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Strategic sale: Modi govt sells off Scooters India
BEGINNING the process of stategic sale of sick PSUs, the NDA government has started outright sale of some of the state-owned firms starting with Scooters India.
The strategic stake sale in Scooters India is part of the overall Rs 72,500-crore disinvestment target fixed by the finance ministry for 2017-18.
The stategic sale is likely to attract attention of major auto giants...
as the Lucknow-based ailing PSU has an integrated automobile plant, engaged in designing, developing, manufacturing and marketing a broad spectrum of conventional and non-conventional fuel driven 3-wheelers.
"The government has in-principle decided to disinvest its 100 percent equity in Scooters India Ltd through strategic sale with transfer of management control," the department of investment and public asset management (DIPAM) said in a statement.
Scooters India was formed after the government bought over Innocenti of Italy. In 1975, the company started its commercial production of scooters under the brand name of Vijai Super for domestic market and Lambretta for overseas market.
Earlier, the Centre is banking on the Lambretta brand as it mulls strategic sale of assets of the loss-making PSU, Scooters India Ltd.
In 1972, Scooters India Limited bought the entire Lambretta manufacturing and trademark rights, and produced models under the Vijay Super name and also distributed completely knocked down units which were assembled under different brand names like Allwyn Pushpak, Falcon and Kesri. SIL's production finally ceased in 1997. The disinvestment in Scooters India is part of the government's plans of strategic stake sale in loss-making central public sector enterprises. Scooters India used to manufacture the popular Lambretta scooters in the 1970s.
The disinvestment of Scooters India had cropped up in the past, but successive governments could not implement the plan, due to divergent views within the government and employees of the company. Despite revival packages including sanctioning a "financial package," Scooters India continued to incur losses and eventually was declared "sick".
After the NITI Aayog completed the process of identifying central public sector enterprises (CPSEs) for strategic disinvestment, the finance ministry has started the process of inviting bids from merchant bankers and legal advisers.
In April, the government began the disinvestment process with a 9.2 percent stake sale in NALCO for Rs 1,204-crore. The government is also selling a 10.2 percent stake in Hudco to raise upto Rs 1,225 crore.
The finance ministry has also plans to sell stakes in more than 20 PSUs, including Indian Oil Corp, National Thermal Power Corp, Rural Electrification Corp, Power Finance Corp, Neyvelli Lignite Corp and NHPC.
Apart from the seven blue-chip companies, the government also has plans for listing Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd, IRCON International Ltd, Indian Railway Finance Corporation Ltd, Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd, RITES Ltd, Bharat Dynamics Ltd, Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd, Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd (MDSL), North Eastern Electric Power Corp, MSTC Ltd and Mishra Dhatu Nigam Ltd.
Five state-owned insures—New India Assurance Company Ltd, United India Insurance Company Ltd, Oriental Insurance Company Ltd, National Insurance Company Ltd, and General Insurance Corporation of India—will also be listed.
The government has set a target of Rs 46,500 crore through small stake sales and Rs 15,000 crore from strategic disinvestment during 2017-18, to help bridge the fiscal deficit estimated at 3.2% of GDP during 2017-18.
Labels: DIPAM, Lambretta, Scooters India Limited, Sick CPSE, Strategic Sale

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Ushering in the fall season with the North East's favorite fruit: the apple. An emblem of the season, its colors and crispness perfectly analogous to fall. The apple is also integral within the history of American Art.
Eric Forstmann, Wounded Crabs, 2017, Oil on board, Eckert Fine Art. Click to inquire. Ushering in the fall season with the North East's favorite fruit: the apple. An emblem of the season, its colors and crispness perfectly analogous to fall. The apple is also integral within the history of American Art. As many FADA galleries specialize in 19th century American Art, their inventories' are resplendent with American artists' pictorial translations of Dutch still lifes. William McCloskey, Lady Apples in an Overturned Basket, Oil on artist board, Godel & Co. Fine Art. Click to inquire. Replacing the fish and chalices native to those sixteenth-century works with apples-both an homage to American rural life and the perfect object for an artist to render. The rotundness of its shape, the variety of its orange, red and green tones allows for the artist to display their mastery. Jeffrey Ripple, Genevieve's Apples, Oil on panel, Arcadia Contemporary. Click to inquire. As the first fruit plucked from the earth-seemingly emulated in Botera's sculpture from FADA Member Rosenbaum Contemporary- these artworks encapsulate the sensations of the apple. In viewing them we immediately get a sense of what it felt like when Eve had her first tantalizing bite. Victor Gabriel Gilbert, La Vendeuse des Pommes (The Apple Seller), Oil on canvas, Guarisco Gallery. Click to inquire. Fernando Botero, Donna Seduta Con Mela (Woman Sitting with Apple), Bronze with black patina, Rosenbaum Contemporary. Click to inquire.


CMC is an award-winning, nationally recognized firm and part of Fast Company's INC 5000 and San Francisco Bay Top 100 Fastest Growing Private Companies.Each Healthcare Management Recruiter will have the opportunity to work with some of the best hospitals and leadership teams in the US.
Working at CMC will give you the financial freedom and work-life balance that is highly sought out.A position at CMC isn't just a job, it's a rewarding and lasting career.
Working in a high-volume, inside sales role, the Healthcare Management Recruiter provides full-cycle recruiting. In order to be successful in this position, the healthcare sales consultant should be adaptable, agile and a self starter.Each healthcare recruiter will function as a sales person, recruiter, coach and mentor.
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When I see something like this in the States. Then I'll show some respect.
But anyway my point is just that I do not personally claim to know the truth on this particular issue but it is not just something to call crazy Glen Beck stuff if it has gotten this much attention.
Vieiras' "facts" were completely wrong and he lied about many things. I just went through the 'fact check list".
I for one would like to see Vieira's response to those issues in the fact check list. In general someone saying you are wrong should not be the end of things. The accused deserve the right to respond don't you think?
I've noticed multiple times now your use of the word 'lied' seems inappropriate to me (unless you claim he consciously knows what he is presenting is false which would be a more serious accusation than just being wrong or overzealous).
I In general someone saying you are wrong should not be the end of things. The accused deserve the right to respond don't you think?
Facts Papa, that's what I know facts. He didn't respond because he knew his facts were wrong. You can't carbon date stone, the Adena used waddle and daub not sod bricks and no giant skeletons have ever been found. Ever.
I've been on hundreds of sites, examined thousands of artifacts and skeletons. read hundreds of reports. The only "theories" I ever toyed with was the Younger Dryas Impact. I was out to prove it and become famous. I helped disprove it. Then I toyed with the Solutrean Theory, but genetics completely disproved it.
He didn't respond because he knew his facts were wrong.
How do you know he didn't or wouldn't respond? And how do you know he acknowledges his facts are wrong? That's the problem I have with your reasoning. Inquiring minds would want to hear his responses (both sides).
I would like to read his responses too. But from the looks of his record he's never been on a Adena-Middlesex dig. Most digs depend on volunteers and college students. You would think he would go to one if he was so interested.
Another thing I did help prove was the Adena "Skinwalker-Nightwalker" Society was the origins for the Nanticoke-Lenape one and that the Kentucky "Wolfman" skeleton was real. I helped find 2 more skeletons with the modified jaws.
You have a way of changing the subject to certain details after I point out your general overstatements.
So you don't know if he defended himself. So you don't have any evidence that he consciously lied. Those were my points.
He stated a lot of things that weren't facts. Whether he did it on purpose or was repeating others. I don't know. I just know they weren't true.
Um, "Spirit Science"? Really? Delete this and watch from Swedish TV.
Trying to force me to watch Swedish TV, you're mean.
I'm gonna report you to the moderators........... oh wait.
Personally I prefer to side with those who can present evidence to back up their assertions, regardsless what group they belong to. If a maverick can present adequate evidence I will gladly support them, as I care if things are true, not who presents them. You on the other appear to be more concerned with what you want to be true, rather than what is demonstrably true.
I'll report him too, I was Sweden for a weekend, the atrociousness of it's TV has haunted me ever since.
Oh wait, now I know what you said oh wait.
Now that's a better way of putting it whether or not your views are ultimately the only valid views out there. My problem started when you called him a 'liar' and that he doesn't defend himself.
You do realize the term 'adequate evodence' can only be subjectively judged and it gets complicated quickly.
Also there are 'suggestive/anamolous evidence' that can't be dismissed just because they are outside the mainstream paradigm.
A serious yet funny anamolous quote I like is: 'If we ignore the evidence that doesn't fit, all the evidence fits nicely'.
Are you off the opinion that it's ok for someone to give there opinion as fact, or specifically true, from a perch of authority and when asked to backup these opinions apparently shies away?
Academically that's basically admitting lies.
What is your theory on how ancient Hebrew was claimed to be found in the Newark earthworks?
Christians venerate the 10 Commandments. To the Jews, the 10 Commandments are the chapter titles of the book of laws... there are 613 Commandments. They have no special regard for the 10 Commandments.
Any time you see "ancient Jewish" and "10 Commandments" you know it's a fraud.
The menorah... absolutely. Genuine symbol of the Jewish people dating from the time of the Maccabees (but not before).
As a culture there are a number of other representations that show up wherever the ancient Hebrews lived -- Seal of Solomon (or other powers), lions, etc... that's all authentic. But no genuine ancient artifact from the Jewish people has the 10 Commandments on it. That just wasn't a "thing" for them.
I knew this guy was stupid, but this is a rare and very special sort of stupid only found in the U.S.
It even have a scientific name. It's called Amerasininitis.
Oh my, where did you dredge up that highly oxidized little nugget?
Why are you so mean to me ? I've been a good boy. If you continue I'm telling my mum !
You trying to torture the guy Piney?
1) This is one of your vacuous generalizations that is not at all necessarily correct. An example would be the comments by Vieira regarding Cahokia. This site area has been the subject of intense and ongoing investigation for many decades. The results of these investigations have resulted in hundreds of thousands if not millions of quantifiable data points that directly contradict Vieira's statement. Hardly subjective.
Not really, good solid evidence is a result of a process whereby anyone willing to do so with an open mind and no prior bias can repeat the process and reach the same conclusions.
That, for example, is where the Ancient Astronaut people fall down, they show evidence that other people can attribute with the same level of possibility and as the result of the same train of thought to aliens where others say man.
That is too vague a statement. Everybody says those things about the other side and the truth is more complicated in about every case and requires us to do homework. And usually it involves too a discussion of what 'exactly' was said in what context, etc.. Of course nobody should state their opinions as facts without the qualifiers and perhaps clarification that they are stating a theory (and not yet fact).
As for the 'shies away' part if we are talking about Jim Vieira, there is no sign that he won't address any question.
You should ask Vieira those questions, not me. I tend to think he can defend himself pretty well.


If you've ever seen group of Chinese people practicing an elegant, slow-moving exercise, you've probably seen Tai Chi. This particular way of moving is practiced by millions of people worldwide for both defence training and its health benefits.
Now you can practice it in Islamabad too.
China Cultural Center is organizing 'Tai Chi' Chinese Martial Art training classes here at Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) starting today (Nov. 20). It will continue till Nov. 27.
Tai Chi is an internal Chinese martial art which refers to a philosophy of the forces of yin and yang, related to the moves.
Originally conceived as a martial art in China, it is also typically practiced for a variety of other personal reasons: competitive wrestling in the format of pushing hands, demonstration competitions. A multitude of training forms of Tai Chi exist, both traditional and modern. Some training forms of Tai Chi are especially known for being practiced with relatively slow movements.
Today, Tai Chi has become popular worldwide. Most modern styles of Tai Chi trace their development to at least one of the five traditional schools: Chen, Yang, Hao, Wu and Sun. All of the former, in turn, trace their historical origins to Chen Village.
In the last twenty years or so, Tai Chi classes that purely emphasize health have become popular in hospitals, clinics, as well as community and senior centers.


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» Sublimed Sulfur, dried over phosphorus pentoxide for 4 hours, contains not less than 99.5 percent and not more than 100.5 percent of S.
Solubility in carbon disulfide— One g dissolves slowly and usually incompletely in about 2 mL of carbon disulfide.
Identification— It burns in the air to sulfur dioxide, which can be recognized by its characteristic odor.
Arsenic, Method I 211 — Prepare the Test Preparation as follows. Digest 750 mg of Sublimed Sulfur with 20 mL of 6 N ammonium hydroxide for 3 hours, filter, and evaporate the clear filtrate on a steam bath to dryness. Add 15 mL of 2 N sulfuric acid and 1 mL of 30 percent hydrogen peroxide solution, evaporate to strong fumes of sulfur trioxide, cool, add cautiously 10 mL of water, and again evaporate to strong fumes, repeating, if necessary, to remove any trace of hydrogen peroxide. Cool, and dilute cautiously with water to 35 mL. The limit is 4 ppm.
Assay— Proceed as directed under Oxygen Flask Combustion 471 , using a 1000-mL flask and using about 60 mg of Sublimed Sulfur, previously dried over phosphorus pentoxide for 4 hours and accurately weighed, as the sample and a mixture of 10 mL of water and 5.0 mL of hydrogen peroxide TS as the absorbing liquid. When the combustion is complete, fill the lip of the flask with water, loosen the stopper, then rinse the stopper, sample holder, and sides of the flask with water, and remove the stopper assembly. Heat the contents of the flask to boiling, and boil for about 2 minutes. Cool to room temperature, add phenolphthalein TS, and titrate with 0.1 N sodium hydroxide VS. Perform a blank determination, and make any necessary correction. Each mL of 0.1 N sodium hydroxide is equivalent to 1.603 mg of S.


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import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.HashSet;
import java.util.Objects;
import java.util.Optional;
import java.util.Set;

import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
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public class JournalAbbreviationRepository {

    private static final Log LOGGER = LogFactory.getLog(JournalAbbreviationRepository.class);
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    public JournalAbbreviationRepository(Abbreviation... abbreviations) {
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    private static boolean isMatched(String name, Abbreviation abbreviation) {
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    private static boolean isMatchedAbbreviated(String name, Abbreviation abbreviation) {
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                || name.equalsIgnoreCase(abbreviation.getMedlineAbbreviation());
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    public void addEntry(Abbreviation abbreviation) {
        Objects.requireNonNull(abbreviation);

        if (abbreviations.contains(abbreviation)) {
            Abbreviation previous = getAbbreviation(abbreviation.getName()).get();
            abbreviations.remove(previous);
            LOGGER.info("Duplicate journal abbreviation - old one will be overwritten by new one\nOLD: "
                    + previous + "\nNEW: " + abbreviation);
        }

        abbreviations.add(abbreviation);
    }

    public void addEntries(Collection<Abbreviation> abbreviationsToAdd) {
        abbreviationsToAdd.forEach(this::addEntry);
    }

    public Set<Abbreviation> getAbbreviations() {
        return Collections.unmodifiableSet(abbreviations);
    }

    public Optional<String> getNextAbbreviation(String text) {
        return getAbbreviation(text).map(abbreviation -> abbreviation.getNext(text));
    }

    public Optional<String> getMedlineAbbreviation(String text) {
        return getAbbreviation(text).map(Abbreviation::getMedlineAbbreviation);
    }

    public Optional<String> getIsoAbbreviation(String text) {
        return getAbbreviation(text).map(Abbreviation::getIsoAbbreviation);
    }
}

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Kun Xie, an M.Sc. student under the supervision of Pr. Sylvain Hallé, has just submitted the final version of his Master's thesis. Among other things, Kun's project involved the development and testing of a system allowing to send streams of data between computers through sequences of optical codes called QR codes.


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Alice Mattison
Acclaimed author Alice Mattison's new novel explores the hard choices a young woman and her friends made decades earlier at the height of the Vietnam War.
Decades ago in Brooklyn, three girls demonstrated against the Vietnam War. Helen became a violent revolutionary and was killed in a protest in 1970. Val wrote a controversial book that was essentially a novelization of Helen's life. And Olive became an editor and writer, now comfortably settled with her husband, Griff, in New Haven.When Olive is asked to write an essay about Val's book, doing so brings back to the forefront Olive and Griff's tangled histories. Things only become more fraught when Griff borrows Olive's treasured first edition of the novel—and loses it. Then Griff's new colleague, Jean, finds the book and begins reading it, setting off a series of events that will introduce new conflicts, tragedies, and friendships into the precarious balance of Olive and Griff's once stable home.
Conscience, the dazzling new novel from award-winning author Alice Mattison, paints the nuanced relationships between the palpable personalities of Olive, Griff, and Jean with her signature wit and precision. And as Mattison explores the ways in which women make a difference—for good or ill—in the world, she elegantly weaves together the past and the present, and the political and the personal.
Alice Mattison is a widely acclaimed author and longtime writing teacher. Her novels include The Book Borrower, Nothing Is Quite Forgotten in Brooklyn, and When We Argued All Night. Twelve of her stories have appeared in The New Yorker, and other work has been published in The New York Times, Ploughshares, and Ecotone and anthologized in The Pushcart Prize, PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories, and Best American Short Stories. A frequent panelist at AWP and other writing conferences, she has held residencies at Yaddo and the MacDowell Colony. She has taught at Brooklyn College, Yale University, and, for the last twenty-one years, in the Bennington Writing Seminars, the MFA program at Bennington College.
"A novel that's a lot like life: jumbled and challenging and wonderfully real. Conscience will please those who complain that so much literary fiction is a little too neat, ironical or even adolescent. Indeed, Mattison never hesitates to let her characters worry away at what's troubling them, cycling back over their own shame and others' slights in a way that seems wholly, sometimes maddeningly, realistic. But the real triumph of this ruminative novel is that it transports us back to a period when exercising one's conscience was a national emergency. And then Mattison slyly insists that we acknowledge the moral complexity of our own era with its own equally urgent demands." Washington Post
"Alice Mattison's novels often revolve around an intense friendship between women in a leftish milieu. So does her latest, which offers many of the pleasures of those earlier works. A careful observer of gesture and language, Mattison writes warmly about her characters. The inhabitants of this novel all struggle to live ethical lives." New York Times Book Review
"Mattison tells several stories in Conscience, and watching them grow and intersect is one of the greatest pleasures of the book. The shifting perspective works well, as a chorus of "I"s helps build a collective sense of the collateral damage of the war and the noisy overlap of friends, family, and lovers that make up a community. The female characters in Conscience are part of a long line of women — working women, sexual women, family women, thinking women — whose lives Mattison has lovingly captured and explored. Mattison gives us an intimate portrait of the struggles and sacrifices of the men and women who protested against the war in Vietnam. She also reminds us of what it is to have, and act on, a conscience, what it is to make a choice and accept the consequences." Los Angeles Review of Books
"Friendship tested in the crucible of political upheaval fascinates Mattison, a writer of extraordinary psychological acuity and crisp wit. It shaped her previous novel, When We Argued All Night, and comes to even stronger fruition in this riveting tale. Mattison's engrossing exploration of diverse matters of conscience is dynamic, precise, many-layered, funny, ambushing, and provocative." Booklist (starred)
"While exploring the deeply flawed yet enduring marriage of two Vietnam War-era activists now leading comfortable bourgeois lives in New Haven, Connecticut, Mattison also tackles broader issues. Rewarding and certainly timely; Mattison's complex prose matches the multidimensional moral arguments raging inside her prickly, multidimensional characters." Kirkus Reviews
"Conscience will be a bittersweet read for many who remember the Vietnam War era. Using two narrative strands, related by three richly complex narrators, the book explores a half century in emotional and political depth." New York Journal of Books
"A complex, challenging, riveting new Alice Mattison novel." Lilith


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date = "2020-10-10"

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description = "A series of community-focused events to create a new knowledge base for urbit.org, and help new community members learn about Urbit"
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Note: this project is incremental and intended to be delivered in multiple phases, as follows.

**Phase I**

Description: Kick off developer calls

Timeframe: November-December 2020

Grant requested: one star

Additional required budget: None

Deliverable: an introductory series of 3-4 developer calls for the Urbit community. Calls will happen weekly or biweekly and be hosted on Zoom or a similar platform. They can also be streamed to an Urbit channel, where community members can watch and post questions in real time. Each call will feature a different developer, invited to discuss a different part of the Urbit application stack, such as:

- Building apps using store/hook/view
- Graph store (Logan)
- Lib hook
- Ford Fusion (Ted)
- Dojo and the Urbit stack, "how does a keystroke get from the keyboard to Dojo and what protocols are involved?"
- Clay, core merge code
- Runtime, IPC protocol (Joe)
- APIs and building apps on Urbit
- Other fairly specific topics that aren't already well-documented

Note: the goal is to kick off an ongoing, self-sustaining event series. To that end, one of my goals will be sustainability: ensuring that everything is documented, that accounts/credentials are shared, and that others know how to organize and host these calls going forward. Another goal is that the calls result in a series of well-produced, high quality videos that can form the cornerstone of a new, community-contributed knowledge base to be hosted on the new Urbit.org.

Scope of work: In consultation with Tlon and other community members, develop messaging for the event and finalize a list of topics and developers to speak at each call. Speak to stakeholders to understand what did and did not work with the previous round of developer calls. Announce the calls to the community, and request community feedback on topics/developers/questions. Prepare a list of questions for each call. Communicate with developers ahead of each call to prepare for the event, share a preliminary list of questions, etc. Host (emcee) each call, introducing the developer, asking questions, and relaying questions from community members. Record each call and post/share the recordings after.

**Phase II**

Description: Town hall

Timeframe: December 2020

Grant requested: two stars

Additional required budget: 0-$2,500 (depending on software used, and whether we can send gifts to attendees)
Deliverable: a one-off, 2-3 hour "town hall" event that will be appropriate for both a technical and a non-technical audience. It will feature a keynote (topic to be determined, but perhaps something along the lines of "State of the Network"), a panel discussion, and two other brief talks, one of a more technical nature, one of a less technical nature (community or design). It may be hosted on Zoom, or it may be a good opportunity to test more sophisticated conference software such as Hopin. It will be more interactive than the developer calls, with a format that allows community members to chat with one another.

Scope of work: In consultation with Tlon and other community members, finalize a list of speakers and topics. Work with the speakers to review their presentations and decks. Test and manage conferencing software, and host a "dry run" event for speakers. Host the event itself, introducing speakers, and moderating a panel discussion. Record the event, and share recordings of each talk after. Write a 2-3 page blog post recap of the event, including audio/video highlights.

**Phase III**

Description: UrbitCon

Timeframe: Q1 2020

Grant requested: three stars

Additional required budget: $10,000-25,000, additional address space to grant to other community members who help organize and execute the event

Deliverable: A one day virtual summit, this will be the first public Urbit conference, and we'll aim for participation on the part of all core contributors and a large portion of the global community. It will take place over ~8 hrs, scheduled so that people in different timezones can participate live in at least a portion of the event. In addition to opening and closing keynotes, there will be 8-12 additional talks covering topics including tech, design, community, hosting, building a business on Urbit, mission + vision + values, and governance. The entire community will be invited to submit applications for a speaking slot. We'll invite one or two guests from outside the community to deliver a keynote (examples: Riva, Balaji, E. Glen Weyl, Douglas Rushkoff, Richard Stallman, Niall Ferguson, John Gilmore, Stewart Brand). There will also be an art component, to be determined. We'll recruit sponsors to cover as much of the cost of the event as possible.

Scope of work: Act as project manager for the event. Consult with Tlon, community members, event staff/volunteers, and speakers to finalize event schedule and budget, and plan event logistics. Review applications for speaking slots and develop process to allocate speaking slots. Recruit guest speakers. Work with speakers to review and prepare talks and decks. Design the event agenda. Design sponsorship packages and recruit sponsors. Host and emcee event itself. Work with production company to record all talks in high definition, edit recordings, and share them after the event. Ensure that the event produces a high-quality, on-brand knowledge base of material on "all things Urbit." Work with artist to plan the artistic component of the event. Post event recap, along with recordings.

**Who am I?** I work full time for a blockchain project called Spacemesh in a hybrid role as a core developer, and as an evangelist/community organizer. I previously worked as an Ethereum core developer 2017-2019, and during my time working on Ethereum, I helped organize a number of community events, online and offline, around the world. I've attended dozens of technical conferences and hackathons. I also co-founded a blockchain co-working space and community based in New York and have hosted dozens of events as part of that community.

## Milestones

### Phase I: Developer calls

1 stars
An introductory series of 3-4 developer calls for the Urbit community. See Details for more information and scope of work.

### Phase II: Town Hall

2 stars
A one-off, 2-3 hour "town hall" event that will be appropriate for both a technical and a non-technical audience. See Details for more information and scope of work.

### Phase III: UrbitCon

3 stars
A daylong virtual summit, the first public Urbit conference. See Details for more information and scope of work.


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Articles written by Eric Siddall
By Eric Siddall Opinion August 21, 2021
Gascón ideology is not making us any safer
According to District Attorney George Gascón, "The past four decades have not made us any safer." This recent ahistorical statement is incredible for two reasons. First, it reveals willful ignorance...
By Eric Siddall Crime April 21, 2021
Excuse Me: Science and Data Do Not Prove We Should Reduce Sentences for Criminals, DA Gascon
Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón says that "science and data" justify his criminal justice policies, including his decision to eliminate sentencing enhancements and abandon the...
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Why Local Law Enforcement Should Not Be Immigration Agents
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In addition to presenting programs for the airmen and staff at Lakenheath Airbase, I was invited to Westminster Abbey to attend a service commemorating the life of Florence Nightingale as a special guest of the 48th Medical Group.
A tour of the Florence Nightingale Museum and high tea overlooking Big Ben put this experience over the top!
Thanks to Colonel Sheelah Walker and the dedicated medical team and staff of the 48th.


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Supporters of Trump's electoral college stunt may be expelled from Congress under planned resolution
Tony Mason
Republican legislators who challenged Joe Biden's electoral college victory may be expelled from Congress under a planned resolution.
Newly elected Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) on Wednesday revealed the draft proposal shortly after Trump supporters broke into the Capitol, causing chaos and destruction. The crowd delayed the counting of Biden's election victory under the baseless pretext that the election was "stolen," as President Donald Trump has often repeated.
"I believe the Republican members of Congress who have incited this domestic terror attack through their attempts to overturn the election must face consequences," Bush said in a statement. "They have broken their sacred Oath of Office."
Under the preliminary draft of Bush's resolution, the Committee on House Administration and the Committee on Ethics would be directed to "issue a report" on whether members of Congress who declined to count the electoral college results "have violated their oath of office to uphold the Constitution or the Rules of the House of Representatives and should face sanction, including removal from the House of Representatives."
Bush did not name the specific legislators she was referring to, nor when she plans to officially introduce the bill.
I believe the Republican members of Congress who have incited this domestic terror attack through their attempts to overturn the election must face consequences. They have broken their sacred Oath of Office.
I will be introducing a resolution calling for their expulsion. pic.twitter.com/JMTlQ4IfnR
— Congresswoman Cori Bush (@RepCori) January 6, 2021
Earlier on Wednesday, a group of Republicans led by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), argued on the Senate floor that Congress should set aside Arizona's electoral votes, effectively helping President Trump's so-far futile attempts to overturn the presidential election results.
Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) joined Cruz in his formal objection on Wednesday, and earlier this month, other Republican senators including Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), and Steve Daines (R-Mont.), said they planned "to reject the electors from disputed states" during the certification process.
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In support of political contributions
Most Americans don't want CEOs involved in politics. A poll conducted last week by Golin and Ipsos found only 41% favored CEOs weighing in on disputed elections, and only 43% wanted them speaking out on impeachment. On the other hand, 74% say CEOs should call for unity and a peaceful transfer of power, and 57% believe it was appropriate for CEOs to speak out after the January 6 insurgency at the Capitol. That pretty well tracks with the way most CEOs and business groups have behaved since election day. They kept their powder dry until all legitimate avenues for disputing the election were exhausted, then came out strongly endorsing the election results and attacking efforts to undermine them. Relatively few have backed impeachment. (You can see the poll results here.)
But how about political contributions? That's the question raised last week, as a host of companies—Marriott, AT&T, American Express, Best Buy, Cisco, Comcast, Dow and Amazon among them—suspended campaign contributions to members of Congress who challenged the election results. Another large group—Microsoft, Boeing, Blackrock, Coca-Cola, JP Morgan, Ford, GM, UPS, Goldman Sachs and Citigroup—temporarily halted all political contributions to members of both parties. (Quartz has a more comprehensive list of what companies did here.)
Some business leaders are even contemplating permanently shutting their political action committees and exiting the money game altogether. But absent a broader overhaul of campaign finance—which is unlikely anytime soon—I think that's a mistake. Most big companies remain balanced players in the money game, dividing their dollars roughly equally between members of each party. Walmart, for instance, has kept its contributions at exactly 50-50. Their strategies have less to do with trying to influence outcomes, and more to do with assuring they have access to whoever wins.
The more important question for 2021 is how big business uses that access. There are a host of issues where business has the potential to help broker positive outcomes for the U.S. economy and society: economic stimulus, infrastructure, worker training, climate change. On each of these, business leaders occupy the center, and can help bring the parties together to solve urgent problems.
But on tax and regulatory issues, in particular, corporations will be playing defense. And they'll be tempted to use what influence they can muster to seek tax breaks and regulatory exemptions that aren't in the broader public interest. That's where the commitment to stakeholder capitalism will be tested. The nation desperately needs business involved in government. But business, now more than ever, needs to use its influence to focus on solving long-term challenges.
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Alan Murray
@alansmurray
Increased scrutiny of Big Tech's power may have some shareholders sweating it. But not so for private investors.
With a new Biden administration and recent threats to crack down on some of the biggest tech behemoths (from Facebook to Amazon), there seems to be support for more regulation. And according to alternative investment manager Hamilton Lane's CEO, Mario Giannini, that might be good news for the private equity industry.
"Reducing the dominance of large technology companies…is probably not great for some portions of the industry, but good for private equity," Giannini tells Fortune. In Congress, which now maintains a slim Democratic majority, "I think everyone is interested in saying, 'Amazon is too powerful, Google [is too powerful],' pick your name," he says, arguing there's bipartisan support for more regulation.
As to what lawmakers do about it, "I'm not sure," says Giannini, but "to the extent that they do anything to diminish the power of those companies, that's good for private equity because it creates opportunity for smaller companies."
To be sure, government scrutiny of large tech companies is a tale as old as time, but lately regulators appear to be turning up the heat on the biggest names: Facebook was recently hit with an antitrust lawsuit alleging it has squashed competition, while players like Amazon and Apple, big winners of the pandemic era, have found themselves the subject of government ire over antitrust concerns. Google, meanwhile, is in hot water once more for its search and search advertising practices. And companies like Facebook and Amazon could be facing their own headwinds in Europe, too.
According to Giannini, whose firm has $73 billion in assets under management and advises on $474 billion in additional assets, the dominance of those FAANG names has been top of mind for private equity firms when scouting for deals.
"Right now, when any private equity [firm] does a deal, …if it's not their first question, it's one of their top three questions: 'Is Amazon going to enter this space, yes or no?' And that has a huge impact—'Is Google in this space?'" he says.
It isn't just an issue in tech. Companies like Amazon are moving into health care, for instance, by launching online pharmacies. "If all of the sudden the government [would] say, 'I'm not going to allow Amazon to encroach in certain areas,' then I think for private equity, oddly enough, that becomes a net positive because you do then have an opportunity with other companies," says Giannini.
Though some on the Street argue the threat of sweeping legislative changes to hamper Big Tech's reach is still minor, the new (albeit slim) Democratic majority in Congress poses "a clear negative for Big Tech as…we would expect much more scrutiny and sharper teeth around FAANG names," Wedbush analyst Dan Ives wrote in a recent note.
For private investors, says Giannini, that just "creates different opportunity sets."
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Holthinrichs Watches was founded by Michiel Holthinrichs in 2013. Whilst studying for a Masters in Architecture at Delft University of Technology, he began to collect and repair vintage watches. Architecture had taught him the importance of detail and ornamental features, which are ubiquitous in art deco, and he recognised these elements in watch design. Michiel viewed the elegant timepieces as miniature, precise construction and this inspired him to transfer his artistic and engineering skill into creating his own watch design.
Michiel noted, however, that customers seemed to be less concerned with the method of manufacture, but rather more by the details in the design which are not offered by other watches. The Holthinrich's signature which appears as raised fine script on the edge of the case could not be achieved by traditional manufacturing and highlights the capability of Renishaw's high-performance AM systems to produce highly precise and fine detail features.
Michiel can see the potential for increasing his range, noting "The whole watch industry is changing; there used to be big companies which run on tradition but I think people overall – not just in the watch market – but across a broader scale of products, are moving towards a more personal, more authentic product".
After an evaluation by Renishaw, it was concluded that a Renishaw Additive Manufacturing Solutions Centre (AMSC) would be the best way to take Michiel forward on his journey in metal AM production.
The aim is to allow customers to build up their knowledge in less than six months so they may make a fully informed decision about the potential of the technology and process for their business before they take metal additive manufacturing in-house. "We make the machines and we use them. With that experience we can help companies progress further with advanced manufacturing systems", explained Philippe.
Based on the success of the 'Ornament 1' in stainless steel, Michiel wished to offer the watch design in an alternative material. Renishaw recommended titanium because it is possible to achieve a highly polished finish and it is suitable for investigating chemical post-processing which could help reduce finishing time. Also, titanium is lighter than stainless steel and this would provide Michiel with an additional point of differentiation in his 'Ornament 1' design range.
One of the key benefits of metal 3D printing is that no tooling is required and the design is drawn up in 3D CAD (computer-aided design) software. "If Michiel wants to tweak a design, or change an engraving or a signature he can do that on his computer and there are no knock-on effects further down the process line", explained Charlie Birkett, a Renishaw AM Applications Engineer who supports customers in the UK AMSC.


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•	Request from Two River Theater to install temporary directional signage in the public right of way during ongoing construction at their site.
2018-14	An Ordinance Establishing Salaries or Wages of Officials and Employees of the Borough of Red Bank.
18-136	A Resolution Approving Change Order No. 1 for a Contract Awarded to Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. for Consulting Professional Services for the Planning, Design, Solicitation of Public Feedback, and Developing a Concept Plan for the Redesign and Improvements to Marine Park.
18-137	A Resolution Awarding a Fair and Open Professional Services Contract for a Comprehensive Parking Study to Walker Associates of New York, New York.
18-139	A Resolution Authorizing Tax Appeal Settlement Regarding Woodside Properties, LLC, 128 Broad Street, Block 60, Lot 15, Red Bank, New Jersey.
18-140	A Resolution Authorizing Tax Credits/Refunds Totaling $972.71 due to Judgments of the Tax Court of New Jersey.
18-141	A Resolution Authorizing Tax Credit/Refunds Totaling $1,215.36 due to Judgments of the Tax court of New Jersey.
18-142	A Resolution Authorizing the Release of a Performance Guarantee Posted by William Duckworth for 15 Leonard Street, Block 75.04, Lots 31.01, 32 & 33.
18-143	A Resolution Authorizing the Borough of Red Bank to Conduct the 2018 Annual Budget Examination.
18-144	A Resolution Authorizing Approval of Sidewalk Cafés.


If you're still suffering from Love Island withdrawal symptoms, we've got good news for you.
Survival of the Fittest is a brand new reality show from ITV2 that also promises sun, singles and gratuitous shots of skimpy swimwear – and it's starting this week!
How does Survival of the Fittest work?
The six boys and six girls will take part in different games and challenges in what's being called "the ultimate battle of the sexes". The winning team will take home £40,000 at the end of the three weeks.
However, with all of the contestants being young, hot and single there's more than a bit of room for romance.
"You can expect drama, excitement, rivalry and humour… and hopefully a bit of romance as they are all single!" says host Laura Whitmore.
What are the challenges on Survival of the Fittest?
Specific details of how the boys and girls will go head-to-head are yet to be revealed, but the challenges have been described as both physical and mental.
When the contestants were asked which of the sexes would come out on top, unsurprisingly the girls said the girls and the boys said the boys.
How similar is Survival of the Fittest to Love Island?
Very. Although we haven't seen any of Survival of the Fittest yet, the premise and concept is incredibly similar. It's going to air every night at 9pm on ITV2, bringing us all the daily action from The Lodge (aka The Villa).
Hosted by Laura Whitmore (who's previously hosted similar shows to Love Island's Caroline Flack) there's also going to be a male comic providing a voiceover. Sound familiar?
We'll have to wait and see just how similar the two shows are when Survival of the Fittest launches, but seeing as it's even from the makers of Love Island, the comparisons seem inevitable.
The 32-year-old TV presenter first found fame after winning a competition to become the face of MTV's news channel in 2008.
She went on to host the I'm a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! spin-off show on ITV2 for four years, and appeared as a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing in 2016 where she was partnered with Giovanni Pernice and finished ninth.
Who are the Survival of the Fittest contestants?
Danny Dyer's daughter Dani Dyer and Georgia 'Toff' Toffolo's ex-boyfriend James Middleton (no, not that James Middleton) are just some of the semi-famous faces who have signed up for the new reality show.
Here's a list of all 12 contestants taking part in the brand new ITV2 series.
The South African savanna is the exotic location where the 12 singletons will be based. Not only that, but the show will be set amongst the wildlife (although we've been assured it's going to be very safe!).
Who's doing the voiceover on Survival of the Fittest?
Manchester-based comic and actor Brennan Reece is going to be doing the narration for Survival of the Fittest.
He was nominated for Best Newcomer at the 2016 Edinburgh Comedy Awards and Best Show at Australia Fringe World 2016, while he's appeared on Sky1's Don't Stop Me Now and has acted in Marvellous, Doctors and Skins.
Survival of the Fittest airs daily at 9pm on ITV2 from Sunday 11th February.


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In the Lajatico countryside, a small village in the heart of Tuscany, for sale vine-farm a few steps from Pietracassia Fortress.
Lajatico is known internationally and in America especially because is Andrea Bocelli's place of birth, the worldwide famous lyric singer who each year has his annual concert nearby the Theatre of the Silence, an amazing natural amphitheatre among Lajatico sweet and rolling hills. Lajatico furthermore boasts a central and strategic location as it is only 45 minutes drive from the closest beaches and Pisa international airport; the closest train station and motorway are 20 minutes drive and in a hour and a half it is possible to reach the most attractive cities such as Florence, Lucca, Siena and Versilia.
The farm can be reached by driving a 6 km road from Lajatico whose 2 km are tarmac and 4 km dirt road. The farm consists of a 1200 sqm building on two storey which has been left unfinished and where an authorized project insists for the creation of 12 units (holidays rentals). The water has been already brought there.
Lajatico council authorities have also approved the construction of a 900 sqm cellar and a 250 agricultural barn/hayshed.
It is possible to combine the purchase of a lovely typical Tuscan style farmhouse with swimming pool, set in a dominant position and boasting a breathtaking panoramic view over the surrounding countryside and Pietracassia Fortress.
It is a 320 sqm two storey villa and on the ground floor it consists of: a double lounge, kitchen, box-room, boiler room and a lovely loggia where it is possible to enjoy outdoor meals and annexed laundry. An internal staircase leads to the first floor which comprises: en-suite master bedroom, studio, kitchen and walk-in closet and further 4 en-suite bedrooms. Heating is with wood burning stove and Lpg.
Well-kept garden with panoramic swimming pool and solarium.


FIDLAR Are Back with a New Thrasher, "Are You High?"
On Tuesday, they shared a new loose track, "Are You High?" (ft. The 90s). It's the exact brand of 40-drinking, skate-punk, crunchy guitar-riffing sort of debauchery for which we've come to know and love FIDLAR. The lyrics are short and simple so you can still sing-scream them while you're flailing in the pit—if you can remember "Hello / Goodbye / Are you high?" you'll be good to go. The track also comes with a music video that is equal parts so-so quality concert footage and DIY editing.
Footage for the video was taken at various shows on FIDLAR's tour, which started at the end of June. You can revisit those tour dates here and find the video for "Are You High?" and a FIDLAR performance from the Paste archives below.


Abstract: Constitutionalism has become a byword for legitimate government, but is it fated to lose its relevance as constitutional states relinquish power to international institutions? This book evaluates the extent to which constitutionalism, as an empirical idea and normative ideal, can be adapted to institutions beyond the state by surveying the sophisticated legal and political system of the European Union. Having originated in a series of agreements between states, the EU has acquired important constitutional features like judicial review, protections for individual rights, and a hierarchy of norms. Nonetheless, it confounds traditional models of constitutional rule to the extent that its claim to authority rests on the promise of economic prosperity and technocratic competence rather than on the democratic will of citizens.
Critically appraising the European Union and its legal system, this book proposes the idea of 'functional constitutionalism' to describe this distinctive configuration of public power. Although the EU is the most advanced instance of functional constitutionalism to date, understanding this pragmatic mode of constitutional authority is essential for assessing contemporary international economic governance.
Turkuler Isiksel (Ph.D., Yale) is currently the James P. Shenton Assistant Professor of the Core Curriculum at Columbia and works in contemporary political theory. Isiksel is particularly interested in how descriptive and normative categories tailored to the nation-state apply to political institutions beyond that context, and combines the perspectives of normative theory, legal analysis, and institutionalist political science in her work. Her substantive research interests include constitutional theory, the law and politics of the European Union and other international economic institutions, Enlightenment political philosophy (especially the evolution of ideas about commerce and international politics in the eighteenth century), theories of corporate personhood, sovereignty, citizenship, and human rights. On occasion, she also writes on Turkish politics. Her research has appeared in Human Rights Quarterly, the European Journal of International Law, International Journal of Constitutional Law (I*CON), Global Constitutionalism, the European Law Journal, and Constellations. Isiksel has held a Jean Monnet postdoctoral fellowship at the European University Institute (2010-2011), a LAPA/Perkins Fellowship at Princeton University's Law and Public Affairs Program (2014-2015), and an Emile Noël Fellowship at NYU Law School (Fall 2015). She was also a visiting research fellow at the Justitia Amplificata Centre at Goethe-Universität in Frankfurt-am-Main (Summer 2015).


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Grover Norquist Exposed as Muslim Infiltrator by Frank Gaffney!!!
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Ralph Deedsposted 8 years ago
Was anyone aware that Grover Norquist has been exposed by none other than Frank Gaffney as a Muslim infiltrator into the American conservative movement?? His wife is a Muslim, and Grover was the architect of President Bush's outreach to Americans of the Muslim faith!! Incredible! Who'd a thunk it?
TWO VIPERS GO AT IT
Dear Colleague:
As we will discuss on today's Victory Coalition call, an opportunity has arisen to begin to push back on the insidious Muslim Brotherhood influence operation mounted by Grover Norquist and his Brotherhood-affiliated protégé, Suhail Khan. It comes in the form of the upcoming October 4 Conservative Political Action Conference in Denver. I believe that, by using this event as leverage, we have a shot at raising enough hell in Colorado and elsewhere about Norquist and Khan that we can force the ACU Board, at a minimum, to rescind the resolution it adopted last September condemning me and a endorsing them. If we create enough of a stir, it might even be possible to induce the Board to force their resignations and that of the third Board member who enabled that resolution, Cleta Mitchell, from the ACU leadership.
To that end, I am forwarding for your consideration a letter that might usefully be sent, individually or collectively, to the ACU's President, Al Cardenas -- who I have reason to believe would be personally sympathetic to such a campaign.
I look forward to hearing your thoughts about this initiative on the call today.
All the best, F
The letter drafted by Gaffney faults the ACU board for endorsing Norquist and Khan "despite abundant evidence that they have engaged in activities that American conservatives and others who love freedom would find abhorrent."
That behavior, according to Gaffney, includes "the enabling and conduct of influence operations by the Muslim Brotherhood as part of its 'civilization jihad' against this country and, in particular, targeted at the conservative movement and the Republican Party."
He takes fault with Mitchell's findings and asks the board to "correct the record, to repudiate Ms. Mitchell for misleading it or to disassociate the Board from the unacceptable actions of Messrs. Norquist and Khan."
Norquist told The Huffington Post he had not heard about Gaffney's latest effort.
"Frank's argument is, 'If you knew what I knew, you'd understand.' But the problem is the people who read all of his stuff are the ones who are the least sympathetic to his conspiracy theories," said Norquist.
Laura Keehner Rigas, communications director for ACU, declined to make Cardenas available for an interview.
"ACU is focused on our work to deliver a conservative message to America in this critical election cycle. We are not engaged in any distracting intramurals and have no plans to internally take on any of the issues about which you have inquired," she responded.
Neither Gaffney nor Khan returned requests for comment. Mitchell said she was unable to discuss the matter because of a "strict confidentiality rule."
Mitchell's September 2011 letter reviewing Gaffney's claims against Norquist and Khan was definitive in finding no support whatsoever for the allegations.
Regarding Norquist, for example, Mitchell wrote, "With respect to Mr. Gaffney's allegations against Grover, those are purely and simply character assassination. ... And I'm certain that Mr. Gaffney's hatred is further fueled by the fact that Grover is married to a Muslim-American woman (who also has worked for the United States government in very responsible positions, I might add!)."
Furthermore, Mitchell said she has personally tried to persuade Gaffney to stop his baseless allegations.
"I have tried to talk Mr.Gaffney into ceasing these attacks -- but to no avail," she wrote. "I have done everything I know to do to try and bring this to a halt, including private conversations and public appearances saying essentially what I have said in this letter. I have taken whatever official actions in my capacity as a board member of various organizations to vote against any motion that would support Mr. Gaffney's allegations and will continue to do so."
Not only was Gaffney barred from speaking at CPAC last year, but Slate's Dave Weigel reported that he has also been barred from the "Weyrich lunch," a weekly off-the-record gathering of conservative leaders. The reason? His public campaign against Norquist and other conservatives.
Last year, Gaffney also went after Virginia Del. David Ramadan (R-South Riding), who was running for office at the time.
In a Washington Times op-ed about Ramadan in August 2011, Gaffney wrote, "As we are seeing play out in the Middle East at the hands of Islamists of various stripes, democracy is no guarantee against people who are hostile to it -- some of whom are perfectly capable of concealing that hostility to advance their purposes."
Gaffney's allegations, however, were rebutted by one of the conservative movement's stalwarts: Edwin Meese, who served as President Ronald Reagan's attorney general. Meese endorsed Ramadan in part, he later explained, because of Gaffney's campaign.
"I felt that this was an unfair attack and persisted in my support of him because of that," said Meese, adding, "I think it's always serious when any American is disparaged ... solely because of their religion or their background when there's no basis for it."
Read the letter Gaffney is circulating for people to send to Cardenas:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/0 … f=politics
Wizard Of Whimsyposted 8 years ago
I knew it!
DMartelonlineposted 8 years agoin reply to this
OMG! Kindly post a coffee-spitting warning before you do this in the future LOL
Ralph Deedsposted 8 years agoin reply to this
Great stuff, as usual, Wiz!
Wizard Of Whimsyposted 8 years agoin reply to this
Thanks Ralph—sorry for Ms. DMartel's spit coffee on the CRT, however!
Niteriterposted 8 years ago
While I squirm at the notion of engaging in any discourse with an anti-Muslim* hue, this information ought to counter-balance the inflammatory rhetoric set in motion by the ever-clever Minnesota Representative Bachmann. But then, Wiz has come up with yet another set of graphics to inject a humour antidote into any discomfort that may arise!
*Anti-Anyone really, but Muslim in this case because debate regarding that particular faith so frequently enters the public conversation.
United States Politics
Is Trump Now Knocking On The Door Of The Supreme Court...
by Sharlee 5 weeks ago
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Middle East Political & Social Issues
Hey why not give the Muslim Brotherhood 450 million?
by Jimbo'daNimbo 8 years ago
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/29/world … .html?_r=1Sound like a good idea to you?
Corruption in Politics
How will Brett Kavanugh defend himself against 3 allegations?
by G. Diane Nelson Trotter 2 years ago
Did the Senate Judiciary Committee know about the allegations all along? Were they buried in the reports Democrats continued to ask for? Will this be 3 more mulligans?
Islam, the Quran & Muhammed
A Mosque at ground zero NY; You are kidding right.
by TMMason 10 years ago
I would say your kidding right. But they are not."What could be more insulting and humiliating than a monster mosque in the shadow of the World Trade Center buildings that were brought down by an Islamic jihad attack? Any decent, American, Muslim or otherwise, wouldn't dream of such an...
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Pamela Geller: The new age Terrorist.
by Friendlyword 10 years ago
They are rich. They are highly educated. They think they're smart enough to be subtle in their desire to destroy people of a different race or religion. Unlike Rand Paul; this new age terrorist claims she is a Messiah. She just wants to help the poor Muslim People. Lead them out of Egypt or some...
How will France's latest limitation of Muslim rights be perceived by conservativ
by Scott Vehstedt 6 years ago
How will France's latest limitation of Muslim rights be perceived by conservative Americans?France has made yet another move to limit the rights of Muslims by preventing Muslim school students from receiving special lunches. Will this be perceived as positive, because it limits the spread of Islam?...


I made them pizza for supper. The kind you buy frozen, put in the oven and ten minutes later, voila, dinner is ready. Kids love it, and when the IGA has a fresh batch delivered from Israel I usually buy a few.
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Yup, that's about what I would've said. I like this kid!
Too funny! That conversation could have happened at my house.


These shacks are chic, they are the best of the best in Taos, and the agents you'll meet here are the cream of the crop. That's the way we roll. The places they'll take you to, will leave no doubt, that your dream home (and business) is actually right here in the wild, wild west. You'll certainly be enticed to come and see for yourself.
This is the story of a house. A house with history, character and charm. A house of secrets and dreams.
November 4, 2016 in Chic Shacks.
Hardly an area one would consider for a retreat from the hustle and bustle of everyday life, this Chic Shack is the perfect hideaway for an artist or writer. A secluded courtyard compound that includes a home and guesthouse!
October 19, 2016 in Chic Shacks.
The sleek, modern design and views from every direction make this house one very Chick Shack.
December 14, 2015 in Chic Shacks.
Summer is gone and these trees have turned into a blaze of colour – the horizon shot with crimson and cadmium yellow, soon there will be snow on the ground.
October 28, 2015 in Chic Shacks.
Nestled in the pines beneath El Salto Mountain, this Chic Shack is just a short drive from Taos Ski Valley.
October 9, 2015 in Chic Shacks.
This beautiful, contemporary home in Canyon Heights is a mere 7 minutes from Taos Plaza but feels like it's a world away. Sophisticated yet unpretentious, this is quiet luxury at its best.
September 16, 2015 in Chic Shacks.
The Rounder Farms Dome(s) were featured here a couple of weeks ago to great interest, so I thought it might be fun to show this very Chic Shack in different light, with an equally lighthearted post.
August 17, 2015 in Chic Shacks.
"If you think outside the box, why live in one?" Says Diane Enright, the listing agent for this Chic Shack.
July 27, 2015 in Chic Shacks.
taoStyle has added a new category, sponsored by the Realtors who represent the gorgeous properties we'll feature here.
July 17, 2015 in Chic Shacks.


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Renowned professional sports handicapper Ross Benjamin has identified 3 NBA underdog picks on Friday's card that he deems to all possess ample betting value. Go inside to find out what those picks are and how he arrived at those decisions.
Currently, the betting odds at Heritage is showing Orlando as a 9.0-point favorite in this NBA Southeast Division game.
This young Atlanta Hawks team has exhibited steady improvement as the 2018-2019 regular season has progressed. That's especially been evident of late. Although Atlanta has gone just a mediocre 10-11 over their last 21 games, they were an extremely profitable 16-5 ATS while doing so.
Atlanta is coming off a 130-122 win over Philadelphia in their previous game, and they did so as a 4.0-point home underdog. Atlanta has gone a perfect 8-0 ATS this season following a home underdog straight up win. The Hawks are also an unscathed 8-0 ATS in their last 8 away games and won 4 of those contests straight up.
Orlando's recent defensive play has left much to be desired. Specifically, throughout their previous 5 games, the Magic has allowed opponents to shoot a combined 48.6% and that includes 39.1% from 3-point territory. That's concerning enough, let alone when facing an Atlanta team that's averaged 121.0 points scored per game through its last 5 appearances. The Hawks have also made an eye catching 15 three-point shots per game during that time.
The present NBA odds at Bookmaker indicates that Detroit is an 8.5-point underdog.
Oklahoma City is an uninspiring 5-9 straight up and 3-11 ATS in their last 14 games as a favorite. However, they're coming off a 119-103 home win over the Lakers in their previous outing. Unfortunately, the Thunder is a dismal 1-7 straight up and against-the-spread in their last 8 games following a win.
Detroit lost their last 2 games, and both came against Central Division rival Indiana. The most recent of which was a 108-89 defeat as a 2.5-point home favorite. The Pistons are 3-0 ATS in their last 3 and 5-1 ATS during its previous 6 games following 2 straight losses.
Any NBA team (Pistons) that's coming off a division home favorite straight up loss, versus an opponent (Thunder) coming off a home win in which they scored 110 points or more, resulted in those teams going 38-18 (67.9%) straight up during the past 5 seasons. Considering this NBA straight up angle favors the underdog in today's game, it takes on significantly more betting value.
5Dimes is displaying Portland as a 6.5-point underdog in their Friday night game at Denver.
Denver is coming off a 113-85 home blowout win over San Antonio in their previous game. Nonetheless, the Nuggets have gone 0-3 SU&ATS in their last 3 outings following a win, and they lost by a substantial average of 22.7 points per contest.
Denver is 2-0 against Portland this season. Then again, those pair of victories came by only a collective 4 points.
Portland enters today having won 11 of their previous 13 games. The Trailblazers crushed Memphis 116-89 in their last contest. Portland is 12-2 ATS this season following a win by 12 points or more. Additionally, throughout the past 2 seasons, they're 10-1 ATS following a game in which it allowed 90 points or fewer. By the way, Portland has given up less than 100 points in 4 of their last 5 outings.
Denver has been terrific at home this season. On the other hand, Portland's recent defensive prowess makes them a very attractive when considering Friday's NBA underdog picks.


John Schneider was born in upstate New York in 1960, and began acting at the age of eight. When he was fourteen he moved with his mother (his parents had divorced in 1962) to Atlanta, Georgia, where he became involved with the local theatre and appeared in many of their productions.
of them. In the series, Schneider performed many of his own stunts, including driving.
family comedy film Collier and Co.: Hot Pursuit! (2006). A sequel, Collier and Co.: High Octane is scheduled for 2009.
Schneider is also an accomplished singer, guitarist and song-writer. He sang several duets with his co-star Tom Wopat in The Dukes of Hazzard. He has released eleven solo albums, had 'top-ten' singles and performed in many Broadway shows such as the award-winning musical Grand Hotel.
Nip/Tuck (2007-08). His most recent TV series appearance has been as Marshall Bowman in 15 episodes of The Secret Life of the American Teenager (2008-09).
Recognising a need for better child health care, Schneider co-founded the Children's Miracle Network, an organisation which raises billions of dollars for 170 children's hospitals throughout North America.
From his Dukes of Hazzard days, Schneider retains his love of cars and has restored many 'General Lee lookalike' Dodge Chargers. He also has an impressive collection of classic cars.
John Schneider is married to his second wife Elly, and they have three children, Leah, Chasen and Karis.
I met John Schneider in November 2007 at the Birmingham NEC, where he was appearing at Memorabilia.
John signed a photograph from The Dukes of Hazzard, and also my model of the Dodge Charger known as 'General Lee' in the series.


Handling an insurance claim, repair, trade-in or warranty service? It is essential to know that the device you're dealing with is correctly identified.
You need the unique serial number to track the device through your process but you also need to confirm that the model that number represents is what you expect it to be.
Many processes for handling cell phones require fast and efficient identification of a specific device.
This becomes increasingly complex as devices become more homogenous in design and manufacturers introduce more models with subtle differences.
This is especially important when your business does not have the device in question in its possession at the time you need to identify it.
As a result of 15 years in the wireless services sector Recipero has built the world's largest dataset mapping serial/IMEI to make and model.
All of these cases and others require an accurate identification of the device in question.
The users of Recipero's Crime Reduction Ecosystem include retailers, insurers, consumers and manufacturers of cell phones. These users' activities generate an enormous amount of device intelligence. This gives us an unrivalled and reliable source of device makes and models linked to serial numbers.
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Montrose Care Home Ltd
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Montrose Care Home Good
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Overall summary & rating
Updated 2 August 2018
Montrose Care home is a residential care home for 22 older people with dementia and sensory impairment. There are two floors with the first floor having access via stairs or a lift. There is a communal living and dining area and a lounge leading out onto the gardens. There are various smaller seating areas throughout the ground floor. There were 17 people living at the home at time of inspection.
People were protected from avoidable harm as staff understood how to recognise signs of abuse and the actions needed if abuse was suspected.
There were enough staff to provide safe care and recruitment checks had ensured they were suitable to work with vulnerable adults.
When people were at risk of falling, malnutrition or skin damage staff understood the actions needed to minimise avoidable harm and plans were in place.
The service was responsive when things went wrong and reviewed practices in a timely manner.
Medicines were administered and managed safely by trained staff. Medication competency checks took place together with daily audits to ensure safety with medicines.
People had been involved in assessments of their care needs and had their choices and wishes respected including access to healthcare when required. The service worked well with professionals such as doctors, nurses and social workers.
Care was provided by staff who had received an induction and on-going training that enabled them to carry out their role effectively. Staff felt confident in their roles. Staff knowledge was routinely checked.
People had their eating and drinking needs understood and met. People were happy with the quality of the food and regular satisfaction surveys were in place. People living in the home had daily contact with the chef to discuss nutrition needs and preferences.
People were supported to have maximum choice and control of their lives and staff supported them in the least restrictive way possible; the policies and systems in the service supported this practice.
Opportunities to work in partnership with other organisations took place to ensure positive outcomes for people using the service.
People's rights were protected because staff acted in accordance with the Mental Capacity Act 2005. The principles of the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) were understood and were in place as appropriate.
People and their families described the staff as caring, kind and friendly and the atmosphere of the home as homely. People were able to express their views about their care and felt in control of their day to day lives. People had their dignity, privacy and independence respected.
People had their care needs met by staff who were knowledgeable about how they were able to communicate their needs, their life histories and the things and people important to them.
A complaints process was in place and people felt they would be listened to and actions taken if they raised concerns. The service actively encouraged feedback from people, relatives, staff and professionals.
People's end of life wishes were known including their individual spiritual and cultural wishes.
The home was in the process of reviewing the activities they offered people and were planning on making improvements to their activity programme. A dedicated member of staff had been appointed to co-ordinate this.
The service had an open and positive culture that encouraged the involvement of people, their families, staff and other professional organisations. Relatives and professionals were confident in the service.
Leadership was visible and promoted teamwork. Staff spoke positively about the management team and felt supported.
Audits and quality assurance processes were effective in driving service improvements. Outcomes had clear actions that were followed and reviewed.
The service understood their legal responsibilities for reporting and sharing information with other services.
Inspection Report Published 2 August 2018 PDF (opens in a new tab)
Inspection areas
The service was safe.
All areas of the home were kept clean to minimise the risks of the spread of infection.
There were sufficient staff available to meet people�s assessed care and support needs.
Staff had completed safeguarding adults training and were able to tell us how they would recognise and report abuse.
Medicines were managed safely, securely stored, correctly recorded and only administered by staff that were trained and competent to give medicines.
Lessons were learnt and improvements were made when things went wrong.
The service was effective.
People�s needs and choices were assessed and effective systems were in place to deliver good care and treatment.
The service was acting in line with the requirements of the Mental Capacity Act 2005.
Staff received training and supervision to give them the skills and feel confident to carry out their roles.
Staff were supported and given opportunities for additional training and personal development.
People were supported to eat and drink enough and dietary needs were met.
The service worked within and across other healthcare services to deliver effective care.
The premises met people�s needs and they were able to access different areas of the home freely.
People were supported to access health care services and other professionals when required.
The service was caring.
People were supported by staff that treated them with kindness, respect and compassion.
Staff had a good understanding of the people they cared for and supported them in decisions about how they liked to live their lives.
People were supported by staff who respected their privacy and dignity.
The service was responsive.
People were supported by staff who a person centred approach to deliver the care and support they required.
People were supported by staff that recognised and responded to their changing needs.
People were supported to access the community and take part in activities within the home.
A complaints procedure was in place. Relatives, professionals and people told us they felt able to raise concerns with the manager.
People�s end of life preferences had been discussed and plans put into place.
Well-led
The service was well led.
The management team promoted inclusion and encouraged an open working environment.
Staff received feedback from the management and felt recognised and valued for their work.
Quality assurance systems were in place which ensured the management had a good oversight of the service.
The home was led by a management team which was approachable and respected by the people, relatives and staff.
The home was continuously working to learn, improve and measure the delivery of care to people.
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Mt. Bachelor offers customers the convenience to load stored value onto their account and use their OnePass media card to redeem the stored value for nearly every item available for purchase at Mt. Bachelor and Sun Country Tours. Stored value, with no expiration date, is ideal for gifts and for parents who want to load value onto a child's pass, eliminating the need for cash at the mountain. Tickets, passes, food & beverages, Gravity Sports shop items, Sun Country Tours rafting experiences and more are all available for purchase using stored value.
Stop by our Sun Country Tours office in Bend at 531 SW Century Drive. Hours are 12:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. daily.
Give us a call at 541-382-1709. Phone hours are 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. daily.
Stop by the Gravity Sports Shop inside the Mountain Gateway building at Mt. Bachelor's West Village.
Visit any open ticket window at Mt. Bachelor during the winter season.
If you are giving Mt. Bachelor stored value as a gift and if you would like the recipient to receive a Mt. Bachelor "acknowledgement card" in the mail, we can send one for a $2 handling charge per acknowledgement card ordered over the phone and mailed with the United States. These acknowledgement cards identify who is giving the gift, the amount of the gift, and some simple instructions on how to use the stored value. Overnight delivery service is available for $20, but please note that some small towns only have a 2-day delivery service available.
For deliveries by December 24, please purchase the stored value and request to have the acknowledge card mailed no later than December 17.
Effective November 1, 2018, Mt. Bachelor no longer offers gift cards for purchase. All previously-issued gift cards will continue to be honored as per applicable Oregon and federal law.
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Pamianthe parviflora is a species of plant that is endemic to Ecuador.  Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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Real elegance will come out of your dressing style with this classy rust red colored suit. The top is made of uppada silk fabric and beautified with beautiful embroidery as shown. Comes along with unstitched dull santoon bottom and banarasi silk dupatta all synchronized well with the latest trend and style. Get this semi stitched suit stitched as per your desired fit and comfort. This outfit is perfect to wear on weekend get-together, office wear, parties, functions & occasions. Team this suit with ethnic accessories and high heel for a complete look and fetch compliments for your rich sense of style. Note:- The actual product may differ slightly in color and design from the one illustrated in the images.


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And then they became three! The sweet couple from the maternity photos we featured this morning had their little baby, and the photos are just as magical as the others, although this time around we get to see tiny toes and fingers, so that's a win.
Erin Hearts Court, you can just keep sending photos our way. These are perfection!
Beautiful images. I love the little moments between mom, dad and baby.


Like a good chunk of the TF fandom, I dabble in 3rd Party Transformers, i.e. Intellectual Property violating toys made by companies that have no association with Hasbro or Takara-Tomy. They come in many varieties, including but not limited to knock-offs of Hasbro/Takara toys, original designs for characters, knock-offs of other companies designs and so forth. They used to be a contentious subject, but they've become far more accepted in recent years, usually because these companies will do things like making toys for characters who haven't had any easily obtainable versions for years. Like this helping from the Legends, size class focused company Iron Factory. Lord Scorpion, aka Generation 1 Scorponok.
In terms of quality, Lord Scorpion is leaps and bounds above a standard deluxe, as he should be considering he regularly goes for £65 or more in most places. I got him for £53 and the build quality is fantastic. He has pretty much everything articulated, including waist, ankles, biceps and so on. The turrets can even swivel. Hell, the only thing that he can't do is swivel his wrists, but they can bend inwards in his two main modes. Hell, his hand-claws even have individual articulated fingers, similar to Reveal the Shield Lugnut actually.
Lord Scorpion doesn't come with much in the way of accessories. He includes one relatively large gun, and a shield, the gun can only be securely held in his right hand as its designed to fit in a groove in it though it's possible to simply have his fingers grip it in his left hand. The shield can be pegged on either arm and includes pincer that actually moves. So essentially, you're putting a pincer on his pincer so he can have triple pinching power. Guy is invaluable on St Patrick's Day.
His third accessory is a little round cup-like piece that slots into his hand and allows him to hold most other transformer weapons that fit in a 5MM hole. Along with the gun turrets and deploy-able tail, this makes him look ready to kick the absolutely slag out of things.
It's as successful a base mode as any I guess, just smaller. I've never really liked these, so I don't have much to say about it aside from that it looks like a good representation of the one from the G1 toy. At least you can store all the accessories in this mode.
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