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Lester Neil Smith III (born May 12, 1946), better known as L. Neil Smith, is a libertarian science fiction author and political activist. His works include the trilogy of Lando Calrissian novels: Lando Calrissian and the Mindharp of Sharu (1983), Lando Calrissian and the Flamewind of Oseon (1983), Lando Calrissian and the Starcave of ThonBoka (1983), and the Omnibus edition The Lando Calrissian Adventures. He also wrote the novels Pallas, The Forge of the Elders, and The Probability Broach, each of which won the Libertarian Futurist Society's annual Prometheus Award for best libertarian science fiction novel.
2 Writing career
4 Published works
4.1 Fiction
4.1.1 Coordinated Arm series
4.1.2 Forge of the Elders Series
4.1.3 Lando Calrissian (Star Wars) series
4.1.4 Ngu Family Saga
4.1.5 North American Confederacy series
4.1.6 Stand-alone works
4.2 Non-Fiction
Smith was born in Denver, Colorado on May 12, 1946. His father was an Air Force officer, and his childhood was spent in various places including Waco, McQueenie, and La Porte, Texas; Salina, Kansas; Sacramento, California; and Gifford, Illinois (all before he completed fifth grade) and then St. John's, Newfoundland and Ft. Walton Beach, Florida, where he graduated from high school.[1]
Writing career
L. Neil Smith should not be confused with J. Neil Schulman, another Libertarian science fiction writer. Smith is aware of this occasional confusion, once humorously signing a letter to Samuel Edward Konkin III as "Neil (L., not J.)"[citation needed]
Several of his works constitute the North American Confederacy series:
The Probability Broach (1980) is an alternate history novel in which history has taken a different turn because a single word in the Declaration of Independence was changed. The United States has become replaced by a minarchist/libertarian society, the North American Confederacy, in this parallel universe, also known to science fiction fans as the Gallatin Universe because of the pivotal role of Albert Gallatin in the point of divergence. The antagonists of the series are styled Federalists, or sometimes "Hamiltonians", after the historical political party of George Washington and Alexander Hamilton. In 2004, a graphic novel version was released, illustrated by Scott Bieser.
The Venus Belt (1980) takes place in outer space and discusses other settlements in the Gallatin Universe solar system. The Federalists are attempting to base a new civilization in interstellar space, kidnapping and enslaving a quarter of a million women as breeding stock from the anti-libertarian timeline from which the viewpoint character of The Probability Broach had escaped, with a plan to someday return in force to take over both of the alternate versions of Earth discovered by way of the P'wheet/Thorens probability broach.
Their Majesties' Bucketeers (1981) is a pastiche of the Sherlock Holmes tales by Arthur Conan Doyle, introducing the Lamviin, a trilaterally symmetrical race of aliens native to the arid planet of Sodde Lydfe. Their Majesties' Bucketeers introduces characters who later interact with others in the Gallatin Universe.
The Nagasaki Vector (1983) is written from the perspective of a time traveler who is shifted from yet another alternative probability line into the Gallatin Universe by the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki (on August 9, 1945) during World War II.
In Tom Paine Maru (1984), entrepreneurs of the Confederacy travel from world to world, exploring the various kinds of messes made by the Federalists who had been shifted back in time and scattered at random over the universe at the conclusion of The Venus Belt. The Federalists had created dozens of colonies, all of which had suffered disaster and retrogression under Federalist rule. Smith uses this device to criticize non-libertarian forms of government.
In The Gallatin Divergence (1985), a time-traveling Federalist woman wants to change history but is opposed by the protagonists of The Probability Broach. As these two forces clash, history is once again altered and yet another timeline is created.
The American Zone (2001), the most recent entry in the series, is a direct sequel to The Probability Broach concerned with the refugees from various anti-libertarian versions of the United States who take up residence in the Confederacy, and the response of the Confederacy to terrorist violence.
Three novels constitute the Lando Calrissian (Star Wars) series:
Lando Calrissian and the Mindharp of Sharu (1983), the first novel in the series, was set in the Star Wars expanded universe, between the events of the Star Wars films Episode III: Revenge of the Sith and Episode IV: A New Hope, and concerned character Lando Calrissian. When Lando heard that the planets of the Rafa System were practically buried in ancient alien treasure, he hopped aboard the Millennium Falcon, never stopping to think that someone might be conning the con man.
Lando Calrissian and the Flamewind of Oseon (1983), the second novel in the series, is a direct sequel to Lando Calrissian and the Mindharp of Sharu concerned with The Oseon, a solar system of luxury hotels catering to the underemployed filthy rich—every gambler's dream come true. And so it was for Lando and his robot companion Vuffi Raa until Lando broke the gambler's cardinal rule: never beat a cop at high-stakes games of chance.
Lando Calrissian and the Starcave of ThonBoka (1983), the most recent novel in the series, is a direct sequel to Lando Calrissian and the Flamewind of Oseon concerned with how, for a year, Lando and Vuffi Raa, his robot astrogator, had roamed space. But then Lando had gone out on a limb to help a race of persecuted aliens, and now he and Vuffi were up against several sets of their own enemies.
These three novels were collected as The Lando Calrissian Adventures Omnibus Edition (1994).
Pallas is the first installment of what Smith has called "The Ngu Family Saga",[2] a planned four-volume series. Pallas is the story of Emerson Ngu, a boy who lives in a dystopian socialist commune in a crater on the asteroid Pallas. Emerson secretly builds a crystal radio and is astonished to learn of the world outside the commune. Escaping, he discovers that the rest of Pallas is a libertarian utopia. Unable to forget his semi-enslaved family—whose "workers' paradise" is slowly starving to death—he designs a cheap but durable gun (because the libertarians on Pallas, to their shame, did not have a domestic firearms industry), and sets about liberating his former commune. At the same time, he must learn the skills necessary for life in the outside world. The novel thus functions both as a bildungsroman and a story of political revolution.
Ceres is the second work in "The Ngu Family Saga," completed on December 25, 2004, planned to be followed by Ares, both set in the Pallas universe and being funded by private investors. The Ceres Project was organized by Alan R. Weiss, a friend of Neil's. After efforts to find a publisher for Ceres proved fruitless, Smith published the novel online, beginning on March 23, 2009, one chapter being added each week.[citation needed]
The Mitzvah, a novel about a Catholic priest who is a pacifist and influenced by socialist values of the 1960s. His world is shattered when he learned the German immigrant parents he grew up with adopted him, and that his true parents were a Jewish couple who were murdered in the Holocaust.
Smith joined the Libertarian Party in 1972 (just after its beginnings in 1971). He served on the Platform Committee in 1977 and 1979, and in 1978 ran for the state legislature in Colorado (winning 15% of the vote with a total expenditure of $44)[citation needed].
In 1999, Smith announced that he would run for president in 2000 as an independent if his supporters would gather 1,000,000 online petition signatures asking him to run.[3] After failing to achieve even 1,500 signatures, his independent campaign quietly died. He next tried an abortive run for the Libertarian Party nomination, which ended almost as quickly when, in the California primary, Harry Browne overwhelmingly defeated him, 71% to 9%.[4]
However, Smith appeared as the Libertarian Party candidate for president on the Arizona ballot in 2000, but Browne was chosen by the party's national convention, because of a dispute between the Libertarian Party's national organization and its Arizona affiliate. He and running mate Vin Suprynowicz received 5,775 votes in the national election, less than 0.01% of the vote.[5] Shortly thereafter, Smith's supporters announced a new 1,000,000-signature petition drive; however, in late 2003, with the new drive once again failing to achieve even a small fraction of that total, Smith announced that he would not pursue another political office.
Smith and the "Ad Hoc Conspiracy to Draft L. Neil Smith" helped influence the 2004 Libertarian Party selection of Michael Badnarik for president[citation needed]. Badnarik was influenced by Hope, a novel written by L. Neil Smith and Aaron Zelman (founder and Executive Director of Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership)[citation needed]. Smith endorsed the Free State Project and Badnarik's campaign for president in 2004.
Smith is the founder of, and regularly contributes essays to The Libertarian Enterprise, an influential anarcho-capitalist and paleolibertarian journal, and he claims that his most influential essay is Why Did it Have to be ... Guns?.
Coordinated Arm series
The Wardove (1986)
Henry Martyn (1989)
Bretta Martyn (1997) (sequel to Henry Martyn, connects to The Wardove)
Phoebus Krumm (2009) (online comic with art by Scott Bieser, sequel to Bretta Martyn, hardcopy edition in November 2010)
Forge of the Elders Series
Contact and Commune (1990)
Converse and Conflict (1990)
Forge of the Elders (2000) [comprising the previous two books plus a previously-unpublished third book]
Lando Calrissian (Star Wars) series
Lando Calrissian and the Mindharp of Sharu (1983)
Lando Calrissian and the Flamewind of Oseon (1983)
Lando Calrissian and the Starcave of ThonBoka (1983)
Omnibus edition The Lando Calrissian Adventures (1994)
Ngu Family Saga
Pallas (1993)[6]
Ceres (2009)[7]
North American Confederacy series
The Probability Broach (1979, unexpurgated edition 1996, graphic novel 2004)
The Nagasaki Vector (1983)
The American Zone (2001)
The Venus Belt (1980)
Their Majesties' Bucketeers (1981)
Tom Paine Maru (1984)
The Gallatin Divergence (1985)
Brightsuit MacBear (1988) [first in new series set in NAC universe]
Taflak Lysandra (1989) [second in new series set in NAC universe]
Stand-alone works
The Crystal Empire (1986)
Hope (2001; with Aaron S. Zelman)[8]
Roswell, Texas (2006) (online comic with art by Scott Bieser, hardcopy edition in June 2008)
Timepeeper (2008) (online comic with art by Sherard Jackson)
Sweeter Than Wine (2011)
Lever Action (2001)
The Mitzvah (1999; with Aaron S. Zelman)[9]
Hope (2001)[10]
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↑ L. Neil Smith at Random » Welcome to Ceres and the Ngu Family Saga. Retrieved 2010-02-11.
↑ The Ad Hoc Conspiracy to Draft L. Neil Smith – 4th of July Announcement. Retrieved 2010-02-11.
↑ ALTERNATIVE TICKET (with ballot status in Arizona). Retrieved 2010-02-11.
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Fox Misfires With "Mrs. Doubtfire 2"
Well, I know a lot of families who are not going to be happy about this nanny returning.
Details emerged yesterday regarding a superficial sequel to which no one thought would be happening. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Fox 2000 is producing a sequel to the highly-revered family-comedy Mrs. Doubtfire, a story about an irresponsible parent who disguises himself as a female nanny to spend more with the time with his children while at the same time avoiding suspicions by his ex-wife. Director Chris Columbus is set to return along with Robin Williams, and Elf scribe David Berenbaum is set to penn the screenplay.
Where the heck did this come from? Years ago, there were talks of a sequel, but nothing was ever fully set into motion. According to a quote director Chris Columbus said earlier regarding the project:
"'Mrs. Doubtfire' is an interesting idea for a sequel because its the one time in film history where you can revisit the character and they'll be the same 15 years later. Because of the make-up, people can see Mrs. Doubtfire again and nothing has changed about her, which I think is kind of interesting."
Yeah, but is it really necessary? The original was released in 1993, the year I was born. I'm 21. This movie probably isn't coming out for a few more years due to production and post-production issues. So by the time this movie comes out, it will most likely be two decades old. Is that really the sequel we really want? One that's coming out 24 years after the original? Do we really need that?
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What Ferguson paints is a picture of a woman to whom building and protecting her mining company Hancock Prospecting is a driving obsession that nothing can get in the way of. Her battles with her father Lang Hancock, her fights with her stepmother Rose Porteous and her tragic war with her children are examples of the lengths that Rinehart will go to achieve her dream of turning Hancock Prospecting into a global mining force and, perhaps most importantly, a miner in its own right.
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By 1983, Gina had married Frank Rinehart, an American lawyer who, like her first husband, would leave little mark on the public Hancock Prospecting story.
But Ferguson hones in on Frank Rinehart's colourful past, which included secret families, tax evasion allegations and stories of domestic violence. Much of this past was unknown even to Gina's children, so Ferguson's detective work in Australia and New York pays dividends.
Gina's marriage to Frank, and Lang's subsequent marriage to Rose Porteous, would set in train the disintegration of Lang and Gina's relationship. Ferguson has rich detail around how Frank's legal knowledge of trust law would help turn Gina into a fearsome litigant.
The battle between Lang and Gina – which spilled out of lawyers' offices and into awful notes exchanged under the cover of darkness – is eerily similar to the current war between Gina and her children.
It's fitting that both episodes receive as much attention in Ferguson's book as Gina's significant business successes, as they underline the complexity of Rinehart's character.
As Ferguson points out, she is a woman whose outlook on life contains a series of contradictions, where she is pulled (and in some cases torn) between two opposing ideals.
I've called these the five trials of Gina Rinehart:
1. The proud daughter vs. the empire builder
As Ferguson's book highlights, Gina's love for her father often crossed into hero worship – he was, in her eyes at least, a truly visionary business leader who laid the groundwork for national prosperity. But while Rinehart has honoured her father in various ways – from statues to flowing tributes – she has recently bristled at suggestions her wealth is based on inheritance, pointing out that her father's estate was bankrupt and Hancock Prospecting was left with crippling debts. As several Rinehart allies ask in the book: Why can't both be true? Why can't the credit be shared?
2. Privacy vs. a strong voice
Like most billionaires, Gina Rinehart jealously guards her privacy, rarely engaging with the media except on her own, tightly-controlled terms. Why on earth then would she want to invest in media companies such as Ten Network and Fairfax Media, and refuse to engage with the public other than through short, often cryptic missives? Bringing in advisers, such as Jack Cowin and John Singleton, has helped Rinehart manage this conflict, but staying out of the media at the same time that you own it is impossible – and Gina must know it.


ICS launched the durable yet economic plastic body version MX5 Tactical Handguard for skirmish players. The body of the MX5 A5 and tappet are made from industrial standard plastic. All the designs on this rifle are the same as the designs of the metal version MX5.


i went to new york! and met gen and sara and melissa in person. it's all been emails and phone calls so it was nice to see their beautiful faces. I also got to explore the city with my barkley intern buddy, nancy.
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and is continuing to happen through the fall semester.
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This was not meant to be a video game. Rollerdrome is set in a dystopian future, straight out of the 1970s cocaine haze. It takes two of gaming's..
This was not meant to be a video game.
Rollerdrome is set in a dystopian future, straight out of the 1970s cocaine haze. It takes two of gaming's most beloved pastimes, pulling off sick combos or murder, and mashes them together into an outrageous spectacle that is certainly not Norman Jewison's Rollerball. You'll be taking control of Kara Hassan, a mysterious rookie. It's skate or death for players. You'll need to grab, grind and flip your way to high score combos, while battling enemies determined to stop you. Kara has all the skills she needs to become a Rollerdrome champion. But, the corporation behind Rollerdrome is plotting against her so she will have to use every trick to survive.
This isn't Norman Jewison Rollerball. It's more John McTiernan's Rollerball. With the majority of social commentary being pushed to the background for the sweet, deadly arena action it's almost like John Jewison's Rollerball. But, you know, enjoyable.
Rollerdrome (PC and PS4, PS5, [reviewed]). Developer: Roll7 Publisher. Private Division. Released August 16, 2022 MSRP $29.99
Roll7, a developer, got its start in the skating industry with its OlliOlli franchise. Rollerdrome is the result of all the hard work that studio OlliOlli put into this series. It's a smooth, user-friendly skate experience that is easy to learn and teaches you how to do crazy tricks. Kara is agile and quick, and it comes with an extensive range of grinds and grabs that players can easily pull off using its intuitive control system. While there are some simple tricks that everyone can do, those who want to reach the top of the online leaderboards will need more advanced techniques.
There are plenty of opportunities to score points with grind rails and halfpipes on each stage. The arena layout is great. I also love the minimalist, cell-shaded design. It's a wonderful expression of the stark, dystopian design aesthetics of the '70s. Roll7 chose a few themes for these arenas, which is a shame. It would have been more interesting if each stage had its own setting and design, rather than reusing the desert, mountaintop or hardwood rink concepts.
It's Tricky... it is Tricky (Tricky), Tricky (Tricky).
Despite the lack of variety in arena settings, I was happy to return to each arena to sharpen my skills and push myself towards that two-comma club. I learned how to combine my stunt skating skills and my bullet-time kills through repeated runs. Rollerdrome has a kill chain system. This ties your combo multiplier to how quickly you can get rid of the house players in each arena. Your score at the end will increase the more you can get kills while performing stunts and chaining together. This is possible in the initial stages. Grunts are very few and are easy to dodge. You will encounter more enemies types as you progress through the tournament. This can create chaos that can become overwhelming.
Rollerdrome unleashes a few goons on its players, but they are limited in number. While some can be found anywhere on the map, they can also be shot at you. Others have defenses that you must defeat before you can kill them. New guns can be used to aid in the process but they are limited. As I got to the end of the game and was faced with mech suits, blue laser beam-wielding guys, and other enemies types, I discovered that I preferred to dodge attacks than anything else. It was almost impossible for me to combine kills together for a large multiplier, so I wasn't really doing any stunts. To stay alive, I had to spam the circle button to take as little damage as I could.
It pays if you are willing to put in the effort.
If I was younger, and not having to divide my time between multiple responsibilities, I would simply have taken the time to get gud at the game. In the early 2000s, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater was my best friend. In those days I could spend hours on a single game, and even weekends. I can't do that today. Roll7 added the assist menu to the options.
Rollerdrome offers a variety of assistive options that you can activate if you've hit a wall or are tired of being bullied by your enemies. These assist can be extremely useful, like unlimited ammo, or they can help level the playing field by reducing damage and slowing down the pace of play. While activating any of these assists will lower your scores on the online leaderboards it does not affect anything else. The amount of damage Kara suffered made it possible for me to complete the game. Assists are great for those who struggle with skating or need help with Rollerdrome's more difficult challenges.
It was almost like a game like this was inevitable, given the popularity of skateboarding and the appeal of competitive shooters. It's just too good a combination not to work. Roll7 was the first to realize this with Rollerdrome. This game is a welcoming and exceptional experience. It combines the best of both genres into an unabashedly cool and sophisticated experience.
[This review is based upon a retail version of the game that was provided by the publisher.]
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Moving day ends when you unload the truck at your new house or apartment. However, the moving process continues for several days as boxes need unpacking, furniture needs arranging, etc. In order to help you settle in faster, our movers in Gainesville made this easy-to-follow, post-move checklist divided by timeframes — feel free to add or subtract tasks per your situation!
Before moving into your new home, be sure to set up the utilities, so you don't have to spend the first night with no electricity or (gasp) Internet.
If you're moving to Gainesville, here are links to local utility companies.
Gainesville Regional Utilities (GRU) provides electric, natural gas, water, and other services. Check with your landlord or realtor to confirm which services are your responsibility.
Cox Communications offers cable, Internet, and phone services. It takes a few days to process a new account or transfer your services (and longer if you're not doing self-installation), so call in advance!
If you're changing your cellular plan to get a local number, AT&T and Verizon purportedly have the best cell phone coverage in Florida according to WhistleOut. As for the cheapest cell phone plans, NerdWallet reports that Sprint ranks high for non-prepaid plans while T-Mobile ranks high for pay-as-you-go plans. And when you need to buy, sell, trade, or repair a phone in Gainesville, a popular location is Re-Tech in Butler Plaza.
Lastly, before you move, don't forget to cancel the utility accounts for your previous address. You don't want the new residents filling their backyard swimming pool while your name remains on the water bill.
Once your belongings arrive at your new home, inspect individual pieces of furniture and fragile items. We're not saying it's necessary to use a magnifying glass to find hairline scratches, but you should take a quick look over each item as it comes off the truck to ensure the item is in the same condition in which it was loaded.
Professional movers accept liability for damaged items. They also take care not to damage items when moving them. But if you spot any scuffed or broken items, let the movers know.
You'll have time in the coming days or weeks to finish unpacking, so get to the essentials first. If you planned ahead, you may have set aside boxes with special items to get you through the next couple of days. These might include toiletries, shower items, clothing, and food.
If you didn't pack a first-day box, hopefully, you at least labeled the boxes. Check which ones contain your toiletries, especially towels, clothes, and kitchen items for cooking.
Now that you've gotten through moving day, your attention should turn to tasks that should be completed during the first week.
There's not much to it but to do it. Grab a box, pull out the contents, and put them in their correct places. Finish unpacking one box before moving to another, and always throw away or recycle packing materials to avoid a mess and save the planet.
Not everyone has the stamina to unpack a full house. If that's the case for you, check with your moving company for packing services. They also can help with assembling furniture, transporting items to storage containers, or carrying bulky items up stairs.
Many of us have to move for purposes related to work or school. Whether you came to Gainesville to attend the University of Florida or Santa Fe College, or you moved here to start a job, it's helpful to plan your route before your first day's commute. The best route might not be the shortest distance. Sometimes, preferred routes have the least traffic or the fewest tolls or potholes.
In addition to giving you the shortest route, Google Maps also has filters you can set to find the fastest route and spot traffic well ahead. iPhone users can take advantage of Apple Maps, which lets the user avoid tolls.
Both apps are free. But if you're willing to cough up some dough, MotionX GPS Drive is another highly rated paid app that gives directions in multiple voices and even remembers your parking spot.
After a week, you should be settling into life in your new home. Before you call the move over and done with, you'll want to address a few final tasks.
Most states have laws requiring residents to update their driver's licenses within 10 or so days after changing addresses. If you're a Gainesville resident, you'll want to head to the nearest office of the Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV).
To save time and avoid standing in line, you can take care of new licenses, tags, and plates online.
A housewarming party is a great way to meet your new neighbors — once your home is fully unpacked and presentable. If you're in a residential neighborhood, try going door-to-door to meet your neighbors. Just be mindful of the fact that some people are less welcoming of drop-ins.
If you have friends in the area, be sure to invite them, as well. Having a few familiar faces in the crowd can help to cut through any lulls in conversations between new people who are just getting acquainted.
Whether you're planning a move, in the middle of one, or finishing up the last steps, UF Mover Guys can help. We offer everything from full-service moves to individual services, such as packing, loading and unloading, and even temporary storage. We also handle local moves within Gainesville as well as long-distance relocations. Contact us to schedule your move!


Welcome to luxurious accommodations at the Port Carling Golf & Country Club. The Villa setting on the course in the "Hub of the Muskoka Lakes" offers it all. Enjoy upscale accommodations located at the entrance to Port Carling Golf & Country Club, Tom McBroom's first solo creation and Muskoka's premiere private facility.
Each Villa is brillantly appointed and furnished. Four very comfortable bedrooms, each featureing 46 inch HD flat screen televisions and wireless high speed internet, will create an enjoyable personal environment that will take care of all your needs, making it a home away from home. Stainless steel appliances, granite counter tops and a 60 inch HD flat screen TV give the Great Room an inviting, entertaining feel for all guests. The Muskoka Room, an enclosed patio, accentuates the fact that The Villas offer everything that is Muskoka with all the luxuries of home.
The Villas offer you and your guests access to all of Port Carling's amenities. Fores and foremost the recently renovated championship layout originally designed in 1990 will impress your guests. Every tee shot is a postcard and all putting surfaces are as true as a billard table due to the re-surfacing of all greens in the fall of 2008, with a premium A4 bent grass.
Our five-star dinning in a classic Muskoka clubhouse, surrounded by golf course views and almost tame Muskoka wildlife creates an atmosphere that is truly unique. The walk in wine cellar and extensive wine list complement a selective menu that is produced with only the finest ingredients available.
While staying at the Villas guest also have full access to the health club, spa and tennis courts at Port Carling. We offer everything from free weights to cardio equipment, personal trainers to assist you, and registered massage therapists and estheticians to cater to all your personal health care needs. The Health Club also features a heated pool, hot tub and comfortable outdoor lounge to catch a few rays before finishing your visit with a trip to the steam room followed by a refreshing shower.
Each and every employee of Port Carling Golf & Country Club is here to cater to you and your guests, ensuring all requests are taken care of and your visit is unforgettable.


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Q: Factors in aov() I got a wired problem following the example 1 in R Guide.
Here is the example
> datafilename="http://personality-project.org/r/datasets/R.appendix1.data"
> data.ex1 = read.table(datafilename,header=T)   #read the data into a table
> aov.ex1 = aov(Alertness~Dosage,data=data.ex1)  #do the analysis of variance
> summary(aov.ex1)                                    #show the summary table

But, when I applied aov on my own data, things changed.
> test.data <- data.frame(fac=letters[c(1:3,1:3)], x=1:6)
> test.result <- aov(fac~x, data=test.data)
Error in storage.mode(y) <- "double" :
  invalid to change the storage mode of a factor
In addition: Warning message:
In model.response(mf, "numeric") :
  using type="numeric" with a factor response will be ignored

I'm totally confused. what's the difference between test.data and data.ex1 in example of R guide?
> str(test.data)
'data.frame':   6 obs. of  2 variables:
 $ fac: Factor w/ 3 levels "a","b","c": 1 2 3 1 2 3
 $ x  : int  1 2 3 4 5 6
> str(data.ex1)
'data.frame':   18 obs. of  2 variables:
 $ Dosage   : Factor w/ 3 levels "a","b","c": 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 ...
 $ Alertness: int  30 38 35 41 27 24 32 26 31 29 ...

A: it should be aov(x ~ fac, data = test.data), which works. The formula needs to be response ~ factor, not factor ~ response.

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Forward Liverpool squad begged Jurgen Klopp to sign was right transfer at wrong time
June 28, 2022 admin FOOTBALL 0
Takumi Minamino's Liverpool career is over after he completed his transfer to AS Monaco in a deal that could be worth up to £15.5m.
The Reds could more than double their money on the Japan international, who arrived on Merseyside from Red Bull Salzburg in the second half of the 2019/20 season and was never more than a fringe player, leaving a strange legacy as a result.
It has never been easy for Minamino at Anfield, with there always a reason why his Liverpool career didn't explode into life. From joining the Reds midway through their title-winning campaign before seeing his bedding-in period disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic as he tried to adjust to a new culture, he essentially had to play catch-up from day one.
Robbed of a first full pre-season as a result, he also found the untouchable trio of Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane ahead of him in the pecking order. He wouldn't be the first player to fail to break up this triumvirate as he was left on a hiding to nothing.
With Diogo Jota thrown into the mix in the summer of 2021, Luis Diaz joining 18 months later and Divock Origi still providing the occasional match-winning moment, it was only following his half-season loan with Southampton that he flourished in his bit-part role and Kopites were given a true glimpse of the player their club had signed.
Game-time would remain limited as he only made one Premier League start in 2021/22. Yet Minamino still returned 10 goals from 24 appearances over the campaign, top-scoring in both the FA Cup and League Cup as Liverpool chased down an unprecedented quadruple and were left to settle with a domestic double.
So crucial to the Reds' marches to Wembley, his reward for early League Cup strikes against Norwich City, Preston North End and Leicester City was to be benched in favour of teenager Kaide Gordon for the semi-final second leg against Arsenal before being left unused for the final against Chelsea. His prize for an FA Cup brace against the Canaries, after being reduced to substitute action in the FA Cup quarter-final against Nottingham Forest, was to miss out on the matchday squad for both the semi-final or final.
While he'd get his hands on both trophies, the writing was inevitably on the wall regarding his future as a result, with it no surprise to see him depart this summer. But while his exit won't be mourned to the same extent as Mane, his absence still leaves a hole that needs to be filled.
It would be easy to dismiss his two and a half years on Merseyside, writing Minamino off as a low-budget transfer gamble that didn't pay off on the pitch but at least profited off it. After all, his arrival was an opportunistic one because of a paltry release clause. Liverpool signed the versatile forward for just £7.25m, fighting off interest from the likes of Manchester United, with it insisted he would have fetched Salzburg at least £25m without that exit clause.
Yet Jurgen Klopp was having none of that when reacting to the 27-year-old's departure, waxing lyrical about the player Monaco were signing.
"It's hard to see Taki go, but it's a great move for him and one he thoroughly deserves," the Reds boss told the club website. "An amazing professional; super, talented player. As a person, he is full of warmth and makes everyone feel positive. A manager's dream, to be honest.
"I'm sure there will be those who think it didn't quite work out. Those who think this are wrong. I don't accept that. His contribution far outweighs the opportunities we were able to give, in terms of starting matches.
"He made us better each and every day he was with us – not just in the games he played in but every single session in training. Perfect attitude, winner's mentality. His performances and his goals are the reason we have had to redecorate the Champions Wall so often. His achievements here will stand the test of time."
Minamino's last-gasp equaliser in the 3-3 comeback draw against Leicester in the League Cup quarter-finals and match-winning brace against Norwich in what would prove to be his final Anfield appearance in the FA Cup fifth round would be his most memorable contributions for the club. Meanwhile, by scoring against former club Southampton at St. Mary's last month, he gave travelling fans the perfect goodbye with a goal in his farewell Reds appearance.
By doing so, he joins a list including the likes of Steven Gerrard, Michael Owen, Daniel Agger, Vladimir Smicer, Peter Crouch, Djibril Cisse, Nicholas Anelka, Mamadou Sakho, Suso, Jordon Ibe and, most recently before Minamino, Dominic Solanke.
Yet the sad truth is before his brace against Norwich back in March, his best performance at Anfield had actually come against Liverpool when still on the books of Salzburg. Outside eyes might have been focused on Erling Haaland, but it was the Japanese who registered a goal and assist in a seven-goal thriller as the Reds ran out 4-3 winners. After facing off against Minamino, his soon to be new team-mates were convinced.
Following their two meetings with the Austrian outfit, senior Liverpool stars urged Klopp to recruit the man who had terrorised them throughout. Little did they know a deal was already well in advance by that point.
Minamino has been under the watchful gaze since 2013 when the attacker was plying his trade for Cerezo Osaka, with Klopp also taking note of him while still in charge of Borussia Dortmund. With the Reds' coaching and recruitment staff unanimously keen to get him on board, talks were opened in November 2019 with sporting director Michael Edwards a driving force in negotiations.
Having forged a positive relationship with Salzburg's director of football, Christoph Freund, Liverpool were made aware of Minamino's release clause and were quick to steal a march on Manchester United to conclude the deal to the great excitement of supporters at the time.
Unfortunately for Minamino, those expectations in the circumstances proved too much for him. At the very least, the introduction of five substitutions in the Premier League has now come too late for him.
The right transfer at the wrong time, if he had experienced a middle ground between Salzburg and Anfield, as Mane and Naby Keita both enjoyed, perhaps his Reds story would not be over. Perhaps he could have been a forward to now replace the Senegalese rather than exit alongside him.
Yet Liverpool saw an opportunity and they gambled. Two and a half years later and it delivered them two trophies and up to £8.25m in profit. Now it's up to Fabio Carvalho to fill the void left by Minamino and Origi as the Reds look to defend both cups.
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The Netherlands is starting research into the Indonesian independence war. Many voices not in support of this are coming out of the woodwork. Many historians are afraid that the Dutch will change Indonesian historiography.
According to Dutch historians, the research project, titled "Decolonization, Violence, and the war in Indonesia, 1945-1950", will focus on different parts of Indonesia. Incidents on Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, and Bali, will be researched in more detail. "The final selection isn't written in stone, but these are the areas that we have tentatively chosen" says project coordinator, Ireen Hoogenboom on Wednesday, September 20, 2017.
Three Dutch organizations will carry out the research: KITLV, NIOD, and NIMH. They say they'll work together with Indonesian researchers, but not with the government. "It's not a research project between two governments, but it only takes place on an academic level," according to Ireen.
For this project, which will cost 4.1 million euro, the Dutch team will work together with researchers from the Gadjah Mada University (UGM). They can select their own researchers. "There will be one researcher appointed for each area. UGM will lead the dialogue between Dutch and Indonesian researchers; on the Dutch side, we won't interfere with that. They will coordinate their own researchers to write their research report in a separate scientific publication," explains Ireen.
The research, which will include the atrocities of the Bersiap period right after the Japanese occupation, claims to be independent, even though the three institutions will be financed by the Dutch government. The independence of the research will be validated by a scientific advisory board. Reactions from society will also be taken into account.
The results of this scientific research project won't be used to justify Dutch attitudes to Indonesia in the past nor are they meant to support the current political stance of the Dutch government. As is well-known, the Dutch presence in the archipelago was a colonial occupation from which Indonesia liberated itself. During the initial euphoria in 1945 and 1946, right after the declaration of independence, many atrocities took place. "The goal of this research is to investigate (as much as possible) what happened, and why, not to whitewash over any dark events or to take a political standpoint," according to Ireen.
Marjolein van Pagee, another Dutch researcher (as well as founder of the Histori Bersama Foundation) had previously pointed out the lack of Indonesian participants in the study. She wondered why the Comité Nederlandse Ereschulden (K.U.K.B.) wasn't included and she suspects that it's related to the lawsuits that the K.U.K.B. filed against the Dutch government—the government that is now funding the research. In these lawsuits the Dutch state was forced to pay compensation for its occupation of Indonesia. "This historical research claims to be independent. Yet, K.U.K.B. is not involved in the research even though there is clearly a relation between the research project, 'Witnesses and Contemporaries' and K.U.K.B.; both take data from Indonesian witnesses," she explains. The project "Witnesses and Contemporaries" is a part of the large research and focuses on gathering stories of those who experienced the decolonization war. Researchers invite them to share their war experiences.


Lollygag – to gag on ones lolly … yet another reason to learn the Heimlich Remover.
To lollygag is to take ones time, to dawdle if you will. Any extracurricular activity or inactivity that may appear to some as a waste of time could be seen as lollygagging.
I'm quiet confident our monkey's know a thing or two about lollies and gagging so we should be in a good state of affairs to Lollygag.


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SAM- 1985
Marian Kotlicki, an airplane mechanic and an aviation enthusiast who lived in Poland, owned five cars in his lifetime. He built each one himself. His creations ranged from a three-wheeler that used an airplane canopy and a single cylinder Ilo engine from a German Tempo-Wagen, to a proper four-wheeled car based on the frame of Polish-made Syrena with a fiberglass body.
This 1985 SAM is Mr. Kotlicki's fifth and final car. The SAM reflects Marian's continuing fascination with fiberglass materials. The ubiquitous and somewhat affordable, locally produced Fiat 126P was a natural choice for the mechanicals.
Marian started the construction of this car in 1982 and registered it for road use in 1985. In his design, he minimized the frontal area to make the best of the 23hp, 650cc engine. He planned for better weight distribution than that of the little Fiat by creating a somewhat longer front overhang. Marian also reduced the overall weight by creating a fiberglass unibody without having to use the 126p's floor pans or subframes. The SAM's seats came from a Polish Wilga airplane and the center console clock from some unknown Russian plane. Procuring materials to make the fiberglass shell was difficult, as there were no consumer sources of resin and woven roving cloth. In addition, the late 1970s and early 1980s saw the beginning of the collapse of the economic and political system in Poland. The dearth of consumer and industrial goods was rampant.
Marian used the car as his daily driver up until his death in 2017. He never stopped tinkering with his creation, maintaining and improving it till the end. There were plans to mass-produce SAM by BOSMAL, an R&D arm of FSM, as well as a scheme to create a one-make class of road racing cars based on the SAM. Sadly, all of these ideas failed to materialize, victims of bureaucracy and failing economy. Marian Kotlicki refused to sell his SAM or to trade it for a modern car. Only after his passing, the family agreed to let the Marian's final creation go to a new owner.
*SAM is a generic name given to home-built cars in Poland. The name is an acronym created from words: Samochod Amatorski Motoru, which translate as "Motor's Amateur Car." Motor was for many decades the only automotive magazine in Poland. In the late 1950s the editors came out with an idea of popularizing home-build cars and created the acronym. The name stuck and even now such home-build cars are called SAM. The official registration uses SAM as the make of this car. "Sam" in Polish also means "alone" or "self."
Manufacturer: Fabryka Samochodów Małolitrażowych
Country of Origin: Poland
Drivetrain Configuration: Rear-engine, rear-wheel drive (BIS models)
Engine: Water-cooled, 704cc, flat twin-cylinder, 27hp
Transmission: Four-speed manual
Years of Production: 1972-2000 (1987-1991 126p BIS models)
Number Produced: 4,600,000 (3.3 million 126p)
Original Cost: 69,000 zlotys ($926 USD in 1973)


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Category Offspring: ecstasy and agony | Ottomatic For the People
Friday morning was one of those days where we're aaaaaalmost done with the week, and everyone is tired and grumpy, and we're running late and wishing it was already Saturday. So when Chickadee dragged her way through her shower and came downstairs late and then was fussing with a necklace instead of eating her breakfast or feeding the dog, I may have been a little impatient. There may have been some yelling. She may have flounced out the door without even saying goodbye, and I may have been righteously indignant that SHE was mad at ME when I wasn't the one dragging ass.
When the phone rang and the school came up on the caller ID, a couple of hours later, I figured she was calling to apologize and/or make sure I wasn't mad. That's kind of her way. And so I was very surprised when I picked up the phone and she asked me if I could come get her.
Turns out, it's kind of hard to get ready on time when you have a fever of 102. (I totally had to buy her a pony to make up for what a jerk I was earlier that morning.) She was really a very good sport for someone who probably felt like dog poop, but as she proceeded to be sick all weekend we had to find some low-key ways to keep her entertained.
My very favorite game to play with a sick child is Let's Take A Nap. It goes like this:
Me: How about you go take a nap!
(if sick child is) Monkey: Okay. Good night.
(if sick child is) Chickadee: But I'm not tiiiiiired!
(If you think about it, it's kind of fascinating. I mean, Monkey is the one with the complete inability to TELL you he's unwell or even, apparently, recognize it. But if he's sick and I suggest he take a nap, he heads straight to his bed and conks out within minutes. Here Chickadee is always I'M DYING yet you'd think the nap was the number one enemy of the people.)
In order to try to encourage my darling daughter to rest, I often climb into bed with her and snuggle and try to get her to settle down enough to realize that she's sleepy. She's wise to my tricks, though, and often wants to read a book together or otherwise chat endlessly to fend off any potential opportunity for sleep.
So. I'm lying there with her, and the dog, trying to say soothing things. ("Youuuuu are getting veeeeeeeery sleeeeeeepy! Yooouuuuuur pillooooooooow is caaaaaaaalling!") Meanwhile, Licorice is flopping around like a beached fish, licking one of us and then the other, much to Chickadee's delight. Finally I get the dog settled down and Chickadee decides she's going to read me a book. So she reached up and grabs… Help! A Girl's Guide to Divorce and Stepfamilies.
Now, I want you to understand that I wholeheartedly recommend this book. It's a great one, particularly for girls in the 6-10 age range, which is of course when we bought it, years ago. The format is a lot of Q&A, so girls feel like other girls have the same questions they do, etc. Like said: Great book. I think it was enormously helpful for Chickadee to have it on hand as we went through all the changes the divorce and then my remarriage wrought.
That said, given that 1) it's now a little young for her and 2) she was burning up with fever and consequently a little goofy, her reading of said book took a definite turn for the ridiculous. First she started reading passages in a variety of strange accents, landing—quite disturbingly—on something that sounded an awful lot like Dr. Ruth. ("Ven you are feelingt sad, you should TELL YOUR PARENTZ!") Then she started making up captions for all of the little cartoon pictures, and it wasn't long before we were both giggling so hard, Otto stuck his head in to see what was so funny.
"This girl is sad because her ears are big!" she'd howl, at the drawing of the girl so sad about her parents' divorce, or maybe just about the size of her earlobes.
"I wish my mother had a face!" I declared, seeing the series of picture of the girl talking to her mother, whose drawing always seemed to cut off right at mouth level.
Maybe you had to be there. It was super entertaining to us.
"Wait wait, let's read this one!" Chickadee said, as we flipped through the book looking for pictures to recaption. "'If you feel awkward with your stepdad at first, that's natural,'" she read. She put the book down and turned to face me. "I feel awkward with Otto. Very awkward."
I laughed and she grinned at me. "Three years hasn't been enough time to adjust, huh?"
"Nope! It's all just so TERRIBLY AWKWARD!" she exclaimed. She flipped a few more pages. "Oh wait, listen to this one. 'I have a stepdad. He wants me to call him Dad,'" she read. "'But I just can't. He annoys me every day with the same remark: Don't call me Doug, call me Dad.'"
This, for some reason, was hilarious. Poor Doug! Poor kid with a stepdad named Doug! The book's advice was sound: Let him know that it bothers you, because he may not understand how hurtful it is to put pressure on kids about the names Mom and Dad.
"'Maybe Doug's parents have always called him by a special name that you could use, too,'" Chickadee read. "Oh, I know!" she said, "She could call him MY DARLING SON! I bet his parents call him that!"
Again we were making quite a commotion, and Otto stuck his head back into the room. "Do I need to separate you two?" he asked.
"No, that's okay, DOUG!" called Chickie between giggles. "We are just talking about what to call you!"
"Um," said Otto. "Please don't call me Doug. On account of that is not my name."
"Okay, MY DARLING SON!" she agreed, doubled over again.
Otto came in and sat down on the bed with us. "I'm not sure I like this book," he said. "It seems to be making you weirder."
"THIS IS AWKWARD!" Chickadee yelled, rolling around on the bed, book flapping, giggles magnified by Otto's confused expression. "I feel awkward, Doug. Please go away."
Poor Otto. He, of course, was only too happy to tickle her in retaliation, because that's what guys who have stepdaughters who are that weird have to do.
"AWKWARD!" she shrieked. "STOP TICKLING! IT'S AWKWARD!"
Eventually he stopped. "Thank you, Doug," she said. "I mean, my darling son." Otto shook his head and left.
At dinner Chickadee refused to stop calling him Doug, and Monkey started calling him "my darling son" just for good measure. I have to say, Otto is being a pretty good sport about it.
Maybe because everything is just so awkward.
Beth R on April 26, 2010 at 9:48 am
Too bad it took a fever to get the silly to come back out, but it sounds like y'all are doing just fine :)
I'm sending this one to my "Doug" who will just love it.
Hugs to all of you and I hope Chickadee is feeling better today!
Jamie on April 26, 2010 at 9:54 am
Wow, she's got quite a sense of humor, doesn't she? I'm trying to picture my kids at 12 and hoping they can be so funny.
Hi, Doug! :)
Javamom on April 26, 2010 at 9:58 am
I like the way you use the word "flounce" every once in a while describing your little tween. ha!
MomCat on April 26, 2010 at 10:10 am
Yes, flounce is the perfect word to describe a preteen's movements. They just don't walk anymore. Then with a teen, you get scuttle, if they're late or sneaking off somewhere, and schlumpf, if you're making them go do something they don't want to do, which is practically everything. But they will take a nap again at the drop of a hat.
Randi on April 26, 2010 at 10:13 am
Nice!! Glad you could all be silly when she was sick! Hope she's feeling better!!
Karen on April 26, 2010 at 10:25 am
WOW!.. THAT is so AWKWARD, my darling son Doug.
Funny post, Mir. Feel better Chick.
Nelson's Mama on April 26, 2010 at 10:34 am
Teen girls are in a perpetual state of flounce.
Hope Her Flouciness feels better…
Jill W. on April 26, 2010 at 1:12 pm
Laughing out loud- great story, Mir!
Katie in MA on April 26, 2010 at 1:38 pm
I am laughing so hard that tears are leaking out of my eyes. I'm glad my daughters and I aren't the only ones who get into those weird moods. And our own almost-Doug never seems to know what to do, either! (But tickling is always a good default reaction. Yep, he's a Good Doug.)
Feel better, Chickie!
Michelle on April 26, 2010 at 1:51 pm
Sorry Chickie was sick but it made for a very funny post!
Megan on April 26, 2010 at 2:06 pm
SO glad my family isn't the only one that get hysterical over things no one else finds funny. Found myself in TEARS over a phone-photo I took of my oldest daughter (she was being a pirate. You had to be there) unfortunately in the middle of a Very Serious Awards Ceremony which meant from then on everything was HILARIOUS. Awarder person just scolded the emcee! HEE HEE HEE!! The music sounds a bit like a dying cow! AH HA HA HA!! Other audience members are starting to fidget and want to look around at us! Maybe we should shut up! SNRK…
Awkward indeed
Ani on April 26, 2010 at 4:24 pm
Poor poor Doug, cause all I could think of was "Dug", the dog character in Up.
"I hid under your porch, because I LOVE YOU"
Laura B. on April 26, 2010 at 4:44 pm
Love her sense of humor! Made me laugh out loud, literally.
trinity67 on April 26, 2010 at 5:00 pm
Tracy on April 26, 2010 at 5:59 pm
I wish I knew about that book when we remarried…not so much for my kids but for his. Hope she's feeling better!
Aubri on April 26, 2010 at 6:35 pm
Wow. Otto rocks. :-) Long live her royal flounciness, princess of silly!
Also Mir, you're pretty. And have shiny hair, and did I mention that you're an amazing mom? This post brought back the giggle-memories of my own sick-days with my mama. :-)
Dawn on April 26, 2010 at 7:29 pm
This post made me do a literal LOL. My girls and I were like that, too. Come to think of it, we still are. Thank heaven.
Hope Chickie's feeling better.
And that Doug didn't catch it.
/gets coat
wendalette on April 26, 2010 at 10:28 pm
Laughed until I cried and stopped breathing. Then laughed more. This sounds so much like my mom and I when I was that age (heck, us now 20+ years later).
To a lifetime of laughter in spite of everything else!
A hug for Doug! (Knowing men like him exist makes it easier to move on from losing my own dad.)
And one for you for sharing this and so much of your life. You help me maintain my hope that things will turn out just fine in my life too.
Flea on April 26, 2010 at 10:36 pm
So are you going to stop calling him Otto and call him Doug now? I kinda like it. It's got a funky beat.
Heather on April 27, 2010 at 1:03 am
I kinda want to join in your giggle fest ;)
Kethrim on April 27, 2010 at 2:10 am
This post is hilarious! I was laughing so hard reading it that my fiance wanted to know what was so funny, and when I read it to him, he couldn't stop laughing either! Hope Chickie's better; they do say that laughter is the best medicine!
mamaspeak on April 27, 2010 at 4:28 am
I too went strait for Dug the dog from Up, which made it hilarious in it's own right.
Hope she's feeling better & none of the rest of you have it.
Brigitte on April 27, 2010 at 7:07 am
I'm such a pessimistic, worry-wart idiot: after the first line or two, I was sure it would be a post about Chickadee's, erm, "monthlies" starting, and some horrifyingly awkward, embarrassing related situation with Otto or at school.
Thank goodness it just turned out to be laughing-'til-you-cry silliness! :-D
Aimee on April 27, 2010 at 10:27 am
*snort*
You know, I bet the laughter did make her feel better.
Karate Mom on April 27, 2010 at 1:58 pm
Silliness is AWESOME! I feel sorry for people who don't know how to do it. (I had to teach my husband to be silly, because he didn't come that way naturally. Poor guy!)
EmmaC on April 27, 2010 at 6:39 pm
This made me laugh heartily. Thanks for sharing the silly moment. :)
Midj on April 29, 2010 at 11:26 am
Mir, I NEVER laugh aloud. Well, almost never. My kids tease me about it. I find things amusing and even funny but the laugh gene took a detour on me. I was laughing, really laughing, at the vision of the two of you. Thanks for sharing!


When an individual fails to appear in court for a criminal appearance, he or she could face significant consequences. Some of these include a bench warrant that was issued for an arrest, a criminal charge of bail jumping, failure to respond to an appearance ticket, as well as losing any funds that were posted during bail for the initial offense.
In New York, there is a 30 day grace period before a bench warrant is set forth for the defendant. The purpose of a bench warrant is to have a police officer arrest the defendant. Those who are taken into custody for a bench warrant, which was issued due to failure to appear in court, will typically be kept at the police station until the court schedules a hearing.
What is Failure to Respond to an Appearance Ticket?
If a police officer arrests an individual for an offense that is a non-felony, the law enforcement official can serve the individual with an appearance ticket, which means the individual won't go to jail. This ticket will direct an individual on when to appear in court. In addition, a police officer can also request that an individual post bail. When an individual fails to show up in court as directed by an appearance ticket, the court has the authority to issue a bench warrant for his or her arrest. Failing to comply with an appearance ticket is an offense that is considered a violation in New York. Violations and misdemeanors are similar to each other, as they are both a non-felony offense (aside from a traffic violation). If convicted of this offense, an individual could face up to 15 days in jail as stated in New York Penal Law, Article 215.
What are the Criminal Offenses Related to Bail Jumping?
An individual who is arrested and officially charged with a criminal offense and posts a bond is required by law to appear in court as directed. These dates could include an arraignment, hearing, trial, and sentencing. If a defendant does not appear for a scheduled court appearance, the court may issue a bench warrant for the offense of bail jumping. Bail jumping charges can be in the first, second, or third degree.
Bail jumping in the second degree involves an individual who fails to appear at a court date that is for a pending felony. This is a Class E felony, which is punishable with a maximum prison sentence of four years and a maximum fine of $5,000.
Bail jumping in the third degree is when an individual fails to appear at a court date for a criminal action, which may include misdemeanors and violations. This is a Class A misdemeanor that can result in a maximum prison sentence of one year, three years of probation, or a maximum fine of $1,000.
What are Defenses to Bail Jumping and Failure to Appear?
An individual who is charged with bail jumping or failure to comply with an appearance ticket has a valid defense when he or she could not appear due to unavoidable circumstances that were beyond their control. However, an individual must prove that his or her failure to comply with an appearance ticket was valid within 30 days of the scheduled court date the individual missed. Some reasonable defenses that are valid defenses may include a car accident, hospitalization, or the defendant's vehicle broke down on the way to court. In addition, if an individual is incarcerated in another jail or isn't provided with adequate information about his or her scheduled court date, it could be used as a valid defense.
If you are arrested due to a bench warrant, which involves a failure to appear charge, the police have the authority to take the accused into custody at any given time or place, which could include work, social events, or place of residence.
Due to the 30 day grace period in New York that concerns failure to appear, it is vital to address the situation as soon as possible. If you discover that you have missed a court date, you should contact a skilled criminal defense attorney immediately. A New York criminal defense attorney can advise you on which is the best course of action to take, and he or she understands how to develop a strong case that will significantly increase the chances of a positive outcome.


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Driver Found Guilty of OUI, Manslaughter in Fatal 2019 East Boston Crash
Prosecutors say Dylan Etheridge, 26, was driving under the influence on May 5, 2019, when he crashed his car on Bennington Street, killing 20-year-old Amber Pelletier
By Thea DiGiammerino • Published December 8, 2022 • Updated on December 8, 2022 at 2:21 pm
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A driver has been found guilty of manslaughter and other charges in a 2019 rollover crash that killed one woman and injured another person in East Boston.
Prosecutors say Dylan Etheridge, 26, was driving under the influence on May 5, 2019, when he crashed his car on Bennington Street, killing 20-year-old Amber Pelletier of Central Falls, Rhode Island. A second person was seriously injured in the crash.
Etheridge left the scene, but was found about eight hours later after he checked himself into Massachusetts General Hospital for treatment. The surviving victim identified Etheridge as the driver, and blood discovered on the steering wheel was found to be a match.
A jury found Etheridge guilty of manslaughter, OUI and serious injury, leaving the scene of an accident causing death and leaving the scene of a crash causing personal injury.
A Massachusetts man charged in connection with a fatal crash in East Boston over the weekend faced a judge on Monday.
"This man's reckless and senseless actions left one person dead and another seriously injured and endangered every motorist and pedestrian in the vicinity that day. We're grateful for the jury's work and their verdict and we will continue to support the individuals and families impacted by this tragedy," Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden said in a media release.
Prosecutors said Etheridge hit four or five parked cars and may have been traveling at 80 mph. They said they may bring drunken driving charges against him at some point because there is evidence he and the others had been drinking at bars in East Boston prior to the crash.
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If you're not Canadian, you may not have heard of the promotion** from one of our most ubiquitous coffee shops called Roll Up The Rim. If you are Canadian, you've been inundated with it since February. Basically, if you buy any size coffee, tea, or hot chocolate, you can win some nice prizes; like a Jeep, or cash, but most likely will win a free cup of coffee or Timbits.
Being somewhat frugal, having lots of coffee beans from my vacation, and preferring coffee out of my china mug, I do not take part too often in this contest. That is not to say I never do, just that it is infrequent. Some others live for this event and even keep track of their "winning and losing records". At my doctor's office, they have a whiteboard to keep track. The fact that this coffee shop is across the parking lot from them probably doesn't help.
Recently, while at a totally unrelated fast food franchise on my way back from watching We Will Rock You (featuring the music of Queen) at a casino stage, I found one of these winning Roll Up the Rim tags on my table. Having seen no one leave the table, I didn't really know what to do with it. I wouldn't really call it a moral dilemma, but I wasn't the actual winner. In the end, I treated it like a found penny. (Since we no longer use them in Canada, I am not sure that analogy is apt).
Yesterday, a friend was having a bit of a rough day. I was at a bit of a loss as to how to cheer them up. Then, I remembered the winning slip half-forgottenly tucked into my wallet. I used it to purchase them a hot chocolate. I also secretly hoped that the cup would produce a winner for them. Sadly this was not the case, but the anticipation while unrolling the rim was pretty good.
Now, chocolate doesn't fix everything. Even completely and truly free chocolate doesn't fix everything. I know that. However, being supportive and listening while drinking the hot chocolate seems like a pretty good thing. Though the cause may be negative, I won't even hesitate to call it Today's Perfect Moment (yesterday).
**As the company now has locations outside of Canada, some of you will have heard of it, but I doubt it has reached the epic proportions it has here.
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Although this post did not turn me into an ardent fan of TH (actually less so now they are opening in China – a country that was doing just fine without all the western fast food) I like that you could use their advertising ploy to cheer up a friend.
Chocolate may not fix everything, but when accompanied by an act of selfless kindness it sure goes a long way. Cheers to you, Anthony.


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Staff Reporter WINDHOEK – Minister of Finance Calle Schlettwein on Monday responded with concern to what he called subjective reporting from the local media and certain bodies regarding the financial relationship between Namibia and China. This was after it was alleged that the Asian economic giant has captured the Namibian state. In this regard, Schlettwein noted that Namibia has benefited from the Chinese government in form of a grant valued at N$1.340 billion, an interest-free loan of N$302 million and concessional loans worth N$1.694 billion. "We would like to inform the public that such statements (of Chinese state capture) are not supported by facts. If at all, they are mere perceptions propagated to hoodwink the public into believing that Namibia is overexposed to Chinese loans or such loan uptakes are assuming unsustainable levels," said Schlettwein during a media briefing at his ministry. Currently, government's total debt portfolio of N$76.6 billion is comprised of the domestic market (which makes up N$51.3 billion or 67 percent of debt), foreign bonds, Eurobond and JSE (which make up N$17.6 billion or 23 percent), bilateral loans (N$1.1 billion or one percent) and multilateral loans, mostly from foreign development banks (which make up N$6.7 billion or 9 percent). Schlettwein explained that as per a bilateral arrangement, the Namibian government has benefited from Chinese government whereby the former requested the latter to extend funding for its development projects as set out in national development plans (NDPs). "These loan offers are provided within mutual understanding between the two governments and contain concessional terms and conditions as opposed to market loans or other borrowing like those provided for by development financial institutions and the bonds market. The concessionality is achieved either through interest rates below those available on the market, the grace periods and lower management and commitment fees," said Schlettwein. He noted that the terms for the concessional loans are 2 percent interest, 0.5 percent commitment fees on undisbursed balance of the loan and a 5-year grace period before repayment of principal amount starts and a 15-year repayment period. "Although a Chinese contractor is required in this arrangement, it is worth stating that projects that benefited from this funding are mainly large for the construction of roads and the procurement method employed is that of the Namibian government. Apart from the machinery and highly specialised skilled labour that Namibia does not have, locally available material consumed in this type of projects are Namibian sourced. This includes bitumen from Okahandja, diesel, sand and stone in addition to 20 percent Namibian company participation," said Schlettwein. He added that the total loans from the China Export Import Bank, excluding the grants component, amount to N$1.99 billion, or 8 percent of foreign debt and only 2.6 percent of total debt. The projects that benefited from this borrowing includes the National Youth Centre, the Omakange to Ruacana road (60 km), the Engela to Uutapi road (90km), scanners at all borders, electronic documents recording management system with the Office of the Prime Minister and Transnamib locomotives. "The debt service toward Chinese loans includes capital repayment and interest and, in total, amounts to N$65 million. As a portion of total debt serving obligations, the debt serving for loans from China is around 1 percent of total debt servicing obligations. As indicated, total debt exposure to China is 2.6 percent of total debt portfolio, whereas the total debt servicing obligation is only 1 percent, which is indicative of the concessionality in relation to other debt. This does not include the grants support received from China," said Schlettwein. "We should also objectively and factually address the alleged state capture by China. What is this purported to entail? For the size of our economy, government operations account for about 57 percent and the private sector, mainly mining, wholesale and retail trade, financial intermediation and the tertiary services sector, does not reflect predominance of Chinese ownership. For certain, the proportion of loans sourced from China does not exhibit such predominance. Indeed China, as the second largest economy, has invested in the mining sector in Namibia and so did other foreign investors," Schlettwein stated.
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It's Ash Wednesday today, but I'm writing this on Shrove Tuesday, for reasons you will soon see.
I don't know about you, but I've become very curved in on myself this winter. I've become very focused on myself and my personal pursuits, often to the detriment of attention that my family or others need or deserve. January and February have been my excuse, as well as the Big Work Thing and illness. To be fair, those a pretty good excuses. But I'm better now, work is into a good pattern, and it's now March. And Lent is a good time for facing down our excuses.
So I'm praying about letting go of a few things for this season of Lent. Do you mind if I share them with you, for accountability purposes? Not because I'm awesome for giving up a lot of things – quite the opposite. These are my struggles, and it's a season for being real about our struggles.
Probably the biggest will be to cut down on blogging. If you had told me in December that I would write a blog post for every day in January and February, I wouldn't have believed you. I got into a groove, and it was really fun. However, it takes up a lot of time, and it can be an excuse for me to spend too much time and creative energy on crafting. I won't stop crafting, but I'll cut back to one post a week (on Sunday – Sundays aren't part of Lent, you know). I'm still on Instagram, Facebook, and Ravelry, but we plan to cut back severely on phone usage during Lent as well, so it will be less.
I've even become literally inward: I haven't gotten outside much at all this winter, even though it's been a much milder winter than last year. I've become a little removed from the reality of my geography. So I want to commit to spending at least 15 minutes outside every day during Lent.
You live in the Arctic, Rebecca. Get a grip.
After all this conviction about being curved in on myself, this one is pretty silly, but the timing coincides, and it's knitterly. I'll be participating in willfulmina's chill Lenten KAL on Instagram. The timing was good: since I've recently finished several projects, it's a good time to start a bigger project. I've been wanting to knit "Galadriel's Mirror" by Susan Pandorf for a very long time, and I have some Araucania Huasco I've planned for years now to use on it. This is hardly a discipline, and I don't know that I'll finish it by Easter, but you may want to participate too, so I thought I'd mention it. Besides, Lent isn't just a time for giving up bad things, but also for doing positive things, like being outside.
Huasco is a sprongy 3-ply superfine merino, perfect for all those twisted stitches. VERY penitential, I know.
There are other things our family will do to set aside some distractions and renew our commitment to each other. But the above are just practices for me. Jared reminded me yesterday that the point of giving anything up for Lent is to better love God and your neighbor. I hope these will help me make more room to do that.
That said, I'll miss these daily shares! Thank you so much for reading. That is a very pale expression of the deep appreciation I feel for the time you spend here in my online living room, reading and commenting.
How about you? How is God calling you out of yourself and deeper into life this Lent?


Audio Damage published Filterstation 2. Filterstation 2 shapes sounds, instruments to be more interesting. Version 2 is an update to Filterstation that was originally released several years ago. Filterstation version 2 has a different name and internal identifier than version 1. This means that you can install version 2 alongside whatever version you are currently using, and continue to use the older version in your existing projects. Version 2 cannot be directly substituted in existing projects and cannot read preset files created by version 1.
Filterstation2 provides two filters in one plug-in, each able to operate in twelve different modes. A simple but flexible low-frequency oscillator, with optional tempo sync, and an envelope follower set Filterstation's filters in motion.
Filterstation2 is available now for US$49.00. An upgrade for existing Filterstation owners is US$10.00.