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The housing crisis made on Wall Street
For over 10 years, housing prices across the country were pushed up at a record pace. Government officials and media "experts" all said that the higher prices were an indication of economic health and general prosperity – even though wages and salaries were stagnating and declining.
In reality, the increasing home prices only masked a worsening economic crisis. Instead of investing profits in production, most of the biggest companies in the country, from GM and GE, to the biggest banks, financial and insurance companies, simply fed a record housing bubble. As prices rose, such companies made enormous profits by financing bigger and bigger mortgages. Then they made even more profits by selling and buying and again selling those mortgages each time at a higher price – that is, speculating. Many executives running this con game pulled in bonuses of hundreds of millions and even a billion dollars – in just one year!
In fact, it was all a big pyramid scheme, and it depended on a constant supply of fresh, new homeowners to keep from collapsing. But over a few years, the housing market became saturated. Companies began to suck in those who could least afford the outrageously high housing prices on the market. The companies roped them in by selling so-called "sub-prime" mortgages that they advertised as an "easy and affordable" way to own a home.
In fact, the mortgages were really like ticking time bombs, delayed to go off after a couple of years, as the "low" initial payments reset at 50% or even 100% higher levels. Often, people weren't told what was in the fine print. And if they did find out, companies made all kinds of assurances that mortgages could always be refinanced because of rising housing prices.
But nothing of the sort happened. Over the last year, housing prices began to fall – just as the first wave of sub-prime mortgages began to have their rates "reset." This left many "subprime" homeowners with no options but to default.
The vast majority of people losing their homes today are still working; they could work 24 hours a day, and still not make the new payments.
This year, defaults on mortgages are expected to be twice as high as last year's, with close to a million households expected to lose their homes. A much higher number of defaults and foreclosures are expected next year, as even more subprime mortgages reset. And these defaults can be only the leading edge of a much bigger, full-fledged real estate bust, leaving countless millions at risk – a gathering human catastrophe.
Yet no government agency has lifted a finger to pull together an immediate rescue, and a plan to forestall what could very well happen to all these people thrown out of their homes.
No. The government is moving to rescue the very companies that put together the pyramid scheme and profited so greatly. The Federal Reserve has begun to inject massive amounts of cash into the financial system to prop them up.
In other words, the government is taking the workers' taxpayer money to reward the very companies that victimized so many people – so these companies can get back on their feet and do it all over again.
The banks and their government should be tossed out with the garbage.
Editorial: The housing crisis made on Wall Street
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Who put lead paint in U.S. buildings?
Lead paint and gold profits
Bush anti-immigrant measures attack all workers
Utah: Murder in a mine
The U.S. real estate crisis: The poor of all countries are going to pay the price
Arctic: International relations heat up
Israeli government scorns survivors of Nazism
High suicide rates testify to a brutal war
What has the U.S. brought the Iraqi people?
Hidden cost of war: Child neglect
U.S. babies deserve better
Poor little Northwest Airlines
Taylor, MI: Falsely-accused teens freed after protests
Max Roach: Jazz pioneer and fighter for justice
Chicago: Rage against killer cops
Auto Negotiations: Don't Give In To Lies, Threats & Extortion


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Previous employer sending libelous email to new employer?
After nearly 16 years working at the same company, it was time to leave.
I had been bullied, threatened, and had received bounced paychecks. Also, due to carelessness on the part of the employer, I fell at work and was severely injured.
The company filed for Workers' Compensation.
During my tenure at the company, they had switched me from employee to independent consultant to avoid taxes.
My job never adhered to the definitions of independent consultant, and they still filed for Workers' Compensation as though I was an employee. At the time, I did not understand the significance of that filing.
While on worker's comp, I continued to try and work from home to help the company.
On more than one occasion this year, one of the two partners of the LLC had told me to search for another job because either he was closing the business at year's end, or, if finances did not improve, he might declare bankruptcy.
So I looked for other work. I am in my 60s. Another similar business in town wanted me to work for them. I was thrilled. I went back to the office and removed my belongings over the weekend to avoid any fighting. One partner was extremely volatile and had become physical/threatening on several occasions.
My intent was to return the following Monday with my letter of resignation and with any personal files or data that needed to go back to the company.
They became very vindictive and reported to the police that I had stolen their property.
They even tried to report a laptop as stolen but I had my personal receipts.
In the end, I had to conduct two interviews with a detective.
On the following Tuesday, as I discussed a project over the phone with my new employer, they let me know they had received a highly libelous email from the old employer accusing me of theft.
All of this is taking a toll on me.
What do I do now? Can I take any action against my previous employer? Thank you.
From the facts you present, your former employer committed an act of Libel (distinguished from slander). Libel and slander are both forms of defamation. Persons, and the companies they work for, who commit acts of defamation, can be held liable for damages sustained by the victims of their defamation.
Moreover, because your former employer accused you in writing (whether by letter, email, or both) of having committed a crime of moral turpitude, you won't have to prove how his act of libel caused you to suffer, whether financially, psychologically, or both.
Theft is a crime of moral turpitude.
Because defamation cases can be challenging to prove for a non-lawyer, you would be best served by seeking the counsel of an attorney with experience in defamation cases. In your case, the person who actually committed to writing the libelous statement against you and the company he works for may both be liable.
There is a caveat. When it comes to defamation cases, truth is an absolute defense. Before proceeding with your defamation case, you must be entirely sure you didn't take even one pencil belonging to your former employer. If so, your employer likely has a valid defense to your claim of libel.


This is an index of my previous blog posts. It can be difficult to scroll through the entire blog to find exactly what you are looking for so I have tried to categorize all of my previous posts here by topic. I will keep this updated as I add new content. Note that I have not included the weekly reading posts here so you'll still have to dig through the site if there are any linked articles in particular that you're looking for.
Scuttlebutt Mailbag - Will this Bull Market continue?


That sounds so scary, Oolala. I'm so sorry you had to go through that and truly hope it never happens again. I get severe migraines with aura and nausea/vomiting so I know how truly awful that is, but what happened to you sounds so much worse. Glad you are ok now!!
"All I have to do is get to breakfastâ€. Love this! Thank you!
So glad you are making so much progress, Dalia! I'm happy it's getting easier for you as well. It takes awhile to lose the diet mentality. But it's so amazing when it happens!
Breakfast: 2 cups milky coffee, oatmeal.
Lunch: Vegetarian chicken rice with cabbage.
Dinner: Grilled Cheese sandwich and mushroom soup.
21 Day Challenge: Day 16 (Tuesday) Success.
Breakfast: 2 cups milky coffee, 4 oat digestive biscuits.
Dinner: leftover split pea soup, baked potato with butter, and bread.
Urban Ranger: 1 hour and 40 minutes.
Just read your last entry. I agree that the party experience sounds scary. Hope all is ok.
Love reading about your adventures! I'm sure those views were amazing. And 43 floors!! Wow!
It's Monday night here. Today was a success.
The weekend was good. I ate a few snacks here and there, and was never very hungry for meals. I did eat my meals anyway but did not enjoy them nearly as much as I do when I'm hungry. Being hungry for meals is one of the best things about No S.
I'm really looking forward to tomorrow. I'm going to the cinema, complete with popcorn and a soda.
Thanks Virginia! I completely agree!
Today, Tuesday, has been a success. Nothing exciting to report. Sticking to the plan was pretty easy.
So sorry about your stomach issues. 😢 Sure hope you feel better soon.


As per a previous request from Alex King, it would be useful if a filter hook could be added to get_post_format_meta(), particularly for plugin and theme builders looking to reformat the output of post formats for uses like HiDPI image plugins, lazy loading techniques, picture element polyfills, etc.
24162.diff (372 bytes) - added by wonderboymusic 6 years ago.
post-meta-values-post-id.diff (786 bytes) - added by alexkingorg 6 years ago.
24162.2.diff (802 bytes) - added by SergeyBiryukov 6 years ago.
24162.3.diff (843 bytes) - added by alexkingorg 6 years ago.
Whoops, I think my patch was incomplete - we should also pass the $post_id to the filter so there is context to work with.
Additionally, the $post_id param to the function is listed as optional, but there is nothing to have it fall back on the global $post, I added this as well. The $post_id is passed to get_post_format() which requires the post id (doesn't fall back on global $post).
Sorry for not catching this sooner. Updated patch attached.
Additionally, the $post_id param to the function is listed as optional, but there is nothing to have it fall back on the global $post, I added this as well.
We've replaced global $post references with get_post() in . 24162.2.diff uses get_post() here for consistency.
The $post_id is passed to get_post_format() which requires the post id (doesn't fall back on global $post).
It does fall back to the global, via get_post().  made that clear in the description. get_post_meta(), however, does not.
Hmm, interesting. I hadn't realized about the standardization on get_post() vs global $post, thanks for the explanation.
This does introduce an additional set of SQL calls for loading up the post if it's not already in object cache. Doesn't seem necessary if the $post_id isn't 0.
Here's a slight mod so that the filter always gets called.
24162.3.diff works as expected for me.
We're just throwing away code and ideas relating to post formats now?
All the patches and ideas are still available for future reference.


The Law of Compounding Medications And Drugs: "The trial for a nurse practitioner indicted in connection to a $400 million compound pharmacy scheme with roots in Hattiesburg has been postponed. Susan Perry of Grand Bay, Alabama, operated Immediate Family Clinic in Biloxi. She was indicted in October but has remained free on a $25,000 unsecured bond."
"The trial for a nurse practitioner indicted in connection to a $400 million compound pharmacy scheme with roots in Hattiesburg has been postponed. Susan Perry of Grand Bay, Alabama, operated Immediate Family Clinic in Biloxi. She was indicted in October but has remained free on a $25,000 unsecured bond."


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Looking Back at the First Annual Circle of Advocacy for Victims Conference
About 50 people came together in Rapid City on October 6, 7, and 8, 2016 to improve their advocacy skills.
We were honored to have Tanaya Winder and the Sing Our Rivers Red earring display with us on the first day of the conference. Learn more about the Sing Our Rivers Red project, which focuses on missing and murdered Indigenous women, here.
Next up was storytelling.
Amanda War Bonnett presented on internet safety for survivors and advocates.
On Friday Arlanna Bettelyoun and Norma Rendon presented on interactive interviewing. We then adjourned to the Civic Center to hear Bonnie Clairmont speak on sex trafficking, which was sponsored by Wiconi Wawokiya, Inc., The Native Women's Society of the Great Plains as well as the SDCEDSV.
On Saturday we enjoyed a Domestic Violence Awareness walk.
Marlin Mousseau spoke on forming men's groups.
The conference closed with the HeSapa Wacipi grand entrance, with the Silent Witnesses, at the Civic Center in Rapid City.
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Sex Trafficking Prevention Training and Red Sand Project Awareness Event
Sept. 1 & 2, 2016 - Sex Trafficking Prevention Training and Red Sand Awareness Event
Thank You Dakota for the Great Resource on Cyber Laws and Safety
Thank you to our young friend Dakota for suggesting we include this as part of our resource. Her and her mother messaged us: "Hi there, How are you? ....my daughter, Dakota, wanted to reach out to you about your web page, Your page has great information that we were able to explore and bookmark for our internet safety and bullying campaign for our community. :) During the summer, Dakota and I, like to do fun mother/daughter projects. We like to accomplish different projects that can contribute to our community. Anywho! While googling for some more resources, Dakota found this informational guide - http://www.jimadler.com/cyber-laws-and-safety. She was thinking that it'd be a valuable resource for your page. Do you mind adding it? I know she'd be delighted to make a valuable contribution and maybe help out other kids. Looking forward to hearing back," Dakota's mom.
Here you go Dakota. Please keep up the great work. You are awesome. And please continue to talk to all your friends about Cyber safety.
Cyber Laws and Safety
This article was approved by Jim Adler
Using the Internet is a common activity. If you have ever used a computer or a tablet to find information or to talk with a friend, you have used the Internet. Although the Internet can be convenient and useful, there are also some dangers lurking. You may enjoy using social media to stay connected with friends and family. However, online predators and cyberbullying are two common threats that exist for kids on the Internet. Follow your parents' rules about Internet use and safety. Any time you feel uncomfortable about something on the Internet, tell an adult right away.
Hanging out on social media websites can be fun. You probably enjoy chatting with friends, looking at pictures, and seeing other people's updates. As nice as it is to connect with others online, you need to be careful how you do this. Remember, you can never take something back or erase it once it's been on the Internet. This means that pictures you share or words you publish will stay on the Internet even if you remove them later. When you use social media websites, you need to control what others can see about you. This means that your account settings should be set to keep your profile private. Don't allow anyone that you don't know in person to have access to your profile on social media.
Six Tips for Keeping Teens Safe on Social Media
Kids and Socializing Online
Social Networking Sites: A Parent's Guide (PDF)
Social Media Guide (PDF)
Child Safety on Social Media Sites and the Internet
Social Networking Sites: Safety Tips for Tweens and Teens (PDF)
Staying Safe on Social Media
Safer Social Networking
Understanding Social Media (PDF)
A Word About Social Networking (PDF)
For more information go to Jim Alder & Associates
KEVN: Human trafficking survivor shares her story ahead of Sturgis Rally
CISS hosts July 4th event:
Human trafficking survivor shares her story ahead of Sturgis Rally
KEVN. by Eliana Sheriff, July 4, 2016
Watch newscast on KEVN
Windie Lazenko says, "It's very real, it's very very real."
Tammie Brock says, "Human trafficking is a huge part of the motorcycle rally that nobody wants to talk about."
So, how do you spot sex trafficking?
Windie Lazenko says, "Anytime someone is traded for any kind of sexual purpose, or labor trade for any form of power, it can be money, drugs, a safe place to stay."
And, how can we end it?
Windie Lazenko says, "A lot of people are not aware that the average age of entry into prostitution in America is 12-14 years old."
Windie Lazenko founded 4her three years ago after hearing about the human trafficking surrounding North Dakota's oil boom.
She has since mentored dozens of girls to be a resource of hope, empowerment and restoration.
Windie Lazenko says, "I was trafficked at 13 years old, so now I'm using my voice to be a powerful tool to raise awareness on the issue and the reality of sex trafficking in America."
Using her own tragic experience and knowledge to make a difference.
Windie Lazenko says, "Everyday, everyday it's still a journey."
She says connecting with victims can be hard because most girls don't know the reality of their situation.
Windie Lazenko says, "This is not a rescue mission, we can't go bust down doors and rescue girls."
Which is why she says 4her focuses on outreach.
Windie Lazenko says, "We just create awareness and gain relationships with the girls and then empower them to seek healing and then watch restoration happen."
And the dark side of the Rally lurks in the shadows of seemingly legitimate job offers, luring young women into being t-shirt or bikini girls with promising pay which never comes.
Windie Lazenko says, "Girls are thrown into campsites here, I've seen it, I've lived it. I was here as a young runaway."
Tammie Brock says, "All campgrounds should be trained on the signs of human trafficking."
So her message this year is to be aware your surroundings.
Windie Lazenko says, "Calling the police and saying I think I see prostitution might not get a patrol car there really quickly but calling and saying I think I'm seeing human trafficking I can pretty much guarantee you're going to get a quicker response from law enforcement."
Tammie Brock says, "See something, say something, that's what we need to do."
Windie made a flyer which she plans on putting throughout all the bathrooms in Sturgis to make sure girls that could be victims are reached.
Carla Marshall says, "I think it's very important to get that information to them and in a place where they are going to see it, they're not going to come to a booth or a trade show where we're going to have the information for them."
Supreme Court Case Highlights Issues Of Domestic Abuse, Right To Counsel In Indian Country
By Jenifer Jones • Jun 15, 2016
The U.S. Supreme Court has reinstated the conviction of a domestic abuser in Indian Country. A USD law professor says the case highlights the disparity between the right to counsel for Native and non-Native offenders. In tribal court, Native Americans aren't guaranteed the right to an attorney, like they are in state and federal court.
In response to high rates of domestic violence against Native American women, Congress made it a federal crime to commit domestic assault within Indian Country if that person has at least two prior convictions for that offense. Michael Bryant Junior is a member of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe in Montana. His attorneys argued that because his first two convictions were in tribal court, and he wasn't represented by an attorney, they couldn't be used make him eligible for the enhanced sentencing. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals agreed with Bryant's attorneys, but the U.S. Supreme Court overturned that decision and reinstated the conviction. Frank Pommersheim is a law professor at USD and an appellate judge for a number of tribes. He says the case raises some questions.
"There has to be, in my opinion, a consistent approach by Congress, and by tribes themselves to treat all defendants who appear in tribal court and all defendants who appear in federal court, to make sure they are always treated the same in a constitutional sense," Pommersheim says.
Pommersheim says that may be difficult because it requires more resources.
Norma Rendon is the Native Co-Director for the South Dakota Coalition Ending Domestic and Sexual Violence. She says she's glad the Supreme Court reinstated Bryant's conviction. She says Native women have a hard time finding justice.
"There has been a war against Native women and children of this country, and it exists to this day," Rendon says. "And they say well how is it existing today? Well it's existing through men being able to rape our women, and there's no consequences. So what is that telling the male population of America? If you're going to rape anybody rape an Indian woman because nobody cares, you'll get away with it."
Rendon says there needs to be more education, and more support from lawmakers on bills protecting women and children.
Listen to NPR interview.
SOUTH DAKOTA FEDERAL CASES
These are Federal cases only, all of which happened within the boundaries of a Indian Reservation in South Dakota. This does not reflect crimes that may have occurred at the State, City, or County levels.
Super Bowl, largest event for Human Trafficking in America.
The Super Bowl is the largest incidence of human trafficking in America.
Natalie Holbrook in Scene on Feb 2, 2016
Santa Clara, California, is going to see a huge influx of people this upcoming weekend -- along with bars, restaurants and grocery stores nationwide. There will be a rise in sales, television views and human trafficking. That's right. Human trafficking is one of many industries in America that sees a growth in customers on Superbowl Sunday. Read more...
South Dakota Victim Assistance Academy (SDVAA) are now being accepted!
Student applications for the first South Dakota Victim Assistance Academy (SDVAA) are now being accepted! The SDVAA will be held at the Law Enforcement Training Center in Pierre from June 19th – 24th, 2016 and will provide a 40 hour comprehensive, academic, interdisciplinary and interactive training program for crime victim service providers, advocates, allied professionals and others who work with crime victims. These students will be entry level professionals with 0-5 years of experience in their respective field. A comprehensive curriculum using adult learning theory will be utilized by instructors. The mission of SDVAA is to support all allied professionals to enhance the delivery of culturally relevant, quality services to victims of crime in South Dakota through collaboration, coordination and education.
Please see attached for the cover letter and student application. The student application should be fillable, however if you have any difficulties please feel free to print it out and fill it in. The application and all required attachments are due by March 1, 2016. There is a limit of 30 students! Students will be notified by April 4th of their acceptance. A schedule of the academy is attached. Students are expected to attend the entire academy.
The cost for the Academy is $225 which includes all course materials, all breakfasts, all lunches and two suppers. Lodging will be available at no cost at the Law Enforcement Training Center in Pierre where the Academy will be held. Limited scholarships to assist with mileage to attend the academy are available. Please note that on the application if needed.
Please let me know if you have any questions about this exciting opportunity!
30 Shocking Domestic Violence Statistics That Remind Us It's An Epidemic
The number of American troops killed in Afghanistan and Iraq between 2001 and 2012 was 6,488. The number of American women who were murdered by current or ex male partners during that time was 11,766, nearly doubling the amount of casualties lost during war.
Women are much more likely to be victims of intimate partner violence with 85 percent of domestic abuse victims being women and 15 percent men. Too many women have been held captive by domestic violence -- whether through physical abuse, financial abuse, emotional abuse or a combination of all three. Read More...
Bullying Awareness Guidebook
In recent years, nearly 30 percent of American schoolchildren have reported being a part of bullying, either as the bully, victim or bystander, accounting for 5.7 million children throughout the nation. While those numbers are staggering enough on their own, other reports found that 64 percent of children who were bullied did not report the abuse. Check out the Bullying Awareness Guidebook for important information on how to deal with bullying.
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The genre of still life has long moved beyond its original, purely decorative, function. «Animate» and «inanimate» objects are tightly connected in this art striving to express the subtle nuances of human emotions, the spirit of the time and the complex inner life of the creator.
Tatyana and Maria Ivanovs represent a bright family tradition which goes back to Victor Ivanovich Ivanov, a brilliant USSR-era artist, whose paintings are marked with austerity in color and monumentality. His daughter and granddaughter, who have been directly influenced by living in the artistic environment, discovered their own ways to express artistic ideas. And both of them find still life a fascinating genre.
Tatyana Ivanova's still lifes are incredibly exquisite, both in their color scheme and execution. The first thing which catches the eye is laconism of images: there is not a single extra object or detail or tint. Each color nuance is in concordance with the other, forming a perfect harmony. For instance, her "Still Life with Grapes" is painted in blue and purple colors which flow into one another, getting deeper or melting, producing soft shadows. The Cezannesque palette makes the objects look unreal unambiguously reflecting the inner state of the author rather than depicting reality. A similar impression is produced by the enchanting still life "Still Life with Fish", where the dark background seems to give birth to pale yellow lemons and "gilded" fish trunks. The picture is so dynamic that in an instant you start doubting that you are actually looking at "dead nature" but more likely at a mysterious world of fish the artist managed to catch a glimpse of. "Strawberry bouquet" is created in a reserved and lyrical fashion both in color and in composition. The dark shades, the quivering reflection and sadly bent stems convey inner tension and dramatism. This is more of a reflection on the fast flow of time bringing up Andersenesque melancholy in heart, than a mere still life. Meanwhile, the artworks of Ivanova Senior may be extremely vital flooding the viewer with their hunger for life in such still lifes as "Three pieces of Watermelon" and "Crayfish". Being different in their color solutions, they both manifest power and energy overcoming "dead nature".
Maria Ivanova's artworks remind of a deep meditation and sometimes possess a subtle Asian fleur as, for example, in "Still Life with Pink Cloth" or "Little Boat", where the combination of grey, pink, blue and ochre emphasize the dreaming part of reality which won't acquire clear outlines, intoxicating and drawing you into the world of phantasmagoria. Dutch-style austere "Pears" tells another story: they do not look like ordinary fruit at all but rather like "live" characters of Gianni Rodari having a stormy discussion about their complicated existence in a frugal country house. Each still life by Ivanova Junior is a whole new story lived by the objects right before the viewers' eyes. As the artist herself says when defining the genre: "Still life is a dialog, a dispute, sometimes a heated one". Her painting "By the Door" is a splendid example of such a heated discussion between the confident boots, which feel themselves masters of the situation, and huffy slippers which may rely only on the support of the reticent broom.
A completely different tone system can be viewed in still lifes "Glass Jug", "Flowers and Green Pears" and "Flowers". Dark blue and purple colors reign here giving the impression of velvety texture and emotional fullness. They have an aura of peacefulness and inwardness in a world where each object has value and at the same time is inseparable from the environment allowing it to be for a few miraculous moments only to be absorbed afterwards.
Still Life is a whole philosophy, an ongoing challenge for an artist who strives to overcome the limits of three-dimensionality. It is not surprising though that this laconic style gives birth to such a variety of canvases. Frugal means stimulate the creator to search for more and more expressive ways to reveal his or her utmost aspirations. Still life requires not only focused attention but also a long-term relationship. With each new glance it uncovers another meaningful layer, being a sort of a portal which invites us to look beyond the objects concealing multi-dimensional existence we have not yet experienced. At the same time, it does not lose its essential function of decorating and enlivening the environment. If you put up a still life, which for some unknown reason has captured your imagination, on your wall you might make an unexpected discovery one day: the canvas covers the door to the fairy world we all dream of getting into.


Sometimes it seems like we'll never get over the music we listened to in middle and high school. That nostalgia just keeps drawing us back—and according to a new survey—maybe we'll be reminiscing about the 'glory days' forever.
The answers revealed that a busy life is mostly the cause of the discontinuation, adults over 30 stopping their searches due to having kids or because they're simply overwhelmed by the sheer amount of music out there.
Of the 1,000 people surveyed, 60% of them felt like they were only listening to artists they already knew and 25% of them didn't want to hear stuff outside their preferred genre.
Another interesting discovery is that 24 seems to be the peak age of your discovery into new music. After that, you have a free pass to say things like "I don't understand why kids like this s***," and go back to listening to your good ol' My Chemical Romance.
What do you think of these results? Accurate or not? Let us know your thoughts on discovering new music in the comments!


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Q: Label invertida stacked Bar R As cores pros generos feminino/masculino aparecem corretamente no grafico, porém, quando adiciono "labels" a quantidade que é do gen F aparece embaixo e do gen M aparece no meio
p4 <- ggplot() + geom_bar(aes(y = QTD, x = SINTOMA, fill = GENERO), data = charts.data,
                           stat="identity") + theme(plot.subtitle = element_text(vjust = 1),
    plot.caption = element_text(vjust = 1),
    legend.title = element_text(face = "italic"),
    panel.background = element_rect(fill = "gray91"),
    plot.background = element_rect(fill = "gainsboro"),
    legend.key = element_rect(fill = "gray75"),
    legend.background = element_rect(fill = "gray72")) + theme(plot.subtitle = element_text(family = "mono",
    size = 11, face = "bold.italic", colour = "gray2",
    hjust = 0.5), plot.caption = element_text(size = 10,
    hjust = 0)) +labs(subtitle = "Frequencia de Sintomas por Genero")

acredito que o ERRO está no trecho a seguir :
p4 <- p4 + geom_text(data=charts.data, aes(x = SINTOMA, y = QTD,
                     label = paste0(QTD,"")), size=4)

Alguem pode me ajudar, pfv?

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A.J. Hall
The Perilous Point
The Perilous Point is one in a series of LoPiverse books. You might like to refer to their suggested reading order, chronology & series information.
The year is 2003, and there's a storm brewing in the Wizarding world.
Hermione Granger has announced her engagement to a Muggle. Worse still: he's a vicar. And the wedding is going to take place on 21st June in his parish church in the village of Malfoy Intrinsica, Wiltshire. And the Lord of the Manor is most definitely going to be present. But then, none of Hermione's oldest friends is planning to miss the opportunity either…
And, unbeknownst to everyone, a theatre company plans to put on an outdoor performance of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' for the benefit of their corporate sponsors. Oh, and to try a little light incantation up by the Seven Sisters while they're at it.
Don't under any circumstances attempt the thing with the chocolate and the handcuffs at home. Chocolate is very bad for dogs.
Usual bad language, drugs and incest references.
Gratuitous deployment of the Pathetic Fallacy throughout.
Thanks to Erica, Naomi, Viki and Shezan for beta reading. Thanks to Pam and Shezan for assistance with Franco-picking, and to Viki for Ameri-picking. Thanks to Lizzie for expert assistance in relation to the art of coarse acting, and for her tolerance in allowing herself to be picked up and deposited in the middle of Malfoy Intrinsica.
The fonts used in this book are from the Source Serif Pro font family by Frank Grießhammer.
The fonts were used under license detailed on their respective website pages at the date of this book publication.
As usual, Russ from shoes for industry designed the book cover, produced the books and compiled the on-line work.
The opinions, prejudices, faults and spelling herein are all my own work, and I apologise in advance for them.
This short story is rated Teen (15). You might also like to consider other books set in the Harry Potter fandom.
- First Editon: 10th Aug 2010
- 2nd Edition: 17th Apr 2012
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This portable skin diving snorkel is made entirely of soft silicon with superior shape-memory characteristics, allowing it to be rolled up in the special carrying case for use as a spare.
Minimizes water resistance with a 3D elliptical structure.
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Герб Гваделупи — герб заморського департаменту Франції у Вест-Індії.

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 Все про світ. Країни. Прапори. Герби: енциклопедичний довідник / [відповідальний за випуск М. Ілляш]. —  : Школа, 2001. — 622 с. ISBN 966-7657-79-5.

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New Age Physics
A rational explanation of the universe
About New Age Physics: an impending sense of crisis
Email us: making contact with New Age Physics
The Theory of Perceptual Reality – the double slit experiment finally resolved!
Is gravity itself the elusive dark matter?
Gravity and electromagnetism: a most beautiful symmetry
What is Time? The Theory of Universal Absolutivity
Entropy: a more rational definition
'I am G.O'D!' Could the universe really be an algorithm!?
Self-reflection, metacognition, and emotional well-being
'Chessiderata!' A nihilistic view of the universe.
The educational philosophy of New Age Physics
A prose poem inspired by a deeply felt desire to escape, albeit temporarily, from a chaotic reality which too often involves the agonising pain of losing a loved one.
'Death plays E4′, courtesy of Peter Morrisson
The idea for 'Chessiderata!' originally arose way back in 2012 from wishing to celebrate the ancient war game of chess and the way in which it allows one to enter into an alternative dimension governed solely by a player's degree of skill rather than by blind chance. In that respect, participants reap what they deserve as opposed to what the Universe randomly chooses to allot them.
'Chessiderata!' is a deliberate parody of Max Ehrmann's world-famous 'poem in prose', 'Desiderata'. Both pieces are overtly philosophical but whereas 'Desiderata' offers an unashamedly optimistic perspective on the Universe, 'Chessiderata!' explores the darker side of existence.
'Chessiderata!' is dedicated to the memory of my beautiful son Jack Meredith Morrisson (1994 – 2011) who filled my life with light, and to my dear friend Jim McDonald (1964-2015) who opened up my mind to chess, and my heart to laughter.
There are no words to express just how much you are missed…
Chessiderata!
Tread warily amid the noise and haste…
… as two implacable adversaries of equal measure face each other across a field of combat beyond the shadowy confines of which both will simply cease to be. Everything is NOW, all existence defined within a single plane. There is no cruel fate here, no blind chance, and there are no random acts of arbitrary injustice or unfathomable favouritism from a far-distant deity.
One army is arrayed in glorious white, the other bedecked in baleful black, two irreconcilable foes about to be locked in a battle to the end, both irretrievably bound to protect the liberty of a king upon whose well-being their own survival ultimately depends. There is no moral exactitude in this strange land – no fine distinctions between right and wrong – but there are rules, and these rules are as binding as any of the known laws of physics which govern our universe.
With a theatrical flourish, the white force abruptly makes the first move. It is the beginning of a carefully premeditated assault intended to inflict maximum injury upon the opposing side. There is a sudden unnerving neighing of terrified horses and a thunderous pounding of hooves as frightened war-bred steeds leap into action over their own forward ranks.
Amidst this dreadful cacophony can barely be heard the steady march of those who are no more than mere pawns in a much larger contest, a contest which will always reside well beyond the limited comprehension of these hapless foot soldiers who are doomed never to return from whence they came.
It is not long before the cold, clinical precision of warrior bishops begins to cut diagonal swathes through enemy lines. There is all to play for, and everything to lose. Within scant seconds, the parameters have expanded so dramatically that the clash seems to spiral into a realm of its own.
Waiting patiently in the wings, just beyond the increasingly ferocious field of conflict, are the battering-ram rooks, the juggernauts of this primordial struggle. Their devastating incursions will soon resurrect haunting visions of the innumerable sieges which have laid waste to so many great civilizations whose ruined remains have long since been submerged beneath the shifting sands of time.
Even more heart-stopping is the statuesque queen: aloof, elemental and utterly inhumane. Indifferent to such trivialities as pity or remorse, she surveys the scene before her with a dispassionate eye, her magnificent power about to be unleashed on every inch of ground.
However, the most astounding thing about this elegant microcosm of the human condition is that it is not being conducted on a muddy tract in some far-flung corner of our world, but in a perfectly sanitary, mathematically precise, abstract dimension which consists of just sixty-four squares, and yet which is imbued with such infinite complexity that no matter how many aeons may pass, no two such encounters need ever be the same.
This is life; this is death.
This is chess.
It's not just a game!
New Age Physics, Blog at WordPress.com.


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Oberea truncatipennis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Stephan von Breuning in 1962. It is known from Borneo.

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3 Of 7 Incidents Of Armed Robbery Against Ships In Asia Occured In Singapore Strait (January 2021)
ByMI News Network February 10, 2021 Shipping News
In January 2021, seven incidents of armed robbery against ships were reported in Asia. No piracy incident was reported.
The ReCAAP ISC is concerned with the continued occurrence of incidents on board ships while underway in the Singapore Strait. In January 2021, three incidents were reported in the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) in the Singapore Strait.
The incidents occurred in close proximity to each other, and in particular, two incidents occurred within an interval of four hours. The ReCAAP ISC has issued an Incident Alert [IA 01/2021] on 29 Jan to alert the shipping community of the situation in the Singapore Strait.
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There was no report of abduction of crew in the Sulu-Celebes Seas and waters off Eastern Sabah in January 2021. However, the risk of the abduction of crew remains high as demonstrated by the abduction of crew incident on 17 Jan 20 (with four crew still held in captivity), information of planned kidnapping (as reported in ReCAAP ISC's Warning issued on 7 Jul 20), and the military operation on 3 Nov 20 by the Philippines authorities in preventing a kidnap-for-ransom incident.
NUMBER OF INCIDENTS
In January 2021, seven incidents of armed robbery against ships were reported in Asia. All incidents were actual incidents. No attempted incident was reported. All incidents have been verified and reported to the ReCAAP ISC by ReCAAP Focal Points and Contact Point.
STATUS OF SHIPS
Of the seven incidents reported in January 2021, three incidents occurred on board ships while underway in the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) in the Singapore Strait, three incidents occurred on board ships while anchored at anchorages in Indonesia (Belawan Anchorage and Muara Berau Anchorage) and Kandla Anchorage, India, and one incident occurred on board a ship while berthed at Makar Wharf Berth No. 5 to 7, General Santos City, Philippines.
SIGNIFICANCE LEVEL OF INCIDENTS
Of the seven incidents reported in January 2021, four were CAT 3 incidents and three were CAT 4 incidents (where the perpetrators were not armed and crew not harmed). Of the four CAT 3 incidents, two incidents occurred on board ships while underway in the Singapore Strait, and two incidents occurred on board ships while anchored at Belawan Anchorage and Muara Berau Anchorage.
In all four incidents, the perpetrators were armed with knives. The crew was safe with no confrontation with the perpetrators. Nothing was reported stolen in the two incidents that occurred in the Singapore Strait, while ship stores were stolen in the other two incidents that occurred at Belawan Anchorage and Muara Berau Anchorage.
Click here to view/download The full ReCAAP ISC January 2021 Report
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