaries and clerks were all moving with a stiffened gait. Many of the townsfolk nodded and smiled, recalling a time when they too had to move with the same stiffness. In any event, twerking had made a brief and painful appearance in St Kilda.
© Frances Stephenson 2014
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21 Dec 2018: Year In Review
Posted at 12:01h in Blog by Pivot
As we reflect on the activities that took place on the ground in Madagascar in 2018, the PIVOT team is both excited and grateful to share some of this year's major highlights. Thanks to a passionate staff, dedicated partners, and our steadfast community of supporters, our work to deliver health care and reduce unnecessary suffering has continued to improve population health in Ifanadiana District.
Please enjoy some of our favorite moments captured this past year:
Treated over 100,000 patients, bringing the total number of patients cared for by PIVOT to over a quarter of a million.
Expanded community health program from 5 to 7 communes; built 9 new community health posts, extending access to care to over 20,000 more people for a total of 91,000 people covered at the community level.
Expanded PIVOT's "model" support package to 2 more primary health care centers.
Improved readiness at the district hospital, notably including 8,000 tests performed in the laboratory, many of which would have previously needed to be done outside of Ifanadiana District.
Responded with support to communities affected by cyclones.
Launched maternal and reproductive health care activities at the health center level, now extending access to family planning options, increasing the rate of safe deliveries in health facilities, and improving pre- and post-natal care for mothers and children.
Published two articles in BMJ Global Health citing major improvements to population health and making a case for our integrated approach.
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Provided social support to over 2,000 families in need through case management, provision of meals, home visits, reimbursements for health services, and more.
Convened scientific collaborators from around the world for the second annual Crucible for Planetary Health conference in Madagascar.
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Treated nearly 20,000 children under the age of 5.
Launched a rolling stretcher prototype pilot to improve referral rates from communities that are inaccessible by car.
Sensitized over 12,000 community members and health workers on a variety of public health issues.
Trained hundreds of PIVOT and government staff and community health workers in subject areas ranging from clinical procedures to project management.
Accompanied Madagascar's Minister of Health at the WHO's Global Conference on Primary Care.
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