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August 11, 2021 Syed Tabish
Tesla Model 2 - The $25,000 Electric Vehicle
There have been many rumors and questions regarding the recently talked-about hatchback model of the so-called Tesla 'Model 2'. But neither Tesla nor Elon Musk have yet commented whether the Model 2 will actually be launching in the near future.
Is the Tesla Model 2 Really Coming?
To really confirm the theory and craze that has been all-over the internet, we need to go back to September 2020, when Elon himself was doing a live hosting of Tesla's battery day. It was the first time he teased the public on the possibility of a $25,000 - fully-autonomous Tesla - "in about three years time".
Fast forward to Tesla's 2021 Q1 earnings call, Elon again hinted: "We're continuing work — development work on the Semi, Cybertruck, the Roadster and other products,". It is debatable whether 'other products' refers to the Model 2 itself. However, learning from the recent delay of the Cybertruck, many would argue that it is a bit unrealistic to see the $25,000 Tesla launching in 2023, which is in less than 2 years time.
Delays - Momentarily Necessary?
Tesla has not made any grand announcement on the delay of the Cybertruck, but they did make minor statements and subtle changes on the Cybertruck order page. Users will now only be able to configure their Cybertruck as production date nears (in 2022) - this is even on the Tri/Dual- motor Cybertrucks, which were supposed to kick-off the assembly line before the end of 2021.
The delay itself was not something of a surprise to a lot of people. Coming back to Tesla's 2021 Q2 earnings call, Elon Musk said: "The Cybertruck would literally cost one million dollars a piece if it was built right now", which was due to battery cell shortages. This is rather natural because having the right battery is essential for any electric vehicle, and economies of scale really comes a long way towards the cost of each individual truck. (Which might also explain the numerous delays the Tesla Semi truck has suffered)
The rumour itself came from InsideEVs, a popular news platform Lectron has been working closely with over the years. The leak itself provides some compelling evidence about what consumers could expect from a cheaper Tesla car.
If Tesla indeed comes up with a cheaper EV, it will definitely spark other traditional car makers to explore making more affordable EVs too. While there are more electric cars than ever, many of them are far from cheap, which tends to see more environmentally conscious people opt for hybrid cars rather than fully electric machines.
With Nissan dropping the starting price on their new Leaf S to $27,400, it's become the cheapest EV on sale in the U.S. to date. Some other vehicles with similar price range are: Mini Electric ($29,900), Chevrolet Bolt EV ($31,995), and Hyundai Ioniq ($33,045). If Tesla can produce a $25,000 EV with an impressive range, including the futuristic technology that Tesla cars are known for, it would be unparalleled in its domination of the EV market.
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Ongoing education, particularly for new hockey fans, is job one at The Hockey Writers. Today we continue that mission, on our quest to educate Vegas locals on those players that will now be referred to as the Golden Knights.
Earlier this week we gave you a primer on Vadim Shipachyov, a KHL product who has all the tools to be a dynamic if not spectacular offensive weapon for VGK. While Shipachyov is new to the NHL, today's entry, James Neal, is certainly not. He's got nearly a decade in this league and is among the most decorated players to relocate to Vegas for the first season in franchise history.
So read up, Vegas fans. We'll give you a rundown on a couple of these guys each week and hopefully have you up to speed by the time the Golden Knights kick off the preseason against the Vancouver Canucks on Sep 17. Here are the basics you should know about Neal.
How Did Neal Get Here?
It's been a wild few months for Neal. The veteran of nine NHL seasons reached hockey's heights last season when his Nashville Predators reached the Stanley Cup Final against the Pittsburgh Penguins. His squad would fall in six games, and Neal struggled against the Pens. We later learned he played despite the broken hand he suffered in the Western Conference Finals.
It could be argued that Neal took a step back during the 2016-17 campaign when he collected 23 goals and 18 assists in 70 games. The season prior was his top effort with the Preds, with 31 goals and 27 assists. That year, his second of three with Nashville, he set a franchise record with a plus/minus of +27 and earned NHL All-Star honors for the second time.
Prior to his run with the Predators, Neal spent four seasons with the Penguins. That was after three years in Dallas, the team that spent the number 33 overall pick on the Ontario product in 2005.
Now he's a Golden Knight. If the crowd's reaction at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas last month is any indicator, he's a welcome addition. Vegas general manager George McPhee was able to strike a deal with many other NHL GMs in the interest of allowing those clubs to retain assets when they did not have the protected slots to do so. It's fair to suspect that Neal is a player Nashville would have preferred to hold on to, particularly given their recent success. Whether that's untrue or McPhee's asking price was too high, we'll not know, but he'll now play a prominent role in the early story of the Golden Knights.
Where Does Neal Fit In?
If Shipachyov represents a key offensive acquisition that Vegas fans are unlikely to be familiar with, Neal is likely to be a more recognizable name among new fans.
Forgetting for a moment that he may end up being an attractive bargaining chip at next year's trade deadline should the Golden Knights have the opportunity to strike a deal with a contender, Neal is headed for Vegas' top line. With Shipachyov at the center position, opportunities should be plentiful.
That would be fine with Golden Knights bench boss Gerard Gallant. Now, that's not to say that he'll produce another season like his 40-goal, 40-assist campaign he put together during his All-Star season in Pittsburgh. But while Vegas takes the very logical step of building for long-term success through the NHL Draft, they're not going to struggle as mightily as some expansion teams of the past.
Neal's not a spectacular point producer, but he's consistent. He's topped 20 goals every season of his NHL career. He's a big, physical player, often to a fault. Penalties can be a problem, so too is his defensive effort which can be underwhelming at times.
Still,the positives outweigh the negatives here, particularly for an expansion team in a foreign market that aims to compete, but also needs to ensure they put an entertaining product on the ice. Neal fits the bill to a 'T'.
Now we can talk about his role as a bargaining chip. Neal is only under contract for 2017-18. Obviously, the possibility exists that he will not be with the Golden Knights after the 2017-18 season. He's the kind of veteran presence that is often obtained at the trade deadline by a team gearing up for a playoff run. But Vegas isn't going to a be a playoff team in year one or two anyway, so why is it important that a fan looking into consuming the newest entertainment option on the Las Vegas Strip know that contractual detail?
Maybe you shouldn't buy his jersey just yet.


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Emergency Global BDS Day of Action on Saturday 5 June 2010
BDS March, 06/05/2010
Join Adalah-NY in the Freedom BDS March
the Blockade on Gaza and the Attack on the Flotilla
Date: Saturday, June 5, 2010
Time: 12:00-2:00
Locations: Gather at Union Square and March to Max Brenner (841 Broadway), Ricky's NYC (7 East 14th St) and Aroma Espresso Bar (145 Greene St.)
Heeding the Palestinian civil society call for intensifying boycott and sanctions, as Israel massacres humanitarian workers and international solidarity activists, we invite you to join the BDS movement this Saturday, June 5 in calling for Israeli accountability and protesting its piracy against the Freedom Flotilla.
Israel's ongoing violations of human rights and international law are enabled by the international community who do not hold Israel accountable for its actions. After the recent assault on the Freedom Flotilla, Richard Falk, UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in the occupied Palestinian Territories, said "the best hope for the Palestinians is not on a governmental level or through reliance on the United Nations, but rather through the boycott, divestment and sanctions campaign."
Meet us at Union Square, where we will gather and start marching, singing and performing for BDS and ending the illegal blockade on Gaza. Our first stop will be Max Brenner Chocolatier, an Israeli business whose parent company directly supports Israeli military brigades. We will then stop at Ricky's NYC, which carries AHAVA Cosmetics, a company whose main factory is in an Israeli settlement in the West Bank and 43% of whose profits go to subsidize two West Bank Settlements. AHAVA also excavates mud from the shores of the Dead Sea in Occupied Palestine, a practice that is against international law. We will end our march at Aroma Espresso Bar, the Israeli coffee chain that has at least one branch located in an illegal Israeli settlement, Maaleh Adumim.
We will call for an end to the illegal blockade of Gaza, the release of all Flotilla activists, vessels and cargo, and for the guarantee of safe passage to Gaza for the humanitarian vessel MV Rachel Corrie. We will also call upon all people of conscience to engage in a concerted effort of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions against Israel.
Governments have by and large refused to act, therefore as citizens we must take action ourselves! Come join us in the campaign end the blockade on Gaza.
14th Street and Broadway
Saturday, June 5, 2010 - 12:00pm to 2:00pm
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Literally years in the making, Melissa Leath spent this past year intensely with her nose to the grindstone to complete this major contribution to the psychic/medium industry.
Society is now ready for this revealing information about psychics who are authentic and those who are unreputable. It is important for the general public to know what is going on in the psychic world of spirits. Because of so much media hype, psychics and mediums have been disrespected for far too long. The days of Miss Cleo are gone and the truth is available.
Melissa's book, Psychic Integrity, Ethics and Morals of Modern-Day Mystics (Amazon.com) is discussed at length in her website: PsychicIntegrity.com. There are plenty of excerpts, articles and the full Introduction is there too.
"There are spirits that are very conscious and very deliberate in their work. They might take the form of an animal such as a tortoise, a horse, or a bird...Seeing the totem evokes the quality of that totem so that I can do inner work."
People from all walks of life experience a variety of spontaneous psychic, paranormal and energetic events during their everyday life – without doing anything out of the ordinary to provoke them.
Many of us have experienced déjà vu, synchronicity as events unfolded around us or have had a premonition or foresight of events that later came to pass. Perhaps you have had a lucid dream or out-of-body experience or been the focus of a visit by a recently deceased friend or family member.
Individual experience of even the simplest event of this kind can be impactful and is often characterised by a sense of something profound having taken place - a glimpse into a richer and more complex version of reality hinting at what lies just beyond our ordinary perceptions!
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He is a multi Native American Music Award Winner along with numerous other awards and nominations. He has released twelve CDs which have been heard on radio stations worldwide.
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Thank you all for being so patient with me. As most of you already know, my daughter, Beaunet (36) passed away in February. This came very suddenly and was quite a shock for me and my husband, Charles.
Although things will never be what we consider as "normal", life does go on and we are here to experience it as best we can. Knowing what I do about Spirit and life after death, I am confident that she is well and thriving, but it does not address the physical pain involved with her passing. But I am on track with the monthly newsletter now and much of my other work. I appreciate your love and best wishes as we move through our grief. If you have not read the blog post about Beaunet, you can access it by clicking The GoBetween Blog You can leave a commment there if you like. Sometime soon, I'll be publishing a webpage making tribute to her, with other photos and some of her written poems and lyrics.
In the past few months, I have been very blessed to be guest on Tammi Rager's Living in the Now Age Radio Program (internet radio). Some of the topics I discussed with Tammi were Finding the Right Psychic, Basic Meditation, and Soul Mate Relationships. You can listen to the replays there on the weblink. I'll be guesting there again real soon. Don't worry, I'll send out a blast to let you know about it.
June was a great month. Charles and I were exhibiters at an event in Altanta Georgia called Through the Veil Paranormal and Metaphysical Conference. So many popular authors and television personalities, especially from ScyFy channel were there. I got to meet and talk to Chip Coffey of PsychicKids, Patti Starr, Certified Ghost Hunter and author of Ghost Hunting in Kentucky and Beyond, John J. Oliver of TruTV's Haunting Evidence.
Charles and I were also guest practitioners again at Atlanta's Phoenix and Dragon Bookstore while we were there.
We work at the bookstore, giving readings and reflexology, whenever we are in the area.
You can see me and Charles with client Karen-Eileen in the photo here (thanks to Karen-Eileen for the photo). Some of the most awesome crystals and energy are at this huge bookstore. You must stop in to buy books and see all the interesting items they have there, if you are close to Atlanta.
As promised, I do have the greatest news: My book, Psychic Integrity, Ethics and Morals of Modern-Day Mystics has been chosen to be course material for The Learning Center at Metaphysical Universal Ministries in Allentown, PA. I have long wanted my book to be used as a study guide, and this is the beginning. I am so pleased to associated with the Ministries in Allentown!
NOW FOR MORE NEWS...coming soon: I am in the process of creating an on-line study site, for spiritual service and psychic-metaphysical certifications. (the certifications will be after on site intensives, self study and other requirements are completed). Many of the classes on line will be free, others at a nominal fee. There will also be courses that are more detailed studies. More on this later in the fall!
Do you get random psychic information during the day? Usually while driving to work or when you least expect it?
Wouldn't you rather get the information "on-demand," actually when you want it and need it, instead of at odd times during the day?
Then you are ready to take control of your own development. Your spirit guides are constantly feeding you information. Their job is to always be there for you and assist you in your life. So incoming information is always there. The problem is, you might not always be available to access that information: you might not know what to do, or how it feels, to "tune-in" to what is being given to you.
No problem. I've got the answer for you.
Just what could that be? you ask. It's something I teach in all of my development classes. I call it Development Meditation. No, you don't have to sit crossed-legged and say, "Ohmmmm..." It isn't a deep, deep meditation. It is a space that you are physically calm, mentally quiet, but still aware.
Find a place you can use everyday. Set aside 10-20 minutes. Sit in a comfortable place...make sure your back is straight to support your head and body. Find something to focus on. Usually your breath is a great focus. It is something you do naturally. But when you are focused on it, then your ego-mind has a chance to slow down and open to creativity and imagination.
Take your time and pay attention to your breathing. Count on your inhale, 1-2-3. Hold for a second. Then count on the exhale, 1-2-3. Hold for a second. Continue with this type of breathing.
After you practice this method for several days, or even a week, you will begin to notice your body kind of gets sluggish, or feels numb. You may not remember how you have placed your legs before the meditation. You may not even feel your legs or feet.
Good. Just pay attention to it. Then you will realize that your hand or fingers have moved without you doing it. This is a sign that you are fully engaged with your Higher Self (Spirit Guides) and open for communion. You will be able to pose questions at this time, for example: What will be the result of my job interview? or, Should I look for another job?
There is no limit as to the kind of question you can ask. It could be personal, about a situation, or a universal idea: tell me about the concept of love.
At first, you may not really recognize anything. Or you may feel a sensation like being cold or hot, or a nervous feeling. You may see colors in your mind's eye. Or hear thoughts in your head.
Any subtle sensation or vision (even if you think it is your imagination) is important to acknowledge. They may seem insignificant at the time. But it is dealing with another level of awareness: a much more subtle level. After all, it is not the physical dimension, it is a finer, lighter dimension.
After 10-20 minutes of this meditative state, change your focus back to the physical. Be purposefully aware of your earthly surroundings. Be grounded back in your body. Always be back in the present, physical awareness.
Keep a journal next to you during this meditation. Always jot down what your thoughts were. How did you feel? Did you see anything in your mind's eye? Were there any sounds?
These are things that will help you recognize even the smallest bit of information. And by recognizing these things, it will help you grow in the next sitting.
This activity will help you open and access information as you wish to have it, on demand. Instead of only getting things by default, when you are least expecting it.
You must be dedicated to this Development Meditation practice. It is the practice that allows you to become familiar with the subtle energies of your Higher Self. And it gives your mind the experience of and getting into the habit of being available to receive what your guides are always sending you. The association and bond you form from this meditaiton is priceless, but can only be reached with dedication.
NEXT MONTH: "How Do You Know It's Spirit Talking to You and Not Your Own Mind/Imagination?" PLUS: I'll be including an EXERCISE to do while you are in your meditative practice.


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Alexander "Alec" Robert Elliot (born July 5, 1996) is a Canadian competitive Paralympic swimmer.

Early life
Elliot began swimming at the age of seven years old with the Region of Waterloo Swim Club. After swimming for a year, he took three years off and pursued his interest in minor soccer. At the age of 12, he decided to return to competitive swimming.

Elliot was born with a congenital hand and foot impairment, called Syndactyly, which qualified him for a Para-swimming classification of S10, SB9 and SM10 disability classifications from the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). With this international classification, obtained in 2014, he could compete for the Canadian National Para-Swim Team. His first international meet was the Pan Pacific Para Swimming Championships competition, held in Pasadena, California.

Career
At these 2014 Pan Pacific Para Swimming Championships games in Pasadena, Elliot obtained three medals; silver in both the 400m freestyle S10 and the 100m butterfly S10; bronze in the 100m breaststroke SB9.

In 2015 Elliot competed at two major international competitions; the 2015 Parapan American Games held in Toronto, Ontario; and the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships held in Glasgow, Scotland. At the Parapan American Games, he obtained five bronze medals in the 400m freestyle S10, 100m butterfly S10, 100m backstroke S10, 100m breaststroke SB9, and the 200m individual medley SM10. Elliot did not medal at the 2015 World Championships but did obtain five top-eight individual race finishes at the meet; 5th in the 100m backstroke S10, 6th in the 100m backstroke S10, and 7th place finishes in each of the 200m individual medley SM10 and the 100m freestyle S10. Additionally, Elliot contributed to two top-eight finishes for the Canadian relay teams; 5th place in the 4x100m medley relay and 6th place in the 4x100m freestyle relay.

At the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Elliot competed in six individual events and one team relay; however, he did not win any medals at the event. He made finals in three of the individual events placing him, 4th in the 100m butterfly S10, 7th in the 100M backstroke S10, and 8th in the 50m freestyle S10. The other individual events he competed in and his placings were: the 100m breaststroke SB9 (10th), 100m freestyle S10 (11th), and the 400m freestyle S10 (11th). The Canadian team placed 7th in the 34 point 4x100m medley relay which he was a team member of. That team set a Canadian record in the event.

At the 2018 Pan Pacific Para Swimming Championships in Cairns, Queensland, Australia, Elliot won three gold medals and one silver medal. Gold medals were won in the 100m backstroke S10, 100m butterfly S10, and the 200m individual medley SM10. The silver medal was in the 400m freestyle S10.

At the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships held in London, England, Elliot claimed his first career medal at worlds, bronze in the 400-m freestyle S10. He also reached the final in two other individual events, the 200m individual medley SM10 placing 4th and the 50m freestyle S10 placing 8th.
Elliot hopes his performance at the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships will allow him to compete at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, scheduled to held August 24th to September 5th 2021 in Tokyo, Japan.

References

External links

 https://www.swimming.ca/en/swimmer/alexander-elliot/
 https://torontoobserver.ca/2019/09/11/canadas-elliot-fights-back-to-bronze-at-world-para-swim-championships/
 https://torontoobserver.ca/2019/09/10/alec-elliot-sets-personal-best-in-the-s10-200-metre-individual-medley/

Living people
1996 births
Sportspeople from Kitchener, Ontario
Medalists at the World Para Swimming Championships
Paralympic swimmers of Canada
Paralympic medalists in swimming
Medalists at the 2015 Parapan American Games
Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Canadian male freestyle swimmers
Canadian male backstroke swimmers
Canadian male breaststroke swimmers
Canadian male butterfly swimmers
Canadian male medley swimmers
S10-classified Paralympic swimmers
Swimmers at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games competitors for Canada

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Q: SimpleDraweeView not resizing after scaling image in fresco I'm using fresco to display images in a list view. however i have an issue.
when i scale my image using methods that maintain aspect ratio like CENTER_CROP, and the scaled image height becomes smaller than my simpledraweeview's height, simple-Drawee-View isn't automatically resized to match size of scaled image.

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*I have tried to use android:adjustViewBounds = true But it doesn't work.

*i have also tried the method below but scaleY which i wanted to use to calculate scaled height returns 1 even when image height is smaller than simpe-drawee-view's height
float[] f = new float[9]
draweeView.getImageMatrix().getValues(f);
float scaleY = f[Matrix.MSCALE_Y];
Log.d("App","scale y is "+ scaleY);

The above codlet is used in the method below
private void loadImage(Uri fileUri,final SimpleDraweeView draweeView,int myImageHeight){

    draweeView.getLayoutParams().width = displayWidth;

    int selectedSize = (myImageHeight > displayWidth)? displayWidth : myImageHeight;

    draweeView.getLayoutParams().height= selectedSize;

    GenericDraweeHierarchyBuilder builder = new GenericDraweeHierarchyBuilder(context.getResources());

    GenericDraweeHierarchy hierarchy = builder
            .setProgressBarImage(new CircleProgressBarDrawable())
            .setActualImageScaleType(ScalingUtils.ScaleType.CENTER_CROP)
            .build();

    ImageRequest requestBuilder = ImageRequestBuilder.newBuilderWithSource(fileUri)
            .setProgressiveRenderingEnabled(true)
            .build();

    //ImagePipeline imagePipeline = Fresco.getImagePipeline();

    DraweeController controller = Fresco.newDraweeControllerBuilder()
            .setOldController(draweeView.getController())
            .setImageRequest(requestBuilder)
            .build();
    draweeView.setHierarchy(hierarchy);
    draweeView.setController(controller);

     float[] f = new float[9]
     draweeView.getImageMatrix().getValues(f);
     float scaleY = f[Matrix.MSCALE_Y];
     Log.d("App","scale y is "+ scaleY);
}

RESULTS: red color symbolizes parts of simple drawee view not filled with the image. this is Scale type FIT_CENTER. when i use CENTER_CROP, the image fills the entire imageview and some parts of the image are chopped off and i don't want that

Q: How can i get scaled image size and use it to resize my simpleDraweeView or in other words, how can i make my simpleDraweeView adjust it size ?
i will appreciate any help.

A: In order to make simpledraweeview resize, this is what i implemented a ControllerListener and changed simpleDraweeView height as desired.
private void loadImage(Uri fileUri,final SimpleDraweeView simpeDraweeView) {

    GenericDraweeHierarchyBuilder builder = new GenericDraweeHierarchyBuilder(context.getResources());

    GenericDraweeHierarchy hierarchy = builder
            .setProgressBarImage(new CircleProgressBarDrawable())
            .setActualImageScaleType(ScalingUtils.ScaleType.CENTER_CROP)
            .build();

    ImageRequest requestBuilder = ImageRequestBuilder.newBuilderWithSource(fileUri)
            .setProgressiveRenderingEnabled(true)
            .build();

    ControllerListener<ImageInfo> contollerListener = new BaseContollerListener<ImageInfo>() {

    public void onFinalImageSet(String id, ImageInfo imageinfo,Animatable animatable) {

        if(imageinfo != null) {
           updateViewSize(imageinfo)
         }
    }

    DraweeContoller contoller = Fresco.newDraweeContollerBuilder()
                 .setContollerListener(contollerListener)
                 .setImageRequest(requestBuilder)
                 .build();

    simpleDraweeView.setHierarchy(hierarchy);
    simpleDraweeView.setController(contoller);

}

private void updateViewSize(ImageInfo imageinfo){
 //this is my own implementation of changing simple-drawee-view height
 // you canhave yours using imageinfo.getHeight() or imageinfo.getWidth();
 simpleDraweeView.getLayoutParams().height = imageinfo.getHeight();

   // don't forget to call this method. thanks to @plamenko for reminding me.

   simpleDraweeView.requestLayout()
}

A: I strongly recommend that you read the Fresco documentation. All of your questions here are already answered there.
Drawee view does not support ImageView attributes (adjustViewBounds, getImageMatrix, etc.). See the documentation.
Read about intrinsic dimensions, again, in the documentation here.
If you really need to dynamically resize your view, with all of the disadvantages that come with that, you can do that by using a controller listener as explained here.
Hope that helps and let me know should you have any more questions.

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Transporters Threaten To Stop Operations In North India In Support Of Protesting Farmers
HomeAll IndiaTransporters Threaten To Stop Operations In North India In Support Of Protesting Farmers
The All India Motor Transport Congress has threatened to halt operations in northern India from December 8 if the government fails to address concerns of the farming community.
All IndiaANIUpdated: December 02, 2020 7:27 pm IST
Thousands of farmers have been protesting for seven consecutive days. (File)
Coming forward in support of protesting farmers, transporters' top body All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC) has threatened to halt operations in northern India from December 8 if the government fails to address concerns of the farming community.
The AIMTC represents about 95 lakh truckers and other entities.
"AIMTC has already extended its support to the farmer agitation from day one. We have decided on stopping our operations strategically starting from North India and if the government does not address the issue of the farmers then we may decide to go for shutting down of transport operations nationwide in their support," AIMTC President Kultaran Singh Atwal said.
Mr Atwal said the road transport fraternity of the country has extended its full support to farmers who are "ann daata" (food providers).
AIMTC Core Committee Chairman Bal Malkit Singh said: "Starting December 8, we will halt the movement of supplies in entire North India including Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan. We will then escalate it to entire country if the government fails to address their issues."
The AIMTC, in a statement, said the farmers are fighting for their legitimate rights and over 70 per cent of the rural households depend on agriculture.
Entire North India is affected and thousands of trucks carrying food, vegetables and other perishable and non-perishable items coming from Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Jammu and Kashmir are impacted, it said.
AIMTC supports the farmers as 65 per cent of the trucks are engaged in carrying farm produce, it added.
"At present it is the season of apples, which are getting wasted. Apart from that potatoes, onions and other fruits and vegetables as well as other essential commodities like medicines, milk etc too (are) stuck up as their movement is disrupted, which is leading to their shortage in Delhi and in other northern states," the statement said.
The situation will worsen in the days to come, unless the government take prudent and pragmatic steps to resolve farmers' concerns, it said.
"The government must treat the farmers with dignity and allay their apprehensions on the farm Acts. We wholeheartedly support the cause of the farmers and look forward to a peaceful and amicable resolution of their issues raised by the Government," it said.
Thousands of farmers from Punjab, Haryana and several other states have been protesting for seven consecutive days at the borders of the national capital against the Centre's new farm laws.
The farmers have expressed apprehension that the laws would pave the way for dismantling of the minimum support price (MSP) system, leaving them at the "mercy" of big corporates.
However, the government has maintained that the new laws will provide farmers with better opportunities. It has also accused the opposition parties of misleading farmers.
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In 1941 the building was owned by J. A. and Jimmy Smith, who did auto repair, welding, and blacksmithing there. A fun fact, Vernon Holland built stock race cars for Carl Kelley in this building. A car built by Mr. Holland and driven by Mr. Kelley won first place at the Nationals at Green Valley Raceway in 1967.
In 1829 was the Reverend Andrew "Uncle Buck" Buchanan, a minister of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church went to Cane Hill where three of his brothers were living. Here he was told of a good place to settle six to seven miles east where there was a large spring at what would become the center of Prairie Grove and directly accross from the PG Town Center. The Prairie Grove post office was established in 1867. The town of Prairie Grove was established in 1871 by the stepson of Andrew Buchanan, Col. James P. Neal, who built the first store there. A plat of the town was made in 1875, then streets and lots, were laid out on a grid in 1877. Prairie Grove was incorporated July 9, 1888.
Growth of Prairie Grove centered around Mock Spring, which met the town's water needs for many years. Mock Spring and Mock Park are named for Dr. Will H. Mock, who purchased this land in 1901. He removed the buildings from it, then had soil hauled in and trees planted. Dr. Mock encouraged public use of this park while he owned it, then in 1963 he donated it to the city of Prairie Grove.


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George Will Delivers Commencement Speech Every University Graduate Should Hear [VIDEO]
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George Will College Commencement Speech - Prager University (image source: screen capture - Prager University video)
Posted By: Jon Britton June 6, 2015
Working in conjunction with Prager University, a YouTube channel that touts wisdom and clarity on major issues in just 5 minutes, Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post columnist George Will delivers the commencement speech to end all commencement speeches. A speech that every grad should hear, as well as every parent of a child headed off to college.
There were thousands of college commencement speeches around the country this year for the Class of 2015. But there was one missing — one very truthful, funny and witty speech that graduates should've heard, but didn't.
If you know a recent graduate, a parent of college-aged kids or anyone associated with a college, university or government representative then make sure they hear this speech as well. Many would say that wisdom and clarity are in short supply in higher education these days, but not at Prager University. Let us know what you think in the comment section at the bottom of the page.
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Welcome back to my blog guys! I know it's been a while but I'm back and hoping to post a lot more frequently. I just wanted to share 5 of my favourite tips which have helped me throughout my curly hair struggles!
1. Deep conditioning – this is such an important step to achieving healthy, strong hair. I like to deep condition my hair once a week with coconut oil. I apply coconut oil all over my hair and tie it in a bun overnight. This allows my hair to really lock in the moisture and promotes growth.
2. DITCH THE HEAT! I know it's difficult trying to manage curly hair but for as long as you are damaging your natural curl pattern with heat and chemicals it won't grow. In order to gain healthy hair you need to stop using heat.
3. My tip number three is ditching the towel and using a cotton t shirt or satin scarf. I NEVER use a towel on my hair after washing it. Switching to a cotton t-shirt to dry my hair has saved my life! I also like to scrunch my hair dry with a satin scarf as I find this doesn't absorb the hair product as much. Honestly girls, if you're looking to prevent frizz and damage, get rid of the towel!
4. THE PINEAPPLE! Oh yeh, all my curly girls know about the pineapple. I like to sleep with my hair on the top of my head as this prevents my curls from looking a mess in the morning. This way I'm not messing up my ends throughout the night and they stay preserved on the top of my head!
5. Be patient! If you're just starting out on your natural hair journey, be patient and consistent. Don't give up and straighten it because you're not seeing instant changes! I promise you, if you remain patient and look after your hair, it will reward you and pay off.
I really hoped this helped those of you starting out your natural hair journey!
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Tea Party Leader: Reduction in Goal for GOP Budget Cuts is an "Absolute Joke"
"So far so good" is how a leading Tea Party organizer characterizes the Republican ascension in Congress.
CBS News spoke to Tea Party Patriots co-founder Mark Meckler as he roamed the halls of the House of Representatives, delivering a welcome letter and copies of the Constitution to new and old members of Congress.
"Some new rules are good thing, it's a great start to the session," he said. Meckler defended the Republicans' pledge to read the Constitution on the House floor as being more than just symbolic. "It's good to be reminded of what the Congress is based on," he said.
Meckler, however, was quick to temper his optimism about the new Republican-led House with a dose of skepticism.
It's an "absolute joke" that Republicans in the House won't be able to cut $100 billion from the budget this fiscal year, Meckler said. Republicans have explained that Democrats have already locked in spending levels through March -- half way through the fiscal year -- making their goal of $100 billion in cuts right away unrealistic. The GOP says they will more than make up for it by the end of 2011.
But Meckler said that explanation was akin to saying, "I have a $2,000 mortgage payment, so I'm going to put 50 cents in the bank."
Meckler said that the American people were no longer ignorant about government spending, so if the GOP stops at the $100 billion figure, he predicts they'll "get an earful from the American people."
He suggested much further cuts than even the GOP has suggested. Congressional Republicans have pledged to take federal spending back to 2008 levels, but Meckler says they need to go even further -- back to 2000 levels, when there was a surplus, though before the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
He said that the idea of going back to 2008 levels was a "joke"; it was a time when the country was on the verge of financial collapse, he said. When asked about the fear of cutting government spending too quickly as the economy rebounds, Meckler retorted, "What economic recovery?" No one he talks to thinks the economy is rebounding, Meckler said, so cutting spending should be a priority.
Further, he said nothing should be off the table when it comes to spending cuts. "Everything should be on the table," he said, adding that defense spending "is not any less on the table than welfare spending."
Meckler also had fire for some of the incoming Republican committee chairmen in the House, specifically the choice of Rep. Hal Rogers of Kentucky to chair the House Appropriations Committee. Meckler said the choice is "as much a direct affront to the citizens who voted for change as anything could be... he's an earmarker... the worst possible guy they could choose."
Meckler said he would keep an open mind about Rogers and Rep. Fred Upton of Michigan, who is the incoming chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
"We'll wait to see what kind of legislation comes out, most of the guys are talking a good game," he said. But he cautioned, the "symbolism is pretty strong when you appoint a guy like Rogers."
On other specific issues facing the new Congress, Meckler, like many in the Tea Party, said that raising the debt ceiling is a bad deal for the American people. "Increasing the debt is unsustainable," he said. "To paraphrase John Boehner, it's a chance for Congress to have an adult moment and actually deal with long term problems instead of kicking the can down the road."
He went onto criticize Republicans for breaking part of their "Pledge to America" by voting for the tax cut compromise in the lame duck, post-election session of the last Congress. Meckler called the GOP "duplicitous" for voting to raise taxes and for voting for a large, complex piece of legislation, instead of simpler bills as they promised.
The tax cut compromise was typical of the "politics as usual" behavior that Americans voted out in the election, Meckler said. "Most of the membership was cut out of the process," he said, adding that the deal was cut behind closed doors.
"Like most politicians, what comes out of their mouth during elections is not the same as what comes out in legislation," said Meckler.


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Q: Difference between Ranges algorithms and std algorithms Many standard library algorithms have two versions in C++20: one in the std namespace and another one in the std::ranges namespace with the same name. For example, std::ranges::count and std::count are both are used to count the number of elements that satisfy a predicate.
Why are there two versions of these algorithms?

A: The Ranges functionality adds C++20 concepts to iterators and ranges, and it constrains the definition of its algorithms and the like to those concepts. However, the C++20 concepts have different requirements from the C++17 named requirements. Usually, types which fulfilled the C++17 requirements will fulfill the C++20 concept equivalents, but not in all cases1. And while it is usually easy enough to update your own code to be valid for C++20 concepts, it would still break backwards compatibility for user-written iterators to just stop compiling in C++20.
So instead of imposing constrained algorithms on the user, they created new algorithms that you can choose to use instead. Thus, no code breakage.
1: Also, because C++17's requirements were never actually checked by anything, it was really easy to accidentally write an iterator that didn't entirely implement their requirements. The algorithms you use could just not actually use the the functionality you didn't implement, thus giving the appearance that you implemented what you needed to. This is especially true if you didn't test the code against more than one standard library implementation. If C++20 started checking your iterators, it would suddenly break your technically-broken-yet-functional code.


Linda Ronstadt was arguably the most popular female vocalist in America when she recorded a series of shows on her 1976 US tour for the King Biscuit Flower Hour. It took nearly six years from the time she hit gold with her first group, the Stone Ponys, to the time she would finally be at the top of the charts as a solo artist, but throughout this period Ronstadt continued to be an extraordinary interpreter of the best pop songwriters of this era.
With the help of some savvy producers and a great band of support musicians dedicated to making her sound as good as possible, Ronstadt continually delivered great covers such as Buddy Holly's "That'll Be The Day," Eric Kaz's "Love Has No Pride," Dusty Springfield's "Silver Threads And Golden Needles," Lowell George's "Willin,'" Paul Anka's "It Doesn't Matter Anymore," the Everly Brothers', "When Will I Be Loved?" and Willie Nelson's "Crazy," originally a massive country hit for Patsy Cline in 1963.
She mixes up-tempo rockers like her re-make of "You're No Good" and the Motown classic, "Heat Wave" with tender ballads such as The Eagles' "Desperado" and her friend Karla Bonoff's tear jerker, "Someone To Lay Down Beside Me." In all, it was always an incredibly well-rounded set of material when Ronstadt took the stage. This show was no exception.
One of the few female singers of considerable depth and musical substance to come out of the 1970s Southern California music scene, Ronstadt would be wildly popular with both fans and music industry insiders for many years after this show was recorded. She had her first radio hit, a soft rock ballad called "A Different Drummer," in 1967 with her old band, the Stone Ponys, and she began a string of successful solo LPs in 1969 on Capitol Records. Members of her band included future Eagles Don Henley and Glen Frey. Her breakthough records would come with 1973's Don't Cry Now and 1974's Heart Like A Wheel.
Ronstadt would remain a pop icon through most of the early 1990s, when she plunged into more eclectic musical projects and collaborations.


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Black Film Festival shows strength of Denton's arts, culture
It has often been said that the most attractive communities are defined by the vitality of their arts and culture. It's a concept reinforced by the most recent Soul of the Community report, in which thousands of residents in 26 U.S. communities were surveyed over three years by Gallup and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.
Residents, more or less, were asked what attracted them to the places in which they live and what kept them in place. One of the most remarkable findings was that it wasn't jobs or education necessarily that kept people engaged in and loyal to their communities — it was the access to a strong arts and entertainment engine.
This was demonstrated locally over the past week, as a seemingly larger and more vibrant Denton Black Film Festival showed that our city's stature — and attractiveness to new residents — is booming not just in the number of developments and road projects but also in its cultural fervor.
Read more: https://www.dentonrc.com/opinion/editorials/black-film-festival-shows-strength-of-denton-s-arts-culture/article_dcc4eadb-9e0b-537e-90cf-3860ba3a411c.html


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namespace MejorPromo\BackendBundle\Tests\Controller;

use Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Test\WebTestCase;

class BancosControllerTest extends WebTestCase
{
    /*
    public function testCompleteScenario()
    {
        // Create a new client to browse the application
        $client = static::createClient();

        // Create a new entry in the database
        $crawler = $client->request('GET', '/bancos/');
        $this->assertEquals(200, $client->getResponse()->getStatusCode(), "Unexpected HTTP status code for GET /bancos/");
        $crawler = $client->click($crawler->selectLink('Create a new entry')->link());

        // Fill in the form and submit it
        $form = $crawler->selectButton('Create')->form(array(
            'mejorpromo_backendbundle_bancostype[field_name]'  => 'Test',
            // ... other fields to fill
        ));

        $client->submit($form);
        $crawler = $client->followRedirect();

        // Check data in the show view
        $this->assertGreaterThan(0, $crawler->filter('td:contains("Test")')->count(), 'Missing element td:contains("Test")');

        // Edit the entity
        $crawler = $client->click($crawler->selectLink('Edit')->link());

        $form = $crawler->selectButton('Edit')->form(array(
            'mejorpromo_backendbundle_bancostype[field_name]'  => 'Foo',
            // ... other fields to fill
        ));

        $client->submit($form);
        $crawler = $client->followRedirect();

        // Check the element contains an attribute with value equals "Foo"
        $this->assertGreaterThan(0, $crawler->filter('[value="Foo"]')->count(), 'Missing element [value="Foo"]');

        // Delete the entity
        $client->submit($crawler->selectButton('Delete')->form());
        $crawler = $client->followRedirect();

        // Check the entity has been delete on the list
        $this->assertNotRegExp('/Foo/', $client->getResponse()->getContent());
    }

    */
}

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Grassroots News & Progressive Views
Are You Smart Enough to Be a California Voter?
October 6, 2014 by Lori Saldaña
By Lori Saldaña
(DISCLAIMER: This is a lighthearted look at a serious topic: how to read a California State Voter Information Guide. No names or facts have been changed to protect the innocent. Read it with a grain of salt, a sense of humor, and/or an open mind.)
The official voter information guide has arrived in the mailboxes of Californians all over the state! Have you checked it out yet, and started reading through its pages? Or is it sitting under a pile of bills, letters and other papers, where it will remain until a few days, or hours, or minutes before you realize it's Election Day?
Don't delay- find it! Open it!! Read along!!!
In case you've misplaced it: The November 4, 2014 election Voter Guide is a relatively light 80 pages long. It is printed on recycled post-consumer waste paper with a union print shop logo affixed on the back cover, and instructions in 10 languages.
It is meant to be read and used to help you understand a few important questions being put before you on Election Day.
In past elections the Guide has topped out at many more pages than this year's, as initiatives, referendums and Legislative Constitutional Amendments were added. For 2014, there is only 1 amendment, 3 initiatives and 1 referendum.
Quick quiz: What is the difference between these three items?
Your choices are:
A) "Initiatives" must be reviewed by the Attorney General, then, if approved and qualified by enough signatures, are placed on the ballot.
B) "Amendments" and "Referendums" are items that have been passed by the Legislature, but still require voter approval
C)You lost me at "10 languages" in the previous paragraph.
D) Both A & B
E) All of the above.
Correct answer: D (maybe E).
Basically, since 1911, citizens in California can submit proposed language for ballot measures to the Attorney General for constitutional review, then, once approved, gather signatures to qualify for the state ballot.
Quick quiz: How much does it cost to ask for a review by the state Attorney General of a proposed constitutional amendment that may change the lives of 38 million Californians?
A) no charge- it's our inalienable right to petition the government for redress of offenses, real or imagined!
B) $200
C) Both A & B
D) What does it matter- it's priceless!
Correct answer: C (maybe E).
According to the Secretary of State's website:
"At the time of submitting the draft to the Attorney General, the proponent(s) must pay a fee of $200. The $200 fee is placed in a trust fund in the Office of the State Treasurer **and is refunded if the initiative measure qualifies for the ballot within two years after the summary has been issued to the proponent(s).** [outraged emphasis added] If the initiative measure fails to qualify within that period, the fee is put into the General Fund of the State. (Elections Code section 9001(c).)"
So, if the measure qualifies, you get your $200 refunded.
That's right: The charge for this review, to determine the constitutionality of a measure that will impact 38 million people in one of the top global economies: $200 up front, but in reality costs $0 if you successfully gather the signatures and place it on the ballot. (Signature gathering is a wholly separate, and much more costly, process.)
…imagine how much legal advice you can get from most private attorneys for $200. Frankly, you're lucky if they give you their phone number for that amount.
The state Attorney General's office originally charged this fee to recoup some of the costs of reviewing a proposed initiative measure that could have permanent, long term impacts on people's lives. Despite this, the constitutionality of successful initiatives have been challenged in court and overturned. (And if the state defends this, even more taxpayer funds get involved).
Is $200 a sufficient amount for this service? Well, imagine how much legal advice you can get from most private attorneys for $200. Frankly, you're lucky if they give you their phone number for that amount.
But wait- it gets worse. This low fee makes "language shopping" a popular practice. One organization submitted 7 different variations on their proposal language for a measure a few years ago because, hey, at $200 each, it's a bargain!
That shopping spree generated language that was then tested via surveys and polling, and eventually the winning statement became Prop. 8, and ultimately read: "Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California."
So simple. So easy. So few words. So few dollars- for the proponents.
Yet in retrosepect, 6 years after that "simple" language was placed on the ballot and approved by voters, it's clear that Prop. 8 had a huge and costly impact on many lives in, requiring a state Supreme Court proceeding, and additional lengthy and expensive court battles (much of it paid for by taxpayers) that ultimately overturned that "vote of the people."
Quick quiz: which is correct?
A) $200 is a fair cost for private businesses to attempt to change the state constitution
B) $200 is a public subsidy for private interests that want to "ballot shop" various proposed initiative statements and can be abused.
C) You're joking, right? This whole "reform initiative" thing has become an end-run around the legislative process, to put items before the voters that have no chance of getting through the Legislature; they lack important reviews, analyses, and public hearings, and are increasingly offensive to democratic principles on many levels.
(No answer for this one- you have to make up your own mind.)<
As for where I stand: In 2007, I introduced a bill to incrementally increase this fee. It seemed clear that the Attorney General's costs of reviewing ballot measures have increased since they were last adjusted in the 1940s.
…in fact it has been over 30 years since a true "grassroots" initiative, organized by non-profits and volunteers, has made it on the ballot.
The bill made it to Gov. Schwarzenegger's desk, and he vetoed that proposal, citing concerns that raising the cost to a more reasonable $2000 over the course of a few years would hurt "grassroots" democracy. While this sounds reasonable, and makes the veto a win for "direct democracy in action," in fact it has been over 30 years since a true "grassroots" initiative, organized by non-profits and volunteers, has made it on the ballot.
In recent years initiatives have become a way for wealthy interests to work around proposed policies and/or existing laws that they oppose. (E.g., marriage equality, which gave us Prop. 8 in 2006, or, locally, the San Diego Minimum Wage increase ordinance.)
Who is paying for these measures? Let's look at the Voter Guide, page 17, where it clearly says: "Visit http://cal-access.sos.ca.gov for details about money contributed in this contest."
So… you need a computer, Internet access, and the ability to search online to see who's paying, since these contributions come in over the course of the election, and often change daily.
Also- it does NOT tell you who paid to gather those signatures after the initial language was approved by the Attorney General office.
That will be addressed in a future installment.
Lori Saldaña
Lori Saldaña was on the founding Board of Directors for San Diego Earth Day and organized the first "Earth Fair" in Balboa Park in 1990. She served in California State Assembly from the 76th Assembly district from 2004 to 2010.
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Lori Saldaña says
FYI: there is one more ballot measure that will appear in a "Supplemental Guide" to be delivered soon. It is the product of one of the most marked up bills I've ever seen that became Proposition 1. (see
If you want to know what a bill looks like late in a legislative session, after much haggling, horse trading, arm twisting, deleting of text, adding of language, and sometimes "gut and amending" (basically, removing all the previous language and substituting new information, often without related hearings)- well, take a look at the bill image on this website. It's fascinating yet horrible. As the saying goes: "making legislation is a lot like making sausage." Sometimes you really don't want to know what went into it.
Bills like this- with their hand-lettered changes of substantivelanguage made late at night, by a clerk at the desk, as the session clock ticked to a close- remind me of a boxer who has survived several punishing rounds against a larger, stronger opponent (yes, I'm talking about Governor Brown), yet somehow managed to pull out a win while looking the worse for the punishment just endured.
Somw co-Authors left, others were added. Wordsmithing extraordinaire was performed, ranging from the relatively minor ("malfeasance" deleted, "impropriety" added; "coordinate; cooperate" became simply "coordinate"- cooperation apparently being too much to legislative) to the financially major ($6.995 billion went up to $7.12 billion).
Yes, that's how it's done…
Micporte says
Great piece, and funny, same with Doug Porter's, the shell game in the California political circus, but, alas, not voting is not an option…
maybe the degree of abstention in the voter ranks should be able to nullify an election if not enough people care to cast their ballot…? as is often the case, especially with some of these ballot options that we have nowadays which are , surprising, to say the least, instead of the most motivated minorities ($) (including the tax collector) orchestrating the election?
Vote No on hasty administrative hedging with out future… using schools and children as sympathetic holograms to some in-house $ deferment deals? Or tribal state monopoly games? or voting more water shenanigans when existing systems are collapsing all around sounds like open doors to more development in areas that shouldn't be developed in a state that does not meet its water needs , or it's education potential, or it's budget, it just keeps casting votes for itself and nodding to any new business….
Current Elections as a situation comedy of the absurd called : The Emperor's New Clothes? Unfortunately yes, and as an irritated voter, of the Democratic Party kind, I give it two thumbs down.
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The title of this section comes from a track by Left Spine Down on their remix/other stuff compilation Voltage 2.3: Remixed and Revisited.
As we creep out of July and into August, it is usual that my thoughts begin to turn to two things – my birthday, and Infest. And as it happens this year, it is one of two important milestones. I turn 40, and then two weeks or so later, Infest turns 20.


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Sitka National Historical Park
Title: Sitka National Historical Park
Subject: Southeast Alaska, Sitka, Alaska, Russian Bishop's House, National Register of Historic Places listings in Sitka, Alaska, National Historic Site (United States)
Collection: 1972 Establishments in Alaska, Historic Districts in Alaska, Historic Districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Alaska, Historic House Museums in Alaska, Houses Completed in 1842, Museums in Sitka, Alaska, National Historical Parks of the United States, Native American Museums in Alaska, Properties of Religious Function on the National Register of Historic Places in Alaska, Protected Areas Established in 1972, Protected Areas of Sitka City and Borough, Alaska, United States National Park Service Areas in Alaska
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
The Yaadas Crest Corner Pole, one of the many replica totem poles on display at the Sitka National Historical Park. The figures (from top to bottom) are: the Village Watchman, the Raven in Human Form, the Raven, and a Bear.
City and Borough of Sitka, Alaska, USA
Sitka, Alaska
112 acres (45 ha)[1]
October 18, 1972 (1972-October-18)
186,864 (in 2011)[2]
http://www.nps.gov/sitk/
Sitka National Historical Park (also known as Indian River Park and Totem Park) is a National Historical Park in Sitka in the U.S. state of Alaska. It was established on October 18, 1972 "...to commemorate the Tlingit and Russian experiences in Alaska."
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The history of Alaska's oldest federally designated cultural and historic park dates back to June 21, 1890 when President Benjamin Harrison set aside the site of the Tlingit fort Shis'kí Noow (Tlingit for "Fort of Young Saplings") for public use. The site, located near the mouth of the Indian River, served in 1804 as the location of an armed conflict between the native Tlingit people and Russian fur hunters (accompanied by their Aleut allies), known today as the Battle of Sitka.
From 1903 to 1905, District Governor John G. Brady set about acquiring Native totem poles from all over Alaska for display at the park; the majority of the poles came from Haida villages located on Prince of Wales Island, while others had been on display at the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition.[3] Shortly thereafter, a group of influential Sitkans concerned about vandalism and the poor condition of the park in general pressured the federal government to declare the site a National Monument.
Detail of a raven head on a totem pole
The Sitka National Monument was created on March 23, 1910 to preserve the fort site and totem pole collection. With the creation of the National Park Service in 1916, the monument fell under the new agency's care, though no significant appropriation was made until 1921. Many of the poles exhibited today along the park's two miles (3.2 kilometers) of wooded pathways are replicas of the deteriorating originals, now held in protective storage. Interspersed among the giant Sitka Spruce trees are a variety of ferns, shrubs and flowers. Salmon can be seen swimming up Indian River during spawning season.
The 113–acre (0.5 km2) park was placed under the control of the U.S. Army in 1942 and briefly occupied for defensive purposes, during which a series of military construction projects resulted in the removal of massive amounts of gravel from the park's river, shoreline and estuary. Environmental impacts from the gravel removal were to be a major resource issue for decades after. Responsibility for the park was formally returned to the Department of the Interior in 1947. In 1965, a new visitor center (the park's first true visitor facility, which provides space for exhibits and demonstrations of Alaska Native arts and crafts) was opened. The Park was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1966.
In a groundbreaking arrangement, the Alaska Native Brotherhood assumed control of the demonstration program and established its focus on Southeast Alaska Native cultural arts in 1969; the Southeast Alaska Indian Cultural Center celebrated its 30th anniversary in January, 2000. Many of the remarkable Tlingit artifacts in the collection were loaned or donated by local clans under agreements designed to ensure ongoing, traditional use.
Russian Bishop's House
Located approximately one–half mile from the Park, the Russian Bishop's House was constructed out of native spruce in 1841-43 by Finnish carpenters. It is one of only four surviving examples of Russian Colonial Style architecture in the Western Hemisphere. Bishop Innocent (Father Ivan Evseyevich Popov-Veniaminov) of the Russian Orthodox Church, a clergyman, teacher, scientist, and linguist, occupied the residence until 1859. The Church operated the facility as a school, residence, and place of worship for another century, until the dilapidated condition forced its abandonment in 1972 and sale to the Park Service.
In 1973, the Park Service embarked on a 16–year restoration project to return the property to its former glory. Modern plumbing, heating, and electrical systems were installed, while at the same time keeping the structure as authentic as possible. The second floor was restored to its 1853 appearance, based on archaeological evidence and early diaries and drawings. Today, numerous exhibits and lavish icons in the "Chapel of the Annunciation" convey the legacy of Russian America.
The Russian Bishop's House is a National Historic Landmark; both it and the main area of the park are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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^ "Listing of acreage as of December 31, 2011". Land Resource Division, National Park Service. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
^ Patrick, A. (2002). The Most Striking of Objects: The Totem Poles of Sitka National Historical Park. Anchorage, AK: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service.
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National Team Competition
2010-11 International Season Kicks Off
By Bruce Peter Nov 11, 2010, 7:00am EST
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It may hardly create a blip in the hockey news schedule here in North America, but this week is filled with national team competitions throughout Europe and North America. All of the European professional leagues are on hiatus for them, as the national federations get a chance to look at some players that could be part of their World Championship entry this coming year. Meanwhile, in St. John's, Newfoundland, the top women's hockey nations in the world are also competing. Then there's that overhyped Canada-Russia Selects CHL tournament making its way across Canada currently as well.
Karjala Cup: November 11-14; Helsinki, Finland
The Karjala Cup kicks off this year's Euro Hockey Tour, a series of four tournaments between Europe's top 4 hockey nations leading up to the World Championships. Finland plays host first this year, as the Czech Republic moved their tournament from first to last amongst the group, which actually makes some sense this year with the Worlds being held in neighbouring Slovakia. Last year, the Karjala was made famous by Peter Forsberg attempting to come back from injury there. For the visiting countries, it's a chance to try out players that have had a hot start (like Russia's Denis Platnov), or even some depth guys off to terrible starts, just to see if it's just a bad situation they're in. For the hosts, however, you have to put together a roster to bring in the fans, so this is Finland's time to shine. Ten players are from the KHL, plus five more from the Elitserien, perhaps an admission that the SM-Liiga isn't nearly as strong of a league. Here are the rosters:
Czech Republic Finland Russia Sweden (pdf)
Deutschland Cup: Nov. 12-14; Munich, Germany
After the Big 4 of Europe, the next most prominent tournament this weekend will be between the national teams of Germany, Slovakia, Switzerland and a Canadian entry as well. The Canadian entry is notable for it being the start of Hockey Hall of Famer Mark Messier's coaching career. The tournament is quite at the level of the Karjala mainly because of the player selection (all links are .pdf files): both Germany and Canada are fielding teams full of players from Germany's top pro circuit, the DEL. Slovakia is using players from across Europe, while Switzerland is sticking to their own national league as well. Here's the main site for the tournament, and here's Hockey Canada's page on it.
Euro Ice Hockey Challenge: 4 tournaments, Nov. 11-14
The rest of the men's national teams get in on the act this weekend in a series of four tournaments across the continent. The participants vary from tournament to tournament, with sixteen national teams participating here in November, but less at the other scheduled international breaks. Latvia, curiously, is not taking part in any of the EIHC tournaments until a tournament in Norway in February. It's not a perfect set up, and not really in the same spirit as the Euro Hockey Tour circuit, which is viewed as a 4 tournament competition with a winner of the Tour at the end. But they do break it out into relatively competitive groups of four. For the first time, Serbia and Spain are participating in the EIHC.
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Polesie Cup Gomel Belarus Denmark Norway Slovenia
Telenor Hoki Kupa Budapest Hungary Austria France Japan
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European Challenge Cup 2010 Brasov Romania Croatia Serbia Spain
Of course, it's not just the men's teams taking advantage of this break in the schedule. Across Europe, there are U20 tournaments in preparation for the IIHF U20 World Junior Championship season, which starts about a month from now. In Canada, there's the Super Series between a team of Russian Junior Selects against All-Star teams of the top Canadian talent in the QMJHL, OHL, and WHL. The Russian Selects usually are a bit weaker of a group than the actual U20 team, and have had a hard time competing in the past, partly due to an insane schedule that sees them cross Canada in under two weeks to play six games in six different cities (usually in five different provinces). Buzzing the Net has some decent coverage of the event right now. The junior tournament action doesn't stop there, as in Penticton, British Columbia, a World Junior A Challenge with two Canadian teams, an American team, plus a Russian, Swedish, and Swiss team.
Lastly, in St. John's, Newfoundland, there is a Women's tournament of note called the 4 Nations Cup, pitting the top 4 Women's hockey teams (i.e. the only ones to have any Olympic or World Championship medals) against each other. It's probably a higher level of tournament just by keeping out the lesser teams, the ones that never make the semifinals, but it's not exactly in the spirit of growing the game. Canada and the USA are at another level of play to any other country, while Sweden and Finland are well ahead of their European counterparts. But whatever, it should be a good show for the fans 'back home'.
Action starts today... check the various national team sites that I've linked to for potential video coverage of the games. Hockey Canada offers a pay service for national team games throughout the year, while the Czech Hockey website streams their games for free. It looked like the Belarussian site might be doing so as well. The Russia-Canada Subway Super Series is being broadcast on Sportsnet.


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Artiom Sergueievich Ovechkin , nascido a 11 de julho de 1986 em Berdsk, é um ciclista russo, membro da equipa Terengganu Cycling Team.

Biografia

Especialista contrarrelógio, Artiom Ovechkin distinguiu-se em amadores terminando no pódio dos campeonatos da Europa em estrada em 2008. Contratado pela equipa russa Lokomotiv em 2009, conseguiu bons resultados contra o crono ganhando o Duo Normando, em companhia de Nikolai Trusov e o Campeonato da Rússia Contrarrelógio. Estes bons resultados valeram-lhe para alinhar pela equipa russa do Pro Tour Katusha a partir de 2010.

Em 12 de julho de 2013 anunciou-se que tinha dado positivo por fenoterol durante a disputa dos Campeonatos Russos. O corredor foi afastado do conjunto RusVelo com outros dois corredores da sua mesma equipa que também deram positivo pela mesma substância como foi um erro do médico da equipa.

Palmarés
2007
 2 etapas do Way to Pekin

2009
 Campeonato da Rússia Contrarrelógio
 Duo Normando (fazendo par com Nikolay Trusov)

2010
 Dúo Normando (fazendo par com Alexandr Pliuschin)

2013
 3º no Campeonato da Rússia Contrarrelógio

2014
 3º no Campeonato da Rússia Contrarrelógio

2015
 1 etapa da Volta à Eslovénia
 Campeonato da Rússia Contrarrelógio

2018
 Tour de Antalya, mais 1 etapa
 Tour de Langkawi, mais 1 etapa
 Campeonato da Rússia Contrarrelógio
 1 etapa do Tour de China II

2019
 Campeonato da Rússia Contrarrelógio
 1 etapa do Tour da China II

 2020
 Campeonato da Rússia Contrarrelógio

 2021
 2.º no Campeonato da Rússia Contrarrelógio

Resultados em Grandes Voltas e Campeonatos do Mundo

—: não participa
Ab.: abandono

Notas e referências

Ligações externas

Artem Ovechkin (cqranking.com)

Ciclistas da Rússia
Casos de doping no ciclismo


Our Body Spa shower head busted at the on-off valve. I have found white and chrome (Camping World) but I cannot find the brushed nickel. Anybody ever come across one? I just need the "smart pause" valve.
We got our brushed nickel at Lowes.
We bought ours before they came with a shutoff, so we just went to Lowes and bought an inline shutoff and put it on the faucet end of the hose. Had it in our Montana and will get moved to the MB when it arrives.
Ah thanks - I guess it doesn't have to be the Oxygenics version, as long as it's brushed nickel. I'm always at Home Depot so I'll have to try Lowes next time.
Not sure if you mean the entire shower head or just the cutoff. We have the brushed nickel that we bought from Camping World about 18 months ago. Might be easiest to find it on Amazon if you have two days for the shipping.
ya just the valve. I bought the whole thing from Amazon last year and the valve broke.


Egmont will next year release a new set of editions of the 20th century Mary Plain series by Gwynedd Rae, with illustrations by Clara Vulliamy.
The series, which is about an orphan bear cub who lives in a zoo in Switzerland, was originally published between 1930 and 1965. Egmont will re-release the books, with new illustrations from Vulliamy, in hardback format with gold foil from next year.
The first and second books, Mostly Mary and All Mary will be released in in February 2017, followed by books three and four in September 2017. The text will be "lightly edited" by Egmont.
Melissa Fairley, publishing director at Egmont Publishing, secured the deal for Vulliamy's illustrations with Hilary Delamere at The Agency.


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Young People: Research
Research: Young People
We undertake a variety of research focused around Young people and social cohesion.
We are supporting a dedicated analysis of developmental progress in Greater Manchester children between the ages of one month to 5 ½ years, to support the Greater Manchester focus on School Readiness. This is being taken forward with school readiness locality leads, performance leads and finance leads, with a view to informing a programme of work looking at opportunities for collaborative commissioning and joint investment in evidence-based best practice.
We also provide data analysis and research services to support the ambitions of the Greater Manchester Children's Services Review. For example, a Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) has been undertaken to inform the development of a Greater Manchester Complex Safeguarding Hub and Spoke Model - Wigan and Rochdale Child Sexual Exploitation Innovation Project (Achieving Change Together).
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Finally, Tink Can Do What She Wants
"M.I.A." is the first video Tink has released since breaking away from her joint deal with Timbaland, and this time she's exactly where she wants to be.
by Kristin Corry
Queens, US
July 31, 2018, 6:05pm
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Tink makes it a habit to journal weekly. If you've been following her since 2012's Winter's Diary, you'd understand her penchant for turning reflective pages from her past into melodramas. The Chicago-based singer/rapper was barely 16 when she converted the doodles in her notebook into full blown songs, producing an ongoing mixtape series that caught Timbaland's ear. In the years since the Winter's Diary series matured, and she did too, sprawling into four installments documenting her growth. It was a coming-of-age saga that captured R&B's confessional style and married it with punchy rap verses that complemented her candor. In 2017, when Tink's joint deal with Timbaland's Mosely Music Group and Epic failed to materialize anything more than a single and the mixtapes she was financially backing, the singer asked to be released from her contract. Now completely indie, the 23-year-old has no restrictions on how she can share her music with the world. Today, Tink is sharing "M.I.A.," her first visual from the six-track project Pain & Pleasure, released in March.
The world met Tink as a teenager wise beyond her years, and when she reemerged on Instagram last December after a lengthy hiatus from both music and social media, it felt like an evolution. She spouted affirmations in a caption, speaking life over her career that had been controlled for nearly five years at the hands of others. "Your story is yours for a reason!" she wrote. "Only you can dictate the next chapter." Three months later, she returned to music with Pain & Pleasure, a departure from her Winter's Diary series. It was the first time she'd been able to express herself without the label's hand since 2012.
"Those mixtapes gave me room to grow," she says to me over the phone on a mid-July day. "When you're that young you're just trying to figure everything out. Now, I really have a story to tell."
The truth is, Tink always had a story to tell. She'd been the soundtrack of adolescence, often validating feelings adults can whittle down to insignificance. On "Treat Me Like Somebody" and "I Like," standouts from WD2 and WD3, she doubles down on the notion that just because she's young doesn't mean she's rushing into relationships prematurely. "In the past I was young, looking for a thrill / That didn't last long, I was in it for the wrong reason, wrong season, wrong person," she sang on "Somebody." Her battle for control of her career adds a layer of depth, and her emancipation only builds on the honesty that came natural to her. On Pain & Pleasure, she's still detailing the sweet and sour spectrum of relationships, the difference now is the lines between personal and professional are blurred.
"The first thing I wanted to do when I got out of my deal was to put up something for purchase," she starts. "A lot of my music is just mixtapes and it's all out for free." It's a tough pill to swallow that an artist as versatile as Tink, who has managed to release music every year—with the exception of her 2017 hiatus—has only put out free projects until Pain & Pleasure. "I just wanted to tap into the market and give the fans the music right in their hands."
Opening the EP is "On to the Next One," a song that could double as a break up song to her long time mentor, Timbaland. "I waited all of these years / You gave me nothing but tears," she sings. She sports her velour vocals on cuts like "Get You Home" and "Signs," a reinvention to R&B's ode to zodiac signs taken from the pages of Beyonce and Tyrese in the early aughts. She flexes her flow on "Part Time Lover," a song she wishes were longer that dons a soulful Xscape sample. Tink has never been one to sugarcoat her lyrics, and she certainly isn't here. "He got a girl, and I got a man / When he ain't around I'm sneaking him in," she raps. "I like being direct," she tells me, her Chicago drawl peeking out. "Sometimes artists will want to say something but they'll have to find a safe way to say it without pissing people off. Being independent now is the best freedom. I don't have to walk on eggshells." It's one of the few spots where she raps on the EP, but she brings traces of her skill on the partner-in-crime bop, "M.I.A."
"M.I.A" is warm and tranquil, fitting for the secluded couples vacation Tink seems to have in mind. It feels sunkissed and sandy, but Tink is so lovestruck that she'd rather spend her time couped up in the hotel. They're indulging in each other, barely leaving the room, and "throwing quiet signs on the door," as her lyrics suggest. "I'm just kind of singing about being M.I.A. with your boo. You know, going on vacation and getting lost in time," she says. The video, however, adds a lot more context to what made Tink want to getaway in the first place.
Director Damien Sandoval brought the singer's vision of being "missing in action" with your significant other to life. "He had the idea of a couple robbing a bank on a Bonnie and Clyde vibe, and we kind of just get lost in Mexico," she says. The video opens in Chicago, with two police officers surveying the neighborhood with wanted posters looking for Tink and Bart, instead of the infamous Bonnie and Clyde. Filmed in three days, Tink brought in The Chi's Bart Fitzpatrick as her co-star, who she met at a house party in downtown Chicago seven years ago. "With all that he's doing on the show, I just wanted to reach out and show love to Chicago," she says. "You know, just bringing everybody up with me that I can."
Tink has taken her years in limbo in stride. Over the phone, when speaking about her music she refers to it as a "product" on multiple occasions. I ask if she's interested in the business side of the industry and her answer is simple: "Hell yes." Five years ago, she was just happy to have a seat at the table, now she wants to own the table. "I just enjoyed being involved. I let people handle things for me and thought they had my best interest at heart." she said. "Now I'm 100 percent sure you need to have your hand in both—especially as a female. They don't really take us serious as business women, but more like a product. When I come to meetings or speak to people I want them to understand, view me as an equal."
It's been long overdue that black women have creative control over their narratives. We saw it become the thesis of albums from Janet Jackson's Control to SZA's CTRL. The lack of control was imminent in the careers of Lauryn Hill and Whitney Houston, and in the ways the industry's tyranny contributed to their downward spiral, eclipsing their legacies. More recently, it was present in Teyana Taylor's dizzying rollout for K.T.S.E, a Kanye-led operation that seemed to blindside her as much as it did the public. Throughout our conversation, she's being as frank and honest as she can be but one thing stands out to me. She's hesitant to curse. It seems like something she had to be conscious of before, and is now getting used to without any oversight.
I remind Tink of the last time she spoke to Noisey. "In three to five years, I want to be on tour, selling out arenas, just having a personal, conversational onstage with millions of people," she said. She laughs before I can finish listing them off to her, like you do when reread old diaries from middle school. "That's so cute," she says mid laugh. Tink's new goals have no timeline, but are still lofty. "I don't want to surround my entire career around hitting the charts, but I'd really like to have a No. 1 single," she says. "To be able to put a No. 1 up on the board…In due time, it's going to come."
As for any news on an album, you'll have to stay tuned. "I don't want to rush it. That's the great thing about being independent. Nothing's forced," she says. If I feel like coming with an album tomorrow, we could make that happen. Me and my fans, we're on a roller coaster together. Wherever they take me, wherever we go, I'm just here for the ride." Of course, I needed to know the status of Winter's Diary 5, and Tink assures me she's been plotting on the next installment. She knows how special that series is to her hardcore fans. But for God's sake, stop asking her about it. "Sometimes it does get under my skin. It's like man, I got so much more material for y'all, y'all don't even know."
Kristin Corry is a staff writer for Noisey. Follow her on Twitter.
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