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Movie Review ~ Passengers
by Joe Movie Review	• Tags: Chris Pratt, Columbia Pictures, Jennifer Lawrence, Jon Spaihts, Laurence Fishburne, Michael Sheen, Morton Tyldum, Passengers, sony, Village Roadshow
Synopsis: A spacecraft traveling to a distant colony planet and transporting thousands of people has a malfunction in its sleep chambers. As a result, two passengers are awakened 90 years early.
Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Chris Pratt, Michael Sheen, Laurence Fishburne
Director: Morton Tyldum
Review: It's hard to believe it now, but just a few short months ago there were whispers in Hollywood that Passengers, this sci-fi romance starring Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt, might be a late-breaking entry up for award consideration. Now it's clear that those "insiders" were people stumping for Sony because while it isn't quite the train wreck most people will tell you it is, it's certainly a disappointment when you consider the people behind it.
This is one of those "looked good on paper" sort of affairs. Two of the hottest stars (literally and box-office-y) working in Hollywood right now team up with an Oscar nominated director for a big-budget two-hander set aboard a spaceship traveling to a new world. While I can admit the concept driving the action is fairly intriguing, it's a bit of a puzzlement as to why many big names have been orbiting around the pedestrian script from Jon Spaihts (Prometheus) for some time. Revolutionary material this is not and in many ways it's a big step backward for at least one of its stars.
According to Passengers, in the future it will be possible to survive on different planets and Earth will see a sizable number of its inhabitants emigrate to a new solar system. Sure, it will take over a hundred years, you'll never see your loved ones again, and if you can't afford the ticket you'll be little more than an indentured servant for the span of your life…but what an adventure! As the movie opens, a meteor shower damages the massive ship and causes one of the transport pods to trigger an early wake-up call for Jim (Chris Pratt, Jurassic World).
Noticing he's the only one up and about, Jim learns of the pod malfunction and that he's still 90 years from his destination with no way to get back to sleep. He spends his days exploring the ship, practicing his free-throw, mastering a Dance Dance Revolution-style video game, and commiserating with an android bartender (Michael Sheen, Admission). After a year, though, Jim is lonely and that's when he catches sight of Aurora (Lawrence, Joy), a sleeping passenger he gets to know through her introductory videos prepared pre-flight.
Keeping spoilers at bay, I'll just say that Aurora is roused as well and bonds with Jim in and out of the bedroom. For a while, things are in breezy rom-com territory before reality sets in when Jim has to come clean about a Big Secret that threatens his relationship with Aurora and the other passengers as well. Maybe another passenger wakes up and maybe there's a recognizable star that shows up for literally 12 seconds near the very end but that's for me to know and you to find out…if you want.
Passengers plays well, fueled by the chemistry between Pratt and Lawrence. The only problem is the chemistry is more brother-sister than boyfriend-girlfriend and that's just the tip of the creepy iceberg when all is said and done. Director Morten Tyldum (The Imitation Game) tries to sidestep some fundamental moral dilemmas of the characters by distracting audiences with plenty of skin from his leads (Pratt's two rump shots elicited quite the murmur of approval from the guests at my screening) and forcing us to see what a perfect match the two are.
Things really go awry in the last 1/3 when Passengers morphs into an effects heavy action film. Lawrence is reduced to a damsel in distress, a far cry from the take charge women of steel she's been playing (and receiving Oscar nominations for) recently. Pratt fares better, only because the blue-collar guy he's playing isn't too far outside of his wheelhouse. I kept wanting Sheen to play a bigger role in the action and come out from behind the bar or do something (anything) that would keep the film from being so earthbound and ordinary.
While its nowhere near the level of sophistication it should be, Passengers isn't a complete turkey. Aside from the appeal of Pratt/Lawrence, there's some fine effects work but one too many slow camera pans of the ship inside and out. When the characters stare into the vast blackness of space tethered by a single rope as they float, I got a little spooked/excited at what could happen if they broke free from their safety net. Same goes for the movie – it never breaks free from its constraints.
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Although Bernie's run stopped short of the nomination, his delegates are continuing to push for his politics across the country.
When Tom Gallagher was a Massachusetts delegate for Senator George McGovern in 1984, Democratic National Conventions were a bit different.
"This was before it was just one big infomercial," Gallagher, now 67 and living in San Francisco, said.
At the convention in 1984, McGovern had only 23 delegates to his name, and Gallagher was one of four who refused to switch his vote to former vice president Walter Mondale, the Democratic Party's presidential nominee, despite McGovern's urging his delegates to do so.
Similar to 1984, this time around California once again did not go to the insurgent candidate. And as a delegate for Bernie Sanders, Gallagher knew what was in store long before he arrived in Philadelphia in July.
"There wasn't anything left to push for on the convention floor—a lot of people walked into this not realizing that this was the game," said Gallagher, a substitute teacher and former member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
And so, the stage was set for the first Democratic convention in US history where a politician running on a democratic-socialist platform received 43 percent of the primary vote. As if the impending, and slightly preemptive, celebration of Hillary Clinton wasn't enough to rattle Sanders delegates, the toxic triumvirate of the selection of Tim Kaine as Clinton's vice-presidential nominee, the Democratic National Committee e-mail leak, and the timing of the Democratic convention on the heels of a particularly discordant Republican convention sealed the deal.
Of the nearly 20 first-time Sanders delegates interviewed for this article—each of whom identifies as a socialist of one stripe or another—almost all either experienced or witnessed Sanders delegates being harassed in some way, and many felt excluded and unwanted. These incidents ranged from Democratic Party officials' removing signs that weren't approved and DNC operatives' taking Sanders's delegates seats, to bitter exchanges with Clinton delegates and even physical intimidation. While the overall experience of the DNC was not entirely pleasant or uplifting for this group of delegates, they all emerged from the convention with a renewed commitment to continuing Sanders's political revolution, albeit in different ways. Many plan on working toward change within the Democratic Party, while others are looking to the Green Party or independent politics for a new home.
Like many of Sanders's foot soldiers, Amanda McIllmurray started volunteering long before campaign staffers opened up offices in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. McIllmurray, 23, had already been volunteering for almost a year when she helped the campaign set up shop near her South Philadelphia neighborhood in late March. Soon after, she was hired as a full-time field organizer and quit her day job as an office manager at a local law office.
Soon after the Pennsylvania primaries, McIllmurray, along with a group of former Sanders staffers and volunteers, created Reclaim Philadelphia, an organization working to build a progressive majority through issue-based and electoral campaigns, as well as policy research and direct action. Leading up to the Democratic convention, the group organized a series of demonstrations to call attention to the convention's corporate donors and to demand that the host committee release its fundraising data.
McIllmurray isn't one to shy away from protest—the week before the convention she was one of six activists arrested during a sit-in organized by Reclaim Philadelphia at the DNC headquarters. In addition to being a delegate, she was also a whip for the Pennsylvania delegation, and was responsible for passing along requests from the Sanders campaign that delegates not express their dissent on the floor of the Wells Fargo Center.
While McIllmurray conveyed Sanders's messages to the delegates, she also didn't discourage them from making their voices heard.
"I told them to do what felt right, regardless. I thought it was important to bring these issues to the floor. If we didn't bring these up, who would?" McIllmurray said.
Coming out of the convention, she is deeply distrustful of the political system, and thinks issue-based campaigns are at the crux of holding politicians accountable. Beyond the elections in November, one of her main goals is to see the left build power by challenging structural issues such as fighting the TPP and advocating for police reform. On the ground in Philadelphia, she'll be carrying out this work with Reclaim Philadelphia and her local chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America.
Waleed Shahid's first foray into activism was attending Iraq War protests when he was a teenager. Now 25, he was a delegate for Pennsylvania but recently moved to Brooklyn, New York.
In the lead up to the elections this fall, he is worried that Sanders delegates will feel like the Democratic Party is no longer the place for them. Sahid noted that Sanders's volunteers and supporters made a significant impact, and that continuing their participation is key.
"Just because they lost doesn't mean they can't win again," Shahid said.
One possible antidote to political apathy could be the WFP's plan to launch new chapters that members can organize on their own. Though this initiative was already in the works, WFP has seen an uptick in the number of people who are contacting the organization about getting involved.
"You're going to see social movement leaders moving from grievance to governance," Shahid said.
Moumita Ahmed, of Queens, New York, is the national grassroots coordinator for People for Bernie and the lead organizer for one of the organization's constituent groups, Millennials for Bernie, which was recently renamed Millennials for Revolution.
Ahmed first learned the value of local political campaigns through working for a progressive candidate in Nassau County. She then went on to volunteer with Zephyr Teachout's campaign for governor.
As an at-large delegate from New York, Ahmed, 26, spent some of her time on the convention floor getting to know Clinton delegates. Many Clinton delegates didn't understand why, in light of Sanders's endorsement of Hillary Clinton, his supporters were demonstrating during the DNC.
"They really thought we were going to go there and sit down and watch the show and go home," Ahmed said.
After more than a year volunteering for Sanders and working nonstop for People for Bernie, Ahmed was feeling burnt out after the DNC, and took the closest thing to a vacation that an indefatigable organizer like her could muster—spending a little over a week in Colorado collecting petition signatures for a referendum to ban fracking.
Ahmed added that focusing on anti-fracking work—an issue that was also at the center of Teachout's campaign—is imperative, since a ban on fracking didn't make it into the Democratic Party's platform.
Once she returns to New York, she plans on harnessing the power of Millennials for Revolution to help support local politicians throughout the country that embody Sanders's values. The group is also undertaking a 100 Days of Action campaign to push the next president to implement Sanders's platform, starting on January 20, 2017.
In the midst of the housing bubble burst a decade ago, Joey Aszterbaum was working as a home-loan consultant in California. For most of his career in the real-estate industry he was also a Republican.
Though he says he considered himself one of the "good guys," by 2009 Aszterbaum could no longer fight the nagging feeling that he was somehow complicit in the widening divide between the poor and the rich.
So he quit his job, started helping out with his wife's photography business and made it his goal to live below the poverty line so his taxes wouldn't go toward the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. He also went back to school to become a pastor.
Aszterbaum, now 41 and employed as a social-services worker in the small town of Hemet, California, watched from afar as Occupy Wall Street and the Black Lives Matter movement took root. Soon after Sanders announced that he was running, Aszterbaum watched one of his speeches on TV, and immediately related to the candidate.
"I do my job because I care about people, and here's a guy running for the highest level of government doing the same thing," Aszterbaum said.
As a pledged Sanders delegate, he arrived at the convention with a fresh haircut and his best suits. But when Sanders delegates shouted down California Secretary of State Alex Padilla at the delegation breakfast Monday morning, Aszterbaum's hopes of having congenial conversations with other delegates were dampened.
"I thought I was going there to be a diplomat, but I ended up being an activist instead," Aszterbaum said.
He spent the rest of the convention attempting to participate in what he thought would be a democratic process by trying to flip Clinton delegates and taking part in the walkout after Clinton was announced as the presidential nominee on Tuesday night.
However, now back on the West Coast, Aszterbaum is planning to get involved with Brand New Congress and Our Revolution and is volunteering as a campaign manager on a local City Council campaign. He's also stubbornly continuing to work with his local Democratic club and is considering a future run for political office.
"I'm hoping people will commit to staying in the Democratic party to change things because I think we're on the cusp of starting to create real change," Aszterbaum said.
Khalid Kamau, a "30-something" Sanders delegate from the south side of Atlanta, Georgia, might also participate in Brand New Congress's call to recruit and run more than 400 congressional candidates.
Kamau, who is currently directing field operations for a house race, is considering throwing his hat in the ring after the current congressman in his district, David Scott, endorsed a Republican senator who is an outspoken opponent of the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid expansion.
Zuñiga, who is a father of two and works in the sales department at Costco, is heeding his own advice and running for City Council as a Green Party candidate. Prior to the DNC he was a registered Democrat, but after coming home from the convention—which he described as "the most patriotic and disenfranchising experience of my life"—he immediately switched his registration to the Green Party.
While Amber Thomas of Norman, Oklahoma, doesn't plan on running for elected office anytime soon, she also changed her party affiliation to Independent after her stint as a delegate at the DNC.
Thomas, 42, had been a registered Democrat her entire life, but at heart is a democratic socialist. During Sanders's campaign, she volunteered as a canvassing-team leader and registered voters in black neighborhoods north of Oklahoma City where some of her family members and friends live.
"I'm African American, and so they felt comfortable with me," Thomas said, adding that when they heard she was supporting Sanders, "they were surprised, but most people were open to listening to what I had to say." Thomas's background is also Cherokee, Irish, and German.
Though she doesn't plan on supporting any of the presidential nominees, she will be voting down-ballot for local progressive candidates. Thomas is going to continue volunteering on local campaigns, with the goal of getting as many progressives and "Berniecrats" as possible in office, particularly at the state level.
"We can't throw in the towel and give up," Thomas said.
Hannah Zimmerman, of Brooklyn, New York, is a senior studying composition and operatic voice at Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts. Since the summer of 2015 Zimmerman added volunteering with the campaign to her already-crowded schedule of five AP classes and three hours of music classes each day.
She initially focused her volunteer efforts on Team Bernie NY, but when the group kept sending other teens her way, she founded High Schoolers for Bernie, which formed chapters in 45 schools throughout the country, expanding from New York and New Jersey to states like California and Arkansas.
At 16, Zimmerman was too young to be a delegate, so she was appointed to the credentials committee. Still, technically, she was the youngest member of the national delegation.
Zimmerman, who recently turned 17, said that at the DNC, Clinton delegates failed to recognize that Sanders's delegates and supporters needed time to process the emotional loss of not receiving the presidential nomination.
"They expected us to have already gone through the five stages of grief and to be ready to endorse Hillary. But we had just started the mourning process for Bernie," Zimmerman said.
She now has set her sights on what's next for High Schoolers for Bernie, as well as finding the best way to work on the myriad issues that Sanders's campaign raised. She also recently joined the Young Democratic Socialists (YDS), and this fall High Schoolers for Bernie groups will have the option of re-chartering as YDS chapters. At their conference last month, Zimmerman was elected to the national coordinating committee of YDS.
Elizabeth HendersonElizabeth Henderson is a freelance journalist based in Boston. She has previously written for Dissent, City Limits, Waging Nonviolence and The Indypendent. You can follow her at @lizthenderson.


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Polaris guldålder var mellan 1930- och 1970-talet och den koncentrerades mestadels i London.

På 1950- och 1960-talet populariserades polari av den brittiske komikern Kenneth Williams som använde polari i sina TV- och radioprogram som hade ungefär 20 miljoner tittare och lyssnare. Sedan 1960-talet började polari dala eftersom homosexualitet blev avkriminaliserad och många i HBTQ-gemenskapen ville inte mer tydliggöra sin sexuella läggning med hjälp av språkbruket.

År 2017 hölls det en gudstjänst på polari i Cambridge, Storbritannien för att fira HBTQ-historias temavecka. Gudstjänsten hölls av teologistudenter, inte utexaminerade präster, vilket ledde till en skandal och Engelska kyrkan bad om förlåtelse efter det.. Bibeln har översatts till polari.

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It's 2015 and it would be nice to think that people had learned what makes a good password by now. They haven't. And this list of the 25 most popular passwords of 2014—maybe also make that the worst—proves it.
SplashData's annual list compiles the millions of stolen passwords made public throughout the year and assembles them in order of popularity. A glance down the list reveals that we're all still morons, with "123456", "password", "12345", "12345678" and "qwerty" making up the top five. No, really.
Now is clearly a good time to remind yourself not to be one of those morons, and start using sensible passwords, LastPass or some other system to keep your personal information safe. But anyway, enough of that, here's the list. You're welcome.


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Elizabeth Enright (1909-1968) was born in Oak Park, Illinois, but spent most of her life in or near New York City. Originally envisioning a career solely in illustration, she studied art in Paris, France, and at the Parsons School of Design in New York City. Throughout her life, Elizabeth Enright wrote and illustrated numerous books, winning many awards in the process. Among those awards were the 1939 John Newbery Medal for Thimble Summer and a 1958 Newbery Honor for Gone-Away Lake. The first of the Melendy Quartet, The Saturdays, was published in 1941.

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I really love the feeling I get when I make a fulfilling home-cooked meal. I indulge in my domestic fetish as often as I can, though that may only be once a week or once a month depending on the month. Sometimes I go on baking sprees. Which I find relaxing and incredibly therapeutic. Lamb curry seemed exotic and complicated to me. But then again, any recipe I haven't made more than five times feels unfamiliar and difficult. Looking at these photos, this recipe seems kind of easy and maybe I made a big deal about it. Here it is for the world to enjoy.
Water, sand, flowers, carwashes, pumpkin carving, and my feet. These are the everyday things that I happened to photograph. Sure, there's a lot more to my life, but somehow these are the scenarios I chose to photograph purely for personal reasons in 2016. Sometimes I feel guilty (like uselessly so) that I don't take more pictures with my DSLR. A lot of my pics are on my cell b/c convenience. However looking back at these pics, they're kinda cool and I will likely document more of my everyday life. Though not to satisfy guilt, instead because it's fun!
Goodnight and good luck, 2016.


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package com.me.harris.androidanimations.customview.widget;

import android.content.Context;
import android.content.res.TypedArray;
import android.graphics.Bitmap;
import android.graphics.BitmapFactory;
import android.graphics.Canvas;
import android.graphics.Paint;
import android.graphics.PorterDuff;
import android.graphics.PorterDuffXfermode;
import android.graphics.RectF;
import android.util.AttributeSet;
import android.util.TypedValue;
import android.view.View;

import com.me.harris.androidanimations.R;

/**  http://blog.csdn.net/lmj623565791/article/details/24555655
 * 本质上和V1都是一样的,注意这不是继承自ImageView
 * Created by Harris on 2016/9/24.
 */

public class RoundImageViewByXfermondeV2 extends View {
    /**
     * TYPE_CIRCLE / TYPE_ROUND
     */
    private int type;
    private static final int TYPE_CIRCLE = 0;
    private static final int TYPE_ROUND = 1;

    /**
     * 图片
     */
    private Bitmap mSrc;

    /**
     * 圆角的大小
     */
    private int mRadius;

    /**
     * 控件的宽度
     */
    private int mWidth;
    /**
     * 控件的高度
     */
    private int mHeight;

    public RoundImageViewByXfermondeV2(Context context) {
        this(context,null);
    }

    public RoundImageViewByXfermondeV2(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
        this(context, attrs,0);
    }

    public RoundImageViewByXfermondeV2(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyleAttr) {
        super(context, attrs, defStyleAttr);
        init(context,attrs,defStyleAttr);
    }

    private void init(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyleAttr) {
        TypedArray a = context.getTheme().obtainStyledAttributes(attrs, R.styleable.RoundImageViewByXfermondeV2, defStyleAttr, 0);

        int n = a.getIndexCount();
        for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
        {
            int attr = a.getIndex(i);
            switch (attr)
            {
                case R.styleable.RoundImageViewByXfermondeV2_src:
                    mSrc = BitmapFactory.decodeResource(getResources(), a.getResourceId(attr, 0));
                    break;
                case R.styleable.RoundImageViewByXfermondeV2_type:
                    type = a.getInt(attr, 0);// 默认为Circle
                    break;
                case R.styleable.RoundImageViewByXfermondeV2_borderRadius:
                    mRadius= a.getDimensionPixelSize(attr, (int) TypedValue.applyDimension(TypedValue.COMPLEX_UNIT_DIP, 10f,
                            getResources().getDisplayMetrics()));// 默认为10DP
                    break;
            }
        }
        a.recycle();
    }

    /**
     * 计算控件的高度和宽度
     */
    @Override
    protected void onMeasure(int widthMeasureSpec, int heightMeasureSpec)
    {
        // super.onMeasure(widthMeasureSpec, heightMeasureSpec);
        /**
         * 设置宽度
         */
        int specMode = MeasureSpec.getMode(widthMeasureSpec);
        int specSize = MeasureSpec.getSize(widthMeasureSpec);

        if (specMode == MeasureSpec.EXACTLY)// match_parent , accurate
        {
            mWidth = specSize;
        } else
        {
            // 由图片决定的宽
            int desireByImg = getPaddingLeft() + getPaddingRight()
                    + mSrc.getWidth();
            if (specMode == MeasureSpec.AT_MOST)// wrap_content
            {
                mWidth = Math.min(desireByImg, specSize);
            } else

                mWidth = desireByImg;
        }

        /***
         * 设置高度
         */

        specMode = MeasureSpec.getMode(heightMeasureSpec);
        specSize = MeasureSpec.getSize(heightMeasureSpec);
        if (specMode == MeasureSpec.EXACTLY)// match_parent , accurate
        {
            mHeight = specSize;
        } else
        {
            int desire = getPaddingTop() + getPaddingBottom()
                    + mSrc.getHeight();

            if (specMode == MeasureSpec.AT_MOST)// wrap_content
            {
                mHeight = Math.min(desire, specSize);
            } else
                mHeight = desire;
        }

        setMeasuredDimension(mWidth, mHeight);

    }

    /**
     * 绘制
     */
    @Override
    protected void onDraw(Canvas canvas)
    {

        switch (type)
        {
            // 如果是TYPE_CIRCLE绘制圆形
            case TYPE_CIRCLE:

                int min = Math.min(mWidth, mHeight);
                /**
                 * 长度如果不一致,按小的值进行压缩
                 */
//                mSrc = Bitmap.createScaledBitmap(mSrc, min, min, false);
                mSrc = scaleCenterCrop(mSrc, mHeight, mWidth);
                canvas.drawBitmap(createCircleImage(mSrc, min), 0, 0, null);
                break;
            case TYPE_ROUND:
                canvas.drawBitmap(createRoundConerImage(mSrc), 0, 0, null);
                break;

        }

    }

    /**
     * 根据原图和变长绘制圆形图片
     *
     * @param source
     * @param min
     * @return
     */
    private Bitmap createCircleImage(Bitmap source, int min)
    {
        final Paint paint = new Paint();
        paint.setAntiAlias(true);
        Bitmap target = Bitmap.createBitmap(min, min, Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888);
        /**
         * 产生一个同样大小的画布
         */
        Canvas canvas = new Canvas(target);
        /**
         * 首先绘制圆形
         */
        canvas.drawCircle(min / 2, min / 2, min / 2, paint);
        /**
         * 使用SRC_IN,参考上面的说明
         */
        paint.setXfermode(new PorterDuffXfermode(PorterDuff.Mode.SRC_IN));
        /**
         * 绘制图片
         */
        canvas.drawBitmap(source, 0, 0, paint);
        return target;
    }

    /**
     * 根据原图添加圆角
     *
     * @param source
     * @return
     */
    private Bitmap createRoundConerImage(Bitmap source)
    {
        final Paint paint = new Paint();
        paint.setAntiAlias(true);
        Bitmap target = Bitmap.createBitmap(mWidth, mHeight, Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888);
        Canvas canvas = new Canvas(target);
        RectF rect = new RectF(0, 0, mWidth, mHeight);
        canvas.drawRoundRect(rect, mRadius, mRadius, paint);
        paint.setXfermode(new PorterDuffXfermode(PorterDuff.Mode.SRC_IN));
        canvas.drawBitmap(source, 0, 0, paint);
        return target;
    }

    private Bitmap scaleCenterCrop(Bitmap source, int newHeight, int newWidth) {
        int sourceWidth = source.getWidth();
        int sourceHeight = source.getHeight();

        // Compute the scaling factors to fit the new height and width, respectively.
        // To cover the final image, the final scaling will be the bigger
        // of these two.
        float xScale = (float) newWidth / sourceWidth;
        float yScale = (float) newHeight / sourceHeight;
        float scale = Math.max(xScale, yScale);

        // Now get the size of the source bitmap when scaled
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LP (Item 551124) Atco, 1967 — Condition: Very Good+
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The classic – with "Strange Brew", "Sunshine Of Your Love", "Tales Of Brave Ulysses", and "Take It Back". © 1996-2020, Dusty Groove, Inc.
(Purple & tan label stereo pressing with AT & LW etches, still in the shrink and including the Atco inner sleeve.)
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Can have a few small marks that may show up easily, but which do not affect play at all. Most marks of this quality will disappear when the record is tilted, and will not be felt with the back of a fingernail.
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Atco, 1967. Very Good+
LP...$14.99
Titles include "I Feel Free", "NSU", "Dreaming", "Cat's Squirrel", "Toad", and "I'm So Glad". LP, Vinyl record album
Wheels Of Fire (2LP pressing)
Atco, 1968. Very Good+ 2LP Gatefold
Titles include "Pressed Rat & Warthog", ""Politician", "Deserted Cities Of The Heart", "Sitting On Top Of The World", and "White Room". LP, Vinyl record album
Derek & The Dominos
Atco, 1970. Very Good 2LP Gatefold
One of Eric Clapton's greatest moments – and a set that also features guitars from Duane Allman and organ from Bobby Whitlock! Recorded in Miami at Criteria Studios – and titles include "Layla", "It's Too Late", "Little Wing", "Have You Ever Loved A ... LP, Vinyl record album
Bee Gees 1st
Atco, 1967. Very Good
Sublime sounds from The Bee Gees – a near-perfect bit of 60s pop, and a record that would set the scene for so many others to come! The vocals are what you've always known from the Bros Gibb, but the production is what really sends us – complicated, baroque, and filled with these ... LP, Vinyl record album
Viva! Roxy Music – The Live Roxy Music Album
Atco, 1976. Very Good+ Gatefold
LP...$6.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
Peter Gabriel 1 – Car
Atco, 1977. Near Mint-
The first solo set from Peter Gabriel – and a record that was quite a surprise upon initial release – kind of a stripped-down variant of the energy that Gabriel brought to his early work with Genesis, presented in a nicely lean way that allowed for all the best focus on his key ideas! ... LP, Vinyl record album
LP...$9.99 (CD...$4.99)
An album of surprising brilliance – recorded late in the career of Yes, but one of the group's biggest hits ever! And while we've always been fans of Anderson, Squire, & Co, we're also ready to admit that the real star here is Trevor Horn – who produced the album and put the whole ... LP, Vinyl record album
Hamburger Concerto
Ginger Baker's Air Force
Atco, 1970. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold
Out of the wreckage of Cream came some very hip grooves! Ginger Baker was the hippest of the group's 3 members – and although he's often credited by soul fans for his work with Fela, he should also get hats off for his work with the group Air Force. At its base, the group's in the jazz rock ... LP, Vinyl record album
To Bonnie From Delaney
Atco, 1970. Near Mint- Gatefold
Delaney and Bonnie Bramlett certainly have some heavy friends here – a stunning host of guest help on the record, who make the whole thing come together with a sweet blend of southern rock and soul! The duo were always almost more of a soul act than a rock one, and that quality really shows ... LP, Vinyl record album
In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
Atco, 1968. Very Good-
The album that rocked a million dorm rooms back in the 60s – and for good reason, too – given that the title track is a side-long, totally jamming monster – the kind of track that was really revolutionary at the time, and which still has a hell of an impact all these many years ... LP, Vinyl record album


This is a superb, sixty track compilation of the best of the seventies urban funk genre that went hand in hand with the cinema genre of "blaxploitation". Not all the usual suspects are on here - lots of them, but not all, and there are some comparative rarities too. Importantly, the sound is outstanding - speaker-shakingly bassy. Just check out Curtis Mayfield's "Pusherman" played through a deep, bass-heavy system. It sounds revelatory.
I won't list all the sixty tracks but I will correct the listing in that CD 1 Track 10 is "Cholly (Funk Getting Ready To Roll)" by Funkadelic; CD 2 Track 3 is "One Nation Under A Groove" also by Funkadelic and CD 3 Track 16 is "Oh, I" by, guess who - Funkadelic. Quite why the original label listing does not show these three Funkadelic tracks in unclear. Anyway, there are twenty tracks on each CD. Sixty in total.
Highlights are the well-known cuts like "Superfly", "Pusherman" and "Freddie's Dead" by Curtis Mayfield; "Across 110th Street" by Bobby Womack; The Staple Singers' "Funky Love"; "Hercules" by Aaron Neville; "Ease Back" by The Meters; "The Bottle" by Gil-Scott-Heron; the heavy, funky pound of "Bumpin' Part 1" by Ground Hog; the soulful "She's A Woman" by Betty Davis and the chart funk of Joe Tex's "Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman)". There are too many to mention, really, not a duff track in the set. You can dip into it at random and always be guaranteed to enjoy it.


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tv Today in Iowa at 6 NBC January 12, 2016 6:00am-7:00am CST
good morning, i'm ally crutcher. and i'm jerry gallagher. storm track seven meteorologist eileen loan is here now with your storm track seven parts of the viewing area until noon today where the wort of the chills will be. we are winds at 15 to 25 mph. we had iowa dot cameras show that the roads have some in and that will keep us cold today as temperatures plummet this morning. northwest winds will stay strong enough to keep us from warminn much. we have a the job. but may bring more snow northwest winds will stay strong enough to keep us from warming
front that will track in to the state. i'll have details in a few minutes. picking up our team seven coverage...storm track sevens amanda gilbert is live at a waterloo tire shop, where they've been seeing more business due to the weather. well this is something i didn't know... but tire shoo across eastee iowa.a.. like the one i'm in (pressure check) does this look familiar to you? (pressure check) with these below soon be dealing with this...(flat tire) "we've had a combinatino of
just good old flat tires... and cold weather's the crowning blow services says colder temperatures can cause your tire pressure to drop.... "they get low on air.. adn then if there's any other extenuating cirmcumstances... wsuch as a pothole... it can be the major piece of straw that breaks a camel's back. to avood this: standup: one thing you can do is cceck your tirrs every morning before hitting the road. "its a good idea to take a look airplane pilot. and it's just a matter of walking around and taking a look at it. " lind says this is what you should be looking for: "if you are seeing a bald spot... that the tires can thin on tread thats an issue. or if the side wall or the tread is starting to rot and weather.. it will crack and look worn out and that's a problem too... i was here in jim lind
there's definatly a lot of people here with tire troubles. checking your tires in the morning can cause a lot less stress later in the day. we've got you covered live in waterloo... amanda gilbert... kwwl news. lind says getting your tire fixed can cost hundreds of dollars. it can cost even more than that if the rim is damaged. the bitter cold weather causes problems for firefighters. you can see icicles hanging off this central city home...following a fire there yesterday morning. the fie started in the chimney, luckily,y,no one was hurt, firefighters say this weather can be challenging. be glad this isn't your car -- a driver needs more than an ice scraper. this video is out of buffalo. the car was parked next to lake erie and the wwves splashed the sides
anotherrdriver not ababe to even get to their car -- a sinkhole opening up in this missouri town. a nearby water main break caused the problem. no one was hu when the car fell into the sinkhole and crews new this morning...it doesnt take long for a firefighter to arrive at the scene of a fire. it happened at his own barn. the fire happened early this morninn at a barn on gilbertville road. the gilbertville fire chief says hay bales caught on fire...though he wasn't sure how it started. four horses were inside the barn at the time. they all got out safely. this morning we're hearing from the family of a man shot and killed by waterloo police. derrick ambrose junior was shot by officer kyle law in 2012. a grand jury f fnd the officer's use of force was justified -- through a settlement -- the city is now paying two and a half million dollars to the parents of ambrose and lawyer in a wrongful death lawsuit.
put a value on my son, my son was with me and going to school up and finishing school up" this is believed to be the largest city ssttlement of a a olice-shooting lawsuit in iowa history. today governor branstad gives his "condition of the state" speech. among his priorities...helping schools...by extending a tax that'ssnot set to expipie until 2029. matt breen sits down with the governor for a preview of what we can expect in today's speech. nats of ranstad governor terry branstad calls it the one-penny ssate sales tax, which funds school infrastructure, to generate money to address water quality source of funding for that," said branstad. "that's where sharing in this sales tax growth gives us a long-term, reliable source offunding for what i think is the remaining would goto water quality ppograms. "so, it's significant growth on $20.7-billion for school infrastructure, and nearly $4.7- billion for water quality. "critics in the legislature say
said matt breen. "and, moving direction..branstad says he understands those concerns. but, when looking at the best ways to fund water quality and education, branstad says his plan is better that the alternative. "it puts s n on property tax," branstad says. "and, iowans don't want that." water qualit and education branstad says his plan is better that the alternative. "it puts in on property tax," branstad says. "and, iowans
branstad says he's made a number of tough decisions to arrive at the budget he'll offer during his speech optimistic, though... saying he didn't have to dipipinto the state's emergency cassreserves to balance the bottom line. president obama gives his final state of the union address tonight. he's expected to talk about the economic recovery, the need to reform gun laws nd the fight againint terrrism. the white house says the president will keep a seat empty next to first lady michelle obama to representall of the victims of gun violence. south carolina governor nikki haleywill give the republican response to the state of the union. the pentagon says the number of detainees at guantanamo bay is about to drop below 100. the president says the prison -- which holds suspected members of terrorist groupup captured overseas -- is a recruiting tool for terrorists and is too costly to maintain. he wants to shut it before he leaves office. the mexican government releases intense video of the raid leading to the capture of drug
this video shows mexican marines firing their weapons as they move into el chapo's safe house. he was on the run for six months after escaping from prison.n. xico is starting the process to extradite el chapo to the u-s -- but it could take at least a year. the mother of "affluenza" teen ethan coch is expected to be released from jail this morning. tonya couch's bond was originally set at one million dollars....but a judge found it was not warranted for the case and lowered it to 75- thwusand dollars. she faces charges after she and her son fled to mexico which was the man accused of murdering a two-year-old girl whose body was found on a boston harbor island s being held without bond. michael mccarthy is accused of killing his girlfriend's daughter, bella bond bella was called "baby doe" for months until authorities could identify her. the mother, is accused off helping mccarthy hide the body. police are searching for answers in a shocking crime
shaken. a man stababed his parentt to death at their home... then called 9-1-1 and confessed. one of the officers who responded to the call... said it was one of the bloodiest scenes he's ever to been to... "when i walked in there and parents age. so that's the reason it kinda hit...hit home." the parents have onn other adultlt n who lives oo- of-state. the case remains under investigation. a community is remembering a k-9 officer killed in the line of duty. the ohio k9 was shot responding to a burglary call. officers were called to a food store and the dog went inside. the suspect shot the dog three times. the f-b-iarrests a woman believed to be the suspect behind a series of jewelry thefts across five states. in one case authorities say she walkedff with about 00- thousand-dollars worth of jewels. poliie say the womaatied up salespeople at gunpoint during some of her robberies - and wore gloves to hide her fingerprints.
washers...getting stuck in scaffolding on theside of the tallest building in houston. its around 75 stories tall. firefighters and a high angle rescue team were able to bring the men inside safely a rare sight for southern california drivers during rush hour when a small plane lands on the highway. california highway patrol says the plane made a safe and precautionary landing. two people were on-board at the ime. no one was hurt. police are looking for a man who stole a snake from a pet store... by shoving it down his pants. surveillance viieo from the portlaad store showswsthe man take the python out of its cage -- and then he hides it. the store owner says the snake is about two-feet long and was being sold for 200- dollars. the ringling brothers circus is & retiring its elephants sooner than expected.
final show in may...the original retirementear wasn't until 2018. elephants have been part of the shoofor more than a hundred years...but animal rights activists have been protesting performances... bittersweet because i have had the thrill for over 40 years to see audience members delighted by the magic of elephats." the iconic animals will spend their retirement on a 200 acre plot of land in florida. its coming uppon today ii iowa... ford works to conquers one of the last hurdles keeping driverless cars off the roads...snow plus...a man receives national attention for his efforts to get a kidney. now he's using his time in the spotlight to help others. "you're watching kwwl, we've got you covered! with erry gallagher, ally crutcher "now your storm track 7
marco rubio. he ran for senate saying he opposed amnesty... then he flipped, and worked with liberal chuck schumer to co-author the path tcitizenship bill. he threatened to vote against it. and then voted for it. he supported his own dream act and then he abandoned it. marco rubio.
jeb bush. he's a leader, so you always know where he stands. right to rise usa is responsible for the content of this message. from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen for your complete weather information. here is additional forecast information from the wwl stormtrack 7 weather team: it will be breezy with dangerous wind chills again this morning along with cold temps. we warm up tomorrow, but may see some snow showers racking through and it will warm
wind chill advisory continues over portions of the kwwl viewing area until noon today for chills down around -25 at times... they are mostly in the negative teens right now, but will stay cold today and tonight. winds are from the northwest at 15 to 25 mph and will stay strong today. some blowing snow may farther south. stormtrack7 live weatheenetwork will how mostly clear skies today, but it won't be very warm out there... temperatures across the state are in the single digits either side of zero and strong winds will continue... they really don't die down until later tonight. the snowfall will continue to track away from us, but a warm front few snow showers or flurries. mostly it will bring warmer temperatures... we go from the single digits and teens in the midwest today the teens to 30s tomorrow. but today.. breezy and cold with wind chills staying in the negative double digits all day. lows tonight drop into the negatives over most of the viewing area with light winds, bbt chills stiil down around -15 to -20 at times. clouds track in by morning and they may light... and temps will climb into the 20s. we get even warmer thursday and friday, but a system bringing some snow
sasaurday will bbing falling temperatures on saturday as well. highs on sunday will only highs on monday. ford says it's the first to test self- midwest today to the teens to 30s tomorrow. but today.. breezy and cold with wind chills staying in the negagaive double digits all day. lows tonight drop into the negatives over most of the viewing area with light winds, but chills still down around -15 to -20 at times. clouds track in by morninggnd they may have some stray snow showers tomorrow. amounts look light... and temps will climb into the 20s. we get even warmer thursday and friday, but a system bringing some snow saturday as well. highs on sunday will only be in the teennwith single digit highs on monday. ford say it's the fjrst to test
driving cars in the snow. the winter weather testing is taking place at the university of michigan. snow is one of the biggest hurdles preventing the widespread use of self-driving cars. ford has dubbed its winter project... snowtonomy. its still to come... he took to snow in an effort to get himself a transplant. now he's using his skills to help plus...the world remembers a music industry legend...from flowers...to animal tributes. youure watching kwwww. we've got you covered in anamosa, elkader,
in the middle of a time when senior poverty is increasing. republicans and some democrats came up with a brilliant idea for cutting cost-of-living adjustments for social security. we said, "it will be over our dead bodies if you cut social security." as president, i will do everything i can to extend the solvency of social security and expand benefits for people who desperately need them.
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and u.s. cellular's network was built to work in places like out here, here, and hehe. so, with all of that, why would you ever go to verizon? switch to u.s. cellular now and get 6 gigs of data for just $40 a month plus get $300 back. let's not overthink this. news this morning. tonight, president obama gives his final stateteof the unionon address. he's expected to talk about the economic recovery, the need to reform gun laws and the fight against terrorism. governor branstad gives his condition of the state speech this morning. branstad says he's madeea number of tough budgeting decisioos to arrive at the budget he'll offer today...but added he didn't have to dip into the state's emergency cash reserves to balance the bottom line. and a top story this morning: the weather. wind chills will run 15 to 25 degrees below zero...so as you leave home this morning, be sure to bundle up.
leads him to build an organ out of snow. he got the live- saving transplant... but as adrienne broaddus shows us, he now a new mission. hillside trail in cottage grove is now home while his neighbors slept jim gorbunow chiseled away. "i feel like kevin has found a home and this just kind of symbolizes that" to understand the home behind this kidney snow sculpture we must look back to the first year we met jim: 2014. "running on empty kidney to live. so he and his brother created kevin - the snow kidney. next to the sculptptre, a wanted sign for a donor. jim's message wwnt viral... this picture of jim was take last march - after he received his kidney transplant. but that hasn't stopped his mission to save doing
come through that don't know me and they see this and they at we live down the street and so we've been wondering what this guy has been doing this whole time!" "but by having the word donate next to it i feel like it ties the two together" he's now a spokesperson for the national kidney foundation because he' concerned about the number of people living with kidney disease. finding out it your kidneys are healthy is simple: ask your its coming u u.. from penguins to dogs...animals are among those honoring the life of david bowie. storm trackkseven meteorologist
with another check of your storm track seven forecast. breezy and cold today with chills from -15 to - 25 all dayay lows tonight will be bitterly cold with warmer temps wednesday warm front, with more snow on friday and saturday as a cold
following the nes of his death, fellow musicians and fans came out in support of one of the first trend setting pop ssrs. a wreath for singer david bowie was placed right next to his hollywood star monday. the 69-year-old entertainer died from his 18-month battle with cancer late sunday night. fans of his have been placing all types of memorabilia on his hollywood star. bowie was said to be one of the era. the cincinnaai zoo asked for help in naming its newest member...a baby penguin. the animal was born friday, which wadavid bowie's birthday. following the news of the star's death...people voted oo the name "bowie" for the animal. and penguins not the only animals inspired by bowie...check out these dogs. owners dressing up their animals in honor of t musician. 's coming up on today in
firefighters get into freezing waters in ooder to save aninials who fall in tomorrow night's powerball is at a historic level...so big some signs can't show the size of the jackpot. and a look at some of the est moments from last night's college football national championship. stick with kwwl, another half hour of today in iowa is coming up. "you're watching kwwl. we've got you covered. this is today cordes: most nurses are tough. they're problem-solvers. they like making things better. people don't have access to healthcare because they just can't afford it. bernie sanders understands how pharmaceutical companies and major medical companies are ripping us off. bernie tells the truth, and he's been consistent. he understands that the system is rigged, and he's the only one who can bring real change.
are out and they're stirring up debate. plus...some of the g-o-p candidates get shifted from primetime to the early debate..and one of them says he's not going. and the big story this morning is the cold -- we're taking a look at what it means for your car. good morning, i'm ally crutcher.
storm track seven here now with your storm track seven forecast. wind chill advisory continues in parts of the viewing area until noon today where the worst of t chills will,be. we are area with northwest winds at 15 to 25 mph. we had blowing snow earlier, but it has since improved. storm track 7 iowa snowfall is tracking out as clear skies move in and that will keep us cold today temperatures plummet this morning. northwest winds will stay strong enough to keep us from warming much. we have a warm front that will track in tomorrow, though, that will do the job. but may bring will keep us cold today as temperatures plummet this morning. northwest winds will stay strong enough to keep us from warming
will track in tomorrow, though, that will do the job. but may bring more snow to the state. i'll have details in a few minutes. picking up ur team sevenen coverage...storm track sevens amanda gilbert is live in weather well i'm lucky... i get to stay inside this morning.g.. it is very cold out though. a lot more windy this morning than yesterday... and tire shops across eastern iowa say the drop in temperature may be the reason they are seeing a lot more flat tires and blow outs. and jim lind service says the reason ffr this is colder temperatures cause the air pressure in your tire to drop. that's why it's important to check your tires before hitting the road... so you can avoid major problems
"what happens is they get low on air and then if there's any other extenuating circumstances partially worn, bingo. it implodes. gonna be the major piece of straw that breaks a camel's back." while you aa checking your tire: the three things you should be looking for are 1. bald spts- and finally look to see if the tread is starting to weather or rot . if it looks cracked or worn out... that's a problem. waterloo... amanda gilbert... kwwl
if you are stil concerned about what y yu should be looking for... you can go to any shop in eastern iowa. most check tires for free. the friigid temps means more people want remote startrtrs for their cars. c-v-s-i motorsports in cedar falls has been installing an average of 8 a day and are booked arly two weeks out. even if youuare used to iowa weather - - many say its still a convienience and comfort they don't want to be cold." this is making due until i can move to arizonia or somewhere warm." and of course with all the recent car thefts - - this is a safer way to warm up your car. new this morning...a firefighter doesn't have to go far when the crew is called in...the fire happened at his own barn. the fire happened early this morning at a barn on gilbertville road. according to the gilbertville
it staaed. he also told us thhbarn's owner is a firefighter and helped put the fire otu. four horses were inside the barn at the time. they all got out safely. a kwwl follow-up. a dubuque woman is behind bars, facing murder charges for to death with a baseball bat dolores flynn faces second degree murder charges. police ffund her ex huuband, gary breckenridge, dead in their home on jackson street. police say flynn allegedly told a family member she beat him to death with a baseball bat. it happened last week, but police arrested flynn monday at mercy hospital. traffic cameras helped with the investigation... (lt. scott baxter, dubuque police): "we reviewed all that footage, sa her carrying a bag we we utlimately located it, where she had hidden it or disposed of it. so aain, the cameras played a pivotal role in this location. flynn is being held at the
county jail on a half a million dollar bond. iowa lawmakers are back to work and we're expxpcting another fight over school funding. we'll learn more about the governor's thoughts today, during his condition of the state speech. as onow, it look like the rep. ron jorgensen/(r) sioux city "we need to get the nuubers to so, i know its a priority of mine to get that done as soon as we possibly can." by law, school districts have to set their budgets by april 15th each year. in the past, lawmakers have failed to settle on a schoo funding number forcing districts to budget "blind." history is made as the legislative session starts. republican linda upmeyer became the first woman to serve as iowa's speaker of the house. breaking the glass ceiling isn't this is such a speical personal moment for our family. i think
upmeyer's father served as iowa house speaker many years ago. tonight is president obama's final state of the union address. the white house is promising it'll be different than the list of priorities he usually lays out for congress. tracie potts has a preview. final state of the union: "there is no next thing. this is it." the white house says president obama will reflect on h achievements and look ahead: "he's got an opportunity to lay speaker paul ryan focuses on vember - the election. for the first time, ryan will be seated directly behind the president: "i'm not a real poker face guy." (laughter) ) i grimace. i wiie. i sigh." (nats of previous sou) souththcarolina governor nikki haley follows the president twnight. she's delivering what republicans call
"i didn't nt it to be a respone to the pressent as i imply that i could be." ted cruz is skipping tonight's speech to campaign in new hampshire where he's third. marco rubio, rand paul and bernie sanders are expected to attend. the first lady's guests will include students, business owners, veterans -- and an empty chchir... representntng victims of gun violence. tracie potts, nbc news, washington. there are someethings he wants to get done this year - including criminal justice reform and approving the trans-pacific trade partnership. but the white house says the bulk of thihi speech will fofous on the big picture. decision 2016...the lineup is set for the next g-o-p debate on thursday night. fox business network, announcing seven candidatess
debate. donald trump, ben carson, senators ted cruz and marco rubio, govenors chris#christie and john kasich and formrmr governor jjb bush. that means senator rand paul and carly fiornia move to the early debate with mike huckabee and rick santorum...but senator paul says its primetime or nothing so we thinin it's a rooten thing candidates have a chance and don't, and so we will not participate in anything that's not first-tier." to qualify for prime time, candidates had to be in the top six in the most recent national on the democratic side...all three candidates participatin in the iowa brown and black presidential forum in des moines last night. it was an opportunity for the candidates to discuss issues that specifically affect minority communities across thee countrr before the forum, hillary clinton made a campaign stop at the electric park ballroom in waterloo. the former secretary of state took some swings at her leading
he would take that and he states, turning over yours and my health insurance to governors, like terry branstad. clinton also picked up the endorsement of amember of presidedet obama's cabinet...secretary of transportation anthony foxx. sanders working to capitalize on his momentum -- wrapping up a four-day swing through iowa yesterday. he talked about his rising poll numbers during a high school forum in pleasantville. i think the most important point to be made is that secrety trouble. sanders is confident of victory over donald trump if the two would square off in tt general election. continuing coverage...another university takes away an honorary degree from bill cosby. george washington university said it made the decisson in
distress" for students and alumni who are survivors of sexual assault. cosby was recently charged with sexual assault. cosby's attorneys have filed a motion to dismiss the charges against him. they claim the charges were illegally, improperly, and unethically filed. oday in a military court -- a hearing for the army sergeant at the heart of a dangerous prisoner exchange. sergeant bowe bergdahl fes charges of desertion. the hearing will be at fort bragg. he was ld captive by y during a prisoner exchange two years ago. a convicted killer -- who's the focus of a very popular netflix docucuntary -- wonn be pardoned. at least not by wisconsin's governor. tens of thousands of people have signed petitions calling for steven avery to be pardoned -- after seeing makng a murderer. avery is serving life in prison for murder -- but claims he didn't do it. many people believe him. they asked the president to exonerate him -- but this was not a federal case6 thatleaves it up to wisconsin
yesterday, he posted on facebook that anyone who's seen the series on netflix should read the unanimous opinion of the court of appeals on the case before jumping to conclusiis. isis claims responsibility for a mall attack that killed 18 people. gunmen stormed a baghdad mall after setting off a car bomb. 50 others were wounded in that attack. four trucks carrying relief aid arrive in a rebel- held town in syria. it's part of a deal to alleviate the suffering of housands of starved people. according to the deal, nearly 100 families evacuated on monday night to government-held areas, after the trucks carrying relief materials arrived. brussels went on lockdown following the terrorist attacks in paris...now the capitwl of belgium wants people to know its open for business. there's a new campaign called "call brussels" and the idea ii totoinstall three phone boxes in the capital. anyone surfing on brussels tourism website and interested in visiting the capital has the possibility to call for free and ask people what is
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"i think it's important to result because thatatis a woman's first mammogram and we have no prior mammograms for comparison." one in eight women in this counnry is diagnosed with breast cancer.. more than half of mddle and high school students are exposed secondhand smme. that's according to a new study from the c-d-c. researchers say the findings are alarming, because the exposure can impact their lung and cardiovascular health, and it is completely preventable. its coming upup.. some iowans decide to take advantage of the cold weather -- but there's an important warning to keep in mind. and...crews work to rescue animals from frozen waters wwn they fall in. the forecast from storm track seven meteorologist eileen loan is up next.
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around -25 at times... they are mostly in the negative teens righttnow, but will stay cold today and tonight. winds are from the northwest at 15 to 25 mph and will stay strong today. some blowing snow may still occur for a few hours, although tt worst of the blowing has shifted farther south. stormtrack7 live weaher network ll show mostly clear skies today, but it won't be very warm out there... temperatures across the state are in the single digits either side of zero and strong winds will continue... they really don't die down until later tonight. the snowfall will continue to track away from us, but a warm front to the west will track through tomorrow and bring a few snow showers or flurries. mostly it will bring warmer temperatures... we go from the single digits and teens in the midwest today to the teens toto30s tomorrow. but today.. reezy and cold with wind chills staying in the negative double
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discolored ice or snow as signs of weakness...and make sure there's at least four inches of quality ice before you decide to fish there. two deer are scued from a frozen river. the crews believe the animals fell in when ice collapsed in poland. the two rescued deer later went back into the woods. its coming up... a spectacular end to the college football season. highlights from last night's championshigame when today in iowa continues
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News from Nigeria, Turkey and Germany
Tuesday's World Events — Posted on October 6, 2015
NIGERIA – President threatens new 'war on indiscipline'
In an effort to improve Nigeria's reputation as one of the most lawless, corrupt and chaotic countries in Africa, the country's new president, Muhammadu Buhari, has decided that reform must begin from the ground up – in homes, offices, schools, bus stops and anywhere else where "unruly behavior takes place."
Mr. Buhari, a tough ex-general, made an extraordinary televised address on Thursday in which he bluntly told fellow Nigerians that the only way life was going to improve was if the entire country dropped their "lawless habits."
"We must change our unruly behavior in schools, hospitals, market places, motor parks (bus stations), on the roads, in homes and offices," he said. "To bring about change, we must change ourselves by being law-abiding citizens." …
During his previous tenure as president in the mid-1980s, he won plaudits for his infamous "War on indiscipline," in which civil servants (government employees) were ordered to do stair jumps if they turned up late for work, and commuters were whipped if they did not form orderly queues at bus stops.
Even cheating on an exam could earn a student several years in jail.
That, admittedly, was back when Mr. Buhari was in office as a military ruler, having seized power from a hopelessly ineffective civilian government in a coup d'etat in 1983.
In his bid to be re-elected this year, he promised voters that he was now a "a converted democrat" who would not the use ruthless methods he had deployed in the past.
But his campaign also played heavily on his image as a tough ruler, which many Nigerians say is just what the country needs to defeat Islamist terrorist insurgents Boko Haram and end the corruption that continues to squander its oil wealth.
Elsewhere in Thursday's address, made on Nigerian Independence Day, Mr. Buhari struck an otherwise low key tone.
He said that "moderately encouraging" progress had been made in improving Nigeria's woeful public electricity network, and that efforts were now under way to "sanitize" state-run oil industries, long notorious for graft. He also claimed Boko Haram had been "severely weakened," despite the group killing more than 1,200 people since he took power on May 29th. …
Indeed, Mr. Buhari's new war on indiscipline cannot start soon enough, according to a recent article in Nigeria's Sun newspaper. It said that a new "cultural orientation" towards good behavior was essential to copy the economic success of countries like Brazil or China.
"The War Against Indiscipline was a classic example of orientating the people towards a given policy direction," wrote Barclays Foubiri Ayakoroma. "In inculcating discipline in public places, Nigerians learnt to [wait in line] at bus stops, gas stations, banks, shops, and even water taps. This was just as they learned not to dash like rabbits across Expressways instead of using overhead bridges."
TURKEY – Tensions simmer as Turkey struggles with burden of refugees
Nearly five years after the civil war in Syria began, Turkey has shouldered the brunt of the humanitarian burden, sheltering at least 2.3 million Syrians, the largest refugee population in the world.
But tensions are simmering between Turks and Syrians as Turkey struggles to integrate a population that does not speak the language and is largely prevented from working.
When 46-year-old Hamed fled bombs and snipers in the Syrian city of Aleppo, he ended up in the Turkish capital Ankara, opened a grocery store and began what he hoped would be a better life.
Two years on, he still does not speak Turkish and his dusty shop in the scruffy suburb of Karapurcek runs at a loss.
With its Arabic signs and women wearing the niqab face veil, Karapurcek feels like it could be in Syria but, like many other Syrian refugees in Turkey, Hamed faces hostility from local residents and dreams of moving on to the European Union.
"I regret coming here. If I can't survive I'll go back to Syria and die with dignity. We didn't come to Turkey to be beggars," he said though an Arabic translator, standing among boxes of Syrian spices and tea.
"I'd go to Europe tomorrow if I could afford the trip," said Hamed, who declined to give his full name.
Turkey's refugee camps can house only a fraction of the refugees, who prefer to take their chances in Turkish cities, where they look for low-paid employment or resort to begging.
Initial optimism on the part of both refugees and their hosts has given way to resentment and mistrust, helping fuel a tide of migrants fleeing countries that are poor or at war and hoping to reach – legally or illegally – the wealthy EU.
A few doors down from Hamed, a Turkish shopkeeper accuses Syrians of failing to pay taxes and undercutting prices.
"I didn't think it would get this bad," said the shopkeeper, asking not to be named. Referring to the Syrians, he said: "They only talk with each other, shop with each other."
Turkey must make it easier for refugees to integrate, and EU member states need to take more refugees, said Piril Ercoban, director of Turkish refugee organization Multeci-Der. …
Ankara's vision remains the creation of a safe zone in northern Syria where refugees could return, an idea which gained little international traction even before Russia's decision last month to send jets to Syria, making enforcing the necessary "no-fly zone" even more difficult.
Western diplomats say the "no-fly zone" would not be easily implemented or sustained.
If Turkey fails to get a safe zone, it may look to establish refugee-only cities, deepening divisions in society, according to Polat Kizildag, Deputy General Co-ordinator for ASAM, which helps registers refugees arriving in Turkey.
"Even if you provide refugees with good conditions, a house, a work permit, education, they will still try to go to Europe, because the refugees' perception is that Europe will welcome them, will provide them with money and a good life," Kizildag said.
If Syria remains in turmoil and pressure continues to build in refugee-hosting countries, then the ramifications will be felt far beyond Turkey's borders, one EU diplomat warned.
"If we fail on foreign policy, if we fail on co-operating with Turkey, I can easily imagine millions of people 'invading' Europe," the diplomat said.
GERMANY – Germany's police chief says Christian and Muslim refugees should be housed separately
Christian and Muslim refugees should be housed separately in Germany to minimize tensions following growing levels of violence against Christian refugees at asylum seeker shelters, a German police chief has urged.
"I think housing separated according to religion makes perfect sense," Jörg Radek, deputy head of Germany's police union, told a German newspaper.
Two separate clashes erupted between refugees on Sunday at a temporary migrant shelter in Kassel-Calden in northern Germany left 14 people injured, police said.
The first outbreak of violence in the afternoon was triggered by a dispute in the cafeteria at lunchtime between two groups of around 60 refugees, followed by a second clash in the evening involving a group of 70 migrants against another of 300.
A few days earlier on Thursday evening, a fight broke out among up to 200 Syrian and Afghan refugees at a shelter in Leipzig, with migrants wielding table legs and slats.
German police have come under huge pressure during the refugee crisis as they are required to register new arrivals and settle conflicts in migrant homes.
"The police have reached their absolute breaking point," said Chief Radek. "Our officials are increasingly being called to confrontations in refugee homes. When there are 4,000 people in a home which only actually has places for 750, this confinement then leads to aggression where even a tiny thing like the corridor to the toilet can lead to violence."
Mr. Radek's comments follow calls from German MPs from across the political spectrum for better protection for Christians, Yazidis and other religious minorities in asylum accommodation.
A policy of segregation has been implemented in the German state of Thuringia after Christian migrants in asylum centers were attacked by Sunnis attempting to impose Sharia law. The state's premier, Bodo Ramelow from the Left party, made the decision to house Christians and Muslims separately to protect the Christians.
Germany officially expects to receive 800,000 asylum applications by the end of this year, although a senior figure has put this figure higher at one million (and an Oct. 5 report puts the number at 1.5 million).
German chancellor Angela Merkel's bold open-door policy for refugees has hit her usually high popularity ratings as well as brought a backlash in her conservative ranks.
The initial party-like atmosphere at train stations in Germany in recent weeks where volunteers and members of the public greeted refugees with applause and sweets has since turned more sober, with Mrs. Merkel, usually voted Germany's most popular politician, slipping to fourth place according to news magazine Der Spiegel.
(The news briefs above are from wire reports and staff reports posted at London's Daily Telegraph on Oct. 1, Reuters on Oct. 5 and London's Daily Telegraph on Sept. 28.)
NIGERIA - President Muhammadu Buhari:
A Muslim from Daura in Katsina State, who has given his support to Sharia [Islamic law] in the north, Mr. Buhari has previously had to deny allegations that he has a radical Islamist agenda.
This proved a problem for him in the 2003 polls - he failed to secure much support among Christians in the south, where he was viewed with some suspicion.
But having escaped an attack on his convoy in Kaduna in July 2014, which bore all the hallmarks of a Boko Haram assassination attempt, he has promised to end the insurgency within months if elected.
He has blamed President Jonathan's weakness for its escalation and has refused overtures to participate in talks with the radical militant group.
His tough stance as a military commander in 1983 - when some Nigerian islands were annexed in Lake Chad by Chadian soldiers - is still remembered in the north-east, now the militants' stronghold, after he blockaded the area and drove off the invaders.
He ruled Nigeria from January 1984 until August 1985, taking charge after a military coup in December 1983.
It is a period remembered for a strict campaign against indiscipline and corruption, and for its human rights abuses. (from BBCNews)
and from wikipedia:
Muhammadu Buhari is a retired Nigerian Army major general and was Head of State of Nigeria from December 31, 1983 to August 27, 1985, after taking power in a military coup d'état.
The term Buharism is ascribed to the Buhari military government.
He unsuccessfully ran for the office of President in the 2003, 2007 and 2011 general elections.
In December 2014, he emerged as the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress for the March 2015 general elections. Buhari won the election, defeating the incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan.
This marked the first time in the history of Nigeria that an incumbent president lost to an opposition candidate in a general election.
Buhari was sworn in on May 29, 2015.
Buhari has stated that he takes responsibility for anything over which he presided during his military rule, and that he cannot change the past. He has described himself as a "converted democrat."
Previously, Buhari gave his support for the total implementation of Sharia (Islamic law) in the country. He was quoted in 2001 as saying "I will continue to show openly and inside me the total commitment to the Sharia movement that is sweeping all over Nigeria", he then added that; "God willing, we will not stop the agitation for the total implementation of the Sharia in the country."
In January 2015, while campaigning for the 2015 general election, Buhari stated that he favoured freedom of religion, that every Nigerian should be free and secure to practice their different religions. Buhari said, "Religion must never be used as an excuse to divide us, oppress others or gain unfair advantage. All my life I have expressed the belief that all Nigerians must worship God according to their wish."
Buhari has denied all allegations that he has a radical Islamist agenda. In January 2015, Buhari said "Because they can't attack our record, they accuse me falsely of ethnic jingoism; they accuse me falsely of religious fundamentalism. Because they cannot attack our record, they accuse us falsely of calling for election violence – when we have only insisted on peace. Even as Head of State, we never imposed Sha'riah." Time will tell.
The migrant crisis was top of the agenda as President Tayyip Erdogan visited Brussels on Monday and earlier this month European leaders agreed to release 1 billion euros to help Turkey's refugee response.
Turkish officials bristle at the suggestion they have not handled the refugee crisis effectively, saying Europe turned a blind eye until photographs of a drowned Syrian toddler washed up on a beach this summer captured global headlines.
"Let's be clear, until that boy washed up, no one cared about this problem. We've been dealing with this for four years and now people are telling us what to do," one official said.
Turkey's response has also been hit by politics. With a parliamentary election looming in November, the government has stalled over legislation that would make it easier for Syrians to work. Some Syrian families say they have been forced to make their children work illegally just to scrape by.
Syrians who do work illegally are paid less or sometimes not at all, and if they complain to the authorities they face fines. Refugees say access to healthcare is patchy, and language difficulties making communication with doctors difficult.
One Syrian woman in Karapurcek said she planned to travel nearly 800 km (500 miles) to Turkey's border with Syria - where Arabic is widely spoken - to find treatment for her daughter.
Turkey's 26 refugee camps can host 330,000 people but house only 274,000 at the moment. Families there receive $40 per person per month for food, on credit cards valid only at the on-campus supermarket. Some can join classes such as carpet-weaving, with profits shared between participants.
Some refugees are put off by the reliance on handouts and by the remote location of the camps, as well as by rumors of mistreatment by Turkish officials, and a lack of privacy.
Ankara's vision remains the creation of a safe zone in northern Syria where refugees could return, an idea which gained little international traction even before Russia's decision last month to send jets to Syria, making enforcing the necessary "no-fly zone" even more difficult.
Western diplomats say the "no-fly zone" would not be easily implemented or sustained.
If Turkey fails to get a safe zone, it may look to establish refugee-only cities, deepening divisions in society, according to Polat Kizildag, Deputy General Co-ordinator for ASAM, which helps registers refugees arriving in Turkey. (from the Reuters article above)