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Dodd, Lindsey (2013) La ville éventrée; or, how bombing turned the city inside out. In: The Blitz and its Legacy: Wartime Destruction to Post-war Reconstruction. Ashgate, Farnham, pp. 17-30. ISBN 9781409436980
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It looked as though Lomme had been the victim of a terrible earthquake. An indescribable chaos:
piles of rubble, in which lay more than 400 corpses, thousands of bombs having flattened 3,000
homes. Mournful streets, entirely devastated, the stump-ends of ruins breathless in the
moonlight. From the tangle of beams and metal, in a heap of bricks, slate, tiles and plaster,
peeked the pitiful remains of furniture, of pillows and mattresses disembowelled, all that
constituted the intimacy of home. The extrication of corpses, of the injured, limbs crushed or
ripped off, flesh bloodied, sadly coughing their last gasps, provoked the most heartrending
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SOUNDTRACK: JOHN PRINE-Tiny Desk Concert #717 (March 12, 2018).
For all of the legendary status of John Prine, I don't really know that much about him. I also think I don't really know much of his music. I didn't know any of the four songs he played here.
I enjoyed all four songs. The melodies were great, the lyrics were thoughtful and his voice, although wizened, convey the sentiments perfectly.
The blurb sums up things really well
An American treasure came to the Tiny Desk and even premiered a new song. John Prine is a truly legendary songwriter. For more than 45 years the 71-year-old artist has written some of the most powerful lyrics in the American music canon, including "Sam Stone," "Angel From Montgomery," "Hello In There" and countless others.
John Prine's new songs are equally powerful and he opens this Tiny Desk concert with "Caravan of Fools," a track he wrote with Pat McLaughlin and Dan Auerbach. Prine adds a disclaimer to the song saying, "any likeness to the current administration is purely accidental."
I thought the song was great (albeit short) with these pointed lyrics:
The dark and distant drumming
The pounding of the hooves
The silence of everything that moves
Late in night you see them
Decked out in shiny jewels
The coming of the caravan of fools
That song, and his second tune, the sweet tearjerker "Summer's End," are from John Prine's first album of new songs in 13 years, The Tree of Forgiveness.
He introduces this song by saying that. This one is a pretty song. It might drive you to tears. He wrote this with Pat McLaughlin. We usually write on Tuesdays in Nashville because that's the day they serve meatloaf. I love meatloaf. We try to write a song before they serve the meatloaf. And then eat it and record it.
For this Tiny Desk Concert John Prine also reaches back to his great "kiss-off" song from 1991 ["an old song from the 90s (whoo)… a song from the school of kiss off 101"] called "All the Best," and then plays "Souvenirs," a song intended for his debut full-length but released the following year on his 1972 album Diamonds in the Rough. It's just one of the many sentimental ballads Prine has gifted us.
He says he wrote it in 1968…when he was about 3.
Over the years, his voice has become gruffer and deeper, due in part to his battle with squamous cell cancer on the right side of his neck, all of which makes this song about memories slipping by feel all the more powerful and sad.
"Broken hearts and dirty windows
Make life difficult to see
That's why last night and this mornin'
Always look the same to me
I hate reading old love letters
For they always bring me tears
I can't forgive the way they rob me
Of my sweetheart's souvenirs"
The musicians include John Prine, Jason Wilber, David Jacques and Kenneth Blevins.
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I wasn't even aware of this book when my brother-in-law Ben sent it to me with a comment about how much he enjoyed the Nickelback essay.
Because I had been reading Grantland and a few other sources, I have actually read a number of these pieces already, but most of them were far off enough that I enjoyed reading them again.
This book is primarily a look at popular culture. But narrowly defined by sports and music (and some movies). I have never read any of Klosterman's fiction, but I love his entertainment essays. (more…)

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Unfold game? tonight? by grrraham, 19 May 2014 19:16
or no go for the may long weekend
I can't make it tonight.
Next week! Hopefully.
I didn't know you guys were up for it, so I made other plans.
I should be good for next Monday the 26th, if you guys are in.
Sorry peoples, I cannot make it.
Nor I tonight.
I am good for next Monday though.
Cool, next Monday should work for me.
Today is still good for me, I'll show up with some D&D to run.
I'll be there for 6p.
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Russia has censured the United States and the Persian Gulf Arab countries for engaging in "destructive" activities, including military moves, against Iran, saying such an approach only exacerbates the problems.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told Sputnik news agency on Wednesday that the pressure campaign, which has seen the US build up its military presence in the Middle East region, could provoke clashes.
Washington's Arab allies in the Persian Gulf region have supported President Donald Trump's bellicose Iran policy, especially his decision to withdraw the US from an international nuclear deal last year.
A year after exiting the 2015 deal, the US announced a highly provocative plan to dispatch military reinforcements to the Middle East, including an aircraft carrier strike group and a bomber task force, citing an alleged, unspecified Iranian threat.
The military deployment — which reportedly took place with the green light of Saudi Arabia and other Persian Gulf Arab regimes — sparked global concerns that the US may be planning to wage war on Iran.
Riyabkov further said the policies adopted by Washington and its Persian Gulf Arab allies toward Iran regarding its oil exports and the 2015 nuclear deal — officially named the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) — are "irresponsible."
As part of its sanctions on Iran, the US — backed by oil-rich Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates — has been attempting to cut Iran's oil exports to "zero" by preventing Tehran's customers from buying Iranian crude.
Ryabkov also noted that Moscow was seeking political and diplomatic solutions to the Persian Gulf problems.
He referred to a recent offer by Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to sign non-aggression agreements with the Persian Gulf states, saying the proposal had already been put forward by Russia.
Elsewhere, Riyabkov said the prospect of the JCPOA is bleak if the remaining signatories to the agreement fail to provide a mechanism meant to compensate Iran in the face of US sanctions.
Such a mechanism, under which Iran can sell an acceptable level of its oil, would increase the chance to save the nuclear accord, he added.
Ryabkov also hailed Iran's compliance with the JCPOA, stressing that Tehran had decided to scale back some of its commitments if the current situation continues unchanged.
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Ann Inc., reporting strong results in a tough, promotional retail climate, said earnings per share rose 21 percent to $0.76 in the second quarter ended Aug. 3, compared with $0.63 in the second quarter of 2012.
Net income reached $35.6 million in the quarter, an increase of 16 percent versus the $30.7 million in the year-ago quarter.
Comparable sales increased 2.8 percent. At Ann Taylor, comparable sales increased 3.1 percent; Loft rose 2.5 percent.
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Total net sales for the quarter rose to $638.2 million, compared to $594.9 million in last year's quarter.
"Ann Inc. delivered record earnings per share for the second quarter of 2013, which included a double-digit increase in net income and stronger sales versus the year-ago period," said Kay Krill, chairman and chief executive officer. "I am especially pleased to report that both Ann Taylor and Loft achieved positive comparable sales and strong profitability in a highly challenging and competitive environment. In fact, the Ann Taylor brand generated its fifth consecutive quarter of positive comps. At Loft, performance was significantly stronger than first quarter with a positive comp on top of last year's mid-single-digit comp growth.
"Looking ahead, both brands are well-positioned to drive top-line growth and strong profitability in the second half of the year."
The company projects third quarter total sales to be $655 million, reflecting a comp increase in the mid-single digits. For all of 2013, the company sees total sales reaching $2.5 billion, reflecting a mid-single digit comp gain.


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Six separators used to separate cream from milk during milking."Crown" - image 1.Diablo No. 112 - image 2.Alfa-Laval Colibri - image 3.Alfa-Laval Daisy - image 4.Alfa-Laval N.2. - image 5.Domo N213 200 Lit. - image 6.From the internet 1 December 2008: The on-farm separatorThe first cream separator was invented in 1877 by the Swedish engineer Gustaf de Laval. It enabled farmers to separate their own milk and sell the cream to dairy factories, rather than taking milk to a skimming station to be separated. The major advantage was that only about 10% of the volume of milk had to be transported to the factory. However, the change from skimming stations to on-farm separation was slow. As road transport improved, cream could be collected more regularly, and more milk was separated on farms. By 1918, 24,700 farms (71%) supplied cream to dairy factories. In the 1930s and 1940s a cream truck called at each farm every one or two days to collect cream cans and return empty ones. Cream cans were a fixture until 1951, when factories once again required whole milk, and the first large tanker collections began.Milk fat and proteinWhen farmers separated the milk and sent cream to the local dairy factory, they were paid for the fat content, as this was the main ingredient in butter. However, it was later realised that the skim milk they were feeding to their pigs was high in protein. Today, skim milk is processed into a range of products and is more valuable to the farmer than milk fat.Milking by handOwning more than three or four cows turned farming families into full-time dairy workers. It was time-consuming to care for cows and calves, do the milking, separate out the cream and drive it to the factory. The laborious business of hand milking created the demand for mechanical help.The first machinesThe first milking machines were built in Europe in the 1890s, and a Scottish model was trialled in Mangere, South Auckland, in 1893. Vacuum and pulsation was applied through four teat cups (called a cluster) attached to the cow's udder. The milk was collected in buckets and emptied into vats. Later, these systems were connected up by small engines and electricity to a central machine. Milk flowed along pipes to a vat that delivered milk to the cream separator. When whole milk began to be collected, the milk was cooled in a heat exchanger then poured into cooling vats. Once initial problems cleaning these machines had been overcome, they proved much more efficient than hand milking. They kept the milk enclosed and safe from contamination. Mechanical milking was the main reason for the increase in cow numbers and herd sizes from the beginning of the 20th century.Hugh Stringleman and Frank Scrimgeour. 'Dairying and dairy products', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 20-Nov-2008. URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/TheSettledLandscape/AnimalFarming/DairyingAndDairyProducts/en © Crown Copyright 2005 - 2008 | Disclaimer | ISBN 978-0-478-18451-8Ministry for Culture and Heritage / Te Manatu Taonga
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ROSEVILLE, Calif. – A elderly Northern California couple cannot stay in their home after their son barricaded himself inside Tuesday during a 10-hour standoff with police.
During the standoff, police used a number of tactics -- including tear gas -- to get 44-year-old Bronson Kelly out of the house. The tear gas lingers in the air, the windows are busted and there is a massive hole in the ceiling.
"I come home to this, my house totally destroyed. Totally," homeowner Ida Kelly said. "It's just terrible. I'm 70, he's 80 and now we have to deal with all this."
Bronson is on probation for a weapons violation, police said. When officers came to the home to check on him Tuesday, investigators say he locked the doors and refused to come out.
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"We knew he had access to assault rifles, ballistic vests and helmets, explosive devices. So on and so forth," Roseville police spokesman Rob Baquera said.
Police eventually took him into custody at the cost of Ida's house. Because of the damage and tear gas, the home is not habitable for the time being.
The Kellys have been sleeping in their car outside.
"My homeowner's policy is $2,500. We live on social security," Ida said. "I haven't got that."
The police department does not cover the damages, but the Kellys have the right to file a civil claim against the city for these costs.
Ida admits that her son made a mistake, but she doesn't think she should have to pay for the consequences.
"I don't understand why they had to do this," she said.
Baquera says the police department was just doing its job.
"The police department has a role and that role is to keep the residents and community safe," he said. "That's what we were hoping to come of this situation."
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Over 120 teachers participated in the seminars that introduced fun ways to teach logical thinking, problem solving, and the basics of computer coding. Using tutorials from Code.org, teachers learned to breakdown the complex skills of computer coding and use dynamic activities to incorporate coding into their lessons.
"Computer coding sounds scary to many people," said Manos, "but it's in almost everything we do. It's how we communicate, learn, and play. Now, we want to take it to the next level by teaching how computers work and the strategy behind it all."
Moving beyond how to use computers to how computers work has become a priority in Nova Scotian schools. Recently, the provincial government announced it is working on a strategy to incorporate computer coding into next year's curriculum.
This year, the Nova Scotia Game Developer Association (NSGDA) has also make teaching code a priority. Its members, including Vesuvius Media, have volunteered to host the Hour of Code during Computer Science Week - December 7 to 13 in classrooms across the province.
"It's very exciting. Last year, we contacted an elementary school on our own and hosted several Hours of Code. We even started an after school Code Club," said Manos. "Now, with the province and the NSGDA on board, we can really make an impact on the students in Nova Scotia."
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Local author crosses item off bucket list by writing first book
MARBLEHEAD - For retired Danbury resident Andrew Scislowski, having his first book published means crossing off an item from his bucket list.
Scislowski, who has spent his last 15 years enjoying retirement, prior to that worked for 45 years in a factory as an engineer and has lived in Danbury for the past 32.
"I dearly love the area and the people," Scislowski said.
But it was while in his 30s to motivate himself to keep working hard, Scislowski said he made a bucket list of things he wanted to do when he retired and among the top of that list was writing a book.
"I'm an avid reader and so many times when I was done reading a terrible book I would say to myself, 'I can write a book better than that,'" he said.
With the release of his novel, "The Tokala and the Devil," Scislowski made the thought a reality, though it was not a quick nor easy process.
Scislowski describes his novel as a fiction thriller.
"In a nutshell, my book is a story between good and evil," he said. "It's a tale of a disgruntled old Indian shaman, a beautiful 19-year-old Broadway dancer and a worn out Army captain who battle Lucifer's personal henchman, who have mighty and unearthly powers, while the fate of the world truly hangs in the balance."
Last week, Scislowski became the first author to host a book signing at the Marblehead Peninsula Branch Library.
"I'm honored beyond words," he said. "I'm amazed at how many avid book lovers there are at our small library and I'm proud to say that I'm one of them."
"Libraries today are about a lot of different things, but at the core of the library is always information and at the core of that is always a book," said Jennifer Buch, branch manager. "For us, it's also about the community."
Scislowski said his dream has been to find an agent and have his book sold around the world by a major publisher. But he noted that there are over a billion and a half books in the world today.
"My book and I are small fish in a very, very large ocean," he said.
Eventually, Scislowski self-published his book, but his search for an agent continues.
"To date, I've sent out about 650 query letters, but to no avail," he said. "But I have a plan to hopefully get noticed."
Scislowski had 35 pre-release copies of his book printed, which he gave to family and friends, primarily to see if the book was any good and worth the cost and effort of finishing it.
"I read it and I enjoyed it," Buch said. "It's well written and the story is very interesting."
Scislowski offered tips for other aspiring new authors, which were to work hard, persevere and, most importantly, edit.
"It took me about two years to write my book, but it took me 10 years to polish it," Scislowski said. "I'm an old man, a factory worker who has never had any formal writing instruction and yet I wrote a book."
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In addition to the to the prohibition from the AKS, some states also prohibit routine waivers of commercial payer co-payments and deductibles. It is also highly likely that contracts with commercial payers would stipulate that a provider is obligated to collect copay and deductible amounts from their members. If this requirement is ignored, it would be a breach of contract and can lead to termination by the payer. Furthermore, some payers have claimed (and have won) that the waiver of the collection of the co-pay/deductible is insurance fraud since the provider is misrepresenting its actual charge.
A provider may forgive the co-payment/deductible amount in consideration of a particular patient's financial hardship. This hardship exception may not be used routinely, however. The current federal poverty guidelines and financial information from the patient are often used for hardship determination. We highly recommend having a policy in place to ensure consistent, non-discriminatory, and well-documented processes.
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'American Idol' Contestant Maddie Poppe Will Blow You Away With Her Singing Voice
When Maddie Poppe walked onto the American Idol stage to perform The Bangles' "Walk Like an Egyptian," she was all smiles. Her hair was up in two antennae-like buns, and her matching gold outfit felt like a nod to the glam '80s that The Bangles were so famous for. But fans may want to know more about this fun contestant who plays acoustic guitar and has a killer voice. Who is Maddie Poppe from American Idol?
Per her bio on the American Idol website, Poppe is 20 years old and from Clarksville, Iowa. Before she competed on the ABC competition show, she performed at local events, like the Bremer County Fair in her home state, according to the singer's Instagram. She already has an album called Songs from the Basement, which she wrote, recorded, and produced, per her website. The album was released in 2016 and is available on iTunes and Spotify.
Her occupation in her official Idol bio is listed as student, and according to The Messenger, a local Iowa paper, Poppe began attending Iowa Central Community College in 2016 to study graphic design before transferring to Hawkeye Community College a year later for digital mass media. She is, per the article, currently taking a hiatus from school to compete on American Idol.
However, singing has always been her passion. "It's really the only thing that I have really been good at," she told The Messenger. "I really don't want to pursue anything else or do anything else. I don't think I could ever stop doing it or walk away." In fact, per the same interview, Poppe's dad was the one who started it all. "When we were a lot younger, my dad had us sing Christmas songs, and he would make it into a CD and send it to our grandparents," she said. "I did a lot of singing around the house. My dad has always been in bands growing up, so I would get up and play with him occasionally."
However, before Poppe got onto American Idol, she was briefly on The Voice, per an interview with Waverly Newspapers, another Iowa paper, but she didn't get very far. "I think every musician has to be told no before something really big happens for them," Poppe said. "I really think I needed to go through that experience because … it tested my determination [and] my perseverance."
But she hasn't let those bumps in the road get her down. In the same Waverly Newspapers interview, she is described as "a self-described couch potato" who "devours episodes of The Office on Netflix until 3 a.m." Indeed, she has posted Instagrams about The Office several times, showing she has a goofy sense of humor. Not to mention that her fun outfits show off her unique, creative side.
Poppe also seems to get along well with her competitors, her Twitter feed filled with retweets from American Idol contestants like Catie Turner and Caleb Lee Hutchinson, as well as interactions with the three judges: Lionel Richie, Katy Perry, and Luke Bryan.
Luckily, Poppe has been consistently knocking it out of the park with her performances, which have included a duet with Colbie Caillat and a rendition of the folk song "Brand New Key" that prompted the songwriter herself to tweet, "Glad they liked my song. I wrote it in 1971. Last Sundaynight it lived again! Maddie Poppe did me proud."
Poppe told Waverly Newspapers that she's been watching American Idol since she was seven years old. "It just seemed right to audition for this because it's something I kind of grew up on," she said. And audiences are so glad she did. In her audition for the show, Lionel Richie told Poppe that she had "that storyteller voice," and her easygoing stance as she performs and effortless range proves that.
Poppe's presence on the show can be described by Luke Bryan's response to Poppe's cover of "Brand New Key." "I don't know that song," he said, "but, like, I wanted to go skipping down a beach."
Will she go skipping to the finale? Fans will have to keep tuning in to find out.
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If you visit or browse (yoursite.com/browse.php) your members page (people) you will notice that when you hover your mouse over a member for approximately 3 seconds a little window will open with more details and options. By default Dolphin 7 is configured and set for this to happen after 3 seconds has gone by. Keep in mind you may see slight delay so the numbers or time is not always exact or perfect. Part of that can be attributed to what is happening on your server. It is usually fairly close though.
If you would like to increase or decrease the time before this box or window is displayed you can easily change this in your Dolphin 7 Administration panel.
Simply login to your admin panel and navigate to:
-Advanced Settings
Then, open or expand the Profiles section and find:
Timeout before displaying profile info(in seconds):
As you can see in the screen shot it is set for 3 seconds by default. If you want it to open up sooner you can set it to 1 (1 second). If you don't want it to open or display at all you can increase the setting to a large number such as 600 or maybe 6000 seconds. With a very high setting the chances of someone leaving the page open and their mouse hovered over a member for that amount of time is extremely unlikely.
Be sure to save the changes, and just to make sure the changes update and are applied you might consider clearing your Dolphin 7 cache.
At the time this tutorial was posted the current Dolphin version is:
Dolphin 7.0.9
This particular feature has been available in all Dolphin 7 versions.


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Oregon Business Development Department Awarded $614,000 Recovery Act Grant for Contaminated Land Clean Up and Local Job Creation
Release Date: 08/05/2009
Contact Information: Brooks Stanfield 206-553-4423, email@example.com Mark MacIntyre, 206-553-7302, firstname.lastname@example.com
(Portland, OR – August 5, 2009) EPA has selected the Oregon Business Development Department to receive $614,000 in Recovery Act funding to help protect human health and the environment. The money will provide loans and subgrants to help carry out cleanup activities, redevelopment projects, and create jobs for people living near contaminated sites known as "brownfields." This grant, funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, will help turn rundown eyesores into revitalized, productive properties in Oregon.
"By protecting the environment and boosting the local economy, Brownfields programs help people where they live," said Michelle Pirzadeh, acting EPA Regional Administrator in Seattle. "These revolving loan grants are often just the help our local partners need to sustain their programs in tough economic times."
The Oregon Business Development Department will receive supplemental funding to provide loans and subgrants to support cleanup activities at as many as five shovel-ready projects identified by the Department that are contaminated with hazardous substances and petroleum. Revolving loan funds are generally used to provide low or no interest loans for brownfields cleanups.
Brownfields are sites where expansion, redevelopment, or reuse may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant. In 2002, the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act (Brownfields Law) was passed. The Brownfields law expanded the definition of what is considered a brownfield, so communities may now focus on mine-scarred lands or sites contaminated by petroleum or the manufacture and distribution of illegal drugs.
The Brownfields Program encourages redevelopment of America's estimated 450,000 abandoned and contaminated waste sites. Since the beginning of the Brownfields Program, revolving loan fund grant recipients have executed 146 loans and awarded 41 subgrants to support brownfields cleanup totaling more than $76.8 million. The loan funds have leveraged more than $1.8 billion in public and private cleanup and redevelopment investment and enabled the leveraging of 3,285 jobs in cleanup, construction and redevelopment.
President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 on February 17, 2009, and has directed that the Recovery Act be implemented with unprecedented transparency and accountability. To that end, the American people can see how every dollar is being invested at Recovery.gov.
To learn more information about Brownfields activities in Region 10, please visit: https://yosemite.epa.gov/R10/CLEANUP.NSF/sites/bf
More information on brownfields cleanup revolving loan fund pilots and grants and other EPA Brownfields activities under the Recovery Act: https://www.epa.gov/brownfields/eparecovery/index.htm
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Benoit is a Folk singer-songwriter hailing from the Basin, Victoria Australia. The music of Benoit is melodic and reflective, with soulful lyrics.
"His lyrical imagery encapsulates the brokenness of humankind, but also the beauty of creation" - Phil Sheppard (Ol' Shep)
In relating to the human condition and the issues of the day, Benoit seeks to present another narrative, one full of beauty, love and life.
"To hear folk music that is very much of the 60's era but is well and truly sitting in the 2000's needs talent to undertake and that is no easy task...Folk music is ever evolving but needs to remain within its given genre and Benoit manages this very adeptly" - Tony Bates (3MDR)
Offering a uniquely modern Australian sound rooted within the folk traditions of the 60's era, Benoit provokes his audience to consider another perspective and think deeply about the everyday things of life.
Benoit's debut album, Blue Bird, was released on the 29th of November 2019.


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Spirollight Repurposed Lighting
A geometric chandelier inspired by venn diagrams and mandalas. With a raw urban aesthetic, this is upcycled lighting at its best. Made from everyday materials, Spirollight is created by cutting and interlocking recycled cardboard cylinders from a pre conceived pattern. This unusual decorative construction follows Ilsa's fascination with mathematical compositions and life cycles.
Having been an avid "Spirograph" user as a child with a genuine concern for issues of sustainability throughout her career, Ilsa collaborated with graduate Andrew Luft to craft this Chakra formation. Sanskrit for "wheel or turning", the resulting outcome denotes "enlightenment" and a sacred geometry of endless rotation, perfectly apt to reflect its origin.
An experimental project with a focus on raising questions around sustainability, the Spirollight was first shown at the Museum of Science and Industry, Mini Maker Faire in Manchester, a gathering of enthusiastic makers, hacking, playing exploring and making in various materials, using a plethora of new technologies and a wealth of ingenuity. At the show, there were plenty of activities for family members to get involved with, soldering, stitching, and lots, lots more.
For us, there was great interest in the Spirollight and its construction, people were surprised and humoured at the choice of materials and enthused by the idea that they could create it themselves. The interest in this project spread cross continent as the idea was tested and exhibited at the Gothenburg Museum of Art (Kunstmuseum).


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Italy Legal Focus
The Proposal attempts to create a robust regulatory framework which will aim at ensuring a greater level of safety of medical devices, enhanced transparency and traceability, reinforcement of the role of notified bodies and of national authorities, and ultimately an improved confidence in EU regulations which greatly suffered after the PIP breast implant scandal. Here are some of the changes that have a direct impact on active implantable devices.
REVISED DEFINITIONS. Partially revised definitions of what constitutes an active implantable device have been introduced in order to clarify the application of the Proposal to items that may have previously been regarded as falling within grey areas:
- active devices are devices the operation of which depends on a source of power, which includes stand-alone software (which must be state of the art and take into account the principles of development life cycle, risk management, verification and validation);
- implantable devices now also include any device intended to replace an epithelial surface or the surface of the eye, as well as any device intended to be partially introduced into the human body by clinical intervention and intended to remain in place after the procedure for at least 30 days.
CLINICAL INVESTIGATIONS. Stricter rules are foreseen for clinical investigations on the device to be carried out under the responsibility of a sponsor (who can be the manufacturer or another legal or natural person taking responsibility for the clinical investigation) and in the framework of a clinical investigation plan. Such clinical data will have to demonstrate compliance with the general safety and performance requirements. Further, clinical investigations are subject to a unified electronic system, which will in part be accessible to the public, designed to facilitate exchange of information on investigations and events (a unified electronic system is also foreseen for registration, identification and traceability of devices, vigilance and market surveillance, and economic operators) . Clinical investigations must be performed unless it is duly justified to rely on existing clinical data alone, but reliance on existing clinical data is less acceptable than before: the Proposal now expressly indicates that a demonstration of equivalence with another device shall generally not be considered as sufficient justification to rely on existing data. This may address on of the concerns voiced by the FDA, which maintained that the EU system allowed devices to be placed on the market on the mere basis of laboratory testing, literature review and small clinical trials.
APPROPRIATE EXPERTISE IN THE ASSESSMENT OF AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE. The Proposal confirms the system of conformity assessment by notified bodies (rather than switching to the US-recipe of centralized pre-market approval), but emphasizes the need of actual, competent and continuous pre-market and post-market controls. The Proposal, in fact, mandates that, where subcontractors or external experts are used in the context of the conformity assessment, in particular regarding novel, invasive and implantable medical devices or technologies, the notified body shall have adequate own competence in each product area for which it is designated to lead the conformity assessment, to verify the appropriateness and validity of expert opinions and make the decision on the certification. Additionally, the notified body must establish procedures for assessing and monitoring the competence of all subcontractors and external experts used.
RATIONALIZATION OF INFORMATION ON THE DEVICE. In order to increase transparency, effectiveness and availability of documentation regarding a device, certain rules of the Proposal aim at rationalizing records to be kept on active implantable devices and avoiding that controls of competent authorities drown in a sea of paper:
- SUMMARY OF SAFETY AND CLINICAL PERFORMANCE. The manufacturer is under a duty to draw up a summary of safety and clinical performance, which must be written in a way that is clear to the intended user. The draft of this summary shall be part of the documentation to be submitted to the notified body involved in the conformity assessment and shall be validated by that body. This document, which will have to be more concise and clear than a user manual, will surely have consequences on product liability on active implantable devices.
- SUMMARY OF TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION. The manufacturer must be able to provide, upon request by a competent authority, a summary technical documentation (STED) and grant access to the full technical documentation upon request.
- 15-YEAR PERIOD FOR KEEPING RECORDS. Manufacturers (or authorized representatives) must keep the technical documentation, the EU declaration of conformity and, if applicable, a copy of the relevant certificate including any supplement available to the competent authorities for a period of at least 15 years after the last device has been placed on the market.
IMPLANT CARD. The manufacturer of an implantable device shall provide together with the device an implant card, which must be written in a way that is readily understood by a lay person and must be made available to the particular patient who has been implanted with the device. The card has to include: (a) information allowing identification of the device, including the Unique Device Identification; (b) warnings, precautions or measures to be taken by the patient or a healthcare professional with regard to reciprocal interference with reasonably foreseeable external influences or environmental conditions; (c) information about the expected lifetime of the device and any necessary follow-up. Many manufacturers (e.g., in the field of pace makers) have already adopted this type of communication for many years and our guess is that they may welcome clear rules for information to patients, which institutionalize their direct contact with them. No doubt, however, that providing information regarding the expected lifetime of a device will be difficult to convey in simple lay-person terms and will have critical consequences on product liability suits.
The content of this article is intended to provide a general guide to the subject matter. Specialist advice should be sought about your specific circumstances.


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No Alcohol For Under 18 Year Old Persons
Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis
May 30, 2011 (CUOPM)
A month after passing legislation making it a criminal offence for persons under the age of 18 years to be admitted to nightclubs and other adult entertainment spots, the National Assembly will on Thursday this week, amend the Liquor Licences Act.
Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas seeks legislative support making it illegal for children under the age of 18 years to be sold liquor.
"In relation to children under the age of 18 years, the licensee, shall where he or she is in doubt as to the age of the person or is of the opinion that the person appears to be under the age of 18 years, require that person to show a valid form of picture identification to verify the age of the person," the Liquor Licences (Amendment) Bill, 2011 proposes.
It proposes the imposition of a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars for a first offence and a fine of five thousand dollars and the revocation of the license issued for a subsequent offense.
The legal form of identification will include a valid and not expired passport, driver's license, national identification card or social security card.


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Greater Coat of Arms of the Russian Empire 1882-1917 (mass replacement)[labot pirmkodu]
On these two pages, published a letter from the Chief Heraldry Master of Russia. It is dated 2006. http://www.rus-deco.com/vp/JS-Lib/CustomerSites/Common/view_larger.htm?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rus-deco.com%2F510_500_csupload_20087015.jpg%3Fu%3D553230982
- At the present moment is initiated his replacement to this picture without a single mistake and the author's portrayal: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Greater_Coat_of_Arms_of_the_Russian_Empire_1700x1767_pix_Igor_Barbe_2006.jpg Earlier, the authors insisted on the presence of yellow in the figure dies with his name. For VIKI author has made an exception. However, the file with a yellow bg can remain - it has more resolution. References to it are optional for connoisseurs. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Greater_coat_of_arms_of_the_Russian_empire_IGOR_BARBE_1500x1650jpg.jpg All files are located here: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Greater_Coat_of_Arms_of_the_Russian_Empire
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Errors are very much ... The work was conducted 1.5 years. Important task of work - fixing bugs and improving the drawing. Let's start ... 1. How many roses in the arms of Finland (official Blason)? Should be eight, but in the old figure of seven. 2. Where directed Halberd in the arms of Yaroslavl? (Must be directed upward, and at the old figure, it is directed downward). ........... 30. What color is the lining of the Astrakhan crown? (should be green, and figure on the old lining is red.)
Thank you!
In any case, thank you for your sincere attention to matters of heraldry. Read more references to a letter from the Chief Heraldry Master of Russia.
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A very important question was raised on kottke.org last week –
Let's say you're a new father and a movie fan. When your child is of an appropriate age to start watching movies, in which order will you show him/her the six Star Wars movies? By original release date (Star Wars, Empire, Jedi, Phantom Menace, Clones, Sith) or according to the intra-movie chronology (Phantom Menace, Clones, Sith, Star Wars, Empire, Jedi)?
In the comments section, Jeffrey Veen gave what was arguably the best answer:
Actually, I guess I do have a preference for order: Show him Episodes 4 and 5 together and let him know that "They find Han – he was ok." Leave it at that. Let him experience the later disappointments as we did – all grown up.


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UPDATE: Richard Clarke, head of counterterrorism at the National Security Council under Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, responded to the video along with Republican attacks on Obama for his plans to close Guantanamo Bay.
"This video and the recent Republican attacks on Guantanamo are more desperate attempts from a demoralized party to politicize national security and the safety of the American people. But what is more disturbing is their brazen use of imagery and the memory of 9/11 to score political points. Thousands of Americans tragically died that day, and for the GOP to think it can win elections by denigrating their memory is disgraceful.
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House Republicans want to know: Do you feel safer?
In a remarkable video just released by House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) and ranking intelligence committee member Pete Hoekstra (R-Mich.), images of Obama "bowing" to Saudi officials and shaking hands with Hugo Chavez are interspersed with footage of the Pentagon exploding and terrorists doing bad things. All of it is back-dropped by frightening music.
"What is the overarching strategy?" Boehner asked when questioned about the video. "I'm trying to push the administration to describe what their overarching strategy is."
Ryan Grim is the author of the forthcoming book This Is Your Country On Drugs: The Secret History of Getting High in America


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Kraft introduces top draft pick, stays mum on "Deflategate"
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Robert Kraft spent 80 seconds Wednesday making his first public remarks since saying eight days earlier he wouldn't appeal the Patriots' punishment for using underinflated footballs.
Not one of those seconds was devoted to the scandal.
At a ceremony introducing New England's first-round draft choice, the team's owner stood on a platform in the middle of the field where Tom Brady played with those footballs. Those ceremonies have been an annual tradition since Kraft's first year with the team in 1994.
"It's our privilege of introducing to you all our 22nd first-rounder," Kraft told reporters.
With defensive tackle Malcom Brown of Texas standing between Kraft and club president Jonathan Kraft, the three posed while holding up a No. 1 jersey. Then the Krafts turned away and walked off the field, as they usually do after opening such events, and left Brown to answer questions.
Brown spoke repeatedly about working hard. There were two questions related to Brady and the scandal which led to the quarterback's suspension for the first four games of the 2015 season, pending an appeal that already has been filed.
Asked if he received advice about dealing with the media since the Wells Report commissioned by the NFL was issued May 6 and the NFL punished the Patriots and Brady on May 11, Brown said, "I really haven't been focusing toward that. ... I'm just here to work."
Asked if Brady talked with Brown about his remark on draft night that he would be the best draft choice in Patriots history, he said his new teammates haven't ribbed him about that.
"I actually just walked up to Tom and shook his hand and we just went to our workout," Brown said.
Kraft said on May 19 he wanted to end the "dialogue and rhetoric" and would not oppose the $1 million fine and loss of two draft choices the NFL penalized the team for its role in using underinflated footballs in the AFC championship game.
Brown's formal introduction came one day after defensive end Willie McGinest, the first player drafted by the team under Kraft's ownership, was selected for the Patriots Hall of Fame.
"I think back to 21 years ago with Willie McGinest," said Kraft, who turns 74 on June 5. "It got me thinking. I hope I'm around 21 years from now and having the same privilege of introducing you, Malcom" as a team Hall of Famer.
Brown is part of a youth movement at defensive tackle, where the Patriots drafted Dominique Easley out of Florida with the 29th pick in the first round last year. Brown was taken with the 32nd.
On March 10, the Patriots let 11-year veteran Vince Wilfork become a free agent. Six days later, the five-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle signed with the Houston Texans.
"I haven't thought about replacing anyone," Brown said. "I'm just here to work."
He's met his teammates and worked with them on the field.
"Everybody's contributing to me learning," Brown said, "everybody on defense — linebackers, safeties."
Being married with two children gives him extra motivation because he has to support them.
"Family is a real important thing to me because I believe families should stick together," he said
Now he's part of a family with stars such as Brady and tight end Rob Gronkowski. He said he wasn't awe-struck when he met them.
"I can't be a good teammate if I'm focused on this and that," Brown said. "I just go ahead to work and use their work ethics to help mine."
He is impressed with the Krafts.
"It's just great being around those guys. They sign your paycheck, so it's fun," Brown said. "It's nice to have someone like that, not just stuck up in an office and won't talk to you. They're guys who will just sit there and talk to you."
Except when the talk is about deflated footballs.
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Render to Caesar--and to God!
A Roman denarius from the time of Christ
"Therefore give back to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's" (Matthew 22:21).
No one likes paying taxes.
We'll start there because that's where the Pharisees and the Herodians started. It helps to know that these two groups didn't like each other, but they both wanted Jesus dead. Because most Jews hated the Romans and hated paying the taxes the Romans imposed, the Pharisees and Herodians came up with a question for Jesus that was meant to trap him.
Here's the question: "Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar?" It's tricky because if Jesus says no, he wins popular approval, but the Herodians will report him to Rome as a revolutionary, bringing swift reprisal from the army. If he says yes, he satisfies Rome but loses face with the masses who hated their Roman overlords.
Jesus doesn't directly answer the question. Instead, he asks his questioners for a coin. They gave him a Roman denarius (pictured above) with the image of Emperor Tiberius on the front with the inscription, "Tiberius, Caesar Augustus, Son of the Divine Augustus." On the reverse was "Pontif Maxim," meaning "High Priest" of the ancient Roman religions. Besides being a monetary unit, it also promoted idolatry because it deified the Roman emperor.
Since Rome issued the coin with the emperor's image, it meant that the emperor "owned" that money. The same is true today. An American $5 bill has a portrait of Abraham Lincoln, meaning it is legal tender issued by the government. I happen to have a handful of bills in my wallet right now. None of them have my picture. If I tried to pass off bills with my image as real money, I would soon be arrested for counterfeiting.
Jesus' answer has two parts:
1. Give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar. Jesus seems to be saying, "Look at the coin. Caesar's image means the coins belong to him. Give him what he demands," which means "Pay your taxes."
2. Give to God what belongs to God. We can understand this properly by asking, "Whose image do we bear?" Just as the Roman denarius was stamped with the image of Caesar, we have been stamped with the image of God. He made us, he owns us, and we owe our life to him.
There is a deeper sense in which Jesus is saying, "You need to decide what matters most. If Caesar wants money, give him money, but Caesar is not God. Pay your taxes, but do not forget your higher allegiance."
The Lord wants to make sure that we "give to God what belongs to God." He's not just talking about money. We owe the Lord everything. We must not hold back on him.
The familiar hymn Take My Life and Let It Be shows us the true application. In successive verses, the song says:
Take my Life.
Take my Hands.
Take my voice.
Take my silver and my gold.
Take my will.
And then finally,
Take my love; my Lord, I pour
at thy feet its treasure store.
Take myself, and I will be
ever, only, all for thee,
3ver, only, all for thee.
If we follow that progression, we will always end up in the right place. We will take all that we have and give it gladly to the Lord, and we will be "ever, only, all for thee."
No wonder they were amazed and could not answer him (v. 22). His words hit too close to home.
Will you today give to God what belongs to him?
My Lord, when I am tempted to hold back, may I remember that you never held back but gave yourself for me. Please help me live ever, only, all for you. Amen.
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That's so sweet. I wonder what they're playing?
Aww, I think I just melted. :) That's so cute.
This picture made me tear up a bit. Taylor's such a good dad to that kid!
i would like this pianist too:-D
taylor is a kick ass pianist.
haha i said pianist….
Thats a truely awesome photo! It's easy to see he's a proud father..
Aw. They both are really cute. :D
luv ya, Tater!
aww i love you guys too!
nice to let people see that tattood men can be good dads
I taught them both…hehe :)I'm just kidding, Aden's so cute I knew he was bound to get publicity
the best
That is SO cute :)
aww, a baby.
musicions at work! love you taylor.
Awww that's adorable!
i love you guys.
it´s cutie,but don´t allow your little kid to have a tatoo please!
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I recently had the pleasure of reading Andrew David Barker's new book Dead Leaves. Dead Leaves is a novella and is Barker's second book. Barker's critically acclaimed debut, The Electric, sold out as a limited edition hardback and is currently available in paperback.
Dead Leaves is set in Barker's hometown of Derby, England during Britain's era of the video nasty in the 1980s. During this era, police rounded up and destroyed suspected video nasty tapes deemed harmful and morally reprehensible. The goal was to "save" the children of the UK from the gruesome images and violence depicted in these films. Mary Whitehouse, an English social activist, led this moral campaign to rid the UK of such works.
Barker's Dead Leaves chronicles the adventures of three friends in search of a VHS copy of The Evil Dead, perhaps the most infamous film on the video nasties list. These three friends, Scott, Paul and Mark have recently finished school. Scott and Paul are on the dole, with no real desire to begin working in the factories or warehouses of Derby. Mark, a year older than Scott and Paul, has secured employment and frequently cohabitates with his girlfriend, Lindsay.
Scott and Paul pass the time watching horror movies. Scott, in particular, is inspired by these films and wants to become a filmmaker. Scott's father is very much part of the working class in Derby and, along with his mother, is pushing Scott to apply at one of the local warehouses. Scott doesn't want to end up like his father. He doesn't want to just get a job, get married and have kids, only to be doomed in a dead-end job and paying the bills that comes along with that existence.
There are some fun moments in Dead Leaves all horror fans will appreciate. Scott and Paul are fans of Cronenberg and there is an interesting discussion about Lynn Lowry's physical attributes in Shivers and her background in soft-core porn. Black Christmas, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Dawn of The Dead and Halloween are some of the other films referenced. Scott's main escape from his dreary life is horror films. He dreams of becoming a horror filmmaker. Scott sums up his passion for these films with this passage:
"Naïve this may have been, but at seventeen, this was how I thought. In fact, I felt consumed by the idea. It centred me, and it felt good. Some days my ambition would wane – usually because I'd become bogged down by the pressure of the entire world insisting I get a shit job – and I would find myself feeling lost and depressed. But then I'd throw on a Romero film, or a John Carpenter, and I would be fixed again."
Dead Leaves also has many references to the music of the day. Culture Club's "Karma Chameleon", David Bowie's "China Girl" and Billy Joel's "Uptown Girl" are pop songs playing in the background while these young men peruse the local video store, Ray's Video Emporium. However, it is Iron Maiden's "The Trooper" that is preferred by the trio, deeming the song "an all-time classic". It seems befitting that this song, with its memorable main riff and galloping rhythm, inspired by Tennyson's "Charge of the Light Brigade", would be this trio's anthem. It is at Ray's Video Emporium that Scott and Paul experience a police raid whereby many of the movies they love and enjoy are confiscated.
There is a wonderful passage in Dead Leaves in which Scott perfectly sums up why The Evil Dead is so important to him and other budding, young filmmakers. Even though he has not yet seen The Evil Dead, Scott has read the Fangoria and Starburst articles about the film and knows the story of how a young group of friends ventured from Michigan to Tennessee in November of 1979 to film a horror movie on their own terms. Part of that passage is as follows:
"I'd always thought of films as being made by established veterans who'd gotten into the business either through heritage and/or by their proximity to Hollywood. Movies were something other people got to make, not kids from the back of beyond. The idea that these guys went out to a cabin in Tennessee and came back with the most original and ferocious horror film in years blew my tiny little mind. It was punk rock.
It was the seed that sowed my future."
In conclusion, Dead Leaves is a coming of age story about three horror fans that is written for fans of the genre. This novella is about reconciling one's reckless teen years with impending adulthood and all of its responsibilities. Along the way, we get a glimpse of how Derby was in October of 1983. We see our main characters get involved in pub fights, police raids, video piracy, vandalism and even betraying one another. The search for a VHS copy of The Evil Dead certainly drives the plot, but the reader is really getting an understanding of what it is like to come of age during the Thatcher years, while Mary Whitehouse's firestorm of moral panic and censorship plays out.
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You are aware of the risks of smoking such as cancer, heart disease, chest complaints and strokes but it has now been shown to have an adverse affect on your hair.
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Photographer: Julius Shulman - Limited Edition, The Portfolio - Series 9, Foto 9
Subject: Arango House (Casa Marbrisa)
Location: Acapulco, Mexico
Architect: John Lautner
Job: 4955-A
March 14, 1973
Assignment: Los Angeles Times
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The John Lautner' Marbrisa House in Acapulco is the ultimate of mid century modern architecture.
Casa Marbrisa was Built for Mexican supermarket magnate Jeronimo Arango in 1973 the house encompasses 25,000 square feet. Located on a hilltop, the house offers incredible views of Acapulco Bay and the beaches.
Silver Gelatin print (llifordMGD 44M' "Pearl"), Limited Edition. Shulman's studio stamp, date and assignment number on verso.
Unframed. (60 cm x 75.5 cm) 23.6" x 29.7". Released in 1999.
Signature stamped and dated on recto by Julius Shulman at his Hollywood Hills Studio.
Image is in excellent Condition. Condition Report: Any condition statement is given as an opinion and the condition statement does not imply that this photograph is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfection or the effects of aging.
This Julius Shulman image came from Shulman's Hollywood Hills studio.
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Tonga, Fiji, Samoa and Georgia are competing in the Pacific Nations Cup.
Rather unusually, it seems that this is not a complete round robin (although we are open to corrections!), and Georgia will play their third match against Japan instead, with Fiji taking on Tonga, but neither of these is part of the PNC.
Japan also welcome Italy, in what could be an intriguing two match series ahead of the World Cup next year.
USA play old rivals Russia and Canada either side of their match against Scotland.
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This could be a well matched series. Italy have more pedigree than Japan, but Japan have improved a lot in recent years, and Italy have been … well … very Italy. With the World Cup on the horizon, the Japanese will be looking to establish some solid home support with two good wins to set themselves up for what will likely be their crucial group qualification match against Tier 1 Scotland, in the same group.
Japan beat Italy for the first time in 2014, when Italy last visited Tokyo. It will be interesting to see if they can repeat this feat, especially since they are now ranked above the Italians, and would be expected to on home soil. Indeed, our predictor gives them a three to four point advantage.
Japan's last match was that drawn match against France away in Paris, undoubtedly the highlight of their year. If they can draw on that form, Italy may be in for a tough series indeed.
Historically the Pacific Nations Cup is a tournament aimed at developing the Pacific rim sides in the second tier of the rugby nations: Fiji, Japan, Samoa and Tonga, with other sides being often being invited to compete. Japan have dropped out recently, and this year Georgia are the invitational side [Romania were invited, but pulled out].
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Jace Childs netted a hat trick to lead the Twin City Steel over the Breezy Point North Stars, 7-2.
Childs got on the scoresheet 17:38 into the first period. He then added goals at 4:38 into the second and at 11:54 into the second.
Breezy Point\'s power play was ineffective against Twin City\'s penalty kill, which allowed one goal while shorthanded.
The Steel forced the North Stars\' goalies to work in net, firing 47 shots and forcing 40 saves. Joey Bergquist made 34 stops and Matt Memolo made six. Twin City surpassed its usual scoring output this season. The Steel average 3.8 goals per game. The defensemen of Twin City were also effective in Breezy Point\'s zone, and came away with two goals.
Twin City also got points from Mathias Ahman, who also racked up one goal and one assist and Chase Myers-Beck, who also registered one goal and three assists. Others who scored for Twin City included Maxim Karpikov and Zach Randell, who scored one goal each. In addition, Twin City received assists from Tyler Lodin, who had three and Evan Anderson, Tanner Duffney, Calvin Miska, and Zach Denny, who contributed one a piece.
Breezy Point also had goals scored by Scott Schroeder and Joe Laskero, who each put in one. More assists for Breezy Point came via Crosby Steen and Benji Smieja, who each chipped in one.
Denny recorded 15 saves for the Steel. Twin City incurred 14 minutes in penalty time with seven minors. The North Stars incurred eight minutes in penalty time with four minors.


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Bruce Duncan. Pope Francis: economic system is failing millions.Jul 24, 2014
A blog in the Economist accused Pope Francis of following the founder of the Soviet Union, Vladimir Lenin, in adopting an "ultra-radical line" on capitalism. The blog, "Francis, capitalism and war: the Pope's divisions", was reacting to the Pope's interview on 9 June in the Spanish journal, La Vanguardia, in which he linked an earlier form of capitalism with imperialism as the main causes of the First World War.
In response the Pope said "the Communists have stolen the flag. The flag of the poor is Christian… The poor are at the centre of the gospel." He pointed to the Beatitudes, and Matthew's Last Judgment scene when God will judge us on how we treated the hungry, naked, the prisoners (in interview with the Italian daily paper, Il Messaggero, 30 June). "The communists say that all this is communist". Yet Christians said this 20 centuries earlier. Francis said one could reply to the communists: "you are Christians" in your concern for the poor.
Pope Francis's views are arousing controversy, since many people seem unaware how strongly Catholic social thinking is opposed to the neoliberal policies of the free-marketeers. In the La Vanguardia interview, Francis was distressed that in some countries unemployment levels exceed 50 percent of workers. He had been told that 75 million young Europeans under 25 years of age were unemployed. "That is an atrocity, discarding an entire generation to maintain an economic system" that was collapsing, and that depends on the armament industry to survive. He supported the possibilities of globalisation, but deplored the discarding of the young and the elderly. It was "incomprehensible" that so many people in the world are still hungry. He said "the world economic system is not good", and "we have put money at the centre, the god of money".
Others disputed the Pope's critique of inequality. In the UK Telegraph (17 June), Allison Heath contested the views of Francis for his attack on economic inequalities and the "new tyranny" of the "absolute autonomy of markets". "Francis's wholesale condemnation of inequality is thus tantamount to a complete rejection of contemporary economic systems. It is not a call for reform… but a radical denunciation." She rejected Francis's criticism of "trickle-down economics" as a caricature of free-market arguments. Instead, she regarded capitalism as "the greatest alleviator of poverty and liberator of people ever discovered."
Farrell's suggestion is for Francis to support Bill Gates's "Giving Pledge" for the super rich to give away half their fortunes in their lifetimes. So far 122 of the super rich have agreed to do so. But, alas, this would do nothing to challenge the causes of the perverse distribution of wealth in most capitalist economies.
As Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Bergoglio experienced the trauma of Argentina going into the biggest financial default in history in 2002, owing nearly $100 billion, much of it lost by mismanagement and war under earlier military regimes. The percentage of the population plunged into poverty rose to 50 percent, compared with seven percent in the 1970s. Millions lost their savings, a quarter of workers lost their jobs, and a quarter of the entire population was left destitute and hungry. While most of the debt was restructured, so-called "vulture funds" bought up some of the debt for a pittance and demanded that Argentina pay $1.33 billion, making a return of 1000 percent to these 1.6% of original bondholders. Despite a German court striking out similar "vulture fund" claims in 2013, astonishingly the US Supreme Court in June 2014 ordered the full debt be paid. Francis is speaking against the background of such predatory forms of capitalism.
Francis and economic inequality
On 28 April the Pope tweeted that "Inequality is the root of social evil", quoting from his exhortation, The Joy of the Gospel, #202. The message quickly drew 10,000 retweets, some critical. The director of the Acton Institute, Joe Carter, tweeted: "Seriously, though, what was up with that tweet by @pontifex? Has he traded the writings of Peter and Paul for Piketty?" Thomas Piketty's massive tome, Capital in the Twenty-first Century, had recently appeared arguing that the capitalist economy was inherently geared to greatly increasing inequality.
Francis considers extreme "unbridled consumerism combined with inequality" outrageous, and he fears that resentment by impoverished populations will fuel revolutions, as it has in the past.
Francis is not arguing for absolute equality, as some of his critics have claimed. The Catholic Church has never called for absolute equality, but it has argued for a just distribution of goods and services that ensure everyone the possibility of a reasonable life and standard of living. Perhaps "social equity" is a better translation for what the Pope has in mind, but this implies more than the notion of equality of opportunity, since outcomes matter as well.
While sharply critical of the neoliberal views that exacerbated the global financial crisis, Francis strongly supports economic policies that promote material and social uplift more equitably. Speaking in Rome on 16 June, Francis said:
"It is increasingly intolerable that financial markets are shaping the destiny of peoples rather than serving their needs, or that the few derive immense wealth from financial speculation while the many are deeply burdened by the consequences."
These issues are likely to figure prominently in the forthcoming document on the environment that Francis's team of advisers have been preparing.
Bruce Duncan is Director of the Yarra Institute for Religion and Social Policy. This article was first published in The Conversation