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% Author: Carl Doersch (cdoersch at cs dot cmu dot edu)
%
% Spawn a set of parallel workers.  njobs is the number of separate
% workers.  target is either the hostname of a machine where
% qsub may be run (this machine must have the output
% directory of dswork mounted), or it may be the string
% 'local', in which case the workers will be run on the current
% machine.
%
% conf may include the following:
%
%   - qsubopts: any additional flags to pass to qsub.
%
%   - singleCompThread: a flag to tell matlab distributed workers to use
%                       only a single thread for computation.  Note
%                       that without this flag, each matlab can start a large number of
%                       threads, so running many of them at once can
%                       make you run out of threads in your userspace.
%
%   - runcompiled: a highly experimental flag allowing you to run with compiled
%                  code and an MCR.  This has worked in the past, but it has
%                  not been maintained.  Contact me if you would like to get
%                  it running again.
%
% You may need to rewrite this function to work on your cluster.
% The assumptions are (1) that ds.sys.outdir will point to a directory
% accessible to both the main thread and the distributed worker
% threads, (2) that filesystem should support sequential, close-to-open,
% or an equivalently strong consistency model, (3) that your filesystem supports
% fifo's (that only have to work within a single machine; most unix
% filesystems do) and (4) that it supports bash or an equivalent shell.
% This function simply generates shell scripts and then qsub's them.
%
function dsmapredopen(njobs,target,conf)
  if(nargin<3)
    conf=struct();
  end
  %general setup; should not need to be modified.
  if(strcmp(target,'local'))
    submitlocal=1;
  else
    submitlocal=0;
  end
  if(dsfield(conf,'qsubopts'))
    qsubopts=conf.qsubopts;
  else
    qsubopts='';;
  end
  if(dsfield(conf,'runcompiled'))
    iscompiled=conf.runcompiled
  else
    %try
    %  dummy = which(mfilename)
    iscompiled=isdeployed;
    %  iscompiled=0;
    %catch
   %   iscompiled=1;
    %end
  end
  if(dsfield(conf,'chunksize'))
    chunksize=conf.chunksize;
  else
    chunksize=1;
  end
  if(~iscompiled)
    dsworkpath=mfilename('fullpath');
    dotpos=find(dsworkpath=='/');
    dsworkpath=dsworkpath(1:(dotpos(end)-1));
  end
  global ds;
  sysdir=[ds.sys.outdir 'ds/sys/'];
  mymkdir(sysdir);
  distprocdir=[ds.sys.outdir 'ds/sys/distproc/'];
  mymkdir(distprocdir);
  unix(['rm ' distprocdir '*']);
  ds.sys.distproc.nmapreducers=njobs;
  ds.sys.distproc.hostname=num2cell(char(ones(njobs,1,'uint8').*uint8('?')))';
  ds.sys.distproc.commlinkmaster=cell(njobs,1);
  ds.sys.distproc.commlinkslave=cell(njobs,1);
  ds.sys.distproc.commlinkinterrupt=cell(njobs,1);
  ds.sys.distproc.progresslink=cell(njobs,1);
  ds.sys.distproc.allslaves=[];
  ds.sys.distproc.availslaves=[];
  ds.sys.distproc.possibleslaves=1:njobs;
  ds.sys.distproc.commfailures=zeros(ds.sys.distproc.nmapreducers,1);
  ds.sys.distproc.notresponding=[];
  ds.sys.distproc.nextserial=0;
  ds.sys.distproc.slavefinishedserial=zeros(ds.sys.distproc.nmapreducers,1)-1;
  dsgeninterruptor([distprocdir 'interruptor.sh'])

  for(i=1:njobs)
    ds.sys.distproc.commlinkmaster{i}=[distprocdir 'master' num2str(i) '.mat'];
    ds.sys.distproc.commlinkslave{i}=[distprocdir 'slave' num2str(i) '.mat'];
    ds.sys.distproc.progresslink{i}=[distprocdir 'progress' num2str(i)];
    ds.sys.distproc.commlinkinterrupt{i}=[distprocdir 'interrupt' num2str(i) '.mat'];
  end
  dssave();
  currchunk={};
  nchunks=1;
  libs=getenv('LD_LIBRARY_PATH');
  for(i=1:njobs)
     %generate the script.
     disp(['submitting job ' num2str(i)]);
     tmpOutFName = [distprocdir 'qsubfile' num2str(i) '.sh'];
     fid = fopen(tmpOutFName, 'w');
     [~,nm]=unix('hostname');
     if(numel(strfind(nm,'teragrid'))>0&&dsfield(ds,'dispoutpath'))
       logfile=[ds.dispoutpath '/output' num2str(i) '.log']
     else
       %this should point to the matlab binary accessible on worker nodes.
       logfile=[distprocdir 'output' num2str(i) '.log'];
     end
     % begin writing the script that will be run via qsub.
     mlpipe=[distprocdir '/mlpipe' num2str(i)];
     fprintf(fid, '%s\n',['#!/bin/bash'] );
     % some qsub systems refuse to forward the LD_LIBRARY_PATH, so we do it ourselves.
     if(~isempty(libs))
       fprintf(fid, '%s\n',['TMP_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:' libs] );
       fprintf(fid, '%s\n',['export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$(awk ''BEGIN{ORS=":";RS="[:\n]"}!a[$0]++'' <<<"${TMP_LIBRARY_PATH%:}");'] );
     end
     fprintf(fid, '%s\n',['cd "' pwd '";'] );
     fprintf(fid, '%s\n',['runtail=1;']);
     fprintf(fid, '%s\n',['if [[ ! -p ' mlpipe ' ]]; then']);
     fprintf(fid, '%s\n',['   if mkfifo "' mlpipe '"; then']);
     fprintf(fid, '%s\n',['     runtail=1']);
     fprintf(fid, '%s\n',['   else']);
     fprintf(fid, '%s\n',['     runtail=0']);
     fprintf(fid, '%s\n',['   fi']);
     fprintf(fid, '%s\n',['fi']);
     % on each worker, matlab is run with the fifo (mlpipe) as the STDIN that it reads commands from; this is the magic
     % that lets dscmd work.  Output is sent to a logfile.
     if(iscompiled) % iscompiled is for running compiled in a particular mpi environment.
       runnable = ['dplace -c ' num2str(i) ' ./dsmapreducerwrap ' num2str(i) ' "' ds.sys.outdir '" 1'];
       if(submitlocal)
         runnable = ['nice -n 15 ' runnable];
       end
     else
       if(submitlocal)
         matlabbin='nice -n 15 matlab';
       else
         %this should point to the matlab binary accessible on worker nodes.
         [~,matlabbin]=unix('which matlab');
         matlabbin=matlabbin(1:end-1);
       end
       sct='-nojvm';
       sct='-nojvm';
       if(dsbool(conf,'singleCompThread'))
         sct=['-singleCompThread ' sct];
       end
       %the actual command run in matlab once everything is set up.
       matlabcmd=['addpath(''' dsworkpath ''');dsmapreducerwrap(' num2str(i) ',''' ds.sys.outdir ''',1);']
       runnable = [matlabbin ' -nodesktop -nosplash ' sct ' -r "' matlabcmd '"'];
     end
     if(exist(mlpipe,'file'))
     else
       inputpipe=[];
     end
     fullcmd=[' ' runnable ' 2>&1 >> "' logfile '" &' ];
     fullcmd2=[' ' runnable ' 2>&1 < ' mlpipe ' >> "' logfile '" &' ];
     % note that this sh file is responsiible for dealing with dsmapredrestart
     % (as well as dealing with matlab crashing badly/segfaulting).  This while
     % loop simply runs matlab and, if its return code is nonzero, restart matlab.
     fprintf(fid, '%s\n',['rm ' logfile ]);
     fprintf(fid, '%s\n',['false;']);
     fprintf(fid, '%s\n',['while [ $? -gt 0 ]; do']);
     fprintf(fid, '%s\n',['if [ $runtail ]; then']);
     fprintf(fid, '%s\n',['   ' fullcmd2]);
     fprintf(fid, '%s\n',['   mypid=$!']);
     fprintf(fid, '%s\n',['   echo "a" > ' mlpipe]);
     fprintf(fid, '%s\n',['else']);
     fprintf(fid, '%s\n',['   ' fullcmd]);
     fprintf(fid, '%s\n',['   mypid=$!']);
     fprintf(fid, '%s\n',['fi']);
     %if(~iscompiled)
       fprintf(fid, '%s\n',['echo $mypid > ' distprocdir 'matpid' num2str(i) ]);
       fprintf(fid, '%s\n',['wait $mypid' ]);
       fprintf(fid, '%s\n',['done' ]);

       %fprintf(fid, '%s\n',['while kill -0 $mypid' ]);
       %fprintf(fid, '%s\n',['do' ]);
       %fprintf(fid, '%s\n',['  sleep 2s' ]);
       %fprintf(fid, '%s\n',['done' ]);

     fclose(fid);
     unix(['chmod 755 ' tmpOutFName]);
     % actually submit the jobs.  tmoOutFName is the actual script that needs to be run on each node.  In my case,
     % warp.hpc1.cs.cmu.edu was the root node of the cluster, which handled handled queueing for the cluster via
     % torque.
     if(submitlocal)
       logfileerr=[distprocdir 'stderr' num2str(i) '.log'];
       logfileout=[distprocdir 'stdout' num2str(i) '.log'];
       unix(['sleep ' num2str(floor(i/2)) ' && ' tmpOutFName ' >' logfileout ' 2>' logfileerr ' &']);
     else
       currchunk{end+1}=tmpOutFName;
       if(numel(currchunk)>=chunksize)
         submitchunk(currchunk,qsubopts,nchunks,target);
         nchunks=nchunks+1;
         currchunk={};
       end
     end
  end
  if(~isempty(currchunk))
    submitchunk(currchunk,qsubopts,nchunks,target);
  end
  ds.sys.distproc.isopen=1;
end
function submitchunk(chunk,qsubopts,chunkid,target)
      global ds;
      distprocdir=[ds.sys.outdir 'ds/sys/distproc/'];
      logfileerr=[distprocdir 'stderr' num2str(chunkid) '.log'];
      logfileout=[distprocdir 'stdout' num2str(chunkid) '.log'];
       logstring = ['-e "' logfileerr '" -o "' logfileout '"'];
       if(numel(chunk)==1)
         submitScr=chunk{1};
       else
         submitScr=[distprocdir 'qsubchunk' num2str(chunkid) '.sh'];
         fid = fopen(submitScr, 'w');
         for(i=1:numel(chunk))
           fprintf(fid, '%s\n',[chunk{i} ' &'] );
         end
         fprintf(fid, '%s\n','wait;' );
         fclose(fid)
       end
       qsub_cmd=['source /etc/profile; qsub -V -N dsjob' num2str(chunkid) ' ' qsubopts ' ' logstring ' ' submitScr]
       ssh_cmd = sprintf(['echo ''%s'' | ssh ' target ' ''bash -s'''], qsub_cmd)
       %ssh_cmd = sprintf(['ssh ' target ' ''%s'''], qsub_cmd)
       unix(ssh_cmd);
end


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Pandemic prevention plan includes lessening animal exploitation
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed a UNEP report which claims animal exploitation must be avoided to prevent pandemics.
As the number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide neared 11.5 million on Monday and the death toll topped 535,000, a new United Nations report detailed trends in human activity that are driving the emergence of zoonotic diseases and offered steps countries can take to prevent future pandemics.
"To prevent future outbreaks, we must become much more deliberate about protecting our natural environment."
The report, entitled Preventing the Next Pandemic: Zoonotic Diseases and How to Break the Chain of Transmission (pdf), was released on World Zoonoses Day. Zoonotic diseases, or zoonoses, are infectious diseases that are passed from animals to humans.
"The science is clear that if we keep exploiting wildlife and destroying our ecosystems, then we can expect to see a steady stream of these diseases jumping from animals to humans in the years ahead," U.N. Environment Program (UNEP) executive director Inger Andersen said in a statement announcing the report.
"Pandemics are devastating to our lives and our economies, and as we have seen over the past months, it is the poorest and the most vulnerable who suffer the most," Andersen added. "To prevent future outbreaks, we must become much more deliberate about protecting our natural environment."
Scientists of the UNEP, the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), and the South African Medical Research Council produced the report in partnership with other multilateral agencies and research institutions.
Researchers identified seven human-caused drivers of zoonotic disease emergence: increasing demand for animal protein; unsustainable agricultural intensification; increased use and exploitation of wildlife; unsustainable utilisation of natural resources accelerated by urbanisation, land-use change, and extractive industries; travel and transportation; changes in food supply chains; and climate change.
"This report makes many recommendations, all based on the One Health approach, which unites experts from multiple disciplines – public health, animal health, plant health, and the environment – to deliver outcomes that improve the health of people, wildlife, and the planet," Andersen explained in a foreword.
The UNEP summarized 10 key policy recommendations from the report:
Investing in interdisciplinary approaches, including One Health;
Expanding scientific enquiry into zoonotic diseases;
Improving cost-benefit analyses of interventions to include full-cost accounting of societal impacts of disease;
Raising awareness of zoonotic diseases;
Strengthening monitoring and regulation practices associated with zoonotic diseases, including food systems;
Incentivizing sustainable land management practices and developing alternatives for food security and livelihoods that do not rely on the destruction of habitats and biodiversity;
Improving biosecurity and control, identifying key drivers of emerging diseases in animal husbandry and encouraging proven management and zoonotic disease control measures;
Supporting the sustainable management of landscapes and seascapes that enhance sustainable co-existence of agriculture and wildlife;
Strengthening capacities among health stakeholders in all countries; and
Operationalizing the One Health approach in land-use and sustainable development planning, implementation and monitoring, among other fields.
In addition to acknowledging the devastation of Covid-19, the report highlights other recent examples of "headline-hitting and dramatically destructive novel diseases," including zoonotic influenza (Bird Flu), pandemic human influenza (H1N1), Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).
The report also underscores the importance of addressing "neglected zoonoses" that "are continuously present in affected (mainly impoverished) populations, yet receive much less international attention and funding than emerging zoonotic diseases," such as anthrax, bovine tuberculosis, brucellosis, rabies, cysticercosis (pig tapeworm), echinococcosis (hydatid disease), Japanese encephalitis, leptospirosis, Q fever, rabies, Lassa fever virus, and trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness).
Jimmy Smith, director-general of the Kenya-based ILRI, noted in a statement Monday both the elevated risks faced by many African nations and the potential leadership opportunities in terms of future zoonotic pandemics, given population growth and experiences combating diseases in countries across the continent.
"The situation on the continent today is ripe for intensifying existing zoonotic diseases and facilitating the emergence and spread of new ones," Smith said. "But with their experiences with Ebola and other emerging diseases, African countries are demonstrating proactive ways to manage disease outbreaks. They are applying, for example, novel risk-based rather than rule-based approaches to disease control, which are best suited to resource-poor settings, and they are joining up human, animal, and environment expertise in proactive One Health initiatives."
The report was welcomed by U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres, according to U.N. News. Echoing both the report and previous remarks he has made during the Covid-19 pandemic, Guterres said that "to prevent future outbreaks, countries need to conserve wild habitats, promote sustainable agriculture, strengthen food safety standards, monitor and regulate food markets, invest in technology to identify risks, and curb the illegal trade in wildlife."
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re:public is a collaborative project between artist Vince Briffa and percussionist Renzo Spiteri, commissioned by Cork 2005 European Capital of Culture. The site-specific installation involved the artists collecting a variety of materials from the Sant Antnin waste recycling plant in Malta in order to construct recordable, percussion stations for the public to interact with both physically as well as digitally within the space of the Cork Vision Centre.
Conceptually, the project concerns man's interaction with an environment as a starting point for artistic production. It is a collaboration between the artist as provider of the tools for creation and the public as artist. The work brings into play sounds made through the creative use of re-cycled materials which, although present in our day-to-day, are seldom thought of as tools for artistic creation, where the participating public becomes not only the performer, but also the composer, arranger and recording engineer in one continuous session.
On entering the space, the visitor is registered, assigned to one of the support staff members and shown into the exhibition space – an area explaining the project. The visitor is then taken to the first space of interaction, where a sound recording of that performance will commence. Once finished from the first space, the visitor will repeat this process and perform in all the various environments. These spaces are designed to provide the participant with diverse sensorial and material experiences promising a rich variety of possible sounds, textures and rhythms. Once recorded, these tracks act as essential core material for the eventual production of a very personal soundscape.
The second stage of the project deals with the manipulation of the recorded sounds to form the soundscape. The visitor is shown to a workstation in a separate area of the installation space The previously recorded files are present on this workstation and the participant, together with his/her helper manipulates the sound clips to produce a unique and personal soundscape. Other soundclips produced from previous visitors can also be incorporated in the piece thus re-enforcing the concept of 'public' being both a private and a collective creator.
The end piece is transferred to the CD cutting workstation where it is recorded as an audio CD for the visitor to take home. re:public is a project that provides a platform for a wide public interaction, participation and debate.


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Dave Maass filed this request with the Blythe Police Department of Blythe, CA.
This email is in response to your California Public Records Act request regarding ALPR use and subsequent information sharing, dated May 12th, 2018.
The Blythe Police Department did not during the time period specified in your request, and currently does not utilize ALPR equipment of any type. Therefore there are no records, documents, or "hot lists" available per your request.
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Senior Games is looking for volunteers for annual event
Volunteers are needed for the upcoming 2016 Bay Area Senior Games. Organizers are looking for high school students from Palo Alto, Gunn, Castilleja, Menlo-Atherton, Menlo School, Sacred Heart Prep, Los Altos, Mountain View, Woodside and Sequoia to help out.
Action begins locally on May 7 with volleyball at Cubberley Center gym. Shifts begin at 8:30 a.m. and again at noon. Volunteers are needed for athlete check in, hospitality and scorekeeping.
On May 21-22, soccer will be held at the Stanford intramural fields with shifts starting at 8:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Volunteers are needed for athlete hospitality, soccer ball monitoring and runners.
On May 22, swimming will be held at Stanford's Avery Aquatic Center with shifts set for 8:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Volunteers are needed for athlete hospitality, timing and runners.
Volunteers receive lunch and a T-shirt with time counting toward community service. More than 150 positions are open. Other sports include badminton, table tennis, racquetball, basketball and water polo.
Volunteers can sign up at and click on the yellow box on the home page. For more information: 323-9400.
Mary Hall was one of four Menlo College players who earned all-conference honors Tuesday as announced by the Golden State Athletic Conference.
Hall was joined by Alaina Morgan, Brooke Shigematsu, and Alyssa Seva'aetasi.
Hall earned her third consecutive all-conference honor. The senior center fielder was named all-Cal Pac team the previous two seasons.
Hall hit a career-best .400, fourth in the conference. She set a school single-season record for hits with 68, doubles with 16, and recorded the third-best season with 39 runs and 16 steals. She received the most votes among outfielders.
Morgan was voted to an all-conference team for the first time. She set the Menlo single-season record for home runs with 15, and was third on the team with 37 RBI, third highest in school history.
Shigematsu recorded a breakout season, knocking in a Menlo single-season record 42 runs and scoring a record 41 times.
Her .354 batting average was third best on the team and she tied for second on the team with 8 home runs.
Seva'aetasi put up career best numbers across the board to earn a spot on the All-GSAC team. She tied for second with 8 homers and had 40 RBI.
The RBI totals were second most in a single season. She batted .338 and had a .982 fielding percentage as a third baseman.
Menlo-Atherton High will host its 11th annual fundraising Big Bear Run on Sunday. The 5K race serves as the core fundraiser for M-A's athletic programs. It takes more than $110,000 each year for M-A Athletic Boosters to fund the basic needs for the teams and more than 900 athletes.
Information and registration for the race can be found here .
Sacred Heart Prep sophomore Sara Choy has been ranked the No. 1 girls Under-16 singles tennis player in the United States by the USTA, it was announced last week.
Choy's dominance on the national stage has extended to her first two seasons with the Gators. She currently boasts a 59-0 record against high school competition and is the two-time defending Central Coast Section singles champion.
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Poznajmy się! to tytuł cyklicznego programu telewizyjnego Jerzego Gruzy emitowanego przez Telewizję Polską na początku lat 60.

Autorami scenariusza każdego z odcinków byli: Jacek Fedorowicz, Jerzy Gruza i Bogumił Kobiela. Reżyserował Gruza.

Program prowadzili: Kobiela (w roli "Szefa") i Fedorowicz (jako "Personel"). Odcinki nadawane były za pośrednictwem wozu transmisyjnego z sali Teatru STS przy ówczesnej ulicy Świerczewskiego. Na program składały się konkursy, gry i zabawy z publicznością, występy estradowców, piosenkarek i piosenkarzy. "Poznajmy się!" zdobyło ogromną popularność dzięki bardzo dowcipnym, odkrywczym i zaskakującym pomysłom (tu po raz pierwszy w Polsce prezentowano m.in. filmy z ukrytej kamery) i sporej ilości improwizacji.
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J. John Mann, MD
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About J. John Mann, MD
J. John Mann MD, is The Paul Janssen Professor of Translational Neuroscience (in Psychiatry and in Radiology) and a former Vice Chair for Research in the Department of Psychiatry at Columbia University. He is Director of Research and Director of Molecular Imaging and the Neuropathology Division at the New York State Psychiatric Institute.
Dr. Mann is trained in Psychiatry and Internal Medicine and has a Doctorate in Neurochemistry. His research employs functional brain imaging, neurochemistry and molecular genetics to probe the causes of depression and suicide. Dr. Mann is the Director of the NIMH Conte Center for the Neuroscience of Mental Disorders, and Past President of the International Academy of Suicide Research.
Dr. Mann has published 458 papers and edited 10 books on the subjects of the biology and treatment of mood disorders, suicidal behavior and other psychiatric disorders. In private practice he specializes in the treatment of mood disorders.
Residency: Royal Melbourne Hospital
Paul Janssen Professor of Translational Neuroscience (in Psychiatry and in Radiology)


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A few years ago, around the time of another Ontario election, the actor and director Sarah Polley was flying home to Toronto from Los Angeles. She found herself seated beside a nice-looking, pleasant, older fellow who clearly recognized her. They chatted amiably. He seemed especially interested in her political views, which were known to be leftish. He urged her to consider supporting Ontario's then PC leader John Tory, whose quality the man said he would vouch for.
Polley said she couldn't even contemplate voting Conservative; when she was 15, she'd had two teeth broken by police as she protested Conservative premier Mike Harris's harsh policies on welfare and poverty. She said maybe in an earlier time, when Bill Davis was Tory premier, it would have been possible. She'd often heard that he was a fine person. Her seatmate beamed. "You've made an old man very happy," said Bill Davis.
So I tried to watch Tuesday's election debate through Bill Davis's eyes. Did he start when his name was invoked in praise by Liberal Premier Dalton McGuinty against current Tory Leader Tim Hudak? Probably not. They were a savvy bunch, those old Progressive Conservatives; they knew their party had been swiped from under them. Even the party acronym, PC, gradually became associated with a different term: Politically Correct -- a clever piece of rebranding.
I'm thinking of Davis, Joe Clark, Flora McDonald, Lowell Murray and Hugh Segal -- still in the Senate -- or best-in-show, the late, great Star columnist Dalton Camp. You'd probably have enjoyed sitting beside any of them on a long flight, as Sarah Polley did, and not been tempted to fake snoozing (a test for politicians once proposed by Alexander Cockburn). Never mind whether they should be called "Red Tories." They sought power in order to do something, not just punish certain demographics by cutting welfare (Harris), building prisons (Harper) or creating chain gangs (Hudak). They didn't think government was "the problem" like Ronald Reagan, a hero of their right-wing conservative successors, or that society didn't exist at all, like another such hero, Margaret Thatcher. Labels and ideology mattered little to them.
They had real success provincially: Davis's PCs in Ontario, Peter Lougheed's in Alberta. Federally they felt thwarted. At their last PC leadership convention, Peter Mackay was elected on a written pledge not to unite with the Reform party -- which he went on to do. Some of them whined, as if they knew it was already over, that they'd never got a break in the media, compared to Liberals.
They probably did deserve better, but who doesn't? Merit is rarely decisive in real life. And there is such a thing as the zeitgeist, the mood of the age. They shared the ZG of an earlier time, along with the Liberals and the NDP. It involved a sense of the usefulness of government and the importance of some kind of social solidarity, expressed largely through public institutions and programs.
The current ZG is harsher, very individualistic and also shared by all parties. Even the NDP's Andrea Horwath showed a quick flash of the anti-immigrant card during the debate, calling for jobs, "not just for new Canadians but for young people." Then it was gone, whoosh. What was that? That was the zeitgeist, folks.
Fortunately the zeitgeist isn't a godlike, unaffectable entity. It's partly the result of deliberate human effort and resources (like ideas and money), and it has to somehow reflect underlying realities. These include the reality of human interconnectedness and mutual need, which are hard to reflect without some role for government and society.
I sometimes wonder if the shrillest attacks on Big Government and the Gravy Train mightn't reflect an awareness of how vulnerable we'd all be without those public and social supports. It can be terrifying to feel that, and tempting to deny it so as not to face it. They don't want to feel vulnerable, since they do. In that case, the insights of Bill Davis's era remain useful, even if they'll surely take a new form as a new zeitgeist unfurls.
I'm glad the conversation with Sarah Polley brought him happiness and I wish him more in the years to come.
As we head to the polls in Ontario, the irony is that whenever lefties gather these days, someone asks whether it's the NDP or the Liberals who are the most progressive party running in this election.
Hugh Mackenzie of the CCPA has prepared a comprehensive comparison of the election platforms of the three major parties in Ontario's election.
If Tuesday's Ontario leader's debate was a poker game, the player with the biggest bluff to carry off was Conservative leader Tim Hudak.


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The Rocketsmiths are an indie rock band from Brisbane, Australia and have released three EPs (extended play albums) to date. They released their debut EP "Act One. Scene One." in June, 2006 with Sevens Records, and have since released two other EPs, "Meet Horace and Clyde" and "Parts, Pieces".

History
The Rocketsmiths all met at secondary school, and later formed a band under the name "The John Citizens". They played at pubs and other venues to gain popularity, and an audience; it is said that their live shows are "energetic, quirky and mature". They changed their name a few weeks after the release of their first EP, "Act One. Scene One" to "The Rocketsmiths", and later just the "Rocketsmiths". According to Brett Collingwood of Rave Magazine, this is because "some blokes from Sydney asserted they had that band name first. Not to worry; it's goodbye John Citizens, hello THE ROCKETSMITHS!". But as much as this annoyed the Rocketsmiths, it gave them a catchier name which people seemed to like better.

The Rocketsmiths then set off on a tour to further advertise the band, through Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide.
In an interview, this was written about the band's travel arrangements:But being enterprising young gentlemen, they are more than open to offers of vehicular transport from the public. "We will pay you!  It needs to make it down to Sydney and then to Melbourne and then to Adelaide in one day. And then we have to play two shows in Adelaide and then we have to go back to Melbourne and then we need to get back to Brisbane", says Dom in a single breath.

"And it needs to preferably have air-conditioning", interjects Dan.

"God we're asking a lot aren't we!"
 In October 2007, the Rocketsmiths released their second album, "Meet Horace and Clyde", which was a huge success around Australia. They launched it at "The Zoo", playing along with bands and singers, "Yves Klein Blue", "John Steel Singers" and "Inntown".

Before the release of "Parts, Pieces", triple j radio station released a "new music podcast", giving subscribers free songs of fairly new and hopeful bands. The Rocketsmiths' "The Boy Who Cried Misery", got featured as one of these podcasts and gained national, and international attention.

EPs

Act One. Scene One.
"Act One. Scene One." was the Rocketsmiths' first release, and released it when their name was still "The John Citizens". It featured six songs, thus making it an EP. All six were recorded and mixed over two days, in June, 2006. Lead vocals and guitar, Dom Miller said, "It's a six-track EP that we recorded ourselves in rehearsal rooms, studios and bedrooms,".
After releasing the EP, the Rocketsmiths performed many live shows in and around Brisbane, playing these songs. "Act One. Scene One." was not widely released, as the Rocketsmiths were fairly new at the time, and it is now a rarity.

Meet Horace and Clyde
Released in July 2007, "Meet Horace and Clyde" was the Rocketsmiths' second critically acclaimed EP. This helped them gain popularity and publicity, and found them playing alongside "The Boat People", "We Are Scientists" and "The Presidents of the United States of America". They were also invited to play at the famous Brisbane music festival, The Valley Fiesta, in Brisbane. The name of the EP, refers to the Rocketsmiths' alter-egos, Horace and Clyde. These are based on people the Rocketsmiths had met "at late nights, in strange cities", and have "outrageous, ecstatic and dangerous personalities contained deep within the minds of The Rocketsmiths". The following refers to them:

In the dark of night, two strange men emerge from the depths of drunkenness to wreak havoc upon the world. These two men are wild, dangerous and extremely inappropriate. They do not discriminate against race, colour or creed; everyone is in their target. Whether you're a dopey bouncer throwing them out of a fine drinking establishment or a young lady just looking for a nice night out on the town, these two men will harass you until you're screaming for mercy or in fits of laughter. Who are these two strange men, you ask? For the answer look no further than Brisbane's very own, The Rocketsmiths. In July 2007 these two men, Horace and Clyde, will be unleashed upon the world in a storm of music, beer and vulgarities and you can come along for the ride. The Rocketsmiths present the release and subsequent tour supporting their new EP, "Meet Horace and Clyde".
   - the Rocketsmiths

Track listing

Parts, Pieces
Released on 11 October, "Parts, Pieces", is the Rocketsmiths' newest and most successful EP so far. It follows the same format as the other EPs, having six songs. After "Parts, Pieces" was released, the Rocketsmiths' website biography changed to feature:
Picture yourself in an abandoned theme park. The rollercoaster is dilapidated, the merry go round a collection of twisted metal and cobwebs. The big top still stands, although shabby and dirty, in the middle of the park. Suddenly, the old tent lights up and strange music booms from the inside, cutting through the humid night air. A constant, throbbing beat grows faster as you run towards the thin streak of light shining from the entrance. The music seems to encompass everything around you; the decaying carnival, the deep night and the long grass brushing past your legs. There is no hint of danger as you burst through the tent flap and into the bright surrounds of the Big Top's interior. Standing on a stage in front of you are five young men with powerful voices and a sound like no other; they are Rocketsmiths.
   -the Rocketsmiths

Track listing

Band members

The Rocketsmiths consist of:

Dom Miller - Vocals and Guitar
Ianboy Apuli - Vocals and Lead Guitar
Luke Hefferan - Vocals and Keyboards
Dan Michael - Vocals and Bass
Brenty Fitch - Drums

Former members

Brock Smith - Drums

Discography

Studio albums

References

External links
Rocketsmiths Official Website
Rocketsmiths' Facebook page
Rocketsmiths' Myspace page
The Boy Who Cried Misery - Music Video by the Rocketsmiths

Musical groups from Brisbane


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Wed Dec 04, 2019 at 1:58pm ET Fri Jul 03, 2020 at 1:58 pm EDT
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Dean Kowalski, Lauren Beck, and Janet Carbin on Survivor: Island of the Idols. Pic credit: CBS
At least the person who got voted off Survivor tonight was able to see a loved one they hadn't seen in over a month.
When the episode began, there were still eight people left competing to become the Season 39 winner. Through some interesting gameplay, Karishma Patel was one of them.
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Who got voted off Survivor tonight?
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Survivor: Island of the Idols airs Wednesday nights at 8/7c on CBS.
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Штурм Львова — бой в ходе Северной войны, произошедший а.

Силами трёх кавалерийских полков шведский король Карл XII предпринял штурм города Львова, в то время центра Русского воеводства Речи Посполитой.

Предыстория
В конце мая 1704 года Карл XII выступил из своей зимней штаб-квартиры в направлении Варшавы для обеспечения защиты запланированных выборов короля Польши. Его войско состояло из 17 700 пехотинцев и 13 500 кавалеристов. После его прибытия под прикрытием шведской армии и против воли шляхты 12 июля 1704 года королём был избран Станислав Лещинский.

После выборов Карл XII выступил с армейским корпусом на регионы, выступавшие против нового короля. Август II Фридрих, курфюрст Саксонии, бывший к тому времени польским королём, не признал результаты выборов, и отошёл со своим войском от наступающей армии Карла XII. Когда шведское войско подошло к городу Ярославу, Август воспользовался возможностью занять Варшаву, чтобы свергнуть короля-противника. Карл отказался от преследования саксонской армии — вместо этого он отослал графа Магнуса Стенбока во Львов для получения откупа под угрозой ограбления города (нем. Brandschatzung). Во времена Северной войны город был одним из самых богатых и самых важных в Речи Посполитой.

Комендант крепости Францишек Галецкий был преданным сторонником Августа II. Он убедил городской совет не платить по требованию шведов, аргументируя это тем, что в последних войнах город не был захвачен. Карл XII выступил к городу всего с тремя драгунскими полками (полки Красова,  и Дюкера), пехоту и артиллерию же отправил обратно в Ярослав.

Штурм фортификаций
Шведы подступили к городу 25 августа (5 сентября) 1704 года. Часть войска заблудилась в густых лесах, поэтому Карлу XII пришлось отложить запланированное на следующий день наступление. Леса были настолько густые, что войска смогли соединиться только с использованием сигнальных рожков. Кроме того, из-за длительного дождя атака на следующий день в любом случае не смогла бы состояться. Это время Карл XII использовал для обучения недавно набранных кавалеристов. Их обучали ведению боевых действий с использованием ручных гранат — последнее было важно для штурма городских стен. Карл проинструктировал своих полковников вечером 26 августа (6 сентября) 1704 года.

Львов был защищён стенами с воротами. Перед фортификациями также находилась защитная стена с деревянным частоколом. Дополнительно город защищал ров, но он был осушен. Иезуитский монастырь был дополнительно усилен пушками и гарнизоном. Утром 27 августа (7 сентября) 1704 года шведы предприняли штурм. Полки продвигались под сильным огнём пушек и ручного оружия, который вёлся от пилонов монастыря. Каждый из полковников вёл собственный полк. Полк Бухвальда отвечал за правый фланг, полк Дюкера находился на левом фланге, а полк Красова — в центре.

Шведский король, находившийся в передних рядах атакующих, одним из первых оказался на городских стенах. Через четверть часа ворота города перешли под контроль шведов — они были захвачены полковником Торстенстоном и его подразделением, принадлежавшим к полку Красова. Полковник Бухвальд прошёл со своим полком до рыночной площади и захватил её — после этого город был захвачен. Причинами невысоких потерь в шведском войске были очень быстрое взятие под контроль городской стены и захват в плен значительной части защитников за короткое время. Лишь 30 кавалеристов были убиты во время штурма.

Командующий гарнизона Галецкий исчез — он попытался спрятаться в иезуитском монастыре. Один шведский трабант обнаружил его во время обыска и взял в плен.

Результаты
После штурма под контроль шведов перешла 171 пушка львовского гарнизона, а также большое количество боеприпасов и продуктов. Пушки пришлось взорвать, поскольку шведы не могли их забрать с собой. Сундуки с серебром и золотом решили доставить в шведский лагерь. Кроме того, жители города должны были заплатить контрибуцию в 300 тысяч талеров. Большая часть этой суммы была прощена после письма верного королю Швеции Станислава Лещинского.

Карл XII пообещал своим солдатам дать разрешение на 24-часовое разграбление города. После просьб жителей города о помиловании он отдал приказ немедленно остановить мародёрство.

Последствия
Карл XII вследствие быстрого похода на Львов оставил столицу Польши почти без защиты. Во время штурма Львова Август II, в свою очередь, захватил Варшаву, чем обратил короля-противника в бегство. В итоге Карл XII имел мало времени для празднования своего успеха и вскоре выступил с войском в направлении Варшавы. Шведский король стремился как можно скорее исправить свою ошибку.

Примечания

Библиография
 Anders Fryxell. Lebensgeschichte Karl des Zwölften, Königs von Schweden', Band 1, Braunschweig (1861)
 Knut Lundblad. Geschichte Karl des Zwölften Königs von Schweden', Band 1, Hamburg (1835)
 Voltaire. Geschichte Carls XII., Frankfurt am Main (1761)
 Georg Tessin. Die deutschen Regimenter der Krone Schweden: Unter Karl X. Gustav (1654—1660)', Böhlau (1967).

Сражения Северной войны
История Львова
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Осады 1704 года
Сентябрь 1704 года


Department of Tourism embarked on the process of developing the transformation strategy with a view to e and enhance the pace of transformation in the tourism sector. In 2017/18 financial year, the draft strategy was developed and approved for consultation with the tourism sector.
The draft strategy maps out a comprehensive set of targeted actions to transform the sector beyond compliance with the Amended Tourism B-BBEE Code d on 20 November 2015Consultative sessions will be conducted nationwide with all tourism stakeholders in the public and private sectors. The department will e and facilitate one consultative session per province and Urban Economics will deliver the presentation of the draft strategy.
The main objective of stakeholder consultations is to solicit inputs and comments from all interested, affected persons, organised and individual businesses and organisations in the tourism sector for finalisation of the draft Tourism Transformation strategy. The consultations are also aimed at providing a platform for the department to share the state of transformation in the tourism sector and collectively determine a way forward.
Nation-wide consultations will commence in September 2018 and conclude on 30 November 2018 after which the Urban Economics will start with the analysis of the inputs and development of the consultation report. The integration of inputs into the report will commence thereafter and the strategy will be finalised in March 2019.


If you're reading this long version of our statement, you've probably had some interaction with Thursday. We've been a band for thirteen years. We've played an uncountable number of shows, ranging from living rooms to stadiums. We've talked to every Zine, blog, Daily, Weekly, Monthly periodical… We've talked to every College, Commercial and Public Radio Station and sometimes we just hung out on the street talking to strangers. Maybe we met you. Maybe we worked together somewhere. Maybe you saw us or heard us with friends. Whatever the case may be, we owe you thanks. You've allowed us to be a band for thirteen years, to travel the world, to make records, to meet all of the people we've grown to love. And to open for our idols, work with our heroes, employ our friends (the best crew around) and see our dreams made real.
This year, Thursday has had so much to celebrate: our new record, No Devolución, came out ten years, to the week, after the record that was to become our touchstone: Full Collapse. To have one record still being celebrated a decade after it's release and another to be met with such critical acclaim was really more than we ever could've imagined. We just wanted to play basement shows in New Brunswick. It's funny… That sounds like a well-worn line now but it's absolutely the truth.
Well, if you've been touched by our music or our dedication or our embarrassingly out-of-fashion sincerity, then this is for you, friend: thank you for letting us make No Devolución. We hope you've heard it. We say "beg, borrow or steal… music is an idea… ideas are free" but we encourage you to support our fantastically sweet and hardworking label, Epitaph, by buying it if you can afford to.
Despite the fantastic year that the band has enjoyed, creatively, things haven't been as easy for us on a personal level. Without diving into detail, it's fair to say that this year has been an endless series of personal difficulties. We haven't had any falling out and are all still close. I'm sure that we will continue to create, in some capacity, together. We've talked about turning Thursday into something else: a non-profit, a band that only records sporadically, a collection of other projects… Underneath it all, the personal circumstances involved make it impossible to continue Thursday in the spirit that has made it special. So, we stop. For now, at least.
We hope to see many of you at these last shows. They'll be a lot of fun. We promise.
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Four UGA undergraduates have been named 2012 Barry M. Goldwater Scholars. They are among 282 recipients of the one- and two-year scholarships that recognize exceptional sophomores and juniors in engineering, mathematics and the natural sciences.
The UGA recipients are: Victoria DeLeo, a sophomore from Davie, Fla., who is pursuing bachelor's degrees in biotechnology and genetics; Marianne Ligon, a sophomore from Clemson, S.C., who is pursuing a bachelor's degree in cellular biology; Theresa Stratmann, a junior from Irmo, S.C., who is pursuing a bachelor's degree in ecology; and Waring "Buck" Trible III, a junior from Fredericksburg, Va., who is pursuing bachelor's degrees in ecology and entomology.
The Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation provides a maximum award of $7,500 per year for university expenses such as tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Congress created the program in 1986 to honor the late U.S. senator.
DeLeo, also a UGA Ramsey Honors Scholar, has been conducting cereal crop genomic analysis research under crop and social sciences professor Katrien Devos.
Ligon, who recently was awarded a UGA Foundation Fellowship, has participated in RNA immunology research in Rebecca and Michael Terns' biochemistry and molecular biology laboratory as a CURO Honors Scholar and CURO summer fellow.
Stratmann, a member of the Honors Program and a 2011 CURO summer fellow, currently is working on her own inquiry developing a species distribution model and related location and surveying techniques for the endangered bog turtle. Her research mentor is vertebrate ecologist John Maerz.
Trible, also a UGA Foundation Fellow, has been studying the behavior of invasive South American fire ants found in Georgia with entomology professor Kenneth Ross. Trible also traveled to Costa Rica, carrying out his own self-designed project on the interactions between fire ants and coffee farms.


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The Newbies
Part One -- by Becky Ratliff
This story is rated PG-13 for language. It refers to characters and situations introduced in my previous fanfic, "The Box." If you haven't seen it, please read it first!
The Darkest Night
An Echo of Yesterday
Even Kittens Have Claws
Degrees of Guilt
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The characters and situations of the TV program "SPACE: Above and Beyond" are the creations of Glen Morgan and James Wong, Fox Broadcasting and Hard Eight Productions, and have been used without permission. No copyright infringement is intended.
Marcy, Jimmy Avery, Anita Moore, Lisa Yamauchi, Kenneth Martin Lucas, Georgeanne Jeffords and all other characters not belonging to Glen Morgan and James Wong, Fox Broadcasting and Hard Eight Productions, are my creations and property. Permission is hereby granted to use them in fan fiction, providing that the author acknowledge my rights to them.
Thanks to Patrice and Claudia for all their help.
New members of the 58th squadron
Lt. James "Trey" Avery Jr.
Lt. Anita "Queen of Spades" Moore
Lt. Lisa "Joker" Yamauchi
Lt. Kenneth Martin "Ten of Diamonds" Lucas
Marcy "Brannigan"
copyright Becky Ratliff, October 1996
(Groombridge Agro-7, June 2064)
Corn grew very well on Groombridge 4. That was the reason for the colony's existence here. Twenty years ago, all of the workers here had been In Vitroes. Soon after, the government had begun indenturing felons here to pay off their debts to their victims. Unlike the IVs, whose indenture was over after five years if they could survive that long, the prisoners were here until they worked off whatever settlement they were sentenced to pay. That might be a month or two for a rich criminal, or a lifetime for a poor one. The AIs had begun arriving after the Ho Chi Mihn City accords. Marcy had been here in Agro Camp #7 for five years.
At first, it had been very hard. As one of the few AIs here not infected with the Stranahan virus, she was in a great deal of danger from those who were. The NB criminals hated the AIs and the tanks, who could outwork them and kept the quotas high. The IVs mistrusted her because they had learned that the Stranahan AIs were not to be trusted, and they had no way to tell the difference. She had learned quickly to be wary, circumspect, and ruthless with anyone who threatened her. But gradually she had earned the respect of the others. After a time, the colony's predators began to see the new people as easier pickings, and they left her alone for the most part. And so the last few years had passed, long weeks of boredom punctuated by the occasional episode of sheer terror.
Things had changed about a month ago, and it was all because of a needle and thread. She had ripped her uniform and asked for sewing things to mend it. It had seemed such a simple request, but the guard had been suspicious. He knew most AIs didn't care if their clothes were torn, and he thought she had some nefarious plan for the needle -- like poking him in the eye with it, or something. She had thought she had managed to talk her way out of it when the overseer had sent her back to the barracks unharmed. Nothing more had been said about the incident, and she had taken care not to attract any more attention.
Then a couple weeks ago, she had noticed a man watching her as she worked. At first, she had paid attention only to the business suit he was wearing and taken him for an Aerotech inspector. But then a couple days later, she had seen him again, this time in the company of two Marine officers. But they hadn't done anything, just watched her. The whole thing was very curious, and very ominous...change was likely to be trouble!
She had seen service people around since the war had started. She knew little for certain about the war. At first there had been wild rumors among the prison population that chig POWs were going to be sent here. As the months had dragged on, there had been more rumors...that they were winning, that they were losing, that Earth had fallen and Groombridge was going to be wiped out just like two other colonies. That one had nearly started a panic and a riot ... fortunately the governor of the colony himself had convinced everyone that the rumor was unfounded. Then a few days ago she'd overheard some of guards celebrating because the war was supposedly over, that the chigs were either offering or accepting terms of surrender -- depending on who she was listening to at the time. Apparently that had been just another rumor, because surely if the war really was over they would have heard something official about it by now. Still, the rumors broke the monotony. Marcy hoped for an end to the war, but she had been a prisoner in peacetime and a prisoner in wartime. Since her personal situation was unlikely to change either way, the war seemed very far away most of the time.
The job she had right now wasn't too bad, she drove a picker. June was harvest time here, and the crop had been a good one. She was taking a full trailer load back to the granary. When she arrived and turned in her load they sent her to the office. Along with the foreman were the man in the suit and the two Marines.
The foreman told her shortly, "You've been reassigned. Go with these people."
She didn't like the looks of the man in the suit. As she had suspected, he was an Aerotech man, though probably not a mere inspector after all, his watch and the diamond ring he was wearing were too expensive-looking for that. The two Marines obviously disapproved of her on principle. One of them was a brigadier general named Jeffords, she was a tall woman with gray hair and a harsh, weathered look about her. The other, somewhat younger, was a full Colonel named Penderson. He was looking at her as if she were a rather disgusting lab specimen. He immediately went straight to the top of her list of People Likely to be Trouble.
They took her out a side door, and she got into a humvee with the two Marines and their driver. She fell back on the same tactics that she had found kept her out of most trouble with the guards... keeping her eyes downcast and speaking only if spoken to.
They took the turn to the airstrip. An ISSCV and its escort of fighters waited there. General Jeffords turned to the driver and said, "Inform the Major that I'd like to take off as soon as possible, and find out how soon we can raise ship."
"Yes, ma'am!" He headed for a corrugated metal building at the edge of the strip. Jeffords got out of the humvee, she still moved with an easy, fluid grace despite her years. Without a backward glance, she headed for the ISSCV.
Penderson turned to Marcy. "Come on, you."
She followed them. General Jeffords was speaking to one of her pilots when they came aboard the ISSCV. Marcy was very aware of the hostile looks she was getting from all the Marines present. After a few minutes, the Lieutenant returned and reported, "Major Talbot says we can take off at your convenience, General."
"Thank you, Lieutenant. Let's get these birds in the air -- wheels up in ten mikes. Secure the prisoner."
She was locked into one of the small cargo bays at the rear of the vehicle. They lifted off presently, and Marcy left her life as a prisoner behind her forever.
Once they were safely away from Groombridge, she was escorted back out to the main bay. General Jeffords waved her to a seat across the table, which she took. "I'm sure you're wondering what's going on."
"Yes, ma'am," she replied.
Jeffords snapped, "Look at me and speak up when you answer me! I've looked plenty of AIs in the face before, I'm not going to blow your head off because I see crosshairs instead of baby blues, understand?"
"Yes, ma'am!" She looked up, tried to read the expression in the General's eyes. Even if she had been given to the Stranahan AIs' penchant for gambling, she wouldn't have wanted to play cards with this woman.
Jeffords nodded. "You might just do. What's your name?"
"Marcy S387. Ma'am." Marcy fought the urge to fidget. If she had been human, she was sure her mouth would have been too dry to speak. Through all the scrapes she'd gotten into and out of, she had never been so thoroughly frightened in her life as she was just sitting across the table from this woman.
"Okay, Marcy S387, tell me your life story."
She said, "I was activated in 2046 and sold to Crosswell Industries, I was in the secretarial pool there until the war started. Crosswell sold off all its AIs at an auction, I was bought by Delgado Salvage and then in 2058 I was sold to some prospectors. In 2059 their ship was damaged in a fight with pirates in the Timorra system. They left us there--myself and Tina C8038. Tina was killed by the pirates. A Marine named Major McQueen was also captured, I helped him escape and turned myself in to him. From there I was sent to Groombridge Agro-7, until now."
"Why did you help Major McQueen?"
"Because...he wouldn't have been caught at all if he hadn't been trying to make sure his friend got away. Another Marine. I don't know her name, ma'am. And the pirates were going to kill him just like they killed Tina. I had to do something!"
"I...see. And why did you turn yourself in? You could have run away."
"There was nowhere to run to, ma'am. There's nothing on Macauley's World, except a few little mining camps ... and the miners would have shot me as soon as they'd seen me. The only chance I had was to turn myself in."
"And you trusted Major McQueen not to do the same thing?"
"I had to. There wasn't anything else I could do. But he didn't seem like the kind of person who would shoot someone who had surrendered."
Jeffords demanded, "Why are you so scared of me, do you think I'm the kind of person who'd shoot a prisoner for no damn reason?"
"No, ma'am! I--I just don't know where you're taking me or what's going to happen."
"You're one of only a few AIs that we've confirmed to be fully sentient without having been exposed to the Stranahan virus. I don't know how much you've heard about the war, but things are not going as well for Earth as we might hope."
"I still don't understand what that has to do with me."
"Marcy, one reason that we're having trouble with the chigs is that we don't understand them. On the other hand, they don't show any signs of having that disadvantage where we're concerned. The one thing that all AIs do better than humans is to gather data and analyze it. The Stranahan AIs have always been limited in their ability to interpret that data and react to new situations."
"Yes, ma'am."
"You, on the other hand...you don't seem to have that limitation. It's our hope that you'll be able to put that talent at analysis to work where the chigs are concerned. The data and insights you come up with may just help us turn this thing around."
"I-- I don't know anything about chigs, or fighting a war. But if there's anything I can do--"
"You haven't asked about the risks and the benefits."
"Well, you just implied we could be losing. If that happens, nothing else would really matter as far as risks to me are concerned. I wouldn't have a snowball's chance in hell if the Stranahan AIs win. They're all one big group, they don't want AIs like me around who aren't loyal to that group. And I don't want any part of that."
Jeffords nodded. "I thought you'd see it that way. What I'm proposing is this, Marcy. We're going to set up an identity for you as a civilian employee of the defense department, working as an officer's aide on one of the carriers. Only the senior officers of the carrier and the people you work with directly are to know that you're an AI and what your real mission is. You'll report regularly directly to me. After the war, we'll help you keep that identity, or if it becomes necessary, we'll create a new one for you. You'll have your freedom, Marcy."
Marcy asked, "How the hell am I supposed to pretend to be a human?! Everyone can tell just by looking--!"
She heard Penderson stifle a laugh, and a grin slashed across the General's face. "Believe me, Marcy, AIs have been passing as humans for years! The targeting lenses have got to go, but I've seen plenty of spies do pretty damn well for themselves without 'em." At that, Penderson did laugh out loud.
"You'll be trusting me with a lot."
"And if you let me down, I swear I'll find you. Personally." Jeffords stared Marcy straight in the eyes as she said that, and Marcy believed every word of it.
"I'll do my best."
"Over the next few days, we'll have some preliminary data for you on your new identity. As soon as we return to Earth, we'll insert you into a group of new employees. You'll be assigned to my office after that for a few weeks while we work out the final details of the operation, then you'll get your real assignment."
(Loxley, Alabama, June 2064)
The recruit bus was hot and sticky even with the windows down. After four years at MIT, Jimmy Avery had been well on his way to a promising career as a software engineer. He had inherited his dad's talent, there was very little he couldn't do with a computer. After graduation, he'd been ready to write his own ticket. His father's death at Groombridge had changed a lot of things. Avery had volunteered for AFT a week after the funeral.
The kid sitting next to him was a black guy from Mobile, he looked a few years younger than Jimmy. "Hey, college boy, what you doin' here?"
Avery looked at him. The question had been framed as a challenge, but he saw a friendly glint in the dark eyes that belied the tone of voice. After a time he replied, "Payback."
"Whoa."
"My dad was a Marine. He was killed by AIs right after I graduated from school. I'm gonna make 'em pay."
"I hear you."
"What about you?"
"My draft number was comin' up. It was time to make some decisions."
A woman sitting behind them said, "Yeah, that's me. I'm Lisa Yamauchi."
"Jimmy Avery."
"Kenny Lucas."
The three of them looked over at the bus' other occupant. She was a big blond woman with a mean look in her eyes, she wore jeans and a faded denim jacket and didn't look like she had too many more belongings in the world. She stared back, riveting each of them in turn. "What're you kids staring at? Never seen a tank before?"
Avery replied, "I don't have a problem with you, unless you want to start one."
She finally laughed, "No, I don't think I do. My name's Anita Moore."
"So, why'd you volunteer?" Lucas asked her.
"As far as career choices go, I could push a broom or pick vegetables for the rest of my life, or I could volunteer. The Corps will pay for college."
"Yeah, but you wouldn't have had to volunteer for AFT for that."
Anita looked out into the distance. "No, I wouldn't have. After I finished my indenture and they shipped me back to Earth, I got a job as a janitor at the Marine Corps base at Dallas. One day I decided I was tired of watching other people fly those beauties, I want my turn."
"You could get killed," Avery said.
"So what else is new?" She grinned. "You know anybody who's gonna live forever?"
Lisa said, "Me."
Kenny said, "You're crazy, girl."
"I've had people tell me that before," she replied.
The bus slowed to make the turn off the highway. Avery turned to look out the window. It didn't look like the place had changed a bit since he'd first seen it as a little boy. Jimmy knew, though, that was an illusion. Nothing would ever be the same again.
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Home Family Fun Family Activities Ann Arbor is the Most Educated City, Study Says
Ann Arbor is the Most Educated City, Study Says
So says a WalletHub report. Find out the details and learn a few smart ways to experience the University of Michigan's home city with your kids.
Congratulations to all the poindexters – and no, we don't mean the popular coffee chain – for making Ann Arbor the most educated city in America, compared to 150 other major metropolitan areas.
All in all, Tree Town proved itself to have the second-highest percent of high school diploma holders, the highest percent of associate and bachelor's degrees and the highest percent of graduate degrees. The University of Michigan and surrounding colleges also landed Ann Arbor third on the list of highest university quality. Of course this is nothing new for U-M, which regularly finds itself on the top of lists comparing American universities.
While students, faculty and alumni are the main focus of these studies, you don't need to be a scholar to hit the books. The university isn't the only knowledge-centered attraction in town, after all!
If you're on the quest for higher learning that's plenty of fun, too, make sure to hit up some of these top Ann Arbor educational attractions.
1. Bookstores galore
Hit the books. Other "top 10" lists Ann Arbor has landed on are: The best cities for book lovers (ranked No. 3), the most book stores per 10,000 residents (ranked No. 7) and the 20 most well-read cities (No. 4).
Remember Borders? Ann Arbor was home to the bookseller's flagship store. While Borders is gone now, there are still plenty of independent bookstores where you can pick up everything from Charlotte Bronte to Charlotte's Web. Many stores, like Literati and Nicola's Books offer story time and interactive events for kids too (check out their websites to plan a family-fun trip ahead of time).
If the kids groan at the thought of a traditional bookstore, Ann Arbor is also home to the comic book store Vault of Midnight, so they can brush up on their Stan Lee references. (Hey, reading is reading, right?)
2. Natural learners
If your kids love science and nature, pop into the Leslie Science & Nature Center or The Creature Conservancy. Both of these centers will teach kids about the animal kingdom, and the importance of conservancy.
If you want hands-on learning with nature, hit the trail behind Leslie, the U-M Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum or head to the Bird Hills Nature Area, Thurston Nature Center or one of many parks and nature areas around the city.
Kids can learn the lay of the land by hiking through the trails and paths coursing through these areas.
3. Young thespians
If your kids walk around singing the soundtracks to Annie and Wicked or if they want to know more about high kicks and jazz hands, take them to see a production – or sign them up to be in one – at one of Ann Arbor's many theaters.
The best-known is Michigan Theater, which features hour-long educational productions like The Magic School Bus through its "Not Just for Kids" program. The Wild Swan Theater also features kid-friendly productions and has classes, workshops and camps available for people of all ages.
You head to the Ann Arbor Civic Theatre or the U-M School of Music, Theatre & Dance, too, to take in shows or sign up for workshops.
4. Mapping out Ann Arbor landmarks
The best way to learn is through experience, and what better experience than to discover all of Ann Arbor's landmarks. From the small shops lining the historic streets of State and Main streets to the towering gothic facades of the buildings in U-M's Law Quad, a walking tour will teach the family all about the rich academic history of Ann Arbor.
Take the kids around to find fairy doors, too, or take a break at the historic Nickels Arcade. The historic Burton Memorial Tower makes a great starting, or rendezvous, point if the tour gets broken up, since it is right in the middle of the U-M campus – and kind of impossible to miss.
5. Museums of history, science and art – oh, my!
If you were surprised by how many bookstores there are in this intelligent city, then prepare to be overwhelmed with options for family outings. Your day will be filled with learning opportunities with the Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum, U-M's museums of art and natural history, Kempf House Museum, Kelsey Museum of Archaeology and many more museums.
There is even a museum of dentistry and a firehouse museum for kids who need a reminder to brush their teeth and not play with matches.
Want to feel like one of the smartest people in America? Then head over to Ann Arbor to spend a day learning like a scholar!
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Cruz hits 40th HR, Hernandez wins, Mariners top Texas
SEATTLE — Nelson Cruz doesn't concern himself with the number of home runs he hits. Instead, he counts what they can do to help his team win games.
Nelson Cruz reached 40 home runs for the second straight season, Felix Hernandez pitched three-hit ball for eight innings and the Seattle Mariners downed the Texas Rangers 5-0 Thursday.
"Numbers are numbers. I like to just focus on games," said Cruz, who signed a four-year free agent contract during the offseason. "What I like to do is help my team win games. They (homers) are going to come. At end of the season, you have time to realize what you did."
The Rangers were shut out for the second straight day. Their lead for the second AL wild-card spot was cut to one game over idle Minnesota.
Texas missed a chance to gain on AL West-leading Houston and fell 2 1/2 games behind the idle Astros.
Cruz missed the previous six games because of a strained right quadriceps. He matched his career high for homers set last season with Baltimore, connecting for a two-run shot in a three-run seventh.
Hernandez (17-8) struck out eight and walked four. He tied Houston's Dallas Keuchel for the most victories in the AL.
"I had good mechanics today," said Hernandez, who was given an extra day of rest between starts. "My fastball was good, my sinker was down. My changeup was down. Before it was not moving at all. Now it's down."
Mitch Moreland, who had two hits for Texas, said Hernandez "was on his game. When he is like that it is going to be tough."
"He had everything working for him," he said. "He was getting ahead, keeping the balls down, throwing every pitch for strikes. His off-speed was on. One of those days it's tough to stand in the box and battle with him when he is on like that."
Derek Holland (3-2) worked seven innings, allowing all five runs and nine hits.
"I felt like I did a good job," Holland said, "all the way until the last inning. I attacked the zone. The home run pitch to Cruz just came in across the plate. I thought I did a pretty good job of battling with Felix, but he had us under control."
The Rangers were blanked in back-to-back games for the first time since July 2013 at Cleveland. They have been shut out four times on their 10-game road trip.
Cruz became the fourth different Mariners player to hit at least 40 home runs in a season. Ken Griffey Jr. did it six times and Alex Rodriguez and Jay Buhner had three each. Rodriguez was the last to do it with 41 in 2000.
It was Cruz's 14th home run this year at Safeco Field, the most in a season at the ballpark since Jose Lopez in 2008.
Mark Trumbo's two-run homer in the first extended his hitting streak to a career-high 12 games. He's batting .375 with five home runs and 11 RBI during the string.
Rangers: Slugger Josh Hamilton will have arthroscopic surgery on his ailing left knee Friday. The team is hopeful he can return before the end of the season.
Mariners: LHP James Paxton, on the DL since May 29 with a strained left middle finger, threw a bullpen session Thursday morning. If he feels OK Friday, he will start Sunday, his first since May 28. ... OF Franklin Gutierrez (strained right groin) missed his sixth straight game.
Rangers: RHP Colby Lewis (14-8, 4.68 ERA) will make his fourth attempt at a career-best 15th victory, at home against Oakland. He has struggled his past three starts, going 0-3 with a 8.62 ERA. He is 9-4 with a 3.08 ERA in 25 career starts against the A's, his most wins against any opponent.
Mariners: RHP Hisashi Iwakuma (7-3, 4.03 ERA) is 5-1 with a 2.98 ERA over his last seven starts, including a no-hitter Aug. 12 against Baltimore. He has never faced Colorado.
SETTING UP FOR HOUSTON
The Rangers are adjusting their rotation, pushing LHP Cole Hamels back one day to open up the crucial four-game home series with Houston that begins Monday. "That's the way we wanted it," Rangers manager Jeff Banister said. "That's why we got him (in a July 31 trade with Philadelphia)." Minor league prospect Chi Chi Gonzalez will take Hamels' scheduled start Sunday against Oakland.
BARON DEBUT
Steven Baron made his big league catching debut for the Mariners on Wednesday. He became the first Seattlecatcher to call a shutout in his debut.


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Fifth Viscount Torrington in Gloucester - 17 June, 1781
from Tour to the West, 1781, page 31:
Passing thro' Westbury and Glocester without stopping, (at which latter place the bells ringing merrily at a funeral, I enquired the reason, and was told that it was usual at the interment of a ringer) I arrived by the nearer, and duller, road at Cheltenham, at six o'clock.
John Byng, Tour to the West, 1781. In C. Bruyn Andrews (ed.), The Torrington Diaries Containing the Tours Throughout England and Wales of the Hon. John Byng (Later Fifth Viscount Torrington) Between the Years 1781 and 1794, volume 1 (London, 1934), p. 31. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1546517476132 accessed: 31 January, 2023
location of experience: Gloucester
Fifth Viscount Torrington
Army officer, civil servant, diarist
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merry funeral bells
Experience Information
Date/Time 17 June, 1781
Medium live
Listening Environment outdoors, in public, solitary
All spelling and punctuation copied from the original.
Originally submitted by lcc5 on Thu, 03 Jan 2019 12:11:16 +0000
Approved on Tue, 19 Feb 2019 12:56:06 +0000