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package com.navercorp.pinpoint.web.service.stat;

import com.navercorp.pinpoint.web.dao.stat.SampledJvmGcDao;
import com.navercorp.pinpoint.web.util.TimeWindow;
import com.navercorp.pinpoint.web.vo.stat.SampledJvmGc;
import com.navercorp.pinpoint.web.vo.stat.chart.AgentStatChartGroup;
import com.navercorp.pinpoint.web.vo.stat.chart.JvmGcChartGroup;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Qualifier;
import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

/**
 * @author HyunGil Jeong
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@Service
public class JvmGcChartService implements AgentStatChartService {

    private final SampledJvmGcDao sampledJvmGcDao;

    @Autowired
    public JvmGcChartService(@Qualifier("sampledJvmGcDaoFactory") SampledJvmGcDao sampledJvmGcDao) {
        this.sampledJvmGcDao = sampledJvmGcDao;
    }

    @Override
    public AgentStatChartGroup selectAgentChart(String agentId, TimeWindow timeWindow) {
        if (agentId == null) {
            throw new NullPointerException("agentId must not be null");
        }
        if (timeWindow == null) {
            throw new NullPointerException("timeWindow must not be null");
        }
        List<SampledJvmGc> sampledJvmGcs = this.sampledJvmGcDao.getSampledAgentStatList(agentId, timeWindow);

        return new JvmGcChartGroup(timeWindow, sampledJvmGcs);
    }

    @Override
    public List<AgentStatChartGroup> selectAgentChartList(String agentId, TimeWindow timeWindow) {
        AgentStatChartGroup agentStatChartGroup = selectAgentChart(agentId, timeWindow);

        List<AgentStatChartGroup> result = new ArrayList<>(1);
        result.add(agentStatChartGroup);

        return result;
    }

}

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BYU track runners boast their speed at the Outdoor Championships
Randal Clayton
BYU men's track & field and cross country finished the 2011-12 season ranked No. 7 while the women's team ended with the No. 10 spot. Seven individuals from the men's team were awarded All-American honors and two All-American honors were bestowed on members of the women's team.
Miles Batty, Chris Carter and Jared Ward led the way for the men's team as all three of them earned first-team All-America honors. Batty narrowly missed winning his event in the 1,500 meters (3:43.83), a time that was good enough for a photo finish and second place. Carter placed eighth in the 400 meter hurdles (51.77). Batty and Carter will be heading to Eugene, Ore. June 21 to July 1 to compete for spots on the US Men's Olympic Team. Ward ran a personal best of 28:59.74 in the 10,000 meters to place fifth in his event.
Nachelle Mackie and Allyson Anderson claimed All-America honors for the women's team for the 2011-12 season as well. Mackie completed her season and career by winning the 800 meters and claiming the National Championship by boasting her best run of this season with a time of 2:01.06. Mackie will build on her four-time All-American career as she to travels to Eugene, Ore. to compete for a spot on the nations elite Olympic Team.
Mackie completed her season sweep of the 800 meters, claiming the National Championship with the best time in the NCAA this season. She also won the 800 meters at the NCAA Indoor Championships to become the first BYU athlete to win the same event in the same season at the two championship meets.
Anderson, a junior, took 16th in the javelin with a throw that measured 148-1. The Billings, Mont., native was named a second-team All-American. Jason Hinds, Cade Lindahl and Shaquille Walker were joined by Chris Carter as they finished 15th overall in the men's 4×400 relay earning each of them the rights to the second-team All-American team. Alden Bahr took 10th in the 10,000 meters with a time of 29:21.64 to put himself on the second-team All-America list.
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UFOs, Tesla, DeLonge, ETs, Covert Ops
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Posted on January 7, 2018 Author Jon RappoportComment(0) 516 Views
"I have harnessed the cosmic rays and caused them to operate a motive device." Nikola Tesla, Brooklyn Eagle (10 July 1931)
This is a "what if" story. But it's also based on decades of experience analyzing propaganda and cover stories.
It's based on the knowledge that military and intelligence operatives are trained to lie, and they like to lie, and they get up in the morning, licking their chops, because they know they're going to lie during another day in paradise.
Is Tesla and his breakthrough science the hidden element in UFO research? Is he being buried under a welter of cover stories? In any event, cover stories ARE being floated in great numbers.
Nikola Tesla and other outlier scientists were researching anti-gravity in the 20th century. Upon his death, Tesla's research papers were stolen by the government and never released.
What has the US government been doing at secret research facilities since World War 2— such as the famed Lockheed Skunkworks in Palmdale, California—and whose technology have they been using?
Have they been advancing Tesla's (and other outlier scientists') work? They would certainly try.
Would this US research be pointed toward building military craft capable of extraordinary speeds and maneuverability? Certainly.
Could this technology, at the root, have other applications—such as new modes of energy production that would eliminate the need for an oil economy? Possibly.
That would be a key reason for secrecy. Absolute secrecy.
If secrecy was the goal, extensive cover stories would have been developed and pushed—to this day.
And what better way to disseminate those stories than through government insiders, who feed information to UFO spokespeople?
"The UFOs are ET alien."
I'm not saying this notion must be entirely false—I'm saying it can be USED to bury the root truth.
If secret technological advances—from science and scientists here on Earth—in the areas of energy, transportation, and space travel—would a cause a revolution in society—because a vast abundance of energy would be available for all—how would this fact be managed by oligarchs who rule through scarcity, war, and destruction?
One: float the story that advanced tech comes from ETs.
Two: wrap the ET story up in speculative fairy-tale mythologies, thus creating an occasion for scorn and mockery.
Three: via guilt by association, reject the entire idea that advanced secret technology exists, because it is married to comic book tales of ETs.
Note: the above step-operation works, whether or not ETs exist and have visited Earth.
"For example, a new concept of spacecraft and aerospace flight arises from the possibility of the electromagnetic control of the gravitational mass. The novel spacecraft called Gravitational Spacecraft possibly will change the paradigm of space flight and transportation in general. Here, its operation principles and flight possibilities…will be described. Also it will be shown that other devices based on gravity control, such as the Gravitational Motor and the Quantum Transceivers, can be used in the spacecraft, respectively, for Energy Generation and Telecommunications." (Fran De Aquino, Maranhao State University, Brazil, December 3, 2013, from the Electric Space Craft Journal 27)
I'm not asserting these statements are true. I'm merely illustrating one of hundreds of articles and papers that have appeared on the subject of advanced technologies outside the realm of conventional science.
Since the beginning of the 20th century, and even earlier, researchers have been studying and writing about such technologies. It would be a mistake to think that military tech centers have blithely ignored this body of literature.
As they deride it, they examine it, and they use what they can.
In secret.
In secret, because they want to protect what they learn from their military enemies. And also because technology which could crack too many barriers and overturn the control of society must be kept in darkness.
Tesla, 1892:
"Throughout space there is energy. Is this energy static or kinetic! If static our hopes are in vain; if kinetic — and this we know it is, for certain — then it is a mere question of time when men will succeed in attaching their machinery to the very wheelwork of nature."
Suppose there are two entire bodies of scientific research: the one we know about, which is displayed in published studies, media articles, and press releases from governments and corporations; and a second body, which is separate and secret and more advanced, conducted in government and corporate facilities shielded from view. This would create a significant problem. How is the second body protected and denied?
That problem falls into the lap of disinformation specialists. A long-range program must be developed. It must contain many vectors.
Unidentified Flying Objects exist. Whatever their origin(s), they appear in the skies. They execute maneuvers at speeds that are "impossible." Their actions prove that advanced technology exists.
So, One, the UFOs need to be explained. And Two, they provide an occasion for disinformation.
Who will present that official disinfo? Why, officials, of course.
Where will they come from? The intelligence establishment. The military establishment. Because those departments and people "have been investigating the aerial phenomena."
Over the years, these high-level officials will, while remaining in the shadows, pass along "secrets" to independent UFO researchers. The names of these military/intelligence officials will occasionally surface. Rumors about them will abound.
Every tidbit they offer to UFO researchers will be accepted and adored like a superior Christmas gift under the tree.
In no case will the leakers say, "We've developed astounding technology based on the work of Earth scientists, and we're keeping this tech secret."
Of all the leaks, that won't be one of them.
Instead, the implication will be: we here on Earth couldn't have developed such engineering capability. Out of the question.
Finally, in 2017, a whole group of elite ex-intelligence and military officials will step forward, together, as a "team" connected to a fledging Academy in the private sector. Its spokesman will be Tom DeLonge, a rock musician.
These ex-officials will confirm that remarkable UFOs exist, and the technology they exhibit surpasses anything known about on Earth.
Again, the engineering "could not have been developed by and from Earth scientists (working in secret)."
What does exist is "a highly exotic program to analyze off-planet UFOs."
Over time, this latter assertion will be met with scorn. And mainstream journalists will wonder aloud about the Academy, the rock musician, and the bizarre gathering of ex-government officials around the musician.
Mainstream reporters will (as Daniel Liszt, the independent Dark Journalist has already pointed out) realize how strange it is, for example, that "recovered materials from UFOs" are being kept in a Las Vegas warehouse, under the control of billionaire, Robert Bigelow, instead of at the nearby Area 51 labs.
Other anomalies will surface. The whole UFO Disclosure episode will take on a woo-woo quality.
It's called "blown cover as cover." You admit secrets, thus appearing to blow your cover, but at the same time you're hiding the deeper truth.
"Look, boys, we need to explain these UFOs whizzing around. We need to exclude ourselves as the primary secret engineers of these craft. So we paint ourselves as the somewhat befuddled and amazed recipients of technology from ET civilizations. That's all we are. We're trying to figure out what we've been handed on a silver platter. We don't know what we're doing. We're children playing with adult machines. We're, in a sense, victims. See? This plays into the whole op about humans as weak, incapable, and certainly unable to achieve genuinely heroic feats. Now, we're not going to admit to the ET scenario out in the open. No. Officially, we don't know anything about that. But we are going to give the green light to a few of our own guys to step forward and push the ET story. They'll do it in a way that avoids any kind of blame directed at them or us. They'll just throw up their hands and say the technology behind these UFOs is light years beyond anything that exists on Earth. They'll say the universe is so big there must be other life out there. They'll leave the rest to the imagination. And then, maybe, just maybe, they'll say YES, these flying craft ARE ET, as if they can't hold back the truth any longer, as if they've been painted into a corner and have to confess. At that point, the press will go after them. The press will call them fabulists and fakers and wild exaggerators. And once again (we've done this before), the house of cards will fall apart. The press and the government and the public will shake their heads and move away from the UFO story and advanced secret technology to other things…"
Consider this recent statement Tom DeLonge made about his new Academy:
"Hello, my name is Tom DeLonge from the Blink-182. I have brought together an elite team from CIA, DOD and the FMR Director of Advanced Programs at Lockheed Martin's SkunkWorks. We are aiming to build this ElectroMagnetic Vehicle to Travel INSTANTANEOUSLY through Space, Air and Water BY ENGINEERING THE FABRIC OF SPACE-TIME. Our company is called To The Stars… and you can invest in our plan to revolutionize the world with technology that can change life as we know it." [emphasis is mine]
How likely is it that these "elite team members" have gathered around DeLonge with confidence that he is the right person to disclose the truth about UFOs?
They certainly knew his views before they joined up. Why did they pick him?
What are the "Vegas odds" on this venture succeeding with the press and public?
Isn't it likely the operation was put together in order to fail?
In order to bring a new level of scorn down on the heads of UFO disclosers in general?
I'll give you an analogy. Suppose you were an important mainstream vaccine researcher, and after long and hard reflection, you decided you were going to step forward and blow the whistle on the enormous dangers of vaccination. You notice there is a civilian out there who is making quite a stir about the issue. He, too, is against vaccination—BECAUSE, HE SAYS, HUMAN DISEASE IS REALLY BEING CAUSED BY VIRUSES FROM OUTER SPACE, AND NO VACCINES CAN PROTECT THE HUMAN FAMILY AGAINST THAT THREAT.
Would you sign on with him? Would you allow him to front for the vaccine issue and represent you?
On the other hand, if you were that vaccine researcher, and you were SENT out, on purpose, to present anti-vaccine views, with the express purpose of making those views appear ridiculous, and you could eventually walk away and obtain a plum job in the private sector or win a series of grants, and everyone would forget about your brief misadventure in the "anti-vaccine movement," you would certainly seek out this person who talks endlessly about viruses from outer space, and you would make a temporary deal. You would, for a short time, be "the leaker." As a working disinformation pro, you would take one for the team. The real team: the medical cartel.
UFOs exist.
They're real.
They exhibit very advanced tech.
They're designed to work.
But the elite propaganda about them is designed to fail.
Source: www.activistpost.com
Tagged coverup, disinformation, ET, intelligence communities, Jon Rappoport, Propaganda, tesla, Tom DeLonge, UFO
The author of three explosive collections, THE MATRIX REVEALED, EXIT FROM THE MATRIX, and POWER OUTSIDE THE MATRIX, Jon was a candidate for a US Congressional seat in the 29th District of California. He maintains a consulting practice for private clients, the purpose of which is the expansion of personal creative power. Nominated for a Pulitzer Prize, he has worked as an investigative reporter for 30 years, writing articles on politics, medicine, and health for CBS Healthwatch, LA Weekly, Spin Magazine, Stern, and other newspapers and magazines in the US and Europe. Jon has delivered lectures and seminars on global politics, health, logic, and creative power to audiences around the world. You can sign up for his free NoMoreFakeNews emails here or his free OutsideTheRealityMachine emails here.
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Obviously the Memento stuff is what I was talking about when I said it doesn't all fit EVERY object, but I don't think the overhead of these few methods is that big a deal.
If anyone would like a copy of this CFC just let me know and I'd be happy to share.
Sorry it took so long for this reponse.. I just now saw your comment awaiting moderation.
I am trying to create a base component like this but I'm having difficulties.
Could I get a look at your basecomponent to see where may be going wrong.
Hi Bill, I'd really like to see what you are doing in your base cfc. I've got a problem with one of my projects where I've got a deep nesting issue that throws an error intermittantly. I'd like to see if your memento and uuid comparison functions might help me diagnose the problem. Thanks.


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National Initiative Spreads the Word on How to Save a Buck on Diabetes Test Strips While Encouraging People to Donate a Buck to Help Others Living with Diabetes
Indianapolis, Tuesday, May 1, 2018 – Roche Diabetes Care today announced the launch of #BuckOffDiabetes, a campaign that represents a bold, new attitude for taking on diabetes. #BuckOffDiabetes helps spread the word about how to not only save a buck, but donate a buck to a worthwhile cause. With the Accu-Chek® Guide SimplePay Program1 people with diabetes can save a few bucks by always paying the same low price for every test strip refill. Furthermore, Roche Diabetes Care is asking everyone to get involved. Whether you have diabetes, or if diabetes affects someone you know and love, you can join the movement by turning your hand into bull horns and sharing a photo on social media with #BuckOffDiabetes. For every post, the company will donate a buck to several diabetes-related organizations.2
Country singer Ben Rue* has been living with type 1 diabetes for the past 16 years and has teamed up with Roche Diabetes Care, the makers of Accu-Chek® Guide, to travel across the country to share his story and encourage everyone to get involved. As part of the brand's sponsorship with iHeartMedia, Ben's first stop will be at the 2018 iHeartCountry Festival in Austin, Texas on Saturday, May 5, 2018.
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In support of this campaign, Roche Diabetes Care is proud to donate to the following organizations: Beyond Type 1, the College Diabetes Network, and Taking Control of Your Diabetes. Each of these organizations is making significant strides to advance diabetes education, treatment, and care, while sharing Roche Diabetes Care's mission of improving the lives of those living with diabetes. In addition to learning how to save and donate a buck, the campaign website, www.buckoffdiabetes.com, will offer people with diabetes valuable tips and tools for managing their condition.
"Every person at our company is touched by diabetes in some way and understands the need for simple solutions," said Brad Moore, Head of Roche Diabetes Care, North America. "Through this campaign, we hope to show our support for the community, as well as provide resources that help people with diabetes focus on their health, without cost being a barrier."
Learn how to save a buck, donate a buck, and better manage your diabetes by bucking the trend at www.buckoffdiabetes.com.
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Ben was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes as a young teen and struggled to adjust and gain confidence in himself. As a result, Ben is focused on helping others stay motivated and positive when it comes to life with a chronic illness. This year Ben will be traveling across the country to share the news about the #BuckOffDiabetes campaign.
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Nowadays we are told, by so-called science, that the universe is 13.8 billion years old, that it all started in a big bang, and about 4.6 billion years ago the earth formed from a nebular cloud. Then 3.8 billion years ago life started on Earth and has been evolving ever since. The biblical narrative in Genesis, the first book of the Bible, gives us a very different time line of only about 6000 years. Which is correct? Why is this important? And who cares anyway? Dr Jim Mason presents some compelling arguments from both the scriptures and science that support the biblical account and fly in the face of the materialistic uniformitarian philosophy of so-called modern science.


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Farmers receive no subsidy from govt
The farmers involved in spring paddy cultivation in the district have not received any subsidy from the government. Earlier, the Agriculture Ministry used to launch a subsidy programme to help farmers boost the production of spring paddy. But the local government this year scrapped the subsidy programme.
Ganesh Chaudhary
Updated at : March 17, 2018 10:01
Tikapur
As a result, only small a number of farmers are involved in cultivation of the spring crops. The spring paddy is preferred by the farmers whose farms lie in an area prone to flooding. During monsoon the paddy planted in the area are generally washed away by the flood. Therefore, farmers usually plant spring paddy to ensure food security in the flood prone area.
Until last year, the government was providing Rs5,000 for every individual planting spring paddy on 0.5 hectares of land and was giving 50 percent subsidy on seed, according to Kamal Chaudhary, chief of agriculture department of Bhajani Municipality of Kailali district. "But there is no such subsidy this year," said Chaudhary.
Now, the municipality will be launching training programme for the farmers of the region. Bhajani Municipality is home to largest pocket of area in the district where spring paddy is cultivated. "As the municipality is a flood affected area, majority of the farmers have no other option but to plant spring paddy," said Chaudhary. "They must grow spring paddy to feed themselves round the year."
Without subsidy, the production of the crops is likely to go down. According to farmers of Bhajani, less will be interested to plant spring paddy without subsidy. "The cost of production of spring paddy is high and without subsidy we will face a loss," said Gopi Ram Chaudhary.
Earlier, the government was prioritising the production of spring paddy to address the short supply of the cereal. The National Agriculture Research Centre (Narc) has recommended seed varieties like Chaite-2, Chaite-4 and Hardinath-1.
Similarly, the International Rice Research Institute had expanded the distribution of the improved paddy seeds to 21 districts that are considered to be food insecure. The paddy can be grown on dry as well as wet land, according to the institute.
The programme was launched in eight districts in the Tarai and 13 districts in the hills. The districts are Banke, Bardiya, Kanchanpur, Kailali, Dang, Kapilvastu, Jhapa, Morang, Baitadi, Doti, Dadeldhura, Achham, Surkhet, Dailekh, Jajarkot, Rolpa, Salyan, Pyuthan, Palpa, Arghakhanchi and Gulmi.
Ganesh Chaudhary is the Kailali correspondent for Kantipur Publications.


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FAA Adds Middle East Airspace Restrictions
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As if airspace in the Middle East weren't complicated enough already, new restrictions have just made flying through the region even more complicated, given rising tensions with Iran.
FAA issues Middle East flight restrictions
What US airline flights does this impact?
The much bigger implications here
What about Gulf carriers?
The FAA has issued a notice that has the potential to have some major implications:
The Federal Aviation Administration issued Noticed to Airmen (NOTAMS) tonight outlining flight restrictions that prohibit U.S. civilian aviation operators from operating in the airspace over Iraq, Iran, and the waters of the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. The FAA will continue closely monitoring events in the Middle East. We continue coordinating with our national security partners and sharing information with U.S. air carriers and foreign civil aviation authorities.
As you can see, the FAA is prohibiting US civilian planes from operating in airspace over Iraq, Iran, and the waters of the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman.
These new restrictions don't necessarily have major implications for US airlines, at least not at the moment.
The only flights that would potentially be impacted are the Delta and United flights to India, but those can fly around the restricted airspaces. Due to winds this time of year, they generally avoid this airspace anyway.
This shouldn't majorly impact United's flights to India (for now)
Generally speaking, many other countries follow FAA advisories, since presumably it's based on some intelligence (though it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out what the risks here are).
So we're seeing airlines from other countries similarly adjust their flights, which in some cases will have significant implications.
For example, as reported by ET, Qantas is obeying this advisory, and this impacts their flight from Perth to London, which is the third longest flight in the world. So, how are they dealing with this?
On the Perth to London flight they'll be blocking 90(!!!) out of 236 seats for the time being, so they can operate the flight nonstop
Their plan in the near future is to add a refueling stop for the flight, probably in Asia
Eastbound they can still fly nonstop with a full load, thanks to tailwinds
This is causing major issues for Qantas' Perth to London flight
If this airspace restriction isn't lifted, obviously it would eliminate the advantage of this otherwise advantageous flight, or at a minimum it would make this flight economically unviable with such a big payload restriction.
Many other airlines will be impacted as well. For example, BA109 was operating from London to Dubai when the NOTAM came out, so the flight diverted to Istanbul to refuel, so that they could continue to Dubai with an acceptable routing.
Of course going forward airlines can plan for the new routings, and add extra fuel at the point of origin.
The big question here is what this means for Gulf carriers.
For example, if Qatar Airways stopped using Iranian airspace, they'd more or less have to just shut down all westbound flights from Doha, given all the other airspace restrictions they have due to the blockade.
As of now all the Gulf carriers seem to be operating as usual over Iran. Frankly I'd be surprised if that changes, but I guess we'll see.
This would cause huge issues for Qatar Airways
It's anyone's guess how this situation will unfold, and whether we're looking at a short term restriction, or whether this could last for months or years. Furthermore, it's possible that the FAA restriction stays in place, but that foreign airlines change their mind on whether or not they'll observe it.
While the implications of this FAA NOTAM are limited for US airlines, they're much bigger for many foreign airlines choosing to observe it.
This could impact the viability of Qantas' nonstop flights between Europe and Australia, and it has huge implications for airlines flying between Europe and the Middle East.
While I highly doubt they'll follow the NOTAM, if Qatar Airways did, they might as well just shut down, because they'd have almost nowhere to fly anymore.
I'd say that this morning's Ukraine International Airlines crash out of Tehran gives me a lot of pause about all of this. While the country immediately claimed the crash was due to a technical fault, at a minimum we have reason to be concerned and skeptical about a statement like that.
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Yesterday a Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737-800 flying from Tehran to Kiev crashed shortly after takeoff, killing all 176 people onboard. US and other intelligence officials are claiming that the plane was shot down by Iran, and there's even…
GUWonder says:
Why be skeptical about the cause of the UIA crash in Iran this morning being a result of a massive technical fault of some sort or another?
The plane was mostly full of Iranian-origin persons leaving Iran or relatives of such persons. Iranians, Canadians, Ukrainians and Swedes were the vast majority of the passengers on this plane.
Ben (Lucky) says:
@ GUWonder — I'm skeptical because we have a government claiming immediately that a crash was a technical fault. I'm not saying it wasn't, I'm saying I'm skeptical because of the timing, and because of how the country is handling this. If this wasn't a technical fault, I wouldn't necessarily assume that whatever happened was supposed to happen. As you point out, many of the passengers were Iranian.
Aniro says:
I had so much hope for the world 20 years ago. But we are really little different than the other families of squabbling primates.
Sorry if you believe in creationism, but the madness and savagery of our close Chimp relatives gives a clue to how other animals would view humans.
Sean M. says:
Actually, if Qatar Airways was not able to use Iran/Iraq airspace, they could fly between Doha and Kuwait, and thats about it.
Doha TMA is bounded by Bahrain FIR which in turn has transition to Tehran FIR, Emirates FIR, Kuwait FIR and Jeddah FIR. Qatari aircraft cannot operate to any points in Bahrain FIR other than those in Qatar itself, nor to any points in Emirates or Jeddah FIRs – which means they would have to exit Bahrain FIR to Kuwait FIR.
Kuwait FIR in turn only leads to Baghdad FIR, Tehran FIR and Jeddah FIR. If they couldn't operate to any of these points, that would leave DOH-KWI as their only possible route.
The Ukrainian government claimed it was a technical fault — even put up such a notice on at least one of its embassy pages — and then took it down. Maybe someone will claim this was an Iranian cyberattack on the Ukrainian embassies too?
Heat-seeking projectiles definitely love plane engines, so I am definitely not ruling it out.
I will note that the UIA plane did manage to turn back in a sort of controlled manner and sort of descend in a sort of controlled manner with at least one engine apparently on fire. So the cockpit crew probably wasn't silent during the rather controlled turn of the plane while on fire. It's not like the plane just plummeted to the ground immediately upon a hit by a massive missile.
Tehran airport and its surroundings are very well recorded areas by the Iranians and by those hostile to Iran. So it will be interesting to see how imagery comes out about this plane showing what was going on before its pieces were found on the ground.
Aniro,
Sadly, it seems too true that humans have no better conflict manage skills across the board than the worst of our related species in the primate family. And whoever is buddies in one part at one time may turn out to be enemies in a different part at the same or different time. Looking at the bizarre bedfellows in play in various conflict zones of the world makes for some very interesting revelations about how conflicted and complicated people are and how much conflict there really is. Yet despite that, the human species is only where it is because we learned to cooperate and act in communitarian ways and use that to rise above being just a monkey with a bit less hair. But give it to homo sapiens to be its own biggest threat as a species.
Bour says:
Since the Iranians have threatened to attack Dubai with missiles if Trump retaliates, I suspect passengers will be a bit leary of flying Emirates or Etihad if they continue to overfly Iran or the Gulf.
mjonis says:
Probably stupid question, but how does one see the "typical" routes for certain flights?
Specifically I'm looking at EY from JFK to AUH, continuing to MLE.
stogieguy7 says:
If you saw the video of the UA aircraft descending in flames, you have to wonder what kind of "mechanical fault" could cause that. Lots of uninformed commenters on media news sites have tried to say "well, it's a 737". This is stupid nonsense. For one think, the 737NG is an incredibly reliable aircraft. Secondly, even in the two incidents involving the MAX, none of those planes were engulfed in flames on the way down.
No, my first inclination is to say that the Iranian ground forces were trigger happy with anti-aircraft fire and hit this aircraft. That would explain everything. But, i am also confident that the mullahs that run Iran will never permit anyone to admit to the error.
Which is why it would be best for civilian aircraft to avoid this entire area for the time being.
Much like lots of uninformed commenters on blog sites offering their first inclination?
Wow QF is blocking 90 seats?!? Wow! It has 166 economy seats so that's more than half of economy! That's also roughly 60% load capacity given the plane can seat 236 pax.
I guess this answers my question, LOL:
https://www.etihad.com/en-us/announcements/etihad-airways-statement-on-airspace-restrictions/
HYY369 says:
@mjonis Check FlightRadar24 for past flight paths
Planes don't fall out of the sky with no distress call or mayday. It will be known soon that some idiot sitting in a room in Tehran thought it a U.S. military aircraft and shot it down. It departed at 5:15AM just a few hours after Iran attacked. They were expecting immediate retaliation.
If it was a missile attack then ultimately trump is responsible given it is likely not to have happened otherwise
Tim Dunn says:
Commercial aircraft do not belong in war zones. Miscalculation of airlines and countries about the seriousness of war on commercial aviation have resulted in aviation disasters before.
These types of airspace restrictions have happened before and generally do not last for the long term as long as the military conflicts end. For now, the ME3's business is bound to be impacted by passengers that want to be nowhere near the Middle East.
Russia is certainly raking in extra overflight fees as Europe-Asia flights take a northerly route across Asia.
I see that the EK flights from SFO and LAX today went over Iraq instead of Iran.
This will all be over in no time. It's distraction for bigger things coming.
BTW – US carriers fly over these countries daily. CARGO!
I just flew from Islamabad, Pakistan to Atlanta with the ticket booked through Doha, Paris, and Miami. I began these flights on Monday morning (PK time – or Sunday night EST) and thankfully no restrictions came into place yet. Otherwise the first two flights (on Qatar) were though Iran's airspace. Now I'm just back in the states on my couch recovering from 52 hours of travel watching CNN, BBC and Al Jazeera's coverage of this 😉
Kevin M says:
Lots of finger blaming at Iranalready in the comments, very conviently misssing out the last passenger plane that was shot down over Iran was in fact targeted by the U.S. military..
Friend of mine was on BA105, flying to dubai to cover the 24 hour race there, got diverted as well!
James C says:
Does this mean economy class passengers on the Perth – London flight will get a row each? (or at the very least, empty middle seat)
This will hurt Qantas.
LH 704 from FRA to MLE is rerouting via Egypt (!!) and Saudi Arabia thanks to Iran.
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Q: How to find merged branch a commit came from? I'm looking to find the originating branch of a commit. Not all the branches that contain this commit, but the branch that got merged into master that contained it.
I've seen some combination of
git rev-list <name_of_branch> | grep <sha> & git branch --contains <sha> to get at this, but nothing direct.
My goal is that if there was a commit 1140bdf that made it into master via branch ta1234_foo, that later I could assert that even after master was merged back into other branches.
We're using Github so if that's part of the solution it's ok—command-line is even better.

A: This will show the history of merges that first incorporate a commit:
merges-introducing() {
    local introducing;
    if introducing=`git rev-parse $1`; then
        shift
        git rev-list --ancestry-path --parents --reverse ^$introducing ${@-HEAD} \
        | awk '{seen[$1]=1} NR>1 && !seen[$2] {print $1}' \
        | xargs git show --oneline --no-patch
     fi
}

So for your case you'd do
merges-introducing 1140bdf master

to see the sequence of merges that introduced 1140bdf to new branches on its way to the current master branch.
The idea's simple enough: --ancestry-path --reverse could be pronounced "descent path to", and any commit we see along that path that isn't descended from the interesting commit via its first parent can only be a merge incorporating the interesting commit into a branch for the first time.

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Vitamin D enthusiasts have long promoted high doses to obtain hoped-for benefits, but clinical trials are not finding them.
Clinical trials of high doses of vitamin D are not finding the benefits that some advocates had promoted and are even hinting at some adverse effects.
"The enthusiasm for high-dose vitamin D has certainly outpaced the evidence. And now that we're getting the results of randomized clinical trials of higher doses, we're seeing that more is not better, and in many cases is worse," says JoAnn Manson, MD, DrPH, professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and principal investigator of the VITAL trial, one of the largest trials of moderate-dose vitamin D.
The accumulating evidence is reinforcing the idea that adequate vitamin D is needed to maintain health, but once a person achieves an adequate level, further increases do not accrue further benefits.
The Bounds of Bone Benefits
The need for vitamin D for bone health is well-established, so researchers at the University of Calgary led by David A. Hanley, MD, and Stephen K. Boyd, PhD, decided to examine the effects of increased doses. In a study published in August in JAMA, some 300 healthy adults were randomized to receive daily doses of vitamin D3 for three years at 400 IU, 4,000 IU, or 10,000 IU. The researchers included the 4,000 IU level because the U.S. National Academy of Medicine and Health Canada consider it to be the tolerable upper intake level.
"The enthusiasm for high-dose vitamin D has certainly outpaced the evidence. And now that we're getting the results of randomized clinical trials of higher doses, we're seeing that more is not better, and in many cases is worse." – JoAnn Manson, MD, DrPH, professor of medicine, Harvard Medical School; principal investigator, VITAL trial
The researchers assessed participants' tibia and distal radius using high-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography, a measure of bone density that is much more sensitive than the standard dual energy x-ray absorptiometry. They hypothesized that higher doses might increase bone density, so were surprised when the subjects who received 4,000 IU or 10,000 IU had statistically significantly lower radial bone mineral density than patients who received 400 IU. Those who received the 10,000 IU dose also had lower tibial bone mineral density.
"Our conclusion strengthens the position that once you achieve a certain level of vitamin D sufficiency, there is no further benefit of pushing the dose higher for bone. Our study actually raises the possibility that there is harm in pushing the dose higher, which is something that other studies have raised as well," Hanley tells Endocrine News. "Two studies using huge doses of vitamin D as an intermittent, once-yearly bolus have actually shown an increase in fractures and falls."
Hanley's group found that participants receiving the 10,000 IU dose had increased levels of a marker of bone resorption known as CTx and suppression of parathyroid hormone, which hints at a mechanism by which high vitamin D levels could harm bone density.
Any Role in Diabetes Prevention?
The role of vitamin D beyond bone health is a hot topic in endocrinology, with perhaps the most interest relating to preventing type 2 diabetes — which was the focus of the Vitamin D and Type 2 Diabetes (D2d) study. This trial enrolled more than 2,400 participants with prediabetes and randomly assigned them to receive either a daily dose of 4,000 IU vitamin D or placebo over two-and-a-half years. The subjects were enrolled regardless of their vitamin D blood levels, and the serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels of the group that received vitamin D rose from a mean of about 28 ng/mL at baseline to 54 ng/mL at 24 months, whereas the placebo group's levels remained at a mean of about 28 ng/mL.
The study was powered to detect a 25% lower risk of the participants' prediabetes progressing to diabetes, but the investigators reported a reduction of 12% in the risk of diabetes, which was not statistically significant. The authors noted that similar trials from Norway and Japan reported nearly identical reductions in diabetes risk.
Anastassios G. Pittas, MD, professor of medicine at Tufts Medical Center and lead author of the D2d study, which was published in August in the New England Journal of Medicine, says that he is collaborating with the investigators from the other trials to perform an individual participant data meta-analysis.
"Our conclusion strengthens the position that once you achieve a certain level of vitamin D sufficiency, there is no further benefit of pushing the dose higher for bone. Our study actually raises the possibility that there is harm in pushing the dose higher, which is something that other studies have raised as well." – David A. Hanley, MD, professor, Departments of Medicine, Oncology, and Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
"Once we combine all the data, we will have a total cohort of over 4,000 participants and that will allow us to better estimate the benefit, if any," Pittas explains. "We are excited about this collaboration because the data suggest that vitamin D supplementation may decrease diabetes risk among persons at risk for diabetes not selected for vitamin D insufficiency by a smaller effect size — 10% to 15% — that none of these trials were individually powered to detect."
The diabetes question may receive a more definitive answer in a few months when more results from the VITAL trial (VITamin D and OmegA-3 TriaL) will be published. VITAL is a randomized, placebo-controlled trial of 26,000 participants who received 2,000 IU/day of vitamin D, some with and some without an additional supplement of omega-3 fish oil, over five years. Participants were enrolled regardless of vitamin D status at baseline.
Principal investigator Manson noted that the primary outcomes results, published in fall 2018 in the New England Journal of Medicine, found that vitamin D did not significantly affect heart attack, stroke, or cancer incidence. However, it was associated with a decrease in cancer deaths that started one to two years after participants began treatment. Manson was also on a team that published a meta-analysis in the Annals of Oncology of randomized clinical trials of vitamin D supplementation that found that it did not reduce cancer incidence but significantly reduced cancer mortality.
Correcting Low Vitamin D Levels
In the D2d study, when investigators looked only at participants who had very low vitamin D levels (less than 12 ng/mL) at baseline, vitamin D supplementation significantly reduced the risk of diabetes — by 62%. "If vitamin D can help prevent diabetes, people with lower vitamin D levels might benefit more than those who already have higher vitamin D levels, so this result is not surprising," Pittas says. "However, because the D2d study was not designed to examine this question, further research is needed to confirm this observation."
Manson says that evidence continues to mount supporting the 2011 vitamin D dietary intake recommendations from the Institute of Medicine (now the National Academy of Medicine) that 600 to 800 IU a day would meet the needs of the vast majority of the population. "If you start out with a low vitamin D level, then with even 400 IU a day, and certainly with 1,000 IUs, you're going to have a very substantial increase in the blood level. After that, higher doses lead to proportionately smaller increments in the blood level," she says.
Hanley says: "Studies in Canada indicate that 20% of the population may not have the 20 ng/mL blood level that the National Academy of Medicine concluded would indicate adequate vitamin D for bone health in 97.5% of healthy Americans and Canadians, but the low-dose supplement of 400 IU used in our study would probably protect that 20%."
Although some advocates have maintained that higher doses of vitamin D could bring myriad benefits, clinical trials are finding little to no benefit from raising levels above sufficiency.
Vitamin D is crucial to bone health, but some trials have found that very high levels could be counterproductive.
Some trials of vitamin D's role in preventing type 2 diabetes have reported small—but not statistically significant—effects, and some researchers believe larger-scale studies could reveal a benefit.
The Role of Obesity
Manson is intrigued by the idea that a person's body mass index (BMI) may influence the efficacy of vitamin D supplementation. When the D2d results are stratified by BMI, participants with a BMI of less than 30 kg/m2 experienced a 30% reduction in risk for developing type 2 diabetes, whereas those with a BMI above 30 experienced no risk reduction.
The VITAL trial found a 24% reduction in cancer incidence in normal-weight participants, but no reduction among those with a BMI of 27 or above. These findings raise the possibility of reduced bioactivity, or of vitamin D resistance akin to insulin resistance, among people with a high BMI. Manson believes these interactions warrant further study.
As studies of vitamin D supplementation knock down the belief of some patients that 'if some is good, then more is better,' Pittas notes that endocrinologists are accustomed to the effect of dosages: "Much more of something may not even be neutral, but may be detrimental. In endocrinology, we are all about balance."
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The CONCACAF and Beach Soccer Worldwide are pleased to announce that the draw for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2013 - CONCACAF Qualifiers will take place at the Atlantis Paradise Island Hotel in Nassau, Bahamas, on Tuesday, April 23, at 1 PM EST. Breaking all previous recors, this 2013 edition of the CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship will feature eleven teams.
CONCACAF President Jeffrey Webb will preside over the draw procedure, to be performed by Confederation General Secretary Enrique Sanz and observed by Director of Competitions Horace Reid. President Webb is honored to also join Bahamian Football Association President Anton Sealey and General Secretary Frederick Lunn for the event.
The 2013 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship will be celebrated in Nassau, May 8 ? 12, marking the first time the regional championship has been played in the Caribbean.
This year?s tournament will be the largest in Confederation beach soccer history, featuring all eight squads from the 2011 Championship in addition to three debutant sides, making for eleven total teams from across the CONCACAF region. That number marks an all-time high in terms of participation in the competition, and nearly doubles the number of competing teams from the opening edition of the championship six years ago.
?The widespread interest in this tournament provides confirmation of the growth of beach soccer throughout the Confederation, contributing to the strengthening of our sport across disciplines,? said President Webb. ?It pleases me to note that the CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship is set to be held for the first time in the Caribbean, an area where the sport continues to makes great strides.?
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DVD Review – Killing Hasselhoff
Category : DVD Review
Director: Darren Grant
Starring: Ken Jeong, David Hasselhoff, Jon Lovitz
Ken Jeong has been steadily climbing the comedy ladder over the last fifteen years, but I have to wonder if he recently fell off the other side. He started on TV with bit parts, received small roles in a few silly films, got his break with The Hangover, seemed to be picking up steam in Community, but since then everything he touches tanks. Dr. Ken is the worst television show I've ever had the misfortune to accidentally watch, and Killing Hasselhoff is not much better; a weird, cameo-driven pseudo-thriller that doesn't have an original bone in its lifeless, laughless body. I think we might need to face it; Jeong isn't actually funny.
Chris is part of a very strange betting pool, in which each member forks up five hundred bucks each year, the pot growing to an astounding 500k. What are they betting on? Which celebrity will die first. Chris has David Hasselhoff, who he is also hosting an event for at the night club that he owns, so it's a wacky situation, helping a famous guy who you also hope will kick the bucket. But it's all in fun, no one means anyone any harm, and Chris is happy with his life. He has a beautiful girlfriend, great buds, he loves his job, and things are looking up in the City of Angels. What could possibly go wrong?
Well, Chris also owes a lot of money to a dangerous loan shark, and when a misunderstanding at the club leads to a scandal, Chris loses his money, his friends, and his girl. The shark wants to collect, his friends have lost their minds, his girlfriend leaves him, and Chris' options have suddenly vanished. How can he get a whole lot of money very quickly, enough to smooth over all the life-altering problems that just popped up at the same time? Why, by killing David Hasselhoff, of course. Hasselhoff is cool, sure, but his death is worth half a million, so Chris will have to grow a pair and off the ageless wonder that is the Hoff.
I just watched Baywatch, so it was fun to see Hasselhoff yet again, when I hadn't really expected to see him any more for the rest of my (or his) life. But he keeps appearing, which I'm actually glad of; the guy does have a special quality that is still likeable after all these years. He doesn't take himself too seriously, which is quite refreshing, and his enjoyment of his own career makes us enjoy it too. He's the highlight of this film, along with an extremely funny kiwi, Rhys Darby, who steals the show in his few scenes. Will Sasso also makes an appearance, and I'll never forget his MADtv performances, so he was also a welcome sight.
You know who wasn't? Ken Yeong. I don't think it's even arguable, the guy just isn't funny. It's like he's not even trying to be funny anymore, like he's decided to be a straight man with comedians around him. Problem is, he can't act, either, so I really have no idea what he's doing here and who's paying him to be on camera. Jim Jeffries was equally terrible, and those two were lucky that the cameos saved their bacon, at least to some extent. WWE Studios made this movie, which is weird, but it actually suited it, because you can't take either seriously, and both are a waste of your time. If the Hoff hadn't saved the day, Killing Hasselhoff would have been a complete and utter failure.
Video – With an aspect ratio of 1.85:1 Anamorphic Widescreen, the video quality of this DVD is mediocre at best. Absolutely no attention was paid to the quality of the picture or the integrity of the visuals; it's an average DVD, filmed in an average manner, with nothing special about it.
Audio – The disc was done in English Dolby Digital 5.1, with subtitle choices in English SDH, Cantonese, Mandarin, French, and Thai. That's it for the audio, and it's about as nondescript as the video. The sound is passable, the soundtrack is forgettable, and no cares were given.
Extras – The only special feature is an 8-minute collection of deleted scenes.
Rent It. This film needed a different lead, and then probably a different writer and director. The concept was humorous, the Hoff was badass, there were a few funny scenes, but ultimately there wasn't enough done right to make this a watchable movie. Ken Yeong may have already peaked and may be on his way down, which is too bad, because he seemed to have some potential. Maybe he needs to switch to writing, but I'm not sure that would help. The video here is not outstanding, the audio is only OK, and the extras fail to impress, so look elsewhere for technical marvels. Actually, look elsewhere for comedy too, unless you are ready, willing, and able to be in a very forgiving mood.
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Contribution Wrote essay setting out what he later called his "sanitary idea."
Notes Edwin Chadwick's essay argued that hygiene and sanitation could increase human life span beyond the gains already achieved. He went on to lead medical, social and civic reformers in lessening the hazards (and inefficiencies) of the Industrial Revolution by means of the great sanitary movement -- dealing with politics, poverty and crime as well as disease. Chase, A., Magic Shots.


For much of human history, the importance of the individual, per se, has been overshadowed and minimised. Of course, individuals with particular skill sets or predilections were valued, but within the framework of the societal roles they played. It took the evolutionary step of the Age of Individualism to establish that the individual has certain "inalienable rights" (as the US Declaration of Independence termed them), to quote "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed…" While this is not the first, nor the only exposition of the basic value and importance of the individual, it clearly sets forth the principle. The development of a clear understanding and importance for the role of the individual, as an individual, inserted two master ideas into the evolutionary direction of humanity.


Super Electrofluorescent Profanity Machine via Giz.
The Super Electrofluorescent Profanity Machine, or Four Letter Word (for short), is a bit of electronics cobbled together out of vintage Cold War-era Soviet vacuum fluorescent tubes and custom driver circuitry. It was designed and built by me.
The device does two things: the first (mundane but utilitarian) thing that it does is tell you the time. It's an accurate clock whose numbers glow brightly enough to dimly illuminate a dark room, serving as an effective night-light. It probably won't wake you up, unless you can't sleep in the presence of dim green lights.
The second (less mundane and utilitarian) thing that it does is generate random four letter words, which it displays for you at a rate of one per second. Every English word consisting of exactly four letters is possible, and the device is programmed to predispose the generation of words that you can pronounce, as opposed to incomprehensible trash. As the name of the device implies, even the more profane of English words is possible (though not necessarily probable). The effect is strangely hypnotic – the short length of time that this device spent on my desk at work was deliriously unproductive.


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IPLOOK 5G Core on AWS to Simplify Private 5G network Deployments
By PR Newswire On Aug 2, 2022
IPLOOK 5G core network software runs on AWS, helping customers to quickly launch cost-effective 5G networks
HONG KONG, Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — IPLOOK Technologies, the leader in end-to-end LTE/5G mobile network solutions, announced the successful deployment of its 5G Core Network (5GC) on Amazon Web Services (AWS). Running IPLOOK 5G Core on AWS, allows anybody, anywhere in the world to bring up a 5G network by simply connecting a RAN network to AWS over an internet connection.
The telecommunications industry is experiencing a growing interest in 5G private networks deployments in the cloud. One of the challenges for operators and enterprises is to deploy scalable networks rapidly while reducing time to market and financial investment. Running IPLOOK 5G core network (5GC) in the cloud offers a faster implementation at a lower cost.
This SaaS (Software as a Service) solution provides customers with an on-demand subscription of private 5G network services. With this solution, customers and partners can automate the launch of cost-effective 5G networks on AWS without having to manually setup and validate core networks. It also offers a tailored solution and pay-as-you-go model that satisfies diverse network requirements.
"By deploying IPLOOK 5G core on AWS, we can create private 5G networks with agility and simplicity. Because of the global presence of AWS, we can provide a seamless local roaming service, which reduces latency and provides exceptional quality of experience to roaming subscribers." Mr. Yang said, CEO of Kaibo INC.
"IPLOOK's 5G platform is open and all interfaces are 3GPP-compliant. With AWS, we have a highly scalable and automated platform to service the needs of the global 5G community," said Tom Lyu, chief executive officer, IPLOOK. "The solution helps end users break free from technology lock-ins and deploy best-of-breed networks to suit their specific requirements and budget."
In the near future, IPLOOK's 5G core network products will be available via the AWS Marketplace.
About IPLOOK
Established in 2012, IPLOOK Technologies is a leading vendor of 4G/5G networking solutions, offers a complete line of products for mobile operators, mobile virtual operators, service providers, enterprises and industrial markets. We help build, expand and optimize your networks to fulfill the growing connectivity needs, with a dramatically lower cost of ownership.
Reach out more at https://www.iplook.com/. Follow IPLOOK on LinkedIn @IPLOOK Technologies
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Oskarshamn ice rink is home arena for the ice hockey team who play in the Allsvenskan IK Oskarshamn. The Hall is bright and pleasant and has the capacity to receive 3275 visitors, out of which 1620 sitting.
The swimming pool features a 25-metre pool and a very popular water park where both young and old thrive.
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Athletics arena with running lanes and an artificial turf field for soccer. During winter the field becomes a frozen rink which offers plenty of time for public skating.


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That means protecting a world richer in nature and providing opportunities for people to connect to the natural world for a sustainable future. We're working with brands and businesses to develop successful partnerships and collaborations that deliver maximum impact and contribute to saving nature.
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Being a foster kid is the pits. No one wants to keep you and yet everyone fights over you. The worst part is that everyone has different rules – making life confusing.
My birth mom, Wendy, has only two rules. The first is when she has a headache I have to be quiet. The second is whenever any man comes over I have to get lost. Here it is, a week before Christmas and I still don't know if I will celebrate it with my mom, or here with my new foster family, or wherever. I know it should not bother me, after the last four years of being in the foster care system, but it still does.
"John-n-n-y-y-y!" Oh great, that's Susy, another foster child yelling up the stairs at me.
"Johnny, Deanna wants you to set the table for table for dinner," Susy yells again.
Deanna, 'DeeDee', is my current foster mother. She does the best she can with me, but she is too soft. She is fantastic with the foster babies and little five-year-old Susy but I'm sure if she had other teen-age foster kids, they would walk all over her. My current caseworker only put me here because there are no other foster homes right now that take teenage boys. Also, all of the caseworkers know I will not beat up younger children or introduce them to bad habits like smoking or drinking.
Where was I? Oh yeah, my favorite foster parents were Ron and Rose. When my mom, Wendy, finally got busted and had to go to rehab the caseworker sent me to Ron and Rose's home. I was with them for the first two years I was in foster care. At that time I was angry and confused, and did not treat the two of them nice at all. I often yelled and was defiant. Yet they loved me and were good to me. Ron and Rose showed me what a real family was like, and that my mom's problems were not my fault.
As I said, Rose and Ron were really good to me. They seemed to understand my anger and frustration, and even Wendy's weird behavior patterns. I was finally getting my life together when a new case worker came to inform me I had to move. Would you believe I have had more case workers than foster parents?
I guess Wendy – my mom – was jealous, thinking I liked Ron and Rose more than her. How stupid can a person get? Of course I liked them better but she is my mother – for pity sake's! She is my own flesh and blood and I do love her. At the same time I am angry with her for messing up her life which messed up my life. Because she was jealous Wendy lied to the caseworker and I had to be moved to a different home. What did I ever do to deserve a mom like her?
One nice thing about DeeDee is she never yells at me for running up and down the stairs. So, after Susy calls me, I run down the stairs and wash my hands in the kitchen sink.
"John, we are having company for dinner, would you set three extra places? Use the good china, please. " I nod and walk into the dining room. Within minutes the table is set.
"I want you to help Susy make some Jell-O and then allow her to help you make a green vegetable salad and, John, thanks." She gives me a genuine smile.
I roll my eyes. I could do it twice as fast without Susy talking in my ear non-stop yet I say nothing as I understand DeeDee is trying to create family togetherness. When everything is ready to be placed on the table DeeDee surprises us, making me nervous. "Would the two of you please put on some nicer clothes and make sure your hair is combed?" she asks.
I run back up the stairs, my heart pounding. When she asked me to set three extra places on the table, I thought we were having her parents and brother over. They are nice people whom I like but DeeDee never makes us dress extra nice when her family visits. I hate surprises – and you can't blame me! I've had too many bad ones in my fourteen years of life.
As I run back down the stairs I hear the doorbell ring and then the door close. Instead of DeeDee's mother talking, I hear a stranger's voice. My throat tightens and my heart skips a beat or two. Now what's up? Is this another case worker to move me once again? I try to swallow and take some deep breaths. I even pause to run a hand over my hair, to make sure it is still in place before I walk into the room.
DeeDee smiles and reaches out her arm. I go and stand close to her. For some reason I am never embarrassed to be hugged by her. She is always calm and quiet spoken, and she always smells good, like lavender and roses.
In my excitement I practically drag them into the living room where I blink my eyes rapidly, fighting back tears. Fourteen-year-old boys are too old to cry, even out of happiness.
Dinner is pleasant. DeeDee makes the best pot roast ever. It is so moist and whatever spices she uses are perfect. It is definitely better than Wendy's dry and salty meat dishes. For dessert, Rose brought my favorite, chocolate cream pie with coconut. We talk about how well school is finally going for me. Then we discuss the people I had met in Ron and Rose's church and how everyone there is doing. DeeDee gives Nancy an update on the newest foster baby who is another drug baby. This is one lucky baby; it does not have any birth defects, which is common with drug babies.
Susy tells us about her preschool. Watching Nancy interact with Susy I am impressed. None of my other caseworkers would have been this attentive to a five-year-old who cannot stop talking once she starts. Nancy is obviously going to be a good caseworker for me and I hope I get to keep her, at least for a while. Seeing Ron and Rose is an awesome gift and I remind myself to let DeeDee know how much I appreciate this.
The relaxing meal is over and DeeDee insists that she and Susy will clean up from dinner and let us get down to business. That scares me. Will the bad news in my life ever end? How come grownups can use simple words to try and be nice yet scare a kid half to death in the process?
Rose reaches into the paper grocery bag next to her purse and takes out several gifts placing them under the tree, saying they are for DeeDee, her family and for Susy. While I think it is great they are giving out presents, my heart pounds harder by the minute because of my anxiety and fear.
As I take it from her and open it my hands shake as I think of all the horrid things it might say. Please, I beg silently, do not let the letter say I must live with Wendy again or that she had OD'd and I will need to go live with some horrid relative I've never met.
The top page is very official looking and has a fancy seal in the corner of it. I read the pages slowly, and then reread them – to make sure I have read correctly. I drop the papers and start running around the room, like a three year old would. I don't care that the adults are laughing at me. I run a half a dozen laps around the living room and hug everyone, starting with Nancy. When I get to Ron and Rose, I start crying. No matter how hard I blink, I can't stop.
"What-t-t about Wendy, my-y-y birth mom? Will-l-l she fight this?" I hate it when I stammer, but this is serious.
I shrug it off but the news does hurt. At the same time, I understand we should not expect anything different from my birth mom. I get so angry with her at times even though I know her childhood was horrid with her mom beating her and her dad using her. I guess she doesn't know any better.
"It's ok, Ron," I smile up at him. "I hope she can find some happiness in her life." The two of us sit by Rose on the couch.
I thank all three of them again and we discuss the arrangements for me to move in with them. It is decided I will stay with DeeDee until the weekend because of school. Over the weekend Ron and Rose will come here to move me and my few belongings to their house. Then in January, when Christmas vacation is over, I will start in my new school. The three of them even like the idea of me keeping in touch with DeeDee and her family.
Once again, my mind starts racing and I must stop and stare.
"Um-m-m," I am afraid to ask for fear of rejection. "Um-m-m," I take a deep breath and slowly let it out, "Um-m-m, is-s-s it al-l-l right if I c-c-c-all you mom and dad?" Once the words are finally out I bend down hiding my face between my legs with my hands on the back of my head.
New Beginnings: A Collection of Christmas Stories.


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