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Mango Animates free character animation maker is a useful and powerful tool for everyone to create amazing animations.

Celebrated animation firm Mango Animate has released its latest free character animation software called Mango Animate Character Maker. Priced at a very nominal $139, this software aims to create a new life in graphic design. Having made the free character animation software available at a heavy discount, Mango Animate aims to capture the animation market at an even faster rate than its current speed.

Graphic designers have a great chance of designing their imaginative characters in seconds with the help of this free character animation softwareMango Animate Character Maker. Designs of classrooms, medical facilities, religious and secular festivals, trendy lifestyles, etc. can easily be designed with this software without even blinking an eye.

This free character animation software is also a great help for teachers and lecturers to create videos so captivating for their students that they never forget this visual treat. Working magically on their visual senses, Mango Animate Character Maker is here to not just help learn for the moment but also for life. This software can also be used by individuals running educational videos on video streaming platforms to better inform and educate their subscribers and gain much more followers.Turning static PNG images or PSD layers into smart animated characters is a piece of cake with this software. Not to mention the smart and intuitive IK (Inverse Kinematic) feature that is there to edit their characters' poses and movements. With minimum effort, Mango Animate Character Maker gives you precise results at the minimum time.

We are more than glad about the work our team has put in to help bring the dream of this software program to realization. Our target has always been to get this software to anyone and everyone with a passion for animations. Money shouldn't be an object to greatness. I hope free character animation software will eventually help other people who'll end up changing the world for the better. That is how we bring real change,says Ivan Leung, the CTO of Mango Animate.

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The University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) has used chip management technology built into Intel processors to enable it to manage PC devices.

While the pandemic presented immense challenges for the NHS, among the areas of work that may not make the headlines is the fact that clinicians require access to PC equipment as part of their job. If these devices stop working, it can affect patient care.

Describing the challenges, Chris Brett, PC support technician at University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW), says: Typically, my team have been on the front line, in the office every single day. When there is an issue, my team has to fix it.

The PC support team manages user devices comprising 8,000 desktops, 3,000 laptops, a couple of thousand iPads, display screens, printers and medical label printers.

Even before Covid-19, especially in areas such as intensive care units or restricted labs, PPE was required and IT support staff were only granted access when no patients or medical staff were present.

While UHBW uses remote desktop support and Wake on LAN tools to manage devices remotely, Brett says: Before Covid-19, the issue we came across was that if a PC in theatre isnt working, in first line support wed need to scrub up to fix the issue in theatre. This represents at least half an hour of downtime, which may prevent theatre staff from accessing medical records, potentially delaying surgery.

The need to reduce the risk of infection has become an even bigger priority since the pandemic struck, but so has the need for tech to keep performing. While PC support teams are well-versed in remote desktop management, Brett says that most PC support tools need Windows to run, adding: If Windows isnt loading, we had to wheel in a new PC.

Intel has been working with UHBW to tackle the challenges around IT management by deploying Intels vPro platform across multiple sites to enable remote support. This technology enables IT teams to manage devices remotely, giving them hardware-level access to everything from desktops and laptops to digital signs and display screens.

Intel Active Management Technology, which is part of the vPro platform, is a free tool from Intel to enable device management across wired and wireless networks. It works even when the device is not running or if the operating system is corrupted.

Since the Intel vPro platform runs software at the PC Bios level, it does not require an operating system to run. As a result, if Microsoft Windows fails to start, Brett says his team can reimage the PC remotely.

For UHBW, this means that the Intel technology can be used to provide secure remote access to PC equipment in ICU and other critical departments.

In the past, the PC support could only gain access to PCs in the operating theatre outside of office hours and at weekends, which could mean that a device would be unavailable for days. However, with vPro, the team can manage PCs entirely remotely, so there is no need to be physically in the same room as the device

As an example, Brett says the vPro technology helped his team to problem-solve a PC failing to start in the operating theatre: A few weeks back, a call came in that a PC in theatre was stuck at the logging in screen.

He adds that the team was able to unlock the PC over the network and, since it was equipped with Wi-Fi, IT support was able to use the Intel management console to determine that the network cable had been unplugged.

This led to a conversation with theatre staff along the lines of: Is the red cable plugged into a port on the wall? Is there a second port?. This, says Brett, enabled the team to talk theatre staff through the process of plugging in the ethernet cable to fix the network login issue.

When the pandemic struck, Brett says the team made kitting out vPro-equipped PCs in ICU a priority. The vPro technology enabled the PC support teams to have PCs wheeled into quarantine areas. We can remote into that PC, and just bang on a new image in half an hour and have it up and running, he adds.

Brett says UHBW now has 250 vPro equipped PCs and 200 non-vPro computers, which can be managed using Intels free endpoint management tool. He says that each device just needs a 3 MB software client that can be downloaded from the Intel website.

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JENNINGS COUNTY The Libertarian Party of Jennings County became a recognized political organization, as an affiliate of the Libertarian Party of Indiana (LPI), on Feb. 20.

The Libertarian Party is based on the premise that you know best how to run your own life, said county resident Kevin Coryell, who helped organize the local party and now serves as county chairman.

At the national level, the Libertarian Party was founded in Colorado in 1971 as a political organization standing against government intrusion and for the preservation of civil liberties.

The party is now the third-largest political party in the U.S., with official party organizations in all 50 states. The LPI was founded in Indianapolis on July 14, 1974.

Since its founding, the Hoosier branch of Libertarians has actively fought against property tax laws, the governmental encroachment of imminent domain protections, the restrictive licensing of businesses and election fraud.

While the party has been allowed to sponsor candidates on election ballots in all of Indianas 92 counties since 1994, not every county has a local organization.

We are growing fast now, and we are not going to slow down until we have the LPI in every county, said LPI State Chairman and Development Director Evan McMahon.

According to McMahon, 25 Indiana counties already have certified LPI affiliations, with 19 additional counties in process and 10 more counties ready to begin the process.

I feel the political angst the nation has experienced during the last several years is increasing our numbers because of what we stand for, and what we have always have stood for, McMahon said. I am fanatical about it because I believe in my country, and the moral and ethical rights my country protects. I do not want to live under someone elses boot and I dont want to see my neighbor live under someones boot either.

During the 2020 primary election, Jennings County saw a large number of residents vote for Libertarian gubernatorial candidate Donald Rainwater. Rainwater pulled in 22% of Jennings Countys votes for governor to Republican Eric Holcombs 62% and Democrat Woody Myers 15.9%.

On March 1, three candidates during the Vernon election ran as Libertarians, but none of the individuals won seats. Leading up to the election, Rainwater and other members of the LPI said they met with voters in Jennings County.

Id say we had about 150 people actively involved or at least interested in establishing the Libertarian Party in Jennings County, Coryell said. I say we have big Ls and little ls, and both are welcome. The big Ls pay dues and are really interested in getting things going. The little ls are interested, but maybe not so ready to commit.

According to State Libertarian Party of Indiana Chairman Michael Madden there are

plans to have LPI candidates run for 138 local, state and federal offices by 2024 Elections.

Coryell added that anyone interested in learning more about the Libertarian Party in Jennings County are encouraged to come to the next public meeting at the Jennings County Public Library on April 17 from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.

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Libertarian Party of Jennings County formed - The Republic

Although economists debate how serious this is for the short term, all are in agreement that this level of spending is not sustainable. We will reach a point where continued deficit spending with rising interest payments on debt will begin to drag our economy down.

Ironically, it is the insatiable thirst of the American voter for social programs that created this problem. And it is that thirst that will result in their loss.

Congress spends money in three areas: mandatory spending (primarily Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and unemployment), interest on the national debt, and discretionary spending (the annual budget Congress and the president work out for defense, homeland security, health, education, and all the other branches and departments of government.

Mandatory spending consumes the greatest amount of federal revenue (what the government makes from taxes). Federal revenue typically runs around $3.5 trillion a year. Since the advent of Obamacare, mandatory spending now requires about $2.6 trillion, or about 75% of the federal revenue.

Growing interest on the national debt requires Congress to allocate $350 billion, or about 10% of federal revenue. After allocating money for mandatory spending and interest on our debt, Congress is left with only 15%, or $525 billion, of all federal revenue for discretionary spending.

That $525 billion is not sufficient to pay for defense, schools and education, homeland security, and running all of our government agencies. Thus, to keep our country safe and operational we have to run a deficit. A large deficit.

The large number of social programs under mandatory spending is dragging down our countrys financial health. Congress and the president, politicians put into office by the American voters, have elected not to address the problem. The reason is simple. This is a long-term problem, and politicians are in for the short term.

President Barack Obama gave the American people the Affordable Care Act by borrowing on Americas future. In return, he got a nearly $12 million mansion in Marthas Vineyard. For the short term, it was a win-win for all. In the long term, Obama will still have his mansion.

The American voter, in general, is poorly educated to understand fiscal policy. Americans rank in the lower 15% of the 35 leading economic countries in math. We have little understanding of economics and lack fundamental knowledge of how our government works. Americans are poorly qualified to recognize a leader. They vote for those who say they will give them what they want. It is a pitfall of democracy when dealing with an uneducated public that votes.

So how do we fix our current financial situation? Cut benefits? That would be political suicide. Raise taxes? Based on evidence, Americans are taxed out. Obamas tax increase to pay for the Affordable Care Act did little to raise revenue.

President Donald Trumps tax cut actually had the end result of raising revenue. It created a booming economy with the lowest unemployment in history. More people working meant more tax money coming in.

But even that added revenue was not sufficient to pay for all of our social programs.

The answer lies in education. Unfortunately, the two major parties are not interested in an educated public. They have done quite well getting elected by the uneducated. In fact, the Democrats have made it policy to register as many uneducated people as possible to vote. San Francisco even attempted to give those 16 years of age the right to vote.

So, it is left to the Libertarian Party. It is the Libertarians task to educate the American voter.

Dave Crockett of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, owns engineering firms in Arizona and Michigan; is politically active; and is currently on sabbatical, working at Cirrus Aircraft in Duluth.

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Local View: Long-term spending problem won't be solved by short-term politicians - Duluth News Tribune

Homicides in the United States increased in 2020 by over 30 percent, on a year-over-year basis. Gun assaults and aggravated assaults also spiked, leading the National Commission on COVID-19 and Criminal Justice to deem the crime surge of 2020 a large and troubling increase with no modern precedent. Tragically, the early available statistics for 2021 tell a similar tale. On the American domestic front, however, issues such as Covid, the economy, and illegal immigration still garner more headlines than the escalating rates of violent crime.

This blas attitude did not materialize overnight. Many in todays leadership class entered the public arena during a decades-long drop in crime that began during the Reagan presidency and continued well into this century. Following the widespread chaos of the 1960s and the harrowing urban crime sprees of the 1970s, tough on crime quickly became a popular bipartisan political stance. President Bill Clintons highly successfuland now oft-criticized1994 Crime Bill, which passed the House on a voice vote and the Senate by a 95-4 majority, exemplified this consensus. Confident that the new trend of plummeting crime would continue, many in the silent law-and-order-supporting majority gradually became complacent, implicitly abetting the political opportunism of emergent light-on-crime libertarians and progressives.

As the Tea Party-era Republican Party evolved into a more libertarian entity and the Democratic Party adopted an ever-more stringent identity politics, criminal-justice reformthe very inverse of the 1994 Crime Billbecame the new bipartisan fad. By the mid-2010s, George Soros had begun donating large sums of money to reshape the criminal-justice system, beginning at the district attorney level. Across many of Americas leading cities, light-on-crime district attorneys invoked prosecutorial discretion to justify non-prosecution of crimes like petty larcenyreversing the effective Broken Windows policing of the recent past.

The high watermark of the new criminal-justice reform movement was the First Step Act of 2018, an unparalleled federal jailbreak that passed the Senate by a staggering 88-12 margin. It was no big stretch to get from the First Step Act to last summers prolonged AntifaBlack Lives Matter urban anarchy.

Signs of a possible pushback have become evident. In Los Angeles, District Attorney George Gascnan archetype of what Andrew McCarthy calls the progressive prosecutor projectfaces a possible recall. And sizable majorities among all racial and ethnic demographics poll in strong opposition to the most extreme anti-law and order slogan: defund the police.

But the time is ripe for a more aggressive, sustained campaign against the de-carceral, de-civilizational agenda pushed by many libertarians and progressives alike. Citizens of all political stripes, especially conservatives, must recover and publicly advocate anew the time-tested and common-sense notion that a free and just society is impossible without a robust commitment to a strictly enforced rule of law.

Once upon a time, such an effort would hardly have been needed. Abraham Lincolns Lyceum Address, delivered 23 years before Fort Sumter, famously warned of the dangers of a mobocratic spirit taking hold among the citizenry. Almost a century later, President Calvin Coolidge observed, we are always confronted with the inescapable conclusion that unless we observe the law, we cannot be free. That a secure rule of law and a concomitant quashing of nascent anarchy is a necessary precondition for justice, human flourishing, and the common good ought to beand, not too long ago, wasas ubiquitous a belief as any in our politics.

But such a pro-rule-of-law national campaign is now necessary. Activists can start at the local level, getting involved in district attorney races to oppose anti-enforcement, de-carceral candidates. Voters should punish statewide attorneys general and federal legislators alike for throwing law enforcement under the bus and focusing their ire on the qualified immunity legal doctrine over substantive commitments to support law enforcement. Citizens should make themselves heard at city council meetings in support of more police officers on the beat, a proven and effective crime deterrent. Conservative commentators must grow comfortable calling out the excesses of light-on-crime libertarianism that come from their own side of the aisle. Republican politicians, cognizant of both the disturbing on-the-ground crime reality and the political truth that the small-government rhetorical emphasis of the Tea Party era is over, must recalibrate and shift back toward a traditional pro-law-and-order political platform. Such a platform would be both proper and popular.

We have reached the point where the pendulum has swung too far back toward decarceration, under-prosecution, and light-on-crime policies. The moral primacy of order and public safety must take precedence over fashionable peddling of pro-criminal bail reform and criminal-justice reform initiatives. We have been here before; we know what we have to do. Now its time to execute the game plan.

Josh Hammer is Newsweek opinion editor and a research fellow at the Edmund Burke Foundation. Twitter: @josh_hammer.

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Recover the Moral Imperative of Law and Order - City Journal