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Netanyahu assails Iran-nuclear talks in Congress address
By ARON HELLER and DEB RIECHMANN ~ Associated Press
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks before a joint meeting of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 3, 2015. In a speech that stirred political intrigue in two countries, Netanyahu told Congress that negotiations underway between Iran and the U.S. would "all but guarantee" that Tehran will get nuclear weapons, a step that the world must avoid at all costs. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
WASHINGTON -- In a direct challenge to the White House, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stood before Congress on Tuesday and bluntly warned the U.S. an emerging nuclear agreement with Iran "paves Iran's path to the bomb."
President Barack Obama pushed back sternly, saying the U.S. would never sign such a deal and Netanyahu was offering no useful alternative.
In the U.S. spotlight, the Israeli leader showed no uncertainty. "This is a bad deal. It is a very bad deal. We are better off without it," he declared in an emotionally charged speech that was arranged by Republicans, aggravated his already-strained relations with Obama and gambled with the longstanding bipartisan congressional support for Israel.
Two weeks before voting in his own re-election back home, Netanyahu took the podium of the U.S. House where presidents often make major addresses, contending any nuclear deal with Iran could threaten his nation's survival.
In a tone of disbelief, he said Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, "tweets that Israel must be annihilated -- he tweets."
Republicans cheered Netanyahu in the packed chamber, repeatedly standing.
Democrats were more restrained, frustrated with the effort to undercut Obama's negotiations.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., did little to hide her unease and later issued a blistering statement criticizing what she called Netanyahu's condescension.
At the White House, Obama said there was value in the current economic sanctions against Iran and also in the negotiations in Switzerland aimed at restraining Iran's nuclear ambitions.
"Sanctions alone are not sufficient," Obama said. "If Iran does not have some sense that sanctions will be removed, it will not have an interest in avoiding the path that it's currently on."
The administration says there is no deal yet, but Netanyahu insists he is privy to what is being put forth.
"If the deal now being negotiated is accepted by Iran, that deal will not prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons. It would all but guarantee that Iran gets those weapons -- lots of them," he declared. He acknowledged any deal likely would include strict inspections, but he said "inspectors document violations; they don't stop them."
Obama declined to meet with the leader of Israel, a key U.S. ally, during this visit. Vice President Joe Biden was on a trip to Central America, so his seat as president of the Senate was filled by Republican Orrin Hatch of Utah, the Senate president pro tempore.
As Netanyahu spoke, Secretary of State John Kerry was holding a three-hour negotiating session with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in the Swiss resort of Montreux in hopes of completing an international framework agreement later this month to curb Tehran's nuclear program.
Netanyahu said the deal on the table offers two major concessions: Iran would be left with a vast nuclear infrastructure, and restrictions on Iran's nuclear program would be lifted in about a decade.
"It doesn't block Iran's path to the bomb," Netanyahu thundered. "It paves Iran's path to the bomb."
He said the U.S. and the other five nations in talks with Tehran should keep pressuring with economic sanctions because Tehran needs the deal most.
"Now, if Iran threatens to walk away from the table -- and this often happens in a Persian bazaar -- call their bluff. They'll be back, because they need the deal a lot more than you do."
More than four dozen House and Senate Democrats said in advance they would not attend the event, highly unusual given historically close ties between the two allies.
Many of Netanyahu's comments were greeted by loud applause from U.S. lawmakers, but not everyone was persuaded by his rhetoric.
Pelosi issued a statement saying she was "near tears throughout the prime minister's speech -- saddened by the insult to the intelligence of the United States."
But Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said the Senate would debate next week on legislation that would allow a congressional vote on any deal reached with Iran.
He said legislation for stiffer sanctions could be considered.
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I seen nothing wrong with his speech he is a strong leader and told it like it is I know some didn't like it but to be a tough REAL leader you have to take charge and not hand out candy down at the nearest street corner and smile and wave to the enemy's when they go by.
-- Posted by swampeastmissouri on Tue, Mar 3, 2015, at 2:56 PM
Valarie Jarrett she is the one running the Obama show since the day he was elected. She is Iranian born Senior Adviser and makes a lot of decisions.
Nancy Pelosi, what a stupid MORON are Government is at its lowest point in history we have noleadership on eather side, the only thing any of them think about is lining there pockets at the expense of the people of America.
-- Posted by 1st amendment on Tue, Mar 3, 2015, at 3:51 PM
"The top Democrat in the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, steered more than a billion dollars in subsidies to a light rail project that benefitted a company run by a high-dollar Democratic donor and in which her husband is a major investor.
Pelosi and her leadership PAC are among the recipients of his generous campaign contributions. Pelosi's husband is also a major Salesforce investor."
"60 Minutes" questioned Pelosi about a 5,000-share Visa stock purchase she made with her husband as the House was considering credit card regulations. She made a "killing" off the highly sought-after initial public offering based on her actions in the US House."
Pelosi - one of the richest 10 members of Congress. Nothing to see here. No lining of pockets here.
-- Posted by Dug on Tue, Mar 3, 2015, at 4:08 PM
I doubt that Pyth. One of them being Iranian let's get the facts straight
I stand corrected Pyth she was born to American parents but was born in Iran. I stand corrected. I like many don't agree with her politics or Obama's but we have now less than 23 months to go and we will have a new President January 20 2017 and at that time we can start rebuilding our Nation.
Pyth you have the nerve to call that trogan horse in the white house an American you are living in a different world.
-- Posted by 1st amendment on Wed, Mar 4, 2015, at 7:10 AM
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The Battle of Maymyo, fought in March 1768, was the final battle and the end of the Third Qing Invasion of Burma during the Sino-Burmese War (1765–69). In November 1767, the Qianlong Emperor ordered the Third Invasion under the command of his son-in-law Mingrui with a 50,000-strong invasion force led by the Manchu Bannermen after the failure of the Green Standard Army and Yunnan Border troops in the earlier invasions. They were the most successful of the invasions penetrating deep into central Burma and defeating the main Burmese army at the Battle of Goteik Gorge. However, Mingrui ended up overstretching his lines by the time he reached Ava. Burmese reinforcements arrived from Siam and began cutting the Qing supply lines. Hounded by Burmese guerrilla attacks, his men suffering from tropical diseases and with no hope of being reinforced, Mingrui was forced to retreat. The Burmese army under Maha Thiha Thura caught up with him at Maymyo, modern day Pyinoolwin and all but wiped out the invasion force with the exception of a few survivors.

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The Qing army's plans were to use a pincer action on the Burmese capital of Ava with the main army of 30,000 under Ming Rui invading through Hsenwi, Lashio and Hsipaw, and down the Namtu river while the smaller one around 15,000 under General E'erdeng'e invading through Bhamo. The remaining Qing troops were left behind at Hsenwi to guard the supply lines. After defeating the main Burmese army at the Battle of Goteik Gorge, Ming Rui's forces raced to Ava mopping any resistance. However, Burmese guerrilla attacks under General Teingya Minkhaung on the long supply lines began to hamper the Qing army's ability to proceed. By the time they reached Ava, the Qing main army had overstretched itself and Ming Rui was forced on the defensive, playing for time to enable the northern army to come to his relief. However, the northern army had severely weakened itself during their repeated assaults on the Kaungton fort. Against orders, the northern force retreated back to Yunnan.

By early 1768, veteran Burmese troops had returned from the Siamese theatre and Generals Maha Thiha Thura and Ne Myo Sithu succeeded in retaking the Qing supply base at Hsenwi. Completely cut off from all supplies, the Bannermen from the freezing grasslands along the Russian border, began dying of malaria as well as guerrilla attacks in the burning weather of central Burma. Ming Rui abandoned all hope of taking Ava and attempted to retreat back to China with as many men as he could.

In March, the Qing began their retreat, stalked by a Burmese army of 10,000 men and 2000 cavalry under Maha Thiha Thura who had been promoted to overall command. The Burmese divided into two forces, a smaller army led by Maha Sithu, continued to pursue Ming Rui while the larger army led by Maha Thiha Thura advanced through the mountainous route to cut off the Qing army.

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The smaller Burmese army under Maha Sithu engaged the Qing forces head on and was repulsed by the superior Chinese numbers. However, Sithu instead of retreating pulled a number of troops, particularly archers and musketeers, into the jungle and began harassing the Qing's flanks and ambushing foraging parties. While Mingrui was occupied with Sithu's army, Thiha Thura's larger force successfully moved through the mountains to arrive directly behind the Qing army and managed to achieve complete encirclement of the Qing main army.

Over the next three days of hard fighting, the Burmese whittled away the larger but weakened and starving Chinese army. The desperate Qing troops attempted to break the encirclement through Sithu's smaller army but the Burmese infantry stood firm and held off the Chinese assaults. Trapped between Sithu's infantry in front, under arrow and musket fire from the flanks and charged by Thiha Thura's army from the rear the Qing army was eventually wiped out. Historian Harvey said that the Burmese could hardly grip their swords with their hilts so slippery with enemy blood.

Aftermath

Aside from some 2500 men captured, the entire Qing army was completely wiped out. Mingrui was severely wounded and a small group of Qing soldiers managed to break through. Although he could have escaped, Mingrui cut off his queue and sent it to the emperor as a token of his loyalty and then hanged himself on a tree.

The Qianlong Emperor had assumed an easy victory so when then the news finally came, the Emperor was shocked. Desperate to redeem the humiliation, an even larger army invaded in 1769 under chief grand councilor Fuheng. This invasion too failed, bogged down in at frontier.

But Maha Thiha Thura, who oversaw the annihilation of Ming Rui's army at the battle of Maymyo, correctly realized that another wipe-out would merely stiffen the resolve of the Chinese government. Furthermore, Burmese losses while small compared to China were heavy in comparison to its smaller population. Taking full responsibility, Thiha Thura forced the Qing commanders to take terms without informing the king and oversaw their retreat back to Yunnan.

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Thousands of People Are Sharing What They Wish They Could Have Said To Their Exes
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By Locke Hughes
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Rora Blue, an artist and lifestyle blogger, collects those messages. In the Unsent Project, which she started two years ago on Tumblr, Rora invites people to submit texts anonymously and asks them to name the color they associate with their first love, too. The result? A multi-colored mix of emotional (and at times heart-breaking) messages that she posts on her Instagram account and website.
Some of the responses are sassy ("I gave all your clothes to Goodwill :)") while others are more sentimental ("My thoughts cannot move an inch without bumping into you") but all are thought-provoking. The original idea behind the project was to figure out what colors people see love in, Rora tells Women's Health. "Love and color are the two most powerful things I can think of. I thought it would be fascinating to intersect them."
Now, she's accumulated over 30,000 submissions, running the gamut of emotions, from anger to sadness to happiness, and the colors span the rainbow. In compiling the submissions, Rora has also discovered that most of us do associate our first love with a color. "In general, black messages are very sad, yellow are cute or funny, and blue have the widest range of emotion," Rora explains.
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While it's hard for Rora to pick just one or two of the most striking submissions, she's received a number of memorable emails from people who want to explain the posts they've sent. "I've heard stories about pawned engagement rings, re-kindled love, and a girl who received a heart transplant from her first love," Rora says. She also hopes people see the project as a sign that regardless of what you're going through, you're not alone: "No matter what you are feeling, there is always someone else out there feeling the same way."
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So,I always dodged and weaved those friends using essential oils when the topic came up.. I hated the smell and it took me a good 15 years to find my favourite perfumes! Why would I overpower them with stinky oils?
But a few weeks ago, a good friend of mine finally convinced me to try the Focus Blend.
I put it on my feet and could feel so much of a difference in my mood. I was centred, and grounded- it was like a wave of calm. On days like that, I wouldn't exactly struggle through my work- but I would be drained by 6pm when I got home.
Best part is, I LOVE the smell of this blend!
I put it on my 3 year old son Parker's feet for the first time today. He's a runner. Think will-leap-into-fishpond-for-kicks type of runner. An hour later, he WALKED by my side from the car in an empty Westfield carpark- to the door! About 15 metres. Literally the first time in history, and do I let him attempt it regularly if the underground carpark is empty.
Of course, he did immediately sprint up the stairs when we got in. Baby steps!
I'm not using essentials oils with Parker to 'fix' his behaviour, though- and of course, the car park could have been an unholy coincidence. I'm doing it to help him feel calmer and more grounded, instead of off in his own world as he's prone to do. Knowing how I feel after using this one, I'm hoping it will have the same regular impact on him- and seeing behaviour improvements would be a great sign we're on the right track.
InTune is a proprietary blend of essential oils.
They're carefully selected for their ability to enhance and sustain a sense of focus.
The oil can be diffused or applied topically.
The scent is musky and earthy.
For educators who are looking to keep a calm space, it is worth investing in a diffuser in the classroom which can be used with various calming blends.
When you enrol with Doterra your oils and diffuser products are at wholesale price for the entire year.
The best part about Enrolling with me and my team is the training and support. I do not enrol people and run.
It is in my best interest to support you through your Doterra journey.
You will receive access to resources which usually people have to pay for as well as preprepared social media content!


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One of the things launched at the GA conference was a questionnaire on fieldwork and outdoor learning which was developed by Philip Monk and other colleagues on the Fieldwork and Outdoor Learning Special Interest Group.
One of the really useful resources that I picked up at the conference was from the Field Studies Council, and is a guide to GIS.
They also offer a range of CPD courses for teachers at a low price.


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This set makes half a true French pattern.
Find the recommended laying pattern at https://www.tfo.com.au/french-pattern-travertine-layout.
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This is a straight from quarry product, this is not a seconds item.


DESCRIPTION The cmp utility shall compare two files. The cmp utility shall write no output if the files are the same. Under default options, if they dif- fer, it shall write to standard output the byte and line number at which the first difference occurred. Bytes and lines shall be numbered beginning with 1.
OPTIONS The cmp utility shall conform to the Base Definitions volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, Section 12.2, Utility Syntax Guidelines.
-l (Lowercase ell.) Write the byte number (decimal) and the differ- ing bytes (octal) for each difference.
-s Write nothing for differing files; return exit status only.
file1 A pathname of the first file to be compared. If file1 is , the standard input shall be used.
file2 A pathname of the second file to be compared. If file2 is, the standard input shall be used.
STDIN The standard input shall be used only if the file1 or file2 operand refers to standard input. See the INPUT FILES section.
for each byte that differs. The first <differing byte> number is from file1 while the second is from file2. In both cases, <byte number> shall be relative to the beginning of the file, beginning with 1.
No output shall be written to standard output when the -s option is used.
The <additional info> field shall either be null or a string that starts with a <blank> and contains no <newline>s. Some implementations report on the number of lines in this case.
1 The files are different; this includes the case where one file is identical to the first part of the other.
APPLICATION USAGE Although input files to cmp can be any type, the results might not be what would be expected on character special device files or on file types not described by the System Interfaces volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001. Since this volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001 does not specify the block size used when doing input, comparisons of char- acter special files need not compare all of the data in those files.
For files which are not text files, line numbers simply reflect the presence of a <newline>, without any implication that the file is orga- nized into lines.
Some implementations report on the number of lines in the identical- but-shorter file case. This is allowed by the inclusion of the <addi- tional info> fields in the output format. The restriction on having a leading <blank> and no <newline>s is to make parsing for the filename easier. It is recognized that some filenames containing white-space characters make parsing difficult anyway, but the restriction does aid programs used on systems where the names are predominantly well behaved.


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After the banking sector its time for INSURANCE.
I think more specifically it will be General Insurance. Life insurances are all high now.
hei it was nice forecast!!!!!!!!
Phoneix Insurance has a high PE ratio. it is now around 36.
PHENIXINS is yet to rise!!
My prediction is, lifetime of rising general insurance will be bit smaller than bank..


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Athletics to activate Josh Reddick from the disabled list on Sunday
By Bill BaerApr 11, 2015, 3:25 PM EDT
MLB.com's Jane Lee reports that the Athletics are expected to activate Josh Reddick from the 15-day disabled list on Sunday. Reddick suffered a strained right oblique early in spring training, playing in only one game in Cactus League action.
Reddick, 28, batted .264/.316/.446 with 12 home runs and 54 RBI in 396 plate appearances last season. He made two trips to the disabled list, both for right knee problems, missing a total of 38 games.
Infielder Tyler Ladendorf will likely be optioned to Triple-A Sacramento to make room for Reddick on the roster. Reddick's return likely means fewer at-bats for the red-hot rookie Mark Canha, who is batting .500 with a home run, two doubles, and six RBI to start the season.
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Ed support page
Ed is an iPhone port of the famous unix editor ed.
It was originally written many years ago for use on printing terminals. It is not WYSIWYG or anything remotely resembling that.
Ed is modal. To enter text, type a, and hit return.
Then enter your text. When you done, put a period on a line all by itself.
To see what you have, type:
,p
To save type:
w myfilename
There is a way to see what files you have:
!ls
The bas version of the iPhone port is not the latest version of Ed, which (believe it or not!) is a posix standard. It is based on a much earlier version which you can read more about here. Believe it or not, it was used to write most of Unix. If that surprises you, look at this document, which reveals some of the hidden power of ed.
Obviously there are certain differences between the iPhone version and a full Unix version, most particularly in the ! shell escape command. The only useful command implemented in the iPhone version of ed is !ls, which will list your files. To do serious file management, I suggest using iTunes.
If you have any questions feel free to email me, or leave a comment here.
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One of the pillar's of President Donald Trump's campaign was revitalizing the United States' struggling coal industry.
But as his administration works to shrink the federal budget, while meeting pledges to grow military spending and spur a massive nationwide infrastructure build out, coal interests are growing worried.
The CEOs of the nation's three largest coal companies, Peabody Energy, Arch Coal and Cloud Peak Energy, along with the United Mine Workers of America, sent a letter to the White House last week pressuring him not to cut the budget of the Department of Energy's Fossil Energy Office.
fossil fuel industry," the letter reads.
Earlier this year The Hill reported the Trump administration was preparing a budget that would cut spending by $10.5 trillion over the next decade, with substantial cuts coming from the Departments of Energy and Commerce.
The cuts were reportedly based on a spending plan written by the the conservative Heritage Foundation, which calls for eliminating the Energy Department's Office of Fossil Energy – along with the Office of Electricity and the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
One of the primary forces behind the development of hydraulic fracturing, the Office of Fossil Energy is currently working on developing carbon capture technology for coal-fired electricity plants, like the project underway at NRG Energy's Petra Nova project outside Houston. Such technology is considered critical for the coal industry, as governments worldwide push the energy sector to dramatically cut carbon emissions to combat climate change.
"With targeted federal investments in R&D, carbon capture technology can be cost competitive in the same way that has been done with wind and solar power. We need to level the playing field for our coal and fossil fuel resources," the letter reads.
Other signatories on the letter included Newton Jones, international president of the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers; Brad Markell, executive director of the AFL-CIO Industrial Union Council; and Jay Faison, CEO of ClearPath Action, the non-profit lobbying Republican lawmakers to help grow the clean energy industry.


FIREFIGHTERS in Ellesmere Port have been turning up the heat to come up with interesting ways of keeping in trim.
In partnership with Western Cheshire Primary Care Trust, Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service has been working on an initiative which aims to keep its staff fit and healthy.
Firefighters from different watches at the Wellington Road station have been competing to come up with ways to live healthier lifestyles.
They showed the progress they've made at a launch day on Thursday.
They concentrated on topics such as healthy eating, stress busting, cancer awareness and exercise.
Their efforts will be assessed by health experts, who, at the end of eight months will award prizes.


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TV ReviewsMindhunterSeason 1
Building a mystery: The Mindhunter team creates the science of serial killers
Sean T. Collins
Holt McCallany, Jonathan Groff, Sam Strike (Photo: Merrick Morton/Netflix)
MindhunterSeason 1
Twitter is a portal straight into hell, but every so often a li'l angel of insight manages to spread its wings and fly out of its maw. So I offer a sincere thank you to the twitter user who put into words something I might not have been able to put my finger on otherwise: The more like a procedural Mindhunter becomes, the better it gets. Sure enough, the show's fourth episode spends nearly all of its time watching Holden Ford, Bill Tench, and their new partner Wendy Carr at work, and it's the best episode yet.
In their study, they interview Monte Rissell (Sam Strike, doing subtle work), a weaselly little shit who capped off his short life of criminality and sexual violence with a string of five rape-murders. He blames them both on a neglectful girlfriend and an abusive upbringing: "Nobody on this earth ever wanted me. Put that on your fucking tape." Lines like that help us see how valuable these interviews are not just to the agents, but the killers. At last, someone will be forced to listen to the depths of their rage and despair and live to tell the tale.
In their office, Ford, Tench, and Carr use the insights gleaned from Rissell and Ed Kemper to create the "terms of art" that will form the basis of serial-killer studies, for want of a better term. Full disclosure: I'm one of those shame-faced serial-killer buffs—if you're watching this show, there's a decent chance you are too. So to see the trio begin to isolate the "stressors" that spark the killers' murderous outbursts, or to come up with now-familiar categories like "organized" and "disorganized" to separate the premeditated "hunters" from their less intelligent, more impulsive counterparts, is a genuine thrill. And as a big fan of cooperation between characters in drama, the way the three of them legitimately listen to and respect each other's suggestions and ideas, even if they ultimately shoot them down, is deeply refreshing given the morbidity of the subject matter. The whole thing, weirdly, reminds me of watching a making-of documentary, like one of those old VH1 Classic Albums episodes about, I dunno, Steely Dan's Aja or what have you. It's people who are legit geniuses, at the top of their game, working together to create something that will enrich—or in this case, save—countless lives.
And in the field, Bill and Holden continue their "road school" to teach local cops FBI techniques, a gig that's increasingly a front for what they're really interested in doing. They've got the routine down so cold by now that they make bets on how long it'll take a cop to approach them with a difficult case after their lecture. This time around, an Altoona, Pennsylvania lawman, Detective Mark Ocasek (Alex Morf), asks them for help solving the vicious murder and mutilation of a local woman found in the garbage dump.
The interplay between the three men is fascinating. Ocasek seems eager to get as close to the cutting edge of criminology as he can: He's enthusiastically embraced the relatively newfangled field of forensic science, and he reacts to the Feds' insights into the psychology of killers like a student who feels he's really getting something out of the class. Tench has perfected a method of essentially reopening the existing investigation without making the local cops feel condescended to or pushed aside. Ford, somewhat against type, bristles at the unwitting errors Ocasek and his comrades have made—letting the victim's fiancé leave town, leaving potentially vital evidence behind at the crime scene, jumping to certain inaccurate conclusions and dragging their feet about obvious ones.
But all the while, Bill and Holden are spreading the dark gospel of serial killers, converting nonbelievers as they go. There's one particularly chilling exchange between Ford and Ocasek when he and Bill speak to the Altoona PD about the case they're now officially helping to investigate, when Ford discusses, in passing, how the killer "hunts.: "'Is that a figure of speech?" Ocasek asks. "It is not," Holden replies, actor Jonathan Groff hitting every syllable like he's a doctor delivering a terrible prognosis.
All of this is so new to everyone, you know? The lack of traditional motives. The idea, proposed by Dr. Carr, that these killers react to familiar criminal stimuli in abnormal ways, like how Rissell was driven to kill not because his first victim said no, but because she said yes. (It was a ploy, but still.) All the differences one can deduce from pre-mortem versus post-mortem injuries, from motive to marital status. (Bill, whose relationship with his wife has hit a rocky patch due to the stress of raising an adopted son who seems to be autistic, hits this last bit uncomfortably hard.) They're like evil Johnny Appleseeds, roaming the countryside, planting trees of terrible knowledge.
And now, a quick break for our regularly scheduled feature: DebbieWatch™. Once again, the appearance of Debbie onscreen brings the whole show to a…well, not so much a halt as a prolonged cringe. To make things perfectly clear, this is not the fault of actor Hannah Gross, an intense performer who makes a meal out of her character's continuous conversational trouncing of her boyfriend, Holden. The blame lies with the writing, which has yet to give her a single line of dialogue a real person would actually say.
During their awkward dinner date with Ford's new ally Wendy Carr, she razzes him with ironic formality when he brings up the topic of marriage ("Are you proposing, Holden Ford?"), makes fun of him as an icebreaker with Wendy ("For a fed, he's not so bad at having a good time"), and pays him a backhanded compliment when Carr jokes that he's probably not as comfortable being around women smarter than he is as he makes out to be ("He has a lot of flaws, but surprisingly, that's not one of them"). This happens in, like, three minutes of screentime? Like, who acts like this?
I think I understand what showrunner Joe Penhall and his cowriters (in this case Dominic Orlando) are going for with Debbie. Holden spends most of his time talking to men who detest women, viewing their every word and deed as part of an elaborate lifelong conspiracy to disempower and humiliate them. This is true not just of victims with whom they were close, like mothers and girlfriends, but also complete strangers; not just of people who might actually be said to have some sort of power over the course of their lives, but random sex workers and teenage girls—that is, people our entire society render disproportionately vulnerable at all times. To men like Monte Rissell and Edmund Kemper, a woman like Debbie—brilliant, accomplished, young, conventionally attractive, free-thinking, prone to giving people shit and taking none in return—would be an absolute nightmare. Holden's relationship with her establishes that while men like Rissell and Kemper fascinate him on a professional level, he does not share their lethal prejudices. The paradox, and problem, is that this renders Debbie an instrument in Holden's story, despite the surface trappings of independence that would seem to indicate otherwise.
With their gray trees, steel bridges, Rust Belt detritus, and crime-scene photos of a decomposing and horribly butchered female corpse, the Altoona scenes are as Silence of the Lambs as the show has gotten yet.
I'm hardly the first person to say this, but man does Anna Torv's Wendy Carver give off serious Carrie Coon vibes.
The BTK cold open laid on the spooky music way too thick. But the way he couldn't suppress a sinister snicker when the woman whose home he's inspecting asks for just the stickers and sign without the actual alarm system? Legit chills up my spine.
Ditto the way Rissell decribed women, proclaiming "Can't live with 'em…" without ever finishing the sentence. To him, the sentence is finished.
That bit is so good that I'm willing to forgive Rissell's anachronistic use of the phase "No more drama."
Another great music cue as our trio leave Unit Chief Shepard's office with hundreds of thousands of dollars in unexpected funding in their proverbial pockets: "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft" by Klaatu.


For our final 2016 Q&A post we interviewed Marika Meyer from Marika Meyer Interiors and Textiles. Based in Bethesda, MD, Marika is a talented interior and textile designer who consistently inspires us with her stunning client projects and behind-the-scenes glimpses of her daily life that she shares on Instagram (@marikameyer1).
We are a full service interior design firm specializing in residential design.
My interest and background is in fine arts so interior design was an easy transition. Interior design allows you to be both creative and exercise your type A personality type- which we have many at our office!
What has been the biggest surprise or challenge with your role?
The biggest surprise as an interior designer was the process side of the industry. Designing a space or a home is a process but implementing that design can be its own challenge! You must be organized and have a strong attention to detail to pull off a successful installation.
How would you describe your aesthetic? What style/brands do you gravitate towards?
We prefer a curated home with a mix of styles to keep the design fresh and interesting. We find the best way to achieve this is to mix vintage pieces into the design to balance out the new.
Does organization have a focus in your career?
Organization is very important in our field! The majority of our clients have families and we design for the lifestyle of our clients. During our "intake" period we like to really break down what our client needs are in each space and that typically includes storage. Storage is one of the top requests from our clients!
What are your go to products or tools that you couldn't live without?
We would be lost without custom MMI notepads! They have a grid on the pages so it is easy for us to sketch or take down notes.
Do you rely mostly on electronic organization systems or prefer the paper and pen type? Would you recommend a combination? How do you best manage both?
We recommend a combination of both electronic and paper and pen systems. The cloud has allowed us to work more efficiently and remotely when required. We always back up our electronic system with a physical project binder with all of the project's content. A little old school but it has been effective!
Are there any organizing tips you've tried over the years that did not work for you? What were they Why do you think they did not work?
We have tried countless organizational methods! One that comes to mind is toy storage. The feedback from clients is that the deeper the bin used for toys the less their kids will use their toys!
Are there any habits you have formed and use everyday to get and stay organized?
Lists, lists, and more lists! I always have my pen and paper nearby to jot down a passing thought or idea. I have even gone as far to keep a pen and paper on my bedside table for those middle of the night wake ups.
What is your favorite organizational tool that you use, whether it be a product, app, or routine?
Google is my #1 organizational tool for e-mail, scheduling, and project management.
Why do you think its important to stay organized in your role?
In our industry it is in all of the details- whether it is in the design or the execution. In order to achieve a design that both works aesthetically and functionally you need to be able to stay organized.
What is one piece of advice you would give others to stay organized?
Have a plan or process and stick with it! It can be trial and error but once you have found what works for you keep at it!


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By Alan Macleod @AlanRMacLeod
Former U.S. Treasury Secretary, Chief Economist of the World Bank, Director of the National Economic Council, and President of Harvard University, Lawrence Summers has warned against any implementation of a $2,000 COVID relief check.
Writing in business publication Bloomberg, the 66-year-old economist insisted that the proposal, which has drawn support from figures as diverse as Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump, was a "big mistake," as it would likely "overheat the economy." He noted that he did support strengthening social safety nets and other spending measures, but maintained that $2,000 was too much. "There is no good economic argument for the $2,000 checks," he confidently concluded.
Yet there are many reasons not to treat Summers as an infallible economic sage. Chief among them is his (major) role in causing the 2008 financial crisis that devastated the United States and much of the rest of the world.
During his time in the Department of the Treasury under President Clinton, Summers successfully lobbied for the repeal of the Glass-Steagall Act, a 60-year-old piece of legislation that separated commercial banking from the wild west of investment banking, insulating Americans' savings from the dangerous world of venture capitalism. He also pushed for increased deregulation of the finance system in general, setting the stage for an inevitable collapse. A paid consultant to Citigroup and other financial behemoths, he also later opposed efforts to break up the "too big to fail" banks after the crisis.
This is perhaps not even Summers' most notorious moment, however. In 2000, the Governor of California Gray Davis (D), reached out to the then-Treasury Secretary for advice, suspecting that energy giant Enron was toying with the state's energy supply for profit, greatly increasing electricity prices even while power outages surged. Summers reportedly scoffed at his suspicions, patiently explaining that California's main problem was over-regulation and that he should allow Enron to operate more freely. One year later, Davis's suspicions were confirmed as Enron went bankrupt in a massive scandal that exposed the company as a Ponzi scheme.
Summers has always been a passionate believer in the magic of the free-market. While at the World Bank, he imposed austerity and trickle-down economics on a myriad of poor countries, while also infamously promoting the export of toxic waste from rich countries onto poor countries in Africa on economic grounds, suggesting that poor people's lives were worth less than those of the rich. "The economic logic behind dumping a load of toxic waste in the lowest wage country is impeccable and we should face up to that," he wrote.
Summers also resigned from his position as President of Harvard in 2006 after a vote of no confidence from the university's faculty. This came in the wake of him attacking African-American professor Cornel West, claiming that his rap album was an "embarrassment" to the university. It appeared that the faculty found Summers' comments that women were inherently inferior in science and engineering, thus explaining the lack of female graduates and staff in those fields, to be more of an embarrassment, however. No doubt the wild financial risks he took with Harvard's endowment — blunders estimated to have cost the university $1.8 billion — did not help his cause, either.
Summers is not the only one in corporate media sounding the alarm about giving money to poor people. The Washington Post was so strongly against the idea that its board rushed out an editorial insisting that it was a "bad idea" pushed for political reasons, not economic ones, claiming that all it would achieve would be to "blow nearly half a trillion taxpayer dollars." Meanwhile, economist and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman warned that the checks would be "divisive," and that their economics "aren't very good." What "divisive" means in this context appears unclear, as a recent poll showed that 78% of Americans support the $2,000 checks. 57% "strongly support" them, while only 7% "strongly oppose" them.
The cost of the project, estimated by detractors at around $464 billion, is less than one-quarter of what the billionaire class has increased its wealth by in 2020. At the same time as the super-rich have been getting richer, however, ordinary Americans have been suffering. A September report noted that 56 million had been forced to use a food bank at some point, while 51 million Americans were made unemployed by July. A poll released Monday found that Americans rated 2020 to be the worst year in modern history. A $2,000 check at the end of it might have made some difference in their outlook, but if Summers has anything to do with it, that will not be coming their way at all.
Feature photo | Former U.S. Treasury secretary Lawrence Summers attends the meeting with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang during China Development Forum 2017 at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, March 20, 2017 in Beijing. Etienne Oliveau | Pool via AP
Alan MacLeod is a Staff Writer for MintPress News. After completing his PhD in 2017 he published two books: Bad News From Venezuela: Twenty Years of Fake News and Misreporting and Propaganda in the Information Age: Still Manufacturing Consent. He has also contributed to Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting, The Guardian, Salon, The Grayzone, Jacobin Magazine, Common Dreams the American Herald Tribune and The Canary.
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Clima munților Bucegi se caracterizează prin temperaturi medii de 2-6° Celsius și 0-2° Celsius la peste 1800 m altitudine, precipitații abundente de 800-1200 mm/an și vânturi puternice. Pe platoul Bucegi se întâlnește climatul alpin cu temperaturi medii anuale sub 2° Celsius, precipitații puține și vânturi foarte puternice. În Bucegi, ca pe orice alt munte, vremea se poate schimba foarte repede, existând chiar zile în care cel puțin trei anotimpuri sunt prezente în timp relativ scurt.

Presiunea atmosferică
Pe culmile înalte, solul se încălzește puternic în zilele cu soare, deoarece, rarefierea și transparența aerului favorizează pătrunderea unei mai intense radiații solare. În nopțile senine, răcirea este mai accentuată datorită pierderii căldurii printr-o radiație puternică, având ca efect, răcirea solului. Astfel se explică amplitudinea diurnă relativ mare a temperaturilor solului.

Temperatura aerului
Stațiunile meteorologice apărute de-a lungul timpului la Sinaia, începand cu anul 1888, au înregistrat minime absolute de -27° Celsius, în 11 februarie 1929 și maxime absolute de 32° Celsius, în ziua de 10 august 1945. Temperatura medie anuala este însă cuprinsă între -3,9° Celsius - în ianuarie, -3,1° Celsius - în februarie și 15,7° Celsius - în iulie. Numărul mediu de zile de iarnă, cu temperaturi mai mici de 0° Celsius, este de 47 zile/an, iar numărul mediu de zile cu temperaturi peste 25° Celsius, este de aproximativ 16 zile/an.

Circulația atmosferei este preponderent oceanică vestică, în proportie de 45%, atât în perioada rece, cât și în cea caldă a anului, dupa care urmează ca pondere circulația polară, tropicală etc. Temperatura aerului scade cu altitudinea, astfel încât dacă pe valea Prahovei media anuală este de circa 6° Celsius, la Predeal este de 5° Celsius, pentru că pe cele mai înalte culmi, la vârful Omu, de pildă, să scadă la -2,5° Celsius. În luna februarie temperatura medie este de -11° Celsius, pe platou aceasta este cuprinsă între -10° Celsius și -8° Celsius, în restul masivului -8v la -6° Celsius, iar la Predeal ajunge la -4,4° Celsius. În luna iulie, în timp ce la Predeal, la 1050m temperatura medie lunară este de 14,5° Celsius, în cuprinsul masivului variază, în funcție de condițiile locale, intre 6° Celsius și 12° Celsius, pentru ca la vârful Omu sa fie de numai 5,4° Celsius.

În mod normal, temperatura aerului scade cu altitudinea, și anume cu circa 1/2 ° Celsius pentru fiecare sută de metri. Dar distribuția verticală a temperaturii aerului este influențată nu numai de altitudine, ci și de formele de relief. Astfel, în zilele senine și fară vânt, în special iarna, aerul mai rece de pe culmi coboară în fundul văilor. Se produc astfel inversiuni de temperatură, datorită cărora iarna, pe culmile Bucegilor, la altitudini de peste 2000m, temperatura aerului este uneori cu 10-15° Celsius mai ridicată decât la altitudini cu 500-600m mai jos. De remarcat, în urma unor îndelungi studii, este faptul că pe vârful Omu se poate produce înghețul în tot cursul anului, chiar și în lunile iulie și august. Pe vârful Omu sunt în medie 220 zile pe an cu temperaturi sub 0 grade, pe când la Sinaia, numai 95 zile pe an.

Vântul
Element climatic aproape permanent pe cele mai înalte culmi - are intensități și viteze diferite în timpul anului. La Vârful Omu viteza medie anuală a vântului este de 10 m/s, iar pe fundul văilor adapostite ea poate scădea la valori de pană la 2 m/s. Vântul crește în intensitate cu altitudinea, ajungând ca pe cele mai înalte culmi să atingă pană la 30-35 m/s, fapt care face aproape imposibilă circulația turiștilor. Vitezele maxime ale vântului sunt atinse spre sfîrșitul iernii și începutul primăverii iar vara este cel mai liniștit anotimp din acest punct de vedere. Ca efect al vântului care transportă grăunțe de nisip sau ace de gheață, stâncile, în special cele compuse din roci friabile(gresii), sunt șlefuite în diverse forme: turnuri, coloane, ciuperci.

Nebulozitatea

Deoarece sunt mai înalți decât împrejurimile, Bucegii sunt mai înnorați, întrucât masele de aer sunt obligate să se înalțe pentru a trece de obstacole. Prin înălțare, aerul umed condensează sub formă de nori. Iarna, crestele Bucegilor sunt mai însorite decât cele de la câmpie, iar primavara și vara mai înnorate.

De menționat, este fenomenul de formare a unei mări de nori de joasă altitudine, mai ales iarna, pe munții din jur, în timp ce crestele înalte rămân însorite.

Despre ceață se poate spune că forma sub care se găsește de cele mai multe ori este cea a de ceață orografică. Astfel, în diminețile senine de vară, pe masură ce soarele se ridică, aerul de pe versanții însoriți se înalță, fiind mai ușor și prin urmare ia o mișcare ascendentă. Ajungând la altitudini mai mari, datorită presiunii atmosferice mai reduse și temperaturilor mai scăzute, vaporii de apă din aceste mase de aer se condensează sub formă de ceață.

Precipitațiile

Precipitațiile medii anuale se situează în jurul valorii de 800 mm (între 810-1350mm), cu o medie mai mare in lunile iunie și iulie; cele mai mici medii lunare se înregistrează în ianuarie și februarie. Legat de precipitații și de existența norilor, s-a calculat că, în medie, în regiunea superioară a muntelui sunt anual sub 40 zile cu cer senin și peste 140 zile cu cer acoperit.

La Vârful Omu suma anuală a precipitațiilor este, în medie, de 1277,6 mm. Cele mai mari cantități de precipitații cad în luna iulie, a cărei medie este de 168,5 mm și cele mai mici în lunile octombrie și noiembrie, când se înregistrează 52,9 mm.

De regulă, se înregistrează 28 de zile de ninsoare anual, cuprinse într-un interval ce poate atinge 160 de zile, cu prima ninsoare în zilele de început de noiembrie (record în anul 1994, 6 octombrie), iar ultima ninsoare în jurul datei de 15 aprilie. Stratul de zăpadă poate atinge chiar grosimea de 130 cm. Zăpada poate fi viscolită sau spulberată de pe anumite zone expuse. Primavara riscul de producere de avalanșe este mai mare, în special pe văi și în zone adăpostite unde se formează acumulări mari de zăpadă. Stratul de la suprafață este ușor compactat și poate aluneca cu usurință peste gheața aflată dedesubt.

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My Problem is :
I developed a custom Woo-commerce payment gateway and added it's settings under checkout tab in Woo-commerce settings panel.
Now i want that my custom payment gateway should be at top on checkout page.
So how i can do that?
I don't want to do that by doing drag and drop on checkout options page.
I want that when i install and active my plug-in then using some action or hook i want to set it at top.
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A: great question!
I found it,, in your plugin where you define your custom class and init it with hook for woocommerce to add actual plugin like this in mine:
add_filter( 'woocommerce_payment_gateways', 'woocommerce_add_mk_tcom_gateway' );

inside function you have something like this I guess,,
only change this line:
/**
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}

on checkout page you'll have this first option :)
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Heat treatment for bed bugs includes the use of heating units to bring the ambient temperature of a home or apartment or condo as much as or higher than 140 ° F. Usually the temperature level ranges in between 135 ° F and 150 ° F. The cook time differs depending upon construction characteristics such as what the floors and walls are made of as well as the level and type of contents that the dwelling holds. Heating time runs between 3 to 5 hours. The temperature levels are generally examined continually through making use of remote temperature sensing units. Every 15 to 20 minutes movement of fans and furniture to make sure that there are no hot or cold spots during the heat treatment process is provided. In addition to the wireless temperature level monitors that are put throughout the structure, FLIR weapons are typically used. With this tool we can in fact see to the central core of a bed or sofa to make sure that there are no cold areas where bugs can endure.
There are different ways of providing treatment for bed bugs. Some companies use glycol-based heaters. Others utilize propane-based heating systems. Some is electrically-based heaters usually connected into an external generator due to that the majority of houses or homes do not carry sufficient present to supply these large heaters, and there are those that numerous plug systems that will draw ams from your house. There have actually been some problems with the home based plug-in heating units due to that they do not bring the temperature level up regularly at a rate which will not allow the bedbugs to escape. smaller units are great however when you enter into units that are over 400 ft. ² time versus temperature increase is crucial. It is not always the kind of heat treatment devices that is used but the knowledge and experience of the operators. some business are really experienced in supplying heat treatment to kill bed bugs. There are quite a couple of. How do you understand which heat treatment for bed bugs is best? I believe the very first thing that is necessary to do is to obtain recommendations.
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With numerous companies you do not get a warrantee and all with some you get a minimum of 30 days even if you're in an apartment or condo building so it is best to examine with that specific company to make sure that whatever guarantees supplied is provided in writing. It is constantly recommended that a follow-up canine is supplied to make sure that you are clear. Now some business will specify that there is no other way that they can warrantee the work that is being done because you might revive bed bugs from your workplace, or your vehicle, or possibly you brought them out of the home with you when you left and brought them back in you got back … Now while this could be real but if you are appropriately encouraged on the correct techniques of preparation and you're getting a complete direction list on what to do when leaving the chances of this occurring is very low.
So in most in many cases heat treatment for bed bugs is effective with only one service. So ensure you check the referrals, make certain you get everything in writing, and ensure you go with with reliable and honest company and you will get your life back. There have been some issues with the house based plug-in heating systems due to the reality that they do not bring the temperature up regularly at a rate which will not permit the chinchas to escape. What you need is some type of assurance that exactly what they did during the heat treatment for bed bugs removed whatever. Make sure you have either a follow-up canine examination or they're putting down some type of bed bug traps such as a climb-ups to ensure that you are absolutely free of bed bugs.With numerous companies you do not get a warranty and with some you get a minimum of 30 days even if you're in an apartment or condo so it is best to examine with that specific company to make sure that whatever guarantees offered is offered in on paper.


Another tax break can't save the CMHR from drowning in red ink. Neither can the MSM.
As if you need more proof that the laws for the peasants don't apply to millionaires like Gail Asper and her pet project the Canadian Museum for Human Rights --- but here's some more.
We told you this week that some unknown Fairy Godmother at City Hall secretly wiped out $118,000 from the museum's property tax bill. That act saved the museum which won't, or can't, pay its taxes from being put up for tax sale in the event it fails to pay in 2012 for the third year in a row.
We've since learned that the CMHR is getting even more special treatment from the Winnipeg tax department.
The museum is the only property in the entire city that is exempt from penalties for non-payment of property taxes.
More than $50,000 in penalties should have been added to the museum's outstanding tax arrears last year, but wasn't.
The City of Winnipeg website clearly states that penalties of 1.25 percent are charged on unpaid taxes.
Plus 7.5 percent in the current year in September.
They'll have to add an amendment: except for millionaires who expect the little people to pay their share.
But a present of forty thousand dollars is next to worthless compared to the deep, deep,deep financial pit the CMHR finds itself in.
Make no mistake---the finances of the CMHR are out of control.
Winnipeg's mainstream media continues its tradition of running interference for the Asper family of moochers. No news outlet has yet pointed out that the $41 million shortfall is ON TOP of the $20 million the museum backers have failed to raise on the previous overrun. That brings the black hole up to $61 million.
"This revised project budget still does not allocate funds to complete the museum's temporary gallery and theatre. These elements were not included in the $310 million budget, either."
The temporary gallery is in addition to the museum's 12 permanent zones. It was to be used for temporary and traveling exhibits which could run from 3 to 6 months and would "examine particular events, themes or issues" according to communications director Angela Cassie. The 350-seat theatre is being promoted by Tourism Winnipeg as having retractable seating.
And don't forget that while the Friends of the CMHR claims to have raised $130 million in private donations --- they now acknowledge that much of that sum is pledges over years and not cash-in-hand. That means that as much as half of that claim is in the form of IOU's that have no value until, and if, they are paid out.
In other words, add another $65 million to the money still needed to finish building the museum.
Plus the cost of the temporary gallery and theatre.
The Friends of the CMHR managed to raise a palty $5 million in cash and IOU's in the year 2011. At that rate it will only another 25 years to build the museum.
The following is a list of naming opportunities available to $1 million donors.
The naming of the space will be for a period of up to 25 years with recognition (i.e. on the donor 'wall') in perpetuity.
Naming opportunities for endowed funds will be offered in perpetuity.
But you have to act fast. Some prime spots are already spoken for.
We're going for The Black Rod doorknob to the Exit.
The Canadian Museum for Human Rights carefully orchestrated the release of the news that is another $41 million in the hole. As predicted, they waited until just before Christmas weekend to provide the figure knowing that all city newsrooms are decimated by staff taking time off for the holidays. They needn't have bothered being sneaky. The mainstream reporters in the city did, as usual, as little as possible to report the news.
A comment left on a news website Thursday said Premier Greg Selinger told CBC Radio that morning that he was prepared to channel more money into the CMHR. We watched the television news for that clip, in vain.
But host Janet Stewart did say they did a year-end interview with Selinger, but it was too long to play and viewers should see the whole thing on their website. Yeah, that'll happen.
CTV didn't have a word about the museum's wonky budgetting. What's a third of a billion dollars wasted, eh, Gord?
The Winnipeg Free Press, official museum touters, promoted the museum story on Page One with the Headline "Museum vows to find cash".
The blurb read: "A day after Ottawa said no bailout is coming, the new interim chair is confident national donors and corporate sponsorships will help make up the shortfall." No mention of a $41 million cost overrun.
If you turned to the story, on Page Five, you would see a big headline "Museum's new cash strategy" and the lead "The new interim chairman of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights is confident the institution can make up a funding shortfall without receiving another dime from Ottawa." Eight paragraphs in you read that "It's been speculated the CMHR.. .may need another $45 million to complete."
The newspaper never actually spelled it out, that the cost of construction had risen by $41 million. In a sidebar to the main story they danced around the figure. The lead to that story was how the museum was encouraging fundraising. They said the total cost of "building and contents" had risen to $351 million.
Wrong. That number is for building alone. But the FP never lets facts get in the way of their stories.
They then used smaller figures to hide the $41 million shock.
* "Unanticipated challenges" increased the base building budget to $25 million.
* The cost of exhibit design was up $9 million.
* An additional $7 million "associated with creating software programs" are now included. "Those costs were previously captured within the operating budget".
The CMHR was hiding $7 million in costs in the operating budget? When was that known? Was that even legal? Don't count on the Winnipeg Free Press to answer those questions.
None of this was revealed at the annual public meeting the museum was obligated by law to hold at the beginning of December. Front and centre at that meeting was Arni Thorsteinson, chairman of the museum's board of trustees. He never said a word about the $41 million shortfall. He did, though, resign almost immediately after the meeting and by now he's run halfway across Saskatchewan to avoid questions.
Also at that meeting was museum CEO Stu Murray who was equally silent about the out of control finances.
Murray appeared on CJOB's Richard Cloutier show Friday. For the first time ever when discussing the CMHR, Cloutier set aside his usual obsequiousness and put on his "I'm a tough reporter" voice.
He then proceeded to conduct an interview about as tough as Kermit the Frog interviewing Miss Piggy.
Stu Murray, who was once a thinking, feeling human being, answered robotically, spewing the party line in neatly practised and memorized clumps of blather.
Why did he once say that the final budget for the CMHR would be $310 million? "At that time the number was accurate." Huh? It was right before it was wrong? That's your answer for misleading the public, Stu? Cloutier didn't press him.
Should people believe the new number? "The board feels it's a number that's not going to move." Not until they add the cost of the temporary gallery and theatre, which were never mentioned by Cloutier.
Cloutier raised the point that to the public it looks like elites spending tax money. Murray said the CMHR got used furniture from Manitoba Hydro when the utility moved into it's new downtown building. No, honest, that was his answer. We're not making this up or exaggerating.
CJOB then took calls, sort of. Cloutier proceeded to condescend, then insult anyone who was against spending more on the museum. "Turn up your hearing aid," he sneered at one caller, telling him to watch Teletoons on TV. "Perhaps that's where you should be."
When one caller told Cloutier he got "snowed" by Murray, there was dead silence on air before Cloutier defensively and contemptuously changed the subject and cut the caller off. Talk about elitism. No wonder OB's audience is dropping like a stone. Perhaps the management should consider that Cloutier is bored with his job and a change of hosts is overdue.
"Mickey and Goofy could have done a better interview" one caller managed to say before anyone could hit the kill switch.
Finally, as they say, leave 'em laughing.
We've been saving this comment off the Free Press website following the public meeting held by the CMHR. It puts the slap in kneeslapping funny. Best comment of the year. And it ties in because it refers, obliquely, to the unfunded theatre planned for the rights museum.
"Museum CEO Stuart Murray said they have plans for live, interactive exhibits. He conjured up an example -- an actor portraying Louis Riel giving his last speech in a Regina courtroom before he was hanged." ---------------------------- I hate to nitpick, but if I'm watching an actor give a speech it's not interactive, it's passive. Or will I be allowed to operate the gallows?


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Reuben Rickard (August 20, 1841 – February 24, 1896) was a mining engineer  He married Mary Elizabeth Humphreys October 3, 1863. They had six children, three of whom died young. who served as President of the Town Board of Trustees in Berkeley, California from 1891 to 1893, and again for about one month during 1895.

Rickard was born on August 20, 1841, in England. Rickard was hired by John Taylor and Sons of London to oversee their mining and metallurgical operations in Pontgibaud, France in the 1860s. In 1875, the Rickard family emigrated to the United States as Reuben had been hired to manage the operations of the Richmond Mining Company in Eureka, Nevada. He worked there six years before taking on another job inspecting mines for English investors throughout the western U.S. and Mexico. The family finally settled in Berkeley, California on July 24, 1882.

Reuben's wife died of tuberculosis on March 28, 1895, in Central City, Colorado.

Reuben Rickard died February 24, 1896, of acute diarrhoea on board the steamer Bothwell Castle which was bound from Geraldton to Fremantle in Western Australia where he was inspecting a mining project.

Reuben was survived by three children, Thomas, Edgar and Leontine. Thomas Rickard also served as President of the Town Board of Trustees from 1903 to 1909. Edgar Rickard was a close lifelong friend of President Herbert Hoover.
Leontine Rickard married William Bowditch Fisher on March 11, 1896, in Berkeley.
Reuben had a brother Alfred Rickard who was also a mining engineer based in Denver, Colorado, and a nephew Thomas Arthur Rickard who was a prominent writer on the subject of mining.

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Nicole Donnely
My artistic interests are the embodied memory of being and how the experience of space is kept and communicated in the body of work. The self-reflective moments I tend to develop through my work are intended to draw empathy and a spirit of harmony with others. The representation and experience of my artwork, which can be taken intimately and emotionally, is an acceptance and respect of what it is to be human.
Throughout my art practices, 'PAPER' has been my long-time fascination as I have been trained and practiced as a draftsman, printmaker, artist's bookmaker, and paper sculptor. I also grew up in Korean culture where the paper is not only a material to write or draw but also, to use for creating home goods, furniture, and even to use as architectural materials. From this upbringing, I see the paper as an embodiment of culture as various papers exist in different civilizations that can hold and interconnect experiences and memories like human skin.
The paper cast method that I apply for creating a paper sculpture during my residency is one of Korea's traditional paper craft techniques called 'Jiho-gibeop' which is used to cast directly from the existing object forms, and it is similar to papier-mâché process in western paper craft tradition. And, it allows me to transform two-dimensional paper into three-dimensional sculptural work, as I desire to create tangible memories. I have been applying this method to create my paper sculptures, but I haven't been able to make paper to produce the work. So, I am thrilled to be in the Morgan Art of Papermaking Conservatory to create new paper sculptures with my own paper.
Hyeyoung Shin is an artist and art educator whose practices in printmaking, drawing, and paper sculpture, which she uses to create a space for shared experiences with viewers. She currently teaches printmaking and drawing courses in the Department of Art & Art History at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Her work has been featured in numerous national & international group shows and residency programs, including the National Museum of Women in the Art in Washington DC; Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, H&R Block Gallery, and the Studio Inc. in Kansas City, Missouri; Weatherspoon Art Museum in UNC Greensboro, NC; Douro Museum in Alijo, Portugal, Scuola Internazionale di Grafica in Venice and Il Bisonte Foundacion for Printmaking, Florence, Italy; Janet Turner Print Museum, Chico, CA, Vermont Studio Center in Johnson, VT; Kala Art Institute in Berkeley, CA; 'ACE Proyecto in Buenos Aires, Argentina; Anderson Gallery in Buffalo, NY; 20|20 Gallery in the Elizabeth Arts Foundation, NYC, and one of her recent paper sculptures, 'Immeasurable,' won the 'Best in Show' for 2021 Cambridge Art Association's Prize Show.
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