Question: Describe the announcements made by Bethesda at E3 regarding virtual reality.

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The infamous game developer is bringing virtual reality to some of its most popular titles.
When it comes to major video game events there’s few conferences more impactful or influential than the iconic ‘Electronic Entertainment Expo,’ aka E3. The conference has been a cornerstone for the gaming community serving as one of the most effective platforms for marketing an upcoming product or experience.
Veteran game publisher Bethesda has made use of the event for years, revealing popular titles such as Fallout 4 and The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion just to name a few. This year the company used their valuable time in the spotlight to reveal some, erm, “unique” experiences. However, the once-celebrated company did manage to please fans of virtual reality with the exciting announcement of VR support for both DOOM as well as Fallout 4. Are you drooling yet? Because I am.
Announced during the publishers late-night press conference, Fallout 4 VR will bring virtual reality immersion to the full open-world RPG. Debuting this October on the HTC Vive, Fallout 4 VR will feature locomotion-based movement via the trackpad featured on the Vive controller. This could be one of the most important releases for the VR industry for years to come. Providing a full video game experience entirely in virtual reality could prove the technology is a viable option for extended entertaiment periods. I don’t know about you, but the idea of using the V.A.T.S system in VR gets me all kinds of excited.
Fallout 4 VR is available on the HTC Vive headset via Amazon (US only currently) or direct via SteamVR for $59.99 and will be available in Q4 of this year.
Unlike Fallout 4 VR, DOOM VFR (DOOM Virtual F***ing Reality) does away with the full version of the original game in favor of a series of predetermined activities that more fully utilize VR technology. This includes puzzle-solving elements using mechanical arms, exploration via drones and of course massive amounts of unadulterated carnage featuring an impressive array of powerful weaponry. The experience will feature teleportation-based movement which also appears to serve as the titles famous melee system allowing players to crush hordes of enemies with their own two hands. DOOM VFR will be available on Vive and PSVR this December. No word as of yet on Oculus Rift support.
So while it may not have been the epic press conference to end all press conferences, we still got the low-down on some truly exciting titles that’ll sure to be in every virtual reality enthusiasts catalogue.
We’ll be keeping up with all the latest VR & AR updates made during this chaotic E3 week so be sure to check back.


Question: Describe the consequences of exposure to toxic materials experienced by female and male firefighters in San Francisco.

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Female firefighters in San Francisco are facing their biggest battle yet — breast cancer.
The city by the bay has more female firefighters than any other city in the United States, but an increasing number of those women are being diagnosed with the disease.
The department says approximately 16 percent of its firefighters are women. Of that number, 15 percent of female firefighters between 40 and 50 years old have been diagnosed with breast cancer, which is six times the national average.
"Cancer is a concern for the San Francisco Fire Department as well as the fire service nationwide. But in San Francisco, we have seen and we do have numbers of elevated cancer rates for male and female firefighters," said Jeanine Nicholson, deputy chief of administration for the San Francisco Fire Department.
Over the last decade, more than 250 of the department's active and retired firefighters — both men and women — have died from various forms of cancer.
Jeanine Nicholson is among the group of female firefighters who has been diagnosed with breast cancer.
Nicholson is among the group of female firefighters who has been diagnosed with breast cancer. In 2012, she was diagnosed with an aggressive form of the disease called triple negative breast cancer.
"Within two weeks, I had a double mastectomy and a port implanted in my chest," she said. "And a month later, I started what was the first of 16 rounds of chemotherapy."
Battalion Chief Anita Paratley was also diagnosed with breast cancer while serving the city of San Francisco.
"We didn't know how many the numbers were. But right after me, there seemed like one after another, younger women in their 40s," Paratley said of women being diagnosed.
But it's not just women seeing a spike in cancer — male firefighters have also been diagnosed with the disease.
San Francisco Fire Inspector Chris Gauer, who has been involved in fighting 186 fires, was diagnosed with vocal cord cancer about five years ago.
Because radiation didn't work to combat the disease, he had to undergo a full laryngectomy, meaning his voice box was removed.
"I never smoked — never was around, you know, tobacco smoke or anything like that. And my doctors also confirmed that it was definitely fire related," Gauer said.
Chris Gauer after his surgery.
The cause for the increase in cancers, including the breast cancer and other types that have spiked in firefighters, is believed to stem from the kinds of items burning inside homes.
Because of the increase in synthetic materials in homes, fire department researchers say firefighters are exposed to even more dangerous fumes.
"And we have a lot of flame retardants in furniture that are toxic and are toxic to you and your family as well as to firefighters," Nicholson said. "So you'll have these flame retardants in your bloodstream just as we do. We just have it in higher rates."
Firefighters are also more susceptible to chemicals that get on their skin. To combat this, firefighters are taking on more rigorous decontamination procedures.
A study conducted by the Women Firefighter's Biomonitoring Collaborative is hoping to produce more concrete answers for scientists and firefighters.
Until then, the threat of cancer is a fear consistently looming over the department.
"I always think of it as there's a cancer sniper out there in the fire service. And it's not when. It's not if. It's who's gonna be next? What woman in the San Francisco Fire Department is gonna get breast cancer next?" Nicholson said.


Question: Describe the features and advantages of Spyderco's SpydieChef knife.

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The SpydieChef has been added to the Salt Series of ultra corrosion resistant knives that are available from Spyderco. This new do it all folder incorporates the friendly ergonomics of a good chef's knife into a everyday carry folder.
CQI: In the quest for Constant Quality Improvement Spyderco has updated the SpydieChef with a ceramic detent ball for added corrosion resistance and smooth operation.
The Blade: Based on Marcin Slysz' custom design, this sheepsfoot style blade has a full flat grind crafted made from ultra rust resistant steel. The blade edge extends lower than the handle for elegant graceful cutting.
The Handle: Reeve Integral Lock frame is made from dark tumbled titanium with open back construction. A relief cut into the top frame offers quick access to the thumb hole for deployment and easy access to the lock-bar when in the open position. Finishing touches include a reversible deep carry wire pocket clip and built-in lined lanyard hole offer convenient carry options.
LC200N is a high nitrogen alloyed tool steel which exhibits superior corrosion resistance combined with high toughness even at hardness up to 60 HRc. The steel has excellent machinability and polishability while maintaining its dimensional stability after heat treatment.


Question: What can you tell me about the Mason Brown House? Respond in 3 sentences.

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The Mason Brown House, in Owen County, Kentucky near Graz, was built in 1856. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.
It is located in a remote river bottom, east of the end of Brown's Bottom Road, within a loop of the Kentucky River.


Question: Do you know any famous Italian painters?

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Andrea Suppa (1628 in Messina, Sicily – 1671) was an Italian painter and architect.


Question: Describe the latest street art from Banksy at the Walled Off Hotel in Bethlehem.

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Banksy is back at his “Walled Off Hotel” to celebrate his Christmas with his latest festive spectacular called “The Alternativity” which opens today December 3rd at 5PM in front of the hotel.
On top of a play with Danny Boyle and several other surprises, the anonymous British street artist just unveiled two brand new street pieces located around his infamous hotel in the city of Bethlehem in Palestine.
The first piece “Peace On Earth” is a text based work which reads “Terms And Conditions Apply”, it can be found in front of the Milk Groto Church.
The second piece shows two stenciled angels, equipped with a crowbar and trying to breakthrough the separation wall. As usual with Banksy, its a perfect placement for this cute and cheeky artwork. The piece was supposedly painted a few days / weeks ago and hidden in plain sight with a banner announcing the event.
Take a look at more images after the break and keep checking back with us throughout the day for perhaps more updates from Banksy and the Walled Off Hotel.


Question: Explain in detail the Ulysse Nardin Executive Tourbillon Free Wheel watch.

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Ulysse Nardin do tend to freewheel from a design standpoint – gotta love the Freaks – but now they’ve done so mechanically with the Executive Tourbillon Free Wheel.
It’s the watchmaker’s latest high complication and just as mental as you’d expect. Granted the case is a little less off-kilter than usual, but mechanically it’s something else entirely. It acts as a showcase for the different components of the movement in a far more aggressive way than mere skeletonisation.
There’s plenty of the wonder material that is silicon on show throughout the movement, and the Executive quite literally pushes them in your face, raising them above the surface of the dial. That’s further enhanced by a box crystal that seems to make them float.
It comes in white and rose gold, each using a different dial material. The former uses a white gold lattice, the rose a piece of slate. Both are lovely but really do just act as a background. Because of the elegance of the movement, the various components almost seem disconnected, like a mystery watch dialled up to 11.
It’s more than mechanically pretty though; it has a seriously impressive seven day power reserve, meaning you don’t need to wind it for a week. You do need to wind the in-house movement yourself though. Well, you didn’t think you were getting that reserve with an automatic did you? There’s no actual complication other than the tourbillon, which is pretty much a prerequisite for haute horology nowadays. The way the movement’s presented is the complication.
Of the two we’d have to plump for the rose version. That black and gold contrast highlights the stars of the show all the more, and the purple silicon escapement is far more conspicuous on it. It’s the kind of watch where nobody needs to ask where the 96,000 CHF price tag comes in – just over £76,000 in proper money. All they need to do is look. It’s as close to a piece of mechanical art as you’re likely to find outside of MB&F’s MAD Gallery.
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Question: What is going on in the City Council race for Ward 9 in Minneapolis?

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He's running for his old south Mpls. seat, now held by Alondra Cano; Mohamed Farah is also in the race.
Gary Schiff said Sunday he will run for a return to the City Council, throwing his name into a closely watched race in south Minneapolis.
Schiff, 44, will face incumbent Alondra Cano, who has mulled a run for U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison’s seat if he wins election as chairman of the Democratic National Committee. Mohamed Farah, the executive director of the Somali nonprofit Ka Joog, is also running for the seat.
The heart of the Ninth Ward is E. Lake Street from Chicago Avenue to Hiawatha Avenue, where immigrant-owned businesses want police to crack down on drug-dealing and prostitution, many are opposed to a higher minimum wage, and some are fearful that President Donald Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigrants will hurt their employees and customers.
“We need leadership that can translate protests into action and can meet the needs of so many who will be just fighting for tomorrow in the Trump administration,” Schiff said.
City Hall has been deaf to small business concerns in the ward, Schiff said, and he will focus his energy on solving street-level lawlessness, helping small businesses, steering dollars toward affordable housing and protecting the city’s immigrants.
Cano won the seat when Schiff, a three-term council member who lives in the Corcoran neighborhood, ran for mayor in 2013. She has been a lightning rod — quick to take on big business and stand up for the poor, popular among activists and artists in her home neighborhood of Powderhorn, but failing to inspire enthusiasm among businesses on Lake Street.
Minneapolis City Council Member Alondra Cano, here in 2014, is the incumbent in Ward 9.
Farah is a well-connected nonprofit director and will have the backing of Council Member Abdi Warsame, who created a new Somali voting bloc in the Sixth Ward and says Farah can do the same in the Ninth.
Schiff originally authored the 2003 ordinance that separates the work of local police from that of federal immigration enforcement. He cited his record of getting things done — funding for mentors for women released from treatment centers, pushing for body cameras for police and helping to establish the city’s affordable housing trust fund — as contrasts between himself and Cano.
Cano, who has organized a series of events in response to the new Trump administration, said Sunday that she has proven she has "the courage to lead and win against the most repressive measures that might come our way." That's what the city needs most, she said, since cities will be the front line of protection for the nation's most vulnerable families.
"Gary served our city well for twelve years, then he decided to step down to do bigger things," Cano said. "Our ward can’t afford to go backwards in time."
Schiff had only kind words for Farah, saying he’s a “fan of his work” at Ka Joog.
The election is in November, but DFL precinct caucuses to choose delegates who will decide the party endorsement are April 4.


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All about Darkcoin. Having sworn my allegiance to the 2.0 space long ago I was blown away to see how deeply innovative a single token tracking platform could be. Darkcoin is a project I will watch closely following this fascinating discussion.Thanks to Fernando for introducing me to Evan and organising this interview.


Question: Describe the research study on rat mothers and their impact on baby brain development.

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Rat mothers that nurture their pups aren't just being good moms -- they're also influencing how the babies' brains form, according to a new study in the journal Current Biology. When researchers at New York University monitored half a dozen rat mothers and their newborns, the scientists discovered the pups' brains had bursts of activity as they were groomed or fed.
In mammals, a mother's sensory stimulation -- such as keeping the young warm or providing milk -- "helps sculpt and mold the infant's growing brain," Regina Sullivan, a neurobiologist at NYU and an author of the study, says.
The researchers observed nearly 100 hours of video as mama rats cared for their pups. By simultaneously monitoring the rats' brain functions, the biologists report that neural activity during grooming increased by about 100 percent. There were similar upswings when the pups drank milk, and also changes when the mom left the nest.
It's not just young rats that can benefit from a caring mom. For all mammals, the first stages of life are critical for neural development, as permanent pathways are hard-wired into our brains. "The study also helps explain how differences in the way mothers nurture their young could account, in part, for the wide variation in infant behavior among animals, including people," Sullivan says.


Question: Respond in detail. Are there any good ways to read comics online for free?

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You don’t need to open your wallet to get your fill of comics.
We’re living in a golden age of digital comics, with the market providing a myriad of options when it comes to reading your favorite books online. The downside is, most of these options cost money. For people looking for free comics, there are two options, piracy or compromise. Plenty of sites offer pirated scans of today’s top books for free, but the sites listed below are 100-percent illegal. What’s a cash-strapped fan to do? Fret not, here are the best legal ways to read free comics online, from mainstream classics to indie favorites.
Launched in 2005, Drive Thru Comics was the first online marketplace for digital comic books. Like most stores, its content mostly costs money, but Drive Thru makes plenty of room for free comics online. With 112 pay-what-you-want issues available for download and reading, Drive Thru offers up a generous serving of indie comic magic. Options range from single issues to massive 200-plus page anthologies from the world of independent comics. You won’t find Spider-Man or Batman, but you will find more content than you’ll know what to do with. If you’re less concerned with name brand heroes and don’t mind digging for gold, make sure to stop by the Drive Thru.
While it doesn’t have the awe-inspiring size of the ComicBookPlus, there are still thousands of titles to choose from in the DigitalComicMuseum. Its reader is almost as good as CBP’s, with the added benefit of being able to use your keyboard’s directional keys to navigate through issues. The problem is the site is set up to let you download rather than read, so you’ll need to click the “Preview” button before you can read an issue online. Once you know, it isn’t a problem, but for first-time readers of the site, it can be confusing. DigitalComicMuseum has an excellent collection of old humor comics and TV spin-offs, but the eclectic spirit of the Golden and Silver age is alive and well throughout the site. Whether you want aliens or Abbott and Costello, you should spend a night at this museum.
Determined readers who don’t mind digging for treasure should make Archive.Org their first stop. With over 27,000 texts in its online Comic Books and Graphic Novels section, Archive is easily the biggest resource of legal free comics online. Spanning everything from webcomics to manga to out-of-print classics and forgotten alt comics, it’s easy to get lost discovering new content. Parents should be aware, however, that Archive doesn’t monitor its records for content, so there’s a fair amount of graphic material buried in the stacks.
Like Marvel and ComiXology, Comic Blitz is first and foremost a paid service, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t give its free section your time. Focusing on smaller indie publishers like IDW, Valiant, and Dynamite, Comic Blitz is a buffet of lesser-known books you might have explored yet. Like its fellow paid sites, the free section is primarily made up of first issues, but Comic Blitz has over 200 free issues to choose from. We highly suggest checking out everything you find from Valiant, but there are heaping helpings of titles available. Plus, you’re almost guaranteed to discover a new hero you’ve never heard of before.
Wendy and Richard Pini’s Elfquest is, without exaggeration, one of the most important comic book titles of all time. Debuting in 1978, this fantasy series about the struggles of a community of elves in a world of magic and monsters ran with only minor interruptions until 2007. Over the years issues have been published by Pini’s own Warp Graphics, Marvel, DC, and Dark Horse Comics, making it a rare multi-company success story. Inspiring thousands of indie comics in the ’80s and telling a continuous story throughout its run, Elfquest is an extraordinary thing. Now you can read almost the whole thing for free. Every issue published before 2013 is available to read for free on Elfquest’s website. If you want to read the ending, you’ll need to pick up Dark Horse Comic’s The Final Quest series, but first, you’ve got almost 30 years worth of stories to catch up on.
ComicBookPlus is a monster of a site, with over 17,000 Public Domain Gold and Silver Age comic books in its collection. If that wasn’t enough, the site has massive archives of comic strips and pulp fiction books, along with various other odds and ends from the era. Of the free sites, ComicBookPlus has the best online reader, with large scans of each book and a fast loading interface. I’ve lost hours in its library of horror and sci-fi comics, but there’s something for everyone. If you’ve never read a romance comic from the ’50s, start there for a hysterical throwback.


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Wilmington is a city in Will County, Illinois, United States. It is approximately 60 miles south-west from downtown Chicago (the Chicago Loop). The population was 5,724 at the 2010 census.
Thomas Cox purchased land near Alden's Island in 1834 and built a sawmill, corn cracker, gristmill, and a carding machine facility all of which were powered by water wheels situated on a mill race off of the Kankakee river which runs through Wilmington.


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Python code has emerged that automatically searches for vulnerable devices online using Shodan.io – and then uses Metasploit's database of exploits to potentially hijack the computers and gadgets.
You set this script running, it crawls the internet looking for machines that are possibly vulnerable to attack – typically due to unpatched security bugs – and automatically takes over them for you. No super-l33t skills required.
The software, posted publicly on GitHub this week by someone calling themselves Vector, is called AutoSploit. It makes mass hacking exceedingly easy. After collecting targets via the Shodan search engine – an API key is required – the Python 2.7 script attempts to run Metasploit modules against them.
Metasploit is an open-source penetration testing tool: it is a database of snippets of code that exploit security flaws in software and other products to extract information from systems, or open a remote control panel to the devices so they can be commanded from afar. Shodan allows you to search for public-internet-facing computers, servers, industrial equipment, webcams, and other devices, revealing their open ports and potentially exploitable services.
"The available Metasploit modules have been selected to facilitate remote code execution and to attempt to gain reverse TCP Shells and/or Meterpreter sessions," the GitHub-hosted repository explains.
Because automated attacks of this sort could bring legal trouble, the repo also includes a warning that running the code from a machine easily traceable to you "might not be the best idea from an OPSEC standpoint."
Other security industry types contend this isn't the best idea in general.
"There is no need to release this," said Richard Bejtlich, founder of Tao Security, via Twitter. "The tie to Shodan puts it over the edge. There is no legitimate reason to put mass exploitation of public systems within the reach of script kiddies. Just because you can do something doesn't make it wise to do so. This will end in tears."
At the same time, there may be some value in explicitly connecting the dots between vulnerability scanning and vulnerability exploitation. The exercise makes it clear that automation defeats security through obscurity.
Vector, reached via Twitter, told The Register that the code has been received fairly well in the security community.
"I have seen comments critical of the tool for sure as well, but what they say can be said for every other attack tool that implements automation to some end," Vector said.


Question: Respond in 22 sentences. What's the latest on the cryptocurrency regulations in Israel?

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According to an Israeli news media outlet, a draft law in Israel could compel financial services companies to report on the cryptocurrency activities of clients. The draft contains some provisions that pertain specifically to virtual currencies. It includes criteria for financial services providers to report on client cryptocurrency holdings.
The AML draft legislation has been altered to include the provisions in relation to virtual currency. This means that cryptocurrency will come under the ambit of AML and KYC requirements. These requirements are already quite onerous on commercial and state entities. A significant amount of data is required to pass the existing provisions, and the data has to be kept up to date each year. Adding cryptocurrency to this list could lead to a number of complications. By their nature, cryptocurrencies are difficult to track, monitor, and value.
The regulations also impose an additional number of reporting requirements on financial services providers. As of June 1, 2018, financial services providers will be obligated to report any suspicious activity. The legislation draft is dated May 23rd. Sums over $1,400 transferred to a digital wallet must be reported, as are money transfers made using an anonymous IP address, transfers to gambling sites, and any transfers involving privacy coins such as Monero are forbidden. Financial services providers are also required to maintain full documentation of all cryptocurrency activity of clients such as IP addresses, wallet addresses, and the type and amount of cryptocurrency for five years.
As described, the draft law appears very broad reaching in its aims. This type of legislation would not stand in a country that protects individual liberties. On a more practical level, it is hard to see how financial services providers can maintain the type of information that they are being forced to investigate, such as IP addresses, and wallet address. Such maintenance would be quite challenging without resorting to black hat methods that are a blatant violation of the civil liberties of Israeli citizens.
Israel is potentially one of the most hostile nations towards cryptocurrencies. It has recently demanded that Bitcoin holders divulge the history of their holdings and retroactively pay taxes on all gains. Generally speaking, regulation is a positive sign for the market. However, an overly strict and invasive regulatory policy could encourage customers to avoid coins that can be easily monitored, like Bitcoin, and favor privacy coins, such as DASH and Zcash.


Question: What do you think about alternate Tony potentially having wings in a parallel world? Respond in 140 words.

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Aha, Anomymous (if that is your real name) – is it actually a typo, or is it in fact how they speak on that world?
Ha, cheers Defcol, typo fixed now anyway!
This is just the type of thing I sometimes wonder about. I sure hope alternate Tony doesn’t have poncey fairy wings!
Love it, but gash that there are still gray suit wearing drones in an alternate world!
Tony- Bat wings then? Personally I could put up with fancy butterfly wings if it meant I could glide to work and not sit in traffic!


Question: Provide information about the Nendoroid Solid Snake: Stealth Camouflage Ver. and availability.

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The last announcement for today is Nendoroid Solid Snake: Stealth Camouflage Ver!
“From “”METAL GEAR SOLID”” comes a Nendoroid of the main character of the series, the infiltration specialist ‘Solid Snake’ in a special stealth camouflage version!
The low-polygon face part is also included in the stealth mode for those who would rather have the classic Snake on display!
The rough look of his character has been preserved while still giving him the cuter appearance provided by the Nendoroid design, and now he has been made with translucent green parts to represent him staying safe in stealth mode!
Just like the standard version he comes with special articulation that allows you to display him in a prone position. All the previously included weapons and the cardboard box are also included with this version as well.
Nendoroid Solid Snake: Stealth Camouflage Ver. joins the previously announced figma Yuuki and Nendoroid Mega Man: Metal Blade Ver for Anime Expo Pre-sale items!
For more information about Anime Expo please visit www.anime-expo.org, tickets to the event are still available! For sales of this item, quantity is limited, please do arrive early to avoid disappointment!
Sorry to bother you but are those limited to Anime Expo or can we buy it online ?


Question: Explain how Donald Trump has sought to pander to the black community by highlighting the arguments against illegal immigration.

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 Explain how Donald Trump has sought to pander to the black community by highlighting the arguments against illegal immigration.

But we are not going to be played like this.
The joint session wasn’t Shaw’s first appearance with Trump. He tagged along with him on the campaign trail and even appeared in a Willie Horton–style campaign ad that touted Trump’s tough-on-immigration approach. “Trump is the only one saying: ‘You’re gonna be dealt with,’” Shaw says in the ad. But, as Bustle pointed out, between 2010 and 2014 the Department of Homeland Security counted only 121 people charged with murder after having been previously held by immigration officials, about 0.001 percent of the total number of undocumented immigrants in this country.
Trump chose to highlight Shaw’s case not because he wanted to emphasize the tragedy that is murder, or even just to stir up unfounded fears about the criminality of undocumented immigrants generally. He was doing something else too, something nefariously brilliant. By using Shaw, Trump was specifically pitting black Americans against undocumented immigrants, telling us that brown, undocumented immigrants will kill our families too. In doing so, Trump told us that our families matter, that we are Americans. For once, black Americans weren’t the subtext of dog-whistle politics but the intended audience.
The cynicism of this move comes into focus when we look at Trump’s actual agenda for black communities. Outside of the tragic stories like Shaw’s, black Americans don’t place quite as high on the chain anywhere else in Trump’s America. Take, for example, his recent executive order doubling down on and expanding protections for police officers. The order, Preventing Violence Against Federal, State, Tribal, and Local Law Enforcement Officers, will “enforce all Federal laws in order to enhance the protection and safety of Federal, State, tribal, and local law enforcement officers,” and “define new federal crimes, and increase penalties for existing federal crimes, in order to prevent violence” against officers. The order also aims to create definitions of “new crimes of violence” against officers and establish mandatory minimums for existing ones. Billed as a way to bolster safety and protection, the order is really a reaction against the Black Lives Matter movement and the Department of Justice’s agenda under President Obama, which investigated and scrutinized police departments across the country for infringing upon the civil rights of black and brown Americans.
There was also Trump’s “New Deal for Black America,” a last-ditch effort to appeal to black voters days before the election. One of its proposals, “Protection from Illegal Immigration” stated that “No group has been more economically harmed by decades of illegal immigration than low-income African-American workers.” But other than rhetorically setting these two communities against each other in a race to the bottom, Trump’s plan offers very little to actually create better jobs for black Americans, and many of his proposals—from school choice to beefing up policing to financial deregulation to ignoring climate change—would disproportionately hurt black Americans. In other words, Trump doesn’t want a new deal for black America—he just wants to fasten us in tighter to the old deal of low-wage, insecure, go-nowhere jobs.
The champion of black America Donald Trump is not. Instead, he is continuing to seize on the vulnerability of communities that are disenfranchised, that suffer from higher rates of joblessness, poverty, inadequate housing, and subpar education.
Donald Trump isn’t the first to pit Americans against one another for political gain. For a moment after reconstruction in the 1890s, a populist movement emerged, one that lead to some alliances between poor whites and blacks in the South, particularly among farmers. Tom Watson, a white Georgia politician, delivered a speech to a crowd of black and white farmers, highlighting their common interests. “You are made to hate each other because on that hatred is rested the keystone of the arch of financial despotism which enslaves you both,” he said. “You are deceived and blinded because you do not see how this race antagonism perpetuates a monetary system that beggars you both.” Watson’s was an economic message: “The colored tenant is in the same boat as the white tenant, the colored laborer with the white laborer and that the accident of color can make no difference in the interests of farmers, croppers and laborers.” The alliance didn’t grow large enough to change the course of American history. Powerful white landowners were able to convince poor whites of their racial superiority, and Jim Crow and the Ku Klux Klan would cement an America that privileges racial unity over class. Later, Watson himself turned on the black Americans he once supported.
Trump knows something, like Watson did, about black Americans: We will never stop seeking out first-class citizenship. But history has also taught us to be wary of the smoke and mirrors deployed by politicians like Trump. Baiting black people and trying to pit us against Mexicans won’t work when all of Trump’s other policies are ruinous to black communities. Trump touts a new deal for black America, but he forgets that while blacks benefited from the original New Deal—a set of economic recovery programs that lifted America out of the Great Depression—it was not intended for us. Trump is right about one thing: Black people do want a new deal. But not one that reinforces our place as second-class citizens with a pernicious mandate to trample on the backs of those without any citizenship at all.


Question: Describe the differences between the Obama and Trump administrations in terms of economic success for minorities.

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Donald Trump waved his magic wand again. Now, he’s created record unemployment rates for minorities all across America.
Recently the new jobs growth report was posted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics stating that 228,000 jobs were created in November.
“Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 228,000 in November, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.1 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
The unemployment rate held at 4.1 percent in November, and the number of unemployed persons was essentially unchanged at 6.6 million.
What a crappy racist Trump turns out to be!
Perhaps the media doesn’t want to speak ill of President Trump, given that he’s actually helping minorities. Can’t let the word out about that, as white people might get mad.
America’s economy is booming, and it’s because of President Trump. But that doesn’t stop America’s Affirmative Action president from looking for presidential reparations.
In a speech recently about global climate change, Obama chose to take credit for President Trump’s booming economy.
Let’s see who has the longest streak of job creation after Trump is done trouncing Obama’s puny economic gains.
In a speech during the presidential campaign of 2016, Obama explained that jobs weren’t staying in America. Nor were they coming back. He then declared that anybody saying anything different is a lying and snake oil salesman.
I’m sure many Americans find it ironic that the man who said Trump would need a magic wand to save Carrier and America now wants to take credit for Trump saving Carrier.
Needless to say, Obama is just clueless as to how the economy works. Obama watches Trump work “magic”, with the fascination of a child. Only Trump’s performance is not magic at all. His “magic” comes from years of experience as an entrepreneur.
Major companies including Carrier, Ford, Softbank, US Steel, and now Alibaba pledged to return more than a million jobs to America after Trump won the election. No such commitments were made under Obama, and for good reason.
To believe Obama ushered in the boom America experiences requires one to believe in the Yeti or Sasquatch. The Narcissist in Chief waited until he was out of office to unleash the economic kraken?
And what of this factoid: during his 8 long years as president, Obama presided over the LOWEST economic growth in decades.
“While Barack Obama was in the White House, the average duration of unemployment in the United States had risen from 19.8 weeks to 32.8 weeks.
In 2008, 53 percent of all Americans considered themselves to be “middle class”. But by 2014, only 44 percent of all Americans still considered themselves to be “middle class”.
We had the lowest homeownership in America for seven years in a row under Obama.
62 percent of all Americans were living paycheck to paycheck under Obama.
The U.S national debt approximately double during the eight years of the Obama administration. In other words, under Barack Obama the U.S. government accumulated about as much debt as it did under all of the other presidents in U.S. history combined.
The poverty rate in the United States has been at 15 percent or above for 3 consecutive years. This is the first time that has happened since 1965.
From 2009 through 2013, the U.S. government spent a whopping 3.7 trillion dollars on welfare programs.
And perhaps the group of people who suffered the most were the minority communities, whom Obama vowed to help.
According to The National Review, the first black president is responsible for a decrease in black American labor force participation by 2.4%, a decrease in black teenage labor force participation by 2.7%.
Next, Obama’s policies increased poverty among black Americans by 1.6%, and brought a decrease in the median income for black households by 1.5%.
Now however, under president Trumps these numbers are dramatically changing including the black unemployment and Hispanic unemployment rates.
“BLS stats show that from July of 2016 to July of 2017, the unemployment rate for black Americans has dropped one full percentage point. Last year, the rate was 8.4 percent. It fell to 7.4 percent.
Yet the left keeps insisting Trump is bad for blacks and minorities.
Trump’s “magic wand” in creating jobs benefits EVERY American.


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 "What is Ashes and why should I care?"

So maybe you have a friend who’s going on and on about this game “Ashes” that they play. You’re sitting here wondering, “What the heck is this game, and why should I care?” In the following article, I’d like to highlight some of the key differences between Ashes: Rise of the Phoenixborn and Magic: The Gathering and why you might like to give Ashes a try.
The first major difference is the distribution model Ashes uses. Instead of random packs, Ashes is distributed in expansions where all contents are the same. Additionally, every expansion comes with a full play set of each card, so there’s no need to purchase packs over again. Along with a slower release schedule than Magic, Ashes is much more affordable.
Ok, now let’s dive into the mechanics!
Mana: Instead of land cards, Ashes uses a dice based mana system. Each player chooses ten dice from six different magic types as part of deck construction. Each die has three types of faces on it; two basic, three class, and one power. The basic symbol is common through all magic types, while the class and power symbols are unique to each mana colour. These symbols form a sort of hierarchy, where each level can be used for costs of the levels below.
For example, a nature power die can be used as a nature power, nature class, or basic symbol. A charm class can be used for a charm class or basic symbol, but not as a charm power.
When a die is spent it is moved to the exhausted pool. It remains there until the beginning of the next round, when players re-roll all of their dice. They are then moved once again to the active pool, which serves as their mana pool for the coming round. Don’t worry though, poor rolling isn’t the end of the world. Meditation is a special action that players can perform to mitigate this chance; discarding cards from their hand, draw pile, or spellboard (that’s something we’ll get to later) to change a die to its power side. Some spells are also able to change die faces, ensuring you can play the cards you need without worrying about milling yourself.
Since you have access to all your resources at the start of each round, there is no mana ramp. Be careful though, your dice must last you the entire round. It does mean you can summon strong units from the beginning, however, which takes on additional significance due to our next mechanic.
Rounds: In Ashes, the game takes place over several rounds. Instead of drawing a card and un-tapping at the beginning of your turn, these are only done once both players have exhausted their options and passed. Once that happens, each player draws back up to 5, un-exhausts (untaps) all their cards, and re-rolls their dice.
Ready Spells: The backbone of any Ashes strategy is a good set of ready spells. These are similar to enchantment or artifact cards with a tap ability. They are played onto your spellboard, where they stay from round to round. Ready spells can do anything from summon conjurations (similar to tokens), draw cards, or perform battlefield control. Some provide additional effects once “focused”, which happens when you play multiple copies. They provide reliable effects to build strategies upon, especially when chosen for your first five!
Combat: Ashes adds an extra tactical layer to combat with the ability to attack an enemy unit directly, as well as swing for your opponent’s throat. Both options require the main action of your turn, however, resulting in a constant struggle to gain the upper hand on the battlefield. In addition, units on the defense do not automatically counter attack, instead, you have the choice to counter. Only then do you deal damage to the attacker, but at the cost of exhausting (tapping) your own unit. Since units don’t un-exhaust until the end of the round, each and every attack or counter needs to be carefully weighed.
Another element of combat is damage that stays around. Instead of healing at the end of every turn damage on units is tracked with wound tokens. This keeps all strengths of units relevant, no matter what round of the game.
Phoenixborn: Instead of nameless combatants, a game of Ashes represents the fight between two rival Phoenixborn. Part of deck construction is choosing which Phoenixborn to use. Each has a unique ability, card, and stat lines. These statistics include battlefield, how many units you can have at once, health, and spellboard how many different ready spells you can have at once.
Is there any reason I might not like Ashes? It’s only fair to provide the complete picture, so there are some reasons you may not wish to play Ashes.
Small Card Pool: The game is still fairly new, and there has not been a large amount of expansions. On the plus side, this means the barrier to entry is low, but unfortunately it also means the card pool is still on the small side. In addition, the slower release schedule, as noted earlier, may not attract all players.
Game Time: Ashes games usually take longer than Magic. The tournament game length is 50 minutes. Most games fit into this, but mill decks sometimes push that boundary.
Combos: Ashes is not a heavily combo based game. Now, that’s not to say there aren’t combos, far from it. Ashes deckbuilding is all about finding the synergy between cards. Rather, it means you will find no infinite combos here. You won’t be able to transform a 2/2 into a 30/30 with a handful of well timed cards.
That just about covers the basics. Of course, there is much more going on, but the above gives a general idea of the game. Hopefully this helps you figure out if Ashes is a game you might like to play. If you do, be sure to join the community on Facebook or Slack.
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“Microdosing” on psychedelic substances like LSD - ingesting just enough to heighten cognitive faculties, enhance creativity, improve concentration and alleviate depression - is currently back in vogue among people not normally associated with anything remotely ‘countercultural’ in the USA.
The term psychedelic was coined in 1958 by British psychiatrist Humphrey Osmond and is derived from the Greek words psyche ("soul, mind") and delein("to manifest"), hence "soul-manifesting," the implication being that psychedelics can access the soul and develop unused potentials in the human mind. It’s a contention that’s gaining increased acceptance in mainstream universities.
LSD “truly was an acid, dissolving almost everything with which it came into contact, beginning with the hierarchies of the mind… and going on from there to society’s various structures of authority” says author Michael Pollan in his book How To Change Your Mind: The New Science of Psychedelics. And that’s what makes this subject socially and politically interesting.
“It is curious to me that what I see as the two greatest threats - environmental crisis and [political] tribalism - these drugs directly address both those mindsets” Pollan told the Guardian in a recent interview.
A few decades later in August 1960, Timothy Leary, a clinical psychologist from Harvard University, traveled to Cuernavaca in Mexico and ingested psilocybin (‘magic’) mushrooms for the first time, an experience that radically altered the course of his life. In 1965, Leary commented that he had "learned more about ... (his) brain and its possibilities...[and] more about psychology in the five hours after taking these mushrooms than...in the preceding 15 years of studying and doing research in psychology." Leary became a lifelong evangelist for the therapeutic benefits of psychedelics.


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 Explain how PTV has been transformed by the Pakistan government.

Viewers across Pakistan were pleasantly surprised to see state-run Pakistan Television (PTV) reporting controversial incidents involving government ministers without the traditional bias that has been associated with the organisation in the past.
PTV’s reporting of Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar and his family’s usage of a government jet and an incident involving Federal Minister for Railways Sheikh Rasheed and his protocol were aptly reported by PTV, garnering praise from citizens.
The Punjab CM had first used a plane with his family for a personal trip and then took an official helicopter to Mian Channu to condole the death of the father of his close friend.
Earlier on August 20, Federal Minister for Information Fawad Chaudhry had announced the government’s decision to make PTV and Radio Pakistan independent and apolitical organisations.
Fawad had underscored the need to transform traditional mechanism of disseminating information and news on the state-run TV channel and expressed his resolve to make the corporation independent and depoliticised similar to foreign media outlets.
On August 21, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government had lifted political censorship on both the PTV and Radio Pakistan, allowing them to broadcast opinions and news of all political parties without any discrimination.
Soon after Fawad Chaudhry had taken to Twitter, saying that further drastic changes will be visible in the Information Department in the coming three months.
Earlier, the state-run channel had long been known as a government ‘mouthpiece’.


Question: Describe the current relationship between Saudi Arabia and Lebanon.

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RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Ministry denied French President Emmanuel Macron’s assertion that the kingdom held Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri captive last November, official Saudi media reported on Tuesday.
In an interview with broadcaster BFM TV last week, Macron claimed credit for heading off war in Lebanon, which was plunged into crisis after Hariri resigned while in Saudi Arabia, saying he feared assassination and criticizing the Saudis’ regional rival Iran and its Lebanese ally Hezbollah.
Sources close to Hariri have said Saudi Arabia had concluded that the prime minister, a long-time Saudi ally, had to go because he was unwilling to confront Hezbollah.
After international intervention, including by Macron, Hariri was able to leave the kingdom and eventually rescinded his resignation.
Lebanese officials accused the Saudis at the time of holding Hariri hostage. Riyadh, like Hariri, denied he was ever held against his will.
The Saudi Foreign Ministry statement on Tuesday called Macron’s comments “untrue” and said the kingdom would continue to support Lebanon’s stability and security.
“All the evidence confirms that what is pulling Lebanon and the region toward instability is Iran and its tools like the Hezbollah terrorist militia...” the statement said.
Saudi Arabia and Iran are locked in a decades-old struggle for regional influence, which plays out in armed conflicts and political disputes including in Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Yemen.
France had nurtured new links with Saudi Arabia and other Gulf Arab states in recent years due to its tough stance on Iran in nuclear negotiations, and the broad similarity of their policies on conflicts across the Middle East.
However, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s uncompromising efforts to counter Iran’s growing influence in the Middle East are sometimes perceived as reckless in Paris.
Macron dined with Hariri and Prince Mohammed in Paris in April after a conference to rally international support for an investment program to boost the Lebanese economy.
Hariri, who visited Riyadh in February for the first time since the November crisis, is working to form a new coalition after a May 6 parliamentary election which strengthened his rival Hezbollah and its political allies.
They won just over half the seats in parliament, while Hariri lost over a third of his seats. Under Lebanon’s sectarian power-sharing system, though, he remains the frontrunner to form the next government.


Question: Explain the Conjugate Gradient Method and provide a link to a relevant resource.

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Sparse matrix linear-equation solver, using the conjugate gradient algorithm. Note that the technique only applies to matrices that are symmetric and positive-definite. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conjugate_gradient_method for details.
The conjugate gradient method can handle very large sparse matrices, where direct methods (such as LU decomposition) are way too expensive to be useful in practice. Such large sparse matrices arise naturally in many engineering problems, such as in ASIC placement algorithms and when solving partial differential equations.
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Cardinal is a brewery founded in 1788 by François Piller, located in Fribourg, Switzerland. The brewery was acquired by Feldschlösschen in 1991.


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Question: Please provide a summary of Brandon Pirri's NHL career.

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A scoring champion in the American Hockey League, Pirri carried that offensive ability into the NHL.
From his days in the Ontario Junior Hockey League, his penchant for scoring was evident. He combined for 46 goals and 94 points in 44 games for Streetsville and Georgetown in 2008-09.
That tantalizing talent convinced the Chicago Blackhawks to select Pirri in the second round (No. 59) of the 2009 NHL Draft.
Pirri went to the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in the fall of 2009, earning East Coast Athletic Conference All-Rookie Team honors after scoring 11 goals and 43 points in 39 games in his only college season.
The Blackhawks signed Pirri to an entry-level contract prior to the 2010-11 season, and the center made his NHL debut on Oct. 9, 2010, against the Detroit Red Wings. But that would be Pirri's only NHL game of the season; he was sent to Rockford of the American Hockey League, where he scored 12 goals and 43 points in 70 games.
In 2011-12, Pirri appeared in five games with the Blackhawks, getting two assists, while finishing the season with Rockford, where he scored 23 goals and 56 points in 66 games. Pirri finished with a league-high 75 points in 2012-13, winning the John B. Sollenberger Trophy, and appeared in one game with the Blackhawks.
In 2013-14, Pirri started the season with Chicago and scored his first NHL goal on Oct. 17, 2013, against the St. Louis Blues. He also scored a goal in three consecutive games from Nov. 14-17, 2013.
On March 2, 2014, Pirri was traded to the Florida Panthers, where he scored seven goals and 14 points in 21 games. In 2014-15, Pirri's first full season in the NHL, he finished with 22 goals and 24 points in 49 games.
During the 2015-16 season, Pirri had 11 goals and 24 points in 52 games before Florida traded him to the Anaheim Ducks on Feb. 29, 2016. In nine games with the Ducks, Pirri scored three goals and five points.
Pirri became a free agent after the season and signed a one-year contract with the New York Rangers on Aug. 25, 2016.
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Traded to Anaheim by Florida for Anaheim's 6th round pick (Maxim Mamin) in 2016 NHL Draft, February 29, 2016.
Signed as a free agent by NY Rangers, August 25, 2016.
Signed as a free agent by Vegas, October 4, 2017.


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ARCATA – The irascible yak herders who have roamed Arcata’s streets with their hooved companions are no stranger to arguments, but fussing with passersby turned to jousting with tree branches during a clash with a bicyclist last week in the Community Forest.
Tom Vanciel and Samuel Sanchez have not had an easy time in Arcata. The two are well-known on the streets and in local media for trekking about town with their “holy” animal companion yaks.
Encounters with citizens are often tense to outright argumentative, and calls to police are common.
The two frequently find fault with the manner in which their animals are greeted, and freely dispense caustic assessments of the ethical and spiritual values of those they meet.
A succession of arguments with citizens in the Co-op parking lot led to the two being banished from there on pain of trespassing. The yaksmen have also been asked not to hang out in the Wildberries Marketplace after a complaint.
Recently, the usual verbal strife turned physical.
On Friday, Aug. 9, Vanciel reported an assault on the street by youths, but details are scanty. Apparently there was no lasting injury, and no suspects were identified or apprehended.
At that time, he blamed this newspaper’s coverage of past arguments for the alleged attack. “I feel your cavalier reporting on these real issues has made it sport to harass and denigrate,” he wrote.
On Monday, Aug. 12 at 4:03 p.m., Vanciel called Arcata Police from Trail One in the Arcata Community Forest. He reported an assault by two bicyclists who, he claimed, deliberately slammed into the two with their bikes, then followed up with fists.
A cell phone video Vanciel posted on YouTube, titled “Just assaulted by this man,” shows a young man brandishing a large branch at the two.
The antagonists exchange epithets, then the man briefly engages in fencing with Sanchez who is also wielding a tree limb. The man then grabs his bike and flees as Sanchez flings a large branch at him.
An APD dispatcher log entry documents the police response. Officers searched for the alleged assailants, but didn’t locate them.
Vanciel claimed to have sustained a concussion and broken jaw in the clash. with pain for days afterward. In a lengthy e-mail message, he describes the forest incident and aftermath, including unsatisfactory medical treatment.
Vanciel, who speaks of past experience as a military intelligence officer, is disturbed by the government’s past and present activities with regard to suppression of the citizenry.
He often refers to Bradley Manning and Edward Snowden, sometimes likening his situation to theirs. He suspects that the government may be sending him a message with the negative encounters.
Saturday, in an e-mail message titled “Yaks for sale,” Vanciel suggested that he may be leaving Arcata.
“Very sore from my beat downs and after a good birthday inventory and assessment, I feel I should disappear,” he wrote. In follow-up discussions, though, he seemed ambivalent about leaving, and said he would discuss matters with Sanchez.
Meanwhile, Vanciel wishes to address the negative image he and Sanchez have recently gained.
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