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Huawei has been hitting the headlines since January and not always for good reasons. Thanks to some high-profile political news, Huawei has found itself at the center of attention and controversy. And thanks to that, its announcement of the Huawei P20 and the Huawei P20 Plus is being subjected to more scrutiny than it might have otherwise been. But are the new P20 and P20 Pro really the phones that would make the US regret pushing Huawei out of the market? We give it a quick test run to find out.
Design: light play
Many OEMs these days are calling on light as their inspiration for a new design, from HTC to Sony to, now, Huawei. They all implement it differently, of course, despite a common source. In the case of Huawei, it's more about how light is depicted in classical art. That distinction, however, might be lost on most consumers who are simply fascinated by the way the colors mix and blend on the fingerprint magnet glass backs of the P20 and the P20 Pro.
This year's signature color is called "Twilight", describing the purple to blue transition you'd see in the night sky. The smaller Huawei P20 will also come in more traditionally named colors like Black, Champagne Gold, Pink Gold, and Midnight Blue. The Huawei P20 Pro, on the other hand, will come in Black, Pink Gold, and Midnight Blue.
While the back fascinates, the front perplexes. Huawei has surprisingly bucked the trend and crammed a fingerprint scanner in front of the phones. Not just one model, mind, but both of them. All while still keeping that nearly bezel-less design that will probably never go away. For all its design, Huawei might be criticized for one aspect. The Huawei P20 Pro is only IP67 dust and water resistant but the Huawei P20 gets a disappointing IP53 rating, making it splash-resistant only.
And, yes, the Huawei P20 and P20 Pro both have notches, but the company has offered a somewhat ingenious way to appease everyone. There is an option to "hide" that notch, which practically just paints the surrounding area black to mask its presence. You will still have a dead area in the middle and it remains to be seen who this will work well with apps that change the color of the notification bar to match their theme.
Specs: more of the same
If reading through the Huawei P20's spec sheet gives you a sense of deja vu, that's because you've mostly seen it before indeed. The two P20 practically inherit from last year's Huawei Mate 10, especially the AI-centric Kirin 970. The processor is accompanied by 4 GB of RAM on the P20 and 6 GB of RAM on the P20 Pro. Both models get 128 GB of storage right off the bat.
Huawei is particularly proud of Wireless Hi-Fi and Hi-res Wireless Audio or HWA, a new technology it is trying to push to the industry. With a 990 KB/s transfer rate, it boasts nearly twice the bandwidth of Qualcomm aptX's 576 KB/s and thrice the speed of 320 KB/s AAC. Of course, that would be pointless if there's no hardware on the other end to support the technology, so Huawei has gotten commitments for audio accessory makers such as Onkyo, TEAC, Pioneer, Tacsam and more. With this focus on wireless audio, you can probably guess that neither the Huawei P20 nor the P20 Pro has a 3.5 mm headphone jack.
There's a slight difference in the screen as well. The Huawei P20 has a 5.8-inch RGBW LCD screen with a 2244×1080 resolution while the Huawei P20 Pro goes with a 6.1-inch OLED panel with 2240×1080 pixels. The extra pixels are there to account for the notch, which, as mentioned, you can virtually hide.
Huawei is also pretty proud of how much battery it was able to squeeze in without bulking up the phones. It likes to compare them to both the iPhone X and especially the Galaxy S9 and S9+, which has gotten thicker this year. The Huawei P20, while measuring only 7.65 mm thick, has a 3,400 mAh battery. The Huawei P20 Pro, on the other hand, goes with a 4,000 mAh pack and is only 7.8 mm thin.
The front-facing home button and fingerprint scanner isn't only a welcome return of a familiar friend for some. It has returned even better than before. You can have different combinations of long presses to practically perform the same functions as the home, back, and multi-tasking on-screen buttons. Which means you can, in theory, hide the navigation panel all the time and reclaim even more screen space.
Camera: three times the fun
The camera is really where Huawei is making its big splash, especially on the P20 Pro. Not that the Huawei P20 is getting left behind. At least not that much. The phone has a dual camera setup made up of a 12 megapixel RGB sensor and a 20 megapixel monochrome sensor. They get f/1.8 and f/1.6 lenses, respectively, both Leica-made of course. The Huawei P20 has a color temperature sensor to go along with the image sensors, able to measure 1,000 to 10,000 Kelvin.
Things get a bit complicated with the Huawei P20 Pro and its triple cameras. Yes, it has three of them. There's the 40 megapixel main RGB sensor with f/1.8 Leica lens and a 20 megapixel f/1.6 camera to go with it. The third is an 8 megapixel f/2.4 3x telephoto camera for those close up shots. The P20 Pro is also decked with sensors, including a color temperature sensor and a laser transmitter and laser receiver for autofocus.
With its emphasis on the cameras, you might find it odd that the cameras don't have optical image stabilization, save for the P20 Pro's telephoto camera. Here, Huawei is taking a page from Google's playbook and is substituting it with AIS, or artificial intelligence stabilization.
AI: a painter not a paintbrush
Huawei was already singing praises of its AI capabilities ever since it debuted the Kirin 970. But unlike other companies that delegate their AI to personal assistants or face recognition, Huawei is putting its AI to work on photography. Its philosophy is that you can't be a better painter simply by having the best paintbrush. And that AI is going to help teach you become one.
In practice, what this means is that Huawei's camera app is able to do scene and object recognition and adjust the settings automatically as needed. It can offer guides to framing a better picture, like a level for a landscape shot. But perhaps the most interesting application is in AI stabilization, which works in both photo and video as well as in handheld long-time exposures. The AI analyzes each frame of the image or video, does edge to edge composition and adjustments to do what an OIS would do if the hardware were present.
Huawei's AI is also applied on face recognition, boasting of an unlocking speed of 0.5 seconds or less. That said, Not even Huawei is confident about the security aspects of the feature, even if it won't explicitly say so. Actions speak louder than words, which, in this case, means that face unlock isn't available for secure transactions like mobile payments.
The Huawei P20 and especially the P20 Pro are definitely gorgeous and their return to some basic design is definitely going to be a breath of fresh air for some. Its handling of the notch is genius and its cameras have already been crowned by DxOMark as this year's top dogs.
But is it going to matter much in the US market? Not if no one there can reach them. Huawei has seemingly completely withdrawn from the US and neither the Huawei P20 nor the Huawei P20 Pro will be made available from any retailer at all. There is still the Huawei Mate 10, at least for now, but mobile photographers in the country will probably feel Huawei's absence the most.


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No lead was more than two goals during the contest, and the winning goal was scored by Luc Kreuser at 14:18 of the third period.
Twin City was sparked by Zak Lambrecht, who finished with one goal. Lambrecht scored 14:54 into the second period to make the score 3-1 Twin City. Ben Hersman picked up the assist.
Twin City\'s offense rang up 31 shots on Breezy Point\'s net. The defensemen of Twin City were also effective in Breezy Point\'s zone, and came away with two goals.
Twin City additionally got points from Kreuser, who also tallied one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. Twin City also had goals scored by Joe Costello and Bennett Witta, who scored one goal each. In addition, Twin City received assists from Jared Erickson, who had two and Paul Stehr, Max Meyer, Tristan Mayer, and Jay Paul, who each chipped in one.
Breezy Point put up an impenetrable defensive front on the penalty kill, and did not allow Twin City to score on any of its three power plays. Breezy Point got an offensive boost from its blueliners, who contributed two goals during the game.
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"What? The Manta is for real? I had heard rumors – but this --.
"I've seen it with my own two eyes and now it is the hands of the wrong people."
"If this is a joke --." Gavin threatened.
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"You can't lead a band," Mosier tells New Times. "You can facilitate creativity."
Mosier has abided by this principle throughout his career. He formed Blueground Undergrass in 1998, giving Georgia's jam band and newgrass scenes a good shakeup. The original lineup disbanded in 2002 after cranking out three albums' worth of bluegrass-inflected psychedelic rock. Two years later, Mosier revived the band with original fiddler David Blackmon and new members Matthew Williams (guitar), Francisco Fattoruso (bass), and Matt Crowley (drums). So, with a trio of new faces onboard, the band got to work on a new album called, simply, Faces. But by the time Blueground Undergrass got around to launching its current tour, Fattoruso and Crowley were out, replaced by Steve Abercrombie and Eric Sanders, respectively. Why the turnaround? Well, if you ask Mosier, a band is more about the personalities involved than the sounds they make.
"Good music comes out of who a person really is," Mosier says. "It's not a genre thing. A lot of bands get out there and try to fit into some genre. I expect people not to get us at first, just as they wouldn't get me until they get to know me as a person."
Mosier's not alone in this way of thinking.
"I follow a philosophy I got from Col. Bruce Hampton in the Aquarium Rescue Unit," he says. "I think the stage can become a platform for change, healing, thought, and new ideas."
Taking the colonel's cue, Mosier developed his own concept of how to run a band. And it's not about dictating what should be played but helping his bandmates find their voice. He calls it cooking.
"The cooking in a band, to me, is that vibe that we all bring on stage when everyone senses safety," Mosier says. "If I create an environment of safety for my musicians, I don't approach them with an arrangement and say, 'Here's what I had in mind for the drums.' I never use those terms. If they say, 'What were you thinking on this?' I go, 'I don't know. What were you thinking?' The guitar player goes, 'Do you think this should be on a line?' I go, 'Well, what do you think?' I always throw it back. Some people can't hang with that, so I've had some turnover in personnel. They thought I didn't know what I was doing. What they didn't realize was, I wanted them to know what they were doing."
On Faces, Blueground Undergrass fits squarely into a folk and bluegrass songwriting tradition but that's just to set the tone for some rock/funk/psych-styled improv. Lyrically, Mosier's quite the storyteller, as evidenced by the title track a personal tale of how Mosier and his young daughter survived a riptide at Tybee Island, near Savannah, Georgia.
"We're really a song-driven project," Mosier says. "We really tried to create a CD that has continuity. We're a rock band with bluegrass sensibilities. Our rock guys bring in their things from funk, rock, blues. The drummer and bass player bring in their things. The front line, me and David, we come from experimental bluegrass like Newgrass Revival. They're our Beatles."
Mosier, 47, shares songwriting duties with Williams, a 27-year-old veteran of the Atlanta music scene. With his love of Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Nick Drake, and Gram Parsons as well as pioneering musicians like Bill Monroe and Col. Bruce Hampton Mosier's roots are planted firmly in experimental folk, country, and bluegrass. Williams, on the other hand, embraces funk and rock with an eye toward Wilco and Phish.
"He really does have the vibe of Blueground Undergrass in his mind and under his belt," Mosier says of Williams. "He doesn't mind that we morph his tunes to fit Blueground Undergrass."
Mosier approaches songwriting with definite themes in mind. His near-death experience in "Faces," for example, gave him an appreciation for the role forgiveness plays in love and death.
"Forgiving yourself and those around you is the only way to keep the rigidity of your mind from causing you to become old. We don't grow old. What happens is when we stop growing, we die." For him, life is about change. One has to comprehend those changes to appreciate life. He is a maverick thinker, rejecting the herd mentality and intellectual conformity in favor of personal cooperation and acceptance. He is, after all, the Reverend Mosier.
"It's about real freedom and real human credibility," he says. "Without getting too political, I try to rant and rave about how group behavior is coming back at a level that is terrifying to me. It has nothing to do with being a Republican, Democrat, Christian, or Jew. It has to do with whatever is driving it."
And as long as Mosier's driving Blueground Undergrass, spiritual enlightenment has a rockin' soundtrack.


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Unfortunately the researchers bring a discouraging message about the euro zone
By P.W. | LONDON
THE tabloid spectre of a horde of Bulgarian and Romanian migrant workers invading prosperous countries in northern Europe at the start of this year remained just that, a fantasy. Even so the eastward expansion of the EU has had a big effect on the European labour market. Workers are now readier to jump state and move a long way to find jobs. The euro area at the heart of the EU remains a big exception, however, even though this is where greater labour mobility is needed most of all.
Europe is still a stay-at-home place compared with America. In 2011, 2.7% of Americans had lived a year earlier in another of the 50 states. By contrast, only 0.2% of Europeans had migrated since a year before. But people move around (or stay stuck) for lots of reasons. The economic question that matters most of all is how willing workers are to get on their bikes (these days planes) to look for work when times get hard where they live. The more prepared they are to do so the more that economies will be able to cope with spikes in unemployment.
Europe has long been compared unfavourably with America in this respect. Both before the single currency was created, in 1999, and after, there was less labour mobility in Europe than in America in response to shocks such as rising unemployment. But a new study from the OECD, an inter-governmental think-tank based in Paris, shows that this is no longer the case. If anything, the migration reaction to an unemployment shock has become stronger in Europe than in America.
This greater responsiveness has come about as countries in eastern and central Europe (and the Mediterranean) have joined the EU, which expanded from 15 to 25 in May 2004, to 27 in January 2007 and to 28 last July. But the effect that the OECD research is highlighting is not driven by wage differences, which are also causing longer-term migration. Instead the study is tracking the kind of labour mobility demonstrated by the Baltic states. When for example Latvia got into trouble during the financial crisis causing unemployment to shoot up Latvian workers looked for jobs outside their homeland; there was net emigration of about 6% of the population in the years 2008-2012.
Unfortunately the researchers bring a discouraging message about the euro zone. More than the rest of Europe the single-currency area needs greater labour mobility to make adjustment to economic shocks less harsh. Indeed Robert Mundell, a Nobel-prize winning pioneer of economic thinking about "optimal currency areas", stressed that labour mobility was their crucial defining characteristic. The OECD study does not find any change between 2006 and 2011 in the responsiveness of migration to unemployment within the 17-country zone (the euro area now has 18 members following Latvia's adoption of the single currency on January 1st).
More recent evidence – the data used in the research runs up until 2011 – may qualify this depressing finding. For example, the number of newly registered migrants into Germany from Italy and Spain rose by about 40% between the first half of 2012 and the first half of 2013. The number from Portugal rose by more than 25% over the same period. Despite these encouraging signs the growth was from a low level; and the number of Greeks actually fell. The inflows from all four countries in southern Europe, which were suffering deep economic distress, were only two-thirds of those of Poles alone and were even a bit lower than those of Romanians.
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One phrase that many businesses have been talking about more and more in the last few years is cloud computing lately. But, what exactly is cloud computing? Although it may have sounded like some sort of fad that would die out in the beginning, the truth is that there has been a real shift from businesses using traditional software towards businesses using cloud computing on the internet.
Before Cloud Computing
Before cloud computing, the traditional and standard business applications were always very expensive and complicated to use. The variety and amount of software and hardware that was required to run them was daunting and could overwhelm even the most techno-savvy business. You would need a team of trained experts to install, test, run, secure and update these systems and applications. When you take the effort involved and multiply it by the hundreds of apps a company may need, it is not hard to see why changes had to be made and why so many businesses are welcoming cloud computing with open arms.
Cloud Computer: The Better Way
By using cloud computing for the majority of your business computing you not only lessen but completely eliminate the headaches you would have suffered before cloud computing came along. The reason being that you are not having to manage a plethora of different software and hardware; as that job is left in the capable hands of the highly experienced cloud computing vendor that you have chosen to work with. Businesses only pay for the services and applications that they need and upgrades come automatically. It is even easy to scale down or upgrade with no trouble whatsoever.
The majority of cloud-based applications can be ready to use in weeks or even days, and they cost a lot less than non-cloud alternatives. When you have cloud apps, you just have to open your browser, log in, customise the apps the way you want them and then start using them.
You can run all sorts of different apps in the cloud, such as accounting, Human Resources, CRM or Customer Relationship Management software and many, many more. It is no surprise that many of the largest companies in the world have moved all or a large percentage of their applications into the cloud.
As the popularity of cloud computing continues to grow, there are many thousands of companies offering services and products that are essentially non-cloud, but renamed as cloud computing. It is worth investigating and researching into what a company is offering your business, because if you have to buy and then manage software and hardware, you are not actually purchasing cloud computing, but what could simply be designed as a false cloud.
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C6L: What was the original idea for Babalu? GM: The philosophy behind Babalu is to create an experience for our customers that they will remember, and present an ever-evolving point-of-discovery that offers something new every time they visit. Babalu is a genuine concept store with something for everyone. C6L: Was it always apothecary-focused? GM: The Fragrance and Beauty sections of Babalu have grown organically for us. And although we offer fashion accessories, home, gift and fashion collections in our merchandise mix, we have proudly become recognized as one of the top-4 independent fine fragrance stores in the US... and the Babalu Beauty Bar follows this trend. We focus on the highest quality independent fragrance and beauty brands with forward-vision. Quality scents, natural-based beauty products. We love what we do and Babalu has been a magic-carpet journey for us that extends to the customer experience. C6L: How do you go about curating your selection? Also, what are some of your 'greatest hits' of what you have in store? GM: We are always on the lookout for the most exciting new emerging brands. Within the concept you will see an eclectic harmony of established brands that complement fresh niche brands. The net effect energizes our most established brands (Cire Trudon, Missoni, Roja Dove, Santa Maria Novella for example) and these brands give credence to hip new brands such as Lumira Candles, Comme des Garcons, Profumum Roma and of course Carbon 6 Lab! Q: How has Miami taken to Babalu? Have there been any great experiences about turning clients on to a product they never thought they would need and can't live without? GM: Miami is a very exciting home for Babalu. Our loyal locals and visitors are sophisticated and well-traveled. Babalu is the antidote to the traditional department store, and we find the customer is excited to try new things. We are fortunate to be based in such a cosmopolitan destination. C6L: What do you like most about Carbon 6 Lab toothpaste? GM: Well, aside from the adorable explanation of "how to use" on the back of the toothpaste tube, I've always believed in carbon for its detoxifying and cleansing qualities. Carbon 6 Lab is very well-conceived, user-friendly and we believe poised for great success ahead. I'm excited for the company's vision going forward and we are particularly proud to support such talent and innovation.
Thanks Greg!


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Volunteer Firemen extinguish a fire at 217 Clamon Park Drive.
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Shortly before 1 pm on February 25, 2011 a structure fire was reported. The Scenic Loop and Livingston Volunteer Fire Departments were dispatched to the scene at 217 Clamon Park Drive off Wobbly Bobbly Trail near FM-2457. Firemen arrived to find the double wide mobile home engulfed in flames. Deputy Glen Edwards with the Polk County Sheriff's Office was also dispatched to the scene along with Americare Ambulance Service and Polk County Fire Marshal, Jay Barbee. Fortunately, nobody was injured in the fire that also took out a Jeep Cherokee and a boat that were parked next to the mobile home. The owner of the home is Marlion Clamon, 69, of Livingston. Clamon was renting the home to James Dobbs, 25 of Livingston. According to sources, the fire possibly started in the kitchen when someone was cooking with oil. Marlion Clamon did have some insurance on the mobile home. The fire was completely out by 2 pm.
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The interior nearly conpletely burned causing the roof to collapse.
A boat and a Jeep Cherokee parked next to the mobile home were also torched.
"Nala" who lived in the mobile home stands only a few feet away from destruction and appeared confused...
Moments later Nala's owner Destiny Marr, 19, found her and cradled the scared dog. Marr also lived in the mobile home.
Deputy Glen Edwards (center) conducted a preliminary investigation.
Polk County Fire Marshal Jay Barbee will conduct a full investigation into the cause of the fire.
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Who are the top pornstars on Twitter in 2018
Twitter is one of the most popular social networks today, with many uses found in its 140 characters per tweet, some even use it to find their favorite pornstar namestweeting about, and seeing as it's a social network, it is oftentimes used for self-promotion. And who does self-promotion better than pornstars? These bombshells send tweets left and right, from barely-18 teens to stars of milf porn they've all got a Twitter. While this may not come as a surprise some of the most popular names might, so without further ado, these are the top Pornstars on Twitter in 2018:
1. Nikki Delano at 1,348,404 followers
Nikki Delano might not be the most famous pornstar according to most metrics, heck a lot of us might not know her, however if the Italian bombshell got something right, that's the fan engagement, nearing 1.5 million followers, she's soon to be one of the biggest names in the whole porn industry. Nikki's success on Twitter can largely be attributed to her more risqué and thought provoking tweets, some of which are unlike the traditional presentation of a pornstar. Despite this, most of them are still good ol' nudity.
2. Alexis Texas at 944,654 followers
Trailing almost half a million followers behind Nikki is a household name, Alexis Texas is by far one of the most watched pornstars of today, mostly due to the fact that the goddesses ass is to die for. Whilst unknown to most, Alexis was actually not born in Texas, but rather South America, she herself calls her an American mutt, given that her heritage comes from all around the world. Despite this, she actually was raised in Texas, which is where the latter part of her stage name comes from. Most of her Twitter posts are screenshots from her videos, pictures and videos of her goofing around.
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3.Riley Reid at 942,603 followers
Riley is another massive name in porn, she's right behind Alexis, with only 2054 followers less. Her Twitter is a bit different than the last two in that Riley posts a fair amount less of naked pictures, a lot of her Tweets are actually just jokes and passes at the industry or its perception, some are just the regular kind of 'slut' humor such as 'I've eaten my weight in cum' which is supposed to show her empowerment as a woman.
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Dylan has been through TTOO once before, but petitioned to do it again. Her progress since her last training is impressive, but there is always more to learn. She is a smart submissive with the drive to excel, but her fears are what I'm interested in.
We work on finding what fear she is willing to face this time around. The two main ones are electricity and canes. She is allowed to pick, but has to pick one. She accepts this challenge with pride and a sense of accomplishment, because she now has a new goal.


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About Jim
He has been highly recognized as a national anthem singer at road races large and small all over the country. In New York, he has sung at the start of the 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2019 TCS New York City Marathons.
As his singing talents began to be recognized at road races, he decided to pursue the challenge of singing the national anthem in all fifty states. In that first year of pursuing this unique goal, he sang at distance races in a whopping 18 U.S. states. In 2017, Jim added 21 new states on his calendar, bringing his total to 40 states at the start of 2018. His final 10 states to sing at were all completed in 2018, culminating at the Route 66 Marathon in Tulsa, Oklahoma in November of that year, the same race where he completed his second round of 50 states with the full marathon distance. Shortly after completing this feat, globally circulated running magazine Runners' World published an article detailing Jim's journey to running and singing in all 50 states! Internationally, Jim has now run in over 40 countries all around the world.
Lincoln National Guard Marathon and Half Marathon in Lincoln, Nebraska; the Rehoboth Seashore Marathon and Half Marathon in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware; the Austin Marathon and Half Marathon in the Texas capital, which attracted 15,000 runners in February 2017; Grandma's Marathon in Duluth, Minnesota; the milestone 40th Anniversary of the Detroit Free Press Marathon in Detroit, MI, in October 2017, where he actually sang BOTH the American and Canadian national anthems for over 15,000 runners and fans cheering on runners at the start; and at the extremely popular Big Sur Marathon in Big Sur, California! Notably, for the first time in the 28 year history of the Bataan Memorial Death March at White Sands Missile Range, NM, Jim was invited to sing the Philippine National Anthem, "Lupang Hinirang," in commemoration of the 75th Anniversary of the actual Bataan Death March that occurred in the Philippines during World War II. He was also invited to sing the "Star Spangled Banner" at the Tracktown USA Summer Series Championship Meet, held at Icahn Stadium on Randall's Island in New York City, his first at a professional track meet!
Jim is a member of New York Road Runners, Front Runners New York, Black Sheep Run, Marathon Maniacs, Half Fanatics, Double Agents, 100 Half Marathons Club, 50 States Marathon Club, Marathon Globetrotters, 100 Marathon Club North America, and the Marathon Country Club. He is a seven year member of Team Nuun, and serves as a senior ambassador for nuun hydration; and is also a 2017-2018 ambassador for INKnBURN athletic apparel. By day, Jim is a senior project manager for real estate development and urban planning for the not-for-profit Greater Jamaica Development Corporation in Jamaica, Queens, New York. As a singer, he's performed with his a cappella group, Restated, since founding it in 2007; as well as with Broadway Barkada, a Filipino performance troupe and philanthropic organization, with which he's performed at such renowned venues as the Kennedy Center and Carnegie Hall, and at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn for a Brooklyn Nets vs. Los Angeles Lakers basketball game!
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One of my favorite Japanese candies is Morinaga HiChew, a sort of white, milky version of Starburst that's got the consistency of recycled plastic. That doesn't sound so great at first, but the creamy, fruity chews just sort of melt away deliciously as you gum them - they're highly addictive, and extremely fun to eat. I'm also partial to EveryBurger, little sesame seed topped cookies that sandwich a chocolate "pattie"; they look exactly like miniature sliders, but they taste almost like unsalted, chocolate-covered pretzels.
The Japanese are crazy creative when it comes to their snack food. And you can get a taste of some of those strange and exciting treats during Saturday's Japanese Snack Tasting at Tate's Comics. Starting at 2 p.m., the comic, art, and pop culture shop will invite in people with adventurous taste buds to sample a litany of odd Japanese sundries for absolutely free. All you need to bring is a willingness to taste something like Spicy Mentaiko Toast, crusty baked bites topped with spicy cod roe. For something less adventurous, but equally intriguing, try Walky Walky, little candy-coated confections from the makers of Pocky that come in a coffee cop. Kawaii!
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A series of six, 1.5 to 2-hour audio recordings edited from Angela Farmer's 2011 Yellow Springs Workshop.
Each session is edited from a day of the workshop and can stand alone as an easy-to-follow exploration of delving into oneself and discovering one's own personal practice of yoga. Interwoven into each day are discussions on what yoga is and developing one's own practice, meditations, movement, breathwork, and wonderful guided free-form explorations set to music (including songs from Jennifer Berezan's album "Returning" and Niel Golden's "Its a Journey").
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Trump?s bid for the Republican nomination was seen as a joke. Here was another buffoon going for some publicity and making a fool of himself. Ultimately, against all initial odds, he trounced the Party mechanism and won the nomination.
As for the Presidential election, it was universally accepted that the election would be a walk in the park for Hillary. It has hardly proved to be that regardless of what the final outcome will be.
As the campaign draws to a close, we are witnessing what we saw before the Brexit vote. The full force of the establishment and? what used to be known as "polite society"… firmly backing Hillary Clinton and demonizing Trump with apocalyptic views of how the world will collapse should he become President. Nevertheless there is some nervousness still, despite the polls and despite the enormous efforts, not least, of the Obamas to support Hillary.
However there is a great big elephant in the room which, for all the demonization of an admittedly unsavoury character, the hysterical cries that the world economy (perhaps even the world itself) will collapse should Hillary fail to win, is being consistently and systematically ignored.
The elephant in the room is the vicious mess of the world neoliberalism and the Chicago school have made. After the fall of the USSR, the fear of our people going commie had disappeared and it was freedom to cut back on wages, welfare etc. which all led as we know to the 1% hoarding all the wealth while life for the 99% becomes worse and worse and.. yes! PRECARIOUS!
We saw something of this simmering anger expressing itself in the UK Brexit vote. When people on zero hour jobs, precarious employment, unable to even dream about buying a house (as opposed to their parents? generation) are told Oh! This will be terrible for the economy! Their response is, Up yours! Why should I care about an economy where inequality has flourished & my kids have no future?
So question now is why turn to Trump? Well the American electorate swarmed to Bernie Sanders for the same reason. However, the DNC was accused (and the chair had to resign over this) of sabotaging Sanders bid in favour of Hillary. So we get a typical establishment figure, also tainted by various malpractices & a suspect foundation etc. Precisely what the protest vote wants to get rid of.
For all the gloom and hysteria and cries of ?populism!? and absolute terror of markets collapsing in all this, I believe there is some hope. It is in a way an attempt to take back the demos. A reaction against this sick, unfair and ultimately disastrous system of everything for the 1% at the cost of everyone else. HOWEVER! The problem is that this reaction inevitably has xenophobic elements and swings to the right (as in Trump). But here the DNC should be held severely to account for strangling the clear surge to the left with Sanders roundly declaring he is socialist.
In Europe we have seen the reaction going left in the south and to the right in western & northern Europe, with France perhaps being the most ominous case.
The established system is creaking dangerously. The young are beginning to protest and demand something else, something better, something other than all that matters is (other people?s) profits. How this will turn out is for the future (not too distant) to tell. And the result of the American Elections will not resolve anything, whichever way they go.


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A leaf is a leaf is a … rain gauge? Yup. Sort of. Brittlebush leaves act like Ma Nature's precip monitor. The drier it is, the smaller and whiter the leaves it produces. If the soil dries up too much the leaves drop off altogether.
The we've-got-enough-water leaves are dark green, almost hairless. Turn up the heat and turn off the tap and that changes quickly — the next leaves to appear will be greyer and covered by white hairs. Those two factors keep the leaves from overheating by reflecting the sunlight. The tiny hairs also trap moisture.
I took the leaf shots this morning just as the rain started — the wet leaves really show the colour contrast.
Brittlebush is one of the most common plants on the Sonoran Desert. It grows in a half moon shape, like an upsidedown bowl. That shape and the profusion of eye-popping yellow flowers make it easily recognizable.
The image below shows what happens to a single bush when it moves into town and onto a lot where the owner waters plants. Wow. 🙂
Brittlebush Encelia farninosa
Chuparosa Justicia californica (aka Beloperone californica)
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Thursday, May 16, 2013
This is a Knife: Florida Court Finds Statement About Knife Qualified as an Excited Utterance
Similar to its federal counterpart, Section 90.803(2) of the Florida Statutes provides an exception to the rule against hearsay for
A statement or excited utterance relating to a startling event or condition made while the declarant was under the stress of excitement caused by the event or condition.
You don't much more of a textbook example of an excited utterance than the one found in the recent opinion of the District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District, in its recent opinion in Thomas v. State, 2013 WL 1980256 (Fla.App. 4 Dist. 2013).
In Thomas, Willie Thomas appealed his convictions for armed burglary of a dwelling, aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, and possession of cocaine. One of the ground for Thomas' appeal was that the trial court improperly allowed an eyewitness to testify concerning a hearsay statement by the alleged victim. Specifically, the eyewitness testified that he heard the victim yell out, "he has a knife, he has a knife" during an altercation with Thomas.
The appellate court was easily able to turn this argument aside, citing the language of Section 90.803(2) and concluding that
Here, the witness testified that she heard a loud noise coming from the patio late at night. She rushed outside to find a stranger fighting with the victim and she joined the struggle. During the altercation, the victim exclaimed, "He has a knife, he has a knife." This testimony establishes that all three requirements were met, since a home invasion constitutes a startling event, the statement was made at the time the struggle was in progress, and the person who made the statement was being attacked by a stranger holding a knife. On the testimony presented by the eyewitness, the trial court correctly ruled that the excited utterance exception applied to the eyewitness's statement.
I agree with the court's conclusion and also note that the statement likely qualified as a present sense impression, "[a] statement describing or explaining an event or condition, made while or immediately after the declarant perceived it."


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The Tower at Morgan Hill
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Description: Apartments aimed at UTK students.

The apartments are fully-furnished in 1 and 2-bedroom configurations, with many featuring mountain and city views from oversize windows on floors 12-22. Features include granite countertops, stainless steel appliances (microwave, refrigerator, dishwasher, range), ceramic tile and granite countertops in bathrooms, contemporary furniture and lamps, chalkboard wall, patterned wood floors, and plantation blinds. Cable and internet are included in the rent.

The building includes coded entry with 24/7 security; a gated pool with outdoor grills; a theater; fitness studio with weights, bikes, and ellipticals; computer room; WiFi; recreation room with large screen TV, foosball, poker, and pool tables; laundry room; spray tanning booth; study area; free parking for each resident; game room with Xbox, PS3 and Wii; ATM; and vending area. A trolley going to campus stops at the Tower every 30 minutes.
History: Formerly the University of Tennessee Kingston Apartments building.
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Floors: 22
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This is one of the most poignant minutes of film making that I've seen. It says more about this issue than volumes of written words.
2 thoughts on "Permission"
I thought his suit was awful. I cannot believe how many people thought it was kay for him to marry Megan when he was wearing that.
Very nice piece and really does speak beautifully to the issue without ever coming out and saying it.


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In February, looking towards firsts fortnight at the Town Church we realised that a large majority of our ringers would be away at different times and we would struggle to achieve our firsts in our normal ringing slots.
However, keen to rise to the challenge we all compared diaries and put together a plan of action.
The fortnight started with Judith Lainé ringing her first QP of Grandsire Doubles.
The next attempt had to be changed at the last minute and became M Doubles – a first in variation for all – Duncan Loweth, Mike Bubb Jane Le Conte and Sue Park. Our thanks to Mike Bubb from the Vale calling it for us.
In the second week Jenny Dunning rang her first QP on the treble which was called by Forest ringer Anne Dorey who picked up her first as conductor.
John Lihou rang over over 720 changes treble bob hunting to Cambridge for the first time, but sadly the QP fired out 5 min before the end.
Duncan Loweth rang his first QP of surprise in hand before Sunday service ringing as a practice for a peal attempt after service ringing. The peal also being first surprise in hand for Peter Bevis of St Anne, Alderney. A quick nap and a bite to eat later the peal band rushed to St Giles, Reading to ring Duncan's first QP of London S Major. Many thanks to the Reading ringers for their assistance.
Back in Guernsey Colin Sills rang the treble to Grandsire doubles for the first time in a QP.
Having rung the tenor for several first QP over the fortnight Janice Firth had not yet picked up her first in the tower. Handbells were the answer where first she rang her first course of Little Bob Minor followed by first of Spliced (Plain and Little).
With various of the band off Island we were lucky that enough were back by the last day to attempt a QP of Barrow-upon-Hummer which has been our special method in the tower for the last couple of months. Considering we had not practiced it for several weeks we rang it very steadily and it was a first in method for all – Duncan Loweth, Paul Lawrence, Jane Le Conte and Sue Park.
We're very grateful for the help we received from ringers from other towers in Guernsey and further afield in scoring our firsts over the past 15 days.
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"It is a terrifying thing to fall into the hands of the living God!" (Hebrews 10: 31)
God disciplines His children, not so as to destroy them but so as to sanctify them. True, vengeance does belong to the Lord; and He does indeed repay. His vengeance falls on His Son with full payment withdrawn on the Cross of Calvary. The stripes across Christ's back are God's vengeance against the sins of His children. There is no other sacrifice needed.
God promises, "I never again remember their sins and their lawless acts." (Hebrews 10: 17)
"Let us hold on to grace. By it, we may serve God acceptably, with reverence and awe, for our God is a consuming fire." (Hebrews 12: 28 – 29)
The great King David commits adultery with Bathsheba, daughter of Elam and wife of Uriah the Hittite. She becomes pregnant. When King David is made aware, he arranges the death of Bathsheba's husband, writing to Jacob: "Put Uriah at the front of the fiercest fighting, then withdraw from him so that he is struck down and dies." (2 Samuel 11: 15)
Bathsheba mourns her husband, but is taken into David's house once "the time of mourning ends." She bears a son to David. "However, the Lord considers what David has done to be evil." (2 Samuel 11: 27)
God uses Nathan to prick David's conscience. Because of Nathan's words, David repents. However, Nathan informs David of the consequence of this repentance and of this sin — "The Lord has taken away your sin; you will not die. However, because you treated the Lord with such contempt in this matter, the son born to you will die." (2 Samuel 12: 13 – 14)
David pleads with God, "fasts, goes home, and spend the night lying on the ground." He does not eat for seven days. But, the baby dies after a week.
David gets off the ground, washes and anoints himself, changes his clothing and goes to worship the Lord. After, he goes home and eats. David accepts the Lord's judgment. He continues to serve his God.
"Our God is a consuming fire;" and "it is a terrifying thing to fall into the hands of the living God."


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Israel Police: 22 Suspected Pedophiles Arrested In Nationwide Raids
Police arrested 22 suspected pedophiles in raids overnight Monday across the country.
The arrests capped a three-month-long undercover operation that identified 31 suspects, police said in a statement.
The evidence indicated crimes of indecent acts and sexual harassment against children on the internet.
"We take a very serious view of any harm to minors or those who are helpless, and that includes crime in the virtual space," the statement said.
Dozens of officers raided the homes of the suspects, arrested them, confiscated their computers and cellphones, and gathered other evidence, police said.
Officers will later in the day request an extension of their detention and more arrests are expected.
According to police, the suspects, all men, were aged 24-60 and most have no criminal record.
Israel Radio reported that there was apparently no coordination or other connection between the suspects.
Police said that despite the difficulties in acting against cyber-criminals, it uses advanced technology to "bring to arrest criminal pedophiles who prey on our children online and endanger their physical and emotional welfare."


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It turns out our harbour isn't as much of a transportation hub as we thought it was.
Sure, we have lots of ferries, private yachts, sailboats and seaplanes coming and going – just no cruise ships. Actually, we'll have two visits this year from large cruise ship lines. That's down from six visits last year, and it's not enough.
It's not enough to justify owning a $24-million cruise ship terminal complete with a $4-million architecture-award-winning building. It's sort of like having a two-car garage to store a moped.
The Nanaimo Port Authority told us at this time last year that it anticipated having double-digit visits in 2014 as it worked toward its goal of 20-25 visits per year. How could those projections be so far off?
They say the industry is changing, and ships are taking a pass on optional ports of call in an era of rising marine fuel costs. Excuses, excuses – it shows a lack of foresight. We tried keeping up with the Joneses when we should have been heeding the warning signs. Nanaimo's cruise ship dock was built after we saw what was happening – or more accurately, what wasn't happening – at Campbell River's unused terminal.
Still, we cashed $17 million worth of cheques from taxpayers – $8.5 million from the federal government, $5 million from the province and $3.5 million from Island Coastal Economic Trust – and went full-steam ahead.
We don't doubt that the port authority and the Nanaimo Economic Development Corporation do what they can to attract ships here, but when they fail to do so, it's a letdown. And not just because of a lack of cruise ship traffic – part of the business plan was that cruise tourists would see our scenic seaside city and maybe come back for a longer stay. That won't happen if cruise ships aren't bringing people here.
It's looking more and more like we might have made a mistake styling ourself a cruise destination. Unfortunately, all we can do is stand on the dock and wait for our ship to come in.


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JULY 14: PROSTABLOG NZ: The UK scientist leading the research project that is about to report on folic acid risk factors and prostate cancer is Robert Clarke at Oxford University, says Otago University's Professor Murray Skeaff.
Professor Skeaff is quoted in the Otago Daily Times newspaper as saying the team led by Clarke (pictured) will soon release details of a large study that found folic acid – about to be added to most NZ bread – is not a cancer risk.
The conference where preliminary results were presented was the 7th International Conference on Homocysteine Metabolism, which Professor Skeaff attended last month.
According to the Oxford Uni website, Dr Robert Clarke joined its Clinical Trial Service Unit and Epidemiological Studies Unit in 1991.
He is an honorary consultant in Public Health Medicine, and Reader in Epidemiology and Public Health Medicine at the University of Oxford, and a Fellow of the Faculty of Public Health Medicine and a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians.
His research interests include the importance of traditional risk factors (blood pressure and cholesterol) and novel risk factors (homocysteine and genetic markers) for cardiovascular disease and for cognitive impairment through large-scale meta-analyses involving individual participant data from observational studies and trials.
In addition, he co-ordinates aspects of the PROCARDIS study of the genetics of coronary heart disease, Whitehall study of London Civil Servants and Oxford Healthy Aging Project.


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4 Months, 15 Days – still sober
What Mobi Did
Yesterday I met up with Rick, and another old drinking partner, Bill, for a natter at one of the newer Lakeside bars. Bill calls it the 'Birmingham Bar' because it is owned by some 'Brummies', but I think it's real name is Brasshouse Bar and restaurant – or something like that. It's not a bad place, but I reckon most of these bar owners must have left their brains back in their British taxis or whatever it was they used to do before they fancied themselves as bar owners.
Running a bar requires certain skills, of which, top of the list is the need to stay on the job for the entire time that your bar is open. Anything less than this is leaving yourself open to the whims and fancies of your bar staff. A close second is the need to look after your customers. It's not exactly rocket science to have the good sense to greet your customers with a smile when they arrive at your bar, especially newcomers – and then to politely thank them for their custom when they leave. Even – horror upon horror – the odd drink 'on the house' to their regulars wouldn't go amiss – and would usually produce dividends in terms of greater loyalty and almost always the customer would return the compliment so there is no loss of income.
But when was the last time I was greeted by the bar owner, or thanked when I left or heaven forbid offered a free drink? And it's not just me – these transplanted Neanderthals from the white vans and taxi cabs and of Blighty, along with the ubiquitous oilfield roustabouts, don't seem to have a clue how to run a bar and keep their customers happy and build customer loyalty.
Rick and Bill had some business to discuss, so my roving eye looked around to see if there was any female company to divert my attention. When we had arrived, we had been surprised to see a group of new young ladies all sitting at a table, but by the time the three of us were settled with our drinks the ladies had all vanished. Eventually they returned, but made no attempt to come near to where we were sitting and sat as far away from us as possible.
This is not unusual in such bars. In fact, last week I went into another bar which had about 12 ladies working there. I was the only customer and not a single girl came anywhere near me. Ok, maybe they weren't interested in this ancient wreck of a specimen, but frankly it was due to the lack of a management. They were either playing with their mobiles, reading magazines, or in a large group who were playing and gambling on dominoes. There was no sign of any management and after I finished my drink I left, unlikely ever to return. I have spoken to others, much younger and more eligible than I, and they have all confirmed the same treatment. Then these bar owners wonder why they never get any customers and eventually go out of business.
Back at the Birmingham Bar, I spotted one particular pretty young thing in an extremely short ra -ra skirt displaying a gorgeous set of pins and engaged her in conversation in Thai – all from distance of about ten meters. Eventually she got her delightful little bottom off the stool she was perched on and trip-trapped in her extraordinary high heels over to where I was sitting. So I bought her a drink – or two. It didn't take long for her to tell me that she wasn't into sex with customers and that she was looking for a farang boyfriend who would look after her and buy her a car!
It seemed odd that she would use this line as an opening gambit or maybe it was because we were speaking in Thai that she was so honest – this happens quite a lot. Or maybe it was because she saw me for what I am – a dirty old lecher. Anyhow, she was a cute little number, so I enjoyed chatting to her, making her laugh and slowly having my wicked ways with her gorgeous thighs and the dark, hidden secrets nestling under her ra-ra.
At length, we all decided to move on, and when I asked for my check-bin, I received quite shock. This open-air bar, in the wilds of Pong with a few scrawny ladies who were quite unfriendly and wouldn't let you touch them, were charging a whopping 120 baht for a lady's drink. This was insane – even the Pink Pussy Cat on Nern Plub Wan –which is teeming with top drawer girls – only charges 65 Baht, and some of the most salubrious Gentlemen's clubs in Pattaya never charge more than 100 Baht. Yet here, was this unfriendly, distinctly run-of- the-mill pub, with hardly any customers, trying to rip off the few customers that they have, by charging 120Baht for a lady's drink. Don't get me wrong – 120 Baht is not exactly going to break the bank, but it's the principle. Why should I pay 120 Baht in an inferior place when I can drive 10 minutes down the road, and virtually have an orgasm at a bar for the price of a 65 – 90 Baht drink? The mind boggles.
Anyway, we paid up and moved to the next bar just off the lake – an establishment by the name of the Barking Frog. Now, I quite like this place, even though there is no management in attendance. They have few ladies, but they are also most welcoming and there is no clique of glaring farangs who resent new customers invading their territory. The bar is small-ish but very tastefully done and it always feels very homely and comfortable. But the big plus is the food. They have a nice little snack menu and everything is cooked fresh, as you order. I can thoroughly recommend the pork pies. They are the best I have ever had in Thailand with lashings of jelly and are served with a pickled onion and beetroot. They really are delicious and I am salivating just thinking about it.
In fact right now I think I would rather have a pork pie with pickled onion and beetroot than a lovely young whore!!! After all, ladies are two a penny in paradise, but quality pork pies are much harder to find in Sin City.
Eventually, Bill had to go home to his waiting, lovely wife of some 35 years, so Rick and I decided to move on yet again. But this wasn't before we made the acquaintance of a couple of elderly Brits – just like us – who turned out to be ex cops. Furthermore, to my utter delight, one of them was also a lifelong Spurs supporter (Tottenham Hotspur, the English premiership football team for my non footy-readers).
The 'Spurs man', Ben by name, had some very amusing stories about his life as a cop and I would like to get to know him better. He seems to be a little bit removed from the usual brainless drunks that you tend to meet as such establishments. I seem to have been lucky with friendships just lately – what with Rick and now Ben – the cop. Incidentally, Ben and his friend are also part of the volunteer police force here, so that could come in handy one day.
I might write a piece on some of these farang wannabes who fancy themselves as Thai cops, in my blog soon.
Our final port of call was a short time establishment nearby, where to my utter delight, one of my more delectable flames; the 21 year old, luscious Dow was in attendance. Yet again I fell in love with her incredibly sexy thighs and her sassy little breasts with her 'oh so suck-able' nipples.
But all good things must come to an end, so with much reluctance, I finally headed off home, where my lovely Noo together with my 3 pooches were dutifully waiting.
So not much progress on my sex addiction front, I'm afraid – but there's always tomorrow.☺
Bahrain Follow-up
Since Friday's blog, here are few selected excerpts of news reports on the on-going outrages in Bahrain. First doctors, nurses and medics, then students, many of them female – as young as twelve, and now their places of worship…
…The Bahraini government has destroyed a number of mosques in continuation of its aggressive crackdown on pro-democracy protesters….
….At least 28 mosques and Shia religious institutions have been destroyed in the Gulf state since the crackdown on Shia-led protests began in Mid-March…
. "This Sunni government of Bahrain is fighting the Shia, destroying their places of worship and holy places."….
U.S. Urged to Speak Out in Aftermath of Bahrain Mosque Burnings….
Washington, DC – Human Rights First expressed concern about reports that dozens of mosques and other religious property used by the Shia majority community in Bahrain are being destroyed by the authorities in the latest crackdown against protesters….
….."Bulldozing mosques will only inflame the tensions in Bahrain, not restore stability," said Human Rights First's Brian Dooley. "The attacks on Shia places of worship have triggered protest demonstrations in other parts of the Middle East, and these incidents will exacerbate Sunni-Shia tensions throughout the region. The US government's silence on Bahrain is deafening. If the Obama Administration wants to see human rights respected throughout the Middle East, it must speak out against the destruction of places of worship and the rest of the continuing repression in Bahrain."…..
….According to Human Rights Fist, around 600 government critics have been detained in the last two months and at least four have died in police custody in April…..
….Human Rights First is gravely concerned at the latest brutal crackdown on Human Rights Defenders in Bahrain and urges National Security Advisor Tom Donilon to speak out against the abuses during his trip to the region…..
…at approximately 3 a.m. on April 9, masked police arrested Al-Khawaja, the former MENA Director at the Irish NGO Front Line Defenders and the former President of the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights, and his two sons-in-laws, The three men were severely beaten, and Al-Khawaja was beaten until he was unconscious. After the beatings, the three men were taken to an unknown destination…..
"Tom Donilon should publicly condemn the criminalization of human rights defenders in Bahrain and ask for their immediate release. If it's wrong for human rights activists to be targeted in Syria and Iran, it's wrong for them to be targeted in Bahrain," said Human Rights First's Brian Dooley.
"There can be no double standards on human rights issues," said Dooley. "Tom Donilon is a guest of the Saudi Arabian Government, a powerful ally of Bahrain's ruling authorities. He must speak out – and be seen to speak out – against the arrest of these men. They should be immediately released and all others engaged in legitimate and peaceful human rights work should be protected."….
So just what is the USA actually doing and saying?
The silence is deafening…
Recently there was a meeting of the US Congressional Human Rights panel where there was a lone Senator in attendance, Senator James McGovern. McGovern seems to be a virtual a lone voice in America who is concerned about all this. The Whitehouse was asked to send a representative to the hearing, but they declined…..
….Arbitrary arrests, unexplained disappearances, torture – just some of the testimony delivered before a Congressional Human Rights panel, chaired by Democrat Congressman, James McGovern….
…McGovern believes it's time for the US to take action against Bahrain…..
Why, I wonder is the US so reluctant to condemn to atrocities perpetrated by these barbaric Bahraini tyrants? Well apart from being a close ally of Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the Emirates (fellow despots), there is the small matter of US naval facilities.
Bahrain has also been a base for U.S. naval activity in the Persian Gulf since 1947. Bahrain and the United States signed a Defence Cooperation Agreement in October 1991 granting U.S. forces access to Bahraini facilities and ensuring the right to pre-position material for future crises. Bahrain is the headquarters of the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet. The U.S. designated Bahrain a Major Non-NATO Ally in October 2001.
Need I say more?
A personal note to big skippy: At least, in 1939, even though the craven Chamberlain signed the Munich treaty, he subsequently had the guts to declare war on Germany when they invaded Poland. Why? Because Britain could not stand by and see a fellow European state subjugated by a tyrannical, murdering invader. Britain could have left Hitler to it; there was every chance that they could have come to their own accommodations with Hitler to stop him invading Britain – but they chose not to – because it would have been the wrong thing to do. Britain then stood alone against the Nazi Axis until 1942, when isolationist America came to their aid – but only when their own interests were affected – after they suffered a nasty kick up the bum, when the Japs humiliated them at Pearl Harbour.
Fast forward to May 2011. What, in all the world that is holy, does The US administration think that the tiny, defenceless, island State of Bahrain and its neighbours would do if they flexed their military muscles and told them to resist their unspeakable acts against their own populations – or else!
They have the fucking 5th Fleet there for God's sake! What are they fucking scared of? If they are going to be a world power and protect the free world, then fucking do something! Or just get fuck out and leave the world to it and stop being the despised, universally derided hypocrites that you are. I suppose you can't expect anything different from an administration that refuses to call the 9-11 criminals Muslim Terrorists, for fear of offending the world of Islam…
The 'Darkside' of AA.
There was a guy recently, using the pseudonym trisailer, who, after reading a few pages of my blog, launched an unwarranted attack on me on Thai Visa, in a serious medical thread where I was seeking advice on my girlfriend's medical condition. It really was a most vitriolic attack, in which he accused me of causing my girlfriend's condition by my outrageous behaviour. Of course the more odious, inflammatory comments were quickly removed by Thai Visa's ever vigilant moderators, but it did leave a nasty taste in my mouth.
This was not because he had succeeded in 'getting to me'. It was because prior to this, he had been having a dialogue with me, both in open forum and via the Thai Visa personal message system, on the subject of AA and alcoholism.
Trisailer is a long-time member of AA and he was urging me to return to AA to ensure my continued sobriety. He made a multitude of pious comments in his writings to me, along the lines that AA had changed his life and that he was now a caring, compassionate, considerate human being, whose main mission in life was to help others.
Then suddenly, out of the blue, with absolutely no prompting from me, he launched into this unbelievably personal attack – initially in the medical forum, and subsequently by personal message. I politely pointed out to him his previous utterances, in which he had assured me that he was not judgemental, that he did not wish to hurt or offend anyone, that he would never embarrass anyone and so on and so forth….. He responded with yet more personal insults and copied and pasted copious passages from on-line medical dictionaries, in some kind perverse attempt to convince me that I was suffering from mental sickness. Well, I ask you folks, even if I am suffering from mental sickness, is that the correct way for any caring person to behave?
The only reason I am telling you all this is because that this particular gentleman is clearly a stalwart of AA and he carries his 'AA Badge' on his back like some kind of reforming, missionary zealot. He claims to be actively working the 12 steps, which preach love, understanding, actively helping your fellow sufferers, admitting you character defects, and so much more, yet he embarks on malicious, unprovoked attacks on a fellow sufferer, the only reason being ,as far as I can determine is because I have rejected AA as my path to sobriety. (Also, maybe, because he is jealous of the sexual adventures that I write about in my blog).
In any event, this is AA hypocrisy at its worst. They preach one thing and practise something entirely different. I once knew a long time member of AA in Pattaya who developed such a pathological hatred for a fellow member that he was seriously thinking of getting hold a gun shooting him in the head. I had no doubt whatsoever that he was serious about this. Yet the guy he hated was a decent, much loved member of the group.
This, my friends, is the dark – even black – side of AA – but I would still recommend it to anyone as a good place to start their sober journey – as imperfect as it is. But beware the likes of trisalier and his gang – they may well be 'Greeks bearing gifts'….


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Before I moved to Arizona I used to pick mushrooms. Can I pick and eat the same mushrooms here?
What is the most common poisonous mushroom in Arizona?
Are there other mushrooms which people abuse?
What should I do if I feel ill after eating mushrooms I collected myself?
Before I moved to Arizona I used to pick mushrooms. Can I pick and eat the same mushrooms here?
Unfortunately poisonous mushrooms in one geographical region often have a similar appearance to edible mushrooms in other areas. Whenever you move to a new region you need to learn which mushrooms are edible or poisonous in that area before eating any of them. Depending on the geographical region, consuming the wrong wild mushrooms can cause your liver or kidneys to fail, muscles to break down, and ultimately lead to death. In general, it is best not to forage for wild mushrooms.
What is the most common poisonous mushroom in Arizona?
Chlorophyllum molybdites, or the "Green Spored Lepiota", grows in Arizona and much of the United States, especially on grassy lawns. It looks like some edible Lepiota species, but when eaten this mushroom causes nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal discomfort in about 1 to 3 hours. It can be distinguished from some other mushrooms by the green spore print it leaves when dried.
What are "shrooms"?
Also known as "magic mushrooms", this group of mushrooms contain psilocybin and other hallucinogen-causing substances. People eat the dried mushroom or a powder made from the mushroom in an attempt to hallucinate. Other than hallucinations and other sensory perception disturbances, these mushrooms may also cause nausea, vomiting, lightheadedness, and anxiety.
Are there other mushrooms which people abuse?
Amanita muscaria, also known as Fly Agaric, is another mushroom which is often ingested for its sensory perception and sedating characteristics. These mushrooms classically have a bright red or yellow cap with white spots. The toxins in them include ibotenic acid and muscimol, and eating the mushrooms can also lead to sweating, increased salivation, nausea, vomiting, abdominal discomfort, and delirium.
What should I do if I feel ill after eating mushrooms I collected myself?
Call the Poison Control Center (1-800-222-1222) as soon as you develop any symptoms, or as soon as you believe you ate a poisonous mushroom. If you have severe discomfort, go directly to an emergency room. If you still have a sample of the mushroom, hold onto it, because it may help in determining if it was poisonous or not.Top of Page


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WIAA baseball: Antigo upsets West De Pere in state semifinal
GRAND CHUTE – It wasn't supposed to end like this for the West De Pere baseball team.
The top-ranked Phantoms entered the WIAA Division 2 state tournament as the favorite to win the second championship in program history and the first since 2008.
Instead, West De Pere's season ended in a 3-0 semifinal upset to unranked Antigo on Thursday morning at Fox Cities Stadium.
The Red Robins (20-5) advanced to their first state title game since 1970 while handing the Phantoms their first loss in 19 games.
"You just tell them how proud you are of them to get to this point," West De Pere coach Joe Rukamp said. "Something we haven't done in nine years. Unfortunately, it's the brutal game of baseball, where in a one-game thing. … Tip your hat to them. They made a couple diving plays. Their pitcher threw well today.
"Taking nothing away from Antigo, but I still feel we are the best team in this tournament. But in a one-game scenario, it is what it is. You just tell them to keep their heads up and be proud of where we are at."
West De Pere (27-3) had scored five or more runs in 12 of 13 games entering state, including putting up 24 combined runs in sectional play against defending D2 state champion Waupun and Bay Conference rival Seymour.
The Phantoms were shut out for the first time since May 2018 as Valparaiso recruit Brady Renfro was effective despite struggling to get ahead in the count in the early innings before settling down. The left-hander allowed five hits, one walk and struck out seven in a 91-pitch complete game.
His best work came in the second inning, when West De Pere first baseman Zach Ziesmer and shortstop Bennett Olson both singled to start the frame and advanced to second and third on a wild pitch.
Antigo coach Scott Farmer walked out to the mound and told his players West De Pere was going to score at that point, but to do their best to minimize the damage.
Renfro responded by striking out the next batter. And the next. And the next.
"They came off and looked at me like, 'They didn't score,'" Farmer said. "I'm like, 'That's right. You did it. You did it. You proved me wrong again.'"
The Phantoms had just two hits after the second inning. Their only other opportunity to score came in the fifth, when Josh Blount reached on an infield single and stole second with two outs. But Renfro responded with another strikeout and retired seven straight to end the game.
"In a game like this, when there is good pitching, a run here or there is such a momentum swing," Rukamp said about the second inning. "We had our opportunity right there to maybe put a run or two on the board early, and who knows the outcome from there?
"But they made the pitches, they made the plays, when they had to. Unfortunately, we did not today."
Antigo got the only run it would need on an RBI groundout from outfielder Nevin Cornelius in the bottom of the third.
It added two insurance runs in the fifth on an RBI single by Cornelius that scored leadoff hitter Eric Langseth, who had reached second after a botched rundown by the Phantoms. Renfro came home a short time later after a throwing error by the West De Pere shortstop.
The Phantoms had three errors in the game, while the Red Robins had none.
West De Pere senior lefty Connor Landgreder earned the start and allowed two earned runs and seven hits over 5⅔ innings while striking out eight.
It was a solid performance from one of the team's best pitchers, but the decision to start him and not fellow lefty Ben Hampton appeared to give Antigo even more motivation to prove it belonged.
Not because Landgreder isn't one of the best pitchers in the area — the Northern Illinois recruit entered sectionals 8-0 with a 0.47 ERA — but because Hampton is viewed by many as one of the best in the state.
He recently was named the D2 player of the year in the North Central District by the Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Association and broke the team's single-season strikeout record held by former big league pitcher Jason Berken.
Hampton entered in relief with two outs in the sixth and struck out the only batter he faced on three pitches.
"I could tell today that (West De Pere) didn't give us any respect," Farmer said. "They didn't throw their No. 1. I used that in our favor with the kids, because our motto is, 'Respect all, fear none.'
"Once they gave me the lineup, I went in and said, 'Look at that. They aren't throwing him.'"
The pitching choice might not have mattered much considering the Phantoms couldn't score runs. Rukamp wasn't second-guessing his choice.
"I felt like we had two No. 1 guys all year," he said. "We thought, you know what? We are going to go into this, we got here, let's give our senior the opportunity. Let's see what happens.
"I am 100% confident in either guy we had out there. You have got to score runs to win the game, and we didn't score."
Rukamp had his players practice at night this week leading up to the game, which was scheduled to be played at 6 p.m. Wednesday but was postponed until 8 a.m. Thursday because of rainy weather.
"We were kind of set for that night game, and then (Wednesday) kind of sitting around for five or six hours not sure if we were going to play at 11 (p.m. that night) or not," Rukamp. "But Antigo was in the same situation. So, take nothing away from them. They played a great game."