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British MotoGP coverage set for move to BT Vision?
It seems the 2014 rumour mill has started early this year, not quite for rider signings but for TV rights. At the end of the 2013 season the contracts of rights for MotoGP between Dorna, BBC and Eurosport will come to an end. Throughout the last year there have been rumours circulating that the BBC had perhaps bought exclusive rights to MotoGP coverage, or that it may be heading back to Eurosport full time. After buying F1 rights from the BBC Sky were also thrown into the rumour mill..
More recently rumours have emerged that BT were in for the bid for rights to MotoGP. In fact it is starting to look more and more likely that BT have swooped in and bought out both the Beeb and Eurosport. Twitter lit up with debate early this morning as several tweeters claimed the deal was done.
PaddockChatter.com spoke to a BT employee this morning who said that its looking incredibly likely BT has secured the rights and whilst the company is "set" to have its own channels on Sky, Virgin etc. nothing as yet is being done about it. The deal could see far more indepth coverage of MotoGP, in similar fashion to that of MotoGP.com – with selectable onboard cameras, and different views of the racing, as BTs answer to SkyF1. They have been seen to invest a large amount of cash into their sporting coverage, just last year they bought rights to the Premier League and signed Jake Humphreys from BBC F1 as a presenter.
The main downside to the deal is that MotoGP will no longer be available 'for free' on British TV, meaning that fans will have to pay out somewhere, either to MotoGP for online video subscription, or for some extra channels on their telebox.
BTs PR team refused to comment, claiming they "don't respond to rumour and speculation".
The deal is still to be officially confirmed. More when we have it.
Well if your listening Mr SkyBSB man, you'd best sort it for free or i'll be binning all my services and using my free TalkTalk box.. No MotoGP means no Sky at all for me….Couldn't give a rats arse about your F1 coverage TBH..
This is a request to Dorna chief Carmelo Ezpeleta by UK MotoGP fans to either switch the 2014 TV rights back to the BBC or to allow Eurosport to show delayed full coverage.
In a recent online poll, 90% of UK MotoGP fans said they thought that the new 2014 BT deal was a terrible idea. The general consensus online is that most fans will not sign up to BT which will cut viewing figures severely. Effectively killing MotoGP in the UK.
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German virologist downplays fears about new mutation of COVID-19
A number one German virologist on Monday downplayed fears in regards to the new mutation of the coronavirus spreading by way of the UK – and questioned Prime Minister Boris Johnson's declare that the pressure is 70 % extra infectious, in keeping with experiences.
"I wonder whether a scientist gave an estimate, perhaps asked what he would say if he had to give a figure, and then it takes on a life of its own," Christian Drosten stated, the Daily Mail reported.
"Then it enters politics and politicians use this figure and the media takes it up. Suddenly there's a figure out there — 70 percent — and nobody even knows what it means," he instructed Deutschlandfunk radio, the UK outlet reported.
"The fact that top politicians are reciting scientific content to the media, saying that there's been a mutation and that cases are growing by this and that much here and there — that's unusual," the director of virology at Berlin's Charite Hospital added.
Drosten additionally stated it was unclear whether or not the spike in circumstances in Kent and the South East was even brought on by the brand new pressure, N501Y.
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The virology knowledgeable famous that British scientists had not talked about with any certainty that the brand new pressure was extra infectious.
"If you want to know if a virus is more transmissible, you'd have to look at pairs of people who were infected. You'd have to see who infected whom and how long it took," Drosten stated.
Germany is certainly one of greater than a dozen European nations that have already shut their borders to flights from the UK because of the mutant pressure – however Drosten stated the brand new variant was possible already in his nation.
"We know that it's already in Italy, in Holland, in Belgium, in Denmark, even in Australia," he stated, including that he was "not so worried" in regards to the mutated bug and noting that none of these nations had reported a surge in associated circumstances.
"I am open to new scientific insights, and in science there are always surprises, but I am everything but worried in this respect," Drosten instructed the German outlet, in keeping with the UK's Guardian.
On Sunday, the Dutch authorities confirmed {that a} case of the brand new mutation had been recognized within the nation originally of December, suggesting it might already have already already been current there for a while, the outlet reported.
So far, it doesn't look like spreading as quickly within the Netherlands as within the UK, Ab Osterhaus, emeritus professor of virology on the Erasmus University in Rotterdam, instructed the Algemeen Dagblad, the Guardian reported.
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« Pontypool park for fun, frolics and fairs
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The Grotto in Pontypool Park
The climb to the Grotto in 1948
In my previous posting I mentioned all the fun and games we had as children in Pontypool Park, but there was one place which we visited only occasionally – the Grotto – mainly for two reasons: we had to pay to get in (though sometimes it has been free) and we had to climb a 700 foot hill in order to get there. While we sat down to regain our breath we always admired the magnificent view from the top of the hill. Of course, once there, the Folly Tower beckoned and it was only a short and not-very-steep path to get there.
The view from the Grotto in 1948
I never thought about it as a boy, but just imagine the work involved in getting all the materials, local sandstone and stone tiles, to the top of the hill by horse-drawn transport back in the eighteenth century. The Grotto was commissioned and designed by Molly Anne Meirs in 1784. She was a well-known beauty who was very wealthy and very benevolent and a keen collector of shells of all kinds. Her married name was Molly Anne Mackworth. She lived in Gnoll, near Neath where she'd built another grotto. She was widowed at the young age of 20 and it was after this that she married Capel Hanbury Leigh and became John Hanbury's daughter-in-law. The building serves no real practical purpose except that it was sometimes used by the Hanbury family as a hunting lodge on some of their local hunting trips and for the occasional picnic. On one of the hunts in 1882 they were joined by the Prince of Wales. I think the idea that it was the home of a hermit is nothing more than a local myth though, it is rumoured, that at one time someone was employed to live there as a hermit which might account for the establishing of the myth.
Interior of Grotto with rustic chair
I remember that, on entering the Grotto, we had to wait a short while so that our eyes grew accustomed to the dim light inside, but, when we got used to it, it was amazing how much detail we could see. Part of the wall just inside the door was made of rustic timber, and there was also rustic armchairs which were not very comfortable to sit in.
Another view of the interior
The Grotto is built around six pillars leading up to a fan-vaulted roof and has been described as the finest example of its kind in Wales. Blott Kerr-Wilson, who has won awards for her designs of shell houses and shell furniture, described it as a "Shell House" which is not a bad description except that the floor is not made of shells but bones and teeth set vertically into it in intricate patterns so that only the tops of the bones show. Other materials such as coal slag, rocks, iron and glass were also used to represent local industries. The aim of the designer was to make it look as though Nature did it. In short she brought the seaside to Pontypool Park.
Pencil rendering of the Grotto
The shells, which were used to embellish the building, probably early in the nineteenth century, are a mixture of common shells widely found in this country, such as cockles, mussels, periwinkle and limpets and also a smaller number of exotic shells from other countries, such as oyster, conch and cowrie. I remember there was one oyster shell with a pearl inside it; I don't know whether it's still there. The next time I saw cowrie shells was when I went to live in Nigeria. A short time earlier cowrie shells had been used as currency in that country and I was told that, while I was living there, they were often also used in their fertility rites; the design of the cowrie shell makes it obvious why this was so!
After almost 200 years of wear and tear in a very vulnerable position with regard to the weather, and after suffering at the hands of mindless vandals, the Grotto was closed to the public in the 1970s for repairs to the collapsed roof and crumbling walls. Owing to lack of funds the repairs were limited but in the 1990s, with the help of Cadw, the Heritage Lottery Fund and the European Regional Development Fund, enough money was made available for the complete restoration of the whole building. The work was done by specialist restorers; it was painstaking and slow taking four months to complete. Fortunately, over the years, many people, including myself, had taken a lot of pictures of the inside of the building, and some of these were invaluable in providing details for the accurate restoration.
Oils rendering of Grotto
Today the building is occasionally the venue for musical recitals, poetry readings and story telling events. I'm sure Molly Anne Meirs would approve.
In May 2009, I took my son and two grandchildren to Pontypool to see the Grotto. The trip was kindly arranged by Alex Andrews, the Park Manager, who took us up to the top in her landrover – essential as far as I was concerned. I hadn't seen the Grotto for well over 30 years and somehow it seemed bigger than I remembered it and certainly very much brighter. I wondered whether this might be due to the excellent job of reconstruction which has been made on the building.
This time I took some more photographs; in colour on this occasion which contrasted markedly with the previous black-and-white attempts of earlier years. I print one below.
Grotto interior, May 2009.
Tags: 200 years old, exotic shells, Hanbury family, hunting lodge, Molly Anne Meirs, Pontypool Grotto, Prince of Wales, shell house, view from hill
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2 Responses to "The Grotto in Pontypool Park"
Living in Pengarn I also used to play in Pontypool Park, we had great fun playing cowboys and indians and trying to run up the steep hill to the Grotto, we never made it to the top without stoping. On odd accassion we also visited the grotto with it's magical atmosphere, especially in the summer.
robert miles Says:
September 3, 2010 at 12:37 pm | Reply
The two pictures above, firstly the path to the Grotto and then the view from the top reminded me of the happy days spent in Pontypool Park, were the Summers always hot and long, was the snow always deep and pristine white? I lived in Penygarn so the pond and the Grotto hill was a favoured place. The water provided endless interest, sticklebacks, frog spawn, skimmers and of course finding the best place to "dam" the stream. Drinking from that same stream when thirsty careful never to be downstream of the cow pats. In summer the hill was my Arizona or Texas panhandle – Hopalong Cassidy or Tom Mix and Geronimo behind every tree. The ferns do not seem as big now. In winter the snow covered hill became my Cresta Run , sledging until if became too dark to see. How many world records did I hold for the downhill. My thanks to whoever placed the photos on line Robert Miles.


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Did chastity boost your confidence? It did for my wife, not just sexually, but professionally as well.
Last Post by GTsFootboy 5 months ago
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Triple her salary. That's what my wife makes now compared to the annual pay she received for nearly 15 years from the company she works for. She has always had what it takes to be in the position she currently holds as Vice President of Operations. What she didn't have was the ability to assert herself into the role.
That's where chastity comes into play. I won't be so bold as to claim that our foray into male chastity was the reason for her promotion. Many factors had to line up just right for that to occur. Her qualifications spoke for themselves. However, for the longest time, she couldn't or wouldn't speak for herself as well. Being a chastity keyholder gave her the confidence to change that.
For more than a decade, my wife's job was in an administrative support role. She fielded complaints and fixed problems that were either user error or system misconfiguration. As such, she knew the all of the processes and technologies of her company inside and out. She knew every employee, every user and every customer. Although she could see solutions to the root cause of the problems, she dutifully carried out her responsibilities to fix what was broken after the fact. Her natural tendency was simply to stay in her lane.
As the lead in support, she had a seat at the table with corporate leadership, but she didn't always have a voice. Many times when she did voice her concerns or opinions, she allowed herself to be silenced, thinking that those who made decisions contrary to her advice must know better. She didn't have the confidence to stand up for her opinions or insist that she be heard.
Then we discovered chastity. Her journey from compliant wife and passive employee to assertive keyholding Goddess and corporate Vice President didn't happen overnight. It wasn't necessarily a quick process. However, over the course of time, she began to learn to assert herself. She learned that it's okay to have expectations and to let her voice be heard. In a male dominated industry, she grew to understand that not only was it okay to stand her ground, but that it actually garnered respect and admiration.
Our chastity lifestyle started slowly at first. Like many couples, we struggled early on, mostly because of my inability to effectively communicate. By the time I had introduced her to the concept of chastity, I had already been deep into the fantasy. I had the mistaken idea that once she locked on that cage and put the key on her necklace, that she would magically and instantly become a dominant Goddess. It just doesn't work that way, at least, it didn't for us.
I had to coach her over the course of time to speak directly and to the point. For too long, she beat around the bush and used euphemisms for what she really meant. She spoke in a passive voice, rather than assertively. For example, she would say "I think you should be locked" or "I think I want to lock you today." Great. Awesome. Thanks for letting me know, baby.
Then later she'd wonder why I hadn't locked. She'd ask "are you locked yet?" No. Later still, "why aren't you locked yet?" Why would I be?
Of course, I eventually had to explain myself. The chastity fantasy wasn't going so well and the miscommunication and unstated expectations were causing frustrations and conflict. I had to be clear and open. I explained how I wanted to be submissive to her. I wanted to be her footboy. I wanted her to be my keyholder, my Goddess. As such, she needed to be aggressive when locking me. She needed to say exactly what she wanted and exactly when she wanted it. She couldn't mince words.
I even gave her the words to use: Tell me to go lock my fucking cock. Now. "Go lock your fucking cock. Now!" Hearing those words in her sweet voice was exhilarating. Her direct and assertive command made me want to comply. Her demeanor made me want to please. Once that ice had been broken, it became easier each time for her to make her demands and set her expectations.
There were starts and stops along the way. The entire concept of chastity could, at times, be irritating - with conflict and anger and tears. But we worked through it, like we've worked through everything in our 30 year relationship, with love and understanding. Now, she has no hesitation when she snaps her fingers and calls me to service. "Footboy! Fill my cup with coke and ice. Then bring me a snack." It has become natural for her. She'll even demand that I serve her sister when she comes to visit, but that's a topic for another post.
During this period of growth, we both started working from home due to the COVID pandemic. While in close proximity throughout the day, I had the chance to listen in on her meetings. As our chastity relationship developed and she began to discover new vocabulary and new ways of expressing herself, I couldn't help but notice how these new concepts crept into her workplace interactions.
The tone of her words gradually evolved from passive and suggestive, to direct and commanding. People were noticing that she knew more than they gave her credit for. They were noticing that she had solutions. She was no longer merely offering suggestions for solutions to problems, but rather confidently demanding them.
Then the inevitable struck. Due to the pandemic, her company had to lay off employees. Hard decisions had to be made on who to keep and who to let go. Not only was my wife retained, but promoted.
As her company was forced to navigate the new economic landscape, she was no longer just a support employee, but now director of operations. It was clear she knew more than anyone else. Knowing everything there is to know was a necessity in her support role. Now she was able to apply that knowledge and those skills because of a new found confidence. A confidence that she developed as keyholder and Goddess to an incredibly stubborn, bull-headed, man.
If she could tame a tiger to be her footboy, she could certainly tame the staff to be her workforce. She could certainly assert herself to keep her company afloat - even in the most difficult of circumstances. She did. And she was compensated accordingly, now making triple what she did previously.
One of many things I learned about leadership while in the Marines is that command is never given, it is taken. My wife has always had the skillset and experience to command her workforce. What she lacked was the confidence and assertiveness required to assume that command. Male chastity and the dynamics of locking her husband's cock in a cage, all while elevating herself to the status of Goddess, helped provide her with that confidence. It helped her to claim the position that was rightfully and naturally hers all along.
I often see reference to chastity providing the keyholder a newfound sexual confidence, but locking your man in chastity not only has the potential to boost your confidence sexually, but professionally as well. Of course, everyone's experience will be unique to them, but for us it's been an amazing journey – one that I hope will not end soon.
Posted : 19/08/2022 10:54 am
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Something similar happened for us when my wife started chastity. She went from a mid level manager at a large company to a business owner with 40+ direct reports. Her confidence increased tremendously and her anxiety dropped significantly. It is difficult to say if the two are related but it would be equally hard to say they aren't.
Posted : 20/08/2022 9:45 am
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@dad-jokes
I think the two are very much related in general. I think chastity or a much more controling role in the bedroom for a women is extremely healthy and helpful in all facets of life.
We do not practice chastity, but last night Goddess and I had an amazing night of sex. She called all the shots and dominated me. This morning she was full of confidence, was assertive and expressive. I could only smile. It would be hard to argue that sexual empowerment doesn't positively impact a woman's professional life.
Trophy Husband
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Newbie Member, Hi 🖐, I can't remember where but my Wife had read an article on chemical changes in the male brain that an Orgasm causes. She believed my moodiness and lack of compliance came from my orgasms and the more intense/muscle spasms/contractions the worse the chemical imbalance post orgasm. That imbalance lasts 5-10 days and then the body craves that euphoria and release again. She wanted to break the repeating cycle and chastity was the only way to stop me from masturbating when my brain was craving to release. She realized that she had been restricting she sexual needs and desires because she hated dealing with my crashes. I keep putting my need above hers until she was able to get my orgasms under her control. Chastity has given her that control and confidence to fulfill her needs. She controls my releases and limits the intensity to minimize my crashes and get me back to equilibrium. It's completely changed our relationship for the better. I've become less moody and move compliant. She gets to explore her sexuality and focus on her orgasm instead of worrying about mine. Life changing for both of us ❤.
Posted : 20/08/2022 6:25 pm
Phil Anonymous
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That's an interesting question. My wife was pretty successful before we started chastity play. She works with many men and she does seem more confident. I'm mainly enjoying the kink but I'm locked away mostly due to orgasm issues. Her/our motivation might have been a little different. But I do like a relationship on the flr-type side and I have it. We're both professionals and both enjoy my locked state. I actually enjoy bringing her pleasure while locked up. She's obviously enjoying my submissiveness and benefits it brings.
Posted : 21/08/2022 12:23 pm
@dad-jokes Exactly how I feel. There's no proof-positive evidence, but my observations are that confidence in the bedroom has become confidence in the boardroom.
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I have a question- for some reason, when someone delivers email on my server and it is an invalid email, the sender does not get the error message saying the remote host could not deliver it. Instead, it only shows up in the WHM mail statistics- so that is how I know- but how do I make sure my clients receive the bounce?


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Thread: Sponsor links not working.
Unsure whether its just my PC or a site problem, attempted to link to Coffee Parts this AM, nothing, the screen blinked at me and remained on the CS home page, same with links to other sponsors.
Ignore my post, must have been a temporary glitch, all seems OK now.
Anti virus software? The sponsor links open in a new tab, some anti virus packages don't like that much.
...else it opened a new tab, you didn't notice and each additional click opened in that same extra tab.
Perhaps, who knows, all seems fine now, the mysteries of the internet.


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Hyperledger is a multi-venture, multi-stakeholder effort hosted at the Linux Foundation that includes various enterprise blockchain and distributed ledger technologies. With the support of its fast-growing and increasingly diverse community, the organization announced the expansion of its portfolio of Special Interest Groups (SIGs), with the addition of the Hyperledger Social Impact SIG, Hyperledger Trade Finance Special Interest Group and, most recently, Telecom SIG. Hyperledger also welcomed the Smart Contract Working Group. Additionally, Hyperledger released two case studies offering a detailed look at Walmart's unprecedented advancement of the food supply chain industry using Hyperledger Fabric and British Columbia's efforts to cut government red tape with Hyperledger Indy.
Hyperledger allows organizations to create solid, industry-specific applications, platforms and hardware systems to support their individual business transactions by offering enterprise-grade, open source distributed ledger frameworks and code bases. The latest general members to join the community are Altavoz, Flowchain, Limar Global, PeerNova, Inc., Quant Network, ReGov Technologies Sdn. Bhd, Securitize and Silicon Valley Bank.
Hyperledger supports an open community that values contributions and participation from various entities. As such, pre-approved non-profits, open source projects and government entities can join Hyperledger at no cost as associate members. Associate members joining this month include Auburn University RFID Lab.


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Q: How to read input() from a text file in Python My Python program requests some user input:
n = int(input())
for i in range(n):
    s = input()
    # ...

For debugging purposes, I would like to create a test input.txt file like this:
3
string1
string2
string3

so that I need not to manually enter data from the keyboard every time I launch it for debug.
Is there any way to get input() from text file, not from keyboard (without changing program code).
I am using Wing Personal as a dev tool.
Update
I know for sure, that there exist bots which are able to test python programs passing various inputs and comparing output with known answers. I guess these bots do not hit the keyboard with iron fingers. Maybe they use command-line tools to pass input.txt to the Python so that it reads input() from that file, not from keyboard. I would like to learn how to do it.

A: I've noticed that none of these solutions redirects the stdin from Python. To do that, you can use this snippet:
import sys
sys.stdin = open('input.txt', 'r')

Hopefully, that helps you!

A: Input reads from Standard input so if you use bash you can redirect stdin to a file
without changing your code
in bash you would run something like
cat textfile | programm.py

or
< textfile programm.py

A: You can read the file into a list like this:
 with open('filename.txt', 'r') as file:
     input_lines = [line.strip() for line in file]

s would be data in index i.
n = int(input())
for i in range(n):
    s = input_lines[i]
    # ...

Make sure your py file is in the same dir as your txt file.

A: You can create a test.py file which is used to run your test. In the test.py, you will read the content of input.txt and import the programming.
For example, in test.py file.
import main_code
with open('input.txt', 'r') as file:
   lines = file.readlines()

for line in lines:
   s = line

"""
working with the input.
"""

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Q: Maven toolchain not getting triggered in build I'm using the latest maven 3.3.9 which enforces java 8, and trying to compile a project in java 7 using a java 7 maven toolchain.
As per:  The maven guide I've put in the maven toolchain plugin to try and tell it to use java 7 to compile the app.  My project setup is as follows:

*

*top_module --> (have put in maven toolchain plugin in this pom.xml)
---submodule1
---submodule2
This is my parent pom.xml:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
    xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>

    <parent>
        <groupId>parent</groupId>
        <artifactId>build-base</artifactId>
        <version>1.0.17</version>
    </parent>

    <groupId>top_module</groupId>
    <artifactId>top_module</artifactId>
    <version>1</version>
    <packaging>pom</packaging>
    <name>${project.artifactId}</name>

    <modules>
        <module>submodule1</module>
        <module>submodule2</module>
    </modules>

    <properties>

        ...

    </properties>

    <dependencyManagement>
        <dependencies>

            <dependency>
                ...
            </dependency>
            <dependency>
                ...
            </dependency>
        </dependencies>
    </dependencyManagement>

    <dependencies>
        <dependency>
            ...
        </dependency>
    </dependencies>

    <build>
        <pluginManagement>
            <plugins>
                <!-- Ensure we compile as the correct jdk version -->
                <plugin>
                    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                    <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
                    <version>3.1</version>
                </plugin>
                <plugin>
                    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                    <artifactId>maven-toolchains-plugin</artifactId>
                    <version>1.1</version>
                    <executions>
                        <execution>
                            <goals>
                                <goal>toolchain</goal>
                            </goals>
                        </execution>
                    </executions>
                    <configuration>
                        <toolchains>
                            <jdk>
                                <version>1.7</version>
                                <vendor>sun</vendor>
                            </jdk>
                        </toolchains>
                    </configuration>
                </plugin>

                <!-- Maven WAR Plugin -->
                <plugin>
                    <artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>
                    <version>${maven.war.plugin.version}</version>
                    <inherited>true</inherited>
                    <configuration>
                        <archiveClasses>true</archiveClasses>
                    </configuration>
                </plugin>

                <plugin>
                    <groupId>org.eclipse.m2e</groupId>
                    <artifactId>lifecycle-mapping</artifactId>
                    <version>1.0.0</version>
                    <configuration>
                        <lifecycleMappingMetadata>
                            <pluginExecutions>
                                <pluginExecution>
                                    <pluginExecutionFilter>
                                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                                        <artifactId>maven-enforcer-plugin</artifactId>
                                        <versionRange>[1.0.0,)</versionRange>
                                        <goals>
                                            <goal>enforce</goal>
                                        </goals>
                                    </pluginExecutionFilter>
                                    <action>
                                        <ignore />
                                    </action>
                                </pluginExecution>
                            </pluginExecutions>
                        </lifecycleMappingMetadata>
                    </configuration>
                </plugin>

            </plugins>
        </pluginManagement>
    </build>

    ...

</project>

The build doesn't run any toolchain related steps and conks out when running mvn clean install due to a plugin being incompatible with java 8, which obviously means the toolchain isn't getting run.  Do I need anything else in the pom?
This is my toolchains.xml file in my M2_HOME:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF8"?>
    <toolchains>
      <!-- JDK toolchains -->
      <toolchain>
        <type>jdk</type>
        <provides>
          <version>1.6</version>
          <vendor>sun</vendor>
        </provides>
        <configuration>
          <jdkHome>C:\Java\jdk1.6.0_45</jdkHome>
        </configuration>
      </toolchain>

            <toolchain>
        <type>jdk</type>
        <provides>
          <version>1.7</version>
          <vendor>sun</vendor>
        </provides>
        <configuration>
          <jdkHome>C:\Java\jdk1.7.0_79</jdkHome>
        </configuration>
      </toolchain>
    </toolchains>

A: The problem is simply related that you have defined all plugins in pluginManagement but you need to define them like this:
<build>
  <pluginManagement>
    <plugins>
      <!-- Ensure we compile as the correct jdk version -->
      <plugin>
        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
        <version>3.1</version>
      </plugin>
      <plugin>
        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
        <artifactId>maven-toolchains-plugin</artifactId>
        <version>1.1</version>
      </plugin>

      <!-- Maven WAR Plugin -->
      <plugin>
        <artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>
        <version>${maven.war.plugin.version}</version>
        <inherited>true</inherited>
        <configuration>
          <archiveClasses>true</archiveClasses>
        </configuration>
      </plugin>

      <plugin>
        <groupId>org.eclipse.m2e</groupId>
        <artifactId>lifecycle-mapping</artifactId>
        <version>1.0.0</version>
        <configuration>
          <lifecycleMappingMetadata>
            <pluginExecutions>
              <pluginExecution>
                <pluginExecutionFilter>
                  <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                  <artifactId>maven-enforcer-plugin</artifactId>
                  <versionRange>[1.0.0,)</versionRange>
                  <goals>
                    <goal>enforce</goal>
                  </goals>
                </pluginExecutionFilter>
                <action>
                  <ignore />
                </action>
              </pluginExecution>
            </pluginExecutions>
          </lifecycleMappingMetadata>
        </configuration>
      </plugin>

    </plugins>
  </pluginManagement>
  <plugins>
    <plugin>
      <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
      <artifactId>maven-toolchains-plugin</artifactId>
      <executions>
        <execution>
          <goals>
            <goal>toolchain</goal>
          </goals>
          <configuration>
            <toolchains>
              <jdk>
                <version>1.7</version>
                <vendor>sun</vendor>
              </jdk>
            </toolchains>
          </configuration>
        </execution>
      </executions>
    </plugin>
  </plugins>

</build>

...

</project>

pluginManagement is intended to define versions and default configurations but no binding to the lifeycle which you need to do for the maven-toolchains-plugin. In pluginManagement you should define all plugins which their versions which you are using which means maven-resources-plugin, maven-install-plugin, maven-deploy-plugin, maven-enforcer-plugin etc. This might be a good candidate for a corporate parent pom which defines all those things.
And you are going the best way to separate the JDK which is used by Maven and the JDK which is used by your code.
Apart from that Maven 3.3.9 needs JDK 7 as minimum and not JDK 8

A: If you just want maven to use the java 7 jdk all the time, the toolchain plugin may be more than you need. it may be enough to set JAVA_HOME
Make sure that JAVA_HOME is set to the location of your JDK, e.g. export JAVA_HOME=/usr/java/jdk1.7.* and that $JAVA_HOME/bin is in your PATH environment variable. ( Or if from eclipse, set it as the workspace default )
If you want to switch jdk from just 1 project, you can also use the compilerVersion tag
https://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-compiler-plugin/examples/compile-using-different-jdk.html


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Man Utd boss Jose Mourinho has seemingly raised some serious question marks about his current squad after an overall disappointing campaign.
The Red Devils will hope to end on a high note by winning the FA Cup later this month to secure some silverware but they've fallen badly short elsewhere.
They sit 20 points adrift of Premier League champions Man City with just two games to be played, while they crashed out of the Champions League much earlier than expected to Sevilla.
In turn, Mourinho is arguably right in questioning the quality of the current squad at his disposal as the numbers and results don't lie, but ultimately this sounds a little more personal as he questioned the mentality of some of the players in the group and revealed he doesn't trust some as much as others.
"How many points separate us from Manchester City?" Mourinho said, as per ESPN. "Not two, three or four. A lot of points.
"Some of the people we have, they have to be more consistent in their performance and we need more quality. I trust some more than others that can bridge that gap.
"Some of the players I am totally convinced are going to make it, some others I have good hopes that they are going to make it and some others I don't believe they are going to make it. In my squad, I have some players where I would like to have better than what I have. That's basic.
It remains to be seen how many changes are made this summer, but key additions may well be needed in order to bridge the gap and put the Red Devils in a stronger position to compete for major honours next season.
Based on these comments, it wouldn't be a surprise if a few players were axed too if the right offers came in.


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Webinar: The Impact of Ride Hail Services on the Accessibility of Nonprofit Services
Tuesday, July 13, 2021, 10:00am to 11:00am PDT
Dyana Mason, University of Oregon
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Nonprofit organizations are responsible for providing human services across the United States, often in partnership with government agencies. In this work, they address some of the most pressing social issues – including homelessness, poverty, health care and education. While many of these organizations consider location and accessibility crucial to supporting their clients – often locating services near bus or train stops, for example – little is known about the impact of new technologies, including ride hail services (also called Transportation Network Companies, or TNCs) like Lyft and Uber, on nonprofit accessibility.
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KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES
Nonprofit human services organizations use transportation network companies like Uber and Lyft to support client mobility, but that use is modest and uneven across organizations.
There are significant financial and capacity costs for organizations that do use TNCs, including requiring staff act as the "smart phone" for clients, booking and tracking rides.
Clients find TNCs convenient, and the quality of service high, but obstacles remain, particularly based on cost, mobility and smart phone use.
This webinar is based on a study funded by the National Institute for Transportation and Communities (NITC) and conducted at the University of Oregon. Read more about the research: The Impact of Ride Hail Services on the Accessibility of Nonprofit Services.
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Dyana Mason is an associate professor in the University of Oregon's School of Planning, Public Policy and Management and the Director of the Masters of Nonprofit Management (MNM) program. She teaches in both the Masters of Nonprofit Management and Masters of Public Administration (MPA) degree programs, along with UO's undergraduate degree program in Planning, Public Policy and Management and minor in Nonprofit Administration. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Southern California's Price School of Public Policy in 2014. Her research interests include nonprofit management and governance, the organization and formation of interest/advocacy organizations, the political economy of the nonprofit sector, charitable giving and experimental research on collective action and fundraising activities.
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This webinar is hosted by the Transportation Research and Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University. The research was funded by the Summit Foundation and the National Institute for Transportation and Communities (NITC), a program of TREC and one of five U.S. Department of Transportation national university transportation centers. The NITC program is a Portland State-led partnership with the University of Oregon, Oregon Institute of Technology, University of Utah and new partners University of Arizona and University of Texas at Arlington. We pursue our theme — improving mobility of people and goods to build strong communities — through research, education and technology transfer.
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Today on the balcony I am joined by Dirk de Korne a leader in quality improvement from the Netherlands. We start our conversation by taking the view that collectively we must look the truth in the face if we are to prevent harm and there is no greater enemy of improvement than indifference to failure.
The challenge for all is to lead, manage, guide and coach others through a quality transformation process. This goes much deeper than tinkering with structure and adopting the right rhetoric. It is a sustained effort to embed safety as a defining imperative that permeates both individual behaviour and organizational culture. To improve performance, organizations must overcome varying degrees of systemic, cultural, and individual barriers. Leaders have an obligation to identify and nurture the people with courage and discipline to drive improvement and change.
We talk about lessons from the airline industry. While we recognize that the relationship between people is what makes the absolute comparison between healthcare and aviation inappropriate. There is much to learn from aviation, but compared to healthcare it is elegantly simple. The pilot and co-pilot have checklists that apply in every circumstance. They do not interface with each and every passenger and do not customize their service to address the uniqueness of what each passenger presents. In fact, the pilot is formally protected from contacts and interruptions. Entry is not permitted.
The proportion of their jobs that is technocratic and automated is much higher than in healthcare. Commercial airliners literally fly themselves most of the time. Yes, there are things healthcare can learn from aviation: the absence of hierarchy in making safety decisions, standardization of equipment and supplies, simulation exercises, the importance of data, and the optimal use of technology. Healthcare and aviation when it comes to complexity are fundamentally different in character and complexity; If aviation is checkers, healthcare is multi-dimensional chess. By all means let's strive for scientific and technocratic excellence, but let's also pay attention to – and measure – the relational and behavioural sidemaking sure it is supported by a foundation of truth and strong values.
We are interrupted by the familiar voice of the "Ghost of Healthcare Despair" who shouts…..
Many studies have indeed shown that healthcare is often hazardous to patients with unnecessary morbidity and mortality. We need to embrace this reality. What strikes us, is that similar contributing factors – complexity of the work processes, organizational characteristics, professional autonomy – are faced by several industries. And some have found good approaches to mitigate their effect on safety and quality. Aviation's black box is one of these.
According to William Rutherford, a retired U.S. Air Force flight surgeon, safety improvements developed by the aviation industry in three areas can be used within healthcare. The first concerns an increasing transparency about its errors; aviation encourages staff to report mistakes and designs interventions to reduce risks. The second is within the area of procedural standardization, i.e., curtailing operator autonomy while preserving operator authority. And third, the aviation industry has realized an increased efficiency by extracting value from all parts of the system – human, information, and hardware – with team training programs. Rutherford claims that healthcare could benefit from the three innovations. However, little is known about whether and how they can be diffused to healthcare.
Since the early 1990s, learning from aviation has been a central part of the Rotterdam Eye Hospital's strategy. Aviation was taken as one of the exemplary industries 'since this industry has shown the possibility of handling more passengers, improving logistics and safety, and being highly service-orientated'. A comparison of the passenger versus patient handling processes was conducted from 1992 till now, resulting in the decision to adapt a series of innovations from the aviation.
To stimulate the use of safety management principles, in 2008 the Rotterdam Eye Hospital introduced an innovation inspired by aviation's "black box" which, by recording all flight crew activities, is used to determine the cause(s) of an accident. In adopting the innovation, the hospital decided to have surgical team activities recorded. Aviation trainers were hired who video and audio taped several ophthalmic surgeries, which were later used to give the team feedback on the application of the safety procedures that were taught during multidisciplinary safety (or crew resource management, CRM) training.
The voice and video recordings revealed team specific differences in performing the time-out procedure. It also showed that the teams varied in the use of the safety communication rules agreed upon during the CRM training, and that the absence of team members at the pre-operative briefing resulted in a less structured surgery. The video recordings, for example, showed that after the patient did arrive in the OR, a resident and student received medical-technical explanation about the procedure. There was no talk about specific casts, performing actions or potential problems. The resident was unexpectedly supposed to jump in during the surgery and wasn't able to do so. In debriefing with an aviation expert, it was made clear that a 'captain' needs to have the situational awareness regarding the competences of his colleague performing the operation. To prevent errors like this, he briefs him before what to expect, so the situational awareness of the co-pilot is updated. The 'co-pilot' can ask questions or make things clear to the whole team. Since then a briefing and debriefing has been introduced in the surgical program. We were only able to create this feedback as a result of the video-capturing.
This definitely is not a "black box" yet. During recent wrong-side surgeries, there were no tapes available for incident analyses since there is no automated flight data recorder. Huge amounts of time and efforts are currently spent on retrospective interviews, analysis and reporting. Aviation has learned about the causes of incidents from the cockpit voice recordings. Moreover, 'real' cockpit data is very strong to incentive medical professionals and create common awareness.
There are other mountains to climb. In aviation, there is strong legislation concerning the production and use of such recordings. After an incident, an independent investigator will use the data, not the public prosecutor or police. This kind of legislation is currently lacking in healthcare. Protecting the confidentiality and security of information collected needs to considered as "protected health information".
Aviation has not become a safe industry due to well-willing and transparency oriented pilots. Governmental bodies, like national transportation and safety boards played an important role. Sector-wide systems approaches are needed. If black boxes have proven to be invaluable in improving safety in aviation, could not black boxes prove to be invaluable to ensuring safety in medicine?
Next Week's Guest on the Balcony of Personal Reflection: P. Davies-Scimeca in a conversation titled "Call Lights Are On Care Provider Distraction".
Hugh MacLeod is the CEO of Canadian Patient Safety Institute. Dr. Dirk F. de Korne Quality/Safety and Research Fellow, Rotterdam Ophthalmic Institute, Rotterdam Eye Hospital.
Rutherford, W.: Aviation safety: a model for health care? Qual Saf Health C 12:162-163, 2003.
de Korne, D.F., van Wijngaarden, J.D.H., Hiddema, U.F. et al.: Diffusing aviation innovations in a hospital in the Netherlands. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf 36(8):339-347, 2010.
The author coins the very intriguing phrase "Certain unsafety and uncertain safety". The concept of "certain unsafety" refers to the challenges (that can lead to unintentional patient harm) created by over-reliance on rules, regulations and policies when working in complex adaptive systems. The concept of "uncertain safety" refers to the idea that adapting to the uncertainty inherent in a CAS like healthcare can actually create safety. This is indeed what happens on an hourly basis throughout Canadian healthcare when front-line direct care providers adapt to a variety of limits in their under-specified working environments (for instance insufficient time, resources, controls - feedback mechanisms - and pre-conditions) and find ways to provide safe quality care to patients in spite of what the rules and regulations direct them to do.


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"It always is Christmas Eve, in a ghost story."
– Jerome K. Jerome
While we mostly associate spooky stories with Halloween, for generations in England there has been a strong link between the ghost story and Christmas. Of course, there's Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, which is perhaps the most famous Christmas ghost story of all. Yet the tradition of holiday ghost stories dates back at least as far as the Victorians, when people gathered around a roaring fire to keep the cold at bay and share tales that sent a different sort of chill down the spine.
Remember: There was no TV or radio back then, so Christmas gatherings were given over to friendly conversation, indoor games, and the telling of tales. And what better kind of stories to tell on the longest, darkest nights of the year than ghost stories?
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It was a tradition perhaps most famously practiced by M.R. James, widely considered the master of the English ghost story, who wrote a new spectral tale every year at Christmas. James would invite some of his fellow teachers and favorite students to his chamber, where he would treat them to a reading.
The best ghost stories for Christmas have a few details in common, even if they don't take place during the holidays. They possesses such a convivial sense that you feel a part of
the crowd, gathering close to the fire to hear a scary story that just may be real. Such ghost stories remind listeners that they're inside someplace warm, while hinting at the limitless dark that presses in from outside.
Related: 10 Victorian Era-Set Novels That Will Give You Chills
The tales I've gathered for you today date from a little after the true Victorian period, but all of them are in the public domain and available to read for free online. You can peruse them yourself this holiday season—or, if you're feeling whimsical, you can revive the grand tradition of holiday ghost stories and read them aloud to family and friends when the evening grows dark.
"Between the Lights" by E.F. Benson (1912)
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E.F. Benson was a protégé of James, and it shows in his ghost stories, though Benson also brings much of his own style to the telling; a sense of fun and sly self-deprecation that never blunts the chill. "Between the Lights" may not be his best tale, as the teller in the story warns, "It has no apparatus about it at all. You will probably all say that it was nothing, and wonder why I was frightened." But what it does have is a perfect Christmas Eve ghost story setting. A group of friends gather in a darkened room around a blazing fire to compete "with each other in blood, bones, skeletons, armour and shrieks." If "Between the Lights" merely whets your appetite for more of Benson's delightful "spook stories," I recommend following it up with one of my favorites, "How Fear Departed from the Long Gallery."
"Lost Hearts" by M.R. James (1904)
Though M.R. James tended to tell his stories at Christmas, they seldom take place during the holidays. However, there's a kind of wintry feeling in "Lost Hearts," even as its telling spans a whole year. In some ways, "Lost Hearts" is a remarkably straightforward ghost story, yet still every bit as chilling as some of James' stranger tales; it contains the undercurrent of sorcery that infuses some of his very best stories. It's also an example of a tale where the ghosts themselves are at times no more terrible than the men with whom they interact…
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"Smee" by A.M. Burrage (1931)
If the bit of hide and seek at the beginning of "Between the Lights" made you hungry for more ghostly games in a big, dark house on Christmas Eve, then A.M. Burrage's "Smee" is the story for you. Even the story's strange name gives a chill. As the tale unfolds, those chills only multiply. Like jokes, the trick of a great ghost story is not in the phenomena it describes, but in the telling, and "Smee" succeeds wonderfully. It's a layered tale that gives you all the particulars up front, yet still manages to thrill you with their accumulation, before ending in the kind of sudden climax that's tailor-made for tales around a warm fire.
"The Searcher of the End House" by William Hope Hodgson (1910)
William Hope Hodgson's name is seeing a much-deserved resurgence in popularity among aficionados of the weird tale, where he is often held in similar regard to pioneers such as H.P. Lovecraft. While Hodgson may be best known for his novel of cosmic horror The House on the Borderland, he wrote widely and prolifically across a variety of subjects, with many of his best stories dealing with strange goings-on upon the sea. One of his greatest creations is the paranormal investigator Carnacki, the Ghost Finder. Besides containing that delightful Christmas ghost story touch of a tale being told around smokes and drinks and a crackling fire, Carnacki's stories combine strange "outside forces" with occasional doses of Scooby Doo-like revelations for what at first appeared to be spectral happenings. "The Searcher in the End House" is a fine example, with one of the most unsettling uses of footprints in the history of the ghost story, and with a mysterious ending that leaves us with as many questions as answers.
Related: 5 of the Spookiest Christmas Traditions from Around the World
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Documenta – Centre for Dealing with the Past is organizing in September 2013, as part of the project Unveiling personal memories on war and detention, a conference with the aim of publicly presenting the multiperspectivity and differences in people's experiences during historical changes in these areas. Different and often diametrically opposite people's experiences, linked to Croatian history, but also to that of the entire region, can be found in this video collection, which consists of more than 450 recordings of personal memories collected with the use of oral history method. We believe this to be a very valuable platform for public disclosure of numerous layers and meanings of different historical events. In our view, this platform could also serve for initiating a deeper and more serious investigation of destinies and sufferings, but also life battles, of people who suffered because they did not possess any political power and were not creators of political upheavals.
Unveiling personal memories on war and detention was partly envisaged as a resource for the interested academic community and partly directed towards initiating social changes and raising public awareness, but can also be used as part of educational programs within history education.
At the final conference on September 26, 2013, our aim is to present publicly different meanings of the collected materials. Presenters who will give talks at the conference are prominent individuals who have advocated for the protection of human rights and have recognized potential contribution of this mosaic of human stories to social awareness-raising, but also individuals who have recognized the value of this collection for educational purposes and possess ideas and knowledge about what models are the most suitable for presenting the materials to elementary, high-school and university students. We will also discuss using the collection for museum purposes, as well as in different art forms.


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ICYMI: Why SA tomato industry lost millions in December
Heavy rains in December made tomato prices shoot up by 71% and cost the industry millions. On the Western Cape coast a wildfire that started in a state pine plantation laid waste to more than 4000 hectares of vegetation
In December alone, the tomato growing industry lost at least R94 million due to heavy rains. Photo: Supplied/Food For Mzansi
At least R94 million in December alone; this is what heavy rains have cost South Africa's tomato industry. This according to Clive Garret, marketing head of ZZ2, South Africa's largest tomato producer.
Mzansi has been experiencing heavy rainfall this summer wreaking havoc on harvests of essential staple fruit and vegetables.
Garret told Business Insider South Africa that recent rains resulted in South Africa's five main fresh produce markets receiving between 500 to 700 tonnes fewer tomatoes daily in December.
"If one takes a conservative price of R7/kg and a shortage of 500 tonnes per day, then the loss for December would be in the region of R94 million," Garret said.
As a result of decreased tomato volumes delivered to markets, prices shot up from R7 per kilogram to R12 per kilogram between the start of December to the end, an increase of 71%.
However, volumes are reported to have already improved. No significant impact on the volumes is expected this year.
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4 000 hectares of vegetation lost in fire
Some 300 firefighters have been battling the blaze the fire in the Overberg region of the Western Cape which is reported to have started in the department's pine plantation in the Kleinmond area. More than 4 000 hectares of vegetation is reported to have been destroyed in the fire.
Forestry, fisheries and the environment minister Barbara Creecy said her department has noted with concern the fire which emanated in Kleinmond.
"As a matter of course, the fire protection association in the area (Overberg) is expected to compile a fire report regarding the facts pertaining to the source or origins of the fire," said Creecy.
Barbara Creecy, South Africa's minister of forestry, fisheries and the environment. Photo: Supplied/GCIS
A structure has reportedly burned, but no loss of life has been reported.
The fire in the Kleinmond area of the Overberg, her department reports, has been fuelled by high temperatures and gale force winds.
The wildland fire is also believed to have burned more intensely in areas rife with alien invasive vegetation. However, natural fynbos vegetation, which is destroyed during a wildfire, is dependent on fire to germinate and thrive.
In the interest of public accountability, the director-general of the department has asked the acting CEO of SANParks to undertake an assessment of the Kleinmond fire.
"The services of SANParks have been enlisted since they have internal capabilities to undertake an assessment of this nature.
"The scope of the assessment will include the origins and causes of the fire, whether fire breaks and other preventative measures were in place and any other factor that may have exacerbated the fire," said the minister.
Once the assessment has been received and processed by the Department, the findings and recommendations will be made public.
Meanwhile on the ground all hands are on deck to assist with suppression efforts at the fire in Kleinmond. Creecy has commended the firefighters who have been battling the blaze.
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IOWA: Woman Intentionally Runs Over Black and "Mexican" Adolescents
Photo: 14-year-old Natalia Miranda after being run over and hospitalized in a racist attack outside of Des Moines, Iowa
By Nélida Tello
Over the past week, Nicole Marie Poole Franklin, 42, has been charged with attempted murder in two separate incidents after she intentionally drove her SUV into a 12-year-old Black boy, and 30 minutes later, ran over a 14-year-old Latina girl in Clive, Iowa outside of Des Moines. Since her arrest, Franklin has admitted that both attacks were racially motivated and is now looking at a possible felony hate-crime charge as well.
Nicole Marie Poole Franklin
Video surveillance from an apartment complex shows Franklin's SUV charge at the young boy while he was walking on the sidewalk. The child received only minor injuries, and the incident remained unreported until Monday night.
The other child, Natalia Miranda, was on her way to her basketball game at Indian Hills Jr. High School when Franklin drove at the young girl and ran her over. The incident resulted in a two-day hospitalization, a concussion, and bruising for Miranda, who told local news she remembered the vehicle coming towards her, but nothing after, only regaining consciousness in the hospital, sharing that, "Sitting up was the worst pain I've ever felt."
Franklin, who promptly fled the scene, was apprehended by local police at a nearby gas station an hour later, where she had assaulted a convenience store clerk, hurling store items and shouting racist remarks at the employee and customers.
She told the police that she intentionally ran over Miranda because she was "a Mexican," and intended to injure or kill the teen. She expressed anti-immigrant sentiments throughout the interrogation, repeatedly using derogatory terms against Latinos.
Groups such as the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) have immediately pressed for "hate crime" charges, a category of charges which can apply to incidents that have a racial motivation. Local law enforcement has stated that the sentences for attempted murder are much more severe, and a hate crime charge could be used to draw focus away from the attempted murder charge, resulting in lighter sentencing.
Both sides ignore the context of the attacks happening within the heart of US imperialism, which produces reactionaries like Franklin and continuously reproduces the vile ideology that motivates them. Contrary to LULAC's claims of Trump being the root, Franklin's multiple attacks and her racist, anti-immigrant sentiments are a manifestation of US imperialism's deepening crisis.
Many racist attackers like Franklin believe that they are "saving" the US or fighting its enemies, demonstrating that even the staunchest supporters of US imperialism inherently understand that it is in crisis and feel compelled to lash out violently as a result.
Individual reactionaries like Franklin must be rooted out of working class communities, but educating the people on the US imperialism that created her must be the focus of such organizing. The defense of the people and pursuit of justice against anti-people criminals such as Franklin cannot be left to the same imperialist state that nurtured her.
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Four Crosses (también conocida por su nombre en galés, Llandysillio) es una localidad situada en el condado de Powys, en Gales (Reino Unido). Según el censo de 2011, tiene una población de .

Está ubicada al este de Gales, a poca distancia de la frontera con Inglaterra.

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Hello! Thinking of playing here today, any updates on how muddy the course might be?
Anybody know the conditions of the pads out there? Clear, kind of clear, icy?
A few of us are planning on going there tomorrow around 1:00/2:00 range. Clear the pads (if needed) and play a round, will post an update tomorrow if all goes as planned.
Do I need to buy salt Bo?
You all are good people. Very cool of you to prep the course.
If anyone finds a red dragon near hole 2 and 3 let me know thanks lost one today.
any updates on how the mosquitos are lately?
I am giving this course an A-. Although the description said the course was short it wasn't that short. There WAS a 500ft + hole. Also trees to negotiate through down along the fairways and sharp dog legs. In a very nice state recreation area. The course fits in nicely with the rest of the activities going on in the recreation area. Fairly wide fairways for a wooded course and the big plus in my book....NO STUMPS. I did not see or trip over a single one. Great course.
I left behind my orange first run buzzz os somewhere on the course. It would be nice if I got it back.
I found a yellow Buzzz with an Albion Disc Golf stamp. Hole 18. Writing on the back but no name or number.
Lost a red Star Tern on 5, on the right hand side during the tournament. Stamped with my info.
Thanks Jennifer. I'll have to check with him.
Got the disc back from a guy who found it at the park yesterday! I knew it would show up as soon as the snow melted.
Lost a maroon Champ Leopard3 on the right side of 5 about a month ago. Snow was deep, and I couldn't track it down. Name and number are on the rim.
I think Brian Frawley has it. We found it yesterday.
I'm not sure who that is, any chance you're able to get in contact with him?
Thanks to whomever shoveled pads on Saturday, were still clear on Sunday around noon. A few pads could use some salt (#2 and #4 for sure) as there were some patches of ice on them. Anybody heading out can leave the shovels at home.
I seen some signs are marked with different pars. What is course par?
Don't believe there is anything official as "par" in disc golf is still an unsolved mystery. We have always played it as Par 54 with everything being a par 3. I think the scorecards they sometimes put out on the kiosk are either Par 54 or Par 55 with 11 being a par 4.
Cool. Thank you good sir.
I think I left a yellow and red theory on the right side of 4s fairway. Name and number should be on the rim.
Lost a lime green on hole 10. Half way down on left.
I will be sweeping tee pads Saturday and picking up large branches. Love to see some of you out there picking up on such a beautiful weekend!


As I said in my apology last week, I have been working far to many hours lately but things are beginning to slow down a bit as my current project is well underway. Now that things for me are getting back to normal I figure it is time to get back to blogging.
The GCHR picnic is still about 2 months away so let's get back to reviewing some of the geocaching days from this year!
Back in mid-June Nana & I met up with good friends Jim & Lynne (jtmlam59). The main purpose of the day was, of course, geocaching but to be more specific, gathering the newer caches in the local area.
It had been quite a while since either of us had been out in the local area so there were quite a few newer caches to fill up our daily list!
777 Challenge - GC4XY7D - Hidden by Honu58 - A rather tough requirement on this challenge cache but if you qualify you get to take a really nice walk through the woods to get to GZ!
And Bob's Your Uncle - GC5WT44 - Hidden by Bikalot - A rather unique cache container for this area. Should be considered a Park n Grab.
Be Grateful - GC5VRD3 - Hidden by Bikalot - Not quite the park n grab we expected but make sure to look both ways before retrieving this cache.
Between the Caches - GC5R8Y8 - Hidden by geospillz - Nana & I like to call these Park, Walk and Grabs. Nice park, easy walk, easy find!
Big Orange - GC5Q50H - Hidden by ebaben3 - We recognized the location and made the find quickly!
Four Square Challenge - GC5QGF2 - Hidden by steve-n-kim - A easy challenge cache to qualify for (if you have more than 500 finds) and a very simple find.
Free to a good Home - GC5R7EE - Hidden by Honu58 - A nice walk through a neighborhood wooded area awaits you for this cache. I really think we got extremely lucky with this find - but then again maybe it was just that easy!
"I AM GROOT" - GC5KWY9 - Hidden by geospillz - Another nice neighborhood park and another quick find.
I Need a Sign... - GC5QVVG - Hidden by chodebag - Once again, another nice neighborhood park and an even faster find.
Message in a WHAT??? - GC5QKQH - Hidden by chodebag - We found this one with little or no trouble but the cache container had been left open and everything was gone. Restocked with some SWAG and then added a new log and baggy for the next finder.
Oh No! Really? - GC5R8XR - Hidden by geospillz - Another nice neighbor hood park but this time we actually took a few minutes before we made the find. Tricky little devil, for sure!
Puppy Paw Prints - GC5GYGG - Hidden by steve-n-kim - A really nice walk through a great area leads you to this letterbox cache. The scenery is great! Plenty of hints will guide you right to the cache if you need them.
Rain Garden Ed - GC5V0YZ - Hidden by vbmg - Speaking of a tricky little devil, not sure if it was intentional or not but there is a really nice decoy close by. Enjoyed the walk to the cache and we gave this cache a favorite point. Muggles could be a problem for some.
Rommel's Boys Come To Town - GC5GAX1 - Hidden by steve-n-kim - A nice multi-cache where you fill in information at the first location to get to the final.
SAD - Social Anxiety Disorder Challenge - GC5NTZ5 - Hidden by steve-n-kim - Do you attend a lot of events? Then this cache is for you! Very simple park n grab once you qualify for the find!
Stars & Stripes Challenge - GC5GAT2 - Hidden by steve-n-kim - This could be a difficult challenge for newer cachers but as you gain experience and you venture forth from the area I am sure you will qualify.
Tangled Tube - GC5QMD3 - Hidden by - kmlight - This ended up being a park n grab once we ignored the very confused Garmin and looked at the map on our phones.
Tapohphile Challenge - GC5GAQB - Hidden by steve-n-kim - another challenge cache on the day and since Nana & I love cemetery caches we had absolutely no trouble qualifying for this cache.
That's A Big Boat - GC5GAWX - Hidden by steve-n-kim - found the cache but never figured out the name - go figure!
TWISTED!!!!!!! - GC5KWYP - Hidden by geospillz - this cache took us the longest of all caches found that day and we even called the CO begging for a little hint (which we got). It still took us far too long to make this great find! Awarded this cache a favorite point!
Where did you Go - Mystery Challenge - GC5P6JC - Hidden by geospillz - this was the last cache we found back in June and had absolutely no problem qualifying for this cache!
Wood Bison - GC5GAXN - Hidden by steve-n-kim - The 2nd hardest to find cache on the day but it was very satisfying once we did! Awarded this cache a favorite point!
WWFM XII - Wet n Wild! - GC5WG29 - event by The Crustaceans and the Cooks - a great event for the kids - thankfully, nobody squirted any water guns our way!
You Picked Your Name Challenge - GC5GAWJ - Hidden by steve-n-kim - another challenge cache on the day - easy to qualify for and an easy find!
24 finds on the day - not to bad of a day - got to hangout with good friends and find plenty of good caches.
Great Cache - had us going in circles for far too long!!!!
Thanks for the great hide!


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February 8, 2018 Uncategorized
Disneyland has just renovated its "It's a Small World" attraction, and it's ridiculous. As soon as we walked in, we were handed water bottles custom label. With this new renovation, Disney has added American elements to the classic ride which celebrates the international experience of childhood. When I heard that people were up in arms over this change, I didn't understand.
I then found that the larger part of the "Small World" renovation added new dolls representing some of Disney's most beloved film characters into their particular parts of the world. Mulan is now in China, while Alice and Peter Pan are among the children in England. When I heard this, it was the next action in a long line of disappointments that I have had towards Disney's millennial approach.
Expedition Everest, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad and Space Mountain are just a few of the attractions featured at Disney parks around the world that have created their own stories. They do not rely on the face of a well known animated prince or princess to attract visitors. Rather, they bring in crowds through excellent design, the promise of a thrill, or the appeal of an old memory.
Disney seems to be losing this touch with such renovations. Captain Jack Sparrow of the successful "Pirates of the Caribbean" trilogy were tastefully added to the classic attraction at the Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resort. While the change is minimal, it gives the ride a very branded feel. In famous Disney style, the ride dumps you into a gift shop were you can buy all of your favorite pirate friends on a t-shirt, hat, action figure set, or decorative art piece.
With "Pirates of the Caribbean" and "The Haunted Mansion" already turned into full length feature films, attractions such as Space Mountain, the Jungle Cruise, and the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror have all been in rumor loops as being the next target of Disney's attempt to create a brand for its already successful attractions.
As someone who has grown up with the magic of Disney, it is frustrating to see the same faces of twenty years ago being forced into every product Disney can fathom. This not only reflects a decline in the quality of recent Disney film productions and character development, but destroys much of the innocence and memory of the original attractions.
Alien Encounter lost its space to the mediocre Stitch's Great Escape. The Enchanted Tiki Room was placed "Under New Management" with Aladdin's less than pleasurable Igo and the Lion King's Zazu. Now "Its a Small World" needs a face as well, despite the hundreds of charming and memorable faces already present.
I would have a great disinterest in seeing the puppies from "Space Puppies" in Space Mountain, the friendly yeti from "Monsters Inc." replace the fierce yeti from Expedition Everest, or my friends from "The Lion King" take me on Kilimanjaro Safaris.
Disney needs to return to doing business the way Walt would have done. With skyrocketing prices, and more kid focused attractions and characters, Disney parks are no longer living up to Walt's dream of a place where parents and kids could "have fun together."
I have hope in Disney's upcoming return to traditional animation with "The Princess and the Frog," scheduled for a holiday 2009 release. Hopefully this will return Disney to an older state of mind where quality of product was put before speed of market release, which will hopefully return to a more Walt friendly approach to conducting business.
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