Discussion in 'Model X: Ordering, Production, Delivery' started by TylerCA, Mar 29, 2016.
Took delivery of the X and quite impressed with how much better the car is insulated from road noise compared to the S. One item I found strange is when I am nearby the car, the auto present keeps opening and closing the door as if it were possessed. Anyone else with this issue?
Beautiful home and landscape. Sorry, just had to say it. Looks so peaceful.
Congrats! Did you get a sunshade? Is the tint on the panoramic windshield adequate at blocking sunlight?
No sunshade. Said that there is no specified date, but it will be shipped directly to me. As for the tint, I think it is not sufficient. I had Spectra Photosync put onto my Aventador, P85+, P90D S, 458, and McLaren (but did not on the 918). Does extremely well in keeping the heat out and I feel is a must on this car.
The white seats look great with your exterior colour. Midnight Silver I presume? A different colour/shade from your S.
Now, I am maxed out in garage space.
Thank you, yes it is midnight silver with white perforated seats. We initially were getting the Bentley Bentayga, but decided to go with X due to the performance figures. The Bentley does have more amenities and luxuries, but I was not impressed with our Bentley GT with ongoing engine issues.
Wow! Gorgeous pics, and congrats on the new delivery. Now I'm getting even more excited about my X as it looks like we may have similar specs.
When I was checking out Ken's Signature, and he was standing near the car, but not approaching or leaving, his front doors were going crazy opening and closing too. He was probably going to disable the auto opening feature. Maybe that will improve with a future software update.
Exactly my experience. I hope they figure this out because it looks like my cars possessed.
My DS in Southern CA actually advised me to leave the auto present doors disabled for now, that if it were his car, it just wasn't worth the risk of it doing something inadvertent/unintentional right now. Be it an incorrect sensor read, it hitting something or someone, or going possessed and having latching/sealing issues, I didn't really feel the risk vs reward was worth it for a feature that is a cool "ooh" and "ahh" but not really much of a game changer for me on a daily basis. It'll be nice once it's super rock solid and stable, but for me right now, the thought of dozens or even hundreds of unintended door opens and closes and what that might do mechanically and software wise isn't worth it. I'll just (happily) open and close my doors myself.
I agree. The first thing I did was turn off the auto present doors when I took delivery on Saturday. A friend who took delivery last week got a scratch on her door edge the first day when the auto present door hit a wall in the parking lot.
The very first thing we did on our X was disable the auto front doors. We were still sitting in the showroom.
Yes...I disabled it. Quite uncomfortable seeing thr door open and close like that. My DS told me there are sensors on door to keep it from hitting anything. I guess there are many more tweaks needed before this feature is ready for prime time.
On another note. I noticed that the rearview mirror on the glass is too small. It barely covers the field of vision for the rear. Anyone else notice this?
It's a old story..lots on TMC on that.
Yes. It's not the widest view in the world.
I put my side mirrors out so they just meet the field of view of the middle mirror. I think that translated to two clicks outboard from seeing the edge of the car in the side mirrors. With this setting I am covered with seeing approaching cars in the mirrors until they just show up in my peripheral vision.
Truth be told it would only be good to have a larger mirror if they put cameras at the outside mirror locations and used those to extend the rear view mirror width. Hopefully someday soon.
"One item I found strange is when I am nearby the car, the auto present keeps opening and closing the door as if it were possessed. Anyone else with this issue?"
Same situation. Had to disable auto open. Took it to the SC and voila no problem! Huh? At home, the second key fob was within sensing reach of the door antenna and the MX is "confused" as it is now receiving two signals. Move the second key fob as far from the MX as possible or wrap it in aluminum foil (Faraday cage of sorts).
Took delivery of the X and quite impressed with how much better the car is insulated from road noise compared to the S.
@tyler - Which tires did your car come with? My experience was just the opposite. My MX came with Michelin "Summer" tires and the road noise was obnoxious. I switched to the Continental "Conti-Silent" and it made a tremendous difference. The MS loaner I had was much quieter than the X.
I've also had wind noise issues that they are working on. It got better after a door gasket/seal change and hopefully will be even better tonight when I pick it up from the SC.


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HBO Adds To The Cast Of 'The Nevers' From Joss Whedon
July 30, 2019 James Witham
HBO seems to be ramping up their sci-fi programming in their post Game of Thrones line-up. In case you missed it, The Nevers just started filming in the beginning of July. It's the first TV project from Joss Whedon since launching Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. The sci-fi drama starring Laura Donnelly (Outlander) is about a gang of Victorian women who find themselves with unusual abilities, relentless enemies, and a mission that might change the world.
Who will join Donnelly in the cast? Let's take a look:
Olivia Williams will play Lavinia Bidlow. A wealthy spinster and champion of the "Touched", Lavinia funds the Orphanage (where Amalia and many of the Touched live) through her vast family fortune. She is stern and old-fashioned, but as strong-willed and clever as anyone she confronts.
James Norton is Hugo Swan, a pansexual posh boy whose charm has about five years left on its lease. He runs a secret club and a side trade in blackmail. He's devoted to fulfilling everyone's worst impression of him – and fascinated by the Touched.
Tom Riley portrays Augustus "Augie" Bidlow, a sweet, disarming nerd and Lavinia's younger brother. A keen ornithologist, Augie is happy to let his older sister take the reins of the family fortune. He finds the Touched unnerving, but is drawn to them by his increasing infatuation with Miss Adair, and by the schemes of his nefarious best friend, Hugo.
Ann Skelly is Penance Adair, Amalia's (Donnelly) dearest friend, and one of the first women to join her cause. A devout – yet heretically progressive – Irish girl, Penance has genius for invention. She is delighted by her power, and her default is love and acceptance. But she's firm in her moral sense, and will be guided by what's right over what's expedient every time.
Ben Chaplin portrays Detective Frank Mundi. Big, gruff, and deeply moral, Detective Mundi trusts no one, least of all himself: his reputation for sudden violence (and excessive drink) is not unwarranted. Frank finds himself caught between the powerful, who ignore the the laws of the land, and newly empowered, who ignore the laws of physics.
Pip Torrens is Lord Massen – Staunch, unflappable and merciless in his defense of the British Empire, this former General, now Peer, may be the only man who sees clearly what havoc these few strange people can wreak upon the established order. Which he will protect, one way or another.
Zackary Momoh plays Doctor Horatio Cousens. One of the few successful West Indian physicians in London. Married with a young son, Horatio's fortunes took a dark turn when he met Amalia and discovered his own ability. Now he works with her, and with the Beggar King, those who don't care who is or isn't "different."
Amy Manson is Maladie. Committed by her husband (and genuinely unstable), she's been warped by a power she can't understand, and tortured by doctors intent on finding its source. She now lives underground, runs a gang and is on an infamous murder spree. She affects a theatrical parody of a bedlam waif, but mad as she is, she's a woman with a purpose.
Nick Frost will play Declan Orrun, aka The Beggar King. Charismatic and brutal, Declan runs – or has a piece of – most of the low-level criminal activity in the city. He's perfectly happy to help Amalia and her cause – and equally happy to sell them out. He backs winners, and the Touched are long odds.
Rochelle Neil is Annie Carbey, aka Bonfire, Annie is a career criminal who landed the ability to control fire and is happy to hire it out. Came up rough, stayed that way, but she's neither impulsive nor cruel – just looking out for herself. No matter who she works with or for, Annie trusts only Annie, and the fire.
Elanor Tomlinson plays Mary Brighton. Gentle but surprisingly resilient, Mary pursued her dream of singing on stage. A disappointing career and a broken engagement haven't diminished her spirit. She's going to be great. She's going to be very surprised how.
Denis O'Hare portrays Dr. Edmund Hague. A gifted American surgeon, he uses his skills in the coldest, most brutal way possible. But it's all in the name of progress!
Whedon will serve as showrunner with writers Jane Espenson and Doug Petrie who worked with him on Buffy The Vampire Slayer. We will keep you posted when a premiere date is announced.
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Korea's struggle with institutionalized mental healthcare
Posters are displayed at Samgakji Station during disability protests in August. / Courtesy of Jack Greenberg
By Jack Greenberg
Solidarity Against Disability Discrimination (SADD) resumed demonstrations aboard Seoul subways on Nov. 7 during the rush hour commute. The protests followed a brief suspension during the national mourning period for Itaewon disaster victims. Despite criticism for heightening the risk of safety accidents and overcrowding, the activists see no other option to make their voices heard. Their demands, which include increased budget allotments for disability needs and tangible support for deinstitutionalization, have continued to fallen on deaf ears.
Apart from the protests, Korea's deinstitutionalization movement received a boost in October when the U.N. Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities concluded the state's periodic review and issued its first-ever guidelines on deinstitutionalization. In its observations, the committee noted with concern Korea's weak implementation of its deinstitutionalization strategy, particularly for persons with psychosocial disabilities, as well as a persisting lack of budgetary and other measures to facilitate patients' living arrangements in the community. Per the CRPD, institutionalization is a discriminatory practice and a "form of violence" that denies individuals their legal capacity to live independently in society.
Like in other countries, the Korean government's favored solution for dealing with mental health patients has historically been isolation from the community. During the 1910-45 Japanese occupation, Korea was unique among the empire's colonies: no mainland laws regulating the custody and care of the mentally disabled were ever passed. Police, however, engaged in the surveillance of those suffering from psychosocial disorders. They maintained lists of people prohibited from wandering alone because of their symptoms and sent those without guardians to the Government-General Hospital in Seoul. Under the Minor Offences Act of 1912, police could arrest family members who failed to confine 'dangerous' mental patients at home.
Mental illness was the target of intense social stigma and a subject of public fear in colonial Korea, in ways not too different from today. As Theodore Yoo emphasizes in his study, "It's Madness: The Politics of Mental Health in Colonial Korea," media discourse contributed to the criminalization of mental illness through sensationalism. Newspapers also influenced public opinion in favor of isolation and segregation by calling for the enactment of strict custody laws and construction of large asylums.
The 1950-53 Korean War ravaged the country's medical infrastructure, and the health system's capacity to function. Mental patients were discharged, and left vagrant unless they had family members willing to take them in. The Seoul City Mental Hospital in Cheongnyangni, which opened in 1945, was the sole psychiatric institution that remained operational throughout the war, albeit barely.
The 2018-closed Cheongnyangni Mental Hospital, once known as the Seoul City Mental Hospital, was originally founded in 1945 and rebuilt in 1966. / Courtesy of Jack Greenberg
Capacity to care for those needing any form of health treatment remained extremely limited as the nation emerged from the shadows of war. Only 1 percent of the national budget was allotted to the health ministry, three-fifths of which went to programs for veterans and Hansen's disease patients. Although hard data was not collected, numerous reports pegged the number of people with severe mental illness at roughly 100,000. In 1957, however, there were no more than 359 inpatient psychiatric beds throughout the nation, the majority of which were at a veteran's relief hospital in Seoul's Noryangjin neighborhood.
At the end of December 1961, the National Mental Hospital was inaugurated with 360 new inpatient beds, 140 less than originally planned due to funding difficulties. The patients included overflow veterans and young, jobless men with limited education, who were involuntarily admitted at the request of a spouse or relative. Long-term hospitalization was de jure policy. As the hospital's superintendent explained in a 1962 article for the journal Neuropsychiatry, patients could not "expect early discharge… [since] there is no system [that] provides aftercare or psychiatric social services." Underfunding and insufficient staffing would continue to plague the National Mental Hospital for decades to follow. As the country's only mental health institution serving the needy free of charge, it had a months-long waitlist. In the 1970s, it was also forced to limit inpatient treatment to periods of no more than three months, yet many patients had to be readmitted shortly after discharge.
Inmates at Seongjiwon in Daehwa-dong, Daejeon, an accommodation facility for individuals rounded up under anti-vagrant ordinances / Korea Times file
With the public system struggling to find the money to stay afloat and meet demand, private actors, both legitimate and illegitimate, stepped in to offer their services. Richer families sought private psychiatric assistance while the poor opted to lock patients in their homes or dropped them off at unlicensed 'prayer houses,' often located on the mountainous outskirts of major cities. Rather than receiving actual treatment in such facilities, patients were routinely tied up with ropes or chains and violently beaten, sometimes to death, during rituals aimed at exorcising their inner "demons." Meanwhile, from 1975 through to the end of the Chun Doo-hwan regime in 1988, patients on the streets were rounded up and delivered to private-run social welfare facilities under an extraconstitutional anti-vagrant ordinance. Certain facilities supported these patients in a true spirit of service, yet abuse, violence and death were widespread due to failures in regulations and monitoring.
Human rights grievances involving patients with psychosocial disabilities did not disappear with democratization. In 1995, the Mental Health Act was passed after a 27-year on-off effort, but problematic provisions remain, despite countless amendments. Involuntary institutionalization is still possible on the grounds of patients' perceived dangerousness to themselves and others and continues to be abused with improper admissions and discharges. The adult guardianship system also limits the active decision-making capacity of individuals based on psychosocial impairment.
Reductionist demands for deinstitutionalization will not be realized soon. There are indications that institutionalization is still preferred by a sizeable number of patients and their families, who fear the burden of care will be shifted to them without adequate supports in place. Moreover, discrimination and stigma remain deeply entrenched in society. Substantive progress depends on educating the public about disability rights, developing capacity-building programs for lawmakers working on disability-related policies and adequate investments in financial and social service resources to incrementally build up a system of independent living transition and community integration services, without which the human rights of people with mental disorders will remain in a precarious state and at risk of harm.
Jack Greenberg is a Global Korea Scholar at Korea University, pursuing a master's degree in International Studies. He wrote a dissertation at McGill University on the history of mental health in Korea, and will give a lecture titled, "Locked Up: Korea's Struggle with Institutionalized Mental Health Care" for Royal Asiatic Society Korea at the (historic) Korea Christian Building on Nov. 22. at 7:30 p.m. Visit raskb.com for more information.


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James Joseph Kelly (10 May 1867 – 14 August 1938) was a wicket-keeper who played for Australia and New South Wales.

He was Australia's first choice Test keeper from 1896 to 1905 and he was named a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1903. He toured England four times (1896, 1899, 1902 and 1905) and was also an able batsman, with a first-class average of 19.94 and a highest score of 108*. His career came to an end from medical advice, as he was struck above the heart while keeping during a test at Old Trafford in England.

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MEPs opt for collective producer responsibility for orphan electroscrap
On 21 March, the European Parliament's Environment Committee went against industry's demands and voted for collective responsibility of orphan waste in the WEEE directive.
The Environment Committee followed the Council's recommendations from its first reading and voted for collected responsibility of orphan electronic waste. The rapporteur, Mr Florenz (EPP-ED Germany), had suggested individual responsibility, because of the high risk of 'free-riders' within a collective scheme.
The Committee agreed with the rapporteur on individual financial responsibility for all other, non-orphan, electronic waste. This will be an issue of disagreement with the Council, which has proposed the right for Member States to choose collective responsibility schemes if they wish.
The Committee also backed the rapporteur's demand for raising the collection rate target from 5 to 6 kilograms per capita, and to raise recycling targets. It also turned down a suggestion to exclude small companies from the directive.
With respect to the ROHS directive, the Committee agreed bring forward the date for banning certain substances to 1 January 2006. However, Member States can phase out the substances earlier if they wish.
BothindustryandNGOshave stated their preference for individual responsibility for all WEEE. The industry argues that a system based on individual responsibility would level the playing field and prevent less serious producers to dump products on the market. A collective system could lead to more orphan waste, which the whole industry would have to pay for. (see also EURACTIV15 February 2002)
The proposal for a directive on the waste of electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) and its companion draft directive restricting the use of hazardous substances in electrical equipment (ROHS) were adopted by the Commission on 13 June 2000. One of the main elements of the WEEE directive is the intention to increase producers' responsibility to collect and recycle electronic scrap.
The WEEE and the ROHS directives are scheduled for the Parliament's plenary session in April.
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Brazil
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São Lourenço da Mata, Pernambuco
São Lourenço da Serra, São Paulo
São Lourenço do Oeste, Santa Catarina
São Lourenço do Piauí, Piauí
São Lourenço do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul

Portugal
, a parish in the municipality of Portalegre, Portugal
, a parish in the municipality of Setúbal, Portugal
São Lourenço, a village in the Parish of Pêra, Portugal

Other places
São Lourenço, Cape Verde, a village and cove in the island of Fogo, Cape Verde
São Lourenço (São Filipe), a parish on the island of Fogo, Cape Verde
São Lourenço, Macau, a parish in the territory of Macau

See also
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Love Wins: A Celebration of Gay Marriage
Post author By Rabbi Andy Gordon
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Long ago, our ancestors sang a song of celebration. God assembled the entire Israelite people to provide water for them all. The Israelites in return sang this song to God: "Spring up, O Well – sing to it – the well which chieftains dug, which nobles of the people started…"
This song celebrated the Israelites past, present, and future. They sang of those who dug the well: the pioneers who spent years building it and allowing for this moment to arrive. They also sang about water, the substance that allows for wholeness and life.
With last Friday's Supreme Court ruling, we also sing a song of celebration. We celebrate LOVE; we celebrate that Love Wins. We celebrate that everyone in our country, whether you are gay, or straight, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender; whether you live in the Great State of New York or the Great State of Mississippi are free and able to marry the person who you love. Love Wins.
Our ancestors' song was a long time coming. The previous song was sung 40 years earlier when the Israelites safely crossed the Sea of Reeds. In the meantime, there were 40 years of hardship, struggle, infighting, loss of hope, and being stuck in the wilderness with no clear path ahead.
For much more than 40 years, gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and trans individuals have struggled. For decades, those who have a gay son or a lesbian sister or a friend or family member that identifies as LGBT, have struggled. This has been a long, difficult journey! Gay men and lesbians have fought homophobia for generations. We have been fired from our jobs solely because we were out; we have been bullied because of who we are; we have been punished by our state and federal government enduring constitutional amendments and the Defense of Marriage Act. We have been scared to hold hands in public afraid that horrific words would be sent our way or bottles would be hurled towards us, or worse.
As a gay man, I questioned my identity for years and hid quietly in the shadows of the closet, afraid to leave those suffocating walls because I was scared to be me – to be out – to be proud.
Luckily, I was able to come out and to meet the love of my life, Brian. But, when it came time to get married in 2008, New York State did not recognize same-sex marriage. We had a beautiful Jewish Wedding Ceremony, but our rights were not recognized by anyone, except us.
Two years ago, the Defense of Marriage Act was struck down and the US government was required to honor marriages in whatever state gay marriage was legal. Brian and I finally were married legally, with Caleb, our son, serving as our best man.
Our ancestors faced a very long journey, circling back and forth in the wilderness, looking for a path to the Promised Land. Forty years, occurred between that first song of celebration and the second song for the very source of being: for water and for LOVE.
Our society has faced a long painful journey of homophobia and discrimination. But, we have finally touched the Promised Land. Today, gay men in Georgia and Lesbian Couples in Utah can legally get married. Today, gay parents adopting in Ohio can have both of their names added to their son's birth certificate. Today, Jim Obergefell, can be listed as husband on the death certificate of his long time spouse John Arthur.
There is a long way to go before we truly become a utopia. Even in our celebration, even in our laughter and happiness, there is sadness, there are tears. We are in mourning for the nine innocent people, including four pastors, who were laid to rest, solely because of their skin color, solely because they were black.
As Jews, we know that the journey to the Promised Land is a long one and that the only way for us to get there is by working together to end all discrimination and to fight hatred with Love. As Jews, our voice must be heard; we must not remain silent. We will stand together against hate, we will stand together against violence, we will stand together for justice, and truth, and kindness, and equality. We have tasted the Promised Land and we remember the long, arduous journey. And so, we reach out our hands and hold on firm, and continue step by step, journeying forward, to the Promised Land we know can exist for us all.
Rabbi Andy Gordon serves on the clergy team of Temple Sinai of Roslyn
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An Historic Day for Equality
Post author By Rabbi Denise Eger
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Today is a true historic day! A moment when you can feel the chains of bondage breaking. The Supreme Court has ruled that DOMA, the Defense of Marriage Act, is dead. The Gay and Lesbian married couples cannot be denied federal rights and benefits. And Proposition 8, the hateful ballot proposition in California that went into affect in November 2008 taking away the right to marry is also history. The court ruled that the people who sponsored Prop 8 who took the case to court when the State of California Governor and Attorney General refused to sponsor the court case, had no standing to do so. Thus Prop 8 which was declared void and unconstitutional by a lower court ruling is just that unconstitutional.
While the Supreme Court avoided ruling on a sweeping marriage equality platform across the United States, the ruling means that now in 13 states (including CA) and the District of Columbia where marriage is legal, the Feds must recognize that marriage in the over 1138 rights and benefits and privileges at the Federal level.
The marriage equality fight isn't over in the United States. There are many places where gay men and lesbians cannot legally wed. And there are 33 states in the US where you can still be fired for being gay! That is why it is time for the Employment Non-Discrimination Act to pass the House and Senate. The marriage equality and adoption rights must still be fought state by state.
We aren't full citizens yet. But today for sure… a little more.
I am grateful to God for this day. A day of blessing for sure. A day where we feel God's justice showering down upon us and encouraging each of to continue the work of Tikkun Olam-repairing a broken world.
Rabbi Denise Eger is Vice President and President Elect of CCAR. She is the rabbi of Congregation Kol Ami of West Hollywood, CA.
This blog originally appeared on walking humbly. seeking justice. living with hope.
Tags DOMA, LGBT, Marriage equality, Proposition 8, Scotus
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Reform Movement Welcomes Ruling in Marriage Equality Cases
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Reform Movement leaders issued a statement today in response to the Supreme Court's landmark ruling on marriage equality in the cases Windsor v. United States and Hollingsworth v. Perry. The following statement comes from Rabbi Rick Jacobs, president of the Union for Reform Judaism, Rabbi Steve Fox, chief executive of the Central Conference of American Rabbis, Rabbi Marla Feldman, executive director of Women of Reform Judaism, and Rabbi David Saperstein, director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism:
Today's Supreme Court ruling on marriage equality is a significant victory for the protection of Americans' civil rights. No longer will lesbian and gay couples remain invisible to the federal government; no longer should there be doubt about the legal legitimacy of these partnerships.
The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which we vigorously opposed when it was first considered, has been an offensive and discriminatory measure since its passage in 1996. Since then millions have been denied fundamental rights because of the impact of this ill-advised law. Though that law still stands, today's ruling in Windsor v. United States promises to lessen some of its most damaging effects. By striking down Article Three of DOMA – a section of the law that the Obama Administration stopped defending several years ago – the Court has enabled legally married same-sex couples to receive the same federal benefits, rights and responsibilities as married heterosexual couples.
Sadly, too many couples across America are still denied the fundamental right to marry. The Court's ruling in Hollingsworth v. Perry effectively expands that right to tens of millions more Americans. The Court missed an opportunity to take a stronger stand for marriage equality today, yet it is a step toward greater civil rights for millions of Americans.
There is no more central tenet to our faith than the notion that all human beings are created in the image of the Divine, and, as such, entitled to equal treatment and equal opportunity. Many faith traditions, including Reform Judaism, celebrate and sanctify same-sex marriages. Thanks to the Court's decision, the federal government will now recognize these marriages as well, while still respecting the rights and views of those faith traditions that choose not to sanctify such marriages.
Inspired by our Movement's longstanding commitment to civil rights, we joined in amicus briefs to the Court in both the Perry and Windsor cases. We look forward to the day when full civil marriage equality is the law throughout the country, reflecting our nation's historic commitment to the civil rights of every individual. In the meantime, today's decisions will inspire us to continue to seek justice for all.
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• Participants saw moral and non-moral words in a lexical decision task.
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The Protests Haven't Stopped – But Are More Armed Protesters Arriving?
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As more Americans exercise their 2nd Amendment rights, there are more armed protesters in many U.S. cities, and the results are dangerous at best, deadly at worst.
Armed Protesters and Racial Tensions in America
It's no secret that racial tensions are high in the U.S. as the country completes two full months of protests against police treatment of Black Americans.
At the same time, firearm sales have skyrocketed in response to the civil unrest, coronavirus lockdowns, increased unemployment, and the looming election.
As many as 40% of those purchasing guns in 2020 are first-time gun owners, and many have previously voted for increased gun control.
But now, late-July protests across the nation have turned violent, including multiple shootings from Austin to Aurora, CO, to Portland.
Every American has the right to arm themselves and protect themselves, their families, and their property.
But as Amber Goodwin, founder and executive director of the Community Justice Action Fund, which aims to prevent gun violence in communities of color, has said, "Not everyone has access to gun safety."
Responsible gun ownership does not end when you purchase a firearm; that is where it begins.
Many first-time gun owners have had little opportunity to practice and familiarize themselves with their new weapons.
Austin Protest Turns Deadly
Clip of the shooting at the protest in Austin Texas from Hiram Gilberto on FB pic.twitter.com/VFbzqfoSff
— Anthony Martino (@anthonyfartino) July 26, 2020
In Austin, 28-year old Garrett Foster was allegedly open-carrying an AK-47 as he crossed a street with about 100 other protesters.
Open carry is legal in Texas. When a car turned towards the protesters, they surrounded the vehicle and Foster pointed his rifle at the driver.
In response, the driver fired several shots and drove off. Foster was left dead.
The driver later called 911 and is cooperating with the police.
Foster's mother disputes that he was armed at any time, although multiple reports confirm that he was visibly in possession of the rifle.
Gunfire Opened at Aurora, CO Protest
A protest taking place on a Colorado freeway near Denver led to gunfire when a Jeep drove through the crowd. At least one protester opened fire, injuring 2 other protesters.
One had his head grazed by a bullet while the other was shot in the leg. Both sought medical treatment at hospitals.
The driver of the Jeep has been in contact with police and agreed to be interviewed with his lawyer present.
He claims that protesters were hitting his vehicle and yelling at him and that a pickup truck ran into the front of his vehicle.
Portland Mom Struck in the Face
The Wall of Moms has garnered a swell of attention that Black mothers protesting in Portland for months did not receive. That attention is not lost on the participants. "Moms didn't just show up a couple nights ago. Black moms have always been there." https://t.co/lo3fLHJ973
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 28, 2020
A 41-year old Portland mom says she was struck in the face by a bullet after forming a human shield in front of federal agents at the Multnomah County Justice Center in downtown Portland.
It has not been confirmed that it was a bullet that struck the woman, nor where the object originated from.
She required the assistance of paramedics and later received seven stitches at a hospital.
Eugene, OR Protester Fires into the Air
In Eugene, OR, about 100 miles from Portland, a BLM protest was deemed a "riot" after vandalism occurred at multiple businesses.
Police had rocks and other projectiles thrown at them and arrested a man who fired a gun into the air during the demonstration.
Police Under Siege
Protests have continued to turn violent, with police forces in California, Oregon, Virginia, and Washington State reporting having rocks, fireworks, and other explosives thrown at them.
Many protests vandalized buildings and cars, started fires, and broke windows.
Dozens of arrests were made over the weekend, and multiple police officers were treated for injuries.
Police forces were reported to be using tear gas in response to the riots. There are no reports of officers using firearms.
What's your take on the growing number of armed protesters? We'd love to hear from you in the comments section.
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Tiffany Haddish feels stronger than ever! Recently, the comedian took to Instagram to show her before-and-after photos of her progress after starting a 30-day exercise program on Nov. 30.
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Haddish spoke out to Harper's Bazaar about her home-grown strawberries, kale, and Swiss chard. In the mornings, she loves to mix them all up into a smoothie. For a warm drink, she enjoys ginger and turmeric tea.
She also loves to have a cup of tea while on the road. And for snacks, she often reaches for nuts, fruits, and pickles.
People heard from Haddish that she will likely eat some meat once her 30-day program is over, but she will be mindful of how much.
Tiffany Haddish's workout routine
Haddish shared her Instagram Live where she revealed that she woke up at 2:00 AM to do her workouts. She said, "I went to bed at 8:30 or 9:00 and woke up at 2:00 in the morning to work out for 30 minutes." She then takes a quick shower before heading to work at 3:00 a.m.
The schedule was not always easy. She said, "There was definitely crying." "But here's what's the truth, I control my mind and my body.
Tiffany Haddish Before and after
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Top stories in the Monday, Nov. 5 edition of The Holton Recorder include: • Tuesday is Election Day! Don't forget to vote. • Dan Harris of Holton Livestock Exchange has been named one of the Holton/Jackson County Chamber of Commerce's Hall of Fame honorees for 2019. Learn more about...
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Mokro Polje (serb. Мокро Поље) – wieś w Chorwacji, w żupanii szybenicko-knińskiej, w gminie Ervenik. W 2011 roku liczyła 227 mieszkańców.

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Mokro Polje znajduje się w północnej części Dalmacji, około 20 kilometrów na zachód od Knina.

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Upper Big Lake
Charleston, Missouri
51.3 miles from Fisk, MO
A fisherman's ghost is purported to haunt Upper Big Lake. So the story goes, the fisherman accidentally killed his nephew with a shotgun, and the nephew's ghost came back and drowned his uncle while he was fishing on the lake.
Rose Bed Inn
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Alex is a ghost who haunts Rose Bed Inn, housed in a former home built in 1908. The Schrader Family owned the home originally, and eventually it was put on the market. A young man named Alex expressed interest in the home. He didn't have the money to buy the ...
Primrose Lane
Paragould, Arkansas
People living in the vicinity of Primrose Lane have reported seeing the ghost of a man and his dog. The man is believed to have shot himself with his rifle, and his dog died as well shortly after. The apparition's of the two have also been seen in the woods ...
Lorimier Cemetery
Historic Lorimier Cemetery from the early 1800s is home to a phenomenon known as the Tapping Ghost. It is a sensation of something tapping you on the shoulder, usually making visitors think a nut has fallen from a tree. The tapping repeats, usually until the visitor gets freaked out and ...
Glenn House
Glenn House, built in 1883, is haunted by a Christmas ghost. The mansion was built by Edwin Dean for his daughter Lulu and her husband David Glenn. But banker Glenn lost much of his fortune and they moved out in 1915. The property fell into disrepair until it was renovated ...
Southeast Missouri State University's Cheney Hall is rumored to be haunted by a female student who committed suicide in a bathtub. Folks say now the door slams by itself and unexplained noises are heard in the room. The Music Building is also said to be haunted by apparitions and slamming ...
Hurt Grocer Building
Faces are said to appear in the windows of this apparently abandoned building. Sometimes that of a man, other times that of a little girl.
Port Cape Girardeau
Port Cape Girardeau Restaurant and Lounge in Warehouse Row is housed in a circa-1860 warehouse. It is haunted by an unknown female ghost nicknamed Belle. The bartender who named her said that she showed him she liked the name he gave her. A few days after he thought up the ...
Collins Theatre
A ghostly elderly couple has been noticed sitting in the balcony watching rehearsals at this historic 1928 theater. After a while, they simply disappear. It is believed that they are the spirits of the former owners of the theater.
Haunted Cape Girardeau: Where the River Turns a Thousand Chilling Tales (Haunted America) (MO)
Joel Rhodes
Haunted Odyssey. Ghostly Tales of the Mississippi Valley
Jim Longo
Haunted Jonesboro
Edward L. Underwood
A ghostly older couple has been seen sitting in the balcony during rehearsals. They are believed to be the former owners of the theater.
Arkansas Methodist Medical Center
The apparition of a blond boy aged around 5 has been seen on the fourth floor. He wears pajamas and is often playing or seeking a kitten. An apparition of a Confederate soldier and another of an elderly female also have been seen in the building. Ghosts have been seen ...
Arcadia Academy
Arcadia, Missouri
This academy was originally built as a Methodist high school in 1840, and it was once used as a Civil War hospital. After that, it was a girls' Catholic school until it became a bed-and-breakfast and antique store. The nuns who used to run the school here are said to ...
Parlor Bed and Breakfast
Ironton, Missouri
This beautiful turreted 1908 house, in the 1960s briefly a funeral home and now an inn, is said to be home to many spirits. They ring the doorbells at all hours, turn clocks and radios on and off, and activate other electrical objects. They may speak to you or touch ...
Monette Cemetery
Monette, Arkansas
Local legend says that there was once an unmarked glass mausoleum in the cemetery, and it was sealed up with concrete and painted when the body inside began to decay. The man's ghostly screams are said to ring out in the night, and his apparition may walk the grounds carrying ...
Bono Bridge
Bono, Arkansas
The bridge was demolished in 2011, and the map shows its original location. According to local folklore, those who stood on the bridge and looked down at the railroad tracks below when a train was coming had the distinct feeling that the train was about to hit them. Apparitions and ...
Devil's Backbone and Bake Oven
Grand Tower, Illinois
The Devil's Backbone, a rocky ridge about a half mile long, sits adjacent to the Devil's Bake Oven, a larger rock about 100 feet tall near the river's edge. The formations have been used as landmarks, lookout points and hiding places throughout history. River pirates used it as a hideout ...
Forum Theatre
Jonesboro, Arkansas
Originally built in 1926 as the Strand Theatre, it was acquired by the city of Jonesboro in the late 1970s and renamed the Forum Theatre. It is said to be haunted by a mischievous ghost named Charlie.
Johnson-Sanderson Mansion
This home, built in the 1880's, was occupied mainly by the Johnson family, a wealthy retail family and later by the Sandersons, who served Jonesboro as the cities Mayoral family. It has served as mainly residence including Arkansas State student renters, but also as a tea room. Seances and Ouija board ...
Even More History, Mystery, and Hauntings of Southern Illinois: The 618 Files
Bruce Cline
Spirits of St. Louis II: The Return of the Gateway City Ghosts
Robbi Courtaway
Spirits of St. Louis: A Ghostly Guide to the Mound City's Unearthly Activities
Keller's Chapel and Cemetery
There have been reports of strange sightings in the chapel and the surrounding cemetery. Ghostly lights that follow visitors around the cemetery at night, the sound's of babies crying, strange apparition's moving around the cemetery and unexplained noises are just some of the phenomena reported at this site. (Submitted by Callum ...
Caledonia Wine Cottage
Caledonia, Missouri
Since the place was renovated in 2006, many paranormal experiences have been reported. Folks have heard a friendly elderly voice saying hello, and there have been many reports of toddler-aged children waving at someone the adults can't see or playing with another child named Erica that doesn't seem to exist. ...
Old Hardy Hotel
Hardy, Arkansas
Reports are unclear as to whether the haunted hotel and antique mall are still in operation--it was up for sale on eBay in October of 2008. Former owners reported hearing disembodied footsteps and closing doors on the second-floor hallway. One room, called the Murder Room, was the site of a ...
Jacques Guibourd Historic House - Guibourd Valle House
Jacques Guibourd Historic House, aka Guibourd Valle House, is a 1784 Creole house museum and is rumored to be haunted. Witnesses have seen apparitions, heard footsteps in the servant's quarters, and have been awakened by banging, breaking glass, furniture being thrown and other sounds. The harpsichord has played by itself, ...
Main Street Inn Bed and Breakfast
Open since 1882, this inn is said to be haunted by a man who died here back in the 1890s. Although he makes a lot of noise up on the top floor in the early morning hours, he is said to be completely harmless. The locals say all he wants ...
Southern Illinois University is reputed to have many haunted buildings; among them are Wheeler Hall, Faner Hall, Anthony Hall, Shryock Auditorium, and Mae Smith Residence Hall. One of the most famous ghosts here is Henry, who haunts the 1918 Shryock Auditorium. Henry, aka former university President Henry William Shryock, died ...
Hundley House Bed and Breakfast
Although Hundley House has not operated as a B & B since 2011, former guests claim that double homicide that took place there in the 1928's has left its mark, both literally and spiritually. A bullet hole from the murders can still be seen in the back staircase and people ...
Lost History Museum
Valles Mines, Missouri
This 1749 house museum is haunted, and travellers driving past claim to have seen the apparition of a soldier staring down into the street. Other activity reported here includes people being touched by unseen hands, and strange anomalies have shown up in photographs taken at the property. (Submitted by Callum ...
Woodlock Cemetery
Davisville, Missouri
89 miles from Fisk, MO
The hilltop Woodlock Cemetery has a stone staircase set in the hillside, and this is the area where the haunted activity is said to take place. Apparitions and a phantom horse are among the phenomena reported, but as this land is now private property, trespassing is not advised.
Hickory Valley Methodist Church
Cave City, Arkansas
The church is a small, wooden building located near the cemetery across the road. If you approach the church at night, you can hear people singing hymns, but there is no one around. Sometimes the apparitions of young children can also be seen at the Hickory Valley Methodist Church. (Submitted by ...
Haunted Kansas City, Missouri
Angie Cox
Ghosts of St. Louis: The Lemp Mansion and Other Eerie Tales
Bryan Alaspa
Haunted Missouri: A Ghostly Guide to the Show-Me-State's Most Spirited Spots
Bethel Cumberland Presbyterian - Bethel Assembly of God
Atoka, Tennessee
Bethel Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery (Bethel Assembly of God) dates back to the mid-1800s. Sources say it has a separate are for criminals and one for children. Witnesses have reported ghostly voices, lights, shadow people, and evil growls from the surrounding forest. What's more, legend has it that the cemetery ...
Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
Batesville, Arkansas
Strange lights and an apparition of an elderly woman in a rocking chair in the upstairs window of the church have been reported. The ghosts of a young woman killed nearby in the early 1900s also has been seen, and the apparition of a small boy has appeared in photographs ...
Governor Thomas Fletcher House
Hillsboro, Missouri
102.1 miles from Fisk, MO
The Governor Thomas Fletcher House was built in 1851 by Thomas C. Fletcher. Witnesses have reported that the place is haunted, citing a phantom smell of baking bread, a piano playing by itself, cold spots, feelings of being watched, and more.
Morse Mill Hotel
Dittmer, Missouri
Built in 1816 as a farmhouse, the hotel had its heyday in the 1920s and '30s. Clara Bow, Charles Lindbergh, Jesse James and Al Capone are among the famous guests who stayed here, as well as serial killer Bertha Gifford, who killed many victims by poisoning with arsenic. Witnesses have reported ...
Shady Grove Cemetery
Bald Knob, Arkansas
One report says that crickets and grasshoppers refuse to set foot in the Shady Grove Cemetery, and ghost children will put their handprints on cars if you flash your headlights three times.
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"Sam Glankoff", Hollis Taggart Galleries
Catalogue Essay: Stacey B. Epstein, Hollis Taggart Galleries
One of the most striking elements of Glankoff's mature works is his unusual technique. Termed "print-painting" by Whitney Museum curator Elke Solomon after a 1974 studio visit, the artist masterfully combines the two media by a method of his own invention. Part painting, part printing, Glankoff built up his forms through several layers of pigment, resulting in unique images of great visual impact that manage to retain the spontaneity and dynamism of the expressionist brushstroke that was his birthright. Marilyn Kushner explores this dichotomy in her catalogue essay for his 1984 retrospective at the Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Museum at Rutgers University: "Like monotypes, they are unique transfer prints but, as in painting, there is an expressive importance associated with the application of the pigment." (1)
Glankoff's imagery is marked by a vital and expressive energy rooted in a biomorphic abstract language of symbols. The theoretical underpinnings for this work emerge from his abiding fascination in the expressiveness of the calligraphic mark, the power of primitive symbols, and the philosophy of Zen Buddhism. Glankoff explored in depth the potential of such visually allusive forms. Although the flowering of the Abstract Expressionist movement came decades before his own mature period, "it provided an important model for expanding his primitivist imagery and mythic preoccupations toward a new and transcending concept of color form." (2)
Color is an essential component in these works. Employing mysterious lines and shapes that hover over a "softly resonating" colored ground, "the resulting image, emerging from layers of encrusted, semi-opaque pigment, appears as something that has accrued over time – ancient but still miraculously luminous." (3) Indeed, the juxtaposition of contrasting colors that may jar elsewhere settles in these works into something richly harmonious.
Born Samuel Glanckopf on New York's vibrantly diverse Lower East Side, the artist began painting at a very young age. He enjoyed spending days alone at the Metropolitan Museum of Art as a child, studying the collections and memorizing details of old master paintings. In 1916 he enrolled in night classes at the Art Student's League, but his studies were interrupted by the outbreak of World War I. Glankoff spent the war years in Cuba as a conscientious objector, returning to New York only at war's end. His search for creative employment in New York led him to a job illustrating for publications, where his main medium was the woodcut. This early experience with woodcuts would prove seminal to his later career, as his invented working method would draw from the woodcutting process. At this time we was also exposed to the handmade Japanese paper that would become his sole working support in his later years.
Glankoff was also inspired in his later work by the great Japanese woodcut master Shiko Munakata, from whom he learned to combine several panels of handmade paper into a larger whole. This innovation allowed Glankoff to create his grand four-panel compositions, arguably some of the most powerful in his oeuvre. In these, shapes and figures form a sort of personal iconography that detail Glankoff's artistic life of introspective isolation. Through the expressiveness of these forms, the artist successfully communicates his deep-seated aesthetic feeling. It is this connection between artist and viewer, via the finished work, that Glankoff sought above all: "In art it is the feeling that is paramount. That's the thing that we are looking for, and it's beyond words." (4)
Sam Glankoff passed away just six short months after his first solo exhibition, held at Graham Gallery in New York in 1981. The show earned him warm praise, and since then his work has been further examined and collected by institutions and individuals across the country. Glankoff's print-paintings can be found in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Guggenheim Museum, the Jewish Museum, the Detroit Institute of Art, The Fogg Art Museum, and the Smithsonian Institution, among many others.
1. Marilyn Kushner, Sam Glankoff (1894-1982): A Retrospective Exhibition, (New Brunswick: Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum, Rutgers), 1984, p. 31.
2. Sam Hunter, Introduction to Ibid., p. 3.
3. Elizabeth Wilson, "Sam Glankoff." ARTnews, Feb. 2009.
4. Sam Glankoff, quoted in Hunter, p. 6.
Sam Glankoff at Hollis Taggart
Hollis Taggart Galleries, New York December 9, 2014 - January 10, 2015


For a long time the great question on people's minds, in regards to apocalyptic themes, was how the world would end; of the innumerable things in the universe which can kill us all, which one is the likeliest to befall us? Needless to say, this remains a subject without any concrete conclusions, and as the discussions went on peoples' focus shifted on another, perhaps more interesting question: how would society handle its fall? This is spawned a veritable mass of literature dedicated to exploring humanity's hypothetical reaction to different apocalyptic events, and I would argue few authors do it better than William R. Forstchen. An established name in the post-apocalyptic genre, he returns to us with a new story of unspeakable cataclysm titled 48 Hours.
The story begins by explaining to us the terrible predicament the entire Earth has found itself in. Scientists have determined there will be a Coronal Mass Ejection from the sun in 48 hours, an event of unprecedented magnitude capable of destroying the Earth's entire electrical infrastructure. Without any actual means of doing anything about it, the world's leaders have decided to go completely dark in an attempt to mitigate the damage, and thus the entire world has gone completely offline. No internet, cell phones, communication or even electricity in general. While at the onset it didn't seem like a very long period, the world's population is quickly finding out how suddenly living in the dark ages, even if for only two days, presents its very own set of unique challenges. As the hours trickle down, the question arises as to whether or not humanity can survive itself, never mind the impending solar storm.
Regardless of whether or not you yourself are interested in the study of human behaviour in times of crisis, I believe we can all agree it might turn out to be an objectively useful field and possibly applied in scenarios outside of the apocalypse. For the most part, this is what this book is all about: to hypothesize on the behaviour of various types of people and systems when plunged into the specific scenario of an electrical Armageddon. Personally-speaking, I find this subject to be more a-propos in regards to our own world, with our over-abundant reliance on electricity standing as a clear weakness of our civilization. I feel Forstchen went into quite a lot of depth in trying to explore the various ramifications of the event, detailing how he believes society would be affected on different scales and levels, at least in the United States of America.
As you might imagine, there is a veritable treasure trove of food for thought, but personally what caught my attention was the author's depiction of governmental systems and how survival would largely be dictated by social classes. He makes some very interesting points about the government potentially turning its back on its regular citizens when the elite themselves are at risk, preferring to save their own hides above everything else and leaving the rest to rot in a dying world.
As a matter of fact, quite a bit of the material seems to denounce the ruling classes and their ultimate power over the rest of the people, and regardless of whether or not you agree with his ideas, the author definitely gives us a whole lot to think about. While it might be on the pessimistic side, Forstchen argues and supports his vision of a world plunged into darkness and feels, to me at least, a very realistic interpretation of how things could unfold.
While the governmental systems and social dynamics are one thing, the people themselves are an entirely separate subject, and Forstchen gives them all the attention they could ever deserve. From the local to the national scale, we observe how people of all types from all walks of life react to the situation. While at time it does feel a bit obvious the author is using them to explore some concrete concepts he has in mind, it never took me out of the story as I found it woven well enough into the plot to give it a foundation in the book's universe. What I did truly enjoy was the way in which the author connected small local reactions to large national ones, detailing the spread of human behaviour and the rapid evolution of social tendencies. This interconnectedness helped to instill a real sense of grandeur to the whole event, giving us a big and complete picture of just how messed up things could get.
With all of these studies of human behaviour, it can sometimes be easy to forget there remains a plot at the centre of this as we follow a few main characters and see how they all choose to survive through this. Each and every one of them is described in magnificent detail, especially since we never stop learning about them for their words, reactions and decisions continuously add on to their personalities. The author certainly has a talent for creating the sorts of people we can get emotionally-attached to, which actually plays a big part as the story nears its chaotic ending and we start to feel the stakes of disaster ourselves. While it might not move at Mach speed, the omnipresent tension ensures the plot never feels stale or boring and does keep on progressing at a steady pace; this is one of those books where it feels as if the immersion factor gives us the impression it moves much faster than it really does, and I mean it in a good way.
To close up on this show, 48 Hours by William R. Forstchen is an extremely engaging story and eye-opening study of human and governmental behaviour during a short-lived electrical apocalypse. If you're interested in this subject, this is the sort of book which will leave you thinking for days to come, if not weeks… as such, I highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys this genre.
William R. Forstchen is an American author, historian and Professor of History and Faculty Fellow at Montreat College in North Carolina. He holds a doctorate from Purdue University with specializations in military history, history of technology, and the American Civil War. He has authored numerous acclaimed series, with some of the more widely-celebrated ones including Rally Cry, Honored Enemy and the Wing Commander series.