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This Female Fights Back!
The 1970s were the decade when women's rights entered American popular culture. Helen Reddy's "I Am Woman" hit #1 in 1972, Billie Jean King beat Bobby Riggs in an enormously-hyped tennis court battle of the sexes in 1973, and Archie Bunker's battles with his liberated, live-in daughter (and every other ethnic and societal stereotype) were front-and-center in All In The Family, the top-rated television show from 1971-1976. The newsstand brought us Ms. Magazine, and a new version of Cosmopolitan aimed at young women. The state-by-state battle for ratification of the (ultimately doomed) Equal Rights Amendment was a premiere political story of the decade. Women's Lib was happening, baby!
As a kid growing up in 1970s California I had a vague idea that women needed to be liberated from something, and I was pretty sure that being a "male chauvinist pig" was a bad thing. But being an adolescent comic book fan, I was mostly interested in women as sex objects. Throughout the late seventies and early eighties, Marvel Comics would appeal to my base yearnings with books like Red Sonja, Spider-Woman, She-Hulk, and Dazzler, but it was the first and the least provocative of the books introduced in that era that would best hold my attention — Ms. Marvel!
now you see her …
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When Ms. Marvel was introduced in late 1976, Marvel Comics was happy to co-opt the popular entertainment brand of feminism to promote the book. The mast-head told us that "THIS FEMALE FIGHTS BACK" (as opposed to the kind that doesn't, I suppose), and the editorial filling in for the first issue's letter column was an apologia by scripter Gerry Conway, who solemnly admitted that he was "… not totally liberated, (but) … know(s) enough to be aware that a problem exists, and to understand that we're all susceptible to chauvinism at times," before awkwardly explaining that Ms. Marvel wasn't written by a woman because, "… at the moment there are no thoroughly trained and qualified women writers working in the super hero comics field."
Because, as we all know, being a writer for Marvel comics required thorough training, like being a brain surgeon or an astronaut.
Which is to unjustly single-out Conway, because this sort of arm's-length acknowledgement was kind of de rigueur for any sensitive issue at the time, and by addressing feminism as an issue at all, Marvel was actually being progressive.
Ms. Marvel wasn't the only wonderful woman superhero of her time
I've no doubt Marvel hoped to court female readers with this title, and to close the gap with their "Distinguished Competition," which had long outdistanced Marvel in the female superhero department, thanks to characters like Supergirl and Batgirl, to say nothing of Wonder Woman, who was enjoying television success at the time. But I'm even more certain Marvel hoped to get male readers onto this book, as all the female comics readers in the world (whatever their mythical numbers may have been) could not have been enough to sustain a Marvel book in the 1970s. The old salts in the bullpen may have had wonder stories to tell about the golden age of romance comics, but more relevant must have been the 18 million households that were watching Charlie's Angels in the United States in 1977. The feminist movement had won women the right to go bra-less on network TV, and the merest hint of Farrah Fawcett's nipple threatened to topple the Republic! This "women's lib" stuff might make the book relevant, but jiggle TV was hot and in Ms. Marvel the House of Ideas had a property that could ride both waves.
With her blonde Kate Jackson swoopy-do and bare mid drift (that sometimes revealed a navel, take that, Barbara Eden!) Ms. Marvel might have been a pin-up heroine, but the stories never trended in that direction. By issue #3, Chris Claremont was aboard, bringing with him the imprimatur of writing strong female characters on Uncanny X-Men, and under his watch the book would never stoop to the wet t-shirt and butt shot antics of cheesecake books of later decades (and I say that with admiration, having scripted a dozen or so issue of Ex-Mutants, myself). Come issue #9, Ms. Marvel's costume lost it's bare front-and-back panels (largely to simplify coloring the character), and, more importantly, the no-nonsense alter ego of Ms. Marvel, Carol Danvers, had begun to assert herself.
… and now you see less of her
In refusing to write about Ms. Marvel as a "feminist hero," Chris Claremont kinda-sorta made her … a genuine feminist hero. Other characters react to Ms. Marvel's femininity, of course, but Ms. Marvel herself resists the temptation to strike a pose, put her fists on her hips, and remind everyone that she's a woman (a rare thing in an otherwise on-the-nose era of comic book writing). And the book spends plenty of pages on "secret identity" stuff, too. Beneath her mask, Ms. Marvel is Carol Danvers, an honest-to-gosh 1970s female role model — single, a successful professional, unattached (and with a hint of doomed romance in her past), educated, and starting a second career as a magazine editor after having previously been a security chief for NASA.
It is this character of Carol Danvers that makes Ms. Marvel a diamond in the rough.
Danvers had a hot temper (easily trading barbs with her editor, Spider-Man nemesis J. Jonah Jameson) …
… but she also used her head in battle, employing fuzzy science to defeat more powerful foes with frankly ridiculous traps that she cobbled together on the spur-of-the-moment …
… but that schtick did help to separate her from the average Marvel meathead, reinforcing Ms. Marvel's brainpower (and Claremont wasn't above calling for a montage when he wanted to drive that particular point home) …
… and I suppose it is a cheap way to show Ms. Marvel's "feminine side," but she was also unique in seeming more concerned with the collateral damage of her super-powered antics than the male heroes of her day.
When I picked up this book in 1977 I might have had some vague sense of making a feminist statement, but mostly I was looking for a good new superhero book, and Ms. Marvel delivered.
Sort of.
With powers and costume based on a then-more-familiar Captain Marvel, the book seemed to suffer an identity crisis from the get-go, with the creative team rummaging through the storybook toolbox to give the character her own unique spin (she's amnesic! she has precognition! she has phantom memories! she curses like Captain Marvel! she crosses over with Spider-Man! she doesn't need Spidey anymore, now she has her own supporting cast!). When Chris Claremont signs on in issue #3 things start to settle in, but the book would still suffer for pitting Ms. Marvel against second-rate villains like Tiger Shark. The closest thing Ms. Marvel gets to an A-List villain is M.O.D.O.K., but that confrontation was sullied by having Carol sexually threatened by the villain, in a slimy dream sequence stimulated by M.O.D.O.K.'s mind-ripper beam.
If this is M.O.D.O.K.'s game, you have to wonder why he didn't mindscrew Captain America or Iron Man when he had the chance. I suppose it is reasonable that Ms. Marvel's gender makes her more vulnerable to the jerks she battles, but I contend it isn't necessary. Fortunately, Carol puts paid to M.O.D.O.K. a few issues later and this run of the book doesn't tread back into this kind of territory.
The truth is this is a forgettable run of superhero stories. The art is never better than serviceable, and when Ms. Marvel spent her twentieth issue fighting dumbass dinosaur men, I guess I'd had enough (because that's where my collection runs out).
All these years later, I wish I'd stayed with the book, even though it only had another three issues to run. Not because I expect the stories got any better, but because in my recent read-through, I found I'd grown quite attached to Carol Danvers, the woman behind the Ms. Marvel mask. It meant nothing to me when I was a teen, but as a creepy grown-up reading comics in my garage, I found Carol Danvers refreshingly mature, well-realized, intelligent, and strong in ways that few female comic characters can claim. Against all odds, and maybe despite themselves, Marvel really did create a strong, iconic female superhero in Ms. Marvel (but then they cancelled the book, and passed the character around between different series, then raped her, then un-raped her, and turned her into a crypto-fascist, and gave her a second series) … but in truth I don't want to know about any of the other brand withdrawals Marvel made with this character in the past three decades.
I'd kind of like my last memory of Ms. Marvel to be about a woman who was secure enough to take girlish joy in her own costume change.
Ms. Marvel was at best an average comic, but Ms. Marvel herself was a good and potentially a great character. I'm sorry it took me thirty-five years to realize it, but it did make for a pleasant surprise when I unearthed this run from the Accumulation. Still, Ms. Marvel deserved better. She deserved better villains and better art. She deserved better loyalty from me, instead of abandoning the book before it was over. She deserved to get off to a faster start rather than floundering around for a year while her readership went away. She deserved better of Marvel's editors after her book was cancelled.
And she certainly deserved better than that "This Female Fights Back!" motto on her very first issue! Sheesh!
Title: Ms. Marvel
Published By: Marvel Comics, 1977-1979
Issues Rescued From The Longbox Graveyard: #1-20, January 1977-October 1978
Your Bra-Burning Soundtrack For This Series: I Am Woman — Helen Reddy
LBG Letter Grade For This Run: C
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Posted on December 7, 2011, in Reviews and tagged Carol Danvers, Chris Claremont, Cosmic, feminism, Gerry Conway, Marvel Comics, MODOK, Ms. Marvel. Bookmark the permalink.	20 Comments.
Mars Will Send No More | December 8, 2011 at 8:29 am
Agreed: cool character, average schlock execution. Not even John Buscema layouts can sustain the stories. We do like how Warren Ellis and Steve McNiven treated the Carol Danvers character in Ultimate Secret, and Bendis did a serviceable job with her in the first New Avengers series. But overall, she's one of those characters who never got a fair shake. Perhaps she's simply too derivative to have a real spark.
Speaking of liberated females, thanks for the tip on Omaha the Cat Dancer. We read all 7 collected volumes and our brain has been thoroughly warped as a result. Cool series with a lot of high points, even if the soap-opera style wears thin after a while. Sometimes you ask yourself, "If this book was just about regular people and not erotic cat people, would I be reading it – or would it be just another soap?" Still, it's a very enjoyable indie book, and we hope some day there's a Omaha/Dreadstar cross-over!
Paul O'Connor | December 8, 2011 at 3:21 pm
Thanks for reading, Mars.
Plus, I cannot express how pleased it makes me that we live in a world where thoughts like "If this book was just about regular people and not erotic cat people, would I be reading it – or would it be just another soap?" occur to us.
That made my day, thanks!
Horace Austin | December 8, 2011 at 3:09 pm
I still hate what was done to Ms. Marvel in Avengers #200.
It is easy to break something, not so easy to un-break it. Female comic characters seem especially prey to unwise, troubling, long-lasting, and invasive changes. It happens often enough that there's a website devoted to it: http://www.unheardtaunts.com/wir/
While I am disappointed by many of the more recent unwise things done to my comics heroes in the name of circulation I suppose it is worth remembering this isn't a new trick.
Horace Austin | December 29, 2011 at 11:38 am
I just discovered that Jim Shooter is on Twitter and that he has a blog. He recently re-read Avengers #200 and blogged the following: "…in those days, in any case, the buck stopped at my desk. I take full responsibility. I screwed up. My judgment failed, or maybe I wasn't paying enough attention. Sorry. Avengers #200 is a travesty."
Paul O'Connor | December 29, 2011 at 2:17 pm
Good on Mr. Shooter for standing up and taking that one.
I read his blog every now and then, and there's good insight there. Also a bit of cranky-old-man "You kids get off my lawn!" and lashing out based on his current creative irrelevance but what the hell, he's earned it, and he's far from the only cranky old man on this block (he said, reviewing his work thus far at Longbox Graveyard).
Martin Gray | July 19, 2012 at 5:26 am
Great stuff, Paul. Spotty UK distribution meant I missed MODOK and his mindripper, which is just as well as I now feel quite ill.
I'd rank MODOK and Tiger Shark as about the same – both are pretty much solo hero threats.
That front cover line on #1 bringing in Medusa is wonderfully random.
And I'd say the final few issues with the new costume were better, there was a new energy to the book. Or perhaps that's me having phantom memories …
Paul O'Connor | July 19, 2012 at 2:09 pm
I've picked up the last issues of this run since publishing this article but have yet to read them.
Maybe I'll try them tonight in lieu of the new Captain (nee Ms.) Marvel that streeted this week. Against all odds I was in a comic shop on Tuesday and saw Carol on the cover of Captain Marvel #1, and thought, what the hell — impulse buy! I haven't bought a single issue of a new Marvel book in something like fifteen years.
And I still haven't, because they had to honor the street date of Wednesday and couldn't sell on a Tuesday! Works for them but not for me and they'll never know the cosmic circumstances that had to line up before my wallet even started to crack open. I won't be back in a comic shop for weeks and I'm sure the madness will have passed by then … maybe I'll get a digital copy. Or maybe I will wait for the trade. Or most likely of all I won't buy at all and will spend some time with the old books instead.
flyingtigercomics | July 10, 2014 at 7:54 am
compared to the PC bullshit of the new Ms Marvel- the original run was Shakespeare.
I haven't read the new Ms. Marvel (I don't buy individual issues any more), but I'm looking forward to when the series rotates onto my digital subscription, or comes out in collected form. I'm an Old White Man but not every story needs to be for me, and I think it wise that Marvel is experimenting with stories for more diverse audiences. I like what little I've seen of the character (and I say this as a Carol Danvers fan!)
I doubt I will review the new Ms. Marvel — contemporary books aren't really my thing here at Longbox Graveyard — but she is on my radar and I'm rooting for her.
Dave B | June 29, 2017 at 1:00 pm
I read a good chunk of this series for the first time about a year ago, and I enjoyed it. I agree with you, Paul, that the Carol Danvers character was a strength of the series. They really seemed to gloss over her origin, IIRC, and you're right that her powers seemed unsettled, but I actually found myself caring about her alter ego, which is not always the case for me in superhero comics. I think Claremont did a very good job here, and I even thought the art was decent. My first experience with Ms. Marvel was from the Avengers, and I took a dislike to her in that series. She was better written here, though possible I've also matured over the years.
She was also scandalously mistreated in the Avengers.
This article is due for a refresh … since I wrote it, Carol has firmly established herself as CAPTAIN Marvel and she has a movie on the way. And so she's gotten a happy ending, after all.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will begin using an electronic filing system for documents starting in November, a move other federal courts began decades ago.
The court said in a statement Thursday that the new system will begin operation on Nov. 13. Initially, attorneys will have to submit documents both electronically and on paper, the court said. Litigants who aren't represented by attorneys, mainly prisoners filing on their own behalf, won't submit through the electronic system, but their paper filings will be scanned and made available by the court. Once the system is in place, virtually all new filings will be available for free to the public, the court said.
The system has been in the works for several years. Chief Justice John Roberts said in a 2014 end of year report that the court was developing the system, saying it "may be operational as soon as 2016." In the same report, he acknowledged that courts are often slow to adopt new technology.
"While courts routinely consider evidence and issue decisions concerning the latest technological advances, they have proceeded cautiously when it comes to adopting new technologies in certain aspects of their own operations," he wrote.
He noted that the Supreme Court, in 1935, had belatedly embraced pneumatic tubes as a means of delivering copies of opinions to reporters and that the technology was overdue to be scrapped when the court stopped using it 1971.
Lower federal courts have been quicker to embrace electronic filing. Testing of an electronic filing system began in the late 1990s, with electronic filing available in nearly all federal courts by 2007, according to the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. Documents are available to the public through the PACER website , short for Public Access to Court Electronic Records. Accessing documents costs 10 cents per page, though that's capped at $3 a document and there's no cost for looking at opinions or viewing documents at public access terminals at courthouses. Roberts said in 2014 that attorneys were filing 2.5 million documents a month electronically and that there were more than a billion viewable documents.
The availability of electronic filing at the Supreme Court follows the debut of its redesigned website in late July. Improvements to the site better support electronic filing, the court said, ahead of the website's unveiling. In November, a link on the website's home page will allow the public to access case documents. Attorneys will have to register to file documents.
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Brooklyn's Eco-Friendly Sewing Camp Introduces Kids to Fashion and Design
By Camille Bautista | July 2, 2015 9:41am | Updated on July 6, 2015 8:45am
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Kids at Sew Green Summer Camp learn the basics of sewing, an introduction to style, details on Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, photo shoots, sketching and more.
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BEDFORD-STUYVESANT — Aspiring fashionistas can perfect their cross-stitch this summer though a series of eco-friendly sewing classes.
Sew Green Summer Camp returns for a second year in Bedford-Stuyvesant in August to introduce kids and teens to the fashion industry.
Brooklyn nonprofit Black Girls Sew will offer new workshops in this year's program, including field trips to city showrooms and guest speakers who will provide behind-the-scenes perspectives on the trade.
"I try to help children understand that not only is sewing a fun thing you can do, but you can also turn it into a business," said Hekima Hapa, founder of Black Girls Sew.
Classes will cover an introduction to style, Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, photoshoots, sketching and needlework.
Hapa, the youngest of 12 children, learned to sew from her mother out of necessity, she said.
She took her skills to a variety of fashion jobs, and currently spearheads classes for children and adults in local schools and Bed-Stuy's 375 Stuyvesant Ave. mansion.
Summer camp attendees will work on DIY projects based on their own suggestions, restyle old clothes and create reusable shopping bags.
"I just think anything that can keep kids' attention that is not electronic-based helps them think, become problem-solvers and gain patience, especially from sewing," Hapa said.
"This requires you to stop and pay attention for a little bit of time. It's sort of a meditation."
Sew Green Summer Camp will be held from Aug. 10-21 at 375 Stuyvesant Ave. The session costs $500 and is open to children and teens aged between 10 and 17.
For more information, visit the Black Girls Sew website.
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Master P Net Worth 2018 – How Rich is Master P Now?
Anthony Coyle
Master P is a rapper who is famous for the record label No Limit Records. He has also released more than a dozen albums and produced films that raked in millions of dollars. Through perseverance he managed to endure a challenging life of poverty and built up an empire of businesses outside of the music industry. With his hard-earned income Master P gave back to society through many charitable endeavors, some of which he did with his son Romeo Miller.
Read on and find out more about how Master P became rich and successful.
Master P Net Worth in 2018 – $375 million
How did Master P make his money & wealth
Percy Robert "Master P" Miller was born on April 29, 1967, in New Orleans, Louisiana. His life of poverty propelled him to seek business opportunities to make ends meet. His grandfather's death left him $10 thousand which he used to start his own record store No Limit Records & Tapes. His two years of taking a business major in college helped greatly in this endeavor.
Through the store Master P learned about the demand for hardcore gangsta rap which was not being fulfilled by major record labels, thinking that the genre was unprofitable and dead. In 1990 he turned the store into a record label and released his first few albums under it albeit with minimal success. Master P kept his business' expenses low by giving away free album samples and operating on a limited budget. Albums were quickly made and the label was even able to come up with ten new releases under a single year. Album covers looked incredibly cheap, and some of the songs were ripped off from currently popular titles, but that did not deter customers and hardcore rap fans from buying.
Master P's later release of successful albums, plus the increasing roster of talent (including Snoop Dogg), helped propel No Limit Records until it eventually became one of the titans in the hip hop industry. Six years later he penned a contract with Priority Records which earned Master P money by the millions. He managed to build a mini-empire out of No Limit Records despite having an almost non-existent presence on radio or television.
While No Limit Records was on fire Master P made an aggressive expansion towards different ventures. His business-oriented mentality made sure that he always planned for the future unlike the other wealthy artists who only thought about the present. He tried his hands on a travel agency, gas station, clothing line, real estate firm, energy drink, and a phone sex business to name a few. Master P starred in and produced straight-to-VHS films through his studio No Limit Films, and some of the titles it released grossed millions. Later on he made appearances in movies such as Gone in 60 Seconds and Hollywood Homicide. Master P shares his success tips and the things he learned as a businessman in his 2007 book "Guaranteed Success".
No Limit Records sold millions of records and earned Master P spots in various rich lists. As the 90s came to an end the label faltered until filed for bankruptcy in 2003. The numerous lawsuits that plagued the label also contributed to its demise. In 2005 he established a new label called Guttar Music Entertainment with son Romeo. The label managed to release seven albums and four straight-to-DVD films. Master P passed the label to his relatives D The Business and Black Don in 2007.
Three years later he revived the No Limit Records label under the new name No Limit Forever Records and appointed his sons Romeo and Valentino as president and vice president respectively. He is still actively rapping with his fourteenth album Empire, from the Hood to Hollywood released in 2015. He and his family also star in the reality show Master P's Family Empire.
Master P Personal Life & FAQ's
Is Master P married?
Master P married singer Sonya C in 1989. 24 years later Sonya filed for divorce and the two are still locked on a lengthy legal battle.
Does Master P have children?
Yes. His nine children are:
Romeo – 26
Vercy – 24
Veno – 24
Tytyana – 24
Intylyana – 23
Cymphonique – 19
Itali – 17
Hercy – 12
Mercy – 10
Master P Salary & Annual Earnings in 2015
Master P is reported to have earned $45 million last year.
Master P's House
Master P has a mansion in Baton Rouge, Louisiana which was once featured in MTV Cribs. Aside from this he has several other homes across different states.
Master P charity, donations and philanthropy
In 1999 Master P made three donations that total to $500,000 in an effort to keep his alma mater St. Monica Elementary School from closing down.
Master P and his son Romeo founded the Take A Stand Records label in 2007. The label focuses on hip hop songs sans the offensive lyrics and focuses more on positivity. Proceeds were used to support underprivileged youth scholarships. During the same year Master P opened "P. Miller Youth Centers" in a handful of states. These youth centers come with a library and gymnasium. At the same time his P. Miller Food Foundation for the Homeless helped those who are without a home.
In 2008 he became an executive board member of high school Joel John Scholastic Academy after his many efforts in keeping the school open.
The father and son duo would later join forces in holding the "Let the Kids Grow Day" in 2008. The event taught kids various topics of interest such as education, recycling, respect, and avoiding gangs and drugs. The young ones were also given career guidance so they can easily plan for their future paths. Children were encouraged to pen an essay about the importance of education, with ten chosen winners were given $500. To help better communicate with the children Master P and Romeo came up with the cartoon character Gee Gee the Giraffe.
Two years later he teamed up with charity One Million Gifts to clothe and feed a million people for that year's Thanksgiving and Christmas season.
Master P and Romeo hosted the health campaign of organization It's Time Kids which was held in Los Angeles, California in 2010. Master P's daughter Cymphonique was among the many celebrity guests who joined the school tour. The campaign sought to promote healthy eating and exercise to children and taught them to fight off obesity and unhealthy lifestyles.
In 2014 he participated in the "Life Skills Basketball Camp" event in St. Louis, Missouri. The event helped kids realize their potential through motivation and teaching of life skills.
Master P's Accomplishments
In 1998 Master P was the tenth highest paid entertainer in America as listed by Forbes. He got the spot with his $56.5 million earnings.
For his philanthropic efforts Master P was rewarded with the keys to Memphis, Tennessee by Mayor Willie Herenton in 2008.
His induction in the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame in 2013 makes Master P the first ever hip hop artist to be given a spot there.
Master P and Romeo were awarded by Congressman Maxine Waters with a Certificate of Special Recognition for their involvement with the It's Time Kids campaign in Los Angeles.
He was appointed as the Youth Ambassador of National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
What's with the tank?
The logo for No Limit Records and No Limit Forever both feature a tank. Master P looked at the tank as an unstoppable force that crushes everything in its path, as if there is "no limit" to its power.
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Leží 800 metrů východně až jihovýchodně od dominantní hory Crestone Peak a severně od Národního parku Great Sand Dunes.
Crestone Needle je společně ještě s několika dalšími okolními vrcholy nazývána horská skupina Crestone (Crestone Group). Je součástí pohoří Sangre de Cristo Mountains, které náleží do jižních Skalnatých hor. S nadmořskou výškou 4 327 metrů je třetím nejvyšším vrcholem Sangre de Cristo a náleží do dvacítky nejvyšších hor Colorada.

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Madison Cawthorn says efforts to keep him off the ballot for Jan. 6 actions have 'snowball's chance in hell'
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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: Rep. Madison Cawthorn, R-N.C., hit back hard against an effort to keep him off the ball
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FIRST ON FOX: Rep. Madison Cawthorn, R-N.C., hit back hard against an effort to keep him off the ballot in North Carolina for his Jan. 6 actions, saying the legal strategy to hurt "America First patriots" will ultimately fail.
"It's just a political tactic," Cawthorn told Fox News Digital in his first interview on the challenge to disqualify him for the ballot. "I don't believe it has a snowball's chance in hell of actually accomplishing its task."
A group of 11 North Carolina voters on Monday filed a legal challenge to the North Carolina State Board of Elections seeking to disqualify Cawthorn as a congressional candidate, alleging he does not meet the Constitutional requirements for office for his actions and statements surrounding the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
With the U.S. Capitol building in the background, supporters of President Donald Trump stand Pennsylvania Avenue during a rally at Freedom Plaza, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)
Section 3 of the 14th Amendment — enacted in the wake of the Civil War — says no person shall serve in Congress "who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress … to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same."
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Authors of complaint, filed by the group Free Speech For People, say the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol and congressional efforts to stop the certification of President Biden's election victory "was an insurrection against the United States." And Cawthorn's speech at the Jan. 6 rally supporting then-President Donald Trump, his comments on Twitter and his actions amount to "reasonable suspicion" that "Cawthorn aided the insurrection, thereby disqualifying him from federal office."
Representative Madison Cawthorn, a Republican from North Carolina, speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Dallas, Texas, U.S., on Friday, July 9, 2021.
(Dylan Hollingsworth/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Cawthorn told Fox News he's aiming to get the challenge "dismissed very quickly" because he thinks other GOP members of Congress will also be targeted as part of a nationwide strategy.
"I think they're coming for … the American First patriots who were in Congress — the President's real fighters," Cawthorn said. "I guess I was the loudest, so they came for me first, but we're trying to get this shut down so that other members of Congress won't have to do the same."
Supporters of President Donald Trump are confronted by U.S. Capitol Police officers outside the Senate Chamber inside the Capitol, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 in Washington, D.C.
(AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Indeed, organizers of the effort say they are urging "Secretaries of State and chief election officials across the country" to follow the Fourteenth Amendment and "bar insurrectionists from any future ballot."
The 26-year-old Cawthorn is the youngest member of Congress and currently represents North Carolina's 11th District. He has filed to run for election in 2022 in the state's newly redrawn 13th District.
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Cawthorn spoke at the Jan. 6 "Save America Rally" that precipitated the Capitol riot, three days after he was sworn in, saying "the Democrats, with all the fraud they have done this election, the Republicans, hiding and not fighting, they are trying to silence your voice."
Cawthorn later that day also voted against certifying Joe Biden's presidential victory on Jan. 6.
Cawthorn told Fox News Digital that he stands by his actions on Jan. 6, noting that Democrats objected to election certifications in the past and his rally speech did not call for violence.
"I would do the exact same thing again today," Cawthorn said.
Rep. Madison Cawthorn, R-N.C., is seen in the Capitol Visitor Center before Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., won the election for House Republican Conference chair on Friday, May 14, 2021. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
"I spoke to a crowd of patriots who I really genuinely believe in," Cawthorn said. "I think they're great people. January 6 was not an insurrection. I followed my constitutional responsibilities to object to an election that over … 1/3 of all the American population had questions about. I believe that was really what we were being called to do."
He said the overwhelming majority of the people at the Capitol that day weren't violent terrorists, but they were "literally respecting the velvet ropes in Statuary Hall." He supports fining the protesters for trespassing and prosecuting those who committed acts of violence, but "you shouldn't be treating these people like mass murderers."
The legal challenge in North Carolina caught the attention of the "Rachel Maddow Show," according to an email a MSNBC producer accidentally copied Cawthorn's office on. The show worried that Cawthorn might ask to come on the MSNBC program if the network reached out to him for comment about the story.
Cawthorn said he was "so shocked they were so careless" about the email mishap, but said he'd love a chance to go on Maddow's show nonetheless.
"They're terrified of having their woke bubble burst," Cawthorn told Fox News.
Fox News' David Rutz contributed to this report.
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Kalyan Singh's U-turn on Babri Masjid demolition
Kalyan Singh's U-turn is aimed at placating the Muslims who are still angry with him for his role in the demolition of the ancient Babri mosque at Ayodhya in 1992.
Singh today said that he had taken moral responsibility for the demolition of the mosque which had occurred when he was chief minister of BJP government in Uttar Pradesh.
Kalyan Singh had resigned and was sentenced to a symbolic imprisonment of one day. The statement comes in wake of the heightened schism in Samajwadi Party over its alliance with the Lodh leader.
He further said that his decision was a political friendship with SP and not a formal alliance. "My aim is to eradicate BJP from UP", said Kalyan. He said that under his rule, there was no injustice and Muslims were given equal treatment.
Meanwhile, SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav said that his party doesn't need any certificate on secularism. He was reacting to Congress leaders' veiled attack on party for the understanding with Kalyan Singh.
Earlier, Mulayam had also met Muslim leaders who appeared satisfied with the SP chief's explanation and the circumstances that have prompted him to hold Kalyan Singh's hand.


I've been debating with myself about adding a new category to Goodbye Albatross, a tag reserved just for Poetry.
The world of Art today is the world of the egotist. Painting, Film, Music, Performance all seem to be at the mercy of the appropriatonists. Post-modernism is the thugs life; the argument that is won by yelling over the top of everyone else. Much of what proclaims itself as modern leaves me feeling deflated. Conned, cold and cheated! But Poetry, good Poetry can stand like a bulwark against the theft that passes itself off as creativity. Perhaps it's the abysmal hand that poetry has been dealt. So diminished in stature for so long, that it no longer seen as cool, if it is even seen at all (gone the way of the Thylacine and Mandolin Orchestras).
Which places me at odds with the 21st Century because I still see Poetry very clearly and believe it still does matter.
Yes, it is a slow conversation. I've read the argument that it is no longer relevant; replaced by the all too torturous lyrics of Popular music.
"Poetry is not a pretty way of saying something straight, but the straightest way of saying something complex".
So … (deep breath) … the whims and vagaries of popular culture be damned.
Too the arbitrators of style, whomever you may be – "go fu*k yourselves".
but poetry is going to become a regular feature of this Journal!
No such dilemma the second time round with MadeofWhite. Poetry will be appearing regularly on these pages. The plan is to drag across all of the old poems from Goodbye Albatross. Not only to clean that blog up and realign it with it's original purpose but also because those poems were some of the best ever written and I shall enjoy reading them again.
Of form by line in drawing.
That poem found me as a clipping snipped out of the Sydney Morning Herald 30 years ago.
I think it stuck with me because of the echoes of 'Becket' in that "draw down the blind" stanza.
Kept this for a long time.
all changed on lap two of the 2011 Malaysian Grand Prix.
Marco Simoncelli (centre) was killed after as his bike careered across the track at turn eleven. Hit first by Colin Edward's bike then by his friend and mentor Valentino Rossi (left) he died pretty much instantly from catastrophic head injuries. It was the second impact that cost him his life and I think Valentino lost something that day, something more then a friend. I think he lost for want of a better word his Luck and I don't know if he's realised that yet.
I think it's a lovely photo, all the more poignant for what was to come.
An uncluttered day from a simpler place that can never be revisited.
That's my middle son Zeke (The Insights) on the right & Charlie (10 Mile Stereo) on the left.
here and here and here and lots more here.
10 Mile… have an e.p launch coming up Friday week & Charlie & Zeke are doing this Kodaline cover prior to the set.
Zeke is the singer by default in The Insights. Nowhere near a good voice as Charlie but if you can get past the crappy iPhone sound quality I like the way they harmonize even if Zeke is off key in a few spots. That's a joke at the beginning by the way, 'How to love' is truly horrible.
'High Hopes' is a great song in anyone's hands but of course their version is my favorite.
Running with the theme of tuners here is a photo of a very young Erv Kanemoto (white tee – center of photo). Whilst Erv is most closely associated with Kawasaki there were two years in the mid-seventies when he spannered for Suzuki.
Love this era of racing when the big two strokes ruled the tracks.
A powder-coated frame and one shock absorber!
It isn't much of a beginning is it?
But it is a start.
This baby motorbike is at the top of my 'to do list' and I've run out of reasons to put it off.
You're welcome to tag along.
And why is this post called 'little decision'? Well twenty odd years ago i was lucky enough to see Paul Kelly perform in Chicago. It was an acoustic show and there was maybe 30 of us in the room. Towards the end of the evening he asked us what we would like to hear for the closing number and I put my hand up and asked for 'little decisions'.
He played it and I've been a fan ever since.


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Arson attack at children's playground prompts police witness appeal
"I am absolutely appalled that this senseless act has caused such devastation"
Joel CooperChief Reporter
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North Devon Council is appealing for witnesses following a suspected arson attack.
The police and fire service have confirmed the fire at the Pill Gardens play area in Braunton, which has caused £1,800 worth of damage to play equipment in the park, was arson.
It is believed the fire was started in the afternoon of Saturday 15 July, and the council is keen for potential witnesses to come forward with any information that might help catch those responsible.
The damage at the park in Braunton
The council reopened the play area in March last year, having spent £43,000 of Section 106 funding on new play equipment for the community, with local schoolchildren involved in the designs and choice of equipment.
Executive Member for Parks, Leisure and Culture, Councillor Dick Jones, said: "I am absolutely appalled that this senseless act has caused such devastation to what is practically a brand new play area.
Man found dead outside public toilets was local man in his 30s
"I'm sure the young users of the park will be devastated that their play area is now closed, especially as we are heading into the school summer holidays.
"Please help us catch those responsible, we can't let such a dangerous and mindless act go unpunished."
The damage caused at the park in Pill Gardens, Braunton, which cost £43,000 to install
Local ward member, Councillor Derrick Spear, says: "I'm shocked that someone would do this and it's especially sad that this was brand new equipment chosen by local children. Please come forward if you know anything that could help."
Local ward member, Councillor Robin Bonds, says: "It's very sad that people think it's OK to do something like this, it's malicious damage and I hope they catch whoever is responsible."
The council is asking for anybody with information to contact the police using the 101 number quoting crime reference CR/064419/18.
Information can also be passed to the council's parks team on 01271 388326 or email parks@northdevon.gov.uk .
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3 Ex-Cops Convicted of Rights Violations in Floyd Killing
by February 24, 2022 August 31, 2022
Left to right: J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane, Tuo Thao (Hennepin County Sheriff's office)
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Three former Minneapolis police officers were convicted Thursday of violating George Floyd's civil rights, as a federal jury rejected their arguments that inexperience, improper training or the distraction of shouting bystanders excused them from failing to prevent Floyd's killing.
Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane were convicted of depriving Floyd of his right to medical care as the 46-year-old Black man was pinned under fellow Officer Derek Chauvin's knee for 9 1/2 minutes while handcuffed, facedown on the street on May 25, 2020. Kueng knelt on Floyd's back, Lane held his legs and Thao kept bystanders back.
Thao and Kueng were also convicted of failing to intervene to stop Chauvin in the videotaped killing that sparked protests in Minneapolis and around the globe as part of a reckoning over racial injustice.
Lane shook his head and looked at his attorney as his verdict was read, according to a pool report. Thao and Kueng showed no visible emotion. Their attorneys declined to comment immediately after the verdict was read.
Acting United States Attorney Charles Kovats called the convictions a reminder that all sworn law enforcement officers have a duty to intervene.
"These officers had a moral responsibility, a legal obligation and a duty to intervene, and by failing to do so, they committed a crime," Kovats said.
The jury that appeared to be all-white reached the verdicts after two days of deliberations. Lane is white, Kueng is Black and Thao is Hmong American.
Conviction of a federal civil rights violation that results in death is punishable by life in prison or even death, but such sentences are extremely rare. The former officers will remain free on bond pending sentencing. No sentencing date has been set.
Chauvin, who is white, was convicted of murder last year in state court and pleaded guilty in December in the federal case. He was sentenced to 22 1/2 years in the state case. Under the plea deal in the federal case, both sides agreed Chauvin should face a sentence ranging from 20 to 25 years.
Chauvin and Thao went to the scene to help rookies Kueng and Lane after they responded to a call that Floyd used a counterfeit $20 bill at a corner store. Floyd struggled with officers as they tried to put him in a police SUV.
During the monthlong federal trial, prosecutors sought to show that the officers violated their training, including when they failed to move Floyd or give him CPR. Prosecutors argued that Floyd's condition was so serious that even bystanders without basic medical training could see he needed help.
The defense said their training was inadequate. Kueng and Lane both said they deferred to Chauvin as the senior officer at the scene. Thao testified that he relied on the other officers to care for Floyd's medical needs as his attention was elsewhere.
Attorneys for the Floyd family said in a statement that the verdicts underscore the need for police departments nationwide to expand programs that encourage officers to stop other officers from using excessive force.
"These officers tried to devise any excuse that could let them wash the blood from their hands, but following these verdicts George's blood will forever stain them," the statement said.
Lane, Kueng and Thao also face a separate trial in June on state charges alleging that they aided and abetted murder and manslaughter.
The verdicts come just days after the conviction of three white men on hate crimes charges in Georgia in the death of Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man who was chased and shot in February 2020.
Webber reported from Fenton, Michigan.
This version corrects that Kueng, not Lane, was charged with failing to intervene.
Find AP's full coverage of the killing of George Floyd at: https://apnews.com/hub/death-of-george-floyd
Tagged: civil rights, federal jury, george floyd, guilty, j. alexander kueng, minneapolis police officers, thomas lane, tou thao


Much of sabbatical is about trade offs. To begin with, we traded some retirement savings and discretionary spending to make our sabbatical possible. And on sabbatical, we'll be trading our current routines and habits for new ones that reflect different priorities.
A large part of my personal journey is to focus on thoughtfully feeding and nurturing my soul for a year, with three priorities in mind: Us (my marriage), Body (my physical health), and Mind (my creativity). That means that I'll be making some changes because for a long time now my priorities have looked more like: Work, Decompress, Work.
Decompressing on the weekends and after work hours is a far cry from really living for a living. In fact, decompressing pretty much means I am not focusing on Us, Body, or Mind. Decompressing is a lot more like disconnecting and intentionally turning off my brain and my body, and it doesn't usually result in personal growth and development, which is what has been missing for me. I've had lots of professional growth and development thank to the focus on my career, but I need some me (and us) time.
So, here's a list of some of the things that I am most excited to be "trading in" over the next year. You may notice that there aren't as many things listed in the "US" category. That's because Trent and I will be spending A LOT of time together over the next year. The creative and physical adventures we will have that will nourish our minds and our bodies, we will have together. We will grow closer largely through these shared experiences, so "US" is pretty much built into everything. In fact, I'll be searching for the ways in which we thoughtfully spend time apart on sabbatical so that we don't overdo it.
Like many working women, there are many weeks that I spend more time with my boss and my colleagues than I do with my husband. I am looking forward to getting to know Trent all over again and deepening our connection as husband and wife. We did a values exercise at work several years ago, and I recently did it with Trent. It was a great way to connect and get to know and understand each other on a deeper level. If I know my colleagues' values, I should certainly know my husband's. Read more about that values activity and try it out at work and home!
One of the things we are most looking forward to is finding ways to give back to community throughout the year. While we travel the country, we'll be looking for opportunities with the Natioal Parks Service. And in Thailand, we are researching lots of opportunities to volunteer our time, including at elephant rescues, in schools, and in mountain villages. Stay tuned for more blogging about this!
One of my personal goals for sabbatical is to get in great shape. Although I've been doing 30 minute workouts three days a week with a personal trainer for years, I need to do more. And I'm holding myself to that. So, I am literally trading in my morning commute for a daily morning workout activity. I won't have consistent access to the gym since we'll be on the road and then out of the country, so that means really challenging my body in the great outdoors.
There's really no excuse in Colorado given all of the beautiful natural workout facilities that surround us, but my excuse has been time. I won't have that excuse any longer and I won't find other excuses. By making our sabbatical largely about outdoor experiences through our camping and the adventures we are planning in Thailand, it will be hard to avoid physical activity even if I wanted to!
Ladies, I don't think I need to explain this one. Men, talk to the ladies in your life. This one's all about putting my physical comfort first. A year with only elastic waist bands? Do I dare dream?
Colorado is wonderful because it has all the seasons, including a nice long winter with plenty of snow (you wouldn't know it lately). However, winter means that some of our favorite activities, or ones we are looking forward to making our favorites, aren't always feasible for 4 or 5 months each year. We won't have that problem on sabbatical since it will be summertime weather everywhere we are all year long. I used to make fun of the "snowbirds" who fled New England each winter for Florida, but now I totally get it.
What are we looking forward to most?
It's rare that I take a nap these days without a feeling of guilt–I should be doing something else! Funny, I have the same feeling during a lot of meetings. I'm sure no one relates to that. So, I'm trading those meetings for guilt-free naps whenever I want! Naps restore mental and physical health, but for me this is more about relaxing my mind.
I'm going to conquer all kinds of fears in this year of freedom (there's a post for that too!). In fact, fear is one of the things that most impedes our personal freedom, and it's gnarly, because it works from the inside out. It's completely up to us to let go of the fears that hold us back from reaching new levels of personal growth. I plan to do all sorts of crazy things on sabbatical that fear holds me back from now.
I used to write poetry a long, long time ago. And short stories. And plays. And I journaled almost every day. Once I began focusing on my career, those creative outlets dried up because I stopped nurturing them.
I'm a creative spirit by nature, and I am so excited to have more time to explore that side of myself again. No more coming home from work and turning to the TV because I need to turn my brain off and decompress from a stressful day. I'm loving writing this blog, tapping into my voice, and expressing my thoughts, however mundane they may be sometimes. It's an active process of self-entertainment, one that nourishes my soul instead of sucking it dry like the television can do. But I don't plan to give up Survivor. Not after more than 500 episodes. I'm all in on that one.
This is a big one. We are transitioning from buying the latest gadgets, designer clothes, and whatever strikes our fancy to put on a shelf, to spending our scrimped and saved dollars on experiences. That includes trading hotels for pop up camping in the U.S. (Check out our Freedom Machine!) and low-budget beachside huts in Thailand. Instead of buying new clothes, a new iPhone, and the new cookware I really want, we will be paying national park entrance fees, visiting wildlife sanctuaries here and abroad (elephants here I come!), and renting inner tubes to float the Guadalupe River in Texas.
As I've talked to friends, family, and strangers about our plans, one thing has been consistent. They all say that I have to disconnect from the news and the political drama that is dominating our social media, TV screens, and conversations these days. The majority of Americans agree that the things happening in our country right now are pretty messed up (I'm treading lightly here), and I agree. Like many others, I've been pretty consumed by it. But I know that I have to take a step back if I am to enjoy this year, truly experience the kinds of transformational experiences I hope to have.
It won't be easy, and I may falter occasionally, but I am going to do my very best not to stay tuned in to the madness. I have to hold myself accountable for my goals and priorities, and to do that, I must hold at bay a lot of the negativity and downright depressing news that surrounds us all as of late.
Instead, we are embarking on a year-long adventure where, certainly there will be conversations with strangers both here and abroad about the state of our democracy, but I'll have those conversations from an authentic place rather than a hyped up, fear-laden, knee-jerk response which is what most of us have these days because it's what has been stirred up around us.
Please don't take this as a sign that I don't care. It's actually quite the opposite. But I have to find hope and opportunity again through my own experiences so that I can refill my cup and keep working for social justice.
I ordered 500 of these postcards, and I plan to use them up before and after sabbatical, just not during.
I love the organization, pictures, links, and well thought out words in your blog. It is fascinating to read about the details you are considering for this trip!
Back to back naps?? Yes please – sign me up!
Excited to keep reading your blog, Rana.
Oh, yes. Doesn't that sound more appealing than back to back meetings???


As we approach Independence Day, let's all take a moment to remember those colonials turned citizens of a new nation, who fought the British, carved out new political customs, and drank constantly.
Instead of binge-drinking in short bursts, Americans often imbibed all day long. "Right after the Constitution is ratified, you could see the alcoholic consumption starting to go up," said Bustard. Over the next four decades, Americans kept drinking steadily more, hitting a peak of 7.1 gallons of pure alcohol per person per year in 1830. By comparison, in 2013, Americans older than 14 each drank an average of 2.34 gallons of pure alcohol—an estimate which measures how much ethanol people consumed, regardless of how strong or weak their drinks were. Although some colonial-era beers might have been even weaker than today's light beers, people drank a lot more of them.
"It was a pretty common belief among the founders [regarding] America's experiment with republicanism, that the only way that we were going to keep it was through the virtue of our citizens," said Bruce Bustard, the curator of a National Archives exhibit on American alcohol consumption.
Too much drinking meant not enough Republic-ing.
Nevertheless, when the cops write you a ticket for an open container at the beach/park this weekend, you just tell them that, God dammit, you were honoring America with that rye whiskey.


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Q: Как учитывать регистр при работе с sqlite Есть таблица улиц, ищу в ней, например, улицу Ленина...
Пишу так:
select name from streets where name like 'Лен%'

Ищет. Пишу так:
select name from streets where name like 'лен%'

Не ищет.
Оказалась проблема с регистром. В MySQL проблем с этим нет (адаптирую запросы с него). Что нужно сделать, чтобы SQLite не обращал внимание на регистр букв, также как и MySQL?
A: select name from streets where ucase(name) like 'ЛЕН%'

A: Чувствительность LIKE к регистру в SQLite управляется переменной case_sensitive_like. Соответственно
PRAGMA case_sensitive_like=ON;  # FOO != foo
PRAGMA case_sensitive_like=OFF; # FOO == foo

НО! На сколько я понял нечувствительность к реестру (case insensivity) в sqlite из коробки работает только для латиницы. Объясняется это, на сколько я понял, тем что реализация нечувствительности к регистру для всего юникода потребовала-бы забивать sqlite очень много данный (вида ф=Ф, ы=Ы), а sqlite он всё-таки lite. Но есть какая-то возможность впилить в него поддержку case insensivity для кириллицы. Честно признаюсь что все мои знания по этому вопросу получены из беглого проглядывания этой статьи на хабре, к ней вас и отсылаю.
P.S. LIKE не лучший инструмент для полнотекстового поиска. Если поиск улицы это какая-то единичная задача то можно конечно обойтись этим, но всё-же полезно знать про специализированные инструменты полнотекстового поиска такие как Sphinx или Apache Lucene.

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Erratic winds fan Power Line fire near Arbon Valley
Posted by Jacob Andersen in News Thursday, 11 August 2016 12:44
**This news is by Debbie Bryce for the Journal**
The massive wildfire reported on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation on Wednesday afternoon is now listed as 10 percent contained.
Fort Hall Fire Chief Brian Briggs said the blaze, which is located in the Starlight Creek area of Arbon Valley, has burned more than 4,000 acres.
However, as of 6 p.m. on Thursday, Briggs said no evacuations were issued.
Firefighting resources from the Idaho Falls District Bureau of Land Management, Caribou-Targhee National Forest, Power County and Chubbuck fire departments assisted tribal resources.
Briggs said the short turnaround time for refill at the tanker base at the Pocatello Regional Airport made air support an effective tool in limiting the spread of the blaze.
The Eastern Idaho Interagency Fire Center reported that officials underestimated the size of that fire on Thursday morning, which was mapped at 3,106 acres.
However, officials expected the fire to be fully contained by Thursday evening.
Fire activity was minimal throughout Thursday and was mainly confined to interior areas, where heavy fuel pockets continued to smolder.
The cause of the fire in Arbon Valley is still under investigation, but officials said on Thursday that the fire most likely resulted from lightning that passed through the area several days ago. The wildfire is burning primarily in grass and sage intermixed with pinyon and juniper trees.
Minimal personnel will continue to monitor the blaze and patrol the perimeter until the fire is completely out.
As of Thursday, there are 14 fire engines, one helicopter, four dozers and one fire crew on the scene.
The Lone Pine Fire, which was caused by lightning and burning about seven miles northeast of Fort Hall in the Ross Fork Creek area, is listed as contained but not controlled.
Between 1980 and 2015, the region has averaged about 40 wildfires each year with an average of almost 54,000 acres burned each year, according to the Eastern Idaho Regional Fire Center.
However, acres scorched this year have already exceed the 2015 numbers.
Last year, 1,380 acres were burned by wildfires in East Idaho, compared to 5,147 this year. So far this year, human-caused fires have scorched 782 acres in the region.
In 2016, more than 600,660 gallons of flame retardant has been shipped out of the air tanker base in Pocatello.
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So, I was really thrilled to find out that they have made Ubooly even bigger and better and more educational! And I was even more excited to be asked to try out their new app with educational lesson and share my experiences with you and to have the opportunity to Give. One. Away!!
The original Ubooly app told stories, jokes and would play music but the latest version has a whole new educational portion of the app that is really cool! You can purchase credits to their Ubooly Lab where you can select your child's interests and purchase lessons for them to complete!
These lessons are really fun! My daughter has been having a lot of fun with the Ocean lesson in particular!
Right off the bat there is a great little science experiment that talks about regular water vs salt water and how salt water can make things float.
My daughter was giggling and having the BEST time learning, doing the experiment and following along with the lesson plan!
And what is great for me as a mom is knowing that even though my daughter is playing a game, she is LEARNING too! Plus I can monitor what she is working on from the Ubooly Lab online.
My daughter also loves the fact that you can now customize how Ubooly looks. You can change his/her hair and he/she can wear accessories like glasses etc.
And another thing that I particularly like is that you don't "need" the little orange bear to play the game. This is perfect if we are out on some impromptu errands and the kiddos get antsy. But given a choice, they put the iPhone in the bear every time!
And if you happen to have two Ubooly's in the same room together, just bump their bellies together and they start talking to each other! These are funny little creatures!
You can download the app from iTunes HERE.
Besides the Educational Packs, the new Ubooly app also offers Interest Packs that are full of fun trivia to help your child get excited about a particular topic as well as Fitness and Helper Packs that help with personal growth and help create good personal habits.
Ubooly is an Educational Toy!
The new educational lessons are really fun, plus kids learn in a fun and interesting way!
The lesson topics are fun and fitting for boys and girls.
You can play it without the orange bear which is great in case you forget it when you are out and about!
It will say your child's name which makes both of my children squeal with delight!
You can customize Ubooly for each child's interests.
Earn coins by completing activities on Ubooly. You can use the coins to customize Ubooly even more.
Orange bear is a separate purchase, so allow for shipping time especially if this is a gift.
Lessons cost about $1-$3, which isn't too bad, but it's good to know upfront. However, they are not quickly completed so you do get a lot for your money.
The Ubooly bear pocket is a little small for the iPhone 5. It fits, barely.
Overall we really love our little Ubooly and have a lot of fun playing with him/her. My children have both enjoyed the new educational lesson portion of the app and they are both so thrilled that Ubooly knows their names!
Go HERE to purchase your very own Ubooly! And be sure to follow Ubooly on Facebook and Twitter.
The giveaway prize includes one Ubooly toy, the Ubooly iOS app, which updates every month with new activities, automatically over WiFi plus $30 of credit to use in their Ubooly Lab!
Entrants must have an iPhone 3GS, 4, 4S, 5 or an iPod touch 4th and 5th gen. in order to use this app.
Ubooly is recommended for children between ages 4-9.
Entrants must be US citizen with a valid US mailing address and be 18 years of age or older.
Thank you so much to Ubooly for allowing me to host this fabulous giveaway and also for supplying me with credit to their Ubooly lab to test it out for purposes of this post!
I would love to win this for my daughter!
I have two girls who would love this! So cute!
I would love to win this for my little grandsons.
We're loving our Ubooly too! Glad to see that your son loves his as well!


If you view the CPPCheck results for build 4, it shows the resolved issues since the dawn of time, which is arguably incorrect (see attached image for an example of solved errors showing when the delta is 0), but more crucially, generates its delta for new errors against the previous build, regardless of the build status.
This creates the problem that, once build 2 drops off the history, you lose the deltas that help you identify the new errors that were introduced, because the deltas don't exist for build 3 or build 4 (they are zero).
2. Hard code it to use the lastStableBuild only.
I have noticed another "bug" recently. If you set the maximum new error threshold to 1 and you have a build where one new error is added, but at the same time, one is resolve, the delta is zero but the build is flagged as stable. This doesn't seem right.
Craig Phillips added a comment - 2014-09-18 10:47 I have noticed another "bug" recently. If you set the maximum new error threshold to 1 and you have a build where one new error is added, but at the same time, one is resolve, the delta is zero but the build is flagged as stable. This doesn't seem right.
My previous comment with regards to the bug. This is actually a side effect of the fact the plugin currently compares against the last build instead of the last stable build. If you get a stable build followed by a build that resolves one error and introduces one error, then this build is marked as unstable. However, if there is no change in the following build, the build status for the last build becomes stable again, because the number of new errors is zero, even though there has been one new error introduced since the last time the build was stable. This really does indicate that the comparison of new errors between each build is not right and that my original statement still stands, that the builds should always compare the current results against the last stable build. The last stable build is after all, the benchmark for where the cppcheck results need to be. If new errors have been introduced since then, then the build can't possibly be considered stable - ever.
Craig Phillips added a comment - 2014-09-18 11:36 My previous comment with regards to the bug. This is actually a side effect of the fact the plugin currently compares against the last build instead of the last stable build. If you get a stable build followed by a build that resolves one error and introduces one error, then this build is marked as unstable. However, if there is no change in the following build, the build status for the last build becomes stable again, because the number of new errors is zero, even though there has been one new error introduced since the last time the build was stable. This really does indicate that the comparison of new errors between each build is not right and that my original statement still stands, that the builds should always compare the current results against the last stable build. The last stable build is after all, the benchmark for where the cppcheck results need to be. If new errors have been introduced since then, then the build can't possibly be considered stable - ever.
This fix maintains backwards compatibility with the current strategy (which also remains the default). But it adds the option to change the behaviour such that it compares the current report against the last "stable" report.
Please see comments in your pull request, they should be solved before merge.
Is there any update on this issue? I'd really love to see this feature added!
Douglas Lee added a comment - 2016-12-28 23:31 Is there any update on this issue? I'd really love to see this feature added!


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Q: Разбить строку с помощью regex Помогите, пожалуйста написать регулярку, чтобы разбить такую строку
(2.0) больше 1.20; меньше 4.40; (2.5) больше 1.49; меньше 2.75; (3.25)
больше 2.00; меньше 1.92; (3.5) больше 2.20; меньше 1.72; (4.0) больше
2.95; меньше 1.40; (4.5) больше 3.60; меньше 1.29;

через каждое второе ";", на такие строки:
(2.0) больше 1.20; меньше 4.40;
(2.5) больше 1.49; меньше 2.75;
...

Я остановился на этом выражении:
\(\d\.\d\d*\).{6}

Вывод такой:
(2.0) ����� (2.5) ����� (3.25) ����� (3.5) ����� (4.0)
����� (4.5) �����
Кириллицу не распознает. Запускаю в NetBeans.

A: Можно вот так:
ArrayList<String> arrayList = new ArrayList<>();
String s = "(2.0) больше 1.20; меньше 4.40; (2.5) больше 1.49; меньше 2.75; (3.25) больше 2.00; меньше 1.92; (3.5) больше 2.20; меньше 1.72; (4.0) больше 2.95; меньше 1.40; (4.5) больше 3.60; меньше 1.29;";
Pattern.compile("\\([^;]*;[^;]*;");
Matcher m = p.matcher(s);
while (m.find())
    arrayList.add(m.group(0));