A friend of mine, in the USA, told me once that her son was visiting the Holocaust Museum in Washington and that reminded me that I had visited Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp whilst in the British Army in Germany. My first experience of Belsen was not long after I had arrived in Germany, fairly fresh out of training, having joined my Regiment, the 1st Royal Tank Regiment. We were travelling along a road, in the back of an Army lorry. It was a stinking hot day and the sweat was rolling down our faces. As the lorry followed a bend in the road, it went very cold, the sweat actually froze on my face, and I was shivering with the temperature drop. I asked someone what was wrong and why was I so cold, the reply made me feel even colder - we were passing Belsen Concentration camp!
My next experience of the camp was a planned visit with my wife in the mid 1980s and we walked sombrely about the area, noting the mass graves each containing over 1500 souls. Totalling 23000+. A total of 35000 died here. Belsen was not an extermination camp in the sense of the word, we must make that clear, but many "inmates" died from neglect and disease and medical "experiments".
The next trip I took there was to show the place to my brother and sister, who were with us on holiday, we were living in Hildesheim then, not far from the Harz Mountains and the East German Border. Here are some images that I took on that day plus some others found on the net in various locations dealing with this period of history. Also below (April 2004) are some 13 images sent to me by a gent in Belgium, probably never before seen outside his family.
Bergen-Belsen was a concentration camp established in 1943 originally to hold prisoners to be used in political exchanges. Administered by the SS, it included five sub-camps where some 50,000 Jews, political hostages, and other prisoners died of starvation, disease, brutality and sadistic medical practices. It was liberated by the British in 1945.
http://www.scrapbookpages.com/BergenBelsen/BergenBelsen04.html - Were people gassed at Belsen?
As an 11 year-old boy held captive at the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp during World War II, Moshe Peer was sent to the gas chamber at least six times. Each time he survived, watching with horror as many of the women and children gassed with him collapsed and died. To this day, Peer doesn't know how he was able to survive. "Maybe children resist better, I don't know," he said in an interview last week. Now 60, Peer has spent the last 19 years writing a first-person account of the horror he witnessed at Bergen Belsen. On Sunday, he spoke to about 300 young adults at the Petah Tikva Sephardic Congregation in St. Laurent about his book and his experience as a Holocaust survivor.
One of the many memorials within the site. Another is a huge wall littered with thousands of names that is in the far background.
One of millions of graphic images depicting the truth of what lay behind these perimeters.
The gas can be seen circulating already as someone took this image through a window of the gas chamber - Not Belsen. Dachau image?
This man is the only survivor of 1500 people found still locked up on a train in the sidings at Dachau.
This is the site of the Infamous Belsen Concentration Camp, liberated by the british on 15 April 1945. 10000 unburied dead were found here; Another 13.000 have since died. All of them victims of the German new order in Europe and an example of the Nazi Kultur.
My father told me some of the former prisoners were so thankful that some of them succeeded in their doing and they offered him a silk shirt as a gift. If anybody remembers the Belgian group, I would appreciate anyone letting me know. Tom Bauwens.
I found some of the above images on the Simon Wiesenthal Centre Site in California. Sorry the quality is not too good. I have included Dachau images to prove a point and to allow readers to visualise it as Belsen, where it was not much different.
http://www.stephen-stratford.co.uk/belsen_trial.htm The following is extracted from this url: Any links highlighted below refer back to author's site.
This section is concerned with Belsen Concentration Camp, its liberation by British Army Troops, the scenes that they found when they entered the camp and the subsequent trial of Belsen's Kommandant and former guards. When Belsen was liberated in April 1945, the impact in the UK was huge. While there had been information about concentration camps for some years, the impact on the British troops who had fought their way into Northern Germany through France, Belgium and the Netherlands, is hard to express in words. The scenes that the liberating troops found is all the more shocking, as Belsen was not an extermination camp and did not have any gas chambers. (Image above is supposedly of a gas chamber at Belsen).
"there were American troops there, if for no other reason than Eisenhower wanted to make sure that American troops could bear witness to what had happened there. My dad said he does not know if that was the reason his outfit was sent there, but he said that was not unusual because most of the time you just went where you were told to go and you weren't always told the reason why. My father never talked about these things years ago, and to be honest although I have always had an interest in history, I did not know to ask him about such things, specifically. It was not until the 50th anniversary of D-Day that he ever told us he was on Omaha Beach on D-Day. It was not until a few years ago he told us about Bergen-Belsen. He hates to talk about these things, he just about can't bear it, and from what he describes of Bergen-Belsen I can't say I blame him. I don't know how you would ever get those images out of your head, so why would you want to be reminded of it? I have to go to him and ask him specific questions, and then he will talk. But he doesn't just talk about it by himself. But he is 82-years-old now, and I so want to record his experiences because I feel they hold great historical value (even if it is only for our own family history). One of the most poignant things he told me about the camp was that the prisoners would fall on the ground (those who had the strength to walk, some were unable to stand and would just kind of reach out for them) and they would kiss their feet. My dad said he just couldn't stand it, they were so grateful to them and so glad to see them. He said it just made him feel so inadequate, so undeserving because he couldn't help but think of how many might have been saved if they'd gotten there a year before or even a month before."
The Belsen trial, which lasted from Monday 17 September 1945 until Saturday 17 November 1945, was one of the most famous war crimes trials mounted by the UK. Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp, located about 10 miles (16 km) north-west of Celle, was the only concentration camp liberated by British soldiers. Consequently, the trial that followed occupies an important part in the history of British War Crimes trials. Belsen, like the other concentration camps was established to hold what were considered, by the Nazi regime, as undesirable people, ranging from Jews to relatives of famous German citizens who had fled overseas. Notable inmate of Belsen include the Dutch Jewish girl Anne Frank. Belsen was not an extermination camp (whose sole purpose was the mechanical process of killing thousands of people at a time, and utilising their by-products). Originally, it had contained a comparatively small number of "exchange Jews"; Jews that had been allowed to leave Germany for reasons of state or profit. At that time it had been relatively well managed. Towards the end of 1944 it was designated a sick camp, and it was only then and in 1945 that the numbers increased and that the appalling conditions developed. The conditions discovered at the time of the camp's liberation may not have been the result of a calculated plan on the part of either of those in command of the camp or of those in authority, except in so far as it was a part of their policy to disregard, and to do nothing to alleviate, the suffering of their prisoners. The essential difference between the conditions at Belsen and Auschwitz is that the conditions at Belsen were due to a criminal and inexcusable neglect coupled with an administrative breakdown. The conditions at Auschwitz were the direct results of a carefully designed and executed policy of long standing. The world renowned British radio journalist Richard Dimbleby made a radio broadcast from Belsen not long after its liberation. It describes in simple and unemotional language the conditions found by British troops in the camp.
In this paragraph I had mentioned that the sister of Marlene Dietrich, Elisabeth, was an inmate, but an email received in May 2013 tells me that she was there, but not as an inmate, but ran a cinema/cafe outside the camp for the troops. Thanks to Reger Bogaert of Belgium for the correct information.
This little 5 year old (right) survived Buchenwald, don't tell me how?
Due to the dreadful state of the survivors, and the outbreaks of typhus, 13,000 survivors died in the 6 weeks after the liberation by British troops. Due to the risk of even greater disease epidemics, the British troops were forced to use bulldozers to bury the hundreds of corpses; people who died and were just left were they fell. The captured guards, men and women, were forced to help bury the dead. All that now remains at the site of the Belsen camp are several mass graves. The camps infrastructure was burnt down, to prevent further disease epidemics. The London Agreement, and the Allied Control Council's Law Order 10, established the instruments for trying war criminals. However, British Military Law already permitted the trial of war criminals, through a Royal Warrant dated 14 June 1945. The main legal items at the trial were constituents of international law which applied at the time the offences were alleged to have taken place. This contrasts with the IMT and IMTFE, where the IMT's Charter together with international law, were the main legal instruments.
Although the trial was called by the papers "The Belsen Trial", there were two distinct charges which the accused faced. The first related to activities at Belsen, the second related to activities at Auschwitz.
At Bergen-Belsen, Germany, between 1 October 1942 and 30 April 1945, when members of the staff of Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp responsible for the well-being of the persons interned there, in violation of the law and usages of war, were together concerned as parties to the ill-treatment of certain of such persons, causing the deaths of Keith Meyer (a British national), Anna Kis, Sara Kohn (both Hungarian nationals), Heinrich Glinovjechy and Maria Konatkevicz (both Polish nationals) and Marcel Freson de Montigny (a French national), Maurice Van Eijnsbergen (a Dutch national), Maurice Van Mevlenaar (a Belgian national), Jan Markowski and Georgej Ferenz (both Polish nationals), Salvatore Verdura (an Italian national) and Therese Klee (a British national of Honduras), Allied nationals, and other Allied nationals whose names are unknown, and physical suffering ot other persons interned there, Allied nationals, and particularly to Harold Osmund le Druillenec (a British national), Benec Zuchermann, a female internee named Korperova, a female internee named Hoffmann, Luba Rormann, Isa Frydmann (all Polish nationals) and Alexandra Siwdowa, a Russian national and other Allied nationals whose names are unknown.
There were a total of 45 accused. Of these 45, 11 were charged with the second "Auschwitz" charge, as well as the Belsen charge. Only one defendant was only charged with the second charge. The defendants were represented by one Polish Officer and eleven British Officers, all of whom had held a legal qualification in civil life. It was the defendants' choice to be represented by British, rather than German, counsel. Click here to see a list of all the defendants, their charges and defending officer. On the tenth day of the trial, Thursday 27 September 1945, Colonel H.A. Smith was allowed to become an additional defending officer. Colonel Smith was a Professor of International Law at London University. He assisted the defence concerning points and interpretations of international law. There were in the dock 16 members of the SS. Of these, three held the most important positions: Kramer (Camp Commandant), Klein (Camp Doctor) and Hoessler (Compound Commandant & in charge of Camp No. 2). The other (Weingartner, Kraft, Klippel, Francioh, Egersdorf, Kulessa, Mathes, Soffel, Otto, Pichen, Dorr, Schreier and Barsch) were mostly conscripts, and held subordinate positions, such as being in charge of working parties, kitchens and ration stores. Only Kramer, Klein and Hoessler were officers; the others were mostly NCOs.
There were also 16 female members of the SS. The most important were Grese (Compound Commander) and Volkenrath (as an Oberaufscherin, she alloted duties to the others). The others (Bormann, Ehlert, Ilse Forster, Ida Forster, Opitz, Klein, Bothe, Walter, Haschke, Fiest, Sauter, Lisiewitz, Hempel and Hahnel) were mostly employed upon duties of a minor administrative kind. They were mostly conscripts, having worked in factories and been appointed to supervise the slave labour allotted to their factory. The remaining 12 were prisoners themselves: 7 male and 5 female, who were alleged to have taken office as Kapos, and then to have ill-treated their fellow prisoners. Of these 12, 6 were Polish. Almost all the Kapos had served as ordinary prisoners for a considerable time before being "promoted" to Kapos.
After all the evidence, witnesses and affidavits had been presented and closing speeches had been made, the court adjourned at 10.57am on the fifty-third day of the trial (Friday 16 November 1945). Last that afternoon, at 4.05pm, the court returned and announced it verdicts. The President of the court reminded everyone that findings of guilty were subject to the approval of superior military authority. Findings of not guilty were final, and cleared the accused of the particular charges that they faced. The 14 defendants who were found not guilty were removed by the court's Provost Marshal. On the fifty-fourth and final day of the trial, Saturday 17 November 1945, the court heard the pleas in mitigation of those people who had been found guilty. The speeches were made by their defending officers. After hearing these pleas, the court's President read its sentences. A total of 8 men, and 3 women, were sentenced to death by hanging. The other 19 guilty people were sentenced to varying terms of imprisonment. The eleven people sentenced to death appealed to the convening officer, which was Field-Marshal Montgomery. All the appeals for clemency were rejected.
On 13 December 1945, at Hameln Jail, the 11 people sentenced to death were hanged by Albert Pierrepoint, assisted by Regimental Sergeant-Major O'Neill. The three women were hanged one at a time, in the order of Grese, Volkenrath and Bormann. The eight men were hanged in double executions, beginning with Josef Kramer and Fritz Klein. The executions took some time, as the rope had to be adjusted after each execution, as the British method of hanging involved a variable drop based on the prisoner's height, weight and age. The Imperial War Museum has now opened a permanent holocaust exhibition which includes some material about Belsen.
This young 15 year old girl's photo was taken after being liberated and was in hospital.
My reason for this contact is to record that my late father, who spoke little of his war memories, was one of the first people to enter the camp. Maybe he was with Tom Bauwens father, but he related a story of being present with the Red Cross who were given access to the camp by the Germans, two or three days prior to the camp being liberated. The group consisted of approximately 10 persons, one of which was my father, he had volunteered to be present on a mission behind enemy lines under the flag of the Red Cross. No information was given as to there destination only that they were not allowed to wear any army insignia or carry weapons, additionally no cameras nor personal possessions were to be taken with them. He related to me that they waited for a number of days in a village nearby waiting for permission to enter the camp and watched a stream of German servicemen passing their abode away from the front line. I cannot add to the sights that met them when they finally entered the camp, which have not been adequately described by others. The only one thing that sticks in my memory is that my father said that it was the only time in his life that he knew "kindness would kill" and that no matter how much the residents in the camp begged for food even one square of chocolate could be fatal. I believe his initial role during that time was to separate the possible survivors from the probable's survivors and direct medical attention. My father was a simple soldier who served with the Royal Engineers, landing in Normandy with the allied forces, progressing through France, Belgium and Holland to northern Germany, fortunately, he returned home at the end of the war and led a normal life.
May 2009, and this email from America. My name is Peggy Zeak Hench; my father Robert D. Zeak was a Medic WWII, he served in the European Campaign, He talked about being at the concentration camp Belsen (even though he hardly ever talked about it, in his later years he did) I have read only about British soldiers there until I seen the web page I guess you wrote. Can you tell me a little about the American soldiers being at Belsen?
My father has passed away 3 years ago and I have been trying to look into his service in the Military, especially about his bronze star medal. I have been thinking maybe I misheard him until I read your webpage. My father told us how they warned them not to get out their food and feed the prisoners it could kill them. He also cried about an incident that haunted him about a barn they came across, I'm not sure where, and it was going to be burned by Germans, and when they opened the doors it was full of bodies stacked almost to the ceiling and some where moving. This haunted him and when he was old he did break down and talk about it. If you could let me know about the Americans at Belsen I would greatly appreciate it, or even if you can confirm they were there.
I teach a course on holocaust studies and while doing research I came across a website. I was wondering if you can help me. My mother is a holocaust survivor and I am researching the story of her family. There were 11 children. 10 survived. Of the ten, her 18 year old sister, 5 year old sister and 9 month old brother were sent to Bergen Belsen. At liberation her brother was 18 months old. He was almost dead. The 18 year old made such a ruckus that a kindly British doctor withdrew blood from himself and gave that transfusion to the child, his only chance at survival. He then built a tent and assigned a steady nurse to attend to the child. He was still very sickly when he left the camp two months later but he survived and is well and alive today. At the time of liberation, the 18 year old, herself just recovering from typhus, did not have the presence of mind to ask who this doctor is.
Five images of Dachau (below) from Gijs, a Dutch friend.
Convicted and hanged at the age of 22, Irma Grese rewrote the definition of being horrible even by Nazi standards. She got the position in the Auschwitz due to her beefy outlook and ruthless attitude, but very few knew that she was a sexually twisted psychopath. Irma got sexual pleasures by torturing and beating people in all kinds of horrible manners.
She would carry two hungry dogs with her at all time; she would beat people with her custom-made belt with pointy studs on. She quickly gained a reputation of a ruthless and evil person and her popularity grew with every passing day. She would slash women breasts with knives, and then see the painful surgery to satisfy her twisted sexual fantasies. By her acts she put many Nazis to shame, and was put to death when she was only 22 after committing a number of murders and torturing hundreds of prisoners.
Anne Frank, whose diaries of persecution at the hands of the Nazis became the defining account of the Holocaust, was just one of Bergen-Belsen's many victims. Frank was living in the Netherlands when the Nazis seized it in 1940, leaving them trapped. In 1942 they were forced into hiding in secret rooms hidden inside Otto Frank's office building.
They spent two years there, but were anonymously betrayed and sent to the concentration camps. Anne, and her sister Margot, were taken to Bergen-Belsen, where they died of typhus in February 1945, just months before the Allies liberated it.


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Q: Binary Number in Sql In SQL Server we can define a variable in hex representation as
DECLARE @hex INT = 0xF; --This assigns value 15 to @hex

Is it also possible to define them using binary like
DECLARE @bin INT = 0b1111; --I have tried this, it doesn't work

A: Here's the complete documentation for SQL Server Constants (their term for literals).
There is no syntax for providing input as binary 1s and 0s. They do have something referred to as a "binary constant" but that is simply the hexadecimal syntax that you're already using in your question.
(This also indicates that your first example is in fact as example of a binary constant and an implicit conversion to an int)

A: SQL Server doesn't have the functionality to read or store binary's out of the box, no. if you're storing a binary, you'd need to do so in a varchar. I.e. DECLARE @bin varchar(4) = '1111';.
Once you've stored the value as a varchar you'd the need to use a function to split the value out. Now, the largest number you can stored (as an integer) in SQL Server is 9223372036854775807, which is 63 digits long in binary (so we'll go for a varchar(64) to store the negative as well).
We can then create a table value function to convert the value from binary to an integer:
CREATE FUNCTION dbo.BinaryToInt (@Binary varchar(64))
RETURNS TABLE WITH SCHEMABINDING AS
RETURN

    WITH C0 AS(SELECT 1 AS c UNION ALL SELECT 1),
         C1 AS(SELECT 1 AS c FROM C0 AS A CROSS JOIN C0 AS B),
         C2 AS(SELECT 1 AS c FROM C1 AS A CROSS JOIN C1 AS B),
         C3 AS(SELECT 1 AS c FROM C2 AS A CROSS JOIN C2 AS B),
    N AS (
        SELECT ROW_NUMBER() OVER (ORDER BY (SELECT NULL)) AS I
        FROM C3)
    SELECT SUM(POWER(2, CASE B.V WHEN '-' THEN NULL ELSE N.I END -1) * B.V) * CASE WHEN MIN(B.V) = '-' THEN -1 ELSE 1 END AS IntegerValue
    FROM N
         CROSS APPLY (VALUES (SUBSTRING(REVERSE(@Binary), N.I, 1))) B(V)
    WHERE B.V <> '';
GO

Finally, we can then Declare the variable and set the value:
DECLARE @Bin int;

SELECT @bin = IntegerValue
FROM dbo.BinaryToInt ('1111');
SELECT @bin;

SELECT @bin = IntegerValue
FROM dbo.BinaryToInt ('-11101');
SELECT @Bin;

Hope that helps.
I realise that real binary numbers don't have a negative, but this was just me short handing.
Edit: Although I realise that the Op said this isn't what they (seemed?) to be asking for, however, for completion I did a signed and unsigned version of the above:
CREATE FUNCTION dbo.UnSignedBinaryToInt (@Binary varchar(63))
RETURNS TABLE WITH SCHEMABINDING AS
RETURN

    WITH C0 AS(SELECT 1 AS c UNION ALL SELECT 1),
         C1 AS(SELECT 1 AS c FROM C0 AS A CROSS JOIN C0 AS B),
         C2 AS(SELECT 1 AS c FROM C1 AS A CROSS JOIN C1 AS B),
         C3 AS(SELECT 1 AS c FROM C2 AS A CROSS JOIN C2 AS B),
    N AS (
        SELECT ROW_NUMBER() OVER (ORDER BY (SELECT NULL)) AS I
        FROM C3)
    SELECT SUM(POWER(2, N.I - 1) * B.V) AS IntegerValue
    FROM N
         CROSS APPLY (VALUES (SUBSTRING(REVERSE(@Binary), N.I, 1))) B(V)
    WHERE B.V <> ''
      AND @Binary NOT LIKE '%[^01]%' --Eliminate values that aren't binary;
GO

CREATE FUNCTION dbo.SignedBinaryToInt (@Binary varchar(64))
RETURNS TABLE WITH SCHEMABINDING AS
RETURN

    WITH C0 AS(SELECT 1 AS c UNION ALL SELECT 1),
         C1 AS(SELECT 1 AS c FROM C0 AS A CROSS JOIN C0 AS B),
         C2 AS(SELECT 1 AS c FROM C1 AS A CROSS JOIN C1 AS B),
         C3 AS(SELECT 1 AS c FROM C2 AS A CROSS JOIN C2 AS B),
    N AS (
        SELECT ROW_NUMBER() OVER (ORDER BY (SELECT NULL)) AS I
        FROM C3),
    I AS (
        SELECT SUM(POWER(2, N.I - 1) * B.V) AS IntegerValue
        FROM N
             CROSS APPLY (VALUES (SUBSTRING(REVERSE(RIGHT(@Binary, LEN(@Binary)-1)), N.I, 1))) B(V)
        WHERE B.V <> ''
          AND @Binary NOT LIKE '%[^01]%' --Eliminate values that aren't binary
    )
    SELECT IntegerValue * CASE LEFT(@binary,1) WHEN 1 THEN -1 ELSE 1 END AS IntegerValue
    FROM I;

GO

SELECT IntegerValue
FROM dbo.UnSignedBinaryToInt ('00001111');
SELECT IntegerValue
FROM dbo.SignedBinaryToInt ('10001111');
SELECT IntegerValue
FROM dbo.UnSignedBinaryToInt ('10001111');
SELECT IntegerValue
FROM dbo.UnSignedBinaryToInt ('00201111');

GO

This returns the values 15, -15, 143 and NULL (due to the 2) respectively.

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This could be interesting for you. You may have heard by now, the familiar .co.nz ending to our New Zealand domain names, now has a companion.
The powers that be have released a new domain extension (the bit on the end). They release new domain extensions every now and then. The new .nz is shorter than .co.nz to type and remember. We still need to see if everyone with an active .co.nz domain will want to duplicate it with the .nz version too.
It isn't just convenience to consider. If you don't purchase the .nz domain for your business, someone else will be able to. This could lead to confusion and lost business as the extensions are very similar. People will quickly become familiar with remembering .nz and could easily go to a competitors website.
To ensure you have first rights to the .nz domain you are after, you should already own the equivalent .co.nz domain.
Something to keep in mind!


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Executive power and the War on Terror
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In the War on Terror, it has become fashionable in certain circles to claim more and more unlimited powers for the chief executive of the United States. Through legislation such as the Authorized Use of Military Force Act and the PATRIOT Act, George W. Bush and Barack Obama became among the most powerful Presidents in American history via broader executive powers.
The granting of these increased powers was rationalized by the crisis of 9/11, and resulted in the creation of many secret detention facilities, as well as the indefinite detention of foreign terror suspects at Guantanamo Bay. While some of these means were reduced during the Obama administration, such as the removal of "advanced interrogation," Senators and Representatives (along with the White House itself) have been hesitant to undo some of the other infamous measures invoked by the Bush administration, such as Guantanamo; this is likely because of fear of terrorists being brought into state prisons.
And then there's the whole NSA thing.
While previous Presidents also exercised broad war powers, none topping those of Abraham Lincoln (who had to suspend habeas corpus) and Franklin Delano Roosevelt (who detained thousands of Japanese, German, and Italian Americans without due process), the advent of the Internet and other globalized technology has allowed for some of the most intruding means of surveillance by any government through the passage of the PATRIOT Act.[1]
Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, for the "democracy-forcing" role of the Court.
Military Commissions Act, for the failure of the rights-based analysis.
Youngstown Tube and Sheet Co. v. Sawyer, on the institutional process argument.
Nothing to hide argument for a common defense.
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Justia › US Law › US Case Law › US Supreme Court › Volume 358 › WIRL v. UNITED STATES
WIRL v. UNITED STATES, 358 U.S. 51 (1958)
WIRL TELEVISION CORP. v. UNITED STATES ET AL.
ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF
APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT. No. 242.
Decided October 20, 1958.
Certiorari granted.
Judgment vacated and case remanded to Court of Appeals for appropriate action in the light of the matter called to this Court's attention in No. 235, Sangamon Valley Television Corp. v. United States et al., ante, p. 49, by the Solicitor General.
Reported below: 102 U.S. App. D.C. 341, 253 F.2d 863.
Timothy W. Swain for petitioner.
Solicitor General Rankin, Assistant Attorney General Hansen, Warren E. Baker and Richard A. Solomon for the United States and the Federal Communications Commission, respondents.
James A. McKenna, Jr. and Vernon L. Wilkinson for the American Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres, Inc., respondent.
Jack P. Blume for the West Central Broadcasting Co., respondent.
The petition for writ of certiorari is granted. The judgment of the Court of Appeals is vacated and the case is remanded to the Court of Appeals for appropriate action in the light of the matter called to this Court's attention on page 7 of the Solicitor General's brief in No. 235, Sangamon Valley Television Corp. v. United States et al., ante, p. 49.
[For dissent of MR. JUSTICE CLARK and MR. JUSTICE HARLAN, see ante, p. 50.]
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With this assassination regarding Russian Tsar Alexander II during 1881 A period Essay
With this assassination regarding Russian Tsar Alexander II during 1881. A period of repression occurred concerning plenty of reasons such as being endeavors at modernization, reform, and a movement towards liberalism. Alexander had desired major development for Russia furthermore was pushing toward reform. This would lead toward his assassination and to a period of repression in late 19th century Russia. Alexander had experienced in the government before he went to the throne more than his late father. Alexander had learned how to speak Russian, German, French English, and Polish.
He had traveled all around Russia and was the first in the royal family line to visit Siberia. Alexander further obtained an awareness of military arts, financed and diplomacy. He was a member of the state council and held various military commands. In the Crimean War, Russia's technology and military backwardness had turned his mind to liberalism. He believed in liberalism for serfs to make certain an uprise doesn't occur. The government was gonna be held many discussions over this issue and if they even should be emancipated with land and compensation for the nobles.
But furthermore, Alexander continued to fight for this law and the emancipation law is created and was proclaimed in 1861. This law established that all serfs are allowed to marry, obtain property, involve in trades, and produce suits in courts. This emancipation law cleared more than 25 million peasants. However, there were still various problems that were too overcome. One of these issues would be was that they did not obtain enough property moreover were overtaxed for that. Another signifies that it was a plan to compensate nobles confused the serfs who believed the nobles were deceiving them on the original terms from that declaration. Alexander aspired to increase his foreign affairs with his chief advisor, General Alexander Gorchakov furthermore they attempted to obtain a diplomatic reform with France in 1857 through a private conference with Napoleon III. This established to be a failure when France obtained a favorable spot to an 1863 anti-Russian rebellion in Poland. Alexander plus two other men created the League of the Three Emperors. Although that alliance ultimately collapsed Alexander maintained his alliance with Germany and Austria. After many attempts of reforming Russia and trying to modernization his life will soon come to an end. Many people were after him for all of the changing that was going on and many of the reforms. His authority was challenged on many accounts he turned very repressive and he would go after political reform. On March 13, 1881, two bombs had gone off that day Alexander II had survived the first one and when he had left his coach to tend to an injured soldier another bomb was to be thrown and that shattered both his legs and he would later die that day. The revolutionary People's Will group they have tried at many attempts at murdering the Czar and have made official murders on officials. Alexander II would be buried at the Church of the Spilled Blood that erected in his memory. After Alexander II had passed away his son Alexander III would take over Russia. Alexander III is born on March 10th, 1845 and he would reign until his death. Alexander III would do many different things to gain control of Russia again. One of those things is to redo what his father has done. Another one is to restore Russia and to get it back to the top again. The last one is the repression of opponents. Alexander III first step into redoing what his father had done was to reject the Loris-Melikov proposal. He had put in new power to Russia and came in with a strong hand and was taking action and to make Russia stronger. He was not willing to give any power politics to the peasants and only the higher-ups. He had taken and revised everything that was too liberal or that did no justice. Alexander III was also known as the peacemaker under his ruling the empire was at peace. He had removed many people for the alien ideas that were undermining him and the government and giving out ideas he did not want. He wanted Russia to going back to being Russia the strong united country it once was and to have no faults or questions about it. Both father and son wanted was best for Russia and they both wanted Russia to be a strong united front but the father took a weaker force and did not get much done but the son was more willing and more getting his hands into it and to make sure everything went smoothly and he had full control of everything. He also had wanted people to be on his side and reversing all of his father policies and getting rid of new laws and putting the old ones in. Alexander III was a firm believer in absolute power and distrust the bureaucracy. He had also managed to get secondary schools underneath church rule and made sure no peasants or lower class would not be allowed to attend to secondary schools. This was to stop from letting the upper class know what was actually going on and not knowing the truth so nothing would be spread around and an uprise or something would happen under his ruling.
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Here's to a 2017 Without Excuses
If I justify myself, mine own mouth shall condemn me — -Job 9:20
The non-apology apology is one of life's most frustrating experiences. It happens when someone wrongs you, then starts to acknowledge it, making you think a sincere apology is coming on. Then they blow the whole thing by giving you their "valid" reasons for the mess up, reasons you're supposed to accept as either an excuse for their behavior, or a reason to minimize the wrongness of their actions.
For example, I'll bet you've heard this one: "I'm sorry I insulted you, but I was having a rotten day." Or "I know that what I did was wrong, but you've also done (fill in the blank) so I just had to (fill in the other blank.)"
Like I said, frustrating. Because when an apology is due, the last thing you want is an excuse. In most cases, the worthless justification for a sin hurts as much, or even more, than the sin itself. If we hate it when another person does that to us, imagine God's distaste when we pull that nonsense with Him!
This is especially relevant since we're now taking stock of what we want to do, and be, this New Year. Part of that includes recognizing habits and character flaws we need to own up to and shed once and for all. While sorting through my own dirty laundry and wondering what's kept me repeating counter-productive patterns year after year, I'm convinced today that my habit of making excuses for the sin I need to shed is what holds me back more than the sin itself.
"…pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments." (II Corinthians 10:4)
Excuses are strongholds. Often we think of a "stronghold" as a particular vice we're hooked on, but that's not quite it. The word Paul used to describe them is oxýrōma which Strong's defines as a term "used figuratively of a false argument in which a person seeks 'shelter' to escape reality."
So the sin, whatever it may be, isn't the stronghold. The stronghold is the excuse we protect it with, the false argument erected as our shelter to escape reality, abdicate responsibility, and guard the idol we're unwilling to abandon.
A horrible example of this came up a few years back when a man who'd kidnapped then imprisoned three girls for over a decade was caught and sentenced. While appearing before the judge, according to an AP Legal Affairs writer, the man said he had been a sexual abuse victim as a child, at which point the judge cut him off.
When trying to explain his own unexplainable evil, the rapist/kidnapper/sadist pulled out the bad childhood card. The judge didn't buy it. Bravo.
Now, if the man was violated as a child, that's horrible. That would mean crimes had been committed against him that scarred and confused him, making life harder, and for that he had a legitimate beef. But insinuating that early abuse propelled him to his own inconceivable crimes is like adding 2 plus 2 and getting 73,000. 2 plus 2 in fact equals 4, not 73,000, and early injuries plus a bad childhood in fact equals pain, not life destroying actions. You cannot hold out the one as a reason for the other.
It's a Universal Picture
But I think as a race we've got an inborn weakness towards self-justification. It shows up in so many of our arguments, during which we try harder to prove ourselves right than to arrive at the truth. It shows up when we're kids insisting, "It wasn't my fault, it was his!", and as adults when we blame our own irresponsible words or deeds on bad upbringing, bad economy, bad hair.
It showed up, in fact, as soon as Adam sinned, when under God's questioning ("Did you eat the fruit I forbade?") he shuffled the blame onto Eve ("The woman who You gave me bade me eat") and even, it seems, onto God Himself. (Note the "You gave me this woman" line which insinuates, in essence, "If You hadn't given me her then none of this would have happened!")
Job admitted his own mouth would condemn him if he tried self-justifying, and if someone as righteous as he refused to make excuses for himself, then I'd best bite my own excuse-making tongue, and hard. Because when bad things happen to us they're to be learned from, the sin acknowledged, the healing sought, and the perpetrator forgiven. There's a place for grieving and weeping over the wrong we've endured; that's healthy and, to a point, very legit. But when the wrongs done to us are used to excuse the wrongs done by us, then we can expect God, like that judge, to cut us off.
Confessions play well with Him, but excuses? Never. He'll hear our confessions lovingly and with perfect understanding, always eager to cleanse us and pull us back on our feet. But scripture and, I dare say, your own experience, prove He's unimpressed by excuses. The bad I'm tempted to do today is the bad I'm ordered to resist by Him, and no unhappy elements of my past or present will alter the mandate to run the race, shed the sin that so easily besets, and fix my eyes on Him. (Hebrews 12:2)
So in 2017, God grant that we all be given the salve we need for our wounds, some of which run pretty deep and can't be dismissed. But God also grant that we call the wounds of our past just what they are: wounds. Not reasons, excuses or extenuating circumstances granting us special permission to cop out. Our own mouths will condemn us if we self-justify, and worse, we'll miss out on the joy of walking in the Now by plodding through the Then, denying ourselves the victorious stroll we're invited to by the One who says, with perfect authority, "Behold, I make all things new."


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Q: How to separate text from .txt in an Array. JAVA I'm coding in Java and I need to separate text that I get from a .txt into different parts of an Array. The text is composed by different "texts" like a collection of documents.
The line before each text is something like: "*TEXT" and some numbers, but I think, that with the only word "*TEXT" it can be divided each text.
An example of how is the .txt:
*TEXT 017 01/04/63 PAGE 020
THE ALLIES AFTER NASSAU IN DECEMBER 1960, THE U.S ........
*TEXT 020 01/04/63 PAGE 021
THE ROAD TO JAIL IS PAVED WITH NONOBJECTIVE ART SINCE THE KREMLIN'S SHARPEST BARBS THESE DAYS ARE AIMED AT MODERN ART AND WESTERN ESPIONAGE...
*TEXT 025 01/04/63 PAGE 024
RED CHINA FIXING FRONTIERS RED CHINA PRODUCED A SECOND SURPRISE LAST WEEK...

So I need the text 017 in a position of the array and in the next position will be the text 020.
How can I do this?
This is the code of how I get the text from the .txt using FileReader:
import java.io.BufferedReader;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileReader;
import javax.swing.JFileChooser;

public class Reader{
    public static void main(String args[]){
        File inFile;
        FileReader fr;
        BufferedReader bufReader;
        JFileChooser chooser;

        int reply;
        String doc = "";

        String line;
        try{
            chooser = new JFileChooser();
            reply = chooser.showOpenDialog(null);
            doc = chooser.getCurrentDirectory().getPath() + System.getProperty("file.separator") +
                chooser.getSelectedFile().getName();
            inFile = new File(doc);
            fr = new FileReader(inFile);
            bufReader = new BufferedReader (fr);

            do{
                line = bufReader.readLine();
                if(line ==null )
                    return;
                else{
                    System.out.println(line);
                }
            } while(line!=null);

            bufReader.close();

        }//end try
        catch(Exception e)
        {   System.out.println("error: "+e.getMessage());   }
    }//main
}//end class reader

A: You could just read the entire file into a String and then use String.split(String regex)

A: You can use FileUtils to read the file and then you can just split it, like this
public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
    for (String s:FileUtils.readFileToString(new File("/home/leoks/file.txt")).split("\n")){
        if (s.startsWith("*TEXT")) {
            System.out.println(s.split(" ")[1]);
        }
    }
}

or you can write a parser using something like this
http://txt2re.com/index-java.php3?s=*TEXT%20017&-14&-1

A: Sorry guys, disregard my answer.  I typed it so i'm leaving it but I thought he just wanted the text number that was after the "*TEXT" identifiers.
Try regular expressions and captures.
String text = "this will be your document text"
Pattern p = Pattern.compile("(.*TEXT ([0-9]{3}))+.*");
Matcher m = p.matcher(line);
int numCounts = m.groupCount();
String texts[] = new String[numCounts];
for (int i = 1; i <= numCounts; i++) {
   // group(0) is whole match you want each group a 1
   texts[i-1] = m.group(i);
}
// now they should be in your texts

OR you can do this:
String text = "this will be your document text"
Pattern p = Pattern.compile("TEXT ([0-9]{3})");
Matcher m = p.matcher(line);
ArrayList<String> list = new ArrayList<String>();
while (m.find()) {
  list.add(m.group(1));
}
String texts[] = list.toArray();
// now they should be in your texts

A: Try this way
BufferedReader bufferedReader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(
                                           new FileInputStream("yourTextFile")));
StringBuilder br = new StringBuilder();
String newLine ="";
while(true){
   String line = bufferedReader.readLine();
   if(line == null)
      break;
   br.append(line);
}
newLine = br.toString();
String arr[] = newLine.split("\\*TEXT");
System.out.println(java.util.Arrays.toString(arr));


But your sleep holds your fantasies.
For it tolerates all your chips.
For all the thoughts in your big brain.
For it tolerates all you ship.
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Mount Rushmore fireworks display sparks concerns
Written by Teresa Bergen
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Despite a decade-long ban on fireworks at Mount Rushmore on environmental and public health grounds, President Trump is planning a fireworks show at the famous site on July 3. Critics are worried about the threat of wildfire and the spread of coronavirus.
The National Park Service halted fireworks displays at Mount Rushmore in 2010 to avoid wildfires accelerated by drought conditions. The monument is famous for its four presidential faces — George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln — but also includes 1,200 acres of forest and is close to Black Hills National Forest's Black Elk Wilderness.
Related: Crowds fill national park for Yellowstone reopening
With a high temperature of 80 degrees predicted for the Fourth of July weekend paired with moderate drought conditions, not everybody is cheering for fireworks. "It's a bad idea based on the wildland fire risk, the impact to the water quality of the memorial, the fact that it is going to occur during a pandemic without social distancing guidelines and the emergency evacuation issues," Cheryl Schreier, who was superintendent at Mount Rushmore National Park from 2010-2019, told The Washington Post.
Trump has yearned to see fireworks over Mount Rushmore for years and has downplayed the wildfire risk. "What can burn? It's stone," he said in January, according to Popular Mechanics.
The 7,500 people who won tickets to the event in an online lottery will be urged to wear face coverings if they're unable to social distance. South Dakota has so far escaped the worst of coronavirus. According to CDC statistics, at the time of writing this article, the state had 6,626 confirmed cases and 91 deaths.
A fireworks display over Mount Rushmore is especially symbolic at a time when protesters seeking an end to racial discrimination are tearing down monuments. Statues of Jefferson and Washington have elsewhere been removed by people decrying the former presidents as slave owners. Mount Rushmore has an especially troubled history. The Lakota Sioux hold the Black Hills sacred. Having the faces of their European conquerors immortalized on stolen stone is viewed as the ultimate desecration.
Via PBS, Ecowatch and Weather Channel
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misanthropictruth July 10, 2020 at 12:47 pm
All of the hand-wringing was for naught, as usual.


HomeChiang MaiDoi Suthep Temple, the Best Time to Visit.
Explore 2 atmosphere of Doi Suthep temple. Day time and Night time and you will have a special chance to listen the monks' chanting at night. Moreover, you must be amazed to see night view of Chiang Mai.
Reach Doi Suthep temple. The most famous temple in Chiang Mai.
The best time to visit temple in the evening with no crowd.
New experience to listen monks' chanting.
See beautiful the city's view point of Chiang Mai at night.
Drop you off at the hotel.
To visit Doi Suthep temple and see Chiang Mai view at day time and night time are very fantastic. The best time to avoid crowd.
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ExpresVPN is a VPN service incorporated in British Virgin Islands. We had to do some digging in their website to find where their company is incorporated.
ExpressVPN provides a privacy service with servers in many locations, over 45 countries to be more precise. Their selection of countries cover all continents and it's hard to be anywhere in the world not finding a server location nearby. Two connections are allowed at the same time with a single VPN account.
Encryption and protocols wise, they provide OpenVPN, L2TP/IPsec, SSTP and PPTP. While the later is too not secure, the rest are ok-ish: we were quite disappointed to see that their OpenVPN implementation is still using the default Blowfish 128-bit encryption with RSA-1024 keys. 1024-bit keys are very weak in today's standards. Furthermore, they advertise "Strong Encryption" and "256-bit" on their website. That's quite misleading since their software is using OpenVPN with 128 bit encryption and even if L2TP provides AES 256-bit encryption level, we're sure that most of their customers are using the branded software with OpenVPN. L2TP/IPSec can be setup manually.
We asked them for details on OpenVPN encryption strength and the the support staff didn't seem to know what they are using, insisting that it is 256 bit encryption or dodging the question replying that it can be "TCP or UDP" (?!).
They provide a proprietary VPN connection software for Windows, Mac and mobile platforms (iOS, Android) using OpenVPN protocol. We tested their software for Windows, Mac and Android and we found it quite decent. It is easy to use and does a the job for the average user who wants to get connected quickly, after selecting a VPN location. But for an advanced user who looks for more advanced features like setting the encryption ciphers, connection ports, and other misc. settings it's not useful.
What we usually like to see when testing a VPN software is simplicity, but also advanced features "hidden" from the average user, yet available on demand. ExpressVPN's software provides simplicity only.
ExpressVPN provides 3 billing plans: monthly plan costs $12.95, 6-months plan costs $59.94 and a full year costs $99.84. The yearly saving is 35%, or $8.32 / month.
Payment types include Paypal, Bitcoin, WebMoney, Paysafecard and more.
They include a 30 days refund period and that's a good thing as you have enough time to test the service. They do not ask for personal details when you sign-up, and that's a plus.
In addition, we may collect the following pieces of data: times when connected to our service, choice of server location, and the total amount of data transferred per day. We store this to be able to deliver the best possible network experience to you. We analyze this information generically and keep the data secure.
We do not log or store private information about individual user activities on our network. However, we may be required to collect or disclose information about individual users in order to comply with a valid legal request from law enforcement officials provided to us in connection with a criminal proceeding or investigation.
We use third party cookies and website analytics tools to track sales promotions or advertisements and to understand which pages on the Site receive visitors.
Speed was good in most of our tests, exceeding 80 Mbit/s in some locations. Speaking of reliability, we had problems connecting to some VPN end-points a few times.
ExpressVPN provides support via email ticketing and live chat. Their live chat operator wasn't able to answer some basic technical questions about their encryption strength, so we assume that the chat is used for sales and some basic troubleshooting and service features.
ExpressVPN is a good choice for anyone looking for a very large number of country locations. Pricing is too high for what they offer in terms of security and privacy, as both require some serious improvements. Though it is a good choice if you are looking to unblock streaming sites in many countries and torrenting without worries, but if high security and privacy are your priorities, there are better services to suit your needs. This being said, we rate ExpressVPN at 6/10. We may reconsider the rating if they are willing to improve the service.
very slow in China. Most of the times it doesn't connect at all.
I have use their Hongkong and Japan server using manual L2TP/IPsec connection and it's super fast. Almost get 90% of my bandwidth. Using it since November, I will recommend it.
Hmm…I use it in China and it works better then all the other VPN accounts I have. I guess it depends on where you are in China, and how fast your current internet connection is. ExpressVPN works great for me.
Gena: Is there anything else I'd be able to help you with?
how long do you hold onto IP logs?
Gena: We are a privacy focused VPN and do not log our customers' activities.
Me: I read that you hold onto IP logs, bandwidth usage, and time connected…?
Gena: Where did you read that?
is that absolutely false? You do not log any information, even info that does not show content of activity?
Gena: For the purpose of improving network resource allocation, we record aggregate data-transfer amounts and choice of server location.
Is there anything else I'd be able to help you with?
Thanks again for contacting us. Have a great day.
Me: I was just live chatting with customer service. The rep told me that every time I connect to one of your VPN servers, the IP address changes. I just tried it, and it does not change.
Elmar: My name is Elmar and I'll be glad to assist you.
Sorry for the confusion. We provide static IP's by default. But we rotate them on a random basis. This means you may or may not get the same IP address whenever you connect to the same location.
ok then if it only stays the same for most of the day… couldnt the same issue arrise?
Elmar: Well you don't need to worry about being tracked.
We work entirely on the basis of shared IPs, meaning that a single IP does not track back to an individual user.
Me: i see… so there are multiple people with my IP right now?
This is a reasonably good VPN but it is overpriced.
The price is high for a service that is not premium.
I found it slow in New Zealand.
Disconnected regularly and there is no Kill switch.
I hope you will publish my comment, my last one wasn't.
I think Express VPN is expensive for what they offer.
There is no Kill switch to protect your connection when Express VPN drops out.
Speeds were quite slow and dropped out at times.


First Star Aviation, part of the US-based Fifth Street Finance Corporation, has announced the acquisition of two A320-200s.
Through its Irish and Bermuda subsidiaries, First Star purchased the two mid-life narrowbodies on long-term leases to Sri Lankan Airlines and Spanish carrier Vueling Airlines.
The A320s augment First Star's existing portfolio of eight aircraft, which includes 737-800, A320-200, 767-300 and 757-200 models on lease to seven worldwide carriers.


Can't we do better? Kiah Morris, who represented Bennington in the Vermont House of Representatives, has resigned from her seat after experiencing racial harassment and online threats for two years. Read the story in VTDigger.org and the Washington Post. Can't we do better? Speak out.
but we don't want to.
because i'm afraid of being the minority.


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Smithsonian Libraries Receives 2015 Digitizing Hidden Special Collections and Archives award for BHL Field Notes Project
The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) has selected the "Biodiversity Heritage Library Field Notes Project" for a 2015 Digitizing Hidden Special Collections and Archives award. The award of $491,713 will help support increased accessibility to original scientific documentation found in archival field notes in participating institution collections.
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Benjamin Moore Funds "Color in a New Light"
The Smithsonian Libraries announces Benjamin Moore as the lead sponsor for the upcoming exhibition Color in a New Light. The exhibition opens in the Smithsonian Libraries Exhibition Gallery at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History on January 23, 2016.
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Burpee Foundation Funds "Cultivating America's Gardens"
The Smithsonian Libraries announces the Burpee Foundation as the sole sponsor for the upcoming exhibition Cultivating America's Gardens. The exhibition opens in the Smithsonian Libraries Exhibition Gallery at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in April 2017.
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Smithsonian Libraries Receives Nano Bible
Smithsonian Secretary David J. Skorton will accept a Nano Bible from President Peretz Lavie, of the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History Oct. 30. The Nano Bible will be part of the Smithsonian Libraries collection, housed in the Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology at the National Museum of American History.
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Smithsonian Libraries Research Opportunities 2016-2017
The Smithsonian Libraries will award grants to Baird Society, Dibner Library and Penick Resident Scholars in the 2016-2017 acacemic year. These competitive grants are offered to historians, librarians and bibliographers, as well as predoctoral and postdoctoral students, with an approved research project.
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If there's anything that defines modern society, it's desperation for as much as approval as humanly possible. Social media in particular feeds into our attention-whore nature.
Now MIT has decided that apparently we don't just need to have this catered to online, but in the real world. With a "hug vest".
Yes, every time you get a "Like" on Facebook, for any reason, this vest will automatically inflate and give you a mechanical hug. Because getting a hug from an Internet controlled balloon, in public, is in no way pathetic whatsoever.
Of course, this is mostly just an abstract idea. MIT's Media Lab is mostly about screwing around with technology to see how it can be used for communication. For example, they also invented that trillion-frames-per-second system that captured light striking a surface for the first time in human history.
On the other hand, their project list runs eighty-one pages, so, really, they can't all be hits.


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I generally think of my nails as having two states: polished and unpolished. But as it turns out, there are plenty of things your nails can say about your health. Dehydrated? Your nails can tell you that. Developing psoriasis? Yep, the warning signs are on your finger nails. I guess those dry nail beds might be more than just the result of washing dishes and harsh soaps.
Sure, you can usually tell if you feel sick or rundown, but there are other health problems that don't necessarily present troublesome symptoms. You can be dehydrated without even knowing it, for example. That's why looking to our bodies for cues is important, so we can catch all those warning signs for potential problems that we might not be able to feel. It's true — our nails deserve a lot more credit than we give them, apparently.
By now, you're probably pretty good at recognizing red flags in your hair (brittle strands=striping your hair of natural oils), and on your skin (dry skin=omega-3 deficiency), but you might be less familiar with what the state of your nails means. So next time your polishing them up, look our for these warning signs.
Nails that are yellowing or thickened could indicate a fungal infection. It's difficult to treat with topical medications, so you might need to visit a doctor for an oral medication.
Dark lines on your nail bed could indicate melanoma, and that is not something that should ever go unnoticed.
Seriously pale nail beds could be a sign of anemia, diabetes, or even liver disease.
Small cracks or grooves on nails are associated with psoriasis.
Nails break, that we know — but if your nails crack fairly easily, this could reflect thyroid problems.
Just like your face turns blue when you aren't breathing, blue nails indicate a lack of oxygen. This could be caused by a respiratory disease or vascular problem.
Horizontal white lines are a common indicator of kidney disease, lack of nutrients like protein, and liver abnormalities.
Nails that curve inwards could mean an iron deficiency, while spoon-shaped nails can be a sign of lupus.
This one is a little more obvious, but since it's probably the most common, it deserves a definite mention. If your cuticles are dry or peeling, there's a good chance you're dehydrated. Drink up, and moisturize!


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Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital welcomes oncologist Kirtan Nautiyal, M.D.
Sugar Land - October 1, 2018
Media Contact: Kaelyn Bujnoch, 281.274.8085
Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital is pleased to welcome fellowship-trained hematologist/oncologist Kirtan Nautiyal, M.D., to the staff of Houston Methodist Oncology Partners effective Oct. 1.
Nautiyal is a graduate of UT Southwestern Medical School in Dallas. He completed his residency in internal medicine at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. Following his residency, he served as a hospitalist in the Baptist Hospital System in San Antonio and St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma, before completing a joint hematology/oncology fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine.
"I am excited to join Houston Methodist Oncology Partners at Sugar Land," said Nautiyal. "Being part of a multidisciplinary, hospital-based oncology practice is a perfect fit because I understand and appreciate the value of collaboration and teamwork in delivering high-quality cancer care within the community. Houston Methodist Sugar Land has unparalleled clinical resources for patients and an oncology service that is growing both in size and reputation. I look forward to working with my new colleagues and serving the Fort Bend community."
Nautiyal joins Jorge Darcourt, M.D., and Sindhu Nair, M.D., where he will specialize in gastrointestinal oncology such as cancers of the stomach and colon.
Houston Methodist Oncology Partners is located in Medical Office Building 2 on the Houston Methodist Sugar Land campus, 16659 Southwest Freeway, Suite 131.
To make an appointment with Nautiyal or another oncologist with Houston Methodist Oncology Partners, call 281.201.6669.
To learn more about Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital, visit houstonmethodist.org/sugarland or our Facebook page at fb.com/methodistsugarland for the latest news, events and information.


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Wednesday | June 13th, 2018
Buffalo Churches Victims of Grant Writing Scam
Paul Clolery
Church clergy and community leaders in the Buffalo, N.Y.-area have faced a series of unpleasant surprises since last summer. Organization leaders have embarked on numerous capital and other projects with the understanding that they were being supported by grant funding, only to find out later that such grants were never awarded or even sought by a supposed grant writer.
New York Attorney General Barbara D. Underwood announced this week that Christina Sanford Gordon has been sentenced to between 7.5 and 15 years for second degree grand larceny and two to four years for first degree scheme to defraud and second degree criminal possession of a forged instrument. Gordon plead guilty to the charges in March. The sentences will run concurrently.
Gordon convinced organization leaders that she had applied for and obtained state-awarded grants, according to Underwood's office. In some instances, she wrote to leaders under the name "Sylvia Gregory" or as the state attorney general congratulating them on grant awards. Some letters even propped up Gordon's work as a grant writer. An investigation showed, however, that Gordon never applied for any grants despite collecting more than $200,000 in service fees. Gordon has signed confessions of judgment for 35 complaints with outstanding damages and has been ordered to pay full restitution.
Victims of the scheme include Elim Christian Fellowship Church, which paid Gordon more than $16,000 for her services and embarked on a $345,000 paving project after leadership was informed that the church had received a $900,000 grant. The church is now in debt to contractors. Good Shepherd Temple Church leaders similarly paid $4,575 to Gordon and began a roofing project after being told that a grant had been received. Contractors ceased work midway through the project after not receiving payment and community members and donors stepped in to pay the $43,000 difference.
Similar schemes were perpetrated against other local churches, an amateur athletic union, and an organization dedicated to celebrating the achievements of members of the local African American community.
Gordon had just been released from federal prison on unrelated charges in January of 2017 and has a criminal history dating back to 1989, according to the release. In a consent order, she has agreed to never own or operate a business in the state.
Individuals who believe that they have been defrauded by Gordon are encouraged to file a complaint online or call the attorney general's office at 716-853-8404.
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IRS Doubts Nicolas Cage Gave Away $1.8M in Gifts
By Stephanie Rabiner, Esq. on April 18, 2011 6:46 AM
For Nicolas Cage, tax problems are nothing new.
On the heels of a 2009 standoff with the IRS, TMZ reports that the agency has filed a federal tax lien against the actor, claiming that he now owes the government taxes on $1.8 million worth of gifts.
The IRS wants its $624,934.64 and they want it now.
Cage is already making payments to the IRS on $14 million in back taxes that he failed to pay from 2002 to 2007. He blames his former business manager and accountant, Samuel Levin, for the oversights.
The just-filed Nicolas Cage tax lien--which he will also likely blame on Levin--alleges that the actor gave away $1.8 million in gifts between 2004 and 2009, but failed to pay the government its 35% cut.
If you're wondering about gift taxes, they refer to the amount of money a person owes the government when he transfers valuable property to another person.
As of 2011, the tax code permits an individual to give any number of people up to $13,000 per year without paying taxes on the transfer. Anything beyond $13,000 per person, and taxes must be paid on the excess amount.
The government also caps the amount of tax-free gifts a person may give over his lifetime. Until recently, individuals could only gift up $1 million without paying taxes. This is most likely why Cage owes taxes, given that he gifted $800,000 over the limit.
Given the excessive amount he already owes in taxes, chances are the Nicolas Cage tax lien isn't going to lead to a happy ending.
Nicolas Cage targeted by IRS for alleged unpaid gift taxes (News Core)
Estate and Gift Tax: An Overview (FindLaw)
Gift and Federal Estate Taxes FAQ (FindLaw)
Federal Estate and Gift Tax Laws (FindLaw)
Nick Cage Spends National Treasure, Sues Ex-Biz Manager (FindLaw's Celebrity Justice)


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Leather lining, cemented shoes on genuine rubber sole shoes.
The upper is directly fixed to the outsole by gluing. Progression in manufacturing techniques allow the manufacturing of lighter and visually thinner shoes.
Some know-how no longer exists in France. To continue to offer this model, Paraboot entrusts its manufacture to its Portuguese partner, pledge of seriousness and quality.
Country of tradition, Portugal has kept know-how and expertise, recognized for patinas or real moccasin seam. In addition, there are still machine parks that expand the range of possibilities.


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European Le Mans / Race report
Sébastien Loeb Racing just off the podium
Sébastien Loeb Racing release
Nicolas Minassian, Stéphane Sarrazin and Nicolas Marroc had an exemplary showing but the racing incidents kept the trio from a well-deserved podium finish.
For their first competition outside French borders, Sébastien Loeb Racing had high ambitions. The other teams present had sharpened their skills at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and the Alsacian team, with a debut podium finish at the Castellet, knew that the competition would be fierce. The team had nonetheless prepared well for this second round of the European Le Mans Series, with a test session and participation in the Test Day at Le Mans. In addition, the team had a new challenge to face, as it was entered in the French GT Championship and Porsche Matmut Carrera Cup races at Magny Cours. Because of this double program, new members were added to the team, and a good atmosphere and performance were quickly on order.
#19 Sebastien Loeb Racing Oreca 03 Nissan: Stéphane Sarrazin, Nicolas Minassian, Nicolas Marroc
Photo by: Ed Fahey
Running at the front during the free practice sessions, the Minassian/Sarrazin/Marroc trio qualified on the fourth row, in seventh place, only six little tenths off the pace. A tumultuous start forced Nicolas Marroc to take a defensive line to avoid a big accident. As a result, the No. 19 ORECA 03 made a pit stop, losing precious time. Nicolas Marroc didn't give up and undertook a solid comeback attempt, relieved at the wheel by Nicolas Minassian then Stéphane Sarrazin. The three men were slowed in their progression up the running order by the safety car, which made an appearance at the half way point in the race. The team nevertheless continued to fight: 8th at the start of the race, they would claw their way back to 4th place at the finish. Thanks to the efforts of Nicolas Marroc, Nicolas Minassian and Stéphane Sarrazin, the No. 19 finished at the foot of the podium, only one lap behind the day's winners.
"We faced a handicap right at the start with a slight incident," explained Dominique Heintz, team manager, after the 6 Hours of Donington. "It's absolutely not the fault of our driver, actually it's Nicolas (Marroc) who saved the situation: he had the reflexes and saved our race. Bravo to him. Unfortunately, a few elements on the car were affected and the race direction forced us to stop to change those pieces. It's that extra pit stop that kept us front fighting up front. If you look closely at the result, without that incident, we wouldn't have been far from the winners.
"We managed this first handicap as best we could, but the safety car made an appearance at the worst possible moment for us. We focused on running a clean and smart race and tried to take advantage of the racing incidents. The car handled well, the teamwork within the team is excellent and the strategy we put in place worked well. The team has progressed on that level.
We also have to remember the good management of the weekend as a whole, where we were both at Donington and Magny Cours. Everything went well and that's something we must not forget. We have to put our disappointment into perspective because the performance is there, and the team once again did a very good job in an LMP2 class that is very competitive."
Pecom Racing: great race at Donington
Tough Day for Greaves Motorsport at the Six Hours of Donington
Series European Le Mans
Drivers Nicolas Minassian , Stéphane Sarrazin , Sébastien Loeb , Nicolas Marroc
Teams Sébastien Loeb Racing
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