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Q: Micronaut @Error annotation not working (micronaut 3.7.3) I'm trying to improve the error handling in a controller by using the @Error annotation.
    @Get(uri = "/{id}")
    @Secured("ROLE_VIEW")
    HttpResponse<AuthorResource> show(Long id) {
        try {
            ok(authorService.get(id).get())
        } catch (Exception e) {
            e.printStackTrace()
            throw e
        }
    }

The get() method will either return the AuthorResource (io.vavr.control.Try), or throw a custom exception, subclass of our base ErrorContext exception class.
I then added the following errorhandler in the controller:
    @Error(exception = ErrorContext, global = true)
    HttpResponse<ErrorContext> onErrorContext(HttpRequest request, ErrorContext error) {
        HttpResponse.<ErrorContext>status(HttpStatus.valueOf(error.code)).body(error)
    }

Unfortunately, the exception handler does not seem to be invoked, and an INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR is triggered (instead of a NOT_FOUND in this example). The output of the gradle test task can be found below.
I have tried the following:

*

*Using a global handler (global=true)

*Annotating the handler with the actual subclass that is being thrown (ErrorContextWithoutStacktrace)

Am I missing anything?
I have created a working application in github here
Controller class
Test class
Output of test (including partial stacktraces due to length limitation in SO):
10:50:31.455 [ForkJoinPool.commonPool-worker-7] INFO  i.m.t.e.TestResourcesResolverLoader - Loaded 1 test resources resolvers: io.micronaut.testresources.testcontainers.GenericTestContainerProvider
10:50:31.579 [main] INFO  i.m.testresources.server.Application - A Micronaut Test Resources server is listening on port 43207, started in 182ms
10:50:33.164 [default-nioEventLoopGroup-1-2] INFO  i.m.t.e.TestResourcesResolverLoader - Loaded 1 test resources resolvers: io.micronaut.testresources.testcontainers.GenericTestContainerProvider

> Task :test

AuthorControllerSpec STANDARD_OUT
    10:50:32.581 [Test worker] INFO  i.m.context.env.DefaultEnvironment - Established active environments: [test]
    10:50:33.131 [multithreadEventLoopGroup-1-1] DEBUG i.m.h.client.netty.DefaultHttpClient - Sending HTTP GET to http://localhost:43207/requirements/entries
    10:50:33.190 [multithreadEventLoopGroup-1-1] DEBUG i.m.h.client.netty.DefaultHttpClient - Received response 200 from http://localhost:43207/requirements/entries
    10:50:33.216 [multithreadEventLoopGroup-1-2] DEBUG i.m.h.client.netty.DefaultHttpClient - Sending HTTP POST to http://localhost:43207/list
    10:50:33.246 [multithreadEventLoopGroup-1-2] DEBUG i.m.h.client.netty.DefaultHttpClient - Received response 200 from http://localhost:43207/list
    10:50:33.249 [multithreadEventLoopGroup-1-3] DEBUG i.m.h.client.netty.DefaultHttpClient - Sending HTTP GET to http://localhost:43207/requirements/entries
    10:50:33.254 [multithreadEventLoopGroup-1-3] DEBUG i.m.h.client.netty.DefaultHttpClient - Received response 200 from http://localhost:43207/requirements/entries
    10:50:33.258 [multithreadEventLoopGroup-1-4] DEBUG i.m.h.client.netty.DefaultHttpClient - Sending HTTP POST to http://localhost:43207/list
    10:50:33.262 [multithreadEventLoopGroup-1-4] DEBUG i.m.h.client.netty.DefaultHttpClient - Received response 200 from http://localhost:43207/list
    10:50:33.367 [Test worker] INFO  i.m.c.h.g.HibernateDatastoreFactory - Starting GORM for Hibernate
    10:50:33.883 [Test worker] INFO  org.hibernate.Version - HHH000412: Hibernate ORM core version 5.6.11.Final
    10:50:33.984 [Test worker] INFO  o.h.validator.internal.util.Version - HV000001: Hibernate Validator 6.2.5.Final
    10:50:34.074 [Test worker] INFO  o.h.annotations.common.Version - HCANN000001: Hibernate Commons Annotations {5.1.2.Final}
    10:50:34.139 [Test worker] INFO  org.hibernate.dialect.Dialect - HHH000400: Using dialect: org.hibernate.dialect.H2Dialect

AuthorControllerSpec > It fails to get an non-existing Author > example.controller.AuthorControllerSpec.It fails to get an non-existing Author [badId: 546252431, #0] STANDARD_OUT
    10:50:34.879 [default-nioEventLoopGroup-3-2] DEBUG i.m.h.client.netty.DefaultHttpClient - Sending HTTP GET to http://localhost:37361/author/546252431

AuthorControllerSpec > It fails to get an non-existing Author > example.controller.AuthorControllerSpec.It fails to get an non-existing Author [badId: 546252431, #0] STANDARD_ERROR
    error.ErrorContextWithoutStacktrace: Author with id 546252431 not found.

AuthorControllerSpec > It fails to get an non-existing Author > example.controller.AuthorControllerSpec.It fails to get an non-existing Author [badId: 546252431, #0] STANDARD_OUT
    10:50:34.999 [default-nioEventLoopGroup-3-3] ERROR i.m.http.server.RouteExecutor - Unexpected error occurred: Required argument [HttpRequest request] not specified
    io.micronaut.web.router.exceptions.UnsatisfiedRouteException: Required argument [HttpRequest request] not specified
        at io.micronaut.web.router.exceptions.UnsatisfiedRouteException.create(UnsatisfiedRouteException.java:76)
        at io.micronaut.web.router.AbstractRouteMatch.execute(AbstractRouteMatch.java:297)
        at io.micronaut.web.router.RouteMatch.execute(RouteMatch.java:111)
        at io.micronaut.http.context.ServerRequestContext.with(ServerRequestContext.java:103)
        at io.micronaut.http.server.RouteExecutor.lambda$executeRoute$14(RouteExecutor.java:659)
        at reactor.core.publisher.FluxDeferContextual.subscribe(FluxDeferContextual.java:49)
[Skipped a lot of reactive frames]
        at reactor.core.publisher.Flux.subscribe(Flux.java:8522)
        at io.micronaut.http.server.netty.RoutingInBoundHandler.handleRouteMatch(RoutingInBoundHandler.java:601)
        at io.micronaut.http.server.netty.RoutingInBoundHandler.channelRead0(RoutingInBoundHandler.java:457)
        at io.micronaut.http.server.netty.RoutingInBoundHandler.channelRead0(RoutingInBoundHandler.java:147)
        at io.netty.channel.SimpleChannelInboundHandler.channelRead(SimpleChannelInboundHandler.java:99)
[Skipped a lot of netty channel stuff]
        at io.netty.channel.nio.NioEventLoop.run(NioEventLoop.java:562)
        at io.netty.util.concurrent.SingleThreadEventExecutor$4.run(SingleThreadEventExecutor.java:997)
        at io.netty.util.internal.ThreadExecutorMap$2.run(ThreadExecutorMap.java:74)
        at io.netty.util.concurrent.FastThreadLocalRunnable.run(FastThreadLocalRunnable.java:30)
        at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:833)
    10:50:35.031 [default-nioEventLoopGroup-3-2] DEBUG i.m.h.client.netty.DefaultHttpClient - Received response 500 from http://localhost:37361/author/546252431
    10:50:35.049 [Test worker] ERROR i.m.r.intercept.RecoveryInterceptor - Type [example.controller.Api$Intercepted] executed with error: error.ErrorResource@475fb7
    io.micronaut.http.client.exceptions.HttpClientResponseException: error.ErrorResource@475fb7
        at io.micronaut.http.client.netty.DefaultHttpClient$FullHttpResponseHandler.makeErrorFromRequestBody(DefaultHttpClient.java:2226)
        at io.micronaut.http.client.netty.DefaultHttpClient$FullHttpResponseHandler.buildResponse(DefaultHttpClient.java:2199)
        at io.micronaut.http.client.netty.DefaultHttpClient$FullHttpResponseHandler.buildResponse(DefaultHttpClient.java:2122)
        at io.micronaut.http.client.netty.DefaultHttpClient$BaseHttpResponseHandler.channelReadInstrumented(DefaultHttpClient.java:2097)
        at io.micronaut.http.client.netty.DefaultHttpClient$FullHttpResponseHandler.channelReadInstrumented(DefaultHttpClient.java:2158)
        at io.micronaut.http.client.netty.DefaultHttpClient$FullHttpResponseHandler.channelReadInstrumented(DefaultHttpClient.java:2122)
        at io.micronaut.http.client.netty.SimpleChannelInboundHandlerInstrumented.channelRead0(SimpleChannelInboundHandlerInstrumented.java:49)
        at io.netty.channel.SimpleChannelInboundHandler.channelRead(SimpleChannelInboundHandler.java:99)
        at io.netty.channel.AbstractChannelHandlerContext.invokeChannelRead(AbstractChannelHandlerContext.java:444)
[Skipped a lot of netty channel stuff]
        at io.netty.channel.AbstractChannelHandlerContext.invokeChannelRead(AbstractChannelHandlerContext.java:420)
        at io.netty.channel.DefaultChannelPipeline.fireChannelRead(DefaultChannelPipeline.java:919)
        at io.netty.channel.nio.AbstractNioByteChannel$NioByteUnsafe.read(AbstractNioByteChannel.java:166)
        at io.netty.channel.nio.NioEventLoop.processSelectedKey(NioEventLoop.java:788)
        at io.netty.channel.nio.NioEventLoop.processSelectedKeysOptimized(NioEventLoop.java:724)
        at io.netty.channel.nio.NioEventLoop.processSelectedKeys(NioEventLoop.java:650)
        at io.netty.channel.nio.NioEventLoop.run(NioEventLoop.java:562)
        at io.netty.util.concurrent.SingleThreadEventExecutor$4.run(SingleThreadEventExecutor.java:997)
        at io.netty.util.internal.ThreadExecutorMap$2.run(ThreadExecutorMap.java:74)
        at io.netty.util.concurrent.FastThreadLocalRunnable.run(FastThreadLocalRunnable.java:30)
        at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:833)
        Suppressed: java.lang.Exception: #block terminated with an error
                at reactor.core.publisher.BlockingSingleSubscriber.blockingGet(BlockingSingleSubscriber.java:99)
                at reactor.core.publisher.Flux.blockFirst(Flux.java:2600)
                at io.micronaut.http.client.netty.DefaultHttpClient$1.exchange(DefaultHttpClient.java:498)
                at io.micronaut.http.client.netty.DefaultHttpClient$1.retrieve(DefaultHttpClient.java:505)
                at io.micronaut.http.client.interceptor.HttpClientIntroductionAdvice.lambda$intercept$5(HttpClientIntroductionAdvice.java:409)
                at io.micronaut.http.client.interceptor.HttpClientIntroductionAdvice.handleBlockingCall(HttpClientIntroductionAdvice.java:508)
                at io.micronaut.http.client.interceptor.HttpClientIntroductionAdvice.intercept(HttpClientIntroductionAdvice.java:408)
                at io.micronaut.aop.chain.MethodInterceptorChain.proceed(MethodInterceptorChain.java:137)
                at io.micronaut.retry.intercept.RecoveryInterceptor.intercept(RecoveryInterceptor.java:92)
                at io.micronaut.aop.chain.MethodInterceptorChain.proceed(MethodInterceptorChain.java:137)
                at example.controller.Api$Intercepted.getAuthor(Unknown Source)
                at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
                at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:77)
                at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
                at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:568)
                at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.callsite.PlainObjectMetaMethodSite.doInvoke(PlainObjectMetaMethodSite.java:43)
                at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.callsite.PojoMetaMethodSite$PojoCachedMethodSiteNoUnwrap.invoke(PojoMetaMethodSite.java:203)
                at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.callsite.PojoMetaMethodSite.call(PojoMetaMethodSite.java:56)
                at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.callsite.CallSiteArray.defaultCall(CallSiteArray.java:47)
                at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.callsite.AbstractCallSite.call(AbstractCallSite.java:125)
                at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.callsite.AbstractCallSite.call(AbstractCallSite.java:148)
                at example.controller.AuthorControllerSpec.$spock_feature_0_0(AuthorControllerSpec.groovy:33)
                at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
                at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:77)
                at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
                at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:568)
                at org.spockframework.util.ReflectionUtil.invokeMethod(ReflectionUtil.java:198)
[Skipped a lot of gradle, junit, and spock stuff]
                at worker.org.gradle.process.internal.worker.GradleWorkerMain.main(GradleWorkerMain.java:74)

AuthorControllerSpec > It fails to get an non-existing Author > example.controller.AuthorControllerSpec.It fails to get an non-existing Author [badId: 546252431, #0] FAILED
    org.spockframework.runtime.SpockComparisonFailure at AuthorControllerSpec.groovy:37

A: You imported the wrong HttpRequest
Instead of import java.net.http.HttpRequest you should import import io.micronaut.http.HttpRequest.
But even then you will not catch HttpClientResponseException because you don't use any Client in your test. If you want to receive this exception you should write something like this:
    @Inject
    @Client("/author")
    HttpClient client

    @IgnoreRest
    def "It fails to get an non-existing Author with an HttpClient"() {
        given:
        def token = viewer()

        when:
        def author = client.toBlocking().exchange(HttpRequest.create(
                HttpMethod.GET,
                "/" + badId
        ).bearerAuth(token))

        then:
        def ex = thrown(HttpClientResponseException)
        ex.status == NOT_FOUND
        ex.getResponse().getBody(ErrorResource).map {
            assert it.message == "Author with id ${badId} not found."
            it
        }.isPresent()

        where:
        badId = anyInt()
    }

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Q: Which error log does testing.T.Logf() records the text? For the below code:
package tests

import (
    "testing"
)

func TestLog(t *testing.T) {
    t.Logf("\t%s", "\u2713")
    fmt.Printf("\t%s", "\u2713")
}

Documentation says: "Logf formats its arguments according to the format, analogous to Printf, and records the text in the error log."
After running the command:
$ go test github.com/myhub/codesamples/tests
ok      github.com/myhub/codesamples/tests    (cached)
$

I could not see the output

Which error log does t.Logf() records the text?

A: Short answer
For  tests, the text will be printed only if the test fails or the -test.v flag is set. For benchmarks, the text is always printed to avoid having performance depend on the value of the -test.v flag.
How to see the log
1. test with -test.v flag set
$ go test -v github.com/myhub/codesamples/tests

2. failing tests show the log irrespective of whether the flag was set or not
package main

import (
    "testing"
)

func TestLog(t *testing.T) {
    t.Logf("log statement \t%s", "\u2713")
    t.Errorf("dummy error log ")
}


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returns TRUE (stop) or FALSE (continue).
list of public rtmp servers using custom crypto to test this on?
>> this to be a workshop, rather a way of improving librtmp.
> Overall this is closer to what I'd expect to see, nice work.
>> normally go to HandleInvoke or HandleMetadata.
> Only a couple issues with this cut.
> be avoided as much as possible.
> 2) You just return a true/false result from the callback function itself.
> actually fails, and to let it have a meaningful error code from the failure.
>>>>> So I guess this list has become the C Programming workshop.
>>>> in C++ so I'm not a brilliant C coder.
>>> on this email thread than I should.
>>>> the RTMP and context pointers though.
>>> keyword, you need to be able to slot in somewhere in the processing flow.
>>> functionality if you want to generate your own reply.
>>> SendUsherToken, which gets processed *after* RTMP_SendCreateStream().
>>> completely gutted and redesigned to allow that.
>>>> needs to do anything.
>>>> All of the parsing has been completed before the callback is executed.
>>>> so that if the client has set a callback, the dumps are not performed.
>>>> me know if I should do that.
>>>>> given what you've proposed.
>>>> token was received and if so, attempts to reconnect.
>>> Connect request. I guess that works.
>>> to copy your code for operating the callback.


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My name is Collin Faarup and I'm from Curaçao, which is a small island off the coast of Venezuela. The island has a population of about 165.000, which is really small compared to big cities such as New York, Hong Kong and Paris.
Tennis is my passion! I started practicing tennis with my father at a very young age and started with lessons when I was 5 years old. In the beginning my mother was nervous about letting me play in tournaments because she thought I was not ready to handle the pressure, the losses and the expectations, but since she signed me up for my 1st junior tennis tournament, I knew what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. I want to play tennis! I even came up with my very own slogan #TennisEverydayTennisEverywhere.
I know that for me to become a professional tennis player, I still have a long road ahead of me. I still need to improve my tennis, but I feel that I can do it. I have lost several matches, and I still do, but either 'you win or you learn', which is what I always try to do after each loss. They say, dream big and don't limit yourself, which is exactly what I am doing.
For me to keep on developing my tennis, I need to participate in as many junior tennis international tournaments as possible. This is the only way to improve and reach the next level. We (my parents, my coach and I), have come up with a year plan for 2017 (and 2018) with the international tournaments I need to play develop my tennis. But because of our islands' limited resources, I need all the help I can get to achieve my dream!
Since I started competing in tournaments, I have been collecting medals and trophies. My latest achievement was also my greatest personal achievement. In July 2017 I was invited to be part of the Tennis Team of Curaçao to participate at the ITF/COTECC U12 TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS SUB REGION 4, where we ended as Runner-Ups. This was my first major official tennis tournament and I was selected as the 'Most Promising Player' of the tournament by several international coaches. For me this was the validation that my hard work is paying off. In August 2017 I will be representing my small island in Guatemala at the ITF/COTECC U12 TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS FINAL, where I plan to enjoy my tennis and do my best.
This year my dream is to play in the prestigious Little Mo Junior Tennis Tournament taking place in Coral Gables, Florida (United States) in December. This is a really huge tournament where I can further develop my tennis by competing with several international players.
Therefore, I really need all the help I can get. Any donation from you for this cause will be much appreciated. I will be forever thankful for all of the help I get, because together we are stronger.


*Today, December 8, is the anniversary of John Lennon's assassination outside The Dakota in New York City. This post is in dedication of his memory.
The Beatles song "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite", off of the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album, was inspired by a poster John Lennon came across. Most of the lyrics are actually taken straight from the poster itself!


The multi-award winning Insurgent Pictures production PRAYER TO A VENGEFUL GOD is now available via cable and satellite On Demand channels all over the US and Canada.
Below is a partial list of some of the cable providers that will be carrying the critically acclaimed Dan Eberle film. If you can't find Prayer to a Vengeful God, contact your cable provider and demand it today!
DVD Verdict calls Prayer to a Vengeful God "Excellent"!
Read Paul Pritchard's excellent review at DVD Verdict.
Prayer to a Vengeful God walked away with the jury prize for Best Feature, as well as the Audience Award at last night's 2010 Royal Flush Festival film awards.
"Prayer to a Vengeful God is the first revenge thriller I've ever seen that speaks to the audience without saying any words and tells a tale so beautifully about love, loss, and redemption." – Juror Bill Woods.
Film Threat: Prayer to a Vengeful God has got "guts"!
Read Phil Hall's great review at Film Threat.
Tim Needles calls Prayer to a Vengeful God "Raw ans guttural"
TrustMovies loves Prayer to a Vengeful God!
Read his review at TrustMovies.
The Jaded Viewer: Vengeful God an "independent classic"!
You can read his great interview in its entirety on the Jaded Viewer website.
Rogue Cinema: "Eberle has a vision"!
You can read his great interview in its entirety on the Rogue Cinema website.
After his wife is tragically murdered, and he is mortally wounded at the hands of her murderer, John Krause rouses from a four-month dream to a waking nightmare of pain, addiction, violation, loss, and finally, all-consuming vengeance.
PRAYER TO A VENGEFUL GOD is the story of one man's journey from upstanding citizen, to debilitated mental case, to battle-hardened street killer. And all to kill a man he's never met, to commemorate a wife he never really knew.
Tacitly told in a lyrical cinematic style, entirely without dialogue, PRAYER TO A VENGEFUL GOD is a silent study of how the lust for vengeance twists and rends, and despite its carnal satisfactions, never changes the past.
A clip from Tim Guetterman's documentary Power in SIlence: Inside Prayer to a Vengeful God is now available online. Power in Silence will be available in its entirety on the Prayer to a Vengeful God DVD, coming out this October.
Watch the clip on Vimeo now!
Insurgent Pictures' new film Prayer to a Vengeful God is now on Netflix. The release date is coming soon, so save it to your Netflix queue today!
Read the full article on jadedviewer.com.
Read the rest of Josh Stamford's review of The Local on the Rogue Cinema website.
"A Bukowski poem come to life", The Jaded Viewer names The Local among the top indie films of 2009.
Read his year in review on the Jaded Viewer website.
Listen to Sean Berry's interview with Dan Eberle on Casting Couch Radio.
Read Lauren Brown's profile on The Local and Dan Eberle on the Movmnt Magazine website.
Read The Jaded Viewer's great review of The Local on the Jaded Viewer website.


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""" This module contains all the checks related to economy and agent class.
"""

# standard library
import numpy as np

def integrity_checks(str_, *args):
    """ Check integrity of interface and computed results for the methods of
        the agent and economy class.
    """

    ''' AgentCls'''
    if str_ == 'set_type':

        type_, = args

        assert (type_ in ['random', 'rational'])

    elif str_ == 'set_endowment':

        y, = args

        assert (isinstance(y, float))
        assert (y >= 0)

    elif str_ == 'set_preference_parameter':

        alpha, = args

        assert (isinstance(alpha, float))
        assert (0.0 < alpha < 1.0)

    elif str_ == 'choose':

        p1, p2 = args

        assert (np.all([p1, p2] > 0))
        assert (np.all(np.isfinite([p1, p2])))
        assert (isinstance(p1, float) and isinstance(p2, float))

    elif str_ == 'get_individual_demand':

        rslt, = args

        assert (isinstance(rslt, list))
        assert (np.all(rslt > 0))

    elif str_ == 'spending':

        x, p1, p2 = args

        assert (np.all(x > 0))
        assert (isinstance(p1, float) and isinstance(p2, float))
        assert (np.all([p1, p2] > 0))
        assert (np.all(np.isfinite([p1, p2])))
        assert (isinstance(p1, float) and isinstance(p2, float))

    elif str_ == '_choose_random_in':

        y, p1, p2 = args

        assert (isinstance(y, float))
        assert (y > 0)
        assert (isinstance(p1, float) and isinstance(p2, float))
        assert (np.all([p1, p2] > 0))
        assert (np.all(np.isfinite([p1, p2])))
        assert (isinstance(p1, float) and isinstance(p2, float))

    elif str_ == '_choose_random_out':

        x, = args

        assert isinstance(x, list)
        assert (np.all(x > 0))

    elif str_ == '_choose_rational_in':

        y, p1, p2 = args

        assert (isinstance(y, float))
        assert (y > 0)
        assert (isinstance(p1, float) and isinstance(p2, float))
        assert (np.all([p1, p2] > 0))
        assert (np.all(np.isfinite([p1, p2])))
        assert (isinstance(p1, float) and isinstance(p2, float))

    elif str_ == '_choose_rational_out':

        x, = args

        assert isinstance(x, list)
        assert (np.all(x > 0))

    elif str_ == '_criterion':

        x, = args

        assert (isinstance(x, np.ndarray))
        assert (np.all(np.isfinite(x)))
        assert (x.ndim == 1)

    elif str_ == '_constraint':

        x, p1, p2 = args

        assert (np.all(np.isfinite(x)))
        assert (isinstance(p1, float) and isinstance(p2, float))
        assert (np.all([p1, p2] > 0))
        assert (np.all(np.isfinite([p1, p2])))
        assert (isinstance(p1, float) and isinstance(p2, float))

    elif str_ == '__init__':

        agent_objs, = args

        assert (isinstance(agent_objs, list))

    elif str_ == 'get_aggregate_demand_in':

        p1, p2 = args

        assert (np.all([p1, p2] > 0))
        assert (np.all(np.isfinite([p1, p2])))
        assert (isinstance(p1, float) and isinstance(p2, float))

    elif str_ == 'get_aggregate_demand_out':

        rslt, = args

        assert (isinstance(rslt, dict))
        assert (np.all(rslt > 0))

    else:

        raise AssertionError

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


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MainAll NewsInside IsraelAround 39 wounded in horrific bus crash
Around 39 wounded in horrific bus crash
Bus crashes into wall in Carmel Tunnels of Haifa, 1 passenger dies, 6 others seriously wounded.
Tags: Bus Crash Carmel Tunnels Haifa
Ari Yashar , Apr 21 , 2016 8:49 PM | updated: 10:37 PM
Site of Carmel Tunnels crash
United Hatzalah Carmel spokesperson
A serious traffic accident took place on Thursday night in the Carmel Tunnels in Haifa, in which a full bus crashed into a wall, leaving at least 39 passengers wounded and tragically taking the life of a young female passenger aged around 20.
Initially it was reported that the bus hit a truck and as a result veered from its lane, crashing into the tunnel wall. However, later investigations indicate the bus veered for an as yet unknown reason, and police continue to check the circumstances.
The Egged 101 line bus was said to be traveling from the direction of Hof Hacarmel towards Neve Shaanan along the tunnels when it crashed.
There were around 39 people wounded in the crash, including one female passenger aged around 20 who was critically wounded and later died of her wounds. Another six were seriously wounded, seven were moderately injured and the rest lightly wounded.
Naftali Rotenberg, director of the Carmel branches of the United Hatzalah organization, said, "when I arrived at the scene I was confronted by a difficult crash scene with the involvement of a bus that crashed into a wall and a truck."
"Together with other volunteers from United Hatzalah's motorcycle unit we gave initial medical treatment to more than 20 wounded in serious, moderate and light condition. Some of the wounded were trapped in the bus that crashed into the wall of the tunnel, and they were rescued by the firefighting teams."
Due to the crash the tunnels were closed to traffic.
Earlier on Thursday two people were killed in two separate traffic accidents in the north that took place within the span of an hour.
One crash took place on Route 806 near Eilabun, where a 30-year-old woman was killed, and the other on Highway 90 near Moshav Argaman in the Jordan Valley, where a 30-year-old man was killed and three others were seriously injured.
Scene of crash Hof district fire and rescue spokesperson


Pretty spring pictures all in a scroll exemplify the beauty and wonder of Easter week.
During this time I like to step back from the keyboard to stop and smell the roses.
Garden roses in a simple vase placed atop a crochet doily, a stemmed compote dish waiting to be filled with the pear preserves, and family recipes handwritten on timeworn index cards and scratch pieces of paper spring to mind memories of Easter week travels over to Texas to visit my great-grandparents.
My mother came across a handwritten letter from my great-grandmother while spring cleaning. I've asked my mother many times if she remembered the address of their house, but she couldn't recall what it was.
When she found the letter, there it was in the top left hand corner of the envelope.
One Google search later and we were home again on 8th Avenue.
They say you can't go back, but for a minute it was Easter in Texas at Mama and Papas.
Spring's arrival boasts a reawakening of colors on Easter parade and inspires a renewal of spirit.
Rainy day are made for indoor activities. Good thing I love thunder and lightening and find them intensely beautiful 'cause we've seen a boatload of beauty over the last few days. Rainy days and Mondays blues took on a whole new meaning with this DIY Easter basket project.
Today's blogging soundtrack is courtesy of the Spotify Discover Weekly playlist which changes every Monday. First in line on this week's list is Laughter in the Rain by Neil Sedaka.
The DIY projects I do tackle are born out of necessity more than enjoyment. When the antique shop was open, I didn't think twice about upholstering, repairing, or refinishing DIY projects. Bottom line profit played a huge role in those decisions.
A fond memory of a beloved Easter basket and the futile search for one like it accounts for this DIY Easter basket project.
When the big move of 2010 took place, I left the packing and moving from the old house to the new to us house to Dave the Builder while I packed up my parent's house for their move.
One colossal undertaking I do not recommend to the faint of heart.
In the moving mayhem, Dave made the executive decision to part ways with soooo many things I would have kept. Whatnots and doodads can easily be replaced, but certain items qualify as irreplaceable. One such item is the handmade Easter basket my mother bought me in 1974.
A group of ladies residing at a local care facility made the most beautiful Easter baskets from plastic dry cleaning bags. The plastic was pulled through a simple green berry basket, knotted on the inside, and trimmed. An undone wire hanger shaped to fit and tightly wrapped with plastic dry cleaning bags became the basket handle.
I loved the basket, and kept it all these years.
The more I thought about it, the more I knew I wanted an Easter basket like it. Ebay, Etsy, and the local treasure shops did not have anything even remotely close. I saw several tutu baskets, but that's not what I want.
As Patsy Cline said to Loretta Lynn in Coal Miner's Daughter, anything we can't buy, we'll make.
Hello, DIY Easter basket project.
Begin with A bamboo Easter basket from the dollar store. I figure if I mess it up I'm only in for a dollar.
A few pieces of scrap tulle left over from Christmas allowed for me to practice. Once I mastered the cut and feed, it was on to the fabric department at Walmart for four yards of white net and eight yards of light blue tulle.
The texture of the white net makes it easier to fill in gaps and when fluffed out give a nice full coverage of the area you are working with.
I worked with two lengths of fabric and multiple layers.
I cut the tulle and the net into 12″ strips for layers 3, 4, and 5, and 8″ inch strips for the layers 1 and 2.
More layers make for a fuller look, and shorter layers around the basket rim beautifully cover and conceal the bamboo.
Feed a strip of tulle or net through the spaces in the basket with half the strip on the outside and the other half of the strip on the inside of the basket.
After an exhaustive and empty-handed search for my crochet hook, I just used my fingers to feed the fabric through the basket.
Yes, I made a couple of larger than need be holes in the basket. You may notice the blue and white ribbon in the image below. If you make the same uh-oh simply cut a piece of ribbon, feed it through, bring it up catching the layer above, and tie with a knot. Trim the excess ribbon and problem fixed.
Tulle and net are forgiving, and when fluffed and fanned out cover a multitude of DIY sins.
Work with a two blue tulle strips to one white net strip repeat all the way around each layer of the basket.
Fluff and fan out each side of the fabric to desired fullness.
Trim each layer of tulle and net down to the desired lengths to create extra fullness.
Fire up the hot glue gun.
Use caution when using a hot glue gun so you don't burn your fingers.
Use a binder clip, clothespin, or hair clip (you get the idea) to hold the ribbon in place.
Wrap the basket handle with the ribbon. Secure the ribbon to the base of the basket handle with several drops of hot glue.
Trim each layer of the tulle and net to desired lengths to create extra fullness and correct any unevenness.
Complete the look by filling the basket with Easter grass and decorative Easter eggs.
I'm very pleased with the finished product. Dave swears it's prettier than the original one I had, and I think he may be right. Isn't it funny how a memory of a beloved Easter basket became such a source of inspiration.
If today's blog post could talk, it would say look at these wonderful easy Easter DIY decorations I found on some of my favorite internet sites.
Springtime is the right time to adorn your entry door with a spring and Easter door decoration. Welcome spring, friends, and family to the Easter party with this seed packet Easter wreath.
You'll need about a dozen seed packets. Using straight pins, secure the seed packets to a 12-inch foam wreath.
Tie a bow with ribbon in a zippy spring color and pin to wreath.
Tuck, pin, or hot glue faux floral stems to fill in and complete the look.
Elegant in presence and easy to make, these Chinoiserie Easter eggs DIY from Yvonne at Stone Gable blog instantly caught my eye.
Click here to be redirected over to Stone Gable blog for her DIY tutorial.
Moss covered DIY Easter eggs capture the natural essence of spring is sprung.
Easy is the idea here, and it doesn't get much easier than using a hot glue gun to glue strips of moss to plastic eggs.
I love these easy-to-download free printable Easter gift tags from the talented Ann at On Sutton Place. These will enhance any Easter basket or gift, and make a wonderful addition to the Easter table as a napkin tie or place card.
Click here to be taken over to On Sutton Place for download instructions.
A dear friend has an April birthday, so I thought a grown up Easter basket with a rose theme a fun way to go with the gift presentation.
Begin with a yard or two of tulle in your color of choice. For this demonstration, I'm using a vintage pressed glass basket.
For the actual gift basket I'm leaning toward using the willow basket with flip lid as shown above and rose tulle as the filler grass.
a grown up Easter-and-birthday basket theme.
I found the porcelain powder shaker at a vintage store, and knew immediately it would make a lovely addition to the gift basket. I'm also including rose water, a rose rollerball perfume, rose facial oil, rose and honeysuckle body lotion, rose colored nail polish, rose hip oil lip gloss, and a bottle of Chandon California Rose.
A bouquet of rose colored faux peonies and rose colored speckled eggs placed here and there complete the look.
I like a one stop-one bunny hop Easter DIY project.
These Easter easy DIY directions from Better Homes & Gardens for dying Easter eggs in the Instant Pot.
In about six minutes you can cook and dye one dozen eggs.
Click on the link for step-by-step directions How to Dye Eggs in an Instant Pot.
An ample handful of wheatgrass seeds from the local feed and seed store is all you need to make a live grass Easter basket centerpiece.
Fill the container or basket you will be using for your centerpiece with potting soil.
Add a thick layer of wheatgrass seeds spreading evenly over the soil.
Fill a plant mister or spray bottle filled with water. Generously mist and soak the planted area.
Place container in or near window so it can get a good amount of daily sunlight.
Water your newly planted crop daily, and in seven to ten days you'll have a living Easter basket.
DIY projects bloom beautiful at this time of year. Here's hoping you are inspired by these ideas and inspired to project with these easy Easter DIY decorations.
Happy spring, happy midweek, and as always, happy decorating.
It's time once again to ready, plan and plant spring flower, vegetable, and herb gardens. Warmer weather and longer days naturally entice us to spend more time outdoors, and gardening is the outdoor activity many enjoy come spring. Now is the time to get your garden growing ready with these spring gardening tips.
For the gardenistas who live in a zone not ready for planting, now is the time to get your garden growing plan together.
Remember, too, indoor container, planter, and windowsill gardens grow indoors year-round.
Spring gardening tips help you to decide your flower, vegetable and herb garden of preference and get your deck, patio, porch, terrace, or windowsill garden growing ready.
Good soil is the foundation of a good grow, and a good spring cleaning of sorts prepares the soil for proper growth. With a garden fork, gently work the soil with a soft dig to loosen the soil. You'll only need to loosen the soil in a vegetable or flower garden one time in the spring.
Consult a weather app, Farmers Almanac, or give your local extension service a call to find out when the threat of Jack Frost is past before planting your vegetable or flower garden.
Most vegetables and flowers require approximately six hours of full sun each day. Choose the area of your yard, deck, patio, porch, terrace, or windowsill that gets the most sun during the day and plant accordingly.
Sam Stokes Nursery offers expert tips and options for flowers that grow in full and partial shade.
What and when to plant?
Mid to late March through May is a good time to get your spring vegetable and herb garden going and growing with tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, peas, squash, eggplant, okra, basil, oregano, sage, thyme, dill, chives, rosemary, and mint.
If you're wondering what vegetables to plant, think of food pairings.
Good decorating pairings bring about a fresh look. Good gardening pairings bring delicious flavor and delightful fragrance to the table.
Mid March to early May is the rule of green thumb for planting perennials. Annuals fare better when planted in late spring.
Clean out your flower beds by removing last year's leftovers. Cut back last year's perennials and ornamental grasses to encourage healthy new growth. Remove exhausted bulbs and divide perennials.
Consult your seed packet(s) for directions on when to plant, depth of planting, and spacing.
Color comes to call in the spring garden.
Peonies, wisteria, hyacinth, lilacs, and lilies fill your garden with gorgeous color and fragrance.
Lilacs grow best when planted in fertile soil and placed in full sun. Lilacs will not fully bloom if overwatered. A layer of compost followed by a layer of mulch helps to retain moisture and combat weeds.
Hummingbirds and butterflies are fascinating little creatures to watch. Southern Living offers spring gardening tips for almost everything gardening under the sun and shade. Ragin' Cajun Ruellia gives a shout out to my Louisiana roots.
Bells of Fire™ Tecoma is another perennials tubular flower that attracts both hummingbirds and butterflies. Click here to learn more plants to spring plant that will attract hummingbirds.
I love the Cameo Japanese flowering quince in my brother's courtyard.
A day trip to Forest Hill, Louisiana, better known as the nursery capital, to purchase a Cameo Japanese flowering quince is on the spring gardening agenda.
Azaleas in full color and full bloom means beauty and the beast I call pollen is all around as evidenced by this hot pink azalea bouquet and the pollen streams in the driveway.
Weeds are a thorn in the side, front, and back of any vegetable or flower garden. Mulch cuts down on weeds, adds a layer of insulation, and keeps plant roots moist.
Dave the Builder used his new Craftsman Handheld Gas Leaf Blower to blow the pine needles off the roof and into the flower bed where it will be used as mulch.
Excuse our work in progress mess.
Fresh from the produce department tomatoes will do for now, but there is no substitute for fresh home garden tomatoes.
To give your tomato plants a good grow, feed the soil with a small amount of fertilizer and compost at planting time.
Plant the roots as deep as possible.
Freshly planted tomato plants will require a daily healthy watering for a couple of weeks after planting to properly seep into the soil and moisten the area. Garden tomatoes require at least 1-2 inches of water a week.
Low and slow applies to watering tomatoes. Water the plants low at the stem and water slowly.
Tomato plants are slow drinkers. Flooding the area is not what we're going for here.
Water your tomato crop once every two or three days at the height of summer. Early morning is the best time to water.
As summer temps soar, you may want to water the plants both in the early morning and early evening on the days you water.
Bacon sandwiches, homemade hamburgers, fresh from the garden salads, and spring to summer dishes deliciously begin and end with the homegrown tomato.
As I typed fresh from the garden salads, it reminded me of the story a friend shared with me about a dinner menu conversation she had with her husband. The friend asked her husband what he wanted for dinner. The husband answered in perfect course order beginning with, his words not hers nor mine, a little house salad.
Curious about what exactly the husband thought a little house salad was, the friend asked the husband to expound.
All I know is the husband's vegetable garden produced the best tomatoes, cucumbers, banana peppers, squash, and radishes that went into many a fresh spring to summer salad mixed and enjoyed at their house.
Leafy greens and vegetables star in the latest entertaining trend, the edible table runner.
I'm learning more and more the best way to go in spring and summer entertaining is to set a casual and inviting table, keep the menu, ingredients, music, and conversation fresh and simple, and have plenty of homemade buttermilk dressing on hand.
Protecting your hands, skin, and feet is a must.
Sunburn, dry and weathered hands, and wet feet do not a happy gardener make.
I bought two Dove Nourishing Care Intensive-Creams on at Dollar Tree, and am so glad I did. The formula is rich, smells divine, and has good staying power without being greasy. I like it so much I bought five more last week.
It gets my perfect for gardening hands seal of approval.
A lovely garden statue accentuates the design and the beauty of your garden.
Cast stone and terracotta planters in neutral tones instill a touch of European elegance.
Winter is in the rearview mirror, and our sights and tastes are set on the spring flowers and vegetables planted and produced in the spring yard, deck, patio, porch, terrace, or windowsill garden.
The sounds, scents, and sights that accompany spring beautification curb appeal, as well as inquires about my Easter table decor suggestions, signals spring is sprung.
Spring officially begins this Wednesday (March 20).
Easter will be here in thirty-two days.
Gardenistas and decoristas alike realize that's a small window of time to plant and plan.
Emails and push notifications from home decor sites alert subscribers to what's new in store for the Easter coming together of family and friends season. If you live in an area of the world that is retail deficient, ordering from online outlets opens up the retail world to you.
Keep in mind you have to allow ample time for sourcing, selecting, ordering, and arrival.
After a particularly disappointing shipping arrival time incident, I realized the importance of getting my decorating plan finalized and my holiday decor ordering done sooner rather than later.
Remember me telling you all about the bunny rabbit Dave the Builder found in one of our flower beds?
Cottontail instinctively knew when it was time for Dave to drive in the gate. He would sit in the driveway close to Dave's parking spot waiting for Dave to come home. After the odd couple greeted each other, Cottontail would hop to it, following Dave into the house. He would wait ever so patiently at Dave's feet for Dave to pick him up and hold him.
I include at least one rabbit themed piece of decor in my Easter table decor suggestions in honor of Cottontail.
It's an Easter table decor suggestions must. Our pets touch our hearts and our home decorating choices.
As far as the rest of the look goes, I select pieces able to make the decorating transition from spring to summer.
Scrolling through the home section on the TJ Maxx website resulted in two super cute, super affordable bunny pieces. The first of two ideas is to use the Figural Bunny Cookie Jar by Arlington Designs as an ice bucket.
I'll set up a beverage station on the dining room sideboard for our Easter luncheon. To implement the idea, first I'll place a dinner plate or charger on top of a mirror placemat to protect the finish of the sideboard from water spots.
The cookie jar will sit in the middle of the plate. A thick layer of Easter grass or paper shreds placed around the bottom and sides (if need be) of the bunny will hide the plate-charger and the mirror placemat.
Complete the look by "hiding" decorative ceramic or plastic Easter eggs in the grass or shreds.
The cement bunny will be a two, two, two uses in one piece as Easter table decor now and spring into summer garden decor later.
The rainbow colors of these rock candy sticks remind me of the ones in the traditional Easter egg dye kits.
A glass of iced tea served with a rock candy stick adds an extra kick of sugar sweet swizzle and stir.
A tried and true idea in my Easter table decor suggestions bag of tricks is to use a vintage glass basket as a dish for garnishes or as a condiment bowl.
It's makes a lovely presentation.
It is said that iced tea is the house wine of the South. We steep, sugar, and serve the stuff year round. Bridal and baby showers, brunches, luncheons, holiday dinners, and other celebratory general fancy-schmancy occasions call for upping the iced tea recipe game.
Bring 4 cups water to a boil in a medium saucepan; add tea bags and mint leaves. Boil 1 minute; remove from heat. Cover and steep 10 minutes.
Discard tea bags and mint. Pour into a 1-gal. container; add peach nectar, lemonade concentrate, and Simple Sugar Syrup. Cover and chill 8 to 24 hours.
Pour chilled tea mixture into a punch bowl or pitcher. Stir in ginger ale and club soda just before serving. Garnish, if desired.
Bring sugar and water to a boil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Boil, stirring occasionally, 4 minutes or until sugar is dissolved and mixture is clear. Cool to room temperature (about 30 minutes).
This photo serves no purpose other than being just a pretty reminder of the in full bloom splendor of spring coming to a lawn, garden, planter, or centerpiece near you this Wednesday.
Fresh, faux, or a mixing of both, remarkably gorgeous flower arrangements need not be expensive. Some of the most impressive flower arrangements are simple in nature and elegant in statement.
Begin in your yard and garden, and build your arrangement from there.
Garden roses mixed with dusty miller, bridal wreath, fern fronds, and fresh seeded eucalyptus brings spring beauty to your dining table or sideboard.
Container ideas range from serving bowls and art pottery baskets to ornamental cabbages and decorative cement planters.
Delicious desserts have become works of culinary art. Do your Easter desserts justice with an impressive plating presentation.
Included in my Easter table decor suggestions repertoire is the use of at least one vintage piece.
Vintage pieces possess charming features, distinguishing colors, and delicate patterns able to gracefully stand alone or easily mix with new traditional favorites.
I don't always have the best luck when shopping the shelves at my favorite local treasure shop, but on my last visit I spied this darling figurine behind a piece that wouldn't normally catch my eye.
The colors, condition, and price sold the piece, and it fits in perfectly with my Easter decorating theme.
These Easter table decor suggestions invite a simple yet elegant charm factor to the spring get-together and Easter celebration.
The saying "Life is what happens to you while you are making other plans" hit home last week for me and Dave the Builder. We went from peaceful, easy Sunday to Dave being taken into emergency surgery Monday morning. All three of the doctors on the case used the word stat, and that is a word that will get your attention real fast.
I'll take our everyday, boring to most, uneventful life over curveballs and beyond your control situations any day.
Staying strong in faith, in prayer, and in positive attitude is our game plan.
The positive attitude part took a direct hit when our veterinarian called with the sad news that Sir Kitty had taken a turn for the worse, and the end was near for our beloved twelve year old cat.
It was a witch of a week to say the least.
Getting lost in the pretty pictures and photos from social networking sites and shelter magazines is a gorgeous source of peaceful diversion and blog post inspiration.
Posting plays a large role in my normal routine, and at the moment normal and routine is essential. The situation of late may not be pretty, but these pictures and photos sure are.
Keep us in your thoughts and prayers, and I'll be back with you all next week.
Louisiana is often referred to as the Boot due to its shape. I think that's an appropriate observation seeing how we do love to kick up our heels and pass a Mardi Gras party good time.
Louisiana loves to throw a party, and what makes a good party is great food, drink, and conversations about great Mardi Gras food and drink. Last Wednesday I got a call from my nephew on just this subject.
The Mardi Gras king cake is a Carnival staple, and people do have their favorites.
I thought the chocolate cinnamon king cake from a local market the one that takes the king cake, but that was until my nephew gifted the Places In The Home gang with a cinnamon king cake from Dong Phuong Bakeshop.
A king cake connoisseur in his own right, he too thought he had a chosen favorite until his coworker brought a cinnamon king cake from Dong Phuong Bakeshop in east New Orleans to the office for a Mardi Gras party good time king cake celebration.
It was king cake love at first bite.
You know how it is when you discover a new whatever and you like/love it so much you want to show and tell it with your inner circle, gang, tribe, or Mardi Gras krewe?
That's exactly the case in this king cake scenario.
He placed an order for twelve cinnamon king cakes from Dong Phuong Bakeshop. The window for shipment had just closed, so he drove from Baton Rouge to New Orleans to pick up the order.
When you've got a craving for king cake, you do what you have to do to get one.
His friend happened to be driving up to Central Louisiana the following day, so my nephew asked him if he would make a king cake delivery to Places In The Home.
Now the Places In The Home gang knows what all the Dong Phuong cinnamon king cake excitement is about.
Right off the bat, I was impressed with the artwork and the font used on the cake box.
It's the same exact font I use for the Places In The Home header and sidebar.
King cake is a Mardi Gras must have, a tradition beginning on January 6th and ending on Fat Tuesday.
The entire season and celebration of Carnival is a Mardi Gras party good time process.
Not all Mardi Gras celebrations are created equal. From parish to parish, Louisiana is truly a melting pot of customs, traditions, and cultures.
However, all Louisianians celebrate Mardi Gras on a local purple, green, and gold grand scale.
Throughout the state, Mardi Gras revelers and Carnival decoristas bedeck the halls, doors, porches, fences, and facades.
Parade route positions are prime real estate, staked out and claimed for optimum viewing and catching prized throws.
Krewe floats stand ready to roll, and neighborhood block parties are planned, prepped, and positioned for a Mardi Gras promenade.
It's hard not to find yourself in a Mardi Gras party good time state of mind when you have a cup of café au lait in hand.
A traditional crawfish boil brings the flavor to the Mardi Gras party good time celebration.
The sweetness of the king cake complements the robust spice and heat that flavors a crawfish boil.
This time of year blended with the taste of Mardi Gras keeps the calls from the Canadian snowbirds coming.
Cooking up a pot of Louisiana gumbo and a traditional King Cake from this recipe from Southern Living will satisfy the craving, please the sweet tooth, and feed the soul.
Cook first 4 ingredients in a medium saucepan over low heat, stirring often, until butter melts. Set aside, and cool mixture to 100° to 110°.
Stir together yeast, ½ cup warm water, and 1 tablespoon sugar in a 1-cup glass measuring cup; let stand 5 minutes.
Beat sour cream mixture, yeast mixture, eggs, and 2 cups flour at medium speed with a heavy-duty electric stand mixer until smooth. Reduce speed to low, and gradually add enough remaining flour (4 to 4 ½ cups) until a soft dough forms.
Punch down dough, and divide in half. Roll each portion into a 22- x 12-inch rectangle. Spread 1/3 cup softened butter evenly on each rectangle, leaving a 1-inch border. Stir together ½ cup sugar and cinnamon, and sprinkle evenly over butter on each rectangle.
Bake at 375° for 14 to 16 minutes or until golden. Slightly cool cakes on pans on wire racks (about 10 minutes). Drizzle Creamy Glaze evenly over warm cakes; sprinkle with colored sugars, alternating colors and forming bands. Let cool completely.
Cream Cheese-Filled King Cake: Prepare each 22- x 12-inch dough rectangle as directed. Omit 1/3 cup softened butter and 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon. Increase ½ cup sugar to ¾ cup sugar. Beat ¾ cup sugar; 2 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened; 1 large egg; and 2 teaspoons vanilla extract at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth. Spread cream cheese mixture evenly on each dough rectangle, leaving 1-inch borders. Proceed with recipe as directed.
*6 to 6 ½ cups all-purpose flour may be substituted.
The weather is not wanting to cooperate, but Louisiana doesn't let a little rain dampen the Mardi Gras spirit. The parades are rolling, the party atmosphere is intoxicating, and time-honored traditions and customs will be well represented.
The Boot is kicking up its heels in Mardi Gras party good time style.


We have just checked into the Holiday Inn in Omaha.Will probably be in Ohio tomorrow night. I am averaging 15 mpg in the truck which was what I figured.
So far all is well except for the truck oozing. It was about 6 months ago that I changed the rear diff fluid. While in Utah, I looked underneath and can see the gear oil leaking out the axle seal on the left side. While in Ohio I plan on checking the level and topping it off and checking at each stop. It is not leaking bad, so I will wait and replace it when I get home.
Does any one know if this has the same old set-up they have used in the past? Clip to pull the axle and get to the seal.
If I remember, I can look it up tonight. Most GM rear ends of recent use the clips (for ease of R&R under warranty), but in an HD truck, I don't recall.
Ohio has been good so far. Sunday I will be working on the daughter's car (the 95 SE that we gave her). The bypass elbow is leaking and the oil pan gasket is bad. She now has 228,000 miles on it and it purrs like a kitten.
We bought that car with a little over 120,000 on it in 2006. The clear coat is pretty well gone, but she loves it and does not want to get rid of it. The only mechanical issue that needs addressed is the rear struts are toast.
After the first of the year she wants to get a new car and I convinced her (with Don's idea) to keep this one as a winter car since they use salt here.
We are departing here on Wednesday morning and heading to Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
If you remember from swapping the wheels, were there bolts on the axle end? If there were, it's a full floating rear. If not, then it should have C-clips.
Work completed on the car today. The oil pressure is falling off a little and there is a little play in the rod bearings, but she is still running good. This is also on the original transmission and the old grey modulator about the size of a 1lb coffee can.
Unless its the 10.5 14 bolt rear. you can determine this by looking at the front of the diff, the Pinion is in its own retainer, held in by 6 bolts. If its a 10.5, its a full floating axle, meaning, axle bolts to the wheel hub via 8 bolts, if you have a hub seal leaking, its not as nice to change yourself. Two sets of tapered bearings inside there to deal with.
If shes a c-clip style/semi floater, easy peasy.
According to Matt's information, I have a full floater. On the pinion, there is 6 bolts around it. For right now, I am just making sure the fluid is up and will tackle this when we get home.
No biggie for a gearhead!
Well, today we depart for North Carolina. I am up and sipping a cup of coffee waiting for the others to come to life. It has been a good stay in Ohio with the usual issues with family spats. They don't bother me because I know I am heading out.
Our daughter Megan benefited from us being here. She got 2 new tires, a new oil pan gasket, an oil change, new metal coolant elbow, a coffee pot and a new kitchen table and chairs.
I am very proud of her. She has completed nursing school and is working 2 jobs while going back to school to get her baccalaureates. She is saving money to replace the old 95 and to buy a house.
I talked with her a lot and she is very motivated to get her nurse practitioner license and she knows it will take a lot.If anyone can do it, she can.
Now, for some fun stuff. We visited more family last night and decided to come back a little early to get sleep for today's travel. When we get in the door, she is watching Family Guy and drinking a beer with a bottle of Pineapple Parrot Bay in front of her. So........ I did a couple shots with her and had a couple beers.
I got to bed at 1 am and woke up at 6.
The funnest thing was watching my parents reactions to The Family Guy. They are 70+ years old and were busting a gut at almost everything. My mom said she actually liked it.
Now, our daughter in NC wants us to go out with her to see a band. She works at Hooters (has completed school for nursing also) and is single and loves to party. I do not know if I can hang with a bunch of teenie boppers.
I do not know if I can hang with a bunch of teenie boppers.
If it makes you feel any better, I'm 20 and I can't even hang with people. I'm passed out and sleeping like a baby by 10:30 pm hahaha.
I looked it up in SI and I'm pretty sure I picked the 10.5" (being the bigger of the two), figuring it was an HD truck, and it is "C" clips in the diagram. They specifically listed both.
We are now in Winston-salem and have been to Hooters (beer and wings have been consumed). Checked into the motel and relaxing for a little while.
Keep me posted when you get down this direction and I will try to hook up with you Matt..
Today we took a trip to Lizard Lick towing. It was a fun trip and got a tee shirt and a couple other items. The crew was not there, but it was fun to see and get pictures.
We got here Saturday night to find my parent's AC in their house died. Spent most of Saturday looking at that. Found the connector on the starting capacitor vibrated and broke. The condenser fan single phased and now the motor is crap. Being a weekend, none can be located and he is searching today.
Went to my brother's yesterday for his step-son's 10th birthday and Wendy got trashed (been a long time). Had a good cookout with a lot of home made food.
Today we are debating on driving to Tampa or going to Orlando to see the Disney crew.
Haven't posted here in awhile. We just got back into Oregon and 350 miles to home.
We left Florida on the intentions of meeting Don and Brad. Decided to go to St Augustine and see the ocean. I have already been to the east coast, but for Wendy she can finally say she has been from coast to coast.
From there, we spent the night in North Carolina again and then to Ohio (one last visit with our kids) before the run on home.
We did stop in Utah for the night and to see more family.


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Of these ten groups, only the NRA and Club for Growth are under any obligation to disclose their funding. Only those two can make any claim to "grassroots" status. That's why we call this series "Astroturfing the Airwaves." The sheer magnitude of right-wing ads these shadowy groups are putting on the air are bound to have an impact on Tuesday. But there's no evidence that the millions of dollars these folks are pouring into TV ads reflects any broad base of support.
"The big three stepping into the batter's box are the financial services industry, the energy industry, and the health insurance industry," [conservative operative Scott] Reed said.
It was nice of the Commission on Hope, Growth and Opportunity's founder to tell us what sorts of businesses are funding his ads. But this election still feels like a hold-up. "Put the democratic process in the bag, and no one look at my face." We'll never get a chance to see for ourselves, and voters will go to the polls next week without knowing who is owed $400 million worth of legislative favors.


The other day I received two emails, both with the same question, why didn't we have a direct call to action on our website?
Does any intelligent person really respond to this kind of pitch, and what self-respecting business would actually behave in this manner? The fact is, if you sell something of value at a reasonable price, and you treat your customers with some respect, you will get your share of business. You may not get all the business, nobody does, but the business you do get, will result in more satisfied customers, more word-of-mouth referrals, and ultimately more sales. High-pressure tactics, and demands for instant commitment, frighten off as many potential clients as they ensnare.
Statistically it may be true that if someone leaves your website without ordering, the chances of them returning to order are low, but as Shakespeare's Cassius said, "the fault, dear Brutus lies not in the stars, but in ourselves." The problem is NOT the customer; it's what you're saying, how you're saying it, and the expectations you've set for determining your site's performance.
Success is not a question of attracting more traffic, especially if your message is weak, unfocused, and lacking in emotional context. Success is a question of how many people you connect with both directly and indirectly, and how many people come back to your site because they are intrigued by what you have to say.
To start, many products and services are either too complex or too high valued to expect people to make an instant decision; and demanding one just frightens people away. Asking for an order is asking a lot, and leads to resistance. Inviting someone to call or email is reassuring and friendly; it's an offer to communicate, provide assistance, advice, and information, and it's easily accepted.
Orders are the result of building relationships and relationships are built on communication. You may not be able to speak to everyone who comes to your website but that only means that your website's primary job is to communicate what needs to be said so that it makes a memorable impression, and provides something more meaningful than a 'buy now' button.
The e-commerce industry with it's easy to implement technical solutions has created a class of entrepreneurs who think all they have to do is display a product photo, description, price, and order button, and the sales will follow. This approach may work for mega sites like Amazon.com but it's not going to work for you. You've got to be smarter than that.
When small and medium sized companies try to emulate major corporate business models, they are looking for trouble. It's one reason why so many websites are so bad, and why so many under perform.
Tom Peters and Robert Waterman didn't do entrepreneurs a favor when they wrote, "In Search of Excellence." What they should have written was 'In Search of Failure,' since we learn more from things that don't work than from things that do. In the world of Internet marketing, creating websites that are nothing more than online catalogs, digital brochures, or direct marketing come-ons, is a waste of time and money, not to mention all that effort devoted to attracting website traffic.
Orders are not the true measure of a website's success. Nor is the volume of traffic a site attracts. You can have loads of traffic, but little of it ever gets turned into business, and you can even get some orders, but few long-term clients.
The primary objective of your website should be to initiate contact either by email, phone, or in the case of brick and mortar companies, store traffic. In order to achieve that objective, your website presentation must be engaging, enlightening, and above all memorable. Potential clients want a little foreplay, a little respect, and an understanding that you are asking them to put their faith in you.
Marketing is about human nature, and the idea that all aspects of human nature can be quantified, and that meaningful results can be extracted and formed into an action plan guaranteed to produce results, is simply over-reaching. The human brain is far too complex, and human motivation is the result of far too many interdisciplinary factors to be boiled down into a unified mathematical formula. The movie and music industries have been trying for years, and still neither one can accurately predict what will be a hit.
In an effort to always maximize productivity, business has bowed-down to the false idol of statistical razzle-dazzle, and succumb to its faux extrapolations. As a consequence business, and especially Web-business, has forsaken insight, intuition, and a 'consilience*' approach to marketing, one built on continuous creative experimentation and implementation.
*Consilience: "the linking together of principles from different disciplines especially when forming a comprehensive theory" – Merriam-webster.com.
I know of no better method to achieve these three goals than to implement video on your website, it is THE must have marketing vehicle for companies intent on maximizing website presentation impact.
The Center for Media Research reported in their recent 'Research Brief' that 42.6% of retailers surveyed were adding product videos to their websites. And the power of video marketing is not just about sales; it's about how you as a business communicate in the most efficient manner to all your concerned publics.
"Video's importance transcends the customer experience. It can transform every aspect of an organization, from sales, marketing and communications to investor relations, employee training and education. " – David Dutch's MediaPost "Online Video: Redefining How Business Connects With Their Customers".
Your websites serves no purpose unless it engages your viewer and communicates a meaningful, memorable message. A video presentation uses sights, sounds, and performance to produce psychological persuasion.
A message delivered using creative video presentation techniques is seen, heard, and embedded in the audience's mind. It informs, explains, clarifies, and focuses attention on the key decision making elements that produce leads, and ultimately sales.
A properly crafted Web video makes a human connection, it affects the viewer on a psychological as well as rational level, so that the message delivered resonates and impacts the decision making process.
You may be wondering how I answered the emails mentioned earlier; the simple answer is if a marketing presentation is intriguing enough, your audience will respond, and in this case, both visitors did exactly what our website is designed to do, get people to email or phone so that we can open a dialog with them, so we can get to know each other, so we can start to build a productive business relationship, and we do it using video – the media is the message.
It is time businesses employ a new Web-philosophy, one that is aimed at turning advertising into content, and content into an experience. And I know of no better way to create an online experience than to employ Web video.
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Thai 'confidence' in anti-trafficking record belied by statistics
By Andrew R.C. Marshall
BANGKOK Fri Jan 30, 2015 7:52am EST
(Reuters) - Thailand identified fewer victims of human trafficking last year than in 2013 and convicted fewer perpetrators of the crime, according to a government report aimed at lifting the country from a U.S. list of the world's worst offenders.
The U.S. State Department last year downgraded Thailand to the lowest category in its influential annual ranking of countries by their counter-trafficking efforts.
Thailand's military-backed government was "confident" it had met the minimum standards to improve its ranking, said Songsak Saicheua, a director-general at the foreign ministry, at a Friday news conference announcing the report's release next week.
"We've not only set up committees and formulated policies," Songsak told Reuters. "We've made serious, sustained efforts and produced tangible results."
In 2014, the government said, 595 victims of human trafficking were identified, 280 cases investigated, 115 cases prosecuted and 104 people convicted.
However, this compares unfavorably to Thailand's record in 2013, which sealed its demotion to the State Department's lowest "Tier 3" category, a designation it shares with North Korea, Libya and 20 other countries.
In 2013, 1,020 victims were identified, 674 cases investigated, 386 cases prosecuted and 225 people convicted.
Thailand's military vowed to "prevent and suppress human trafficking" after overthrowing the elected government of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra last year.
In a Jan. 26 meeting in Bangkok with Daniel Russel, assistant U.S. secretary of state for East Asia and the Pacific, the Foreign Minister General Tanasak Patimapragorn reiterated his government's "unwavering commitment to sustainably solving the human trafficking issue".
But rights groups and some officials say words have not translated into action, with the junta preoccupied with reviving a sluggish economy, drafting a constitution and stifling even the mildest expression of dissent.
The government was placing "special emphasis" on punishing officials complicit in trafficking, said the report, citing legal action against at least a dozen people, mostly police.
None of the officials had yet been convicted, said Songsak.
Last year, Thailand gave legal papers to 1.6 million undocumented migrant workers, which the government said made them less vulnerable to exploitation and trafficking.
"It is a positive step that the government recognizes and acts upon this link between migration management and anti-trafficking," said Max Tunon, a senior program officer at the International Labour Organization.
But, as Reuters reported last October, trafficking routes through southern Thailand thrive.
Thousands of Rohingya Muslims and Bangladeshi boat people are held at remote Thai jungle camps where traffickers extract a ransom to smuggle them across the border to Malaysia. Many die en route, or are beaten or killed by traffickers.
The Rohingya are a mostly stateless minority fleeing violence and poverty in Myanmar. A Thai government report submitted to the State Department last year did not define the Rohingya as trafficking victims, despite their well-documented abuse.
The new report does, noting the rescue of 139 Rohingya from trafficking networks in 2014, and another 97 on Jan. 11.
The government also said the authorities were using anti-money laundering laws to put pressure on human trafficking syndicates and had set up a hotline which helped identify 123 trafficking-related cases in 2014.
These latest measures amounted to "old wine repackaged in new bottles," said Phil Robertson, deputy director of Human Rights Watch's Asia division.
"For years, hotlines have been around and migrants have been registered, but the trafficking problem continues unabated," he said.
(Additional reporting by Kaweewit Kaewjinda; Editing by Robert Birsel)


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The program aims to discover and help develop local talents, especially in fields that reflect Saudi Arabian culture.
There are currently 20 categories that people can choose to enter, including music, comedy, graffiti art and acting, whilst the GEA have also said that they are open to suggestions for further categories, should there be sufficient demand for them.
Successful applicants will receive part of a fund of SR20 million ($5.3 million) to train and take their talents to an international audience. The winners of each category will receive SR500,000, with the second-placed candidates winning SR300,000 and those in third place netting SR200,000.
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Herelle also said Balotelli's rock, paper, scissors celebration made him "mad".
Balotelli has shown enough times in his career that he can be maddening, but has he finally found his fit in Marseille? Or will the early fire fizzle out again?


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Ex-England star backs grants boost for Southern League clubs
Stuart Pearce backs Trident Community Foundation funding for Southern League clubs
By Richard Browne @CGazette_Rich Reporter
FUNDING: Ex-footballer Stuart Pearce at the ground of Thame United FC in Oxfordshire, to announce his role as Pitching In ambassador
NON-LEAGUE football clubs like Taunton Town have faced a year like no other in 2020, but help could soon be at hand thanks to the Trident Community Foundation, writes Paul Martin.
Pitching In Southern League clubs such as Taunton now have the chance to apply for grants of up to £5,000 to help establish community-focused projects with the aim of developing young talent, promoting non-league football to a wider audience and attracting volunteers.
The Trident Community Foundation has been founded by a combination of Entain's grassroots sport investment programme, Pitching In, and the three Trident Leagues - the Isthmian, Northern Premier and Southern Leagues.
Entain, owner of Ladbrokes and Coral, has donated £150,000 to establish the TCF Fund for distribution over the remainder of the 2020/21 season, and the project has the firm backing of Pitching In ambassador Stuart Pearce.
"Initiatives like this are close to my heart as I am proud of my non-league background," said Pearce, who began his career with Wealdstone before going on to win 78 England caps.
"Non-league clubs are the hubs of their communities and people have connections to these clubs going back generations.
"Bringing people together, especially in these fractured times, is vitally important and initiatives such as this will help do that.
"The timing is absolutely spot on. The true mark of help is when people really need it - and the football community at this level really needs it.
"I look forward to seeing the projects that get off the ground as a result of the Trident Community Foundation."
Following a simple application process, potential projects will be reviewed by the TCF board, which will be chaired by David Emery, editor-in-chief of The Non-League Paper and consists of three Trident League chairmen and two Entain representatives.
Anthony Hughes, vice-chairman of the Pitching In Southern League, is part of the TCF board and hailed "the most exciting news we have had in some time".
"I can't think of any time in our level of the game where it has been more appropriate to launch an initiative like the TCF Fund," Hughes said.
"I know of numerous Southern League clubs who are waiting with bated breath for those application forms to arrive, so we look forward to receiving their ideas.
"It enables our clubs to have support and funding that is desperately needed at a level of the game that is often forgotten.
"Our clubs are the lifeblood of their local communities in terms of bringing people together and creating facilities for people of all ages to enjoy.
"No other country has a football pyramid like ours and it's sponsorships like Pitching In, and initiatives like the Trident Community Foundation, which allow that to continue."
With a mission statement of 'no project too small', grants will be capped at £5,000 in the first year of the TCF Fund, but there are hopes this could rise in the future with additional investment.
Pitching In spokesman Simon Clare said: "We are thrilled that Pitching In is to be a founding partner of the Trident Community Foundation, along with the Trident leagues.
"We put this money in place to support the dreams, visions and plans of many clubs.
"We are open to all ideas and we can't wait to see their plans."
Trident Community Foundation chairman David Emery said: "I am very honoured and proud to have been asked to chair the TCF Fund board.
"I started covering non-league football at my local paper when I was 17 and it is the bedrock of our sport.
"The timing is perfect and we hope the leagues will start kicking off again very soon.
"Once they do so, the clubs can look forward with some optimism and these grants will help that."
Entain - owner of Ladbrokes - has launched a multi-million pound investment programme, Pitching In, designed to support and promote grassroots sports. The programme includes a flagship partnership with the Isthmian, Northern Premier and Southern Leagues - collectively known as the Trident League - as well as a partnership with the UK sports charity SportsAid. For more details see entaingroup.com/sustainability/pitching-in.


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Colin O'Donoghue & Jennifer Morrison
Colin O'Donoghue and Jennifer Morrison
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Colin O'Donoghue and Jennifer Morrison were in Once Upon a Time(2011) together.
Colin O'Donoghue is a 40 year old Irish Actor. Born Colin O'Donoghue on 26th January, 1981 in Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland, he is famous for The Rite (2011), Once Upon a Time (2012-). His zodiac sign is Aquarius.
Jennifer Morrison is a 42 year old American Actress. Born Jennifer Marie Morrison on 12th April, 1979 in Chicago, Illinois, USA, she is famous for House M.D., Once Upon a Time. Her zodiac sign is Aries.
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