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Qatari dhow in Malta offers floating museum and 2022 World Cup presentation
Visitors will able to experience this floating museum of the rich Qatari marine heritage whilst also enjoying presentations about the FIFA 2022 World Cup on the huge screens on board
26 September 2019, 11:39am
by MaltaToday Staff
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The famous 40-metre-long dhow boat Fath Al Khair will remain moored in Malta for the next nine months before starting off its fifth voyage in June 2020.
The visit to Malta marks the end of the fourth cruise of Fath Al Khair which has visited over 11 harbours across Europe and North Africa with the aim of introducing the Qatari maritime heritage which is a significant part of the Qatari identity. This cruise, which is organized by the Cultural Village Foundation – Katara also aims to promote the FIFA 2022 World Cup that will be held in Qatar together with all the preparations that are taking place for this important event.
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Slog Nov 24, 2020 8:41 AM
Slog AM: Hillbilly Elegy Hits Netflix, These Puppets Are Making Sense, and Trump 2024?
by Rich Smith
Either Ingrid Bergman makes another movie again, or Trump wins the 2024 nomination. I bet the former is more likely.
raindrop on November 24, 2020 at 8:51 AM · Report this
@1 You really think so? I reckon that unless health or The Law does him in, the nomination is his for the taking. And maybe not even the Law - the GOP is so degenerate, he could run from a jail cell or exile and win it. And if he can win the nomination, he can win re-election.
Alden on November 24, 2020 at 8:56 AM · Report this
Whether or not he ends up running again he's going to consume every last molecule of oxygen until the moment he makes the call. It's kind of like Hillary in 2016 only a much higher percentage of his party's supporters actually like him and any legal troubles he faces over the next few years will only strengthen his grip, even though everyone else is like "wtf are you people thinking???" The party couldn't move on from him if they wanted to.
blip on November 24, 2020 at 9:10 AM · Report this
'[Hillbilly Elegy] absolute bottom-tier work for just about everyone involved—up to and including Mr. Howard'
The subject matter is white trash. That's as good as it will get.
Yeshua on November 24, 2020 at 9:31 AM · Report this
I can't possibly imagine him having either the physical or mental capacities necessary to fake anything resembling competency in four years, even among his own blindly sycophantic base. Step aside for one of his shitty-ass children, I'd guess Junior, though Ivanka gotta be a dark horse.
mike blob on November 24, 2020 at 9:34 AM · Report this
@6 the kinds of people that bemoan dynastic politics in america will absolutely be clamoring for one of his gross children to take over whenever he finally fucks off for good
Brent Gumbo on November 24, 2020 at 9:45 AM · Report this
So great that the Space Needle and Chihuly Garden and Glass are still open. Think people coming in from out of state are quarantining for 14 days before getting their tickets? Even though most other attractions, and all museums are closed, they are special because rich people don't give a crap about their workers or the public. They just want those dollar dollar bills.
EvilEdie on November 24, 2020 at 9:49 AM · Report this
@2 and @3: A smarter and savvier Trump protege is more plausible in 2024.
@9 I disagree - Trump's stupidity is the heart of his appeal. A smarter/savvier Trump isn't Trump.
In four years The Donald will be drooling in his oatmeal and his entire "tough guy" / drain the swamp / hate the kneegrows thing will have run it's course. His kids are really just pale imitations, not unlike his cheap ass ties and steaks.
However, I do assume he will continue to infect GOP politics until he dies, probably hastening their overall demise. (see California, Illinois, now Georgia, soon Texas)
tim browne on November 24, 2020 at 10:03 AM · Report this
Wally Gator has been seen roaming the Valencia Golf and Country Club in Naples, Florida. It doesn't matter how many Secret Service agents Trumpty Dumpty gets to move down to guard Mar-a-Lunatic. Wally and his reptilian buddies are coming for Der Gropenfurher. If Trumpty Dumpty isn't done in by his final lethal BigMac or hauled away, kicking and screaming like Ethel Merman in a custom fit orange jumpsuit, size double-wide Goodyear Blimp, nature will take over.
And nature is currently mad as hell and ain't gonna take it anymore.
auntie grizelda on November 24, 2020 at 10:35 AM · Report this
FFS can we just get TRUMP OUT OF OUR LIVES! He won't run in 2024. If he's not in prison he'll raise money pretending he's going to run, but he will NOT. He has been humiliated and he will NEVER risk losing again. He won't put himself in that position. He will either be in prison or he will be spending his final days taking as much money from as many people as he possibly can because the people he owes money to WANT TO BE PAID. And the third possibility is that he will be so sick or so dead that none of any of it will matter.
xina on November 24, 2020 at 10:37 AM · Report this
@6 - he has not had those "necessary capacities" for the last four years, either. Having said that, it would behoove us to buy him all the Big Macs he wants in hopes that his grease-clogged arteries will keep hom from running.
dvs99 on November 24, 2020 at 10:38 AM · Report this
@10 - totally agree. There was no Jim Jones or Charles Manson protege to carry their movements forward, and there will not be one for Trumpism. When the leader buggers off, the cult dies.
@13 - I'd like Door number 3, please.
The next Surgeon General will have to put an Alligator Warning on Trump:
"Chomping down on Trump is known to contain carcinogens, and fatty materials that are bad for your health."
However, like all Americans, the gators won't listen!
pat L on November 24, 2020 at 10:43 AM · Report this
@15: The Trumpist wing of the Republican party will need a void to fill when Trump exits the stage.
There will be a vacuum to fill.
Nationalism and Populism are not cults.
raindrop on November 24, 2020 at 10:51 AM · Report this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8yC02TH3lw
Richard Kimble is literally America
Garb Garblar on November 24, 2020 at 11:01 AM · Report this
Eh, Trump's a disgraced loser and most of the country hates his guts. Who cares if he runs again.
Lastlight on November 24, 2020 at 11:11 AM · Report this
@18 - Agree that nationalism and populism are not cults. They have always been part of our political landscape and boil up from their slimy little lairs from time to time.
But Trumpism is very much a cult. The reason that we don't have something like this more often is that not every nationalist or populist presents the unique combination of Trump's personal qualities (which apparently many people find compelling) and the "right place, right time" factor that we saw here.
Our increasing celebrity worship (thanks a lot, Kim fucking Kardashian), economic changes leading to tough circumstances for a lot of people, the Russians figuring out how to fuck with us more efficiently, a lot of white people panicking about demographic changes, and Trump's particular "says what he means" brand of bullshit all lined up to allow him to step in and turn the Republicans into his personal cult. When he goes to prison or to hell, it's unlikely that a successor will be able to ride the same combination of factors.
9, Maybe but i don't think it's possible for anyone else to match the charisma:insanity ratio that was trump's secret sauce that made it possible for him to pull it all off. Every day was its own fresh hell because there was always something bad/stupid happening that required our attention. I don't know that it's possible to achieve what he did "smartly" but bless their hearts they are absolutely going to try.
blip on November 24, 2020 at 11:19 AM · Report this
Trying to imagine Ivanka escaping uncanny valley to follow in her dad's footsteps and lol no, not happening. Don Jr is probably the closest match to dad, if only because the illusion of competence is less important to trumpism than owning the libs, but I don't think he can present himself as a competent businessman in the same way his dad did. Jr reeks of spoiled rich kid even though he likes to cosplay as a rugged man of the people when he's shooting elephants or whatever. If there is going to be a true successor to Trump it will be someone from outside this cursed family.
@13 xina: I certainly hope so. DJT's Evil Empire has created more damage in four years than 6+ years of Richard Nixon / Spiro Agnew, 8 years of Ronald Reagan / George H.W. Bush, 4 years of George H.W. Bush / Dan Quayle, and 8 years of G. W. Bush / Dickhead Cheney COMBINED.
@15 dvs99: Agreed and seconded. The only part of Donald Jackass Trump that will be running in 2024 is his drooling mouth, provided he's still alive.
@16: Jay, tell dvs99 what she's (he's ?) won!
@17 pat L: I can just see it now. Giant alligators will be taking over Florida as it sinks deeper into the gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. They'll form their own reptilian underwater death cult. Why, they may even build a theme park! It'll put Disney World and Epcot Center to shame!
Come on down to the Sunshine State, folks, and visit AmeriKKKa's Greatest Family Fun Capitol, Wally World------oh, wait. That's already satirically been done in California by the Grizwolds. Oops. Sor-ry. U-HUH-HUH-HUH.
But Griz can dream.......
"charisma:insanity ratio that was trump's secret sauce"
Indeed. When you look at old clips of Trump on Donahue, Rosanne, Rona Barrett, Jay Leno, Letterman - you see that sinister secret sauce - fermenting.
Of course Trump will "run" for 2024. Its part of his grift now. The hotel and real estate business is dead for him. But touring the nation spreading CoVID19 and hate are his big money makers now.
He'd be a suicidal idiot to actually seriously paint a target on his back again and accept the nomination. But. Well. Look at him.
PS. Hey. Remember all the trolling assholes in here that claimed CoVID19 would magically disappear when Biden got elected? Remember all the Fox News pundits, Dory Monson piles of shit and GOP senators making that claim. You should all remind them.
Professor_Hiztory on November 24, 2020 at 11:39 AM · Report this
trumpfy's gonna give us trumpfee TeeVee
and all that Nationalism's gonna have its own
happy little Home alongside the FOX & fiends
and Murdoch can either go along or sabotage
the trumpfster. I'm betting heavily on the latter.
"And also reheating white meat and dark meat in different ways. "When you have children you don't treat them the same. They're individuals... "
toss one in the bath
the other in the shower?
kristofarian on November 24, 2020 at 11:48 AM · Report this
"...reheating white meat and dark meat in different ways. 'When you have children you don't treat them the same. They're individuals,' Sohla El-Waylly says of the bird parts."
Is this woman admitting to being a cannibal? I don't have the attention span to watch 14 minutes of a cooking show to find out.
I appreciate the Avenue Q song. They're always a welcome addition. I'm trying to take that song as a positive message and not focus on the bit where they pointed out that the future will be more grim when the positives on the "for now" list disappear.
Knat on November 24, 2020 at 11:52 AM · Report this
Trump came out of his hidey hole to brag about the stock market (which he said would crash and burn were Biden to be elected). Without absolutely no irony, because the only reason the stock market's gone up is because Biden won and Trump lost. Trump ran back into his hidey hole after 60 seconds. I CANNOT WAIT TO NEVER HAVE TO HEAR FROM HIM OR ABOUT HIM EVERY AGAIN!!!
They're already working on their slogans for 2024. Currently testing very well:
"Trump 2024: The last election you'll ever need to vote in!"
Operation Frequent Wind on November 24, 2020 at 12:01 PM · Report this
"Remember all the trolling assholes in here that claimed CoVID19 would magically disappear when Biden got elected?" --@Perfessor
they'll change their stories
to fit whatever new Narrative suits them
like -- Blame it on Biden for instance. watch.
kristofarian on November 24, 2020 at 12:05 PM · Report this
Regardless of whether Trump runs in 2024, the Republican base continues to revile what they perceive to be an unpatriotic, politically correct liberal elite. Trump is the base's flamboyant messiah, the anointed one shielding them from perceived statist intrusion and moral snobbery about race and disparity. Biden understands this and will walk a fine line between progressive reform and moderate reassurance, and that is smart politics. And Trump's declining health and vulnerability to prosecution make his nomination no given. He has also insulted and alienated many within his party, and his coup attempt has likely damaged him politically with all but the base. He'll need broad support to win the nomination, and here's where someone like Marco Rubio might have an advantage. Just now I'm thrilled Biden is being acknowledged as the decisive winner, and I'm rooting for his administration to do well. The right will be lying in wait to booby-trap and undermine, as will some on the left. But Biden is one very shrewd politician. Trump cannot simply waltz back in like nothing happened. And I suspect he's in for a difficult transition to civilian life. And it SHOULD be difficult. Trump's coup attempt is a low-point in the history of the American presidency. And his various corrupt, illegally managed enterprises reflect the inner man. Let him practice his putting in a jail yard, for all I care.
MarvellUS on November 24, 2020 at 12:23 PM · Report this
https://twitter.com/BadCOVID19Takes/status/1330666281348030467
@32. They are just parroting Trump and his batshit bottomfeeding toadies like Ted Cruz the Ooze, possibly the only bigger loser than Trump himself. None of them can think for themselves, all they do is fall in line, no matter how batshit or untrue the claims.
Garb Garblar on November 24, 2020 at 12:25 PM · Report this
Fuck Trump's base. Intelligent and self-critical people should not be held hostage but a bunch of psychotic cultists who live in a bubble of lies and nonsense they pass around to avoid accountability to reality. Fuck those people, they have no business deciding for us any more. All they do is fuck everything up and blame everybody else for their choices. Take their toys away, we've seen what happens when shitheads make choices for everyone else. They can come to the table or they can fuck off forever.
@36. Well, they lost, so fuck them, and invest in public education so policy can be written by professionals with critical thinking skills. And democracy exists in many different forms with various levels of success, but succeeds the more we invest in public education and place value on, I don't know, reality.
And we know what the opposite brings, authoritarianism is what that faction wants and has upheld, that is not functional democracy. Xi Jinping thought is not democracy. Putin is not democracy. Hitler was not democracy. Gerrymandering and voter suppression and hijacking the fourth estate with dopamine-injecting outrage porn and the streets with drugs and hatred and identity politics for clicks and ad revenue is not democracy, it's subversion and dumbing down of the masses into slaves with enthymemes unaware of their own cages. Shit is the Ministry of Truth.
And no, I'm not going to entertain your existential concern trolling anti-democratic agenda any further. You can talk to yourself or go back to college if you want. But Trump lost, his supporters lost, so fuck them and fuck you too if you support that.
Unfortunately, whatever is left of my dignity recognizes that democracy involves having conversations with people who disagree with you and entertaining their ideas and needs. But that can only happen if those people are willing to talk to you and confront uncomfortable truths. I am aware that many Trump supporters have valuable contributions and perspectives I cannot fathom or relate to, and that the complete truth depends on many perspectives and overcoming the bottleneck of vigorous debate and asserting one's needs and witness to get those needs met. But, Trump's supporters largely show no interest in the facts or even staying true to their own principles or realities, they would rather falsify the truth to uphold a lie as long as everyone around them buys into the same lie. That is not a mere difference of opinion, it's a difference of facts and truth. As long as people fail to pursue the truth and fall back on loyalty and identity as logic, they cannot be trusted to lead and are a liability to themselves and everyone else. At that point, you must take power into your own hands, and so we have, and so we must.
Garb Garblar on November 24, 2020 at 1:09 PM · Report this
@36 Jesus Christ, how many more times are you going blather that tired aphorism? Do have Alzheimer's?
Professor_Hiztory on November 24, 2020 at 1:18 PM · Report this
@34: Ted Crooze. C'mon, it's right there.
@36: "It's a feature of democracy that the people you disagree with also get to vote and they might even win."
The GOP has spent the last 40 years implementing all manner of means to disenfranchise blue voters and your proto-fascist boy Trump just spent the last 3 weeks trying to pull off a coup. So how about you give the equivocating a rest, spare the rest of us and go back under your bridge and fuck yourself to death?
Knat on November 24, 2020 at 1:23 PM · Report this
"Trump" is not going away anytime soon. Donald Trump will run in 2024, however, I don't know if it will be Jr. or Sr.. They need to save their family name in the history books, as well as build it back for the future. Their entire family fortune is build on their name only. Branding is the only thing they have left. It will take at least one more defeat in 2024 before we will be able to see it gone in America. Then we'll see it continue to pop up in other counties, on buildings and casinos in Moscow and in third-world capitals for another generation.
Nothing Important on November 24, 2020 at 1:28 PM · Report this
@40. Well son of a chicken
@35 FTW
Republicans are out of touch and need to talk with people outside of their bubble. They need to compromise and reach across the aisle.
@36 I really don't care, do u? The Prof and Garb are spot on. All of their positions and assertions have been thoroughly discredited. Fuck their feelings.
Lastlight on November 24, 2020 at 1:31 PM · Report this
Trump supporters, I mean. Not Garb and Prof.
@35; 37; 38; 40
BINGOs.
kristofarian on November 24, 2020 at 2:14 PM · Report this
To add: even if Trump does somehow go away, there are still the 73+million people who voted for him who will not go away in 2024. I hope Biden and especially Harris can figure that one out. Four years is not a lot of time.
@44 you can fuck my feelings if you want. Just give a few seconds to lube and brace for impact first.
I say especially Harris, because I don't think Biden will run again in 2024. I think he is a bridge to get us out of Trumpland. I suspect he will turn the Party over to Harris and she'll run in 2024. It will be curious to see if Al Franken gets back in the game and what committee assignments AOC takes to build to a future position as Speaker or potential 2028 candidate.
My impersonation of Bess:
Well. All I know it's like my Momma use to say:
"Democracy is like a box of chocolates a'shared by two wolves, a lamb, and um, a whore and ...er... $20 dollars same as in town and... stupid is as stupid does... righty tighty, lefty loosie... duuuuhhh durrrrrr...."
I'll take care of you, Prof. I may even throw in a reach around. You've earned it for all your work battling trolls here.
Yeah, sometimes people support total losers like your boy Culp. You and him should meet up for a protest against the tyranny of mask censorship. Maybe you could sell him some cheap sunglasses.
The inept thing about Bess's "two wolves and a lamb" is that it casts societies elite as the lamb and the outsiders as wolves. A better parable is to call us two lambs and a wolf and the wolf tells us about the wisdom of the founders as he sharpens his fangs.
Alden on November 24, 2020 at 3:48 PM · Report this
@53 My eyes roll too much at his transparent concern trolling to even give it that much thought.
Notice when the MAGA trolls are in power it's all "IN YOUR FACE LIBTARDS! SUCK IT!"
But when they are out of power it's all "be civil" and "... well... you don't want to alienate the middle with radical fascist policies..."
Policies like: making sure people don't die of an infectious disease. Or bailing out actual citizens instead of banks. Or affordable healthcare.
See, that's "radical."
The reason the "two wolves and a lamb etc etc" platitude is popular among assholes at the moment is because it's meant to illustrate the "tyranny of the majority," which has historically been employed as an argument against direct democracy, the thinking being that a republic like ours has built-in safeguards against the excesses of populism and the madness of crowds. This quaint and folksy saying has been making the rounds of late as a defense against the conspicuously anti-democratic Electoral College. "We can't let the people just elect a government by voting! Then the wolves will vote to eat the lamb!" is how this argument goes.
What the assholes who are so in love with this argument today are ignoring is that the most egregious examples of 'tyranny of the majority" stem from letting white Americans make laws that systematically tilt the playing field against the non-white, which is exactly what Red America wants and exactly what their populist wanna-be dictators keep promising them.
Concern about "tyranny of the majority" is meant to be held as a counterbalance against the excesses of populism, not as an argument for dismantling democracy itself. You know why you never hear anybody talking about "tyranny of the minority?" Because that's just called "tyranny."
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@55 Just so. In fact, you don't have to peel off even that many layers - if tyranny of the majority is bad, then its alternate, tyranny of the minority, is even worse. But they put a powdered wig and knee breeches on it and call it our sacred traditions.
Its really hard work to come up with arguments for where's the justice when some people live in luxury and security while others suffer and starve. But just so stories about lambs and wolves are easy. Or ants and grasshoppers - to moralize at the scale of individuals.
Our traditional Friday after 🦃day is to use every type of leftover in pancakes. EVERY KIND!
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@30 xina, @35, @37, & @38 Garb Garbler, @40 knat, and @45 kristofarian: Agreed and seconded. I nominate all four of you for the shared WIN.
@36 Bess-ted: Are you into BDSM? You must really enjoy getting butt-spanked.
The election is over. Michigan has certified Biden / Harris the rightful winners.
GSA Administrator Emily Murphy has officially signaled the go-ahead for the Biden / Harris transition team to proceed [source: The Seattle Times front page story, November 24, 2020]. Trumpty Dumpty's lame attempts at producing "voter fraud" are nothing other than his usual fruitless smoke and mirrors bullshit.
Now, run along, lil MAGA sympathizer, before you draw Pence's flies.
@57 In2ishn2: What a novel holiday idea. I like it!
Happy healthy and safe Thanksgiving, everybody!
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On the Job: Tammy Nohren
Sep 19, 2013 9:00 am by Mike Helenthal | Assistant Editor | 217-333-5491Campus Life
Organizing principles
Tammy Nohren, an administrative assistant in the College of Engineering dean's office, refuses to be at the mercy of the heavy load of emails and communications she must handle each day - so she keeps organized to stay ahead of them. Nohren's system is legendary in the office, which serves as the main conduit for administrators, the college's 10 academic departments and four research units, university administration and nearly 400 faculty and staff members.
Listening to Tammy Nohren explain the logic behind her ever-changing, self-created, multilayered office-organizing system, one quickly senses she's right at home working in the College of Engineering.
Think da Vinci meets email.
Nohren, an administrative assistant who has helped coordinate the functions of the dean's office for more than five years, serves as the main conduit for administrators, the college's 10 academic departments and four research units, university administration and nearly 400 faculty and staff members.
"Everyone wants to see the dean," she said. "I could interact with just about any employee at any level on any given day. Any miscellaneous questions come to me and I have to make a decision on how to proceed."
To keep track of it all, she has become a master of prioritization.
"I pride myself on being organized and as efficient as possible; everyone knows they can come in here and I can locate most of the materials they're looking for. I have things in (non-virtual) files, but I'm very electronic and use the email system to categorize and flag a lot, and it works pretty well.
But, just when someone thinks they have figured out Nohren's systematic Mona Lisa, she becomes bored with it and, with a stroke of the brush (rather, the click of her keyboard), she re-categorizes everything all over again - and usually with a completely different color code.
She chooses from a plentiful email markup palette that most can only aspire to.
"I get made fun of for it," she said.
Her penchant for organization and near-encyclopedia memory of campus contacts has earned her the nickname Rain Man from office co-workers, whom she calls "the best staff I have ever worked with."
"These are people who work hard and who want to be a part of being ranked one of the top engineering programs in the United States and worldwide," she said. "They are proud to be a part of this college. There's a lot of pressure, stress and volume, but there is always someone here who can provide a positive spin on any issue, no matter how daunting it looks. It's a breath of fresh air when everyone works well together. That's really hard to find."
Nohren, who in January will have been at the university for 17 years, started her career here as an entry-level secretary for Government Relations. She spent eight years at the U. of I. Foundation and a year in the Office of the Chancellor before settling comfortably in the engineering dean's office.
"I've worked in some really good offices with some great people who have given me the opportunity to grow," she said. "I've worked my way up, but have never looked for another job. Someone has always called me with an opening and I've had to think hard every time I moved because I've enjoyed everything I've done here."
But there's little doubt the College of Engineering has become home.
"This is the greatest position I've ever been in," she said. "It's also the most challenging."
Nohren's varied experience has given her that elusive institutional knowledge -something that has proven to be invaluable in her work for the dean.
"Over time you become more knowledgeable of the different colleges and their staffs, and that information is a very useful tool," she said. "In a typical day, this office interacts with people from all over campus. It's amazing how many connections we have; I like being that extra voice that gets things where they need to go."
Nohren has been married to Grant, who works for the university as a financial reporting coordinator, for 13 years. She said she enjoys being a mom to an 11-year-old son, Logan, and twin 27-year-old stepsons, Matthew and Tyler.
She said sports dominate family life, from watching Illini football and basketball to participating in activities themselves. Grant has been an Illinois High School Association referee for 30 years. Logan plays baseball, basketball and football in school and the twins are athletic trainers in the Chicago area.
"We love going to all of Logan's sporting events and we love rooting for the Illini," she said.
Nohren said her ideal vacation involves more relaxation than athletic activity and that the family likes to travel to the Florida Gulf Coast when they want time away.
"We love to travel," she said, "and any location with a beach or a pool makes me happy."


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Tennessee EV Stories
EVs and ethics: a Q&A with Daniel Siksay, environmentalist and philosopher
Daniel Siksay is an environmentalist, a feminist, and an accelerationist Marxist currently living in Knoxville, Tennessee. He holds a Masters in Philosophy from York University. He currently works as the Co-Coordinator of East Tennessee Clean Fuels, where he collaborates with fleets and individuals across the state to help speed the adoption of cleaner and more sustainable transportation options. He lives with his spouse, pets, and gardens on a half-acre homestead. He is an avid collector of fancy perfumes, and he drives a smart fortwo ED!
Thanks for sitting down with us. You work for an environmental non-profit, yes?
I do! I'm the Co-Coordinator of East Tennessee Clean Fuels, an organization that helps fleets and individuals switch from dirty-burning fuels like gasoline and diesel to cleaner, more sustainable, and often cheaper fuels like electricity, renewable natural gas, and biodiesel.
My work with ETCleanFuels fits really well with my overall goals. I'm a philosopher by training and, amongst other questions, I've spent the past fifteen years or so thinking about what it means to live a good and moral life; I don't imagine I'll be finished with that question any time soon! But, working for a non-profit that spends its time trying to ensure a clean and prosperous future for our planet definitely feels like one way to do this. It's very rewarding work.
I also love animals and plants. My spouse and I spend much of our time gardening; we grow native wildflowers (Tennessee has some absolutely beautiful ones) and have some fairly robust vegetable beds, too. We share our home with two dogs, two cats, and many chickens! Inter-species relationships are fascinating and so important to understanding how we fit in with our planet.
Do the dogs like to ride in your EV?
Daniel's two dogs, Dax and Yogi, both love to ride in his little smart fortwo ED.
We've got a Bluetick Coonhound who loves her "magic box." She sees us walking her towards it and she knows that she's about to go on an adventure with us!
Our little smart fortwo ED is a convertible, and she and our other dog, a Korean Jindo, can both fit comfortably in the rear area of the vehicle. They love smelling the air above them as we zoom down mountain roads.
Why did you buy an EV?
By far the number one reason I chose an EV was to help meet my responsibilities to our shared environment, and by extension, to the people, animals, and plants that I share this world with. It's far from the only thing I can do to meet this responsibility, but it's part of a holistic set of practices that I've tried to cultivate over time.
I'm also lucky to enjoy free workplace charging at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. So, a very nice added benefit of driving my EV is that I often drive my car for free. That definitely factored into the decision to choose this car.
And honestly, the third reason is that they're just more fun to drive than almost all of the gas-powered vehicles I've had before. Even my little, relatively underpowered smart fortwo ED is a joy; I hit the accelerator pedal and it effortlessly takes off!
Why did you take a leap from owning an ICE to an EV?
It's surprisingly versatile — though, if we're honest, it won't fit a horse.
My organization works with many different alternative fuels, so I had a few options to choose from when selecting a new vehicle. The electric car felt the most feasible from an environmental and convenience perspective. We could charge at home and at work with no additional cost for infrastructure, and Knoxville's public charging stations are decent enough (and getting better).
I'm not really a capitalist, but there's a capitalist analogy that's pretty fitting, here: I can walk into the store and choose from probably 50 different kinds of shampoo. That's consumer choice: the American Dream™! And why shouldn't we have choices when it comes to the fuel we use in our vehicles, as well? Shouldn't we have consumer choice for fuels, like we do for everything else?
In other words, it is literally the realization of American capitalism to embrace a multi-fuel reality. Down with gasoline and diesel as our only fuel choices! (It'd be pretty tough for a Big Oil Republican to argue with that, don't you think?)
So there's a political element to your support of EVs, then?
Only insofar as there's this ridiculous debate about the reality of climate change. I still find myself stopped in disbelief from time to time that climate science is so controversial in our political discussions. We're willing to accept the science on cancer research, computing, agriculture, etc., but for some reason we draw the line when it comes to data about our planet's climate?
Come on… it's absurd. I'm political about the environment and climate change (and, by extension, about EVs) because I have to be. Climate change is already demonstrably affecting people's lives, causing droughts, famines, flooding, other severe weather. It's literally a question of people's lives. The politics here are between caring for others and not caring for others. It's not a choice at all.
How do you use your EV?
Our little smart fortwo ED has a range of just 80 miles, so we aren't taking a road trip to Florida in it anytime soon. But my spouse and I both commute to the University of Tennessee Knoxville, which is only six miles away from our home. It's the perfect car for getting around town. It can take us anywhere in Knoxville and the surrounding area, and has enough cargo space for my spouse and I plus a load of groceries or other items.
There's a common look of mild disappointment on most people's faces when I tell them about the car's range, and I understand that. It's more limited than most other EVs right now (the current Nissan Leaf+ gets 220+ miles on a charge, for example). But since 80% of Americans drive fewer than 40 miles per day, it's more likely than not that even this very small, short-distance EV will meet most folks' needs.
What is the most frequent, or outrageous comment you've been asked about owning an EV?
Daniel's smart fortwo ED is a local celebrity! Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs poses with it, alongside participants of the 2019 Top Wrench Competition.
I drive a smart fortwo ED (a little two-seater), and so the most common exclamation is along the lines of, "oh my God, that's so cute!"
On occasion I answer, "thanks! And my car's pretty great, too, don't you think?"
Do you currently have any concerns about current and future EVs? If so, what are they?
I think a lot about ethics, and in particular I think about the question, "what do we owe to others?" It's a huge question, obviously, but the environmentalist in me always answers that I'm responsible for doing what I can to ensure a clean, safe, and prosperous environment for my community right now and into the future.
There's no question that EVs are cleaner and more efficient than gas-powered vehicles, but there are still some environmental challenges to be overcome. Current battery technology uses materials that are relatively rare and involve intensive mining to acquire; when a battery has finished its useful life, there are often issues surrounding how the materials inside the battery are recycled or disposed of.
Not to mention, depending on the composition of the power grid an EV is pulling from, an EV can still have significant lifecycle emissions. If you're pulling from a grid that's mostly coal, for example, the overall emissions profile of your vehicle will be much dirtier than if you were pulling from clean renewables like solar, wind, or hydro.
But my eye is always to the future on this: in addition to driving an EV, we need to advocate for a cleaner power grid and for better, less environmentally costly battery technology, and the only way that will happen is if the public demand is there. From an ethical standpoint, then, I owe it to others to be an advocate for the continued improvement of EV technology.
And the good news is that we're moving in that direction. In Tennessee and the surrounding region, the Tennessee Valley Authority reported that only only 12% of its power generation needs were produced by coal over the first few months of 2020. This is the first time in more than six decades that Tennessee produced more renewable power than coal! It is a small victory, but incremental progress is still progress.
This little beast can turn on a dime.
Does your spouse love this EV as much as you do?
My spouse generally doesn't like to drive, but this is the first car that she's actually excited about getting behind the wheel of. She likes it so much that she is now the "default" driver of our EV.
Our other car is an old Toyota Sienna minivan (I know, I know), and though we don't use it too much anymore, whenever we both need to be in different places at the same time, I know which vehicle I'll be driving…
Most EVs have one unique character. What's yours?
The smart fortwo ED is such a compact little beast! When I'm driving it I can get into such tight spaces and maneuver it so effectively. This probably reveals my inherent geekiness, but when I'm driving it I like to pretend that I'm piloting a shuttlecraft from Star Trek. Who needs transporters when you can get around in style like this?
What do you think the future of EVs looks like?
The first of many.
We are going to electrify our transportation system; the momentum is there and, from my perspective, it's only a matter of time. In fifteen years the majority of new vehicles sold will be EVs; in thirty years, internal combustion engines will be the realm of collectors and enthusiasts.
But to be honest, I'm less interested in thinking about the future as "what's going to happen" than I am about thinking about the future as something radically open. It's the unknowability of the future that keeps hope alive. We don't ultimately know what will come: that's what makes the future the future. It's pure possibility. No matter how sophisticated our predictive modeling techniques may get, the future is always what is radically, monstrously to come.
It's pretty clear to a lot of us that ours is a world in crisis. I'm deeply dissatisfied with our world as it is right now. Our environmental, political, and social issues seem overwhelming and perhaps even insurmountable. But the new always comes. It won't necessarily get better, but it will be different. Our job is to jump, and envision new ground upon which to land.
One of my favourite thinkers of the crisis is Ian Alan Paul. This quote in particular has stuck with me:
Never trust anyone who tells you about "the future" in the singular. The most powerful in the world expend all of their energy to maintain even the faintest appearance of order, and even the most extremely regulated and controlled corners of the world are constantly threatened by the arrival of any number of unknown, improbable but possible futures.
Hope in the present arises from the insight that the unknowability of futurity is perpetual and ineradicable. To not know precisely where we are headed is to remain open to the possibility of arriving where we couldn't possibly have planned to, and in refusing the present we also invite what cannot presently exist within it.
Ian Alan Paul, "Ten Preliminary Theses on Resistance"
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Dave was appointed Director-General of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet (DPC) in February 2015. Prior to this role, he was the Secretary for Transport for New South Wales (NSW), where he led around 27,000 people in shaping, planning, policy and delivery of public transport, roads and freight across NSW.
After a long career in local government and engineering construction in Australia and the United Kingdom, Dave joined the Queensland Government in 2006 as Deputy Coordinator-General within the Department of Infrastructure and Planning, where he was responsible for delivering major water and road projects. From June 2008, he was the Director‑General of Queensland Transport and then the Department of Transport and Main Roads, overseeing the integration of organisations to a new customer-focused model. His primary responsibility was transport leadership including strategic policy and planning, system stewardship, infrastructure delivery and service delivery.
One of his highlights as the Director-General of DPC has been participating in the community champions program for Indigenous communities, where he regularly visits gulf communities and assists them with accessing much needed government services. He is passionate about regional Queensland and engaging directly with residents, business, government and community leaders.
Dave is a civil engineer and holds Masters Degrees in Business and Engineering Science. He completed an executive program at Harvard University looking at private sector involvement in infrastructure delivery. He is a Fellow of Engineers Australia, an Honorary Fellow, Chartered Institute of Transport and Logistics, and a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering.
Graham Fraine
Deputy Director-General, Policy
As Deputy Director-General, Policy, Graham is responsible for developing specific policy advice on key issues, providing high-level strategic social and economic policy advice for the Premier and Cabinet and the implementation of key government decisions.
Graham holds degrees in the field of psychology that first brought him to Queensland Government in 1993 to work on policy and research on road user behaviour. Graham has more than 20 years' experience in public policy development and social science research specialising in transportation, program development, and service delivery. He has a proven track record in delivering significant outcomes in policy and regulatory reform and through his leadership has improved outcomes for Queenslanders in a range of areas, including safety and customer service.
Between 1999 and 2002, Graham undertook doctoral research at the Queensland University of Technology. He is most proud of developing and overseeing the delivery of key road safety programs in Queensland that led to sustained reductions in road trauma, including Queensland's lowest recorded road toll in 2014.
Filly Morgan
Deputy Director-General, Corporate and Government Services
Filly has more than 25 years' experience in the Queensland public sector. In her current role as Deputy Director-General she leads the delivery of Corporate and Government Services. This includes supporting business before Executive Council, advice on machinery of government and constitutional matters, the Anzac Centenary commemoration program, corporate support for Ministerial Offices and the Leader of the Opposition, as well as the corporate functions for the department.
Filly has a broad range of experience in central and line agencies. She has previously worked in senior roles in DPC and the Department of Tourism, Major Events, Small Business and the Commonwealth Games. Filly is a Clerk of the Executive Council and is the Queensland representative on the Council for the Order of Australia. She is also an ex‑officio member of the Queensland Advisory Committee for the Commemoration of the Anzac Centenary and the Queensland Veterans' Advisory Council.
Tess Bishop
Deputy Director-General, Strategy and Engagement
As Deputy Director-General, Tess leads the Strategy and Engagement Division and is responsible for intergovernmental relations, strategic policy, executive correspondence and the integrated communications and protocol functions within DPC. Appointed to the role in January 2017, Tess has more than 18 years' experience across the public and private sectors in Australia and the United Kingdom.
Prior to this role, Tess was a Senior Executive in Queensland Health managing the Office of the Director-General. She has previously held senior positions in the Queensland and Victorian public sector and has experience working in both central and line agencies. Tess's career in government is complemented by her extensive experience in the private sector, including her work with KPMG Europe, where she forged strategic relationships with business and industry stakeholders.
Voted by her peers, Tess was awarded an Australia Day Certificate of Achievement in January 2017. Tess is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and holds a Masters of International Relations, a Graduate Diploma in Business Management and a Bachelor of Arts majoring in political science and public policy.
Leighton Craig
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Leighton has worked in a diverse range of policy and project areas within government, including law and justice policy, disaster relief, community engagement on significant infrastructure and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural heritage. He has previously headed the legal and constitutional area of DPC and has been a Clerk of the Executive Council since 2010.
Kirsten Herring
Deputy Director-General, Arts Queensland
Kirsten was appointed as Deputy Director-General, Arts Queensland in 2013. In this role Kirsten oversees the activities of Arts Queensland, including the Queensland Government's investments in the South Bank Cultural Precinct, the funding of the major arts companies, the corporate governance support for the state's arts statutory bodies and government-owned companies, and the delivery of the arts investment and infrastructure funding programs. Before joining Arts Queensland, she held a number of executive positions with Events Queensland.
These roles included Interim Chief Executive Officer (from 1 August 2012 until the merger with Tourism Queensland in early 2013) and General Manager—Event Acquisition and Development. Kirsten has also worked as the Commercialisation Manager for the University of Queensland's Arts faculty, the Head of International Production for Screen Queensland (then known as the Pacific Film and Television Corporation) and as the Director of Investment for the Department of State Development.
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Why is Children's Yoga Important?
The Physical Practice (Asana) In Balanced and Barefoot, Angela J. Hanscom writes that as a whole children's vestibular sense is weakening in comparison to previous generations. The vestibular sense is a person's awareness of their body in space, their balance, their coordination. This sense helps the brain to negotiate how far to reach an arm to grab aContinue Reading Why is Children's Yoga Important?


One of the things about posting outrageous satire from time to time is that you get to see what the left really thinks. Turns out, judging by a handful of comments, the left still hate the Don.
Why do I say "still"?
Back when John Howard was PM, he understood the value of icons in upholding Australian identity". Don Bradman, who passed away during his time in office, was one such icon. Howard's reverence for Bradman was so believable precisely because Howard actually meant it. The Australian people responded to it, and the left hated it.
The left hated it so much, they actually started to hate Don Bradman. Let's just say they were happy to take Bill O'Reilly's side.
They'll take down anything to take down Australia. And they will never stop.
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Do I get branded a leftist if I want the Don Bradman stand replaced with the Dave Hiscox Stand? From all reports Dave is a much nicer guy than the Don was… that's good enough to get my vote.
The left despise anyone with ability, as 99% of them have none themselves.


Clara is a writer and performer at the Upright Citizen's Brigade Theatre in NY. She currently writes comedy for Bleacher Report. She has previously written for Tru TV's Impractical Jokers. Her writing has been published on FunnyOrDie.com, CollegeHumor.com. and Reductress.com, and her webseries Unhappy Epilogues was a finalist in the 2016 Just For Laughs Stand Up and Pitch contest.


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Senator warns: 'The next Pearl Harbor could be cyber'
By MARIANA BARILLAS
WashingtonExaminer.com
Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, warned Wednesday that the next big attack on the U.S. is likely to be a cyberattack, not a traditional attack.
"My concern is that the next Pearl Harbor could be cyber," King said on CNN Wednesday morning.
King, a member of the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, said there must be consequences for foreign actors who attack American systems like power and gas grids. He said he agreed with Hillary Clinton that the country needs to strike back, calling it "Deterrence 2.0," and said the U.S. must modify its current approach to ensure other countries know "there are going to be consequences, there are going to be results."
He pointed to the Sony hack from North Koreans and the alleged attempts by Russians to influence U.S. elections as examples of the threat posed to the U.S., and cautioned that the U.S. must have a measured response.
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Young people think sexual harassment is part of a night out, finds study
Nicole MorleyThursday 28 Sep 2017 1:49 pm
A study has found almost 80% of women have suffered sexual harassment on a night out (Picture: Getty)
Sexual harassment is part and parcel of most nights out, a depressing study has found.
Almost three-quarters of young people have witnessed sexual harassment during a night in bars, pubs and clubs.
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A YouGov poll of 2,013 adults – aged between 18 and 24 – found nearly two-thirds (63%) of women and more than a quarter (26%) of men had been on the receiving end themselves of sexual harassment.
Inappropriate comments, unwanted touching or groping and inappropriate behaviour had been experienced by 79% of women.
And a concerning 72% said they have seen sexual harassment in some form; including 'someone being on the receiving end of inappropriate sexual comments or abuse', 'someone being on the receiving end of inappropriate sexual touching' or 'someone receiving other inappropriate or unwanted physical attention or touching'.
Lucy Harrison, from north London, told how she stepped in after a man grabbed her friend's backside in a nightclub.
While 26% of men have been harassed in pubs, clubs and bars (Picture: Getty)
She said: 'She told him to go away, but he kept coming back. It's like he saw it as a challenge.
'When his mates got involved I stepped in too. It seemed safer to talk to his mates as I wasn't sure how he would react.
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'His mates defended his behaviour and said he was just very drunk.'
She added: 'But I told them that's not an excuse – if you wouldn't do it sober, you shouldn't do it drunk.
'Even after they'd all left, I felt like I needed to keep looking out for this guy in case he tried to grope or harass my friend again. It completely ruined our night.'
(Picture Getty)
The survey, commissioned by Drinkaware, was published by the charity in a bid to end drunken sexual harassment.
Drinkaware's campaign lead, Janet MacKechnie, said: 'For far too many people, drunken sexual harassment is now sadly part and parcel of a night out.
Disabled grandfather attacked with hammers by masked men who mistake him for someone else
'Being drunk is no excuse to grab, grope or make inappropriate comments to strangers on a night out after a few drinks.'
The charity is calling for bystanders to step in, if safe, to support anyone being targeted.
'If people see someone being sexually harassed, asking them if they are okay can make a big difference whether they're a friend or a stranger,' Ms MacKechnie explained.
'It's time to put an end to unwanted drunken sexual harassment.
'Asking someone if they are okay and giving them support sends a clear signal that this behaviour is no longer going to be tolerated.'
More: Crime news
Second suspect arrested after man in gimp suit approached woman 'touching his groin'
Man who sexually abused girl, 1, so badly she needed surgery tried to blame her mum
Baby's corpse left in 'unspeakable' condition after parents aged 17 and 25 'killed her'


Yesterday, Villanova Law School Dean Mark Sargent resigned his position. According to the information we've received, he stated that he stepped down for personal and medical reasons. Professor Doris Brogan, who has been the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at Villanova since 1992, has been named Interim Dean starting immediately.
Lots of decanal transitions at Catholic law schools. Duquesne. DePaul. Now Villanova.
Update: More details via this link.
Dean Sargent has enjoyed great success at Villanova and will, I am sure, be missed. He has also been an inspiration to many of us, outside Villanova, who are engaged in the conversation about Catholic legal education. Best wishes to him.
FWIW, and contra the other Rick's comment, Notre Dame remains an engaged, open, and distinctively Catholic community of scholars and students.
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Category: coaching
Prerequisites for change – The 4As
For an individual to develop the desire and willingness for a difficult change, I've found it helpful to consider these four stages as prerequisites: Acknowledge, Awareness, Appetite and Action.
Together I've called them The 4As of Change.
Stage 1: Acknowledge impact of issue personally
The individual needs to acknowledge how an issue is impacting them personally. They need to grasp the implications of how the issue is affecting their perception amongst their peers, how it's hindering their goals and impacting the wider organisation.
This step ensures a proposed change starts with why it's personally necessary.
For example, suppose someone is managing a globally distributed team. The team is consistently delayed with their deliverables. For the manager to truly appreciate the issue and have a desire to address it, the manager needs to acknowledge how this issue is impacting them personally.
Stage 2: Have awareness of a solution
The individual needs to have an awareness that solutions may exist.
For example, a manager would need to be aware that co-locating the team in one location, to enable face-to-face communication, could reduce misunderstanding and delays amongst the team.
Stage 3: Develop an appetite for the change
They then need to develop a sufficient appetite to advocate for the change and its solution.
Supporting the change may be challenging because it may involve a personal, then a public, admission that a change is needed.
An individual needs to become an advocate to gain the backing of others who may express varying degrees of support. Trials may need to be carried out to validate and convince others the solution is right.
Using the previous example, although a manager may believe co-locating could be right, they may need to gain enough backing to carry out a trial. Others may be sceptical if, for example, it means other managers would lose influence over individuals moving from their location; or individuals in the team may not be able to accommodate the change.
Through trials and discussions, the solution may need many alterations. If protracted it's likely to reduce appetite and possibly prevent the change from happening.
If the manager has maintained sufficient appetite, and gained enough backing, then they are ready to take action.
Stage 4: Take action to implement the change
Now, finally, the individual is ready for action.
This is the final stage where success criteria are affirmed collectively, and the change is planned, executed and then reviewed collectively.
Coaching or line managing others through the stages
If you are a coach or line manager, the following considerations may support others progress through each of the prerequisite stages of change.
As a coach or line manager, be aware of the particular stage an individual is at. Provide support that's contextual to that stage.
Know that the way to think differently is to act differently. When you encourage others to act differently, they'll start to see and experience the world differently, impacting their mindset as a result.
Since change can be challenging, suggest breaking the change into small rapid experiments. This can bring much-needed evidence and insights, which can be particularly powerful when assessing a change's appropriateness and when developing an appetite for the change.
Facts and data are often not as convincing as a compelling story, so use stories where such a change has been previously successful. Consider asking someone external to share a story of such a change from their experience.
Gain peer-level support for the change. Change is more likely when others independently state its benefits, or show keenness for the change.
Consider the BJ Fogg's maxims:
Help people do what they already want to do
Help people feel successful
Author Dean LatchanaPosted on February 15, 2019 February 26, 2020 Categories change management, coaching


There are needless to say restrooms at this campground, and there are showers here at Lake Whitney State Park -Lakeview. Many people opt for this campground during their visit to Lake Whitney State Park. All the great local attractions close by and all the outdoors recreation are tremendous causes to come.
and the tremendous mass of fun activities are in themselves cause enough to come here.
When was the last time you went for a camping trip? Lake Whitney State Park -Lakeview in Texas is a great choice.
So much exciting stuff right next door to Lake Whitney State Park -Lakeview, and it is one of lots of great campgrounds in this vicinity. Lake Whitney State Park -Lakeview is a very popular campground with the people of Whitney.
by lakes? Sure, Lake Whitney is just a very short distance away. This campground is so wonderful. Whitney Creek is a gorgeous stream that is worth going to; a golf course close by is Waco Seniors Golf.
Outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Waco, Texas, the metro area neareast to Lake Whitney State Park -Lakeview. Find info on campgrounds, marinas, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater, golf courses and more.


Preheat the oven to 425*. Spray an 8" square baking pan with nonstick spray Combine the flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, salt, cumin, and baking soda in a medium bowl. Combine the buttermilk, eggs, chilies and melted butter in another medium bowl. Add the buttermilk mixture to the flour mixture and stir just until blended. Gently stir in the cheese. With a rubber spatula, transfer the batter to the pan and spread evenly. Bake until the edges are golden and have pulled away from the sides of the pan, 20-22 minutes. Let cool in the pan on a rack, 10 minutes. Cut into 12 squares and serve warm.


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using Xunit;

namespace AlgorithmDesign.leetcode.lc013_roman_to_integer
{
    public class SolutionTests
    {
        [Fact]
        public void TestMcmliv()
        {
            Assert.Equal(1954, new Solution().RomanToInt("MCMLIV"));
        }

        [Fact]
        public void TestNothing()
        {
            Assert.Equal(0, new Solution().RomanToInt(null));
        }
    }
}


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pushd "$(dirname $0)/../.." > /dev/null

if [ ! -f bin/gremlin.sh ]; then
  echo "Gremlin REPL is not available. Cannot preprocess AsciiDoc files."
  popd > /dev/null
  exit 1
fi

for daemon in "NameNode" "DataNode" "ResourceManager" "NodeManager"
do
  running=`jps | cut -d ' ' -f2 | grep -c ${daemon}`
  if [ ${running} -eq 0 ]; then
    echo "Hadoop is not running, be sure to start it before processing the docs."
    exit 1
  fi
done

netstat -an | awk '{print $4}' | grep -o '[0-9]*$' | grep 8182 > /dev/null && {
  echo "The port 8182 is required for Gremlin Server, but already in use. Be sure to close the application that currently uses the port before processing the docs."
  exit 1
}

if [ -e /tmp/neo4j ]; then
  echo "The directory '/tmp/neo4j' is required by the pre-processor, be sure to delete it before processing the docs."
  exit 1
fi

if [ -e /tmp/tinkergraph.kryo ]; then
  echo "The file '/tmp/tinkergraph.kryo' is required by the pre-processor, be sure to delete it before processing the docs."
  exit 1
fi

function directory {
  d1=`pwd`
  cd $1
  d2=`pwd`
  cd $d1
  echo "$d2"
}

mkdir -p target/postprocess-asciidoc/tmp
cp -R docs/{static,stylesheets} target/postprocess-asciidoc/

TP_HOME=`pwd`
CONSOLE_HOME=`directory "${TP_HOME}/gremlin-console/target/apache-gremlin-console-*-standalone"`
PLUGIN_DIR="${CONSOLE_HOME}/ext"
TP_VERSION=$(cat pom.xml | grep -A1 '<artifactId>tinkerpop</artifactId>' | grep -o 'version>[^<]*' | grep -o '>.*' | cut -d '>' -f2 | head -n1)
TMP_DIR="/tmp/tp-docs-preprocessor"

mkdir -p "${TMP_DIR}"

HISTORY_FILE=".gremlin_groovy_history"
[ -f ~/${HISTORY_FILE} ] && cp ~/${HISTORY_FILE} ${TMP_DIR}

pushd gremlin-server/target/apache-gremlin-server-*-standalone > /dev/null
bin/gremlin-server.sh conf/gremlin-server-modern.yaml > /dev/null 2> /dev/null &
GREMLIN_SERVER_PID=$!
popd > /dev/null

function cleanup() {
  echo -ne "\r\n\n"
  docs/preprocessor/uninstall-plugins.sh "${CONSOLE_HOME}" "${TMP_DIR}"
  [ -f ${TMP_DIR}/plugins.txt.orig ] && mv ${TMP_DIR}/plugins.txt.orig ${CONSOLE_HOME}/ext/plugins.txt
  find ${TP_HOME}/docs/src/ -name "*.asciidoc.groovy" | xargs rm -f
  [ -f ${TMP_DIR}/${HISTORY_FILE} ] &&  mv ${TMP_DIR}/${HISTORY_FILE} ~/
  rm -rf ${TMP_DIR}
  kill ${GREMLIN_SERVER_PID} &> /dev/null
  popd &> /dev/null
}

trap cleanup EXIT

# install plugins
echo
echo "=========================="
echo "+   Installing Plugins   +"
echo "=========================="
echo
cp ${CONSOLE_HOME}/ext/plugins.txt ${TMP_DIR}/plugins.txt.orig
docs/preprocessor/install-plugins.sh "${CONSOLE_HOME}" "${TP_VERSION}" "${TMP_DIR}"

if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
  exit 1
else
  echo
fi

# process *.asciidoc files
COLS=${COLUMNS}
[[ ${COLUMNS} -lt 240 ]] && stty cols 240

tput rmam

echo
echo "============================"
echo "+   Processing AsciiDocs   +"
echo "============================"

ec=0
process_subdirs=1
find "${TP_HOME}/docs/src/" -name index.asciidoc | xargs -n1 dirname | while read subdir ; do
  if [ ${process_subdirs} -eq 1 ]; then
    find "${subdir}" -name "*.asciidoc" |
         xargs -n1 basename |
         xargs -n1 -I {} echo "echo -ne {}' '; (grep -n {} ${subdir}/index.asciidoc || echo 0) | head -n1 | cut -d ':' -f1" | /bin/bash | sort -nk2 | cut -d ' ' -f1 |
         xargs -n1 -I {} echo "${subdir}/{}" |
         xargs -n1 ${TP_HOME}/docs/preprocessor/preprocess-file.sh "${CONSOLE_HOME}"

    ps=(${PIPESTATUS[@]})
    for i in {0..7}; do
      ec=${ps[i]}
      [ ${ec} -eq 0 ] || break
    done

    if [ ${ec} -ne 0 ]; then
      process_subdirs=0
    fi
  fi
done

tput smam
[[ "${COLUMNS}" != "" ]] && stty cols ${COLS}

if [ ${ec} -ne 0 ]; then
  exit 1
else
  rm -rf /tmp/neo4j /tmp/tinkergraph.kryo
  echo
fi