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[BLOG] Some Friday links
Matt Thompson at anthro{dendum} writes about the complex, often anthropological, satire in the comics of Charles Addams.
Architectuul looks at the photography of Roberto Conte.
Bad Astronomy's Phil Plait notes a new computer model suggesting a supernova can be triggered by throwing a white dwarf into close orbit of a black hole.
D-Brief notes how ammonia on the surface of Pluto hints at the existence of a subsurface ocean.
Bruce Dorminey notes how the bombardment of Earth by debris from a nearby supernova might have prompted early hominids to become bipedal.
The Dragon's Tales notes that NASA has awarded its first contract for its plans in lunar space.
Far Outliers notes the reactions, within and without the Soviet Union, to the 1991 Soviet coup attempt.
Matt Novak at Gizmodo's Paleofuture notes how, in 1995, Terry Pratchett predicted the rise of online Nazis.
io9 notes the impending physical release this summer of DVDs of the Deep Space Nine documentary What We Left Behind.
JSTOR Daily suggests some ways to start gardening in your apartment.
Victor Mair at Language Log claims that learning Literary Chinese is a uniquely difficult experience. Thoughts?
The NYR Daily features a wide-ranging interview with EU official Michel Barnier focused particularly, but not exclusively, on Brexit.
The Planetary Society Blog notes that an Internet vote has produced a majority in favour of naming outer system body 2007 OR10 Gonggang.
The Power and the Money's Noel Maurer considers the possibility that foreign investors in Mexico might be at risk, at least feel themselves at risk, from the government of AMLO.
The Signal looks at how the Library of Congress archives spreadsheets.
Van Waffle at the Speed River Journal looks at magenta spreen, a colourful green that he grows in his garden.
Starts With A Bang's Ethan Siegel notes how we on Earth are carelessly wasting irreplaceable helium.
Window on Eurasia refers to reports claiming that a third of the population of Turkmenistan has fled that Central Asian state. Could this be accurate?
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[URBAN NOTE] Five city links: Innisfil, Montréal, Yellowknife, Miami Beach, Plovdiv
CityLab notes how the effort of exurban Innisfil to use Uber as a substitute for mass transit did not work as expected.
HuffPost Québec looks at how the Québec government is prioritizing the REM suburban light rails over the proposed Pink Line.
Yellowknife may see the construction of a decidedly green four-story building. CBC North reports.
CityLab looks at the experience of Miami Beach in using public art to put itself on the map.
Guardian Cities looks at how the city of Plovdiv, second-largest city in Bulgaria, is trying to attract past emigrants from the country.
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Bad Astronomy reports on the possibility of a relatively nearby kilonova that seeded the solar nebula with heavy elements, including gold, as does Centauri Dreams.
The Buzz at the Toronto Public Library takes a look at books which later received video game adaptations.
D-Brief notes the happy news that, despite having relatively little genetic diversity, narwhals are doing well enough.
Imageo notes a recent shift in the centuries-long patterns of El Nino that might hint at some climate change disturbance.
Joe. My. God. notes that the New York Times has retrieved Trump's tax records for 1985-1994, and notes that he lost more than a billion dollars in that time frame.
JSTOR considers the question of why holography and holograms have not become accepted as high art.
Language Log shares, from Hong Kong, an advertisement with phonetic annotation of Cantonese.
Daniel Nexon at Lawyers, Guns and Money considers if, as a Charlie Stross novel from 2008 imagined, we are now in a "post-attribution" era in which motives are effectively unfindable.
James Butler at the LRB Blog considers the sheer scale of the defeat of not just the Conservatives but Labour in British local government elections.
Marginal Revolution notes a paper suggesting that cooperativeness is more closely linked to intelligence than to conscientiousness.
The NYR Daily looks at the particular plight of women in the American prison system.
Personal Reflections' Jim Belshaw takes a look at egging as an act of political protest.
The Planetary Society Blog considers the mysteries surrounding the early atmosphere of Mars. What was it made of that it retained enough heat to keep water liquid during the faint young Sun period?
Starts With A Bang's Ethan Siegel notes the strength of the models of contemporary cosmology, despite occasional challenges.
Window on Eurasia considers the extent to which pan-Turkic sentiment is relevant to the Turkic nations of Russia.
Arnold Zwicky considers arches, in his life and in language.
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[DM] Some links: immigration, cities, small towns, French Canada, Eurasia, China, Brexit, music
Another links post is up over at Demography Matters!
Skepticism about immigration in many traditional receiving countries appeared. Frances Woolley at the Worthwhile Canadian Initiative took issue with the argument of Andray Domise after an EKOS poll, that Canadians would not know much about the nature of migration flows. The Conversation observed how the rise of Vox in Spain means that country's language on immigration is set to change towards greater skepticism. Elsewhere, the SCMP called on South Korea, facing pronounced population aging and workforce shrinkages, to become more open to immigrants and minorities.
Cities facing challenges were a recurring theme. This Irish Examiner article, part of a series, considers how the Republic of Ireland's second city of Cork can best break free from the dominance of Dublin to develop its own potential. Also on Ireland, the NYR Daily looked at how Brexit and a hardened border will hit the Northern Ireland city of Derry, with its Catholic majority and its location neighbouring the Republic. CityLab reported on black migration patterns in different American cities, noting gains in the South, is fascinating. As for the threat of Donald Trump to send undocumented immigrants to sanctuary cities in the United States has widely noted., at least one observer noted that sending undocumented immigrants to cities where they could connect with fellow diasporids and build secure lives might actually be a good solution.
Declining rural settlements featured, too. The Guardian reported from the Castilian town of Sayatón, a disappearing town that has become a symbol of depopulating rural Spain. Global News, similarly, noted that the loss by the small Nova Scotia community of Blacks Harbour of its only grocery store presaged perhaps a future of decline. VICE, meanwhile, reported on the very relevant story about how resettled refugees helped revive the Italian town of Sutera, on the island of Sicily. (The Guardian, to its credit, mentioned how immigration played a role in keeping up numbers in Sayatón, though the second generation did not stay.)
The position of Francophone minorities in Canada, meanwhile, also popped up at me.
This TVO article about the forces facing the École secondaire Confédération in the southern Ontario city of Welland is a fascinating study of minority dynamics. A brief article touches on efforts in the Franco-Manitoban community of Winnipeg to provide temporary shelter for new Francophone immigrants. CBC reported, meanwhile, that Francophones in New Brunswick continue to face pressure, with their numbers despite overall population growth and with Francophones being much more likely to be bilingual than Anglophones. This last fact is a particularly notable issue inasmuch as New Brunswick's Francophones constitute the second-largest Francophone community outside of Québec, and have traditionally been more resistant to language shift and assimilation than the more numerous Franco-Ontarians.
The Eurasia-focused links blog Window on Eurasia pointed to some issues. It considered if the new Russian policy of handing out passports to residents of the Donbas republics is related to a policy of trying to bolster the population of Russia, whether fictively or actually. (I'm skeptical there will be much change, myself: There has already been quite a lot of emigration from the Donbas republics to various destinations, and I suspect that more would see the sort of wholesale migration of entire families, even communities, that would add to Russian numbers but not necessarily alter population pyramids.) Migration within Russia was also touched upon, whether on in an attempt to explain the sharp drop in the ethnic Russian population of Tuva in the 1990s or in the argument of one Muslim community leader in the northern boomtown of Norilsk that a quarter of that city's population is of Muslim background.
Eurasian concerns also featured. The Russian Demographics Blog observed, correctly, that one reason why Ukrainians are more prone to emigration to Europe and points beyond than Russians is that Ukraine has long been included, in whole or in part, in various European states. As well, Marginal Revolution linked to a paper that examines the positions of Jews in the economies of eastern Europe as a "rural service minority", and observed the substantial demographic shifts occurring in Kazakhstan since independence, with Kazakh majorities appearing throughout the country.
JSTOR Daily considered if, between the drop in fertility that developing China was likely to undergo anyway and the continuing resentments of the Chinese, the one-child policy was worth it. I'm inclined to say no, based not least on the evidence of the rapid fall in East Asian fertility outside of China.
What will Britons living in the EU-27 do, faced with Brexit? Bloomberg noted the challenge of British immigrant workers in Luxembourg faced with Brexit, as Politico Europe did their counterparts living in Brussels.
Finally, at the Inter Press Service, A.D. Mackenzie wrote about an interesting exhibit at the Musée de l'histoire de l'immigration in Paris on the contributions made by immigrants to popular music in Britain and France from the 1960s to the 1980s.
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[AH] Five #alternatehistory maps from r/imaginarymaps: UK-Dutch, Patagonias, Virginia, Japan, Europe
This r/imaginarymaps map imagines a united Anglo-Dutch state. Could such have ever have occurred?
This r/imaginarymaps map, one in a series, imagines a Patagonia divided between multiple rival powers perhaps after the Guyanas. Could Patagonia, only recently incorporated into Argentina and Chile, have seen something like this?
This is a perhaps-optimistic depiction of the territory that a #Virginia independent of the United States might have held. In a no-US timeline, how far could it have gotten?
This r/imaginarymaps map sees the Empire of Japan as a bulwark against Communism in Asia, even taking Australia and New Zealand under its aegis. Too, see its protectorate over the Russian Far East.
This r/imaginarymaps map, imagining a European Federation circa 2004, makes an important point: The earlier that Europe unifies, the more geographically restricted its membership will be.
Posted in Assorted, History, Popular Culture
Tagged with alternate history, borders, communism, england, european union, japan, links, netherlands, patagonia, russian far east, siberia, south america, united states, virginia
Bad Astronomer Phil Plait considers the possibility that interstellar objects like 'Oumuamua might help planets consdense in young systems.
The Broadside Blog's Caitlin Kelly explains the genesis of news stories.
Centauri Dreams explores a remarkable thesis of somehow intelligent, living even, mobile stars.
Citizen Science Blog reports on an ingenious effort by scientists to make use of crowdsourcing to identify venerable trees in a forest.
The Crux takes a look at the idea of rewilding.
D-Brief takes a look at how active auroras can lead to satellite orbits decaying prematurely.
Bruce Dorminey reports on a new finding suggesting that the suspected exomoon given the name Kepler-162b I does not exist.
JSTOR Daily takes a look at the incident that led to the concept of Stockholm syndrome.
Language Log takes a look at the idea of someone having more than one native language. Is it even possible?
Robert Farley at Lawyers, Guns and Money looks at how trade war with the EU is hurting the bourbon industry of the United States.
The LRB Blog reports on the aftermath in Peru of the startling suicide of former president Alan Garcia.
Marginal Revolution links to a paper suggesting that rising health care costs have hurt the American savings rate and the wider American economy.
Russell Darnley takes a look at the innovative fish weirs of the Aborigines on Australia's Darling River.
The NYR Daily takes a look at Russian Doll and the new era of television.
The Planetary Society Blog notes the formal end of the Mars rover expeditions. Spirit and Opportunity can rest easy.
Drew Rowsome praises Out, a one-man show at Buddies in Bad Times exploring what it was like to be out in the late 1970s.
Starts With A Bang's Ethan Siegel notes that a search for dark matter has revealed evidence of the radioactive decay of pretty but not perfectly stable isotope xenon-124.
Window on Eurasia considers the likely impact of new Ukrainian president Volodymir Zelensky on Ukrainian autocephaly.
Arnold Zwicky celebrated the penguin drawings of Sandra Boynton, starting from her World Penguin Day image from the 25th of April.
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[NEWS] Five politics links: alt-right in Canada, Spain, South Korea, England
NOW Toronto notes the growth of the far right and of anti-Muslim extremism in Canada.
The Conversation notes how depriving online trolls of platforms is not going to stop their message from spreading.
The Conversation notes how, particularly, the rise of Vox in Spain means that country's language on immigration is set to change.
The SCMP calls on South Korea, facing pronounced population aging and workforce shrinkages, to become more open to immigrants and minorities.
Alan Crawford at Bloomberg argues that Brexit can be traced to the lack of representation of England, specifically, in a federalizing United Kingdom. Who are the English? What do they want?
Posted in Assorted, Canada, Demographics, Economics, Politics, Social Sciences
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Q: Best fit equation from a scanned image I am trying to extract a curve from a scanned graph and find a best fit equation. For example, starting from:

How could one find an equation starting from the image file ?

A: Well, you have two questions in one: (1) How to "take" the curve from the image into Mma? and (2) How to fit it?.
Here I address the first question and give one possible solution aditional to the ones offered before.
Some time ago I published a function copyCurve on this site, along with its detailed description. You can take it from there.

*

*Copy the image from the screen (Right click, and choose "Copy image") and paste it inside the brackets of the function copyCurve
copyCurve[place your image here]

*Evaluate the resulting expression.

*Follow the instructions for the program published on the site mentioned above and place the cursors along the curve of your choice. I have chosen the blue one for the sake of example. You should obtain something like this:

*As soon as this is done, press the button "Make the list of the curve points" and then in a separate cell evaluate the variable listOfPoints. You will get the following list for the blue line:
{{0.191, -0.021}, {0.24, 0.645}, {0.261, 1.36}, {0.283,
  2.101}, {0.294, 2.742}, {0.31, 3.314}, {0.315, 3.952}, {0.336,
  4.862}, {0.347, 5.635}, {0.358, 6.309}, {0.374, 7.015}, {0.39,
  7.722}, {0.411, 8.462}, {0.416, 9.236}, {0.443, 10.01}, {0.454,
  10.651}, {0.475, 11.256}, {0.502, 11.895}, {0.544, 12.434}, {0.598,
  12.635}, {0.662, 12.298}, {0.71, 11.626}, {0.769, 10.784}, {0.817,
  10.01}, {0.859, 9.303}, {0.902, 8.564}, {0.95, 7.824}, {0.998,
  7.15}, {1.052, 6.442}, {1.105, 5.837}, {1.158, 5.199}, {1.233,
  4.458}, {1.313, 3.817}, {1.399, 3.179}, {1.505, 2.64}, {1.596,
  2.205}, {1.703, 1.799}, {1.81, 1.56}, {1.922, 1.261}, {2.055,
  1.026}, {2.173, 0.857}, {2.301, 0.722}, {2.456, 0.553}, {2.605,
  0.453}, {2.76, 0.385}}
Done.
Now you can fit it. To do this you need to have a function to which you are going to fit the data. Since you gave no function, I cannot help you further.
Have fun!
Edit: to address your second question. First of all the Planck if you use the Planck distribution, then the only fitting parameter may be the temperature. So you should not fix it to constant. Second, do not forget that your plot is not given in SI units, while the Planck formula you gave operates with them. So you need to adapt them. You might want to operate as follows:
  Clear[lst];
lst = {{0.191`, -0.021`}, {0.24`, 0.645`}, {0.261`, 1.36`}, {0.283`,
     2.101`}, {0.294`, 2.742`}, {0.31`, 3.314`}, {0.315`,
     3.952`}, {0.336`, 4.862`}, {0.347`, 5.635`}, {0.358`,
     6.309`}, {0.374`, 7.015`}, {0.39`, 7.722`}, {0.411`,
     8.462`}, {0.416`, 9.236`}, {0.443`, 10.01`}, {0.454`,
     10.651`}, {0.475`, 11.256`}, {0.502`, 11.895`}, {0.544`,
     12.434`}, {0.598`, 12.635`}, {0.662`, 12.298`}, {0.71`,
     11.626`}, {0.769`, 10.784`}, {0.817`, 10.01`}, {0.859`,
     9.303`}, {0.902`, 8.564`}, {0.95`, 7.824`}, {0.998`,
     7.15`}, {1.052`, 6.442`}, {1.105`, 5.837`}, {1.158`,
     5.199`}, {1.233`, 4.458`}, {1.313`, 3.817`}, {1.399`,
     3.179`}, {1.505`, 2.64`}, {1.596`, 2.205`}, {1.703`,
     1.799`}, {1.81`, 1.56`}, {1.922`, 1.261`}, {2.055`,
     1.026`}, {2.173`, 0.857`}, {2.301`, 0.722`}, {2.456`,
     0.553`}, {2.605`, 0.453`}, {2.76`, 0.385`}} /. {x_,
     y_} -> {x*10^-6, y*10^12};
model = (2*h*c^2)/\[Lambda]^5*1/(Exp[(h*c)/(\[Lambda]*k*T)] - 1)
ff = FindFit[lst, model, {{T, 4000}}, \[Lambda]]

yielding
(*   {T -> 4974.56}   *)

Alternatively you may do this:
 Manipulate[
 Show[{

   Plot[(2*h*c^2)/\[Lambda]^5*1/(
     Exp[(h*c)/(\[Lambda]*k*T)] - 1), {\[Lambda], 0, 3*10^-6}],
   ListPlot[lst]

   }], {{T, 4990}, 4900, 5100}]

you should obtain this:

Once more, have fun!

A: Here's something to get you started, (assembled from Andy Ross' code).  Data points are extracted from a data series in an image.
Your original image will need some editing in order to process each curve separately.
The following tadpoles plot is used for example.
img = Import@"http://www.biologycorner.com/resources/graph_tadpoles.JPG";
data = Round[ImageData[img], 1];
col = DeleteDuplicates[Flatten[Round[ImageData[img], 1], 1]];
Graphics[{RGBColor[#], Disk[]}, ImageSize -> Tiny] & /@ col

Select which colour to extract, col[[3]]:
binImage = Image@Replace[data, {col[[3]] -> 1, _ :> 0}, {2}];
curve = ImageApply[{0, 0, 0} &, binImage,
   Masking -> ColorNegate[Binarize[GaussianFilter[binImage, 5]]]];
curvLoc = (Reverse /@ Position[ImageData[curve, DataReversed -> True], {1., 1., 1.}]);
ListPlot[curvLoc, PlotRange -> All, ImageSize -> 500]

Extract the top line.
groups = GatherBy[curvLoc, First];
maxes = Last@Sort@# & /@ groups;
ListLinePlot[Sort@maxes, ImageSize -> 500]

Note this actually is the top line.  You'll have to judge whether adjustment is needed.
Show[ListPlot[curvLoc, PlotRange -> All, PlotStyle -> Directive[Thick, Orange]],
 ListLinePlot[Sort@maxes], ImageSize -> 800]

From there you can analyse the data points.
To scale the data points it's helpful if the original image is clipped to know axis dimensions.  Then you can use ImageDimensions to scale the data.

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On Wednesday, we covered a rather lengthy story from RMC Sport (first unveiled by Foot Mercato) claiming that Paris Saint-Germain were interested in Watford's Abdoulaye Doucouré for January.
In desperate need of a natural defensive midfielder, having failed to find a suitable one in the summer, the Ligue 1 champions will have to wait a couple of months to get their man, and even then they might not be able to afford it.
Le Parisien on Thursday explain Antero Henrique has a €24m envelope to play around with, meaning a loan might be the best option, and the French newspaper mention one name: Liverpool's Fabinho.
Prior to his move to Anfield, the Brazilian midfielder was heavily linked with Paris Saint-Germain, especially the year before, but Monaco's reluctance to bolster their rivals yet again (think Kylian Mbappé and Layvin Kurzawa) meant he stayed in the principality for an extra season.
Good news for the Ligue 1 side: times have changed, and with Fabinho struggling for game time under Jürgen Klopp, Le Parisien believe he could be interested in the move, currently 'bored' on Merseyside.
However, there's also bad news, and that's their relationship with his agent, Jorge Mendes, which, according to Le Parisien, isn't great, claiming things are 'very bad' between the two parties.
It's something to look out for, but we'd be shocked if Liverpool let Fabinho go, even for half a season, so soon after sneakily trumping most of the good teams for his services in the summer.


A Prospect's "BACK TO SCHOOL MENTALITY" Can Help You Grow Sales!
Did you ever notice people become more serious at the beginning of September? Gone are the lazy days of summer and in front of us are four important months before year end. I call this the "Back to School Mentality". I see it as much amongst adults as I do amongst kids. In the corporate world, vacations are finished, meetings that didn't happen over the summer are now on the calendar and decisions are being made. Why are corporate people more serious during the last four months of the year? Here are a few reasons. Executive decision makers have until year end to make things happen before their reviews. Not only do they need to complete initiatives on their list to get their bonuses and great scores, but also, those looking for promotions must showcase themselves to management. Further, many decision makers have to use their yearly budgets before they lose their yearly budgets. What does this mean for business owners and salespeople? Opportunity!! Below are ideas we've found successful in capturing opportunities while helping corporate decision makers achieve their goals.
1. Recommend funding a first quarter initiative using this year's budget. This is one strategy most of your competitors will completely overlook. Suggest using remaining budget to lock in on an initiative your prospect/client needs to complete during the first quarter of next year. This solidifies the business for you AND your client will appreciate you protecting next year's budget.
2. Secure Client Meetings Which Intentionally Grow Relationships. Set fall meetings with clients to discuss what you can do to help them during the fourth quarter. Use this opportunity to recommend additional programs as well as ask for referrals to other departments, divisions, parent companies, sister companies, and subsidiaries who have a bucket of money to spend on what you have to sell. If you don't ask, someone else will!
3. Showcase your clients. Remember, your clients and prospects are people who are working toward personal goals within their companies. If they want to be promoted, the last four months of the year are critical for reminding management of the game changing initiatives they started. Be a hero by helping decision makers "toot their horns" internally for initiatives you worked on together.
4. Resurrect Inactive Clients and "No-Go Proposals". Check in with clients who have not purchased from you in a while. Situations change and projects come off hold. Be top of mind so you will be there to collect when the money is on the table! Have any of your prospects said "yes" to your competitor instead of you? Are you sure they're convinced they made good decisions? Those sales can still be yours…but only if you stay in touch!
5. Mark Your Calendar! Make calls after 2pm the Wednesday before Thanksgiving to reach those "hard-to-reach" decision-makers without their assistants answering the phone. Office staff usually goes home at 2pm, leaving your decision-maker at the desk, relaxed and ready for your call! Were you thinking of leaving early that day?


In fact, McConnell called for "bipartisanship" numerous times and even offered some advice for his Democratic counterparts who retook the House majority and have promised multiple oversight investigations of the president, including a quest for his tax returns. It's a recipe for "yet more partisanship and acrimony in DC", Blanchard adds.
Trump, who had spent months demonizing Democrats as lawless "mobs" and telling his rally crowds that their ascendancy would tank the economy and plunge the nation into crime-ridden chaos, said Wednesday it was time for bipartisan co-operation. "They don't see politics as the arena in which they want to serve their community, and this did flip for us certainly after that election".
FILE - Democratic Congressman Eliot Engel.
Tuesday's midterm elections boosted Republicans' Senate majority, but Democrats serving on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee acknowledged the importance of controlling at least one chamber of Congress. They've come out over the past year in the Republican administration's protectionist trade policies and in moves to restrict immigration.
FILE - Senate Majority Whip Sen.
The president's rebuke was felt on Capitol Hill. The Democratic majority should hold high-profile hearings and votes on legislation to enact a $15-an-hour minimum wage, expand health-care guarantees, end price-gouging by pharmaceutical corporations, rewrite the tax code and avert austerity, protect immigrants, and revoke blank checks for unauthorized military interventions overseas. "The president, by the Constitution, is granted diplomatic power". Many have openly spoken of impeaching the commander in chief.
"You don't need to worry about a tiresome period", said national security expert Anthony Cordesman of the Center for Strategic and International Studies. "I don't know that control [of Congress] is the issue. I think their opinions should matter".
Republicans, though, pointed to Trump's 8-point victory in OH in 2016, and the four campaign visits he made to the state, including a southwest OH jaunt three weeks before the election. Cory Booker (D), California Sen.
In the third quarter, the commercial aircraft business recorded a loss of US$9 million before interest, taxes and special items. And in June 2016, the Quebec government closed a US$1-billion investment in Bombardier's then-wholly owned CSeries program.
Officers speculated Long, who had served in Afghanistan for seven months, was suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. Earlier this year, police were called to his home after neighbors reported what officers described as a disturbance.
Sur le plan humain, les personnels soignants de notre établissement sont profondément bouleversés par la situation . D'après les informations de L'Alsace , la fillette avait été victime d'un arrêt cardiaque après l'intervention.
As Trump and Pelosi extended overtures across Pennsylvania Avenue, they also shadowboxed around the new dynamic created by the House's ability to probe the president's business dealings and his administration. "Not to mention basic decency", Schiff tweeted.
"The return to political gridlock in Washington will likely serve to temper growth expectations, or at least moderate the prospect of additional stimulative fiscal policy", said Jon Hill, US Rates Strategist at BMO Capital Markets in NY.
"The United States can maintain a secure border and the rule of law while still upholding our country's values to protect those fleeing persecution and violence". Many younger House Democrats, including some of the newly elected, have pledged to vote against her.
"The White House should drag it out, bog it down, take the momentum away and make it go on forever", said Gingrich.
"The historic totals capped off a campaign season in the wake of President Donald Trump's election that was defined in large part by female activism", the CNN report said. And the effects of Democrats' strong night at the top of the ticket spilled down ballot.
Trump has also rebranded the Republican Party, in some ways dramatically, says Cal Jillson, a presidential scholar at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. "It's going to depend on how people perceive the opportunity".
"The single reason we don't have more women in office is traditionally because not enough women want to run", Dew Steele said.
U.S. Rep. Erik Paulsen, running in Minnesota's 3rd Congressional District race, hugs his wife, Kelly, after making his concession speech. They will likely pick up a few more. "This is a different political environment than any I've encountered during my adult life". I'd probably bet on Trump. He baits them and they dive in, and what he's done well, I thought, is appeal to their own narcissism, to their own ego. "These are things they never talk about".
Trump's inflammatory anti-immigrant rhetoric - deemed racist by many - has recently included misinformation about a migrant caravan traveling by foot through Central America and Mexico for the US border, along with his questionable threats to upend birthright citizenship.
Dems tend to do well in urban areas but the real story Tuesday may have been Democratic gains in the suburbs, said Weinfeld, the MSU expert. With the Democratic majority relatively thin, there wouldn't be a lot of room to maneuver.
Un éventuel refus royal pourrait cependant servir la défense de Mme Boël: il ne manquerait pas d'être interprété comme un aveu. Albert II de Belgique et Paola Ruffo di Calabria assistent à la messe en mémoire des victimes de l'attentat de Bruxelles.
Thaker told The Telegraph, 'Every time a top predator is removed or added, unexpected effects trickle through the ecosystem. In order to record changes in the physiology of lizards, researchers measured hormonal stress reactivity.
Les deux premiers participants enfileront le tablier de présentateur au comptoir de Burger Quiz le 28 novembre prochain. La ressemblance entre Alain Chabat et son fils Max prouve que la pomme ne tombe jamais loin de l'arbre.
Le gouvernement russe a annoncé avoir déjoué sept attaques terroristes durant la Coupe du Monde . Depuis juin 2016, tous les drones pesant plus de 0,25 kg doivent être enregistrés.
With his normal caddie already holding a scheduling conflict, Kuchar instead hired a local caddie to fill the void. Hickok toiled on the Mackenzie Tour in Canada, then the Web.com Tour before finally making it to the big leagues.
It's very hard to score against us at the moment. "I think the fans are split". 'There is a good dynamic about the team at the moment and we are in good form.
Police say it is yet to be determined if the incident is terror-related. "It's so chaotic", witness Sarah told Tom Elliott. The incident began with police getting reports of a auto that had burst into flames on the Bourke Street in Melbourne .
The way that Laika combines stop-motion craftsmanship with digital technology continues to be unique within the industry. As sometimes happens, the USA trailer - also released today - gives a slightly different look at the film.
Mrs May insists in her letter to Mrs Foster that she would never allow this second backstop to be activated. Your letter has raised a series of issues about the nature of the backstop.
Au mois de mai on apprenait qu'à terme les Qataris reprendraient les actions restantes: c'est donc chose faite à présent. Ces dernières années les marques Guylain et Godiva sont respectivment passées sous pavillon sud-coréen et turc.
The presenter struggled to appear completely natural, said Michael Wooldridge at the University of Oxford. Xinhua News claims the presenter can "read texts as naturally as a professional news anchor" .
As India's tour looms large, if the bans on Smith and Warner are indeed lifted, it could have significant repercussions on the series.
On voit sur les images le professeur demander à son élève de quitter la classe en raison d'une tenue vestimentaire non conforme. Il aura fallu l'intervention d'autres élèves et d'agents de sécurité de la Maywood Academy, pour interrompre l'empoignade.
Taxation des Gafa: Paris "ouvert à un report de l'entrée en vigueur"
Nous partageons la même analyse, il y a des difficultés techniques à résoudre, nous devons les résoudre dans les quatre prochaines semaines ", a expliqué M.
The series will feature a female hero, half human and half divine, and will be set in a mythical Mesoamerican-inspired world. Silvia Olivas ( Elena of Avalor ) is co-writer and co-executive producer, and Jeff Ranjo ( Moana ) is head of story.
Le joueur, actuellement en grande forme avec son club, n'avait pas été appelé lors de deux derniers rassemblements. En revanche Marcos Alonso, Albiol, Bartra, Koke et Paco Alcácer ne font pas partie de la liste.
Obama was referring to the " birther " conspiracy that Trump said he was investigating before he ran for president in 2016.
Patrisha, a self-proclaimed breastfeeding advocate, said she was happy to help because she knew the mother's predicament. After the baby was satisfied, Organo escorted the mother and child back to their seat.
The new rule comes as a so-called caravan of migrants from Central America travels north by foot through Mexico to the USA border. Trump claims he can accomplish this through an executive order, rather than with a constitutional amendment through Congress.
Speaking at press conference in the wee hours of Thursday, a sheriff said that around a dozen other people had been injured. She was the niece of actor and The Real host Tamera Mowry-Housley and her husband Adam Housley. "Our hearts are broken".
Au final, le passage de Jonathan Bussière comme entraîneur-chef des Grenadiers de Châteauguay n'aura duré que 18 matchs.


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Cook white rice - use apple cider, not juice.
Add red and green bell pepper cut small, same with an onion.
Salad shrimp frozen or large shrimp cut up.
Mix it all in proportion to cavity.
Cover cavity hole of bird with a small Portobello mushroom.
Bake at 350-375 degrees for about 45-50 minutes.


We know that music streaming has taken off in a big way. But if you are a music company or an artist, how do music streaming payment rates differ by platform? The answer is they differ a lot. To see who pays most and least, read on.
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Exclusive Interview and Video: Bull Star Freddy Rodriguez on Michael Weatherly, Dr. Phil and More
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Michael Weatherly's new CBS series Bull, loosely based on Dr. Phil's life back when he ran a trial consulting firm, got off to a strong start. Tonight, it is back with a new case when Bull (Weatherly) and his team take on the issue of jury bias against their client (Celeste Arias as Reese), who is on trial for the murder of a star athlete she accused of assaulting her.
Reese will be represented by Benny Colón (Freddy Rodriguez), who last episode stepped out of his comfort zone as a legal consultant and tried his first case in two years.
Tonight, he's back in the courtroom, and Reese's case puts Benny in direct confrontation with his ex-girlfriend Amanda (Tiffany Villarin), a fellow attorney he hasn't seen since their breakup two years earlier when he was fired from the District Attorney's office.
"I can't say much because a lot of it is revealed in tonight's episode as to what happened, but I will tell you the backstory is revealed, what their relationship was like, and why Benny was fired," Rodriguez tells Parade.com in this exclusive interview.
Rodriguez also talks about the advice he got from Dr. Phil before filming started, working with NCIS alum Weatherly, the importance of his playing an attorney, and more.
Let me start by asking if you've ever served on jury duty? What was the experience like?
No, I have never served on jury duty. I have actually gone, but never been chosen to serve.
Did you talk with Dr. Phil before filming about his days doing jury consulting?
Absolutely. Before we started the pilot, I met Dr. Phil in Los Angeles. We sat for hours and he talked about his previous life when he had the most prolific trial consulting firm in all the United States. He talked about the case with Oprah. It was fascinating. I never knew that trial science existed. I never knew the details behind trial science. I felt like I was listening to something completely new and felt it would be a very interesting television show. I thought everyone who watched the show would find it to be new as well.
Your character began by advising other attorney's, but then you got to take a case to trial. Will you be doing more of that?
Yes, on tonight's episode I will be. What was great about that previous episode, it was the first time that Benny tried a case in two years because he was fired from the D.A.'s office, which is how he started to work with Bull. There will be episodes where you will see Benny trying cases, there will be episodes where he is consulting with other lawyers, it will keep it interesting for the rest of the season.
What's it like working with Michael Weatherly?
I can tell you that out of the 22 years that I have been doing this professionally, Michael is one of the most decent human beings I have ever worked with. He is one of the most selfless individuals, who thinks about everyone else before he thinks about himself, which is one of the rarest qualities you will find in this industry.
Especially someone who at this point in his career could write his own ticket and behave in any manner he wishes and probably get away with it. He has chosen to be himself and to act that way. I think that is part of the secret to why he is so successful. As the leading man on this show, he creates an environment that makes everyone feel comfortable and all the actors feel free to thrive in. He creates a wonderful synergy. I think that is part of why the show has been successful so far.
So much has been made of the fact that TV is better about diversity than films. Do you think playing an attorney you better represent for Latinos than playing another gang member?
I think subconsciously that is there. Through the trajectory of my career, I think I have done a pretty good job at playing successful Latino characters on TV and film the majority of time. But it is just a reflection of America. I think there is some truth to the stereotype. When you see Latinos playing drug dealers or gang members, there is some truth to that, which is why those characters are created. There is nothing wrong with those characters being represented on television or in film, but there is the other side of the spectrum. There are Latinos who are lawyers, who are professionals, who are successful, and it is very important that those types of Latinos are also portrayed. I have been so lucky that I have had the chance to do it many times over and I am so lucky to do it now on Bull.
Bull airs tonight at 9 p.m. ET/PT on CBS.

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R. Kelly's Alleged Sexual Assaults And Why No One's Talking About It
Jessica Hopper interviewed music journalist Jim DeRogatis in The Village Voice about his 15 years' worth of reporting on the accusations against the singer. Here are the most revealing quotes.
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In an illuminating interview with freelance writer and Rookie music editor Jessica Hopper for The Village Voice, music journalist Jim DeRogatis discusses the many, many underreported stories of R. Kelly's history of sexual assault.
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DeRogatis, now a professor at Columbia College Chicago, was the first to report on the charges against R. Kelly, when he was the pop-music critic at the Chicago Sun-Times 15 years ago. As Hopper writes, DeRogatis "was anonymously delivered the first of two videos he would receive depicting the pop star engaging in sexual acts with underage girls." He's since been one of the only journalists, along with his Sun colleague Abdon Pallaschhom, to consistently report on the accusations of assault against Kelly over the last decade-plus.
Below are some of the most important quotes from Hopper's interview with DeRogatis about R. Kelly's alleged crimes, and why more journalists and fans are not talking about them.
DeRogatis on the initial reports of R. Kelly's sex with minors:
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They were stomach churning. The one young woman, who had been 14 or 15 when R. Kelly began a relationship with her, detailed in great length, in her affidavits, a sexual relationship that began at Kenwood Academy: He would go back in the early years of his success and go to Lina McLin's gospel choir class. She's a legend in Chicago, gospel royalty. He would go to her sophomore class and hook up with girls afterward and have sex with them. Sometimes buy them a pair of sneakers. Sometimes just letting them hang out in his presence in the recording studio. She detailed the sexual relationship that she was scarred by. It lasted about one and a half to two years, and then he dumped her and she slit her wrists, tried to kill herself. Other girls were involved. She recruited other girls. He picked up other girls and made them all have sex together. A level of specificity that was pretty disgusting.
On why more journalists aren't reporting about the accusations against Kelly:
Lucy Nicholson / Reuters
There's another reason: People are squeamish. I think a lot of people don't know how to do it, don't care to do it, and it's way too much work. It's just kind of disgusting to have to write about this and bum everyone out, when you just want to review a record.
On why the case of R. Kelly is different than other problematic signers with history of abuse, like James Brown or Led Zeppelin:
I think in the history of rock & roll, rock-music or pop-culture people misbehaving and behaving badly sexually with young women, rare is the amount of evidence compiled against anyone apart from R. Kelly. Dozens of girls -- not one, not two, dozens -- with harrowing lawsuits. The videotapes -- and not just one videotape, numerous videotapes. And not Tommy Lee/Pam Anderson, Kardashian fun video. You watch the video for which he was indicted and there is the disembodied look of the rape victim.
On how Kelly pressured one young woman into having an abortion:
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There was a young woman that he picked up on the evening of her prom. The relationship lasted a year and a half or two years. Impregnated her, paid for her abortion, had his goons drive her. None of which she wanted. She sued him. The saddest fact I've learned is: Nobody matters less to our society than young black women. Nobody.
On the responsibility of publications to at least acknowledge the acts, and have a critical discussion of what it means to like his music:
Andrea De Silva / Reuters
If you have an emotional reaction to a work of art and you use all your skills as a critic to back it up with evidence and context. That's all we can ask of anybody. We're all viewing art differently. The joy is in the conversation. Pitchfork is the premier critical organ in the United States for smart discussion of music, books, and artists, but it doesn't have this discussion. Reviews his records but doesn't have the conversation about, "What does it say for us to like his music?"
Rapes, plural. It is on record. Rapes in the dozen. So stop hedging your words and when you tell me what a brilliant ode to pussy Black Panties is, then realize that the next sentence should say: "This, from a man who has committed numerous rapes."
Read the full interview at The Village Voice, along with the court files and Jim DeRogatis' Sun-Times reporting on the case against R. Kelly.
The internet has already begun reacting to the interview, with many coming forward with their own stories about the singer.
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Writer Roxane Gay was amazed at the debate:
Roxane Gay @rgay
It remains insane to me that we are debating at R Kelly. I remember when he married Aaliyah at 15. He is a predator and always has been.
07:39 PM - 16 Dec 2013
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Some people compared R. Kelly's reception to Beyoncé's:
Trudy @thetrudz
As non legally consensual child abuse by R. Kelly is praised, adult, married, consensual sex and love between Bey/J is shamed.
@thetrudz
Black girls are abused, that's viewed as a sexual choice. BW have sexual agency in consensual relationships that's viewed as abuse. Binary.
Black girls are abused, that's viewed as a sexual choice. BW have sexual agency in consensual relationships that's viewed as abuse. Binary.
Mikki Kendall recounted her encounters with R. Kelly as a teenager:
Mikki Kendall @Karnythia
R. Kelly's fondness for visiting Kenwood is well known here so it wasn't a shock to see him flirting with teenagers.
Mikki Kendall
@Karnythia
R. Kelly's fondness for visiting Kenwood is well known here so it wasn't a shock to see him flirting with teenagers.
My first sighting of him was in 88 when I was 12 & he was chatting up some high school girls. They were in Kenwood jackets.
My first sighting of him was in 88 when I was 12 & he was chatting up some high school girls. They were in Kenwood jackets.
I never knew the details, I just knew that the girls were talked about for being fast & that he said the same things to all of them.
I never knew the details, I just knew that the girls were talked about for being fast & that he said the same things to all of them.
For some people, these accusations were new information:
karla xcx @mistletoezustin
how am i supposed to listen to do what you want with my body now that I know r kelly has been accused of rape several times
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@mistletoezustin
Some people considered the conflict between liking a song and hating the artist:
Michael Arceneaux @youngsinick
R. Kelly is a sexual deviant. If you give a sexual deviant money for a sexually explicit album, it says [something] about you on some level.
Michael Arceneaux
@youngsinick
At the very least, it says you are willing to compromise on principle for the sake of entertainment -- something most of us are guilty of.
I have admitted that some of Pissy's new songs are good, but I don't give him my money & I now worry Jesus is gonna bitch slap me.
I have admitted that some of Pissy's new songs are good, but I don't give him my money & I now worry Jesus is gonna bitch slap me.
If you find yourself inconvenienced to have folk remind you that R. Kelly is a pervert while you listen to his music, think of his victims.
Some women tweeted about how they felt when they were underage and approached by men:
Ashley Ford @iSmashFizzle
I wish I could explain how it makes a young girl feel to have a grown man disregard her age and make sexual advances toward her.
Ashley Ford
@iSmashFizzle
I will never forget the moment a man invited me to his hotel room, and I told him I was 12, then he repeated the damn offer.
I didn't have the emotional tools NOT to feel like I was gross. He said, "What yo mama been feeding you to make your ass so fat?" I was 12.
I didn't have the emotional tools NOT to feel like I was gross. He said, "What yo mama been feeding you to make your ass so fat?" I was 12.
I went back to my family's hotel room near tears, changing out of the skirt I was so proud to wear, still feeling like he was all over me.
I went back to my family's hotel room near tears, changing out of the skirt I was so proud to wear, still feeling like he was all over me.
Rapper Jean Grae questioned why people care all of a sudden:
LIFE WITH JEANNIE @JeanGreasy
So. I have to ask for real. If R. Kelly had THE JAM out right now. Y'all still be mad or no? Cause you had this info before.
LIFE WITH JEANNIE
@JeanGreasy
So. I have to ask for real. If R. Kelly had THE JAM out right now. Y'all still be mad or no? Cause you had this info before.
Ultimately, many people have come to settle with the fact that they love the music, but despise the man:
annkpowers @annkpowers
I've defended R. Kelly's music over the years, he is a dynamic outrageous artist. But as a human.......I think I'm done.
annkpowers
@annkpowers
I've defended R. Kelly's music over the years, he is a dynamic outrageous artist. But as a human.......I think I'm done.
Update: Kelly responded to the article and the resurrected conversation on the air during an interview with Atlanta's V-103.
When asked about the story, Kelly chose to brush it off. "Well I feel like I got the football man, and I'm running towards the touchdown and if I stop and look back or mess around, I'll get tackled," he explained.
The singer squashed the conversation by simply saying those who want to talk bad about him should just listen to the final track on his new album, aptly titled "Shut Up."
CORRECTION: Jim DeRogatis is a professor at Columbia College Chicago. An earlier version of this post said he is a professor at Columbia University. (12/16/13)
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Location of Harlan in Harlan County, Kentucky.
Harlan is one of three Kentucky county seats to share its name with its county, the others being Greenup and Henderson.
Harlan was first settled by Samuel and Chloe Howard in 1796. Upon the founding of Harlan County (named for Kentucky pioneer Silas Harlan) in 1819, the Howards donated 12 acres (49,000 m2) of land to serve as the county seat. The community there was already known as "Mount Pleasant", apparently owing to a nearby Indian mound. A post office was established on September 19, 1828, but called "Harlan Court House" due to another Mt. Pleasant preempting that name. During the Civil War, Confederate raiders under Gen. Humphrey Marshall occupied the town; the local postmaster renamed the community "Spurlock" after himself; and, in October 1863, the courthouse was burnt down in reprisal for the Union destruction of the courthouse in Lee County, Virginia. In 1865, the post office was renamed "Harlan" and, although the community was formally incorporated by the state assembly as "Mount Pleasant" on April 15, 1884, the town was already usually called "Harlan Court House" or "Harlan Town" by its inhabitants. The city's terms of incorporation were amended to change the name to "Harlan" on March 13, 1912. One year before, the Louisville and Nashville Railroad had arrived in Harlan and prompted massive growth. The city had initially expanded east along the Clover Fork; after World War II, it also expanded south along Martin's Fork.
Harlan is the site of a criminal case in which a man, Condy Dabney, was convicted in 1924 of murdering a person who was later found alive.
A flood in 1977 prompted federal aid that diverted the Clover Fork into man-made tunnels under Ivy Hill in 1989. In the 1990s, a flood wall was completed on the city's west side along the four-lane bypass U.S. Route 421.
A view of U.S. Route 421 from downtown; the flood wall and Harlan Independent Schools' athletic fields are also visible.
Harlan is located in west-central Harlan County at 36°50′29″N 83°19′12″W / 36.84139°N 83.32000°W / 36.84139; -83.32000 (36.841487, -83.320066), at the junction of the Clover Fork and Martin's Fork rivers. The Clover Fork continues north 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to join the Poor Fork, forming the Cumberland River, a major tributary of the Ohio River. Harlan is in a narrow mountain valley, constrained to the north by the western end of Black Mountain, to the south by Little Black Mountain, and to the west by Ewing Spur. The elevation at the Harlan Courthouse is 1,197 feet (365 m) above sea level, while the surrounding ridges rise outside the city limits to 2,100 feet (640 m) (Black Mountain), 3,000 feet (910 m) (Little Black Mountain), and 2,300 feet (700 m) (Ewing Spur).
U.S. Route 421 passes through the city as four-lane highway; it leads north 34 miles (55 km) to Hyden and southeast 23 miles (37 km) to Pennington Gap, Virginia. The closest city with a population greater than 10,000 is Middlesboro, Kentucky, 42 miles (68 km) to the southeast via U.S. Routes 119 and 25E.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city of Harlan has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.5 km2), of which 0.03 square miles (0.08 km2), or 2.45%, are water.
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Harlan has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,081 people, 926 households, and 550 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,187.4 people per square mile (459.1/km²). There were 1,060 housing units at an average density of 604.8 per square mile (2.339/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 91.01% White, 7.02% Black or African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.86% Asian, and 0.82% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 0.62% of the population.
There were 926 households out of which 24.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.3% were married couples living together, 14.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.6% were non-families. 39.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.91.
In the city, the population was spread out with 21.3% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 19.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.8 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $17,270, and the median income for a family was $29,135. Males had a median income of $37,500 versus $20,852 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,572. About 23.8% of families and 32.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 40.0% of those under age 18 and 20.6% of those age 65 or over.
Overlooking East Central Street. Harlan High School and Middle School are visible on the left.
Two school districts, the Harlan County Public Schools and the Harlan Independent Schools, are based in the city. The independent schools, whose district roughly coincides with the city limits of Harlan, feature Harlan Elementary, Harlan Middle, and Harlan High.
Harlan County High School, which opened in 2008 as the consolidation of the county district's three previous high schools (James A. Cawood, Evarts, and Cumberland), serves all other public high school students in the county. Harlan also features a campus of Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College.
The Harlan Daily Enterprise newspaper is published Monday through Saturday. Radio stations serving Harlan are WHLN (adult contemporary, 1410 AM), WFSR (gospel, 970 AM) and WTUK (country, 105.1 FM).
Some storylines of the FX Networks drama Justified take place in Harlan, although no scenes have been filmed there. The 2012–13 National Geographic series Kentucky Justice which followed the Harlan County Sheriff's Office in their daily duties was filmed in Harlan and Harlan County.
Harlan was also featured in the Darrell Scott song "You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive" (later performed by Brad Paisley and Patty Loveless), the Steve Earle song "Harlan Man", the Anna McGarrigle song "Goin' Back to Harlan" (notably covered by Emmylou Harris) and the song "Harlan County Line" from Dave Alvin.
Harlan County, USA a documentary about the coal miners' strike against the Brookside Mine of the Eastover Mining Company in Harlan County, Kentucky in June, 1973. Eastovers refusal to sign a contract (when the miners joined with the United Mine Workers of America) led to the strike, which lasted more than a year and included violent battles between gun-toting company thugs/scabs and the picketing miners and their supportive women-folk. Director Barbara Kopple puts the strike into perspective by giving us some background on the historical plight of the miners and some history of the UMWA. It won an Oscar for Best Documentary in 1977. This is one of the reasons it is called "Bloody Harlan".
Mike Howard, two-time winner of Harlan Countian of the Year, widely known as "Mountain Santa" who repairs toys and gifts for local children, has weekly devotionals at County jail and brings treats and songs to the nursing home.
^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Harlan city, Kentucky". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
^ a b c d Greene, James III. The Kentucky Encyclopedia, p. 408. "Harlan". University Press of Kentucky (Lexington), 1992. Accessed 30 July 2013.
^ a b c Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 131. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
^ Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office. "Harlan, Kentucky". Accessed 29 July 2013.
^ Borchard, Edwin M. (1932). Convicting the Innocent; Sixty-Five Actual Errors of Criminal Justice. p. 55. ISBN 1-4086-7960-4.
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Q: How do you stop piracy of Windows Phone 7 applications? Given the recent hack on Preemptive's CEO's Windows Phone 7 App, what do other developers do to limit their application's chances of being ripped off?
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I am not just looking for "a solution" as nearly all of them will have flaws, but instead one that balances the wire between "slows down all the code your put through it" and "isn't really that effective in practice"
many thanks in advance

A: The app you mention hasn't been hacked. Only the media has been extracted and copied into a new app.
The only (semi)-reliable way to protect against this is to stream your media on-demand, after the user has authenticated. Fingerprint the media using one of the many cryptography/steganography methods out there with unique user ID signature. This way, if/when your media is eventually ripped off, you have at least some chance of identifying the user whose copy the media was ripped from. (Not that this is going to help you much, if you are sticking to only legal actions. Which I strongly recommend.)
Reality is - there is no way you can protect content using technology. The only thing you can do is follow up the legal procedures set by the app store.

A: Let each app download an ID and verifiy it against paid ones. Make this verification happen every so often, not all the time or else it wouldn't work without internet. Also make sure that the user can't use the app unless they are verified within a reasonable amount of time.

A: See this anti-piracy code, it works 100% with our apps too!!!
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A: Another option to use is MTIKS WP7 SDK. http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=ef88cf9415282e762a33f866c&id=6cf2a86fb3 Here they state they can track piracy.
My opinion is currently using any  anti-piracy check is bit stupid, because of current store model and certification process.


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Frazier's grandson, 22-year-old /*Travis Fendley*/ is in the Fresno County Jail facing murder charges.
Police said he left the crime scene, stole his mother's car then crashed it in Merced County, where he was taken into custody.
Crime scene investigators spent hours looking for evidence inside the home. But detectives said the case wasn't considered a homicide until the results of Frazier's autopsy and a confession from her grandson Travis Fendley.
"I know it wasn't our Travis that did that, it was his mental illness," said Fendley's aunt, Becky Alford.
Alford said her nephew was diagnosed with his mental illnesses four years ago. She said Fendley's condition deteriorated quickly over the past six months and he became violent.
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Fendley has not yet been formally charged with his grandmother's murder.