Near the front of The Hymnal 1982 is a section of 288 musical selections with numbers prefixed by the letter "S." Most of us know that the letter "S" stands for "Service Music," and the items so designated are thus differentiated from the 718 strophic hymns (and two national songs) that follow in the hymnal. "Service Music," then, is music for singing the texts of the liturgy in the words of the Book of Common Prayer. The settings prefixed by the "S" include acclamations, versicles, canticles, and the songs common to the celebration of the Eucharist, namely the Kyrie, Gloria in excelsis, Trisagion, Creed, Sanctus and Benedictus, and Agnus Dei, etc. Among these musical settings are portions of a Rite II Mass Ordinary named "New Plainsong" by David Hurd. These have been sung for the past few weeks at Saint Mary's. Here is a little background as to how these settings came to be.
Some of the earliest Anglican service music was composed by John Merbecke and published in The Booke of Common Praier Noted, 1550. In that publication, Merbecke included musical settings for virtually all the texts of the 1549 Prayer Book appropriate to be sung in public worship. Although much of Merbecke's liturgical music remains unknown to most Episcopalians, his settings for the Eucharist ordinary have been edited and printed in twentieth-century Episcopal hymnals. The "First Communion Service" in The Hymnal 1940 was Merbecke's music, and this music was sung commonly for years by congregations worshiping according to the 1928 Prayer Book. The natural melodic lines and the syllabic simplicity of Merbecke's musical settings gave them appeal and practical utility.
As the 1979 revision of the Book of Common Prayer approached its completion, it became clear that the sung common texts of the Eucharist would be presented to the church in two forms: Rite I and Rite II. The Standing Commission on Church Music quickly agreed that the historic Merbecke settings should be retained for Rite I Eucharist, and that they should be re-edited to reflect more accurately what Merbecke had originally composed in the sixteenth century. The Commission, of course, was also eager that appropriate music be provided for the newer Rite II texts. Some thought that a Rite II version of Merbecke should be created. Others thought that such an approach would not properly respect and preserve Merbecke's historic compositions and that it would be very confusing for the church to have two forms of the same music in use. At least one Commission member voiced the conviction that we needed to have a "new Merbecke" for Rite II. What was meant was that we needed to find a new setting that had the qualities of naturalness and simplicity which Merbecke had achieved in his 1550 setting.
YOUR PRAYERS ARE ASKED FOR Julie, Carolyn, Jean, Barbara, Juliana, Margaret, David, Dolly, Sandy, Walter, Sharon, Penny, Heidi, Catherine, Sally, Donald, Sam, Burton, Toussaint, Dennis, Arpene, Takeem, Sidney, deacon, Yamily, priest, Horace, priest, Paulette, priest, Gaylord, priest, Harry, priest, and Louis, priest, and for the members of our Armed Forces on active duty, especially Mark and Nicholas . . . GRANT THEM PEACE . . . June 26: 1871 William Hallenbeck; 1911 Lillian Jane Murrell; 1914 Elizabeth Dougherty; 1916 Anna Feickert; 1928 Charles William Anderson; 1946 Richard Bartlett Smith; 1962 Moyra deVesge O'Connor; 1985 Kenneth Mealy.
THIS WEEK AT SAINT MARY'S . . . Wednesday, June 29, Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Apostles, Mass 12:10 PM and Sung Mass 6:00 PM . . . On Wednesdays, the daily 12:10 PM Eucharist is a Sung Mass; on Thursdays the daily 12:10 Eucharist is a Mass with Healing Service.
AROUND THE PARISH . . . Father Jay Smith will be on vacation from Monday, June 27, until Sunday, July 31. While Father Smith is away, if you need to add a name to the prayer list or if you have questions about stewardship, outreach, or hospitality, or if you would like to make a donation to the Homeless Ministry, the Flower Guild, or the hospitality ministry, please contact the Parish Office. For pastoral matters, please contact Father Gerth, Father Pace, or Deacon Rebecca Weiner Tompkins directly, or call the Parish Office to leave a message . . . Altar Flowers are needed for the following Sundays: July 10, 17, 24, and 31; August 21 and 28; and September 4 and 18. If you would like to make a donation, please contact the Parish Office . . . Attendance: Last Sunday: 154.
GAY PRIDE SUNDAY . . . Sunday, June 26, New York City LGBT Pride March, on Fifth Avenue, from the lower 30s to the West Village. Religious organizations, including Episcopal parishes and groups, usually march together, often toward the end of the parade, in part so those who wish to do so can attend church in the morning. We are told that organizational details will be available on the diocesan website on Friday, June 24. If you would like to make a donation to defray the costs of the Episcopal Church's float in the parade, please contact Father Jay Smith.
MUSIC THIS WEEK . . . During the summer months, the Mass ordinary is sung by the Congregation, led by the music director and a cantor. On Sunday, the Mass setting is New Plainsong by David Hurd, who plays the service this morning. The cantor is Heather Meyer. During the administration of Communion, Ms. Meyer will sing "Sing ye a joyful song," by Antonín Dvořák (1841–1901). Dvořák composed a cycle of ten Biblical Songs in 1894. The cycle is numbered 99 in Dvořák's oeuvre. "Sing ye a joyful song" is the last song in the cycle. The inspiration for the Biblical Songs occurred during Dvořák's time in the United States (1892–95), an intensely emotional period in the composer's life. The first happy years of his visit to America were followed by a personal crisis, precipitated, in part, by the death of two dear friends (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and Hans von Bülow), and by the news from home that his father was terminally ill. The deeply religious composer sought refuge and comfort in his faith. For the Biblical Songs, he selected, with minor but ingenious adaptations, a number of verses from the Book of Psalms and produced some of his most beautiful and spiritual music.
The text which Dvořák used was the old Czech Bible Kralická dating back to 1579. The beauty of the poetry in this translation made it one of the most important and influential early works in the Czech language. The text of the song has been freely translated into English, using the King James Version as a template and guide. A noteworthy feature of the Biblical Songs is the apparent simplicity and economy of the musical language, both in the vocal score as well as in the piano accompaniment. At some places it might be called "minimalistic." It is a mark of real genius to be able to express such a broad range of emotions using a minimum number of technical tools. However, here those tools are used with remarkable expertise. Modulations are frequent and daring (several of the songs begin and end in different keys). Song 10 is entirely pentatonic, and the piano part is exquisite—you would not think it was written by a composer trained as a violinist. The depth of feeling, together with the mastery of melodic invention, put the Biblical Songs at the very pinnacle of Dvořák's work. —Vladimir Chaloupka, adapted, www.ibiblio.org. Used with permission.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS . . . Monday, July 4, Independence Day, Federal holiday schedule: the church opens at 10:00 AM and closes at 2:00 PM. Only the noonday services are offered. The parish offices are closed . . . Friday, July 22, Saint Mary Magdalene, Mass 12:10 PM and 6:20 PM . . . Monday, July 25, Saint James the Apostle, Mass 12:10 PM and 6:20 PM . . . Friday, August 5, Eve of the Transfiguration, Mass 6:00 PM . . . Saturday, August 6, Transfiguration, Mass 12:10 PM . . . Monday, August 15, The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Sung Mass 12:10 PM, Solemn Mass 6:00 PM.


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The Age of Shadows (2016)
The Age of Shadows DVD release date was set for May 2, 2017.
Genre(s): Action, Drama, Thriller
Han Ji-min
Shingo Tsurumi
Um Tae-goo
Shin Sung-rok
Heo Sung-tae
Kim Dong-young
Choi Jae-won
Choi Jeong-hwa
As the buildup to global conflict occurs in the 1920's, resistance to the Japanese is led by a group of Korean fighters. These fighters work desperately to smuggle in explosives that can be used to eliminate the Japanese presence in Seoul. At the center of the conflict is a Japanese police officer who was born in Korea. The officer must choose between his loyalties to the Japanese and a desire to preserve his own heritage. The choice he makes could have a lasting impact on the future of his homeland.
Release Date May 2, 2017
The Bridge on the River Kwai

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178. Telegram From the Embassy in Italy to the Department of State1
Rome, January 28, 1969, 2040Z.
474. Subject: Italian China policy.
1. In conversation with Gaja morning January 28, as reported Embtel 473,2 he spoke very frankly and on a personal basis. He is evidently concerned that Foreign Minister Nenni announced so precipitately and without careful advance preparation Italian intention to recognize Communist China. He believes Foreign Minister and his Socialist colleagues see the matter in straightforward, simple terms and have thought about the consequences of this action not at all.
2. Although he did not say so directly, I have the impression Gaja is somewhat surprised by what he considers the relatively mild U.S. reaction. He said the U.S. should be saying this to Italy, not the Italians to the U.S., but he is troubled by possible direct clashes of interest and position between Italy and the U.S. which could flow from Italian recognition of Peking. For example, he is sure Peking will require Italy to break relations with Taipei and that Italy will make this break, thus recognizing Peking as the sole government of China. The next thing he sees is a possible call from Peking to have Italy join in a demand for the withdrawal of all foreign military bases from Chinese territory, a call which will have a strong doctrinaire appeal to the Italian Socialists. Should the U.S. maintain its military connections with Taipei, this could put U.S. and Italian policies at cross purposes.
3. Of greatest concern to Gaja in the long run, is the fear that by taking advantage of Socialist susceptibility and pressing for recognition of Peking and Hanoi, leftist elements really have the ultimate objective of maneuvering Italy into a position where she may be vulnerable at a later date to pressures to recognize East Germany, which would be a fatal blow to Western unity. It is for these, among other reasons, that Gaja is concerned to see Italy start so lightly down this road without adequate study of possible consequences for itself as well as others.
Meloy
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 694, Country Files—Europe, Italy, Vol. I. Secret; Exdis.↩
Dated January 28. It reported the surprise among Italian diplomats at Nenni's January 24 announcement that Italy would recognize the Communist Chinese regime. (Ibid.)↩
Italy (Documents 178-224)
Gaja, RobertoMeloy, Francis E., Jr.Nenni, Pietro
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Fritz Leberecht Wilckens, ab 1911 von Wilckens, (* 20. September 1861 in Sypniewo; † 3. Januar 1913 in Berlin) war Herrschaftsbesitzer und Mitglied des Deutschen Reichstags.

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Wilckens besuchte das Gymnasium in Berlin und Potsdam bis zum Abiturientenexamen. Er hörte Rechtswissenschaften in Freiburg i B. Nachher absolvierte er eine landwirtschaftliche Lehrzeit auf verschiedenen Gütern und Kreisen. Er wurde Besitzer der Herrschaft Sypniewo im Jahre 1888 und Dobrin im Jahre 1891.
Er war Amtsvorsteher und Mitglied der Landwirtschaftskammer für Westpreußen. Als Leutnant der Landwehr-Kavallerie wurde als Ganzinvalide verabschiedet. Er wurde ausgezeichnet mit dem Roten Adlerorden IV. Klasse.

Ab 1900 war er Mitglied des Preußischen Abgeordnetenhauses und von 1907 bis 1912 war er Mitglied des Deutschen Reichstags für den Wahlkreis Regierungsbezirk Marienwerder 7 Schlochau, Flatow und die Deutschkonservative Partei.

1911 wurde er in den erblichen Adelsstand erhoben.

Siehe auch
 Liste der Reichstagsabgeordneten des Deutschen Kaiserreichs (12. Wahlperiode)

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Reichstagsabgeordneter (Deutsches Kaiserreich)
Mitglied des Preußischen Abgeordnetenhauses
Mitglied der Deutschkonservativen Partei
Träger des Roten Adlerordens 4. Klasse
Nobilitierter (Preußen)
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Gestorben 1913
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Q: Understanding Part and Span operating on expressions with heads that are not List I hope this is not a duplicate. I do not understand how does the Part and Span functions work on this expression:
g = f[a, b, c];

Taking zeroth element we get head
g[[0]]
(* => f *)

First, second and third element would give a, b and c respectively
g[[1]]
(* => a *)
g[[2]]
(* => b *)
g[[3]]
(* => c *)

My aim was to take second and third elements of f's arguments as a list. But
g[[2;;3]]
(* => f[b, c] *)

and I'm confused (the same with g[[{2, 3}]]). As a reslut I would expect expression with List or Sequence head instead. Why do we get this reslut? Is it consistent with that g[[1]] doesn't give f[1]?

A: General
Part retains the head of an original expression, when given a list of positions to extract, rather than a single position. The same with Span, which is conceptually the same as a list of positions.
Part[h[1, 2, 3, 4, 5], 1]
Part[h[1, 2, 3, 4, 5], {3, 4, 5}]
Part[h[1, 2, 3, 4, 5], 3 ;; 5]

(*
   1

   h[3, 4, 5]

   h[3, 4, 5]
*)

It makes sense. If you want to extract a sequence of parts, you want to group them into some container. Grouping them into original head rather than a List means that you create an "object" similar to the original one, but with fewer parts. This is much more useful behavior in a large number of cases, than if the parts would have been grouped always in a List. And if you want the latter behavior, it is always easy to get by Apply - ing List to the result.
Example: evaluation control
Here is just one (a bit artificial) example, where this is rather useful:
Part[Hold[1^2, 2^2, 3^2], 2]

(* 4 *)

but
Part[Hold[1^2, 2^2, 3^2], {2}]

(* Hold[2^2] *)

so in this case, this semantics of Part allowed us to prevent evaluation leak, if we wanted to.
The case of Associations
One case which stands out is that of Associations. We can start by noting a curious fact that Associations are atomic, and yet we can extract parts from them. In any case, the principle that the head of the expression is retained when several parts are extracted in a List, holds here too. Together with the head, the keys are also retained:
<|1 -> 2, 3 -> 4, 5 -> 6|>[[2]]

(* 4 *)

but
<|1 -> 2, 3 -> 4, 5 -> 6|>[[{2}]]

(* <|3 -> 4|> *)

and
<|1 -> 2, 3 -> 4, 5 -> 6|>[[{2, 3}]]

(* <|3 -> 4, 5 -> 6|> *)

This is in fact a very useful behavior of Associations, in a number of situations.

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Boston College Law School
Brigida Benitez is a partner at Steptoe & Johnson LLP, where she focuses on complex litigation, global anti-corruption matters, and internal investigations. She is skilled in addressing and solving challenging problems, including those stemming from business disputes, employment relationships or compliance matters, and has represented a wide range of clients in industries including banking and financial services, pharmaceutics, information technology, education, sports and aerospace. She has litigated cases in federal and state trial and appellate courts throughout the country, including the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Yo me llamo fue un talent show uruguayo emitido por Teledoce cuya primera temporada empezó el 3 de agosto de 2014 y concluyó el 21 de diciembre de 2014. Su objetivo es la búsqueda del mejor imitador de su artista musical favorito, a través de audiciones y presentaciones. Es la versión del popular formato original colombiano Yo me llamo, el cual tiene sus propias versiones en otros países como Lluvia de estrellas en España y Yo soy... de Chile. El programa es conducido por Maxi de la Cruz y Ana Laura Romano, y es conformado por los tres integrantes del jurado: Omar Varela, Lea Ben Sasson y Roberto Musso. El premio para el ganador de este concurso es un Chevrolet Celta Advantage 0km.

Nominado a Mejor Programa de Entretenimiento, y Mejor Producción Integral, en los Premios Iris 2016

El 21 de diciembre de 2014 mediante un comunicado del conductor Maxi de la Cruz durante la final de la primera temporada, confirmó la segunda temporada del formato. Esta comenzó el 2 de agosto de 2015, manteniéndose al conductor Maxi de la Cruz y a todos los jurados de la primera temporada.

Formato
En la primera temporada los aspirantes a concursar se presentaron en la sala de Moviecenter de Montevideo Shopping, los días 7 y 8 de abril de 11 a 18 horas. Podían presentarse personas mayores de 15 años, y debían presentarse lookeados como el artista que imitarían (esta fase no fue emitida por TV), allí el jurado eligió a 31 artistas. Luego los imitadores se iban presentando gala tras gala, quedando eliminados varios por gala. Cuando quedaban los últimos 6 concursantes, la gente votó durante toda la semana mandando un sms por su artista favorito; luego que todos cantaron se dieron a conocer los resultados de la votación, teniendo el ganador de Yo me Llamo 2014 el mayor porcentaje de votos.

En la segunda temporada los aspirantes a concursar se presentaron en la sala Hugo Balzo del Auditorio del Sodre de la ciudad de Montevideo, el día 20 de julio de 10 a 17 horas; y el 25 de julio de 9 a 17 horas, en el Teatro Young de la ciudad de Fray Bentos. Los aspirantes debían presentarse lookeados como el artista que imitarían y llevar la pista, allí los coaches seleccionaron 90 artistas. Luego el día 28 de julio (este casting si fue emitido en TV, como primer programa, pero no en vivo y tampoco se vieron a los 90 aspirantes) se presentaron los participantes pre-seleccionados en los estudios de Teledoce, pero esta vez fueron juzgados por el jurado, los cuales solamente dejaron 32 concursantes. Luego los imitadores se iban presentando gala tras gala de a grupos, quedando eliminados varios por gala. Cuando quedaban los últimos 6 concursantes, la gente votó durante toda la semana mandando un sms por su artista favorito; luego que todos cantaron se dieron a conocer los resultados de la votación, teniendo el ganador de Yo me Llamo 2015 el mayor porcentaje de votos.

Temporadas

Temporada 1 (2014)

Presentadores
  Maxi de la Cruz: Actor y Humorista
  Ana Laura Romano: Actriz, cantante y conductora

Jurado
  Omar Varela: Productor y Director Teatral
  Lea Ben Sasson: Cantante
  Roberto Musso: Vocalista del Grupo El Cuarteto de Nos

Concursantes

Galas

1.ª Gala

2.ª Gala

3.ª Gala

4.ª Gala

5.ª Gala

Semifinal

Final

      Campeona
      Sub-Campeona
      Tercera
      Cuarto
      Finalista

Audiencia

     Programa más visto.
     Programa menos visto.
PUNI = Programa Uruguayo no Informativo

Temporada 2 (2015)

Presentadores
  Maxi de la Cruz: Actor y Humorista

Jurado
  Omar Varela: Productor y Director Teatral
  Lea Ben Sasson: Cantante
  Roberto Musso: Vocalista del Grupo El Cuarteto de Nos

Concursantes

Galas

1.ª Gala

2.ª Gala

3.ª Gala

4.ª Gala

Semifinales

Final

      Campeón
      Sub-Campeon
      Tercera
      Cuarto
      Quinta
      Sexta

Audiencia

     Programa más visto.
     Programa menos visto.
PUNI = Programa Uruguayo no Informativo
SF = Semifinales

Audiencia media
Éstas han sido las audiencias de las ediciones del programa Yo me Llamo.

Yo me Llamo: Temporadas

Especiales

Premios y nominaciones
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|Premio
|Nominado
|Categoría
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|Mejor Conducción MasculinaNominadoYo me LlamoMejor Producción IntegralNominados
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Programas de televisión de Teledoce
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Programas de televisión de Uruguay
Reality shows de Uruguay
Programas de televisión iniciados en 2014
Programas de televisión finalizados en 2015
Concursos televisivos de Uruguay


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Liverpool's Klopp: Maybe Salah was too wide in a few moments in Merseyside Derby at Everton
The Reds tactician has insisted the 30-year-old had to adapt to the situation as his team dropped points for the fourth time this season
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has discussed suggestions his star player Mohamed Salah is spending more time wide as opposed to the previous campaigns.
The Egypt captain couldn't help the Reds claim maximum points in the Merseyside Derby against Everton at Goodison Park on Saturday. Despite the visitors coming into the match as favourites, the Toffees matched them and the Premier League game eventually ended 0-0 with goalkeeper Jordan Pickford standing strong for the home team.
In the post-match interview, the German tactician explained the reason why the Pharaohs' attacker seemed to spend more time wide but denied claims that is where he has been asked to play.
"No, it is not more than other seasons or whatever, I am not sure what you see there," Klopp said as quoted by the Liverpool website.
"We want to have Mo [Salah] there in this position; but we want to have Mo [Salah], and we always had him, more often in central positions as well. [On Saturday] especially we wanted to use the boys a bit more centrally, but we didn't have a lot of time to train obviously.
"Actually, we only recovered, we spoke a lot about it, I'm not sure I was clear enough in the first half about what we wanted."
Klopp then explained further why the 2022/23 golden boot winner had to play as he did, "In the moments when we played, when Mo [Salah] dropped or when Lucho [Luis Diaz] dropped after two or three passes they were completely free in between the lines because Darwin [Nunez] kept the last line back with his pure presence and they like to drop pretty early.
"But we didn't do that often enough, you are right. I don't think in the season he is too often wide, maybe today in a few moments yes. But he could have scored again in the last minute pretty much."
Liverpool have collected just nine points from the six matches they have played this season.


This Act may be cited as the "Assault Weapons Ban of 2017".
"(48) The term 'qualified law enforcement officer' has the meaning given the term in section 926B.
"(v)(1) It shall be unlawful for a person to import, sell, manufacture, transfer, or possess, in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, a semiautomatic assault weapon.
"(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the possession, sale, or transfer of any semiautomatic assault weapon otherwise lawfully possessed under Federal law on the date of enactment of the Assault Weapons Ban of 2017.
"(E) the importation, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession of a firearm specified in Appendix A to this section, as such firearm was manufactured on the date of introduction of the Assault Weapons Ban of 2017.
"(w)(1) It shall be unlawful for a person to import, sell, manufacture, transfer, or possess, in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, a large capacity ammunition feeding device.
"(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the possession of any large capacity ammunition feeding device otherwise lawfully possessed on or before the date of enactment of the Assault Weapons Ban of 2017.
(b) Identification markings for semiautomatic assault weapons.—Section 923(i) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: "The serial number of any semiautomatic assault weapon manufactured after the date of enactment of the Assault Weapons Ban of 2017 shall clearly show the date on which the weapon was manufactured or made, legibly and conspicuously engraved or cast on the weapon, and such other identification as the Attorney General shall by regulations prescribe.".
(c) Identification markings for large capacity ammunition feeding devices.—Section 923(i) of title 18, United States Code, as amended by this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following: "A large capacity ammunition feeding device manufactured after the date of enactment of the Assault Weapons Ban of 2017 shall be identified by a serial number and the date on which the device was manufactured or made, legibly and conspicuously engraved or cast on the device, and such other identification as the Attorney General shall by regulations prescribe.".
"(t)(1) Beginning on the date that is 90 days after the date of enactment of the Assault Weapons Ban of 2017, it shall be unlawful for any person who is not licensed under this chapter to transfer a grandfathered semiautomatic assault weapon to any other person who is not licensed under this chapter, unless a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer has first taken custody of the grandfathered semiautomatic assault weapon for the purpose of complying with subsection (s). Upon taking custody of the grandfathered semiautomatic assault weapon, the licensee shall comply with all requirements of this chapter as if the licensee were transferring the grandfathered semiautomatic assault weapon from the licensee's inventory to the unlicensed transferee.
"(4)(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the Attorney General may implement this subsection with regulations.


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firstprince
How many advantages do Leftists need?
Through the teachers' unions and their near-monopolies in higher education, they have custody of all of our minds for the formative years of our lives. Their control of the news and entertainment media is almost as complete.
And even when the Democrats don't control Congress and the White House, Leftists always control the bureaucracy.
It is a testament to the innate common sense of the American people (and the ridiculousness of the Leftists) that conservatives ever win.
A couple more areas Leftists enjoy an unfair and unreasonable advantage:
"You Sly Dog! You Caught Me Monologuing!"
First, the issue de jour: Twitter. For a few reasons, social media has always had a leftward bias. But, since just before the last election, social media abruptly decided they can outright censor conservatives with impunity. No one should be ok with that.
Enter Elon Musk to try and buy Twitter. The left has completely lost its collective mind over the possibility.
But, what if Musk did succeed. The only thing that might happen is the censorship of conservative views might stop. That's it. It's not like Twitter would start censoring leftists. All that would happen is a little more conservative viewpoint would be permitted, on this one social media platform. The playing field would be marginally closer to being fair.
"It's not ok for a random billionaire to own an important source of information!" says the hysterical Leftist, forgetting that Mark Zuckerberg still controls Facebook and that Jeff Bezos flat-out bought the Washington Post, for example. Again, at best, Musk would simply eliminate the existing bias, not impose a new one.
Undermining the Constitution in the Name of the Constitution
The Supreme Court is a similar situation. The left-dominated media keep telling us the current composition of the Supreme Court is "conservative." But, what they really mean by "conservative" is "not biased enough toward leftism."
Recall the role of the Supreme Court. Its most important job is to review legislation already passed by a duly-elected legislature and signed by a duly-elected executive (in the case of federal legislation, Congress and the President). Through their elected representatives, the people have already decided they want the legislation. The Court's role is important, but it is narrow. They simply make sure the new law is not unconstitutional. That means making sure the new law doesn't violate our as-amended Constitution, based on it's understood meaning when ratified. That's it.
Good justices stick to that role and are called "strict constructionists" by people who understand the issue but are labeled "conservative" by the media.
On the other hand, Leftist justices take the judicial review opportunity to ignore the actual meaning of the Constitution and impose their personal views on society. When in power, they simply act as an unelected oligarchy, ruling over us without our input or consent.
Strict constructionist justices are umpires who strive to call the balls and strikes correctly. Leftist justices call the balls and strikes for the team they want to win. And there is no recourse when they do. You can yell all you want. Like the arrogant umpire, they are accountable to no one and can just turn away and ignore you.
Good justices - like impartial, clear-eyed umpires - are crucial. But, much of our country doesn't honor the good justices. They honor the ones who cheat; the ones who helped the Leftists "win" unfairly (that is, by not going through the democratic process). Honoring these activist justices is like putting the home plate umpire in front of the parade when your team wins the World Series.
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Interview with Melissa Silverstein
Broadcast Thu 13 May 2010 at 10:45pm Thursday 13 May 2010 at 10:45pm Thu 13 May 2010 at 10:45pm
This week's interview looks at women and their mysterious near absence from the key creative roles in the film industry, 30 plus years after the feminist revolution. Is it a question of hidden gatekeepers, little knots of patriarchal power keeping them out? Or is the industry so designed that few women have the stamina for the long haul?
It's been a bit of a theme on this program over the past month, starting with my chat with Geena Davis some weeks ago. When Kathryn Bigelow won an Oscar for best director in March, it was Barbra Streisand who said it. Finally. It had only taken 50 years.
And then, a few weeks later the Cannes Film Festival announces its list of films in competition for the Palme d'Or, with not one woman-directed film amkong them. Despite the addition of some films directed by woman in special screening slots, there are only a handful of films directed by women selected across the huge range of Cannes programs.
So what gives? Well, I tracked down one of the bloggers who has been following this issue. Her name is Melissa Silverstein, her blog is womenandhollywood.com and while she blogs from New York her focus is very much on Hollywood. Where it might be said, the participation of women filmmakers is abysmally low. But her remarks on the Cannes selection -- mirrored in the mainstream media and the trades, by the way -- have provoked a reaction.
Broadcast 13 May 2010 13 May 2010 Thu 13 May 2010 at 10:45pm
Love, Lust and Lies


Orlando Brown is seeking help from Dr. Phil and wearing snake-eye contacts to his session.
Brown, the ex-Disney star ("That's So Raven") has been spiraling out of control allegedly due to drugs and who knows what else including mental issues. It seems his situation has become so dire that he's at the point where he's looking for a savior in the doctor.
The meet-up with Dr. Phil is set for Friday. Reportedly it's an intervention-type setting that was put together by one of Brown's friends. Speaking of mental issued, the friend says the ex-actor is suffering from a mental disorder and on top of that, has burned so many bridges … he's run out of people and places to go for help.
The clip's pretty shocking — both because of what the friend says about the "That's So Raven" star … and the look in Orlando's eye(s) when he sits face-to-face with Dr. Phil.
We broke the story … several of Brown's friends staged an intervention for him in October to encourage him to enter a rehab facility. It worked — but only temporarily — and it's clear people are still very concerned about him.
As we reported … Orlando's been in and out of handcuffs several times in 2018, including after he was busted breaking into a restaurant in September.
Oh yeah, let's not forget about the insane time he was busted by bounty hunters back in April. He was arrested in his underwear!
"Out of nowhere he'll say, 'Michael Jackson's my father. I own Neverland,'" his friend told Dr. Phil.
The full interview airs today, Friday (12/21/18). Check your local listings for "Dr. Phil" air time(s).
#2 Snakes under discernment are adders.psalms 37:12-13 States: The wicked plotteth against the just and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.Thats a snake,the Holy Bible calls and adders.13/ States : for the Lord shall laugh for he seeeth your day is coming.Snakes are poisonous,they kill,they wiggle around at fast speed.They do things not expecting to be caught.and when he shows you a room full, that means they wiggle in Packs.With so many supposedly fresh into GOD,wonder why a many couldn't help you understand that.I always learned every smiling face doesn't mean you well. So I hope it's understood snake/adders are a sign of witchcraft as well.and the Holy Bible States your a sorcerer.So I wonder how many was wiggling I couldn't be notified about my child. I asked GOD to show me the good from the bad people,and He did that.He care less about titles, positions,names and anything else.you will know GODLY PEOPLE BY THE FRUIT THEY BEAR.BE BLESSED!
I remember him as 3j on family matters and tiger on major payne. You never know. Hope he gets help.


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Q: Good model for laravel app connecting to external databases I am using laravel 5 to write an internal application, it has its own database which can be managed by Laravel itself. I would like to ask questions on best practice of its architectural design.
The application should connect to a number of external systems which I have no control of and get data, via both those Application API and direct database connections. There are at lease 3 types of those external systems, and each type can be up to 3 instance of the same kind which requires same class and libraries to handle while the user selects which instance they would like to deal with.
The old version of this program was on some sort of CMS with ACL, and those external database credentials are stored in the program database and connections are sort of dynamically created after user selection. The original application has classes for each for handling data for each external  system, and those classes are stored as "libraries" in the code. it is sort of Object oriented, meaning that I created that class instance in the code and use this object to get data...
So in Laravel, how is the best practice, my questions and concerns are:
1. Is it possible to move those classes to Laravel program? Or should I write a new architecture?
2. As I do not want the external system databases get accidentally modified,  how should those database queries be handled to provide the best protection to that? Those database does not belong to this application, it is just external data sources. I would be setting those data base user as readonly, but I don't want occasion accidents like misconfiguration of permissions causing any problems.


Charles Gesmar was one of the most celebrated and prolific designers of costumes and posters during the golden age of the Paris music hall during the Jazz Age. Particularly, his work for the great Parisian star Mistinguett brought him great acclaim.
Though he died before his 28th birthday, Gesmar was an extremely productive artist and created over 12,000 costumes and about 200 illustrations and graphic works of 60 posters during his short career. His unique style perfectly reflects the attitude of the Jazz Age.


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The most beautiful paper money of 2018 by International Bank Note Society
For 15 years, the International Banknote Society (IBNS) has been dedicated to choosing the best and most beautiful banknotes in the world. With more than 150 new pieces launched around the world during 2018, only 10% had a design new enough to be nominated.
Canada's 10 Dollar Note Front
Canada's 10 Dollar Note Back
The organizing institution of the contest decided, by a majority of the votes, that the most outstanding paper money of the last administration was the Canadian $ 10 bill. However, for the first time in the history of the event, four Latin American countries, Mexico, Argentina, Venezuela, and Bolivia, entered the prestigious list.
The Latin American bills that are among the most prominent are the 500 pesos, which has Benito Juárez, the first indigenous president in Mexico, on the obverse; the one of 50 pesos of Argentina, that emphasizes the figure of the condor, an autochthonous animal of the Andean zone of South America; the one of 100 Venezuelan bolivars, with the face of Ezequiel Zamora, politician and military of that country; and Bolivia's 20 bolivianos, which highlights the image of Genoveva Ríos, Tomás Katari and Pedro Muiba, three important characters in different battles in the history of the nation.
Although each of these currency papers comes from a different place, it is not strange that they have technical characteristics, design, history, heroes, heritage preservation and flora and fauna. Something that is very relevant is the role of the designers who, when creating these pieces, combine both the functional and security elements, as well as the artistic part, together with the engravers, and that gives a unique character to the paper money. Thus, countries project their history, heritage, and aspirations through these pieces.
Mexico's 500 Peso Note Front
Mexico's 500 Peso Note Back
To exemplify some of the technical aspects, for example, the banknotes of Bolivia and Mexico. The creation processes are very similar because there are very few companies that provide the machines to print and the inputs. Both are cotton substrate notes. If you look at the front of the 500 peso bill there is an ink like a mobile effect called Sparklife, which is the same ink that is used in the figure of the black alligator [type of crocodile] that you see on the 20 bills. You end up seeing that the innovations that the notes are having right now are the same for everyone. Suddenly there is a country that introduces it, it works well as a security measure and then the others start to replicate it.
It is also no coincidence that the colors of the paper money are very vivid and very marked. The shades of blue, orange, purple and touches of green and pink with gray, for Mexico, Bolivia, Venezuela, and Argentina, respectively, facilitate people with visual impairment so they can be guided better. What emissaries are trying to do is also put bills in increasing sizes. In the page of the Banxico [Bank of Mexico], the current bills are growing 5 millimeters between one and the other. It is to make it easier for people with blindness to identify these banknotes.
Bolivia's 20 Bolivianos Note Front
Bolivia's 20 Bolivianos Note Back
Collectors are very focused on the technical part, however, the artistic and aesthetic is a cohesion that matters a lot. The heroes or patriotic figures are a constant in three of the Latin American banknotes that are part of the selection of the IBNS, with the exception of the Argentine one. The 50 pesos belongs to the family of paper money called indigenous animals of Argentina, with an illustration of this Andean bird in full flight on one side and the other an artistic recreation of Cerro Aconcagua, located in the west of the River Plate country.
People in Mexico are accustomed to appearing a character or a main hero in the notes, not three like in Bolivia. This design is a new trend in which your country has not yet dabbled, but it is a feature that will be implemented. As in the 200 pesos, which will show on the obverse to Miguel Hidalgo and José María Morelos, heroes of Independence, while one of 1,000 pesos will highlight on one side Francisco I. Madero, one of the most important figures of the Revolution Mexican, Hermila Galindo, feminist pioneer, and the revolutionary Carmen Serdán. For a theme of diversity, but above all for an equity issue, these changes are also made. It is a good way to question why there are no more women in paper money and it is also a way to expand the national pantheon.
Argentina's 50 Peso Note Front
Argentina's 50 Peso Note Back
Another element that these bills hold in common is the preservation of historical and natural heritage. In the case of the Bolivian note, there is the black caiman, an endangered species, the fort of Samaypata (Quechua appellation of origin, which means resting place in the height) and the Toborochi, a tree that paints the city with its flowers of Santa Cruz in the Bolivian east as the jacaranda in Mexico City.
This type of detail is also shared by the 500 peso notes, with the El Vizcaíno nature reserve in Baja California Sur, a sanctuary for the gray whale, one of the most characteristic species of the seas and coasts of this Mexican state, and the of 100 bolivars, which shows the spider monkey of the North, another animal in danger of extinction, and the Guatopo National Park in the background, important refuge of the jaguar, in the background.
Venezuela's 100 Bolivares Note Front
Venezuela's 100 Bolivares Note Back
The historical, architectural, cultural or natural heritage, many people do not know it. These bills are showing us something we have and we are not knowing how to care for, preserve and know.
With information from El Pais. Images: Courtesy of IBNS.org
Latin America, the region hardest hit by major deforestation
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An ambulance paramedic was left stranded at a filling station in Co Laois after a 'disagreement' with a colleague who drove off and left him 100kms from his base, writes Patrick Flynn.
The alleged incident occurred last Saturday night as two Tipperary based National Ambulance Service (NAS) paramedics were returning to their base in Clonmel, Co Tipperary after completing a patient transfer call in Dublin.
According to sources, the paramedic had expressed concern about his partner's driving and asked them repeatedly to slow down.
The driving paramedic is reported to have pulled off the motorway and into a filling station in Portlaoise Co Laois and dropped their colleague off before driving away again.
After staff at the ambulance control centre were notified, an ambulance was dispatched from Roscrea in Tipperary to collect the stranded paramedic.
As a result, North Tipperary was left with depleted emergency ambulance cover for several hours while, at the same time, the county's rapid response unit was also off the road.
The Roscrea crew then transported the paramedic 50kms from Portlaoise to Urlingford on the Tipperary/Kilkenny border.
Another ambulance service member, not believed to have been on duty at the time, collected the paramedic in Urlingford and drove him to Clonmel a further 60kms away.
The HSE has not answered specific questions in relation to the matter including whether an investigation is underway; whether a formal complaint has been made about the incident or whether the staff members involved are still on duty.


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COVID-19 pandemic introduces new factors to CT's teacher shortage
by Adria Watson
Yehyun Kim :: ctmirror.org
Desks are set up at a gym for alternate learning classes on Thursday, Sep. 3, 2020 at Carrigan Intermediate School in West Haven. Part of the gym is available for one class at a time with a wall between them.
With three kids attending schools where the learning model is different from the district where she teaches high school math, Kristle Rodriguez has struggled at times to balance the needs of her students and her children.
Rodriguez's children go to school in Waterbury, where students attend in-person classes for half the day and learn remotely the remainder of the day. In Litchfield where Rodriguez teaches, however, students have had in-person learning for most of the school year.
But she's been able to make it work because her district has allowed her to adjust her schedule so she can oversee her children's remote learning.
"I think part of the reason that I've been given a little bit of flexibility from my administration is because of the teacher shortage," she said. "So [the district's] in a tough situation too."
The teacher shortage in Connecticut was a problem long before this year — a month into the 2014-15 school year, for example, 250 teaching positions were unfilled statewide.
According to a 2019 report by the Rockefeller Institute of Government, a public policy think tank based out of the State University of New York, Connecticut has seen persistent teaching shortages in bilingual, math, science and special education. Additional factors contributing to the shortage, the report noted, are that more people have left the state's teacher workforce and there's been a decline in teacher preparation program enrollment.
The state Department of Education has tried to solve the problem by providing incentives, but the need for more educators in Connecticut's K-12 classrooms grew this school year as the pandemic created new challenges.
Since students returned to the classroom at the beginning of this school year — either in person or remotely — districts have been forced to close temporarily or adjust learning models as COVID cases cropped up. This, in part, is because a growing number of teachers have been getting sick with the virus and going into quarantine. As of Dec. 30, 92 new staff COVID cases were reported in K-12 schools, according to the state's data system.
Concerns about a worsening teacher shortage began even before students headed back to classes in August. Dozens of educators said they did not feel safe returning to a school building and requested they be allowed to teach remotely instead. A recent survey released by the Connecticut Education Association and AFT Connecticut shows that this concern persists, with 58% of the 4,000 educators who responded saying they still worry about safety and the risk of contracting COVID-19 at school.
"The whole process has been extremely difficult on educators, who are concerned about getting sick and spreading the virus to their families," AFT Connecticut President Jan Hochadel said in a statement. "Many are also concerned about not being able to do their best because they are stressed, pushed beyond their limits, left with little or no planning time. That's especially true for those forced to teach both in-person and remotely at the same time."
For educators like Rodriguez, having children in a separate school district with a different learning model is another factor that makes it challenging for teachers to show up to class.
At the start of the school year, Edward Lok, who is also a teacher in Litchfield, said there were a couple of days at the beginning of the school year he had to call out because his wife had to work and his kids, who attend school in Region 10, were learning remotely.
Even with everyone on the same remote learning schedule now, Lok added, it's still hard to juggle his personal and professional responsibilities.
"I think it's difficult for everybody," he said. "I don't think there's going to be a solution that's going to help everyone in every situation."
Brian Hildenbrandt, a math and science teacher, sets up a Chromebook for his students at Carrigan Intermediate School in West Haven.
The state Board of Education gave local school officials more flexibility over hiring and deploying teachers in August to prepare for "unique staffing challenges" brought on by the pandemic. But as the teacher shortage continued to grow, the state created additional opportunities for districts to hire more educators, such as creating pipelines between K-12 schools and local college students pursuing degrees in education.
Through programs like Educators Rising and NextGen Educators, the state hopes to both diversify Connecticut's teacher workforce and relieve the ongoing shortage. There are currently more than 30 students in the NextGen Educators program, according to Peter Yazbak, spokesperson for the state Department of Education.
"In the short-term, it will help districts struggling to fill current staffing shortages meet their immediate needs and make connections with potential talent eager to contribute to student success," said the state's outgoing Commissioner of Education, Miguel Cardona, about NextGen Educators. "In the long-term, it advances our goals of filling persistent shortage areas and building an educator workforce that reflects the full diversity of our students."
Gov. Ned Lamont also signed an executive order earlier in December allowing districts to hire short-term substitute teachers without having to get approval first from the state Department of Education.
"The Executive Order didn't remove or change any standards; It simply streamlined a process that already existed so that districts could have greater control over their hiring process and timeline," Yazbak said in an email. He added that this agreement was put in place to allow quarantining teachers to not have to use their sick time and continue working remotely while an adult is in the class to help deliver instruction.
Over 9,000 permits and emergency authorizations have been processed since July, according to the state Department of Education.
Kelly Education, a national company that helps train and place educators in schools, has played a key role in getting substitute teachers into Connecticut classrooms this school year, as most districts have used their services to find substitutes.
Although school districts also continue to deal with substitute teacher shortages, Brad Beckner, vice president for Kelly Education's Northeast region, said they received more than 100 referrals for high school alumni from several districts over the last few weeks. Since the implementation of the governor's executive order, 130 short-term substitutes without a bachelor's degree have been authorized by Kelly Education.
"This is not only something that immediately has a positive impact on our ability to cover the classrooms and to ensure the continuity of education for our students," Beckner said, adding that the practice of bringing recent high school graduates into classrooms could continue after the pandemic ends.
"This is a job preview for these individuals that may last a lifetime," he said. "This is an opportunity for them to experience something and to get involved in the noble profession of education that could lead to a future career that maybe would not have been possible if they not had this experience."
How substitutes have helped
The steps taken by the Lamont administration have helped school districts like Cheshire, where 50 former students applied to fill its substitute teacher shortage.
Cheshire Public Schools Superintendent Jeffrey Solan said he tried to find solutions for teachers nervous about returning to their classrooms at the beginning of the school year. One idea he had was to swap a few teachers with neighboring district Meriden so that those who felt more comfortable teaching remotely would be accommodated. Meriden had more students participating in remote learning at the time.
"You could take a leave, but you don't get paid, and that's not really a great option," Solan said. "So, you know, putting myself in that teacher's shoes, it's like, alright, well, this person is clearly incredibly anxious about the situation."
With the district's usual substitutes also feeling hesitant to teach in-person, Solan said he still needed to figure out a way to relieve the shortage. So he sent an email out to recent Cheshire graduates in late-November asking them for help. He said the district is continuing to get more applications from former students in addition to the 50 who have already returned.
"I've been in the district for 15 years, I can hardly remember a time when all of our sub positions were filled, and they're all filled because we were able to get this incredible turnout from our alumni," he said. "What that means is now I don't have to worry about teachers who have to take time away from prepping for their classes to go cover another class. So everybody's winning."
For a few days this school year, Rodriguez has also had to use personal days to stay home and help her kids when their learning models switched from hybrid to remote.
On those days, she said, she was still able to teach virtually while a substitute was in the class to provide hands-on instruction. But, she cautioned, just because districts can find someone to stand in a classroom, it's not the same as having "quality teachers, especially in a shortage area like math."
Rodriguez said it would have been helpful if the state had insisted on more consistency from districts, both in terms of learning models and how they handle staff with children. She said that while she understands everyone is trying to balance the needs of students with the needs of staff, the lack of consistency is not going to be sustainable for much longer.
"I think one of my concerns is how many teachers are going to just say I'm done," Rodriguez said, adding that there have been times she's thought about leaving the profession because of the challenges she's faced this year. "I've done this since I got out of college. I'm not ready to just walk away but at the same time, it has crossed my mind … This is just gonna feed into that teacher shortage."
Adria Watson Adria comes to CT Mirror from California: she grew up in Oakland, graduated from Sacramento State where she was co-news editor of the student newspaper, and worked as a part-time reporter at CalMatters (the California version of CT Mirror). Most recently Adria interned at The Marshall Project, a national nonprofit news organization that reports on criminal justice issues. Adria is one of CT Mirror's Report For America Corps Members.
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Misaka Ichiman Sanjūichi-gō
Novel, Manga and Anime
Railgun S Episode 11
Misaka 10031 (ミサカ10031号, Misaka Ichiman Sanjūichi-gō?) is a Sister, a clone of Misaka Mikoto, that appears in both Toaru Majutsu no Index and Toaru Kagaku no Railgun. Originally having a small role in Toaru Majutsu no Index, her character was later expanded in Toaru Kagaku no Railgun. She is the 10031st clone to be produced and killed by Accelerator for the Level 6 Shift Project, and she is also the first clone Kamijou Touma meets.
She looks the same as Mikoto, although for emphasis her eyes are drawn in a different way. Like all Sisters, Misaka 10031 wears Tokiwadai Middle School's uniform, goggles, and blue-striped panties.
She has the same personality as most clones, with emotions that have been suppressed as they weren't beneficial to the experiment. Despite this, she still feels pain and is hurt when Mikoto drove her away when she tried to cheer her up, because of this, she was a little saddened.[1]
Another slight hint of personality is shown when she behaves seriously, confronting Mikoto and Touma about having "robbed" a vending machine, she properly recited every legal article that the couple ignored while committing the "felony", expressing disappointment on them for engaging in such activities. Unfortunately 10031's nagging was cut short by Mikoto's outburst, who subsequently drags her away to question her about the status of the experiment.
Not much is known about her, though as a clone she was most likely produced a few months prior to her introduction in the story. Before meeting Mikoto and Touma she was researching around the area where they were staying.
Toaru Majutsu no Index Edit
Sisters Arc Edit
Misaka 10031 appears in the park where she discovers Misaka Mikoto and Kamijou Touma together after Shirai Kuroko left them. Here, she states that she is Mikoto Touma, which confuses him since she's not using her given name to refer herself when she was in the presence of Mikoto. Misaka 10031 tells them that she is here researching before being taken away by an uneasy Mikoto.[2]
Misaka 10031 shooting Accelerator in the face.
The next day, Misaka 10031 battles Accelerator. Despite her efforts she is easily defeated; before being killed by Accelerator, he states his power is based on vector transformation, and says that he can change the vectors of anything with just the touch of his skin. He demonstrates his powers on Misaka 10031, by touching her wounds and brutally killing her by reversing the flow of her blood.[3] He later took one of her fingers as a trophy and tried to eat it, then spat it out in front of Misaka 10032 saying it is too chewy.[4]
Touma too later comes upon Misaka 10031's mangled corpse and becomes disgusted at the sight. He later contacts Anti-Skill and removes himself from the alleyway while waiting for them.[5] This gives Misaka 10032 and the other Sisters ample opportunity to remove all evidence of Misaka 10031's death as well as the Level 6 Shift Project before the Anti-Skill can arrive. Misaka 10032 later carries Misaka 10031's corpse in a body bag herself.[6] Misaka 10031's body was most likely presumably disposed of prior to Misaka 10032's own battle with Accelerator.
Magic God Othinus Arc Edit
Main article: Magic God Othinus Arc
In the "Perfect World" Magic God Othinus creates in order to break Touma's will, Accelerator is the one who saves the Sisters, all 20,001 of them, including Misaka 10031.[7] Misaka 10031's body is later taken over by the Will of the Whole Misaka Network in order for her to snap Touma from his despair.
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun Edit
Her appearance is expanded in Toaru Kagaku no Railgun, where after being taken away by Mikoto. Here, she confirms to Mikoto's horror that experiments is still going on despite her efforts the other day, and reports that Misaka 10020's experiment has already concluded. Mikoto becomes thoroughly disgusted, and in the depths of her despair recalling the death of Misaka 9982, tells Misaka 10031 to stop appearing before her with 'that' form. Despite trying to cheer her up with a cat that reminds her of the cat Mikoto and Misaka 9982 rescued, she was pushed away through Mikoto's words and left her, though Mikoto later regretted her actions.[8]
The next day, Misaka 10031 takes her physical examination before her battle with Accelerator and is clearly depressed. She tries to ask to the researchers what they would do if a clone of themselves were to appear before them, and predictably one of them shows great revulsion for such a concept. This makes Misaka 10031 conclude that Misaka Mikoto truly does not want her to exist.[1]
Meanwhile, Mikoto who has recently infiltrated the now-abandoned Tree Diagram Information Receival Center, discovers that the Tree Diagram has already been destroyed, ruining her plan on stopping the experiment.[1] Later, after destroying another facility involved in the experiments in a fit of rage, she discovers the battle of Misaka 10031 and Accelerator, and is utterly broken after seeing the death of Misaka 10031 in the hands of Accelerator.[9]
Weapons & Gear: She wears a special set of goggles that enables her to see electron beams and magnetic field lines, which like all the Sisters she cannot perceive without aid. She also uses a F2000R Toy Soldier assault rifle during her fight with Accelerator, and is capable using any weapon the other Sisters have used.
(In Railgun manga Chapter 33) "For Oneesama (the original), Misaka (referring to herself) is an existence she would like to deny."
↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Toaru Kagaku no Railgun Manga Chapter 033


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The new high-tech speed cameras are not only logging your speed, they are also able to capture if a driver is using a mobile phone, as well as if they are not wearing seatbelts. Using an LED camera, these new camera's work just as well at night as in the day and are now being deployed by Devon and Cornwall Speed Camera Partnerships.
Originally reported by CornwallLive.com and dubbed the 'yellow vultures', the new average speed cameras are set to improve driver safety by making it harder for motorists to evade detection when committing driving offences like using mobile phones.
The move by the councils of Devon and Cornwall could persuade other areas to introduce the new cameras. There is only one way to be sure that you do not get a ticket from the new high-tech speed cameras – and that is to drive without speeding or using a mobile and ensure you use a seatbelt at all times, all of which are standard UK driving law requirements.
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