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Lions Club of New Brunswick stays true to its vision
David Weininger, an optometrist who has been practicing in New Brunswick for 37 years, provides local families in need with affordable eye care and glasses.
Lions Club of New Brunswick stays true to its vision David Weininger, an optometrist who has been practicing in New Brunswick for 37 years, provides local families in need with affordable eye care and glasses. Check out this story on mycentraljersey.com: https://mycj.co/1XSDR1E
Joe Martino, @JMartinoMyCJ Published 5:02 a.m. ET Dec. 6, 2015
Optometrist Dr. David Weininger, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015, at his practice in New Brunswick.(Photo: Jason Towlen/Staff Photographer)Buy Photo
Sixty-eight years ago, the Lions Club co-founded the Home News Tribune's Needy Cases Fund.
Readers can donate to the nonprofit's efforts to provide local families in need with affordable eye care and glasses through optometrist David Weininger.
NEW BRUNSWICK - When members of the community need vision services but can't afford it, the Lions Club of New Brunswick is there to help.
Those in need are referred by organizations like schools, churches and local clinics, and Dr. David Weininger is there to deliver. Weininger, an optometrist who has been practicing in the city for 37 years — one year longer than his involvement with the local charitable Lions Club organization — sees a steady stream of patients at his 177 Easton Ave. office as his club administers the Needy Cases Fund money for eye care.
"I have an ability to help the community, and I'm doing my bit," said Weininger, a past Lions Club president who now serves as the organization's secretary.
Weininger sees several people a week for the Lions Club, which receives money from the Needy Cases Fund. He bills the club only the cost of the materials for eyeglasses.
"The Lions Club is designed to help those who don't have the financial wherewithal to do it on their own," Weininger said.
Readers can continue helping the cause by donating cash to the nonprofit's efforts to provide local families in need with affordable eye care and glasses through Weininger.
Founded in 1917, the Lions Club has approximately 45,000 clubs in 200 countries. Providing vision care to those in need is a particular focus in its broad-based range of services. Lions are recognized worldwide for their service to the blind and visually impaired.
According to the club, the service began when Helen Keller challenged the Lions to become "knights of the blind in the crusade against darkness" during the association's 1925 international convention.
Staff Writer Joe Martino: 908-243-6608; jmartino@gannettnj.com
For the past 68 years, The Needy Cases Fund has collected donations from a caring community during the holiday season, and distributed the funds to local agencies. The community-service project has been sponsored by the Home News Tribune and its predecessor, the Daily Home News, working with the Lions Club of New Brunswick. In the last two decades alone, more than $500,000 has been raised and given out by this program. While times have changed — and even the newspapers have changed — the need has remained constant.
That is why we continue this important community-service project each year.
For the past week, the words and photographs of the journalists of the Home News Tribune and MyCentralJersey.com have focused on seven organizations serving Central Jersey. You saw how these Central Jersey-based organizations improve the lives of your neighbors in need, and how you can help them accomplish their missions. You also learned about one young man, and a family who need the community's assistance.
Our aim was capture your attention, and make you want to read these stories and view the photos. Then we hope you will take action by sending a donation anytime during the holiday season to help support the Needy Cases Fund and local community agencies. Send donations (checks made out to the Needy Cases Fund or cash) to: Needy Cases Fund, Home News Tribune, 92 E. Main St., Suite 202, Somerville, NJ 08876. Please indicate with a note whether you want to be acknowledged in a wrap-up story about the program, scheduled to run in late December, or whether you wish to remain anonymous. The Needy Cases Fund is maintained in a separate account by the New Brunswick Lions Club, and distribution of the funds is apportioned by representatives of the Home News Tribune and the club.
For any questions, contact Carolyn Sampson at 908-243-6624 or csampson@MyCentralJersey.com.
You have our pledge every dollar will be used well.
Paul C. Grzella, General Manager/Editor
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Whether you are giving a gift or on the receiving end, gift giving is an important custom many countries around the globe have adapted for centuries. And with the holidays right around the corner, there is no better time to show your appreciation or affection for someone then by adopting the necessary international traditions.
But before you are obliged to whip out your wallet and head on a shopping spree, please be mindful of the following gift gestures that will come in handy when showing gratitute to your host.
Just about every woman enjoys the gift of beautifully scented fresh flowers, and the same can be said about the ladies of Russia. However, no two flowers are held in the same esteem, so before heading to the local florist it is best to get your colors and quantity right.
Imagine greeting your special someone with a dozen red roses, but instead of a thrilled reaction she adamantly rejects your loving gesture. In Russia, this grand sign of affection is more like taking a trip to the grave since an even number of flowers are used during funerals.
You'll also want to refrain from giving yellow flowers unless you want your mate to burst into tears. That's because the bright floral arrangement is typically a nice way to say the relationship is over; give both and you'll probably be buried six feet under by a woman scorned.
If you've ever thought there was not a right or wrong way to accept and give a gift then you'd better listen up. Both hands are required to be open to appropriately follow the gift giving protocol in Japan.
Gifts are so intricately woven into the country's culture even the way they are perceived can deem the giver and receiver rude. Therefore, in order to truly show one's appreciation, both hands must be free by both parties. So the next time you're required to hand over a gift and accept one for that matter, utilize the left and the right.
Showing up to a person's house empty handed is never proper etiquette, especially if you want to be a repeat guest in Korea. But although the complimentary bottle of wine or fruit basket may be reciprocated with a gracious thank you, you might be asked to leave if multiples or four are displayed in your gift.
Koreans do not take the number four lightly. In fact, the integer signifies bad luck, which is never a great sign to the receiver as well as the bewildering gift giver. There's no worse feeling than having looks of disappointment displayed across a recipient's face when a present is handed to them, which will be the case if your gift guarantees a lifetime of misfortunes.
Not everyone is taught to graciously accept a gift when it is first given to you. Just ask the Chinese, who traditionally refuse an offering three times before accepting it to appear modest. Those foreign to the idea may look at this tradition as strange particularly when feeling the sting of rejection.
Nevertheless, the feeling of rejection is incomparable to the presumptuous demeanor that is noted when acquiring a gift too hastily. Just remember to present your kind offer a fourth time to ensure it is culturally received.
There is nothing Moroccans appreciate more than to be showered with thoughtful gifts. But don't be offended if your gesture is generously accepted but is opened at a later time. While most of us enjoy witnessing the expression of the recipient's face after she has clawed her way through the wrapping paper, you typically won't see this behavior mimicked in Morocco.
Gifts are chosen to be opened in private rather than in front of the giver, which is an old tradition that many still practice today. Although you may be eager to see the receiver's initial reaction, in Morocco her acceptance of the generous present is enough.
Whether or not you are into superstitions, in the Netherlands they have trickled down to the manner in which presents are received. In fact, you'll want to resist from offering anything sharp unless you want your gift to be handed right back to you.
So forget about that expensive knife collection that would complement your friend's stylish kitchen perfectly or even a pair of cool scissors because not only will you be granting your host bad luck, you'll return home friendless since they also indicate it is time to cut ties.


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Re-Tuning and Measurement and Verification with the Energy Charting and Metrics Tool (ECAM)
The intent of this user guide is to provide a description of the functionality of the Energy Charting and Metrics plus Building Re-tuning and Measurement and Verification (ECAM+) tool. ECAM+ facilitates the charting and analysis of energy use and point-level data from utility meters, building automation systems (BASs), and data loggers. This document describes the tool's general functions and features, including installation, use, guidance, and limitations.The Energy Charting and Metrics Tool (ECAM) is an add-on for Microsoft Excel® which was developed to facilitate analysis of data from building (energy and other data). Key features of ECAM+ include the creation of charts to help re-tuning.
Definition of a "Zero Net Energy" Community
A net zero-energy community (ZEC) is one that has greatly reduced energy needs through efficiency gains such that the balance of energy for vehicles, thermal, and electrical energy within the community is met by renewable energy. Past work resulted in a common zero-energy building (ZEB) definition system of "zero energy" and a classification system for ZEBs based on the renewable energy sources used by a building. This paper begins with a focus solely on buildings and expands the concept to define a zero-energy community, applying the ZEB hierarchical renewable classification system to the concept of community. A community that offsets all of its energy use from renewables available within the community's built environment and unusable brownfield sites is at the top of the ZEC classification system at a ZEC of A. (A brownfield site is where the redevelopment or reuse may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant or contaminant.) A community that achieves a ZEC definition primarily through the purchase of new off-site, Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) is placed at the lowest end of the ZEC classification but is still considered a good achievement.
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[![JFrog CLI](images/jfrog-cli-intro.png)](#readme)

# JFrog CLI

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| Branch |                                                                                Status                                                                                |
| :----: | :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: |
|   v2   |  [![JFrog CLI Tests](https://github.com/jfrog/jfrog-cli/actions/workflows/tests.yml/badge.svg?branch=v2)](https://github.com/jfrog/jfrog-cli/actions/workflows/tests.yml) [![Static Analysis](https://github.com/jfrog/jfrog-cli/actions/workflows/analysis.yml/badge.svg?branch=v2)](https://github.com/jfrog/jfrog-cli/actions/workflows/analysis.yml)  |
|  dev   | [![JFrog CLI Tests](https://github.com/jfrog/jfrog-cli/actions/workflows/tests.yml/badge.svg?branch=dev)](https://github.com/jfrog/jfrog-cli/actions/workflows/tests.yml) [![Static Analysis](https://github.com/jfrog/jfrog-cli/actions/workflows/analysis.yml/badge.svg?branch=dev)](https://github.com/jfrog/jfrog-cli/actions/workflows/analysis.yml) |
|   v1   |                                                                                [![JFrog CLI Tests](https://github.com/jfrog/jfrog-cli/actions/workflows/tests.yml/badge.svg?branch=v1)](https://github.com/jfrog/jfrog-cli/actions/workflows/tests.yml)                                                                                |
| dev-v1 |                                                                                [![JFrog CLI Tests](https://github.com/jfrog/jfrog-cli/actions/workflows/tests.yml/badge.svg?branch=dev-v1)](https://github.com/jfrog/jfrog-cli/actions/workflows/tests.yml)                                                                                |

# Table of Contents

- [Overview](#overview)
- [Download and Installation](#download-and-installation)
- [Building the Executable](#building-the-executable)
- [Tests](#tests)
- [Code Contributions](#code-contributions)
- [Using JFrog CLI](#using-jfrog-cli)
- [JFrog CLI Plugins](#jfrog-cli-plugins)
- [Release Notes](#release-notes)

# Overview

JFrog CLI is a compact and smart client that provides a simple interface that automates access to _Artifactory_ and _Mission Control_ through their respective REST APIs.
By using the JFrog CLI, you can greatly simplify your automation scripts making them more readable and easier to maintain.
Several features of the JFrog CLI makes your scripts more efficient and reliable:

- Multi-threaded upload and download of artifacts make builds run faster
- Checksum optimization reduces redundant file transfers
- Wildcards and regular expressions give you an easy way to collect all the artifacts you wish to upload or download.
- "Dry run" gives you a preview of file transfer operations before you actually run them

# Download and Installation

You can either install JFrog CLI using one of the supported installers or download its executable directly. Visit the [Install JFrog CLI Page](https://jfrog.com/getcli/) for details.

# Building the Executable

JFrog CLI is written in the [Go programming language](https://golang.org/), so to build the CLI yourself, you first need to have Go installed and configured on your machine.

## Install Go

To download and install `Go`, please refer to the [Go documentation](https://golang.org/doc/install).
Please download `Go 1.14.x` or above.

## Download and Build the CLI

Navigate to a directory where you want to create the jfrog-cli project, **outside** the `$GOPATH` tree.

If the `GOPATH` variable is unset, it's default value is the go folder under the user home.

Verify that the `GO111MODULE` variable is either unset, or explicitly set to `auto`.

Clone the jfrog-cli project by executing the following command:

```
git clone https://github.com/jfrog/jfrog-cli
```

Build the project by navigating to the jfrog folder and executing the following commands.
On Unix based systems run:

```
cd jfrog-cli
build/build.sh
```

On Windows run:

```
cd jfrog-cli
build\build.bat
```

Once completed, you will find the JFrog CLI executable at your current directory.

# Tests

### Usage

```
go test -v github.com/jfrog/jfrog-cli [test-types] [flags]
```

The flags are:

| Flag                | Description                                                                                |
| ------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `-jfrog.url`        | [Default: http://localhost:8081] JFrog platform URL.                                            |
| `-jfrog.user`       | [Default: admin] JFrog platform username.                                                       |
| `-jfrog.password`   | [Default: password] JFrog platform password.                                                    |
| `-jfrog.adminToken` | [Optional] JFrog platform admin token.                                                          |
| `-ci.runId`         | [Optional] A unique identifier used as a suffix to create repositories and builds in the tests. |

The types are:

| Type                 | Description        |
| -------------------- | ------------------ |
| `-test.artifactory`  | Artifactory tests  |
| `-test.access`       | Access tests       |
| `-test.npm`          | Npm tests          |
| `-test.maven`        | Maven tests        |
| `-test.gradle`       | Gradle tests       |
| `-test.docker`       | Docker tests       |
| `-test.go`           | Go tests           |
| `-test.pip`          | Pip tests          |
| `-test.pipenv`       | Pipenv tests       |
| `-test.nuget`        | Nuget tests        |
| `-test.plugins`      | Plugins tests      |
| `-test.distribution` | Distribution tests |
| `-test.transfer`     | Transfer tests     |
| `-test.xray`         | Xray tests         |

- Running the tests will create builds and repositories with timestamps,
  for example: `cli-rt1-1592990748` and `cli-rt2-1592990748`.

  Once the tests are completed, the content of these repositories will be deleted.

#### Artifactory tests

In addition to [general optional flags](#Usage) you can use the following optional artifactory flags.

| Flag                   | Description                                                                                |
| ---------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `-jfrog.sshKeyPath`    | [Optional] Ssh key file path. Should be used only if the Artifactory URL format is ssh://[domain]:port. |
| `-jfrog.sshPassphrase` | [Optional] Ssh key passphrase.                                                                          |

##### Examples

To run artifactory tests execute the following command.

```
go test -v github.com/jfrog/jfrog-cli -test.artifactory [flags]
```

#### Npm tests

##### Requirements

- The _npm_ executables should be included as part of the _PATH_ environment variable.
- The tests are compatible with npm 7 and higher.

##### Limitation

- Currently, npm integration support only http(s) connections to Artifactory using username and password.

##### Examples

To run npm tests execute the following command.

```
go test -v github.com/jfrog/jfrog-cli -test.npm [flags]
```

#### Maven tests

##### Requirements

- The _java_ executable should be included as part of the _PATH_ environment variable. Alternatively, set the _JAVA_HOME_ environment variable.

##### Limitation

- Currently, maven integration support only http(s) connections to Artifactory using username and password.

##### Examples

To run maven tests execute the following command.

```
go test -v github.com/jfrog/jfrog-cli -test.maven [flags]
```

#### Gradle tests

##### Requirements

- The _gradle_ executables should be included as part of the _PATH_ environment variable.
- The _java_ executable should be included as part of the _PATH_ environment variable. Alternatively, set the _JAVA_HOME_ environment variable.

##### Limitation

- Currently, gradle integration support only http(s) connections to Artifactory using username and password.

##### Examples

To run gradle tests execute the following command.

```
go test -v github.com/jfrog/jfrog-cli -test.gradle [flags]
```

#### Docker tests

In addition to [general optional flags](#Usage) you _must_ use the following docker flags.

##### Requirements

- On Linux machines, [Podman](https://podman.io/) tests will be running, so make sure it's available in the local path.

| Flag                         | Description                                                    |
| ---------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `-rt.dockerRepoDomain`       | Artifactory Docker registry domain.                            |
| `-rt.dockerVirtualRepo`      | Artifactory Docker virtual repository name.                    |
| `-rt.dockerRemoteRepo`       | Artifactory Docker remote repository name.                     |
| `-rt.dockerLocalRepo`        | Artifactory Docker local repository name.                      |
| `-rt.dockerPromoteLocalRepo` | Artifactory Docker local repository name - Used for promotion. |

##### Examples

To run docker tests execute the following command (fill out the missing parameters as described below).

```
go test -v github.com/jfrog/jfrog-cli -test.docker -rt.dockerRepoDomain=DOCKER_DOMAIN -rt.DockerLocalRepo=DOCKER_LOCAL_REPO [flags]
```

#### Go commands tests

##### Requirement

- The tests are compatible with Artifactory 6.10 and higher.
- To run go tests run the following command:

```
go test -v github.com/jfrog/jfrog-cli -test.go [flags]
```

#### NuGet tests

##### Requirement

- Add NuGet executable to the system search path (PATH environment variable).
- Run the following command:

```
go test -v github.com/jfrog/jfrog-cli -test.nuget [flags]
```

#### Pip tests

##### Requirement

- Add Python and pip executables to the system search path (PATH environment variable).
- Run the following command:

```
go test -v github.com/jfrog/jfrog-cli -test.pip [flags]
```

#### Plugins tests

To run Plugins tests execute the following command:

```
go test -v github.com/jfrog/jfrog-cli -test.plugins
```

### Distribution tests

To run Distribution tests execute the following command:

```
go test -v github.com/jfrog/jfrog-cli -test.distribution [flags]
```

### Transfer tests

##### Requirement

The transfer tests execute `transfer-files` commnads between a local Artifactory server and a remote SaaS instance.
In addition to [general optional flags](#Usage) you _must_ use the following flags:

| Flag                      | Description                                                     |
| ------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `-jfrog.targetUrl`        | JFrog target platform URL.                                      |
| `-jfrog.targetAdminToken` | JFrog target platform admin token.                              |
| `-jfrog.jfrogHome`        | The JFrog home directory of the local Artifactory installation. |

To run transfer tests execute the following command:

```
go test -v github.com/jfrog/jfrog-cli -test.transfer [flags]
```

### Xray tests

To run Xray tests execute the following command:

```
go test -v github.com/jfrog/jfrog-cli -test.xray [flags]
```

# Code Contributions

We welcome code contributions through pull requests from the community.

## Pull Requests Guidelines

- If the existing tests do not already cover your changes, please add tests..
- Pull requests should be created on the _dev_ branch.
- Please use [gofmt](https://golang.org/cmd/gofmt/) for formatting the code before submitting the pull request.

## Dependencies in other JFrog modules

This project heavily depends on:

- github.com/jfrog/jfrog-client-go
- github.com/jfrog/build-info-go
- github.com/jfrog/jfrog-cli-core

### Local Development

During local development, when you encounter code that needs to be changed from one of the above modules, it is
recommended to replace the dependency to work with a local clone of the dependency.

For example, assuming you would like to change files from jfrog-cli-core.
Clone jfrog-cli-core (preferably your fork) to your local development machine
(assuming it will be cloned to `/repos/jfrog-cli-core`).

Change go.mod to include the following:

```
replace github.com/jfrog/jfrog-cli-core/v2 => /repos/jfrog-cli-core
```

### Pull Requests

Once done with your coding, you should push the changes you made to the other modules first. Once pushed, you can change this
project to resolve the dependencies from your github fork / branch.
This is done by pointing the dependency in go.mod to your repository and branch. For example:

```
replace github.com/jfrog/jfrog-cli-core/v2 => github.com/galusben/jfrog-cli-core/v2 dev
```

Then run `go mod tidy`

Notice that go will change the version in the go.mod file.

# Using JFrog CLI

JFrog CLI can be used for a variety of functions with Artifactory, Xray and Mission Control,
and has a dedicated set of commands for each product.
To learn how to use JFrog CLI, please visit the [JFrog CLI User Guide](https://www.jfrog.com/confluence/display/CLI/Welcome+to+JFrog+CLI).

# JFrog CLI Plugins

JFrog CLI plugins support enhancing the functionality of JFrog CLI to meet the specific user and organization needs. The source code of a plugin is maintained as an open source Go project on GitHub. All public plugins are registered in JFrog CLI's Plugins Registry, which is hosted in the [jfrog-cli-plugins-reg](https://github.com/jfrog/jfrog-cli-plugins-reg) GitHub repository. We encourage you, as developers, to create plugins and share them publically with the rest of the community. Read more about this in the [JFrog CLI Plugin Developer Guide](guides/jfrog-cli-plugins-developer-guide.md).

# Release Notes

The release notes are available [here](https://github.com/jfrog/jfrog-cli/releases).

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The target audiences for this kit are beginning, intermediate, and advanced teachers. This kit will introduce teachers to the benefits of community service and suggest appropriate community service projects for young children.
Preparation time for this kit is estimated at 1.5 hour. Implementation time is estimated at 1.5 hours.
Teachers will describe the connections between community service and ethical development in young children.
Teachers will select an appropriate community service project to implement with children and families in their classrooms.
Teachers will identify the benefits of service learning to children's educational experiences.
Teachers will choose community service project possibilities that emerge from their observations of children's interests and concerns.
B7a, B-7b, and B-7h of the Accreditation Criteria and Procedures of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (naeyc, 1998).
1, 2, 4a, and 4d of NAEYC Standards for Early Childhood Professional Preparation, Initial Licensure Level (naeyc, 2003).
1304.21(c)(1)(v-iv), 1304.40(a)(4-5), and 1304.40(g)(1-2) of Head Start Performance Standards (Federal Register, Nov. 5, 1996, Volume 61, Number 215).


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RWANDA: Profile: Female Rwandan killer Pauline Nyiramasuhuko
Sexual and Gender-Based Violence
Sixty-five-year-old Pauline Nyiramasuhuko, who has been sentenced to life in prison, has been described as a tyrant and one of the key players in instigating the Rwandan genocide in the south-western border town of Butare.
This once powerful politician came from humble beginnings - she was a social worker and obtained a university law degree at the age of 44.
At senior school she became friends with Agathe Habyarimana, the future wife of President Juvenal Habyarimana, whose assassination triggered the genocide, the New York Times reports.
She rose to become family affairs and women's development minister in Mr Habyarimana's government.
Nyiramasuhuko was the complete opposite of the man she married, Maurice Ntahobari, a quiet and humble former speaker of parliament who was chancellor of Rwanda's National University based in Butare at the time of the genocide.
Before the massacres, the district of Butare, on the border with Burundi, was a happy mix of ethnic Tutsis and Hutus.
The 100-day mass slaughter in the country started on 7 April but did not begin in Butare until 21 April.
Nyiramasuhuko had ordered the then-governor to help organise the killings.
But when he refused, he was sacked and then killed.
Afterwards, Nyiramasuhuko called for militias from the capital, Kigali, to come to her home region to carry out the mission to kill the Tutsi population.
'Unfathomable depravity'
Looking younger than her 65 years, she stood trial at the court in Tanzania along with her son, Arsene Shalom Ntahobali, in a case that lasted 10 years.
During the case, the court heard how she asked her son to organise militias to take part in the kidnap and rape of women and girls in Butare.
She would also force people to undress before loading them on to trucks taking them to their death.
Her son, who was in his early 20s at the time of the genocide, was also found guilty and sentenced to life.
Presiding Judge William Sekule said scores of ethnic Tutsis were killed after taking refuge in a local government office.
"Hoping to find safety and security, they instead found themselves subject to abductions, rapes, and murder. The evidence... paints a clear picture of unfathomable depravity and sadism," he said.
Nyiramasuhuko herself is the first and only woman to be tried and found guilty by the UN International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.
When the then-rebel group, the Rwandan Patriotic Front, seized power in July 1994 ending the genocide, she fled across the border into the Democratic Republic of Congo.
In a Congolese refugee camp in 1995 she told the BBC she was not involved in the killings: "I couldn't even kill a chicken. If there is a person who says that a woman, a mother, could have killed, I'll tell you truly then I am ready to confront that person."
Three years later, she was arrested in Kenya and later transferred to the ICTR.


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These planters are individually fabricated to order in a variety of sizes, styles, and colors. They can be made to hold anything from small plants to large trees. Just let me know the approximate size you want. I'll get you a price and craft one just for you!


That's why no one expected an adventure game like The Walking Dead, a point-and-click adventure from Telltale Games that requires only a handful of hours to finish and requires players to shoot nothing beyond a handful of zombies, to win critical praise from nearly every media outlet in the business. It even won Game of the Year during the 2012 Spike Video Game Awards, beating out big-budget titles like Call of Duty: Black Ops 2.
Clearly, adventure games are far from dead; instead, this classic genre that defined early PC gaming is finding a second wind and a new audience hungry for a story-driven experience. It's a good time to look back and remember why adventure games failed in the first place, then talk to some experienced PC game designers about what's next for the genre in the wake of The Walking Dead's surprising success.
But in the last few years a new breed of adventure game evolved across PCs, home consoles and tablets, bringing a fresh take on the genre that's attracting a fresh audience. Companies such as Wadjet Eye Games, Phoenix Online Studios, and Telltale Games look to bring back adventure gaming to its former glory by using new technological tricks and telling some heartfelt stories most games can't touch.
To understand why, I contacted some of the leading voices in adventure gaming to understand what's driving adventure gaming today. Everyone had different opinions, but one thing all agreed on was that adventure games can tell powerful, affecting stories with strong characters, and it's that strength which draws in new fans. Cesar Bittar, CEO of Phoenix Online, brings up how the design of the adventure genre allows for flexibility in storytelling.
But it's not just great writing that's bringing adventure games back; these games force players to make difficult decisions about how their games play out. Bittar notes that uneasy choices in adventure games "force you to make a really hard decision, and ramp up the emotional connection to the story in ways I have not experienced before." Meaningful choices put the player right into the story and allows them to interact with a fictional world in ways no other medium allows.
Already, there's a new world of adventure games coming from both smaller companies and veterans in the business that are looking to return to a more story-driven approach to gaming. If you aren't paying attention you'll miss the growth of a genre where new voices can rise to the top to reach out to an audience that's probably never thought about picking up a controller. And with a wider audience, developers can start exploring different story genres such as romance, comedy, erotica, or even tackling bigger issues through the gaming landscape.
It's happening right now, as a new generation tackles game storytelling on PC with free tools like the Twine game engine. More analogous to interactive fiction but not too far from early adventure games, Twine allows users to create their own text-based adventures that players can navigate via hyperlinks.
When asked about the future of adventure games, most of the developers just wanted to see it continue to flourish, though how is anyone's guess: Gilbert advocates the need for adventure games to "move forward everywhere" while Bittar sees the advancement coming from technology, specifically virtual reality, where we can further immerse ourselves in the worlds they create. The most important thing to learn from the adventure game revival is that developers aren't taking it for granted; they're learning lessons from how adventure games died back in the '90s, and every developer I spoke to wants to prove that The Walking Dead isn't some outlier of the genre, but the start of a greater adventure ahead.


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Business News›Mobile›Google unveils Pixel 3 smartphone & Chrome OS tablet Pixel Slate
Google unveils Pixel 3 smartphone & Chrome OS tablet Pixel Slate
ETtech Last Updated: Oct 10, 2018, 01:40 AM IST
In India, Google Pixel 3 is priced at Rs 71,000 (64GB) and 80,000 (128GB) while Pixel 3XL is priced at 83,000 (64GB) and Rs 92,000 (128GB). Both the devices will be available from November 1
Alphabet's Google unveiled on Tuesday the third edition of its Pixel smartphone, a Google Home smart speaker with a display and its first tablet computer, as it makes a larger push into hardware.
The company's Android software has gone from being an also-ran to the brains of most of the world's smartphones, and Google topped Amazon in smart speaker sales in recent quarters.
Pixel phones, though, have been a tougher sell, garnering less than 1% of the global market by shipments in Google's first two years of trying, according to research firm Strategy Analytics, and launching with glitches.
The Pixel 3, priced at $799, and larger sibling Pixel 3 XL, priced at $899, mark Google's latest entries into a phone lineup it hopes will someday be as popular as Apple's iPhone. In India, Pixel 3 is priced at Rs 71,000 (64GB) and 80,000 (128GB) while Pixel 3XL is priced at 83,000 (64GB) and Rs 92,000 (128GB).
The phones are expected to be available from November 1, 2018 with pre-orders starting from tomorrow (October 11) on Flipkart, Airtel's online store, and at offline partners including Reliance Digital, Croma and other leading stores across India.
The Google Pixel 3 third generation smartphone is seen on display after a news conference in Manhattan, New York, U.S., October 9, 2018. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
Expanding geographic distribution is likely to boost Pixel's fortunes. The Pixel 3 will launch in 10 countries, up from six for the Pixel 2 a year ago with new additions including France, Ireland, Japan and Taiwan.
Also helpful could be a new artificial intelligence tool sure to generate buzz among consumers. The software, launching in the United States only, answers phone calls, requests information about the nature of the call and shares it as text with the recipient.
"We've built the first phone that can answer the phone," Rick Osterloh, Google's senior vice president for hardware, told media on Tuesday.
Google branched into hardware three years ago so that, like Apple, it could have full control of the performance of its applications and the revenue they generate. Other phone makers sometimes crowd out Google's apps with their own or take a share of ad revenue.
Google shipped 2.53 million Pixel 2 and 2 XL devices through the nine months ended June 30, Strategy Analytics said. The first Pixel devices hit 2.4 million shipments in the nine months ended June 30, 2017, the firm said.
Limited adoption has reflected Google's hesitancy to go as wide and big in distributing and marketing the Pixel as Apple, which launched its last two iPhone line-ups in about 50 countries.
Going from a small experiment to a polished product that works in various languages and is backed by large sales, support and technical teams has been part of Google's challenge.
Last year's Pixel 2 arrived with bugs that prompted user complaints about unwanted noises during calls, a crashing camera app and an unexpected screen tint. Google doubled warranties to two years in response.
Google Assistant, the signature virtual helper feature on the Pixel, was available in six languages a year ago and now supports 16 languages.
Also launched at the event was a new Pixel Slate tablet runs Google's beefier Chrome OS laptop operating system rather than Android and is priced at $599, putting it in competition with Apple's iPad Pro tablet series.
The Google Pixel Slate is seen on display after a news conference in Manhattan, New York, U.S., October 9, 2018. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
Google also unveiled a new smart speaker Google Home Hub, which has a display to show visual responses to voice commands, mostly matching offerings from Amazon and Facebook.
But unlike its competitors, Google said its Home Hub, priced at $149, does not have a video conferencing camera.
The nod to privacy concerns comes as Google and other big U.S. tech companies try to bounce back from recent data breach scandals.
Amazon shipped 21.5 million smart speakers, including those with displays, in the year ended June 30, compared with 18.3 million for Google, according to research firm Canalys.
(With inputs from Reuters)
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All of my free, printable sewing patterns are found on this page, and this video tutorial can give you a few tips and pointers about how to print my patterns. I use a 1/4-inch seam allowance (that's standard for fashion dolls). But if you have any questions that aren't answered here, don't hesitate to contact me. I'm a friendly and likable person!


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Q: Looking for the optimal way to use custom font definitions in WinForms application I have a Windows Forms application where I need to make all fonts of all UI elements configurable from a separate file. I.e. I want to be able to specify that a label has a font "TitleBarBoldFont" which would resolve to a real font, depending on the current locale. The configuration file may contain a corresponding section like this:
    <Font fontID="TitleBarBoldFont">
        <Display facename="Helvetica" pointSize="12">
            <Override lang="ja" facename="Meiryo Bold" pointSize="12"/>
            <Override lang="zh" facename="SimHei" pointSize="12"/>
            <Override lang="ru" facename="Arial Bold" pointSize="12"/>
        </Display>
    </Font>

My question is: is there a standard .NET/Windows Forms way to achieve this so that I could specify my custom fonts in the WinForms designer and wouldn't have to explicitly call a font resolution method for each GUI element in the code?

A: Simplest way is to bind the font property in the Properties Window to an application setting, which will end up in the app.config file for your application.

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William hummed in baritone, laying out the melody as the rest of us stood in a semi-circle around him, our voices coming together as one. William made a transition, his throat setting out a heavy steady beat mmbuhbuhbuhbuhmmmbuhbuh. The beat picked up pace, raising us out of our somber postures and expressions into something more fluid, alive and fun. Valeska was up next, soft and gorgeous, and she set her voice free, singing the first lines of our modern version of Ave Maria. The rest of us snapped our fingers in rhythm. William continued mmmbuhbuhbuhbuh. Valeska finished her part, then hummed with the rest of us as Courtney and Tonya repeated their verse, Ave Maria, Ave Maria.
Ave ave dominus, dominus tecum.
Our song was in bloom. My acapella group lifted me. Empowered me. Cleansed me of my fear. I was ready to set my voice free, lose myself in the moment, forget the worry and fear that had been mine.
I lurched over, possessed by a sudden coughing fit that curled me to my knees. I could barely breathe. Everyone surrounded me. Hands were placed on my back as they asked if I was okay. I was choking. Gagging. Tears of asphyxiation rimmed my eyes. Something was in my throat. I reached panicked fingers deep into my mouth and pinched at something near the back of my tongue. I began to draw it out. Strands extended out into the air. But the whole of it remained lodged in my throat. I tugged, wanting it out of me. I almost threw up with my fingers so deep, but the thing dislodged and fell from my open mouth. I stared at a sticky clump of hair on the floor. Everyone else stared too. I wanted to hide it, kick it away. But everyone had already seen, and the glob of hair seemed to be staring at us as much as we were staring at it.
"What the heck is that?" William pointed.
"Oh my god, is that hair?" Valeska.
"That is so gross!" Courtney.
Emma pinched at the wrenched-up hair like it was a gigantic spiders nest and flung it into a trashcan nearby where it thunked, then slipped to the bottom with a watery thump.
I wanted to run away. I wished I'd never gone to school that day, wished I'd never stayed for practice, wished nothing of this was happening to me. Everyone began asking questions I couldn't answer. I just stood there, dumbfounded. Emma pulled me by the arm and led me into the bathroom. The door shut and Emma began dabbing at my mouth with a paper towel. Then she wiped away my tears.
"I don't know. I don't know," I repeated sadly.
"I don't know if I can." I couldn't tell her about the woman. I just couldn't.
"Maybe it has something to do with that thing I just coughed up." I laughed miserably through a spell of tears.
I almost told her, almost. But I could hear my bizarre explanation in my mind before saying it about how the woman had been haunting me and that it had been her hair in my throat. But that was the problem, it was too bizarre.
It was strange, hearing that I'd be fine. It was what I wanted to believe more than anything. "How do you know?" I asked.
"Okay." I grinned weakly. Talking to her made me feel better. "Everyone's going to know I was crying." I turned towards the mirror. "Yep." My eyes were bloodshot. Bags had formed beneath them from sleeplessness and crying.
"Crying wouldn't be my first worry," Emma said, eyeing the nearby trashcan as a reminder.
"You think they noticed?" I asked, trying to find some humor in it all.
I knew what was coming. I'd seen it before. Some boy gets so drunk he passes out while crashed out on a couch where he vomits throughout the night. A girl gets her period early, and of course she's in class when it happens. A boy accidentally steps into the girl's bathroom and gets branded a pervert for the remainder of high school. I didn't know what was going to happen to me – but I knew it would be something close.
We exited the bathroom together. We wore compulsory smiles, attempting to shrug it all away. Everyone had gone back to practicing, but their eyes jumped to me as the screeching door announced my return.
"Everything okay?" Ms. Milsom asked.
No one laughed. No one teased. They looked concerned more than anything. I was relieved.
Each of them laughed, just to be nice. I could tell they were relieved I was okay, or at least acting okay. The leading role for the upcoming competition was still mine, and I think they wanted to forget the wooly mammoth-like ball that had been dislodged from my throat and focus on the competition, where we actually had a chance to impress. It was a big opportunity for all of us.
"Are you able to rejoin us and practice?" Ms. Milsom asked.
"Good." Ms. Milsom smiled. They all smiled.
We resumed rehearsal. But this time, when I sang, there was no sensation of freedom to reclaim, my voice was shackled once again by thoughts and fears. When practice was done, I could feel how disappointed everyone was with me.


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Ontera Modular Carpets has an extensive history of environmental leadership across all aspects of the business. Our manufacturing facility has always achieved independent certification for our local environmental initiatives and all materials within Ontera carpet tile products meet stringent quality and environmental standards.
Ontera's locally made products are recognised under the Environmental Classification Scheme run by the Carpet Institute of Australia and contribute maximum credit points under key categories for Green Star buildings. Similarly, all Milliken products meet the highest level of quality, are certified by internationally recognised Environmental programs (eg Declare, UL Environment, ISO 14001) and are recognised and approved for Green Star credit by both The Green Building Councils of Australia and New Zealand.
As Ontera is now a member of the Milliken family of companies we are pleased to be part of one of the world's most sustainable and ethical companies.
Detailed below is the Milliken Sustainability story.
MILLIKEN GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
Milliken's Environmental Policy, adopted in November 1990, established a goal of zero waste to all media. Our goal is the elimination rather than reduction of all solid waste, hazardous wastes and emissions. This policy guides environmental decision-making and calls for preferring all other means of disposal before using the landfill. To date, the company diverts 99% of all of the company's waste away from landfills and to places where it could be re-used or recycled. In addition, we actively seek and use alternative energy to power our manufacturing plants, such as methane gas produced by local landfills.
SUSTAINABLE EXCELLENCE
"At Milliken, sustainability is core to our culture. We believe a healthy enterprise and healthy earth are vitally linked. We care about and respect each other, our customers, and the world we share. While we hold ourselves accountable to the highest ethical standards, we derive our greatest satisfaction from creating innovations that help solve the worlds' problems at a human level – adding value to people's lives, improving health and safety, and making this world sustainable."
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GLOBAL CARBON-NEGATIVE STATUS
Today, the Milliken family of companies is one of the world's most responsible manufacturers. In fact, The Milliken family of companies has been certified with the global carbon negative status by the respected Leonardo Academy through their Cleaner and Greener® Program - a status we earned without purchasing carbon credits.
This carbon negative" certification means we capture and offset more carbon dioxide than our global operations emit. In fact, our annual offsets are more than 3 million metric tons of CO2 — more than 5 times our annual global emissions. We have achieved this through a combination of deliberate and rigorous business practices which includes:
Capturing CO2 through the sustainable management of more than 130,000 acres of trees in Milliken forest
Offsetting emissions through the use of renewable energy
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Four decades of worldwide site-based environmental management systems guarantee that we remain beyond compliance for safety and environmental impacts. All U.S. plants are certified as OSHA VPP STAR and all global locations meet or exceed safety regulatory standards. All Milliken manufacturing facilities are ISO-14001 – the highest global standard for environmental responsibility, and we were the first U.S. company to obtain carpet manufacturing certification for the ISO 9000 Series Standard for quality management.
Milliken is a founding member of the U.S. Green Building Council and supports World Green Building Council activities.
RESPONSIBLE MANUFACTURING
All proprietary equipment is engineered for efficiency. Sensors monitor power and water usage by the second. Our products are scrutinized using Life Cycle Analysis against the ISO 14040 Environmental Management Standard before they make it past the drawing board. This ensures that everything we produce and our customers use meet the highest environmental standard.
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With the world's largest private textile research facility, Milliken uses deep science, unique insights and meaningful design to tackle today's tough issues and concerns. In recent years our researchers have focused on creating innovations that eliminate waste, increase product performance, preserve resources and shorten the journey to sustainability. Innovation is the key driver to delivering products and services that are better solutions for our customers, communities, and environment.
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As early as 1900, Milliken was reusing packaging and textile materials in our operations and documented our first recycling policy. By the late 1900's Milliken developed a comprehensive plan to eliminate waste, increase product performance and preserve resources — years before the first clean air and water acts and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency were formed. By 1960, we had established a more formal environmental policy to reduce our impact on the environment. This stewardship still guides our daily choices and influences innovations in product design, raw material selection, manufacturing operations and marketing and merchandising materials.
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Two years ago, my husband and I put in a rain barrel. We built it ourselves from a plastic milk barrel. I painted it the color of my house and it is barely visible. It was easy to do and I loved having water on the other side of my house. Huge pine trees that hover over my front yard make it impossible for rain to really soak into my shrubs and flowers planted below. Now a soaker hose running from my rain-barrel keeps them watered well. It doesn't take much rain at all to fill it up when you consider it's from the roof of the house. That's all the less water I have to supply and pay for.
This year we have added another rain barrel to our yard. This one is in the back yard catching rain from our garage roof. It is the Good Ideas Rain barrel that is now available at Garden Shoes Online. When we started selling them, I couldn't resist getting one. They come in a great selection of colors and I also got the base that lifts it up so you can put a watering can or bucket underneath it easily. I am very excited to be able to collect more water for my garden this year. It is one of the simplest things one can do to conserve water.
If I had my way there would be one at every down spout…who knows maybe next year.


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November 22, 2016: St. Cecilia, Virgin and Martyr
Battle hymn of the republic/ Howe: Wilhousky arr. sheet music, lyrics+ (1st reading)
Hymn to St. Cecilia/ Britten (about)
A song for St. Cecilia's day/ Dryden
Ode to St. Cecilia's day/ Handel
Hail, bright Cecilia, from Ode for St. Cecilia's Day/ Purcell (with the Symphony before it; sheet music for whole Ode)
5 for Psalm 96
Psalm 98: With justice/ Celoni (psalm-inspired)
Pope Francis homily
In this final week of the Church year, the Lord calls us to think about the end of our lives. We don't like to think of death, but it's real. I keep a diary with people's dates of death and remember the anniversaries; it makes me think about what I'll leave behind, what will be the trace of my life, and how I'll be judged.
Think, "What will it be like when Jesus asks me how I've used the talents he gave me, how my heart was when the seed was dropped, how I received his Word?" "Don't be deceived" speaks of the deception of alienation, estrangement, superficial things, living as though we never had to die. When the Lord comes, will he find me waiting for him or in the midst of 'alienations' of life?
As I child I was taught death, judgment, hell or glory. If we don't take care of our heart, if we live estranged from the Lord, perhaps there's the danger of continuing to live estranged from him forever! Think about your judgment day, but don't fear it, because the Lord promises the crown of life to the faithful. If you're faithful to the Lord, you won't be afraid when death comes. You'll look at the Lord: "I have many sins but have tried to be faithful." Our Lord is good....
Rv 14:14-19 There was a white cloud, and sitting on it one like a son of man, crowned, sickle in hand. An angel cried out, "Reap the harvest!" Another cried out in a loud voice, "Use your sickle and cut the clusters from the vines."....
'Sickle' from today's readings
(Animate)
Ps 96:10, 11-12, 13 "The Lord comes to judge the earth." Say, The Lord is king; he governs with equity. Rejoice; he'll rule with justice.
Lk 21:5-11 "The days will come when all the stones will be thrown down." / "When? And what sign will there be? / "Don't be deceived; many will say, 'I am he,' but don't follow them. Don't be terrified of wars/insurrections; they must happen. There will be earthquakes, famines, and signs from the sky."
Creighton: Today's gospel offers an invitation to find peace through Jesus' words: don't be terrified by the world's challenges and fearful happenings. Don't let fear drive your life. Are we searching for God's peace, or caught up in the negativity hurled at us? We're continually exposed to scenes of trauma and sorrow. We can't block out the world but can search for stillness. Whether through music, prayer, meditation, poetry, art, a walk, lunch with a friend, or a beautifully written book, stillness is within our reach. May we find the peace and stillness we need in order to hear God. St. Cecilia, pray for us and guide us on our path.
St. Cecilia/ Guercino
Passionist: As we read Revelation, remember it's apocalyptic writing, about "end times" (not the end of the world as we know it). Its language and images are highly symbolic, both to ground readers in the mystery of God's presence and action and to keep the meaning hidden from those who would use it to persecute believers. It was written to encourage and give hope to persecuted Christians. In today's reading, one like the son of man comes to harvest the earth and bring about a new creation. He first harvests the good deeds, then the evil ones. Evil is destroyed, and goodness enjoys a new beginning. It's a wonderful and powerful message for living our faith. We're being asked to consider the end and to take stock of our past year's living. How have I lived in faith, trust , hope, compassion, justice, concern for the less fortunate, forgiveness? The author invites us to take responsibility for our living, and to hope in a new beginning in a new church year. We pray for wisdom to see and take new pathways of goodness.
DailyScripture.net: "Don't be led astray": Jesus foretold signs that would shake peoples, to point us to the truth of his eternal kingdom. God works to renew us in hope and help us set our hearts on him alone. His prophecy of the destruction of their temple was a warning of judgment. When they asked for a sign about when it would happen, he admonished them to pray for God's grace and mercy instead. Jesus said there would be many signs of disasters leading to the last days, when God's anointed King would usher in the reign of God and the last judgment. But Jesus' prophecy also pointed to God's saving action and mercy. Jesus set his face toward Jerusalem, knowing he'd be betrayed, rejected, and crucified, but his death brought freedom and victory for all who would accept him. God extends grace and mercy to all who heed his call....
Universalis: St. Cecilia, perfect example of a Christian woman; patroness of music and musicians because her death candentibus organis (with red-hot pipes) was misread cantantibus organis (with organ playing)?
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'Angel' pin: An angel cried out, "Reap; the time has come." (1st reading)
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Tie with grapes: "Cut the clusters from the vines, for its grapes are ripe" (1st reading)
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LANSING, Mich. — State Sen. Peter MacGregor voted earlier this month to approve an additional $330 million in road funding as part of the state's budget for the upcoming fiscal year. It was the eighth year in a row the Republican-led Legislature passed a balanced budget ahead of schedule.
Among the many infrastructure projects included, the state will spend $1 million for a road project in Kent County to resurface a 1.8 mile stretch of Lamoreaux Drive between Alpine Avenue and West River Drive.
The new state funding will enable officials to move the project schedule up, allowing for Alpine Township to complete a utility project replacing approximately 2,000 feet of existing sanitary sewer pipe along the road project route, which will prevent additional construction interruptions in the future.
Improving Michigan's roads continues to be a top issue for residents. Sen. MacGregor said the additional road funding will bring the total added investment in roads to $2.4 billion since 2017.
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Benidorm has returned for it's next series on ITV and it won the ratings battle against the BBC last night (2nd January).
Benidorm returned last night on ITV with its seventh series drawing in an average audience of 5.38 million (23.6%) from 9pm on ITV.
During the same time slot as Benidorm, The Musketeers returned on BBC One only bringing in an average audience of 3.64 million (16%).
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10 Books Millennial Kids Read That Could Never Be Published Today – Book Riot
CW: Drug abuse and addiction, homophobia, racism, ableism, sexual abuse
If you were a kid in the 1980s and '90s, you know that we had some questionable childhood experiences. We played with the most dangerous toys. (I shudder thinking about those butt scooters they let us ride in PE.) We ran the streets without supervision or cell phones. Seatbelts were optional and helmets were practically unheard of. It was the wild west out there.
I can personally remember riding in the front seat of the car from a young age or squeezing into the back seat with like 20 of my cousins. Shoot, once (well before I could even think of getting a driver's license) my mom sent me to the corner store in her car with a handful of younger neighborhood kids as company. We definitely hit a shopping cart and I swore those kids to secrecy about it.
Besides all those physical dangers, many Millennials probably recall that our television consumption was similarly unmonitored. As a latchkey kid, when I got home I was pretty much on my own. Aside from getting into my best friend's dad's Playboy magazine stash, I didn't get into anything too inappropriate. However, I recall that the content considered appropriate would never fly today. I mean, one of my absolute favorite cartoons was so glaringly racist that I can't believe it existed.
Luckily, I was more of a reader than a television watcher. Unfortunately, books weren't always much better. There are a LOT of truly terrible kids' books from the '80s and '90s. From the weird to the creepy to the truly offensive, let's look at some awful books that would never be published today.
Listen, Curious George is always suspect. The monkey and man in yellow hat combo has always weirded me out a bit. However, this particular story is infamous. After a work-related injury, George ends up in the hospital. Naturally, he goes exploring and gets into trouble. Unfortunately, he happens upon a bottle of ether and takes a whiff. The subsequent illustrations of stoned George make sniffing ether look like a lot of fun. Take that, War on Drugs!
This terrifying gem came out in 1987 so, if pop culture has taught me anything, everyone was on cocaine. Thus, it's not surprising that anti-drug messaging would be prevalent in children's books. Don't let the squirrel on the cover fool you. After he ignores warnings to stay away from the crickle-crack tree, this cute little dude ends up glassy-eyed and strung out. When the other squirrels take action and try chopping down the narcotic tree, the thing regenerates. Thanks for the nightmares, Cosgrove!
One more book from the War on Drugs era. This has similar themes to Crickle-Crack, but features humans. It tells of how drugs ruin a community and harm babies. However, the strangest part is how it glorifies drug dealing. Seriously, the crack dealers live in mansions. Why would I want to stay in my terrible, drug-ravaged community when I could sell crack and live in a mansion?
As if seeing adorable little animals on drugs wasn't disturbing enough, '80s kids had the opportunity to experience the bombing of Hiroshima thanks to this disturbing tale. While I'm far from against tackling tough topics in children's literature, this book is particularly disturbing because of its imagery. The vivid depictions of the bomb melting people's clothes, limbs, and faces off is enough to give anyone nightmares. The story follows a family who start the day eating breakfast…and end up engulfed in flames.
Um. I am not even sure of the point of this 1997 train wreck of a book. It's all about a boy named Martin who has a small penis. The poor kid is teased relentlessly about it. It seems that even the narrator is in on it. When Martin's crush tells him that she wants to be a mom someday, the narrator asks, "But how could Martin possibly make them with such a little zizi?" That's not how it works and, also, what a ridiculous euphemism.
Ah, memories. There was a significant period in American history when everyone was panicking about satanic cults. The media proclaimed that the satanists were coming for our children and boy did we believe them. Inspired by the national terror, this book told the story of a group of children subjected to horrible rituals at daycare. It tried to focus on healing from that trauma in kid-friendly language, but it was not successful in doing anything but making it onto lists like these.
Ever wondered how the Aztec people chose their human sacrifices and why? Do you want to know exactly how they killed them? (Spoiler alert: it involves potions to make victims drowsy and the removal of their hearts.) '90s kids were weird and maybe us avidly watching Legends of the Hidden Temple prompted this book, but come on Scholastic!
This is hands down the worst book on this list and maybe the most terrible kids' book ever written. Alfie thinks he's gay because he was molested by his gay uncle. As if that's not bad enough, the uncle cries and asks for forgiveness and "that really helped" Alfie. This homophobic trash fire also promotes conversion therapy, which supposedly worked for its "ex-gay" author.
To be fair, this fairytale originated in the 1600s, so it isn't exactly right for this list of terrible kids' books from the '80s and '90s. However, since it's been recently retold and made into a movie, I had to include it. In summary, a widowed king decides to marry his daughter. The daughter escapes the marriage by hiding in the skin of his favorite donkey and running away. After posing as a donkey for some time, she meets a prince and lives happily ever after. WHAT. IS. THE. LESSON. HERE.
Bonus round! This 2001 title proves that weird books have continued to get published. I couldn't help but include this terrible book of opposites. This anatomically flawed, binary illustration isn't the only disaster in this book. Apparently, plugged and unplugged are antonyms young children need to know. Imagine this image of the elephants but with a cork strategically placed in the "boy" while the uncorked "girl" spurts water. Yeah.
There you have it. I hope these terrible kids' books from the '80s and '90s have disturbed you as much as they did me. It's no wonder we're the generation to truly embrace therapy.
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Australians tend to be too laid back to take to the streets in the way that Western Europe is right now. However if people knew what was in the United Nation's Global Pact for Migration and the TPP-11 they may change their mind. These United Nations agreements represent the total destruction of Australia as a sovereign nation. They involve massive "equalisation" of living standards which in practice will mean millions more migrants and contract visa workers coming here to "share" what we have and send much of it overseas.
Australia loves to sign up to international treaties. It strikes me though that the treaties that TAKE our rights are honoured, the treaties that PROVIDE our rights are ignored. So let's talk about an Australian's rights under the law regarding the presumption of innocence and the right to a fair trial. Could there be a more basic concept to discuss? Australia is a signatory to the International Covenant on Human Rights 1983 that theoretically provides us with rights to due process and a fair trial. Except we never got those rights.
There are 2 types of people in Politics. Those with something to hide and those that manipulate them.
Politics is about control. Talking about power & control means talking about how the media controls the message and in turn that controls the population that still watch lamestream media.
We also look at how the role of the Police has evolved, no longer "to serve and to protect" but now "to fine and to intimidate". The Police are the enforcers for the Aristocracy. The always have been. Along the way the show of also being on our side has fallen away. Military equipment and uniforms are now omnipresent in policing. Their purpose is not to control the criminals, but to control us. Armoured personnel carriers, sound cannons and body armour are not there to investigate banking fraud, or even catch a shoplifter. They exist to intimidate us into compliance.
At the heart of all of the changes to how we as citizens are controlled has been a single underlying goal - one World Government. Now people who use that phrase instantly have a tin foil hat installed on their head. That is the response that the population has been brainwashed into displaying.
I am surprised how many people, when conversation about One World Government comes up, will say something like "is that a bad thing". Well theoretically not. Theoretically it would mean no wars. But really - do you think any of the war machines will take that lying down? At best One World Government will be several regional governments. That means war can continue but the citizens still lose their power over them. There was in fact a little novel written about that - Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Berhard Shaw. No longer taught in schools for a reason, it predicts what is happening now to perfection.
Very little of what we cover is reported in the media - after all their job is primarily propaganda and damage control.
Democracy and the rule of Constitutional Law must be upheld. These days that statement makes me a terrorist. Literally. BE WORRIED!


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Tip-Off Countdown: #49 (8) Auburn 67 UNC Asheville 41
Auburn moved to 7-1 on the season.
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December 4, 2018 - Auburn Arena
Pregame, the focus at Auburn Arena was on a QB that was about to make his decision on where to finish his collegiate career. The former Clemson Tiger, Kelly Bryant, would end up choosing Missouri over Auburn and there was some disappointment in the crowd for sure but it was time for Auburn Basketball.
On paper, this game was quite the mismatch. UNCA was the worst team in the country at Turnover % while Auburn was 2nd in the country at forcing turnovers. However, this was one of those games that Auburn had to grind out on the offensive side of the ball.
The Bulldogs strategy was to slow the game down and limit the number of possessions Auburn had and they did a good job in doing that. They just were unable to score on most of their possessions.
Both teams struggled to score early but Austin Wiley gave Auburn a boost off the bench. Wiley blocked 2 shots on his first 3 defensive possessions and converted a 3-point play and dunk moments later to give Auburn a 10-5 lead 6 minutes in.
At the under 4 timeout, Auburn led 20-13 as both teams struggled to scored and the game was played at UNC Asheville's tempo. A 9-0 run late would put the Tigers up 16, highlighted by a converted 4-point play from Jared Harper, his first points of the game.
Auburn led 33-18 at halftime.
Bryce Brown got a steal and dunk to start the 2nd half to put Auburn up 35-18 10 seconds in. Samir Doughty hit a pair of layups and Chuma Okeke knocked down to give Auburn its first 20 point lead of the night, 42-22. It was a start of a 13-0 run that was punctuated with back to back buckets from Horace Spencer and the Tigers took full control of the game, and a 52-22 lead with 12:49 to go.
Malik Dunbar would bring the house down with another #ClassicMalik moment on an alley-oop dunk courtesy of Jared Harper.
Auburn would force 25 turnovers as the Tigers defense overwhelmed the outmanned Bulldogs. It's the fewest points Auburn had given up in a game since holding Alabama to 37 points in a 49-37 win back in 2013.
Austin Wiley led the way with 14 points and 5 blocks. Samir Doughty had 13 points and 6 rebounds. Jared Harper had 9 points and 5 assists and Malik Dunbar finished with 8 points, 7 rebounds and 5 steals.
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BRANDY: a liquor obtained by the distillation of the fermented juice of fruits. When the word is employed without any qualifying prefix, it is nearly always understood as the liquor distilled from wine, i. e., the fermented juice of grapes. Other brandies generally carry the explanations of their source—as "Cherry Brandy," "Peach Bran dy," etc. After grapes, the most important commercial type of European brandy is that made from dried figs.
Red wines yield the largest amount of brandy, but the product of white wines is considered the finer and more delicate.
When first distilled, the liquor, known then as "white brandy," is entirely colorless and will so remain if stored in glass or earthenware. Custom first stored it in new oak casks and these gradually gave it the yellowish color which it had when first marketed. The public obtained the impression that the darker the brandy the greater its strength, and as a consequence a little caramel (burnt sugar) is nearly always added to obtain the now characteristic "brandy color." The finest brandy in the world is that known as Cognac, distilled from fine white wines grown in the vicinity of the City of Cognac, in the department of Charente, in the west of France. The word "Cognac" was for many years, until checked by legis lation, so freely used on imported brandies that it is generally taken to be the French word for brandy. The proper equivalent is though Eau de Vie, "Cognac" only applying correctly to brandy from the Cognac district.
The genuine Cognac is divided into four principal grades—"Grande Champagne" or "Fine Champagne" ( the very finest), "Petite Champagne," "Borderies" and "Bois." The name "Champagne" was given in Old France to a plain or upland, the subsoil of which is chalk with a thin layer of mould. It is only suitable for vine cultivation.
. There are many such "Champagnes" in France, but the two most famous are those around Reims (the source of Champagne wine) and around Cognac. Their soil and subsoil are similar.
The third grade, "Borderies," is so named because it is from the district "bordering on" the "Champagne." The fourth is styled "Bois," because formerly the country immediately beyond was a woodland (bois). It is divided into : Fins (fine) bois; Bons (good) bois; Bois ordinaires (ordinary) ; Bois eloignes (distant).
Cognac as marketed is generally a blending of Grande Champagne or Petite Cham pagne with Borderies or Bois, the first for flavor and aroma and the second for strength. It is interesting to note that though Cognac is so distinctively a French product, com paratively little of it is consumed in France, the bulk being exported to English speak ing countries. In the offices of the largest Cognac firms, nearly 95% of the correspon dence is conducted in the English language.
The use of the word "champagne" in connection with brandy is also sometimes attributed to the custom of adding a small quantity of the finest brandy in the last stages of champagne making—the choicest brandy being used, the entire grade attained commercial significance as "Champagne brandy." "Cognac Vierge" is distilled from wine made from the first pressing of the grapes. The term Fine Champagne is also applied to a blend produced in Languedoc and Roussillon.
Armagnac is another high class French brandy, produced in a district in South west France, formerly known as Armagnac—now chiefly within the department of Geis.
Eau de vie de Marc, or "lees brandy," is a distinct grade distilled from the fer mented liquor obtained by steeping in water the skins, etc., left over from the pressing of the grapes for wine. It is generally of minor quality, but some varieties, as the best grades from the Burgundy district, are very highly rated.
Care should be taken to avoid adulterated and imitation brandies. Their use is unnecessary as there is a plentiful supply of the genuine, both domestic and imported.
Of the domestic product, that from California is generally rated as the best. The average annual output is in the neighborhood of five million gallons. Of this, about one-third, principally of that made from Muscat grapes, is placed on the market as Brandy, the remainder being used to fortify sweet wines, such as Port and Madeira.
Genuine new brandy is frequently given the appearance and flavor of "age" by the addition of a little old rum, old kirsch, etc.
Brandy is used medicinally as a stimulant and for various other purposes. It is distinguished from the majority of other ardent spirits by its light stomachic properties.
From "The Grocer's Encyclopedia" by Artemas Ward (1911)


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Future Apple Pencil may allow users to copy colors from real-world objects thanks to new patent
The color scanner detailed in the new patent. Image via US Patent & Trademark Office
A new patent filed by Apple details a stylus, likely an Apple Pencil, that contains an embedded color sensor. Located in either the back end or tip of the Pencil, the color sensor would be able to scan and copy the color from real-world objects. While the patent looks interesting, it is not yet known whether or not Apple will actually use it in future products.
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A new patent suggests that the Apple Pencil may eventually get an interesting new feature. According to a filing recently published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Apple may be developing a new Apple Pencil that can scan and copy colors from real-world objects.
The patent, which was filed on November 3, 2019 and published on July 16, 2020, details a "computer stylus" with a "plurality of photodetectors each of which measures light for a different receptive color channel." In layman's terms, this filing is for a stylus (likely the Apple Pencil) that has a sensor that allows it to scan and copy colors from objects in the real world.
According to the drawings included with the patent, the color sensor would be located in either the back end of the Apple Pencil (where the eraser is) or in the tip of the stylus. (Note that the patent does stipulate the color sensor could be located "elsewhere in the device," but these two locations are detailed in drawings and make the most sense.) The color sensor housing may also have an illumination source to light up objects for improved accuracy and consistent color readings.
Keep in mind that Apple files thousands of patents each year, and most of them are never used in future products. However, a color-sensing Apple Pencil could be a useful tool for artists and would further set the iPad apart from other tablets on the market.
What do you think about the new Apple Pencil patent? Would you buy an Apple Pencil that could grab colors from real-world objects? Let us know in the comments.
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New leak details Apple iPhone 12 series screen sizes; hands-on images of 5.4-inch iPhone 12 model offered too 07/27/2020
AirPods Studio, ARM MacBook and MacBook Pro 13, new iPad Pro, iPhone 12 series and HomePod refresh are all arriving between August and October 07/27/2020
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Please note that extensive information can be found on the Vatican's Synod website.
January 2017, Pope Francis writes to Young People encouraging them to take part in the Synod.
A Preparatory Document is released outlining the purpose the Synod.
June 2017, the questionnaire is released.
February 2018, a conversation with the General Secretary of the Synod of Bishops.
Pope Francis released his message for the 2018 "World Youth Day" celebration which mentions the Synod.
March 2018, The Pre-Synodal meeting takes place in Rome.
The Final Document of the Pre-Synodal meeting is released.
Summaries from the Pre-Synodal meeting small groups are released.