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Hart, Harry "Bud"
"Mr. Bud's coming! Mr. Bud's coming! Mr. Bud's coming to read to us!"
For two decades, that has been the chant of countless children at ALIVE! who, literally, hang on every word that Harry "Bud" Hart reads to them.
"They run up to him and hang on his legs so he cannot move more than a couple of inches with each step," said Mike Oliver, who also volunteers for ALIVE! and nominated Hart to be a 2012 Living Legend of Alexandria.
ALIVE! (Alexandrians Involved Ecumenically) is a non-profit organization of volunteers from more than 40 local religious congregations and the community working to help those in need in Alexandria.
"I really enjoy being around kids. That's more fun than anything else I can do," says Hart, an attorney and the founding partner in the Alexandria law firm Hart, Calley, Gibbs, & Karp, P.C., which specializes in zoning and land use law. "Reading is important. I'm having a lot of fun. I don't know what I would do if they told me I couldn't do it anymore," Hart says.
"He's a guy who could be making billable hours" says Oliver. "He's a well-connected lawyer who's in demand." Instead, he sets aside time every week to read to children. "Is it the reading? No. It's the attention he pays to the kids every Thursday," Oliver says. "He's very dependable. He's reliable. It's the act of making those kids special. It is a visit by an outsider who is saying, 'You are pretty important to us.'"
Ken Naser, the executive director of ALIVE! says, "You can set your clock by him arriving every Thursday afternoon. The kids squeal with delight," he says. Hart also is the pro-bono lawyer for ALIVE and one of its major fundraisers.
In 1982, the Childhood Development Center of ALIVE! needed repairs to an old school bus they used to transport low-income children to its programs. ALIVE! held a walkathon to raise funds. Now in its 31st year, Hart's walking is sponsored by the Alexandria Kiwanis and he has raised thousands of dollars. The walkathon begins at ALIVE!'s Childhood Development Center at 2723 King Street. Participants walk down to Market Square in Old Town and back. This year's walkathon is scheduled for May 6.
Hart was born in Chicago, raised in Milwaukee and moved to the City of Alexandria, where he served in the City Attorney's office from 1964-1968. While in that office, he was appointed to the board of the Northern Virginia Juvenile Detention Center, where he served for about 25 years including nearly a decade as chairman.
During that time he spearheaded the building of a new, state-of-the-art facility. Naser and Hart both graduated from Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa. "In terms of how to live a life, he is one of our proudest alums. He's got very big shoes. There's no slowing him down," Naser says.
Hopkins House in Alexandria also benefits from Bud Hart's commitment to community where he reads to children on Wednesday afternoons. Hopkins House is a non-profit organization that has facilities in Old Town Alexandria and the Route One Corridor in Fairfax County that provide educational programs to children, youth and their families regardless of income, to help them achieve their full intellectual, economic and social potential. Glenn Hopkins, president of Hopkins House has known Hart for more than two decades.
Hart has been a trustee of Hopkins House since 1984 and was chairman of the board from 1999 to 2008, a time when Hopkins House developed a strategic plan to re-focus its efforts and resources and built a new facility on the Route One Corridor. Hart is especially concerned about reaching out to at-risk youth and keeping them in programs that can help them succeed. "What we're doing with kids, we need to do more," Hart says.
Hart is an extraordinary person, humanitarian and father, Glenn Hopkins says, and has attracted other prominent business leaders to the board of Hopkins House through his example. "He blesses the community with his involvement and it's not something he announces," Hopkins says. "That's the magic he shares with all of us. If there are angels among us, he's one of them."
Clearly, reading to children is just one small part of what makes Hart worthy of being named a 2012 Living Legend of Alexandria but Hart is humble about his contributions.
"I can't take credit for any of this," he says. "It's a gift."
As a land-use lawyer, Hart says he has gotten particular satisfaction from the "bricks and mortar" projects that he was able to help bring to fruition, including the new Juvenile Detention Center, the new Hopkins House building and a new facility for Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church of which he is an active member. "When you chop wood, it's important to see the pile—to know that you made a difference," Hart says.
In addition to ALIVE! and Hopkins House, Hart also has been actively involved with the Community Services Board and the Alexandria Kiwanis Club. Hart also credits Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church and his involvement with the Christian Family Movement for his passion to give back to the community. The watchwords to "observe, judge and act" are ones he applies to his volunteer activities.
Despite his success in the worlds of law and philanthropy, Hart clearly holds his family first and foremost. "The most important accomplishment of my life was getting Connie to marry me," Hart says, referring to his wife of 49 years. He met Connie while a student at Georgetown Law School and they married in 1963. He is the very proud father of five "terrific" children: Anne Marie, Michael, Joe, Elizabeth and Mary Catherine, and 12 grandchildren. Elizabeth is the manager of his law office in Old Town and Mary Catherine is a partner in the law firm.
Hart says to benefit from a good work, "Don't tell anybody and don't get caught!" He says that humility is not thinking little of yourself, it is thinking of yourself little, and he credits Connie with being better at that than anybody he knows. She is very "other-centered," Hart says. "It's important to do something that will live longer than you do," he says. "It's important to absolutely insist on enjoying life and that requires centering on other people."
Hart says he recommends that people not take credit for God's generosity and he says that to have a perfect day, "Do something for someone who cannot repay you."
"This is all a gift. If you've got a gift, spread it around," he says.
Credit: Carol Cooke
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In September 2017, Downing-managed VCTs invested £1.75 million in Destiny Pharma as part of a £15.3 million funding round. The capital will primarily be used to progress the development of Destiny Pharma's 'XF-73' drug, which has shown a capability of killing bacteria rapidly and before it can develop any resistance.
On 4 September 2017, Destiny Pharma floated on the Alternative Investment Market, where it raised more than £10 million.
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Intel programming tools edge forward
Oracle will use Intel's compilers--one of several steps Intel is taking to improve the software's utility.
Stephen Shankland
May 7, 2003 11:55 AM PDT
Database giant Oracle has chosen Intel to supply crucial programming tools called compilers for creating software that runs on servers using Intel processors. The move is one of several steps Intel is taking to improve the software's utility.
Oracle will use the compilers for versions of its software that run on the Windows and Linux operating systems using Intel 32-bit processors such as Xeon and 64-bit processors from the Itanium line, Intel said Wednesday.
Compilers translate higher-level software written by humans in languages such as C into instructions that a computer can understand. The quality of a compiler has a direct bearing on how fast compiled software runs, particularly on the Itanium family of chips.
Oracle's decision goes against the grain of most Linux programming today, which uses the open-source GCC compiler. On Windows, Microsoft's Visual Studio tools are very popular, though the software can accept Intel's compiler as a plug-in.
In addition, Intel said its new compiler, version 7.1, can create software optimized for its new Pentium M processor. The Pentium M, a chip with low power-consumption features and a part of Intel's Centrino products for wireless laptops, has differences from both the older Pentium III and the current Pentium 4 families.
Intel's C++ compiler costs $399 for Windows or Linux; the Windows and Linux compilers for the Fortran language costs $499 and $699, respectively.
Compilers are used to build not just higher-level software such as databases, but also to build foundational packages such as the operating system. But for the heart of Linux, called the kernel, it's been difficult to compile software using anything other than GCC.
Intel has been working to make its own compilers more compatible with GCC so that it can respond to customers' desires to build the Linux kernel with the Intel compilers.
"Building the Linux kernel with the Intel C++ Compiler is an ongoing project at Intel. The goal is to improve GCC source compatibility and to find opportunities to improve kernel performance," Intel said in a paper on its Web site.
Version 7.0 of Intel's compiler has been used to build Linux kernels, but only with special modifications to the kernel, the paper said. Intel hopes to eliminate those modifications by modifying its compiler and by working with the Linux programming community to change some features of the kernel. For example, Intel programmers have submitted kernel patches to permit use of the Intel compiler.
Discuss: Intel programming tools edge forward

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OK my Raidmax Cobra is begging for some mods, so far I have though about removing the rear fan grils for better exhaust air flow and painting the mobo tray, to match whatever color the outside becomes, if it changes.
I am in need of suggestions for mods that are cheap, and easy to do and of coarse look good.
Here is the paint that covers the entire case, minus the window of coarse.
I'll post some pictures of the finished cuts when I get home.
Got any pics. I`m ready to see what you have done. I`m going to build my next comp and I like that case.
Here is the front, I plan on painting the rest of it when I have the time and money, I will update the pics later because much of the hardware has changed since the pics were taken.
Wow, there are 4 fan intakes available at the front!? That must be very loud!


so can you be my friend?
Ok, I'll be your friend.
i have a body, but no arms, legs or head. i am normally in shops, and i always buy something. i have a master. who am i?
kidzsearch you have failed to respond to me several times, I want my complaints to be recognized.
What do you do when one of your friend's dad or mom passes away?
I feel like I am disrestpecting all the teachers but I am not! I am a REALLY GOOD PERSON!
How can I invite a friend in kidznet?
KidzSearch, I want you to put something on KidzBook.
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Sudan Archives : Athena
Listening to Sudan Archives debut album Athena you feel as if you've discovered something new, something unique. The Ohio-raised violinist/songwriter mixes her influences and inspirations into something quite gorgeous and one-of-a-kind. Her EDM/Soul/R&B/glitch music combines bits of Solange, Oneohtrix Point Never, Andrew Bird, and something not quite of this earth to make a startling, dark, and gorgeous record.
When I first heard Sudan Archives I wasn't sure I was equipped to put my thoughts into words. There's a sophistication and depth here that my dolt brain may not be able to pull up the right vernacular for. But I want people to hear this record. Production is top notch; crisp, tight, and visceral, and very tangible. Brittany Parks, aka Sudan Archives, has a ethereal voice. Despite how unique and strong the arrangements are you never lose sight of her voice. It's front and center. But yes, these arrangements are amazing. The violin acts as a narrator to the musical narratives. It's the center of attention, even when you don't notice it at first. Athena, much like its namesake, is a fully-formed warrior ready to sleigh anything that comes in its way.
Songs like "Did You Know", "Iceland Moss", "Limitless" are playful and carry like a wind over green hills and blue skies. Parks' love of Irish folk music comes through in tracks like these, leaving the darker bits of EDM for later. "Confessions" is lush and slow-moving that works into a bit of a playful song, with strings taking the spotlight. "There is a place that I call home/But it's not where I am welcome/And if I saw all the angels/Why is my presence so painful?" Sudan sings over lilting strings and a trap beat. It's a stunning track.
Elsewhere "Black Vivaldi Sonata" moves along on a stuttering hip hop beat and subtle electronics as Sudan sings in a sultry, smokey voice. Glitchy noise comes in and out ala OPN and FKA Twigs. "Coming Up" is built around an answering machine message left for a friend by an ex-boyfriend that doesn't know what "we're done" means. It's dark and mesmerizing. "Pelicans in the Summer" has a seductive rhythm and 70s-style electric piano and comes across like classic Sly Stone, but from some far-off futuristic world. Sudan Archives locks into Sly's grooves a lot here, and it shows the most on this excellent album closer.
Sudan Archives' Athena is an end of the year surprise, filled with sultry grooves both futuristic and classic in spirit.
Tags: athena, edm, r&b, soul, stones throw, sudan archivesCategories: Music Reviews, new music
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Very curious, JH. I'm gonna go explore…
Hope you find something to dig.
Was listening to this earlier. I dig very much.
Excellent. I'm really digging it as well.
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Karnataka – The Storm (CD)
Originally released in 2001, The Storm was Karnataka's second album recorded during 2000 in Swansea. A much more mature work than their debut, the band have welded their Celtic roots within a melodic rock setting, with ethereal guitar work, and with haunting atmospheric vocals. Reference points could be All About Eve, Marillion, Iona, Mike Oldfield, The Cranberries and Clannad.
Their reputation as an outstanding live band and an extensive touring schedule garnered rave reviews, culminating in them receiving Classic Rock Society's Gig Of The Year award for 2001 and Rachel Jones receiving Best Female Vocalist for both 2000 and 2001.
They toured with Porcupine Tree in the spring of 2001 and released their superb live DVD In Concert at the end of the year.
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Gabby Barrett Soaks In The Success of "I Hope"
At the end of her American Idol audition when Katy Perry said "Be your own hero" — Gabby Barrett took it to heart and did exactly that. Since then Gabby has been a rising star in country music, and 2020 has been her best year yet. During the course of a normal year, she would…… MORE
Gabby Barrett Makes History with "I Hope"
Gabby Barrett struck gold in 2020! Her mega-smash hit "I Hope" has made history as it is now the longest running number-1 song on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. She has reigned on top for 20-weeks, and is the first solo female to accomplish this feat. Learning of the record-breaking accomplishment, Gabby shared, "Wow,…… MORE
Gabby Barrett Reaches Billboard Chart Milestone as "I Hope" Spends 20th Week at No. 1
Gabby Barrett's "I Hope" is No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart (streaming, sales and airplay-based) for the 20th week, which is the longest run by a solo female artist in the history of the chart. "I Hope" surpassed Maren Morris' "The Bones," which reigned for 19 weeks atop the chart. The longest…… MORE
Gabby Barrett Talks About The Year Santa Didn't Let Her Down
Gabby Barrett is ending 2020 with a few awards on her mantle, like CMT Breakthrough Video of the Year, and being named to some year-end lists, like Billboard's Top New Country Artist, along with making their 21 Under 2 list. Plus she's on Variety's 2020 Power of Young Hollywood, and Forbes' 30 Under 30 in Music lists. All those might…… MORE
Gabby Barrett Makes a Big Impact In 2020 with "I Hope"
Gabby Barrett has had a record year when it comes to her career, and is finishing it on many Year-End lists, including being named Billboard's Top New Country Artist for 2020. Her number-one hit "I Hope" has also been named the top country song for the entire year, as it lands at number-one on the Hot Country Songs,…… MORE
Billboard's Top 100 Artists of 2020 Include Luke Combs, Morgan Wallen, Kane Brown, Maren Morris & More
Billboard revealed its all-genre Top 100 Artists of 2020—and the country music industry is represented with more than a dozen artists/acts. Luke Combs (No. 13), Morgan Wallen (No. 24), Kane Brown (No. 31), Maren Morris (No. 34) and Gabby Barret (No. 43) tallied Top 50 rankings. The list ranks the best-performing overall acts of the…… MORE
Watch Gabby Barrett Perform "The First Noel" at "CMA Country Christmas"
Thomas Rhett and wife Lauren Akins co-hosted the 11th annual CMA Country Christmas TV special on ABC on Nov. 30. This year's lineup featured Thomas Rhett, Dan + Shay, Gabby Barrett, Lady A, Tim McGraw, Florida Georgia Line, Kelsea Ballerini, Little Big Town, and Darius Rucker with Lindsey Stirling. Gabby Barrett performed traditional Christmas carol "The…… MORE
Ingrid Andress & Gabby Barrett Named to Forbes' Annual "30 Under 30" Music List
Forbes released its annual 30 Under 30 Music list, a group of musical go-getters that includes singers, songwriters, managers and entrepreneurs who are revolutionizing the biz—all under the age of 30. The cross-genre list included a talented tandem of 20-somethings from the country music world: Ingrid Andress, 29, and Gabby Barrett, 20. To select the…… MORE
Gabby Barrett Says Husband-Inspired Single "The Good Ones" Is About Finding a Keeper
Gabby Barrett followed up her No. 1 debut single, "I Hope," with the release of "The Good Ones," which is currently No. 27 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart. Penned by Gabby, Zach Kale, Emily Landis and Jim McCormick, "The Good Ones" is featured on Gabby's debut album, Goldmine. Gabby co-penned the new single about…… MORE
Everything You Need to Know About the 11th Annual "CMA Country Christmas" TV Special
Here's everything you need to know about the 11th annual CMA Country Christmas TV special. Date: Nov. 30 Time: 8-10 p.m. CT Television Station: ABC Hosts: Thomas Rhett & Lauren Akins Location: Recorded in September without an audience Performers: Thomas Rhett, Dan + Shay, Gabby Barrett, Lady A, Tim McGraw, Florida Georgia Line, Kelsea Ballerini, Little…… MORE
Gabby Barrett Approaches Chart Milestone as "I Hope" Spends 17th Week at No. 1
Gabby Barrett's "I Hope" is No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart (streaming, sales and airplay-based) for the 17th week, which is the second-longest run by a solo female artist in the history of the chart. Only Maren Morris' "The Bones" enjoyed a longer reign with 19 weeks atop the chart. The longest…… MORE
Lineup & Set List Revealed for "CMA Country Christmas" TV Special on Nov. 30
Thomas Rhett and wife Lauren Akins will co-host the 11th annual CMA Country Christmas TV special. The show, which was recorded in September without an audience, will air on ABC on Nov. 30 at 8 p.m. CT. This year's lineup features Thomas Rhett, Dan + Shay, Gabby Barrett, Lady A, Tim McGraw, Florida Georgia Line,…… MORE
"CMA Country Christmas" Lineup to Feature Darius Rucker, Kelsea Ballerini, Lady A & More
Thomas Rhett and Lauren Akins will host the 11th Annual CMA Country Christmas holiday special, airing on ABC, Monday November 30. Thomas and his wife Lauren will be joined by Dan + Shay, Gabby Barrett, Lady A, Tim McGraw, Florida Georgia Line, Kelsea Ballerini, Little Big Town, and Darius Rucker with Lindsey Stirling. This CMA Country…… MORE
Gabby Barrett's "I Hope" Tops the Billboard Hot Country Songs Chart for 15th Week
Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Ashley McBryde, Luke Combs & More Share Their Favorite Halloween Memories
Halloween is right around the corner on Oct. 31, and it seems like everyone has a great story about the holiday, so we caught up with Luke Bryan, Gabby Barrett, Brett Eldredge, Ashley McBryde, Luke Combs, Eric Church and more to share their spooktacular tales. Luke Bryan: Favorite Costume "Me and [wife] Caroline did one…… MORE
Gabby Barrett Tops the Billboard Hot Country Songs Chart for 14th Week With "I Hope"
Listen to Gabby Barrett's Stunning New Rendition of "The First Noel"
Gabby Barrett is giving her fans a reason to rejoice this holiday season with the release of a stunning new rendition of "The First Noel." The traditional Christmas carol serves as a standalone release from Gabby, who is having a breakout year despite the ongoing pandemic. "I'm so happy to release my first Christmas song…… MORE
Lucky 13: Gabby Barrett's "I Hope" Is No. 1 on the Hot Country Songs Chart for 13th Week
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Gabby Barrett's "I Hope" Rules the Hot Country Songs Chart for 12th Week
Gabby Barrett's "I Hope" Is No. 1 for the 11th Week on Hot Country Songs Chart
Garth Brooks – One of the 5 Honorees for Kennedy Center Honors 2021
Congrats to Garth Brooks — he's been named as one of the honorees for the 43rd Kennedy Center Honors. Along with Garth, the lifetime achievements of Debbie Allen, Joan Baez, Midori and Dick Van Dyke will be celebrated. When he learned of the honor, Garth shared, "I'm humble. I'm proud. I'm all the good things."
The Kennedy Center Honors will air June 6 at 9 p.m. ET on CBS.
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Step back in time in to one of the oldest thoroughbred stud farms operating in the country. Very little has changed since its beginnings in 1888, and the great charm and character is still captured in its historic traditional buildings. Complementing this is a modern approach that utilises the best veterinary and nutritional services available.
Surrounding the stud buildings, the land is divided into spacious post and rail paddocks, together with fine mature trees. Over the years the stud has produced numerous classic and group winners, making it one of the most successful nurseries for raising bloodstock in the country.
We are located in St Albans, Hertfordshire, 50 miles south of Newmarket and 27 miles north of central London. We are in an ideal location for walking in mares to Newmarket during the stud season.
We offer a bespoke service to owners of thoroughbred bloodstock, providing experience and knowledge of the thoroughbred industry.
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Everything Is Awesomer Because LEGO Movie 2 Might Feature The Doctor
LEGO Dimensions already lets players team the Doctor with, for example, Batman or Gandalf but the mashup of the Doctor Who universe and the LEGO world is about to become even more intertwined: word is that the Doctor is up for a role in the sequel to 2014's super successful LEGO Movie.
With a follow-up due out in 2018, director Rob Schrab is just in the early stages of planning the movie—not that it's stopped him from discussing one pretty huge bit of casting news in interviews. Schrab was a guest on Dan Harmon's podcast Harmontown earlier this week when the host asked him how the sequel was shaping up. Schrab immediately launched into a yarn concerning Will Ferrell stranded in the woods with a flat tire followed by a screed on the right way to pluralize LEGO, completely burying the big news: that he's in talks with the BBC.
"For real, I'm talking to the BBC on Thursday", he told Harmon. About what though? "Oh I don't know…" Schrab said, suddenly coy. "There's a certain character that the BBC owns, and they're asking would it be possible if—"
At this point, the point where any Doctor Who fan worthy of watching the show would jump in and ask "DOCTOR WHO?!?" Harmon does just that, getting a response that sounds kind of like
"Mmmmrmmm" from Schrab.
But Harmon pushes on: "You only do fancy eyebrow lifting if there's a Doctor Who character."
"I don't know what you're talking about", Schrab maintained. "That's a crazy leak that you just leaked. He just told us the first 26 pages of the movie!" joked Harmon and his co-host.
"Yeah, do you know how sued I'm gonna get?" Schrab countered. We hope he has a good lawyer and everything—but we really hope he's got something awesome in mind for the Doctor.
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Statement from Police Chief on Missing Toddlers
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"Words don't come from a vacuum"
Alexander Wang Calls Sex Assault Allegations 'Baseless and Grotesquely False'
"After days of staying silent amid multiple accusations of sexual misconduct, fashion designer Alexander Wang has released a statement, denying all the allegations made against him.
"Over the last few days, I have been on the receiving end of baseless and grotesquely false accusations," Wang said. "These claims have been wrongfully amplified by social media accounts infamous for posting defamatory material from undisclosed and/or anonymous sources with zero evidence or any fact checking whatsoever. Seeing these lies about me being perpetuated as truths has been infuriating. I have never engaged in the atrocious behavior described and would never conduct myself in the manner that's been alleged. I intend to get to the bottom of this and hold accountable whoever is responsible for originating these claims and viciously spreading them online."
I wish you all a happy New Year!
Dig up? :(
Hey Jude said...
Orrin West apparently had a fractured lower leg, of which the Police Chief was unaware until informed by a reporter.
Difficult to imagine in what circumstances you might forget to mention that one of your missing toddlers also has a broken leg.
Press conference with Chief of Police
https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?v=677866299765472&ref=search
https://oag.ca.gov/missing/person/orrin-west
Missing person flyer - it is not stated when the fracture occurred. I have read on a FB discussion that it is an old fracture, and was the reason the child was removed from his biological mother. In those circumstances, I can see why the police chief might be unaware of it, and why the parents did not mention it.
"multiple dog searches have been conducted but have not found traces of the boys outside the house."
https://www.avpress.com/news/two-california-city-boys-remain-missing/article_75d7f48e-4be2-11eb-a640-d36192759156.html
happyuk said...
Off-topic but an interesting example in mendacity from British politician Sir Keir Starmer:
https://twitter.com/KeithStarmerMP/status/1345409115233918976
"I'd like to make it absolutely clear that I plan to abstain on making a decision about whether or not to quit as Labour leader."
Applying the principles that:
1. shortest sentences are the best,
2. we believe what the subject tells us and do not try to interpret
The whole section "I'd like to make it absolutely clear" is unnecessary and is a typical piece of nonsense used by many of the great and good in British politics. I guess it's the equivalent of "hear ye, hear ye" of the medieval town crier; or "Y'all listen up" of the American.
"I am undecided about quitting as Labour leader" is shorter and better.
Note the indefinite article "a decision" and not "the decision" suggesting an unfamiliarity with what is being anticipated. Maybe a number of options have been presented to him.
"I plan" is not the same as "I am going to" - it signifies something he potentially might think of doing, without actually following up with a definite action. Kind of like Hillary Clinton who "tried" to be honest.
To "abstain" also means to prevent oneself from undertaking an action.
"about whether or not to quit as Labour leader"
He gives the possibility "or not" suggesting that this option is also available to him.
We believe what the subject tells us and that he has no intention of carrying out the activity of making a decision on whether he will stay. If he is not going to do then someone is going to do it for him.
Hi HappyUK
You do realize that it was a parody and not the real labour leader?
Hi Tania doh! Still it was a good little exercise ;)
Mysterious Four-Toed Footprints Spotted On Driver's Frosty Car
A woman was left incredibly confused when she came out of her home to find a trail of four-toed footprints strewn across her car.
Alicia Smith, from Scartho, Grimsby, was confronted by the bizarre frozen prints on Thursday morning (31 December).
The mysterious pattern starts near left hand corner of the windscreen and moves up and across and onto the roof before disappearing.
And while there is no fifth toe on either foot, it could just be that the culprit was walking very awkwardly due to the incredibly cold temperature.
Unsurprisingly, the whole thing left Alicia scratching her head as to how they got there and wondering who they belong to.
She and her partner have now shared their photos to see if anyone can shed some light on it.
"We'd never seen anything like this before, it was very odd," she said.
"They're a strange shape and only have four toes, and don't quite look human. I'm not sure if it was a child.
"And why would someone be barefoot in this weather?
"The car was parked outside our house all night so whatever did it must have been just outside. We didn't hear or see anything.
"It was 10.30am when we came out and spotted the footprints."
Adding: "We had no idea what made them, and wanted to see if anyone else had seen anything similar. We really want to hear people's suggestions on what they might be."
https://www.ladbible.com/news/uk-mysterious-four-toed-footprints-appear-over-drivers-car-20210103?source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR3i1NH7NgUbi2TfZXrnmRfYLW6pHwAAxx4YLBwmk0v92E_dH81QtMYRky8
Hi John McGowan.
Presumably the
"I'm not sure if it was a child"
Would that potenbtially be an embedded admission?
Not necessarily a definite.
If the sentence was something like "Joe Bloggs is not sure if it was a child" then it wouldn't, because it is being ascribed to someone else.
"And why would someone be barefoot in this weather?"
Answering a question (how did the prints get there?) with a question is also an indicator of deception.
"whatever did it must have been just outside."
A better sentence would be "whatever did it must have been outside." The word "just" is often used to minimize things. For example, it is correct to use the word "just" to minimize time if the action was immediate: "He's just left the building."
When the word "just" is used to minimize a person's surroundings it is an indication that more things transpired than what the person is telling you.
The use of the word "just" indicates whatever did the action could have been inside the house too.
The rule of the negative: truthful people will tell us what they DID see, hear or feel, not what they didn't. In the statement I see at least three examples of them answering in the negative, which we should note: "I'm not sure", "We didn't hear or see anything", "We had no idea what made them".
Verb tenses. As a rule, statements should be in the first person singular, past tense, thereby indicating they are speaking from memory. In this statement they alternate been past and present tense usage: "We'd never" .. "They're a" .. "The car was parked" .. "
"We had no idea what made them" - does this mean they present DO have an idea what made them?
"We really want to hear people's suggestions on what they might be."
"Really" is unnecessary and weakens the assertion.
Note that "what they might be" is not the same as "what they are"
We believe what people tell us and do not try to interpret.
These people are not interested in hearing what people think the footprints really are, because saying so would be a lie.
They are interested in hearing fabrications from others.
Some statements made by Good Morning Britain star Kate Garraway concerning the fate of her husband who was taken to hospital with covid in March 2020.
https://www.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/20201102100087/kate-garraway-fears-derek-draper-giving-up-coronavirus-battle/
Revealing details of the bittersweet development, Kate confirmed that her husband had said "pain" in response to his medical team. The star revealed she was not with Derek at the time, but shared he had "very clearly mouthed the word".
"And then later, I was watching and I saw him mouth it again," Kate said.
[Note the following absurdly convoluted way of saying "He said the word 'pain'"]
"It is a huge breakthrough because even though it's heartbreaking because what it means is he feels pain, which we don't want… what it means is he's been able to connect a sensation in his body with his brain and connect that to his mouth to shape the word 'pain'."
"Is he in there? Is he locked in? I believe he is in there," she confided.
"Now, that's a long way from him being Derek, with all his multiple words, of many colour, and all the love and all the feelings he has. It's a long way from all of that, but it's a start."
"I think the power of hope is huge, but you're also constantly trying to think, 'At what point do you have to start being real?' and, 'When is hope still real?"
"Now what I have to be careful of, in terms of the children and his family, is not running away with that and thinking, 'Ok, this is it. Within a couple of weeks he'll be back home', and all of that because it is still a long road to go, and we don't know how far down that road he can come. But it is a massive, massive moment."
"I was getting scared. I thought, 'If it's hard for me, what is it like for him trapped in there?' So I was getting scared that he might be giving up, you know, and so it feels like a fight for him."
"He's been able to fight out of this to utter the word 'pain'. Again, it's horrible because I don't want him to be feeling pain – it would have been much nicer if it had been, 'I love you darling Kate', 'Say hi to the children', or something! But it's the first step. It's a sign, I'm hoping that it's the beginning of recovery."
HI, Happy uk
Possible to the former of you reply,
I'm not sure if it was a child. "Child" noted. Do they have kids?
Then we have this
"We had no idea what made them,
So she does have an idea. Deception indicated.
I would like to know who it was that first "spotted" it?
The article states. "A woman was left incredibly confused when she came out of her home to find a trail of four-toed footprints strewn across her car.
Yet she doesn't want to stand alone, "We".
If it is the case they "spotted" it together would the headline not read, "a couple" was left incredibly confused when she came out of her home to find a trail of four-toed footprints strewn across her car.
"We had no idea what made them"
She does not say "We had no idea who made them".
Saying this would also be a lie, since "who" would indicate a human intervention.
The use of "what" allows for the possibility of something non-human, ie animal as well as human.
I hadn't yet bothered to pick up on the pronouns (slaps wrist).
Yes, the "we" pronoun will indicate more than one person was present and always indicate a partnership between the participants, which would make sense if both were present.
She change the pronoun from "we" to "I" in one of her statements. Changing pronouns is an indication of deception.
Since she consistently used the pronoun "we" in her statement we should wonder why she changed her pronoun just that one time in saying "I'm not sure if it was a child" instead of "We're not sure...". Why we she want to claim ownership? Perhaps two people were involved in the planning of the footprints, and one person did the act of going outside in the cold snow and making the footprints.
Just wanted to add: not only did she change the pronoun ("we" to "I") in that statement, she changed the verb tense as well, from past to present.
This is also an indicator of deception and that the person is not speaking from memory.
As a general observation Kate's statements seem inconsistent with a woman with a desperately ill husband who wants him back into the family fold as soon as possible.
"you're also constantly trying to think, 'At what point do you have to start being real?' and, 'When is hope still real?'…"
When the subject is using the 'you' pronoun she is not talking about herself.
When she says "you're also constantly trying to think" she is telling us that "trying" (attempting but failing) to think is something that others do.
"At what point do you have to start being real?"
Being real means being truthful.
By again using the 'you' pronoun she is telling us that being truthful is something that others do.
"At some point" means being truthful not now but in the future.
2. "Is he in there? Is he locked in? I believe he is in there," she confided. "Now, that's a long way from him being Derek, with all his multiple words, of many colour, and all the love and all the feelings he has. It's a long way from all of that, but it's a start."
"Is he in there? Is he locked in? I believe he is in there".
She wants to give the impression her husband is "locked" in a coma or in a hospital, but that is not what she is telling us.
We can only believe what she tells us.
"locked in" seems an unusual phrase to apply to someone with a medical condition.
"locked in" means trapped or imprisoned against ones will.
Indeed elsewhere she uses the word "trapped" to describe her husband's condition.
"So I was getting scared that he might be giving up, you know, and so it feels like a fight for him."
"I was getting scared" - is not as strong as saying "I am scared"
"you know" - the problem is we don't know, Kate wants us to take for granted what she is saying is true.
"he might be giving up" is not as strong as saying "he will give up" or "he is going to give up"
"it feels like a fight for him" - she knows Derek is conscious and how he is feeling because that is what Kate is telling us.
She omits a lot of information. Derek was in danger of "giving up" on what?
Was she afraid of Derek "giving up" on a fight for life? Or some other personal battle?
She does not tell us, so we believe both are options.
"Now, that's a long way from him being Derek, with all his multiple words, of many colour"
We see a subtle insult of Derek here, Kate wishes us to believe that Derek used bad language.
We don't know where Derek is or what his condition is, we cannot say it for Kate.
She uses the pronoun "he" and "him" when referring to her husband, and only once refers to him by name.
She never introduces him as "my husband, Derek"
Instead of telling us where he is and how he is doing, she frames the information as questions rather than statements.
"He is in hospital / coma" would have been a better statement.
This indicates relations between Kate and Derek are not good.
4. Unusual words:
"mouthed" the word - instead of "speak", "say", "said", "uttered" etc.
In British slang "mouthy" is a derogatory term for someone with offensive speech.
"trapped", "locked" to describe his medical condition, we would expect a description of the pain is in, the treatment he is receving, his medication etc.
"fight", "scared" are used multiple times.
Earlier she says that she was not with Derek when he said the word 'pain'.
She only says he "mouthed" "the word" and "mouth it again" without saying what word was said.
"he feels pain" is not the same as "he is in pain".
"he feels pain" could simply mean he is able to feel pain, like the rest of us
"which we don't want" - she is not telling us what Derek doesn't want.
We note a change in personal dictionary from "mouthed" to "shaped"
If a person is telling the truth, her personal dictionary will remain consistent throughout her story.
Here we see no justification for changing her personal dictionary from "mouthed" to "shaped" to "utter".
"Again, it's horrible because I don't want him to be feeling pain – it would have been much nicer if it had been, 'I love you darling Kate', 'Say hi to the children', or something! "
She is comparing what she doesn't want him to be feeling (pain) with what she would have liked him to have said. She is not comparing like with like.
Kate's statements are more consistent with a woman in an unsatisfactory relationship than with a woman with a desperately sick husband.
FIND OUR MISSING BOYS — ORRIN AND ORSON WEST (OFFICIAL FAMILY STATEMENT)
The past two weeks have been a true nightmare. On Monday December 21 our youngest two grandchildren/nephews/cousins were reported missing by their parents in California City. Our extended family, all who live hundreds and thousands of miles away from California City were notified and immediately were engaged with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), California City Police Department and the Bakerfield City Police Department.
Our priority is to find out where the boys are and their safe return. The truth has to and will come to light. There are also four other children affected that our family is working overtime to protect and shield from this nightmare. We have engaged with a team of private investigators and are proactively supporting the official investigation.
e were and are still in shock, worried, heartbroken and fully cooperating with the authorities which included hours of interviews and questioning within less than 12 hours of the boys inital disappearance.
It should be noted that the two brothers are the youngest of four adopted siblings and share two older siblings who are the biological children of their adoptive parents. That is six children in total who are our primary focus.
The boys and their sibling joined our family legally last year when the parental rights of their birth mother were taken away by the State of California and the birth fathers collectively gave up their parental rights. From day one when the boys and their siblings came into our lives through emergency foster care our number one priority was to embrace them and treat them as our own. When the approval to adopt was granted last year we were ecstatic that they would have a permanent home. We will not disparage or bash the biological family of the boys but it should be noted that they were placed into the system for various reason and were adopted as a result. We are sure the pain and anger we feel is also felt by the biological family and our hearts go out to them.
There have been speculation and theories as to why we, the extended family, are not physically leading the volunteer search efforts on the ground in California City and why we have avoided the press. Those theories do not reflect that in less than 24 hours of the disappearance of the boys our extended family started receiving threats of physical violence including death threats. Family members who live thousands of miles away have also received these same threats. We were advised appropriately to avoid public spaces and crowds given the immediacy and intensity of these threats. In fact the boys home has been pelted with rocks, windows have been broken and vandals have attempted to break in. While we understand the anger and frustration felt by so many — this type of response has complicated our ability to lean in fully and has distracted from the actual search. All threats have been taken seriously by the FBI and local law enforcement.
Our priority is to find out where our boys are and their safe return. The truth has to and will come to light. There are also four other children affected that our family is working overtime to protect and shield from this nightmare.
We thank those who are standing in the gap by searching as volunteers and fully support all law enforcement agencies in fully investigating all possible scenarios and leaving no stone unturned. For those who have attacked us, wish us harm and ill will — we will continue to pray for you and ask that you direct your energy on helping the actual search.
If you have any information that can lead to the location of
Orrin and Orson and unpack what has happened please contact the following agencies:
https://findourboys2021.medium.com/find-our-missing-boys-orrin-and-orson-west-official-west-family-statement-3c753a565fa
ss said...
From above link
"It should be noted that the two brothers are the youngest of four adopted siblings and share two older siblings who are the biological children of their adoptive parents. "
This is a comment from above link, from a biological relative of the boys, whom he refers to by their original names. He says he thinks that the boys never even lived in the California City house.
I am the biological grandfather of Cincere & Classic, my grandsons doesn't deserve the names of irresponsible people such as you. Your lack of concern for my grandbabies disgust my soul. You and your wife's nonchalant attitude screams guilt. I doubt if my grandsons ever made it to that house in California City. I wouldn't put it pass you guys to have sold my grandbabies. I guarantee you this, whenever the truth comes out you'll both will have hell to pay. And this ploy of a statement is total scripted BULLSHIT. Kid outside @ 5pm in the cold playing with chalk.. Shit doesn't even sound logical. Where were your biological kids @ in the house by the fire? If I were the police or the Feds I would forensically check that previous house you left. I guarantee you Trezell and you Jacqueline both you know where my grandbabies are.. Both your body language screams FOUL PLAY.
Kamekob
The West Family
For the readers of this statement — it is NOT issued by or on behalf of the adoptive parents.
This has been made clear on multiple platforms so all comments directed at them will not reach them because they had no role in issuing this statement.
This is the statement from the Grandparents, Uncles and extended Family that make up the West and Watkins families who reside in Bakersfield, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Oakland, and in the states of Texas, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Maryland, New York, Illinois and Washington DC. We have collectively been affected because there are six total children involved that we love. We have been harassed and threatened inappropriately when the responsibility for all of the children rest first on the "Parents" both biological and adoptive.
All of the "Parents" both biological and adoptive must be fully investigated and held to account for why we are where we are today. The children involved are innocent and did not choose to be in this tragic situation.
We as the extended family have done nothing wrong (this is an undisputed fact), have invested heavily in the lives of all the boys (this includes time and resources) and are fully cooperating with law enforcement every step of the way. Our priority is finding the missing boys and bringing the other boys home safely. Anything less is unacceptable and the attacks directed our way are a distraction from reaching the truth. All adults involved need to focus their time, talent and resources in ensuring no stone is unturned until we find the babies and bring all of the children home.
https://findourboys2021.medium.com/for-the-readers-of-this-statement-it-is-not-issued-by-or-on-behalf-of-the-adoptive-parents-f97b2117e94
One of 11 men charged with raping flight attendant found dead in luxury hotel says they're all gay, rape didn't happen
Spanish is his second language. He does, however, speak very good English.
@15 mins..
https://www.crimeonline.com/2021/01/06/one-of-11-men-charged-with-raping-flight-attendant-found-dead-in-luxury-hotel-says-theyre-all-gay-rape-didnt-happen/?fbclid=IwAR267wThsKWVxFQ7yll-fyLEa5E5QQWh57zQMwcoT1292QiFCswFgF1x4yE
Republican voter to Mitt Romney: "Why aren't you supporting President Trump"
Romney: "I do support, er the things President Trump does that I think I agree with"
https://twitter.com/Utah_17/status/1346630970506559488
Chortle!
11 men accused of rape
This is definitely not Spanish being spoken here.
Filipino and English are the official languages of the Phillipines, only 3% speak Spanish.
It is a little confusing because many of the names are Spanish.
By: Bayan Wang, 23ABC
Posted at 4:48 PM, Jan 07, 2021 and last updated 2021-01-07 20:08:51-05
CALIFORNIA CITY, Calif. — California City approved a $25,000 reward in the case of the two boys reported missing in the community, back on Dec. 21.
The reward was requested by Cal City manager Anna Linn and was unanimously approved by council members during a special meeting Thursday evening.
The reward will be offered to anyone who provides information that leads to the conviction or arrest of a suspect in the case, or to the location of the boys.
Biological mom accuses adoptive parents of foul play after two boys go missing
https://www.foxnews.com/media/nancy-grace-california-city-missing-children-west
ima.grandma said...
Thoughts on a response by Lucas Horan's girlfriend?:
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Lucas_Horan2
https://berkeley.academia.edu/LucasHoran
https://evilleeye.com/news-commentary/missing-emeryville-research-scientist-last-seen-near-marina-shoreline/
Girlfriend:
My current working hypothesis is that Lucas emerged from the water at the end of the point, walked along the Bay side of the marina point (around the corner on the other side of the point where the Chinese restaurant is), and then headed down Powell Street either to a homeless encampment (Lucas and I had had discussions about what it would be like to live homeless and I could see him deciding this would be a worthwhile exercise) or he could have made his way to the trails (where he could have headed anywhere from there).
Many people have asked if Lucas and I had gotten in a fight that day or if something had happened. Yes. We had had a disagreement.
If you know Lucas and I, you'll know we are both madly in love with each other but also very intense people who has a history of co-dependency on each other. Lucas and KK 2.0 has been a beautiful demonstration of how much people and relationships can change and grow and adapt, but like anything in life, it's about progress not perfection and we have had our share of tension these past few weeks, especially given the COVID work-from-home life where we tend to spend a lot of time together.
That day, Lucas and I were supposed to spend the afternoon together driving to Sacramento to build a meteor from an all-things meteoroid/meteorite/meteor expert there as a surprise Christmas present from Lucas to me. I am a proud space camp alum and total space nerd and so could not be more thrilled about the event. I had to run to Solano avenue in the morning to pick up a bottle of Turley wine I had gotten my ex husband as a Christmas present and then Lucas and I met at this boat around 12:30 to begin the trip. There had been a bit of tension that morning but when we were in the car together, it felt to be that the tension was palpable. We began to bicker a bit (not about anything significant) and then I pulled off the Highway and into the Costco parking lot to discuss with him while we weren't driving. After some heated discussions, we both went for walks to cool down – I headed to the dog park nearby and Lucas walked towards the bulb. Through some texting, we decided to give the day another go, I called the meteor guy to push the appointment back to 5pm, and eventually I made my way to the car and then to pick Lucas up.
Once I picked him back up, we went back to Solano avenue to get some food and then began to drive again. I again felt like the energy was very negative and I asked him to get out of the car. Understandably, he was upset. He got out and walked home to the boat from there. I drove to Sacramento to meet with the meteor guy..
Lucas Horan Part 2:
We texted some nice exchanges as I drove and then on my way back I texted him a thank you for the incredibly cool gift idea and then confirmed the plan for the following morning. He told me he was going to hang out with his neighbor and plan to come to my house at 7am. He offered for me to come over if I wanted but if I didn't, he planned to come over the following morning.
Since it was Christmas Eve and I was planning Santa, I decided to stay home by myself and prepare deconstructed Christmas stockings and also prepare for my Christmas surprise for Lucas: proposing to him that next afternoon when he and I were planning to go to my ex husbands house to celebrate Christmas with my two daughters, our au pair and my ex husband. As many of you know Lucas proposed to me at the beginning of October the Monday night before I went to the Moab 240, but I felt I wanted to propose as well (since after all, it's a two-way deal) and I wanted to do so with my daughters, since I'm a package deal these days. I was preparing my words, prepping the rings I had gotten for all three of them, and generally enjoying my Santa duties.
Meanwhile Lucas was supposedly at his house pot hanging out with his neighbor and chatting about life and such. We believe lucas was drinking and did smoke some pot that evening, but that Lucas was not incapacitated, although we do not know this and cannot confirm it. Knowing Lucas quite well, I know he's a very capable and self aware human, and even when he has consumed alcohol or smoked pot, he still remains very much in control of his physical body. Further, Lucas has not been drinking hardly at all since I've gotten back together with him. (As many of you know, I have had a very tumultuous and abusive history with alcohol and no longer drink and he has been incredibly supportive of that.)
When Lucas didn't show up at 7am, I was a bit concerned but didn't think too much of it since I had thought it might have just slept in which wouldn't have been uncharacteristic. And he sometimes doesn't show up on time and lets his phone run out of batteries (his phone was off). I joined an 8am zoom call with his family half expecting him to be on it as well but he was not.
After the call, I finished up some of my Christmas duties and then tried calling him. When I didn't hear I spoke with a friend who I asked if I should be concerned. Again, the situation wasn't uncharacteristic for Lucas and so I didn't feel super worried but it did seem odd he didn't let me know. I wrote it off as him falling asleep and his phone dying and therefore not having an alarm go off. I assumed he would be at the house before our plans to go to Stefan's at 2pm.
When he did not show up at Stefan's at 2pm, I was concerned. I did Christmas with my girls and their dad and their au pair, but then left early as soon as I could to drive to the boat. He was not there. I asked the neighbor on the other side where he was, she mentioned he had been hanging out with the neighbor on the opposite side so she called him to check in. He apparently was very surprised Lucas was not back at the boat or with me since he appeared to the neighbor to have made it back to shore without issue (and it has been low tide). He called the police immediately, the police called me and a missing persons case was launched.
I've obviously turned over Christmas Eve in my head a million times to try and make sense of the day and what happened and where Lucas may have gone.
He did tell me in a text message while we were trying to find out way to each other after our stop at the Costco parking lot: "I feel like I need to prepare to spend the next 7 days alone." – the comment seemed off-handed at the time, but now I'm wondering if he planned to disappear for 7 days.
I'm not sure and I certainly have a lot of regrets about not going over to the boat that night to be with him, not being nicer and more loving in our conversations, and not being concerned about his being missing prior to the afternoon on Christmas Day. It's been a really emotionally trying roller coaster of emotions attempting to make sense of what happened. I believe that more transparent information to the public is better so that we can all put our brains together and work together to figure out where Lucas' brilliant mind may have taken him. I'll answer any other questions people have that may be helpful. And in the meantime, I'll be searching wherever I can to find Lucas and bring him back home.
Peter, the girlfriend's response was listed here at the time I posted but has since been deleted.
https://whereislucas.com/
General P. Malaise said...
Blogger ima.grandma said..
interesting case.
the facebook is private, this is unexpected in a search.
there is a page in your link called "memories of Lucas". that is what people do for the dead.
https://www.facebook.com/katherine.krieg
Blogger ima.grandma said...
yes I saw that yet she refers people to a private site for finding Lucas.
Sad news was delivered to the public today as a body found in the water near the Bay Bridge was identified as 39-year-old Lucas Horan.
Horan was last seen swimming from a boat along the shoreline near the Emeryville Marina on Christmas Eve, according to Emeryville police.
The discovery of a body was reported to Oakland police at 11:02 a.m. Monday near the intersection of Burma Road and Maritime Street. The body was identified as Horan by the Alameda County coroner's bureau. There were no apparent signs of trauma.
Professionally, Horan was employed as a cancer research scientist with Eureka Therapeutics at the EmeryStation campus on Horton street. Personally, he was a competitive ultra-runner and a two-time finisher of the epic Tor des Géants 200-mile race. He also enjoyed the water and owned a small houseboat berthed at the Emeryville Marina.
A website had been created to help gather information about his whereabouts. The case also commanded the attention of The True Crime Society who had gathered details of the case on their site for amateur sleuths to dissect.
"Lucas was an artist of his own life, a half & half enthusiast, a son, a brother, a partner, and a friend to all," the website described him.
Horan is survived by his fiancé "KK" and her two children and many other family members and friends.
https://evilleeye.com/news-commentary/body-found-near-bay-bridge-identified-as-missing-emeryville-man/
RIP Lucas, sad news.
A genius lost to the world. Yes, very sad.
The Chief's update on the West boys
https://youtu.be/-wjX7CTN5NY
"My name is Jon Walker. I am the chief of police of the California city police department. ..... J O N ... no H."
" I can only give you a recap of what we have been doing since 21st of December Ahhh"
" just to give you a recap, as you all know the 21st of December we got a call to this location about 5:45 PM."
"Ahhh we were notified that there were two missing children Orrin and Orson both four and three years old. There was an extensive search of the neighborhood ahhh which produced nothing. Ummm we've done several interviews since then, we've had several agencies involved. We've been working nonstop on this thing since 21st of December till today as we still working, we've been working around the clock."
" we have several agencies involved like I said and we're doing the best that we can to locate the kids."
" that's all we got at this time. Ummm there are things in the works but.....I can only..... I don't want to taint ...or ahhh ummm... compromise the agency at this time."
'This Case Can Be Solved': JonBenét Ramsey's Half-Brother Says Volunteers Still Work The Case Daily
John Andrew Ramsey remains dedicated to finding the person who killed his sister, whose 1996 murder shocked the nation.
The half-brother of JonBenét Ramsey, the child beauty queen whose unsolved 1996 murder caused a media sensation and has puzzled the nation since, says that volunteers still work on the case on a daily basis.
John Andrew Ramsey will be speaking about the case on an upcoming episode of "20/20," scheduled to air on ABC this Friday at 9 pm ET.
The 6-year-old child beauty pageant star was found strangled to death in her family's Boulder, Colorado home on Dec. 26, 1996. Before her body was found, a lengthy hand-written letter was discovered in the family home claiming that the girl had been kidnapped and demanding $118,000 in ransom. Her body was found in the house's basement eight hours later.
The murder quickly became a national story and the subject of frequent speculative theories. Her family was eyed in the case, fueling further public interest, and a grand jury even voted to indict the girl's parents in 1999, CNN reported in 2013 after previously sealed court documents were made public. However, the district attorney decided not to go ahead with charges against John and Patsy Ramsey, citing a lack of evidence.
In 2008, Boulder County District Attorney Mary Lacy, who had run the county's sexual assault unit, cleared the family after examining DNA evidence. The DNA found both underneath JonBenét's fingernails and in her underwear did not match anyone in the Ramsey family. Patsy Ramsey died of cancer in 2006.
"Our family has gone through a lot of adversity," John Andrew Ramsey says in the upcoming interview. He added that in the midst of the media frenzy his family, who he called "just regular people," had their worlds "turned upside down."
He said that his family — his father, John Ramsey in particular — has suffered greatly as a result.
"Why I'm speaking out 24 years later, it's in part to relieve some burden from my father, who [has] fought tirelessly and advocated on the family's behalf," he said. "I think he's focused on life today and enjoying life with his family and grandkids."
John Andrew Ramsey, who was in his early 20s when his half-sister died, remains dedicated to finding his little sister's killer — and he is not alone in that mission. A group of volunteers works "daily" to assist in solving the case, he said.
"I think it's really important for people to understand that this case can be solved," he insists. "There's a narrative out there that this is an unsolved homicide and that we just have to accept that as fact, and that is not the truth."
Ramsey, whose murder case remains open, had won several pageant titles, including America's Royale Miss and Little Miss Colorado. Her half-brother recalled the joy that the little girl brought into his family.
"JonBenét was the kid that kept the conversation at the dinner table going," he told "20/20." "You know, she would go around and ask everybody how their day was and what they did, and [she] was just an energetic and fun kid."
https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/jonbenet-ramsays-brother-says-case-can-be-solved?sky=soc_fb_oxygen_crimetime&fbclid=IwAR3WKshMeKuB_5_wxCsiSXfoZ2RT8d82UzrB7lTqxWU0MG3w7q63WUJgbRs
It would be interesting to see where those discussions were about because she doesn't tell what those arguments are all about. Their text messages
Planning Christmas with her ex and children and wanna propose to him, alreadyan odd situation, yet when he doesn't show up for that appointment, no worries at all.
Her story seems a treasure for SA
Interesting statement from a frightened and nervous looking Nancy Pelosi concerning the recent "insurrection"
"When we're talking about security, we have to talk about truth and trust.
In order to serve here with each other we must trust that people have respect for their oath of office, respect for this institution.
We must trust each other.
Respecting the people who sent us here.
We must also have the truth, and one .. and that will be looked into, er the uh ...
If in fact it is found that members of congress were accomplices to this insurrection.
If they aided and abetted the crime .. there may have to be actions taken beyond the Congress.
And, and, er in terms of prosecution, for that."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=On1WdTXuXs0
Ann PearsonDeorr Kunz Jr's Voices
6 h ·
For those of that missed the live episode with David Marshburn and Baby Deorr's mother Jessica Anderson, here is the link.
https://www.facebook.com/backroadmediallc/videos/797167197504142/
Analysis of Adoptive Parents of Missing Toddlers
Cal city missing toddlers adoptive parents interview
Deception Detection Training Opportunity 2021


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The very first thing I baked after my first trimester kitchen hiatus was banana muffins. Looking back on it, I still can't believe how long I went without cooking a single thing. It was insane. In addition to my exhaustion, cooking smells were my worst enemy and this meant I stayed out of the kitchen for a good, long while. If you know me, this is unheard of. Finally, one Saturday morning several weeks back, I woke up and I actually felt decent. I was starving and nothing but banana muffins would do, and even better, I actually felt like baking them myself. But there was one catch.
My absolute favourite banana bread recipe has cream cheese, which we didn't have on hand. Oh, and I really didn't feel like using my mixer either. I wanted a one-bowl deal. I did a quick Google search and landed on this recipe. It was super fast to whip up and it totally hit the spot. I started making a batch every week or so but in the New Year I decided maybe it was time to find a healthier alternative. I tinkered with the original quite a bit and these came out even better than I had dreamed, on the first try. No butter, no refined sugar and no gluten if you use gluten-free oats. They are filling and perfectly sweet, although I love them spread with a little strawberry jam. Even if you're on a resolution diet of some kind, these will probably still be allowed for a guilt-free treat. My biggest problem these days is always having enough ripe bananas on hand!
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a 12 cup standard muffin tin with liners.
In a large bowl, mash the bananas. Melt your coconut oil and add it to the mashed banana mixture. Stir in baking soda, salt, coconut sugar, egg and vanilla. Once this is combined, stir in the oat flour and cinnamon.
Scoop into lined muffin tin and bake for 18-20 minutes.
I measured my coconut oil in solid form before melting it.
I made my own oat flour by pulsing 1 1/2 cups rolled oats in my food processor.
I buy my coconut sugar at Bulk Barn.
Sounds good, I would like to try one, they look soooo yummy!
Thank you! They are a favourite.
Thank you, I'm glad you liked them!


This very broad definition of smoking includes waterpipes, electronic cigarettes and other weeds and substances and their use is prohibited both indoors and outdoors. Smoking is prohibited within 10 m of a playground or sports field.
"Smoke" or "Smoking" means to inhale, exhale, burn or have control over a lighted cigarette, cigar, pipe, hooka pipe, or other lighted smoking implement designed to burn or heat tobacco or any other weed or substance for the purpose of inhaling or tasting of its smoke or emissions.
"Outdoor Public Event" means an outdoor market, festival, concert or parade requiring a Town of Bonnyville Special Event or Use of Streets Permit, and to which the public is invited or permitted to attend.
"Private Club" means an enclosed place or premises that operates primarily for the benefit and pleasure of the members of a non-profit corporation, service club or branch of the Royal Canadian Legion.
This is a leading edge bylaw because it prohibits the use of electronic cigarettes, waterpipes and other weeds and substances both indoors (workplaces and public places) and outdoors (where smoking is prohibited).


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Q: Generate all polynomials with coefficients 0 or 1 given degree n I am trying to enumerate in 'C#' all the possible polynomials given the degree. Is there any algorithm to enumerate all possible polynomials given degree n? Maybe I don't know how to ask this question precisely but these are the examples:
For example:
for n=1:
x+1    return [1 1]
x      return [1 0]

for n=2:
x^2+x+1  return [1 1 1]
x^2+x    return [1 1 0]
x^2      return [1 0 0]
x^2+1    return [1 0 1]

for n=3:
x^3           return [1 0 0 0]
x^3+x^2       return [1 1 0 0]
x^3+x         return [1 0 1 0]
x^3+x^2+x     return [1 1 1 0]
x^3+1         return [1 0 0 1]
x^3+x^2+1     return [1 1 0 1]
x^3+x+1       return [1 0 1 1]
x^3+x^2+x+1   return [1 1 1 1]

Any pseudo code or algorithm would help.

A: Set the leftmost bit, then do a binary counter on the right n bits.  You actually need n+1 bits to account for x^0, (in my first attempt I was off by 1).
You can generate an enumeration like so:
IEnumerable<int[]> GenPolys(int n)
{
    int[] a = new int[n + 1];
    a[0] = 1;
    bool ok = true;
    while (ok)
    {
        yield return a;
        ok = false;
        for (int i = 1; i < a.Length; i++)
        {
            a[i] = 1 - a[i]; // flip the ith bit
            if (a[i] == 1)
            {
                ok = true;
                break;
            }
        }
    }
}

Usage:
foreach (int[] poly in GenPolys(4))
{
    // your code here
}

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Piazzas
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Piazza Catena named after the big chain that was kept suspended above the water to defend the port in centuries gone by. Up until 1929 the piazza was home to the imperial…
Piazza del Duomo - Trento
In the past it has also been called Piazza Grande, Piazza Comune, Piazza Italiana, Piazza Vittorio Emanuele III, and Piazza Cesare Battisti. Piazza del Duomo in Trento has been described as one…
Piazza delle Oche - Rovereto
Piazza Battisti, also known as Piazza delle Oche as a result of the stone swans that used to adorn the fountain and were commonly referred to as 'oche' (geese), is where the…
Piazza Maggiore
In Piazza Maggiore there are: the Palazzo del Municipio Vecchio, the Pellizzaro-Carestia House and the Buffa-Caporale House. In the middle of the square there is the monumental eighteenth-century octagonal red stone fountain…
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Kusama – Infinity
Documentary film, Kusama – Infinity about the artist Yayoi Kusama directed by Heather Lenz. The "top-selling, living, female artist."
Kusama – Infinity is a fascinating film about the life and work of contemporary artist Yayoi Kusama born in 1929. Directed by Heather Lenz, it follows the traditional format of such documentaries with a host of famous 'talking heads' such as gallery directors from the Tate, colleagues including Carolee Schneemann, and Kusama herself. It charts her origins and upbringing in Matsumoto, Japan and primarily her dedication and determination which went mostly unnoticed before her consequent move to the US.
The development of her work is examined and contextualised: connections are sought between real life events and landscape, her internal psychology (she underwent Freudian analysis when she was younger and is currently living in a psychiatric hospital); and the thematic strands of her work. Beginning with the 'net' pieces inspired by seeing the pattern of fishing nets spread out on the surface of the Pacific Ocean from the aeroplane, the movie goes on to describe and show her love of dots and discs, chairs covered with white protruberances, the famous kaleidoscopic 'infinity mirrors' rooms, and ends with the current complicated collages and larger-than-life sculptures reminiscent of Joan Miro.
She was at the forefront of artistic / political activism having lived through the Vietnam War ("I thought it was wrong, why send this beautiful [human] body to war"); the more conservative Nixon era when there was very little support for contemporary art, never mind female artists on the cutting edge; the space age (seeing the world as a series of very small spots from high up); the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki ("I made my art to try and change people's minds"), and free love (she presided over the first homosexual weddings). To all of these she took a stance, responding with art, poignant and plaintive poetry, and costume.
There is a great deal of often compelling historical footage, particularly of her wonderful 'happenings'. In 'Narcissus Garden' she hawked mirror balls for 2$ outside the Italian Pavillion of the Venice Biennale in protest. When the police tried to move her on, she stripped off her kimono revealing a red bodysuit and posed among the balls – never one to miss out on a photo opportunity.
Thoughts on the Mausoleum of Modern Art at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in NYC was an especially delightful episode. "What's modern here, I don't see it" she said!
We are shown the letters between Kusama and Georgia O'Keefe from whom she asks advice early on; we see her in a non-sexual relationship with the famous artist Joseph Cornell (27 years her senior) who called her his princess; and hear how Frank Stella was the first to buy her artwork for $75 (it subsequently sold for and enormous $750,000).
Like Louise Bourgeois who used her insomnia as inspiration, the two women also share the use of eyes, stitched work, and blood-red imagery, albeit this latter speaks of classic female subject matter. A contemporary of Niki de Saint Phalle, she has also worked on a monumental scale with bright blocks of colours and complex design including dots and eyes. In turn, she has clearly influenced contemporary female artists such as Anna Ray and Joana Vasconcelos. There are also tastes of indigenous Australian art and traditional Mexican patterns to be found. Pat Oldenburgh is quoted as saying that Claes (her husband) got the idea of soft sewing from her, and this and other blatant plagiarism caused Kusama to fall into depression.
She constantly struggles with her mental health and the film addresses the possible origins of this – some "trauma in a field of flowers"; being sent by her mother to spy on her father's sexual liaisons; being forced to sew parachutes in a military factory; and having her art torn from under her, all as a very young girl. There are lots of stills showing her with manic and tortured expressions, shots covering her multiple suicide attempts, and in her own words: "I covered myself in polka dots until I disappeared".
There is not much to criticise in the film: she is described as touting her work "aggressively" in New York, such terms being used repeatedly about her intense resolution to get her work seen. It was sometimes difficult to know who was speaking at any one time, but it is questionable whether the language used to convey her behaviour would have been used for a male artist.
Kusama on the left, Michaelle Possum Nungurrayi, 'Womens Ceremony', an example of indigenous Australian art on the right.
Nowadays she is feted, and the feature opens and closes with her sporting a magenta bob and matching spotted dress, painstakingly painting massive and complex, undrafted art work (up to 33' / over 10 metres) in primary colours full of symbols and, of course, dots.
Current exhibition: Kusama at the Victoria Miro Gallery, London
Entangled Threads exhibition review
Author tamsingPosted on December 11, 2018 January 14, 2019 Categories art, filmTags Anna Ray, collage, contemporary art, film, Frank Stella, Georgia O'Keefe, indigenous Australian art, Joana Vasconcelos, Joseph Cornell, Louise Bourgeois, Niki de Saint Phalle, sculpture, stitched art, Yayoi KusamaLeave a comment on Kusama – Infinity
McGonagall's Chronicles (which will be remembered for a very long time)
Play at the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh 5 – 15 December 2018. Written and performed by Gary McNair with Simon Liddell (Composer / Musician) and Brian James O'Sullivan (musician / Chorus. Directed by Joe Douglas and co-directed by Tomaz Krajnc.
Writer and performer Gary McNair couldn't believe his ears when his friend introduced him to the poetry of William Topaz McGonagall. He found the work 'so terribly bad' that he was drawn to examine why McGonagall is well known 125 years later. 'Who was this guy?', he asked, 'Was he meant to be this bad?' This way the show McGonagall's Chronicles was born.
McNair has taken a poet who is pilloried and vilified and written a script using the same declamatory, clunky and 'abominable' style but in a more adroit and knowingly comical way. With awards tucked into his belt (Fringe First 2018), and together with Simon Liddell (Composer / Musician) and principal on-stage side-kick Brian James O'Sullivan, musician and Chorus, he has created a one hour touring show which tells the story of McGonagall's life in often ridiculous rhyming verse. We learn about the very tough trajectory of this self-made man who had endless determination and apparently unwavering self-belief. Somehow McNair manages to elicit sympathy for this most hard-skinned of men.
Using a form which would be recognised in the 19th century theatre of McGonagal"s day, there is a tight structure. He remains true to the metre and doggerell of McGonagall, and performs in a flamboyant style which is thirds panto, music hall and stand-up. The text contains references to the nursery rhymes of the times: 'bonnie and gay', 'nimble and quick', but there are also contemporary metaphors, 'He was bound to be as popular as Game of Thrones'. It is not pure drama – there are songs and letters, a judge's sentence and newspaper cuttings amongst the dialogue.
It is tight and prodigiously paced at the start – the two performers slickly alternating and interrupting each other. However, around the time that the timbre is turned up to a shout, things start to go wrong. It is an unfortunate irony that in the pre-show announcement O'Sullivan declares, 'You might want to take this chance to head for the exit', because when a gentleman does just that, McNair loses his place. He responds in style and heckles, initially incorporating it smoothly so that those of us who didn't know it was happening are surprised. It puts him off his stride. With many a 'f… it', he struggles manfully to retrieve his place, but the show barely recovers and when, five minutes to the end, his costume proves to be more of a straight-jacket than a smock, he must have wanted to just sit down and cry. Even the script seemed considerably weaker at the end and the final line of the 'Life After Dundee' section was a flop.
It is unlikely that this is normal, after all McNair has a great reputation and over half the show was excellent. McGonagall's Chronicles will surely continue to entertain those who enjoy a good play on words in a historical context.
19th century theatre
Mary Brennan's review of the same show in the Glasgow herald. 5 stars.
Author tamsingPosted on December 8, 2018 Categories PagesTags 19th century theatre, Brian James O'Sullivan, Dundee, Gary McNair, Poetry, Simon Liddell, theatre, William Topaz McGonagallLeave a comment on McGonagall's Chronicles (which will be remembered for a very long time)
The Long Path to Wisdom
Collection of Burmese Folk Tales by Jan-Philipp Sendker
In The Long Path to Wisdom (published by Birlinn) Than Htlun, a book dealer in Yangon, says, 'Every country changes…What matters is deeper than that. And the soul of a people, as it is described in folk tales, does not change so quickly.' Quoting this in the epilogue, Jan-Philipp Sendker is explaining why he is sharing ancient fables in an age when even Burma has succumbed to the short-span concentration of the mobile phone.
Initially told around the fireside by the Burmese grandmother or shared by monks, these fables range from pithy cautionary ones, namely The Crocodile and The Monkey where the canny latter outwits the obliging former and escapes with his heart intact; to the longer and more involved, like The Best Storyteller, a devious story containing 5 mini fables and a humorous outcome where the greedy are trounced by an innocent stranger. There are yarns featuring cruel nuns (The Grateful Serpent); a chamberlain who gets his come-uppance (The Fisherman's Reward); and the Burmese equivalents of Grimms' Hansel and Gretel in the sad and piteous The Starving Orphans or the brutal Nan Ying and Her Little Brother.
Sendker is the author of the best-selling novels The Art of Hearing Heartbeats (2012) and A Well-Tempered Heart (the sequel published in 2014) which are also set in Burma. He has travelled extensively, visiting both city and village, and together with Lorie Karnath and Jonathan Sendker has brought these 53 funny, informative and easy-to-read stories together in one volume. In the introduction, the passages about the taxi driver briefly taking his hands off the wheel while passing the Shwedagon Pagoda to pay homage, and the image of Yangon alight with candles in a power cut, are beautifully written and translated. Here and in the stories which follow, the scenes are vividly depicted, and the reader is enticed to visit such a rich and fascinating sounding country.
Smoothly and effectively translated from the German by Lisa Liesener and Kevin Wiliarty, there is a mix of the traditional fairytale narrative alongside a modern vernacular. In The Pious Queen for example, we read that 'her mind turned to wicked thoughts', or in A Mother's Warning, that 'they worked hard with nary a rest'; whereas in The Night the Moon Fell into the Well the 'simple farmer' is described as 'not … being the sharpest tool in the shed'. Text such as 'embroiled in a boisterous debate' from A Battle Between Two Sculptors is a pleasure, and sometimes I even had the sense that I was being read to as I was reading to myself.
Although there is a familiar essence of spoken folk tradition from all around the world, the stories have an authentic air of Burma – full of Buddhism (On Gratitude), karma and elephants! Its landscape and geography are evocative to the Western ear – poor merchants sit under Banyan trees taunted by monkeys, villages are located in Mandalay (famous from the controversial Kipling poem), and treks to find new lands are made along the Irrawaddy River (The Magic Comb).
Burmese naga
All manner of sorcery and the supernatural abound: Magic eggs in The White Crow and Love); nagas, snake spirits (clearly the origin of Rowling's snake nagini); and nats, tree spirits which The Blacksmith's Children turn into. Talking animals are the norm (On Gratitude), and astrologers (On the Rationality of Astrology) and fortune tellers are consulted by monks, kings and villagers alike to help with the establishment of right and wrong (How the Hare Became a Judge).
Then there are also the princesses, ogres and dragons that we know from the Scottish and English traditions (see Rashiecoats or St George and the Dragon which was in fact initially from Cappadocia (now Turkey) and came to the UK with the Crusades). In Nan Ying and Her Little Brother, the little girl was frozen with terror on seeing a noble dragon rise out of the water but luckily he turns out to be a good listener and is able to make everything right in the end. There is plenty of the Hans Christian Andersen type of cruelty we are used to (The Omen, The Grateful Serpent, and Mu Yeh Peh and the Wages of Love), and much transformation of human to beast and vice versa as in the Irish fable, The Children of Li.
Curses are cast (The Flood), conundrums are solved (Three Women and One Man), and in the succinct How to Spell Buffalo there is no conclusion. Reminding me of a Japanese Zen koan, a monk is sent by the King to test the people's devotion, and is pitted against the encumbent abbot. Lacking humility, he is taught a lesson when he finds himself completely stumped by being asked the title question, and we, too, are left pondering.
Like the Greek myths, some are concerned with the origin of animals or birds (The White Crow and Love), or how their appearance came to be, such as How the Thrush Lost Her Colourful Plumage. In others there are young men going on quests – The Long Journey is reminiscent of Homer's Odyssey. Moral and ethical parables of kindness, revenge, jealousy and greed are to be found in The Long Path to Wisdom.
On these long winter evernings, why not cosy down with a loved one and bring back reading aloud? These often laugh-out-loud, always fascinating stories from a far-away land are sure to delight both children and adults.
The gruesome origins of fairy tales
Examples of Japanese Zen koans
Author tamsingPosted on December 6, 2018 December 6, 2018 Categories PagesTags Grimms' Fairy Tales, Hans Christian Andersen, Jan-Philipp Sendker, Jonathan Sendker, Kevin Wiliarty, Lisa Liesener, Lorie Karnath, The Long Path to Wisdom1 Comment on The Long Path to Wisdom


Plot: 'La faccia della Terra'(The face of the Earth) is a physical and interior journey through the stories juxtaposed to the writing and making of his latest album called 'Da solo'. An on-the-road film, from Italy passing through Calexico's recording studio in Tucson, discovering disappeared seasons, intangible instruments, imaginary and daily characters, life stories evoking charm and pages which become flesh-and-bone songs, fortuitous and fatal encounters, mirrored loneliness, American rodeo Side Shows. Transforming what was initially supposed to be a simple backstage footage, the director blends the raw material beneath the album crossing different languages like, reading, video poetry and music clip. This weird 'film-story', is a bold attempt to subvert the classic 'behind the scenes' genre...broadcast on TV motels in the meantime.


Cyber Monday is here!!! Yay!
I hope you all had a wonderful and relaxing long Thanksgiving holiday! I know I enjoyed a few days off from the hustle and bussle this year creates!! I worked all weekend and even black friday! (Yes it was literally insnae!) But I also was able to get tons of new content done for the blog which is one of the most important things if you ask me! Today on the blog there is a new tab, which you can shop ALL of my favorite gifts this holiday season! No worries I totally will be adding more! I just am so happy it is finally done!
As for today, we all know that Cyber Monday is the best thing next to Black Friday! Personally I perfer Cyber Monday, mostly for the reason you can enjoy coffee in bed and wear pj's while shopping for some of the most fabulous christmas gifts! I am so excited to wrap up some of the best deals and steals for Cyber Monday 2016!
So get ready, get set, and may the best deals win!
Wishing you all a wonderful start to the week!
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In Defense of Marxism (ePub)
By Leon Trotsky
This book documents Trotsky's intervention in the political struggle with the Burnham-Shachtman tendency inside the US Socialist Workers Party, which was of fundamental importance for the Fourth International. (ePub version)
With the outbreak of World War II in September 1939 following the signing of the Stalin-Hitler pact a section of the US Socialist Workers Party led by Max Shachtman and New York University Professor James Burnham capitulated to the pressure of democratic public opinion, rejecting defense of the Soviet Union on the grounds that it could no longer be considered a workers state.
This book documents Trotsky's intervention in this political struggle, which was of fundamental importance for the Fourth International. Trotsky not only answered the opposition's political arguments, but strove to uncover the class and methodological roots of their errors. He insisted that despite the enormous crimes of the Stalinist bureaucracy, the USSR remained a workers state, whose nationalized property relations established by the October 1917 revolution must be defended against imperialism.
Further, Trotsky showed that the Burnham-Shachtman faction were being propelled to the right by the logic of their political arguments and their philosophical method, which were rooted in a rejection of dialectical materialism.
Leon Trotsky (1879-1940) was born on November 7, 1879 in the village of Yanovka, which at the time was part of the Russian Empire and is now within the borders of Ukraine. Along with Vladimir Lenin, he was one of the leaders of the October Revolution of 1917, which brought the Bolsheviks to power in Russia. Trotsky, who was head of the Red Army during the years immediately following the revolution, led the Soviet Union to victory in the Civil War from 1918-1921.
Trotsky founded the Left Opposition in 1923, which was established to oppose the growth of bureaucratism, nationalism, and inequality in the Soviet Union under Stalin's leadership. He was an outspoken defender of the perspective of internationalism against the program of "socialism in one country", which the Stalinist bureaucracy advanced as part of the defense of its own power and privileges.
Because of his intransigent opposition to Stalinism, he was expelled from the Communist Party in 1927, sent into exile in Central Asia in 1928, and ultimately banished from the Soviet Union in 1929. In 1933, Trotsky warned that the policies pursued by the Stalinist Communist Party in Germany, if not changed, would pave the way for the coming to power of Hitler by politically disorienting and organizationally disarming the working class in the face of the fascist threat. After his warnings were proven correct, Trotsky concluded that Stalin's betrayal of the German working class meant that the Third International could not be reformed. In 1938, he founded the Fourth International. Trotsky was murdered in 1940 in Mexico, where he had been given asylum, by a Stalinist agent.
In addition to his political work, Trotsky was a major Marxist theoretician. He elaborated the theory of "permanent revolution", which explained why an economically backward country like Russia was driven onto the path of socialist revolution despite the fact that it had a comparatively low level of capitalist development. Trotsky's theory ultimately formed the basis for the October 1917 revolution.
His letters and articles explaining the class nature of the Soviet state, written in the context of an inner-party debate that took place in 1939-1940 within the Trotskyist movement and collected in the volume In Defense of Marxism, are a brilliant example of the application of the dialectical materialist method to the analysis of contemporary political questions and problems of party program and perspective.
Trotsky's prediction, outlined most explicitly in The Revolution Betrayed, that unless the working class in the USSR regained power through a political revolution, the Stalinist bureaucracy would bring about the restoration of capitalism, was proven correct by the events of 1989-1991.
Additional information about Trotsky's political biography, his role in Soviet and world history, and his treatment at the hands of modern historians can be found here:
Leon Trotsky, Soviet Historiography, and the Fate of Classical Marxism
How the GPU Murdered Trotsky (ePub)
Lessons of October (ePub)


In handling construction disputes and arbitrations, one of the common defences raised is that the works rendered or goods supplied were not "fit for purpose". Another common defence is that the works were not carried out with "reasonable skill and care". These would commonly be said to be implied terms in the contract.
The standard of "reasonable skill and care" in construction disputes may well be different from the ordinary standard in negligence cases. Whilst negligence cases commonly refer to the "reasonable man test", the standard in construction disputes may well be higher, because an architect, engineer or specialist contractor may be subject to the standard of "ordinary skilled man exercising and professing to have that special skill" instead (per Bolam v Friern Hospital Management Committee).
The end result of the works must be a product that is "fit for purpose". Thus, an engineer calculating the required strength of columns must calculate in such a way that his recommended strength would be sufficient in accordance with acceptable standards. In the same way, a specialist contractor would be expected to deliver works that are "fit for purpose", consistent with his claim of specialty.
The issue is whether the employer relied upon the skill of the supplier to design or supply the end result that would be fit for purpose (Independent Broadcasting Authority v EMI Electronics Ltd). If a building owner made known to the contractors the purpose for which the building was required, then it is expected that the contractors would deliver a product "fit for purpose" (Greaves Contractors Ltd v Baynham Meikle & Partners).
However, there can be no liability for "fitness for purpose" if the supplier is not aware of the purpose for which the goods were supplied, or if the goods were used in a way that deviated from normal use (Slater v Finning).
Similarly, a party would not be held liable for "fitness for purpose" if they were only involved in a part of the works and the fitness of their part is affected by other works carried out by third parties (PSC Freyssinet Ltd v Bryne Brothers (Formwork) Ltd).
"Fitness for purpose" seems to be a more onerous burden than "reasonable skill and care". So long as the supplier exercises the skill and care of ordinarily skilled men of the same trade, complying with the relevant standards, then he would have discharged his duty to exercise "reasonable skill and care". But in doing so, his end-product must still be fit for purpose if the employer has relied on his skills to achieve the end-result.
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