Ms. Leslie Flemming: It’s not the science. I realize that the board is going to be dealing with perceptions. If people are coming into the board and they’re bringing in the comparators, which are showing that property values are dropping, the board has to take that—that’s evidence of property values.
I’m just thinking that on a larger scale, provincially, the province is going to have to weigh in at some point on maybe changing regulations or adopting regulations to keep pace with the current health information, whatever that may be. And, yes, I’ve heard the arguments both ways, but if we’re just looking at straight property values, especially in residential properties, that is what the board is going to be looking at. That’s the evidence that we look at at the board.
Ms. Lisa M. Thompson: Right. In speaking about alternative dispute resolution, using industrial wind turbine property devaluation as an example, what type of alternative dispute resolution might you suggest might fit in this particular example?
Ms. Leslie Flemming: Again, looking at mediation, mediation allows parties to basically present their case in more of an informal way to see if there are any common interests or any areas that can be resolved on agreement. It may be that there’s a main issue that can’t be, but I see ADR being helpful at least in narrowing issues.
Again, it would depend on what the parties want to do. If they’re coming together to talk, that demonstrates a willingness to try and find a resolution. I don’t know what those resolutions are, myself, but I do know that that process often will give rise to resolutions that people hadn’t formally thought of when they’re talking more informally about the problem.
Ms. Lisa M. Thompson: Okay. I’m intrigued by that, but recognizing that there’s a huge backlog of mediation, do you think it would contribute to increasing backlogs or help speed things up?
Ms. Leslie Flemming: I think it will speed things up occasionally. I’m sure there are examples where you mediate the whole thing and everybody is more or less happy with the solution and signs on the dotted line. Where I think it will be more effective is reducing the issues and narrowing the issues so that we can settle a number of issues, get those off the table and then proceed to adjudicate the main issues or the remaining things that can’t be agreed  one minute left.
Ms. Lisa M. Thompson: I find your comments helpful, actually, so thank you. I appreciate tha move into two concurrences, so if you want to have a seat, you’re welcome to.
Ms. Leslie Flemming: Thank you. I think I will do as the former person did and head out. I do have some other things to do here in Toronto. I wasn’t late today, though. I took the GO train from Barrie because I know what that highway is like in the morning, the 400. Thank you very much, everybodMs. Flemming.
We’ll now consider the concurrence for Mr. Greg Anderson, nominated as member, Brant County Health Unit board. Would someone please move concurrence? Ms. Albanese.
Mrs. Laura Albanese: Thank you.Greg Anderson, nominated as a member of the Brant County Health Unit board.
We will now consider the concurrence for Ms. Leslie Flemming, nominated as member of the Assessment Review Board. Is there anyone who wants to move concurrence?
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Advent is one of the great holy seasons of the Christian calendar. The word ‘Advent’, arrival. And of course the arrival we’re waiting for is the Christ-child. We join in the expectant waiting of a young, pregnant, Jewish girl awaiting the coming of her baby: Emmanuel – God is with us! The promises God has made to generations of Old Testament believers are fulfilled - at last, the Christ-child is born!
The four weeks before Christmas can be a busy, noisy time of shopping and activities that drown out our anticipation of the coming of the Christ-child. Perhaps this year might be a time when we can be more intentional and attentive to God as we wait with expectancy.
Many branches of the Christian Church celebrate Advent, and this year, Advent begins on Sunday, 28th of November and runs until Christmas Eve. Some churches light candles on an Advent wreath, keep an Advent calendar, or perhaps use a daily devotional to help them focus in and be reminded of the meaning of this unique season.
I recently published a book of meditations for Advent, drawing upon the writings of Evelyn Underhill, a much celebrated, British writer in Christian spirituality (1875-1941). The book is called Music of Eternity: Meditations for Advent with Evelyn Underhill and is the ‘Archbishop of York’s Advent Book for 2021’. The book’s title comes from a quote in one of Evelyn’s retreat talks where she writes, ‘Receiving means to keep ourselves carefully tuned in, sensitive to the music of Eternity. We can never adore enough’. The moment I was asked to write this book, my head and heart were flooded with the phrase, ‘O come let us adore Him’, from the carol, ‘O come all ye faithful’. My hope is that this Advent, Evelyn’s meditations can lead us into adoring worship of Christ.
I’ve organised the daily meditations into a dance in four stages. We begin in Part 1 with God – the mighty symphony of the Triune God - and His perpetual coming to us. We ponder God as the Eternal Love brooding over creation (and over our lives), and we close Part 1 reflecting upon two phrases from the Lord’s Prayer that dwell upon adoring God in worship: ‘Father, Hallowed be Your Name’ and ‘Your Kingdom come’.
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In Part 3, we focus on Emmanuel – Christ has come! I deliberately made this section the longest, for Christ is the one we’re waiting for at Advent, and we need space to gaze upon and listen to Him. These meditations trace Jesus’ life – birth, temptation, rescuing, transfiguration, death, resurrection, Emmaus encounter and ascension.
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with Charlotte for eighteen years," Mac muttered.
Claire smiled and kissed him again. Mac stared her in the eye as Claire stared him right back. It went on for a minute or two, until Mac grinned and kissed her chin. Claire giggled, then leaned in, but looked up when they heard the buzzer at the door. Mac closed his eyes as Claire walked to the door.
"Claire!" came the excited voice. Mac groaned from the couch. Claire threw him a look.
"I'll buzz you in." Claire hit the button, waiting before letting it go. She turned to Mac. "Be - nice," she whispered.
"I'll practice in the two minutes I have." Mac looked at his watch. "Who knows, though. They could be late by ten seconds for once."
Claire stared at him, her arms crossed. "Please, Mac, just be nice. You've always done it before. And this time you have James, and I know you like him."
"I prefer Greg. How old is he now?"
"He'd be…" Claire closed her eyes. "I think he's eleven. Anna's about eight."
Mac nodded. "Kids are innocent, you see. Your sister… isn't."
Claire shot him a dirty look as she heard a knock on the door behind her. Mac stood up as he whispered, "She isn't cute, either."
"Shut up!" Claire hissed. She turned and opened the door. "Charlotte!"
Charlotte bared no resemblance to her sister. Her hair, short and almost spiky by nature, was a dark brown color, as were her eyes. She seemed to only wear a color that matched the season. Now she wore a green sweater with red pants. Next to Claire, Charlotte looked like a giant - she was close to Mac's height, and though she was as thin as Claire, her sweater seemed to add some bulk to her.
Their kids looked as though they could be twins if there wasn't an age difference. Both had their father's light eyes and mother's dark hair, as well as their matching smiles. They never showed their teeth, but remained polite and civil, something Mac imagined came more from their father.
Charlotte hugged Claire for a long time, talking as they grabbed each other. "Claire! It's been ages! When was the last time we saw each other? You get my birthday present? I can't believe how old you are!"
"Thanks." Mac looked down to see Greg and Anna smiling up at him. He ruffled Greg's hair and picked up Anna. "Hey there!"
Mac kissed her cheek. He noticed Claire's warning look to him as she hugged James. "Your Aunt Claire and I were offered nice jobs here, so we moved," he answered, giving Claire a look that said, 'What?'
"Glad to see you, Mac!"
He looked up in time to see Charlotte grab him for a hug. Mac tried to dodge her, knowing that he'd never get away from her. Claire shot him another warning look, so Mac put Anna down and returned Charlotte's hug.
Claire's smirk turned into a grin. "Alright, let me get some drinks for you guys." She bent to be closer to Greg and Anna's level. "You guys still like hot chocolate, right?"
"It's days like this I wish I had been shot on the job," Mac sighed as he climbed into bed. "Claire, thank you so much for picking out this apartment."
Claire huddled under the sheets, keeping them as close to her chin as she could. She looked partly offended and partly amused. "Not my fault we actually get to keep our room for once."
"Never. It's just hard to ignore when you're in the same building."
Mac groaned. "Please don't say that. Anna's going to barge in any minute now, expecting her present."
Mac smiled, but didn't respond. There was always a danger that came with talking about children to Claire. She never said it out loud to him, but there was always the underlying tone - why not us? Mac closed his eyes and tried to remind himself of all of their reasons. We live in a city. My job's too dangerous. What if something happened to one of us? Neither of us are ever home. Wouldn’t you feel guilty about Reed?
Claire continued to stroke his shoulder. "C'mon. You know you love Christmas. And tomorrow you actually get a guest. That'll be an interesting change. You did say Stella could come, right?"
"Good." She smiled and pressed a kiss against his lips, which he returned.
"Don't start anything," Mac joked. "Now there're kids around. Remember - that's the one downside."
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S Libraries Supporting Digital Governance: Insights from the 2020 UN E-Government Survey
These principles are of course relevant to the work and values of the library field; and libraries can offer support to digital government initiatives and strategies. The 2020 UN E-Government Survey Report offers some insights on the way libraries can help build inclusive and effective e-governments.
The United Nations E-Government Survey,aps and examines the development of digital government across all UN member states. The survey was first launched in 2001, and today new installments are released biannually.
To measure e-government readiness and capacity across different states and regions, as well as track changes over time, the Survey Report uses the E-Government Development Index (EGDI). This is a compound measurement developed specifically for this survey, sometimes reviewed and adjusted to account for the changing e-governance and ICT landscape.
Drawing on the 2020 EGDI scores, the most recent survey report points out that the uptake and quality of digital government worldwide continue to grow. Across all UN Member States, the global average EGDI score has increased, and more countries (now 65%) received a high or very high score.
What does library public access contribute to? The analysis that follows references public internet access to e-government services in two contexts. First, their availability is one of the indicators included in the supplementary E-Participation Index – a scale which measures how the deeply the government engages the public online; ranging from information provision, to consultation, to decision-making.
The second perspective points to how free public access helps bridge the digital divide at large – one of the measures aimed at building up society’ digital capacity and ensuring that no-one is left behind. This, in turn, helps facilitate the uptake and use of digital public services. Alongside , society-level digital capacity enables effective e-government transformation.
The assessment is built on four dimensions – technical features of city portals, content provision (availability of key public information and resources online, to which free public internet access contributes), online service provision, and.
The report notes that overall, city portals tend not to perform as well as national ones. Inadequate infrastructure and substantial technology costs can be a major challenge for local e-government, both on the supply and demand sides. Here, free public internet access can be a useful tool to help reduce costs for users.
The takeaway. In short,ers, kiosks and similar venues can facilitate e-participation and use of e-services, help bridge digital divides and build up society’s digital capacity for e-governance transformation. The report therefore points out:
“Since private Internet access is not possible in many contexts, Governments must expand public access options, including Wi-Fi hotspots in public spaces, Internet kiosks for services, and similar alternatives. Such measures require significant public investment and will need to be funded from national budgets, though outside partnerships might ease the financial burden and also invite innovation.”
“The top priorities for local government authorities should be bringing people online and increasing their satisfaction. Governments can facilitate access to e-services by ensuring that Wi-Fi services (and in some cases Wi-Fi-enabled devices) are available at existing public venues such as libraries, city halls, educational institutions, and kiosks, and Wi-Fi access can be provided in public spaces such as transport stations, parks and hospitals.”
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I remember my first thought after reading this news was, Welp, there goes my enjoyment of meat! And then, just aof Shake Shack, and my throat started to close trying to consider giving it up. Over the past year, I have continued to eat red meat, deli meats, and of course, bacon, and I sometimes wonder if I’m eating too much. But I try to remember some harm, and living a balanced life means accepting that not all of our decisions can be 100% safe.
These days, with the mountains of information and scientific studies that come out about health and diet—often contradicting each other—it can feel overwhelming trying to decide on the right things to do. One day you hear red wine is good for you, and the next it’s a warning to avoid alcohol at all costs.  We all turn into Ponce de Leon trying to adjust our lifestyle to live forever.
The only truth is, we are going to die. Obsessing over the minutiae of health information is not healthy living—at least not for me. I try to live a life of balance and moderation. I eat very little processed meat, but occasionally I’ll eat bacon on my burger or I’ll have a hotdog at a cookout. Life isn’t a controlled scientific study. I think it’s perfectly reasonable to accept some small increased risk in exchange for happiness and comfort.
If you eat processed meat every day, yes, consider cutting down. If the findings of the study lead you to decide to stop eating red meat entirely, that, too, is perfectly fine for you to do. We all have to weigh our our health and our happiness and our peace of mind. Try to find a path that is mostly healthy and mostly comfortable and hopefully you’ll be walking it for a very, very long time.
Wise words! Ecerything in moderation!
I needed these words today. I’m experimenting with foods right now to see what is best for my body, and I’m a bit in awe of how much seemingly well-researched ( or at the very least, well intended ) info there is out there that is incongruent from one source to the next. It can be frustrating and overwhelming. Thank you for this timely reminder!
I’ve been getting better about trying to avoid big defining headlines like that. I mostly just stick to the notion to “Eat more plants”..and then whatevelse I feel like!
Besides the detriment to our health, factory farming is inhumane. I can’t and won’t say more than that here, but I’ve chosen not to participate any more.
I think the most important point is what you titled this because we ARE all going to die….from something. Eat and enjoy what you like and all in moderation! Great post, btw!
Oh well…. Put a vegan and Paleo diet follower together – which to me illustrate some perfect black and white ways of thinking about food and health – and they will both share excellent points about what we “should” eat to be healthy and why. While being at the opposite sides of the spectrum, they will both firmly believe that their diet is the best and that this other person’s diet will just kill them… Who really knows what is right and what is wrong? Nutrition is such a young specialty. Researchs keep evolving and the conclusions keep changing. So I say : do what feels best for you and let go all the “food rules” a little bit. Being stressed is also really bad for our health. And fear of food = stress!
Your article is very useful! I think we must rethink the use of red meat as well as meat for a healthier life. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for this! I have said this for years! Quite a while ago, there was an article out that tomatoes were the worst food out there. Not 6 months later there was another article on all of the health benefits of tomatoes. I decided right then, that I would eat what I want in moderation. It’s great to hear other people say the same thing!


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ashed down close on our bow, sending a cascade of water over the soldiers in our bows.
An idea came, and I shouted to Gamelan: "Wizard! Stop me that wind!" He heard, and I saw him begin to weave a new spell.
I cupped both hands and cried to Stryker on the quarterdeck: "Put us under her bows!"
Then I seized a bow and quiver from one of my women and slung them over my shoulder.
I don't know if he thought me mad, as if I was ordering him to ram the Archon's ship, but Stryker never wavered and bellowed orders, his voice now coming as a high whine like the seawind. The man at the helm muscled the tiller and Duban \- the rowing master - issued his orders... and the wind died, Gamelan's counterspell working... and the Archon's ship's sails sagged and then flapped in a lull, and the Lycanthian ship began to lose way.
Our ship arced close alongside the Lycanthian, its side looming high over us and then we were at its bows, our ship's oars on that side feathering.
I saw Lycanthian heads above us and spears and arrows arcing down, and we were just under the ship's bows, and I leaped, seeing nothing except one of the ship's anchors hanging from its cathead and I had the corroded metal in my arms, and, nails tearing, brought myself up onto it. I stood on one fluke, the anchor swaying on its chain and then reached down, had Ismet's arm locked in mine and she, too, was on the Lycanthian ship as I saw, beyond her grim helmeted face, our galley fall away, oars thrashing as Stryker fought to bring it alongside once more.
We were a boarding party of two and there were shouts above and an archer in the bowsprit's pulpit loosed a shaft that went wild and I had my own bow in hand, an arrow nocked and it hummed away; and the archer flung back his hands as the arrow buried itself in his chest and he fell into the sea.
There were two other archers beside him, each aiming more carefully than his dead brother, but time was something they'd run out of, as Ismet dropped one, and I, moving in that dream-time underwater battle sense, had no need to hurry, found a shaft, saw as I nocked it the fletchings were perfect, drew and as I had learned, felt the moment when the arrow and bow whispered "loose me" to my soul and that arrow buried itself in the Lycanthian's throat, and there was no one left in the pulpit and for a moment we were safe - until the Lycanthians on the deck above us found a way to wiggle onto the bulwarks through the netting that now gave us a moment's cover.
Stryker's galley was coming up on us now and then I saw Cholla Yi's ship coming in at full speed. We'd need all the reinforcements we could get to seize this flagship. I slung the bow and went hand-over-hand up the cable, and found a solid wooden hold and pulled myself up onto the bowsprit.
Scribe, I will take a moment and mention that here is yet another part of real battle that's not found in the sagas. The handhold was one of those ports cut in the bow to serve as a jakes. I will make a wager - one of your tunic buttons against all the Antero estates that I stand to inherit - that none of the heroic paintings that have been or will be done of that moment will depict me as I stood, hands covered in shit, Ismet beside me.
But that didn't matter, then or later, because leading up from the bowsprit was a heavy cable, the forestay running up about halfway on the forward mast. I had but seconds, as I saw, through the boarding net's meshes soldiers swarming toward me, spears ready.
I shouted down to our galley for fire support, but my voice was lost in the wind as it came up once more, Gamelan's counterspell broken against the Archon's wind-casting; but there'd been no need, as arrows spat from both Cholla Yi's and Stryker's galleys and the soldiers wailed and fell back, their attention diverted.
We were climbing again, upside down and monkeying up that huge rope toward the mast. The forestay ended just at a tiny platform on the mast which I later learned was called a top, just above the fore yard, and Maranonia was aiding us, for the platform was empty of enemy soldiers. Our swords were out and we spotted the lines holding that boarding net aloft.
We edged out on the yard, the great beam that held up the sail, and slashed and slashed again, and the net collapsed on the deck, burying in its folds a handful of archers who'd been aiming up at us. Now the way was open for boarders.
Stryker's galley was nosing alongside, tossing in the stormy seas and grapnels were coming up and my women swarming onto the Lycanthian ship. Behind it was Cholla Yi's galley, its bow full of archers firing into the Archon's ship.
Ismet and I took a moment to catch our breath and an arrow whipped past, missing my head by a whisper - its broadhead slashed Ismet's arm as it buried itself in the mast we clung to. She started to jump, but caught herself even before I could grab her.
"This is no more a safe haven," she managed, wiping blood from the shallow gash on her arm, then forgetting her wound. "Yet I can't see the archer who fired this. Let's move! We'll settle his account later."
Yes, I thought, but where? Below, the foredeck was a swarm of fighting men and women and I heard screams and battlecries. I spotted Polillo by the flash of her ax as she parried a spearthrust, and, with her immense strength sent the ax back on a counterstroke, its beak burying in the side of the spearman. No one flinched on either side, nor did anyone cry for nor give quarter. The Lycanthians may have been evil, but by the gods they were brave. I felt in my bones that this day's fighting, even if it were not for the ultimate fate of our city, would live long in legend. There is no glory in battle if your enemy is craven.
Over the battlesounds I heard that terrible rumbling once more from the nearby volcanoes.
We could have gone down the shroudlines into the battle, but there was more that should be done. There was a solid wall of soldiery across the deck, just back of the mainmast, keeping our boarders from reaching the ultimate target. On the quarterdeck, the last Archon stood in plain view, just behind the Lycanthian helmsman. Until he was taken, we were but killing cubs and leaving the wolf unharmed.
In front of the Archon were two open dull black chests, and he was taking things from them and casting them to the winds, sending a frenzy of spells against us. It hurt my eyes to look at him and I forced them away, to see Nisou Symeon. I knew him well, even though we'd never met before, from his slender form to the blonde hair that fell in waves to his shoulders to the slender blade in his hand to the scars that Janos Greycloak's sorcery had marked his once-beautiful face for the monster's countenance it truly was.
I became something other than Captain Rali Antero of the Maranon Guard. My blade flicked and a line that led from where we stood to the mainmast, was cut free and in my hand as my sword snaked back into its sheath - and I was off, swinging across, seeing the main yard coming up and hitting it with my feet, about to rebound, and then dropping the rope to find haven, all a-scramble, on the yard.
I could not allow myself even a moment to consider the stupidity of what I was doing, or the awful fall that would await if I slipped to crash down either on the deck below or worse, to fall and be ground between Stryker's galley and the Archon's ship. I chanced a glance below. No one was heeding us, concentrating instead on the battle on


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(or vice versa as it played in the US). As it turns out, this move was pretty much a necessity here, considering that the amount of music for the main feature only amounts to 20 minutes on this release, five of which is a karaoke version of a previously included song. In fact, a third of the entire disc is made up of karaoke tracks. This, coupled with the rather mediocre selection of music, results in thee most disappointing soundtrack of the theatrical scores for the Pokémon films to date. Of course it's not a total loss, as "Entei's Theme" is quite nice, almost iPod worthy. The "Unown's Theme", "Mii's Theme" and Rica Matsumoto's theatrical version of "OK!" are also nicely done. That actually encompasses most of the stuff related to the main film, save the tepid "The Day a Rainbow was Born" by Kumiko Mori, but at the same time only accounts for nine minutes of the total runtime.
, which was given a "big band" type of flavor to it by series composer Shinji Miyazaki. Unfortunately, none of these themes are particularly memorable or even pleasant, while the lyric accompanied "Pichu Pika Swing" and "Friend Memorial Day" will have one leaping for the "skip track" option.
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Randy Jackson wore yet another perfectly horrible jacket, Simon Cowell wore the same clothes as last night and Paula Abdul actually looked pretty. In fact, I’d almost say she was beautiful. You’ve gotta give props to whoever bashed her face into shape, she looked great.
The old Idol winners always get wheeled out in these shows and first up was Kelly Clarkson. At least, I think it was Kelly Clarkson, it could’ve been Kelly Osbourne. Oh dear, Kelly has really put on weight hasn’t she? And what do you do when you’ve put on some weight? That’s right, you pick some hideous outfit that will just emphasise your huge thighs, just like Kelly did. A tight, unforgiving mini-dress with thigh boots was not a good idea. Oops. I love Kelly though, especially when she’s being badass and sassy as she was tonight. She needs to get herself a stylist and personal trainer though, and fast!


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“As,” Zimmer said in early January. “I’’ve got to have people that can cover and you’ve got to have people that can rush, and like we’ve done in the pastdefensive linemen are listed in order of their overall rankings: 2. Shaquil Barrett (edge rusher), 4. Bud Dupree (edge rusher), 5. Trey Hendrickson (edge rusher), 6. Carl Lawson (edge rusher), 8. Jadeveon Clowney (edge rusher), 10. Matt Judon (edge rusher), 12. Yannick Ngakoue (edge rusher), 23. Romeo Okwara (edge rusher), 25. Dalvin Tomlinson (defensive tackle), 28. Leonard Floyd (edge rusher), 30. Shelby Harris (defensive end), 31. Justin Houston (edge rusher), 32. Haason Reddick (edge rusher), 37. Carlos Dunlap (edge rusher), 42. Melvin Ingram (edge rusher), 49. Denico Autry (defensive end), 56. DaQuan Jones (defensive tackle), 61. Larry Ogunjobi (defensive tackle), 62. Ndamukong Suh (defensive tackle), 66. Sheldon Rankins (defensive tackle), 72. Aldon Smith (edge rusher), 77. Derek Wolfe (defensive end), 78. Tyson Alualu (defensive tackle), 81. Takkarist McKinley (edge rusher), 84. Lawrence Guy (defensive tackle), 88. Kawann Short (defensive tackle), 91. Kerry Hyder (edge rusher), 93. Al-Quadin Muhammad (defensive tackle), 94. Everson Griffen (defensive end) and 99. Roy Robertson-Harris (defensive end).
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A friend was kind enough to invite me to the mission-critical Yankees playoff game against the Minnesota Twins last night. Foolishly, I accepted. It was only as I entered the stadium that I realized that I did not have the requisite mental toughness to spectate at this level of competition. Already down 1-0 in their best-of-five series, a loss tonight would put my Yankees on the abyss, and me on the window ledge.
Fortunately, all was well in Yankee-land as the game chugged into the late innings. The Yanks built a 5-3 lead and put the game in the lockbox, handing the ball to Tom Gordon to wrap up the seventh. Oh, we were having a great time in the cheap seats - Tom Gordon through the eighth, Mariano "Mr. Automatic" Rivera in the ninth, and everyine would go home happy. Start spreading the news...
But wait! The eighth gets off to an eerie start - Gordon gets an out, but a wild pitch on strike three puts a man on. Then a single puts men on first and second, and Joe Torre decides he would rather see Mariano do his thing.
But tonight, Mariano's thing is to give up an RBI single followed immediately by an RBI double - tie score, runners on second and third, one out. This is only Mariano's third blown save in his post-season history (everyone in the cheap seats immediately says "Cleveland '97, Phoenix 2001") and the gloom is enormous - Mariano blowing a save? The very foundation of our Evil Empire is crumbling! And there are still men on base. It was so quiet you could have heard a ticket stub being torn up.
Comes the twelfth inning, and Tori Hunter, who has been tormenting the Yanks this series, strides to the plate. "Man, I am getting tired of seeing him on base" says my eerily prescient friend, just before Mr. Hunter smotes a mighty home run.
Cairo walks on four pitches. Pandemonium! The presumably tired Twins closer has overstayed his welcome, but the Twins manager evidently wants to see the same thing the fans want to see - fear and humiliation. Jeter walks on four more pitches, and here comes the mighty A-Rod. Can the fans get louder? Yes, we can! A-Rod drops a bomb into the deepest part of the old "death valley". Jeter would have scored easily from first to end the game, but the ball bounces into the seats for a ground-rule double.
Iow, because the Twins have a right fielder who throws like John Kerry, you win. The planets were aligned.
Posted by: Patrick R. Sullivan | October 07, 2004 at 08:59 PM
Torii. Remember: there's no I in Team, but there's two in Torii.
Posted by: bledsoe | October 08, 2004 at 07:05 AM
I thought he wrote a book about terror!
He did. I summarized each chapter here:
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After living in what seemed like a suburban isolated lifestyle for two or three years, I've moved to the city and have ironically ended up playing World of Warcraft three out of the four nights I've been here. The only difference is that now I'm at someone elses house playing World of Warcraft. But that, amazingly, makes all the difference.
It feels a little bit like a vacation, and I can accept that. Taking a vacation from myself. Yeah, that sounds just about right.
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However, the organisation would be nothing without motivated people to run it. During the celebrations, a presentation was made to Squadron Leader Jill Checketts, for 12 years of leading this group. Described by senior members as 'a brilliant Squadron Leader' she was honoured by the organisation, her family, the Airforce, and the local community. All well deserved.
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Last week, Chef was invited to be a judge at our local school. The 'Great School Bakeoff' was taking place, and it being lunch time I thought I would tag along to see what was on offer. The class was divided into teams of 4, and they had to source the food, make a menu, cook the meal, set the table, and set an extra place for the judges. I do not know who did the dishes. I must say that the range of food on offer was considerable, and I did not wish to be a judge at all.
During all this, the Member of Parliament for Dunedin North, Pete Hodgson, turned up. I think he was on his way to somewhere else, and just called in. His presence did not worry the children who at that stage were tucking in.
I have been so busy over the last few weeks that posting on this blog has become a bit behind.
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Two weeks of generalized political instability
The political instability that continues to rock the country has, this fortnight, been amplified by the launch of works on the new Metro Express Train, which have provoked small uprisings against the house demolitions in La Butte and Barkly, followed by court injunctions to be decided this coming week.
Rada Kistnasamy, who’s turn it was for a fortnight’s “turdorizon” at LALIT’s central committee meeting this weekend, said that this instability was, nevertheless, the ongoing effects of deep economic crisis that LALIT has been warning of for decades, finally reaching its deadline: 30 September is the end of the European union protection for sugar exports.
And the Mauritian State and the bourgeoisie remain stuck in the molasses, so to speak, he said, unable to move on, and now getting sugar sales subsidized by some 10%, while getting the CESS tax cut altogether.
This represents a breakdown of capitalism in Mauritius, and a proof, if one was needed, that there was never any independent capitalist system here, but merely an imperialist dictate to make sugar for first Britain, then the EU. Everything in the sugar industry was planned, even dictated: the price, quotas, the market, not just who the mills could sell their sugar to, but who the small planters could sell their cane to. And when all this comes to an abrupt, if totally forewarned, end with the WTO rules, then the sugar bosses, and the Mauritians State in tow, just squandered the billions of EU money given as compensation and supposedly for restructuring the economy, on closing down sugar industry jobs, and paying workers off, while selling off good agricultural land in real estate scams to billionaires, and now mere millionaires, from abroad.
Deadlines worsen instability
So, this is the week that the 30 September deadline for total sugar sales liberalization is upon us, Rada Kistnasamy said.
And 20 September, following straight on, is the last day for the Writ to be issued for a by-election in Quatre Bornes, following the resignation of ex-Minister of Good Governance, Roshi Bhadain. The slight madness of the by-election reflects the economic crisis, without most people realizing it. No-one knows the real reason why Roshi Bhadain resigned. He himself has not a clear idea of what the stakes in the by-election are. Then the MSM and ML Government are either not putting up a candidate, or pretending they will not. This means, unpopular or not, the Government gets away with the Opposition parties fighting each other rather than it. So, once the Commission of Enquiry on Drugs turned to examine Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth, Paul Bérenger announced that his MMM would not comment on the Commission until it was done with all the hearings. Now, he announces that one should not politicize the Metro Express. This is because the Labour Party and the PMSD have been jumping in to support piece-meal protests against the Metro Express. Kuggan Parapen, candidate for Rezistans (RA) called these two parties “vultures”. RA also criticized Roshi Bhadain and Jack Bizlall, another candidate, for appealing to the Indian Government over the Metro Express. They were right in this. However, they forget that Ashok Subron supported a petition, addressed to Obama, effectively assuming the US army could arrange jobs for Chagossians either on the Diego Garcia military base, or on the other Islands not even leased by the USA!
But, let’s begin with the economy, Rada Kistnasamy said in his look at the past two weeks.
! Of that, they sell some 35,000 tons in Mauritius.
So, the Government has set aside Rs 1,250 subsidy per ton. which is just short of 10% of the price. The money will be taken from the Sugar Insurance Fund Board, thus robbing the insurance fund. The Cess tax has been frozen, too, accounting for some Rs200 million further transfer from the State to the sugar bosses. This kind of subsidy is outrageous, not of itself, but because the sugar industry not only fails to create jobs, but destroys them; because there is no longer an export tax on sugar; because the sugar revenue is a puny part of overall foreign exchange; and finally, worst of all, because this very same industry is pillaging the very land from the country, selling of the best arable land, cementing it up with villas for millionaires, while criminally removing the capital it made in the past to countries where it can exploit workers more deeply: Mozambique, Cote d’Ivoire, and anywhere else where they can do it.
And that is not all. The sugar bosses, together with those in other export industries (textiles, tourism) are calling for a depreciation of the rupee, and to some extent getting it. In addition, another rare intervention by the State: The Government will guarantee that the Rupee remains stable relative to the dollar at Rs34.50 by topping up any money missing in the real exchange rate, straight into the pockets of the exporters. It is expected to be some Rs 2.50 for each sale of a dollar.
As if this were not the bottom. The Bank of Mauritius, flying in the face of IMF advice which for once was not bad, has decided to reduce the Repo Rate by 50 points (Roughly 0.5% drop in interest rates). This means pensioners or others with modest savings, get even lower interest rates than the robber banks are at present paying out, and that the bosses have less to pay back on their enormous debts. Rada said he was not exaggerating about the debts of the bosses.
The Construction Industry owes its banks some Rs90 billion. Hotels own some Rs 40 billion. The total debt of the private sector bosses is Rs 300 billion. They will get some Rs1.5 billion by the Government’s measure to lower the Repo Rate. Straight into their long pockets.
Pravind Jugnauth and the bosses
It is at this moment that Prime Minister, Pravind Jugnauth, following neatly in the footsteps of his father the previous Prime Minister in the 2030 speech to the bosses, has sworn allegiance to the sugar bosses.
In just one fortnight, he cut the ribbon for the Omnicane sugar bosses (ex-Savannah) motorway, where the State has spent Rs600 million to give more value to the real estate projects there, while infrastructure in the rest of the country gets shabbier and shabbier. Then he cut another ribbon. This time at the Mon Choisy Smart City with all their plans for luxury villas and swimming pools for the rich. Then he has just cut the ribbon for the launch of Medine’s Smart City, Unicity. At this last ribbon-cutting launch, the Prime Minister thanked the bosses for their donation of land for the Metro Express. But, the land was not given. There is compensation for compulsory land acquisition. The feudal kneeling down before the sugar bosses, as they move into land speculation and other businesses, continues.
And the State continues to pump money into their failing cane industry, while cutting ribbons for the destruction of the land of the country.
Lindsey Collen’s article for LALIT in Le Mauricien on this issue has provoked a lot of response, including a long article by Sanjay Jagatsingh also in Le Mauricien, agreeing that the sugar industry should not be favoured this way, and adding further key arguments. He does not take a stand against land speculation in his article, however.
Crisis in fish canning
Now the lack of investment in a big fishing industry is being sorely felt. LALIT has again and again called for the State to take the initiative to encourage a robust fishing industry. Mauritius is after all the 18th biggest country in terms of its sea.
However, successive Governments of Mauritius have contented themselves with allowing the bosses to squander all their own capital, and even the State’s European union compensation capital thrown in, in investments that do not create work or help food security, or even bring in long-term foreign exchange benefits. So, instead Mauritius went into a “free zone for fish canning”, buying fish off the French, Spanish, Koreans’ big ships, and canning it. 8,000 workers work in this sector. And now, they have hit against a shortage of fish. In order to benefit from European preferences, the fish has to come from the Indian Ocean. And now all the companies that supply the fish have used up their quotas, and sold them elsewhere no doubt. So there is not enough fish. The Government is desperately trying to beg a derogation, to allow imports from non-Indian Ocean sources. But the fragility of this kind of colonialist economy continues into the 21st Century.
So, against this background, the Government is preparing its Metro Express, to link up all the towns with the Capital, Port Louis. The two uprisings have produced a flurry of court cases around injunctions. There is an interim injunction already. The issues concerned are what kind of compensation to pay to people who are not land-owners who live on the planned route, and whether the Environment Impact Assessment has been got around in a manner that is legal. The court cases, in turn, produced some drama, with the attorney getting two Labour Party lawyers (Peeroo senior and junior) replaced by another two Labour Party lawyers (Yousouf Mohamed and Rama Valayden). Rada Kistnasamy said he did not know exactly why, but it seems to be different strategies for negotiations.
Anyway, Labour and PMSD went in and stirred up the uprisings, so that when the Ministers Collendavelloo, Gayan and Sinatambou tried to go and have a meeting, they had to be escorted away into their big cars really quickly.
LALIT is to prepare a paper on all that’s missing for the Metro Express to be a successful way of solving the vehicle over-population crisis, and the endless traffic jams.
Meanwhile, there are other strange and unexpected effects of this Metro Express event.
The MBC, the main Government propaganda machine, did not cover the events to the satisfaction of Pravind Jugnauth. So, the Director General, Mekraj Baldowa, was suspended, given a warning and re-integrated, David Boodna resigned and was asked to take back his letter, and Jagdish Jattoo is suspended, pending a Disciplinary Hearing at a Board meeting. So, this was and still is, a major crisis.
At the same time, and for reasons to do with the election of the Sanatan Dharma Federation leader, the head of the National Security Service has been transferred to some remote place, and replaced altogether by ACP Mohunlall Madhow. The previous head of the National Security Service, Lockhdev Hoolash was very close to the previous Prime Minister.
At the same time, as if to underline all the uncertainty, all the old top brass from Labour seem to have come back into their own in the Police Service.
So, both the propaganda ministry (the MBC) and the secret service have been shaken this last fortnight. This, Rada Kistnasamy explained, is why he used the term “instability”. It is not an exaggeration. The bourgeois state is in a mess.
The huge sum owed by the State Trading Corporation to the petrol tanker firm Betamax following private arbitration, when the MSM Government rescinded its contract, has been given executive effect under Mauritian law by the Supreme Court. The STC has put in an appeal. They stand to owe Rs 4.5 billion for breaking off this contract. This is also a major problem.
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The MMM meanwhile, pretends, as it has for the past 40 years that general elections are “just around the corner”. He is aligning his 60 candidates, including it seems Sheila Bunwaree, who was part of Ivan Collendavelloo’s party for a few days, before setting up her own Social Justice Party, and also Danielle Selvon who was an MSM MP, turned Independent. All this is no doubt to bolster his team, in readiness for an alliance, no doubt with the MSM.
The MSM is having difficulty on the terrain. The surprise defeat of their candidate in the Sanatan Dharma elections is a symptom of their typical obliviousness to their unpopularity. The new man, Rajendra Ramdhean is very much a Labour man.
Meanwhile, Ashok Subron unlike his RA colleague Stephan Gua who announced they would consider the issue, has turned down Jack Bizlall’s admittedly frivolous call for a joint candidate on the supposed “left”. What with Jack Bizlall being against political parties, and with the RA being “not against capitalism”, it is hard to understand his proposal as anything but frivolous.
LALIT will decide whether or not to field a candidate in the by-election only once the Writ is out and the stakes are clearer.
Social issues over the past fortnight
On the education front, the new 9-year-schooling is underway. The first exam proving this has taken place. The second will be in October. Then there will be a Form III exam, after which there will be three streams: the academia, the regional colleges, and the polytechnics. Although the competition has been shifted to form 3, children are still suffering from the harm done when the mother tongue is not being used as medium of instruction.


With the exception of the previously mentioned names (Pinnacle Foods, B&G Foods, Mondelez) we believe the implications of a Kraft Foods acquisition...would be mixed for US food. On the negative side, other food companies that were speculated to be 3G targets (e.g. Campbell Soup, General Mills, Kellogg) would seemingly have that long-term possibility diminished (and likely off the table for at least several years). On the positive side, we wonder if US food company executive teams, boards and shareholders will increasingly view 3G's food company as a relevant benchmark for productivity. Heinz's recently announced 2014 performance (35% EBITDA growth, despite a ~5% sales decline) was significantly better than that of other US food companies. While Kraft has better EBIT margins than peers (LTM ~17%, versus large cap peer average ~14%), we believe there is room for Kraft to expand margins–perhaps close to where Heinz operates (~21%).
Shares of Kraft have soared 32% to $80.71 at 9:39 a.m. today, while Mondelez has jumped 2.5% to $35.88, General Mills has advanced 0.5% to $53.47, Kellogg is unchanged at $62.94, Campbell Soup has dropped 0.8% to $45.04, Pinnacle Foods has climbed 2.8% to $40.76, and B&G Foods has ticked up 0.3% to $29.34.
RBC's David Palmer thinks Mondelez International (MDLZ), Pinnacle Foods (PF), and B&G Foods (BGS) could benefit from the merger of Kraft (KRFT) and Heinz, while Campbell Soup (CPB), General Mills (GIS), and Kellogg (K) could suffer.


**UPDATED** Return to Play: Youth & Amateur Sports Resource Center
In May 2020, The Maryland Sports Commission developed the Return to Play Task Force - consisting of medical professionals, local sports directors, coaches, events rights holders, and members of National Governing Bodies. In June 2020, the Task Force released the Return to Play Report and Guideline Recommendation. This document was created with the sole purpose of being a resource to jurisdictions across Maryland as they considered implementing less rigid regulations for hosting safe sporting events in their respective communities, as it related to the COVID-19 pandemic response.
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sKohaku namasu / daikon radish and carrot in yuzu citrus vinegar marinade: red (carrot) and white (daikon) is a celebratory color combination
- Ebi no umani / prawns in light soy sauce-flavored broth: bent prawns imply longevity (living until your back bends)
- Kamaboko tazuna-giri / fishcake cut in the shape of horse reins: the reins imply a good marriage (usually for singles wanting to land a good marriage), and fine, lucky horses. White and pink (red) are for celebrations.
- Takiawase / assorted ingredients cooked separately and then put together, including
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- Hoshi-shiitake no fukumeni [dried shiitake mushrooms simmered in sweetened broth]
- Yabane kinusaya [snow peas cut in arrow-shaft feather shape]: the arrow shaft wards off evil sprints; snow peas also add something green to osechi overall
- Hotate no misoyuanzuke / grilled miso-yuan marinated sea scallops: another of our osechi additions
- Omiki: more typically called otoso or toso (often infused with herbs). My father always calls sake for the New Year’s meal omiki, or sacred sake. Once a year, we drink good sakear!


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A new bindgen reviewer: @pepyakin You can ask @pepyakin to review all your future pull requests with r? @pepyakin from now on
Timers for seeing which phases bindgen is spending its time in. On the command line, use the --time-phases flag. From a builder, use the bindgen::Builder::time_phases(true) method. #938
You can now disable #[derive(Copy)] for all types with --no-derive-copy and bindgen::Builder::derive_copy(false). #948
We now have an overview of bindgen's code base and architecture for newcomers in CONTRIBUTING.md. #988
Derive PartialOrd with the --with-derive-partialord CLI flag or bindgen::Builder::derive_partialord(true) builder method. #882
Derive Ord with the --with-derive-ord CLI flag or bindgen::Builder::derive_ord(true) builder method. #884
When PartialEq cannot be derived because of an array larger than Rust’s array-derive limit, bindgen can emit an impl PartialEq for ... block. Enable this behavior with the --impl-partialeq CLI flag or the bindgen::Builder::impl_partialeq(true) method. #1012
When deriving PartialEq for all types, you can now specify particular types that shouldn’t derive(PartialEq) with the --no-partialeq <regex> CLI flag or bindgen::Builder::no_partialeq("<regex>") builder method. #996
Specify types that should not derive Copy with the --no-copy <regex> CLI flag or bindgen::Builder::no_copy("<regex>") builder method. This functionality was previously only available via comment annotations in the header sources. #1099
When deriving Hash for all types, you can now specify particular types that shouldn’t derive(Hash) with the --no-hash <regex> CLI flag or bindgen::Builder::no_hash("<regex>") builder method. #1105
The bindgen users guide now has an FAQ section! If you have any FAQ suggestions to put up there, please open a pull request. [#1020][]
Added csmith fuzzing infrastructure. csmith generates random C and C++ programs, we feed those into bindgen as headers to generate bindings to, then test that the generated bindings compile and that their layout tests pass. This infrastructure landed in many small bits.
We <3 folks who help us find and fix issues via fuzzing! hint hint
Added experimental support for the thiscall ABI when targetting Rust nightly. #1065
If the user does not explicitly pass a --target argument for libclang, bindgen will insert such an argument itself. See #942, #947, and #953 for details.
C/C++ enums are now translated into constants by default, rather than Rust enums. The old behavior was a big footgun because rustc assumes that the only values of an enum are its variants, whereas a lot of C/C++ code uses random values as enums. Put these two things and it leads to undefined behavior. Translating C/C++ enums into Rust enums is still available with the --rustified-enum <regex> CLI flag and bindgen::Builder::rustified_enum("<regex>") builder method. #758
Generated bindings are now pretty printed with rustfmt by default. Previously, this option existed, but was off by default because syntex did an OK job at pretty printing the bindings. Now that we are using quote! { ... } instead of syntex, we lost that pretty printing, and now rely on rustfmt. You can disable rustfmting with --no-rustfmt-bindings or bindgen::Builder::rustfmt_bindings(false). See #925 and #1022 for details.
bindgen::Builder::hide_type is deprecated in favor of bindgen::Builder::blacklist_type. #987
bindgen::Builder::whitelisted_type is deprecated in favor of bindgen::Builder::whitelist_type. #987
bindgen::Builder::whitelisted_function is deprecated in favor of bindgen::Builder::whitelist_function. #985
bindgen::Builder::whitelisted_var is deprecated in favor of bindgen::Builder::whitelist_var. #989
Removed the dependency on (unmaintained) syntex, and build times are cut in half!
Finished dev [unoptimized + debuginfo] target(s) in 98.75 secs
The BindgenOptions type is no longer public. It had been deprecated in previous releases. Use bindgen::Builder instead. #1000
Under certain conditions, a globally scoped enum could end up with bindings in the wrong namespace module. #888
Blacklisted types were incorrectly assumed to always be Copyable (and assumed to implement other traits as well). bindgen is now conservatively pessimistic about the traits that blacklisted types implement. #944
When bitfields have a ridiculously large number of bits (for example, unsigned : 632;) then bindgen was incorrectly deriving traits that couldn’t be derived, resulting in errors when compiling the bindings, and was also generating structs with an incorrect layout. Both issues have been fixed. #982
_ is a valid identifier in some C++ contexts, but can’t be referenced in Rust, as it is the “throwaway identifier” (a term I just made up, if you use it now, then you owe me money). bindgen will now translate _ into __ so that it can be used on the Rust side. #1008
Nested class definitions were sometimes being emitted in the wrong namespace module in the generated bindings. #1048
bindgen was mis-handling unions that contained bitfield members. This has been fixed. #744
Unsigned constants that were greater than u32::MAX were being mis-translated by bindgen. This is now fixed. #1040
When given a directory as an input file, or a file to which we don’t have read permissions, then bindgen will print a more useful error message now. #1029
bindgen previously attempted to derive Hash for structures with flexibly-sized array members, but knowing how many elements exist in such arrays requires program-specific knowledge that bindgen cannot have. #1094
Added support for bit-field allocation units that are larger than 64 bits
wide. Note that individual bit-fields within such units are still restricted
to being no wider than 64 bits. #1158
We can now generate random C header files and test that bindgen can process
them with the quickcheck crate. Initial support landed in #1159 with a
few more additions in follow up pull requests.
The bindgen::Builder::{constified_enum_module,{bitfield,rustified}_enum}
builder methods and their corresponding CLI flags now compare their argument
to the C/C++ enum's “canonical path”, which includes leading namespaces,
rather than its “canonical name”, which does not. This is a breaking change
that requires callers which target a namespaced C++ enum to call e.g.
bitfield_enum("<namespace>::<enum_name>") rather than e.g.


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To Infinity And Beyond – Using Open Data to Create Space Apps.
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Mike Wilson is the President of Ingeapp is named after the date on Mars, Sol.
“It is the first interplanetary weather app. We came up with this solution because we knew we could create this great weather app from Earth and pair that with information from Mars. We dug through data that NASA and other agencies had curated from data coming from the Curiosity Rover on Mars. What is even more empowering than the actual app we created was the API we published. The Mars Atmospheric Aggregation System (MAAS) API is based on data we found and put into an easy to use format that people could use to build new mobile apps,” said Wilson.
“Sol is just a representation of what you can build with all this data. We wanted to educate people and make them look at the information on Mars and have them say, ‘Wow I didn’t know that.’ For example did you know that the temperature on Mars fluctuates between -70 degrees and 30 degrees? We wanted to educate people from a science standpoint but we also wanted to educate people on the data we were using and show them how easy it was to go build apps with the open data,” said Wilson.
2013 NASA Apps Space Challenge
“We actually stumbled upon the challenge on Linkedin. We messaged one of the leads, they said they were full, but a few weeks later we got a call from one of the organizers who was a big fan of Kansas City and wanted to give us a chance. We took it as a chance to prove what we could do as a city from a talent standpoint,” said Wilson.
Working For the Government
“It’s odd you don’t normally think about hackathons from government organizations. But as a geek and a nerd there is an appeal to work on an app for space. It was a really organized event. It was the first time i’ve seen a government organization reach out in mass to the public and say build what you want, we are not going to put restrictions on you, and on top of it we will give you access to as much data as possible. It was an open environment to build what you want,” said Wilson.
“As a standard citizen of the United States your natural tendency is to lean towards working with the government will be a pain. But I was surprised at how quickly we got to the data. We also needed scientists to validate what we were doing. We didn’t know what Sol was and we got into the data and started reaching out to scientists. I probably talked with two dozen people within NASA in two days. Everybody I reached out to either talked to me directly or said they knew someone who was a better fit to answer questions. There was very little bureaucracy and it was very open,” said Wilson.
“There was a lot of encouragement from NASA to make whatever we doing public. We knew we weren’t going to sell the API and that it should be open to the public. We only had one idea about what to do with the data, but I am sure someone else will have an even better idea,” said Wilson.
See Ingenology’s Video Explaining Sol:
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914 revolution, she now symbolizes Day of the Dead. She represents death and dresses quite flirtatiously. Esesarte replicates Posada's original portrayal in this unique steel wall sculpture, which he cuts and hammers by hand.


Dustin 'Duddy B' Bushnell (L) and Jared 'Dirty J' Watson of the Dirty Heads — here performing in theJ. — will play Friday, July 5, at DTE Energy Music Theatre. (Photo by Corey Perrine/Getty Images)
Jenny from the Block comes to The D:he Lab. Tickets $49.95+ at 313-471-700 or 313Presents.com.
• There'll be some high times as Dirty Heads and 311, with the Interrupters, Dreamers and Bikini Trill, play at 5:45 p.m. Friday, July $26 and up at 313-471-7000 or 313Presents.com.
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• Dixon's Violin fiddles about at 8 p.m. Friday, July 5, at 20 Front Street in Lake Orion; $18 at 248-783-7105 or visit 20frontstreet.com.
• Rap icon Snoop Dogg celebrates the 25th (actually 26th) anniversary of his "Doggystyle" debut album with a concert at 8 p.m. Friday, July 5,St. at Chene, Detroit. Warren G and Bone Thugs-N-Harmony also perform; $100 seats remain at 313-393-0292 or thearetha.com.
• The New collective, featuring Elzhi, Monica Blaire and Eboi Crazy, throws down at 9 p.m. Friday, July 5 at El Club, 4114 Vernor Hwy., Detroit; $15 advance, $20 day of show; elclubdetroit.com.
• Sublime with Rome celebrates its 10th year with SOJA and Common Kings at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 6$33 and up 313-471-7000 or 313Presents.com.
• More than two dozen acts — including Boys of Fall, Kurt Travis, Emarosa, Eyes Set To Kill, Boys of Fall and more — will perform as part of the inaugural Renedgade Fest, 2 p.m. Saturday, July 6 at the Crofoot Ballroom, 1 S. Saginaw St, Pontiac; $25, 248-858-9333 or thecrofoot.com.
• Michigan multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Jake Allen takes the stage Saturday, July 6, at 20 Front Street in Lake Orion; $18, 248-783-7105 or visit 20frontstreet.com.
• Tank and Lyfe Jennings sing R&B at 8 p.m. Saturday, July 6, at the Aretha Franklin Amphitheatre, Detroit; $36-$66, 313-393-0292 or thearetha.com.
• It'll smell like teen spirit when Nirvana-Tribute to Nirvana plays at 9:30 p.m. Saturday, July 6, at Otus Supply, 345 E. Nine Mile Road, Ferndale; $10 advance, $15 at the door. Come as you are. Call 248-291-6160 or visit otussupply.com.
• The rap trio 85 South Show Live beats 'n' rhymes Saturday, July 6, at the Fillmore Detroit. Doors at 7 p.m.; $65 and $55 at 313-961-5451 or thefillmoredetroit.com.
• The nine-member beat-making troupe D "Hit My DMS," at 10:30 p.m. Saturday, July 6, at El Club, Detroit; $10 advance, $15 at the door, elclubdetroit.com.
• Things will be shaking Sunday night, July 7, when thewn, plus Thomas Wynn & the Believers, perform in T 6 p.m. Tickets $28 at 313-961-8961 or saintandrewsdetroit.com.
• The Walter Trout Band brings its rockin' brand of blues to town Sunday, July 7 at the Token Lounge, 28949 Joy Road, Westland. The Mike Wheeler Band opens. Tickets $25 advance, $25 day of show, 734-513-5030 or tokenlounge.com.
• Sarah Shook & the Disarmers and Sunny War close the holiday weekend with a night of Americana at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, July 7 at The Ark, 316 S. Main St., Ann Arbor; $20 at 724-761-1818 or theark.org.
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Princess Ameerah, who is married to high profile Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, said it was difficult to change the mindset of people within Saudi Arabia, which has one of the worst levels of female participation in society in the world.
“If you don’t have a circle of people who are living through this with you, if you do not believe in what you are doing you will not make it, you will not continue working and you will not continuing facing those criticisms,” she said.
Well spoken Princess, and this is the truth.
Islam determines the right of Women and we should follow Quran and and life of our prophet (PBHU) rather talking about western freedom of women .KSA govt follows the same principles and we need to have confidence on KSA govt rather then talking about freedom in western way.
"not e" this is a balanced approach that need to be practised by everyone, everywhere.
The wife of the Prophet, PBUH, was a business person and I am quoting this just to satisfy few persons who want everything in life to be linked to the Great Prophet, PBUH.. There is nothing to prove that a working woman cannot be a good housewife.. What do we mean " freedom in western way". such statements are strong mindsets.. Is working, driving, singing, dancing - all western, all bad ?? Are women not working as maids in all parts of world ?? Are they bad or their working is bad ?? Let us not paint everything in same brush.. Have confidence, trust and faith in your wife, sisters and daughters.. Do not block their growth.. Encourage them to pursue their choice and believe me they will not choose wrong path.. they are as mature and sensible as you think you are..
@Abdul Hafeez, why are you scared of women getting freedom, I think you are scared that your wife will over come you or you don't have the confidence in yr self. Western culture has its own advantages & disadvantages. Saudi women should be given freedom. why only Saudi men should have all the joy & not women.
What about the rest of the countries in Asia and Africa? Dont they also follow similar principles? What about Pakistan?
 Hopefully you live in Pakistan and keep your narrow views there. I'm surprised that you are somehow on the "evil" Western internet at all...
I am very happy seeing a lady saying this loud out. Not giving a driving license is the best example that men simply want to have their wifes/mothers/sister etc. under control. You are scared that they do wrong? How comes? Only the ones doing wrong themselves thinking wrong and the behviour of Saudi men outside of KSA speeks for itself.


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Talking Art : Doryun Chong
Formerly of the Museum of Modern Art, New York, Doryun Chong, joined the WKCDA in September as Chief Curator of M+. Inspired by the mega-cultural project, he left the States where he called home for the last two decades, to move to Hong Kong, the place where he had never spent more than a week at a time, to embark on a new and challenging journey.
When I was 6 or 7 years old, I became interested in my father’s small collection of ink landscape paintings as well as Chinese and Korean calligraphies. We also had a big LP set of western classical music divided into big books of different eras and genres, from baroque and Romantic to modern, and symphonies, concertos, operas, and so on, and I listened to those LPs endlessly. My father understood the importance of having culture around the house, not that he wanted to discuss it with me, but he just wanted to have these things available in case I would take interest in it and I did.
I was actually trained more in music than art. I played the piano starting at the age of 5 for 15 years. I sang in choirs for many years and I used to perform in college but not anymore. Both my sister and I took a lot of art classes like drawing, painting, watercolors starting very young. It was very much part of our experience growing up.
But you chose visual art in the end?
I think visual art had been integral to my cultural and intellectual DNA. Although I didn’t practise it as much, I studied it, majoring in art history, from college on and it eventually became my profession.
When I was growing up in Korea in the 80s, Hong Kong popular culture played a huge role in my peers’ cultural diet and mine. Chow Yun Fat, Leslie Cheung, Anita Mui, and all those film and pop music stars. Even in the 90s when I was in college, I had a number of Chinese friends from Hong Kong and Taiwan, so I was naturally exposed to what they were listening and watching.
Coming from an Asian background with western education, how did it influence your artistic sense?
Naturally and subconsciously. My background is as Asian as American and western but ultimately I think these two things are not separate, they have melded into one in my mind. You can be modern or contemporary and Asian at the same time. Although I chose to live in the States and work for American institutions, my interest and specialty was in the arts and culture as well as the general history of Asia with a focus on 20th and 21st century.
To me, it’s not coming back to Asia so much as simply moving to a different place. I was shaped into a very culturally Asian person but I had lived in the States for two decades—all of my twenties and thirties, which is the most important period of one’s life in the sense that one comes fully into a social being. I have always been attracted to exciting and meaningful opportunities and have been lucky to have a series of positions in established, well-known museums. In the case of M+, the institution is in existence but the physical building will not exist for a few years and that itself is extremely exciting. Thto build a whole museum from ground up.
Why did you choose to come to Hong Kong?
There are many great cities in the world for different reasons. I think “Hong Kong, Asia’s world city” is not just a slogan but true reality. Hong Kong has a cosmopolitan vibe and a large percentage of people here are used to working with foreigners which makes life a lot easier for people like myself. This very sensitive and at-times confusing time Hong Kong seems to be going through, means that it is also a historical moment, not only in terms of the life of this city, but for the whole region as well. For all these reasons, Hong Kong felt the right place for me to be in.
First of all, my responsibility is to structure the team and hire the right people as the curatorial team has to grow a lot more in order to run a museum of this scale. Secondly, it’s to build the collection which has already started. The next 3 years is going to be critical before the museum opens in 2017/18. Programmes like Mobile M+ and M+ Matters are great models that we should continue in the next 3 years but I’d like to take them to some new directions while strengthening them to make sure the M+ name is out there within and outside Hong Kong. A museum should educate as well as entertain, so we need to generate knowledge, information and scholarship and we, as curators, need to make sure these are done in an efficient, systematic and significant way.