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Al Franken has won... again
We're getting tired of reporting this- Al Franken has won the most votes in his 2008 Senate race against Republican Norm Coleman.
A three-judge panel soundly rejected Coleman's equal-protection arguments, saying that "errors or irregularities identified by contestants in the general election do not violate the mandates of equal protection."
What will it take for Coleman to concede and go the fuck away? A ethics infusion? Civic responsibility gene therapy? a fairness GPS chip implant?
"The overwhelming weight of the evidence indicates that the Nov. 4, 2008, election was conducted fairly, impartially and accurately," the judges said in its unanimous decision.
After a statewide recount and seven-week trial, Franken stands 312 votes ahead- he actually gained more votes from the election challenge than Coleman, the candidate who brung it.
No matter: Norm Coleman has got up again and plods on like Frankenstein. The former Senator (who actually looks a little like Frankenstein) seems willing to continue by running on raw politics, and partisan guile.
Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R) has said rben though having just one senator hurts the state's residents, he supports Coleman's appeals.
One of these days, the Minnesota public will say when.
Posted by michael hood on April 13, 2009 at 10:49 PM in Al Franken, Politics | Permalink
Coleman needs to step down. He's exhausted more appeals than Gore v Bushler
He's dragging it out to deny Dems the vote in Congress. Nothing more nothing less.
Posted by: Tigsnort | April 13, 2009 at 11:33 PM
Coleman can't step down. Other than holding the ceremonial title of Senator he hasn't been in office since January. He needs to concede and go away.
Posted by: KSO | April 14, 2009 at 12:01 AM
A more detailed exposition of how conservatives wish Death to America in the name of bringing down Obama:
http://www.dailykostv.com/w/001151/
You people make me sick.
KSO, true. Now I hope this gets resolved soon, not sure if Senator Klobuchar(sorry if I misspelled it)'s staff can handle doing the work of two senators much longer.
Posted by: EvergreenRailfan | April 14, 2009 at 12:20 AM
I can't imagine the cons giving up yet. It was just 2 weeks ago that the RNC said they would spend any amount of money to keep Franken out. I hope it's over so MN is properly represented, but the republicans don't care about the people, there or anywhere else.
Posted by: Highlander | April 14, 2009 at 12:36 AM
Highlander, is that really you or is it stewie.
I think MN is properly represented without any senator. If they choice between the two is a statistical 50/50 between the prevailing ideologies them maybe the body's will is best served without a head. Once Franken is seated there will be a dispraportionate representation of only half of the electorate.
Can you elaborate a little further on that Andrew? Not quitre sure what you're getting at...
Hey, Andrew, are you calling for some kind of proportional representation system? Or do you just want to leave all seats vacant if the election is too close? I can see your argument; we would have been better off for the last eight years with no President at all, than with GW.
Could we also, if we're trying to create absolute fairness in our system, abolish or reform the Senate so it doesn't provide disproportionate representation to small states? (Wyoming, population 500,000, two senators; California, population 36 MILLION, two senators. Talk about unfair.)
Posted by: jvwalt | April 14, 2009 at 05:21 AM
Someone more well versed in the details of the Constitution may know, but this is why there are so many House representative districts for each state.
What's obscene is the gerrymandering of House districts to keep candidates in office if their seats are threatened by a shift in voter demographics. That needs to stop.
Did you ever stop to think, if the cons want to spend all of their money fighting in MN they will have less for other efforts? Coleman may be doing a disservice to his state for now, but Franken may be doing the cons a huge disservice in the future.
Intersting thought, I'll agree. But I think the GOP pockets are pretty deep. Like the biblical definition of deep. Of course the party of fiscal responsibility can just shopping for Palin a Saks Fifth Avenue and flying Momma around to non-Alaskan hoe-downs for all I care. I would be hilariously ironic if they went bancrupt that way.
Coleman has the Gregoire/King Co. model to follow-count to you win.
Libs liked it when she didnt give up. Where is your consistencey with respect to fairness?
I say, Coleman go for it buddy. Let the RNC pay the whole way.
Posted by: M.Steele | April 14, 2009 at 12:45 PM
Gregoire was offered recounts by an existing state law. Coleman was ahead, as his lead dwindled, that's when your party started to panic and yell "Stop, STOP", Fer cryin' out loud, we can't afford to lose". Sad thing is, there were still uncounted ballots (which we all know from previous experience, when the republican lead is slim, it's time to disenfranchise some voters). But damned democracy prevailed ("YAAAAAAAAAY", cried the people who still love freedom, apple pie, french fries, and democractic elections). Judges and other oficials who knew the truth was really the most important of things, said "Count all of the ballots". And the Colemanites rose up and said, "uh, but we're losing now, and more ballots might mean the dems win, and um...", and the judges said, "Did you say something?"
Finally all of the ballots were in, and our hero patiently waited, while the Colemanites tried in vain to get a larger battallion, led by Jabba the Rush to tell some tales of voter fraud. But the magistrate was tired of that same old unproven hysteria, and considered it "Done". Jabba continued his blustering and slobbering, and the Colemanites picked up their plastic coolers and headed to the parking lot.
Posted by: Drew | April 14, 2009 at 12:58 PM
Hey Drew; that's funny....Hope the cons don't pee their pants over this lost.
Oh cousin M., we are not going to pee our pants. But why should we not enjoy pissing off Democrats for a couple of more months.
What do we have to lose? Nothing near as I can tell.
It is funny though, that now that the Democrat candidate is ahead, there are no new ballots to be found. Just like in WA, in 2004, ballots keep getting found until the D's are ahead. Then, no more ballots to be found. But for damn sure, if the D's are behind, there are all kinds of places for lost ballots to be found.
As the old commercial used to say, "your a real Steele, but you'll never get caught red handed".
Ok Chuck, fair enough. But to spend money on a lost cause? If you are saying the cons are spending money just to piss off the dems, wow, Mack might be right. you folks are flush with cash.
How many woodchucks could a woodchuck upchuck, if a woodchuck could upchuck woodchucks, Chuck?
I don't know. I could upchuck a lot in my younger days.
Are you a Steele or is that just a handle.
(I have many Steele's in my family is why I ask)
Naw, just a nom de guerre. I'm so struck by the iorny of the man.
Posted by: M. Steele | April 14, 2009 at 05:27 PM
Chuck, have you heard the joke about how many elected and non-elected chairs it takes to run the RNC?
Ok Coiler, give it to me... I got to hear this.
OK Coiler, I just hope that it is funny. How many?
I think he's counting.
Ok, since Coiler is watching Olbermann, I'll give it my all. But in an effort to be true to my name sake, I'll give both sides of my mind.
Q: How many liberals does it take to screw in a light bulb?
A: None: They can't remove the old ones since they are already part of the environment.
Q: How many Limbaugh-heads does it take to change a light bulb?
A: The number is irrelevant; they just stand around muttering "ditto". And they don't do anything in the first place.
Pills Lumbergh to Michael Steele.
"Michael, we're gonna need to go ahead and move you downstairs into storage B. We have some new people coming in, and we need all the space we can get. So if you could just go ahead and pack up your stuff and move it down there, that would be terrific, OK?
"Oh, oh, and I almost forgot. Ahh, I'm also gonna need you to go ahead and come in on Sunday, too...
Dohhhh!
I do my best blogging there
You guys forgot to mention that hacked computers don't leave ballots in corners to be found later. Guess the Dems got the best of that set up.
Go Dems! Stick with the forgotten ballot boxes and hanging chads. Never know when they might come in handy.
Who'd ever believe a hanging chad is a Democrat?
Coleman has a legal right to do what he is doing. I'm sure he doesn't give a whit if the Demorats call him a sore loser. He is exercising his constitutional right to contest the votes. I may very well turn out Franken got more votes than Coleman even with the 6500 disregarded ballots that weren't counted, but I am very skeptical about close elections these days ass the election system has been corrupted, especially with the neo-Marxists from ACORN getting their clammy mitts involved in registering as many illegal voters as possible. Written accounts indicate that happened in significant numbers in MN.
Coleman is the one burning the money by doing this. I admit that I am not an Al Franken fan - he was not that funny on SNL and he would be a bore in the Senate.
And it's all about money, huh klueless? Screw democracy, voting and may the best man win.
Has I told you lately that you're obsessed with ACORN? Why don't you go read something useful? You really need to stop watching faux news.
Yes, what does ACORN have to do with this? Judges are ruling for our boy Franken in surprising numbers.
Your'e unhinged again, Ph(J)oanie. The only faux news is the Daily Kos, Huff Post and the left wing websites you imbibe in. ACORN had to do with registering voters, like they always do. Do you think they are not corrupt ? If so, you live in a dream world.
With that said, it looks like Coleman has probably exercised almost all of his options in MN. Further reading from another source suggest that the editorial from the WSJ that suggested he press on is likely misinformed and it is doubtful if he can affect the outcome. The judges have ruled already.
Evidently, in the eyes of MN, he was too much aligned with Bush, thus the outcome.
Well, yes, Bush didn't help the GOP faithful this year. Why didn't they do something about that, dog gone it?
Posted by: Stuart Smalley | April 18, 2009 at 09:24 PM
Coleman is systematically ensuring he will never win an election again.
Keep it up, Norm. I can think of nothing better for the Republicans of Minnesota to spend their money on.
Joe Scarborough, the other day:
"Seriously. Norm, I like you. You lost. Okay...Can we seat a senator so Amy [Klobuchar] doesn't have to do the job of two Senators? It is seriously not fair to constituents in Minnesota to drag this out any longer. It is over Norm, okay. It is over."
National Review ( very conservative magazine) senior editor Ramesh Ponnuru:
If he keeps up the fight, he is likely to lose, unnecessarily deprive Minnesota of a second senator, end his political career seen as a sore loser, and hurt his party in a state that is eager for this fight to be over. His team has talked enough about further legal challenges that if he leaves now, he will get some points for grace. (Needless to say, that sentiment would not be universal.) But this is, I think, the last moment where he can exit with some dignity.
Former Minnesota Sen. David Durenberger (a Republican):
"I don't know how the Democratic Party operates because I'm not one of them," Durenberger said. "But every time we had an opening, somebody like Karl Rove and (George W. Bush campaign manager) Ken Mehlman and the Republican apparatchiks in the White House decide who is going to represent Minnesota. Closed out the party, closed out everybody else. That's what's going on now ... 'We will continue to fund you, just to keep the Democrat out of the Senate.' At some point, somebody has to deal with what's the will of the people of Minnesota."
Minnesota conservative blogger Scott Johnson, of Powerline, writing at National Review:
Indeed, I can't find a single good thing to say about [Al Franken] except that he didn't steal the election.
The Worthington Daily Globe:
It's becoming increasingly clearer that Coleman and fellow Republicans — desperate to keep the Democrats from strengthening their power — are pressing onward primarily for political reasons. Meanwhile, Minnesota continues to only have one U.S. senator, despite a prolonged process that has shown Franken to be the winner on two occasions.
We, like the Albert Lea Tribune, endorsed Norm Coleman over Franken. We also share the same opinion that Coleman, for the benefit of the state and its citizens, should concede. Norm Coleman and his attorneys claim they want to ensure no Minnesota voter gets left behind. Instead, they're trying their best to leave Minnesota behind.
A strong majority of Minnesota voters think that Norm Coleman should concede the race for US Senate, that Tim Pawlenty should certify Al Franken as the winner, and that Franken should be seated immediately, the newest survey from Public Policy Polling finds.
63% of voters in the state think that Coleman should just concede the race himself. That includes almost all of Franken and Dean Barkley's supporters, as well as a third of respondents who voted for Coleman last fall.
59% express support both for Pawlenty certifying Franken as the winner and for Franken being seated immediately.
Al Franken is going to be one of our best Senators, conservative or liberal, in the coming years. He is on his way to his real "calling", though he has been quite a success before now. Anyone who has listened to his radio show, before he started running for office, will know that he is on top of all the issues and a dedicated public servant.
Meanwhile, Coleman helped run our economy into the ground and covered up the Bushit long enough for the Republicans to invade Iraq under false pretenses and rob the treasury for their defense contract buddies.
Good Coleman, and good riddance.
It is time for a true citizen to take office; we're done with opportunistic posers like you.
BTW... anyone seen Al's Birth Certificate? You may want to get a good look at it, everyone, before the conservatives try convincing you that Al was born elsewhere and that the Birth Certificate doesn't exist.
Posted by: Jane | April 22, 2009 at 05:12 AM
And isn't Franken a Druid? Haven't we been fighting the radical Druids for time eternal, because they hate our way of life? They're haters, and Franken looks like one of 'em.
A magician? I hope so. We sure need one after the mess you all left this country in. Actually, we could a whole lot of 'em.


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CORRECTIONS & RETRACTIONS
Plea Deal For Wasserman Schultz's Pakistani Spy Associates Suggests Prosecutors Are Preparing Criminal Indictments Of House Democrats
Elder Patriot – On Tuesday Imran Awan and his wife Hina Alvi entered into a plea arrangement with the Justice Department. Considering the evidence against them the only reason to offer them a deal would be because they can deliver bigger fish, much bigger fish for the prosecution.
Consider names like then-DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz and these members of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Andre Carson, Luis Guiterez, Jim Himes, Terri Sewell, Jackie Speier, Mike Quigley, Eric Swalwell and Patrick Murphy.
They are all Democrats and they all employed the woefully unvetted and unqualified family of Imran Awan at IT consultants. That provided these Pakistani nationals with access to top-secret classified files. Their corruption was also exposed only 19 days into the nascent Trump Administration, something they had banked on never becoming a reality.
Something is amiss for sure and it's an almost certainty that these Democrats were either willful participants in violating our national security interests or, once they became aware of the Awan's illegal activities allowed themselves to be blackmailed in order to keep the flow of classified information going.
Why else were they paying the Awan family four times the going rate?
Pat Sowers, an IT manager for other House Democrats was performing the same services for a quarter of the amount that the Awan brothers were being paid. Sowers said:
"There's no question about it: If I was accused of a tenth of what these guys are accused of, they'd take me out in handcuffs that same day, and I'd never work again.
Late last July, Luke Rosiak of the Daily Caller who has done yeoman work investigating this travesty, reported that FBI agents seized smashed computer hard drives from the home of Florida Democratic Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz's information technology (IT) administrator, Imran Awan.
The evidence since then has become more than sufficient to put Imran, his wife, two brothers, and his parents behind bars for the remainder of their natural lives. So why deal?
The timeline suggests that the DOJ is focusing on more than just the Awan family. Imran was arrested last August and prosecutors had enough evidence to convict him at that time so why wait another ten months?
The Trump administration would like nothing better than to embarrass the Democrats who employed these spies especially since they are members of the HPSCI that have worked diligently to discredit Devin Nunes – Trump's lone defender among the Gang of Eight.
Actually, there is something they'd like better than that. That would be to tie these Democrats, and as many more as possible, to conducting a conspiracy with the Awans.
Given the long-awaited aggressive posture that AG Sessions finally exhibited yesterday in indicting senior senate staffer James Wolfe for leaking classified operations that followed an FBI sting operation, it appears that Sessions has finally taken the gloves off.
The indictment of James Wolfe likely represents the tip of the iceberg for the corrupt Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and members Dianne Feinstein and Mark Warner. And the same is likely to be true in the case of the HPSCI dems.
The Awans' plea deal, coming so many months after the indictment was handed down suggests that the deal is contingent on Imran having givien up something big in return for only being charged with four counts. And, that whatever he gave up was followed by months of working the investigation by the FBI and DOJ.
Think Wasserman Schultz, Carson, Guiterez, Himes, Sewell, Speier, Quigley, Eric Swalwell and Murphy.
Game On: Trump Tackles Dems' PC Racism Shield – Refuses to Allow Anarchists to Hide Behind Victimhood
Elder Patriot – By every statistical measure, Democrats' Marxist policy proposals are losing credibility in the wake of Obama's failed presidency and President Trump's incredibly successful first two-and-a-half years in office. President Trump's policies have
Corruption Among Obama Holdovers Directly Linked to 52,000 Deaths
ELDER PATRIOT – Former President Barack Obama was the most anti-American chief executive ever elected. He coupled his anti-American agenda with the most aggressive looting of the federal treasury imaginable. One look at the results
Hillary Clinton's Sole Appeal to Women: Vote For Me I'm a Woman
ELDER PATRIOT – After a career in politics that has seen Hillary Clinton serve as the first lady of Arkansas and then of the United States, the U.S. senator from New York and finally as
DACA: Another Mess Created By Obama
Elder Patriot – Former Attorney General Eric Holder is urging President Trump not to terminate his predecessor's amnesty for illegal immigrants who were brought to the United States as children. Holder contends that Trump has
Biden's Motorcade Involved in Crash – Vice President Ignores Injured Mother of Five
ELDER PATRIOT – What is it about Vice President Joe Biden and the motorcades he travels in? A quick Google search of Biden's accidents yielded at least five incidents including a fatality. The New York
Pete Buttigieg's Own Family Identifies Him as a False Prophet Violating the Biblical Teachings on Abortion
Elder Patriot – Ryhan Glezman is Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg's brother-in-law. He is also the senior pastor at Community Church of God in Clio, Michigan. Last night he joined Tucker Carlson to explain that
Loser Message From Black Lives Matter Revealed
ELDER PATRIOT – Black Lives Matter activist and co-founder Chanelle Helm recently released a list of 10 requests to whites that was published on Leoweekly.com: 1. "White people, if you don't have any descendants, will
Media Ignored What The Clintons Did to Haiti. Trump Hasn't. Finally, Democrat Race Pimps' Day of Reckoning Has Arrived
Elder Patriot – The mainstream media long ago ceased being an honest broker with the American people when it comes to the Clintons. Never more than when it comes to Haiti. In September 2016 the
Spygate: Out-of-Control Spooks Went Rogue on Both Sides of the Atlantic. Deliberately Failed to Brief National Leaders
Elder Patriot -The UK Telegraph has revealed how the corrupt intelligence agencies within Britain became participants in obscuring their prior knowledge of the importance of the Steele Dossier. The Epoch Times: The Telegraph has published
Broward Sheriff Israel Facing No-Confidence Deputies' Vote
Elder Patriot – Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel became a cause celebre following the Parkland shooting rampage that left 17 high school students dead and the same number injured. Israel's willingness to assail the Second
By Now Everyone Knows Obama's Intelligence Community Was Corrupt But Are Military Tribunals in the Offing? Listen to Trey Gowdy..
Elder Patriot| Given the unprecedented level of political division that exists within the United States body politic, coupled with the incredible complexity of the legal issues surrounding the surveillance, and attempted coup, that was directed
Sen. Dianne Feinstein's Dinner With Iranian Foreign Minister Wasn't Approved By the State Department – Her Office Said it Was. Is Something Big About to Break?
Elder Patriot – On Thursday we discussed how "unusual" we thought Dianne Feinstein's (D-CA) with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, coming as it did, amid escalating U.S.-Iranian tensions. It raised red flags for us
Prominent Trump and America Hating Dem Senator Has a History of Silencing Dissent
ELDER PATRIOT – California's junior senator, Kamala Harris should have been rebuked for the manner that she interrogated Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Harris came as close as she could to asking for bright lights to
HERE Is WHAT WILL HAPPEN If The DEEP STATE TAKES DOWN PRESIDENT TRUMP & It's NOT PRETTY … FOR THEM
"The tree of liberty must be refreshed with the blood of patriots and tyrants." – Thomas Jefferson
ELDER PATRIOT – Corrupt politicians ignore Jefferson's directive to their own detriment. It's no longer political, it's personal.
Americans have had their eyes opened by the ascension of Donald Trump and no amount of leftwing money can put the Freedom Movement genie back in the bottle.
Conservative Senator Ted Cruz made that observation after reviewing the results of the 2016 elections and the expectations of the voters.
Cruz, who had the most high profile personality clash with Donald Trump during the Republican primary process nevertheless embraced Trump's America First agenda and said, "If we're given the White House and both houses of Congress and we don't deliver, I think there will be pitchforks and torches in the streets. And I think quite rightly."
Candidate Trump promised many things – border control, lower taxes, fairer trade relations, a balanced budget, healthcare that puts the people first not the government, safer communities, and – to the extent possible – an end to foreign wars. What, among those promises, should any Republican, nay any American, have a problem with?
After four months without a single legislative achievement, Congressional and Senatorial Republicans – notably John McCain, Paul Ryan and Lindsey Graham – have joined the Democrats in investigating President Trump absent a single shred of evidence that an underlying crime has been committed.
So, what gives?
Well, there was one additional promise that Trump made on his way to the White House that has some Republicans joining with Democrats and quaking in their boots, Trump's promise to "Drain the Swamp."
As we reported yesterday, "An F.B.I. agent with 'intimate knowledge of the inner workings of the Clinton case' told us that they uncovered evidence of such massive corruption that the agents involved realized that damned near the entire government could be brought down."
The criminal co-conspirators in both parties realized almost immediately that the new sheriff wasn't interested in joining them in the swamp so they launched, what can only be characterized as, a coup attempt.
Democrats are well schooled in such things probably because of their close alliance with Marxist regimes that can only gain power by seizing it through bloody civil wars. It should be noted that the Democratic Party has already done this once before.
One Hundred and Fifty-Seven years ago the Democrats waged a war against the First Republican President Abraham Lincoln for giving Blacks their freedom. That war came at a high price, as many as 700,000 Americans died fighting for what they believe in. To put that in perspective, these casualties exceed the nation's loss in all its other wars, from the Revolution through Vietnam.
Today, Americans are still prepared to fight and die to protect their children's God-given freedoms. Despite what you are reading and hearing in the mainstream media, they aren't the leftwing-funded rioters, the pussy hat-wearing feminists, or the cuck bois that cant handle a micro aggression. No, the Americans that back Donald Trump are well armed.
Donald Trump's presidency will move forward politically lest the sixty million patriots who voted for him, that are comprised of the large majority of military voters, police, and NRA members, move it forward by force.
These patriots are armed, trained, prepared, and have proven their discipline. They have grown disgusted by the corruption in Washington and will do whatever is necessary to make sure Trump's Freedom Agenda moves forward and under the direction of Donald Trump himself.
No amount of fake news based on unsubstantiated charges by unnamed sources is going to change that. The battle lines have been drawn and no amount of finger pointing is going to convince these patriots to let anyone overturn the election results.
So why are establishment politicians courting a bloodbath on the streets of America that will also threaten them personally when they could be part of Making America Great Again? It's because they have been caught red-handed and up to their eyeballs in a worldwide criminal conspiracy that has nothing to do with politics and everything to do with defrauding the American taxpayers.
And, now that they've been caught robbing the world's largest bank – the U.S. treasury – they have chosen to go out in a blaze of glory rather than try to defend the indefensible at trial.
Washington's criminal elites have chosen to go to war to unseat our duly elected president. It's time to make our voices heard before this turns very ugly. Buckle your chin strap, America is counting on you.
EDITORS NOTE: THIS IS NOT A CALL TO ARMS BUT RATHER AN ANALYSIS OF WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF THE DEEP STATES OVERTURNS A DUELY ELECTED PRESIDENT.
HERE IS A LIST OF EVERY SINGLE TIME OBAMA COMMITTED AN IMPEACHABLE OFFENSE THAT DEMS & MEDIA COVERED UP
"Impeach!" It's been more than eight years since Democrats uttered that word – long enough for anyone to wonder if it was still in their vocabulary, considering the deafening silence through the dozens of serious scandals during President Obama's administration – but now that President Trump is the man in the White House, it's back with a vengeance.
Democrats everywhere are wildly slinging the "I" word, hoping to nail Trump for high crimes and misdemeanors after the New York Times claimed a memo written by former FBI Director James Comey said the president urged him to end the federal investigation into former national security adviser Michael Flynn.
Some members of Congress are getting in on the action. They include Reps. Maxine Water, D-Calif., and Al Green, D-Texas. Even a Republican, Rep. Justin Amash, claimed Wednesday there are grounds to impeach President Trump. House Oversign Committee Chair Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, asked for the alleged Comey memo and other documents. Chaffetz tweeted that he is prepared to subpoena the information. And Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., invoked "Watergate."
Now the Democratic Party is reportedly poll testing impeachment as a 2018 election issue. More than 1 million people signed a petition calling on Congress to impeach Trump.
Wasting no time Wednesday, the mainstream media sprang into action, enthusiastically echoing the left's impeachment calls. MSNBC launched a Watergate ad implying Trump is America's new Richard Nixon.
"Watergate. We know its name because there were reporters who never stopped asking questions," says MSNBC host Chris Hayes, who hinted that Trump is next on the impeachment chopping block. "Now, who knows where the questions will take us. But I know this: I'm not going to stop asking them."
Meanwhile, some overzealous members of the left plastered fliers around Washington, D.C., demanding all White House staffers resign Wednesday.
The posters read: "If you work for this White House you are complicit in hate-mongering, lies, corrupt taking of Americans' tax money via self-dealing and emoluments, and quite possibly federal crimes and treason. Also, any wars will be on your soul. … Resign now."
But constitutional scholar Jonathan Turley, who voted for President Obama, warned "impeachment" enthusiasts not to get ahead of themselves with President Trump. Why?
At this time, there's no evidence Trump actually committed a crime.
"The criminal code demands more than what Comey reportedly describes in his memo," Turley wrote in a May 17 opinion piece posted at the Hill. Turley explained:
For the first time, the Comey memo pushes the litany of controversies surrounding Trump into the scope of the United States criminal code.
However, if this is food for obstruction of justice, it is still an awfully thin soup. Some commentators seem to be alleging criminal conduct in office or calling for impeachment before Trump completed the words of his inaugural oath of office. Not surprising, within minutes of the New York Times report, the response was a chorus of breathless "gotcha" announcements. But this memo is neither the Pentagon Papers nor the Watergate tapes. Indeed, it raises as many questions for Comey as it does Trump in terms of the alleged underlying conduct.
A good place to start would be with the federal law, specifically 18 U.S.C. 1503. The criminal code demands more than what Comey reportedly describes in his memo. There are dozens of different variations of obstruction charges ranging from threatening witnesses to influencing jurors. None would fit this case. That leaves the omnibus provision on attempts to interfere with the "due administration of justice."
However, that still leaves the need to show that the effort was to influence "corruptly" when Trump could say that he did little but express concern for a longtime associate. The term "corruptly" is actually defined differently under the various obstruction provisions, but it often involves a showing that someone acted "with the intent to secure an unlawful benefit for oneself or another." Encouraging leniency or advocating for an associate is improper but not necessarily seeking an unlawful benefit for him.
. Obama's Iran nuke deal
Obama knew about Hillary's private email server
Obama IRS targets conservatives
Obama's DOJ spies on AP reporters
Obamacare & Obama's false promises
Illegal-alien amnesty by executive order
Benghazi-gate
Operation Fast & Furious
5 Taliban leaders for Bergdahl
Extortion 17
'Recess ' appointments – when Senate was in session
Appointment of 'czars' without Senate approval
Suing Arizona for enforcing federal law
Refusal to defend Defense of Marriage Act
Illegally conducting war against Libya
NSA: Spying on Americans
Muslim Brotherhood ties
Miriam Carey
Solyndra and the lost $535 million
Cap & Trade: When in doubt, bypass Congress
Refusal to prosecute New Black Panthers
Obama's U.S. citizen 'hit list'
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\section{I. Introduction}
In the past decade, topological superconductors (TSC) have received widespread attention as a new quantum state of matter \cite{TSCreview1,TSCreview2,TSCreview3}.
The most prominent character of TSC is the existence of Majorana fermions \cite{TSCreview1,TSCreview2}. These fermions are their own antiparticles and obey non-Abelian statistics, which makes TSC useful in fault-tolerant quantum computing.
In theory, in addition to topological materials that are intrinsically superconducting \cite{superconductingTM1,superconductingTM2,superconductingTM3,superconductingTM4}, doped topological materials that exhibit superconductivity are also natural candidates for TSC \cite{TSCreview3}.
In reality, examples in the latter category include $A_{x}$Bi$_{2}$Se$_{3}$ ($A$ = Cu, Sr, Nb) \cite{CuxBi2Se3,SrxBi2Se3,NbxBi2Se3}, Tl$_{0.6}$Bi$_{2}$Te$_{3}$ \cite{TlxBi2Te3}, Sn$_{1-x}$In$_{x}$Te \cite{Sn1-xInxTe}, K- and [C$_{6}$H$_{11}$N$_{2}$]-intercalated WTe$_{2}$ \cite{KxWTe2,organicintercalated}. These materials are all based on transition metal or main-group chalcogenides, and most of their parent compounds are either topological insulators or topological crystalline insulators.
In comparison, doping-induced superconductivity has been rarely observed in topological semimetals.
Very recently, CoSi was shown to have a topologically nontrivial band structure \cite{CoSi1,CoSi2}, suggesting that TSC may also be found in transition metal silicides.
However, no such example has been reported to date. Note that, compared with chalcogenides, the transition metal silicides generally have higher hardness and thermal stability \cite{highhardness}, and thus are better suited for practical applications.

Several theoretical calculations consistently show that Mo$_{5}$Si$_{3}$ is a high symmetry line topological semimetal \cite{Mo5Si3prediction1,Mo5Si3prediction2,Mo5Si3prediction3}.
This material belongs to the tetragonal $D$8$_{m}$ category of the $A_{5}$$B_{3}$ family, and its structure is sketched in Figs. 1(a) and (b).
In the tetragonal unit cell, there are two distinct Mo sites Mo(1) and Mo(2), the nearest-neighbours of which form zigzag and linear chains running along the $c$-axis, respectively \cite{Mo5Si3structure}.
Since the density of states at the Fermi level [$N$($E_{\rm F}$)] of Mo$_{5}$Si$_{3}$ is dominated by the Mo 4$d$ states, this one-dimensional arrangement of the Mo atoms results in significant anisotropy in physical properties including thermal expansion and resistivity \cite{Mo5Si3anisotropy}. However, Mo$_{5}$Si$_{3}$ has long been studied as a high-temperature structural alloy \cite{HTalloy1,HTalloy2,HTalloy3}, while little attention has been paid to its low temperature properties.
In this respect, it is worth noting that a number of compounds isostructural to Mo$_{5}$Si$_{3}$ are found superconducting and their $T_{\rm c}$ correlates with the average number of valence electrons per atom ratio ($e$/$a$) \cite{Nb5Sn2Al}. The $e$/$a$ value falls in the range between 4.25 and 4.625 for most of these superconductors, but is significant higher (5.25) for W$_{5}$Si$_{3}$ that is isoelectronic to Mo$_{5}$Si$_{3}$.
This suggests the presence of another superconducting region at higher $e$/$a$ values, which is also expected by the Matthias rule \cite{MTrule}.
It is thus speculated that superconductivity may be induced in Mo$_{5}$Si$_{3}$ by increasing the number of valence electrons.
\begin{figure*}
\includegraphics*[width=17cm]{Fig1.eps}
\caption{
(a) Schematic structure of Mo$_{5}$Si$_{3}$ projected perpendicular to the $c$-axis.
(b) A three-dimensional view of the Mo$_{5}$Si$_{3}$ unit cells.
(c) Powder x-ray diffraction patterns for the series of Mo$_{5-x}$Re$_{x}$Si$_{3}$ samples.
(d)-(f) Structural refinement results for $x$ = 0, 1 and 2, respectively. The inset in panel (f) shows a zoom of the data for $x$ = 2 in the 2$\theta$ range between 41$^{\circ}$ and 44$^{\circ}$, and the impurity peak near 2$\theta$ $\approx$ 43$^{\circ}$ is marked by the asterisk.
(g-i) Re content $x$ dependence of the lattice constants and unit-cell volume for the Mo$_{5-x}$Re$_{x}$Si$_{3}$ samples, respectively.
The inset in (g) shows the (400) peak for these samples.
}
\label{fig1}
\end{figure*}

With this in mind, we employ Re as a dopant since it has one more valence electron than Mo.
Structural analysis indicates that Mo$_{5-x}$Re$_{x}$Si$_{3}$ retains a single tetragonal structure up to $x$ $\approx$ 2, and the increase of Re content $x$ results in a reduction of the $a$-axis but has little affect on the $c$-axis. For $x$ $\geq$ 0.5, bulk superconductivity is observed with a maximal $T_{\rm c}$ of 5.78 K observed at the Re solubility limit.
The dependencies of $T_{\rm c}$ on $N$($E_{\rm F}$), electron-phonon coupling constant as well as $e$/$a$ are examined, and various superconducting parameters are obtained.
Moreover, the evolution of band topology with Re doping is investigated by theoretical calculations.
The implication of these results on the possibility of topological superconductivity in Re-doped Mo$_{5}$Si$_{3}$ is discussed.

\section{II. Materials and Methods}
\begin{table}[b]
\caption{Atomic coordinates for Mo$_{5-x}$Re$_{x}$Si$_{3}$.}
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\\
\hline
   Atoms & site  &  $x$  & $y$ & $z$ & Occupancy \\

\hline
Mo(1)/Re(1)							& 	 16$k$ 	 & 0.074	& 0.223 & 0 & (1-0.2$x$)/0.2$x$ 	\\
Mo(2)/Re(2)							& 	  4$b$ 	 & 0 & 0.5 & 0.25 & (1-0.2$x$)/0.2$x$		\\
Si(1)				&      8$h$    & 			0.17 & 0.67 & 0 & 1 \\
Si(2)	&      4$a$ &   0  & 0 & 0.25 & 1  \\
\hlin
\hline
\end{tabular}
\label{Table3}
\end{table}
Polycrystalline Mo$_{5-x}$Re$_{x}$Si$_{3}$ samples with $x$ = 0, 0.5, 1, 1.5 and 2 were prepared by the arc melting method.
High purity powders of Mo (99.9\%), Re (99.9\%) and Si (99.99\%) were weighed according to the stoichiometric ratio, mixed thoroughly using a mortar and pestle, and pressed into pellets in an argon-filled glovebox. The pellets were melted several times in an arc furnace under argon atmosphere, followed by rapid cooling on a water-chilled copper plate.
The resulting ingots were grounded, pressed gain into pellets, and annealed at 1600 $^{\circ}$C in a vacuum furnace for 24 hours, followed by furnace cooling to room temperature.
We have examined carefully ingots and pellets of all samples but no single crystals could be obtained.
\begin{figure*}
\includegraphics*[width=17.5cm]{Fig2.eps}
\caption{
(a) Temperature dependence of resistivity for the series of Mo$_{5-x}$Re$_{x}$Si$_{3}$ samples.
(b) A zoom of the same set of data in the low temperature region.
(c) Magnetic susceptibility data in the same temperature range as in (b) for these samples.
(d) Low temperature $C_{\rm p}$ data for the series of Mo$_{5-x}$Re$_{x}$Si$_{3}$ samples.
The solid lines are entropy conserving constructions to estimate the specific heat jump as well as $T_{\rm c}$ and dashed lines are fits by the Debye model.
(e) Normalized electronic specific heat for the samples with $x$ = 1, 1.5 and 2. The dashed and solid lines are fits by the $\alpha$ model.
}
\label{fig1}
\end{figure*}

The phase purity was checked by powder x-ray diffraction (XRD) at room temperature using a Bruker D8 Advance diffractometer with Cu K$\alpha$ radiation. The chemical composition was measured with an energy-dispersive x-ray (EDX) spectrometer affiliated to a Hitachi field emission scanning electron microscope (SEM). Electrical resistivity and specific heat measurements were carried out in a Quantum Design Physical Property Measurement System (PPMS-9 Dynacool). The resistivity was measured using a standard four-probe method down to 1.8 K, and, if necessary, then from 1.8 to 150 mK with an adiabatic dilution refrigerator option. The applied current is 1 mA. The specific heat was measured down to 1.8 K using a relaxation method. Magnetic susceptibility measurements down to 1.8 K were performed in a Quantum Design Magnetic Property Measurement System (MPMS3) with an applied magnetic field of 0.5 mT in both zero-field cooling (ZFC) and field cooling (FC) modes. For consistency, all the results were collected on the same sample for each $x$ value.

First-principles band structure calculations were performed using the Perdew-Burke-Ernzerhof (PBE)\cite{PBE} exchange-correlation functional in the Vienna ab-initio simulation package \cite{VASP}. Our convergence threshold of Hellmann-Feynman force is 0.01 eV/{\AA} and the energy convergence criteria was set to 10$^{-6}$ eV. In both optimization and self-consistent calculations, the energy cutoff was fixed to 450 eV. Besides, we adopted 9$\times$9$\times$9 $k$
points to mesh the Brillouin zone. The effect of spin-orbital coupling (SOC) \cite{SOC} is included for Wannier-function-based calculations of $Z_{2}$ invariants \cite{SOC,wanier} .
\begin{figure*}
\includegraphics*[width=17.5cm]{Fig3.eps}
\caption{
(a-c) Temperature dependence of resistivity under various fields for the Mo$_{5-x}$Re$_{x}$Si$_{3}$ samples with $x$ = 1, 1.5 and 2, respectively.
In each panel, the field increment is 0.5 T.
(d) Temperature dependence of upper critical field for these samples. The solid and dashed lines are fits by the WHH and Ginzburg-Landau models, respectively.
}
\label{fig1}
\end{figure*}

\section{III. Results and Discussion}
Fig. 1(c) shows the results of XRD measurements for the series of Mo$_{5-x}$Re$_{x}$Si$_{3}$ samples.
It is obvious that all the patterns are very similar, indicating that the structure remains unchanged upon Re doping.
For the refinement, the $I$4/$mcm$ space group is employed and the Re atoms are assumed to occupy disorderly the Mo(1) and Mo(2) sites (see Table I) \cite{orderedmodel}.
As exemplified in Figs. 1(d)-(f), a good agreement is obtained between the calculated and observed patterns (the CIF files are available through the ICSD database, CSD 2027050-2027052) and the refinement results are listed in Table II.
For $x$ = 2, a small impurity peak is discernible at 2$\theta$ $\approx$ 43$^{\circ}$ [see the inset of Fig. 1(f)], suggesting that this $x$ value is very close to the solubility limit of Re in Mo$_{5}$Si$_{3}$.
Figures 2(d)-(f) show the refined lattice parameters and unit-cell volume ($V$) plotted as a function of Re content $x$.
The lattice parameters for Mo$_{5}$Si$_{3}$ ($x$ = 0) are $a$ = 9.648(1) {\AA} and $c$ = 4.903(1) {\AA}, in good agreement with the previous report \cite{Mo5Si3structure}.
With increasing $x$, the $a$-axis decreases by $\sim$1.1 \% to 9.545(1) {\AA}, which is clearly evidenced by the shift of (400) peak position toward higher 2$\theta$ values [see the inset of Fig. 1(g)].
In comparison, the variation of $c$-axis is within $\sim$0.2 \%.
As a result, $V$ shrinks by nearly 2\% at $x$ = 2 compared with $x$ = 0, which is as expected since Re has a smaller atomic radius than Mo \cite{radius}.

The morphology of these Mo$_{5-x}$Re$_{x}$Si$_{3}$ samples was also investigated by SEM.
At low $x$ values, the samples contains disconnected grains with a size of several tenth $\mu$m.
As the Re content increases, the grains become interconnected with the voids getting fewer and smaller.
This signifies a growth in the grain size, probably due to a reduction in the energy barrier caused by Re doping.
The EDX spectra were collected from several locations for each sample (see Fig. S1 of the Supporting Information).
Averaging the data yields the measured chemical compositions of Mo$_{5.06(8)}$Si$_{2.93(8)}$, Mo$_{4.54(11)}$Re$_{0.47(9)}$Si$_{2.99(9)}$, Mo$_{4.01(11)}$Re$_{1.09(3)}$Si$_{2.90(12)}$, Mo$_{3.65(6)}$Re$_{1.43(3)}$Si$_{2.91(7)}$, and Mo$_{3.17(13)}$Re$_{1.83(6)}$Si$_{2.99(11)}$ for $x$ = 0, 0.5, 1, 1.5 and 2, respectively, which agree with the nominal ones within the experimental error.

\begin{figure*}
\includegraphics*[width=17.5cm]{Fig4.eps}
\caption{
(a-b) $T_{\rm c}$ of the Mo$_{5-x}$Re$_{x}$Si$_{3}$ samples plotted as a function of $\gamma$ and $\lambda_{\rm ep}$, respectively.
(c) $T_{\rm c}$ of superconductors isostructural to Mo$_{5-x}$Re$_{x}$Si$_{3}$ plotted as a function of the average number of valence electrons per atom ratio. The two dashed lines are a guide to the eyes, showing that $T_{\rm c}$ of these superconductors follows the empirical Matthias rule.
}
\label{fig1}
\end{figure*}

Figure 2(a) shows the temperature dependence of resistivity ($\rho$) for the series of Mo$_{5-x}$Re$_{x}$Si$_{3}$ samples.
In all cases, $\rho$ decreases smoothly with decreasing temperature, indicative of a metallic behavior without any phase transition.
For undoped Mo$_{5}$Si$_{3}$ ($x$ = 0), $\rho$ remains finite down to 150 mK and the residual resistivity ratio (RRR) is about 3.
When increasing $x$ to 0.5, while the $\rho_{\rm 300K}$ value remains nearly unchanged, the RRR ratio is reduced to 1.5.
With further increasing $x$, the $\rho$($T$) curve shifts up almost rigidly, and the low temperature $\rho$ value for $x$ = 2 is nearly one order of magnitude larger than that for $x$ = 0.
This suggests that the incorporation of Re atoms leads to enhanced electron scattering.
Despite this enhancement, a clear drop to zero resistivity is observed for all Re-doped samples, and the resistive transition moves to higher temperatures as the increase of Re content.
From midpoints of the resistive transitions, the values of $T_{\rm c}$ are determined to be 1.67 K, 4.45 K, 5.29 K, and 5.78 K for $x$ = 0.5, 1, 1.5 and 2, respectively.
One may note that, in these samples, a higher $T_{\rm c}$ is correlated with a larger normal-state $\rho$.
However, it should be pointed that the resistivity of polycrystalline samples as used in the present study largely depends on the contribution of grain boundaries \cite{GB}.
Thus this correlation needs to be verified when single crystals become available.

The occurrence of superconductivity is corroborated by the magnetic susceptibility ($\chi$) and specific heat ($C_{\rm p}$) results shown in Figs. 2(c) and (d).
Large shielding fractions exceeding 100\% at 1.8 K (without correction for demagnetization effect due to the irregular sample shapes) and strong $C_{\rm p}$ anomalies are observed for the Mo$_{5-x}$Re$_{x}$Si$_{3}$ samples with $x$ $\geq$ 1, indicating bulk superconductivity. As for $x$ = 0.5, such anomaly is absent since it is expected below the lowest measurement temperature of 1.8 K.
The $T_{\rm c}$ values determined from the onset of diamagnetic $\chi$ are 4.63 K, 5.27 K and 5.78 K for $x$ = 1, 1.5 and 2, respectively.
On the other hand, entropy conserving constructions of the $C_{\rm p}$ anomalies yield $T_{\rm c}$ = 4.15 K, 5.11 K, 5.66 K, and $\Delta$$C_{\rm p}$/$\gamma$$T_{\rm c}$ = 1.42, 1.48, 1.64 for the same series of samples.
Note that the $T_{\rm c}$ values determined from transport and magnetic measurements are close to each other and  higher than that determined from the thermodynamic measurements.
The difference is less than 0.2 K for $x$ = 1.5 and 2 but attains a significantly larger value of $\sim$0.5 K for $x$ = 1, presumably due to lower sample homogeneity.

For all $x$ values, the normal-state $C_{\rm p}$ data are analyzed by the Debye model
\begin{equation}
C_{\rm p}/T = \gamma + \beta T^{2},
\end{equation}
where $\gamma$ and $\beta$ are the Sommerfield and phonon specific heat coefficients, respectively. Then the Debye temperature can be calculated as
\begin{equation}
\Theta_{\rm D} = (\frac{12\pi^{4}nR}{5\beta})^{1/3},
\end{equation}
where $n$ = 8 and $R$ = 8.314 J mol$^{-1}$ K$^{-1}$ is the molar gas constant.
Thus we obtain $\gamma$ = 24.2 mJ mol$^{-1}$ K$^{-2}$, 24.1 mJ mol$^{-1}$ K$^{-2}$, 25.5 mJ mol$^{-1}$ K$^{-2}$, 28.7 mJ mol$^{-1}$ K$^{-2}$, 29.8 mJ mol$^{-1}$ K$^{-2}$, and $\Theta_{\rm D}$ = 407 K, 406 K, 403 K, 397 K, 386 K for $x$ = 0, 0.5, 1, 1.5 and 2, respectively.
From $\Theta_{\rm D}$, the electron phonon coupling strength $\lambda_{\rm ep}$ can be estimated using the inverted McMillan formula \cite{McMillam},
\begin{equation}
\lambda_{\rm ep} = \frac{1.04 + \mu^{\ast} \rm ln(\Theta_{\rm D}/1.45\emph{T}_{\rm c})}{(1 - 0.62\mu^{\ast})\rm ln(\Theta_{\rm D}/1.45\emph{T}_{\rm c}) - 1.04},
\end{equation}
where $\mu^{\ast}$ is the Coulomb repulsion pseudopotential.
According to Ref. \cite{McMillam}, $\mu^{\ast}$ is usually between 0.1 and 0.13, the latter of which is taken for all transition metal elements.
Since the $N$($E_{\rm F}$) of Mo$_{5-x}$Re$_{x}$Si$_{3}$ are dominated by the contributions from Mo and Re atoms, $\mu^{\ast}$ value of 0.13 is reasonable.
Actually, we have checked the possible influence of the variation $\mu^{\ast}$ on the calculated results of $\lambda_{\rm ep}$ and found that it is insignificant.
Hence, for convenience, $\mu^{\ast}$ is assumed to be the same for all samples.
This gives $\lambda_{\rm ep}$ = 0.46, 0.57, 0.60, and 0.62 for $x$ = 0.5, 1, 1.5 and 2, respectively.

By subtracting the phonon contribution, we obtain the the normalized electronic specific heat $C_{\rm el}$/$\gamma$$T$ for $x$ $\geq$ 1 as shown in Fig. 2(e).
In order to fit the data, we employ a modified BCS model, or the so-called $\alpha$ model \cite{alphamodel}.
This model still assumes a fully gapped isotropic $s$-wave pairing while allows a variation of the coupling constant $\alpha$ $\equiv$ $\Delta_{\rm 0}$/$T_{\rm c}$, where $\Delta_{\rm 0}$ is the superconducting gap at 0 K.
Note that $\alpha_{\rm BCS}$ = 1.768 in the standard BCS theory \cite{BCSthoery}.
The $C_{\rm el}$/$\gamma$$T$ data for $x$ = 1.5 and 2 can be well reproduced by the model with $\alpha$ = $\alpha_{\rm BCS}$ and 1.88, respectively.
In comparison, the agreement with the data and the model with $\alpha$ = $\alpha_{\rm BCS}$ is slightly worse for $x$ = 1.
This is probably due to the sample inhomogeneity as noted above.
Nevertheless, it is emphasized that the overall quality of the fitting is well comparable to that reported in the literature \cite{HCfit}.
In addition, the $\alpha$ value for $x$ = 2 is larger than that for $x$ = 1 and 1.5, which is consistent with the trend of increasing $\lambda_{\rm ep}$ with Re content.
Taken together, these results suggest that the Mo$_{5-x}$Re$_{x}$Si$_{3}$ are weak coupling superconductors with a fully isotropic gap.
\begin{table*}
\caption{Measured chemical compositions, lattice and physical parameters of Mo$_{5-x}$Re$_{x}$Si$_{3}$.}
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\\
\hline
   Parameter  &  $x$ = 0  & $x$ = 0.5  & $x$ = 1 & $x$ = 1.5 & $x$ = 2 \\
\hline
Measured Mo content & 5.06(8) & 	4.54(11)  	 & 4.01(11) & 3.65(6) & 3.17(13)	\\
Measured Re content & 0 & 	0.47(9)  	 & 1.09(3) & 1.43(3) & 1.83(6)	\\
Measured Si content & 2.93(8) & 	2.99(9)  	 & 2.90(12) & 2.91(7) & 2.99(11)	\\
$a$ ({\AA})& 9.648(1) & 	9.623(1)  	 & 9.590(1) & 9.569(1) & 9.545(1)	\\
$c$ ({\AA}) & 4.903(1) 	&  4.897(1)      & 4.911(1) & 4.914(1) & 4.911(1)   \\
$R_{\rm wp}$ & 5.7\% &	6.5\%  	 & 6.4\% & 7.1\% & 8.6\%	\\
$R_{\rm p}$ & 4.5\% &	5.0\% 	 & 4.8\% & 5.4\%& 5.9\%	\\
GOF & 1.33&	1.51 	 & 1.43& 1.58& 1.77	\\
$T_{\rm c}$($\rho$) (K) &$-$  & 1.67   	 & 4.45 & 5.29 & 5.78 	\\
$T_{\rm c}$($\chi$) (K) &$-$  & $-$   	 & 4.63 & 5.27 & 5.78 	\\
$T_{\rm c}$($C_{\rm p}$) (K) &$-$  & $-$   	 & 4.15 & 5.11 & 5.66 	\\
$\Delta$$C_{\rm p}$/$\gamma$$T_{\rm c}$ &$-$& 	$-$  & 1.42 & 1.48 & 1.64	\\
$\gamma$ (mJ molatom$^{-1}$ K$^{-2}$) & 23.9& 	24.1  & 25.5 & 28.7 & 29.8	\\
$\Theta_{\rm D}$ (K) & 407 & 	406  	 & 403 & 397 & 386	\\
$\lambda_{\rm ep}$ & $-$ & 	0.46  	 & 0.57 & 0.60 & 0.62	\\
$B_{\rm c2}$(0) (T)& $-$ & $-$  	 & 4.2 & 6.5 & 8.5	\\
$\xi_{\rm GL}$ (nm)& $-$ & 	$-$  	 & 8.7 & 7.1 & 6.2	\\
\hlin
\hline
\end{tabular}
\label{Table3}
\end{table*}

\begin{figure*}
\includegraphics*[width=17cm]{Fig5.eps}
\caption{
(a) Brillouin zone of Mo$_{5-x}$Re$_{x}$Si$_{3}$ with high symmetry points and lines. (b) Bulk band structure of Mo$_{5}$Si$_{3}$ ($x$ = 0) with SOC included. Gapped and protected Dirac points are highlighted. Colorful regions indicate where gap opens due to SOC, which allows us to calculate the $Z_{2}$ invariants. Taking the green one as an example, if the top band is unoccupied while the bottom band is occupied, we find a weak TI phase with $Z_{2}$ invariants being (0;111). (c, d) Band structures of $x$ = 0 and 0.5, respectively, without SOC included. A comparison of the bands in the energy regions indicated by the red frames shows that they look very similar to each other.
}
\label{fig1}
\end{figure*}

Figures 3(a)-(c) show the temperature dependence of resistivity under various magnetic fields for the Mo$_{5-x}$Re$_{x}$Si$_{3}$ samples with $x$ = 1, 1.5 and 2, respectively.
Increasing the field leads to a gradual suppression of the resistive transition, and the same 50\%$\rho_{\rm N}$ criterion is used to determine $T_{\rm c}$ under field.
The resulting upper critical field ($B_{\rm c2}$)-temperature phase diagrams are summarized in Fig. 3(d).
As can be seen, the $B_{\rm c2}$($T$) data for $x$ = 1 are well fitted by the Werthamer-Helfand-Hohenberg (WHH) model \cite{WHH}, yielding a zero-temperature upper critical field $B_{\rm c2}$(0) = 4.4 T.
In contrast, the data for the other two samples show upward deviation from the WHH behavior especially at low temperature.
As such, the $B_{\rm c2}$(0) values are estimated by extrapolating with the Ginzburg-Landau (GL) model
\begin{equation}
B_{\rm c2}(T) = B_{\rm c2}(0)\frac{1-t^{2}}{1+t^{2}},
\end{equation}
where $t$ = $T$/$T_{\rm c}$.
This gives $B_{\rm c2}$(0) = 6.5 T and 8.5 T for $x$ = 1.5 and 2, respectively.
With these $B_{\rm c2}$(0) values, the GL coherence length $\xi_{\rm GL}$ can be calculated by the equation
\begin{equation}
\xi_{\rm GL} = \sqrt{\frac{\Phi_{0}}{2\pi B_{\rm c2}(0)}},
\end{equation}
where $\Phi_{0}$ = 2.07 $\times$ 10$^{-15}$ Wb is the flux quantum.
Hence $\xi_{\rm GL}$ values of 8.7 nm, 7.1 nm and 6.2 nm are obtained for $x$ = 1, 1.5 and 2, respectively.

Now we examine the correlation between $T_{\rm c}$ and the physical parameters $\gamma$ and $\lambda_{\rm ep}$ to gain some insight into the pairing mechanism of Mo$_{5-x}$Re$_{x}$Si$_{3}$.
As can be seen from Figs. 4(a) and (b), $T_{\rm c}$ tends to increase with the increases of both $\gamma$ and $\lambda_{\rm ep}$, which is consistent with the BCS theory \cite{BCSthoery}. However, the $\gamma$ value is nearly the same for $x$ = 0 and 0.5, and hence the emergence of superconductivity is unlikely due to a change in $N$($E_{\rm F}$). Indeed, when increasing $x$ from 0.5 to 2, $T_{\rm c}$ is enhanced by more than a factor of 3, while $\gamma$ is increased by only $\sim$24 \%.
Remarkably, $T_{\rm c}$ of Mo$_{5-x}$Re$_{x}$Si$_{3}$ exhibits a linear dependence on $\lambda_{\rm ep}$, suggests that it is primarily governed by the electron-phonon coupling strength.
Previous study shows that superconductivity emerges in the isostructural compound Mo$_{5}$Ge$_{3}$ after neutron irradiation, which dose not modify its $\gamma$ but results in phonon softening \cite{Mo5Ge3}. According to McMillan \cite{McMillam},
\begin{equation}
\lambda_{\rm ep} \equiv \frac{N(0)\langle I^{2}\rangle}{M\langle \omega^{2}\rangle},
\end{equation}
where $N$(0) is the bare density of states at the Fermi level, $M$ is the atomic mass, $\langle$$I^{2}$$\rangle$ and $\langle$$\omega^{2}$$\rangle$ are the averaged electron-phonon matrix elements and phonon frequencies, respectively. For irradiated Mo$_{5}$Ge$_{3}$, $\lambda_{\rm ep}$ is enhanced mainly due to the decrease of $\langle$$\omega^{2}$$\rangle$ since $\Theta_{\rm D}$ reduces significantly from 377 K to 320 K after irradiation \cite{Mo5Ge3}. In contrast, the values of  $N$(0), $M$ and $\langle$$\omega^{2}$$\rangle$ are nearly the same for the Mo$_{5-x}$Re$_{x}$Si$_{3}$ samples with $x$ = 0 and 0.5. Thus the increase in $\lambda_{\rm ep}$ in this case can only be due to the enhancement of electron-phonon matrix elements. It is thus clear that the effect of Re doping is different from that of irradiation in inducing superconductivity.
In this respect, the phonon spectrum as well as its evolution with Re doping in Mo$_{5-x}$Re$_{x}$Si$_{3}$ is definitely of interest for further investigations.

Figure 4(c) shows the $T_{\rm c}$ dependence on $e$/$a$ for Mo$_{5-x}$Re$_{x}$Si$_{3}$ together with previously known isostructural superconductors \cite{Nb5Sn2Al}.
According to the Matthias rule, $T_{\rm c}$ of intermetallic superconductors is expected to exhibit two maxima at $e$/$a$ close to 4.7 and 6.5 \cite{MTrule}.
Indeed, the $e$/$a$ values for most of the superconductors isostructural to Mo$_{5-x}$Re$_{x}$Si$_{3}$ are in the range of 4.25-4.625 with a maximum $T_{\rm c}$ of 5 K observed at $e$/$a$ = 4.6.
As for Mo$_{5-x}$Re$_{x}$Si$_{3}$, the $e$/$a$ values of 5.312-5.5 fall significantly above this range and $T_{c}$ shows a rapid increase with increasing $e$/$a$, which is consistent with the presence of another $T_{\rm c}$ maximum at higher $e$/$a$. In this regard, a higher $T_{\rm c}$ might be expected by substituting Mo in Mo$_{5}$Si$_{3}$ with elements that can supply more valence electrons than Re, such as Ru, Rh, Pd, Os, Ir, and Pt. On the other hand, this can serve as a useful guide for the search of superconductivity in related $A_{5}$$B_{3}$ compounds, such as Mo$_{5}$Ge$_{3}$ \cite{Mo5Ge3}, Cr$_{5}$Si$_{3}$ \cite{Cr5Si3}, Cr$_{5}$Ge$_{3}$ \cite{Cr5Ge3}, which may significantly enlarge this family of superconductors.

Since Mo$_{5}$Si$_{3}$ is predicted to be a topological semimetal, it is of natural interest to investigate the evolution of band topology with Re doping. Fig. 5(a) shows the Brillouin zone of Mo$_{5-x}$Re$_{x}$Si$_{3}$, and, as can be seen, there are five high symmetry points, $\Gamma$, Z, M, X and P. The calculated band structure with SOC included for Mo$_{5}$Si$_{3}$ ($x$ = 0) is depicted in Fig. 5(b). The result indicates that several bands are crossing the Fermi level ($E_{\rm F}$), consistent with the metallic nature. Without considering SOC, there are two nodal lines: one is surrounding M point at Z-M-$\Gamma$ plane and another one is the X-P high symmetry line. When turning on SOC, two gapped Dirac points are located at $\sim$0.45 eV below the $E_{\rm F}$ and the two protected Dirac points are located exactly a the X and P points. This opens a gap between the valence and conduction bands (see the green region). Therefore, we can still calculate the four $Z_{2}$ invariants ($\nu_{0}$;$\nu_{1}$, $\nu_{2}$, $\nu_{3}$) to be (0;111), indicating that the undoped system is in the weak topological insulator (TI) phase. Note that the fourfold degeneracy of bands at X/P point is protected by various symmetries (mirror $M_{z}$, inversion and time-reversal symmetries) even under SOC. This, together with the nontrivial topological index, demonstrates that Mo$_{5}$Si$_{3}$ is a Dirac nodal line semimetal, confirming the previous studies \cite{Mo5Si3prediction1,Mo5Si3prediction2,Mo5Si3prediction3}.

As indicated by above XRD results, the Re dopants are distributed homogeneously in the lattice and hence the point group symmetries remain unchanged. In view of this, virtual crystal approximation have been adopted to elucidate the band structure variation induced by Re doping.
Figs. 5(c) and (d) show the band structures without considering SOC for $x$ = 0 and 0.5, respectively. A comparison of these two plots uncovers that the bands near $E_{\rm F}$ for $x$ = 0.5 look very similar to those near $E$ $-$ $E_{\rm F}$ = $-$0.6 eV for $x$ = 0. This indicates that the band character and band ordering of Mo$_{5-x}$Re$_{x}$Si$_{3}$ with $x$ $>$ 0 resemble closely the valence bands of undoped Mo$_{5}$Si$_{3}$ so that $Z_{2}$ invariants of the former can be facilely checked. As also seen in Fig. 5(b), the $Z_{2}$ invariants are (1;000) when $E$ $-$ $E_{\rm F}$ ranges from $-$0.25 eV to $-$1.5 eV and (1;111) when $E$ $-$ $E_{\rm F}$ ranges from $-$1.5 eV to $-$2.0 eV. Clearly, this indicates that the Re-doped Mo$_{5}$Si$_{3}$ are mostly in the strong TI phase, though the band topology changes with the Re doping level. In passing, we have also calculated the density of states as a function of energy for Mo$_{5-x}$Re$_{x}$Si$_{3}$ (see Fig. S2 of the Supporting Information). The evolution of calculated $N$($E_{\rm F}$) with Re content is consistent with that from the $C_{\rm p}$ results.

From above results, one can see that doped silicides Mo$_{5-x}$Re$_{x}$Si$_{3}$ with 0.5 $\leq$ $x$ $\leq$ 2 not only exhibit fully gapped superconductivity, but also possess non-trivial band topology characterized by strong $Z_{2}$ invariants. These together render them promising candidates for TSC \cite{TSCreview1,TSCreview2,TSCreview3}. In this regard, future angle resolved photoemission spectroscopy and scanning tunneling microscopy studies are called for to probe the band structure and superconducting gap directly. In particular, it is of significant interest to see whether zero-bias conductance peaks can be found within the magnetic vortex cores for certain $x$ values, which is a hallmark of the existence of Majorana bound states \cite{ZBCP1,ZBCP2,ZBCP3}. Also, thin film growth of these silicides is worth pursuing.
On one hand, by choosing proper substrates, a compressive or tensile strain could be generated, which may increase $\lambda_{\rm ep}$ and hence enhance $T_{\rm c}$.
On the other hand, electrostatic gating of these films can be used to tune the $E_{\rm F}$ continuously.
This would allow us to control both $T_{\rm c}$ and band topology, and may find applications in Si-based superconducting devices.

\section{IV. Conclusions}
In summary, we have discovered Re-doping induced superconductivity in the topological semimetal Mo$_{5}$Si$_{3}$. The substitution of Re for Mo results in a shrinkage of the Mo$_{5-x}$Re$_{x}$Si$_{3}$ unit cell along the $a$-axis up to the solubility limit of $x$ $\approx$ 2. Meanwhile, fully gapped superconductivity is observed for 0.5 $\leq$ $x$ $\leq$ 2 and $T_{\rm c}$ increases monotonically with the Re content. At $x$ = 2, $T_{\rm c}$ reaches a maximum of 5.87 K, which is the highest among superconductors of this structural type.
Our analysis shows that the emergence of superconductivity as well as the trend in $T_{\rm c}$ is mainly attributed to the enhancement of electron-phonon coupling.
In addition,  $T_{\rm c}$ is found to increase as the increase of $e$/$a$, implying that a higher $T_{\rm c}$ may be achieved by adding more valence electrons.
First-principles calculations show that Re doping turns the system into strong TI phase, which is characterized by $Z_{2}$ invariants (1;000) or (1;111) depending on the doping level.
The combination of a fully gapped superconducting state and nontrivial band topology makes Mo$_{5-x}$Re$_{x}$Si$_{3}$ a promising candidate for TSC.
Our study suggests that transition metal silicides may offer a new playground to explore topological superconductivity, which might facilitate the creation and control of Majorana fermions in silicon-based devices.

\section*{ACKNOWLEGEMENT}
We acknowledge financial support by the foundation of Westlake University.
The work at Zhejiang University is supported by National Key Research Development Program of China (No.2017YFA0303002), National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.11974307, No.61574123), Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation (D19A040001), Research Funds for the Central Universities and the 2DMOST, Shenzhen Univeristy (Grant No.2018028).

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Brentwood train victim's husband in disbelief
Left, an LIRR train on the tracks near the Brentwood station, where it came to rest after colliding with a vehicle and killing the two occupants. Right, Blanca Maldonado, 45 of Commack, who was killed along with her father Jose Adolfo Reyes, 73. (Jan. 22, 2013, undated) Credit: James Carbone, Handout
By WILLIAM MURPHY william.murphy@newsday.com Updated January 24, 2013 9:46 PM
A Commack man said yesterday that he does not believe his wife drove past lowered crossing gates before her car was slammed by a Long Island Rail Road train Tuesday, killing her and her father.
"They told me something that is very difficult to believe," Luis Maldonado, 57, said Thursday as he sat in his living room, surrounded by pictures of his wife, Blanca, 45.
"She was a very good driver," he continued. "She had been driving for over 17 years. She had a very good record, never had any problems. She was always alert. She was always respectful of the traffic laws. So it is very difficult to believe that she raced a train and tried to beat it out."
As he spoke, Maldonado moved his open hands in semicircles, imitating how his wife would have to maneuver the car to get past the gates. "You would need to be such a very expert driver," he said.
"She was very alert. She was not distracted, because I had spoken to her about five minutes before the accident occurred," he said, adding he spoke on the telephone to his wife while she was parked outside a Brentwood pharmacy, waiting for her father to get a prescription refilled.
The railroad said the engineer of the eastbound train and an independent witness told investigators that the car went around the lowered gates to the west of the Brentwood Station. The railroad also said Thursday that "computer data support the conclusion that the crossing gates at 2nd St. were working properly."
The impact killed the driver and her father, identified by Maldonado as Jose Adolfo Reyes, 74, of Flushing. The train pushed the remnants of the 2010 Nissan Maxima half a mile before coming to a stop partly into the Brentwood Station.
The medical examiner has not released the bodies of the victims or made an official identification, but the family was expected to receive visitors Saturday from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Branch Funeral Home at 190 East Main St., Smithtown.
As Maldonado spoke, his daughter, Karina, 11, snuggled under his left elbow. His sons, Alejandro, 18, and Andres, 20, stood off to the side.
He said his wife had been taking her father to an appointment to see an adviser about switching his medical coverage from his former employer, Metal Crafters, a Ronkonkoma firm, to Medicare following his recent retirement.
Maldonado, a psychiatrist in private practice, said he met his future wife while she was the office manager of a Queens medical office. She had not worked in recent years, he said.
By WILLIAM MURPHY william.murphy@newsday.com
Cops: 2 die as car on tracks hit by trainTwo people were killed in Brentwood Tuesday when their car went around a lowered crossing ... LIRR: Victims 'burned beyond recognition'Metropolitan Transportation Authority police are awaiting autopsy results and a check of dental records to ...


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A.J. Kazimi
To our Shareholders, Employees and Partners:
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Meanwhile, we are now launching our newly FDA-approved RediTrex® product line. Due to the pandemic related decrease in medical facility access, we will initially implement a soft launch, followed by a full commercial launch of the brand next spring. We believe that RediTrex will be a valuable addition to the portfolio and help us further diversify and grow our business.
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text:
define([
	"dojo/_base/array",
	"dojo/_base/config",
	"dojo/_base/connect",
	"dojo/_base/lang",
	"dojo/_base/window",
	"dojo/_base/kernel",
	"dojo/dom-class",
	"dojo/dom-construct",
	"dojo/domReady",
	"dojo/ready",
	"dojo/touch",
	"dijit/registry",
	"./sniff",
	"./uacss" // (no direct references)
], function(array, config, connect, lang, win, kernel, domClass, domConstruct, domReady, ready, touch, registry, has){

	// module:
	//		dojox/mobile/common

	var dm = lang.getObject("dojox.mobile", true);

	// tell dojo/touch to generate synthetic clicks immediately
	// and regardless of preventDefault() calls on touch events
	win.doc.dojoClick = true;
	/// ... but let user disable this by removing dojoClick from the document
	if(has("touch")){
		// Do we need to send synthetic clicks when preventDefault() is called on touch events?
		// This is normally true on anything except Android 4.1+ and IE10+, but users reported
		// exceptions like Galaxy Note 2. So let's use a has("clicks-prevented") flag, and let
		// applications override it through data-dojo-config="has:{'clicks-prevented':true}" if needed.
		has.add("clicks-prevented", !(has("android") >= 4.1 || (has("ie") === 10) || (!has("ie") && has("trident") > 6)));
		if(has("clicks-prevented")){
			dm._sendClick = function(target, e){
				// dojo/touch will send a click if dojoClick is set, so don't do it again.
				for(var node = target; node; node = node.parentNode){
					if(node.dojoClick){
						return;
					}
				}
				var ev = win.doc.createEvent("MouseEvents");
				ev.initMouseEvent("click", true, true, win.global, 1, e.screenX, e.screenY, e.clientX, e.clientY);
				target.dispatchEvent(ev);
			};
		}
	}

	dm.getScreenSize = function(){
		// summary:
		//		Returns the dimensions of the browser window.
		return {
			h: win.global.innerHeight || win.doc.documentElement.clientHeight,
			w: win.global.innerWidth || win.doc.documentElement.clientWidth
		};
	};

	dm.updateOrient = function(){
		// summary:
		//		Updates the orientation specific CSS classes, 'dj_portrait' and
		//		'dj_landscape'.
		var dim = dm.getScreenSize();
		domClass.replace(win.doc.documentElement,
				  dim.h > dim.w ? "dj_portrait" : "dj_landscape",
				  dim.h > dim.w ? "dj_landscape" : "dj_portrait");
	};
	dm.updateOrient();

	dm.tabletSize = 500;
	dm.detectScreenSize = function(/*Boolean?*/force){
		// summary:
		//		Detects the screen size and determines if the screen is like
		//		phone or like tablet. If the result is changed,
		//		it sets either of the following css class to `<html>`:
		//
		//		- 'dj_phone'
		//		- 'dj_tablet'
		//
		//		and it publishes either of the following events:
		//
		//		- '/dojox/mobile/screenSize/phone'
		//		- '/dojox/mobile/screenSize/tablet'

		var dim = dm.getScreenSize();
		var sz = Math.min(dim.w, dim.h);
		var from, to;
		if(sz >= dm.tabletSize && (force || (!this._sz || this._sz < dm.tabletSize))){
			from = "phone";
			to = "tablet";
		}else if(sz < dm.tabletSize && (force || (!this._sz || this._sz >= dm.tabletSize))){
			from = "tablet";
			to = "phone";
		}
		if(to){
			domClass.replace(win.doc.documentElement, "dj_"+to, "dj_"+from);
			connect.publish("/dojox/mobile/screenSize/"+to, [dim]);
		}
		this._sz = sz;
	};
	dm.detectScreenSize();

	// dojox/mobile.hideAddressBarWait: Number
	//		The time in milliseconds to wait before the fail-safe hiding address
	//		bar runs. The value must be larger than 800.
	dm.hideAddressBarWait = typeof(config["mblHideAddressBarWait"]) === "number" ?
		config["mblHideAddressBarWait"] : 1500;

	dm.hide_1 = function(){
		// summary:
		//		Internal function to hide the address bar.
		// tags:
		//		private
		scrollTo(0, 1);
		dm._hidingTimer = (dm._hidingTimer == 0) ? 200 : dm._hidingTimer * 2;
		setTimeout(function(){ // wait for a while for "scrollTo" to finish
			if(dm.isAddressBarHidden() || dm._hidingTimer > dm.hideAddressBarWait){
				// Succeeded to hide address bar, or failed but timed out
				dm.resizeAll();
				dm._hiding = false;
			}else{
				// Failed to hide address bar, so retry after a while
				setTimeout(dm.hide_1, dm._hidingTimer);
			}
		}, 50); //50ms is an experiential value
	};

	dm.hideAddressBar = function(/*Event?*/evt){
		// summary:
		//		Hides the address bar.
		// description:
		//		Tries to hide the address bar a couple of times. The purpose is to do
		//		it as quick as possible while ensuring the resize is done after the hiding
		//		finishes.
		if(dm.disableHideAddressBar || dm._hiding){ return; }
		dm._hiding = true;
		dm._hidingTimer = has("ios") ? 200 : 0; // Need to wait longer in case of iPhone
		var minH = screen.availHeight;
		if(has('android')){
			minH = outerHeight / devicePixelRatio;
			// On some Android devices such as Galaxy SII, minH might be 0 at this time.
			// In that case, retry again after a while. (200ms is an experiential value)
			if(minH == 0){
				dm._hiding = false;
				setTimeout(function(){ dm.hideAddressBar(); }, 200);
			}
			// On some Android devices such as HTC EVO, "outerHeight/devicePixelRatio"
			// is too short to hide address bar, so make it high enough
			if(minH <= innerHeight){ minH = outerHeight; }
			// On Android 2.2/2.3, hiding address bar fails when "overflow:hidden" style is
			// applied to html/body element, so force "overflow:visible" style
			if(has('android') < 3){
				win.doc.documentElement.style.overflow = win.body().style.overflow = "visible";
			}
		}
		if(win.body().offsetHeight < minH){ // to ensure enough height for scrollTo to work
			win.body().style.minHeight = minH + "px";
			dm._resetMinHeight = true;
		}
		setTimeout(dm.hide_1, dm._hidingTimer);
	};

	dm.isAddressBarHidden = function(){
		return pageYOffset === 1;
	};

	dm.resizeAll = function(/*Event?*/evt, /*Widget?*/root){
		// summary:
		//		Calls the resize() method of all the top level resizable widgets.
		// description:
		//		Finds all widgets that do not have a parent or the parent does not
		//		have the resize() method, and calls resize() for them.
		//		If a widget has a parent that has resize(), calling widget's
		//		resize() is its parent's responsibility.
		// evt:
		//		Native event object
		// root:
		//		If specified, searches the specified widget recursively for top-level
		//		resizable widgets.
		//		root.resize() is always called regardless of whether root is a
		//		top level widget or not.
		//		If omitted, searches the entire page.
		if(dm.disableResizeAll){ return; }
		connect.publish("/dojox/mobile/resizeAll", [evt, root]); // back compat
		connect.publish("/dojox/mobile/beforeResizeAll", [evt, root]);
		if(dm._resetMinHeight){
			win.body().style.minHeight = dm.getScreenSize().h + "px";
		}
		dm.updateOrient();
		dm.detectScreenSize();
		var isTopLevel = function(w){
			var parent = w.getParent && w.getParent();
			return !!((!parent || !parent.resize) && w.resize);
		};
		var resizeRecursively = function(w){
			array.forEach(w.getChildren(), function(child){
				if(isTopLevel(child)){ child.resize(); }
				resizeRecursively(child);
			});
		};
		if(root){
			if(root.resize){ root.resize(); }
			resizeRecursively(root);
		}else{
			array.forEach(array.filter(registry.toArray(), isTopLevel),
					function(w){ w.resize(); });
		}
		connect.publish("/dojox/mobile/afterResizeAll", [evt, root]);
	};

	dm.openWindow = function(url, target){
		// summary:
		//		Opens a new browser window with the given URL.
		win.global.open(url, target || "_blank");
	};

	dm._detectWindowsTheme = function(){
		// summary:
		//		Detects if the "windows" theme is used,
		//		if it is used, set has("windows-theme") and
		//		add the .windows_theme class on the document.

		// Avoid unwanted (un)zoom on some WP8 devices (at least Nokia Lumia 920)
		if(navigator.userAgent.match(/IEMobile\/10\.0/)){
			domConstruct.create("style",
				{innerHTML: "@-ms-viewport {width: auto !important}"}, win.doc.head);
		}

		var setWindowsTheme = function(){
			domClass.add(win.doc.documentElement, "windows_theme");
			kernel.experimental("Dojo Mobile Windows theme", "Behavior and appearance of the Windows theme are experimental.");
		};

		// First see if the "windows-theme" feature has already been set explicitly
		// in that case skip aut-detect
		var windows = has("windows-theme");
		if(windows !== undefined){
			if(windows){
				setWindowsTheme();
			}
			return;
		}

		// check css
		var i, j;

		var check = function(href){
			// TODO: find a better regexp to match?
			if(href && href.indexOf("/windows/") !== -1){
				has.add("windows-theme", true);
				setWindowsTheme();
				return true;
			}
			return false;
		};

		// collect @import
		var s = win.doc.styleSheets;
		for(i = 0; i < s.length; i++){
			if(s[i].href){ continue; }
			var r = s[i].cssRules || s[i].imports;
			if(!r){ continue; }
			for(j = 0; j < r.length; j++){
				if(check(r[j].href)){
					return;
				}
			}
		}

		// collect <link>
		var elems = win.doc.getElementsByTagName("link");
		for(i = 0; i < elems.length; i++){
			if(check(elems[i].href)){
				return;
			}
		}
	};

	if(config["mblApplyPageStyles"] !== false){
		domClass.add(win.doc.documentElement, "mobile");
	}
	if(has('chrome')){
		// dojox/mobile does not load uacss (only _compat does), but we need dj_chrome.
		domClass.add(win.doc.documentElement, "dj_chrome");
	}

	if(win.global._no_dojo_dm){
		// deviceTheme seems to be loaded from a script tag (= non-dojo usage)
		var _dm = win.global._no_dojo_dm;
		for(var i in _dm){
			dm[i] = _dm[i];
		}
		dm.deviceTheme.setDm(dm);
	}

	// flag for Android transition animation flicker workaround
	has.add('mblAndroidWorkaround',
			config["mblAndroidWorkaround"] !== false && has('android') < 3, undefined, true);
	has.add('mblAndroid3Workaround',
			config["mblAndroid3Workaround"] !== false && has('android') >= 3, undefined, true);

	dm._detectWindowsTheme();

	// Set the background style using dojo/domReady, not dojo/ready, to ensure it is already
	// set at widget initialization time. (#17418)
	domReady(function(){
		domClass.add(win.body(), "mblBackground");
	});

	ready(function(){
		dm.detectScreenSize(true);
		if(config["mblAndroidWorkaroundButtonStyle"] !== false && has('android')){
			// workaround for the form button disappearing issue on Android 2.2-4.0
			domConstruct.create("style", {innerHTML:"BUTTON,INPUT[type='button'],INPUT[type='submit'],INPUT[type='reset'],INPUT[type='file']::-webkit-file-upload-button{-webkit-appearance:none;} audio::-webkit-media-controls-play-button,video::-webkit-media-controls-play-button{-webkit-appearance:media-play-button;} video::-webkit-media-controls-fullscreen-button{-webkit-appearance:media-fullscreen-button;}"}, win.doc.head, "first");
		}
		if(has('mblAndroidWorkaround')){
			// add a css class to show view offscreen for android flicker workaround
			domConstruct.create("style", {innerHTML:".mblView.mblAndroidWorkaround{position:absolute;top:-9999px !important;left:-9999px !important;}"}, win.doc.head, "last");
		}

		var f = dm.resizeAll;
		// Address bar hiding
		var isHidingPossible =
			navigator.appVersion.indexOf("Mobile") != -1 && // only mobile browsers
			// #17455: hiding Safari's address bar works in iOS < 7 but this is
			// no longer possible since iOS 7. Hence, exclude iOS 7 and later:
			!(has("ios") >= 7);
		// You can disable the hiding of the address bar with the following dojoConfig:
		// var dojoConfig = { mblHideAddressBar: false };
		// If unspecified, the flag defaults to true.
		if((config["mblHideAddressBar"] !== false && isHidingPossible) ||
			config["mblForceHideAddressBar"] === true){
			dm.hideAddressBar();
			if(config["mblAlwaysHideAddressBar"] === true){
				f = dm.hideAddressBar;
			}
		}

		var ios6 = has("ios") >= 6; // Full-screen support for iOS6 or later
		if((has('android') || ios6) && win.global.onorientationchange !== undefined){
			var _f = f;
			var curSize, curClientWidth, curClientHeight;
			if(ios6){
				curClientWidth = win.doc.documentElement.clientWidth;
				curClientHeight = win.doc.documentElement.clientHeight;
			}else{ // Android
				// Call resize for the first resize event after orientationchange
				// because the size information may not yet be up to date when the
				// event orientationchange occurs.
				f = function(evt){
					var _conn = connect.connect(null, "onresize", null, function(e){
						connect.disconnect(_conn);
						_f(e);
					});
				}
				curSize = dm.getScreenSize();
			};
			// Android: Watch for resize events when the virtual keyboard is shown/hidden.
			// The heuristic to detect this is that the screen width does not change
			// and the height changes by more than 100 pixels.
			//
			// iOS >= 6: Watch for resize events when entering or existing the new iOS6
			// full-screen mode. The heuristic to detect this is that clientWidth does not
			// change while the clientHeight does change.
			connect.connect(null, "onresize", null, function(e){
				if(ios6){
					var newClientWidth = win.doc.documentElement.clientWidth,
						newClientHeight = win.doc.documentElement.clientHeight;
					if(newClientWidth == curClientWidth && newClientHeight != curClientHeight){
						// full-screen mode has been entered/exited (iOS6)
						_f(e);
					}
					curClientWidth = newClientWidth;
					curClientHeight = newClientHeight;
				}else{ // Android
					var newSize = dm.getScreenSize();
					if(newSize.w == curSize.w && Math.abs(newSize.h - curSize.h) >= 100){
						// keyboard has been shown/hidden (Android)
						_f(e);
					}
					curSize = newSize;
				}
			});
		}

		connect.connect(null, win.global.onorientationchange !== undefined
			? "onorientationchange" : "onresize", null, f);
		win.body().style.visibility = "visible";
	});

	// TODO: return functions declared above in this hash, rather than
	// dojox.mobile.

	/*=====
	return {
		// summary:
		//		A common module for dojox/mobile.
		// description:
		//		This module includes common utility functions that are used by
		//		dojox/mobile widgets. Also, it provides functions that are commonly
		//		necessary for mobile web applications, such as the hide address bar
		//		function.
	};
	=====*/
	return dm;
});

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Q: How to receive a POST, using C#, without knowing the content and throw int to a variable? So, I configured an external (3rd party) service to send me data through push requests. There aren't many documentation on the format of this data, they just say to point for a URL that accepts POST.
So, I want to capture this message and add to a variable that I can add to a temporary database, and analyse it to create a proper treatment later.
All examples I saw show how to send and capture the response, but I just want to capture a random message that I don't know.
Any Hints?

A: Regardless of the format of the request they send to your application, everything will be contained within the HttpRequest object (which, if you're just talking about a Page or something similar, would/should be built-in as the .Request property of that page).
If the request has form values, the .FormData property on that object will be a NameValueCollection of those values.  If it has something in the POST body, the .InputStream property on that object will contain that data.  Files, headers, query string values, etc. will all be on that object.
You can copy whatever you like from that object into your data, inspect what you get, tinker to more specifically target the values they send you, etc.  Without knowing the format of the data they're going to send you, anything more specific will require inspecting what they send you and reverse-engineering its format from there.  But all the data will be in that HttpRequest object.

A: You can use the InputStream property of the Request object.  This will give you the raw data of the HTTP request.
if (Request.RequestType == "POST")
{
    using (StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(Request.InputStream))
    {
        var wholeRequest = reader.ReadToEnd();
    }
}

If you just want the request body, you can use Request.Form.ToString().
if (Request.RequestType == "POST")
{
    var wholeForm = Request.Form.ToString();
}

I would not use the .FormData NameValueCollection unless you know they will be using a content-type of application/x-www-form-urlencoded multipart/form-data.  Other content types will not properly populate that collection.

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Woo! Another non-Imy, 'imy' fan art! Jay finally gets some attention this time. Doug Keech of Fake Life has drawn this fun fan art of Jay (with Chickenfoot t-shirt – WOO!), and what his face would look like in manga-style. He also made his eyes brown. I've never revealed what any of my character's eye colors were (except for Imy's in yesterday's strip). I won't deny nor confirm that the color he chose was correct 😉 Anyway, Fantastic job, Doug! Thank you so much!