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Blue showdown at WinterBites Festival
Only one piano player will be left standing, say organizers of the first WinterBites Festiva
The WinterBites Festival coming to the Comox Valley will present a blues piano showdown called Pianorama featuring veteran players Kenny (Blues Boss) Wayne and David Vest (pictured).
Only one piano player will be left standing, say organizers of the first WinterBites Festival, which presents a blues piano showdown Jan. 18.
"We've got two of North America's true piano masters of blues and boogie woogie teaming up exclusively for a show at WinterBites," brags Doug Cox, talent booker for the new WinterBites Festival.
"My favourite thing about curating shows is putting together once-in-a-lifetime collaborations of talent for what makes a truly unique event," Cox adds. "Both the players and the audience are treated to an extraordinary night of music and sharing beyond a usual concert experience!"
Such will be the experience for those who choose to attend the Pianorama with music veterans Kenny (Blues Boss) Wayne and Louisiana's David Vest.
Kenny grew up in the midst of a sharp musical dichotomy, thanks to parents whose tastes were wildly divergent. His preacher father told him to stay on the straight and narrow path, and at all times to avoid "the Devil's music," a classification that included boogie-woogie.
His mom, however, was thoroughly taken with everything about boogie-woogie. As a self-taught musician, it was all she could play. She especially favoured Amos Milburn's One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer, while she also exposed her son to songs by Nat (King) Cole, Little Willie John, and Fats Domino.
Wayne has been a travelling musician almost all his life, playing in show bands and cover bands in his youth, seeing the world from Texas to Hawaii and from Peoria to Paris. Deeply influenced by Fats Domino and Johnnie Johnson, Kenny Wayne's other heroes include keyboard rockers whose names are beginning to fade into history — men such as Amos Milburn and Bill Doggett, both long overdue for rediscovery by the new generations of blues fans.
Although he now calls Canada home, Maple Blues Award winner David Vest is an authentic, Southern-bred boogie-woogie piano player and blues shouter. Born in Alabama in 1943, David grew up in Birmingham, not far from Tuxedo Junction.
About the time he turned 21 he found himself onstage backing Big Joe Turner, who said that David Vest's playing made him feel like he was back home in Kansas City.
He had also worked the southern gospel circuit and David wrote the first songs ever recorded by Tammy Wynette. He also dated a sister of the Louvin Brothers, toured with Faron Young (who threatened to kill him), backed Red Foley in a show where all the stars got robbed, worked in a theatre with Fannie Flagg and became the first American artist to record an album in Romania, after his appearance at the Sibiu Jazz Festival.
Other WinterBites concerts in January feature Ashley MacIsaac, Jim Byrnes and Barney Bentall.
For more information, visit www.winterbitesfestival.com or call 1-855-400-2882. One can also join the conversation using #CVWinterBites.
— Vancouver Island WinterBites Festival
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With concerns over contaminated seafood and the environmental cost of beef production, it is no wonder that startups are popping up with a slew of alternatives. However, until recently, innovation in the pork alternatives segment has lagged.
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photo courtesy of Burger King
The quest to develop alternatives to animal-derived meat has come a long way since the days of Tofurky and the first cultured beef patty that cost more than $300,000 to produce in 2013. Many companies, such as Beyond Meat, Impossible Foods, and Mosa Meat, began their foray into the meat alternatives space by setting out to replicate and/or mimic beef. Now, even traditional meat companies like Tyson, Smithfield, and Perdue are getting in on the action, introducing lines of plant-based burgers and chicken. And affordable cultured meat is on its way to becoming a reality as companies race to be the first ones to market with their products.
In the past couple of years, cultured seafood has begun to make waves, with companies like BlueNalu, Shiok Meats, and Finless Foods working to produce cell-based seafood such as shrimp, yellowtail, and tuna. These companies, and others like them, appeal to consumers' increasing demand for foods that are not only good for their health but also benefit the planet. With concerns over contaminated seafood and the environmental cost of beef production, it is no wonder that startups are popping up with a slew of alternatives. However, until recently, innovation in the pork alternatives segment has lagged. And now that disease has decimated a chunk of the world's pig population (according to The New York Times, the spread of African swine fever has reduced China's pig herds by 40%), innovation in alternative pork products is sorely needed.
Two companies made news recently for their innovations in pork alternatives. First, the startup company Meatable announced last month that it raised an additional $10 million in seed funding, according to TechCrunch. Meatable has set itself apart from other cultured meat companies in that its focus is on producing pork through cultured cells using a patented single-cell technology. The process enables the company to take one cell from a pig and create both muscle tissue and fat cells that it then claims can grow to produce meat in just three weeks. The new funding will be used to accelerate the development of its prototype, which it aims to have completed by this summer.
In the plant-based alternatives space, Impossible Foods debuted its plant-based pork replacement—dubbed Impossible Pork—at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) last week. "It's the second completely new product that we're launching," explained Pat Brown, founder and CEO of Impossible Foods, in a video on the company's website. "Beef is popular around the world, but in many cultures the most popular and familiar and common dishes use pork as the main source of meat. So, for us to have an impact in those markets, pork was a necessity. Our mission is to completely replace animals in the food system by 2035, and expanding our impact globally was a critical part of that."
The company, known for its Impossible Burger that is available at restaurants throughout the United States, Hong Kong, and Singapore, will test the Impossible Croissan'wich made with its plant-based pork sausage at 139 Burger King locations in five test cities later this month.
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Trump rally in Tulsa, a day after Juneteenth, awakens memories of 1921 racist massacre
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The Greenwood section of Tulsa, Okla., is seen in flames during in 1921 during one of the worst acts of anti-Black racism in American history. (Creative Commons), CC BY-SA
Russell Cobb, University of Alberta
For only the second time in a century, the world's attention is focused on Tulsa, Okla. You would be forgiven for thinking Tulsa is a sleepy town "where the wind comes sweepin' down the plain," in the words of the musical Oklahoma!.
But Tulsa was the site of one of the worst episodes of racial violence in American history, and a long, arduous process of reconciliation over the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 was jarred by President Donald Trump's decision to hold his first campaign rally there since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
The city is on edge. Emotions are raw. There's anxiety about a spike in coronavirus cases, but lurking even deeper in the collective psyche is a fear that history could repeat itself. Tens of thousands of Trump supporters will gather close to a neighbourhood still reckoning with a white invasion that claimed hundreds of Black lives.
In this June 15, 2020, photo, people walk past a Black Wall Street mural in the Greenwood district in Tulsa, Okla. Dozens of blocks of Black-owned businesses were destroyed by a white mob in deadly race riots nearly a century ago. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
A Trump rally near a site of a race massacre during a global pandemic already sounded like a recipe for a dangerous social experiment. But then there was the matter of timing. The rally was to be held on Juneteenth (June 19), a holiday commemorating the day slaves in the western portion of the Confederacy finally gained their freedom.
Normally, Juneteenth in Tulsa is one big party, the rare event that brings white and Black Oklahomans together. But fears about spreading COVID-19 led organizers to cancel the event. Then came the protests over the murder of George Floyd. During those demonstrations in Tulsa, a truck ran through a blockade of traffic, causing one demonstrator to fall from a bridge. He is paralyzed from the waist down.
COVID-19 cases surging
To make a bad situation even worse, the city is witnessing a surge in coronavirus cases. Local health officials have acknowledged that the increase in new cases, mixed with close to 20,000 people packed into an arena, is "a perfect storm" that could fuel a super-spreader event.
Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum speaks during a news conference at police headquarters. (Matt Barnard/Tulsa World via AP)
Some of Mayor G.T. Bynum's biggest supporters began pleading with him to cancel the event. Bynum is of that rarest of species, a Republican who has staked part of his political legacy on combating racism. It was Bynum who shocked the white establishment by ordering an investigation into potential mass grave sites from the 1921 massacre, even as many Republicans accused him of opening old wounds.
Faced with the prospect of provoking a fight with Trump, however, Bynum equivocated.
Bynum found himself under attack from former friends and allies who urged him to do something. Then, on June 13, the Trump campaign announced that it would change the date of the rally to June 20 "out of respect" for Juneteenth. It was a small victory for protesters, but some were further enraged by Bynum's moral equivalence between the protests over Floyd's murder and a Trump campaign rally.
Reminiscent of another mayor
The mayor's impotence has also brought back memories of 1921. The mayor then, T.D. Evans, found himself unable — or unwilling — to stand between an angry white mob ginned up over fears of a "Black uprising" and a Black community demanding racial equality.
Evans saw the rising influence of the Ku Klux Klan in Oklahoma politics and quietly voiced his displeasure. As the Tulsa Tribune cultivated white paranoia about a Black invasion of white Tulsa, Evans, and many like him, did little. "Despite warnings from Blacks and whites that trouble was brewing," Tulsa Word reporter Randy Krehbiel wrote in a book about the massacre, "(Evans) remained mostly silent."
In this 1921 file image provided by the Greenwood Cultural Center, Mt. Zion Baptist Church burns after being torched by white mobs during the 1921 Tulsa massacre. (Greenwood Cultural Center via Tulsa World via AP)
One historical parallel with 1921 stands out above the rest: the power and influence of "fake news" to mobilize alienated voters.
While much has been made of a revolution of social media and YouTube to undercut the gatekeepers of traditional media, a false news article was the most proximate cause of the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921.
The Tulsa Tribune published an article on May 30, 1921, with an unproven allegation that a Black man, Dick Rowland, had tried to rape a white woman in a downtown elevator. The dog-whistle came through loud and clear. No evidence was presented and charges were later dropped. But the news was enough to set off calls for a lynching of Rowland.
A mob formed around the Tulsa courthouse. The Tribune had been stoking fears of a "Black uprising" for months, running stories of race mixing, jazz and interracial dancing at Black road houses.
A few Blacks armed themselves and tried to stop the lynching. The sight of armed Blacks made the white mob direct its fury at a bigger target — the Black section of town, Greenwood.
By the dawn of June 1, 1921, Greenwood lay in ruins, with hundreds dead and thousands interned in camps. The devastation did not come as a surprise to those who had watched the rise of xenophobia during the First World War and the second coming of the KKK, an organization that received a boost after the screening of the racist film The Birth of a Nation in 1915 at the White House.
Trump reaches into his suit jacket to read remarks following the events in Charlottesville, Va. He defended white supremacists following a Unite the Right rally that turned violent. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Tulsa, and the nation, had been primed for racial violence by a white supremacist media and presidential administration. Many well-intentioned people stood idly by, hoping the trouble would soon blow over. It did not.
Karl Marx wrote that history repeats itself, the first time as tragedy, the second as farce. During the spring of 1921, Tulsa got the tragedy. With Trump rallying tens of thousands of his supporters near Greenwood amid a deadly pandemic, the best we can hope for this time around is farce.
Russell Cobb, Associate Professor of Latin American Studies, University of Alberta
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As I read a little from the start of Shogun in the staffroom, I reflected.
Here's a book set in Japan, translated into French, from, as the French say, de l'Americain with an Englishman as the main character, on a Dutch ship, with a German friend, seeking to outdo the Spanish and Portuguese in the Far East. Well, it's a language fest to say the least.
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Super/Natural: Textiles of the Andes
Saturday, Feb 23 – Jun 16, 2019
111 S. Michigan
Over the course of millennia, textiles were the primary form of aesthetic expression and communication for the diverse cultures that developed throughout the desert coasts and mountain highlands of the Andean region. Worn as garments, suspended on walls of temples and homes, and used in ritual settings, textiles functioned in multiple contexts, yet, within each culture, the techniques, motifs, and messages remained consistent.
The detail illustrated here is one of over 50 brightly colored figures neatly embroidered in orderly rows that decorate a dark indigo blue mantle, or cloak. Each figure holds a small feline whose striped legs identify it as the pampas cat, a powerful predator and protector of agricultural fields. The individual appears to channel otherworldly power, as streamers emerge from his mouth and down his back, suggesting that the figure embodies the supernatural forces believed to govern the natural world. Made by the Paracas, a southern coastal community that flourished in Peru from about 500 BC to AD 200, this type of figure appears throughout the Andes and across artistic media. For example, among the Nazca, a community that emerged following the decline of the Paracas, woven textiles and painted vessels depict similar imagery—individuals dressed in ornate costumes and wearing whiskered masks—that suggests otherworldly transformation and connection between the natural and supernatural.
This exhibition features over 60 textiles along with a small selection of ceramics from the museum's collection that together explore the ways select Andean cultures developed distinct textile technologies and approaches to design. While emphasizing the unique aspects of each culture and highlighting Andean artistic diversity, the exhibition also invites comparisons across cultures and time periods. These objects speak to shared ideas concerning everyday life, the natural world, the supernatural realm, and the afterlife, demonstrating a unified visual language that spans the Andes region from its ancient past to modern communities.
Image: Mantle (detail), Paracas. South Coast; Peru, 100 BC.


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I once heard that if we manage to keep our community intact into the fourth generation, then our future as a community is secured. If we value the Taiwanese-American community, the question that must be asked is, "What is necessary to keep our community intact for four generations?" What are the obstacles that we, as second-generation Taiwanese-Americans, need to overcome to put us on the right track?
After a dinner at the annual Taiwanese-American Conference, I spoke with one of the founding members of the organization. His opinion, perhaps, echoed a thought that has been in the back burners of Taiwan-minded activists since the election of President Ma: What are we fighting for? What is the purpose of fighting when the people to whom we are extending our help turn it away?
In facing this existential crisis, we often look inward to re-evaluate our past. He turned to me and, in awkward English, said, "We have been treating this like an 'American-Taiwanese' Conference." We have been neglecting our American identity.
Relevance: bearing upon or connected with the matter in hand; pertinent: a relevant remark.
Our future is in America. As Americans, we have a responsibility to improve on our home. We also owe it to our predecessors that have dedicated their lives in the civil rights movement, and take full advantage of their efforts to participate in democracy. As a people who have fought for this right ourselves, it would be hypocritical now to neglect this duty.
There will come a time when the bonds of being Taiwanese alone will no longer be strong enough to hold us together, and we will dissolve. As a people, we must hold firm the core values that make us proud to be Taiwanese, yet embrace our future with open arms. This will ensure the survival of our Taiwanese-American community. Make yourself count as an American today. Make yourself relevant.
In general, Republicans are more sympathetic to Taiwan for reasons ranging from strong interventionist foreign policy to cold war anti-communist philosophy. Republicans view Taiwan as a strategic ally in the Pacific and an example of a working democratic "Chinese" society. Thus, Republican Presidents have a record of supportive rhetoric and policy such as Presidents Reagan and Bush Senior. However, there are always exceptions to the rule, current President Bush when first elected stated "the US would do anything to defend Taiwan", but as of late he has been mostly critical of Taiwan's political moves.
On the other hand, Democrats are less accommodating of Taiwan for reasons ranging from a stronger focus on domestic issues to a support for a policy of engagement with the People's Republic of China. Democrats tend to view Taiwan as a liability that could drag the United States into an unwanted and catastrophic war with the PRC. Hence, Democratic Presidents have been less accommodating towards Taiwan. But once again, the exception to the rule is President Clinton who sent in the 7th fleet to the Taiwan Strait when China threatened Taiwan with missile tests during Taiwan's first democratic presidential election.
Both presidential candidates have stated support for Taiwan in varying degrees. Although both encourage arms sales in compliance with the Taiwan Relations Act, McCain has a longer record of support for Taiwan. One fact to note is the US has repeatedly stated if Taiwan were to unilaterally declare independence it will not come to Taiwan's defense, but if Taiwan is attacked without provocation the US may intervene. Moreover, neither President will be able to betray Taiwan due to Congress's support for the island. From a quick glance at historical behavior, McCain would most likely issue stronger rhetoric endorsing Taiwan, and would more likely intervene in the case of a conflict. Obama will probably stay silent on the issue of Taiwan until need be, and is less likely to intervene considering Biden's view of Taiwan as a liability.
This November 4th, one of the most historic elections in United States history will take place. Weigh the opinions above, from your civic duty as an American, your identity as a Taiwanese American, and perhaps issues that have been relevant to Taiwan (and our parents) in considering your vote. TaiwaneseAmerican.org takes no official stance on political candidates, but wants you to remain informed and to stay involved in the democratic process.
The mission of the Formosan Association for Public Affairs – Young Professional Group is to promote international recognition of Taiwan's right to peace, democracy, and self-determination through education and lobbying. Jonathan Lee and Godwin Chen are the current co-coordinators of the FAPA-YPG NJ/NYC Chapter. As an organization, FAPA does not endorse any political candidates.


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import org.conqat.engine.core.driver.error.DriverException;
import org.conqat.engine.core.driver.info.BlockInfo;
import org.conqat.engine.core.driver.info.IInfo;
import org.conqat.engine.core.driver.info.ProcessorInfo;
import org.conqat.engine.core.driver.processors.DataSinkProcessor;
import org.conqat.engine.core.logging.testutils.DriverTestBase;
import org.conqat.lib.commons.collections.UnmodifiableList;

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 */
public class ExecutionTest extends DriverTestBase {

	/** Test if Execution works as expected. */
	@SuppressWarnings("null")
	public void testExecution() throws DriverException {
		DataSinkProcessor.resetDataStore();

		runDriver("execution-01.cqb");

		assertNotNull(DataSinkProcessor.blockInfo);

		ProcessorInfo fail = null;
		ProcessorInfo id = null;
		ProcessorInfo sink = null;
		for (IInfo info : DataSinkProcessor.blockInfo.getChildren()) {
			if (info.getDeclarationName().equals("fail")) {
				fail = (ProcessorInfo) info;
			} else if (info.getDeclarationName().equals("id")) {
				id = (ProcessorInfo) info;
			} else if (info.getDeclarationName().equals("sink")) {
				sink = (ProcessorInfo) info;
			}
		}

		assertNotNull(fail);
		assertNotNull(id);
		assertNotNull(sink);

		// can not be null as we tested it before!
		assertEquals(EInstanceState.FAILED_BADLY, fail.getState());
		assertEquals(EInstanceState.FAILED_DUE_TO_MISSING_INPUT, id.getState());
		assertEquals(EInstanceState.RUN_SUCCESSFULLY, sink.getState());

		// check if data is available
		assertEquals(Arrays.asList("data"),
				DataSinkProcessor.accessData("test"));
		assertEquals(Arrays.asList("field_value"),
				DataSinkProcessor.accessData("field"));
	}

	/**
	 * Test if execution with split parameters (i.e. parameters referencing
	 * different block inputs) works as expected.
	 */
	public void testSplitExecution() throws DriverException {
		DataSinkProcessor.resetDataStore();

		runDriver("execution-02.cqb");

		assertEquals(Arrays.asList("hello world!"),
				DataSinkProcessor.accessData("child1"));
		assertEquals(Arrays.asList("hiho hiho"),
				DataSinkProcessor.accessData("child2"));
	}

	/**
	 * Test if execution with split parameters fails in a clean manner.
	 */
	@SuppressWarnings("null")
	public void testSplitExecutionWithError() throws DriverException {
		DataSinkProcessor.resetDataStore();

		runDriver("execution-03.cqb");

		assertNotNull(DataSinkProcessor.blockInfo);

		ProcessorInfo stringGenerator = null;
		for (IInfo info : DataSinkProcessor.blockInfo.getChildren()) {
			if (info.getDeclarationName().equals("child1")) {
				UnmodifiableList<IInfo> children = ((BlockInfo) info)
						.getChildren();
				assertEquals(1, children.size());
				stringGenerator = (ProcessorInfo) children.get(0);
			}
		}

		assertNotNull(stringGenerator);
		assertEquals(EInstanceState.FAILED_DUE_TO_MISSING_INPUT,
				stringGenerator.getState());
	}

}

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Guest Artist, Tuba
Robert Searle received his Bachelor of Music degree from Boston University's School of Music in 1986. While studying at Boston University, Mr. Searle distinguished himself as the only tuba player to have won the University's presitigious Concerto-Aria Competition. Mr. Searle was tuba soloist with the United States Marine Band in Washington, D. C., from 1980-1984. During his four years in the nation's capitol, Mr. Searle played with the National Symphony and performed Edward Gregson's Tuba Concerto (also featured at his Concord Band performance) with the National Brass Band at the British Embassy.
Since returning to Boston in 1984, Mr. Searle has been one of Boston's busiest free-lance tuba players. He performs regularly with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Boston Pops, the Opera Company of Boston, the Harvard Chamber Orchestra, the Portland (Maine) Symphony, and the Springfield Symphony. Mr. Searle studied with Sam Pilatian of the Empire Brass Quintet and Chester Sc hmitz, principal tuba with the Boston Symphony Orchestra.


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6 hours ago This world-renowned female artist's sculptured piece on Queen Cleopatra disappeared for over a century by Theodora Aidoo
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Oprah's school in South Africa achieves 100% university entrance pass rate again
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Photo via @tgndebele on Twitter
The Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls (OWLAG) in South Africa keeps on excelling in several ways.
Carrying on the mantle, the Class of 2019 shattered their 2018 record when the academy achieved a 100% university entrance pass rate with more distinctions than the previous year. This was confirmed in a statement.
"59 OWLAG students wrote the Independent Examinations Board (IEB) National Senior Certificate examinations and achieved 197 distinctions in total, 46 more distinctions as compared to last year. There were also many who achieved in the 70% range," the statement read.
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Three students performed exceptionally well, achieving six distinctions. Other notable feats also included 28 out of 30 students achieving distinctions in Mathematical Literacy, as well as, 24 out of 24 distinctions in IsiZulu. 58 out of 59 students also received distinctions in Life Orientation.
"We are extremely proud of all our girls. Many, if not all of them, overcame significant challenges over the last five years and have come up on top," the statement also read. "They not only leave academically successful, but they also leave resilient, courageous and tenacious. We wish them well for their future."
Gugu Ndebele, who is the academy's Executive Director, also shared the good news on Twitter with a photo of founder and billionaire media mogul Oprah Winfrey and the graduates.
Our girls at the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls did it again. 100% and 100% Bachelor passes. 197 distinctions, 49 more than last year. Thank u Ms @Oprah 4 the incredible gift. Am a proud Mom today @NomzamoMbatha. @zozitunzi #siyaqhuba pic.twitter.com/xJFVfU7lRU
— Gugulethu Ndebele (@tgndebele) January 7, 2020
Winfrey opened the academy in 2007. The independent boarding school provides "world-class education to previously disadvantaged girls in South Africa from Grade 8 to Grade 12."
The idea behind setting up the school, according to Winfrey, was largely influenced by former South African president and anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela.
"As most of you know this school was my idea of a gift, not just to South Africa but in particular to Madiba," she said on the academy's website.
"During my first visit to Nelson Mandela's home, back in 2002, I pledged to build a school for girls in South Africa because he and I both discussed and agreed that education was a way to end poverty in the nation of South Africa."
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Charles Stanley Dutton (* 30. Januar 1951 in Baltimore, Maryland) ist ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler, der auch als Regisseur aktiv ist.

Er gewann den Outstanding Guest Actor Emmy der Jahre 2002 und 2003 für seine Rollen in Practice – Die Anwälte und Without a Trace – Spurlos verschwunden.

Sein bekanntester Film ist Alien 3. Dutton spielt in zahlreichen Serien mit, wie etwa The L Word – Wenn Frauen Frauen lieben.

1997 gab er sein Debüt als Regisseur mit der Fernsehproduktion Das Camp − Nur die Stärksten kommen durch. 2004 inszenierte er den Film Die Promoterin, mit Meg Ryan in der Hauptrolle.

Dutton besitzt eine Farm bei Ellicott City im US-Bundesstaat Maryland und war mit der Schauspielerin Debbi Morgan verheiratet.

Filmografie (Auswahl)
 1982: Ich glaub', ich steh' im Wald (Fast Times at Ridgemont High)
 1985: Katzenauge (Cat's Eye)
 1985–1986: Miami Vice (Fernsehserie, Folge 2.01 und 3.05, verschiedene Rollen)
 1988: Crocodile Dundee II
 1989: Jacknife
 1991: Mississippi Masala
 1992: Alien 3
 1993: Menace II Society
 1994: Surviving the Game – Tötet ihn! (Surviving the Game)
 1994: Mister Cool (A Low Down Dirty Shame)
 1995: Gegen die Zeit (Nick of Time)
 1996: Die Jury (A Time to Kill)
 1997: Mimic – Angriff der Killerinsekten (Mimic)
 1998: Blindes Vertrauen (Blind Faith)
 1998: Black Dog
 1999: Cookie's Fortune – Aufruhr in Holly Springs (Cookie's Fortune)
 1999: Erdbeben-Inferno: Wenn die Welt untergeht (Aftershock: Earthquake in New York)
 2000: Deadlocked - Die fünfte Gewalt (Deadlocked)
 2001: Die Sopranos (The Sopranos, Fernsehserie, Folge 3.05)
 2002: D-Tox – Im Auge der Angst (D-Tox)
 2003: Gothika
 2003: Sniper – Der Heckenschütze von Washington (D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear)
 2004: Das geheime Fenster (Secret Window)
 2004: Die Promoterin (Against the Ropes)
 2005: Mayday – Katastrophenflug 52 (Mayday)
 2005: Nemesis – Der Angriff (Threshold, Fernsehserie)
 2006–2007: Dr. House (House, Fernsehserie, Folgen 2.21 und 3.20)
 2006: The L Word – Wenn Frauen Frauen lieben (The L Word, Fernsehserie, 4 Folgen)
 2007: Honeydripper
 2009: Fame
 2009: CSI: NY (Fernsehserie, eine Folge)
 2010: Legion
 2011: American Horror Story (Fernsehserie, Folgen 1.10 und 1.12)
 2011: Criminal Minds (Fernsehserie, eine Folge)
 2012: Bad Ass
 2012–2014: Longmire (Fernsehserie)
 2014: Android Cop
2015: Bessie (Fernsehfilm)
 2015: The Perfect Guy

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Lyft takes another page from Uber's playbook – and why not?
(TECH NEWS) As ridesharing companies worldwide see valuations in the billions, Lyft remains an underdog playing "me too," but their key to success is pretty simple…
Connor Wrenn
Tell me if you've heard this story before; Lyft is once again poised to piggyback on Uber's success by launching their own version of one of Uber's services. It's a familiar story, and Lyft is pulling it out of the playbook once again.
Lyft announced that their new Lux and Lux SUV service will launch in five markets starting in June: San Jose, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York City. This comes a year after Lyft launched their Premier service.
Must have a black paint job
As the name and guidelines suggest, the company intends on offering a higher-class experience, one that's better geared towards business travelers and other such clientele.
Both Premier and Lux drivers must maintain a rating of 4.7 or higher to be eligible for the upper echelon. Each tier also has set vehicle requirements; while the list is extensive, Premier Level drivers can't drive a car more than ten years old. Lux drivers have even stricter criteria; according their approved vehicles list, cars must be a 2011 make or newer, featured "leather or leather-like" seats and have a black paint job.
Read also: Uber just can't stop self-sabotaging
This move could be motivated by a few factors. For starters, Uber hasn't had a banner year, with the spotlights pointed on stories like systematic sexism, loss of critical talent, and the head of PR suggesting that the company intimidate journalists by digging up harmful personal details.
Now is a good time for Lyft to play copycat, because all they have to do next is be less of a toxic garbage heap than their biggest competitor.
It's also worth noting that in addition to the black-car-on-call service they pioneered, Uber also offers on-call vehicles with wheelchair accessibility available (Lyft only provides this with a 24-hour notice). The point being that there's value in catering to the niche markets when it comes to transportation.
Niche strategies hitting the market
In a certain sense, Lyft is playing a necessary game of "me too" in a market that demands options. According to TechCrunch, Lucid Motors "is building an luxury EV sedan specifically tailored to ride-sharing and ride-hailing usage."
It's clear that other competitors are looking for niche strategies to take to market.
Speaking of competition, things aren't getting easier on an international scale. Didi Chuxing, the Chinese version of Uber, closed a $5.5 billion dollar round of funding, boosting its overall value to $50 billion.
For context, Uber's valuation is $69 billion, while Lyft is valued at $7.5 billion.
If this trend continues, we could see competition heat up in a big way in this space through the rest of the year.
#LyftLux
In this article:Lyft, Tech, The News, uber
Written By Connor Wrenn
Born in Boston and raised in California, Connor arrived in Texas for college and was (lovingly) ensnared by southern hospitality and copious helpings of queso. As an SEO professional, he lives and breathes online marketing and its impact on businesses. His loves include disc-related sports, a pint of a top-notch craft beer, historical non-fiction novels, and Austin's live music scene.
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UberX (launched July 2012) was actually second to the market to Lyft's rideshare model (launched June 2012), until this time, UBER existed as a black car aggregator, assisting users to hire licensed private drivers.
Claiming that Lyft piggybacked on UBER's success in the first place is an incorrect examination of history.
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import visa
import gpib
import time
import numpy as np

class SR830m(object):
    def __init__(self, device):
        self.LIA = device

        # Defining the extremal values for the device
        self.Vrms_AC_min = 0.004
        self.Vrms_AC_max = 5.000
        self.V_AUX_output_min = -10.5
        self.V_AUX_output_max = 10.5
        self.frequency_min = 0.001
        self.frequency_max = 102000

        # Possible integration times for the Lock-In amplifier
        self.integration_times = [10E-6, 30E-6, 100E-6, 300E-6, 1E-3, 3E-3, 10E-3, 30E-3, 100E-3, 300E-3, 1, 3, 10, 30, 100, 300, 1E3, 3E3, 10E3, 30E3]
        self.sensitivities = np.array([2E-9, 5E-9, 10E-9, 20E-9, 50E-9, 100E-9, 200E-9, 500E-9, 1E-6, 2E-6, 5E-6, 10E-6, 20E-6, 50E-6, 100E-6, 200E-6, 500E-6, 1E-3, 2E-3, 5E-3, 10E-3, 20E-3, 50E-3, 100E-3, 200E-3, 500E-3, 1])

        # self.LIA.write('*RST') # Reset the unit to its default configurations. Careful V = 1V!
        self.LIA.clear()  # Clear the local buffer for GPIB communications
        self.LIA.write("OUTX 1")  # Set the LIA to output responses to the GPIB port
        self.LIA.write('REST')  # Reset the scan. All stored data is lost.
        self.LIA.write('IGND 0')  # Set (Query) the Input Shield Grounding to Float (0) or Ground (1)
        self.LIA.write('ISRC 1')  # Set (Query) the Input Configuration to A (0), A-B (1) , I (1 MW) (2) or I (100 MW) (3)
        self.LIA.write('PHAS 0.0')  # Set (Query) the Phase Shift to x degrees.
        self.LIA.write('HARM 1')  # Set (Query) the Detection Harmonic to 1 <= i <= 19999 and i*f <= 102 kHz.
        self.set_sensitivity(1)  # Set the Sensitivity 1 V rms full scale.
        self.set_integration_time(1)  # Set (Query) the Time Constant to 1s.
        time.sleep(1)

    def set_voltage(self, value):
        ''' Set (Query) the Sine Output Amplitude to x Vrms. 0.004 <= x <= 5.000V. Use "save" to set the voltage to the minimum value. '''

        if value == "save":
            value = 0.004
            value_verified = True
        elif self.Vrms_AC_min <= value <= self.Vrms_AC_max:
            value_verified = True
        else:
            print("Desired voltage is out of device range.")
            value_verified = False

        if value_verified:
            signal_str = 'SLVL ' + str(value)
            # print signal_str
            self.LIA.write(signal_str)

    def get_voltage(self):
        ''' Method to get the output voltage set for the device '''
        output_str = self.LIA.ask("SLVL?")
        # print output_str + " Vrms"
        return output_str

    def set_frequency(self, value):
        ''' Set (Query) the Reference Frequency to f Hz.Set only in Internal reference mode. 0.001 <= x <= 102000Hz. '''

        if self.frequency_min <= value <= self.frequency_max:
            value_verified = True
        else:
            print("Desired frequency is out of device range.")
            value_verified = False

        if value_verified:
            signal_str = 'FREQ ' + str(value)
            # print signal_str
            self.LIA.write(signal_str)

    def get_frequency(self):
        ''' Method to get the output frequency set for the device '''
        output_str = self.LIA.ask("FREQ?")
        # print output_str + " Hz"
        return output_str

    def set_integration_time(self, value):
        '''Set (Query) the Time Constant to 10 us through 30 ks, allowed values are: [10E-6,30E-6,100E-6,300E-6,1E-3,3E-3,10E-3,30E-3,100E-3,300E-3,1,3,10,30,100,300,1E3,3E3,10E3,30E3]
        Caution: Time constants greater than 30s may NOT be set if theharmonic x ref. frequency (detection frequency) exceeds 200 Hz. Read manual for further information.'''
        if value in self.integration_times:
            value_verified = True
        else:
            print("Desired integration time is not an allowed value for the device.")
            value_verified = False

        if value_verified == True:
            entry_index = self.integration_times.index(value)
            self.LIA.write('OFLT ' + str(entry_index))

    def get_integration_time(self):
        ''' Method to get the integration time set for the device '''
        output_str = str(self.integration_times[int(self.LIA.ask("OFLT?"))])
        # print output_str + " s"
        return output_str

    def auto_adjust_sensitivity(self):
        ''' Method to use the internal sensitivity adjustment of the LIA. Careful this takes some time and may cause problems. Better use adjust_sensitivity() '''
        self.LIA.write('AGAN')

    def adjust_sensitivity(self):
        ''' Method to automatically adjust the sensitivity of the device to fit the measured value. Returns the new sensitivity set for the system. '''
        integration_time = self.integration_times[int(self.LIA.ask('OFLT?'))]

        while True:
            time.sleep(3 * (integration_time))  # Wait for the system to be in a steady state before adjusting the sensitivity
            sensitivity = self.LIA.ask('SENS?')
            values = self.LIA.ask("SNAP? 1,2").split(',')  # Get the values for X and Y to set the sensitivity for the higher of both
            x = abs(float(values[0]))
            y = abs(float(values[1]))
            max_value = max(x, y) * 1.1  # Determine the necessary value for the sensitivity with a 10% margin for variation
            # Compare the measured value to the list of possible sensitivities and choose the lowest one possible
            result, = np.where(max_value < self.sensitivities)
            if len(result) > 0:
                new_sensitivity = np.min(result)
            else:
                new_sensitivity = np.where(self.sensitivities == 1)[0][0]  # If the value is higher than the list the sensitivity is set to 1 V

            # Set the new sensitivity if it differs from the old one
            if int(sensitivity) != int(new_sensitivity):
                self.LIA.write('SENS ' + str(new_sensitivity))
            else:
                break

        return self.sensitivities[new_sensitivity]

    def set_sensitivity(self, value):
        '''Set (Query) the Sensitivity to 2 nV through 1 V rms full scale. Use "max" to set the sensitivity to 1 V rms. Other allowed values are:
            [2E-9, 5E-9, 10E-9, 20E-9, 50E-9, 100E-9, 200E-9, 500E-9, 1E-6, 2E-6, 5E-6, 10E-6, 20E-6, 50E-6, 100E-6, 200E-6, 500E-6, 1E-3, 2E-3, 5E-3, 10E-3, 20E-3, 50E-3, 100E-3, 200E-3, 500E-3, 1].'''

        if value == "save":
            value = 1
            value_verified = True
        elif value in self.sensitivities:
            value_verified = True
        else:
            print("Desired sensitivity is not an allowed value for the device.")
            value_verified = False

        if value_verified == True:
            entry_index = np.where(self.sensitivities == value)[0][0]
            self.LIA.write('SENS ' + str(entry_index))

    def get_sensitivity(self):
        ''' Method to get the sensitivity set for the device '''
        output_str = str(self.sensitivities[int(self.LIA.ask("SENS?"))])
        # print output_str + " V/uA"
        return output_str

    def get_measured_values(self):
        ''' Method to get sevaral output values of the device: X, Y, R, angle, frequency. Returns dictionary with these values.'''
        output_str = self.LIA.ask("SNAP? 1,2,3,4,9")
        output_list = output_str.split(",")
        #print(output_list)
        output_dict = {}
        output_dict["X"] = float(output_list[0])
        output_dict["Y"] = float(output_list[1])
        output_dict["R"] = float(output_list[2])
        output_dict["angle"] = float(output_list[3])
        output_dict["frequency"] = float(output_list[4])

        return output_dict

    def get_value_X(self):
        ''' Method to get the measured X value. '''
        output_str = float(self.LIA.ask("OUTP? 1"))
        # print output_str
        return output_str

    def get_value_Y(self):
        ''' Method to get the measured Y value. '''
        output_str = float(self.LIA.ask("OUTP? 2"))
        # print output_str
        return output_str

    def get_value_R(self):
        ''' Method to get the measured R value. '''
        output_str = float(self.LIA.ask("OUTP? 3"))
        # print output_str
        return output_str

    def get_value_angle(self):
        ''' Method to get the measured angle value. '''
        output_str = float(self.LIA.ask("OUTP? 4"))
        # print output_str
        return output_str

    def set_voltage_aux_output(self, value, i):
        ''' Set (Query) voltage of Aux Output i (1,2,3,4) to x Volts. -10.500 <= x <= 10.500. '''

        if self.V_AUX_output_min <= value <= self.V_AUX_output_max:
            value_verified = True
        else:
            print("Desired voltage is out of device range.")
            value_verified = False

        if i in [1, 2, 3, 4]:
            output_verified = True
        else:
            print("Desired output is not allowed.")
            output_verified = False

        if value_verified and output_verified:
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Ivanka Trump to visit Bloomington, Duluth on Monday
Photo: Evan Vucci/Associated Press. In this June 26, 2020, file photo, Ivanka Trump speaks during a meeting with the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board, in the East Room of the White House, in Washington.
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Ivanka Trump, advisor to the president will visit Duluth and Bloomington on Monday.
According to a White House official, she will be joined by Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt and Congressman Pete Stauber for a visit to a local manufacturing facility where the company is expected to sign the Pledge to America's Workers.
The White House says the visit will highlight the administration's commitment to increasing access to skills training for all Americans and to supporting U.S. manufacturing. The Trump administration says the Pledge to America's Workers to date touts more than 16.3 million opportunities pledged by over 440 companies.
"On the heels of our visit to Colorado to celebrate the hard fought passage of the Great American Outdoors Act, the largest conservation legislation since the founding of our nation's park system by President Roosevelt 100 years ago, am looking forward to visiting the great state of Minnesota with Secretary Bernhardt to advance two top priorities for the Administration, the Pledge to America's Workers, and supporting American Indian and Alaska Native communities," Ivanka Trump, Advisor to the President said in a release. "With this visit we will further Trump's commitment to forgotten men and women across our country and the Administration's efforts to ensure that all Americans can live with dignity and the promise of a brighter future."
The group will then travel to Bloomington, to participate in the opening of the first missing and murdered cold case office in the United States. They will be joined by Darrell Seki, Sr, Chairman of the Red Lake Nation Tribe and Tara Sweeney, Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs.
The Trump administration says it has held a steadfast commitment to enhancing the operation of the criminal justice system and addressing the concerns of American Indian and Alaska Native communities regarding missing and murdered people — particularly missing and murdered women and girls.


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The Slovak Spectator readers are a special group whose opinion will always be valued and carefully considered. The City of Bratislava and our team would appreciate your ideas and comments to help us to build a modern Bratislava matching world standards. We will be regularly positing specific problems identified by the city fathers on our website and look forward to your ideas.
Once a famous Slovak rock singer Richard Muller told media that his fame ended as soon as he crossed the Slovak - Austrian customs checkpoint in Berg. The same can be said about Bratislava. To an average European, the word "Bratislava" is an unknown term. He or she has virtually no idea that the word signifies the name of the capital city of a soon-to-be European Union member country. Bratislava is facing a clear problem of identity that lags behind its development as an attractive international tourist and business destination. At the beginning of its election term, the new city hall identified "putting Bratislava on the map" as one of its main goals. It will require a new approach to promotion of the city abroad, reconstruction of the Bratislava information service, as well as forming a marketing strategy and corporate identity for the city.
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NH Primary Source: Harsh political discourse on social media in wake of Capitol building riot
Edelblut criticized after charging free speech being denied by social media platforms
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ATTACKS, COUNTER-ATTACKS. Granite State activists on both sides of the political aisle are caught up in nasty political discourse on social media in the wake of last week's riot at the Capitol building.>> Download the FREE WMUR appNew Hampshire Commissioner of Education Frank Edelblut on Sunday posted two cartoon-like images on his personal Twitter account chiding Amazon, Apple, Google and Twitter. "Protecting free speech by banning Parler and President Trump," read one image, clearly sarcastically.Edelblut tagged the tweet with a #FreeSpeech hashtag, as he did another Tweet -- this one depicting corporate monopolies overseeing working people. "Amazon, Apple, Google and Twitter, protecting free speech and the 'little guy' by banning Parler and President Trump. No, really. They care about you," reads the second image. "Resign," read one reply to Edelblut, a Gov. Chris Sununu appointee whose term as commissioner ends March 23. "I'm embarrassed & horrified that you head up the education in NH," tweeted another person. "God help our teachers & students. This is not acceptable. Free speech comes with responsibility & consequences if abused. You should be removed from your position." Former Executive Councilor Andru Volinsky, a longtime Edelblut critic, tweeted: "Here's your Education Commissioner in support of violent sedition. Note, he'll be up for re-appointment this Spring. Will he go the way of DeVos or will he be re-nominated in the name of unity?'"And those replies were kind compared to others. Meanwhile, in a statement this week, Democratic state Rep. Linda Tanner, a member of the House Education Committee, wrote: "Commissioner Edelblut's tweets, defending the right for violent insurrectionists and those who embolden them to plan their attacks using private social media sites, is an affront to our state. "The businesses he references simply do not want their technology to be used to enable terrorists to organize attacks on the United States. Scores of companies like them have pulled their financial support from political action committees and from politicians who promote conspiracy theories and disinformation to attack our democratic institutions, institutions that Commissioner Edelblut has sworn to uphold." We're seeking comment from Edelblut. The Edelblut tweets came after state Rep. Dawn Johnson last month was called upon to resign – she has refused – after posting a link on Twitter to an article with an anti-Semitic image from a neo-Nazi website. Johnson apologized for posting the link, writing in the Laconia Daily Sun, "I regret sharing what I thought was a benign link about Georgia politics on social media. After someone added a troubling meme to my post, I soon learned that the link I shared was connected to an extremist organization and I quickly deleted it and apologized." Meanwhile, Rep. James Spillane is reportedly being investigated by the attorney general's office after he posted an anti-Semitic meme on the social media site Parler.
ATTACKS, COUNTER-ATTACKS. Granite State activists on both sides of the political aisle are caught up in nasty political discourse on social media in the wake of last week's riot at the Capitol building.
>> Download the FREE WMUR app
New Hampshire Commissioner of Education Frank Edelblut on Sunday posted two cartoon-like images on his personal Twitter account chiding Amazon, Apple, Google and Twitter.
"Protecting free speech by banning Parler and President Trump," read one image, clearly sarcastically.
Edelblut tagged the tweet with a #FreeSpeech hashtag, as he did another Tweet -- this one depicting corporate monopolies overseeing working people.
"Amazon, Apple, Google and Twitter, protecting free speech and the 'little guy' by banning Parler and President Trump. No, really. They care about you," reads the second image.
"Resign," read one reply to Edelblut, a Gov. Chris Sununu appointee whose term as commissioner ends March 23.
"I'm embarrassed & horrified that you head up the education in NH," tweeted another person. "God help our teachers & students. This is not acceptable. Free speech comes with responsibility & consequences if abused. You should be removed from your position."
Former Executive Councilor Andru Volinsky, a longtime Edelblut critic, tweeted:
"Here's your Education Commissioner in support of violent sedition. Note, he'll be up for re-appointment this Spring. Will he go the way of DeVos or will he be re-nominated in the name of unity?'"
And those replies were kind compared to others.
Meanwhile, in a statement this week, Democratic state Rep. Linda Tanner, a member of the House Education Committee, wrote:
"Commissioner Edelblut's tweets, defending the right for violent insurrectionists and those who embolden them to plan their attacks using private social media sites, is an affront to our state.
"The businesses he references simply do not want their technology to be used to enable terrorists to organize attacks on the United States. Scores of companies like them have pulled their financial support from political action committees and from politicians who promote conspiracy theories and disinformation to attack our democratic institutions, institutions that Commissioner Edelblut has sworn to uphold."
We're seeking comment from Edelblut.
The Edelblut tweets came after state Rep. Dawn Johnson last month was called upon to resign – she has refused – after posting a link on Twitter to an article with an anti-Semitic image from a neo-Nazi website.
Johnson apologized for posting the link, writing in the Laconia Daily Sun, "I regret sharing what I thought was a benign link about Georgia politics on social media. After someone added a troubling meme to my post, I soon learned that the link I shared was connected to an extremist organization and I quickly deleted it and apologized."
Meanwhile, Rep. James Spillane is reportedly being investigated by the attorney general's office after he posted an anti-Semitic meme on the social media site Parler.


transcribed from the original tape recordings.
At no other time in the recorded history of a Saint have His disciples been so fortunate as to have had volumes of His exact words accurately transcribed. These talks are word-for-word transcriptions from taped talks given in English by Master Kirpal Singh and transcribed according to His instructions.
Master's poetical expression of the English language has been left intact as much as possible. He spoke the language of the Saints which is the universal language of Love. These talks are written down so accurately that (barring human error and editing, of course) if one wished to, he could actually follow the written words with the original tape recordings.
The Light of Kirpal encompasses three periods of recorded talks. Unforgettable moments thread through these talks, moments of unparalleled joy as those fortunate groups from the United States, Canada, Germany, Italy, and other places absorbed His radiation and listened to His words.
In September, 1970, Bob Redeen, a professional radio commentator was allowed, and even encouraged by Master to ask a "hundred and one questions" at Sawan Ashram, Delhi, India [Talks 2-15]. The second period of talks was at Rajpur [October to December 1970], during the building of Manav Kendra (Man Center). In the third period of these talks [January to March, 1971], also given at Rajpur, Master gives in-depth replies on individual subjects sparked perhaps by one question. It was during this last period that many of the talks were being transcribed in India, with encouragement and suggestions being given by Master. During this period, we in the United States were also privileged, having been allowed to participate in the gathering together and transcribing of the previously recorded talks. Master was supervising this project Himself and we were given strict instructions from Him as to how to proceed; but the completed manuscript in book form was not ready for Him to go through before He left His physical body. He did, however, go through a few talks Himself before their printing in Sat Sandesh.
I was a witness once when Master did read one such transcribed talk, enter a few changes therein, and approve it for printing in Sat Sandesh. It was in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, December 1972. Master was sitting on a lounge just radiating; literally aglow with Love. I handed Him the manuscript of "God Has Entered My House" and asked if this beautiful talk could be checked for printing in Sat Sandesh. He chuckled and said, "It is all beautiful; God is beautiful." He went through the talk during the night and the next morning handed it to Russell Perkins. It was printed in the May 1973 issue of Sat Sandesh.
It became evident beginning from June 1974, that Master was giving us direct clues about His imminent departure. But it wasn't until after He left His physical body that we were able to comprehend what He was telling us. For many months He had been turning over much work to Reno Sirrine, head of Ruhani Satsang, Divine Science of the Soul, here in the United States. The final checking and approval of manuscripts before printing was one of the jobs assigned to Reno. Reno was being sent copies of manuscripts and was encouraging our efforts all along until he left his physical frame.
"At least of the twenty-four hours of the day and night, spend some time with Him within you. That costs you nothing. Does it cost you? Then? You've come from thousands of miles. What for? Only to learn these few words. Spend some time within you. God says, 'I'm within you. Don't make a mockery of Me by seeking Me in outer temples.' Is it not a good story for you to write?"
"How can I be pleased with you people, if you don't live up to what I say--if you don't put in any time to your meditations and be successful there? I'll be pleased, overjoyed, when you go Up, traverse within. So to live by the commandments is the best thing, first step. All else will follow."
There isn't anyone who has had anything to do with these Talks who hasn't benefitted in some way; from those who recorded, transcribed, typed, retyped, edited, retyped, etc., to those who read and "digest." To His disciples His Words bring sweet remembrance and inspiration to further put into practice His commandments and seek Him within. Kirpal has lit the Light within us and still kindles the flame. To those who have not yet been given inner contact, His Words bring inspiration, hope and guidance.
5. Who Are You? Where Are You? Where Are You Going?
12. What Epithets Can We Give God?
13. Have We Forgotten the Kernel?
15. Are You The Servant of Your Mind?
49. Have You Heard Me?


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The arms were granted on October 16, 1986.
The arms are a combination of the old arms of Vianden (red with a silver escutcheon), Diekirch (tower) and the arms of the family Landscheid (fleur-de-lis). The village belonged to the area of Diekirch, but the oldest Lords of Bastendorf were descendents of the counts of Vianden. The Landscheid family also played an important role in the history of the village.
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World No.1 Novak Djokovic beat World No.2 Rafael Nadal in the longest final in the Australian Open history.
The Serbian won an epic encounter 5-7 6-4 6-2 6-7(5/7) 7-5 in five hours and 53 minutes, beating the previous record of four hours and 54 minutes set by Ivan Lendl and Mats Wilander at the 1988 US Open. Djokovic has now won four out of the last five grand slams, beating Nadal in three successive finals, to underline his domination of men's tennis. Djokovic, 24, has now beaten Nadal seven times in a row – and in each of the past three Grand Slam deciders at Wimbledon, US Open and the Australian.
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The Beatles lose control of Northern Songs
Friday 19 September 1969 Miscellaneous 10 Comments
In April 1969, The Beatles held 27% of the capital in their publishing company Northern Songs. They wished, however, to take full control of the company, after their former partner and publisher Dick James had opened secret negotiations to sell to television executive Lew Grade.
The Beatles needed to acquire a further 23.1%, or 1.15 million shares, at a value of £2.4 million. They needed to borrow £2 million in cash to finance the purchase, half of which was to come from investment bankers Henry Ansbacher & co.
At the same time they were attempting to buy NEMS Enterprises. Both ventures were stretching the group's finances to the limit, meaning they needed to put their own shares up as collateral to fund the purchases.
Lew Grade's ATV, meanwhile, owned 35% of the Northern Songs shares, and Grade wished to buy the company outright. There was also a consortium of investors that owned 15% of the shares, which both ATV and The Beatles needed to require.
John Lennon and Paul McCartney were divided over what to do. Allen Klein, who represented Lennon, thought the deal to buy the remaining shares could be improved, while John Eastman, on behalf of McCartney, felt it was a dangerous manoeuver. Lennon also discovered that McCartney had secretly been buying extra shares in Northern Songs, meaning the two songwriters no longer had an equal share; Lennon was furious upon discovering the news.
In April 1969 Klein approached EMI and Capitol to try to gain assistance to buy the consortium's shares, but the record companies declined. The Beatles also issued a press statement in which they invited a representative of ATV to join the board if they gained control of Northern Songs.
Lennon, however, derailed negotiations with the consortium. He announced in a board meeting that he wasn't prepared to be "fucked around by men in suits sitting on their fat arses in the city". The men in suits took umbrage and walked away from negotiations with The Beatles.
ATV, however, were barely more successful. Its offer of ATV shares rather than cash didn't impress the consortium's members, and in May the consortium said it was unhappy with both offers and was keeping its options open.
Negotiations continued throughout the summer and into the autumn of 1969. Klein attempted to make a deal with Lew Grade, but Grade grew tired of his delaying tactics and made an approach to Peter Donald, a major shareholder in the consortium. Grade offered 40 shillings (£2) per share for the consortium's 15% holding, which was less than The Beatles' offer.
Donald accepted Grade's proposal, and on this day Grade took control of 54% of Northern Songs. The Beatles had lost the publishing of the songs they had written. The group were resigned to selling their shares to ATV.
In the coming weeks Klein continued to negotiate with Grade. A deal was floated by which The Beatles' shares in Northern Songs would be exchanged for cash and ATV stocks, which would mean the group still had a stake in the songs. Lennon and McCartney would re-sign to Northern Songs, would buy back Maclen (Music) Limited and would get sub-publishing rights in the US.
Although it would have been advantageous to Lennon and McCartney, the deal fell through when John Eastman rejected it as he had played no part in the negotiations. Lennon and McCartney received £3.5 million in ATV loan stock for their Northern Songs shares, and by December 1969 ATV had acquired 92% of the company.
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1966: John Lennon films How I Won The War in Spain
1964: Day off in Alton, Missouri
1962: Live: Cavern Club, Liverpool (evening)
1961: Live: Cavern Club, Liverpool (lunchtime)
1960: Live: Indra Club, Hamburg
1959: Live: Casbah Coffee Club, Liverpool
1934: Brian Epstein is born
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Mathew Friday 21 June 2013
Is it a coincidence that a day later, John told the rest of the band he's leaving? I can't help but think the events of this day were a factor. Or at least they were going through his mind.
Tim Thursday 25 January 2018
I have thought that too ! He must have been choked about that for sure.
Steve Wednesday 25 September 2019
I am in no doubt that this is the incident which damaged the relationship beyond repair. Only a few mo ths earlier Lennon had sang dont let me down and Paul just did.
Jonathan D Thursday 2 January 2020
John said he'd already decided he was leaving before he went to Toronto, so that's at least a week before they lost control of the catalogue: "I knew before I went to Toronto, I told Allen [Klein] I was leaving. I told Eric Clapton and Klaus that I was leaving and I'd like to probably use them as a group. I hadn't decided how to do it, to have a permanent new group or what. And then later on I thought, 'Fuck it, I'm not going to get stuck with another set of people, whoever they are.' So I announced it to myself and to the people around me on the way to Toronto the few days before. On the plane Allen came with me, and I told him, 'It's over.'"
Wayne Pitty Monday 6 July 2020
Man, you had Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr.
Why leave these guys, that you been with for so many years, and that
you feel a brotherly Love with them. Why would you breakup with these
guys to join another group of guys that you dont know that well? So what
if they are good musicians? So are Paul,George & Ringo. I don't get it? Seems
like someone was filling your head with some nonsense! You are in the Greatest
Band of all time. Why drop out. ?????????????
Whacko Saturday 22 June 2013
Bit of a disservice to John Eastman and old Sir Macca. For one thing, Paul wouldn't have let a lawyer's ego get in the way of a Good Thing. For another, acting to the detriment of your client gets a lawyer disbarred.
Rob Geurtsen Tuesday 19 August 2014
Sadly far away from the truth and close to fantasy as prove for the various statements are lacking.
How does the writer of the article know that "the deal fell through when John Eastman rejected it as he had played no part in the negotiations"? It is this presenting thinking or feelings of any player in the time line of The Beatles as essential for the events and the outcome for The Beatles. Not very biographically useful and very old fashioned 'biblically' judgmental.
It is sad that none of The Beatles nor their advisors were able to project the proper value of The Beatles brand and copyright vakue nor the value of selling of the recorded music.
Rebecca Friday 18 September 2015
I was also wondering about the John Eastman comment. With all due respect, this write up appears as if written in the old fashioned "Paul is bad, John is good" mentality.
Steven Ostertag Saturday 2 April 2016
I wonder if the appearance of the song "Get Back" in the UFO TV episode _Ordeal_ was Lord Grade's way of signalling the public about the ownership of Northern Songs. The filming for that episode started about 9 August 1969 and post production should have taken no more than six weeks, I could be wrong.
Jake Gittes Monday 26 September 2022
The narrative is always the same: Lennon the martyr, rough around the edges, but a heart of gold, while McCartney, ever the suave frontman, privately rings his hands, secretly plotting the demise of his enemies. Evidence is almost all to the contrary. Let's face it, Lennon was a bit dim. He was easily duped time and time again despite his self-delusion that he was street savvy. His belief in Allen Klein, for instance, was founded on a recommendation from a colleague, Mick Jagger, he would regularly shit on in the press and even to his face and was profoundly naive enough to believe they were chums. It never occurred to him that Jagger might be unloading his garbage on him? The man was almost pathetically susceptible to pie in the sky notions and fads. Sure, McCartney was buying shares of Northern Songs. Because he no longer trusted Lennon! And how could he after John had met with Klein surreptitiously and then proceeded to recruit Harrison, Ringo, and his conjoined twin, Yoko Ono to his camp, knowing full well that Paul did not approve? Lennon was fully capable of being a manipulative little shit and dressing it, once he had full support of the entourage, as Paul crying about not getting his way. It doesn't help Lennon's cause much that history has Paul proven right about Klein. It just further makes him look like a dumb shit that he let a money thirsty schemer end the greatest writing and recording partnership in pop history over the fact his ego was too big to listen to Paul's in-laws. Meanwhile he insisted Paul listen to his girlfriends advice about his music. His hypocrisy is legendary. And yet the narrative continues: Lennon, the wise humanist, McCartney, the fake self-promoter. If you believe it you have to have a good dose of naivety yourself.
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S. 139 is a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill to designate the bridge located in Blount County, Tennessee, on the Foothills Parkway (commonly known as "Bridge 2") as the "Dean Stone Bridge", S. 139, 116th Cong. (2019).
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