text:
Top Items:
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
We should soon stop catering to the vaccine holdouts — When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration announced a "pause" in the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine because of a tiny number of instances in which women developed blood clots after getting the shot, many recoiled in horror.
Discussion: NBC News, Poynter and Digby's Hullabaloo
Washington Post:
Health officials lean toward resuming Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine — but with a warning — The action would mirror that of European regulators, who concluded the shot's benefits outweigh the risks — Federal health authorities are leaning toward recommending that use …
Alexandria Hein / Fox News: Walensky 'hopeful' Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine 'can be used again soon'
John Futty / The Columbus Dispatch:
'No opportunity' to de-escalate: Use-of-force experts say Columbus officer obeyed training in shooting Ma'Khia Bryant — An Ohio criminal-justice professor who studies the fatal use of force by law-enforcement officers didn't hesitate to render an opinion after watching body-camera video …
Discussion: New York Post, National Review, Liberty Unyielding and Insider
Yaron Steinbuch / New York Post: Ma'Khia Bryant's neighbor insists police had no choice but to shoot
Robert VerBruggen / National Review: Three Thoughts about Knife Fights
Ben Bowles / Liberty Unyielding: NYT wastes no time misreporting the shooting of a black teen in Columbus
Ashley Collman / Insider: The police officer who killed 16-year-old Ma'Khia Bryant is a military-trained expert marksman
Washington Post:
Fatal police shooting of Black teenager in Columbus sparks new outcry
Fatal police shooting of Black teenager in Columbus sparks new outcry
Discussion: National Review, CBS News, HotAir, Patterico's Pontifications, The Daily Beast, The Root, Fox News, IJR and Associated Press
Isaac Schorr / National Review: Jen Psaki's Deceptions about Columbus
Christopher Brito / CBS News: LeBron James deletes tweet targeting police officer who fatally shot 16-year-old Ma'Khia Bryant
Allahpundit / HotAir: A sensible discussion of the Ma'Khia Bryant shooting from ... Don Lemon and Chris Cuomo?
Terrell Jermaine Starr / The Root: Officer Who Killed Ma'Khia Bryant Identified as Nicholas Reardon
Greg Norman / Fox News: Columbus shooting: Protesters call for abolition, defunding of police, reports say
Erica Pandey / Axios:
America scrambles for restaurant workers — Vaccinations keep climbing, and restaurants are ready to roar back this summer. But eateries from Miami to Martha's Vineyard to Los Angeles are facing the same problem: not enough workers. — The big picture: Millions of restaurants are hiring all at once and …
Washington Post:
Investigation suppressed by Trump administration reveals obstacles to hurricane aid for Puerto Rico — A watchdog report uncovers bureaucratic hurdles the Trump administration erected for the struggling island to receive aid after Hurricanes Irma and Maria — The Trump administration put …
CNN: Trump administration hampered investigation into delayed Puerto Rico hurricane relief, government watchdog finds
John Bowden / The Hill: Watchdog blames Puerto Rico hurricane relief delays on Trump-era bureaucracy
Zoë Richards / Talking Points Memo: Report: Watchdog Finds Trump Admin Created Obstacles That Delayed Relief Aid To Puerto Rico
Chandelis Duster / WISH-TV: WAPO: Trump administration blocked investigation into delayed relief to Puerto Rico for 2017 hurricane
ABC17NEWS: Washington Post: Trump administration blocked investigation into delayed relief to Puerto Rico for 2017 hurricane
Lara Jakes / New York Times:
Biden Preparing to Declare That Atrocities Against Armenia Were Genocide — The designation for the World War I-era killings would further fray U.S. relations with Turkey, but it is a risk the president appears willing to take to further human rights, officials said.
Discussion: The Hill, Associated Press, Politico, Talking Points Memo, HotAir, Radio Free Europe/Radio …, Cyprus Mail, Turkish Minute, Al Jazeera, HuffPost, The Week, Insider, Mediaite and Political Wire
Celine Castronuovo / The Hill: Lawmakers praise Biden for expected recognition of Armenian Genocide
Zoë Richards / Talking Points Memo: Biden Expected To Declare Atrocities Against Armenians Were Genocide
Ed Morrissey / HotAir: NYT: Biden to defy Turkey on Armenian genocide?
RFE / Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: Biden Expected To Recognize Massacre Of Armenians As 'Genocide'
Josephine Harvey / HuffPost: Biden Preparing To Recognize Armenian Massacres As Genocide: Reports
Catherine Garcia / The Week: Biden will reportedly recognize killings of Armenians as genocide
John Haltiwanger / Insider: Biden is set to officially recognize the Armenian genocide, despite warnings from Turkey it could 'worsen ties' even more
Gideon Taaffe / Mediaite: Biden Reportedly Plans to Formally Recognize Armenian Genocide
Taegan Goddard / Political Wire: Biden Will Declare Atrocities Against Armenia As Genocide
William Mauldin / Wall Street Journal:
Biden Poised to Recognize Armenian Massacres as Genocide, Officials Say
Biden Poised to Recognize Armenian Massacres as Genocide, Officials Say
Discussion: Associated Press, Los Angeles Times, ABC17NEWS, HotAir and Turkish Minute
Jennifer Haberkorn / Los Angeles Times: Biden under pressure to become first U.S. president to recognize Armenian genocide
Jim Tankersley / New York Times:
Biden Set to Raise Taxes on Rich to Fund Child Care and Education — The president's American Family Plan, which remains in flux, does not currently include an effort to expand health coverage, as administration officials had previously planned. — WASHINGTON — The next phase …
Discussion: Insider, Americans for Tax Reform and Forbes
Insider: Biden wants to raise taxes on rich investors to pay for expanded child care and education, new report says
Alex Hendrie / Americans for Tax Reform: Biden to Call for Second Death Tax Through Repeal of Step-Up in Basis
Tara Parker-Pope / New York Times:
Do We Still Need to Keep Wearing Masks Outdoors? — Science shows that the risk of viral transmission outside is very low. The "two-out-of-three rule" can help you decide whether to mask up. — As more people get vaccinated and spring weather and sunshine beckon us outdoors …
Discussion: Reason, The Daily Beast, spectator.us and NPR
Scott Bixby / The Daily Beast: White House COVID Team Struggles to Explain Why We Need Masks Outside
Amber Athey / spectator.us: Where life is normal — Just outside of city centers the pandemic is hardly visible
Mary Louise Kelly / NPR: Masks Remain Extremely Effective Indoors, But Are They Necessary Outside?
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
Are Masks Necessary Outdoors?
Are Masks Necessary Outdoors?
Discussion: HotAir
Allahpundit / HotAir: No, masks aren't necessary outdoors
Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
Navalny Has a Lesson for the World — When Alexei Navalny boarded a plane to Moscow on January 17, he turned his life into a metaphor. He knew it, his wife knew it, and everybody else on the plane knew it. So did the millions of people who had watched his documentary videos …
Discussion: Associated Press and Hackwhackers
Russia Orders Army Back From Ukraine Border, Easing Tensions
Russia Orders Army Back From Ukraine Border, Easing Tensions
Discussion: NBC News, The Daily Beast, Politico, CBS News, Associated Press, Al Jazeera, Joe.My.God., Radio Free Europe/Radio … and The National Interest
Yuliya Talmazan / NBC News: Russia orders troops to withdraw from Ukraine border after buildup that alarmed West
Jamie Ross / The Daily Beast: Russia Abruptly Claims It Is Ordering Troops to Pull Back From Ukraine's Border
Marina Adami / Politico: Russian troops to pull back from Ukrainian border
CBS News: Russian defense chief orders troops to return to bases after weeks-long buildup along Ukraine's border
Vladimir Isachenkov / Associated Press: Russia orders troop pullback, but keeps weapons near Ukraine
RFE / Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: Russia Orders Soldiers Back To Permanent Bases After Drills In Annexed Crimea
Ronn Blitzer / Fox News:
Left-wing group dumps cow poop at White House entrance, demands Biden take climate action — Protesters yelled 'Bull—,' criticizing Biden's climate plan — Fox News Flash top headlines for April 22 — Climate activists dissatisfied with President Biden's climate plan are not-so-subtly expressing …
Discussion: IJR
Madison Summers / IJR: Climate Activists Dump Cow Poop at the White House To Protest Biden's Climate Plan
Nicholas Rowan / Washington Examiner:
Activists dump 'bulls—' at White House ahead of Biden climate summit
Activists dump 'bulls—' at White House ahead of Biden climate summit
Discussion: Louder With Crowder
The Hill:
Biden demands collective action at White House climate summit
Biden demands collective action at White House climate summit
Discussion: IJR and POLITICUSUSA
Savannah Rychcik / IJR: 'We Have to Step Up': Biden Calls on Global Community To Act During Climate Summit
Brett Favre Believes Derek Chauvin Didn't Mean To Kill George Floyd, Went Too Far — Brett Favre is weighing in on the Derek Chauvin verdict ... saying he truly believes the ex-cop did NOT intentionally kill George Floyd, but his actions were downright inexcusable.
Discussion: Washington Examiner, TheBlaze, The Sun and Fox News
Emma Colton / Washington Examiner: Brett Favre finds it 'hard to believe' Chauvin intended to kill George Floyd
Sarah Taylor / TheBlaze: Brett Favre sparks vicious backlash after saying he doesn't believe Derek Chauvin 'intentionally killed' George Floyd
Neal Baker / The Sun: Ex-NFL quarterback Brett Favre claims Derek Chauvin 'didn't mean to kill George Floyd but cop went too far'
Daniel Canova / Fox News: Brett Favre finds it 'hard to believe' that Derek Chauvin intentionally killed George Floyd
Laura Vozzella / Washington Post:
Republican candidate for governor says Chauvin verdict makes her 'sick'
Republican candidate for governor says Chauvin verdict makes her 'sick'
Discussion: Insider, Crooks and Liars, VPM.org, Talking Points Memo, Political Wire, Vanity Fair, Raw Story, Mock Paper Scissors and VA Scope
Mia Jankowicz / Insider: A Virginia GOP candidate for governor said Derek Chauvin's guilty verdict 'makes me feel sick'
Frances Langum / Crooks and Liars: Better Know A Wingnut, Virginia Edition
Cristina Cabrera / Talking Points Memo: GOP VA Guv Candidate Furious Over Chauvin Conviction: 'Makes Me Sick'
Taegan Goddard / Political Wire: Virginia Candidate Says Chauvin Verdict Made Her 'Sick'
Charlotte Klein / Vanity Fair: In Shocking Turn of Events, Tucker Carlson and Marjorie Taylor Greene Aren't Happy With Chauvin Verdict
Matthew Chapman / Raw Story: GOP gubernatorial candidate in Virginia fumes over Derek Chauvin conviction: It 'makes me sick'
Tengrain / Mock Paper Scissors: She Seems Nice — BLM has now proven itself to be the most powerful domestic terrorists organization in our country.
Brandon Jarvis / VA Scope: Gubernatorial candidates respond to Derek Chauvin's guilty verdict
Hans Bader / Liberty Unyielding:
No sign that George Floyd was killed because of his race
No sign that George Floyd was killed because of his race
Discussion: Power Line
John Hinderaker / Power Line: The Latest Anti-Police Fraud
Jana Winter / Yahoo News:
The Postal Service is running a 'covert operations program' that monitors Americans' social media posts — The law enforcement arm of the U.S. Postal Service has been quietly running a program that tracks and collects Americans' social media posts, including those about planned protests, according to a document obtained by Yahoo News.
Discussion: Washington Post, National Review, Breitbart, The Gateway Pundit, Daily Kos, The RFAngle, We Love Trump, Raw Story, Human Events, Louder With Crowder, HotAir, BizPac Review, Townhall, The Sun, Occupy Democrats, Page Array, RedState, TheBlaze, The Federalist, Newsbusters, The National Pulse, Washington Examiner, Joe.My.God. and The Daily Caller
Olivier Knox / Washington Post: The Daily 202: Biden's virtual climate summit tests relations with Russia, China
Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review: Apparently, the Post Office Is Now a Spy Agency
Lucas Nolan / Breitbart: The USPS Is Running a 'Covert Operations Program' Monitoring Social Media Posts
Joe Hoft / The Gateway Pundit: BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: More on the Postal Service Spying on Americans - The USPIS Included "Lists of Donors and/or Potential Donors' In Warrants to Arrest 'We Build The Wall' Leaders
Joan McCarter / Daily Kos: Postmaster General DeJoy is running a 'covert operation' to monitor social media
Anthony T / We Love Trump: U.S. Postal Service Is Running "Covert Operation Program" To Spy On Americans Social Media Accounts
David Badash / Raw Story: Louis DeJoy's postal inspectors are secretly monitoring social media accounts via a 'covert' program: report
Human Events: U.S. Postal Service Using Law Enforcement Arm to Track Americans' Social Media Posts Before Protests
Brodigan / Louder With Crowder: Postal Service Running 'Covert' Operation That Monitors Your Social Media Posts: Report
Bpr Wire / BizPac Review: US Postal Service is covertly monitoring Americans' social media accounts in operation called 'iCOP'
Rebecca Downs / Townhall: If You Need Another Reason to Hate USPS, It Turns Out They're Spying on You
The Sun: US Postal Service is 'running secret program called iCOP to SPY on Americans' social media posts'
Vinnie Longobardo / Occupy Democrats: Why is the U.S. Postal Service spying on your social media account?
Shane Trejo / Page Array: The U.S. Postal Service is Running a Social Media Spying Operation to Track Protests for Big Brother
Brad Slager / RedState: What the...? Why Is the US Postal Service Running a Covert Ops Program Monitoring Social Media?
Chris Field / TheBlaze: US Postal Service is secretly keeping tabs on Americans' social media posts as part of 'covert operations program'
Tristan Justice / The Federalist: Report: U.S. Postal Service Is Monitoring Americans' Social Media Activity
Autumn Johnson / Newsbusters: INSANITY: The U.S. Postal Service Is Spying On Americans Online
Natalie Winters / The National Pulse: US Postal Service Conducting 'Covert Ops Program' To Monitor Social Media Posts, Rally Planning.
Andrew Mark Miller / Washington Examiner: US Postal Service running secret program that tracks people's social media and flags government agencies: Report
Joe Jervis / Joe.My.God.: USPS Cops Tracking Social Media Posts On Protests
Tim Marchman / Popping Tins:
Welcome to Popping Tins — This is a newsletter about tinned seafood; in its inaugural issue, Bela-Olhão Lightly Smoked Sardines in Olive Oil are reviewed. — 5 hr ago — Long written off in the United States as a food of grim necessity when not actively reviled …
Pentagon investigated suspected Russian directed-energy attacks on U.S. troops — The Pentagon has briefed top lawmakers on intelligence surrounding suspected directed-energy attacks against U.S. troops, and officials identified Russia as a likely culprit, according to two people with direct knowledge of the matter.
Discussion: The Daily Caller and HotAir
Thomas Catenacci / The Daily Caller: REPORT: Russia Likely Responsible For Directed-Energy Attacks On US Soldiers, Officials Say
Katherine Faulders / ABC News:
Pelosi offers equal subpoena power, even partisan split on Jan. 6 commission — Talks for the commission had stalled after disagreements over its makeup. — US Capitol riots: Tracking the insurrection — On Jan. 6, rioters coming from a pro-Trump rally broke into the U.S. Capitol …
Discussion: Washington Examiner, Politico, Fox News and Reuters
Susan Ferrechio / Washington Examiner: House Democrats vote to make DC 51st state, but Senate passage highly unlikely
Quint Forgey / Politico: Clyburn defends Pelosi, Waters over Chauvin trial rhetoric
Houston Keene / Fox News: GOP doctors, health care providers ask Pelosi when House COVID restrictions will be lifted with members vaxxed
Clyburn facing potential $5,000 metal detector fine
Clyburn facing potential $5,000 metal detector fine
Discussion: Fox News and Washington Examiner
Thomas Barrabi / Fox News: Top Dem lawmaker Clyburn could face $5K metal detector fine: report
Robert Draper / New York Times:
Liz Cheney vs. MAGA — The Wyoming congresswoman challenged Republicans to turn away from Trump after Jan. 6. Instead, they turned on her. — The regular conference meetings of the Republican lawmakers in the House of Representatives, held most weeks behind closed doors in the Capitol Visitor Center …
Discussion: Washington Post, Raw Story, The Federalist and The Hill
Philip Bump / Washington Post: A key question moving forward: Is Trump's grip on the GOP stronger than his base's?
Travis Gettys / Raw Story: Republican men turned against Liz Cheney because she hurt their feelings by standing up to Trump
Rachel Bovard / The Federalist: John Boehner's New Book Is Tone-Deaf, Even For Him
BuzzFeed News:
"Hindsight Is 20/20": An Internal Report Shows How Facebook Failed To Prevent The "Stop The Steal" Movement — Last month, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified in front of a House of Representatives committee that his company had done its part "to secure the integrity of the election."
New York Times:
Sexual Assault Allegations Against Biographer Halt Shipping of His Roth Book — W.W. Norton, citing the accusations that the author, Blake Bailey, faces, said it would stop shipping and promoting his new best-selling book. — Earlier this month, the biographer Blake Bailey was approaching …
Thomas Moore / The Hill: Publisher stops promotion of Roth bio over author sexual allegations: report
Lee Brown / New York Post: Philip Roth biography pulled after author Blake Bailey is accused of rape
Edward Champion / Reluctant Habits: The Dark Manipulative Life of Blake Bailey
Daniel Goldblatt / The Wrap: Philip Roth Biography Halted by WW Norton After Author Accused of Sexual Assault
Aidan McLaughlin / Mediaite: Philip Roth Biographer Accused of Rape, Publisher Halts Book
Roger Friedman / Showbiz411: Book Biz Bust: Publisher Puts Brakes on Blake Bailey's Philip Roth Bio But Amazon Is Still Selling it in All Forms
Ramon Antonio Vargas / New Orleans Times-Picayune: Author Blake Bailey accused of abusing ex-Lusher students' trust for sex; denies illegal conduct
Ben Sales / Jewish Telegraphic Agency: Distribution of Philip Roth biography paused after author Blake Bailey is accused of rape
Christie D'Zurilla / Los Angeles Times: Philip Roth biographer Blake Bailey dropped by agent over 'grooming' allegations
Lisa Friedman / New York Times:
Biden Commits the U.S. to Halving Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2030 — President Biden committed the United States to cutting emissions by half by the end of the decade at a virtual Earth Day summit. Some 40 world leaders, including from China and Russia, are attending the conference.
Discussion: NPR, Axios, New Republic, The White House, CBS News, American Prospect, Japan Times, Associated Press, Al Jazeera, PolitiFact, Florida Politics and The Week
Andrew Freedman / Axios: Making sense of Biden's big emissions promise
Kate Aronoff / New Republic: The Tyranny of Low Climate Expectations
The White House: FACT SHEET: President Biden Sets 2030 Greenhouse Gas Pollution Reduction Target Aimed at Creating Good-Paying Union Jobs and Securing U.S. Leadership on Clean Energy Technologies
David Dayen / American Prospect: First 100: Biden Climate Pledges Heavily Reliant on the Infrastructure Package
Roli Srivastava / Japan Times: Biden cranks up U.S. ambition as summit raises climate hopes
Jon Greenberg / PolitiFact: What the numbers tell us about Biden's promise of high-paying green jobs
Brendan Morrow / The Week: Biden announces U.S. aims to cut greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030
Scott Detrow / NPR:
Biden Makes New Pledge For U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions: A 50% Cut
Biden Makes New Pledge For U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions: A 50% Cut
Discussion: Mother Jones, BuzzFeed News, ABC17NEWS and MyNorthwest.com
Piper McDaniel / Mother Jones: Biden Calls to Cut US Emissions in Half by 2030
Zahra Hirji / BuzzFeed News: The US Will Return To The Global Climate Stage With An Aggressive Goal To Cut Emissions By 2030
ABC17NEWS: Biden to announce US will aim to cut carbon emissions by as much as 52% by 2030 at virtual climate summit
John McCormack / National Review:
Arizona Senator Mark Kelly's Commitment to Keep SCOTUS at Nine Justices, Even if Roe Is Overturned — In the Capitol on Tuesday, I asked Arizona senator Mark Kelly about Massachusetts senator Ed Markey's bill to increase the number of justices on the Supreme Court from nine to thirteen.
Discussion: Politico
Black Democrats urge party to shift its voting rights push — Democrats have spent months touting an expansive proposal that would reshape U.S. elections. But with the bill's Senate prospects growing more dire, key members of the Congressional Black Caucus are pushing to narrow their strategy.
Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
GOP Stands Up to 'Cancel Culture' by Criminalizing Dissent — In January, Ron DeSantis argued that combating the repression of political speech was "the most important legislative issue" of 2021. — During an appearance at the Texas Public Policy Foundation, the Florida governor delivered …
Discussion: Fox News, The Week, Daily Kos and Washington Post
Brian Flood / Fox News: NY Times ignores 18 deaths, nearly $2 billion dollars in damage when bashing GOP bills targeting rioters
Ryan Cooper / The Week: The conservative assault on civil liberties
Aysha Qamar / Daily Kos: GOP officials threaten to bar protestors from student loans, food stamps, unemployment and other aid
Kyle Kondik / Sabato's Crystal Ball:
Checking in on Biden's Approval Rating as Hundred Days' Mark Nears — Steady on average, but individual pollsters vary greatly — KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE — Joe Biden's approval rating has been steady and positive, though many other presidents had better early numbers.
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Zachary Cohen / CNN:
US Capitol Police officer allegedly told units to only monitor for 'anti-Trump' protesters on January 6 — Washington (CNN)A US Capitol Police officer directed "all outside units" on the morning of January 6 to only monitor for anti-Trump agitators "who want to start a fight," not any …
Discussion: Politico and Crooks and Liars
Zachary Faria / Washington Examiner:
LeBron James's moral bankruptcy is showing — The public persona of LeBron James is one of a socially conscious, brave leader who speaks against injustice. The reality is that he pushes detestable, repulsive political talking points and uses his platform to defend genocide and spread racial hatred.
Discussion: OutKick
Greg Couch / OutKick: Nike, NBA Can't Clean Up LeBron's Mess This Time
Roni Caryn Rabin / New York Times:
An unvaccinated worker set off an outbreak at a U.S. nursing home where most residents were immunized. — An unvaccinated health care worker set off a Covid-19 outbreak at a nursing home in Kentucky where the vast majority of residents had been vaccinated, leading to dozens of infections …
Discussion: Insight, Lawyers, Guns & Money, ABC17NEWS, Centers for Disease Control …, HotAir, The Verge, UPI and Fox News
Scott Lemieux / Lawyers, Guns & Money: Carrots and sticks — Giving tax credits to employers who give employees time off to get vaccinated is a great idea:
ABC17NEWS: US has the opportunity to overcome the Covid-19 pandemic but a major challenge lies ahead, expert says
Cdcmmwr / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: COVID-19 Outbreak Associated with a SARS-CoV-2 R.1 Lineage Variant in a Skilled Nursing Facility After Vaccination Program — Kentucky, March 2021
Allahpundit / HotAir: Should we worry that there was a COVID outbreak among vaccinated people at a Kentucky nursing home?
Nicole Wetsman / The Verge: What we're learning from the rare cases of COVID-19 in vaccinated people
Brian P. Dunleavy / UPI: CDC: Limited, mild COVID-19 cases seen among vaccinated people
New York Post:
The Post says: Everyone get vaccinated! — Every New Yorker 16 and over is vaccine-eligible, but only about half have gotten even one jab. We all need to do better, so the greatest city in the world can get back to being great, with crowded streets and that familiar electricity in the air.
Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill: New York Post encourages everyone in city to get vaccinated
Heather Mac Donald / City Journal:
A Troubled Rule of Law — The pervasive sense that cities would burn if Derek Chauvin were not convicted raises questions about whether the jury's verdict was reached dispassionately. — Public safety — Politics and law — The Social Order — America's cities did not burn last night.
Discussion: Media Matters for America, Crime Prevention …, The Federalist, Fox News and Breitbart
Eric Kleefeld / Media Matters for America: Fox News responds to the Derek Chauvin guilty verdict with fearmongering and dishonest political attacks
Johnrlott / Crime Prevention Research Center: Biden and his administration keep claiming that recent Police actions prove Police are Racist, where is the evidence?
Jonathan S. Tobin / The Federalist: The American Left Now Knows That Threatening To Riot Works Perfectly
Charles Creitz / Fox News: Tomi Lahren: Waters, Biden essentially gave prospective rioters 'a pass to go wild' if Chauvin acquitted


text:
Date 1 - 2 of 2
Companionway sliding door gasket deterioration
|1 - 2 of 2
closereach <no_reply@...>
Shearwater is a 1984 Maramu, and we're undergoing a huge refit, one
very small part of which was replacing the companionway vertical
sliding door. The problem we've encountered is the deterioration of
the rubber gasket which goes along the bottom of the door sill, so
water running down the outside of the door goes aft over the sill
into the cockpit, rather than into the door's "pocket" and thence
eventually into the bilge. Any idea of where to get the same or
similar gasket, short of trying to deal directly with Amel? Our
prior efforts with them have been frustrating due to the language
barrier, as well as contending with US Customs.
Bob and Laurie Wright
stargazer41amel <no_reply@...>
Bob and Laurie Wright:
We ordered the gasket that you are referring to from Amel and had no
problems with customs, etc. Language barrier was not an issue as we
dealt with all communications via email... Did as Joel's wife
instructed us to do. She gave great advice just like Joel. The only
thing I would say is order enough for two refits as the shipping was
more than the gasket. The gasket was about 45.00 US but the shipping
was 90.00 US Fed Ex. But we couldn"t find anything similar in our
research here in US. Installation was easy! And it works just like
it's supposed to. No water leaks!
Delores & Gene Carter
|1 - 2 of 2

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Star Wars RPG
1,098 Pins
Collection by
Aliança Rebelde
18 Pins
Caçador de Recompensa
13 Pins
Zabrak, Xexto e Weequay
25 Pins
Sullustans, Ugnaught e Toydarians
11 Pins
twi'lek e togruta
63 Pins
Mirialan e Nautolan
12 Pins
Ithorian e Kel Dor
13 Pins
21 Pins
Grands, Grans e Gotal
7 Pins
Bothan e Cerean
14 Pins
Quarren e Mon Calamari
12 Pins
Duros e Falleens
13 Pins
Cerean e Chiss
9 Pins
Aqualish e Arcona
7 Pins
Rodianos e Trandoshans
34 Pins
Wookiees e Ewooks
20 Pins
9 Pins
Feras Star Wars
46 Pins
Clone Wars Character
27 Pins
Imperio SW
40 Pins
Force User
97 Pins
101 Pins
Cenários Ficção Cientifica
59 Pins
64 Pins
Similar ideas popular now
Star Wars Art
Clone Wars
Nexus were feline creatures native to the chilly forests of the Indona continent on the planet of Cholganna. There were other breeds of nexus on Cholganna's other continents, but only the forest nexu had an additional set of eyes able to view in infrared wavelength, which aided in their hunting of bark rats and tree-climbing octopi. They were often exported and trained as security beasts, as used for patrolling on Malastare, or used in arena combat, as seen on Geonosis. Nexus were 4.5 meters...


text:
Phillip Thomas Grzegorek, 40, of Ambridge passed away peacefully on March 2, 2015. Phillip will always be remembered for his great sense of humor, and his extreme kind heartedness. He enjoyed sports especially his Pittsburgh Penguin's and golfing with his son.
He is survived by his parents Ralph Grzegorek, Ambridge, Barbara (Makowski) Ferguson, Baden, a step-father Gerald Ferguson, Baden, one sister Denise (Dave) Shumsky, Economy.
Phillip shared a special bond with his son, Nicholas Allen Grzegorek, Baden, a step-sister Heather (Chris) Ream, Chippewa, and several aunts, uncles and cousins.
Friends will be received today, Thursday from 4-8 p.m. in the Kasper-Hahn Funeral Home, 547 8th Street, Ambridge PA 15003.
A mass of Christian burial will be celebrated by Phillip's uncle, Father Stan Grzegorek, and his Godfather, Father Joe Gzegorek at Good Samarian Parish, Ambridge on Friday, March 6th at 9:30 a.m.
Entombment will follow at Sylvania Hills Cemetery, 273 Sunflower Road, New Brighton PA 15074.


text:
chocolate toffee oatmeal cookies
Happiness is a tray of freshly baked chocolate toffee oatmeal cookies! With just enough oats to win over the oatmeal cookie lovers, we start with a vanilla-brown sugar cookie dough studded with toffee bits and semisweet chocolate chips. As the cookies bake, the toffee bits melt into the dough for notes of caramel, and the cookies emerge from the oven with pockets of rich and gooey chocolate.
Sprinkled with flaky salt and topped with extra chocolate chips (the only way to live!), these cookies are the perfect taste of chocolate and toffee.
Chocolate Toffee Oatmeal Cookies
- Yield: 28 to 30 cookies
- Category: Cookies
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1 tsp cornstarch
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 10 Tbsp unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 3/4 cup light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 large egg plus 1 egg yolk
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 3/4 cup toffee bits
- Semisweet chocolate chips
- Flaky salt
- Whisk together flour, oats, cornstarch, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl. Beat butter and sugars in a large mixer bowl at medium speed until creamy. Beat in egg, egg yolk, and vanilla until combined. Reduce speed to low and gradually add flour mixture; beat just until incorporated. Fold in chocolate chips and toffee bits. Cover dough and chill in the refrigerator for one hour.
- Preheat oven to 350°F and line two baking sheets with silicone mats or parchment paper. Form 1 1/2-inch balls of dough and place two inches apart on prepared baking sheets; flatten mounds slightly and top cookies with chocolate chips, pressing gently to adhere.
- Bake, rotating pans halfway through, for 11 to 12 minutes, until edges are set. Remove from oven and sprinkle with flaky salt. Let cookies cool for 10 minutes on baking sheets, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Keywords: Chocolate, Toffee


text:
It has become more and more common to capture information with state plan coordinates. Unfortunatley data still is required with assumed coordintates. Client demands and request provide reality capture firms delivering data state planes and assumed coordinates. AutoCAD Civil 3D will deliver both if styles and settings are set up properly. I have provided an image below and images to compare your existing workflow and data with ADSK Solutions Solu-arounds.
firstname.lastname@example.com to understand Stae plan and assumed coordinates.
Chad Studer


text:
Fresh Diagnose is a utility designed to analyze and benchmark your computer system. It detects many kinds of hardware, such as CPU or hard drive performance, video or motherboard information, and much more.
Use this free software to learn more about your computer and its components, detect / diagnose problems or errors in your computer, and increase your computer's overall performance.
News source: Freshdevices website
Download: Fresh Diagnose 8.0


text:
What it Takes to Be a DEA Agent (Part 1)
Author: Frank Dunne, Jr.
Last spring it was my pleasure and privilege to interview former U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent, Larry McElynn, and share my account of those conversations, Larry McElynn's Stories from the DEA, in CH2's May issue. This past October, Larry introduced me to several of his former colleagues at the Association of Former Federal Narcotics Agents (AFFNA) annual conference held at Hilton Head Island's Westin Resort. This first part of a three-part series taken from my interviews with those outstanding people takes a historical survey of DEA's origins and looks into the character of the people who put their lives on the line in the battle against drug traffickers. Many thanks to Larry, Jack Lawn, Richie Fiano, John Costanzo and Chuck Gutensohn for their contributions.
"In 1960, only four million Americans had ever tried drugs. Currently, that number has risen to over 74 million. Behind these statistics are the stories of countless families, communities, and individuals adversely affected by drug abuse and drug trafficking.
"Prior to the 1960s, Americans did not see drug use as acceptable behavior, nor did they believe that drug use was an inevitable fact of life. Indeed, tolerance of drug use resulted in terrible increases in crime between the 1960s and the early 1990s, and the landscape has been altered forever.
"By the early 1970s, drug use had not yet reached its all-time peak, but the problem was sufficiently serious to warrant a serious response."
This passage, taken from Drug Enforcement Administration: A Tradition of Excellence 1973-2008, a book published by DEA in celebration of its 35th anniversary in 2008, speaks to the evolution of drug use in American culture. The serious response to which it refers is the creation of the present day DEA.
DEA was born out of the recognition that drug law enforcement was no longer a local jurisdictional issue. That is, busting street level dealers wasn't going to get the job done. Drug trafficking had evolved into a worldwide, coordinated enterprise that needed to be attacked at its foundation. This required an equally well-coordinated, strategic approach.
Federal drug law enforcement traces its roots to 1914, when it was the responsibility of the Bureau of Internal Revenue, U.S Department of Treasury. In 1922 a Prohibition Unit was attached to the Bureau of Internal Revenue. By 1927, the Prohibition Unit had been promoted to bureau status, and it was called—appropriately enough—the Bureau of Prohibition (Remember Kevin Costner as Eliot Ness in The Untouchables? If you wondered why a Treasury officer was running around Chicago trying to knock out Al Capone's bootlegging business, now you know).
In 1930 the word "narcotics" finally appeared in the name of a federal drug law enforcement authority, the Federal Bureau of Narcotics (FBN), but it still fell within the Treasury Department's purview.
The big changes came about in the 1960s, when America's drug culture came out of the dark shadows and into mainstream view, and drugs became a higher priority for law enforcement. In 1966 the Bureau of Drug Abuse Control (BDAC) was established within the Food and Drug Administration's Department of Health, Education and Welfare. In 1968 drug enforcement was, at last, placed with the Department of Justice with the creation of the Bureau of narcotics and Dangerous Drugs (BNDD), and in 1972, the Office of Drug Abuse Law Enforcement (ODALE) and the Office of National Narcotics Intelligence (ONNI). This virtual alphabet soup of agencies worked almost entirely independently of one another, which proved to be a great disadvantage as the drug traffickers were becoming more organized and broadening their reach within the United States.
In 1973, President Richard M. Nixon described the situation: "Right now, the federal government is fighting a war on drug abuse under a distinct handicap, for its efforts are those of a loosely confederated alliance facing a resourceful, elusive, worldwide enemy. Certainly, the cold-blooded underworld networks that funnel narcotics from suppliers all over the world are no respecters of the bureaucratic dividing lines that now complicate our anti-drug efforts." On July 6, 1973, Nixon signed an executive order implementing Reorganization Plan No. 2 and establishing the DEA as the single federal agency to "consolidate and coordinate the government's drug control activities."
Probably more than any single event, the famous French Connection illustrated the vast scope of worldwide drug trafficking, and triggered the recognition that a coordinated, cooperative effort was needed to strike back. In 1972, a U.S. Army sergeant tipped off the BNDD about a group of French traffickers attempting to smuggle 240 pounds of heroin into the U.S. The ensuing investigation resulted in the arrests of five men in New York City, two in Paris, and the confiscation of $50 million worth of heroin. This set off a chain of events that included the elimination of six major Marseilles heroin labs and an increase in French drug arrests from 57 in 1970 to 3,016 in 1972. It was all made possible thanks to the cooperative efforts of U.S., Canadian, French, and Italian drug enforcement agencies.
The success of the French Connection case made it clear: combating drug trafficking was a world war, and it would take a unified front to fight it. The problem was that here at home in the U.S., none existed. The BNDD had primary responsibility for drug enforcement, but ODALE, ONNI, and the U.S. Customs Service also had roles. At a time when drug use and availability were growing at an alarming rate, the Nixon Administration and the U.S. Congress grew very concerned about a lack of cooperation between the agencies.
When Reorganization Plan No. 2 became effective, the structure was now in place for an organized counterattack against the world's drug traffickers. A single administrator, DEA, was put in charge of federal drug enforcement. A coordinating link between the DEA and the FBI gave the DEA access to the FBI's expertise in fighting organized crime. And state and local as well as foreign law enforcement agencies now had a single point of contact with which to coordinate joint operations. This happened at a good time. It was 1973, and as we all know now, the rise of the Columbian cocaine cartels was on the horizon.
It's one thing to have a plan in place. It's quite another to execute it successfully. A plan is useless without the right people to put it into action. The early DEA agents were not new to the job, many having come from DEA's predecessor agencies. These were the guys on the streets doing "three buys and a bust." Go undercover, make a contact and build a relationship…earn the guy's trust. Make a drug deal, then another. On the third buy, you bust the guy and get him to talk. Then you go after his supplier and repeat the process.
These were also the guys who recognized that it wasn't working. When you take out one street-level dealer, another one pops up in his place. The agents on the streets wanted to escalate the war and target the drug kingpins to bring down entire trafficking operations. As Larry McElynn put it, "We kept cutting off the toes, but we never cut off the head." DEA was established to make some heads roll, and the game was on.
Think about that for a minute. Here were a bunch of people whose job was already thankless, grueling, and not exactly high paying…not to mention life threatening…and they wanted to make it harder. Unless you've been a cop or served in the military, it's difficult to imagine doing—or wanting to do—the kind of work done by the men and women of DEA.
John C. (Jack) Lawn served as DEA administrator from 1985 through 1990. The former U.S. Marine and 15-year FBI veteran swore in every class of new agents that came through during his tenure as administrator. So he has a pretty good idea of the kind of person it takes to be a DEA agent.
As you might expect, the military services provide a good pool of candidates for DEA. "We would put notices in the Army Times and the Navy Times to attract officers preparing to leave military service," said Lawn, which seems to make good sense, but the military personnel who come over to DEA are not always quite what you would expect. "We had a former Catholic chaplain from the 82nd Airborne Division who left his ministry to become a DEA agent."
One thing that struck Lawn during his time with DEA was the number of new agents who would, after being sworn in, tell him that it was the happiest day of their life. "Of course, their wives would then give them an elbow to the rib," joked Lawn, "but it really speaks to their commitment and dedication to service. In talking about the commitment of the men and women of DEA, it is truly unique."
That level of commitment is evident in the willingness among DEA agents to uproot their personal lives and go to faraway places to do the job. "We're in 87 countries, perhaps more, now," Lawn said. "The people in those countries are all volunteers. DEA has operations currently in Afghanistan and a host of agents have volunteered for that service. This is at a time when less than one percent of families in the United States have a personal involvement (have a son or a daughter) who is serving in the military in Afghanistan. Yet, as soon as the vacancies were announced, DEA personnel, some of whom served in the Gulf War or the Iraq War, volunteered to go over again to have an impact. You talk about moving your family from Hilton Head Island, South Carolina to Kabul. That takes quite a bit of commitment on the part of an agent."
The job also asks a lot of an agent's family. "I will say that our spouses had to be very understanding, and they put up with a lot," said former agent Chuck Gutensohn. "When you went to work in the morning, you didn't know if you were coming home that night or if you were going to be on an airplane to New York following a suspect. I don't know how many times I'd call and say, 'I know we had plans tonight, but I'm not going to be there.'"
"When I was an executive manager I would tell the guys who worked for me that if your kids have something important like a first communion or a ball game, you be there. But don't commit to coaching Little League or anything like that. It is, in effect, like being in the military."
Sometimes it's worse than that. Gutensohn tells of a colleague whose wife was killed by traffickers while stationed in Thailand. "He had three little kids. It was very difficult," said Gutensohn. "I respect a great deal what the spouses go through every day. Yet you see the same kind of commitment—the same aggressive approach."
That many of them have military backgrounds, and taking into account the dangers involved, one might be led to believe that a DEA agent is some kind of an adrenalin junkie with a death wish. Not true. Agents are all college degreed, and many come to DEA after successful careers in fields other than military service and then go on to successful careers in business after retiring from DEA. As a matter of fact, Jack Lawn was vice president and chief of operations for the New York Yankees following his time with DEA, and he wears a World Series ring as proof.
"When I was director of training, I also had recruiting," said Gutensohn. "I would look at 15,000 qualified applicants a year. By qualified, I mean a four-year college degree, 3.0 grade point average, language skills, and usually either military or police background. Of the 15,000, we'd hire 400. We took the cream of the crop."
Gutensohn used these words to succinctly describe a DEA agent: high-quality, smart, athletic and strong.
"These are Type-A personalities who want to be part of affecting change in our society. They come in underpaid, but totally committed to what we do," said Lawn.
Accurate? Yes. Complete? No. Why? Because being in the presence of people like Larry McElynn, Jack Lawn, Chuck Gutensohn, and others whom you will meet in upcoming issues, is a unique experience. You don't just observe, you feel their depth of character, their sense of focus, sense of self, and an aura of calm confidence and strength.
If you wonder how DEA agents can do the job they do, there's your answer.
I am a retired DEA Agent of 29 years and enjoyed my time in Hilton Head at the AFFNA Conference. Your article only begins to address the uniqness and committment of DEA Agents. A special breed of people to address one of the most difficut social problems of out times.
— michael yanniello Dec 3, 09:37 am
Although I was unable to attend the Hilton Head gathering, I have been active in AFFNA since my retirement in 1989 (following nearly 25 years with DEA and its' predecessor agencies.)
While I served in a different era, I still maintain a fierce pride in my participation and when I speak about today's DEA personnel and their activities, I still say "we."
DEA has had its' share of problems over the years but it is still (pound for pound) the best US federal law enforcement agency in existence.
Dick Johnson
Let Us Know what You Think ...
commenting closed for this article


text:
MADERA COUNTY (KFSN) -- The independent investigation by a law firm based in LA found Linn made sexist or sexually explicit comments to and about employees and female crime victims.
He also made racist comments and engaged in abusive or threatening conduct at work but he told me, it is crooked supervisors coming after him.
David Linn's seat as Madera County District Attorney is getting hot.
A senior deputy's complaints led to an investigation, and the investigation led to a probable censure from the board of supervisors at a special meeting Monday.
Madera County Supervisor, David Rogers said, "You don't have the right to sexually harass people. You don't have the right to make comments about race in your workplace. You don't have the right to threaten people. And that's what we're dealing with here."
Rogers says Linn may have opened the county up to a lawsuit, but he and the rest of the supervisors are standing up to protect employees.
Madera County voters elected Linn in 2014 and they vote again next November.
In the meantime, the board has no authority to remove him from office but they are asking him to leave on his own.
Linn denies doing anything wrong and tells me the accusations are politically motivated. He says he has two of the supervisors, Rogers and Brett Frazier are under criminal investigation for corruption.
Madera County Supervisor, Brett Frazier said, "He's now trying to make this a political thing and I think it's abhorrent at this point in time where there are people coming out all over the country because they had no voices. This was not an easy thing for us to do."
Reliable sources in the da's office tell me Frazier is under investigation, but they have not found anything criminal and do not expect to file charges.
They tell me there is no investigation into Rogers.
Linn also mentioned an endorsement earlier this year from the union for his prosecutors as evidence to support his denial.
The head of the union told Action News, Tuesday, the members do not condone racist, sexist, or lewd comments, and they are now re-evaluating the endorsement.
The board of supervisors will vote Monday on whether to pass the resolution, and they all seem to be on board.
Linn says he will come back early from his Thanksgiving holiday to hold his own press conference after their decision.


text:
It's time for liberals to wake up from their utopian dreams. Because the ferocious politics that they'd hoped were relegated to the dustbins of history are back.
I don't mean politics understood as administrative problem-solving by barely distinguishable center-left and center-right parties. That technocratic style of politics has been the norm throughout the West (and beyond) since at least the late 1980s, when the Cold War came to an end, seeming to leave centrist liberalism as the only game in town.
What's back, from Alabama to Germany, Spain, and Iraq, is the original, more savage, destabilizing style of politics that centrist liberalism was originally devised to dissolve and supplant. This centrist liberalism wasn't dreamed up in a strategy memo at the Democratic Leadership Council in 1991. It was first envisioned in the writings of such 17th- and 18th-century thinkers as Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, Montesquieu, and the American constitutional framers. All of them hoped that politics in the original sense could be tamed, de-radicalized, hemmed in, and replaced to a considerable extent by a new, more "liberal" form of association — one less prone to produce absolutist tyranny and the threat of revolution on the one hand, or devolve into bloody civil war on the other.
In place of politics understood as a contest for power among factions divided over conflicting notions of justice and the good life, liberal politics would concern itself with securing a minimum of peace, security, and economic prosperity, while channeling the pursuit of different ways of life into the private sphere of people's lives, where the disagreements would be less likely to escalate into deadly violence.
This liberal dream has waxed and waned down through the centuries, as more and more political communities have instituted versions of minimalist liberal politics. The U.S. was one of the first countries to attempt it, and also one in which a major public conflict erupted (a bloody civil war over slavery), demonstrating both the vulnerability of the new liberal order and the resilience of more fundamental political disputes over justice and the good life.
The most recent high-water mark for liberalism has been the period from the end of the Cold War down to the past few years. That's when large numbers of countries in the former Soviet bloc and throughout the developing world embraced liberal democracy for the first time, as well as the period of ascendant neoliberal, centrist, technocratic rule throughout the older democracies of the Western world.
In the neoliberal utopia, government would be about administrative problem-solving, with broader and more divisive questions of national identity and injustice avoided at all costs. The most prized thinkers within this utopia would be policy intellectuals who devise ways to manage our public life, coming up with endless lists of small proposals to make incremental improvements that address one minor problem at a time. Political disagreements would be minimal, despite rhetoric that could make the disputes sound monumental. One party would be slightly more favorably disposed to free markets; the other would prefer slightly more regulation of the economy and slightly higher tax rates for the richest citizens. There would be elections to take the public temperature and help set the problem-solving agenda. But big disagreements would be waved away as irresponsible, dismissed as extremist, and relegated to the margins of public debate.
It worked for a while, but no longer. Across wide swaths of the globe, the liberal order is being placed under strain, in part because liberal governments have failed to deliver on their promises of economic prosperity fairly distributed to all, but also because significant numbers of citizens are calling for a greater degree of change than can be easily accommodated within the constricted boundaries of the liberal order.
From the U.S. to Iraq, we're seeing a resurgence of raw politics, not the tamed, neutered, problem-solving form that's fostered and promoted by liberalism, but a politics in which significant numbers of citizens make fundamental demands for an overarching shift of direction — the kind of demands that can lead to wars, civil wars, revolutions, and other forms of serious instability.
In the U.S., the shocking ascent to the presidency of Donald Trump, a know-nothing, demagogic carnival barker, reflected the widespread (cultural and economic) discontent of millions of voters. The same discontent fueled Roy Moore's recent victory over Sen. Luther Strange for a Republican Senate nomination in Alabama. It was a victory that could well presage future far-right Republican challenges to establishment candidates — at the same time that polls show more than half of the country appalled by the president and his party's agenda. Meanwhile, those dissenting most passionately to the GOP increasingly do so several clicks further out on the left than would have been typical for Democrats just a few years ago. (This is the American version of the "disastrous decline of the European center-left.")
In Germany, a far-right anti-immigrant party (Alternative for Germany) has won enough votes to come in third place (out of six) and gain seats in the federal parliament (Bundestag) — the first time such a party as managed that feat since the end of World War II — at the same time that the center-left Social Democrats had its worst postwar showing.
In Spain, a referendum over Catalan independence was met with brutal resistance from the ruling center-right People's Party and nonetheless managed to pass with an overwhelming 90 percent of voters in the wealthy region favoring succession — a move to which the government is exceedingly unlikely to accede. Meanwhile, a similarly lopsided vote for independence in the Kurdish region of Iraq threatens the fragile and partially free nation with disintegration, civil war, and/or military intervention from neighboring Turkey and Iraq, both of which have large and restive Kurdish populations.
In the American and German cases, we can see voters thrusting onto the policy agenda issues and ideas long cordoned off from public debate. This includes immigration, terrorism, the pace of social and cultural liberalization, and questions of national identity and cohesion. No longer willing to accept that taking a hard line on such issues is morally illegitimate, these voters are pushing back against those who would rule them out of bounds as expressions of racism, Islamophobia, homophobia, and even fascism.
The cases of Spain and Iraq, on the other hand, raise the question of whether a liberal central state can override calls for self-determination at the sub-national level and still remain liberal. When confronted by the Quebec sovereignty movement during the 1990s, Canada showed that compromise and conciliation on such issues were possible in liberal terms. Whether the Canadian model can be followed elsewhere, and through the stormy anti-liberal turbulence of the present moment, remains to be seen.
The truth is we really don't know if the liberal center will hold through the storm. But I'd be willing to bet that if it fails, most of us will end up missing it once it's gone.


text:
Create an Account - Increase your productivity, customize your experience, and engage in information you care about.
THANK you for your donation...Early in the afternoon, on Saturday, February 13th, a fire broke out in the Villa Madre apartments in Port Isabel. Six families have been displaced from their homes just as temperatures in the Laguna Madre area are plummeting to new lows we've not seen this winter season. Red Cross has relocated the six families to shelters in the area. One family has lost all the contents in their home.
The City of Port Isabel is asking, if you are able, to help during this very difficult and traumatizing time. You may make monetary donations at City Hall or by PayPal. 100% of the monies donated will go to help replace lost belongings.


text:
Warriors shake off Mercyhurst, play West Chester for title today
ESU plays West Chester today for conference title
EAST STROUDSBURG — Second-ranked East Stroudsburg University opened the second half with a 17-4 run to erase an eight-point halftime deficit, its largest of the season, as the Warriors advanced to the PSAC championship game for the second time in three seasons with a 63-55 win over Mercyhurst on Saturday afternoon at Koehler Fieldhouse.
The Warriors (27-1) will play for their third PSAC championship in school history today at 3:30 p.m. against West Chester, which rallied past Gannon for a 77-76 overtime win in the first semifinal.
The final will be a rematch of the 2012 championship game won by ESU, 90-85, at West Chester's Hollinger Fieldhouse as the Warriors have an opportunity to add to their 1990 and 2012 PSAC titles.
Junior All-America guard Whis Grant scored 16 points, junior guard Matt Tobin had 13 points and six rebounds and sophomore guard Jamal Nwaniemeka had 10 points for the Warriors, who finished the game on a 6-0 run after holding a 57-55 lead with 2:07 remaining.
ESU held a 20-9 turnover margin after entering as the NCAA Division II leader at plus 7.4. The Warriors, third in Division II in steals (10.7), had 15 and held a 13-4 edge in turnovers (11 steals) after halftime.
ESU won an almost identical game over Mercyhurst in the 2012 semifinal, 66-58, starting the second half with a 19-2 run after trailing 33-25 at halftime — the exact halftime score of this year's semifinal.
Mercyhurst, third in the PSAC and fourth in Division II in scoring defense (60.2 ppg), held the Warriors to just seven field goals in the first half and led almost the entire period, using a pair of 5-0 runs in the final 10 minutes for its eight-point halftime lead.
ESU trailed at half for just the fifth time this year and faced its largest halftime deficit, previously 28-24 to Mercyhurst in a 60-54 win on Dec. 21 —— a game in which the Warriors started the second half with a 13-0 run.
Tobin converted a three-point play eight seconds into the second half and assisted on a three-pointer that cut Mercyhurst's eight-point lead to just four (35-31) 1:02 into the second half.
Grant split a pair of free throws, then scored a tough bucket, and Tobin made a free throw to tie the game 35-all with 17:45 left and give the Warriors new life.
A layup by Mercyhurst's Anthony Lytle with 15:30 left was the only scoring for either team by more than 2 minutes — before ESU went on a 7-0 run to take a five-point lead. Runkle scored on a putback, then had a steal and dunk, followed by a jumper by sophomore guard Malcolm Richardson and a free throw by Richardson for a 42-37 advantage with 11:37 to play, capping the 17-4 spurt.
ESU built its lead to 49-41 on a three by Grant with eight minutes left, but Mercyhurst stormed back, scoring eight straight points, capped by a steal and layup by backup point guard H'ian Hale to tie it at 49-49 with just over five minutes left.
Three's by Grant and Nwaniemeka helped ESU go ahead by four (57-53) at the three-minute mark. Two free throws by Mercyhurst's Jean Onana proved to be the Lakers' final scoring with 2:07 remaining before the Warriors closed it.
Runkle had a steal and pitched ahead for a layup by Tobin with 1:02 left, putting ESU ahead 59-55. After Onana missed a three, Runkle grabbed the defensive rebound and Tobin knocked down two free throws with 28 seconds left.
Tobin had a steal on an Onana turnover and made both for a 63-55 lead with 20 seconds left, and Lytle missed a three on Mercyhurst's final possession.
Onana (10 points, 8 rebounds) and Ewing (10 points, 4 rebounds) led Mercyhurst in scoring, along with Callon Dailey (9 points, 5 rebounds).
The Lakers shot 25-for-51 (49.0 percent), compared to 18-for-55 for ESU (32.7 percent), but the Warriors made seven three-pointers and were 20-for-28 at the foul line. Mercyhurst made three three-pointers and were 2-for-5 at the line.
ESU's victory sets up just the fourth all-PSAC East finals since 1990, when ESU beat Millersville, 108-102 (2OT), to win its first PSAC title. Others came in 2007 (Millersville over Cheyney, 79-68) and 2012, when ESU topped West Chester, 90-85.
- ESU is in the PSAC Final Four for the fifth straight year and the eighth time in program history
- The Warriors are 2-0 in their previous appearances in the PSAC championship game (1990, 2012).
- West Chester (20-8) is in the PSAC Final Four for the third straight year, and will play in the championship game for the fourth time since 1998 (also 2001 and 2012).
- The Golden Rams will play for their 2nd PSAC title in program history and first since 1959.
- ESU extends a school record with its 27th win.
- ESU won both regular season meetings with West Chester — 107-94 at Hollinger Fieldhouse on Jan. 25, closing with a 22-3 run with 5:38 left, and 74-71 at ESU's Koehler Fieldhouse in the regular season finale on Feb. 26.


text:
Mission Statement
Bobby Tariq's mission is beyond college preparation and tutoring for the standardized admission tests. We train students' minds and provide guidance for self-improvement and self-actualization. We believe motivation to be one of the biggest emotional force that drives a student towards success, and through motivation, confidence training, and mentorship, students can unlock their full potential and start to overcome their limits.
Bobby Tariq's Tagline
Beast Your Limits
L = Life I = Intelligence M = Mind I = Imagination T = Tenacity S = Success
Beast Your Limits
Beast Your Life
Life is the hardest test you will ever take. Beast Your Life, and you will find your true purpose.
Beast Your Intelligence
Your intelligence will help you acquire the right kind of knowledge, which you will consider to be one of your most valuable assets. So, Beast your intelligence, and you will find the secrets of life.
Beast Your Mind
Knowledge is nothing without a purpose. Your mind directs your daily activity. A weak mind will submit to negativity, but a strong mind will use negativity as a fuel to do what needs to be done. So, Beast your Mind, and you will have access to a clear path to your objective.
Beast Your Imagination
Imagine big and crazy. Never let yourself say "That's impossible" or "I can't do that". If what you imagine is truly what you are passionate about, then go for it. Beast your imagination because imagination will fuel your passions.
Beast Your Tenacity
Your passion or goals can only become a reality if you are tenacious. Even if you have an amazing idea, it will never become a reality unless you are determined to do it. So, Beast your Tenacity, and you will bring in the level of persistence that will never quit in the face of a challenge.
Beast Your Success
Success will not be handed to you. If you want to control your own fate, then you must become the captain of your life, intelligence, mind, imagination, and tenacity. Train yourself, and you will Beast your success.


text:
Assorted links
1. Just how bad things are for the economy of Ukraine.
2. You can stay above subsistence in a Malthusian model with more than one factor of production (pdf).
3. What form of devo max for the UK?
4. Does Starbucks have a new latte that tastes just like stout beer?
5. Can graffiti be copyrighted?
6. Thomas Sargent writes an open letter to Heckman and Prescott (pdf).
7. 75 pp. of Arthur M. Melzer, the evidence for esotericism throughout intellectual history (pdf).


text:
The Force (for Reduced Cost of Energy) project was set up last year to look at how an integrated turbine design and support structures could reduce costs in offshore projects.
It found that by combining technologies such as blade design and control systems, the offshore wind industry could save EUR 1 billion over the next ten years.
The report said that "cooperation between offshore wind supply-chain players is crucial to realising cost reduction", but added difficulties, such as protecting intellectual property and confidentiality, need to be overcome in order for savings to be made.
RV Ahilan, executive vice president for renewables advisory at DNV GL, said: "The cost savings identified by the Force team could be exploited by industry right now.
"The problem is the misalignment between the design-risk of the changes needed and the cost-reduction reward delivered by those changes.
"The technology is there — we now need to smash down the commercial barriers to make it happen."
DNV GL unveiled the report at the Global Offshore Wind 2014 event in Glasgow (11-12 June), Sotland.


text:
Penny stock crash: John Soh accused of witness tampering
7 executives of Platinum Partners charged with US$1 bil fraud
In it the companies in the "Penny Stock Saga" (Blumont, Asiasons and LionGold) are linked to ISR and John Soh and to US-based hedge fund Platinum Partners.
It is indeed a small world in the world of finance.
Good to see that at least some enforcement is being delivered in Singapore and the US.
Remains the question: John Soh seems to be (allegedly) the mastermind in this all, what would have happened if the Malaysian authorities would have punished him more appropriately for his alleged role in the downfall of several Malaysian listed companies?
The fine of RM 6 Million seems to be woefully inadequate, at least to me.


text:
How to Train Employees for Success
How do I get to Carnegie Hall? Train. Train. Train.
Whether it's studying before the exam or going through the punishing pre-season camp, the key to producing an exceptional customer experience is consistently training employees through role-playing the customer service interaction.
Training requires a lot of hard work and dedication, but in the end, the results are worth it.
I believe sports can be the best analogy to use while discussing the topic, "The Importance of Training Your Employees." In every sport you will find coaches saying, "games are won in practice."
If we could equate this analogy to Mr. Electric operations, we can say it is the service professional and CSR training that will win you those profitable jobs and create cheerleader customers. The main reason to engage your team in training activities is that repetition turns into habit. If you consistently train employees to provide exceptional customer service, then exceptional customer service becomes a natural part of your employees fundamentals. Three reasons why you should spend time training your employees:
- Training will help your employees turn excellent customer service into a habit.
- Training will help your employees learn new techniques, whether it is sales training or telephone answering.
- Training will help your employees build your team rapport, learn from each other and create peer accountability that can lead into a healthy competition among your team-members; thus, propelling results to new heights.
Mr. Electric has three ways of implementing training activities:
- Train employees during scheduled meetings to get your week off to a great start. We recommend franchisees take 15-20 minutes of their meeting and do some role-playing on telephone answering or go over the Mr. Electric customer service system. Starting off the week reviewing how your business interacts with customers and practicing those systems can be beneficial. Mr. Electric also provides training video for its franchisees.
- Events are a great way to engage your employees and enhance learning. Mr. Electric regional training events are great opportunities for service professionals and/or CSRs in the network. In addition to employees getting better at what they do, owners can use training events to incentivize their team in reaching individual or team goals.
- Schedule one-on-one training calls or webinars with an expert to train your employees. Mr. Electric provides a designated Franchise Consultant to each franchisee to assist them in one-on-one training.
The success of your business depends on a well-trained team. Remember: "Don't practice until you get it right. Practice until you can't get it wrong." Train employees for success, and the results will follow. Neighborly® offers 17 different franchise opportunities in the United States that are designed for the first time business owner as well as experienced and pre-existing businesses.


text:
The indoor rink, housed within the Community Center, is free for members (daily admission fee for non-members) and is the proud home of the Bulldog Hockey program. The Arena features loft seating, heated bench seating, locker rooms, and a dryland training area.
Free for members, $6.50 for non-members. ALL players are required to wear full hockey equipment.
The outdoor rink is located on North 6th street west of the Aqua Valley Pool. Rink hours are 8:00am to 10:00pm. Please note - there is no supervision on site. We recommend that parents/guardians supervise skaters.
*There is no warming house access at this time due to State regulations*


text:
Review of the BenQ SW240 monitor
To begin with, it should be noted that the brand remains attentive to our remarks because we are now in the third generation of monitors for three years, with significant advances or progress each time. To quickly present this monitor we can say that it is a 24 inch Full HD (1920 x 1200 - pitch 0.27 - 94 ppi) for photographers or graphic designers either experienced amateurs or professionals. Its panel is obviously matte considering the targeted area, with IPS technology (White LEDs), 10/14 bit LUT table and wide gamut so covering the Adobe RGB to 99 % (Adobe RGB monitor). It is classified in the category of screens called "Graphic Arts". It is sold "only" 399 dollars when the competition is at 860 dollars. But for which concessions ?
In a few words...
BenQ SW240
Really BenQ has made very big progress on the homogeneity of its new panel... on some copies because we find as on the BenQ SW2700 or the last BenQ SW271 that I just tested problems of homogeneity according to the copies. Too bad because the rest is all good! - Read my conclusion
Here are some illustrations of this flawlessly ergonomic monitor to start with...
The monitor is sold with :
The monitor has a 24-inch panel and is 533 mm wide overall. It is narrow thanks to very thin edges (5 mm). As for the perceived quality, it is excellent, really. The custom-made cap is optional. Nothing to complain about.
1 - Definition/resolution - It is therefore a "satin" IPS panel as we now say (!), normal on this slot of monitors called "Graphic Arts", of 1920 x 1200 pixels. Its resolution is therefore 94 ppi. Classic for 24-inch and not "Retina" but who knows, thanks to the superb anti-reflective coating I talk about below, the pixels seem invisible at a "normal" viewing distance on a desktop; Very beautiful. The backlight is a white LED type.
Attention ! The hood of the BenQ SW240 custom-made is sold as an option $99.00.
2 - The panel and its anti-reflective coating - I notice that recently and clearly on this screen, the "satin" anti-reflective coating no longer marks the pixels, which gives this panel a magnificent rendering on the images and gradients with an excellent rendering of the details, "crisp". Very beautiful ! No more anti-reflective coatings that gave the panels a granular look. This is clearly a significant quality of this screen.
They measure 5 mm so we are dealing with a screen with very thin edges that favours multi-screens. This is another outstanding quality of this screen.
To be read !
My advice to choose your photo monitor
This screen is sold with its hardware calibration software : Palette Master Element - which is a proprietary solution based on the famous i1Profiler from X-Rite well known. Among other things, it allows you to choose a gamma according to the L Star curve for those who print their photos, for example, and perhaps better control of black and white levels. Calibration can indeed focus on shades of grey and this screen is sold with an original accessory - a wired remote control - which allows you to modify the gamut of the screen on the fly, just by clicking on one of the three buttons (in addition to a quick access to the OSD menu) as on the BenQ SW2700PT. (I talk about it again just below).
It is sold with the power cord (!), a USB 3.0 cable to power the two USB 3.0 connections + the SD card reader on the side of the monitor and finally allow hardware calibration (by placing the ICC profile directly in the LUT table on the screen). It is also sold with a MiniDisplay/DisplayPort cable for connection. In 2018, some might point out that it does not include USB-C. The screen can be equipped with the accessories found in the BenQ SW2700PT, namely a custom hood and the wired OSD remote control.
This remote control allows you to select three types of presets :
This remote control or menu also provides access to the OSD menu on the screen. Very practical even if not essential because we don't go there very often !
Optional : the SH240 shading hood
BenQ SH240
Essential, especially for those who work in a bright environment.
The design is exemplary : the amplitude of the screen's movements in height, inclination and rotation will allow all users to find their ideal setting. Really perfect ! The same is true of the menu buttons and the famous accessory I just mentioned : the wired remote control that comes in the middle of the foot and allows you to control the OSD menu. The central column is also equipped with a grommets. Excellent !
This monitor has an HDMI socket (with direct connection to a digital camera or a camera), a DisplayPort socket, a USB 3.0 socket to guarantee hardware calibration, i. e. to send directly the ICC profile generated in the LUT table of the monitor and not only on the graphics card and finally two USB 3.0 cables.
I calibrated this display with the best current colorimeter (except the superlative and very expensive Basic) in a simply excellent price/quality ratio: the i1Display Pro + i1Profiler software (version 1.7.2) in this first test) then with the proprietary software, Master Palette Element version and still the same colorimeter.
And the result is ?
Importante note ! I could not compare objective data using i1Profiler's analysis tools because the ICC profile generated by Palette Element Master is not compatible. That being said, and as I specify below, the visual comparison on image is formal : the calibration with the i1 Display Pro + i1Profiler solution is really better, subjectively, and to add a little objectivity, I specify that the colors are then identical to those displayed on the Eizo CS240 which is my reference. There is no more to say !
1 - i1Profiler Final Report :
2 - Delta E (CIE 2000) :
My opinion : How to see a difference with "normal" eyes with an Eizo CS2420 ! With the 2000 standard, this gives for all the patches: 0.62 and for the highest: 1.47 on my copy and 0.33 / 0.74 on the copy of one of my readers whom I would like to thank here very much! And yes, these figures are really very good, but I still note a real disparity that we do not find in Eizo. As a result, there is no tight quality control at BenQ ex-factory.
Considering the disappointments with some of the BenQ SW2700PT models, it is especially here that this new BenQ is expected...
Let's start with the homogeneity measurement in luminance at 255, as for the other screens:
If my copy is not subject to any criticism, this is not the case for a copy of one of my readers. The best is still at the bottom and it's always the lottery at BenQ... even if we stay within rather tight tolerance values. In other words, we're almost quibbling.
And now at 127 luminance, still on this second copy:
We exceed 10% in an angle so it's not necessarily embarrassing to the naked eye but it looks strange on a screen with definite claims. This BenQ wants to fight against the Eizo CS2420 and not against a "vulgar" office screen.
And finally at a luminance of 63:
Now we're talking about 33% on the whole opposite side this time! It is better not to like working especially on dark images... because this difference is huge.
Let's move on to measuring the homogeneity in colour temperature on our two copies. Let's start with my copy:
Then the copy of one of my readers:
If it's practically the same on my copy (125K maximum at 255), which confirms here its very good homogeneity, it's really less good on this second copy... and frankly disappointing (We can notice a delta e of 4 at L127 !). The most disappointing part of the case? We don't know what we're going to find...
1 - Calibration Palette Element Master vs i1Display Pro ? On my "critical" test of the stained glass window of the "Good Samaritan" of the cathedral of Bourges developed in Adobe RGB, it is very clear that differences in calibration are visible between these two ICC profiles and that without any possible hesitation if we compare to my reference screen which is the Eizo CS240 (replaced by the Eizo CS2420) - my reference ! - calibration with the i1Display Pro is the best, significantly. Unfortunately I couldn't compare the Delta E's because the Delta E's are incompatible with the tool integrated in the i1Display Pro (unlike the Palette Master) but visually, there's no hesitation to have.
My advice ! The Palette Master Element software may be a proprietary software, but it allows calibration with the L Star gamma curve, hardware calibration and what's more, my dear i1Display Pro does much better so no hesitation to have : calibrate with the i1 Display Pro + i1Profiler !
2 - Comparison with my current reference Eizo CS2420 - Frankly, everything is based on micro-details with the naked eye in terms of color fidelity, with the same image on these two monitors, next to each other. The most saturated reds are only slightly more subtle on the Eizo CS2420 but you have to stick your nose on the screen to see it. This is a little less true for gamma, more "natural" and progressive on the Eizo. That said, well done BenQ at this price !
What a pity not to check your screens better when they leave the factory because the disparities in colorimetry (which will hardly be visible) and obviously and above all in homogeneity (which you can't miss if you fall wrong) are really important. On my test copy, I made this BenQ SW240 the best quality/price ratio in 24-Inch displaying the current Adobe RGB but on that of one of my readers - necessarily disappointed - it is still a little expensive for a panel that displays other claims! Cross your fingers at the time of purchase because if you "fall" well then you will have in front of your eyes an excellent screen at the best quality/price ratio today... Otherwise, Eizo and his CS2420 will extend their arms to you.
- My 35 full monitor reviews!
- How to choose your monitor ?
- How to calibrate your monitor ?
Calibrate your monitor with the
colorimeter: X-Rite i1Display Pro !
Read my full review...
Calibrate your photo printer with the
best value for money: X-Rite i1 Studio !
Read my full review...
This site dedicated to color management for photographers and videographers, beginners or professionals, visited by more than 330,000 people last year, offers on the one hand to help you easily understand and put into practice the color management of your photos and on the other hand helps you make the best investments with more than 100 hardware or software reviews since April 2002 in French and 2014 in English! It is the result of a patient work and a long experience shared by a professional but above all passionate photographer !
Where do the tested products come from ? Is my opinion completely independent ?
All the products I talk about on this site have been tested by me either following a personal purchase, a friendly loan, during a training session at a customer's site or after a manufacturer's loan.
They thank me for the precision of my remarks which will help their future products to progress. So things are moving and my
impartial opinion is more and more appreciated.... If I believe your emails, your trust marks and even some brands.
... And how to participate!
So my proposal when you don't know how to thank me for the free content: think about using my links to buy in these different partner shops because they play the game!
Legal informations
Legal information is available on my page Legal information


text:
Top Nicotine Products to Curb Your Smoking Craving in the Pub
Yahoo Finance cites that the market size for pubs, bars, and nightclubs is set to grow by $24.60 billion from 2021 to 2026. Some of
Yahoo Finance cites that the market size for pubs, bars, and nightclubs is set to grow by $24.60 billion from 2021 to 2026. Some of
Are you looking for the best Mason jar shot glass bulk? You are at the right place! Mason jars are a staple in any home.
Are you looking for a new pour spout? Read our top picks best pour spouts! Pour spouts are an essential part of your brewing process.
If you are looking for a salt glasses review, you've come to the right place! Salt glasses are a great way to add flavor to
Beer pong, also known as Beirut or beer-a-Rita is the perfect drinking game for any occasion. Best of all, you can play it anywhere with
Best Beer Bong Reviews – Finding the Best Beer Bong for You! A beer bong is a device that you can use to drink large
If you're looking for a new bar cabinet, we've got the perfect solution. We offer various products that include any styles and sizes to fit
Are you looking for the best man shot glass? We made the article for you based on a variety of designs, preferences, and budgets! The
Are you looking for the perfect expandable bar cabinet? You've come to the right place. We have a wide selection of high-quality cabinets that are
Are you looking for the best ice pick? Here's your perfect destination! The best ice picks are made of stainless steel and have a long
Are you looking for the best drinking accessories? Look no further. The best drinking accessories are a great way to enjoy your favorite drinks in
Ice buckets are an essential part of any party. They keep your drinks cold and fresh, but they also add a decorative touch to your
Summer brings us back to its scorching heat, muggy humidity, and bright sunshine. Summer, on the other hand, is known for another thing: cold ice
There's excellent glassware for shooting your spirits, just like there are exquisite coupe glasses for artisan drinks and picky rocks jars for consuming gins. Your
You don't sometimes want to experience pure alcohol burning down your throat. The appropriate best alcohol chasers also allow you to enjoy a lot better
Do you get worried about contemplating looking for the best tip jars? Arranging out a tip jar can be an incredible method for clients to
If you are a fan of home entertainment, a poker table is definitely a must. You can organize gatherings at home and invite friends to
Any lover of wine will appreciate a refrigerator devoted to the wine. If you want a view of your selected wine selection or have run
Like the other stuff, Whiskey stones also request little effort to tidy up after using. The customers should exterminate bacteria on their stones as well
Fine wines are masterpieces, and to relish them is more than just a hobby, it is an art. For those engaged in wine may wonder
Blended whiskey is one of essential necessity for most families these days. This kind of product not just meets you a lot of valuable items


text:
(1) David Gerrold has posted the text of his Guest of Honor speech publicly on Facebook. He says later he will have an audio link so people can hear where he went off-script.
Great science fiction is innovative. It defies expectations.
The innovative story breaks rules, demolishes definitions, redefines what's possible, and reinvents excellence.
The innovative story is unexpected and unpredictable, not only new — but shocking as well. Innovation demands that we rethink what's possible. Innovation expands the event horizon of the imagination. It transforms our thinking.
And I think that on some level, even though I can't speak for any other writer but myself, I still think that this is what most of us, maybe even all of us, aspire to — writing that story that startles and amazes and finally goes off like a time-bomb shoved down the reader's throat. Doing it once establishes that you're capable of greatness. Doing it consistently explodes the genre. So yes, that's the real ambition — to be innovative — to transform thinking — to make a profound difference in who we are and what we're up to. To be a part of the redesign of who we are and what we're up to.
(2) Nobody had to wake up Thomas Olde Heuvelt to tell him he won a Hugo.
OMG. 5am Watching the #HugoAwards livestream from my bed and found out that I've won a Hugo! pic.twitter.com/GfXJL1DMM0
— Thomas Olde Heuvelt (@Thomas_Novelist) August 23, 2015
(3) Cixin Liu's short stories are also getting translated into English.
Congratulation Cixin Liu for winning #Hugoawards in 2015!These are his short stories:http://t.co/ctTGBcg6Vv #kindle #ebook #scifi
— havebookdeale (@havebookdeale) August 25, 2015
(4) Here's the bandwagon for a Best Poetry Hugo category – jump on it.
Why best poem should be a Hugo category. #HugoAwards https://t.co/6QZRIjBSFf
— Erica Allaire (@EricaAllaire) August 25, 2015
(5) One of James H. Burns' U.N.C.L.E. pieces has been posted on Comics Bulletin. This one is about Ian Fleming, and more significantly, Sam Rolfe!
Fleming named the lead "Napoleon Solo." He wanted Solo to live in New York City, wear bow-ties, and have as his two main research associates a local, elderly, lady librarian, and a newspaper editor. Fleming also wanted Solo to flirt with the secretary of the boss of whatever organization he worked for (a la Bond and Miss Moneypenny). Fleming named her "April Dancer" (which the producers later adopted for THE GIRL FROM U.N.C.L.E.)!
(6) Loren, son of the late Frank Deitz, has scheduled the sale of his father's book collection on Saturday, October 3 in Tucker, GA. Pass the word. Here is the Facebook event page.
He also has a massive amount of historical SF/Con materials and would like to find people that might be interested in them for archival purposes. Drop me a line if you want to get in contact.
(7) The Hynes Convention Center mentioned in this story is where the 1989 and 2004 Worldcons were held – "Boston Police Arrest Two Pokémon Players After Apparent Gun Threat Against World Championships".
Two men who drove from Iowa to Boston for the Pokémon World Championships were arrested Friday after seemingly threatening violence over social media against attendees of the event, according to the Boston Police Department.
Kevin Norton, 18, and James Stumbo, 27, were arrested on several firearm-related charges. The official Pokémon site lists Kevin Norton and a James Stumbo, both from the U.S., as invitees in the "masters division" of the world championships of the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
Private security at the Hynes Convention Center, where the Championships were taking place, were also aware of the threats and stopped the two men when they attempted to enter on Thursday. Police detectives seized their car and upon delivery of a search warrant on Friday found within a 12 gauge shotgun, an AR-15 rifle and hundreds of rounds of ammunition. They then arrested Norton and Stumbo that afternoon in Saugus, Massachusetts. The pair will be arraigned in Boston on Monday. The police released the above photo of the weapons confiscated from the car.
(8) Wendy N. Wagner writes to her younger self, "Dear Me at Age 12"
Just one more thing, little Me. I want to thank you for dreaming big. I don't think there are a lot of kids out there who know what an editor is or want to write gaming tie-in fiction or would sit down and write "I want to win a Hugo award." You're kind of big weirdo, and I love that about you. I'm so glad I got to make your dreams come true.
Now I have to get back to work, because I didn't stop dreaming when I was 12, and dreams don't keep coming true if you don't keep fighting for them. And don't forget: you're destroying science fiction, and that's pretty great.
(9) Pay attention probies!
@Sargon_of_Akkad "…protagonists do not see gender. Leckie conveys this by using FEMALE pronouns…"#HugoAwards pic.twitter.com/XN8EafAjD0
— Captain_Hat (@CaptHat211) August 25, 2015
(10) On Facebook, a 1974 photo of A Change of Hobbit, Speculative Fiction Bookstore in Los Angeles.
(11) When I guessed John Scalzi would have no trouble finding an interesting lunch companion in LA, I was right…
Found this fellow wandering around on Sunset. Took him in, fed him lunch. It's good to be giving. @tomhanks pic.twitter.com/rXeO0DoWyx
— John Scalzi (@scalzi) August 25, 2015
(12) This is the Society for Creative Anachronism's 50th anniversary, and as part of their observances they are developing The Shield Wall.
A project to memorialize people, households, groups and events that are not around any longer but of whom we all have fond memories
As we celebrate our Society completing its 50th year, we look around and see gaps. Dust to dust it is said, but "no one dies who lives within a heart" (Michael Longcor) and we want to share those who are lost to time but living in our hearts at this time. So, whether it is a person or some kind of entity (households, groups and events) that is no longer part of the fabric of our lives, the Shield Wall will be a highlight at the 50th Anniversary Celebration Event to share with the attendees.
Anyone who wishes to may create a standard size paper shield blank in any design that reminds THEM of the person, event, etc. It does not have to just be heraldry. It can be photos, toys, dolls, etc. We will take electronic submissions or you can mail your submission to our minions or you can get them to Indiana for the June 2016 event physically. We would appreciate you fill out the submission form so we can be sure to have room for your submission.
The shields would have a place of honor at 50 Year and be displayed for all to see.
[Thanks to Janice Gelb, John King Tarpinian and Loren Dietz for some of these stories. Title credit goes to File 770 contributing editor of the day Will R.]


text:
If you've chosen a necklace to gift and fancy giving it that extra special finishing touch, add on the gift wrap service which will include an AMALILY matchbox style gift box and double sided satin ribbon, tied beautifully, all ready to be gifted.
Postal Orders
Your gift box/s will be placed in an AMALILY pouch/s and wrapped in black tissue paper within a sleek black postal box. Perfect presentation ready for gifting.
Click & Collect Orders
Your gift box/s will be wrapped in black tissue paper and placed in an AMALILY gift bag. Perfect presentation ready for gifting.
Thanks for signing up for restock notifications!
There was an error signing up for restock notifications. Please try again.


text:
Pacioretty visits Montreal teammates, says recovery is ahead of schedule
MONTREAL - Max Pacioretty visited the Montreal Canadiens before they faced the Washington Capitals Tuesday night, and brought some good news with him.
Pacioretty told his teammates that he was ahead of schedule in his recovery and that he hasn't been experiencing any concussion symptoms.
"The fracture in his neck has to heal but he doesn't have concussion symptoms and that's the key part," said defenceman James Wisniewski. "We've seen guys miss a significant part of time this year with headaches and stuff like that so for him to get out here and come to a game it's important and really meant a lot."
The Montreal forward was knocked out and sent to the hospital after being hit into the boards by Boston Bruins defenceman Zdeno Chara in a game last week. Pacioretty suffered a serious concussion and fractured neck vertebra on the play.
The hit has caused uproar around league as the NHL has been trying to find ways to cut down on concussions.
League executives are in the middle of meetings in Florida, but said Tuesday they wouldn't recommend major rule changes to try to stop concussions.
Their plan for now is to reinforce boarding and charging penalties and give out longer suspensions for illegal hits to the head, especially for repeat offenders.
P.K Subban knew that Pacioretty's condition had been improving, but was glad to see his teammate give the good news in person.
"It was good to have him come in here and good to see him around," said Subban. "He was walking, talking and in good spirits so that's good to see for sure."
Captain Brian Gionta echoed Subban's sentiments.
"Obviously the fact that he's up and moving around and came to the rink is great for us, definitely nice to see," said Gionta. "We're concerned for him so it's nice to see him here."
Pacioretty posted a message on his Twitter account before his visit.
"Going to the game tonight to show the boys some support. Going to be good to see everyone again," he tweeted.
The injury to Pacioretty happened when his head hit a stanchion that separates the two benches.
A Canadiens spokesman said the Bell Centre rink has standard NHL padding and it won't be changed until the league approves a new type of padding.
Prior to the game, fans outside the Bell Centre protested the fact that no extra punishment was given to Chara for his actions.
Washington's coach Bruce Boudreau felt as though those fans were wasting their time.
"If you don't like it, don't come to the games,"he said."Players realize that they can get hurt."


text:
Bedbugs warning: A smell of cilantro could indicate you may have an infestation
Bed bugs are parasites easily picked up on trains, planes and in hotels, spreading into one's home. Generally, it takes at least seven weeks for a bed bug to grow from an egg to an adult. If many adult bugs are present one can reasonably assume that the infestation has been there for more than seven weeks. Smelling a certain odour emanating from the bedroom could mean you're at risk. David Cain of extermination company Bed Bugs Limited said: "The problem of bed bugs has been spreading […]Read more


text:
Actress and Girl Meets World star Rowan Blanchard opened up to fans on her Twitter about her sexuality, telling them that while she's found herself mostly attracted to boys, she identifies as queer and refuses to be labeled.
"In my life – only ever liked boys," she wrote in a tweet draft she screencapped. "However I personally don't wanna label myself as straight, gay or whateva so I am not gonna give myself labels to stick with – just existing."
According to the Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, queer is an umbrella term:
It includes anyone who a) wants to identify as queer and b) who feels somehow outside of the societal norms in regards to gender or sexuality. This, therefore, could include the person who highly values queer theory concepts and would rather not identify with any particular label, the gender fluid bisexual, the gender fluid heterosexual, the questioning LGBT person, and the person who just doesn't feel like they quite fit in to societal norms and wants to bond with a community over that.
It is a fluid label as opposed to a solid label, one that only requires us to acknowledge that we're different without specifying how or in what context. It is also a concise word that people may use if they do not feel like shifting their language along with their ever-evolving gender, politics and/or sexuality. It may also be an easier and more concise identity for some people to use if and when people ask, because they do.
When asked by a follower if she was open to liking another gender, Rowan said she was.
"Yes open to liking any gender in future is why I identify as queer," she wrote.
She also expressed surprise at some of the negative responses she received for her initial tweets.
No one will ever understand why some people on Twitter feel compelled to shit on those who are just trying to talk openly and honestly about themselves. The good news is, the majority of tweets sent to her were extremely supportive and appreciative of her statements.
Rowan has emerged as a strong and vital role model for young people in the past year, thanks to a series of thought-provoking essays and posts. Time magazine recently named her one of the Most Influential Teens of 2015. Her openness and willingness to discuss such a personal topic and open up a dialogue about it is important for young teens and fans, many of whom struggle with the same issues of identity and sexuality.
If you want to read more of her work, check out her newest article entitled "Sorry Not Sorry: How I Quit Apologizing for Existing."
Follow Rebecca on Instagram.


text:
Blogathon – India's First Blogging Hackathon in Mumbai on March 2-3, 2013
Blogathon – India's First Blogging Hackathon in Mumbai on March 2-3, 2013
Venue :
Marathon Maxima Lal Bahadur Shastri Rd,
Mulund Colony, Mulund West,
Maharashtra 400080
Start Date : March 2, 2013
End Date : March 3, 2013
Timings : Morning 10:00 AM to Evening 06:00 PM
With a view of bridging the gap between expert bloggers and the freshers, Blogathon is a two day weekend workshop for young janta to learn and start-up their own KickAss blogs with a personal gyaan-sharing from the pro bloggers. Our Mission – To launch 100x successful blogs over the weekend. As simple as that!
Bringing you India's first official blogging hackathon. #design #code #launch.
Speakers List :
Denzil Lewis – Chief Editor at WAT Blog
Rohit Langde – Founder and Editor-in-chief at Blogsolute
Niranjan Yadav – Founder at Startcup and Switch Idea
Utkarsh Agarwal – Founder at Inc42
Vivek Sancheti – Founder at eYuva
Agenda Of Event – http://blogathon.co/#section-programs
Registration Fees :
Online Registration : Rs.500/-
Spot Registration : Rs.700/-
Organizers :
Deeksha Chauhan – Workshop Manager – +91-9833276014
Sapna Katti – Sponsorships and Marketing – +91-9916400111
Niranjan Yadav – Organizer and Operations – +91-9768343438
Website URL : http://blogathon.co/


text:
At a Restaurant
Scrambled Sentence Exercise
Arrange the words and punctuation below in the correct order:
? how in many party your
? like smoking or non-smoking would you
? are order ready to you
? drink like to what would you
? dessert like menu our see to would you


text:
(Copied from a Facebook post. I forgot to post closer to Star Wars Day.)
Last night we were watching the end of Empire Strikes Back on TV when the kids & I got home from a trip to Target. Molly was full of questions, including but not limited to;
☆ What happens if he gets hit by those pewers?
☆ Why does he have a pewer?
What are those pewer things called?
☆ Why are they blasters?
☆ I called them pewers because I didn't know what they were called. They sound like "pew pew."
☆ Why is C-3PO in a net?
☆ Why does he have a lightsaber too?
☆ Why is it blue?
☆ Does Darth Vader have a pewer?
☆ Why is a lightsaber more civilized?
☆ Why did they freeze him?
☆ Where are they taking him?
☆ Why does he owe Jabba the Hutt Money?
☆ Boba Fett is a good guy. Is Boba Fett a good guy?
☆ How does he fight without his hand?
☆ Why is Darth Vader a bad guy?
☆ Why is Chewbacca choking that guy?
☆ Why is R2-D2 smoking?
☆ Why is C-3PO holding his leg?
☆ Where is Chewbacca going?
☆ Why are there animals and people and robots all together?
☆ What is that place?
☆ But what part of Cloud City are they in?
☆ Why is there a big hole to fall down?
☆ Where does it go?
☆ Why is there a slide there?
☆ It's a good thing that bridge is there. Why is that bridge there?
Ian calls Darth Vader "Tai Tai" or "Kai Kai" and we have no idea why. He was also excited to see "Bobo Baba" (Boba Fett) and "Doot Doot" (R2-D2).
He weaseled his way back downstairs later to manage to catch some Ewok ("Weeewok") action in Return of the Jedi. Ha ha.