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Meat, Fish, and Poultry Prices up 12% From October
JustFactsJack 2021-11-17
Meatless Mondays may be back, at least among those who are more frugal in their shopping habits. American consumers keeping an eye on the rising cost of groceries may want to consider reducing their purchases of animal protein, which has collectively experienced double-digit price increases over the past year.
According to the Consumer Price Index published by the government, the prices of meat, poultry, and fish have all increased by nearly 12 percent since October of 2020. According to labor statistics, the price of beef has risen even further, rising by more than 20% in the last year, while the price of chicken has increased by 7.5 percent and pork has increased by 14 percent.
Graph of Meat Inflation
InflationIrina Ivanova
According to EconoFact, a nonpartisan publication that covers economic affairs, beef, pork, and chicken prices have increased by approximately 26 percent, 19 percent, and 15 percent, respectively, since early 2020, before the COVID-19 pandemic hit the United States.
"The meat price increases were initially caused by supply disruptions caused by packing plants closing as a result of workers contracting COVID-19," wrote Jayson Lusak, an agricultural economist at Purdue University, in a post on EconoFact. "The meat price increases were initially caused by supply disruptions caused by packing plants closing as a result of workers contracting COVID-19." "Packing has been fully resumed, but there are still additional costs associated with socially isolated workers and the addition of personal protective equipment," says the company.
Tyson Foods, which accounts for approximately 20% of total meat production in the United States, is raising prices because it is paying more for grain, labor, transportation, warehousing, packaging, and ingredients, according to CEO Donnie King, who spoke on a conference call on Monday. In his words, "It might be easier for me to tell you which component hasn't seen inflation in the last year."
According to him, the company is trying to protect its bottom line by passing on higher costs to customers by raising prices by 13 percent for the fiscal year and 24 percent for the fourth quarter.
As a result of price increases, Tyson's revenue increased by 20 percent in the fourth quarter, while sales decreased by 4 percent, in part due to plants not being fully staffed, according to Stewart Glendinning, the company's chief financial officer, in a conference call with Wall Street analysts.
During the third quarter, prices for Tyson beef increased by an average of nearly 33 percent for consumers in the United States. Prices for the company's pork and chicken products increased by 38 percent and 19 percent, respectively, during the same time period cited. Tyson's revenue increased by 12 percent to $12.8 billion during the three-month period, and its earnings more than doubled to nearly $1.4 billion, compared to the same period the previous year, according to the company.
American consumers are paying more for gasoline, heating oil, clothes, rent, and a variety of other goods and services because of inflation, which is increasing demand while reducing supply as a result of labor shortages, an increase in the money supply, and other factors.
Many Americans are finding themselves in a stressful situation this Thanksgiving, as they may not be able to afford the food for the meal-centric holiday or find everything on their grocery lists as many grocery stores have empty shelves.
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Following the explosive events of Avengers: Endgame and the epilogue that was Spider-Man: Far From Home last year, 2020 was supposed the year the Marvel Cinematic Universe launched its Phase 4 slate with both new movies and Disney+ shows. However, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, this was instead the first year since 2009 where we didn't get any new Marvel Studios content. Yes, we were treated to Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s final season on ABC, but even ignoring that show's now-muddled continuity with the main MCU, it wasn't a Marvel Studios product, so it's not the same.
However, 2020's loss is now 2021's gain, as next year is now packed to the proverbial brim with both MCU movies and TV shows. Now keep in mind, there's always the chance some of these projects could be delayed further, as we're not out of the woods yet with this health crisis. But for now, there definitely won't be any shortage of MCU entertainment next year, so let's go over what's to come in order of release date, followed by the ones that don't have specific release dates yet.
WandaVision - Premiere Date: January 15, 2021
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This will mark Vision's first appearance following his death at the hands of Thanos in Avengers: Infinity War, and while it's generally assumed Scarlet Witch is responsible for this altered reality, there's still a deeper mystery that hasn't been revealed yet. WandaVision also sees the return of Kat Dennings' Darcy Lewis and Randall Park's Jimmy Woo, as well as Teyonah Parris debuting as an adult Monica Rambeau and Kathryn Hahn playing the enigmatic neighbor Agnes.
Black Widow - Release Date: May 7, 2021
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Natasha's journey will see her reuniting with Florence Pugh's Yelena Belova, Rachel Weisz's Melina Vostokoff (both of whom have also gone by Black Widow) and David Harbour's Alexei Shotakov, a.k.a. Red Guardian. She'll also have to battle the mysterious Taskmaster, the new head of the Red Room who's capable of perfectly mimicking an opponent's fighting style.
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Loki - Premiere Date: TBD
The original Loki's story ended when he was killed by Thanos at the beginning of Avengers: Infinity War, but Avengers: Endgame introduced an alternate timeline Loki who escaped custody after the events of The Avengers using the Tesseract. Loki will use the cube-encased Space Stone to travel through time and alter human history. Remember, this version of the Asgardian God of Mischief hasn't gone through the redemptive arc the original version did (although he will mature in his own way). While no other Marvel characters have been officially announced for Loki yet, some of the actors who will show up include Owen Wilson, Sophia Di Martino, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Sasha Lane and Richard E. Grant.
Marvel's What If… ? - Premiere Date: TBD
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Ms. Marvel - Premiere Date: TBD
Now we come to the first Marvel Disney+ series starring a character we haven't met before. Introduced to the comics in 2013, Kamala Khan is a teenager who was exposed to Terrigen Mist, the substance that awakens an Inhuman's inner special ability. Thanks to her Inhuman heritage, Kamala gained shapeshifting powers, and she joined the superhero business quickly afterwards as Ms. Marvel, the moniker formerly used by her idol, Carol Danvers (known nowadays as Captain Marvel). It's unclear if the MCU's Kamal, played by Iman Vellani, will also be an Inhuman or if she'll gain her powers some other way. Either way, this character has a bright future ahead of her, because like fellow newbies Moon Knight and She-Hulk, the plan is to have Ms. Marvel also appear in movies.
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It's critical to build a system where any person can enter a behavioral health program at any time and receive needed care and access to resources.
Dr. Jeanne James is vice president and chief medical officer for BlueCare Tennessee.
In 2005, I helped evacuate more than 200 patients in New Orleans during the flooding and aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
I saw the urgency of the situation weigh heavily upon patients who were facing physical ailments, a toll that led to severe cases of stress and depression. More than any other, this situation reinforced for me the vital connection between physical and behavioral health.
Today, those memories inform my work as Chief Medical Officer for BlueCare Tennessee – a subsidiary of BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee that serves TennCare members, a population traditionally underserved when it comes to behavioral health services.
Our priority is improving the health of the people and communities we serve. So we look not only at the TennCare population as a whole, but at each person as an individual.
We have learned that social determinants have a profound impact on physical and mental health. Many of these members are on a fixed income, or don't have steady access to transportation, or don't even know where their next meal is coming from. It's hard to prioritize seeking treatment for stress or depression when you're just trying to pay bills or set the table.
In Tennessee, 20 percent of adults experience mental illness, and 10 percent of high school students reported attempting suicide at least once in the past year. Mental health challenges do not discriminate based on age, gender, ethnicity, location or prosperity, but socioeconomic factors can make them more challenging to address.
While behavioral health services can always be accessed through a primary care provider, it's critical to build a system where any person can enter a behavioral health program at any time and receive needed care and access to resources.
Consider an adult with diabetes; the need to monitor blood sugar and diet can be a major stressor, resulting in the onset of depression. This is especially true for someone who lives alone, does not have the support system of friends and family, survives on a fixed income or may have mobility issues. The same goes for a single parent who works two jobs while caring for a child who has a chronic illness. That child can experience behavioral health issues, as well.
Help coordinate the integration of mental and physical health care treatments to work toward better overall health.
Behavioral health care that results in a healthier whole person depends on meeting individuals where they are – and ensuring they feel welcomed, respected and not stigmatized.


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Navy Engineering School - Adminstration
The building complex, originally a training unit of the Imperial Navy, was built in the early 20th century and was constructed in the regional style of the "Schleswig-Holstein brick building". Regional newspapers of the time were quoted that an ensemble was created, "that certainly does the city credit".
During the First World War, a military hospital was set up, but was closed again in April of 1915. Because of the shortage of technical personnel in the Navy the training operation was taken up again.
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In the years 1934, 1937 and 1938, large expansions were made to the buildings that enabled an extension and broadening of the teaching activities.
At the end of the 1930s, new barracks were built to accommodate the now more than 2000 trainees. After the number had grown to about 3000, two HAPAG-ships served as barges.
After 1942, the number of course participants climbed to over 4000, and 1943 a new machine shop was put in operation. It included the entire engine and propulsion system of a destroyer as well as several speedboat engines.
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The soldiers were trained here in drive engineering, electrical engineering and marine engineering.
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Alekhine Memorial, participants
By Sergio
Alekhine Memorial 2013 will take place April 20 – May 1 in Sankt Petersburg, Russia. Despite being squeezed between the Candidates Chess Tournament, the Zug Grand Prix, and Norway Chess, the organizers have gathered the world's elite players.
Participants: World Champion Viswanathan Anand, his challenger from 2012 match Boris Gelfand, former World Champion Vladimir Kramnik, World Cup winner Peter Svidler, Levon Aronian, Nikita Vitiugov, Michael Adams, Ding Liren, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Fressinet Laurent.
Vladimir Repin will perform at the opening ceremony
Here is the presentation of the participants in the Alekhine Memorial. Live games with analysis daily on Chessdom.com
World Champion in 2000-2007 years. Winner of chess Olympiads 1992, 1994 and 1996. Chess Oscar winner in 2006. Kramnik won dozens of international tournaments including first three places in Linares, ten victories in Dortmund, he won Tal Memorial twice and won the Grand Slam final tournament (Bilbao 2010).
Born on 25.06.1975
FIDE rating – 2810 (February 2013)
He won the following tournaments:
1992 Gausdal, Dortmund, Manila, Chalhidiki
1993 Madrid, Amsterdam
1994 Wijk-aan-Zee
1995 Dortmund, Horgen, Belgrade
1996 Monaco-Amber, Dos-Hermanas, Moscow, Dortmund
1997 Dos-Hermanas, Dortmund, Tilburg
1998 Wijk-aan-Zee, Monaco-Amber, Frankfurt, Dortmund
1999 Monaco-Amber
2000 Linares, Dortmund
2001 Monaco-Amber, Dortmund
2003 Linares
2004 Linares, Monaco-Amber
2006 Dortmund
2007 Monaco-Amber, Dortmund, Tal Memorial
2009 Dortmund, Tal Memorial
2010 Bilbao
2011 Dortmund, Hogeven, London
Vladimir Kramnik was born in Tuapse. His parents were artists. Vladimir learnt to play chess from his father. Quite soon he started to win tournaments and became the city champion. At the age of 11 he was noticed by Botvinnik who found a great talent in the young player and invited him to attend his school lessons which were performed together with Garry Kasparov. Kramnik showed a remarkable progress, won U16 and U18 World Championships and in 1991 he became an international grandmaster.
His first huge success took place at the chess Olympiad in 1992 in Manila, where he scored 8.5 out of 9. Since then Kramnik has become a permanent member of the National Team (He won 1992, 194 and 1996 Olympiads) and in 1993 he was already a contender for the chess crown. In 1995 Garry Kasparov invited Kramnik to help him in a World Championship match against Viswanathan Anand. This experience turned out to be quite useful for Kramnik when he himself played against Kasparov in a match which he won in 2000 in London and became 14-th World Champion. Vladimir Kramnik held his title starting from 2000 and up to 2007. As a ruling World Champion he played matches against Peter leko (2004, Brissago, 7:7) and Veselin Topalov (2006, Elista, 8.5:7.5). In 2007 Kramnik shared the second place in Mexico, while the Champion's title was given to Anand. Later Kramnik played against Anand in a match (2008, Bonn, 4.5:6.5). Kramnik won more than 50 chess tournaments in his spectacular carreer. He was a successful player in various places where he defeated strongest players. He continues to play well up to now. He is a record breaker of the Dortmund tournament, having won it for 11 times! As nearly all outstanding grandmasters Kramnik has a universal game style but experts find his strong point in opening preparation, unique positional play skills and an incredible professionalism.
World champion since 2007. 2000 FIDE world champion. 2003 Rapid chess world champion. Winner of world cup in 2000 and 2002. Chess Oscar in 1997, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008.
Anand has won the following tournaments:
1989 Wijk aan Zee
1992 Reggio Emilia, Alekhine Memorial
1993 Groningen
1994 Monaco
1997 Monaco, Dos-Hermanas, Biel, Belgrade, Groningen
1998 Wijk aan Zee, Linares, Madrid, Tilbourg
2002 Prague
2003 Wijk aan Zee, Monaco
2004 Wijk aan Zee, Dortmund
2007 Morelia/Linares
India is a country where chess was born, but there was no excellent player there until Viswanathan (Vishi) Anand came to the chess scene. He got his name "Anand" when he was born. According to an Indian tradition his full name Viswanathan Anand means "Anand, Viswanathan's son". His name caused some misunderstanding when he first came to Europe. Some thought that Viswanathan is his name and Anand is his surname. Later Viswanathan was changed into "Vishi".
Having learnt to play chess at the age of six he became champion of India when he was just 14. At 15 he became an international master and at 17 he won the world youth champion's title. Starting from an early age he not only played very well but also fast. An incredible intuition remains a strong point of his universal talent. In early 90s Anand found himself among the best chess players in the world and in 1995 he was granted a right to play against Garry Kasparov for the world champion's title. He lost the match but however he managed to win the FIDE world knock-out championship in 2000. It was grandmaster's first champion's title. In 2007 his dream has finally came true. He won a two-round tournament in Mexico and became World champion. He has successfully defended his title in 2008 against Vladimir Kramnik in a decisive match. Veselin Topalov tried to defeat Anand in 2010 but lost 5.5-6.5. In two years Boris Gelfand made an attempt to fight for the title but Anand managed to win a difficult battle again 8.5-7.5.
Levon Aronian
World Cup winner in 2005. Chess Olympiad winner in 2006, 2008 and 2012. World Team Championship winner in 2011. World youth champion in 2002. Armenian champion in 1999. Russian team champion in 2005. European club champion in 2005. FIDE Grand Prix series winner in 2008-2009. World Blitz champion in 2010.
Aronian won the following tournaments:
2005 Stepanakert
2006 Morelia/Linares, Moscow (Tal Memorial)
2008 Wijk aan Zee, Nice, Sochi
2009 Nice, Nalchik, Mainz (rapid)
2010 Moscow (Tal Memorial)
2011 Monaco, Tal Memorial
Levon Aronian started to play chess at the age of 9 and he became World Youth Champion when he was just 12. He used to win a number of youth tournaments but the most important competition for the young player was the tournament held in Goa (2002) when Levon became U20 champion. At this time his family moved from Armenia to Germany (where Aronian currently lives). "Chess Prince" title helped Aronian a lot in his career and made him believe he had made the right choice.
Success followed in the beginning of the new century on international stage. He won the World Cup in Khanty-Mansiysk. So after that tournament the Armenian could afford to participate in Candidates Tournaments on regular bases. Soon after he found himself among the top players.
Aronian is the winner of many famous chess tournaments of our time: Wijk aan Zee, Linares, Tal Memorial, Bilbao. In 2009 Aronian managed to win FIDE Grand Prix tournaments before the whole series was over.
Aronian is an excellent team player. He has participated for Armenian team since 1999 when it won the European championship. Aronian, playing on board 1 won three Olympiads and one World championship. His rating is higher than 2800 and his recent results show that he hasn't yet reached his highest possible level. He is still developing his talent. He is always among the contenders to win, no matter what tournament he plays. He is a well-known master of rapid chess 9he won Monaco rapid tournament three times), Blitz (World champion) and Fischer chess (won Mainz tournament twice).
2004 FIDE championship finalist. 1997, 1999 and 2000 FIDE championships semi-finalist. 2010-2011 British champion.
Born on November, 17 1971
FIDE rating – 2727 (April 2013)
Adams won the following international tournaments:
1991 Terrassa
1993 Elenite, Dublin, Groningen
1994 Amsterdam
1995 London (rapid)
2000 Frankfurt (rapid)
2007 London (Staunton memorial)
2008 Merida, London (Staunton memorial)
2011 Los-Angeles
Michael Adams won his first British championship at the age of 17 and has become a chess professional since then. During a minimum of 15 years from 1993 to 2008 – Adams was among the best chess players in the world. He took part in Candidates matches, won super tournaments, was among ten best chess stars and was very successful playing in World Cup – he was among finalists and semi-finalists. His success in knock-out tournaments is not only due to his high playing level but also to his style.
This style owed him a nick-name of a spider man, a rare thing among top players. His hallmark is boring positional play. Adams usually outplays his opponent with quiet manoeuvers like a spider, silently putting a web on his victim who soon finds himself in a hopeless position. However this is not an exact word to go with Adams (he is quite strong in complicated combinations for example), but it is quite remarkable that his colleagues and journalists chose this name for him.
Adams was selected British chess player of the year many times. He is a witty, well brought up and very sociable person and is always welcomed by colleagues, journalists and chess fans all over the world.
World U10 and U12 silver medalist. China champion in 2009, 2011 and 2012.
FIDE rating — 2707
This young Chinese grandmaster became quite popular among his fans when he was still a little boy – he won silver medals of two World championships. However he became really famous after he won his national championships three times. Among all other chess talents in China Ding Liren is known for his professional method in chess which allows him to show better results and improve his play comparing with the rivals.
He learnt to play chess at the age of 4. He seems to be a typical product of the oriental chess boom of recent decades. At the moment he goes to Beijing university where he learns law. However starting from early years Ding Liren wanted to make a professional chess career. His fellow grandmasters say that he can\t imagine his life without chess and wants to lead a life of a player in the coming future.
Peter Svidler
Peter Svidler won the World Cup in 2011 and was the Champion of the Russian Federation in 1994, 1995, 1997, 2003, 2008 and 2011. He was FIDE World championship semi-finalist in 2001 and chess Olympiad champion in 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002. Winner of World team Championship in 2005 and European team championship in 2007.
Peter Svidler won the following major tournaments:
1995 Novosibirsk
1999 Warsaw (Rapid)
2003 Aeroflot-open, Poikovsky
2009 Gibraltar
Peter Svidler was born June, 17 1976 in Saint-Petersburg, where he currently lives. He started to play chess in 1983 and managed to become quite a strong player very soon. In 1991 he shared the 1-st place in USSR youth championship and 1-3 places in U16 World chess championship. In 1994 he became U18 World Champion and received his grandmaster title. The same year he became Russian champion for the first time (He won this title five times in 1995, 1997, 2003, 2008 and 2011).
He quickly became one of the best Russian chess players and soon got his place among the top players of the world. He has played successfully for the national team for many years and won 5 gold and 2 silver Olympiad medals as well as trophies of the World and European team chess championships.
Although his results are quite good, many experts think that he could have done even better as his chess potential is really great. Svidler is an experienced tactical player. He won many beautiful games against best players in the world.
Nikita Vitiugov
U18 Russian champion in 2005. U20 World vice-champion. Russian championship top league winner in 2007. 2009 Russian championship super final bronze medalist. 2010 World Team champion. 2008 Russian Cup winner. 2011 European champion as a Saint-Petersburg chess Federation team member.
Vitiugov won the following tournaments:
2006 Saint-Petersburg, Sevan
2008 Bornholm
2011 Moscow (Aeroflot-open)
Nikita learnt to play chess at the age of 5. His grandfather who was a good player himself taught him to make his first moves. Soon after that Vitiugov started to learn chess in a sports club. His first teacher was an experienced Leningrad coach Alexey Yuneev. At the age of 10 he became a Candidate Master. He was U18 Russian championship winner and became a silver medalist of U20 World chess championship. He participated in Russian championship super finals 6 times. In 2008 the grandmaster from Saint-Petersburg won the Russian Cup. In 2010 Vitiugov became World Team champion and showed a remarkable result on his board. In 2010 he participated for the Youth team when Russia hosted the Olympiad that year. Later he played for the main team in Ningbo (2011) where the World Team championship was held. Vitiugov is a very creative and active player. He tries to fight till the end no matter what color of pieces he plays with. That is why he won many Swiss system tournaments.
He is an author of two books about his favorite opening – the French defense.
Laurent Fressinet
2010 French champion, 2012 European championship silver medalist, 2012 World mind games winner (rapid chess).
Born on November 30, 1981
FIDE rating – 2706 (April 2013) (N36 in the World)
Grandmaster Fressinet has never been a chess prodigy that are regularly born in France. Laurent is likely to be among the players who don't show a speedy progress, but are capable of playing stronger and stronger during their entire chess career. One of the strongest French chess players achieved his GM norm back in 2000 while he started winning serious tournaments only in last recent years.
In 2010 he became champion of France. In 2012 Laurent was second in European championship. The same year he won World Mind games (rapid chess) in Ningbo (China). Fresinet is extremely strong particularly in rapid competitions. He was twice French rapid chess champion (2009 and 2011) and was twice European blitz champion (2006 and 2007). He continuously shows top level chess, rarely loses his games and is a good team player – he participated 4 times for his National Team in chess Olympiads.
Boris Gelfand
Played in the World champion match in 2012. World cup in 2009 г. Candidates tournament winner in 2011. European youth champion in 1987, shared first place in 1988 г. Candidates tournament participant in 1991. 2007 World championship runner-up.
Gelfand won the following tournaments:
1988 Klaipeda
1991 Belgrade
1992 Wijk aan Zee, Moscow (Alekhine Memorial)
1993 Biel (interzonal tournament)
1994 Dos-Hermanas
1996 Vienna, Tilbourg
1998 Polanica Zdroj (Rubinstein Memorial)
1999 Tel-Aviv, Malmö
2000 Polanica Zdroj (Rubinsteain Memorial)
2002 Cannes
2004 Ashdod, Pamplona, Bermuda
2009 Odessa (ACP World Cup, rapid chess)
2012 London
Boris was born on June, 24 1968 in Minsk. His parents were engineers. The Gelfands were a typical intelligent family of the former USSR and chess was a part of their culture as well as cinema, theatre or books. Many years Albert Kapengut used to be Gelfand's coach. Kapengut started to work with a gifted teenager and finished with one of the best chess players in the world. The chess world already started to speak about him in 1989! Victories followed one after another, his rating grew higher and higher… He was even 20 when Boris burst into top ten players. After he had shared the first place of Manila interzonal tournament with Ivanchuk, people started to look upon him as one of the possible contenders for the chess crown.
Gelfand did quite well in Candidates Tournaments and he even scored one victory over Kramnik in 1994, but he wasn't able to play a match against the champion in those years. However his major success came to him after 40. He seemed to find a new lease of life. He won the World Cup in 2009 and became a winner of Candidates tournament, held in Kazan in 2011. Gelfand played a match against Anand in Moscow in 2012. He drew the main part but couldn't maintain nerves of steel in rapid chess. However he won the following Grand Prix stage in London which meant that Gelfand is not at all ready to give up his intentions to win the title in next cycles.
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
2007 and 2012 French champion. U20 2009 World champion. 2010 European Blitz champion.
Born on October 21, 1990
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave won the following tournaments:
2004 Paris
2008 Paks
2010 Hoogovens
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave is among many talented chess players born in 1990. For some time the French Grandmaster was behind his famous fellows like Carlsen, Karjakin and Nepomniachtchi. However Maxime slowly managed to win recognition of the chess community, first at home, in France and then all over the world.
In 2007 he won the National championship for the first time. After some time he strengthened his position as the best French player and regularly plays on Board 1 of the National team in chess Olympiads and other team competitions. His rating has climbed over 2700 for quite a long time already. It is true that he has nearly reached the chess elite.
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1897 United States Senate election in New York
The 1897 United States Senate election in New York was held on January 19, 1897, by the New York State Legislature to elect a U.S. Senator (Class 3) to represent the State of New York in the United States Senate.
2 Candidates
2.1 Republican caucus
2.2 Democratic caucus
Democrat David B. Hill had been elected to this seat in 1891, and his term would expire on March 3, 1897.
At the State election in November 1895, 36 Republicans and 14 Democrats were elected for a three-year term (1896–1898) in the state senate. At the State election in November 1896, 114 Republicans and 36 Democrats were elected for the session of 1897 to the Assembly. The 120th New York State Legislature met from January 6 to April 24, 1897, at Albany, New York.
Republican caucus
The Republican caucus met on January 14. 149 State legislators attended, and State Senator Cornelius R. Parsons (43rd D.), Ex-Mayor of Rochester, presided. The caucus nominated the Republican boss Thomas C. Platt, who had been briefly a U.S. Senator in 1881, on the first ballot.
1897 Republican caucus for United States Senator result
First ballot
Thomas C. Platt 142
Joseph H. Choate 7
The Democratic caucus met on January 18. 46 State legislators attended, but 5 walked out before the roll was called, after making speeches against Hill. The incumbent U.S. Senator David B. Hill was re-nominated.
1897 Democratic caucus for United States Senator result
David B. Hill 36
Wilbur F. Porter[1] 3
Robert C. Titus 2
Thomas C. Platt was the choice of both the Assembly and the state senate, and was declared elected. Four anti-Hill Democrats voted for Labor leader Henry George who later the same year ran for Mayor of New York as a "Jefferson Democrat" but died a few days before the election.
1897 United States Senator election result
(50 members) Thomas C. Platt 35 David B. Hill 11 Henry George 2
(150 members) Thomas C. Platt 112 David B. Hill 31 Henry George 2
Note: The votes were cast on January 19, but both Houses met in a joint session on January 20 to compare nominations, and declare the result.
Platt was re-elected in 1903, and served two terms, remaining in the U.S. Senate until March 3, 1909.
United States Senate elections, 1896 and 1897
^ Wilbur F. Porter (b. ca. 1841), lawyer, five times Mayor of Watertown, ran for Governor in 1896
Members of the 55th United States Congress
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CAUCUS in NYT on January 15, 1897
MR. HILL IS RENOMINATED in NYT on January 19, 1897
MANY SENATORS SELECTED; Platt Gets a Big Majority in Each House of New York's Legislature in NYT on January 20, 1897


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Uplifting Design: FUEL Rebrands Non-Profit
Over our 17+ years at FUEL, we've had the pleasure of working with a number of clients. We've built our firm around the notion that design can be highly effective in driving both a company's interests and appeal.
Design can also be a force for good.
"I take my cues from a great-great-great-great aunt of mine that inspires me, every day, to take on seemingly larger-than-life problems … human problems," said FUEL co-founder John Moes.
Opportunities present themselves regularly, most with a limited outreach and mission.
Then along came Dan Hatfield.We were introduced to him by another client and longtime friend of the FUEL team. Dan's story was compelling. And the FUEL team felt like we absolutely had to be a part of it.
"The entire existence of Dan's organization centered around curbing drug use, alcoholism and suicide often found in significant numbers within the First Nations people in Canada," said Moes. "By communicating with the people on their own terms, Nations One delivers a unifying message that was helping to build community within their own village while connecting them with other communities throughout the region."
After months of research, cultural immersion and designing the identity, the adventure became real. In late August, FUEL designers John Allen and Rachael Bair, along with pilot Erik Mondt, drone pilot Jim Perkins and Hatfield hopped into a pair of airplanes and headed North.
The team traveled 1,600 miles to the remote corners of Northern Manitoba and Ontario, visiting five First Nations communities. The purpose? To gather photography and video assets to be used in Nations One promotional materials and web presence, and get a few additional broadcast tower projects rolling.
"The First Nations people are very familiar with religious organizations," said Allen. "Historically, missionaries attempted to strip them of their culture by enforcing their own traditions and way of life. Nations One had a very different approach. The organization empowers natives to embrace their rich history. Their efforts are focused on affecting a positive change in the desires of the heart through broadcasting the hope of the Gospel throughout these remote communities."
One of the villages the team visited was Garden Hill, built on the shores of Island Lake. In the summer, a limited number of underdeveloped roads are open, but because they are not interconnected, most travel occurs by boat or plane. In the winter, trucks and snow machines can travel across the ice, and for the daring, people can also travel on foot.
The moment you arrive at any of these places, you realize how remote you are. You imagine the landscape in the darkness of winter, and it's easy to think how the isolation closes in on you. The feeling of disconnect is real and it leads people down the darkest of roads.
"These communities have experienced incredible hardship," continued Allen. "They've endured suicide of loved ones, alcoholism, abuse, and depression to name a few. Because of the work of Nations One, we had the privilege of capturing the fruit of these efforts. People have found freedom from their depression, broken the addiction to drugs, kids are thriving, and we truly saw a loving and generous community cultivated by this organization's efforts. I can honestly say our job was truly a pleasure. When design is used for good… that's a combination we get excited about!"
As the project came to completion, it was clear it served as a great example for how our four-step design process – Research, Strategy, Identity, Implementation – can guide the way.
Over the coming months, we'll take a deeper dive into each step as there are many great lessons for how to approach a project of this magnitude – and the results you get when it's done the right way.
"Helping a group like Nations One was a way for us to put our abilities and experience to work for a higher purpose than we were accustomed to," said Moes. "I'm not necessarily talking in a religious sense, but a human sense."
And in the meantime, shine a little light on a part of the world that's rarely seen by the masses.
We invite you to take a look: nationsone.org
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The Los Angeles Times is bringing back FOOD BOWL for a second year. It's 31 days of events celebrating L.A.'s amazing food and drink scene, and helping raise awareness and funds to fight food waste, hunger, food insecurity, and promote sustainability.
FOOD BOWL will present over 250 events with many of the chefs and restaurants featured alongside internationally renowned chefs in rare local appearances.
Things in a Bowl: the official launch party, open to the public for the first time.
Night Market returns to Grand Park: for five nights featuring 50 food vendors, outdoor dining and entertainment.
Opening night event at the Wiltern: with the theme of changing the world through the power of food, hosted by Chef José Andrés and Jonathan Gold and with our charity partner LA Kitchen.
International chefs from among the world's 50 best restaurants: including Ben Shewry (Australia), Yoshihiro Narisawa (Japan), Virgilio Martinez (Peru) and Yu Bo (China), along with Diana Kennedy (Mexico) and Fuchsia Dunlop (United Kingdom) and many more.


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Employees are being given more and more decisions to make with regards to their pension and healthcare plans. Yet increasing research in the social sciences shows that the decisions 'real' people make are not those of the thoughtful and well-informed economic agent often portrayed in economic research, but are often based on flawed information and made without a full understanding of their financial implications.
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SOFTBALL: Chambersburg rides its bats to win over Greencastle
Shawn Michael
FAYETTEVILLE >> Greencastle-Antrim's softball team continued its struggles on defense, and Chambersburg's big hitters got the job done.
The Blue Devils committed four errors Monday, and the Trojans' 4-5-6 hitters drove in seven runs in a 9-5 non-league victory at Norlo Park.
"We tried to put a bit of pressure on the girls and make them realize that if they want to play past the regular season, we almost have to win out," said co-coach Ted Bittinger, whose Trojans (11-7) sat at No. 15 in the District 3 Class AAAA rankings before the win. "We keep winning, but we're not gaining much ground. We still have two big ones left."
The Blue Devils (11-6), who were sixth in Class AAA going into the game, lost back-to-back games for the first time this season, despite capitalizing on an error to take a 2-0 lead in the first inning.
"It's just the way our season has been going," Greencastle coach Mark DeCarli said. "They are a good team, but we can beat anyone if we're on our 'A' game, we're just never there. We can hit, but you can't out-hit everyone. We need someone to go out and make the big play."
Five different players finished with multiple hits for the Trojans, but it was the middle of the lineup that did the most damage.
Tara Harmon finished 3-for-3 with a double, run scored and three RBIs. She had a sacrifice fly in the first inning and a two-run single in the third inning that gave Chambersburg a 3-2 lead.
Harmon said, "I've been struggling a lot this season, and I'm not hitting the way I have in the past, but I'm still making good contact. We're slowly getting there."
Alyia Kauffman finished 1-for-3 with three RBIs, including a two-run sacrifice fly in the sixth. With the bases loaded and one out, Kauffman hit a deep fly ball to centerfield. Greencastle's Morgan Wagaman tracked the ball down and caught it while falling over the fence. Chelsea Sommerville and Lilly Nolan both scored on the play.
Leah Hunt finished 1-for-3 with a solo home run to left-centerfield to lead off the fourth inning. She also pitched two innings of relief, giving up two runs – one earned – with three strikeouts.
"We racked up a lot of hits today, and the middle of the order made the most of their opportunities," Bittinger said.
And while it was the middle of the order cashing in the runs, it was normally Caeley Etter starting the rallies from the leadoff spot. She finished the game 2-for-3 with two doubles and scored a pair of runs.
"My grandfather went into the hospital last Saturday, so I've been playing these last few games for him," Etter said. "It's funny actually, because my grandmother came up to me before the game and told me to get some big hits for him. So, those were for him."
Sommerville and Nolan both finished 2-for-4, and Laken Myers finished 2-for-3 with an RBI. She also improved to 8-4 on the mound, giving up three runs – one earned – on six hits and a strikeout. It was the Trojans' fifth consecutive win.
Etter said, "I think the win over State College last week really boosted our confidence. We've really started to work together, and it's really shown in our play here lately."
Greencastle's Ally Brown stayed hot, finishing 2-for-4, and Brooke Zeger and Erin Bontrager also both had two hits. The rest of the team combined to go 1-for-17 – Alicen Hoover hit an RBI double in the seventh inning.
DeCarli said, "Hopefully, we can finish with no more losses, and districts is a whole new story. We'll start fresh from there, and if the girls want to make it through a couple rounds, they have to pick it up."
Chambersburg 9, Greencastle 5
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E: GA 4, Chbg 3; LOB: GA 9, Chbg 6; 2B: Brown, Zeger, Hoover, Etter 2, Harmon; HR: Hunt (6); SAC: Sherman 2, Hunt; SF: Harmon, Kauffman; SB: Root, Sommerville 2.
Greencastle pitching
Ward (L,7-1)4.1107511Reitz1.222200
Chambersburg pitching
Myers (W,8-4) 563131Hunt212113
Myers pitched to 2 batters in the sixth inning.
WP: Ward, Reitz; PB: GA 1.
JV: Chambersburg 11, Greencastle 1. Kassidy Hunt finished 2-for-4 with 2 RBIs, and Maggie Myers and Bri Boyd both had 2 hits. Dori Loukopoulos gave up just 1 run in 6 innings with 12 strikeouts.


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Chief Justice John Roberts defends legitimacy of Supreme Court
Roberts addressed the Supreme Court's controversial decision overturning Roe v. Wade in his first public appearance since it happened.
FILE - Chief Justice John Roberts sits during a group photo at the Supreme Court in Washington, April 23, 2021. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times via AP, Pool, File)
Author: COLLEEN SLEVIN (Associated Press)
DENVER — Chief Justice John Roberts defended the authority of the Supreme Court to interpret the Constitution, saying its role should not be called into question just because people disagree with its decisions.
When asked to reflect on the last year at the court in his first public appearance since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Roberts said Friday he was concerned that lately some critics of the court's controversial decisions have questioned the legitimacy of the court, which he said was a mistake. He did not mention any specific cases or critics by name.
"If the court doesn't retain its legitimate function of interpreting the constitution, I'm not sure who would take up that mantle. You don't want the political branches telling you what the law is, and you don't want public opinion to be the guide about what the appropriate decision is," Roberts said while being interviewed by two judges from the Denver-based 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at its conference in Colorado Springs.
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Roberts described the last year as an unusual and difficult one, pointing to the public not be allowed inside the court, closed in 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic, as one hardship. He also said it was "gut wrenching" to drive into the Supreme Court that was surrounded by barricades every day.
The barriers were installed in May when protests erupted outside the court and outside the homes of some Supreme Court justices after there was an unprecedented leak of a draft opinion indicating the justices were planning to overturn Roe v. Wade, which provided women constitutional protections for abortion for nearly 50 years. The barriers are gone and the public will be allowed back inside when the court's new session begins in October but an investigation into the leak ordered by Roberts continues.
RELATED: Supreme Court leak probe: So many questions, so few answers
Speaking at the same conference Thursday, Justice Neil Gorsuch said it is "terribly important" to identify the leaker and said he is expecting a report on the progress of the investigation, "I hope soon."
Gorsuch condemned the leak, as have other justices who have addressed it publicly.
"Improper efforts to influence judicial decision-making, from whatever side, from whomever, are a threat to the judicial decision-making process," Gorsuch said. Reporters from the Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg attended the talk.
The leaked draft was largely incorporated into Justice Samuel Alito's final opinion in June that overturned Roe v. Wade in a case upholding Mississippi's law banning abortion after 15 weeks. The ruling paved the way for severe abortion restrictions or bans in nearly half of U.S. states.
In June's ruling, Roberts, appointed to the court in 2005 by former President George W. Bush, voted to uphold Mississippi's law but he did not join the conservative justices in also overturning Roe v. Wade, as well as Planned Parenthood v. Casey, the 1992 decision that reaffirmed the right to end a pregnancy. He wrote that there was no need to overturn the broad precedents to uphold the state law, saying he would take "a more measured course."
Roberts has spoken out repeatedly about the importance of the judiciary's independence and to rebut perceptions of the court as a political institution not much different than Congress or the presidency.
Opinion polls since the leak and the release of the final abortion decision, though, have shown a sharp drop in approval of the court and confidence in the institution.
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When asked what the public might not know about how the court work, Roberts emphasized the collegiality among the justices and the court's tradition of shaking hands before starting conferences or taking the bench. After the justices might disagree about a decision, everyone eats together in the court's dining room where they talk about everything but work, he said. He said it's not borne out of "fake affection" but a respect that comes from the push and pull of explaining ideas and listening to the responses to them.
"We have a common calling and we act like it," he said.


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    }

To display the following data:

Which is not expected output, and after hitting a key to pass the ReadKey the rest of the data is displayed with the following:
 (Blanked out contact Numbers)
When the CSV it's self does not contain line breaks (used replace function using CTRL+J to mimic line break and replace with nothing). The CSV Looks like:

There are no line breaks present, this problem persists throughout the document on some iterations but not others. So why is there new line breaks being added and being pushed to another iteration, so why is this occouring? I've exhausted possibilities which are within my skillset

I've tried forcefully removing new line breaks
string ToPrint = Line.Replace("\n"," ");
                Console.WriteLine(ToPrint);
                Console.WriteLine("\r\n");
                Console.ReadKey(true);

Which returns the same result & will be actively trying out other possible solutions and updating with what's been tried

A: Open the CSV file with Notepad++ and configure it to display white-space characters. You'll find something. Maybe the file just has very many spaces. They are displayed on the console as black. Maybe the line just wrapped.
Your code is fine. No obvious mistakes. And neither ReadLines nor WriteLine are broken.


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Bahia Amawi, a children's speech specialist, refused to sign a required document certifying that she does not boycott Israel, and says she was told that the schools would not be able to pay her if she does not agree to the condition.
"Political speech on issues of great national and international importance is central to the purposes of the First Amendment," reads the lawsuit, which was filed by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) on behalf of Amawi.
"Speech and advocacy related to the Israel–Palestine conflict is core political speech on a matter of public concern entitled to the highest levels of constitutional protection."
Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued a brief response to the lawsuit via Twitter. "Texas stands with Israel. Period," he wrote on Monday.
"A restriction of one's ability to participate in collective calls to oppose Israel unquestionably burdens the protected expression of companies wishing to engage in such a boycott," a federal judge in Arizona ruled in September.
"The type of collective action targeted by the Act specifically implicates the rights of assembly and association that Americans and Arizonans use 'to bring about political, social, and economic change".
"No matter what you think about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, one thing is clear: The First Amendment protects the right to engage in political boycotts," ACLU attorney Brian Hauss said in a statement last year.
That was echoed in Amawi's lawsuit, which states that "the First Amendment protects the rights of speakers to call for and participate in economic boycotts as a means of amplifying their message".
"Joining voices together to participate in and call for political boycotts is protected association under the First Amendment," the lawsuit reads.


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New Release Review - The Voices
A troubled factory worker is compelled to kill by a voice that appears to come from his cat.
Directed by: Marjane Satrapi
Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Gemma Arterton, Anna Kendrick, Jacki Weaver
Poor old Ryan Reynolds; he just can't catch a break. Despite being one of the most charismatic American stars of his generation, his career has seen him leap from one misfire to another. After the disaster that was Green Lantern, Reynolds opted out of Hollywood and began appearing in US indies and European productions. His best work to date came in Rodrigo Cortes' claustrophobic Spanish thriller Buried. With the entire movie set inside a coffin, and Reynolds the only actor appearing on screen, it was a movie that managed to live up to its high concept. Reynolds' latest European venture, the German-shot The Voices, has an equally intriguing premise, but sadly fails to execute it in a satisfying manner.
Set in a stereotypical small American town, The Voices sees Reynolds channel his inner Anthony Perkins as Jerry, a packing worker at a ceramics factory. Outgoing and bubbly, Jerry gets on with his co-workers, but he hides a secret; he's seeing a therapist (Weaver) and has stopped taking his meds, leading to hallucinations in which his pet dog and cat speak to him, the latter constantly attacking his self esteem and urging him to commit foul deeds (both animals are voiced by Reynolds himself). When an accident leads to the death of pretty but bitchy co-worker Fiona (Arterton), Jerry keeps her severed head in his fridge and begins a descent into madness.
The Voices opens with a cracking first act that plays out like a scathing satire on office politics, ala In the Company of Men or Office Space, as Jerry endears himself to his female co-workers (he does look like Ryan Reynolds after all) and rubs his male colleagues the wrong way with his boundless enthusiasm. The accident that sets off his homicidal tendencies leads us to believe The Voices will follow a similar path to the under seen horror comedy Tucker & Dale Versus Evil in positing Jerry as a hapless victim of fate, but director Marjane Satrapi and writer Michael Perry try to pull off the trick achieved so well by Psycho, attempting to make us empathise with Jerry while simultaneously fearing him. Reynolds gives it his all, but the script isn't able to pull off this feat and the result is a movie that attempts to combine its antagonist and protagonist into the one character but ends up lacking either. Every time a character you just might become invested in appears they're dismissed instantly, leaving us with Jerry, who isn't sympathetic enough to root for, nor scary enough to fear. Norman Bates he ain't!
For all its glossy colour scheme and musical dream sequences, there's a mean spirited and cruel streak to Satrapi's film. The treatment of mental illness leaves a bad taste in the mouth, asking us to both laugh at and be afraid of the troubled Jerry. And there's a ridiculously offensive scene in a Chinese restaurant that's only short of a joke about missing cats (for some reason we're meant to find the idea of an Asian Elvis impersonator hilarious). Reynolds' quest for redemption will have to move on; there's nothing to see here.
Labels: By Eric Hillis, New Releases


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Iraqi Communist Party: Early elections is people's urgent demand after formation of new government
The new Iraqi government headed by Mustafa al-Kadhimi was finally endorsed by the Parliament in the early hours of 7th May after several weeks of manoeuvres by the ruling blocs and an undeclared US-Iranian consensus. This important development came about more than 5 months after the previous Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi was forced to announce his resignation after a massacre of tens of young protesters committed by security forces in the city of Naseriyah in southern Iraq. Two previous nominees for the post of PM had failed to win consensus among the big blocs that dominate the sectarian-ethnic quota system. The latter attempted to keep Adel Abdul-Mehdi's caretaker government in power despite fierce opposition from the protesters.
Among the principal demands of the Popular Uprising, that erupted on 1 October 2019, was the setting up of a transitional government that would prepare for early elections and also bring to justice those responsible for killing more than 700 peaceful protesters.
The obstinate refusal of the ruling blocs to comply with the demands of popular protests deepened the political impasse. An already deep political crisis was further aggravated by the coronavirus pandemic and an unprecedented economic crisis caused by the sharp fall in the prices of oil. Worst hit by these two recent crises were the poor and low-income strata. Popular resentment therefore intensified, threatening to ignite a new wave of protests with far-reaching consequences for the corrupt oligarchy. Furthermore, there has been a recent upsurge in terrorist attacks by remnants of Daesh targeting security forces in some areas in three provinces north of Baghdad.
The formation of Al-Kadhimi's government thus came about as a result of the current balance of forces, the clinging of ruling blocs to the sectarian-ethnic quota system and external interference in Iraq's internal affairs. But it also reflects the new facts that have been created in the political scene by the courageous October Popular Uprising.
The new PM declared in the programme which he presented to the Parliament that his government is transitional. He mentioned a number of important issues that are among the main demands of the people and the Uprising.
The Iraqi Communist Party had elucidated these urgent demands soon after the eruption of the popular uprising last October. They were further developed after the coronavirus pandemic and the new economic crisis. An editorial of the party newspaper "Tareeq Al-Shaab" (People's Path) on 8 May 2020 said that Al-Kadhimi's transitional government has specific tasks, in the forefront of which are the following:
1- Combating the Corona pandemic, tackling its consequences and building an effective health sector that provides free basic medical services to citizens.
2- Alleviating the suffering of the people, especially the poor and low-income strata.
3- Confronting Daesh and terrorist groups through an integrated host of measures on security, political, economic, media and other levels.
4- Conducting early elections under effective UN supervision and on the basis of a just electoral system. The right of expression, the right to peaceful demonstrations and protests, civil freedoms and women's rights must be respected.
5- Bringing to account those responsible for killing the peaceful protesters, halting all proceedings and harassment against them, and annulling the infamous "pledges" extracted under torture.
6- Taking firm measures against corruption and opening all cases, big and small.
7- Resolving the issues of the iinternall-displaced people, reveal the fate of the forcibly disappeared, and rebuilding the areas that were liberated from Daesh.
8- Dismantling the Deep State, taking concrete steps to ensure that arms are totally under the control of the state, and putting an end to the role of militias and outlawed armed elements.
9- Adopting an alternative economic policy that leads to sustainable development, tackling the rentier state of the economy, diversifying it and reviving the productive sectors: agriculture, industry and services, in addition to tackling the high levels of unemployment and poverty.
10- Protecting the sovereignty of the Iraqi state, ensuring the independence of national decision-making and preventing external interference in Iraq's internal affairs.
One of the big challenges facing the new government is the fact that there is a lack of trust between the citizens and the state and its institutions as a result of sectarian politics and endemic corruption. Urgent steps are therefore needed to remove existing suspicions among the people. It is also quite clear that none of the promises made by the new PM, Al-Kadhimi, can be achieved without popular pressure.
The new government will therefore be judged on the basis of what it actually achieves, in deeds not words, regarding these priorities and concrete measures.
Iraqi Communists, meanwhile, remain fully committed to the demands of the people and the peaceful protest movement, and to continuing the popular pressure, until their goal in getting rid of the sectarian-ethnic quota system, and establishing the desired alternative: a democratic civil state and social justice, is achieved.


A federal judge has denied local landlord Jerry Kelly Jr.'s motion to dismiss the Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center's lawsuit.
In August, Kelly was accused of discriminating against potential male tenants and sexually harassing female tenants. The allegations involved instances of Kelly including sexual propositions and unannounced entries into properties.
Kelly owns several properties in the greater New Orleans area including 2324 Calhoun St., which has typically been rented by college students in the area.
During the recent hearing, Kelly asked that the allegations be stricken. In the end, U.S. District Judge Sarah Vance denied his requests and ruled that GNOFHAC's case would proceed.
After the complaint was filed in in August, Kelly told the New Orleans Advocate that he likes to keep one of his properties with just girls. An investigation led by GNOFHAC revealed that Kelly was only returning calls to potential female tenants.
"None of the allegations to which defendants object is immaterial to plaintiff's complaint, and therefore the Court will not strike them," the ruling read.
This is an open and ongoing investigation. More information to come.


Have you ever worried about supplying your Rx and all your servos with power using one flimsy servo plug rated at best at around 5 amps?
But then maybe your model's requirements really don't deserve the expense (and size/weight sometimes) of something like a powerbox.
Spektrum certainly thought there was a gap there when it came up with it's powersafe receivers. These have decent sized cables with decent sized connectors for connecting in your chosen power supply.
So what can anyone not using a powersafe receiver do?
I've been mulling this over and have come up with these. They are prototypes really, just to test out the concept. I'd be really interested in any perceived pros or cons anyone can come up with. I have a few in mind already myself.
The idea is that power connects in through some decent sized connectors or directly soldered wires straight from a switch or a good UBEC. Good sized PCB tracks carry the current direct to the servo ports while the signal pins connect straight through from the Rx.
At the moment, on the dual supply version, both power sockets connect in directly. Is this the best way to do things?
Anyway - any and all thought will be very welcome. Even if we conclude that it's all completely pointless.
Oh, and ideas how to make some sort of case/enclosure would be welcome too.
I can see where you are going with this Chris.
The 6 channel single supply version looks as though it just needs a single XT60 (or alternative) to allow it to be capable of fitting most 6 channel receivers. Assuming that the PCB tracks are heavy enough to carry the current required by 6 heavy duty servos, I see all pros and very few cons. One question though - why have you applied power to the receiver through channels 2 and 5 rather than 1 and 6 ?
I share your reservations about the 8 channel dual supply version. This allows simple parallel connection of two batteries (via separate switches maybe) giving a form of power redundancy, but if one battery goes short circuit or low voltage, it will drag the other down. Maybe something a bit more refined is needed?
1 articles Thanks for the comments Gary.
At this stage I thought I'd keep it as simple as possible. A couple of diodes could easily be added in the battery feeds to this unit, then later be incorporated into the design if that turns out to be the right thing to do.
The yellow connectors are XT30s. I can easily solder one into the single fed unit. Or I may well solder in the wires from a 10A UBEC.
One nice addition might be a 5v regulator for the Rx. So that high voltage servos could be used with a Rx that can only tolerate a 5v supply.
That's very neat work Chris! I'm always in awe of anyone who can solder that neatly. I would think it would be fairly easy to get a case made up by 3D printing?
However, in my experience this is a problem that doesn't exist. Plugging two batteries into the receiver, with std plugs, is very common and I am not aware of any issues? This is the method I use on most of my models, and I have never read about plugs melting..
3d printing, yes great idea. I just have no skills in that area or a printer.
Good, so plugging in two batteries is probably OK.
Plugs melting has never been an issue, I agree. But this would require a sustained high current and we don't have that.
What I think we do have more and more are high intantaneous currents. These come from using more powerful servos, often digitals that promise great holding power.
A breif high current can really "find out" any connection with a little bit of resistance in it - our tiny servo plugs maybe?
The result is a breif drop of voltage - to everything.
What we do hear about are unexplained losses of control. My bet is that some of these are down to breif dips of receiver volts. This might even be exacerbated after a Rx reboot by excessive stick waggling trying to pull off a recovery.
I don't know. You might be right. This could just be a solution looking for a problem.
Good idea and practical when can we order some!
Only a thought as I am in the middle of making a loom and considered this.
Dual supply split rail so RX,Thro,Aile,Elev and Rudd on one supply, all other channels on the other supply that way if the gear servo stalls it won't brown out the RX. Could get clever and have dual supply with split bus (and diode facing RX side) that way if the gear servo stall its only going to drag that side down, but if the RX battery fails it would all keep going.
Love it Chris. I'm running a standard 4 channel hack model with a small petrol engine ignition from a single LiFe with a homemade voltage reducer (with smoothing) and I've always thought the standard connectors are outdated. I use 0.35 mm sq conductors and this is a pig to crimp into the standard plugs/sockets.
Thanks for the encouragement gents.
SR71 - these should fit all types of receiver. Pics below show a few from my unused Rx box.
The photo with the PCB shows that they could be built to suit any number of channels and could be built as 1 or 2 port versions, with or without XT30s.
Mods may be necessary to accommodate receivers with sockets in odd positions, but this is only a concept just now, after all.
Chris W - these are XT30 connectors. I've added in an XT60 to a photo below for comparison. I did wonder if using XT30 poses a safety issue because an unused port does have exposed pins? Maybe there's a cover that could be attached?
I understand all your other points but really don't want to end up designing what's already available on the market.
Here we are plugged into a Spektrum Rx. Obviously this one could have an XT30 and could have two power ports.. The PCB shows how I've had them made. They cut up along the rows of large holes.
XT30 and XT60 connectors for size comparison.
If you send me one of the boards, I can measure up, design and print some cases for them. Looks great!
A thought on Rx brownouts. You could use a schottky diode feeding the power to the Rx, then include a (large value?) capacitor on the Rx side to keep supplying power to the Rx if the power rail does dip.
As always, adding this makes everything larger and more complicated, but may be useful if you are concerned about brownouts.
Andy that's a great offer, thanks. Maybe we'll decide on any changes first? I'll PM you about it anyway.
Mike I really like your idea.
I wonder if the best incarnation is going to be a single supply unit, with a diode/capacitor built in at the other end.
If anyone want's battery redundancy, that could take the form of a Y lead with the XT30 on the end of that.
Fortunately I don't have such a problem. Multiplex have fitted M6 high current connectors to their Pro receivers since their introduction almost a decade ago. These connectors can accept Multiplex's own Safety Switch harnesses, or indeed a Powerbox harness. You can of course simply use the standard UNI connectors if you wish, as there are several power inputs using those too.
Ooh thanks Harry. Clearly there's nothing new, is there? Are these available in other versions anywhere, for different types of receiver?
They look specific to just the Futaba 6014 receiver? This particular one seems to solve three issues not just the worry of a good solid power connection for the servos.
It allows higher voltage servos to be used with the receiver that maybe has a limited supply range? i.e. this has "double voltage regulators for the receiver".
It also appears to raise the signal voltage for the servos from 3v to 5v. So it will help with "fussy" servos and will help with long servo cable runs. It looks a very capable unit and I really like the look of the precision connectors where it plugs into the Rx. Does anyone know where they're available from?
Percy that's the sort of thing I meant when I suggested that my unit might be a "solution looking for a problem".
But then, the excellent looking receivers that you show, and the Spektrum powersafe ones, are ideal for the level of model that justifies the expense.
I'm only wondering if there's a need for something very simple.Or maybe we could find a way to prompt more manufacturers to market receivers with a decent power connector.


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Concert Review: American Idol Winner Taylor Hicks – Rocking at Paris Las Vegas
By Chaz Lipp
Lest anyone think we're changing this site's name to "Music Lowdown," allow me to briefly rave about Taylor Hicks in Las Vegas. During our recent hiatus here at Cinema Lowdown, we took in shows by Prince at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino (see review here) and Taylor Hicks, currently in the midst of a long-term residency at the Paris. While my coverage of Hicks' April 29, 2013 show will run on The Morton Report (click here to read my full review), it was such a thoroughly great time I felt the need to mention it here too. And, after all, we write about film and TV—keep in mind, Taylor Hicks was launched into the international spotlight on a little TV show called American Idol.
Long story short, Hicks won the Idol crown at the end of the enormously popular fifth season in 2006 (competition included Chris Daughtry, Elliot Yamin, and Smash star Katharine McPhee). Nothing quite like Hicks had ever hit the show before or since. The gray-haired dynamo displayed the chops of an old soul (honed during ten years on the Southeast bar circuit), winning over millions with gritty versions of tunes like "Taking It to the Streets" and "Try a Little Tenderness." Soon after debuting at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 with his Gold-certified winner's single, "Do I Make You Proud," a backlash began to set in. Not as readily commercial as some other Idol winners and runners-up, a series of ups and downs followed. But Hicks never gave up.
As announced during an appearance on near the end of the 2012 season, Hicks became the first-ever Idol winner to secure a residency on the Vegas Strip. He spent last summer at Bally's (backed by scorching blues rock outfit The Jamie McLean Band) and then upgraded to Paris, where he currently performs five nights per week at Napoleon's Lounge. Though the "Idol winner" tag gives Hicks a heckuva marketing hook, it also carries certain connotations. Many music snobs, er, fans I mean, consider it impossible to appreciate (and even enjoy) Idol as anything more than a guilty pleasure at best. Others simply abhor the show and everything it stands for.
The truth is less dramatic. Idol is only as good as its contestants any given year. In 2006 they truly struck gold with Hicks. Whether you've ever followed Idol or avoid it like the plague, take it from me: if you love soul, classic R&B, or blues rock, be sure to catch Taylor Hicks at the Paris if you're in Vegas.
There's not a bad seat in Napoleon's Lounge. I've seen Hicks play many different-sized rooms over the years, but never in such an intimate setting as this. He told stories and joked with the sold-out audience, but slipped effortlessly into his intense game-face for every number during the 80-minute set. The show began with a video replay of his collaborative cover of Rebecca Black's "Friday" with Jimmy Fallon and Stephen Cobert on NBC's Late Night before Hicks and band launched into a spirited version of Jamie McLean's "Country Living." A mixture of originals, including "The Deal" and "Maybe You Should," rubbed shoulders with covers of classics like Elvis Presley's "In the Ghetto" and an Isley Brothers-inspired "Love the One You're With." It ended with Hicks putting his stamp on another Elvis classic, the ever-so-appropriate "Viva Las Vegas."
This isn't a show aimed at American Idol fans. By no means is it only aimed at longtime Taylor Hicks fans. It's a show for music fans. I don't say any of this lightly, because I was once one of those snobby music fans who couldn't believe anything truly legitimate could emerge from the commercial glitz of Idol. Hicks is one of the most dynamic live performers I've ever seen—and I've never seen him invest less than 100 percent in a performance. For more about upcoming dates and ticket information, visit the official Paris Hotel and Casino website.
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Concert Review, Music Review
6 thoughts on "Concert Review: American Idol Winner Taylor Hicks – Rocking at Paris Las Vegas"
Anonymous on May 5, 2013
As a long-time Taylor Hicks fan, it really is such a relief to read honest reviews about him. He is truly one of the best live performers out there. His music is timeless. And for those of us who are so tired of the sugar-coated Pop music that permeates the radio, Taylor is a breath of fresh air and great music.
Chaz Lipp on May 5, 2013
thanks for the comment – totally agree, Taylor always puts on a great show!
I so hope he comes to a casino near me before the year is out. The man puts on a show as good as any live music I have ever heard. I'm lucky enough to have heard some of his 2 hour concerts and his energy never faded!!!!!
Once I dragged a friend of mine to Hicks's show at the House of Blues in LA. We both walked out of there saying it was the best show we'd ever seen. I can't emphasize it enough. If you have the chance, go see Taylor Hicks. I promise you'll be glad you did.
Evelyn on May 5, 2013
Many are becoming aware of the authentic Taylor Hicks. Genuiness & brilliance is what you'll witness at all of his performances. No 'assembly line' reproduction with Taylor! No Gimmicks! He is the 'real deal'.
Loved your review!
I have seen Taylor in concert several times in Vegas and also at different venues across the country…he never disappoints!! His music comes straight from his soul – he often gets lost in his music right in front of your eyes.
My hope is that Vegas is a mere stepping stone to many, many more years of much-deserved success for Taylor!