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Pool-Boy
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My saying that I think I am smarter than 90% of the black voters is not racist. I think I am smarter than 90% of ALL voters, black or white. I am an equal opportunity egotist! I think a great deal of people get sucked in by that sort of "we want to HELP you, they don't, so they are evil" mentality because they do not bother to look at the facts of any particular issue. A great majority of Americans get their "facts" from the liberal press, and when the press is so blatantly bias, how are these people expected to make informed decisions, and see just how the wool is being pulled over their eyes?
Oh- and we can't forget one thing I forgot to list.. McCall's campaign in New York? The Deomcrats had a fighting chance to elect a BLACK governor in New York, and the guy had to drag, kicking and screaming, money from the DNC that they PROMISED him for his campaign. I find that Demos preach a lot about civil rights, but in times like these when an agressive campaign backed with all the muscle they have would get a black person into power, they suddenly don't have much interest in it....
Seems to me like they are only "pro-minority" when those minorities are NOT empowered, and do not rely on the Democrats for hand-outs. The strong, independant minorities are not worth their time. I wonder why that is?
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asteroidboy
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Originally posted by Grimis
Originally posted by asteroidboy
Don't act like the Republicans can't get nasty when they have to.
That's not being nasty. That's playing to win.
Granted. I wish they'd replay that Saturday Night Live sketch from 91, "Democratic Campaign '92 - The Race to Avoid Being the Guy who Loses to Bush."
But I think the Dems are fresh outta Southern governors to bail their asses out this year.
"My brother saw the Undertaker walking through an airport." - Rex
"Was he no-selling?" - Me
Never been a Wiener of the Day
RFMC Vice President (I think)
Roy Barnes was their best hope; and he choked.
MoeGates
Fuck the South. We do not need another Southern Governor. The Democrats can lose every single former confederate state and still win easily with the right combination. We need to pander to the Midwest, not the South. One of those newly elected big midwestern state democratic governors would be a good choice in 2008.
Oh- and we can't forget one thing I forgot to list.. McCall's campaign in New York? The Democrats had a fighting chance to elect a BLACK governor in New York, and the guy had to drag, kicking and screaming, money from the DNC that they PROMISED him for his campaign. I find that Demos preach a lot about civil rights, but in times like these when an agressive campaign backed with all the muscle they have would get a black person into power, they suddenly don't have much interest in it....
Well, to be fair the DNC pulled out all the stops for Ron Kirk, who didn't have anything more than a shot in purgatory. McCall ran a god-awful campaign, and his opponent was a popular incumbent who essentially ran as a Democrat. Backing McCall was throwing money down the drain.
Also, you have to understand New York Politics. The Democrats always have, and always will have the Assembly. Same with the GOP and the Senate. As a result, there is never the threat of total control by one party, and so while the Governorship is the brass ring for NY politicians, it's never that big a deal for the National Partys (even though it's a big state) because it won't have that much of an impact on policy, because nothing ever gets passed without bi-partisan support anyway.
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redsoxnation
Originally posted by MoeGates
Remember, the last Democrat to win who wasn't from the South was Kennedy, and that will be 44 years ago when the next election comes around.
I want you to know, I agree with everything I've just said.
Yeah, but it isn't like we've had this string of a few dozen Democratic Southern Governors. We've had 2 in a row. That's not a pattern, nor a necessity.
drjayphd
From: New Hampshire
Ah, Clinton and his heavily compromised values. At least he doesn't look like a 12-year-old who gets to wear his daddy's suit.
That sounds like the bitterness of an Ann Richards voter...
And if you want to talk about racist ads, how about the ads the NAACP ran against Bush trying to make Bush responsible for the Texas dragging deaths even though he put to death two of the three perps in that case?
Yes, that was a stupid ad. Stupider than Bush's decision not to support hate crimes legislation. Almost as stupid as Rick Perry accusing Tony Sanchez of involvement in the murder of a DEA agent. Don't act like the Republicans can't get nasty when they have to. Just ask John McCain how dirty Bush's henchmen can get.
And Ann Richards is more of an authentic Texan than George W. Bush could EVER hope to be, no matter how many denim shirts and cowboy hats he wears.
Heh... he'll probably never come to New Haven, now that we have those signs up reminding everyone that he was born here.
Originally posted by Pool-Boy
Lets not forget that it was a Republican President in the first place who freed, and lead a war to ensure that blacks throughout the country were free of slavery.
Well, yes, but you've got to realize that they switched sides around Wilson. Back then, the current Democrats would be considered Republicans.
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"I'm gonna go dig up a date!"
Wilson? I'm a proud Democrat, but it wasn't until Goldwater/Johnson in 1964 (and it can be argued even later)that the Democrats were more on the right side of this issue than the GOP.
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PalpatineW
From: Getting Rowdy
Hate crimes legislation is the most asinine thing in the world. A crime is a crime is a crime. The white murderer of a white man should get the same jail sentence as the white murderer of a black man, or the black murderer of a white man, and so forth. Hate crimes legislation is absolute and total bunk, and, furthermore, is inherently racist.
And, authentic Texan? What the hell does that mean?
(edited by PalpatineW on 23.12.02 1848)
Damn your eyes!
OlFuzzyBastard
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From: Pittsburgh, PA
Originally posted by PalpatineW
I think they mean someone who's actually from Texas, as opposed to someone who pretends to be "just like you" and a "Washington outsider", who just happened to be filthy rich and had a dad who was head of the CIA and then Ambassador to China and then Vice-President of the United States and then President of the United States. Kinda like how Hillary Clinton isn't an "authentic New Yorker". See, I put it in that context and you can suddenly understand it.
And the "hate crimes" thing is just a joke that I don't understand why people get so pissed off about. A white guy kills a black guy in cold blood - he gets life in prison or the death penalty (depending on the state.) A white guy kills a white guy in cold blood - he gets life in prison or the death penalty. A black guy kills a white guy - he gets life in prison or the death penalty. A black guy kills a black guy - he gets life in prison or the death penalty. A Chinese guy kills a Puerto Rican - he gets life in prison or the death penalty. I fail to see how hate crime lesiglation, when it comes to murder cases, changes anything.
Trust me, it's not racist. In the summer of 2000, we had two really fun days in Pittsburgh. One day, a black man named Ronald Taylor (who happened to be one of my best friend's cousins) picked up a gun and decided he was going to kill all the white people he saw, taking out about half a dozen. About a month after (or maybe a month before, I can't remember), a white man named Richard Baumhammer decided to pick up a gun and kill anyone he saw who wasn't a white Christian. Both men were charged with hate crimes, and both are sitting on Death Row as I type this.
But, you do understand why spraypainting "METALLICA RULES" on someone garage door is a different crime than spraying "KILL ALL NIGGERS", don't you? Because that's the real purpose of hate crimes legislation.
You know that bill before the Supreme Court about the legality of cross-burning? Hate-crimes legislation is the ONLY reason that they're going to rule against the KKK on that one.
I know it's another right-wing scare tactic buzzword they like to throw out, but I really don't see the substance in this one.
(edited by OlFuzzyBastard on 23.12.02 2012)
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A crime is a crime is a crime. The white murderer of a white man should get the same jail sentence as the white murderer of a black man, or the black murderer of a white man, and so forth.
The fact that this *doesn't* happen is one of the reasons that there are moratoriums on executions in some states (like MD) and why there IS hate crime legislation.
Free Speech is Free Speech
Freedom Speech isn't absolute. There are clearly limits set upon it as a result of the (a) Bill of Rights and (b) case law. Politicians clearly don't have true freedom of speech. And the Klan can't burn crosses in public parks. Thomas spoke out of turn for goodness sake.
DrOp--thinks the "R" word should be used VERY carefully. Also thinks Lott's record speaks for itself. Yup.
(edited by DrOp on 23.12.02 2049)
Originally posted by OlFuzzyBastard
See, I put it in that context and you can suddenly understand it.
For some reason this had me rolling with laughter!
Trust me, it's not racist.
The problem stems around the fact that it makes thought a crime even though thought doesn't have to be proven to make it a thoughtcrime. Murdering somebody in cold blood is hate, regardless of whether or not its white-on-white, white-on-black, or white-on-vegetable. The penalty for first degree murder should be death. And regardless of your death penalty views, it should be uniform for all citizens.
Also, a lot of high-profile black-on-white crimes(please see the recent trials in Omaha) are not charged as hate crimes due to political pressure, thus furthering the point of the conservatives.
DrOp: If our laws are being applied unevenly, as you suggest, then the solution is not to make special laws for each particular skin tone. The solution is to enforce the laws equally among all citizens.
Fuzzy: I still can't get behind hate crimes legislation. It's too nebulous. Instead of making up hate crimes legislation, why not charge the person who scrawls racial graffitti with assault? I'm with Grimis: hate crimes legislation rest too heavily on guessing what the perpetrator is thinking, and I don't want any thoughtcrimes here, no matter how vile the thought.
I think there is a big difference between tagging "Metallica Rules" and "Kill all Niggers" on a wall. One is simple vandalism, one is a threat, and displaying the intent to commit murder. Of course the latter should be taken more seriously- the racial aspect of the threat is not an issue.
PalpatineW:
Can it be all so simple? Your statement is an ideal that we somehow haven't been able to achieve yet. I would love to see laws enforced equally. I don't see how that has one-to-one correllation with hate crimes and legislation surrounding them.
On Hate Crime Legislation:
I think that the regs *could* be more specific if they wanted, but keep in mind that laws need to be broad enough to stand the test of time.
I think if someone painted "Nigger" or a Swastika on someone's garage, they can/could be charged with vandalism as well as a hate crime. It would then be up to the lawyers on either side to argue their case. You can talk about intent, but isn't the intent determination the difference between manslaughter, and the degrees of murder? Our legal system determies intent all the time. The entire KaZAa debate is about intent now (not to switch subjects).
PoolBoy: How can you say that the racial aspect of "Kill All Niggers" isn't an issue? I mean, it may not be an issue for to to you, but I can think of many (myself included) for whom it would be an issue. I think it would be importan there to recognize that it IS an issue for some and seek to understand why that is within a historical and personal context.
I don't think that its very realistic to expect us to collectively "get over" the issue of race when it has been SO ingrained into our country and culture for 100s of years now. We've got a lot of work to do.
DrOp--it takes a LONG time to unlearn behavior and culture.
I think it would be importan there to recognize that it IS an issue for some and seek to understand why that is within a historical and personal context.
Under those conditions though, that means we're back to the point of any crime constituting a hate crime based on whether it is an issue for some. Does that mean if I shoot somebody with a Muhammed Ali shirt on and make a comment about draft dodging that I've committed a thought crime against draft dodgers? Where does it all end?
Grimis--you're splitting hairs. Comparing draft-dodging to anti-semitism, racism or violence begotten by homophobia is a huge strech (to say the least).
Hate crimes aren't issues for just 5 or 10 people. They are issues for many, many people. It's not about (IMO) giving any one group special treatment. It's about saying, "Doing these things (and those things should be defined) in our country to people is SO unacceptable and aggregious that we have a classification for it called "hate crimes."
Hate crimes, sex crimes, etc.
DrOp--doesn't understand what's so hard about all this.
Replace anti-draft dodging with anti-Christian then. Does that make it any better. There was a recent story out of Chicago where a 19-year old homosexual killed 51-year old Mary Stachowicz who was speaking to him about her religion and why homosexuality was a sin in Chirstianity. While yes, maybe proselytizing her religion killed her because she was a Christian who disapproved of his lifestyle. He was not charged with a hate crime. Why?
NOW do you see the double standard and duplicity in hate crimes laws?
EDIT: Remember The killers of Matthew Shepherd were charged with hate crimes.
(edited by Grimis on 24.12.02 1418)
For Dr. Optagon:
If you think it's a pipe-dream to get our current laws enforced, what makes you think even MORE laws are gonna do the trick?
Also, I don't see why writing "kill whitey" or "kill the darkies" needs to have a more harsh penalty than "kill DrOp!" Hate crimes legislation speaks entirely to motive, and is incredibly subjective. I'm fine with making it a crime to intimidate someone through words or vandalism or anything else. In fact, I've a suspicion such behavior is already illegal. Do we really need new laws? I say, no.
This is my problem with hate crimes legislation. It's a bullshit political solution to make nice suburban liberals feel like we're doing something about racism and homophobia without actually doing shit that affects anyone's lives except dead people.
Well, we won't let Gays serve openly in the Military, or protect them from discrimination at their jobs or in housing, but we'll REALLY get behind this hate crime legislation so everyone knows that we think people who kill gay people are really, REALLY bad people.
It's all garbage.
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Round Hainan Regatta continues six year growth curve
China's premiere offshore racing event has been recording a constant growth since its inception, six years ago, with more and more international crews looking forward to take part. The 2015 edition is no different. The week long event, scheduled for March 21st to March 28th, has already attracted more than 45 entries. With some brand new boats and classes this year's race promises to be as interesting and spectacular as ever.
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On the following days the two IRC divisions will take on the offshore section of the RHNR. The bigger boats will be confronted with a two-legs challenging route around the island with a stopover and a lay day in the island's capital of Haikou, while the smaller ones will be sailing along the east coast between Sanya and Wanning, with a stop at Lingshui. The two fleets will then convene back in Sanya on March 28th for the closing act of the 2015 Round Hainan Regatta and the final prize-giving ceremony.
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WASHINGTON — Prius, which is Latin for "to go before" or "lead the way," is the perfect name for the car whose owners are confident they are leading the way for the benighted. "Prius preening," an almost erotic pleasure, is, however, a perishable delight because the status derived from enlightened exclusivity evaporates if the hoi polloi crash the party.
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An effective 21st century educator must be able to collaborate and work well in a team. Working with others is an important 21st century skill. Over the past few years, being able to collaborate effectively in the workplace has grown quite rapidly. Learning is deemed to be more effective when you can share your ideas and knowledge with others. Sharing your expertise and experience, communicating and learning.
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A 21st century teacher is able to adapt to whatever comes their way. Teaching is a career that has pretty much stayed the same over the past few decades. The tools have changed over the years (Smart boards have replaced chalkboards, tablets have replaced textbooks) but the practice has not. The 21st century teacher is able to look at their practice and adapt based on the needs of their students. They must be able to adapt their teaching style to include different modes of learning, adapt when a lesson fails, and adapt to new technology. They must be able to adapt to the curriculum and the requirements and be able to use their imagination to teach in creative ways.
The 21st century teacher is a lifelong learner. They don't just expect their students to be lifelong learners, but they too stay current and on top of what's new in education. Even though they may still use the same lesson plan from years before, they know how to change it to keep up-to-date with what is current. A great teacher will not only embrace technology, but be willing to learn more about it.
It's a critical time in education and how it and teachers are being perceived. With the common core being implemented and judged, the teaching profession is being met with a close eye now more than ever before. Instead of sitting back, a 21st century takes a stand for themselves and advocates for their profession. They pay close attention to the important issues and talk about them with their community. They keep parents and students informed on what's going on in education and address on issues head on.
21st Century learning means teaching just as you have done in the past centuries, but with way better tools. Today's teachers have a great advantage, they have powerful learning tools at their disposal that they didn't have before. 21st Century technology is an opportunity for students to acquire more knowledge. Teachers have the ability to move away from being the dispenser of information to someone who can guide them and prepare them for their future.
Lastly, the 21st century educator must use teaching strategies to ensure that the focus in education is on preparing today's children for the future of where they will live and where they will work, not for our current world.
What does the 21st century teacher look like to you? Do you think they must have a set of specific skills and characteristics? Please feel free to share your thoughts with us below.


Every wedding is different— as it should be. Each couple has a different vision, and it is my job to bring that vision to life with a personalized approach. What are your hopes, worries, dreams, and concerns? I listen to your desires and plan an event catered to your specific needs.
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This plaque is set into the wall on the east side of New Inn Hall Street.
John Wesley (1703–1791), the founder of the Methodist Church, was an undergraduate at Christ Church. He was ordained in 1725 and elected a Fellow of Lincoln College in 1726.
At Christ Church he had joined the small undergraduate religious group led by his younger brother Charles. They became known as Methodists because of their dedication to regular devotion and good works (visiting prisoners almost daily in the Castle and the Bocardo in Oxford).
John Wesley left Oxford in 1735, and three years later began his mission on horseback around the British Isles. In most places he had to preach outdoors, but when he revisited in Oxford in 1783 he was luckier: there was a new Methodist preaching house at 32 and 34 New Inn Hall Street (now marked by the above plaque). Wesley described this building as "a lightsome, cheerful place, and well filled with rich and poor, scholars as well as townsmen".


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Q: Google Places: Android API: Place class missing some data I find that Place class from Android Library for Google Places API misses a lot of data which is available in Web-Service API.
Android class:
https://developers.google.com/android/reference/com/google/android/gms/location/places/Place
Web-Service reply:
https://developers.google.com/places/web-service/details?hl=en
For example, class definition has nothing about Reviews or Opening Hours. Why it is so? Is it possible to fix it without converting all the app to Web-Service API calls and json-parsing? Perhaps there is an ability to convert Place object to its raw JSON-form to find some additional data?

A: Places api in android only returns a few details like place name, latitude, longitude etc. if you want more details you have to call webservice api . This is the URl
https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/place/details/json?key={API_KEY}&placeid={PLACE_ID}

Here PLACE_ID will get from Place Object in Android Places Api
Sample output:
 {
                                                               "html_attributions" : [],
                                                               "result" : {
                                                                  "address_components" : [
                                                                     {
                                                                        "long_name" : "7167",
                                                                        "short_name" : "7167",
                                                                        "types" : [ "street_number" ]
                                                                     },
                                                                     {
                                                                        "long_name" : "Sunset Boulevard",
                                                                        "short_name" : "Sunset Blvd",
                                                                        "types" : [ "route" ]
                                                                     },
                                                                     {
                                                                        "long_name" : "Central LA",
                                                                        "short_name" : "Central LA",
                                                                        "types" : [ "neighborhood", "political" ]
                                                                     },
                                                                     {
                                                                        "long_name" : "Los Angeles",
                                                                        "short_name" : "Los Angeles",
                                                                        "types" : [ "locality", "political" ]
                                                                     },
                                                                     {
                                                                        "long_name" : "Los Angeles County",
                                                                        "short_name" : "Los Angeles County",
                                                                        "types" : [ "administrative_area_level_2", "political" ]
                                                                     },
                                                                     {
                                                                        "long_name" : "California",
                                                                        "short_name" : "CA",
                                                                        "types" : [ "administrative_area_level_1", "political" ]
                                                                     },
                                                                     {
                                                                        "long_name" : "United States",
                                                                        "short_name" : "US",
                                                                        "types" : [ "country", "political" ]
                                                                     },
                                                                     {
                                                                        "long_name" : "90046",
                                                                        "short_name" : "90046",
                                                                        "types" : [ "postal_code" ]
                                                                     }
                                                                  ],
                                                                  "adr_address" : "\u003cspan class=\"street-address\"\u003e7167 Sunset Blvd\u003c/span\u003e, \u003cspan class=\"locality\"\u003eLos Angeles\u003c/span\u003e, \u003cspan class=\"region\"\u003eCA\u003c/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"postal-code\"\u003e90046\u003c/span\u003e, \u003cspan class=\"country-name\"\u003eUSA\u003c/span\u003e",
                                                                  "formatted_address" : "7167 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90046, USA",
                                                                  "geometry" : {
                                                                     "location" : {
                                                                        "lat" : 34.098341,
                                                                        "lng" : -118.346263
                                                                     },
                                                                     "viewport" : {
                                                                        "northeast" : {
                                                                           "lat" : 34.0995122302915,
                                                                           "lng" : -118.3449154697085
                                                                        },
                                                                        "southwest" : {
                                                                           "lat" : 34.0968142697085,
                                                                           "lng" : -118.3476134302915
                                                                        }
                                                                     }
                                                                  },
                                                                  "icon" : "https://maps.gstatic.com/mapfiles/place_api/icons/geocode-71.png",
                                                                  "id" : "7143e0743707f66cfa1cda945779f18e8350060e",
                                                                  "name" : "7167 Sunset Blvd",
                                                                  "place_id" : "ChIJn_0bqti-woARRtpNvG7kuq4",
                                                                  "reference" : "CmRbAAAAuU6CDhPuLqrS9F4XCZIV61wveIeU44RMua7FSCZHtwJeC58_OJksQvLI9Nudb9-N8RhfJDUECkxvdB-llxe6WIqrkDQMBs2vz3mBky0DH70jIcFS7f0_7yivdsxmmLzaEhAtwgzDs0va2soGuFyzuNTGGhR-xVrIvyeZwY0OGDmEp3FJmrbbeQ",
                                                                  "scope" : "GOOGLE",
                                                                  "types" : [ "street_address" ],
                                                                  "url" : "https://maps.google.com/?q=7167+Sunset+Blvd,+Los+Angeles,+CA+90046,+USA&ftid=0x80c2bed8aa1bfd9f:0xaebae46ebc4dda46",
                                                                  "utc_offset" : -420,
                                                                  "vicinity" : "Los Angeles"
                                                               },
                                                               "status" : "OK"
                                                            }

Sample JSON Parsing in android
String postalCode="";
                    String city="";
                    String state="";
                    String address="";

                    JSONObject jsonObj=new JSONObject(rs);
                    JSONArray addressComponents = jsonObj.getJSONObject("result").getJSONArray("address_components");
                    for(int i = 0; i < addressComponents.length(); i++) {
                        JSONArray typesArray = addressComponents.getJSONObject(i).getJSONArray("types");
                        for (int j = 0; j < typesArray.length(); j++) {
                            if (typesArray.get(j).toString().equalsIgnoreCase("postal_code")) {
                               postalCode = addressComponents.getJSONObject(i).getString("long_name");
                            }else if (typesArray.get(j).toString().equalsIgnoreCase("locality")) {
                                city = addressComponents.getJSONObject(i).getString("long_name");
                            }else if (typesArray.get(j).toString().equalsIgnoreCase("administrative_area_level_1")) {
                                state = addressComponents.getJSONObject(i).getString("long_name");
                            }else {
                                String types=typesArray.get(j).toString();
                                if(types.equalsIgnoreCase("street_number")
                                        ||types.equalsIgnoreCase("route")
                                        ||types.equalsIgnoreCase("neighborhood")
                                        ||types.equalsIgnoreCase("sublocality_level_1")

                                        )
                                address+=addressComponents.getJSONObject(i).getString("long_name")+", ";
                            }
                        }
                    }

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Mass grave is found in southern Iraq
SAMAWAH, Iraq, April 30 (UPI) -- The bodies of 113 people, nearly all women and children, have been found in a mass grave in southern Iraq, U.S. officials said Saturday.
The grave is believed to hold far more bodies, perhaps as many as 1,500, the Washington Post reported.
Investigators said the non-acidic soil at the grave site preserved the bodies of the Kurds, believed to have been slaughtered during one of Saddam Hussein's pogroms against Kurds.
The recovered bodies, found about 150 miles southeast of Baghdad near the city of Samawah, are expected to used as evidence against the deposed Iraqi president by prosecutors at a special tribunal.
"These were not combatants," said Gregg Nivala, a member of a U.S. team investigating crimes committed by Hussein's government and assisting the tribunal. "These were women and children."
The grave comprises 18 trenches, which Iraqi forces apparently dug with front loaders before killing the victims with rifle shots as they stood on the edge of the trenches.


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IIO is Investigating an Incident in Penticton (2021-267)
Case: 2021-267 Incident Date: October 2, 2021 Detachment: Penticton Location: Penticton Agency: RCMP Incident Classification: Death Case Status: Closed - With Public Report
Surrey, B.C. – The Independent Investigations Office (IIO) of BC is investigating an incident in Penticton.
Information provided by the RCMP indicates that on October 2, 2021 at approximately 7:30 a.m., police responded to a request to check on the wellness of a man at a residence in the 900 block of Holden Road. It is reported that an officer attended and spoke to the man before departing.
Another request to check on the man was received at about 11:35 a.m., but as there were reportedly no new concerns raised, police did not re-attend.
At approximately 6:00 p.m., the man was found dead from an injury that appears to have been self-inflicted.
The IIO was notified of the incident the day it occurred and has commenced an investigation to determine what role, if any, police actions or inactions may have played in the death.
The IIO is asking any person with relevant information of the incident to please contact the Witness Line toll-free at 1-855-446-8477 or via the contact form on the iiobc.ca website.
The IIO is the independent civilian oversight agency of the police in British Columbia. It investigates all officer-related incidents that result in serious harm or death, whether or not there is any allegation of wrongdoing.
info@iiobc.ca
If you are in crisis, help is available:
Call 310-6789 to be connected to the crisis centre nearest you (no area code required)
Crisis Services Canada: crisisservicescanada.ca
British Columbia: crisislines.bc.ca
Vancouver and surrounding areas: crisiscentre.bc.ca
Vancouver Island: vicrisis.ca
VictimLinkBC: 1-800-563-0808
IIO is Investigating an Incident in Vancouver (2021-302)
IIO Reaches Decision in August 2021 Officer-Involved Shooting in Vancouver (2021-228)
IIO Files Report with Crown Counsel for Consideration of Charges Regarding July 2021 Incident in Vancouver (2021-198)
IIO Concludes Investigation into a November 2022 Incident in Duncan (2022-292)
IIO is Investigating a December 2022 Incident in Duncan (2022-322)
IIO is Investigating an Incident in Kitimat (2023-012)
IIO Files Report with Crown Counsel for Consideration of Charges Regarding August 2021 Incident in Kamloops (2021-332)
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Whenever a person permits their selfishness and self-centeredness to predominate in their relationship, they doom their relationship to tension, disaster and failure.
Ben Stein's How To Ruin Your Love Life is a witty and helpful book about the little things that can destroy a relationship and marriage.
Never allow the brazen selfishness of this world to prevent you from sacrificing for your mate.
Sacrifice eliminates tension in a relationship because it puts in check a person's ego which always wants to have things its way.
Sacrifice sweetens the atmosphere of a relationship because it touchingly displays love-in-action to one's mate.
Sacrifice strengthens a relationship because it sets in motion the principle that says that in blessing your mate with concern and sensitivity, you cannot help but to reap blessings yourself.
Sacrifice elevates, deepens and dignifies a relationshop in that it causes a person to value the notion that giving is far more important than receiving!
What Do We Really Mean By This Word "Sacrifice"?
The word "sacrifice" comes from the Latin word "sacrificium." "Sacer" means "sacred" or "holy" and "facere" means "to make" or "to do." Therefore, sacrifice means that you consider your relationship so sacred and important until you are willing to make the needed adjustments for its continued success and survival.
The act of sacrifice is sacred in a relationship because it seriously reflects what God did for us in Jesus Christ.
"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life (John 3:16).
Note that the above verse clearly mentions the giving component that is involved in all genuine sacrifice ("He gave His only begotten Son").
To sacrifice is to give!
Give your undivided attention to the one you love.
Give compliments to the one you love.
Give affection to the one you love.
Give gifts to the one you love.
Give your precious time to the one you love.
Give your forgiveness to the one you love.
Give priority to the one you love.
Once is not enough! If a word, gesture or activity pleases your mate, then it is worth doing over and over and over again.
Husbands and men in a serious relationship, never underestimate the power of a flower!
Agape love, the highest form of love, always has another's best interest at heart.
Please know that sacrifice requires a profound pronoun shift! That is to say, sacrifice occurs when you give up the "I" and the "me" in your relationship, and focus on the "we" and "us" in your relationship.
It should plainly understood that while a relationship may barely survive when one member sacrifices, a relationship will truly soar when both members sacrifice.
Which of these 'S' words characterizes your relationship? The 'S' word that stands for "selfishness" or the 'S' word that stands for "sacrifice"??
His Needs, Her Needs by Willard Harley is an outstanding treatment of how the needs of men and women are significantly different.
Love Is A Decision by Gary Smalley is a Christian classic that should be read by all married couples, and those persons intending to marry.


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KNOLL. TEXTILES. NINETEEN HUNDRED FORTY FIVE - TWOTHOUSANDTEN
Editorial: YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS
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In 1940, Hans Knoll founded a company in New York that soon earned a reputation for its progressive line of furniture. Florence Schust joined the firm and helped establish its interior design division, the Knoll Planning Unit. In 1947, the year after their marriage, Hans and Florence Knoll added a third division, Knoll Textiles, which brought textile production in line with a modern sensibility that used colour and texture as primary design elements. In the early years, the company hired leading proponents of modern design as well as young, untried designers to create textile patterns. The division thrived in the late 1940s through 1960s and, in the following decade, adopted a more international outlook as design direction shifted to Europe. In the late 1970s and 1980s, Knoll tapped fashion designers and architects to bolster its brand. The pioneering use of new materials and a commitment to innovative design have remained Knoll's hallmarks to the present day. With essays by experts, biographies of about eighty designers, and images of textiles, drawings, furniture, and ephemera, "Knoll Textiles, 1945-2010" is the first comprehensive study devoted to a leading contributor to modern textile design. Highlighting the individuals and ideas that helped shape Knoll Textiles over the years, this book brings the Knoll brand and the role of textiles in the history of design to the forefront of public attention.
PERFORMATIVE GEOMETRIES. TRANSFORMING TEXTILE TECHNIQUES
AGKATHIDIS, ASTERIOS
AUTORIDAD, LIBERTAD Y MAQUINARIA AUTOMATICA EN LA PRIMERA MODERNIDAD
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Drupal Creator, Dries Buytaert, has released a recent post which reports who sponsors Drupal development where he compares year-over-year data to understand how open-source projects are important as it establishes a benchmark for project health and scalability.
For a third year in the row, CI&T has been featured on the list, and joins the Top 30 organization for a 2nd year in a row, being the only Systems Integrator in the list. The Top 30 organizations listed have contributed the most Drupal projects with the most credits. This year, CI&T is ranked 3rd with 959 credits, a climb from last year's 6th place ranking.
Currently, CI&T is responsible for maintaining more than 91 official projects in the Drupal community. The main categories are Administration, User Management, Third Party Integration, Utilities, Performance and Scalability and Developer.
These projects (modules) represent great importance and relevance in the Drupal community mainly because they are installed and actively used on thousands of sites in production.
Contributing to the development and support of these projects is an honor for CI&T and we take it as a commitment to keep these projects up to date and safe in respect for all who use them.
Our very own, Renato Goncalves de Araújo has consistently been a part of the top individual contributors, and this year, he takes the #1 spot! Congratulations, Renato!
We're proud to have over 300 Drupal experts and 40+ Acquia Certified Developers who have developed and managed over 1000 Drupal sites and counting.


In the morning on July 19th, Cần Thơ city Central group Council – Hồ Chí Minh pioneer teenagers Group held conference to summarize its works and movement in the school year 2015-2016 and carry out academic program 2016-2017.
In the school year 2015-2016, the works of the group and teenagers' movements in nationwide are soon implemented with various creativeness, renewal; 6/7 gained targets and passed the plan of the year.
With gained achievements, the Central Group Council gave emulative flag to 25 units, certificate of merit to 29 best units, and 9 advanced units for the works of group and teenagers' movement school year 2015-2016.
This occasion, the Central Group Council and E-Group signed cooperation program on the 3rd national dancing convincingness contest, school year 2016-2017 in October 2016 to April 2017 for primary and secondary level from the 3rd – 9th grade./.


Outside of engines there's not much difference between Nissan's Maxima, tested a few weeks back, and the latest version of Nissan's Altima.
GMC redesigns its Terrain crossover for 2018 to make it lighter and a bit smaller, fighting all industry trends to add weight and length. Mostly, it's a success.
Evidently once a smooth operator, always a smooth operator.
There are no awards for being late to the party, but VW is hoping sales are its consolation prize for finally creating a large SUV, the Atlas.
It won't win any styling awards (can you say big and boxy?), but it's certainly stout and a bargain!
While every major automaker, including the likes of Mercedes-Benz and Porsche, have created a large SUV, it took VW until late this summer to release its Atlas, a 2018 model that is very nearly the same dimensionally as the Dodge Durango I tested a couple weeks back. Both are a pleasure to drive.
What the Atlas has going for it is nimble handling, good acceleration and a ride to match, but it's also modestly priced. How modest?
The base S model starts at $31,425 including delivery and touts a 2.0-liter turbocharged I4 that makes 235 horsepower. That's with front-wheel drive, naturally, but even the tested SEL model with V6 and 4Motion (AWD) was just $42,690. No options were added either and with a $925 delivery fee the dark Platinum Gray Metallic test ute went for $43,615.
Dodge's Durango is an outlier of sorts. It features function and style while many of the better selling large SUVs maintain a staid look, favoring square exteriors and overly manly interiors with oversized gauges, knobs and air vents.
Durango though likes to spiff itself up, like it's saying it wants to be formal, but likes to party too.
This week's case in point, the large Durango GT Blacktop AWD. While not as racy, or gas thirsty as the R/T version I tested a couple years back, this one still has plenty of muscle, while maintaining a sporty look, at least as sporty as SUVs go.
Under the hood is a 3.6-liter V6 with variable valve timing and boasting 293 horsepower. Torque is rated at 260 lb.-ft. The engine is strong and the Durango, while not nimble, feels substantial and quick enough to outrun traffic as you pull onto the freeway. I had this on a roundtrip to Toledo and it cruised the toll roads with ease and was quick to pull out and pass slow semis and dawdlers.
Volvo's S60 is a fine, but underwhelming, compact, entry-level luxury car.
The S60 is nice looking and has all-wheel-drive, which will make it more useful to drivers in northern climes. It performs well, although its ride is rough, yet nothing really stands out.
Some will argue that its safety features stand out. That's what Volvo, now owned by Geely, a Chinese firm, has hung its woolen winter cap on for years. Certainly the S60 T5 AWD Dynamic (quite a mouthful) that I tested had safety equipment, about what you'd expect on any car or crossover costing north of $40 grand.
For instance, there's lane departure warning, adaptive cruise control, collision warning with automatic braking, pedestrian and cyclist detection also with auto braking, plus distance alert. All those are swell, but are not standard. They're part of an optional $1,500 tech package. It also adds active high beams, rain-sensing wipers and the ability for the car to read road signs so you'll always know what speed you should be going.
I'm not pooh-poohing these devices, but nearly all car makes have these now.


Magic Leap & why humans still matter 👩🏽>🤖.
Magic Leap One launched on 8/8/18 and I knew this because my son Nabeel announced this to me as I was drinking my morning cafecito ☕. Nabeel had been checking the Magic Leap website every single day until he saw the simple word LAUNCH 🚀 on 8/8/18.
Both of our kids had been following the story of this South Florida company (Magic Leap) and how it was planning to revolutionize how humans and computers interact with each other. While our son watched YouTube video's of Magic Leap founder Rony Abovitz (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=w8J5BWL8oJY ) and his bold sci-fi vision, our daughter Rania dreamt of the possibilities of the platform in her all-girl Code/Art club.
On the morning of 8/8/18 it was clear that Rony Abovitz's vision of Magic Leap as a "a spatial computing system that brings digital content to life here in the real world with us." was taking over the entire news cycle on launch day as the #1 trending topic on Twitter and just about every news outlet. Beyond the hype, I started to get a sense that this could be another consequential milestone in the human/machine journey.
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Wake Up the Gypsy in Me is a 1933 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies animated short, directed by Rudolf Ising and based on the title song written by Lew Lehr, Harry Miller and Lew Pollack. The short was released on May 13, 1933.

Plot
The plot concerns a village of Russian Gypsies, led by a caricature of jazz bandleader Paul Whiteman, generally singing, dancing and whooping it up, when the mad monk Rice-Puddin' (a caricature of Grigori Rasputin) casts his eye on one of the apparently underage girls in the village and has her abducted in an attempt to force himself upon her. The villagers revolt and rescue the girl and give Rice-Puddin' just due.

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a discussion i had in school today got me thinking and i've had an i dea i'd love to hear your opinions about.
why don't we make a "yearbook" as such for the sight?
the idea being that we could each submit a photo, a comment of two about ourselves, and then have votes for things like wh's "most likely to end up in an insane asylum" or "most likely to have a number one hit". it would kind of be like our profiles, except more detailed. i suppose we could do it here, or if anyone had objectiions we could take it else where.
I like the idea, though maybe we could do it somewhere else. could we not make it a sticky topic somewhere? Because now everybody just introduces themselves randomly and over and over again. Or what about a whole new catagory? Maybe you could moderate that Nessie?
I think it would be a cool idea!
i think we should discuss this first and then make another topic with the actual thing in it. or perhaps if it's to hardd we could stick it on a freewebs site or something, where we could upload photos etc more easily.
so what sugestions do we have for the titles...? i think the mad house one is good, and the number one hit is good, i also think we should have "most likely to have more than 4 kids" simply for the humor.
So and what kind of yearbook will it be?
Send to moya or whatever? Just like Enya's birthday greeting book?
possilbly, marlies, or we could just have it exist for the pur fun of it.
any more ideas before i start this thing?
Hey, what happened to this idea? I think it's great!
So, when do we start? Nessie?
Should we form a 'yearbook commitee'? I volunteer!
I think it's a great idea from you to make a moyafan's yearbook.
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Quantitative proton MR spectroscopic imaging of the mesial temporal lobe
Atilla Arslanoglu, David Bonekamp, Peter B Barker, Alena Horská
Purpose: To evaluate variations in regional metabolite concentrations in the anterior mesial temporal lobe (ATL), and compare metabolite concentrations between the allocortex and neocortex using quantitative proton MR spectroscopic imaging (MRSI). Materials and Methods: Metabolite concentrations and ratios were measured in 20 healthy young subjects with the use of a multislice spin-echo (SE) sequence (TR/TE = 2300/280 msec). Quantitation of MRSI data was performed by means of the phantom replacement methodology. Results: The highest choline (Cho) concentration (4.1 ± 1.1 mM) was found in the ATL (P = 0.0015 compared to the middle mesial temporal lobe (MTL), and P = 0.0008 compared to the posterior mesial temporal lobe (PTL)). The ATL also had a higher Cho/creatine (Cr) ratio and a lower N-acetyl aspartate (NAA)/Cho ratio compared to other examined regions (P <0.0001 and P ≤ 0.052, respectively). In the allocortical regions, the average Cho concentration (3.5 ± 0.8 mM) was 68% higher, and the NAA concentration (9.5 ± 1.8 mM) was 13% lower than in the neocortex (P <10-6 and P <0.008, respectively). Cho/Cr was 64% higher, NAA/Cr 14% lower, and NAA/Cho 47% lower in the allocortex than in the neocortex (P <10-6, P = 0.013, and P <10-6, respectively). Conclusion: The mesial temporal lobe shows high levels of Cho, which presumably reflect a difference in cellular composition between the allocortex and neocortex. Regional metabolite variations must be considered when pathological conditions involving the mesial temporal lobe are evaluated.
Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging
https://doi.org/10.1002/jmri.20195
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Arslanoglu, A., Bonekamp, D., Barker, P. B., & Horská, A. (2004). Quantitative proton MR spectroscopic imaging of the mesial temporal lobe. Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 20(5), 772-778. https://doi.org/10.1002/jmri.20195
Quantitative proton MR spectroscopic imaging of the mesial temporal lobe. / Arslanoglu, Atilla; Bonekamp, David; Barker, Peter B; Horská, Alena.
In: Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Vol. 20, No. 5, 11.2004, p. 772-778.
Arslanoglu, A, Bonekamp, D, Barker, PB & Horská, A 2004, 'Quantitative proton MR spectroscopic imaging of the mesial temporal lobe', Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, vol. 20, no. 5, pp. 772-778. https://doi.org/10.1002/jmri.20195
Arslanoglu A, Bonekamp D, Barker PB, Horská A. Quantitative proton MR spectroscopic imaging of the mesial temporal lobe. Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 2004 Nov;20(5):772-778. https://doi.org/10.1002/jmri.20195
Arslanoglu, Atilla ; Bonekamp, David ; Barker, Peter B ; Horská, Alena. / Quantitative proton MR spectroscopic imaging of the mesial temporal lobe. In: Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 2004 ; Vol. 20, No. 5. pp. 772-778.
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When Hilde Schramm inherited several paintings collected by her father, Hitler's chief architect and Armaments Minister Albert Speer, she was only sure of one thing — she didn't want them.
Unlike many other top Nazis, who committed suicide or were executed after the war, Albert Speer served 20 years in a Berlin prison for war crimes after being convicted in the Nuremberg trials. At his trial, Speer, who died in 1981 in London, accepted moral responsibility but insisted he had not known of the Holocaust—a contention that many have questioned.
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